salman abedi is seen carrying a large rucksack containing shrapnel standing in a crowd of men, women nsible‘ for the attack. he denies 22 counts of murder, attempted murder and conspiracy to cause explosions. our home affairs correspondent daniel sandford reports. at 8:07 on the night of the explosion, salman abedi left the rented flat where he'd built the bomb. he took a taxi to a cashpoint. the weight of his home—made device laden with explosives and nuts and bolts from screwfix and bm.) clear from the laboured way he was walking. he then took the tram one stop to victoria station and the manchester arena, arriving at 8:30pm, two hours before the blast. he was recorded on cctv hanging around the arena for the ariana grande concert to end. the last image shown to the jury was 19 seconds before the blast. salman abedi is seen clearly surrounded by concertgoers and parents waiting to pick up their young children. in the painstaking crime scene investigation after the explosion, more than 30 kilograms of shrapnel was recovered by forensics officers from the manchester arena foyer. more

the man on trial is hashem abedi, salman abedi's brother.at can be used to make explosives, but said he thought it was for a battery, and he said the murderous attack on the manchester arena was nothing to do with him. daniel sandford, bbc news, at the old bailey. a new record has been set for the number of migrants intercepted in a single day trying to reach the uk from france by crossing the channel. 102 people have been detained today, breaking the previous record of 90, set yesterday. the home office said that five inflatable boats had been stopped. french authorities have also detained a further 30 people. a coroner has accused the scout association of putting young lives at risk, following the death of a teenager during a trip to north wales two years ago. ben leonard, who was 16, fell from a cliff near llandudno. a report said none of the leaders on the trip knew where he was when he died. the scout association says its policies and procedures have been strengthened since the incident. shamima begum, the former schoolgirl from london

the bomber, salman abedi, was blown to pieces. rother hashem abedi went on trial. the prosecution saying that he was just as guilty of the murder of the 22 people. in the aftermath, police found evidence, the prosecution say, that the brothers had bought 16 litres of sulphuric acid and 55 litres of hydrogen peroxide — chemicals used to make explosives. and they got access to a property on the 12th floor of this tower block, miles from their family home. from mid—february to mid—april, the prosecution say, the brothers rented this flat, where police later found traces of the home—made explosive tatp. the allegation is that it was here that the brothers manufactured the explosive and accumulated parts for making the device. just over a month later, salman abedi boarded a tram wearing a backpack, travelled one stop to the manchester arena and detonated the bomb. daniel sandford, bbc news, at the old bailey. a syrian government offensive, backed by russia, against the last rebel enclave in idlib has caused one of the biggest waves of d

the man on trial is hashem abedi, salman abedi's brother. be used to make explosives, but said he thought it was for a battery, and he said the murderous attack on the manchester arena was nothing to do with him. daniel sandford, bbc news, at the old bailey. a gp has been described as a master of deception who caused his victims incalculable harm after being given three life sentences for sex offences against multiple patients. doctor manish shah assaulted the women at his surgery in romford and his victims have expressed disbelief over how the doctor got away with his crimes for so long. alice bhandhukravi has been speaking to one of those victims. i remember visibly being upset and shaking and i sat back down afterwards and he said, "there's nothing to be worried about." more or less that this is a normal procedure. kate had gone into see doctor shah, a doctor she trusted, because of a pain and her ovary. it would be the last time she saw him. he gave me a rectal examination that was completely unnecessary, and also an internal examination

salman abedi detonated a "homemade improvised explosive device" outside an ariana grande concert on 22 may 2017 the old bailey heard. his brother hashem abedi is standing trial at the court for his role in the attack which killed 22 people. the 22—year—old denies their murders and the attempted murder of others. the government has launched a public consultation about whether failure to pay the tv licence fee should no longer be a criminal offence. at the moment, anyone who watches or records live tv, streams programmes live on an online tv service, or uses iplayer, without a licence is committing a criminal offence — in 2018 more than 120,000 people were fined for licence fee evasion. if the change is approved, it could have a major impact on the bbc‘s finances. our media editor amol rajan is here.

the footage shows salman abedi heading across town to victoria station and to the manchester arena. he spent some time now wandering around, looking at different bits and pieces, different places and going up to the city room, an area just outside the arena connecting it to manchester victoria station. that evening there was a ta ke station. that evening there was a take that concert on at the arena. it was busy. footage showed people queueing to get into the arena, waiting to get tickets and meeting friends. salman abedi walked right through there, spent a few minutes carrying out a reconnaissance mission, working out where he would detonate his bomb four days later, where the best place to do that was to affect most people. after that he went to the arndale centre and bought batteries. and a suitcase. he was seen bought batteries. and a suitcase. he was seen taking a taxi across the city to a car park where he had left a car city to a car park where he had left acara city to a car park where he had left a carafew city to a car park where he had left a car a few weeks before. the p

the man on trial is hashem abedi, salman abedi‘s brother.r a battery, and he said the murderous attack on the manchester arena was nothing to do with him. daniel sandford, bbc news, at the old bailey. specialist counsellors say there aren‘t enough services tailored for children who have experienced domestic abuse. it‘s estimated 1—6 youngsters witness or suffer some form of violence or abuse in the home, and thousands aren‘t receiving the care they need. asjeremy cooke reports, if the damage is left untreated, the consequences can last for decades. i still remember hearing my mum‘s screams. i remember her black eyes, split lip. herfear as the door went. dad had come home in one of those moods, which means we should all run for cover. it‘s hearing your mum‘s screams... ..which i‘ll recall for a long while yet. carl is 52, a survivor of childhood domestic violence. now he‘s written down the boyhood memories that have cast their shadow over his entire life. memories of how his mum, his brothers and he were repeatedly beaten by his dad. you wond

there is detailed forensic evidence that links him to the plans and preparations of salman abedi. lice in a statement, he had no idea what his brother was planning it was shocked that his brother had done this. he said he was sorry for eve ryo ne done this. he said he was sorry for everyone who was involved and he never thought his brother had that in him to do that to innocent people. he said if he had any idea you would have reported it to his pa rents you would have reported it to his parents and denied having any extremist views himself and had no sympathy is with isis. he said that he had no knowledge of any home—made explosives, and he believed that the screws and nuts and meals be bought together at work to do up the garden shed. the prosecution barrister said to thejury shed. the prosecution barrister said to the jury that you will undoubtedly wish to favour his words in lieu of the massive body of evidence. hashem abedi pleads not guilty to his charges. the world health organization are holding a press co nfe re nce health organization are holding a press conference in gen

the bomber, salman abedi, was blown to pieces. n trial. the prosecution saying that he was just as guilty of the murder of the 22 people. in the aftermath, police found evidence, the prosecution say, that the brothers had bought 16 litres of sulphuric acid and 55 litres of hydrogen peroxide — chemicals used to make explosives. and they got access to a property on the 12th floor of this tower block, miles from their family home. from mid—february to mid—april, the prosecution say, the brothers rented this flat, where police later found traces of the home—made explosive tatp. the allegation is that it was here that the brothers manufactured the explosive and accumulated parts for making the device. just over a month later, salman abedi boarded a tram wearing a backpack, travelled one stop to the manchester arena and detonated the bomb. daniel sandford, bbc news, at the old bailey. a woman who was the first person to be threatened by the streatham attacker before he went on to stab two other people on sunday has spoken exclusively to

the bomber, salman abedi, was blown to pieces. m abedi went on trial. the prosecution saying that he was just as guilty of the murder of the 22 people. in the aftermath, police found evidence, the prosecution say, that the brothers had bought 16 litres of sulphuric acid and 55 litres of hydrogen peroxide — chemicals used to make explosives. and they got access to a property on the 12th floor of this tower block, miles from their family home. from mid—february to mid—april, the prosecution say, the brothers rented this flat, where police later found traces of the home—made explosive tatp. the allegation is that it was here that the brothers manufactured the explosive and accumulated parts for making the device. just over a month later, salman abedi boarded a tram wearing a backpack, travelled one stop to the manchester arena and detonated the bomb. daniel sandford, bbc news, at the old bailey. it took years of fighting to defeat the islamic state group. but the international community remains undecided about what to do with the 70,0

at 8:07 on the night of the explosion, salman abedi left the rented flat where he'd built the bomb.s home—made device laden with explosives and nuts and bolts from screwfix and b80 clear from the laboured way he was walking. he then took the tram one stop to victoria station and the manchester arena, arriving at 8:30pm, two hours before the blast. he was recorded on cctv hanging around the arena for the ariana grande concert to end. the last image shown to the jury was 19 seconds before the blast. salman abedi is seen clearly surrounded by concertgoers and parents waiting to pick up their young children. in the painstaking crime scene investigation after the explosion, more than 30 kilograms of shrapnel was recovered by forensics officers from the manchester arena foyer. more than 29 kilograms of that was metallic nuts placed inside the bomb, the prosecution say, in order to cause maximum damage. of the 359 people in the foyer at the time, 22 were killed. many died from head injuries from the flying shrapnel. among them, 15—year—old megan hurley. her older brother bradley who was at

the bomber was salman abedi, who died when his backpack exploded.on trial. duncan penny kesey told the jury the prosecution's case... in the aftermath of the attack, police searched the family home where they found parts of a vegetable oil can like this. a sliver of the same ten was found at the scene of the bomb. 0n the 12th floor of this tower block, miles from their home, the brothers had access to another manchester property. from mid—february to mid—april, the prosecution say, the brothers rented this flat, where police later found traces of the home—made explosive tatp. the allegation is that the brothers manufactured the explosive here, and stored other parts for making a device. just over a month later, now without his brother, salman abedi boarded a tram with his backpack, travelled one stop to the manchester arena and detonated the bomb. daniel sanford, bbc news, at the old bailey. let's ta ke let's take a look at the headlines 110w let's take a look at the headlines now on bbc news. a dysfunctional health care system allow the breast surg

that was then concealed in a rucksack, which salman abedi carried on his back.ng into a crowd in this area between manchester arena and victoria station at about 10:30pm. that was where he had waited for an hour presumably put it to get busy as people left the concert, and the jury as people left the concert, and the jury was told just 15 seconds later he detonated that bomb, killing those 22 people. he denies the charges, what is his defence? hashem abedi, the younger brother, denies that he even knew about this attack, and the court was read a statement that he gave to detectives last august. in that statement, he said he was shocked at what his brother had done, and that he felt bad for eve ryo ne had done, and that he felt bad for everyone who had been affected and that he could never have envisaged his brother had it in him to do that innocent people. he said if he had any idea what was being planned, would have reported it to other family members. he denied having any extremist views himself, he said he had no sympathy for isis. he said, i know nothing abo

the prosecution accepted may have been salman abedi because my choice of exactly when and where to detonatere was evidence the brothers were radicalised in the run—up to it and they both share the goal of caring —— killing as many people possible. thank you. it's been a night of chaos, confusion and embarassment in iowa, as the process of choosing a democratic candidate to fight november's us presidential election got under way. results from the iowa caucuses have been delayed for hours after an app designed to collate them, failed. when officials tried to phone in the figures, the lines became jammed. chris buckler reports from des moines. for the democrats and each of the candidates, this was to be a big night. the iowa caucus is seen as a moment to secure momentum in the battle to become the pa rty‘s presidential candidate. but there was no victor, because there were no results. let me begin by stating that i imagine have a strong feeling that at some point the results will be announced. cheering. and when those results are announced, i have a good feeling we're going to be doing very, v

thejury had seen the jury had seen cctv footage of salman abedi movement it is before the bombing andisits to manchester arena, above manchester victoria station and speaks of the an area just outside the arena. his first visit was on the 18th of may, just after he from libya. there was a take that concert and he was seen on cctv passing through that area as people were queueing for tickets are waiting to meet family and friends ahead of the concert. he spent some time there and was on the telephone before returning to his rented flat. the next morning he was seen leaving the flat, taking a taxi across town toa car the flat, taking a taxi across town to a car park, there was a cardio park there before you left the country for libya. the car which was parked with the ingredients he needed to assemble his bomb. the next few days he was caught on the cctv cameras visiting stores like b and q cctv cameras visiting stores like b and 0 where he bought thousands of nuts and bolts and screws and other bits of material he needed to put together his bomb so the evidence has all been about salma

the bomber was salman abedi, who died when his backpack exploded. t on trial. duncan penny qc told the jury that the prosecution's case is that this defendant is just as guilty of the murder of the 22 people killed as was his brother. this explosion was the culmination of months of planning, experimentation and preparation by the two of them. in the aftermath of the attack, police searched the family home where they found parts of a vegetable oil can like this. a sliver of the same ten was found at the scene of the bomb. 0n the 12th floor of this tower block, miles from their home, the brothers had access to another manchester property. from mid—february to mid april, the prosecution say, the brothers rented this flat, where police later found traces of the home—made explosive tatp. the allegation is that the brothers manufactured the explosive here, and stored other parts for making a device. just over a month later, now without his brother, salman abedi boarded a tram with his backpack, travelled one stop to the manchester arena and detonated the b

a jury at the old bailey has been shown cctv footage of salman abedi, the manchester arena suicide bomberled 22 people and injured hundreds. he's seen carrying a large rucksack, standing in a crowd of men, women and children. his brother hashem abedi is on trial at the old bailey accused of being jointly responsible for the attack, which took place in 2017. the indian capital, delhi, is witnessing its worst violence in decades, as fighting escalated between opponents and supporters of a new citizenship law. at least 13 people are dead, among them a policeman. from delhi, our correspondent yogita limaye reports. shouting and banging a mosque being vandalised. eye witnesses have told the bbc a mob of men climbed the tower and hoisted hindu religious flags on it. for a second day, parts of delhi are burning. it's the worst religious violence india's capital has seen in decades. this is a tyre market that's been set on fire. most of the shops here were owned by muslims. we've seen signs of arson all day, while we've been on the road. and we're just a few hundred metres from a place where ther

hashem abedi denies murder, and assisting and encouraging his brother, salman abedi, to carry out thehas told the bbc that she fears she is being "squeezed" by her rivals for the labour leadership, sir keir starmer and rebecca long bailey. the shadow foreign secretary says there would be a "leap of credibility" if she won the top job. in the latest in our series of interviews with the leadership candidates, ms thornberry has been talking to our political editor, laura kuenssberg. the whole approach is just wrong. an awful lot went wrong for labour. she is lagging behind her rivals in this race. people are giving us their e—mails... but could emily thornberry, london mp and shadow foreign secretary, be the person to put it right? the labour party doesn't need to go through some kind of great existential crisis about who it is that we are. i think we know who we are, and we're proud of it. i think whatjeremy brought to us was an authenticity and an ability, and a confidence to speak from the heart. i think there were some terrible tactical errors in relation to the general election. and

hashem abedi denies murder and assisting and encouraging his brother, salman abedi, to carry out thele and injured hundreds more. the hollywood legend kirk douglas has died at the age of 103. his son, the actor michael paid tribute to him saying: "to the world, he was a legend, but to me and my brothers he was simply ‘dad'." lizo mzimba looks back on his life. for the first time in my life, people cheering for me! he made his name as a washed—up boxer. champion earned him the first of three oscar nominations. he played a ruthless, selfish, fiercely—driven upstart, a bit like kirk douglas himself. i can beat him! you know i can beat him! the ruthlessness and drive came from his childhood. he was born issur danielovitch demsky, the son of illiterate russian immigrants and brought up in extreme poverty. what other way could we have done it in the first place? the easy way. now why should we do that? he enjoys playing villains more than heroes — like a journalist at a mining disaster who wouldn't let anything get in the way of a good story. if you want a big human interest story, you've

a jury at the old bailey has been watching cctv of the preparations made by salman abedi before he detonatedore footage showed him unloading a heavy suitcase from a taxi containing bomb—making materials which he then took into a rented flat he was using. his brother hashem abedi is on trial, accused of helping his brother plan the attack. he denies 22 murders, attempted murder, and conspiring to cause explosions. a man has been found guilty of murdering a retired lecturer by shooting him with a crossbow. 74—year—old gerald corrigan from anglesey in north wales was shot when he went outside his home to investigate problems with his tv signal. the prosecution argued terence whall, who's 39, tampered with the satellite dish to lure the pensioner outside. whall has never said why he carried out the attack. donald trump has described india as one of the most amazing nations in the world — as he begins a two—day visit to the country. mr trump addressed more than 100,000 people in a packed stadium in gujarat, before visiting the taj mahal in agra. the two countries have been trying for some time to

salman abedi was filmed looking around the venue days before he killed 22 people and injured hundredsloading a heavy suitcase containing bomb—making materials. his brother, hashem abedi, is on trial at the old bailey, accused of helping to plan the attack. he denies all the charges. president trump has started his first official visit to india, addressing tens of thousands of people at a rally in gujarat, the home state of the indian prime minister narendra modi. the countries agreed a defence deal worth $3 billion — but there is no sign of the long sought—after trade deal, between the two nations. our correspondent rajini vaidynathan sent this report. for the billionaire president, a humble introduction to india — spinning cotton where mahatma ghandi once sat. this wheel became a symbol of gandhi's movement to make more goods in india. a message echoed by today's protectionist president, and indian prime minister narendra modi. despite months of negotiations, the pair are unlikely to sign a trade deal, for now. for now, the visitors book will have to do. but one thing mr trump will t

a jury at the old bailey has been shown cctv footage of salman abedi, the manchester arena suicide bomberreds. he is seen carrying a large rucksack, standing in a crowd of men, women and children. his brother hashem abedi is on trial at the old bailey, accused of being jointly responsible for the attack, which took place in 2017. the grammy award—winning singer duffy has revealed she was drugged and raped after being held captive by an attacker. the 35—year—old singer posted on instagram, breaking her silence about why she disapeared from the music industry at the peak of her fame. she told fans that her recovery has taken time and that she hadn't wanted to show the world the sadness in her eyes, but that she now feels ok and safe. the indian capital, delhi, is witnessing its worst violence in decades as fighting escalated between opponents and supporters of a new citizenship law. at least 13 people are dead, among them a policeman. from delhi, our correspondent yogita limaye reports. shouting and banging. a mosque being vandalised. eyewitnesses have told the bbc a mob of men climbed the

a jury has seen footage of the manchester arena bomber salman abedi looking around the area where he—thru restaurants may be exposed to huge peaks in pollution levels as they serve customers queuing in cars. as they serve customers an investigation by the bbc‘s inside out programme in conjunction with coventry university found pollution levels next to serving hatches many times the legal limit. unions say the results are horrendous and are calling for urgent action. jonathan gibson reports. britain's drivethru sector is booming. there is more choice than ever before, but at what cost to workers? the bbc‘s inside out programme set out monitoring equipment near to the serving hatches at ten drivethru restaurants across the country. recording levels of two of the biggest airborne pollutants over a two week period. all of the data that we are gathering is being sent to a server and downloaded so that we can monitorjust how much pollution there is next to the drivethru window. at this drivethru in south—east london, average levels of nitrogen dioxide, a known lung irritant, were 25% highe

salman abedi was filmed looking around the venue days before he killed 22 people and injured hundredsavy suitcase containing bomb making materials. his brother, hashem abedi, is on trial at the old bailey accused of helping to plan the attack. he denies all the charges. president trump has started his first official visit to india, addressing tens of thousands of people at a rally in gujarat, the home state of the indian prime minister narendra modi. the countries agreed a defence deal worth $3 billion, but there is no sign of the long sought—after trade deal between the two nations. our correspondent rajini vaidynathan sent this report. for the billionaire president, a humble introduction to india — spinning cotton where mahatma ghandi once sat. this wheel became a symbol of gandhi's movement to make more goods in india. a message echoed by today's protectionist president, and indian prime minister narendra modi. despite months of negotiations, the pair are unlikely to sign a trade deal, for now. for now, the visitors' book will have to do. but one thing mr trump will take home is go

the prosecution says that salman abedi used this as an excuse to work out where was best to detonatep on newsroom live here on the bbc news channel, but now we say goodbye to viewers on bbc two. the headlines on bbc news: italian authorities try to contain the biggest outbreak of coronavirus in europe after 5 people die and more than 200 are infected. the home office has dismissed reports that the home secretary priti patel mistreated her staff following allegations of bullying. a severe flood warning is in place in shrewsbury as heavy rain could force river levels to reach their highest ever point. sport now. here's holly hamilton. white like an announcement on the heading of footballs. the football association across the uk has issued new guidelines about children heading the ball. the restrictions apply for all age groups under 18, with primary children banned from heading the ball during training, with immediate effect. he was a football reporter, simon stone. there will be no change to heading the ball in matches because the feeling is there is not a lot of heading that takes pl

salman abedi detonated a bomb in the entrance of the arena at the end of an ariana grande concert inic party has begun the process of selecting a candidate to challenge donald trump in the presidential election, in november. the first event that will help decide which of the 11 candidates will win the nomination are taking place in the midwest state of iowa. 0ur north america correspondent, chris buckler, is in des moines. is itfairto is it fair to say it has been a bit ofa is it fair to say it has been a bit of a mess? i think it is a very fair to call it a mess. this should have been a big night for the democrats. where they could finally have something of a frontrunner in this battle to take on donald trump in november's presidential election. but instead of being able to say this person has done well, this person has come second, they have not been able to reveal any results. this is because of technological problems. essentially, we have no results whatsoever. 0n the stages behind me, this one for elizabeth warren, they had hoped to give victory speeches instead they are not abl

salman abedi detonated a "homemade improvised explosive device" outside an ariana grande concert on 22 tv licence fee should no longer be a criminal offence. at the moment, anyone who watches or records live tv, streams programmes live on an online tv service, or uses iplayer, without a licence is committing a criminal offence — in 2018 more than 120,000 people were fined for licence fee evasion. if the change is approved, it could have a major impact on the bbc‘s finances. well, the culture secretary nicky morgan has been speaking this morning and says that people need to have an open mind about changes to the license fee model. after negotiations, they made charter review to take place between 2022 and 2024. this will look at the bbc governments and regulatory arrangements. ahead of the next to process , we arrangements. ahead of the next to process, we will undertake a detailed look at the future of the licence fee model itself. it will remain in place this charter period which ends in 20 2027. we must be open—minded about the future of the licence fee beyond this point. our media c

the prosecution accepted it may have been salman abedi who decided where and when to detonate that bomboved away from manchester to libya, and that they share the goal of causing maximum disruption. some of the families of victims have been here in court, alongside other survivors, and some are watching the proceedings back in manchester. this is just the first day of the prosecution opening this case. there isa prosecution opening this case. there is a lot of evidence to hear, this will be a long trial, and hashem abedi denies all the charges against him. dan johnson with the latest from the old bailey on that case. a look at the headlines and the sport coming up in a few minutes, but now, the weather. the weather is pretty quiet at the moment. cold, frosty weather on the way tonight and tomorrow. nothing desperately cold but colder than we have been used to. we will have this settled weather until thursday or friday. we will start to see changes to something more unsettled on friday. in the short wind is falling like tonight across many parts of the uk. there will be mist and fog, par

salman abedi detonated a bomb in the entrance of the arena at the end of an ariana grande concert ing to a report by the media regulator, 0fcom. in addition, nearly a quarter of three and four—year—olds had their own tablet, and 15% of them were allowed to take it to bed. almost half of parents thought the benefits of children using the internet outweighed the risks. 0fcom's annual report looks at the media habits of children, and the types of devices they are using. we will have more on that story later. britain's aviation industry is to pledge its commitment to achieve net zero carbon emmissions by 2050. a new report says it can still accommodate a 70 per cent growth in passenger numbers by bringing in more efficient aircraft, sustainable fuels and carbon off—setting. environmental campaigners say the only way to seriously cut pollution is for fewer people to fly. joining me is leo murray, who's the director of innvoation at the climate change charity possible. leo, very good to have you - us. you have got that gap of 30 years in which the aviation industry says passenger numbers w

the image shows the bomber, salman abedi, standing at the venue among a crowd of people, just beforeaving the flat that he had rented in the centre of manchester specifically for the purpose of creating a bond. he is carrying a large, black rucksack. it is clearly very heavy because as he leads the flat, he has to lean forward to prevent himself over balancing. he then gets into a taxi, taxi taxi to a cash point, when he takes out £50. that taxi then takes it on to a translation. he takes the tram, simply one stop further, which takes him leaving the flat that he had rented in the centre of manchester specifically for the purpose of creating a bond. he is carrying a large, black rucksack. it is clearly very heavy because as he leads the flat, he has to lean forward to prevent himself over balancing. he then gets into a taxi, taxi taxi to a cash point, when he takes out £50. that taxi then takes it on to a translation. he takes the tram, simply one stop further, which takes into the arena itself. at the to the station, again spending some time there and then he appears to leave there

salman abedi detonated a bomb in the entrance of the arena at the end of an ariana grande concert indan johnson is outside the old bailey for us — dan... it was set out exactly what happened. he said 22 people were killed that night, 91 seriously injured, and another 111 people were hospitalised. 625 people had reported psychological traumas since then, and the police believed that overall that massive bomb that hit the manchester arena, it affected more than 1000 victims. the prosecution says that although it was the older brother who carried the bomb into the arena and detonating it, the younger brother, who is now 22, isjust as guilty, the prosecution says, as his brother, and he acted in a way that intended that whoever deployed the advice should do so with an intent to kill, maim and injure as many people as possible. the prosecutor has laid out the very start of the case for the jury has laid out the very start of the case for thejury here, has laid out the very start of the case for the jury here, saying that hashem abedi says that he was part of what was needed to make the bo

hashem abedi is accused of working with his brother salman to make the bomb which killed 22 people ated murder and conspiracy to cause an explosion. voters in ireland go to the polls this week in a general election. three years ago when leo varadkar, who is openly gay and mixed race, became the irish prime minister, he was seen as a symbol of modern ireland. but now he is facing a possible defeat, while there appears to be growing support for the irish republican party sinn fein. here's our ireland correspondent emma va rdy. the ancient west of ireland has seen rapid change. galway, now the 2020 capital of culture. never mind. but long—time resident nuala ward, the woman behind ireland's oldest gay pride, remembers a less liberal city. i came out as lesbian. i didn't know the word lesbian, and i didn't know what coming out was. leo varadkar has been symbolic of ireland transformed. the legalisation of abortion under his premiership, a watershed moment. yes, there's been enormous, huge positive change, and it is wonderful, particularly for our young generations, but we have a hell of a

hashem abedi is on trial, accused of helping his brother salman carry out the attack, which killed 22rt in 2017. the 22—year—old denies the charges. the justice secretary says he'll push through emergency legislation to stop dozens of people convicted of terrorist offences being automatically freed from prison, as was the case with the streatham attacker last weekend. robert buckland wants a new law passed within weeks to delay the release date of around 50 terror offenders. but lawyers say they will go all the way to the supreme court to stop politicians changing sentences passed down byjudges. our home editor mark easton reports. out of prison but extremely dangerous. these cctv pictures from last sunday in streatham show convicted terrorist sudesh amman moment before he started slashing passers—by with a stolen knife a fa ke passers—by with a stolen knife a fake suicide belt under his bulging coat. there was bewilderment that he had been freed from jailjust over a week earlier. he shouldn't have been allowed out of prison if he was still a threat to the community which he obviously

hashem abedi is on trial for his alleged role in helping his brother salman to carry out the bombing,he 22—year—old denies the charges. the grenfell tower inquiry is asking the government's most senior lawyer, the attorney general, to promise that no one giving evidence will later be prosecuted on the basis of what they say. the request comes after potential corporate witnesses threatened to stay silent without such an agreement. 72 people died in the fire in west london in june 2017. young children were among 90 migrants rescued today from near—freezing conditions in the english channel. they made the journey from france to the uk on eight small boats. it's believed to be the largest number of migrants intercepted in a single day in the channel. from dover, our correspondent colin campbell reports. rescued out to sea in freezing but calm conditions, many of the migrants were brought back to dover on board this border force cutter, alongside one of the flimsy dinghies used to cross one of the world's busiest shipping lanes. eight small boats were used, launched from french beaches in

hashem abedi is on trial for his alleged role in helping his brother salman carry out the attack, whichconcert two years ago. the 22—year—old denies the charges. the legendary hollywood actor kirk douglas has died at the age of 103. he starred in more than 80 films over six decades. he will perhaps be best remembered for the 1960 classic spartacus. his son michael douglas said he "leaves a legacy in film that will endure for generations to come". 0ur arts correspondent david sillito looks back at his life. his report does contain some flash photography. for the first time in my life, people cheering for me! it was 70 years ago that kirk douglas made his name in the film the champion. a story of a tough guy from a hardscrabble background who would do anything to get to the top. there were more than a few echoes of his own life. i can beat him! you know i can beat him! born issur danielovitch demsky, he had grown up in poverty. life was a struggle, but on screen he was hollywood alpha male. he was good at playing ruthless. i'll tell you why, because the guy in there's dying. just hearing

salman. today, the abedis‘ uncle gave evidence to the court.d to see his two nephews, salaman and hashem abedi, they used to come to his shop quite often, he said, and he talked about another man they met there, a man who was convicted last year of terrorism offences, somebody that salaman and hashem abedi are believed to have had hashem abedi are believed to have ha d co nta ct hashem abedi are believed to have had contact with, somebody who may have been a part of radicalising them. the uncle said i told my own sons i did not want him to come back to the shop, i didn't want them to mingle with him when my son had told them this man had an isis way of thinking. he said that the brothers‘s parents had been back to the uk. they had moved to libya by early 2017, just before the bombing, but they came back to the uk because their sons hashim and salman had started to have unacceptable behaviour. he said they started to behaviour. he said they started to be radicalised, they were into drugs and they left their education. that is as far as i know. s

hashem abedi is on trial, accused of helping his brother salman carry out the attack, which killed 22rges. the justice secretary says he'll push through emergency legislation to stop dozens of people convicted of terrorist offences being automatically freed from prison, as was the case with the streatham attacker last weekend. robert buckland wants a new law passed within weeks to delay the release date of around 50 terror offenders. but lawyers say they will go all the way to the supreme court to stop politicians changing sentences passed down byjudges. our home editor mark easton reports. out of prison but extremely dangerous. these cctv pictures from last sunday in streatham show convicted terrorist sudesh amman moment before he started slashing passers—by with a stolen knife a fake suicide belt under his bulging coat. there was bewilderment that he had been freed from jail just over a week earlier. he shouldn't have been allowed out of prison if he was still a threat to the community which he obviously was and i think the focus should be on de—radicalising people rather than locki

well, today, the prosecution said that hashem abedi is just as guilty as his older brother, salman, andthe jury was told that he had helped his brother gather the necessary ingredients to build the bomb and that he‘d helped his brother test out different ways of constructing it and building a detonator. he had also organised a bomb factory on the edge of manchester and purchased items like screws and nails, to pack the bomb to cause even more damage. his fingerprints were found on pieces of metal that were at the scene and also found in the shed at the family home. they were pieces of metal that came from vegetable oil containers hashem abedi had got from the takeaway shop he worked at. he said he wanted to sell them for scrap but they had been used in producing that bomb. the prosecution accepts it may have been salman abedi‘s choice of exactly when and where to detonate that bomb, but he said there was evidence the brothers were radicalised in the run—up to it and that they both shared the goal of killing as many people as possible. time for a look at the weather. you are on the other

hashem abedi is on trial for his alleged role in helping his brother salman carry out the attack, whiche dempster had smoked crack before breaking into dorothy woolmer‘s home in tottenham. dempster had previously admitted manslaughter, but initially denied murder and sexual assault. let's catch up with the weather now. i'm not coming this way. that is at the moment where the storm is in america. these images are from mississippi and louisiana where strong winds with severe storms and this comes with a fair bit of snow across parts of oklahoma and texas. those pictures coming right up. there you go. some snow there that has caused... not always that common a sight but the reason i am showing this is because we are talking about storm keira heading towards the uk this weekend. it has started its life over in the usa. this is a radar picture where the rain and snow is. they have tornado warnings out in parts of western, north carolina as well as flood warnings in the appellations. if that reaches us by saturday night, it is moving quite fast over the atlantic. fairly slow moving at the mom

hashem abedi has pleaded not guilty to murder, attempted murder and conspiring with his brother salmanional duties after he reportedly left a gun in a plane toilet. the weapon was handed to flight attendants on a british airways flight between new york and london. as a former prime minister, mr cameron is entitled to continued security provided by the metropolitan police. now, it's time for a look at the weather with ben rich. a very good evening to you. we could have some problems with fog through tonight and tomorrow morning but for all intents and purposes, things are calm for the time being. that will not last. as we get to the weekend, things are going to change quite significantly. largely dry tonight with a lot of cloud feeding into northern ireland and western scotla nd northern ireland and western scotland and may be an odd spot of drizzle here and clear breaks elsewhere allowing it to get relatively chilly but nothing unusualfor a february relatively chilly but nothing unusual for a february night. relatively chilly but nothing unusualfor a february night. some spots to freez

a jury has seen footage of the manchester arena bomber salman abedi looking around the area where heonated his device, days before the attack. police say the body of a boy, believed to be aged 13, has been found in the river wear near bishop auckland. coming up on afternoon live all the sport with 0lly foster. there's a fundamental change to grassroots football training , the under 12s won't be allowed to head the ball, because of the potential health risks. thanks, 0lly. and ben rich has the weather. it is relentless at the moment. we have had the rain, flooding. we will talk more about that but some today have seen some significant snowfall. all that and the forecast for the week ahead on the way. thanks ben. also coming up — the uk needs over a million more homes to give everyone somewhere decent to live in. we'll be looking at the bbc analysis which underlines the scale of the housing shortage. hello, everyone — this is afternoon live. fears of a possible coronavirus pandemic are growing, as it continues to spread globally. health experts warn that the chances of containing the v

hashem abedi has pleaded not guilty to murder, attempted murder and conspiring with his brother salmanmountain road in turkey have killed more than thirty people. officials say an emergency team had been to sent to look for people missing after an avalanche on tuesday, when a second one struck. one of david cameron's bodyguards has been taken off operational duties after he reportedly left a gun in a plane toilet. the weapon was handed to flight attendants on a british airways flight between new york and london. as a former prime minister, mr cameron is entitled to continued security provided by the metropolitan police. the headlines on bbc news. hours before president trump is likely to be acquitted in his impeachment trial — republican senator, mitt romney says he will break with party ranks and vote to convict the president. the world health organization asks forfive hundred million pounds to tackle the coronavirus —— as china steps up its efforts to contain the disease that has killed nearly 500 people. here, the government launches an eight week consultation over whether failing t