One of the two People Killed in the London Bridge attack was a Cambridge University graduate who had been working to help rehabilitate offenders. Jack merritt was killed by usman khan at a seminar hed help to organise for students and former criminals. 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 he told the bbc he was no terrorist. I have been born and bred in england, i
At 915, well be getting reaction after more than 20 replublica ns stormed president trumps impeachment inquiry. The Royal British legions poppy appeal gets underway. Your mission . To identify undercover celebrities working as poppy sellers. And its a good week for english clubs in the Champions League. Wins for liverpool and chelsea follow those of tottenham and manchester city. Good morning, and welcome to the bbc news at 9. Police have begun the process of trying to identify the bodies of 39 people found in a refrigerated lorry container in essex. Paramedics made the discovery shortly before 2am on wednesday, sparking one of the uk biggest murder inquiries. Police say the lorrys cabin came via holyhead. Officers in Northern Ireland have raided two houses and the National Crime agency said it was working to identify organised crime groups who may have played a part. The lorry driver, mo robinson, from county armagh, has been arrested on suspicion of murder by essex police. The traile
Good morning. Welcome to bbc newsroom live. The 39 people found dead, in a refrigerated lorry, in essex are believed to be chinese nationals. Police are yet to confirm that, and are still in the process of trying to identify them. Paramedics made the discovery shortly before 2am on wednesday, sparking one of the uk biggest murder inquiries. Police say the lorrys cabin came via holyhead. Officers, in Northern Ireland, have raided two houses and the National Crime agency said it was working to identify organised crime groups who may have played a part. The lorry driver, mo robinson, from county armagh, has been arrested on suspicion of murder by essex police. Prosecutors in belgium have, this morning, announced that the trailer arrived in zeebrugge, on wednesday afternoon. In zeebrugge, on tuesday afternoon. It then left, the same day, en route to the uk and arrived in purfleet, on the river thames, where it then left the port, shortly after 1am, on yesterday morning. A0 minutes later, p
Come up with localised surface water issues to some of the road. Behind that, plenty of sunshine and blustery showers, the showers frequent in Northern Ireland and western scotland with some hail and thunder mixed in with the downpours. It will start to get much cooler through the afternoon. Colder air arriving behind this weather front that kind of Stores Across northern england. To the north of that, the showers having a wintry flavour and there could be a bit of snow above there could be a bit of snow above the Higher Ground in scotland for a time, otherwise it is cold with the frost setting in, but quite a different story further south, to the south of the weather front, it is relatively mild, temperatures overnight for some holding up a size 12. That takes us into tomorrows forecast and a big contrast, weather wise, cold air across the north of the uk and this weather front moving in across wales and parts of england bringing mild, wet and windy conditions. For most of us, friday
To mark what was known as 0peration Market Garden in world war two. And now on bbc news, Victoria Derbyshire takes a look back at some of the highlights from her programme this week. Hello, welcome to our programme. For the next half an hour, well bring you some of the exclusive and original journalism weve broadcast over the last week. First, countdown presenter rachel riley told this programme shes blocked over 1500 people on twitter because of the amount of abuse she receives. A group of presenters, politicians and other high profile figures are calling on others to stop engaging with online trolls in an attempt to stamp out cyber hate. Among those making the plea are gary lineker, the mayor of london sadiq khan and richard osman. They all endorsed a new guide on how to combat online abuse. Published by the centre for countering digital hate, it advises people not to engage with any form of it and, instead, block and, if necessary, report those guilty of it. Rachel rileys received t