barnaby webber. grace o'malley kumar.ed murder of three others in a spate of attacks in nottingham injune last year. let's cross now to the court of appeal. and we will have the judges in the court. the criminal court against valdo calocane. please answer yes or raise your thumb. calocane. please answer yes or raise yourthumb. can calocane. please answer yes or raise your thumb. can you calocane. please answer yes or raise yourthumb. can you hear us? mr calocane? your thumb. can you hear us? mr gimme?— your thumb. can you hear us? mr calocane? �* , , ., ~ , ., ~ calocane? are the speakers working mr mcalocane? _ calocane? are the speakers working mr mcalocane? could _ calocane? are the speakers working mr mcalocane? could you _ calocane? are the speakers working mr mcalocane? could you please . calocane? are the speakers working i mr mcalocane? could you please raise your hand? _ mr mcalocane? could you please raise your hand? -- — mr mcalocane? could you please raise your hand? -- mr_ mr mcalocane? could you please raise

grace o'malley kumar, barnaby webber andian o'malley kumar, barnaby webber and ian coates were killedoday, a judge ruled that valdo calocane sentence was not unduly lenient, which means he will not be sent to prison. >> let's cross to our reporter , >> let's cross to our reporter, ray addison, who's outside the royal courts of justice for us now . because, ray, the families now. because, ray, the families involved here are not happy with the verdict today . but they did the verdict today. but they did expect it . expect it. >> yeah, absolutely. the appeal court judge is three appeal court judge is three appeal court judges reviewing the sentence of triple killer valdo calocane have ruled that there was no error in the original sentencing, and it was not unduly lenient. they say that follows the a bid by the attorney general, victoria prentice, herself. barrister, to change what she called calocane unduly lenient sentence. of course, in january , the 32 year course, in january, the 32 year old was handed an indefinite hospital order under sections 37 and 41 of the mental health act. th

i spoke to emma webber, mother of barnaby webber who was one those killed by valdo calocane.into the killers actions was flawed. it is clear to me as a human being in the law—abiding citizen and a grieving parent and a devastated mother that something has gone so badly wrong and it's not an isolated incident that is going to happen again so i don't know what the actual answers, again so i don't know what the actualanswers, but again so i don't know what the actual answers, but all i know is our public safety has to come first and we have to therefore start to look at what is going wrong and when these incidents are happening and how they're happening. the these incidents are happening and how they're happening. the 'udges in their statements * how they're happening. the 'udges in their statements said h how they're happening. the 'udges in their statements said the _ how they're happening. the judges in their statements said the offences i their statements said the offences had caused unimaginable grief which is what you have suffered. i wonder whether you are getting support

council, as well. >> well, emma webber, the mother of barnaby , whether webber of barnaby, whether webberruling proves how utterly flawed and under—resourced the criminal justice system in the united kingdom is. it also illustrates the urgent need for urgent reforms in the uk to uk homicide law. she says that calocane should become the next ian brady and fred west by never being released from custody . now, released from custody. now, calocane did attend the ruling today via video from ashworth hosphal today via video from ashworth hospital. that's the high security psychiatric hospital in liverpool. he remained silent throughout, not even speaking to confirm his name and the judges in this case saying it's very likely he will now spend the rest of his life in that psychiatric hospital. >> from outside the royal courts of justice and the barnaby's mother, emma webber, added this trial by doctors and was deeply flawed , and she will continue to flawed, and she will continue to fight for justice now. flawed, and she will continue to fight forjustice now. there's lots more still to come betw

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, the mother of barnaby webber, the mother of barnaby webber, the 19 year old who was one of the 19 year old who was one of the three people killed in nottingham last year by valdo calocane. >> she is calling for a full pubuc >> she is calling for a full public inquiry after the killer's sentence was ruled not unduly lenient. >> pharmacy closures ten pharmacies are closing every week in england in the first months of this year. sophie reaper has more. >> with 177 having closed their doors already this year, are our pharmacies in crisis? i'll have all the latest from this pharmacy in greater manchester and the king's official portrait. >> the first official portraits of king charles since his coronation has been unveiled at buckingham palace. we want to know what you think of it, gbnews.com/yoursay . gbnews.com/yoursay. it's proving a little controversial. that picture . picture. >> i don't know why. >> i don't know why. >> i don't know why. i >> i don't know why. i confess i have seen it in real life. i saw it a couple of weeks ago. it blows your mind when you see it in person .

barnaby webber, investigation.y webber, grace o'malley kumar and ian coates were killed last june by valdo calocane. the 32 year old, who suffers from paranoid schizophrenia , was given an schizophrenia, was given an indefinite hospital order. emma webber says the cases revealed weaknesses in the legal system . weaknesses in the legal system. >> we were not expecting anything other than the outcome yesterday. i think we've hopefully made it very clear that all three families united, do not accept, the plea of diminished responsibility. so therefore manslaughter alongside therefore manslaughter alongside the attempted murder charges. and we feel it's the result of a very , very flawed and failed very, very flawed and failed police investigation. and a weak, cps prosecution from the east midlands and an utter overreliance upon doctors reports gb news can reveal the number of people crossing the channel has increased by 40% this year after an apparent switch in people smuggling tactics, sources say criminal gangs are

barnaby webber, grace o'malley kumar and ian coates were killed last june by valdo calocane .32 year old, valdo calocane. the 32 year old, who suffers from paranoid schizophrenia , was given an schizophrenia, was given an indefinite hospital order. emma webber told us the case revealed weaknesses in the legal system. >> we were not expecting anything other than the outcome yesterday . i think we've yesterday. i think we've hopefully made it very clear that all three families united, do not accept, the plea of diminished responsibility . so diminished responsibility. so therefore, manslaughter, alongside the attempted murder charges . and we feel it's the charges. and we feel it's the result of a very, very flawed and failed police investigation and failed police investigation and a weak, cps prosecution from the east midlands and an utter overreliance upon doctors reports gb news can reveal the number of people crossing the channel has increased by 40% this year after an apparent switch in people smuggling tactics, sources say. >> criminal gangs are now pushing out fewer boats

indefinite hospital order after admitting the manslaughter by reason of diminished responsibility of barnaby webberar and ian coates . lawyers are arguing that the initial sentence was "unduly lenient". the judges have said they will give their sentence at a later date. family members of the victims spoke to reporters outside court. the families, you know, we have not called for what's happened today, i think it's important to state that, but we are grateful to the attorney general for taking the decision following the request to refer this as an unduly lenient sentence. we believe the system's flawed in the investigations and in the prosecution, so we are where we are today, we are hopeful that three very, very seniorjudges have listened to all of the information put forward on both sides, and rather than making the decision today, which is normal, we have been told its seven days, so next week we will finally get some sort of answer, but it's not closure, it's not a full stop. like i say, the system's flawed, we shouldn't be here, we shouldn't be in this situation, our children should be alive, o

barnaby webber, grace o'malley kumar and ian coates were killed by calocane last year.ndefinite hospital order in january after admitting manslaughter by reason of diminished responsibility . diminished responsibility. lawyers had argued for a hybrid life sentence where he'd be treated for paranoid schizophrenia before then serving the rest of his term in prison. however delivering the ruling moments ago at the court of appeal, the three judges said there was no error made when the original sentence was delivered . original sentence was delivered. in other news, the rate of unemployment is at its highest level for nearly a year, while wage growth is unchanged at 6. it's a blow to economists hopes of easing inflation. the bank of england wants to see falls before cutting interest rates . before cutting interest rates. shoppers will be told to back british produce as the prime minister prepares to address farmers later . minister prepares to address farmers later. rishi sunak is expected to tell farmers that the uk must reduce its reliance on fruit and vegetables from ove

valdo calocane killed barnaby webber , grace killed barnaby webber, grace o'malley kumar and ian coatesyear . the 32 year old, who last year. the 32 year old, who suffers from paranoid schizophrenia , was given an schizophrenia, was given an indefinite hospital order. the bank of england says there's some way to go getting inflation down after the latest wage growth. data from the ons shows wages in the first three months of the year were unchanged at 6, outstripping cost of living increases . meanwhile, the rate increases. meanwhile, the rate of unemployment is at its highest level for nearly a year. there were 26,000 fewer job vacancies in the three months to april. while the number of people in work dropped by 85,000. the prime minister is calling on shoppers to back british produce as he hosts the second farm to fork summit at downing street. labour says the conservatives have driven farmers to breaking point and have pledged a new deal they say will put money back into their pockets. but rishi sunak told members of the food industry that britain must reduce its reliance on fruit an

hospital order for the manslaughter by reason of diminished responsibility of grace 0'malley—kumar, barnaby webbergeneral victoria prentis referred the sentence to the court of appeal in february, arguing it was "unduly lenient". at a hearing last week, lawyers said calocane should instead be given a "hybrid" life sentence, where he would first be treated for his paranoid schizophrenia before serving the remainder of his jail term in prison. however, this was rejected in a ruling on tuesday from the lady chiefjustice baroness carr, lord justice edis and mrjustice garnham at the royal courts ofjustice in london. 0ur our conclusion. there was no error in the approach adopted by the judge. the sentences imposed were not arguably unduly lenient. leave to refer the sentences is refused. it is impossible to read of the circumstances of this offending without the greatest possible sympathy for the victims of these terrible attacks and their families and their friends. terrible attacks and their families and theirfriends. the terrible attacks and their families and their friends. the victim terrible attac

it's after he killed barnaby webber. grace o'malley kumar and ian coates last june.over concerns it may have been unduly lenient . rail passengers are lenient. rail passengers are facing more travel disruption today due to ongoing strikes by train drivers, making it the longest ever dispute in the rail industry. members of aslef are walking out, affecting services across england, wales and in scotland. the few services that are running will start later and finish earlier than usual. aslef says its members haven't got a pay says its members haven't got a pay rise in five years and is accusing the government of giving up trying to resolve the dispute . john swinney was sworn dispute. john swinney was sworn in as the new first minister of scotland at a ceremony in edinburgh . in the last hour, he edinburgh. in the last hour, he told gb news it's an enormous privilege and it's an enormous honour to come to the court of session and to be sworn in in a link to the history and the roots of our country, our democracy and the and the rule of law. >> so for me, an enormous hon

calocane killed ian coates, barnaby webber and grace 0'malley—kumar injune last year.ingham attacks and the murder of our children, and ian coates, is what has led us here today. we will continue to pursue agencies that failed us and hold them responsible for the nottingham attacks, so that no other family is made to suffer like ours. the father of grace 0'malley—kumar. uk unemployment rose to 4.3% between january and march, its highest level for nearly a year. that's according to new estimates from the office for national statistics, although some economists had feared a bigger rise. today's figures may reflect a rise in the number of people deemed "inactive" — in particular, due to long—term sickness. 0ur chief economics correspondent dharshini david visited one carmaker to find out how they're keeping staff healthy. the smallest details matter atjlr's test centre near coventry, and notjust for its cars. across the site, this centre aims at stopping injuries and illnesses in their tracks. you're going to drive your knee to your chest and you're - going to come into a

joining me now is emma webber, the mother of barnaby webber, who was one of the people who was killedn that attack in june last year vai tiktok by valdo calocane. thank you forjoining us on bbc news. i know today must be a difficult day for you. i wonder if i could first get your reaction to the court of appeal decision that the sentence wasn't unduly lenient. thanks for having me. it is another traumatic day. we have had 11 traumatic day. we have had 11 traumatic months so far. we are not surprised. we are disappointed because it would have been a modicum of some comfort to have an appeal added to valdo calocane we are not surprised. we didn't call for this, the attorney general did. i think it just reflects that, given what dr kumar said is quite right. the gross failures and errors, and the weakness of the prosecution and other agencies as well, has led to this inevitable outcome today. fire this inevitable outcome today. are ou more this inevitable outcome today. are you more angry about the investigation, rather than the sentence that the judge imposed? i think so, yes. the judge

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defend her friend barnaby webber.s that happened , both of incidents that happened, both of them in broad daylight. now, back here in hainault again today, the community still reeling. >> just sadness and shock , >> just sadness and shock, flowers being laid, one of them saying the community is broken. >> people just really can't believe what's happened here on the outskirts of north—east london. and the metropolitan police commissioner, sir mark rowley, speaking this morning about the bravery of the police officers. they come in for a lot officers. they come in for a lot of criticism , don't they? but we of criticism, don't they? but we understand that the male police officer in hospital, major injuries to his hand, but also the woman had a very, very serious injuries. sir mark rowley said that basically she would have come close to losing her hand. but for the fact that the surgeon had spent many, many hours basically putting her arm back together, they were hopeful that in time they will both make a full recovery,

valdo calocane killed barnaby webber, grace o'malley kumar and ian coates last year. the 32 year old, who suffers from paranoid schizophrenia, was given an indefinite hospital order. a watchdog is warning dangerous criminals are being freed from jail too early as the government tries to address overcrowding . tries to address overcrowding. chief inspector of prisons charlie taylor has raised what he says are serious concerns about the policy, citing high risk inmates selected for early release examples include a domestic abuser who may have posed a risk to children and a man with a serious drug problem, and a history of self—harm . the and a history of self—harm. the rate of unemployment is at its highest level for nearly a year, while wage growth is unchanged at 6. there were 26,000 fewer job vacancies in the three months to april, while the number of people in work dropped by 85,000. the chancellor, jeremy hunt, struck an optimistic tone, saying that wages are outstripping inflation. but it could be an unhelpful sign for those hoping for a cut in interest rates. wor

the judges have ruled valdo calocane killed barnaby webber and grace o'malley—kumar both aged 19 and5—year—old ian coates injune last year, he was given an indefinite hospital order after prosecutors accepted a plea of man slaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility. we the families to speak on the spec —— steps of the court of appeal and we will return that as soon as they do that. you can get more on that story on the bbc news website and the app. the covid inquiry is in northern ireland today, where first minister michelle o'neill is expected to be questioned over a controversial funeral she attended during the pandemic. she was part of the procession for bobby storey, the former sinn fein chairman who was linked to several major incidents when he was a member of the ira. he died injune 2020 and critics have suggested social distancing was not maintained at the funeral. michelle o'neill is now giving evidence. let's have a listen in. to evidence. let's have a listen in. if? those first evidence. let's have a listen in. to those first months of the pandemic, in order to u

emma webber, barnaby�*s mum. you are here with bbc news. time to look at the weather.sts. clear skies which may well fill in with patches of mist and file. slightly cooler than the last few nights for some of us, generally between nine and 12 degrees. for thursday, our weather front bringing cloud and splashes of rain. some heavy rain possibly developing across east anglia and the north midlands, north wales, in the parts of northern england. to the north of that, sunny spells, warmth, 22—22 #20 three degrees. showers and thunderstorms breaking out, some of those in northern ireland, far north of england two. here is the rain, some uncertainty about the position of the rain, it may be further south. south wales, southern england seeing spells of warm sunshine. also, a smattering of heavy showers. enter finally, also, a smattering of heavy showers. enterfinally, heavy also, a smattering of heavy showers. enter finally, heavy cloud, also, a smattering of heavy showers. enterfinally, heavy cloud, such also, a smattering of heavy showers. enter finally, heavy cloud, such o

after pleading guilty to the manslaughter by reason of diminished responsibility of ian coates, barnaby webberusalem. dan, obviously, given the conflict, what is happening in gaza, the tone of today will say a lot, won't it? tell us a lot. it of today will say a lot, won't it? tell us a lot.— of today will say a lot, won't it? tell us a lot. it well. they will be much more _ tell us a lot. it well. they will be much more muted _ tell us a lot. it well. they will be much more muted events - tell us a lot. it well. they will be much more muted events and i tell us a lot. it well. they will be i much more muted events and usually the case. prime minister benjamin netanyahu told the country yesterday that this was not a normal independence day because the country is involved in that gaza conflict, because so many israelis are still suffering. the hostages that i still held by hamas, the idf soldiers still in combat in gaza. the prime minister said that israel's war of independence is in fact still going on, the country still fighting for its feed them and we know there is intensification of milita

it's been almost a year since grace o'malley—kumar, barnaby webber and ian coates were killed in a devastatingended vigils at the university. valdo calocane pleaded guilty to manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility — and was sentenced to an indefinite hospital order at the start of this year. in february, the attorney general referred the sentence to the court of appeal, arguing it was unduly lenient. nowjudges ruled that this was not the case, and deemed that no error had been made during the sentencing. i've been speaking to emma webber, barnaby�*s mum, who said that — despite the disappointment — the result came as no surprise for her or the other families. i don't think there was any other outcome than this. and we don't see it as a full stop, and we've never really seen it as a major part of what we're trying to do. but of course it's traumatic. it's awful having to see that person up on the screen again. it's... it doesn't give you the chance to...grieve. and, like you said, we're nearly a year in, and it was 11 months ago to the day that calocane murdered my son. you kn

stabbed last year, coming home from a night out at nottingham and trying to protect her friend barnaby webberry sad coincidence . we've also learned coincidence. we've also learned that the boy's mother is a science teacher at the holy family catholic school in waltham forest. they sent an email to parents yesterday saying that a teacher's son had been taken from this life. suddenly on his way to school. more details also emerging today about the condition of the two police officers still in hospital. sir mark rowley, the met police boss, saying that the man had very severe injuries to his hand, but that the female police officer had come close to losing her hand and in fact, that a surgeon had spent many, many hours basically putting her arm back together. so really serious injuries. but they are hopeful that they will, in time , hopeful that they will, in time, make a good recovery. a very heavy police presence here still. and really, you know, i was speaking to a man quite a lot of flowers now being brought some very moving tributes and one of them written on the card simply saying fly hig