of hope is held at westminster abbey.ehind the teams at gchq. coming up in sportsday on bbc news. the manchester city boss pep guardiola has praised his chelsea counterpart antonio conte — saying he "may be the world's best manager", ahead of tonight's crunch premier league meeting. a bbc investigation has found that thousands of families across britain have been left worse off by the cap on benefits introduced late last year. the total amount of benefits a family can receive is now £20,000 and £23,000 in london. the bbc‘s panorama programme surveyed councils across britain and discovered that 67,000 households have been affected. and more than 7,500 families are now getting just 50p a week in housing benefit — though they can apply for help from a government fund. the government says the policy will encourage people back to work. richard bilton reports. this is where i sit in the day and this is where i sleep at night. the benefits cap has turned her life upside down. this is where i put a few toiletries in. her benefits

of the westminster terror attack.c show—jumping champion nick skelton has announced his retirement from the sport. he is 59 and won gold at the brazilian games last summer. at london 2012 he helped great britain to a team gold medal. he said in a statement that the sport has given him more than he could have hoped for in the past a3 yea rs. jose mourinho has continued his criticism of his defender luke shaw. manchester united rescued a point against everton last night to extend their unbeaten run to 20 games but half of them have been drawn. a fourth place finish looks unlikely. everton took the lead in the first—half through philjagielka with a good touch. zlatan ibrahimovic already had one goal disallowed for offside. it was mr reliable who equalised for manchester united with a penalty in the 9ath minute. jose mourinho was critical of substitute luke shaw. his performance was good but it was good because he was on my side. i was leading his performance. if he was leading his performance. if he was on the other side

let's get the view from westminster.t immigration as well. you will remember immigration was one of the big issues during the referendum campaign. and as theresa may goes into the brexit negotiations the future policy that the uk has around immigration is going to be one of the key questions. that is why the prime minister was pushed on the issue by journalists on a recent overseas trip. theresa may has said that curbs on freedom of movement when we leave the eu might not come in straightaway. that there would need to be some kind of transition period while the government and also businesses got used to the new rules. she also emphasised that because of brexit the uk would get control of its borders and also its immigration policy. i think her comments have left open the possibility that freedom of movement could continue albeit for a short period. it has to be said there is nothing new in this and the government. no new policy. i think the tone is interesting, increasingly we are hearing government ministers use caveats

you, of course, were in westminster and the palace of westminster and the palace of westminster whenour mind?|j bumped was going through your mind?” bumped into the managing director of london underground as we were on our way in and we chatted about efforts to shut down westminster tube station. really it‘s about how all the public services worked together, how the systems that keep our capital city moving worked together. and, last week, ortwo capital city moving worked together. and, last week, or two weeks ago, we saw the worst of humanity with the attack but also the best of humanity, coming together, and we saw that again today in renewed resolution and solidarity with the families. when it all started at nearly quarter past two, there was panic. when were you first aware this wasn‘t something normal? panic. when were you first aware this wasn't something normal?” panic. when were you first aware this wasn't something normal? i was first aware when i saw people running towards me saying someone had been shot on the estate. i knew it was only serious and that we had to get out.

nearby on westminster bridge there were casualties.side the gates of the houses of parliament, an unarmed police officer was killed. one of the four innocent people who died that day. two weeks later, a service symbolising hope. leaders of the different faith communities across the uk were joined different faith communities across the uk werejoined by different faith communities across the uk were joined by the different faith communities across the uk werejoined by the duke different faith communities across the uk were joined by the duke and duchess of cambridge and prince harry, together with members of the emergency services, some of the bereaved families and some of those injured. candles were lit to represent the light which can never be extinguished by the darkness of terror. in his address, the dean of westminster recalled that among those directly affected by the attack were people from britain and 12 other nations will stop he posed the question so many have asked. why. what could possibly motivate a man to take a car and dri

they're due to appear at westminster magistrates court tomorrow.hael fallon has announced that the iraq historic allegations team.. ..will officially close on 30 june 2017. the remaining claims against troops that served in iraq, which are expected to number around 20, will then be dealt with by the service police, hopefully by the end of next year. the government's move was enabled by the striking off of lawyer phil shiner — who'd pursued multiple cases until he and his firm, public interest lawyers, were discredited. the european parliament has agreed its priorities for the forthcoming brexit negotiations — backing a motion that said trade talks could not begin until after substantial progress on the terms of the britain's departure. ukip mep nigel farage said it was behaving like the mafia, setting a ransom demand. 0ur correspondent damian grammaticas reports. it began cordial enough — smiles, genuine or not, between the architect of brexit and the man who says britain must pay billions, he's michel barnier, the eu's chief negotiator. today, the

it has been quite a busy day in westminster. johnson busy day in westminster. not least because borisjohnson has loomed into the debate once again? yes, there was a lot of speculation about weather he was being sidelined from the campaign. during the referendum campaign, he had his own battle bus. he was obviously fighting for the leave side. he went around the country drawing huge crowds. today was in the confines of the radio studio, but still quite controversial. his language in a newspaper article about jeremy corbyn. will that signal a desire to go forjeremy corbyn in a very personal way? the use of language raised some eyebrows. some say it undermines and demeans the office of foreign secretary. others say it is just the style he has. the conservatives saying leadership is a big issue because people are of course deciding who their next prime minister will be. thank you. let's return to the breaking news of the past half hour. armed officers we re the past half hour. armed officers were called to an incident in whitehall.

let's go back to westminster and rejoin sophie long. we are in westminster.by two of his colleagues. the procession will make its way along millbank and make its way across the river to southwark cathedral. you can see the pictures of southwark cathedral now, you can see police officers already lining the street. we are expecting many thousands of police officers to make their way to southwark cathedral from all over the country. more than 14 police forces, many of them have been tweeting to say they have been making their way to london to pay their respects to pc keith palmer. he was 48 years old, a husband, a father to a five—year—old little girl. he was murdered less than three weeks ago during the terror attack on westminster. he was unarmed, protecting parliaments. today, thousands of his colleagues from across the country will come to london to honour his sacrifice. a full police funeral will take place at southwark cathedral. the roads around southwark cathedral have been closed off for over an hour and we have seen bus—loads of police officers coming

attack. a live shot now from westminster as the cortege leaves the palace of westminster, where hisuthwark cathedral and along the route thousands of police officers gathering to pay their respects. let's get the latest from our correspondent daniela relph. as that funeral cortege moves from westminster to us here at southwark cathedral, it is fitting that the funeral service for pc keith palmer will be here at southwark. he was a south london through and through and did most of his policing here in south london. a fitting place for that funeral to be held. when the cortege does arrive, you'll be greeted by the dean of southwark. also by the hundreds of police officers who are lining the precincts of southwark cathedral. many of them will have known keith palmer or worked with him over the yea rs. palmer or worked with him over the years. during the funeral service itself we will hear a poem read by the new commissioner of the metropolitan police service and there will also be a reading from there will also be a reading from the gospel ofjohn, which talks of laying down one's life f

those westminster, against those westminster parties, playing games, she said.enting this as the brexit election and she is the brexit candidate, is, in effect, how theresa may is presenting theirs. she said she had come to this decision reluctantly. that is the only nod we had that she has done a u—turn and scrapped her previous promises. she will not go for a snap election, she had said. reluctantly she decided she could not go on because of the division and uncertainty at westminster. we now face a really ferocious battle over the next six weeks. difficult for the next six weeks. difficult for the other parties to work out how did a pitch it. do they take her on over brexit and campaign against it? the liberal democrats certainly well. a difficult one for labour. theresa may is revising the fear that david cameron stoked up in the last general election which is the idea of labour being propped up by the scottish nationalists. theresa may again alluding to that idea saying, do you really want that sort of outcome? tomorrow, of course, mrs may will go to parlia

on westminster bridge and the houses of parliament.ocking events which occurred almost within its precincts, at westminster abbey, a service symbolising hope. leaders of the different faith communities from across the united kingdom werejoined in the congregation by the duke and duchess of cambridge and prince harry, together with members of the emergency services, some of those who were injured, and some of the bereaved, including melissa cochrane, whose husband, kurt, was one of the four people who died. candles were lit to represent the light which can never be extinguished by the darkness of terror. in his address, the dean of westminster recalled that among those who were directly affected by the attack were people from britain and 12 other nations. he posed the question so many have asked — why? what could possibly motivate a man to hire a car and take it from birmingham to brighton to london and then drive it fast at people he'd never met, couldn't possibly know, against who he had no personal grudge, no reason to hate them and

. >> hello and welcome to westminster in review. i look at the last three months of parliament a term dominated by arguments over brexit, budget that backfired in an unpredictable american president it's the brexit debate that is taking up the most time and stirred the strongest passions. >> suddenly countries around the world are queuing up to give us trading advantages and once again we have become a sovereign nation-state and command of our own destiny and i'm absolutely delighted about that. >> the chance are forced to drop the budget almost as soon as he delivered it. >> it is shocking that the chancellor has been forced to come here to address a key budget decision. >> british prime minister met the new u.s. president but there was an explosive reaction from the commons speaker. >> after the imposition of the migrant ban by president trump i am even more strongly opposed an address by president trump. >> there were other changes in the direction. this scheme allowing child refugees from europe into the u.k. was suddenly stoppe

. ♪ ♪ >> hello and welcome to westminster in review. look at the last three months here at parliament, a term dominated by arguments over brexit, a budget that backfired and an unpredictable american president. it's the brexit debate that's taken at the most time and stirred the strongest passions. >> a wonderland who suddenly countries throughout the world are queuing up to give us trading advantages and once again we become a sovereign nationstate in command of our own destiny, and i am absolutely delighted about that. >> embarrassment for the chancellor forced to drop parts of his budget almost as soon as he did look at it. >> it is shocking and humiliating the chancellor has been forced, forced to come here to address a key budget decision. >> the british prime minister met a new u.s. president but there was an explosive reaction from the common speaker. >> after the imposition of the migrant ban by president donald trump, i and even more strongly opposed for the address by president donald trump. >> there were other changes. the sc

laura kuenssberg, bbc news, westminster.he welcomed the decision to call an early election, saying labour would stand up for the people of britain, not least on the state of the national health service. the liberal democrats‘ tim farron promised to fight against what he called a hard brexit, while the first minister of scotland, nicola sturgeon, said today's announcement was a huge political miscalculation by theresa may. more on the impact in scotland in a moment, but first our deputy political editorjohn pienaar looks at reaction in westminster to the prime minister's plans. westminster‘s shutting up shop soon, again. and they're off, again. the soundbites, the slogans, all desperate for your attention. why now? the tories start strongly. labour and its leader trail badly. so loyaljeremy corbyn supporters are working hard from the start to beat the odds, to point out the issues on policies they hope may somehow prove the polls and pundits wrong. i want to use the period untiljune 8th to set out a positive vision of the kin

there is not going to be unity in westminster and who wa nts a to be unity in westminster and who wantsnyway? we are sent here... but it is different in scotland. no, we have proportional representation and all political parties are represented in parliament according to strength. you are correct in suggesting that the snp is popular in scotland and thatis the snp is popular in scotland and that is why we have many members of the snp and members of parliament at westminster. when voters in scotland are confronted with the labour party and the liberal democrats being electorally finished, it is a straight choice between a moderate, mainstream snp, wanting to protect oui’ mainstream snp, wanting to protect our position in europe, and is opposed to the austerity agenda, thatis opposed to the austerity agenda, that is not anti—immigrant and does not support a rate because. where there is a choice between those two, people in scotland will vote snp. and thank you for the kind messages asking whether the snp will stand in the rest of the uk. i have to disappoint and say we have no plans to st

westminster.ccoy. just 200 yards away from where i'm standing, at 2:40pm on march the 22nd two weeks ago, the lives of so many people were changed one way or another. the injured and those who died. many of whom their families we re died. many of whom their families were here today at the service of hope and reconciliation. peter hunt is with me now. the fact it was only two weeks ago, it has very much affected the mood of the service. this was not a memorial service, it is too early for that, nor a service of remembrance as some funerals have not yet ta ken of remembrance as some funerals have not yet taken place. it was billed asa not yet taken place. it was billed as a service of hope, quite difficult for some of those most directly affected. i think what it was was a gathering of all those people most directly affected, either of the injured or bereaved or indeed those who first responded to what unfolded close by. the royal family, a new generation of the royals, very much at the height of th

she is almost pitching herself slightly as the anti—westminster candidate standing up anti—westminsterll to god be extraordinarily difficult for labour to turn this into an election about the nhs, social care, anti—austerity. in some ways it seems to me there are analogies with mrs thatcher's 1983 analogies with mrs thatcher's1983 falklands election, when labour had a leader who were struggling. and again they found it very difficult to move away from that huge falklands factor. i suspect it may be similar this time. that said, brexit remains an incredibly divisive issue. and the risk for mrs may is that there are still many, many people passionately opposed to brexit. we saw that in the richmond by—election, when the conservative mp, zac goldsmith, sought to get re—elected and was defeated because the lib campaigned on brexit. there will be many tory mps in remain constituencies who will be deeply anxious that mr —— mrs may has underestimated the residual disillusionment of brexit. there is a huge risk for mrs may in case she has miscalculated the strength of feeling, not just on has

our correspondent is in westminster.t under an hour's time. it will be brought under escort and will be received by a guard of honour made up of members from his team at the parliamentary and diplomatic protection command. his coffin will then be taken to the chapel of saint mary undercroft inside the palace of westminster. there will be a private service for close members of his family, and pc palmer's body will then lie in rest in the chapel for the next 2a hours. there will be a guard of honour watching over his coffin throughout that time, overnight, then tomorrow, his coffin will be taken from here to southwark cathedral, where there will be a full police service funeral. we expect police officers from many forces across the country to travel to london to attend that funeral, and also to line the route of the cortege. thousands of people have been taking part in anti—government rallies in caracas and cities across venezuela. they are angry at the government's ban of the country's top opposition leader, henrique capr

the westminster terror attack.d medal is to end his 43 year career. nick skelton will retire in may having won gold in rio. with severe thunderstorms on the horizon, play has been suspended at augusta with less tha n has been suspended at augusta with less than 24 hours left before the start of the masters. alastair cook will miss the first cou nty alastair cook will miss the first county championship match of the new season for essex on friday because ofa hip season for essex on friday because of a hip injury. season for essex on friday because ofa hip injury. i season for essex on friday because of a hip injury. i will be back with more after 4.30pm. a couple who want to take their sick baby son to an american hospital for treatment could give evidence at a high court hearing. specialists at great ormond street hospital in london think it is time to stop providing life support treatment to eight—month—old charlie gard. doctors say charlie, who suffers from a rare genetic condition and has brain damage, should mov

ben wright, bbc news, westminster.ondent eleanor garnier is at downing street. she would not have called this u nless she would not have called this unless she thought she would win it, but is there a risk estimate there isa but is there a risk estimate there is a risk in any general election and over the last few months, perhaps even couple of years in the uk, all attacks has become an unpredictable affair. of course, it isa gamble, unpredictable affair. of course, it is a gamble, but some are saying it could've been a gamble to hold on until 2020. no one in westminster thought there would be a snap election because up until extremely recently downing street and the prime minister had been playing down any prospect of an early poll, but the must have always been that nagging temptation of potentially being able to increase the majority in the house of commons because theresa may's the problem recently has been her own backbenchers. with such a small majority, her hope will be that if she goes out of the country and ge

the country is coming together but westminster is not.he labour party have threatened to vote against the final agreement will reach with the european union. the liberal democrats have said they want to grind the business of government to a standstill. the scottish national party said they will vote against the legislation that formally repealed britain's membership of the european union. and elected members of the house of lords have vowed to fight us every step of the way. our opponents believe because the government majority is so small that resource will weaken and they can force us to change course. they are wrong. labour's jeremy corbyn welcomed the announcement and explained how labour was aiming to win the election. we're saying invest in the economy, invest in the future. we will put forward a case that will bring about a much fairer, much more decent country than we are getting at the present time where we have massive inequalities between the very rich minority and sadly too many people living in desperate poverty at the other

ben wright, bbc news, westminster.respondent eleanor garnier is at downing street for us. theresa may would not call this if she did not think she was going to wind, but there are risks. of course, there are risks and as ben was then, politics is extremely unpredictable. it has proved to be so over unpredictable. it has proved to be so over the last few months, if not couple of years. simon, theresa may has just left number ten downing couple of years. simon, theresa may hasjust left number ten downing st to go to the house of commons, where she is going to be addressing conservative backbench mps. she is going to be addressing conservative backbench mp5. i think downing street is pretty busy this evening. we have got people who have been here at a versace party in number ten, having their photographs taken, but she has gone to the house of commons to address conservative mps. she will of course be getting them motivated for the campaign ahead, getting them ready to pounce the pavements of this general election 2017 ca

two weeks later at westminster abbey, the service.ely not a memorial service — it's felt to be too soon after the event for that. but what the abbey described as "a service of hope". leaders of the different faith communities from across the uk were joined in the congregation by the duke and duchess of cambridge and prince harry along with members of the emergency services, some of the bereaved families and some of those who were injured. the violent assault two weeks ago against londoners and visitors to the city from around the world and the killing of a police constable on duty at the palace of westminster has shocked people everywhere. at a time of sorrow, a time when we are tempted to despair, may we find hope. the humanity of those who came to the aid of the injured and dying was remembered. the duke of cambridge read from the parable of the good samaritan. which of these three do you think was a neighbour to the man who fell into the hands of the robbers? he said, the one who showed him mercy. jesus said to him, "go and do like

but the idea that i spent too much time meddling in westminster politics, it is ridiculous.. i think i am hansen says he is the grassroots candidate. i thinki am the hansen says he is the grassroots candidate. i think i am the one candidate. i think i am the one candidate in this election who has not worked at the top of the union for decades and i know the experiences of members first—hand andl experiences of members first—hand and i think i will shake it up and put it right. political stakes are high. seasoned westminster watchers believe the race could define the future direction of the labour party. it feels like a proxy battle for the labour leadership, no question, corbyn will be watching this was often be hoping it goes his way and len mccluskey wins because of gerard coyne wins, he knows he will have another reckoning. whoever wins will lead unite to the next election. voting closes injust over a week. next week is holy week, leading up to easter sunday — the day christians mark their belief jesus rose from the dead. but research commissioned by the bbc suggests beli

laura kuenssberg, bbc news, westminster.y corbyn said he welcomed the decision to call an early election, saying labour would stand up for the people of britain, not least on the state of the national health service. the liberal democrat tim farron promised to fight against what he called a hard brexit, while the first minister of scotland nicola sturgeon said today's announcement was a huge political miscalculation by theresa may. more on the impact in scotland in a moment but first our deputy political editorjohn pienaar looks at reaction in westminster to the prime minister's plans. westminster‘s shutting up shop soon, again. and they're off, again. the soundbites, the slogans, all desperate for your attention. why now? the tories start strongly. labour and its leader trail badly. sojeremy corbyn and his supporters are working hard from the start to beat the odds, to point out the issues and policies they hope may somehow prove the polls and pundits wrong. i want to use the period untiljune 8th to set out a positive visio

seasoned westminster watchers believe it could define the leadership of the labour party.ill be watching this vote, and will hope it goes the way of len mccluskey, because if gerald coyne wins, he knows he will have another enemy. whoever wins will lead to unite through to the next election. voting in this increasingly bitter battle closes in just over a week. let's take a look at some of the other stories making the news this afternoon. police in manchester say they received 31 calls yesterday relating to the use of the banned synthetic drug, spice. 1a of the calls were about people who'd collapsed. tributes are being paid to the former radio 2 presenter, brian matthew, who's died aged 88. his broadcasting career spanned almost 70 years. he's most well known for the ‘sounds of the 60s', a programme he presented for 27 years. fellow radio 2 presenterjeremy vine said matthew had done everything in broadcasting and met everyone in music. people caught fly—tipping will have to help councils clean up litter, under new proposals by the government. it says fly—tippers cost £50 m

on westminster bridge and the houses of parliament.ber the victims of khalid masood who drove a car into pedestrians and stabbed a police officer. at the abbey, the duke and duchess of cambridge and prince harryjoined those attending the multi—faith service, as our royal correspondent nicholas witchell reports. two weeks after shocking events which occurred almost within its precincts, at westminster abbey a service symbolising hope. leaders of the different faith communities from across the united kingdom werejoined in the congregation by the duke and duchess of cambridge and prince harry, together with members of the emergency services, some of those who were injured and some of the bereaved, including melissa cochran whose husband kurt was one of the four people who died. candles were lit to represent the light which can never be extinguished by the darkness of terror. in his address, the dean of westminster recalled that among those who were directly affected by the attack were people from britain and 12 other nations. he posed the

of the westminster terror attack.overnment for a suspected chemical attack yesterday where more than seventy people died, many of them children. jeremy corbyn has said labour's national executive committee will review ken livingstone's comments in the wake of his suspension from the party. i'm egon cossou with your business update. are you one of the people who bought a new car last month to beat tax changes? well, if you were, you helped boost new car sales to a record high. more than 562,000 new cars were registered last month, according to industry trade body the smmt. and sales of diesel vehicles continued to rise, despite controversy over the pollution they produce. there are signs that inflation might sneak up higher than the 3% most people are expecting. last month, companies in the services sector raised prices at their fastest pace since 2008. the pmi index also showed the sector was expanding faster than expected. lloyds bank has named 100 branches which are due to close as part of their restructuring plan.

the body of pc keith palmer — who was stabbed to death last month — has arrived at the palace of westminsterhis funeral tomorrow. also in the next hour — commemorating the fallen of the first world war. around 20,000 people, many canadian, are in northern france to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the battle of vimy ridge. mercedes‘ lewis hamiltion has won the chinese grand prix in shanghai, beating ferrari's sebastian vettel, who finished second. and coming up in half an hour — click looks at whether voice—controlled personal assistants live up to the hype. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. a british man among the four victims of friday's terror attack in stockholm has been named as 41—year—old chris bevington. family of the 41—year—old said they we re family of the 41—year—old said they were devastated by his untimely and tragic death. police have said that more officers will be deployed in stockholm to protect citizens. thousands gather in the centre of stockholm for a vigil against terrorism. as more details emerge of those who lost their lives when a hijacked lorry was driven

our reporter, keith doyle, is at westminster for us this morning. good morning.y will be happening today? good morning from westminster, where we expect 5000 plus officers from every police force in britain to be here along the route, taking part in pc keith palmer's funeral, which will be held at southwark cathedral, which is two miles away from westminster on the south bank of the thames. all night, there has been that honour guard by pc keith palmer's often, which is in the royal chapel at the houses of parliament behind me. two officers, all throughout the night, changing every hour. around one o'clock, shortly after, the coffin will be taken from that chapel, and it will go right past the spot where that officer was killed, just over two weeks ago. they will then carry on ina weeks ago. they will then carry on in a route for people who know london are long over lambeth bridge, over the south side of the river, past waterloo, over two southwark cathedral. —— to. . past waterloo, over two southwark cathedral. —— to.. —— to. he will be remembered over here with

theresa may says the country is united and westminster is not and thatis united and westminster is nott is why she has done this. the country is not united. that is what we saw with the exit boat. theresa may wants to play on that list unity and we want to bring people together with the vision of brexit that protects jobs. how much is at stake given the feverish speculation about jeremy corbyn‘s leadership of your party. if theresa may loses this election she will have to step down. at this point you will find that the party is united behind the leadership. the accident policies that we started to put out over the last few weeks, the party wants to unite and fight and win. then you woke up this morning, was this not the last thing you needed?” woke up this morning, was this not the last thing you needed? i can think of lots of other things in my life... i don't want to go into those! every time the shadow cabinet has come together we talked about the possibility of a snap election. neither is happening, we will fight and it. how many seats will you gain? and not in a position to specul

nearby on westminster bridge, there were casualties.e of the four innocent people who died that day. gunshots. two weeks after those events at westminster abbey, a service symbolising hope. leaders of the different faith communities from across the united kingdom werejoined in the congregation by the duke and duchess of cambridge and prince harry, together with members of the emergency services, some of the bereaved families, and some of those who were injured. candles were lit to represent the light which can never be extinguished by the darkness of terror. in his address, the dean of westminster recalled that amongst those who were directly affected by the attack were people from britain and 12 other nations. he posed the question so many have asked. why? what could possibly motivate a man to hire a car and take it from birmingham to brighton, to london, and then drive it fast at people he'd never met, couldn't possibly know, against whom he had no personal grudge, no reason to hate them. and then run at the gates of the palace of wes

at the gates of the palace of westminster police constable keith palmer's coffin paused.d 19 days ago. the place where unarmed he moved towards a man brandishing two knifes, where he put himself in harm's way, where he protected parliament to protect our democracy. police officers from every force in the country lined the route. thousands of men and women who did not know keith palmer but know what it means to wear the badge. you never really know what you're going to face when you go out there. so it is with incredible bravery that he did that. i think it brings home what the job is about, the risks that you take, it shows what a family we are really bad we all look out for one another and we all do the same thing at the end of the day. the global police family came together in london today, including officers from new york's police department. we have had so much support from offices around the country, around the united states as well as from other places in the world when we have had officers die in the line of duty, so we have felt a need to be supportive back. as th

police line the streets of london for the funeral of pc keith palmer, the officer killed in the westminster attack. and use, or chance of russia listening to the west? what does assyria look like after our site? how big a problem is spiced and satirising tribe. —— trump. good evening and welcome to bbc news. international pressure is growing on russia to abandon its support for syria's president assad in the wake of last week's chemical weapons attack on a rebel town. tonight western foreign ministers from the g7 group of industrialised nations have been meeting in northern italy to consider a co—ordinated response — which could include support for new sanctions on moscow and damascus. the us secretary of state, rex tillerson, said america would hold to account those who committed crimes against innocents anywhere in the world. from lucca — our diplomatic correspondent james robbins reports. contemplating italy's past glory and syria's present horror, borisjohnson and rex tillerson were turning up the international heat on president assad and his russian backers. this morning rex tillerson

politics is ridiculous. in westminster politics there is a third challenger, seen as politically to. seen as politically ian allinson says he is the grassroots candidate. i think i am the one candidate in this election that has not worked at the top of the union for decades, and i know the expressions of frustration of members at first hand, and it needs shaking up and putting right. hand, and it needs shaking up the political stakes are high. hand, and it needs shaking up seasoned westminster watchers believe the race could define the leadership of the labour party. believe the race could define it feels like a proxy battle. believe the race could define there is no question that corbyn will be watching this vote, and will hope it goes the way of len mccluskey, because if gerald coyne wins, he knows he will have another enemy. whoever wins will lead unite through to the next election. voting in this increasingly bitter battle closes in just over a week. some sport now and lewis hamilton has won the chinese grand prix. it was a stop—start race in shanghai as wet conditions played th

this is the scene live in westminster. the prime minister — who was not in downing street at the time — is being kept informed of developments. i think it shows that our police and our intelligence and security services are on the alert, as they always are, looking to keep us safe and secure. it comes just over a month after the westminster attack in which four pedestrians were killed and a police officer stabbed to death. the other main stories on bbc news at five. the foreign secretary says britain could take military action against the syrian regime without a vote in parliament. if the americans choose to act again and they ask us to help, as i say, i think it will be very difficult to say no. we don't need unilateral action, we need to work through the un but, above all, we need to bend ourselves totally to getting a political settlement in syria. the government loses a court bid to delay publication of its air pollution strategy until after the general election. new figures show a big rise in violent crime in england

it has been a very moving morning, here in westminster.night at the palace of westminster just behind overnight at the palace of westminsterjust behind b. many thousands of police officers take buses to the capital today to pay their respects. even those who couldn't make it observed a two—minute silence outside police stations across the country at two o'clock this afternoon, just before the service got underway. it is a day, as the dean of southwark said, for his friends and family to grieve but also for the country to honour the sacrifice that he made on our behalf. back to you. thank you. the russian government has called the us missile strike on syria an aggressive act which violate international law. this comes as the foreign ministers from the g7 group of leading economic nations are meeting in italy. us secretary of state rex tillerson is leading calls for vladimir putin to distance himself from president assad and open a path to a negotiated settlement of the civil war. the foreign secretary, borisjohnson, will argue that presiden

mark easton, bbc news, the palace of westminster.e, today demanded the labour party investigates what he claims are attempts by certain labour mps to undermine his campaign for a third term. mr mccluskey‘s bid to continue as unite's general secretary is being challenged by gerard coyne. the result of this bitter contest could impact the future of the labour party, as our industry correspondent, john moylan, reports. he's the former liverpool dock worker who rose to be the most powerful trade union leader in britain. but he's up against this man, gerald coyne, politically to len mccluskey‘s right, who believes the uk's biggest union needs to change. make sure that you do vote, because it is really important. campaigning in nottingham, gerald coyne says the union needs to focus on the challenge of brexit, insecure work and the increase of automation, and he is scathing about what he calls len mccluskey‘s meddling in the labour party. i am standing because i believe the union has spent too much time messing in westminster politics, and

earlier, i spoke with our westminster correspondent at asked ifa westminster correspondent at asked ifresa may greater confidence when it comes to brexit negotiations. well, that is what she hopes, and she hopes with an increased majority, albeit if she definitely gets one, that when she sits around the table with those 27 other heads of state across the eu she will be able to say, i've got a brand—new fresh mandate and so she will feel ina fresh mandate and so she will feel in a stronger position going those negotiations. and i think the phone call she made today were in part a courtesy call, if you like. see spoke to, as you say, the german chancellor, angela merkel. she also spoke to the president of the european council, donald tusk, and jean—claude juncker, president of the european commission, and end a brainy, setting out this will go ahead and the general election won't be changing as it comes to the negotiations across the eu —— and kenny. it was a surprise across westminster for journalists and politicians because theresa may had been saying that she didn't want to have a sna

the country is coming together, but westminster is not. what does this mean for brexit?change anything? we'll get the view from europe. and scotland's first minister describes it as a huge political miscalculation — will this affect her independence bid? we'll be live in edinburgh. i'm jon sopel in washington. our other headlines: a legal battle is underway in arkansas, where authorities are trying to carry out

on wednesday, a commemoration was held at westminster bridge., which was closed to traffic. commons speaker, john bercow, announced two reviews of security at the palace of westminster, and he harked back to the attack. 2:40pm today marks a week on from the shocking events of last week. our thoughts will be in particular with the metropolitan police, as they mourn their colleague, pc keith palmer. the foreign office minister, tobias ellwood, has received widespread tributes for coming to the aid of pc keith palmer. mr ellwood has said he is heartbroken that the police officer died. foreign office question time was the first occasion since the attack on which tobias ellwood has appeared on the front bench. labour‘s shadow foreign secretary took the opportunity to praise him. may i start by paying tribute to the member for bournemouth east, for his extraordinary courage last wednesday. as pc keith palmer‘s family said this weekend to the minister and to others who rushed to help, there was nothing more you could have done. you did your best and we

the country is coming together, but westminster is not.cent weeks, labour have threatened to vote against the final agreement we reach with the european union. the liberal democrats have said they want to grind the business of government to a standstill. the scottish national party say they will vote against the legislation that formally repeals britain's membership of the european union. and unelected members of the house of lords have vowed to fight us every step of the way. our opponents believe, because the government's majority is so small, that our resolve will weaken and that they can force us to change course. they are wrong. if we do not hold a general election now, their political gameplaying will continue and the negotiations with the european union will reach their most—difficult stage in the run—up to the next scheduled election. division in westminster will risk our ability to make a success of brexit, and it will cause damaging uncertainty and instability to the country. so we need a general election, and we need one now. be

the country is coming together, but westminster is not.he general election would need parliamentary approval — mps will vote tomorrow. labour say they will back it. we are going out there to put the case. to put the case about how this country could be run, how it could be different, how we could have a much fairer society that works for all, for everyone in our community. that's the case i'm putting and i'm looking forward to doing it. scotland's first minister says the prime minister is trying to move the uk to the right and force through a hard brexit. the liberal democrat leader, tim farron, said it was an opportunity for people to change the direction of their country and avoid a disastrous hard brexit. in the prime minister's constituency there has been shock and surprise.” think it will be interesting and i think it will be interesting and i think she is in with a good chance because i don't think we have much ofan because i don't think we have much of an opposition. i can't really see the reason why. i mean, i know there isa the re

iamat i am at westminster, where tens of thousands are expected to line the route of the funeral. also on the programme — micro—dosing is illegal, and there's no medical evidence to say what kind of harm it could cause. so why do some people think taking a tiny amount of psychedelic drugs can help them with their day? a large amount of different pills each of which causes side—effects, andi each of which causes side—effects, and ifind each of which causes side—effects, and i find these substances give me the benefits without any of those drawbacks. and we'll talk to the woman in this viral photo who stood up to the english defence league at a protest in birmingham. hello. welcome to the programme, we're live until 11. throughout the programme we'll bring you the latest breaking news and developing stories. and we'll be talking to the wife of kris maharaj who has spent 30 years fighting to clear her husband's name after he was convicted of double murder in florida. is it a miscarriage ofjustice? new evidence means he could be out of prison by christmas. do get involved. use the has

he's in our westminster studio. your party got 56 out of 59 seats.were going to have this year after the prime minister denied it for so many times. we think it is taking place for the convenience of the tory party rather than the interests of the uk but we will be fighting to win every vote and every seat and taking nothing for granted. it will be about a second referendum in scotland ? it will be about a second referendum in scotland? in part it is. on the one hand it is an election about who can best stand up for the interests of scotla nd can best stand up for the interests of scotland in westminster. but it will be about giving people in scotla nd will be about giving people in scotland a choice as to whether they wish to be part of an increasingly right—wing and divided and isolated united kingdom or whether the time has come for them to reconsider taking power into their own hands and charging a different relationship for scotland both within britain and within europe. but if you do lose seats and the selection is focused on a second independe

just as a police officer working here in westminster, the palace of westminster behind us, you need many is a different skills to do that. it is a differentjob. different skills to do that. it is a different job. it's a very different job. these guys are facing the public, facing the thousands of tourists we see in central london everyday, greeting them with a smile, speaking to them. they are dealing with people who have achieved the highest officers in the land, the prime minister, diplomats, members of the houses of parliament, members of the houses of parliament, members of the houses of parliament, members of the house of lords. at the core of it they are there to do a protective job. what the core of it they are there to do a protectivejob. what you the core of it they are there to do a protective job. what you saw with pc keith palmer, an officer with a territorial support group background, a problem rugged police officer, immediately switching from that kind of genteel public relations role into a front line defensive position, defending parliament. and he lost his life from it.

back to westminster and simon.ed overwhelmingly in favour of a general election which will take place on june the 8th. the vote 522—13. theresa may's decision not to take part in any televised debates has been widely criticised by the opposition parties. during pmqs the prime minister denied that she was running scared by refusing to take part. i'm constantly debating with my opponents. on television, like david cameron? you won't face jeremy corbyn on any stage i will in the house of commons. what are you running scared of debating your opponents? because i believe in campaigns where politicians get out and meet the voters. i still do it, as prime minister i still go out and block on doors in my constituency. that is what i will be doing in my campaign. it was the prime minister taking questions but it was on the today programme. the conservatives go into the election campaign with a commanding lead in the opinion polls. let's get the views ofjoe twyman who is head of political and social research at yougov. is th

it seemed like an ordinary day in westminster, but u nfortu nately, day in westminster, but unfortunately some incident happening as well. in terms of the number of officers and police vehicles, forensics teams, what sense did you get off the scale of the operation? nothing like the attack which happened earlier this year. not on that scale. a couple of police cars and plainclothed police cars, as well. i cannot say for sure. that is my perspective. a number of police officers, but not a big, threatening presence, at all. that from our eyewitness of a little earlier. these are the live pictures from the news helicopter above whitehall. giving you a sense of where it happened. the street running up off to the right on your picture. the activity happening has calmed down in the last few moments. it appeared to be police cordon was in the process of being removed. the forensics officers who have been working an hour or so on the scene having concluded the work they needed to do. this now is the shot above whitehall, where traffic has been suspended for sometime. this following an incident th