and in 2012, usman khan was given this kind of sentence. ear, which chose to change khan's sentence to a fixed term, which meant he could be released on licence after eight years. of course, a conservative or coalition government has been in charge since 2010. for ten years you've done nothing to change the system. i'm talking about... now you're saying, now we will. ..what we are going to do. i've been in office for 120 days. we're going to bring in tougher sentences for serious sexual and violent offenders. we've seen it before — unexpected events taking general election campaigns in an unexpected direction, but the manner in which friday's terror attack has quickly become politicised will be seen by some as unedifying, but perhaps also by others as unsurprising. arriving in york today, the labour leader set out his concerns about the impact of cuts to public services such as in probation and policing. when those public services are cut back, as they have been during the past decade of austerity, they leave behind huge gaps and that can le

mobile phone footage shows the moment usman khan was chased along the bridge. a fire extinguisher and another man lunges at him with what looks like a long task. moments later he is pinned to the ground, tour guide thomas gray was one of those he intervened. i saw that something was going on, so originally before even knowing what the incident was, i wanted to go and separate them and make sure that somebody was not getting beaten to a pulp. police arrived within minutes and he was shot dead. usman khan was a convicted terrorist, jailed for his part in a plot to blow up the london stock exchange. he served half of the 16 year sentence in prison and was released last year. in stafford, police have searched khan's top floor flat and taken away bags of evidence. friday's attack will raise questions about the de—radicalised, as well as the conditions of khan's license. he would have got permission to travel from stafford to london. there are questions about how closely he was being monitored once he left prison. the government has launched an urgent review into the

usman khan also stabbed jack merritt, another cambridge university graduate specialising in helping prisonersas one of the people he'd assisted after his release from an eight year prison sentence for plotting terrorism, but he turned onjack merritt and killed him. this afternoon, some of jack's friends came to london bridge to mourn him, and the head of cambridge university paid him this tribute. well, we're devastated. i metjack only once but i must say that he impressed me as a person of tremendous charm but also extraordinary commitment. he really believed that the work that learning together is doing is fundamental for the future of our society. fishmongers' hall remains closed, a crime scene being pored over by counterterrorism detectives. because, although there won't be a trial, there will be a detailed inquest into the deaths of those who were killed here on friday afternoon. the investigation continued into the night. police gathering every piece of evidence to help the families of two young people understand exactly how they came to be killed. daniel sandford, bbc news, london brid

and in 2012, usman khan was given this kind of sentence. f appeal which chose to change khan's sentence to a fixed term, which meant he could be released on licence after eight years. of course, a conservative or coalition government has been in charge since 2010. for ten years you've done nothing to change the system. i'm talking about... now you're saying, now we will. ..what we are going to do. i've been in office for 120 days. we're going to bring in tougher sentences for serious sexual and violent offenders. we've seen it before — unexpected events taking general election campaigns in an unexpected direction, but the manner in which friday's terror attack has quickly become politicised will be seen by some as unedifying, but perhaps also by others as unsurprising. arriving in york today, the labour leader set out his concerns about the impact of cuts to public services such as in probation and policing. when those public services are cut back, as they have been during the past decade of austerity, they leave behind huge gaps and that ca

a police forensic tent marks the place where usman khan was shot dead by police.ere he carried out his attack is just on this side of the bridge. that was where he was attending a conference on prisoner rehabilitation, a conference at which he turned on some of those who had invited him and killed them. this picture was taken just before the attack at the conference in fishmongers‘ hall where usman khan also stabbed a woman to death. he seriously injured three other people. all are now stable. the attacker then left the building, he ended up on london bridge. he was pursued and detained by members of the public, as well as a british transport police officer who was in plain clothes, before armed officers from both the city and metropolitan police arrived, confronted the attacker and shot him. the actions of the police and the public are all the more remarkable as we now know the attacker was wearing what looked like a very convincing explosive device. thankfully, we now know that was a hoax device. today, this address in stafford where usman khan had recently been

running across london bridge, members of the public pursuing usman khan, determined to stop his stabbingments before, he had attacked people at a rehabilitation conference inside fishmongers' hall. as armed police arrived, the realisation that khan is wearing what appears to be an explosives vest. moments later, he is shot dead. yesterday, one of his victims was named. 25—year—old jack merritt, who had been working at the conference. paying tribute to his son, david merritt called him a beautiful spirit who always took the side of the underdog. jack was originally from cambridge, and on saturday a vigil was held there to remember all those caught up in the incident. as the investigation into friday's attack continues, properties in stoke—on—trent and stafford have been searched and the government says it has launched an urgent review into the license conditions under which convicted terrorists like khan are freed from jail. there are thought to be around 70 such people but police have indicated that usman khan had obeyed the conditions of his license. let's cross to london bridge now, wh

he was one of two people killed by 28—year—old usman khan, a former prisoner who'd been convicted of fences, and released from prison on licence last year. khan, who'd been invited to the conference, was shot dead by police after members of the public tackled him. here's our home affairs correspondent daniel sandford. 25 years old and with the sense of adventure, jack merritt had a masters from cambridge university. his father said today he was a beautiful spirit who always took the side of the underdog. yesterday, he was stabbed to death in a frenzied attack by a former prisoner at a conference that he'd helped organise. his killer was taken on by people from the same conference, including otherformer prisoners and by a passing policeman in civilian clothes, before being shot dead by firearms officers. the attacker, usman khan, was automatically released from prison last december, half way through a 16—year sentence for plotting to bomb the london stock exchange. 11 years ago he told the bbc he was no terrorist. i have been born and bred in england, in stoke—on—trent, in cobridge, an

two people were killed and three were injured by convicted terrorist usman khan, who had been releasedn of the cathedral, the very reverend andrew nunn, who told us how the local community reacted to friday‘s attack. initially there was absolutely huge shock, having gone through the attack two and a half years ago. people never really imagined that the same kind of event could happen again, so people experiencing the horrors of that particular moment. the not knowing of what was going on. it‘s really reopened people‘s wounds and memories in a way that we never expected. what will you be saying in church this morning? you have two services i understand. yes, we have at least two services, and people will be coming here on advent sunday for a message of hope in preparation for christmas. that is what we would be doing anyway but in these particular circumstances people need to be assured about the goodness that is around. we can sometimes feel overtaken by evil and these kind of events so we will be certainly talking about that but also reflecting on the heroic acts that we saw on london

they tried to go for usman khan between them. he saidi go for usman khan between them.e bollards at the bridge, i had been stabbed. he was later taken to hospital to be treated. he says when the attack happened he acted instinctively and now is trying to come to terms with the incident. i would like to express my condolences to the families who lost precious loved ones, he has said and send my best wishes to them and everyone affected by this sad and pointless attack. tha nkfully by this sad and pointless attack. thankfully he is now making a full recovery. every year uk consumers buy billions of plastic bottles, cans and takeaway coffee cups, yet the many city centres don't offer any street recycling facilities. could "smiley" brightly coloured bins which use local accents be the answer? they think so in leeds — where a year—long project is being hailed as a big success. olivia richwald reports. we are consuming more on the go food and drink than ever before. 13 billion plastic bottles and 3 billion coffee cups in the uk every year. it is a mountain of waste that in mo

the law that applied to usman khan is now different.e was originally given a sentence called detention for public protection. he was just under 21, so he had a special sentence called detention for public protection, which meant he could only be released if the parole board said he was safe to be released. he then appealed his sentence and he was in fact one of a large number of men involved in terrorist offences, one group of these men had not been given these sorts of sentences and he had and the court of appeal felt there was disparity and they were being treated unequally, if one group was given one sentence and one was given another sentence, so they adjusted the sentence and they imposed what they called a determinant sentence, that is a fixed period of imprisonment, on usman khan. this is the bit that has changed. at that stage, the law was that you had to be released at the halfway stage. and so he was released and he was released on licence. the parole board would have had nothing to do with it at that stage. now, in 2012, in o

usman khan was and he was shot dead.was a convicted terrorist, jailed for his part in a plot to blow up the london stock exchange. he served half of the 16 year sentence in prison and was released last year. in stafford police have searched khan ‘stop in stafford police have searched khan ‘s top floor flat and take away bags of evidence. friday ‘s attack will raise questions about the extent to which convicted terrorists can be de—radicalised as well as the conditions of khan's license. he would have got permission to travel from stafford to london. there are questions about how closely he was being monitored once he left prison. the government has launched an urgent review into the licensing conditions under which terrorists are released. khan was wearing an electronic tag and attended friday's conference hosted by the organisation learning together and even appeared in a leaflet about their work with prisoners. the london bridge is still a crime scene as police continue to gather evidence today and questions for invest

—— usman khan carry out this attack on friday?tagged? no system will ever be com pletely tagged? no system will ever be completely successful in detecting liars, but what we do know from the aitchison review is that the system is not detecting those sorts of offenders and judging the sincerity offenders and judging the sincerity of their rehabilitation. how difficult is it, then, to tell whether somebody really has given up those radical ideas? the one thing that you need is people with experience and expertise in this area, and the prison and a service does not have that expertise. it does not have that expertise. it does have it in relation to sexual offences, but this terrorist sphere is one where huge amounts of extra effort is going to need to be put if the government is going to seriously combat the risk of terrorist reoffending after release. there are 230 such people in prison at the moment. they are going to have to be let out at some stage. we have to have a system that is fit for purpose, and we don't at the moment. war

on friday, her life was cut shot, one of two people stabbed to death by usman khan as she volunteeredl dying like that should never happen, it should never come to that. like saskia, 25—year—old jack merritt had studied criminology at cambridge and like her, he'd been committed to helping prisoners start a new life. among those paying tribute to him his friend hollie. "i can't believe i got to call you my best mate. i can't believe i got the privilege of your love. you are quite simply the best thing, completely golden". jack's father david merritt has already asked that his son's death not be used to impose draconian sentences on prisoners. and last night on twitter he accused the daily mail and daily express newspapers of using his son's death to promote vile propaganda, saying jack stood against hatred, division and ignorance. later this morning, a vigil will take place at the guildhall in the city of london to remember those who died and pay tribute to the emergency services. john mcmanus, bbc news. john is at london bridge for us this morning. are there any more details about the

borisjohnson has been facing questions about why usman khan had been released early from from prison.ould introduce longer prison sentences, and blamed khan's release on legislation introduced 11 years ago by the last labour government. here's our political correspondent susanna mendonca. after visiting the scene of the london bridge terror attack yesterday, today the prime minister took to a tv studio to explain what his government was doing. i'm sure people can imagine what we are doing to ensure that the 7a other individuals who had been let out early on the basis of this labour change of legislation, they are being properly invigilated to ensure there is no threat. election campaigning had been paused after the events of friday, but only briefly. now the conservative leader has turned his attention to sentencing laws, attempting to lay the blame at labour's door and suggesting that he was not responsible for the actions of a tory government that he had been part of. it is absolutely repulsive and we are... it happened under the conservatives, it was conservative legislation and a

some dangerous prisoners, including lisbon khan in 2012, was still handed indeterminate terms. —— usman khanf 16 yea rs, court gave khan a fixed term of 16 years, and he was automatically release halfway through it. and the tories have been in government, alone or in coalition, since 2010. the ten years you have done nothing to change the system.... the ten years you have done nothing to change the system. . .. crosstalk. i have been in office for 120 days. we are going to bring in tougher sentences for serious viole nt we are going to bring in tougher sentences for serious violent and sexual offenders. in york today, the labour leader focused on the sexual offenders. in york today, the labour leaderfocused on the impact of cuts to public services like probation and policing. windows public services are cut back, as they have been during the past of austerity, they leave behind huge gaps. —— when those public services. and that can lead to missed chances to intervene in the lives of people who go on to commit absolutely inexcusable acts. at south london's suffolk cathedral today, morning for

usman khan was a convicted terrorist.ilitation conference at fishmongers' hall, very interesting programme called learning together, graduates from university going to prison to work with prisoners and enable them to get qualifications and usman khan had done some of the certificates, some of the programmes, and he was invited to the conference, as we understand it. he went along and there were other ex prisoners there, other academics, a prison, it was a kind of co nfe re nce a prison, it was a kind of conference to celebrate this programme, the fifth anniversary of the programme, so quite a complex set of circumstances. the interesting thing about khan, he was given an indeterminate sentence and he was clearly still on parole, wearing a tad, but he had been given permission to travel is from stoke to london to attend —— a tag. lots of interesting questions about who made the decision that it was safe for him to travel down, not a risk any more. living in the community now. borisjohnson coming out on the front page today

the attacker, usman khan was later shot dead by the police.s a convicted terrorist who'd been released early from prison. daniel sandford reports. saskia jones, 23 years old, a cambridge graduate who wanted tojoin the police. herfamily said she had a passion for helping victims of injustice and would leave a void in their lives. today, she was named as the second person murdered in friday's attack. friends remembering a determined young woman. she would've stood her ground, which breaks my heart even more because she would have stood up for herself, which, i dread to think what would have happened, to be honest. so, it's not — it's not fair. this world has changed. and a 23—year—old girl dying like that, it should never have happen. it should never come to that. man: where's he going, then? running awayjust after killing saskia, usman khan on london bridge, pursued in an astonishing act of bravery by a man armed with a fire extinguisher and another wielding the tusk of a narwahl, an arctic whale. he's brought to the ground and held before arme

saskia jones, who was 23, and 25—year—old jack merritt were stabbed to death by usman khan, a convictedst who'd been released from prison on licence. he was then shot dead by police. andy moore reports. at the guildhall in london, friends of saskia jones and jack merritt came with flowers to remember their friends. britain's political leaders also came to pay tribute. we stand in silence once more, following the atrocity on london bridge last friday. our city, vibra nt atrocity on london bridge last friday. our city, vibrant and alive, yet threatened with death. let us keep silent and remember. the brief service was inclusive of all faiths. let us pray for all faithful muslims grieving at such a cts faithful muslims grieving at such acts taken in the name of their faith. the mayor of london spoke for the people of the capital. the best way to defeat this hatred is not by turning on one another, but it's by focusing on the values that bind us, to take hope from the heroism of ordinary londoners and our emergency services, who ran towards danger, risking their lives to help people they di

usman khan also killed jack merritt, another cambridge university graduate who worked with prisoners to help them reform. usman khan was one of the people he had assisted, a man who was released last december after serving eight years in prison for terrorism offences but turned on jack merritt and stabbed him to death. this afternoon, some of jack's friends came to london bridge to mourn him and lay flowers as the head of cambridge university paid him this tribute. well, we are devastated. i met jack him this tribute. well, we are devastated. i metjack only him this tribute. well, we are devastated. i met jack only once, but i must say he impressed me as a person of tremendous charm, but also extraordinary commitment. he really believed that the work that learning together is fundamental for the future of our society. fishmongers hall remains closed, a crime scene being poured over by counterterrorism detectives because although there won't be a trial, there will be a detailed inquest into the deaths of those who were killed here on friday afternoon. the investigation continued as ni

so, usman khan was viewed as safe enough to come here to the event at fishmongers' hall. safe at all. he has duped everyone and he came on a mission to kill. there will be a series of internal inquiries into what went wrong and detailed inquests into the deaths. but everyone knows there need to be changes now. already two of the 7a terrorism prisoners who had been released are back behind bars. daniel sandford, bbc news, london bridge. our home editor mark easton is here with me. how can an attack like this be prevented from happening again? this tragedy is a consequence of system failure. was was considered such a threat that he was under the highest level of public protection controls and then he killed he killed and killed again. there are three three bodies, the police, the prison service and the probation service. when it comes to the police, a committee of mps recently warned budget cuts would lead to dire consequences for public safety. another parliamentary committee warned the prison service is in the depths of an enduring crisis. a parliamentary report on the pr

borisjohnson has faced questions over why usman khan had been released early from prison.itor john pienaar reports. another terror attack. more familiar now, but still a shock to the country, and this time the focus of political controversy. and rapid election pledges and pointscoring from borisjohnson today, a promise of new minimum jail terms for those convicted of serious terrorist crimes. i think it's ridiculous, i think it's repulsive, that individuals as dangerous as this man should be allowed out after serving only eight years. and that's why we're going to change the law. on the early release of usman khan, he was keen to blame labour, but the story's not that simple. in 2008, labour changed the law. it meant offenders could be released early, halfway through their sentence. some dangerous prisoners, including usman khan in 2012, was still handed indeterminate terms. but in 2013, the appeal court gave khan a fixed term of 16 years, and he was automatically release halfway through it. and the tories have been in government, alone or in coalition, since 2010. for ten

usman khan also killed jack merritt, another cambridge university graduate who worked with prisonerswho was released last december after serving eight years in prison for terrorism offences but turned on jack merritt and stabbed him to death. this afternoon, some of jack's friends came to london bridge to mourn him and lay flowers as the head of cambridge university paid him this

darren frost, a civil servant, took on usman khan.ld the press association that he took a task to defend himself after hearing a commotion on the floor below. he went on to recall chasing usman khan onto london bridge where a group wrestled him to the ground, stopping what they thought may have been a suicide vest. talking about the two victims killed, mr frost says he will always feel the deep hurt of not being able to save them. he hoped that by speaking out he could get people talking about terrorism and also raise money for the victim's families. the headlines on bbc news: one of england's world cup winning heroes. martin peters, who scored in the 1966 final, has died at the age of 76 a catastrophic fire warning is issued for parts of eastern australia — including sydney — amid record—breaking temperatures following months of severe drought. the government approves the takeover of uk defence and aerospace specialist, cobham, by an american company. sport and a full round up, from the bbc sport centre. we start with the death of ma

running awayjust after killing saskia, usman khan on london bridge, pursued in an astonishing act ofthe tusk of a narwahl, an arctic whale. he‘s brought to the ground and held before armed officers arrive and realise he‘s wearing what looks like a suicide vest. what? what is going on? get back! he's got a bomb! they shoot him dead. today, toby williamson, who runs the venue where the attack took place, was at the scene and told the bbc about the bravery of his staff, who had been assisting at this conference when the bloodshed began. this is an extraordinary thing that‘s happening, done by ordinary people. let me just bounce you round. in rece tion ou‘ve got dawn and gareth — one trying to keep that door closed against a vicious knifeman, the other calmly placing emergency calls. and then famously, you get andy and lukasz starting a fightback. they used fire extinguishers, they used chairs, they used these narwhal tusks ripped off the wall in the heat of the moment and they took the game back to the knifeman. usman khan also stabbed jack merritt, another cambridge university graduate

telegraph and other papers are reporting, this batch of terrorists who were released in the same way as usman khanfellow was an associate of khan but was not connected, this rea rrest has not of khan but was not connected, this rearrest has not been connected to the london bridge attack. the telegraph has clearly been tipped off to expect that others among the 74 will off to expect that others among the 7a will also be rearrested. 00:05:02,1000 --> 00:05:03,977 off our comedy question was asked on what grounds? and maybe the grounds are really that it is a general election next week and we know the government is desperate to say that it is doing everything possible to prevent a repeat and to be tough. we saw helpful headlines. "boris splits begins", that sort of thing. we wait to see what grounds there are to be going back to be 7a cases. there is obviously great concern that khan was released in the way he was, and really, that concern is extended to some of those cases. it must be concerning that now they have actually stopped and paused and gone back and reviewed, checking to see what these for

and this was a case where usman khan gamed the system, from what we understand.over this. let me out and i'll be a model citizen." for years, he presented that face to the authorities. 0ut he came, and then he committed these murders. and the question is, who was monitoring him? but, actually, when it comes to resources, i think the government's response to that is when it comes to security services, if that is their role in this case, they have had extra funding, maybe unlike other areas of the criminaljustice system. i'm completely bamboozled by all the numbers, lots of sort of 405, 30s, low teens. just explain to us what the picture painted by the polls actually is? well, there are two things you need to know about what the polls have been doing during the course of the election campaign. the one is that they've been showing a consistent conservative lead. the second is that both the conservatives and the labour party have made progress during the course of this campaign, but not at the expense of each other but rather at the expense of the brexit party in the

after being convicted of a serious terrorist offence, usman khan spent eight years in prison. all those years and still being under supervision, he still came to london on friday and killed two young people. how did the system fail? former governor ian acheson wrote a report on the government on terrorist prisoners. he produced a report for the government which he feels was not properly implemented. he says the number of prisoners is relatively small. there's only 221 of them. we have to get in there and start challenging and measuring if or how if they refuse to change or if they are demonstrating that they are pulling the wool over authorities‘ eyes by pretending that they are changed, they are still dangerous and, in my view, they should be kept in prison indefinitely. after being convicted in 2012, khan did several counterterrorism courses while in prison, though some people question their effectiveness. 0n release last year, he had to do further de—radicalisation, what is called the desistance he wore a gps tag and had severe restrictions on where he could go and who he c

a former police sergeant and a muslim was mentoring usman khan and reportedly had a especially rehearsede became enraged because he was frustrated by the licensing conditions and he also says that, during the meeting, he went from being measured and come to being enraged. he is said to have made this report in his assessment report and heard nothing back. it also says, the home office contacted him immediately after the london bridge terrorist attack. if this is true, and no reason to think it is not, further questions need to be asked what on earth was going on to allow this man, clearly a danger to people, to be allowed into central london. it will raise a big questions. a couple more to get through. the sunday telegraph, different time. can big men bomb for brea kfast? different time. can big men bomb for breakfast? —— big ben. different time. can big men bomb for breakfast? -- big ben. the new speaker said, if they want and ee, speaker said, if they want and agree, if they want big ben to bond for breakfast, and many people might think it is a bit but on the other day and it is an ex

so usman khan was viewed as safe enough to come here to the event at fishmongers' hall.ll. he'd duped everyone, and he came on a mission to kill. there will be a series of internal inquiries into what went wrong and detailed inquest into the deaths. but everyone knows there need to be changes now. already, two of the 7a terrorism prisoners who had been released are back behind bars. you are watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme: we have a special report on how the me too movement has changed the way bollywood goes about making films. it's quite clear that the worst victims of this disaster are the poor people living in the slums which have sprung up around the factory. i am feeling so helpless, that the childrens are dying in front of me and i can't do anything. charles manson is the mystical leader of the hippie cult suspected of killing sharon tate and at least six other people in los angeles. at 11:00 this morning, just half a metre of rock separated britain from continental europe. it took the drills just a few moments to cut through the final o

tribute to those who were injured and of those who put their own safety at risk by a tackle on usman khan those was a polish chef who has simply been named as lucas. he was working in the basement of the building on friday afternoon. he heard a scream, and at that moment decided he needed to do something. and his heroism has been praised by the chief executive of fishmongers' hall. as the first aider, he makes the choice, he goes towards the trouble and he gets thre on the first floor of the building just behind me. and it is pretty clear that he is a bad guy, he's got two knives in his hands, there is blood, screaming and chaos. lucas pulls off the wall this long stick, he charges towards the bad guy and impacts him on the chest. and there is clearly something here that is protective, and it doesn't make any sort of impact. but he is buying time, he allows others to escape, to move to adjacent rooms. at that point, he has got about a one minute one—on—one straight combat. this guy, we now know by the name of khan. he works his way up lucas' pole, smashing with this knife, and he takes fi

prison in december 2018, having served just under seven years of a 16-year sentence for terrorism, usman khan was shot dead by london police on friday after they say he stabbed two people to death near london bridge. in 2012, khan was convicted for his part in a terror plot. aged 19 and one of a gang of nine, he pleaded guilty for his role in a plan to bomb the london stock exchange. the judge warned he was a serious jihadist. yet on appeal in 2013, the terps of khan sentenced change allowing for automatic release in 2018 on license a form of parole in the uk. one condition of his release from custody, khan had to wear an ankle monitor so movements could be tracked. he was wearing it on friday during the attack. sources say he had ties to terrorist groups. >> this is not the time to be talking about that. i'm focusing spiral on going forward. >> boris johnson claimed the system isn't doing its job. . >> it does not make sense as a society to put terrorist -- people convicted of terrorist offenses serious, violent out on early release. >> reporter: now the british public will demand to know ho

so usman khan was viewed as safe enough to come here to the event at fishmongers‘ hall.uped everyone and he came on a mission to kill. the father of jack merritt, one of those khan murdered, has said he would be livid at his death being used to call for tougher sentences. but the prime minister, who did just that, immediately defended his stance. i've campaigned against early release and longer sentences for many years. it was in my manifesto in 2012 when i was mayor of london. i said it in august and it is in the queen's speech. we have to understand that no government can prevent every attack. no one would believe any political leader who said that they could. the inquiries as to how khan's murderous intent was missed are already under way, and a check on 7a terrorist terrorism prisoners recently released has resulted in two of them being returned to prison. daniel sandford, bbc news, london bridge. with me in the studio, our home editor mark easton. if someone asked you what went wrong, what would your a nswer you what went wrong, what would your answer be? it has bec

usman khan's release from prison on licence has led to a political row over sentencing and the conditionsenders are released. the bbc has learnt khan was assessed as being one of the lowest priorities for further investigation by mi5 when he left prison a year ago. thejudgment was made in part because khan was being let out with a strict set of licence conditions, theoretically providing considerable monitoring and oversight opportunities. our legal correspondent clive coleman reports. remembering the tragedy of london bridge. among the carnage that day, there was extraordinary bravery. lukasz pulls off the wall this long stick. he charges towards the bad guy and he impacts him on the chest. the second fatality, named yesterday, saskia jones. young, bright, committed to social justice. emotions are raw. she was fearless. she was a warrior. she was going to change the world. maybe she will. the attacker, usman khan, benefited from a period from 2008 to 2012 when prisoners classified as "dangerous" and placed on so—called extended sentences were automatically released on licence halfway thr

it brought them into contact with usman khan.th members were taking part in a particular event that sought to bring exoffenders out on license together with academics so they could learn together. now, we know that usman khan was a convicted terrorist who had only served 8 years out of a 16-year sentence. that's prompted a hot political debate, between the labor party and the conservative party about who is to blame, changing the law to allow that to happen. boris johnson, who led much of his campaign, pledging to get tough on law and order before friday's events. said that sentencing rules need to be reviewed. jeremy corbin on the other hand, said that rehabilitation whilst in jail needs to be the focus of future discussions on sentencing. in the meantime, the parents of jack merritt have come out with a statement, urging the p.m. not to politicize his death and not to use it for draconian sentences. and we had a facebook tribute posted by jack merritt's girlfriend. she said, you were quite simple the best thing, completely gold

with regard to usman khan's sentencing.he political mudslinging that followed the attack on friday. i think you particular the criticism that was directed at borisjohnson and the conservative party by the family and friends of the two young people who were killed who felt it was inappropriate that this was becoming a political issue and thought that jack married for insta nce thought that jack married for instance —— jack merritt would have been appalled at tougher sentences. these are questions that boris johnson has had to face in interviews. when he was in portsmouth, i'm sorry in southhampton, he was asked about the tone of the campaign. of course i feel, as everybody does a huge amount of sympathy for the loss of jack merritt‘s family and for all the relatives of jack and saskia who perished on the bridge. being that, i campaigned against early release and shorter sentences for many years, it was in my manifesto in 2012 when i was mayor of london. i said it in august, and it was in the queen's speech. in fact there is

john crilly used a fire extinguisher to tackle usman khan, even though he thought khan was wearing ade vest. two people were killed in the attack two weeks ago, and three injured. john crilly has been speaking exclusively to our legal correspondent, clive coleman. john crilly, using a fire extinguisher to fight knife—wielding attacker usman khan, who is wearing what looked like a suicide belt. he's struggling with the spray. he can't see what he's doing with it, so i think, if i'm spraying him, somebody else is going to be able to take him from the side or behind or whatever. john was given a life sentence for murder in 2005, following a burglary in which his accomplish punched the elderly resident, who died. it was later reduced to manslaughter, and john was released on licence in 2018. nearly two weeks ago, he was at a prison education event at fishmongers' hall, attended by cambridge graduate saskia jones and his friend jack merritt, when he heard something odd. was it a scream, or was it laughter, or girls laughing, screaming, sort of thing, i wasn't sure. a couple of seconds lat

usman khan stabbed five people on london bridge yesterday. a man and a woman both died.han was convicted in 2012 for terrorism offenses. the 28-year-old was initially sentenced to 16 years, but he was released early. holly williams has new details. >> and all the community knows he. i am no terrorist. >> reporter: that's want london bridge attacker, usman khan, speaking in 2008 after anti-terror police raided his house and before he was convicted on terror charges, part of a group that plotted to blow up the london stock exchange. he was on probation after his early release last year and reportedly wearing an electronic monitor. yet, somehow, he took the british authorities by surprise. surprise. this is normally one of the busiest bridges spanning the river thames here in central london, and the attacker set off on his stabbing spree on a friday afternoon when there were plenty of people around. this exclusive video from the "daily mail" shows bystanderrers fighting back way fire extinguisher, and reportedly, a tusk pulled from a display. they tackled him to the ground,

this is the dramatic moment passers—by attempted to stop convicted terrorist usman khan. ple. it was there darryn frost, a civil servant, took on khan, with others attending a prisoner rehabilitation event. describing for the first time what happened, mr frost told the press association that he took a narwhal task to defend himself after hearing a commotion from the floor below. he described the moment khan ran at him with knives raised above his head. he went on to recall chasing khan onto london bridge, where a group wrestled him to the ground, stopping him attacking anyone else, or set off what they thought was a suicide vest. talking about jack merritt and saskia jones, who were both killed by khan, mr frost said he will always feel the deep hurt of not being able to save them. he said he hoped speaking out would urge people to unite against terrorism and raise money for the victims' families. president trump has signed into a law, the creation of a ‘us space force', the country's first new military service in 70 years. he described space as, "the world's newest war—fi