kurt cochran was the first to be hit by khalid masood's car.issa out of the way, before being knocked over the bridge‘s balustrade — falling five metres to the thames footpath. in court, melissa's sister angela called him the man who saved my sister. she then read a tribute on behalf of melissa that described him as my inspiration, my rock star and my hero. next, the car hit a retired window cleanerfrom clapham, leslie rhodes, dragging him 33 metres along the bridge. his family said he was greatly missed. his niece amanda said she was incredibly angry at his death. then, aysha frade was knocked 70 metres into the path of an oncoming number 53 bus, falling under its wheels. her husband john spoke of their two young daughters and said she was cruelly and brutally ripped away from us. the last victim on the bridge was andreea cristea from romania. she was knocked over the balustrade, falling 12 metres into the river thames before being recovered downstream. herfamily said, after two excruciating weeks of hoping for a recovery, andreea died. it was

witnesses saw khalid masood heading round the corner.olice officers on duty at the entrance to parliament saw him coming through the gate. pc glaze thought there might be multiple attackers. antonia kerridge was watching from a nearby parliament building. she saw pc keith palmer fall over as khalid masood charged towards him. another witness, james west, said the stabbing was slow and deliberate, like in a hollywood horror film. after about five seconds pc palmer, now badly injured, managed to get away and a nearby close protection officer rushed in and shot khalid masood. the inquest was played a distressing audio recording of the 25 minutes in which people tried to save pc keith palmer's life. police officers stabbed in the head, one person said into their radio, while others tried to reassure pc palmer, you're 0k, you're 0k. and come on, son, they can be heard saying. but his pulse was getting weaker and eventually they lost him. at the time of the attack it was not routine to have firearm officers at carriage gates, instead they did

four members of the public were killed after being run down by khalid masood on the 22nd of march lastlmer was stabbed and died in the forecourt of the palace of westminster. masood was then shot dead by armed officers. the inquests were shown cctv footage of the moment the attack unfolded. our home affairs correspondent, daniel sandford, is at the old bailey where the inquests are being held. the court here at the old bailey has been watching what were often graphic cctv images of khalid masood's cart knocking victims into the airand in masood's cart knocking victims into the air and in one case and the wheels of a bus as his car ploughed down the pavement on westminster bridge. the day began with the families paying tearful tributes to their relatives who died. the lawyers for the families described the attack as an act of barbarity and inhumanity, as indiscriminate terrorism. the westminster bridge attack last march was the first in a year of terror. in a few brief moments the lives of four members of the public, one police officer and the attacker ended. this morning the chief coro

the westminster bridge attacker — khalid masood — his mother tells the inquests into the deaths of hisms that she is ashamed of him. councils in england warn that the worst is yet to come for cuts to many services — including children's — unless the government intervenes. then and now — 100 years after stonehenge was donated to the nation, members of the public are invited to recreate their photos taken decades ago. and coming up on bbc news. we'll have the latest on arsenal as they open their european campaign in ukraine. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. the prime minister has failed to get eu leaders to back her so—called chequers plan for brexit. at the end of a two—day summit in austria, theresa may was told a crucial part of it — the proposed new economic partnership with the eu — would not work. the head of the european council, donald tusk, said her plans risked undermining the eu's single market. but the prime minister said her proposals were the "only serious credible" way to avoid a hard border in the northern ireland. our political editor laura kuenssberg rep

khalid masood killed four people when he drove a car at pedestrians on westminster bridge in march lastur home affairs correspondent, daniel sandford reports. on the day before the westminster bridge attack, khalid masood was seen joking with a hotel receptionist. but today, his family described a more violent man. his mother worried he would kill someone in a drunken fight. imprisoned for knife offences, he converted to islam. the violence then stopped, but an interest in extremism began. this is an audio recording of him criticising his wife for not supporting so—called islamic state. i never hear you say there's any good in the isis, i never hear you say any of their people might be sincere and genuine muslims, sunnis. i never hear you say at least they're fighting against the shia, they're doing some good. today in court, but giving evidence out of public view, his wife spoke directly to relatives of the people he killed. "i'm sorry that i was not more vigilant," she said. "he made me to trust him and i had no reason to doubt him." in tears, rohey hydara told the families, "i can't

and witnesses saw khalid masood heading round the corner.te. "i noticed a very large man with two extremely large knives, one in each hand," pc doug glaze told the inquest today. "he was walking like a robot, his hands moving up and down." pc glaze thought there might be multiple attackers. "i remember thinking, we're going to die," he said. antonia kerridge was watching from a nearby parliament building and she saw pc keith palmer fall over as khalid masood charged towards him. "the policeman had collapsed," she said today. "the attacker ran over to him, lent towards him and raised the knife quite high, and hejust stabbed him two, three orfour times." another witness, james west, said the stabbing was slow and deliberate, like in a hollywood horror film. after about five seconds pc palmer, now badly injured, managed to get away, and a nearby close protection officer rushed in and shot khalid masood. the inquest was played a distressing audio recording of the 25 minutes in which people tried to save pc keith palmer's life. "police officer st

and witnesses saw khalid masood heading round the corner. at the entrance to parliament saw him coming through the gate. "i noticed a very large man with two extremely large knives, one in each hand," pc doug glaze told the inquest today. "he was walking like a robot, his hands moving up and down." pc glaze thought there might be multiple attackers. "i remember thinking, we're going to die," he said. antonia kerridge was watching from a nearby parliament building and she saw pc keith palmer fall over as khalid masood charged towards him. "the policeman had collapsed," she said today. "the attacker ran over to him, lent towards him and raised the knife quite high, and hejust stabbed him two, three orfour times." another witness, james west, said the stabbing was slow and deliberate, like in a hollywood horrorfilm. after about five seconds pc palmer, now badly injured, managed to get away, and a nearby close protection officer rushed in and shot khalid masood. the inquest was played a distressing audio recording of the 25 minutes in which peop

later, khalid masood attributed his acquittalfrom this off.f islam. we heard that khalid masood converted to islam during the first of two spells in prison and where he started to read the koran. we also heard that he later went on to study for an economics degree at university in brighton but he could not get a job and ended up working asa not get a job and ended up working as a cleaner. and we heard that his mother said that he visited her shortly before the incident on the 22nd of march, shortly before that attack, he visited her on the 17th of march and he said to her, don't say i'm a terrorist, i am not. the headlines. the prime minister heads to austria for a ten minute pitch to sell her chequers proposal to other european leaders. ireland and other parts of the uk are battered by storm ali. the inquest into the westminster terror attack here is how the man responsible, khalid masood, had a history of violent outbursts. and its board, ben stokes and alex hales are both selected in england's one—day squad for the tour of sri lanka. both m

an inquest has been told that the westminster bridge attacker khalid masood, attended the same mosque he converted to islam in jail. masood was shot dead after driving into pedestrians on westminster bridge, and fatally stabbing a police officer. jenny kumah is at the old bailey. this morning the inquest heard that khalid masood could have been radicalised as early as 200a. lawyers representing the victims' families raised questions as to whether the authorities missed opportunities to identify him as a terrorist threat. his brother said ina terrorist threat. his brother said in a statement that carried matsuda converted to islam after his second speuin converted to islam after his second spell injail and converted to islam after his second spell in jail and that he talked about it constantly and try to push it on others. he moved to crawley in 2003 where he attended the same mosque as one of the fertiliser bomb plotters. he came under the radar of the security services but was not picked up as part of the investigation. after the attack, material was recovered from his electronic dev

afternoon the inquest started at looking at where the armed officers who were on duty were when khalid masoodtabbed pc keith palmer. his family wept as the court watched cctv footage clearly showing two armed officers here at the gate at a quarter to two, but then patrolling elsewhere until after the attack almost an hour later. pc palmer's family then heard one of those armed officers, lee ashby, say that on wednesdays they were encouraged to patrol near where ministers are dropped off in their cars for prime minister's questions, rather than by the open gates of parliament where pc palmer was left undefended. he said he'd not agreed with those instructions. daniel stanford, bbc news, at the old bailey. we are expecting the south korean president, moonjae—in, we are expecting the south korean president, moon jae—in, to we are expecting the south korean president, moonjae—in, to arrive in chong yang. he will be greeted by the north korean leader kimjong—un. more of that to come on bbc news. now, sport today. hello, i'm chetan pathak and this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. com

the officer and four other people who were run over by khalid masood died after the attack in march lastrrespondent daniel sandford reports. the photographs of the minister, tobias ellwood, helping in the desperate efforts to save pc keith palmer's life became some of the defining images of last year's westminster attack. today he arrived at pc palmer's inquest to give his official account of that traumatic day. he described the panic inside parliament, with people shouting "go back" as he went forward, and how he walked past a line of armed police officers pointing their guns to go and help their unarmed colleague who had been stabbed by khalid masood. when he got there, he found pc palmer with, among other injuries, a serious knife wound under his left arm pit. "he had lost a lot of blood and he was unconscious," tobias ellwood told the court. "i checked for a pulse. there was a pulse." the minister described how he tried to stem the bleeding but pc palmer's heart soon stopped, so they started cpr. at one point he was close to tears in court, saying, "forgive me, it's sometimes easier

the couple from romania had been taking photos on the bridge when khalid masood drove into pedestrians from the old bailey. andrei burnaz was himself injured during the westminster bridge attack last year but, today, grim—faced, he had to give evidence in the inquest into the death of his girlfriend, andreea cristea. 0n holiday from romania, they'd been to visit westminster abbey and were heading over the bridge when khalid masood's 4x4 drove into them at speed. ...he told the court. michael brown was driving past as it happened and saw what andrei hadn't. andreea had been knocked clean over the parapet. michael brown told the inquest he quickly dialled 999 and looked over the edge of the bridge to see andreea lying face down in the water. so he immediately shouted to get the attention of the captain of the nearby passenger boat. the millennium diamond reacted quickly with captain gordon markley using a boat hook to stop andreea floating away. about five minutes after she fell in, a london fire brigade boat, the fire flash, managed to get her out of the water, still alive. today the cr

the officer and four other people who were run over by khalid masood died after the attack in march lastpondent daniel sandford reports. the photographs of the minister, tobias ellwood, helping in the desperate efforts to save pc keith palmer's life became some of the defining images of last year's westminster attack. today he arrived at pc palmer's inquest to give his official account of that traumatic day. he described the panic inside parliament with people shouting "go back" as he went forward, and how he walked past a line of armed police officers pointing their guns to go and help their unarmed colleague who had been stabbed by khalid masood. when he got there, he found pc palmer with, among other injuries, a serious knife wound under his left arm pit. the minister described how he tried to stem the bleeding but pc palmer's heart soon stopped so they started cpr. at one point he was close to tears in court, saying, "forgive me, it's sometimes easier to do the helping than to talk about it afterwards." when a doctor arrived on the airambulance, there still seemed to be a chance but

kurt cochran was the first to be hit by the attacker khalid masood's car.ife melissa out of the way, before being knocked over the bridge‘s balustrade — falling five metres to the thames footpath below. in court, melissa's sister, angela stoll, called him "the man who saved my sister". she read a tribute from melissa, describing him as "my inspiration, my rock star and — most of all — my hero". next, the car hit a retired window cleaner from clapham, leslie rhodes, dragging him 33 metres along the bridge. his family said he was greatly missed. his niece amanda said she always remembers him as smiling and happy. then, aysha frade was knocked i7 metres into the path of a number 53 bus, falling under its wheels. in court, her husband john spoke of their two young daughters and said: the last victim on the bridge was andreea cristea from romania. she was knocked over the railing, falling 12 metres into the river thames, before being recovered 100 metres downstream. herfamily said: the cctv the court watched was often harrowing and graphic, showing victims being

an inquest has been told that the westminster bridge attacker khalid masood attended the same mosqueplotting a series of bomb attacks, after he converted to islam in jail. masood was shot dead after driving into pedestrians on westminster bridge, and fatally stabbing a police officer. jenny kumah is at the old bailey. what more did the inquest here today? this morning, the inquest heard that khalid masood could have been radicalised as early as 2004 and lawyers representing the victims‘ families raised questions as to whether the authorities missed opportunities to identify him as a terrorist threat. his brothers in a statement said that khalid masood converted to islam after his second speuin converted to islam after his second spell injail and converted to islam after his second spell in jail and that he talks about it constantly and tried to pushit about it constantly and tried to push it on others. it emerged he moved to crawley in 2003 when he attended the same mosque as one of the fertiliser bomb plotters and he came under the radar of the security services but he wasn‘t picked

the officer, and four other people who were run over by khalid masood on the bridge, died after the attackour home affairs correspondent daniel sandford reports from the old bailey. the photographs of the minister, tobias ellwood, helping in the desperate efforts to save pc keith palmer's life became some of the defining images of last year's westminster attack. today he arrived at pc palmer's inquest to give his official account of that traumatic day. he described the panic inside parliament, with people shouting "go back", as he went forward. and how he walked past a line of armed police officers, pointing their guns, to go and help their unarmed colleague, who had been stabbed by khalid masood. when he got there, he found pc palmer with, among other injuries, a serious knife wound onto his left armpit. it lost a lot of blood and he was unconscious, tobias ellwood told the course. i checked for a pulse, there was a pulse. the minister said he tried to stop the bleeding but his heart soon stopped and they started cpr. at one point, he was close to tears in court, saying "forgive me, somet

khalid masood killed four people when he drove a car at pedestrians on westminster bridge in march lasto death outside parliament. our home affairs correspondent, daniel sandford reports. 0n the day before the westminster bridge attack, khalid masood was seen joking with a hotel receptionist. but today, his family described a more violent man. his mother worried he would kill someone in a drunken fight. imprisoned for knife offences, he converted to islam. the violence then stopped, but an interest in extremism began. this is an audio recording of him criticising his wife for not supporting so—called islamic state. i never hear you say there's any good in the isis, i never hear you say any of their people might be sincere and genuine muslims, sunnis. i never hear you say at least they're fighting against the shia, they're doing some good. today in court, but giving evidence out of public view, his wife spoke directly to relatives of the people he killed. in tears, rohey hydara told the families, "i can't believe i was married to someone that evil," and then she said, "i hope you'll find

he was the officer who was stabbed and killed by khalid masood.iley, thank you. our top story this lunchtime. two russian men have appeared on state television saying they've been wrongly accused of salisbury poisonings. they admitted being in the cathedral city but said they just tourists. and still to come. the highs and lows of being an 18—year—old today. a new study shines light on how behaviours have changed over the years. coming up on bbc news... british cyclist simon yates continues to lead the vuelta a espana. he took a 25 second advantage into today's 18th stage, one of just four stages remaining. as we've been reflecting this week, it is ten years since the banking giant lehman brothers collapsed. it was the biggest casualty of the financial crisis, the root cause of which was the decision by american financial institutions to give mortgages to people who often couldn't afford them. those loans were bundled, and sold from one bank to another, so when the housing bubble burst, panic spread quickly throughout the financial system. the eff

khalid masood on the night before his attack on westminster bridge, buying his last evening meal at arighton. he'd been known as a violent man in his 20s and 30s and had been arrested for shoplifting at just 14. but he'd been more settled since converting to islam in prison. that was about to end. his first preparations had been in a birmingham tesco, 13 days before the attack. here, he bought the two large sabatier carving knives with which he stabbed pc keith palmer to death. a week later, at enterprise car hire, he rented his other weapon, the high hyundai 4x4 which he used to kill four pedestrians on the bridge. the inquest heard that in the months before the attack, khalid masood, had told his youngest children, "i'm going to die fighting for god". five days before, he'd gone to wales to see his mother and as he left he looked over his shoulder and said, "they will say i am a terrorist, i'm not". the next day, he did what police believe was a reconnaissance trip over westminster bridge, driving in the roadway where four days later, he would drive up the pavement, hitting tourists

kurt cochran was the first to be hit by the attacker khalid masood's car.ssa out of the way, before being knocked over the bridge's balustrade — falling five metres to the thames footpath below. in court, melissa's sister, angela stoll, called him "the man who saved my sister". she read a tribute from melissa, describing him as "my inspiration, my rock star and — most of all — my hero". next, the car hit a retired window cleanerfrom clapham, leslie rhodes, dragging him 33 metres along the bridge. his family said he was greatly missed. his niece amanda said she always remembers him as smiling and happy. then, aysha frade was knocked i7 metres into the path of a number 53 bus, falling under its wheels. in court, her husband john spoke of their two young daughters and said, "she was cruelly and brutally ripped away from us". the last victim on the bridge was andreea cristea from romania. she was knocked over the railing, falling 12 metres into the river thames, before being recovered 100 metres downstream. her family said, "after two excruciating weeks of hopi

khalid masood on the night before his attack on westminster bridge, buying his last evening meal at aeen known as a violent man in his 20s and 30s and had been arrested for shoplifting at just 1a. but he'd been more settled since converting to islam in prison. that was about to end. his first preparations had been in a birmingham tesco, 13 days before the attack. here, he bought the two large sabatier carving knives with which he stabbed pc keith palmer to death. a week later, at enterprise car hire, he rented his other weapon, the hyundai 4x4, which he used to kill four pedestrians on the bridge. the inquest heard that in the months before the attack, khalid masood, had told his youngest children, "i'm going to die fighting for god". five days before, he'd gone to wales to see his mother and as he left he looked over his shoulder and said, "they will say i am a terrorist, i'm not". the next day, he did what police believe was a reconnaissance trip over westminster bridge, driving in the roadway where four days later, he would drive up the pavement, hitting tourists at speed. he spent

khalid masood killed four people when he drove a car at pedestrians on westminster bridge in march lasttside parliament. our home affairs correspondent daniel sandford reports. on the day before the westminster bridge attack, khalid masood was seen joking with a hotel receptionist. but today, his family described a more violent man. his mother worried he would kill someone in a drunken fight. imprisoned for knife offences, he converted to islam. the violence then stopped but an interest in extremism began. this is an audio recording of him criticising his wife for not supporting so—called islamic state. i never hear you say there's any good in the isis, i never hear you say any of their people might be sincere and genuine muslims, sunnis. i never hear you say at least they're fighting against the shia, they're doing some good. today in court, but giving evidence out of public view, his wife spoke directly to relatives of the people he killed. "i'm sorry that i was not more vigilant," she said. "he made me to trust him and i had no reason to doubt him." in tears, rohey hydara told the fa

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the car driven by khalid masood killed four people.sts — the coroner said the lives of many were torn apart by high and terrible drama on that day in march last year. also tonight. pressure on the prime minister over brexit amid warnings of a "catastrophic split in the party", but brussels says a deal could be reached within weeks life for two men who — dressed in burkhas — tried to rob a jewellers after kidnapping and killing the owner. middle—aged drinkers are told to have at least two alcohol free days a week — to lower the risk of cancer

was no evidence that prisoners were being forced into this and that there was no evidence that khalid masoodnth, blaming creative differences. the next film, the 25th in the series, is due to be released in february 2020. now it‘s time for a look at the weather. i cant believe it, hot on the heels of storm ali, we have another storm. the storm yesterday was about the wind but this one is all about the volume of rain. some torrential rain today. as the rain eases we will see some gusts of wind through the night. you can see where the heaviest rain is. through much of rain and into the midlands. at least a couple of inches and maybe more. for the early evening rush hour it will be pretty tedious on the roads across wales stretching through into the midlands and up to the north of england. that rain will be relentless. that is their leaving. overnight, we will see that rain pushing its way eastwards and that is when the strongest winds will come. we will have some squally damaging guests to content with during the early hours. hello, good afternoon. this is bbc news. our latest headlines... eu

kurt cochran was the first to be hit by the attacker khalid masood's car.f the way before being knocked over the bridge's balustrade, falling five metres to the thames footpath below. in court, melissa's sister angela called him "the man who saved my sister". she then read a tribute on behalf of melissa that described him as "my inspiration, my rock star and most of all, my hero". next, the car hit a retired window cleanerfrom clapham, leslie rhodes, dragging him 33 metres along the bridge. his family said he was greatly missed. his niece amanda said she was "incredibly angry" at his death. then aysha frade was knocked 70 metres into the path of an oncoming number 53 bus, falling under its wheels. in court, her husband john spoke of their two young daughters and said "she was cruelly and brutally ripped away from us". the last victim on the bridge was andreea cristea from romania. she was knocked over the balustrade, falling 12 metres into the river thames before being recovered downstream. herfamily said... after two excruciating weeks of hoping for a reco

janet ajao cried in court as she remembered an e—mail khalid masood had sent her in 2013 in which he'dwhen he was growing up. "the upbringing lacked expressions of love or affection," he wrote to his mother. "to be honest, it seemed like a pretty cold and dull existence." in the minutes before khalid masood killed five people in westminster, he sent this picture to his wife and friends. it was him in mecca on a pilgrimage a few years earlier. daniel sandford, bbc news, at the old bailey. let's go back now to our top story, where theresa may has failed to get eu leaders to back her chequers plan for brexit, which comes at the end of her two day summit in austria. christian fraser is in salzburg and has been following the days events. hello. welcome back. i'm sure theresa may expected some pushback on her chequers plan along the way but perhaps not here in salzburg. perhaps thinking that might have come at the summit in october. but after her ten minute speech last night the first time she's been able to set out our proposal to the other 27 to leaders, what would i today was almost unani

afternoon the inquest started at looking at where the armed officers who were on duty were when khalid masoodched cctv footage clearly showing two armed officers here at the gate at a quarter to two, but then patrolling elsewhere until after the attack almost an hour later. pc palmer's family then heard one of those armed officers, lee ashby, say that on wednesdays they were encouraged to patrol near where ministers are dropped off in their cars for prime minister's questions, rather than by the open gates of parliament where pc palmer was left undefended. he said he'd not agreed with those instructions. daniel stanford, bbc news, at the old bailey. british actors are celebrating a good night at the 70th annual emmy awards in los angeles. peter bowes is watching it all in la. are the big winners? as you say, a very good night for british talent here in hollywood. claire foy winning for best actress in a drama for the crown. this was the last opportunity to win that award. she has been nominated before, playing queen elizabeth, the young years of the queen. the show shows the queen moving thro

the attacker, khalid masood, was shot dead by armed officers.ht, anti—immigration, anti—eu party has won about 18 per cent of the vote in the country‘s general election, while the two main parliamentary blocs are almost tied with about a0 percent each. a protracted battle to form a working coalition now looks inevitable, with sweden becoming the latest eu country to shift to the right over fears about immigration. from stockholm, here‘sjenny hill. sweden is today waking up to a rather new political era. the far—right sweden democrats say they are the true winners of this election. that is stretching it a little bit far. they have taken just under 18% of the vote but in a country like sweden with its long, liberal tradition, that is a pretty extraordinary results. their real achievement, i suppose, is that they are now complicating what is an already very intricate political landscape here. broadly speaking, there are two political groupings here, want to the centre—left, one to the centre—right. neither of those groupings has sufficient support

three others on the bridge died as khalid masood drove into them over at westminster bridge, he thenot out and stabbed pc keith palmer who died at the scene. the inquest will hear further evidence into kurt cochran‘s death before hearing the inquests into the four other victims. the inquest will continue here this afternoon into the death of lesley rhodes, 75 years old, a pensioner, he had been on his way to a hospital appointment when he was struck down by the card on westminster bridge. helena, thank you. britiain‘s most senior police officer has warned the government about the danger of making further cuts to policing. the metropolitan police commissioner, cressida dick, says she doesn't want the police to struggle with chronic underfunding like the prison service. it comes as the public spending watchdog, the national audit office, has criticised ministers for an ‘ineffective‘ and ‘detached' approach to police funding in england and wales. our home affairs correspondent, danny shaw, reports: what do or cops cost and do they provide value for money? important questions but once th

they‘d almost crossed the bridge when khalid masood began his attack.g ben struck three o‘clock. schoolteacher kylie smith was in westminster that day with a group of teenage pupils. kurt and melissa had caught her eye as they walked hand in hand when suddenly she heard the revving of masood‘s car. in tears at times, she told the inquest... she saw kurt knocked into the air by the car, and then chaos on the bridge. she told her pupils to run. they all made it safely home. it was on this pavement at the end of the bridge that kurt cochran heroically pushed his wife out of the way before being struck full on by the vehicle. one witness today described seeing him flying through the air and landing on the embankment below where, despite the efforts of a nurse, a paramedic and a doctor, he died soon afterwards. the next fatal injury was to leslie rhodes, a retired window cleaner who was walking away from the car when he was hit, turning at the last moment when he heard the revving. he died the next day from a head injury. lawyers for his family asked why the

into the thames after the westminster terror attack to find his girlfriend who'd been hit by khalid masood'sotos on the bridge when the attack happened. andreea cristea was thrown into the air and ended up in the river. she died two weeks later from her injuries. our home affairs correspondent, daniel sandford reports from the old bailey. andrei burnaz was himself injured during the westminster bridge attack last year but today, grim—faced, he had to give evidence in the inquest into the death of his girlfriend, andreea cristea. on holiday from romania, they'd been to visit westminster abbey and were heading over the bridge when khalid masood's 4x4 drove into them at speed. "after the vehicle passed, i looked on the left side of me to search for andreea but i couldn't see her," he told the court. "i started searching for andreea and i started running over the bridge." michael brown was driving past as it happened and saw what andrei hadn't. andreea had been knocked clean over the parapet. "she went about ten feet in the air," he told the inquest, "and as she came down, she went straight into

the couple from romania had been taking photos on the bridge when khalid masood drove into pedestriansiley. andrei burnaz was himself injured during the westminster bridge attack last year but, today, grim—faced, he had to give evidence in the inquest into the death of his girlfriend, andreea cristea. 0n holiday from romania, they'd been to visit westminster abbey and were heading over the bridge when khalid masood's axa drove into them at speed. michael brown was driving past as it happened and saw what andrei hadn't. andreea had been knocked clean over the parapet. michael brown told the inquest he quickly dialled 999 and looked over the edge of the bridge to see andreea lying face down in the water. so, he immediately shouted to get the attention of the captain of the nearby passenger boat. the millennium diamond reacted quickly with captain gordon markley using a boat hook to stop andreea floating away. about five minutes after she fell in, a london fire brigade boat, the fire flash, managed to get her out of the water, still alive. today the crew of the passenger ship were asked b

the couple from romania had been taking photos on the bridge when khalid masood drove into pedestriansthe old bailey. andrei burnaz was himself injured during the westminster bridge attack last year but, today, grim—faced, he had to give evidence in the inquest into the death of his girlfriend, andreea cristea. 0n holiday from romania, they'd been to visit westminster abbey and were heading over the bridge when khalid masood's 4x4 drove into them at speed. after the vehicle passed, i looked on the left side of me to search for andreea, but i could not see her, he told the court. i started searching for andreea and i started running over the bridge. michael brown was driving past as it happened and saw what andrei hadn't. andreea had been knocked clean over the parapet. michael brown told the inquest he quickly dialled 999 and looked over the edge of the bridge to see andreea lying face down in the water. so he immediately shouted to get the attention of the captain of the nearby passenger boat. the millennium diamond reacted quickly, with captain gordon markley using a boat hook to sto

pc palmer had been on duty and unarmed when khalid masood approached him. y saw. 0ne eyewitness whose statement was read to court said as soon as the knives went up, it went from car accident to attack. antonia kerridge, a parliamentary assistant, was in a building opposite the palace. sshe told the court "the policeman had collapsed. the attacker ran over to him, and just leaned down towards him and raised the knife quite high. and hejust stabbed him. two or three or four times. i was looking away, it was more than once. he raised the knife up. masood was then shot dead by officers." emergency services tried to treat pc keith palmer at the scene but he died from his injuries. an officer dedicated to hisjob, a father of a young daughter, and a husband. and a man who the inquest heard was a public face of parliament, the hearing here continues this afternoon. thank you very much. helena lee at the old bailey... the funeral has been held for four children who were murdered in a firebomb attack on their home in greater manchester. demi, brandon, lacie and lia p

cctv footage of the moment mother—of—two aysha frade was struck by khalid masood's vehicle has just beento—date with what you have seen and heard today. well, there were more tears in court today as the events from last march we re today as the events from last march were relived by those who had seen what happens. the barrister, jonathan hough 0c, who is the council for the jonathan hough 0c, who is the councilfor the inquest, jonathan hough 0c, who is the council for the inquest, began jonathan hough 0c, who is the councilfor the inquest, began the inquest into ayush afraid earlier today and he told the court that there would be graphic footage. that was an opportunity, really, for anyone who wanted to do leave the court room at that stage. her family, her husband, john, and her two sisters decided to stay in court, but they closed their eyes, bowed their heads as the footage was strode and at times they wiped away tea rs. strode and at times they wiped away tears. that did was then shown to the court. it showed ayesha afraid, a mother of two, walking along westminster bridge. she was

three others on the bridge died as khalid masood drove into them over westminster bridge.bed pc keith palmer, who died at the scene. the inquest will hear further evidence into kurt cochran‘s death, before hearing the inquest into the four other victims. helena lee reporting from the old bailey, where proccedings will continue this afternoon with the inquest examining the death of pensioner leslie rhodes. we will bring you the latest from that inquest as we get it. the shortage of staff in the nhs in england has been highlighted by new figures which show a big rise in the number of vacancies. it's currently looking for 107,000 more staff. nhs improvement, which monitors the health service, says it's because of rising patient demand and more staff leaving. our health editor hugh pym sat down with colleague ben brown a little earlier, to discuss how alarmed we should be by these figures. so let's take a closer look at these figures for england. they show between april— june, there were six point to three million visits to a&e units at english hospitals. that is a record. in

the last image of pc keith palmer, taken by a tourist, shortly before he was stabbed to death by khalid masoodthe time of the attack. we'll have the latest from the old bailey. also on the programme tonight: hurricane florence hits the east coast of america, bringing flooding, power cuts and warnings that entire communities could be destroyed. president trump's former campaign manager agrees to cooperate with the investigation into links between the president and russia. the archbishop and amazon. the church defends investing in the online giant, despite him criticising its tax affairs. prison officers stage protests against what they say are unprecedented levels of violence by inmates.

that is because khalid masood's foot to my car had run over his foot.with some police officers to say he thought she was in the river. he also rang her mobile phone and it rang, which her mobile phone and it rang, which he told the court was positive. but then sometime later he found her telephone and also her classes in a pool of blood close to where the attack happened and she was knocked over. andreea cristea was taken to hospital. she spent two weeks there but she died in hospital. her boyfriend has now finished giving evidence here and we are now hearing from various witnesses who were involved in the search for andreea cristea in the river thames. helen the reporting. negotiations between british and french fishermen to end the row that has become known as the scholar was in the english channel have collapsed. french fishermen have aggressively confronted their british counterparts in the channel in recent months — and industry leaders had been working to agree compensation for smaller fishing boats to stop fishing for the molluscs during a period

he was stabbed and killed by khalid masood. hearing continues. profits at the john lewis partnership have fallen dramatically. the group, which includes john lewis department stores and waitrose supermarkets, made a profit in the 6 months to latejuly ofjust £1.2 million a fall of 99%. its chairman said the retail sector had seen the most promotional market in a decade. more details from our business correspondent theo leggett. john lewis likes to make a big noise about being different to other high street stores, but today's figures make it clear it is under the same pressures as its main rivals on the high street. in the first six months of the year, john lewis, which includes waitrose, racked up sales worth nearly £5.5 billion. but it only made a profit of £1.2 million. that is down 99%, compared to the same period last year. the chairman says competition is making life tough. there is too much retail space, there is more retail space than there is than demand for us as consumers, and that creates a really tough competitive e

three others on the bridge died as khalid masood drove into them over westminster bridge.hen got out and stabbed pc keith palmer, who died at the scene. the inquest will hear further evidence into kurt cochran‘s death, before hearing the inquests into the four other victims. the inquest into a window cleaner who was 75 years old was opened here today. also, a doctor who was on the bridge at the time of the attack gave evidence and he went over to try and treat the window cleaner. it was a touching moment at the end of that evidence, he publicly thanked the family for inviting him to the funeral and it was a privilege to attend. the hearing continues tomorrow. the boss of jaguar land rover has warned theresa may that a "hard brexit" will wipe out his company's profits, resulting in the loss of tens of thousands of jobs. dr ralf speth described the prospect of a cliff—edge break with the eu as "horrifying". brexit... shops have been shut when they should have been created. 1000 lost as a result of policy. and those numbers will be counted in the tens of thousands if we do no

khalid masood was shot dead by police after fatally stabbing pc keith palmer, and crashing into fourdge, who lost their lives. 0ur correspondentjenny kumah is at the old bailey. tell us more about the evidence today. there has been more questions around the security levels at the front of parliament where pc palmer was stabbed to death. we heard last week from the two armed officers on duty who told the inquest that they we re duty who told the inquest that they were unaware of guidelines that said they should be near the front gates of parliament when they were open. they told the inquest that they followed a map, patrolling an area and they took daily instruction to do so. they told the inquest they and fellow colleagues that this and some of their superiors were also unaware of these new updated guidelines that came in several yea rs guidelines that came in several years ago. today the head of policing and west minister told the inquest he found some of the evidence slightly odd but he said as far as he was aware the majority of armed officers were complying with instructions. tod

taken off the list five years before he carried out the crime when in march of twenty seventeen khalid masood rammed a car into protests treasons killing four and them fatally stabbed a police officer and situation has been following the official inquest into the case and inquiry into the westminster attack of march twenty second of last year where six people including the perpetrator had died and dozens were injured has now revealed that the attacker a fifty two year old believed masood had apparently been on the radar of u.k. security services dating as far back as two thousand and four now by twenty ten he was linked to al qaeda training in pakistan and had been identified as a threat to national security this is according to a senior mit filed for officer who was testifying in court here in the u.k. this week presented only as witness al to protect the officer's identity he said that must sued had been given a holding code identifying him as a threat to national security but was later downgraded that same year by december twenty ten. to quote an individual who may be of interest to nation