we get the opportunity to hear about jack merritt, beautiful spirit, opportunity to hear about jack merrittdog. beautifultribute from his dad, he said he had lost a champion for underdogs every where, people who were dealt a losing hand by life. he said something interesting, jack would not wish his death to be used as the pretext for more draconian sentences or detaining people unnecessarily. brilliant young man, a degree from manchester and a degree from cambridge, working in cambridge at the institute of criminology as a coordinator, as i understand for the learning together programme which sends graduates into prisons to work with prisoners to get qualifications and he was passionate about it and passionate about the cause of prisoner rehabilitation. he was 25. he had done so much already. the sun very cleverly juxtaposing his he had done so much already. the sun very cleverlyjuxtaposing his photo with the photo of usman khan, three yea rs with the photo of usman khan, three years older, who tookjack‘s life. that is the appalling part of this. asa parent, that is the appalling part of t

jack merritt,es saskia j, both in their 20's, werepr advocates oner education. they were killed by usman khan, a former inmate, as they attended an event about rehabilita mon. luning has the latest. lucy: in the city ere recently jack merritt and saskia jones proudly he certificates, hundreds stood silent. his girlfriend, his mum and dad, help onto each other as they were surrounded by support. lucy: this was what cambridge meant to them. .s is what they meant to their friends and fami jack merritt's girlfriend leaving flowers. y in the c london, minutes from where they died, the noise of political arguments quieted. >> we come together this morning in condolences, but also in a spirit of defice, to say that london will never be cowed or inmidated by terrorism. lucy: bryonn bain was speaking at the prison education event on friday. he spent the day before with jack merritt at high-security jail. byronn: it was inspiring. he had a bright light in his eyes. he was a young kid. he was a cambridge grad. he could've been anywhere and done anything with his elite educ

he had spent the day before with jack merritt at a high securityjail. had spent the day before with jacka high security jail. he was inspiring. he had a bright light in his eyes, and he was a young kid, but he was a cambridge grad, so he could have been anywhere, done anything with his education. he ran down when he heard shouting in the building. it felt like a war zone, it felt like total chaos, but these guys stepped up in the moment and did what few would do and put their own lives in harm's way. professor bain said jack was brave in confronting the attacker. he was brave in his own regard. he was the first line of defence, he was the first person to confront him at the door. i saw people die. i saw things that i have to live with. the first witness to see this from inside the building praised those who fought back. many of the folks in that space would not be here today if it were not for these guys who did time in prison. and instead of running away, more details about the bravery of the event staff, who ran after the attacker, including a maintenance man called andy. when the knif

jack merritt's girlfriend leaving flowers. in the city london, minutes from where they died, the noise of political arguments quieted. >> we come together this morning in condolences, but also in a spirit of defiance, to say that london will never be cowed or intimidated by terrorism. lucy: bryonn bain was speaking at the prison education event on friday. orhe spent the day b with jack merritt at high-security jail. byronn: it was inspiring. he h a bright light in his eyes. he was a young kid. he was a cambridge grad. he could've been anywhere and done anything with his elite education, privileged education. lucy: he ran down when he n ard shoutinge building. byronn: felt like total chaos , but these guys stepped up in the moment and did what you i fpuew would do an their own lives in harms way. cythe professor says that jack was the first to confront the attacker. byronn: he was bravin his own regard. he was first line of defense, the first person to confront him at the door. i saw peopleinie. i saw thgs i will never be able

to change because of this and jack merritt would have been concerned because of this. —— jack merritt'sf justice will be very, very carefully looking at the license conditions of all those persons out at the moment. he was on a tag? absolutely and his communications were subject to surveillance and his access to the internet was certainly restricted. would he have had, for example, had to get permission to go to london?” would imagine so but there was no ban in place, no restriction on him going to london as such. no blanket restriction but i imagine he would have to report to the home office and let them know he was going to london. all these tiny details will be looked at very carefully which they should be. if you look at the counter terrace laws in this country, they are already strict. counter terrace laws in this country, they are already strictm is absolutely right. it is not the right thing to introduce more legislation. it is making sure the legislation. it is making sure the legislation in place works and there are sufficient resources to make it work. very interesting to talk

saskia jones, who was 23, and 25—year—old jack merritt were helping run a programme to educate offenders those attending, usman khan, attacked people with a knife. jack merritt‘s father has criticised the response to the attack, especially pledges from politicians to review laws allowing the early release of convicted terrorists. this from our special correspondent lucy manning. in the city where recently jack merritt and saskia jones had proudly held their degree certificates, hundreds stood silent. his girlfriend, his mum and dad held onto each other as they were surrounded by support. bell tolls this was what cambridge had meant to them. and this is what they meant to their friends and families. jack merritt‘s girlfriend, leanne, leaving flowers. in the city of london, minutes from where they died, the noise of political arguments quietened. silence we come together this morning in condolences, but also in a spirit of defiance, to say that london will never be cowed or intimidated by terrorism. bryonn bain was speaking at the prison education event on friday. he had spent the day befo

these two victims and three people in hospital, jack merritt had a p pa re ntly hospital, jack merrittome of this started a ten kilometre run for a computerfor this started a ten kilometre run for a computer for him this started a ten kilometre run for a computerfor him when he left this started a ten kilometre run for a computer for him when he left and he was held up as a shining example of what can be achieved. this is how they have been repaid. i think there are going to be huge amounts of political mudslinging going back and forth. but obviously there‘s a lot of focus on austerity, boris johnson‘s very keen to say i have only been prime ministerfor 120 only been prime ministerfor120 days, he‘s hoping we will all forget the conservatives have been in charge for a decade. so he‘s very keen to try and distance himself from that and say we‘re going to be much tougher on crime, much tougher on crime. but also, i don‘t think labour can hold their heads high on this either because there are lots of surveys saying the public, a lot of surveys saying the public, a lot of the public, a very

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our top stories: the first victim of the london bridge terror attack to be named is jack merritt — killedle running a prisoner rehabilitation conference to which his assailant was invited. the attacker — usman khan — was jailed 7 years ago for terrorism offences but freed last year. a prominent maltese businessman is charged with complicity in the murder of the investigative journalist, daphne caruana galizia. hundreds of climate campaigners in eastern germany occupy open—cast coal mines to demand their immediate closure. one of the two people killed in the london bridge attack was a cambridge university graduate who had been working to help rehabilitate offenders. jack merritt was killed by usman khan at a seminar he'd help to organise for students and former criminals. 25 years old and with the sense of adventure, jack merritt had a masters from cambridge university. his father said today he was a beautiful spirit who always took the side of the underdog. yesterday, he was stabbed to death in a frenzied attack by a former prisoner at a conference that he'd helped organise. his killer wa

our top stories: the first victim of the london bridge terror attack to be named is jack merritt, killed while running a prisoner rehabilitation conference to which his assailant was invited. the attacker, usman khan, was jailed seven years ago for terrorism offences but freed last year. hello, and welcome to bbc news. the first of the victims of friday's terror attack in central london has been named as jack merritt, a cambridge graduate who was helping coordinate a conference on prisoner rehabilitation near london bridge. he was one of two people killed by 28—year—old usman khan, a former prisoner who'd been convicted of terrorism offences, and released from prison on licence last year. khan, who'd been invited to the conference, was shot dead by police after members of the public tackled him. here's our home affairs correspondent daniel sandford. 25 years old and with the sense of adventure, jack merritt had a masters from cambridge university. his father said today he was a beautiful spirit who always took the side of the underdog. yesterday, he was stabbed to death in a frenzied att

he had spent the day before with jack merritt at whitehall prison.spiring, he had a bright light in his eyes and he was a young kid, but he was a cambridge grad, so he could have been anywhere, done anything with his privileged education. he ran down when he heard shouting in the building. it felt like a war zone, it felt like total chaos, but these quys it felt like total chaos, but these guys stepped up in the moment and did what few would do and put their own lives in harm's way. he was brave in his own regard. he was the first line of defence, he was the first line of defence, he was the first person to confront him at the door. i saw people die. i saw things that i have to live with. the first i went this from inside the building praised those who fought back. many of the folks in that space would not be here today if it were not for these guys who did time in prison. and more details about the bravery of staff at the event chasing the attacker, including a maintenance man called andy. when the knife goes through his chest and the killer opened

cambridge graduates saskia jones and jack merritt will be honoured at a vigil in the capital.roughout the morning as the city reflects on another attack. one of the longest railway strikes in british history begins. south western railway passengers face a month of disruption as a 27—day walkout led by the rmt union starts today. i'll be speaking to both sides and getting the view of commuters. also on the programme — we continue our meet the leader series. the snp‘s nicola sturgeon joins us on the sofa. there's no silver lining for the everton manager. marco silva is under real pressure after another defeat.

he had spent the day before with jack merritt at the jail.ut he was a cambridge grad, so he could have gone anywhere, done anything with his privileged education. he ran down when he heard shouting in the building. it felt like a war zone, it felt like total chaos, but these guys stepped up in the moment and did what few would do and put their own lives in harm's way. professor baines says jack was the first want to confront the attacker. he was brave in his own regard. he was the first line of defence, he was the first person to confront him at the door. i saw people die. i saw things that i am never going to unsee. the first witness to see this from inside the building, he praised those who fought back. many of the folks in that space would not be here today if it were not for these guys who did time in prison and literally saved lives. and more details about the bravery of the event staff chasing the attacker, including a maintenance man called andy. when the knife goes through his chest and the killer opened the door, he pauses for a mome

this is jack merritt? yeah. and so, i want to honour him. you talked about jack a bit.dealings with him? how did he come across? he was inspiring. he had a bright light in his eyes, and he was a young kid, but he was a cambridge grad, so he could have been anywhere, done anything with his privileged education. and he chose to spend most of the last day of his life, the day before we spent together, at watmore prison. imean... the whole. .. to see these things and to never be able to unsee them is something i'm going to hold onto for the rest my life. usman khan's release from prison on licence has led to a political row over sentencing and the conditions under which offenders are released. the bbc has learnt khan was assessed as being one of the lowest priorities for further investigation by mi5 when he left prison a year ago. thejudgment was made in part because khan was being let out with a strict set of licence conditions, theoretically providing considerable monitoring and oversight opportunities. our legal correspondent clive coleman reports. remembering the traged

‘s father said yesterday which was that jack merritt would not have wa nted that jack merritt wouldused as a pretext for more draconian sentences orfor pretext for more draconian sentences or for detaining pretext for more draconian sentences orfor detaining people unnecessarily. daniel, thank you very much. daniel sanford. malta's governing labour party has been holding an emergency meeting, as speculation mounts that the prime minister, joseph muscat, will resign. he's under intense pressure, following the murder of the investigative journalist, daphne ca ruana galizia, two years ago. ministers have been linked with the businessman yorgen fenech, who's been charged with complicity in the murder. damian grammaticas reports from malta. at the prime minister ‘s retreat out of view today, emergency talks. the question, whether to force the prime minister to go. this wasjoseph muscat just two days ago. it is the investigation into the murder of a campaigning journalist that is at the heart of the crisis. myjob is to see this investigation concluded. daphne caruana galizia was blown up

just some of the tributes to jack merritt there. to help prisoners and direct law in a practical direction rather than any other. an interesting idea, the way in which you can apply that kind of academic learning into a way that maybe was not a typical route for a trained lawyer. exactly so. an interesting part of what he did was to runa interesting part of what he did was to run a course, run by the institute of criminology and funded by charitable donations the broad cambridge law students into prison so cambridge law students into prison so that cambridge undergraduates and graduates could meet prisoners and prisoners could meet law students. and law students in prison learnt legal skills, and law students in prison learnt legalskills, research, how to and law students in prison learnt legal skills, research, how to find out about the law and develop the law and undergraduates who may never have seen a prisoner or learnt how to work with them a close hand. and he had a vision that he was committed to helping the law to be used pr

daniel sandford reports. 25 years old and with the sense of adventure, jack merritt had a masters fromambridge university. his father said today he was a beautiful spirit who always took the side of the underdog. yesterday, he was stabbed to death in a frenzied attack by a former prisoner at a conference that he'd helped organise. his killer was taken on by people from the same conference, including otherformer prisoners and by a passing policeman in civilian clothes, before being shot dead by firearms officers. the attacker, usman khan, was automatically released from prison last december, half way through a 16—year sentence for plotting to bomb the london stock exchange. 11 years ago he told the bbc he was no terrorist. i have been born and bred in england, in stoke—on—trent, in cobridge, and all the community knows me, and they will know, if you ask them, they will know, like, these labels they are putting on me, like "terrorist", this, that, they will know i am no terrorist. his lawyer insisted his client had tried to access de—radicalisation while in prison but had not got the rig

both saskia jones and jack merritt were involved in the learning together programme. ogramme. both gadgets involved in the programme, jack was a coordinator and saskia jones was able and tear on the programme. theirfamilies and saskia jones was able and tear on the programme. their families are receiving support from family liaison officers. i willjust try and give you a quick flavour of the statement that the families have put out. but one concern jack merritt‘s family. they describe jack as a beautiful and talented boy who died doing what he loves, surrounded by people he loved and who loved him. he let up our lives and the lives of his many friends and colleagues and we will miss him terribly. jack left his principles, he believed in retention and rehabilitation, not revenge. he always took to the side of the underdog. he was intelligent, but what a pathetic. he was looking forward to the future with his girlfriend and making a career and the justice system. he would not wa nt the justice system. he would not want this terrible and isolated incident to be used as a

jack merritt was 25 years old and had a masters in criminology from cambridge.e service, his friends and family recalled a compassionate young man who felt compelled to help people, and whose politics was love, not hate. it is a tragedy, jack's death, but his life, as his father said in the service, his life was a triumph, and we have to hold onto that and jack's legacy of commitment to those on whom society is all too happy to turn its back. jack passionately believed in others, and so should we. in stratford—upon—avon, at the holy trinity church, where william shakespeare is buried, the family and friends of saskia jones were gathering to remember her. she died in the same attack as jack merritt, and also had a masters in criminology from cambridge. she'd planned tojoin the police to work with victims of crime. she was with jack merritt at a prisoner education conference near london bridge three weeks ago when one of the participants, who had recently been released from a long sentence for terrorism offences, stabbed them both to death. the cambridge universit

cambridge graduate jack merritt, was running a prisoner rehabilitation conference — to which his attackerad been invited. the british government says the licence conditions of every convicted terrorist released from prison in england and wales are to be reviewed. a maltese businessman has been charged with complicity in the murder of the journalist daphne ca ruana galizia. yorgen fenech was arrested last week as he attempted to leave malta on his yacht. he has pleaded not guilty to the charges. hundreds of climate campaigners in eastern germany have occupied several opencast coal mines to demand their closure. police say three officers were injured when they tried to remove demonstrators from one of the sites. the protesters have rejected the government's plan to phase out coal mining by 2038 — and instead want the industry to be closed down immediately. thousands ofjobs in the region depend on the mines. now on bbc news, it's time for click. this week — long jumps, a soft landing, high fives... high five — a blind girl high five! ..and squeaky toys. december 3 marks the un international

usman khan also stabbed jack merritt, another cambridge university graduate specialising in helping prisoners 8—year prison sentence for plotting terrorism, but he turned onjack merritt and killed him. this afternoon, some of jack‘s friends came to london bridge to mourn him, and the head of cambridge university paid him this tribute. well, we‘re devastated. i metjack only once but i must say that he impressed me as a person of tremendous charm but also extraordinary commitment. he really believed that the work that learning together is doing is fundamental for the future of our society. fishmongers‘ hall remains closed, a crime scene being pored over by counterterrorism detectives. because, although there won‘t be a trial, there will be a detailed inquest into the deaths of those who were killed here on friday afternoon. the investigation continued into the night. police gathering every piece of evidence to help the families of two young people understand exactly how they came to be killed. daniel sandford, bbc news, london bridge. well, we‘ve heard in the last hour that london bridge has no

jack merritt was 25 years old and had a masters in criminology from cambridge.e service, his friends and family recalled a compassionate young man who felt compelled to help people, and whose politics was love, not hate. it is a tragedy, jack's death, but his life, as his father said in the service, his life was a triumph, and we have to hold onto that and jack's legacy of commitment to those on whom society is all too happy to turn its back. jack passionately believed in others, and so should we. in stratford—upon—avon, at the holy trinity church, where william shakespeare is buried, the family and friends of saskia jones were gathering to remember her. she died in the same attack as jack merritt, and also had a masters in criminology from cambridge. she'd planned tojoin the police to work with victims of crime. she was with jack merritt at a prisoner education conference near london bridge three weeks ago when one of the participants, who had recently been released from a long sentence for terrorism offences, stabbed them both to death. the cambridge universit

and we had a facebook tribute posted by jack merritt's girlfriend.e said, you were quite simple the best thing, completely golden. your voice won't be lost and you'll never be forgotten. 74 people we know were out on license, like usman khan, after committing serious offenses, are being more closely monitored. we know one of the individuals, it appears, was arrested over the weekend upon that review. back to you. >> nina dos santos, live for us in london this morning. appreciate it. >>> ahead, we'll talk sports. deshaun watson and the houston texans do a number on tom brady and the patriots. andy sholes has "the bleacher report" next. st powerful signal. and we want to keep you connected to those you love, with the new iphone 11. so t-mobile is giving you an iphone 11 on us for each new line of unlimited. for yourself, or up to a family of four. keep your family connected, and hurry into t-mobile today, to get up to four iphone 11's on us. only at t-mobile. what might seem like a small cough can be a big bad problem for your grandchildren. babies too

guildhall in the city of london as tributes were paid to the two young people who were killed, jack merrittnes. jack merritt‘s father has again called for his son's death not be used to perpetuate hate. he said jack would be seething at it being exploited for an agenda that he gave his everything fighting against. our special correspondent lucy manning reports. in the city where recently jack merritt and saskia jones had proudly held their degree certificates, hundreds stood silent. his parents and girlfriend surrounded by the support of others. this was what cambridge had meant to them. and this is what they meant to their friends and family. in the city of london, minutes from where they died, the noise of political arguments quietened. we come together this morning with condolences, but also in a spirit of defiance to say that london will never be cowed or intimidated by terrorism. the politicians have come to pay their respects, but jack merritt‘s father has been clear he does not want his son's death to be politicised. he does not want this to mean politicians bringing in tougher sente

the girlfriend of jack merritt, along with family and friends, attended a service in cambridge. both victims were graduates of its university. let us pray for all faithful muslims grieving at such acts taken in the name of their faith. the conservatives and labour have continued to exchange accusations about the circumstances of the attacker usman khan's early release. also this lunchtime. the point of no return on climate change is looming. the stark warning from the united nations as leaders gather in madrid for talks. monday morning misery for commuters on south western railway, at the start of a 27—day strike by rail workers. thousands of people in falkirk endure a freezing night after a gas powerfailure, which could go on until the weekend. and a double century by captain joe root, but will rain hamper england's chances against new zealand in the second test? coming up in the sport later in the hour on bbc news, the pressure continues to build on everton‘s marco silva after they lose in injury time to leicester. next up, the merseyside derby. good afternoon and welcome to t

jack merritt was 25 years old and had a masters in criminology from cambridge.e politics was love, not hate. it is a tragedy, jack's death, but his life, as his father said in the service, his life was a triumph, and we have to hold onto that and jack's legacy of commitment to those on whom society is all too happy to turn its back. jack passionately believed in others, and so should we. in stratford—upon—avon, at the holy trinity church, where william shakespeare is buried, the family and friends of saskia jones were gathering to remember her. she died in the same attack as jack merritt, and also had a masters in criminology from cambridge. she planned tojoin the police to work with victims of crime. she was with jack merritt at a prisoner education conference near london bridge three weeks ago when one of the participants, who had recently been released from a long sentence for terrorism offences, stabbed them both to death. the cambridge university vice—chancellor said that the way they died should not eclipse their lives and the way they had helped others. t

jack merritt was 25 years old and had a masters in criminology from cambridge.. it is a tragedy, jack‘s death, but his life, as his father said in the service, his life was a triumph, and we have to hold onto that and jack‘s legacy of commitment to those on whom society is all too happy to turn its back. jack passionately believed in others, and so should we. in stratford—upon—avon, at the holy trinity church, where william shakespeare is buried, the family and friends of saskia jones were gathering to remember her. she died in the same attack as jack merritt, and also had a masters in criminology from cambridge. she‘d planned tojoin the police to work with victims of crime. she was with jack merritt at a prisoner education conference near london bridge three weeks ago when one of the participants, who had recently been released from a long sentence for terrorism offences, stabbed them both to death. the cambridge university vice—chancellor said that the way they died should not eclipse their lives and the way they had helped others. daniel sandford, bbc news. a

our top stories: the first victim of the london bridge terror attack to be named is jack merritt — killedhile running a prisoner rehabilitation conference to which his assailant was invited. the attacker — usman khan — was jailed seven years ago for terrorism offences but freed last year. the but freed last year. british government urges that michael the british government urges that michael launches an urgent review into prisoners released from prison. a prominent maltese businessman is charged with complicity in the murder of the investigative journalist, daphne caruana galizia. hundreds of climate campaigners in eastern germany occupy open—cast coal mines to demand their immediate closure. the first of the victims of friday's terror attack in central london has been named as jack merritt, a cambridge graduate who was helping coordinate a conference on prisoner rehabilitation near london bridge. he was one of two people killed by 28 year old usman khan, a former prisoner who'd been convicted of terrorism offences, and released from prison on licence last year. khan, who'd been invited t

jack merritt was 25 years old and had a masters in criminology from cambridge.g man who felt compelled to help people, and whose politics was love, not hate. it is a tragedy, jack's death, but his life, as his father said in the service, his life was a triumph, and we have to hold onto that and jack's legacy of commitment to those on whom society is all too happy to turn its back. jack passionately believed in others, and so should we. in stratford—upon—avon, at the holy trinity church, where william shakespeare is buried, the family and friends of saskia jones were gathering to remember her. she died in the same attack as jack merritt, and also had a masters in criminology from cambridge. she planned tojoin the police to work with victims of crime. she was with jack merritt at a prisoner education conference near london bridge three weeks ago when one of the participants, who had recently been released from a long sentence for terrorism offences, stabbed them both to death. the cambridge university vice—chancellor said that the way they died should not eclipse

prompted an appeal from the father ofjack merritt, one of prompted an appeal from the father of jack merrittt in a tweet said, don't use my son's death to promote your vile propaganda. we have also heard from some seniorfigures propaganda. we have also heard from some senior figures involved propaganda. we have also heard from some seniorfigures involved in propaganda. we have also heard from some senior figures involved in the criminal justice system, some senior figures involved in the criminaljustice system, equally calling for caution. we are from a former victims commission are appealing for politicians to show a bit of moderation. i think broadly what happened was that those around mrjohnson were fearful that they risked suffering the same sort of difficulty is that theresa may faced in the last election when after the manchester attack, she faced days of criticism over police cuts, it was very much thrown onto the defensive. so to get around that, it seems to me team johnson decided to go on the front foot, but in doing so did so ina front foot, but in doing so did so in a pretty abra

released last december after serving eight years in prison for terrorism offences but turned on jack merritton bridge to mourn him and lay flowers as the head of cambridge university paid him this

jack merritt, who was 25 and from cambridgeshire was also a graduate of cambridge university.re injured. the attacker, usman khan who was later shot dead by the police, was a convicted terrorist, who'd served 8 years of a 16 yearjail sentence. before he was released on prison on licence. today the conservatives and labour blamed each other for his early release. more on that in a moment, but first for the latest on the investigation, here's our home affairs correspondent, daniel sandford. saskia jones, 23 years old, a cambridge graduate who wanted tojoin the police. herfamily said she had a passion for helping victims of injustice. she was named today as the second person murdered in friday's attack, running from fishmongers hall, where he'd just killed two people. usman khan on london bridge on friday afternoon, pursued in an astonishing act of bravery by a man armed only with a fire extinguisher and another wielding the tusk of a narwhal, an arctic whale. he's brought to the ground and held before armed officers arrive and realise he's wearing what looks like a suicide vest

usman khan also killed jack merritt, another cambridge university graduate who worked with prisonersas one of the people he'd assisted, a man who was released last december after serving eight years in prison for terrorism offenses, but turned onjack merritt and stabbed him to death. this afternoon, some of jack's friends came to london bridge to mourn him and lay flowers as the head of cambridge university paid him this tribute. well, we're devastated. i metjack only once, but i must say that he impressed me as a person of tremendous charm, but also extraordinary commitment. he really believed that the work that learning together is doing is fundamental for the future of our society. fishmongers hall remains closed — a crime scene being pored over by counterterrorism detectives because, although there won't be a trial, there will be a detailed inquest into the deaths of those who were killed here on friday afternoon. the investigation was continuing as night fell, police determined to gather every piece of evidence to help the families of two young people at the start of their adult

in cambridge, tributes to jack merritt and saskia jones who were killed.mes in the struggle. there is a bad guy, he‘s got two knives in his hand, there is blood, there‘s screams, there is chaos. lucas pulls off this long stick, he charges toward the bad guy and he impacts him on the chest. the point of no return on climate change is looming. the stark warning from the united nations as leaders gather in madrid for talks.

he says jack merritt, who died in the attack, was a hero, who helped him turn his life around. the other main stories here tonight: a dangerous operation is under way in new zealand to recover bodies from monday's volcano disaster — more eruptions are possible in the coming hours. this is as close as we can get. there's been quite a bit of volcanic activity in the area — toxic gases, ash, tremors and of course the risk of another eruption. people are voting across the country, in the first december general election since 1923. the disgraced film producer harvey weinstein agrees a settlement of possibly $25 million with dozens of women who accuse him of sexual assault. and, boxing clever — the machine that can solve the problem of oversized packaging at the flick of a switch. and coming up on bbc news... freddie ljungberg will take charge of his first european match, with arsenal all but through to the knockout stage. a former prisoner, who fought off the london bridge attacker, has told bbc news he was prepared to die to protect others. john crilly used a fire extinguisher to t

jack merritt was criminology graduate with an interest in rehabilitating prisoners. a maltese businessman has been charged with complicity in the murder of the journalist daphne ca ruana galizia. yorgen fenech was arrested last week as he attempted to leave malta on his yacht. he has pleaded not guilty to the charges. the draw for the euro 2020 football tournament has been made, placing the defending champions portugal in the same group as world champions, france, and germany. the world cup finalists, croatia, have been drawn in a group which includes england. rail passenger groups have criticised a decision by train companies to increase fares by an average of 2.7% injanuary. it means some commuters — face rises of more than a hundred pounds in the cost of their season tickets. rail firms say the extra money will pay for improvements to the network. here's our business correspondent, katie prescott. christmas is coming and for commuters on south western railway that means almost a month of scenes like these as strikes on the line start on monday. so the news that tr

usman khan also killed jack merritt, another cambridge university graduate who worked with prisonersrm. usman khan was one of the people he had assisted, a man who was released last december after serving eight years in prison for terrorism offences, but turned on jack meritt and stabbed him to death. this afternoon, some of jack's friends came to london bridge to mourn him and lay flowers as the head of cambridge university paid him tribute. we're devastated. i only metjack once but he impressed me as a person of tremendous charm, but also extraordinary commitment. he really believed that the work that learning together is doing is fundamental for the future of our society. fishmongers' hall remains closed, a crime scene being poured over by counterterrorism detectives. because although there will not be a trial, there will be a detailed inquest into the deaths of those who were killed here on friday afternoon. the investigation was continuing as night fell. police determined to gather every piece of evidence to help the families of two young people at the start of their adult lives

in a statement, jack merritt's family described him as a beautiful, talented boy who believed in redemptionot revenge. and they urged johnson not to politicize his passing. we know jack would not want this terrible isolated incident to be used as a pretext by the government for introducing even more draconian sentences, they said. a legacy captured in jack's own words describing his work in this radio interview earlier this year. >> our students in prison often have a very firsthand, very real but also very nuanced idea of how the law works. we essentially start talking to our students about ideas of justice and access to justice. >> reporter: khan's lawyer says longer sentences aren't the answer. the focus instead should be on rehabilitation before release. >> the point to learn from this is that the system could benefit by reviewing its position on something like this and having offenders interact with deradicalizers sometime before they are be released in the community. >> reporter: police are still trying to understand the events leading up to friday's attack. what they learn may have i

two people, including 25—year—old jack merritt, were killed in the attack by a man had beenjailed in 2012 for his role in an al-qaeda inspired plot. former wales rugby captain gareth thomas says he wants breaking the stigma around hiv to be his everlasting legacy in an interview with prince harry to mark world aids day. we know there's a hell of a lot to do, but what you have managed to do in the space ofjust six or eight weeks has been transformational. police in hong kong use pepper spray as thousands of protesters return to the streets to maintain pressure on the territory's bejing—backed government. and click looks at the latest developments in accessibility technology for disabled people. that's in half an hour. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the prime minister says the government is reviewing the licence conditions of 7a convicted terrorists freed from prison — following the attack on london bridge on friday, amid criticism of the attacker‘s early release from prison. usman khan, who killed two people and injured three others, before he was shot dead

jack merritt was 25, saskia jones, 23.ed, after being killed in the fishmongers' hall attack three weeks ago. at the holy trinity church in stratford—upon—avon, where william shakespeare is buried, close family and friends of saskia jones were remembering a sensitive, committed young woman, who'd wanted to join the police, who was working on a prisoner education project, but was killed by one of those she was helping. terrorism often seems something far away, that's not going to affect this sleepy town in warwickshire. but this has really brought it home, that this is something that really can affect people's lives here in stratford, and people have been very touched and moved by that, and shocked by it. at great st mary's in cambridge, the university church, an almost simultaneous funeral service forjack merritt, whose body was in a wicker coffin, in keeping with the ethical way he lived his life. he'd helped run the learning together project that organised the conference next to london bridge, at which they were killed.

cambridge graduate jack merritt, was running a prisoner rehabilitiation conference — to which his attackerad been invited. the british government says the licence conditions of every convicted terrorist released from prison in england and wales are to be reviewed. a maltese businessman has been charged with complicity in the murder of the journalist daphne ca ruana galizia. yorgen fenech was arrested last week as he attempted to leave malta on his yacht. he has pleaded not guilty to the charges. hundreds of climate campaigners in eastern germany have occupied several opencast coal mines to demand their closure. the protesters have rejected the government's plan to phase out coal mining by 2038 — and instead want the industry to be closed down immediately. rail passenger groups have criticised a decision by train companies to increase fares by an average of 2.7% injanuary. it means some commuters — face rises of more than a hundred pounds in the cost of their season tickets. rail firms say the extra money will pay for improvements to the network. here's our business correspondent, katie pre

two people, including 25—year—old jack merritt, were killed in the attack by a man who had beenjailed2012 for his role in an al-qaeda inspired plot. former wales rugby captain gareth thomas says he wants breaking the stigma around hiv to be his everlasting legacy in an interview with prince harry to mark world aids day. we know there's a hell of a lot to do, but what you have managed to do in the space ofjust six or eight weeks has been transformational. police in hong kong use pepper spray as thousands of protesters return to the streets to maintain pressure on the territory's bejing—backed government. joe root returns to form in new zealand, hitting an unbeaten century, as england edge themselves back into the second test on day three in hamilton. and foreign correspondents based in london give us their take on the week's events in dateline london at 11:30. good morning. welcome to bbc news. the prime minister says the government is reviewing the licence conditions of 7a convicted terrorists freed from prison following the attack on london bridge on friday, amid criticism of the att

jack merritt was 25, saskia jones, 23.ill be mourned after being killed in the fish mongers hall attack three weeks ago. at the holy trinity church in stratford—upon—avon, where william shakespeare is buried, close family and friends of saskia jones were remembering a sensitive, committed young woman, who wanted to join the police. who was working on a prisoner education project, but was killed by one of those she was helping. terrorism often seems, something far away, that it's not going to affect this sleepy town in warwickshire. but this has really brought it home that this is something that really can affect peoples lives here in stratford, and people have been very touched and moved by that and shocked by it. at great st mary's in cambridge, the university church and almost the university church — an almost simultaneous funeral service forjack merritt, whose body was in a wicker coffin in keeping with the ethical way he lived his life. he'd helped run the learning together project that organised the conference next to

it's jack merritt and saskia jones. obviously, politics over the last few days has been dominated by what happened. yesterday on the andrew marr programme, there was a very bad—tempered interview with borisjohnson. let's have a listen to this bit of it. was out because he was on automatic early release. when the judges reviewed his sentence in 2012, they had no option but to comply with the law that labour brought in in 2008, which meant that, effectively... you say labour. you've been in power... effectively that he was out, they had to comply with the law as it stood, and he was out in eight years. and this was a guy, don't forget, thatjudge wilkie said was a very serious jihadi. and that's why... i've been in office for 120 days... your party's been in power for ten years. so obviously, that was talking about why usman khan was on the streets at all and not in prison. i listened to that interview. i was none the wiser about what happened when or why. john, just talk us through, what was your takeaway from it? well, i

. >> jack merritt is one murdered on friday and the second person in the attack has not yet been named. >>> good morning. we are so grateful to have you with us here. i'm christi paul. >> i'm martin savidge in for victor blackwell. >>> nine people are dead after a plane went down in chamberlain, south dakota. miraculously three survived the crash. >> it crashed in blizzard-like conditions after it took off and en route to idaho falls. the area was pummeled by a snowstorm at the time of the crash. visibility under less than a mile. snow falling at inch an hour according to national weather service. >>> the state's attorney says there is a two children and the pilot are among the victims. she also praised first responders there thanking their efforts which was heroic as she calls this extreme weather conditions which is really complicated the matter. we will update you nor with that story as we get more details, of course. >>> the storm, of course, is creating havoc in south dakota. it's part of a same or the same system that is on illustrates move and headed to the northeast right now.

you cannot keep people safe on the cheap. 25—year—old jack merritt was killed in the attack. victim