spanish police tell me that when officers moved in, mr acourt claimed he was an italian tourist. simon macdonald was at the gym. the story, the gossip is that that there were actually police officers working out in the gym,

five years later, mr acourt, seen here in a black suit and sunglasses, gave evidence at a public enquirylways denied he was involved. tonight, jamie acourt is in custody in spain after he was denied bail. he is suspected of supplying drugs on a large scale. earlier, jamie acourt appeared via video link from barcelona in front ofa video link from barcelona in front of a spanish high courtjudge in madrid. what is not clear is whether oi’ madrid. what is not clear is whether or not he accepted his extradition during a hearing. if he did, he could be back in britain within a matter of days but if he did not, it could be weeks. it took years of british and spanish police intelligence work to track him down. thank you. a london hospital has criticised donald trump after he appeared to compare them to war zones because of the levels of knife crime. the us president used the example to defend us gun laws at a meeting of the national rifle association. but in a statement the royal london hospital said while knife violence was a serious issue for london — the suggestion that guns were part of the

five years later, mr acourt, seen here ina five years later, mr acourt, seen here in a black suit anda public inquiry. he has always denied involvement. now he is under arrest in spain on suspicion of a large—scale supply of drugs. so today jamie acourt has a bail hearing, in the coming days he is expected to appear at spain's high court in madrid, where a judge will decide whether or not to extradite him to britain. it could happen really quickly all, if he opposes extradition, it could be a matter of weeks, iam extradition, it could be a matter of weeks, i am told. but it has been yea rs of weeks, i am told. but it has been years of spanish and british police intelligence work to track him down. thank you, tom. a leading london hospital has criticised donald trump after he compared them to war zones because of the levels of knife crime. the us president used the example to defend us gun laws at a meeting of the national rifle association. but in a statement the royal london hospital said while knife violence was a serious issue for london, the suggestion that guns were part of the s

five years later, mr acourt, seen here in a black suit and sunglasses, gave evidence at a public enquiry he was involved. tonight, jamie acourt is in custody in spain after he was denied bail. he is suspected of supplying drugs on a large scale. stay with us on bbc news, still to come — 200 years since the birth of karl marx, we discuss the relevance of the german political thinker who still divides people even today. i, nelson rolihlahla mandela, will hearby swear to be faithful to the republic of south africa. after six years of construction and numerous delays, the channel tunnel has been formally opened by the queen and president mitterand. but the tunnel is still not ready for passengers and freight services to begin. for centuries, christianity and islam struggled for supremacy. now the pope's visit symbolises their willingness to coexist. roger bannister became the first man in the world to run a mile in underfour minutes. memories of victory as the ve celebrations reach their climax. this night is dedicated to everyone who believes in a future of peace and freedom. this is bbc ne

mr acourt was trying to keep a low profile in spain. he knew he was wanted and wanted to keep a low profile. we have been on his trail using intelligence methods. jamie acourt was one of the original suspects in the murder of stephen lawrence. the teenager was stabbed to death in an unprovoked racist attack in 1993. five years later, mr acourt, seen here in a black suit and sunglasses, gave evidence at a public inquiry. he has always denied involvement. now he is under arrest in spain on suspicion of a large—scale supply of drugs. that was tom burridge reporting from barcelona. russian police have arrested critics of vladimir putin who've been protesting against his inauguration for a fourth term in office. among those detained is the opposition leader, alexei navalny, who has called for a nationwide day of action, accusing mr putin ruling like a tsar. our moscow correspondent steve rosenberg is at one of the protests. he sent this update a short time ago. i am on pushkin square in the centre of moscow, where two opposing groups have gat

mr acourt was trying to keep a low profile in spain. knew he was wanted and wanted to keep a low profile. we have been on his trail using intelligence methods. jamie acourt was one of the original suspects in the murder of stephen lawrence. the teenager was stabbed to death in an unprovoked racist attack in 1993. five years later, mr acourt, seen here in a black suit and sunglasses, gave evidence at a public inquiry. he has always denied involvement. now he is under arrest in spain on suspicion of a large—scale supply of drugs. that was tom burridge reporting from barcelona. now, we have got some newsjust coming in from manchester united the ball clu b coming in from manchester united the ball club telling their former manager alex fergusson has undergone emergency surgery manager alex fergusson has undergone emergency surgery for a rainy haemorrhage. that news hasjust come in from manchester united. —— a brain haemorrhage. do we know anything more at this stage? well, it is very sudden news, as you say, we just heard from the club that

five years later, mr acourt, seen here in a black suit and sunglasses, gave evidence at a public enquiryas always denied he was involved. tonight, jamie acourt is in custody in spain after he was denied bail. he is suspected of supplying drugs on a large scale. more than 1,000 russian activists have been arrested while protesting against vladimir putin's forthcoming inauguration for a fourth term as president. among those seized was opposition leader alexei navalny. from moscow, steve rosenberg sent this report. this was the reaction to a protest against the president in moscow. riot police pushed demonstrators off pushkin square. the protesters had been shouting, "down with the tsar!" they demanded that vladimir putin serves a fourth term as president in jail. police detained more than 1000 people. "do we need a tsar?" asked the opposition leader alexei navalny who had organised the protest. "no", they shouted. soon after, police dragged him away too. earlier in the square, russian nationalists supporting president putin vowed to prevent a ukraine style revolution in russia. the anti—go

five years later, mr acourt, seen here in a black suit and sunglasses, gave evidence at a public enquirys denied he was involved. tonight, jamie acourt is in custody in spain after he was denied bail. he is suspected of supplying drugs on a large scale. police in northern ireland are exploring a possible homophobic motive for an attack on a 38—year—old woman with a cordless drill. the victim, from the town of strabane, is in a critical condition. a 17—year—old man is being questioned. police have appealed for witnesses. declan harvey reports. a possible homophobic attack and certainly a brutal one, say police. the victim, a 38—year—old woman, was making her way along here, railway street. it's one of the main roads into the town centre. when her attacker appeared. what happened next has been described to us as like something from a horrorfilm. from what i've learned of the detail, this is a horrendous, monstrous, brutal attack. certainly one of the worst incidents i have learned since becoming an mla for this area. the entire community of stabane and beyond are shocked and horrified at w

five years later, mr acourt, seen here in a black suit and sunglasses, gave evidence at a public enquirys involved. tonight, jamie acourt is in custody in spain after he was denied bail. he is suspected of supplying drugs on a large scale. tom burridge reporting from barcelona. a nasa mission to study the composition of the red planet has begun its six—month journey to get there. the rocket is carrying a probe which is designed to help scientists find out about what lies beneath its crust. 0ur science correspondent victoria gill reports. right on time, shrouded in fog, at 4:05am local time, the atlas v rocket carrying nasa's mars insight lander launched from vandenberg air force base on the california coast. this, the us space agency says, is notjust another mission to the red planet, but a journey back in time, probing beneath the surface of mars for the first time, insight will aim to take the pulse of the planet to work out how it formed more than 11.5 billion years ago. once it has unfolded its vital solar panels, the robotic lander will carefully put down its own scientific instrume

five years later, mr acourt, seen here in a black suit and sunglasses, gave evidence at a public enquiryays denied he was involved. tonight, jamie acourt is in custody in spain after he was denied bail. he is suspected of supplying drugs on a large scale. let's take a look at some of the other stories making the news. the russian opposition leader, alexei navalny, has been released from custody after being charged with organising a rally and resisting the police. he was among nearly 1,600 people detained across russia while protesting against vladimir putin's forthcoming inauguration for a fourth term as president. steve rosenberg reports. in moscow, this was the reaction to a protest against the president. riot police pushed demonstrators off pushkin square. the protesters had been shouting, "down with the tsar!" and demanding that vladimir putin serves his fourth term as president injail. there were protests in dozens of russian towns. police detained more than 1,000 people. crowd chanting. "do we need a tsar?" asked opposition activist alexei navalny who had organised the protest. "no

mr acourt, who's wanted for alleged drugs offences, was one of the original suspects in the murder ofhe teenager, stephen lawrence, 25 years ago; he's always denied involvement. from barcelona, tom burridge sent this report. he was a top target for spanish and british police. today, jamie acourt

mr acourt, who is wanted for suspected dugs offences, was one of the original suspects in the murdern lawrence, he's always denied any involvement. spanish police sources have told the bbc that the forty—one year old used severalfalse identities — and claimed to be an italian tourist when he was arrested. he'll and will appear before a spanish judge today. andy moore reports: pictured shortly after his arrest, not looking too happy, jamie acourt was on the list of britain's most wanted suspects living in spain. he was captured by armed officers from the spanish national police as he was leaving a gym near the sagrada familia cathedral in barcelona. his arrest comes soon after the 25th anniversary of the murder of the teenager stephen lawrence. he was attacked by five men at a bus stop in south—east london in a racially motivated killing. this was acourt in 1998, spitting at protestors as he left the stephen lawrence inquiry. he always denied any involvement in the stabbing, he was never charged. his arrest in spain was in connection with the alleged large—scale supply of drugs. he ha

mr acourt was trying to keep a low profile in spain. new he was wanted and wanted to keep a low profile. we have been on his trail using intelligence methods. jamie acourt was one of the original suspects in the murder of stephen lawrence. the teenager was stabbed to death in an unprovoked racist attack in 1993. five years later, mr acourt, seen here in a black suit and sunglasses, gave evidence at a public inquiry. of a large—scale supply of drugs. tom davis update on what he heard from spanish authorities. we got a juicy details on the operation. i'm told by senior police source, that he was using false names, protection, and moving around spain spanning parts of the country with tours. one witness said that he was told that they were undercover police officers in the gym, working out, watching him, before other officers moved in. i am told by spanish police, when they went to a resting, he initially tried to claim they had the wrong man, he said apparently, he was an italian tourist. he will face a bail hearing today, in the coming da

mr acourt was one of the original suspects in the murder of the black teenager, stephen lawrence; heolvement. tom burridge is in barcelona and has more. this was a long police investigation, intelligence led, between offices in spain and britain, and eventually he was arrested at a gym in barcelona on friday. we understand that when he gets back to britain he won't necessarily be arrested, but he will be questioned by officers from the metropolitan police because he is wa nted metropolitan police because he is wanted in britain on suspicion of being involved in supplying around £4 million worth of cannabis. the other thing to note about him is that he was one of the original suspect in the murder of stephen lawrence back in 1993, but he has never been charged in connection with the murder of the black teenager, and he has always denied any involvement in the killing. tom burridge there. a teenage boy in south london has died after being shot. 17—year—old rhyhiem ainsworth barton was discovered with critical injuries on warham street in southwark yesterday evening. the metropolitan po

mr acourt was one of the original suspects in the murder of the black teenager, stephen lawrence — heany as 1,500 junior doctors who were offered posts as registrars have had theirjob offers withdrawn, following a mistake in the recruitment process. the doctors' union, the british medical association, said the mistake was appalling. our correspondent andy moore is with me. what are the doctors saying?‘ what are the doctors saying? a lot of very angry doctors. everyone agrees this is a mess and should never have happened. the royal couege never have happened. the royal college of physicians said they were deeply sorry. not a computer error this kind, a human process of transferring scores of interviews from one system to another. the bma are hopping mad on behalf of its members. some doctors are said to have been in tears. they have been contacting the bbc saying they made commitments on the basis of these job offers. some say they have turned down other job job offers. some say they have turned down otherjob offers. a lot of criticism of the timing of the announcement, late on a frida

arrest, said he was told there were undercover police officers inside the gym working out, watching mr acourtther officers moved in. i'm told by spanish police that when the officers went to arrest him he initially tried to claim they had got the wrong man. he said, apparently, that he was an italian tourist. he'll face a bail hearing today. in the coming days he is expected to appear before spain's high court in madrid which will decide whether or not to extradite him back to britain. spanish and british police have been working for years to trackjamie acourt down. he could be extradited really quickly. but if he opposes extradition, it could be a matter of weeks. donald trump has said the uk's strict gun laws have led to a rise in knife crime, adding that a hospital in london was like "a war zone" because of the number of stabbing victims. the president was defending americans‘ right to own guns, which he said were "under siege", in a speech to the powerful national rifle association. gary o'donoghue reports. reporter: there he is. there's donaldj trump. travelling to the nra's convention i

mr acourt was one of the original suspects in the murder of the black teenager stephen lawrence.om burridge is in barcelona and has more. eventually he was arrested at a gym in barcelona on friday. we understand that when he gets back to britain, he won't necessarily be arrested, it is not necessary because it is an extradition, but he will be questioned by officers from the metropolitan police because he is wanted for being supplying around £4 million of cannabis. and he was one of the original suspects in the murder of stephen lawrence back in 1993, but he has never been charged in connection with the murder of the black teenager, and he has always denied any involvement in the killing. that was tom burridge. a teenage boy in south london has died after being shot. 17—year—old raheem ainsworth—barton was discovered with critical injuries on warham street in southwark yesterday evening. the metropolitan police has asked for people in the area at the time of the shooting to contact them. charlotte gallagher reports. 17—year—old rhyhiem ainsworth barton, performing in a rap video.

steve reynolds, from the national crime agency, says mr acourt was detained as part of a long—runningeen a fugitive from british justice for some time and we've been trying to find him for a considerable amount of time, together with our partners in spain, the spanish national police and the metropolitan police. the metropolitan police. the metropolitan police. the metropolitan police have an outstanding case against him, a drug supply offence. and he was on our list for top fugitives that we are working with, crimestoppers and the spanish national police to try and track people like him down. we were conducting an operation with the spanish national police for some considerable time. that came to fruition yesterday with his arrest in barcelona. so it would have been a surveillance operation over a long period before you felt you were in a position to actually affect an arrest? well, yes. we would have obviously affected and arrested as soon as he was positively identified, which took yesterday outside the gym that we have heard about in barcelona. the density was a key issue. you've

the national crime agency confirmed today that mr acourt, who is wanted here on suspicion of drugs offencesinst the move. he was one of the original suspects in the murder of the black teenager stephen lawrence. he has always denied any involvement. tom burridge sent this update from barcelona. this was a long police investigation, intelligence led, between officers here in spain and in britain, and eventually he was arrested at that gym in barcelona on friday. we understand that when he gets back to britain, he won't necessarily be arrested — it's not necessary, because it's an extradition, but he will be questioned by officers from the metropolitan police, because he is wanted in britain on suspicion of being involved in supplying around £4 million worth of cannabis. now, the other thing to note, of course, about jamie acourt is he was one of the original suspects in the murder of stephen lawrence back in 1983, but he's never been charged in connection with the murder of the black teenager, and he has always denied any involvement in the killing. a 17—year—old boy has been charged with gr

mr acourt was trying to keep a low profile in spain. new he was wanted and wanted to keep a low profile. we have been on his trail using intelligence methods. jamie acourt was one of the original suspects in the murder of stephen lawrence. the teenager was stabbed to death in an unprovoked racist attack in 1993. five years later, mr acourt, seen here in a black suit and sunglasses, gave evidence at a public inquiry. he has always denied involvement. now he is under arrest in spain on suspicion of a large—scale supply of drugs. donald trump has been criticised for claiming the uk's strict gun laws have led to a rise in knife crime, adding that a hospital in london was like "a war zone", because of the number of stabbing victims. the president was defending americans' right to own guns, which he said were "under siege", in a speech to the powerful national rifle association. gary o'donoghue reports. reporter: there he is. there's donaldj trump. travelling to the nra's convention is becoming an annual pilgrimage for president trump, though