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police have said he was emad al swealmeen, who was 32 years old.tside liverpool women's hospitaljust before 11 o'clock on sunday morning. police then raided addresses in two parts of the city. four people arrested are being questioned. the driver of the taxi, named locally as david perry, escaped following the explosion and has now been released from hospital. live now to liverpool, and our special correspondent ed thomas. yes, mishal, tonight, there is a sense that this investigation is gathering pace quickly. there has been a controlled explosion carried out in sefton park, about a mile away from here. in total four people have been arrested to be questioned by detectives. tonight we have the identity confirmed of the man who died here. while all of this goes on, there has been a detailed forensic search of the hospital here, as police try to find clues of how this happened. remembrance sunday, as the nation falls silent. david perry's taxi rolls on, before the unthinkable happens. moments after the blast, look at the driver's door. you can see d

emad al swealmeen had converted to — understand. to christianity but home i converted to christianity but home office sources had suggested his conversion might have been fake, an attempt to game the asylum system. court documents show there has been concern for years about improbably large conversions of the number of asylum seekers at liverpool cathedral. the bbc has been told of concerns by police elsewhere in the uk of mass baptisms organised by immigration advisers. but one person who works with asylum, but says there is very little gaming of the system. in there is very little gaming of the s stem. , , . ., system. in my experience, i have found them _ system. in my experience, i have found them to _ system. in my experience, i have found them to be _ system. in my experience, i have found them to be genuine - system. in my experience, i have i found them to be genuine christians who get involved with the life of the church as part of their discipleship. fin the church as part of their discipleship.— discipleship. on a trip to

emad al swealmeen had converted from islam to christianity.but he was refused permission and wasn't allowed an appeal. he had been helped by a local charity. we support thousands of people each year. and so when somebody you've helped does something like that, it's really hard to try and deal with it, to try and understand why it's happened. and i think that's what we all have to do at the moment. we have to try and understand. we don't have a full picture. a property in rutland avenue in sefton park, recently rented by emad al swealmeen, has yielded important evidence according to police. they know more about the components which made up the device — how they were obtained and how it was assembled. was the homemade explosive tatp used? it's been the basis for a number of attacks, including the manchester arena bombing. since then, there have been even tighter restrictions on the sale of chemicals used to make tatp. suddenly, when we're coming back from work, the roads had been seized, and we can tell there's a blast. we could not stay here. w

emad al swealmeen had converted from islam to christianity.efused permission and wasn't allowed an appeal. he had been helped by a local charity. we support thousands of people each year. and so when somebody you've helped does something like that, it's really hard to try and deal with it, to try and understand why it's happened. and i think that's what we all have to do at the moment. we have to try and understand. we don't have a full picture. a property in rutland avenue in sefton park, recently rented by emad al swealmeen, has yielded important evidence according to police. they know more about the components which made up the device — how they were obtained and how it was assembled. was the homemade explosive tatp used? it's been the basis for a number of attacks, including the manchester arena bombing. since then, there have been even tighter restrictions on the sale of chemicals used to make tatp. suddenly, when we're coming back from work, the roads had been seized, and we can tell there's a blast. we could not stay here. we could not

police have confirmed tonight the identity of the man who died as 32—year—old emad al swealmeen, a syrianck and his wife elizabeth when he arrived in the uk. they supported him and they knew him as enzo. how are you coping with all of this? we're just so, so sad. and what do you remember of enzo? well, we just loved him. he was a lovely guy. were you shocked when you saw this today? very. there is a forensic search for evidence on the hospital. and just a mile away, four people have now been arrested under the terrorism act... it's just horrifying. you can't believe what type of person would do that. ..while david perry's friends and colleagues carry on working, in disbelief at what has happened. i think it's absolutely shocking, how a man can go out to do his normal day's work and potentially lose his life. he sustained a lot of injuries — i believe burst eardrums, he's got a back fracture. that's just words going in between different drivers, the various injuries and burst eardrums, so obviously it's going to just be a shock for him and his family. i think he's a hero. he's coming all t

emad al swealmeen had converted from islam to christianity.the cathedral was the scene of a remembrance service on sunday, as the attack happened close by. i was again surprised and i was disappointed. the christian churches in liverpool have always tried to work together, the faith communities have always tried to work together, so when an individual like this does what this man has done, it won't shake that. suddenly, when we are coming back from work, we see the roads are being seized and we come through, there is a blast... we could not stay here. we could not stay here and we were very shocked. today, the chief constable of merseyside came to see local residents whose street was part of the police investigation. obviously, this incident has had a huge impact across liverpool, merseyside and, indeed, the nation but we wanted to come down and speak to the residents today, explain why they are going to see extra, extra uniformed presence, just to provide reassurance to our communities. so the consequences of this attack may be in plain sight

he was 32—year—old emad al swealmeen who wasn't known to security services.d earlier have now been released. our special correspondent, ed thomas, reports. remembrance sunday as the nation falls silent. david perry's taxi rolls in before the unthinkable happens. moments after the blast, look at the driver's door. you can see david escape. he runs away. others rush in to help. this is thought to be david with his hands on his head. this evening, his wife rachel said it was a miracle he survived, and he's trying to process what's happened. today, detectives confirmed the passenger who had the explosive device had asked to be taken to the hospital. yesterday, shortly before iiam, a local taxidriver picked up a fare in the rutland avenue area of liverpool. the fare, a man, had asked to be taken to liverpool women's hospital, which was about ten minutes away. as the taxi approached the drop—off point at the hospital, an explosion occurred from within the car. tonight, david perry's family said he's lucky to be alive and that he's doing 0k. he's also been praised b

he pauses, before returning to try and save the life of the bomber, emad al—swealmeen.the smoke. i could see the man in the back. and as i tried to grab... i went to grab him, but the flames became... he engulfed in flames very quickly. and i couldn't reach hold of him without setting myself on fire. steph is 20. liam, 2i. both are now struggling to cope with what happened. it does cause me to feel sick, and my head hurts when i think about it, and the adrenaline, just because i'm losing that sleep. it's obviously, like, just replaying in your mind, the whole situation. and when you finally go off to sleep, it's in your dreams. so, you can't really escape it, in a sense. and today, police revealed the man responsible, emad al—swealmeen, planned this since april, and rented a property here as a base to build the bomb. during seven years in the uk, his repeated asylum applications had been refused. in that time, he had suffered periods of mental illness. once you found out this was now a terrorism investigation, what was your reaction to that? you wouldn't think anyone wo

in the uk have named the man who died in an explosion in liverpool yesterday as 32—year—old emad al swealmeenplanet? we'll look at what was achieved and whether it goes anything like far enough. now as the dust settles on the cop26 climate conference — everyone's trying to assess what it achieved. or as plenty of people on twitter are putting it — good cop or bad cop? these are the headline numbers. the core aim was to make commitments that made it possibel for global warming to be limited to 1.5c above pre—industrial levels. well current analysis suggests the comments that were made has us on track for 2.4c warming. and that's assuming countries stick to their commitments. something which they have a poor track record on. the deal struck late on saturday came after a dramatic last—minute change to the text. the first draught called on the parties "to accelerate the phasing—out of coal" power, but the wording was changed in the final agreement to: "accelerate efforts towards the phase down of unabated coal". that followed interventions from india and china, two of the world's biggest users of

emad al swealmeen has been connected to both addresses.ople have been arrested under terrorism laws and are being questioned today. the driver of the taxi escaped following the explosion and has now been released from hospital. the police have announced they have carried out a controlled explosion in the sefton park area of liverpool. our special correspondent ed thomas reports. read member it's sunday is the nation falls silent. david perry's taxi roles in before the unthinkable happened. moments after the blast, look at the driver's door. you can see david escape. he runs away, others rushing help. this is thought to be david with his hands on his head. this evening his wife rachel said it was a miracle he survived and he's trying to process what's happened. today detectives confirm the passenger who had the explosive device had asked to be taken to the hospital. device had asked to be taken to the hosital. , , ., , , ., hospital. yesterday shortly before 11am a local— hospital. yesterday shortly before 11am a local taxi _ hospital. yest

the man killed in the blast has been identified as 32—year—old emad al swealmeen.as a terrorist act. the uk terror threat level has been raised. our special correspondent ed thomas reports. remembrance sunday, as the nation falls silent. david perry's taxi rolls in, before the unthinkable happens. moments after the blast, look at the driver's door. you can see david escape. he runs away. others rush in to help. this is thought to be david with his hands on his head. this evening, his wife rachel said it was a miracle he survived and he's trying to process what's happened. today, detectives confirmed the passenger who had the explosive device had asked to be taken to the hospital. yesterday, shortly before "am, a local taxi driver picked up a fare in the rutland avenue area of liverpool. the fare, a man, had asked to be taken to liverpool women's hospital, which was about ten minutes away. as the taxi approached the drop—off point at the hospital, an explosion occurred from within the car. tonight, david perry's family said he's lucky to be alive and that he's doing

police have named the man who died when he set off a device in a taxi as 32 year old emad al swealmeen people arrested earlier have now been released. donald trump's former adviser, steve bannon, has appeared in court after turning himself in to the fbi. he's facing criminal charges after refusing to testify on a congressional inquiry into the january 6th capitol riot. now on bbc news, hardtalk�*s stephen sackur speaks to the former manchester united and france star, patrice evra. welcome to hardtalk from manchester. i'm stephen sackur. of all the football—mad cities in the world, few can compete with this one, home to two of the world's biggest clubs, united and city. for all of football's global appeal it's wrestling with big problems, from financial greed to residual racism. my guest today is former manchester united and france star patrice evra. now he's done something most footballers never do. he's opened up about the emotional scars he's carried through his career. so why has he done it? patrice evra, welcome to hardtalk. thank you. what has happened to you? �*cause as a profess

what led emad al swealmeen to get a taxi to liverpool women's hospital on remembrance sunday carryinglosive device? his motive isn't clear. the consequences are. the taxi driver managed to scramble out of the vehicle. al swealmeen didn't. within moments, the taxi is engulfed in flames. al swealmeen was 32, a refugee from the middle east. it's believed he'd converted to christianity. he's said to have had mental health issues. when he arrived in the uk, he was befriended by malcolm and elizabeth hitchcott, who knew him as enzo. we're just so, so sad. yeah. and what do you remember of enzo? well, we just loved him. he was a lovely guy. were you shocked when you saw this today? very. part of the hospital remains a crime scene. police are trying to establish if it was the intended target of the attack. searches too at rutland avenue from where al swealmeen had been picked up by the taxi. he'd recently rented a place there. officers say they've recovered important evidence and now have a better understanding of how the explosive device was put together. it's a horrific incident. it's not a

what led emad al swealmeen to get a taxi to liverpool women's hospital on remembrance sunday carryingised explosive device? his motive isn't clear. the consequences are. the taxi driver managed to scramble out of the vehicle. al swealmeen didn't. within moments, the taxi is engulfed in flames. al swealmeen was 32, a refugee from the middle east. it's believed he'd converted to christianity. he's said to have had mental health issues. when he arrived in the uk, he was befriended by malcolm and elizabeth hitchcott, who knew him as enzo. we're just so, so sad. yeah. and what do you remember of enzo? well, we just loved him. he was a lovely guy. were you shocked when you saw this today? very. part of the hospital remains a crime scene. police are trying to establish if it was the intended target of the attack. searches too at rutland avenue from where al swealmeen had been picked up by the taxi. he'd recently rented a place there. officers say they've recovered important evidence and now have a better understanding of how the explosive device was put together. it's a horrific incident. it

detectives say emad al swealmeen, who was originally from iraq, had suffered periods of mental illnessour correspondentjune kelly is in liverpool. tell us more about what police are saying. tell us more about what police are sa inc. , ., ., ., saying. this morning we had an u date saying. this morning we had an update from — saying. this morning we had an update from counterterrorism l update from counterterrorism detectives who said they now know that emad al swealmeen began renting a property in rutland avenue in sefton park in april and began buying components for his bomb, then or possibly before. this was an attack which was more than six months in the planning. they say a complex picture is emerging when it comes to the purchases. they are building a picture and they say that they do not believe he is linked to any one of concern but he did live in the city for a number of years. they want to hear from anyone who knew him, particularly anyone who knew him, particularly anyone who knew him in the last year. they've spoken to his next of kin, they say he was born in iraq and suffer

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police have named the man who died when he set off a device in a taxi as 32—year—old emad al swealmeenur people arrested earlier have now been released. donald trump's former white house advisor, steve bannon, has appeared in court, charged with refusing to testify or provide documents to a congressional committee investigating the us capitol riots injanuary. mr bannon didn't enter a plea. people in their 40s are to be offered a covid boosterjab following new advice from government advisers. the move adds another 8 million people to the list of those eligible, meaning a total of around a0 million in the uk. our medical editor fergus walsh reports. just a0 days till christmas, and this year's must have item is not available in the shops. it is the covid boosterjab thatis it is the covid boosterjab that is seen as crucial to saving the festive season. you are here for — saving the festive season. you are here for a _ saving the festive season. 7m. are here for a brewster? saving the festive season. you are here for a brewster? nowl saving the festive season. you l are here for a brewster

the explosion outside liverpool's women's hospital ripped apart the taxi, killing the bomber, emad al swealmeenq, jordan and the emirates before entering the uk using a syrian id. translation: he has not had any contact with his family since he left britain. they don't even have a telephone numberfor him as i understand. emad al swealmeen had converted to christianity but home office sources had suggested his conversion might have been fake, an attempt to game the asylum system. court documents show there has been concern for years about improbably large conversions of the number of asylum seekers at liverpool cathedral. the bbc has been told of concerns by police elsewhere in the uk of mass baptisms organised by immigration advisers. but one person who works with asylum, but says there is very little gaming of the system. in my experience, i have found them to be genuine christians who get involved with the life of the church as part of their discipleship. on a trip to washington, the home secretary priti patel has accused a whole legal industry of exploiting the asylum system, provoking fury

this evening the man killed in the explosion has been named as 32—year—old emad al swealmeen.e suspect he made the explosive device — but say that the motive for its detonation is unknown. ed thomas reports from liverpool remembrance sunday, as the nation for silent. the taxi rose in before the unthinkable happens. moments after the blast, look at the driver's door. you can see david escape. he runs away. others rushing to help. this is thought to be david with his hands on his head. this evening, his wife rachel said it was a miracle he survived and he is trying to process what happened. today detectives confirmed the passenger who had the explosive device had asked to be taken to the hospital. yesterday shortly before 11am a local taxi driver a fare in the rutland avenue area of liverpool. the fare, a man, asked to be taken to liverpool hospital, about ten minutes away. as a taxi approach the drop—off point at the hospital, an explosion occurred within the car. tonight david perry's family said he's lucky to be alive, that he is doing ok. he is being praised by the prime min

the man killed in an explosion outside liverpool women's hospital has been named by police as emad al swealmeen. he was a passenger in a taxi when a homemade bomb exploded on remembrance sunday. the eu is imposing new sanctions against belarus over the migrant crisis on the polish border. the latest measures are said to target people and companies involved in transporting the migrants to the border. the controversial former adviser to donald trump, steve bannon has appeared in court on criminal charges. he's been indicted for contempt of congress, after refusing to cooperate with a probe into the attack on the us capitol. hello, and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are broadcaster david davies, and anand menon, who's the director of uk in a changing europe. let's ta ke let's take a look at some of tomorrow's front pages. the financial times leads with plans by shell to move its headquarters and tax base from the netherlands to the uk. the metro tells of the extraordinary escape by taxi driver david perry, who was in his cab when sunday's bomb we

emad al swealmeen had converted from islam to christianity.ool's anglican cathedral. the cathedral was the scene of a remembrance service on sunday, as the attack happened close by. i was again surprised and i was disappointed. the christian churches in liverpool have always tried to work together, the faith communities have always tried to work together, so when an individual like this does what this man has done, it won't shake that. suddenly, when we are coming back from work, we see the roads are being seized and we come through, there is a blast... we could not stay here. we could not stay here and we were very shocked. today, the chief constable of merseyside came to see local residents whose street was part of the police investigation. obviously, this incident has had a huge impact right across liverpool, merseyside and, indeed, the nation but we wanted to come down and speak to the residents today, explain why they are going to see extra, extra uniformed presence, just to provide reassurance to our communities. so the consequences of t

tonight named as 32-year-old emad al swealmeen. this is the second suspected act of terrorism here in a month. and tonight, the prime minister boris johnson is urging the public to remain vigilant. lester >> kevin tibbles tonight, thanks. >>> in houston, the toll from that astroworld concert chaos has risen again. a nine-year-old is the tenth and youngest victim to die. he was sitting on his dad's shoulders when his father passed out in the crowd surge his family later found him at the hospital with injuries so severe he was placed in a medically induced coma. >>> we will turn now to the price you pay could this year's thanksgiving dinner be the most expensive ever for your family jo ling kent with some ways to save. >> reporter: for millions gathering for the first in person thanksgiving in two years, be prepared to pay up thanks to a labor shortage in the supply chain the retail price of turkeys is up nine cents a pound compared to last year the other reason the higher cost of corn to feed those turkeys and inflation. >> what we'

although footage shows the taxi carrying emad al swealmeen in flames, it appears none of the vehiclesny weeks before police fully understand the circumstances around the attack. al swealmeen reportedly moved to the uk from the middle east, but had his asylum claim rejected. fiona trott reports from liverpool. a quiet sunday morning, a hospital where women and their babies were being cared for, then this. the passenger was killed. amazingly, the driver escaped the blaze, a fire so fierce and so dangerously close to the hospital itself. the passenger was 32—year—old emad al swealmeen. a refugee originally from the middle east, it is believed he converted to christianity. he may have had mental health issues. was befriended by malcolm and elizabeth hitchcot, who knew him as enzo. we're just so, so sad. and what do you remember of enzo7 well, we just loved him. he was a lovely guy. were you shocked when you saw this today? very. this is the sefton park area. it's where emad al swealmeen was picked up by the taxi. significant items have been found here. police say they're also learning mor

with security guard darren knowles, who raced to help taxi driver david perry after terrorist emad al swealmeenside liverpools women's ho5pital, is the lead in the daily mirror. bori5johnson says he made a mistake, as he concedes minister broke lobbying rules over the 0wen paterson ca5e is the lead in the telegraph. the gurdian is leading with the social care cost story which could expo5e poorerhomeowners to "catastrophic" co5ts. —— poorer homeowners. let's get into the detail of some of those, and we will start with the telegraph. what's interesting about this is that we saw the rather terse 5cene5 this is that we saw the rather terse scenes in commons, we saw the prime minister giving evidence to the committee, but with the telegraph has is the behind—the—scenes meeting that happened, the backbench committee and what bori5johnson told them. this is a real glimpse of the anger that they are feeling within the conservative party itself over the way this was all handled? definitely, the prime minister has had quite a busy and difficult day with lots of questions he's had to answer, and loads of

the passenger was 32—year—old emad al swealmeen.nverted to christianity. he may have had mental health issues. when he arrived in the uk he was befriended by malcolm and elizabeth hitchcott, who knew him as enzo. we're just so, so sad. yeah. and what do you remember of enzo? well, we just loved him. he was a lovely guy. were you shocked when you saw this today? very. this is the sefton park area. it's where al swealmeen was picked up by the taxi. significant items have been found here. police say they're also learning more about the parts used in the explosive device and how they were obtained. as this investigation continues, questions are now being asked about the changing nature of terrorism and what we can do to prevent it. it is certainly true that there's been a move over time from what we call directed attacks. so sometimes quite a complex organisation and a complex plot and move from that to self—directed terrorists, self—radicalised. how are you doing? 0n the streets of liverpool today, the chief constable was reassuring th

police have named the man who died when he set off a device in a taxi as 32—year—old emad al swealmeenur people arrested earlier have now been released. donald trump's former white house advisor, people in their 40s are to be offered a covid boosterjab following new advice from government advisers. the move adds another 8 million people to the list of those eligible. those are the headlines. people in their 40s are to be offered a covid boosterjab following new advice from government advisers. the move adds another 8 million people to the list of those eligible. our medical editor fergus walsh reports. just a0 days till christmas, and this year's must—have item is not available in the shops. it's the covid boosterjab that is seen as crucial to saving the festive season. you are here for booster? yeah. now it's being extended to the over 40s. not everyone will get a badge from the prime minister, visiting a medical centre in east london. later in downing street, he warned of storm clouds gathering across europe amid a surge in infections. we don't yet know the extent to which this new w

the explosion outside liverpool women's hospital killed emad al swealmeen.uai has said she's safe and well in a video call with the head of the international olympic committee. the news comes as videos showing her at a junior tennis tournament have been released by chinese state media. the athlete hasn't been seen in public since she made accusations of sexual assault against a senior chinese politician. our china correspondentjohn sudworth has the latest. this appears to be the first solid evidence of peng shuai's whereabouts since she made her allegation. released by chinese state media operatives, you can hear her name being announced. and then a smile and a wave, seemingly sent to send a message, "all is well." but there are few allegations more sensitive in china than one of sexual assault levelled against a man as senior as former vice premier zhang gaoli. and previous material released by state media meant to show that peng shuai is not being held under duress has only fuelled further speculation. i don't think this thing is going to end any time soon

more details emerge about the liverpool bomber. 32—year—old emad al swealmeen was an asylum seeker frome us and chinese leaders hold their most extensive talks since president biden took office. google has made its largest ever investment in australia. the company is putting up $1 billion for a new research hub. suranjana tewari in our singapore bureau has been following the story. i hope you are there. good to see you. tell us, why is google so interested in australia? this money would be spent over the next five years and it is the next five years and it is the largest investment in australia to date from google. it is aimed at increasing cloud capacity in setting up a research facility staffed by australian researchers and engineers. google also plans to partner with australian science agency. google australia's managing director says the spending plan would ring significant technology resources and investment for the country. the prime minister, scott morrison, has welcomed it calling it a one billion dollar vote of confidence. scott morrison has big ambitions for the country's digi

it's still not clear why the device exploded, killing the bomber, emad al swealmeen, in the back of aion increased by 22% in a year. during the recent cop26 climate conference, brazil was one of the countries promising to end deforestation by 2030. belarus's leader, alexander lu kashenko, has said that he will not stop the flow of thousands of migrants through his country as they try to enter the european union. in an exclusive interview with the bbc, mr lukashenko admitted that his armed forces may actually be helping migrants cross the heavily—guarded border into poland. steve rosenberg spoke to him at the presidential palace in minsk. it's not often you get the chance to meet the man who's been labelled europe's last dictator. the west says alexander lukashenko is using migrants as a political weapon. we confronted him with claims his troops have been cutting borderfences to help migrants into the eu. translation: our guys - are helping the migrants get into polish territory? it's perfectly possible. i think that's absolutely possible. maybe somebody help them. i won't even look in

police say emad al swealmeen died when a homemade device blew up.w been released without charge. home office minister kit malthouse told mps about the investigation. the explosion outside london, forgive me, liverpool women's hospitaljust before 11 o'clock on sunday was a shocking incident, and my thoughts are with all those affected and the people of liverpool, the city of my birth. i would like to thank the emergency services for the typically quick response and professionalism, and to the police for their work on the investigation, which continues at pace. mr speaker, the house will understand i cannot comment on the details of this case because there is an ongoing live investigation and we are of course monitoring it closely. the police have stated that the motivation for this incident is yet to be understood. however, this is a further stark reminder of the he is threat we all face from terrorism. our world—class security and intelligence agencies were tirelessly both night and day to keep us safe. yesterday, the joint terrorism analysis centre

they say they have learned a lot about the bomber, emad al—swealmeen, because they have spoken to hiskashenko, has said that he will not stop the flow of thousands of migrants through his country as they try to enter the european union. in an exclusive interview with the bbc, president lukashenko admitted that his armed forces may actually be helping migrants cross the heavily—guarded border into poland. from minsk, steve rosenberg reports. it is not often you get the chance to meet the man who has been labelled europe's last dictator. the west says alexander lukashenko is using migrants as a political weapon. we confronted him with claims his troops have been cutting border fences to help claims his troops have been cutting borderfences to help migrants into the eu. border fences to help migrants into the eu. �* ,, �* border fences to help migrants into the eu. ~ ,, ~ , , the eu. translation: our guys are helinu the the eu. translation: our guys are helping the migrants _ the eu. translation: our guys are helping the migrants get _ the eu. translation: our guys are helping the migran

the explosion outside liverpool women's hospital killed emad al swealmeen.cal elections, in which the opposition is fielding candidates for the first time in nearly four years. the main parties boycotted the last legislative and presidential votes because they didn't think president nicolas maduro would allow them to be free and fair. the bbc�*s katie watson has been to a polling station in maracaibo. for the first time in several years the opposition parties are taking part in these elections. they boycotted the vote for a long time because they didn't circumstances were right to be a part of it. most don't feel the elections will be free and fair but there is a growing fear that to change the political system they need to be part of the process. there are still a great deal of disillusionment. nearly three years ago the opposition leader declared himself interim president and it was a decision backed by most of the international community. three years on nicolas maduro is still in the presidential palace. the government may not be that pop but many feel th

it's still not clear why the device exploded, killing the bomber, emad al swealmeen, in the back of ahe's asked pakistan's president to name her as prime minister. jackson's been released on bail of $3 million after turning himself in to police in santa barbara. it was the biggest demonstration so far of the fast—growing european antinuclear movement. the south african government has announced that it's opening - the country's remaining whites—only beaches to people of all races. - this will lead to a black—majority government in this country and the destruction of the white civilisation. part of the centuries—old windsor castle, one of the queen's residences, has been consumed by fire for much of the day. 150 firemen have been battling the blaze, which has caused millions of pounds worth of damage. this is bbc news. the latest headlines... a us teenager who shot dead two people and injured another during racialjustice protests last year has been found not guilty of murder in a trial that polarized america. belarus's authoritarian leader, alexander lukashenko, has spoken exclusively t

tonight, police said they believe the attacker was emad al swealmeen. >> our assumption, so far, is thatbuilt by the passenger in the taxi. >> reporter: the taxi driver's been named by british media as david perry. and he's being hailed as a hero. the mayor of liverpool said he'd locked the alleged terrorist inside the car, preventing a, quote, awful disaster. there's been no confirmation of that by the police, but the prime minister's commended him. >> it does look as though the taxi driver in question did behave with incredible presence of mind and -- and bravery. >> reporter: amazingly, perry reportedly suffered only minor injuries, including a ruptured eardrum. his wife has dismissed stories of his heroism as rumors, and asked for privacy. writing on social media, the most incomprehensible thing has happened to us. the blast was just streets away from liverpool's cathedral where they were holding a service remembering the fallen in the two world wars, with around 2,000 in attendance. jimmy ashworth's corner store is yards from where the alleged terrorist lived. >> i was just more sho

the explosion outside liverpool women's hospital killed emad al swealmeen. which would see a lifetime cap of £86,000 on what you have to pay — is expected to be voted on by parliament tomorrow. there's growing concern on the government backbenches about whether the plans are fair to homeowners living in the north and less affluent areas. i'm joined by our political correspondent iain watson. what's at issue here? there are two concerns. first of all, as you say, the government's proposal is to set an £86,000 lifetime limit on the amount that you can spend on personal social care in england. above that level, then the state would step in and meet the costs. but there are concerns amongst conservative as well as labour mps that £86,000 represents perhaps 90 or 100% of the value of a home in some parts of northern england, leaving people very little money to pass on to their families and perhaps only ten or 20% of the value in some parts of the south—east of england, so that doesn't quite look like levelling up. what mps are going to vote on tomorrow, and this

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counter—terrorism detectives still don�*t know why the device went off when it did — killing the bomber, emad al swealmeenic has been speaking exclusively to the bbc�*s culture editor, katie razzall. earlier my colleague rebecca jones asked her why ms dorries decided to conduct an interview now. there is a sense i would say that she wants to show us a different face to the public want we know her. she has this reputation as being someone who picks fights online, shoots from the hip and it�*s outspoken. instead she wanted to talk about her upbringing in a deprived part of liverpool and why that drives her on this mission, she was to widen access to the arts, cultural arena, sporting places so people from the kind of background she came from feel they can get involved in those sorts of places. she also wants to talk about how much he cares about culture. the reason she did the interview really, they are handing out more money today, the cultural recovery fund, more than 900 cultural places, leeds grand theatre, an art hub in wigan, exeter cathedral, it is the third instalment of the culture recovery fund an

the paper says emad al swealmeen had an asylum claim rejected seven years ago, but still had an appeals. it says that 100,000 people are at risk of losing theirjobs, and that home care provision is "heading for catastrophe". and the former yorkshire bowler azeem rafiq appears on many of today's front pages — including the yorkshire post — following his testimony to mps on the the racist treatment he faced. that is in our main sports news this morning as well. we will be talking about that throughout the morning. what have we got inside? we are not on trend, you and me. you've got your heels on, i've got my brogues on. according to the guardian this morning, heels and broke get the boot. trainers. i have to confess, i do walk to work in my trainers. timer;r do walk to work in my trainers. they sa in the do walk to work in my trainers. they say in the office _ do walk to work in my trainers. they say in the office trainers are the new thing. kamala harris, the us vice president, on a trip there. chloe zhao of the academy awards. trainers are where it is at. i chloe zhao of the academy aw

he is thought to have brought the homemade bomb to this hospital. 32-year-old emad al swealmeen is understoodn asylum seeker with a history of mental illness. no idea why he brought the bomb here or when it exploded when it did. police are searching a number of addresses in the area and have let off a controlled explosion at one of those addresses. the driver is being hailed as a hero because he may even have locked the back doors of the car thereby locking him in and stopping the attack from getting any worse. his wife has been on social media. she's dismissed him as a hero saying he's just lucky to be alive saying guardian angels are certainly looking over him and i can tell you what, guardian angels were looking over this place. this is a mother and baby unit, the bomb went off right outside. this could have been a lot, lot worse. robin? >> it certainly could have, james, thank you. >>> now to gas prices soaring. just ahead of what's expected to be a busy travel season on the roads, california hitting an all-time record high. kaylee hartung joins us now from a gas station there in west hol

the man responsible, emad al swealmeen, planned this attack since april.periods of mental illness. once you found out this was a terrorism investigation, what was your reaction to that? you wouldn't think anyone would ever want to harm tiny babies and children more than anything. it's probably the most innocent place on earth. i've been to concerts where i thought, you know, what if this does happen tonight? or out in public, where you are in public places. but you never think of all the hospitals, a babies' hospital, really. you just don't think that. i was in disbelief. it is remarkable, liam, that in that moment, the panic you felt for other people, your partner and the person who is suspected of making this explosive device. i don't go around thinking the worst of people. i didn't know the situation at the time. there was just a man in that car. i hope if i was ever in that situation god forbid, or if steph was, or anyone was, somebody would help. and you want to thank the doctors and nurses who came to you afterwards? just the little things they did t

but emad al—swealmeen was born in iraq and officers believed he had been buying parts for his home—madelinejust now. if there is any more detail coming on that line just now. but i think thatis on that line just now. but i think that is all of the new information that is all of the new information that we have about that attack outside liverpool women's hospital. any more information, we will bring it to you. after an unprecedented year of devastating cyber—attacks, an international push is under way against hackers. cyber gangs are being arrested in multiple countries, but one place where arrests aren't happening is russia — which has historically ignored accusations of harbouring some of the worst cyber—criminals. 0ur cyber reporter, joe tidy, travelled to russia where some of the accused are living millionaire lifestyles with little chance of being arrested. cyber citadels are crumbling. from ukraine to south korea, hackers are being rounded up. 0nline too, us intelligence services are hacking back — dismantling criminal networks and even retrieving some of the stolen riches. but the