you, beinash batool, where _ her father. you, beinash batool, where her— her father. _ where her stepmother. you, faisal malik. were — where her stepmother. you, faisal malik, were her uncle. sara's death was the _ malik, were her uncle. sara's death was the culmination of years of neglect, — was the culmination of years of neglect, frequent assaults and what can only— neglect, frequent assaults and what can only be described as the torture of this— can only be described as the torture of this small child. mainly, but not entirely, _ of this small child. mainly, but not entirely, at— of this small child. mainly, but not entirely, at the hands of you, urfan sharif, _ entirely, at the hands of you, urfan sharif, her— entirely, at the hands of you, urfan sharif, herfather. entirely, at the hands of you, urfan sharif, her father. the degree of cruelty— sharif, her father. the degree of cruelty involved is almost inconceivable. this happened in plain— inconceivable. this happened in plain sight, in front of the rest of the family. — plain sight, in front of the rest of the

today after a ten week trial, a jury has found urfan sharif and beinash batool, the father and stepmotherten—year—old sara sharif, guilty of her murder. faisal malik, sarah's uncle, was found guilty of causing or allowing her death. sara was a bright and lively little girl who loved singing and dancing. and on behalf of surrey police, i would like to extend my deepest condolences to her mother, olga, her siblings and all those who knew and cared for her. sarah's spirit and bravery and resilience in the face of the suffering that she endured has shone, shone through from the vast inquiries that have been undertaken in this case. judith reed from the crown prosecution service delivered this statement outside the court. it has been a painstaking operation by surrey police and the crown prosecution service to build this case and be able to prove to the jury that urfan sharif and beinash batool were both responsible for saras murder. by showing they were there in the run up to saras death, we were able to prove that both of them played their part in killing her. martine croxall is at the old b

sh batool to prove to the jury that urfan sha woking and is batool to prove to the jury that urfan sha sorry. . woking in woking and is sorry. sarah died on the 8th of august last year. her body was found two days later after police took a phone call from her father who was in pakistan by the time, where he had fled to with his wife, sara's st stepmother and uncle. faisal malik was found not guilty of murder by guilty of causing or allowing the death of a child. all three defendants had denied the charges levelled against them. urfan sharif and the stepmother both found guilty of murder today. sara sara had been filed with over 70 external injuries and more than 25 fractures, including spinal fractures which had healed and then had been rebroken. there were so many different injuries on her body that she must have been put according to a pathologist, suffering daily pay her father denied murder but he had during his evidence admitted that he hadn't intended to kill her but he had beaten her too much. he said, "i take responsibility for what happened to my daughter, i didn't do what i s

urfan sharif took the stand intending to blame beinash batool and faisal malik refused — beinash batooll malik refused to take the stand at all or— refused to take the stand at all or provide information on what — all or provide information on what happened in police interviews. all three defendants have only ever sought _ defendants have only ever sought to protect their own interests throughout this investigation and have shown no remorse — investigation and have shown no remorse for their truly dreadful behaviour. sara sharif's _ dreadful behaviour. sara sharif's def death has been one of the _ sharif's def death has been one of the most awful cases the police — of the most awful cases the police has dealt with. i would like to— police has dealt with. i would like to thank those who gave evidence _ like to thank those who gave evidence in such harrowing circumstances. i would like to thank— circumstances. i would like to thank the _ circumstances. i would like to thank the jury for their consideration of the evidence which — consideration of the evidence which has been presented thro

the faces of urfan sharif and beinash batool — guilty of sara's killing.le faisal malik was found to have caused or allowed the death of a child. an apparently happy child who loved to sing, but sara endured unimaginable cruelty, as the police made clear. the murder of a child is absolutely shocking but the horrific nature of the abuse sara suffered during her short life has made this case particularly disturbing. also on tonight's programme, we report from the syrian capital damascus, on the desire for revenge against the former regime. there's a real strong sense of excitement, expectation, anger as well. they want to see this man dead. the host of the fifa world cup 2034 will be... saudi arabia. elected unopposed, but saudi's victory is controversial because of its record on human rights and the environment. and what you're seeing now is light from 13 billion years ago. we'll explain. on bbc london... on newsnight at 10.30pm, we'll bring you fresh insight on the stories of the day, with big interviews and our regular panel of newsnighters, and of course

urfan sharif and beinash batool were found guilty of her killing. sara's uncle, faisal malik, was found to have caused or allowed the death of a child. her teacher remembers sara as a happy girl who loved to sing. she was such a cheerful little soul, and i think that's what's really heartbreaking because she was such a special little girl. also tonight... in syria, after the fall of a dictator, many want revenge for the atrocities of the assad regime. there's a real strong sense of excitement, expectation, anger as well. they want to see this man dead. the host of the fifa world cup will be... saudi arabia! good news for the kingdom, but activists say it's bad news for human rights and the environment. and the marathon swim of a humpback whale — one of the longest and most unusual migration journeys ever recorded. and coming up on bbc news: manchester city look to put their patchy form to one—side, on a crucial night of champions league action — they take onjuventus. good evening. the father and stepmother of sara sharif, the ten—year—old girl whose

yesterday her father, urfan, and stepmother, beinash batool, were found guilty of her murder.he details in helena wilkinson's report upsetting. singing. sara sharif, in her happy place, singing and playing the guitar. she was kind and caring, confident and chatty. but in august last year, she was murdered after months of brutal violence. after a trial at the old bailey, herfather, urfan sharif, and her stepmother, beinash batool, were found guilty of her murder. after sara died, they abandoned her body at the family's surrey home and fled to pakistan. it was from there where sara's father called the police. your daughter has died? i killed my daughter. it was that call which led police to the family home, where, upstairs, in a bunk bed, covered in a blanket, they found sara's body. her father had left this note. it said, "it's me, urfan sharif, who killed my daughter by beating." after a month on the run in pakistan, sara's father, stepmother and her uncle, faisal malik, returned to the uk and were arrested. they all gave no—comment interviews to police. who did that to sarah?

sara's stepmother, beinash batool, sobbed as she was also convicted of murdering sara.—year—old's uncle, faisal malik, cried as he was convicted of causing or allowing sara's death. the murder of a child is absolutely shocking, but the horrific nature of the abuse sara suffered during her short life has made this case particularly disturbing. today, justice for sara has been served. after the verdicts, sara's mother, 0lga sharif, described her daughter as a princess and said she would always be in her heart. helena wilkinson, bbc news at the old bailey. after sara's body was discovered, urfan sharif, sara s father, beinash batool, her stepmother, faisal malik, her uncle, and 5 of sara s siblings, were the subject of a police hunt across pakistan for several weeks. caroline davies and her team, spent months tracking down the man who says he gave them shelter, hiding them from the authorities. punjab�*s rural heartland, more than 6,000km away from woking, the route, the roads the sharif family took. but where and how did they stay undiscovered? we're off to meet a man who

urfan sharif was given a minimum term of 40 years, beinash batool 33 years.sing or allowing the death of a child. during the sentencing hearing, the judge described sara as suffering a �*campaign of torture' which took place in plain sight. here's our uk correspondent daniel sandford — and a warning his report contains distressing details. # i close my eyes, i open them to see...# sara sharif�*s friends and teachers will always remember herfor her love of singing and her sparky personality. but in august last year, aged just ten, she was brutally beaten to death in her own home. tortured, the judge said. sara's death was the culmination of years of neglect, frequent assaults and what can only be described as the torture of this small child. i think you're looking for us... her torturers, herfather urfan sharif and stepmother beinash batool, were arrested on a flight back from pakistan after 36 days on the run. last week, both were found guilty of murder. today, the judge sentenced them to life, with minimum terms in prison of 40 years and 33 years. sara shari

urfan sharif was given a minimum term of a0 years, beinash batool of 33 years.rs for causing or allowing the death of a child. thejudge described sara as suffering a "campaign of torture" which took place in plain sight. following the murder at the family home in surrey in august last year, the defendants fled from the uk to pakistan, sparking an international manhunt. a warning — this report by daniel sandford contains distressing details. # i close my eyes, i open them to see... # sara sharif�*s friends and teachers will always remember herfor her love of singing and her sparky personality. but in august last year, aged just ten, she was brutally beaten to death in her own home. tortured, the judge said. sara's death was the culmination of years of neglect, frequent assaults and what can only be described as the torture of this small child. i think you're looking for us... her torturers, herfather urfan sharif and stepmother beinash batool, were arrested on a flight back from pakistan after 36 days on the run. last week, both were found guilty of murder. today

sara's stepmother, beinash batool, sobbed as she was also convicted of murdering sara.causing or allowing sara's death. the murder of a child is absolutely shocking, but the horrific nature of the abuse sara suffered during her short life has made this case particularly disturbing. today, justice for sara has been served. after the verdicts, sara's mother, olga sharif, described her daughter as a princess and said she would always be in her heart. helena wilkinson, bbc news, at the old bailey. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. let's look at some other stories making news. police investigating possible crimes linked to the post office horizon it scandal are looking at "dozens" of potential suspects. hundreds of postmasters were wrongly prosecuted after the faulty horizon software showed money missing from their branch accounts. police are looking into the role of post office and fujitsu employees but say any charges won't be laid until after the final report of a separate public inquiry is published. farming leaders drove tractors through westminster

bainash batool, 33 years.otage of urfan sharif shows him just hours before he beat sara to death. she had been known to social services since before she was born, so why was she failed by the authorities? and what happens now to her five siblings left with family members in pakistan? daniel sandford and alison holt will explain. also tonight... ukrainian intelligence sources say kyiv was responsible for a bomb attack which killed a senior russian general. the killing of a general, here in moscow? that is a wake—up call and a sign that this war is very real and very close to home. the suspect in the killing of a healthcare boss in new york, luigi mangione, hasjust been charged with first degree murder. elon musk meets nigel farage at donald trump's florida resort. chris mason will tell us what it means. and... the bbc�*s sports personality of the year 2024 is... ..keely hodgkinson! cheering. ..the olympic 800 metre gold medallist is crowned this year's winner. on newsnight at 10.30pm tonight, we'll bring you fr

after a trial at the old bailey, herfather, urfan sharif, and her stepmother, beinash batool, were found abandoned her body at the family's surrey home and fled to pakistan. it was from there where sara's father called the police. your daughter has died? i killed my daughter. it was that call which led police to the family home, where, upstairs, in a bunk bed, covered in a blanket, they found sara's body. her father had left this note. it said, "it's me, urfan sharif, who killed my daughter by beating." after a month on the run in pakistan, sara's father, stepmother and her uncle, faisal malik, returned to the uk and were arrested. they all gave no—comment interviews to police. who did that to sara? no comment. do you love sara? no comment. did you care about her at all? no comment. a postmortem examination revealed that sara had around 100 injuries, including broken bones, bruising, burns and bite marks. during searches, police found this cricket bat with sara's blood on it, and this white metal pole, which sara's father hit her with as she lay dying. during the trial, urfan sharif dram

urfan sharif was given a minimum term of a0 years, beinash batool of 33 years.uncle, faisal malik, was jailed for 16 years for causing or allowing the death of a child. during the sentencing hearing, the judge described sara as suffering a "campaign of torture" which took place in plain sight. here's our uk correspondent daniel sandford, and a warning his report contains distressing details. sara sharif�*s friends and teachers will always remember her for her love of singing and her sparky personality. but in august last year, aged just ten, she was brutally beaten to death in her own home. tortured, the judge said. sara's death was the culmination of years of neglect, frequent assaults and what can only be described as the torture of this small child. her torturers, herfather urfan sharif and stepmother, beinash batool were arrested on a flight back from pakistan after 36 days on the run. last week, both were found guilty of murder. today, the judge sentenced them to life with minimum terms in prison of a0 years and 33 years. sara sharif had been known to socia

today her father urfan sharif on the left and step mother beinash batool have been found guilty of herng or allowing the death of a child. here is a bit of what police said outside court. the murder of a child is shocking, the horrific nature of the abuse sara sharif suffered in her short life has made this case particularly disturbing. today, justice has been served. ten—year—old sara has been described as caring, cheerful and a chatterbox. sings she loved singing and dancing and wanted to win the x factor. no big surprises here but fifa confirmed saudi arabia will host the the men's world cup in 2034. there was concern over a lack of clarity in the process. the decision has been criticised because of its treatment of women, treatment of lgbt people and involvement in the oil industry. here is ten seconds of layer. first female winner! she says winning the bbc three show is a dream come true and hopes to inspire other women. that's it for tonight. have a good night. hello and welcome to sportsday from the bbc sport centre with me chetan pathak. coming up on the programme: a seventh de

sara was beaten and burned by urfan sharif and beinash batool for over a period of two years before her family home in woking last year. a warning, some may find helena wilkinson's report distressing. the murder of ten—year—old sara sharif has shocked the country. behind the smiles of this little girl was a life of torture and beatings. at the weekend a vigil was held in sara's memory outside her home. people who didn't know the ten—year—old, horrified at what happened, came together to remember her. police! police discovered sara's body in a bunk bed at the family home in surrey in august last year. she had around 100 injuries. after sara died, herfamily abandoned her body. they fled to pakistan, from where the ten—year—old's father called police. your daughter has died? i killed my daughter. he also left this note by his daughter's body. it said, "it's me, urfan sharif, who killed my daughter by beating." after more than a month on the run, sara's father, stepmother and uncle faisal malik, came back to the uk and were arrested. they made no comment during police interviews. who did th

again when he reverses evidence and admitted he was responsible for his daughter's death and beinash batoolere completely impassive. the people sitting beside them in the dark, the security officers watching, listening to what the judge were saying but the three people being sentence which is staring at the slightly worn blue carpet in the old bailey. they gave no reaction at all, even when they were told you are going to prison for, in the case of urfan sharif, a minimum of 40 years. just for, in the case of urfan sharif, a minimum of 40 years.— for, in the case of urfan sharif, a minimum of 40 years. just tell us more about _ minimum of 40 years. just tell us more about what _ minimum of 40 years. just tell us more about what the _ minimum of 40 years. just tell us more about what the judge - minimum of 40 years. just tell us more about what the judge said i more about what the judge said about home—schooling. that was critical in this case. we had a statement from sara sharif�*s smother. fin this case. we had a statement from sara sharif's smother.— sara sharif's smother. on the home-scho

sara's father, urfan sharif, and step—mother, beina5h batool, were found guilty of her murder earlier in the uk, the home secretary, yvette cooper, has refused to set out a timetable to reduce the number of boats crossing the channel despite describing the figures as "far too high". it comes as the government said it had returned 13,500 failed asylum seekers to their home countries since the election in july. damian grammaticas reports. immigration enforcement, raids seeking to root out those in the uk without the right permissions. this is one arm of the government's strategy. it says deportations have gone up. and in italy this weekend, the other arm of the strategy. the home secretary shared a stage with ministers from the front—line mediterranean states, france, italy and malta. how are you? this is about building partnerships with countries either where migrant routes start or which they pass through. yvette cooper meeting her italian counterpart said it's about recognising migration is complex and can't be solved by empty slogans. there is a history of home secretaries and prime

sara's father, urfan sharif, and stepmother, beinash batool, were found guilty of her murder in 2023ng a ten—week trial. her body was found at the house. you're live with bbc news. now to syria, where a week after the dictator, bashar al—assad, was ousted by islamist rebels, other countries are starting to establish how they will deal with the new interim regime. on his first visit to damascus since mr assad fled, the un envoy for syria said he supports lifting sanctions on the country. he urged justice, not revenge — and he called for increased and immediate aid. a delegation from qatar has also been in the syrian capital, meeting the transitional government. russia — which was a close backer of assad — has evacuated much of its diplomatic staff. the main rebel group, hts, remains a proscribed terrorist organisation in the uk. but the country's foreign secretary, david lammy, says british diplomats have established contact with hts, saying officials would deal with the group "where we have to". inside the country, syrians now face the challenge of overcoming the past, and rebuilding

sara's father, urfan sharif, and stepmother, beinash batool, were found guilty of her murder in 2023 body was found at the house. you're live with bbc news. south korea's constitutional court has started its preparations for president yoon suk yeol�*s impeachment trial. justices are reviewing saturday's parliamentary vote to suspend him from office after his failed attempt to impose military rule. the court has up to 180 days to decide whether to uphold the impeachment, or reinstate mr yoon. if it's upheld, a snap election will be held within sixty days. mac president yoon is yet to appear at a questioning at the prosecutors office despite multiple requests. investigators hope to talk to him on wednesday. the role of the people power party has said he will step down, 12 member for his party broke from their party planning to vote in favour of impeachment. he said it has become impossible to carry out his duties as party chief. i'm joined now by moon chung—in who was special adviser to president moonjae—in. who is in charge in south korea and what are your thoughts on who will be able

her stepmother beinash batool was sentenced to a minimum of 33 years. time spent on remand. hip —— minus the time spent on remand. sara's uncle — faisal malik — who was convicted of causing or allowing the death of a child — has been sentenced to 16 years. it follows a 10—week trial that revealed shocking details — of a campaign of extreme violence lasting more than two years. sara's dozens of injuries included burns and fractures from beatings resulting in what the court heard was "horrific suffering". hip he said this was nothing less than a campaign of torture over several years. the school friend and teacher of sara sharif will always remember fourfor her love of sharif will always remember four for her love of singing and her sparkling personality but in august 2023, aged just ten years old, she was brutally beaten to death in her own home. herfather, urfan sharif, and stepmother were arrested in business class at an airport up after having fled to pakistan following her death and then will return to the uk to face trial. they were both found guilt

herfather urfan sharif and stepmother, beinash batool, were arrested in business class at gatwick airportey had fled to pakistan when she died, but after more than a month on the run, had flown back to the uk to face trial. they were both found guilty of murder last week. this afternoon, the judge described their mistreatment of sara as torture and gave them life sentences with minimum terms in prison of a0 years and 33 years. the degree of cruelty involved is almost inconceivable. this happened in plain sight in front of the rest of the family. judges must be careful about using the word torture. it should not be overused, but it is no exaggeration to describe the campaign of abuse against sara as torture. sara sharif had been known to surrey children's services since before she was born. she was twice in foster care before the age of three because of violence in the home, and social workers had considered taking her into care permanently. she ended up living with her mother until there were new allegations of violence by her. aged six, she returned to live with her father and stepmother

urfan sharif and beinash batool were found guilty of her killing.because she was such a special little girl. also tonight... in syria, after the fall of a dictator, many want revenge for the atrocities of the assad regime. there's a real strong sense of excitement, expectation, anger as well. they want to see this man dead. the host of the fifa world cup will be... saudi arabia!

sara�*s father, urfan sharif, and step—mother, beinash batool, were found guilty of her murder earlierre moving through the packed streets of the capital ajaccio in his popemobile. he held an open—air mass, before meeting with president emmanuel macron at the airport ahead of his departure. of course, you can stay up to date on all of the day�*s top stories on the bbc news website. that is eight for the moment, to stay with us. thanks for watching. hello there. much of the country today had a fine and largely dry one, and it was milder than it was yesterday, despite the lack of sunshine. now this mild theme is here to stay, certainly for the first half of this upcoming week, but it will be dominated by low pressure, so it will be wet and windy at times, and then all areas will be turning colder from thursday onwards, with an increasing chance of wintry showers on hills in the north. at the moment, though, we�*re in this wedge of milder air, rather cloudy skies because of a lot of moisture there. and on this boundary between the mild and colder air across northern scotland, we�*ve got a

by then three more children had been born to you, urfan sharif and beinash batool.ins were born injanuary 2016. they were premature and they suffered from autism and developmental delay. as they grew older, their behaviour became very challenging. in december 2018, you had a son together who also suffers from ill—health. another son was born injuly from ill—health. another son was born in july 2022. from ill—health. another son was born injuly 2022. this means that by summer 2022 family consisted of two adults and six children. you lived together in a small flat in west byfleet from 2017 until april 2023, and then in a three—bedroom house in halswell, woking. both holmes too small for a family of this size, especially given the twins' challenging behaviour. you work long hours as a taxi driver, urfan sharif, and you, beinash batool, spent time at home looking after the children. the only credible evidence of events from 2019 until the period immediately before sara's death come from three sources. first ever recovered what sat messages that were sent by beinash bato

you, urfan sharif and beinash batool, persuaded her she deserved the treatment meted out to her.ctim impact statement was read to the court from sara's mother. she finds it hard to understand how anybody would behave in such a way towards a small child. she has suffered greatly as a result of sara's death, which has had a damaging impact upon her mental health. she has the small consolation that sara's body was returned to her for the funeral in poland. the events in this case and in particular the fact that sara's school had raised safeguarding concerns and the fact that urfan sharif was previously on the radar of various authorities as an alleged perpetrator of domestic abuse inevitably raises questions about whether more could have been done to prevent the tragic consequences in this case. it is not my role to express an opinion on the matter and in any case i do not have sufficient information to do so. that is not the purposes of the sentencing exercise. the primary responsibility for the death of sara rests squarely with the three of you who are before me for sentencing. i

urfan sharif, beinash batool, faisal malik, stand—up.rfan sharif, for the murder of sara sharif, i sentence you to imprisonment for life. taking account of all the relevant circumstances and mitigating factors i have set out, the minimum term will be a0 years. beinash batool, for the murder of sara sharif, i sentence you to imprisonment for life. taking account of other relative circumstances and aggravating and mitigating factors i have set out, the minimum term will be 33 years, leicester time you have spent on remand. —— less the time. at the event of causing or allowing the death of sara sharif, i sentence you to imprisonment for 16 years, less the time you have saved on remand. you will serve up to two thirds of your sentence in custody. you will serve the remainder on licence. you must keep to the terms of your license and commit no further offence or you will be liable to be recalled and you may then serve the rest of your sentence in custody. you may take them down. now we have high courtjudge mr justice kavanagh telling the offe

and bannau batool. two female twins were born in january 2016. they were premature and they suffer from autism and global developmental delay. as they grew older, their behaviour became very challenging. in december 2018, you had a son together who also suffers from ill health. another son was born in july 2022. this means that by summer 2022, the family consisted of two adults and six children. you live together in a small flat in west byfleet from 2017 until april 2023, and then in a three bedroom house in horsell, woking. both homes were too small for a family of this size, especially given the twins challenging behaviour. you, earth and sharif worked long hours as a taxi driver. you spent your time at home looking after the children. the only credible evidence of events from 2019 until the period immediately before saras death comes from three sources. first, there are recovered whatsapp messages that were sent by ben batool to her sisters. second, there is evidence from the family's neighbours and from teachers, staff and parents at saras pr

her father, irfan sharif and stepmother, bannau batool, were convicted of murder, while her uncle, faisal malik, was found guilty of allowing her death. despite being known to social services since birth, the ten year old suffered unimaginable violence, including being beaten with a cricket bat and burned with a cricket bat and burned with boiling water. the convictions have sparked calls for urgent reform in child protection, with the children's commissioner warning of profound weaknesses in the system. sentencing for the trio has been set for next tuesday. well, the detective chief inspector of the case, craig emerson, said it has shocked and horrified people around the world. >> sara's young life was brought to an end as a result of the brutal abuse and unspeakable violence inflicted on her by sharif batool, which malik did nothing to prevent. >> thousands of farmers have been driving tractors to westminster today, demanding the government rethink its plans to impose an inheritance tax on farms worth over £1 million. chancellor rachel reeves insists most farmers won't be affected, but

her father, irfan sharif and stepmother, bannau batool, were convicted of her murder, while her uncle, faisal malik, was found guilty of allowing her death. despite being known to social services since birth. the ten year old suffered unimaginable violence, including being beaten with a cricket bat and burned with boiling water. the convictions have sparked calls for urgent reform in child protection, with the children's commissioner warning of profound weaknesses in the system. sentencing for the trio has been set for next tuesday. well, speaking outside court today, detective chief inspector craig emerson said the case has shocked and horrified people not just here in the uk but around the world. >> sara's young life was brought to an end as a result of the brutal abuse and unspeakable violence inflicted on her by sharif batool, which malik did nothing to prevent. >> thousands of farmers have been driving tractors through westminster today, demanding action from the government. they want them to rethink plans to impose a 20% inheritance tax on land worth over £1 million. chancellor

after a trial at the old bailey, herfather, urfan sharif, and her stepmother, beinash batool, were foundfter sara died, they abandoned her body at the family's surrey home and fled to pakistan. it was from there where sara's father called the police. your daughter has died? i killed my daughter. it was that call which led police to the family home, where, upstairs, in a bunk bed, covered in a blanket, they found sara's body. her father had left this note. it said, "it's me, urfan sharif, who killed my daughter by beating." after a month on the run in pakistan, sara's father, stepmother and her uncle, faisal malik, returned to the uk and were arrested. they all gave no—comment interviews to police. who did that to sara? no comment. do you love sara? no comment. did you care about her at all? no comment. a postmortem examination revealed that sara had around 100 injuries, including broken bones, bruising, burns and bite marks. during searches, police found this cricket bat with sara's blood on it, and this white metal pole, which sara's father hit her with as she lay dying. during the tria

yesterday, sarah's father irfan sharif and stepmother bannau batool, were found guilty of her murder. her uncle, faisal malik, who lived with them, was convicted of causing or allowing her death. the prime minister has today said that there needs to be safeguards for children, especially those being homeschooled like sarah. elsewhere, the number of hospital beds in england occupied by patients with flu has increased by 70% in a week, according to nhs england, as it warned of a tidal wave of flu hitting hospitals. nhs leaders are warning that hospitals are bracing for a so—called quad demic of disease over the winter months, with an increase in cases of flu and expected increases in covid 19. an average of 1861 patients with flu were in hospital every day last week, up from 1099 in the previous week and 3.5 times higher than the same time last yeah higher than the same time last year. health secretary wes streeting has urged people eligible for free vaccinations on the nhs to take them before it's too late. the government is today demanding immediate mandatory housing targets from coun

brought to an end as a result of the brutal abuse and unspeakable violence inflicted on her by sharif batool, which malik did nothing to prevent. >> thousands of farmers have been driving tractors to westminster today, demanding the government rethink its plans to impose an inheritance tax on farms worth over £1 million. chancellor rachel reeves insists most farmers won't be affected, but critics say the changes threaten livelihoods, heritage and food security. earlier, protesters held a minute's silence for farmers lost to stress and financial pressures. calls for a pause and consultation are now growing louder, but downing street says the policy won't change. >> this is the death of farming that's going to happen under this government, so we want to mark that. but once we get to parliament, you give them what for? we're here to make a noise. this is a war. we will win and the government will do a u—turn thatis the government will do a u—turn that is determined by all of us to push that. >> a neo—nazi extremists terror plot to intimidate migrants at a london law firm was thwarted, thanks to

brought to an end as a result of the brutal abuse and unspeakable violence inflicted on her by sharif batool, which malik did nothing to prevent. >> thousands of farmers have been driving tractors to westminster today, demanding the government rethink its plans to impose an inheritance tax on farms worth over £1 million. chancellor rachel reeves insists most farmers won't be affected, but critics say the changes threaten livelihoods, heritage and food security. earlier, protesters held a minute's silence for farmers lost to stress and financial pressures. calls for a pause and consultation are now growing louder. but downing street says the policy won't change. >> this is the death of farming that's going to happen under this government, so we want to mark that. but once we get to parliament, you give them what for? parliament, you give them what for.7 we're here to make a noise. this is a war. we will win and the government will do a u—turn thatis the government will do a u—turn that is determined by all of us to push that. >> a neo—nazi extremists terror plot to intimidate migrants at a lo

her father irfan sharif, stepmother bannau batool and uncle faisal malik were found guilty last week,with sentencing expected to be broadcast live from the old bailey later. the case has sparked outrage over failures by social services, who dropped investigations just months before sara's death. her mother has called her. taken too soon, and says sara will always be remembered as her princess. and a top russian general has been killed in a scooter bomb blast in moscow, just a day after ukraine accused him of war crimes. igor kirillov, who was in charge of russia's nuclear, biological and chemical defence forces, died alongside his assistant when the bomb exploded outside a apartment building early this morning. ukraine's security service has now reportedly confirmed it was responsible for that killing in a special operation in moscow. the remotely triggered device, packed with explosives, left the entrance of the apartments in ruins. scorch marks, shattered windows and debris have been left scattered everywhere. western nations had previously sanctioned him for deploying so—called bar

sara's stepmother, beinash batool, sobbed as she was also convicted of murdering sara.e murder of a child i is absolutely shocking, but the horrific nature of the abuse sara suffered during her short - life has made this case particularly disturbing. | today, justice for- sara has been served. after the verdicts, sara's mother, olga sharif, described her daughter as a princess and said she would always be in her heart. helena wilkinson, bbc news, at the old bailey. after sara's body was discovered, sara's father, stepmother, uncle and five of her siblings were the subject of a police hunt across pakistan for several weeks. caroline davies and her team spent months tracking down the man who says he gave them shelter, hiding them from the authorities. punjab's rural heartland, more than 6,000km away from woking, the route, the roads the sharif family took. but where and how did they stay undiscovered? we're off to meet a man who's related to urfan sharif by marriage and, through the conversations we've been having, we think he might know more about how the three adults st

sara's father urfan sharif and stepmother beinash batool have both been found guilty of murder. child. ten year old sarah sharif, always smiling, a confident, caring little girl who loved to sing and dance. but in august last year, she died after months of brutal violence. more than a day after sara had died, herfather made the call to the police. he had left sara's body alone at home in woking in surrey, and fled with his family to pakistan. police! as sara's father was still on the phone to the police — officers were already inside the house. police. sarah was found with more than 70 external injuries and more than 25 fractures. it was the view of the pathologists who gave evidence here at the old bailey that she died as a result of complications from multiple and extensive injuries. she had been found limp and in a very pearly way, as you would expect with those injuries, on the 8th of august and then the chronology of events is that on the 9th of august last year, her father, that on the 9th of august last year, herfather, his wife, the that on the 9th of august last year, h

urfan sharif was given a minimum term of a0 years, beinash batool a minimum of 33 years.cle, faisal malik, was jailed for 16 years for causing or allowing the death of a child. after months of deadlock, there are fresh signs that israel and hamas could be moving closer to a gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal. a senior palestinian official involved in indirect negotiations has told the bbc that talks are in a "decisive and final phase". the reform uk party leader nigel farage has been in florida meeting with the world's richest man elon musk, at donald trump's mar—a—lago resort. monday's hour—long meeting, which also included the party's new treasurer, nick candy, comes amid newspaper reports that the tech entrepreneur is considering a donation to reform. ukrainian intelligence sources say kyiv was responsible for the bomb attack in moscow which killed a senior russian general this morning. they claim that igor kirillov was a legitimate target, because he co—ordinated the use of chemical weapons on ukrainian forces. he was killed alongside his deputy as the two men le

over more than two years, sara was beaten and burned by urfan sharif and beinash batool, before her bodynd at the family home in woking last year. a warning — some may find helena wilkinson's report distressing. the murder of ten—year—old sara sharif has shocked the country. behind the smiles of this little girl was a life of torture and beatings. at the weekend a vigil was held in sara's memory outside her home. people who didn't know the ten—year—old, horrified at what happened, came together to remember her. police! police discovered sara's body in a bunk bed at the family home in surrey in august last year. she had around 100 injuries. after sara died, her family abandoned her body. they fled to pakistan, from where the ten—year—old's father called police. your daughter has died? i killed my daughter. he also left this note by his daughter's body. it said, "it's me, urfan sharif, who killed my daughter by beating." after more than a month on the run, sara's father, stepmother and uncle faisal malik, came back to the uk and were arrested. they made no comment during police interviews.