have it m [m111 m -- paddies. allez les vertes — the irish paint the town green, and coming up on bbc news — on his england debut, shoaib bashir shone. the 20—year—old took two wickets on the first day of the second test against india. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. two 16—year—olds who murdered another teenager in a frenzied knife attack near warrington last year have been named. scarlettjenkinson and eddie ratcliffe lured brianna ghey to a park in broad daylight, where they stabbed her 28 times. this afternoon they were given life sentences with minimum terms of 22 and 20 years.

the pair had discussed the murder in the weeks before. our north of england correspondent judith moritz reports from manchester crown court. brianna ghey found it hard to socialise with other teenagers, so when she arranged to hang out with one school friend by herself it was a big step. a friend told her to buy a big step. a friend told her to buy a one—way ticket and she would meet her at the bus stop. but when breanna arrived there were two teenagers waiting. brianna ghey couldn't have known what the other children had in mind. they led her to this park and on a weekend afternoon in broad daylight they stabbed her so brutally she stood no chance. leaving her to die, they ran off across these fields and with blood still on his hand is one of the teenage murderers caught the bus home. now the two children who butchered brianna can be identified.

scarlettjenkinson was 15 at the time, sentenced today, the court heard she enjoyed the killing and remains dangerous. skalak i have concluded that the primary motivation for brianna's murder was your deep desire to kill —— scarlet. the messages reveal your fantasies and show your sadistic motives. brianna's murder was exceptionally brutal.— exceptionally brutal. eddie ratcliffe brought _ exceptionally brutal. eddie ratcliffe brought the - exceptionally brutal. eddie l ratcliffe brought the hunting exceptionally brutal. eddie ratcliffe brought the hunting knife to kill brianna and had different reasons for targeting her. you dehumanised _ reasons for targeting her. 7m. dehumanised brianna by constantly referring to her as it and your messages about wanting to see if she would scream like a man or a girl show your own interests in killing brianna link to your hostility towards her as a transgender person. scarlet, you are under arrest on suspicion — scarlet, you are under arrest on suspicion of _ scarlet, you are under arrest on suspicion of murder. the teenagers were caught — suspicion of murder. the teenagers were caught quickly. _ suspicion of murder. the teenagers were caught quickly. scarlet's - suspicion of murder. the teenagers were caught quickly. scarlet's mum had called the police because her daughter had been with brianna. how

can ou are daughter had been with brianna. how can you are a — daughter had been with brianna. how can you are a suspect? it isn't the last person — can you are a suspect? it isn't the last person seen her, is it? all the information i— last person seen her, is it? all the information i have _ last person seen her, is it? all the information i have is _ last person seen her, is it? all the information i have is you _ last person seen her, is it? all the information i have is you are - last person seen her, is it? all the information i have is you are a - information i have is you are a suspect, — information i have is you are a suspect, 0k? _ information i have is you are a suspect. 0k?— information i have is you are a suspect, 0k? information i have is you are a susect, 0k? .,, ., , ., suspect, 0k? eddie was arrested at his house and _ suspect, 0k? eddie was arrested at his house and told _ suspect, 0k? eddie was arrested at his house and told officers - suspect, 0k? eddie was arrested at his house and told officers he - suspect, 0k? eddie was arrested at his house and told officers he could| his house and told officers he could explain what had happened. i can explain what had happened. i can explain everything. _ explain what had happened. i can explain everything. scarlett - explain what had happened. i can explain everything. scarlett and l explain everything. scarlett and eddie showed _ explain everything. scarlett and eddie showed no _ explain everything. scarlett and eddie showed no emotion - explain everything. scarlett and eddie showed no emotion as . explain everything. scarlett and i eddie showed no emotion as they explain everything. scarlett and - eddie showed no emotion as they were being sentenced. she fidgeted and doodled, he clutched a book of crossword puzzles. the emotion in court today came from brianna's family who spoke about the impact that her murder has made on them. brianna's father said he had initially found his daughter's transitioning difficult but they had been forming a new relationship and the murderers had stolen that from them. and her mother said no parent should ever have to bury their child. brianna should have been around for the rest of my life, she said, adding that she believes that scarlet and eddie are still a danger to society. i scarlet and eddie are still a danger to socie . ~ , scarlet and eddie are still a danger to socie . ~' , ., to society. i feel like they need to be off the streets _

to society. i feel like they need to be off the streets for _ to society. i feel like they need to be off the streets for a _ to society. i feel like they need to be off the streets for a very - to society. i feel like they need to be off the streets for a very long i be off the streets for a very long time, if not forever, because i can't see that level of darkness, i suppose, could ever be rehabilitated. i think that they are both very dangerous and, like i say, they are both in the right place and they should be kept away from society because i feel like they would —— they would be a risk of them committing crime in the future. brianna was at school in warrington but with extra needs was often taught in a special area called the inclusion room. that's where she met scarlett who had been transferred from a different school. a bbc investigation has revealed that she had offended before, drugging a younger pupil and moving schools as a result. but the new school wasn't aware of it. a council review is now under way. in aware of it. a council review is now under way-— under way. in terms of scarlett, there were _ under way. in terms of scarlett, there were no _ under way. in terms of scarlett, there were no red _ under way. in terms of scarlett, there were no red flags - under way. in terms of scarlett, there were no red flags that - under way. in terms of scarlett, i there were no red flags that came up. i think sitting and listening in

court to the messages between eddie and scarlett was very, very surreal, and scarlett was very, very surreal, and trying to imagine that anyone would talk in that way, plan in that way and for it to be a child that you have actually met is even more shocking. you have actually met is even more shockina. ., , , shocking. the teenagers will be in -rison shocking. the teenagers will be in prison until _ shocking. the teenagers will be in prison until they _ shocking. the teenagers will be in prison until they are _ shocking. the teenagers will be in prison until they are early - shocking. the teenagers will be in prison until they are early in - shocking. the teenagers will be in prison until they are early in their| prison until they are early in their 40s and even then they will only be released once it has been established they are no longer a danger to the public. brianna's parents say they deprived her of the life she wanted to live. not because she had done anything wrong butjust because one hated trans people and the other thought it would be fun. judith moritz, bbc news, manchester. there had been restrictions on naming brianna's ghey�*s killers, on naming brianna ghey�*s killers, but after an application from media companies the judge lifted those restrictions this morning — despite lawyers for the pair saying the move could affect their welfare. our legal correspondent

dominic casciani joins me. remind us why these restrictions are there and what is the reason in lifting them? i there and what is the reason in lifting them?— lifting them? i think the really im ortant lifting them? i think the really important thing _ lifting them? i think the really important thing here - lifting them? i think the really important thing here is - lifting them? i think the really important thing here is child l important thing here is child killers as we know are pretty unusual, it is a rare thing to see but in actualfact unusual, it is a rare thing to see but in actual fact the naming of children and young people under the age of 18 who commit serious offences is actually more common than you think. it's just it very often doesn't get reported and it takes very often a case of this gravity for it to hit home with communities and the severity of what has gone on. that's whyjudges have a presumption of naming young people in these situations. the law is very clear on that. they're often what happens in a case when you have an alleged child killer or a serious criminal who goes to the adult crown it, thejudge will say criminal who goes to the adult crown it, the judge will say we are not going to name this young person now because there may be mental health issues here, it may prevent that young person from giving their best evidence if they are in the glare of

publicity. but if they are convicted, the public interest then changes and what the law says is that communities and society have a right to hear the full facts because only then can they have a proper discussion about what has caused this and perhaps find some way of moving on. and that's why the judge in this case said it would be an unreasonable restriction on the press not to name these two young people. press not to name these two young --eole. . ., ~ press not to name these two young --eole. . ., ,, press not to name these two young --eole. . ., . people. dominic, thank you, dominic casciani. there are two documentaries that look at the full story behind the murder of brianna ghey. you can see one on bbc iplayer and listen to the other on bbc sounds. police have released new images of abdul shakoor ezedi — who they're still hunting in connection with an attack on a woman and her two children, using a corrosive substance that has left the mother with life changing injuries. more details have emerged of ezedi's movements before and after the attack in south london on wednesday evening. our home affairs correspondent daniel sanford has the latest.

these are the latest pictures released by detectives of the subject of their manhunt. abdul shakoor ezedi in the king's cross london underground station on wednesday night. he is suspected of being responsible for a horrific incident in which a 31—year—old woman and her two children were burned by highly corrosive liquid. the mother remains very poorly in hospital and she is sedated at the moment. we expect that these injuries will be life changing. thankfully we have had an update from the hospital that the two young children that were with her, their injuries are not as serious as first thought and they are not likely to be life changing. they remain with mum in the care of the nhs. police believe abdul _ mum in the care of the nhs. police believe abdul shakoor _ mum in the care of the nhs. police believe abdul shakoor ezedi - mum in the care of the nhs. police believe abdul shakoor ezedi left i believe abdul shakoor ezedi left newcastle in the very, very early hours of wednesday morning. by 6:30am his car was in tooting in south london. that evening the vehicle was in croydon and streatham

and at 7.25 on wednesday night the attack happened in clapham. at 733 he got on the tube and headed north to king's cross arriving at eight o'clock. he moved fast. within an hour and a half of the corrosive substance being thrown, abdul shakoor ezedi was leaving this tesco express near king's cross. it is some six miles from where the attack happened. at this point he had a very obvious injury below his right eye, but he didn't get a train back to newcastle. instead, to nine o'clock, he returned to the tube and the victoria line heading south again. abdul, you clearly have some very significant injuries. we have seen the images, you need some medical help, so do the right thing and do the right —— hand yourself in. assuming he won't give himself up, what will police be doing to find him apart from searching through cctv? iii him apart from searching through cctv? �* , , ., ., , him apart from searching through cctv? �*, , ., cctv? if he's using a mobile phone that also helps _

cctv? if he's using a mobile phone that also helps track _ cctv? if he's using a mobile phone that also helps track him _ cctv? if he's using a mobile phone that also helps track him and - cctv? if he's using a mobile phone that also helps track him and any i that also helps track him and any other— that also helps track him and any other footprint he has like finance, but also _ other footprint he has like finance, but also speaking to people that know _ but also speaking to people that know— but also speaking to people that know hint — but also speaking to people that know— but also speaking to people that know him. it — but also speaking to people that know— but also speaking to people that know him. it is— but also speaking to people that know him. , ., but also speaking to people that know him. , ., ~ , know him. it is thought abdul shakoor ezedi _ know him. it is thought abdul shakoor ezedi arrived - know him. it is thought abdul shakoor ezedi arrived in - know him. it is thought abdul shakoor ezedi arrived in the l know him. it is thought abdul. shakoor ezedi arrived in the uk know him. it is thought abdul- shakoor ezedi arrived in the uk in 2016 in the back of a lorry. he claimed asylum and was refused the same year. in 2018 he pleaded guilty in newcastle to sexual assault and exposure. he was given a suspended sentence totalling 45 weeks and was put on the sex offenders' register for ten years. he claimed asylum again and was refused by the home office again. but in october 2020 a tribunal in newcastle over that and granted him asylum. tonight, police confirmed that they have searched three properties in newcastle including this building, and in one of them they found two empty containers with corrosive warnings on them. daniel sandford, bbc news. daniel is here. it's now nearly 48 hours since on.

do police have any idea where he might be? nobody is panicking at this point because it's a different kind of manhunt than we may have seen in the past where you might be looking for a terror suspect where you might be worried that they are going to do further harm to further people. it looked as if when these corrosive substances were thrown on wednesday it was targeted at some specific people, although other people did get affected by it. i think there will not be a great sense of panic but they will be frustration that they haven't got him yet because clearly these very useful cctv images and a very unusual person because of the damage around his eye, so they will be frustrated they haven't got the more quickly. i think there will be an assumption that somehow he's kind of pulled himself up out of the cctv site and is may be holding up somewhere and they will be hoping that eventually he will either have to free himself from where he is hiding, or they will get to him.— from where he is hiding, or they will get to him. daniel sandford, thank you- _ the average household water bill in england, scotland and wales is about to go up.

they will see an above inflation increase from april. annual charges will go up by an average of 6% in england and wales, and nearly 9% in scotland. water companies say the money will be used to improve the network. debris from road surfaces, such as tyre dust and oil, can be washed in to our rivers when it rains. despite the pollution that can cause, environment campaigners are warning that it's not being properly monitored. our environment correspondentjonah fisher has the story. the river lambourn in berkshire, one of england's precious chalk streams. walk a few hundred metres in one direction and you'll reach the white tent used for the great british bake—off. head the other way and the crystal clear water turns dark brown. the culprit — one of tens of thousands of outfalls that drain water off our road network when it rains. so this is the outfall from the m4...

charlotte has been testing what she calls the black gunk that lines the river bed. so there's things like arsenic and lots of heavy metals. tyres and oil and all the things that cars shed. it's just coming straight off the road into the river? straight off the road into the river. there's now much greater awareness and information about the volume of raw sewage that spills into our rivers and seas. by contrast, there's very little monitoring of the run—off and pollution that washes from our roads into all the same places. the government accepts it's a serious issue, but freedom of information requests from the bbc to the environment agency have revealed it's doing no regular testing of the impact of pollution from our roads. if you or i were to discharge pollution into a water environment like that, we'd be prosecuted in a heartbeat. jo bradley used to work for the environment agency, and we meet up with her where water drains off the m6.

it's absolutely horrific. and it literally keeps me awake at night. because they're not monitored, nobody knows the extent of the pollution, and then nobody�*s doing anything about it. national highways manages england's motorway and major a—road network, and says it's working on solutions. so this is the sediment forebay... we are being shown a reed bed in devon which helps filter and capture the pollution before it goes into a nearby lake. dirty water comes in here. this particular basin is to filter out the solids, so the polluted solids will sink to the bottom. fixing this everywhere is going to take time and money. about 250 mitigations are due to be completed by 2030, and that list doesn't include the bake off stream. jonah fisher, bbc news.

the current phase of the public inquiry into the post office scandal ended this afternoon — it's been focused on the actions of those who pursued and prosecuted sub—postmasters for theft or false accounting. the next stage will hear from senior figures in the business during the time of the horizon it scandal, including former chief executives paula vennells and adam crozier. our business correspondent emma simpson has been looking at we've learned so far — and at what happens next. months of witnesses, from fujitsu, to post office prosecutors prosecutors getting a grilling. i wish i could assist, i don't know, i honestly do not know. there was plenty that should have been disclosed, and it wasn't forthcoming. right from the very startl of the deployment of this system, there were bugs and errors and defects. l today the inquiry heard the curtain had been pulled back on the great post office cover—up. what an awful cocktail, a molotov cocktail, that they consistently, over these decades,

threw at sub—postmasters, theirfamilies, their managers and their staff. the inquiry must consider whether those responsible for this scandal, in the post office, at fujitsu and in government did not, could not or would not hear any warning that horizon lacked integrity because their ears were stuffed with cash. we have had 61 days of evidence in this phase. the closing arguments today were damning, highlighting a profound failure of duty. the inquiry heard there was a parade of liars, bullies, amnesiacs and arrogant individuals. the prosecutions were deeply and fundamentally flawed. the post office had a cultural sickness embedded in its policies, blaming sub—postmasters for all losses. sue palmer and jo hamilton had their lives destroyed by the post office. i have watched all of the inquiry

and every day i hear something, then you think it can't get any worse and then the next day, yourjaw hits the floor. when we say what they've done to us, it really happened, all of it happened. it almost feels like you are living in russia or somewhere like that, where the state has complete control. do you think this inquiry is slowly getting to the truth? definitely. yes. an inquiryjoining the dots. in april, post office bosses, executives and politicians will be questioned. what did they know and when? the interest will be immense. emma simpson, bbc news. the time is 18 minutes past six. our top story this evening. two 16—year—olds who murdered brianna ghey are named — scarlettjenkinson and eddie ratcliffe are given life sentences. and good evening from belfast where,

in a few minutes, we will bring you the latest on the return of devolved government here this weekend and intense scrutiny of the man who has made it happen. coming up on bbc news — we look ahead to the big premier league match this weekend at the emirates, as arsenal take on top—of—the—table liverpool in a potential title decider. negotiations are continuing to try to bring about a ceasefire in gaza, where fighting has raged since the october 7th attacks on israel by hamas, which is deemed a terrorist organisation by the uk government. inside gaza, conditions are bleak for those living through the conflict, with limited access to medical care. bbc arabic spent the day with wafaa, a midwife who has carried on her work supporting mothers and their babies despite having to relocate herself.

wafaa is a midwife who has been volunteering to help women in gaza. she makes the dangerous five—minute walk to a nearby shelter several times a week. her husband keeps her company on the way. thousands of displaced people have been sheltering here since the start of the war. wafaa's first visit is to basma.

there's no electricity. each room houses severalfamilies, living in darkness. hela has a nine—month—old baby and is expecting another.

after one of wafaa's routine visits to the shelter, the building is hit by an israeli air strike. shouting. that was from our colleagues from bbc arabic.

wafaa, her husband and two children have since had to leave khan younis, and are now sheltering with other families on a roof in rafah. after two years without a functioning government, power—sharing will return to northern ireland tomorrow, so political leaders in belfast have spent the day discussing what their priorities will be. stormont will resume its work because the democratic unionist party has agreed to it after a long running row about post—brexit trading arrangements for northern ireland. this morning the dup leader, sirjeffrey donaldson, faced scrutiny about the new deal. our political editor, chris mason, was listening. this is the stephen nolan show. northern ireland's biggest radio show. for two years, people who have been living without devolved government. so, jeffrey donaldson is sitting beside me here in the studio this morning. good morning, sirjeffrey. good morning to you. good morning, good morning. now on the eve of it returning, scrutiny for the man who has made it happen. i'm just trying to get

into the fine detail here. into the weeds, stephen? yes, i am. yeah. unashamedly trying to get into the weeds because there is a question mark. there are lots of question marks. precisely what has the dup secured that wouldn't have happened anyway? we've made massive changes, stephen. many of the barriers to trade are gone. businesses will now be able to move goods from great britain to northern ireland without the checks that were unnecessary, without the customs paperwork that was unnecessary. the crux of all of this is brexit means northern ireland has a closer relationship with the eu than england, scotland and wales, and it still does. this has had, and does have, all sorts of consequences. there are 11 additional species of trees that have recently been approved to come into northern ireland. approved by who? approved by both the uk and the eu. why do we need the eu's permission? because, stephen... why would we accept that? the eu market... why can't i, if i buy

a gardening magazine in my local shop, at the moment, it says on the front, free packet of seeds and go to page four, seeds ain't there. why? because they're not allowed to come into northern ireland. that's a nonsense and it has to end. and it will end under these arrangements. and the big question — can restored government here make a difference to people's lives? it is the real—life difficulties that ordinary people are facing at the moment with the health service. we must make this an absolute priority. and in my discussions with the other party leaders, we are all agreed that reforming and investing in our health service is our number one priority. party leaders and officials have been meeting today to discuss the key issues they will face. they'll return here to stormont tomorrow. and you get a flavour there of the complexities of brexit and the complexities of brexit and the complexities of brexit and the complexities of northern ireland,

and how they interact, how you maintain an open border between northern ireland and the republic of ireland, whilst dealing with the delivery of the uk's departure from the european union. all of that in a part of the world where belonging and identity and borders are felt more keenly than most. so to tomorrow and at lunchtime we will see the election of a speaker, deputy speakers to the northern ireland assembly and in the afternoon, first and deputy first minister, and a moment that will be, for the first time a sinn fein first minister. and then it will be down to the business of government and after two years without it, there is after two years without it, there is a lot to do. thank you for now, chris mason. the six nations kicks off in less than two hours. the two most fancied teams are playing in marseille, as france welcome ireland. a year on from their grand slam, the irish are hoping to win the title again. but this year some familiar faces are missing, as our

sports correspondent andy swiss reports from marseille. # dirty old town...# the away fans making themselves very much at home. ireland's supporters descending on marseille and hoping to start their six nations in style. come on, the paddies, let's have it today. come on! weather, sunshine, fantastic, loving every minute of it. and ireland to win tonight? allez les verts! ireland's last trip to france, though, is perhaps one they'd rather forget. three months ago, their world cup hopes turned to heartache, knocked out in the quarter—finals. but now, withjohnny sexton retired, it's a new era, with a new leader. it's probably the biggest honour of my career, to be asked to captain an irish team in a six nations. you know, for me, it doesn't get any bigger. and we'll have a huge task on our hands to retain the title, but that's certainly our goal. well, the six nations opener here just might turn out to be

the six nations decider. ireland and france are the pre—tournament favourites, but in what is a transitional year, anything is possible. does a bit of damage... france are without their star player, antoine dupont, because he's preparing for sevens rugby at the paris olympics. in fact, out of the six captains from the world cup, five are missing this tournament, for an assortment of reasons, with only italy's michele lamaro still in place. his team start against england tomorrow. the world cup semi—finalists have never lost to italy. advantage to wales... while scotland face wales in cardiff, where the scots haven't won for 22 years. but then the six nations is always a chance for history. after ireland's triumph last year, that famous trophy is very much up for grabs. yes, remember that ireland actually

won the grand slam last year and if they can beat france tonight they will fancy their chances of winning it again. it should be some atmosphere here in marseille, nearly 70,000 fans expected and kick—off is at eight your time. thank you. queen camilla has been tapping into her inner strictly fan today, meeting up with dancers including strictly starjohannes radebe, on a visit to the royal voluntary service in cambridge. and after being given a pair of her own tap shoes, she confessed the gift might come in handy. i would love to do it because i've always wanted to tap dance. yes. in my dotage, perhaps it's something i could take up! i'm still beside myself that you watch strictly come dancing! we all watch it. i'm one of strictly�*s greatest fans. ah! very good!

time for a look at the weather. here's elizabeth ritzini. it is almost beach weather to date here in aberdeenshire, a lot of sunshine, highs of 15 celsius, just rather blustery conditions as well. also mild were western coast but here, compare all of this coastal mist to the sunny skies we saw earlier in aberdeenshire and it is all likely to persist heading for the rest of the weekend so we will keep the mild air, brisk south—westerly winds, a bit of rain for some but a lot of dry weather with plenty of clout as well and we are set to keep the cloudy skies across england and wales overnight tonight. for many, temperatures will not drop below double figures, some clearer spells further north in scotland in particular with lower temperatures, but still well above the seasonal average heading into saturday morning. tomorrow there is quite a weak cold front that will p9p up quite a weak cold front that will pep up for a while, sinking southward and bringing some rain into wales and east anglia through

the afternoon and to the south of that, we keep the cloud and it will still be rather windy but is more windy to the east of the pennines, but some sunshine to the north of england, northern ireland and much of scotland. shows continue in western scotland and there is more rain here as well heading through sunday, also across northern ireland. this is a warm front and it will bring that milder air again further northwards and eastwards with some gales perhaps in the far north of scotland. also some more heavy rain for the western hills of scotland as we had three sunday night and into monday. the air stays very mild, a lot of dry weather in the forecast for most as we head into monday and also mild and largely dry, much of europe including marseille where the six nations tournament is kicking off tonight. thanks, elizabeth. and that's bbc news at six. now it's time to join our colleagues for the news where you are.