daniel sandford, bbc news, west london.on the run in syria, how useful is the capture of these two british jihadists and what information could they provide? here's our middle east correspondent, quentin sommerville. they called it home and raqqa was their capital, but their caliphate is now a ruin. it's not known yet how long alexanda kotey and el shafee elsheikh stayed here, but kurdish and arab fighters fought in these streets for months and more than 650 died, freeing the city from the so—called islamic state. the corpses of foreign fighters littered the alleyways, but even then we knew that plenty had escaped. condition is in a ceasefire deal, hundreds of is fighters were allowed to leave the city. across syria, is members began to flee through kurdish regime and rebel lines. the two british men, part of an is cell from west london, were picked up by kurdish forces, trying to flee to turkey. the two are a significant prize. they may be able to answer questions about what happened here. this is dabiq, where mohammed emw

daniel sandford, bbc news, west london.n the run in syria, how useful is the capture of these two british jihadists and what information could they provide? 0ur middle east correspondent, quentin sommerville, reports. they called it home and raqqa was their capital, but their caliphate is now a ruin. it's not known yet how long alexanda kotey and el shafee elsheikh stayed here, but kurdish and arab fighters fought in these streets for months and more than 650 died, freeing the city from the so—called islamic state. the corpses of foreign fighters littered the alleyways, but even then we knew that plenty had escaped. in a ceasefire deal, hundreds of is fighters were allowed to leave the city. across syria, is members began to flee, through kurdish regime and rebel lines. the two british men, part of an is cell from west london, were picked up by kurdish forces trying to flee to turkey. the two are a significant prize, they may be able to answer questions about what happened here. this is dabiq, where mohammed emwazi, jihadi

daniel sandford, bbc news, west london.these two british jihadists and what information could they provide? 0ur middle east correspondent quentin sommerville reports. they call the home, and rack was the capital but the caliphate is now a ruin. -- capital but the caliphate is now a ruin. —— raqqa. it is not known how long el shafee elsheikh and alexanda kotey stayed here but the munster fighting went on, freeing the city from islamic state. the corpses litter the alleway but even then we knew plenty had escaped. in a ceasefire deal, hundreds of ideas fighters were allowed to leave the city. across syria, eye as members began to flee through kurdish regime and a rebel lines. the two british men, part of an eye as cell from the west london, were picked up trying to flee to turkey. the two are significant prize. they may be able to a nswer significant prize. they may be able to answer questions about what happened here. this is where mohammed emwazi, jihadi john, murdered people. bodies never recovered. the west london sell wa

daniel sandford, bbc news, west london.inter olympics have opened with an unprecedented show of warmth between north and south korea. as their teams paraded together before cheering crowds in the city of pyeongchang, representatives of their governments shook hands. andy swiss reports from pyeongchang. 0pening ceremonies are always a spectacle, but few have seemed quite so significant. pyeongchang the world. the theme of the ceremony was a relevant one. peace and harmony seen through the eyes of five children exploring a winter landscape. a celebration of the nation's culture. olympic athletes from russia. at the same time for the athletes to make their entry. no russian colours because russia is banned from these games after the recent doping scandal, what finally historically the moment they had all been waiting for. under a flag representing their peninsular, north and south korea parading as one. duff of peace and eliminating the stadium before a fitting climax, as two ice hockey players, one from north korea and one fr

daniel sandford, bbc news, west london.e scale of suffering in syria has reached unprecedented levels according to the united nations. yesterday, the un security council failed to uphold an appeal from aid officials for a month—long ceasefire. (ani) the war in syria has been raging for 7 years —— and in that time...the un say over half of the population have been forced from their home. neighbouring countries have restricted the passage of people fleeing syria — leaving thousands stranded on borders in terrible and the un says more than 13 million people require humanitarian assistance. earlier i spoke to panos moumzis, the un's regional humanitarian coordinator for syria. during the last two months we have seen a dramatic deterioration. about 2.9 million people inside syria who are in hard to reach and besieged areas. in eastern ghouta, there are about 400,000 people, a suburb of damascus. during the last two months, we have not been able to ta ke months, we have not been able to take a single convoy inside eastern ghouta.

cell from west london, were rocked up by kurdish forces trying to flee f turkey. two are a significant prize. they maybl be ae to answer questions about what happened here. this is where muhammad -- jihaddy john millered case act. the same cell killed britain ice henning and alanaynes. their bodies have never been recovered. the wes c londonl was seen as the worst of the worst. i.s. superstars who hadn air of invulnerability. but no more. now all are dead or in cap activity. they may also have information on the missing british counselorist jn cantley. this was his last appearance before it, too, was taken from i.s. gup. and do we know the whereabouts of the i.s. leader? despite repeated claims that he is dead. he feels last heard from in september last year. the h captured mentale served one significant purpose, though. a new front has opened ineyyria. tu is attacking kurdish forces and calls them terrorists. but the coalition sees the kurds as vital and effective allies against i.s. and wants the world to know those allies have just captured two of the caliphate

the pair were attacked at a house in kingston upon thames in south london last summer. in south west londonsummer. a second man was found not guilty of kidnap. our home affairs correspondent june kelly reports. it contains some distressing details. celine dookhran was 20 years old. she worked in a bank and had a boyfriend. she also had a jealous uncle, who was a savage sexual predator. he kidnapped celine and then raped and murdered her. mujahid arshid also tried to kill another young woman in what he intended to be a double rape and murder. as a rape survivor, his second victim can't be identified. celine dookhran‘s mother and stepfather were in court to see a man who'd married into theirfamilyjailed for a minimum of a0 years. a police officer read a statement on their behalf. we are pleased with the verdict and the sentence. but we would like our final words to be about our wonderful celine. we love you, we miss you, we thank you for being an amazing, brilliant, funny, intelligent and caring daughter, sister, cousin and friend. arshid's blue pick—up truck was caught on cctv. he was transp

jaynesh chudasama admitted three counts of causing death by dangerous hayes, in west london.y pleas maids by the defendant. what we have heard critically is he had been drinking. according to estimates, they believe he was 2.5 times over the legal alcohol limit at the time of this fatal incident. and accident investigator's report said he was travelling at 71 mph in his brother's audi at the time, on a road in west london where the speed limit was 60 mph. a witness said he had been overtaking another car at the time and lost control of the audiand the time and lost control of the audi and it essentially mounted the pavement and ploughed into this group of teenage boys. there were five boys at the time there, three of them were killed and there was a horrific detail given when it was said the audi hit the three boys with such force that they were all thrown into the air, one of them flew over a wall into a cemetery and of course it is believed they died either instantly or almost insta ntly. either instantly or almost instantly. the defendant, we've heard from the court he was

the court had heard that mujahid arshid of kingston, in south—west london, had developed an obsession and the surviving victim, who cannot be identified. our home affairs correspondent, june kelly, reports. celine dookhran was 20 years old, she worked in a bank and had a boyfriend. she also had a jealous uncle, who was a savage sexual predator, he kidnapped celine and then raped and murdered her. mujahid arshid also raped and tried to kill another young woman. as a rape survivor, his second victim can't be identified. celine dookhran‘s mother and stepfather were in court to see a man who'd married into their family found guilty. a police officer read a statement on their behalf. we are pleased with the verdict and the sentence, but we would like our final words to be about our wonderful celine. we love you, we miss you and we thank you for being an amazing, brilliant, funny, intelligent and caring daughter, sister and cousin and friend. arshid's blue pick—up truck was caught on cctv, he was transporting a freezer, which was part of his plot. two—days later he was back in his truck and

a man has admitted killing three teenage boys in a car crash in west london last month.ey walked to a birthday party. 28—year—old jaynesh chuda—sama from hayes, who was more than two and half times over the drink drive limit, has admitted three counts of causing death by dangerous driving. a teenager has been charged with stabbing two young somali men to death in the camden area of north london last week. eighteen year—old isaiah popoola has been charged with the murders of abdikarim hassan and sadiq mohamed last tuesday. police say popoola has also been charged with alleged attacks on two others on the same night. an inquest has heard how a five year—old girl — suffering from asthma — died after being turned away from an emergency doctor's appointment because she was a few minutes late. ellie may clark arrived at a clinic in newport, south wales but was told the doctor wouldn't see her because she was late. she returned home but was taken to hospital later that night and died. our wales correspondent sian lloyd was at the inquest, what more can you tell us? ellie may cl

good morning from bbc london news. has opened in west london.t. how to do that more safely and to avoid the triggers. to help detect, disrupt and deter the counterfeit medicines trade. which won't accept the new style coin. machines are causing chaos for businesses in the local area. day, and new machines are gradually being installed. following a major redevelopment. for a reported £200 million. into housing, offices and shops. there's also a tv studio remaining on the mixed use site. let's have a look at the travel situation now. because of a track fault. because of a signal failure. and barking. the usual delays. let's have a check on the weather now. good morning. time yesterday, but with that it's a rather damp start. rather damp start. overnight and further rain to come and then turning more showery later. and then turning more showery later. rain is moving from west to east through the morning. through the morning. it shouldn't take too long. drying out as we had through. through. will start to break up into the afternoon. afternoon. sunn

driver admits killing three boys he hit at more than 70mph as they walked to a birthday party in west londonin a moment it will be time for sportsday but first a look at what else is coming up this evening on bbc news. in beyond 100 days, the latest from syria as russia gives in to pressure at the un for a brief cease fire. here, the beast from the east has arrived — and as the cold snap takes hold, we'll take a closer look at the weather warnings around the country. and as more than 100 school girls are abducted from a village in nigeria, we'll have the latest from lagos. that's all ahead on bbc news. sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday — i'm holly hamilton. coming up on the programme. after sliding, skiing and snowboarding to success, we welcome home team gb from their most successful winter olympics. hopefully it has put snowboarding on the map. and tributes to british boxer scott westgarth who died following a light heavyweight fight in doncaster at the weekend. hello and welcome to the programme and after recording their highest ever medal tally at a winter 0lympics — team gb has

alexanda koteyee el sh elsheikh hav grew up close to ee in a small area of west london.it became infamous as an i.s.ng recruiround, as well as mohammed emwazi, and others from the sisters died -- these streets died fightingor i.s. in syria or iraq. elsheikh and kotey had their british citizenship d by the home secretary. now a trial will possibly in the united states, seems like the likeliest outcome. has settled its co driving car unit waymo. the legal dispute was over stolen trade secrets related to self driving technolog as part of the settlement, uber has agreed to p waymo a percentage of its equity state, which works out to $245 million. esan airport in has been shut for the second time this week because of snow and black ice. the french capital is covered by a heavy blanket of snow, bringing the transport system to aalt. not everyone is complaining. here is hugh schofield. ow thisor the second time week, weather has blown into paris from the west. the city was just getting over the previous heavy fall on tuesday. anat caused some disruption to transport on roarail.

the court had heard that mujahid arshid, of kingston in south—west london, had developed an obsessionied. injuly last year, he attacked them at a house he was renovating. his co—accused — vincent tappu — was cleared of kidnapping charges. jon donnison is that the old baby. just bring us up to date with events. well there were cheers from the public gallery, friends and family of celine dookhran as the guilty verdicts were read out for mujahid arshid. guilty on all counts. two counts of rape, two cou nts counts. two counts of rape, two counts of kidnapping, one count of murder and one of attempted murder as well as two counts of historic sexual abuse on the surviving victim. in sentencing mujahid arshid toa minimum victim. in sentencing mujahid arshid to a minimum of a0 years the judge said he had been truly terrifying and stands at the very highest level of seriousness in terms of the crimes committed. my colleaguejune kelly has the background to the case. celine dookhran was 20 years old. she worked in a bank and had a boyfriend. she also had a jealous uncle who was a barbaric sexual

khader saleh died on wednesday at wormwood scrubs prison in west london. all in their early twenties — are due to appear in court next week. oligarchs suspected of corruption will be forced to explain how they fund their luxury lifestyles in britain. the security minister, ben wallace, has told the times that he wants to crackdown on criminals and fraudulent politicians who use britain to launder money gained through corruption. earlier i spoke to dal babu, a former chief superintendent at the metropolitan police. he explained some of the thinking behind the new ‘unexplained wealth orders'. i think what they want to do is establish where people have got their money, and if you have £50,000 or more, that's probably not going to affect the majority of us, then they want to have the opportunity to ask people were they got that money from. actually it could apply a lot lower than oligarchs but that is really what looking at, people who are the international super wealthy who often choose to live in this country. absolutely. the interview in the times was very

khader saleh died on wednesday at wormwood scrubs prison in west london. thousands of health workers, activists and union members have been marching in central london to demonstrate in support of the nhs. the march was organised by two pressure groups, the people‘s assembly and health campaigns together, to call on the government to increase funding in the nhs. the department of health and social care says it has invested an additional £437 million in the nhs this winter. britain‘s civil aviation authority has announced a review into airlines‘ seating policies. it comes following concerns that some operators have deliberately been splitting up groups of passengers in order to force them to pay extra for allocated seating. our business correspondent vishala sri—pathma has more. what is the civil aviation authority saying and going to do? they are going to look into whether this is deliberate. now, if you book a flight deliberate. now, if you book a flight on an online budget a—line, you would be made to pay some taxes sit with your families and friends, when

three men in their early twenties have been charged with murdering a prisoner at a west london jail. found with stab wounds. fellow inmates ahmed kyre, kalif dibbassey and enton marku will appear at the old bailey next week. the snp's deputy leader, angus robertson, has announced that he is stepping down with immediate effect to pursue new career opportunities. it comes eight months after he lost his westminster seat. scotland's first minister, nicola sturgeon, said the party owed mr robertson an enormous debt of gratitude for his role in its success over the last decade. the treasury says it's working hard to deliver the best deal for brexit after the tory mp jacob rees—mogg accused officials of fiddling the figures to try to keep britain in the customs union. mr rees—mogg, who was caught in a scuffle when protesters disrupted a meeting he was attending, told radio a's today programme that the forecasts made by the treasury before the referendum were clearly politcially motivated. with the referendum and the eu, the treasury has gone back to making forecasts. it was politically adva

khader saleh died on wednesday at wormwood scrubs prison in west london.ibbassey and enton marku, all in their early 20s, are due to appear in court next week. a father whose three daughters were among those abused by us gymnastics doctor larry nassar has apologised, after trying to attack him at a court in michigan. nassar was sentenced to up to 175 years in prison last month after more than 150 women testified that he had sexually abused them. to my parents, thank you for all your love and support through all of this. throughout larry nassar‘s sentencing hearings, women have shared their horrific tales of abuse at the hands of the disgraced doctor. on friday, the testimonies continued, with the heartbreaking account of the margraves family, whose three daughters were all victimised. after hearing two of his daughters recount their ordeals, randall margraves asked for a turn to speak as a distraught father. i would ask you to, as part of the sentencing, to grant me five minutes in a locked room with this demon. i have a feeling... would you do that? that

killing three teenage boys in a car crash when he ran them over as they walked to a birthday party in west londonfs will be introduced to parliament later. the prime minister says it could prevent 11 million people paying "rip—off" bills. if passed, the energy regulator ofgem would be able to limit bills for those on standard variable tariffs. the new york film studio co—founded by disgraced producer harvey weinstein is set to file for bankruptcy. according to us media reports it comes after talks to sell the firm collapsed. they also suggest the directors of the firm believe it is the "only viable option to maximise the company's remaining value". sales at primark took a hit in the autumn following a spell of warmer than usual weather. around the world, it says like—for—like sales looks set to fall i% in the six months to march, though sales in the uk were up 4%. parliament is introducing new laws to limit how much energy companies can charge customers today. the legislation will enable the energy regulator ofgem to cap the infamous standard variable tariffs. that's the deal you end up on if you

of the showers continuing just around the valley areas is a good deal drier up towards the north west london at around seventy six celsius there for paris but it's apt weather some wintry weather some sleet snow florist's any possibility across of the low countries over the next couple days over some snow to into the panel on saturday heavy rain making its way back in a crossing with them wales stretching down into the by of biscay will in parts of spanking also see some wintry flurries to war when she weather there across the alps heavy rain into the balkans around three hundred millimeters of rain a possibility of here by saturday same area stretches up across a good part of northwest africa will see some lively downpours for a time for northern areas of algeria. the weather sponsored by qatar and he's. paid the scene for us where they're on line what is american sign in yemen that peace is always possible but it never happens not because the situation is complicated but because no one cares or if you join us on sat there people that there are choosing between buying medication and eating

alexanda kotey and el shafee elsheikh grew up close to each other in quite a small area of west london to the a40 flyover. it became infamous as an is recruiting ground. as well as mohammed emwazi, jihadijohn, some half a dozen other men from these streets died fighting for is in either syria or iraq. at el shafee elsheikh‘s house, his parents, who had another son killed in syria, asked the media to leave. there's nothing we can say, no comment whatsoever. please, please, let us be in peace. their son and alexanda kotey have had their british citizenship removed already. now a trial, possibly in the united states, seems the most likely outcome. daniel sandford, bbc news. gale of suffering in syria continues according to the united nations. —— the scale of suffering. more than 240 civilians are thought to have been killed in the besieged areas this week. after five straight days of bombing by syrian warplanes and artillery. the assistant secretary general at the united nations and the un regional coordinator for syria explained why he is among those calling for a ceasefire. we have seen

khader saleh died on wednesday at wormwood scrubs prison in west london.ty leader angus robertson has announced that he is stepping down with immediate effect. it comes eight months after he lost his westminster seat. the scottish first minister nicola sturgeon has paid tribute to mr. robertson, thanking him for contribution to the party. small businesses affected by the collapse of the construction giant carillion are being offered the chance to apply for government—backed loans from high street lenders. thousands of suppliers were left unpaid, after the firm went into liquidation last month. our business correspondent joe lynam reports. britain‘s second biggest construction company collapsed three weeks ago leaving debts of almost £1 billion and a pensions deficit ofa similaramount. apart from those directly employed at carillion, thousands of smaller suppliers and contractors faced ruin due to unpaid debts. our main concerns are those payments are made. contractors and people‘s livelihoods of the main thing. this obviously impacted on them. now the gove

khader saleh died on wednesday at wormwood scrubs prison in west london.the snp's deputy leader angus robertson has announced that he is stepping down with immediate effect. it comes eight months after he lost his westminster seat. the scottish first minister nicola sturgeon has paid tribute to mr. robertson, thanking him for contribution to the party. thousands of demonstrators have been marching through central london calling for more government support for the nhs. the event was organised by the people's assembly and health campaigns together. in response to the rally, the department of health and social care said they are aware the nhs is extremely busy and extra funding has already been allocated by the government. health workers, activists and union members spoke about the pressures on the nhs and the nursing profession in particular: i been told everything is fine when it's not. i know plenty of people who work in health who think it is already dead on its feet. and it won't last. i also, already dead on its feet. and it won't last. ialso, but alrea

three men in their early twenties have been charged with murdering a prisoner at a west london jail.ed on wednesday at wormwood scrubs after being found with stab wounds. fellow inmates ahmed kyre, kalif dibbassey and enton marku will appear at the old bailey next week. a local council has taken the highly unusual step of imposing emergency spending controls as a result of severe financial challenges. the conservative—run northamptonshire county council says it's faced large cuts and a big increase in social care costs. here's our political correspondent matt cole. like so many others across britain, people in northamptonshire have watched their council manage multimillion—pound budget cuts since 2010, and now they've run out of cash, meaning a host of services from subsidised buses to libraries are threatened. i'll be absolutely devastated if it closes. we've been here forjust over a year and i was delighted that this is kind of ten minutes down the road from us. we just feel, i suppose, let down, and why wasn't anything in place to prevent this situation happening? there will now b

khader saleh died on wednesday at wormwood scrubs prison in west london., all in their early 20s, are due to appear in court next week. six migrants have been injured after a gunman opened fire from a car in the central italian city of macerata. police say the attack appears to be racially motivated, with the shooter targeting african migrants — one man has been arrested. 0ur correspondent james reynolds joins me from rome. what's more are you hearing, james? we are getting a little bit of a picture about what happened in the day. as far as we can tell from the local media and the police, the gunmen opened fire from his car in the city of macerata. he targeted a group of people who appeared to be migrants from africa. the gunmen was able to continue going and continue firing against other groups of people. at that point, the other authorities said outreach telling people to stay indoors. the gunmen was then arrested, and has he was detained, there were reports that he gave as a gesture which can be interpreted as a fascist salute. at the moment, the police

. 0nce was working on in kingston in south—west london.ual offending. in 2008 he abused the victim who testified against him. this went on for a year. in 2011 she finally told some of her family but her story wasn‘t accepted. in 2013 arshid was caught in an online stink in fighting arshid was caught in an online stink infighting an arshid was caught in an online stink in fighting an undercover police officer to drug and raped her. the following year he was interviewed by detectives, prosecutors decided they couldn‘t bring a case because the police haven‘t found key evidence. a former senior officer is questioning the rigour of this investigation. the bottom line is we have an undercover police officer who engages with a paedophile who talks about doing the most terrific things toa about doing the most terrific things to a young person. and then we have a three—month delay before police officers go to the address and even at that time there is nothing to suggest the victim was spoken to, there‘s concerns about not seizing there‘s concerns a

global economy including a slightly bizarre interviewed about toby rowan cabinets being made in just west london in oxbridge the consensus is a speech that as i say was long on a waffle and slightly off color jokes but very short on detail which is arguably what might make some remain as change their minds about rex it on twitter of course opposition m.p.'s were very quick to point this out yvette cooper said that with fifty thirteen months to go what we need is a not bluster and david lammy made a similar point we've heard it all before a few bad jokes and a few long words over in brussels of course this speech was not really aimed e.u. commission president john called you took exception to an earlier assertion by johnson that the e.u. was trying to build a super state even boris himself was sounding a little bit desperate by the end under a hail of questions from journalists. enough of your sweet nothings where is the clarity do you think that you are the right person to be reaching out to those remaining do you worry that this uncertain approach to brace it that we're feeding this country is

a man has admitted killing three teenage boys in a car crash in west london last month.over the alcohol limit, and speeding, when his car hit the three teenagers, who were on their way to a birthday party. russia's president putin has ordered a daily ceasefire to enable civilians to leave the rebel—held area of eastern ghouta in syria. the area has been subject to an intense bombardment by syrian government forces backed by russia for more than week. our chief international correspondent lyse doucet is here. what's your reading of what the russians are trying to do here?|j suppose russians are trying to do here?” suppose if you are the main foreign military power in syria then you must feel you can literally call the shots. what russia is doing is unilaterally rewriting what had been a rare security council resolution on syria at the weekend which called for a 30 day, 24—hour ceasefire. they still russian offer of a five hour daily, that would still give a desperately needed residents of eastern ghouta, including those who are living in basements to avoid the intense bom

khader saleh died on wednesday at wormwood scrubs prison in west london.in their early 20s, are due to appear in court next week. six migrants have been injured after a gunman opened fire from a car in the central italian city of macerata. police say the attack appears to be racially motivated, with the shooter targeting african migrants — one man has been arrested. our rome corresponded is following developments. as far as we can tell, the gunmen opened fire from his car ina the gunmen opened fire from his car in a city of macerata. you target a group of people who appeared to be migrants from africa. he was able to keep going, and the authorities felt the accent outreach telling you to stay indoors. the gunman was then arrested, and as he was detained, there are reports that he gave a gesture that has been interpreted as a fascist salute. at the moment, the police will be wanting to interrogate him, to find the exact motive for the attack. what is the background to this, james, because it is not the first attack that there has been in macerata, is it? no

a man has admitted killing three teenage boys in a car crash in west london last month.re hit near a bus stop as they walked to a birthday party. 28—year—old jaynesh chudasama, from hayes, has admitted three counts of causing death by dangerous driving. richard galpin is at the old bailey, in central london. tell us more about what was said in court this morning. yes, a lot of very important detail has come out. now that he has pleaded guilty. perhaps the most significant, the fact that mr chudasama had been drinking. and according to an investigation, it is estimated that he was 2.5 times over the legal alcohol limit at the time of the fatal incident. an accident investigation report has also found that he was travelling at 71 malls per hour on a road where the limit was 60 mph. eyewitnesses said that he had been overtaking a car in front of him, in what was described in court today as a hazardous manoeuvre. and he lost control of the car. it mounted the pavement and it ploughed into a group of five boys. there were three other children who were very nearby as well. and

the family of khader saleh — the prisoner stabbed to death in wormwood scrubs in west london yesterdaye in the jail, in the days before he was attacked. four men — who are also inmates — have been arrested on suspicion of murder. 28 russian athletes given lifetime bans for doping have had their suspensions overturned by the court of arbitration for sport, because of insufficient evidence. in total, 43 russians were banned for life from the olympics, following an international olympic committee investigation into state—sponsored russian doping at their home games in sochi in 2014. the ioc warned the decision "may have a serious impact on the future fight against doping". elderly and vulnerable people who are in and out of hospital should be given automatic home checks to stop needless re—admissions. that's according to a new report by the british red cross. it says one reason is many of don't feel safe in their own homes. it's thought that over the past five years hospital readmissions in england have risen by nearly 23% to more than 457,000. the number re—admitted within 48 hours now a

khader saleh died on wednesday at wormwood scrubs prison in west london.gus robertson has announced that he is stepping down with immediate effect. it comes eight months after he lost his westminster seat. the scottish first minister nicola sturgeon has paid tribute to mr robertson, thanking him for his contribution to the party. the civil aviation authority has announced a review into airlines' seating policies. it follows concerns that some operators have deliberately been splitting up groups of passengers in order to force them to pay extra for allocated seating. some people have complained that they've been victims of the policy and the caa says it won't hesitate to take action if necessary. our business correspondent vishala sri—pathma explained more about the review. if you book a flight on a budget airline, for example, you will be made to pay, sometimes, to sit with yourfamily and made to pay, sometimes, to sit with your family and friends when you go on holiday. so they are looking into whether the seating algorithms are deliberately done to make

khader saleh died on wednesday at wormwood scrubs prison in west london. all in their early twenties — are due to appear in court next week. northamptonshire county council has imposed emergency spending controls as it faces "severe financial challenges". the notice bans all new expenditure at the council, with the exception of statutory services for protecting vulnerable people. last month the government said an inspector would look into allegations of financial failings at the authority. it is believed to be the first such notice issued in more than 20 years. the labour leaderjeremy corbyn has just been speaking at his party's local government conference in nottingham and he blamed tory austerity cuts for the situation in northamptonshire. this conservative government has sent our public services spiralling into crisis. after nearly eight years of conservative government, councils have lost 50% of their funding from central government. and yesterday, we found that tory—run northampshire council is effectively bankrupt. austerity is unleashing chaos acros

today the police went to the family home of el shafee elsheikh in west london.me from the same area, and were radicalised here before leaving for syria and iraq. makeshift bomb shelters in the bottom of a school... the american journalist james foley was the first of at least 27 western hostages, who us officials say were beheaded by the gang. the killing videoed, and then put on the internet. and this is david haines, a british aid worker, who was also captured by islamic state and beheaded in 2014. alan henning, a former taxi driver, who became a volunteer aid worker in syria in 2013 was the second british man to be murdered. the videos showed mohammed emwazi, jihadijohn, killing each of these men and others. this morning the daughter of david haines gave her reaction. they should die a long, slow, painful death. realistically that is not going to happen. and you have to come to terms with that. the best thing for them is to be locked up and throw away the key. they should never be allowed back into society, because they willjust recruit people, and they will

alexanda kotey and el shafee elsheikh grew up close to each other in quite a small area of west londona40 flyover. it became infamous as an is recruiting ground. as well as mohammed emwazi, jihadijohn, some half a dozen other men from these streets died fighting for is in either syria or iraq. at el shafee elsheikh‘s house, his parents, who had another son killed in syria, asked the media to leave. there's nothing we can say, no comment whatsoever. please, please, let us be in peace. their son and alexanda kotey have had their british citizenship removed already. now a trial, possibly in the united states, seems the most likely outcome. daniel sandford, bbc news. and we'll find out how this story — and many others — are covered in tomorrow's front pages at 10:40 this evening in the papers. 0ur guestsjoining me tonight are michael booker, deputy editor of daily express and rachel shabi, journalist and broadcaster. the eu's chief brexit negotiator, michel barnier, has issued a stark warning to the uk — effectively telling the british government, you can't have your cake and eat it. he sa

allexanda kotey and el shafee elsheikh club close to each other in quite a small area of west london, flyover. it became infamous as an is recruiting ground. as well as mohammed emwazi, jihadijohn, some half a dozen other men from these streets died fighting for is in either syria or iraq. at el shafee elsheikh‘s house, his parents, who had another son killed in syria, asked the media to leave. there's nothing we can say, no comment whatsoever. please, please, let us be in peace. their son and alexanda kotey have had their british citizenship removed already. now a trial, possibly in the united states, seemed the most likely outcome. daniel sandford, bbc news. i'm joined via webcam by michael weiss, author of isis: inside the army of terror. thanks for talking to others. these two men are clearly accused of a whole catalogue of some of the most terrific crimes. how significant is their capture? symbolically i think it is very significant, the very fa ct it is very significant, the very fact you just mentioned. this was the face of britain's role in isis, they took british hostages are

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west. cold but at least that is where the best of the sunshine has been. further east, nuisance cloud so far today. a gloomy story as you can see. in greater london. e we will see it turning increasingly to snow for a time through scotland and northern ireland. psi is further east. a cold start to saturday morning. hence the reason the temperature gradient dips below freezing. the blue tones. snow could be an issue first thing if travelling in scotland. snow and ice cover as much as 5—10 centimetres before that snow eases away. lying still first thing in the morning across scotland, maybe snow showers lingering through the lake district and parts of cumbria. further south, rain through wales and south—west england, that rain drifting east as we go through the day. so it's an improving weather story i suspect across parts of scotland into the afternoon. brighter spells. the rain will turn heavy as it moves through north—west england, wales, south—west england, eventually towards the south—east, staying dry during daylight hours in south—east england. a miserable afternoon for many. we might scrape double digits but it won't feel like it. there are i

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the four had met and became radicalised in west london. te city as a mechanic. last year, the american state department designated kotey and elsheikh as wanted terrorists who had fought for islamic state. kotey was born in paddington in london. he was of ghanaian and greek cypriot background. the citation said he used exceptionally cruel torture methods, including electronic shock and waterboarding. elsheikh's family had fled sudan in the 1990s. he became a british citizen. according to the state department, he'd earned a reputation for waterboarding, mock executions and crucifixions. the two men were captured by the american—backed syrian democratic forces, a kurdish—led militia. the story was confirmed by american officials, after it first appeared in the new york times. mr kotey was known to be exceptionally cruel. he tortured people, including using electronic shock and waterboarding. he was also an islamic state recruiter, and he was responsible for recruiting several uk nationals to the islamic state. elsheikh also had a reputation fo

there is a good service on the tubes this morning, but there are severe delays on london overground. virgin trains westse of a problem being investigated. on the roads: the a13 slow moving westbound between dagenham and barking — the usual delays. in barnes, temporary traffic lights are in place on the south circular at the red roverjunction, for repairs to a gas leak. and chelsea embankment is closed westbound for roadworks from chelsea bridge to battersea bridge. let's have a check on the weather now. good morning. well, it was another very cold night last night, so yes, another widespread frost this morning. the chilly start, but the good news is it is largely dry and largely sunny. just one or two further snow showers to watch out for in the east and the met office hasissued for in the east and the met office has issued a yellow weather warnings or snow and ice. has issued a yellow weather warnings orsnow and ice. now, has issued a yellow weather warnings or snow and ice. now, these snow showers are restricted to the east. they are moving down from the east coast. pa rt of they are moving down from

today, the police went to the family home of el shafee elsheikh in west london.mb shelters in the bottom of a school... the american journalist james foley was the first of at lease 27 western hostages, who us officials say were beheaded by the gang. the killing videoed, and then put on the internet. and this is david haines, a british aid worker, who was also captured by islamic state and beheaded in 2014. alan henning, a former taxi driver, who became a volunteer aid worker in syria in 2013 was the second british man to be murdered. the videos showed mohammed emwazi, jihadijohn, killing each of these men and others. they should die a long, slow, painful death. and i think quite a lot of people understand that, that they shouldn't be allowed to live. but realistically, that's not going to happen. and you have to come to terms with that. the best thing for them is to be locked up and throw away the key. they should never be allowed back into society, because they willjust recruit people, and they will just do this again. if it goes to trial, i'll certainly be the

a prime minister who had free university tuition visits sixth formers in west london to discuss student plan to take. i will be going to university... 0ne mentions theoretical physics. oh, gosh! which is the reaction many students and their parents now have about the 5¥5t5r5 55555 $5 ww as theresa may explained in derby, this review will look at all post—18 education, whether universities, technical, or vocational training. the current problems, she said, were clear. making university truly accessible to young people from every background is not made easier by a funding system which leaves students from the lowest income households bearing the highest levels of debt. with many graduates left questioning the return they get for their investment. and for those young people who do not go on to academic study, the routes into further technical and vocational training today are hard to navigate. the standards across the sector are too varied and the funding available to support them is patchy. and she said the whole system of student funding would be reviewed. our goal is a funding system wh

the us and uk are in talks about what to do with two men from west london who were detained in syriatles‘ that killed western hostages. the bbc understands the pair have been stripped of their uk citizenship and the home secretary, amber rudd says that they should go on trial. a court in bangkok has awarded a japanese man full paternity rights for thirteen babies that he fathered through commercial surrogacy. mitsutoki shigeta became the focus of the so—called ‘baby factory‘ scandal in 2014 when it was revealed that he had fathered multiple infants through thai surrogates. his case led to thailand banning commercial surrogacy for foreigners. the rising tide of plastic pollution in our oceans is breaking international law, according to a new report. campaigners say some of the world‘s biggest polluters — including china and india — could be forced to pay compensation to island nations whose coastlines are being ruined. still to come a huge shot in the fa cup last night as we can celebrate their win over manchester city. sarah lancashire reports now on free school meals for some school

london time. the copalm wed at st. george's camel at windsor castle which is about 25 miles west of london. at 1:00 p.m., following the ceremony, the newlyweds will leave windsor cast male carriage travel along high street through the town every windsor and loop back to the castle. thousands of spectators are expected to line the route offering their well wishes. as the royal weddings kensington palace wrote it hopes the short johnly provide opportunity for more people to come together around windsor, than to enjoy the atmosphere of the special day. there will be two receptions, the first will be after the ceremony at st. george's hall, for the guests of the congregation. prince charges will hold second reception that evening for close family and friends. since the couple's engagement in november people have speculated about the potential guest list, one person expected to be invited is sarah ferguson the dutchess of york who has been divorce from the prince harry's uncle prince andrew for more than 20 years. prince harry remains close to his cousin princess, planning a wedding of her own a

in the early hours of 14june last year, flames took hold of grenfell tower in west london. residents trapped inside. now, nine of those firefighters are preparing to run the london marathon to raise money for children affected by the tragedy. breakfast‘s graham satchell has been to see how they are getting on with their training. less tha n less than a mile from grenfell tower, north kensington fire station hums with the sound of training. have you run a marathon before?” have never run a marathon before, i have never run a marathon before, i have always been quite sporty, but this is a whole new ball game to myself. watch manager michael dowden one of nine firefighters here running the london marathon in april. it is really important for us to run this as a team, to try and help us deal with events we witnessed on the night of the g re nfell tower witnessed on the night of the grenfell tower fire. 71 people died at grenfell tower. firefighters were inside the blazing building four hour after hour. in the end, they helped 65 people to escape. we were the first on scene that