Hello and welcome to bbc news. The first of the victims of fridays terror attack in Central London has been named as jack merritt, a cambridge graduate who was helping coordinate a conference on prisoner rehabilitation near London Bridge. He was one of two People Killed by 28 year old usman khan, a former prisoner whod been convicted of terrorism offences, and released from prison on licence last year. Khan, whod been invited to the conference, was shot dead by police after members of the public tackled him. Heres our Home Affairs Correspondent daniel sandford. 25 years old and with the sense of adventure, jack merritt had a masters from cambridge university. His father said today he was a beautiful spirit who always took the side of the underdog. Yesterday, he was stabbed to death in a frenzied attack by a former prisoner at a conference that hed helped organise. His killer was taken on by people from the same conference, including otherformer prisoners and by a passing policeman in c
He was one of two People Killed by 28 year old usman khan, a former prisoner whod been convicted of terrorism offences, and released from prison on licence last year. Khan, whod been invited to the conference, was shot dead by police after members of the public tackled him. Heres our Home Affairs Correspondent daniel sandford. 25 years old and with the sense of adventure, jack merritt had a masters from cambridge university. His father said today he was a beautiful spirit who always took the side of the underdog. Yesterday, he was stabbed to death in a frenzied attack by a former prisoner at a conference that hed helped organise. His killer was taken on by people from the same conference, including otherformer prisoners and by a passing policeman in civilian clothes, before being shot dead by firearms officers. The attacker, usman khan, was automatically released from prison last december, half way through a 16 year sentence for plotting to bomb the london stock exchange. 11 years ago
Journalist, Daphne Caruana galizia. Hundreds of climate campaigners in eastern germany occupy open cast coal mines to demand their immediate closure. The first of the victims of fridays terror attack in Central London has been named as jack merritt, a cambridge graduate who was helping coordinate a conference on prisoner rehabilitation near London Bridge. He was one of two People Killed by 28 year old usman khan, a former prisoner whod been convicted of terrorism offences, and released from prison on licence last year. Khan, whod been invited to the conference, was shot dead by police after members of the public tackled him. Heres our Home Affairs Correspondent daniel sandford. 25 years old and with the sense of adventure, jack merritt had a masters from cambridge university. His father said today he was a beautiful spirit who always took the side of the underdog. Yesterday, he was stabbed to death in a frenzied attack by a former prisoner at a conference that hed helped organise. His
Secretary general says nations must save the earth by i mean for carbon neutrality. That while typhoon commemorates slams into the philippines hundreds of thousands of forced to flee as the storm makes landfall packing winds exceeding 200 kilometers an hour. Im anthony how would welcome to the program u. S. President donald trump has arrived in london where hell be attending a meeting of nato leaders are the next 2 days the meeting mox the 70th anniversary of the alliance and will likely be dominated by talks about the finances and the pledges nato partners have made to boost their Defense Budgets before departing washington the president told the press that it was because of him that night allies are spending more. Thank you very very. Good. Work there was. About that. Earlier i spoke today to billys hole of a sell it in washington and i asked him with trump repeatedly kostin doubt on the alliances purpose is it now in danger well whatever its trump and nato and in the Member States h
The stigma around hiv to be his everlasting legacy in an interview with prince harry to mark world aids day. We know theres a hell of a lot to do, but what you have managed to do in the space ofjust six or eight weeks has been transformational. Police in hong kong use pepper spray as thousands of protesters return to the streets to maintain pressure on the territorys bejing backed government. Joe root returns to form in new zealand, hitting an unbeaten century, as england edge themselves back into the second test on day three in hamilton. And foreign correspondents based in london give us their take on the weeks events in dateline london at 11 30. Good morning. Welcome to bbc news. The Prime Minister says the government is reviewing the licence conditions of 7a convicted terrorists freed from prison following the attack on London Bridge on friday, amid criticism of the attackers Early Release from prison. Usman khan, who killed two people and injured three others, before he was shot de