the former royal marine alexander blackman, whose murder conviction for killing a taliban fighter in e, had his conviction reduced to manslaughter on appeal last month. he has served more than three years of a seven—year sentence. the car maker vauxhall showed a "reckless disregard for safety" over the way it handled a series of fires on its zafira b model, according to mps. a report by the transport select committee found that the company was too slow to act, allowing people to drive in cars which were hazardous. the company says safety is its top priority and it has changed its procedures. it took them a long time to act. when they did act and said they'd put things right, cars were still bursting into flames. and even at that point, they didn't recall the cars fully. and this is totally unacceptable and is putting people's lives at risk. within the past few minutes, the office for national to statistics has released the latest gdp figures —— office for national statistics. the economy grew by 0.4% in the first quarter of this year. that's a summary of the latest bbc news — more at

two reasons, one is his royal marine and we don't leave people behind, not what we claim to do.e in. it seems nobody else was doing anything, so itjust seemed like the right thing to do for one of our own really. that campaign grew and grew. just talk me through the stages of the campaign. grew and grew. just talk me through the stages of the campaignm grew and grew. just talk me through the stages of the campaign. it was pretty strange. i've never done anything like this before. a social media presence, a campaign started on facebook and twitter and overnight it really did grow some legs. we raised 107 thousand signatures on a petition. gained a parliamentary debate headed up by richard drax, the mp for south dorset, and, from there, we got frederick forsyth, the daily mail, and our legal team headed by jonathan goldberg involved and, from there it just jonathan goldberg involved and, from there itjust flourished, once we highlighted the areas in the court martial system that took place. how are you personally feeling this morning? the first morning here is a free man? tired. i

sergeant alexander blackman, the foil —— former royal marine jailed for shooting dead a taliban memberistan, has been released from prison. and vauxhall has been severely criticised by mps over the way it dealt with a number of fires with it zafira b model. and coming up in the sport on bbc news. the arsenal manager arsene wenger believes the only way to completely stop players betting would be to ban gambling altogether. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. police say they've foiled an active terrorist plot after carrying out an armed raid in north—west london. a female suspect was shot during the operation and is in a serious but stable condition in hospital. six people have been arrested on suspicion of the commission, preparation and instigation of terrorist acts. two women, two men and a 16—year—old boy were arrested at or near the property yesterday evening; another woman was detained in kent. police said the operation was unconnected to the arrest yesterday of a 27—year—old man armed with knives in westminster. richard galpin reports. early yesterday evening in nor

military fitness, they are boot camp style classes led by ex-military personnel like keith, a former royal marinecommander. >> all have to be from the forces. so the navy, raf army or marines. and they have to be personal trainers or ptis, as we woulll. so fully qualified. class have less than an hour. most have 5, 10 minute blocks where we'll do relays, circuits, team challenges. let's go. only theory is we throw in lots of different things so it's all interesting. because for most people, exercise can be a bit boring. so if we throw in loads of different games and routines and exercises, it makes it a lot more interesting, people are more likely to come a lot longer and enjoy it more. so don't be afraid if it gets to be hard work. >> in the united kingdom, one in send people are members of a gimg. but you british military fitness is part of a growing demand for training sessions and they're both outdoors and out of the ordinary. >> i think biggest thing we think is sympathy or empathy. when i was in the marines and you go through your xland dougl training, you are going through extreme training

the royal marine alexander blackman, who had his murder sentence for killing a wounded taliban fightered from prison. sergeant blackman, known as ‘marine a' during the case, had his conviction reduced to manslaughter on appeal last month. he has served more than three years of a 7—year sentence. we will be speaking to sergeant blackman‘s barrister at 7:40. a special fund set up to improve patient access to cancer drugs in england has been condemned as a "huge waste of money." the cancer drugs fund, which ran from 2010 until it was replaced last year, cost over a billion pounds. but researchers say the majority of drugs failed to show clinical benefit. 0ur medical correspondent fergus walsh reports. the cancer drugs fund was set up to paper expensive medicines which the nhs was not funding. in part it was a political response to repeated negative headlines about patients being denied treatment. nearly 100,000 patients received drugs, but the study in thejournal annals of 0ncology found just one in five treatments delivered a significant benefit, extending life by an average of three mon

if former royal marines commando who shot dead and injured taliban fighter in afghanistan has been released blackman had been originally found guilty of murder but his conviction was the gist of manslaughter on appeal last month. duncan kennedy reports. it was just after midnight, alexander blackman was driven out of jail having served more than three yea rs of jail having served more than three years of his seven—year sentence. sitting on the back—seat, his head covered by the white blanket, he was taken away for a beginning with his wife claire. for fellow marines that campaign to get alexander blackman release, this was a moment for satisfaction. long journey, long battle. tiring battle. but it is amazing. especially this morning, to see them together, it has made the last three and half years worthwhile, without a shadow of a doubt. this was the reaction campaigners at the appeal court last month whenjudges ruled campaigners at the appeal court last month when judges ruled that alexander blackman had broken the geneva convention by killing an afg ha n geneva convention by killing an afg

the former royal marine jailed for shooting dead a wounded taliban fighter has praised his "wife in aman was jailed for life for murder in 2013, but was released yesterday after his sentence was reduced to manslaughter. he told the daily mail he would be "eternally grateful" to his wife claire for campaigning for his release. now, what about the prospects for the weather over the bank holiday? let's get the latest on that from sarah. as we head through the remainder of the bank holiday weekend, the weather is looking a little mixed. here is the scene this morning near twickenham. some patchy cloud, but quite thin so breaking up during the afternoon to allow some decent spells of sunshine. towards the west, southerly wind arrows, so the wind will be picking up in the west. further east, less windy and temperatures up to 16 or 17. this evening, many of us ending the day onafine evening, many of us ending the day on a fine and rhino. turning breezy overnight, cloud increasing from the south west so it should be a frost free night. some wet and windy weather on sunday, nudging further nor

royal marine alexander blackman, who had his sentenced reduced for killing a wounded taliban fighterrs. sergeant blackman, known as "marine a" during the case, had his murder conviction quashed on appeal last month and replaced with manslaughter. police have written to politicans in scotland giving them advice on how to handle suspicious packages. it follows incidents when packages containing white powder were sent to an elected official, the headquarters of a political party and a council building. according to officials at the scottish parliament, all three packages were associated in some way withjune's general election. government plans to tackle air pollution will now have to be published before the general election, following a ruling at the high court. ministers had argued that publishing the document would break rules on official policy announcements during the lead up to polling day. in the ruling, the threat from air pollution was described by the judge as real and persisting. our science editor david shukman reports. heavy traffic outside the high court as the government,

the royal marine alexander blackman, who had his murder sentence for killing a wounded taliban fighteras marine a during the case — had his conviction reduced to manslaughter on appeal last month. an inquestjury has concluded that gross failures in the care given to a mother suffering from a rare post—natal mental condition in a london hospital contributed to her death. alice gibson—watt, a jewellery expert who'd appeared on the bbc‘s antiques road show, suffered a severe psychotic episode after giving birth in 2012. she was admitted to a mental health unit, where she suffered a cardiac arrest and later died. police have written to politicians in scotland giving them advice on how to handle suspicious packages. parcels containing white powder were sent to an elected official the headquarters of a political party and a council building. officials say all three packages were associated in some way with june's general election. children and teenagers in the uk feel that social media companies are not doing enough to protect them from poronography and bullying. in research by the charity t

royal marine alexander blackman, who had his sentenced reduced for killing a wounded taliban fighter as ‘marine a' during the case had his murder conviction quashed on appeal last month — it was replaced with manslaughter. police have written to politicians in scotland giving them advice on how to handle suspicious packages. it's after packages containing white powder were sent to an elected official, the headquarters of a political party and a council building. officials say all three packages were associated in some way with june's general election. an inquestjury has concluded that "gross failures" in the care given to a mother suffering from a rare post—natal mental condition in a london hospital contributed to her death. alice gibson—watt, a jewellery expert who'd appeared on the bbc‘s antiques roadshow, suffered a severe psychotic episode four weeks after giving birth in 2012. she was admitted to a mental—health unit, where she suffered a cardiac arrest and later died. the online retailer amazon says it is creating 1,200 jobs at a new warehouse in cheshire. the company says it

a former royal marines commando, alexander blackman, who shot dead an injured taliban fighter in afghanistanlty of murder but his conviction was reduced to manslaughter on appeal last month. he was known as marine a during the trial. a special fund set up to improve patient access to cancer drugs in england has been condemned as a "huge waste of money". the cancer drugs fund, which ran from 2010 until it was replaced last year, cost more than £1.2 billion. but researchers say the majority of drugs failed to show clinical benefit. our medical correspondent fergus walsh reports. the cancer drugs fund was set up to pay for expensive medicines that the nhs was not funding. in part, it was a political response to repeated negative headlines about patients being denied treatment. nearly 100,000 patients received drugs, but the study in the journal annals of oncology found just one in five treatments delivered a significant benefit, extending life by an average of three months. researchers say it was an example of policy made on the hoof, and it failed. it was a major missed opportunity for the nat

a former royal marines commando, alexander blackman, who shot dead an injured taliban fighter in afghanistanr on appeal last month. duncan kennedy reports. it was just after midnight alexander blackman was driven out ofjail, having served more than three years of his seven—year sentence. sitting on the back seat, his head covered by the white blanket, he was taken away for a reunion with his wife, claire. for fellow marines who've campaigned to get alexander blackman released, this was a moment of satisfaction. long journey, long battle, tiring battle. but it is amazing. and especially this morning to see al and claire together, it has made the last three and a half years worthwhile, without a shadow of a doubt. this was the reaction of campaigners at the appeal court last month, whenjudges ruled that alexander blackman had broken the geneva convention by killing an afghan insurgent but that his sentence should be reduced, allowing him to be released. this is the moment we have all been fighting hard for. it's hard to believe that this day is finally here. it was in 2011 that sergeant blackm

royal marine alexander blackman, who shot dead an injured taliban fighter in afghanistan, will be releaseder. he has already served three—and—a—half years in jail. a 19—year—old man has pleaded guilty to planning to carry out a bomb attack in london. haroon syed, from hounslow in west london, was caught chatting to undercover british agents online as he tried to get hold of weapons. it's thought an eltonjohn concert in hyde park may have been one of his targets. the online retailer, amazon, says it is creating 1,200 jobs at a new warehouse in cheshire. the company says it is recruiting for managers, engineers, human resources and it specialists for the site, which will open in warrington this autumn. it's one of four new centres the us company will open in the uk this year. researchers say a simple eye test could lead to much earlier detection of a condition that causes irreversible sight loss. the test involves injecting a special fluorescent marker into the patient. diagnosing glaucoma sooner would mean patients could start treatment before their vision gets worse. here's our health corr

the british marine royal marine sergeant found guilty of murder because he had shot a taliban that conviction of murder was turned into manslaughter and i think he is being released from jail. i'm not condoning what the man dead. i don't know details of it, but i'm sort of proud to tell you that his last words to the doomed man were hey, mate, it's time you shuttled off with this mortal coil. [laughter] it is true. [laughter] would be you he entertaining. >> hello. so, for all kinds of reasons this is probably my seventh production that dealt with war on stage. and possibly because of the way i grew up, possibly because the way i came from and activist family, it's something i spent a lot of time in my childhood thinking about and observing. i have directed a play which took place and what had to be staged was government soldiers and two different kinds of rebel soldiers as well as civilians and miners all in one space. ," it was onlypsed five women, but the skills with which it was written really got a sense of the larger civil war all around you. i've also done a play in europe which is abo

the british marine royal marine sergeant found guilty of murder because he had shot a taliban prisoner that conviction turned into manslaughter and think is being released from jail. i'm not condoning what the man dead. i don't know details of it, but i'm sort of proud to tell you that his last words to the doomed man were hey, mate, it's time you shuttled off with mortal coil. [laughing] well -- [laughing] >> it's true. >> i told you would be entertaining. >> hello. so, for all kinds of reasons this is probably my seventh production that dealt with war on stage. and possibly because of the way i grew up, possibly because the way i came from an actress family during the struggle, it's something i spent a lot of time in my childhood thinking about and approving. i have directed a play which took place and what had to be staged was government soldiers and two different kinds of soldiers as well as civilians and miners all in one space. that it clips, was only five women, but the skills with which it was written really got a sense of the larger civil war all around you. i've also done a p

a royal marine who had his sentence reduced for killing a wounded taliban fighter in afghanistan will from prison tomorrow. alexander blackman's conviction was quashed on appeal and replaced with manslaughter. campaigners say sergeant blackman, who became known as marine a, will walk free tomorrow. the foreign secretary has suggested britain could take military action in syria without a vote in the house of commons. borisjohnson said it would be ‘very difficult to say no' if president trump asked for british help in punishing the syrian regime for another chemical weapons attack. meanwhile mrjohnson has also waded into the election campaign for the first time, with a highly personal attack on the labour leader jeremy corbyn — he's called him a "mutton—headed old mugwump". here's our political correspondent, alex forsyth. us missile strikes on a syrian airfield earlier this month, this the first direct us action against syrian government forces, a response to a chemical attack which killed civilians. today the foreign secretary suggested, if asked, the uk would support such strikes in

have been leaving floral tributes and messages, we had people from the sin mariners association because he was a former royal worked in engineering which is why he was living here. investigations continue. the labour leaderjeremy corbyn has pledged to strengthen britain's trade unions, if he wins next month's general election. he told the scottish trades union congress in aviemore that their members "were the dna" of the labour party. labour has one mp in scotland, having lost a0 seats to the snp in 2015. 0ur assistant political editor norman smith is in westminster. you sense that the conservatives are determined to try and makejeremy corbyn‘s leadership the central issue of their campaign after brexit but the way they are doing it might surprise many viewers because here we are on the first day of the first full week of the campaign and there is pretty much no sight or sound of any senior conservatives. theresa may is not out on a campaign visit, cabinet ministers will not be jostling to get on tv. the reason is they want to pretty much as they see it leave jeremy corbyn they want to pretty much as they se

the former royal marine alexander blackman whose murder conviction for killing a taliban fighter in afghanistantalking about his release, in the early hours of this morning. i'm finding it very surreal. it's been an extremely long journey, long battle, tiring battle, but it's amazing. especially this morning to see them together, its amazing. especially this morning to see them together, it's made the last three and a half years worthwhile without a shadow of a doubt. when that car pulled up and they saw each other and he was released from prison, what was that moment like for them and also for you having led this campaign for so long? for them, i can't comment but, for me, it was an amazing moment. to see them together. to know everything we've done has worked despite being all odds really. how was the release? it's the most relaxed i've seen them both and it was great to see them like that, to be honest and i've not experienced it before because they didn't know him before. how do you think he will react, how do you think he will be able to cope with having been released from prison? i think

mariners. after dropping last night's game 2-0 to the kansas city royals.n with ace madison bum garner on the mound. just five runs to support over his 4 star thoroughly. but the giants have the second worst record in the national league. giants head to colorado to face the rockies this evening. >>> the quest continues tonight against the edmundton oilers. the sharks had found their brew. 7-0 demolishing the oilers on tuesday. the sharks coach is preaching patience to his team the game starts at 7:30 tonight in edmundton. >>> well the bay area's top high school football recruit in the 2018 class will announce his college plans this sunday and he has quite a name, dave. >> what is his name. tuli sackanowa. narrowed his choices to ucla or usc, washington and oregon. he rated as the 12th best high school player in the state. >> and a lot of people don't know you were a cheer leader. >>> time is 4:25. washington politics right here at home. >> you can't go back in washington and hide. >> you're going to hear from a bay area congressman taking questions about th

mariner. he served in the royal navy for many yea rs.ns continue. for some of us, it has been a shock to the system. we have seen widespread wintry weather, particularly to the north of the uk. some snow lying on the ground in aberdeenshire. a couple of showers in the northern half of the uk. cold air is coming in behind this band of cloud, which is a cold front, moving its way southwards. for the wintry showers for northern scotland and the eastern side of england and the western side. but clear skies for many of us, it will turn cold. a fairly widespread frost to start the day on tuesday. many of us. with sunshine, particularly those on land areas, but early on, windy, wintry showers. through the afternoon, showers. through the afternoon, showers crop up almost anywhere. they could be heavy with hail, thunder and strong, gusty winds. but the showers, long in those strong downdraughts, it will feel like it is close to freezing. hello. this is bbc news. the headlines at 4.30pm: french president francois hollande calls on voters to back e

royal georgetown university's slave sale dedication. >> naming these buildings for isaac hawkins and ann marine b. craft is the beginning of our journey together towards the reeling from the jess wits of georgetown's legacy of slavery. >> pennsylvania congressman matt carget wright holding a town hall meeting. >> we have moved the needle on this discussion. it used to be no way, no how on anything like the a.c.a. but now it's let's make it work. >> the competitive enterprise institute's marla lewis on science and publicpolicy. >> to the extent that it's possible, scientific research should similarly be separated from government. then you would not find climate science in particular being a faction ridden, orthodoxy enforcing political movement. but rather the quest for knowledge. > treasury secretary steve mnuchin. >> create middle income tax cuts, spur the economy, make our business taxes competitive. >> former ambassador to afghanistan, ryan crocker. >> clearly we've got to work with the afghans to -- for ablize the situation against a taliban onslaught and move ahead with a political process th

marine le pen and back emmanuel macron to succeed him. a 21 year—old man is being questioned by police investigating the death of a former royal navy officers told trade unionists in scotland about his plans to strengthen workers' rights, if he wins the general election. an update on the market numbers for you — here's how london's and frankfurt ended the day. it is all green. the dax is up almost 3.5 points. the dowjones and the nasdaq are both in positive territory, as well. a 21 year—old man is being questioned by police after a former royal navy officer died tackling burglars outside his home in manchester. mike samwell — who was 35 — is thought to have been run over by his own car which was stolen in the early hours of yesterday morning. we can speak to dave guest in chorlton now. there has been an arrest, what is the reaction? one of great sadness, people who have spoken of mike samwell haven't said he is a very kind and generous man —— mike samwell have said he is a very kind and generous man. it was in the early hours of yesterday morning, he had his wife heard a noise downstairs and he went to investigate and he was found with ver

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marine le pen will contest the run—off for the french presidency. here, jeremy corbyn won't commit to renewing the trident weapons system, but labour says it will back the nuclear deterrent. and a royaloff for tens of thousands of runners in this year's london marathon. the's mr cheek! —— he's missed his kick! good evening and welcome to bbc news. voters in france have rejected the candidates from the two main political parties in the first round of the presidential election. partial results suggest the centrist emmanuel macron, who's never held elected office, and marine le pen, leader of the far—right front national, will contest the final round of voting next month. let's join christian fraser in paris. hello. a warm welcome from paris. it isa hello. a warm welcome from paris. it is a beautiful evening here. the cities is looking resplendent. there is the eiffel tower lit up. but the shining lights in the presidential election very much a emmanuel macron and marine le pen. both have gone through to the second round run—off, which will take place a week on sunday. let's show you how they are looking at the moment. there are still votes being counted. but the forecast, so far, the p

mariners in a 4 game match up that starts tonight. >>> now the giants had another rough night. they dropped last night's game 2-0 in the kansas city royals. even with madison bum garner pitching they couldn't manage anything at the plate. four hits for the giants last night. madison bum garner still winless so far this season with five runs of support. the giants have the second worst record in the national league. they're heading to colorado to play the rockies this evening. >>> well the quest to hoist the stanley cup continues tonight for the san jose sharks against the edmundton oilers. that series is tide at two games a piece: but the sharks have found a groove. hopefully they can stay in it. the sharks coach peter deboar is telling everybody to be patient. it's just one game. hopefully a long run to the stanley cup. tonight's game starts at 7:30 in edmundton. >>> well the bay area's top high school football recruit in the 2018 class will announce his college plans this sunday. i'm going to call him tuli because i can't say his entire name. he's a defensive tackle at delasalle. he will announce his commitment this weekend. ucla, usc,

candidate marine le pen, and back emmanuel macron, in the final round of voting, to find his successor. a 21—year—old man is being questioned by police, investigating the death of a former royal if he wins the general election. and this is the latest from the markets. good news, all the markets are up. reflecting the good news on the presidential elections in france. the dowjones and the nasdaq are also up two. the ukip donor, aaron banks has said he won't stand as an mp in the general election. he had previously suggested he would contest the seat of clacton after the mp, douglas carswell, left ukip to sit as an independent. earlier i spoke to look east's political editor, andrew sinclair. i asked him whether he was surprised by the change of heart. in one sense, no, because he said he knew nothing about clapton. aaron banks steamed into clacton, a massive media presence following him around, he posed for photographs and had ice cream and he said he would make a very good candidate if he was picked. but he also met local members of ukip and they told him that yes, they appreciated his support and in particular his offer to bring finance into the campaign, but they said they

outsiders — emmanuel macron and marine le pen — to contest the final round of the presidential election. a man has been arrested in connection with the death of a former royal snow showers to come in the next couple of days. by no means will we all see snow. a few of us that will do and we‘re looking at frosty nights as well. we have got weather fronts moving south. behind this cold front we are pulling in the cold front we are pulling in the cold airona cold front we are pulling in the cold air on a nearly wind, straight down from the arctic and it will be later on that it moves right the away way across our shores. the cloud building. but brightening up behind them, but still there will be some wintriness into the afternoon and a few more of us seeing it this afternoon. so for northern ireland you have got sunshine and showers. any wintriness on the hills. snow falling at low levels across northern scotland. a lot of dry weather. a cold day. a windy day. down the east coast of scotland and the far north—east of england you can expect to see some wintriness coming out of the showers. some sleet and hail and thunder and lightening, but the rest of northern