Police have named the man who killed two people and injured several more in a terror attack in central london. Officers shot dead usman khan on London Bridge. Its been revealed that he was convicted of terrorism offences in 2012 and had been released from prison on licence in december of last year. Simonjones has more details. This was an attack that brought terror back to the streets of london. A man and a woman killed before the attacker was shot dead on friday afternoon on London Bridge. Now, during the night the police have named the man who was shot dead as usman khan. He was 28 years old from staffordshire in the midlands here in the uk. Now, he is a convicted terrorist. He was jailed back in 2012 for a plot to bomb the london stock exchange. He was initially given what was called an indeterminate sentence, meaning he could be kept injailfor as long as was deemed necessary, for as long as was deemed he was a threat to the public. But he appealed that and then he was given a jail term of 16 years until he would have to serve half that im actually in jail and then could be released on license. It appears thats what happened. He was released in december of last year. Now, under license means he should have been closely monitored, there should have been checks with the idea of rehabilitating him, making sure he wasnt a danger to the community. But the police are saying during the night that a key line of enquiry now is to establish how he was able to conduct as attack. To carry out this attack. Are the Police Looking for anyone else in relation to the attack . The police say they havent got any other suspect they are looking for. They are doing examining a property in staffordshire in the midlands linked to usman khan. At the moment they believe that he was acting alone. But what they want to do is make sure that was the case and make sure there isnt anyone linked to him. Are there any updates on the casualties . We get figures in the headlines. We know a man and a woman were killed. We havent had any more details about them. We are told three were injured, they are still in hospital. One we are told is in a critical but stable condition. A second person is in a stable condition. And the third person was less seriously injured. Has there been any discussion and analysis about the Police Response used against usman khan. It is interesting how quickly the Police Responded to this. It was in a window of around five minutes. The violence broke out at around two minutes to two. He was attending an event near London Bridge. It was a criminaljustice event. He was there as a former prisoner talking about that experience, we understand. There were academics and students from Cambridge University there, we understand. He then began this attack. We understand that he stabbed one woman initially at the event, it then spilt out onto the street, onto the bridge. Usman khan was held down by a number of members of the public. We believe some people who had been attending that event. We understand that one person at the event took a task tusk from a whale on the wall and use that to fend him off. Another had a fire extinguisher and was trying to spray that in the attackers face to try to stop him. The Police Moving in quickly and shooting him dead. Daniel sandford looks back at how the days events unfolded. There are some disturbing images in his report. Its a crisp winter afternoon in the city of london when, just before 2pm, the panic starts. Passengers filming from a bus see armed officers pointing their weapons. Theres a struggle on London Bridge, and two of the officers go forward. Beside the melee is a man standing with a knife, which he is taken from the suspect. He runs with it as armed officers shout, get back. They pull away a man who is wrestling with the suspect. And then, open fire. Gunshots. Oh my god there was more firing and the suspect, who the police say was wearing a hoax bomb, died at the scene. I can confirm at this time, we believe a device that was strapped to the body of the suspect was a hoax explosive device. The London Ambulance service declared a major incident. At least five people who had been stabbed were taken to hospital, but two of them died. My heart goes out to their loved ones, and to the three further injured victims who i understand are being treated in hospital, and of course to everybody who has been affected by todays terrible and mindless events. The attack started in fishmongers hall. People attending a criminaljustice event there said at least one woman had been stabbed. Shocked witnesses from the hall, some of them with blood on their clothes, were ushered away and driven off in a bus commandeered by police. Then the area was flooded by armed officers and other specialist teams, as all the surrounding buildings were evacuated. This evening, with a good section of the city still closed off the leaders of the two main parties were defiant. I think the message that we send to them and anyone associated with this type of attack is one that will be familiar and that is that this country will never be cowed or divided or intimidated by this sort of attack, and our values, our british values, will prevail. We have to remember that we live in a Democratic Society and those that would seek to silence us will not succeed. Our democracy must be alive and vibrant. A full blown terrorism investigation is under way. Lets get some of the days other news. Chiles Football Federation has decided to cancel the rest of the season because of security concerns, following weeks of Anti Government protests. All matches have been suspended since the unrest began six weeks ago, triggered by a hike in public transport fares. At least 26 people have been killed and hundreds injured in the violence. A court in suriname, in south america, has sentenced president desi bouterse to 20 years in prison for the murder of 15 of his political opponents in 1982. Mr bouterse is in china on an official visit and will have two weeks to appeal against the conviction. He has previously denied the accusations. Three people have been injured in an attack in a busy shopping street in the hague in the netherlands. Dutch police say they are searching for the suspect. The incident happened at the hudsons bay store in the citys grote market which is the main Market Square area of the hague. Representatives from seven major uk Political Parties have taken part in a live televised debate. There were clashes over spending policies on immigration, the economy and brexit. The politicians also shared their plans to tackle Security Issues in the uk after the London Bridge attack. Police in malta have released the businessman yorgen fenech, after more than a week of questioning over the murder of the journalist, daphne ca ruana galizia, in a car bomb in october 2017. Mr fenech denies any wrongdoing. A Senior International politician monitoring the Murder Investigation has called on the maltese Prime Ministerjoseph muscat to resign. Mr muscat has previously said he will only step down when those who ordered the killing are identified. At the time of her murder, ms Caruana Galizia was investigating a mysterious investment fund, which was identified in the leak of financial documents known as the panama papers. Damian grammaticas has more from valletta. Maltas richest man, yorgen fenech, emerging from court to shouts of mafia. Hes the focus of the Murder Investigation that has rocked malta. Youve named many people close to the Prime Minister, are you going to name them . Yes, of course. And these people are responsible . The truth will come out, im confident, im confident, and im determined. They are responsible for the death of daphne Caruana Galizia . Im confident and determined that the truth will come out. And you are responsible for the death of daphne Caruana Galizia . Im confident that the truth will come out, sir, im confident. So you ordered her assassination . No, i didnt say that, i said i am confident that the truth will come out. Yorgen fenechs claim is that the chief Police Investigator is biased against him and too close to senior political figures. Why do you think hes biased . I have my reasons which are public, made public in our complaint and the courts are evaluating. We have trust in the courts. Pursuing him down the street, protesters who want to see all those behind the killing of daphne Caruana Galizia prosecuted. This is just about justice for a murdered journalist who was doing herjob if the Prime Minister resigns, does that help advanced things, do you think . Of course, i m not saying change administration, im saying clean out the administration, start afresh. Give hope to the people daphne ca ruana galizia was assassinated two years ago, blown up by a bomb planted in her car. Whats gripped malta is the question of who ordered her killing. This is Yorgen Fenechs luxury yacht. He was arrested on it as he tried to leave malta early one morning last week. Yorgen fenech was one of those written about a daphne Caruana Galizia. Ms Caruana Galizia made it her mission to expose the shady connections of maltas rich and its powerful. Many here worry that the corruption thats been allowed to exist on malta has corroded this islands institutions and from here can spread through the eu, thats why its so important that her killers are brought tojustice. Alongside mr fenech, she focused on others including konrad mizzi, one of two government ministers who quit this week, and keith schembri, the Prime Ministers chief of staff who also resigned. So has the Prime Minister whos overseen the Murder Investigation been trying to protect those close to him . Hes under intense pressure to go. I want this case to close under my watch. I think the authorities have already delivered what many thought could not be delivered and that is major breakthroughs in the investigation. Myjob is to see this investigation concluded. But the calls for the Prime Minister to quit arent letting up. Yorgen fenech, the businessman, claims information about the murder enquiry was being leaked to the suspects. More claims of murky dealings and more reasons why many believe daphne Caruana Galizia was right about the rotten nature of maltas state. Damian grammaticas, bbc news, malta. Stay with us on bbc news, still to come for the first time in more than a century, a manuscript featuring the writing of Queen Elizabeth i is discovered in lambeth palace. Its quite clear that the worst victims of this disaster are the poor People Living in the slums which have sprung up around the factory. I am feeling so helpless, that the childrens are dying in front of me and i cant do anything. Charles manson is the mystical leader of the hippy cult suspected of killing sharon tate and at least six other people in los angeles. At 11am this morning, just half a metre of rock separated britain from continental europe. It took the drills just a few moments to cut through the final obstacle. Then philippe cozette, a minerfrom calais, was shaking hands with and exchanging flags with robert fagg, his opposite number from dover. This is bbc news. The latest headlines the terror suspect shot dead on London Bridge has been named as 28 year old usman khan. He was convicted in 2012 for terrorism offences and released from prison in december 2018. The victims who were killed were a man and a woman. Three others injured in the attack remain in hospital. Lets stay with that story. The british governement held an emergency meeting in downing street following the attack. This is what the home secretary had this to stay. I have just returned i havejust returned back i have just returned back from a meeting with the Prime Minister and of course, the country will be shocked and saddened by shocked and saddened of course, the country will be shocked and saddened by the events of today. It is quite clear that the swift actions of the police, the Emergency Services and members of the public as well undoubtedly prevented further loss of life. And now, we know the police need their own time and space to pursue the investigation and, of course, they need to have the support that is required and i would also urge members of the public if they have any information to come forward as well. I think at this particular moment in time, though, my priority is absolutely to support the police, the counterterrorism police, the metropolitan police of this investigation but i think today is also a stark reminder of the harm and threat that terrorism does pose to our communities and to our country and of course as home secretary i will do everything in my power to ensure that we absolutely prevent further cases of that actually do more in this space to prevent further terrorist incidents. Anti government protesters in iraq have been celebrating the Prime Ministers announcement he intends to resign. Adel abdul mahdi said hed step down a day after the Security Forces killed dozens of demonstrators in various cities. The countrys leading shia cleric ayatollah Ali Al Sistani had condemned the bloodshed and urged parliament to reconsider its support for the government. Gareth barlow reports. The worst unrest iraq has seen for years has left the Prime Minister with no choice. Gunfire. This was the city of nasiriyah on friday, ordinary people running for their lives as gunfire shattered the air. Around 400 people have died in weeks of protests. On thursday, at least 25 people were killed in nasiriyah when Security Forces opened fire. The violence and deaths continuing on friday. Translation these young men, what did they do . These are our children. I have a son lying in bed. He is injured. His life is over. Why spill the blood of iraqis . Enough with the shame enough you have destroyed the country. Amid rising political pressure and criticism from the countrys top shia cleric, mr abdul mahdi has offered to step down, much to the joy of many iraqis, who took to the streets in celebration. Translation this is the first phase and its the resignation of the government. The second one will be parliament resigning. We will not leave the square until the last corrupt person resigns. Therein, though, lies the issue for the government protesters in cities across iraq are demanding more than a single resignation. Amid calls for morejobs, Better Public Services and an end to corruption, many also want an overhaul of all of those in power. Gareth barlow, bbc news. Michael rubin is a resident scholar at the American Enterprise institute. I asked him whether this really was the end for iraqi Prime Minister adil abdul mahdi. No, not at all. In fact, the Prime Minister is being a little bit too clever by half. If he really wanted to resign and institute a caretaker government, he would have resigned to the president , who would immediately have dismissed the government. Instead, he sent a letter to the parliament, so he basically said, i have every intention of resigning if you can find someone to take my place, but keep in mind that in iraqi politics that can be less about hours and days and more about months. So this could be a delaying tactic . Very much it could be a delaying tactic. If he is going to step down, there is the question about whether someone from his own, if you will, bloc, is going to take his place. That needs to have the president s approval if that person is going to take office. But the way the iraqi constitution is there is a bit of a problem, because in theory, the largest bloc is the one that is able to appoint the Prime Minister. But what becomes unclear is, after the elections, oftentimes, you have shifting coalitions, shifting blocs, and so different blocs claim to be the one in charge. This could mean that we could have a stalemate for months. What role will the influential cleric, ayatollah sistani, play in all of this . Well certainly, ayatollah sistani appeared to withdraw any support for abdul mahdis government after the riots of the last few months and the lack of services, but lets keep in mind that the biggest difference between the shia clergy act in iran between the way the shia clergy act in iran and the way the shia clergy act in iraq is, in iran, the shia clergy take a much more activist approach to government. Sistani simply wants to be a guide and is not going to basically say this is the plan you need to take. This is a man you need to appoint and anyone who wants him to do that is actually being foolish because his whole brand is to keep a separation between mosque and state, and so i would suspect that every week we are going to have a sermon and its going to try to push iraqi politicians closer to having some sort of reform, some sort of deal but, fundamentally, the problem is that the system needs to be reformed. Michael, in a couple of sentences, if you can. What role, if any, is iran, the Regional Power and iraqs neighbour playing . Well, you know, the United States always underestimates the psychological importance of occupation. Iran underestimates the psychological importance of iraqi nationalism. And so, a lot of the iraqi anger has been directed at iran. Its not all about politics. A lot of it is also about economics. Natos defence spending estimates for this year suggest that nine of the 29 Member States are now meeting the target of committing 2 of national gdp to defence. That compares to just three nations five years ago. The United States spends by far the most of any member country, and President Trump insisted that other nations pay more. Now we continue our series exploring the rich history of the african continent. In the second episode, Zeinab Badawi travels to Northern Nigeria to visit kano, one of the oldest states inhabited by the hausa tribes, and shes granted a rare audience with a local king. Kano, which was established at the foot of the hills, based its wealth on agriculture, trade and manufacturing and was renowned for what became the biggest market in west africa. In the early 19th century, a major upheaval took place. There was an Islamic Revolution across west africa, including against the ruling dynasties of the hausa estates, led by pious men, supported by the local populations, who resented the greed of their rulers. The new ruling dynasties were established and they became emirates, paying allegiance to the sultan of sokoto. The emirs still enjoyed high status, as i discovered kanos current emir, Mohammad Sanusi the second. I have always considered this to be my dream job. Ive always wanted to be an emir. We do not necessarily have a constitutional role. We have continued to exert a lot of influence, positive influence. We continue to play the role ofjustice of the peace. People still come to us. If you come to the courts, people still come to us. With cases, marital cases, civil, commercial cases. He regularly goes out to meet his subjects and today, he is setting out to a village. When the emir arrives, he hands out certificates to graduates of a koranic school, meticulously, one by one, in a long ceremony. But feels even longer in the searing heat. He may not yield the power his predecessors once enjoyed, but the heirs of the hausa estates are an embodiment of history. Lets stay with royalty. For the first time in more than a century, a manuscript featuring the writing of Queen Elizabeth i has been discovered. A handwriting expert has pieced together clues from the document after it was found in the library of lambeth palace. David sillito reports. So, giles, whatare we looking at here . Its a translation into english in a section of the work its a translation into english of a section of the work of the roman historian tacitus. Its been sitting here on a shelf at lambeth palace for hundreds of years and no one was very interested in it. Until a researcher one day started looking a bit more closely and realised this wasnt the work of a 16th century academic, but rather someone more famous. The thing that is a really exciting discovery which hadnt been established by anybody before now is that it is written by, and in some cases in the hand of, Queen Elizabeth i. So how do we know its Queen Elizabeths handwriting . Well, the paper is a clue. Its the same as used in many state documents at the tudor court at the time. We also know that Queen Elizabeth did translations of tacitus. But the real clinching evidence is the handwriting, Queen Elizabeths terrible handwriting. Most of what we are looking at is the work of a scribe, but have a look at this little correction. That word calm with its rather eccentric floating e at the end. Now compare it with this and this. Both proven examples of elizabeth is very distinctive handwriting. It is the queens translation, written out for her and then amended. You look quite excited by this. It is a very remarkable discovery. It tells us about the queen and about the cultural life of Queen Elizabeth and the court. So a dusty old document has finally, after more than 400 years, revealed its royal secret. David sillito, bbc news. Who needs a good handwriting, anyway for more on that or any of oui anyway for more on that or any of our other stories, look at our website. You can reach me on twitter. Im jamesbbcnews. Please do stay with us. Hello again. Many of us saw that sunny but Colder Weather work its way in yesterday. Skies like these were pretty commonplace, not a great deal of cloud around and it wasnt too windy either. Youve really got more of the same to come as we look forward to the weekend by the prospects as well. Yes, its going to be sunny, but its also going to be cold. We have some sharp frost, and some fog patches around as well, but at least it will be dry for quite a few of us. Now, if youre heading outside over the next few hours, we do have clear skies for many areas, although a few showers coming and going across northern scotland and cloud keeping the frost at bay as well across the south west of england. Otherwise, its a cold night, it could be the coldest of the autumn, actually. Temperatures may well get down to 10 degrees celsius as we look at the first part of saturday morning. Lowest temperatures probably around six or seven in the morning. Travel, that could well be affected by fog patches around. If there are a couple of things fog hates, its low cloud and strengthening winds, and thats what well have moving into the south west early on saturday morning. That means the zone most at risk of seeing fog patches really stretches across the midlands into wales. Here, there could be poor visibility, perhaps down to 100m or so in places. So some tricky travelling conditions to be expected first thing. And some of those fog patches may well linger even into the early afternoon. You can see the extent of the sunshine for most of us, a few showers coming and going across the northern scotland and in the afternoon we will see a weather front the far south west, bringing out acts of rain, and strengthening winds which will make it cold here. A cold day for all of us, really, with temperatures for most around 2 8. Through saturday evening, it looks like we will continue to see a bit of rain into the far south west of england, the Channel Islands for a time. Thats all associated with this area of low pressure which moves out of the way for sunday and then its back to the high pressure. There is a subtle change in the wind direction on sunday, so after a cold and frosty start again, with plenty of sunshine for most of us, we will see showers moving around the north sea and getting blown into the thames estuary, so we will see some of them coming into the north of kent. Across northern scotland, if anything, the showers could well come together later on in the day to give some wetter weather right towards the end of the afternoon. On into monday, a bit more in the way of cloud across northern areas, and rains coming across the far north of scotland. Otherwise a dry, cold, frosty start to the day, a few fog patches around but plenty of sunshine for most of us. Those temperatures still struggling, although notice it is turning milder across the far north west of scotland. And that really is a trend we see later on in the week and it does turn a little bit milderfrom the north and west as the week goes on. This is bbc news, the headlines the terror suspect shot dead on London Bridge has been named as 28 year old usman khan, who was convicted in 2012 for terrorism offences and released from prison in december 2018. Police are searching a property in staffordshire in central england, but say they are not actively seeking anyone else. The victims who were killed were a man and woman. Three other injured people remain in hospital one patient is in a critical but stable condition. Borisjohnson has described the deaths as heartbreaking. The Prime Minister has said there will be an enhanced Police Presence on the streets of london. Anti government protesters in the iraqi capital, baghdad, have been celebrating the Prime Ministers announcement that he intends to resign. Adel abdul mahdi said hed step down a day after the Security Forces killed dozens of demonstrators in various cities including najaf and nassariya