and as cheryl korbel came out of the courtroom behind me, she was holding a teddy bear.ow she was feeling, and she replied as static as diverted. a sense of relief that everybody involved in the investigation have got a guilty verdict in this case, because this has been an incredibly difficult and pressurise case from merseyside preece, one of the most emotional that the senior investigating officer told me that in his 30 odd years he is had to deal with it in his career in the police force. they work hard to get people on site, but there is a level of fear and intimidation in the community around this case. , such was the level of fear from some people that they actually had to go to court to force them to hand over cctv footage which was key to this investigation. also key west witnesses. they worked really hard to get people to come forward and give statements. 0ne witness has been given lifetime amity but she was giving evidence in court from behind screens and she was the one person who directly learn, casual to the shooting on the night because he turned up at her

olivia pratt—korbel was the baby of her family.in bed when chaos came to herfront door. the gunman was upstairs in bed when chaos came to her front door. the gunman was chasing another man through the streets. they reached olivia's has. her mother had left the door on the latch and the man being chase try to get inside. today the court heard from her mum, cheryl. a week after the shooting, she was interviewed by police. today, thejury watched her video evidence. speaking through tears, she remembered the moment the gunmen opened fire on her doorstep. she said, i was screaming, just screaming to go away. and then i heard the gunshot, i realised because i felt it, it had hit my hand. i think at the same time i heard the baby scream and that is when i turned round and spotted her, sat at the bottom of the stairs. olivia had got out of bed, her mum sobbed, she realised her daughter had been hit. she said, i knew she had been hit. she said, i knew she had gone. thomas cashman is charged with murdering olivia. he watched the video flanke

a barely believable sequence of events led to olivia pratt—korbel being killed. road but a drug dealer is waiting, wanting him dead. armed with two guns, cashman closes in. he fires once more. then the gun jams. nee flees for his life by heading for an open front door of a nearby house. he was pursued by the gunmen. olivia pratt korbel was inside. her mother had opened the door, having heard the noise outside. she tried to stop the two strangers getting in. olivia, frighted by the commotion, had come downstairs and was fatally wounded. shots were fired through the front door. the man firing the gun was thomas cashman. he was arrested after a huge manhunt. a father himself, he murdered someone else's little girl, hoping to get away with it. you are under arrest for suspicion of murder and suspicion of attempted murder twice. but that was never going to happen. the murder horrified the nation but cashman still had a grip fear over the neighbourhood. the streets around the scene were filled with door bell cameras, cctv, and dashcams. one even captured the shot that

also tonight — a man goes on trial accused of murdering 9—year—old olivia pratt—korbel who was shot iniverpool last summer. oh, my gosh. the clamour for eurovision tickets — all nine shows being held in liverpoool in may sell out in 90 minutes. and we are here in glasgow tonight for a very special centenary. the bbc began broadcasting in scotland 100 years ago this week. and coming up in sport on the bbc news channel. the latest on the final day of cricket's disciplinary hearing into alleged racism at yorkshire — as the panel hears closing submissions. childbirth because some types of pain relief are being withheld. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six, tonight coming from glasgow — in a week when the bbc is celebrating a century of broadcasting in scotland. the men'sjoy this the men's joy this evening the men'sjoy this evening is the men's joy this evening is the government plans to stop people coming to the uk illegally. in the last hour the prime minister said he would do anything necessary to ensure that this country and this government decide who comes here, calling his

it hit nine—year—old olivia pratt—korbel in the chest.y the sound of gunfire, the little girl had left her bed to find her mum. cheryl korbel was herself shot as she tried to keep cashman out. you know you've done wrong. so you need to own up. today, she was in court to hear the guilty verdicts. yes! cheryl, how are you feeling? ecstatic. the murder made national headlines, the shooting of a child cited as a real low, but not a new low. exactly 15 years earlier, 11—year—old rhstones was also shot dead in liverpool. olivia's murder carried the sense of history repeating itself. the shooting provoked a strong reaction within this community. information flowed into the police in a volume detectives say they haven't experienced before. and they say some of those they'd expected to put up a wall of silence, chose to speak out. what we saw with this particular crime, with olivia's murder is people were talking about a line being crossed, almost for those involved in crime, as though there is an acceptable level where you don't talk normally, th

it hit nine—year—old olivia pratt—korbel in the chest.ittle girl had left her bed. cheryl herself was shot as she tried to keep cashman out. today, she was in court to hear the guilty verdicts. today, she was in court to hear the guilty verdicts-_ guilty verdicts. yes! cheryl, how are ou guilty verdicts. yes! cheryl, how are you feeling? _ guilty verdicts. yes! cheryl, how are you feeling? ecstatic. - guilty verdicts. yes! cheryl, how are you feeling? ecstatic. it - guilty verdicts. yes! cheryl, how. are you feeling? ecstatic. it made national headlines. _ are you feeling? ecstatic. it made national headlines. the _ are you feeling? ecstatic. it made national headlines. the shooting. are you feeling? ecstatic. it made l national headlines. the shooting of a child a real low but not the new low. 11 years earlier reesjones was also shot dead in liverpool. olivia's murder carried the sense of history repeating itself. the shooting provoked a strong reaction within this community. information flowed into the police in a volume police say they

�*s hand into 0livia from cheryl korbel�*s hand into olivia and the jury heard that was the shot thate were called and tried to save her and took 0livia to hospital but she was sadly pronounced dead that evening. this trial is just under way. as he said at the beginning, thomas cashman denies all of the charges against him. cashman denies all of the charges against him-— cashman denies all of the charges against him. judith, thank you very much. talks to avert further nhs strikes in england began this morning. the health secretary, steve barclay, is meeting unions representing nurses, ambulance workers, physiotherapists and midwives, who have all put industrial action on hold. a strike byjunior doctors is planned for next week. eurostar and ferry services between the uk and france are expected to be disrupted — while french unions stage a day of action against plans to raise the country's state pension age from 62 to 64. demonstrations have been taking place around the country including here — in amiens — where striking workers blockaded a roundabout. fuel depots have also been blocka

those who helped thomas cashman after he was convicted of the murder of nine—year—old olivia pratt—korbelyneth paltrow at fault? no. the actress gwyneth paltrow has won a us lawsuit after being sued over a skiing accident in 2016. a warning that thousands of venues could go out of business as the government scales back its energy support this weekend. good morning from manchester, where i will speak to businesses facing a huge increase in their bills. good morning, a wet start across england and wales in particular. we have coastal gales through the english channel. in scotland and northern ireland, cloud with showers. temperatures lower than yesterday. good morning it's friday the 31st march. our top story. donald trump will become the first us president in history to face criminal charges after a grand jury voted to indict him over a payment made to a former porn star. stormy daniels claimed she had an affair with him and was given a hush payment during the 2016 presidential election campaign. mr trump says he has been the victim of a witch hunt. our correspondent john sudworth reports.

olivia pratt—korbel was fatally wounded when she was shot in her home in liverpool last august.f murder and attempted murder. he denies all the charges. our north of england correspondent judith moritz was in court. olivia pratt—korbel was tucked up in bed late at night when the sound of gunfire rang out, terrifying the nine—year—old. her street had become a crime scene, a gunman running along it chasing another man who was fleeing for his life. three shots were fired and as they went down olivia's street, the men reached the area outside her house. the gunman was said to be thomas cashman, who was armed with both a pistol and revolver as he chased his target. thomas cashman was brought to court today amidst high security as the prosecution opened its case against him. olivia's family, wearing pink ribbons in her memory, were at the trial listening to gruelling details. the jury was told that her mother cheryl had heard the commotion in the street and opened her front door. in courtroom number one, she wiped away tears as the detail of what happened to her daughter was read out.

it hit nine—year—old olivia pratt—korbel in the chest.need to own up. today, she was in court to hear the guilty verdicts. you know you've done wrong, so you need to own up. - today, she was in court to hear the guilty verdicts. yes! cheryl, how are you feeling? ecstatic. the murder made national headlines, the shooting of a child cited as a real low, but not a new low. exactly 15 years earlier, 11—year—old rhstones was also shot dead in liverpool. olivia's murder carried the sense of history repeating itself. the shooting provoked a strong reaction within this community. information flowed into the police in a volume detectives say they haven't experienced before. and they say some of those they'd expected to put up a wall of silence, chose to speak out. what we saw with this particular crime, with olivia's murder is people were talking about a line being crossed, almost for those involved in crime, as though there is an acceptable level where you don't talk normally, that grass culture being embedded. what we saw with this crime is that

it hit nine—year—old olivia pratt—korbel in the chest.f silence chose to speak out. what we saw with this particular crime, - with olivia's murder is people were talking about a line - being crossed. almost for those involved in crime, as though - there was an acceptable level. where you don't talk normally, that grass culture being embedded. what we saw with this crime is that lots and lots of people on both - sides of that criminal line were wanting to come - forward and speak to us. but until he was caught, thomas cashman was still terrorising some within the community. he was causing that fear and that intimidation and putting people off. the investigation has shown that once he was charged, people felt more confident and comfortable to come forward. the number of guns being fired on merseyside has fallen significantly over the last decade, though last year there were five deaths in as many months. and cases like olivia�*s highlight the risk of any bullet being fired. i don't know how many people were harmed as a result of me putting

the man accused of killing nine—year—old olivia pratt korbel in liverpool has told a jury that "he'sgiving evidence for a second day at manchester crown court. he denies shooting olivia at her home last august, insisting he was being blamed for something he didn't do. our north of england correspondent, judith moritz, has sent us this report. thomas cashman describes himself as a high—level drugs dealer, selling cannabis by the kilo and making £5,000 a week. but he says he's not a murderer. last august, when shots were heard on the streets of liverpool, he says he was smoking a joint with friends, and that he is not the gunman who shot nine—year—old olivia pratt—korbel dead inside her home. the prosecution say he shot the little girl by mistake whilst he was trying to execute another drugs dealer. thomas cashman spent today giving evidence in his own defence. he said... in the witness box, thomas cashman became emotional as he denied murdering olivia. he also said it wasn't true that on the night of the shooting, he had gone to the home of a woman he had had an affair with, changed h

that shocking incident took place here, half a mile from where olivia pratt—korbel lived, seven weeksideo clearly shows why people in this community were already frightened. and sadly, olivia was not the first child to die during decades of gun violence in the north—west. in 2007, ii—year—old rhstones was shot dead in liverpool. exactly 15 years to the day before olivia died. his football coach was just yards away when rhys was hit by crossfire between rival gangs. he's not surprised another child has been killed. i weren't surprised that it's happened again. i was shocked, obviously, and saddened. but there's that many guns out on the streets now. it's a free for all. and these people have no respect for anyone or anything. they don't. to me, there isn't enough being done. and you know what? sadly, it's probably going to happen again. shootings fell from 125 in 2007 to 49 last year. but the force's intense efforts have failed to stop fatal shootings. back in 2007, when rhys was killed, four people were shot dead. last year, in just over four months, there were five victims. sam rimme

nine years old and shot dead in her home by a stranger. 0livia pratt—korbel was robbed of her life. hunting down those who enabled thomas cashman to murder her. he'll be sentenced on monday. this is 0livia's mother, cheryl, leaving court yesterday. yes! cheryl, how are you feeling? ecstatic. a jury had just convicted cashman of killing her daughter. ijust want to know what i've done, that's all. all i want to know is what i'm arrested for. even when cashman was arrested, he tried to bluff his way out of a crime that shocked the nation. he is a father who killed someone else's child. it was in this street in liverpool last summer where cashman tried to murder another drug dealer, called joseph nee. gunshots. nee tried to get away and into a nearby house. cashman chased him and fired through the front door. nine—year—old 0livia was behind it and was fatally injured. there were concerns her killer would be protected by people who knew him. but the crucial breakthrough came when a woman who cashman went to on the night of the murder approached police two days later. we're really proud o

the nearest house he could see, cheryl korbel�*s house. heard the noise and opened her door wondering what the commotion was. as the door opened, joseph nee fell through it. we heard at that point thomas cashman fired his gun again. he had two guns and he fired his gun and the bullet went through the front door. the jury was told it went through cheryl's hand as she tried to shut the door and then we heard that her little girl, olivia, who had come screaming down the stairs saying, "mum, i'm scared," that bullet went through from cheryl korbel�*s hand into olivia and the jury heard that was the shot that killed the nine—year—old girl. we have heard details of how the police were called and tried to save her and took olivia to hospital, but she was sadly pronounced dead that evening. this trial is just under way. as you said at the beginning, thomas cashman denies all of the charges against him. we are getting pictures from pirates of the protests we spoke to our correspondents hugh schofield about earlier —— we are getting pictures from pa

he said he did not know the family of olivia pratt—korbel and denies all five of the charges he facests the introduction of minimum pricing for alcohol in scotland is reducing the number of deaths due to drinking. in 2018, scotland became the first country in the world to begin charging a minimum price of 50 pence per unit of alcohol. the study, published in the lancet, estimates more than a 150 lives a year have been saved because it. the family of a head teacher, who took her own life after her school was downgraded from outstanding to inadequate after an ofsted inspection, have demanded changes to the system. ruth perry's family say she was under "intolerable pressure". ofsted says it deeply regrets what it called the head teacher's tragic death, but says the system helps to improve standards. our education editor, branwenjeffreys, is here. will this change anything for ofsted and school inspections? there's always been debates about how ofsted does itjob and the pressures it creates within schools but today has felt like a moment to pause and reflect. the death of ruth perry throu

in a shocking murder case, a man has been found guilty of killing 9 year old olivia pratt korbel, inof self imposed exile, in america. live from our studio in singapore — this is bbc news. it's newsday.

the trial of a man accused of the murder of nine—year—old 0livia pratt—korbel in liverpool last augustt at her home in dovecot while her mother, cheryl, was injured. thomas cashman denies murder and attempted murder, as well as wounding with intent. the man widely regarded as britain's most notorious prisoner, charles bronson, has begun an appeal for his release after nearly 50 years in jail. much of that time he's spent in solitary confinement. a public parole hearing is taking place. bronson was originallyjailed for seven years in 1974, but regular violent behaviour, including nine attempted prison sieges where 11 people were taken hostage, have seen his sentence extended multiple times. tony danker, the head of the cbi the uk's biggest business group, has stepped down after allegations of misconduct. in a statement, the cbi says it took all matters of workplace conduct extremely seriously but stressed that until an investigation was complete, the allegations remained unproven. mr danker denies any wrongdoing. russia is continuing its all—out assault to capture the eastern ukrainian

olivia pratt—korbel was robbed of her life. her family somehow have to carry on. spoke to a reporter. try 3 is one of the questions we need to ask yourself, we have been investigating fiery services since 2013, and we have highlighted this before. we made a recommendation, that the code of ethics should be introduced in for fire risk services. not every fire and rescue service has adopted a code of ethics. it is one of the things that we are urging for our recommendations.— recommendations. where does responsibility— recommendations. where does responsibility lie? _ recommendations. where does responsibility lie? somebody . recommendations. where does - responsibility lie? somebody needs to take control of it. responsibility lies in many areas, it lies in fire and rescue service, that's right from fire station level to the very top. some services are better than others, this is not every fire rescue service and it is not every fire station. leadership takes into account, so do other organisations, whether they be trade unions, fire standards boards, the home offic

olivia pratt—korbel was killed in august last year, when a gunman allegedly opened fire while chasingropolitan police officer wayne couzens will be sentenced today for three counts of indecent exposure, one of which took place just days before he murdered sarah everard. couzens has admitted the offences, which took place at a fast—food restaurant in kent, and in woodland. he's currently serving a life sentence for the kidnap, rape and murder of 33—year—old sarah everard after he used his position as a serving officer to trick her into getting into his car. one of the uk's longest serving prisoners, charles bronson, will launch his latest bid for freedom at a public parole hearing which starts today. the 70—year—old, who now uses the name charles salvador, has a reputation for attacking staff and other inmates. our correspondent sean dilley reports. i've got a horrible, nasty, vicious, violent past. i've never killed anyone. charles bronson speaking on a channel 4 documentary. he has, though, harmed many people. the 70—year—old was convicted of armed robbery and wounding under his real

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in a shocking murder case, a man has been found guilty of killing 9 year old olivia pratt korbel, iniverpool, last august. brazil's former president, jair bolsonaro, has returned to the country, after three months of self imposed exile, in america. live from our studio in singapore — this is bbc news. it's newsday. hello and welcome to the programme. we begin with breaking news coming out of the united states in the past half hour — donald trump has become the first former united states president to face criminal charges. the case in new york relates to alleged hush money payments to an adult entertainer before the 2016 election. mr trump denies wrongdoing. i'm joined now by our washington correspondent gary o'donoghue. great to get you on the programme. i know that information is coming in fast and furiously. give us the latest of what we have heard today. it is worth pausing for a moment and realising that this is really a true moment in history. that where it is overly used, but this is a moment in history, the first time ever that an american president or former president has bee

in the uk, a man is found guilty of murdering nine—year—old olivia pratt—korbel in liverpool last august ukraine has inflicted the most - unimaginable suffering on so many innocent people.

that shocking incident took place here, half a mile from where olivia pratt—korbel lived, seven weeksy going to happen again. shootings fell from 125 in 2007 to 49 last year. but the force's intense efforts have failed to stop fatal shootings. back in 2007, when rhys was killed, four people were shot dead. last year, in just over four months, there were five victims. sam rimmer, ashley dale, olivia, jacqueline rutter and elle edwards. it's still happening because we've got individuals who have got no regard for the rest of society. they've got no regard for the consequences of their actions. they have got no moral compass. police have been piloting a new strategy they believe provides hope. police! called clear, hold, build, officers remove criminals from an area and stop new gangs moving in while the local authorities work to make the neighbourhood more prosperous. now, we have seen that work really, really successfully in places like speke, in places like croxteth and norris green, in parts of liverpool eight. and we know that that actually is successful. gun crime has scarred merse

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olivia pratt—korbel was fatally shot as one drug dealer chased another.

shooting joseph nee who is 36 wounding with intent to do grievous bodily to olivia's mother cheryl korbelfirearm with intent to endanger life . and mark of to endanger life. and mark of course we will also about the effect doing that trial about the rest of knotty ash this area of once made famous ken dodd for know humour another reasons and this is painting a very different picture of liverpool, isn't it? well, absolutely anyone in liverpool, of course, knows issues they've been grappling with amongst organised groups, especially involved in the trade. we think more nationally that if you're talking gun crime, it's really london . that's a big issue. but london. that's a big issue. but there are very issues around gun crime in birmingham, in liverpool and in manchester and that area of liverpool as gangs are active . and of course this are active. and of course this family , you know , in the wrong family, you know, in the wrong place at the wrong time they were exactly in the right place as far as they're concerned in, you know, what should have been safe sanctuary in their home. just s