fiona trott, thank you. cenotaph in london for the first time in 22 years, after spraining her back. the prince of wales laid a wreath on the queen's behalf at one of the many events around the uk to honour those fallen in conflict. 0ur royal correspondent nicholas witchell reports. band plays. it was the customary cenotaph commemoration, after the limitations last year caused by the pandemic. there was, though, one notable absentee. the queen did not, as had been expected, take her place on a balcony overlooking the cenotaph. according to buckingham palace, she had sprained her back. she continues to rest at windsor. the prince of wales led other senior members of the royal family to their places at the cenotaph, in readiness for the two—minute silence observed in whitehall and at ceremonies around the country. big ben chimes the hour. music: last post. after the two—minute silence, and the sounding of the last post in whitehall by royal marine buglers, the prince of wales placed the queen's wreath of red p

fiona trott reporting. covid lockdown has just come into effect — unvaccinated people are now banned from leaving home for non—essential reasons. we'll have a report from vienna. but first... the united states has strongly condemned belarus — which it accuses of engineering a migration crisis on its border with poland. thousands of people, most from iraq, syria and yemen, are at a makeshift camp on belarus' border with poland, enduring freezing conditions, in the hope of crossing into the eu. belarus denies the accusations. 0ur correspondentjenny hill has been to the polish side of the border, near the town of hynovka her report contains some images you may find distressing, from the start. in the freezing darkness of a polish forest, the human cost of the political deadlock. woman groans. this woman is severely hypothermic and, we are told, pregnant. she groans. she had made it across the borderfrom belarus. volunteers, then border guards, found her here with her husband and five children. they're in polic

fiona trott, bbc news, liverpool.otests as authorities try to crack down on anti—government rallies benazir bhutto has claimed victory in pakistan's general election, and she'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 i demonstration so far of the fast—growing european anti—nuclear 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 firej for much of the day. 150 firemen have been battling the blaze, which has caused i millions of pounds worth of damage. | this is bbc world news. the latest headlines: borisjohnson says the glasgow climate deal sounds the death knell for coal power but admits there

fiona trott, bbc news, county durham. arena attack in 2017 has said that the response of the emergency services on the night was shameful and inadequate. saffie—rose roussos was eight years old when she was killed in the bomb attack. her father andrew said the response should go down in history as "one of the worst failures from start to finish", as our correspondent judith moritz reports. saffie—rose roussos loved pop music, especially ariana grande. she was so excited when she got tickets to the star's manchester concert for christmas. she went on a girly night with her mum lisa and sister ashley. the three were in the foyer when the bomb exploded. saffie called out for her mum and lay on the floor for half an hour. there were no stretchers, so she was taken down these stairs on a hoarding and a passing ambulance was flagged down. her father andrew arrived at the arena and had no idea where his little girl was. the response on that night was shameful and inadequate. everyone in that sitting room was let down and the peo

fiona trott, bbc news, liverpool.g player, peng shuai "of deep concern" after she publicly accused the country's former vice—premier of sexual assault. in a post on chinese social media site weibo, the former world number one doubles player said she was "forced" into a sexual relationship with zhang gaoli. the post was soon deleted. peng acknowledged she would not be able to provide proof, while zhang has not responded to her claims. in a statement on sunday, wta chairman and ceo steve simon said "peng shuai, and all women, deserve to be heard, not censored. in a statement on sunday, wta chairman and ceo steve simon said "peng shuai, and all women, deserve to be heard, not censored. going on to say: tennis icon billiejean king re—tweeted the statement, saying: ben rothenberg is a tennis journalist and host of the no challenges remaining podcast. he's been following the story and joins me live now from washington. imean, it i mean, it is quite a story, isn't it? can i touch on billie jean king's comment, saying we hope

fiona trott, bbc news, county durham. the time is quarter past six. our top story this evening...eight—year—old saffie roussos who died in the manchester arena bombing says the response was shameful and inadequate. the response was shameful coming the response was shameful up in sports day in the 50 coming up in sports day in the next 50 minutes on the bbc news channel, we will hear from the england cricket captain joe we will hear from the england cricket captainjoe root we will hear from the england cricket captain joe root who says we will hear from the england cricket captainjoe root who says he has been in touch with azeem rafiq, former yorkshire team—mate, who claims he was a victim of racism at the county. prince charles has arrived in barbados to mark the moment it severs its ties with the queen. the caribbean island has had the monarchy as head of state for nearly 400 years. tomorrow it will become a republic but will remain in the commonwealth. celestina olulode reports from barbados. gearing up for a moment in history. this island nation is making a strong statement abo

the passenger of the vehicle was killed and the driver was wounded. 0ur correspondent fiona trott hasflashing images. just seconds before 11am, the car explosion which killed a man inside. terrifying for onlookers, and so dangerously close to the hospital itself. a police cordon was immediately set up. local roads were also closed. then, confirmation that a counter—terrorism investigation had been launched. unfortunately, i can confirm that one person has died and another has been taken to hospital, where he is being treated for his injuries, which, thankfully, are not life—threatening. so far we understand that the car involved was a taxi, which pulled up at the hospital shortly before the explosion occurred. and while the cordon remains in place, patients have been told to stay away. we are reviewing our patient activity for the next 24 to 48 hours and patients should wait to be contacted for updates about any planned appointments. this has been a fast—moving investigation. just hours after the news conference, it emerged that police were at this residential street in the kensington

fiona trott, bbc news, liverpool.about the investigation. the explosion just before 11 on sunday was a shocking incident, my thoughts are with those affected, and the city of my birth, liverpool. i would like to thank the emergency services and the police for their work on the investigation which continues at pace. the house will understand i cannot comment on the details of this case as there is an ongoing life investigation and we are of course monitoring it closely. the police have stated the motivation for this incident is yet to be understood. however, this is a further stark reminder about the threat we all face from terrorism. 0ur world—class security and terror agencies and counterterror police work night and day to keep us safe was that the joint terrorism analysis centre took the decision to raise the national threat level from substantial meaning a likely attack, to severe meaning an attack is highly likely. j tackle which operates independently of ministers came to an agreed a settlement 7 assessment. i wo

fiona trott, bbc news, liverpool.e investigation. the explosion outside liverpool women's hospital on 11 o'clock was a shocking incident in my thoughts with all of those affected and the people of liverpool, the city of my birth. i would like to think the emergency services for the typically quick response and professionalism and the police for the work on the investigation that continues at pace. misterspeaker, investigation that continues at pace. mister speaker, and investigation that continues at pace. misterspeaker, and i investigation that continues at pace. mister speaker, and i also understand that i cannot comment on the details of this case because there is a life investigation going on and we are monitoring it closely. the police and stated that the motivation for this incident is yet to be understood. however, this is a further stark reminder about the threat we all face from terrorism. 0ur world—class security and intelligence agencies and counterterrorist police work night and day to keep us safe. yester

fiona trott, bbc news, county durham.h i found a tad distracting. not that i begrudge a bit of tinsel in the current climate. but what do we make of that, is it me or is it a bit overkill on the baubles. what do you in your house, do you go full monty around the fireplace like that? it's quite traditional isn't it? anyway this is a job normally given to the first lady — and this isjill biden's first attempt at putting out the decorations. the theme this year is �*gifts from the heart'. (00v 2 so it features lots of photographs of former presidents and their families — including donald trump. you see!! that there is the spirit of christmas. good evening. i'm sure you don't need me to tell you that in many parts of the uk, it has been a very cold day, with afternoon temperatures in the staffordshire moorlands no higher than one degree above freezing. but changes have been beginning to take place. we've had more cloud rolling its way in from the west. with that, the first signs of some milder air, which made its presence fel

fiona trott, bbc news, northumberland. job interviews are not something we look forward to.wer wasn�*t there. increasingly, many young people find they are speaking to a computer. automated video interviews, which are designed to whittle down the initial applicants to a more manager group of finalists. normally the answers to questions are delivered to a web cam — and often with the timer ticking. here�*s an example of how it works with one of the many companies now operating in this field. with video interviewing and games, the apps assessments provide insight into emotional intelligence, communication skills, work style, personality, fluid iq, cognitive ability and more. i personality, fluid iq, cognitive ability and more.— personality, fluid iq, cognitive ability and more. i think i would fail in all of _ ability and more. i think i would fail in all of those. _ let�*s speak to dr zahira jaser, assistant professor at the university of sussex business school — who�*s carried out research into the experiences of people put through this style of interviews. what arguments fo

our correspondent fiona trott is in liverpool for us now. ce investigation and what they are saying-— the police investigation and what the aresa inc. . ., they are saying. the police cordoned ou can they are saying. the police cordoned you can see — they are saying. the police cordoned you can see are _ they are saying. the police cordoned you can see are still _ they are saying. the police cordoned you can see are still in _ they are saying. the police cordoned you can see are still in place - they are saying. the police cordoned you can see are still in place here . you can see are still in place here at the liverpool women's hospital. dozens of police officers are patrolling the grounds at the moment. let me show you what has been happening in the past hour or so. investigators wearing protective clothing have been carrying out what looks like fingertip searches in this area. now, we understand that the car itself is still on site, separately one expert has told us that it looks like a lot of fire damage there, not necessarily blast damag

fiona trott, bbc news, county durham. arwen later. the trial of ghislaine maxwell, on charges linked to her relationship with the convicted sex offender, jeffrey epstein, has begun in new york. she denies trafficking and grooming under—age girls. ms maxwell, who's 59, is the youngest daughter of the disgraced media tycoon and former mp, robert maxwell. let's get more from our correspondent in new york, michelle fleury. michelle, hello. a busy day in court today? it michelle, hello. a busy day in court toda ? ., michelle, hello. a busy day in court toda? ., , michelle, hello. a busy day in court toda? ., i, , today? it got off slowly but things, the ace is today? it got off slowly but things, the pace is picking _ today? it got off slowly but things, the pace is picking up. _ today? it got off slowly but things, the pace is picking up. the - today? it got off slowly but things, the pace is picking up. the jury - today? it got off slowly but things, j the pace is picking up. the jury has the pace is picking up. thejury has

the killing during a game of truth or dare with his friends. 0ur north of england corrspondent fiona trott it was believed mary gregory's death was accidental, there was a fire at her home in lancashire, she was found crouched under a table in her bungalow and taken to hospital, and she died four days later. there was an investigation at the time and the fire service believed that the fire was caused by a discarded cigarette. an inquest ruled that the death was accidental, but then later, tiernan darnton, her step—grandson who was 17 at the time, was playing a game of truth or dare with his friends and he told them he had a dark secret. he said, i have a secret i haven't told anyone. i may have killed someone. and they pressed him on this, and he said that he started the fire, because he didn't want his stepgrandmother to suffer any longer from dementia. now, after that, the court also heard that he told a counsellor a year later that he also started the fire. but during this trial at preston crown court, tiernan darnton�*s lawyer said he made the confession to his friends because it was a

fiona trott, bbc news, liverpool.ber, to a total of 29.3 million. butjob vacancies also hit a record high, raising some concerns about a shortage of workers, as our economics correspondent andy verity reports. more work to do divided between fewer people to do it. in this reopened economy businesses like this from a hotel group in sutton coldfield in the west midlands are now being held back because they can't recruit the staff they need to meet the demand from customers. this business it is around 20 staff members sought in an industry where vacancies are up by 18% compared with pre—pandemic levels. irate with pre-pandemic levels. we have had a challenge _ with pre-pandemic levels. we have had a challenge with _ with pre-pandemic levels. we have had a challenge with having - with pre-pandemic levels. we havej had a challenge with having enough hands to operate, so we are having to shut the restaurant at times. we are having to cut down on the size of the menu. because we don't have enough skills in the kitchen or eno

our correspondent fiona trott is in liverpool for us now.reassuring people across merseyside? the? how are the police reassuring people across merseyside?— across merseyside? they are telling them tonight _ across merseyside? they are telling them tonight to _ across merseyside? they are telling them tonight to be _ across merseyside? they are telling them tonight to be calm _ across merseyside? they are telling them tonight to be calm but - them tonight to be calm but vigilant. we have heard from police in the past few minutes and we can tell you a controlled explosion is being carried out in the saughton park area in a city. this is where the passenger was picked up from yesterday. we are expecting more details on that shortly. in the meantime, the hospital in the past couple of hours, investigators wearing protective clothing have been carrying out what looks like fingertip searches here at the hospital which still has a huge police cordon around it. dozens of officers patrolling and we understand the car itself is still on site separatel

our north of england correspondent fiona trott is outside liverpool women's hospital this morning. t more can you tell us? that is quite a development overnight, sally, isn't it. the four men arrested overnight had been a released. we learned three men, 21, 26 and 29 years old were arrested and yesterday we learned a 20—year—old man had been arrested, all from the kensington area. that is where police believed emad al swealmeen lived until very recently. what we are hearing from the police, we are getting a sense from them they are learning more about the device. experts telling us from what they have seen they do not believe they have seen they do not believe the device went off properly or certainly it was a very small device. police saying they have a much greater understanding of component parts, how they are obtained and how the parts are likely to have been assembled. also concentrating on the house in the sefton park area where they say they have recovered important evidence. we are also getting a sense this morning still of how far is meeting this investigation is. officers

the whole time to continue to understand that evolving and changing threat. 0ur correspondent, fiona trotthe blast. good morning to you, fiona. what is the latest on the investigation? the release of the latest on the investigation? tue: release of four the latest on the investigation? tte: release of four men last night, we get the sense the investigation is centred on emad al swealmeen, his background, his beliefs, we understand he had mental health issues. we understand it looks as though he was not known at this stage by mi5, counterterrorism police, merseyside police, mi5 working together on this investigation. counterterrorism police telling us they are learning more about the device itself, working on the assumption he made that device. they know more about the parts obtained, how they were likely to have been assembled. remember yesterday, an expert told us looking at the car wreckage, it looked as though there was a lot of fire damage, not a lot of blast damage so the device was not very large or it did not seem to go off properly so the investigation is still very much centred he

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let�*s cross to fiona trott at preston crown court.d a dark secret. he said i have a secret i haven�*t told anyone. i may have killed someone. and they pressed him on this, and he said that he started the fire because he didn�*t want his stepgrandmother to suffer any longer from dementia. now, after that, the court also heard that he told a counsellor a year later that he also started the fire. but during this trial at preston crown court, tiernan darnton�*s lawyer said he made the confession to his friends because it was a misguided attempt to impress them, and he said the omission he made no the admission he made to the council was pure fiction. we also heard that tiernan darnton�*s stepfather, mrs gregory�*s own son, said the student had been suffering from depression for a number of years and was plagued by intrusive and disturbing thoughts. but today, the jury found him intrusive and disturbing thoughts. but today, thejury found him guilty of murder. he is due to be sentenced on friday full stop— on friday full stop thank you, fio