very moving victim impact some very moving victim impact statements, talking about the fact she had been to the alleyway, but she wasn't allowed to get near to her daughter. there are many upsetting aspects about this case but this was certainly one of them. , case but this was certainly one ofthem. , ., , , case but this was certainly one ofthem. , , ~ of them. yes, absolutely. we have spent — of them. yes, absolutely. we have spent a _ of them. yes, absolutely. we have spent a lot _ of them. yes, absolutely. we have spent a lot of _ of them. yes, absolutely. we have spent a lot of time - have spent a lot of time talking to the family and i think that has been one of the hardest things for them to come to terms with, the fact that holly was in such a horrific state that her mum was not allowed to go to her, could not hold her hand or hear her last words or open her eyes. that aside a huge and long lasting impact on the family. the fact that they were not expecting anything like this to happen. they said they welcomed logan macphail into their homes. we have a poignant video of the two of them dancing together, just children enjoying themselves. forthem

just children enjoying themselves. for them for this to happen in such a way has been hugely traumatic for the entire family. we haven't had reaction from them today about the sentence of 17 years, but we know as the judge said today, whatever sentence he is given it will not bring holly back. ., ~ given it will not bring holly back. . ~ , ., given it will not bring holly back. ., ~' , ., , given it will not bring holly back. . ~ , ., , . back. thank you very much. let's amounts _ back. thank you very much. let's amounts are _ back. thank you very much. let's amounts are viewers l back. thank you very much. | let's amounts are viewers of the circumstances surrounding holly's murder and why her family won the law changed. a warning that there are details in this report that viewers may find distressing. holly newton was a funny, sociable 15—year—old who loved to dance and wanted to be a dance teacher. on friday the 27th of january last year she had finished school and went to hexham to spend time with friends. what she did not know as she walked around the town but she was being followed by her former boyfriend, logan mcphail. after tracking herfor 45

minutes, dressed in black, the 16—year—old spoke to her outside a pizza shop. less than 15 minutes later he attacked her with a knife in the alleyway next to it. another boy attempted to stop him. the boy tried to help holly by grabbing her attacker and putting him in a headlock, but he was stabbed four times in the leg and shoulder. the injuries holly received were catastrophic. in just one minute she suffered 36 injuries. she was stabbed 12 times, suffered i9 slash wounds and had five further wounds to her hands where she tried to defend herself. the attack was so brutal, the knife broke during it and only ended when passers—by intervened. holly was taken to hospital where she died. logan mcphail had become increasingly controlling and obsessed with holly and could not accept their relationship was over.

he had to be taken away by police after sitting outside her house the night before he killed her. her mother arranged a meeting with officers the following afternoon, a meeting that holly would never attend. she said i was supposed to be going out with my friends tonight. she begged me for a good half an hour, 45 minutes, i want to go out. he ruins everything for me. in court, logan mcphail claimed he had been carrying the knife because he planned to hurt himself not holly and that he had no recollection of the attack. thejury did not believe him and he was found guilty of murder at the end of august. her family say she was the victim of domestic abuse but because in the eyes of the law she was a child it was recorded as knife crime. they want that law changed.

because he is 16, at the age where he can be in an abusive relationship but because she was 15 it goes down as knife crime. it goes in that category where it should not sit. the only connection it has is the fact he killed her with a knife. but in all honesty, i think he would have killed her with anything so she could not be with anyone else because it was about control, obsession, passion. logan macphail has been sentenced to detention for at least 17 years for the merger of holly newton. i bbc investigation has revealed that the metropolitan police was told of allegations of sexual assault by mohammad awwad fired assault by mohammad awwad fired a decade earlier than they had acknowledged. samantha ramsay was 17 when she reported al fayed

in 1995 after he sexually assaulted her in harrods. until now, the met had said its first report dated from 2005. samantha has since died, but as our correspondent reports, the the met dismissed her report, and multiple women could have been saved from sexual abuse if the force had acted. everybody that met her loved her. she is missed. it is a big hole in our lives. samantha ramsey moved to london in 1995 aged 17 to pursue her dream of working in harrods. her mum and sister say what happened there changed her life. after being sexually assaulted by mohamed al fayed in his office, she told a harrods supervisor. within a few minutes, the supervisor came back with mohamed al fayed and they both berated her then. it was brief, abrupt, it was quite aggressive. and she came out of that

feeling quite threatened. it ended with "you will not tell anyone about this because we know where you live, we know your family." she was immediately fired and quickly told the met she had been sexually assaulted. she passed the police station and went straight in. i know she was told "0k, we will take this down, write it down and add it to a pile of other female names we have who have made the same complaint against mohamed al fayed. nothing will be done, it is your word against his." she left despondent. she had done the right thing, reported it, but we never heard anything back ever. the met said its first report of sexual abuse by al fayed was in 2005, but sam's report was a decade before, meaning the met knew about him much earlier. i believe that a lot of people,

women, could have been saved going through what she went through if the met police had listened to her. the met says there is no history of sam's case on its computer systems, but that paper—based reports from the 19905 might not have been digitised. "while we cannot change what has happened, we do acknowledge trust and confidence is affected by our approach in the past and we are determined to do better." the met said it's found reports from 21 women who accused mohamed al fayed while he was alive. he was not charged. 60 further women have come forward in the past weeks. the handling of al fayed is not a matter of distant history. it also sheds light on how police deal with violence against women and girls today. sam died in 2007 in a car crash. her family say al fayed's abuse and not being listened to by police altered the course of her life.

she was never right after what happened in london. it really changed her outlook on life. we had 12 years of erratic behaviour after that. a suicide attempt. she never really found her place in life. fireworks will be lighting up the skies around the uk this weekend for diwali and bonfire night celebrations, but some councils are calling for greater restrictions on who can buy them and how they are used. last year the number of casualties more than doubled from four work—related incidents. 21—year—old josephine smith was killed at home in romford in east london when a lit firework was pushed through her letterbox and set fire to your house. the two teenagers were both given

custodial sentences. two teenagers at a far workshop the night their prank led to the night their prank led to the death of an—year—old woman. the shopkeeper laid later pleaded guilty of is selling fireworks to the underaged as callum done was just 15. fireworks to the underaged as callum done wasjust15. they threw fireworks a passing cars and shop doorways before they put a lit firework into the letterbox ofjosephine smith's letterbox of josephine smith's house letterbox ofjosephine smith's house that started a fire that killed her. house that started a fire that killed her-— house that started a fire that killed her. , . ., killed her. the experience that miaht killed her. the experience that might have _ killed her. the experience that might have seen _ killed her. the experience that might have seen them - killed her. the experience that might have seen them come . killed her. the experience that i might have seen them come out of that building was horrible and i don't want to tap into anyone else. and i don't want to tap into anyone else-— and i don't want to tap into anyone else. her son alan is now campaigning _ anyone else. her son alan is now campaigning for - anyone else. her son alan is now campaigning for tighter| now campaigning for tighter rules on the sale and use of fireworks including id and anyone who thinks under 25 and banning cheaper, smaller

purchases. i banning cheaper, smaller purchases-_ banning cheaper, smaller purchases. banning cheaper, smaller urchases. ., ~ ., , purchases. i would like to see fabrics not — purchases. i would like to see fabrics not being _ purchases. i would like to see fabrics not being able - purchases. i would like to see fabrics not being able to - purchases. i would like to see fabrics not being able to be i fabrics not being able to be bought on the high street any more. i don't think it should be able to buy a pint of milk, something out of the newsagents, then an exclusive that could kill people the high street. it that could kill people the high street. , ., ., , street. it is illegal to set off fireworks _ street. it is illegal to set off fireworks between i street. it is illegal to set i off fireworks between 11pm street. it is illegal to set - off fireworks between 11pm and 7am unless it is a special event. it is illegalfor anyone under 18 to buy fireworks or handle them in a public place. it is the time of year when the night — it is the time of year when the night sky— it is the time of year when the night sky is lit about fireworks, but if they are not you — fireworks, but if they are not you safely people and animals could — you safely people and animals could be — you safely people and animals could be badly injured. the could be badly in'ured. the safety message _ could be badly injured. the safety message is - could be badly injured. tue: safety message is part of a new government campaign, but issues continue to arise. in the past month firefighters have already attempted an average of 2a work—related incidents a week in london alone. we work-related incidents a week in london alone.— in london alone. we are encouraging _ in london alone. we are encouraging members l in london alone. we are| encouraging members of in london alone. we are - encouraging members of the public to look to an organised display. if you do choose to haveit display. if you do choose to

have it display a tone, look for the ce mark on fireworks. when you're at home, store them safely, don't mix alcohol, and keep them away from any combustible products. alan's onfine combustible products. alan's online petition _ combustible products. alan's online petition has— combustible products. alan's online petition has had - combustible products. alan's online petition has had more| online petition has had more than 60,000 signatures. for people watching this, you might think that the law is being —— the law should not be cheap because of the results of a few bad people. because of the results of a few bad people-— because of the results of a few bad people. no, it is not about that, it is _ bad people. no, it is not about that, it is about _ bad people. no, it is not about that, it is about respect. - bad people. no, it is not about that, it is about respect. the i that, it is about respect. the chances that, it is about respect. the changes could _ that, it is about respect. the changes could stop - that, it is about respect. the changes could stop other families suffering his grief. do have an enjoyable and safe to and fireworks night. now for a look at the weather. hello. 0n hello. on saturday there will be a fair bit of cloud around

an enhanced chance of light rain and drizzle, but someday we should start to see more breaks in the cloud and a bit more sunshine. 0ut there at the moment you can see the storm clouds across parts of spain and portugal. generally dry here, but this white cloud on the satellite imagery has been bringing outbreaks of rain, moving its way southwards across scotland and breaking up somewhat, so light or patchy rain and drizzle in the south of scanlon —— the south of scotland and later in the north of england. rather chilly in the far north, 7—9. of england. rather chilly in the far north, 7—9 . the colder areas north of weather fronts. that means a touch of frost for a time in the far north of scotland before the weather fronts bring more cloud, outbreaks of rain and milder conditions. it will be chilly for a time but temperatures will rise later. for most of us another cloudy night, misty for some, like rain or drizzle to bring us into saturday. there will be light rain and drizzle

in central areas up to the west of scotland. but people be fairly dry, fairly cloudy. parts of north—east scotland, north—east wales the best for sunnier breaks. temperatures between 14—17. a few changes into sunday's high pressure pushes its way eastwards. more of a south—easterly wind of the continent will start to bring a few more cloud breaks. whilst we will start with a lot of cloud, especially in the west, can a greater chance of seeing the cold breaking places in the sunshine come through the day and overall it should be a drier day can be seen on saturday. maybejust drier day can be seen on saturday. maybe just a drier day can be seen on saturday. maybejust a bit drier day can be seen on saturday. maybe just a bit of patchy drizzle to the north and west. it will be mild. beyond that, with a high—pressure starting to move towards the east, we start to inject more of a southerly or south—westerly airflow. that means weather fronts will be pushed back through the week ahead. not a

pushed back through the week ahead. nota huge pushed back through the week ahead. not a huge amount of rain around, there will be the odd splash especially in the north and west. a greater chance of the cold breaking up and sunshine coming through. live from london, this is bbc news. breaking news: in the last few seconds, manchester united has formally confirmed the appointment of ruben amorim as its new manager. the 39—year—old has agreed a 2.5 year deal and willjoin manchester united here at old trafford later this month, attempting to take the team back to the top of the premier league. 0ur league. our other headlines: only four days till the us election. the

candidates hold rallies into two key swing states. spain says dozens and dozens are still missing after catastrophic flash flooding. more than 200 people have died. hello and welcome. this is bbc news now, three hours of news. in the last few seconds, manchester united have confirmed ruben amorim will be a club's new manager. the 37—year—old portuguese coach was heavily linked with the club for the last few days. let's get more from our sports presenter outside 0ld let's get more from our sports presenter outside old trafford. here, thanks for being with us. can he get manchester united out of the slump they are in at the moment? well, that will certainly be his immediate task when he joins on november the 11th. it has been a pretty poorly kept

secret that ruben amorim