a spokesman forjames bulger‘s mother denise fergus called the sentence a ‘farce‘.people died today, including at least 12 children, when syrian government forces carried out airstrikes on eastern ghouta. the region, to the east of the capital damascus, is one of the last remaining areas controlled by rebels fighting president assad's forces. it's home to an estimated 400,000 people and is now at the centre of what the un calls a humanitarian emergency. medical supplies and food haven't been allowed in since late last year. 0ur correspondent quentin sommerville‘s report contains images you may find distressing. syria's war isn't ending, it's getting worse. in eastern ghouta, near damascus, they're overwhelmed. death comes daily from the skies. more than 150 civilians have been killed here this month already. the rescuers have to move fast. here, they follow the sound of a child crying. then they reach for a scrap of cloth and pull hard, and a boy is removed alive from the rubble. hundreds have been left injured in eastern ghouta and in the last week, more than a0 ch

a spokesman forjames bulger‘s mother, denise fergus, called the sentence a "farce."ible bill of up to £4 billion following britain's biggest ever equal pay claim. lawyers say women who work in the company's stores earn less than men employed in its warehouses, even though the work is comparable. up to 200,000 women could be entitled to back—pay, if the legal challenge is successful. the supermarket says all its staff are paid fairly, whatever their gender. kamal ahmed reports. who is worth more? warehouse workers, mostly men, loading and unloading lorries, or store staff, mostly women, loading shelves and dealing with customers? this is a very different type of pay dispute. not equal pay for the same job, but equal pay for differentjobs that, lawyers in this case argue, have the same value. i think the role has changed slightly over time. kim and pam have worked in tesco supermarkets for over 20 years. their rates of pay are up to £3 an hour lower than warehouse staff. we think we have equal rights. there are times where there are such discrepancies that you can't ex