0:00:09 > 0:00:10Tonight at Ten:
0:00:10 > 0:00:12Three of Britain's closest allies strongly criticise Russia,
0:00:12 > 0:00:18following the chemical attack on a former spy in Salisbury.
0:00:18 > 0:00:20During the day, Theresa May visited Salisbury, meeting members
0:00:20 > 0:00:22of the emergency services and welcoming the support she's had
0:00:22 > 0:00:24from the USA, France and Germany.
0:00:24 > 0:00:29This happened in the UK, but it could have happened anywhere,
0:00:29 > 0:00:32and we take a united stance against it.
0:00:32 > 0:00:35In Moscow - where Vladimir Putin is facing a presidential election -
0:00:35 > 0:00:43they're still denying any involvement in the attack.
0:00:44 > 0:00:47What rational person could imagine that a few days before
0:00:47 > 0:00:48the presidential election, the Russian Federation suddenly
0:00:48 > 0:00:50decides to do something like that?
0:00:50 > 0:00:52And Moscow has again warned it will retaliate,
0:00:52 > 0:00:54following the explusion of some Russian diplomats from the UK.
0:00:54 > 0:00:55Also tonight:
0:00:55 > 0:00:58In Syria, thousand of civilians have fled the rebel area
0:00:58 > 0:01:00of Eastern Ghouta, on the seventh anniversary of the start
0:01:00 > 0:01:04of the Syrian conflict.
0:01:04 > 0:01:07We'll be hearing the story of a seven-year-old who was born
0:01:07 > 0:01:09in the year the conflict began.
0:01:09 > 0:01:11Tests on a fire door from Grenfell Tower have shown
0:01:11 > 0:01:16that it was far less flame-resistant than it was claimed to be.
0:01:16 > 0:01:18In Florida, a newly-built pedestrian bridge has collapsed,
0:01:18 > 0:01:19killing a number of people.
0:01:19 > 0:01:23Many are still trapped.
0:01:23 > 0:01:25And at the Emirates tonight, Arsenal have been playing AC Milan
0:01:25 > 0:01:29in the Europa League.
0:01:29 > 0:01:30And coming up on Sportsday on BBC News:
0:01:30 > 0:01:33The Irish dominate at Cheltenham, while trainer Willie Mullins
0:01:33 > 0:01:41and Penhill were the big winners on Day Three of the festival.
0:01:58 > 0:02:00Good evening.
0:02:00 > 0:02:03Three of Britain's closest allies have declared their strong support
0:02:03 > 0:02:06for Theresa May's response to the poisoning of a former Russian
0:02:06 > 0:02:09spy and his daughter in Salisbury.
0:02:09 > 0:02:11The United States, France and Germany blamed Russia
0:02:11 > 0:02:14for the chemical attack, which they said was an attack
0:02:14 > 0:02:16on British sovereignty.
0:02:16 > 0:02:18During the day, Theresa May visited Salisbury for the first time
0:02:18 > 0:02:20since the incident and met health officials and members
0:02:20 > 0:02:22of the emergency services, including the police officer
0:02:22 > 0:02:29who attended the scene and is still in hospital -
0:02:29 > 0:02:31as our diplomatic correspondent, James Landale, reports.
0:02:31 > 0:02:37His report contains flashing lights.
0:02:37 > 0:02:39This was Theresa May's first visit to Salisbury
0:02:39 > 0:02:41since the nerve agent attack.
0:02:41 > 0:02:46A chance to be briefed by the police and public health officials.
0:02:46 > 0:02:48But also a chance to meet members of the public,
0:02:48 > 0:02:51to chat, to reassure.
0:02:51 > 0:02:54And, yes, even to do this.
0:02:54 > 0:02:58She visited the scene of the attack on the former Russian intelligence
0:02:58 > 0:03:01officer Sergei Skripal and his daughter, Yulia.
0:03:01 > 0:03:02The restaurant where they ate.
0:03:02 > 0:03:10The park bench, under a tent, where they were found.
0:03:10 > 0:03:12The Prime Minister thanked some of the police officers who'd first
0:03:12 > 0:03:14responded to the call.
0:03:14 > 0:03:15Thank you.
0:03:15 > 0:03:19What you did is what the police do day in and day out.
0:03:19 > 0:03:21You go to a routine call, as you say, you don't
0:03:21 > 0:03:24know what you'll find.
0:03:24 > 0:03:26Then, at the local hospital, she met and thanked
0:03:26 > 0:03:28Detective Sergeant Nick Bailey, who's still recovering
0:03:28 > 0:03:33from exposure to the nerve agent.
0:03:33 > 0:03:36She said she'd expelled 23 Russian diplomats
0:03:36 > 0:03:39for this despicable attack, but was ready to do more.
0:03:39 > 0:03:46There are other measures we're looking at.
0:03:46 > 0:03:49And if we face further provocation from Russia, there are further
0:03:49 > 0:03:50measures that we can deploy.
0:03:50 > 0:03:53But what is important in the international arena,
0:03:53 > 0:03:56and we have taken this into Nato, the United Nations and we will be
0:03:56 > 0:03:59taking it into the European Union, is that allies are standing
0:03:59 > 0:04:07alongside us.
0:04:08 > 0:04:10And saying this is part of a pattern of activity
0:04:10 > 0:04:12that we have seen from Russia.
0:04:12 > 0:04:14That united stance came in a joint statement
0:04:14 > 0:04:16from the leaders of Britain, France, Germany and the US,
0:04:16 > 0:04:17all blaming Russia unequivocally.
0:04:26 > 0:04:31I spoke with the Prime Minister and we are in deep discussions.
0:04:31 > 0:04:32A very sad situation.
0:04:32 > 0:04:35It certainly looks like the Russians are behind it.
0:04:35 > 0:04:42Something that should never, ever happen.
0:04:42 > 0:04:45And we're taking it very seriously, as I think are many others.
0:04:45 > 0:04:47The joint statement is significant because it shows the Foreign Office
0:04:47 > 0:04:50and Downing Street are convincing Britain's allies that the Salisbury
0:04:50 > 0:04:52attack is different, that it represents an escalation
0:04:52 > 0:04:55of Russia's hostile behaviour.
0:04:55 > 0:04:57And, as such, those allies are now ready to crank up
0:04:57 > 0:05:00the pressure on Moscow.
0:05:00 > 0:05:02That diplomacy continued at Nato headquarters in Brussels,
0:05:02 > 0:05:06where British officials briefed allies about what they
0:05:06 > 0:05:09called Russia's 'reckless and unlawful behaviour'.
0:05:09 > 0:05:14And promised to support other countries facing similar threats.
0:05:14 > 0:05:21And in the Netherlands, ministers confirmed that officials
0:05:21 > 0:05:23from the chemical weapons watchdog, the OPCW, would get access to
0:05:23 > 0:05:28samples of the nerve agent to verify that it was developed in Russia.
0:05:28 > 0:05:33They would get that access here at the military research
0:05:33 > 0:05:37laboratory at Porton Down, where the Novichok was identified.
0:05:37 > 0:05:40Today, the Defence Secretary announced Porton Down will get
0:05:40 > 0:05:41another £45 million in funding.
0:05:41 > 0:05:44And the Russians would get short shrift.
0:05:44 > 0:05:47If you're a nation and another nation has launched a nerve agent
0:05:47 > 0:05:50attack on your people, I think we have every right to tell
0:05:50 > 0:05:52Russia to shut up and go away.
0:05:52 > 0:05:53Meanwhile, near Salisbury, the investigation and
0:05:53 > 0:05:59decontamination process continues.
0:05:59 > 0:06:02The graves of Mr Skripal's wife and son were still being inspected
0:06:02 > 0:06:09and two vehicles were recovered from near the home of DS Bailey.
0:06:09 > 0:06:11James Landale, BBC News.
0:06:11 > 0:06:13In Moscow, the Russian Government says that President Putin
0:06:13 > 0:06:16will decide soon what action to take - in response to the expulsion
0:06:16 > 0:06:21of 23 Russian diplomats, thought to be intelligence officers
0:06:21 > 0:06:22from the UK.
0:06:22 > 0:06:24The Foreign Minister, Sergei Lavrov, accused Britain
0:06:24 > 0:06:26of acting in a boorish way, and insisted again that
0:06:26 > 0:06:30Russia was not involved in the Salisbury attack -
0:06:30 > 0:06:37as our correspondent Steve Rosenberg reports.
0:06:37 > 0:06:40Well, in three days' time, Russians go to the polls to elect a new
0:06:40 > 0:06:44President. And there is little doubt that Vladimir Putin will be the
0:06:44 > 0:06:48winner. The Kremlin insists that President Putin is focused
0:06:48 > 0:06:52completely on the election campaign, but the nerve agent attack in
0:06:52 > 0:06:56Salisbury has sparked, on the Eve of the vote, a diplomatic war with
0:06:56 > 0:06:59Britain, and the next move is Vladimir Putin's.
0:06:59 > 0:07:01Vladimir Putin's.
0:07:01 > 0:07:04It may be feeling like a Cold War, but in Moscow today,
0:07:04 > 0:07:07there was a warm reception for the President.
0:07:07 > 0:07:10Vladimir Putin the star guest at a youth conference.
0:07:10 > 0:07:14Lots of smiles, but no mention of diplomatic expulsions.
0:07:14 > 0:07:15The Kremlin leader keeping his plans for retaliation
0:07:15 > 0:07:20against Britain to himself.
0:07:20 > 0:07:26Across town, at the British Embassy, they waited for news.
0:07:26 > 0:07:29Would Moscow expel British diplomats?
0:07:29 > 0:07:37The UK had expelled 23 Russians.
0:07:37 > 0:07:39And the news on Russian TV - Britain has been Russia's
0:07:39 > 0:07:41enemy for centuries.
0:07:41 > 0:07:46The message to viewers - the UK cannot be trusted.
0:07:46 > 0:07:50Russia's Foreign Minister, Sergei Lavrov, claimed
0:07:50 > 0:07:53Britain was using the poisoning of Sergei Skripal to distract
0:07:53 > 0:07:56attention from Brexit.
0:07:56 > 0:07:58Then, pictures from the Kremlin.
0:07:58 > 0:08:01The President meeting his security chiefs to discuss UK sanctions.
0:08:01 > 0:08:06Moscow's response expected soon.
0:08:06 > 0:08:08Russia may be coming under increasing international pressure,
0:08:08 > 0:08:10but the language coming out of the Kremlin is
0:08:10 > 0:08:14increasingly defiant.
0:08:14 > 0:08:18Vladimir Putin's spokesman today described Britain's stance
0:08:18 > 0:08:19as 'destructive and provocative'.
0:08:19 > 0:08:22The President, he said, would take the final decision
0:08:22 > 0:08:24on how Russia responds.
0:08:24 > 0:08:30And just when you think relations can't get any worse,
0:08:30 > 0:08:32the Defence Secretary tells Russia to 'shut up'.
0:08:32 > 0:08:36The reaction in Moscow?
0:08:36 > 0:08:38It's not only a mistake, it's worse than a mistake
0:08:38 > 0:08:43because it's stupid.
0:08:43 > 0:08:45Or it's done on purpose, it's a provocation, they want
0:08:45 > 0:08:46the Russians to be provoked.
0:08:46 > 0:08:48Criticism of Russia, too, by Nato.
0:08:48 > 0:08:53It agrees Moscow was behind the Salisbury attack.
0:08:53 > 0:08:59All of us agree that the attack was a clear breach of international
0:08:59 > 0:09:00norms and agreements.
0:09:00 > 0:09:01This is unacceptable.
0:09:01 > 0:09:05It has no place in a civilised world.
0:09:05 > 0:09:08Tonight, Russia is feeling increasingly isolated
0:09:08 > 0:09:16and in a new Cold War it blames on the West.
0:09:17 > 0:09:19In a moment, we'll speak to our security
0:09:19 > 0:09:22correspondent, Gordon Corera.
0:09:22 > 0:09:24But first, live to Washington and our North America
0:09:24 > 0:09:28editor, Jon Sopel.
0:09:28 > 0:09:34A notable change of tone in Washington, what is behind it?
0:09:34 > 0:09:37Well, you could argue that Theresa May has been more successful than
0:09:37 > 0:09:40the US intelligence services because she has convinced Donald Trump that
0:09:40 > 0:09:45the Russians have been up to no good and for the past 15 months, Donald
0:09:45 > 0:09:49Trump has been very wary, almost open in refusing to accept that.
0:09:49 > 0:09:54What was striking was the statement issued last night by the White House
0:09:54 > 0:09:57press secretary, full square behind Theresa May and the need to expel
0:09:57 > 0:10:02the diplomats and the belief that Russia was behind it. Then the most
0:10:02 > 0:10:07unlikely thing this morning, a joint letter signed by Trump, the leader
0:10:07 > 0:10:11of France and Germany and Britain. And one other thing as well, America
0:10:11 > 0:10:18has announced that it is imposing its own sanctions on 19 individuals
0:10:18 > 0:10:22and private entities. Not connected directly with the Salisbury attack,
0:10:22 > 0:10:27but with the hacking of the US election in 2016 and Russian
0:10:27 > 0:10:33involvement in that. I think that has come today because the Americans
0:10:33 > 0:10:37want to send a sign to Russia as well as the French and the Germans,
0:10:37 > 0:10:40it is not Britain alone against Vladimir Putin. There are a lot of
0:10:40 > 0:10:43mighty powers who think what happened in Salisbury overstepped
0:10:43 > 0:10:52the mark.Many thanks. Can we talk about that, Gordon, the basis for
0:10:52 > 0:10:55the consensus? Can we assume France, Germany and the United States have
0:10:55 > 0:11:00seen the intelligence and agree with it?Britain has been busy showing
0:11:00 > 0:11:03this assessment with different allies and that is based on a number
0:11:03 > 0:11:09of things. The technical element, which shows written says this was a
0:11:09 > 0:11:14Russian developed nerve agent, a Novichok. And the broad assessment
0:11:14 > 0:11:17that not only did Russia have the means in terms of that agent, but
0:11:17 > 0:11:22the motive, having made calls to kill what it considers traitors, and
0:11:22 > 0:11:27the track record using unconventional weapons. The use of
0:11:27 > 0:11:30polonium to kill Alexander Litvinenko. That is not a direct
0:11:30 > 0:11:35trail of evidence of what happened, but it is enough clearly for allies
0:11:35 > 0:11:40and it was important in the statement they said, there was no
0:11:40 > 0:11:43plausible alternative explanation other than Moscow's involvement.
0:11:43 > 0:11:46There will be an independent, scientific analysis done by the
0:11:46 > 0:11:53chemical weapons inspectors from the OPCW, but that is slow and it took
0:11:53 > 0:11:55months for them to come to conclusions about Syrian chemical
0:11:55 > 0:12:00weapons and British professionals were clear, they wanted to maintain
0:12:00 > 0:12:03the initiative. If you look back to the Litvinenko case, they felt
0:12:03 > 0:12:08played by the Russians, played for time inviting the police to Moscow
0:12:08 > 0:12:10and making their life very difficult. This time, British
0:12:10 > 0:12:14officials wanted to keep up the momentum and they will be encouraged
0:12:14 > 0:12:17by the way that has gone with allies today and they will hope the
0:12:17 > 0:12:21Russians will be on the back foot as they work out how to respond.Once
0:12:21 > 0:12:26again, thanks very much. And thanks very much from the White House.
0:12:26 > 0:12:27In Syria, thousands of people are fleeing the rebel-held
0:12:27 > 0:12:29enclave of Eastern Ghouta, as government forces
0:12:29 > 0:12:34intensify their offensive.
0:12:34 > 0:12:36Doctors there have been sending out desperate messages,
0:12:36 > 0:12:41saying they are overwhelmed by the number of casualties.
0:12:41 > 0:12:43President Assad's forces have now retaken large
0:12:43 > 0:12:45parts of Eastern Ghouta - the last rebel stronghold
0:12:45 > 0:12:46near the capital, Damascus.
0:12:46 > 0:12:48This report by our Middle East editor, Jeremy Bowen,
0:12:48 > 0:12:56contains some distressing scenes.
0:12:56 > 0:13:02Thousands are fleeing parts of Eastern Ghouta,
0:13:02 > 0:13:04tredging into an uncertain future that looks better now than
0:13:04 > 0:13:05the deadly present.
0:13:05 > 0:13:08In this war, half Syria's population has fled or been driven from their
0:13:08 > 0:13:09homes.
0:13:09 > 0:13:11These people are among the latest.
0:13:11 > 0:13:13Many families will have been displaced before.
0:13:13 > 0:13:14They've spent weeks hiding
0:13:14 > 0:13:18in basements from the shelling.
0:13:18 > 0:13:21Eastern Ghouta is the size of Manchester, and this isn't
0:13:21 > 0:13:24happening everywhere.
0:13:24 > 0:13:26One armed group has bought some quiet by negotiating a
0:13:26 > 0:13:32transfer of power.
0:13:32 > 0:13:39But many tens of thousands of civilians are still besieged.
0:13:39 > 0:13:42This was filmed by Omar, a cameraman who gives his material to the BBC.
0:13:42 > 0:13:47The attack happened outside his building.
0:13:47 > 0:13:49TRANSLATION:I was telling myself that this rocket
0:13:49 > 0:13:51was going to kill me.
0:13:51 > 0:13:54For a second, I was talking to myself, saying I'm
0:13:54 > 0:13:57about to die.
0:13:57 > 0:14:01A small boy was caught up in it.
0:14:01 > 0:14:05He's deaf, so he hadn't heard warnings to take cover.
0:14:05 > 0:14:08Omar, the cameraman, worried the boy would bleed to death
0:14:08 > 0:14:11and told us the eight minutes it took for the ambulance to arrive
0:14:11 > 0:14:13were the worst he had endured since the battle
0:14:13 > 0:14:19for Eastern Ghouta began.
0:14:19 > 0:14:22Omar carried him to the ambulance, where he was squeezed in
0:14:22 > 0:14:25next to the bodies of the dead.
0:14:25 > 0:14:29Omar has seen a lot of death.
0:14:29 > 0:14:32He said the boy was a soul he wanted to save.
0:14:32 > 0:14:34We have been following Dr Amani Ballour,
0:14:34 > 0:14:35a paediatrician in an underground
0:14:35 > 0:14:42hospital, who spends every day with the wounded and the dying.
0:14:42 > 0:14:44In that place, they are all fighting fear, aware
0:14:44 > 0:14:45that regime soldiers are
0:14:45 > 0:14:48advancing into Eastern Ghouta.
0:14:48 > 0:14:56Dr Amani sent a message.
0:14:59 > 0:15:03TRANSLATION:It's the worst it's been for many days,
0:15:03 > 0:15:05the shelling is brutal - bombs, rockets,
0:15:05 > 0:15:06all kinds of weapons.
0:15:06 > 0:15:07This may be my last message.
0:15:07 > 0:15:09The injured are everywhere, the operating theatres
0:15:09 > 0:15:10are full of wounded people.
0:15:10 > 0:15:12We don't have enough doctors to help them all,
0:15:12 > 0:15:16our own homes have been shelled.
0:15:16 > 0:15:19A small amount of aid is being brought into Eastern Ghouta.
0:15:19 > 0:15:26All the talk of a humanitarian ceasefire has been ignored.
0:15:26 > 0:15:29This war started seven years ago.
0:15:29 > 0:15:32Its horror goes on.
0:15:32 > 0:15:37Jeremy Bowen, BBC News.
0:15:37 > 0:15:40And for many of those who've managed to flee the violence in Syria,
0:15:40 > 0:15:41the shadow of war remains.
0:15:41 > 0:15:43Rouaa and Mustafa - two seven year olds -
0:15:43 > 0:15:45were born in the year the conflict began.
0:15:45 > 0:15:53Our correspondent, Caroline Hawley, has been following their stories.
0:15:53 > 0:15:56Rouaa and her friend Hoda are part of a whole generation of Syrians
0:15:56 > 0:15:59growing up as refugees.
0:15:59 > 0:16:02Her family fled Eastern Ghouta in 2013, after a chemical attack.
0:16:02 > 0:16:08A nappy soaked in vinegar is all her parents have
0:16:08 > 0:16:14to try to protect her.
0:16:14 > 0:16:17This is home now, she says.
0:16:17 > 0:16:25One room for the whole family to eat, sleep and study in.
0:16:25 > 0:16:28And even after nearly five years here, she still hasn't got used
0:16:28 > 0:16:31to the camp's shared toilets.
0:16:34 > 0:16:37But here, she is at least safe.
0:16:37 > 0:16:39Her cousin, Mohammed, was killed in an air strike
0:16:39 > 0:16:46in Eastern Ghouta this week.
0:17:03 > 0:17:05Her father's thighbone was shattered by a sniper's
0:17:05 > 0:17:07bullet and he can't work.
0:17:07 > 0:17:11Her sister was hit by shrapnel.
0:17:11 > 0:17:13They're just one of so many families scarred inside
0:17:13 > 0:17:17and out by Syria's war.
0:17:17 > 0:17:20A barrel bomb killed Mustafa's parents, broke both of his hips
0:17:20 > 0:17:23and lodged a piece of shrapnel in his brain.
0:17:23 > 0:17:27He has severe nerve damage down his left side.
0:17:27 > 0:17:30It's hard for him trying to keep up with his peers,
0:17:30 > 0:17:36but he's determined.
0:17:36 > 0:17:38Back at home, his grandmother brings out a photograph
0:17:38 > 0:17:46of his father, Ibrahim.
0:17:49 > 0:17:52But Mustafa is now losing the memory of what his parents
0:17:52 > 0:17:58were actually like.
0:18:17 > 0:18:20Once a week, Mustafa comes for physiotherapy.
0:18:20 > 0:18:22Beside him is Benin.
0:18:22 > 0:18:24She lost her father, two brothers and a sister
0:18:24 > 0:18:27when a shell landed on her home.
0:18:27 > 0:18:32Syrian children have paid a catastrophic price for the war.
0:18:32 > 0:18:35And yet, in art therapy, Mustafa draws himself smiling.
0:18:35 > 0:18:38Despite everything he's been through, everything he's up against,
0:18:38 > 0:18:43I've never once seen him complain.
0:18:43 > 0:18:51Caroline Hawley, BBC News.
0:18:51 > 0:18:54A number of people have died - and many are believed
0:18:54 > 0:18:56trapped under rubble - after a newly-built
0:18:56 > 0:18:58pedestrian bridge collapsed in the US city of Miami.
0:18:58 > 0:19:00A major rescue operation is under way.
0:19:00 > 0:19:01The bridge, weighing nearly a thousand tonnes,
0:19:01 > 0:19:03was opened last Saturday - as our correspondent,
0:19:03 > 0:19:11Gary O'Donoghue, reports.
0:19:11 > 0:19:14The bridge just clap stowed of nowhere. There are cars stuck under
0:19:14 > 0:19:16there.
0:19:16 > 0:19:19Scrambling to rescue the trapped and injured after 950 tonnes
0:19:19 > 0:19:20of the newly-installed pedestrian bridge crashed down
0:19:20 > 0:19:21onto the road below.
0:19:21 > 0:19:24A number of vehicles were crushed as the bridge came down,
0:19:24 > 0:19:27shortly before 2pm.
0:19:27 > 0:19:28The emergency services, dashing to help those
0:19:28 > 0:19:30pinned under the concrete.
0:19:30 > 0:19:33The footbridge had only just been completed,
0:19:33 > 0:19:37designed to take students from the Florida International
0:19:37 > 0:19:44University safely across a six-lane highway to their accommodation.
0:19:44 > 0:19:46What was soon to become an iconic, staple part of the connectivity
0:19:46 > 0:19:49between the city and the University has actually turned out
0:19:49 > 0:19:51to be a national tragedy.
0:19:51 > 0:19:55Our hearts are extended out to those, the victims that
0:19:55 > 0:19:59were actually able to be transported away, as well as those that may not
0:19:59 > 0:20:03be walking away from the scene.
0:20:03 > 0:20:05The collapsed section of the bridge was only put in place last Saturday,
0:20:05 > 0:20:09using a method known as advanced bridge construction,
0:20:09 > 0:20:11designed to be fast and cause the least disruption
0:20:11 > 0:20:18as possible to traffic.
0:20:18 > 0:20:21This is crazy, God bless everyone involved.
0:20:21 > 0:20:23The National Transportation Safety Board says it is sending
0:20:23 > 0:20:25investigators to the scene, and the building company employed
0:20:25 > 0:20:30to put up the bridge, MCM, says it will co-operate fully.
0:20:30 > 0:20:33A brief look at some of the day's other other news stories.
0:20:33 > 0:20:36Following the death of an Egyptian student in Nottingham,
0:20:36 > 0:20:39Egypt is to send a delegation of parliamentarians to Britain.
0:20:39 > 0:20:40Mariam Moustafa died in hospital yesterday,
0:20:40 > 0:20:45a month after being attacked in the city centre.
0:20:45 > 0:20:47Police say they're aware of suggestions on social media
0:20:47 > 0:20:50that she was the victim of a hate crime, but they're not
0:20:50 > 0:20:55currently treating the attack as being racially motivated.
0:20:55 > 0:20:57Neville Hord has been jailed for at least 30 years -
0:20:57 > 0:21:01after admitting stabbing to death the daughter of his former partner
0:21:01 > 0:21:05at an Aldi supermarket in Skipton just before Christmas.
0:21:05 > 0:21:0930-year-old Jodie Willsher died after being stabbed 11 times.
0:21:09 > 0:21:15Prosecutors described Hord's motive for the killing as 'revenge'.
0:21:15 > 0:21:18A government inspector has recommended that
0:21:18 > 0:21:20Northamptonshire County Council, which has faced serious
0:21:20 > 0:21:22financial problems, should be abolished,
0:21:22 > 0:21:24and replaced with two new councils.
0:21:24 > 0:21:26The Conservative council has accepted the findings,
0:21:26 > 0:21:32and its leader has resigned.
0:21:32 > 0:21:35HSBC has revealed that its female staff in the UK earned 59%
0:21:35 > 0:21:38less than their male colleagues last year.
0:21:38 > 0:21:41Bonuses at the bank awarded to men were 86% higher
0:21:41 > 0:21:44than those given to women.
0:21:44 > 0:21:51HSBC said less than a quarter of senior roles were filled by women.
0:21:52 > 0:21:56Police investigating the fire at Grenfell Tower in west London,
0:21:56 > 0:21:59which claimed the lives of 71 people, say tests on a front door
0:21:59 > 0:22:02from one of the flats, showed it was far less
0:22:02 > 0:22:04fire-resistant than intended.
0:22:04 > 0:22:07Survivors of the blaze have described the finding as
0:22:07 > 0:22:12'shocking' as our home affairs correspondent Tom Symonds reports.
0:22:12 > 0:22:14Could what happened here be the result of
0:22:14 > 0:22:15corporate manslaughter?
0:22:15 > 0:22:18That is what the police are investigating.
0:22:18 > 0:22:20Highly technical work, including the test of a door
0:22:20 > 0:22:22from a Grenfell flat.
0:22:22 > 0:22:26One that was undamaged in the fire.
0:22:26 > 0:22:28In this standard test, heat is applied to one side
0:22:28 > 0:22:30and the door must hold for 30 minutes.
0:22:30 > 0:22:35Here, there's some smoke, but this door easily passes the test.
0:22:35 > 0:22:39The sample from Grenfell lasted 15 minutes.
0:22:39 > 0:22:42The police informed the government, which has consulted its own experts.
0:22:42 > 0:22:45The response...
0:22:45 > 0:22:47There is no change to fire safety advice
0:22:47 > 0:22:49that the public should follow.
0:22:49 > 0:22:54I, nevertheless, fully appreciate that this news will be
0:22:54 > 0:22:56troubling for many people, not least all those affected
0:22:56 > 0:23:00by the Grenfell tragedy.
0:23:00 > 0:23:03That is why, based on expert advice, we have begun the process
0:23:03 > 0:23:07of conducting further tests and we will continue to consult
0:23:07 > 0:23:08with the expert panel to identify the implications
0:23:08 > 0:23:10of these further tests.
0:23:10 > 0:23:14This picture is from before the fire.
0:23:14 > 0:23:16Flats appear to have had a variety of doors,
0:23:16 > 0:23:20but they were fairly new.
0:23:20 > 0:23:23The doors were replaced in 2012, not as part as the major
0:23:23 > 0:23:24refurbishment of Grenfell Tower.
0:23:24 > 0:23:28After that work there was a safety inspection.
0:23:28 > 0:23:32The investigators will want to know were the doors properly assessed?
0:23:32 > 0:23:36For the survivors, understanding why it happened is vital.
0:23:36 > 0:23:40It's very important for Grenfell survivors and the bereaved families
0:23:40 > 0:23:43to feel that we can honour the memory of those who have died.
0:23:43 > 0:23:48One way we can bring justice is to make sure that regulations
0:23:48 > 0:23:51and progressive policies ensure that people feel safe in their homes once
0:23:51 > 0:23:55again and that means tightening the regulations.
0:23:55 > 0:23:57But those questions will come later.
0:23:57 > 0:24:00For now, this is still the scene of a criminal investigation.
0:24:00 > 0:24:05Tom Symonds, BBC News, at Grenfell Tower.
0:24:05 > 0:24:08The Anglo-Dutch consumer company Unilever, the third-biggest firm
0:24:08 > 0:24:12in the UK, has denied that Brexit is a factor in its decision
0:24:12 > 0:24:17to base its new headquarters in Rotterdam rather than London.
0:24:17 > 0:24:19The firm, which owns well-known brands such
0:24:19 > 0:24:21as Marmite and Hellmann's, insisted it's fully committed
0:24:21 > 0:24:24to its British operations.
0:24:24 > 0:24:26Our business editor Simon Jack is at the firm's current
0:24:26 > 0:24:30headquarters in London.
0:24:30 > 0:24:35When they say it is not to do with Brexit what do you make of that?I
0:24:35 > 0:24:40think they've got good reasons why that is a credible explanation.
0:24:40 > 0:24:46Since 1930 this rather beautiful building Unilever house has been the
0:24:46 > 0:24:52UK headquarters of the maker of Marmite, of Dove and personal and
0:24:52 > 0:24:55throw those decades it's adding another headquarters in Rotterdam in
0:24:55 > 0:25:02the Netherlands. Today the company, historic move, said its future,
0:25:02 > 0:25:05there is only room for one headquarters and it's not going to
0:25:05 > 0:25:10be here. So why are they doing it? They say they need to save money and
0:25:10 > 0:25:13be more streamlined, be more agile. Just last year they had a nasty
0:25:13 > 0:25:17shock when they were the subject to one of the biggest takeover bids in
0:25:17 > 0:25:22history when the US giant Kraft Heinz tried to buy them. A lot of
0:25:22 > 0:25:26people see under Dutch law that takeover would have been more
0:25:26 > 0:25:29difficult to actually pull off. There is more protection afforded
0:25:29 > 0:25:33under Dutch law. It does not mean Unilever is leaving the UK, seven
0:25:33 > 0:25:37and a half thousand jobs here and will stay, they will run two
0:25:37 > 0:25:42divisions, but it does mean Unilever will fall out of the FTSE 100 index
0:25:42 > 0:25:47of leading shares. They say it's not to do with Brexit. Having said that,
0:25:47 > 0:25:50the Prime Minister and the Business Secretary lobbied very hard for this
0:25:50 > 0:25:57not to happen because they know full well that with just over a year to
0:25:57 > 0:26:02go before we leave the European Union this move will send a very
0:26:02 > 0:26:05uncomfortable and very unpleasant message to the rest of the corporate
0:26:05 > 0:26:11sector and very, very sensitive time.Thank you very much, our
0:26:11 > 0:26:15business editor Simon Jack at Unilever headquarters in London.
0:26:15 > 0:26:18The Danish prime minister has told the BBC that Britain can rely
0:26:18 > 0:26:20upon its European neighbours, in moments of crisis.
0:26:20 > 0:26:22Lars Lokke Rasmussen said that although Britain had
0:26:22 > 0:26:24decided to leave the EU, they still had the
0:26:24 > 0:26:25closest ties possible.
0:26:25 > 0:26:28And he warned that the EU would be sending a very
0:26:28 > 0:26:30clear message to Russia, in relation to the Salisbury attack,
0:26:30 > 0:26:32when it meets next week.
0:26:32 > 0:26:37Our Europe editor Katya Adler reports.
0:26:37 > 0:26:41Denmark is one of the UK's closest European allies,
0:26:41 > 0:26:44a fellow nonconformist, rather Eurosceptic nation.
0:26:44 > 0:26:48Today, as we walked through the Danish Parliament,
0:26:48 > 0:26:50Prime Minister Rasmussen wanted to talk first about the Salisbury
0:26:50 > 0:26:53attack and whether the EU would take concrete action.
0:26:53 > 0:26:57I think it's time to step up and speak out very loud and very
0:26:57 > 0:27:01clear to Russia that we will not accept this because this is a threat
0:27:01 > 0:27:05to everybody's security.
0:27:05 > 0:27:08This is in a way the first real test after Brexit.
0:27:08 > 0:27:1012 months of very bad-tempered negotiations.
0:27:10 > 0:27:12Can the UK still rely on its European allies
0:27:12 > 0:27:16in a moment of crisis?
0:27:16 > 0:27:17Yes.
0:27:17 > 0:27:19I'm absolutely convinced that Britain can rely on Europe.
0:27:19 > 0:27:23Even though the British have decided to leave the EU as an institution,
0:27:23 > 0:27:28Britain is still a part of Europe.
0:27:28 > 0:27:30Because so far Britain has been disappointed
0:27:30 > 0:27:32by its traditional allies, in that in the Brexit negotiations,
0:27:32 > 0:27:35Denmark, the Netherlands, Ireland, in the negotiations have chosen,
0:27:35 > 0:27:39if you like, the EU over ally UK.
0:27:39 > 0:27:42Well, I wouldn't put it that way.
0:27:42 > 0:27:48Even though I love Britain, I mean, I have to be aware
0:27:48 > 0:27:51of what the Danish interest is in this case.
0:27:51 > 0:27:54I have to protect my business environment in the same way that
0:27:54 > 0:27:57Theresa May has to protect the British business community.
0:27:57 > 0:28:00And you believe that changing rules for the UK
0:28:00 > 0:28:02would damage the single market?
0:28:02 > 0:28:06That could be the case.
0:28:06 > 0:28:14It could be, you know, followed by other countries wanting
0:28:16 > 0:28:19to go down the same lane, if we allow this kind
0:28:19 > 0:28:20of cherry picking.
0:28:20 > 0:28:23But Denmark is keen on some cherry picking of its own.
0:28:23 > 0:28:25It's one of the world's biggest exporters of fish but Danish
0:28:25 > 0:28:27fishermen rely heavily on access to UK waters.
0:28:27 > 0:28:30They want that to continue after Brexit.
0:28:30 > 0:28:32This is definitely something we have to negotiate.
0:28:32 > 0:28:35I mean, that's what it's all about, negotiating.
0:28:35 > 0:28:39So will there be that give and take?
0:28:39 > 0:28:41My point of departure is that we have to reach out
0:28:41 > 0:28:43for a balanced agreement.
0:28:43 > 0:28:47Let's look at this idea the transition deal.
0:28:47 > 0:28:50The UK is hoping for that to be confirmed at the EU's leaders summit
0:28:50 > 0:28:51on Thursday and Friday.
0:28:51 > 0:28:53You will be there.
0:28:53 > 0:28:56Will it be a yes?
0:28:56 > 0:29:00I will echo those who say that we need to send a clear signal
0:29:00 > 0:29:04about a transitional agreement so that we can postpone
0:29:04 > 0:29:09uncertainty until 2020.
0:29:09 > 0:29:11That Brexit uncertainty is disruptive for Denmark
0:29:11 > 0:29:16and the rest of Europe as well as the UK.
0:29:16 > 0:29:19Whatever is decided at next week's EU summit, months of tough
0:29:19 > 0:29:21negotiations still lie ahead.
0:29:21 > 0:29:25Katya Adler, BBC News, Copenhagen.
0:29:25 > 0:29:27Football, and Arsenal have been playing tonight
0:29:27 > 0:29:33in the Europa League.
0:29:33 > 0:29:38They have beaten AC Milan at the Emirates I 3-1 to get to the
0:29:38 > 0:29:40quarterfinals.
0:29:40 > 0:29:42It's been a dark winter in Islington.
0:29:42 > 0:29:45Arsenal's league season went into a tunnel and ended up in a hole.
0:29:45 > 0:29:47But they found escapism in Europe.
0:29:47 > 0:29:51Last week they beat AC Milan 2-0, a morale boost,
0:29:51 > 0:29:53but also a mental test, for in the second leg Milan
0:29:53 > 0:29:55knew they could change the mood in a moment.
0:29:55 > 0:29:59Calhanoglu with a strike to shake the try.
0:29:59 > 0:30:03How were those nerves?
0:30:03 > 0:30:05Well, how about this for a settler?
0:30:05 > 0:30:07Not two minutes later Danny Welbeck broke and fell.
0:30:07 > 0:30:08A plea, a pause.
0:30:08 > 0:30:09A penalty.
0:30:09 > 0:30:10Back to Welbeck.
0:30:10 > 0:30:11Pressure.
0:30:11 > 0:30:13In a kick a stadium exhaled.
0:30:13 > 0:30:18Arsenal aren't always suitable for before the watershed.
0:30:18 > 0:30:21Though always a chance of jump scares courtesy of a desperate Milan
0:30:21 > 0:30:26with nothing to lose.
0:30:26 > 0:30:28Arsenal ensured they had nothing to gain either.
0:30:28 > 0:30:31Xhaka aimed for one corner and somehow scored in the other.
0:30:31 > 0:30:32Safety.
0:30:32 > 0:30:33Then time for luxury.
0:30:33 > 0:30:35They queued up for a third, Welbeck got it.
0:30:35 > 0:30:38A competition which was never supposed to be a priority
0:30:38 > 0:30:40for Arsenal has helped them regain a little of their identity.
0:30:40 > 0:30:42Patrick Gearey, BBC News.
0:30:42 > 0:30:46Newsnight is coming up on BBC Two.
0:30:46 > 0:30:51Here is an Ollie. Tonight we talk to the excelled
0:30:51 > 0:30:56Russian oligarch who believes blood and Putin has lost control of the
0:30:56 > 0:30:59Russian state. During the night on BBC Two.