the head of the parole board has stood down but what is needed is a real change in the way the parolen the parole board means we do not wide that know this initial decision was taken which led to a rumour about where warboys would be released to and rumours he would be released without a tag. this isn't good for victims are public confidence. it can't be right that women are victims have to go tojudicial review right that women are victims have to go to judicial review before the reasons for the release ofjohn worboys became available. we remember the government making the victims also go to the supreme court in relation to compensation following police failings. judges in thejudicial review is following police failings. judges in the judicial review is said too much secrecy the judicial review is said too much secrecy about parole board decisions under the rule 25 of parole board proceedings prevent any reasons being given as made by the board. the warboys case underlines there is a need for the government to take urgent action and measures to guarantee greater transparency in pa rol

he has conned the parole board and it is quite clear he has conned the parole board.s still doing that and able to deceive people, is a clear indication he hasn't changed. that is what he was like one we got into that cab. at the heart of the case was whetherjohn worboys had shown true remorse for his crimes and acknowledged the scale of his offending. today's ruling said the pa role offending. today's ruling said the parole board had failed to examine these issues, and worboys‘ sudden repentance not long before his pa role repentance not long before his parole hearing. after the judgment, lawyers for his victims said even 110w lawyers for his victims said even now more allegations were being made against him. i have been approached by numerous other victims of worboys. in excess of ten women who we re worboys. in excess of ten women who were attacked by him. many of them never reported it before. there was drama even before the court convened with the news that nick hardwick, the head of the parole board, had been made to resign. in his resignation letter to the tour

the change that has happened in the parole board over the past number of yea rs parole board over theard resources have been more and more squeezed because the amount of cases they have to do because of decisions politicians, skyrocket. and they do not have the resources to do them. and david cork once again is doing something that will make theirjob more difficult. so his decision todayis more difficult. so his decision today is to create a process now for individual victims to complain, not through the vehicle that prisoners have had to use because most of the cases go against prisoners. and that is where the complaint comes. they have to go to the court for a judicial review. david cork was saying that is not good enough even though this is the first case ever we re though this is the first case ever were victims have sought to complain and he is saying that now add more expense and time to the work the pa role expense and time to the work the parole board has to do. there's no need for it, he's doing it because it will be something from which he can gain political capital of the a

the head of the parole board has resigned. the prime minister says the case gives rise to serious concerns, as she praises the brave victims who brought the legal action. also this lunchtime: north korea's leader travels to beijing for talks with the chinese president — his first foreign trip since coming to power seven years ago. upping the price for recycling drinks bottles and cans — how consumers in england may soon be charged a refundable deposit. the hatton garden heist — three years after the £14 million burglary, a man is arrested in london. banned for a year — australia's cricket captain steve smith and vice captain david warner are stripped of their titles over the ball tampering scandal. and coming up on bbc news — captain steph horton says manchester city women will go all guns blazing, as they look to seal a semifinal spot in the champions league later. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. the parole board's decision to release the serial sex offender john worboys has been quashed after two of his vi

the parole board itself is not chaired by a judge.t has changed in the last number of years as the parole board resources have become more and more squeezed because of the amount of cases they have today because of the decisions of politicians skyrocket and they don't have the resources to do it. david gauke is yet again doing something that will make their job even more difficult. his decision and announced today is that they are going to create a process for individual victims to complain, not through the vehicle of the prisoners have had to use, most of those fail, they have to go through thejudicial those fail, they have to go through the judicial review. those fail, they have to go through thejudicial review. david gauke is saying that lets add more expense and time to the work that the parole board has today. why? there is no need for it. he's doing it because it's something from which he can gain political capital from by aligning himself with the victims. perceptions are important and the perception from the public was that th

possibility exists that even before the judgement was made public, there came news that the head of the parole boarded to resign — a sign of the impact and gravity of what is now seen as a terrible decision by the board. at a news conference, the women's legal team expressed regret at nick hardwick‘s departure. that's very disappointing. it looks as though he's been scapegoated for something that is not solely the responsibility of the parole board. and even to the extent that the parole board went wrong, it was a failure on the part of an individual panel which did not have the benefit of a legal chairman. and once again, questions about why worboys was prosecuted for only a fraction of his crimes, and revelations about previously unreported allegations against him. i have been approached by numerous other victims of worboys — in excess of 10 women who were attacked by him, many of whom are never reported it before — and i really hope this is an opportunity to learn lessons. 3 months agojohn worboys, the serial sex attacker, was looking forward to life on the outside. now, for the immediate future

what will now happen is that the parole board decision will be reverted back to the parole board butnce that the board has will be updated and will take account of the findings of the court. later the justice secretary defended his decision not to challenge the release ofjohn worboys. the device i received was an argument like i was highly unlikely to succeed and indeed this argument did not succeed. he said he would be examining the current system. when i addressed this injanuary i said i would conduct a review, any transparency of the parole board and whether they should be a way to challenge those decisions. it has been continuing for the past two and a half months. given these serious issues i can announce today that i will conduct further work. a conservative former justice secretary said david gauke was right not to have pursued the case himself. he said there still needed to be safeguards. would he make sure that the parole board and its panels are not undermined in future when they carry out properly there extremely difficult task? they're often asked almost impossible questi

to court and had to crowdfu nd parole board to court and had to crowdfund to get justice parolestice when actually worboys is in prison and has been through all of the due process , has been through all of the due process, and yet the due process failed, failed these system, failed the victims, and both the parole board and the department ofjustice have coming for criticism. it has been confirmed they made errors at the parole hearing, basically what the parole hearing, basically what the high court have said, and there have been systemic failings at the pa role have been systemic failings at the parole board. so we will you do have a serious issue because the public must have confidence that people who are in prison are going to stay there until it is safe to release them, rather than being released too early. and the question is transparency. you have a trial, a person is accused, he or she stands trial and is convicted, but how the pa role trial and is convicted, but how the parole board takes its decision we don't know. 25,000 cases of parole board considered every year and

what will now happen, the parole board, the decision will be reverting back to the parole board but the, 259 years of gkn history will be decided in the next 2a hours. it hostile takeover not in the british national interest that the british national interest that the government has published a blog. cani the government has published a blog. can i ask the prime minister, disturbing evidence has come to light of the hedge fund scam to buy shares in gkn whilst avoiding paying tax on shares that will determine the future of gkn. was she condemned this outrageous practice and investigate as a matter of urgency? first on the issue of gkn, this is primarily a commercial decision. the business secretary is in discussion with parties on an impartial basis and has sought reassurance on their plans. if he has evidence of illegal activity that has taken place that should be reported to the proper authorities. i hope that the prime minister and the leaders of the opposition parties will help to protectjewish people. opposition parties will help to protect jewish people. if opposition parties will h

but the parole board is clearly responsible for decisions about parole and for making sure that the processroperly, and ta kes that the process works properly, and takes into that the process works properly, and ta kes into accou nt that the process works properly, and takes into account the crimes that have been committed and the position of the victims, and that doesn't seem to have been done as well as it should have been. the fact that this has been such a damning verdict on the high court really is a cause for concern. let's move into another story, skripal poisoned by nerve agent on the front door, this is a developing story tonight into the investigation of the poisoning of the former russian spy in salisbury. yes, because there has been a lot of speculation about how they got inspected dunn infected with this poison, now it seems that actually much of it had been found on their front door. that also is where detective sergeant nick bailey, who has also fallen ill, had visited the house. this may suggest that this may have been somebody of knew, some who defended them, who knows, we

he has conned the parole board and it's clear that he conned the parole board.act that he's still doing that and able to deceive people is quite clear indication he hasn't changed because that is what he was like when we got into that cab. at the heart of this case was whetherjohn worboys had acknowledged the scale of his offending and shown true remorse for his crimes. today's court ruling said the parole board had failed to examine these issues properly. after the judgment, lawyers for his victims said even now more women were coming forward and making allegations against him. i've been approached by in excess of ten, ten women who were attacked by him, many of whom never reported it before. and we know that many women still do not have the courage or the confidence, let's say, to report rape and sexual offence. particularly in circumstances where they've been drugged, as they were in these cases. there was drama before the court convened, with the news that nick hardwick, the head of the parole board, had been made to resign. in his resignation letter to thej

he has conned the parole board and it is quite clear he has conned the parole board.he fact he is still doing that and able to deceive people, is a clear indication he hasn't changed. that is what he was like when we got into that cab. at the heart of the case was whetherjohn worboys had shown true remorse for his crimes and acknowledged the scale of his offending. today's court ruling said the parole board had failed to examine these issues, and worboys‘ sudden repentance not long before his parole hearing. after the judgment, lawyers for his victims said even now more allegations were being made against him. i have been approached by numerous other victims of worboys. in excess of ten women who were attacked by him. many of them never reported it before. there was drama even before the court convened, with the news that nick hardwick, the head of the parole board, had been made to resign. in his resignation letter to the justice secretary his bitterness at being forced out was clear. one of the victims‘ lawyers was among those regretting his departure. that's very d

who appointed this parole board?the governor, governor cuomo appoints the people on this parole board. the vicarious liability shouldered by the government, needs to step up and put the proper people in place and goes back to the liberal agenda of the governor as we speak. governor cuomo is consistently putting these liberal people, we look at the law enforcement component, there needs to be a level of retribution in play. the question the parole board bad did this person repent for whatever sins he committed or the vicious acts he committed in the 70s? that is irrelevant. the truth of the matter is this is someone that should have been served with life without parole. new york state was a death penalty state years ago. we have since left that and a lot of people who had these death penalty sentences vacated and given life without parole, this is a staunch example of someone that should have life without parole. patty: the really unfathomable. appreciate it. 20 minutes after the top of the hour, new surveillance vide

that was just three months before the parole board decided he should be released. victims say vital evidence was ignored. we heard in court today that the parole board didn't listen to the women who had been raped by john worboys or look at any evidence from the trial or the judge's finding that hes with a risk to empiano. it looks like the parole board's decision was completely irrational to releasejohn worboys and it's good we are able it review that decision now. the parole board will present its case over why this conle convicted rapist was ready for release. the reasoning behind such decisions is normally kept secret. this case has raised questions over whether that should change. tom burridge, bbc news, at the high court. disney's new film, a wrinkle in time, premieres in london tonight. the film, which stars oprah winfrey and reese witherspoon, is already topping the box office in america. and what makes this film different is that it's the first time a black woman has directed such a big budget film, costing more than $100 million. but ava duvernay says for

the decision from last year has been quashed, the parole board must now hold another hearing into thisudgment, that there is a definite move towards greater transparency of the parole board hearings. one of the greater concerns from victims after the decision last year was that they had not been told and there was very little information about the reasons behind it. thejudges said clearly today that the principle of open justice should apply and they hoped and expected it would be applied to the parole board. we know the government is looking at changing the rules on what kind of information can be released to the public. two very significant decisions today here at the high court. last month victoria spoke exclusively to one of the women that john worboys attacks. fiona was raped by worboys in 2003, but wasn't believed at the time, meaning he went onto re—offend. she wasjoined during the interview by her lawyer harriet wistrich. a warning — some of the details of fiona's account are quite graphic. he seemed like a normal cab driver. there was nothing that made me feel uncomfortable or

he has conned the parole board and it's clear that he conned the parole board.ill doing that and able to deceive people is quite clear indication he hasn't changed because that is what he was like when we got into that cab. at the heart of this case was whetherjohn worboys had acknowledged the scale of his offending and shown true remorse for his crimes. today's court ruling said the parole board had failed to examine these issues properly. after the judgment, lawyers for his victims said even now more women were coming forward and making allegations against him. i've been approached by in excess of ten, ten women who were attacked by him, many of whom never reported it before. and we know that many women still do not have the courage or the confidence, let's say, to report rape and sexual offence. particularly in circumstances where they've been drugged, as they were in these cases. there was drama before the court convened, with the news that nick hardwick, the head of the parole board, had been made to resign. in his resignation letter to thejustice secretary

the now ex—head of the parole board made plain his anger at this.t this matter is about the independence of the parole board, and thejustice secretary should back off. i think if people have got concerns about a decision that the parole board made, then there are proper ways of dealing with this. worboys, known as the black cab rapist, was convicted of drugging and sexually assaulting i2 of his passengers. but it's believed he attacked more than 100 more. the parole board has been criticised for failing to examine the scale of his offending. but that's not the only problem, says one of his victims who fought to keep him in prison. it's not one particular person that is at fault here, it's the whole system is failing and i do believe a lot of it is down to funding. we all know that there are going to be issues when he is released with policing and the licensing conditions, who has got time... we have not got the resources to watch him. the ministry ofjustice denies funding played a part in the failings of this case. but it is planning changes to the

the judicial review is expected to hear for the first time why the parole board plans to free the sexrboys, who will appear via video link from prison, oppose the legal challenge. more details are beginning to emerge of the allegations of abuse over four decades against girls in the shropshire town of telford. the police have already said that tackling child sex abuse is their top priority, and that allegations in a sunday newspaper aren't new to them. up to a thousand girls are reported to have been groomed and exploited with some as young as 11 being drugged and raped. doctors in the uk and ireland have seen 130 cases of rickets in children under 16 over a two year period. it's the first study of its kind into the prevalence of the illness which affects bone development. it can be prevented by taking vitamin d supplements. a 17—year—old boy has died after opening a parcel bomb delivered to his home in austin, texas. a 39—year—old man and an elderly woman have also been injured in what are believe to be related incidents over the past 10 days. police are looking into possible motives

professor andrew sanders is a former parole board member. he's in birmingham.experience? well, i think it is about time that the parole board were taken to task because to me, they are a law unto themselves. would i have attended pa role themselves. would i have attended parole hearings, i have gone to pa role parole hearings, i have gone to parole hearings, i have gone to parole hearings to some of the members in ourgroup parole hearings to some of the members in our group when we have lost somebody but mainly on my own case, when i have gone a long, they are very nice, they listened to you read your statement which they have but i come out and ijust feel like they are just but i come out and ijust feel like they arejust going but i come out and ijust feel like they are just going through a motion. so people understand how close you are to this story, your daughter's killer, tell us the circumstances as we speak now. my daughter was murdered by the local landlord of the pub and, on her way home from work, and she just disappeared, she was always on time. we di

the now ex—head of the parole board made plain his anger at this.k if people have got concerns about a decision that the parole board made, then there are proper ways of dealing with this. worboys, known as the black cab rapist, was convicted of drugging and sexually assaulting 12 of his passengers. but it's believed he attacked more than 100 more. the parole board has been criticised for failing to examine the scale of his offending. but that's not the only problem, says one of his victims who fought to keep him in prison. it's not one particular person that is at fault here, it's the whole system is failing and i do believe a lot of it is down to funding. we all know that there are going to be issues when he is released with policing and the licensing conditions, who has got time... we have not got the resources to watch him. the ministry ofjustice denies funding played a part in the failings of this case. but it is planning changes to the parole system after what happened withjohn worboys. june kelly, bbc news. health service bosses has warned th

>> can i first of all, there is a case before court at the moment, as part of that case the parole board will be required to explain the reasons why they took the decision. but in terms of the overall issue of parole board decisions and transparency of that, when this decision became clear, my right honorable friend, the chancellor, called for work to be done which is being continued under the current justice secretary lord chancellor to look at this will question of parole board decisions which i am bound to see around them. [inaudible] the scale and excellence means the rely heavily on doctors overseas but is like the struggle to bring some of those doctors in because restrictions on the visa numbers. it's becoming a real problem. issue where this challenge and has she had the chance to address it? >> can't i tell my honorable friend i am aware of that particular issue. of course in the longer-term one of the things we're doing is to ensure that we can trade more doctors here -- train -- in the united kingdom but unaware of the issues raised and i will get to it. >> last year the prime

the high court will rule this morning on a legal challenge against the parole board's decision to grantl sex offender, john worboys. their ruling follows a two—day hearing earlier this month during which lawyers for two women, who cannot be named for legal reasons, argued that the parole board's should have taken into account "critical evidence" of the "wider allegations" against worboys. police believe he committed 105 crimes against women before he was arrested in 2008. this is the briefing from bbc news. the latest headlines: the north korean leader, kimjong—un, has met the chinese president, xijingping, in beijing. in remarks quoted by china's state news agency mr kim said pyongyang was committed to de—nuclearisation on the korean peninsula. the first funerals are taking place for those who lost their lives in the shopping centre fire in the russian city of kemerovo. officials say 6a people died in the fire on sunday, many of them children. a national memorial service in honour of the police commander who swapped places with a hostage during an attack by an islamist gunman in southe

he then went on to say that the parole board was not permitted to look at crimes of which john warboysassess his guilt and it was not caught in that respect. the second strand of his argument was to say if the board was permitted to look up those offences it wasn't necessarily required to do so and he put evidence before the hearing today that the board had in fact material they considered on other allegations. the distinct impression i got from the judges is that they weren't impressed with those arguments. one said the honesty and openness was central to the parole board 's decision and where was that tested? so brian levitt simile judge said the parole panel don't seem to have pressed him on that point. he said john warboys account was taken asa given. the government is to spend 50 million pounds on trying to ease racial and religious tensions. it is one of a number of proposals in the government's integrated communities strategy, which is to be published more than a year after an independent review found the country had become more divided as it had become diverse. here's our home

the case will be resubmitted to the parole board.isk from prison and probation officials will be provided. the panel will then assess anew whether worboys is suitable for release. those victims, covered by the victim contact scheme, will be fully informed and involved in this process. this is outside source live from the bbc newsroom. our lead story. detectives investigating the attempted murders of a former spy and his daughter say they believe the russians first came into contact with the nerve agent at their home. syrian government forces have massed around the last rebel—held town in the eastern ghouta. local media are reporting that troops are preparing for a "huge" operation. the first funerals are taking place for those who died in the shopping centre fire in the siberian city of kemerovo. at least 64 people died in the on sunday, 41 of them were children. relatives are saying dozens of people are still missing. that's from bbc russian. lots of you on the bbc news app are reading about the case of the viola player who won a hi

the move led to the resignation of the parole board's chairman.n bbc news all the latest business news live from singapore. north korea's surprise visit to beijing has south korean investors optimistic, the gaesong industrial park may reopen soon. and changing things up, a start—up is aiming to transform traditional farming waste in india. good morning, asia. hello, world. it's thursday, glad you could join us it's thursday, glad you could join us for another exciting addition of asia business report, i'm rico hizon, and we start with easing tensions on the korean peninsula and one of china's top diplomats is expected in south korea today. he will be briefing the country's president on north korean leader kim me‘s surprise leader with china prost boss president xi and that meeting is seen as precursor to the meeting is seen as precursor to the meeting with moon jae—in meeting is seen as precursor to the meeting with moonjae—in and kim jong—un next month. south korean business owners are hoping warmer relations between both careers will eventually

they're challenging a decision by the parole board to release the former taxi driverfrom prison.hoping to overturn that decision. one of them was in the high court today with worboys appearing via videolink as we learnt why the parole board thought he was fit for release. it believed worboys had become "open and honest." that he had taken "full responsibility for his offences" and he had, the parole board thought, "shown insight into factors that could cause him to re—offend."

the terminal component is governor cuomo who appoints the people in the parole board.ng out and that is the focus. governor cuomo touted criminal justice reform but this is not the way to do it. criminal justice reform happens on the ground level, not when people are facing parole. jillian: how does this make you feel? you said gutwrenching but should someone like this be able to walk free ever again? >> we have to consider what happened. when we have an attack on law enforcement that is an attack on our free society because law enforcement is the first line of defense, he's not just attacking those officers but us all in general. basic question, what components are in place to protect us as a result of this. we need to have staunch consequences against that individual who commits a horrific act. rob: gas on the right, break on the left, the teen who totally failed that part of her driver's ♪ that is the way it is ♪ i let her play sheriff so i can wash it. i use tide to get out those week old stains and downy to get it fresh and soft. you are free to go. tide and downy

as part of that case, the parole board will be required to explain why they took us position. the overall issue of transparency, when the decision friend calledmy for work to be done, which is being continued under the current secretary to look at this whole question. >> thank you very much. proud.mensely the scale and excellence means they rely on stocks from overseas. -- doctors from overseas. it is becoming a real problem. as the prime minister aware of this challenge? -- is the prime minister aware of this challenge? pm may: i am aware of that particular issue. one of the things that we are doing is making sure we can train more doctors here in the united kingdom. i am aware of the issue and i will look into it. >> thank you. thatrime minister launched our system is broken and promised to fix it. been then, there has special measures and another is worried that it will have to close. what does the prime minister say who cannot afford to wait? as she will know, i have always said that there were short-term measures that needed to be taken, media measures and long-term. we h

, activists are fighting back against efforts by politicians and the police to force the state parole board to reverse its decision to grant parole to former black panther herman bell, who has been imprisoned for nearly 45 years for the killing of two police officers. among those pressuring the board to reverse its decision is new york city democratic mayor bill de blasio. in the parole board's decision to release bell, its members cited a noteworthy letter from an unnamed person -- likely the son of one of the victims, officer waverly jones. on friday afternoon, herman bell's lawyer, robert boyle, read a letter written by waverly jones, jr. >> the fact is that mr. bell has taken responsibility for his actions, has expressed genuine remorse. he is 70 years old and has been in prison for 45 years. in these times of increased hate, we need more compassion and forgiveness. signed by waverly jones. amy: new details have surfaced about the 2016 pulse nightclub massacre in orlando, florida, revealing the father of shooter omar mateen had worked as an fbi informant. 49 people were killed when the

it comes after the high court overturned a decision by the parole board to release the serial rapist,o resign but he's said that the justice department should also take responsibility for failings in the case. the nobel peace prize winner malala yousafzai has returned to pakistan for the first time since she was shot by taliban militants in 2012. malala, who is now 20, was shot in the head because she was campaigning for girl's education. alison freeman has more details. under the cover of darkness and amid tight security malala yousafzai returned home to pakistan. it was the first visit by the human rights activist since she was shot by the taliban in 2012. malala met the prime minister, and went on to take the stage at his office to give an emotional speech, often wiping away tears. it was broadcast on state tv. i still can't believe it, that this is actually happening. malala was shot in the head by gunmen five and a half years ago. she has been campaigning for girls' education in the swat valley which at the time was a militant stronghold. now an oxford university student having l

the threejudges said the parole board should have looked further into worboys‘ offending and must nowe a "fresh determination". a drunk driver is jailed for 13 years — for killing three teenagers in a crash in hayes in west london injanuary. the ireland and ulster rugby players, paddy jackson and stuart olding, have been found not guilty of rape, following a trial at belfast crown court. a viola player who suffered irreversible damage to his hearing has won a landmark high court judgment against the royal opera house and — thousands of fans of sir ken dodd joined friends and family at his funeral at liverpool's anglican cathedral. in a moment, it will be time for sportsday but first a look at what else is coming up this evening on bbc news... on beyond 100 days at seven o'clock, the team will be talking to the lawyer representing a former catalan minister — who's wanted in spain for alleged rebellion. she's been granted bail after turning herself in to police in scotland. we'll be talking to our technology correspondent, about the news that facebook has adjusted privacy settings to gi

the head of the parole board nick hardwick resigned.pon victims, victims of a serial predatory sex offender to keep us safe. the primary role of government is to keep the people safe. will the minister to this opportunity to apologise to the victims for the many failures that have left them having to pursue justice because nobody will do it for them? i share the anger that he does that victims had to go through this process and i am sorry that that happened. the president‘s club later announced it was too closed following claims that women were grouped at the men only event. organisers chose to make a men only event. they chose to treat the hostesses to make them parade across the stage in front of men to make them wear black skimpy outfits and specify the colour of their underwear. women have the right to feel safe wherever they work. and allegations of this type of behaviour are completely unacceptable. there was a celebrations across parliament to mark 100 years of women getting the right to vote. it didn‘t apply to all, it was a his

and the top story here in the uk: the controversial decision by the parole board to release the serial

james o neill tweeting calling the parole board's decision and just and irresponsible.alkout on taxpayers dime. the republican party filing a complaint and suing the school district over wednesday's protest. the chairman calling it political indoctrination after pointing to any mail thing parents instructions on the walkout and option of making posters. students in the windy city demanding schools get rid of the police altogether. democrats planning to use the issue of gun control to their advantage in the upcoming election. chris cleveland said these walkouts go beyond partisan politics and may rise to misappropriation of taxpayer funds. >> that is not exactly what the situation is. the nature of our complaint to the inspector general's office was teachers, administrators, using taxpayer dollars to advance a political agenda. that is not just distasteful, not just improper, it is illegal too. contrary to rules, contrary to illinois state law, you can't just write taxpayer checks to political movements and it is arguably a violation of first amendment rights because kid

minds is unlikely to happen anytime soon the same bus ravi old as he wrote to her on an israeli parole board has ordered the ending release of a soldier convicted of killing a wounded palestinian. will now serve ten months of his eighteen month term for killing palestinian or sheriff in twenty sixteen of the hey attacked israeli troops the incident was caught on camera and showed as our firing at sharif head on he was lying on the ground still alive. three people have been killed in afghanistan and eight more are in hospital after a bomb attack outside a political rally in the eastern city of jalalabad the motorbike bomb exploded as the crowd was leaving the rally by controversial former prime minister a military commander who but in but here is a former ally of the taliban who signed a peace deal with the government last year. at least seven hundred people in australia's southeast have been forced to leave their homes as raging bushfire spread the country's two most populous states of new south wales and victoria are mostly affected the bushfires have so far destroyed at least one hundred h

rob: john flanagan demanding the parole board letting a cop killer walk free be fired.man bell made parole for showing good behavior and remorse after gunning down nypd officer at a housing project in 1971. the senate majority leader along with the families of the fallen officer slamming democrat governor andrew cuomo. a former nypd lieutenant joined us earlier and says cuomo is at fault here. >> he needs to step up and put the proper people in play. goes to the liberal agenda of the governor as we speak. governor cuomo has consistently put in these liberal people and we look at the law enforcement component, there needs to be a level of retribution at play. rob: the 70 your mac will be released next month. david schalk and bringing the best healthcare possible to our nation as heroes, sec. of veterans affairs testifying in congress amid reports the congress wants to fire him. >> i publicly acknowledge the distraction you talked about is something i deeply regret. i have come here for one reason, to improve the lives of veterans and that is what i'm focused solely on do

it's true, robert mueller had sent numerous letters to the parole board denying their parole.ne of the things we know now based on the trial was that during that time the f.b.i. actually knew that they were innocent. they were scolded by the judge. the bureau was for this. mueller never answered the questions. so we have to be concerned about the tactics here. there is something that the professor said that is very true. this is not about the f.b.i. or the men and women serving us in law enforcement and risking their lives every day. this is about abuse of power and people in high level positions that are not willing to bend. >> sean: absolutely. >> that is what this is about. we have to be very concerned about this special counsel and the direction they are going in. when we see now that there was no evidence to begin this special counsel from the beginning. >> sean: i say, david, the biggest abuse of power corruption scandal in the history of the country. is that hyperbole or are the fants bearing that out? >> it may play out to be that. if you take the consideration of the

in their decision to release bell, who is now 69 years old, parole board members cited a noteworthy letter from it and in person -- an un-named person -- likely the son of one of the victims, officer waverly jones. he wrote of bell's release -- "the simple answer is it would bring joy and peace as we have already forgiven herman bell publicly. on the other hand, to deny him parole again would cause us pain as we are reminded of the painful episode each time he appears before the board." in new york city, hundreds of protesters marched through the streets of manhattan thursday in support of farm workers with the coalition of immokalee workers, who are demanding that fast food giant wendy's sign on to a worker-designed code of conduct that includes a zero-tolerance policy for sexual harassment and abuse in the fields where they pick tomatoes. the marchers passed outside manhattan office of billionaire nelson peltz, the board chair and largest shareholder at wendy's, before rallying near the united nations building, where workers broke a five-day fast. this is immokalee worker and hunger stri

either an israeli parole board has ordered the early release of a soldier convicted of killing a wounded palestinian elo as arielle will now serve ten months of his eighteen month term for shooting dead twenty one year old shareef in twenty six days after he attacked israeli troops the incident was caught on camera and shown as area firing at sharif head while he was lying on the ground still alive with almost a year to go until brett's that day the start of the transition period for the united kingdom to leave the european union has been a major step forward in talks the two sides have agreed the terms of that two year transition which include allowing the u.k. to negotiate and sign trade deals with the rest of the world but there's still no agreement on the question of the irish border with the u.k. resistant to europe's back up plan of keeping northern ireland in the customs union i'm usually to have three this makes it possible today to reassure the four and a half million people british and european who are affected and concerned by brags that those are the people who have been our

after quitting the role, the former parole board chairman says the ministry ofjustice must also accept a reality check on brexit as chris morris asks how much progress has been made and how much is still to do with just a year to go. serapis at the bbc sports centre now with all the latest on the cricket ball tampering scandal. is dz going to be forgiven? we will have to wait and see, this scandal has engulfed the world of cricket because those cricketers have now arrived back home after that ball tampering incident in that third test against south africa at the weekend. steve smith, the former captain, says he is gutted and devastated about his part in that scandal. he said it was a failure of the leadership group, and he will regret it for the rest of his life. he was very emotional in that press conference to the media after landing at sydney airport. a1(m), there is flash photography as we hear from steve smith. there is flash photography as we hear from steve smithlj there is flash photography as we hear from steve smith. i made a serious error ofjudgment hear from steve smith. i

three judges ruled that the parole board failed to probe the credibility and reliability of worboys.r malala yousafzai has returned to pakistan for the first time since being shot by taliban militants. the 20—year old human rights activist was shot in the head six years ago after campaigning forfemale education. she's expected to hold talks with the country's prime minister, shahid khaqan abbasi, during her visit. that is a summary of the latest news. to get in touch with us. time to get some sport now with sarah. good morning. let us start with cricket because i do not think the three australian cricketers who have been involved with the ball tampering scandal which has engulfed the world of cricket over the post the world of cricket over the post the meat past few days, they will not have a warm reception —— over the past few days. steve smith is going to speak to the media in the next half an hour, we will bring you all the details from that as they come in. in the last hour, cameron ba ncroft come in. in the last hour, cameron bancroft was emotional in his press conference in per

the nypd commissioner said new york state parole board decision to released a mitted cop killer hermaners killed. steve: he did not wind up with life in prison? >> at the time you couldn't get life in prison. 25 years to life was the -- there wasn't a death penalty. there still isn't here in new york. he couldn't get life. they will let him out. he is 70 years old. he has wife and kids. three officers, that he killed, that parole for them. that is what the nypd commissioner said. where is their parole? brian: ten minutes to the bottom of the hour the as we move ahead. thousands of high school students walking out across the country to protest gun violence. these teens door down the american flag too. really? nra spokesperson dana loesch weighs in next. ainsley: we all love janice dean, the weather machine, but did you know that she could also cook up a storm in the kitchen? brian: pizza bagels. ainsley: janice and her sons are up. brian: she wanders out a lot. steve: there is breakfast coming out. ♪ you know what's awesome? gig-speed internet. you know what's not awesome? when only cer

two of his victims and the mayor of london have argued that the parole boards decision to recommend releaserboys has served ten years of an indeterminate prison sentence. fans of sir ken dodd are expected to line the streets of liverpool later to pay their final respects to the comedian. sir ken died at the age of 90 earlier this month. later this morning a horse—drawn hearse will travel the six miles from the commedian‘s home in knotty ash to liverpool's anglican cathedral. adverts for megabus promising fares from £1 have been banned by the advertising watchdog, after the company admitted that in some cases only one seat per coach cost that price. the advertising standards authority said customers would expect to be able to find the promotional price if they booked in advance. a statement from megabus said their future marketing would no longerfocus on prices. you know how fond we are of the odd bit of monkey business on this programme. well this little fella brought one area of mexico city to a standstill yesterday afternoon. this capucin monkey escaped and made a dash forfreedom — spendi

this parole board needs to be fired.wants the board gone. state lawmakers do as well. one of them is republican state senator martin golden and he joins us now. should the board be gone? >> yes, it should be. without a doubt. what happened to these two police officers it despicable and it's wrong. and these gentlemen should not, as our good pat lynch just pointed out should not have been released. this is a governor cuomo assigned board that decided to release him. now listen to this. this is not -- he participated in three murders of three police officers. pete: remind people what happened so they can understand this situation. >> they were lured. in they were set up and ambushed what's known today as the harlem houses. they were brought, in set up, shot and killed. jones was killed instantly and another begged for his life. begged. talked about his wife. talked about his two daughters. they shot him 22 times with his own gun and bell shot him in the head at the end of this. rachel: we had one of the widows on yesterday