fine correspondent was at westminster magistrates' court. court. five defendants, all bulgarian nationals, three - magistrates' court. five defendants, all bulgarian nationals, three men . all bulgarian nationals, three men and two women aged between 45 and 29, they appeared in court this morning for a brief hearing. they were charged last week with conspiracy to conduct espionage. we had some details about the case against the defendants today in court. it is alleged that they were operating as a spy cell on behalf of russia. so a russian spy cell. 0ne russia. so a russian spy cell. one of the defendants, who had a guesthouse in great yarmouth, is said to have run and managed the operations and that his home was the operating harm of the cell. this cell is alleged to have conducted operations in the uk and in europe and the operators are alleged to have included surveillance on people and places with the apparent aim of assisting russia to conduct potentially hostile action, including potential reductions. the court also heard that another

and it was just a very brief appearance here at westminster magistrates court . ison issue, grey tracksuit . as prison issue, grey tracksuit. as he appeared in the dock. he was flanked by two metropolitan police uniformed officers and a prison officer and he spoke only to confirm his name and his date of birth. the charge was read out to him, a charge of escaping lawful custody . the prosecution lawful custody. the prosecution said that he'd escaped last wednesday day morning, that he'd hid underneath a van, a food delivery van that had arrived at the prison kitchen bins at wandsworth prison that he had used strapping of a material similar to that used in bedsheet . s. he has now been remanded back into custody . until back into custody. until september the 29th, this time , september the 29th, this time, and he will appear at the crown court, the central criminal court, the central criminal court, the central criminal court, the old bailey, for his first crown court appearance facing this charge . excuse me. facing this charge. excuse me. he does face three other

in court today at westminster magistrates�* court, the court heard an allegation that he held the womanot on duty at the time and the woman was known to him. he has now been suspended. he has been charged with six counts of rate, not keeping to a non—molestation order and with threats to kill. and the court heard that he was finishing the second year of a three—year apprenticeship with the met, and the met obviously this year has to improve its vetting of officers. some officers have been re—vetted. the met said in a statement that this arrest was extremely concerning and it was passing the details on to the police watchdog. five former met police officers have admitted sending grossly offensive racist messages on whatsapp, including about the duchess of sussex. it comes after an investigation by bbc newsnight. the men, all in their 60s, pleaded guilty at westminster magistrates�* court. other messages referenced the prince and princess of wales, queen elizabeth ii and prince philip. first it was schools, now it�*s theatres that are being forced to close their doors because of concerns

as for the officer who remains suspended, he will appear at westminster magistrates' court. . ~ appearration in nagorno karabakh, after separatist forces there agreed to lay down their arms. the local administration in the enclave has also agreed to start talks on how to integrate the territory into azerbaijan. the separatists say 32 people were killed injust over a day of fighting, including two children. these latest pictures show around 2000 people being moved to safety. russia, a former power in the region, says it has offered humanitarian and medical assistance. the fighting has been intense. this is video filmed in stepanakert, which is the capital of armenian—controlled nagorno—karabakh. the sound of shelling can be heard in the distance. let's get more on this with our correspondent in tbilisi, rayhan demytrie. bring us up to date on the latest on this. . , , bring us up to date on the latest on this. ., , , ., , this. the latest is that there is uuite a this. the latest is that there is quite a lot _ this. the latest is that there is quite a lot of— this. the latest is that th

information that would be useful to an enemy. 0ur correspondent daniel de simone is at westminster magistrates courted last week with conspiracy to conduct espionage. the five have lived in the uk for several years and some of them had apparently normaljobs. but the allegation is that they were secretly operating as a spy cell working on behalf of the russian state. the court heard new details about the case today. it is alleged that this group were involved in surveillance on targets both here and in europe, and that this surveillance was apparently for the purpose of assisting russia to carry out hostile action, including potential abductions. 0ne out hostile action, including potential abductions. one of the defendants, 0rlin roussev, is alleged to have run the cell from a seaside guesthouse in great yarmouth in norfolk was that he is said to have received tasking from abroad and was passed information abroad. the five defendants did not enter a plea. they were remanded in custody to the four different prisons from where they appeared by video link today, and they have been remanded in custody to

westminster magistrates. westminster magistrates. westminster magistrates. westminster magistrates court. first, your headlines with .h. ray >> thanks to you both. good afternoon. it's 12:33. our top stories , sir keir starmer is stories, sir keir starmer is calling on the prime minister to reveal what he knew and when about westminster's alleged chinese spy. it comes after the parliamentary researcher said he's completely innocent and spent his career highlighting threats present by the chinese communist party . the man who has communist party. the man who has not been officially named was arrested in march . prime arrested in march. prime minister is facing calls to designate china as a national security threat . a terror security threat. a terror suspect who escaped from wandsworth prison last week has been remanded in custody after appearing in court. 21 year old daniel khalife was captured in west london on saturday after a four day manhunt. west minster magistrates court was told that the former soldier allegedly escaped by strapping himself to a food delivery vehicle using material which may have been bedsheet

the officer involved will appear at westminster magistrates' court tomorrow. world and across the uk. this is bbc news. let's look at some other stories making news. the former mayor of london, ken livingstone, has been diagnosed with alzheimer's disease. the 78—year—old was a prominent figure in london politics for more than four decades from the 19705 earning the nickname red ken for his left—wing policies. in a statement, his family said he was being well cared for and was now living a private life. hunter biden, the son of presidentjoe biden, will plead not guilty to three criminal charges relating to a gun purchase he made in 2018. mr biden was charged last week for possessing a gun while he was an illegal drug user and lying to buy it. if convicted, he could face up to 25 years in prison. the united autos workers union said it would announce on fridays more plants that it will strike if no serious progress is made in talks with automakers for a new contract. the uaw launched its strike against ford, general motors, and chrysler's parent company stellanti

they pleaded guilty at westminster magistrate court on thursday afternoon.ersities are shot because of crumbling concrete and having to move to other areas of campus and other events have been affected. the list of affected universities are on the website. next, one of the rarest turtles is washed up of the rarest turtles is washed up in north wales tomorrow 4000 miles away from home, respectful health and taken back to texas. precious over this amount is been arrested after trying to run from florida to london and a makeshift hamster wheel. near the east coast in the us and refuses to come off the wheel. time now for ten seconds of birthday celebrations for the bandage when they turned two at madrid so alongside their mother and that is better than what some kids get their birthday. you're all caught up and see you later. —— pandas. hello, i'm marc edwards, welcome to sportsday. here's what's coming up on our show. as they take on france in a hugely anticipated opening match. at the party with a straightforward window for the republic of ireland and the qua

he'll appear at westminster magistrate court later . two pubs westminster magistrate court later.wo pubs a day have disappeared in england and wales in the first half of the year. government figures show that 230 pubs closed in the three months to the end of june. this prompts warnings to the government that planned rises business rates planned rises in business rates could force further closures in the sector . you can get more could force further closures in the sector. you can get more on all of those stories by visiting our website, gbnews.com. now back to . andrew and . bev back to. andrew and. bev >> good morning . it's 933. thank >> good morning. it's 933. thank you for joining >> good morning. it's 933. thank you forjoining us. so labour are calling on rishi sunak to block liz truss's resignation honours list. >> well, she was in for office 44 or was it 49 days? the shortest ever for a british prime minister. the shadow paymaster, general jonathan ashworth, has written to the prime minister to demand the list is blocked and joins us this morning from westminster. jonathan,

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westminster magistrates court soon to begin that journey to.ed prison at this stage i >> -- >> thank 5mm >> thank you, mark. mark white there as daniel khalife is charged and obviously a huge amount of money being spent by the police and the helicopters. everything that looking for everything that was looking for him weekend got him at the weekend got him pretty though. they did pretty quickly, though. they did get yeah well get him very quickly. yeah well done, marple. he wasn't. done, miss marple. he wasn't. >> she was on case. she was. >> she was on the case. she was. she was driving what are she was driving round. what are we do if you caught we going to do if you caught him? i was to say, get in him? i was going to say, get in the car. >> you're an idiot. he didn't go make cup of tea? yeah, make you a cup of tea? yeah, right up next, is it time to ban the american body dogs? our home secretary thinks so. now, though, headlines though, your headlines with ray addison . addison. >> good morning. 1033. our top stories this hour. well, as we'v

now, as for the officer who remains suspended, he will appear at westminster magistrates court tomorrow increases the punishment to up to 10 years in prison for women who don't obey the country's strict islamic dress code. it comes just days after the one year anniversary of the death of mahsa amini — who died after being detained by iran's morality police for allegedy violating rules around wearing a headscarf. the bbc�*s parham ghobadi is in our newsroom. iran has finally passed this controversial bill which is going to be implemented for a trial period. some of the feet of this bill is nowadays if iranians were men don't abide by hijab regulations, they will be fined and that has increased tremendously to 7000 us dollars. that as the amount people pay to buy a brand—new car. nowadays they will be arrested for not wearing a hijab for ten days to two months in prison. that has increased as well from five years in prison until ten years which is a huge difference. another important thing is the timing of this bill. thus only four days after the anniversary of the killing of mahsa amini

live now to our correspondent daniel de simone at westminster magistrates' court. nationals, three men and two women aged between 45 and 29 and appeared here in court this morning for the relatively brief period. they were charged last week with conspiracy to conduct espionage and we have some details about the case against the defendants today in court. it is alleged they were operating as a spy cell from the heart of russia. one of the defendants, orlin roussev, who had a seaside guesthouse in great yarmouth and norfolk are said to have managed the operations and his home was the operating hub of the cell. the cell is alleged to have conducted operations in the uk and europe including surveillance on people, places with the apparent aim of assisting russian to commence hostile action including potential abductions. the court also heard that another man, someone not charged as part of this, as alleged to have been part of the conspiracy and he is said to have provided orlin roussev from abroad and being linked to russia. the defendants did not enter pleas and are

anna foster is at westminster magistrates' court for us. anna, what happened in court today? a dramatic arrival here for daniel khalifa. you can see he was brought here in a blue armoured police van, not the usual white vans defendants arrive in. there were unmarked police cars accompanying him, even police officers in the street. he sat quietly in the dock, he was wearing a grey tracksuit and he spoke only to confirm his name and date of birth. the court was reminded why he was in prison in the first place, he was in prison in the first place, he was facing charges under the terrorism act and under the official secrets act. the court was also told about this new charge, escaping from prison and again, some details about the alleged method. it is alleged he used bed sheets and use them to make a strap to fasten himself using a strap on clips underneath a food delivery van which he then to escape the premises. of course he was caught on that tow path and what has happened today is that he has been refused bail, he has been remanded in custody and told he will appear before the

the men that were charged have pleaded guilty to sending grossly offensive messages at westminster magistrates�* court indication, you might argue, that the met is trying to clamp down on racist behaviour. we have heard over the last year or so about the problems that the for sad, that very revealing report by dame louise casey, that called the force institutionally racist, along with some offices i have speak spot —— spoken to saying that there are some deep—rooted issues they are so perhaps a validation that there was issues do exist and have existed and that any met is trying to get those people the appropriate legal action taken against them. tell me more about what happened in court. what is the potential sanction we are talking about? the number of counts facing each individual vary. you have some people facing eight cans, of sending grossly offensive messages, otherfacing the of sending grossly offensive messages, other facing the farm accounts, so the severity of what they face varies —— others facing two cans. they may get a custodial sentence for those with more cans, community service for o

the men that were charged have pleaded guilty to sending grossly offensive messages at westminster magistrates�* courtanother indication, you might argue, that the met is trying to clamp down on racist behaviour. we have heard over the last year or so about the problem is that the force has. we have that very revealing report where the force was called institutionally racist, along with some officers i�*ve been speaking to have been telling me that for over a year, that there are some deep rooted issues there are. so perhaps a validation that those issues do exist and have existed and that the met is trying to get those people, you know, the appropriate legal action taken against them. find legal action taken against them. and tell me legal action taken against them. fific tell me about what legal action taken against them. fific tell me about what happened in court. what is the potential sanction here we are talking about? so the number of counts facing each individual vary, you have some people facing eight counts of sending grossly offensive messages, then you have others facing two counts. so the sev

there was a lot of very visible security on display when daniel khalife arrived at westminster magistrates' courtor terror suspects. that drove in flanked by police officers. when he appeared in the dock, there was a police officer either side of him. it was a short hearing, the charge was put to him, hearing, the charge was put to him, he sat quietly in the dock for the majority of it wearing a grey prison issue tracksuit, speaking only to confirm his name and date of birth. there was some more detail given of his escape from prison, at the point where he was apprehended by plainclothes police officer, the crown prosecution service said he was in possession of a bag containing cash and a mobile phone. he appears to have brought a change of clothes and they said that the lorry driver appeared not to know what he was doing, this was the lorry that he was alleged to have escaped underneath. there was a suggestion that bedclothes were used to fashion straps that he had used to fashion straps that he had used to secure himself underneath that lorry as it left the prison after doing a delivery. all of

more on that later. 21—year—old daniel khalife is due to appear at westminster magistrates court chargedworth prison. sirens. this was the moment of his arrival. he was arrested on a canal towpath in west london on saturday, four days after he escaped. he was pulled off a bike by a plainclothes counter—terrorism officer. he had been on remand at the prison after being charged with terror offences in january. after weeks of controversy, luis rubiales resigned on sunday as president of the spanish football federation. he kissed jenni hermoso on the lips after spain's victory over england in last month's world cup final. hermoso said the kiss was not consensual. until now, he'd resisted pressure to step down. our madrid correspondent 6uy hedgcoe sent this update. luis rubiales, the president of the spanish football federation, has finally resigned after weeks of mounting pressure on him for that kiss that he gave the spanish player, jenni hermoso, at the world cup final. in a statement that he put on social media to explain his resignation, mr rubiales said that he was innocent, that he was

live now to to our correspondent helena wilkinson at westminster magistrates' court. short _ what happened today? it is a relatively short hearing - what happened today? it is a l relatively short hearing around eight minutes, that is pretty typical for eight minutes, that is pretty typicalfor a eight minutes, that is pretty typical for a first magistrates' court appearance after somebody is charged. daniel khalife, a 21—year—old former soldier was brought here in a blue armoured, high security police van. we can show you those pictures of his arrival earlier this morning, two unmarked police cars and some officers outside as he was brought into the building of the magistrates' court. inside the courtroom he was brought into the dock, he was wearing a grey tracksuit and was asked to stand and confirm his name and date of birth. and then that new charge was put to the court, the new charge of escaping from wandsworth prison. the court heard more details of the allegations from the prosecution and it is alleged that daniel khalife used bed sheets to strap himself to the

they are all bulgarian nationals, and they're going to appear at westminster magistrates�* court hereuk, and interest rates have been left on hold for the first time in nearly two years. the bank of england decision leaving the uk benchmark rate at 5.25% brings to an end a run of ia consecutive increases which began in late 2021. it was designed to curb rising prices. the announcement�*s a day after an unexpected slight fall in the rate of uk inflation, as well as a pause in rate hikes by the us central bank, the federal reserve. the governor of the bank of england says he expects the trend of slowing inflation to continue, but cautioned there is no room for complacency. well, it's a point when we've stopped tightening because we've had very good news this week on the inflation front, very welcome news. you know, we can see that inflation was coming down, but this week's news is good because it's a sign that we've had more than we expected, and that's very good. but, of course, the job's not done yet. we can't be complacent about this. ourjob is to get inflation back down to the 2% ta

westminster magistrates in central london. good afternoon. the officer who cannot be named or described for legal reasons was brought here to westminster magistrates' courtg this afternoon. chris kaba, 2a, and a further 2p, for a hearing this afternoon. chris kaba, 2a, and a further2p, he for a hearing this afternoon. chris kaba, 2a, and a further 2p, he was shot with a bullet to the head in streatham last year, having been followed by a number of unmarked police vehicles —— a father to be. his car was eventually stopped and a shot was fired. the car had been followed because it had been flagged on a police automatic number plate recognition cameras as being involved in an incident the previous day. chris kaba was unarmed and the car did not belong to him. as for the hearing today, in court, his parents were there, his mother and father, they were quite emotional when they got a glimpse of the defendant. the defendant has been told he faces a murder charge and a bail hearing will take place later today. he has been remanded into custody. today. he has been remanded into custod . , n today. he has been remanded into custod . , a ., ~ now a look at some ot

greg mackenzie joins us from westminster magistrates court. good morning to you.ect today? good morning to you. what should we meet today?— expect today? good morning. the officer who _ expect today? good morning. the officer who fired _ expect today? good morning. the officer who fired that _ expect today? good morning. the officer who fired that gun - expect today? good morning. the officer who fired that gun is - officer who fired that gun is expected here at westminster magistrates�* court this morning. chris kaba was shot on the 5th of september last year. the car he was driving had been followed by a number of unmarked police vehicles. the car did not belong to chris can pomegranate was flagged on automatic number plate recognition cameras being linked to a previous incident a day before. —— chris kaba and was glad. he was shot once in the head through the car windscreen. the independent office for police conduct launched a homicide investigation. seven months ago they handed their evidence file to the crown prosecution service who, yesterday, authorised a c

he will be formally charged tomorrow and will then appear at westminster magistrates court.ended. greg mckenzie, bbc news. for the first time in the history of the nhs, consultants and junior doctors in england are on strike at the same time. the walkout by members of the british medical association marks an escalation of their pay dispute. hospital leaders have expressed "profound concern" about the impact the strikes will have on patients and have called on ministers and the unions to find a solution. 0ur health correspondent sharon barbour reports. it's a strike never seen before in the history of the nhs. today sees both senior doctors or consultants, and junior doctors refusing to work united in anger over pay. it's an absolute privilege to do myjob, but it's a hard job. and so we're here to ask for fair pay for the work that we do, that reflects the skills that we bring. i think that that's a reasonable ask. doctors will be there for emergency care, but health bosses say patients are still in danger. and despite weeks of planning, hospitals are under intense pressure.

the three men and two women, aged between 29 and a5, will appear at westminster magistrates' court nexts. accused of spying in the uk for russia, five citizens of the former communist bloc state bulgaria. including this woman, katrin ivanova, who ran courses on british values for immigrants. the five defendants are alleged to have worked in a russian spy cell, carrying out surveillance on targets perceived as enemies of russia here in london and in europe. businessman orlen roussev is accused of running the operations and passing information on to moscow. his home was this seaside guesthouse in norfolk, where he is alleged to have forced passports for the spy cell. it is alleged the group posed as journalists using fake identity cards during one spying operation in europe. bizer dzhambazov and katrin ivanova lived as a couple. the pair told neighbours they worked in health care jobs. they ran a bulgarian community organisation and promoted it online. va nya gaberova, an vanya gaberova, an award—winning beautician, run a beauty business and was a judge at eyelash competitions. three of t

he will appear at westminster magistrates�* court on monday.at "approximately" a0 prisoners have been moved from wandsworth prison, following daniel khalife's escape. he told sunday with laura kuenssberg that the initial findings of a report into the escape have shown that the necessary security arrangements were in place at the jail. it's clear that the relevant security protocols were in place. the relevant security staff were in place. so there were enough staff and they did follow all the rules, including on vehicle searches? now, this is the point. so the real question is, were the relevant protocols followed to the extent that they should be? chilean protesters and police clash in the capital santiago on the 50th anniversary of the military coup in chile, which ousted socialist salvador allende and gave rise to the dictatorship of augusto pinochet. past anniversaries have regularly been marked by demonstrations, some of which turned violent. the 1973 coup deposed the democratically elected president, salvadorallende, and led to 17 years o

the police officer will appear at westminster magistrates�* court tomorrow, having been charged withs stage. it is normal in almost all murder cases that the person accused is named at the moment they are charged, but for unspecified legal reasons at the moment, that police officer is not being named at the moment. but he will have to appear in court tomorrow charged with murder and as you said, the family have very much welcomed that charging decision, as have the organised inquest has been working with the family and the solicitors working with the family. they have been pushing quite hard, that they should be the decision made by the prosecution service and now that police officer has been charged with murder. ., ., ,, police officer has been charged with murder. ., ., ~' , ., around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. let�*s look at some other stories making news. the former mayor of london, ken livingstone, has been diagnosed with alzheimer�*s disease. the 78—year—old was a prominent figure in london politics for more than four decades from the 19705, earning the nick

if the officer will appear before westminster magistrates�* court tomorrow and currently remains suspendedc investigation and its work to establish the facts and they say the announcement today was significant and serious developer. uk inflation rates have dropped. it is the lowest rate since vibrate last year and means the overall prices are still rising but the rate of the increase is a full on. for the first time in the history of the nhs, consultants and junior doctors in england are on strike at the same time. the walkout by members of the british medical association marks an escalation of their pay dispute. hospital leaders have expressed "profound concern" about the impact the strikes will have on patients and have called on ministers and the unions to find a solution. our health correspondent sharon barbour is outside university college hospital in london. a huge amount of disruption to the nhs and a lot of disruption to patients of course, tens of thousands of appointments have been cancelled. what this strike means for patients today is that pretty much all planned or routine car

he will appear at westminster magistrates' court on monday. a0 prisoners have been moved from wandsworth prison following daniel khalife's escape. he told the bbc�*s sunday with laura kuenssberg that the initial findings of a report into the escape have shown that the necessary security arrangements were in place at the jail. it's clear that the relevant security protocols were in place. the relevant security staff were in place. so there were enough staff and they did follow all the rules, including on vehicle searches? now, this is the point. so the real question is, were the relevant protocols followed to the extent that they should be? prince harry has opened the invictus games in the german city of dusseldorf, where 550 injured military personnel from 21 nations will compete. today, competitors are taking part in athletics, wheelchair rugby and powerlifting events. speaking at the opening ceremony, the duke of sussex said more and more nations were taking part: more and more people havejoined the invictus community. we have colombia, isra

pc cliff mitchell, who is suspended from duty, appeared at westminster magistrates�* court, where heacing another by—election after the resignation of conservative mp chris pincher — who lost his appeal against an eight—week suspension from parliament for drunkenly groping two men. the contest for mr pincher�*s tamworth constituency is set to be the ninth by—election since rishi sunak took office ten months ago. votes will also take place for seats in mid—bedfordshire, and rutherglen and hamilton west, next month. 0ur political correspondent leila nathoo is at westminster. three tests for all the parties, leila three tests for all the parties, lei . ., �*, three tests for all the parties, lei . . �*, ., , three tests for all the parties, lei . . �* , ., , ., leila that's right, and 'ust had three in three fi leila that's right, and 'ust had three in three in _ leila that's right, and 'ust had three in three in july _ leila that's right, and just had three in three in july in - leila that's right, and just had three in three in july in which | leila that's right, and just had i three i

he's appearing at westminster magistrates court tomorrow . the magistrates court tomorrow.government to the to the united nations watchdog over the new law requiring staff to work during strike action. the union's general secretary says the legislation falls far short of international legal standards . international legal standards. the government says it's there to protect the lives of the general public and has recently announced a consultation on how the new law will be enacted . but the new law will be enacted. but general secretary paul novak describes that new law as dreadful . and more than 2000 dreadful. and more than 2000 people have died in what's described as the deadliest earthquake in morocco since 1967, has slept in the open for the second night after the 6.8 magnitude quake struck remote areas of the atlas mountains yesterday . many fear their homes yesterday. many fear their homes are no longer safe to return to with another 3.9 magnitude earthquake hitting the country today , more than 2000 people today, more than 2000 people have been injured, half in a cr

daniel khalife is due to appear at westminster magistrates' court, charged with escaping from custodylondon on saturday, four days after he escaped. he was pulled off a bike by a plain—clothes counter—terrorism officer. in the worst single act of violence since the war began in sudan five months ago, nearly 50 people have been killed when air strikes hit a market in the south of khartoum. the msf medical charity says staff have been trying to save the lives of people who suffered horrific injuries. residents accuse the army of using drones to target the market. police in chile have clashed with demonstrators ahead of the 50th anniversary of the military coup led by general pinochet today. in santiago, police responded with tear gas and water cannon to protesters who threw stones and objects at them. the coup in 1973, which ended with the death of the country's first socialist president, salvador allende, remains hugely divisive. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. the british home secretary has commissioned urgent advice on banning a breed of dog, the american bully

daniel sandford, bbc news, westminster magistrates�* court. american bully xl dog has told the bbc she was terrified and screaming in fear. anna paun and two men were bitten by the dog in birmingham on saturday. the government is seeking urgent advice on whether to ban the breed. 0ur midlands correspondent navteonhal reports. a violent dog attack on the streets of birmingham. it bites a young girl who runs to safety in a shop. it then goes to attack to other people ——it then goes to attack two other people at a car wash nearby. the footage was posted online at the weekend. anna, who is 11, is now recovering at home after returning from hospital last night. she told me about the moment she was attacked. the dog was staring at me and i got scared so i started to run and i never ran that far, only ran for about five seconds. so the dog grabbed my hand and he started moving me around. someone grabbed him off my hand and after he let go of my arm he went on my shoulder and he bit my shoulder as well. i was feeling really panicked and i was scared,

the three men and two women, aged between 29 and a5, will appear at westminster magistrates�* court nextamong five citizens of the communist bloc state thuggery accused of being spies. the five defendants are alleged to have worked in a russian spy cell, carrying out surveillance on targets, perceived enemies of russia, here in london and in europe. this businessman accused of running the operations and passing information to moscow. his home was the seaside guest in norfolk where he is alleged to have forged passports for the spy cell. it is alleged that the group posed as journalists using fake identity cards during one spying operation in europe. katrin ivanova lived in the series of houses in london suburbs. the pair told neighbours they worked in health care. they ran a bulgarian community organisation in london and promoted it online. they provide courses on british values for immigrants. courses on british values for immigrants-— courses on british values for immiurants. ., . ., ., �* , immigrants. introduction to british values. immigrants. introduction to british values- vanya _

officer involved in the shooting will formally be charged tomorrow and will then appear at westminster magistrates�* courtutional betrayal" by campaigners for not including more people on a list of its members who have been banned or expelled from the sport. the governing body had made the pledge to publish the names as part of an action plan to make gymnasts safer, after an independent review found systemic abuse within the sport. natalie pirks reports. from grassroots to the very top, years of heartbreaking testimony forced british gymnastics to confront a coach—led culture of fear, but today's promised list of those banned from the sport was far from what campaigners were hoping for. it's beyond disappointing. it is an absolute indictment against a failed organisation who are struggling to tackle the immense task of reforming the coaching culture of their sport. the list is by no means exhaustive. 62 names — all but one of them coaches — with little detail given for the bans and expulsions, beyond the majority having criminal convictions. those members currently only suspended and being investigated do

they are all bulgarian nationals and they are going to appear at westminster magistrates�* court herehave been left on hold, for the first time india says it is suspending visas for canadians, as the diplomatic row between the two countries escalates. india's foreign ministry spokesman confirmed the temporary halt at a news conference today. it followed a notice on the visa application portal which said the suspension was due to operational reasons. relations plummeted this week when canada's prime minister, justin trudeau, said indian agents may have been involved in the killing of a canadian sikh activist shot dead injune near vancouver. india described the accusation as "absurd". it also said canada can expect its number of diplomats in india to be reduced. earlier, india's foreign ministry spokesman was asked how the dispute was affecting india's reputation. the crisis seems to be deepening between india and canada isjust a few hours ago the indian foreign ministry spokesperson said india wanted canada to downsize its diplomatic corps in india. he said that the canadian diplomats

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they are all bulgarian nationals and they are going to appear at westminster magistrates�* court herent, joe biden, will shortly host ukraine�*s volodymyr zelensky at the white house. it�*s mr zelensky�*s second wartime visit to washington. he�*s trying to shore up us support for the fight against russia�*s invasion, at a time when there are signs of warfatigue among some us politicians. this was the ukrainian leader arriving on capitol hill a short while ago. he�*s now talking to republican and democratic leaders in the us congress, where a new multi—billion—dollar aid package for ukraine is at risk of being blocked. mr zelensky will also head to the pentagon in the next hour or so, as he seeks more weapons, including longer—range missiles to boost ukraine�*s defences. live now to our north america correspondent gary o�*donoghue. he is at the white house for us. good to talk to you. this is the second time mr zelensky has been in washington. how different does this trip differ to last time? it is auoin to trip differ to last time? it is going to be _ trip differ to last time? it is g

officer involved in the shooting will formally be charged tomorrow and will then appear at westminster magistrates�* courtoth consultants and junior doctors in england are on strike today in their dispute over pay. the walk—out, by members of the british medical association, means emergency care will be provided but there'll be skeleton levels of staffing elsewhere. the nhs has said it is having to pay millions of pounds to plug gaps in staffing caused by the strikes and there's no end in sight to this dispute. here's our health editor, hugh pym. a&e on a double strike day. the same number of patients as usual but not so many doctors. they say emergency care is safely maintained but fewer medics elsewhere in the hospital causes bottlenecks. our patients here in the department will have to wait longer to flow through the department to get into a bed. as a result, we may have delays in off—loading ambulances and because ambulances can't off—load, then they can't go out into the public and help other people. at the same time, we have more pressure in the department to see the patients who are backlogging in

, irfan sharif , and his father, irfan sharif, and his partner and brother appeared at westminster magistrates courtcharged today. they've also been charged with causing or allowing the death of a child. sara was found dead at her home in woking in surrey after officers were called from pakistan by her father on the 10th of august. unions have vowed to fight the government tooth and nail after a half billion pound government investment in tata steel has, according to the union, put 3000 jobs at risk . the government jobs at risk. the government says, however, it will support more than 12,000 jobs in the sector. overall while tata has beenin sector. overall while tata has been in talks with the government to switch from coal to electric furnaces in an effort to reduce carbon emissions by 1.5, business and trade secretary kemi badenoch says the government is saving the industry this is good for the industry this is good for the taxpayer, this is good for the taxpayer, this is good for the workforce because actually when we do have new electric arc furnaces, we're going to be able to have many more ind

westminster magistrates' court heard how he may have used bedsheets in his escape from wandsworth prisonall 12,500 staff who work there are likely to face redundancy. another discount retailer, b&m, is buying up to 51 wilko stores, but it will rebrand them and it's not clear if any wilko staff will be retained. you're live with bbc news. the uk prime minister, rishi sunak, has accused china of interfering in democracy. a parliamentary researcher was arrested in march, accused of spying for china. that's a claim that he has denied and that china says is a fabrication. mps have called for the government to take stronger action. i spoke to isabel hilton, who is a visiting professor at the lau institute, king's college london, and founder of the non—profit organisation china dialogue. isabel gave us her assessment on how to deal with china. we can describe china as a threat and swear never to have anything to do with it, but that doesn't make it all go away, it's like a toddler who puts his hands before his eyes and imagines that you cannot see him. it is not like that, china is the second l

they pleaded guilty at westminster�*s magistrates court on thursday afternoon.hut because a crumbling concrete. lectures have had to move to other areas and some events have been affected. the list of affected universities are on the bbc news websites. 0ne universities are on the bbc news websites. one of the rarest hurdles washed up in north wales, around 4000 miles from their home and tally the ridley total was nursed back to full health and taken back to texas! amount has been arrested after trying to run from florida to london in a makeshift hamster wheel. it was spotted near the east coast in the us and refused to come off the us and refused to come off the wheel. that is a workout! time now for ten seconds of birthday celebrations for panda twins. they turned two with a frozen cake at madrid's zoo alongside their mum and that is definitely better than what some children get for their birthday! you are all caught up now. hello. i'm marc edwards. welcome to sportsday. here's what's coming up on our show. it's almost here — the rugby world cup kicks off on fr

now, as for the officer who remains suspended, he will appear at westminster magistrates court tomorrow millimetres of rainfall in the last few days. now, this was the story earlier on today, as we've seen this weather front sweeping its way steadily south and east, bringing some heavier pulses of rain at times. that still has to clear away, but centred close to this area of low pressure, we keep some showers in the far north—west. clearer skies elsewhere. it is going to be a chilly start to our thursday morning, with single figures for many. but as we go through the morning, there will be some sunshine around as well. so early—morning rain in the south—east clears away. sunny spells elsewhere and scattered showers developing from the west. closest to this low pressure, we see a frequent rash of showers, and gales still likely here. some of the showers across england and wales could be heavy, with rumbles of thunder, and they'll develop and push further inland as we go through the afternoon, with highs of 13 to 19 degrees. if we move out of thursday, we're still likely to see more showe

court today, charged after escaping from wandsworth prison last week. he was arrested on saturday after a four day manhunt . westminster magistrates manhunt. minster magistrates court was told the former soldier allegedly escaped by strapping himself to a food delivery vehicle using material which may have been bedsheets. khalife disappeared while awaiting trial after being charged with terror offences in january . the charged with terror offences in january. the home charged with terror offences in january . the home secretary charged with terror offences in january. the home secretary is pushing to ban american bully dogs, arguing there are clear and lethal danger, particularly to children. a warning we're about to show you video of a man being chased and attacked by a dog which some viewers may find distressing. suella braverman says she's commissioned an urgent advice following attacks over the weekend. video was recorded of a number of people being chased by an american bully xl in birmingham. an 11 year old girl was also injured after being attacked in the city on saturday. >> so i run across the road. is a little girl on the floor an

court today, charged after escaping from wandsworth prison last week. he was arrested on saturday after a four day manhunt . westminster magistrates manhunt. westminster magistrates court was told the former soldier allegedly escaped by strapping himself to a food delivery vehicle using material which may have been bedsheets. khalife disappeared while awaiting trial after being charged with terror offences in january . now charged with terror offences in january. now the number of people killed during the earthquake in morocco has climbed to over 2800. british search and rescue teams have been deployed to help with the rescue effort . with 60 rescue effort. with 60 specialist search dogs and equipment sent to the country. more than 2500 people were also injured when the 6.8 magnitude quake hit on friday. and finally, administrators have said a further 9100 wilco employees will be made redundant by early october. it comes after a last ditch bailout by hmv failed the company had been in discussions to buy around 200 stores in the first. 24 outlets are now scheduled to shut their doors tomorrow. this is gb news across the uk on tv in your car,

he'll appear at westminster magistrate court tomorrow. says around 40 inmates have been moved out of the prison amid an investigation into caliph's escape . alex chalk into caliph's escape. alex chalk admits the prison is overcrowded but promises the government is doing all it can to provide resources. and that comes as an inmate at the prison was stabbed this afternoon. the man was taken to hospital where he remains in a critical condition . the tuc is reporting the government to the united nations over a new uk law requiring staff to work during strike action. the tuc's general secretary says the legislation falls far short of international standards , as the government standards, as the government says the law protects the lives of the public, such as in cases of the public, such as in cases of doctors strikes and it recently announced a consultation on how the law will be enacted and the news coming to us in the last hour, the spanish football federation president, luis rubiales, says he will resign following the controversy over him

he'll appear at westminster magistrate court tomorrow. says around 40 inmates have been moved out of the prison amid an investigation into caliph's escape . alex chalk into caliph's escape. alex chalk admits the prison is overcrowded but promises the government is doing all it can to provide resources. and that comes as an inmate at the prison was stabbed this afternoon. the man was taken to hospital where he remains in a critical condition . the tuc is reporting the government to the united nations over a new uk law requiring staff to work during strike action. the tuc's general secretary says the legislation falls far short of international standards , as the government standards, as the government says the law protects the lives of the public, such as in cases of the public, such as in cases of doctors strikes and it recently announced a consultation on how the law will be enacted and the news coming to us in the last hour, the spanish football federation president, luis rubiales, says he will resign following the controversy over him

now in the dock at westminster magistrates court today, this police officer, we cannot describe him toe looks or give you any other information that might identify this officer, because the district judge at westminster magistrates court granted an interim anonymity order. now that anonymity order will be challenged here in this heanng will be challenged here in this hearing at the old bailey by members of the press who believe that this officer should be named. there will also be a bail heanng named. there will also be a bail hearing at this court case, which i say is due to happen in about an hour or an hour and a half from now . half from now. >> and mark, you mentioned there at the top about how unusual it is for two court appearances to take place in the same day, in the morning and the afternoon . i the morning and the afternoon. i mean, i covered many court cases when i was a newspaper reporter. inever when i was a newspaper reporter. i never remember this happening . i've never heard of this. >> i have to be honest. normally what would happen is that a defendant would get their