well, bernie ecclestone was for decades — simon. for decades the face of _ simon. well, bernie ecclestone was for decades the face of formula - simon. well, bernie ecclestone was. for decades the face of formula one, today though, a much more humbling experience appearing in the dock here at southwark crown court. the case related to a conversation he had in 2015, with tax inspectors who were looking into his affairs. he was asked whether he had used his monday to set up any trust, he said he had one, his daughterers were the beneficiaries, he was asked if he had any more at homeer abroad he said no. that was a lie. he had one in singapore with assets of 400 million. the court heard he hadn't told the truth because he wanted to bring an end to this tax investigation and he no longer wanted to pay large fees to his legal advisers but it has cost him very dear, he now has that suspended prison sentence, the judge took into account he is 92, he will be 93 in the coming days and he decided to change his plea ahead of an expected trial t

bernie ecclestone was four decades of the face of formula 1.nce, appearing in the dock at southwark crown court. this case relates to a conversation he had with tax inspectors in 2015 who are lacking inspectors in 2015 who are lacking in his affairs. he was asked if he had used any of his wealth to set up trusts. he said he had set up his daughter's but was asked, have you set up any others in the uk or elsewhere in the world? his answer was no. that was a lie. he had actually set up a trust in singapore with assets valued at around £400 million. now, we heard in court that he had not told the truth, in part because he wanted a swift end to the tax investigation, to avoid paying large legal fees to his own legal team. but, it has now cost him very dear. he has been given a suspended prison sentence. we heard separately that he has also made an agreement with hmrc to pay £650 million to settle his tax affairs for the past 18 years. now, some of that money represents a penalty for not paying the tax earlier. some of the money also represents inte

and today , bernie ecclestone pleaded today, bernie ecclestone pleaded guilty to fraud .well as the sentence he has made a payment of over £650 million in relation to his tax affairs and over £340 million of that amount is a penalty . so a very amount is a penalty. so a very significant amount . so all i can significant amount. so all i can say here is obviously for general tax payers , if you're general tax payers, if you're worried about your tax affairs, please come to hmrc, make full declarations and we can get vital money for public services advice there from the taxman. >> but theo , let's reflect no >> but theo, let's reflect no reaction as i understand it yet from bernie ecclestone. of course, he was normally quite garrulous . garrulous. >> yeah, we had asked just before it came out, >> yeah, we had asked just before it came out , are >> yeah, we had asked just before it came out, are you going to give a statement and he didn't do that. in the end, as we've seen in previous hearings, he comes out and goes into his car. he comes out and goes into his can he he come

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the trial was due to start in roughly one month so obviously that won�*t go ahead now, bernie ecclestone and wales today, producing cloud, and also some patchy light rain and drizzle. a lot of this will ease through the day. to the north, a lot of dry weather, a fair bit of sunshine, but blustery showers coming in across the north and west, with the winds strengthening here later, and later too, we will see some heavier rain coming into the south—west. these are our temperatures, 10—17 north to south. potentially 20 in the channel islands. through the rest of the afternoon and into the evening and overnight we have this heavy rain crossing england and wales, with strengthening winds. at the same time, a weak weather front crossing scotland and northern ireland will introduce more cloud and patchy rain, so not as cold a start to the day as this morning. still mild in the south. as we head through the day tomorrow, what you will find is this weather front is pushing further north. this one is heading further south and eventually the two will meet. and we are looking at a pretty wet day. we

bernie ecclestone has terrorism. bernie ecclestone has pleaded guilty to fraud .tains some flashing images. the ex—formula one boss will pay £652 million to the tax authority. he appeared at london's southwark crown court this morning after failing to declare more than £400 million of overseas assets to the government. the billionaire turns 93 later this month . he turns 93 later this month. he had been due to face trial in november after he'd previously denied the charge . an mp for the denied the charge. an mp for the scottish national party has defected to the tories amid reports of a toxic and bullying culture in the party's westminster group . lisa westminster group. lisa cameron's dramatic and unprecedented defection comes as she was facing a selection battle to be the candidate for a seat in the west of scotland. she says she's a victim of group bullying at westminster and has suffered panic attacks as a result. prime minister rishi sunak says he's delighted ms cameron has joined the scottish conservatives . the russian conservatives. the russian president

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bernie ecclestone has been given a suspended sentence after being convicted of fraud.he told the judge he pleaded guilty. he has agreed in a civil statement to repay almost £653 million and was sentenced to 70 months and wasn't suspended for two years. the billionaire had originally been due to stand trial next month. —— 17 months. one horse died in the grand national this year which was delayed after a protest from animal rights activist. are these measures a direct reaction to this process? == direct reaction to this process? -- protests? — direct reaction to this process? » protests? they do not believe fundamentally horses should never be used for sport so if the grand national were reduced to one number that would still be too many for them. the jockey that would still be too many for them. thejockey club says there is always an abolition of reforms in the grand national and this is part of it. there are several opportunities but reducing the field by 15% would be an eye—catching measure and they insist this is not a kneejerk reaction. irate measure and they insis

the former formula one boss bernie ecclestone has been given a suspended prison sentence for fraud.pleaded guilty and admitted failing to declare over 400 million pounds held in a trust in singapore to the u.k. government in july 2015. he received a sentence of 17 months suspended for two years. you ke connie -- the u.k. economy grew. the national statistics say there is strong growth in service has, which was partially offset by falls in manufacturing and construction. in contrast, some sectors fared poorly, says just arts, entertain -- such as arts, entertainment. you're alive with bbc news. there are around 150 people thought to have been taken hostage by hamas. we received more information from the israeli defense force on where they are being held. they believe they have been dispersed among tunnels under gaza in locations not known to be used by hamas prior to the conflict. it is not just an israeli hostage crisis. there were 23 national -- nationalities among those killed. 27 americans were killed, 14 still unaccounted for. it is believed some will be among the hostages. 18 f

let's look at some other stories making news former formula one boss bernie ecclestone has been givend. the 92—year—old billionaire pleaded guilty at southwark crown court. he admitted failing to declare more than 400 million pounds held in a trust in singapore to the uk government injuly 2015. he received a sentence of 17 months suspended for two years. the south african revenue services say they have uncovered a coal smuggling syndicate that has played a major role in exacerbating the country's energy crisis. authorities led what was described as a search and seizure operation across five provinces where the smugglers are active. the issue of coal theft has reportedly been ongoing for several years. china's birth rate has hit a new record low — just over nine and a half million births were registered — falling 10% last year. the government has been trying encourage people to have children fearing a demographic time bomb created by the controversial ——fearing a demographic time bomb. you're live with bbc news. 21,000 people in gaza used to cross into israel to work to earn more. now,

around the the former boss of formula i racing, bernie ecclestone, has pleaded guilty to fraud.a trust in singapore. ecclestone has agreed to repay hundreds of millions of dollars to british authorities. he was sentenced to 17 months in prison, which has been suspended for two years. you're live with bbc news. the un says more than 423,000 residents in gaza have been forced to leave their homes. the densely populated territory has suffered heavy damage, and civilians deaths and injuries continue to mount, though israel says it is only targeting buildings used by hamas fighters. these are pictures that were coming to us in the last few hours. and we can also show you live pictures of gaza city now. it's a bit after 5am, and we have seen some flashes in the last few minutes. 0ur bbc arabicjournalist, adnan elbursh, and his team have been reporting on the over—worked hospitals in their own community in gaza. his report contains upsetting scenes. translation: my name is adnan elbursh, a reporter for bbc arabic and a resident of gaza. here in shifa hospital, bodies lay everywhere. th

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the former boss of formula 1 racing, bernie ecclestone, has pleaded guilty to fraud.500 million that he held in a trust in singapore. ecclestone has agreed to repay hundreds of millions of dollars to british authorities. he was sentenced to 17 months in prison, which has been suspended for two years. you're live with bbc news. the israeli army says it has hit gaza with around 6000 bombs since saturday. further blasts have been heard overnight in gaza as israeli forces aim to eradicate the hamas militant group in the wake of saturday's attacks. these are live pictures of gaza city now. with plumes of smoke rising up from the air strikes. according to palestinian officials, more than 11100 people have been killed in gaza since israel launched retaliatory air strikes. the bombardment comes amid a total blockade. israel says it won't lift the restrictions unless hamas frees all hostages. the bbc has rare insight into what's happening in gaza because we have a handful of journalists inside the territory. one of them is adnan elbursh, a bbc arabicjournalist. while reporting

the former boss of formula one racing, bernie ecclestone, has pleaded guilty to fraud.million that he held in a trust in singapore. ecclestone has agreed to repay hundreds of millions of dollars to british authorities. he was sentenced to 17 months in prison, which has been suspended for two years. you're live with bbc news. the un says more than 423,000 residents in gaza have been forced to leave their homes. the densely—populated territory has suffered heavy damage, and civilians deaths and injuries continue to mount, though israel says it is only targeting buildings used by hamas fighters. we're hearing reports that there has been sporadic bombing through the night. these are pictures that were coming to us in the last hour or so. and we can also show you live pictures of gaza city now. it's four in the morning there. bushra khalidi is palestinian policy lead at the charity 0xfam. she's from gaza, and currently lives in the west bank. she told the bbc about the reports she is receiving from herfamily members back home. it has been devastating. the messages do not sto

former formula one boss bernie ecclestone has been given a suspended prison sentence forfraud.at southwark crown court. he admitted failing to declare more than £400 million held in a trust in singapore to the uk government injuly 2015. he received a sentence of 17 months, suspended for two years. the uk economy grew by 0.2% in august, according to the latest figures. the office for national statistics says there was strong growth in services which was partially offset by falls in manufacturing and construction. in contrast, some sectors fared poorly such as arts, entertainment and recreation. you're live with bbc news. let's show you the scene live right now in gaza where israeli retaliatory bombardments have continued. you can see some of the destruction and the few hours ago we had an update on the death toll from the agencies in gaza. this is from the agencies in gaza. this is from the health ministry, saying that 447 children and 248 women are among 1400 killed in israeli strikes since the retaliatory action began following those horrific attacks by hamas militants on satu

former formula i boss bernie ecclestone has been given a suspended prison sentence forfraud.thwark crown court. he admitted failing to declare more than £400 million held in a trust in singapore to the uk government injuly 2015. he received a sentence of 17 months suspended for two years. the uk economy grew by 0.2% in august, according to the latest figures. the office for national statistics says there was strong growth in services which was partially offset by falls in manufacturing and construction. in contrast, some sectors fared poorly, such as arts, entertainment and recreation. you're live with bbc news. around 150 people are thought to have been taken hostage by hamas. last night we received a bit more information from the israeli defence force on where they are being held. they believe they have been dispersed among tunnels under gaza in locations that were not known to be used by hamas, prior to this conflict. but remember this is notjust an israeli hostage crisis. there were 23 nationalities among those killed on saturday. the us say 27 americans were killed, ia s

former f1 boss bernie ecclestone has been given a suspended 17—month prison sentence after pleading guiltyto repay almost £653 million to hmrc. ronnie o'sullivan is through to the quarterfinals at the wuhan open after beating china's yuan sijun 5—1. there were also wins forjudd trump and mark allen. frankie dettori has put his retirement on hold. this was supposed to be his farewell season, but the 52—year—old, who's ridden more than 3,300 winners, says he will now continue his career in america after racing at ascot later this month on british champions day. changes are being made to next year's grand national to try and make it safer for horses and jockeys. one of the measures will see the aintree field cut from 40 runners to a maximum of 34. here's our sports correspondentjoe wilson. when horses come to aintree for the grand national to workplace attention, so this year because my protest gained extensive publicity. these campaigners believe that horses should not be used for sport. entry is changing the grand national, reducing the size of the filter 34, national, reducing the size of

. >> freddie, let's have a look at bernie ecclestone . pulled a fast bernie ecclestone. mean, 92 year old bernie ecclestone , a bernie ecclestone, a billionaire, is has not been entirely straight about his taxes. surprise, surprise . and taxes. surprise, surprise. and he has had to pay 600 million, 650,000,400 pleaded guilty to a fraud of about 400 million. this was to do with some money that he did not declare that he was holding in singapore. he did not declare that he was holding in singapore . and he holding in singapore. and he settled . in court 650 million. settled. in court 650 million. he said he's accepted . he's he said he's accepted. he's pleaded guilty to fraud. so he's accepted that he's committed fraud. so he's now a fraud. >> why would you commit fraud when you've got that much money? >> maybe that's how you make that much money. >> maybe that's how you make tha yes1ch money. >> maybe that's how you make tha yes ,:h money. >> maybe that's how you make tha yes , maybe. y. >> yes, maybe. >> yes, maybe. >> i suspect he's, you know, and well, he is that it's

former formula 1 boss bernie ecclestone has been given a suspended prison sentence forfraud.r two years. it's two weeks since this sycamore in northumberland was felled in what police have called a deliberate act of vandalism. today, a crane was brought in to remove it from hadrian's wall. it's being taken to a safe place until a decision has been made about what to do with it. you're live with bbc news. i said last night on this programme, that from an american perspective, this is probably the most serious hostage crisis since the us embassy siege in tehran in 1979. the white house updated the figures tonight — 27 american were killed, 1a are still missing. it's a fair bet many of those are in gaza. there's 18 french citizens unnacounted for, including several children, 17 british nationals killed or abducted. among them, the elderly parents of sharone lifschitz. and i think you willjudge for yourself by the clip i am about to play you, she is already showing the strain of this. her parets were taken from nir oz, a kibbutz about 400 meters from the border with gaza. she spo

former formula one boss bernie ecclestone has been given a suspended prison sentence forfraud.admitted failing to declare more than 400 million pounds held in a trust in singapore to the uk government injuly 2015. he received a sentence of 17 months suspended for two years. you're live with bbc news. bbc verify has been taking a look about what we know about the damaging guys so far. we about what we know about the damaging guys so far. we have seen israeli air strikes _ damaging guys so far. we have seen israeli air strikes continue _ damaging guys so far. we have seen israeli air strikes continue on - damaging guys so far. we have seen israeli air strikes continue on gaza i israeli air strikes continue on gaza with force. now, this is one of those locations. this is the aftermath. residents sifting through the rubble with their bare hands searching for survivors and bodies. this isjust on the co—chair of the gaza strip and its the third largest refugee camp in the palestinian territories according to the un. and remember, gazais according to the un. and remember, gaza is one

so therefore they're not actually they're not. >> i hear you about bernie ecclestone . yeah. and that was last week my mother. >> would that was last week. mother would say that the billionaires are billionaires for a reason, and they're probably pretty because they probably. >> but but because their dads were millionaires . that's why were millionaires. that's why they're billionaires . they're billionaires. >> lisa, i share your sadness that live in unequal that we live in an unequal world. it's dreadful world. i think it's dreadful that people driving that there are people driving around that be around in cars that would be a gold to. yeah, that you could buy five houses, but how does it benefit britain ? how does it benefit britain? how does it benefit britain? how does it benefit my viewers and listeners if these people are living if these rich people are living in instead ? in france instead? >> well i'll tell you, >> well well, i'll tell you, i'll tell you what. let's start to think about what's happened in live in in london. people who live in london happened to londo

delighted ms cameron had joined the conservatives and the scottish conservatives and finally bernie ecclestone has been handed a 17 month suspended sentence after pleading guilty to fraud. today, the formula one boss will also have to pay £652 million to hmrc. he appeared at london's southwark crown court this morning after failing to declare more than £400 million of overseas assets to the government. the billionaire turns 93 later this month. he had been due to face trial in november after he'd previously denied the charge here. here with gp news across the uk on tv in your car on digital radio and on your smart speaker by saying play on your smart speaker by saying play gb news. this is britain's news channel . news channel. >> good evening. well the british government have not taken long to get involved. we're sending two royal navy vessels . there'll be royal vessels. there'll be royal marines on board and perhaps even more significantly, we'll be setting a couple of be spending setting a couple of spy be spending setting a couple of spy which will be flying spy planes, which will be flyi

delighted ms cameron had joined the conservatives and the scottish conservatives and finally bernie ecclestone has been handed a 17 month suspended sentence after pleading guilty to fraud. today, the formula one boss will also have to pay £652 million to hmrc. he appeared at london's southwark crown court this morning after failing to declare more than £400 million of overseas assets to the government. the billionaire turns 93 later this month. he had been due to face trial in november after he'd previously denied the charge here. here with gp news across the uk on tv in your car on digital radio and on your smart speaker by saying play on your smart speaker by saying play gb news. this is britain's news channel . news channel. >> good evening. well the british government have not taken long to get involved. we're sending two royal navy vessels . there'll be royal vessels. there'll be royal marines on board and perhaps even more significantly, we'll be setting a of be spending setting a couple of spy be spending setting a couple of spy planes, which will be flying over to see how hamas over th

bernie ecclestone has been handed a 17 month suspended sentence today after pleading guilty to fraud after pleading guilty to fraud. and the ex—formula one boss will also have to pay £652 million to the hmrc . he appeared at the hmrc. he appeared at london's southwark crown court this morning after failing to declare for more than £400 million of overseas assets to the british government. the billionaire turns 93 later this month. he had been due to face trial in november after he'd previously denied the charge . previously denied the charge. and lastly, an mp for the scottish national party has defected to the tories today amid reports of a toxic and bullying culture in the party's westminster group. lisa cameron's defection comes as she was facing a selection battle to be the candidate for a seat in the west of scotland. she says she's been the victim of group bullying at westminster and has even suffered panic attacks as a result. well, the prime minister, rishi sunak, said today he's delighted ms cameron has joined the scottish conservatives as that's the news. this is gb news ac

minister, rishi sunak, says he's delighted ms cameron has joined the scottish conservatives and bernie ecclestoneeen handed a 17 month suspension sentence after pleading guilty to fraud . today, the ex—formula to fraud. today, the ex—formula one boss will also have to pay £652 million to hmrc. he appeared at london's southwark crown court this morning after failing to declare more than £400 million of overseas assets to the government. the billionaire turns 93 later this month . he had been due to face month. he had been due to face trial in november after he'd previously denied the charge with gb news across the uk on tv in your car, on digital radio and on your smart speaker by saying play gb news. this is britain's news channel . britain's news channel. >> 39 years ago to this day, the 12th of october 1984, the ira bombed the grand brighton hotel dunng bombed the grand brighton hotel during the conservative party conference, prime minister margaret thatcher and members of the cabinet had been staying at the cabinet had been staying at the hotel for the conference. five died in the five people

well, the news here at home, bernie ecclestone has been handed a 17 month suspended sentence after pleadinguilty to tax fraud. the ex—formula one boss will also have to pay £652 million to hmrc. he appeared at london's southwark crown court this morning after failing to declare more than £400 million of overseas assets to the government. he had been due to face trial in november after he'd previously denied the charge . and eight new coins charge. and eight new coins inspired by the king's passion for conservation and the natural world have been unveiled by the royal mint. the new designs, which will feature on coins ranging from the penny to the £2 coin, will soon start to appear in our change across the uk, the designs are also inspired by flora and fauna celebrating creatures such as the red squirrel, the hazel dormouse and the common garden bee with gb news across the uk on tv in your car, on digital radio and on your smart speaker by saying play gb news. this is britain's news channel . news channel. >> hello and welcome to headlines. i'm nik dixon, taking you through tomorrow's top st

. >> bernie ecclestone i thought was funny opening his formula one layout and rod stewart had been thereerted castle and, you know , to go in there and see you know, to go in there and see a model railway is quite amazing i >> how did the series come about then, pete? how did you how did you decide to do it when over the producers yeah, exactly . the producers yeah, exactly. >> well, i about three years ago i started a with the dean of chester , a very big model chester, a very big model railway, which is in the cathedral every summer for seven weeks. but youngsters, while they're on holiday and it's taken on such an amazing i mean, this year we had about 65,000 visitors. so i was fascinated that people are so interested in in modelling that went to channel 4 and said, look , you channel 4 and said, look, you know, there's all these famous people . i know, there's all these famous people. i mean, know, there's all these famous people . i mean, even herr and people. i mean, even herr and goenng people. i mean, even herr and goering had a at a model railway for god's sake, you know, so, yo