and could the current european champions miss out on a world cup place — a draw in belfast leaves italy's hopes hanging on the play offs. hello and welcome. details have been emerging about the man who died when a home—made bomb exploded in a taxi as it pulled up outside liverpool women's hospital on sunday. it's understood that 32—year—old emad al swealmeen was an asylum seeker from the middle east who converted to christianity since arriving in britain. four men arrested in liverpool following the explosion have been released. last night, police said the investigation was continuing to move at a fast pace as simonjones reports. what it -- what it —— what led emad al—swealmeen to get a taxi to liverpool women's hospital on sunday carrying on in this —— improvised explosive device? his motive isn't clear. the consequences are. the taxi driver managed to scramble out of the vehicle. emad al—swealmeen didn't. within moments, the taxi is engulfed in flames. emad al—swealmeen was 32, a refugee from the middle east. it is believed he had converted to christianity. he is said to have had mental health issues. when he arrived in the uk, he was befriended by malcolm and elizabeth hitchcock who knew him as enzo. element we arejust so who knew him as enzo. element we are just so sad. what do you know of enzo? he we are just so sad. what do you know of enzo?— know of enzo? he was a lovely cu . know of enzo? he was a lovely guy- were _ know of enzo? he was a lovely guy- were you _ know of enzo? he was a lovely guy. were you shocked - know of enzo? he was a lovely guy. were you shocked when l know of enzo? he was a lovely i guy. were you shocked when you saw this today? _ guy. were you shocked when you saw this today? barry. _ guy. were you shocked when you saw this today? barry. please - saw this today? barry. please are trying _ saw this today? barry. please are trying to _ saw this today? barry. please are trying to establish - saw this today? barry. please are trying to establish if - saw this today? barry. please are trying to establish if it - are trying to establish if it was the target of the attack. emad al—swealmeen had recently rented a place there. officers say they have recovered important evidence and now have an understanding on how the exclusive does was put together. it exclusive does was put together-— exclusive does was put together. it is a horrific incident. _ together. it is a horrific incident, not _ together. it is a horrific incident, not a - together. it is a horrific incident, not a regularl incident, not a regular occurrence, thank goodness. i would just reassure our communities these incidents are rare but i would say at this moment in time, no —— i know people are feeling worried, be vigilant, be alert. the national _ vigilant, be alert. the national terror - vigilant, be alert. the national terror threat | vigilant, be alert. the . national terror threat has vigilant, be alert. the national terror threat has been raised from substantial to severe. the taxi driver david perry believes he is lucky to be alive. it is an utter miracle, they say, that he has escaped it. he is now trying to process the events. four men have been released from custody. police say they have gained a better insight by the hour into what happened but it could take weeks to establish how the incident was planned and prepared. simonjones, bbc news. the leaders of the two most powerful nations on earth have been holding a virtual summit to seek ways to calm the increasingly tense relations between china and the united states. in opening remarks both men spoke of the need for a sound and steady relationship and mutual respect. mr biden also said they needed �*guardrails' to help prevent conflict. and i think it's very important, as i've told other world leaders when they ask about our relationship, is that we have always communicated with one another very honestly and candidly, and we never walk away, wondering what the other man is thinking. and i think that's an important ingredient for this relationship, to be open and candid in terms of our relationship. the bbc�*s stephen mcdonnell is in beijing. talk us through how this virtual meeting is being communicated in china? well, the main thing _ communicated in china? well, the main thing we _ communicated in china? well, the main thing we have - communicated in china? well, the main thing we have just i the main thing we have just found out is that it is finished. and it's being spoken of in pretty positive terms here. i have got to say, i'm going to go on a bit of a limb here. i think we will look back on this meeting as a key turning point in recent us— china relations, and i think we are going to see actual concrete measurable developments come out of these discussions. you just have to compare the optics of this meeting, the smiles, referring to friendship, the global village, et cetera et cetera, that meltdown of a meeting in alaska earlier this year with officials from both administrations sledging each other publicly. this does appear to be a genuine attempt to reset relations between the world's most powerful nations and i don't think they would be doing it as publicly as this without knowing that they were going to attempt to move forward in some direction, not the way they were going but together, moving together on certain fronts. they can have their differences. this is not to say they are all going to be, you know, buddy about everything or agree on things like taiwan or the causes of the coronavirus or the south china sea or trade barriers, et cetera. but there are areas they can work together on and they can work together on and they can work together on and they can also have their differences and as they seemed to show today, had speak civilly to one another and not ratchet up tensions unnecessarily. really interesting _ unnecessarily. really interesting to - unnecessarily. really interesting to get - unnecessarily. really. interesting to get your unnecessarily. really - interesting to get your take on that. thank you, stephen mcdonnell there. and just to say, later in our business coverage, in around about 20 minutes' time, we will be speaking to a leading expert on trade between the us in china. in fact, she used to work for several administrations in the white house when it comes to trade. we will get her take on what progress can be made. now let's renew some other news. steve bannon, the former adviser to donald trump, has appeared in court on criminal charges. he's been indicted for contempt of congress, after refusing to testify in front of an inquiry into the riot at the us capitol building injanuary. mr bannon didn't enter a plea but was ordered to surrender his passport and submit to other conditions in return for being freed. police in cuba have detained several high—profile opposition activists and prevented the organisers of a pro—democracy march from leaving their homes, hours before the event was due get under way. the demonstration was described by the government as a us—backed plot. protesters are calling for freedom of speech and the release of dozens of activists arrested in july. heavy rainstorms in western canada have triggered landslides, forcing the evacuation of a town, and trapping hundreds of people in cars. helicopters are being sent in to rescue nearly 300 people on a highway near the mountain town of agassiz in british columbia. here, the former yorkshire bowler azeem rafiq will meet with mps today, to share his experiences of racial harassment when he was a player at yorkshire county cricket club. the uk parliamentary digital, culture, media and sport select committee will look into the club's handling of azeem's allegations, and its subsequent investigation. laura scott reports. yorks is at the centre of a storm that has rocked the white again but today the focus moves from a fractured headingley to the corridors of westminster as a select committee investigated crisis that has dominated the headlines. first to give evidence will be azeem rafiq was up his revelations and allegations against yorks more than a year ago set the scandal in motion. than a year ago set the scandal in motion-— in motion. playing professional cricket for _ in motion. playing professional cricket for yorkshire _ in motion. playing professional cricket for yorkshire should - in motion. playing professional cricket for yorkshire should be | cricket for yorkshire should be the best time of your life. unfortunately for me it wasn't. appearing alone, protected by parliamentary privilege, azeem rafiq will be asked about his calls for disciplinary action to be taken by his former club after a report concluded he had been the victim of racial harassment and bullying there. one of the allegations upheld was that in 2009 the former england and what yorks captain michael vaughan made racist comments to a group of asian players including azeem, telling them to many of you lot, we need to do something about it. the england bowler adil rashid yesterday said he heard the amendment vaughan categorically designed —— denies it and says being confronted with the allegation was the worst thing he had ever experienced. under immense pressure and an exodus by the club's sponsors, heads have rolled out yorks with chief executive mark arthur following mark hutton out the door. appearing in front of mps today, hutton will face questions about rafiq's allegations. watching on will be his successor lord patel has acknowledged the road ahead will be challenging. patter acknowledged the road ahead will be challenging.— will be challenging. after 158 ears we will be challenging. after 158 years we now _ will be challenging. after 158 years we now need - will be challenging. after 158 years we now need to - will be challenging. after 158. years we now need to change. will be challenging. after 158 - years we now need to change. we are ready to accept the past and we are ready to become a club which people can trust to do the right thing.— do the right thing. yorks's investigating _ do the right thing. yorks's investigating several - do the right thing. yorks's investigating several newl investigating several new allegations and has set up a hotline for anyone with complaints. it has also suspended head coach andrew gale over an alleged anti—semitic tweet. but the cloud enveloping cricket extends beyond the borders of one county. essex county chairman resigned last friday after allegedly using racist language in a board meeting in 2017, allegations he denies. two players have since come forward to say they suffered racist abuse at the club with one of the making claims about northamptonshire two. today's proceedings centre on allegations by elite players but they will affect those who play for fun as those in positions of power prepare for difficult deliveries about where the sport has fallen short and watmore it can do to make cricket again for all. laura scott, bbc news. —— a game for all. a jury in the us state of wisconsin has been sent out to deliberate in the case of kyle rittenhouse, the teenager who fatally shot two men and injured a third with an assault rifle during protests in the city of kenosha. you may remember these images from last year. kyle rittenhouse said he had travelled to the area to protect people's property during riots, which had erupted after police shot a black man —jacob blake. here's the prosecution laying out the closing arguments — you'll hear a mention ofjoseph rosenbaum — the first person mr rittenhouse shot and killed. they have to convince you thatjoseph rosenbaum was going to take that gun and use it on the defendant because they know you can't claim self—defence against an unarmed man like this. you lose the right to self—defence when you're the one who brought the gun, when you're the one creating the danger, when you're the one provoking other people. the bbc�*s nomia iqbal has been following the trial from kenosha. the question for the jury is essentially this — was kyle rittenhouse an armed vigilante or was he acting in self—defence? this is a case that has massively divided people. just outside on the courthouse steps, there are people who are protesting, some calling kyle rittenhouse a hero, others saying that this entire trial is a sham. there are national guard troops all on standby, just in case protests do happen or in case they turn violent. the defence are portraying kyle rittenhouse as a courageous teenager who came to kenosha to try and protect businesses and to prevent theft. they say he only used his gun in self—defence. whereas the prosecution argue that kyle rittenhouse is an armed vigilante who inserted himself in a situation that was already incredibly volatile, he had no business being here, and that he was the one that instigated the only killings that happened during that period of unrest in kenosha. he faces five charges. if he's convicted of the most serious charge, he could face life behind bars. you are with abc news. —— bbc news. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: "reckless and irresponsible". the us hits out at russia over a missile test that it says endangered the crew of the international space station. benazir bhutto has claimed victory in pakistan's general election, and she's asked pakistan's president to name her as prime minister. jackson's been released on bail of $3 million after turning himself in to police in santa barbara. it was the biggest i demonstration so far of the fast—growing _ european anti—nuclear movement. the south african government has announced that it's opening the country's remaining whites—only beaches to people of all races. this will lead to a black majority government in this country and the destruction of the white civilisation. part of the centuries—old windsor castle, - one of the queen's residences, has been consumed by fire for much of the day. - 150 firemen have been battling the blaze, - which has caused millions. of pounds worth of damage. this is bbc news, the latest headlines: more details emerge about the liverpool bomber. 32—year—old emad al swealmeen was an asylum seeker from the middle east who converted to christianity in britain. with tensions on trade, taiwan and climate change, the us and chinese leaders hold their most extensive talks since president biden took office. myanmar has released the us journalist, danny fenster, just a week after he was sentenced to ii years in prison. military leaders say it's an attempt to improve relations with the united states. the military seized power in a coup on the first of february — and since then, thousands of people have been detained during violent demonstrations, demanding a return to democracy. speaking exclusively to bbc world news, the deputy minister of information, major—general zaw min tun, denied they had carried out systematic torture and war crimes. he was speaking to the bbc�*s asia editor, rebecca henschke. after six months in detention, united states journalist danny fenster finally released — the result of lobbying by america, an attempt by the myanmar military to improve broken relations. translation: we carried out an amnesty and waived - the punishment after the court verdict. we already had the intention to release him. what was promised by the united states in return for his release today? translation: nothing. ourforeign policy is to keep good relations with other countries. and we also considered humanitarian reasons. on these grounds, we granted amnesty and deported him today. while danny fenster is now free, some 30 burmese journalists are still behind bars, amongst thousands of political prisoners. those lucky to be released back to their families describe systematic torture injail — young people detained for months for daring to take to the streets to demand democracy. i put the testimony of one 24—year—old protester, tortured injail, to general zaw min tun. she was told by her interrogators, "do you know what we do here to women? "we rape and then we kill them." translation: we've released her, so she can accuse us and say whatever she wants. i don't know why she said that. this kind of fake news comes around. if she was tortured in prison, there's a system to complain. why didn't she complain in the prison? you appear to make no attempt to hide the use of torture. on state tv, you parade those who have been arrested. clearly, theirface is bruised and, in some cases, their face is unrecognisable. translation: it can happen when arrests are made. - they try to escape and we have to capture them. the united nations says the military crackdown points to crimes against humanity, but their envoy has been repeatedly denied access to investigate. and general zaw min tun says that's not going to change. translation: the reason we don't allow them - in is because, number one, we consider it not the right time, two, we can't agree with their demands and, number three, what they say about myanmar is not constructive. when will you allow them now to enter the country? translation: they need to show steps towards acknowledging - the existence of our government. un envoys have also insisted on seeing detained leader aung san suu kyi. she hasn't been seen in public since february, the military placing a gag order on her lawyers while insisting she is well. translation: we're keeping her well in detention. - i mean, we let her live with her own people in a house, although she's under house arrest. we're trying our best to give her what she wants, whatever she wants to eat. but ten months after the military seized power, the people of myanmar continue to protest, telling the world they want democracy, not military rule. rebecca henschke, bbc news. now to the united states where six teenagers have been injured in a drive by shooting in colorado. that happened around 1pm local time near aurora ipm local time near aurora central high school. the vic emms, who range in age from 14-18 emms, who range in age from 14—18 are all students of the school and one has undergone emergency surgery. authorities say they are searching for multiple suspect�*s. let's get the latest sport from the bbc sports centre. hello, i'm tulsen tollett and this is your sports news where we start with european football world cup qualifying. italy will need to progress to the finals via the play—offs after they were held to a goalless draw in belfast by northern ireland. the result in the group c contest meant that switzerland go through top after they accounted for bulgaria 4—0 in lucerne, while scotland have secured a home play—off tie after they beat group f winners denmark 2—0 at hampden park. group g is going down to the wire with just two points separating the netherlands, turkey and norway. the dutch with their injured coach louis van gaal who fell off his bike when cycling on sunday sit top, and they host norway while turkey travel to montenegro with any of the teams capable of finishing in either of the top two spots. iam thinking i am thinking about qualifying, i am thinking about qualifying, i am thinking about qualifying, i am not thinking about coming top of the group. we are positive and looking forward to the game. it will be a tough game but after the game on saturday we are very much motivated even more to show why we belong in the world cup. had it not been for the last tournament. in south american qualifying, argentina who sit second in the group, will host brazil later on tuesday looking to extend their unbeaten run, which currently stands at 26 in all competitions and lionel messi will play according to his coach lionel scaloni. this man, neymar, has withdrawn though, due to a thigh injury although brazil have already guaranteed their place in next year's finals and sit top six points clear. but they will be keen to continue their recent run of form and reverse the result which saw argentina beat them to win the copa america back injuly. novak djokovic won his opening group game of the atp tour finals in turin as he looks to make it a record equalling sixth title at this event. it was a slow start as he won 7—6, 6—2 against the norwegian, but the world number one warmed into his task as he progressed to victory in an hour and half. elsewhere, andrey rublev beat stefanos tsitsipas in straight sets to win his opening game. rublev arrived in turin struggling to regain his world—beating form in recent weeks. the russian, who had lost five of his past seven matches didn't face a break point as he defeated tsitsipas 6—4, 6—4 in an hour and and a half. poland's iga swiatek finished her wta finals camapign with a win as she accounted for spain's paula badosa in straight sets in the mexican city of guadalajara. the fifth seed who won the french open last year was a 7—5, 6—4 winner against badosa who was celebrating her 24th birthday. badosa had already qualified for the semi—finals where she'll play compatriot garbine muguruza. the nhl postponed three ottawa senators games on monday amid a covid—i9 outbreak on the team. games scheduled for tuesday at newjersey, at home thursday against nashville and at home saturday against the new york rangers were postponed. ten senators players are currently in the nhl�*s covid—i9 protocol, the first time a team has been affected this season, while 51 games were postponed during the last regular season for virus reasons. you can get all the latest sports news at our website — that's bbc.com/sport. but from me, tulsen tollett, and the rest of the team that's your sports news for now. after more than 60 years of space exploration, there are hundreds of thousands of pieces of space junk circulating above us. and russia hasjust added to that number, by blowing up one of its old satellites, creating a cloud of debris which forced the crew aboard the international space station to take shelter. courtney bembridge has more. an explosion more than 400 kilometres above the earth has caused a furious reaction below. during a missile test, russia blew up one of its old spy satellites, which was launched in the 1980s and stopped working years ago. nearby, at the international space station, the crew had to shelter from the debris. the united states has condemned russia. this was the reaction from the state department's ned price. they say its actions threaten the interests of all nations. russia's dangerous and irresponsible behaviour jeopardises the long—term sustainability of our outer space and clearly demonstrates that russia's claims of opposing the weaponisation of space are disingenuous and hypocritical. the international space station currently has seven crew members on board, four americans, a german and two russians, seen here being welcomed onto the iss last week. the russian space agency, roscosmos, downplayed the incident, tweeting... but the us says the threat is far from over. the explosion generated more than 1500 pieces of debris big enough to track as well as hundreds of thousands of smaller pieces. american space experts say that russia's decision is baffling and dangerous. it decision is baffling and dangerous.— decision is baffling and dangerous. it borders on terrorism _ dangerous. it borders on terrorism to _ dangerous. it borders on terrorism to a _ dangerous. it borders on terrorism to a certain - dangerous. it borders on - terrorism to a certain extent because you were just wantonly blowing something up with fragments going wherever they wish and that is a threat that will continue to bother people for years. every time you do this it is a decade—long risk or longer. it this it is a decade-long risk or longer-— this it is a decade-long risk or loner. , , ., ., or longer. it is estimated that there are _ or longer. it is estimated that there are 1 — or longer. it is estimated that there are 1 million _ or longer. it is estimated that there are 1 million pieces - or longer. it is estimated that there are 1 million pieces of i there are1 million pieces of spacejunk digger than there are1 million pieces of space junk digger than one centimetre but even tiny fragments moving that quickly could puncture the walls of the iss or destroy other vital weather and communication satellites. yes, the problem of rubbish. we will discuss that in our business coverage coming up here next. a supermarket chain has invented in —— invested in a huge recycling centre. more on the biden meeting with president xijinping. i will see you soon. hello. well, tuesday promises to be a dry day across most of the uk. it's going to be cloudy and mild once again. and, in fact, not much change expected for the next few days. if anything, the temperatures could rise even further. so why is it so mild? well, on the satellite picture, you'll see this big weather front here. this is very much where the jet stream is. thejet stream is pushing along the weather fronts, but it's also separating the mild air to the south, which has engulfed the uk, and indeed much of europe, and is keeping the cold air at bay. so we are to the south of the jet stream in that milder air. but scotland is a little closer to the weather fronts in the north atlantic, so that does mean some of that rain grazing the western isles through the course of the early hours. elsewhere, it'll be dry. and where the skies will have cleared, perhaps 11—5 celsius at dawn, so a little on the nippy side, but generally mild. now, that weather front does move into scotland, northern ireland, perhaps the lake district and the north of wales, but the rain will be light and fleeting and will quickly fizzle away. east and south, it's going to be dry. perhaps a bit of brightness, too. and the same pattern continues into wednesday. so high pressure in the south with that mild air coming in, weather fronts in the north of the atlantic. and again, they are bringing this time some showers to parts of scotland, whereas in the south, in fact central, southern areas of the uk, should be a fine day — in fact, a very bright day, particularly eastern areas and along the south coast. temperatures a little fresher on wednesday, 10—12 celsius, but then they rise again as we head into thursday. now, around this high pressure, we'll run along a current of mild air on thursday. and as it engulfs the uk, the temperatures could actually rise even further with a bit of sunshine. so, yes, a bit of cloud and rain here in the northwest of scotland, but widely, i think, the mid—teens. and look at that — 16 in aberdeen. wouldn't be surprised if it gets up to 17 — 17 this time in november — extraordinarily mild for eastern parts of scotland. shouldn't last for too long, perhaps into friday. again, friday could well be another very mild day, with the mid—teens across the country, but i think as we head into the weekend, it's going to turn a lot, a lot cooler. so a very mild week, particularly mild towards the end of the week, and i think the weekend and beyond is going to turn a lot, lot colder. this 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