and we just heard cardinal pell has been sentenced by the chiefjudge, peter kidd, live earlierfrom therlier from the melbourne county court. let's get more on this from our correspondent in australia, phil mercer, whojoins us from sydney. so what has been the sentence for cardinal george pell on the various charges? well, george pell was convicted in december of five offences, and as we have just heard from the chiefjudge, judge peter kidd, he has handed down a range of sentences for those offences. and in total, george pell has been sentenced to six years in prison. george pell, six year prison sentence handed down by thejudge in melbourne. and as we have just heard, the cardinal will serve a non— parole period of three years and eight months. so that means he will spend the best part of four yea rs will spend the best part of four years behind bars. and we had previously the judge telling george pell that he had displayed a callous indifference to his victims, and that he had behaved with breathtaking arrogance. and it was a fairly damning summing up of the case by thejudge. it fairl

in his summing up, chiefjudge peter kidd told the 77—year—old he "may not live to be released from prisonealth issues. the case has rocked the catholic church where, as vatican treasurer, george pell was one of its highest—ranked officials. 0ur correspondent hywel griffith is at the court in melbourne. it is hard to overstate the reverence in which george pell used to be held here in australia. he was the highest ranking catholic in the country and became one of the highest ranking catholics in the world but now his fall from grace is complete and he is due to be taken to prison to commence a six—year prison term. the offences relate to his time here as archbishop of melbourne when after one of his first masses in charge he came across two choirboys in the back of the cathedral, inflicting sexual abuse upon them, described in some detail in the court. the cardinal did not flinch as descriptions were given and nor did he respond as the six—year sentence was handed down. the chiefjustice said he was not judging the catholic church but he was reflecting the gravity of the offence and the imp

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in his summing up chiefjudge peter kidd told the 77—year—old he "may not live to be released from prisonuse of his age and health issues. the boeing 737 max is temporarily banned from european airspace, and many other countries, after two fatal accidents in five months. the us federal aviation authority has said it will not suspend the aircraft. you are up—to—date with the headlines. now on bbc news its hardtalk with stephen sackur. welcome to hardtalk. writers of contemporary fiction have a complex relationship with their own societies. they are both insider and observer. my guest today is a prize—winning israeli novelist who brings a trained psychologist‘s i to compelling stories set in her home country. hers is a world of moral ambiguity where truth, memory, right and wrong are not necessarily what they seem. it is her work telling us something important about the israeli psyche? welcome to hardtalk. hello. you're a trained clinical psychologist, you are also a novelist, which matters most? i feel very passionate about both of them. i think they are both driven, originated from the sa