dolezal. good evening and welcome to bbc news. the metropolitan police say they ve found no evidence that the westminster attacker had links to the so called islamic state group or al-qaeda. officers said that khalid masood clearly had an interest injihad and they were still investigating the circumstances that led to the attack, which claimed four lives and injured dozens of people. khalid masood s mother has broken her silence today speaking of her shock and sadness. our home affairs correspondent daniel sandford has the latest. ploughing across westminster bridge at speeds of up to 76mph, khalid masood, using his hired 4x4 as a weapon. going back through cctv, detectives have discovered that he drove around westminster sometime before his attack too, possibly on a reconnaissance mission. today, masood s elderly mother, janet ajao, said: detectives have established that the westminster attacker had a clear interest injihad, but have so farfound no evidence that khalid masoo
for a new independence referendum, and two days before the brexit process is triggered. in iraq, as the battle for mosul intensifies, we report on the plight of thousands of civilians. explosion. that is an inaccurate weapon. it might be good for the tempo of the military operation, but it isn t necessarily good for preserving civilian lives. in northern ireland, the political parties get extra time to try to reach a deal on forming a new power sharing executive. and is this the kind of show that could transform the world of county cricket in england and wales? and coming up in sportsday on bbc news: england under 21s continue their preparations for the european championship this summer, with a comfortable 4 0 victory over denmark. good evening. the metropolitan police says there s no evidence of any link between khalid masood, the man responsible for the westminster attack last week, and the islamic state group or al-qaeda. officers said that masood clearly had an interes
astronaut, peggy whitson, on record to break the record for most space walks by a woman. the sculptor of a bust by cristiano ronaldo defends his work after fans set it looks nothing like him. afterfans say it. hello and good afternoon. i m outside the houses of parliament in westminster where the government has been outlining how it plans to transfer thousands of pieces of european union legislation, into british law. the great repeal bill will give parliament, or the devolved assemblies, the power to scrap, amend or improve eu laws. the brexit secretary, david davis, told mps it would ensure the uk s smooth, orderly exit from the european union. but the plans also involve giving ministers the power to make changes without full parliamentary scrutiny, and that s proving controversial. our first report today is from our political correspondent, iain watson. the law that took us into the european union was passed in 1972 and now our eu membership is about to end, not with
in a helicopter crash in north wales yesterday afternoon. health officials publish plans to cut the amount of sugar in foods most often eaten by children. and, what happened when cristiano ronaldo came face to face with an alternative view. it s 5.00pm. our main story is that ministers have published plans to convert thousands of eu laws into british law as the uk leaves the european union. but there are more signs today that european leaders are toughening their stance towards the brexit negotiations ahead. the repeal bill will end thejurisdiction of the european court ofjustice once britain has left the eu. the brexit secretary, david davis, told mps the bill would help ensure a smooth and orderly exit from the eu. but the shadow brexit secretary, labour s sir keir starmer, said the bill gave few safeguards and provided the government with sweeping powers to change legislation without full parliamentary scrutiny. we will talk about that. ourfirst report is from our poli
This is the sensational, never-before-seen Scotland Yard report from almost 50 years ago that finally reveals the definitive account of the Lord Lucan mystery.