Huntingdon Hero Named As Samir Zitouni

The ‘heroic’ rail worker who risked his life to save passengers from a mass stabbing on a train has been named as 48-year-old Samir Zitouni.

Plus: A leaked report into BBC Panorama says that footage of Donald Trump’s January 6th speech was edited to make the case that he was encouraging the Capitol Hill riot, and New Yorkers head to the polls for what could be the election of the city’s first democratic socialist mayor.

With Aaron Bastani & Kieran Andrieu.

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