05/04/2017 Victoria Derbyshire

Hello. Good morning, it is Wednesday, it's 9am. I'm Victoria

Derbyshire. 72 dead, 20 of them children in a suspected chemical

attack in north-west Syria. The pictures of dead and dying children

are almost impossible to look at. What can be done, if anything?

I lost my son, my children, my neighbours, my daughter. They're all

gone. I only have got left... We will be live on the ground where it

happened and we'll ask whether the attack was carried out on the orders

of the Syrian president? Also on the programme, in an exclusive interview

a mum whose violent and abusive ex is subject to the first ever court

order forcing him to tell authorities if he gets a new

girlfriend tells us she hopes it will protect other women. No matter

how much fear you have and no match how much blackmailing and

intimidation you go for it, because if people judge you and you keep

believing what your abuser is saying, at the end you're going to

lose yourself and somehow, you can lose your life.

We will bring you the full exclusive interview shortly. An investigation

by this programme and the Asian Network discover the Muslim women

paying to marry, have sex with and then divorce a stranger so that they

can get with their first husband. It is very, very regularment so all the

time. A lot of people are under the impression that the marriage is

over. So as far as are' concerned it is against the religion? It is

forbidden. Hello and welcome to the programme.

We're live until 11am. We'll bring you the latest breaking

news and developing stories. A little later we'll hear how

various politicians are working together to try and stop benefit

changes which will leave some bereaved spouses

and children worse off. It follows our interview with a man

called Alan yesterday who has He told us his wife would be better

off if he died today Do get in touch on all the stories

we're talking about this morning - use the hashtag Victoria LIVE

and If you text, you will be charged The UN Security Council will hold

an emergency session later to discuss a suspected chemical

attack in Syria which is reported to have killed at least 72 people,

many of them children. The US has accused the Assad regime

of "barbarism" and joined Britain and France in calling

on the United Nations to order The Syrian government denies

using chemical weapons and Russia claims that a rebel arms

store was hit. You may find images

in Sarah Corker's report upsetting. Hundreds of innocent Syrians,

including many children, struggling to breathe

after a suspected chemical Distressing images and evidence that

will no doubt dominate emergency talks held by the UN

Security Council later today. Global leaders have called

for a rapid investigation Some of the injured were treated

across the border in Turkey. Medics wore face masks to protect

themselves from the toxic gases. TRANSLATION: We were

affected by the gas. We couldn't stand up.

I felt dizzy and sick. I suffered from shortness of breath.

I couldn't breathe. This apparent chemical strike

on a rebel held town has brought The US, Britain and France have

all blamed the Syrian I'm appalled by the reports that

there's been a chemical weapons and attack on a town south of Idlib,

allegedly by the Syrian regime. We condemn the use of chemical

weapons in all circumstances. If proven, this will be further

evidence of the barbarism Using chemical weapons

is a war crime. President Assad's regime denied

launching Tuesday's attack, echoing denials it has made over

the course of Syria's And just as doctors were treating

those who survived, the hospital The attack will overshadow

an international conference in Brussels later, discussing aid

effort in Syria. Thousands of civilians

are still trapped by fighting. What effective action can

the international community now take What can the international community

do? Well, this is a summit that was called to focus as the title says on

the future of Syria, but time and again these world leaders are being

forced to the very punishing present reality of the Syrian conflict and

right behind me in the last hour, one after another, world leaders

went by issuing a strongly worded condemnation of this latest atrocity

in Syria and another alleged war crime. And warning of a price to

pay, but as always, what will be the price when the Foreign Secretary

Boris Johnson passed by here, I asked him for his reaction to the

alleged war crime. I have seen nothing to suggest or

rather to lead us to think that it is anything but the regime and all

the evidence I have and there maybe more to come out of this by the way,

all the evidence I have seen REPORTER: What have you seen? All

the evidence that I have seen suggests that this was the Assad

regime who did it in the full knowledge that they were using

illegal weapons in a barbaric attack on their own people. I would like to

see those culpable pay a price for this.

REPORTER: What is the price? That's been said time and time again. I

certainly do not see how a Government like that can continue to

have any kind of legitimate administration of the people of

Syria. Thank you very much. Another warning of a price to pay,

but it is Syrian civilians, including Syrian children, who are

paying the heaviest price of all in this conflict. The arguments about

who carried out the attack and today and later today in New York, world

powers will argue about what is to be done. When the UN secretary

general went by I asked him whether it was a defining moment for the

international community. He has called it a moment of truth.

The last time there was a big chemical attack on Syrian civilians,

the then president of the US, President Obama, called it a red

line. It wasn't, nothing really happened to President Assad. So,

practically, what could be done? Is it simply diplomatic sanctions? Is

it economic sanctions? What? Well we'll just go back to the summer of

2013 when the British Parliament voted not to take military action in

Syria and that played a role in then President Obama's decision also not

to use military strikes in order to punish President Assad for the

chemical attack in 2013 which let's remind our viewers killed 1,000

people and was confirmed to be the use of the illegal chemical which is

sarin gas so we're back at the same place again with the world community

discussing whether another red line has been crossed. Nobody, no

country, wants to including Britain, wants to send more forces to fight

another war in Syria. So they have to look at what kind of military

pressure is possible, what kind of sanctions are available, but first

of all, they have to conclude, give decisive proof as to who carried out

this attack, what were the consequences of it, and what within

all the tools available to the international community can be the

consequences for those who carried it out? And this is a big attack,

but I have come back from spending two weeks in Syria and on an almost

daily basis there are accusations that a use of chemicals or

chancellor reen gas is used somewhere at some time in Syria.

Sometimes we notice them and sometimes we don't and today we're

noticing them. Thank you very much Lyse.

Joanna is in the BBC Newsroom with a summary

A woman whose former partner has been convicted

of domestic violence offences and has been ordered to inform

police about every new relationship he enters into hopes that the court

Under the seven-year Criminal Behaviour Order,

Kylle Godfrey must inform police if he is in a relationship

Scotland Yard says it's the first time that a court order has been

used to protect victims of domestic abuse.

This programme will be speaking exclusively

to Kylle's former partner, Shira.

are charging "divorced" Muslim women thousands of pounds to take part

in so-called "halala" Islamic marriages -

an investigation by this programme and the Asian Network has found

In reality they are sham marriage where women pay to marry,

have sex with and then divorce a stranger, so they can get back

with their first husbands - often leaving women open

to financial exploitation, blackmail and even sexual abuse.

A child has suffered life-threatening injuries

The attack happened in Chatham yesterday afternoon.

Two people have been arrested over the incident and the dog

The Prime Minister has indicated that free movement of EU citizens

across British frontiers may need to continue in some

Theresa May explained that while immigration would be under

British control from the moment the UK left the EU, there would need

The European Parliament will vote later today on a resolution laying

out the terms it believes the EU must demand during

It says the UK must honour its financial liabilities and abide

by EU standards if it wants to maintain a close trading

Within the past few minutes, Nigel Farage has been addressing

members of the European Parliament where he was quickly

You're behaving like the Mafia. You think we're a hostage. We're not.

We're free to go. 85, no, I know, I know, I do understand...

I do understand... TRANSLATION: Sorry Mr Farage.

Listen, I will try and give you the chance to speak and say everything

you want to say. If you talk about the Mafia and say this Parliament is

behaving like the Mafia, that's not acceptable.

APPLAUSE No, I downed stand... I do

understand, sir, Mr President, I do understand national sensitivities

and I'll change it to gangsters, all right? And that is how, that is how

we're being treated. That's a summary of the latest BBC

News - more at 9.30am. Manchester United are still

unbeaten, but they'll be worried about finishing

in the top four now. They drew 1-1 with Everton at Old

Trafford. I'm sure fans will be worried about that. Here is one of

the goals that you don't expect to see from an Everton defender.

Phil Jagielka Look at this touch to put them 1-0 up. Ashley Williams was

given a red card for handball. Manchester United equalised by a

penalty. For Manchester United fans I guess it is whether you consider

your glass half empty or half full. Half the matches have been draws and

they are four points off fourth place, and they will be worried

about the fourth qualification spot for the Champions League.

What's the latest with David Moyes and Sunderland after controversial

comments earlier this week to a female reporter.

He threatened to slap a female reporter during an interview. The FA

chairman Greg Clarke has come out to criticise David Moyes. Clarke said

it was regrettable and disTAsful and showed a complete lack of respect.

He said it is doubly bad to use such a term to a woman because there is a

lot of violence against women in society and terms like that just

aren't disrespectful. This comes after David Moyes was backed by

Sunderland and problems for Sunderland and David Moyes continued

on the pitch. They lost 2-0 at Leicester. They're rooted to the

bottom of the Premier League table and still eight points from safety.

Republic of Ireland's women's football team

have threatened to go on strike, what's happened?

This centres around player treatment. Now a group of the

players have come out publicly and decided to speak out on the lack of

support, the lack of finance, and the kind of lack of organisation as

part of that team. The players have said that some of them en route to

matches have had to change in public toilets. No way for, you know, an

elite training environment to take place and they've refused to train

today unless the governing body, the FAI hold talks with their

representatives. The FAI have said they're disappointed that players

would threaten to strike and refuse to play for their country and

they've made repeated attempts at payment and compensation. Now, the

players, the team, have a match against Slovakia on Monday, but it

will be interesting to see if that goes ahead at all Victoria with a

breakdown of communication between the two at the moment.

OK, thank you very much, Jess. All This morning - an exclusive

interview with the mum of two whose violent ex partner is believed to be

the first person in England and Wales to be subject to a court

order which means he must tell It's intended to protect

future victims. Under the seven-year

criminal behaviour order, Kylle Godfrey must inform police

if he is in a relationship for more than 14 days,

officers can then tell new partners about his previous violent

behaviour under the domestic In an exclusive interview,

his former partner Shira - who was subjected to brutal attacks

and controlling behaviour from him over a period of 6 years -

told us she hopes the order will protect other

women in the future. The 33 year old - who doesn't want

us to her full name - moved to this country

from the Philippines She has two children

with Godfrey, aged 3 and 4. In her only broadcast interview

she began by giving her in a way, they said that it would be

a bit difficult to get it. -- before we got the order, by the way.

Because we have not got it before. But having the order now, it makes

me feel more safe and I feel that other women would also be protected

by this order because basically if he will inform the police if he has

a new girlfriend, the police would be able to speak to that woman, and

I think a lot of women out there, not just me, will be protected from

domestic violence in the future. But it will be up to him to report

himself to the police to let them know he is in a relationship. Yes,

it would be up to him but the police said that if he was with someone and

he did not record it, and the woman called police on him, like I used to

do before, I used to call the police him numerous times, but I did not go

to court or press charges, because I kept going back to him. This time,

they say that they can't prosecute him straightaway for just breaching

that order. I understand that you were with Kyle Godfrey for six

years. He regularly would he attack or beat you? -- how regularly. The

first two years of our relationship, it happened may be for a longer

period, for example 1-4 months or 1-6 months. It depended on his mood

or if there was a problem that arise to. But in the latter part of the

relationship, it was getting more frequent, and I can see that he is

getting out of control, so I can't monitor it any more, or do not know

how frequent it is any more. All I remember is that sometimes even

little things would actually trigger him, and he could just throw

something on my face. Like if he feels like unhappy, if I may say, so

that is how it is. But with a six-year relationship, there were a

few times where I was really injured, and he destroyed my staff,

leaving me with nothing. Can I ask what kind of things he did to you?

Punching. He normally punched my chest or the side of my body.

Sometimes I feel like it is bullying as well because sometimes he would

do some things in front of me that actually scare me, like lighting a

lighter with spray, or turning a cooker, and when the alarm goes off

in the house, I get scared because the cooker gets really hot. Or

flicking a cigarette in front of me. Or even sometimes it went really bad

when one time he actually hit me, slapped me really hard and I lost

consciousness. And instead of him getting me up, he poured cold water

on me, so I would wake up. And there was an occasion, I think, where he

smashed your head against the floor. Yes. That was actually the calling

that I had because I felt like at that moment, when I was dragged into

the kitchen and he was smashing my head on the floor, like four or five

times, I can't remember, but that was when I realised, I thought I was

going to die that time, to be honest with you, Victoria, because no one

was helping me and he cannot control himself any more. So I just had a

little prey and I realised that not one deserves to be in that position,

and my life is more important than this. I feel like if I am going to

die here, what are people going to say? I lost my life with this

horrible man? I also thought about my family back home, if something

happened to me no one would even know. Goodness, that is such a sad

thought that if something happened to you, you feel your family would

not find out what he had done to you. Yes, because that's how he

makes me feel sometimes. Even though I have been in the UK for a few

years now, and I have children with him, it is like I am still a

foreigner. It's just sad. Women like me, women out there that are still

suffering from domestic violence, you only realise when you are in a

life or death situation. I am here to tell children that they are that

they should not have to wait to get to that moment because you might not

be lucky enough to survive it. Because that time, when he saw me

bleeding, he just stood up and realised what he had done. But what

if the person will not wake up, or will not stop, and then you end up

being dead? Was changed in the end? Why did you work with the police to

bring this man to justice? Because I felt like even though I was the

victim, I felt like I was the one running away from the police,

because there are so many things that have been stuck in my mind,

being in a domestic relationship actually takes away your power. At

some point you just believe whatever he says, what ever your ex would say

to you. When there are so many factors, like everything that

surrounds you, you feel like you should not be doing it, and

sometimes you feel like you are going to be the bad person, you are

going to be the bad mother, and you do not want to do that. Thankfully I

had a very persistent police officer, and she never gave up on

me. She kept on pushing me, encouragingly, and of course the

constant calls and letters and e-mails that I received, plus I have

family support, like my cousin came over, so I have a bit more of that

push to go to court. In February this year, Godfrey was jailed for

three years for his violence against you and another woman whilst he was

on bail. How do you feel about that sentence? Well, that sentence, when

they did the sentencing I felt relief, because I feel like this is

it, you know, I was able to go to the end part. And now I can just

concentrate on moving on. In regards to the other matter, his issues with

other exes that he has, I cannot really comment about it. But for

whatever reason, I think just as a woman like me, sometimes you go to

feel like it is too much and for you it is too enough, and you have to do

what you have to do, which is to stand yourself. -- stand up for

yourself. When he is released from jail, if he ends up in another

relationship is supposed to tell the police about it, that is the

condition of the order. Do you have faith that he will actually do that?

I do not think he will do that. But I think he will be more cautious

about it and this order, I hope, will also give him some thinking

before he comes -- goes into a relationship. He will have to think

that him, or even other men, if you cannot treat the woman right and you

cannot cope with yourself with a person rightfully and humanely, then

don't go for it. There are other ways for them to go out with a

woman. But I have experienced being in an intimate relationship triggers

these issues, and domestic issues, that result in violence, then don't

go for it. Because now the law has improved in terms of protecting

women. But my faith with him, I don't think he will report it, but I

think he will think about it first. You have said that you felt at times

that you could not escape the relationship with him. I wonder if

this order had been imposed when he had met you, how would it have

protected you and your children? Well, if this order was placed

before me, then I would of course, if the police had talked to me about

it, how serious it was before, then maybe it would change more of my

life now. But in terms of being in a domestic relationship, sometimes

even for myself I cannot explain how I stayed with him that long. Even

though there are some people out there like his family, who told me

about what happened in his previous relationships, but still you feel

like you are in love with the person and the person will change. What

would your message be two other victims of domestic abuse who might

be watching this interview right now, who may be trapped in such a

relationship, frightened to speak out? What would you say to them?

Well, I just want to tell them that there is was away to get out of it.

It is not going to be easy because at the end of the day you feel like

you are out of it, but somehow you were trapped with the memories and

the pain that you have gone through. At I hope that they will not wait

for them to waste their lives for so many years being with someone that

they do not deserve. No one deserves to be in domestic violence. No

matter what race you are, where you come from, no matter how long you

have been in the country. No one deserves to be in that relationship,

especially women with children. They do not deserve to see domestic

violence, and I hope that they will come out and stand for it. No matter

how much you have and how much intimidation you get, you go for it

because at the end of the day, if people judge you and if you keep

believing what Europe user is saying, at the end you are going to

lose yourself and somehow you can lose your life. All you have to do

is just one day wake up and have the strength to run away or turn your

back. And just think of the next step, once you are out of the

relationship. And don't go back. If you turn your back, don't keep

coming back, because the more you come back, the more you put yourself

at risk. And you can lose a lot. You can lose your children, you can lose

your life, you can lose yourself. Even the smile on your face. That is

what I want to tell other women out there. That is such a powerful

message from you. Do you feel free now? Yes. I am sorry for crying. I

have not tried for so long, in terms of like emotionally. I used to cry

when I was with Kyle and now sometimes, I am mostly happy now and

I am more peaceful. Victoria, I just want to get this opportunity to tell

also people in the position, or people who can actually help these

women like I have experienced. Please, we have to help women, not

just talking and stuff. We need to push them out of this, they need

support. The government should support women, because it was really

hard. Sometimes you want to come out but you cannot even go to a refuge,

especially like people's corners, because they are not going to

respect you if you do not have access to public funds or if you are

not a British citizen. Regardless, the government should give more

support to women out there so they can go to court and end the

proceedings and once and for all move on with their lives. Her

ex-partner in is in jail. He is believed to be the first person in

England and Wales to be sub to a court order which means he must tell

the police if he gets a new girlfriend.

If you want to find out help, you can by contacting the BBC's

Actionline. Let me read some comments from you. Audrey says,

"Bravo to this young lady to help bring this animal to justice." A

viewer says, "I experienced domestic violence for 18 years. I'm glad the

help is out there for men and women so they don't have to stay with an

abuserment I'm so proud of this lady speaking out and I hope it will help

others suffering to take back control of their lives."

The women who pay thousands to marry, have sex

with and then divorce a stranger, so that they can get back

After our interview yesterday with Alan -

a father of two with terminal cancer - church leaders and politicians

have united to say they are going to fight the Government's cuts

to support for bereaved parents which come in tomorrow.

We'll speak to three of them just after 10am.

Here's Joanna in the BBC Newsroom with a summary of today's news.

The UN Security Council is to hold emergency talks

following a suspected chemical attack in Syria - which has left

at least 58 people dead, including a number of children.

The Assad regime denies using chemical weapons.

Russia has blamed the poisoning on the rebels.

A woman whose former partner has been convicted

of domestic violence offences, and has been ordered to inform

police about every new relationship he enters into hopes that the court

Under the seven-year criminal behaviour order,

Kylle Godfrey must inform police if he is in a relationship

Scotland Yard says it's the first time that a court order has been

used to protect victims of domestic abuse.

A child has suffered life-threatening injuries

The attack happened in Chatham yesterday afternoon.

Two people have been arrested over the incident and the dog

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge will attend what's

being called "a service of Hope and Reconciliation later",

for the victims of the Westminster attack.

Around two thousand people are expected to attend the event

Families of the victims, faith leaders and representatives

from the emergency services will be among the guests.

That's a summary of the latest BBC News.

Manchester United left it late to earn a draw in last night's

Premier League match at home to Everton.

The visitors scored in the first-half,

but Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored a 94th minute penalty.

United are now unbeaten in 20 games but have drawn nine

The Football Association chairman Greg Clarke has reportedly described

David Moyes' comments to a BBC reporter as "regrettable"

Sunderland remain bottom of the Premier League table

after a 2-0 loss last night to a resurgent Leicester.

Defending champion Heather Watson wasted two match points before

eventually winning in three sets at the Monterrey Open

The Masters gets underway tomorrow and Danny Willett hopes

a return to Augusta can spark a return to form.

He has failed to win a tournament since donning

That's your headlines. I will be back at 10am.

An investigation by this programme and the Asian Network has found that

a number of online services are charging "divorced" Muslim women

thousands of pounds to take part in what's known as "halala"

In reality they are a sham marriage where women pay to marry,

have sex with and then divorce a stranger, so they can get back

with their first husbands, often leaving women open

to financial exploitation, blackmail and even sexual abuse.

The controversial practice is believed, by a very small

minority of Muslims, to be the only way a divorced woman

can get back with her husband after what's known as a triple talaq

- that's an instant divorce where a man just needs to say

"talaq" three times to his wife in order to divorce her.

Athar Ahmad has been investigating for us.

I mean, you get ?1,000 for sleeping with a woman in one night.

We can go to a hotel or something, and complete that thing.

I remember crying all day long, not eating.

Three words in a single text message changed her life forever.

After being introduced to a potential partner by a family

friend when she was in her 20s, she decided to get

A few months later the couple were married and planning

We have changed her name to protect her identity.

What was your relationship with your husband like

In the beginning we were struggling to get along with each

After my marriage, my in-laws decided I would have

So the first year was hard, considerably.

She had children with her husband soon after,

The first time he was abusive was over money.

My parents gave me a lump sum as a wedding present,

and he and his parents decided that they wanted it from me,

Well, on that occasion he dragged me by my hair through two rooms

and tried to throw me out of the house.

He has thrown things at me, pulled me by my hair,

Slamming me against the wall became so constant, it became a norm.

Her husband's behaviour, though, became increasingly unpredictable.

Talk me through what happened on the day he divorced you.

So I was at home with the children and he was at work, and during

a discussion he sent a text, "Talaq, talaq, talaq."

My dad said, "Your marriage is over, you cannot go back to him."

It's a little-known phrase, triple talaq.

If the man says that three times in a row,

some Muslims believe that means the marriage is finished,

It's banned in most Muslim countries, but still happens,

though it is impossible to know how many women are divorced

Men sometimes give a triple talaq during an argument or a fight,

like in this case, and then later regret it.

If you believe in it, it is possible you will also believe in halala.

A small minority think it is the only way a divorced couple

Halala meets the woman must marry someone else,

consummate the marriage and then get a divorce before she is able

But arranging a halala marriage is something the vast majority

Most imams and clerics said the practice is down to people

misunderstanding the laws around divorce and it has nothing to do

The Islamic Sharia Council regularly have women dropping in,

asking about the finer points of an Islamic divorce.

A triple talaq, is that something you accept at the Sharia Council?

No, we make it clear that it is not accepted.

A lot of people are under the impression the marriage is over,

It is harm, it is forbidden, there is no stronger word,

But she believes some Muslims have got the wrong idea about divorce,

If you are told by your parents, by your imam or your community

that the triple talaq is valid, there is no other option.

And you have been told the only way you can get back

together is through halala, they feel they have no choice.

But there are those who are exploiting women's desperation,

pushing out halala as a genuine solution, and now it

So I have come across a number of different Facebook pages which

Most say they will supply a man who is willing to marry a woman,

have sex with her and then give her a divorce so she can get

So this is from someone who says he is happy to come to the UK

and pay for his flights, accommodation and service fees.

This other one is asking for our address and how old we are.

We then find a UK-based halala service, which says it arranges

temporary marriages, and to message them

We get in touch with them over Facebook.

An undercover reporter posing as a divorced Muslim woman

who is looking to get back with her husband.

After weeks of talking over Facebook, we finally managed

to arrange a meeting and sent our undercover reporter

At this stage we have no idea who the person behind

It could be someone messing around online, or it could be someone

The man behind the account turns up, tells us he has been busy

He has a number of other men working with him,

all of whom carry out the halala service for a fee.

For you, I contacted three guys, in their 40s.

They will take 5,000, and they want to keep it

Do you have an idea of which mosque in the UK?

I will go and see the people, see a few imams, who will do it easily.

The man then offers to carry out the halala service himself,

claiming it would be cheaper and safer.

If you want to get it done in a hotel or something.

The imam's costs, the witnesses' costs, we have to pay

And for sex, if you want to enjoy it properly...

You can go to a hotel or something, complete that thing...

He brings up other women he has helped in the past and how much

they have paid to go through with the halala marriage.

One of them was in a hotel, but she also paid a lot.

Some women who go through a triple talaq become desperate

and will do anything to try to save their marriage,

including considering going through halala.

I remember crying all day long, not eating, even suicidal.

And even though he was abusive and divorced you over text,

you still wanted to get back together with him?

When I married him, I imagined forever.

My ex-husband was so desperate, we were both desperate

to get back together, we knew halala was the only option.

So I did a lot of research online in regards to the halala.

I started ringing around and through a couple of people

I found out that there are certain individuals, imams even,

I found it would cost between 500 to ?2,000.

I was so in love with him, I was willing to do anything

You were willing to marry a stranger, have sex

As awful as that sounds, yes, I was willing to do that.

Going through halala comes with its risks.

The man behind the Facebook account tells us he has had other

men working with him, one who refused to divorce a woman

After one month, I asked him to divorce.

He said, "No, I want to stay for six months."

I said, "No, she does not want to, you have to finish it."

How do I know you would do that to me?

It is a sham marriage, it is misunderstanding

the concept of talaq, and the other danger is that this

second husband decides, "I have married her now,

I have a legitimate marriage certificate, I am not

going to divorce her," so she may be stuck with a man that she does not

This is adultery, infidelity, prostitution.

Because halala is such a secretive issue, it is hard

it is, with women often scared their families will find out.

It can leave them open to blackmail, financial exploitation

You wouldn't really speak about these things

to your parents, your siblings,

anyone, because if even one person accidentally mentions it,

Do you have any idea about who was offering

I heard about certain mosques in the UK containing certain imams

who were offering their services for a certain amount of money.

So I knew of girls who had gone behind family's backs and had it

I heard of this one woman who paid for the service,

probably lied to her parents and said she was going away

went to the mosque - there was apparently

where they did this stuff, and had it done.

The imam or whoever offered these services slept

with her and allowed other men to sleep with her too.

It is a horrific experience for the woman to have to sleep

with someone she does not love or find someone because her husband

decided to say three words that should never have been said.

And it's not just ordinary men who are offering

This advert on Gumtree is from someone who claims to be

a mufti, a Muslim legal expert who gives rulings

He says he is offering a private and confidential service.

Once again, we pose as a woman who has gone through a divorce

He gets back within hours, saying he has helped women before

and he can arrange a temporary marriage, sex and then a divorce,

And sex is sold as being an important part of

He wraps up the meeting by saying he will start looking

into arrangements for the wedding, but does not want to put a limit

Or how many times our reporter would have to sleep with him.

There's nothing to suggest this man is doing anything illegal.

He rejects any allegations against him, claiming he has never

carried out or been involved in a halala marriage and he made

the Facebook account for fun as part of a social experiment.

He says he encouraged our reporter to tell other members of her family

about the situation and that he had no intention of taking

I wanted to see what the Islamic Sharia Council made of the footage.

This is the secret film we have recorded.

Having seen the footage, what did you make of that conversation?

Does it shock you to see someone offering to marry someone,

sleep with them and divorce them for thousands of pounds?

This is somebody's sister, daughter, that you are talking to.

The basic core values of Islam is where you are decent.

This is nasty, this is about making money, abusing vulnerable people.

What do you think about someone who claims to be able to find imams,

find mosques who are willing to carry out these halala marriages?

If it is true that these imams know the intention behind this,

that it is a halala marriage, then those imams need to be punished.

They are selling their faith, they are the worst possible

Farah eventually decided against getting back

of going through a halala marriage, but she warns there are other

women out there like her who are desperate for a solution.

It's an easy moneymaking scheme, ?1,000 to sleep

I realised my ex-husband wasn't going to change,

he very nearly killed me and if I had gone back,

Unless you are in that situation where you are divorced

and feeling the pain I felt, nobody will understand

Later in the programme we'll be talking to a charity

which helps women who've been through such attacks.

And you can find out more on the story on Asian Network

Coming up, Mel B gets a restraining order against her husband

Stephen Belafonte - alleging he beat her,

Next the situation in Syria - we're going to show you some

disturbing images which show the horror of the reality

of what is happening in the north west province of Idlib.

These images show children struggling to breathe

after a suspected chemical attack which has left 72 dead -

The UN Security Council will meet in an emergency

session this afternoon to discuss the attack.

The United States, Britain and France have proposed a UN

resolution condemning the attack, which they blame on the Syrian

In this morning that all evidence points to President Assad's forces

being behind this attack. Boris Johnson said this morning.

Hours after the initial attack, air strikes also hit a hospital

in the town where doctors were treating victims,

bringing down rubble on medics as they worked.

Let's get the latest now from Idlib province.

Abdul Aziz Ajini is the media officer at the opposition-run

Idlib Health Directorate, and Dr Abdulhay Tennari,

a lung doctor who treated the injured from a field hospital

And in Paris, Ole Solvang is a Director

He has been investigating the attack to get to the bottom

of what actually killed the 72 people on Tuesday.

Dr Abdulhay Tennari, you are a lung doctor and treated some

of the affected in Idlib province, can you walk us

Yesterday at 6am, I was south of Idlib. Many people died immediately

and around 500 people immediately became sick. The Syrian defence

started to evacuate them. To secure them. So there were different cases,

depending on the amount of gas they had inhaled, and where the rocket

exploded. I saw many children sick and many children who had died. 20

children died approximately and 21 women. The rest were men. They were

suffering from difficulties breathing, and they had specific

signs, which was a constricted breathing. When we see the signs, it

is serious. It is similar with the signs of sarin gas, nerve agent that

produces severe secretions in the lungs. The patient suffocates

because they are respiratory system is full of secretions. So we started

to treat them based on these symptoms and we tried to find the

antidote. After giving the antidote, there was a very good response,

which made us think it was definitely sarin gas.

Abdul Aziz Ajini is the media officer at the opposition-run

Is it clear to you that this was sarin gas? Well, when we first got

information about the suspected chemical attack, we went to

hospitals and met doctors there and had some photos and videos of people

being carried out. And they told us that this was something new, it was

not like previous chlorine attacks. In terms of the symptoms and the

respiratory systems, in terms of the nerve systems, there was much

difference between the syndrome is of quarrying and maybe other

poisonous gases. -- the symptoms of chlorine. That is why we started

thinking about other agents like sarin gas or organic phosphorus.

Ole Solvang, who do you think is behind this and why? There is no

doubt that hundreds of people were exposed to these conditions. The

deadliness of the exposure is more deadly than we have seen with other

chlorine gas attacks. Some of the pupils of the victims pointed

towards a nerve agent like sarin gas. It is impossible to conclude

for sure exactly what chemical was used without laboratory tests of the

soil or of the victims. But we do not that these people were exposed

to some sort of chemical. The other thing that we do now is that the

Syrian government forces were conducting attacks in this area at

the time, when these people were exposed. What we are trying to

figure out and to conclude is what is the relationship between these

warplanes and the exposure. There are two main theories. One is that

the Syrian government warplanes dropped the chemicals, which then

exposed the people. The other theory is that a bomb hit chemicals on the

ground and affected lot of people that way. No matter which one of

these theories is the right one, what is clear is that chemical

attacks in Syria continue and the government continues conducting

them. Human Rights Watch has documented numerous chemical attacks

by the government and the problem is really that the Security Council has

failed to really impose any sort of consequences for that. In February,

Russia and China vetoed a resolution imposing sanctions on the government

for chemical attacks and it seems obvious that combatants, forces on

the ground had taken those vetoes as a green light to continue carrying

out chemical attacks. Gentlemen, thank you for your time. The UN

Security Council meeting today, of course, and we will see what comes

out of that if anything. We appreciate your time. In a couple of

minutes, the latest news and sport and a full weather forecast. Let's

have a quick look. Also, senior Labour figures criticise the party

for not expelling Ken Livingstone over his claims that Hitler

supported Zionism. Time for the latest weather.

This morning, there has been a chilly start to the day for some

parts of England and Wales. The temperatures are picking up nicely.

For most of us, the forecast is mainly dry. What is happening, we

have high pressure firmly in charge of our weather. The wind across the

far north of Scotland and the Northern Isles is tending to ease.

After a sunny start, we will notice more cloud moving in from the North

West. Most of us will miss these. Equally, we will see some cloud and

sunny spells. Starting the forecast for this afternoon in the north of

England, you can see the extent of the cloud. In the north-east, there

will be some sunshine. Equally, in Scotland there will be some sunshine

but towards the west at times, there will be a bit more cloud and some

showers. Some showers already for Northern Ireland. A few remaining

across the coast. Any sunshine will be limited. Quite a cloudy

afternoon. For Wales the cloud will continue to build. South Wales

seeing sunshine and in Cardiff, we could see 17 Celsius today. South

west England also seeing sunshine. But as we move towards the Midlands,

heading into East Anglia, there will be more cloud for Southern counties.

Again, we will hang onto that sunshine. Temperature wise, 11-17

generally, particularly if you are away from the cloud. Cardiff, maybe

slightly more, 16, the same across certain parts of England and

Scotland. Edinburgh may reach 15 as we go through the afternoon. It will

be a cold night with a touch of frost and high pressure still firmly

in charge during Thursday and Friday. Largely dry with sunny

spells and variable cloud. Heading into the weekend, that is when the

high pressure really comes in across our shores. Settled conditions

except for the north-west where it will be breezy. The weather front

will see a bit more cloud around. And also, splashes of rain. One last

thing I want to show you is the temperature. Somewhere across

central, Eastern or southern England, it could hit 23 but under

the influence of the weather front, in the north-west and will be a

fresher 13. This is adultery,

infidelity, prostitution. Hello.

It's Wednesday. Our top story today - many dead -

20 of them children in a suspected As the EU and UN meet today

to discuss what can be done, A doctor tells us what he saw. I saw

many children and many children died and 21 women and the remaining are

men. In an exclusive interview

we heard from a mother whose violent and abusive former

partner has been subject to the first ever court order

forcing him to tell authorities She says she thinks it will help

and urges women in a similar relationship to find the strength

to walk away. You can lose a lot. You can lose

your children. You can lose your life. You can lose yourself. Even

the smile on your face. So many of you respond to go that

interview. This texter says, "What an amazing, clear and inspiring

message today. Please make sure you pass on our huge gratitude for her

speaking out." Church leaders and politicians

from all sides say they are planning to fight Government cuts to support

for bereaved parents. It follow our interview with, "Alan

"A terminally-ill fatheried. At this point you're contemplating death and

you want to go out of this world with dignity, with some grace, with

some peace of mind. Not full of financial anxiety and feeling as if

the Government has just taken money away from you.

The new system of support comes into force at midnight tonight.

We will under speaking to some politicians who are vowing to fight

them. Joanna is in the BBC

Newsroom with a summary The UN Security Council

is to hold emergency talks following a suspected chemical

attack in Syria which has left at least 72 people dead including

a number of children. The Assad regime denies

using chemical weapons. Syria's ally, Russia, has blamed

the poisoning on the rebels - accusing them of storing toxic

agents in a factory which was hit The Foreign Secretary,

Boris Johnson, says all evidence points to Assad forces

being behind the attack. I have seen absolutely

nothing to suggest or, rather, to lead us to think

that it is anything but the regime. All the evidence I have,

and there may be more All the evidence I have

seen suggests that this was the Assad regime

who did it in the full knowledge that they were using illegal weapons

in a barbaric attack I would like to see those culpable

pay a price for this. A woman whose former

partner has been convicted of domestic violence offences

and has been ordered to inform police about every

new relationship he enters into, hopes that the court order

will help future victims. Under the seven-year

Criminal Behaviour Order, Kylle Godfrey must inform police

if he is in a relationship Scotland Yard says it's the first

time that a court order has been used to protect victims

of domestic abuse. A child has suffered

serious injuries The attack happened in Chatham

yesterday afternoon. Two people have been arrested over

the incident and the dog The European Parliament will vote

later today on a resolution laying out the terms it believes the EU

must demand during It says the UK must honour

its financial liabilities and abide by EU standards if it wants

to maintain a close trading The EU's chief Brexit negotiator

issued a warning to the UK over its approach to leaving the European

Union. The UK letter makes clear that the

UK Government will push for negotiations and the withdrawal and

the future relations. This is a very risky approach.

To succeed we need on the contrary to devolve the first phase of the

negotiations exclusively to reachen agreement and the principles of the

exit. That's a summary of

the latest BBC News. Thank you for your comments about

the interview. Emily says, "I would like to say thanks to Sharia. I'm in

a controlling relationship and married with two kids. It isn't

violent, but I found myself getting depressed in this relationship. I

tried to end the relationship, but he always says he will do better.

Because I don't want our children to lose their father I keep trying, but

I'm at the point where I don't know what is the truth anymore because he

tells me that I'm the manipulative one and he is the victim. I'm

looking for solutions and seeking help. This interview made me more

determined. " Please contact Actionline and they can point you in

the right direction. Lin is a on e-mail, "What a brave

young woman. Having never been in a vicious violent relationship it is

heartbreaking to listen to the years of torment three went through. She

is young and so very wise. Let's hope her life has turned around for

good." Gayle says, "I feel compelled to comment. It was the most soulful

and honest and brave dialogue on the personal subject of domestic abuse.

I hope she feels free to enjoy her life and children as she is entitled

to and I hope she doesn't feel alone and estranged in this country."

This person doesn't leave their name. "Just been listening to that

lovely lady talking about domestic. I was crying along with her. I was a

victim a long time ago and I know how difficult it is to escape. I

would like to say thank you to her, she has probably given courage to

women today." "I am a man who was subject to domestic violence from my

ex-wife, but being a man, I wasn't ever able to get support."

As I say, whether you're male for female go to Actionline and they

will be able to give you advice on domestic abuse and violence. If you

want to read more about this story and it is clear you do, then go to

the BBC News website and you'll find more details there.

Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho continued his

United rescued a point against Everton to extend their unbeaten run

But half of those have been draws, and fourth place now looks

Everton took the lead in the first half.

Defender Phil Jagielka with the deft touch of a striker.

It was Manchester United's Mr Reliable, Zlatan Ibrahimovic,

who equalised with a penalty, in the 94th minute.

Here's Mourinho after the match, on substitute Shaw.

For me his performance was good, but the performance was good because he

was on my side and I was thinking for him. If he is on the other side,

it wouldn't be the same. That's not possible at this level. He has to

grow up. He has to mature and understand the game betterment he

has to be more focussed. The chairman of the English Football

Association Greg Clarke has reportedly commented on Sunderland

manager David Moyes, over his Clarke's been quoted as saying,

"it was regrettable, it was distasteful and showed

a complete lack of respect". Yesterday Sunderland

publicly backed Moyes, but on the field his side

are still struggling. They lost 2-0 at Leicester last

night and remain rooted to the foot Olympic showjumping champion

Nick Skelton has announced his Skelton, who is 59, won Gold

at the Rio Games last summer Four years earlier at London 2012,

he helped Great Britain In a statement Skelton said

the sport has given him more than he could have hoped for over

the past 43 years. All the best to Nick in his

retirement. That's all the sport for now, I will have the headlines at

10.30am. At midnight tonight,

cuts are coming in which will leave some bereaved spouses

and children worse off. Since we interviewed "Alan"

on our programme yesterday, a father of two with incurable

cancer who has weeks to live. Church leaders and politicians have

united to say they are going to fight the Government's cuts

to support for bereaved parents. If "Alan", which isn't his real

name, died today, he's calculated his wife and children

would receive up to ?60,000 If he dies on Thursday,

when Government reforms to these benefits come in,

he says his family On our programme yesterday

"Alan" described the cuts The Government says it's modernising

an outdated system while increasing the initial lump sum for bereaved

spouses, and anyone on the payments Listening to Alan's story

was a Conservative former Work and Pensions Minister who described

the cuts as "unfair", "wrong" and "callous" and promised

she would take action. Here's what Alan had

to say yesterday. I was shocked that the system

of benefits that has been in place, as I understand, for 70 years,

since 1946, although it's been renamed, the essence of this support

is that when somebody is widowed, there is financial support available

for young children up And the fact that that's

being taken away seems I'm going to explain

to our audience on your behalf, if it's all right, Alan,

that the reason that it's difficult for you to talk

is because you have cancer which, as I understand it, started

in your tonsils before spreading And last December, you were given

between one and five months to live. And it essentially means, therefore,

that if I were to have died, or still do, in the next couple

of days, my family would benefit What conversations have you had

with your family about this? I've explained

the situation to them. I've said in some ways that it

wouldn't be a bad thing if they lost me a couple of days

early, because at least there would Of course, even talking in those

terms is very, very upsetting. And how do they react

when you say that? Well, they're very shocked

that the government which, as far as we all understand,

talks a good story about being caring and compassionate,

but in actual fact has deemed arbitrarily that the period

of bereavement, which for 70 years has been set by the government

as children up to the age of 19 or 20, suddenly,

the whole process of bereavement is no different, for some unknown

and unexplained reason. And Theresa May, even yesterday,

supported the theory, no support for it whatsoever,

that you can acceptably We have all had people,

known people, who have had losses. And the losses, and the pain

and the anguish, don't suddenly turn So it was perhaps one of the most

naive things someone At this point in one's life,

you're contemplating death. And you want to go out of this world

with some dignity, with some grace, Not full of financial anxiety,

feeling as if the government has just taken money away from you that

you had earned legitimately. So I would call upon the Lords,

the second chamber, to step up now, and call the government to account,

because I think they can and should mount a cross-party initiative

to stop this terrible situation. I commit to you to try to speak

to the other parties across the House, to see if there's

anything we can do to extend the period of support

for widowed parents, because I'm really upset by the way

in which this is being done, Because it is about saving money,

and it is about giving more money to parents who are widowed -

partners who are widowed, And it is not recognising

the devastation that it can cause So I will have discussions

with members across the House of Lords in all parties,

and see if there is anything we can do to encourage the government

to extend the support for parents. Since that interview Baroness Altman

has pledged to raise the issue in the House of Lords in an urgent

question tomorrow - where a minister is expected

to have to respond. We can now speak to Baroness Hollis,

the Labour politician who oversaw the introduction of the current

bereavement support This was just a year

after losing her own husband. She was a Department for Work

and Pensions minister Also Dr Alan Smith,

the Bishop of St Albans, who wants the government

to think again. And finally Lord German,

a Lib Dem member of the House of Lords who is working with other

party's to reverse the changes. to say to our audience, Baroness

Hollis, you are frustrated listening to some of that because you were

saying that it is too late. -- I have to say to our audience. It is

too late because it is now law. We have had instruments supported in

the House of Lords in February, and it has gone through the Commons and

takes effect tomorrow. It is too late. Were able to put a pause

button on tax credits 18 months ago because it had not become law but

this now has become law. The only way forward, it will not happen in

the House of Lords because Brexit will take the oxygen out of primary

legislation, which would be the normal way that the House of Lords

would have a change of mind. I would urge people, bereaved parents and

their families, they should go through to their MPs, especially if

they have a Conservative MP, because the Secretary of State is a good man

and I'm sure he's the one who could mitigate this is possible. Those

changes have to come down the other edifices of financial measures. Lord

German, you can do nothing according to Baroness Hollis? We are in a

position now where the revelations have been made but that does not

mean that we should not try to get the government to change its mind.

And to build of steam on this matter, it is important that people

from all sides of the house joined together to work together and try to

mitigate what is both cruel and harsh, and I would like to see a

change. I want to see the government changed its mind but the only way we

can achieve that is by making sure that sufficient pressure is put on

the government, that they see this cause publicly and in Parliament in

a way which will make them change their mind. And if there was enough

pressure and Damian Green, the Work and Pensions Secretary, listens,

despite the fact that it is law, he could extend it from 18 months to

five years? He could introduce new legislation. The thing about

regulations, it is a fix which can be put in place for a period of

time. The government can alter them. They can put in changes to make them

happen. He could come back next year with new regulations extending it to

three years or seven for the sheltered, to mitigate the pressure

and give bereaved parents time in which to come to terms with their

family's situation and their finances. But the point I want to

make is that it makes me really angry, because it is not only

indecent, it is also unnecessary. 75% of bereaved parents are going to

be worse off as a result of George Osborne's cuts, yet two thirds, well

over half will go back into work within 18 months. You do not need to

whip them. But the ones who are not ready to go back to work and who

will be hurt, they are to Matt Crooks, those with young children

who are badly distressed, having nightmares, bedwetting, not wanting

to go to school, and the mother feels she needs to be around to

attend to them. To avoid mental health issues later, you need to

give them extra care. And the government is saying you cannot have

it. If it is so important to you as a Labour peer, why did your own

leader not bother to turn up to vote against this in March? Jeremy

Corbyn? Yes. I don't know. You must have an opinion about that? I don't

know what he was doing. I cannot be accountable to him. But you are his

Labour colleagues. I am responsible for policy development in the Lords,

and in the Lords, we have been putting in some of these delays and

changes. The crucial thing is how that we now get mitigation and

changes, and that is to put pressure on Damian Green through Tory

backbenchers down the other end, to introduce new regulations. Every

family of every bereaved parent should now be putting pressure on

Conservative MPs. Let's bring in doctor Alan Smith. Thank you for

talking to us. The Bishop of St Albans. You know what the government

is arguing? It says that we are updating a really old-fashioned

system which is decades old. We are focusing the most financial support

in the immediate period of bereavements, and increased lump sum

and payments, tax-free, for the first 18 months. Patently right. And

of course it is to be welcomed, the lump sum slightly increasing. But

whilst the system may be opened, what has not changed is all the

research and all our knowledge on what happens when people are

bereaved, that children very often need extra time, extra support. And

of course if money is not available, it is much more likely that the

remaining parent is going to have to go back to work to increase their

hours much earlier. They will not be able to give the time and attention

to the young children. And this is a crucial thing about investing for

them. As we have heard, after bereavement children are very often

in a terrible state and need much more support. It is going to be very

important that we mobilise people at every level to start talking to

members of Parliament about this change, which must be mitigated in

some way. And do you believe that general taxpayers will think that

this is their to provide support for a longer period of time than 18

months? I think the crucial issue is trauma that children go through when

they lose a parent. It is not just short-term. It can emerge later in

life, it can emerge in teenage life, and really it is a very difficult

time. You have to provide that support. I think if you asked the

public, do you think we should provide support in order to mitigate

the trauma that these children are going to have, I am pretty sure that

they would say yes. And in fact, the extension, through school life, of

support, is not actually a huge amount of money in the big scale of

things. And I think it is something that people will say is the right

thing to do. It is up to us to build up this head of steam across our

house and the public, in order to get the public to change their mind.

I said in the introduction that you lost your husband one year before

you saw the bereavement payments coming in. You experienced grief. Do

you still experience that now? Of course. But my sons were grown up.

But it is not about me. My situation was relatively supported at the time

under the old system. The problem now is that lone parents are being

whipped into work as a result of these benefits and cuts, when some

of them, particularly as Michael was saying, with very desperate,

distressed, needy children, that deeply, deeply need their parents

with them. And the government is whipping them into work and treating

them as though they do not know what is best for their family and that is

indecent and wrong and unnecessary. They can get back to work as soon as

they are ready but they are ready when their children are stronger and

more able to face the crisis that they have experienced. Thank you all

very much. Obviously, we will continue to report on this and see

what happens next. Of course we asked with an interview with anybody

from the Department of Work and Pensions and they said no. But they

stressed in a statement that the new system is simpler, tax-free, easier

to understand and does not affect other benefits so families can

access wider welfare support. People managing on low income at the end of

their bereavement benefit claim could receive means tested benefits.

We will bring you more on this tomorrow when the changes come in.

Thank you very much to Baroness Hollis, Lord German, and doctor Alan

Smith, the Bishop of St Albans. Today marks two weeks since the

terror attack in Westminster which saw four people killed and at least

50 injured. At 2.40pm, attacker Khalid Masood

drove a car over Westminster Bridge, ploughing into pedestrians

at more than 70mph. Armed with a knife, he then ran

towards Parliament and stabbed to death policeman PC Keith Palmer,

before being shot dead. The attack lasted only 82 seconds,

but changed lives forever. This afternoon, relatives

of the victims will gather in Westminster Abbey for a service

of hope - alongside survivors, witnesses and members of the police,

fire, ambulance services Prince Harry and the Duke

and Duchess of Cambridge Here's a reminder of

what happened that day. We have details of a potentially

serious incident coming to us from various news agencies, of two people

shot outside of the Westminster Parliament. The building is

apparently in lockdown. Go, go, go! Gets to cover now! Police are

currently evacuating the streets outside Parliament. After reports

that someone has been shot. There was blood everywhere. People have

been shot or stabbed all over the place. I am now going to suspend the

sitting of the house. This house is now suspended but please wait here.

We heard gunshots, what we thought were gunshots. We turned around and

we saw the car had ploughed into a lady. I think it was a lady, I am

not 100% sure but she was underneath the wheel and I could hear screams.

On the other side of the road of was a body and when I looked further up

the was another body. When I looked over the side of the bridge, there

appeared to be a body in the water as well. There were bodies

literally... Ten, lying in different places. They had been shot. We

declared this as a terrorist incident and the counterterrorism

command is carrying out a full-scale investigation into the events today.

We will all move forward together. Never giving in to terror. And never

allowing the voices of hate and evil to drive us apart.

We can now speak exclusively to John-Joe Flynn -

a student from Edge Hill University in Lancashire who was visiting

the Houses of Parliament when the attack happened.

Two of his friends were badly injured.

This is his first interview since the attack.

Good morning. Thank you for talking to us. As a group of politics

students, some of you went to Westminster, some went to the

bridge, and you chose to go to Westminster. When were you aware of

what had happened? Basically we were just leaving the Palace of

Westminster and we had previously been up to Westminster Bridge the

night before, so we decided to go and see Westminster Abbey. When the

attack unfolded we were walking away from the Palace of Westminster. And

when were you aware that something had gone wrong? It was when the

shots were fired. We turned around because we had our backs to the

Palace of Westminster. And then it was within minutes, the police were

rushing in, with fans, and we were being told to move out, get back.

When did it become clear that two of your friends had been injured on the

bridge? We were standing over by the abbey at this stage behind the

police cordons and I received a message on social media from Travis,

one of the people injured, saying that he was hurt. I then tried to

ring him. It was only on for a few seconds and cut off. After that, we

couldn't get in contact with him, but on social media we saw a photo

of him posted by a journalist, him and another classmate lying on

Westminster Bridge. How are they both now? Good. I will see Travis

later on at the Service of Hope and I saw Owen on Friday in our politics

lecture. What injuries did they sustain? Owen had a head injury and

Travis, I believe, it was a wrist and his leg. I'm guessing, I don't

know, most of you are still in shock though? Yes. But the university have

been so supportive. Offering different services, even

the lectures just speaking to us personally, but yes, everyone is

still quite shocked and I think it has brought us together though as a

group because we've come through something like this, but yes, it is

still, it is deeply shocking. Are you able to rationalise what

happened or not? It just all happened so fast. I had taken a

photo outside the Palace of Westminster and a few minutes later

the next photo on my phone was us behind police cordons. It was just,

it was mayhem. We were just, we didn't know what was happening. We

were separated. Half of our group were on the bridge. Half of of us we

were outside the palace of wem and our lecturer was inside, so it was

just the kind of confusion, we're not from London. I personally am

from Northern Irelandmed we don't know the area. So it was basically

that and trying to get in contact as it was breaking news with our

families just to say we were all right, but we didn't know what was

happening. Why is it important for you to be at

the service of hope today? I think it's important just, just to mark

the event as we saw it unfold and it is basically everyone coming out the

other side sticking together and looking forward and learning from

this kind of thing. What do you think we can learn? I

think we can just kind of just to lick stick together. It was, I

noticed even after the attack we went to a cafe and it was the kind

of comradery of the Londoners, people have this vision of

Londoners, but everyone was so welcoming. I had to charge my phone.

Someone offered the socket, a simple act like that because I wanted to

keep in contact with my parents. It's learning from that and actually

saying thank you to the people for being so welcoming because it was

utter confusion for us. Thank you very much John-Joe.

John-Joe Flynn. The Service of Hope attended

by The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge is live from Westminster Abbey

on BBC One this morning at 11.30am. Here's Joanna in the BBC Newsroom

with a summary of today's news. The UN Security Council

is to hold emergency talks following a suspected chemical

attack in Syria which has left at least 72 people dead

including children. The Assad regime denies

using chemical weapons. Syria's ally Russia

has blamed the rebels, accusing them of storing toxic

agents in a factory which was hit The Foreign Secretary,

Boris Johnson, says all evidence points to Assad forces

being behind the attack. I have seen absolutely nothing to

suggest that or rather to lead us to think that it is anything, but the

regime and all the evidence I have and there maybe more to come out of

this by the way, all the evidence I have seen

REPORTER: Such as? There maybe more to come out.

REPORTER: What have you seen? All the evidence I have seen suggests

that this was the Assad regime who did it in the full knowledge that

they were using illegal weapons in a barbaric attack on their own people.

A woman whose former partner has been convicted

of domestic violence offences, and has been ordered

to inform police about every new relationship he enters into,

hopes that the court order will help future victims.

Kylle Godfrey must inform police if he is in a relationship

Scotland Yard says it's the first time that a court order has been

used to protect victims of domestic abuse.

There have been sharp exchanges in the European parliament over

Britain's exit from the EU, before a non-binding vote

The EU's lead negotiator Michel Barnier, said Britain's

demand for parallel talks on withdrawal and a new

The Ukip MEP Nigel Farage, who led the Brexit campaign,

was reprimanded after accusing the Parliament of treating Britain

That's a summary of the latest news, join me for BBC

Manchester United left it late to earn a draw in last night's

Premier League match at home to Everton.

The visitors scored in the first half,

but Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored a 94th minute penalty.

United are now unbeaten in 20 games but have drawn nine

The Football Association chairman Greg Clarke has reportedly described

David Moyes' comments to a BBC reporter as "regrettable"

Sunderland remain bottom of the Premier League table

after a 2-0 loss last night to a resurgent Leicester.

And British Olympic showjumping champion Nick Skelton has

announced his retirement from the sport.

Skelton won Gold at the Rio Games last summer on his horse Big Star.

Next the situation in Syria - we're going to show you some

disturbing images - which show the horror of what has

happened in the north-west province of Idlib.

These pictures of children struggling for breath are almost

They've been stripped of their clothes -

contaminated by whatever chemical was released in the attack

The British-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says

at least 72 people died, 20 of them children.

The UN Security Council will meet in emergency session today

to discuss yesterday's suspected chemical attack in the province

The United States, Britain and France have proposed

a resolution condemning the attack which the international

community has blamed on the Syrian President,

This next film contains graphic and distressing images of children

We have had serious gas attacks today.

These patients have got clear signs of a phosphate chemical attack.

The patients keep flooding in from this chemical attack.

All the world is watching us, they are supporting Assad.

We condemn the use of chemical weapons in all circumstances.

If proven, this will be further evidence of the barbarism

More coverage on this throughout the day. Lyse Doucet will be reporting

later on. Dozens of Labour Mps have openly

criticised the party's decision to only suspend Ken Livingstone

for another 12 months An independent panel issued

the former London Mayor with a two-year suspension

from standing for office or representing the party at any

level for two years. He has already served one

year of that suspension The suspension is over these

comments he made linking This is what Mr Livingston actually

said on BBC Radio London last September while defending

a colleague against Let's remember when Hitler won his

election in 1932 his policy then was that Jews should be moved to Israel.

He was supporting Zionism before he went mad and ended up killing six

million Jews. He then attempted to defend them

on this programme the next day while he was being interviewed

about the Labour MP Keith Vaz. There are of dozen and dozens of

books by academics looking at the fact that Hitler signed a deal and

worked with the Zionist movement throughout the 1930s, I have not

even criticised that. The Zionist movement had to deal with the fact

that Hitler was running Germany and if they were going to try and save

Jews they had to do a deal with him. Are you not bothered by hurting

Jewish people by repeating your views? I said at the time if anybody

has been offended by what I said, I am truly sorry about that, but I

have been struck by the number of people who came up to me on the

street saying, "I'm Jewish. I know what you are said is True. Don't

give into the bullying." The Chief Rabbi, Ephraim Mirvis,

has accused Labour of failing the Jewish community by not

expelling Ken Livingstone Ellie Price has been monitoring

reaction at Westminster. In the last few minutes, deputy

leader Tom Watson has spoken out. That's right. Plenty of reaction. We

have had statement from the deputy leader Tom Watson who says I find it

incomprehensible that elected members found Ken Livingstone guilty

and then concluded that he could remain a member of the Labour Party.

He goes on, "I am ashamed that we have allowed Ken Livingstone to

cause such distress. This shames us all and I'm deeply saddened by T my

party is not living up to its commitment to have zero tolerance

approach to anti-semitism, I will continue to fight to ensure that it

does. And I will press my colleagues to do so." There has been plenty

reaction too from some of his Parliamentary colleagues on Twitter.

Overnight we have heard from Yvette Cooper who said it is not enough to

say the words zero tolerance on anti-semitism, Labour has not put

them into practise, a shameful decision. Lucy Powell agreed she

agreed with her colleague. She said, "An appalling decision. Why is

anti-semitism being treated differently from any form of

racism?" John Woodcock said, "Labour members do we stand for decency

against this or are we part of the decay?" And Anna Turlye, "The Ken

ban shows that Labour can look at itself in more difficult times,

however painful." She expected more of a strong reaction than that. It

is worth saying there are some supporters of Ken Livingstone even

in the Jewish community who say it is an issue of freedom of speech and

last night he said that he stood by his comments and he said that the

hearing had been something out of North Korea. Again, last night, he

was back on the airwaves. If he said he was a Zionist, who

would not have just apologised, I would have asked my doctor if it was

the first sign of dementia. He did a deal with Zionists, and I did not

criticise the deal because 66,000 Germans moved to Palestine and if

they have not, they would have died in the gas chambers. Launching

Labour's local election campaign today, we are talking about Ken's

bizarre fascination with the 1930s. It is damaging the Labour Party's

reputation. Ken has form, go and read back to his second term as

mayor of London, whether it was suggesting dues were not voting

Labour any more because they had become wealthy and has formed when

it comes to making ill considered and incendiary remarks that offends

the Jewish community. Ten years after finishing as Mayor of London,

his name comes up on the doorstep in my constituency because he brings

the Labour Party into disrepute. He undermines our claims. Why did you

ask me to come and campaign for you in the general election then? We

were walking around your constituency together. He did not

come anywhere near my constituency during the election and you would

never be welcome. No words so far from Jeremy Corbyn. Although he has

always said that the Labour Party stands against all forms of

anti-Semitism. A joint investigation by this

programme and the Asian Network has exclusively found online services

charging divorced Muslim women thousands of pounds to take part

in sham Islamic marriages. We play to the full report earlier

and we are going to show you a short extract right now before we have a

conversation about it. -- we played you.

We have changed Farah's named to protect her identity. He tried to

throw me out of the house. He dragged me by the hair. Farah's

husband's behaviour became increasingly unpredictable. I was at

home with the children and he was at work. During a heated discussion, he

sent me a text saying that our marriage was over. He divorced me.

Triple talaq is when a man says divorce to his wife three times

over. Then sometimes give a triple talaq during an argument or a fight

and later regret it. A small minority think that the only way a

couple divorced like this is allowed to get back together is through

halala. Halala means that a woman must marry someone else, can't you

make the marriage and then get a divorce before she is able to marry

her husband. It is something the vast majority of models are strongly

against. Most say it has nothing to do with religion, as it was

something that Farah considered. There are concerns that women are at

risk because of making that decision. I have come across a

number of different places that offer halala services. Most say that

they will send a man to marry her, Kodjia make the marriage and then

get a divorce. The man behind this account tells our reporter that the

halala service will cost several thousand pounds.

He then tells our reporter that he has other men working with him. One

who refused to divorced woman after carrying out the service.

-- divorced the woman after carrying out the service.

There is nothing to suggest the man our reporter meets is doing anything

illegal. We contacted him after the meeting.

He rejects any allegations against him, claiming he has never

carried out or been involved in a halala marriage and he made

the Facebook account for fun as part of a social experiment.

And that he had no intention of taking

I wanted to see what the Islamic Sharia Council made of the footage.

This is somebody's sister, daughter, that you are talking to.

The basic core values of Islam is where you are decent.

This is nasty, this is about making money, abusing vulnerable people.

Farah eventually decided against getting back

with her husband and the risk of going through a halala marriage,

but she warns there are other women out there like her who are desperate

Unless you are in that situation where you are divorced

and feeling the pain I felt, nobody will understand

Let's talk now to Huda Jawad who works for a domestic violence

charity and campaigns on womens rights issues.

Nusrat Siddiqui runs a Facebook page for single Muslim mums -

she wants Muslim women to know their rights when it

in Islamic law who was the first woman in the UK to serve

Nusrat Siddiqui, your reaction to this investigation? I think it is

discussing what goes on. I feel that most men feel that because they can

issue the taraq three times in one go in the marriage is over, they can

target the most vulnerable women and they are left standing there not

knowing what to do. I think a lot of awareness needs to be brought up

about this, and their rights. And then, going on, saying that we can

get back together by doing halala, which there is no concept of in

Islam. It is completely made up. The concept of three talaqs is

misunderstood. Men can initiate a divorce proceeding and so can a

woman. When a man initiates the proceedings, in the next three

months they could get back together without remarriage. They have that

time period. Similarly, if there is another divorce, another period of

three cycles where they can decide to get back together without

actually having a new contract, unless that period lapses, the

problem is that people think they can just say those in one setting.

The Koran lays out beautifully that there is a time period, that people

can actually have a time to negotiate, to come to terms with

issues and problems. But unfortunately, seeing it in one

sitting, there is some opinion that even though it is sinful and wrong,

it is valid. Hence people have this use this. -- have misused this. But

the men are supposed to become when they speak this word, because if you

speak this word it is such a serious word in Islam, you are not supposed

to alter it here and there. Going onto the words halala, there was no

mention of that word within the Koranic Scripture or tradition. Why

are and women not using British divorce law? To reiterate that this

is a really abusive practice, this is another example of domestic abuse

that happens. -- why are Muslim women. Abusers will use whatever is

available to them to control and exert power over their partners. I

think for people of different faith backgrounds and cultures, they want

permission from their own traditions of their status, whether it is

marriage or divorce or having a child or the rights of death or

birth. I think there is a need for people of different faith

backgrounds and ethnic community is to have that recognition. That is

why we use it. But the clear message today is please recognise that there

is no such thing as halala. It is important that the way it is

understood, it cannot be preplanned. In the Koran, is there -- if there

has been three divorces, a man cannot marry his ex-wife unless she

happens to marry somebody else and then there is a natural divorce.

Then they may marry again. So it is organic. It is against the teachings

of the permanence of marriage. That is a very patriarchal interpretation

of a particular teaching or tradition that goes against the

spirit of Justice and equality that the Koran talks about. The Koran

talks about compassion and mercy and at the core of Islamic law is being

compassionate and merciful towards each other. That is in fact not what

you see. Thank you very much for your patience. Next.

Former Spice Girl Mel B has filed a restraining order

against her former husband Stephen Belafonte, claiming

that he emotionally and physically abused her throughout much

Our reporter Anisa Kadri can tell us more.

What are the allegations? In these court papers there is a lot of