judith moritz is inside the court listening to those., defence and prosecution, will be outlining their arguments regarding sentencing. thejudge outlining their arguments regarding sentencing. the judge will be taking that on board and, once those legal proceedings have wrapped up, victim impact statements have wrapped up, there will be a short break. the judge then retires, and then that will return to the courtroom, and once everyone is back in that court after that short break, cameras will then be switched on and, at that point, the sentencing starts. and that will be the bit that will be on camera. let's go back to rowan for an update about what is happening outside the court and a bit of a reminder, of the background, rowan, for all of us. reminder, of the background, rowan, for all of us— for all of us. this focuses on events on — for all of us. this focuses on events on august _ for all of us. this focuses on events on august 22 - for all of us. this focuses on events on august 22 last - for all of us. this focuses on l events on

judith moritz reports.court is made from her daughter's pajamas. some small comfort as she arrived to see olivia's murderer sentenced. but in a cruel insult, she was denied the opportunity to look into the eyes of thomas cashman. he had been brought to court amidst high security this morning, having last week been convicted of the little girl's murder. i was in court as olivia's family waited for cashman to be brought up from the cells. we waited and then waited some more. the police waited, the prosecution waited, the jurors waited. and then cashman's barrister came in and said he wouldn't be coming. the glass dock stayed empty and the hearing happened without him. it meant he wasn't there to hear cheryl korbel as she went into the witness box to speak about her daughter's murder. she cried and she said the thing she misses most is hearing 0livia say, "mum". "everything's just so quiet now". she said, "i can't cope with the silence". cheryl korbel was supported in court by herfamily as sentence was passed.

judith moritz, bbc news, manchester.ties about the mp for solihull, julian knight. the new claims centre on inappropriate comments and behaviour. he was the subject of a police investigation last december, following allegations of sexual assault and lost the conservative whip. the police inquiry was dropped last month. he has strongly denied any wrongdoing. our political correspondent, ione wellsjoins us. just fill us in on the latest on this. �* , , ., just fill us in on the latest on this. a . ., , this. as you say, police had been investigating _ this. as you say, police had been investigating after _ this. as you say, police had been investigating after the _ this. as you say, police had been i investigating after the metropolitan police said it had received allegations of sexual assault in relation to unnamed victims in october before a further referral was made relating to these incidents in december. police then dropped that investigation in march saying no arrests had been made. the bbc has been told that since t

judith moritz, bbc news, manchester.t. the education secretary at westminster called it "extremely disappointing", and said it would result in more disruption for children. teachers were offered an additional £1,000 one—off payment this year in addition to the 5% pay award. for next year, from september, the offer is 4.3% for most teachers, along with the introduction of a £30,000 starting salary. but that was turned down by the national education union as "insulting", and walk—outs are now planned on the of 27th april and on the 2nd of may. 0ur education editor branwen jeffreys reports from harrogate, where the neu's annual conference is taking place. teachers arrived at conference today after four days of strikes, six days of pay talks. they waited to hear the latest on their dispute. the number of members that rejected the government's pay offer is 191,319. cheering and applause the strength of feeling here is clear. the vote to reject was overwhelming. the profession itself is furious. we're very, very angry at the o

judith moritz, bbc news, manchester.n the gambling industry have finally been unveiled, including a levy to fund addiction research, and increased checks to ensure gamblers can afford their bets, but there are no new rules on advertising and sponsorship, and campaigners say the plans don't go far enough. last year, people spent almost £10 billion on gambling in great britain, not including lotteries. two thirds of that — almost £6.5 billion — was online. the rest was in shops, arcades, bingo halls and casinos. our culture editor katie razzall reports. the beautiful game and gambling are intertwined. online betting is embedded in our sporting culture, a transformation since the last major changes to gambling laws and a subject that divides opinion. if i want to spend a tenner on a football game, that is down to make its my preference, i know how much i earn and how much i got left so it should be up to me, not the government. mil be up to me, not the government. all the things on the big screens inside grounds _ the thing

our north of england correspondent judith moritz reports.r that cheryl korbel has been clasping is made from her daughter's pyjamas. some small comfort as she arrived to see her daughter's murderer sentenced. but in a cruel insult, she was denied the opportunity to look into the eyes of thomas cashman. he had been brought to court amid tight security this morning, having last week being convicted of the little girl's murder. i was in court as olivia's family waited for cashman to be brought up from the cells. they waited and waited some more, the police and prosecution waited, the jurors waited, and then cashman�*s barrister said he wouldn't be coming. the glass doc stayed empty and the hearing happened without him. it meant he wasn't there to hear cheryl korbel as she went into the witness box to speak about her daughter's murder. she cried and said the things she misses most is hearing olivia say ma'am. everything is so quiet now, she said, i can't cope with the silence. cheryl korbel was supported in court by her family as the sentence wa

difficult to hear, butjust to give you a sense of what happened in court before the sentencing. judith moritzding our lives without liv. that is olivia. so, really emotional afternoon in court. then we had emma orr for a part of proceedings, the judge where we learned the details. we knew that it was going to be a life sentence given the guilty verdicts and what they were for, but we got more details right at the end of the judge's sentencing statement, saying 42 years, and also sentence for other crimes that he committed, but those sentences run concurrently so not added together but all at the same time so effectively, 42 years is the sentence that he will receive, the minimum time people spendin receive, the minimum time people spend in prison, before the parole board will then consider whether he is released. no guarantee that he is released, after 42 years, but that decision will be for the parole board way in the future. if he is released at that point he will spend the rest of his life licence and can be recalled any point. it is 42 years, less 182 days for time already served, slight