benjamin hannam is the first british officer to be convicted of a terrorism offence, he remained in the group national action after it was outlawed. never before as a serving police officer been prosecuted for being a member of a terrorist group. when we identified the person was a police officer it was of course a shock but we then moved very quickly to arrest ben hannam. the verdicts have just come in at the old bailey, we'll have the latest from our correspondent there. the other main stories: the metropolitan police is investigating allegations that a serving officer raped two female colleagues. the prime minister's senior adviser on ethnic minorities, samuel kasumu, is to leave the role. borisjohnson says it's not related to the controversial government report about race. i've worked very closely with samuel in the last year or so. and he's done some great stuff, and i thank him very much, particularly on helping to encourage vaccine take up amongst more hesitant groups and communities. the nspcc says it's already receiving calls to its helpline which opened this morning for people

benjamin hannam was a member of the far—right extremist group national action — which was banned in 2016. he lied about his past in his application to join the police. our home affairs correspondent daniel sandford reports. pc ben hannam, 22 years old, who today became the first police officer in britain to be convicted of terrorism. after he had been found guilty, we had to chase him to talk to him, because he ran from a side door of the court. why did you join a terrorist organisation, thenjoin the police? his father, keeping me from asking questions, and whisking him away in a taxi. he will be sentenced in three weeks. at his passing out parade three years ago, it was cressida dick, the head of the metropolitan police, who oversaw the ceremony and walked right past him as she welcomed the new recruits. just two years earlier, here he was taking part in propaganda for the banned neo—nazi terrorist group national action. let's go. doing fight training in the woods. and daubing a natty torch on a wall in swindon. —— nazi. traces of the graffiti ben hannam sprayed on that trip are s

benjamin hannam is the first british officer to be convicted of a terrorism offence. never before has a serving police officer been prosecuted for being the member of a terrorist group. when we identified the person was a police officer it was of course a shock but we then moved very quickly to arrest ben hannam. why did you join a terrorist organisation and then joined the police? — police? the 22—year—old was also convicted of lying on his met police application and having documents detailing knife combat techniques and making explosive devices, at the old bailey trial. a 2a year old man has been found guilty of murdering lorraine cox last summer. she disappeared after a night out in exeter. the prime minister's senior adviser on ethnic minorities, samuel kasumu, is to leave the role. borisjohnson says it's not related to the controversial government report about race. i've worked very closely with samuel in the last year or so. and he's done some great stuff, and i thank him very much, particularly on helping to encourage vaccine take up amongst more hesitant

twenty two year—old benjamin hannam is the first serving officer, to be convicted of a terror offence after he joined far right extremist group national action, which was banned in 2016. now on bbc news, brexitcast.

benjamin hannam, who's 22, a probationary officer in the metropolitan police, was a member of the banned far right neo—nazi group, national action. why did you join a terrorist organisation, thenjoin why did you join a terrorist organisation, then join the why did you join a terrorist organisation, thenjoin the police? he was also found guilty of fraud, for lying on his police application form. never before has a serving police officer been prosecuted for being the member of a terrorist group. the case raises serious questions over vetting procedures at britain's biggest police force. also tonight... a warning from the head of nhs england before the bank holiday weekend — people must remain cautious, as covid lockdown restrictions ease. the founder of liberty steel admits the company owes billions of pounds, but insists it can survive. there you go, your paperwork, everything is ok. we have a special report on brexit trade across the irish sea, with costs rocketing to get goods from britain to northern ireland. on all occasions to perform against me and spurn my dull revenge. and a s

benjamin hannam was a member of the far—right extremist group national action, which was banned in 2016. he lied about his past when applying to join the met. our home affairs correspondent daniel sandford has the story. pc ben hannam, 22 years old, who today became the first police officer in britain to be convicted of terrorism. although he faces a certain jail term, he was released on bail until the sentence is passed. we had to chase him to talk to him because he ran from a side door of the court. why did you join a terrorist organisation and then join the police? ben, ben... his father keeping me from asking questions and whisking him away in a taxi. he'll be sentenced in three weeks. at his passing out parade three years ago, it was cressida dick, the head of the metropolitan police, who oversaw the ceremony and walked right past him as she welcomed the new recruits. just two years earlier, here he was taking part in propaganda for the banned neo—nazi terrorist group national action... let's go! ..doing fight training in the woods and daubing a nazi torch on a wall in swindon. t

benjamin hannam is the first british officer to be convicted of a terrorism offence. never before as a serving police officer been prosecuted for being a member of a terrorist group. when we identified the person was a police officer it was of course a shock but we then moved very quickly to arrest ben hannam. the prime minister's senior adviser on ethnic minorities, samuel kasumu, is to leave the role. borisjohnson says it's not related to the controversial government report about race. i've worked very closely with samuel in the last year or so. and he's done some great stuff, and i thank him very much, particularly on helping to encourage vaccine take up amongst more hesitant groups and communities. new figures show fewer than one in five people with covid—19 symptoms request a test, and the number who follow self—isolation rules is low. as france goes into a third lockdown we talk to an expert in paris in paris about the situation across the country. and the life and legacy of diana, princess of wales, is to be recognised with a blue plaque in london. one of s

benjamin hannam is the first british officer to be convicted of a terrorism offence. a 24 year old man has been found guilty of murdering lorraine cox last summer. she disappeared after a night out in exeter. the prime minister's senior adviser on ethnic minorities, samuel kasumu, is to leave the role. borisjohnson says it's not related to the controversial government report about race. the fourth day of the trial of derek chauvin — the former police officer accused of killing george floyd — is underway. george floyd's girlfriend is giving evidence. around one in 370 people in england had covid—19 in the week to march 27 — down slightly from the previous week, according to new figures. the prime minister's senior adviser on ethnic minorities, samuel kasumu, is to stand down. news of his departure comes the day after the publication of a government—commissioned report on race that has been criticised by campaigners. downing street has denied his exit is linked to the report's findings. borisjohnson says he doesn't agree with "absolutely everything" in the rep

benjamin hannam is the first british officer to be convicted of a terrorism offence. never before as a serving police officer been prosecuted for being a member of a terrorist group. when we identified the person was a police officer it was of course a shock but we then moved very quickly to arrest ben hannam. the prime minister's senior adviser on ethnic minorities, samuel kasumu, is to leave the role. borisjohnson says it's not related to the controversial government report about race. i've worked very closely with samuel in the last year or so.

benjamin hannam, who's 22, is the first serving british officer to be convicted of a terrorism offence. he was also found guilty of possessing documents useful to a terrorist, and of fraud, over lies on his police application. a police investigation into the neglect of patients at a hospital is now examining eight deaths. a coroner has been asked to review the deaths at blackpool victoria infirmary, which all happened in late 2018. a separate and unrelated murder investigation into the death of another patient is ongoing. lancashire police officers are investigating events on the hospital's stroke ward in 2018. arlene foster will quit the democratic unionist party when she stands down as northern ireland's first minister, the bbc understands. let's speak to our ireland correspondent, chris page, who's at stormont this evening. and she will be leaving the party she has led for five years? this week arlene — she has led for five years? this week arlene foster _ she has led for five years? try 3 week arlene foster has experienced politics at its most painful with a big majority of the d

they were unaware that the two years while benjamin hannam was in the ranks. it supposed to be the most effective counterterror organisation so it's been a very difficult day for the metropolitan police to discover a terrorist in their own ranks. daniel, many thanks, daniel sanford there at the old bailey. the warm weather is meaning that we are seeing many people in parks and on beach across england and wales. but along with the crowds has come a big problem... litter. and councils say they're struggling with the clean—up, as andy moore reports. a giganticjob of cleaning up in leeds after some of the city's parks were overwhelmed by crowds enjoying the sunshine at the end of lockdown. it was a similar picture in many places in england and wales. the litter is a serious concern for local councils. the campaign group keep britain tidy says the government will need to provide more money to help local authorities. there are no silver bullets or solutions to this, but i think a great big headline campaign message around how we should behave when we go to the bea

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yes, former pc benjamin hannam was convicted on the 1st of april of being a member of a banned neo—nazi terrorist group and also of lying about that on his application form and his vetting form for the police. he was, at that time, released on bail but today he came back to court for sentencing. and his honour, judge leonard qc, has sentenced him to four years and four months in prison, a total of four years and four months in prison. that's three years and four months for being a member of a banned terrorist organisation and also included in that is concurrent sentences for possession of documents that might be useful to a terrorist. and a consecutive sentence, sorry, a concurrent sentence of one year for the fraud, that is essentially lying on his police application form, where he was asked to tick a box saying he'd never been a member of the bnp or any other similar organisation. and he'd ticked a similar box on his vetting form. so, not only had he been involved with national action, which was originally banned for celebrating the murder ofjo cox mp, but he'd also then lied about it

benjamin hannam, who's 22, a probationary officer in the metropolitan police, was a member of the banned far right neo—nazi group, national action. why did you join a terrorist organisation, thenjoin why did you join a terrorist organisation, then join the why did you join a terrorist organisation, thenjoin the police? he was also found guilty of fraud, for lying on his police application form. never before has a serving police officer been prosecuted for being the member of a terrorist group. the case raises serious questions over vetting procedures at britain's biggest police force. also tonight... a warning from the head of nhs england before the bank holiday weekend — people must remain cautious, as covid lockdown restrictions ease. the founder of liberty steel admits the company owes

benjamin hannam was found guilty of being a member of the extremist group national action following a trial at the old bailey and will be sentenced later this month. our home affairs correspondent daniel sandford reports. pc ben hannan, 22 years old, who became the first police officer in britain to be convicted of terrorism. here he was taking part in propaganda for the banned neo—nazi terrorist group national action. doing fight training in the woods. and daubing a nazi torch on a wall in swindon. the propaganda video from the trip was posted on the internetjust days before he put in his application. at his passing—out parade three years ago, it was cressida dick, the head of the metropolitan police, who oversaw the ceremony and walked right past him as she welcomed the new recruits. this was police raiding his home to seize phones and computers. it had taken two years to realise they had a nazi in the ranks. seen here doing a nazi salute in a propaganda video, ben hannan had just ticked a box on two police forms saying he had never been a member of the bnp. the force never took