during the trial, irfan sharif dramatically changed the evidence in the witness box.

eventually, the court awarded you irfan sharif . awarded you irfan sharif. custody of the two children, but by then three more children had been born to you, irfan sharif. and bannau batool. two female twins were born in january 2016. they were premature and they suffer from autism and global developmental delay. as they grew older, their behaviour became very challenging. in december 2018, you had a son together who also suffers from ill health. another son was born in july 2022. this means that by summer 2022, the family consisted of two adults and six children. you live together in a small flat in west byfleet from 2017 until april 2023, and then in a three bedroom house in horsell, woking. both homes were too small for a family of this size, especially given the twins challenging behaviour. you, earth and sharif worked long hours as a taxi driver. you spent your time at home looking after the children. the only credible evidence of events from 2019 until the period immediately before saras death comes from three sources. first, there are recovered whatsa

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 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

irfan sharif was handed a minimum of 40 years in prison, while bineesh patole 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 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 ver

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

irfan sharif was handed a minimum of 40 years in prison, while bineesh batus received 33 years.er uncle, faisal malik, was jailed for 16 years for failing to prevent her death. in 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 say

in prison for the brutal murder of the ten year old daughter following years of horrific abuse, irfan sharifas 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. in 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

irfan sharif was handed a minimum of 40 years in prison, while bineesh patole 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 the family home in surrey in 2023. in a victim impact statement, sara's mother said she is now an angel who looks down from heaven. the government has rejected calls for compensation for women affected by changes to the state pension age. the work and pensions secretary says paying and pensions secretary says paying a flat rate to all women born in the 1950s would cost taxpayers more than £10 billion and wouldn't be fair. women against state pension inequality, also known as waspi, say they weren't properly informed about the changes, while liz kendall admitted there was a delay in notifying women. she insisted most were aware of the pension age rise. she has now confirmed there will be no compensation scheme, despite calls for one. now it's being reported that the new prime minister of mau

her father irfan sharif, stepmother bannau batool and uncle faisal malik were found guilty last week,with sentencing expected to be broadcast live from the old bailey later. the case has sparked outrage over failures by social services, who dropped investigations just months before sara's death. her mother has called her. taken too soon, and says sara will always be remembered as her princess. and a top russian general has been killed in a scooter bomb blast in moscow, just a day after ukraine accused him of war crimes. igor kirillov, who was in charge of russia's nuclear, biological and chemical defence forces, died alongside his assistant when the bomb exploded outside a apartment building early this morning. ukraine's security service has now reportedly confirmed it was responsible for that killing in a special operation in moscow. the remotely triggered device, packed with explosives, left the entrance of the apartments in ruins. scorch marks, shattered windows and debris have been left scattered everywhere. western nations had previously sanctioned him for deploying so—called bar

prison for the brutal murder of their ten year old daughter following years of horrific abuse, irfan sharifas 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 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 , nick candy, to meet with musk, amid speculation the tech billionaire could make a donation to the party. speaking on gb news earlier, nigel farage said donations were discussed. >> 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 i

yesterday, sarah's father, irfan sharif, and stepmother bazball were found guilty of her murder. her uncle, faisal malik, was convicted of causing or allowing her death. new findings, published a day after they were found guilty, show more than 480 children in england were affected by serious incidents between april 2023 and march last year. the prime minister says there needs to be safeguards for children, especially those being homeschooled like sarah. >> this is just the most awful case. it's very hard to see and to read about for many people who will be viewing this. just shocking. so that's where i start on this. obviously, there's going to be questions that need to be answered in relation to this case. i don't think that we should allow ourselves to think that whatever the rules on smacking are, that that's got anything to do with this case. this is about violence. it's about abuse. it's about making sure there's protection and safeguards for children. it'sjust protection and safeguards for children. it's just the most awful case that many people, many viewers will find ver

yesterday, sarah's father irfan sharif and stepmother bannau batool, were found guilty of her murder. her uncle, faisal malik, who lived with them, was convicted of causing or allowing her death. the prime minister has today said that there needs to be safeguards for children, especially those being homeschooled like sarah. elsewhere, the number of hospital beds in england occupied by patients with flu has increased by 70% in a week, according to nhs england, as it warned of a tidal wave of flu hitting hospitals. nhs leaders are warning that hospitals are bracing for a so—called quad demic of disease over the winter months, with an increase in cases of flu and expected increases in covid 19. an average of 1861 patients with flu were in hospital every day last week, up from 1099 in the previous week and 3.5 times higher than the same time last yeah higher than the same time last year. health secretary wes streeting has urged people eligible for free vaccinations on the nhs to take them before it's too late. the government is today demanding immediate mandatory housing targets from coun

her father, irfan sharif and stepmother, benazir bhutto, were convicted of murder, while her uncle, faisal malik, 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. >> sarah'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

her father, irfan sharif and stepmother, bannau batool, were convicted of her murder, while her uncle, faisal malik, 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 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, speaking outside court today, detective chief inspector craig emerson said the case has shocked and horrified people not just here in the uk but 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 through westminster today, demanding action from the government. they want them to rethink plans to impose a 20% inheritance tax on land worth over £1 million. chancellor

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. sarah 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 w