we know that there were lots of 999 calls made about dirk howell and his presence at the house.to do so? knowing that alfie was at risk, what were the social services doing? all those questions will be asked. i am told that safeguarding review, which has been passed during the criminal proceedings, will now continue at pace. that probably means several months, but then we might get to know some answers. covid is any backdrop to this case, much like it was in other cases where children have died that i have reported on. finally, others at coventry crown court, there are questions notjust about coventry crown court, there are questions not just about the authorities in this case, but whether or not because of covid lockdowns and social distancing, the authorities really took a back—seat. we heard in court that alfie may have simply fallen through the cracks. terrible news for his family, his grandfather paul scott sat in floods of tears at the verdict, so we are expecting a statement from him and the police later today. statement from him and the police later toda . statement from

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carla scott was found guilty of the manslaughter of alfie steele, while dirk howell was convicted ofspections in england, and their impact on staff and pupils. the schools watchdog ofsted announced some changes, but has faced criticism since the suicide of a head teacher whose primary school was being downgraded from outstanding to inadequate. in a bbc interview, sir paul mccartney has revealed that artificial intelligence has helped takejohn lennon's voice from a demo tape and put it into a track that he said will be the final beatles record. the song is yet to be released and even its name is not yet known, but the news comes five decades after the beatles break—up. our music correspondent, mark savage, reports. cheering it's 60 years since beatlemania swept the uk. john lennon and george harrison are no longer with us, but paul mccartney says the band will release a new song this year with a little help from with a little help from artificial intelligence. the song started out in the 1970s withjohn lennon sat at a piano like this in his apartment in new york singing into a tape re

the most cruel and inhumane treatment at the hands of his mother, carla scott, and her partner, dirk howellked outside his house as part of their punishment regime. when did you first come across him? about ten minutes ago. eventually the cruelty became too much. this was scott talking to detectives as paramedics tried in vain to revive alfie. she said he had fallen asleep in the bath. in reality, he probably drowned after being held forcibly underwater. howell was already on the run but was quickly caught. you're under arrest on suspicion of attempted murder. this was him during a previous encounter with officers. angry and belligerent — he was a bully. he ignored a court order preventing him staying at the house. he had posted instructions in every room for alfie to follow and if he didn't, he was punished. this is one of a number of 999 calls. it was made six months before alfie was killed. in other calls, neighbours told the operators they'd seen social workers and police officers visit the house on numerous occasions, which begs the question, could alfie have been saved? the contact th

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carla scott's partner, dirk howell, was given a life sentence for murder. the judge said the suffering inflicted on alfie was �*sadistic�*. you're live with bbc news. thousands of people came together today and nottingham city centre to come together for the victims of the attack. a silence was held for the people who were killed. another man remains in serious condition in hospital after being hit. here's what some of the family members had to say. we what some of the family members had to sa . ~ , ., ., what some of the family members had tosa. , ., to say. we just wanted to say a quick thing- — to say. we just wanted to say a quick thing. we _ to say. we just wanted to say a quick thing. we are _ to say. we just wanted to say a quick thing. we are still- to say. we just wanted to say a | quick thing. we are still dealing with what's happened. we still haven't took it all in. so we just wanted to say a few things. my dad was an avid fisherman. he loved his family. he also loved his forest. grace wasn't only just family. he also loved his forest. grace was

the most cruel and inhumane treatment at the hands of his mother, carla scott, and her partner, dirk howellgime. when did you first come across him? about ten minutes ago. eventually the cruelty became too much. this was scott talking to detectives as paramedics tried in vain to revive alfie. she said he'd fallen asleep in the bath. in reality, he probably drowned after being held forcibly underwater. howell was already on the run but was quickly caught. you're under arrest on suspicion of attempted murder. this was him during a previous encounter with officers. angry and belligerent — he was a bully. he ignored a court order preventing him staying at the house. he'd posted instructions in every room for alfie to follow and if he didn't, he was punished. police emergency. hello, it sounds like my neighbours are doing something bad to their kid in the bath, like, they're really hurting them. this is one of a number of 999 calls. it was made six months before alfie was killed. in other calls, neighbours told the operators that they'd seen social workers and police officers visit the house on

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the dirk howell was convicted of his murder. them as kind, caring with impeccable manners. a 49 year old woman is in custody after being arrested on suspicion of murder. the former us president donald trump, will appear in court today in miami, florida. mr trump faces 37 charges of mishandle classified documents and is accused of unlawfully keeping us national security material. he's the first current or former president to face criminal charges with gb news. we'll bring you more news as it happens. now it's back to . patrick a man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after three people were found dead in nottingham this morning. gb news has exclusive lviv pictures- nottingham this morning. gb news has exclusive lviv pictures of- has exclusive lviv pictures of de— has exclusive lviv pictures of ene eneeeed— has exclusive lviv pictures of the suspect being arrested. two deede— the suspect being arrested. two eeeede wee— the suspect being arrested. two people were found dead in the eweed— people were found dead in the eweed dn

carlos scott was found guilty of manslaughter and her partner, dirk howell, was convicted of the little florida, today. mr in miami, florida, today. mr trump facing 37 charges of mishandling classified documents , and he's accused of unlawful keeping us national security data. he's the first current or former president to face criminal charges . those are your criminal charges. those are your latest news headlines you are up to date on tv online dab+ radio , and on the tunein app. you're with gb news . with gb news. us thanks for that, with gb news. us- . thanks for that, polly. with gb news. us— - thanks for that, polly. well, with gb news. us— - tharjustor that, polly. well, with gb news. us— - tharjust tuning polly. well, with gb news. us— - tharjust tuning in, lly. well, with gb news. us— - tharjust tuning in, three ell, if you are just tuning in, three people— if you are just tuning in, three peewe wave— if you are just tuning in, three people have died— if you are just tuning in, three people have died in nottingham. it's absolutely— people have died in nottingham. it's absolutely