cumbria county council had identified him for adoption. i was expecting him to come home. and son together. was this during contact? that was my last contact. she would never hold leiland—james alive again. laura corkill says she repeatedly asked for leiland—james to come back home. inside, she told me she passed several parenting assessments. and one social worker, she says, told her she could get the baby's room ready for when he came back here. cumbria county council say in april 2020, they told laura the plan was for leiland—james to be adopted. and, injuly, the family courts agreed. in august 2020, social workers placed leiland—james with this woman, laura castle. he cries. she would repeatedly beat him. she filmed him in distress. stood up like that... injanuary, 2021, she murdered leiland—james. how can someone hurt an innocent child? what, just because they couldn't cope with him doesn't mean you've got to kill them. sorry. you have nothing to be sorry for. before leiland—james died, a social worker refused to tell laura which hospital he was in. it was 2a hours la

cumbria county council had identified him for adoption. yeah, i was expecting him to come home.contact? that was my last contact. she would never hold leiland—james alive again. laura corkill says she repeatedly asked for leiland—james to come back home. inside, she told me she passed several parenting assessments. and one social worker, she says, told her she could get the baby's room ready for when he came back here. cumbria county council say in april 2020, they told laura the plan was for leiland—james to be adopted. and injuly, the family courts agreed. in august 2020, social workers placed leiland—james with this woman, laura castle. he cries. she would repeatedly beat him. she filmed him in distress. stood up like that... injanuary, 2021, she murdered leiland—james. how can someone hurt an innocent child? what, just because they couldn't cope with him? doesn't mean you've got to kill them. sorry. before leiland—james died, a social worker refused to tell laura which hospital he was in. it was 2a hours later, and then they eventually told me it was liverpool alder hey hosp

cumbria county council said, at the time, the extent of his injuries were not known.ed to pick him up. they wouldn't allow me. did you say anything to him? that i loved him. he was my... my shining star. a review by cumbria county council into the decisions surrounding leiland—james' death will be published later. laura corkill was not asked to be part of it. i spent more time with leiland in death than in life. leiland—james is laid to rest close to laura's home. i loved him. millions and millions. that was aired thomas speaking to laura james. western military sources say a campaign by ukraine is gathering pace to retake the russian—controlled city of kherson. a key bridge into the city has been hit by ukrainian forces. the city was the first in the war to fall to moscow's troops. uk defence officials say kherson is now "virtually cut off from other occupied territories". 0ur diplomatic correspondent paul adams joins us from kyiv thank you forjoining us. could you explain the strategic significance of this? it explain the strategic significance of this? ., explain t

cumbria county council said — begin to describe it. e he would still be alive today. and reading this report today, there is nothing in this report that would question that assertion. :, :, , , assertion. ok. ed thomas, obviously an incredibly — assertion. ok. ed thomas, obviously an incredibly difficult, _ assertion. ok. ed thomas, obviously an incredibly difficult, distressing - an incredibly difficult, distressing case, but thank you very much for your time. british gas owner centrica has begun paying dividends to shareholders again, with the company reporting a big rise in profits for the first half of the year. it comes as uk households face increasing pressure from rising energy bills. gas prices are soaring, driven in part by russia's war in ukraine. a short time ago, i spoke to our business and economy editor, douglas fraser, who told me more about centrica. it claims to be making a loss on its retail division because of that price cap, but making very substantial profits upstream where it is drilling for oil and gas and with nu

john redman is the executive director for people at cumbria county council.ly saddened and sorry for leiland—james corkill's death at the hands of laura castle. and i share the public's shock and anger. it should not have happened and our absolute condolences to both family and all who knew leiland—james. this report today is so important. we fully accept the findings and recommendations have played a key part in contributing to it. it recommends national action and also action for us in cumbria. we have not waited to implement that and we will already be making significant changes, not least to how, strengthening the process of how we assess people going through adoption. it is already a very engaging, complex process. also in terms of how we work with the nhs, particularly about sharing information, and also what we do, what more we can do to support adoptive families if they are struggling. i can understand why people would be questioning why, why can nobody pick up on the issues? clearly, the criminal trial also evidenced that the prospective adoptive mot

cumbria county council had identified him for adoption. yeah, i was expecting him to come home. was my last contact. she would never hold leiland—james alive again. laura corkill says she repeatedly asked for leiland—james to come back home. inside, she told me she passed several parenting assessments. and one social worker, she says, told her she could get the baby's room ready for when he came back here. cumbria county council say in april 2020, they told laura the plan was for leiland—james to be adopted. and injuly, the family courts agreed. in august 2020, social workers placed leiland—james with this woman, laura castle. he cries. she would repeatedly beat him. she filmed him in distress. stood up like that... injanuary, 2021, she murdered leiland—james. how can someone hurt an innocent child? what, just because they couldn't cope with him? doesn't mean you've got to kill them. sorry. before leiland—james died, a social worker refused to tell laura which hospital he was in. it was 24 hours later, and then they eventually told me it was liverpool alder hey hospital. by the

cumbria county council said, at the time, the extent of his injuries were not known. council into the decisions surrounding leiland—james' death will be published later. laura corkill was not asked to be part of it. i spent more time with leiland in death than in life. leiland—james is laid to rest close to laura's home. i loved him. millions and millions. tv cameras will film in some criminal courts in england and wales for the first time today. we can go live now to the old bailey... we can go live now to the old baile ~ , ., we can go live now to the old bailey- - -_ we can go live now to the old baile ...~ ., bailey... when you a13 your mother videoed steve _ bailey... when you a13 your mother videoed steve assaulting _ bailey... when you a13 your mother videoed steve assaulting you, i bailey... when you a13 your mother videoed steve assaulting you, the i videoed steve assaulting you, the police were involved, and that resulted in your mother and steve separating. —— when you were 13. you also had a very difficult time at school due to your deafness and you were t

cumbria county council said, at the time, the extent of his injuries were not known. you are. good morning, this is bbc london. i'm frankie mccamley train services across the capital are getting back to normal this morning after yesterday's strike action, but commuters are being advised that some services today may face delays. around 40,000 rmt union members at network rail and 14 train companies walked out over pay, jobs and conditions. school uniforms can be the cause of stress for many parents at this time of year and a london charity is trying to reduce the cost. the swap shop in romford was previously only available to those who'd been referred to the charity. but with recent rises in the costs, the charity says even working families are struggling. the cost of living crisis is affecting everybody, notjust someone who is on benefits or someone that is on a low income. i am a single parent myself so the fact that i have this opportunity is massive. a cross—party group of mps and peers are calling on the government to speed up its monkeypox vaccination programme.