lorna gordon— led to packer's conviction. lorna gordon at— led to packer's conviction.t in glasgow. emma's mother was gordon at the high court in glasgow. emma's motherwas in gordon at the high court in glasgow. emma's mother was in court and we understand that when she left the court, it is margaret caldwell, she said, thank you everyone. lorna, back to you. tell is a bit more about the cork eights itself and what we heard and it.- about the cork eights itself and what we heard and it. during the trial the court _ what we heard and it. during the trial the court heard _ what we heard and it. during the trial the court heard that - what we heard and it. during the trial the court heard that packer| trial the court heard that packer had been a sexually violent man for most of his adult life. he attacked women from all walks of life and different backgrounds. he had this obsession with sex workers and a preference for those who are young and extremely vulnerable and on drugs. during the trial woman after woman spoke of how they had experienced violence at his hands. some

lorna gordon, bbc news, at the high court in glasgow. around the world and across the uk.'s look at some other stories making news. the body of a migrant has been recovered from the english channel by french rescue workers. two other people are reported missing after a boat got into difficulty off cap—gree—nay near calais. authorities in france say a number of rescue operations took place on wednesday to help around 180 people who were attempting to get to the uk on boats. a power company that has received six billion pounds in uk green subsidies has kept burning wood from some of the world's most precious forests. a bbc panorama investigation has found that drax took timber from rare forests in canada it had claimed were "no go areas". drax says its wood pellets are "sustainable. the rapperja rule says he has been denied entry into the united kingdom just days before his tour was due to start. the us musician was about to kick off the british leg of his latest tour in the welsh capital on friday. he says his criminal record was the reason for the refusal. you're live with

lorna gordon, bbc news, glasgow.ring that to you. stay with us here on bbc news. now we will get a check on the weather picture. you can see the cloud here. for them a vast majority of the uk, this afternoon was so cloudy. you can see the extensive sheet of cloud on the satellite picture, just a few breaks across the north of scotland and to the east of the pennines. so for some, may be some glimpses of sunshine like this but otherwise, extensively cloudy and the cloud thick enough to bring some drizzle to west scotland, northern ireland, wales and western areas of england. a few patches of drizzle working across the midlands and into south—east england as well. yes, a mild day, damp at times, none of the rain will be heavy. it will be patchy in nature and tend to come and go. during this evening and overnight, the rain turns heavierfor a time as it works its way southwards and eastwards across the uk, followed by some blustery showers into scotland and northern ireland during the second part of the night. a very mil

lorna gordon, bbc news, at the high court in glasgow. around the world and across the uk.other stories making news the body of a migrant has been recovered from the english channel by french rescue workers. two other people are reported missing. authorities in france say a number of rescue operations took place on wednesday to help around 180 people who were attempting to get to the uk on boats. a power company that has received six billion pounds in uk green subsidies has kept burning wood from some of the world's most precious forests. a bbc panorama investigation has found that drax took timber from rare forests in canada it had claimed were "no go areas". drax says its wood pellets are "sustainable. the rapperja rule says he has been denied entry into the united kingdom just days before his tour was due to start. the us musician was about to kick off the british leg of his latest tour in the welsh capital on friday. he says his criminal record was the reason for the refusal. you're live with bbc news. the boss of red bull's formula one team, christian horner, has been

lorna gordon has our top story. emma caldwell, a vulnerable young woman who was murdered in terrifying circumstances. her killer was this man, iain packer, who for a quarter of a century carried out a campaign of sexual violence. you would look for vulnerability and exploit it. you 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 their families. emma had a happy upbringing but when her sister died from cancer, in her grief, she turned to drugs and then prostitution. she'll always be in our thoughts. she'll always be there. she'll always be my emma. the trial heard of her mother's anguish, of how she and her late husband scoured the streets of glasgow searching for emma in the weeks after their daughter went missing. packer was a jekyll and hyde character, a violent, obsessive user of sex workers. more than two dozen women told the court here in glasgow that packer had violently attacked them. one of t

lorna gordon has this report. who were not necessarily vulnerable but we were in a vulnerable position. your conduct has caused extreme and enduring suffering for so many women. emma caldwell had a happy upbringing but when her sister died from cancer, in her grief, she turned to drugs and prostitution. she'll always be in our thoughts. she'll always be there. she'll always be my emma. the trial heard of her mother's anguish, of how she and her late husband scoured the streets of glasgow searching for emma in the weeks after their daughter went missing. packer was described in court as a jekyll and hyde—type character, a violent, obsessive use of sex workers. packer admitted indecently assaulting emma in the months the trial heard from more than 20 women who said he'd violently attacked them. some told of how he'd taken them to this isolated woodland. it was here that emma's body was found. one of those who gave evidence against packer, and whose voice has been changed to protect her identity, thinks the concerns

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. .

lorna gordon reports.died from cancer, in her grief, she turned to drugs and prostitution. she'll always be in our thoughts. she'll always be there. she'll always be my emma. the trial heard of her mother's anguish, of how she and her late husband scoured the streets of glasgow searching for emma in the weeks after their daughter went missing. when they found emma's body and they came and told me that they had found her body, i took this huge breath in and now i feel as if i can let it out. i can breathe again. emma's killer was this man — iain packer. packer was described in court as a jekyll and hyde—type character, a violent, obsessive it is the duty of the living to do so for them. margaret caldwell, emma's mother, has more than the feel that duty. emma was a much loved daughter and sister and when her life was cruelly taken away almost 19 years ago, her family's lives were torn apart forever. the moment she went missing, margaret's life changed forever. she has thought about her every moment of every

lorna gordon, bbc news, at the high court in glasgow.views with ian packer were inconsequential to bring him to the stand. sam herself being cited as a winston witness. some of the women who were raped and assaulted by packer came forward as a result of the bbc programme in 2019. here is sam pulling's report. this is ian 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? ida. predator, a violent rapist and a killer. did you kill emma? no, i had nothin: to killer. did you kill emma? no, i had nothing to do _ killer. did you kill emma? no, i had nothing to do with _ killer. did you kill emma? no, i had nothing to do with it _ killer. did you kill emma? no, i had nothing to do with it whatsoever. i 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? it started here in 2005. emma's body