. —— as the matter of alesha macphail. —— as the murderer of alesha macphail.stin becomes the ninth mp to quit labour this week, and attacks the party for failing to tackle anti—semitism. researchers believe post—traumatic stress disorder is affecting hundreds of thousands of young people in the uk. a special fly—past to mark 75 years since a world—war—two plane crashed in sheffield, killing 10 us airmen. good afternoon. time for the business news. dairy crest, the producer of cathedral city cheese and country life butter, has agreed to be bought by a canadian firm. the takeover by saputo, which one of the biggest dairy processors in the world, values dairy crest at £975 million. it's the first time saputo has invested in europe and it's promised to expand dairy crest‘s operations in the uk. asda has been named britain's least favourite supermarket in a survey by the consumer group, which? the other major supermarkets, morrisons, sainsburys, tesco and iceland also scored poorly for their in—store offering and own—brand lines. waitrose and marks & spencer were b

the identity of the teenage boy who abducted, raped and murdered six—year—old alesha macphail is revealede name and face of 16—year—old aaron campbell can now be disclosed, after a judge lifted a reporting ban. he said the crimes against alesha caused revulsion unmatched by any case in recent times. lawyers agree it's an exceptional case. it has to be based on public interest. what appeared to be the main factors were the heinous nature of the crime. and the other main stories on tonight's programme... ian austin becomes the ninth mp to leave labour, declaring he's ashamed of its failure to tackle anti—semitism. twenty years since the milestone macpherson report into policing and race, we talk to three fathers and sons about its impact. moves in botswana to bring back elephant hunting, despite them being a vulnerable species. and a flypast for ten us service men who died in a crash, watched by the pensioner who campaigned to honour the dead. applause that was worth waiting 66 years for. we are live at the principality stadium in cardiff ahead of the big match tomorrow, wales against engla

cctv from aaron campbell's own home showed him acting strangely on the night he killed alesha macphailwould eliminate him from the investigation. his victim was described in court as a sweet, angelic, innocent girl. alesha was just six. she'd been visiting herfather and grandparents, who lived on the island, when campbell took herfrom her home and brutalised and killed her. because of his age, her murder‘s identity was protected by law, but following an application by eight media organisations to name him, that changed. judge lord matthews said, "i can't think of a case in recent times that has attracted such revulsion." "i intend to grant the application." "the press may name the accused and publish images of him." it's certainly a significant moment. it's not going to open the floodgates and get children under the age of 18 involved in court cases being identified. it really needs to be looked at as being an exceptional case based on the circumstances of the criminal trial. this is believed to be the first time a murderer under 18 has had his anonymity lifted in scotland, though it h

a 16—year—old boy has been found guilty of the abduction, rape and murder of six—year—old alesha macphailsappeared from her home on the isle of bute last summer. the judge said her killer had committed "some of the most wicked and evil crimes" the court had ever heard. crimes such as this are extremely rare, and i am glad that we've been able to getjustice for alesha and her family. alesha's mother said "words cannot express how devastated i am at losing my beautiful girl". we'll be live in glasgow. also on the programme... the people having to wait six months for disability payments, because assessors, are too tough. therapy, occupational therapist, neurologist, all the different people involved in my treatment, somehow she was able to override that. in the row over shamima begum, who ran away to join the islamic state group, jeremy corbyn says, she has a "right to return to britain". the government is told gas boilers and cookers should be banned from new homes, if it's to meet carbon emission targets. and, could breaking dance its way, into the olympic games in paris? coming up on bbc

reporting ban, the identity of the teenage boy who abducted, raped and murdered six—year—old alesha macphailrevealed. he's16—year—old aaron campbell. the judge said the crimes against alesha caused revulsion unmatched by any case in recent times. a former labour minister — ian austin — becomes the ninth mp to resign from the party this week — he says he's ashamed of its failure to tackle anti—semitism. at least two people have died and 15 others have been injured in clashes at venezuela's border with brazil. the un warns the world's food system is under threat — from a lack of biodiversity. remembering the ten... huge crowds turn out in sheffield for a flypast in honour of the american airmen whose plane crashed there during the second world war. watching it — the man who'd campaigned for the tribute. that was worth waiting 66 years for. good evening. the teenager who raped and murdered six—year—old alesha macphail on the isle of bute has been identified as aaron campbell after the judge who presided over his trial lifted the ban on him being named today. until now campbell was given anonymi

cctv from aaron campbell's own home showed him acting strangely on the night he killed alesha macphailoping the footage would eliminate him from the investigation. his victim was described in court as a sweet, angelic, innocent girl. alesha was just six. she'd been visiting her father and grandparents, who lived on the island, when campbell took her from her home and brutalised and killed her. because of his age, her murder‘s identity was protected by law, but following an application by eight media organisations to name him, that changed. judge lord matthews said, "i can't think of a case in recent times that has attracted such revulsion." "i intend to grant the application." "the press may name the accused and publish images of him." it's certainly a significant moment. it's not going to open the floodgates and get children under the age of 18 involved in court cases being identified. it really needs to be looked at as being an exceptional case based on the circumstances of the criminal trial. these is believed to be the first time a murderer under 18 has had his anonymity lifted in

a 16—year—old boy is found guilty of the rape and murder of six—year—old alesha macphail in what theescribes as ‘some of the most wicked and evil crimes‘ the court had ever heard. increased delays in disability benefit, leaves tens of thousands of people, not getting the money they're entitled to. people are lodging appeals and the system just can't cope with the amount that are coming through. music. # ow. # 0 what can it mean #. and monkees keyboardist and bassist peter tork dies at the age of 77. and at 11:30pm, we'll be taking another look at the papers with writer and broadcaster, steve richards, and deputy political editor of spectator, katy balls. good evening. the family of shamima begum, the teenager who went to syria to join the islamic state group, say they will officially challenge the home secretary's decision, to revoke her british citizenship. in a letter they're sending to sajid javid, which has been seen by the bbc, they say they're "sickened by the comments she has made," in recent interviews, but "as her family they cannot abandon her and will go to court. ms begum

a 16—year—old boy has been found guilty of the abduction, rain and murder, of six—year—old alesha macphailisle of bute last summer -- rain. crimes such as this are extremely rare and i'm glad to have been able to get justice for alesha and her family. a bbc investigation finds people having to wait six months for disability payments, because assessors, are too tough. leading conservative remainers are called to downing street for talks — amid speculation more could leave the party. more than 70 people have died in a fire that ripped through four apartment buildings in bangladesh's capital dhaka police arrest the american tv actorjussie smollet — who they claim pretended to be the victim of a racist and homophobic attack # oh, what can it mean? and peter tork, seen here on the right, singer and bassist with the monkees has died at the age of 77. a 16—year—old boy has been found guilty of the rape and murder of six—year—old alesha macphail, on the isle of bute lastjuly. he can't be identified because of his age, but the judge at the high court in glasgow, said he'd committed "some of the mos

the teenager who raped and murdered six—year—old alesha macphail on the isle of bute is named.udge said it was in the public interest to reveal the identity of 16—year—old aaron campbell, who's now facing a life sentence. we'll have the latest from the court in glasgow. the other main stories on bbc news at 5... a former labour minister — ian austin — becomes the ninth mp to resign from the party this week — he says he's "appalled" by its response to claims of anti—semitism. i think underjeremy corbyn‘s leadership, there has been a cultural tolerance that has been allowed to develop and anti—semitism has been allowed to develop and flourish, and i thinkjeremy corbyn has not taken leadership honestly enough, i think he is incapable. a new study reveals that one in 13 young people in the uk experiences post—traumatic stress disorder. remembering the ten... huge crowds turn out in sheffield for a flypast in honour of the american airmen whose plane crashed there during the second world war. watching it — the man who'd campaigned for the tribute. that was worth waiting 66 years fal

teenagerfacing life in prison for the rain and murder of six—year—old alesha macphail on the isle ofe. only one in ten jihadis returning from syria to the uk have been prosecuted according to the independent. schoolgirl self harm is surging — is splashed across the front of the daily mail. the paper warns that hospital admissions for children who selfharm have more than doubled in six years according to latest nhs figures. lets talk to our reviewers, katie would you like the site to solve? in the guardian, facing ministerial revolt if a no—deal brexit is to occur, and a dramatic vote on brexit. we know that there will be votes on amendments, most likely, and that includes the amendment a you have heard many times before, that what it means is if passed, the government will be forced to try and extend article 50 and delay brexit ifa extend article 50 and delay brexit if a no—deal brexit is likely. and a number of theresa may's ministers say that they will vote for that amendment. said this is the government fighting against the government? yes, big rebellion. they will vote for this u

the body of six year—old alesha macphail was found in woodland last july. for legal reasons, denies the charges and has lodged a special defence. he blames the death on the girlfriend of alesha's father. lorna gordon is outside glasgow's high court. tell us more what happened in court this morning? robert macphail's partner gave evidence and told the court she loved alesha macphail to pieces. she said the last time she saw the six—year—old a life she had gone into her room to turn off a dvd. she said she was sleeping, facing the wall with her hair behind her. they said when they discovered she was missing the next morning and started searching for her, she couldn't believe anything bad had happened because she said, i know rothesay is a safe place, i have stayed there all my life. later that morning, alesha's naked body was found in the grounds of a disused, derelict hotel. the prosecuting qc asked her, did you have anything to do with the murder of alesha macphail? she replied, no. she also told the court that along with alesha's father robert, she dealt c

six—year—old alesha macphail, raped and murdered on the isle of bute, last year.year—old boy has been found guilty of her killing. the pope convenes a special summit to discuss the catholic church's handling of child sex abuse allegations against clergy. 0k, 0k. and could break dancing feature as an olympic sport in paris? we sent our correspondent to have a go. i will not be competing in the olympics, obviously! and coming up in sportsday on bbc news — would a first half red card for celtic dent their europa league ambitions? we'll tell you just after 10:30. good evening. the family of shamima begum, the teenager who went to syria to join the islamic state group, say they will officially challenge the home secretary's decision to revoke her british citizenship. in a letter they're sending to sajid javid, which has been seen by the bbc, they say they're "sickened by the comments she has made" in recent interviews, but "as her family" they "cannot simply abandon her" and will go to court. ms begum, who's living in a refugee camp in northern syria, gave birth to a b

iain macsporran qc said someone brutalised alesha macphail.all over her, he asked. the accused replied, now. the trial continues at the high court here in glasgow. the rate of employment in the uk has continued to climb, with a record 32.6 million people in work between october and december. latest figures from the office for national statistics, released this morning, show unemployment fell by 111,000 in the three—month period. that translates to a 4% unemployment rate. and, average weekly earnings increased by 3.4%. the president of the national farmers' union has warned that a no—deal brexit is the "stuff of nightmares'” and said it was "absolutely shocking" farmers still don't know what trade conditions they'll be operating in after the uk leaves the european union. the environment secretary, michael gove, says he's confident there will be a deal. more than 300 bin workers in birmingham are starting the first of a series of strikes in a dispute with the city council. the action is in protest at payments made to some bin workers who didn't

cctv from aaron campbell's own home showed him acting strangely on the night he killed alesha macphailhe footage his own mother had contacted police suggesting he might have information about the case. alesha was described as a sweet, innocent little girl. she'd been visiting herfather and grandparents, who lived on the island, when campbell took herfrom her home and brutalised and killed her. because of his age, her murderer had automatically been granted anonymity, but following a hearing brought by eight media organisations to name him, that changed. judge lord matthews said... it has to be based on public interest. what appeared to be the main factors were the heinous nature of the crime. this is believed to be the first time a murderer under 18 has had his anonymity lifted in scotland, though it has happened elsewhere. but there are concerns from some that revealing his identity might prove counter—productive. what i would say is that this is the most terrible crime and i hope we never see it again. but actually what we need is to rehabilitate this boy. and in order to do that, we

a teenager accused of murdering the six—year—old alesha macphail on the isle of bute has told a courtnever met her. and, influential and revered. karl lagerfeld, a giant of the fashion world, has died. he was 85. just my inner voice is telling me that i'm thejoan of arc of design. and coming up on bbc news, a big game forjurgen klopp‘s liverpool tonight at anfield, as they welcome bayern munich in the champions league last 16. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. it was an announcement they were dreading. the official news to workers at honda's swindon plant, that the car maker was moving production back to japan, with the loss of 3,500 jobs. the firm says global changes in the car industry, including a shift to electric vehicles, are to blame, and not brexit. the business secretary greg clark has been speaking in the commons today about the closure, and says it's "devastating" for swindon and the uk. here's our business editor, simonjack. a dark moment for uk manufacturing. swindon is the first plant honda has closed anywhere in the world in its 71 year history. hammer bl

a 16—year—old boy is found guilty of the rape and murder of six—year—old alesha macphail, in what theescribes as "some of the most wicked and evil crimes" the court had ever heard. increased delays in disability benefit leaves tens of thousands of people not getting the money they're entitled to. and monkees keyboardist and bassist peter tork has died at the age of 77. his bandmates say they are "heartbroken" hello, and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are writer and broadcaster, steve richards, and deputy political editor of spectator, katy balls. thank you both for coming in. many of tomorrow's front pages are already in. theresa may is facing the most serious cabinet revolt of her premiership next week, according to the guardian. the paper suggests as many as 25 mps are ready to vote for a brexit delay unless she rules out a no deal. the telegraph leads with a new ruling from the church of england synod allowing churches to scrap compulsory sunday services. jeremy corbyn has been warned that he faces another exodus of mps unless

alesha macphail was found dead near her grandparents‘ house on the isle of bute last summer.from ales ha yes, the court heard today from alesha macphail‘s father, six—year—old, stayed with herfather every second weekend and for a large pa rt every second weekend and for a large part of each school holiday. she said it she loved her holidays on the isle of bute he said. going to the isle of bute he said. going to the park, the father went on to tell the park, the father went on to tell the court of the last time he saw his daughter alive. he said on the evening of sunday the 1st ofjuly, he had her getting out of her bed, going into the living room. this he said was at 1030 or 11 o‘clock at night. he said he took her back to her room, settled her and left out watching a peppa pig dvd. he said his last words to her work that he would see her in the morning. the next thing he knew, he was being woken up by her grandparents at seven or eight hours later who told him that she was missing. he said there was pandemonium when it emerged that the child was not on the flats. there was a

the headlines: ajudge rules the identity of the teenage boy who raped and murdered six—year—old alesha macphailbe revealed — he'516—year—old aaron campbell. ian austin has become the ninth mp to quit labour this week, blaming leaderjeremy corbyn for "creating a culture of extremism and intolerance". the un is warning the world's food system is under threat from a lack of biodiversity. and huge crowds have turned out in sheffield for a fly—past in honour of the american airmen whose plane crashed there during the second world war — including the man who'd campaigned for the tribute. in a moment it will be time for sportsday but first a look at what else is coming up this evening on bbc news... after 7 — following a tumultuous week in politics — we'll take a look at the state of the main political parties, and where this leaves brexit. with new research revealing as many as one in 13 young people in england and wales experience post—traumatic stress disorder by the age of 18, we'll speak to the report's author. and at 10.40 and 11.30, we'll take a first look at tomorrow's front pages in ‘the pape

leads with the 16—year—old teenagerfacing life in prison for the rain and murder of six—year—old alesha macphailave been prosecuted according to the independent. schoolgirl self harm is surging — is splashed across the front of the daily mail. the paper warns that hospital admissions for children who selfharm have more than doubled in six years according to latest nhs figures. lets talk to our reviewers, katie would you like the site to solve? in the guardian, facing ministerial revolt if a no—deal brexit is to occur, and a dramatic vote on brexit.

aaron campbell, the teenager who raped and murdered six—year—old alesha macphail, can now be identified

the identity of the teenage boy who abducted, raped and murdered six—year—old alesha macphail is revealedosed, after a judge lifted a reporting ban. he said the crimes against alesha caused revulsion unmatched by any case in recent times. lawyers agree it's an exceptional case. it has to be based on public interest. what appeared to be the main factors were the heinous nature of the crime. and the other main stories on tonight's programme... ian austin becomes the ninth mp to leave labour, declaring he's ashamed of its failure to tackle anti—semitism. twenty years since the milestone macpherson report into policing and race, we talk to three fathers and sons about its impact.

jurors in the alesha macphail murder trial have heard that the child's father sold cannabis to the teenagered on the isle of bute lastjuly. the teenager, who cannot be named because of his age, denies the charge. alesha's father, robert macphail, has admitted doing deals with the 16—year—old boy. anyone who has a serious criminal conviction will be barred from getting a taxi license under plans being set out today. the government wants to introduce stricter background checks in england, and is even considering forcing cabs to have cctv to protect vulnerable passengers. although the proposed guidelines would apply only to england, they are also expected to be used in wales until the devolved welsh government sets its own statutory guidelines. the bbc has written to the white house and the trump campaign asking for a review of security arrangements for the media at president trump's rallies. it comes after a bbc cameraman was assaulted at a rally in texas last night in which the president was trying to build support for his controversial border wall. earlier in the rally, mr trump had complai

a 16—year—old boy has been found guilty of the rape and murder of six—year—old alesha macphail — killedle of bute last summer. a bbc investigation finds people having to wait six months for disability payments, because assessors are too tough. more than 70 people have died in bangladesh. in the row over shamima begum, who ran away to join the islamic state group, jeremy corbyn says she has a "right to return to britain" # 0h, # oh, what can it mean? and peter tork — singer and bassist with the monkees has died at the age of 77. in a moment it will be time for sportsday, but first a look at what else is coming up this evening on bbc news. in half an hour, beyond 100 days have the latest on the arrest of us actorjussie smollett — as police accuse him of pretending to be the victim of a racist and homophobic attack. we'll hear from a disability campaigner about delays to payments with people with long—term disabilities. and we'll be taking a first look at what's making tomorrow's front pages in the papers. i'll be joined by katy balls — deputy political editor of the spectator, and the wri

a teenager accused of murdering the six—year—old alesha macphail on the isle of bute, has told a courter met her. and influential and revered. karl lagerfeld, a giant of the fashion world, has died. he was 85. in a moment it will be time for sportsday, but first a look at what else is coming up this evening on bbc news... as bernie sanders announces he will run again for us president in 2020 — in second attempt to win the democratic party's nomination — we'll get the thoughts of political strategist — christine pelosi. we'll hear about the ambitious plan to return the golden eagles to the skies of wales for the first time in 200 years — that's just after half—past eight. and we take a first look at what is making tomorrow's front pages — in the papers. i'll be joined by the guardian columnist dawn foster and the times defence correspondent — lucy fisher. that's all ahead on bbc news. now on bbc news it's time for sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday. liverpool get ready for what they hope will be another famous european night at anfield, but is their stadium still the fortress it

alesha macphail was found dead near her grandpa rents' house on the isle of bute last summer. raping and murdering her. our scotland correspondent lorna gordon is at the high court in glasgow where the trial is taking place. could we hear more evidence from the father, lorna? yes, he said his daughter loved her trips to the isle of bute where he lived. she used to come every second weekend and spent much of the school holidays there as well. they spent time going to the beach, going swimming, going to the park, and he also told the court of the last time he saw his daughter alive. he said she was back on the island just a few days, when on the evening of sunday the 1st ofjuly he heard her getting out of bed late in the evening, going into the living room. he said he got up and took her back to her room and settled her down and put on a peppa pig dvd for her to watch, and he said his last words to her was that he would see her in the morning. the next thing her in the morning. the next thing he knew he was being woken up by peppa —— alesha because my grandparents to say she was

a trial has begun over the rape and murder of six—year—old alesha macphail, who was killed on the isleho can't be named because of his age — denies the charges at glasgow high court. the defence secretary gavin williamson has announced plans to modernise the armed forces. he said britain needs a bolder and stronger military to help redefine it's role in the world after brexit — or risk being seen as a paper tiger. up up to 86,000 women aged between 35 and 39 with the family history of breast cancer should receive annual mammograms according to new research. a trial by the charity breast cancer known find screening a younger age group detected small tumours early as opposed to the common screening tumours early as opposed to the common screening age of a0. a decision will be made tonight about whether british horse racing can resume again this week after an outbreak for the highly infectious equine flu. there's been no racing forfive days after six horses were found to be infected. now four more cases have been identified at a second yard in newmarket. richard conway is at cheltenham ra

ajudge rules the identity of the teenage boy who raped and murdered six—year—old alesha macphail to be of 16—year—old aaron campbell can now be disclosed, after a reporting ban was lifted. the singer r kelly has been charged with ten counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse, some involving underage victims. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are home affairs editor at the evening standard, martin bentham and economist and author, linda yueh. many of tomorrow's front pages are already in. cabinet no deal revolt is the headline on the daily mail — in a joint article in the paper, three senior cabinet ministers give theresa may an ultimatum, saying they will defy her and vote to delay brexit, if no deal is reached next week. in another sign of the pressure the prime minister is under from her colleagues, the guardian reports that cabinet ministers will make it clear to her that she should step down after the local elections in may and allow a new leader to deliver the next phase of the brexit negotiations. in other news, the fina

also on the programme: aaron campbell, the teenager who raped and murdered six—year—old alesha macphail

allegedly made on a phone said to belong to the 16—year—old accused of murdering the schoolgirl alesha macphail the six year old, who was found dead in woodland on the isle of bute lastjuly. shamima begum, the schoolgirl from london who ran away to join the islamic state group in syria, says she never wanted to be a "poster girl" for the terrorist organisation. having just given birth to a baby boy in a refugee camp in northern syria, she now says she wants the uk's forgiveness, and supports "some british values". but speaking to the bbc, she equated terrorist attacks in the uk with coalition airstrikes in syria. she's been speaking to our middle east correspondent, quentin somerville. underneath her black abaya dress, she cradles her two—day old son. only four years have passed since she left britain, but that's a lifetime in the islamic state group. shamima begum stuck with the extremists until the very last moment. but now, she wants forgiveness. myself, yeah, iwill admit i was the one that made the choice. even though i was only 15 years old, i did have... i do have like... i could make my

a teenager accused of murdering the six—year—old alesha macphail on the isle of bute, has told a courtamed because of his age, denies abducting, raping, and murdering alesha lastjuly. a protester involved in an incident outside parliament with the conservative mp anna soubry, has been charged with harassment. james goddard, who's 29, seen here in the high—vis vest, has also been charged with two public order offences, in relation to events that took place in december and january. he'll appear at westminster magistrates‘ court, next month. us senator bernie sanders says he will run again for president in 2020, making a second attempt to win the democratic party's nomination. the 77—year—old vermont senator became a progressive political star in 2016, although he lost his candidacy bid. when he announced the move on us television, he had some harsh words for donald trump. i think it is unacceptable and un—american, to be frank with you, that we have a president who is a pathological liar, and it gives me no pleasure to say that, but it's true. we have a president who is a racist, who is

a trial has started over the rape and murder of six—year—old alesha macphail, who was killed on the islest july. a 16—year—old boy, who can't be named because of his age, denies the charges at glasgow high court. human activity could drive the earth's entire insect population to extinction within a century, according to a major new scientific study. insects are vital pollinators, so any decline threatens food production, and there are warnings now that 40% of species could be gone within just a few decades. pesticides, agriculture and climate change are being blamed. our environment correspondent victoria gill has more details. they are the planet's smallest, most essential workers, producing ourfood, cleaning up our waste. but changes we are making to the environment threaten the very existence of earth's insect population. that is according to scientists, who analysed dozen of insect surveys that were carried out all over the world over the last 13 years. it revealed that many species are now sliding towards extinction at a dramatic rate. overall, a1% of the world's insect species are

the girlfriend of the father of murdered six—year—old alesha macphail has denied being involved in her at the trial of a 16—year—old boy, who denies abducting, raping and murdering alesha. the teenager, who cannot be named because of his age, claims ms mclachlan killed alesha. the trial continues. a pilot accused of killing 11 people in a crash at the shoreham airshow in 2015 has dismissed claims that he had a cavalier attitude to flying as he begun giving evidence at his trial. it‘s the first time that 5a year old andrew hill has spoken in public since he was pulled from the wreckage of his hawker hunter jet. he denies manslaughter by gross negligence. the headlines on bbc news: a schoolgirl from london, who travelled to syria to join the islamic state group, says she now wants to return to the uk because she‘s pregnant. a suspect‘s arrested on suspicion of murder, after the deaths of three men in their 80s in exeter. two of the victims are thought to be twins. inflation has fallen to 1.8% — its lowest level for two years. millions of children and young people are using social media e

a woman blamed by the accused, for killing six—year—old alesha macphail, on the isle of bute lastjulyt, was giving evidence at the trial of a 16—year—old boy, who denies abducting, raping and murdering alesha. the teenager, who cannot be named because of his age, claims ms mclachlan killed alesha. the trial continues. a ao—year—old man has been found guilty of the robbery and manslaughter of a 100—year—old woman in derby. polish born sofija kaczan, a holocaust survivor during the second world war, died of pneumonia just days after being mugged for her handbag. her neck was broken in the attack. artur waszkiewicz from london had denied the charges. 0ur correspondent sima kotecha was at the trial, and has this report. she survived the horrors of the nazi prison camps and chose to make her home in derby, but 100—year—old sofija kaczan's life was cruelly ended by a senseless attack. the man responsible — artur waszkiewicz, a heroin addict who was desperate for cash, so he could feed his drug addiction. today, a jury unanimously convicted him of robbing and killing her. it was late may, ju

a trial has started over the rape and murder of six—year—old alesha macphail who was killed on the isleld boy — who can't be named because of his age — denies the charges at glasgow high court. a decision is due in the next hour or so about whether british horse racing can resume again this week, after an outbreak of the highly infectious equine flu. there's been no racing forfive days, after several horses were found to be infected. now, four more cases have been identified at a second yard in newmarket. 0ur correspondent richard conway is at the stables of trainer henrietta knight at wantage in 0xfordshire with the latest. the cheltenham festival is just over a month away, an event that transcends jump racing. i'm a month away, an event that transcendsjump racing. i'm here tonight at the yard of henrietta knight who knows all about winning and training gold cup winners. we will hear what she has to say on this issue in a minute in my report because this issue has divided opinion in racing circles. some feel perhaps the british horseracing authority has overreacted but others think tha

the body of 6—year—old alesha macphail was found in woodland last july. s the charges and has lodged a special defence. he blames the death on the girlfriend of alesha's father. our correspondent lorna gordon is outside the high court in glasgow. tell us more about some of the things that were said in court today. this afternoon, the court heard from a detective who attended the accused's house after the police we re the accused's house after the police were contacted by the 615—year—old's mother. she said the code cctv footage after they took a witness statement from the teenager. he said that his mum had called the police because she had found his behaviour suspicious. the 16—year—old said that he had left his house the night that he had left his house the night that alicia had disappeared to buy cannabis faces. he said it was only later that he realised that the six—year—old had disappeared. earlier on, the partner of alesha macphail‘s father had refuted claims in court that she had planted evidence to incriminate the teenage boy who is now on trial for

unusual step of allowing the identification of the teenage boy, who raped and murdered six—year—old alesha macphailt was in the public interest to identify 16—year—old aaron campbell, who is facing a life sentence after being found guilty of abducting and killing alesha lastjuly. we'rejoined now from glasgow by media lawyer david mckie. can you just explain to us why the decision was made to remove this restriction? in short it is because of the severity of the offence. in scotland, and in england, we have an automatic ban on identifying any accused person, or a complainer, who is under 18 involved in a criminal just as process. but there is an exemption available to ask the courts where it is in the public interest to do so to have that span lifted. that is what we, a number of media outlets, apply to the court to do yesterday. how significant do you think this is? it's very unusual that these bands are lifted. i can't think of many, i have been doing this for over 20 years. from the sense that it is very unusual, that is significant. in terms of moving forwards, i'm not sure we will have many mor

a teenager has gone on trial accused of abducting, raping and murdering six—year—old alesha macphaile named because of his age — denies the charges at glasgow high court. president trump will travel to el paso in texas today, to hold his first rally of the new year. he has controversially claimed that the city's 78—mile border fence with mexico is the reason why crime rates have fallen in the city. it's just four days before the us government is due to shut down again, if there is no agreement on funding for a wall that extends right across the border. our correspondent gary o'donoghue reports. this is the fence that transformed el paso from one of the most violent cities in america to one of the safest or at least that is according to donald trump. i want to welcome everyone here... but when he arrives here he is likely to find a lot of people who do not believe that and they are prepared to tell him so. it is an absolute lie, it is an outright lie. el paso is a community full of families, we have mixed documentation, we have people who cross every day to come to take care of our ch

a woman, named by the accused in the murder of six—year—old alesha macphail, has denied being involvedayden sancho has been labelled the best young player in german football. shannon gabriel will miss four one day international is against england following comments made in an exchange with joe root in the final test in st lucia. and there has been a shock at the welsh open snooker. judd trump has been knocked out by the world number 72. social media companies should be made to take more responsiblity for cracking down on content that‘s fuelling knife crime, the home secretary has told the bbc. sajid javid says he wants measures to ensure technology firms clampdown on gang—related material, in the same way they have targeted terrorist propaganda. newsbeat‘sjim connolly reports. police siren more people are being killed in england and wales by knives now that at any time since the second world war. rob was in a gang in east london but moved away to escape his violent past. he spent six years in prison, but now goes around schools and colleges to try to stop others making the same mistake

a sixteen year old boy has gone on trial for the rape and murder of alesha macphail on the isle of bute the animals entering buildings and attacking residents. earlier i spoke to rod downie, who's the chief polar adviser at wwf — i started by asking him how unusual all of this is. as a result of climate change, the arctic is warming at about twice as fast as the global average. what that means is that not only is there less of the ice, but also that the sea ice is freezing earlier in the year and thawing later. so, polar bears are spending increasingly less time out on the sea ice and more time online. and more time onland. that means they are coming more and more into contact with villages and communities and that spells bad news for both people and polar bears. bad news for polar bears, because they are not frightened by humans anymore and they need be? yes, absolutely. what we've been doing in the arctic for a number of years, we set up polar bear patrols, so were helping to equip local people and communities with the tools that they need to try to drive out the polar bears from thes

boy who abducted, raped and murdered six—year—old alisha macphail is revealed as 16—year—old aaron campbell. the judge said the crimes against alesha case in recent times. according to us media reports, the singer r kelly has been charged with multiple counts of sexual abuse. a former labour minister, ian austin, becomes the ninth mp to resign from the party this week. he says he's ashamed of its failure to tackle anti—semitism. the un warns the world's food system is under threat

alesha macphail had been on holiday with her father and grandparents on the scottish island when sheled. a statement read on behalf of her mother says she'll miss her daughter forever. words cannot express just how devastated i am to have lost my beautiful, happy, smiley ri girl. i'm glad the boy who did this has finally been brought to justice. the judge told the boy he'd taken the life of a "sweet, angelic little girl." we'll have the latest from the court in glasgow. the other main stories on bbc news at 5pm. the prime minister meets leading conservative remainers amid speculation more could leave the party. a former tory minister appeals to his colleagues to act in the national interest. ifi if i were to get to a point where i felt my party was no longer doing that, i'd have to resign the whip, but that wouldn't mean i'd have to join something else. labour leaderjeremy corbyn says islamic state teenager shamima begum should be allowed back into britain. police say the american tv star jussie smollet pretended to be the victim of a racist and homophobic attack because he wasn't ha

in the last hour, the 16—year—old who abducted, raped and murdered six—year—old alesha macphail can nowter a judge in glasgow allowed his name to be reported. the judge said he could not think of a previous crime that had attracted such revulsion. campbell took alesha from the bed where she was sleeping and inflicted "catastrophic" injuries before dumping her naked body in a woodland. alesha had suffered 117 injuries and died from significant pressure being applied to herface and neck. lorna gordon is at glasgow crown court. what did thejudge what did the judge have to say? this was a short hearing this morning on behalf of several media organisations, including the bbc, who applied to have that section 47 order, granting the murderer of ales ha order, granting the murderer of alesha macphail to have that order lifted. this morning, just in fact less tha n lifted. this morning, just in fact less than one hour ago, thejudge agreed to lift the order and to allow us to name aaron thomas campbell for the first time and to show pictures of the little girl's murderer. the 16—year—old, as we h

ve been hearing, a 16—year—old boy has been found guilty of the abduction, rape and murder of alesha macphailr doing that, then i would have to resign the whip but that wouldn‘t mean i had to go off and join something else. labour leaderjeremy corbyn says is teenager shamima begum should be allowed back into britain and given support. a windfall of tax receipts means a big boost for the government‘s finances. at least 78 people die in a fire that ripped through four apartment buildings in bangladesh‘s capital dhaka. the first vatican summit on child sex abuse in the catholic church — the pope says those who suffered expect concrete measures. police in chicago have arrested the american actorjussie smollett after he was charged with filing a false police report. he said he‘d been beaten up by two men. and ever wondered why zebras have stripes? scientists say they‘ve found the answer. sport now on afternoon live with tanya arnold. eddiejones eddie jones might be eddiejones might be up to his old managing expectations tricks. warren gatland has also been weighing in. they love playing mind games

six—year—old alesha macphail, raped and murdered on the isle of bute, last year.

a 16—year—old boy has been found guilty of the abduction, rain and murder, of six—year—old alesha macphailigation finds people having to wait six months for disability payments, because assessors, are too tough. leading conservative remainers are called to downing street for talks — amid speculation more could leave the party. more than 70 people have died in a fire that ripped through four apartment buildings in bangladesh's capital dhaka police arrest the american tv actorjussie smollet — who they claim pretended to be the victim of a racist