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Raqqa, the syrian city once claimed as the capital of so called Islamic State, has fallen to a kurdish and arab alliance. The head of mi5 says there are 3,000 individuals linked to extremism in the uk. He says the service is facing an intense challenge. In china, theyre getting ready for the biggest event in the the communist party calendar, the national congress, as the president tightens his grip on power. And, well be talking to this years winner of the man booker prize announced this evening. Coming up in sportsday on bbc news could tottenham spring a surprise in spain against the holders ...

Debate raging in universities across the country about free speech some stu d e nts the country about free speech some students are keen to stop offensive views expressed on campus while others say people are offended fata easily. We will hear both sides of the argument. Far too easily. Good evening and welcome to bbc news. Britain faces the highest rate of terror attacks in the last 30 years, with some plots hatched in just days and 3,000 extremists currently being investigated. Thats according to the head of mi5, Andrew Parker, whos given a rare interview, and defended the services record, a...

Theyve won. It is after all a career defining moment for any writer, and who knows, perhaps even thinking about the £50,000 czech that goes with winning. The £50,000 cheque. There is also a royal guest here her Royal Highness the duchess of cornwall will be presenting the trophy to the winner. To help guide us through the proceedings, im delighted to be joined by the writer and critic Stephanie Merritt and sameer rahim the books editor of prospect magazine. Welcome to you both, and thank you for being here. Not long to go now, and plenty to discuss. But, before we chat, lets have a look at t...

Rounds before he was taken down by Capitol Police. The security detail for congressman scalise. We are on the scene right now. Reporter as you can see behind me there is still a very heavy Police Presence here. We have seen some of the fire vehicles leave and others but if you look down behind me here and see where these police cars, to the left is the park and you have seen some of the video closer up. As you can tell police have moved us several blocks away. The incident under control according to police. Five people taken to the hospital that include the shooter. As you mentioned, congressm...

Bag checks 20ton trucks loaded with sand will be used as shields to physically stop a truck attack. Not going into detail about philadelphias plans lieutenant stanford says the city has used trucks in the past to provide a level of protection. Weve used a number of those tactics in a number of different events weve had just more recently the dnc as well as our celebration we have during july 4th. Well have the same tactics in place. Reporter images of the european truck attacks that killed 98 people have been seen by pat but she understands her daughters decision to be part of the crowd here t...