this hearing today was to decide whether mr lee byer was to decide whether mr lee byer was to decidebe remanded in custody until a plea hearing at the old bailey on november the 8th. a date for a trial has been provisionally fixed for may next year. provisionally fixed for may next ear. , ., ,., ., ~ provisionally fixed for may next ear. ., ~ britain's intelligence agencies are facing accusations that they tipped off the indian authorities about a british man who was later seized and allegedly tortured. jagtar sinthohal — a sikh activist and blogger — was snatched off a street by indian police five years ago and has been in prison ever since. india denies suggestions of torture. our security correspondent frank gardner is here. this sounds pretty shocking. is there a case to answer for the government? it certainly does. there is a legal case, it certainly does. there is a legal case. which _ it certainly does. there is a legal case. which is — it certainly does. there is a legal case, which is why _ it certainly does. there is a legal case, which is why they - it certainly does. ther

lee byer has been remanded in custody. 0ur correspondent, tom symonds, was in court. armed officers and a man charged. thomas 0'halloran made it less than 100 yards in his mobility scooter after being stabbed in the chest alongside the busy aao in greenford. police later circulated cctv images of a man running from the scene with a knife. early yesterday morning, the man was arrested at this house, just over a mile from where mr 0'halloran died. this morning 44—year—old lee byer appeared at willesden magistrates' court after being charged overnight. in a hearing ofjust a couple of minutes, lee byer, wearing grey clothes, said that he had no fixed address. he was told he faced a charge of murder and another of the possession of a knife. his case will next be heard at the old bailey on the 23rd of august. but the investigation will continue and last night the met was under pressure in a public meeting to put more police on the beat in this part of london following a killing which has horrified a community. tom symonds, bbc news, willesden magistrates' court. new figures

in hearing, lee byer appeared here at woolston magistrates�* court.trial action on the london underground is not about pay, but the fear that transport for london might agree to a funding deal with the government that leads to job cuts and changes to their contracts. we need an unequivocal guarantee there will be no changes to people�*s pensions, negative changes to people�*s pensions. we also demand that there will be no job cuts, and we also demand there will be no changes to people�*s terms and condition, their contracts, their agreements, without the union�*s consent and approval. we don�*t know the details of the deal the government have put to tfl and nor do the rmt, but the mayor of london says striking is not the way to react. tfl are ready and willing to talk, and tfl want to engage with the rmt in relation to notjust this issue, but other issues as well, and i�*m quite clear, you know, i have been standing up for the trade unions when it comes to the government, but, you know, today doesn�*t help. the london underground strike is just for to

this hearing today was to decide whether lee byer was to be given bail and bail was refused and he willrgy suppliers effect in october. the largest energy suppliers presented effect in october. the largest energy suppliers presented a plan to government last week which he says would freeze energy bills and prevent a price of emergency this winter. the chief executive of scottishpower is also outlining the plan to scotland's first minister nicola sturgeon today. the idea of a so—called tariff deficit fund is growing in popularity among the industry and would involve the government guaranteeing loans to gas and electricity providers. tell us more about what is being outlined, how does this tariff deficit fund were? i think it's really interesting we are starting to hear the industry being quite vocal of the last couple days. we've heard in last two or three weeks campaigners, charities even the opposition talking about how serious the problem is. in the last couple of days its energy companies. this morning we heard from the boss of edf who told us he's worried customers are facing a cata

lee byer is accused of stabbing thomas o'halloran to death, while he rode his mobility scooter in greenford water or reservoirs to normal levels but there's enough water for essential business and household needs. meanwhile europe appears to be on course for its worst drought in at least 500 years, according to a european commision led report. it says two thirds of the continent is under some form of alert, and the conditions are reducing crop yields, drying up rivers and sparking wildfires. bin strikes across 13 more scottish local authorities are to start tomorrow, despite a 5% pay rise offer being made. rubbish has been piling up in edinburgh where hundreds of union members in the city's waste and recycling service walked out last week. the number of migrants crossing the english channel in small boats in a single day has reached a new record high. the ministry of defence says 1,295 people arrived in the uk in this way on monday — the highest daily total since records began four years ago. so far this year, more than 22,500 people have made the crossing. at the equivalent point last year

thomas o'halloran died at the scene in greenford after being attacked on tuesday. 44—year—old lee byerhalloran�*s nephew, also named thomas, spoke of the family's loss. complete numbness with the loss of our uncle. it's been horrendous, absolutely terrifying that something like this could happen to such a gentle, kind person. always caring, always giving. great musical talents, just an all around good person that always did his best to give back to everybody around him. with his family, he's the type of guy that would give the shirt off his back. there are fears that the cost of living crisis will make it easier for criminals to recruit children into drug dealing and violence. youth workers are concerned that as families fall into poverty, more young people could be exploited by so—called county lines gangs. zoe o'brien has the story. do you know what? it's the money. like, it is easy money. money, money, money. it starts with the promise of family, of quick cash and fast cars. to some young people, the draw is irresistible. but the reality of being in a county lines gang is very diffe

lee byer has been remanded in custody.of its devices to install a new update which will fix a security flaw new update which will fix a security flaw which — new update which will fix a security flaw which the company says hackers were expressing. the flaw which the company says hackers were expressing.— were expressing. the vulnerability will affect iphones, _ were expressing. the vulnerability will affect iphones, ipads, - were expressing. the vulnerability will affect iphones, ipads, apple l will affect iphones, ipads, apple watchers and computers. experts say the bug could allow hackers to take control of the devices. writers gathered in new york today in solidarity with the author sir salman rushdie, who was stabbed a week ago. the 75—year—old suffered serious injuries when he was attacked on stage at a literary event. he's faced death threats for several years over his book, the satanic verses. our north america correspondent, nada tawfik has that story. new york has been sir salman rushdie's home for the past decade

yes, lee marcus byer- morning. ar—old into custody to appear before the central criminal court next week, august the 23rd. thank you very much. four out of ten young people in the uk signing up for new private tenancies are spending an "unaffordable" amount of their income on rent, new figures suggest. housing experts say spending more than 30% of income on rent is unaffordable, and the proportion of young renters grappling with high housing costs is at a five—year high. 0ur consumer affairs correspondent colletta smith reports. no—one likes paying rent, but right now, people under 30 like mia are paying through the nose. my tenancy is ending soon and looking for new tenancies is just more and more expensive. it's disheartening because it feels like you're just going to be stuck in rental properties forever, but everyone's in the same position. it's extortionate. what were you paying then? it's 850 between the two of us and also the bills which have absolutely crippled me. i literallyjust moved back home two weeks a

lee byer spoke only to confirm his name, age, 44, and his address, to which he replied that he had nono fixed abode. the judge told he replied that he had no fixed abode. thejudge told him he had been charged with two offences, one with the murder of 87—year—old thomas 0'halloran in west london on tuesday, and a second charge related to the possession of a bladed article. he was told his next court appearance will be at the old bailey on tuesday the 23rd of august. thank you very much indeed. rail passengers have been facing more disruption this morning with knock on effects from yesterday's strike which saw about 80% of services cancelled across the country. in london today, there's a separate walk—out that's hitting the underground and 0verground. and some london bus drivers are also on strike. our business correspondent, caroline davies, reports. welcome to stratford station. locked up and locked out. commuters this morning trying to find a way to work, with nearly no tubes running, and some bus services also on strike. well, i need to go to work on oxford street and i have no way

lee byer is accused of stabbing thomas o'halloran to death, while he rode his mobility scooter in greenfordormal levels. ukraine is bracing itself for a possible wave of heightened russian aggression, after us officials warned russia is likely to step up attacks on civilian infrastructure and government buildings. tomorrow is ukraine's independence day — which also marks six months since russia's full invasion of the country. our defence correspondent, jonathan beale, is here with more details. jonathan. six months ago today russia was within hours of launching its full scale invasion of ukraine. it started in the early hours of february the 24th. this map is a reminder of what ukraine looked like before the invasion. russia already occupied crimea — and separatists controlled parts of the east. russian forces then attacked from multiple directions. from the north — the east — and the south. western intelligence said russia expected to surround the capital kiev within a matter of days. but its advance soon stalled with fierce ukrainian resistance. by by april russia was retreating from the

this hearing today was to decide whether lee byer was to be given bail.er since. india denies suggestions of torture. but why is india interested in the man in the first place? well, let's hear more on that from frank gardner. he is a human rights activist looking at sikh cases of alleged human rights abuses against sikh nationals, he lives in glasgow and he has come to the attention of indian authorities. two british human rights organisations are looking to cases of mis—treatment of prisoners convinced he had come under examination by mi5 domestic intelligence agency as part of an intelligence arrangement with india they have passed whatever information it was to the indians which reprieve say contributed to his arrest and his mistreatment. india denies that happens and he has been examined by consumer officials and his case has been raised more than once by the british minister, theresa may and borisjohnson as recently as april when he went to india and i think what is shocking is unless it is proved otherwise it does this have the burden of proof on t

lee byer is accused of stabbing thomas o'halloran to death while he rode his mobility scooter in greenfordutting those who use the drug for recreation at serious risk. a government—commissioned review is currently assessing whether tougher laws are needed. our reporter kashjones has met one woman whose been left with grave consequences. smaller silver canisters holding around eight grams of nitrous oxide are being swapped to a super—sized version, which holds around 80 times the size. super—sized versions are riskier, experts say, because they can lead to people using higher quantities. with the larger canisters, people don't know how much gas is in there, so it could be that we see an increase in the number of these more serious cases. kerry—anne knows the risk of nitrous oxide all too well. she used the larger canisters, but only sparingly. i did try them, but they wasn't for me because it was just that i want to know how much i'm doing. i want to see how much i'm doing. for her, it was prolonged use of the smaller canisters that had life—changing effects. maybe in a week i would, like,

in ireland, was fatally stabbed whilst on his mobility scooter on tuesday afternoon. 44—year—old lee byer today with strike action affecting the underground and 0verground across the city. some bus services in west and south west london and parts of surrey will also be affected. passengers are being warned that rail services nationally will be slow to recover following yesterday's 24 hour strike by staff, over changes to pay and conditions. 0ur transport correspondent caroline davies has the details. the last servings of the working week at this thai restaurant. it won't open on friday because of the london underground strike. a lot of our staff are not be able to come in, like six, six people of us, we're not coming in tomorrow. we will be losing our customers, so that, you know, it's affecting our income. this was the last tube strike injune. today's strike by the rmt union means that there'll be little to no service throughout the day on the london underground and no night tube. this isn't about pay. instead, it's about something that hasn't happened yet. the rmt union is concerned tha

o'halloran, who was 87, died at the scene in greenford after being attacked on tuesday. 44—year—old lee byernephew, also named thomas, spoke of the family's loss. com plete complete numbness with the loss of our uncle. it has been terrified that something like this could happen to such a gentle, kind person. always caring, always giving. a grey musical talent. just an all—round good person that always did this best to get to everyone around him, with this family the kind of guy who would give you the shirt off this back. a former british member of an islamic state terror cell is beginning a life sentence in the united states for his role in the murder of western hostages in syria. el shafee elsheikh was part of a group of is members nicknamed the beatles involved in torturing, beating and executing prisoners. his actions are said to have resulted in the deaths of four us hostages. the widow of the basketball legend kobe bryant, who was killed in a helicopter crash, has told a los angeles court how she was left devastated after discovering that photos of the accident had been ta ken and circu

aa—year—old lee byer will appear at willesden magistrates' court today.rdable areas for young people are in london, many of the areas that have seen the biggest change are other towns and cities. rotherham, bolton, dudley, slough, salford, walsall, nottingham, trafford and peterborough have seen some of the biggest increases. young people spend more of their incomes on rent than any other age group. so with rents going up so quickly at the same time their incomes are not, it's younger people who are being squeezed in the middle, and that's before they've even started paying for any of their other bills. in dudley, estate agents say with so few homes coming up, it's tempting for tenants to offer more than the listed price. under 30s are struggling at the moment. i can relate to them, so i do try and sympathise a little bit, but at the same time they shouldn't be offering £100 more or £50 more if they cannot meet that requirement. but then if they don't, they're going to miss out on that property. so it's a hard situation. that's the conundrum that ayo face

appearing by video link from belmarsh jail and wearing a grey prison tracksuit, 44—year—old lee byer of migrants attempting the dangerous crossing over the english channel hit its highest ever daily record yesterday. a total of 1,295 people were detected attempting to travel across the waterway yesterday. our correspondent simon jones has the latest. the highest levels that we have seen so far, since the crossings began in earnest maybe four or five years ago. a hugely busy day yesterday for the border force, for the coastguard, for the lifeboat and also the mod. you can see some of the boats that have been used in crossings in recent days. yesterday, with the 27 boats that came across, there was an average of 48 people packed onto each boat. you get the sense ofjust how dangerously overloaded they were. the government had been hoping that its plan to start sending some asylum seekers to rwanda would be acting as a deterrent, even though the first flight was grounded, the policy is facing a legal challenge, but certainly, the numbers have continued to grow. ministers were expecting a