. >> aaron armstrong. >> aaron armstrong. >> hello there. very good evening to you. let's get you up to date with the latest news southport child killer axel rudakubana has been jailed for a minimum of 52 years, with the judge saying it's highly unlikely he will ever be released. new footage has emerged of the moment rudakubana left a taxi without paying before launching his knife attack at a taylor swift themed dance class. the court heard harrowing details about how the victims were stabbed multiple times in a ferocious attack that lasted 15 minutes. it's emerged rudakubana boasted of his attack shortly after being arrested in july last year, telling police it was a good thing the children were dead. the 18 year old pleaded guilty to the murders of alice da silva aguiar, bebe king and elsie dot stancombe and ten charges of attempted murder. dufing charges of attempted murder. during sentencing, mrjustice goose described the attack as ferocious and sadistic. speaking outside court, chief crown prosecutor sarah hammond outlined how damaging rudakubana actions have bee

but before we go through sunday's news, let's go to tonight's headlines with aaron armstrong. with aaron arm strong. >> with aaron armstrong. >> er thanks. very good evening to you. our top stories israel has prevented thousands of displaced palestinians from returning home to northern gaza after accusing hamas of breaching the ceasefire deal. four female israeli soldiers were released by hamas earlier and reunited with their families after being held in gaza for 15 months. however, israel says arbell yehuda, a civilian, remains in captivity. under the terms of the deal, hamas was to release civilians before soldiers. hamas, though, says she is alive and will be freed next week. well, despite the dispute, israel released around 200 palestinian prisoners from jail earlier, prompting scenes of jubilation in the west bank city of ramallah. however, 70 of those convicted of the most serious crimes are being deported to egypt before travelling on to neighbouring countries, including qatar and turkey. this is the second release of hostages to take place since the ceasefire deal was agreed last

first though, the very latest news with aaron armstrong. with aaron arm strong. >> with aaron armstrong >> hi there. very good morning to you. our top stories. the chancellor is expected to back the expansion of heathrow airport in a speech this morning outlining her plans to boost economic growth. rachel reeves will also announce measures aimed at creating a european silicon valley by investing in a so—called growth corridor. improving transport links between oxford and cambridge. theideais between oxford and cambridge. the idea is to boost life sciences and ai businesses, and the number of flights at heathrow, though, could rise to nearly 2000 per day. the announcement, alongside confirmation of the expansion of other london airports, is likely to be met with fierce opposition, including from within her own party. writing in the times today, sir keir starmer has pledged to cut through what he calls the thickets of red tape to clear the way for growth, and has compared his government's drive for growth to margaret thatcher's deregulation of the financial sector in the 1980s. meanwhile,

but first, here's your news headlines and it's aaron armstrong. >> thanks very much indeed. our top story. southport child killer axel rudakubana has been jailed for a minimum of 52 years, with the judge describing the murders of three young girls at a dance classmetropolitan peace. britain's metropolitan police service are finally out of special measures, despite the fact that the police services in the uk were failing in almost every area area just five months ago. what's changed? all of that to come in the show? but first, here's your news headlines and it's aaron armstrong. >> thanks very much indeed. our top story. southport child killer axel rudakubana has been jailed for a minimum of 52 years, with the judge describing the murders of three young girls at a dance class last summer. ferocious and sadistic. a warning viewers may find some of the details distressing. now this is new footage that was released earlier of the moment. rudakubana left a taxi without paying rudakubana left a taxi without paying before launching his knife attack at a taylor swift themed dance cl

i'm aaron armstrong with your latest headlines. thousands of displaced palestinians have been prevented from returning home to the northern part of gaza after israel accused hamas of breaching the terms of the ceasefire deal. now it comes after four female israeli soldiers were released by hamas earlier and reunited with their families. naama levy, karina ariev, daniella gilboa and liri albag saw their loved ones again after being held captive for 15 months. it is the second release of hostages to take place since the ceasefire deal was agreed last sunday, although 90 hostages are still being held in gaza. now. in return, israel released around 200 palestinian prisoners, prompting scenes of jubilation in ramallah in the west bank, however, the israeli government have blocked the route to northern gaza. they want the release of the civilian arbel yahud. according to the deal arbel yahud. according to the deal, hamas is supposed to release civilians before soldiers, so that is an ongoing dispute. however, serious palestinian offender

now it's time for the news bulletin with aaron armstrong. >> thank you very much indeed.ur top stories southport child killer axel rudakubana has been jailed for a minimum of 52 years, with the judge describing the murders of three young girls at a dance class last summer as ferocious and sadistic. a warning viewers may find some of the details distressing. new footage has been released of the moment rudakubana left a taxi without paying before launching his knife attack at a taylor swift themed dance class. now, the court heard harrowing details about how the attack unfolded and how many of the victims suffered injuries to their backs as they were trying to “cm he would have killed able to, he would have killed each and every child, all 26 of them, as well as any adults who got in his way. >> well, speaking outside court, sarah hammond, the chief crown prosecutor for the area, said rudakubana had caused utter devastation when he attacked the girls as they were singing and making friendship bracelets and she paid tribute to the families. >> i would like to take this momen

it's saturday night news with aaron armstrong. >> oh my god. >> oh my god. >> hello there. very good evening to you. our headlines for female israeli soldiers taken hostage on the 7th of october have been reunited with their families. this is the moment naama levy , karina, lviv, moment naama levy, karina, lviv, daniella gilboa and liri albag saw their loved ones again after being held in gaza for 477 days. all four clearly overcome with emotions. earlier, they were seen surrounded by armed hamas fighters on a podium in gaza city before being taken to the border by the red cross and handed to the idf. now, this is the second release of hostages to take place since the ceasefire deal was agreed last sunday, although around 90 are still being held in gaza. in return, israel has released around 200 palestinian prisoners from jail, prompting scenes of jubilation in the city of ramallah in the west bank. however, serious offenders those convicted of the gravest crimes were not there. around 70 of those are being deported. it's understood this bus is on its way to cairo and egypt

but first, here's your news headlines and it's aaron armstrong. >> thanks very much indeed. our top story. southport child killer axel rudakubana has been jailed for a minimum of 52 years, with the judge describing the murders of three young girls at a dance class last summer. ferocious and sadistic. a warning viewers may find some of the details distressing. now this is new footage that was released earlier of the moment. rudakubana left a taxi without paying rudakubana left a taxi without paying before launching his knife attack at a taylor swift themed dance class. the court heard harrowing details about how the attack unfolded and how many of the victims suffered injuries to their backs as they were trying to escape. it also emerged rudakubana boasted of his attack shortly after being arrested, telling police it was arrested, telling police it was a good thing the children were dead.the a good thing the children were dead. the 18 year old pleaded guilty to murders of alice da silva aguiar, a bebe king and elsie dot stancombe, and ten charges of attempted murder. dufing ch

willie does, wsfime complete chaos, or willie does, it's time for your saturday night news with aaron armstrongello. very good evening to you. our top stories a 14 year old has been charged with the murder of birmingham schoolboy leo ross, who was stabbed in a country park on tuesday. the youth, who can't be named because of his age, was arrested around four hours after the 12 year old leo suffered fatal injuries on a riverside path in the hall green area. his family have released a statement today describing leo as an amazing, kind, loving boy who was loved so much by everyone. four female israeli soldiers held by the terror group hamas have been reunited with their families. they were taken to a hospital in tel aviv, where they finally saw their loved ones after 15 months in captivity. hostages. karina ariev. daniella gilboa. naama levy. all 20, and the 19 year old liri albag were serving with the israel defence forces when they were captured. well, earlier, they were released in gaza city, here, surrounded on a podium by hamas fighters, before being guided to red cross vehicles and then take

first though, aaron armstrong with the latest news. >> very good morning to you. top story, as you've just been hearing, a search and rescue operation is underway in washington, dc after a passenger plane crashed into the potomac river after colliding with a us army helicopter. now, these are the latest live shots from the us capitol and more than 300 emergency responders are searching for survivors. 64 people, including crew, were on the american airlines flight. three soldiers were on board the black hawk helicopter, and at least 19 bodies have already been recovered. we can show you some footage of the plane coming in to land at reagan washington national airport, seconds before the collision. the helicopter was on a training flight when the crash happened just before 9 pm. local time. it is the first p.m. local time. it is the first major us commercial air crash since 2009. three israeli hostages and five thai nationals held in gaza are expected to be released by hamas this morning. the 20 year old agam berger, a female soldier, has already been handed over to

but before we get started, let's get your latest news with aaron armstrong. >> thanks, nana. >> thanks, nana. >> very good afternoon to you. let's get you up to date with the top stories for female israeli soldiers held by the terror group. hamas have been released and reunited with their families. they were taken to hospital in tel aviv, where they saw their families. finally, after 15 months in captivity. kanna after 15 months in captivity. karina ariev , daniella gilboa karina ariev, daniella gilboa and naama levy, all aged 20, and the 19 year old liri albag were all serving with the israeli defence forces when they were captured. they were released earlier today. these are the pictures that were surrounded by hamas fighters. the women waved and smiled as they were led on to a podium. this is in gaza city, towards the north of the strip, before being guided to red cross vehicles and then taken to the border and handed over to the idf. and as part of the deal, israel has released around 200 palestinian prisoners and this, the second exchange since the ceasefire began last weekend. th

now it's time for the news bulletin with aaron armstrong. >> thank you very much indeed.ur top stories southport child killer axel rudakubana has been jailed for a minimum of 52 years, with the judge describing the murders of three young girls at a dance class last summer as ferocious and sadistic. a warning viewers may find some of the details distressing. new footage has been released of the moment rudakubana left a taxi without paying before launching his knife attack at a taylor swift themed dance class. now, the court heard harrowing details about how the attack unfolded and how many of the victims suffered injuries to their backs as they were trying to escape. it emerged rudakubana boasted of his attack shortly after being arrested, telling police it was a good thing the children were dead. the 18 year old pleaded guilty to the murders of alice da silva aguiar , murders of alice da silva aguiar, bebe king and elsie dot stancombe and ten charges of attempted murder. during sentencing earlier in the day, he was twice ordered out of the dock for shouting that he felt i

aaron bastani. and as ever, let me know your views at gbnews.com/yoursay and send your opinions to me on x at alex h. armstrongt now it's time for the news bulletins with sam francis. >> alex, thank you very much and good evening to you. just coming up to 8:02. we're following weeks of pressure. the home secretary has today announced a major shift in tackling grooming gangs. yvette cooper has ordered a nationwide review of evidence, with five government backed local inquiries and a rapid three month audit. but the review stopped short of a national inquiry, prompting criticism from the conservative party and some labour mps. even elon musk has weighed in, calling it a step in the right direction, but says results will speak for themselves. yvette cooper promised there will be a clear timetable for action, though, and vowed that shameful progress so far must change all those national inquiries, reports and hundreds of recommendations. >> far too little action has been taken and shamefully little progress has been made. most important task should be to increase police investigations into these horrific crimes an

aaron bastani. and as ever, let me know your views at gbnews.com/yoursay and send your opinions to me on x at alex h. armstrongt now it's time for the news bulletins with sam francis. >> alex, thank you very much and good evening to you. just coming up to 8:02. we're following weeks of pressure. the home secretary has today announced a major shift in tackling grooming gangs. yvette cooper has ordered a nationwide review of evidence, with five government backed local inquiries and a rapid three month audit. but the review stopped short of a national inquiry, prompting criticism from the conservative party and some labour mps. even elon musk has weighed in, calling it a step in the right direction, but says results will speak for themselves. yvette cooper promised there will be a clear timetable for action, though, and vowed that shameful progress so far must change all those national inquiries, reports and hundreds of recommendations. >> far too little action has been taken and shamefully little progress has been made. most important task should be to increase police investigations into these horrific crimes an