hywel griffith reports from bridgend. year old was a happy, friendly little boy. neighbours say he was always smiling. he used to visit ian and jasmine's garden. they remember him being full of laughter. always a smile on his face, laughing, giggling. every time he walked past... just can't believe it. didn't have a bad bone in his body. just shocked, the community's shocked. everybody's shocked by the sadness of the loss of logan. itjust makes you want to hold your children so tight and not let them... not let them go. he was a five—year—old lad, you know. divers have been searching the riverbed where his body was found. the police were first called early on saturday, after reports that logan was missing. he was found here, shortly afterwards. then on sunday night, detectives announced that his death was being treated as a murder — arresting a 39—year—old man, a 30—year—old woman and a 13—year—old boy, who all remain in custody. this house, around 100 metres from the river, has become the centre of the police investigati

hywel griffith reports from bridgend.s smiling. he used to visit ian and jasmine's garden. they remember him being full of laughter. always a smile on his face, laughing, giggling. every time he walked past... just can't believe it. didn't have a bad bone in his body. just shocked, the community's shocked. everybody's shocked by the sadness of the loss of logan. itjust makes you want to hold your children so tight and not let them... not let them go. he was a five—year—old lad, you know. divers have been searching the riverbed where his body was found. the police were first called early on saturday, after reports that logan was missing. he was found here, shortly afterwards. then on sunday night, detectives announced that his death was being treated as a murder — arresting a 39—year—old man, a 30—year—old woman and a 13—year—old boy, who all remain in custody. this house, around 100 metres from the river, has become the centre of the police investigation. forensic teams have been moving in and out all day, while other off

five—year—old boy found dead in a river is named by south wales police as logan williamson from sam in bridgendidlands police officer — found guilty of two assaults on members of the public — both the victims were black. good afternoon. we start with the breaking news that the nhs covid—19 app in england and wales will be modified so that fewer contacts are required to self—isolate. the health secretary sajid javid says the changes "ensure we are striking the right balance" between reducing disruption — and protecting those at risk. business leaders have complained about the large numbers of staff who've had to self—isolate after being pinged by the app — the so—called pingdemic. naomi grimley is our health correspondent. is this likely to reduce the scale of the so—called pingdemic? it is this likely to reduce the scale of the so-called pingdemic? it will reduce the number _ of the so-called pingdemic? it will reduce the number of _ of the so-called pingdemic? it will reduce the number of people - of the so—called pingdemic? it ll reduce the number of people getting alerts and told to self—iso

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hywel griffith is at the scene in sarn near bridgend.old man. the police investigation continued all around us, divers in the rivers, forensic teams, they've extended their crime scene at the riverbank. at a nearby property we have seen forensic teams again going in and out of the house looking for evidence, clearly there is an active investigation and those three people remain in custody. what three people remain in custody. what more are they — three people remain in custody. what more are they hoping that they will be able to learn from the public? at the weekend it initially it was reported as a boy who had gone missing. reported as a boy who had gone missinu. . reported as a boy who had gone missinu. , . ., , missing. yes, the police initially said they were _ missing. yes, the police initially said they were keeping - missing. yes, the police initially said they were keeping an - missing. yes, the police initially said they were keeping an open | missing. yes, the police initially - said they were keeping an open mind as to the cau

logan mwangi — also known as logan williamson — was discovered in the river 0gmore near bridgend lastene earlier today. the boy's mother and step—father appeared in court on friday charged in connection with his death. the university of sussex is trying to incentivise students to get vaccinated against covid—19. campus authorities have introduced a raffle with the main prize being a cheque for £5,000. anyone who can prove they've been fullyjabbed or are exempt from a shot can be entered into a draw for the money. a tiny bat has been nicknamed the �*0lympic bat�* by scientists after she beat all known british records by flying more than 1200 miles across europe. the tiny female nathusius' pipistrelle bat, like the one pictured here, was discovered in a small russian village by a resident who noticed it had a ring with london zoo written on. remarkably, the bat had been ringed in 2016 near heathrow airport. unfortunately, the bat later died after an attack — but its epicjourney is of huge interest to scientists studying the creatures in the uk. now it's time for a look at the weather wi

logan mwangi — also known as logan williamson — was discovered in the river ogmore near bridgend last's mother and step—father appeared in court on friday charged in connection with his death. back now to british success at the olympics — and as we heard earlier, one of team gb's gold medals today was won byjoe choong in the men's modern penthathlon gold forjoe choong. his parents beverley and michael spoke to shaun ley about their son's success. it has been a roller—coaster. a fabulous roller—coaster. that is pentathlon. asjoseph said two days ago, after a good fence, that is only one sport down. you do well in one sport, you are on a high, but then you can see what can happen, unfortunately yesterday, suddenly you are right at the bottom. we have done this roller—coaster many times now. this one, we came through. we knew he had it in him because he had been performing so well. talk us through the different challenges joe has faced. as your wife has said, these are five different events, some of them are totally different. absolutely. lots of nerves. we knowjoseph can do it. as a fam

year—old boy have been arrested, on suspicion of murder, following the death of a five—year—old in bridgendy they're not looking for anyone else in relation to this incident. britain says it's "highly likely" iran carried out an attack on an oil tanker off the coast of oman in which two people on board died. one of the victims was british. the tanker, the mv mercer street, operated by an israeli—owned firm, was attacked on thursday. thousands of people have fled their homes in southern turkey, where wildfires continue to burn. at least six people have died and hundreds have been injured. parts of the tourist city of bodrum, including several hotels, have been evacuated. angus crawford has the latest.. clouds of smoke and flame behind them... ..the sea their only escape. locals and holiday—makers queued for boats to take them away from parts of the holiday resort of bodrum in the south—west of turkey. wildfires which started five days ago burned their way through hillsides towards the city. in less than a week, more than 100 forest fires have broken out across the country. local teams — but

investigation continues into the death of a five—year—old boy, whose body was discovered in a river in bridgendofficers were working hard to establish the full circumstances of his death. as life in the uk starts to return to something resembling normal, heavy alcohol consumption seems to be falling. a recent survey showed one in five people in newcastle and darlington have recently turned their back on booze. from there, phil connell reports. it's a region that likes to party, with many of our towns and cities known for their drinking culture. but here in the north—east it's an image that may be changing. new research shows increasing numbers of adults living here are turning their back on booze, preferring instead a life without it. people are taking more of a conscious approach about what they're actually putting into their bodies. not only will they feel better, their mental health will be better and they will look better. according to public health england, the north—east�*s most sober place is newcastle, with more than 21% of adults quitting booze completely. darlington at 18.2% is second

year—old boy have been arrested on suspicion of murder, following the death of a five—year—old boy in bridgendreatening to seize control of the main city in helmand province. the militants are now on the verge of overrunning the city of lashkar gah in the south, and there's fierce fighting in kandahar and herat in the west. our chief international correspondent, lyse doucet, reports from the capital, kabul. lashkar gah, helmand, the peace roundabout — now overrun by taliban. they say this square is theirs. gunfire. the centre of a city once patrolled for years by british troops. afghan special forces, trained by britain and other nato armies, are rushing in. this video's from the afghan ministry of defence. explosion. the battle intensifies on the ground and on social media. 35—year—old general sami sadat is the commanding officer in this southern area. he says the taliban have suffered hundreds and hundreds of losses, but his forces have lost most rural areas. it's much the same across afghanistan. now the taliban are bent on seizing the cities. this war is being raged street—to—street. on on

a man has appeared in court charged with the murder of a five—year—old boy in bridgend.ourt. the investigating officers have described this as a harrowing case. the body of logan mwangi was found in the river early on saturday morning. it triggered a major police investigation which included arrests on sunday evening, and then very late last night, charges were brought. the main charge a murder charge against 39—year—old john cole from the area where logan lived. he appeared in cardiff magistrates�* court this morning for a very brief hearing, he spoke only to confirm his name and his age, he did not say anything else, he was wearing a grey top, and the magistrates kept him in custody to appear at... i do apologise. _ custody to appear at... i do apologise, clearly - custody to appear at... i do apologise, clearly we - custody to appear at... i do apologise, clearly we have lost the connection entirely, apologies for that. sports direct founder mike ashley is to step down as head of his retail business, with his future son—in—law set to become chief executive. mike ashle

police have named a five—year—old boy found dead in the river ogmore on saturday as logan mwangi from bridgendeir 30s and a 13—year—old boy are being questioned on suspicion of murder. the police said they were "not looking for anyone else in relation to this incident". the latest research from the university of glasgow on the risks of football players developing dementia has found that those who play in defence and tend to head the ball most often are five times more likely than the general population to develop a neuro—degenerative disease. leading scientists say footballs should carry health warnings when they are sold, as our health editor hugh pym reports. how safe is heading? questions and concerns are growing. a new study funded by the football authorities in england has highlighted risks linked to head injuries. the research team was led by professor willie stewart, a brain expert interviewed in a bbc documentary by alan shearer. three recent cases of dementia... he argues that the game has to change. football has to consider can the game of football be played without head impact, with

logan mwangi — also known as logan williamson — was discovered in the river ogmore near bridgend laston friday charged in connection with his death. annette saw the area around her home burn, while the house she and her husband live in was miraculously saved. she told my colleague shaun ley how it happened. it was extremely traumatic. we cannot understand what was going on. first there was a gigantic cloud like a nagasaki bomb and then there was more smoke and then the fire started to literally come down the mountain, a massive line of fire were huge flames like 30 metres high and we werejust cannot believe it. we thought it was a joke. it started to approach and we started to feel the heat and i decided to leave by car. i went to the centre of athens and my husband wanted to stay because this house is everything we have and he stayed till 12 at night when the fire was really at the fence and the roses were burning and then he put all the dogsin were burning and then he put all the dogs in the house, close the shutters on left.— dogs in the house, close the shutters on left. these pic

the five—year—old's body was found in a river near bridgend last saturday. 0ur wales correspondent hywelrrowing case. it started in the early hours of saturday morning when they received calls about a missing child, shortly afterwards, they found five—year—old logan's body in the 0gmore river. by sunday, it had changed into a murder investigation with the arrest of three people, and today, those three appeared before magistrates in cardiff. the first of them was john magistrates in cardiff. the first of them wasjohn cole, logan's stepfather, accused of his murder, the 39—year—old only spoke to confirm his name and address. he has also been accused of perverting the course ofjustice alongside logan's mother, angharad williams and command a 13—year—old boy we cannot name because of his age. all three have been kept in custody and they will be appearing before a judge at the crown court tomorrow. this latest of element has brought shock to people in the town. all week we have seen some of logan's classmates and parents in tears, bringing teddies and flowers to the place where he was found,

stephen fairclough is in sarn near bridgend. what more can you tell us? no murder investigation. the news came last night that police had arrested a 39—year—old man, 30—year—old woman and a 13—year—old boy on suspicion of murder. we know on saturday, at 5:45am, that concern was raised that the five—year—old boy was missing. police came here, search the area and very soon, they found the boy in the river ogmore, which isjust behind those trees. the boy was taken to a nearby hospital, where it was confirmed he had died. and throughout the weekend, this area has been searched by police, who have been looking for clues as to how the boy ended up in the water. the police said they were keeping an open mind as to what had happened, and that they were also supporting the family with specially trained officers. that last night came the news that the serious crime area of south wales police had been looking at this and that arrests had come. this morning, scenes of crime officers have been searching the house, which is a short distance away, of the grass area wher

police were called out on saturday morning because of concern about a missing boy from bridgend.the headlines on bbc news... later this morning. new travel rules mean fully vaccinated travellers from the us and most of the eu are now able to enter the uk without quarantining. a man, a woman and a 13—year—old boy have been arrested on suspicion of murder — after the body of a five—year—old boy was pulled from the ogmore river in south wales. as part of the changes, international cruise ships will be able to depart from england from today — after a 16—month pause. to discuss this i'm joined by the managing director of cruise lines international association andy harmer. thank you forjoining me. when do you think things are going to get back to normal? you have been 16 months in how he tests. it back to normal? you have been 16 months in how he tests.— back to normal? you have been 16 months in how he tests. it has been uuite a months in how he tests. it has been quite a step. _ months in how he tests. it has been quite a step. but— months in how he tests. it has been quite a stop, b

logan mwangi's body was found in a river in bridgend last week after police were called to a report of 13—year—old boy. the un says it's deeply concerned about the safety of tens of thousands of civilians in the afghan city of lashkar gah — the capital of helmand province. taliban militants and government forces are waging an intense battle for control of the city. a un spokesman said there were reports of increased civilian casualties, and of homes and hospitals being destroyed. afghan and us air strikes on taliban positions continued throughout wednesday. let's get more from our south asia editor anbarasan ethirajan: the latest details on what is going on in lashkar gah. the the latest details on what is going on in lashkar gah.— on in lashkar gah. the afghan military says _ on in lashkar gah. the afghan military says they _ on in lashkar gah. the afghan military says they have - on in lashkar gah. the afghan l military says they have launched on in lashkar gah. the afghan - military says they have launched a joint operation to clear the cities of the militants in the fighting they a

a man has appeared in court charged with the murder of a five—year—old boy in bridgend.r — after the withdrawal of defending champions australia, and new zealand, over player welfare and safety concerns, related to covid. the world cup, featuring men's, women's and wheelchair events, was set to start in newcastle in october. i think it will take some time for international rugby league to recover from this. i hope that we can be a beacon of light. we've certainly prioritised player voice and choice. we took our responsibilities very seriously and we are determined to stage the biggest and best ever rugby league world cup. it's a real shame that cannot be this year, but leadership is about making tough decisions and being responsible and we've done this in the best interests of notjust the tournament but the sport of rugby league. some chemical mixtures used in farming could kill up to twice as many bees than previously thought, according to new research. scientists from the university of london found that multiple pesticides used in ready—mixed products can react to each

a man has appeared in court charged with the murder of his step—son in bridgend.ants and government forces are waging an intense battle for control of the city. a un spokesman said there were reports of increased civilian casualties, and of homes and hospitals being destroyed. afghan and us air strikes on taliban positions continued throughout yesterday. let�*s hear from our south asia editor, anbarasan ethirajan. the fighting there in lashkar gah, the capital of helmand province in southern afghanistan has been going on for more than eight or nine days and this has become a bone of convention between the two sides because the taliban, who launched the simultaneous attacks on three major cities, herat in the west, kandahar and lashkar gah in the south, they wanted to prove a point that they were in a position to even capture provincial capitals. if that had happened, that would have been a huge blow to the afghan government. but now the afghan military says now they are launching a clearing operation in lashkar gah. as you said in the introduction, there is also c

logan mwangi's body was found in a river in bridgend last week, after police were called to a reportlice investigating the online racist abuse of england players following the euro 2020 final have arrested 11 people. the uk football policing unit says it received 600 reports of offensive messages, around a third of which were judged to be criminal. our home affairs correspondent talked us through the detail. of those allegations received by police, we're talking about 207 cases where they believe an offence may have been committed, they have identified... these are offences on social media, you will remember that following the penalty shoot—out in the euro 2020 final when england sadly didn't win the match, that marcus rashford, jayden sancho and bukayo saka were abused very quickly after that incident on the pitch online. police say they have identified approximately 35 social media accounts so far and they have got requests to social media companies for the names of the people behind another 50. they have arrested 11 people so far, including a 21—year—old man and a a9—year—old woma

police were called out on saturday morning because of concern about a missing boy from bridgend.ers in england, but "unison" has said the public would expect everyone in the nhs, including those employed by private contractors, to be offered a wage increase. they've done so much during this pandemic to keep wards safe and hygienic, sanitary. transport patients, comfort them, feed them. they've done that working alongside directly—employed nhs colleagues. yet when it comes to pay, nobody wants to take responsibility. there is a real risk now they could be left further and further behind. no traces of coronavirus have been found at four major railway stations in england, or on intercity train services. that's according to a new study from kings college london, which analysed swabs taken from escalator handles, ticket machines and benches at london euston, birmingham new street, liverpool lime street and manchester piccadilly station, in both january and june this year. the ioc says it is in regular touch with a belarus athlete under police protection in tokyo, after belarusian offi