kirsty boden, who was 28, and had moved to the uk from australia, was one of those who died.he inquest also heard from wayne marks, the first police officer on the scene. daniel sandford reports. an australian nurse with a love of travel, kirsty boden was living in london with her english boyfriend. in her flowery dress, she was just caught on cctv as she came to the boro bistro for a meal. when a van crashed into the railings above where they were eating, the camera picked up kirsty again, telling her friends to wait while she went to treat the injured. but those friends, harriet mooney and melanie schroeder, told the coroner that it quickly became clear that this was notjust a car crash. as the stabbing began, kirsty rushed to help alexandre pigeard, who was dying on the ground. but she was herself set on by the knifemen and, despite the efforts of her friends and an off—duty gp, she also died. she had no chance. she was one girl on her own against three guys, armed with knives, and it was only after she received the fatal wounds that she... ..she then left. leaving five pe

kirsty bowden, 28, who had moved to the uk from australia was one of those who died.nquest also heard from the first police officer on the scene. an australian nurse with a love of travel, kirsty boden was living in london with her english boyfriend. in her flowery dress, she was just caught on cctv as she came to the boro bistro for a meal. when a van crashed into the railings above where they were eating, the camera picked up kirsty again, telling her friends to wait while she went to treat the injured. but those friends, harriet mooney and melanie schroeder, told the coroner that it quickly became clear that this was notjust a car crash. as the stabbing began, kirsty rushed to help alexandre pigeard, who was dying on the ground. but she was herself set on by the knifemen and, despite the efforts of her friends and an off—duty gp, she also died. she had no chance. she was one girl on her own against three guys, armed with knives, and it was only after she received the fatal wounds that she... ..she then left. leaving five people dying from stab wounds around the bor

kirsty boden, who was 28, and had moved to the uk from australia, was one of those who died.ne marks, the first police from wayne marques, the first police officer on the scene. daniel sandford reports. an australian nurse with a love of travel, kirsty boden was living in london with her english boyfriend. in her flowery dress, she was just caught on cctv as she came to the boro bistro for a meal. when a van crashed into the railings above where they were eating, the camera picked up kirsty again, telling her friends to wait while she went to treat the injured. but there was friends, harriet mooney and melanie schroeder, but those friends, harriet mooney and melanie schroeder, told the coroner that it quickly became clear that this was notjust a car crash. as the stabbing began, kirsty rushed to help alexandre pigeard, who was dying on the ground. but she was herself set on by the knifemen, and despite the efforts of her friends and an off—duty gp, she also died. she had no chance. she was one girl on her own against three guys, armed with knives, and it was only after she re

kirsty boden, who was 28, and had moved to the uk from australia, was one of those who died.lso heard from wayne marks, the first police officer on the scene. daniel sandford reports. an australian nurse with a love of travel, kirsty boden was living in london with her english boyfriend. in her flowery dress, she was just caught on cctv as she came to the boro bistro for a meal. when a van crashed into the railings above where they were eating, the camera picked up kirsty again, telling her friends to wait while she went to treat the injured. but those friends, harriet mooney and melanie schroeder, told the coroner that it quickly became clear that this was notjust a car crash. as the stabbing began, kirsty rushed to help alexandre pigeard, who was dying on the ground. but she was herself set on by the knifemen, and despite the efforts of her friends and an off—duty gp, she also died. she had no chance. she was one girl on her own against three guys, armed with knives, and it was only after she received the fatal wounds that she... ..she then left. leaving five people dying f

kirsty was to have been a bridesmaid at melanie's wedding, she told the coroner, kirsty jumped up insideed to see if need help! as the stabbing began, kirsty was seen rushing to help alexander, who was dying on the ground, but she herself was been attacked, and despite the efforts of her friends and an off—duty gp, she also died. she had no chance, she was one girl on her own against three guys, armed with knives, and it was only after she received the fatal wounds that she, she then left. leaving five people dying from stab wounds around the borough bistro and others seriously injured, the attackers then came up the stairs, and headed down the borough high street towards the lobos tapas restaurant. there they started stabbing a young couple, mary bondivey and oliver, who just finished their meal. on foot patrol across the road was pc, wayne marks, he's been given the george medal for what he did next. he was helping treat another victim, when he saw one of the attackers stabbing oliver dowling, and armed only with his baton, he went for the knife man. "my intention was to hit him as har

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

kirsty boden, who was 28 and from australia, had told herfriends "i'm a nurse, i have to help."ed to save a waiter, who also died. daniel sandford reports ki rsty kirsty bowden was 28, an australian nurse with a love of travel who had settled in london with an english boyfriend. on the night of the attack her flowery dress was caught on cctv as she came to the bar bistro for e—mail. she and her friends had just opened a second bottle of wine when a van crashed into the railings above where she was eating. at that point the camera picked up kirsty telling herfriends to wait while she went to treat the injured. she was to be a bridesmaid ata injured. she was to be a bridesmaid at a friend's wedding. the friend told the inquest... as the stabbing began, kirsty was seen rushing to help alexander, dying on the ground, but she herself was then attacked and despite the efforts of her friends and an off duty gp she also died. she was one girl on her own against three guys armed with knives. it was only after she received the fatal wounds that she then left. leaving five people dying fro

kirsty love to people.e did throughout her entire life and career. and as soon as she saw that there was an accident her first instinct was to go and help people. no hesitation at all. she told her friendsjust to no hesitation at all. she told her friends just to stay where they wear while she could go and help people and give any kind of medical assistance she could. so today, more tales of bravery from all sorts of different kinds of people. the inquest continues. the headlines on bbc news. cross party brexit talks collapse — jeremy corbyn pulls the plug on them, blaming the weakness and instability of the government. a police constable tells the inquests into the london bridge attacks how he tried to fight off all three killers — armed only with his baton. the human cost of britain‘s knife crime crisis — 100 lives lost this year, most of them male and under 30. and in sport, pakistan set england a target to wind the fourth and wet the series. the bowling has helped peg pakistan back at the end of their 5

kirsty boden, who was 28, and had moved to the uk from australia, was one of those who died.iel sandford reports. an australian nurse with a love of travel, kirsty boden was living in london with her english boyfriend. in her flowery dress, she was just caught on cctv as she came to the boro bistro for a meal.

we also heard some details about kirsty bowden, an australian nurse working here in london. ran out at the sound of the van crashing with the attackers in it when they got to the south side of london bridge. she thought it was a road traffic accident and her instinct was to run out and help. instead, she was attacked and killed. her boyfriend said, to kirsty, it wouldn't have seemed brave to go and help, it was an extension of how she lived her life. we are unspea kably extension of how she lived her life. we are unspeakably proud of her. there sentiments were very much the theme of all those families who spoke today. how long is this process expected to last? what about the detail that will have to be explored ? what about the detail that will have to be explored? there were clearly questions, it is notjust knowing why they died, there are serious questions the families want answers to. there are a string of witnesses due to give evidence, including one officer with mi5. i think the families here are very keen to get the answer to two questions, you may have heard in the re

wounds just outside the bistro where he worked. other witnesses saw this young australian nurse, kirstyground just metres away. she also died. in less than two minutes, the attackers had stabbed five people to death around the borough bistro, and others, like helen kennett, were lucky to have survived. daniel sandford, bbc news, at the old bailey. now on bbc news, sport today. hello, i'm tulsen tollett and this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. coming up on this programme: defending champion brooks koepka leads by a stroke after the opening round of the pga championship in new york. meltdown in italy — nick kyrgios throws a chair on to the court, walks off and is then fined and forced to forfeit the 45 ranking points gained during the rome masters. and italy's fausto masnada claims victory on stage 6 of the giro d'italia, while his compatriot valerio conti seized the overall lead. hello and welcome to the programme where we start with the golfing news that defending champion brooks koepka will take a one shot lead into friday's second round of the pga championship in new y

at 18, this is about mental health for young people and the story focuses on a young woman called kirstyf 25,000 young people in england who then have to move to adult mental health services and it goes through the difficulties kirsty faced, and many young people face, when they make that transition and have to go sometimes years without treatment they need and nhs england saying they have addressed the issue by extending young people's mental health care until the age of 25. take a look at that, it is a thought—provoking piece. that's it for today's morning briefing. sport now and a full round up from the bbc sport centre. good morning. in a premier league title race where two rivals refused to blink... the tired eyes will be in manchester this morning. city have become the first team to retain the trophy in a decade in what is their sixth league title. they overcame liverpool with a final day win many expected but didn't come altogether smoothly. as adam wild reports. still premier league champions — manchester city. after all the drama, all the excitement, manchester city have done it

kirsty boden, an australian nurse, was helping others when she was stabbed.hodder, said, "we are so unspeakably proud of her, and not a day goes by that we're not in awe of her bravery that night." the court heard that chrissy archibald had just kissed her boyfriend when she was struck, while another victim, alexandre pigeard, was a music—loving waiter, and ignacio echeverria was fighting the attackers 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

newshour weekend special correspondent kirsty johansen traveled to texas to meet the woman who helped put this issu in the spotlight and is fightinn for ch across the country. >> reporter: mornings in the thierry household are like those in many other american homes. shawn thierry, a single mother,g ting her daughter, klaire, ready for school and has a jam-y packederself. thierry tries not to take any og their timeher for granted, remembering sage words from her grandmother. >> she would always say, i remember when i was a little girl, "well, when a woman has a baby, that's the closest she's ever going to get to death." but that was true back in the... as they say, the old days. women died in childbirth. and so, i find it just boggling that in 2019 we're still having this conversation. i'm going to go get your clothes. >> reporter: texas has one of the most concerning maternal mortality rates in the country, estimated at 14.6 per 100,000 ve births. for black women, it's even worse: 27.8 per 100,00 shawn thierry almost became one of the state's statistics nrself while giving birth 2012

kirsty boden, an australian nurse, was helping others when she was stabbed.s hodder, said, "we are so unspeakably proud of her, and not a day goes by that we're not in awe of her bravery that night." the court heard that chrissy archibald had just kissed her boyfriend when she was struck, while another victim, alexandre pigeard, was a music—loving waiter, and ignacio echeverria was fighting the attackers 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 o

kirsty boden, an australian nurse, was helping others when she was stabbed. said we are unspeakably proud of her and not a day goes by that we are not in all of her bravery that night. the court heard that chrissy archibald had just kissed her boyfriend when she was struck. alexandre pigeard boyfriend when she was struck. alexandre pigea rd was boyfriend when she was struck. alexandre pigeard was a music loving waiter and ignacio echeverria was hitting them with his skateboard when he was stabbed 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

kirsty boden, who was 28 and from australia, had told herfriends, "i'm a nurse, i have to help."d. new figures show that 100 people have been fatally stabbed so far this year, amid a rise in serious knife crime in england and wales over the last five years. 83 of the victims were men and 17 were women. police have brought charges in 85 of the 100 cases, 30 of which were in london. but knife injuries are actually down in the capital by 10% on last year. in the west midlands, there have been eight deaths due to knives since january, and the police and crime commissioner has now declared an emergency, as our home affairs correspondent tom symonds reports from birmingham. this is what a knife can do to a child's arm in a second. jack, he's14, was robbed and stabbed by strangers in a park in dudley. how many is it, jack? 14. he was very close to having an artery cut, wasn't he? and that would have been very, very serious. yes, really. he was... he'sjust so lucky. if that had gone through his stomach as well, again, he wouldn't be here. we've got to do something. we've got to stop it.

other witnesses saw this young australian nurse, kirsty boden, being stabbed on the ground just metresed. in less than two minutes, the attackers had stabbed five people to death around the boro bistro, and others like helen kennett were lucky to have survived. daniel sandford, bbc news, at the old bailey. tensions over trade between the trump administration and beijing have escalated, with the us confirming sanctions will take effect tomorrow on the chinese technology giant huawei. washington has effectively blocked the company doing business in the us, over fears shared by other countries that it poses a risk to national security. huawei is a global leader in 56, superfast wireless technology, which will link everything from our phones to driverless cars to domestic appliances. the firm is already operating or planning services aross much of the world, but here, the government is divided on whether to allow huawei to provide equipment for the uk's new 56 systems. we'll have reports from china and our security correspondent, but first nick bryant in washington. the global battle is un

wounds just outside the bistro where he worked. other witnesses saw this young australian nurse, kirstyound just metres away. she also died. in less than two minutes, the attackers had stabbed five people to death around the borough bistro, and others, like helen kennett, were lucky to have survived. daniel sandford, bbc news, at the old bailey. tensions over trade between the trump administration and beijing have escalated, with the us confirming sanctions will take effect tomorrow on the chinese technology giant huawei. washington has effectively blocked the company doing business in the us over fears shared by other countries that it poses a risk to national security. huawei is a global leader in 5g superfast wireless technology, which will link everything from our phones to driverless cars to domestic appliances. the firm is already operating or planning services aross much of the world. but here, the government is divided on whether to allow huawei to provide equipment for the uk's new 5g systems. we will have reports from china, and our security correspondent. but first, nick brya

hatty‘s owner, kirsty howden, described the moment her pet finally returned home.off the gap she was in so she could no longer walk out onto the parapet, the ledge of the bridge. so i'm hoping that kind of maybe forced her to jump up through a hole, and she's run back across the tracks. now it's time for the weather, with chris fawkes. we have seen some warmer weather in most parts of the uk in the last 2a hours, but the differences in the weather we have seen from place to place has been huge. some good sunshine across parts of england, but closer to these weather fronts it has been a different story, with cloud and rain. and indeed, because the air is humid, there is a lot of moisture in the atmosphere. that has been pouring out of the skies in the north—west. we got more of that rain to come as well through friday. across northern ireland, the far north of england in particular scotland, we are going to have a weather front wriggling and writhing around over the course of friday, ringing quitea around over the course of friday, ringing quite a lot of wet weather

other witnesses saw this young australian nurse, kirsty bowden, being stabbed on the ground just metres. in less than two minutes, the attackers had stabbed five people to death around the borough bistro, and others, like helen kennett, were lucky to have survived. daniel sanford, bbc news, at the old bailey. the uk has seen one of the biggest increases in the availability of opioid painkillers among any leading economy. between 2013 and 2016, the amount of prescription and over the counter opioids in the uk increased by two thirds, according to new research. our health editor hugh pym is here. these are highly addictive, aren't they? what is behind the increase? yes, sophie, opioid painkiller addiction is a serious addiction and overdoses can be fatal. that is the background to this report from the oecd, which is saying a crisis first highlighted in the usa and canada is now a threat to other economies, including the uk. let's look at some of the figures from the oecd. first, over three years in the uk, the availability of opioid painkillers, prescription and over—the—counter, and for

the six people stabbed were sara zelenak, sebastien belanger, james mcmullan, alexandre pigeard, kirstyoden and ignacio echeverria. they 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 s

>> he's the first guy to steal a base, hit a home run and pitch since kirsty masterson in 1905.y at the office for sandoval. >>> it will not be, potentially, another day at the office for the sharks. they have a chance to wrap up their series in colorado with the avs. commanding a 3-2 lead in uc. the crowd reacts to joe pavelski making an appearance saturday night at the tank. were you there? >> i was. i was. >> very emotional. still won't play. and a big story for the sharks. the goalkeeping of jones. >> martin jones. >> martin jones has stopped 125 of 135 shots. that's a great percentage. he's the key. but logan couture has been kind of a scoring machine in the postseason. said they gotta help him out offensively too. >> we gotta score more goals obviously. but he's playing really well, making a lot of big-time saves. and he's got some good looks, chances in the slot where we need to put it in the back of the net. he's been really, really good. >>> meantime, a little nba basketball, warriors on their way against the houston rockets. early going there. milwaukee taking a comman

hetty‘s owner, kirsty howden, described the moment her pet finally returned home.ge. i am hoping that kind of the bridge. i am hoping that kind of may be forced her up, tojump up through a hole, and she has run back across the tracks. now it's time for a look at the weather with simon king. varying conditions at the moment across the uk. across southern and eastern areas, you are enjoying sunshine, further north and west it is cloudy. he was a weather watcher photo from north wales. 0utbreaks is cloudy. he was a weather watcher photo from north wales. outbreaks of rain across the coast of wales, north—west of england. heavy rain spreading its way out of northern ireland and into parts of central and southern scotland. further south, sunshine and it will feel warm this afternoon, temperatures up to 23 celsius. further north, still warm and humid for many, except the far north—east of scotland, where it is about 10 celsius. tonight, a lot of cloud and rain, particularly across the northern half of the uk. drizzle on the coast of wales, south—west england. lots of clo

the other story kirsty bowden, the angel of london bridge.lp, she went over where she saw one of the waiters, alexandre pigeard, he had been stabbed as she tried to ten to him, she was stabbed herself by one of the attackers. she managed to get back into an alleyway and we have won ourfriends back into an alleyway and we have won our friends that evening, she says she was down by her side, pleading with kirsty, no, no, no. she died at a side just a few minutes later. one hundred people have now died from stabbings this year, according to figures we've obtained from police forces around the country. almost half the victims were under the age of 30, and the vast majority were male. the youngest to be killed was 14—years—old, and the oldest was 80. our home affairs correspondent, tom symonds, reports. 100 crime scenes, 100 lost lives. we have been tracking murder and manslaughter in britain in 2019 and the knife is the most—used murder weapon. charlotte huggins became 2019's first stabbing victim on new year's day in south london. on average, th

kirsty boden, an australian nurse, was helping others when she was stabbed.s hodder, said, "we are so unspeakably proud of her and not a day goes by that we are not in awe of her bravery that night." the court heard that chrissy archibald had just kissed her boyfriend when she was struck. alexandre pigeard was a music—loving waiter and ignacio echeverria was hitting the attackers with his skateboard when he was 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 f

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

the six people stabbed were sara zelenak, sebastien belanger, james mcmullan, alexandre pigeard, kirsty and ignacio echeverria. their 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

other witnesses saw this young australian nurse, kirsty bowden, being stabbed on the ground just metres. in less than two minutes, the attackers had stabbed five people to death around the borough bistro, and others, like helen kennett, were lucky to have survived. daniel sanford, bbc news, at the old bailey. the headlines on bbc news. theresa may agrees to set a timetable for her departure from office after the vote on her brexit deal in the first week ofjune the former foreign secretary boris johnson says ‘of course' he will run for the conservative leadership when she steps down four people have been killed after a light aircraft crashed in dubai. three of them were british. sport now...and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here's hugh woozencroft. good evening. we're nearing the end of the first day of the second golf major of the year... with defending champion brooks koepka making the early running at the us pga championship at bethpage black in new york. all eyes were on tiger woods after he stunned the world to win the masters last month but he had a nightmareish d

hetty‘s owner, kirsty howden, described the moment her pet finally returned home.g that maybe forced her to jump up hoping that maybe forced her to jump up through a hole and she ran back across the tracks. a lovely happy ending. let's see what the weather forecast is for the next few days. we have a summer like weather over the next few days. quite a different story for the rest of today. this is what we have seen for the last few hours. patchy cloud. further north, the cloud has been thickening and we are going to see more rain for northern ireland, pushing further into scotland and affecting the far north of england at times. further south, in some sunshine, it is going to be really warm. for northern scotland, in the colder air, temperatures barely making double figures so quite a contrast. we have still got some rain to come this evening. a lovely end to the day in the sunshine. more cloud arriving overnight tonight. the rain in the north becoming lighter and more patchy but we still have cloudy skies for the most part. and a really warm night for the bulk of