the judge think about a truck bomb attack on oxford street.pictures of lewis ludlow carrying out reconnaissance on 0xford pictures of lewis ludlow carrying out reconnaissance on oxford street and two ripped up notes in which words detailed plans saying it was a busy street, an ideal place for an attack and nearly 100 could be killed. the key issue for thejudge could be the mental state of lewis ludlow. it is agreed by the court he had had mental health difficulties in the past and he is on the autism spectrum. thejudge in the past and he is on the autism spectrum. the judge has in the past and he is on the autism spectrum. thejudge has asked in the past and he is on the autism spectrum. the judge has asked for reports and before we broke for lunch lewis ludlow was detailing his own particular obsessions and that he was manipulated by this is commander. the sentence will come in about a month's time. legislation has been approved in the us to end the government shutdown which has left 800,000 employees unpaid. but president trump says he won't

i remember going christmas shopping on oxford street in mid—decemberand christmas shopping on oxford ty. the ft is reporting that whilst the discounts have done amazingly well, it is firms like sainsbury's are down, there's a lot of uncertainty about the year ahead. people don't want to start fleshing out on huge christmas present because of what might happen with brexit, are we going to get a new deal? you don't want to spend too much money they're. notjust businesses that don't like uncertainty. hands up anyone who wishes they were divorcing jeff pays us “— wishes they were divorcing jeff pays us —— basis? let's put it this way, i would think very few people wish for divorce —— bezos. i would think very few people wish for divorce -- bezos. but the wealthiest woman on the planet, that is not the worst—case scenario. as it happens, jeff and his wife announced today through his twitter account they are getting divorced, it is actually a very nice announcement. they respect each other and tend to ruminate —— in a way. it seems very simple, but people are now asking, what kind of pay—ou

a pakisti country on oxford street. nada: he almost didn't make it to new york. of three cast members caught up in the trump administration's travel ban. celebrities such as sting bbied the u.s. government on their behalf. ahe we to travel after british authorities expedited his citizenship. >> i'm so privileged to meet these incredibly welcond generous people every day whoo come and say "we are so happy you are here." >> i did it in london, i did it in paris. nada: muhammad escaped violence in sudan and was a resident of the jungle when he was discovered by the play's writers. he would sing and play the drums athhe makeshift theater, wh has been replicated here. he stayed aftesuccessfully -- until successfully reaching the u.k. by hiding in a lorry. >> i want the audience to think about humanity, about migrants, hemigrants who left their countries, about us as human beings. nada: at a time when the debate over migration is focused on building walls, "the jungle" is a reminder of the human impact ofhose policies. will carry that message across the united states,

a muslim convert who plotted a terror attack on oxford street despite repeated attempts by authorities has appeared at the old bailey ahead of sentencing. 27—year—old lewis ludlow from rochester in kent said he was filled with "animosity and hatred" when he swore allegiance to the islamic state group. the former royal mail worker pleaded guilty last year to plotting an attack in the uk and to funding is in the philippines. shares in the technology giant apple fell by almost 10% today, a —— wiping more than £40 billion from its value. it came after the company announced it was expecting lower earnings than previously forecast. the firm blamed a slowdown in sales in china, as well as the trade war between beijing and the united states. but some analysts say it's also because consumers are increasingly reluctant to upgrade their phones. our business editorb simonjack reports. —— our vusiness editor, simonjack reports. now, let's talk about iphone... it's arguably the most successful consumer product of all time. the launch of a new model is a global event and, so, therefore, is a surprise

on the roads: traffic building on the m4 in both a lane is closed on aao oxford street northbound atth acton fire station for burst water main repairs. 3) now the weather with kate kinsella. not feeling quite as cold as it was yesterday. some grey, drizzly, damp sta rts yesterday. some grey, drizzly, damp starts today but the temperature will fill a little bit more mild. it will fill a little bit more mild. it will continue as we head into the weekend. outbreaks of light rain and drizzle first thing this morning but gradually that will clear away south. some brightness this afternoon, glimmers of sunshine here and there some cloud still around. the wind still not quite as strong as yesterday so not as cold. maximum temperature between seven and eight celsius. overnight tonight, more cloud piling in from the north—west. the wind will strengthen overnight as well which will lead into a very blustery weekend. minimum timber to between three and five celsius. the saturday morning, will be a breezy start. you might get one or two outbreaks of rain clearing south through the afternoon and

a muslim convert who plotted a terror attack on oxford street despite repeated attempts by authoritiesng. 27—year—old lewis ludlow from rochester in kent said he was filled with "animosity and hatred" when he swore allegiance to the islamic state group. the former royal mail worker pleaded guilty last year to plotting an attack in the uk and to funding is in the philippines. shares in the technology giant apple fell by almost 10% today, wiping more than £40 billion pounds from its value. it came after the company announced it was expecting lower earnings than previously forecast. the firm blamed a slowdown in sales in china as well as the trade war between beijing and the united states. but some analysts say it's also because consumers are increasingly reluctant to upgrade their phones. our business editor simonjack reports. now, let's talk about iphone... it's arguably the most successful consumer product of all time. the launch of a new model is a global event and, so, therefore, is a surprise warning from the chief executive that sales are not on target. the value of the company slu

i did brave oxford street in the middle of december. i was terrified.hours of shopping and not want to tear my hair out. the story in the ft does reflect that it was really sluggish and i think they we re was really sluggish and i think they were hoping there would be an uptick right before christmas because the day christmas was falling on, the tuesday, but the story shows the discounters did really well but people like sainsbury‘s and others did pretty badly. it says that greeks did pretty well. —— greggs. big sausage rolls turned out to be a bestseller for them, apparently. —— deagan. it is ordinary people who are feeling should they go out and buy the new tv or the sofa or whatever, not sure what is going to happen is that part of this?” whatever, not sure what is going to happen is that part of this? i think there is a brexit effect to everything. i think the overarching issue is that the cost of living continues to rise. many people, regardless of the state of economy, will not feel that they are in a position where they can spend that kind of cas

a muslim convert who plotted a terror attack on oxford street despite repeated attempts by authoritiest said he was filled with "animosity and hatred" when he swore allegiance to islamic state. the former royal mail worker pleaded guilty last year to plotting an attack in the uk and to funding the islamic state group in the philippines. our home affairs correspondent dominic casciani has been following the case at the old bailey. this is a very difficult and troubling case here at the old but a lea p troubling case here at the old but a leap of lewis has been a cause of concern that although it back to 2008 which is around the period that the government started to try and find ways to prevent people from getting into terrorism. there were numerous attempts at the time and on words 16 at times in the six months before he was arrested to get him to de—radicalized wow that was going on, the security services were not convinced he was engaging with the de—radicalization programme. he was in fact being secretly followed, and he was also unbeknownst to himself talking on to an undercover pol

the streets of washington dc on thursday to protest against the shutdown — which is about to enter its fourth week. on saturday it will become the longest in us history. oliver cornock from the oxfordr these poor people still waiting for funds and that political edge, becoming the longest shutdown, waiting on people. a real reflection of this stand—off. i think this tool that happens in the us is quite a powerful one. 800,000 people, it's payday. this is big news. he stepped back, it's not being generated, and a bank are coming out saying 0.2% of gdp could be taken away each week this goes on. this is a significant story. step back in a bit further, look at the backdrop of the federal reserve —— the federal reserve, under huge criticism for increasing interest rates. a backdrop of slow economic growth, slow us economic growth. it's an interesting switch, isn't it? up until relatively recently, the talk has been about a partial shutdown. it's not big deal. we have seen worse. suddenly now, just by sheer duration, it is taking on a significance of its own. absolutely. will it impact whether president trump gets his wall? he put that has a big plank of his election campaign. like it o

streets who really advocated for what was right. and they did something else that i think they know but maybe they don't, which is bill clinton was at oxford in 1968, and people talked about -- the ambassador talked about the television on the telly in london where the march is. and i've talked to bill clinton about that, and bill clinton didn't not notice. if you know anything about bill clinton, there was nothing bill clinton doesn't notice. the point is, he noticed. he didn't have much occasion to do anything about that for most of his life, from 1968 to 1992. but when reminded of the situation in northern ireland, this came flashing back to him. but when reminded of the situation in northern ireland, this came flashing back to him. and it is one of the reasons that he played such a critical role in the good friday agreement. so more power to the people who put that on the telly. finally, i think we all should recognize in our own society and elsewhere how much work has not been done. secretarianism was the thing they were trying to get changed. they weren't trying to trade -- change protestants over catholics anymore than catholics ove