pc palmer was stabbed repeatedly by khalid masood. pc carlisle ran towards his colleague in a vain attempt to save him. when i was almost upon him, he'd seen me coming and he turned to face me, knives up, and i had to veer away to the side. the inquests have today concluded that the attacker khalid masood was lawfully killed by the police. also tonight... a special report on the fight against the influx of drugs from the cities into small towns around the uk. the government says eurostar might be suspended and the electricity supply to northern ireland disrupted if we leave the eu without a deal. and, sealed with a kiss, princess eugenie marries jack brooksbank at winsdor. celebrities and family guests alike battle the wind as they arrive at the chapel. and coming up on bbc news — england are in croatia for their latest nations league match. what can gareth southgate‘s newest call—ups produce? the match itself is taking place behind closed doors. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. an inquest has found that the westminster

husband on her way to pick up her kids from school, andreea cristea, a tourist from romania, and pc keith palmerrliament. but in 82 seconds of terror, they were all left with fatal injuries. the shocking deaths produced searching questions, not least about armed policing in parliament. pc keith palmer's wife asked he was left alone and unarmed at the open gates to one of the country's top terrorist targets, where he heroically challenged khalid masood, who was wielding two knives. his attacker had to be shot dead by a ministerial bodyguard. the armed officers who should have been at the gate were some 50 metres away. with pc palmer's family listening in, the chief coroner mark lucraft said today... that devastating finding prompted this immediate apology. even the possibility that the met lost the chance to prevent the murder of such a brave and courageous officer is unacceptable. for the loss of that possibility to protect him from khalid masood, we are deeply sorry. pc palmer's sister and mother have accused senior officers of closing ranks. there was also a lack of protection for pedestrians

pc palmer was stabbed repeatedly by khalid masood. pc carlisle ran towards him in a vain attempt to save him. when i was almost upon him, he'd seen me coming and he turned to face me, knives up, and i had to veer away to the side. the inquests have today concluded that the attacker khalid masood was lawfully killed by the police. also tonight... a special report on the fight against the influx of drugs from the cities into small towns around the uk. the government says eurostar might be suspended and the electricity supply to northern ireland disrupted, if we leave the eu without a deal. sealed with a kiss — princess eugenie marries jack brooksbank at windsor. and fifty years on, the story of how one british record label established jamaican reggae in britain. coming up on sportsday on bbc news, the former manchester united midfielder michael carrick opens up about his battle with depression. good evening. an inquest has found that the westminster attacker khalid masood was lawfully killed after murdering four pedestrians and a police

pc keith palmer was stabbed repeatedly by khalid masood. his colleague pc carlisle ran towards him in a vain attempt to save him. when i was almost upon him, he saw me coming and turned to face me, knives up and i had to veer away to decide. —— to the side. a drill music rapper from south london has been sentenced to seven years in prison for dealing drugs in cumbria, as part of a so—called "county lines" operation. also coming up, princess eugenie marries her long—term partner in front of royals and celebrities in windsor. following a wedding reception hosted by the queen, the bride and groom left in an aston martin originally made for a james bond film. the government says eurostar might be suspended and the electricity supply to northern ireland disrupted if we leave the eu without a deal. and disappointment for england in croatia after gareth southgate‘s team fail to beat their hosts in a match held in a deserted stadium. and at 11:30 we'll be taking an in—depth look at the papers with our reviewers sebastian payne, from the ft, and the

the metropolitan police has again apologised for failing to prevent the murder of pc keith palmer whoe grounds of the palace of westminster. his colleague pc nick carlisle who was standing next to pc palmer has told the bbc how he tried to save his friend. from the old bailey, daniel sandford reports. the second phase of last year's westminster attack began when a 4x4 smashed into the fence around parliament and the driver, khalid masood, ran through the main gates of the house of commons. he was clearly coming into parliament, and i believe he was coming in with intentions, the sole intention to kill police officers. pc nick carlisle was guarding the gates with pc keith palmer. he saw khalid masood knock his colleague to the ground. he'd known keith palmerfor ten years, and suddenly masood was stabbing his friend with two large knives. action clearly needed to be taken, i had already started running forward, his right hand side was to me, i had lined him up and i was going to strike him with a shoulder barge, and rugby tackle to his right side and put him to the floor. but when i was

there is nothing that craig could have done to have stopped masood or to have saved pc palmer or any panied by two civilian staff members. neither he, nor the two civilian staff had any protective equipment with them. pc carlisle, seen here bottom left, went on to help in the effort to save his injured colleague, but pc palmer died, protecting parliament. daniel sandford, bbc news. rescue workers are still searching through debris for people who may have been trapped or killed when hurricane michael tore into the south—eastern united states on wednesday. 16 people are now known to have been killed by the storm in florida, virginia, georgia and north carolina. michael is now moving away from the us mainland, and has been downgraded to a post—tropical cyclone. rajini vaidya nathan reports. this is home now, after michael came and left. the hurricane destroyed thousands of homes, including where four—year—old armani lives. my clothes are in there. in the dresser. but they're all messed up. many parts of florida's panhandle lie in ruin. these pictures show the impact before and after in m

pc keith palmer also died at the scene.ondentjenny kumah is outside the old bailey in central london where the inquests are being held. the metropolitan police talking at some length this afternoon. yes, detective assistant commissioner basu expressed his deepest sympathies to the victims, survivors and their families. he sympathies to the victims, survivors and theirfamilies. he said they had in good terrible suffering and that was the result of one individual‘s barbaric actions. he also praised the officers on duty that day and spoke of the heartbreaking evidence given by the bodyguard who shot masood, saying it was a reminder of the terrible distress caused when you take another person's life, but he also came to the defence of the chief commissioner of the metropolitan police. this week he gave evidence saying he locked himself in his car when he was in new palace yard as the attack unfolded. he described the criticism that sir craig has received as abhorrent. there is nothing that craig could have done to have stopped

officer outside the palace of westminster last year was lawfully killed, an inquest concludes pc keith palmer was stabbed repeatedly by khalid masood. his colleague pc carlisle ran towards him in a vain attempt to save him. i was almost upon him and he saw me coming, he turned to face me, knives up coming, he turned to face me, knives up andi coming, he turned to face me, knives up and i could veer away to the side. a drill music rapper from south london has been sentenced to 7 years in prison for dealing drugs in cumbria as part of a so—called "county lines" operation. eurostar rail services could be suspended if there is a no—deal brexit, according to government papers. meanwhile downing street rules out accepting a brexit deal that would leave the uk permanently part of a customs union with the eu, after ministers raised concerns. what we cannot do is see the united kingdom login via the back door to custom and arrangement —— a customs union arrangement. sealed with a kiss. the queen's granddaugher, princess eugenie, marries her long—term partner in front of royals and celebrity guests at

pc keith palmer was stabbed repeatedly by khalid masood. s colleague pc carlisle ran towards him in a vain attempt to save him. when i was almost upon him he had seen me coming and turns to face me. i had to veer away to the side. a drill music rapper from south london has been sentenced to seven years in prison — for dealing drugs in cumbria, as part of a so—called county lines operation. eurostar rail services could be suspended if there is a no—deal brexit — according to government papers. meanwhile downing street rules out accepting a brexit deal that would leave the uk permanently part of a customs union with the eu, after ministers raised concerns. what we cannot do is see the united kingdom locked in via the back door toa kingdom locked in via the back door to a customs union arrangement that would leave us a definite. that would leave us a definite. that would not be leaving the eu. sealed with a kiss — the queen's granddaugher — princess eugenie — marries her long—term partner in front of royals and celebrity guests at windsor castl

husband on her way to pick up her kids from school, andrea cristea, a tourist from romania, and pc keith palmerconds of terror, they were all left with fatal injuries. the shocking deaths produced searching questions, not least about armed policing in parliament. pc keith palmer's wife said he was left alone and unarmed at the gates of the house of commons. his attacker, khalid masood, were shot dead by a ministerial bodyguard. the armed officers who should have been at the gate were some 50 metres away. with pc palmer's family listening in, the chief coroner said today, due to shortcomings in the security system, the armed officers were not aware of a requirement to remain in close proximity to the gates. another big issue was the lack of protection for pedestrians on westminster bridge. khalid masood used a rented hyundai 4x4 to run people down. the first people he hit were melissa and kurt cochran. he died saving her life, pushing her out of the way. knowing that he saved me sure makes me want to make him proud and... recover the best i can and just go on and do what i can for my family and.

husband on her way to pick up her kids from school, andrea cristea, a tourist from romania, and pc keith palmerparliament. but in 82 seconds of terror, they were all left with fatal injuries. the shocking deaths produced searching questions, not least about armed policing in parliament. pc keith palmer's wife said he was left alone and unarmed at the gates of the house of commons. his attacker, khalid masood, were shot dead by a ministerial bodyguard. the armed officers who should have been at the gate were some 50 metres away. with pc palmer's family listening in, the chief coroner said today, due to shortcomings in the security system, the armed officers were not aware of a requirement to remain in close proximity to the gates. had they been stationed there, it's possible that they may have been able to prevent pc palmer suffering fatal injuries. another big issue was the lack of protection for pedestrians on westminster bridge. khalid masood used a rented hyundai 4x4 to run people down. the first people he hit were melissa and kurt cochran. he died saving her life, pushing her out of the way

i saw two stab attempts into the torso of pc palmer, sir craig told the inquestjury. run right past his car, followed by the attacker, khalid masood. he seemed absolutely focused on getting further down and attacking anyone that got in his way, sir craig said. he then heard the sound of khalid masood being shot by a close protection officer. sir craig said he tried to get out of the car, but a pc told him to shut the door, keep himself safe and leave. he was then driven away to start coordinating the metropolitan police response to the attack. richard lister, bbc news. scotland's first minister nicola sturgeon says the scottish national party will vote down any brexit deal that would see the uk leave the eu single market and the customs union. at her party's conference in glasgow, she also said that her 35 mps would back a so—called people's vote, a second referendum on eu membership. here's our scotland editor, sarah smith. anyone here hoping to learn when there might be another independence referendum, has come to the wrong place, but there is another vote on offer,

to ourfallen colleague, pc palmer...himself had witnessed. by chance, when the attack started, sir craig was leaving a meeting at the house of commons. his official car had nearly left parliament when he saw khalid masood enter the gates and attack pc keith palmer. at this point, sir craig's car doors were locked. i saw two stab attempts into the torso of pc palmer, sir craig told the inquestjury, two absolutely determined stab movements. he then saw pc palmer run right past his car, followed by the attacker, khalid masood. he then heard the sound of khalid masood being shot by a close protection officer. sir craig said he tried to get out of the car, but a pc told him to shut the door, keep himself safe, and leave. he was then driven away to start co—ordinating the metropolitan police response to the attack. richard lister, bbc news. scotland's first minister, nicola sturgeon, says the scottish national party will vote down any brexit deal that would see the uk leave the eu single market and the customs union. at her pa

which is a victory for pc palmer's family.loser to the incident, then the assailant could have been stopped and his life could have been stopped and his life could have been stopped and his life could have been saved. the metropolitan police have always said, no, that's not true. everything that could have been done was done, there is nothing more we could have done to save his life but the coroner seems to have come down on the side of the family, which is obviously good news for them. painful for them. which is obviously good news for them. painfulfor them. sadly nothing is going to bring back pc palmer, however they might get solace from the fact that... if the coronerjudgement is correct, they've proven to be right in terms of the police could have done more to protect him. both of you work at the palace of westminster, has security increased since that attack? the last attack, which was only last month i think, i know that iwas...| only last month i think, i know that iwas... i ran only last month i think, i know that i w

he described how he saw khalid masood attacking his colleague, pc keith palmer, commie ran towards himat the scene from his injuries. khalid masood was shot dead at the scene by a bodyguard but the officers who were supposed to be at the gate 50 metres away —— were 15 metres away and pc keith palmer's lawyers are urging the coroner to criticise the metropolitan police. the lawyerfor pc palmer's widow michel said the system for protecting an armed officers at the gates to the houses officers at the gates to the houses of parliament had failed and had been failing for years. and the coroner's own barrister, jonathan hough qc, said today that it is arguable that pc keith palmer's chances of survival may have been improved, had the officers been where they should have been. four mothers who all have disabled children have gone to the high court to challenge plans by surrey county council to cut the special needs budget by £21 million. the council is contesting claims by the women that the cuts are unlawful. it's the second such case to reach the high court within months. 0ur education edit

we have had a statement from the widow of pc palmer? ased a statement talking about her husband as being cheeky and funny man and a man she loved very and someone who her daughter obviously misses greatly and she goes on, how could keith have been left alone on armed, guarding an open gate at one of the most iconic buildings in the world and with one of the country‘s top terrorist targets ? of the country‘s top terrorist targets? she says he was left out of vulnerable location with no protection and she says he is disappointed that the police and her words have not been open about their investigation in relation to those events and she says that i am pleased the coroner found there were shortcomings in the security system but it will not bring his back. richard, thank you very much indeed. our home affairs correspondent, daniel sandford, has been speaking with relatives of some of the victims. he has this report on what took place that day. the last calm moments of what had been just another westminster spring day. american tourist kurt

he went to stab pc keep palmer. —— pc keith palmer. widespread gales. will continue into the afternoon and evening over the next few days. rainfall will be a problem to we can see some flooding as this strip of rain will continue to run through the south west, north west england and eastern scotland. warmth in that sunshine, towards east anglia. not much rain at all during the next 2a hours. the rain remains tonight among those staying areas. clear skies, much remains tonight among those staying areas. clearskies, much fresher feel to the north and west of scotland. it‘ll be closed october record as far as warmth. another warm and fairly sunny day, quite breezy in parts of eastern england. more persistent rain, wales, north—west england. a wet day for northern ireland and a good part of scotland. damages at 11 degrees. 25 in hulland scotland. damages at 11 degrees. 25 in hull and norwich. this is bbc news, our latest headlines: an inquest into the westminster attacks has found that the man who carried it out, khalid masood, was lawfull

sircraig pcs, keith palmer, right in front of him. , him. sir craig described seeing pc palmer falling down, and him. sir craig described seeing pc palmerfalling down, and getting up, walking past his official car. by that time, the car doors had been rocked by an assistant, there was no protective equipment, no radio, sir craig was in there with two civilians. then the attacker walked directly past his official car, and sir craig described hearing the protection officer shooting khalid masood dad. at that point, sir craig thought about getting out of the car, but a constable told him to shut the door and leave. sir craig was then driven out of the houses of parliament and went on to coordinate the response to the attack, the bloody end of which he had just witnessed. officials in beijing have confirmed that the missing chinese head of interpol is being held in china on allegations of bribe—taking. meng hongwei disappeared last week after travelling from interpol headquarters in france, to china. here's the latest high—profile target t

husband on her way to pick up her kids from school, andreea cristea, a tourist from romania, and pc keith palmerrror, they were all left with fatal injuries. the shocking deaths produced searching questions, not least about armed policing in parliament. pc keith palmer's wife asked he was left alone and unarmed at the open gates to one of the country's top terrorist targets, where he heroically challenged khalid masood, who was wielding two knives. his attacker had to be shot dead by a ministerial bodyguard. the armed officers who should have been at the gate were some 50 metres away. with pc palmer's family listening in, the chief coroner mark lucraft qc said today: he died saving her life, pushing her out of the way. knowing that he saved me sure makes me want to make him proud and... recover the best i can and just go on and do what i can for my family and myself. the bereaved families think attacks on pedestrians in nice and berlin the previous year should have led to barriers on westminster bridge. the third big issue in the inquest is what the security service, m15, already knew about khal

husband on her way to pick up her kids from school, andreea cristea, a tourist from romania, and pc keith palmeries. the shocking deaths produced searching questions, not least about armed policing in parliament. pc keith palmer‘s wife asked how he was left alone and unarmed at the open gates to one of the country‘s top terrorist targets, where he heroically challenged khalid masood, who was wielding two knives. his attacker had to be shot dead by a ministerial bodyguard. the armed officers who should have been at the gate were some 50 metres away. with pc palmer‘s family listening in, the chief coroner mark lucraft said today... that devastating finding prompted this immediate apology. even the possibility that the met lost the chance to prevent the murder of such a brave and courageous officer is unacceptable. for the loss of that possibility to protect him from khalid masood, we are deeply sorry. pc palmer‘s sister and mother have accused senior officers of closing ranks. there was also a lack of protection for pedestrians on the bridge. masood used a rented hyundai 4x4 to run people down, fi

pc palmer was stabbed repeatedly by khalid masood. a vain attempt to save him. when i was almost upon him, he'd seen me coming and he turned to face me, knives up, and i had to veer away to the side. the inquests have today concluded that the attacker khalid masood was lawfully killed by the police. also tonight... a special report on the fight against the influx of drugs from the cities into small towns around the uk. the government says eurostar might be suspended and the electricity supply to northern ireland disrupted if we leave the eu without a deal. and, sealed with a kiss, princess eugenie marries jack brooksbank at winsdor.

they sat in the car and witnessed pc palmer being stabbed.e company involved — coyo — has strenuously denied the claim. news of her death followed the inquest into the death of 15 —year—old natasha ednan—laperouse who died after eating a pret baguette. 20 people have been killed in new york state after a stretch limousine crashed into another vehicle. it‘s thought to be one of the worst road accidents in american history: two pedestrians and all 18 people in the limo died, local reports say the victims included four sisters who‘d been on their way to a party. sophie long reports. it was amy palis 30th birthday. she and her husband had been married for just a few months. they and their friends got into the limo to go and celebrate. none of them got out alive. according to local reports among those who died was amy‘s sister, another sister and her husband leave behind two children. another sister, mary dyson and her husband rob were also in the car. amy‘s mother lost all of her four daughters. you can't wrap your head around such a tragedy wher

he said the attack on pc palmer was ferocious, and that as masood came through the gates, pc palmer confrontedffraff, that‘s it. him? to anyone? he isjust riffraff, that's it. our moscow correspondent now has some context to mr putin‘s remarks. this was at an oil and gas conference taking place in moscow, an unusual setting, but certainly the journalist hosting this session to talk about energy veered away to talk about the skripal case. mr putin comments were extraordinary, very strong language, his strongest comments yet on the case. he lashed out at sergei skripal himself, the target of the attack in march. he called him a scumbag and said he was a traitor. he said that all traitors we re a traitor. he said that all traitors were scumbags. it was very strong language, and his facial expressions and his tone were also extremely strong. he also talked about the fa ct strong. he also talked about the fact that russia has asked britain to pass on evidence and documents about what happened in salisbury so, as he put it, moscow could see what really took place. but he was careful as well to under

how he stayed in his car as pc keith palmer was stabbed to death, because he had no protective equipment. sir craig macke who was acting chief of the metropolitan police at the time, told the hearing he was at westminster for a meeting when he saw the unarmed constable being attacked. helena lee gave us the latest from the old bailey. this is the first time that we have heard from as you mentioned there, the acting commissioner of the metropolitan police at the time, by chance had ended up in new palace ya rd chance had ended up in new palace yard and witness the attack for himself. he came to the inquest here today and told the jury that he had beenin today and told the jury that he had been ina today and told the jury that he had been in a meeting in the house of commons and then he came out of the meeting and got into the passenger seat of the car and his driver was sitting next to man and a colleague was in the back of the car. they've didn't move around in the car towards the gates and that is the

pc palmer was stabbed repeatedly by khalid masood. carlisle ran towards him in a vain attempt to save him. when i was almost upon him, he'd seen me coming and he turned to face me, knives up and i had to veer away to the side. a drill music rapper from south london has been sentenced to seven years in prison — for dealing drugs in cumbria as part of a so—called "county lines" operation. eurostar services could be suspended and electricity to northern ireland disrupted — if there is a no—deal brexit — according to government contigency papers. meanwhile downing street rules out accepting a brexit deal that would leave the uk permanently part of a customs union with the eu —— after ministers raised concerns. what we cannot do is see the uk blocked in via the back door to a customs union arrangement which would lead us in limbo, that would not work. and the queen's granddaugher — princess eugenie — marries her long—term partner in front of royals and celebrity guests in windsor. in a moment, it will be time for sportsday but first a look

they have always insisted there's nothing more that could have been done to prevent pc palmer's deathd his family has insisted that if there had been armed police nearby at the gate the attacker would got through. or they would have been able to apprehend him. in the corner has come down on the side of the family saying they could have had armed guards of the times there. we were working there on that day and they remember it very well there's lots of steps that have been taken subsequently. to what extent do you make parliament a fortress? dad talked about pedestrian i think the whole area. they say you are sealing off the home of democracy from the public. i feel very off the home of democracy from the public. i feelvery safe in off the home of democracy from the public. i feel very safe in the building now. made huge improvements. shouldn't those have been made before? it's a case of locking the stable door after the horse has bolted. it's obvious that abounds to be struck because people have access to the politicians the same time protecting politicians that were component as well

pc nick carlisle said he backed away, he then saw pc palmer. heard police officers shot khalid masood. he went over to handcuff him because he feared he could have been wearing a suicide vest. he was asked, did you have any doubt that khalid masood, what his intentions were? pc carlisle said, none whatsoever. he looked me directly in the eye, he was coming through a crowd of people, he wasn't interested in members of the public, he was coming to kill police officers. at the end of his evidence the barrister representing pc palmer's family thanked him for his bravery and help on the day of the attack. the evidence now has finished here at the old bailey and we are finished here at the old bailey and we are expecting the coroner said deliver his conclusions into these inquests at some point tomorrow. thank you. jamie is here — in a moment he will be telling us what's hot and what's not in the business news. first a look at the headlines on afternoon live. borisjohnson is given a standing ovation as he attacks theresa may's brexit plan at the cons

car, they decided to lock the doors and then in front of his eyes he saw khalid masood stabbing pc palmerdetermined stab wounds, and then said khalid masood came right past the drivers side of the car he was in and next thing he heard were the gunshots of harry two being shot dead. sir craig mackey also said it was his instinct to get out of the car to help the offices but he was told by an officer nearby that they had to leave the scene. thank you. a woman who lived on the 11th floor of grenfell tower has recalled the moment she tried to escape the burning building with her elderly father. nadia jafari, who became separated from her father in the darkness, told the inquiry that she believed her father had got out alive, but later found out he died. our home affairs correspondent tom symonds is at the inquiry for us now. nadia jafari was attempting to get out of the tower using the lift, which went from the 11th floor to the tenth floor and stopped, then the tenth floor and stopped, then the doors opened and the whole of the doors opened and the whole of the lift was filled with thick bla

they've didn't move around in the car towards the gates and that is the gates were pc palmer was on dutyen he told the inquest that he saw a large mail coming forward with a knife. it look like one of those out ofa knife. it look like one of those out of a carving block he told the jury. he could not work out whether that man was connected to the bang he heard and then at that point he said because they had no protection in the car, they did not have a radio, they decided to lock the car, they sat in the car and they witnessed pc palmer being stabbed. they told the inquest today that it was to absolutely determine stab wounds and said the attacker ran very close past the driver side of the car they we re past the driver side of the car they were in and at that point he heard the shots when he was shot by close protection officers and told the inquest as well that it was his instinct to go out and help the officers but a police officer closed by told them that they had to leave the scene. the inquest here, evidence has finished for today and will resume on wednesday at 11:30am when we are

pc palmer's widow says her husband was left "in a vulnerable location, with no protection, to die". the widower of aysha frade also responded to the findings. we hope that, as part of her legacy, lessons will be learned preventing other families from being in this situation in the future. aysha will be forever our guiding light and even though our family will never be the same without her, we will continue to fight against the injustice of her futile death. the first grenfell tower survivor to give evidence to the inquiry descibes being pushed back by thick black smoke as he tried to escape. time's running out for survivors of the indonesian earthquake and tsunami, as rescue teams struggle to reach remote areas that were hit. 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 have more details on the prime minister's plans to boost housing, which were announced at the conservative party conference today. ahead of this year's riba stirling prize, we'll be looking at each of the entries — and tonight, it's the turn of

he then said they went around new palace yard towards the gates were pc palmer was on duty. which is how he described it, one of those out of a carving block, he told the inquest. he then said he saw him stabbed pc palmer twice and he told the jury in court it was two absolutely determined stab wounds. he then went on to say that he and his colleagues locked the car doors and he saw massoud going past the driver's side of the car he was in and then he heard those shots, protection officer shot massoud dead. he told the inquest that it was his instinct to get out of the car to was his instinct to get out of the carto go and was his instinct to get out of the car to go and try and help. he was a police officer and that is what he wa nted police officer and that is what he wanted to do. but a police officer close by told them to stay in the carand get close by told them to stay in the car and get out of the area. he has finished giving his evidence here. the inquest has finished here for the day, an early finish to the inquest. it will resume on wednesday at 11:30am when we are

pc palmer was stabbed repeatedly by khalid masood. m, he'd seen me coming and he turned to face me, knives up, and i had to veer away to the side. the inquests have today concluded that the attacker khalid masood was lawfully killed by the police. also tonight... a special report on the fight against the influx of drugs from the cities into small towns around the uk. the government says eurostar might be suspended and the electricity supply to northern ireland disrupted, if we leave the eu without a deal. sealed with a kiss — princess eugenie marries jack brooksbank at windsor.

officer outside the palace of westminster last year was lawfully killed, an inquest concludes pc keith palmere pc carlisle ran towards him in a vain attempt to save him. i was almost upon him and he saw me coming, he turned to face me, knives up coming, he turned to face me, knives up andi coming, he turned to face me, knives up and i could veer away to the side. a drill music rapper from south london has been sentenced to 7 years in prison for dealing drugs in cumbria as part of a so—called "county lines" operation. eurostar rail services could be suspended if there

killed four people, who has no intentions of negotiating, is carrying two large knives, approaches pc keith palmerm certain he would have been murdered and the two civilians would have been and if i look back at some of the things i did, i remember as a young officer going into a cafe and i was with an old team, there was a guy with a gun, we knew he had a gun, and he aims the gun at me and fired it and the bullet was stuck in a barrel. i look back at it and was ita a barrel. i look back at it and was it a pretty brave or stupid thing andl it a pretty brave or stupid thing and i think sometimes when you are a little bit older and more measured you look at what you can do in the bigger picture and if we could be, if we could have a different story here, if sircraig if we could have a different story here, if sir craig mackey had to the ca rd here, if sir craig mackey had to the card door and khalid masood had attacked him and then the two police office rs attacked him and then the two police officers who were not —— the two civilians who were not police office rs civilians who were not police offic

being shot, masood had driven through a group of people, killing four of them, before stabbing pc keith palmerespondent daniel sandford reports. gunfire the moment last year when a police bodyguard shot dead the westminster bridge attacker. khalid masood had run down dozens of people on the bridge, smashed his 4x4 into the fence around the house of commons, and then stabbed pc keith palmer, fatally injuring him. today, the bodyguard who shot khalid masood gave evidence anonymously. referred to in court as sa74, he said, "i saw a large black male running purposefully towards me." "he was carrying two large knives, and i could clearly see that they were covered in blood." he then explained to the coroner's barrister what happened next. "i shouted at him to drop the knives." "he continued to move towards me." "what did you think he was going to do?" "he was going to kill me." "after shouting at him to drop the knives and receiving no change in his demeanour, i fired my pistol." this, the moment after he opened fire. as he reached the crucial part of his evidence in the inquest here at the old bai

pc keith palmer was stabbed repeatedly by khalid masood. tempt to save him. when i was almost upon him, he saw me coming and turned to face me, knives up and i had to veer away to decide. —— to the side. a drill music rapper from south london has been sentenced to seven years in prison for dealing drugs in cumbria, as part of a so—called "county lines" operation. also coming up, princess eugenie marries her long—term partner in front of royals and celebrities in windsor.

they went towards carriage gates, the gates where pc palmer was on duty.y described hearing people screen, members of the public running towards them and uniformed officers also running towards them. the close protection officer who ended up shooting khalid masood said they were frantically moving towards me, trying to get away from something or someone. he then described, and he broke down as he remembered the moment that he saw khalid masood in front of him. he said, he was carrying two large knives and i could see they were covered in blood. thejury was shown footage of the moment those two close protection officers were in front of khalid masood. only 5—7 metres away. the officer shouted at him asking him to drop his knives. he didn't respond, he carried on towards them. the barrister asked the officer, what did you think he was going to do? he replied, he was going to kill me. at that point, the officer fired three shots at khalid masood. the footage shows khalid masood. the footage shows khalid masood falling to the ground and then the two officers d

the coroner at the inquest into the westminster attack says pc palmer's death may have been prevented

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pedestrians on westminster bridge in march last year — killing four people — before fatally stabbing pc keith palmert—paid staff. it will now pay at least £9.50 an hour in the uk with a higher rate of £10.50 in london. the online retail giant has faced criticism over its working conditions and the amount of tax it pays. four mothers — who all have children with disabilities — have gone to the high court to challenge plans by surrey county council to cut the special needs budget by £21 million. the council is contesting claims by the women that the cuts are unlawful. it's the second such case to reach the high court within months — as our education editor bra nwen jeffreys reports. do you want something to eat? would you like a sandwich? alicia's son kian has settled in to school. toast. kian has autism and adhd. each day he gets council transport to a specialist school. it allows his mum to get his sister to school and herself to work. i do worry about transport because if he loses his transport then i cannot work because i will have to drive him to school. and collect him from school and the impact

described to the court how they first heard a loud explosion, they went over to carriage gates wear pc keith palmerembers of the public screening and coming towards them. at that point they both described seeing khalid masood. the close protection officer who did end up shooting masood got visibly upset in court, his voice was shaking at times, and he said when he saw masood he was carrying two large knives and i could see they were covered in blood. thejury was shown footage of the moment that officer and his colleague went towards masood, masood did not change direction, he kept coming forward and at that point despite warnings from both close protection officers khalid masood carried on so one of them decided to fire shots and ended up them decided to fire shots and ended up shooting masood three times. he fell to the ground and both officers described it to court how they both assisted in first aid on khalid masood and helped to handcuff him. they have both finished giving evidence in court and this afternoon we'll hear more from those who attended the scene. the jury is expected to begin delib

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people on the bridge, smashed his axa into the fence around the house of commons, and then stabbed pc keith palmerrd who shot khalid masood gave evidence anonymously. referred to in court as sa74, he said, "i saw a large, black male running purposefully towards me. he was carrying two large knives and i could clearly see that they were covered in blood." he then explained to the coroner's barrister what happened next. "i shouted at him to drop the knives. he continued to move towards me." "what did you think he was going to do?" "he was going to kill me. after shouting at him to drop the knives and receiving no change in his demeanour, i fired my pistol." this, the moment after he opened fire. as he reached the crucial part of his evidence in the inquest here at the old bailey, sa74 became noticeably upset. he paused for a long time to collect himself, and then continued his account with his voice still breaking at times. sa74 also described how in the aftermath he helped in the unsuccessful efforts to keep khalid masood alive. daniel sandford, bbc news. bbc news understands that the democratic un

the wife of pc keith palmer, who was killed in the westminster terror attack, has spoken out followingcitor, patrick mcguire, explained yesterday would have been the police officer's 50th birthday. shejust the police officer's 50th birthday. she just wanted to understand how keith was an unarmed officer was left at the palace of westminster, the gates of the palace of westminster, with no an protection. she's pleased the coroner has acknowledged and investigated why there was no protection at the palace of westminster, no armed protection at the palace of westminster. a special stone thought to have stood in london since prehistoric times is being returned to its original home after being temporarily moved to the museum of london. the london stone was moved away while construction took place on callan street. it's thought it brought the city luck and survived the great fire of london and the blitz. now it's been returned with a new plaque explaining its history. todayis new plaque explaining its history. today is national poetry day and a chance for everyone everywhere to read, share a

the times leads with their interview with the family of pc keith palmer, who was murdered in the westminsterfront page, too, after winning in paris yesterday. the guardian talks about theresa may fighting to regain her authority over brexit. they also have a photograph of a woman being rescued from rising waters following that earthquake and tsunami in indonesia. the mirror claims the tories are planning to cut nhs budgets. big interview with holly willoughby and phillip schofield, too. and the mail has a picture of rory mcilroy and his wife after yesterday's ryder cup win. they also have an interview with the chancellor, philip hammond, who says borisjohnson will never be prime minister. we will ask him about that when we speak to him at 7:10am. and the most—read on the bbc news website is a story we are reporting this morning, and we have covered a lot here on breakfast — restaurants keeping tips which are meant for staff. theresa may is going to announce plans to ban that from happening in future. show we have a look at the inside pages? it is very affectionate, this ryder cup. the victor

he then fatally attacked pc keith palmer with knives at the palace of westminster.rd leading up to masood's death and he warned jurors not to "jump to conclusions". two people have been found dead at a poultry processing factory in norfolk following a suspected chemical spill. emergency services were called to banham poultry in attleborough early on thursday morning, after two pest control sub contractors were found dead. police said the men, one in his 30s and other in his 405, were found close to the factory. no one else was injured in the incident. melissa rudd has this report. police were called here to the banham poultry site in attleborough at 1:10am. two men, one in his 30s and another in his 405, were found dead, close to the factory. no—one else was injured. these men were subcontractors, they worked for a pest control company, and were not direct employees of banham poultry. as yet we do not know the cause but we do know the emergency services sent three hazardous area response team vehicles. also the town's trainstation which backs onto the site remains c

that is where the pc keith palmer was on duty.od, he told the court. then the jury blood, he told the court. then the jury was shown the moment the bodyguard was confronted by khalid masood. the bodyguard shouted at him to drop those knives, khalid masood didn't react at all. he carried going on to was the attacker. the barrister for the council asked the body card in court, he said why did you think he was going to do? the bodyguard replied, he was going to kill me. he drew his handgun, he shot khalid masood three times. he fell to the ground and then he and his colleague both described in court how the assisted with first aid, they tried to resuscitate khalid masood as he lay on the ground. they finished their evidence for the day, court has finished for the day. the coroner has told the jury the day. the coroner has told the jury that tomorrow they will hear more evidence about khalid masood's background. and his plans for the attack last march in which five people were killed. on friday, the coroner will sum up the case for th