a court has heard that the former football coach barry bennell was a "predatory and determined paedophile is alleged to have subjected a number of boys to abuse on more than 100 occasions. bennell, who is now known as richard jones, denies multiple historical sex offence charges. the prosecution said that some of the abuse took place in the grounds of crewe alexandra, where bennell was coach, but also at his home. let'sjoin our sports editor dan roan, who's at liverpool crown court. yesterday, we learned that barry bennell had pleaded guilty to seven charges of sexual abuse, but he were still contesting 48 further counts relating to 11 compliments, all boys aged as young as nine between 1979 and 1991. today, this trial, expected to last eight weeks, got under way as the prosecution opened its case. exercise full former coach in the 19805, exercise full former coach in the 1980s, barry bennell worked with some of the most successful teams like alexandra. he also had linked with stoke city. but today liverpool crown court was told the 63—year—old, who now calls himself richard jones, was al

we now into the second week of this trial and today the jury heard from the victim who barry bennellthe former wales manager, gary speed, who hung himself in 2011 aged 42, was one of fourfor my himself in 2011 aged 42, was one of four for my youth team players who had gone on to commit suicide. he told the court whether they have taken their lives due to barry i don't know but it has had an impact on me and how it could impact on other people. the man went on to say he knew other former youth team players who had become destitute or suffered alcohol problems and he told the court he tried to get in touch with the family of gary speed when he read in the newspapers that they had been unable to get closure because they couldn't understand the reasons for his death. earlier today, a complainant in this case told the jury that when he played one of manchester city's junior teams, he'd been abused by barry bennell more than 100 times. he went on to say that to officials at the clu b on to say that to officials at the club including a former chair —— former player and chief scout, ken barn

a successful former coach in the 19805, a successful former coach in the 1980s, barry bennell workedouth team coach at crewe alexandra, he also had links to man city and stoke city. today, the court was told that the 63—year—old who now calls himself richard jones, was a predatory, determined and devious paedophile. for the prosecution, nicholasjohnson devious paedophile. for the prosecution, nicholas johnson qc told the jury that barry bennell, who appeared via video link because of ill health, engaged in a course of ill health, engaged in a course of conduct over many years involving systematics sexual abuse of prepubescent boys. he had pity much u nfettered prepubescent boys. he had pity much unfettered access to large and others of young lads who dreamt of life in professional football. others of young lads who dreamt of life in professionalfootball. ——. although it seemed he was a skilled and relatively successful coach, he had a much darker side. the court was told that bennell previously served two prison sentences, both here and in the us, all serious sexual offences againstj

barry bennell faces 48 charges and the trial is expected to last for eight weeks.emotional and physical support given to soldiers. advertisements on television, radio and online will try to reassure applicants that their sexuality or religion will not stand in the way of becoming a soldier. critics of the campaign say it shows the army has bowed to political correctness. here's our defence correspondent jonathan beale. it is all right to cry and show a motion in the army, a recruitment campaign very different to those of the past. part of what is called, army belonging. voiced by shoulders to say there is a motion and physical support for new recruits. _by physical support for new recruits. —— by soldiers. the adverts answer questions such as can might be gay and stilljoin the army whilst a muslim soldier explains how he can still practice his faith. all aimed at groups not seen as the traditional target audience. at groups not seen as the traditionaltarget audience. but minorities who may have been relu cta nt to minorities who may have been reluctant to sign up.

they'd all been coached by 64 —year—old barry bennell who is on trial at liverpool crown court.1979 and 1990. 0ur sports editor dan roan reports. we're now into the second week of this trial and today the jury heard from a victim who barry bennell had admitted abusing in 1998 when handed admitted abusing in 1998 when handed a nine—yearjail sentence. this man told the jury the former wales manager gary speed who hung himself in 2011 aged 42 was one of four former youth team players of barry bennell‘s who had gone on to commit suicide. the man told the court, whether they've taken their own lives due to barry soliai don't know, but all i know is how it had an impact on me and how it could impact on other people. the man went on to say that he knew other former youth team players who had become destitute or suffered alcohol problems and told the court he tried to get in touch with the family of gary speed when he read in the newspaper they had been unable to get closure because they couldn't understand the reasons for his death. earlier today a complainant in this case told the jur

the trial of the former football coach barry bennell on charges of child sexual offences has, for theeged victim. a man who claims he was sexually abused as a child has told the court that bennell had what he called a power hold over young boys who dreamt of being professional players. barry bennell, who is now known as richard jones, denies 48 charges of child sexual abuse. 0ur sports editor dan roan reports. back in the 1980s, barry bennell worked with some of the most promising young footballers in the north—west of england. youth team coach at crewe alexandra. he also had links with manchester city. but today, liverpool crown court was told the 64—year—old, who now calls himself richard jones, exploited young boys' dreams of becoming footballers in order to sexually abuse them. with bennell watching on via video link, the jury was shown footage of the first complainant's police interview. he said he first met bennell when he came to a training session as a scout for manchester city. now in his 40s, the alleged victim said he was abused up to 100 times, along with other boys, by be

he denies 48 cou nts coach barry bennell. he denies 48 counts of child sexual abuse.on the brexit bill. well let's get more now on the collapse of carillion. it has caused many projects across the country to be halted. but some had already run into trouble like one of its biggest projects, the £335 million contract to build the new royal liverpool hospital, as our correspondent judith moritz reports. brick by brick, floor by floor, the new £335 million royal liverpool hospital has been taking shape, building work ongoing. until this week. since carillion's collapse, subcontractors here have stopped work. some are owed money and have downed tools for now. meanwhile, next door at the hospital it's due to replace, there is frustration for staff, who are waiting for the new building to be ready. but until things are clearer, hospital bosses know it will be difficult to get the builders back to work. i would say the contractors, please come on site, you will get paid for the work you are doing now. we recognise there is an issue with the money you are owed by carillion, bu

barry bennell now known as richard jones faces 11 counts of sexually abusing boys between 1979 and 1990r. counts that he denies. he did admit one count of abusing this particular witness who has said that although he has no way of knowing whether it was a factor, he does know that gary speed is one of four people who have since committed suicide who did play in youth teams that barry bennell was involved with. the timing of this, and this is crucial and many viewers will be wondering why he is speaking about gary speed now. he said in his own case this court proceedings he is hoping will give some closure and he said that in the past since gary speed killed himself he has tried to contact his family about this. because he had read that one of the problem is that they had was they had no real explanation for why their son, who was widely regarded as a very successful footballer and manager and well liked, decided he had to take his own life. he thought one way of getting a message to them about this would be wrapped by offering them this closure. many thanks. parts of scotland and northe

the other main stories on bbc news at 5: at the start of his trial, former football coach barry bennell pleads guilty to seven child sex offences against boys aged between 11 and 1a. a couple who met on a muslim dating site have been found guilty of planning a terror attack in the uk. the bbc‘s china editor carrie gracie has quit over equal pay, saying she couldn't "collude" with an unfair pay structure. a new day is on the horizon. and at the golden globes, oprah winfrey led the calls for change in hollywood, following recent sexual harassment scandals. it's five o'clock. our main story: the prime minister's reshuffling her ministerial team, with a handful of announcements made so far. with the top post—holders including philip hammond, boris johnson, amber rudd and david davis keeping theirjobs, theresa may has promoted brandon lewis to conservative party chairman. she's also moved thejustice secretary david lidington into the cabinet office, to take on some of the responsibilities carried out by the former first secretary of state, damien green. from westminster, ben wright reports.

barry bennell. youth team in the north west of england. england.aid to be a man city scout. be a man city scout. his eyes at you, make you feel special. special. home of barry bennell above a video shop. shop. light went out and the abuse is said to have begun. to have begun. he was abused in the tens and tens of occasions, if not the hundreds. of occasions, if not the hundreds. barry bennell‘s home but also on one occasion at it or to butlins. occasion at it or to butlins. the issue was, nobody spoke up. issue was, nobody spoke up. to be a footballer, i want to play the city. the city. he had a big power hold over us which was pretty horrific. which was pretty horrific. the victoria derbyshire show on bbc news in november of 2016. news in november of 2016. denied any sexual activity with this alleged victim. alleged victim. 48 counts of child sex abuse, including 11 victims. including 11 victims. expected to last for around eight weeks. she had killed a man and buried him there a number of years ago. and is being held in custody. the body was disc

a man who was abused by the former football coach barry bennell has told a court that the former wales take their own lives after being coached by bennell. the 64—year—old is on trial at liverpool crown court. he denies 48 counts of sexual abuse against 11 boys between 1979 and 1990. 0ur sports editor, dan roan, is there. well, we are now into the second week of this trial, and today the jury week of this trial, and today the jury heard from a victim who barry bennell has admitted abusing back in 1998 when he was handed a nine—year jail sentence. this man told the jury jail sentence. this man told the jury that the former wales manager gary speed, who hung himself in 2011 aged 42, was one of four former youth team members of bennell‘s who had gone on to commit suicide. the man told the court, whether they have taken their lives due to barry soley, i don't know, but all i know is how it has impacted on me and how it could impact on others. the man went on to say he had known other people who had go on to become destitute or sub and alcohol problems, and he told the court that he tried t

former football coach barry bennell pleads guilty to six child sex offences as his trial gets under wayhollywood's sexual harrassment scandal dominates the golden globe awards as the stars all dress in black to show solidarity with victims. the bbc‘s china editor quits her role over gender pay after turning down a pay rise. she says she couldn't "collude" with an unfair pay structure. it's at the edge! australia thinks so, so does the umpire! and it's all over — england bow to the inevitable as they lose the final ashes test and the series 4—0. also coming up in the sport. philippe coutinho‘s £142 million move to barcelona from liverpool will be rubber stamped today, making him the the second most expensive player in the world. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. theresa may has begun the most extensive reshuffle of her cabinet team since she became prime minister. in the past few minutes, brandon lewis has been named the new conservative party chairman, replacing patrick mcloughlin. mrs may is also due to announce a successor for her close ally, damian green, who was sac

barry bennell denies 48 cou nts disagree.onald trump is making headlines this morning both home and abroad. he sat down with piers morgan where he said he would be prepared to apologise for a retweeti ng be prepared to apologise for a retweeting videos from the far right group britain first. in the interview for itv‘s good morning britain the president describes why he did it. it was done because i am a big believer in fighting radical islamic terror. this was a depiction of radical islamic terror. but they were unverified videos. at least one of them was not what it seemed. they are, but this was... i didn't do it, i didn't go out. i did a retweet. it was a big story where you are, but it was not a big story where i am. i get that. so you're telling me something like... this is airing in britain, and i want them to get to the real you. well, i'll tell you, the real me is somebody that loves britain, loves the uk, loves... i love scotland. i wish, you know... one of the biggest problems i have in winning, i won't be able to g

the other main stories on bbc news at 5: at the start of his trial, former football coach barry bennell pleads guilty to seven child sex offences against boys aged between 11 and 1a. a couple who met on a muslim dating site have been found guilty of planning a terror attack in the uk. the bbc‘s china editor carrie gracie has quit over equal pay,

barry bennell isa between 1979 and 1991.ach with crewe alexandra, he also works with a number of other clu bs a cross also works with a number of other clubs across the north—west of england including stoke city and manchester city. he will now face a trial on the outstanding a8 charges, and that trial is expected to last up and that trial is expected to last up to eight weeks. thank you very much. just to keep you updated with development at downing street, we are hearing philip hammond remains chancellor of the exchequer, downing street confirming that, no huge surprise on that, he was expected to stay in post, as indeed is boris johnson, no news on him, but we hear both men are expected in downing street in the early part of this afternoon. we will keep an eye on that, bt young is our correspondent keeping an eye at 10 downing street as well. one person has been seriously injured ina one person has been seriously injured in a fire at trump tower in new york, another is also believed to have been hurt. the fire was located

a successful former coach of the 1980s, barry bennell worked with some of the most promising young footballersalexandra, he also had links with manchester city and stoke city. this is bennell speaking to the bbc when at crewe. we do a lot of talking to them as well as showing them the skills and explaining the game to them. but there's more to it than just coming here one hour a week. we need to give them homework. but today at the start of his trial here at liverpool crown court, bennell admitted preying on young boys. appearing via video link and wearing a grey jumper, bennell, now known as richard jones, admitted six counts of indecent assault on two boys aged between 11 and 14 at the time. judge clement goldstone qc also lifted reporting restrictions on a further charge that the 63—year—old had previously pleaded guilty to, involving a third victim. bennell is pleading not guilty to 48 further charges, including 11 counts of serious sexual assault. all the charges relate to 11 complainants between 1979 and 1991. the trial is expected to last eight weeks. this all comes as the fa continues

the trial of barry bennell, the former football coach, has been told that he was a ‘predatory and determinedcess' to large numbers of boys. bennell, who's now known as richard jones, has already admitted 7 charges of indecent assault between 1979 and 1991. he's pleaded not guilty to a further 48 counts of historical child sex offences as our sports editor dan roan reports. a successful former coach in the 1980s, barry bennell worked with some of the most promising young footballers in the northwest of england. youth team coach at crewe alexandra, he also had links with manchester city and stoke city. but today, liverpool crown court was told the 63—year—old, who now calls himself richard jones, was also a predatory, determined and devious paedophile. for the prosecution, nicholas johnson qc told the jury that bennell, who appeared via video link because of ill—health, engaged in a course of conduct over many years involving systematic and persistent sexual abuse of pre or peri—pubescent boys. he had pretty much unfettered access to large numbers of young lads who dreamt of life in profession

thejury would hear evidence over this eight—week trial that concerned allegations against barry bennellad served prison sentences in both jurisdictions. they will hear that some of the abuse took place at the ground of crewe alexandra where he was a coach and on tours and that many incidents occurred at his home. while he was a skilled and relatively successful football coach though was a much darker side. thejury were football coach though was a much darker side. the jury were told that while listening to the evidence they must decide whether this is a group of men, the alleged victims, are a group of men that barry bennell says arejumping on the bandwagon group of men that barry bennell says are jumping on the bandwagon and making up false and malicious allegations for financial gain, essentially compensation, or if this isa essentially compensation, or if this is a series of serious allegations by ed davey is paedophile against a very vulnerable lads. what are we expecting today? today we expect to hear from the first witness, barry bennell is 63 years old, we should remember, and fa

barry bennell, who's now known as richard jones, denies 48 charges of child sexual abuse.some of the most promising young footballers in the north—west of england. youth team coach at crewe alexandra. he also had links with manchester city. liverpool crown court has told the 64—year—old, who now causes of richard jones, exploited young boys dreams of becoming footballers in order to sexually abuse them. with bennell watching on via video link, thejury bennell watching on via video link, the jury was shown footage of the complainants interview. he first met him when he came as a scout for manchester city. the alleged victim said he was abused up to 100 times along with other boys by bennell at his home and in a shop he owned in derbyshire village. he had up to three boys share a bed with him. the said none dare speak out for fear of jeopardising their football prospects. it was almost like an u ntold prospects. it was almost like an untold rule, he said. he had a big power hold over us. the court was shown a recording of this bbc programme from november 2016 featuring other

this is the trial of barry bennell.ed to a number of large professional clu bs, to a number of large professional clubs, including crewe alexandra and manchester city. he's facing 48 cou nts manchester city. he's facing 48 counts of historical sexual abuse which he denies. on friday the court heard from a former youth team player at crewe alexandra. he said he was 11 or 12 when he first became linked to the club. this was in the early 1980s. the jury were linked to the club. this was in the early 1980s. thejury were played linked to the club. this was in the early 1980s. the jury were played a police interview with this man. in it he talked about trips he made to the north—west of england with his family, with his dad. he said it was there his dad used to leave him and he would stay overnight at barry bennell's house. he alleges he was seriously abused. he said between 12 and 20 times. he was asked in the interview whose idea was it to stay in barry bennell's house. the alleged victim replied, the football club. by that

. hands of barry bennell. and says he was abused while on the young players were around. young playersk. appearing via video link. 5creen, denying everything, he showed no remorse ever is god. showed no remorse ever is god. what happened under cross—examination? happened under cross—examination? earlier in the day —— showed no remorse ever". remorse ever". the full story because he was too embarrassed. embarrassed. up here and tell me what i'm thinking orfeeling". thinking orfeeling". denies a total of a8 counts of abuse in this case. the trial continues today. thank you forjoining us. . add folic acid to flour now. like spina bifada. who have unplanned pregnancies. neural tube defects halved injust three years. during her pregnancy. her son, sonny, who's one, has spina bifida. and geoff webb is a nutritionist at east london university. scientific objections left to adding folic acid to flower. folic acid to flower. that is what we believe, yes. we believe? no, there are no scientific objections. objections. is getting it and some people might go above the limit. go above the limit. yo

heard that gary speed was one of four men who took their own lives after working with the coach barry bennellounts of child sexual abuse. mps have approved a bill to sever ties with the eu, paving the way for the house of lords to have their say on the brexit bill. let's go back to the top story, the official investigation ordered into carillion‘s collapse, as questions asked about whether several warning signs were ignored. 0ur correspondent has been to one company in hampshire that decided did not want to continue working with carillion. with jobs worth up to half a million a year, carillion was this company's biggest customer, but when it came to paying up they became the biggest headache. massively frustrating. it was the last thing we were talking about at night and the first thing in the morning, and that went on for weeks and months because you're waiting on such large amounts. sometimes up to £200,000. for 10 years they were doing as many as 200 jobs a year at the 0a hospital in portsmouth. in hindsight, carillion‘s reluctance to pay up finally makes sense. it was purely and simply to

the court was told that barry bennell had almost "unfettered access" to boys dreaming of success in theght's programme... the newly reshuffled cabinet meets for the first time as theresa may rings more changes among junior ranks to refresh her government. the north london shopkeeper who died after being attacked in a row over cigarette papers. north and south korea hold their first talks in over two years. and the self—propelling suitcase that follows its owner — just one of the marvels at a major tech show in las vegas. coming up on sportsday later in the hour on bbc news, another competition for manchester city —

the trial of the former football coach, barry bennell, on charges of child sexual offences has for thealleged victim. a man who claims he was sexually abused as a child has told the court that bennell had what he called a ‘power hold' over young boys who dreamt of being professional players. the defendant who's now known as richard jones denies 48 charges of child sexual abuse as our sports editor dan roan reports. back in the 1980s, barry bennell worked with some of the most promising young footballers in the north—west of england. youth team coach at crewe alexandra. he also had links with manchester city. today, liverpool crown court was told the 64—year—old, who now calls himself richard jones, exploited young boys' dreams of becoming footballers in order to sexually abuse them. with bennell watching on via video link, the jury was shown footage of the first complainant's police interview. he said he first met bennell when he came to a training session as a scout for manchester city. now in his 405, the alleged victim said he was abused up to 100 times along with other boys by benn

at the start of his trial, the former football coach barry bennell pleads guilty to seven child sex offencesgainst boys aged between 11 and 1a. also in the next hour, oprah winfrey led the calls for change in hollywood at last night's golden globes. a new day is on the horizon! attendees wore black outfits to mark the first major awards ceremony since sexual harassment scandals rocked the entertainment industry. are you suffering from aussie flu? it seems so many people are, but is it worse than usual and is it too late to get a flu jab? good evening. welcome to bbc news. the:. the prime minister has been carrying out a reshuffle of her cabinet, the major players in the cabinet are virtually unchanged with philip hammond, amber rudd, borisjohnson and david davis all remaining in post, althoutheremy hunt has a new title as secretary of state for health and social care. let's have a look at some of the appointments. we don't know yet who is to take over at education but earlier karen bradley was appointed northern ireland secretary. replacing james brokenshire who has resigned due to ill—healt

a man who was abused by the former football coach barry bennell has told a court that the former walesed, was one of four men who were coached by bennell who then went on to take their own lives. bennell, who's 64, is on trial at liverpool crown court where he denies 48 counts of sexual abuse, against 11 boys, between 1979 and 1990. 0ur sports editor, dan roan, reports. back in the 1980s, barry bennell worked with some of the most promising young footballers in the north—west of england. but today, liverpool crown court heard evidence from a victim who the defendant, now known as richard jones, had admitted sexually abusing in 1998, when he was jailed for nine years. the man told the jury that the former wales manager, gary speed, who hanged himself in 2011, aged 42, was one of four players coached by bennell in youth teams who took their own lives. he said, "whether they have taken their own lives due to barry solely, i don't know, but all i know is how it's had an impact on me, and how it could impact on other people." the victim claimed that he had wanted to contact speed's family a

a successful former coach of the 1980s, barry bennell worked with some of the most promising young footballers he also had links with manchester city and stoke city. this is bennell speaking to the bbc when at crewe. we do a lot of talking to them as well as showing them the skills and explaining the game to them. but there's more to it than just coming here one hour a week. we need to give them homework. but today at the start of his trial here at liverpool crown court, bennell admitted preying on young boys. appearing via video link and wearing a grey jumper, bennell, now known as richard jones, admitted six counts of indecent assault on two boys aged between 11 and 14 at the time. judge clement goldstone qc also lifted reporting restrictions on a further charge that the 63—year—old had previously pleaded guilty to, involving a third victim. bennell is pleading not guilty to 48 further charges, including 11 counts of serious sexual assault. all the charges relate to 11 complainants between 1979 and 1991. the trial is expected to last eight weeks. this all comes as the fa continues its year—l

former football coach barry bennell pleads guilty to seven child sets offences.ars come together at the golden globes to call time on hollywood's sexual harassment scandal. good afternoon, the business news now. british businesses are more confident about their future. this comes from the industry group, the eef. new figures show two out of five say they expect trading conditions to improve this year, both domestically and for exports. shares in baby and child retailer mothercare have slumped nearly 30% after it issued a profit warning. analysts say the retailer didn't cut prices before christmas. sales fell 7.2% during that 12 week period, and then it was forced to slash prices in the end—of—year sales and that hit the bottom line. and even on—line sales did just as badly. house prices grew much more slowly last year than in the previous year, according to the uk's largest mortgage lender. the halifax says prices rose by 2.7%, compared with a 6.5% increase in 2016. that's the smallest rise since 2012. commuters are facing up to three days of disruption as staff

the former football coach barry bennell pleads guilty to six child sex offences.zon! bbcjournalist carrie gracie speaks out about her decision to quit as china editor in protest over equal pay at the corporation. the support i've had in the last few hours over this, i think it does speak to the depth of anger for an equal and transparent pay system. staff at five train firms begin a fresh wave of strikes in disputes about the role of guards. and a disappointing end to the ashes series. england bow out to give australia a a—0 victory. hello and good afternoon. it's monday the 8th of january and welcome to bbc newsroom life. theresa may's reshuffle of her cabinet is under way. the northern ireland secretary, james brokenshire, has resigned for health reasons. the prime minister is expected to name a replacement for her close ally, damian green, who was sacked for breaching the ministerial code. let's cross over to our assistant political editor norman smith, who is outside downing street for us. the confusion over the positioning of chris grayling. in the last few m

this is someone that barry bennell has admitted one charge against.did nothing about it. he named the former chief scout there, ken barnes, who is now dead, and another man called mike grimsley who he said ran one of the youth teams. he said these two people must have known. he also said he wanted an apology from manchester city. again under cross examination he was asked about claiming compensation. he said: "if you think i am going to put myself through this, talk about being raped over 100 times?. for damages, you are wrong." as i said earlier mr bennell denies 48 counts of abuse in this case. the trial continues today. thank you very much. coming up in the next half—hour we will talk about the wild weather that's causing disruption across parts of the uk and bring you the latest. time for the latest news — here's annita. the bbc news headlines this morning. britain is to increase its contribution towards border controls in france by nearly £45 million, and commit to taking in more migrants. the deal will be announced at a summit between theresa ma

team, gary speed, was one of four men, who took their own lives, after working with the coach barry bennell. he denies 48 counts of child sexual abuse. more than one in ten nurses is leaving the nhs in england every year, and more people are now leaving the profession thanjoining it. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me arejessica elgot, political reporter with the guardian and henry zeffman, political reporter at the times. the telegraph covers an agreement between the uk and france over apologies that we are so laid, chelsea and norwich couldn't get their act together in 90 minutes! the telegraph covers an agreement between the uk and france over migrants at the border in calais, with theresa may expected to pay up to £41; million to keep police checks on the other side of the channel. with the same story, the daily mail says its ‘le stitch up‘ and also claims the offer to loan britain the bayeux tapestry is designed to sweeten the calais pay—out deal. the times quotes the government's spending watchdog saying billions of extra pound

the court was ready transcript of the police interview barry bennell even bigger the 2017 in which heependent review into the response to the manchester arena bombing. 22 people were killed when a bomb was set off after a pop concert at the venue in may. several of the bereaved families have raised concerns about the reporting of the attack. judith moritz is in manchester with the latest. what have we heard today? what we have today is a progress report which has come from the team which is reviewing the response to the manchester arena attack last may. it isa manchester arena attack last may. it is a review being chaired by the former head of the civil service bob kerslake former head of the civil service bob kersla ke and the former head of the civil service bob kerslake and the full report is due to be published by the end of march. today the team behind it have explained a little bit more about work which they are now doing which wasn‘t originally part of the terms of reference when the review was set up. in particular as you say they are going to be examining the role of the medi

barry bennell is 63 years old, a former football coach, a former youth coach with crewe alexandra.41 counts of 50 for sexual offences, 41 counts of indecent assault, 11 counts of syria sexual assault, two counts of attempted the charges relate to 12 different complainants —— serious sexual assault. they were between the ages of eight and 15 at the time of the alleged offences, which it is claimed took place between 1979 and 1991. barry bennell has pleaded not guilty to all of the charges at previous hearings where he appeared via a video link. in this case, this trial is expected to last for up to eight weeks. thank you. andy swiss reporting from outside liverpool crown court. next, moin younis is an 18—year—old from birmingham who won the daily mirror pride of britain award last novemberfor working mirror pride of britain award last november for working with his local hospice as an ambassador to support children with life limiting conditions. he does this inspirational work despite having a rare skin disorder. it causes his skin to care and blister at the slightest touch. the nhs

the court heard how barry bennell claimed he had part of his tongue removed because of a tumour and wasiew with mr bennell himself. in it the former coach said: "i got cancer and i thought ‘well, it's karma ?. if you said to me ‘lethal injection', i'd take it." in the interview, officers questioned mr bennell about allegations made by another player. mr bennell has admitted one count of indecent assault against this man. but denies other charges against him because — he said — the alleged victim "wouldn't allow it." mr bennell also told police how he had tried to kill himself after allegedly abusing boys because he was — in his words — "out of control". as i said, mr bennell denies a total of 48 charges of sexual abuse in this trial which continues later today. greg dawson, thank you for bringing us greg dawson, thank you for bringing us up to date with this trial. we spoke earlier about a study that says two out of five parents do not get to kiss their children good night because they are so overwhelmed with their workload. we asked you to get in touch with your experiences. pam has se

as you said, this is the trial of barry bennell in liverpool.ims. yesterday the court heard from an alleged victim who said he had been abused at the coach's home, on a trip to butlins and — he said — in the changing rooms at crewe alexandra football club. the man said he contacted the police in 2016 after seeing reports about mr bennell in the press. and what happened under cross examination? well, the same alleged victim was then questioned by eleanor laws qc who is representing mr bennell. she said... "i am going to suggest you have made these allegations up either for money or whatever reason." he replied... "that is ridiculous." she continued... "you essentially blame crewe alexandra and the fa for your failed career." he replied... "i blame barry for my failed life, not my football career." and the court also heard from a second witness as well? yes, that was earlier in the day. testimony from a former crewe alexandra youth footballer called martin clarke. he said he returned to crewe's training ground one day after a game to pick up his b

a court is told that former football coach barry bennell was a "predatory and determined" paedophile,ounced several initiatives to boost diversity in the organisation. one includes interviewing at least one candidate for roles in the england setup from a black and ethnic minority background.

the trial of ex—football coach barry bennell on charges of child sexual offences has heard from a formerrom training at manchester city. the former coach, who's now known as richard jones, denies 48 charges of child sexual abuse. 0ur sports correspondent, david 0rnstein, has been hearing the evidence at liverpool crown court. this is the second day of evidence against bennell who has been described by the prosecution as a predatory paedophile. the witness that spoke today, as you said, he received lifts to and from manchester city training after being scouted by bennell and he said the abuse started in bennell‘s car and happened 98% of the time that he was in the carand happened 98% of the time that he was in the car and it allegedly escalated at bennell‘s house, after watching horror movies which were said to be used as a scare tactic by boeing. he said he was abused over 100 times in his bed and 50—100 times in his living room —— by bennell. when they were alone, the abuse wasn't a serious sexual abuse, it is alleged. i will never forget the first time, i was crying in pain, ifelt it t

the prosecution is opening its case against the former football coach, barry bennell, who, it claims,tent sexual abuse against boys. the former crewe alexandra coach, now known as richard jones, is charged with 55 offences which are alleged to have happened between 1979 and 1991. our sports editor, dan roan, is at liverpool crown court. what happened in court? this is effectively the opening day of the trial and in his opening remarks, the prosecution barrister, nick johnson qc, told thejury the prosecution barrister, nick johnson qc, told the jury mr richard jones, previously known as barry purnell, appearing at liverpool crown court by video link because of ill—health, pleaded guilty to seven charges, contesting 48 others, he had engaged in what he called the course of conduct over many years involving the systematic and persistent sexual abuse of boys. he tended to repeat the way he behaved. u nfettered tended to repeat the way he behaved. unfettered access pretty much as a football coach previously to large numbers of young lads, he said, who dreamt of a life in professional footb

he said he was spotted by barry bennell playing for his school team, then taken to man city's trainingdream, i'm going to be a footballer‘, as everybody wants to at that age." and what did the court hear about bennell‘s links with manchester city itself? well, the alleged victim did talk about that. he said that bennell was treated — as he put it — as a god by everyone from security up to senior members of staff at the club. later, he said he was invited to mr bennell‘s home. and he says he was abused there as well as in mr bennell‘s car and on a trip to north wales. he told the jury: "i knew it was wrong but i also knew you had to keep barry happy." because of the abuse, he claimed he started making excuses to miss training and matches around this time and went "off the rails" as he put it. and what happened under cross examination? well, he was asked by eleanor laws qc, who is representing mr bennell, whether he had discussed any compensation for the abuse. he said, "you keep talking to me about money. i'm not here for money, i'm here for closure and justice." earlier in the day, the

and there were allegations barry bennell then contact that had player yea rs bennell then contact thatid, although using an account under a different name. he tved that the message said, "good to see you have afamily and message said, "good to see you have a family and are enjoying life. i got cancer a while back and it left me in got cancer a while back and it left meina got cancer a while back and it left me in a mess. pay back i hear you're saying, well, i understand that if you could find time, could you drop mea line you could find time, could you drop me a line saying how your life is going?" the complainant said he didn't reply to that message of the he was then asked under cross—examination about £2,000 in compensation, he was awarded after mr bennell pleaded guilty to offences in 1998. asked if he felt aggrieved about that amount, he said i have felt aggrieved for years. £2,000, it makes no difference. the court heard the same man—made a statement in 199a in which he accused mr bennell of attempted buggery. he was asked why he did not allege the more serious offence of buggery

a court is told that the football coach barry bennell was a predatory paedophile who engaged in the systemic

the jury hears from an alleged victim of barry bennell.king separate visits to germany, to try to build support for a trade deal between the uk and the eu, which includes financial services. mr hammond is speaking at an economic conference in berlin, while mr davis is visiting siemens and airbus in munich. in a joint article for the german newspaper, the frankfurter allgemeine, the two men said "as two of europe's biggest economies, it makes no sense to either germany or britain to put in place unnecessary barriers to trade in goods and services that would only damage businesses and economic growth on both sides of the channel." dr ulrish hoppe is director general of the german—british chamber of commerce here in london. it is supported by the german ministry of economics and its mission is to promote trade and investment between the uk and germany. i think they are trying to get the best dealfor britain. i think they are trying to get the best deal for britain. whether they will succeed remains to be seen, because from the point of view o

at the start of his trial, the former football coach barry bennell pleads guilty to seven child sex offences

the trial is resuming in the case of barry bennell, the former football coach who's accused of sexually denies. we can speak now to our sports news reporter, david 0rnstein, who's outside liverpool crown court. what happpened in court yesterday? victoria, yesterday marked the start of evidence against mr bennell, with the prosecution described as a predatory and devious paedophile. the testimony of the first witness was harrowing, emotional and it was played out to the court by an interview he conducted with the police. he met mr bennell, he said, when he played for a youth team in the north—west of england in the early 1980s, aged between 11 and 12, and bennell was said to be a scout from manchester city. he would a lwa ys from manchester city. he would always flashes eyes at you and make you feel like you are special will stop everybody wanted to be in football, everybody wanted to please him. this man said that he and a number of other top players were hand—picked by mr bennell to stay at his home above a video shop he owned. but it is where the alleged abuse began. he said there wer

a court is told that former football coach barry bennell was a "predatory and determined" paedophile,ngaged in systematic abuse of young boys. coming up on afternoon live, all the sport. with sarah, a lot to talk about. indeed. the football association has today announced several initiatives to boost diversity in the organisation. one includes interviewing at least one candidate for roles in the england setup from a black and ethnic minority background. more from you later, thank you very much. we also have the weather, pretty dreary here and likely in the alps. yes, loads of cloud in - uk at "

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