a met police firearms officer publicly identified for the first time as martin blake has pleaded notng was stopped tjy the car he was driving was stopped by police. we can now go to our home affairs correspondent who joins us from the newsroom. this affairs correspondent who “oins us from the newsroomh affairs correspondent who “oins us from the newsroom. this morning we arrived in the — from the newsroom. this morning we arrived in the old _ from the newsroom. this morning we arrived in the old bailey _ from the newsroom. this morning we arrived in the old bailey and - from the newsroom. this morning we arrived in the old bailey and we - arrived in the old bailey and we have never known the name of this net police firearms officer and when the clerk of the court stood up to announce the case that the first time martin blake's name was mentioned in court and he stood up himself to confirm his name and age and date of birth and to enter his guilty plea. what has happened here is that it is normal in murder cases for the defendant to be named and that name to be given in court and to b

martin blake denied murder when he appeared at the old bailey today.s story, i'm joined by our home and security editor, mark white. mark, welcome to the show. what's the latest ? show. what's the latest? >> well, that name of martin blake was made public finally, after a media challenge in the courts, he had been granted anonymity when he was first charged in september of last yeah charged in september of last year. and had been known simply as nx 121. that was challenged by the media really under open justice rules . given that the justice rules. given that the vast majority of people who are charged with the criminal offence are normally named the judge mark lucraft, at the old bailey today agreed with the media, lifted that anonymity order and allowed us to name martin blake. now there are certain restrictions we cannot show images of this 40 year old officer. we can't tell you his home address either. he was in the dock at the old bailey to deny the charges. a charge of murdering chris kaba in september of 2022. mr kaba was in an audi, not his veh

, a 40 year old >> martin blake, a 40 year old officer with the met's firearms command, was nameder his anonymity order was lifted. >> well, joining us now is mark white, gb news home and security edhoh white, gb news home and security editor, mark, this is very unusual to have named a police officer like this . officer like this. >> yes. and indeed, the original decision to charge this officer with murder in september last year caused a real backlash amongst firearms officers within the metropolitan police , with the metropolitan police, with hundreds of armed officers stepping back from those firearms duties that caused a crisis within the met's firearms command. they had to call in mutual aid firearms officers from other forces. the military was also put on standby and we await to see what the reaction will be from the met firearms command again , those individual command again, those individual firearms officers to this decision today by the old bailey judge, mark lucraft, kc , to name judge, mark lucraft, kc, to name this officer as martin blake, a 40 year old serving firearm

and when the clerk of the court stood up to announce the case, that's the first time that martin blake'shere is that it is normal in murder cases for the defendant to be named and that name to be given in court and to be reportable. in this case, the officer had concerns that there was some intelligence the police had that there might be a threat to safety and so last year the judge was asked to consider whether his name should be withheld from the court reporting and he decided if you like a split decision. he decided to withhold the address of the officer and any images of the officer, so we can't show his picture for example, he is on bail at the moment, and allow reporting of his name and date of birth. a compromise if you like. the media had argued quite strongly that this is a case like many cases where open justice has to be seen to be done and where we should know the names and identities of the people involved in serious criminal cases like this. and if you could just tell us more about the background of this case. this is an officer who was involved in a police operation in sep

martin blake has pleaded not guilty to murdering a man in south london.e —— chris kaba. tom symonds is following the story. we have never known the name of this police officer, the ito—year—old metropolitan police firearms officer. when the clerk of the court stood up to announce the case, that's the first time martin blake's name was mentioned in court, he stood of himself to confirm his name, age, date of birth, and to enter his guilty plea. and so, what has happened here is it's normal in murder cases for the defendant to be named, and that name to be given in court happened to be reportable. in this case, the officer had concerns that there was some intelligence the police had that there might be a threat to his safety. so last year the judge was asked to consider whether his name should be withheld from the court reporting, and he decided to withhold the address of the officer and images of the officers so we can't show his picture, he's on bail at the moment, and allow reporting of his name and date of birth — a compromise, if you like, and the medi

the 24 time as martin blake.ld was shot once in the head through the windscreen of a car in south london in september 2022. the officer was initially identified only as nx1 21, but it was ruled the 40 year old can now be named because it posed no real or risk to his life or his family . protesters are set to family. protesters are set to demonstrate against the government's decision to house 2000 asylum seekers at raf scampton. it comes one year on since plans to house asylum seekers at scampton were revealed as the home office tried to reduce reliance on expensive hotels. since then , expensive hotels. since then, west lindsey district council has been fighting the proposals to house migrants there, even taking legal action. meanwhile, rishi sunak has been accused of failing to stop migrant channel crossings after record arrivals topped 3000 for the year. so far . but downing street has insisted the government is making progress in stopping the boats. it comes as the uk has just pledged up to £1 million as part

a metropolitan police firearms officer has been named as martin blake.n october. the government's counter extremism commissioner says london has become a no—go zone forjews during the past and last week, prime and rishi sunak warned of forces trying to tear the country apart. —— prime minister rishi sunak warned. mps are warning the uk will be left increasingly reliant on military allies because of a £29 billion financial black hole in defence spending. the influential public accounts committee warned the government lacked a credible plan to fund the ministry of defence. the chancellor says defence spending will rise to 2.5% of gdp. you're live with bbc news. french president emmanuel macron has led what is known as a ceiling ceremony to enshrine in the french constitution of the right for a woman to have an abortion. france becomes the first country in the world to guarantee such a right. hugh schofield is in paris. nothing actually changes _ hugh schofield is in paris. nothing actually changes from _ hugh schofield is in paris. nothing actually changes

morning and we only found out when the clerk of the court at the old bailey read out the case and martin blakelast year a judge decided to overturn an anonymity order which had been put in place, and that order had been put in place because the police had intelligence that martyn blake had faced a threat to his personal safety, having been charged with murder following the shooting of chris kaba in september 2022. the immediate challenge that judgment, that decision, to keep them anonymous amount because it is a standard practice, infected guided rule of the courts, thatjustice is donein rule of the courts, thatjustice is done in open court in public. the judge decided that there was a risk to his safety but using his name reports in his name, publishing his date of birth, would not put him at risk, so that is why we know the name of this officer now, we face a trial at the old bailey in october. tom, thank you. countries around the world have been marking international women�*s day — let�*s bring you some of the latest pictures. in thailand — hundreds of people joined a march in bangkok — cal

martin blake was initially only named by a code name but thejudge said initially only named by a codeers of his family were in court with some leaving in tears during the hearing. police cannot be above the law. accountability for police officers and forces involved in death even where evidence of criminality and wrongdoing is identified is extremely rare. in any other murder trial, the accused would be publicly named. this case should be no different. we welcome today's decision to name the officer. the family are not able to further comment at this stage. thank you. aha, comment at this stage. thank you. a group of british mps has warned the ministry of defence has no credible plan to fund the armed forces the government wants and that could leave the uk increasingly reliant upon its allies. the public accounts committee report that the gap between the defence budget in the uk's intended military capabilities has ballooned to £16.9 billion, the largest ever deficit. raf fighterjets largest ever deficit. raf fighter jets called largest ever deficit. raf fighterjets called into action

in other news, met police firearms officer martin blake has denied the murder of chris kaba after beingamed publicly for the first time today. the 24 year old was shot once in the head through the windscreen of a car in south london in september 2022. the officer was initially identified as nxi 21, but 2022. the officer was initially identified as nx1 21, but it was ruled the 40 year old can now be named because it poses no real risk to his life or that of his family. he has been released on bail and is due to face trial in october. the foreign secretary says it's incredibly frustrating that israel is not taking steps to allow more aid into gaza. the uk has announced it will join the us to create a new port on the us to create a new port on the strip, providing support on planning and surveying in the area. however, the foreign secretary says there's an option to deliver a to gaza immediately while the temporary pier is being . being constructed. >> this new idea from the president of the united states, which were involved in a building a temporary harbour in gaza , means that aid will

afternoon, and it was covered beforehand on the bbc�*s news at one. 26—year—old scarlet blake targeted jorge martins he walked home from a night out in oxford injuly 2021. well, our correspondent duncan kennedy is at oxford crown court for us this afternoon. now, scarlet blake thought she got away with it. it was only two years later that her former partner living in the united states called british police to say that scarlet blake had confessed to the killing, and she was arrested. the trial revealed some horrific details about this fatal attack and about the murderer — which we'll spare you. but what upset and angered some viewers were references like those we've just heard to "she" and "her". scarlett blake is a transgender woman — a fact that didn't feature in that 1pm news bulletin, or in several of the articles on the bbc�*s website during the trial. marianne mcnulty was among those who got in touch with us after watching the programme. i was really shocked at the way this story was framed, and the language that was used, given that self—id is not law, and therefore, you know, such inaccurate

afternoon, and it was covered beforehand on the bbc�*s news at one. 26—year—old scarlet blake targeted jorge martin

martin went to the tribe 1st and he asked blake, can i tell the story when they had concerns of like, well, you know, like, what's the story going to be like, how are you going to pick the, the violence. how are you going to get to pick the the sisters? how are you going to pick the family in the tribe? i think he very much listen to their concerns. no stage consultants let score says that you to completely change a key scene. ernest visits molly at home and there's a storm coming the you don't understand about our culture. he said, for example, when i was a young kid or 5 of 6, i'd be running around my house and my grandma would be there and. and then one day was running around, she goes, stop it, stop it sits, sit still. so there's a storm coming and she said, sit and be quiet and let the blessing of the storm. the content is giving us, but it wash over us. and we had to sit and let the storm pass and relish actually appreciate. appreciate the blessing of nature. storm is powerful. so we need to be quiet for a while. the lacrosse. that's for sure. it's uh space. do you originally th

afternoon and it was covered beforehand on the bbc�*s news at one. 26—year—old scarlet blake targeted jorge martin of the bbc�*s own guidelines on truth and impartiality. basic facts are not being reported in favour of what i would term you know, the language of identity politics. and to me, thatjust as a huge violation of their own mission statement, you know, and their commitment to be trustworthy, reliable and truthful. others have a different view, with someone called chloe posting this: and alice through the looking glass wrote: well, let's talk more about this with another viewer who contacted us this week, clare davis. clare, thank you for coming on newswatch. what was your concern about the reporting of this story? my concern was that since the bbc started covering this hideous crime many months ago, it's always been reported as being perpetrated by a woman and that's in the headline of articles, in the opening paragraph of online articles, and also in news bulletins. and as a viewer, itjust made it even more incomprehensible that this crime was so horrendous and it had been perpetrated by