merseyside police believe the dogs managed to get into the garden from a neighbouring terraced house. of having dogs dangerously out of control. we have seized 11 dogs. there were five adults and six puppies in the address next door. we don't know exactly where they were but we know they were either in the house or in the garden of a property nearby to the one where the child was attacked. the girl is said to be serious but stable in hospital, but not in a life—threatening condition. yunus mulla, bbc news, liverpool. now, in a move to tackle childhood obesity, labour says it will bring in a total ban on tv adverts for junk food before the 9pm watershed. the current rules, which the conservatives argue are the strictest in the world, prevent adverts for products high in fat, salt or sugarfrom being run around children's tv programmes. here's our health editor hugh pym. that's healthy, though, isn't it? labour's john ashworth was back at school today, learning with pupils how to prepare healthy food. if the party's elected, he says there will be a new strategy aimed at halving childhood

the latest from merseyside police.fell by 0.2% — the first quarterly fall since november 2012. it's blamed a squeeze on household finances, caused by rising inflation. it is almost 4:30pm, time to take a look at the forecast. thomas is waiting for us. iam and waiting for us. i am and the weather is very split across the uk today, it seems to be all or nothing with the sunshine. eastern areas, very little. look at that, cloudy, pretty chilly, clear across the west, beautiful for belfast, cardiff, plymouth, stunning weather in the western isles of scotland. not much change this evening and into tonight. these western areas will keep starry skies whereas if you live further east towards the north—east sea coasts you are stuck under the cloud and there is not much change for tomorrow. north sea coasts feeling on the chilly side, the wind will dropa on the chilly side, the wind will drop a little which is good but central areas will stay pretty cloudy, especially the east midlands. western areas enjoy the best of the weathe

a dog attack in liverpool yesterday has been described by merseyside police as dangerously out of controlcebook is losing and in newspapers with tips on how to spot fake news in the run to the general election. ina in a moment it will be time for sports day but first, what else is coming up on bbc news. we have the very latest from france as president—elect emmanuel macron works on getting his team together in preparation. we will also talk to a former facebook executive about their plans to stop fake news. and will take you to a beach on ireland that reappeared overnight after vanishing in a storm 30 years ago. now, it's sports day. hello and welcome to sportsday with me, hugh ferris. the headlines tonight. chelsea two wins from the title, middlesbrough one defeat from relegation. contrasting desires meet at stamford bridge tonight. sulley muntari says both fifa and uefa don't care enough about racism. he walked off during a game in italy after receiving abuse from opposition fans. and he's told the bbc he'd do it again. it's not normal but we have to fight it. iam it's not normal but we

merseyside police say andrew mcgowan was in charge of four dogs which were dangerously out of controlplaying with other children in the garden of a relative's home when she was attacked by a number of dogs. she was with two young cousins aged four and six when the dogs attacked. the dogs managed to get into the property from a neighbouring garden. her aunt did her best to save the little girl, fighting off the dog from the two other goals, but the little girl suffered what police described as extensive injuries. today, police have carried out a number of enquiries. 11 dogs from a neighbouring property were seized, six were puppies and five were adult dogs. two adult dogs were humanely destroyed. as pa rt dogs. two adult dogs were humanely destroyed. as part of the enquiry, police arrested a 35—year—old man, andrew mcgowan, who is 35 and has been charged with allowing four dogs,in been charged with allowing four dogs, in particular, who were dangerously out of control. he will appear before liverpool magistrates‘ court tomorrow. a couple from northampton have been jailed after being co

headquarters merseyside police have described this as an horrific attack which has left the two—year—olds. you are pa rt superintendent mark wiggins. you are part of the investigation team, what is the condition of the girl? the two—year—old girl was attacked by the dogs yesterday underwent extensive surgery yesterday evening and she is now recovering from the extent of her ordeal. she will clearly need further medical intervention as we go forward in the next few weeks and months and at this stage we don't know how much of that will be required. what do we understand happened here? what we know is that yesterday afternoon at herand's know is that yesterday afternoon at her and's address she was playing with two of her young relatives who we re with two of her young relatives who were six and four and somehow we know that from a neighbouring property a number of dogs got into the back garden and whilst the ant was able to get the four in the six—year—old to safety, the two—year—old was attacked by those dogs, sustaining these horrific injuries. the aunt did manage to separate the dogs fr

merseyside police have described this as a horrific attack which has left a two—year—old girl with extensivethe condition of the girl at the moment? the two—year—old girl who was attacked by the dogs yesterday underwent some extensive surgery at alder hey hospital yesterday. and she is now recovering from the extent of her ordeal. she will clearly need further medical intervention as we go forward in the next few weeks and the next few months. at this stage we don't know how much of that will be required. what do we understand happened here? how did she get those injuries? what we do know is yesterday afternoon at her aunt's address in cockburn street in toxteth she was playing with two of her young relatives who were six and four years of age and somehow we know that from a neighbouring property a number of dogs managed to get into the back garden and whilst the aunt was able to get the four and six—year—old to safety the two—year—old unfortunately was attacked by those dogs, sustaining these horrific injuries. the aunt did manage to separate the dogs from the two—year—old child and bring h

suspicion of having a dangerous dog or dogs out of control. 0ur correspondent yunus mulla is at merseyside police a terraced property in toxteth when she was attacked by a number of dogs. now, police say that her aunt managed to fight off the dogs with two the children but the little girl suffered extensive injuries and her condition is described as serious. those dogs managed to get into the garden from a neighbouring property. police say they have seized 11 dogs, six puppies and five adult dogs, two of those have been humanely destroyed and they have arrested a 35—year—old man on suspicion of having dangerous dogs out of control. they are carrying out a number of inquiries locally and they say that at present the girl's condition although sirius is not life—threatening. yunus mulla, thank you very much. —— although serious. for the last 33 years achill beach in western ireland has looked like this — after it was washed away. now — it looks like this — after hundreds of thousands of tonnes of sand were dumped back on the coastline during a freak tide. locals hope there will be a return of hotels

woman and two children were found at an address in toxteth in liverpool, that'sjust into us from merseyside policeren were found at an address there. now it is time for news knight. welcome to newcastle's borini in the palace of art and exhibition park. tonight, the big divide. half of the audiences over 60 and half is under 30. how different is like for them, and how divided are they over politics and policies? tonight, a special programme on the generation gap, the chance to study without huge debt and the likelihood of owning a home. the kind of country you want to live in. are the older and younger generation is worlds apart and which parties offer the best deal. joining us tonight... 70 people and seven politicians, and our resident fact checker and number checker from the resolution foundation. welcome to newcastle's wylam brewery in the palace of arts in exhibition park. tonight, the big divide. half the audience is over 60 and half is under 30. how different is life for them and how divided are they over politics and policies? tonight, a newsbeat newsnight special on the generation gap, th

merseyside police want there to be a delay in the release of ian brady's body because currently we know the —— inside the mortuary and they say that when it is released, there is no longer the facility for the police to guard it. for that reason, there has been a delay, the coroner agreed to it, and the coroner has said he will release ian brady's body at tpm tomorrow at which point we will know more about what is going to happen. there has been combination —— confirmation today though that the scattering of his ashes on saddleworth moor will not happen, the coroner asked for that assurance, saying that whilst he had no legal power to ensure that didn't happen, he feels very strongly there is a moral power to ensure that doesn't happen. judith, thank you. the liberal democrats have just released their general election manifesto — which will be formally launched later. the party makes plans for a referendum on the final brexit deal central to their manifesto. they also promise more spending on education and health and are promoting policies aimed directly at younger voters — including pl

merseyside police say that they seized, after this attack, in total, 11 dogs and two of those have been four animals involved in this attack, four animals that were dangerously out of control and so he will be sentenced at liverpool crown court next month. many thanks. daniel sandford has been following the trial in istanbul of an is member. he was captured in november in 2015 ina he was captured in november in 2015 in a seaside town just outside istanbul on the sea of marmara. he was captured in a luxury seaside villa along with a jordanian and palestinian man. they've been sitting in prison awaiting trial. today we got the verdict in that trial and all three men including aine davis have been found guilty of being members of a terrorist organisation namely islamic state. during the case, aine davis was asked about his association with jihadi john asked about his association with jihadijohn and asked about his association with jihadi john and whether he asked about his association with jihadijohn and whether he had been involved in the beheading cell in syria. he denied that. western i

merseyside police have seized 11 dogs, to have been humanely destroyed and arrested a 35—year—old manice say that anyone with concerns over dogs or their owners should report their concerns to them. back to the election of a emmanuel macron. he is the youngest by ministers since napoleon's nephew. he has a new party, they are hoping to change that the elections. let's speak to anne lebreton, from president—elect macron's en marche party. how do you go about convincing people to serve in his government, or become parliamentarians, when there is no base within parliament that party—macro there is no base within parliament that pa rty—macro has? there is no base within parliament that party-macro has? that was pretty easy because we have had 13,000 people who are candidate to become members of parliament. now, we are going to have to decide who is going to run and the lift will come out of 577 names, half of them will be people who have already worked in politics, people have been elected mps, and the other half will be people with no political experience and to have at other experiences

overnight there was another arrest and more police searches, including at an address in the st helens area of merseysidetional rail services following monday's terror attack. it is the first time firearms officers have been deployed on british railways although there have been controlled on london underground since december. the terror threat remains at critical meaning security services believe another attack could be imminent. theresa may is to urge the leaders of the world's most developed nations to do more to tackle extremism online. she's to make a speech at the g7 summit of leading industrial nations in sicily. our diplomatic correspondent james landale reports. theresa may is to purge the leaders of the world's leading nations to do more to tackle extremism online. herfirst g—7 summit is a rare chance for her and six other leaders to discuss the worlds problems face—to—face around the table. and, as they gather in the ancient coastal town of taormina, they will be hoping for few dramas. above all from donald trump, who has made his doubts about multilateral groups like this well—known. at this s

as we speak there is a police operation in st helens, towards merseyside. going. police say they are making progress but we are still at the highest level of alert, critical. there are still hundreds or thousands of armed officers in the streets, in places we have not seen armed police before, like trains. and that begs the question that they have still not quite got where they want to get when it comes to investigating how the bomber may be got his bomb. what about those people who surrounded him, who helped him get that warm, which he set off with such a devastating effect on monday night. there are still a lot of work to do, despite the progress that police say they are making. greater manchester police also said they had resumed their corporation and sharing sensitive information with intelligence authorities in the united states. you will remember earlier this week on at least three occasions information that the british police, greater manchester police, had passed on to the americans for help in deciphering what it meant, that had been leaked, found i

merseyside. but is not in relation to any specific threat. policeigence, we had a continuing row yesterday after the leaking of various elements of the investigation from sources in the united states. a huge amount of political anger around all of that. the security minister ben wallace has been speaking on radio and television this morning. he says that an extra protective shield of resources is now in place. let's hear a bit more about his explanation and his assessment of this continuing investigation. this is not about failure. this is about the challenges, the scale of the challenge we face at the moment. m15 have now clearly said that the number of people they are investigating everyday, huge number of people, we have anywhere between 400 to 500 large cases of investigation. ——live cases of investigation. there are 3000 people within that group, and another 12,000 people that are often flagged as of interest that we have to make the judgment. and 500 active plots as we understand that we are dealing with? 500 active investigations. some of tho

police cut their way into the shop last night. there was another raid in saint helen's in merseyside but nobody arrested there. ple in custody, they are men aged between 18 and 38. all held on suspicion of terrorism, and most appear to be of libyan origin. the flat that salman abedi seems to have rented for the final days before the attack is being searched. it is thought this is where he did the final assembly of the bomb but the final assembly of the bomb but the police are worried that there are components for one more bomb that are missing. so the threat level is critical. meaning another attack may be imminent. that's why armed police officers are patrolling on trains outside of london for the first time and the army are still very much involved. over this weekend, normal events will take place. the police are engaging with the organisers of the events to ensure that we can get all of the support at the events that we need to have and we may see additional military presence there. i hope that they can take comfort from it, we must not let this terrible terrorist incident impact on our lives. the bomber, sa

police cut their way into the shop last night. there was another raid in st helens in merseyside, but nobody arrested there. ht people in custody. they're men aged between 18 and 38, all are being held on suspicion of terrorism, and most appear to be of libyan origin. the flat that salman abedi seems to have rented for the final days before the attack is being searched. it's thought this is where he did the final assembly of the bomb, but police are worried that there are components for one more bomb that are missing, so the threat level remains at critical, meaning another attack may be imminent. that's why armed police officers are patrolling on trains outside london for the first time, and the army are still very much involved. over this weekend, normal events will take place. the police are engaging with the organisers of the events to ensure that we can get all of the support at the events that people want to have, and we may see additional military presence there. but i hope that they can take comfort from it, be able to feel more secure, because we mustn't let this terrible terrorist incident impact o

in the investigation overnight, police make another arrest, and carry out searches in the st helens area of merseyside be talking to the security minister about extra measures being put in place at events across the bank holiday weekend. good morning, it is friday 26 may. also this morning: theresa may tells leaders of the g7 countries

merseyside. violet grace youens was killed. her grandmother who was carrying her at the time suffered serious injuries. greater manchester police shouldn't be cremated in the city or surrounding area where he carried out his crimes out of respect to his victims' families. brady died in prison on monday. voting has finally ended tonight in iran's presidential elections after polling stations had to be kept open much longer than they were meant to be because of an unexpectedly high turnout. long queues formed across the country where the relatively moderate president hassan rouhani is facing a strong challenge from a hardline conservative rival. our middle east editor jeremy bowen's report contains flash photography. people are encouraged to vote in iran because it gives the system legitimacy, but the election, as ever, isn't free, because the candidates have to be approved by the unelected guardian council. it's looking like a close race between the main candidates. at this polling station they were supporting hassan rouhani, the current president. translation: i want socialjustice, social freedoms and political development, and

merseyside. violet—grace youens was being carried by her grandmother — who suffered serious injuries. greater manchester policeor surrounding area where he carried out his crimes out of respect to his victims' families. brady died in prison on monday. it's been a year since the ban on so—called "legal highs" came into effect — but they are still available in many british cities. known as new psycho—active substances, or "spice" — the legal highs were made class b drugs which meant they had to be taken off the shelves on the high street. they may not be visible now — but there are warnings that the sale of spice has been driven underground asjeremy cooke reports. there are new psychoactive substances, nps. not so much a problem, more so an epidemic. known as legal highs, or spice. it's got the kind of psychological addiction you might associate with crack cocaine and the physical addiction and withdrawals that you'd associate with heroin. a year ago they were banned. just because they say it's illegal doesn't mean you can't get it. thatjust makes people more determined to get it. in edinburgh the drug subcultur

merseyside is closed as they try to deal with their loss. we are going to leave that report, going to the gym constable of manchester police.y challenging week. as people now, eight individuals in custody, between 18 and 38. still 12 locations across greater manchester being searched. that activity is going to continue throughout the weekend. the cordon remains in place outside manchester arena. i am asking people to the patient with us asking people to the patient with us as we conduct searches. we have got hundreds of officers working on this investigation, from the counterterrorism network and we have seized many exhibits, being assessed. enormous progress has happened in the investigation but still one of a lot of work to do. —— an awful lot. we have seen the best from people, in manchester, coming together to support each other since those horrific events on monday evening. i have been inspired by the determination, solidarity and characteristics of the diverse city. i want to thank the people and businesses of manchester who have welcomed the extra police officers, providing them with support and refreshments. manches

spanish police detained 21 people who allegedly transported marijuana into the uk, hidden in packs of marble tiles. merseyside previously arrested three suspects involved in distributing drugs. spain's policia nacional said five plantations have been dismantled and thousands of plants seized. if you have a look at the sunday papers you will find the middleton wedding on the front page of almost eve ryo ne wedding on the front page of almost everyone them yesterday, pippa middleton's wedding. prince harry reportedly made a 100—mile round trip to bring his girlfriend, meghan markle, to the wedding reception of pippa middleton. guests at yesterday's wedding included the duke and duchess of cambridge, alongside their children, prince george and princess charlotte, who were greeted by waiting crowds. a p pa re ntly apparently they had agreed she wasn't going to attend the wedding so as wasn't going to attend the wedding so as not to take the attention away from the bride. it wasn'tjust that she was on the b list and an evening invite only. a bit of a who's who, roger federer and his wife were there. phil will be h

spanish police detained 21 people who allegedly transported marijuana into the uk hidden in packs of marble tiles. merseysideuspects involved in distributing drugs. spain‘s policia nacional said five plantations have been dismantled and thousands of plants seized. prince harry reportedly made a 100—mile round trip to bring his girlfriend meghan markle to the wedding reception of pippa middleton. guests at yesterday‘s wedding included the duke and duchess of cambridge alongside their children and princess charlotte, who were greeted by waiting crowds. just like the final curtain comes down today on the most celebrated circus in the united states. it has been going for 146 years. and it is the only circus in the world is to travel by train. high operating costs have been said to the to blame for the closure. new homes have been found for all the animals. such a famous name in american history. i think for a lot of people these days, the thought of animals in circuses doesn‘t sit well. so you can understand why their time may have come to an end. as we‘ve been hearing, donald trump will call for a peaceful visi

spanish police detained 21 people who allegedly transported marijuana into the uk, hidden in packs of marble tiles. merseysideusly arrested three suspects involved in distributing drugs. spain's policia nacional said five plantations have been dismantled and thousands of plants seized. most of the sunday papers feature photographs taken at yesterday's wedding of pippa middleton to the financierjames matthews. guests including the duke and duchess of cambridge attended, including prince george and little princess charlotte. prince harry reportedly made a 100—mile round trip to bring girlfriend meghan markle to the reception. plenty more detail if you would like it in the papers. we will look at those a little bit later on. the final curtain comes down today on the most celebrated circus in the united states. ringling brothers and barnum & bailey have been running the greatest show on earth for 146 years, and it is the last circus anywhere in the world to travel by train. the owners said declining tickets sales and high operating costs were to blame for the closure. new homes have been found for all the animals

merseyside, 51 years after he was convicted of those crimes. speaking about the case of victim lesley ann downey, former police officer norman brennan told of the and ian brady, they murdered five young children, one of whom was, whose family i represented for many years. and when they murdered her, she was only ten years of age. she was lost on the moors and they recorded what they actually did to her. i remember standing with anne west, her mother and father a number of times, and i met them dozens of times, and the grief and torment that i saw in their faces was beyond, probably, many that i've actually met. i've met hundreds of families that have had somebody murdered, and it's always dreadful, there's never a nice way for anyone to be murdered. but to know that your daughter was lost, alone and murdered and then actually her death was recorded, the grief can never, ever be etched from your mind. and those two individuals, myra hindley and ian brady, they didn't just destroy five young children's lives, for their relentless appeals and false hopes that they gave the families for over 50 yea rs, destroyed all of the families as well, even to

police what happened. ian brady is said to be seriously ill and is receiving palliative care. he is being held at ashworth hospital, a psychiatric unit on merseysiderichard forrest reports. it is not often that a german regional election is considered so important but just look at what this victory means to angela merkel‘s christian democrats. this is a bellwether state, winning here a huge boost to angela merkel‘s hopes of retaining power in september's national elections. translation: voters have made a clear decision today. they want a different political policy for schools and education, for infrastructure and transport, for internal security and in fighting crime, and what has been the politics of the last seven years was bad for the people. the state of north rhine—westphalia is home to one in five german voters, a sprawling industrial region which has been a stronghold for the centre—left social democratic party for decades. early optimism at the polling booths from the spd leader, martin schulz, soon made way for disappointment and the faces of his supporters said it all. translation: this is a difficult day for the spd and a difficult day