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The British soldiers arrested on suspicion of belonging

The men, arrested across England and Wales, are alleged to be

members of National Action, a far-right group banned last year.

The five, some thought to be from the Royal Anglian Regiment,

were arrested on suspicion of preparing acts of terrorism.

The group was banned in the wake of the murder of Jo Cox, the MP

The little girl murdered by her mother, a Serious Case Review

says that social workers failed to spot signs she was being abused.

More than a hundred universities say it's time rethink the way students

are charged for courses, with more help for those

Hurricane Irma is reclassified as 'extremely dangerous',

a Category 5 storm, as it heads towards the Caribbean

Wales leave it a bit late but they do beat Moldova in their World Cup

qualifier tonight. And, the British runner,

aiming to become the fastest woman Coming up in Sportsday

on BBC News... Wales take on Moldova in tonight's

World Cup qualifiers. They're hoping to close the gap

on their Group D rivals. Five men, including a number

of serving soldiers, have been arrested on suspicion of

being members of National Action - a neo-Nazi group, which

was banned last year. West Midlands Police say the men

were detained as part National Action was described

by the Home Office as "virulently racist, anti-Semitic

and homophobic", and it was banned in the wake of the murder of Jo Cox,

the MP killed last year Our home affairs correspondent,

Tom Symonds, has the story. Yes, the MoD directly assisted with

these arrests which are highly significant. The first involved

alleged membership of a far right organisation which was only banned

the end of last year. Men in their early 20s and early 30s are being

held tonight and questioned at Midlands police stations.

Three of the men arrested are believed to be serving

in the Royal Anglian Regiment which recruits in Norfolk, Suffolk,

Four were arrested in the UK and a fifth in Cyprus.

"We can confirm that a number of serving members of the Army

have been arrested under the Terrorism Act for

being associated with a prescribed far-right group.

These arrests are the consequence of a police-led operation

That group is National Action, which described itself last year

in the language of Hitler's fascism, as a national, socialist,

Its members marched the streets, but the focus was as much

Experts say the group was not large, yet when the Labour MP, Jo Cox,

was murdered by a loner, influenced by similar

far-right propaganda, the Government banned or prescribed

National Action is a vile group, they promote homophobia,

they promote violence and terrorism and they have no place

Legally the group should not now exist, but police in Birmingham

are questioning five suspected members under counter-terrorism

laws whilst searches of properties are carried out.

And colour the police insist this was a planned operation. Raids and

arrests early in the morning. It was based on intelligence the police had

obtained. There was no plot that was known about. They are being held

under terrorism legislation though the key issue does appear to be

suspected membership of National Action. For the MOD it is a big

issue. Police could be investigating a neo-Nazi cell within the army.

President Putin has mocked America's call for more sanctions

He said the leadership in Pyongyang would rather "eat grass"

than abandon its programme to develop nuclear weapons.

The US ambassador to the United Nations, Nikki Haley,

said increasing the economic pressure on North Korea could

deprive it of the funds it needs to build nuclear missiles.

Our correspondent, Yogita Limaye, reports from Seoul in South Korea.

Off the eastern coast of South Korea, today

it was the Navy's turn to show its strength.

The Commander of this fleet said they were training

South Korea has held military drills for two days now in response

Pyongyang claims it successfully made a hydrogen bomb that can be

fitted on to missiles capable of reaching America.

At a UN conference in Geneva, North Korea's

The recent self defence images by my country DPRK,

are a gift package addressed to none other than the US.

The US will receive more gift packages from my country as long

as it relies on reckless provocations and futile attempts

Those attempts include further squeezing North Korea's economy.

But some don't think that's a good idea.

TRANSLATION: The use of sanctions of any kind in this case is already

As I told my colleagues yesterday, they will eat grass

but they will not give up this programme if they do not feel safe.

South Korea doesn't feel safe either and so it's setting up this American

anti-missile defence system, designed to shoot

And now, President Trump has said he is allowing Japan and South Korea

to buy more sophisticated military equipment from the US.

He's also agreed to remove limits on these South Korean missiles,

lifting restrictions on the weight of the warheads they can carry.

It's this country, South Korea, which has the most to lose

Some people here even still have family living up in the North.

But they have heard these threats for so long now that they've almost

And yet, things are a bit different now.

TRANSLATION: The experiment North Korea did this time was much

larger in scale and so it makes me nervous.

This woman says she is worried but she doesn't believe war

Barely 50 kilometres from the border with North Korea,

people here live each day with the knowledge that

But with a strong belief that the peace that has held

for more than 60 years is not about to be broken.

A Serious Case Review, into the murder of a little

girl in Staffordshire, has found that social workers

Ayeeshia-Jayne Smith was 21 months old when she was

murdered by her mother, Kathryn Smith, in May 2014.

The review found a lack of "professional curiosity" meant

that social and health workers had failed to spot signs that the little

Our Midlands correspondent, Seema Kotecha, has more details.

Ayeeshia-Jayne Smith, known as AJ to her family.

A toddler with a thin frame and described

life was brutally cut short by her mother.

Kathryn Smith, a former drug addict with a history

of aggression and self-harm, stamped her daughter to death.

Today, the Serious Case Review said social workers and medical staff

Derbyshire County Council has said sorry.

How can you assure people at home that this won't happen again?

Can you actually provide that assurance?

We work with hundreds of children every single day and we work hard

And the vast majority of times, we are successful

at doing so, but one death is a death too many.

And a death in such tragic circumstances, of course

we are all impacted by it and I am determined to make our services

as strong as they can be moving forward to minimise the risk

AJ was at home in the ground-floor flat behind me

Medical experts believe her heart was torn by one forceful stamp.

Pathologists also found 16 other injuries on her body, including

an historical bleed to the brain and a damaged spine.

She was taken to hospital on more than one occasion

in the year she died, including for cuts on her lip

and chin and after collapsing. Again, warning signs were missed.

The Trust agree with the report's findings.

We had two instances where we definitely didn't exhibit

enough professional curiosity around Ayeeshia-Jayne's attendance.

The febrile convulsion wasn't as it turned out a febrile convulsion.

We didn't go into Ayeeshia-Jayne's social situation, her family

situation as much as we should have done, we didn't

Concerns raised by AJ's biological father, Ricky Booth,

The aim of this review is to learn lessons.

But, for AJ's family, today's report will bring little

comfort after the ordeal they have been through.

More than 100 universities say it's time to rethink the way students

are charged for courses in England, with more help for those

Universities UK once ministers to look again at providing grants for

living costs and at the level

of interest rates on loans. Ministers insist that the current

tuition fees of more than ?9,000 a year do provide sustainable

funding for universities Our education editor,

Branwen Jeffreys, has the story. Canterbury saw history

overturned this year. Conservative for 100 years,

the city elected a Labour MP. Student votes helped

push through the change. Labour promised to

abolish tuition fees. The interest rates have just gone

up from 4.1% to 6.1%, which is 24 times the Bank

of England base rate. I think that makes students

feel really let down. They are concerned about

the future of their loan. Despite rising tuition

fees, more young people In 2012, the new ?9000 fees

in England lead to a slight dip. Now they've reached 9250,

with that interest rate of 6.1%. Tonight, universities have called

for ministers to listen more. They want a return of maintenance

grants for poorer students and lower interest rates for graduates

with lower earnings - a Government rethink on the cost

of university for those Maintenance grants were taken out

of the equation and we think that this is a moment

when they should be reviewed because where students feel

a difficulty, I think, is not with the payment

of their fees, which go direct from the student loan company

to universities, but with Universities now rely

heavily on the money they get from student fees,

so publicly they defend the system, even though privately many now fear

it doesn't feel fair Fees are due to go up

again next year to ?9500, something the Government has to

confirm within the next few weeks. What happened in Canterbury

was part of a political It's changed the debate

around tuition fees. Politically, it is becoming very

difficult to sustain. We are already seeing the beginnings

of a revolt and I think those of us who have been involved in trying

to create a more rational and fair system in the past have got to be

prepared to reopen some of the basic questions about how

the system operates. The Government says fees give

universities the funding they need, getting a degree still leads

to better earnings and the fact that most will never repay

the debt fully is a sign The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge

been awarded damages by a court in Paris after topless photographs

of the Duchess were published The Royal couple were staying

in Provence when the images A French court ruled that Closer

magazine should pay more Its editor and owner were also

fined 45,000 euros each. Hurricane Irma has been reclassified

as an "extremely dangerous" Category 5 storm which is heading

towards the Caribbean Louise Lear, from the BBC Weather

Centre, is here to tell us more. Hot on the heels of Hurricane

Harvey, we have another major hurricane which is bearing down

on the Caribbean. Irma has been gradually moving

westwards across the Atlantic and intensified to a Category 5

storm earlier today. Sustained winds are already reaching

185mph with higher gusts. To put this into context,

when Harvey made landfall in Texas last month,

sustained winds were around 130mph. So we're dealing with a potentially

catastrophic storm. Irma is expected to make landfall

during the early hours of Wednesday morning UK time with places

like Antigua and Barbuda And if the devastating

winds weren't enough, we're also expecting a storm surge,

where the low pressure underneath the storm has

the potential to lift the surface of the ocean by up to 11 feet,

just over three metres. Whilst the storm's track may change,

it looks set to head towards the British Virgin Islands,

Puerto Rico, Cuba and potentially, It's another life-threatening storm

with huge impacts for this part of the world and people in the area

have been heeding official warnings Thank you for the latest on that,

Louise Lear there for us. There are still "significant

differences" between Britain and the EU on the size of the bill

that the United Kingdom will pay That was the message David Davis,

the Brexit Secretary, delivered to the House

of Commons today. He said that the British side had

been more pragmatic, in his view, and he urged the EU

to be more flexible. He stuck to his claim that

progress had been made Labour's Sir Keir Starmer said

the rate of progress Our deputy political editor,

John Pienaar, reports. David Davis tried to get Brexit

talks into high gear, but it's been tough and colleagues,

like Foreign Secretary, Boris Johnson, are demanding

hardball with Brussels. Pity officials - so much

to do, so little time. Labour's EU policy is not all clear,

his deputy talks of maybe staying inside the EU system

on trade and customs. His Brexit spokesman

doesn't go that far, but Labour is pledged to challenge

ministers on Parliament's role, judging Brexit, the devolved

Assemblies role too, THE SPEAKER: Statement:

The Secretary of State First day of term meant

time to answer questions And while at times in negotiations

they've been tough, it's clear that we've made concrete progress

on many important issues. Britain was nowhere near agreeing

the Brexit divorce bill There are significant differences

to be bridged in this sector. So not easy, but not

Britain's fault. The UK's approach is substantially

more flexible and pragmatic than that of the EU as it avoids

unnecessary disruption for British No deal - which I had hoped had died

a death since the election - The truth is that too many promises

have been made about Brexit Today, Labour's decided to vote

against the Bill turning all EU legislation into British law,

ready to be kept in If and when they lose that vote,

it'll just be the start of something like parliamentary siege warfare,

while Labour looks to win over the handful of Tory rebels they need

to pull ministers up short. Impatient with Brexit -

it's just the start. The two big parties

are in tune on respecting REPORTER: How are you feeling

about progress on Brexit? And, in the end, they'll agree that

they've got to agree This demo wanted Brexit

stopped, many, many don't. But while UK and EU negotiators play

a game of who blinks first, a vision of economic uncertainty

and political storms ahead So much ground to cover and so

little time. Just to illustrate the mountain of policy thinking facing

the Government. Thinking inside of migration control has been leaked

and publish today. Tonight. It's a draft not a final plan, it's in line

to curb migration without denying firms the vital labour that they

need. The plan, which has been published online by the Guardian

this evening, talks about giving unskilled labour a year in this

country to work. Skilled labour maybe five years. You can expect

lots of argument against sending a message that Europeans aren't

welcome. Against taking a harsher line with migrant, EU migrant

families coming to this country and warnings of European countries

taking like-for-like measures against British workers. Expect too

to hear ministers saying the vote for Brexit was also a vote for

migration control. There's no avoiding this argument among many

others as we head-Huw, towards Brexit. John, thanks very much. John

Pienaar there for us at Westminster. The First Minister of Scotland,

Nicola Sturgeon, has confirmed that the Scottish Government

will lift the 1% cap on public She was outlining the Scottish

Government's legislative programme for the year ahead,

with a new Education Bill, a national investment bank

and phasing out new petrol and diesel cars by the year 2032,

which is earlier than the target Our Scotland editor,

Sarah Smith, has more details. Nicola Sturgeon has got her

hands full and she wants After a disappointing

general election result, she needs to seize back

the political initiative with this bumper-sized

programme for Government. At its heart is this ambition,

to make our country the best place in the world to grow up

and be educated. The best place to live, work,

visit and do business. The best place to be cared

for in times of sickness, need or vulnerability,

and the best place to grow old. The First Minister announced

significant government investment in hi-tech manufacturing

and financial technology, and she was getting her own lesson

today in digital skills. But it's education that will be

the biggest test for the SNP. Faced with falling standards

in Scottish schools, they plan to give head teachers more

powers and responsibilities. Thousands of workers will get

a higher pay rise next year as Scotland is scrapping the 1%

public sector pay cap. No details on how that

might be paid for yet, but a strong hint higher income

taxes may follow. The opposition say the SNP have

to earn back the trust Given what we know of this

Government, we will wait to see whether today's warm words

are backed up by action After this last year,

it is on probation with It is time to change tack

and it's time to deliver. For most of this year,

Scottish politics has been completely dominated by arguments

over a second independence referendum and Nicola Sturgeon has

been accused of neglecting the day job, running the

Government of Scotland. So now she needs to be seen to be

energetically attacking problems in Scotland's schools and hospitals

and that's why she's come up with such a long

list of new measures. The Scottish Parliament

will certainly be busy with 16 new bills announced today,

including the creation of a national investment bank for Scotland,

free personal care for under 65s suffering from dementia,

a deposit return scheme for plastic bottles and pardons for men

convicted of same-sex offences The Scottish Government

also wants to go further They plan to phase out

new petrol vehicles by 2032, But remember, as a minority

government, they need the support of other parties

if they are to drive ahead these Now, aid agencies are warning

of a humanitarian crisis in Bangladesh after a rapid

increase in the number of Rohingya Muslims fleeing

their homes in neighbouring The Rohingya Muslims

are a minority group in a country The latest violence,

in the state of Rakhine, has left hundreds dead

amid claims that Burmese troops The UN says 35,000 people have

crossed the border into Bangladesh That brings the total seeking refuge

to more than 123,000 Our correspondent, Sanjoy Majumder,

has just sent this report Desperation is what is driving

the Rohingya refugees and Bangladesh, which has taken them

in, is being overwhelmed by the sheer numbers

that are surging in. So a truck's just backed up now

to take all of these refugees to the nearest relief camp,

and you can just see the chaos as they're

all desperate to get on board. It's a chance for them to get

somewhere where they'll be safe, We're getting a sense

now that things are slowly Soldiers try to bring

in a sense of order, but the refugees are weak,

dehydrated and disorientated The Rohingyas are often

described as the world's most persecuted minority,

ethnic Muslims in Buddhist majority Myanmar, they have

been denied citizenship, Now they've been driven out,

their villages burnt, hundreds killed in a wave

of religious violence. TRANSLATION: People are either being

shot or burnt alive in their homes. They're making sure that no

Muslims are left there. So they fled, carrying with them

whatever they could salvage Local volunteers meet

them as they arrive, handing out packets of cooked rice

and meat, their first But with so many refugees coming in,

space is running out. Existing camps are

stretched beyond capacity. New ones are being built

by the hour, open fields and hilltops have now become vast

settlements, but the This pit, filled with rain,

serving as the camp's water supply. Bangladesh is one of the world's

most densely-populated nations, now it has to somehow find space

for all the Rohingyas Sanjoy Majumder, BBC

News, Cox's Bazar. The Trump administration is to scrap

a scheme that protects undocumented The programme was introduced by

President Obama some five years ago and it allowed hundreds of thousands

of people, who came to the US as children, to work

and study with a permit. Our correspondent, Aleem Maqbool,

has more details. Anger at what's seen

as the White House, once again, Its decision affects those

brought to this country illegally as children who,

under President Obama, The US Attorney General

announced it's been scrapped. The effect of this unilateral

executive amnesty, among other things, contributed to a surge

of minors at the southern border that yielded terrible

humanitarian consequences. It also denied jobs to hundreds

of thousands of Americans by allowing those same illegal

aliens to take those jobs. Ximena is one of the hundreds

of thousands affected. Now fearful she'll lose her job and,

ultimately, be deported. It's tough to think that

as a young adult you've given a lot to a country,

and that you love the country so much, and that you feel that

you've earned something And Jesus, a paramedic who's been

working to help the victims of the flooding in Houston,

is another who's had his life turned There's nothing that's

back in our countries. As a matter-of-fact, I haven't been

back to Mexico since I was six. So, to be sent back to Mexico,

I wouldn't know what to do. The President says it's

been a tough decision. Well, I have a great heart

for the folks we're talking about, a great love for them and people

think in terms of children, In the end, after Mr Trump dithered,

those on the right forced his hand to the disappointment

of those now protesting. Well, people here maybe outraged,

but they won't be surprised. This was, after all,

one of Donald Trump's election promises and there will be millions

of his supporters who are today celebrating and others who even feel

he needs to go much further. The President's given Congress

six months to come up with an arrangement that

could soften the blow, but for so many who've been

contributing to American society for years, there's already a sense

they've been cast out. Aleem Maqbool, BBC

News, in Washington. Tonight's football, and Wales have

boosted their hopes of qualifying for next summer's World Cup

in Russia after beating Moldova 2-0. Hal Robson Kanu and Aaron

Ramsey scored the goals, They move into second

place in their Group above the Republic of Ireland,

who lost to Serbia. Katie Gornall was

watching the action. Welsh passion is never

far from the surface. Saturday's dramatic win over Austria

had rekindled hopes of these fans But with three games remaining,

there was no room to slip up. Moldova, in red, are ranked

159th in the world, bottom of the Group,

but still able to put up a fight. Hal Robson-Kanu will wonder how

on earth they kept out this one. In the face of stubborn opposition,

Wales were finding the going tough, teasing the Moldovan defence

without fully testing it. Their response was to send

for their 17-year-old striker Ben Woodburn,

and the hero of their last match, once again, made a decisive impact,

teeing up Robson-Kanu, their second-half dominance

finally rewarded. In stoppage time, Aaron Ramsey

would give Wales a more deserving scoreline,

for a crucial win Mimi Anderson began running

in her late 30s to help her overcome anorexia, since then she's gone

on to become one of the top endurance runners in the world,

breaking records wherever she goes. Now she's preparing for her

biggest challenge so far, to become the fastest woman

to run across America. For the next seven-and-a-half weeks,

Mimi Anderson will be running at least 55 miles every single day

as she makes her way It's taken years of planning

and a lot of training. My run will start from

Los Angeles and it will go She'll pass through 12 states

in all as she tries to break the women's coast-to-coast

record, set in 1979. Here are all your

medals, what a haul. I have to say, I'm quite

proud of them, actually. But Mimi is used

to tough challenges. She took up running in her mid 30s

and since then has conquered some of the hardest endurance races

in the world. This one here, the Marathon Des

Sables, which is 250 kilometers, over six days, in the Sahara desert,

was my very first race, in 2001. I nearly died doing

it, but I loved it. The Arctic race is called the 6633

Extreme Ultra Marathon. It's 350 miles, non-stop,

over eight days, in temperatures I actually won that race overall,

male and female, and I came in, I think, it was 24-hours ahead

of the only other But running across America

is her toughest challenge yet. I love, I love the thought of me

physically and mentally, because that plays a big part,

of actually being able to run To power her to a new world record,

she's relying on a lot of coffee, ten pairs of running shoes

and a support crew, including her husband,

friends and a physio. She's already dreaming

of the finish line. When I get to the steps

of the New York City Hall, Those steps, I'm just

going to love them. I'll get down on my knees and I'll

kiss them if necessary. That was Mimi Anderson

there talking to Sophie Raworth. Great Journey Across America

starts on Thursday. Newsnight is coming up

on BBC Two, here's Emily. Tonight, is the fight

against female genital mutilation Families are left

devastated by false claims.