yago riedijk fought for is and is currently in prison in syria. our middle east correspondent quentin sommerville who did the interview, is in northern syria and sent this report earlier. we know that when we spoke to shemima begum that her husband had been detained by the kurdish authorities when they surrendered as the islamic state was in its final days. he was being held in a detention facility somewhere in north—eastern syria but we couldn't find him. we were told he was being questioned by the authorities, usually the americans and that he wasn't available for the media. late last afternoon, we got a call to come to an unspecified location where he was being detained and that he was. she memo moved over when she was 15. you met in raqqa, she was at the women's centre, you married her when she was 15 years old. how in any way is that acceptable? you were 23? you thought that was ok? to be honest, when my friend came and he said there was a girl who was interested in marriage, i wasn't really interested, because of her age. but, iaccepted re

last month she gave an interview to a daily telegraph journalist in the camp in northern syria. she described the harsh conditions where women are often left fighting for the sparse food aid available for the sparse food aid available for the thousands of families there. she also said she had spoken to security services and that in her words it was up to them to decide what to do with her but she and her sister want to come back to the uk. that could pays an ethical and practical problem for sajid javid if he has stripped them of their citizenship. the two women between them have five children, two of whom were born in britain. that begs the question what happens to them? they are all under ten which means if they were to return to the uk, do they return on their own or are their mother is about to come back? this is a problem that will rear its head frequently in the next few weeks because there are other british women at these camps in northern syria, women who went out, married fighters and had children and lived on the so—called islamic state. many of whom i now living in

wheni here in northern syria, are pretty grim. when i metjarrah wasjust a few years old, he was in good health. i asked shamima begum how her baby was doing, she said he was doing well at that time but it is very cold here, the cans do not have enough blankets, they do not have enough blankets, they do not have enough tents, there is not enough food in some cases, and the people there are struggling and they are angry and it is a dangerous situation, it is still a stressful situation. so jarrah was in good health than what he deteriorated and yesterday we heard that he and his mother had been taken and armed escort to hospital and he died shortly after lunchtime, the cause of death was listed as pneumonia. it is worth remembering that in the long story of the islamic state, the suffering is not yet over. people who are trapped inside will be stayed inside the islamic state until the very end were starving, many of those who left suffer from malnutrition. more than 100 people died leading that is stronghold are now in the last few

yago riedijk fought for is and is currently in kurdish custody in north—eastern syria. he has been speaking exclusively to our middle east correspondent quentin sommerville. shamima moved over when she was 15. you met in raqqa. she was at the women's centre in raqqa. you married her when she was 15 years old. that's correct. how, in any way, is that acceptable? you were, what, 23? ithink so, yeah, i remember. and you thought that was ok? to be honest, when my friend came and he said he had a — there was a girl who was interested in marriage, i wasn't really interested , because of her age. but i accepted the offer anyways. and we sat down, and she seemed... like a — how do you say it? she seemed, like, in a good state of mind. so it was acceptable for you to marry a 15—year—old girl? it was her own choice. she was the one who asked to look for a partnerfor her. then i was invited, and... yeah, she was — she was very young, and it would have maybe been better for her to wait a bit, but she didn't. she chose to get married, and i chose to marry her. we are hopin

according to the sunday times, reema iqbal and her sister, zara, travelled to syria in 2013 and are now in a refugee camp. it follows a decision by the home office to remove 19—year—old shamima begum's citizenship. let's speak now to our correspondent john mcmanus in our london newsroom. john, what do we know about the iqbal sisters? well, details of the sisters are fairly spa res well, details of the sisters are fairly spares at the moment that one of them, a 30—year—old reema iqbal spoke to the telegraph newspaper last month from one of the camps, she described conditions there is very poor, mothers are often having to fightjust very poor, mothers are often having to fight just to get hold very poor, mothers are often having to fightjust to get hold of very poor, mothers are often having to fight just to get hold of food parcels and hygiene conditions are pretty bad too, which has led to some debts. she also said she had spoken to the security services and told them about herself and says that it was up to them to judge both her and her sister, both of them wa nt to her and he

his family fled the war in syria, they arrived here in christchurch only last year. principal mark wilson has spent the morning helping his students understand what has happened. this is not an act of nature. in particular, this is an act of, you know, human hatred and ignorance and aggression. and i think that does mean that the nature of what we are dealing with is sometimes actually harder to comprehend and harder to actually understand, that someone could actually do and behave in this way. as schools broke up this afternoon, hundreds and hundreds of students from across the city gathered in a park opposite the al noor mosque, where the first attack took place. after a horrific event, it is great to see that we are not turning to hatred, we are not turning to darkness, but we are uniting for love and peace. as we learn more about the victims of this terrible crime, we found that they age from 77 to just three years old. they came from bangladesh and pakistan, egypt and somalia. some were even recent refugees from the war in syria, and they all chose to come here

with so—called islamic state apparently close to being completely wiped out in syria, the us has turned its attention to its old enemy al-qaeda. the americans have offered a $1 million reward, that is around £750,000, for information on the whereabouts of osama bin laden‘s son hamza. it is thought he now leads the organisation. professor fawaz gerges is the author of a book on al-qaeda, and joins us from our london newsroom. thank you very much indeed for joining us. what did you may, when you heard about this million—dollar reward for osama bin laden‘s son, information about him, what was your immediate response? why now? why put 1 million us dollars on his head? keepin 1 million us dollars on his head? keep in mind that there are $25 billion reward on the current leader of al-anda. there are 10 million us dollars reward on the head of the isis leader abu bakr al—baghdadi. there are so much we do not know about hamza bin laden. we do not know where he is, is he hiding, is he on the afghanistan pakistan border? is the under house arrest in the —— in a ride? does he play any

syria? absolutely. i am from the band maysaloon from syria, damascus. and he and his group are more than just one of a dozen metal bands in a city that has now endured eight years of conflict. tell me, what‘s it like playing a gig in damascus when the war is on? alright, i will tell you this. all the gigs we did in damascus, mortar shells were dropping. at the place that was like, i won‘t even express how it is. so what explains the global appeal? well, volume is a part of it. heavy metal has to be loud. but it‘s also a way of life, a community. heavy metal gets a really bad rep. it revels in the imagery we are familiar with, firebreathing dragons and that sort of stuff, but it is welcoming and inclusive. we really are. but i think the fact that we are is what makes it such a wonderfulfamilial genre and culture because everyone is invited. so 50 years on, a celebration of the global appeal of a great british invention. # god bless you all.# kfc is opening up its kitchens next weekend to show customers just how it makes its meals. it follows a toug

among the first funerals, a father and son, refugees from syria who arrived only in new zealand last year. so the prime minister coming to a city thatis the prime minister coming to a city that is still struggling to come to terms with these atrocities, and the prime minister saying that she believes new zealand was targeted because of its safe reputation.” because of its safe reputationli happen because of its safe reputation.” happen to be, though, the prime minister of happen to be, though, the prime ministerofa happen to be, though, the prime minister of a particularly peaceful nation, an inclusive nation, a place where 200 ethnicities and 160 languages are spoken. we pride ourselves on being well known as a welcoming place. in fact, the terrorist who brought this act to new zealand shows us for this terrorist act because we are all of those things —— shows us. terrorist act because we are all of those things -- shows us. -- chose us. those things -- shows us. -- chose us. the prime minister also visited a high school which lost two students, and a former student died as

his mother travelled to syria as a 15—year—old in 2015. the home office had recently taken the decision to strip her of her british citizenship. earlier we spoke to our middle east correspondent, quentin sommerville, who met shamima not long after she'd given birth. he began by describing the conditions in the camp. the circumstances that people are being held, whether they're victims of is or supporters of is here in northern syria are pretty grim. when i metjerrah, who wasjust a few days old, he was in good health and i asked shamima begum how her baby was doing. she said he was doing well at that time. but it's very cold here, the camps don't have enough blankets, they don't have enough tents and there isn't enough food in some cases. and the people there are struggling and they're angry, and it's a dangerous situation as well, it's still a stressful situation. sojerrah was in good health then but he deteriorated, and yesterday we heard that him and his mother had been taken under armed escort to hospital and he died shortly after lunch

secretary has decided to revoke the british citizenship of the women who joined the hardy group in syria. —— the terrorist group. we'll meet the most inspirational team in motorsport — the first racing school for disabled drivers who are aiming to compete on the international circuit. in sport, wales edge ever closer to grand slam glory. they beat scotland in the six nations — their 13th win in a row. good morning. there's some pretty difficult weather out there this morning if you're travelling, be it with the rain and the hill snow and a strong and gusty winds that are now starting to pick up too. i'll have more detail for you on the day ahead in around 15 minutes. it's sunday the 10th of march. our top story: two leading brexiteers are warning that delaying brexit would do "incalculable harm" to public trust in politics. the comments, from tory mp steve baker and the dup's nigel dodds, come two days before the commons again votes on theresa may's eu withdrawal deal. our political correspondent jessica parkerjoins us from our london newsroom. how significant are these comments?

his mother travelled to syria as a 15—year—old in 2015. the home office had recently taken the decision to strip her of her british citizenship. our home affairs correspondent daniel sandford has this report. when the bbc first interviewed shamima begum 2.5 weeks ago, she'd just given birth to a baby boy, jarrah. in his short life, he lived in one internment camp and then another. his mother said her two other children had already died at the end of last year. losing my children, the way i lost them, i don't want to lose this baby as well, and this is really not a place to raise children, this camp. now, medical staff in the roj camp where she's living and the local military forces, the sdf, have confirmed to the bbc that her baby died on thursday in a nearby hospital, after having breathing difficulties. he's already been buried. the family are devastated. the family are not surprised. there were concerns about the child's welfare. shamima has lost her food card, she's made that quite clear, and wasn't able to feed herself, let alone the

the real argument should be that the situation in eastern syria as we have just heard is appalling, it is a humanitarian crisis and the british government needs to be helping the thousands and thousands of young girls, many of them recently released from captivity and the many other refugees in dire need of help. they area number of refugees in dire need of help. they are a number of challenges and what has happened is very tragic. according to some, people have chosen to go there. i think what is not in debt, and i think everybody would agree, that islamic state is a brutal organisation, it be heads people who attempt to leave, it be heads its own fighters coming tortures its own individuals come it isa tortures its own individuals come it is a horrific organisation. anybody who joined it must have been brainwashed or have is our ideas about humanity. i think when she was about humanity. i think when she was a 15—year—old child, we had an opportunity to stop her going, and in fact the authorities, the police, the council and school as it was then didn't tell the parents, and i thi

western—backed forces in syria have declared a final military victory over the so—called islamic state group. the syrian democratic forces said they'd taken full control of the village of baghouz, and declared the "total elimination" of islamic state. bbc news has learned that the family of mark duggan, who was shot dead by a metropolitan police officer, is suing the force for damages. an inquest jury found that he was lawfully killed. the shooting in north london in august 2011, led to riots across england. keith doyle reports. the family of mark duggan have campaigned for the police to be held responsible for his death. mr duggan, who was 29, was shot and killed by officers who were trying to arrest him in north london in august 2011. the police said at the time they suspected he was in possession of a firearm. the killing lead to the worst riots seen in britain for 30 years. for five nights, shops were looted and set on fire. five people died and hundreds were injured. trouble spread to other cities, including manchester, liverpool and birmingham. the inquest into mark duggan‘s de

western—backed forces in syria have declared a final military victory over the so—called islamic state group. the syrian democratic forces said they'd taken full control of the village of baghouz and declared the total elimination of islamic state. bbc news has learned that the family of mark duggan, who was shot dead by a metropolitan police officer, is suing the force for damages. the shooting in north london in august 2011, led to riots across england. an inquest jury found that he was lawfully killed. a teenage boy has been stabbed to death in west london. the victim, who officers say they believe to be 17, was found after reports of a fight outside a block of flats in isleworth. the metropolitan police has launched a murder investigation — no arrests have been made so far. one of the two mosques in christchurch new zealand where 50 people were killed in fatal shootings, has reopened. heavily—armed police continue to guard the al noor mosque, but small numbers of worshippers are being allowed in. thousands of people marched through christchurch last night in support of those af