ignacio echeverria had been up with friends skateboarding on the south bank.hey we re bank. the court heard that as they were cycling and a road straight into the london bridge attacks. the statement was read out in court from one of ignacio echeverria's friends, guillermo sanchez—montisi, he said that on seeing a woman being attacked and stabbed near london bridge, ignacio echeverria didn't think about it, he reacted immediately, pulling his skateboard from his back, dropping his bike and started hitting the assailants with his skateboard, but he fell to the ground and try to parry the blows of the attacker with his board, and he, too, was fatally stabbed. as the attacks continued, guillermo sanchez—montisi told the court that he had to run, or he would have died too. he said one of the attackers looked like the devil. he said he would never forget the feeling of impotence, of not being able to help his reign. last year ignacio echeverria's family were at buckingham palace, where the 39—year—old who put the lives of others before his own, was awarded the geor

last year, ignacio echeverria's family we re year, ignacio echeverria's family were at buckingham palaceunior doctor, he had only been qualified for a year and a half and had been working for a short time. he was out for dinner and from the restau ra nt he was out for dinner and from the restaurant he could see the injured people on the street and rushed down stairs and found that the door to the restaurant was under lock down. he said to the bouncer, look, you have to let me out, i can'tjust watch people die out there. he was allowed to go out and he treated five or six patients, including ignacio echeverria, he gave him cpr for 40 minutes and helped carry him across london brivenlg, all the —— bridge all the way to the north side of the bridge, where an ambulance was waiting. sadly, it was too laid for the spanish banker. but today the coroner and lawyers passed on their thanks to dr moses, who, like so their thanks to dr moses, who, like so many people we have heard from over the past few weeks, was just someone over the past few weeks, was just someone out enjoying a saturday night w

the court heard today that ignacio echeverria, who was 39 yea rs that ignacio echeverria, who was 39national and work at hsbc bank in london. he moved to london to be closer to his sister. that evening he had been with two friends and they had been cycling along borough high street near london bridge after skateboarding on the south bank of the river thames. on seeing the panic beginning to spread on london bridge about iopm at night, they stopped their bikes. we heard a witness statement from one of those friends and he said, as soon one of those friends and he said, as soon as one of those friends and he said, as soon as ignacio realised people were being attacked, being stabbed, he did not think about it, he reacted immediately. he grabbed his skateboard out of his bag and started hitting the attackers. he said one of the attackers looked like the devil. pretty quickly though, we saw cctv footage today showing ignacio being stabbed, falling to the ground. he then fell back and tried to parry the blows with his skateboard. but within a few moments, he was lying motionless on the fl

ignacio echeverria was the last person to be fatally injured that night.re than a dozen people stabbed after the attackers left the lobos restaurant all survived. daniel sandford, bbc news, at the old bailey. a head teacher at the centre of a row over how children are taught about relationships, including between same sex couples, has told the bbc she's received threatening messages. sarah hewitt—clarkson runs anderton park primary school in birmingham, which has seen protests over the use of story books which include homosexual families. it's claimed hundreds of children were kept at home, or removed from lessons, in further protests over the school's equality ethos. sima kotecha has the story. last night, lgbt activists putting up messages in support of staff on school gates. chanting: our children! our choice! this comes after seven weeks of protests. campaigners and parents have been calling on anderton park to suspend the teaching of lgbt relationships while they have talks. we are not against lgbt. we respect all the communities. we are living here,

sara zelenak, sebastien belanger, james mcmullan, alexandre pigeard, kirsty boden and ignacio echeverria. eventually the attackers were shot dead by police officers. the inquests, starting today, are being conducted by the chief coroner mark lucraft qc. over the next two and a half months the court will hear details of how each person died. the relatives of those killed are looking for answers to two key questions. why were there no barriers to protect pedestrians on the bridge more than ten weeks after the westminster bridge attack? and how was it that khuram butt was able to prepare for and carry out such a murderous assault while he was still being being investigated by mi5 for possible attack planning? the inquests will also hear details of acts of remarkable heroism by civilians and police officers that night. after a restful bank holiday weekend, politicians

ignacio echeverria was the last person to be fatally injured that night.en people stabbed after the attackers left the lobos restaurant all survived. daniel sandford, bbc news, at the old bailey. the leader of the brexit party, nigel farage, has hit back at calls for an investigation into the funding of his party, saying he's the victim of "disgusting smears". but the electoral commission says it will visit the party's headquarters to review its systems for taking donations. it comes as mr farage had a milkshake thrown at him during a campaign walkabout in newcastle, ahead of thursday's european elections. a 32—year—old man has been arrested. a headteacher at the centre of a row over how children are taught about relationships, including between same sex couples, has told the bbc she's received threatening messages. sarah hewitt—clarkson runs anderton park primary school in birmingham, which has seen protests over the use of story books which include homosexual families. today, dozens of children were kept at home in further protests over the school's equa

ignacio echeverria was the last person to be fatally injured that night.more than a dozen people stabbed after the attackers left the lobos restaurant all survived. daniel sandford, bbc news, at the old bailey. a head teacher at the centre of a row over how children are taught about relationships, including between same—sex couples, has told the bbc she's received threatening messages. sarah hewitt—clarkson runs anderton park primary school in birmingham, which has seen protests over the use of story books which include homosexual families. it's claimed hundreds of children were kept at home or removed from lessons in further protests over the school's equality ethos. sima kotecha has the story. last night, lgbt activists putting up messages in support of staff on school gates. our children! our choice! this comes after seven weeks of protests. campaigners and parents have been calling on anderton park to suspend the teaching of lgbt relationships while they have talks. we are not against lgbt. we respect all the communities. we are living here, we are ver

you can see the moment where ignacio echeverria is knocked off the bridge and chrissy archibald trappedistance then a really harrowing bit of footage in the courtyard of the borough bistro as men with knives goat rampaging with the diner for that five people called around that small area and you could hear women screaming that small area and you could hear women screaming and men shouting as they stab the diners. then one of those amazing moments of bravery from that night, the moment when after the men came up from the distro they are taken on by police co nsta bles distro they are taken on by police constables and ignacio echeverria, a man who was passing on his skateboard. and you see moments of that battle with a skateboard, with the police button and unfortunately at the end of that ignacio echeverria was dead but those three men all got a george medal for bravery for taking on the attackers that night. daniel sandford, thank you very much. our top story this lunchtime. the world gets its first glimpse of the new royal baby as the duke and duchess of sussex speak of their excitemen

ignacio echeverria had been out with friends skateboarding on the south bank.ere cycling home, they rode straight into the london bridge attack. a statement was read out in court from one of mr echeverria's friends, guillermo sanchez—montisi. he said that on seeing a woman being attacked and stabbed near london bridge, ignacio did not even think about it, he reacted immediately. he pulled his skateboard from his bag, dropped his bike and started hitting the assailants with his board. but he fell to the ground and, as he tried to parry the attackers blows with his board, he too was fatally stabbed. as the attacks continued, mr sanchez—montisi told the court that if he had not run, he would have died too. he said one of the attackers looked like the devil. he said he would never forget the feeling of impotence, of not being able to help his friend. last year, ignacio echeverria's family were at buckingham palace, where the 39—year—old, who put the lives of others before his own, was awarded the george medal for bravery by the queen. of the court also heard today

ignacio echeverria was the last person to be fatally injured that night.dozen people stabbed after the attackers left the lobos restaurant all survived. daniel sandford, bbc news, at the old bailey. the former deputy prime minister, lord heseltine, has had the conservative whip withdrawn after saying he would vote for the liberal democrats in this week's european elections. the 86—year—old, who served in the governments of margaret thatcher and john major — as well as working for david cameron — said he had made the decision "as a matter of conscience" because of the tories‘ pro—brexit stance. 0ur political correspondent tony bonsignore is in westminster. tony, just tell us a little bit more about this. yes, this has been going on for a while, there has been an awful lot of criticism of the conservative party's stance on brexit from lord heseltine and, yesterday, there was an article in the sunday times in which it was very, very critical. he said the party had become infected by the virus of extremism and he just couldn't support, he said, its support for

when she was struck, while another victim, alexandre pigeard, was a music—loving waiter, and ignacio echeverriackers with his skateboard when he was stabbed to death. sebastien belanger‘s mother said she could not forgive the men who killed him. and what is worse, khuram butt, who led the murderous assault, had long been on an m15 list of men suspected of planning attacks. the families of the eight people who died that night are looking to these inquests for answers as to how it was that a man that was so well known to m15 was able to organise the attack, and how it was that barriers like these, which would have protected pedestrians, still hadn't been installed here more than ten weeks after the westminster bridge attack. but these inquests will also hear details of acts of remarkable heroism by both civilians and police officers that night. daniel sandford, bbc news, at the old bailey. the government has conceded that the brexit deadlock means the uk will now have to take part in elections for the european parliament. ministers had hoped that talks with labour would have resulted in a comprom

alexandre pigeard was a music loving waiter and ignacio echeverria was hitting them with his skateboardtabbed to death. australian tourist sara zelenak was on the trip of a lifetime. her mother spoke outside of court. we have never had anyone die from a terror attack where we live, and a black cloud went over our town. people are devastated because this only happens on the other side of the world on tv. hanging over the proceedings is the knowledge that khuram butt had long been on an m15 list of men suspected of planning attacks. the families of the eight people who died that night are looking to these inquests for a nswe i’s looking to these inquests for answers as to how it was that a man who was so well known to m15 was able to organise the attack, and how it was that barriers like these, which would have protected pedestrians, still hadn't been installed here more than ten weeks after the westminster bridge attack. but the inquest will also hear details of acts of remarkable heroism by civilians and police officers that night. daniel sandford, bbc news, at the old bailey. three yea

the inquest into the london bridge attacks has been hearing how spanish victim ignacio echeverria triedt off the attackers by hitting them with just his skateboard. the electoral commission says it will visit the brexit party's office tomorrow to review how its funds are received. and manchester city have been parading their silverware after they became the first men's side to win the domestic treble. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are the political commentator, lance price and the former fleet street editor, eve pollard. tomorrow's front pages are all now in. we start with the financial times — and it reports on a growing technology cold war, with chinese telecoms giant huawei said to be teeing up its own mobile phone operating system after google restricted its use of android. the chancellor philip hammond is going to use a speech on tuesday to attack the former foreign secretary, borisjohnson, over brexit. that's according to the times. the metro leads with the news that nigel farage, the brexit party leader, had a mil

when she was struck, while another victim, alexandre pigeard, was a music—loving waiter, and ignacio echeverriaers with his skateboard when he was stabbed to death. sebastien belanger‘s mother said she could not forgive the men who killed him. and what is worse, khuram butt, who led the murderous assault, had long been on an m15 list of men suspected of planning attacks. the families of the eight people who died that night are looking to these inquests for answers as to how it was that a man that was so well known to m15 was able to organise the attack, and how it was that barriers like these, which would have protected pedestrians, still hadn't been installed here more than ten weeks after the westminster bridge attack. but these inquests will also hear details of acts of remarkable heroism by both civilians and police officers that night. daniel sandford, bbc news, at the old bailey. the government has conceded that the brexit deadlock means the united kingdom will now have to take part in elections for the european parliament this month. ministers had hoped that talks with labour would have

the inquest into the london bridge attacks has been hearing how ignacio echeverria tried to fight offthem with just his skateboard. president trump has warned iran it will be "destroyed" if a conflict breaks out between the two countries. i'm susannah streeter. in the business news: thomas cook has been reassuring customers who have contacted the firm with concerns about holiday trips, after its share price crashed falling to just ten pence today. it says it's "business as usual" but added that it was looking to strengthen its financial position. news that google has barred smartphone maker huawei from some updates to the android operating system has had a positive impact on shares of other telecoms equipment makers. shares in rivals ericsson and nokia are both higher in early trade. as you've been hearing, new designs of huawei smartphones are set to lose access to some google apps. ryanair‘s profits fell by nearly a third last year to £880 million as fuel costs rose and fares fell. europe's biggest discount airline added that profits could be lower this year as fares continue to fal

unfortunately, the passer—by ignacio echeverria was fatally wounded but all three men earned george medals ran on. in three minutes they fatally injured eight people but six minutes after that, cctv caught the moment armed police officers arrived and finally brought the night of horror to an end. daniel sandford, bbc news, at the old bailey. a teenager who contracted a life—threatening infection has been successfully treated with a new type of therapy which could prove vital in the battle against growing antibiotic resistance. instead of antibiotics this treatment used a carefully—controlled mix of viruses to target the specific bacterial infection that would otherwise have killed the patient. 0ur medical correspondent fergus walsh has this report. isabelle carnell—holdaway was given only a 1% chance of survival after a bacterial infection ravaged her body. antibiotics couldn't save the 17—year—old, who was recovering from a lung transplant, but now she is back at school doing her a—levels after being treated with viruses. it's an incredible thing. it's still working, slowly. but it's just

were sara zelenak, sebastien belanger, james mcmullan, alexandre pigeard, kirsty boden and ignacio echeverriathey looking for answers to two key questions. why were there are no barriers to protect pedestrians on the bridge more than ten weeks after the bridge attack? and how was it that khuram but was able to prepare for and carry out such a murderous assault while he was still being investigated by m15 for a possible attack planning? the inquests will also hear details of a cts inquests will also hear details of acts of remarkable heroism by civilians and police officers that night. those tributes from the families have taken most of the morning with lots of tears being shedin morning with lots of tears being shed in the witness box. these inquests are being taken so seriously by the police that the commissioner of the metropolitan police and the commissioner of the city of london police and the most senior counter—terrorism police officer in the country were all in court. it is likely to be a difficult few weeks for both counter—terrorism policing and for the security service m15. theresa

unfortunately, by the end of it, ignacio echeverria, the passer—by, was fatally wounded.. the killers ran on, and in three minutes they had fatally injured eight people. but six minutes after that, cctv caught the moment that armed police officers arrived and finally brought the night of horror to an end. daniel sandford, bbc news, at the old bailey. the time is 1817. our top story this evening. archie harrison mountbatten—windsor makes his first photocall — his mother says he has the sweetest temperament. coming up, the spurs fans hoping they willjoin liverpool in the champions league final. if you bought a sandwich or salad for lunch today, you might not have noticed whether it was clearly labelled with all its ingredients. but for people with severe food allergies that's exactly what they need to know. for some it's even a matter of life or death. now the food standards agency is intervening. it has proposed strict new rules for pre—packaged food. it wants a full list of ingredients clearly marked, including highlighting the 1a major allergens, like fish, eggs and shel

kissed her boyfriend when she was struck, alexandre pigeard was a music loving waiter, and ignacio echeverriae trip of a lifetime. her mother spoke outside of court. we've never had anyone die from a terror attack in where we live, and a black cloud went over our town. people were absolutely devastated because this only happens over the other side of the world, on tv. hanging over the proceedings is the knowledge that khuram butt, who led the murderous assault, had long been on an m15 list of men suspected of planning attacks. but the inquest will also hear details of acts of remarkable heroism by civilians and police officers that night. daniel sandford, bbc news, at the old bailey. if you've ever caught yourself watching countdown or who wants to be a millionaire or any other tv quiz show, that dream of being a contestant who hits a winning streak may be a familiar one. well, here in the us, one player is making millions on the game showjeopardy. and while he's at it, he's changing the whole way the game is played. this isjeopardy! this is jeopardy! for 35 this isjeopardy! for 35 years it h

alexandre pigeard was a music—loving waiter and ignacio echeverria was hitting the attackers with hiss stabbed to death. sebastien belanger‘s mother said she couldn't forgive the men who killed him. australian tourist sara zelenak was on the trip of a lifetime. her mother spoke outside court. we have never had anyone die from a terror attack in...where we live, in the redlands, and a black cloud went over our town. people are absolutely devastated because this only happens on the other side of the world on tv. hanging over the proceedings is the knowledge that khuram butt, who led the murderous assault, had long been on an mi5 list of men suspected of planning attacks. the families of the eight people who died that night were looking to these inquests for answers as to how it was that a man who was so well known to mi5 was able to organise the attack, and how it was that barriers like these, which would have protected pedestrians, still hadn't been installed here more than ten weeks after the westminster bridge attack. but the inquests will also hear details of acts of remarkable hero

sara zelenak, sebastien belanger, james mcmullan, alexandre pigeard, kirsty boden and ignacio echeverria police officers. the inquests, starting today, are being conducted by the chief coroner mark lucraft qc. of how each person died. the relatives of those killed are looking for answers to two key questions. why were there no barriers to protect pedestrians on the bridge more than ten weeks after the westminster bridge attack? and how was it that khuram butt was able to prepare for and carry out such a murderous assault while he was still being being investigated by m15 for possible attack planning? the inquests will also hear details of acts of remarkable heroism by civilians and police officers that night. schools will be told to stop using exclusions to boost results from today, amid concerns thousands of children are disappearing from classroom registers. a government—backed inquiry led by the former children's minister, edward timpson, demands headteachers be accountable for the exam records of pupils they remove. our education correspondent, frankie mccamley, reports. ill—equipped

were sara zelenak, sebastien belanger, james mcmullan, alexandre pigeard, kirsty boden and ignacio echeverriar relatives are looking for answers to two key questions. why were there are no barriers to protect pedestrians on the bridge more than ten weeks after the bridge attack? and how was it that khuram butt was able to prepare for and carry out such a murderous assault while he was still being investigated by m15 for a possible attack planning? the inquests will also hear details of acts of remarkable heroism by civilians and police officers that night. richard lister is at the old bailey. there are questions about this? yes, why there were no protections in on the bridge, in light of the westminster bridge attack, which was carried out in the same way. the coroner alluded to this, saying that there were questions that the families would want answered. he hoped that the inquest would provide those answers. it will take some time, those answers. not everybody is confident that they will get to the bottom of this. it will take about 11 weeks, the eight victims of the three attackers, those i

sebastien belanger, james mcmullan, alexandre pigeard, kirsty boden and spanish skateboarder ignacio echeverrialatives are looking for answers to two key questions. why were there are no barriers to protect pedestrians on the bridge more than ten weeks after the westminster bridge attack? and how was it that khuram butt was able to prepare for and carry out such a murderous assault while he was still being investigated by mi5 for a possible attack planning? the inquests will also hear details of acts of remarkable heroism by civilians and police officers that night. 0ur correspondent richard lister is at the old bailey. how far have they got today? we have really just we have reallyjust had the preliminary proceedings today. we had the chief coroner for england and wales opening the proceedings, setting out what it is he attends to achieve over the next 11 weeks or so. achieve over the next 11 weeks or so. the rest of the day was turned over to the families, and we heard from daniel's report, that xavier thomas‘s family was the first to talk about the man they had lost. we also heard from james

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