his funeral, attended by others who say their lives were also blighted by bob higgins. rd, who has also waived his right to anonymity, was another youngster subject to higgins‘ attentions. his time at southampton football club overlapped with alan shearer — highlighted here to the right of dean — although there is no suggestion alan shearer was a victim of sexual abuse. but for dean radford, higgins became a manipulative, overbearing presence. it's not until you get a bit older where you actually realise that everything he said wasjust evil, disgusting lies, so that he could get what he wanted from controlling, grooming and abusing me. in 1991 dean radford's abuse was the subject of a separate trial involving bob higgins, but the case collapsed. we coach them in the mornings, we have the cup competition in the afternoon... higgins went on to abuse other boys over a number of years. it was a huge level of trust that the families put into mister higgins, that he would not only look after them but look after their careers and a general well— being. and it is clear he abused

at the front of this parade is bob higgins.6 now and in many youth world cup he helped create has become a huge annual event. we had a conference of programme that takes place in the mornings, we have the competition in the afternoon. knowing what we know now, these pictures are chilling. that is the banner of crew alexandra coming through, with them, the prolific and predatory the prolific and predatory paedophile barry, the first coach to be convicted after allegations of sex abuse and football surfaced in 2016. in football surfaced in 2016. higgins and burnell brought the schoolboys together again a month later, driving his lads from training camp in wales to southhampton to play higgins team. by now, bob higgins was not only working directly for southhampton football club at the dell, but also using its facilities to run his own private summer school. private soccerr school. the schools that were working on the gym, gives them the facility to practise with and hopefully, that were developed for the other players. the import

bob higgins is a predaory paedophile.tuation he found himself in. he held the careers and prospects of those young men in his hands, and he exploited that in the most disgraceful way. under growing pressure, the government delays publication of theresa may's revised brexit plans amid a backlash in her own cabinet. indian prime minister narendra modi secures another five—year term after winning a landslide general election victory. the authorjudith kerr, who delighted millions of children with her bestseller the tiger who came to tea, has died aged 95.

bob higgins is a predatory paedophile. he thrived on controlling and manipulating the situation he found himself in. he held the career and prospects of those young men in his hands, and he exploited that in the most disgraceful way. his supporters are happy, but can prime minister modi unite a divided india after a landslide victory in the general election? a minister condemns as "appalling" the abuse of vulnerable patients uncovered by the bbc at a hospital in county durham. and judith kerr, the author who delighted millions of children with her bestseller the tiger who came to tea, has died. she was 95. good evening, and welcome to bbc news. the government has decided not to publish theresa may's revised brexit withdrawal bill tomorrow as planned, but instead in earlyjune. the delay comes as pressure on the prime minister to resign grows following changes to her plans for leaving the european union, which have angered many in her own party. the commons leader andrea leadsom stepped down yesterday over the new proposals.

he is credited with bringing danny wallice and ed shearin and many others, bob higgins ran selectione he spotted was 11—year—old goalkeeper les clevely we used to meet at the train station, so if we were not getting the lift, we can get on trains and get about quite easily, it was camberley, it was a physical session, and chasing your dream, but you do as much as you need to do to get there. another school boy signed by higgins was midfielder, jamie webb. i remember meeting bob higgins and going down the steps and i was really, like, i was really in awe. i can't believe that you could see the goal coming into view, it was very special memory but very mixed memory. but very mixed memory now. much of the abuse happened at the home higgins shared with his wife and son, he demanded affection from his trainees.

a former youth football coach, bob higgins, is found guilty of indecently assaulting numerous boys over more than 20 years. the indian prime minster narendra modi wins another 5—year term in a landslide victory for his nationalist party and policies. a minister condemns as ‘appalling' the abuse of vulnerable patients, uncovered by the bbc, at a hospital in county durham. and tributes tojudith kerr, the author who created one of the best—loved children's books of all time. and at 11:30, we'll be taking an in—depth look at the papers with our reviewers jack blanchard, editor of politico's london playbook and the evening standard columnist ayesha hazarika. stay with us for that. good evening. theresa may is under pressure to announce a specific date for her departure. the prime minister is preparing to meet the leader of backbench conservative mps tomorrow, amid calls for a precise timetable for her resignation. their anger has deepened in recent days, following mrs may's proposed changes to the brexit withdrawal bill. polls have now closed across the uk in the european elections, a contes

bob higgins is a predatory paedophile.thrived on controlling and manipulating the situation he found himself in. he held the career prospects of those young men in his hands, and he exploited that in the most disgraceful way. many of them haven't been able to speak about this for all of their adult lives. how did he manage to hide it for decades. processes have developed since the offences occurred. how dangerous a man is he? we have today brought a predatory paedophile to justice. these men have told us, the court and you, that they dream to have careers in football. however they reacted? have careers in football. however they reacted ? what have careers in football. however they reacted? what has it done to their lives? as you have seen, it has been a very emotional reaction to the verdicts that have been delivered today. we have to acknowledge that not everyone will have got the verdict they wanted, on the grounds that there were 45 guilty verdicts and five not guilty. but the court has listened to the evidence, they've

bob higgins is a predaory paedophile. he thrived on controlling and manipulating the situation he found himself in. he held the careers and prospects of those young men in his hands, and he exploited that in the most disgraceful way. under growing pressure, the government delays publication of theresa may's revised brexit plans amid a backlash in her own cabinet. indian prime minister narendra modi secures another five—year term after winning a landslide general election victory. the authorjudith kerr, who delighted millions of children with her bestseller the tiger who came to tea, has died aged 95. in a moment, it will be time for sportsday, but first a look at what else is coming up this evening on bbc news. beyond 100 days will have the latest from india following that victory for narendra modi in the country's general election. after 8pm, we will be speaking to the former children's laureate about the former children's laureate about the work of the children's author, judith kerr, who has died. and later on this even

jurors heard how bob higgins was highly respected while working as a coach at southampton fc and peterboroughween 1971 and 1996. from bournemouth crown court, our correspondent duncan kennedy reports. bob higgins was a youth coach who guided the lives and nurtured the dreams of generations of young footballers. but he was also a sexual manipulator who abused dozens of boys from the 19705 to the 1990s. he was head of youth development at southampton football club and brought on future england stars like matt le tissier and alan shearer, although there is no suggestion either man was abused by higgins. billy seymour, who went on to play for coventry and millwall, was one of higgins' victims. he travelled with higgins on coaching trips like this one to sweden, believing higgins could make him a football star. he waived his right to anonymity to relate the horrors he suffered by higgins. he'd come and sit down on the bed, stroking my hair, and then, he would tell me to move up and he would lay on top of the covers and his hands would be going under the covers, and touching my groin area. but bill

a former youth football coach, bob higgins, is found guilty of indecently assaulting numerous boys overns another 5—year term in a landslide victory for his nationalist party and policies. a minister condemns as ‘appalling' the abuse of vulnerable patients, uncovered by the bbc, at a hospital in county durham. and tributes tojudith kerr, the author who created one

bob higgins is a predatory paedophile.ful way. his supporters are happy, but can prime minister modi unite a divided india after a landslide victory in the general election?

a former youth football coach, bob higgins, is found guilty of indecently assaulting numerous boys, overs. indian prime minister narendra modi secures another 5—year term after winning a landslide general election victory. the authorjudith carr who delighted millions of children with her best seller the tiger who came to tea has died at the age of 95. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are editor of politico's london playbook, jack blanchard, and the columnist for the evening standard and former labour adviser, ayesha hazarika. let's have a look at tomorrow's front pages — with most of them leading on the future of theresa may. the financial times says the prime minister will set out her departure date when she meets the chair of the 1922 committee of conservative backbenchers, sir graham brady tomorrow morning. conservative mps have urged theresa may's husband philip to just tell her it's time to leave downing street. that's according to the metro. a conservative leadership contest will kick off following the state visit of presi

bob higgins was accused of molesting 23 boys, mostly southampton and peterborough youth players, betweenhe was also found not guilty of five charges. he thrived on controlling and manipulating the situation he found himself in. he held the career prospects of those young men in his hands, and he exploited that in the most disgraceful way. how dangerous a man is he? i think we brought a predatory peadophile tojustice. survivors if told us, told the court, told you they dreamed of careers in football. how did they react, what has it done to their lives? it has been as you said a very emotional reaction to the verdicts that had been delivered today. we have to acknowledge that not everyone will have got the verdict that they wanted on the grounds that there was 45 guilty verdicts and five not guilty. this is outside source live from the bbc newsroom. our lead story is: narendra modi has won a landslide victory in india's general election, securing another five—year term as prime minister. he says he's won a "historic mandate". here are some of the other stories being covered across the bbc.

in 1991, dean radford's abuse was the subject of a separate trial involving bob higgins but the case umber of years. that was a huge level of trust that families put into mr higgins that they would not only look after them but their careers and he abuse that. southampton football club told the bbc they were not aware of that abuse of trust until 1989 and that when they did find out, they immediately told the police. the football association says they have appointed an independent lawyer to investigate all the allegations involving bob higgins. after his arrest, higgins was questioned for 15 hours. have you ever engage in any behaviour that could be construed in any way shape or form has been conducted forced your sexual gratification? but he didn't say a word. nor did he say a word about this. leading a football parade in 1986 where the man at the backis parade in 1986 where the man at the back is the notorious former football coach barry byrne l, himself jailed last football coach barry byrne l, himselfjailed last year for football coach barry byrne l, himself jailed last year for 30