the death of a police officer in the westminster bridge attack last year could have been prevented accordingld have been prevented according to a coroner. also this hour: time's running out for survivors of the indonesian earthquake and tsunami. rescue and emergency aid teams are still struggling to reach remote areas that were hit. we hearfrom sir david attenborough as he urges the world not to panic about the state of the planet. and at 11:30pm, we'll be taking an in—depth look at the papers with our reviewers. kate proctor from the evening standard, and kevin schofield from politicshome. good evening. the prime minister has warned the conservative party that continued divisions over brexit could derail the uk's departure from the eu. she told the party conference in birmingham that pursuing a perfect brexit could result in no brexit at all. she suggested that a favourable brexit deal could lead to the end of austerity policies, which started a decade ago. she announced an end to the cap on local authority borrowing in england to boost the building of new council houses, and she announced

four people died when masood ran over pedestrians on westminster bridge in march last year, before goingments of what had been just another westminster day. american tourist kurt cochran with his wife melissa, pensioner leslie rhodes returning from hospital, aysha frade texting her husband on her way to pick up her kids from school, andreea cristea, a tourist from romania, and pc keith palmer, guarding the main gates to parliament. but in 82 seconds of terror, they were all left with fatal injuries. the shocking deaths produced searching questions, not least about armed policing in parliament. pc keith palmer‘s wife asked how he was left alone and unarmed at the open gates to one of the country‘s top terrorist targets, where he heroically challenged khalid masood, who was wielding two knives. his attacker had to be shot dead by a ministerial bodyguard. the armed officers who should have been at the gate were some 50 metres away. with pc palmer‘s family listening in, the chief coroner mark lucraft said today... that devastating finding prompted this immediate apology. even the possibility

breaking news from the inquests into the westminster bridge terror attack.ries. the first people to be hit on the bridge were melissa and kurt cochran. she survived, but he was killed. the inquest heard he had saved her life by pushing her out of the way of the killer‘s car. saved her life by pushing her out of the way of the killer's car. knowing that he saved me sure makes me want to make him proud. and recover the best i can, just go on and do what i can for my family and myself. ayes ha‘s can for my family and myself. ayesha‘s death left two children without a mother. her husband told me that things have to change in the world of counterterrorism. the one thing i absolutely want to do is to ensure that no other family goes through the horrendous pain that myself and my family have gone through. she lost her life, it could have been prevented. the killer was khalid masood, who hired a hyundai 4x4 to run down pedestrians on the bridge and bought large knives to finish off his attack. he was recorded laughing with a hotel receptionist as he made his final p

attack, in fact, afternoon of the westminster bridge attack, infact, often afternoon of the westminstercy services contact the hospital, and there is a command system that trickles down, almost like a hierarchy that will kick things into play. on the coalface, often have a trauma team, the surgeon in the hospital that day looking at the trauma, and it will kick in to receive people as they come in, depending on demand coming let's ta ke come in, depending on demand coming let's take a quick look at you in action, you were filmed for a bbc documentary, we can see how your tea m rea cts documentary, we can see how your team reacts to the westminster bridge attack. can i ask you, at least for the next 20 minutes, to put some of the emotion and some of the other thoughts in our heads around the incident at the back of your minds, and let's focus on the clinical problems for patients? ok, the two french chaps on a tour from brittany, a large head laceration on his scalp which was sutured by the plastic surgery service last night. of all the patients, he's probably the first one who can be di

the coroner at the inquest into the westminster bridge attack has criticised shortcomings in securityalmer may have been prevented. relatives, survivors and the police have been giving evidence at the old bailey during the three—week hearing into the attack last year, which killed five people. our home affairs correspondent, daniel sandford, reports. the last calm moments of what had been just another westminster spring day. american tourist kurt cochran with his wife melissa, pensioner leslie rhodes returning from hospital, aysha frade texting her husband on her way to pick up her kids from school, andrea cristea, a tourist from romania, and pc keith palmer manning the main gates to parliament. but in 82 seconds of terror, they were all left with fatal injuries. the shocking deaths produced searching questions, not least about armed policing in parliament. pc keith palmer's wife said he was left alone and unarmed at the gates of the house of commons. his attacker, khalid masood, were shot dead by a ministerial bodyguard. the armed officers who should have been at the gate were some 5

gunfire the moment last year when a police bodyguard shot dead the westminster bridge attacker. s of people on the bridge, smashed his 4x4 into the fence around the house of commons, and then stabbed pc keith palmer, fatally injuring him. today, the bodyguard who shot khalid masood gave evidence anonymously. referred to in court as sa74, he said, "i saw a large black male running purposefully towards me." "he was carrying two large knives, and i could clearly see that they were covered in blood." he then explained to the coroner's barrister what happened next. "i shouted at him to drop the knives." "he continued to move towards me." "what did you think he was going to do?" "he was going to kill me." "after shouting at him to drop the knives and receiving no change in his demeanour, i fired my pistol." this, the moment after he opened fire. as he reached the crucial part of his evidence in the inquest here at the old bailey, sa74 became noticeably upset. he paused for a long time to collect himself and then continued his account with his voice still breaking at times. sa74 also de

the coroner at the inquest into the westminster bridge attack has criticised shortcomings in securitye death of pc keith palmer could have been prevented. relatives, survivors and the police have been giving evidence at the old bailey during the three week hearing into the attack last year which killed five people. our home affairs correspondent, daniel sandford, reports. the last calm moments of what had been just another westminster spring day. our home affairs correspondent, daniel sandford, reports. the last calm moments of what had been just another westminster spring day. american tourist kurt cochran with his wife melissa, pensioner leslie rhodes returning from hospital, aysha frade texting her husband on her way to pick up her kids from school, andrea cristea, a tourist from romania, and pc keith palmer manning the main gates to parliament. but in 82 seconds of terror, they were all left with fatal injuries. the shocking deaths produced searching questions, not least about armed policing in parliament. pc keith palmer's wife said he was left alone and unarmed at the gates of t

an inquestjury has found that the man who carried out the westminster bridge terror attack, khalid masoodwfully killed. masood murdered five people in march last year before he was shot dead outside the houses of parliament. our home affairs correspondent daniel sandford reports. the first the police protecting parliament knew of the westminster attack was when a four by four smashed into the perimeterfence. then, the driver, khalid masood run around the corner to the main gates of the house of commons. he looked me directly in the eye from about five metres. he was clearly coming into parliament and i believe with the sole intention to kill police officers. pc nick carlyle was guarding the gates with his colleague pc keith palmer. he told me he saw khalid masood knock pc palmer to the ground and start stabbing him with two large knives. he had known pc palmerfor ten yea rs. he had known pc palmerfor ten years. the attacker stood over him, i saw his shoulders working as he attacked keith on the floor. he clearly needed to be taken out, his right hand side was to me, i was going to strike

an inquestjury has found that the westminster bridge attacker, khalid masood, was lawfully killed, afterom south london has been jailed for seven years for selling drugs in a so—called "county lines" operation in cumbria. downing street has insisted the prime minister will not agree to a brexit deal with the eu which keeps the uk permanently in a customs union. the queen's granddaughter — princess eugenie — marries her long—term partner — james brooksbank in windsor. princess eugenie has married jack brooksbank at st but george's chapel in windsor. the royal family and celebrities were among 850 guests at the ceremony. eugenie — the ninth in line to the throne — was given away by her father, prince andrew —— and watched by her grandmother, the queen and by her mother sarah ferguson. crowds of wellwishers gathered on the windy streets outside the castle to watch proceedings. 0ur royal correspondent, nicholas witchell reports. hold onto your hats, it's another royal wedding, though this one was not quite in the same league as harry and meghan's. as the guests, celebrities among them, strug

the moment last year when a police bodyguard shot dead the westminster bridge attacker. e on the bridge, smashed his axa into the fence around the house of commons, and then stabbed pc keith palmer, fatally injuring him. today, the bodyguard who shot khalid masood gave evidence anonymously. referred to in court as sa74, he said, "i saw a large, black male running purposefully towards me. he was carrying two large knives and i could clearly see that they were covered in blood." he then explained to the coroner's barrister what happened next. "i shouted at him to drop the knives. he continued to move towards me." "what did you think he was going to do?" "he was going to kill me. after shouting at him to drop the knives and receiving no change in his demeanour, i fired my pistol." this, the moment after he opened fire. as he reached the crucial part of his evidence in the inquest here at the old bailey, sa74 became noticeably upset. he paused for a long time to collect himself, and then continued his account with his voice still breaking at times. sa74 also described how in

khalid masood drove his car into pedestrians on westminster bridge in march last year, before fatallywere killed in total. our homes affairs correspondent daniel sandford is at the old bailey. daniel. yes, these inquests are coming to an end with the coroner giving his conclusions tomorrow, but there was time for one last bit of dramatic evidence, with pc nick carlyle describing the moment when khalid masood attacked at the gates of parliament. he said it was obvious what his intention was. he wasn't interested in members of the public. he said he was coming to kill police officers. he described how he saw khalid masood attacking his colleague, pc keith palmer, commie ran towards him to distract him, which did allow pc keith palmer to escape but he died at the scene from his injuries. khalid masood was shot dead at the scene by a bodyguard but the officers who were supposed to be at the gate 50 metres away —— were 15 metres away and pc keith palmer's lawyers are urging the coroner to criticise the metropolitan police. the lawyerfor pc palmer's widow michel said the system for protecti

the coroner at the inquest into the westminster bridge attack has said it was "possible" pc keith palmer'sprevented if armed officers had been at the carriage gates at the palace of westminster when khalid masood attacked. and he paid tribute to the ‘great dignity‘ of the victims‘ families. our correspondent, richard lister, is at the old bailey. what did the coroner say? a cheque thejudge three what did the coroner say? a cheque the judge three and a half hours to go through the evidence that was presented for these inquests over the past three weeks so and to deliver his conclusions. it was not surprising when he said all five victims who were fatally injured when khalid masood drove this rented vehicle across westminster bridge, striking about 29 people as well as the four people killed on the bridge, before he crashed the car and went through the front gates of new palace yard and attacked and killed pc keith palmer. it was not asa killed pc keith palmer. it was not as a prize when the coroner said all five victims had been unlawfully killed but he went on to identify failings in the w

an inquest finds the man who carried out the westminster bridge terror attack, khalid masood, was lawfullyled by the security services. a drill music rapper from south london has been jailed for seven years, for his part in a so—called county lines drug operation in cumbria. eurostar rail services could be suspended if a brexit deal with the eu can not be reached — according to the latest government papers released. now it's time for newswatch. this week samira ahmed examines the bbc‘s climate change coverage. hello and welcome to newswatch, with me samira ahmed. is bbc news denying a voice to climate change deniers, or are they getting too much airtime? and why did fiona bruce have to get a police escort to get to the studio in time to present wednesday's news at six? monday's report from the inter—governmental panel on climate change was the latest in a series of warnings about the risks of rising global temperatures. reflecting the scientific concensus on this controversial issue. among the guests discussing the panel's findings on that evening's newsnight was myron ebell who used to be

an inquest finds the man who carried out the westminster bridge terror attack, khalid masood, was lawfully killed by the security services. eurostar rail services could be suspended if a brexit deal with the eu can not be reached — according to the latest government papers released. and princess eugenie departs windsor castle in an aston martin following her wedding to her long—term partner jack brooksbank. this morning and st george ‘s chapel. an update on the market numbers for you — here's how london's and frankfurt ended the day. and in the the united states, this is how the dow and the nasdaq are getting on. trading in positive territory at the moment. now on bbc news, a look ahead to sportsday at 6:30 tonight... coming up on bbc news we are alive and croatia build—up to england's nations league match against croatia, beside which knocked them out of the world cup. no fans in the stadium, played behind closed doors. we will hear from those who have travelled and what they think of the new call ups. we will speak to michael carrick about his struggle with depression and asking what's g

testimony of a police marksman who shot dead the terrorist repsonsible for carrying out the westminster bridgeorts on news that employers could soon be made to publish their race pay gap. the metro leads on a story involving armed police who stormed a bank amid fears of a robbery only to discover embarrassed staff had been playing a game of hide and seek. and the sun leads on the strictly come dancing pair who have been answering questions about their drunken kiss. so a mix of stories there but as ever theresa may's brexit plans making some headlines. and all the papers in the morning. michael here the i wiese with the dp threat to vote against the budget if the prime minister sticks to the compromise plan that she seems to be thinking of. quite in strattera. eileen foster has been quite clear that the dup nuclear redlined is that northern ireland to be treated differently from the uk. we now hear about a new backstop position which would effectively mean that northern ireland would remain in the single market with good and the rest of the uk with saying —— good and the rest of the uk with say

and scene is unfolding in front of you on westminster bridge? but from a police perspective, it would have been nice, as the leader of the metropolitan police, to show a little bit more leadership on that day. i think he had the opportunity to become a hero in the eyes of his collea g u es to become a hero in the eyes of his colleagues and officers and instead of that, he kind of locked himself into the car and drove to a place of safety a nd into the car and drove to a place of safety and i think there is a bigger picture to this, i think the rank and file police officers have been looking for a lot of leadership, they feel as though the police have been decimated in the last ten years by the government that really have done a lot of damage and they were looking to leadership and i do not think he showed it on that day. and what do you think? i worked in the house of commons and courage gate has been a vulnerable site also and if craig had got out, he would have been stabbed and killed. the two civilians in the car would have potentially been k

today at five, the bodyguard who shot the westminster bridge attacker has broken down in court as he described the incident. giving evidence anonymously he said he warned khalid masood to drop his knives, before firing at him three times. we'll have the latest from the old bailey. the other main stories on bbc news at 5. a british couple are believed to be among nine people who've been killed in flash floods on the tourist island of majorca. the governor of florida warns that the massive hurricane bearing down on the united states' south east coast could be the most destructive storm to hit in a century. the uk's highest court rules that when a christian bakery refused to ice a cake with the slogan "support gay marriage", it did not break discrimination laws. ten westminster mps plan to vote down the budget next month if theresa may crosses the party's redlines and brexit. and coming up, the four—time olympic gold medallist, simone biles, tells the bbc she felt empowered by taking a stand against the doctor who abused her. i was kind of relieved when it came out, erm... ..and there w

the guardian also feature the inquest into the westminster bridge attack last year. rder of the police constable at the palace of westminster. which isa at the palace of westminster. which is a victory for pc palmer's family. they've always said more could have been done to save him and had armed police officers been closer to the incident, then the assailant could have been stopped and his life could have been stopped and his life could have been stopped and his life could have been saved. the metropolitan police have always said, no, that's not true. everything that could have been done was done, there is nothing more we could have done to save his life but the coroner seems to have come down on the side of the family, which is obviously good news for them. painful for them. which is obviously good news for them. painfulfor them. sadly nothing is going to bring back pc palmer, however they might get solace from the fact that... if the coronerjudgement is correct, they've proven to be right in terms of the police could have done more to protect him. both of you work

mr basu also acknowledged the comments made by the chief coroner at the inquest into the westminster bridge officer outside the houses of parliament could have been prevented. that particular atrocity, along with manchester, finsbury park, borough market and parsons green, they all took place on my watch when i was senior national co—ordinator for counterterrorism policing. it is important to me for the panel to know that i think about the 36 who were murdered and all the victims every single day, and particularly in this job. it was incredibly painful to hear the coroner say that there was a possibility that the police constable palmer might have been saved were it not for shortcomings in the security system at the palace, including supervision of those engaged, and we unreservedly accepted those conclusions. we have improved, we are committed to further improvements. assista nt assistant commissioner daly basu. —— assistant commission neil basu. the speaker of the commons has criticised the former leader of the english defence league, tommy robinson. john bercow said he was a loathsome, o

khalid masood drove his car into pedestrians on westminster bridge in march last year — killing fourmazon says it is to increase the wages of its lowest—paid staff. it will now pay at least £9.50 an hour in the uk with a higher rate of £10.50 in london. the online retail giant has faced criticism over its working conditions and the amount of tax it pays. four mothers — who all have children with disabilities — have gone to the high court to challenge plans by surrey county council to cut the special needs budget by £21 million. the council is contesting claims by the women that the cuts are unlawful. it's the second such case to reach the high court within months — as our education editor bra nwen jeffreys reports. do you want something to eat? would you like a sandwich? alicia's son kian has settled in to school. toast. kian has autism and adhd. each day he gets council transport to a specialist school. it allows his mum to get his sister to school and herself to work. i do worry about transport because if he loses his transport then i cannot work because i will have to drive him to

an inquest concludes that the westminster bridge attacker, khalid masood, was lawfully killed after driving car at pedestrians, and fatally stabbing a police officer. a rapperfrom south london has been jailed for seven years for selling drugs in a so—called "county lines" operation in cumbria. downing street has insisted the prime minister will not agree to a brexit deal with the eu which keeps the uk permanently in a customs union. and the queen's granddaughter princess eugenie marries her long—term partner james brooksbank in front of 850 guests in windsor. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are sebastian payne, who's the political lead writer at the ft, and the broadcaster, lynn faulds wood. let's have a look at some of tomorrow morning's front pages. "an extra year shackled to brussels" says the daily telegraph — which reports that the brexit transition period could be extended by another year to help theresa may find a solution to the irish border problem. the times says the chancellor is being warned that he does not have suppo

one of britain's most senior police officers has told the inquests into the westminster bridge attackc keith palmer was stabbed to death, because he had no protective equipment. sir craig mackey, who was acting chief of the metropolitan police at the time, told the hearing he was at westminster for a meeting when he saw the unarmed constable being attacked. helena lee is at the old bailey now with the latest. this is the first time we have heard sir craig mackey‘s account of what happened on that day. he came out of the meeting, got into the passenger seat of his driver's car. they drove around new palace yard towards the gate where keith palmer was on duty and then he told the court he heard and then he told the court he heard a loud bang which sounded unnatural to him. then he and said he saw people running and described to the inquest how he saw a large male coming forward with a knife, he said it looked like one of those out of a carving block. he said because they didn't have any protection in the car, they decided to lock the doors and then in front of his eyes he saw khalid mas

the headlines on bbc news: an inquest finds the man who carried out the westminster bridge terror attackces. a drill music rapper from south london has beenjailed for seven years for his part in a so—called county lines drug operation in cumbria. eurostar rail services could be suspended if a brexit deal with the eu can not be reached — according to the latest government papers released. with the budget just over two weeks away, the chancellor has opened the door to tax rises, saying the government "may have to raise a little more tax" to pay for the nhs. philip hammond has also told the bbc that britain could see an economic boost if it successfully negotiates a brexit deal with the european union. 0ur economics editor, kamal ahmed reports from bali, where the imf is meeting. hello, chancellor, very good to see you... in just over two weeks' time, you deliver the budget. you've got high levels of debt, you've got the risk to the economy from the brexit process, and you have a prime minister saying that austerity is over. can i start with that austerity issue? when the prime minister say

splashes on the testimony of the police marksman who shot dead khalid masood, who carried out the westminster bridgeorts on news that employers could soon be made to publish their race pay gap. the metro leads on a story involving armed police storming a bank over fears of a robbery, only to discover embarrassed staff had been playing a game of hide—and—seek. and the sun leads on the strictly come dancing pair who have been answering questions about their drunken kiss. so a real mix of stories there, but as ever, theresa may's brexit plans making some headlines. very big once again in many of them. the threat to topple theresa may with budget protests, this is the dup. the government's suppose that partners, keeping them in power, clearly very u nha ppy partners, keeping them in power, clearly very unhappy indeed about the prime minister's brexit plan —— supposed partners. they are very suspicious of anything that threatens northern ireland's status within the united kingdom, and various options are on the table, including tonight now staying in the customs union, which break the red lines of the du

khalid masood drove his car into pedestrians on westminster bridge in march last year, killing four peopleide the houses of parliament. amazon says it is to increase the wages of its lowest—paid staff. it will now pay at least £9.50 an hour in the uk, with a higher rate of £10.50 in london. the online retail giant has faced criticism over its working conditions and the amount of tax it pays. us officials say two suspicious items delivered to the pentagon have tested positive for the deadly poison ricin. one of the envelopes was addressed to the secretary of defence, james mattis. the pentagon said its mail sorting facility had been put under quarantine by the fbi, which has removed the parcels forfurther analysis. four mothers who all have children with disabilities have gone to the high court to challenge plans by surrey county council to cut the special needs budget by £21 million. the council is contesting claims by the women that the cuts are unlawful. it is the second such case to reach the high court within months. 0ur education editor bra nwen jeffreys reports. do you want something

in the inquest into the death of the westminster bridge attacker.cer who stayed in his car at cheering that attack. —— during that attack. he finished by stressing the importance of everybody standing together two defeats terror. widespread gales. will continue into the afternoon and evening over the next few days. rainfall will be a problem to we can see some flooding as this strip of rain will continue to run through the south west, north west england and eastern scotland. warmth in that sunshine, towards east anglia. not much rain at all during the next 2a hours. the rain remains tonight among those staying areas. clear skies, much remains tonight among those staying areas. clearskies, much fresher feel to the north and west of scotland. it‘ll be closed october record as far as warmth. another warm and fairly sunny day, quite breezy in parts of eastern england. more persistent rain, wales, north—west england. a wet day for northern ireland and a good part of scotland. damages at 11 degrees. 25 in hulland scotland. damages at 11 degrees. 25 in hul

khalid masood drove his car into pedestrians on westminster bridge in march last year, before fatallyquest at the old bailey. tell us more about today's test to many. this is the first time we've heard from pc nick carlile. he was on duty with pc palmer on the day of the attack. they were on duty outside the gates. he came to court today to describe how he heard a loud bang. he thought it was a road traffic accident at first, then he looked over and saw khalid masood's four by four vehicle crashed into the railings. he saw smoke coming through the fence. then he said next he saw and heard people screaming and running towards parliament square. he said he saw a man in a suit shouting men with denied stabbing people, men with knives. pc nick carlisle said he backed away, he then saw pc palmer. his colleague had been caught by khalid masood. he told the court, i ran forward intending to issue a rugby tackle. he came at me with knives. the court then heard police officers shot khalid masood. he went over to handcuff him because he feared he could have been wearing a suicide vest. he was a

the inquest into the death of westminster bridge attacker khalid masood has got under way.sood has got under way. the 52—year—old mowed down pedestrians in march last year, killing four people. he then fatally attacked pc keith palmer with knives at the palace of westminster. the coroner said the hearing would focus on the events in new palace yard leading up to masood's death and he warned jurors not to "jump to conclusions". two people have been found dead at a poultry processing factory in norfolk following a suspected chemical spill. emergency services were called to banham poultry in attleborough early on thursday morning, after two pest control sub contractors were found dead. police said the men, one in his 30s and other in his 405, were found close to the factory. no one else was injured in the incident. melissa rudd has this report. police were called here to the banham poultry site in attleborough at 1:10am. two men, one in his 30s and another in his 405, were found dead, close to the factory. no—one else was injured. these men were subcontractors, they worked for

today at five, the bodyguard who shot the westminster bridge attacker has broken down in court as hehe united states' south east coast could be the most destructive storm to hit in a century. the uk's highest court rules that when a christian bakery refused to ice a cake with the slogan "support gay marriage", it did not break discrimination laws.

one of britain's most senior police officers has told the inquests into the westminster bridge attacker was stabbed to death — because he had no protective equipment. sir craig mackee who was acting chief of the metropolitan police at the time — told the hearing he was at westminster for a meeting when he saw the unarmed constable being attacked. helena lee is at the old bailey now with the latest — helena. this is the first time that we have heard from sir craig mackey, who as you mentioned there was acting commissioner of the metropolitan police at the time. by chance he ended up in new palace yard and witnessed the attack for himself. he came to the inquest here today, he told the jury he had been at a meeting in the house of commons. he came out of that meeting, got into the passenger seat of the car. his driver was sitting next to him and a colleague was in the back of the car. they move around in the car towards the gates, the gates where pc palmer was on duty in order to leave. it was at that point that he heard a very loud bang. he saw people running in all directions, then he

also tonight, a minister's bodyguard recalls how he shot dead the man responsible for the westminster bridge

a four week inquest into the westminster bridge terror attack has found that all five victims were unlawfully masood's background in the lead up to the attack, including his convictions for violence and links to extremists. melissa cochran, a us tourist, has spoken of how her husband died saving her life when he pushed her out of the way as masood accelerated towards them in a hire care. the pair had been on a sightseeing trip around europe to celebrate their 25th wedding anniversary. she had this to say about her husband's killer. you just didn't have the compassion for humans —— hejust didn't have the compassion for humans that kurt did, and for that i feel sorry for him. ifeel sorry for did, and for that i feel sorry for him. i feel sorry for his family. i feel sorry for people who think and feel sorry for people who think and feel that way. i think if we could just all find a little connection with each other, maybe some of this hate will go away. this is outside source live from the bbc newsroom. our lead story is... more than 1400 people are now known to have died in indonesia — the un

one of britain's most senior police officers has told the inquests into the westminster bridge attackf of the metropolitan police at the time, told the hearing he was at westminster for a meeting when he saw the unarmed constable being attacked. helena lee gave us the latest from the old bailey. this is the first time that we have heard from as you mentioned there, the acting commissioner of the metropolitan police at the time, by chance had ended up in new palace ya rd chance had ended up in new palace yard and witness the attack for himself. he came to the inquest here today and told the jury that he had beenin today and told the jury that he had been ina today and told the jury that he had been in a meeting in the house of commons and then he came out of the meeting and got into the passenger seat of the car and his driver was sitting next to man and a colleague was in the back of the car. they've didn't move around in the car towards the gates and that is the gates were pc palmer was on duty in order to leave but it was at that point he told the inquest he heard a very very loud b

the home office says this could be down to the terror attacks in westminster, london bridge, manchesterlity and 32% for transgender. what is the government doing? it's refreshing its hate crime plan. it will launch a public awareness campaign to educate people about what hate crime is and improve security around vulnerable places of worship. they will provide specialist training for call handlers to better support victims. thank you. meanwhile offences motivated by prejudices against men could become hate crimes along with misogyny and ageism. here's our home affairs correspondent. talking about hate crime, these kids at globe primary school in east london are meeting government minister lady williams to tell her what they have learnt from a course on equality and diversity. the home office is funding more projects like this as part of a new hate crime action plan. we learnt about stereotypes and we learnt not to judge people by just what they look like or just what we know about them. we should get to know them more and then judge them by their personality, not by their appearance. you

different parts you know ultimately bridge has gone up you know just within this maze cabinet within the party and move rudely within westminster and the country at large is being kept out of this arcane introverted. political also highly technical discussion and you know i just don't think that this is staying the watch mon. country is very angry this is totally. one way or the other now but tragically as you mentioned it's a problem especially also with the recent mason government the labor party isn't particularly anti breck's it either so let's say that breaks it happens what kind of future relationship do you think could replace e.u. membership best this talk about a super canada deal or membership in e.a.a. the e.a.a. . well look i don't know we're like a labor party it's incredibly disappointing that all of it is decision of other political life ministries and please it's not hers the government of the day it's spectacular on national issues of this kind the two party political system and you know i think going forward there's no doubt that business and political establishment will try and preserve this closer relationsh

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bridges and an undersea tunnel, will link hong kong and the macau peninsula to mainland china. now on bbc news, monday in parliament. hello and welcome to monday in parliament. the main news from westminster: theresa may says she's guided through the brexit negotiations by her very first words as prime minister. when i stood in downing street and address the nation of the first time i pledge the government i lead will not be driven by the interests of the privileged few but of ordinary working families. also on the programme: should the uk take a tougher line with saudi arabia? enough. it must not happen again. the government must wake up to the reality of who the crown prince villiers. and calls for doctors and nurses to receive mandatory training in learning disabilities following the death of oliver mcgowan. i'm going to read his mother's account of what happened. she is waging a powerful and brave campaign. she told me nothing can bring oliver back but she wants to ensure lessons are learned so that others in future will be safer. but first, the commons spent nearly three hours debating brexit with an update from the prime minister and two statements from other ministers on specific a