on khairi saadallah. he was made to stand as the judge sentenced him. in his sentencing remarks, the judge said that the three friends we re judge said that the three friends were doing no more than enjoying each other‘s company as lockdown restrictions were just being lifted lastjune. restrictions were just being lifted last june. the restrictions were just being lifted lastjune. the judge went on to say he had no doubt that all six offences he had no doubt that all six offe nces ha d he had no doubt that all six offences had a terrorist connection and he also, daniel mentioned that knife that khairi saadallah used and bought the day before he carried out these attacks. the judge set against a background of combat training and experience, the knife, which was an eight inch blade, was chosen by khairi saadallah with care to ensure the maximum likelihood for swift and fatal injury each time it was used. thejudge also pointed out fatal injury each time it was used. the judge also pointed out that the thre

khairi saadallah shouted "allahu akhbar!" as he fatally stabbed james furlong, david wails and joseph ritchie—bennett in reading onjune 20 last year. the 26—year—old had only been released from prison a fortnight earlier. here's our home affairs correspondent daniel sandford. police, emergency. a load of people have been stabbed in forbury gardens. how many people? we need police and ambulances. yeah, iunderstand... all the ambulances you can get. 0n the front of the 999 operator... roger smith had just witnessed a deadly terrorist attack. the speed of it could on cctv through the trees. the attacker, khairi saadallah, was hunted down just later by an armed police. in the park, three friends lay dying. inspirational history teacherjames furlong, leading research scientist david wails, and american pharmaceutical manager joseph richie—bennett. all our gay but he doesn't seem to have targeted them for that. that image of him charging towards me shouting, "allahu akbar!"... it's something that i have to sometimes conscio

the attacker, khairi saadallah, was hunted downjust moments later by unarmed police. in the park, three friends lay dying. history teacherjames furlong, research scientist dr david wails, and pharmaceutical managerjoseph ritchie—bennett. all were gay, but it's not thought the attacker knew that. he then moved on to another group of men, first running at andrew cafe. that image of him charging towards me shouting, "allahu akbar!"... it's something that i have to sometimes consciously shut down in my head. james furlong's father welcomed the life sentence the killer received with no possibility of being released, remembering the night the family learned of his death. to see my wife crumpled on the floor... it's, you know... it's a nightmare that will haunt me forever. the family wants to know why khairi saadallah, a failed asylum seeker with a long, violent criminal record, was not still behind bars. originally from libya, saadallah fought in the civil war as a teenager before fleeing to britain. 0nce here, he served several prison sentences, coming outjust two weeks

khairi saadallah was a failed asylum seeker, who'd never been deported. originally from libya, he fought in the civil war there as a teenager, before fleeing to britain. here, he was in and out of prison for a string of violent offences, and was briefly brought to the attention of m15 as someone who might travel to syria, but he was discounted as a threat. he came out of prison just two weeks before the attack. he was one of those people who gave me that impression. tony bloomfield, who was in jail with saadallah, told me he was known for hisjihadi views. he said a few times he would love to kill people, "i'm a murderer", people used to laugh at it as a joke, because he was kind of a bit of a clown in prison. the evening before the attack saadallah was visited by police. his brother had called them, concerned about his mental health. they left after he reassured them. saadallah's brother aiman told the bbc his warnings had not been taken seriously enough. 26 hours later, saadallah left his flat for reading town centre, finding a quiet spot to hide a carvi

khairi saadallah was a failed asylum seeker, who'd never been deported. originally from libya, he fought in the civil war there as a teenager, before fleeing to britain. here, he was in and out of prison for a string of violent offences, and was briefly brought to the attention of mi5 as someone who might travel to syria, but he was discounted as a threat. he came out of prison just two weeks before the attack. daniel sandford, bbc news. the uk government has given itself the ambitious target of vaccinating tens of millions of people by the spring. it says 2.5 million coronavirus vaccines have been administer so far and have launched across england seven new mass inoculation centres today. the prime minister has warned that the national health service is at risk of being overwhelmed with the high numbers of people needing hospital care. as you will see from the graph the health secretary showed at a news conference a little earlier —the number of people in uk hospitals with coronavirus is at the highest level ever. meanwhile, here in the us, presidentâ€

the prosecution was setting out its case on the first day of a sentencing hearing for khairi saadallah, who‘s admitted murdering james furlong, joseph ritchie—bennett and david wails. saadallah, who‘s 26 and from reading, was heard to shout "allahu akhbar" — or "god is greatest" — during the attack in forbury gardens in june. the lockdown for england impacts people‘s lives in many different ways. let‘s try and answer some of the questions viewers have been sending into bbc news. 0ur health correspondent sophie hutchinson is here. i will go straight with this one from patricia williams, "how do i get told when and where i can have my vaccine?" it is a great question, so many people are desperate to know when they will get this protection. people have been told the gp will get in touch with a date and time for when you should go to a vaccination centre, please do not contact your gp to ask when that‘ll happen because it their workload. jeremy asks, "now we have more than one vaccine with more to come, who decides which vaccine goes where and how is that the decision made?

running from the police moments after he murdered three people sitting in a park, khairi saadallah