Under fire after announcing plans to raise gas and Electricity Prices by nearly 10 . Tadcasters bridge re opens, more than a year after it collapsed in the floods in christmas 2015. In this weeks film review, well look at loving a true story of one couples fight to change Interracial Marriage Laws in 1960s virginia. Mark kermode will give us his take on this and the rest of the other new releases. Its 5pm. Our top story a royal marine has pleaded guilty to terror charges after he made bombs and stored weapons for dissident Northern Irish republicans. Ciaran maxwell was arrested in august last year after police discovered two arms dumps containing mines, pipe bombs and mortars in county antrim. Our Home Affairs Correspondent Daniel Sandford reports. He was a member of the uks elite Royal Marines unit a0 commando after passing the gruelling 32 week training course. But today, Ciaran Maxwell admitted that for five yea rs, maxwell admitted that for five years, he was also helping dissident
English football is governed, including a motion of No Confidence in the fa, as mps try to improve the way the sport is run. Good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. Guilty to hoarding explosives and making bombs. 31 year old Ciaran Maxwell was arrested last year after police found two arms dumps in county antrim. Unknown to the army, while serving he had also been preparing for acts of terrorism, including compiling a list of targets, to be used by Dissident Republicans. Daniel sandford has the story. He was a member of the uks elite Royal Marines unit a0 commando, after passing the gruelling 32 week training course. But today, Ciaran Maxwell and admitted that for five years he was also helping Dissident Republicans in Northern Ireland to build up hidden stockpiles of explosives, weapons and ammunition. Ciaran maxwell grew up in larne, some 20 miles north of belfast, a largely unionist town with some strong loyalist paramilitary links. A bmx fan who came from a catholic family
Welcome to bbc news. A Serving Marine with links to dissident republicans has admitted building up hidden stockpiles of explosives, weapons and ammunition. Ciaran maxwell, whos 31 and originally from Northern Ireland, was based with a0 commando in somerset. He pleaded guilty at the old bailey to preparing acts of terrorism. Our Home Affairs Correspondent Daniel Sandford has the story, his report contains flashing images. He was a member of the uks elite Royal Marines unit a0 commando, having passed the gruelling 32 week training course. But today, Ciaran Maxwell admitted that during his five years in the marines he was also preparing for terrorism, building up hidden stockpiles of explosives, weapons and ammunition. He grew up in larne, some 20 miles north of belfast, a largely unionist town with some strong loyalist paramilitary links. A bmx fan who came from a catholic family, as a teenager he was on the fringe of irish republican activity in the town. It was the early 2000s. A time
Welcome to bbc news. A Serving Marine with links to dissident republicans has admitted building up hidden stockpiles of explosives, weapons and ammunition. Ciaran maxwell, whos 31 and originally from Northern Ireland, was based with a0 commando in somerset. He pleaded guilty at the old bailey to preparing acts of terrorism. Our Home Affairs Correspondent Daniel Sandford has the story, his report contains flashing images. He was a member of the uks elite Royal Marines unit a0 commando, having passed the gruelling 32 week training course. But today, Ciaran Maxwell admitted that during his five years in the marines he was also preparing for terrorism, building up hidden stockpiles of explosives, weapons and ammunition. He grew up in larne, some 20 miles north of belfast, a largely unionist town with some strong loyalist paramilitary links. A bmx fan who came from a catholic family, as a teenager he was on the fringe of irish republican activity in the town. It was the early 2000s. A time
Today. The United States has imposed new sanctions on iran to punish it for a recent Ballistic Missile test, and for what was described as tehrans continued support for terrorism. The measures target 12 companies and 13 individuals in iran and elsewhere. Iran said the sanctions breached the un deal under which it agreed to curb its nuclear programme. The white house spokesman, sean spicer, said President Trump was determined to keep iran in check. These sanctions really represent a very very strong stand against the actions that iran has been taking, and make it very clear that the deal that was struck previously was not in the best interests of this country, and that President Trump is going to do everything he can to make sure iran stays in check. These kind of sanctions dont happen quickly. But i think the timing of them is clearly in reaction to what weve seen, you know, over the last couple of days. We knew we have these options available to us because they had been worked through