judith moritz reports.s at hillsborough, this photo captured one father's plight. trevor hicks was standing in the corner of the ground. his teenage daughters were out of his reach, and he sensed something was badly wrong. trevor was next to the police control box. he shouted up to the gantry for help. today, he told the jury that one officer didn't respond. another swore at him and told him to shut up. mr hicks told the court it was clear there were problems, and he could smell fear. he knew his teenage daughters, victoria and sarah, were at the front, and could see substantial crushing in the area where they were. he went onto the pitch and found the girls lying almost side by side. trevor hicks told the jury... the hickses had gone to the game as a family of four. trevor and his wife, jenny, went home that night as a bereaved couple. thejury also heard emotional words from another father whose family was devastated by hillsborough. barry devonside had taken his son, 18—year—old christopher, to the match.

our correspondent judith moritz has more.rowd waiting to get into hillsborough in april 1989 was the biggest one police officer says he'd ever seen. with around half an hour to go before kick—off, he said large groups were still coming towards the stadium. sergeant michael goddard was the police radio operator at the fa cup semifinal between liverpool and nottingham forest. he was based inside the police control box in the corner of the ground, which was next to the terraces where the liverpool fans were standing. chief superintendent david duckenfield was also inside the control box. he was only given the role of match commander three weeks beforehand. today, it was said that he faced an impossible learning curve. michael goddard said that david duckenfield was basically a spectator inside the police control box. he said it was traditional to have a chief superintendent there at such a big event, but the more experienced ground controller, superintendent bernard murray, would have been running the operation on the day. with

judith moritz, bbc news, preston. footballer emiliano sala says questions remain about the validity of the licence held by the pilot david ibbotson, who also died in the crash. the air accidents investigation branch said the wreck of the plane was found in three parts on the seabed. emiliano sala was being flown to his new club cardiff city, where he'd just signed from the french club nantes. for over half a century, the chagos islands in the indian ocean have been a british 0verseas territory. but today the highest court at the united nations said uk should end its control as rapidly as possible. mauritius claims it was forced to give up the islands in 1965 — in exchange for independence. in the process up to two thousand chagos residents were forced to leave and are still not permitted to return. 0ur correspondent andrew harding sent this report from the hague. there was real suspense here in court today. at stake, the fate of a small piece of britain's old empire. but when the decision came, the united nation ‘stop

judith moritz reports.rried out of the pens at hillsborough, this photo captured one father's plight. trevor hicks was standing in the corner of the ground, his teenage daughters were out of his reach and he sensed something was badly wrong. trevor was next to the police control box. he shouted up to the gantry for help. today, he told the jury that one officer didn't respond. another swore at him and told him to shut up. mr hicks told the court it was clear there were problems, and he could smell fear. he knew his daughters were at the front and could see substantial crushing in the area where they were. he went onto the pitch and found the girls lying almost side by side. trevor hicks told the jury... the hickses had gone to the game as a family of four. trevor and his wifejenny went home that night as a bereaved couple. thejury also heard emotional words from another father whose family was devastated by hillsborough. barry devonside had taken his son, 18—year—old christopher, to the match. father and so

judith moritz reports.people were being carried out of the pens at hillsborough, this photo captured one father's plight. trevor hicks was standing in the corner of the ground. his teenage daughters were out of his reach, and he sensed something was badly wrong. trevor was next to the police control box. he shouted up to the gantry for help. today, he told the jury that one officer didn't respond. another swore at him and told him to shut up. mr hicks told the court it was clear there were problems, and he could smell fear. he knew his teenage daughters, victoria and sarah, were at the front, and could see substantial crushing in the area where they were. he went onto the pitch and found the girls lying almost side by side. trevor hicks told the jury... the hickses had gone to the game as a family of four. trevor and his wife, jenni, went home that night as a bereaved couple. thejury also heard emotional words from another father whose family was devastated by hillsborough. barry devonside had taken his son

judith moritz, bbc news, preston.indian ocean have been a british overseas territory. but today the highest court at the united nations said uk should end its control as "rapidly as possible". mauritius claims it was forced to give up the islands in 1965 in exchange for independence. in the process, up to 2,000 chagos residents were forced to leave and are still not permitted to return. live to the court at the hague and our correspondent andrew harding. yes, this was a big moment for britain, for africa, for international law. a few hours ago, thejudges here basically read the riot act to the uk, saying that when we gave our colonies in africa back a century ago or during the last century, we did so illegally, by keeping one piece to ourselves, that that was wrong and would no longer be tolerated. there was real suspense here in court today. at stake, the fate of a small piece of britain's old empire. but when the decision came, the united nations' top judges were almost unanimous. they said britain was and is in the

judith moritz, bbc news, preston.old alesha macphail on the isle of bute, has told a court he never met her. the 16—year—old, who can't be named because of his age, denies abducting, raping, and murdering alesha lastjuly. a protester involved in an incident outside parliament with the conservative mp anna soubry, has been charged with harassment. james goddard, who's 29, seen here in the high—vis vest, has also been charged with two public order offences, in relation to events that took place in december and january. he'll appear at westminster magistrates‘ court, next month. us senator bernie sanders says he will run again for president in 2020, making a second attempt to win the democratic party's nomination. the 77—year—old vermont senator became a progressive political star in 2016, although he lost his candidacy bid. when he announced the move on us television, he had some harsh words for donald trump. i think it is unacceptable and un—american, to be frank with you, that we have a president who is a pathological

judith moritz, bbc news, preston.ould take 100 years for the force to fully reflect the ethnic make—up of the people it serves. currently 14% of met officers, are from black, asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, but make up 40% of london's population. the force says it wants to recruit hundreds more, but some argue a lack of trust in the police could make that difficult. the catholic church has been hit by allegations of sexual abuse in india, after a nun in the country accused a bishop of raping her multiple times. he's been arrested and released on bail, and denies the claims. there have been concerns raised about the vatican's overall handling of numerous sex abuse allegations, and pope francis is due to host a conference this week, focusing on how the church tackles the issue. the bbc s yogita limaye reports, from the southern indian state of kerala. a religious minority in india — close—knit, devout. it's a community that's now facing troubling questions about abuse and silence. in september last year, five nun

judith moritz reports.ugh, this photo captured one father's plight. trevor hicks was standing in the corner of the ground, his teenage daughters were out of his reach and he sensed something was badly wrong. trevor was next to the police control box. he shouted up to the gantry for help. today, he told the jury that one officer didn't respond. another swore at him and told him to shut up. mr hicks told the court it was clear there were problems, and he could smell fear. he knew his daughters were at the front and could see substantial crushing in the area where they were. he went onto the pitch and found the girls lying almost side by side. trevor hicks told the jury... the hickses had gone to the game as a family of four. trevor and his wifejenny went home that night as a bereaved couple. thejury also heard emotional words from another father whose family was devastated by hillsborough. barry devonside had taken his son, 18—year—old christopher, to the match. father and son were allocated tickets in separa

judith moritz was at the court in preston.ip steele is one of the children of hillsborough, just 15 yea rs old children of hillsborough, just 15 years old when he died at a full or match on a family day out in his pa rents match on a family day out in his parents and little brother. —— football match. philip's mother dolores steele has lived without her son to the past 30 years. today she relived the day the disaster took his life. the family were all at the match the parents upstairs in the seat of area, the children on the terrace below. dolores steele renders that it suddenly look very crowded down man. —— remembers. she could hear the crowd shouting "0pen the gates, people are dying". this is still look across at the jurien said she could not see her boys. she said she could not see her boys. she said she could not see her boys. she said she saw someone carried the grass, a jacket put over their face. she said: the steel‘s younger boy, 13—year—old ryan survived and spent hours waiting by the family's car hoping his brother

judith moritz was at the court in preston.en he died on a football match on a day out with his parents and brother. philip's mother has lived without her son for the last 0 yea rs. without her son for the last 0 years. —— 30 years. the steel family we re years. —— 30 years. the steel family were all at the match. the parts up stairs in the seated area, their children standing on the terrace below. dolores steele remembers that it suddenly looked very crowded down there. she could hear the crowd shouting, open the gates, people are dying. mrs steel looked at the jury and told them she couldn't see her boys. she saw someone carried on to the grass and a jacket put over her face. she said the pitch looked like a battleground. there was so many people lying around. the steel's younger boy, brian, survived and spent hours waiting by the car hoping his brother would turn up. his parents were told to ring a helpline. dolores steele told the jury helpline. dolores steele told the jury they tried the emergency number over and over and

judith moritz was at the court in preston.he died at a football match on a family day out with his parents and little brother. philip's mother dolores has lived without her son for the last 30 years. today, she relived the day the disaster took his life. the steel family you are all at the match, the parents u psta i rs all at the match, the parents upstairs in the seating area, their children standing on the terrace below. dolores remembers that it suddenly looked very crowded down there. she could hear the crowd shouting, open the gates, people are dying. she looked across at the durie and told them she could not see her boys. she saw someone carried onto the grass, a jacket put over the face. she said suddenly the football pitch looked like a battle ground. there were so many people out there lying around. the younger boy survived. the parents went to look for philip. they were told to ring a helpline at the mortuary. dolores steele told the jury they try the emergency number over and over, and over again without success. s