verdicts are handed down in the fatal stabbing, of the footballer cody fisher. two men have now been convicted of his murder on boxing day in 2022. we'll have the very latest. also on the programme... ministers consider sanctions after beijing is accused of hacking the database of the electoral commission and targeting several mps. a review into the handling of a triple homicide in nottingham finds prosecutors were right to accept a manslaughter plea from the killer. the stark reality of war. unique access to a ukrainian infantry company battling the russians. yes, she can.

and the british athlete helping out in their local communities when the quest for medals is over. and coming up in sportsday on bbc news, british interest in the men's singles at the miami open tennis is over with defeats for cam norrie and andy murray in the third round. good afternoon. in the last few minutes two men have been found guilty of the murder of the footballer cody fisher who was stabbed in a nightlub in birmingham on boxing day in 2022. the 23—year—old was targeted because of a minor altercation that happened two days earlier. remy gordon and kami carpenter will be sentenced later. cody fisher s mother said the men were "pure evil". phil mackie has the very latest from birmingham crown court.

right, we're ready to get back under way. cody fisher was a talented footballer who had spent time in the youth and academy set—up at birmingham city and walsall before settling into a career as a semi—pro for a number of midlands�* sides. his friends and family said he lived life to the full. he was killed on boxing day over a trivial incident two days earlier. it's ruined the family. it's ruined everybody�*s life. we all kind of lived and did our best for cody, and now he is no longer here. it's hard to come to terms with what to do. his fate had been sealed when he brushed past remy gordon in a bar on christmas eve. you can just about see gordon's angry and threatening reaction. cody thought nothing of it and left, but gordon spent the next two days messaging people to try to track him down.

on boxing day, cody, his best friend dan and his girlfriend jess all went to the crane club. suddenly, gordon and his friends surrounded them and attacked cody. first thing, i thought he had been knocked out, so i was trying to wake him up. and i thought, i need to put him in the recovery position so he doesn't choke. that was when i put my hand down and felt the knife. jess was screaming and crying her eyes out, so i grabbed her to comfort her, and that was when she shouted, why have they got knives in here? that was when i realised he had been stabbed. when gordon and kami carpenter arrived in the crane nightclub earlier, security checks had been cursory at best. they had smuggled in a large knife with a serrated blade. the crane lost its licence straight away. this is no longer a club, but what happened that night has raised questions. should they look again at introducing tougher rules for nightclubs?

this was gordon being arrested. in court, he blamed carpenter, and carpenter blamed him. today they were convicted of murder. a third defendant, reegan anderson, was found guilty of affray. the evilness and the cowardliness of those individuals that did that to him for nothing. who even does that? who? you can bump into somebody in a pub or a club or whatever, you know, accidentally, and that is the repercussion, to be that evil? cody fisher, a life lost over something so trivial. that is the tragedy that cody fisher�*s mother was talking about there. the triviality of the beef

that the killers seemed to have. yes, and it is astonishing. everyone has been in a crowded bar and everybody has had to move someone out of the way to get through and thatis out of the way to get through and that is exactly what happened. but remy gordon was so angry about that, and you saw the footage, the altercation that happened straight afterwards, and he spent two days tracking cody fisher down on social media, organising this violent attack on him, getting their zombie knife into a nightclub and past security and taking the life of a young man who everybody has described as a wonderful human being. it was a great footballer and looked after the young children at school where they painted a mural to him subsequently. there was quite a lot of uproar in court at the end of the verdict. mccrum's family left court shouting and screaming so it was difficult to hear the other verdicts. tracy fisher came to court today for the first time since the trial began and she didn't sit in the room because she feared there might be that kind of repercussion

and she watched the link in another room with other members of her family. but she will come back after easter when carpenter and gordon are sentence. the third defendant, reegan anderson, was convicted of affray, and he was released on bail but he will have to come back to court then again as well. phil mackie alive _ court then again as well. phil mackie alive at _ court then again as well. phil mackie alive at birmingham crown court. the commons is due to hear from the deputy prime minister about cyber security threats to the uk from china. oliver dowden is expected to announce sanctions on certain individuals linked to hacking, including on the electoral commission's database as well as several mps. the government says its time to "call out" the attackers. the chinese embassy has been contacted for comment. damian grammaticus is live at westminster with all the details for us. it is always a huge question for the uk and other western countries, how to deal with a china that is growing in economic, political and military powers. it is also a market for investment, but it is also a

potential threat. investment, but it is also a potentialthreat. it investment, but it is also a potential threat. it sees its system as a two hours. we are going to hear about two very specific things, the potential threat and the electoral system itself. the chinese have already put out a response from the foreign ministry today, saying other countries should not spread false information and try to smear other nations. chinese cyber attacks and the threat to the uk's democracy. this afternoon mps will hear details about the hacking of voter information held by the electoral commission, the security breach not until now being linked to china. the government says it is moving to counter the challenge.— counter the challenge. china represents _ counter the challenge. china represents an _ counter the challenge. china represents an economic- counter the challenge. china l represents an economic threat counter the challenge. china - represents an economic threat to counter the challenge. c�*i “ia represents an economic threat to our security and a challenge, which is why we have invested significantly in capabilities, tools and powers we need to keep this country safe. when it comes to cyber we have the national cyber security centre. it is a far cry from the wooing of

china when david cameron was prime minister. he welcomed chinese investment in strategic sectors, nuclear power and telecoms, which has already had to be reversed. labour says if it wins the next election it will go further. we will have an audit _ election it will go further. we will have an audit of— election it will go further. we will have an audit of all— election it will go further. we will have an audit of all chinese - have an audit of all chinese investment and interests in the united kingdom so that we can make pragmatic decisions about where we go. pragmatic decisions about where we no. pragmatic decisions about where we i o, , pragmatic decisions about where we no. , ., ., ., ., pragmatic decisions about where we go. the chinese authoritarian shift has been seen _ go. the chinese authoritarian shift has been seen on _ go. the chinese authoritarian shift has been seen on the _ go. the chinese authoritarian shift has been seen on the streets - go. the chinese authoritarian shift has been seen on the streets of i go. the chinese authoritarian shift i has been seen on the streets of hong kong, rolling back freedoms. here mps have spoken out to face chinese reprisals. they want tougher action from rishi sunak. irate reprisals. they want tougher action from rishi sunak.— reprisals. they want tougher action from rishi sunak. we need to have a raft of senior — from rishi sunak. we need to have a raft of senior chinese _ from rishi sunak. we need to have a raft of senior chinese officials - raft of senior chinese officials seriously sanctioned because of what has been going on. the cyber attack, what is going on in hong kong, the security laws that they are completely clamping down on, and freedoms that they take for granted in hong kong. freedoms that they take for granted in hong kong-— freedoms that they take for granted in hong kong. while the government is responding — in hong kong. while the government is responding to _ in hong kong. while the government is responding to cyber— in hong kong. while the government is responding to cyber attacks, -

in hong kong. while the government is responding to cyber attacks, somei is responding to cyber attacks, some mps want to go much further and follow china wherever it might pose a threat to democratic societies. a report into the prosecution's handling of a triple homicide in nottingham last year has found that the government should consider reviewing how homicide is categorised and the impact of a verdict of diminished responsibility. barnaby webber, ian coates and grace o'malley—kumar were stabbed to death, but their killer, valdo calocane, was never tried for murder. he received a hospital order after admitting manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility. the victims�* families were outraged. sanchia berg is here with me. the prosecution were right to accept the diminished responsibility plea. i am sure people will remember that the families particularly of grace and barnaby made it very clear they were very unhappy with those pleas. they were questioning how they had been arrived at, whether due process had been followed, and so on. but today the inspectorate of the cps has made it very clear that it was

right that those pleas were accepted and it also said that the cps was appropriate in its handling, in its dealings with the family, although they have said the communications could have been done better. as you would expect, the families were quite disappointed. irate would expect, the families were quite disappointed.— quite disappointed. we are disappointed _ quite disappointed. we are disappointed but _ quite disappointed. we are disappointed but not - quite disappointed. we are i disappointed but not entirely surprised. the overall outcome, i think. _ surprised. the overall outcome, i think. untii— surprised. the overall outcome, i think, untilthe surprised. the overall outcome, i think, until the law changes in this country. _ think, until the law changes in this country, the plea of diminished responsibility charge and plea means that murderers can get away with murden — that murderers can get away with murder. there is a clear path in here _ murder. there is a clear path in here that — murder. there is a clear path in here that says in the 2006 law commission request or recommendation for the _ commission request or recommendation for the law_ commission request or recommendation for the law to change and to bring in degrees — for the law to change and to bring in degrees of murder so there is murder— in degrees of murder so there is murder in— in degrees of murder so there is murder in the first, second and third _ murder in the first, second and third and — murder in the first, second and third and manslaughter degree. that was emma third and manslaughter degree. trust was emma webber speaking a few minutes ago and as she said, there

has been a recommendation that the government look again at reforming murder so that no longer would somebody who had done, what valdo calocane did, be able to be found guilty of manslaughter. and also they said very clearly, the inspectors, that consulting with victims is not a helpful way to consider their role in the process. they said it often misleads victims into thinking they are going to have a real say over what happens when that can depend on the law and in fact they have no such right to influence it.— russia has charged four men it says attacked a concert hall in moscow on friday, killing at least 137 people. prosecutors say three of the four men have pleaded guilty to terrorism offences. the islamic state group has claimed responsibility for the attack, but that hasn't stopped the kremlin from trying to blame ukraine, an accusation kyiv describes as "absurd". graham satchell has more details.

the four terror suspects were dragged into court bound and blindfolded. this a very public show. look at the number of cameras as the men are paraded in glass boxes. all four men appear to have been beaten, one was in a wheelchair. they are accused of killing at least 137 people in the massacre on friday night and face life in prison, although calls are growing in russia for the men to be given the death penalty. today russia released these pictures of border guards getting medals for detaining the suspects. russia claims the four men were arrested almost 250 miles south of moscow on the way to ukraine. moscow itself is a city in mourning. thousands of flowers, messages and candles have been left to honour those who were killed. and there are hundreds of soft toys, children were also killed in the massacre.

the attack started in the lobby, gunmen firing automatic weapons as people fled in panic. survivors like pavel shamponov of have been telling their stories. "words fail me," he says, "and this tragedy will leave an indelible imprint on all our lives." president putin lighting a candle of remembrance says the terrorists face retribution and oblivion. he suggested ukraine is responsible for the attack. it is something officials in kyiv have vehemently denied. as emergency services continue to work their way through the wreckage, there are now competing narratives, so—called islamic state has claimed responsibility, describing the attack as part of the ongoing war with countries fighting islam. the four suspects are reported to be from tajikistan, a former soviet state with a muslim majority.

despite that, russian officials seem determined to point the blame at ukraine. graham satchell, bbc news. steve rosenberg is in moscow. why does the kremlin keep pushing the idea that ukraine is behind the attack? i suspect they are doing so because they believe it is politically beneficial to do so. if the russian authorities come out saying this was an attack by islamic state, then some people in russia might say, hang on a minute, if radical islam is the real threat, then why hasn't russia been focused 100% on fighting that threat? why has russia chosen a different enemy to fight for the last two years, ukraine? plus, claiming that ukraine was behind this further demonises ukraine in the eyes of the russian people and it gives the authorities a possible pretext for any future escalation in its war against ukraine. the media

here has been promoting this narrative that ukraine was some way linked to this. the russian papers this morning were quite extraordinary, blaming ukraine without any evidence. in one paper russian mp said we now have to take eve and destroy this terrorist threat. the cheaper ticket a boring hull city will step down. he the cheaper ticket a boring hull city will step down. he has the cheaper ticket a boring hull city will step down. he has been under pressure ever since a plane door blew out shortly after take—off. the aircraft was forced to make an emergency landing. nobody was injured and an initial centre report concluded that four bolts meant to attach the door securely to the plane hadn't been fitted. so something had to give? yes. the plane hadn't been fitted. so something had to give? yes, this has been building _ so something had to give? yes, this has been building up— so something had to give? yes, this has been building up for— so something had to give? yes, this has been building up for a _ so something had to give? yes, this has been building up for a while. - has been building up for a while. but it's notjust about has been building up for a while. but it's not just about this has been building up for a while. but it's notjust about this one incident. five years ago many of our

viewers will remember two boeing 737 max planes, brand—new, crashed in almost identical circumstances and 300 nights people were killed. those accidents were traced to a software system that boeing had installed that was badly designed. it focused attention on bowing's corporate culture, its attitude to safety and attitude to safety versus profits. dave cahoon was brought in as a new brood to reinstate the company's reputation for safety. the problem is, there have been lots of quality control problems recently and this one injanuary, nobody was hurt but it could have been an awful lot worse and this was a brand—new plane fresh out of the factory, allowed to fly with four crucial bolts missing that has focused a huge amount of regulatory attention on bowing and it has focused a huge amount of attention on whether the corporate culture has been fixed. so dave cahoon is likely to be the fall guy, he will stay on until the end of the year to deflect further criticism. meanwhile the head of boeing because

my commercial aeroplanes division is stepping down straightaway. fail. stepping down straightaway. fail, thank ou. our top story this afternoon... two men are convicted of murder of the footballer cody fisher, who was killed in birmingham on boxing day 2022. and coming up, the search for "ghost particles" — scientists approve a £100 million experiment to find the particles which remain hidden. and on sportsday in the next 15 minutes on bbc news: can wales reach their second major tournament in a row? they've been stepping up preparations ahead of the euro 2024 playoff against poland tomorrow. the ukrainian capital, kyiv, has come under renewed russian attack. the air force said it shot down two ballistic missiles, but said falling debris injured at least five people. meanwhile on the front line, a new bbc documentary brings home the stark reality of the bitterfighting in ukraine.

it follows a single ukrainian infantry batallion. the troops, led by their commander vovan, wore body cameras, capturing in visceral detail life on the front line, and their experiences as they try to defend a railway line in the kupyansk forest in the east of the country. if the russians seize the line, they could use it to launch an attack on the major city of kharkiv. you may find some of this report distressing.

the ukrainian medic, natalia, ending that report. and you can watch the full documentary, ukraine: enemy in the woods, tonight at nine o'clock, on bbc two. the labour leader, sir keir starmer, is setting out plans prioritising floating offshore windfarms to help reduce the uk's reliance on foreign energy supplies. he'll call for britain to "take back control" of its energy security on a visit to north wales. simonjack is live in holyhead for us. yes, until recently the labour party was planning to spend £20 billion per year if elected, that got watered down to 28 billion ramped up

over the course of parliament. that got shelved a few weeks ago and now there's a budget of £8 billion over there's a budget of £8 billion over the next parliament for green initiatives and sir keir starmer has been laying out exactly how he would prioritise that. so much less investment and therefore people are saying that their target for trying to hit, reduce, get carbon out of our power generation by 2030 is unrealistic and arbitrary and today he said he has admitted it would be a challenge. it is a challenge, of course it's a challenge, but i have said an incoming labour government will be mission driven with absolute clarity, this is what we are going to achieve. and that stability and clarity of mission will make a world of difference to private investors and to the companies that we want to partner with. and that private investment will be more important given there is less government money going within. would

they accept money from chinese investors given the concerns were heard in this bulletin with mackie has said there will be a full audit of chinese interests if they came into power. of chinese interests if they came into power-— of chinese interests if they came into ower. �* , , ., into power. and news this afternoon, simon, into power. and news this afternoon, simon. from — into power. and news this afternoon, simon, from the _ into power. and news this afternoon, simon, from the energy _ into power. and news this afternoon, simon, from the energy regulator- simon, from the energy regulator which has a new ideas on how we should be paying for it? yes. which has a new ideas on how we should be paying for it?— which has a new ideas on how we should be paying for it? yes. at the moment we — should be paying for it? yes. at the moment we have _ should be paying for it? yes. at the moment we have a _ should be paying for it? yes. at the moment we have a price _ should be paying for it? yes. at the moment we have a price cap - should be paying for it? yes. at the moment we have a price cap which | moment we have a price cap which caps the amount of money can be charged for gas or electricity. ofgem is saying that because we have so many new sources in how energy is produced and so many different ways to use it, they are looking at something more dynamic, for example if you charge your car overnight, he should be able to get the benefit of a discount. it's early stages of that. but a new system of how we use and pay for electricity is in the works. ,, ., ., ~ , ., scientists at europe's centre

for particle research, cern, have approved a £100 million experiment, which could prove the existence of particles that haven't yet been found. they want to identify what are known as "ghost particles". researchers believe 95% of the particles which make up the universe remain hidden. here's pallab ghosh. the world around us is made up of very tiny particles, even smaller than an atom. they linked up to form everything we can see in earth and in space too. but recently, scientists have discovered the tiny particles we know about make up only 5% of the universe. some scientists think there might be other ghost particles that can't be detected by earthly instruments. it particles that can't be detected by earthly instruments.— earthly instruments. if we could detect these — earthly instruments. if we could detect these ghost _ earthly instruments. if we could detect these ghost particles, i earthly instruments. if we could detect these ghost particles, it| detect these ghost particles, it would really transform our understanding of fundamental science. we could really try and start to understand why the universe is the way it is, what the missing

matter is or how some of these properties come about, therefore why we are here at all.— we are here at all. researchers have been searching _ we are here at all. researchers have been searching for _ we are here at all. researchers have been searching for the _ we are here at all. researchers have been searching for the missing - we are here at all. researchers have been searching for the missing 95%| been searching for the missing 95% of the universe deep under the swiss french border at the large hadron collider. they have been smashing the insides of atoms together harder than i have been smashed before. but so far, they have had no luck. ah, lat so far, they have had no luck. a lot of attention — so far, they have had no luck. a lot of attention was _ so far, they have had no luck. a lot of attention was given _ so far, they have had no luck. a lot of attention was given to _ so far, they have had no luck. a lot of attention was given to the large hadron— of attention was given to the large hadron collider, the other possibility must have forgotten. then _ possibility must have forgotten. then we — possibility must have forgotten. then we proposed our experiment, this makes— then we proposed our experiment, this makes us believe that our chances — this makes us believe that our chances for success are really big. the ghost — chances for success are really big. the ghost particles appear extremely rarely. so to increase the chances of spotting one, the researchers are building a brand—new instrument. normally in particle accelerators, budgets or particles are sent on a collision course, but only one in a

billion hit each other. the new instrument crashes them against a block of material, so they all get smashed into tiny bits. and this greatly increases the chances of creating ghost particles. the discovery of the missing particles, which shed new light on the true nature of the universe, and their detection, would be one of the biggest breakthroughs in physics of all time. palin ghosh, bbc news. this summer sees the olympics and paralympics in paris, and for many british athletes the hard work won't end with the closing ceremonies. some will be spending a couple of weeks back in their home communities, taking part in social impact projects, as part of the changemakers campaign, beginning today. a silver medalist in weightlifting from the tokyo games, emily campbell, is one of those involved, and she's been speaking to dan roan. pushing for paris. already one of the faces of team gb, emily campbell now has her sights set firmly on this summer's games. emily campbell, can she hold it?

the weightlifter became the first british woman to win an olympic medal in the sport three years ago, with silver in tokyo, becoming an instant star in the process. what a lift! and here at the gym near nottingham that she trains at, she told me just how much it would mean to go one better. everybody wants to upgrade, you know? it would be incredible. but, you know, it's a tough field out there. everybody's worthy of winning a medal. ijust know that i've just got to work and get myself in the best possible shape i can to get an outcome. and obviously, if i get rewarded with a bit of bling again, then i'll be over the moon. grande bretagne. .. but can team gb deliver more than medals? a new changemaker initiative, a partnership with the operator of the national lottery, will match athletes to social impact projects in their local communities for two weeks after they return from paris. these athletes that have already got things that are very close to their heart and they're part of in the community already that they're going to be able to help,

and then there's some that are just very passionate and just want to get out there, and if it's to do with sport, fitness, you know, environment, environmental things, mental health, whatever, you know... i went back to my local primary school and watched kids sit on the same floor that i used to cross my legs at that age, you know? and that sometimes brings it back home. and, you know, it is so, so important to be more than just an athlete. and ijust think it's a really, really nice way to finish what hopefully is going to be a fantastic games. when you get back from the games, do't you just want to go on holiday, when you get back from the games, don't you just want to go on holiday, just chill out? yeah, no, absolutely. of course you want to go away. but you also want to ride that wave. it's such a special feeling environment. as a nation, we focus so much on the winning and the medals and whatever, but there's actually a big holistic message around the olympics. campbell is passionate about using her platform to address body image issues among young women and encouraging kids to get more active. with social media, there's underlying pressure for people to look a certain way or be a certain way. there's a reason why we're all different, is because we're meant to be the person that we are —

that should be celebrated.