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Into who leaked secrets from the Governments National security council. Good evening and welcome to bbc news. Police in Northern Ireland have released new footage of the man suspected of being responsible for the killing ofjournalist lyra mckee. The 29 year old was shot dead while observing a riot in the creggan area of londonderry last week. Detectives are calling on the local community to identify this man, who they suspect of being the gunman. A Group Calling itself the new ira has admitted it was behind the attack. In the wake of lyra mckees death, the british and Irish Government have announced that talks to restore the devolved government will resume. It was suspended two years ago. Our ireland correspondent emma vardy reports. About a minute before the shots were fired that killed lyra mckee, three men were seen on cctv, walking towards the rioting. In front, police say, a man carrying a crate of petrol bombs. With him, a man wearing a camouflage face mask and what Police Believe is the gunman. The man in the face mask is then seen lighting petrol bombs, officers believe they are all in their late teens. The man in the mask is seen lighting the petrol bombs, and later on, another image, believed to be the government after the shooting. Police believe that this man, who stepped out from behind a wall firing at police, and whose fatal shot kills an innocent bystander. For some in Northern Ireland, talking to the police carry stigma, but police have paid tribute to the information they have received from people in derry, but today made a new plea for people to overcome fears about coming forward, saying witnesses would be protected. Ido witnesses would be protected. I do believe the community has information that could be the key to unlock lyra mckees murder. Im not necessarily sure those individuals are protecting this individual, but ido are protecting this individual, but i do believe they are frightened. The reassurance i want to give to people is it i am willing to deal with those concerns sensitively. All iam with those concerns sensitively. All i am looking for is a conversation. More than two years since the colla pse more than two years since the collapse of Northern Irelands power sharing arrangement, the death of lyra mckee has brought divided politicians together and also sparked renewed public anger over their failure sparked renewed public anger over theirfailure to form sparked renewed public anger over their failure to form a government. Why in gods name does it take the death of a 29 year old woman with her whole life in front of her. . Today, the secretary of state for Northern Ireland in the Irish Foreign minister announced plans to try to re establish power sharing after the local elections. Weve been here repeatedly before when talks have failed. What makes you think a fresh round of talks will be any different this time . Youre right, this isnt the first time talks have been called, but it has been sometime since the parties have been together. I think what we saw this time last week with the Party Leaders together, it really gives me a clear indication that the Party Leaders do want to do this. But major Sticking Points between them remain. Ithink but major Sticking Points between them remain. I think the challenge that was laid down by father magill at lyra mckees funeral that was laid down by father magill at lyra mckees funeral was a challenge to Political Parties here. It was also a challenge very firmly to the two governments to do something, so i welcome the fact we fiow something, so i welcome the fact we now have a something, so i welcome the fact we fiow have a process. I think people want to see devolution back. We are on that page as well. We are devolutionists. We wa nt as well. We are devolutionists. We want to have a devolved administration here working within the uk for all of the people of Northern Ireland. The events in derry which led to lyra mckees death where a throwback to Northern Rail ands past. The question now is whether this tragedy can lead to political change for the future. Emma vardy reporting from stormont. Well, our ireland correspondent, chris page, gave us this assesment of todays events. Well, it is more than two years since the devolved government here at stormont was in place, and the british and Irish Governments have decided now is the time to restart talks between the parties with a view to getting it back up and running again. Throughout their News Conference today, simon cove knee, the Irish Foreign minister and the Northern Ireland secretary Karen Bradley referred to the murder of lyra mckee, the 29 year old journalist who was shot dead by dissident republicans opposed to the Peace Process during a riot in londonderry last thursday. There is a sense that that tragic event has really galvanised Public Opinion and generated so much sentiment, people saying they want to see a stable and peaceful future for Northern Ireland leading to more pressure on politicians to Work Together, to try to restore the power sharing institutions. Simon cove knee said in the News Conference that there are some moments in politics when things change. Simon coveney. Nevertheless, the british and Irish Governments know the next few weeks will be for the difficult conversations, particularly with the two main parties here, the dup and sinn fein, having many divides. The dup, for example, dont want to legalise same sex marriage in Northern Ireland. Sinn fein do. There is the issue of investigating unsolved killings from the troubles. Then there is the issue of brexit. Perhaps the biggest Sticking Point in previous negotiations which has not worked out has been that sinn fein wants a stand alone piece of legislation to promote the irish language. The dup feel that is a step too farfor them language. The dup feel that is a step too far for them and their supporters. So everyone is making it plain the next few weeks will be hard, talks will start on tuesday, the 7th of may, but nonetheless, all the 7th of may, but nonetheless, all the parties in the north and the government say they are committed to restoring devolution, that they are going to work in that spirit. Whether or not they will be an agreement by the end of may, when the government say they will review things, well, at the moment, very ha rd to things, well, at the moment, very hard to tell. We should get an idea of progress when the talks to begin. There is no doubt they will be far from straightforward, though. Chris page there. Joining me now from the vale of neath in wales is the former Northern Ireland secretary lord hain. Thank you for speaking to us here on bbc news. First, what hope do you have for these talks . The hope that everybody should have following lyra mckees terrible murder and the plea, the passionate, inspired plea by father magill, that the politicians start doing the jobs to which they were elected, and for which they continue to get paid, which they continue to get paid, which is to say, restart the assembly and stormont, perform their legislative roles, establish again an executive government, and take pa rt an executive government, and take part in that in the way that operated, with a few bumps, yes, but relatively stably over ten years from the time in 2007 when i helped negotiate an agreement under tony blair that got ian paisley and Martin Mcguinness into power. And if the outstanding obstacles, including some that have been mentioned by sinn fein this afternoon, on the irish language, equal rights and so on, if those are the obstacles, then iam on, if those are the obstacles, then i am absolutely sure that with a bit of creativity and goodwill, and with leadership by both governments, then those obstacles can be overcome. After all, they are important issues, but they do not compare with theissues issues, but they do not compare with the issues of life and death that bedevil the Peace Process until the good friday agreement in 1998. Bedevilled. They are just not in the same league, and therefore, they should be capable of being solved. I was going to ask you, how does the situation then compare with what we are seeing now, and how do you kick start and get those issues agreed, and a new executive put in place at stormont . Well, remember, even until2007, in the final months before we negotiated and got agreement, which, asi negotiated and got agreement, which, as i say, so a bitter old enemies ian paisley and Martin Mcguinness into power together, and they became the chuckle brothers, if you remember, they hadnt even talked to each other. They hadnt even exchanged greetings or pleasantries with each other, even though they we re with each other, even though they were in the same corridors of stormont very often. So there was no communication at all. Prior to 2007, ofa communication at all. Prior to 2007, of a direct person to person kind. We managed to overcome that by Building Trust as the british and Irish Government with both sides, andi Irish Government with both sides, and i think that that can be done again, when they have been working together in government, and all these individuals know each other very well. They have shared meetings together. They have actually governed together. So they are not starting from, as it were, based one. They are well up the mountain together and have hit this seemingly intractable problem. I think the key here is for the Prime Minister to reason may, instead ofjust to fly into belfast for an hour or so, and the same with the taoiseach, as they have done in this past period, and it has been completely unsuccessful, she should convene a summit of the kind we had in st andrews in 2006 and had occurred at previous intervals going way back to good friday, and indeed, the good friday agreement itself. In that place, there was a whole weekend blocked out, and people just there was a whole weekend blocked out, and peoplejust stayed there was a whole weekend blocked out, and people just stayed there and were negotiating there with the Prime Ministers of both countries, britain and ireland, until they got an agreement. Just to jump in very quickly, where does brexit fit into all of that . Because that is a very busy agenda you are describing, and on top of that, weve got brexit in the mix of things. How much do you think brexit has sidelined the domestic, the political issues in Northern Ireland . Domestic, the political issues in Northern Ireland . Are we likely to see any progress before october . Very good question. Undoubtedly, the Prime Minister has been so focused on brexit that Everything Else has had to be sidelined. My argument is all the way through, which i have said in the house of lords along with my fellow former secretary of state paul murphy, is that you cannot ever take your eye off the ball as a british Prime Minister. You cannot ignore Northern Ireland, and that has been done, quite frankly, and the fact that theresa may has so far remained in power with the dups support means letting sirjohn majors words, the former conservative Prime Minister who played an Important Role in the Peace Process, you cannot be an honest broker. So that has been a real problem, and the question of uncertainty over the irish border has been a real problem. But lyra mckees showed what happens when you dont focus on Northern Ireland, and im sorry to see it in blunt terms, but if a political vacuum is created, that is filled by extremists, which we saw so terribly last week, the consequences of that. Politicians must step up to the mark, and that doesntjust include the leaders of sinn fein and the dup, both of whom are culpable in all of this. It also means both Prime Ministers of both governments. Talking of consequences, letsjust say if no deal is agreed in these talks, are we talking here about direct rule . We have got de facto direct rule . We have got de facto direct rule . We have got de facto direct rule in all but name, in the sense that parliament has legislated, the british parliament, to give the Northern Ireland Civil Service certain powers to run the administration, and has passed finance arrangements and so forth. So effectively, there is indirect direct rule, if i can put it that way. What you cannot continue to haveis way. What you cannot continue to have is a complete absence of government. You have got administration, but nobody taking key decisions over what to do about the worst Health Service by far in the worst Health Service by far in the united kingdom. Northern irelands situation with children on long waiting lists, for example, facing Terrible Health problems, thats just one instance, facing Terrible Health problems, thatsjust one instance, but facing Terrible Health problems, thats just one instance, but a very important one, of the problems Northern Ireland is facing, because they do not have their elected politicians doing their job, governing Northern Ireland and the way that the good friday agreement provided for, and which operated, as i say, for more than ten years, more or less stably. So direct rule will have to be faced up to if Self Government proves impossible, but the longer stormont has been down, the harder it is to get it back up again, and direct rule, if it were to be brought in, would make that even more difficult. So i think that even more difficult. So i think thatis that even more difficult. So i think that is the obstacle, but also, the question of the irish border, that has to be some stability and certainty provided over that. This whole brexit mess is bedevilling the Peace Process as well. Lord peter hain, thank you for your time. Debenhams has announced its closing 22 Stores Next Year as part of its plans to reduce its debts, putting 1,200 jobs at risk. Stores in wolverhampton, kirkcaldy, guildford and southport are among those being shut. Debenhams has 166 Stores Across the uk, and plans to shut a total of 50 within the next few years. Heres our Business Correspondent emma simpson. Its folkestones biggest store, a cornerstone of the town centre. This morning, shoppers were taking in the news it is now set to go. What is folkestone going to do without it . You know . We have got no shops, and. We would miss it, wouldnt we . Definitely miss it, yeah. Debenhams has been here for donkeys years, since i was a child, and itsjust another big store closing that will remain empty. Woolworths and Marks Spencer is, weve lost them all. Will you miss it . Absolutely, its one of the most decent stores weve got in folkestone, to be honest. What a shame. What a shame indeed. Its just one of the long list of locations, from altrincham and eastbourne to guildford and kirkcaldy. 22 stores in all which debenhams wants to close next year, including wolverhampton. They were celebrating its opening here just 18 months they were celebrating its opening herejust 18 months ago. They were celebrating its opening here just 18 months ago. Nobody likes to close stores. The difficulties in the high street are not unique to debenhams. This shouldnt really come as a surprise to anybody, but what we are trying to anybody, but what we are trying to do is see if we can make sure that with our discussions with our landlords, we can protect more than 100 stores Going Forward and that we wont disappear from the high street. Heres the problem. Department stores are expensive to run. Its lunchtime in folkestone, and this huge store, slap bang in the centre, just doesnt have enough shoppers. For debenhams, the sum is no longer add up to keep stores like this going. But it will be a big loss for this town. There arent many empty shops here, but there will be an almighty big one next year. How surprised were you when you saw the list this morning . It was a shocker. Four main towns here affected. It was a real blow. Local businessman rayjohnson leads was a real blow. Local businessman ray johnson leads folkestones was a real blow. Local businessman rayjohnson leads folkestones town team. We must be realistic. Shopping habits have changed, and are continuing to change. We have to react to that and Work Together to make sure we get what we need for the town. Thats the challenge for so many places, as some of our best known retailers bid a retreat from the high street. For debenhams, there could be 30 more closures to come, a chain that still has a fight and intends to turn fortunes around. Afight and intends to turn fortunes around. A fight on its hands. The headlines on bbc news. Police release new images of the man they believe killed the journalist lyra mckee in Northern Ireland last week and ask for help from the public in identifying him. Lyra mckee was observing riots in londonderry when she was hit. Her death has prompted politicians to step up their efforts to restore powersharing in Northern Ireland. And Retailer Debenhams confirms plan to close up to 22 of its Stores Next Year, affecting around 1,200 jobs. Britains top Civil Servant has demanded ministers co operate with his inquiry into a leak of classified information from the National Security council. Sir mark sedwill has written to ministers and is reported to have given them an ultimatum that they either confess to or deny the leak about government plans to allow the Chinese Technology giant huawei help build britains new 56 network. 0ur Political Correspondent chris mason reports. Look who happens to be in beijing today, talking up the prospect of business deals between the uk and china. The chancellor, philip hammond. Back home, a row is raging, yes, over a chinese Telecoms Firm but also over who did it, who, after a meeting of the National Security council, where those there have signed the official secrets act, disclosed what happened . To my knowledge, there has never been a leak from the National Security Council Meeting before. Therefore, i think it is very important that we get to the bottom of what happened here. It is not about the substance of what was apparently leaked. It is not earth shattering information. But it is important that we protect the principle that nothing that goes on in National Security Council Meetings must ever be repeated outside the room. The Daily Telegraph reported that five cabinet ministers disagreed with the Prime Ministers assessment that a limited role for huawei in the uks sg roll out, the next generation of souped up mobile internet coverage, was a good idea. Some argue that it would be a security risk. All five have since denied leaking the information or strongly the information, all strongly criticising the leak. But there is fury that it has happened. How serious do you think these lea ks are . This is incredibly serious, actually, a complete outrage. I set up the National Security council on behalf of the Coalition Government back in 2010. It is a very special body. The National Security council is a Senior Committee of cabinet dedicated to particularly sensitive subjects and it is rather appalling that the lack of discipline should have extended to this body. I think my comment is, people need to get a grip and actually start treating serious subjects seriously. Huawei has denied there is any risk of spying or sabotage or that it is controlled by the chinese government. It is already working here and it already has an eye kept on it. What is called a cell was created, manned by british intelligence, paid for by huawei but manned by our people and answerable to our government, who monitor on a daily basis whether huawei is behaving themselves are not. So far, as far as im aware, they have not found any obvious examples of abuse. That balance of risk clearly remains an active debate at the heart of government but it is now over to this man, the head of the Civil Service, sir mark sedwill, to try to get to the bottom of this leak. We can speak to lord west, who was a former security adviser to gordon brown when he was Prime Minister. Thank you for speaking to us here at bbc news. How likely is it we will get to the bottom of the sleek . think the first thing to say is that the fact there has been a leak is absolutely disgraceful, and i mention this on the floor of the house yesterday. It is a disgrace. We do not have a good track record of discovering who has leaked things. Leak inquiries, im afraid, do not have a very good track record. I hope that we might be more successful this time. How are these inquiries or investigations normally carried out . They are done with the cabinet office, within government. You dont normally call the police in on inquiries. Exactly how they will do this one, im not sure. But this committee, as gus 0donnell said, was set up in 2010. They have been committees like it before. It is the Key Committee for the defence and security of our nation. People go into that Committee Going to that committee should understand that. This is not the place for little political games or things like that. I hope whoever has done this now realises what an appalling thing they have done. This is a dreadful thing to have done. There cant be that many suspect is out there, can they . Lets turn to what you are describing as a great violation of the official secrets act. Is it still possible to retain that, do you think, in this area of social media and the value of data . I think it absolutely has to be. If you cant safeguard discussions at the very highest level between those people, then, at the end of the day they will establish a policy or take actions, you are directly affecting the security and safety of our nation, i think we have reached a pretty pa rlous state. Nation, i think we have reached a pretty parlous state. Anything is harder with social media, and there isa harder with social media, and there is a lot more ability to pass information around, but i see no reason at all that Something Like the nsc should not be able to discuss things without any of that information getting out at all. There will be many people out there saying, it may have been in the national interest. What do you make of that argument . I think that is a nonsense. There has already been a widescale debate about huawei, and what exactly is going on, and as said bya what exactly is going on, and as said by a few previous guests, i was very involved with this in 2009. We accepted the fact that huawei would be involved. We set up the cell that monitors them. A lot of work is done in banbury. We have no example of them doing anything wrong yet. Admittedly, the Software Models of change, which is why people are concerned and need to look at this more closely. But we need to let the real experts make a sensible discussion about this. It needs to be discussed by the key players, which is what the nsc is for, and that discussion doesnt help anybody by being leaked. It can only have been done because somebody, i think, thought there was some political gain he might have had to actually do this, and i think i would hope whoever did it, as i say, absolutely realises what a dreadful thing he has done, and is now, i imagine, pretty worried for himself. And thank goodness, because this must not happen. Those leaks from there could actually affect our security and the safety of our people, british people, and our nation. And the safety of our people, british people, and our nationm whoever this person is, and it sounds as if it is unlikely it will be found out who is responsible. If you are found guilty of breaking the 0fficial secrets act, what is likely to happen next . What normally happens . I think it obviously depends on the circumstances. If, for example, you have been finding exactly where a Nuclear Submarine with a deterrent missile is a new pass that information to people who might be our enemies, should there bea war, might be our enemies, should there be a war, that actually comes under a certain category of breaking that act, not treason, because we do not have a proper treason law any more, but that would be taken very seriously and they would end in prison. In this case, what would happen, i imagine, is that the person, i hope, would be immediately dismissed from cabinet, and i dont think they should be given any position of responsibility within government ever again, and that needs to be listened to everyone else. A lesson to everyone else. Thank you very much for your time. You are watching bbc news. The time is 7 26pm. The brother of the Manchester Arena bomber, salman abedi, was just days away from being returned from libya to britain to face charges over the attack which left 22 people dead. But libyas interior minister has told the bbc that his extradition is now on hold because of heavy fighting that has broken out on the outskirts of the libyan capital, tripoli. More than 270 people have been killed in libya since fighting erupted nearly three weeks ago in a battle for control of the city. From tripoli, our International Correspondent 0rla guerin reports. Gunfire. 0n the outskirts of tripoli, another round of battle. Gunfire. Government fighters mounting a chaotic defence of the capital. Its under attack by forces from eastern libya. 0ne unseen casualty of this conflict, the attempt to extradite a suspect in the manchester bombing. This is hashem abedi, brother of the bomber salman abedi. He was detained here in libya a day after the attack in may 2017. Greater Manchester Police have a warrant for his arrest on charges relating to the murder of 22 people. In libyas heavily guarded interior ministry, we were told his extradition has been approved, but the minister warned it was bad timing. The court ruling was issued just a week before the latest fighting erupted. They agreed to give hashem abedi to the british because he is a british citizen. And what will happen with that now . I mean, is it possible now to extradite him . They are waiting for the procedure there is some procedure between our Attorney Office and your Attorney Office there in britain, but now the war everything is stopped. The minister is focused on protecting his city from an offensive by general khalifa haftar, the military strongman from the east. He accuses theresa may of abandoning tripoli in its hour of need by withdrawing British Special forces and embassy staff. Why you go out . Why you are afraid . After coming to kill us, not to kill you. But if you go out, you give clear to haftar to kill us. I have to Say Something to mrs may we have built very good relations after 2011, up to 2019. Now, within one week, this relation is broke and damaged, and we lose that trust and confidence. So you dont trust the British Government any more . I cannot trust. I cannot. Because of their behaviour, i cannot trust them. The Foreign Office has confirmed all remaining british staff were withdrawn from tripoli due to the worsening violence. It says it maintains full diplomatic relations with libya and is in contact with the government. But the view from here is one of betrayal, and its clear that Security Cooperation between britain and libya, vital in the fight against the Islamic State group, has been badly damaged. The liberal democrats have launched their campaign for the european elections next month with a promise to stop brexit. Speaking at an event in east london, their leader Sir Vince Cable reiterated his partys call for another referendum, saying that parliament was gridlocked and the country was demoralised. 0ur deputy Political Editor john pienaar reports. Vince cables last outing as leader, and as tough as any hes known. Not that that was his message today, launching the liberal democrats push in the European Parliament this was. Stop brexit. Its simple. Its uncomplicated. Its unambiguous. We are not iffing and butting. Its honest. Not easy, though, squeezed by pro brexit protests, labour, the tories, and the new party of the centre refusing sir vinces call to Work Together. You reached out to the new party, change uk, and offered partnership. They rebuffed you and they are coming after your votes. Has that made a very difficult election all but impossible . There are millions of people in the country who are craving an alternative to the extremes which they are now getting from the tory party and the labour party. And they do want people to come together to have a more moderate centrist approach to politics. He was sure pro europe centrist parties would collaborate, just not this time. The brutal logic of the british first past the post system is staring everybody in the face, that you either hang together or you hang separately. A lot of people may admire a tough fight against the odds, but not enough to much help the liberal democrat, if you believe the polls. They are still carrying the baggage and the blame from their years in Coalition Government. Theyve been drowned out by the din about europe, and now they are facing a new party equally hostile to brexit. No wonder they are finding it tough just to get a hearing. You still blame them for bringing in tuition fees at universities and colleges . Yes, very much so, i was a lib dems supporter, and then i went over to conservative because i thought they are all as bad as each other. I think they are on the wrong side of it at this stage, i think they should focus on enabling a good brexit. Vince cable is a really righteous man. He has good virtues and i respect him. I think they have to convince people that they are actually a realistic option, rather than a tiny party that cannot have any support. You mean, theyve got to get people to support them so more people support them . Yes. Defending a single European Parliament seat under a leader pledged to stand down by summer, the lib dems are hoping theyll defy all expectations, though just now that is setting the bar rather low. Now its time for a look at the weather with louise lear. Good evening. Its going to be a stormy start to our weekend with the arrival of storm hanna. Yes, there will be some heavy rain but more importantly, there will be severe gales along west facing coasts, and that could cause some disruption through the early hours of saturday morning. The gusts of wind in excess of 60 to 70 mph in places. Strong winds will continue to travel steadily east, and it will be accompanied by some heavy and persistent rain across north wales, the midlands, northern england, across into Northern Ireland. Showers for scotland, too, but the far north should stay dry and bright. Same, too, for central and southern england. But factor in the wind, the cloud and the rain, its going to be a disappointingly cool afternoon. Nine to 12 degrees. That area of low pressure will start to sweep away off into the north sea. A little ridge of High Pressure will build in behind, quieting things down for the second half of the weekend. There will be a lot of cloud around, but it will be drier and, as a result, a degree or so warmer too. Hello, this is bbc news with me, lukwesa burak. The Headlines Police release new images of the man they believe killed the journalist lyra mckee in Northern Ireland last week and ask for help from the public in identifying him. Lyra was observing riots in londonderry when she was hit. Her death has prompted politicians to step up their efforts to restore powersharing in Northern Ireland. Lyra symbolised the new Northern Ireland, and her tragic death cannot be in vain. Retailer debenhams confirms plan to close up to 22 of its Stores Next Year, affecting around 1,200 jobs. Libya says the brother of the manchester bomber salman abedi was about to be extradited to britain, but thats been halted because of heavy fighting around the capital, tripoli. Britains top Civil Servant demands that ministers co operate as an investigation begins into who leaked secrets from the Governments National security council. Sri lankas Prime Minister has told the bbc that he considered resigning in the wake of the easter day bomb attacks. But Ranil Wickremesinghe said he simply wasnt in the loop for a briefing on warnings of a possible terrorist plot received two weeks before suicide bombers killed more than 250 people. Today, the security operation across sri lanka continued, with a large cache of bomb making equipment found during a raid in the east of the country. From colombo, clive myrie reports. In sand, where nothing else will grow, wreaths blossom. No names yet just numbers in this catholic graveyard. Christian souls lost to suicide bombers on Easter Sunday. Anil fernando was away working in cardiff when his sister died in the attack on the local church. He, like many, accuses the government of not doing enough to protect the public. If the Prime Minister was here in front of you now, what would you say . I dont want to talk about this. You dont want to talk . No, thats it. We were given the chance to speak with the Prime Minister, who says he is grieving too. You have pain but you know you have a job to do, and you do thatjob. Some people have to be here and handle the situation. On our travels in sri lanka, weve come across so many who say their government has been a disaster, and we wanted to put their concerns to the Prime Minister. 0ffered condolences by the leader of sri lankas catholics, fernando lost four relatives in the bombings, and he is angry the government did not act on warnings that there may be attacks. Anytime, any moment, can happen. We cannot believe it. We really condemn them. It is a credible warning and you are not aware of that. Unfortunately, i didnt know of it. What do you do when you are out of the loop . Youre talking about not being in the loop. Youre the Prime Minister. Youre number two on the National Security council. Thats the critical issue we are here to find out who was in the loop, who wasnt, why i wasnt. As we spoke, the Security Forces raided a bomb making factory in the east of the country where they found a giant so called Islamic State flag. Huge quantities of ball bearings, and explosives. This was the safe house of the Easter Sunday bombers, a major breakthrough in the investigation. But with a dysfunctional ruling elite, the desperate hope is that this countrys leaders can unite to beat the real enemies of the people. Clive myrie reporting there. Prince william has been meeting survivors of last months shootings in two mosques in new zealand as well as relatives of the 50 people who were killed. During an emotional speech at one of the mosques that was attacked, he called on people to reject all forms of extremism and described the shootings as an unspeakable act of hate. Hywel griffith reports from christchurch. Reclaimed as a place of prayer. This is where a few weeks ago, dozens of people lost their lives. Prince william came to the al noor mosque to condemn the violent extremism unleashed within these walls, and to praise the survivors. In a moment of acute pain, you stood up and you stood together. And in reaction to tragedy, you achieved something remarkable. Ive had reasons myself to reflect on grief and sudden pain and loss, in my own life. And in my role, ive often seen up close the sorrow of others in moments of tragedy, as i have today. Christchurch responded with unity and love. That message of love overcoming hate, the rejection of radical ideologies, clearly does resonate here. The survivors of the shootings and the families of the victims hope that sense of unity over the last six weeks can remain for the months and years to come. Some have chosen to stay away from the mosque since the shooting. 0thers felt it was important to come today. The family of Abdul Fattah Qasem say they felt the prince understood their grief. We are not left alone. Theyre acknowledging what happened to us, and they are showing that they are sharing our feelings and they are supporting us. Its really appreciated. Yeah. This visit was brief, but it helped to show people here that the world hasnt forgotten them, or the strength they showed in the shadow of terror. Hywel griffith, bbc news, christchurch. Here, the labour leader, jeremy corbyn, has said he will not attend the state banquet at Buckingham Palace injune in honour of donald trump. Mr corbyn said it would be wrong to roll out the red carpet for the us president whom he accused of using racist and misogynist rhetoric, and said the Prime Minister was wrong to kowtow to a president who tore up international treaties. Vauxhall is recalling 235,000 zafira cars for a third time after a new source of fires was discovered. The zafira b cars were previously recalled after campaigners claimed more than 300 had caught fire. The company said the latest recall affects cars built between 2005 and 2014, which do not have electronic climate control. Two people have suffered minor injuries in an explosion at the tata steelworks in port talbot in south wales. The blast happened in the early hours of the morning and triggered a number of small fires. Its thought to have been caused by a train carrying molten metal into the works. Crossrail wont be open until at least october 2020 a full two years late and while today the chief executive of the project said he was confident they could meet the new deadline, he admitted there were no guarantees. Tom edwards reports. Tottenham court road is the crossrail station nearest completion. Its huge and impressive, but passengers wont be able to use it until october 2020 at the earliest. There is a big hoarding at the top of the escalators. You come from there, down here. Straight in. Today, the man who has had to rescue the project told us why he announced another delay. So its about how you bring the train, the door, and the signalling system all into synchronism. Its got to be at the very highest standards of safety. And thats why there can be no margin of error, and thats why we have a window of uncertainty. The main issue now is integrating Different Software systems. Its a challenge. You know, the train is very advanced, this signalling system is very advanced, we have doors between the train and the platform, they are very advanced. And its an Integration Task to bring them all together. Fundamentally, though, although this room is complete, it isnt complete in every station everywhere. And the worst Case Scenario for opening is march 2021. Can you guarantee that, that it will be opened by 2021 . Ive no guarantees, tom, at all. I cannot think of something really big happened that i cant control, but things in my control, which is 99. 99 of it, i do, yes. Because youll understand londoners this is the third date youve had, and you are becoming like the brexit of Infrastructure Projects. The confidence has gone. As you say, ive been associated with this project for a couple of years now. This is the very first time weve had an integrated schedule bringing all of the activities together. Does that concern you, that this will have a knock on effect on other Infrastructure Projects in london . Very much so. Im concerned and disappointed for people, retailers, customers who arent using this railway, but im also particularly concerned for tfl to allow them to be able to continue to invest in london. And thats why i am absolutely focused on getting this railway open as soon as possible. Some estimate this delay could cost tfl £1 billion in lost fares. That is used to fund other projects which could now suffer. If you think the crossrail delay doesnt affect you, it might. Tom edwards, bbc london news. The headlines on bbc news Police Release new images of the man they believe killed the journalist lyra mckee in Northern Ireland last week and ask for help from the public in identifying him. Lyra was observing riots in londonderry when she was hit. Her death has prompted politicians to step up their efforts to restore power sharing in Northern Ireland. And Retailer Debenhams confirms plans to close up to 22 of its Stores Next Year affecting around 1,200 jobs. Now on bbc news, its time for newswatch. This week, samira ahmed asks if Climate Change is getting enough attention from bbc news. Hello and welcome to newswatch with me, samira ahmed. The extension rebellion protest in london over the past couple of weeks have put Climate Change on the agenda of the bbc news picture to be at the top of that agenda . And if the president of the United States uses bad language, is the news at ten entitled to broadcast his words in full . For much of the past fortnight, Climate Change protesters have made their presence felt in locations across london. Last wednesday, tom symons caught up with some of them on waterloo bridge. This is normally one of the busiest bridges across the thames. Extension rebellion, a new direct action protest group, hope to take control of this and other key london locations for up to two weeks. But today police moved in and made more arrests. By the time the protest had finished, this thursday can more than 1000 people had been arrested. 0pinions about the bbcs coverage of the demonstrations was divided. Can asking. But other viewers last week had the opposite perspective of here is stephen serling and mel. During a

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