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outside in a cloakroom, saskia jones was stabbed in the neck.guisher and two ancient whale tasks which had been on display. one had already had his hand slashed by a knife. on london bridge they brought him to the ground, shouting that he was a killer. seconds later, police arrived, shooting and tasering him. khan was still moving and the jury was shown pictures today from a police helicopter. officers were discussing whether his bomb belt was real. they were planning to move people who were down there in case they were at risk from an explosion. and they were issuing the code word for a major terrorist attack. eventually, more shots were fired and khan was dead. but the inquests began with a portrait of jack merritt, described as absorbingly intelligent, fiercely loyal, with a strong moral compass. the family of saskia jones said she would have wanted the process to be thorough. it will last nine weeks. tom symonds, bbc news at london guildhall. in a stark warning the world health organization says the coronavirus pandemic is still growing arou
outside in a cloakroom, saskia jones was stabbed in the neck.guisher and two ancient whale tasks which had been on display. one had already had his hand slashed by a knife. on london bridge they brought him to the ground, shouting that he was a killer. seconds later, police arrived, shooting and tasering him. khan was still moving and the jury was shown pictures today from a police helicopter. officers were discussing whether his bomb belt was real. they were planning to move people who were...
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outside in a cloakroom, saskia jones was stabbed in the neck.ly, steve gallant, and darren frost. using a fire extinguisher and a giant whale tusk, taken from the hall, they dragged him to the ground. seconds later he was shot twice by police. the jury was shown footage from several police cameras. officers were discussing whether khan has a real suicide vest. they had to clear people from a walkway under the bridge. they declare a possible major terrorist incident and eventually khan is shot dead. but today began with a portrait of jack merritt, read by his mother anne, described by his friends and family. "absorbingly intelligent, fiercely loyal, with a strong moral compass." the family of saskia jones said she would have wanted this process to be thorough, and it will last nine weeks. tom symonds, bbc news at london guildhall. the veteran liberal democrat politician baroness williams has died at the age of 90. as shirley williams, she served in two labour cabinets in the 1970s and was instrumental in the introduction of comprehensive schools.
outside in a cloakroom, saskia jones was stabbed in the neck.ly, steve gallant, and darren frost. using a fire extinguisher and a giant whale tusk, taken from the hall, they dragged him to the ground. seconds later he was shot twice by police. the jury was shown footage from several police cameras. officers were discussing whether khan has a real suicide vest. they had to clear people from a walkway under the bridge. they declare a possible major terrorist incident and eventually khan is shot...
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and still to come — the inquest into the deaths of jack merritt and saskia jones at the fishmongers hallng up on the bbc news channel. atletico madrid and inter milanjoin the premier league six by announcing they're to pull out of the european superleague proposals. it comes as one of the chief architects admits the plans can't proceed. a coroner has called for a change in the law, after air pollution led to the death of a 9 —year—old girl. ella adoo—kissi—debrah, who lived near the south circular road in london, died in 2013. a new report says targets for particulate matter would reduce the number of deaths from air pollution — and it's calling on the government to take action. richard galpin reports. ella adoo—kissi—debrah was just nine years old when she died. her death, the first in this country, in which air pollution was listed as the cause. it sparked a long and successful campaign to warn people of the dangers of air pollution. it was led by her mother. she wouldn't believe it, actually, but i am really, really pleased, ultimately, although she lost her life, i hope that thousand
and still to come — the inquest into the deaths of jack merritt and saskia jones at the fishmongers hallng up on the bbc news channel. atletico madrid and inter milanjoin the premier league six by announcing they're to pull out of the european superleague proposals. it comes as one of the chief architects admits the plans can't proceed. a coroner has called for a change in the law, after air pollution led to the death of a 9 —year—old girl. ella adoo—kissi—debrah, who lived near the...
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but saskia jones was fatally stabbed.of former prisoners — including khan. khan was forced out of the building by a group of men. they fought him on london bridge, using improvised weapons, before armed police arrived and fired their first shots. the inquest will explain his death and those of his victims. it will also examine what was known about the threat that khan posed in the year before the events of that day. tom symonds, bbc news, at the fishmonger�*s hall inquests. our correspondent zoe conway has been following the inquest. there has been some desperately upsetting evidence already today. what more has been heard? we also heard this morning from the housekeeping managerforfish mongers hall and she came face—to—face with usman khan. he was just a few feet away from her when he approached her, came towards her with two large kitchen knives which we now know were strapped to his wrists. she said that he had his right hand raised to head height and with his left hand, he put his finger up to his mouth, gesturing to
but saskia jones was fatally stabbed.of former prisoners — including khan. khan was forced out of the building by a group of men. they fought him on london bridge, using improvised weapons, before armed police arrived and fired their first shots. the inquest will explain his death and those of his victims. it will also examine what was known about the threat that khan posed in the year before the events of that day. tom symonds, bbc news, at the fishmonger�*s hall inquests. our...
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but saskia jones was fatally stabbed. around the lives of former prisoners, including their name usman khan. usman khan was forced out of the building by a group of men. they fought him on london bridge using improvised weapons before armed police arrived and fired the first shots. the inquest will explain his death and those of his victims. it will also examine what was known about the threat that ten proposed in the year before the events of that day. tom symonds, bbc news. the queen has returned to royal duties, just days after the death of the duke of edinburgh. as preparations continue for his funeral on saturday afternoon, her majesty hosted a ceremony at windsor castle last night to mark the retirement of her household's most senior official, the lord chamberlain. the us climate envoy, john kerry, is travelling to china to try to persuade beijing to agree to new targets on cutting greenhouse gas emissions. he's the first senior official from the biden administration to visit the country. the us wants china to stop
but saskia jones was fatally stabbed. around the lives of former prisoners, including their name usman khan. usman khan was forced out of the building by a group of men. they fought him on london bridge using improvised weapons before armed police arrived and fired the first shots. the inquest will explain his death and those of his victims. it will also examine what was known about the threat that ten proposed in the year before the events of that day. tom symonds, bbc news. the queen has...
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the inquest into the deaths of saskia jones and jack merrit at fishmongers hall has been hearing from by the convicted terrorist usman khan. 0ur correspondent zoe conway has been following the proceedings and gave us this update. we heard from a criminal to student to have been studying alongside prison inmates, organised by learning together, the charity, which had organised the events that day. she described being on the stairs when usman khan ran towards her. i rememberseeing stairs when usman khan ran towards her. i remember seeing a knife in his hand, she said, he was holding it above his head. i remember being struck by something, he said. i was aware my arm was struck. i remember looking at him in the shock and confusion, she said. she also said that usman khan didn't look particularly angry or have an expression on his face. she then made her way up the stairs, she said she walked, didn't run, she said that it wasn't until she got to the top of the stairs that she noticed the blood and realise she had been stabbed. we also heard from another attendee of the event, and marie wi
the inquest into the deaths of saskia jones and jack merrit at fishmongers hall has been hearing from by the convicted terrorist usman khan. 0ur correspondent zoe conway has been following the proceedings and gave us this update. we heard from a criminal to student to have been studying alongside prison inmates, organised by learning together, the charity, which had organised the events that day. she described being on the stairs when usman khan ran towards her. i rememberseeing stairs when...
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he killed 23—year—old saskia jones and jack merritt, who was 25. royal family including the queen, have returned to official duties, just days after the death of the duke of edinburgh last friday. their return to work comes as preparations got under way for prince philip's funeral on saturday. 0ur royal correspondent daniela relph reports. the royal family have tonight opened their private photo albums in memory of the duke of edinburgh. here, the queen and the duke are pictured with their great—grandchildren, in 2018 at balmoral. the photo was taken by the duchess of cambridge. going back into the archive, father and son in 1966 at a polo match. they are precious family memories now being shared. today, princess anne visited the royal yacht squadron on the isle of wight where prince philip had once been the admiral. yes, he enjoyed coming down here. she spoke to many who'd met her father. the duke's granddaughter princess eugenie also paid her tribute today on social media. she shared photos, referring to him as her "dearest grandpa". she wrote, "
he killed 23—year—old saskia jones and jack merritt, who was 25. royal family including the queen, have returned to official duties, just days after the death of the duke of edinburgh last friday. their return to work comes as preparations got under way for prince philip's funeral on saturday. 0ur royal correspondent daniela relph reports. the royal family have tonight opened their private photo albums in memory of the duke of edinburgh. here, the queen and the duke are pictured with their...
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the inquest into the deaths of jack merritt and saskia jones at fishmongers hall in 2019, hears from another victim who describes how she was stabbed repeatedly by the terrorist, usman khan. and two large sections of cliff on dorset�*sjurassic coast have collapsed, including 300 metres of cliff east of seatown. mps have voted against a parliamentary inquiry into the lobbying activities of the former prime minister david cameron. calls to examine the relationship between civil servants, politicians, and private firms have intensified in the past week following revelations about mr cameron's efforts to influence ministers on behalf of finance firm greensill capital, which recently collapsed. the labour leader sir keir starmer called for the investigation. speaking in the commons this afternoon, he said the grensill scandal was just the tip of the iceberg — with, in his words, "dodgy contracts, privileged access, jobs for their mates, this is the return of tory sleaze". but borisjohnson said the tories had been "consistently tough on lobbying". the prime minister said the government's "
the inquest into the deaths of jack merritt and saskia jones at fishmongers hall in 2019, hears from another victim who describes how she was stabbed repeatedly by the terrorist, usman khan. and two large sections of cliff on dorset�*sjurassic coast have collapsed, including 300 metres of cliff east of seatown. mps have voted against a parliamentary inquiry into the lobbying activities of the former prime minister david cameron. calls to examine the relationship between civil servants,...
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described hearing screaming and coming down the grand staircase in fishmongers�* hall to find saskia jonesid, "what�*s that supposed to be, a suicide belt?", john crilly told the inquest. he started shouting things like, "i�*m going to blow you all up." so i said, "blow it then." he said, "i�*m waiting for the police." then civil servant darryn frost, who wept as he remembered seeing the seriously injured victims. he had also joined the battle inside, using two tusks from narwals, long—toothed whales. when khan was forced out onto the street, he followed. darryn frost described running after khan onto london bridge, still carrying a narwal tusk. he said he saw khan�*s knives glinting in the sunlight and members of the public gathering like a shoal of bait fish being chased by a predator. then khan turned back towards him and he took the opportunity to strike at him with the tusk. the men brought khan to the ground where darryn frost pinned him down and then tried to persuade the armed police that arrived not to shoot. i said, "i�*ve got his hands, he can�*t kill anyone else. i won�*t let h
described hearing screaming and coming down the grand staircase in fishmongers�* hall to find saskia jonesid, "what�*s that supposed to be, a suicide belt?", john crilly told the inquest. he started shouting things like, "i�*m going to blow you all up." so i said, "blow it then." he said, "i�*m waiting for the police." then civil servant darryn frost, who wept as he remembered seeing the seriously injured victims. he had also joined the battle...
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usman khan fatally stabbed jack merritt and saskia jones at a prison education programme event.rs older than him, but we can't name him for legal reasons, and he began his evidence by offering his condolences to the families ofjack evidence by offering his condolences to the families of jack merritt evidence by offering his condolences to the families ofjack merritt and saskia jones. he said the family were very sorry for what had happened. he was asked about usman khan's teenage years when he first became involved in extremism and he said he didn't know what his brother was getting up to. he said he kept himself to himself. but this answer was challenged by the lawyers of saskia jones and jack merritt�*s families, and thejury was saskia jones and jack merritt�*s families, and the jury was shown photographs of this khan handing out extremist literature and waving a blackjihadis flag in stoke where he grew up, and those photos appeared in the local newspaper. again, his brother said they had not known what he was up to and it wasn't until his arrest that they realised the extent
usman khan fatally stabbed jack merritt and saskia jones at a prison education programme event.rs older than him, but we can't name him for legal reasons, and he began his evidence by offering his condolences to the families ofjack evidence by offering his condolences to the families of jack merritt evidence by offering his condolences to the families ofjack merritt and saskia jones. he said the family were very sorry for what had happened. he was asked about usman khan's teenage years when he...
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the inquest into the fatal stabbing of jack merritt and saskia jones at the fishmongers' hall attack of the emergency medical teams who responded. our home affairs correspondent tom symonds has been following the inquest. there has been a lot of distressing evidence. what more has been heard today? evidence. what more has been heard toda ? , , ::, today? these were the first medical teams at the _ today? these were the first medical teams at the scene _ today? these were the first medical teams at the scene of _ today? these were the first medical teams at the scene of the _ teams at the scene of the fishmongers' hall attack in 2019, a scene that was described by one of them as generally messy and chaotic. 0ne them as generally messy and chaotic. one of those injured was jack merritt who was stabbed repeatedly, but the problem was for the teams that outside on the bridge was his attacker, usman khan, who had been shot by police but they couldn't tell for sure if he had a real or fake bomb best. that made the area what's called a warm zone, designated when there is a risk of an ongoin
the inquest into the fatal stabbing of jack merritt and saskia jones at the fishmongers' hall attack of the emergency medical teams who responded. our home affairs correspondent tom symonds has been following the inquest. there has been a lot of distressing evidence. what more has been heard today? evidence. what more has been heard toda ? , , ::, today? these were the first medical teams at the _ today? these were the first medical teams at the scene _ today? these were the first medical teams...
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who described hearing screaming and coming down the grand staircase in fishmongers hall to find saskia jonesath. he then saw usman khan holding two knives, shouting "allahu akbar!", and threatening to kill everybody while wearing what turned out to be a fake bomb belt. then civil servant darryn frost, who wept as he remembered seeing the seriously injured victims. he had also joined the battle inside, using two tusks from narwals, long—toothed whales. when khan was forced out onto the street, he followed. darryn frost described running after khan onto london bridge, still carrying a narwal tusk. he said he saw khan's knives glinting in the sunlight and members of the public gathering like a shole of bait fish being chased by a predator. then khan turned back towards him and he took the opportunity to strike at him with the tusk. the men brought khan to the ground where darryn frost pinned him down and then tried to persuade the armed police that arrived not to shoot. but then khan told one of the armed police that he had a bomb, and the officers pulled darryn frost off and opened fire. danie
who described hearing screaming and coming down the grand staircase in fishmongers hall to find saskia jonesath. he then saw usman khan holding two knives, shouting "allahu akbar!", and threatening to kill everybody while wearing what turned out to be a fake bomb belt. then civil servant darryn frost, who wept as he remembered seeing the seriously injured victims. he had also joined the battle inside, using two tusks from narwals, long—toothed whales. when khan was forced out onto...
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jack merrit, who was 25, and 23—year— old saskia jones were attacked by khan at an educational eventnear redditch. officers from the national crime agency and warwickshire police discovered what they believe to be a large scale operation to produce the illegal drug. our home affairs correspondent tom symonds reports. the end of a long investigation in rural warwickshire. two people arrested here among five detained today in raids by the national crime agency, backed by police, fire brigade and a chemicals expert. in an outhouse, this is what they discovered. a drugs lab, like something out of the drama breaking bad. police claim it's capable of producing amphetamine worth £10 million on the street every month. when the door was opened, vapour drifted out. the type of equipment and chemicals used aren't easy to obtain. to use them safely and obtain the end product is very complex. it takes someone who knows exactly what they are doing. laboratories that have been encountered overseas, they tend to be operated by someone who's a trained scientist. this investigation and many others sta
jack merrit, who was 25, and 23—year— old saskia jones were attacked by khan at an educational eventnear redditch. officers from the national crime agency and warwickshire police discovered what they believe to be a large scale operation to produce the illegal drug. our home affairs correspondent tom symonds reports. the end of a long investigation in rural warwickshire. two people arrested here among five detained today in raids by the national crime agency, backed by police, fire brigade...
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he had just murdered saskia jones and jack merritt.aining camp. during his eight years in prison, he'd been classified as category a, high risk, throughout. early on, there was intelligence that he wanted to die and go to paradise. he was involved in multiple attacks in prison, including one on a christian inmate who refused to convert. as he came up to his release, officers were informed he might have deliberately told lies about his rehabilitation. he was also observed mixing with michael adebolajo, the killer of lee rigby. but the prison service had to release usman khan and for a year, he lived quietly in stafford, only starting to buy things for his attack once he knew he was travelling by himself to london. the jury was shown minutes of meetings of the multi—agency, or mapa, panel that was supposed to be managing the risk that usman khan might still pose after his release from prison. the minutes note that khan was coming to london to the event here at fishmongers hall, but they record no discussion of the risk he might pose by t
he had just murdered saskia jones and jack merritt.aining camp. during his eight years in prison, he'd been classified as category a, high risk, throughout. early on, there was intelligence that he wanted to die and go to paradise. he was involved in multiple attacks in prison, including one on a christian inmate who refused to convert. as he came up to his release, officers were informed he might have deliberately told lies about his rehabilitation. he was also observed mixing with michael...
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but saskia jones had already been fatally stabbed. she was a volunteer at the charity.arabic. he put his finger to his lips as if to say, don't scream. usman khan was forced out of the building by a group of men. they fought him on london bridge with improvised weapons before and police arrived and shot him dead. khan had left prison a year before, having served a sentence for planning a terrorist training camp. he was invited to the event at fishmongers hall, and he told people there that learning together had helped him. a research assistant, simon larmour, told the inquest that khan was neurotic yet positive but that he had to google the former terrorist to find out what he had been convicted of and then khan called that morning to say his train had been cancelled, it was another assistant who stepped in to sort things out, jack merit. police officers told to —— police officer told the jury how they are thought is like using cpr and a defibrillator, but within minutes it was clear nothing could be done. tom symonds, bbc news, at the fishmongers hall inquest. northern
but saskia jones had already been fatally stabbed. she was a volunteer at the charity.arabic. he put his finger to his lips as if to say, don't scream. usman khan was forced out of the building by a group of men. they fought him on london bridge with improvised weapons before and police arrived and shot him dead. khan had left prison a year before, having served a sentence for planning a terrorist training camp. he was invited to the event at fishmongers hall, and he told people there that...
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the inquest into the fatal stabbing of jack merritt and saskia jones at the fishmongers hall attack inffairs correspondent tom symonds has been following the inquest. these were the first medical teams at the scene of the fishmongers hall attack in 2019, a scene that was described by one of them as "generally messy and chaotic". one of those who had been injured was jack merritt — he had been stabbed repeatedly. but the problem was, for the teams there, that outside on the bridge was his attacker, usman khan, who had been shot by police, but police couldn't be sure if he had a real or a fake bomb vest or bomb belt. now, that made the area what is called a warm zone, designated by police when there is a risk of an ongoing terrorist attack. and so jack had to be moved by the medical teams to a place of safety, up the road, near a tube station. they did that, they attempted to treat him, he received open chest surgery in an attempt to save him. but, sadly, he had bled to death. the inquest is considering all of this because the helicopter emergency medical service, or hems, a team which a
the inquest into the fatal stabbing of jack merritt and saskia jones at the fishmongers hall attack inffairs correspondent tom symonds has been following the inquest. these were the first medical teams at the scene of the fishmongers hall attack in 2019, a scene that was described by one of them as "generally messy and chaotic". one of those who had been injured was jack merritt — he had been stabbed repeatedly. but the problem was, for the teams there, that outside on the bridge...
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jack merritt and saskia jones were both killed by convicted terrorist usman khan during a prisoner rehabilitationh in life but had changed his ways. in the us — there has been a second night of violence on the streets of minneapolis. riot police faced crowds of protesters angered by the fatal shooting of a black man on sunday. twenty year old daunte wright died after he was shot during a police stop. the local police department says the officer who fired the shot mistook her gun for a taser. the shooting came as the high—profile george floyd murder trial continues just a few miles away. from minneapolis — nick byrant sent this report and a warning that it contains some distressing images. it's a uniquely american story we have told many times before. yet another police station besieged by yet another protest after yet another shooting of an unarmed african—american. there was fury on the streets of brooklyn centre last night. america's latest racial flashpointjust ten miles away from where the trial is taking place of the white police officer accused of murdering george floyd. hands up, don't sho
jack merritt and saskia jones were both killed by convicted terrorist usman khan during a prisoner rehabilitationh in life but had changed his ways. in the us — there has been a second night of violence on the streets of minneapolis. riot police faced crowds of protesters angered by the fatal shooting of a black man on sunday. twenty year old daunte wright died after he was shot during a police stop. the local police department says the officer who fired the shot mistook her gun for a taser....
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we also heard from a retired judge john samuels who saw saskia jones, 23—year—old saskia jones who hadn images of 25—year—old jack merritt, who died that day. in those photographs we saw a smiling and very happy man. photographs we saw a smiling and very happy man-— photographs we saw a smiling and ve ha-- man. . , . very happy man. thank you very much for that update. _ hundreds of hindu devotees, including nine saints, have tested positive for covid—19 in india's haridwar city, where huge crowds have gathered to participate in the kumbh mela festival. more than three million people bathed in the ganges river yesterday to mark one of the most auspicious days of the festival. hindus believe the ganges is holy, and taking a dip in the water will cleanse them of their sins. india reported more than 184,000 new cases of covid yesterday — its highest daily spike yet. many have criticised the government for allowing the festival to go ahead amid a raging pandemic. the japanese company which owns the cargo ship which blocked the suez canal says it is negotiating with egyptian authorities, af
we also heard from a retired judge john samuels who saw saskia jones, 23—year—old saskia jones who hadn images of 25—year—old jack merritt, who died that day. in those photographs we saw a smiling and very happy man. photographs we saw a smiling and very happy man-— photographs we saw a smiling and ve ha-- man. . , . very happy man. thank you very much for that update. _ hundreds of hindu devotees, including nine saints, have tested positive for covid—19 in india's haridwar city,...
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but saskia jones had already been fatally stabbed. she was a volunteer at the charity.n khan was forced out of the building by a group of men. they fought him on london bridge with improvised weapons before and police arrived and shot him dead. before armed police arrived and shot him dead. khan had left prison a year before, having served a sentence for planning a terrorist training camp. he was invited to the event at fishmonger�*s hall, and he told people there that learning together had helped him. a research assistant, simon larmour, told the inquest that khan was neurotic yet positive but that he had to google the former terrorist to find out what he had been convicted of and then been convicted of and qhen terrorist to find out what he had been convicted of and when khan called that morning to say his train had been cancelled, it was another assistant who stepped in to sort things out, jack merrit. police officers told to, police officer told the jury how but within minutes it was clear nothing could be done. tom symonds, bbc news, at the fishmonger�*s hall inque
but saskia jones had already been fatally stabbed. she was a volunteer at the charity.n khan was forced out of the building by a group of men. they fought him on london bridge with improvised weapons before and police arrived and shot him dead. before armed police arrived and shot him dead. khan had left prison a year before, having served a sentence for planning a terrorist training camp. he was invited to the event at fishmonger�*s hall, and he told people there that learning together had...
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an inquest into the deaths of jack merrit and saskia jones at fishmongers' hall in london has been toldhe two graduates at an educational event in november 2019. our correspondent zoe conway is following the story and joins us now. zoe, just bring us up—to—date with what happened today. the zoe, just bring us up-to-date with what happened today.— what happened today. the inquest heard evidence _ what happened today. the inquest heard evidence from _ what happened today. the inquest heard evidence from detective - what happened today. the inquest i heard evidence from detective chief inspector dan brown, who is leading an investigation into the attack for the metropolitan police, and he's been looking into background of usman khan and in particular usman khan's time in prison. usman khan was a convicted terrorist who spent eight years inside and what the jury was told was that throughout his time in prison, he was a category a high risk prisoner. to put that into context, there are fewer than 100 prisoners at that categorisation that are considered to be that dangerous. thejury that are
an inquest into the deaths of jack merrit and saskia jones at fishmongers' hall in london has been toldhe two graduates at an educational event in november 2019. our correspondent zoe conway is following the story and joins us now. zoe, just bring us up—to—date with what happened today. the zoe, just bring us up-to-date with what happened today.— what happened today. the inquest heard evidence _ what happened today. the inquest heard evidence from _ what happened today. the inquest heard...
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who described hearing screaming and coming down the grand staircase in fishmongers hall to find saskia jones then civil servant darryn frost, who wept as he remembered seeing the seriously injured victims. he had also joined the battle inside, using two tusks from narwals, long—toothed whales. when khan was forced out onto the street, he followed. darryn frost described running after khan onto london bridge, still carrying a narwal tusk. he said he saw khan's knives glinting in the sunlight and members of the public gathering like a shole of bait fish being chased by a predator. then khan turned back towards him and he took the opportunity to strike at him with the tusk. the men brought khan to the ground where darryn frost pinned him down and then tried to persuade the armed police that arrived not to shoot. but then khan told one of the armed police that he had a bomb, and the officers pulled darryn frost off and opened fire. daniel sandford, bbc news, at fishmongers hall. president putin's warned that russia will respond to provocations in a fast and tough way. in his annual state of the
who described hearing screaming and coming down the grand staircase in fishmongers hall to find saskia jones then civil servant darryn frost, who wept as he remembered seeing the seriously injured victims. he had also joined the battle inside, using two tusks from narwals, long—toothed whales. when khan was forced out onto the street, he followed. darryn frost described running after khan onto london bridge, still carrying a narwal tusk. he said he saw khan's knives glinting in the sunlight...
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jack merrit, who was 25, and 23 year old saskia jones were attacked by khan at an educational event ature is thought to under—estimate the problem. the study also suggests that losing a pregnancy leaves women from all ethnic backgrounds more vulnerable to long—term health problems. our global health correspondent tulip mazumdar reports. i remember seeing the positives on my pregnancy test for the first time, and ijust was so happy that me and my husband were basically creating life together. katie was 28 when she found out she was pregnant, but one day, out of the blue, she started bleeding heavily and she lost the pregnancy. ijust felt so low, so hopeless, literally just felt like my world had ended. katie was advised to try again and did become pregnant within a few months, but once again the pregnancy ended in miscarriage. both were second trimester losses. it was like a blanket of heaviness over my whole body, over my mind, like a dark cloud. and, yeah, ijust could not see any hope for a long time. so these are the memory boxes that we received at the hospital, that we were so grat
jack merrit, who was 25, and 23 year old saskia jones were attacked by khan at an educational event ature is thought to under—estimate the problem. the study also suggests that losing a pregnancy leaves women from all ethnic backgrounds more vulnerable to long—term health problems. our global health correspondent tulip mazumdar reports. i remember seeing the positives on my pregnancy test for the first time, and ijust was so happy that me and my husband were basically creating life...
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the inquests into deaths of jack merrit and saskia jones in the attack at fishmongers' hall in londone heard from dci dan brown was that throughout his time in prison, usman khan was considered to be a category—a high—risk prisoner. to put that into context, there are only 100 prisoners with that categorisation who are considered to be that dangerous. the jury was told that usman khan associated with high—profile terrorists in prison including michael who murdered fusilier lee rigby and the two of them had discussed their muslim faith. he was also involved in violent assaults in prison. in one case, the assault involved a christian prisoner who had refused to convert to islam. the jury was also told that there was intelligence that usman khan had deliberately lied to the prison authorities to fool them into thinking that he had changed his ways. we also heard about the management of usman khan in the community in the months leading up to the attack, we were told there were three meetings convened by the agencies responsible for managing him and that included the prison and probation s
the inquests into deaths of jack merrit and saskia jones in the attack at fishmongers' hall in londone heard from dci dan brown was that throughout his time in prison, usman khan was considered to be a category—a high—risk prisoner. to put that into context, there are only 100 prisoners with that categorisation who are considered to be that dangerous. the jury was told that usman khan associated with high—profile terrorists in prison including michael who murdered fusilier lee rigby and...
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we were shown images of 23—year—old saskia jones on the morning of the conference step the event wasandra says he stared at her a very intense stare. she then described how saskia was cornered in the small programme and says usman khan was completely calm and collected. he was not rushing. he moved his right hand to saskia's next, saskia screamed and put her hand to her neck. no words were spoken. sandra gave this distressing testimony in front of saskia's mother and father who were attending the inquest today. we also heard of the inquest today. we also heard of the moments of bravery that day. we heard from mark conway, an attendee of the event in his role working for another prison charity. mark conway was outside the building when the attack started. he saw usman khan come out of fishmongers hall and saw that he was being pursued by two of the other attendees, one of them was an ex prisoner who was carrying a fire signature. mark conway described how he rushed over because he said he wanted to help his friends. he was then on the bridge trying to get the knives off usman khan, st
we were shown images of 23—year—old saskia jones on the morning of the conference step the event wasandra says he stared at her a very intense stare. she then described how saskia was cornered in the small programme and says usman khan was completely calm and collected. he was not rushing. he moved his right hand to saskia's next, saskia screamed and put her hand to her neck. no words were spoken. sandra gave this distressing testimony in front of saskia's mother and father who were...
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the inquest into the deaths of saskia jones and jack merrit at fishmongers' hall has been hearing fromen following the proceedings and gave us this update. we heard from stephanie szczotko, she was a criminology student. she'd been studying alongside prison inmates as part of her degree. that programme organised by learning together, the prisoner education charity which had also organised the event that day. and she described being on the stairs at fishmongers' hall when usman khan ran towards her. "i remember seeing a knife in his right hand," she said. "he was holding it above his head. "i remember being struck by something," she said. "i was aware my arm was struck. "i remember looking at him in the shock and confusion," she said. she also said that usman khan didn't look particularly angry, he didn't seem to have an expression on his face. he left her, she then made her way up the stairs, and she said that she walked, she didn't run, she didn't understand what had happened to her and it wasn't until she got to the top of the stairs that she noticed the blood and realised that she'd
the inquest into the deaths of saskia jones and jack merrit at fishmongers' hall has been hearing fromen following the proceedings and gave us this update. we heard from stephanie szczotko, she was a criminology student. she'd been studying alongside prison inmates as part of her degree. that programme organised by learning together, the prisoner education charity which had also organised the event that day. and she described being on the stairs at fishmongers' hall when usman khan ran towards...
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an inquest into the deaths of saskia jones and jack merrit at fishmongers hall has been taking placethe top of the stairs and saw the blood that she realised she had been stabbed. we heard from amory wilson, another attendee, who gave herfirst we heard from amory wilson, another attendee, who gave her first date. anne—marie wilson talked about how she had been on the same table as this man can and he had been wearing this man can and he had been wearing this heavy coat, pufferjackets. she said that someone on 30 april said, he must be boiling in that code. several people had been remarked —— had remarked on the coat he was wearing. we also heard what the police had described as a convincing but fake suicide belt was hidden underneath that cooked that day. thank you for that update. in germany, the race to become the centre—right candidate to succeed angela merkel as chancellor has been won by armin laschet of the cdu, after his rival stepped aside. markus soeder, of the bavarian csu party, has offered his full backing to armin laschet. our correspondent damien mcguinness is on the li
an inquest into the deaths of saskia jones and jack merrit at fishmongers hall has been taking placethe top of the stairs and saw the blood that she realised she had been stabbed. we heard from amory wilson, another attendee, who gave herfirst we heard from amory wilson, another attendee, who gave her first date. anne—marie wilson talked about how she had been on the same table as this man can and he had been wearing this man can and he had been wearing this heavy coat, pufferjackets. she...
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the inquest is continuing into the death of jack merritt and saskia jones, who died in the attack atw to our correspondent at the inquest zoe conway. what more evidence has been heard today? $5 what more evidence has been heard toda ? �* , , ., what more evidence has been heard toda ? a what more evidence has been heard today? as you say, we have heard a lot more today _ today? as you say, we have heard a lot more today at _ today? as you say, we have heard a lot more today at the _ today? as you say, we have heard a lot more today at the inquest i today? as you say, we have heard a lot more today at the inquest about| lot more today at the inquest about the level of risk that usman khan was considered to pose whilst he was in prison. he served eight years in hmp whitemoor. we heard he was one of the most high—risk prisoners in the country, and at the time of his release, there was intelligence that he might commit a terrorist attack. we also heard there was intelligence linking him to violent incidents in prison, bullying, and forced radicalisation of other prisoners. in april 2018,
the inquest is continuing into the death of jack merritt and saskia jones, who died in the attack atw to our correspondent at the inquest zoe conway. what more evidence has been heard today? $5 what more evidence has been heard toda ? �* , , ., what more evidence has been heard toda ? a what more evidence has been heard today? as you say, we have heard a lot more today _ today? as you say, we have heard a lot more today at _ today? as you say, we have heard a lot more today at the _ today? as...