abdul samad has been described as an outstanding young man who was engaged to be married.at the judge called the wicked stabbing of him that night. that is all from me for the moment. stay with us for the bbc news bulletin at 10:10. a damning report says the government‘s flagship benefits system is too expensive and may never be value for money. the national audit office says people are suffering delays in receiving universal credit and experiencing hardship. no food, no heating. sitting in bed, for a week at a time, wrapped up in my duvet. but the government denies universal credit is causing hardship and insists it is value for money. who to believe? also tonight — after months of disruption for passengers, the boss of govia thameslink railway resigns. outrage at westminster after efforts to bring in a law against so—called upskirting are blocked by one mp. commentator: it's ronaldo! he has done it! he has only gone and done it! an electrifying match lights up the world cup as portugal‘s star player thrills the fans. hgppy happy christmas, ian. and dirty den — otherwise

abdul samad has been described as an outstanding young man who was engaged to be married.bc london news. the government has been severely criticised in an official report on its flagship benefit reform, universal credit. the national audit office has accused ministers of being in denial over the financial hardship it causes to some claimants. it says billion pounds have been spent introducing the benefit so far. it could prove more expensive than the system its replacing. of the million people who currently receive the new, combined benefit, 20% experience delays in receiving their first payment, some lasting months. and it costs nearly £700 to administer each claim, that‘s four times higher than originally intended. but the government insists it‘s good value for money. michael buchanan reports. my name is alex tipton and i have been on universal credit since november. alex is 30 and has a range of visible and psychiatric problems. for two weeks last month he tweeted daily what was like to survive on universal credit, in his case £95 a fortnight. day one, update of the uni

by the end of the night there had been nine knifepoint robberies, five stabbings, and abdul samad wasnded over his mobile. his parents were in court to hear thomas and john money sentenced toa minimum hear thomas and john money sentenced to a minimum of 22 and 20 to seven yea rs to a minimum of 22 and 20 to seven years respectively. —— 27 years. in sentencing, thejudge years respectively. —— 27 years. in sentencing, the judge said years respectively. —— 27 years. in sentencing, thejudge said he had no doubt that had the police not caught them, they would have gone on to rob more people that night. he said the way they had given their evidence during the trial gave a clear impression that there attitudes of what they had done and to the victims was one of casual, matter of fa ct victims was one of casual, matter of fact indifference. both teenagers went out armed but night. judge richard marks, qc, referenced the frequency of young people carrying knives and an alarming rise in mopeds crime in his remarks. i'm pleased to see the judge mentioned mopeds crime and knife crime is aggravati

abdul samad has been described as an outstanding young man who was engaged to be married.ws. the headlines on bbc news. a bill to make upskirting — the act of secretly taking photos under a skirt — a sexual offence has been blocked by a single conservative mp. donald trump announces the us will be putting a 25% trade tariff on more than 800 goods from china. two teenage moped riders are jailed for life after they stabbed and killed a charity youth worker during a violent robbery spree. the government has been severely criticised in an official report on its flagship benefit reform — universal credit. the national audit office has accused ministers of being in denial over the financial hardship it causes to some claimants. it says £2 billion have been spent introducing the benefit so far, and it could prove more expensive than the system it‘s replacing. but the government insists it is good value for money. michael buchanan reports. my name is alex tipton and i have been on universal credit since november. alex is 30 and has a range of visible and psychiatric problems. for

by the end of the might of had been nine match point robberies, five stabbings and abdul samad was deadrt to hear thomas and too sentenced to a minimum of 20 and 22 years respectively. in sentencing the judge said he had no doubt that, had the police not called them they would have robbed more people that might. he said that the way that they had given evidence during the trial get a clear impression that their attitude to what they have done and covered in was one of casual matter of casual matter—of—fact indifference. both teenagers went out and that might. judge richard marks qc reference the frequency of young people carrying knives and an alarming rise in mopeds crime in his remarks. 0ff knives and an alarming rise in mopeds crime in his remarks. off i'm pleased to see the judge mention muppet crime and mike crime, i'm hoping it will send a strong message to young people thinking of carrying an eye for getting involved in this kind of activity. the victim was described as an outstanding young man who was engaged to be married. instead his family have been left devastated by what th

they killed 28—year—old abdul samad for his iphone as they drove around west london on their mopeds.ing a 7—year—old girl. summer grant died after a gust of wind lifted the inflatable into the air and sent it cartwheeling 300 metres down a hill in harlow, essex. william and shelby thurston, a married couple, were both found guilty of gross negligence for not securing the bouncy castle adequately. in an impromptu live interview, president trump claims he has largely solved the problem of north korea's nuclear programme. after a flurry of early morning tweets, he sent one saying he could see an american news channel broadcasting in front of the white house and he was thinking about walking down there...... and that's exactly what he did. he made his way past the waiting journalists to fox news — seemingly his favourite news channel. he had this to say about his meeting on tuesday with the north korean leader kim jong un. we now have a very good relationship with north korea. not because of me but if you remember the sit down with barack but if you remember the sit down with ba rack oba

year—old troy thomas and 19—year—old nathan gilmaney from maida vale were found guilty murdering abdul samadtage of their crimes as chilling. the chief executive officer of govia thameslink railway, charles horton has announced his resignation. mr horton — who oversaw the southern railway line which has suffered renewed industrial action — said in a statement that he recognised passengers were "hugely frustrated at the significant disruption caused by the introduction of new timetables." a ceremony has taken place in westminster abbey for the burial of the ashes of stephen hawking. the physicist was laid to rest among other great scientists, as his voice is being beamed into space. 0ur reporter sarah campbell has been speaking to two young people about why they wanted to attend today's service. well, professor stephen hawking was renowned not just as a brilliant scientist, but as somebody who was able to overcome severe disability, and as an inspiration to others. that will very much be reflected in the memorial here today, and two of the people that will be in the congregation i am very ple