daniel- figure in this community. daniel, - thank you very much. daniel sandford in leigh—on—sea. the former labour mpjohn woodcock — now lord walney — is an independent adviser to the government on political violence and disruption. he's been conducting an review due to be submitted by the end of year. hejoins me now. i know that when you originally appointed, you are focusing on far right violence but the whole area of political violence is a big one and obviously you were still an mp when jo cox was killed. i wonder if you think there are lessons we thought we'd learned that perhaps we haven't learned in the light of what happened to sir david amess yesterday. happened to sir david amess yesterday-— happened to sir david amess esterda . , , ., , yesterday. yes, well put. two big areas spring _ yesterday. yes, well put. two big areas spring to — yesterday. yes, well put. two big areas spring to mind _ yesterday. yes, well put. two big areas spring to mind from, - yesterday. yes, well put. two big areas spring to mind from, and i areas spring to mind from, and obviously t

our home affairs correspondent daniel sandford is in leigh—on—sea. daniel. events yesterday has given wa toda daniel. events yesterday has given way today to _ daniel. events yesterday has given way today to a _ daniel. events yesterday has given way today to a kind _ daniel. events yesterday has given way today to a kind of _ daniel. events yesterday has given way today to a kind of deep - daniel. events yesterday has given i way today to a kind of deep sadness. all day long, we have been seeing people bringing flowers, some weeping openly and the day began by a sombre visit from some of sir david's most senior colleague mps. a united front in the face of a suspected terrorist attack. the prime minister, the leader of the opposition, the speaker of the house of commons and the home secretary. four of the most senior politicians in the land at the church today where sir david amess mp was murdered. he was killed doing a job that he loved, serving his own constituents as an elected democratic member. and, of course, acts of this are absolutely wrong and we ca

daniel, | thank you, that is our home affairs correspondent daniel sanford. the government in wales says all businesses there are likely to be able to remain open throughout the winter, despite the possibility of a rise in covid 19 cases. the first minister mark drakeford has held a briefing about the welsh government's plans to keep covid 19 under control. he said wales remains at alert level zero but added that there is a "covid urgent" plan if a new variant risks overwhelming the nhs. having closely examined all the indicators and taken the advice of our scientific and medical advisers, the cabinet has decided that wales will remain at alert level zero. this means that there will be no substantial changes to the rules over the next three weeks, beyond those already announced. now, that of course includes the covid pass, which will become a legal requirement from monday for certain venues and events. let's look at the latest uk numbers. that's the latest 2a hour period. 127 new debts, that is as ever someone who has died within 20 days of the positive test.

i'm going to go back to daniel, trying to put the same point you were hoping to make to daniel. thank you ever so much for bearing with us and you have been very patient as we are trying to get this to work. daniel, when you look to the future, now that you have been going on to sites and doing and talking to other people in the industry, meeting some of the older quys industry, meeting some of the older guys and women who work there, it do you get the sense that this is going to prepare you well for what you will face when you a full—time bricklayer? will face when you a full-time bricklayer?— will face when you a full-time brickla er? , , �* ., , bricklayer? definitely. being able to seak bricklayer? definitely. being able to speak to _ bricklayer? definitely. being able to speak to the _ bricklayer? definitely. being able to speak to the people _ bricklayer? definitely. being able to speak to the people who i bricklayer? definitely. being able to speak to the people who have | bricklayer? definitely. being able i to speak to the people who have been doing it for years a

the daniel morgan case, an awful case about the murder with an axe in a car park of daniel morgan back in the late 19805, daniel morgan back in the late 1980s, the morgan family have been searching for justice for 1980s, the morgan family have been searching forjustice for decades — that independent panel was not on a statutory footing, it took from 2013 until this year to report, and independent panel itself in its report said it was a problem that it did not have those statutory powers and was not able to compel people before it and get the evidence needed, so why on earth, having seen that reportjust needed, so why on earth, having seen that report just a needed, so why on earth, having seen that reportjust a few months ago by highlighting those problems, the home secretary looks to be making the same mistake with this particular inquiry, it really is a puzzle and a worry. i5 particular inquiry, it really is a puzzle and a worry. is misogyny a hate crime _ puzzle and a worry. is misogyny a hate crime in _ puzzle and a worry. is misogyny a hate crime in your— puzzle and a worry.

do you agree with that assessment, daniel? ., ., ._ ., , , daniel? no, i would say it was very disappointing _ daniel? no, i would say it was very disappointing for— daniel? no, i would say it was very disappointing for my _ daniel? no, i would say it was very disappointing for my effective, - disappointing for my effective, largely— disappointing for my effective, largely bits of blustar. it was well delivered — largely bits of blustar. it was well delivered and engaging as is the manner— delivered and engaging as is the manner of the prime minister, but it is concerning — manner of the prime minister, but it is concerning to see the conservative party champion a high tax, conservative party champion a high tax. low— conservative party champion a high tax, low productivity economy, he seemed _ tax, low productivity economy, he seemed to — tax, low productivity economy, he seemed to be the making the right noises, but it comes— making the right noises, but it comes to _ making the right noises, but it comes to labour shortages... i th

ok, for now, daniel sandford. — charged. ok, for now, daniel sandford, home _ charged. ok, for now, daniel sandford, home affairs - sandford, home affairs correspondent. thank you. the government has taken over the running of the southeastern rail network, which connects kent and some of east sussex with london. the move was announced last month after govia, which had been running the franchise, failed to declare more than £25 million of taxpayerfunding. passengers have been told they are unlikely to see any immediate changes to services. the duke of cambridge will call for society to "unite in repairing our planet", when he takes to the stage tonight at the first awards ceremony for his environmental prize. the earthshot prize will celebrate five winners who've come up with the best solutions to tackle the world's environmental problems. james reynolds reports. each year, we will award five £1 million prizes to those who we believe can transform our chances of repairing our planet. prince william's earthshot winners will be announced tonight. the prize takes its insp

daniel sandford, bbc news, leigh—on—sea. earlier, i spoke to the former labour mpjohn woodcock — now lord walney — an independent adviser on political violence. he's been conducting an independent review of political violence and disruption, due to be submitted by the end of year. two main areas spring to mind and it springs back to the time from when joe cox died. and with sir david losing his life. and i think on policing and security, harriet harman had a really strong point where there is surely a media know and i think it's realistically talking about the kind of closed protection for members of parliament that the home secretary and prime minister has but in those days and weeks afterjoe died we certainly did review our security and increased it in our offices in general but many mps wanted to keep the open surgeries in an open environment there was one of those. and i think that while there was an increased level of communication with the police as to where we were having surgeries there has not been, to my knowle

daniel sandford, bbc news. in the last half hour, the family of sir david amess have released a statement. they thank everyone for the tributes. "the support shown by friends, constituents and the general public alike has been so overwhelming. as a family it has given us strength." it goes on to say, "we are enormously proud of him. our hearts are shattered. however, there was still so much david wanted to do. as a family, we ask everyone to support the many charities he worked with." lets speak to our correspondant daniel sanford. along statement. yes, they talk about the charity supported and see it epitomise the strength and courage of our nation. another because he was so famous for, trying to get leigh—on—sea made into a city and they say they want everyone to show support for this campaign. but then they close the statement with some echoes actually of afterjo cox was killed, saying we asked people to set aside their differences, show kindness and love to all. they say this is the only way forward, to

daniel sandford, bbc news, leigh—on—sea. our home affairs correspondent daniel sandford gave us this update from the vigil. at seven o'clock there were probably more than 200, possibly 300 people here. people here havejust marked a minutes silence and you can see they have gathered with candles, with dogs, reminiscing about the david amiss. almost everyone had a personal story to tell because he was a man that attended so many events in the constituency, that helped so many people with any problems that they had. almost everyone laying flowers at the corrigan today around the scene where the murder happened had some story to tell about how he had helped them or had attended some significant event in their life and this evening a decision was made to gather here at one of the recreation grounds and spend a bit of time remembering a man who was so much a part of their live since 1997. and was really, in a way that many mps are, a very significant figure in this community. the conservative mp for north west cambridgeshire, shai

daniel sandford, bbc news. let's get some of the day's other news. spanish prime minister pedro sanchez has vowed to outlaw prostitution in the country. un research says spain is the third largest world centre for the sex work industry, behind puerto rico and thailand. mr sanchez said the practice enslaved women, and his government would draw up legislation to punish solicitation and those who profit from the trade. thousands of people in el salvador have staged a protest against president nayib bukele, accusing him of undermining democracy and favouring the rich and powerful. they burned effigies of mr bukele and carried signs that depicted him as a tyrant. last month, judges recently—appointed by mr bukele changed the constitution, allowing him to run for a second term in office. the former us president bill clinton has left hospital where he'd been receiving treatment for an infection. the 75—year—old thanked healthcare workers as he walked out of the university of california's irvine medical centre where he was admitted five days ago. he wa

daniel sandford, bbc news. the speaker of the house of commons, who helps oversee security around mps, says lessons must be learned after what he called the "hideous killing" of sir david. mps are warning of increasing hostility towards politicians. our political correspondent, damian grammaticas has more details. in leigh—on—sea today, more tributes for sir david amess. many have come from his constituents but some from neighbouring mps. the killing of one of their number has shaken many. this morning, across the airwaves, they had stories of how they too had faced threats. i do you feel safe doing yourjobi going around your constituency? not really, no, if i'm honest. mps are treated as if we weren't humans. what we've seen is the encouragement of a climate often of hostility _ towards members of parliament. i've had people writing in my office wall, "andrea, why don't you kill yourself?" my staff are pretty scared most of the time. i had a threat to - abduct my children. another essex mp who came to davi

daniel. is a very latest from our corresondent. daniel. , ., ., correspondent. daniel. 25-year-old ali harbi ali — correspondent. daniel. 25-year-old ali harbi ali has _ correspondent. daniel. 25-year-old ali harbi ali has been _ correspondent. daniel. 25-year-old ali harbi ali has been in _ correspondent. daniel. 25-year-old ali harbi ali has been in custody - ali harbi ali has been in custody since just moments the mp was a tad. he was arrested in leigh—on—sea and has been in custody for six days since then. but this morning the crown prosecution service which decides whether there is enough evidence to bring charges against someone made a decision that he can be charged, both with milder and with the preparation of terrorist acts and nick price the head of? he acts and nick price the head of 7 he said we will submit to the court that this milder has a terrorist connection, namely that it has religious and ideological motivations. this is going to be prosecuted through the court as a terrorist crime and just before we came on air we heard from assistant

daniel sandford, bbc news, leigh—on—sea. russia has recorded more than 1,000 covid deaths in a day for the first time since the start of the pandemic. the country has had more than 700 coronavirus deaths every single day since mid—july. the figures have grown even further over the past month. infections continue to rise, as authorities struggle to persuade people to get vaccinated. 0ur moscow correspondent, steve rosenberg, has this report. russia continues to set new records on coronavirus. for the first time since the pandemic began, the authorities here have reported more than 1,000 deaths linked to covid in the last 2a hours. confirmed new cases also hit a record high for the same period, more than 33,200. translation: | think - the lockdown that we had last year will happen again. back then there were even fewer infections. it's frightening. translation: the number of sick people is scarier - than a new lockdown. it seems like there's a lot of young people among them, people like us, who are on lung ventilators and se

daniel sandford, bbc news, leigh—on—sea. police forces across the uk are contacting all mps to discuss their personal safety. meeting constituents is seen as central to their role as representatives. but the death of sir david amess has re—opened a debate about the risks they face. our political correspondent damian grammaticas reports. around the country today, mps continuing to hold their surgeries. robert largan in the peak district saying he'll "keep doing this all year round." craig williams in montgomeryshire thanking welsh police for being there to give reassurance, and kieran mullan in cheshire saying, "we must not let people force us to do things differently." but already there are changes. here in south wales, a police guard for an mp�*s coffee morning. we now have cctv at the front and rear of the building. we had to have new security fitted onto the front and rear doors. we have panic alarms in the constituency office that staff often wear around their necks. we have installed panic alarms at my front door, a

daniel bunn from the tax foundation. donald trump has been accused of trying to hide nearly $4 million of payments from foreign governments at his washington, dc hotel during his years in power. the house oversight committee released the findings, saying they raised troubling questions about the trompe international hotel. the committee also said the former president racked up more than $70 million in losses during his time in office while claiming huge losses in public. eric lipton is an investigative reporter for the eric lipton is an investigative reporterfor the new eric lipton is an investigative reporter for the new york reporterfor the new york times. reporter for the new york times. what is your take reporterfor the new york times. what is your take on this? i times. what is your take on this? ~' , ., , ., this? i think there is a bit of truth to what _ this? i think there is a bit of truth to what was _ this? i think there is a bit of truth to what was said - this? i think there is a bit of truth to what was sai

daniel sandford has more. wayne couzens, the police officer turned killer who has so damaged public trust, today beginning the life sentence in prison from which he will never be released. his abduction, rape and murder of sarah everard, using his police warrant card and handcuffs, risks undermining confidence in officers right across the uk. i think it's very important that people should have confidence in policing and what the police do. and i do, let me stress that. but what i want to do is to use this moment to make sure that we deal with what i think is a huge and justified feeling, by millions of people up and down the country, and i'm afraid overwhelmingly women, that their complaints and their anxieties are not taken seriously enough by the police. the wider problem is illustrated by a whatsapp group in which wayne couzens swapped misogynistic messages with officers from the metropolitan police, the civil nuclear constabulary and the norfolk constabulary. all are being investigated for gross misconduct

daniel sandford, bbc news. our news correspondent duncan kennedy is in leigh—on—sea. and support his charitable causes — can mps continue to see their voters face to face? exactly, dave clearly put a lot of thought into this and it absolutely heartbreaking statement they've released to the police tonight and as you said there, it literally says that they are broken by what is happening. but urging people to show love and kindness and also that line you read out about about what relates to the back race or religious beliefs, they should be tolerant and understanding. it was a testament to the man himself, capitalising on his character, how warm and caring he was and that is been reflected and dozens of dozens of people with their cards and flowers and some simply saying thank you to a great man. what flowers and some simply saying thank you to a great man.— you to a great man. what do you think peeple _ you to a great man. what do you think people there _ you to a great man. what do you think people there are _ you to a great man. what do you think people there are

our home affairs correspondent daniel sandford is at the scene. forensics teams and firearms officers at the methodist church where the local mp had been holding his fortnightly surgery. sir david amess's meeting with constituents had been from 10am to 1pm, butjust after midday, he was stabbed multiple times. he was treated at the scene by police and ambulance staff but died before they could get him to hospital. sir david amess was the mp for southend west and well—respected locally. he'd represented the seat for the conservative party since 1997 and was a high—profile brexit supporter and a member of the european research group. i think all our hearts are full of shock and sadness today at the loss of sir david amess, mp, who was killed in his constituency surgery in a church after almost a0 years of continuous service to the people of essex and the whole of the united kingdom. and the reason i think people are so shocked and saddened is, above all, he was one of the kindest, nicest, most gentle people in politics. the police investigation i

daniel sandford, bbc news. in the last half hour, the family of sir david amess have released a statement, thanking everyone for the wonderful tributes. it says... it goes on to say... our correspondent duncan kennedy is in leigh—on—sea. duncan, ina duncan, in a sense, the tribute captures the impact that the public has had on the family. the small grain of comfort in an awful 48 hours for them. how would you character is the mood you've encountered in leigh—on—sea? it certainly has captured exactly how the family are feeling, and i think the family are feeling, and i think the only way to that statement tonight is absolutely heartbreaking. they themselves used the word that they are broken by what has happened, and as you said there are the urged people to show love and kindness, and they say that no matter what your race, religion or political beliefs, people should be tolerant and understanding towards each other. so those really heartfelt words pouring out from the family tonight, released through t

daniel sandford, bbc news, at new scotland yard. let's get some of the day's other stories now stop with the former president of georgia has been arrested within hours of his return to the country after years in exile. he said he was returning from ukraine on the eve of municipal elections to urge voters to abandon the governing georgian dream party. the president has reportedly said she will not pardon the returning politician. ecuador has said it will pardon 2000 inmates from its own crowded prisons to prevent further violence following the worst prison riot in the country's history. priority release would be given to the disabled, elderly, terminally ill and women. at least 118 inmates in the western city were killed in clashes between rival gangs which began on tuesday. a us supreme courtjudge has refused to block a requirement that all of new york city's public school teachers and employees be vaccinated against covid—19. the justice rejected a challenge by a group of a0 teachers and teachers assistants. the coach of american

daniel sandford, bbc news, leigh—on—sea. the conservative mp for north west cambridgeshire, shailesh vara, knew sir david amess well and shared his memories of him. to me sir david was an extraordinary man. he was lovely, warm and generous. when i first got elected 17 years ago, he was one of the first mps to come up to me and say, "this is a complex place with lots of rules and regulations so if you ever have any difficulties or need advice, my door is always open." what is extraordinary is i saw him say the same things to other new members over the years whenever we had general elections or by—elections. i shall miss him because his office was round the corner. we would often meet in the corridor or left on the weighted votes and what back together. when you say man of the people, this is a man who is committed to his constituents, nearly a0 years of dedication and commitment to the people he served. what is extraordinary also is that he was very much a true parliamentarian. he will be missed by members of parliament on

chariots of fire plays on piano daniel sanford, bbc news, leigh—on—sea. the tributes paid to sir david have come from across the political spectrum. and his death has led to renewed questions about the safety of mps, five years after the murder of another mp, jo cox, who was killed while on her way to meet constituents. her sister, the mp kim leadbeeter, described her horror, at today's events. here's our political editor laura kuenssberg. an officer's task in essex, to lower the flag. at half—mast over parliament, too. the unionjack hanging limply and sombre over number 10, matching the mood. david was a man who believed passionately in this country and in its future, and we've lost today a fine public servant and a much—loved friend and colleague and our thoughts are very much today with his wife, his children and his family. sir david spent nearly a0 years on those green benches. speaker: ..amess! will my right honourable friend tell one of his ministers to organise a city status competition, so at long last southend—on—sea can become a city? a

daniel sanford, bbc news, leigh—on—sea. let's speak to the broadcaster and political journalistjohn stapletonmost worrying thing is that this thank you forjoining us. let me ask you first of all how far do you think this is going to go reigniting the debate about mp safety, because this is the way the politics in the uk works. mps need to build to meet their constituents face—to—face, to be able to do theirjobs properly. find face-to-face, to be able to do theirjobs properly.— theirjobs properly. and of course they _ theirjobs properly. and of course they do _ theirjobs properly. and of course they do in - theirjobs properly. and of course they do in the - theirjobs properly. and of| course they do in the home secretary and the speaker of the house of commons have said we need to discuss the security of mps as a result of this terrible, awful incident and are absolutely right. what you do about it i'm really not quite sure. mps need to talk to constituents, we pay them to talk to us about to listen to our concerns an

daniel sandford, bbc news, at new scotland yard. the conservative police and crime commissioner for north yorkshire has apologised for saying women need to be streetwise about police powers of arrest. he sparked fury following a radio interview in which he said sarah everard never should have submitted to arrest by her killer. he was speaking on bbc radio york. fix, to arrest by her killer. he was speaking on bbc radio york. a police officer can't just _ speaking on bbc radio york. a police officer can't just arrest _ speaking on bbc radio york. a police officer can'tjust arrest you, - speaking on bbc radio york. a police officer can't just arrest you, there - officer can't just arrest you, there has to be a reason, so covid, for example, it is not indictable, are you go to prison or potentially crown court, so women, first of all, just need to be streetwise about when they can and cannot be arrested. she should never have been arrested. she should never have been arrested and submitted... but arrested. she should never have been a

daniel sanford, bbc news, leigh—on—sea. let's get more from our political correspondent helen catt — this must have had a profoundly chilling effect on all politicians at westminster in the british parliament.— at westminster in the british parliament. ., , ., parliament. you can see from the tributes paid _ parliament. you can see from the tributes paid to _ parliament. you can see from the tributes paid to sir— parliament. you can see from the tributes paid to sir david - parliament. you can see from the tributes paid to sir david over - parliament. you can see from the tributes paid to sir david over the j tributes paid to sir david over the course of the day quite how well—liked he was. and how much of a shock this has been to mps. they are not currently at westminster, and peter on the last day of recess so they are due to come back here on monday and i think then you will get a real sense of the shock that is being felt amongst mps. certainly from the tributes they have paid, politicians from across the partic

daniel bunn from the tax foundation. let's get some of the day's other news. aid workers say at least five people have been shot dead at a migrant detention centre in the libyan capital tripoli. the un's migration agency says that overcrowding had led to chaos at the site before the shooting started. in recent days, the libyan authorities have arrested more than 5000 migrants and refugees in raids across the capital. relatives five french sailors who mysteriously drowned of the english coast nearly two decades ago urged france's foreign minister to reveal all he knows about the incident. the sinking of the trawler in 2004 is currently being examined by an inquest at the high court in london. relatives believe that the vote of boat was dragged down by an underwater craft. at least three nato submarines were in the area at the time. donald trump has been accused of trying to hide nearly $4 million of payments from foreign governments at his washington, dc hotel during his years in power. the house of representatives committee on oversight and reform said that ho

daniel sandford, bbc news. our correspondent, duncan kennedy, has been at the scene in leigh—on—sea in essex. earlier he described what the mood has been like. on what has been a pretty sombre day here all in all, dozens and dozens of people coming to the scene to lay down theirflowers and cards, and the cards containing some really poignant messages. one read how they were happy that david had served them as an mp, and they praised him for what he had done for this constituency. another card said simply, "thank you, to a great gentleman." i also spoke to one or two of those people that came to lay their flowers and cards, and one man who owns a local restaurant where sir david ate on occasion said he saw him the other day and he put his hand up and sir david put his hand up, and the exchanged a few pleasantries. another man said he came across sir david in a local supermarket last week and he asked the mp for a selfie. he said that sir david obliged him with a selfie picture, and he showed me the selfie pi

more on this now, daniel bunn is at the tax foundation and joins metlife from baltimore. this has been in motion since about 2015 and quite a big deal —— joins me now live. it -- joins me now live. it certainly _ —— joins me now live. it certainly is. this is a deal, as you mentioned, for a generation or even multiple generations. it's been about 100 years since this sort of agreement has been met and get there is still a lot of road to run as far as implementing the deal by seeing whether countries actually follow through on their commitments and of course the impact on businesses and the global economy. businesses and the global economy-— businesses and the global econom . . ., . , economy. the concern is, i sunspose. _ economy. the concern is, i suapose. that _ economy. the concern is, i suppose, that a _ economy. the concern is, i suppose, that a lot - economy. the concern is, i suppose, that a lot of - economy. the concern is, i l suppose, that a lot of people have been voicing, the big companies which are being targeted in this, google and facebook, they f

daniel, just bring us up to date on what has been said.— daniel, just bring us up to date on what has been said. yes, ben, the coroner examining _ what has been said. yes, ben, the coroner examining the _ what has been said. yes, ben, the coroner examining the deaths - what has been said. yes, ben, the coroner examining the deaths of i what has been said. yes, ben, the i coroner examining the deaths of four young gay men in their 20s killed by stephen port, who will be spending the rest of his life in prison. the coroner, sarah munro qc, told the 11 jurors that the inquest was being held to consider whether the lives of the men who died later could have been saved if the investigations into the earlier deaths had been conducted differently. because it wasn't until weeks after the fourth macro death that any of the deaths was considered as a possible homicide. she said they would be looking at the competence and adequacy of the metropolitan police in the inquiries that followed. the first man, anthony walgate, was found dead outside stephen port�*s apartment, who had called the polic

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in her statement, daniel whitworth's grandmother barbara said daniel was my pride and joy. he had his whole life in front of him and it seems so unfair that he was taken from us at such a young age. gabriel was from slovakia. his brother told the court he was a smart, talented, kind person who made the mistake of trusting people too much, and that cost him his life. jack tayler was a forklift driver who was hoping to become a police officer. his sister jenny taylor said, "our become a police officer. his sister jenny taylorsaid, "0urwhole become a police officer. his sister jenny taylor said, "our whole world has been shattered into pieces, our family has a big hole missing and we are also broken without him." the body of the first young man anthony walgate was found here outside stephen port�*s flat. it was stephen port who had called the ambulance and he admitted lying to police about not knowing anthony. it wasn't until weeks after the fourth body was found that any of the deaths was considered as a possible murder. the coroner sarah munro qc told the jury "we will hav

here's our home affairs correspondent, daniel sandford. four young gay men all found dead within 15 months of each other in the london suburb of barking. two were found in this churchyard and onejust outside it, all four were in their 20s and all were murdered with the date rape drug ghb. their killer, stephen port, will die in prison as a result of his crimes. today the men's families came to their inquests to make statements commemorating their relatives and to look for an answer to a key question — could some of the deaths have been prevented? anthony walgate's mother, sarah, told thejury he had moved from hull to london to study fashion. she said they spoke several times a week until he was murdered. in her statement, daniel whitworth's grandmother barbara said... gabriel kovari was from slovakia. his brother told the court he was a smart, talented, kind person who made the mistake of trusting people too much, and that cost him his life. jack taylor was a forklift driver who was hoping to become a police officer. his sisterjenny tayl

daniel sandford, bbc news, new scotland yard. and we'll find out how this story and many others are covered in tomorrow's front pages at 10:30pm and 11:30pm this evening in the papers. 0ur guestsjoining me tonight are broadcaster penny smith, and martin bentham from the evening standard. the former us secretary of state colin powell has died at the age of 84 following complications from covid—19, although he was fully vaccinated. he was the country's top military officer before becoming its first african—american secretary of state during the presidency of george bush. the former us secretary of state colin powell has he's perhaps best remembered for arguing at the un for war against iraq based on intelligence about their weapons of mass destruction intelligence which turned out to be false. 0ur north america editorjon sopel looks back at his life. until saddam hussain's invasion of kuwait in 1990, colin powell was relatively unknown. after it, he became a household name, as america's first black commander of the us military.