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The man who ploughed his ford fiesta into cyclists and Police Outside parliament. The resolution is adopted. In america, the house of representatives formally condemns President Trump for racist comments. So the dream came true . Exactly, yeah. Im a very proud dad now. The conjoined twins who can now live full and separate lives. Rital and ritaj meet the surgeons who made it all possible our latest report. And can rory repeat his 2014 victory on home soil at the open . He says hell burst out crying if it happened. And coming up on bbc news, tracey nevilles england side are all but through to the netball world cup semifinal after a convincing win over Trinidad And Tobago. Hello and welcome to the bbc news at six. This afternoon hashem abedi, the brother of the Manchester Arena bomber, was extradited to britain, flown from libya on a governmentjet. The atrocity left 22 people dead and more than 100 injured in may 2017. Greater Manchester Police say abedi will appear at Westminster Magistrates Court on charges of murder, attempted murder, and conspiracy to cause an explosion. Abedi left the uk some weeks before his older brother salman carried out his suicide bombing. Heres our Home Affairs Correspondent Daniel Sandford. A high security convoy sweeping through south london, carrying the brother of the manchester bomber salman abedi, who killed 22 people at a pop concert two years ago. Hashem abedi had been held in libya since the time of the attack, but has now been flown back to britain. Today, he has been extradited for offences relating to the Manchester Arena attack. He was handed over by libyan authorities to British Police officers this morning. They escorted him on the flight back and they landed in the United Kingdom a short while ago. The bomb, which killed 22 and seriously injured many more, was detonated by salman abedi. Police believe hed stored the parts for making the bomb in this car, in plastic barrels. He was caught on cctv moving the bomb parts in a suitcase in the days before the attack. At this time his brother was out of the country, but hashem abedi has been detained on an arrest warrant for the murder of 22 people, the attempted murder of those injured in the bombing and conspiracy to cause an explosion. Todays extradition is the result of a big cross government push by, among others, the home office, the foreign office, the Crown Prosecution Service and, of course, counterterrorism policing. Its also involved delicate and painstaking negotiations with both the government in tripoli and also military factions there. The Prime Minister thanked all those involved in getting it to this point. This is clearly an important moment in the investigation. I hope it is a welcome step for the loved ones of all of the victims, those people who have commanded themselves with such dignity through what has been a deeply distressing and difficult time for them. Its all the more remarkable because he was extradited from a country still wracked by civil war, with a government that is only partly in control. It is two years and two months since the Manchester Arena bombing, which was the worst attack in the uk for 12 years. This evening, for the first time, there is a suspect in custody facing charges. And our Home Affairs Correspondent Daniel Sandford is at Southwark Police station this evening. Daniel, more than two years since that horrific day. What happens now . Well, if everything goes to plan hashem abedi should appear before Westminster Magistrates Court tomorrow morning. In the meantime he will be held here at Southwark Police station in the special terrorism cells, and within two days of appearing at westminster magistrates he will have to appear ina magistrates he will have to appear in a crown court on murder charges then he will be added to the list of terrorism cases before the court and a judge will have to decide when it is his case should come to trial, and also critically where it should come to trial. Should the trial be held here in london . Because the victims were from all over the uk, people had come to that Ariana Grande concert from all over the uk, 01 grande concert from all over the uk, or should it be held closer to manchester where the attack took place . George. Daniel, thank you very much. A student from birmingham has been found guilty of trying to kill cyclists and Police Officers outside the houses of parliament. 30 year old salih khater drove his car into a pedestrian and a group of cyclists before crashing into Police Barriers last august. The old bailey heard khater wanted to cause maximum carnage and it was miraculous that no one was killed. Our correspondent Sarah Campbell reports. Its the morning rush hour, next to the houses of parliament. Watch the circled car. It starts to speed up, then goes the wrong way, hitting a pedestrian and a group of cyclists. The car carries on, accelerating towards two Police Officers who just managed to jump out of the way. The driver, salih khater, is helped from the car by armed officers. Get him out. Sit on the floor. Get on the floor. A few metres away, paramedics tend to the injured. In court it was described as miraculous that no one was killed. Khater crashed into barriers in place to stop terrorists using vehicles as weapons. He did so less than a year and a half after the attacks on London Bridge in westminster. Salih khater wasnt on trial for terrorism offences, but the prosecution argued that because the attack happened here, in a high profile location, and both the public and police were targeted, he might have had a terrorist motive. Whats happened, sir . Born in sudan, khater came to the uk in 2010. Whats happened . In court, he said hed travelled to london to find the Sudanese Embassy and get a passport, but he got lost, panicked, and was in fact trying to pull over when he crashed into the barriers. Khater, whats happened . Premeditated and deliberate is how the prosecution described khaters actions. Found guilty of attempted murder, hell be sentenced in october. Sarah campbell, bbc news, westminster. In her last major speech as Prime Minister, theresa may has expressed serious concern about the the state of modern politics, saying public debate at home and abroad has become coarse and adversarial. It comes ahead of the final hustings tonight between the two candidates to replace her as Prime Minister, Boris Johnson and jeremy hunt. That will take place at the excel centre in east london, and our political editor, laura kuenssberg, is there for us. Talking about the state of modern politics, laura, was there any sense in theresa mays speech about what she thought about the current leadership contest . Well, george, she tried very carefully not to, and although there is a crackle of a bit of tension and excitement in east london tonight as a couple of hundred tories arrived to hear from the two men couple of thousand tories. Theresa mays parting shot to her party did have a very sober tone. She wanted to give a really serious warning about the state of oui serious warning about the state of our debate, to use the formal term. To use a more pragmatic term, basically how politicians talk to each other, how members of public are each other, how members of public a re interested each other, how members of public are interested in politics, talk about politics, how they talk about politicians, and how political opponents treat each other, questioning really whether or not in politics after three very bitter and divisive years, people have lost the art of being able to disagree without actually descending into rancour and debate that can be very, very damaging. She tried very hard not to point the finger at either jeremy hunt or the front runner borisjohnson who are vying to move into number ten, but she also warned politicians against making promises they were not able to keep, and some people in westminster will take that asa people in westminster will take that as a bit ofa people in westminster will take that as a bit of a dead at borisjohnson who says that whatever happens, do 01 who says that whatever happens, do ordie, to use who says that whatever happens, do or die, to use his phrase, we will leave the eu with or without a deal at halloween. But it has been a very gruelling few weeks of campaigning for the two men. 16 hustings. This is the last one tonight, but with a sense of everything they have to deal with if they move into number this may well have proved to have been the easy part. Laura, thank you. Laura, thank you. This may well have proved to have been the easy part. Laura, thank you. A couple have been sentenced to life imprisonment for murdering a vulnerable woman, who they should have been caring for. Edward cairney and avriljones contiued to claim benefits for miss fleming, who had learning difficulties, for almost two decades after they killed her. Her body has never been found. The ex partner of a heavily pregnant woman who was stabbed to death in her home in croydon last month has accepted responsibility for killing her. 25 year old Aaron Mckenzie is charged with the murder of kelly mary fauvrelle, who was eight months pregnant, and the manslaughter of her baby who was delivered at the scene but died later in hospital. The plea hearing is set for october with a trial in december. A bbc investigation has found the National Crime agency failed to arrest a paedophile for 18 months after receiving an initial tip off about him. The nca was warned about matthew bell in september 2016 but didnt arrest him until march of 2018. During that time, bell continued to direct the sexual abuse of children in the philippines. The nca said there wasnt enough evidence to arrest him when they were first contacted. Angus crawford reports. Daybreak a tower block near glasgow. Matthew, its the police, open up, please behind the door, matthew bell, a sex offender. On his hard drive, evidence of child abuse. Bell has now pleaded guilty to five offences. Hell be sentenced later this month. But weve uncovered serious concerns about the way British Police handled the case. Here is bell on his youtube channel. Here he is again in the same room, directing the sexual abuse of an 11 Year Old Girl in the philippines, using skype and a webcam. And this is the man who actually witnessed it and took that picture of bell, investigative journalist peter dupont from belgium. And also the little girl on the bed, what sexual act to do. Dupont infiltrated a gang Live Streaming the sexual abuse of children and stumbled on a skype session with matthew bell in charge. That was one of the most gruesome things he was enjoying very much, he was laughing the whole time. The journalist told police in the philippines and was there filming when five men were arrested and 12 children rescued. But he wanted bell behind bars too, and set out to contact ceop, the Child Protection unit of britains National Crime agency. So, injuly 2016, dupont contacts ceops Regional Office in thailand no response. In september, with help from interpol, dupont is put in touch with a ceop officer in london, sending screenshots of bell and a skype id. Dupont is even interviewed by the daily mail, which publishes bells picture. E mails and phone calls with ceop continue, but no action is taken. Bell remains free, and Court Documents show he was still abusing children. In early 2018, we travelled to meet dupont in belgium and asked ceop why nothing has been done. Bell is arrested a month later. It is very strange. Maybe they had other priorities. At the same time, its a huge shame, of course, yeah, and its pure negligence. They should have contacted me. The nca insists Child Protection is its top priority. In a statement, it said, we received information which, despite researching and developing, provided insufficient evidence for action to be taken. We thank the bbc for their visit, after which we continued to develop intelligence enabling us to act swiftly. Our professional Standards Department conducted an internal review, and there was no referable or recordable conduct. But questions are now being asked at westminster. I think this is incredibly disturbing, to have delays in a case like this, which is so serious, with such a vile crime against children, is really worrying. So i think we have to know from the police what went wrong in this individual case, but also what are the wider problem that theyre facing, because i have been concerned for many years that there are not enough resources going into this, given the scale of the escalating problem that we face. Bell is now behind bars, but questions remain for the nca why did it take so long to catch him, and how many children were left at risk . Angus crawford, bbc news. The time is a quarter past six. Our top story this evening the brother of the Manchester Arena bomber has arrived in the uk to face trial over the attack two years ago. England are all but through to the netball world cup semifinals after beating Trinidad And Tobago. Coming up on sportsday on bbc news 0fficial confirmation from Newcastle United that steve bruce is their new head coach, but already disquiet amongst the fans at his appointment. This week, weve been hearing the remarkable story of safa and marwa, twins bornjoined at the head, and how they were separated at great 0rmond street hospital. Such cases are incredibly rare, but the surgeons performed a similar separation eight years ago on twins rital and ritaj. Theyve been to see the family in ireland for the First Time Since those girls left hospital to see what life is like for them now. 0ur medical correspondent fergus walsh reports. Hi quite a moment. Im good. The twins ritaj and rital meeting the surgeons who separated them eight years ago. How are you . Born in sudan, they now live in ireland, where their fathers a doctor. Its hard to imagine they were once joined at the head. Doctors feared the girls might die unless separated, so like safa and marwa the division was performed over several stages. And this was rital and ritaj just one month after surgery. Each parent able to hold a child in their arms. I hope that they will get a normal life and be treated as normal human beings. Which one are you . You get it right every time so what do they think now . We are sitting here with two healthy twins, just like what i hoped at that time, so its a great moment in my life. Your dream came true . Exactly. Im a very proud dad now. That was very hard time. And at the same time, it was happy time because of the conclusion. We just get our girls, everyone is separated and can live her own life. And now enas is pregnant again. One child this time . Yeah. Laughter. I think itsjust amazing to see, yeah, how theyve come on and grown into happy children. Itsjust wonderful, really. Rital has some learning difficulties, but the long term outcome of twin separation has been hailed as a major success. The surgeons believe its because it was done in the first year of life, when the brain and body have the strongest ability to heal. But we put the two kids through, and the brains through, is a lot. And the younger brains and their younger circulations are better adapted and have better regeneration potential, so to do the surgery early does make a difference, we feel. Everything is easier. A one year olds regenerative capacity is so much better. The skin heals better, it stretches better, the bone grows in better. Ready, steady, go theyve set up a charity so that funds are available to allow Early Intervention in future cases, and to further research. Safa and marwa were two when they were separated. The delay was due to problems finding a charitable donor. The surgeons say the girls would have done better if theyd operated earlier. Theyre clearly going to face some challenges, but i think, overall, its a positive outcome for them. Theyre going to need support, but they have a chance of leading a happy life. No one can be sure what the long term outcome will be for safa and marwa, but the experience of rital and ritaj shows just what is possible. Sisters bornjoined at the head, now able to lead independent lives. Fergus walsh, bbc news. Theres a special programme about safa and marwas extraordinary story this weekend on the bbc news channel. Two brains, 0ne skull separating conjoined twins is on saturday and repeated on sunday at 9 30pm. In america, the house of representatives has formally condemned President Donald Trump after a series of attacks aimed at four congresswomen in which he told them to go back to their own countries. The resolution which is very rarely used denounced mr trumps comments as racist. This afternoon, the president went on the offensive again, calling the politicians the four horsewomen of the apocalpyse. Nick bryant reports from washington. 0n capitol hill, fierce words of condemnation for the president s racist tweets. I know racism when i see it. I know racism when i feel it. And at the highest level of government, there is no room for racism. These comments from the white house are disgraceful and disgusting, and these comments are racist. The republicans tried and failed to get Nancy Pelosis rebuke scrubbed from the record. Can i ask for the words to be taken down . I make the point of order that the gentlewomans words are unparliamentary and ought to be taken down. And such was the mood of acrimony that the acting chairman of the house put down his gavel and left. Because we want to just fight, i abandon the chair. The vote went along party lines only four republicans voted to condemn donald trump. These are the four democratic congresswoman the president targeted. They call themselves the squad. There is no bottom to the barrel of vitriol that will be used and weaponised to stifle those who want to advance rights for all people in the united states. What did you think when you heard of the tweet . This is a distraction. This is a person that really wants to vilify, demonise not only immigrants, but even communities of colour. Donald trump described them today as vicious young socialist congresswomen and then quoted a republican senator who called them the four horsewomen of the apocalypse and wackjobs. Donald, donald, donald. all this as the us network nbc released footage of him partying at his florida mansion in 1992. It shows him grabbing a woman and patting her behind. And here he greeted fellow billionairejeffrey epstein, who more than a decade later was registered as a sex offender and who this month was charged with sex trafficking allegations epstein denies. The thinking in washington ten days ago was that the charges againstjeffrey epstein and his one time friendship with donald trump would be the summer blockbuster of a news story. But instead of that potential scandal, the president has kept us talking all week about race. Nick bryant, bbc news, washington. A man has been convicted over the rape and killing of 15 year scarlett keeling, found dead on a beach in goa in 2008. The man was originally equated in 2016 but has now been found guilty of culpable homicide not amounting to murder. He will be sentenced on friday. The companys biggest rail company has been fined £1 million after a passenger was killed after he lent out of an unlocked window. Simon brand died while on the Gatwick Express train in 2016. Kobe thameslink admitted a breach of and safety rules. The Rail Accident Investigation Branch today stick a warning is just not to lean out of the window was clearly displayed. Was not clearly displayed. England are all but through to the semifinals of the netball world cup after beating Trinidad And Tobago. Tracey nevilles side, the commonwealth champions, have Won Every Game so far in their home world cup, including beating the world number two team, jamaica. The bbcs Natalie Pirks reports from liverpool. Its coming home, its coming, netballs coming home. World cups are seemingly like buses at the moment, and now its englands netballers turn to zero in on the semifinals. A win today would all but guarantee the roses a spot in the last four with a game to spare. Come on, england Trinidad And Tobago stood in their way. The calypso girls, as theyre known, have lost all but one of their matches before today and were ready to get physical. Dont let anyone tell you this is a noncontact sport. But england started to ratchet up the pressure, forcing mistakes, maximising the space. So 22 40, then, at the end of the second quarter, an 18 goal lead for england the roses are right on track for the semis. The combination of harton and housby in attack, strong as usual. Jo harten sets, delivers. There were moments, though, when england looked a little ragged. This was far from the perfect performance. But fans hope theyve saved their best to last. There was a little bit of nerves out there, and i know this game meant something to them, but its nice just to get everybody out there, take some of the load off some players, and we smashed a lot of goals on the board, and that was important as well. England said they wanted to have fun here in liverpool the semifinals is where it gets serious. Ba rs bars some freak results, then, england through to the semifinals on saturday. Scotland have just england through to the semifinals on saturday. Scotland havejust been beaten by jamaica 67 36, saturday. Scotland havejust been beaten byjamaica 67 36, scotland will face Trinidad And Tobago tomorrow, england will play south africa in what looks like a straight up africa in what looks like a straight up shoot out to see who will play new zealand or reigning world champions australia in the semifinals. Golf, and the open tees off tomorrow at royal portrush in Northern Ireland. The tournament, which is making an historic return to Northern Ireland for the first time in 68 years will be the biggest sporting event ever held there. The favourite to win the claret jug is rory mcilroy, who shot the course record when he wasjust 16. Andy swiss reports. Yes, george, welcome to portrush. Fairto yes, george, welcome to portrush. Fair to say we have had a mixed bag of weather for the final practice round here today, the sunshine has disappeared, we have had wind, we have had rain, but the fans here will not mind that, because nearly 70 years of waiting is almost over. It is one of sports most spectacular settings, about to host one of its greatest events. The open championship back in picturesque portrush, and its been a while. Archive the open Golf Championship is held for the first time in ireland at portrush. 1951 was the last time it came here, but helped by the recent success of Northern Irelands golfers most notably rory mcilroy its dream return could produce a dream victory. You know, its hard not to think about it, its hard not to think about walking up here and, you know, holing a putt on that green to win the open. So, you know, winning the open anywhere is very special, but obviously being from here and having the memories i have on this golf course, you know, it would probablyjust mean that little bit more. And what memories they are. This was mcilroy aged just 16 shooting the best ever round here hes favourite, but with conditions becoming more testing, the open should live up to its name. Well, over the next four days, around 200,000 people will be descending on this course. In fact, its the first sell out in the 0pens history. And yet for so long, the idea of this event ever coming here seemed unthinkable. Former champion Darren Clarke will hit the opening shot tomorrow. He remembers growing up in Northern Ireland during the troubles in the 1970s and 80s. Bombs were going off quite frequently, and, you know, a lot of people unfortunately paid a heavy penalty for being in the wrong place at the wrong time. At that stage, thinking we were ever going to have a tournament such as this, you know, that was beyond the realms of possibility, it just was never going to happen. An event, then, of more than just sporting significance, but for Northern Irelands home heroes and their fans, the scene is set for something special. Andy swiss, bbc news, royal portrush. Wind and rain at royal portrush, what about the rest of the country . The weather will be very much in play throughout the tournament, this is another look at the cause, and at least tomorrow there are going to be some sunny spells around the showers over the next few days, we are eyeing up sunday, it could be wet and windy before the end of the final days play. Now, this picture from scotland shows the much advertised change to low pressure, u nsettled advertised change to low pressure, unsettled weather, has now moved in. I will show you the rainfall radar, rain coming into the north and west, southern england, bits of blue, these are swarms of flying ants showing up on the radar picture today they will be damp and by the rain as it moves south and east through the night, eventually wales, western parts of england as it moves across the rest of the country, turning patchy as it does so. 1014d. Turning patchy as it does so. 10 14d. When you are up and about tomorrow, there will be some sunshine, but also showers, possibly thundery. If you pushing into northern england, wales, the south west, but early rain clearing from Eastern England into the afternoon, and here the rest of the day looking dry, the mid 20s for some, low 20s and made teens for the rest of us. Into friday, another weather system on the way, taking a more southerly track with the wind and rain. It means there was parts of southern england that have been so very dry this month have a chance of seeing more in the wake of substantial rain moving in during friday with strong winds across england and wales. They sold moves north and east, and waited thundery bursts of rain, high teens, low 20s. Saturdays a day of some sunshine, but scattered showers, heavy and thundery, a chance of rain later on sunday in Northern Ireland and western scotland. Thats all from the bbc news at six, so its goodbye from me, and on bbc one we nowjoin the bbcs news teams where you are