pawel adamowicz won. victory, it was really a big boost of confidence for polish liberal opposition. brent: what we know about the suspect and his motives? >> he's a 27-year-old man with already big criminal records. he has already been imprisoned. psent s-- spent some years in prison for armed robberies, he robbed banks. but, you know, it is quite disturbing after he stepped pawel adamowicz, as we, as we heard he stayed on the stage. he wanted to be seen and heard. he claimed that this was his revenge for wrongfully imprisoned in that he had before. he has -- is now in custody. we'll may be here something more about this. >> it sounds like he had a personal ax to grind, but may be nonpolitical. as you were saying, the political scene in poland is very polarized right now. how has the death, the murder of pawel adamowicz, how has it been received? >> well, all political parties have condemned what happened. and poland is really shocked. this young polish democracy has not seen things li that recely histor

then suddenly a 27—year—old man rushed on stage and stabbed pawel adamowicz, the popular mayor of gdansk to his aid, his attacker remained on stage, arms raised, shouting that he blamed the mayor's former political party for wrongfully imprisoning him. mr adamowicz was resuscitated before being rushed to hospital. his condition remains unknown and an investigation is ongoing. translation: it is important for us right now to establish how this happened, how the man came so close to the mayor of gdansk. we know he was using a press pass and we need to establish how he got hold of this press id and allowed to be on stage in the most important question is what motivated him to commit such a dramatic act. mr adamowicz has been the mayor of gdansk for over 20 years, and he recently appeared in a video appealfor the event, which was in support of the great orchestra christmas charity. his stabbing has shocked poland. translation: all was great until we heard the disastrous news about the attack. it was shocking, unbelievable. we don't know at the moment what the mayor's condition is, but we kno

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then suddenly, a 27—year—old man rushed on stage and stabbed pawel adamowicz, the popular mayor of gdanskned on stage, arms raised, shouting that he blamed the mayor's former liberal party for wrongfully imprisoning him. mr adamowicz was resuscitated before being rushed to hospital. his condition remains unknown and an investigation is ongoing. translation: it's important for us right now to establish how it happened, how this man came so close to the mayor of gdansk. we know that he was using a press pass. we need to establish how he got hold of this press id and if he was allowed to be on stage. the most important question is what motivated him to commit such a dramatic act. mr adamowicz has been the mayor of gdansk for over 20 years, and he recently appeared in a video appealfor the event, which was in support of the great orchestra christmas charity. his stabbing has shocked poland. translation: all was great until we heard the disastrous news about the attack. it was shocking, unbelievable. we don't know at the moment what the mayor's condition is, but we know something horrible has

on sunday, pawel adamowicz, the city's meth, was set to open a charity concert. on and stabbed him. the mayor was rushed to hospital, where he underwent five hours of surgery. as news of his injuries spread, hundreds of 6dansk residents lined up to donate large. u nfortu nately, residents lined up to donate large. unfortunately, doctors could not save his life. translation: there we re save his life. translation: there were 21 litres of blood used during surgery, were 21 litres of blood used during surgery, but in vain. the attack was carried out with such fury and the wounds were so carried out with such fury and the wounds were s0 severe carried out with such fury and the wounds were so severe that it was impossible to save pawel adamowicz. after his death was confirmed, mourners rallied against hatred. poland's former president blamed the rising political polarisation for the attack. translation: week people cannot stand it. all kinds of sick people take such steps, and it is politics that has to be blamed. the entire political system is guilty, that such an i

pawel adamowicz had been mayor for 20 years, he'd been elected five times. gathered in the city centre to pay their tributes. adam easton has more from warsaw. what we know at this stage, the man had a press credential which allowed him to get onto the stage and as that very shocking footage show, he rushed across the stage and he stabbed the 53—year—old polish mayor, and then he raised his arms almost like a boxer standing over his opponent, with his knife held in his opponent, with his knife held in his hand, and then he grabbed a microphone and introduced himself and said he had been wrongfully sent to prison by the political party that pawel adamowicz belonged to in the past and that is why he said he had to die. this seems like a sense ofa had to die. this seems like a sense of a miscarriage ofjustice that has driven this but you have introduced the idea that this is also a political act? prosecutors have said that he will undergo, the 27—year—old resident who has been charged with pawel adamowicz‘s murder, he will undergo a psychiatric assessment so th

on sunday, pawel adamowicz, the city's mayor, was set to open a charity concert when a 27—year—old manwas rushed to hospital, where he underwent five hours of surgery. as news of his injuries spread, hundreds of gdansk residents lined up to donate blood. unfortunately, doctors could not save his life. translation: there were 21 litres of blood used during surgery, but in vain. the attack was carried out with such fury and the wounds were so severe that it wasn't possible to save pawel adamowicz. after his death was confirmed, mourners rallied against hatred. lech walesa, poland's former president, blamed rising political polarisation for the attack. translation: weak people cannot stand it. all kinds of sick people take such steps, and it is politics that has to be blamed. the entire political system is guilty that such an incident occurred. donald tusk, the current president of the european council, who is from gdansk, held back tears and issued a promise to his friend. translation: today, dear pawel, i want to promise you that we will protect our gdansk, our poland and our europe aga

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today poland bid farewell to pawel adamowicz, the liberal mayor of gdansk who was stabbed on stage atce say about 16,000 people turned out for a funeral mass. large screens set up around the city, relayed the service. he'd led the city for 20 years. the comedy actor’w'rnijstrrflevies major in the bbc comedy ‘it ain't half hot mum', has died at the age of 88. now, lovely boys, you all know how to present arms, even you mr danny windsor davies said he modelled the rote, whichsawhim bulty members of an army concert party in wartime india, on characters he met during national service. with all the sport now, here's lizzie greenwood—hughes at the bbc sport centre. hello, good evening. we're starting with football — match of the day and sportscene in scotlandfollowti‘reflews-l what happened, you need to avert your attention now. liverpool are seven points clear at the top of the premier league after coming from a goal down to beat crystal palace 4—3. celtic are still on course for an historic treble — through to the last 16 of the scottish cup. but the shock of the round was in ayreshire wher

poland bids an emotional farewell to the mayor of gdansk, pawel adamowicz, stabbed on stage at a charityvent. and the family facing separation — iranian grandparents who may be deported after spending decades in the uk. it is really hard for us, as the children, to imagine them not being here, because they are getting hello and welcome to world news today. ergziéga‘; t-—— i; 4:4; 5; gag—2's to end the partial shutdown of the us government which is now entering a fifth week. of reaching a compromise. according to reports he might agree to support legislation that protects the rights of so called ‘dreamers‘ — people who came to the us illegally as children but are protected from deporation. but in return, the president would want to see progress on building a mexican border wall. so far democrats have refused to budge on this issue. let's see the scene, this is the podium in the white house where the president is due to give that statement. we will cross to that live as soon as it begins. let's speak to our correspondent david willis who is in washington. if these early reports are correct

in poland, the funeral takes for pawel adamowicz, the mayor of gdansk, paying their respects, to a manthe coffin of the murdered mayor of gdansk. thousands followed as the procession made its way through the streets to st mary's basilica, where the funeral will be held. pawel adamowicz‘s death has deeply shocked poland. many watched helplessly as he was stabbed by a man who suddenly rushed on stage during a popular charity event, which helps to fund children's hospitals. the 53—year—old died a day later. his death raises questions about poland's increasingly divided political debate. after the stabbing, the attacker told the crowd that he blamed the mayor's former political party, civic platform, for the time that he had spent in prison. mr adamowicz, who had been the mayor of gdansk for over three years, was an outspoken critic of poland's ruling law and justice party. the president of the european council donald tusk, a friend and formally poland's prime minister, also from civic platform, were paying their respects. saturday is a day of national mourning across poland. kasia madera,

also making news this hour, the mayor of the polish city of gdansk, pawel adamowicz, has been seriouslyas stabbed onstage in front of a large crowd of people and has been undergoing surgery in hospital. the attacker complained that mr adamowicz‘s party, the civic platform, had imprisoned him. poland's president, andrzej duda and the president of the european council, donald tusk — himself a former polish president — are among those who've condemned the attack. the government in bangladesh has announced a revised pay structure for garment workers. wages will be increased for six out of the seven garment worker grades. workers began a strike over a week ago when they discovered that a government pay deal meant some people were actually worse off. president emmanuel macron has published an open letter to the french people in an attempt to defuse the "yellow vest" protests that have rocked france for nine weeks. he has called for a nationwide debate until march to discuss the future of the country. one of italy's most wanted fugitives, cesare battisti, has been handed over by the bolivian a

pawel adamowicz was stabbed on stage at a charity event last sunday. screens set up around the city, relayed the service. he'd led the city for 20 years. a bbc analysis suggests a shocking variation in access to gps across england. the findings show some doctors are struggling with three times as many patients as their equivalents elsewhere. the royal college of gps says it's the result of years of under investment. richard lister has more. doctor's appointment on saturday used to be unheard—of. now it is on offer across england, but gps are spread more thinly in some places than others and even here in oldham with the ratio of doctors to patients, is only just with the ratio of doctors to patients, is onlyjust below average, getting an appointment can be hard. the absolute minimum i have been able to get one is a month. sometimes you are waiting for weeks. but if you ring up early in the morning they can get you in early. my granddaughter needed an emergency appointment and couldn't get one. this bbc survey reveals some gps in england have almost thre

poland has bid an emotionalfarewell to the longtime mayor of gdansk, pawel adamowicz.rity events. police say around 115,000 people turned out for a funeral mass at the city's st mary's basilica with many more watching on giant screens outside. the bbc‘s adam easton was there. pawel adamowicz‘s death has been felt deeply and is being mourned farfrom this 14th century basilica. he was proud to be from gdansk, the city that gave the world solidarity, a polish movement that overthrew communism without shedding a drop of blood and led to the fall of the berlin wall. solidarity‘s leader and former president lech walesa was among the mourners. gathered in the streets outside the church to watch on large screens and bid farewell to their mayor. that made him a hate figure for many on the right. but what has so stunned poland was the manner of his death. at poland's biggest annual charity event, he had just thanked a crowd for giving so generously when his assailant rushed him. just out of prison for armed robbery, his attacker, who reportedly has mental health issues, said he

pawel adamowicz has served as mayor of gdansk since 1998. a suspect was arrested at the scene.valanche in austria and a fourth is still missing. parts of austria, france, sweden and germany are at a standstill after severe snowfalls closed roads and trapped people in their homes. more snow is forecasted now on bbc news, the week in parliament.

surgeons operated on pawel adamowicz for five hours, but he died of his wounds.ned. fifteen people are reported to have been killed, after a cargo plane crashed, near the iranian capital, tehran. the boeing 707 reportedly overran the runway, and hit a wall, while trying to land in bad weather. the iranian army said, only one person — a flight engineer — survived. the canadian prime minister justin trudeau says he is extremely concerned after a canadian man was sentenced to death in china on drug trafficking charges. 36—year—old robert lloyd schellenberg was given a 15—year prison sentence last november, but following an appeal, a high court in liaoning has ruled the sentence was too lenient... and given the death penalty. the sentencing comes amid a diplomatic rift between canada and china. it's of extreme concern to us as a government, as it should be to all our international friends and allies, that china has chosen to begin to arbitrarily apply death penalty in cases facing — as in this case, facing a canadian. earlier i spoke tojoanna chiu, the deputy bureau

poland has bid an emotionalfarewell to the long—time mayor of gdansk, pawel adamowicz.ple turned out for a funeral mass at the city's st mary's basilica with many more watching on giant screens outside. adam easton reports. pawel adamowicz‘s death has been felt deeply and is being mourned far from this 14th century basilica. he was proud to be from gdansk, the city that gave the world solidarity, a polish movement that overthrew communism without shedding a drop of blood and led to the fall of the berlin wall. solidarity‘s leader and former president lech walesa was among the mourners. mr adamowicz was mayor here for more than 20 years. he was so popular, he was reelected five times. thousands of people queued in freezing temperatures to try to get into the church for the funeral. but many, many more, tens of thousands, gathered in the streets outside the church to watch on large screens and bid farewell to their mayor. in his time, gdansk transformed from a dull, grey port town into a modern and dynamic european city, one that had opened to migrants and minorities. tha

pawel adamowicz has served as mayor of gdansk since 1998.uspect was arrested at the scene at least five people have been killed in the alps this weekend after heavy snow. three germans died in an avalanche in austria and a fourth is still missing. parts of austria, france, sweden and germany are at a standstill after severe snowfalls closed roads and trapped people in their homes. more snow is forecasted. it's liz30am. now on bbc news, hardtalk‘s stephen sackur speaks to writer jonathan coe. welcome to hardtalk. i'm stephen sackur. in case you hadn't noticed, britain is in the grip of a protracted meltdown known as brexit. to leave or to remain? it has divided families, generations and communities. everyone seems to be shouting. no—one seems to be listening. well, that's not quite true. my guest today, jonathan coe, has been listening to — and writing compelling fiction about — contemporary britain for decades. so can this novelist help us understand ourselves and brexit, better than a parliament full of politicians? jonathan coe, welcome to

pawel adamowicz has served as mayor of gdansk since 1998. a suspect was arrested at the scene.t least five people have been killed in the alps this weekend after heavy snow. three germans died in an avalanche in austria and a fourth is still missing. parts of austria, france, sweden and germany are at a standstill after severe snowfalls closed roads and trapped people in their homes. more snow is forecasted now on bbc news, the week in parliament. hello and welcome to the week in parliament, our attempt to make sense of a fractious few days at westminster. the ayes to the right, 308. the noes to the left, 297. cheering the prime minister loses two key votes. will it be third time lucky? the only way to avoid no deal is to vote for the deal. and the speaker takes on his critics. honourably and conscientiously in the firm and continuing conviction that i am right. all that and more to come. but first, downing street had hoped that mps would return to westminster from their christmas break refreshed and ready to endorse theresa may's brexit plan. spoiler alert — it didn't turn out

diefiii’hevie of pawel adamowicz, the mayor of gdansk.ags and candles have been paying their respects to a man known as a critic of the government's anti—immigration policies. the bbc‘s adam easton is in gdansk and has been following the service. he explained what the late mayor meant to the city and to poland. here in gdansk, people queued for up to two hours to attend the funeral service. many more people, an estimated 115,000 people have actually thronged in the streets around the church where i am to actually watch the mass on large screens which were put up by the city. the city is also providing some psychiatrists for any mourners who need them because this is a city which is still in shock about this murder. this is a man who, for many people, they don't remember any other mayor. he had been the mayorfor over 20 years and when you talk to people about him, whether they liked him or not, they all say that under him gdansk has transformed. it's transformed from a rather dull, grey baltic town which was struggling from the transformat

thousands of poles have taken part in a procession following the coffin of pawel adamowicz.or poland's largest annual charity event. the killing has had a huge impact on the country. the funeral will take place on saturday. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: new revelations about saturn's rings. they are much younger than the planet itself. donald trump is now the 45th president of the united states. he was sworn in before several hundred thousand people on the steps of capitol hill in washington. it's going to be only america first — america first. j —! but the west germans want to extradite him for crimes committed in wartime france. there, he wasthegestepfir millions came to bathe as close as possible to this spot, a tide of humanity that's believed by officials to have broken all records. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: president trump and north korea's leader kim jong—un are to meet for a second summit. the white house is hoping to make progress on denuclearisation. "not accurate", robert mueller‘s special counsel has rejected a report that president trump

thousands of poles have taken part in a procession following the coffin of pawel adamowicz.ed after being stabbed at a concert hundreds more central american migrants have crossed into mexico i they are joining the caravan that is heading towards the us border. most come from honduras, and say they are escaping poverty and gang—related violence. hundreds of central american migrants who arrived at the us the british prime minister, theresa may, has been meeting members of her cabinet to discuss how to move the brexit process forward. she has also held talks with senior officials in brussels, including the european council president, donald tusk. 0ur political correspondent ben wright reports. mr gove, are you confident of getting the brexit deal that you want? so what now? today the prime minister continued to listen, with cabinet ministers trooping in and out to share their advice with the prime minister, who has a brexit deal the house well, i don't believe we could have an independent trade policy iiwe stayede e7 in parliament for a new deal. but, if there is no deal, the

in poland the funeral for pawel adamowicz, the mayor of gdansk, has been held.thousands of citizens have been paying their respects. earlier i spoke to the bbc‘s reporter who is in gdansk, and he told me what the late mayor meant to the city and to the country as a whole. he was a very significant figure for the city of gdansk. many people don't remember another mayor, because he was mayor for 20 years. he was elected in 1998 and re—elected five more times. he was known around the country. he was a liberal conservative. he was a man who very much opposed many of the government's policies, in terms of migration. he welcomed migrants. he was one of the first mayors in poland who took part in a gay pride parade. and he was very critical of the polish government's changes to the polish government's changes to thejudicial the polish government's changes to the judicial system which he said undermined the independence of the judiciary here in poland. he was a man who was very much pro—european. his impact on the city has been tremendous over those 20 years. when he to

thousands of poles have taken part in a procession, following the coffin of pawel adamowicz. of gdansk died after being stabbed at a concert 1&5 in r' “é‘ £3? 5:33 ‘72’ w ’ ’ the court ordered them to be remanded in custody for thirty days as investigations continue. the somali islamist militant group al—shabab said it was behind the attack, which killed twenty—one people. the wife of meng hongwei, the interpol president held in china since september, has sought asylum in france for herself and her children. grace meng and the seven—year—olds live in lyon, the international police agency's headquarters. mr meng disappeared during a visit to china last year and in october authorities in beijing said he was being investigated over suspected bribe—taking. buckingham palace has announced that the duke of edinburgh has been to hospitalfor a check up, after being involved in a car crash near queen elizabeth's country residence, sandringham, last night. doctors have confirmed that he had no injuries of concern. police say they're investigating the crash and will take ‘any appropriat

pawel adamowicz, who was 53, was attacked by a man who claimed he'd been wrongfullyjailed by the mayor'ser arrest. the former police commander david duckenfield, who was in charge of the police operation during the hillsborough disaster in 1989, has appeared at preston crown court for the start of his criminal trial. the 74—year—old is charged with the gross negligence manslaughter of 95 liverpool fans who were killed in a crush. he denies the charges. a 96th victim died four years later, and cannot be included in the prosecution. andy murray is out of the australian open after losing a five set thriller, which could be his final match. the grand slam champion announced on friday that he would retire this year because of a chronic hip problem. there was a standing ovation from the crowd, and tributes from fellow players at the end of the game. from melbourne, hywel griffith reports. the beginning of the end, or a finalfarewell? not even andy murray knows if this was his last match. but just in case, he gave everything. initially that wasn't enough as roberto bautista agut gave him the ru

to poland, where thousands are expected to take part in a procession following the coffin of pawel adamowiczd finally, thousands more will be in attendance at the march for life protest in washington. the event, which takes place every year, is organised by anti—abortion campaigners. now it is time to get all the latest from the bbc sports centre. hello, i'm chetan pathak, with friday's sport briefing. we start with a sensational finish in the nba's annual visit to london, where the washington wizards scored in the final second of the match to beat the new york knicks by a single point. the knicks were 19 points ahead at one stage, and led right up until the fourth quarter. but the final moment saw washington turn the match around completely, when they were awarded two points here for goaltending, the wizards racing off to celebrate. they knew victory was theirs, and after a video review, the knicks defence was found to have illegally stopped the ball from dropping in. 99 it fini9h99 1991991999 japan made it three wins out of three at the asian cup as they finished top of group f. japan had

pawel adamowicz was stabbed on stage in front of thousands of people.ttacker complained that mr adamowicz‘s party, the civic platform, had tormented him. the interior minister called it an act of inexplicable barbarism. the headlines on bbc news: theresa may warns mps a failure to deliver brexit would be "a catastrophic and unforgivable breach of trust in our democracy" ahead of a crucial vote this week. 3 people have been killed and a fourth is missing after an avalanche near the austrian ski resort of lech. police question a man after an 11—year—old boy, taylor schofield, was killed in a hit and run collision in beswick in greater manchester. sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here's tulsen tollett. good evening. let's start with the big match in the premier league today — tottenham hosting manchester united at wembley in what was billed as ole gunnar solskjaer‘s first real test since taking over as united's caretaker boss last month. and he passed with flying colours, asjoe lynskey reports. in the second half of this match, tot

also making news this hour, the popular veteran mayor of the polish city of gdansk, pawel adamowicz,vent on sunday. reports say the attacker shouted "adamowicz is dead". local media are quoting hospital sources saying mr adamowicz‘s condition is very serious. the government in bangladesh has announced a revised pay structure for garment workers. wages will be increased for six out of the seven garment worker grades. workers began a strike over a week ago when they discovered that a government pay deal meant some people were actually worse off. one of italy's most wanted fugitives, cesare battisti, has been handed over by the bolivian authorities after decades on the run. a plane sent by the italian government flew the former militant out of the bolivian city of santa cruz de la sierra. battisti was convicted in italy of the murder of four people in the late ‘705. the barcelona forward lionel messi has become the first football player to score 400 goals in la liga. it is 11! years since messi scored his first la liga goal and the 31—year—old argentine has gone on to build an enormous

in poland, the mayor of gdansk, pawel adamowicz, died monday, one day after he was stabbed on stage during a charity event. the attacker, who has been charged with murder, reportedly yelled from the stage that he was wrongfully imprisoned under the government of the civic platform party, which the mayor used to belong to. adamowicz had been the mayor of the port city of gdansk since 1998 and was a staunch critic of the right-wing polish government. he espoused liberal policies and ideas, defending lgbtq rights and immigrant rights. crowds gathered monday to pay tribute to the murdered mayor. this is donald tusk, president of the european council, originallyly from gdansk and frfriend of the mamayor. >> today i want to promise t to dear got in on them's the e peoe of gdanks that fofor you and d r everyonene, we willrotect hatred will not prevail. we will stand up against it. amy: in afghanistan, the taliban claimed responsibility for a car bomb that killed at least five people and wounded at least 100 others in the capital kabul, monday. the explosion went off near a high-security internati

pawel adamowicz — who was 53 — was attacked by a man who claimed he‘d been wrongfully jailed by the mayor boeing 707 came off the runway and hit a house in a residential area while trying to land at fath airport in poor weather. the cargo aircraft was transporting meat from kyrgyzstan‘s capital bishkek. a flight engineer was the only survivor. investigators have found a black box from the plane. the headlines on bbc news... the prime minister has said mps risk letting the british people down if they don‘t back her brexit withdrawal agreement in parliament tomorrow. labour says she faced a humiliating defeat. wood—burning stoves, open fires and farmers face new restrictions as the government outlined its plan to tackle air pollution in england. the giant british iranian woman nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe in prison in iran has begun a hunger strike in protest at being denied specialist care. record—breaking snow has continued to blanket parts of europe. over the weekend, at least five people were killed as avalanches hit skiing areas — and over 20 people have died in the region during the last