, thejudge were named as thomas wyllie and alex bolland, the judge telling the court she believed itt. today we have heard how both became obsessed with the columbine shooting and planned a similar one columbine shooting and planned a similarone in columbine shooting and planned a similar one in north yorkshire. they gathered bomb—making equipment. as she sentenced them, the judge told the boys that their conspiracy to murder was not wishful thinking or fa ntasy. murder was not wishful thinking or fantasy. she said it was a real plot to massacre many people. she said that the attack intended to cause terror and her decision to name the boys would hopefully act as a deterrent to other young people. thank you. the new health and social care secretary matt hancock has said he will look again at the current key a&e target of seeing patients within 4 hours in hospital in england and whether it is realistic. matt hancock also said he wants to address how undervalued many nhs staff feel and boost morale. our health editor hugh pym has been to meet him. very nice to meet you. demonstrating h

his friend, alex bolland, said students needed killing.ss murder. they never gave evidence in court, so we will never fully understand why. for months, the teenagers collected items and they hit them away. the prosecution called them instruments foran prosecution called them instruments for an explosive device. among them, screws and petrol found in rucksack. police also recovered a series of social media messages between the teenagers. they talked about shooting up the school. most chilling of all was this. a know in the journal of wyllie. if this is found, it says, i have committed one of the worst in british history pop. it was in this hideout where police found the evidence they needed. they soon realised what the children were potting. i wanted to re—enact the columbine school massacre in the united states. 13 people died. brush they wanted. it happened in 1999, before wyllie and bolland were born. wyllie will serve 12 years in detention, bolland will serve ten. a man arrested in westminster last year armed with several knives has bee

his friend, alex bolland, said students needed killing.carry out mass murder. they never gave evidence in court, so we'll never fully understand why. for months, the teenagers collected items and hid them away. the prosecution called them "instruments for an explosive device". among them, screws and petrol found in a rucksack. police also recovered a series of social media messages between the teenagers. they talked about shooting up the school. most chilling of all was this, a note in wyllie'sjournal. "if this is found," it says, i have committed one of the worst atrocities in british history." it was in this hideout where police found the evidence they needed. they soon realised what the children were plotting. they wanted to re—enact the columbine school massacre in the united states. 13 people died. it happened in 1999, before wyllie and bolland were even born. wyllie will serve 12 years in detention, bolland will serve ten. fiona trott, bbc news. hot on the heels of his controversial talks in helsinki, president trump has invited pres

thomas miley sentenced to 12 years in custody and alex bolland to ten yea rs. custody and alex bollandbomb—maker who plotted a knife attack on mps and police outside the houses of parliament, has been handed three life sentences with a minimum term of a0 years. khalid ali had three knives when he was arrested by armed police in parliament square last april following surveillance by counter—terrorism police. donald trump has invited vladimir putin to visit the us this autumn — in a move which has taken many in washington by suprise. it follows the meeting between the two men in helsinki earlier in the week for which the us president has been heavily criticised. in a us television interview, president trump has rejected suggestions that he'd failed to stand up to russia. our correspondent chris buckler sent this report from washington. america's intelligence agencies have never wavered in their belief that the kremlin interfered in the 2016 presidential election and that, through cyber attacks and campaigns of disinformation, russia remains a threat to democracy in the us. but donald tru

thomas wyllie and alex bolland were sentenced to a total of 22 years in prison.in the interests of open justice. but enver solomon from the legal charityjust for kids law told the bbc that naming them could have a negative impact on their rehabilitation. we know from representing teenagers and young people in criminal cases and then seeing what happens to them in the future that it serves no purpose whatsoever. it is also important to remember, in the digital age, and the legislation that currently exists was set back in 1933, way before the current digital age, and they could not imagine then the current situation, but once your name remains in perpetuity, it is available online to be found for the rest of one's life. the funeral of a six—year—old girl who was killed while on holiday on the isle of bute is due to take place. the body of alesha macphail was found in woods after she went missing earlier this month. a 16—year—old has appeared in court charged with her rape and murder. mourners have been asked to wear pink in her memory. israeli forces have carried

thomas wyllie and alex bolland were sentenced to a total of 22 years in prison. open justice. but enver solomon from the legal charity ‘just for kids law‘ told the bbc that naming them could have a negative impact on their rehabilitation. we know from representing teenagers and young people in criminal cases and then seeing what happens to them in the future that it serves no purpose whatsoever. it is also important to remember, in the digital age, and the legislation that currently exists was set back in 1933, way before the current digital age, and they could not imagine then the current situation, but once your name remains in perpetuity, it is available online to be found for the rest of one's life. as the peak holiday season gets under way, more than 100,000 passengers on ryanair have been told their flights have been cancelled because of a series of strikes in the coming week. but its emerged that they could be in line for hundreds of pounds in compensation, in an unprecedented move by the civil aviation authority which is encouraging all persons affected t

thomas wyllie — on the left — was handed a 12—year custodial sentence while his co—defendant, alex bollandns had been in place which meant the two boys couldn't be named before — our correspondent phil connell explains why the judge allowed the names to be released. during because of this trial we've not been able to identify either of these two boys, but today after being challenged by the press, those restrictions were lifted. there are named as thomas wiley and alex pollens, thejudge named as thomas wiley and alex pollens, the judge telling the court she believed it was in the public‘s interest. today we've heard how both became obsessed by the columbine shooting in america and planned to carry out a similar attack in northallerton. we've heard how the gathered potential bomb—making equipment and had planned to shoot both pupils and teachers. she sentenced them today, the judge told the boys there a conspiracy to murder was not wishful thinking or fa ntasy. murder was not wishful thinking or fantasy. she said it was a real plot to massacre many people. she said the attack intended to ca

thomas wyllie and alex bolland were sentenced to a total of 22 years in prison.them was in the interests of open justice. but earlier on breakfast, enver solomon from the legal charity just for kids law told us that naming them could have a negative impact on their rehabilitation. we know from representing teenagers and young people in criminal cases and young people in criminal cases and then seeing what happens to them in the future that it serves no purpose whatsoever. it is all so important to remember, in the digital age, and the legislation that currently exists was set back in1933, that currently exists was set back ini933, and that currently exists was set back in 1933, and they could not imagine then the current situation, but once your name remains in perpetuity, it is available online to be found for the rest of one's life. the funeral of a six—year—old girl who was killed while on holiday on the isle of bute is due to take place later today. the body of alesha macphail was found in woods after she went missing earlier this month. a 16—year—old has app

thomas wyllie and alex bolland were sentenced to a total of 22 years in prison yesterday.larado's columbine high school in 1999. the judge at leeds crown court said naming them was in the interests of open justice, but lawyers for the boys warned that it could negatively affect their rehabilitation. enver solomon is from just for kids law, a charity that protects the legal rights of children. very good morning to you. thank you for your time this morning. ijust wonder, could you give us your reaction to thejudge's wonder, could you give us your reaction to the judge's decision in this case? good morning. i mean, i think it is the wrong decision. as the prosecution in this case explained, if these teenagers are going to be rehabilitated and reintegrated back into society, then there is absolutely no point in naming them. it serves no purpose. the sentence and the punishment has been very severe. they were going to been very severe. they were going to be locked away for ten and 12 years. there is no need to then damage their future life chances by naming them in the way that