�* death. �*death. yet �* death. yet senior prior to her death. yet senior officers repeatedly dismissed him as a suspect. l officers repeatedly dismissed him as a susect. . ., . officers repeatedly dismissed him as a susect. ., ., ., ., officers repeatedly dismissed him as asusect. . ., ., ., a suspect. i am told at that point, when ou a suspect. i am told at that point, when you get _ a suspect. i am told at that point, when you get iain _ a suspect. i am told at that point, when you get iain packer - a suspect. i am told at that point, when you get iain packer and - a suspect. i am told at that point, | when you get iain packer and bring him in, it doesn't matter what he tells you. it doesn't matter what he tells you. it doesn't matter what he tells you, you won't get accused in this case. , ., .,, , ., this case. instead, those senior officers spent — this case. instead, those senior officers spent millions - this case. instead, those senior officers spent millions wrongly | officers spent millions wrongly pursuing four turkish men for her murder. when the case collapsed, the inquiry when cold. we asked police scotland for a statement. they said this... a significant number of women and girls, who showed remarkable courage to speak up at the time, also did not get thejustice to speak up at the time, also did not get the justice and support they needed and deserved from strathclyde police. the trial at the high court in glasgow has found packer to be

one of the most prolific sex offenders in scottish history. today's guilty verdict is justice for emma's family. butjustice delivered perhaps years later than it could have been, leaving a dangerous killer free to continue offending. again a reminder of the breaking news, that one of the uk's most high profile, unsolved murders of the last two decades, has been resolved, after iain packer was found guilty of the murder of 27—year—old emma caldwell. he has beenjailed 27—year—old emma caldwell. he has been jailed for life and ordered to serve a minimum of 36 years. emma's body was found in a remote part of south lanarkshire in may 2005, five weeks after she disappeared. today a jury weeks after she disappeared. today a jury at glasgow high court found iain packer guilty of her murder, along with 32 other charges against along with 32 other charges against

a total of 22 women. a second ago we showed use an interview with iain packer and in that report look at this extended clip of samantha's interview with him. isaidi i said i would get back to you once i said i would get back to you once i had finished my investigation, and present the evidence that i found it to you. present the evidence that i found it to ou. , i present the evidence that i found it to yom- i don't _ present the evidence that i found it to you. yup. i don't believe you have been _ to you. yup. i don't believe you have been telling _ to you. yup. i don't believe you have been telling me _ to you. ii? i don't believe you have been telling me the truth. to you. yup. i don't believe you - have been telling me the truth. why don't ou have been telling me the truth. "i1: don't you believe i have been telling you the truth? mil don't you believe i have been telling you the truth?- telling you the truth? all the evidence i — telling you the truth? all the evidence i have _ telling you the truth? all the evidence i have seen - telling you the truth? all the l evidence i have seen indicates telling you the truth? all the - evidence i have seen indicates you are a sexually violent man, who has been violent to a number of women throughout the years. ha. been violent to a number of women throughout the years.— been violent to a number of women throughout the years.- i - been violent to a number of women | throughout the years.- i have throughout the years. no. no. i have interviewed — throughout the years. no. no. i have interviewed one _ throughout the years. no. no. i have interviewed one woman _ throughout the years. no. no. i have interviewed one woman who - throughout the years. no. no. i have interviewed one woman who said - throughout the years. no. no. i have interviewed one woman who said you picked her up in your van one night and were paying herfor sex. you

choke to. and were paying her for sex. you choke to. ., and were paying herfor sex. you choke to. h0. she was scared to stop choke to. no. she was scared to stop the choke to. iii. she was scared to stop the attack was stopped by a security guard fuzz yellow know that was false. it never happened. i have learned of an allegation that emma was raped shortly before she went missing. the attack took place behind billboard is not farfrom where are sitting today. a man raped her that night and that man was you. know it wasn't. you her that night and that man was you. know it wasn't-— know it wasn't. you didn't rate them on that night — know it wasn't. you didn't rate them on that night because _ know it wasn't. you didn't rate them on that night because yellow - know it wasn't. you didn't rate them on that night because yellow know, l know it wasn't. you didn't rate themj on that night because yellow know, i did not. do you remember a woman called magdalen because yellow yes. i have interviewed herfor this programme. she has told me of the months of sexual harassment, abuse and assault by you against her which culminated in you raping her. i never raped her. she - culminated in you raping her. i never raped her. she used - culminated in you raping her. i never raped her. she used to i

culminated in you raping her. i- never raped her. she used to wake up to find ou never raped her. she used to wake up to find you sitting _ never raped her. she used to wake up to find you sitting on _ never raped her. she used to wake up to find you sitting on her— never raped her. she used to wake up to find you sitting on her bed. - never raped her. she used to wake up to find you sitting on her bed. i - to find you sitting on her bed. i don't think so. i never touched her. you told me he had never been to the place where emma's body was found. you have been there many times, according to the evidence i have seen, where you would force them to strip. ila seen, where you would force them to stri -. ., ., seen, where you would force them to stri . _ ., ., ., ., seen, where you would force them to strip-_ thei _ seen, where you would force them to strip._ they would - seen, where you would force them to strip._ they would be i strip. no not at all. they would be terrified. the _ strip. no not at all. they would be terrified. the first _ strip. no not at all. they would be terrified. the first woman - strip. no not at all. they would be terrified. the first woman you - strip. no not at all. they would be | terrified. the first woman you took to those woods was emma. ila it to those woods was emma. no it wasn't. to those woods was emma. no it wasn't- you _ to those woods was emma. no it wasn't. you took _ to those woods was emma. no it wasn't. you took a _ to those woods was emma. no it wasn't. you took a six _ to those woods was emma. no it wasn't. you took a six times, - to those woods was emma. no it| wasn't. you took a six times, you told the police _ wasn't. you took a six times, you told the police that. _ wasn't. you took a six times, you told the police that. because - wasn't. you took a six times, you | told the police that. because they wouldn't let _ told the police that. because they wouldn't let me _ told the police that. because they wouldn't let me go. _ told the police that. because they wouldn't let me go. they - told the police that. because they wouldn't let me go. they were - wouldn't let me go. they were adamant it was me that had done it. why would i contact you to do a programme if i had done this? it doesn't make sense. why would i put myself out there and say i didn't do it to try to hide behind it? really? all the evidence i have seen, and everything that i have learnt, it makes it clear that you are a sexually violent man. i

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about any potential involvement in the case of emma's murder. i was never involved. _ the case of emma's murder. i was never involved. i— the case of emma's murder. i was never involved. i can _ the case of emma's murder. i was never involved. i can assure - the case of emma's murder. i was never involved. i can assure you l the case of emma's murder. i was| never involved. i can assure you of that. nothing to do with me. i know nothing about it. it’s that. nothing to do with me. i know nothing about it.— nothing about it. it's very difficult to _ nothing about it. it's very difficult to accept - nothing about it. it's very difficult to accept that - nothing about it. it's very difficult to accept that all| nothing about it. it's very - difficult to accept that all these women are lying.— women are lying. well... i can assure you _ women are lying. well... i can assure you i — women are lying. well... i can assure you i am _ women are lying. well... i can assure you i am not _ women are lying. well... i can assure you i am not a - women are lying. well... i can assure you i am not a violent i assure you i am not a violent person. i have never raped anyone in my life. i can assure you of that. that was the bbcjournalist my life. i can assure you of that. that was the bbc journalist talking to iain packer there. that was an interview that was to prove consequential in bringing him to the stand. just a reminder that packer hasjust beenjailed for stand. just a reminder that packer has just been jailed for life for the murder of 27—year—old emma caldwell in april 2005. the 51—year—old has been ordered to serve a minimum of 36 years in prison before he can apply for

parole. he was found guilty of a total of 33 charges of physical and sexual violence against 22 women, including 11 rapes and the murder of emma. it was one of scotland“s“s most high profile, unresolved murders. just a look at some of the reactions we have had today. we know thatjudge lord beckett, said emma was killed in truly terrifying circumstances and that packer was responsible for an extreme campaign of sexual violence carried out to satisfy his desires. we also heard from the police in scotland, who apologised about how the original inquiry was handled, by what was then strathclyde police. they said in a statement that emma caldwell, herfamily, and many other victims, were let down by policing in 2005, and for that, we are sorry. they

said that the reinvestigation of the case been extremely challenging and that it case been extremely challenging and thatitis case been extremely challenging and that it is without doubt the largest police inquiry of recent times in scotland. earlierwe police inquiry of recent times in scotland. earlier we heard from the family solicitor of emma caldwell“s mother, and in an impassioned statement, we can take a look back at what we heard earlier. chaser statement, we can take a look back at what we heard earlier.— at what we heard earlier. over the ears i at what we heard earlier. over the years i have _ at what we heard earlier. over the years i have stood _ at what we heard earlier. over the years i have stood on _ at what we heard earlier. over the years i have stood on the - at what we heard earlier. over the years i have stood on the steps i at what we heard earlier. over the years i have stood on the steps of| years i have stood on the steps of the high court and said the dead cannot cry out forjustice. it is the duty of the living to do so for them. margaret caldwell, emma's mother, has more than fulfil that duty. emma was a much loved daughter and sister, and when her life was cruelly taken away, nearly 19 years ago, herfamily“s lives cruelly taken away, nearly 19 years ago, her family's lives were torn apart forever. the moment emma went missing, margaret's life changed forever. she has thought about her every minute of every day. when emma's father died in 2011, he made his wife promised she would never give up the fight forjustice was that many would ask margaret how she

feels following the verdict. she says she feels no joy, no elation, no closure. the loss of emma shattered a mother's soul, but now justice allows margaret to breathe again. it is only because of the perseverance of a mother and father, and the many women who so courageously came forward, that justice is possible today. today margaret caldwell wishes to honour those women, some of whom were sex workers who spoke up, notjust for emma, but for the many unknown victims of iain packer. margaret also wishes to acknowledge those who have been lost due to illness, overdose, and otherforms of have been lost due to illness, overdose, and other forms of harm. those women were a part of our communities. they were important to their loved ones, to theirfamilies, and should have been important to the police. a toxic culture of misogyny and corruption meant that the police failed so many women and girls who came forward to speak against packer,. instead of

receiving justice and compassion they were humiliated, dismissed, and in some instances they were arrested, while the police gifted freedom to a predator to rape and rape again. we now know that packer carried out rapes, sexual offences and assault, nearly 20 times after emma's murder in 2005. margaret believes officers systematically sabotaged an investigation into packerfor sabotaged an investigation into packer for a sabotaged an investigation into packerfor a decade, and have blood on their hands. forfar packerfor a decade, and have blood on their hands. for far too long they have remained in the shadows but must now answer for their betrayal. today margaret caldwell calls on the scottish government to order an independent, judge led inquiry into what went wrong. that was the family _ inquiry into what went wrong. that was the family solicitor speaking outside court earlier, an impassioned statement, where he said emma's mother is calling for an inquiry by the scottish government, into what went wrong into the police investigation to her daughter's murder in 2005. just a reminder of the breaking news. 0ne

murder in 2005. just a reminder of the breaking news. one of the uk“s most high—profile unsolved murders of the last two decades has now been resolved, after iain packer was found guilty of the murder of 27—year—old emma caldwell. he has beenjailed 27—year—old emma caldwell. he has been jailed for life and ordered to serve a minimum of 36 years. emma's body was found in a remote part of south lanarkshire in may 2005, five weeks after she disappeared. today a jury weeks after she disappeared. today a jury at glasgow high court found iain packer guilty of her murder, along with 32 of the charges against along with 32 of the charges against a total of 22 women. we have heard a number of reactions today, some very strong reactions. we heard an apology from scotland's police for the handling of the case at the time. they said that they apologise to emma caldwell, herfamily, and many other victims who were let down by policing in 2005. we also heard,

as we just heard there from the family solicitor, that they are calling for an independent inquiry. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. we still had to pay our insurance premiums every month. now hundreds of sellers have won their case and ensured insurers must have to pay. i am relieved. while mark insurers - am relieved. while mark insurers want to deduct _ am relieved. while mark insurers want to deduct the _ am relieved. while mark insurers want to deduct the amount - am relieved. while mark insurers want to deduct the amount the l want to deduct the amount the government paid to staff and fellow payments from what they agreed to payments from what they agreed to pay to salons. the largest insurance company for the personal care sector said it welcomes the clarity this arbitration brings and will abide by the decision and apply it to the

relevant policies and claims. your life with bbc news. a group of more than 50 broadcast journalists have sent an open letter to the embassies ofisrael and egypt calling for "free and unfettered access" to gaza for foreign media. the letter, sent by correspondents and presenters from the main broadcasting outlets based in the uk, also appeals for better protection for journalists already reporting in the territory. 55journalists signed the letter, including sky news's alex crawford, the bbc sjeremy bowen, 0rla guerin and fergal keane, and cnn“s christiane amanpour. sky news's special correspondent alex crawford is also amongst the signatories. the main thinking is that we are all terribly frustrated and that we are not really doing ourselvesjustice, we are not doing the storyjustice,

and people aren't hearing particular information because foreign journalists aren't on the ground. this is despite multiple attempts to try to get access into gaza since october the 7th, from october seven onwards there have been groups of people, teams of people, media organisations all over the world trying to get access into gaza and we haven't been able to. that definitely compromises what has probably been one of the most important developing events in, certainly in the region, for many decades, possibly in the world, and will have ramifications for many years to come. you have travelled the world with your reporting and you are in iraq at the moment. how unusual is it, in your experience and through your career, to have been unable to access an area, particularly one that is the centre of a major story? i think it is not unusual that some governments and regimes

will try to keep you out, and that presents definitely a challenge forjournalists to try to report accurately inside. in the past, and even now, we are talking about governments or authorities, or regimes, that do not describe themselves as democracies, which israel does describe itself as. israel is proud of boasting that it is a liberal democracy with an open media. and yet it is deliberately blocking journalists from all over the world from getting into gaza. that is the key difference. in the pastjournalists like myself had had to use boats to get into myanmar, have had to use all sorts of tactics to try to get inside closed off areas. and we have managed it. this one is monumentally difficult because it is an extremely small area that we are talking about.

there are only two border points and it is really very massively locked down by israel and also by egypt and seriously, most governments around the world should be worried about that. i was just reading, because you wrote a blog for the sky news website, you said that last month, the foreign press association attempted to persuade the israeli high court to allow journalists in but it was refused for security concerns. tell us more about what they said to you after that ruling? it was the supreme court of israel and it was brought by the foreign press association. there have been multiple attempts by, not only the big media organisations around the world, also individuals, individual journalists, bbc, sky, itn, itv, channellr, all signed a letter in november as well, none of which have had any impact or made a jot of difference. the supreme court said

that they couldn't. .. they wouldn't lift the restrictions imposed by the idea. imposed by the idf. the idf argued that this was becausejournalists could be put at risk in wartime and they could endanger soldiers by reporting on troop positions, and that it is too dangerous for israeli personnel to be present at the border to facilitate press entry into gaza. of course all those arguments could be posed in any war and sometimes they are. usually they are by countries or regimes or authorities who definitely do not wantjournalists in. i would argue, along with the more than 50 otherjournalist, and they are the top, most well—known journalist in britain, jeremy bowen, a number of presenters like reeta chakrabarti, clive myrie, michelle hussein, tom bradby on itn.

all the key war correspondents on itn, channel 4, matt frei, krishnan guru murthy, there are a list of the top, most senior journalists, who have been respected and proved their credentials the world over for many years, who have all become very worried about the lack of access into gaza and what that means on telling and unfolding events and telling it accurately. there are some very serious allegations against israel, allegations of war crimes, allegations of genocide, which was presented before the international court ofjustice. until we get proper, independent, impartial, foreign journalists on the ground there, it is going to be very difficult to disprove, or prove, those allegations. alex crawford from sky news speaking from iraq. the high court in belfast

has ruled that to give suspects immunity from prosecution or in breach of the european convention on human rights. the government said the legislation, which applied to all former members of the security forces, and x paramilitaries, was an attempt to draw a line under the events of the past. the trouble is cost the lives of more than 3500 people. thejudge in belfast said there was no evidence that the immunity provision would contribute to reconciliation in northern ireland. , ., , ireland. the “udge began his ruling here at the ireland. thejudge began his ruling here at the high _ ireland. thejudge began his ruling here at the high court _ ireland. thejudge began his ruling here at the high court in _ ireland. thejudge began his ruling here at the high court in belfast i ireland. thejudge began his ruling| here at the high court in belfast by referring to the fact that more than 3700 people were killed during the years of violence, which are commonly called the troubles. read the question of unsolved killings has continued to hang over northern

ireland during a quarter—century now of relative peace and it is an extremely plex, contentious and emotive question. the uk government last year passed legislation to set “p last year passed legislation to set up an investigation. part of that plan was that suspects and former members of the state forces, who gave information to the commission, would be given a conditional amnesty, guarantee they wouldn't be prosecuted. some victims“ families challenge the uk government in court today. thejudge ruled that challenge the uk government in court today. the judge ruled that a challenge the uk government in court today. thejudge ruled that a plan for conditional amnesty was unlawful, that it breached international human rights law, specifically the european convention on human rights, and the families afterwards said they were certainly very pleased about that. it“d afterwards said they were certainly very pleased about that. it'd be many years now campaigning for justice for the loved ones who they lost and they felt the government's plans, as they stood really close down the opportunity forjustice. down the opportunity for justice. they down the opportunity forjustice.

they were also may be slightly disappointed that the judge didn't go further and strike out more aspects of the controversial legislation that the families objected to, for example a plan to end all inquests related to the troubles. . ., end all inquests related to the troubles. , r, , r, end all inquests related to the troubles. , ., , ., ., troubles. chris page there, you are watchin: troubles. chris page there, you are watching bbc _ troubles. chris page there, you are watching bbc news. _ troubles. chris page there, you are watching bbc news. i _ troubles. chris page there, you are watching bbc news. i will- troubles. chris page there, you are watching bbc news. i will be - troubles. chris page there, you are watching bbc news. i will be back. watching bbc news. i will be back after a short break. we all rely on local councils for our roads, bin collections, leisure facilities and much more besides. but increasingly, they are in financial crisis, with some facing bankruptcy. more than half say they probably won't be able balance their books in the next five years. one local authority facing some very tough decisions is medway council in kent. from there, our political correspondent alex forsyth reports. it's early evening and medway council has allowed us to film as they meet to discuss their budget. the council's finances are perilous. we have got roads full of potholes. food banks are now normal. they're already cutting things

like free swimming for children, cancelling events and closing a visitor centre and art gallery. the discussions they are having are based on the hope that the government is going to let them borrow £30 million over the next two years. even if the government says yes, they're still going to have to make some pretty significant cuts to services. like other councils, the leader here says it's the rising cost of services like social care and housing, combined with a shortage of government funding, that is pushing some councils to the brink. this is really challenging. this is my home, my community, the street i live on. they will all be impacted by these decisions we've got to take. it's not easy. a few days later, in the medway town of gillingham, we caught up with him again, this time as he met parents and carers to explain the situation. we're in a really difficult financial place as a council. we're having to do some difficult stuff around some of the things we all enjoy. so really want to hear from yourself. these families have children with special educational

needs and disabilities, one of the areas where services are under huge pressure. when you talk about obviously having to cut back on everything across the budget, as somebody that is sort of volunteering in the voluntary sector at the moment, running a children's charity, physically can't plug any more gaps in council budgets with what we're doing. if the resources aren't there, you know, there are some things which ultimately will cease to happen. and that pains me. i don't want that to be the case, but i've got to balance the books. thank you for your time. i genuinely appreciate that. can ijust have a little chat with you just about what you've heard and your thoughts on it, or if that's ok? i am a mum to two. i've got a 19—year—old and a 25—year—old, so he has quite a few additional needs. when he was first diagnosed, i was just told, just leave him in the corner. he's not going to amount to much. this is maxie�*s son richard now. he's a keen baker and gardener with two computing qualifications. i met him the next day with his mum, who said that wouldn't have been possible

without the support they get. your mum was saying yesterday she's pushed a lot to get you your support that she thinks you need, richard. yeah, she fought my corner and it's | been a bit hard and it always help. | and i love my carers, - they're amazing, they are. are you worried about the budget restraints in the areas of support that you rely on? yes. yeah, the support still needs to be there. and sometimes there could be improvement because of the support that's in place. so if you take the support away, then his needs are just going to deteriorate. increasingly, keeping the services that people like richard rely on going, means councils are cutting back elsewhere. with many councils sounding warning signs about a bleak outlook, the government has increased the amount they have to spend compared to last year, but in medway they say that's still not enough. yesterday i received a message from the council leader saying they're still waiting to hear whether they'll be allowed to borrow to balance their books.

it's around a quarter to two monday night into tuesday morning. i just took you through the final budget processes for the council meeting on thursday. we've also still not heard back from central government on exceptional financial support. so this community waits with an announcement expected tomorrow which will determine what happens to the services many here value. alex forsyth, bbc news, medway. let's bring you some breaking news. the uk _ let's bring you some breaking news. the uk government spokesperson has confirmed _ the uk government spokesperson has confirmed that there has been an incident — confirmed that there has been an incident in — confirmed that there has been an incident in the channel involving a 5mall— incident in the channel involving a sn1allboat— incident in the channel involving a small boat in french waters. the statement _ small boat in french waters. the statement says _ small boat in french waters. tue: statement says that french authorities are leading that response. a french official has confirmed that there was an incident concerning a boat with migrants, in

the channel in french waters. that is a verbatim statement as well from french officials and one of my colleagues were saying earlier that the hm coastguard at dover said that there was a rescue operation ongoing. huge concern there, many people who try to cross the channel in small boats so of course the priority will be the safety. a little more information there, saying there was a safety incident involving a small boat and an official, the local french coastguard, has declined to comment on potential casualties. that is just coming into is in the last few seconds from reuters. we will stay on top of that story and bring you more details when we have it. now let's take a look at the weather. we did manage a few breaks in the cloud and to the eastern side of the

pennines. that it did allow some limited bright spells through. edinburgh is one of the cheerier places. there was some drizzle, particularly across western areas. it was mild, 13 celsius recorded in exeter. overnight tonight we have a band of rain that is set to move its way southwards and eastwards across the country. that will clear away from scotland and northern ireland where we will see some fairly heavy showers working in during the second half of the night. temperatures five or six in the north but ten across east anglia and south—east england where it will be a mild start to thursday. thursday will see cool air working from the north and west but a weather front will bring some persistent outbreaks of rain across east anglia and south—east england, where it will probably be raining for some of you pretty much all day. away from that, brighter weather conditions, but sunshine and showers for scotland and northern ireland where the showers will be heavy with some pale mixed in. temperature is about seven to nine celsius. a bit below average for the time of year. it's a friday's forecast we have this area of low pressure and this

occluded front that is set to bring the risk of some hill snow. risk area is across the higher areas of northern ireland, the southern uplands in scotland, the peaks, the pennines and northern parts of wales. above 200 metres that is where the greatest risk of snow is. some places will see a bit more five centimetres, bringing the threat of some disruption. however at lower elevations, where the vast majority of us live, we are looking atjust cold outbreaks of rain and underneath the slow—moving band of rain, for a good chunk of the day, temperatures will struggle, at around three celsius or so. away from that we are about seven to 9 degrees. on to the weekend and the same area of low pressure stays overhead. it is an unsettled start to the weekend. the day on saturday of sunshine and showers. the show was heavy with some hail, thunder, a bit of sleet. a bit of snow across the highest hills in the north of the highest hills in the north of the uk and temperatures again, just running a bit below average, particularly so for the northern

half of the country. a few more showers into sunday then next week, rain at times in the west, largely dry across the east. live from london. police missed the chance to catch her killer, and will have the news

live. i'm megan owen, most high profile unsold murders of the last two decades has been resolved after ian packer was found guilty of the murder of 27—year—old emma caldwell. he's been jailed for life and ordered to serve a minimum of 36 years. emma's body was found in a remote part of south lanarkshire in may 2000 five, five weeks after she disappeared. ian packer guilty of her murder, along with 32 other charges against a total of 22 women. our scotland correspondent has this report. in her grief she turned to drugs. and prostitution. she will

always be my emma.