09/08/2016 BBC News at Ten

A life sentence for the man who murdered a shopkeeper in Glasgow

Asah Shah was repeatedly stabbed in March after posting videos

His killer, Tanveer Ahmed, drove from Yorkshire to Glasgow

This was a brutal, barbaric and horrific crime

Tanveer Ahmed will serve at least 27 years in jail.

The UN calls for an urgent ceasefire in the Syrian city of Aleppo

where two million people are without access to running

Disaster for Britain's David Florence, favourite for Olympic

He finishes last in the canoe slalom on a disappointing day for Team GB.

Getting into the swing in Rio, the world's fastest man

is after three more gold medals but says this is his

Muhammad Ali, Pele and all these guys.

I have to show up here and do what I have to do.

Andy Burnham's chosen as Labour's candidate to stand for the first

And, off the West Coast of Scotland scientists return for an expedition

to the UK's highest mountains under water.

Coming up in Olympic Sportsday on BBC News: Two wins out of two

against Kenya and Japan put Great Britain on the

Olympic Games medal trail in the rugby sevens in Rio.

A Muslim taxi driver from Bradford has been jailed for a minimum of 27

years for the religiously motivated murder of a Muslim

32-year-old Tanveer Ahmed drove 200 miles from Yorkshire

to Scotland in March where he stabbed Asad Shah to death.

He claimed Mr Shah had disrespected Islam in messages

The judge called his death a barbaric, premeditated and wholly

unjustified killing of a much-loved man who was a pillar

Our Scotland correspondent Lorna Gordon is outside

The shop has remained closed since the murder of Asad Shah. He was at

the heart of this community. He knew most of his customers by name and

would ask after their families. There has been an outpouring of

grief. Following the sentencing today of MrShah's murder Police

Scotland reiterated that religious intolerance in any form is

completely unacceptable and will not be tolerated.

Asad Shah was a well-known and well liked shopkeeper

His killer had never met him, but Tanveer Ahmed drove 200 miles

to Mr Shah's shop to confront him over his religious beliefs.

He then repeatedly stabbed and stomped on him in what the judge

in sentencing said was, in effect, "an execution."

This was a brutal, barbaric and horrific crime resulting

from intolerance and which led to the death of a wholly innocent

man who openly expressed beliefs which differed from yours.

Tanveer Ahmed attacked Asad Shah because he believed Mr Shah had

disrespected Islam and had claimed to be a prophet.

On the day of the murder, Ahmed was heard in a phone message

saying Mr Shah's comments online needed nipped in the bud.

Today, at the High Court in Glasgow, Ahmed remained defiant in the dock.

As he was lead away to begin his sentence he paused,

looked across to his friends and family, who'd travelled up

from Bradford and shouted out a religious proclamation.

Most of his supporters who'd filled the public gallery said

Asad Shah's killer insisted he wasn't motivated by animosity

Mr Shah was an Ahmadi Muslim, representatives of his

mosque said there was no justification for his murder.

Taking someone from such dear ones, and yet you don't have

any remorse whatsoever, to be honest with you,

you cease to be a human being at that point because this

is where you don't have any respect for humanitarian at all.

This is where we expect all the Muslim leaders

actually to stand up, to condemn the action,

Many across Scotland were shocked at Asad Shah's murder,

His family, fearing for their safety, weren't in court

Asad Shah and his relatives sought refuge in Scotland after fleeing

persecution in Pakistan but the brutal, religiously-motivated

murder of this much-loved shopkeeper means many of his family have

Lorna Gordon, BBC News, Glasgow.

The United Nations is calling for an urgent ceasefire

in the embattled Syrian city of Aleppo.

Two million people are without access to running water

or electricity after heavy fighting between forces loyal

The UN says supplies are urgently needed to reach trapped civilians,

as our diplomatic correspondent James Robbins reports.

After four years of fighting, these anti-Assad rebels

But still the greater might of the government

Civilians are at graver risk than ever.

Electricity networks and water pumping stations

are so damaged by bombardment, the UN says ceasefires,

even short one, are vital to allow in humanitarian supplies.

These cuts are coming amid a heatwave, putting children

in Aleppo at grave risk of water borne disease and that getting clean

water running again cannot wait for the fighting to stop.

The battle for Aleppo is seen as critical to the eventual outcome

Aleppo is the country's largest city and was its commercial heart.

You can see the appalling deadlock very clearly, the rebels,

some western-backed, others jihadist extremists,

still control substantial areas, shown here in orange,

but in the east of Aleppo they're all but encircled by Syrian

government forces, backed by Russia and by Iran.

An estimated 250,000 people are trapped in the rebel-held

Their crucial corridor for supplies, along the Castello Road,

was cut off last month, then reopened by rebel action,

but overall this battle ebbs and flows with devastating

consequences for the civilian population.

Vladimir Putin's role is central and so today's reconciliation

with Turkey's President Erdogan is hugely significant.

On opposite sides of the Syria divide, they now share a desire

It's yet another complication in the Syrian stalemate.

The balance of the war was tipping before the battle of Aleppo,

but the rebels managed to put a final desperate push,

which saw them make some gains, even at a huge price.

So it's not clear yet whether President Assad

and his allies can completely retake Syria militarily.

Opposition fighters have been celebrating their ability

to hang on but, for now, Aleppo and its people are trapped

If the city does eventually fall, it could be a pivotal

moment in the civil war, which has laid waste so much

of Syria and forced millions to flee.

It's been a frustrating day, so far, for Team GB.

After missing out on medals in the men's gymnastics

and the women's rugby yesterday all eyes were on the canoeist

He's the world champion and was favourite for gold

but it wasn't to be, as Natalie Pirks reports.

Can he add to his collection, can he go one better? As world champion

David Florence was favourite to better the silver he won in Beijing

but dreams of gold sank fast. Oh, no, that's a big mistake! One

mistake often leads to another. He then got stuck against a barrier.

David Florence knows that he will not take gold, silver or bronze. In

fact, he finished last. All his hopes now pinned on the doubles with

his partner Richard Hounslow. I am very fortunate obviously that I

have another chance. A lot of top guys there don't have that. So, you

know, I am lucky my Olympics isn't over just yet. And today Britain's

Katherine Grainger made it through to her fifth Olympic rowing final.

She's back with a new partner, Victoria Thornley in the double

skulls. A medal would be a remarkable achievement. She took a

two-year break after winning gold in London. Make love, not war, this

selfie with a North Korean and a south Korean gymnast has gone viral.

With the two countries still technically at war, this has become

the most talked about image from the Games so far. The face that spawned

1 Twitter jokes. -- 1,000. Tonight they'll do battle in the

final of the 200 metre butterfly and most likely break the internet.

This was the most emotional moment of the games so far when he won

gold. The outburst of emotion came because it was his last shot at gold

at his fourth Olympics. He removed his shoes to signify the end of his

career. Japan have beaten New Zealand. Not

everyone is enjoying it here, though. New Zealand were stunned

14-12 by Japan in the rugby sevens today and lost two times World Cup

winner Williams for the rest of the tournament.

Standing at the top of the ten-metre board would be enough to make anyone

turn green. But the water had also gone a strange shade for the women's

synchronised diving. Organisers will attempt to explain the colour later

tonight. Britain came fifth in the final. In the gymnastics Team GB are

looking to win Britain's first female medal since 1928 but a

mistake on the beam in the team final put their chances at risk. At

the halfway stage Britain was 6th. The world's champions, Team USA are

years ahead of rivals and they have a teen sensation. The four foot

eight tall pocket rocket routine's are so hard no one can get near

here. It's still going on behind me in the gymnastics arena but it looks

as if USA will retain their title. Great Britain appear to be in fourth

or fifth place. An update on the green water, organisers say they've

tested the water and it's safe. No word on how or why it's such a

horrible colour, though. Meanwhile, the world's fastest man,

Usain Bolt, has said he wants to join the pantheon of sporting

greats like Pele and Muhammad Ali by In an exclusive interview

with the BBC, the six-time Olympic champion confirmed this

will be his last Olympics but says Our sports editor Dan Roan has been

to meet him. Whether it's sprinting

or samba, Usain Bolt Sport's ultimate showman has been

getting into the swing of things here in Rio and at a time

when controversy has cast a shadow over the Olympics,

he told me he was ready to put a smile back on the

face of the Games. The Olympics needs you right now,

doesn't it, do you sense that? I think, just like last season,

the spor has been going So I definitely think sport

definitely needs me, So I'm just coming out

here and doing the favour that it But having burst onto the scene

in Beijing, eight years ago, these are now Bolt's third and final

Games, and soon the Olympics will have to make do

without its biggest superstar. Is this your last

Games, do you believe? It will be sad to leave the sport

after a couple of years, but I want to be a part of all this,

trying to help and also continue to push them on the right road

because we're going on the right road now to cleaning up the sport

and making sport a better place. Bolt's long rivalry with the man

the Jamaican beat in the World Championships last year,

Justin Gatlin, a two-times drugs cheat, has captivated the sports

world and will resume here in Rio, and he admits he doesn't have much

of a relationship with We're not actually friends,

we're cool. I think after the Championships

we always have a conversation, but before we didn't really talk,

you know what I mean? I try not to listen, I just

try to move on because competing You can say all you want,

but if you can't back it up, A global brand in his own right,

Bolt has twice now won Olympic Golds in the 100 metres,

200 metres and relay. Now he's targeting an unprecedented

triple treble. I want to be amongst the greats -

Muhammad Ali, Pele and allthese So if I want to do that,

I have to show up here And enjoying himself

is bound to be a part of it. If Bolt's feeling the pressure,

in this his last Olympics, Well, the Rio Games has not been

without its problems, not least the long queues to get

into the Olympic Park and a lot But after Brazil won

its first Gold in judo, will change as our Brazil

correspondent, Wyre Davies, reports. Team GB versus India,

two of the best teams in world hockey on what should be the biggest

stage of all, but where Billed as the greatest show

on Earth, the Olympic Games is failing to pull in

the punters for some events. ?220 for a poolside seat

at the swimming finals is no drop in the ocean,

but organisers insist sales are good Tickets start at $12,

but for the other phases, the tickets become

a bit more expensive, The problem is that

many of these sports - rugby sevens and hockey -

aren't really played in Brazil, so there's very little enthusiasm

about them and even though we're the business end of the tournament,

at the semi-final and final stages, and the standard of play is really

high, these stadiums Even sports that are popular here,

in which Brazil has medal prospects, high ticket prices are putting off

potential spectators. TRANSLATION: Some tickets cost up

to 80% of the monthly minimum wage here, so only those with savings

or people with big salaries COMMENTATOR: Brazil

in the lead, chasing goals. But if Brazilian fans

ever needed motivation, it has arrived in the shape

of judoka Rafaela Silva, winning the nation's first Gold

of the Rio Games, the woman from the tough streets

of the City of God favela. TRANSLATION: It can

serve as an example, because there are many children

who don't believe they can conquer But I left the favela and,

yesterday, I conquered the world. Disqualified from London,

four years ago, Silva is the story For Olympic organisers,

the positive news that ignites For Brazil, an outpouring

of emotion and pride. A senior Republican Senator has

added her voice to the growing chorus within the Republican

movement criticising presidential Susan Collins said she wouldn't vote

for Mr Trump because he'd make the world even more dangerous

than it is already. Donald Trump appeared to suggest

that gun owners could take matters into their own be hands to stop

Hillary Clinton from appointing Supreme Court judges. Here's our

special correspondent, Gavin Hewitt. Donald Trump's supporters

lining up today to capture # And I'm proud to be

an American...#. But the reality is that he's facing

unprecedented attacks A moderate Republican Senator said

she was dismayed by his constant stream of cruel comments, and 50

former National Security officials, some of them heavyweight figures,

signed a a letter saying he was unable to separate

truth from falsehood. Those of us who have the experience,

who have worked in administrations, worked in the government,

worked closely with Cabinet secretaries of the President,

feel that he is not fit and not ready to be President

of the United States, Just yesterday, Donald Trump tried

to in effect relaunch his campaign. He was more disciplined,

sticking to a prepared text. He focused on traditional Republican

themes, like tax cuts It was all an attempt

to reassure his rattled party, but some Republicans doubt he can

reset his campaign. No, I don't think he can

because it's not an issue of policy at this point,

it's an issue of personality. Donald Trump, the man himself,

has shown himself incapable of the type of self-restraint that's

necessary to exercise the power that comes

with sitting in the White House, I'm Hillary Clinton,

and I approve this message. If he governs consistent with some

of the things he's said as a candidate, I would

be very frightened... Hillary Clinton's campaign is airing

TV commercials that play upon the attacks on Donald Trump

from within his own party. So what does Donald Trump

make of all of this? Well, he dismisses his

critics as 'insiders'. "I'm running against a failed

Washington elite", he says. That may well resonate with some

of his core supporters, but he is the candidate

of an increasingly divided party. More controversy tonight when Donald

Trump, in North Carolina, appeared to joke that gun owners

might try and stop Hillary Clinton The Clinton campaign described

the remarks as "dangerous." Labour's Deputy Leader, Tom Watson,

says the Labour Party has been infiltrated by hard-left socialists

trying to manipulate younger members in order to bolster Jeremy Corbyn's

chances of remaining as leader. Speaking to the Guardian newspaper,

he accused some new members of caring more about revolutionary

socialism than winning elections. Mr Corbyn's campaign

team said he should be trying to unite the party,

rather than patronising members. Labour's Andy Burnham has been

selected to be the party's candidate for the first directly elected Mayor

of Greater Manchester. If elected next May,

Mr Burnham would be granted wide-ranging powers over housing,

the police and healthcare. Andy Burnham has promised

he would tackle the housing crisis and give hope to younger people,

as Judith Moritz reports. The urban sprawl of Greater

Manchester extends far beyond the city centre,

across 500 square miles, including Bolton, Bury,

Stockport and Salford. It will all come under the watch

of the new Metro Mayor. I can duly declare Andy Burnham

selected... Today, Labour became the first party

to announce its candidate. So you have all given me

the greatest honour of my life. I will give myself

completely to this. I will put my heart and soul

into what I'm about to do. Andy Burnham will fight to represent

nearly three million people in an area with

an economy bigger than Wales. He says it's a job an a par

with that of a Government minister. It is a moment where we could

really change things, It is a moment where we could really

change things, rebalance our country How is the Manchester Mayor

job different to that It's unique in British politics

and this's because, alongside transport, housing skills,

it includes responsibility Labour is dominant in nine

out of the ten areas of Greater Manchester,

including here in Salford. Whilst Andy Burnham isn't Mayor yet,

he's just been nominated as a candidate, that does make him

the firm favourite, but he knows he'll have to appeal to voters

from the city centre to out lying # Don't you remember you told me

you loved me baby...#. On karaoke night at this Labour club

in Bolton they were singing He's a really passionate man

and I think he'll really push I voted for him as the leader

of the party and I'd sooner have him be the leader of the party rather

than the Greater Manchester Mayor, but I'm sure he'll

do a fantastic job. Andy Burnham has been criticised

for staying neutral over the Labour leadership,

but he knows he can count on certain support from his parents, who were

first to congratulate him today. Britain's high street banks have

been ordered to begin a technological 'revolution'

to ensure they offer customers a better and more

competitive service. The Competition and Markets

Authority has outlined plans which it believes will shake up

retail banking, including more use Our personal business correspondent,

Simon Gompertz, has Here's the carrot being dangled over

current account customers - ?92 to be saved on average

by switching accounts. ?180 for people who lose out most,

those who slip into the red, especially the ones like many

in this London market, including Patrick, who went

beyond their overdraft limit. The charges are really

heavy, you know. Like it always seems to mount up

to like ?40 or ?60 any time you go over your overdraft,

which is kind of like kicking people Jean, on the right,

and her friend Gillian, They just take your money

and when you go to get money, you don't have no

money to survive on. If you do have an overdraft,

you could face high charges, but you're also likely to find that

another cheaper bank is reluctant to take

you on and the Competition Authority is concerned that you'd

feel stuck and unable Here's part of the answer,

mobile phone apps. Your bank would pass details

of your transactions, how you've used your account,

to other banks and other apps, with your permission,

in the hope that they'd find you a better account and even

an instant overdraft. This open data should

help spur innovation, provide a lot of new services that

don't exist at the moment, helping people manage their money,

but there are definitely privacy Your financial data is some

of the most sensitive data there is and people

are going to want to have real confidence that it doesn't get

into the hands of the wrong people. NEWS REEL: The changle of silver

makes very sweet music So from discreet, face-to-face

service, to what's being called open banking on mobile phones,

but some say a straight-forward cap Competition and technology

and information helps certain groups, but I don't think it's been

proven that it helps the most financially vulnerable and these

are the people who are suffering When internet-based open banking

launches in two years' time, it could provide yet another

excuse to close them. China has warned that failure to go

ahead with the Hinkley Point nuclear power station could threaten

Britain's future The plant, in Somerset,

is due to be built with financial backing from the Chinese,

but Downing Street recently China's Ambassador to the UK today

warned that the delay has brought the two countries

to a "crucial historical juncture." Our China editor, Carrie Gracie,

has this assessment of what the deal China has its own

version of Valentine's. Tonight is the night,

a kissing competition. After working hard

at their relationship, Beijing and London have

lost the magic. Is it just lover's

tiff or wedding off? It was only eight months ago that

the Chinese President was in London. His hosts couldn't have done more,

but now David Cameron and George Osborne are history

and as for the shared nuclear future they promised,

well what Beijing thought was a done With 30 nuclear power plants back

home, and many more on the way, Beijing is looking for new markets

to conquer and where better than the UK, but reports that

security concerns may be behind this project's delay are now damaging

China's brand. Post-Brexit Britain needs Chinese

money even more than before. This investor alone

manages ?120 billion. London's still a magnet for his

money, but could a Hinkley Point I mean, purely for national security

concerns, then they put that on hold, definitely it's

going to affect the relationship I think, you know, people take that

as an indication of how the media I think, to a certain degree,

it's definitely going Ultimately, the Chinese government

can pull the plug on any deal. China's economic might is now

so great that it can inflict real pain on countries that

don't do what it wants. If London cancels the project,

make no mistake, Beijing will punish it by turning out the lights

on the golden age. But if the Hinkley Point deal does

finally go ahead as expected, No flowers for London tonight,

a Chinese Valentine's to forget. They're the UK's highest mountains,

but they're under water. Scientists have returned from

an expedition exploring the peaks Their mission was to log the marine

life around them and they think Our science correspondent,

Rebecca Morelle, has more. Plunging hundreds of meters beneath

the waves, a submarine heading This expedition has revealed

life there is thriving. Coral grows in abundance

on the mountain tops, teeming with creatures

in these cold, dark waters. They're living on the UK's

highest mountains. The biggest is 1,700 meters tall,

dwarfing Ben Nevis, Located off the West Coast

of Scotland, they were explored over On board the ship, the scientists

controlled the under water robots, It's so exciting to do

this type of research. We see the sea floor coming out

of the gloom and you don't know This is the first time that anybody

has seen this sea mount, has seen the animals that

live on this sea mount, how they live, what they live on,

in between, who lives with them. Now the research ship is back,

docked in Southampton During their six weeks at sea

scientists collected thousands of samples,

they're just being unloaded now, but here's just

a small selection of them. We've got a coral species

here that's possibly This one here can grow several

meters tall and a sponge with tiny It's going to take months

to analyse all of this, but even now the team thinks that

some of these species The researchers say these sea mounts

are a biodiversity hotspot. Lots of people think of the deep sea

as being a sort of desert of mud and, in fact,

these mountain structures Now the hard work begins,

the scientists need to work out Understanding what's living

on Britain's deep sea mountains will be vital for protecting

them in the future. Newsnight's about to begin over

on BBC Two in a few moments. After the sentencing

in Glasgow of Tamveer Ahmed for a religiously inspired murder,

we're asking just how much support there is for killers who cite

blasphemy as their motive. We're on a little late tonight, join

me in about 15 minutes on BBC Two. Here, on BBC One, it's time

for the news where you are.