my colleagues angus crawford and tony smith broke the story. this is the story of molly russell.ly was the youngest

angus crawford, bbc news. now on bbc news: the black sea is europe's most polluted. fisher finds out, thanks to a major international clean—up effort, there are now signs that the sea is starting to recover. the black sea is beautiful. it is a fantastic place, there are thousands of living species in it. some of them are very unique. in europe's south—eastern corner, there is a sea that, for decades, served as the region's dustbin. this is now a real problem, people are dying for that. fertilisers, industrial chemicals, raw sewage have flowed unchecked into the black sea, past tourist beaches, ruining fishing grounds. it would kill the black sea, people would not be swimming in it, fish would not be living in it. it smells like rotten eggs. but having hit rock bottom, is europe's most polluted sea finally cleaning up its act? do you think the black sea is now on its way back? to understand the black sea's problems, look inland... ..to the rivers that fill it, reaching thousands of kilometres across eastern europe. aleksandr chistya kov has been monitoring the dnieper

angus crawford, bbc news.l, after being shot by armed police in hull. officers were called out to a man believed to be in possession of a firearm in the early hours of this morning. crispin rolfe reports. one of hull's main streets, hessle road, shut after police shot a man reported to be carrying a firearm. the man at the centre of this incident is now, police say, in a critical condition in hospital, after being shot by officers in the early hours of the morning. as is standard practice, this is now being referred to the independent 0ffice of police conduct as further investigations continue. all i've heard is that they shot somebody during the night, about 2am. if he's been waving a gun about, that's the only thing they could do. shocking in this day and age, but you get used to it, don't you? you hear it every other week on the news now, but obviously not down hessle road. it's not very good, i mean, i was born on hessle road, my mum was as well. to see something like this, it is terrible. no—one else was

angus crawford, bbc news.led the country's national stadium ahead of next year's olympic games. it's grand in size but not quite as big as originally planned. the completion of the 60,000 seat stadium is a milestone on the road to the 2020 olympics. the stadium was originally designed to be 70 metres tall, but was lowered to a height of 47 metres to avoid being an eyesore on tokyo's skyline. ben croucher has all the sport. we'll kick off in the premier league where manchester city bounced back from their derby defeat last weekend to stuff arsenal 3—0. kevin de bruyne was city's star, scoring two outstanding goals and turning provider for raheem sterling too. city are 1a points off the top of the table, four points behind leicester in second. for arsenal, one win in 12 now butjust one player to talk about after the game. he is a players with huge talent up front. well, he can run. with him, with the people in the front, extraordinary. today, in the final third, he scored two magnificent goals and got an assist.

expected that prince phillip, who's 98, will be in hospital for a few days. 0ur correspondent, angus crawford. what's being said about this hospital stay, angus? well, what we know is that the duke of edinburgh came here today not by ambulance but by car, he was driven down from the sandringham estates, and he walked unaided up the steps into the hospital that king edward vii hospital that king edward vii hospital here as i say by himself. we believe this was on advice from his own medical adviser. so this was a prearranged appointment for what they say is a pre—existing medical condition. there will be some treatment administered, we believe, and the hospital says that he will spend some time under observation over this weekend, which means it's perfectly possible that the duke may end up back home at sandringham for christmas with the rest of the family, and it appears that the message coming out of buckingham palace at the moment is that there really is no immediate cause for concern. angus crawford in central london, thank you, and let's talk a little bit more about that with our role cor

angus crawford, bbc news. up to christmas, so that means it's also time for the annual bbc sports personality of the year awards. stars from across the sporting world will gather in aberdeen tonight to celebrate a memorable 12 months. our sports correspondent joe wilson is there. talk us through the contenders. i know what you're thinking right now, isn't it time we had another election?! on the stage behind me the sports personality of the year will be named after a public vote. six candidates, two athletic world champions, katarina johnson—thompson and dina asher—smith. raheem sterling was nominated after outstanding performances for manchester city this year. lewis hamilton was f1 world champion for a six time. ben stokes start for england in the cricket world cup in the summer. alun wynjones was part of the welsh rugby grand slam winning team. it will focus on the broader, deeper significance of sport. the trophy is being transported by bike from cardiff by gareth thomas who played 100 rugby internationals

angus crawford, bbc news.knocked off a moped and repeatedly stabbed by a rival gang member in east london in january. ayoub majdouline was found guilty of murder last week after his dna was found on the murder weapon. today the 19—year—old was sentenced to life, with a minimum term of 21 years. tony blair says labour‘s performance at the election has brought shame on the party and let the country down. mr blair, the only labour leader to have won a general election in the last 45 years, attacked the current leadership for going into the campaign with a strategy for defeat. his damning words came as emily thornberry became the first mp to publicly declare herself as a leadership candidate. here is our political editor laura kuenssberg. this is what losing looks like. labour fell away in leigh... it‘s not yourfault, you know that. i know. ..a seat they‘ve held for nearly a century. seats like it fell like dominoes, more than four years afterjeremy corbyn took over labour. the only man born within a century to wi

angus crawford, bbc news.s for the party's heavy defeat in the general election and says he wants the process of deciding how to elect a new labour leader to begin "swiftly". nicola sturgeon renews her call for a second referendum on scottish independence, saying the people of scotland mustn't be kept in the union against their will. a marathon un climate summit in madrid ends in a compromise, leaving many delegates unhappy. sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here's ben. kevin de bruyne was the star for manchester city as they closed to within three points of leicester city in second in the premier league by beating arsenal 3—0. the game was just 89 seconds old when de bruyne made this finish look ridiculously easy to fire city ahead. he then turned provider as city hit arsenal on the counter attack to make it 2—0. raheem sterling with the simple finish. de bruyne againjoined in his own personal goal of the game competition, proving his left foot isn't too shabby either. 3—0 it finished.

with more here's our correspondent angus crawford.ts before a brutal attack in broad daylight. see the white minibus. the british men are inside having just arrived. the driver moves to get their luggage. they don't notice the man on the motorbike. at the top of the screen, his accomplice attacks the tourists who fight back. what happens next is too distressing to show. it took place yesterday morning in one of buenos aires's most affluent neighbourhoods, outside the five—star faena art hotel. one man, in his 50s, died in hospital. his son, aged 28, was shot in the thigh. the foreign office says it's supporting their family and helping the authorities. the attackers fled on a motorbike. police have made no arrests. a life cut short in a senseless act of violence. angus crawford, bbc news. let's return to our top story concerning the general election. i'm joined via webcam by dominic grieve qc, who stood as an independent in the election and was previously a conservative. welcome to bbc news. people have to try and interpret what the r

angus crawford, bbc news.4—year—old boy in a targeted "violent and frenzied" attack. jaden moodie was knocked off a moped and repeatedly stabbed by a rival gang member in east london in january. ayoub majdouline was found guilty of murder last week after his dna was found on the murder weapon. today the 19—year—old was sentenced to life with a minimum term of 21 years. tony blair says labour's performance at the election has brought shame on the party, and let the country down. mr blair, the only labour leader to have won a general election in the last 45 years, attacked the current leadership for going into the campaign "with a strategy for defeat". his damning words came as emily thornberry became the first mp, to publicly declare herself as a leadership candidate. here's our political editor laura kuenssberg. this is what losing looks like. labour fell away in leigh, the seat they have held for nearly a century. seats like it fell like dominoes, more than four years afterjeremy corbyn took over labour. the

angus crawford, bbc news.the company has been forced to hand out bottled water — after a faulty valve cut supplies to four areas. repairs have been carried out but around 2,000 homes are still affected because of an "air bubble" in the system. the annual bbc sports personality of the year awards get under way this evening. stars from across the sporting world are gathering in aberdeen tonight to celebrate a memorable 12 months. sur sports correspondent joe wilson is there. standing on the red carpet here can sometimes seem almost like a competitive sport in its own right. but we are gathered here for another election, or at least, a people's vote. the programme on bbc one sta rts vote. the programme on bbc one starts at 7pm and will include a full review of 2019. but for now here's a quick guide, quick taste. emili sande in rehearsals, the finishing touches for the show that will end the sporting year in grand style. so, there's an idea of who is going to sing, but who will? to sing, but who will win? well, yo

angus crawford, bbc news. moodie was knocked off a moped and repeatedly stabbed by a rival gang member in east london in january. 19—year—old ayoub majdouline was found guilty of murder last week after his dna was found on the murder weapon. he's been sentenced to life with a minimum term of 21 years. commuters at two of the country's busiest train stations have faced significant delays following a signal failure. hundreds of passengers crowded onto the platforms at victoria and london bridge stations after the problem occurred near east croydon. southern, southeastern, gatwick express and thameslink services have been affected. the home appliances company whirlpool has apologised for technical problems which mean customers are struggling to access a website to check if their machine is a fire risk. yesterday, the company recalled half a million hotpoint and indesit models because of a flaw that can lead them to overheat and catch fire. tony blair says labour's performance at the election has brought shame on

angus crawford, bbc news. by a rival gang member in east london in january. ayoub majd—ouline was found guilty of murder last week after his dna was found on the murder weapon. today the 19—year—old was sentenced to life with a minimum term of 21 years. 0ur correspondent, richard glapin, was at the old bailey when the sentence was handed down. we just had the sentencing — with the judge richard marks saying that this had to be a life sentence, because he had been convicted on murder. but saying that the life sentence would be with a minimum of 21 years. that's potential should go down by about a year, when they take into account the amount of time which majdoulin had on remand. he also went on to say that majdoulin was one of five people who drove the car in north—east london, back in january. they were prowling the streets, and then, when they saw jaden moodie on a moped, they targeted him deliberately. driving the car right into him. he actually catapulted over the vehicle and was then clearly seriously inju

my colleagues angus crawford and tony smith broke the story. this is the story of molly russell.as the youngest of three sisters. at the time she seemed to be a very ordinary teenager. she was 14. she was enthusiastic. she handed her homework in that night, she packed her bags and was preparing to go to school the next day, and then, when we woke up the next morning, she was dead. molly was one of around 200 children who take their own lives every year. since her death, we have been able to look back and just scratch the surface of some of the social media accounts that she had been following. i remember this one, that picture. "this world is so cruel, i don't want to see it any more." there are accounts from people who were depressed or self—harming, and some of that content seems to be quite positive, perhaps groups of people who were trying to help each other out, but some of that content is shocking in that it encourages self—harm. it links self—harm to suicide and i have no doubt that instagram helped kill my daughter. these are some of the posts molly had liked. dark, hopel

the cost of their loss is yet to be determined. 0ur correspondent angus crawford is at the high court. what is the significance of this today? in court it was described as a vicious attack of brutality causing maximum harm. it was brought by the daughter of lance corporal jeffrey young. the judge mrsjustice yip decided was that finger prints ona yip decided was that finger prints on a car parking ticket belonging to the car that was used to carry the bomb did definitely belong, in her view, to mr downey. it there for attached indirectly to the attack. she said he was an active participant, it was a concerted plan aimed at killing or causing serious harm. she said the claimant has established the defendant is responsible for the unlawful killing of her father. this responsible for the unlawful killing of herfather. this is responsible for the unlawful killing of her father. this is a responsible for the unlawful killing of herfather. this is a hugely symbolic moment for the families and what it means is at a later date there will be another hearing and at that hearing it will be decide

angus crawford gave us this update from court.n was part of a concerted plan by the ira aimed at killing or at least doing really serious harm to members of the household cavalry. the judge said that that meant he personally was liable to pay damages to families of the dead. that hearing to discover to work out the level of damages will take place at a later date but it is worth reminding you about the events that have led to this court decision. in 1982 a terrible attack in london in which four members of the household cavalry were murdered, it is worth reminding you of their names, roy bright was 36, dennis daley, 23, simon tipper was 19 and geoffrey young was just 19. a car bomb, a morris marina had 20lbs of explosive packed into it, on the route taken by the household cavalry towards buckingham palace, at exploded, 31 people were injured, four members of the household cavalry were killed outright and seven horses also died. john downey was never prosecuted for that particular offence although being a member of the ira there wa

with me now is our correspondent angus crawford.tion, it was purely a precautionary measure which was taken on the advice of his doctor, and the duke of edinburgh came to london from sandringham by car, he was not transferred by ambulance. these are the pictures of this particular hospital. very well known, very much the hospital that is used by the royal family and has an excellent reputation. he has been in there several times before for other minor complaints and clearly he also had a hip replacement some yea rs he also had a hip replacement some years ago which we know about, but what is also important to remember is that we are being told that he will be kept in for a couple of days, for observation and treatment, and it concerns a pre—existing medical condition, so it is important to note that he has not been rushed to hospital and he has been rushed to hospital and he has been taken there by car. it is expected to be in for several days and he has been enjoying relaxing and he has been enjoying relaxing and taking it easier a