To celebrate his Silver Wedding anniversary. A spanish teacher and Pc Keith Palmer were also killed. Mps and police have been holding a minutes silence at half nine this morning and the premise said britain would not cowed. We are not afraid and our resolve will never waver in the face of terrorism. Thousands of people have gathered in londonderry for the funeral of Martin Mcguinness, the former Deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland. Good evening and welcome to bbc news. We are live on Westminster Bridge which has now reopened after the deadly Terror Attack. This pavement is where 52 year old Khalid Masood as he has been named by police drove his vehicle at high speed along this pavement, ploughing into pedestrians along this pavement, injuring dozens and killing two. Police say that the 52 year old, Khalid Masood, was born in kent, had lived in the West Midlands. The Prime Minister, theresa may, said earlier that he had been known to Security Services but was a peripheral figure t
Hello and welcome to tuesday in parliament, the main news from westminster. There is a sombre mood in the commons as mps debate the prospect for a workable deal in Northern Ireland. The solution to the current impasse is crucial to the economic and social, as well as political, welfare, of the children of Northern Ireland. The Scottish Parliament voted in favour of a second referendum on independence. The first minister says brexit has changed everything. Much that we have come to take for granted over, certainly, most of my lifetime, the freedom just is one example to travel easily across europe is now up for negotiation, with outcomes that are at this point deeply uncertain. And Tobias Ellwood, who tried to save pc Keith Palmers life, responds to the many tributes hes received. Can i make it clear that i was one of many that stepped forward on that dark day and our thoughts and prayers remain with those families and friends of the victims, including our own pc keith palmer. But first
Coming up the governments challenged over its plans to delay its proposals to clean up our air. Should children be able to take their books into their English Literature exams . And with Parliament Due to come to an end this week, so mps can hit the campaign trail, a Lords Minister is gearing up for a busy time. When all the mps disappear to try and get re elected, it is the Lords Minister who does all the work. The Environment Secretary says the government will publish draft plans to tackle Air Pollution on 30th june, with a final plan in mid september. The courts had given ministers until 4pm on monday to set out measures to combat illegal levels of Nitrogen Dioxide pollution. On friday the department for environment, food and Rural Affairs lodged an application with the high court to postpone publication of its draft clean air plan until after the election. It argued the move was necessary to comply with election purdah rules limiting Government Announcements with political implicat
A sheriff of the Upper Tribunal for Scotland has found that a dispute between an Edinburgh woman and a company that let out her flat during the Edinburgh Festival should be remitted to the First-tier Tribunal to allow for evidence to be heard on the nature of the let.