>> but scotland yard detectives don't believe lugovoi's denials.they think he tried to kill litvinenko more than once. that's because they found polonium on the table in a conference room where he and litvinenko had met two weeks before the pine bar encounter. was anything spilled on the table? >> translator: richard, you are asking questions. i remember some things. i don't remember other things. i cannot answer these questions because these can be used against me in the court, which is done frequently. >> as for his last meeting with litvinenko at the pine bar, lugovoi says there's no way he brought polonium on that trip because his wife and children were with him. >> translator: a person's weakest spot is his family. and i'm a rational man. even if i had taken part in an operation, even if i had known what was in the container, would i take my family along? i'm a rational man. i couldn't do it. >> not only did he continue to maintain his innocence, he offered his own theory about who poisoned the tea. could someone had put something in there wit

that is the scene at new scotland yard. go straight back there as soon as he appears in front of those microphones. we have been waiting for the last 1.5 hours. we have been told he should be coming within the next ten minutes. that will be an updated statement of what has been happening. one bit of information that has emerged separately as the naming of one of three people killed yesterday by the london bridge attacker. he was cambridge university graduate jack merritt, he was 25. the relevance of his graduation is not many that explains his photograph and the way he is stressed, that he was working for cambridge university at the time, the university organised the conference at fishmongers hall, outside of which the attack took place. the organisation he was working for is one which specialises in education services for people in prison, and it held a conference on rehabilitation at fishmongers hall in london, which was attended by the attacker, as mankind. jack merritt ‘s father described his son as a beautiful spirit w

let's head over to new scotland yard now. developing story. i think our correspondent sarah campbell is here. no, here is the mayor of london. the metropolitan police have confirmed that the horrendous stabbing at london bridge has now been declared as a terrorist incident. in close contact with senior officers here at new scotland yard, and! senior officers here at new scotland yard, and i have been fully kept updated with events, and have been kept updated this afternoon. it has been confirmed that a number of people were injured in the attack, some seriously. my heart goes out to them, theirfamilies some seriously. my heart goes out to them, their families and some seriously. my heart goes out to them, theirfamilies and all some seriously. my heart goes out to them, their families and all those affected. as soon as it is possible to provide an update on their condition, the met police will do so. condition, the met police will do so. i would ask you all to please respect the privacy of those affected. the emergency service

we're standing by for a press conference any minute now from scotland yard. that is london metropolitan police headquarters. first to our nick paton walsh on the scene with the latest. what do we know at this time? >> reporter: minimal confirmed information. this incident started 1:58 in the afternoon, a busy time in this packed central part of london. police were called to an establishment, a premises they say, during which there was a stabbing and it appears as a result of that, a number of people have been stabbed and one man has been shot. we believe the person who has been shot may in fact have been the assailant you see in some of those graphic video es. what is not clear is the cause of the argument. scotland yard, british police, are treating this as terror related but the circumstances remain unclear. there are many reasons a stabbing could occur. gang violence in particular. i am far away from the north of london bridge here, a couple of blocks from the streets here, and the scene behind me is what you would normally expect to see. vast amounts of p

harvey proctor‘s lawyers now confirmed he will receive half £1 million in conversation from scotland yard the met has previously apologised for its investigation. i am deeply, deeply sorry for the mistakes that we re deeply sorry for the mistakes that were made and for the ongoing pain that these mistakes have cause. carl beech is currently serving an 18 year prison sentence for the lies that have devastated so many. tolu adeoye, bbc news. drone owners have until the end of today to register their devices, or risk facing a one—thousand—pound fine. the new regulations cover any device heavier than your average smart phone. the rules came in after drones were spotted last december at gatwick airport, causing three days of severe disruption. the civil aviation authority says more than half of drone owners still haven't completed the registration. it's thought that amounts to tens of thousands of people. for those stories and more, breakfast is coming up at 6:00am, with naga munchetty and charlie stayt. this is the briefing from bbc news. the latest headlines: protesters in sydney have kicked

and our correspondent jane frances kelly is outside new scotland yard. cressida dick when she visited the scene, we are busy hurting counterterrorism chief yesterday. but we have not had a detailed opportunity to hear from the police, are we expecting more from scotland ya rd are we expecting more from scotland yard today? yes, we are expecting something this afternoon. but we actually do not know when. they have said that usman khan was acting alone in this attack, but that doesn't mean they are not investigating friends, families and associates. this man was no stranger to the police, he was convicted back in 2012 for his part in a plot to blow up the london stock exchange, as well as other sites. now, he was given an indeterminate sentence at that time for public protection, but that time for public protection, but that was quashed and later the court appealed and he was given a determinate sentence of 16 years. now, he was released last december under licence the board said that they have played no role in that decision and that it was automatically

in other news, scotland yard says it will look

is at new scotland yard for us. at that briefing, talking to the police, what is the latest information you have, the latest picture of what happened at london bridge this afternoon? our understanding is that that press conference was around for pm this afternoon, we are expecting to get another update within the next hour. he said at that press conference this afternoon that when there was more information to give, particularly about the numbers of people injured, then they would get that information. since that press conference, our understanding is that there have been two members of the public killed, plus the suspect. it is thought a further three members of the public have been seriously injured. as i say, we know no more than that at the moment. the metropolitan police think they have to respect the privacy of those who have been injured. it is a very busy in london, there are here, it it may be quite tricky to determine the identity of those people who have been hurt and killed and their families will have t

you're looking at a live shot of new scotland yard, a little further down the river from the incidenthat has taken place on london bridge. we are awaiting a news conference from the british .olice as soon as that happens, we will bring it to you. this is bloomberg. ♪ romaine: live from new york, i'm romaine bostick. guy: from london, i'm guy johnson. stick a look at the bloomberg first word news. here with the details, courtney donohoe. courtney: british police are treating a stabbing on london bridge as terrorism. several people were injured, and police shot one man. johnsonnister boris broke away from the election campaign to rush back to his offices. we will continue our coverage of this for you. a couple of thanksgiving day surprises from president trump. first he flew to afghanistan to have dinner with u.s. troops. the president also met with the afghan president. he said peace talks with the taliban have resumed. the president is pushing taliban to agree to a cease-fire and says the u.s. will keep reducing troop deployments in the region. the big question now, how will china hit

in other news, scotland yard says it will look into claims of electoral fraud, after the brexit partyaid its candidates had been offered inducements by conservatives to stand down. two people have been hurt in a large fire at a student accommodation building in bolton. more than 200 firefighters were brought in to tackle the blaze and in half an hour — the bbc‘s technology programme click looks at the perils of the gig economy. hello, very good afternoon, and if you've just joined hello, very good afternoon, and if you'vejustjoined us, welcome to bbc news. in an unprecedented interview, prince andrew has told the bbc that he let the royal family down by staying at the home of the convicted sex offender, jeffrey epstein. speaking to newsnight‘s emily maitlis at buckingham palace, the duke addressed accusations that he'd had sex with a 17—year—old american girl. he said he couldn't remember meeting virginia roberts as she was then called, and denies allegations of inappropriate conduct. our royal correspondent, nicholas witchell reports. he is continuing with royal duties. last sunday,

but first, let's speak to sarah campbell, who's at new scotland yard for us tonight.aying? the metropolitan police have given two statements here today, giving this clear timeline of events. so the commissioner, cressida dick, described how the event started at fishmongers' hall with the police receiving the first call at 1:58pm this afternoon and she said just five minutes later city of london police had confronted the suspect. in terms of what is happening here this evening, counter—terrorism detectives, she said, would be working around the clock to identify the victims and to help their families, whilst at the same time working at full tilt, she said, to understand what happened and crucially whether anyone else was involved. in practical terms, crucially whether anyone else was involved. in practicalterms, in london, this does mean that those cordons around london bridge will remain in place for some time. london of course very busy at the moment with shoppers and with tourists and as a reassurance the commissioner said that people would expect to see more police

nick aldworth was the counter terrorism national coordinator based at scotland yard between 2015 ande now. thank you very much for speaking to us. thank you very much for speaking to us. how difficult is yourjob or rather the job of those in scotland ya rd rather the job of those in scotland yard when it comes to tracking those involved in terrorism? so, the managing of offenders was not necessarily my specific portfolio. however, when you look at the scale of the enterprise, both in terms of monitoring the criminal fraternity and the terrorist fraternity, it is and the terrorist fraternity, it is an enormous task. and we live in a liberal society, where we demand and expect freedoms and our law is structured in the way. and there is a real balance to be struck between supporting people in their rehabilitation, but also trying to monitor what quite often are unseen threats from people. and if you just think about it in terms of the terrorists that the police and the security services are currently investigating, there was something in the region of 750, 800 live investigations. well,

going to be hanging over the whole tragic affair. 0ur news correspondent, sarah campbell, was at scotland yardr, with the latest from the police. the metropolitan police have given a timeline of the events. cressida dick described how the event started at fishmongers' hall with the police receiving the first call at 158 this afternoon and then she said just five minutes later, city of london police had confronted the suspect. in terms of what is happening here this evening, counterterrorism detectives, she said, would be working around the clock to identify the victims and help their families, while at the same time working at full tilt, she said, to understand what happened and crucially, whether anyone else was involved. in practical terms, in london, this does mean that those cordons around london bridge will remain in place for some time. london of course very busy at the moment with shoppers and with tourists and as reassurance, the commissioner said people would expect to see more police on the streets, both armed and unarmed, and anyone with any information is asked to call the anti—ter

scotland yard pays former mp harvey proctor £500,000 compensation after its disastrous investigation claims of a paedophile ring. arsenal sack their manager unai emery after 78 games in charge. and rediscovered — a 42—page manuscript written by elizabeth i. and coming up on bbc news, england's bowlers are frustrated on the first day of the second test in new zealand, as tom latham hits a century. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. 4,500 workers are to lose their jobs, after the energy firm npower announced it's closing three customer service centres in the uk. unions have called it cruel blow in the run—up to christmas, but the company, which is german owned, says it's been struggling for some time and that the british market is "particularly challenging". the cuts represent three quarters of the company's uk workforce. here's our business correspondent theo leggett. hello, penny from npower speaking. how can i help? it's one of the best—known names in the uk's energy sector, one of the so—called big six suppliers, but for years npower has been struggling. competition

daniel sandford, bbc news, at new scotland yard.general election. the bbc will be looking at the key issues, explaining the policies that have been talked about and the subjects which are not. lots more on our website. you can also check out the bbc news app. and you can get in touch with me and most of the team on twitter. now on bbc news, sport today. is all hello, i'm gavin ramjaun and this is sport today, from the bbc sport centre. coming up on this programme: bayern munich maintain their perfect champions league record this season, with robert lewandowski scoring again — to qualify for the knockout stages. they‘ re joined by juventus — who produce a late late show against lokomotiv, tojoin the last 16. and calling time on her career. nicola adams — a double olympic champion — retires from boxing at the age of 37. hello and welcome to the programme. european giants bayern munich and juventus have sealed their places in the knockout phase, of this season's champions league. bayern, who sacked manager niko kovac this week — contin

situation that is still ongoing it appears so at this point that the situation has been contained but scotland yard also said that police presence here in london would of course be enhanced in the coming days and weeks and this is something that is the normal in london of course after a number of terrorist attacks in $2171.00 right there on london bridge right in the center in the heart of london where a story back then 3 people related to the islamic state committed tara attack driving a truck into pedestrians and then stabbing a number of people at a bar a market a very tourist site close to london bridge so the city has been on high alert ever since then with a lot of police presence but as we are hearing this will be much further enhanced in the coming days shola parts reporting from london thank you. when i bring up to speed now with some of the other stories making news around the world china has reacted angrily to president trump's approval of measures backing the pro-democracy activists in hong kong beijing says it will take firm countermeasures against the u.s. if it continues to meddle in

back in october, the beginning of october, we are hearing from scotland yard that they are going to payillion to a proctor who was accused by carl beach. one of the biggest compensation pay—outs ever. and this was agreed basically behind closed doors before a previous offer compensation had been turned down by harvey proctor the former conservative mp and their clearly in reaching this figure, what they had to a cce pt reaching this figure, what they had to accept less personal damage and loss these false allegations kyle dominic caused him. the vip sex abuse inquiry it fell apart but there has been a lot of lasting damage for the accused and harvey proctor also lost the place he was living and had to get proof of that and that has been found and that is adding up to why it is such a high figure in this instance. and i think the implications of this will run and run and the investigation has collapsed but a lot of people feel their reputations have been unfairly treated and i know people will knock at the same sort of sound but there are a few people out there who will say at my reputat

. >> scotland yard is very good with this, i've worked with them directly.y're going to see this guy's hard drive, they're going to mirror it and go through it piece by piece, look for any kind of social media profiles, be it twitter or facebook or something a little more esoteric than that. they'll try and see whether or not there was any activity involved. they'll certainly be looking for a telegram app either on his phone or computer, because this, up until very recently, was the main means by which isis and isis groups were disseminating their information. it should be fairly quick for them to do this unless this was someone who was very sophisticated in terms of wiping his identify. the problem is, of course, it only does you so much good to find that out afterwards. the idea is to try to find this out ahead of time. again, we are making progress. it's not 100%. but if you see what the fbi is doing these it isdays on these , if you see what scotland yard is doing, they are doing proactive work, identifying some of these folks ahead of time. someone like

microphones are set up at this hour outside of scotland yard.y've been telling us in the last 15 or 20 minutes they would be out to brief the press on the latest that they know about this incident. benjamin hall told us and what we know at this hour just over two hours ago a man showed up at london bridge and is alleged to have stabbed a number of people. five injured. that man in custody. shots fired. we presume at this hour by the police. no fatalities have been reported in the incident more than two hours in. >> arthel: great news. you have five injuries reported at this hour. 11:21 here in new york city and joining me by phone is steve rogers. he is a former member of the f.b.i. joint terrorism task force and steve, before we get going i want to let you know we're awaiting a press conference there at scotland yard. when it happens we may have to jump off and go there. you've been following this i'm a sure. you and i, we've had many conversations about lone wolves. someone mentioned to you it isn't a lone wolf. copycat, yes. they're being enc

and on the phone now is brian dillon, the former head of scotland yard specialist firearms command.en, from what you've heard, give me your take on this incident we're seeing in central london right now. >> i think it was a swift and effective response to an unfolding incident that is taking place right in the heart of the capitol. the emergency has a very strong set of contingency plans just in case of an incident that gives call for concern of what exactly is the underlying motive. we're also at the moment trying to understand what's taken place, but for now it's a serious incident. they appear to have it under control. i imagine they'll enact the full emergency procedures across and cord nature the response from the authorities. >> so again, we're less than two hours, we're coming up on two hours, maybe an hour and 50 since this incident occurred. where would you expect the investigation to be at this point, and what is their priority moving forward right now? >> well, the priority in the first stages of an incident are to ensure whatever action has taken place is fully contained

victims but hodge and outside and their families but there was also a 4 year long investigation by scotland yard the british police and they were collecting evidence and talking to witnesses and going for the papers and they were preparing for a criminal prosecution against mark allen and this was then reviewed by the british crown prosecution of the people who would have brought the case for a mental case and they felt that there was not enough evidence to successfully bring a case that would achieve a conviction so it was dropped so then giuliana given everything you've learnt everything you've read the time that's passed since then do you. personally feel that justice was done in this case. i think that's a twofold. i would say that the victims feel and that's probably more important than what i feel but that the victims feel justice has been done and saudis receive compensation and has received the apology that he was asking full bug days of course always the question who was ultimately responsible for doing these renditions and and all these people guilty of something and that is the questi

but certainly nothing has been made official by scotland yard at the moment. nuala thanks to sarah. been another stabbing this evening. it happened at an apartment epartment store in the hague. in other news, iraq's prime minister says he will submit his resignation a day after security forces killed dozens of antigovernment protesters. adel abdul mahdi said he would step down so parliament could put together a new administration. 40 demon various cities.d in malta's prime minister joseph muscat says that a suspect in caruana galizia will not be granted immunity. the susct had previously demanded a pardon in exchange for information about the murder. the prminister is under increasing pressure to sp down over his handling of the case. leaders and parliamentary figures from britain's politicat s have been taking part in a televised debate ahe of the general election next month. the debate featured sevenci politis in total. main topics included brexit, health care, and immigration. nato's defense spending esmates for this year suggest that nine of the 29 member restatesow meeng the ta

indeed, the metropo police who are leading the investigation have given two statements at new scotland yard. this is the headquarteay. that has given us a timeline of events. the commissioner cressida dicknc said theent started in a hall in london near london bridge with the police receiving the first call at two minutes to 2:00 this afternoon. just five minutes later, city of london police officers had confronted the suspect. it was effectively over by three minutes past 2 afternoon. in terms of what is happening here this evening at the headquarters, counterterrorism detectives are working round-the-clock to identify those victims, the peoplhtwho got cap in this incident, and also to contact their families, whilst at the same time trying to get a picture of how it happened, what happened, else is involved.ether anyone on a practical basis, what does this mean? iteans the cordon around london bridge, major transport hub in london, will remain for someime. visitors to london will expect to see more police on e streetas a reassuring presence. that is armed and unarmed police. here in london,

in other news: scotland yard is investigating claims of electoral fraud — after the brexit party saidbeen offered inducements by conservatives to stand down. two people have been hurt in a large fire at a student accommodation building in bolton — more than 200 firefighters were brought in to tackle the blaze. thank you for your company so far today. now on bbc news — there are hopes in washington and beijing that an agreement to help resolve the us—china trade war could soon be in sight. but this is a rivalry about much more than just trade. washington is designed to impress, to convey notjust prestige but permanence. solid, enduring, american power in architectural form. but behind the marble and granite, policy is always in flux. the current administration has shifted the position on china 180 degrees. a few years ago, the country was seen as a potential partner. now, it's a deadly rival. this is a play for global supremacy. it really is as stark as that? i believe it is, absolutely. i think it's the most consequential existential threat since the nazi party in world war ii. what's

by the victims and outside and their families but there was also a 4 year long investigation by scotland yard the british police and they were collecting evidence and talking to witnesses and going for the papers and they were preparing for a criminal prosecution against mark allen and this was then reviewed by the british crown prosecution and the people who would have brought the case for a mental case and they felt that there was not an off evidence to successfully bring a case that would achieve a conviction so it was dropped so then giuliana given everything you've learned everything you've read the time that's passed since then do you. personally feel that justice was done in this case. i think that's a twofold. i would say that the victims feel and that's probably more important than what i feel but that the victims feel justice has been done as saudis with compensation and bell hogged has received the apology that he was asking for bug days of course always the question who was ultimately responsible for ordering these renditions and and are these people guilty of something and that i

daniel sandford, bbc news, at new scotland yard. the sport after doctors said she would risk her eyesight if she continued. she said her career had been "a dream come true" but acknowledged it had taken a toll on her body. katie gornall reports. olympic champion! nicola adams dreamed of this moment before women's boxing was even an olympic sport. at london 2012 she blazed a trail, becoming the first woman to win olympic boxing gold. but the sport she loves has taken a toll, forcing her retirement over fears for her sight. i could take the chance and risk that anything, i keep on boxing and nothing else happens to my eyes, or, you know, it could be, you know, an unlucky punch and then i could lose my sight, so i was, like, yeah, you know what, i've achieved a lot in boxing, it's time to hang up the gloves. behind the smile lay a fierce will to win. at the rio olympics she successfully defended her title, before turning professional in 2017 and becoming wbo flyweight champion. a glittering resume for someone who's had to forge their o

and it was interesting and important to hear from new scotland yard this evening saying that they believenobody else is involved with this. we then got that claim of responsibility which is a classic from the so—called islamic state but of course a young man who had everything before him and who was trying to make a positive difference, and suddenly this 28—year—old man who had been convicted of terrorism. what's a member he was accused and found guilty of wanting to with others bow up guilty of wanting to with others bow up the london stock exchange, bill -- kill up the london stock exchange, bill —— kill boris johnson up the london stock exchange, bill —— kill borisjohnson by the way which is not mentioned as much, and clearly had links with al-qaeda. it really poses for all of our countries, i refer to britain, france and others notjust returnees from syria and iraq but people who get infected with this kind of ideology actually fire the internet and small groups. and it is such ace —— hard thing for the intelligence services. we do live in democracies and it is the most cctv country s

the retired officers are about to visit the met police museum at new scotland yard. from 1984. morning, john. morning. nice to meet you. i've heard an awful lot about you. i've actually got your helmet in here. you haven't seen it for a few yeras, i think. it's been a long time. it's very important in the museum, takes pride of place in the section of officers killed in the line of duty, right next to yvonne's. it's been so long since i've seen it. the last time i saw it, i put it down in stjames' square, next to yvonne, who was dying. to see that, brings it all back again. it brings tears to my eyes. it really does. we have travelled to wiltshire, to yvonne's home town. this is st leonard's church, where, 35 years ago, yvonne was laid to rest. just over there, to the right of the church. just behind that hedge over there. such a tragedy. 25 years. you've not lived, have you? you've got your life ahead of you. that's right. 25. i was 29. i was there to look after her. i failed in that respect. you haven't failed. i haven't been here for many years. but we have come t

if those allegations have been made to scotland yard i would like to know, very respectfully, who decidedasn't that decided. did it go all the way to commissioner? did it go further up the train because of the home secretary is ultimately responsible for the protection of the royal family so the question needs to be asked why if proper evidence was put forward, did somebody decide in their wisdom it did not warrant even preliminary investigations. now they may have done some, i do not know. you know the metropolitan police well, you have worked closely with the royals, you think this would have been raised at the highest levels in the false and somebody would have taken the decision not to go further?m isa the decision not to go further?m is a question i think legitimately asking now all this is coming up. the world is crying out for clarity on this matter. you tried your very best and succeeded in many ways but, in one sense, all you did was open the floodgates. there are so many other questions that need to be asked, but regularly of the prince but also some of his associates and those

daniel sandford, bbc news, at new scotland yard.art of the ceiling collapsed during a show. emergency services were called to the piccadilly theatre in the west end, which was packed for a performance of arthur miller's play death of a salesman. five people were treated in hospitalfor minor injuries. wendell pierce, who stars as willy loman, spoke to the crowd outside. i did not mean for it to go like this. laughter. i would like to thank you all for, one, safely evacuating. we apologise and we are glad that no—one is hurt and i ask you all to come back and see our production. we are so honoured that you came tonight. one audience member who saw the roof come down told us, beforehand, the crowd could hear water coming through the ceiling for several minutes. i think it's the normal thing, you are sitting in a theatre, you're watching the show and very stoically, you just sit there and let things happen and then you suddenly realise something is happening that shouldn't be and clearly things weren't right. a few people started to pan

mr proctor‘s lawyers have now confirmed he will receive £500,000 in compensation from scotland yard,al costs. the met has previously apologised for its investigation. i am deeply, deeply sorry for the mistakes that were made and for the ongoing pain that these mistakes have cause. carl beech is currently serving an 18—year prison sentence for the lies that so devastated so many. tolu adeoye, bbc news. mr proctor released a statement today. drone owners in the uk have until the end of today to register their devices or face a £1,000 fine. the new regulations cover any drone heavier than an average smartphone. just under a year since britain's second largest airport was brought to a halt by drones, it's thought tens of thousands of devices are still not registered. here's our transport correspondent, tom burridge. before this weekend, anyone of us could buy almost any type of drone online or from a shop and fly it safely in an open field away from people, buildings and vehicles. as long as you don't lose sight of it, fly it in an airport's exclusion zone, or above a00 feet. we are goin

officers are about to visit the met police museum at new scotla nd the met police museum at new scotland yardart from 1984. the last time i saw it i put it down in stjames' square. it brings it all back again. it brings tears to my eyes. we have travelled to wiltshire, to yvonne's on time. this is saint leonardmy george, ware, 35 years ago, she was laid to rest. just over there to the right of the church. i haven't been here for many years. but we have come pay our respects. the promise i made it to her, i've kept. we have all had our part to play. you will get justice all had our part to play. you will getjustice and it will be worth it. that was claire jones reporting, that was clairejones reporting, 35 yea rs that was clairejones reporting, 35 years after the death of pc yvonne fletcher. oscar—winning film director steve mcqueen opens a new exhibition at the tate tomorrow. year three saw him and his team photograph more than three—quarters of a million year three children across london's schools. the project — which aims to be a visual snapshot of the people of the city now — was inspired

is the assistant commissioner speaking outside new scotla nd commissioner speaking outside new scotland yardreiterating a lot of details that we already knew, but perhaps the most important thing stressing that the searches have been carried out in the west midlands at two properties, one in stoke—on—trent and one in stafford, and the police are at this stage satisfied that no one else was involved in planning yesterday's attack, which honestly will raise questions about the circumstances. let's return to yvette cooper, the labour chairman of the house select committee in the parliament. last we we re committee in the parliament. last we were about to talk about the question of de—radicalisation. there have been suggestions made by was mccown is lawyer that he had made attem pts mccown is lawyer that he had made atte m pts to mccown is lawyer that he had made attempts to get a de—radicalisation programme, and that those hadn't happened. are you aware of other circumstances in which this has been a problem, when people who know they have a problem, have been convicted ofan have a problem, hav

daniel sandford, bbc news, at new scotland yard.one of a series of momentous events in eastern europe in 1989, when communist regimes were overthrown by popular revolutions. our world affairs editorjohn simpson, who reported on the revolutions of that year, has returned to a now united german capitaland looks back at the events which led to the fall of the wall. the brandenburg gate — thriving, touristy and very relaxed. but it wasn't always like that. 30 years ago, the eastern side was silent, scary and there was no avoiding the wall which cut the city in two. if you ventured into east berlin, it was like going through the looking glass. few people here had cars, so the streets were mostly empty. life was drab and depressing and the police were everywhere. this was stasi land, the secret police state. the stasi's archives are on public show nowadays. there are 111 kilometres of secret files in all. something like one person in every seven was being watched and reported on. there were spies in every factory, in every office, in ever

daniel sandford, bbc news, at new scotland yard. new zealand last year has gone on trial in auckland. the court has heard that the suspect went on a date with another women, while grace millane's body was in a suitcase in his room. a court order prevents us from naming the 27—year—old, who denies murder and claims her death was accidental, as our correspondent phil mercer reports. grace millane came to new zealand for the adventure of a lifetime but on the eve of her 22nd birthday, she disappeared. on wednesday, grace's pa rents disappeared. on wednesday, grace's parents arrived at the high court in auckland to find out what happened to her. in the dock, accused of murder, a 27—year—old man who, for legal reasons, we can't identify. thejury legal reasons, we can't identify. the jury heard that the couple met through an on line dating app and went drinking. grace millane went back with the defendant to his apartment. she died there. prosecutors say she was strangled in this city centre building. a week later, her contorted body was f

public was then shot down by armed officers now that has been contradicted some moments later by scotland yard more recent response saying that they actually responded to a scene of a stopping and then detained an officer we're also hearing that around 5 casualties have been taken in by the emergency services to hospital and undergoing treatment but as i say this early stage of the incident reported by the metropolitan police it's very fast moving but still london bridge is on lockdown the police are joined also by the terrorism please though unconfirmed at this point that this has anything to do with terrorism also assisted by the fire brigade as well as i say it's a false musing moving incident that familiar scenes here at london bridge of course back in may 27000 very similar scenes indeed so understandably a lot of panic in the area. yeah well i'm sure going to return to you as more information comes available to us thank you chad with reporting from london bridge . donald trump chose to spend his thanksgiving paying his fast ever visit to afghanistan and greeting american troops based and

incident very detail that we are expecting imminently a police press conference to take place in new scotland yard where i think we'll find out more details about whether they have been ready for a tallit sees what has become a command to take shots. at the time when this is all unfolding i was in a market just across the road from here and there was a stampede of terrified people who ran in every direction and some people were shouting gun hadn't everyone scattered with people trying to find their way to either to safety in shops or just getting away from the area as quickly as possible from here at the at the perimeter there have been people coming out. over the last few hours people leaving their offices not being able to get back in again and this is still a lot down area the police very very jumpy and not letting anyone return to this side we have to remember that london bridge has seen this sort of thing before in 2017 there was an attack it was several people died police shot dead the attackers then this is something that at the moments the police are saying they're treating as though it we

i spent yesterday afternoon with the police and new scotland yard seeing the events unfold, discussingolice, and of course, we saw the horrific actions of this man, the worst of humanity. but i am in all of the bravery, the courageous in all of the bravery, the courageous this of ordinary londoners and others, and although your viewers will have seen some of the bravery on the bridge, there was also bravery inside fishmongers' hall. and, you know, they ignored all of the advise, which is to run away from danger, all of the advice is to please make yourself safe and let the professionals deal with the bad guy. what you saw yesterday was people running towards danger and we have the benefit of hindsight, they didn't. what they saw was a man with one big knife and another night. they saw a man with a belt around him which for all intents and purposes could have been an explosive belt, a suicide vest, and they ran towards him to stop him hurting other people. and i am so proud. and we should all be really proud. and we should all be really proud of these people. literally, within minutes,

we're standing by for a press conference any minute now from scotland yard.tropolitan police headquarters. first to our nick paton walsh on the scene with the latest. what do we know at

the former mp harvey proctor has reached a settlement with scotland yard over its investigation into ring. the former conservative politician, whose home was raided following claims made by the fantasist carl beech, will receive a payout of around £900,000. tolu adeoye reports. harvey proctor was among several prominent figures targeted by carl beech, falsely accused of being members of a vip paedophile ring in the 70s and 805. the former conservative mps says he lost his home and hisjob while under suspicion in a much—criticised metropolitan police investigation. i have no money, i have no resources, i cannot plan my future. i'm not sure that i have a future. mr proctor‘s lawyers have now confirmed he will receive £500,000 in conversation from scotland yard, and nearly £a00,000 in legal costs. the met has previously apologised for its investigation. i am deeply, deeply sorry for the mistakes that were made and for the ongoing pain that these mistakes have cause. carl beech is currently serving an 18—year prison sentence for the lies that so devastated so many. tolu adeoye, bbc news.

let us take you to new scotland yard because we are expecting a news conference from the met in the nextknow that two people were killed and three people were injured, one seriously, yesterday in that attack. let's get the weather. frost and fog was an it should this morning under the high pressure. this weather front is drifting into the new continent and bringing cloud and rain across the far southwest so here, not quite as cold but on the breezy site with rain at times. elsewhere, the fog slowly lifts, it's dry, settled and sunny into the afternoon with just a few isolated showers across the north and east coasts, temperatures are struggling to eight celsius quite widely apart from the southwest. that patchy rain d rifts off into from the southwest. that patchy rain drifts off into france through the night, a bit more of a breeze preventing frost and fog here but further north again under those clear skies and temperatures are likely to fall away but the 1st of december looks likely to stay quiet with some sparkling, winter sunshine after a frosty start for many, largely dry and tempe

all of this as scotland yard confirmed they have been working with the fbi since august, and their investigationtrafficking and any of his alleged co-conspirators, prince andrew has said, he is willing to sit down with the fbi. we shall see. >> dana: bryan llenas, thank you so much. let's bring in trial attorney heather hanson and bill from metropolitan magazine. on the fbi thing that what could be happening there. >> there is a lot happening there. we heard from the other woman in that picture who allegedly is the one who brought these two together. we have been hearing that she is talking to the fbi that would be really interesting. if i were her attorney, i would tell her not. to say same thing with prince andrew he said over and over again during the interview i will speak with f. my attorneys tell me to. no attorney is going to tell him to speak to the fbi especially when we see how tragically he did in that interview. >> dana: let's talks about that interview because now it's been almost two weeks. her interview is going oair on monday night. not sure when she recorded that this is not goi

the scotland yard is expected to give an update shortly. >> erin, thank you very much. >>> next up, nextay the impeachment inquiry will enter the next phase. the house judiciary committee tasked with drafting articles of impeachment will hold the first hearing and reports of the president's aides and allies don't believe he'll take the chairman up on a trump lawyer to defend him at the hearing. perha perhaps not a surprise the president attacked the integrity of the entire impeachment inquiry as a sham. joining me is political contributor jake sherman. jake, the president has called this whole thing rigged. he hasn't been able to defend himself. what sort of process is this if i can't defend myself? why would the administration not want to take the chairman up on the offer to have his counsel there? >> to defend himself as he's been asking to do for months? >> yeah. >> it's interesting they think at this point that trashing the investigation and saying it's crooked, untoward, improper, is the way to win in the mind of the public. i think the white house -- listen. the white house has ver

cressida dick who's the actual boss the chief of the metropolitan police issued a statement she scotland yard confirming that 2 of the 5 people who were stabbed by this attacker did die almost at the scene essentially and that the attack seems to have started in a place called fishmongers hall it looks like there was a kind of alumni gathering of academics from the university of cambridge and the attacker went into that premises just at the north end of london bridge and it's there that we understand that the attack began and the people were stabbed and then the attacker ran out on to the bridge was spotted and overpowered extraordinarily by members of the public before the police even arrived and the police were on the scene within minutes and seeing that the man appeared to be wearing some kind of explosives belt which turns out to have been a fake belts but the police shot him because it appears he wasn't obeying their instructions you can see from video willing to endure getting up and not obeying instructions no open fire and of course those members of the public that managed to restrain

by the victims and outside and their families but there was also a 4 year long investigation by scotland yard the british police and they were collecting evidence and talking to witnesses and going for the papers and they were preparing for a criminal prosecution against mark allen and this was then reviewed by the british crown prosecution of the people who would have brought the case for a mental case and they felt that there was not an off evidence to successfully bring a case that would achieve a conviction so it was dropped so then giuliana given everything you've learned everything you've read the time that's passed since then do you. personally feel that justice was done in this case. i think that's a twofold. i would say that the victims feel and that's probably more important than what i feel but that the victims feel justice has been done and saudis with cif compensation and bell has received the apology that he was being full bug days of course always the question who was ultimately responsible full of doing these renditions and and these people guilty of something and that is the

embarrassing for the queen, embarrassing for the country and probably wrecked whatever good h >> well, scotland yardaid this week it would not open a criminal investigation into the allegations because it would be largely focused outside of the uk. however, they added that they had liased with other organizations. >> weather with cheryl scott from wls as we've been saying, in for rob this weekend. a lot going on. >> there is a lot going on. we're going to have snow here, but some of the snow is good for skiers. resorts are opening early. it is a big opening weekend at big sky, montana. it's snowing there right now under a winter storm warning. hopefully you're already there where you can enjoy the snowfall conditions as that continues, but it's going to just be a mess of a situation across the northern plains into the north and east. here we go to the map. you can see a lot of warnings from wind alerts through the plains up into the northern dakotas where we have the winter storm warnings. it's this area of low pressure bringing the heavy snow. snowfall rates 1 to 2 inches per hour. some places will