Good evening. A man who broke into Windsor Castle with a loaded crossbow to kill Queen Elizabeth on Christmas Day in 2021 has been jailed for 9 years after pleading guilty to treason. Jaswant chail, whos now 21, will initially be kept in custody at broadmoor hospital. He is the first person in the uk to be convicted of treason since 1981. Daniel sandford reports from the old bailey. Just a few metres from the queens private apartments, and with his crossbow discarded on the ground, the moment when Jaswant Crossbow discarded on the ground, the moment whenJaswant Chail crossbow discarded on the ground, the moment when Jaswant Chail was arrested. Seen here moments later, he had used a rope ladder to get into Windsor Castle on Christmas Day 2021. When challenged by the armed officers, he said, i am 2021. When challenged by the armed officers, he said, iam here 2021. When challenged by the armed officers, he said, i am here to kill the queen. Wearing this metal mask inspired by his obsessio
By new zealand. On newsnight at10 30. The electorates verdict from a crucial scottish bar election will be in soon. What will it tell us about the prospects for labour and the snp . Stand by, your Election Night coverage starts here. Ukraine says at least 51 people, including an eight year old boy, have died in a russian attack on a village in the north east of the country. President zelensky described the attack as an act of russian terror. Ukraines Defence Ministry said there were no Military Targets in the area only civilians. Local Officials Say a cafe and a shop were hit in the village of hroza, south east of kharkiv during a wake for a local resident. There has been intense fighting in the region in recent weeks, with russia attempting to recapture territory it lost last year. Earlier, mr zelensky told a European Summit his country was defending itself against russia to ensure European Security and said if kyiv was not successful, then russia would turn its attention to nato memb
the couple did express their admiration and respect for the queen. buckingham palace has yet to respond to the allegations made. prince harry also said he felt let down by his father prince charles, who at one point was refusing to take his son s calls. also tonight. millions of children went back to school today following months of lockdown and home schooling. in england s care homes, one nominated person can now visit a loved one. we meet some of those reunited after many months. and the schoolgirl left for dead by the taliban who went on to win a nobel prize has landed a multi million pound television deal. and coming up in sport on bbc news. fourth placed chelsea maintain their unbeaten record under thomas tuchel jorginho with a penalty in a 2 0 win over everton. good evening. we start tonight with the story that s dominated news headlines around the world. the royal family and its advisers are reeling from a list of damaging allegations made by the duke and duchess of