and the scottish city returning cultural artefacts looted from india during british rule in the 19th century. hello and welcome to bbc news. we start in the us, where a former british member of the islamic state group has been sentenced to life in prison by a court in virginia. 34 year old el shafee elsheikh was among a group of british is members who carried out a brutal reign of terror in syria. our north america correspondent nomia iqbal reports from virginia. and then they would ask me to. el shafee elsheikh claimed he was a simple is fighter who wanted to help. but it wasn t true. he was part of the islamic state group which terrorised large swathes of iraq and syria between 2014 and 2017. beatings, electrocutions and mock executions were carried out by the jihadists on western hostages, who called their torturers the beatles due to their english accents. elsheikh, who left london tojoin is, was convicted of his part in a hostage murder plot in which four americans were
it shocked me a little bit. more trouble at liverpool city council. another government commissioner moves in after a damning report. sir alex ferguson testifies in defence of ryan giggs at the ex footballer s trial on assault and coercive behaviour charges. finland s prime minister takes a drugs test after a video of her partying raises concerns. another sparkling evening at the european championships in munich, with a british gold and silver in the men s 200 metres. coming up in the sport later in the hour on the bbc news channel, the brazilian midfielder casemiro s heading to manchester united. a fee of around £50 million has been agreed with real madrid. good evening. a former british member of the islamic state terror group has been sentenced to life in prison by a court in america. el shafee elsheikh was among a group of british is members who carried out a brutal reign of terror in syria and became known as the beatles because of their english accents, a name given to
100 years after walt disney founded his world famous movie studio, the story of the Lincolnshire Village He visited to trace his ancestors. And coming up on bbc news five new sports are approved for the 2028 olympics in los angeles. Cricket, squash, lacrosse, Flag Football and baseball or softball are all in. Good afternoon and welcome to the bbc s news at one. Were live in Southern Israel where theres little sign of any easing of the humanitarian crisis across the border in gaza, and little let up in israels military preparations. Israel has denied reports that a ceasefire in Southern Gaza was agreed to allow foreign nationals to leave and humanitarian aid to enter. So far that crossing remains shut. Israel has continued air strikes on gaza, it says in retaliation against hamas proscribed by many western states, including the uk, as a terrorist organisation. More than 1,400 people were killed in israel by hamas, and subsequently nearly 2,800 people have died in gaza. The un says it is
Jane hill takes a look at all this weeks releases with mark kermode, including marvels black panther. Good evening and welcome to bbc news. The families of the victims of two british Islamic State members captured in syria, have called for them to face justice in court. Alexanda kotey and El Shafee El Sheikh were part of a team of four is members whose british accents earned them the nickname the beatles. Us Officials Say the group are accused of executing 27 hostages. Our Home Affairs Correspondent Daniel Sandford has more. They became the most infamous gang of foreign fighters in the self styled Islamic State, callous torturers and public executioners of hostages. Jihadijohn, his real name mohammed emwazi, now dead. Aine davis, in prison in turkey. And the two men captured last month, Alexanda Kotey and El Shafee Elsheikh. The two were detained by american backed syrian kurd fighters. Kotey, the kurds said today, was trying to escape into turkey. The gang are suspected of beheading a
And, at the ceremony, a historic handshake between a south korean president and the sister of north korean leader, kim mac. Kim jong un. A scientific breakthrough that could help preserve the fertility of young Cancer Patients human eggs have been successfully grown in the laboratory for the first time. Its been on display at the Natural History museum since 1905 but now dippy the diplodocus is starting a three year tour of the uk. Good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. The daughter of a man, murdered by the Islamic State group in syria, has welcomed the capture of two british men who are thought to have been part of its notorious execution cell. Bethany haines, whose father david was killed in 2014 , told the bbc she hoped Alexanda Kotey and El Shafee Elsheikh would be locked up for good, and said she was relieved they couldnt hurt anyone else. The two men, from london, are accused of being part of a unit which executed 27 western hostages and tortured many more, as andy moore report