in each parole board hearing. putting in place procedures to check every dossier sent by hm pps to the parole board contains dossier sent by hm pps to the parole boa rd contains every dossier sent by hm pps to the parole board contains every necessary piece of evidence, including sentencing remarks are other relevant material from previous trials or other civil legal action. boosting the role of the secretary of state's roller pa role the secretary of state's roller parole hearings, they should be present for those are complex cases we re present for those are complex cases were hm prison and probation service is arguing strongly against... working with the parole board to review the composition of panels so the parole board includes greater judicial expertise for high—profile cases, particularly for there are multiple victims involved or dispute between witnesses as to the suitability for release. the judgment also found the blanket ban on the transparency of parole board proceedings as unlawful. i accept the f

he has conned the parole board and it is quite clear he has conned the parole board. the fact he is still doing that and able to deceive people, is a clear indication he hasn't changed. that is what he was like one we got into that cab. at the heart of the case was whetherjohn worboys had shown true remorse for his crimes and acknowledged the scale of his offending. today's ruling said the pa role offending. today's ruling said the parole board had failed to examine these issues, and worboys‘ sudden repentance not long before his pa role repentance not long before his parole hearing. after the judgment, lawyers for his victims said even 110w lawyers for his victims said even now more allegations were being made against him. i have been approached by numerous other victims of worboys. in excess of ten women who we re worboys. in excess of ten women who were attacked by him. many of them never reported it before. there was drama even before the court convened with the news that nick hardwick, the head of the parole board, had been made to resign. in his resignation le

the change that has happened in the parole board over the past number of yea rs parole board over the past number of years as the parole board resources have been more and more squeezed because the amount of cases they have to do because of decisions politicians, skyrocket. and they do not have the resources to do them. and david cork once again is doing something that will make theirjob more difficult. so his decision todayis more difficult. so his decision today is to create a process now for individual victims to complain, not through the vehicle that prisoners have had to use because most of the cases go against prisoners. and that is where the complaint comes. they have to go to the court for a judicial review. david cork was saying that is not good enough even though this is the first case ever we re though this is the first case ever were victims have sought to complain and he is saying that now add more expense and time to the work the pa role expense and time to the work the parole board has to do. there's no need for it, he's doing it because it will be something from which

the parole board itself is not chaired by a judge. that has changed in the last number of years as the parole board resources have become more and more squeezed because of the amount of cases they have today because of the decisions of politicians skyrocket and they don't have the resources to do it. david gauke is yet again doing something that will make their job even more difficult. his decision and announced today is that they are going to create a process for individual victims to complain, not through the vehicle of the prisoners have had to use, most of those fail, they have to go through thejudicial those fail, they have to go through the judicial review. those fail, they have to go through thejudicial review. david gauke is saying that lets add more expense and time to the work that the parole board has today. why? there is no need for it. he's doing it because it's something from which he can gain political capital from by aligning himself with the victims. perceptions are important and the perception from the public was tha

the head of the parole board has resigned. the prime minister says the case gives rise to serious concerns, as she praises the brave victims who brought the legal action. also this lunchtime: north korea's leader travels to beijing for talks with the chinese president — his first foreign trip since coming to power seven years ago. upping the price for recycling drinks bottles and cans — how consumers in england may soon be charged a refundable deposit. the hatton garden heist — three years after the £14 million burglary, a man is arrested in london. banned for a year — australia's cricket captain steve smith and vice captain david warner are stripped of their titles over the ball tampering scandal. and coming up on bbc news — captain steph horton says manchester city women will go all guns blazing, as they look to seal a semifinal spot in the champions league later. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. the parole board's decision to release the serial sex offender john worboys has been quashed after tw

the head of the parole board has been asked to go. let it put it to you, there is a case of saying perhaps the person who ought to go is thejustice secretary because he initially ruled out the government launching a judicial review on this. our first thoughts are with the victims who undoubtedly have been very brave throughout all this and we are utterly appalled by the unduly early release date. the last form of judicial decision are the ones where politicians and the media get involved and seek to run the show themselves. indeterminate sentences give uncertainty and are no useful victims and are not veryjust when it comes to people who are convicted. what i don't want is judicial policy to be dictated by politicians and media headline. one other issue is the passport issue, which has been in all the papers for a number of days now. when you stand on this? does it matter where our future is made and whether or not it is blue? i won't get all patriotically but you want to come to gateshead and hear the workers there being upset. they

what will now happen is that the parole board decision will be reverted back to the parole board but the evidence that the board has will be updated and will take account of the findings of the court. later the justice secretary defended his decision not to challenge the release ofjohn worboys. the device i received was an argument like i was highly unlikely to succeed and indeed this argument did not succeed. he said he would be examining the current system. when i addressed this injanuary i said i would conduct a review, any transparency of the parole board and whether they should be a way to challenge those decisions. it has been continuing for the past two and a half months. given these serious issues i can announce today that i will conduct further work. a conservative former justice secretary said david gauke was right not to have pursued the case himself. he said there still needed to be safeguards. would he make sure that the parole board and its panels are not undermined in future when they carry out properly there extremely difficult task? they're often asked almost impossi

board to court and had to crowdfu nd parole board to court and had to crowdfund to get justice parole board to court and had to crowdfund to getjustice when actually worboys is in prison and has been through all of the due process , has been through all of the due process, and yet the due process failed, failed these system, failed the victims, and both the parole board and the department ofjustice have coming for criticism. it has been confirmed they made errors at the parole hearing, basically what the parole hearing, basically what the high court have said, and there have been systemic failings at the pa role have been systemic failings at the parole board. so we will you do have a serious issue because the public must have confidence that people who are in prison are going to stay there until it is safe to release them, rather than being released too early. and the question is transparency. you have a trial, a person is accused, he or she stands trial and is convicted, but how the pa role trial and is convicted, but how the parole board takes its decision we don't know. 25,000 cas

— the head of the parole board has gone... he was pushed, wasn't he? well, obviously, if there we re wasn't he? well, obviously, if there were failings in the board. according to thejustice secretary, david gauke ‘s's legal advice was that he would weaken the case for the victims of the government did intervene, which is why he said he didn't, and decided not to do so. clearly this is most unsatisfactory. you have to earn on the side of protecting the public, and the public must have confidence that our system works. we are in a position where the head of the parole board said he followed legal advice and was then told his position was untenable. the justice was then told his position was untenable. thejustice secretary followed legal advice but he is still in hisjob. followed legal advice but he is still in his job. and what we don't know is what the legal advice is. we are ina know is what the legal advice is. we are in a world of darkness where, actually, ourjustice are in a world of darkness where, actually, our justice

he has conned the parole board and it's clear that he conned the parole board. and the fact that he's still doing that and able to deceive people is quite clear indication he hasn't changed because that is what he was like when we got into that cab. at the heart of this case was whetherjohn worboys had acknowledged the scale of his offending and shown true remorse for his crimes. today's court ruling said the parole board had failed to examine these issues properly. after the judgment, lawyers for his victims said even now more women were coming forward and making allegations against him. i've been approached by in excess of ten, ten women who were attacked by him, many of whom never reported it before. and we know that many women still do not have the courage or the confidence, let's say, to report rape and sexual offence. particularly in circumstances where they've been drugged, as they were in these cases. there was drama before the court convened, with the news that nick hardwick, the head of the parole board, had been made to resign. in his resignation lett

board last year to grant parole to john worboys was irrational, and that the parole board had not considered all of the information surrounding his offending. both the offending he was convicted for, 19 charges against 12 women, but also the wider circumstances around other offences. it is. he possibly attacked as many as 100 women. the result is that the parole board decision has been quashed. they must reconsider the case. it must also consider whether it might also bring ina consider whether it might also bring in a judge to chair such a complex enquiry. thejudges made it very clear that there was no value judgment about the suitability of john worboys for release. the other significant issue is they questioned what has been seen as the secrecy around the decision—making of the pa role around the decision—making of the parole board, so—called section 25 which meant that much of the information behind the decision by liberal board could not be released in the public. that had been questioned byjudges. they say that city should not be allowed to continue and have grown that back to pa

he has conned the parole board and it is quite clear he has conned the parole board. the fact he is still doing that and able to deceive people, is a clear indication he hasn't changed. that is what he was like when we got into that cab. at the heart of the case was whetherjohn worboys had shown true remorse for his crimes and acknowledged the scale of his offending. today's court ruling said the parole board had failed to examine these issues, and worboys‘ sudden repentance not long before his parole hearing. after the judgment, lawyers for his victims said even now more allegations were being made against him. i have been approached by numerous other victims of worboys. in excess of ten women who were attacked by him. many of them never reported it before. there was drama even before the court convened, with the news that nick hardwick, the head of the parole board, had been made to resign. in his resignation letter to the justice secretary his bitterness at being forced out was clear. one of the victims‘ lawyers was among those regretting his departure. that's

who appointed this parole board? >> the governor, governor cuomo appoints the people on this parole board. the vicarious liability shouldered by the government, needs to step up and put the proper people in place and goes back to the liberal agenda of the governor as we speak. governor cuomo is consistently putting these liberal people, we look at the law enforcement component, there needs to be a level of retribution in play. the question the parole board bad did this person repent for whatever sins he committed or the vicious acts he committed in the 70s? that is irrelevant. the truth of the matter is this is someone that should have been served with life without parole. new york state was a death penalty state years ago. we have since left that and a lot of people who had these death penalty sentences vacated and given life without parole, this is a staunch example of someone that should have life without parole. patty: the really unfathomable. appreciate it. 20 minutes after the top of the hour, new surveillance

that was just three months before the parole board decided he should be released. those campaigning on behalf of worboys' victims say vital evidence was ignored. we heard in court today that the parole board didn't listen to the women who had been raped by john worboys or look at any evidence from the trial or the judge's finding that hes with a risk to empiano. it looks like the parole board's decision was completely irrational to releasejohn worboys and it's good we are able it review that decision now. the parole board will present its case over why this conle convicted rapist was ready for release. the reasoning behind such decisions is normally kept secret. this case has raised questions over whether that should change. tom burridge, bbc news, at the high court. disney's new film, a wrinkle in time, premieres in london tonight. the film, which stars oprah winfrey and reese witherspoon, is already topping the box office in america. and what makes this film different is that it's the first time a black woman has directed such a big budget film, costing more than

he has conned the parole board and it's clear that he conned the parole board. and the fact that he's still doing that and able to deceive people is quite clear indication he hasn't changed because that is what he was like when we got into that cab. at the heart of this case was whetherjohn worboys had acknowledged the scale of his offending and shown true remorse for his crimes. today's court ruling said the parole board had failed to examine these issues properly. after the judgment, lawyers for his victims said even now more women were coming forward and making allegations against him. i've been approached by in excess of ten, ten women who were attacked by him, many of whom never reported it before. and we know that many women still do not have the courage or the confidence, let's say, to report rape and sexual offence. particularly in circumstances where they've been drugged, as they were in these cases. there was drama before the court convened, with the news that nick hardwick, the head of the parole board, had been made to resign. in his resignation lett

the now ex—head of the parole board made plain his anger at this. well, one of the concerns i have had about this matter is about the independence of the parole board, and thejustice secretary should back off. i think if people have got concerns about a decision that the parole board made, then there are proper ways of dealing with this. worboys, known as the black cab rapist, was convicted of drugging and sexually assaulting i2 of his passengers. but it's believed he attacked more than 100 more. the parole board has been criticised for failing to examine the scale of his offending. but that's not the only problem, says one of his victims who fought to keep him in prison. it's not one particular person that is at fault here, it's the whole system is failing and i do believe a lot of it is down to funding. we all know that there are going to be issues when he is released with policing and the licensing conditions, who has got time... we have not got the resources to watch him. the ministry ofjustice denies funding played a part in the failings of thi

at the parole board itself must now consider the decision again. we also heard that the chairman of the parole board, nick hardwick, has decided to resign over the issue. and one other issue coming out of hisjudgment, that there is a definite move towards greater transparency of the parole board hearings. one of the greater concerns from victims after the decision last year was that they had not been told and there was very little information about the reasons behind it. thejudges said clearly today that the principle of open justice should apply and they hoped and expected it would be applied to the parole board. we know the government is looking at changing the rules on what kind of information can be released to the public. two very significant decisions today here at the high court. last month victoria spoke exclusively to one of the women that john worboys attacks. fiona was raped by worboys in 2003, but wasn't believed at the time, meaning he went onto re—offend. she wasjoined during the interview by her lawyer harriet wistrich. a warning â

the parole board needs opening up, it needs transparency. they are following the law in terms of keeping it secret. it would be a law change needed by mps. there has been some thought into that secrecy, so there is not mob rule saying you should stay in prison. so for us that ourjudgment around making judgments of risk in sexual offenders, because knowledge of sexual offenders are quite poor. they are not researched as a group, we do not know what drives them and the different groups of sex offenders. so it's difficult to properly assess risk of likelihood of future offending. we do know that people who have offended multiple times, police have said that for john worboys there were more than 100 offences in all likelihood, people have held deeply misogynistic attitude and predatory towards women and very capable of lying, he was. the woman in your clip talked about his way of being able to put on a good act, the trait himself as something that he is not. you believe that opening up the parole board believe that opening up the parole boa rd p

professor andrew sanders is a former parole board member. he's in birmingham. and marie mccourt, her daughter helen was murdered 30 years ago. good morning to you both. thank you for being with us here this morning. marie, you have been through the most terrible ordeal. but events yesterday with the overturning of the parole board, what did that mean to you, given your own experience? well, i think it is about time that the parole board were taken to task because to me, they are a law unto themselves. would i have attended pa role themselves. would i have attended parole hearings, i have gone to pa role parole hearings, i have gone to parole hearings, i have gone to parole hearings to some of the members in ourgroup parole hearings to some of the members in our group when we have lost somebody but mainly on my own case, when i have gone a long, they are very nice, they listened to you read your statement which they have but i come out and ijust feel like they are just but i come out and ijust feel like they arejust going but i come out and ijust feel like they

the now ex—head of the parole board made plain his anger at this. well, one of the concerns i have had about this matter is about the independence of the parole board, and thejustice secretary should back off. i think if people have got concerns about a decision that the parole board made, then there are proper ways of dealing with this. worboys, known as the black cab rapist, was convicted of drugging and sexually assaulting 12 of his passengers. but it's believed he attacked more than 100 more. the parole board has been criticised for failing to examine the scale of his offending. but that's not the only problem, says one of his victims who fought to keep him in prison. it's not one particular person that is at fault here, it's the whole system is failing and i do believe a lot of it is down to funding. we all know that there are going to be issues when he is released with policing and the licensing conditions, who has got time... we have not got the resources to watch him. the ministry ofjustice denies funding played a part in the failings of thi

>> can i first of all, there is a case before court at the moment, as part of that case the parole board will be required to explain the reasons why they took the decision. but in terms of the overall issue of parole board decisions and transparency of that, when this decision became clear, my right honorable friend, the chancellor, called for work to be done which is being continued under the current justice secretary lord chancellor to look at this will question of parole board decisions which i am bound to see around them. [inaudible] the scale and excellence means the rely heavily on doctors overseas but is like the struggle to bring some of those doctors in because restrictions on the visa numbers. it's becoming a real problem. issue where this challenge and has she had the chance to address it? >> can't i tell my honorable friend i am aware of that particular issue. of course in the longer-term one of the things we're doing is to ensure that we can trade more doctors here -- train -- in the united kingdom but unaware of the issues raised and i will get to it. >> last year the prime

a high court hearing that the parole board is acutely conscious of a real and serious suffering felt by victims the serial six attackerjohn warboys. two victims are challenging a decision made last year to release the former taxi driver from made last year to release the former taxi driverfrom prison. he has served ten years in jail for attacks on 12 women in london. our home affairs correspondent is that the court. bring us up to date. yesterday we heard arguments on behalf of two of his victims who we re behalf of two of his victims who were saying that the parole board decision to release him was irrational and that the panel made that decision have failed to take into account wider allegations of criminality against him. it was said that warboys took responsibility for his crimes but he had only admitted those offences for which he was convicted in 2009. allegations went well beyond that back to 2002 and 2003. today we have been hearing from ben collins qc who is the barrister representing the parole board and he began by saying he was acutely conscious that behind all the legal

the high court will rule this morning on a legal challenge against the parole board's decision to grant the release of the serial sex offender, john worboys. their ruling follows a two—day hearing earlier this month during which lawyers for two women, who cannot be named for legal reasons, argued that the parole board's should have taken into account "critical evidence" of the "wider allegations" against worboys. police believe he committed 105 crimes against women before he was arrested in 2008. this is the briefing from bbc news. the latest headlines: the north korean leader, kimjong—un, has met the chinese president, xijingping, in beijing. in remarks quoted by china's state news agency mr kim said pyongyang was committed to de—nuclearisation on the korean peninsula. the first funerals are taking place for those who lost their lives in the shopping centre fire in the russian city of kemerovo. officials say 6a people died in the fire on sunday, many of them children. a national memorial service in honour of the police commander who swapped places with a hostage during an attack

the case will be resubmitted to the parole board. a new panel will be constituted and updated evidence of his risk from prison and probation officials will be provided. the panel will then assess anew whether worboys is suitable for release. those victims, covered by the victim contact scheme, will be fully informed and involved in this process. this is outside source live from the bbc newsroom. our lead story. detectives investigating the attempted murders of a former spy and his daughter say they believe the russians first came into contact with the nerve agent at their home. syrian government forces have massed around the last rebel—held town in the eastern ghouta. local media are reporting that troops are preparing for a "huge" operation. the first funerals are taking place for those who died in the shopping centre fire in the siberian city of kemerovo. at least 64 people died in the on sunday, 41 of them were children. relatives are saying dozens of people are still missing. that's from bbc russian. lots of you on the bbc news

the move led to the resignation of the parole board's chairman. now on bbc news all the latest business news live from singapore. north korea's surprise visit to beijing has south korean investors optimistic, the gaesong industrial park may reopen soon. and changing things up, a start—up is aiming to transform traditional farming waste in india. good morning, asia. hello, world. it's thursday, glad you could join us it's thursday, glad you could join us for another exciting addition of asia business report, i'm rico hizon, and we start with easing tensions on the korean peninsula and one of china's top diplomats is expected in south korea today. he will be briefing the country's president on north korean leader kim me‘s surprise leader with china prost boss president xi and that meeting is seen as precursor to the meeting is seen as precursor to the meeting with moon jae—in meeting is seen as precursor to the meeting with moonjae—in and kim jong—un next month. south korean business owners are hoping warmer relations between both careers

they're challenging a decision by the parole board to release the former taxi driverfrom prison. worboys has served ten years in jail for attacks on 12 women in london. now, two women he attacked are hoping to overturn that decision. one of them was in the high court today with worboys appearing via videolink as we learnt why the parole board thought he was fit for release. it believed worboys had become "open and honest." that he had taken "full responsibility for his offences" and he had, the parole board thought, "shown insight into factors that could cause him to re—offend."

as part of that case, the parole board will be required to explain why they took us position. the overall issue of transparency, when the decision friend calledmy for work to be done, which is being continued under the current secretary to look at this whole question. >> thank you very much. proud.mensely the scale and excellence means they rely on stocks from overseas. -- doctors from overseas. it is becoming a real problem. as the prime minister aware of this challenge? -- is the prime minister aware of this challenge? pm may: i am aware of that particular issue. one of the things that we are doing is making sure we can train more doctors here in the united kingdom. i am aware of the issue and i will look into it. >> thank you. thatrime minister launched our system is broken and promised to fix it. been then, there has special measures and another is worried that it will have to close. what does the prime minister say who cannot afford to wait? as she will know, i have always said that there were short-term measures that needed to be taken, media measures and long-term. we h

the terminal component is governor cuomo who appoints the people in the parole board. he can step in and refuse his coming out and that is the focus. governor cuomo touted criminal justice reform but this is not the way to do it. criminal justice reform happens on the ground level, not when people are facing parole. jillian: how does this make you feel? you said gutwrenching but should someone like this be able to walk free ever again? >> we have to consider what happened. when we have an attack on law enforcement that is an attack on our free society because law enforcement is the first line of defense, he's not just attacking those officers but us all in general. basic question, what components are in place to protect us as a result of this. we need to have staunch consequences against that individual who commits a horrific act. rob: gas on the right, break on the left, the teen who totally failed that part of her driver's ♪ that is the way it is ♪ i let her play sheriff so i can wash it. i use tide to get out those week old stains and downy to get it fresh and s

in the parole board's decision to release bell, its members cited a noteworthy letter from an unnamed person -- likely the son of one of the victims, officer waverly jones. on friday afternoon, herman bell's lawyer, robert boyle, read a letter written by waverly jones, jr. >> the fact is that mr. bell has taken responsibility for his actions, has expressed genuine remorse. he is 70 years old and has been in prison for 45 years. in these times of increased hate, we need more compassion and forgiveness. signed by waverly jones. amy: new details have surfaced about the 2016 pulse nightclub massacre in orlando, florida, revealing the father of shooter omar mateen had worked as an fbi informant. 49 people were killed when the shooter opened fire inside the lgbt not club. most of the victims were young lgbt people of color. the new details show seddique mateen, omar's father, was a confidential fbi source from 2005 to 2016. he is now under investigation for money transfers to turkey and afghanistan. omar mateen's widow noor salman is currently on trial on charges of providing material suppo

it comes after the high court overturned a decision by the parole board to release the serial rapist, john worboys. the chairman of the parole board, nick hardwick, was forced to resign but he's said that the justice department should also take responsibility for failings in the case. the nobel peace prize winner malala yousafzai has returned to pakistan for the first time since she was shot by taliban militants in 2012. malala, who is now 20, was shot in the head because she was campaigning for girl's education. alison freeman has more details. under the cover of darkness and amid tight security malala yousafzai returned home to pakistan. it was the first visit by the human rights activist since she was shot by the taliban in 2012. malala met the prime minister, and went on to take the stage at his office to give an emotional speech, often wiping away tears. it was broadcast on state tv. i still can't believe it, that this is actually happening. malala was shot in the head by gunmen five and a half years ago. she has been campaigning for girls' education in the swat valley which at t

the threejudges said the parole board should have looked further into worboys‘ offending and must now make a "fresh determination". a drunk driver is jailed for 13 years — for killing three teenagers in a crash in hayes in west london injanuary. the ireland and ulster rugby players, paddy jackson and stuart olding, have been found not guilty of rape, following a trial at belfast crown court. a viola player who suffered irreversible damage to his hearing has won a landmark high court judgment against the royal opera house and — thousands of fans of sir ken dodd joined friends and family at his funeral at liverpool's anglican cathedral. in a moment, it will be time for sportsday but first a look at what else is coming up this evening on bbc news... on beyond 100 days at seven o'clock, the team will be talking to the lawyer representing a former catalan minister — who's wanted in spain for alleged rebellion. she's been granted bail after turning herself in to police in scotland. we'll be talking to our technology correspondent, about the news that facebook has adjusted privacy sett

the head of the parole board nick hardwick resigned. we cannot have a system whereby we rely upon victims, victims of a serial predatory sex offender to keep us safe. the primary role of government is to keep the people safe. will the minister to this opportunity to apologise to the victims for the many failures that have left them having to pursue justice because nobody will do it for them? i share the anger that he does that victims had to go through this process and i am sorry that that happened. the president‘s club later announced it was too closed following claims that women were grouped at the men only event. organisers chose to make a men only event. they chose to treat the hostesses to make them parade across the stage in front of men to make them wear black skimpy outfits and specify the colour of their underwear. women have the right to feel safe wherever they work. and allegations of this type of behaviour are completely unacceptable. there was a celebrations across parliament to mark 100 years of women getting the right t

and the top story here in the uk: the controversial decision by the parole board to release the serial sex offenderjohn worboys has been overturned by the high court.

james o neill tweeting calling the parole board's decision and just and irresponsible. a political walkout on taxpayers dime. the republican party filing a complaint and suing the school district over wednesday's protest. the chairman calling it political indoctrination after pointing to any mail thing parents instructions on the walkout and option of making posters. students in the windy city demanding schools get rid of the police altogether. democrats planning to use the issue of gun control to their advantage in the upcoming election. chris cleveland said these walkouts go beyond partisan politics and may rise to misappropriation of taxpayer funds. >> that is not exactly what the situation is. the nature of our complaint to the inspector general's office was teachers, administrators, using taxpayer dollars to advance a political agenda. that is not just distasteful, not just improper, it is illegal too. contrary to rules, contrary to illinois state law, you can't just write taxpayer checks to political movements and it is arguably a violation of first amendment righ

board has ordered the ending release of a soldier convicted of killing a wounded palestinian. will now serve ten months of his eighteen month term for killing palestinian or sheriff in twenty sixteen of the hey attacked israeli troops the incident was caught on camera and showed as our firing at sharif head on he was lying on the ground still alive. three people have been killed in afghanistan and eight more are in hospital after a bomb attack outside a political rally in the eastern city of jalalabad the motorbike bomb exploded as the crowd was leaving the rally by controversial former prime minister a military commander who but in but here is a former ally of the taliban who signed a peace deal with the government last year. at least seven hundred people in australia's southeast have been forced to leave their homes as raging bushfire spread the country's two most populous states of new south wales and victoria are mostly affected the bushfires have so far destroyed at least one hundred homes and killed cattle it's believed the fires were sparked by lightning and then intens

rob: john flanagan demanding the parole board letting a cop killer walk free be fired. herman bell made parole for showing good behavior and remorse after gunning down nypd officer at a housing project in 1971. the senate majority leader along with the families of the fallen officer slamming democrat governor andrew cuomo. a former nypd lieutenant joined us earlier and says cuomo is at fault here. >> he needs to step up and put the proper people in play. goes to the liberal agenda of the governor as we speak. governor cuomo has consistently put in these liberal people and we look at the law enforcement component, there needs to be a level of retribution at play. rob: the 70 your mac will be released next month. david schalk and bringing the best healthcare possible to our nation as heroes, sec. of veterans affairs testifying in congress amid reports the congress wants to fire him. >> i publicly acknowledge the distraction you talked about is something i deeply regret. i have come here for one reason, to improve the lives of veterans and that is what i'm focused solely o

it's true, robert mueller had sent numerous letters to the parole board denying their parole. one of the things we know now based on this trial, was that during that time, the fbi actually knew that they were innocent. they were scolded by the judge, the bureau was, for this. mueller never answer those questions. we have to be very concerned about their tactics here. there something that professor alan dershowitz as that is very true. if this is not about the fbi, this is not about the men and women who a are serving us in le enforcement and risking their lives every day. this is about abuse of power. people in high level positions that are not willing to bend. that is what this is about. we have to be very concerned about this special counsel and the direction that they are going and when we see now that there was no evidence to begin this>> special counsel from the beginning. >> sean: i say, david schoen, theal biggest abuse of power corruption scandal in the history of the country. is that hyperbole? are the facts bearing that out? >> it may well play out to be that. if you

in their decision to release bell, who is now 69 years old, parole board members cited a noteworthy letter from it and in person -- an un-named person -- likely the son of one of the victims, officer waverly jones. he wrote of bell's release -- "the simple answer is it would bring joy and peace as we have already forgiven herman bell publicly. on the other hand, to deny him parole again would cause us pain as we are reminded of the painful episode each time he appears before the board." in new york city, hundreds of protesters marched through the streets of manhattan thursday in support of farm workers with the coalition of immokalee workers, who are demanding that fast food giant wendy's sign on to a worker-designed code of conduct that includes a zero-tolerance policy for sexual harassment and abuse in the fields where they pick tomatoes. the marchers passed outside manhattan office of billionaire nelson peltz, the board chair and largest shareholder at wendy's, before rallying near the united nations building, where workers broke a five-day fast. this is immokalee worker and hunger stri

either an israeli parole board has ordered the early release of a soldier convicted of killing a wounded palestinian elo as arielle will now serve ten months of his eighteen month term for shooting dead twenty one year old shareef in twenty six days after he attacked israeli troops the incident was caught on camera and shown as area firing at sharif head while he was lying on the ground still alive with almost a year to go until brett's that day the start of the transition period for the united kingdom to leave the european union has been a major step forward in talks the two sides have agreed the terms of that two year transition which include allowing the u.k. to negotiate and sign trade deals with the rest of the world but there's still no agreement on the question of the irish border with the u.k. resistant to europe's back up plan of keeping northern ireland in the customs union i'm usually to have three this makes it possible today to reassure the four and a half million people british and european who are affected and concerned by brags that those are the people who have been our

three judges ruled that the parole board failed to probe the credibility and reliability of worboys. nobel peace prize winner malala yousafzai has returned to pakistan for the first time since being shot by taliban militants. the 20—year old human rights activist was shot in the head six years ago after campaigning forfemale education. she's expected to hold talks with the country's prime minister, shahid khaqan abbasi, during her visit. that is a summary of the latest news. to get in touch with us. time to get some sport now with sarah. good morning. let us start with cricket because i do not think the three australian cricketers who have been involved with the ball tampering scandal which has engulfed the world of cricket over the post the world of cricket over the post the meat past few days, they will not have a warm reception —— over the past few days. steve smith is going to speak to the media in the next half an hour, we will bring you all the details from that as they come in. in the last hour, cameron ba ncroft come in. in the last hour, cameron bancroft was emotional

after quitting the role, the former parole board chairman says the ministry ofjustice must also accept its part in the decision to release serial rapistjohn worboys. in a moment, we get a reality check on brexit as chris morris asks how much progress has been made and how much is still to do with just a year to go. serapis at the bbc sports centre now with all the latest on the cricket ball tampering scandal. is dz going to be forgiven? we will have to wait and see, this scandal has engulfed the world of cricket because those cricketers have now arrived back home after that ball tampering incident in that third test against south africa at the weekend. steve smith, the former captain, says he is gutted and devastated about his part in that scandal. he said it was a failure of the leadership group, and he will regret it for the rest of his life. he was very emotional in that press conference to the media after landing at sydney airport. a1(m), there is flash photography as we hear from steve smith. there is flash photography as we hear from steve smithlj there is flash photography as we

the nypd commissioner said new york state parole board decision to released a mitted cop killer herman bell from prison is indefensible. herman bell is due to be released from prison next month. three police officers killed. steve: he did not wind up with life in prison? >> at the time you couldn't get life in prison. 25 years to life was the -- there wasn't a death penalty. there still isn't here in new york. he couldn't get life. they will let him out. he is 70 years old. he has wife and kids. three officers, that he killed, that parole for them. that is what the nypd commissioner said. where is their parole? brian: ten minutes to the bottom of the hour the as we move ahead. thousands of high school students walking out across the country to protest gun violence. these teens door down the american flag too. really? nra spokesperson dana loesch weighs in next. ainsley: we all love janice dean, the weather machine, but did you know that she could also cook up a storm in the kitchen? brian: pizza bagels. ainsley: janice and her sons are up. brian: she wanders out a lot. steve: there is

two of his victims and the mayor of london have argued that the parole boards decision to recommend release was flawed and should be overturned. worboys has served ten years of an indeterminate prison sentence. fans of sir ken dodd are expected to line the streets of liverpool later to pay their final respects to the comedian. sir ken died at the age of 90 earlier this month. later this morning a horse—drawn hearse will travel the six miles from the commedian‘s home in knotty ash to liverpool's anglican cathedral. adverts for megabus promising fares from £1 have been banned by the advertising watchdog, after the company admitted that in some cases only one seat per coach cost that price. the advertising standards authority said customers would expect to be able to find the promotional price if they booked in advance. a statement from megabus said their future marketing would no longerfocus on prices. you know how fond we are of the odd bit of monkey business on this programme. well this little fella brought one area of mexico city to a standstill yesterday afternoon. this capucin monke

this parole board needs to be fired. rachel: it's not just law enforcement that wants the board gone. state lawmakers do as well. one of them is republican state senator martin golden and he joins us now. should the board be gone? >> yes, it should be. without a doubt. what happened to these two police officers it despicable and it's wrong. and these gentlemen should not, as our good pat lynch just pointed out should not have been released. this is a governor cuomo assigned board that decided to release him. now listen to this. this is not -- he participated in three murders of three police officers. pete: remind people what happened so they can understand this situation. >> they were lured. in they were set up and ambushed what's known today as the harlem houses. they were brought, in set up, shot and killed. jones was killed instantly and another begged for his life. begged. talked about his wife. talked about his two daughters. they shot him 22 times with his own gun and bell shot him in the head at the end of this. r