Really appreciate your time, and againi really appreciate your time, and again i really appreciate the responsible way that this has been reported in terms of the heroism of members of the public and the Police Office rs members of the public and the Police Officers who went forward. Thank you very much for your time. Studio that is the assistant commissioner speaking outside new scotla nd commissioner speaking outside new scotland yard, reiterating a lot of details that we already knew, but perhaps the most important thing stressing that the searches have been carried out in the West Midlands at two properties, one in stoke on trent and one in stafford, and the police are at this stage satisfied that no one else was involved in planning yesterdays attack, which honestly will raise questions about the circumstances. Lets return to yvette cooper, the labour chairman of the House Select Committee in the parliament. Last we we re committee in the parliament. Last we were about to talk abo
The first victim of the London Bridge terror attack to be named is jack merritt, killed while running a prisoner rehabilitation conference to which his assailant was invited. His father paid tribute to the 25 year Old Cambridge graduate, calling him a beautiful spirit who always took the side of the underdog. His attacker, usman khan, was released from prison last year after serving eight years for islamist terrorism. Previously he told the bbc he was not an extremist. All the Community Knows me, and they will know, if you ask them, they will know, like, these labels they are putting on me, terrorist, this, that, they will know im no terrorist. Tonight, there are questions about why khan was released and how closely he was being monitored. Also on the programme rail passengers face another rise in fares as parts of the network prepare for weeks of strike action. And england and wales find out who theyll face in the euro 2020 football championships. Good evening. One of the victims of y
And england will face croatia in their opening game for euro 2020, on ilijune. And well be taking an in depth look at the papers with our reviewers, Benedicte Paviot and bonnie greer stay with us for that. Good evening. One of the victims of yesterdays terror attack 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 spiritual always took the side of the underdog. Yesterday, he was stabbed to death in a frenzied attack by a former prisone
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