Too far. Hello, good evening and welcome to bbc news. The bomber who attacked the Manchester Arena in may this year, killing 22 people, had been a subject of interest to the Security Service and opportunities to stop him were missed. Thats the conclusion of an official review by david anderson, a former independent reviewer of terrorism legislation. He says its conceivable that the attack by salman abedi could have been avoided had the cards fallen differently. After the manchester bombing, and three terror attacks in london this year, Counter Terror police and mi5 conducted their own reviews, as our security correspondent, gordon corera, reports. Four terror attacks in three months, with some of those responsible known to the authorities, raising questions as to whether they could have been prevented. Today, a review said that the bombing at Manchester Arena, which killed 22 in may, was the only one that might have been stopped. The bomber, salman abedi, had been known to the authorit
Hello. A brexit deal to get us to the next phase of talks didnt happen yesterday, and today theres been more drama. Theresa may is now trapped between brexiteer mps desire to stop making concessions, the taoiseachs veto over the next round of talks, and the dups hold over her government. Is it like the end of reservoir dogs . Feels like it. But at the heart of it is a trilemma. The uk government is looking for three things from which the eu says we can only have two. Britain wants no land border between Northern Ireland and the republic. It wants no sea border between Northern Ireland and the rest of the uk. But it wants no eu control at home independence from eu rules which implies a border between britain and the eu. The irish say theyll not accept a breach of number one. The dup will not tolerate a breach of number two. So does that mean we have no choice but to breach number three . Well, thats not what Iain Duncan Smith and his fellow brexiteers want. Brexit secretary david davis
In 1918, votes for women became a reality. And its a hundred years today that women got the vote but even then only if they were over 30 and owners of property. And coming up in the sport on bbc news, chelsea captain gary cahill has backed manager antonio conte, saying the players need to look in the mirror after their 4 1 loss at watford. Good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. Former bosses of the construction and outsourcing company carillion have apologised for the firms collapse but denied claims by mps that they were asleep at the wheel. The firm which provided services for schools, hospitals and prisons went into liquidation in the middle ofjanuary. It employed more than 40,000 people worldwide. This morning mps have been cross the companys executives about how they are loaded to colla pse about how they are loaded to collapse with debts of over £1 billion and a huge pension deficit. Our Business Correspondent Simon Gompertz reports. The seniorfigures in the senior f
Repeatedly targeted. And 100 years after some women won the right to vote, we look back at their Extraordinary Campaign and its legacy. And coming up on sportsday on bbc news. Chelsea will not be sacking manager antonio conte, despite mounting pressure following back to back league defeats. Good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. Former executives at the failed construction and services giant carillion have apologised for the compa nys collapse. But they denied claims by mps that they were asleep at the wheel. The firm which employed 20,000 people in the uk went into liquidation last month. Today the companys former directors faced a committee of mps to explain what theyd known about its financial position. Our Business Editor simonjack reports. Summoned to westminster carillions top brass. Philip green was chairman of the board when the company collapsed, and he started with an apology. I would say i am deeply sorry for the impact that the colla pse deeply sorry for the impac
Here in cardiff. And severe pain causes lady gaga to cancel the last ten dates of her european tour. And ben rich has the weather. Good morning. Your saturday looks great, damp and cold in most places. Snow over some high ground in the north and then the weather looks set to stay cold throughout the rest of the weekend and into next week. All the details on the way. Good morning. First, our main story. Small businesses affected by the collapse of carillion are being offered the chance to apply for government backed loans from high street lenders. Thousands of suppliers were left unpaid after the firm went into liquidation in january. Our Business Correspondent joe lynam reports. Britains second biggest Construction Company collapsed three weeks ago leaving debts of almost £1 billion and a pensions deficit ofa similaramount. Apart from those directly employed at carillion, thousands of smaller suppliers and contractors faced ruin due to unpaid debts. Now the government is providing gua