leo ross, aged just 12, is the latest to lose his life.alk about the danger hours after school. this is when youngsters are the most vulnerable. they feel critically teenagers in this case, even younger. the council leader here in birmingham said this was a senseless attack. the police said many parents will find it difficult to comprehend what happened. and you can see people still coming here tonight to leave flowers, to leave messages. there is a real sense of anger and disbelief and despair really that these kind of things keep happening. sophie. thank you. now, have a look at this. this is a slice of one of thousands of underwater cables on the seabed across the world. this one is a submarine power cable — a heavy one, at that — used to carry electric power between countries or from windfarms to the shore. these are the conductors. it also carries fibre optics too. these are absolutely vital to our country's infrastructure. and the reason i'm showing you this is because we've just discovered that these cables led to an encounter betwe

his school said leo ross was a lovely and bright boy who was adored by his friends.his friends paid their respects, many of them in tears, each supporting the other. hannah, who was in the same class, came with her mum, syma. he was like a nice, kind kid and he'd just do his work and get on with it and helpful as well. and very welcoming. something has to be done about this. it's like, i can't imagine what the parents are going through. both sets of parents. you know, leo's mum and dad and his family, they... i just... i—i just. ..you know, it'sjust devastating. rowena was another mum who had a son in leo's class. he didn't deserve this. - from what my children say, he was a lovely, caring, innocent little boy. - it's another young life lost to the scourge of knife crime. desperate efforts were made to save him, but they were in vain. the west midlands had the highest rate of knife crime in the uk last year, and many initiatives have been set up to try to tackle the problem. but the message just doesn't seem to be getting through. my message to the wider community an

leo ross, aged just 12, is the latest to lose his life. phil mackie with that report.ten people have been killed and dozens wounded in air strikes. the court into the governor, israeli forces have bulldozed all roads leading to the refugee camp injenin. our correspondentjonah fisher has the latest from jerusalem. tensions are rising in the west bank. this is the second day of the is really operation in and around jenin, in the northern part of the west bank, a known stronghold for palestinian militant groups. we have got some footage which has been verified by the bbc verify team is being around the hospital engine and. it shows bulldozers around hospital. we had reports today and indeed yesterday of the entrances and exits to that hospital being bulldozed and the roads around it also. israel says it is doing that to try and remove iuds from the area. they gave a briefing today, and is really spokesperson davis oaks the mexican which he said officially the purpose of the operation injenin was to target what they called terror groups —— remove ieds. terror groups —— rem

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who was stabbed to death on his way home from school on tuesday in birmingham has been named as leo rossim as: "the most beautiful kind child" who "had not one aggressive bone in his body". a 14—year—old boy has been arrested on suspicion of murder. a 26—year—old man who shot and killed his ex—girlfriend and her sister with a crossbow and stabbed their mother to death has pleaded guilty to their murders. kyle clifford attacked carol hunt and her daughters, louise and hannah, who were the wife and daughters of the bbc racing commentator, john hunt, at the family home in hertfordshire last summer. the chancellor says she's optimistic about the economy, despite government borrowing rising by more than expected last month. the figure of almost £18 billion is the highest for december in four years. rachel reeves is in switzerland, where she is trying to attract investors to the uk. rachel reeves is in switzerland, at davos, you're live with bbc news. president trump has sought to justify his decision to pardon more than 1500 supporters who stormed the us capitol building four years ago. he's

who was stabbed to death on his way home from school on tuesday in birmingham has been named as leo ross been arrested on suspicion of murder. a 26—year—old man who shot and killed his ex girlfriend and her sister with a crossbow and stabbed their mother to death has pleaded guilty to their murders. kyle clifford attacked carol hunt and her daughters louise and hannah — who were the wife and daughters of the bbc racing commentator john hunt — at the family home in hertfordshire last summer. the chancellor says she's �*optimistic�* about the economy, despite government borrowing rising by more than expected last month. the figure of almost 18 billion pounds is the highest for december in four years. rachel reeves is in switzerland, where she is trying to attract investors to the uk. you're live with bbc news. three days after the start of a ceasefire in gaza, israel is continuing a separate operation in and around thejenin area of the occupied west bank. at least 10 people have been killed and nearly a0 injured, according to the palestinian health ministry. jenin has long been seen as a s

he was leo ross.ar—old boy has been arrested on suspicion of murder. stay with us here on bbc news. hello. after a run of quieter weather over the last few weeks, things are about to get quite stormy across the uk. the met office has already issued a number of amber warnings across parts of northern ireland, southern scotland, northern england and north wales. we could see some damaging gusts in excess of 90 miles an hour for one or two. storm eowyn is still out in the western atlantic right now. it's set to develop into that potent storm, but before it arrives, this will bring some wet and windy weather tomorrow before we see a quieter spell after some rain through today. now that rain is clearing away from eastern areas. clearer skies tonight. relatively light winds. it's a recipe for some mist and fog, particularly across some eastern parts of southern england, and some frost as well, just about anywhere. lowest temperatures minus five minus six to the grampians as we go into thursday morning. so i

leo ross was stabbed in the stomach and found near scriber is leaning in hall green.very good friends. our men's correspondent phil mackie reports. —— midlands. another young life has been lost to the scourge of knife crime. these pictures were taken yesterday afternoon. the boy was stabbed on his way home from school and nothing could be done to save him. today, the grief was palpable. rowena's son was at school with the boy who died. i'm a mum, i'm a nurse. i'm a mum and a nurse and everything else. and i walk my dog in the park next to it. it's just sad that something like this has had to happen and potentially he was on his own for a little bit. and the length of time it took for people to sort of reach him. maybe it was too late by the time i got to him. it's just sad. another life has been taken too early. he didn't deserve this, from what my children say. he was a lovely caring, innocent little boy. a relative sent the bbc this tribute. he was the most beautiful, kind child and this would not have been provoked by him. he was funny, sweet and had not one aggres

west midlands police have named the 12 year old boy who died after being stabbed in birmingham, as leo ross described as funny and sweet, was found with serious injuries and died in hospital. a 14 year old boy has been arrested in connection with the fatal stabbing. west midlands police have now revealed the 14 year old is also being held in connection with an assault on an 80 year old woman in the same area, and a danger to life warning has been issued for parts of the uk ahead of storm ian as britain prepares to be lashed by severe gales. gusts could reach up to 90mph in coastal areas, bringing the risk of travel disruption, power cuts and flying debris. the north—west will see the strongest winds, but large waves and dangerous conditions are also expected along seafronts. nationwide, heavy rain and snow are also to spread east, with up to 25cm of snow possible on the higher ground. the met office says the situation could escalate as the storm rapidly develops tomorrow. those are the latest gb news headlines. now it's back to michelle. >> for the very latest gb news direct to your smartph

, a 12 year old boy who was fatally stabbed in birmingham on tuesday has been named by police as leo ross. leo, described as funny and sweet, was found with serious injuries and died in hospital. a 14 year old boy has been arrested in connection with the fatal stabbing. police have now revealed the 14 year old is also being held in connection with the assault of an 80 year old woman in the same area, and a danger to life warning has been issued for parts of the uk ahead of storm erwin, as britain prepares to be lashed by severe gales. gusts could reach up to 90mph in coastal areas, bringing risks of travel disruption, power cuts and flying debris. the north west will see the strongest winds, but large waves and dangerous conditions are also expected along sea fronts. heavy rain and snow will also spread east, with up to 25cm of snow possible on higher ground. the met office says the situation could escalate as a storm rapidly develops tomorrow. those are the latest gb news headlines. now it's back to matt. >> for the very latest gb news direct to your smartphone, sign up to news alerts by

, a 12 year old boy who was fatally stabbed in birmingham on tuesday has been named by police as leo ross. leo, described as funny and sweet, was found with serious injuries and died in hospital. a 14 year old boy has been arrested in connection with the fatal stabbing, police have now revealed. the 14 year old is also being held in connection with an assault on an eight year old woman in the same area, and the owner of the sun newspaper has issued a full and unequivocal apology to prince harry for serious privacy violations and has agreed to pay him substantial damages, settling a long running legal battle just as it was set to go to court. the apology also extends to the late princess diana, acknowledging intrusion into her private life. former labour deputy leader tom watson also received an apology for unwarranted intrusion during his time in government. those are the latest gb news headlines. now it's back to martin. >> for the very latest gb news direct to your smartphone, sign up to news alerts by scanning the qr code or go to gbnews.com/alerts. >> wokester. farage. zebby. martin d

, a 12 year old boy who was fatally stabbed in birmingham on tuesday has been named by police as leo rosso, described as funny and sweet, was found with serious injuries and died in hospital. a 14 year old boy has been arrested in connection with the fatal stabbing. police have now revealed the 14 year old is also being held in connection with the assault of an 80 year old woman in the same area, and a danger to life warning has been issued for parts of the uk ahead of storm erwin, as britain prepares to be lashed by severe gales. gusts could reach up to 90mph in coastal areas, bringing risks of travel disruption, power cuts and flying debris. the north west will see the strongest winds, but large waves and dangerous conditions are also expected along sea fronts. heavy rain and snow will also spread east, with up to 25cm of snow possible on higher ground. the met office says the situation could escalate as a storm rapidly develops tomorrow. those are the latest gb news headlines. now it's back to matt. >> for the very latest gb news direct to your smartphone, sign up to news alerts by sca