fog. all the latest on barbara can be found on the website. this is bbc news. the headlines at 2pm. two men are found guilty of manslaughter, after a tipper truck crashed in bath, killing four people including a li—year—old girl. both men failed in their duty of ca re both men failed in their duty of care to the public. there was no transport manager and deflated every regulation regarded safety. peter wood signed off vehicles are safe and they were not. the first footage emerges of anis amri, the chief suspect in the attack on a berlin christmas market. a reward of 100,000 euros is offered for information leading to amri's arrest, with a warning he could be armed and dangerous. in the last few minutes, the queen and prince philip have left buckingham palace by helicopter bound for christmas at sandringham. the royal couple had delayed their trip to start their christmas break at their norfolk estate,

as both have been suffering from a heavy cold. doctors hail a breakthrough in treating multiple sclerosis, after trials of a new drug suggest it could slow the effects of the disease. and in half an hour, i'll be looking back at a momentous year in science, one that saw tim peake return to earth after a six—month stay in space. that's review 2016, the year in science, with me, rebecca morelle. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the owner of a haulage firm, and one of his mechanics, have been found guilty of manslaughter, after one of their tipper trucks crashed last year, killing four people, including a four—year—old girl. the court had heard that the brakes had failed on the 32—tonne lorry

and it careered along a village road near bath, causing what the prosecution described as "absolute devastation". mathew gordon and peter wood will be sentenced next month. the driver of the lorry, phillip potter, was cleared of all charges. jon kay is at bristol crown court. gordon and would were taken from this court room to prison. they have been remanded in custody over christmas and will be sentenced in the new year. they have been told that they face lengthy jail sentences. the court case here or the last four weeks heard that the company was a showers from the start to the finish. there was no transport minister and no safety checks done on the brakes of the

vehicle. the deaths of these people we re vehicle. the deaths of these people were said to be preventable. police described it as carnage. this 32 tonne truck had careered down a steep health. it's brakes failed. it was time to pick up from school and this girl was crossing the road with her grandmother when she was hit. she was four years old. then the truck crushed this car and killed the men inside. they were heading back to south wales after a business trip. thejibe was back to south wales after a business trip. the jibe was 3a years old and newly married. the spark has gone out in my heart although he is a lwa ys out in my heart although he is always there. it has been a horrendous time. his wife told me that being widowed so soon after her wedding day had left heartbroken. all the plans in the future we had

together has been taken away. we we re together has been taken away. we were only married for six months. especially having to spend your first wedding anniversary alone, it was so first wedding anniversary alone, it was so far removed from what we had planned. it has been absolutely horrendous. the tipper truck was carrying aggregate down this steep hill towards the city of bath, when it suffered catastrophic break earlier. the prosecution said it was not bad luck but an accident waiting to happen. experts who examined the bra kes to happen. experts who examined the brakes on some of the parts were so rusty and warned that the 11—year—old lorry should not have been on the road. potter was at the appeal of the truck and he told the court he was not aware of the state of the vehicle and he denied causing death by dangerous driving. today he was cleared. potter told the trial

but as he sat here this afternoon, trying to take in what had happened, his boss, gordon, grabbed him and said do not tell the police about the brake warning light. that boss, gordon, has now been convicted of manslaughter. the prosecution claimed his business was a shambles. a mechanic, peter wood, who is employed to inspect the trucks has also been found guilty on four cou nts also been found guilty on four counts of manslaughter. this was preve nta ble. counts of manslaughter. this was preventable. it denied us of a family. she says she has been horrified he heard about the state the truck with them, especially as oui’ the truck with them, especially as our husband took safety so seriously. he would have said they we re seriously. he would have said they were cowboys. there is no way that he would ever have at any one's life

in danger, let alone his own. as he left court having been found not guilty on all counts, potter sent his sympathies to the family. they have never not been in my thoughts. ijust hope they can carry on now. gordon and peter wood will be sentenced in the new year. those two men showed absolutely no emotion as they heard they had been convicted. each of them for times of manslaughter. they have been remanded in custody. the driver left an innocent man who looked like the world's weight was taken from his shoulders. he broke down in tears and was hugging members of his family. some of the families of those who died were there, they had

to sit through graphic and technical evidence in recent weeks, they were embracing each other and consoling each other because they hoped there would be strong verdicts in this case to send a message to these individuals and others involved in the holiday industry. we've had a statement from the police. both men failed in the duty of care to the public. gordon had no transport manager and he flouted every regulation sat down to ensure safety. peter wood signed off vehicles are safe and they were not. many of the faults at the time of the crash were long—standing. that was even in somerset police. some of the families of those who died have released a statement and photographs in the last few minutes, including the family of the four—year—old girl who was killed crossing the road with her grandmother. her grandmother was

seriously injured that did survive. herfamily said seriously injured that did survive. her family said that she was an outgoing, fun and beautiful girl whose confidence and independence had growing in the months before she was killed, allowing us to glimpse the girl she should have become. nothing can bring her back and we will miss our everyday for the rest of our lives. the added to that sentiment i referred to as few minutes ago that a lot of this family said that they hope that these deaths will at the very least send a message to others involved in the industry. the girl's family said that now lies or excuses or short cuts can be acceptable because what can happen is that lives can be lost as they were tragically in this case. police raids have been carried out across germany, as they search for the man suspected of the lorry attack on a christmas market in berlin. they are looking for anis amri,

a tunisian, whose identification papers were found in the lorry which was driven into shoppers, killing 12 people and injuring 49. we are hearing that a shopping centre has been closed due to a police deployment. local trains and trams in the area are not running. the reason for the police deployment is unclear but it comes as police continued their search for anis amri, a tunisian whose identification papers were found in a lorry driven into shoppers. a europe—wide warrant for his arrest has been issued and his brother has called on him to give himself up. here's our correspondent, richard galpin. the prime suspect, 24—year—old anis amri, is being hunted across europe. but he uses many different names and nationalities, making it easierfor him to slip away. this video of anis amri, which hasjust emerged, shows he was in berlin in september. early

this morning, police commandos trying to track him down and apartments here. apparently they thought they might find him here, but to no avail. they are playing catch up. the only named him as a suspect yesterday, three days after the attack. a second raid this morning at this migrant centre in north—western germany also revealed little. eyes—mac had briefly stayed here when it first arrived in germany last year, but is now long gone. —— anis amri had stayed. while he remains elusive, more is being revealed about what he has done since he left tunisia. he moved to italy where he was jailed for arson at school. last year he entered germany, where his claim asylum was rejected. the authorities could not support him because they did not have the right paperwork. yet the

german intelligence agencies knew he had links to an islamist network. they monitored his phone calls for months, suspecting he was planning an attack. this starts surveillance in september. back in his home town into nosy, his family are now the centre of attention. they are horrified that he is accused of involvement in the berlin attack. horrified that he is accused of involvement in the berlin attacklj involvement in the berlin attack.|j am shocked like every citizen who heard about it. when the police came to the house to top my mum we knew it was my brother, anis amri. he also had a criminal record and tunisia. he was convicted for aggravated theft with violence. this morning the market in berlin which was attacked reopened despite anis amri being on the run. a move designed to show that the christmas festivities will continue despite what has happened. but not without

extra security in place. we are still very scared because the other markets and violin, you never know what happens next what could here again. i think it is good that we start again, that the devil has no pa rt start again, that the devil has no part in it. also for the world to see the regal warned, we're not afraid. although people are determined to put on a brave face, it will be hard for anybody to relax until anis amri and any other suspects are found. let's get the latest from our correspondent, robert hall, who's in berlin. the market's reopened, but with the suspect still at large there must be widespread unease? yes, there is. there is an armed and dangerous man on the loose and he

might still be in the city, he might be further away posing a threat elsewhere in germany. no one could fail to be aware of the skill of the police operation that is under way oi’ police operation that is under way or the actors that are being made to make them feel safe. i can bring you some pictures of the security precautions here being put in place earlier today. teams of people from the german civil defence corps working around the city to bring in big concrete blocks that snow circle the market. —— that now circle. we are seeing armed police patrols alongside those physical precautions. some people might say it is too late, but efforts are being made to make sure that in this period before christmas people are able to shop and go about their lives as they want to do. one other thing to mention which is that angela merkel, the german

chancellor, is currently at the federal police headquarters. she had arrived in the last 20 minutes. we expect that she will be briefed on this investigation that has spread beyond the german borders, really to any part of europe and beyond that anis amri might visit or have links to. we hope she is going to come out and say something at the end of this. we have not had a lot of special comment today, just a lot of river in german publications and in the german social media knocking about links to anis amri and searches of the lorry cab during which time fingerprints were found and a phone and wallet. there has also been talk about surveillance. a lot of people saying that surveillance had been carried out and he was subject to that. one report is that people were extremely

concerned about him because of the things he was saying, including the fa ct things he was saying, including the fact that he wanted to be a suicide attacker. the german authorities took the view that there was not enough at that point to detain him. thank you. with me is our security correspondent, frank gardner. as details emerge of what is now on about this man and what the police knew, it is beginning to look a little strange that he was able to do this. there were opportunities here. it is not entirely the german's fault. they wanted to deport him, tunisia didn't have the right papers and would not issue him a passport saying he was not tunisian, but he was. the paperwork arrived yesterday. this was somebody who was ringing a lot off alarm bells. they had him under surveillance for six months but they did not observe him

doing anything that was related to terrorism. he was absurd doing some drug dealing and being in a pub brawl, but there was no link to terrorist activities. it comes down to priorities. i germany is a major disadvantage compared to britain is that they are so on privacy laws that they are so on privacy laws that they are so on privacy laws that they have an aversion to cctv and automatic number plate recognition. if this had been in the uk, by now the police and intelligence agencies would have had a very clear map of where exactly he had been in the run—up to that and where he was going. but the germans are hampered by that, they do not like cctv, they have an aversion since the german secret police. they are only now belatedly catching up with britain and other countries and putting the stuff in place. this is by nvidia investigation and

after the event, but in other countries would be monitored more closely? would they have been able to monitor him more closely? germany does not exceed a thing. they do not. they have a strong liberal culture which is commendable, but this is not the first time they have slipped up like this. the 9—11 plot was carried out and executed by a cell in hamburg. they were living in flats in hamburg. we went to the mosque where they used to pray and gather in hamburg in october 2002 and local worshippers said that they used to see the german police but they did not know what was going on. it was hatched under their noses. they have had some very good intelligence su ccesses had some very good intelligence successes and they have stopped plots, but their aversion to

snooping, which in some ways is understandable, is costing them now with things like this. thank you. a reminder of the headlines: two men have been found guilty of manslaughter after a tipper truck crashed in bath, killing four people including a four—year—old girl. the first footage emerges anis amri, the chief suspect in the attack on the chief suspect in the attack on the berlin christmas market. the queen and prince philip have left buckingham palace for the christmas break at sandringham. they had delayed the trip because they both have a heavy cold. george north will play northampton's match against sale tomorrow. he has not played since having a head injury ina not played since having a head injury in a game earlier this month. tottenham's goalkeeper has signed a new deal to stay at the club until 2022.

former grand national winning jockey has died aged 76. he was best known for writing a novel about two victory in 1967. i will be back with more later this afternoon. —— riding a no—hoper. the queen and duke of edinburgh have left buckingham palace by helicopter, on their way to sandrigham where they'll spend christmas. they were supposed to travel yesterday but cancelled their plans after coming down with heavy colds. we can go to buckingham palace. not generally the way that they go on their christmas break, but it appears they are now on their way. the helicopter flew overhead at

1:20pm. it stayed behind buckingham palace for a 10—15 minutes and then it headed straight for sandringham. the royal standard above buckingham palace was lowered and the union flag replaced, confirmation that her majesty left buckingham palace. yesterday they were due to board a train from king's cross to kings lynne brindley would be driven to sandringham, a journey taking 1.5 hours, but they were suffering from heavy cold and they spent the night in buckingham palace. it was suggested to us there was no cause for concern and that seems to be the case, because the helicopter has taken off. case, because the helicopter has ta ken off. the journey case, because the helicopter has taken off. the journey will have only taken half an hour. we are waiting for official confirmation they have landed, but we are expecting that to be the case. thank you. meanwhile, prince charles has

warned against intolerance towards minority religious groups fleeing persecution, saying it was reminiscent of what he called the "dark days" of the 1930s. the prince of wales was speaking on thought for the day, on radio 4's today programme. he also warned about aggression towards minorities from "populist groups across the world". here's our royal correspondent nicholas witchell. he's spoken up for many causes and been a champion for people of different faiths. charles is a christian. his religious convictions matter to him. he's been appalled by the persecution of people of faith and particularly of christians in countries in the middle east. it was something he raised on a visit tojordan in the early part of last year. normally, at christmas we think... now, in his starkest warning so far, in a pre—recorded broadcast on the bbc‘s thought for the day, charles has likened the persecution of christians, particularly in iraq, to what happened to thejews in nazi germany. we are now seeing the rise of many

populist groups across the world that are increasingly aggressive towards those who adhere to a minority faith. all of this has deeply disturbing echoes of the dark days of the 1930s. i was born in 19118, just after the end of world war ii, in which my parents' generation had fought and died in a battle against intolerance, monstrous extremism and an inhuman attempt to exterminate the jewish population of europe. that nearly 70 years later we should still be seeing such evil persecution is to me beyond all belief. we owe it to those who suffered and died so horribly not to repeat the horrors of the past. the prince concluded his broadcast with a plea for religious tolerance. whichever religious path you follow the destination is the same. to value and respect the other

person, accepting their right to live out their peaceful response to the love of god. it was an appeal from a prince who takes his own faith seriously and who believes tolerance of others is one of its defining principles. nicholas witchell, bbc news. a woman and a child have died in a fire at a house in braintree in essex. two other women, who managed to get out of the house before emergency services arrived on the scene, were taken to hospital suffering from smoke inhalation. essex police say the victims were trapped inside the property and died at the scene. drivers are being warned to expect heavy delays after a multi—vehicle accident on the m6 motorway left one man with critical injuries. it happened on the southbound stretch of the motorway betweenjunctions one and two at around 5.30am this morning. although the carriageway has now reopened, delays and disruption are expected to last until at least 4pm this afternoon.

firefighters are warning about the risks of carrying e—cigarette batteries, after one caught fire in somebody‘s pocket. the man suffered minor injuries when the device caught fire while he was out shopping in leeds. investigators say he was keeping batteries in his pocket unprotected, and that people should avoid storing them alongside other metal objects such as keys and coins. the queen and prince philip have arrived at sandringham to start their christmas break. we showed you pictures of the leading buckingham palace and are go. as expected it has now landed and they are there for the christmas break. doctors and charities have described a new treatment for multiple sclerosis as a landmark development. the disease, which affects the brain, most often causes people difficulty in walking. 100,000 people in the uk are affected by ms

and it's hoped 0crelizumab will offer hope to patients, after a successful trial of 2,000 people. with me is our health correspondent, james gallagher. can you explain how it works? it attacks the new system. it selectively destroys part of the immune system to help to preserve the brain. it slows the progression of ms. this is very important for one of ms. this is very important for u of ms. this is very important for one group of patients, those with progress of ms, those who just get worse and worse. there are no drugs that treat aggressive ms and that is why people are so excited about this breakthrough.

this is good news. the drug is sean nish says the child to reduce the risk of progression by 24%. we currently don't have any treatment available for ms in the uk. what we a lwa ys available for ms in the uk. what we always wa nt available for ms in the uk. what we always want to know is how quickly could this develop, how many people could this develop, how many people could be talking about helping, what are the next stage is? it is only in clinical trials for the next ages for it to get a licence. there are currently considering it we expect to get an a nswer considering it we expect to get an answer around autumn 2017. that is when the nhs can decide whether to give it to patients. there is a question over this, how much will it cost? that will be the important step infinding cost? that will be the important step in finding out who will benefit. and 15,000 people in the uk could benefit from this drug. while all of them get it if it is

expensive? i do not think so. that is what the doctors are telling me. it may be a select few people who will benefit the most in the first wave. we will hear more next year. time for a look at the weather. the weather is all heading towards us the weather is all heading towards us in the next couple of days. there has been bobbing snow in some areas. some clumps of light and the scottish highlands. the main advent will arrive tomorrow. quiet overnight, maybe some frost in the south and wintry showers in the north, but a sign of things to come with rain arriving across western scotland. it turns increasingly wet and windy. gale—force winds in

exposed places across the country. that will cause some problems for travel. then it will brighten up tomorrow afternoon but that is only half the story because billy expecting stronger winds as storm barbara arrives. gusts of 80—90 miles per hours. that is enough to cause significant disruption and power outages, so cause significant disruption and power outages, so there is an amber warning in place. hello. this is bbc news. the headlines... two men are found guilty of manslaughter over the tipper truck crash in bath that killed four people, including a four—year—old girl. a manhunt is continuing across germany for the tunisian suspected of carrying out monday's deadly lorry attack in berlin. latest reports suggest a police operation is under way north of berlin when trains are suspended and a shopping centre closed. the queen and prince philip have

arrived at the sandringham estate in norfolk. they delayed travel plans yesterday when both were ill with heavy colds. doctors involved in trials for multiple sclerosis saved his landmark development in treatment for the disease. a pledge to improve fast broadband services in rural areas with a £a00—million investment from the government. it has been a remarkable year in many ways, including in the world of science. rebecca morelle looks back on the year in science — from british astronaut tim peake's adventures in space, to a discovery that will transform our understanding of the universe. that's review 2016: the year in science. from the mission of a lifetime, this was the year british astronaut

tim peake spent six months in space. to a colossal feat of engineering. in 2016, the world's largest radio telescope was unveiled.