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
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Rainfall. But indications are that temperatures will be in the low to mid 20s for most parts of the uk. Thanks, helen. Now here, at the Tory Party Conference in manchester, the government appears to have lost control of the messaging on high speed rail to manchester. Were live from the conservative Party Conference here in manchester, where ministers keep repeating, when asked what the decision is on hs2, there are spades in the ground. Have you got any idea whats happening on hs2 . Have you got any idea whats happening on h52 . Have you got any idea whats happening on h52 . Happening on hst . Jeremy has ust discovered happening on h52 . Jeremy has ust discovered a happening on h52 . Jeremy has ust discovered a stonking i happening on h52 . Jeremy has ust discovered a stonking speech. H here for the government is treasury minister Gareth Davies. Also at conference today, the former pm liz truss, whose government this time a year ago was imploding, is urging her successor to cut the hig