having arrested rudakubana, - doing. having arrested rudakubana, it - doing.a, it wasn't| doing. having arrested - rudakubana, it wasn't long rudaku ba na, it wasn't long before rudakubana, it wasn't long before the police went to his house. inside they found chaos. in the lounge, aid knife on the sofa. electronic devices full of images of war and genocide. there was more in his bedroom. under the bed, a machete. a bow and a set of arrows and then i find which brought the search to a sudden stop, the deadly poison ricin and the equipment to make it. despite that because there was no ideology behind it has not been declared a terrorist incident. but it has been a it has emerged that he was referred to the prevent programme three times previously because of material viewed online. we previously because of material viewed online.— previously because of material viewed online. we have spoken about the growing _ viewed online. we have spoken about the growing number- viewed online. we have spoken about the growing number of i about the growing number of young peopl

rudakubana. yunus mulla in southport. _ rudakubana. yunus mulla in southport, thank _ rudakubana.hank you - rudakubana. yunus mulla in southport, thank you very . rudakubana. yunus mulla in - southport, thank you very much. yunus mulla mentioned the town's mp. we can now speak to him. let's speak to the labour mp for southport, patrick hurley. i would like your thoughts in reaction to what the prime ministerjust sad. i’m reaction to what the prime ministerjust sad. minister 'ust sad. i'm really leased ministerjust sad. i'm really pleased the _ ministerjust sad. i'm really pleased the prime - ministerjust sad. i'm really pleased the prime minister| ministerjust sad. i'm really - pleased the prime minister has so forcefully got a grip of this issue. for too long we have been unable to speak, at risk of prejudicing the trial. i was very clear back on the 29th ofjuly and in the weeks and months afterwards that any speculation as to the motives all the background of the murderer could have raced to the trial collapsing. i was imploring people, please, do not go on social media and post

axel rudakubana skulks in the back of a taxi. hart street in southport. having arrived there, the driver asks him how he wants to pay. with cash or card, mate? but he jumps out with other things on his mind. the teenager only had one intent, looking for the taylor swift dance class. first he tries the wrong door and then calmly wanders through the one he wants, before disappearing up the stairs towards the children. it was ten minutes before the police arrived to a scene of carnage. two adults and 11 children stabbed, and three little girls brutally murdered. it was of such extreme violence, of the upmost and exceptionally high seriousness, that it is difficult to comprehend why it was done. i am sure that rudakubana had a settled and determined intention to carry out these offences and, that had he been able to, he would have killed each and every child, all 26 of them, as well as any adults that got in his way. having arrested rudakubana, it wasn't long before police went to his house. inside they found chaos. in the lounge, a

but this conviction of axel rudakubana although it brings a finality— rudakubana although it brings athat killed _ finality to who it was that killed those little girls, not that — killed those little girls, not that there was very much doubt about— that there was very much doubt about it. — that there was very much doubt about it, but that it was murder, _ about it, but that it was murder, it wasn't a mental—health defence murder, it wasn't a mental— health defence that would — mental— health defence that would have found him to fountain get guilty of manslaughter. it's only going to be — manslaughter. it's only going to be the _ manslaughter. it's only going to be the start of the agonising discussions about this case. axel rudakubana wasn't _ this case. axel rudakubana wasn't an unknown he wasn't someone _ wasn't an unknown he wasn't someone that no one knew anything _ someone that no one knew anything about. this was a boy who— anything about. this was a boy who had — anything about. this was a boy who had been expelled from school, _ who had been expelled from school, a _ who had

just rudakubana being sentenced.18th birthday on the day he committed the murders, but that is crucial when it comes to the sentencing. when it comes to the sentencina. ~ , ,., , , sentencing. absolutely. it is worth noting _ sentencing. absolutely. it is worth noting very _ sentencing. absolutely. it is worth noting very briefly i sentencing. absolutely. it is| worth noting very briefly that the effect and practice of this very late guilty plea was entered on monday. this might be viewed in some way as a secret blessing for the families and community, what it does is expedites the criminal process, the trial has been abandoned. there is no need to assemble the jury or for the prosecution to prove his guilt beyond reasonable doubt, he stands convicted of these offences and prick seeds straight to sentencing. as the sentencing, the justice [000:24:05;00] [000:24:06;00]

rudakubana could potentially face. inside liverpool crown court behind me. the prosecuting counseljust going through at the moment the details of what happened on the 29th ofjuly, where we know that three girls, three young girls were murdered, and another ten people were attempted murder, he pleaded guilty to their attempted murder. there are distressing details, cctv of events is about to be shown and mindful of how distressing those details are, thejudge has of how distressing those details are, the judge has said that if people want to leave before that cctv is shown, they can do so. it was a horrific incident. the prime minister described it as a senseless and barbaric attack lastjuly. it hit the small community of southport incredibly hard. the community has tried to pull together in the months since, that one can only imagine how difficult that has been. earlier i spoke to a counsellor there, someone who was born and brought up in southport. i asked him how community was coping in the aftermath of the attack. ma

axel rudakubana was arrested — fair. axel rudakubana was arrested with _ fair.r. axel rudakubana was arrested with a weapon i fair. axel rudakubana was arrested with a weapon in | fair. axel rudakubana was i arrested with a weapon in his hand but refused to admit he carried out the attack. but then this monday with the trial about to start, he told his lawyers he was changing his plea. as well as the murders he admitted trying to kill eight over children and two adults, possession of a knife, manufacturing of a toxic agency and downloading an al-qaeda manual. it and downloading an al-qaeda manual. , ~ . and downloading an al-qaeda manual. , . ., , and downloading an al-qaeda manual. , . . , ., manual. it is clear this was a ounu manual. it is clear this was a young man _ manual. it is clear this was a young man with _ manual. it is clear this was a young man with a _ manual. it is clear this was a young man with a sickening l manual. it is clear this was a i young man with a sickening and sustained interest in death and violence. he has shown no signs of remorse

axel rudakubana didn't even confirm his name — rudakubana didn't even confirm his name.ed to confirm his name and his barrister had to talk— his name and his barrister had to talk to _ his name and his barrister had to talk to him at the back of the dock_ to talk to him at the back of the dock and then go and confirm _ the dock and then go and confirm that they were prepared to go— confirm that they were prepared to go ahead on the basis that this was— to go ahead on the basis that this was axel rudakubana in the dock _ this was axel rudakubana in the dock he — this was axel rudakubana in the dock. he asked for all their charges _ dock. he asked for all their charges to be put again and then— charges to be put again and then all_ charges to be put again and then all 18 charges were put againm _ then all 18 charges were put again... sorry all 16 charges. and — again... sorry all 16 charges. and he — again... sorry all 16 charges. and he did _ again... sorry all 16 charges. and he did plead guilty to all of them _ and he did plead guilty to all of them. that means there is

axel rudakubana - should serve. that is right. axel rudakubana was - should serve. that is right.that is right. i axel rudakubana was 17 when he carried out those attacks in southport last summer and because of that he will not be subject to a whole life in order, but it is expected that the judge today, order, but it is expected that thejudge today, mrjustice goose, will pass a life sentence with a minimum term. he has pleaded guilty to 16 charges, those three murders and eight attempted murders of children there that day and the teacher holding the taylor swift dance class and a businessman who came to help. 16 charges in total, not only the murders and attempted murders, but also he is charged with producing a biological toxin rice then. he had a knife and also possession of a manual that was likely to produce terrorism. so there are 16 charges to be considered today, so it will be a long, long procedure today and that will begin here at 11.— procedure today and that will begin here at 11. thank you for the moment. _ begin here at 11. thank you for the moment. it _ begin here a

he challenged rudakubana, who got aggressive.and then he just told me to... well, he didn't. he just said, "what are you going to do about it?" a picture's starting to emerge of issues within axel rudakubana's past. neighbours have told us that the police visited the family home here on several occasions in the couple of months leading up to the attack. a week before the stabbing, rudakubana tried to return to his old school on the last day of term — it is thought to attack children as they left the building. he'd booked a taxi there, but that time his father ran out and stopped him. he'd been expelled from the school five years earlier, having taken a knife there, which he didn't use. dylan pemberton's daughter was a pupil there at the same time. my daughter had witnessed him chasing a kid with a hockey stick outside her maths class through one of the corridors. and it was apparently well known to her and herfriends, and to the school, that he had a kill list. after his arrest rudakubana was found to have a study of an al-qaeda

and what rudakubana should be. and what rudakubana should be given.for his offence team to put forward any form of mitigation, any reasons why the jail term should be shorter than perhaps one might imagine on the face of it. that is all to be heard. that is how this afternoon well go. the judge will take a few moments to compile his sentencing remarks. sentencing remarks will be on camera. you can keep across all the developments on the bbc news website. my colleagues will bring you the very latest from inside the court. when the sentencing remarks begin, that will be on camera. we will be broadcasting those comments live and people will be able to follow them for themselves. we would expect that to happen not too long now. $5 would expect that to happen not too long nova— too long now. as she said we have reporters _ too long now. as she said we have reporters in _ too long now. as she said we have reporters in the - too long now. as she said we have reporters in the court i too long now. as she said we l have reporters in the court who are updating

rudakubana has never explained his actions.will now take a public inquiry to establish the truth, and who else might bear some responsibility for this most terrible of crimes. ed thomas, bbc news, southport. won that story on the bbc news website. a new wildfire has flared up north of los angeles, which is still counting the cost of the deadly fires earlier this month. the hughes fire has quickly taken hold of a large area near lake castaic, strecthing to an area of more than 9,000 acres. more than 30,000 people have been moved from their homes. for the latest i spoke to our correspondent peter bowes. a lot of people here had been hoping that the worst was over, but that is not the case. the strong winds that we have been hearing about for the past couple of weeks that have already flam —— fanned the flames of these destructive fires are still with us. and much of loss angeles, great swathes of california under red fire warnings, which is a warning that we can expect the worst. this perfect storm scenario a very strong winds an

would ever be free. it expect that rudakubana would ever be free.— ever be free.esting the way he — ever be free. it is interesting the way he put _ ever be free. it is interesting the way he put it _ ever be free. it is interesting the way he put it because . ever be free. it is interesting the way he put it because it. the way he put it because it was made clear to him by the prosecution that they did not consider him as a terrorism offence, which sometimes gets an uplift in terms of sentencing. there has been discussion over that in the last few months. but because he didn't seem to have an ideology, he wasn't doing it for a political, religious, ideology, he wasn't doing it fora political, religious, or racial cause. he seemed to be doing it because he was obsessed with causing as much mayhem and terror as possible but not within a terrorism context. thejudge but not within a terrorism context. the judge said but not within a terrorism context. thejudge said i am not treating as terrorism but i consider it as bad as that. essentially he was giving it an uplift

the victims of axel rudakubana. they were questions about axel rudakubana's past answered.past answered. they rudakubana's past answered. they were listening to the prime minister to see what changes were made and what would be put in place. a public inquiry is a place to start for many because hopefully for then that will provide some of the answers. we have already heard from the town's mp has welcomed the comments of the prime minister and acknowledged with the changing nature of some of the changing nature of some of the attacks that are taking place. of course, here there was concern about the failures of some of the agencies and the fact that police, youth justice systems, social services and mental health services all knew about axel rudakubana. we also have been told about the three referrals to the prevent programme. the government's counterterrorism programme. despite that he remains a risk and remain dangerous. it is an emotional time, and remain dangerous. it is an emotionaltime, i have and remain dangerous. it is an emotional time, i have to say, for many peopl

rudakubana's admission of . uilt? , rudakubana's admission of auilt? , ., ., guilt? shock _ guilt? there is a level of shell shock as _ guilt? there is a level of shell shock as well - guilt? there is a level of shell shock as well with | guilt? there is a level of- shell shock as well with some of the details that have emerged since yesterday. i think southport is an incredible place and the community came together amazingly to look after each other. i think there is deep trauma clearly that will live with people for the rest of their lives, a lot of them. in their lives, a lot of them. in particular the families, i don't particularthe families, i don't know if you know them, of course they were not in court yesterday and the judge did apologise for that because he was not aware this was going to happen in the way that it unfolded without admission of guilt. unfolded without admission of auilt. , ., �* unfolded without admission of i uilt, , ., �* 4' ., guilt. yes, i don't know the families — guilt. yes, i don't know the families personally - guilt. yes, i don't kno

axel rudakubana arrived here at liverpool crown court earlier. victims about the impact his barbaric actions have had on all their lives. i will bring you all the developments from court. i am in london and in other news the met office has issued a red weather warning covering northern ireland and parts of scotland as storm eowyn approaches, warning of gusts of “p approaches, warning of gusts of up to 100 miles an hour and a dangerto up to 100 miles an hour and a danger to life. and the patients in wales waiting too long for emergency care. we meet the family of a man who died

axel rudakubana _ does not seem fair. axel rudakubana was - does not seem fair. to admit he carried out the attack but this monday with a trial about to start, he told his lawyers he was changing his plea. as well as the murders, he admitted trying to kill eight other children and two adults, possession of a knife, manufacturing rice and and downloading an al-qaeda travel manual, te offence. it is downloading an al-qaeda travel manual, te offence.— manual, te offence. it is clear this was a _ manual, te offence. it is clear this was a young _ manual, te offence. it is clear this was a young man - manual, te offence. it is clear this was a young man with - manual, te offence. it is clear this was a young man with a l this was a young man with a sickening and sustained interest in death and violence. he has shown no signs of remorse. he has shown no signs of remorse-— he has shown no signs of remorse. . ., ., _, , he has shown no signs of remorse. . ., , ., the remorse. we as a community and the families _ remorse. we as a community and the families that _ remorse.

little earlier we had rudakubana.report coming in from the press association which said that the 18—year—old had been taken to hospital in the early hours of today. these are pictures we had from a little earlier which showed axel rudaku ba na earlier which showed axel rudakubana arriving in a police van to the court. you are watching bbc news, stay with us. weather now — here's carol kirkwood. the met office has issued two rare red weather warnings for northern ireland and scotland, all in connection with storm eowyn. we could have gusts of wind at— 90 mph widely tomorrow by as much as 100 mild per hour with exposure. storm eowyn is currently forming in the atlantic, developing rapidly as it pushes across hours, not clearing the far north—east of scotland and till we get through the day on saturday. today we have a weather front bringing rain moving from the west to east, accompanied by squally winds, hail and possibly thunder and lightning, behind it things quietening down, brightening up with a huge hours. for many

his words follow the guilty pleas entered yesterday by axel rudakubana in relation to his attack on a dance class lastjuly, after which details emerged of his long history of violence. the case has also prompted questions about whether the authorities should have revealed more after the attack to avoid misinformation on social media, which eventually led to violent unrest on the streets. more on that in a moment, but first vicki young has this report from westminster. it was a murderous attack that shocked the nation. three young girls who came here to enjoy the start of the summer holidays but never went home. today, the prime minister called the deaths of bebe king, elsie dot stancombe and alice aguiar a devastating moment in our history that had to lead to fundamental change. the tragedy of the southport killings must be a line in the sand for britain. i will not let any institution of the state deflect from their failure, failure which in this case, frankly, leaps off the page. yesterday, after axel rudakubana pleaded guilty in court to murder, details were made public about his p

inquiry into the southport attack when three young girls were stabbed to death. 18—year—old axel rudakubanaaded guilty on monday to killing the girls at a taylor swift—themed dance class last year. number ten described rudakubana as "vile and sick" and said there were "grave questions to answer" about how the state "failed" to protect the girls. there will be a statement by keir starmer because of that pleading guilty by axel rudakubana, who many had been expecting to plead not guilty and face a trial at the beginning of those proceedings yesterday morning. the government last night announced a public inquiry with keir starmer saying there are grave questions about the case, and that britain will rightly demand answers. let's listen to the prime minister now. the senseless barbaric murder of three young girls in southport is a devastating moment in our history. no words come anywhere close to expressing the brutality and horror in this case. every parent in britain will have had the same thought. it could have been anywhere. it could have been anywhere. it could have been our children. but

his comments follow the murder of three young girls in southport by axel rudakubana.he 18—year—old pleaded guilty yesterday to all charges against him relating to his attack on a dance class lastjuly. after those pleas, details emerged of his long history of violence. our first report is from our deputy political editor vicki young. it was a murderous attack that shocked the nation. three young girls who came here to enjoy the start of the summer holidays but never went home. today, the prime minister called the death of bebe king, elsie dot stancombe and alice aguiar a devastating moment in our history, that had to lead to fundamental change. the tragedy of the southport killings must be a line in the sand for britain. i will not let any institution of the state deflect from their failure, failure which in this case, frankly, leaps off the page. yesterday, after axel rudakubana pleaded guilty in court to murder, details were made public about his past behaviour. he was obsessed by killing, had downloaded details of an al-qaeda training manual, and produced the poison

, and the conservatives have picked up— rudakubana, and the conservatives have picked up on— rudakubana in august that he - have picked up on two elements, one is a discovery in august that he was l is a discovery in august that he was in possession — is a discovery in august that he was in possession of— is a discovery in august that he was in possession of rice _ is a discovery in august that he was in possession of rice and, _ is a discovery in august that he was in possession of rice and, and i is a discovery in august that he was in possession of rice and, and the l in possession of rice and, and the second _ in possession of rice and, and the second thing _ in possession of rice and, and the second thing is— in possession of rice and, and the second thing is the _ in possession of rice and, and the second thing is the briefing - in possession of rice and, and the second thing is the briefing to i in possession of rice and, and the second thing is the briefing to the home _ second thing is the briefing to the home office — second thing is the briefing to the home office in— second

axel rudakubana accessed much violent content. i accessed much violent content.he inquiry look at also whether the government and the police and the cps should have put more information into the public domain. ., ,, ,, ., domain. today sir keir starmer said he had not been _ domain. today sir keir starmer said he had not been able _ domain. today sir keir starmer said he had not been able to _ domain. today sir keir starmer said he had not been able to say - domain. today sir keir starmer said he had not been able to say more . he had not been able to say more about axel rudakubana at the time in case it led to any future trial collapsing. case it led to any future trial collapsing-— case it led to any future trial colla-usin. , ., , collapsing. yes, of course i was ke -t collapsing. yes, of course i was kept up-to-date _ collapsing. yes, of course i was kept up-to-date with _ collapsing. yes, of course i was kept up-to-date with the - collapsing. yes, of course i was kept up-to-date with the facts | collapsing. yes, of course i was i kept up-to-date with the fac

the age was reduced from 21 to 18, but axel rudakubana was nine days short of 18 when he carried outin the future, axel rudakubana could maybe be released from prison on parole. daniel, thank you. the chancellor says she's "optimistic" about the economy, despite government borrowing rising by more than expected last month. the figure of almost £18 billion is the highest for december in four years. rachel reeves is in switzerland, where she is trying to attract investors to the uk. faisal islam has been speaking to her. britain needs a bit of an economic sales job right now. and that's why the chancellor is giving new detail on her growth plans to the movers and shakers of world finance here. this government have our number one priority is growing the economy, to make working people back in britain better off. but, after tricky markets this month, the question is what the government is actually doing rather than saying about growth. her answer aimed squarely at the big investors here in the city, in big tech and in our airports. when there are decisions around infrastructure investmen

the number is 21 million people, and a large percentage of them are criminals. 18—yea—old axel rudakubanae to be sentenced later today. he pleaded guilty to murder after he stabbed three girls to death in southport. thailand has become the first country in south—east asia to allow same—sex marriage. a fresh wildfire has taken ablaze north of los angeles, strecthing to an area of more than 9,000 acres. coming up in business. talking trade, donald trump is set to address world leaders at davos today with the threat of further tariffs looming for america's economic rivals. hello, i'm catherine byaruhanga. us president donald trump is sending 1,500 troops to the mexican border to boost security, as he moves to crack down on illegal immigration. the news came after mr trump gave his first television interview since re—entering the white house. 0ur north america correspondent merlyn thomas has the details. mr president. thank you. welcome back. thank you very much. donald trump began his interview with fox news speaking about his favourite topic — immigration. this was a gross miscarriage of co

police found rudakubana, aged 17, had bought knives online.e government said online retailers will have to see photo id, with proof of age, before selling. delivery companies will have to hand packages over in person and demand proof of age as well. damian grammaticas, bbc news. president trump has said he'll speak to sir keir starmer by phone in the next 24 hours. speaking on air force one, he insisted the pair get along very well — saying quote "i may not agree with his philosophy, but i have a very good relationship with him. trump's ally elon musk has criticised the starmer government over its response to child exploitation cases. here's more of what president trump said on board air force one. do you think you will get along with keir— do you think you will get along with keir starmer? | do you think you will get along with keir starmer?— with keir starmer? i do. i have met him already _ with keir starmer? i do. i have met him already three - with keir starmer? i do. i have met him already three times. | with keir starmer? i do. i have l

on monday, 18—year—old axel rudakubana pleaded guilty to stabbing the girls.e wake of his plea, it emerged he'd had "contact with a range of different state agencies throughout his teenage years" including the police, social services and mental health services. in an address from downing street, sir keir said the public inquiry into the killings would seek to answer "difficult questions". the responsibility for this barbaric act lies, as it always does, with the vile individual who carried it out. but that is no comfort. and more importantly, it is no excuse. and so, as part of the inquiry launched by the home secretary yesterday, i will not let any institution of the state deflect from their failure. failure which, in this case, frankly leaps off the page. for example, the perpetrator was referred to the prevent programme on three separate occasions — in 2019 once and in 2021 twice. yet on each of these occasions, a judgment was made that he did not meet the threshold for intervention, a judgment that was clearly wrong and which failed those families. and i a

axel rudakubana arrived here at liverpool crown court but the judge has sent him out of the courtroom

axel rudakubana was 17 when he bought, on amazon, the kitchen knife he used to kill three girls at ast summer. on monday, he pleaded guilty to the murders of bebe king, elsie dot stancombe and alice da silva aguiar after multiple authorities missed multiple chances to stop him. and despite the fact he had been convicted for violence and was just 17, he was easily able to order a knife on amazon. that is a total disgrace and it must change. a public inquiry has been launched and one area it will investigate is the ease with which he bought the weapon. the government wants to move fast on this. sir keir starmer has pledged that online firms will be forced to ask anyone buying a knife for two types of identification — notjust a document, but something like a live selfie video, too. writing in the sun newspaper, the prime minister said: it is already illegal to sell most knives to under—18s. a former government adviser on terrorism gave us his assessment of the plan to toughen the rules. we all have some form of identity. students often have identity cards for their student lives. and so

the number is 21 million people, and a large percentage of them are criminals. 18—year—old axel rudakubanae to be sentenced after pleading guilty to murdering three girls in southport. thailand has become the first country in south—east asia to allow same—sex marriage. a fresh wildfire has taken ablaze north of los angeles, strecthing to an area of more than 9,000 acres. coming up in business — talking trade — donald trump is set to address world leaders at davos today with the threat of further tariffs looming for america's economic rivals. hello, i'm sally bundock. president trump has signed an executive order closing the us—mexico border to migrants seeking �*physical of a swift crackdown on immigration. more than 1,000 troops are to be stationed along the southern border to help bolster homeland security. meanwhile, all travel taking refugees to the us has been suspended, including many who have already been given the right to come to america. new asylum applications have also been stopped. president trump said the biden administration is responsible for the chaos at the us—mexico bord

instead, rudakubana will spend 52 years in prison before being eligible for release.s not good enough. i think in circumstances such as this — exceptional circumstances — we need to have the ability to have exceptional sentences being placed. and i would urge the government and the attorney general to look again, to see what can be done in these exceptional circumstances, in order to ensure that a whole life tariff could be imposed. but the defence secretary, john healey, says the government's hands are tied. there are limits on international united nations law that prevent us from having a court system that will impose unlimited sentences on under—18—year—olds. but in practice, i can't see this man ever coming out of prison. i don't want to see this man ever coming out of prison. despite the outpouring of emotion and grief over what happened in southport, the criminal bar association, which represents barristers, said that strength of feeling cannot influence the law. the criminaljustice system now does, of course, listen to the impact on victims — the impact on that

the government ministers say: rudakubana's actions lastjuly have had a profound effect, traumatisingommunity. they'll lead to long—lasting changes in the law, and in how potentially violent offenders are identified. elsie, bebe and alice will be remembered. the government will have to ensure that any lessons learnt from numerous reviews and a public inquiry mustn't be forgotten. ian watson, bbc news. hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses are still without power this morning, after storm eowynn caused major distruption across parts of the uk and ireland. one man was killed in the storm, which the met office describes as probably the strongest in at least 10 years. our reporter, louisa pilbeam, has more. as the clean—up continues from a once—in—a—generation storm, huge numbers of people are still without power today. electricity companies say some customers may have to wait days until being reconnected as a team struggle with damage caused by winds in excess of 100mph and continuing high winds, snow, ice and debris in some areas. in ireland, those winds were the strongest ever

police found rudakubana, aged 17, had bought knives online.see photo id, with proof of age, before selling. delivery companies will have to hand packages over in person and demand proof of age as well. damian grammaticas, bbc news. to belarus now, where voting is taking place in a presidential election that's all but certain to hand alexandar lukashenko a seventh term in power. lukashenko is a close ally of russia's president putin, and a supporter of his war on ukraine. most of his fiercest critics — and serious rivals — are either in prison or in exile. the election has been described by eu officials as "a farce". now it's time for a look at today's sport. we start with football and the premier league. four fixtures on sunday, two of which are under way. tottenham are hosting leicester, with both teams in desperate need for three points. spurs are without a league win in six, leicester have lost their seven. there is currently goalless. crystal palace are also taking on brentford right now. that is also goalless. in a couple of hours' time,

rudakubana's mental health treatment.3, when the trust says he stopped engaging with their services. we had been referred to their care at about the same time that he was caught with a knife at school, saying later that he had taken it there to use it. two and a half years later, he was also found with a knife on a bus by police, and of course, as many people know, he was referred three times to the counter extremism programme prevent, but they didn't take on because he didn't have a specific radical ideology. the trust said today that it was 17 months before the attack that he stopped engaging with their treatment, and by then prevent had decided for the third time that they would not take on, so he was left to his own devices, to plan for the attack. and today the parents of child c, a nine two side five data, said there are men more questions questions that need answering, for our daughter and the other children without that day, it is the least they deserve. the cut and promise to engage with the families as they prep

rudakubana pleaded guilty to their murders yesterday.n referred to the prevent programme, which aims to identify extremists and stop attacks. there was no follow—up, as he didn't appear to have an overarching motive. we do need to either rethink prevent or have an alternative scheme that deals with really high—risk people who are obsessed with violence. the example that i would give, thinking about america, is the terrible phenomenon of school massacres. that's not political terrorism or religious terrorism, it is just copycat killing. prevent has clearly got to be shut down and started again. we've been told on multiple occasions that it's not up to the job and needs reforming. well, frankly, sometimes you're betterjust to scrap it and start again. we're sick and tired of these failures. the prime minister said the inquiry will be far reaching. it will look at the failures by those who are meant to protect the children, and at the wider problem of a rising tide of youth violence and extremism. and the government will also examine its wh

police found rudakubana at 17 had bought knives online.f selling before selling. delivery companies will have to hand packages over and proof of age as well. a third runway at heathrow could be given london's heathrow airport could be given the go—ahead this week after the chancellor hinted she would back the airport's expansion as part of plans to go "further and faster" in growing the economy. addressing concerns about increased pollution rachel reeves said a third runway at heathrow "will mean that instead of circling london, flights can land", as simon browning reports. after a week of speculation, the chancellor inched closer this morning to backing a third runway at heathrow. rachel reeves told the bbc that sustainable aviation and growth can go together and that she'd reveal more in her speech on wednesday. a third runway will mean that instead of circling london, flights can land at heathrow. a lot has changed in aviation, and sustainable aviation and economic growth go hand in hand. but we're an open trading economy. we need to br

on monday, 18—year—old axel rudakubana pleaded guilty to stabbing the girls.contact with a range of different state agencies throughout his teenage years including the police, social services and mental health services. in an address from downing street, sir keir said the public inquiry into the killings would seek to answer "difficult questions". sir keirsaid sir keir said the public inquiry would seek to answer difficult questions. brendan cox works with survivors against terror, which supports families affected by terror offences, and the together coalition which works to build community cohesion. he described how the violent crimes have i think it's definitely clear that the terrorist landscape has changed. i'd say it's it's changed in two really significant ways. so one is that it has the methodology of the attacks has changed. so you used to have the uh, what terrorists would call spectaculars, the sort of the 9/11, the 7/7, the coordinated bombings, centrally directed and planned, um, and designed to create huge amounts of casualties and also huge amoun

and the judge said that's the sentence he'd have given, if rudakubana was old enough.eleased. next, working an internship could open doors in your they ask a nominations hour around. the film has broken a record. the best actress nomination makes the first transgender person to be nominated. —— the 0scar nominations are officially out and the biggest hitter is emilia perez, featuring in 13 categories! that makes it the most nominated foreign film in history. and it's broken another record: karla sofia gascon's best actress nomination makes her the first transgender person to be nominated for an acting prize at the awards. not far behind was wicked with ten nominations including best actress for cynthia erivo and best supporting actress for ariana grande. and here's ten seconds of a rainbow milestone. same—sex marriage is now officially legal in thailand. and as part of a huge celebration, more than 1,000 lg btq couples across the country are getting married, including over 100 at a single shopping mall in bangkok! you're all caught up now — have a good night! hello and

prosecutors haven't said what lewd rudakubana to commit the attack. he also faces terror charges.aces life in prison in a sentence thursday. >>> martin luther king jr. day focused on the poor in the shadow of the inauguration. the late reverend king's youngest daughter, kings center ceo, burr these king, spoke during yesterday's mlk comemerateative service at the historic ebenezer baptist church in atlanta. she spoke about the need to keep her father's mission alive telling the todiance, quote, we will not go back. she also urged the crowd to, quote, stay woke during trump's second term and be committed to justice. >>> coming up ahead college football's new champions. the title game turns into a nail-biter. the fighting irish's late rally against the buckeyes. rally against the buckeyes. tis sympto. but just ok isn't ok. and i was done settling. if you still have symptoms after trying a tnf blocker like humira or enbrel, rinvoq works differently. rinvoq is a once-daily pill that can rapidly relieve joint pain, stiffness, and swelling as fast as 2 weeks for some. and even at the 3-

on monday, 18—year—old axel rudaku ba na monday, 18—year—old axel rudakubana pleaded guilty to stabbinghe had contact with a range of different state agencies through his teenage years including the police, social services and mental health services. a few hours ago we had an address from downing street and sir keir starmer said the public inquiry into the killings would seek to answer difficult questions. the responsibility for this barbaric act lies, as it always does, with the vile individual who carried it out. but that is no comfort and, more importantly, it is no excuse. so, as part of the inquiry launched by the home secretary yesterday, i will not let any institution of the state deflect from their failure. failure which, in this case, frankly, leaps off the page. for example, the perpetrator was referred to the prevent programme on three separate occasions — in 2019 once and in 2021 twice. yet, on each of these occasions, a judgment was made that he did not meet the threshold for intervention. a judgment that was clearly wrong. for more on this, let's speak now to our correspon

axel ruda—kubana was only 17 when he bought a blade on amazon, axel rudakubana was only 17 when he bought. the new rules would force websites to carry out stricter checks on customers — such as providing two our political correspondent, ben wright has more. the murder of three young girls in southport last summer has prompted national anguish and a public inquiry into state failure. one area the inquiry will examine is the ease with which axel rudakubana bought a kitchen knife on amazon to carry out the attack. he was just 17 at the time, despite existing laws banning the sale of most knives to under 18. tougher id checks are now coming, but one former prosecutor says retailers should also have to tell the authorities if they have refused to sell somebody a knife. they ought to be able to record that and send it to the police or any other investigator and say somebody is trying to buy a knife, we've stopped them from doing so. at the moment that doesn't happen. so they can go and try some other retailer. so it's, yeah, absolutely. anything that will make it more difficult for a violent of

whether rudakubana could have been stopped will be the focus of a public inquiry. finally unmasked.ce he'll serve for his crimes. nick garnett, bbc news. more from liverpool crown court when that sentencing takes place on bbc news. hundreds of same—sex weddings have been taking place in thailand this morning after the country's long—awaited equal marriage law came into effect. the legislation gives members of the lgbt community the same rights as heterosexual couples to share assets and adopt children. i am in essentially an enormous conference room in a shopping centre, which seems an unlikely place for romantic events like weddings but the city government organises with lgbtq activists to accommodate more than 100 couples who wanted to come and get married at the first possible opportunity. very much in the public gaze here but this is meant to be a celebration marking this legal milestone and an important one for many couples, some of them have been together for a long time, sometimes more than two decades and finally they are able to get legal status as any other couple, to pass

police found rudakubana, aged 17, had bought knives online.ammaticas, bbc news. quick breaking line we've received from guitars foreign ministry, a statement saying that hamas will hand over the female israeli hostage and two other hostages before friday. in return israel is going to allow displaced palestinians to return to northern gaza starting on monday morning. will bring you more on that as we get it. if you look up at the sky you could be in for a treat. six of the planets in our solar system have lined up, in what is sometimes called a planetary parade. after sunset, venus, jupiter, saturn and mars will be visible in an arc—like formation — and can be seen with the naked eye. uranus and neptune will also be part of the line—up, but you'll need a telescope to spot them. stay with us here on bbc news. hello. a deep area of low pressure has again taken charge of our weather during today. another storm system, this one named by the spanish weather service for impacts it is having in spain. but storm herminia also bringing impacts here. met

the conclusions of that review had been brought forward because of axel rudakubana's guilty pleas onto what happened in southport, but as we had from the prime minister yesterday morning, his assessment of what needs to change as a result of the brutal crimes committed in southport goes way beyond tweaks to the rules on how someone can prove they are 18 when buying a knife, it is much broader things he is talking about changing in state and society. this isjust one about changing in state and society. this is just one small response. society. this is 'ust one small response. thank you. we are auoin to response. thank you. we are going to turn _ response. thank you. we are going to turn our _ response. thank you. we are going to turn our attention i response. thank you. we arej going to turn our attention to the middle east with the latest on the gaza ceasefire. live to these pictures in gaza. this is the scene in rafah, where aid trucks have been entering the territory and many displaced people are returning to assess the scale of damage. some trucks have been looted with people taki

axel rudakubana's attack has prompted national anguish and a public inquiry. that may take years.e is coming fast. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. ijust want i just want to bring you ijust want to bring you some breaking news that we are getting out of the netherlands. a court in holland has ordered the dutch government to drastically cut emissions of nitrogen oxide by 2030. it is being seen as a landmark ruling. the case was brought by greenpeace. nitrogen oxide is a potent greenhouse gas that will put pressure on construction and agriculture. let's speak to our correspondent in the hague, anna holligan. what is a ruling on how significant is it?- significant is it? this is indeed a _ significant is it? this is indeed a victory - significant is it? this is indeed a victory for - indeed a victory for greenpeace, the environmental campaigners and we should be clear to start with, this is with regards to nitrogen dioxide, mostly from transport and ammonia that is mostly generated by farming and agriculture. the courtier, the district court has just ruled that t

she was asked about what the evidence she had in this case that the killer, axel rudakubana, that that that the evidence she had was her own background, her own african christian upbringing, the effort we make to make people feel part of the whole. but, she said asking for evidence is the sort of thing that we start to lose our way. we need to discuss these things. and that was her clearly expressed view. damian grammaticas. atleast 18 people have been killed in a few tanker explosion in nigeria. authorities say ten others have sustained burn injuries. the national road safety agency said the truck suffered a brake failure, which caused the driver to lose control and crashed into vehicles on an expressway. it's the latest in a series of tanker blast that have killed hundreds of people in across the country. prosecutors in south korea have formally charged the suspended president — yoon suk yeol — with insurrection, over his brief implementation of martial law in december last year. on saturday — a court in seoul rejected a request to extend misty yoon�*s detention — forcing prosecutors

she was asked about what the evidence she had in this case that the killer, axel rudakubana, that thatis country. she said that the evidence she had was her own background, her own african christian upbringing, the effort we make to make people feel part of the whole. but, she said asking for evidence is the sort of thing that we start to lose our way. we need to discuss these things. and that was her clearly expressed view. damian grammaticas. jannik sinner is just one set away from claiming back to back australian open titles. he's leading alex zverev two sets to love in the final in melbourne. world numbers one and two. both sets were tightly contested but one break was enough for the italian to take the first... and the second was won on a tie break. sinner has won both his grand slam finals so far. while his german opponent has lost his first two. 11—2 now. meanwhile madison keys has been out and about in melbourne with her new australian open trophy. the american said she hadn't had much sleep since defeating two—time defending champion aryna sabalenka in a three—set thriller...

earlier this week, 18—year—old axel rudakubana unexpectedly pleaded guilty to murder, attempted murdere sentenced later today. the government has announced there will be a public inquiry into what happened. our reporterjayne mccubbin has been to southport to meet those whose lives have been changed by the attack. three young victims will never be forgotten here in southport. life is returning to normal for many in this small town, but for some, it is changed forever. ah! all: ah! ooh! all: ooh! people stopped doing things. i think that was what it was. you know, when do you start to laugh? | when do you start to smile? when you know what these families are and will- always be experiencing. and i think that's it, - it's a little bit of respect. this atrocity has hit us so hard. # broke my heart...# but it has— brought out the best in us. beyond today's sentencing, people know there will be a reckoning about where else the blame should lie. yeah, ijust feel that we cannot keep up with the internet. i mean, i think it's desperately difficult for people in social services because they get

it follows the murder of three girls in southport by teenager axel rudakubana.e. this case is a sign britain now faces a new threat. terrorism has changed. in washington, it's donald trump's first full day back in the white house. the president has just attended a national prayer service at washington national cathedral, part of the inauguration traditions, but now he's back to work. one of the president's first big actions — pardoning those convicted of the attacks on the capitol building. many are expected to walk out of jail today. and coming up on bbc news... a big night in the champions league for aston villa who're in monaco. and for liverpool who only need one point to get through to the knockout stage — they're up against lille at anfield. hello and welcome to the bbc news at six. the prime minister has said the uk faces a "new and different threat" and that terrorism has changed. sir keir starmer said the country is now seeing acts of extreme violence perpetrated by loners and misfits who are accessing disturbing material online. his comments follow the