another of michelle pearson's children was in the house, kyle pearson and his friend.ot out and the court will hear evidence from him. the prosecution say the fire is the fault of zak bolland, his girlfriend courtney brierley and theirfriend his girlfriend courtney brierley and their friend david worrall, his girlfriend courtney brierley and theirfriend david worrall, who his girlfriend courtney brierley and their friend david worrall, who are all charged with murder and attempted murder. the court has been told it is all the result of an ongoing tit—for—tat feud between zak bolland and kyle pearson, and that michelle pearson, we heard a statement from her in court, she told the police she did not feel safe and on the night of the attack had called the police round earlier that night to say threats were being made against the house, but the group came around in the early hours of the morning and petrol bombs were thrown through the kitchen window. judith moritz, thank you. a minimum price for alcohol has come into force in scotland. the scottish government believes the

the court heard that the fire was the ultimate result of a long—running feud between one of michelle pearson'sbolland. what started as low—level tit—for—tat crime ended in murder. the family say michelle was let down, having repeatedly warned that she was in danger. are you angry? yes. who with? the police, social services, the council. they could have done more and theyjust failed her. the police watchdog is investigating. we have referred this to the ipcc on the very first day of the enquiry, and a full review is taking place into all the background that led to the fatal fire. the pearson family are still to hold funerals for the children. tonight they visited michelle in hospital to tell her she now judith moritz, bbc news, manchester. the health secretary, jeremy hunt, says he's "encouraged," that the prime minister "completely understands," the need for a long term funding settlement for the nhs. his comments come as a major new report suggests taxes will have to rise to pay for the health service, if the uk is to avoid ‘a decade of misery,‘ in which older and more vulnerable people are l

inside little lia was sleeping next to her mother, michelle pearson picked her up mother, michelle pearsoner in the bath to try to save her but the fire was too much. lia later died, michelle survived to be told four of her children had not. the fire was the result of a long—running feud between zac bolland and one of her sons. the family say michelle was let down having repeatedly warned she was in danger. are you angry? yes. who with? police, social services, the council. the police watchdog is investigating. we have referred this to the ipcc and a full review is taking place into the background that led to the fatal fire. the pearson family are still to hold funerals for the children, they say they will now go to the hospital to tell michelle that those who killed her children have been found guilty. taxes will have to rise to pay for the nhs if the uk is to avoid a decade of misery in which older and more vulnerable people are let down. that's the conclusion of a report by two think tanks, which says the health service will require the equivalent of £2,000 a yearfrom every british hous

the court heard that the fire was the ultimate result of a long—running feud between one of michelle pearson'sd as low—level tit—for—tat crime ended in murder. the family say michelle was let down, having repeatedly warned that she was in danger. are you angry? yes. who with? the police, social services, the council. they could have done more and theyjust failed her. the police watchdog is investigating. we have referred this to the ipcc on the very first day of the enquiry, and a full review is taking place into all the background that led to the fatal fire. the pearson family are still to hold funerals for the children. tonight they visited michelle in hospital to tell her she now hasjustice for demi, brandon, lacie and lia. judith moritz, bbc news, manchester. the hollywood actor morgan freeman has apologised, after eight women reportedly claimed he subjected them to harassment or inappropriate behaviour. the us network cnn, says the incidents happened on film sets and at freeman's production company. in a statement he says he never intended to make anyone feel uneasy, and he apologised to

the prosecution say that zak bolland's threats to set fire to the pearson house had prompted michelle pearson service to block up her letterbox to stop petrol being poured through. officers were called to the house for hours before the attack at the jury heard that zak bolland had been there making the family barricaded themselves inside and went back to bed. the fire started later that night. 17—year—old kyle pearson survived and gave evidence via video link. he said he woke up to hear his mum shout, "fire, fire!" and having jumped out of the window, looked back to see his sister demi coughing in the smoke before disappearing from view. zak bolland alone has admitted reckless arson. he and the other defendants deny other charges including murder. judith mortiz, bbc news, manchester. and you can get in touch with me and most of the team on twitter. i'm at bbc kasia madera. as always, there is much more on the website. for now, time to bring you up—to—date with all of the sports news. here's marc edwards. hello, i'm marc edwards, and this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. coming

the prosecution say that's zak bolland's threats to set fire to the pearson house had prompted michelle pearsonetterbox to stop petrol being poured through. kyle pearson survived, and gave evidence to the court by video link. he said he woke up to hear his mother shouting, fire, fire, and having jumped out of the window, looked back to see his sister coughing in the smoke before disappearing from view. zak bolland alone has admitted reckless arson. he and the other defendants and nine other charges, including murder. royal bank of scotland is to close more than a 160 branches in england and wales. the bank, which is three—quarters owned by the taxpayer, said that almost 800 jobs would go as a result. rbs said it was streamlining branches because many were too close to one another. a man from kent has appeared in court charged with preparing a terror attack in london. twenty—six—year old lewis ludlow, who's from rochester, is also accused of swearing an oath of allegiance to the islamic state group. the court of appeal has begun hearing a challenge to the ban on assisted dying from a man who is

she lived in the terrace house next to michelle pearson.t today in then on what else came out today in the trial but —— in the trial today. well the woman lived in the adjoining terrace and she could hear events through the wall as the fire took hold next door. she is spoke about telling —— hearing michelle pearson and shout, not my children, as the fire started and she spoke about that night and we also heard from a neighbour on the other side of the property, tony houldsworth, who talked about hearing the fire breaking out and rushing outside to see if he could help. he tried to break down the front door of the house and talked about the fact that the backdraught was so strong that it blew the door straight out with the force of the blast. we know of course that four children died in a —— as course that four children died in a ——asa course that four children died in a —— as a result of the fire, aged between three and 15 years old. but there were two other children in the house that night as well, and their brother and his friend survived

the prosecution say that zak bolland's threats to set fire to the pearson house had prompted michelle pearsonficers were called to the house for hours before the attack at the jury heard that zak bolland had been there making threats to kill. the family barricaded themselves inside and went back to bed. the fire started later that night. 17—year—old kyle pearson survived and gave evidence via video link. he said he woke up to hear his mum shout, fire, fire! and having jumped out of the window, look back to see his sister demi coughing in the smoke before disappearing from view. zak bolland alone has admitted reckless arson. he and the other defendants deny other charges including murder. judith mortiz, bbc news, manchester. it's nine months since the group known as islamic state was defeated in its stronghold of mosul in northern iraq. but it's still not clear how many civilians were killed in the battle. estimates vary from more than a thousand to more than 10,000 — many of them reportedly killed in coalition airstrikes. so far only the us and australia have accepted any responsibility for c

three—year—old lia pearson died of her injuries a few days later. their mother michellenly told about the deaths of her four children last month. they've gone. i can't even turn round and say one has gone. all her young ones, all her babies have gone. bolland and worrall now face long jail terms for murdering four children in the most horrific circumstances. danny savage, bbc news, manchester. zac bolland was also convicted of trying to murder the three surviving members of the family and david worrall convicted of grievous bodily harm. they will be sentenced later and the court has also been told more of michelle pearson's condition. we are told she is doing well but still very poorly and she has been told about the fact her children have died but it is questionable how much she fully understands at this stage. judith, thank you. also in the last few minutes, an army sergeant has been found guilty of attempting to murder his wife by tampering with her parachute and sabotaging a gas valve at their home. duncan kennedy is at winchester crown court. this has been an extrao

inside little lia was sleeping next to her mother, michelle pearson picked her up and put her in the fire was too much. lia later died, michelle survived to be told four of her children had not. the fire was the result of a long—running feud between zac bolland and one of her sons. the family say michelle was let down having repeatedly warned she was in danger. are you angry? yes. who with? police, social services, the council. they could have done more and they just failed her. the police watchdog is investigating. we have referred this to the ipcc and a full review is taking place into the background that led to the fatal fire. people are let down. that's the conclusion of a report by two think tanks, which says the health service will require the equivalent of thousand pounds a year from every british household for more than a decade. our political editor, laura kuenssberg has more details. ca re costs. more and more, hospitals in the red. waiting lists at record levels. act now to avoid a real emergency. if we want a good health and social care system. over the next 15 years, we

the prosecution say that zak bolland's threats to set fire to the pearson house had prompted michelle pearsonup her letterbox to stop petrol being poured through. kyle pearson survived and gave evidence to the court by video link. he said he woke up to hear his mother shouting, "fire, fire," and having jumped out of the window, looked back to see his sister coughing in the smoke before disappearing from view. zak bolland alone has admitted reckless arson. he and the other defendants and nine other charges, including murder. from today, you'll pay a lot more for many alcoholic drinks in scotland than you will in the rest of the uk. the scottish government has become the first country in the world to introduce a minimum price for alcohol to try to stop excessive drinking. the cost of some of the cheapest drinks has now tripled. critics say the move will hit people on low incomes disproportionately. all of the evidence says while it's not going to solve the problem on its own, without action that targets the affordability of alcohol, then we won't make the progress we need to see. it started off

michelle pearson has only just regained consciousness and learned that her four children have been killedand one, david henry worrall, and courtly brierly. zak bolland has admitted at charge of arson but denies attempted murder, the others deny attempted murder and arson, so the prosecution will be looking to prove those counts of murder. this morning the prosecution outlined their case and it developed asa outlined their case and it developed as a fight between the victim and defendants, it started with damage toa carand defendants, it started with damage to a car and then escalated in a tit—for—tat situation leading up to the house fire and the deaths of these children. the future of the iran nuclear deal is in doubt after the israeli prime minister claimed his country had evidence that the iranian military were secretly planning to build nuclear weapons. the us said israel's claims were "co nsiste nt" with its own intelligence. however, in the last hour the director of the international atomic energy agency has released a statement saying they have no "credible indications of activitie

three—year—old lia pearson died of her injuries a few days later. their mother michellecoma for months and was only told about the deaths of her four children last month. they've gone. i can't even turn round and say one has gone. all her young ones, all her babies have gone. bolland and worrall now face long jail terms for murdering four children in the most horrific circumstances. danny savage, bbc news, manchester. zac bolland was also convicted of attempting to murder the three surviving members of the family and david worrall convicted of attempted grievous bodily harm. the three defendants will all be sentenced later. the court has just been told more about michelle pearson's condition, the children's mother. we are told she is doing well but still very purdy and has been told about the fact that children have died. it is questionable how much she understands at this stage. in the last hour, an army sergeant has been found guilty of attempting to murder his wife by tampering with her parachute and sabotaging a gas valve at their home. duncan kennedy is at wincheste

he told the court how he had confronted the mother of the children, michelle pearson, early on that eveninge. he denies murder, he attempted murder as well. the trial continues here on monday. thank you. danny savage reporting from manchester. police have confirmed that a body found at a marina on the banks of the firth of forth is that of scott hutchison — the singer in the rock band frightened rabbit, who went missing two days ago. the band has released a statement describing their sadness and pain at the news, and saying he leaves "a legacy of hope, kindness and colour that will forever be remembered". the prime minister has split her cabinet into two groups to consider the options for customs arrangements after britain leaves the eu. a downing street spokesman said each group will contain a mix of pro—leavers and remain supporters, and that the work was being undertaken "as a priority". 0ur political correspondent, jonathan blake is at westminster. we know the prime minister has been ina bit we know the prime minister has been in a bit of we know the prime minister has been ina bit ofa