ed thomas, bbc news, is london. —— ed thomas, bbc news, east london.e was an australian nurse. a frenchman killed in the attack has been named as alexander pigeard. across the uk, at ”am this morning, a minute's silence was observed to remember all the victims. out correspondent alison holt reports on the second nationwide silence in the space of a fortnight. time to remember reflect. —— a time to remember and reflect. time to stand together on the streets where it happened. the ambulance crews who fought so hard to save lives, london's mayor at their side. manchester still roar from the violence inflicted here just two weeks ago. —— raw. and beyond. in these quiet moments, for some, the anguish is too much. nicola smith wanted to remember her former boyfriend, james mcmullan, who was one of the seven killed on saturday. i cannot let those feelings overcome my feelings were james. me as a person, i am extremely angry. i'm extremely angry. because i have been with james, however, eight know i cannot let anger when. james and chrissie archibald were the

ed thomas has this report. in the most darkest moments... returning to london bridge.ho were the first to face the london attackers, and comfort the injured, here to lay flowers and remember those who died, in a city grateful for the bravery of officers like pc green. it is really important to have that support from the public and, you know, obviously, our thoughts are more so with the casualties and everything that happened here. and today, police searching for xavier thomas from france say they recovered a body from the thames. he was on holiday in london and his girlfriend. she's now in hospital seriously injured. and confirmed dead today, ignacio echeverria from spain, last seenjumping off his bike to help a woman being stabbed. also named, australian, sara zelenak. she was 21 and working as an au pair. her family said she was a beautiful daughter and sister. in france, the family of sebastien belanger confirmed he was also killed. it brings the total number of deaths to eight. while police continue to look for evidence, today, this family home in ilford was raided

ed thomas, bbc news, east london. you are watching newsday.the un says a truckload of synthetic waste has been dumped into the ocean every minute. also on the programme... re—writing the history of evolution. why fossils discovered in morocco could date our species further back the queen and her husband began their royal progress to westminster. the moment of crowning, in accordance with the order of service, by a signal given by the great guns of the tower. tanks and troops are patrolling the streets of central peking after the bloody operation to crush student—led protests, and the violence has continued, the army firing on civilians throughout the following day and night. over there you can see its mighty tail — the only sign left, almost, that an aircraft had been here. uefa imposes an indefinite ban on english clubs playing in europe. today is the 20th anniversary of the release of the beatles' album sgt pepper's lonely hearts club band, a record described as the album of the century. welcome back ever wrong. this is newsday on the bbc. i

ed thomas, bbc news, barking in east london. four days before the general election, which will go ahead as planned on thursday. national campaigning was suspended for the day by all major parties, except ukip. the prime minister insisted that established methods of tackling extremism had to change, and that there'd been far too much tolerance of extremism in our country. our political correspondent alex forsyth reports on the political reaction to last night's attacks. for the second time in two weeks, the flags at half—mast. a mark of respect. for the same reason the election debate deliberately muted for most of today but politicians did come out to universally condemn this attack and praise the emergency services, and from the prime minister, this time much tougher talk on tackling terrorism too. we cannot and must not pretend that things can continue as they are. theresa may call for action around the world to stop internet firms allowing extremism online. a review of the uk counterterrorism strategy and she warned across so

ed thomas, bbc news, east london. there's talk with a security correspondent. of questions mi5 are facing?” this, what is the sense of the kind of questions mi5 are facing? i think more questions about whether or mi5 missed any opportunities. with the name of this attack came acclaim from italian authorities that they stopped him going to syria and passed on these detailed to british intelligence, either mi5 or mi6. they are not confirming what was said but it makes clear he was in some way to british authorities but not under investigation. khuram butt, we knew yesterday was under investigation but we heard, we heard more details of these warnings from people about extremist behaviour but also violent confrontations. that will raise questions about whether the accumulation of warning signs meant he should have been pushed higher up the priority list of mi5 and put under more surveillance. the police point to the context. they point to 3000 subjects of interest in who they are investigating and have to prioritise. they say the threat is unprecedented and point

ed thomas, bbc news, barking in east london.spective from new scotla nd let's get the perspective from new scotland yard. our home affairs correspondent daniel sandford has the latest. they quickly identified the three suspects they shot dead which quickly allowed them to get to barking to raid the addresses in north—east london and arrest 12 people, seven women and five men, although one of those men has since been released. whether or not that group will be charged, i am not sure. they were known associates and family members the police got to quickly and obviously wanted to question quickly. that may not ultimately lead to charges. we learned an awful lot about the new reality of police and counter—terrorism last night. officers firing off rounds to prevent further loss of life. that was an unprecedented use of force in this country. but that force has its risks. a member of the public was shot and injured, though thankfully not seriously so. three times this year, one of the three key questions is going to be whether they ha

ed thomas, bbc news, east london.ast year at the age of 85. he was best known for his partnership with ronnie barker in the two ronnies. 0ur arts correspondent, david sillito, was at the service. we are f” eff? , ronnie corbett. my name, ronald goliath corbett. westminster abbey isa goliath corbett. westminster abbey is a day of solemn occasions. today, it was anything but. a celebration ofa it was anything but. a celebration of a lifetime of laughter. it is a memorial, but i will not stop laughing. happy feet. there will be people laughing and people crying. my people laughing and people crying. my memories arejust people laughing and people crying. my memories are just laughs. these are friends and colleagues from the days of cabaret. the two ronnies, 60 yea rs of days of cabaret. the two ronnies, 60 years of laughter. there was an easy chair, and a specific number of candles. four candles. there you are, four candles. no, four candles. becoming friends with this remarkable man i have admired for as long as i can re

ed thomas, bbc news, barking in east london.acebook says it wants to make itself a hostile environment for people who carry out acts of terror. i'll have more on that in about 20 minutes. and we'll have more of our coverage from london in a moment. but first, let's take a look at some of the day's other news. the us secretary of defence says that america will not accept beijing's militarisation of artificial islands it occupies in the south china sea. but james mattis, speaking at an international policy forum in singapore, added he is encouraged by china's attempts to help contain pyongyang. speaking to the bbc, the former us defence secretary william cohen said mr mattis‘ comments went down well. generally speaking it went down well, we reassured all those in the asia—pacific region the united states is committed to our security relationships with each and every country. i think in terms of how it was received, they respect him a great deal. william cohen. a look at some of the other day's news. police in the philippines say t

ed thomas, bbc news, east london. taken to hospital with a wound after being stabbed in the street in east london. she was attacked in once did on her way to work this morning. her injuries aren't life—threatening, but she was taking to hospital. the nursery manager said she was attacked from behind. my staff member was coming to work from wa nstead station, walking down the high street, which is right on our doorstep and unfortunately three young girls in their 20s, asian, were following her and they attacked herfrom behind, dragged her to the floor and then kicked her and punched her and then one of them got a knife out and slashed her arm, her left arm. then someone came to the rescue. a passer—by shooed them away. two terror attacks in iran have left 12 people dead. the parliament building and the founder of the islamic republic were attacked. gunmen dressed as women broke into the building. iran has said that one of the attackers set of a suicide vest. the surrounding buildings have been put on lockdown. the seco

ed thomas, bbc news, barking., former chief superintendent with the metropolitan police. thank you for coming out in this arnaud clement weather. there has beena arnaud clement weather. there has been a furious political row about cuts. do you think police cut affected the metropolitan‘s police ability to track this plot? the challenges that police are never prepared to come out to say that they need a huge amount of resources while they are serving. it always reminds me of the george orwell scenario, where the police keep being asked to do more and more and they keep carrying on doing it. if you have had a 50% cut in policing, 20,000 less officers since 2010, it isa 20,000 less officers since 2010, it is a no—brainer, it will have an impact of what the police can do, in terms of resources. even if funding for counterterrorism specifically is ring fenced? i don't think they are two entirely different things. when i was two entirely different things. when iwasa two entirely different things. when i was a police off

ed thomas, bbc news, barking.ve in the last few minutes scotland yard have announced that all 12 people arrested in connection with the london bridge attack have been released without charge. we can talk to our security correspondent to get more. how is it that the police and mi5, mi5, rather, appeared to work galal —— appeared to allow one of the attackers, khuram butt, through their grasp? there are questions about why he was not watched. he was known to authorities and appeared in documentaries about extremists, he had been reported by other people because of their concerns and was even linked to a group, alhaji maroon, where people were involved in terrorism. he was looked at by mis but in terrorism. he was looked at by mi5 but when they looked at him a couple of years ago they saw no signs of him planning an attack. he was kept under investigation. you may think that means you are being under surveillance all the time, but that isn't the reality unless you're at the very top tier of targets because there are

ed thomas, bbc news, east london.he president demanded personal loyalty from him when the two had a private dinner in january. mr comey is due to give evidence to a congressional committee tomorrow, against the background of allegations of collusion between some of the trump team and russia. 0ur north america editor, jon sopel, is at the white house. some of this evidence is already in the public domain and has been published, what make of this document? it is the most fascinating document, charting the uneasy relationship of two men of different temperaments. it confirms the president was not under direct investigation personally, and was anxious james comey made that public. after trump demanded loyalty at the white house, kerry said i did not move, speak or change my facial expression in anyway during the awkward silence that followed. we simply looked at each in silence. he asked james k me to drop the investigation into michael flynn, a highly unusual thing to do and the president complained about the cloud hangi

ed thomas, bbc news, barking in east london.dford is at scotland yard. are the police clear exactly in their minds as to what happened last night? they are pretty close to being clear. they say they have made significant progress in identifying the suspects, the men they killed for that they basically know who they are. that has led to these 12 arrests in barking. it is unlikely all the people will be charged. they are probably associates of the suspects. there is growing concern that one of these men had been reported multiple times to the police and whether enough had been done about that. that is likely to bea done about that. that is likely to be a growing part of this story. very striking about events last night the amount of force police felt they had to use. eight armed officers firing some 50 rounds. an unprecedented number of bullets fired. it shows the kind of aggression police feel they have to use in these operations. that resulted in a member of the public being shot and injured, i understand not seriously injured.

ed thomas, bbc news, east london.aken to hospital with a wound after being stabbed in the street in east london. she was attacked in once did on her way to work this morning. her injuries aren't life—threatening, but she was taking to hospital. she was attacked from behind. my staff member was coming to work from wa nstead member was coming to work from wanstead station, member was coming to work from wa nstead station, walking member was coming to work from wanstead station, walking down the high street, which is right on our doorstep and unfortunately three young girls in their 20s, asian, we re young girls in their 20s, asian, were following her and they attacked herfrom behind, dragged herto were following her and they attacked herfrom behind, dragged her to the floor and then kicked her and punched her and then one of them got a knife out and slashed her arm, her left arm. then someone came to the rescue. a passer—by shooed them away. to terror attacks in iran have left 12 people dead. the parliament building and

ed thomas, bbc news, barking.l clarke from the royal united services institute. thank you for your time. there have been a number of development is today, what have you made of them? this is where we go from phase one of the investigation to phase two. phase one is where there is an immediate attempt by the authorities to close the plot down. they want to keep the names of the perpetrators to themselves or they can get round one of their associates and make sure there was no one else out there they are there was no one else out there they a re really there was no one else out there they are really concerned with. phase two, what we are moving to today, the press start to get hold of the names, they can work it out, so then they announced the names, they have announced two of them and that is in the sense where they bring the public into it. they are saying would have you know about these people, tell us so we can reconstruct, certainly the last year oi’ reconstruct, certainly the last year or two of their lives, t

ed thomas, bbc news, barking.ategy is one of the government's tools for tackling radicalisation. it is supposed to build links between the police, faith leaders, teachers, doctors, anyone in the community who has concerns. in 2015/16 there were 7,500 referrals — around 20 a day and out of those referrals, action was taken in one of every 10 cases. joining us live now from belfast isjim gamble. he's a former head of counter—terrorism in the city. it seems particularly when terrorists are going to be home—grown terrorists as we have seen the last three attacks in the uk police is going to have to rely increasingly on communities to flag up increasingly on communities to flag up cases increasingly on communities to flag up cases like this. what happens when those flags aren't watched? what happens when the warnings aren't heeded? when the warning comes in its about a credible intelligence assessment. we talk about intelligence led policing which needs to be intelligent in itself. it's not an easyjob. our police and i

ed thomas, bbc news, east london.s shooting. 49 people died. now survivors, saved by strangers who donated blood, are encouraging others to become donors. rajini vaidya nathan reports. the beating heart of all under‘s gay community, now a place to remember and reflect. some survivors find it too painful to return. jeff remembers gunman opening fire. for him, the memories are still raw. we we re him, the memories are still raw. we were trapped. we had nowhere to to run. we were shot. multiple times. and i bled out for over three hours. jeff was shot in the neck, stomach and legs. the paramedics saying his blue. he has lost a lot of blood. i later learned that i received blood from over a0 donors so that is a lot of blood. it was blood donations that saved his life. after a operations he's making a steady recovery. in the wake of the tragedy, hundreds queued at this blood back in all under the do whatever they could in one week alone, 28,000 units of blood were donated. double what they usually get. it was the donors th

he's been telling our special correspondent, ed thomas, about his surprise that nothing was done.ld of another warning, that corum but was another warning, that corum but was an extremist. i had to run for my safety a nd an extremist. i had to run for my safety and for my life that day. this man says he came face—to—face with the london attacker, at a familyfunfair in with the london attacker, at a family funfair injuly with the london attacker, at a family funfair in july last year during eid. he said, how do you come toa during eid. he said, how do you come to a muslim event, you are a nonbeliever, he began screaming abuse at me, he said, you take money from the government to work against muslims. you spy on muslims. you believe in gay marriage! and you are an apostate. his family took these photographs of khuram butt at the festival, moments later, violence. physically, what did he do? he tried to assault me, iran at me, he ran at me within its ration of hatred in his face. did he touch you? a scuffle broke out and at one point, i pressed into the ground. he says that he ran, w

ed thomas has the latest on the investigation. more raids and more searches.rage in east london this morning, surrounded by police. and for a second day, forensic teams look for clues inside the home of one of the three london attackers. this man, khuram butt. he was 27 and a father of two young children. born in pakistan, raised in london. he worked on the london underground before turning to islamist extremism. my kids loved to play with him. this lady is a neighbour who said that he was well—known but now she feels fooled. he was nice to the kids. he was always a sharing with the neighbours. i was blind. scary, we have children playing near. benjamin always said hello to khuram butt, even on the day of the attack. yes, i can remember seeing him. what was he like? he was quiet. what was he wearing? arsenal t—shirt. was he calm when you saw him on saturday? yeah he was calm. michael watched police move into his neighbour's house. we thought he was moving out because he was parked in a middle—of—the—road. he also watched the london attacker in the white van sp

joining me now is the man behind that op-ed, thomas ricks, the pulitzer prize winning former reporterurnal" and "the washington post," and we should note the author of the book "churchill & orwell: the fight for freedom." great to have you here this evening. >> thank you. >> you wrote this op-ed. it is somewhat unusual in its advice on substance and certainly in its style. what are you trying to get across? >> well, i agree with everything you said in your introduction except for one word, forced. and that's key. general mcmaster was not forced to stand up and do these things. it is not his job as national security adviser to be the advocate for the president, the spokesman for the president. his job is not to protect donald trump. it's to protect the country. remember, this is a guy who is still on active duty, in uniform. he is subject to the uniform code of military justice. and he is not behaving as the very good national security advisers of the past have. for example, brent scowcroft. you didn't see him go out and speak on behalf of the presidents he worked for. he did his job a

tohilalp from h he grew up block and live there is with his wife ask -o car on the 5800 block of thoma ed by a man. he apparently didn't understan councilman says that is who he is. always willing to talk. >> he likes to talk to people and help them. the gentleman pulls a knife out and announces a a robbery. tells him to give him his keys for the car. at some point the male stabs him in his left side. >> reporter: investigators tell us that neighbors came to david oh's rescue. staying with him until police arrived and comforting his family. in terms of the suspect, as e we said at the top of the story, police are still looking for that person. he is described as a man this his mid-20s and he was last seen running away from the stabbing. ing live, katie zachary, nbc 10 news. >> you can count on nbc 10 for continuing coverage of the attack as we're getting reaction from fellow counsellors. you can get ib substantiate updates on nbc10.com. >>> breaking overnight, a woman is in critical condition after a man beat her and tried to put her in a trash bag. this all unfolded last night across fro

our special correspondent ed thomas has the latest on the extensive police investigation.nly speak to the bbc‘s asian network if we protected his identity and changed his voice. he used to listen to a lot of musa jibril. i‘ve heard this stuff, and it‘s very radical. i‘m surprised some of this stuff is still on youtube and easily accessible. i phoned the anti—terrorist hotline. i spoke to the gentleman, i told him about our conversation and why i think he‘s been radicalised. the friend also claims the alleged attacker was not arrested after he was reported, and was allowed to keep his passport. i did my bit. i know a lot of people did, but the authorities didn‘t do their bit. this couple said they also reported the same man to the police more than two years ago after he tried to befriend their children. the message was clear. if you were not muslim, you were basically going to hell. he said to me, the kids need to be saved. saved from what? from this world. we still do not know if any chances to stop these men were missed. another focus is chances to stop these men were mis

detectives believed this cemetery thomas church road was vandaliz ed friday night. officials say the vandals knocked over two dozen headstones some dating back to the 1800s. the cemetery belongs to st. thomas episcopal church which is not only an historic site in the county but is also recognized nationally. these are not just historic markers. history lives and you know me& and i have a great infinity for our history in the county and as a nation. these are the stones of family members, loved ones. these are places where people come to find piece anisole as and to remember fondly loved one s. there is a reward being offered for any information leading to an arrest. if you know something you're asked to call police. there is still no word yet what caused a house under construction in prince george's county to catch fire. take a look. h h was the view from sky fox. crews were called to the fire on cross road trail in brandywine around noon today some of the surrounding brush also caught fire. you can see most of the house the the firefighters got all the flames out. f

thomas church road was vandaliz ed friday night. e vandals knocked over two dozen headstones soming back to the 1800s mple it belongs to st. thomas episcopal church. it's recognized nationally. if you know anything about the vandalism please give police a call. >> we turn to montgomery county where police are warning residents about a gold scam. we told but this story a few weeks back. now police say they've received another report about two men selling fake gold and they seem to be targeting people who are chinese. the first victim told police they gave the suspects $20,000 in exchange for gold which later turned out to be fake. the second incident happened earlier this month at a resident in gaithersburg. the two men were spotted talking to a woman about the gold. fortunately she figured out it was a scam before she handed over any money. >> they speak mandarin. they target other individuals of chinese descent. it's a way for them to be close to the victim and say we have something in common. you're from china, i'm from china. i'm

" since it's our hometown newspaperif you go back to the op-eds of the "washington post" on all of the whistle-blowers, edward snowden, thomas drake, chelsea manning, look up the critical articles that were written about them by people like richard cohn, r ryu th martin and it was always very meaningful to me that journalism, investigative journalism, which relies on whistle-blowers, where would investigative journalism be -- think of dana priest of the "washington post" who won a pulitzer prize, she won a pulitzer prize because the wrote about the cia secret prisons. she got tom from a whistleblower, but the whistleblower is an anonymous person but yet when you read the op-eds, i remember the one that it found the most offensive was ruth marcus who referred to chelsea manning as a cross-dressing red riding hood. david ignatius, very ugly with his economies about edward snowden. david gregory when he ran "meet the press" had glen green walt on his show would and was extremely critical for him being a conduit for the information from edward snowden. when diane feinstein wrote a report about torture and abuse she was on wolf b

ed up and also to step up enforcement. reporting live, aundrea cline-thomasews. >>> sentencing has been set for the bucks county man convicted of sexually assaulting six girls in the same family. lowe will be sentenced september 20th on 17 counts of rape of a child. he was convicted earlier this month. investigators say the girl's parents gifted their oldest daughter because he helped them financially. caplin got r one of the gurls pregnant. she was just 1 at the time. >> a man accused of killing his father was arrested on the atlantic city boardwalk today. the 37-year-old beat his father to death on father's day. he's charged with murder, robbery ask other offenses. he had been spotted twice less than an hour after the murder. >>> vineland police say the o owner of an ice cream parlor was recording employees while in the changing room. investigators say larry bostic put a camera inside the employee changing room. that camera led to a monitor and recording inside his office. all of the victims are teen girls. he's facing several charges. >> here's a look at t

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ed. eddy were going to come right down here.) it even happened to eddie thomas.his pain, likely caused by computer and cell phone usage, was so bad he couldn't turn his neck. eddie thomasn great.. a great deal of pain and it had affected me. not only in my arm, getting down into my arms, but it started bothering my lower back it was leading to other problems like my legs."(sounds: popping)after a few adjustments by the chiropractor, thomas feels like a new man. eddie thomas: "i can rest. i can sleep on my back. i had never slept on my back in years. now i can sleep on my back you know without any pain. usually i have pain." katie owen, reporting: "chiropractors say to hold your cell phone out as much as possible, instead of bringing it right here to text."and reading can also contribute to neck pain. dr. dunlap suggeests not lowering your head to your chest for more than 2 to 5 minutes.katie owen kron4 news. ( james ) and here's a live look outside... golden gate bridge... (vo) with thousands of quality pre-owned vehicles... and exceptional customer service, head t to your neiborhood enterprise car sales and let the people who buy more vehicles than anyone... flip your

ed. eddy were going to come right down here.) it even happened to eddie thomas.his pain, likely caused by computer and cell phone usage, was so bad he couldn't turn his neck. eddie thomas"i was in great.. a great deal of pain and it had affected me. not only in my arm, getting down into my arms, but it started bothering my lower back it was leading to other problems like my legs."(sounds: popping)after a few adjustments by the chiropractor, thomas feels like a new man. eddie thomas: "i can rest. i can sleep on my back. i had never slept on my back in years. now i can sleep on my back you know without any pain. usually i have pain." katie owen, reporting: "chiropractors say to hold your cell phone out as much as possible, instead of bringing it right here to text."and reading can also contribute to neck pain. dr. dunlap suggeests not lowering your head to your chest for more than 2 to 5 minutes.katie owen kron4 news. ( james ) a lyft driver in wichita, kansas loses her job after she pulled a gun on her passengers that she says were sexually assaulting her. now because of that weapon lyft says she can no longer drive for them. it happened during memorial day weekend. the