labour having none of it, should they? which side of the debate are you on? and for new prisons planned. they're going to take many years though to be achieved. is this the answer? is this what we need, more prison places or not? and sarah sharif, the little girl murdered by her family. i've got a simple question for you. how on earth does this keep happening? time and time again. and a report commissioned by an offshoot of the muslim council of britain has concluded that gb news is islamophobic and hates muslims. islamophobic and hates muslims. i say that is absolute nonsense. let's look at it. all of that and lots more. but first, your 6:00 news headlines.

>> michelle. thank you. tonight at six, after years of what prosecutors called horrific abuse, three members of sara sharif's family have been found guilty today over her death. her father, irfan sharif and stepmother, bannau batool, were convicted of her murder, while her uncle, faisal malik, was found guilty of allowing her death. despite being known to social services since birth. the ten year old suffered unimaginable violence, including being beaten with a cricket bat and burned with boiling water. the convictions have sparked calls for urgent reform in child protection, with the children's commissioner warning of profound weaknesses in the system. sentencing for the trio has been set for next tuesday. well, speaking outside court today, detective chief inspector craig emerson said the case has shocked and horrified people not just here in the uk but around the world. >> sara's young life was brought to an end as a result of the brutal abuse and unspeakable violence inflicted on her by

sharif batool, which malik did nothing to prevent. >> thousands of farmers have been driving tractors through westminster today, demanding action from the government. they want them to rethink plans to action from the government. they want them to rethink plans to impose a 20% inheritance tax on impose a 20% inheritance tax on land worth over £1 million. land worth over £1 million. chancellor rachel reeves insists chancellor rachel reeves insists most farmers won't be affected, most farmers won't be affected, but critics say the challenges but critics say the challenges threaten livelihoods, heritage threaten livelihoods, heritage and food security. earlier, and food security. earlier, protesters held a minute's protesters held a minute's silence for farmers lost to silence for farmers lost to stress and financial pressures. stress and financial pressures. calls for a pause and calls for a pause and consultation are growing louder, consultation are growing louder, but downing street says the but downing street says the policy won't change. policy won't change. >> this is the death of farming >> this is the death of farming that's going to happen under that's going to happen under this government, so we want to this government, so we want to mark that. but once we get to mark that. but once we get to parliament, you give them what parliament, you give them what for? we're here to make a noise. for? we're here to make a noise. this is a war. we will win and this is the government will do a u—turn thatis the government will do a u—turn that is determined by all of us to push that.

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has described the scale as unprecedented and stressed the investigation will take time, with trials possibly not happening until 2027. the health secretary has announced a permanent ban on puberty blockers for children under the age of 18, pointing to safety concerns from independent experts. the ban applies to all uk prescriptions, including private ones, and will be reviewed in 2027. the move has sparked criticism, with some calling it discriminatory. but baroness cass, who led a review into children's gender care, says the drugs are powerful, with unproven benefits and significant risks, and fifa's decision to award saudi arabia the 2034 world cup has sparked backlash tonight from politicians who have condemned it as sportswashing. despite significant concerns over human rights, including the treatment of migrant workers and lgbt fans, fifa and the fa have given it their support following

assurances from saudi arabia. well, the move solidifies saudi's ambitions to be a global sports leader. but critics, including amnesty international and football supporters europe, have called that decision scandalous. those are the latest headunes scandalous. those are the latest headlines for now. i'll be back with you in around an hour. now, though, it's over to michelle. >> thank you very much for that. i'm michelle dewberry, and i'm keeping you company until 7:00 tonight. keeping me company here in the studio. is my panel a new face to this program? we like those, don't we? ladies and gents? alice demby, the broadcaster and editor at city am. and alongside her, we've got aaron bastani, the co—founder of novara media. good evening to you. you're very welcome tonight. we did one of your stories last night, actually, about the business leaders, about the business leaders, about the business leaders, about the letter that had been written. so yes, we did that last night. we keep a keen eye on city am and what they're doing. >> i should say you've promoted me. i'm actually opinion and

features editor. i'm not overall edhon features editor. i'm not overall editor. 0 take the. take the promotion, take the promotion. >> you should live as you want to be. and then you know you can manifest and make it happen. if you get promoted, you can. you can put it all down to me and my introduction here. anyway, how are all you guys at home? what's on your mind tonight? we've got so much to discuss together, haven't we? i want to talk to you about the farmers protest, all the tractors in town. i want to talk to you about military housing as well. have you seen the state of some of the houses that we expect the military families to live in? do we value these people or not? i want to look at that. and also a report out by an offshoot of the muslim council of britain's muslim council of britain's muslim council of britain's muslim council of britain. i was right, basically says has concluded that gb news hates muslims and is islamophobic. i say that is complete nonsense, but i will explore some of their points before the end of the programme. get in touch all the usual ways. email me gb views @gbnews. com you can go on twitter or get me there. or of course you can gbnews.com/yoursay which is the

website. but look, i've been doing this show since the beginning of the channel now and ihave beginning of the channel now and i have lost count. i've got to say, of how many reports we've had to do of children that have been abused and ultimately killed by people, the very people that are supposed to protect these children, their families, their loved ones, each and every time it happens. it sickens me to my core, and i know it deeply upsets many of you at home as well. there's been a case that's been in the news for quite some time now. the little girl, sarah sharif, we haven't been able to comment on it because it was an ongoing legal situation. but of course, today there's been guilty verdicts returned in that case yet again, the family members found guilty of her murder. the things that this little girl has gone through, i'm deliberately not going to mention it, ladies and gents, because i probably can't even do it without crying. anyone that's got a heart. you don't need to be a parent to have your heart broken by these stories. it is the most

barbaric, inhumane, almost subhuman behaviour that these adults have committed and performed to this innocent little girl. and it's gone on for such a period of time. but yet again, ladies and gents, what do we discover? we discover that sarah sharif had come to the attention of social services, actually, from the point of birth, there was a plan in place for her. and when you look at all the goings on here, it just goes on. she was, as i said, child protection plan at birth. she was. there's been allegations of abuse for both of her parents. she was taken into foster care at the school, at one point made a referral to social services, raising concerns about bruising. that case was closed six days later. the little girl was taken out of school, she was made to cover up and so on and so forth. today, the national police chiefs council lead for child protection has said that there's not enough professional curiosity among social workers.

i can't even like. i really struggle to maintain my anger, my fury. these cases, they happen time and time and time and time again. and we always get the same alice. we get, oh, you know, lessons will be learned. we'll conduct a review, we'll look into it. it's something in this country is monumentally broken when it comes to protecting innocent children. >> yeah, i think you're absolutely right. and you read absolutely righ