Today, an attack on a synagogue in Manchester has been declared a terrorist incident by counter-terror police.
Members of Manchester’s Jewish Community were worshipping at the Heaton Park synagogue on Yom Kippur, the holiest day in the Jewish calendar, when the attacker rammed a car and carried out a knife attack. Adam is joined by BBC News Correspondent Danny Savage, who has been on the scene in Manchester today.
Plus, Adam speaks to Zack Polanski, leader of the Green Party of England and Wales, ahead of their party conference in Bournemouth this weekend.
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