this is the briefing, i'm samantha simmonds. our top story: a 27—year—old man is found guilty of murdering the british backpacker grace millane in new zealand. the shocking scale of inactivity among children worldwide, as experts warn it's damaging their health and their brain development. the embattled israeli prime minister says he won't step down, in spite of being charged with corruption. the case of the missing treasure that could potentially rewrite english history. four men are awaiting sentencing. plus, guilty of conspiring with the cryptoqueen. a us lawyer is convicted over the multi billion dollar onecoin scam.

a warm welcome to the programme, briefing you on all you need to know in global news, business and sport. and you can be part of the conversation. tell us what you think, just use the hashtag #bbcthebriefing. some breaking news now from new zealand — where the man accused of killing the british backpacker grace millane has been found guilty of murder. grace millane was killed in auckland last december. the defendant, who can't be identified for legal reasons, had pleaded not guilty. let's go to new zealand, there is a press c0 nfe re nce let's go to new zealand, there is a press conference happening outside the court now. the verdict of murder

today will be welcomed by the members of the millane family and friends of grace. it will not justify the suffering we have had to endure over the past year. i can't see it. grace was taken away from us in the most brutal fashion a year ago and our lives have been ripped apart. this will be with us for the rest of our lives. grace was a beautiful, talented, loving daughter. grace was our sunshine and she will be missed forever. she did not deserve to be murdered in such a barbaric way on her oe year. we would like to thank several people. auckland police force, they have

been professional and thorough all throughout the investigation. detective inspector's ‘s got beard, the crown prosecution team, they never flinched away from the more intimate details of the case and work compassionate and thoughtful when family matters arose. the press contingent, you lot. you have reported truthfully, respectfully, on reported truthfully, respectfully, o n eve nts reported truthfully, respectfully, on events as they unfolded. last but not least, we would love to thank the people of new zealand, they have opened their hearts to grace and her family. i cannot express my gratitude enough for all the offers

and gifts of kindness that we have received. finally, we must return home and try to pick up the pieces without alber lovett grace. —— without alber lovett grace. —— without our beloved grace. due to the ongoing court process the police are not in a position to speak about the verdict today. a statement there from grace millane's father outside auckland high court as a 27—year—old new zealand man has been found guilty of the murder of the british backpacker grace millane. grace was from essex here in the uk. she was last seen on the eve of her 22nd birthday in auckland while her father david said that he had taken away his daughter in the most brutal fashion, he said that grace was a

beautiful, talented, loving daughter, and that she didn't deserve to be murdered, he says the family must now return home and try to pick up the pieces. our correspondent shaima khaliljoins us from auckland. this is grace millane the night before her 22nd of. the night before she was seen alive. her father described her as gregarious and outgoing. what you saw, he said, is what you get. today a jury found this man guilty of her murder. for legal reasons, we still can't reveal his identity. over the past three weeks, thejury his identity. over the past three weeks, the jury heard his identity. over the past three weeks, thejury heard how his identity. over the past three weeks, the jury heard how grace his identity. over the past three weeks, thejury heard how grace met the man through a dating app. tv show the pair out drinking and at some point grace messaged a friend saying that she was having a good time. defence lawyers argued it was an act or accident, a consensual six act gone wrong, but police didn't

believe it. this is the killer saying why he didn't call an ambulance to help grace. saying why he didn't call an ambulance to help gracelj saying why he didn't call an ambulance to help grace. i dialled 111 , ambulance to help grace. i dialled 111, but i didn't hit the button, because i was scared how bad it looked. why did you think it looked bad? because there was a dead person in my room. the jurors bad? because there was a dead person in my room. thejurors heard bad? because there was a dead person in my room. the jurors heard that after the murder, the killer searched online for how to dispose ofa searched online for how to dispose of a corpse. he also watched extreme pornography. they were shown hours of cctv of the man after the murder, including him going on a date with another woman while grace's body was still in his room. this is him later, moving the body in the suitcase topic he then buried at and a shallow grave in bushland outside auckland. grace's murder shocked this nation. at the time, the

country's prime minister could not hide her emotions. on behalf of new zealand, i want to apologise to grace's family. your daughter should have been safe here, and she wasn't, andi have been safe here, and she wasn't, and i am sorry for that. a year ago, grace millane came to new zealand on a backpacking holiday. today's verdict may give some closure to the family ofa verdict may give some closure to the family of a young woman who will never come home. we will be live in auckland shortly. but just never come home. we will be live in auckland shortly. butjust a reminder in the past few minutes after the breaking news that a 27—year—old new zealand man has been found guilty of the murder of grace millane. herfather found guilty of the murder of grace millane. her father came outside the auckland high court a few moments ago, this is what david mullane said, he said his daughter had been taken away in most brutal fashion. he described her as a beautiful,

talented, loving daughter. he said that she didn't deserve to be murdered, and he said the family must now return home and try to pick up must now return home and try to pick up the pieces, we now can go to our correspondent in auckland. this breaking news, in fact, apologies we haven't quite got that link yet, but we will be back to that very shortly, so do stay with us on that breaking news. in the meantime, let's go to this story. the first global study of childhood activity has warned that 4/5ths of children are not getting enough physical exercise. the study by world health organisation found that children in bangladesh were the most active while those in south korea were the least. and, boys were more active than girls in all but four of the 146 countries studied. gareth barlow reports. across the world, children are doing too much sitting down and not enough running around. according to the world health organization, 81% of

children failed to do enough daily exercise. girls, globally, were less active than boys. we found a percentage of 85% of girls that did not meet the recommendation versus 78% in boys, so a 7% gender difference at the global level. bangladesh has the lowest levels of inactivity, but 66% of children there still don't do an hour'sdaily exercise. in south korea, the worst performing country, that rises to a staggering 97%. the who says physical health is being harmed and that brain development and social skills are being affected, too. that brain development and social skills are being affected, toom could be active play, walking or biking to school, it could be physical education class, could really be anything but they have to do 60 minutes, that's the who recommendation. exercise levels

marginally improved during the years the report studied, but increasing focus on academic performance and lack of accessible sports facilities and a rise in digital gaming means children are still far too sedentary. let's get more on our breaking news now, within the past few moments, a 27—year—old new zealand man has been found guilty of the murder of british backpacker grace millane. our correspondent joins us now from the court in auckland where the verdict happened not long ago. what happened in court? as the jury was reading out the guilty verdict, grace millane's pa rents were the guilty verdict, grace millane's parents were sitting in the public gallery, they were holding hands really tightly, and when the guilty verdict was read out, grace millane's mum took a very deep inta ke millane's mum took a very deep intake of breath and then they both just broke down in tears, they couldn't control their tears, they we re couldn't control their tears, they were both trying to comfort each

other as the jury was reading out the verdict. of course, grace millane's family were there at every point of the deliberations of this trial, and this really brings to a close a three—week trail that has shocked new zealand and shocked this family. only a few moments ago, outside the court, grace millane's father came to address journalists, he almost couldn't start his speech because he was so emotional, he said that he couldn't read out of his phone because of the tears. his wife, grace's mother was next to him, and she was also quite emotional. he said that this has been a very difficult time for the family, that grace was taken away from them in the most brutal of circumstances, he thanked the auckland police, prosecution, and the press, but he said that now they need to go back home to the uk to

pick up the pieces for life to go on without grace, of course. tell us about the man who has been found guilty, because all we know is that he isa guilty, because all we know is that he is a 27—year—old. why is his identity being kept secret? identity suppression is normal in many cases here in new zealand, the prosecution, the court, thejudge we re prosecution, the court, thejudge were adamant that this is going to continue all throughout the trail, his name, his identity have been suppressed and now we know that this is going to stand. we have been given details about the night that grace met this 27—year—old man, what happened when they met that night of december the first 2018, they were out drinking and then a few hours later she was found strangled in his hotel apartment but the man's identity will still be anonymous. the suppression of identity will still stand even after that verdict. he is going to be remanded until

another date when his sentencing is going to be announced. as you said, this story has shocked the nation, hasn't it? and in particular, when it happened, the prime minister got involved and was extremely emotional about the circumstances surrounding this. she was extremely emotional, at the time when it happened she came out and it was very obvious how she was feeling, she apologised on behalf of new zealand, she apologised to raise's parents, she says that your daughter was supposed to be alive, she was supposed to be safe and she wasn't stopping there was a moment when the judge was speaking to the jury and he was urging them to put those emotions aside. he said he realised how emotive this case has been, how complex and difficult it has been, but he urged them to put the emotions aside. he said it was entirely normal to feel emotional

about what was supposed to be a happy and exciting adventure and at that time you could be grace's father trying to fight back tears in the courtroom, that has been highly emotional and of course, as the details were being rehashed in the hours before and after grace's death, the moments of her death, the way that she looked after she died, her mother as well, you could see how emotional she was, she was shaking her head, because of course these intimate details of that night, of that interaction, the sexual interaction between grace and the 27—year—old man have been discussed in detail for three weeks now, and the family has been through it all. thank you. let's brief you on some of the other stories making the news. the first week of public hearings has ended in donald trump's impeachment inquiry over allegations that he improperly sought help from ukraine to boost his chances of re—election. the chair of the house intelligence committee, democrat adam schiff, claimed the president's conduct

was far more serious than anything done by president nixon during the watergate scandal. the british foreign secretary, dominic raab, has announced that a number of orphaned children are being returned to the uk from a conflict zone in syria. he said it was the right thing to do. few details have been given, but they're the first children to be returned from an area formerly controlled by the islamic state group. the serbian president, aleksandar vucic, has said his country's security services have uncovered spying by russian agents. he confirmed that a russian intelligence official met a retired serbian military officer last december during which money changed hands. a man in the united states has been found guilty of money laundering and fraud for his role in a digital currency scam based in bulgaria. mark scott was accused of helping the founder of the cryptocurrency onecoin to funnel four hundred million dollars of investor money into private accounts.

a global ban on political advertising on twitter comes into force today. the social media giant's chief executive, jack dorsey, announced the move last month, saying that the reach of political messages should be earned and not bought. iain anderson is chairman of the public relations and lobbying firm cicero group. good morning. how is this going to work? the micro targeting that's taken place in the past four orfive major electoral cycles that we've seen major electoral cycles that we've seen has been for the political parties are seen has been for the political parties a re really seen has been for the political parties are really important way of getting to voters without having to getting to voters without having to get to indoors and it's also really big business. twitter has announced as of today no more political advertising on twitter so if you fire up your twitter, you're not going to see any, let's hear about

it if you do and google is going to stop the ability of political parties to be able to target you by your political affiliation. a big issue in the states, less so another can use. multibillion pound business for google but let's see whether or not it has any effect. here in the uk, what twitter and google have announced clearly in advance of the uk general election, let's see whether it has any effect on what they do. we will see in a few weeks' time. we will talk about this a bit later in the news briefing. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: the treasure find that could ray write british history. for men await sentencing for theft. benazir bhutto has claimed victory in pakistan's general election,

and she's asked pakistan's president to name her as prime minister. jackson's been released on bail of $3 million after turning himself in to police in santa barbara. it was the biggest demonstration so far of the fast—growing european anti—nuclear movement. the south african government has announced that it's opening the country's remaining whites—only beaches to people of all races. this will lead to a black majority government in this country and the destruction of the white civilisation. part of the centuries—old windsor castle, one of the queen's residences, has been consumed by fire for much of the day. 150 firemen have been battling the blaze, which has caused millions of pounds worth of damage.

you're watching the briefing. our headlines: a 27—year—old man has been found guilty of murdering british backpacker grace millane in new zealand. she was last seen in auckland, on the eve of her 22nd birthday. the first global study of childhood activity has warned that four in five children are not getting enough physical exercise. in israel's prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, has responded angrily to his indictment on charges of corruption. the accusations relate to cases that involved gifts mr netanyahu received from wealthy figures, as well as alleged efforts to get better media coverage in return for favours. it adds to the uncertainty for a country without a stable government, after two elections in a year. donna larsen reports. benjamin netanyahu, israel's longest serving prime minister, has been indicted with fraud, breach of trust and the most serious charge, bribery.

after months of deliberation, the attorney—general, former political ally, said he made the decision with a heavy heart. translation: with a heavy heart i decided to indict him. with a heavy heart but also wholeheartedly, out of a deep sense of duty for the rule of law and the public interest. the accusations he'd accepted gifts of cigars and pink champagne and gave favours to get positive press coverage have dogged the prime minister in recent years. but this is a marked development. reacting to the news, benjamin netanyahu was defiant. translation: we are witnessing an attempted coup against a serving prime minister, based on fabrications and a tainted, biased investigative process. i will not let the lie triumph.

i will continue to lead the country according to the letter of the law with responsibility, devotion and concern for the security and future of us all. technically, mr netanyahu can remain in office. whether he will have the political support remains to be seen. on the streets, protesters in support of and against the prime minister made their views known. it is unthinkable that the prime minister can continue in office while being indicted for such grave breaches of law. i think that it's a shame. i think that netanyahu is the strongest figure that israel has ever had on the world stage. i think that this was politically motivated and it is unfortunate, it's a sad day for the country. israel is in uncertain waters. politicians have failed to form a government. now, for the first time,

a sitting prime ministerfaces criminal charges and questions whether he will and can remain in office. donna larsen, bbc news. two british metal detectorists have been found guilty of stealing and concealing a £3 million pound viking hoard that experts say has the potential to "rewrite history". george powell and layton davies didn't declare their 1,000—year—old find back in 2015, and instead sold it to dealers. our correspondent robert hall has more. the treasure stolen by a viking invader. gold, silver and coins, the treasure stolen by a viking invader. gold, silverand coins, a missing link in the birth of a nation. what we have his coins minted into neighbouring kingdoms, wessex, which was basically everything south of the thames and

mercia, with extends from the thames all the way up to the humble. this whole dates from the very moment when england is a single kingdom is taking shape so you could argue this is england's first hoard. we don't know why the viking loot was buried here in herefordshire but it lay undiscovered for a thousand years until it was stolen again. a treasure trove unearthed piece by piece and captured on the finder‘s mobile phone. layton davies and george powell, metal detectorists for years, now had a decision to make. if you find treasure, you need to declare it within 1a days of knowing its treasure. they didn't. they then eventually declared some of it, being the gold, which is something that you couldn't sell to anybody because it's so unique. the coins were another matter and the thieves founded just the man to sell them. detectorists simon weeks. wicks took samples to a london dealer and passed on the news that they were looking at a value of well

over £3 million. by the time the trio enlisted paul wales, another local dealer, police were already on their trail but it wasn't easy. it's an unregulated body colic fix my body, the coin dealerships in the united kingdom and approved a big problem for us. there is no regulation, no records. one crucial piece of evidence to another wales home, coins from the hoard sewn into the case for a magnifying glass. this is a fraction of what the thieves failed. the trail has gone cold and so far they've done nothing to aid the search for the treasure. the feeling of finding something like that would be amazing and the first thing that mowed most metal detectorists will do is share that, they would want to share that with they would want to share that with the museum or their friends. they would want to share that with the museum or theirfriends. the fa ct the museum or theirfriends. the fact that these two guys haven't done that undermines all of the good work of all those people who do the right thing. the men, who will return to court today, will hold the key to a mystery yet to be solved.

robert hall, bbc news, herefordshire. in breaking news, a man has been found guilty of 27—year—old british backpacker grace millane in new zealand. her body was found in auckland. the man claimed she had died accidentally during rough sex. when the verdict was read out, grace millane's current swept in the public gallery as the jury found him guilty of murder. a short time later her father david millane gave a statement, talking about his daughter being a beautiful, talented, loving girl and she didn't serve to be murdered and she had been taken away in the most brutal fashion. she said the family must now return home and try to pick up the pieces.

stay with us here on bbc news, so much more to come. well, there's a lot of damp weather out there at the moment. it's out there at the moment. also frost free. how abo friday it's also frost free. how about friday on the weekend? a lot of cloud in the forecast and the chance of catching some rain but not all the time. there is some sunshine in the time. there is some sunshine in the forecast as well. here is the satellite image. as we've got the better weather. you can see a lot of cloud and it is those low grey skies shrouding the country at the moment. some outbreaks of rain through the morning. the clearest of the weather is across morning. the clearest of the weather is across western morning. the clearest of the weather is across western scotland. just a tad colder. three orfour degrees, five and central parts of england

here is the weather. friday morning towards midday, some rain showers in the south. a bit of rain in scotland and northern ireland. this is what we are watching the afternoon. south—western england, wales, the midland, the rain could turn quite heavyin midland, the rain could turn quite heavy in the afternoon. elsewhere it could end up being a pleasant and to friday. he was the weekend. saturday, a blob of cloud and rain sitting on top of the uk. i suspect all of us will see a few spots of rain apartfrom all of us will see a few spots of rain apart from the north and north—west of scotland and later in the day, it could dry out in the south—east and east anglia. temperatures around about nine or 10 degrees so just a tad milder. there is sunday's weather forecast. we are actually in between weather systems on sunday. one in the north, another approaching our shores. the next low

pressure moving out of the way. we are in between should be a amount of sunshine. notice later in the afternoon, it will turn western —— wet in the west country. the vast majority, a decent day on sunday. here is monday, the low pressure is across the uk. what do you expect, it's autumn. the outlook into next week, a little less cold but changeable. cloudy rain icons there in the forecast. goodbye.

this is the business briefing. i'm samantha simmonds. misinformation, or freedom of expression? twitter bans all political ads from today, but facebook says they are a vital part of democracy. plus, guilty of conspiring with the cryptoqueen. us lawyer convicted over the multi billion dollar onecoin scam. and on the markets, asian shares recover slightly after hitting three week lows on thursday, on continued worries about the state of trade negiotiations between the us and china. president trump is expected to sign into law two bills supporting