amman running towards him with in eight inch butchers knife, is how he described it. he tried to fire a shot at him and had no impact at all. the officer then told the jury that he gave chase and amman almost immediately stopped outside a boot store and it was at that point the officer said to the jury, i was officer said to thejury, i was in immediate fear of my life boots store for we also heard from another undercover officer. he was referred to in court as bx87 for his own protection, and he told the court he saw amman plunge the knife into the back of a woman. he appeared to break down as he was giving his evidence, describing the final confrontation that he had with amman. he said to the jury that it was clear to him that amman was intent on attacking him or members of the public. after that, both officers fired a number of shots
from a prison sentence for terrorism offences. our correspondent helena wilkinson is at the royal courts ofjustice. tell us more about what s been said in court today, helena. in court today, helena. victoria, as ou sa , in court today, helena. victoria, as you say. amman in court today, helena. victoria, as you say, amman had in court today, helena. victoria, as you say, amman had been - in court today, helena. victoria, as| you say, amman had been released in court today, helena. victoria, as - you say, amman had been released ten days before he carried out this attack in south london. he was under surveillance and we heard today from a number of those undercover officers who work monitoring amman on the day of the attack and before that as well. we heard from one of the officers. he was a for two in court as bx75, and he told the jury they followed amman as he left the probation hostel where he had to stay as a condition of his release from prison and they followed him to strea
towards amman. he fell to the ground and died at the scene for sub inquest here, victoria, continues tomorrow and is expected to go into next week. . ~ , ., next week. thank you, ellen wilkinson next week. thank you, ellen wilkinson reporting. - next week. thank you, ellen i wilkinson reporting. helena wilkinson reporting. helena wilkinson. there are calls for an overhaul of the way a levels are assessed and graded in the future, after this year s results saw record numbers given top marks. almost 45% of entries in england, wales and northern ireland were awarded a or a star, fuelling concerns that soaring grades risk undermining confidence in the system. ministers are reported to be looking at replacing the traditional a to e grades with numbers, similar to gcses. sean dilley reports. the ring of success could barely resonate louder for many students across the uk still celebrating a top year for marks. but now the government is under pressure to review the way qualification