one of the most powerful men in formula one, christian horner of red bull, is cleared of inappropriate behaviour to a female colleague. prince harry loses his high court bid over the decision to remove his police protection while on visits to the uk. welsh farmers take to the streets of cardiff, protesting changes to farm subsidies they say threaten their industry. and team gb's teenage olympic skateboarder, sky brown, now fancies a crack at surfing in this summer's paris games. and coming up in sportsday later in the hour on bbc news... three days after their league cup final disappointment, chelsea are chasing silverware once again in the fifth round of the fa cup.

good evening. it was one of scotland's biggest murder inquiries, a killing that remained unsolved for almost two decades, until now. emma caldwell was assaulted and strangled and her body dumped in woods in south lanarkshire back in 2005, and today iain packer, who's 51, was found guilty of her murder and jailed for life with a minimum of 36 years. he was also convicted of 11 charges of rape and multiple sexual assaults against 22 other women, making him one of the most prolific sex offenders in scottish history. police scotland have apologised for their failings police scotland have apologised for theirfailings in police scotland have apologised for their failings in the police scotland have apologised for theirfailings in the investigation, which could have led to iain packer bus and caressed much earlier. lorna gordon is live for us at the high court in glasgow. much of the evidence heard in this trial was horrific and harrowing and, in sentencing iain packerfor

his crimes, thejudge and, in sentencing iain packerfor his crimes, the judge talked and, in sentencing iain packerfor his crimes, thejudge talked of and, in sentencing iain packerfor his crimes, the judge talked of the effect his violence has had on the women he attacked. he said that one of the women he attacked can barely leave her house. of another, he said she has never been able to overcome what iain packer did to her of margaret caldwell, emma caldwell mother, he said she had been preoccupied and consumed by what happened, that she still built it everyday and, even with her daughter's killer being found guilty, she will never feel closer. emma caldwell, a vulnerable young woman murdered in terrifying circumstances. her killer was this man, iain packer, who for a quarter of a century carried out an extremely campaign of sexual violence. he extremely campaign of sexual violence. ., ., ., ~' extremely campaign of sexual violence. ., ., ., ~ ., violence. he would look for vulnerability _ violence. he would look for vulnerability and _ violence. he would look for vulnerability and exploit. violence. he would look for vulnerability and exploit it. | violence. he would look for . vulnerability and exploit it. we also abused women who were not necessarily vulnerable but were in a vulnerable position. your conduct

has caused extreme and enduring suffering for so many women and theirfamilies. suffering for so many women and their families.— suffering for so many women and their families. emma had a happy u-uabrinin their families. emma had a happy upbringing but — their families. emma had a happy upbringing but when _ their families. emma had a happy upbringing but when her- their families. emma had a happy upbringing but when her sister. their families. emma had a happy i upbringing but when her sister died from cancer in her grief she died from cancer in her grief she died from drugs and then prostitution. she always be there to stop she always be my emma. the she always be there to stop she always be my emma.— she always be there to stop she always be my emma. the trial heard of her mother _ always be my emma. the trial heard of her mother was _ always be my emma. the trial heard of her mother was chris, _ always be my emma. the trial heard of her mother was chris, of - always be my emma. the trial heard of her mother was chris, of how- always be my emma. the trial heard of her mother was chris, of how she | of her mother was chris, of how she and her late husband scoured the streets of glasgow searching for emma in the weeks after she went missing. packerwas emma in the weeks after she went missing. packer was a jekyll and hyde character, a violent, obsessive use of six workers. more than two dozen women give evidence of how packer had violently attacked them, some told of how he had taken them to this isolated woodland. it was here that emma body was found. one of those who gave evidence against packer and whose voice has been changed to protect her identity thinks the consent she had other six workers had about packer were

ignored. workers had about packer were innored. �* , , ignored. i'm disgusted with the olice. ignored. i'm disgusted with the police- with — ignored. i'm disgusted with the police. with how _ ignored. i'm disgusted with the police. with how women - ignored. i'm disgusted with the police. with how women were l ignored. i'm disgusted with the - police. with how women were treated back then by the police. they made us fear them rather than being safe people that we could go to.- people that we could go to. emma caldwell's mother _ people that we could go to. emma caldwell's mother was _ people that we could go to. emma caldwell's mother was in - people that we could go to. emma caldwell's mother was in court - people that we could go to. emma caldwell's mother was in court to i caldwell's mother was in court to hear the verdict. her solicitor said she never gave up the fight for justice for her daughter and packer's of the victims. police failed so many _ packer's of the victims. police failed so many women - packer's of the victims. police failed so many women and . packer's of the victims. police i failed so many women and girls. instead of receiving justice and compassion, they were humiliated, dismissed and, in some instances, arrested. while the police gift of freedom to an evil predator to rape. police today apologised and said those who spoke about the time did not get the support they deserve. it is clear that further investigations should have been carried out into emma was following the initial inquiry into thousand five. the lack

of investigation until 2015 caused unnecessary distress to her family and all of those women who came forward to report sexual violence. emma's family were praised for their courage and determination. no closure for them, thejudge courage and determination. no closure for them, the judge said, even as their daughter's killer was finally brought to justice. five years ago, an investigative reporter with bbc scotland, sam poling, carried out interviews with iain packer, which played a big part in his trial as evidence of his lies. as sam now reports, some of the other women who were raped and assaulted by him only came forward after seeing her investigation. this is iain packer, about to be confronted by me in 2019. i don't believe you've been telling me the truth. we discovered evidence he was a prolific sexual predator, a violent rapist and a killer.

did you kill emma? no, i never. emma caldwell's killer. ithought, you know, isaid no. i had nothing to do with it whatsoever. all lies. this interview was used in court as evidence against him. today, the verdict? guilty. but why did it take so long? the bbc can reveal that information linking iain parker to emma's murder was available to police from the start. detectives who worked on the inquiry in 2005 have broken their silence. the girls were describing this guy who would go up and regularly use prostitutes. he would be particularly rough with them, they'd all identify him as someone they knew. that someone was iain packer. police would speak to packer six times between 2005 and 2007. the evidence against him, these officers say, was undeniable.

packer admitted to taking women to the woods for sex. he admitted to taking emma there. he even directed police to the crime scene. and various women identified iain packer as a violent rapist who had attacked emma in the months prior to her death. yet senior officers repeatedly dismissed him as a suspect. and i'm told at that point, davey, when you get iain packer and bring him in, it doesn't matter what he tells you. doesn't matter what he tells you. he won't be an accused on this case. instead, those senior officers spent millions wrongly pursuing four turkish men for emma's murder. when that case collapsed, the inquiry went cold. we asked police scotland for a statement. they said this...

today's guilty verdict — justice for emma's family. but a justice perhaps delivered years later than it could have been. samantha poling, bbc news. and there's a special episode of the bbc�*s 5 minutes on podcast, entitled a killer up close, where sam poling and her producer eamon o'connor talk about how their investigation led the police to a killer. you can find it on bbc sounds. the boss of the red bull formula one racing team, christian horner, has been cleared over allegations, of inappropriate and controlling behaviour towards a female colleague. it follows an internal investigation, which red bull says has been "fair, rigorous and impartial". here's laura scott.

christian horner has been at the helm of red bull racing for nearly two decades, holding the team into a dominant force and becoming one of the most recognisable faces in the paddock, often alongside his former spice girl wife. but his future in the sport was put in jeopardy when allegations of inappropriate behaviour were made against him by a female colleague. at the recent season launch, he emphatically maintained his innocence. can you guarantee you have never behaved inappropriately towards a colleague? crop i deny any accusations made against me. crop i deny any accusations made against me-_ crop i deny any accusations made auainst me. ~ , ., against me. with the season looming, ke fiuures against me. with the season looming, key figures in — against me. with the season looming, key figures in the _ against me. with the season looming, key figures in the sport _ against me. with the season looming, key figures in the sport had _ against me. with the season looming, key figures in the sport had called - key figures in the sport had called for swift resolution. {rap key figures in the sport had called for swift resolution.— for swift resolution. crop is concerning. _ for swift resolution. crop is concerning, the _ for swift resolution. crop is concerning, the allegations for swift resolution. crop is - concerning, the allegations are serious and it certainly seems like things should be coming to an end here quickly because we really need to be talking about formula 1 as we go into the start of the year. just 72 hours before _ go into the start of the year. just 72 hours before the first race in

bahrain came the news he had been cleared of misconduct following an independent investigation. a statement from the team's parent company set rentable can confirm the grievance has been dismissed and the complainant has a right of appeal. rentable is confident the investigation has been there, rigorous and impartial. rentable will continue striving to make the highest workplace standards for everybody here in milton keynes has been tried operate as close to business as usual as possible but christian horner acknowledged this matter has been a distraction as the start of the season looms. only time will tell if results on the track reflects that. this was horner in bahrain last week for testing. he has now returned know he will stay on as team principal and chief executive. he and the sport organises will be relieved the investigation was complete before the lights go out for the first grand prix of the year but, given the chance of an appeal, this might not be the end of the road. prince harry has lost his high court challenge, against the removal of his police protection

when he visits the uk. the duke of sussex went to court after the government downgraded his security status four years ago, when he stopped being a working royal. his lawyers claimed he'd been singled out and treated less favourably than other members of the royal family. he's to appeal today's ruling. with the latest, here'sjonny dymond. from birth, he has had a shadow — police protection clearing the way and watching his back. but that doesn't come cheap. and when he and meghan stepped back from royal duties and left the country, that automatic protection was withdrawn. that hurt — something he made clear when he told his side of the story. meghan asked me, "would do they remove all security?" i said, "they'll never do that." meghan's background, her heritage, the world documented hate campaigns against us, suspicious packages being sent to the palaces, specifically with her name on or my name on. she said, "do you think

they'll ever do it?" isaid, "no, they would never do that." and they did it. there would be times like the late queen'sjubilee when back in the uk he would get protection, but it would be decided on a case—by—case basis. he went to court to challenge that decision. in court, prince harry's lawyers said that the way the decision had been made to deny him police protection was wrong, that the prince should have been able to argue his own case for himself. and they said that the people who made the decision should have considered the impact of any successful attack on harry, on the reputation of the country. but the court rejected all of that. the people who replace the police guarding harry will have a tougher job. with police protection, with armed protection, you have immediate access to intelligence and information. and you can also tell the public to move over there.

don't park that car there. so the private team has a much more difficult task before them. today, harry was speaking up on behalf of one of his british charities. his legal team says he will appeal the court's decision. jonny dymond, bbc news at the high court. ajudge has ruled that the government should scrap plans, to grant conditional amnesties for killings committed during the troubles in northern ireland. the high court in belfast has found the proposals are in breach of human rights law. victims brought the legal challenge, angry at changes to the way investigations are carried out. the government is indicating it plans to appeal. chris page has that story. explosions. more than 3,500 people were killed during the conflict known as the troubles. the question of how deaths should be investigated is contentious,

complex and emotive. most victims strongly oppose the government's plan to end inquests and grant conditional amnesties to suspects who give information to a new commission. i got half of my case today, but i have not given up the fight. martina dillon is one of the bereaved relatives who took the legal challenge. her husband, seamus, was shot dead by loyalists outside a bar in 1997. i've been living in pure hell since 1997. i haven't got out in 1997. every day it's 1997 to me. my greatest hope was to come and be awarded my inquest. i'm fighting for truth and justice for my husband. i have to speak for me. can't speak for himself. the family successfully applied for a ruling that the provision for amnesties was in breach of international human rights law. the judge said the measure wouldn't help reconciliation, as the government had claimed. so it's back to parliament and back to the uk government about what they are going

to do next. we urge them to repeal this legislation and put in its place processes that will finally prioritise victims and vindicate their rights. victims' lawyers had also argued that the commission wouldn't have the powers to carry out sufficient investigations. the judge disagreed with that. the minister in charge of the legislation, called the legacy act, indicated he was planning a full appeal. it will take some time to consider, but we will consider mrjustice coulson's findings very, very carefully. but we do remain committed to implementing the legacy act. it may take a few years for these issues to be fully resolved. the case here in belfast may well eventually be heard at the supreme court in london and, in separate legal proceedings, the irish government is taking a challenge against the uk at the european court of human rights. northern ireland is a place where history hurts. those who've suffered personal pain believe that today they've increased

the political pressure. chris page, bbc news, belfast. our top story this evening. ian packer has beenjailed for at least 36 years for the murder of emma caldwell in south lanarkshire. and in sports day in the next 15 minutes on bbc news, we have more on the news that red bull team's leader christian horner has been cleared of allegations of inappropriate behaviour. thousands of welsh farmers have been protesting in cardiff against a change in farm subsidies which they say threatens the industry. the sustainable farming scheme

is due to start in 2025, requiring all farms to allocate at least 10% of their land to trees, and another 10% to natural habitats. the welsh government insists it is listening to the concerns of farmers. tomos morgan has more details. the mood among farmers across wales recently has been much like today's weather, miserable. there can be food on the table if there is no farmers.— there can be food on the table if there is no farmers. issues such as tb and increasing _ there is no farmers. issues such as tb and increasing costs, _ there is no farmers. issues such as tb and increasing costs, its - tb and increasing costs, its plans for a future farming scheme put forward by the welsh government, stating those working in the industry the most. so, thousands came to cardiff from all over the country to express their anger and irritation came to cardiff from all over the country to express their anger and irritation at came to cardiff from all over the country to express their anger and irritation at the came to cardiff from all over the country to express their anger and irritation at the sustainable farming scheme in its current form, which would require farmers to have 10% tree cover on their land and have 10% of it for wildlife habitat. i will carry on but there is no way i will carry on but there is no way i am going to stop, but i am not going to plant it. i refused to plan

it, they can shove their trees. food production — it, they can shove their trees. food production is _ it, they can shove their trees. food production is one _ it, they can shove their trees. food production is one of _ it, they can shove their trees. food production is one of the _ it, they can shove their trees. food production is one of the most important, vital things for the uk, and they— important, vital things for the uk, and they are making is produced less _ and they are making is produced less. ~ . , and they are making is produced less. ~ ., , ., , , less. we are struggling as it is, losin: an less. we are struggling as it is, losing an extra _ less. we are struggling as it is, losing an extra 10%. _ less. we are struggling as it is, - losing an extra 10%. demonstrations like these have _ losing an extra 10%. demonstrations like these have become _ losing an extra 10%. demonstrations like these have become far - losing an extra 10%. demonstrations like these have become far more - like these have become far more common in wales over the past few weeks. just a fortnight ago, hundreds staged a go slow blockade on a main highway in west wales. today's event was the largest protest ever staged outside the senned. talks have been going on for seven years about what a future funding scheme will look like. we are now on the third consultation, but quite frankly we do not seem to be anywhere near the final product. it is really unfortunate that we have got to this stage and we still don't feel like we have been listened to. there is a lot that the bout covenant need to do but hopefully today we have turned a corner and we have to start afresh. inside the senedd, the ministerfor

rural affairs held a debate on the issue and also made clear to me that she was listening to farmers. taste she was listening to farmers. we need to she was listening to farmers. - need to make sure that everybody puts their responses in, i am not going to pre—empt that consultation but what i want to go to great lengths to say is that nothing in that consultation, not one proposal, is set in stone.— is set in stone. with eight days to no until is set in stone. with eight days to go until the _ is set in stone. with eight days to go until the consultation - is set in stone. with eight days to go until the consultation comes . is set in stone. with eight days to | go until the consultation comes to an end, for those who travelled to cardiff today to make their voices heard, they will be hoping for a brighterfuture. mus morgan, bbc news, cardiff. in the past hour, french officials say a rescue operation to assist 180 people attempting to cross the channel has been carried out. there was rescued told the emergency services that three people had fallen overboard, two are missing presumed dead. one person who was recovered from the weretwo could not be resuscitated. —— from the water could not be resuscitated. the widow of the russian opposition leader, alexei navalny, says her husband was tortued for three years on vladimir putin's

orders, then murdered. yulia navalnaya, made the claims in a speech to the european parliament. alexei navalny was a long—standing critic of the russian president and died suddenly in prison earlier this month. his funeral will be held in moscow on friday. for decades, many developed countries have been worried about falling birth rates, and south korea's problems, are getting worse. the average birth rate there has hit a new world record low ofjust 0.73 perfemale, far below the 2.1 needed, for a stable population. by contrast, niger in west africa has the highest birth rate, with an average of nearly seven children born to each woman. and in the uk, its 1.6. from seoul, jean mackenzie sent this report. this is a meeting of single minds. yajin and her friends don't plan to get married, or have children. instead, yajin wants to focus on herjob as a tv producer.

it's competitive and the hours gruelling. it leaves no time to raise a child. translation: the work culture is too hard here. | at the weekends sometimes i have an iv drip just to get enough energy to go back to work. with these notoriously long working hours, women in korea feel forced to choose between having a career and having a baby. the birth rate has been plummeting for years as more women like yajin choose theirjobs. this dearth of babies means korea's population is already aging fast. in 50 years' time, there will be more people over the age of 65 than under — a frightening prospect for its economy, its health care system, and its pension reserves. politicians know they're grappling with a crisis. theyjust don't know how to fix it.

yajin has decided to move to new zealand because it has better gender equality. these women know the birth rate is a problem. theyjust don't think it's theirs to solve. the next generation, ok. i believe, next generation. jean mckenzie, bbc news in seoul. we rely on the services they provide, every single day. bin collections, roads maintenance, leisure facilities, and so much more. but many councils across england are in financial crisis. more than half responding to a survey are warning they'll effectively go bankrupt in the next five years. this despite receiving extra cash from the government. birmingham, nottingham, thurrock, woking and croydon councils have already declared they're insolvent. inflation and the rising costs of services like social care have taken their toll, forcing council tax hikes, while services like park

and leisure facilities, as well as the arts, are being cut. alex forsyth, reports now from kent, where medway council, is facing some tough decisions to stay afloat. it is early evening, and medway council has allowed us to film as they meet to discuss their budget. let's move to agenda item number one... the council's finances are perilous. we have got roads full of potholes, food banks are now normal. they are cutting things like free swimming for children, closing a visitors' centre and gallery and increasing parking fees. 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 are still going to have to make some pretty significant cuts. like other councils, the leader here says the rising cost of services like social care and housing plus a shortage of government funding 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 that we all enjoy, so we really want to hear from yourselves. 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 in the voluntary sector at the moment, we physically can't plug any more gaps in council budgets. 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 about what you've heard and your thoughts on it all,

if that's ok? it'sjust more stress, really, on your plate as a parent, thinking, well, what is going to be left for my child to access? i am a mum to two, i've got- a19—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 maxi's son richard now, he is a keen baker and gardener with two computing qualifications. i met him the next day with his mum, who said that would not have been possible without the support they get. your mum was saying yesterday she has pushed a lot to get you your support that you need, richard? yeah, fighting my corner when it has been hard, and it helps. and i love my carers, they are amazing, they are. are you worried about the budget restraints in the areas of support? yes. the support needs to be there, if you take the support away, then his needs arejust going to deteriorate.

providing services that people like richard rely on means councils are cutting back elsewhere. with many saying the financial outlook is bleak, the government released extra funding, an increase on last year, and is warning against wasteful spending. but councils are under pressure, and it is communities that could pay the price. alex forsyth, bbc news, medway. the skateboarder, sky brown, already britain's youngest ever olympic medal winner, at the age ofjust 13, is now turning her hand to another olympic sport — surfing. she's hoping to qualify for the paris games this year, and to become the first british woman in history, to compete in two different sports, at the same summer olympics. natalie pirks has been to meet her in puerto rico. she may still be a teenager, but her ambitions know no bounds. in the waves of arecibo,

skye brown is trying to pull off something close to a sporting miracle. i have a lot on my bucket list, i love surfing just as much a skating, and it was hard for me to pick, actually. and this time i want to do both. i've been really enjoying it but i definitely, it comes with a lot of hard work. it's a long journey but it's a fun 1 and i never wanted to end. she's the world number 3 in skateboarding, and became the park world champion last year, but in surfing, she's a relative unknown and the world's best are all here in puerto rico. there's not many teachers teenagers who can call something like us their playground, but sky is used to traveling all over the world. let's not pretend that this is going to be easy, it's a huge step up in terms of competition, but sky is also well used to defying expectations. she began surfing as soon as she could swim, and skateboarding as soon as she could balance. daddy, look at this! she was signed tonight

we nike in 10 years old and three years later in tokyo the talent came to fruition. sky brown! will take bronze! some people might say this is impossible, does that spur you on? it puts a fire in may, it puts a fire in my heart, makes me really want to prove them wrong. not a lot of people believe in me, but i do believe in myself and i'm going to try my best. sky is the youngest member of the british surfing team, but with other young prospects here... ..the focus and funding is on the future. are we expecting people to qualify for the olympics, i think that's a really big aspiration. the reality is and we set ourselves on a journey and the journey is longer than here. i think it's far more realistic that we've got a chance to qualifying, again i honestly would say never say never. sky has ambitions of winning two golds in paris, the coming days will decide whether teenage dreams take flight, or are bashed in the surf.

flight, or are dashed in the surf. natalie pirks, bbc news, puerto rico. in the last hour in these very blustery conditions, sky did not advance from round three, but she has another chance with the repechage tomorrow. there are still four brits in contention, which is really very good, they are all attempting to qualify for an olympics in paris which is being held almost 10,000 away into it. so this is the beginning of a literal long journey. this is the beginning of a literal longjourney. natalie this is the beginning of a literal long journey. natalie pirks, thank you. i was hoping, long journey. natalie pirks, thank you. iwas hoping, louise long journey. natalie pirks, thank you. i was hoping, louise lear, that you. i was hoping, louise lear, that you are going tojump in when that frog jump in you are going tojump in when that frogjump in my you are going tojump in when that frog jump in my throat, but you didn't, so i had to soldier on! i was sulking, actually having to follow that puerto rico. whose idea was it to put that package just before the weather?

this is as good as it got today, some brief glimpses of sunshine, but for most of us it has been quite cloudy with outbraked of rain, this has been the story throughout the day, the heaviest rain has been in northern ireland, but with the light, drizzly rain, it gave some grey skies in pembrokeshire, misty and murky conditions here during the day. as we go through the next couple of days, we are going to have this battle between the transition from winter to spring, we might even mention the s word from time to time. but this frontal system is going to move its way in from the north—west and behind it we have got a north—westerly wind so some cooler air arriving just in time for the beginning of march. in fact tomorrow, to close out february, we are going to see a mild start with overnight low as of 10 degrees, but would like out to the north and west. it does mean a different story in the london area and east anglia tomorrow, relentless rain, slow to clear, cloudy skies across england, the best brightness will be in northern ireland and scotland

accompanied by some brisk showers