0:00:06 > 0:00:08Tonight at 10...
0:00:08 > 0:00:10President Trump breaks with decades of US foreign policy,
0:00:10 > 0:00:14and recognises Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.
0:00:14 > 0:00:17Mr Trump said he was also delivering on a campaign promise
0:00:17 > 0:00:20to move the US Embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.
0:00:20 > 0:00:27He said the change was a "recognition of reality."
0:00:27 > 0:00:31I judge this course of action to be in the best interests of the United
0:00:31 > 0:00:34States of America, and the pursuit of peace between Israel and the
0:00:34 > 0:00:37Palestinians.
0:00:37 > 0:00:40But the decision on Jerusalem has provoked opposition around
0:00:40 > 0:00:43the world, as the United Nations warned it would damage the search
0:00:43 > 0:00:47for peace between Israel and the Palestinians.
0:00:47 > 0:00:50We'll have the latest from Jerusalem and from Washington
0:00:50 > 0:00:53on a decision that could have profound implications
0:00:53 > 0:00:54for the Middle East.
0:00:54 > 0:01:01Also tonight...
0:01:01 > 0:01:04Three, two, one.
0:01:04 > 0:01:05The Christmas spirit in Downing Street.
0:01:05 > 0:01:08Counting down to the next stage of the Brexit talks,
0:01:08 > 0:01:10as ministers admit there's no measure of the impact
0:01:10 > 0:01:11on the economy.
0:01:11 > 0:01:12Automotive sector?
0:01:12 > 0:01:13No, not that I'm aware of.
0:01:13 > 0:01:14Is there one on aerospace?
0:01:14 > 0:01:16Not that I'm aware of.
0:01:16 > 0:01:18One on financial services?
0:01:18 > 0:01:21I think the answer's going to be no to all of them.
0:01:21 > 0:01:22No to all of them.
0:01:22 > 0:01:25A man appears in court, accused of plotting to assassinate
0:01:25 > 0:01:27the Prime Minister and bomb Downing Street.
0:01:27 > 0:01:31After a 20-year excavation, one of the oldest skeletons
0:01:31 > 0:01:35of humankind's ancestors is unveiled in South Africa.
0:01:35 > 0:01:43Oh, that's it.
0:01:43 > 0:01:45And, two consecutive defeats but England insist they're
0:01:45 > 0:01:48still in the Ashes series.
0:01:48 > 0:01:51Coming up in Sportsday later in the hour on BBC News:
0:01:51 > 0:01:54It could have been a nervy night Liverpool but a big win sees
0:01:54 > 0:02:00them reach the last 16 of the Champions League.
0:02:15 > 0:02:16Good evening.
0:02:16 > 0:02:19President Trump has abandoned decades of US foreign policy
0:02:19 > 0:02:23by recognising Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.
0:02:23 > 0:02:25It is arguably his most controversial decision
0:02:25 > 0:02:28since taking office, and it's provoked expressions of
0:02:28 > 0:02:32concern and anger around the world.
0:02:32 > 0:02:34Mr Trump also approved plans to move the US embassy
0:02:34 > 0:02:43from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.
0:02:43 > 0:02:45The Pope and the head of the United Nations
0:02:45 > 0:02:47are among world leaders to voice their opposition.
0:02:47 > 0:02:49And the Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas warned of "dangerous
0:02:49 > 0:02:50consequences" for the entire region.
0:02:50 > 0:02:52In a moment, we'll have the latest from Jerusalem.
0:02:52 > 0:02:59But first to Washington and our North America editor, Jon Sopel.
0:02:59 > 0:03:04It is hard to overstate the enormous historical significance of today's
0:03:04 > 0:03:08announcement for the 1948 Harry Truman became the first US president
0:03:08 > 0:03:13to recognise the state of Israel. Today, nearly 70 years on, Donald
0:03:13 > 0:03:18Trump becomes the first US president to recognise that Jerusalem is its
0:03:18 > 0:03:23capital. Indeed he becomes the first leader anywhere in the world to
0:03:23 > 0:03:26recognise Jerusalem as its capital for it is a city that has long been
0:03:26 > 0:03:31fought over, a city that will be one of the keys to any future peace
0:03:31 > 0:03:38agreement. That is why today's announcement is so controversial.
0:03:38 > 0:03:39CAMERA SHUTTERS CLICK
0:03:39 > 0:03:44Thank you.
0:03:44 > 0:03:45The president signing this or that
0:03:45 > 0:03:47proclamation has become a commonplace, but nothing he's put
0:03:47 > 0:03:50his name to is as consequential or historic as this,
0:03:50 > 0:03:52a decision that upends US policy to the Middle East,
0:03:52 > 0:03:54the most troubled region in the world.
0:03:54 > 0:03:55Past decisions had failed.
0:03:55 > 0:03:57It was time for a new approach.
0:03:57 > 0:03:58Today, we finally acknowledge the obvious,
0:03:58 > 0:04:02that Jerusalem is Israel's capital.
0:04:02 > 0:04:09This is nothing more or less than a recognition of reality.
0:04:09 > 0:04:11It is also the right thing to do.
0:04:11 > 0:04:15It's something that has to be done.
0:04:15 > 0:04:17It's a decision that the Arab world and
0:04:17 > 0:04:23cloche at close allies cautioned against, but the president has gone
0:04:23 > 0:04:26ahead, and so he stressed his commitment to peace, whether via a
0:04:26 > 0:04:30two state solution or any other solution.
0:04:30 > 0:04:33We want an agreement that is a great deal for the Israelis,
0:04:33 > 0:04:39and a great deal for the Palestinians.
0:04:39 > 0:04:44We are not taking a position of any final status issues,
0:04:44 > 0:04:48including the specific boundaries of the Israeli sovereignty in
0:04:48 > 0:04:51Jerusalem, or the resolution of contested borders.
0:04:51 > 0:04:54Demonstrations so far have been relatively low-key,
0:04:54 > 0:04:59but US citizens have been warned not to go to the west bank or the old
0:04:59 > 0:05:02city in Jerusalem, the president well aware of the reaction this
0:05:02 > 0:05:04speech might provoke.
0:05:04 > 0:05:09So, today, we call for calm, for moderation, and
0:05:09 > 0:05:14for the voices of tolerance to prevail over the purveyors of hate.
0:05:14 > 0:05:19Our children should inherit our love, not our conflicts.
0:05:19 > 0:05:23There has been a fierce international backlash
0:05:23 > 0:05:26to what the president is proposing, even though Donald Trump insists
0:05:26 > 0:05:30it's just accepting what is present-day reality.
0:05:30 > 0:05:35So far, the Arab world, Nato, the Pope, the UN,
0:05:35 > 0:05:39Russia and Turkey have spoken out against the move.
0:05:39 > 0:05:42The White House is on a charm offensive, but so far,
0:05:42 > 0:05:46the only country that has been charmed is Israel.
0:05:46 > 0:05:48And on Jerusalem's ancient walls, a very
0:05:48 > 0:05:53modern projection of Israeli sentiment tonight.
0:05:53 > 0:05:56This is a historic day.
0:05:56 > 0:05:58We are profoundly grateful to the president for his
0:05:58 > 0:06:01courageous and just decision to recognise Jerusalem
0:06:01 > 0:06:03as the capital of Israel, and to prepare for the
0:06:03 > 0:06:07opening of the US Embassy here.
0:06:07 > 0:06:09This decision reflects the President's
0:06:09 > 0:06:14commitment to an ancient but enduring truth, to fulfilling his
0:06:14 > 0:06:19promises and to advancing peace.
0:06:19 > 0:06:21Six months ago, the Palestinian leader
0:06:21 > 0:06:28hosted Donald Trump on his Middle East tour.
0:06:28 > 0:06:31That early optimism replaced by disappointment today.
0:06:31 > 0:06:34TRANSLATION:Jerusalem is a Palestinian city - Christian,
0:06:34 > 0:06:38Muslim, Jewish - and it is the capital of the state
0:06:38 > 0:06:43of Palestine for ever.
0:06:43 > 0:06:45Jerusalem, a city 6000 miles and two continents away from
0:06:45 > 0:06:54the US, was the subject of an unusual campaign pledge
0:06:54 > 0:06:56from Donald Trump to a very narrow constituency,
0:06:56 > 0:07:01to move the US embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem and recognise the
0:07:01 > 0:07:05ancient city as Israel's capital, but in keeping that promise, he
0:07:05 > 0:07:07seems to have made his other goal of advancing Middle East peace
0:07:07 > 0:07:09a whole lot more complicated.
0:07:09 > 0:07:16Jon Sopel, BBC News, Washington.
0:07:16 > 0:07:19The city of Jerusalem is at the heart of the conflict
0:07:19 > 0:07:21between Israel and the Palestinians because both sides
0:07:21 > 0:07:23claim it as their own.
0:07:23 > 0:07:28Back in 1948, Israeli independece came after a war the Arabs lost,
0:07:28 > 0:07:34and 750,000 Palestinians were expelled by Israel or fled.
0:07:34 > 0:07:35When the shooting stopped, Jerusalem was divided
0:07:35 > 0:07:39between Israel and Jordan.
0:07:39 > 0:07:42The Israelis declared their side the capital.
0:07:42 > 0:07:44The rest of the world said that Jerusalem's final
0:07:44 > 0:07:47status was undecided.
0:07:47 > 0:07:50In 1967 after another war, the Jordanians were forced out
0:07:50 > 0:07:55of the east side of Jerusalem, which includes the walled Old City,
0:07:55 > 0:07:59and Jerusalem's most important holy sites.
0:07:59 > 0:08:02In 1993, Israelis and Palestinians embarked on a peace process
0:08:02 > 0:08:06and one of the key issues was the future of Jerusalem.
0:08:06 > 0:08:08Palestinians want a capital of a future state in
0:08:08 > 0:08:12the east of the city.
0:08:12 > 0:08:14The peace process broke down and the current Israeli government
0:08:14 > 0:08:18says Jerusalem will not be divided.
0:08:18 > 0:08:28Our correspondent, Yolande Knell, sent this report.
0:08:28 > 0:08:37For many Israelis, Mr Trump's formal recognition of Israeli sovereignty
0:08:37 > 0:08:39over Jerusalem corrects an historic injustice.
0:08:39 > 0:08:41This is a city with 3000 years of Jewish history -
0:08:41 > 0:08:42their seat of government.
0:08:42 > 0:08:44And there has long been frustration that the US,
0:08:44 > 0:08:47Israel's closest ally, just has consulate offices here, not its
0:08:47 > 0:08:50embassy.
0:08:50 > 0:08:53Now that is set to change and there are hopes that other countries
0:08:53 > 0:08:54will follow Washington's lead.
0:08:54 > 0:08:57I expect the leaders of the free world to recognise Jerusalem
0:08:57 > 0:08:59as the capital of Israel.
0:08:59 > 0:09:01We recognise Paris as the capital of France and Berlin
0:09:01 > 0:09:04as the capital of Germany.
0:09:04 > 0:09:09We expect our friends to recognise our own capital as what it is.
0:09:09 > 0:09:12About a third of Jerusalemites are Palestinians.
0:09:12 > 0:09:15The old city here has some of the holiest sites for
0:09:15 > 0:09:18Muslims and Christians as well as Jews.
0:09:18 > 0:09:20And Palestinians want occupied East Jerusalem as the capital of
0:09:20 > 0:09:23their future state.
0:09:23 > 0:09:28They object to the US announcement.
0:09:28 > 0:09:30TRANSLATION: As a Palestinian, this is a mistake.
0:09:30 > 0:09:32Jerusalem is the capital for the Palestinian state.
0:09:32 > 0:09:40That is not negotiable.
0:09:40 > 0:09:41TRANSLATION: There will be troubles over this.
0:09:41 > 0:09:44It will not pass smoothly.
0:09:44 > 0:09:46There will be opposition and there will be chaos.
0:09:46 > 0:09:49Jerusalem is probably the most sensitive issue
0:09:49 > 0:09:52in the Israel/Palestinian conflict.
0:09:52 > 0:09:56This ancient city has great religious and political significance
0:09:56 > 0:10:01and we have seen many times how just small changes made here can
0:10:01 > 0:10:05quickly flare up into unrest.
0:10:05 > 0:10:07During the summer there was deadly violence
0:10:07 > 0:10:10when Israel put in new security measures at Al-Aqsa mosque
0:10:10 > 0:10:14compound, after two Israeli policemen were killed there.
0:10:14 > 0:10:17These were later removed to keep the status quo.
0:10:17 > 0:10:26Now Palestinian officials say Mr Trump is raising tensions again.
0:10:26 > 0:10:31This is a declaration of war on Palestine and the Palestinians and a
0:10:31 > 0:10:35manifestation of the lack of fairness in handling the Palestine
0:10:35 > 0:10:39file. A total bias towards Israel.
0:10:39 > 0:10:42Tonight, there were large protests in Gaza, following the US
0:10:42 > 0:10:43President's speech.
0:10:43 > 0:10:45And there are calls for more in the coming days.
0:10:45 > 0:10:49Yolande Knell, BBC News, Jerusalem.
0:10:49 > 0:10:55Our Middle East editor Jeremy Bowen is here.
0:10:55 > 0:10:58Strongly worded criticism from across the world.
0:10:58 > 0:10:59What's your assessment tonight of the implications
0:10:59 > 0:11:03for the Middle East?
0:11:03 > 0:11:08Potentially very serious. Mr Trump says he will work very hard for
0:11:08 > 0:11:12peace. By alienating one side so completely he has made the job much
0:11:12 > 0:11:18harder. He says you cannot have peace without recognising Israeli
0:11:18 > 0:11:25rights, the Israeli sovereignty, the Israeli capital. The Palestinians
0:11:25 > 0:11:30have said very clearly they want a Palestinian capital of Jerusalem or
0:11:30 > 0:11:37it is no deal. If he had said, OK, I want Israel to have their P also the
0:11:37 > 0:11:41Palestinians, he could have changed the conversation greatly. -- their
0:11:41 > 0:11:47capital there also. Every time I am in Jerusalem, I look at the area
0:11:47 > 0:11:51around the holy sites. It is sitting there like a time bomb in the centre
0:11:51 > 0:11:55of the Middle East was any thing that upsets the status quo injury
0:11:55 > 0:12:03slim is potentially cause of violence. I think will be marches in
0:12:03 > 0:12:05the next few days but not necessarily big upsurges in
0:12:05 > 0:12:09violence. If it happens, it might be a couple of months, and triggered by
0:12:09 > 0:12:12something else but the atmosphere has changed. I think the US and the
0:12:12 > 0:12:19Israelis could be calculating that the weak and very divided
0:12:19 > 0:12:24Palestinian leadership will say a few things and basically suck it up.
0:12:24 > 0:12:28It is possible and they might also be calculating that big countries
0:12:28 > 0:12:32like Saudi Arabia will protest but they will be more interested in
0:12:32 > 0:12:36getting together with Israel and states against Iran. The thing about
0:12:36 > 0:12:40Jerusalem as it has the capacity to make people angry all over the
0:12:40 > 0:12:44place, particularly in the streets in the Arab world foot I think
0:12:44 > 0:12:48whatever people in the palaces are saying and hoping, I think this has
0:12:48 > 0:12:54the possibility for causing trouble in not just Jerusalem itself. We saw
0:12:54 > 0:12:59King Abdullah of Jordan saying, he was being quite strong about what Mr
0:12:59 > 0:13:03Trump said. I think that is because he is worried about there could be
0:13:03 > 0:13:09trouble on his streets and he is not the only one.Thank you.
0:13:09 > 0:13:12To read more about the Middle East and to learn why Jerusalem matters -
0:13:12 > 0:13:18then you can go to our website - bbc.co.uk/news.
0:13:18 > 0:13:22You will see the links to our reports today and our analysis as
0:13:22 > 0:13:25well.
0:13:25 > 0:13:27David Davis, the Brexit Secretary, has been accused of gross
0:13:27 > 0:13:29negligence, after admitting that the Government has not tried
0:13:29 > 0:13:33to calculate the impact of Brexit on the British economy.
0:13:33 > 0:13:37During the day, in a new attempt to unlock the Brexit talks,
0:13:37 > 0:13:40the Prime Minister spoke to Arlene Foster of the DUP,
0:13:40 > 0:13:44who forced the rescheduling of the talks earlier this week.
0:13:44 > 0:13:52Her party rejects Theresa May's proposals for the future
0:13:52 > 0:13:53of Northern Ireland's border.
0:13:53 > 0:13:55Our deputy political editor, John Pienaar, reports.
0:13:55 > 0:13:58Three, two, one.
0:13:58 > 0:14:00Theresa May needs some comfort and joy
0:14:00 > 0:14:06in the Cabinet in her party in Ireland, North and South.
0:14:06 > 0:14:08If only everyone could sing from the same
0:14:08 > 0:14:15hymn sheet on Brexit.
0:14:15 > 0:14:16Her message, "Start trade talks.
0:14:16 > 0:14:21We could all get what we want."
0:14:21 > 0:14:24We aim to deliver this as part of our overall trade
0:14:24 > 0:14:26deal between the United Kingdom and the European Union.
0:14:26 > 0:14:29Labour is loving Theresa May's troubles.
0:14:29 > 0:14:33Brexit negotiations in a shambles.
0:14:33 > 0:14:35This Government is clearly not fit for the future.
0:14:35 > 0:14:37Tory Brexiteers are ramping up the pressure, too.
0:14:37 > 0:14:42They say, no more concessions.
0:14:42 > 0:14:46Will she apply a new coat of paint to her red lines because I fear
0:14:46 > 0:14:49on Monday they were beginning to look a little bit pink?
0:14:49 > 0:15:00If we have a problem, would it help if I came over
0:15:01 > 0:15:03to Brussels with you to sort them out?
0:15:03 > 0:15:06The DUP heard Mrs May's pledge to preserve the union but want more
0:15:06 > 0:15:08guarantees Brexit means the same deal for the whole UK.
0:15:08 > 0:15:10Can you give a specific commitment that nothing
0:15:10 > 0:15:20will be done that creates any barrier - constitutionally,
0:15:21 > 0:15:23politically, economically, or regulatory between Northern Ireland
0:15:23 > 0:15:24and the rest of the United Kingdom?
0:15:24 > 0:15:27Mrs May was on the phone to the DUP leader today.
0:15:27 > 0:15:29But still no sign of agreement.
0:15:29 > 0:15:30In Dublin, a clear threat.
0:15:30 > 0:15:32Ireland's leader wants a promise of free trade and no
0:15:32 > 0:15:33hard north/south border.
0:15:33 > 0:15:35And he would veto the start of trade talks
0:15:35 > 0:15:37at next week's EU summit to get it.
0:15:37 > 0:15:40If it is not possible to move to phase two next week
0:15:40 > 0:15:43because of the problems that have arisen, then we can pick it up
0:15:43 > 0:15:45of course in the New Year.
0:15:45 > 0:15:47The Prime Minister spoke to him on the phone today, too.
0:15:47 > 0:15:50Still no sign of another meeting in Brussels this week.
0:15:50 > 0:15:52The President of the European Commission, Jean-Claude Juncker's
0:15:52 > 0:15:54spokesman went so far today as to say his boss wanted
0:15:54 > 0:15:58to prevent Mrs May's government from collapsing.
0:15:58 > 0:16:00So, how clear is Britain's future after Brexit?
0:16:00 > 0:16:02Not at all, according to the Brexit Secretary today.
0:16:02 > 0:16:05David Davis only handed over files on business and Brexit reluctantly.
0:16:05 > 0:16:09MPs accepted he had met the demands of the Commons but today he
0:16:09 > 0:16:13also told them no estimates of the cost to business had been done.
0:16:13 > 0:16:17It would be a game changer but guesswork was pointless.
0:16:17 > 0:16:22Look at the chairman's face.
0:16:22 > 0:16:25So, there isn't one, for example, on the automotive sector?
0:16:25 > 0:16:26No.
0:16:26 > 0:16:27Not that I am aware of.
0:16:27 > 0:16:29Is there one on aerospace?
0:16:29 > 0:16:30Not that I am aware of.
0:16:30 > 0:16:31No.
0:16:31 > 0:16:32On financial services?
0:16:32 > 0:16:35I think the answer will be no to all of them.
0:16:35 > 0:16:36No to all of them.
0:16:36 > 0:16:37Right.
0:16:37 > 0:16:39And now a new cause for Brexiteer Tories to complain.
0:16:39 > 0:16:41The Chancellor says Britain will not shirk its
0:16:41 > 0:16:43divorce bill - deal or no deal.
0:16:43 > 0:16:44That's just not a credible scenario.
0:16:44 > 0:16:46It's not the kind of country we are.
0:16:46 > 0:16:49Frankly, it would not make us a credible partner for future
0:16:49 > 0:16:52international agreements.
0:16:52 > 0:16:55But Theresa May's team said there will be no deal, including cash,
0:16:55 > 0:16:59until Brexit is agreed.
0:16:59 > 0:17:01Tonight the goodwill is in short supply in the Cabinet too.
0:17:01 > 0:17:08John Pienaar, BBC News, in Westminster.
0:17:08 > 0:17:14Let's go live to Westminster, and Johnnies there. John, some attempts
0:17:14 > 0:17:18at optimistic statements today from Government, but really, what do you
0:17:18 > 0:17:25read into the state of these Brexit talks right now?It like deadlock.
0:17:25 > 0:17:29Forced to a standstill by competing pressures on all sides. We've seen
0:17:29 > 0:17:34the Brexiteers telling Mrs May to give no more concessions. Tonight,
0:17:34 > 0:17:3819 Tory MPs worried about Brexit are saying, ignore the Brexiteers,
0:17:38 > 0:17:43saying they are driving her to walk away with no deal at all. Something
0:17:43 > 0:17:47will have to give, or next week's European summit will again decide
0:17:47 > 0:17:53not to start those talks on trade, and if that happens, we will seek
0:17:53 > 0:18:00Brexiteers, Brexit supporting sections of the media, calling on
0:18:00 > 0:18:03Mrs May as never before to walk away. With all of the uncertainty
0:18:03 > 0:18:05that would inevitably bring, and the penitential for the dampening of
0:18:05 > 0:18:09markets and of sterling. We don't know, there could be more proposals
0:18:09 > 0:18:13being brought forward by Mrs May in the next 24 hours. That is what the
0:18:13 > 0:18:16Irish leader is saying tonight, that he expected that could be a
0:18:16 > 0:18:20breakthrough. And then you may see Mrs May coming through with a
0:18:20 > 0:18:23clearer vision Brexit and she has given so far, and the first real
0:18:23 > 0:18:28discussion in the Cabinet. Tonight, this latest chapter in the story of
0:18:28 > 0:18:32Brexit looks like becoming a cliffhanger.John, once again, many
0:18:32 > 0:18:34thanks.
0:18:34 > 0:18:36A man has appeared in court, accused of plotting to kill
0:18:36 > 0:18:38the Prime Minister, in a bomb and knife
0:18:38 > 0:18:39attack on Downing Street.
0:18:39 > 0:18:42Naa'imur Zakariyah Rahman, who's 20 and from North London,
0:18:42 > 0:18:44is alleged to have planned to bomb the security gates,
0:18:44 > 0:18:45before attacking Number 10.
0:18:45 > 0:18:53Our home affairs correspondent June Kelly reports.
0:18:53 > 0:18:55Counterterrorism detectives moved in on two men last week.
0:18:55 > 0:19:00Yesterday, they were charged, and this morning,
0:19:00 > 0:19:03amid high security, came their first court appearance.
0:19:03 > 0:19:05One is accused of planning to strike at the heart
0:19:05 > 0:19:09of the British Government and assassinate Theresa May.
0:19:09 > 0:19:11He's Naa'imur Zakariyah Rahman, on the left.
0:19:11 > 0:19:17In the dock with him was Mohammed Aqib Imran.
0:19:17 > 0:19:21In court came the outline of the prosecution case.
0:19:21 > 0:19:23Naa'imur Zakariyah Rahman is 20 years old and told the court
0:19:23 > 0:19:26he was Bangladeshi British.
0:19:26 > 0:19:28He is accused of planning to detonate an improvised
0:19:28 > 0:19:30explosive device - in other words, a bomb -
0:19:30 > 0:19:32here at the Downing Street gates.
0:19:32 > 0:19:36In the chaos that would follow, it's alleged that, equipped
0:19:36 > 0:19:39with a suicide vest, a pepper spray and a knife,
0:19:39 > 0:19:42he wanted to get down the street, into Number 10 and kill the Prime
0:19:42 > 0:19:46Minister.
0:19:46 > 0:19:49He was arrested last Tuesday in this road in West London.
0:19:49 > 0:19:51It is claimed that he had two inert improvised explosive
0:19:51 > 0:19:54devices in his possession.
0:19:54 > 0:19:56He's also accused of helping his co-defendant,
0:19:56 > 0:20:00Mohammed Aqib Imran, to prepare terrorist acts.
0:20:00 > 0:20:05It's claimed he was planning to travel abroad to join IS fighters.
0:20:05 > 0:20:07Yesterday, the head of MI5 briefed the Cabinet
0:20:07 > 0:20:08about the security situation.
0:20:08 > 0:20:10Nine Islamist-inspired plots are said to have
0:20:10 > 0:20:14been thwarted this year.
0:20:14 > 0:20:18The next hearing in this latest case will be in two weeks' time.
0:20:18 > 0:20:23June Kelly, BBC News.
0:20:23 > 0:20:25A man from Lancashire is alleged to have sent the address
0:20:25 > 0:20:28of Prince George's school to potential attackers.
0:20:28 > 0:20:29Husnain Rashid, who's 31, has appeared before
0:20:29 > 0:20:32Westminster Magistrates, accused of helping others
0:20:32 > 0:20:33to commit acts of terrorism.
0:20:33 > 0:20:42He was remanded in custody to appear at the Old Bailey later this month.
0:20:42 > 0:20:44The High Court in Birmingham is considering whether the men
0:20:44 > 0:20:46suspected of carrying out the Birmingham pub bombings
0:20:46 > 0:20:49in 1974 should be named at a new inquest, due
0:20:49 > 0:20:52to held next year.
0:20:52 > 0:20:55Lawyers for relatives of the victims said there had never been a 'full
0:20:55 > 0:21:00and independent investigation' into what happened.
0:21:00 > 0:21:04Two of the men wrongly jailed for the attack,
0:21:04 > 0:21:08have told the BBC they also want the perpetrators brought to justice
0:21:08 > 0:21:11as our correspondent Sima Kotecha reports.
0:21:11 > 0:21:14These faces are a reminder of what happened in Birmingham more than 40
0:21:14 > 0:21:15years ago.
0:21:15 > 0:21:17Two bombs exploded inside to pubs, killing 21 people.
0:21:17 > 0:21:19Today, the families of those victims are
0:21:19 > 0:21:27challenging the system.
0:21:27 > 0:21:29They want the inquest next year to include the
0:21:29 > 0:21:31names of the suspects, something the coroner
0:21:31 > 0:21:32has decided against.
0:21:32 > 0:21:36This is our one and only opportunity to get
0:21:36 > 0:21:38to the truth, and the perpetrators must be brought into scope.
0:21:38 > 0:21:44Otherwise, there's no point in having an inquest.
0:21:44 > 0:21:46It was Birmingham's deadliest attack, and
0:21:46 > 0:21:49those responsible have never been prosecuted.
0:21:49 > 0:21:52Instead, these men, who became known as the Birmingham Six,
0:21:52 > 0:21:55were wrongly imprisoned for the crime.
0:21:55 > 0:21:58Now, in a rare interview, two of them are also calling for the
0:21:58 > 0:22:01truth.
0:22:01 > 0:22:04The families of the people in Birmingham, they are the ones who
0:22:04 > 0:22:06really suffered.
0:22:06 > 0:22:10For years and years, I've always said that there
0:22:10 > 0:22:13was a double injustice done here - by the innocent being convicted
0:22:13 > 0:22:18under the circumstances, and the innocent victims not getting
0:22:18 > 0:22:22justice, and their families, in the sense
0:22:22 > 0:22:23that the police weren't even
0:22:23 > 0:22:29looking for anyone else.
0:22:29 > 0:22:31The IRA is widely believed to have been
0:22:31 > 0:22:33responsible.
0:22:33 > 0:22:35In what's been described as one of the worst
0:22:35 > 0:22:38miscarriages of justice, the men were jailed for almost 17 years
0:22:38 > 0:22:42before their convictions were quashed.
0:22:42 > 0:22:44Justice has been done today, but it's took 16 years for
0:22:44 > 0:22:49this justice to happen.
0:22:49 > 0:22:51It's such a serious crime that they wanted
0:22:51 > 0:22:54somebody for it.
0:22:54 > 0:22:56And then they got me into the station
0:22:56 > 0:22:58and they certainly knocked me about.
0:22:58 > 0:23:02And it was dreadful.
0:23:02 > 0:23:04They made me say confessions.
0:23:04 > 0:23:06I've had nightmares.
0:23:06 > 0:23:09And I woke up at night, not so long ago, plenty
0:23:09 > 0:23:10of times, screaming and
0:23:10 > 0:23:15shouting, thinking they were still beating me.
0:23:15 > 0:23:18The memories of their arrest still haunt them today,
0:23:18 > 0:23:22beaten into making confessions, mock executions, psychological
0:23:22 > 0:23:28torture, just some of the police methods they say were used on them.
0:23:28 > 0:23:32I was dragged into a room with about five or six of them.
0:23:32 > 0:23:33It was dark.
0:23:33 > 0:23:36They punched me and kicked me until I had agreed to tell them
0:23:36 > 0:23:39anything they wanted.
0:23:39 > 0:23:42So, I was in a position where I had to try and make up
0:23:42 > 0:23:47something that would agree with what they would accept.
0:23:47 > 0:23:49For those who lost their loved ones, it's been a
0:23:49 > 0:23:52long fight for justice.
0:23:52 > 0:23:54The coroner has argued it is not his job to
0:23:54 > 0:23:55point the finger of blame.
0:23:55 > 0:23:58His views will be heard at the judicial review
0:23:58 > 0:23:59tomorrow.
0:23:59 > 0:24:02We're at the site of one of the bombings.
0:24:02 > 0:24:04The Mulberry Bush pub was just here behind me.
0:24:04 > 0:24:07Now, these attacks rocked the nation.
0:24:07 > 0:24:10The Birmingham Six still haven't got the
0:24:10 > 0:24:12answers they've been searching for, and neither have the victims'
0:24:12 > 0:24:13families.
0:24:13 > 0:24:16Decades on, it remains unclear whether they ever will.
0:24:16 > 0:24:25Sima Kotecha, BBC News, Birmingham.
0:24:25 > 0:24:27After a painstaking excavation that took two decades,
0:24:27 > 0:24:30one of the oldest and most complete skeletons of humankind's ancestors
0:24:30 > 0:24:31has been unveiled in South Africa.
0:24:31 > 0:24:34Little Foot, as she's been named, is more than three million years
0:24:34 > 0:24:36old, and was discovered in the Sterkfontein caves
0:24:36 > 0:24:41north-west of Johannesburg.
0:24:41 > 0:24:43Our correspondent Andrew Harding has been to see Little Foot
0:24:43 > 0:24:45and the caves where she was found.
0:24:45 > 0:24:48They found her skeleton in these deep caves outside Johannesburg.
0:24:48 > 0:24:50She'd been lying here for almost four million years,
0:24:50 > 0:24:57trapped in the rock.
0:24:57 > 0:24:59Today, Little Foot finally emerged - astonishingly intact,
0:24:59 > 0:25:04after 20 painstaking years of excavation.
0:25:04 > 0:25:06These bones had a very, very fragile, flaky
0:25:06 > 0:25:07surface, many of them.
0:25:07 > 0:25:10And it was like trying to extract a pie with flaky
0:25:10 > 0:25:12pastry out of concrete
0:25:12 > 0:25:19without damaging the pie.
0:25:19 > 0:25:22We had to do this properly, we had to do it slowly.
0:25:22 > 0:25:25Yes, it took more than 20 years of my life, but I feel younger
0:25:25 > 0:25:30and stronger for it!
0:25:30 > 0:25:32So, these are the caves where Little Foot was found.
0:25:32 > 0:25:35The theory goes that she was walking along the surface, fell
0:25:35 > 0:25:37down into the caves, and was covered
0:25:37 > 0:25:40by sediment and rock.
0:25:40 > 0:25:43Millions of years later, scientists in the 1980s and '90s,
0:25:43 > 0:25:46in a series of extraordinary coincidences, stumbled
0:25:46 > 0:25:52across her remains and slowly managed to piece them back together.
0:25:52 > 0:25:55Her skeleton shows she was in her 30s.
0:25:55 > 0:25:58She probably lived in the trees, and crucially, she was more
0:25:58 > 0:26:02like us than like an ape.
0:26:02 > 0:26:06So, the pictures you see in books of our ancestors gradually getting
0:26:06 > 0:26:09up off of all fours and walking along in a stooped manner,
0:26:09 > 0:26:10that's all nonsense.
0:26:10 > 0:26:12They were upright when they were in the trees,
0:26:12 > 0:26:15and they were upright when they came down to the ground.
0:26:15 > 0:26:16And now they're us?
0:26:16 > 0:26:20Yes, now they're us.
0:26:20 > 0:26:23Unearthed in these caves, then, a vital addition to our own
0:26:23 > 0:26:26complicated family tree.
0:26:26 > 0:26:33Andrew Harding, BBC News, South Africa.
0:26:33 > 0:26:36In cricket, England's Test captain, Joe Root, insists his side
0:26:36 > 0:26:38are still in the Ashes despite starting the series
0:26:38 > 0:26:39with consecutive defeats.
0:26:39 > 0:26:42Australia wrapped up a 120-run victory in less than two
0:26:42 > 0:26:44hours of the final day, ending hopes of
0:26:44 > 0:26:46an England fightback.
0:26:46 > 0:26:53Our sports correspondent Andy Swiss reports from Adelaide.
0:26:53 > 0:26:56They had arrived with such optimism, England fans hoping to witness one
0:26:56 > 0:26:57of cricket's greatest comebacks.
0:26:57 > 0:26:59But within minutes, their hopes lay in
0:26:59 > 0:27:02tatters.
0:27:02 > 0:27:05Second ball of the day, Chris Woakes caught behind, and even
0:27:05 > 0:27:08worse was to follow.
0:27:08 > 0:27:09England's captain and cornerstone, Joe Root,
0:27:09 > 0:27:11gone for 67.
0:27:11 > 0:27:15Australia had their key men.
0:27:15 > 0:27:18And when Moeen Ali was trapped for just two, any last lingering
0:27:18 > 0:27:19hopes left with him.
0:27:19 > 0:27:22The rest was a formality.
0:27:22 > 0:27:24In just an hour and three quarters, England's dreams had been
0:27:24 > 0:27:25ruthlessly dispatched.
0:27:25 > 0:27:27That's it...
0:27:27 > 0:27:30Australia taking a 2-0 lead while England tried to take the
0:27:30 > 0:27:32positives.
0:27:32 > 0:27:34We've shown that throughout the two games, there are
0:27:34 > 0:27:38periods where we can outperform Australia,
0:27:38 > 0:27:40just not for five days, and that's going to be our
0:27:40 > 0:27:42challenge, really.
0:27:42 > 0:27:44England haven't been able to match the pace of
0:27:44 > 0:27:46Australia's bowlers, or the durability of their batsmen, and
0:27:46 > 0:27:51some believe there is no way back.
0:27:51 > 0:27:54We've had a moment here where we've all been
0:27:54 > 0:27:56up a bit, and maybe, but
0:27:56 > 0:28:01when it comes to the tough moments, they are better than us.
0:28:01 > 0:28:02So, no chance?
0:28:02 > 0:28:05I don't think so, no.
0:28:05 > 0:28:07And so, an all too familiar story.
0:28:07 > 0:28:10England have now lost their last seven Tests in Australia.
0:28:10 > 0:28:12One more and their Ashes hopes will have
0:28:12 > 0:28:20turned to dust.
0:28:20 > 0:28:24Yes, England now head to Perth for the third test next week, and they
0:28:24 > 0:28:28know that if Australia win that match, they will win the Ashes. One
0:28:28 > 0:28:33other piece of news to be new: Ben Stokes has been named in England's
0:28:33 > 0:28:37one-day squad for their series here in January. He is waiting to find
0:28:37 > 0:28:42out whether he will be charged over an incident in Bristol in September,
0:28:42 > 0:28:45and despite being named in this squad, as things stand at the
0:28:45 > 0:28:49moment, he won't be selected to play.
0:28:49 > 0:28:52Andy, many thanks again.
0:28:52 > 0:28:54Five English teams are through to the last 16
0:28:54 > 0:28:55of the Champions League for the first time.
0:28:55 > 0:28:57Liverpool guaranteed they went through after
0:28:57 > 0:28:58beating Spartak Moscow.
0:28:58 > 0:29:01This volley from Sadio Mane was the pick on their goals
0:29:01 > 0:29:02in an emphatic 7-0 victory.
0:29:02 > 0:29:12Spurs and Manchester City also both finished top of their groups.
0:29:13 > 0:29:17In its first month since opening in the US, the film Lady Bird has
0:29:17 > 0:29:19made history as the best-reviewed in Hollywood history.
0:29:19 > 0:29:22It's a coming of age story written and directed by award-winning
0:29:22 > 0:29:24actress Greta Gerwig.
0:29:24 > 0:29:28She's been talking to our entertainment correspondent
0:29:28 > 0:29:30Lizo Mzimba about the prime importance, especially now,
0:29:30 > 0:29:38of having women in roles of influence in the film industry.
0:29:38 > 0:29:44I want to go where culture is, like New York, or at least Connecticut.A
0:29:44 > 0:29:47coming-of-age tale about a daughter and mother's difficult relationship.
0:29:47 > 0:29:58So far, so familiar. Perhaps not. Lady Bird is that you're given an?
0:29:58 > 0:30:01Because Lady Bird's influence has been unprecedented.It is
0:30:01 > 0:30:06astonishing.She's talking about the fact that no Hollywood film ever has
0:30:06 > 0:30:10scored so many positive reviews.I don't have anything to say that
0:30:10 > 0:30:16Telecom, is just kind of amazing. They think, this had better be
0:30:16 > 0:30:27crazy.Well, I saw your Thanksgiving show. My name's Lady Bird.We should
0:30:27 > 0:30:37shake hands.It centres on a girl documenting her teenage years. It is
0:30:37 > 0:30:40symbolically meaningful off-screen, too.It makes me sad every year when
0:30:40 > 0:30:47there are actresses who talk about how there are a limited number of
0:30:47 > 0:30:53interesting parts, and parts that are full, interesting human beings
0:30:53 > 0:30:57driving the story, who are the subject, not the object.The female
0:30:57 > 0:31:01lead story is also leading the way in perhaps most significant -- the
0:31:01 > 0:31:05most significant year for the male directors. Greta Gerwig know she
0:31:05 > 0:31:09could soon become only the fifth woman ever to be nominated for Best
0:31:09 > 0:31:11director at the Oscars. She is equally excited she might not be
0:31:11 > 0:31:17alone.There's a slew of great female directors this year, and like
0:31:17 > 0:31:31I said...Director of...There is also Patty Jenkins.Who was behind
0:31:31 > 0:31:35wonder woman. It is a time the conversation. The silence breakers,
0:31:35 > 0:31:39who revealed sexual misconduct, named Time magazine's person of the
0:31:39 > 0:31:44year.Putting women in Power is important. A diversity of voices.
0:31:44 > 0:31:49Because I think it is impossible to change things as long as everything
0:31:49 > 0:31:53stays the same.A film and its director aiming to give women a
0:31:53 > 0:31:57greater voice both on and off the screen.