the courts — front of you, faisal malik. the courts of— front of you, faisal malik.ness to — courts of the old bailey have been witness to many accounts of awful crimes, _ witness to many accounts of awful crimes, but — witness to many accounts of awful crimes, but she —— if you can have been _ crimes, but she —— if you can have been more — crimes, but she —— if you can have been more terrible than the account of the _ been more terrible than the account of the despicable treatment of this poor child — of the despicable treatment of this poor child that the jury in this case — poor child that the jury in this case have _ poor child that the jury in this case have had to endure. judges must case have had to endure. ju

here is our economics editor faisal islam.— editor faisal islam.r faisal islam. if you were expecting a - editor faisal islam. if you were expecting a rate - editor faisal islam. if you - were expecting a rate change today and they have been held at 4.75% but under the hood of that decision there is some interesting dynamics. remember yesterday the us federal reserve's central bank did cut rates but signalled clearly there would be fewer rate cuts over 2025 command that affected markets. markets have been betting that there will be fewer rate cuts from the bank of england, to over the next year so the detail of the considerations of the 9—member lack of england committee came to when deciding to hold are quite interesting and the surprise was that three members of the 9—member committee decided that they thought it would be the right time to cut interest rates, including the deputy governor of the bank of england david ramsden. so that's a rather interesting development. and it comes because the bank has forecast just a month after its full round o

faisal islam joins us to discuss _ faisal islam joins us to discuss this.is. how are you seeing this? how is this going down? — seeing this? how is this going down? ., ., , seeing this? how is this going down? ., .,, , , down? someone has suggested this is the uk _ down? someone has suggested this is the uk saying _ down? someone has suggested this is the uk saying we - down? someone has suggested this is the uk saying we want i this is the uk saying we want all of the good bits and none of the bad bits. how has it been received?— of the bad bits. how has it been received? the first thing is lots of warm _ been received? the first thing is lots of warm words - been received? the first thing is lots of warm words about . been received? the first thing is lots of warm words about a | is lots of warm words about a close at relationship. the baseline for this is the fact that the newish labour government in the uk news that the deal inherited from the conservative government was too hard a brexit, to clean a break, and the uk economy, which has suffered from sl

malik— sharif, british petrol and faisal malik played a part in her death. malik played a part in her death. urfan sharif took the stand intending to blame beinash batool and faisal malik refused — beinash batool and faisal malik refused to take the stand at all or— refused to take the stand at all or provide information on what — all or provide information on what happened in police interviews. all three defendants have only ever sought _ defendants have only ever sought to protect their own interests throughout this investigation and have shown no remorse — investigation and have shown no remorse for their truly dreadful behaviour. sara sharif's _ dreadful behaviour. sara sharif's def death has been one of the _ sharif's def death has been one of the most awful cases the police — of the most awful cases the police has dealt with. i would like to— police has dealt with. i would like to thank those who gave evidence _ like to thank those who gave evidence in such harrowing circumstances. i would like to thank— circumstances. i would like to thank the _ circu

good knowledge, faisal. i remember going up to my editor on channel 4 news and going, this is big, this is really big. and did they bite? it was the year i met larry page, and he said, he told me that he doesn't read newspapers. and i reported back to my boss and said, there might be an issue here, these tech guys are not really into... well, we'll see which one wins out... i bring this up not because we are having a christmas quiz, it's because newscast, this podcast, has entered 2005 this week, because you can watch episodes of the podcast every weekday on youtube. nothing like keeping up with the times! exactly. newscast isn't that old, and neither are you. iam old. i was on a programme called john craven�*s newsround. so, if you would like to watch, as well as listen to us, you can go to the bbc news youtube account and click on the tab called podcast. if you click on that, everyday you will get newscast. when was the qr code invented? that's harder. if you want to scan the qr code on your screen, that w

faisal malik, sara's uncle, was found guilty of causing or allowing her death.ight and lively little girl who loved singing and dancing and on behalf of surrey police, i would like to extend my deepest condolences to her mother, olga, hersiblings and all those who knew and cared for her. sara's spirit and bravery and resilience in the face of the suffering that she endured has shone through from the vast faisal malik, sara's uncle, was found guilty of causing or allowing her death. sara was a bright and lively little girl who loved singing and dancing and on behalf of surrey police, i would like to extend my deepest condolences to her mother, olga, hersiblings and all those who knew and cared for her. sara's spirit and bravery and resilience in the face of the suffering that she endured has shone through from the vast inquiries that have been undertaken in this case. judith reed from the crown prosecution service delivered this statement outside the court. it has been a painstaking operation by surrey police and the crown prosecution service to build this case a

faisal malik, sarah's uncle, was found guilty of causing or allowing her death.s a bright and lively little girl who loved singing and dancing. and on behalf of surrey police, i would like to extend my deepest condolences to her mother, olga, her siblings and all those who knew and cared for her. sarah's spirit and bravery and resilience in the face of the suffering that she endured has shone, shone through from the vast inquiries that have been undertaken in this case. judith reed from the crown prosecution service delivered this statement outside the court. it has been a painstaking operation by surrey police and the crown prosecution service to build this case and be able to prove to the jury that urfan sharif and beinash batool were both responsible for saras murder. by showing they were there in the run up to saras death, we were able to prove that both of them played their part in killing her. martine croxall is at the old bailey in central london yes, let's remind you this is the case of the ten—year—old girl who died in august of last yearin girl who died

her uncle faisal malik was found to have caused or allowed the death of a child.rently happy child who loved to sing, but sara endured unimaginable cruelty, as the police made clear. the murder of a child is absolutely shocking but the horrific nature of the abuse sara suffered during her short life has made this case particularly disturbing. also on tonight's programme, we report from the syrian capital damascus, on the desire for revenge against the former regime. there's a real strong sense of excitement, expectation, anger as well. they want to see this man dead. the host of the fifa world cup 2034 will be... saudi arabia. elected unopposed, but saudi's victory is controversial because of its record on human rights and the environment. and what you're seeing now is light from 13 billion years ago. we'll explain. on bbc london... on newsnight at 10.30pm, we'll bring you fresh insight on the stories of the day, with big interviews and our regular panel of newsnighters, and of course look at what the papers are saying about tomorrow's news. good evening. ten—year

faisal islam, thank you.are keen on closer relations is the threat of a more protectionist america under donald trump. on sunday, the president—elect gave his first major interview since winning last month's election. speaking to nbc news, he reiterated his key campaign pledges, including taxes on all imports from america's biggest trading partners. i am a big believer in tariffs. i think tariffs are the most beautiful word. i think they are beautiful. it is going to make us rich. we are subsidising canada to the tune of over $100 billion per year. we are subsidising mexico for almost $300 billion. we shouldn't be subsidising... why are we subsidising these countries? if we are going to subsidise them, let them become a state. we are subsidising mexico, we are subsidising canada and we are subsidising many countries all over the world. all i want to do is i want to have a level, fast but fair, playing field. donald trump has promised to slap 25% import duties on goods from mexico and canada as soon as he is i

sara's uncle, faisal malik, was found to have caused or allowed the death of a child. her teacher remembers sara as a happy girl who loved to sing. she was such a cheerful little soul, and i think that's what's really heartbreaking because she was such a special little girl. also tonight... in syria, after the fall of a dictator, many want revenge for the atrocities of the assad regime. there's a real strong sense of excitement, expectation, anger as well. they want to see this man dead. the host of the fifa world cup will be... saudi arabia! good news for the kingdom, but activists say it's bad news for human rights and the environment. and the marathon swim of a humpback whale — one of the longest and most unusual migration journeys ever recorded. and coming up on bbc news: manchester city look to put their patchy form to one—side, on a crucial night of champions league action — they take onjuventus. good evening. the father and stepmother of sara sharif, the ten—year—old girl whose body was discovered at her home in surrey last year, have been found guilty of her mu

the ten—year—old's uncle, faisal malik, cried as he was convicted of causing or allowing sara's death of a child is absolutely shocking, but the horrific nature of the abuse sara suffered during her short life has made this case particularly disturbing. today, justice for sara has been served. after the verdicts, sara's mother, 0lga sharif, described her daughter as a princess and said she would always be in her heart. helena wilkinson, bbc news at the old bailey. after sara's body was discovered, urfan sharif, sara s father, beinash batool, her stepmother, faisal malik, her uncle, and 5 of sara s siblings, were the subject of a police hunt across pakistan for several weeks. caroline davies and her team, spent months tracking down the man who says he gave them shelter, hiding them from the authorities. punjab�*s rural heartland, more than 6,000km away from woking, the route, the roads the sharif family took. but where and how did they stay undiscovered? we're off to meet a man who's related to urfan sharif by marriage and, through the conversations we've been having, we think he might

after a month on the run in pakistan, sara's father, stepmother and her uncle, faisal malik, returneded. they all gave no—comment interviews to police. who did that to sara? no comment. do you love sara? no comment. did you care about her at all? no comment. a postmortem examination revealed that sara had around 100 injuries, including broken bones, bruising, burns and bite marks. her father had left this note. it said, "it's me, urfan sharif, who killed my daughter by beating." after a month on the run in pakistan, sara's father, stepmother and her uncle, faisal malik, returned to the uk and were arrested. they all gave no—comment interviews to police. who did that to sara? no comment. do you love sara? no comment. did you care about her at all? no comment. a postmortem examination revealed that sara had around 100 injuries, including broken bones, bruising, burns and bite marks. during searches, police found this cricket bat with sara's blood on it, and this white metal pole, which sara's father hit her with as she lay dying. during the trial, urfan sharif dramatically changed his e

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sara's uncle — faisal malik — who was convicted of causing or allowing the death of a child — has beenollows a 10—week trial that revealed shocking details — of a campaign of extreme violence lasting more than two years. sara's dozens of injuries included burns and fractures from beatings resulting in what the court heard was "horrific suffering". hip he said this was nothing less than a campaign of torture over several years. the school friend and teacher of sara sharif will always remember fourfor her love of sharif will always remember four for her love of singing and her sparkling personality but in august 2023, aged just ten years old, she was brutally beaten to death in her own home. herfather, urfan sharif, and stepmother were arrested in business class at an airport up after having fled to pakistan following her death and then will return to the uk to face trial. they were both found guilty of murder last week and today thejudge guilty of murder last week and today the judge described the treatment of sara sharif as torture and gave them life sentences with minimum terms in pri

also sentenced today to 16 years in prison for allowing the death of a child, sara's uncle, faisal malikouse but did nothing to save sara. at the weekend, friends and neighbours held a vigil for sara sharif, a little girl who wanted to win x factor but will now be remembered for the brutal way she was killed by her own father and stepmother. daniel sandford, bbc news, at the old bailey. do stay with us, because in about 25 minutes' time, i will be talking to daniel sandford, who was in court throughout that trial and was there for today bosnian sentencing stub so that is coming up, as i say, in about 25 minutes' time. —— today's sentencing. to the middle east now, where, after months of deadlock, there are new signs that israel and hamas could be moving also sentenced today to 16 years in prison for allowing the death of a child, sara's uncle, faisal malik, who lived in the house but did nothing to save sara. at the weekend, friends and neighbours held a vigil for sara sharif, a little girl who wanted to win x factor but will now be remembered for the brutal way she was killed by her own

the children named a staff member killed yesterday in an israeli air strike as 39—year—old ahmad faisalays it condemns the attack in khan younis "in the strongest terms" and is demanding an investigation. the hamas—run health ministry in gaza, whose figures

here is our economics editor, faisal islam.ature of a british economy that hasn't fully shaken off the cost—of—living crisis. 0ur sort of lower—value products have been the most popular things we sell for quite a while. we do sell more premium things like desk pads and folios and things like that, which do cost a little bit more, and recently, we've started to see our sales of those increasing. so it's definitely a sign that people are a little bit more willing to spend than they were maybe this time last year. from gift stationers to the owner of a chain of chippies. costs have definitely stabilised. i think they stabilised for us around summertime. uh, obviously, we're going into a new year, 2025. we're not sure what's going to happen there. obviously, we've got the spike with the wages in april. 2024 is ending with a bit of a whimper, a dip in growth and now inflation hotting up a little. here's what's happened with inflation. it's ticked up in november, as you can see at the end there, not as high as during the energy shock

well, by the way, faisal was in brussels with the chancellor. the chancellor was in brussels.is since 2021. sorry, since 2020. and ijust sort of caught sight... as laura knows, the office where i work, you know, it has tvs everywhere. and i suddenly sort of caught sight out of the corner of my eye of rachel reeves doing one of those clips where all the eu leaders do those sort of mini interviews as they head in and out of eu summits. and i thought, "hang on, hang on." 0h, a british politician is there. having spent many, many happy hours squashed in that press pen, waiting for the leaders to come along so that they can either ignore you or come over and give you exactly what they want to say and not answer any questions, british politicians were not meant to be walking that big long red carpet any more. and i think starmer himself is actually going to go to one of those political summits for the first time as a british pm early next year. and at some point there's going to be a uk—eu summit as well. and i think that will be the real moment of revelation of what this really amo

after a month on the run in pakistan, sara's father, stepmother and her uncle, faisal malik, returnedll gave no—comment interviews to police. who did that to sarah? no comment. do you love sarah? no comment. did you care about her at all? no comment. a postmortem examination revealed that sara had around 100 injuries, including broken bones, bruising, burns and bite marks. during searches, police found this cricket bat with sara's blood on it, and this white metal pole, which sara's father hit her with as she lay dying. during the trial, urfan sharif dramatically changed his evidence in the witness box. he ended up admitting to beating his daughter repeatedly and with force over a number of weeks. the murder of a child is absolutely shocking, but the horrific nature of the abuse sara suffered during her short life has made this case particularly disturbing. today, justice for sara has been served. sara's mother, olga sharif, paid tribute to her daughter, saying that sara's smile could brighten up the darkest room. helena wilkinson, bbc news. around the world and across the uk. this is

our economics editor faisal islam is in brussels — and was at that press conference.s lots of warm words about a closer relationship. the baseline for this is the fact that the newish government, the labour government in the uk, feels that the deal it inherited from the conservative government was too hard a brexit, too clean a break, and that the uk economy, which has suffered from sluggish growth over the past few years, could do with the boost of not having to deal with many of the trade barriers. the non—tariff barriers, as they're called. the extra red tape that leaving the single market and the customs union inevitably entailed. now they're not going to reverse those headline strategic moves by the conservative government. they don't want to rejoin the single market or the customs union, or do anything that would lead to freedom of movement coming again. that was clear in the labour manifesto last summer, but it strikes me that a lot is up for grabs within that if you accept those red lines. indeed, i put very precisely to the chancellor that, "was everything el

sara's uncle, faisal malik, was jailed for 16 years for causing or allowing the death of a child.suffering a �*campaign of torture' which took place in plain sight. here's our uk correspondent daniel sandford — and a warning his report contains distressing details. # i close my eyes, i open them to see...# sara sharif�*s friends and teachers will always remember herfor her love of singing and her sparky personality. but in august last year, aged just ten, she was brutally beaten to death in her own home. tortured, the judge said. sara's death was the culmination of years of neglect, frequent assaults and what can only be described as the torture of this small child. i think you're looking for us... her torturers, herfather urfan sharif and stepmother beinash batool, were arrested on a flight back from pakistan after 36 days on the run. last week, both were found guilty of murder. today, the judge sentenced them to life, with minimum terms in prison of 40 years and 33 years. sara sharif had been known to social services since before she was born. she was twice in foster care before

sara's uncle, faisal malik, was jailed for 16 years for causing or allowing the death of a child.of torture" which took place in plain sight. following the murder at the family home in surrey in august last year, the defendants fled from the uk to pakistan, sparking an international manhunt. a warning — this report by daniel sandford contains distressing details. # i close my eyes, i open them to see... # sara sharif�*s friends and teachers will always remember herfor her love of singing and her sparky personality. but in august last year, aged just ten, she was brutally beaten to death in her own home. tortured, the judge said. sara's death was the culmination of years of neglect, frequent assaults and what can only be described as the torture of this small child. i think you're looking for us... her torturers, herfather urfan sharif and stepmother beinash batool, were arrested on a flight back from pakistan after 36 days on the run. last week, both were found guilty of murder. today, the judge sentenced them to life, with minimum terms in prison of a0 years and 33 years. sara sh

after more than a month on the run, sara's father, stepmother and uncle faisal malik, came back to theo comment during police interviews. who did that to sara? no comment. do you love sara? no comment. did you care about her at all? no comment. the old bailey trial heard that sara had been subjected to horrific suffering for more than two years. she had dozens of old and new injuries, including fractures and refractures, burns, bruises, and bite marks. today, herfather and stepmother will be sentenced for her murder. sara would help with the washing. judy lozeron lived next door to sara and herfamily in woking. i shall feel glad that they're going to get the punishment that they deserve. i don't think anything is great enough to punish someone who's taken away an innocent child's life, but we would feel some justice has been served. sara's uncle will also be sentenced today for causing or allowing her death. sara was a confident ten—year—old girl who loved to sing and play the guitar. she was always smiling despite the horrific suffering that she endured. helena wilkinson, bbc news. po

sara's uncle, faisal malik, was jailed for 16 years for causing or allowing the death of a child.the sentencing hearing, the judge described sara as suffering a "campaign of torture" which took place in plain sight. here's our uk correspondent daniel sandford, and a warning his report contains distressing details. sara sharif�*s friends and teachers will always remember her for her love of singing and her sparky personality. but in august last year, aged just ten, she was brutally beaten to death in her own home. tortured, the judge said. sara's death was the culmination of years of neglect, frequent assaults and what can only be described as the torture of this small child. her torturers, herfather urfan sharif and stepmother, beinash batool were arrested on a flight back from pakistan after 36 days on the run. last week, both were found guilty of murder. today, the judge sentenced them to life with minimum terms in prison of a0 years and 33 years. sara sharif had been known to social services since before she was born. she was twice in foster care before the age of three because

the ten—year—old's uncle, faisal malik, cried as he was convicted of causing or allowing sara's death the abuse sara suffered during her short life has made this case particularly disturbing. today, justice for sara has been served. after the verdicts, sara's mother, olga sharif, described her daughter as a princess and said she would always be in her heart. helena wilkinson, bbc news, at the old bailey. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. let's look at some other stories making news. police investigating possible crimes linked to the post office horizon it scandal are looking at "dozens" of potential suspects. hundreds of postmasters were wrongly prosecuted after the faulty horizon software showed money missing from their branch accounts. police are looking into the role of post office and fujitsu employees but say any charges won't be laid until after the final report of a separate public inquiry is published. farming leaders drove tractors through westminster on wednesday, urging ministers to consult with them before making changes to agricultural inheritance tax.

children has named a staff member killed yesterday in an israeli air strike as 39—year—old ahmad faisalm al-qadi. save the children says it condemns the attack in khan younis in the strongest terms and is demanding an investigation. the hamas—run health ministry in gaza, whose figures the un considers reliable, says almost 44,500 palestinians have been killed in israel's military offensive since october last year. it says more than 105,000 have been injured. senior emergency 0fficer louise wateridge from the united nations relief agency is in khan younis in southern gaza. she been giving us more details about why this decision has been taken. it's a really devastating reality on the ground. but essentially what's happened is notjust over the last few days, but the last few months, we've had repeated very serious incidences at the kerem shalom, kerem shalom crossing, and this has meant that we haven't been able to safely facilitate aid in. and when i say that, i mean, not only does the supplies not reach the intended population and the people here who need absolutely everything, but also

i was 6'2", 180 pounds coming out of faisal. i had a late growth spurt, almost three inches. put on five to eight pounds a year. by the big leagues i was almost 6'5", 220. they put me at third base but earl weaver had this vision that i could play shortstop and we would be a better team if i went over to shortstop. so one day just put me there. and my success at the position as a bigger guy -- i'm a basketball fan. wish i could have been a basketball player but i remember magic johnson changing the thought of a point guard at 6'9" all of the sudden the advantage is the size. i think people started to understand that a bigger guy could play shortstop and second base and today they were some of the more celebrated positions. david: i think your highest compensation level was $6 million a year. that is a good compensation level in those days for sure and today for the average person that is a great income. but today some players are making $400 million, $700 million. do you ever think maybe you should have waited a little bit longer to play in the major leagues? do you ever regr

the children named a staff member killed yesterday in an israeli air strike, as 39—year—old, ahmad faisals the attack in khan younis "in the strongest terms" and is demanding an investigation. the israeli army says a strike was conducted against a vehicle identified as carrying armed terrorists, who posed a threat to idf soldiers. it says the details of the incident are under review. the hamas—run health ministry in gaza says almost ministry in gaza says almost 44,500 palestinians have been killed in israel's military offensive since october last year. it says more than 105,000 have been injured. alexandra saieh, is the head of humanitarian policy and advocacy at save the children international. she spoke to my colleague kasia madera about the death of her colleague, ahmad. everyone at save the children is absolutely devastated by the killing of our colleague, ahmad, yesterday in an israeli air strike. he was on his way home to his wife and his three—year—old daughter when he was killed in the airstrike. he was 39 years old, he had a hearing impairment. his colleagues remember him as alwa

the children named a staff member killed yesterday in an israeli air strike as 39—year—old ahmad faisaleem al-qadi. save the children says it condemns the attack in khan younis "in the strongest terms" and is demanding an investigation. the hamas—run health ministry in gaza, whose figures the un considers reliable, says almost 44,500 palestinians have been killed in israel's military offensive since october last year. it says more than 105,000 have been injured. georgios petropoulos, the head of the un office for the coordination of humanitarian affairs in gaza, explained the importance of the kerem crossing, and the impact the un decision will have. essentially what we're looking at after so many months of attempts to to bring aid the right way into gaza is a complete 180 degree turn from where we were about ten months ago. we couldn't get aid into northern gaza. now we really simply can't get aid into the south. unfortunately, in the south is where the bulk of the displaced population live. more than 1.7 million people are in the south, most of those displaced and in desperate need. u

here's faisal...e by the end of 2025, that is in newsnight at 10:40pm on bbc two, bbc news and iplayer. britain's tyson fury and ukraine's 0leksandr usyk have been weighing in ahead of tomorrow night's world heavyweight title in the saudia arabian capital, riyadh. they are considered two of the best heavyweight boxers of their generation. here's our sports reporter, ade adedoyin. the last time these two faced each other, it was a fight for the ages — a brilliant and brutal contest. under a heavy barrage of punches, fury wilted, his unbeaten record and air of invincibility gone. usyk has accomplished everything in boxing, so why continue? it's not easy. it's hard. boxing is a hard sport. it's a tough sport. when my phone alarm talks to me, "hey, 0leks, 0leks, wake up! "please wake up! "time for training!" you know, like, at 5am. i don't like training, but i like boxing. do you visualise the fights? do you think about it? yes, yes, of course. what do you see? i see a winner. while the ukrainian has exud

faisal islam is here with all the details. thanks, clive.nflation numbers today, with a sense that the british economy is leaving this year with a whimper rather than a bang, growth dipping and this is what has happened with inflation. it's ticked up in november, though not as high as during the energy shock, but it's forecast to stay around 3% most of next year. at 2.6% this is now again the highest in the industrialized g7 nations, though we're waiting forjapan 5 numbers — they re expected to be similar. but the headline way we measure the cost of living doesn t include for many the biggest cost — living in a house or flat, and separate figures showed rent rises near their all time high for the uk, up above 9% over the past year. that includes an actual record for england driven by london and the north west, up at double digits. tonight, in the us, there was a further interest rate cut, but there have been some significant falls in global stock markets because it looks like there will now be fewer rate cuts there next year than expected. a

and there'll be more on syria shortly on newsnight, over on bbc two, with faisal.investigating what happened. israel doesn't allow journalists unrestricted access to gaza. jon donnison has more from jerusalem. already injured in a previous attack, this is doctor saeed jouda speaking last month. reported to be the last orthopaedic surgeon in northern gaza. a grandfather who came out of retirement to help during the war. "save us," it says on the placard. it didn't work. translation: on his way to the hospital to evaluate a patient, one of the tanks fired on doctor saeed directly. unfortunately, he was killed instantly. some witnesses say he was shot by a drone. the israeli military says it's investigating. this is the kamal adwan hospital in northern gaza, where doctorjouda did much of his work. it has few supplies, few doctors, but endless patients. the area injabalia has been under siege and under bombardment by israeli forces for months, in an effort, they say, to stop hamas from regrouping. israel does not allow foreign journalists unrestricted access to gaza. t

sara's uncle, faisal malik, was found to have caused or allowed the death of a child.f a dictator, many want revenge for the atrocities of the assad regime. there's a real strong sense of excitement, expectation, anger as well. they want to see this man dead. the host of the fifa world cup will be... saudi arabia!

the bank said it thought the economy had performed worse than expected as our economics editor faisalte change today and they have been held, as you say, at 4.75%. but under the hood of that decision, there's some interesting dynamics. remember yesterday the us federal reserve, its central bank, it did cut rates but then signalled pretty clearly that there would be fewer rate cuts over 2025. and that affected markets. markets have been betting that there will be fewer rate cuts from the bank of england too, over the next year. so the detail of the considerations that the nine member bank of england committee came to when deciding to hold are quite interesting, and the surprise was that three members of the nine member committee decided that they thought it would be the right time to cut interest rates, including the deputy governor of the bank of england, dave ramsden. so that's a rather interesting development. and it comes because the bank has forecast, just a month after its full round of forecasting, that the british economy is now not growing, that it's stagnant, so that there ar

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and for allowing the death of a child he sentenced faisal malik to a minimum of 16 years, sentenced faisala minimum of16 years, again sentenced faisal malik to a minimum of 16 years, again less the amount of 16 years, again less the amount of time spent on remand, add two thirds of that will be spent in custody with the rest on licence. this case has been very difficult to report on, as you can imagine. it is very difficult to tell audiences repeatedly just very difficult to tell audiences repeatedlyjust how badly a little girl sara sharif was treated. here at the old bailey, many cases are heard where there are harrowing details shared in the course of the evidence, and this case, police officers and thejudge evidence, and this case, police officers and the judge have said has been amongst the worst. when the judge went through the facts of the case, he talked about how the treatment of sara had been despicable, he said the degree of cruelty that she had suffered was inconceivable. and while mindful of the kind of language thatjudges have to use, he said it was no exaggeration to describe

faisal islam, as always, thank you they were a year ago. faisal.your insightful. 0ur economics editor. let's speak now to susannah streeter, head of money and markets at hargreaves lansdown. shejoins us from she joins us from bristol. were you surprised at the remaining the same?— the same? certainly not surprised. _ the same? certainly not surprised. it _ the same? certainly not surprised. it was - the same? certainly not surprised. it was widely| surprised. it was widely predicted and certainly we do seem to have a chill spreading before christmas with the economy stagnating, interest rate cuts on ice and cold water being thrown on the hopes for successive rate cuts next year. the financial markets are only pricing in around two interest rate cuts next year. that of course will be concerning to those people who are looking for another mortgage deal next year. it is likely to mean that some of those deals might creep 1526

her uncle, faisal malik was jailed for 16 years for failing to prevent her death. sara was hooded, burned and beaten during a campaign of torture that lasted two years before her body was found at a family home in surrey in stories. this is headliners. but before wednesday's news let's go to tonight's headlines with sophia wenzler. >> josh thank you. good evening. it's just gone 11:00 i'm sophia wenzler with your headlines. sara sharif's father and stepmother have been sentenced to life in prison for the brutal murder of their ten year old daughter following years of horrific abuse, irfan sharif was handed a minimum of 40 years in prison, while bineesh batus received 33 years. her uncle, faisal malik was jailed for 16 years for failing to prevent her death. sara was hooded, burned and beaten during a campaign of torture that lasted two years before her body was found at a family home in before her body was found at a family home ihelping us any mind towards helping us in any way that he can. now. >> the luigi mangione, the man accused of shooting dead an insurance

faisal islam, bbc news.eet the 12—year—old pooch who charmed judges to be crowned britain's ugliest dog. around the world and across the uk, this is the world today on bbc news. beauty may be in the eye of the beholder, but a 12—year—old dog has charmed judges to be crowned britain's ugliest pooch. muppet, a chinese crested dog from peterborough, took the title after head judge matt dahan said he was "both cute and ugly at the same time". he takes the crown from last year's winner peggy, let's speak to muppet�*s owner, bev nicholson, and muppet himself. lovely to see you and have muppet with us. let us say he is wrapped up warm in his jumper because he is hairless. he is completely, apart from this mop on the top of his head. , ., , ., ., head. yes, now they do say that there is no _ head. yes, now they do say that there is no such _ head. yes, now they do say that there is no such thing _ head. yes, now they do say that there is no such thing as - head. yes, now they do say that there is no such thing as an

her uncle, faisal malik was jailed for 16 years for failing to prevent her death. sara was hooded, burned and beaten during a campaign of torture that lasted two years before her body was found at the family home in surrey in 2023. nigel farage is back in the uk after meeting with elon musk at donald trump's mar—a—lago resort. the reform uk leader was joined by his party treasurer, nick candy, to meet with musk for the first time since rumours surfaced of a multi—million donation from the tech tycoon. speaking moments ago on gb news, nigel farage said donations were discussed. >> given all the press stories we did discuss money. now that's a negotiation. we will go back and have again. he is not against giving us money. he hasn't fully decided whether he will. if he does, it wouldn't be anything like the ludicrous telephone numbers quoted in the sunday times. but the most important thing is this. this is what musk said to me, he said. british politics now has a uni party. there is very little to choose between a labour and conservative parties, and he genuinely fea

her father, irfan sharif and stepmother, bannau batool, were convicted of murder, while her uncle, faisalalik, was found guilty of allowing her death. despite being known to social services since birth, the ten year old suffered unimaginable violence, including being beaten with a cricket bat and burned with a cricket bat and burned with boiling water. the convictions have sparked calls for urgent reform in child protection, with the children's commissioner warning of profound weaknesses in the system. sentencing for the trio has been set for next tuesday. well, the detective chief inspector of the case, craig emerson, said it has shocked and horrified people around the world. >> sara's young life was brought to an end as a result of the brutal abuse and unspeakable violence inflicted on her by sharif batool, which malik did nothing to prevent. >> thousands of farmers have been driving tractors to westminster today, demanding the government rethink its plans to impose an inheritance tax on farms worth over £1 million. chancellor rachel reeves insists most farmers won't be affected, but cr

her uncle, faisal malik was jailed for 16 years for failing to prevent her death.n a harrowing statement, justice kavanaugh said sara's suffering was almost impossible to contemplate, revealing that in the final weeks of her life she was tied up, hooded and had plastic bags put over her head. he revealed that sara was found with 71 separate fresh injuries, including fractures and burns. >> this poor child was battered with great force again and again. some of the injuries require special mention because they demonstrate the almost unbelievable torture to which sara was subjected in the last weeks of her life. the medical experts identified a fracture in the hyoid bone in sara's neck. this is a very unusual injury and was the result of very vigorous and energetic manual strangulation, quite possibly on more than one different occasion. sara sustained a serious brain injury a few days before she died, as a result of a blow to her head. >> meanwhile, the automatic right to home, educate and at risk child could be scrapped under new legislation being introduced in parl

her uncle, faisal malik was jailed for 16 years for failing to prevent her death. was hooded, burned and beaten during a campaign of torture that lasted two years before her body was found at the family home in surrey. in 2013. nigel farage is back in the uk after meeting with elon musk at donald trump's mar a lago resort. the reform uk leader was joined by his party treasurer, nick candy, to meet with musk for the first time since rumours surfaced of a multi—million donation from the tech tycoon. speaking moments ago on gb news, nigel farage said donations were discussed. >> will the press stories we did discuss money, now that's a negotiation. we will go back and have again. he is not against giving us money. he hasn't fully decided whether he will. if he does, it wouldn't be anything like the ludicrous telephone numbers quoted in the sunday times. but the most important thing is this. this is what musk said to me, he said. british politics now has a uni party. there is very little to choose between a labour and conservative parties, and he genuinely fears that t

her uncle, faisal malik, was jailed for 16 years for failing to prevent her death.n a harrowing statement, justice kavanaugh said sara's suffering was almost impossible to contemplate, revealing that in the final weeks of her life she was tied up, hooded and had plastic bags put over her head. he revealed that sara was found with 71 separate fresh injuries, including fractures and burns, including fractures and burns, in a victim impact statement. sara's mother said she is now an angel looking down from heaven. in other news, israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu is heading to cairo for gaza ceasefire talks. that's according to reuters news agency. uncertainty is surrounding netanyahu's whereabouts, but it's understood a deal is expected to be signed in the coming days. meanwhile, hamas has said that a ceasefire dealis hamas has said that a ceasefire deal is possible, but only if israel didn't set new conditions. now it's being reported that the new prime minister of mauritius says the chagos islands deal struck by sir keir starmer isn't good enough and he wants