yassar yaqub was a 28—year—old father from yassar yaqub was a 28—year—old fatherfrom huddersfield.ears ago. one friend on facebook wrote," you were no angel but did not deserve this." the incident happened just outside huddersfield as the cars came off the m62 atjunction 24. they drove onto the slip road and were brought we re onto the slip road and were brought were stopped by police. shortly after that, shots were fired and yassar yaqub was killed. three people were arrested at the scene. at the same time in bradford, another vehicle was stopped as part of the same operation and two others arrested. as the busy motorway junction was closed down last night, any people were caught up in the chaos. there were rapid response vehicles that kept pulling up, then a couple of ambulances turned up. as soon a couple of ambulances turned up. as soon as a couple of ambulances turned up. as soon as the ambulance pulled up, some of the policeman ran up and told them to get down as soon as possible to where the incident took place. it looked like somebody needed urgent medical help. at yassar y

the inquest into the death of yassar yaqub was opened and adjourned this morning.anny savage, who's in huddersfield. it's been a very busy morning in connection with the incidents here on monday night, when yassar yaqub was shot dead by police officers as he came in his car down a slip road off the m62. his funeral has taken place at this mosque a few hours ago. people are now gathering for friday prayers, but we've also had a man in court in connection with case and the inquest has been opened into the death of the man who was killed. hundreds of people came to yassar yaqub's funeral at a mosque in huddersfield this morning. many didn't know him personally, but were here to support his family. his father, mother and sisters were deeply distressed. the consistent thought from those present, is that they want answers as to why he was shot by police on monday night. the parents have lost their son, those sisters have lost their brother. they need answers. his friends, family, they all need answers and i think they need answers quick. we are hoping that within this we

yassar yaqub was the man shot dead by police on monday night.. police, don't shoot. in 2010 he was cleared of attempted murder and a firearms offence, after it was alleged that he opened fire on a car in huddersfield. some local people have told us he was a renowned drugs dealer. but others did not think he was involved in any criminal activity. people living close to his home also say his house was targeted by gunmen more than a year ago. the house now has obvious security cameras on the outside. yassar yaqub's father has spoken to the bbc today, but he didn't want to go on camera. he said he didn't believe that his son would ever pull a gun and if there was a gun found in his car, he doesn't believe it would belong to his son. he and his wife also feel that events over the last few days are like something which would happen in america. and not here. it was on monday night that yassar yaqub was shot dead on a motorway slip road. unmarked police cars forced his audi to a stop. west yorkshire police say it was a preplanned operation. the independ

yassar yaqub was listed in court as being a 28—year—old office clerk.f trying to murder two people and a firearms offence. his family and friends though stress he was never convicted of anything. meanwhile a 30—year—old man arrested on monday as part of the police operation here, has appeared in court today, charged with possession of a gun, bullets and a silencer. moshin amin from dewsbury was remanded in custody, after his hearing at leeds magistrates. danny savage, bbc news, west yorkshire. the first minister of scotland, nicola sturgeon, has suggested that if the uk were to stay in the european single market after leaving the eu, the question of scottish independence could be "put aside" in the short term. ms sturgeon said she was seeking "consensus and compromise", but that she was still committed to the goal of independence. 0ur correspondent glen campbell is at the scottish parliament. your thoughts on the first minister's thinking in this far. nicola sturgeon still believes in scottish independence but what she has made clear today is that she w

yassar yaqub was listed in court as being a 28—year—old office clerk.ng to murder two people and a firearms offence. his family and friends though stress he was never convicted of anything. meanwhile a 30—year—old man arrested on monday as part of the police operation here, has appeared in court today, charged with possession of a gun, bullets and a silencer. moshin amin from dewsbury was remanded in custody, after his hearing at leeds magistrates. danny savage, bbc news, west yorkshire. a cycle courier has won an employment rights case against the logistics firm city sprint in a ruling that could have implications for other workers. maggie dewhurst was classed as ‘self—employed' but argued she should be treated as a worker and given rights including holiday and sick pay. the company says it's ‘disappointed' as our industry correspondent john moylan reports. maggie dewhurst delivers medical supplies by bike to hospitals and labs, but despite being a city sprint career for the last two years, she doesn't have basic workers' rights. —— courier. she's one

yassar yaqub was the man shot dead by police on monday night. he was in. in 2010 he was cleared of attempted murder and a firearms offence, after it was alleged that he opened fire on a car in huddersfield. some local people have told us he was a renowned drugs dealer. but others did not think he was involved in any criminal activity. people living close to his home also say his house was targeted by gunmen more than a year ago. the house now has obvious security cameras on the outside. yassar yaqub's father has spoken to the bbc today, but he didn't want to go on camera. he said he didn't believe that his son would ever pull a gun and if there was a gun found in his car, he doesn't believe it would belong to his son. he and his wife also feel that events over the last few days are like something which would happen in america. and not here. it was on monday night that yassar yaqub was shot dead on a motorway slip road. unmarked police cars forced his audi to a stop. west yorkshire police say it was a preplanned operation. the independent police

at the exact spot where yassar yaqub died, there was a vigil tonight.espectfully to lay flowers and light candles. for his mother, it was overwhelming. crying the mood was polite, but his brother—in—law and father told me they were angry and want more information. we want to know what happened. from start to finish, nothing hidden. my message is that he has been killed unlawfully. how can you kill someone like this at a time like this without giving them a chance to get out or anything? three bullets through the windscreen and that's it. we are not in america, not in a third world country. yassar yaqub was shot dead by police on monday night, the gun was found in the car he was in. in 2010 he was cleared of attempted murder and a firearms offence after it was alleged he opened fire on a car in huddersfield. some local people told us he was a renowned drugs dealer but others didn't think he was involved in any criminal activity. people living close to his home also say that his house was targeted by gunmen more than a year ago. the house now has obvious

yassar yaqub was listed in court as being a 28—year—old office clerk.leared of trying to murder two people, and a firearms offence. his family and friends, though, stress he was never convicted of anything. meanwhile a 30—year—old man arrested on monday as part of the police operation here has appeared in court today charged with possession of a gun, bullets, and a silencer. moshin amin from dewsbury was remanded in custody after his hearing at leeds magistrates. modern diesel cars produce more than twice as much toxic emissions as a lorry or bus of the same age, according to new analysis from the international council on clean transportation. the report comes as one road in central london breached its legal air pollution limits for 2017, just five days into the new year. 0ther london roads are expected to breach the limits shortly. richard westcott reports. it doesn't seem to make sense. how can small diesel car engine speed twice as polluting as the engines on 20 tonne lorries and buses? this research comes from the same group that exposed vw cheating

hundreds of people have attended the funeral of yassar yaqub, who was shot dead by police on monday. ld at a mosque in huddersfield. mr yaqub died after police stopped a car nearjunction 2a of the m62. an inquest into the death was also opened and adjourned in bradford. danny savage reports. has been a very busy morning in connection with the incident, when yassar yaqub was shot dead as he came in his car down a slip road off the m62. his funeral was held a few hours ago. people are gathering for friday prayers. we also have a man in court in connection with the case and the inquest has been opened into the death of the man who was killed. hundreds of people came to yassar yaqub‘s funeral at a mosque in huddersfield this morning. many didn't know him personally, but were here to support his family. his father, mother and sisters were deeply distressed. the consistent thought from those present is that they want answers as to why he was shot by police on monday night. them parents have lost their son, those sisters have lost their brother. they need answers. his friends, family, they a

he was yassar yaqub, a 27—year—old fatherfrom huddersfield.eared of trying to shoot dead two people. one friend on facebook wrote, "you were no angel but did not deserve this." the incident happened just outside huddersfield as the cars came off the m62junction huddersfield as the cars came off the m62 junction 24. at around six o'clock, they drove on to this slip road and were hemmed in by police and broadway stop. shortly after that, shots were fired and yassar yaqub or shot. at the same time in bradford another vehicle was shot and two people arrested. as the busy motorwayjunction was closed down last night, many people were caught up in the chaos. there were these rapid—response vehicles that kept pulling up, big, large vehicles, then a couple of ambulances turned up. as soon as the ambulance pulled up, some of the policemen ran up and told the ambulance they had to get down as quickly as possible to where the incident took place. it looked like somebody needed urgent medical help. at yassar yaqub‘s family home, armed police arrived this a

yassar yaqub was a 28—year—old fatherfrom huddersfield.t dead two people, eight years ago. 0ne friend on facebook wrote, "you were no angel, but did not deserve this." the incident happened just outside huddersfield as the cars came off the m62 atjunction 24. at around 6.00pm, they drove on to this slip road and were hemmed in by police and brought to a stop. shortly after that, shots were fired and yassar yaqub was killed. three people were arrested at the scene. at the same time, in bradford, another vehicle was stopped as part of the same operation and two others arrested. as the busy motorwayjunction was closed down last night, many people were caught up in the chaos. there were these rapid response vehicles that kept pulling up, big large vehicles, then a couple of ambulances turned up. as soon as the ambulance pulled up, some of the policemen ran up and told the ambulance they had to get down, as quickly as possible, to where the incident had took place. it looked like somebody needed urgent medical help. at yassar yaqub‘s family hom

the inquest was told mr yassar yaqub was shot by a police officer in the execution of his duty. but many people in huddersfield believe he was a renowned drugs dealer. he was in 2010 accused and cleared of trying to murder two people and a firearms offence. his family people and a firearms offence. his fa m ily stress people and a firearms offence. his family stress he was never convicted of anything. the inquest into the yassar yaqub's death was adjourned with the coroner saying he wants to be kept up dated with the investigation by the independent police complaints commission. an iceberg a quarter of the size of wales is close to breaking away from the antarctic ice shelf. if and when it happens, it would be one of the 10 largest ever recorded. scientists have been monitoring the break—up for months. and even though the crack in the ice shelf has got significantly worse in december, they're not blaming it on climate change, but calling it a ‘natural event'. here's our environment correspondent, matt mcgrath. stretching for around 100 miles in length, the 100 yard wide rift in

yassar yaqub died on monday evening after police in unmarked vehicles stopped a carjust off the m62 inl bodmer is close to where the shooting happened. phil, what is the latest in this investigation? good morning, louise. yes, the slip road atjunction 2a on the m62 finally reopened before hours after it was closed on monday night following the fatal shooting. the ipcc are investigating circumstances leading to that event. yesterday the man who died was named as 28—year—old yassar yaqub, a father of two from huddersfield. that is to the south—east of the town. last night we understand there were a number of peaceful protest which we re number of peaceful protest which were held in the leeds road and wakefield road areas of bradford. police were deployed to ensure the proteas were peaceful. police say they understand tensions in some communities may be heightened as a result of what happened here on monday night, but they say those protests passed off very peacefully. meanwhile the independent police complaints commission commissioner derek campbell has issued a statement and he as my th

the man has been named locally as yassar yaqub. during the incident and five people have been arrested. the independent police complaints commission has sent investigators to the scene. 0ur correspondent danny savage is at ainley top for us this evening. the scene of the shooting. bring us up—to—date with the latest? the scene of the shooting. bring us up-to-date with the latest? clive this is why yasser yacub was shot dead about 25 #4 hours ago. it was 6 0‘clockpm when police boxed off a couple of vehicles on the slip road and we understhand officers from quickly out of their vehicle and shots were fired. at the same time, simultaneously another vehicle was stopped in bradford and in total five people were arrested as part of the investigation and one man shot dead. now an investigation is now under way here into exactly what happened which led to that man being killed. it was about 6pm yesterday evening when police boxed in a car leaving the m62 at huddersfield and brought it to a stop. armed officers were quickly out of the dark

he was yassar yaqub, a 27—year—old fatherfrom huddersfield.. one friend on facebook wrote, "you were no angel but did not deserve this." the incident happened just outside huddersfield as the cars came off the m62 junction 24. at around six o'clock, they drove on to this slip road and were hemmed in by police and broadway stop. —— brought to a stop. shortly after that, shots were fired and yassar yaqub or shot. at the same time in bradford another vehicle was shot and two people arrested. —— was stopped. as the busy motorwayjunction was closed down last night, many people were caught up in the chaos. there were these rapid—response vehicles that kept pulling up, big, large vehicles, then a couple of ambulances turned up. as soon as the ambulance pulled up, some of the policemen ran up and told the ambulance they had to get down as quickly as possible to where the incident took place. it looked like somebody needed urgent medical help. at yassar yaqub's family home, armed police arrived this afternoon making inquiries. friends and relatives who

the police have already said a gun was found in the white audi yassar yaqub was shot in.ont seat passenger in the car. at the inquest into his death this morning, it was revealed the gun was found in the front passenger footwell of the vehicle, exactly where he was sitting. the inquest was told yassar yaqub was shot by a police officer in the execution of his duties. he was listed in court as being a 28—year—old office clerk, but many people in huddersfield believe he was a renowned drugs dealer. he was, in 2010, accused and cleared of trying to murder two people and a firearms offence. his family stress he was never convicted of anything. meanwhile, a 30—year—old man arrested at the time, appeared before magistrates in leeds. moshin amin is charged with firearms offences, including possessing a pistol and silencer. he was remanded in custody. now the court case involving him will now go forward with further hearings in the future. the inquest was adjourned until the end of march, and the coroner has asked for the independent police complaints commission, who are overseei

a postmortem has found yassar yaqub died from wounds to the chest after the car he was in was stoppedhe rmt union and transport secretary chris grayling are to meet to discuss directly for the first time the long—running dispute over operating train doors on southern rail. unions argue the extension of driver—only services, where drivers rather than guards open and close carriage doors, is unsafe. but the industry regulator insists it's a safe method. steve hedley, who's senior assistant general secretary of the rmt, says he understands that passengers want to see an end to the industrial action that's caused such misery. it has been going on for nine months, and during that entire time, we have asked to meet chris grayling and his predecessor on numerous occasions. the department for transport are pushing this whole policy of driver only operation. it is not just policy of driver only operation. it is notjust opening the doors. that is notjust opening the doors. that isa is notjust opening the doors. that is a small part of it. it would do away with the person who actually helps peop

the man has been named locally as yassar yaqub.er's firearm was fired during the incident and five people have been arrested. the independent police complaints commission has sent investigators to the scene. bbc look north's harry gration is at ainley top. good afternoon. good afternoon. the incident happened no more than 50 or 60 yards from where i'm standing and the slip road interesting in itself because those of you who may know the 62, this is a rather steady climb from the bottom in the first turn off the field and that may well have initiated the police response, which they say was a preplanned police operation based on information received about the criminal possession of a firearm. more details are emerging and danny savage has more. it was about 6pm yesterday evening when police boxed in a car leaving the m62 at huddersfield and brought it to a stop. armed officers were quickly out of the dark—coloured, unmarked cars and shots were fired. bullet holes can be seen in the windscreen of a white audi. one man died and three o

a postmortem has found yassar yaqub died from wounds to the chest after the car he was in was stoppedthe transport secretary, chris grayling, to discuss the long—running dispute over operating train doors on southern rail. unions are arguing that the extension of driver—only services, where drivers rather than guards open and close carriage doors, is unsafe. southern insists it's not. a transgender prisoner has been found dead at a jail in south yorkshire. jenny swift, who was a9, was transitioning from a man to a woman, but had been on remand at doncaster prison, which only holds male inmates. the death is not being treated as suspicious. people who live near major roads could be at greater risk of developing dementia. that's according to a decade—long study by scientists in canada. they say air pollutants caused by heavy traffic could get into the bloodstream. but the researchers say more work is now needed to understand the link. fergus walsh has the story. air pollution and noise, two of the downsides of living near a major road. but a greater likelihood of getting dementia? well,

take place today of the man who was shot dead by west yorkshire police on monday. 28—year—old yassar yaqube was in on a motorway slip road near huddersfield. a man arrested as part of the police operation will appear in court later charged with firearms offences. the actor om puri, who starred in the british comedy east is east, has died in india. he was 66 and is reported to have had a heart attack. om puri was awarded an honorary obe for his contribution to the british film industry in 2004. william lindesay has been obsessed with the great wall of china since seeing it in a school atlas as a child in england. and last year he embarked on an epicjourney, leaving his home on merseyside, to fulfil a lifelong ambition to film the wall in its entirety from the air, using a drone. his travels have taken him all over north china and even to mongolia. you can see some you can see some of you can see some of the extraordinary images he has filmed. that looks absolutely stunning. a baby elephant in thailand has been forced to overcome her fear of water by learning to walk again using hydrotherapy

bradford west mp naz shah has appealed for calm following the killing of mohammed yassar yaqub on the city centre on tuesday night after mr yaqub was shot by police atjuncton 2a on monday night. the first minister of northern ireland, arlene foster, says calls for her to step down over failures in a green energy scheme are motivated by misogyny. the dup leader said she would not be leaving. a senior member of sinn fein, which shares power with ms foster, dismissed the claims as nonsense. a planned six—day strike by drivers on southern rail has been split into two, three—day stoppages. the aslef union says its members will walk out from monday and again at the end of the month. southern‘s parent firm govia thameslink is in dispute with aslef and the rmt unions over the role of guards. the high street chain, next, is warning that uncertainty over brexit will mean an "even tougher" year ahead, after a dismal festive period. shares dipped 14% at the start of trading, as the firm announced a drop in sales of 0.4 per cent in the two in sales of 0.4% in the two months up to christmas. here's

a postmortem carried out on yassar yaqub, the man shot by police on monday, found that he died from gunshotor the ftse100, finishing above 7000. today, house—builders persimmon is the top gainer. elsewhere, us department store chain macy's has seen its share price fall 14%, after announcing plans to make over 10,000 people redundant, and save just under £450 million. it said almost 4,000 jobs would go in 2017 as a result of store closures. younger generations will inherit much more money than their parents and grandparents, but the amounts they get will be very unequal. research by the institute for fiscal studies says the wealth of the older generation has grown by 45% over just ten years. the uk service sector grew at its fastest pace for 17 months in december. however, prices charged in the sector rose to its strongest rate since april 2011. let's get detailed analysis of all that with james bevan from ccla investment management. james, let's start off with the service sector. a very good 18 months for the service sector, but this year isn't expected to be a record year. is this the calm

yassar yaqub died on monday evening, after police in unmarked vehicles stopped a carjust off the m62n west yorkshire near where the incident happened. as those investigations into the fatal shooting of the 20—year—old father of two continued, there have been appeals for calm. that follows a spontaneous protests last night, one of those protests was in bradford following what some are estimated upto 100 people or bradford following what some are estimated upto100 people or so on leeds road in the central bradford and the echo calls made by the local labourmp and the echo calls made by the local labour mp who and the echo calls made by the local labourmp who on and the echo calls made by the local labour mp who on social media has said that she recognises that feelings are running high within the community and understands the heightened tension of the events of monday night, and she issued an appealfor calm. the monday night, and she issued an appeal for calm. the independent police complaints commission who oversee this enquiry say this is a complex and detailed enquiry and it will ta

he and his wife joined friends of yassar yaqub last night at a vigil at ainsley top yards from wherewas during a pre—planned operation. the police watchdog, the independent police complaints commission, is investigating. my my message is that he's been killed unlawfully. how can you kill someone like this, at a time like this, without giving them the chance to get out or anything, three bullets through the windscreen and that's it. were not in america, we're not ina third it. were not in america, we're not in a third world country. he hasn't got a bad pass because he's not been convicted of anything. president barack obama has urged his fellow democrats to fight for his flagship healthcare bill. it comes as the incoming trump administration began the process of repealing the affordable care act. the republican vice president—elect, mike pence, had promised the process would begin on donald trump's first day in office, the 20th of january. people who live near main roads may be at greater risk of dementia, according to a decade—long study by scientists in canada. the medical causes of