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
Through the background of the case. Yes, so, as you say, that sentencing about to get under way in the next few moments in front of Mrjustice Hillier Inside Cut number one inside the central criminal court. Lets take it back to Christmas Morning in 2021. At about 8 10am on that day, Jaswant Singh chail, now 21, but he was 19 at the time, was spotted in the grounds of Windsor Castle. So, the grounds of Windsor Castle. So, the late Queen Elizabeth ii was in residence at windsor at the time. He had scaled the perimeter around the castle around two hours earlier. He was wearing a hood and mask and carrying, as you said, a crossbow loaded with a bolt, and it have the safety catch off and was ready to fire. In the grounds of Windsor Castle, quite close to the building itself, he was approached by a Royal Protection officer, who asked him what he was doing, and he said, i am here to kill the queen. He was then handcuffed and arrested. It emerged later he recorded a video four days earlier whi
From keith. By the standards of the daily Missile Strikes that ukraine experiences, this one looks especially bleak. We have seen footage posted online by official channels appearing to show several bodies covered in dust in the small village. This is a village with a population of a few hundred. It sits in the North Eastern part of region, 30 kilometres from the front line. It is not uncommon for settlements to come under shelling or Missile Strikes because of their proximity to the front line but this looks like an especially deadly, targeted strike in what would normally be a civilian area. We are told several people are injured, among the 49 killed include a six year boy. You can expect the Rescue Operation to continue for some time, it is a well rehearsed routine for Emergency Teams around ukraine. We have seen russia target cities in the east countless times before but seems be the single biggest loss of life from a Missile Strike we have seen in several months. The strike on the
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