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joining us. thank you very much. this is bbc news the headlines: there are reports that not enough republican members of the house support the new bill that would replace obamacare. the westminster attacker police make two more arrests as they try to find out if khalid masood was working alone. a £50 billion bill for the uk to leave the eu the head of the european commission puts a price tag on brexit. now it s time for newswatch, with samira ahmed. under the spotlight this week, coverage of the attack in westminster. hello and welcome. two big issues on the programme this week. bbc news programmes decamp to westminster near the site of wednesday s attack, was this the scale and response that the attacker might have hoped for? did coverage of martin mcguinness‘s death focus too much on his role as a peacemaker and not enough on his ira past? from early wednesday afternoon millions have watched what unfolded in westminster with a sense of shock and revulsion, an ....
also in the next hour: the beginning of the end for mercedes dominance of formula one? ferrari s sebastian vettel pips lewis hamilton to the chequered flag in the opening race of the season in melbourne his first win since 2015. good afternoon, and welcome to bbc news. the home secretary, amber rudd, has called on technology firms to allow access to encrypted material in terrorism cases. it s understood that the westminster attacker, khalid masood, used the whatsapp messaging service seconds before he killed four people last wednesday, but it s not known what was communicated. nick beake reports. whatsapp has just issued a statement. it reads. we are horrified at the attacks carried out in london earlier this week and we are cooperating with law enforcement as they continue their investigations. nick bea ke as they continue their investigations. nick beake has more. an attacker heart of london, and it s chaotic aftermath. scotland ya rd it s chaotic aftermath. scotla ....
warm sunshine at times in the south east. hello. this is bbc news, i m martine croxall. we ll be taking a look at tomorrow mornings papers in a moment, first the headlines. the home secretary says intelligence services must be able to access encrypted messages. khalid masood is thought to have used whatsapp moments before the westminster attack. meanwhile another arrest has been made as part of the investigation. it s emerged people living close to the site of a major explosion on merseyside last night reported smelling gas at least 2a hours beforehand. more than 30 people were injured, two seriously. it may be days until residents can return home. sinn fein says it s the end of the road on power sharing in northern ireland, as talks break down ahead of tomorrow s deadline. dup leader arlene foster has criticised the move, saying her party was ready to form a new administration. in moscow, hundreds of people are arrested after the biggest opposition rallies in russia ....
come, it is by far, i am saying it, the finest television crime drama that we have in this country. blue riband. i have seen this episode of which we speak. no spoilers. who is this actress? she is the woman of the moment, she was in the replacement. a friend of mine thinks i look like her. they have enough of the familiar, adrian dunbar, vicky mcclure, who are excellent, every time, and then they have a guest antagonist, in this time, it is ten d newton, a list glamour, every single time, they have provided the spark. thandie newton. i am a really big fan of it. it is some of the most tense television i have ever seen, i was watching it downstairs, as i came m, watching it downstairs, as i came in, plugged my headphones in! that is the papers for this hour, they will be back at 11:30pm, for another look at the front pages. coming up next, meet the author. who doesn t enjoy a story that delves into the supernatural? it touches some of our deepest feelings and fear ....