the mp who helped save the life of pc keith palmer in the westminster attack is spoken out. ng in the desperate efforts to save pc keith palmer's life became some of the defining images of last year's westminster attack. today he arrived at pc palmer's inquest to give his official account of that traumatic day. he described the panic inside parliament, with people shouting "go back" as he went forward, and how he walked past a line of armed police officers pointing their guns to go and help their unarmed colleague who had been stabbed by khalid masood. when he got there, he found pc palmer with, among other injuries, a serious knife wound under his left arm pit. "he had lost a lot of blood and he was unconscious," tobias ellwood told the court. "i checked for a pulse. there was a pulse." the minister described how he tried to stem the bleeding but pc palmer's heart soon stopped, so they started cpr. at one point he was close to tears in court, saying, "forgive me, it's sometimes easier to do the helping than to talk about it afterwards." when a doctor arrived on the airambula

distressing first week ended with difficult and probing questions being asked by the lawyer for pc keith palmer's widow. why had armed patrols inside the palace of westminster been changed leaving armed officers without guns defending the open gates to parliament? pc keith palmer at westminster less than an hour before the attack. armed with a radio, a whistle, a stab—proof vest, cs spray and his baton. then, this. a car smashed into the side of parliament after killing people on westminster bridge. witnesses saw khalid masood heading round the corner. police officers on duty at the entrance to parliament saw him coming through the gate. pc glaze thought there might be multiple attackers. antonia kerridge was watching from a nearby parliament building. she saw pc keith palmer fall over as khalid masood charged towards him. another witness, james west, said the stabbing was slow and deliberate, like in a hollywood horror film. after about five seconds pc palmer, now badly injured, managed to get away and a nearby close protection officer rushed in and shot khalid masood. the inquest was played a d

he then went on to describe how he went on to help pc palmer as he lay dying on to help pc palmer ascribed how he ignored fears of a second terror attack as he tried to help save pc palmer. he told the inquest how he saw two bodies on the ground. the officer was one of them. he went to help, medically trained from a previous army career. he describes to the court how he started cpr on pc palmer. an emergency medical team then arrived and operated on the officer. as he described what happened next, tobias ellwood said, forgive me. it's sometimes easier to do the helping them to talk about it afterwards. the court heard how nothing more could be done for pc palmer. when the doctor told tobias ellwood he could stop helping, he told the inquest that when i said, sir, you're going to have to tell me to stop, to order me to stop. tobias ellwood then said this at the end: we both tidied up the body as best we could. i closed his eyes and i said i'm sorry. he went on to say it was a very silent end, being left com pletely was a very silent end, being left completely alone in an eerily silent

pc keith palmer, on duty at westminster less than an hour before the attack.his. a car smashed into the side of parliament after killing people on westminster bridge. and witnesses saw khalid masood heading round the corner. police officers on duty at the entrance to parliament saw him coming through the gate. "i noticed a very large man with two extremely large knives, one in each hand," pc doug glaze told the inquest today. "he was walking like a robot, his hands moving up and down." pc glaze thought there might be multiple attackers. "i remember thinking, we're going to die," he said. antonia kerridge was watching from a nearby parliament building and she saw pc keith palmer fall over as khalid masood charged towards him. "the policeman had collapsed," she said today. "the attacker ran over to him, lent towards him and raised the knife quite high, and hejust stabbed him two, three orfour times." another witness, james west, said the stabbing was slow and deliberate, like in a hollywood horror film. after about five seconds pc palmer, now badly injured, mana

today he arrived at pc palmer's inquest to give his official account of that traumatic day. parliament with people shouting "go back" as he went forward, and how he walked past a line of armed police officers pointing their guns to go and help their unarmed colleague who had been stabbed by khalid masood. when he got there, he found pc palmer with, among other injuries, a serious knife wound under his left arm pit. the minister described how he tried to stem the bleeding but pc palmer's heart soon stopped so they started cpr. at one point he was close to tears in court, saying, "forgive me, it's sometimes easier to do the helping than to talk about it afterwards." when a doctor arrived on the airambulance, there still seemed to be a chance but even surgery on the spot could not save the police officer and he died. the doctor moved on to help other patients, leaving the minister and one other person behind. this afternoon the inquest started at looking at where the armed officers who were on duty were when khalid masood burst through the then open gates to parliament and stab

today he arrived at pc palmer's inquest to give his official account of that traumatic day.side parliament, with people shouting "go back" as he went forward, and how he walked past a line of armed police officers pointing their guns to go and help their unarmed colleague who had been stabbed by khalid masood. when he got there, he found pc palmer with, among other injuries, a serious knife wound under his left arm pit. "he had lost a lot of blood and he was unconscious," tobias ellwood told the court. "i checked for a pulse. there was a pulse." the minister described how he tried to stem the bleeding but pc palmer's heart soon stopped, so they started cpr. at one point he was close to tears in court, saying, "forgive me, it's sometimes easier to do the helping than to talk about it afterwards." when a doctor arrived on the airambulance, there still seemed to be a chance, but even surgery on the spot could not save the police officer and he died. the doctor moved on to help other patients, leaving the minister and one other person behind. "we both tidied up the body as best

pc keith palmer, on duty at westminster less than an hour before the attack. whistle, a stab—proof vest, cs spray and his baton. then, this. a car smashed into the side of parliament after killing people on westminster bridge. and witnesses saw khalid masood heading round the corner. police officers on duty at the entrance to parliament saw him coming through the gate. "i noticed a very large man with two extremely large knives, one in each hand," pc doug glaze told the inquest today. "he was walking like a robot, his hands moving up and down." pc glaze thought there might be multiple attackers. "i remember thinking, we're going to die," he said. antonia kerridge was watching from a nearby parliament building and she saw pc keith palmer fall over as khalid masood charged towards him. "the policeman had collapsed," she said today. "the attacker ran over to him, lent towards him and raised the knife quite high, and hejust stabbed him two, three orfour times." another witness, james west, said the stabbing was slow and deliberate, like in a hollywood horrorfilm.

today he arrived at pc palmer's inquest to give his official account of that traumatic day.c inside parliament, with people shouting "go back", as he went forward. and how he walked past a line of armed police officers, pointing their guns, to go and help their unarmed colleague, who had been stabbed by khalid masood. when he got there, he found pc palmer with, among other injuries, a serious knife wound onto his left armpit. it lost a lot of blood and he was unconscious, tobias ellwood told the course. i checked for a pulse, there was a pulse. the minister said he tried to stop the bleeding but his heart soon stopped and they started cpr. at one point, he was close to tears in court, saying "forgive me, sometimes it's easier to do the helping them to talk about it afterwards". when a doctor arrived on the air ambulance, there still seemed to be a chance but even surgery on the spot couldn't say the police officer and he died. the doctor moved on to help other patients, leaving the minister and one other person behind. "we both tidied up the body as best we could", tobias el

the court also heard there were no firearms officers outside where pc keith palmer was on duty and oneasked in court was askedif dog glaze, was asked in court was asked if there was a chance to save pc palmer ‘s life had been lost because no finance officers were present. ——doug glaze. he said if fire arms officers had been there the threat had been neutralised more quickly. the evidence has finished the day and will begin on monday. a former member of the pop band jls, 0ritse williams, has been charged with rape, in connection with an alleged attack on a fan in a hotel room after a concert. the singer, who's 31 and from london, was arrested in december 2016, the morning after performing at a club in wolverhampton. a second man has also been charged in connection with the incident. both men are due to appear before magistrates next month. prison staff in england and wales have taken part in widespread protests over what they say is "unprecedented violence" in jails. the prison officer's union said there were protests outside "a majority" of jails which ended after six hours when the go

were played to court this morning, of the moment when people were frantically trying to help pc keith palmerr, one person can be saying he was losing blood and another urging him to fight for his life. the court was shown this photograph of pc keith palmer, at the start of the inquest this morning. taken by an american tourist, outside the palace of westminster. it was to be the last photograph of him. he does killed not long after. this is the aftermath of the attack, pc palmer had been on duty and unarmed when khalid masood approached him. there was a struggle, masood then stabbed him. witnesses today have been describing what they saw. 0ne eyewitness whose statement was read to court said as $0011 statement was read to court said as 50011 as statement was read to court said as soon as the knives went up, it went from car accident, to attack. antonia kerr ridge a parliamentary assistant was in a building opposite the masood then stabbed him. witnesses today have been describing what they saw. 0ne eyewitness whose statement was read to court said as $0011 statement was read to court said as

another can be heard urging pc palmer to fight for his life. ing. taken by an american tourist, outside the palace of westminster, it was to be the last photograph of him. he was killed not long after. this is the aftermath of the attack. pc palmer had been on duty and unarmed when khalid masood approached him. there was a struggle, masood then stabbed him. witnesses today have been describing what they saw. 0ne eyewitness whose statement was read to court said as soon as the knives went up, it went from car accident to attack. antonia kerridge, a parliamentary assistant, was in a building opposite the palace. sshe told the court "the policeman had collapsed. the attacker ran over to him, and just leaned down towards him and raised the knife quite high. and hejust stabbed him. two or three or four times. i was looking away, it was more than once. he raised the knife up. masood was then shot dead by officers." emergency services tried to treat pc keith palmer at the scene but he died from his injuries. an officer dedicated to hisjob, a father of

he describes to the court how he started cpr on pc palmer.ficer. as he described what happened next, tobias ellwood said, forgive me. it's sometimes easier to do the helping them to talk about it afterwards. as he described what happened next, tobias ellwood said, "forgive me. it's sometimes easier to do the helping them to talk about it afterwards." the court heard how nothing more could be done for pc palmer. when the doctor told tobias ellwood he could stop helping, he told the inquest "that's when i said, sir, you're going to have to tell me to stop, to order me to stop." tobias ellwood then said this at the end: we both tidied up the body as best we could. i closed his eyes and i said i'm sorry. he went on to say it was a very silent end, being left completely alone in an eerily silent palace of westminster. the coroner thanked tobias ellwood for all his efforts to try to save pc palmer. well at the moment in court simon, evidence is being heard from the doctor who led the medical team, who tried to save pc palmer, that doctor is giving

he describes to the court how he started cpr on pc palmer.he helping them to talk about it afterwards." the court heard how nothing more could be done for pc palmer. when the doctor told tobias ellwood he could stop helping, he told the inquest "that's when i said, sir, you're going to have to tell me to stop, to order me to stop." tobias ellwood then said this at the end: we both tidied up the body as best we could. he went on to say it was a very silent end, being left completely alone in an eerily silent palace of westminster. the coroner thanked tobias ellwood for all his efforts to try to save pc palmer. 0ur correspondentjenny kumah is at the old bailey. what else has emerged particularly during the afternoon today? this afternoon it emerged that there were no armed officers near carriage gates for 45 minutes before the attack. the two officers on patrol when the car crashed near parliament remains in an area called the colonnades, an arched area in the corner of new palace yard. a cctv put —— there is footage showing them moving towards

inquests into the victims of the westminster bridge attack how he fought to save the life of pc keith palmer images of last year's westminster attack. today he arrived today he arrived at pc palmer's inquest to give his official account of that traumatic day. he described the panic inside parliament, with people shouting "go back", as he went forward. and how he walked past a line of armed police officers, pointing their guns, to go and help their unarmed colleague, who had been stabbed by khalid masood. when he got there, he found pc palmer with, among other injuries, a serious knife wound onto his left armpit. it lost a lot of blood and he was unconscious, tobias ellwood told the course. i checked for a pulse, there was a pulse. the minister said he tried to stop the bleeding but his heart soon stopped and they started cpr. at one point, he was close to tears in court, saying "forgive me, sometimes it's easier to do the helping them to talk about it afterwards". when a doctor arrived on the airambulance, there still seemed to be a chance but even surgery on the spot couldn't say the police

khalid masood was shot dead by police after fatally stabbing pc keith palmer, and crashing into fourdge, who lost their lives. 0ur correspondentjenny kumah is at the old bailey. tell us more about the evidence today. there has been more questions around the security levels at the front of parliament where pc palmer was stabbed to death. we heard last week from the two armed officers on duty who told the inquest that they we re duty who told the inquest that they were unaware of guidelines that said they should be near the front gates of parliament when they were open. they told the inquest that they followed a map, patrolling an area and they took daily instruction to do so. they told the inquest they and fellow colleagues that this and some of their superiors were also unaware of these new updated guidelines that came in several yea rs guidelines that came in several years ago. today the head of policing and west minister told the inquest he found some of the evidence slightly odd but he said as far as he was aware the majority of armed officers were complying with instructions. tod

this was the last image of pc keith palmer, taken by a tourist, shortly before he was stabbed to deathect pc palmer at the time of the attack. we'll have the latest from the old bailey. also on the programme tonight: hurricane florence hits the east coast of america, bringing flooding, power cuts and warnings that entire communities could be destroyed. president trump's former campaign manager agrees to cooperate with the investigation into links between the president and russia. the archbishop and amazon. the church defends investing in the online giant, despite him criticising its tax affairs. prison officers stage protests against what they say are unprecedented levels of violence by inmates.

he knocked into the ground and stabbed him, pc palmer died at the scene. said keith died protecting strangers while doing hisjob. khalid masood, carrying two nights, was shot three times by an officer and died soon afterwards. his inquest will follow that of his victims next month. daniel sanford, bbc news at the old bailey. the eu's chief negotiator michel barnier says a deal on brexit can be reached by november, if talks are "realistic". it comes as a former brexit minister warned the prime minister that the conservative party faces a "catastrophic split" if she persists with her current brexit strategy. steve baker says up to 80 mps would vote against her so—called chequers proposal — in which the uk would maintain a common rule book for all goods with the european union. our political editor laura kuenssberg has the latest. arriving at the office back door. work in the red box. tory woes splashed over the paper, the prime minister's clutching too. in 200 days she is to be the leader that ta kes days she is to be the leader that takes us out of the eu.

pc keith palmer was stabbed and died in the forecourt of the palace of westminster.en shot dead by armed officers. the inquests were shown cctv footage of the moment the attack unfolded. our home affairs correspondent, daniel sandford, reports from the old bailey. the westminster bridge attack last march was the first in a year of terror. in a few brief moments, the lives of four members of the public, one police officer and the attacker all ended. this morning, the chief coroner judge lucraft qc opened the inquests of those who died, saying the lives of many were torn apart by 82 seconds of high and terrible drama. among those lives, those of kurt and melissa cochran from utah, tourists in london calmly walking across westminster bridge when tragedy struck. kurt cochran was the first to be hit by khalid masood's car. he pushed melissa out of the way, before being knocked over the bridge‘s balustrade — falling five metres to the thames footpath. in court, melissa's sister angela called him the man who saved my sister. she then read a tribute on behalf of melissa that

the inquest into the death of pc keith palmer in the westminster terror attack has been told that security functioned for years. one of the officers on duty at the time of the attack, carried out by khalid masood, said it was possible that an opportunity to save pc palmer's life had been lost because no—one guarding the gate was armed. now, the eu's chief negotiator say he's ready to come forward with an improved proposal on the question of the irish border after brexit. michel barnier says the eu offer would fully respect the territorial integrity of the uk. the issue of the border between northern ireland and the republic has emerged as the main obstacle to an agreement. speaking this evening, mr barnier said most customs checks would be able to take place away from the border. work on the eu side is ongoing. we are clarifying which goods arriving in northern ireland from the rest of the uk would need to be checked and where, when and by whom these checks could be performed. we can also clarify that most checks can take place away from the border, at the company premises or in the market

he has been cross—examined and the lawyer representing the widow of pc palmer he was fatally stabbed.en left unturned. the commander and said, it was his understanding, no stone had been left unturned. he had been asked how many statements had been asked how many statements had been asked how many statements had been taken from officers had blau —— apart from the two at the pa na cea blau —— apart from the two at the panacea and he said, none. this afternoon the inquest continues and more detail about the security arrangements at parliament is due to be heard. thank you very much. you're watching afternoon live. these are our headlines: there's confusion over what the labour leadership would put on the ballot paper, if there were another brexit referendum. theresa may faces her cabinet for brexit discussions amid pressure to rethink her plans. "we need the truth" — a public inquiry begins into the contaminated blood scandal that killed 2,500 people. in sports, tiger woods won his first pga event in five years beating the rest of the field by two shots in atla nta, rest of the field by

the inquest into the death of pc keith palmer in the westminster terror attack has been told that securityadn't functioned for years. one of the officers on duty at the time of the attack, carried out by khalid masood, said it was possible that an opportunity to save pc palmer's life had been lost, because nobody guarding the gate was armed. in the deadliest case of so—called friendly fire between syria and its powerful ally russia syrian defences mistakenly shot down a russian militaryjet with the loss of at least 1a lives. the plane came down 22 miles from the syrian coast as it was making its way back to the russian airbase in latakia. 0ur moscow correspondent sarah rainsford joins us now. sarah what has the reaction been there? there has been a fierce reaction response from the russian defence ministry but all the anger has been directed at israel, not that syria for supposedly provoking this incident by using the russian plane as cover for its own air strikes. russia has called that and a hostile act and all day today we have heard from officials who have been debating how russia shou

the inquest into the death of pc keith palmer in the westminster terror attack has been told that securityoned for years. one of the officers on duty at the time of the attack carried out by khalid masood said it was possible that an opportunity to save pc palmer's life had been lost because nobody guarding the gate was armed. a jury has found that a bus driver caused the deaths of two people by dangerous driving. kailash chander who's now 80 and suffers from dementia was ruled unfit to stand trial. he lost control of his bus 3 years ago and smashed into a supermarket, killing a 7 year—old boy and a woman in her 70s in coventry. 0ur correspondent ben ando has more details. shoppers scattered, the bus only stopped when it smashed into the front of a supermarket. two people we re front of a supermarket. two people were killed. pedestrian dora hancock, aged 76 was run over while 70 old --7 hancock, aged 76 was run over while 70 old ——7 —year—old rohan fitzgerald was up at the front of the bus and died in impact. at the wheel was eight—year—old kailash chander, ruled too ill to face committal

the inquest into the death of pc keith palmer in the westminster terror attack has been told that securityofficers on duty at the time of the attack — carried out by khalid masood — said it was possible that an opportunity to save pc palmer's life had been lost, because nobody guarding the gate was armed. the head teacher of the school featured in the channel 4 series educating greater manchester has resigned. drew povey was suspended from harrop fold school in salford because of claims that there had been incorrect recording of attendance, exclusions and home schooling. 0ur education correspondent marc ashdown reports. it was once labelled the worst school in the country. but harrop fold has had a remarkable turnaround. i'm going to change somebody‘s life i do myjob properly. if i do myjob properly. millions have followed the fortunes of headteacher drew povey and his team in the tv series educating greater manchester. but today, he resigned. he says a nine—month investigation by salford council into how a handful of pupil records were kept has blown up into a disproportionate, personal v

pc palmer staggered away, collapsed and died at the scene.keith died protecting strangers while doing hisjob. khalid masood, who was carrying two knives, was shot three times by an officer and died soon afterwards. his inquest will follow that of his victims next month. daniel sanford, bbc news, at the old bailey. let's look at some of the day's other news. people on the east coast of the united states have been told to make plans for the impact of potentially "major" hurricane florence. governors in north and south carolina have told residents to prepare for heavy flooding, high winds and possible power outages as hurricane florence strengthened early on monday, with maximum winds of 105 miles per hour. according to predictions, it could strike the carolinas by thursday. it is called florence, but is not in florence, we should say. french police have detained a man who wounded seven people in a knife attack in central paris on sunday. four of the victims, including two british tourists, are said to have been seriously wounded in the attack w

he moved forward to help pc palmer, he could see three officers around him. with the help of someone. he describes how after a few minutes the emergency services arrived and he said to himself the cavalry has arrived. they can help resolve this. he said how he was expected to be moved away but was asked to continue while they continued to insert drips, dealt with blood and injections. but despite all their best efforts, they pronounced pc palmer dead at 3:15pm. it was at this moment in proceedings that he paused, full of emotion, and he said forgive me, it is sometimes easier to do the help in than to talk about what happened afterwards. now, the lawyer for pc palmer‘s without asked tobias ellwood whether he thought there was enough security and he said that this morning he went to the scene and he was pleased with the scene and he was pleased with the level of security that there was. he said it was always get to be a challenge between the openness of parliament and protection but he said that he was pleased with the level of security and that new barriers h

his car along the pavement, driving into pedestrians beforejumping out and stabbing to death pc keith palmerament. at the start of the inquest proceedings, a minute's silence was observed for the victims who were british, american and romanian. our home affairs correspondent daniel sandford reports from the old bailey. the westminster bridge attack last march was the first in a year of terror, and left four members of the public, one police officer and the attacker, dead. opening their inquest this morning, the chief coroner, judge lucraft qc, said the lives of many were torn apart by 82 seconds of high and terrible drama. among the lives, those of kurt and melissa cochran from utah in the united states — tourists in london, calmly walking across westminster bridge when tragedy struck. kurt cochran was the first to be hit by the attacker khalid masood's car. he pushed his wife melissa out of the way, before being knocked over the bridge‘s balustrade — falling five metres to the thames footpath below. in court, melissa's sister, angela stoll, called him "the man who saved my sister". she read

and pc keith palmer, who was stabbed and killed in the attack. sister said the best day of his life was when his daughter was born. the inquest will hear from specialist witnesses who will piece together what happened that day and a second jury led inquest will be held into the death of khalid masood, the man who carried out the attack. the coroner said he hopes this process will provide families with answers and also give them some comfort. the hearing is expected to last around five weeks. helena, thank you very much. there's been a warning that many parts of the police service in england and wales are "on the verge of crisis". the head of the police superintendents association says routine policing has become "utterly reliant" on fewer officers working longer hours. the home office says it is reviewing frontline operations. our home affairs correspondent danny shaw reports. this report contains some flashing images. a year ago gavin thomas claimed the police were facing a perfect storm due to budget cuts and rising crime. now he believes the s

are going to hear more evidence from the medical teams who cared for her and then the inquest into pc palmerwas the officer who was stabbed and killed by khalid masood. helena lee at the old bailey, thank you. our top story this lunchtime. two russian men have appeared on state television saying they've been wrongly accused of salisbury poisonings. they admitted being in the cathedral city but said they just tourists. and still to come. the highs and lows of being an 18—year—old today. a new study shines light on how behaviours have changed over the years. coming up on bbc news... british cyclist simon yates continues to lead the vuelta a espana. he took a 25 second advantage into today's 18th stage, one of just four stages remaining. as we've been reflecting this week, it is ten years since the banking giant lehman brothers collapsed. it was the biggest casualty of the financial crisis, the root cause of which was the decision by american financial institutions to give mortgages to people who often couldn't afford them. those loans were bundled, and sold from one bank to another, so when th

the law for pc palmer's widow suggested it was an extraordinary situation where armed officers had no. pc ashby in response said that the area around the front of parliament known as sector three was too big, too large, for two officers. he thought there should have been four sets of armed officers at fixed points on the gate. he said he would fired at the attacker if he was at a fixed post and had a clear shot. tomorrow we expect to hear from and had a clear shot. tomorrow we expect to hearfrom pc and had a clear shot. tomorrow we expect to hear from pc saunders, and had a clear shot. tomorrow we expect to hearfrom pc saunders, the other armed officer and there may be details about the attacker, khalid masood. thank you. two sas servicemen have been acquitted of negligence following the deaths of three reservists during a selection march in the brecon beacons five years ago. craig roberts, james dunsby and edward mayher died after being taken ill on the 16 mile march on one of the hottest days of the year. the judge said the two men from the sas — who were safety officers — had no ca

his car along the pavement, driving into pedestrians before jumping out and stabbing to death pc keith palmert the start of the inquest proceedings, a minute's silence was observed for the victims, who were british, american and romanian. our home affairs correspondent daniel sandford reports from the old bailey. the westminster bridge attack last march was the first in a year of terror, and left four members of the public, one police officer and the attacker, dead. opening their inquest this morning, the chief coroner, judge lucraft qc, said the lives of many were torn apart by 82 seconds of high and terrible drama. among the lives, those of kurt and melissa cochran from utah in the united states — tourists in london, calmly walking across westminster bridge when tragedy struck. kurt cochran was the first to be hit by the attacker khalid masood's car. he pushed his wife melissa out of the way, before being knocked over the bridge's balustrade — falling five metres to the thames footpath below. in court, melissa's sister, angela stoll, called him "the man who saved my sister". she read a trib

which included when the attacker stabbed to death pc keith palmer. began in an emotional way and each relative was asked to paint and each relative was asked to paint a portrait of the person who died. some of them chose to read them themselves and that led to a lot of tea rs themselves and that led to a lot of tears in the courtroom and in some cases lots of tears on witness stand. it has set the scene for what is going to be an inquest looking at theissues is going to be an inquest looking at the issues around what happened that day. what are the key issues that will be scrutinised in the coming days? there are some obvious one, why did he do it, did the police and mis why did he do it, did the police and mi5 know much about him, whether there was some warning signs they missed. but other issues coming to the fore today. a lot of questions from some of the lawyers around the production of pedestrians on westminster bridge. it is likely to develop over the coming days as to why was it after nice and berlin in 2016, why wasn't the protection of pedes

happened and the footage shows the two officers is moved towards an area where khalid masood and pc palmerhad rang out. they arrived at the scene at around ia.a2. 0ne shots had rang out. they arrived at the scene at around ia.a2. one of those officers on duty, pc ashby has been giving evidence this afternoon and he is expected to continue doing so tomorrow morning. this is 0utside source live from the bbc newsroom. 0ur lead story. an allegation of sexual abuse has thrown the confirmation hearing for president trump's nominee for the supreme court into turmoil. some republicans have nowjoined calls for a vote to be delayed. we're expecting president trump to announce tariffs on $200 billion worth of chinese goods. it's part of his escalating trade row with beijing. let us speak to kim gittleson in new york. i i feel like let us speak to kim gittleson in new york. i ifeel like i have said that few times over. there is no sign of this slowing down. no, and let me bring you back up to speed with what we are talking about. because the trump administration has proposed quite a number of tariffs

and pc keith palmer, who was stabbed and killed in the attack. best day of his life was when his daughter was born. the inquest will hear from specialist witnesses who'll piece together what happened that day. and a second jury—led inquest will be held into the death of khalid masood, the man who carried out the attack. our news correspondent, keith doyle, is at the old bailey. keith, just a little more on the kind of evidence, including the visual evidence, that was shared today? it was a difficult day for eve ryo ne today? it was a difficult day for everyone in court number one at the 0ld everyone in court number one at the old bailey today. thejudge everyone in court number one at the old bailey today. the judge warned that the footage that everyone was going to see was going to be graphic and shocking. questioned byjonathan howe qc, the lawyer for the and shocking. questioned byjonathan howe qc, the lawyerfor the inquest, detective superintendent john crossley, who led the police investigation, he took the inquest through that video footage o

westminster bridge terror attack features on the front of the metro — it reports that murdered pc keith palmerde war between the us and china with china slapping new tariffs on sixty billion dollars of american goods. and the i says the bbc may have to revoke free tv licenses for the over seventy fives as the corporation faces increased competition. let's dip into a few of those in the next ten minutes or so. take us to the ft and what they are saying about immigration in this report that's been widely discussed today. they are interestingly talking about the fact that theresa may is a p pa re ntly the fact that theresa may is apparently next week going to see cat —— seek cabinet approval of plans for a more restrictive post brexit peter greste amazed that regime, based on this issue of a report that was released today —— post brexit immigration regime. suggesting that there should be restriction on lower skilled workers and more high skilled workers encouraged. we have been waiting for some sort of move from the government, it is long—awaited the paper on what will happen with immigration and

and pc keith palmer, who was stabbed and killed in the attack.y of his life was when his daughter was born. the inquest will hear from specialist witnesses who will piece together what happened that day, and a second jury—led inquest will be held into the death of khalid masood, the man who carried out the attack. the court saw stills of the cctv digit of the american tourist who was on that bridge died in the attack. and those stills that were shown, you can see he was standing on the bridge with his wife melissa standing next to him, and the car approaching them. as he saw the car he pushed his wife, melissa, out of the way to safety. he died in that attack. thejudge he says he hopes that the inquest will give some comfort to the families, and also a nswer comfort to the families, and also answer the many questions that they have. the inquest will continue here today and will go on for around five weeks. a former minister is warning the tory party faces a "catastrophic split" — if theresa may presses ahead with her brexit strategy. steve baker,

westminster bridge terror attack features on the front of the metro — it reports that murdered pc keith palmercurity arrangements. the financial times leads on the continuing trade war between the us and china with china slapping new tariffs on sixty billion dollars of american goods. the times reports on a british study which has found that living in a polluted area can increase your risk of dementia by up to 40%. and the i says the bbc may have to revoke free tv licenses for the over—75s as the corporation faces increased competition. let's have a look inside their number of those. john, we will start with the independent, your paper. it's the immigration report story running all day. our line is the backlash against the ideal of stopping low—skilled immigration which is coming from a lot of businesses and public services which, the nhs and social care depend on. relatively low—paid workers from central europe. that is the problem. theresa may is quite pleased with this report because it strengthens her argument that we shouldn't have low—skilled workers coming in from the eu and we shouldn'

"distressing" and "vivid" footage of the moment pc keith palmer was stabbed outside parliament during

"distressing" and "vivid" footage of the moment pc keith palmer was stabbed outside parliament, duringt year's westminster attack, has been shown at an inquest into the victims‘ deaths. prison staff in england and wales take part in widespread protests — over levels of "unprecedented violence" in jails. in a moment, it will be time for sportsday — but first a look at what else is coming up this evening on bbc news... we'll bring you the very latest on hurricane florence — as the life—threatening storm starts to hit the us. on a lighter note — the makers of big brother and celebrity big brother announce both shows are being axed. and we'll have reaction to those stories and the rest of the tomorrow's main stories — in the paper review at10:30 and 11:30pm. our reviewers tonight are the independent‘s deputy political editor — rob merrick — and the author and broadcaster, natalie haynes. that's all ahead on bbc news. now it's time for sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday — i'm holly hamilton. could britain have a third grand tour champion this year? simon yates extends his lead at the

khalid masood was shot dead by police after fatally stabbing pc keith palmer and ploughing into and killingn westminster bridge. 0ur news correspondent jenny kumah has been in court at the old bailey. bring us right up to date. we heard from commander usher, in charge of policing, he question the evidence given by his own armed officers at the inquest last week, he described some of it is slightly odd and said he found some of it difficult to reconcile. last week it emerged that the two officers on duty were in a pa rt the two officers on duty were in a part of new palace yard where they could not see what was happening, they told the inquest they had were not aware of security guidelines which said they should be near the front gates when they were open and also said they took daily instruction from a map on the wall as to where they should patrol. the commander said he had a meeting with the two officers after the attack and said that the pc produced this map and that perhaps it showed that pc ashbury was aware there was a problem with the way they were patrolling, he said he found it str

the helicopter team ended up treating pc keith palmer, who was dying nearby from stab wounds.stanford, bbc news, at the old bailey. workers in the so—called gig economy, such as shopworkers, cab drivers and delivery workers, shouldn't have to live with the levels of insecurity they currently experience with zero—hour contracts. that's the view of the shadow chancellor, labour's john mcdonnell, who told the trade unions in manchester that a future labour government would make casual staff eligible for sick pay, maternity leave and other benefits. 0ur political correspondent iain watson has more details. take just a short cab ride across manchester and you'll see just how much this so—called gig economy touches our everyday lives. if you have a snack, order a takeaway, see a new building going up around you, you're probably seeing someone who's in insecure employment. for some people, irregular hours work. you can start any time you want, you can stop any time you want. the flexibility and freedom is really good. but one person's flexibility is another‘s insecurity. the unions s