merseyside police say the death of a 17—month—old girl after being attacked by a pet dog has left herast year. american bullies were responsible for six deaths. caerphilly, 2021. this is beast, an american xl bully — the largest type of this breed. beast weighs more than 8st by the time he's 15 months old. the man holding the dog can't control it. itjumps up at one child, biting her on the arm. the man repeatedly punches the dog. at one point, it fixates on a young girl. she moves away behind a parked van. when it snaps at the child... ..the man punches the dog again. four days later, just around the corner, ten—year—old jack lis leaves home with his skateboard. emma. hiya. sam from the bbc. nice to meet you. how are you doing? can i come in? yeah, sure. you've got photos everywhere. yeah. they've become more important now, these photos? yeah, you don't realise that. no. one of his favourite films was back to the future... 0k. ..so we put that together, and that was on his shelf in his bedroom. he said, "can i go out to play?" and he wanted to take his skateboard with him. and... ..th

and merseyside police is continuing to appeal for witnesses and information.ck in surrey. the woman, aged in her 20s, was pronounced dead at the scene in caterham while a second woman suffered dog bites and was taken to hospital with non—life threatening injuries. 0ur correspondent sean dilley has this update from caterham. people waking up in a rural community here, still shocked by the events of yesterday here in caterham. now, a mile up the road behind where this police vehicle is currently based at gravelly hill is where officers were called to yesterday at around 2:25. the initial call to surrey police was made to reports of members of the public being attacked by dogs. now, surrey police deployed some considerable resources — intervention vehicles, 999 officers in cars like this behind me — but also they deployed authorised firearms officers to the scene. police said that the paramedics made their very best attempts, but unfortunately the woman in her 20s had died. they worked quickly to inform the next of kin. another woman, whose injuries were not life

place of elle edwards, the 26—year—old woman shot dead on christmas eve in a pub in wallasey on merseyside. police 22, has been charged with murder and is due to stand trial injune. staff at the online retail giant amazon are staging theirfirst—ever strike in the uk, in a dispute about pay. around 300 members of the gmb union have taken action at amazon's warehouse in coventry after they were given what they call a derisory 5% rise last august. the company, which doesn't recognise trade unions in the uk, says it offers competitive pay. our employment correspondent zoe conway has that story. it's one of the biggest retailers in the world, one of the biggest private sector employers in the uk. hiya, there's a strike on today. i don't know if you saw it on the news. and it's now facing its first ever strike here. nicholas henderson is one of the gmb union's newest recruits. we are basically on the bread line. by the time you add in your rent, your mortgage, yourfood, your bills, you've basically got nothing left. workers here at the coventry site were given a 50p pay rise in august, taking their mini

edwards, the 26—year—old beautician, who was shot dead on christmas eve, in a pub in wallasey on merseyside. police who's 22, has been charged with murder, and is due to stand trial injune. there's growing concern among bus and train operators across the uk, overfunding for local services outside london. government investment, that helped regional transport during the covid pandemic, will end in march. mps have been hearing today that two thirds of towns in the north east and south west of england, have no train station, and across the country, rural bus routes are in decline. our west of england correspondent danjohnson has more from gloucestershire. they've had a long wait in woodmancote. there hasn't been a bus since november. the cheltenham service was one of more than 1,000 rural routes that were cut in the last year. i can'tjustjump in the car and drive into town, can i? i got a bus pass i can't use because i can't get on a bus. they've now reduced fares to two quid, to encourage everyone to get on the bus. so what do they do? they stop the services. where's the sense in that? rural doesn't a

merseyside police says 23 year old woman arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender has been releasedn bail . tributes been released on bail. tributes continue to pour in for elvis presley's child, lisa marie presley, who has died at the age 54. a warning, the following contains flashing images. it's understood singer songwriter suffered a cardiac arrest at her home in los angeles yesterday and was rushed to . actor john and was rushed to. actor john travolta has said his heart goes out . ms. presley's family. her out. ms. presley's family. her death comes just days after. she attended the golden globe awards . actor austin butler took home the best actor award for his portrayal of her father . tv portrayal of her father. tv onune portrayal of her father. tv online and dab+ radio. this is giving now it's back to tom with . giving now it's back to tom with. th good morning. it's 930 and this is the briefing with me tom harwood 933. i should say now we're on your tv and your radio . first to something that has got the corridors power jittering and whispering this week. a snazzy new dash

merseyside police have arrested three men for alleged homophobic chanting at anfield during liverpool'she ground on suspicion of homophobic intentional harassment, alarm or distress. the fa can now also charge clubs if their fans use a homophobic chant that has been aimed at chelsea players and supporters. time now for a look at some of the days other sport stories. bournemouth have agreed a 20 million pound deal with villarreal for senegal forward nicolas jackson. he's scored three goals in 2a games in all competitions this season. elliot daly here and jamie george have pulled out of the england training squad that's preparing for the six nations opener against scotland on saturday week. daly suffered a hamstring injury and hooker george was concussed in saracens' loss to edinburgh on sunday. french rugby chief bernard laporte has been detained by police as part of an investigation into tax fraud. laporte stepped back from his role earlier this month without resigning after being handed a two—year suspended prison sentence and 75 thousand euro fine for corruption. glasgow warriors have

merseyside police have arrested three men for alleged homophobic chanting., the next step. the semifinal is not enough. it — the next step. the semifinal is not enough. it is— the next step. the semifinal is not enough, it is not _ the next step. the semifinal is not enough, it is not enough _ the next step. the semifinal is not enough, it is not enough for- enough, it is not enough for anybody. you go into these games and they've got to the semifinal means nothing. ultimately, you want to get one step further. i know the players feel the same way. me and my coaching team feel passionate about it, that we want to make the final but we have to navigate these two games. they are going to be very difficult. . , games. they are going to be very difficult. ., , ., , ., difficult. that is of the sport for now. failings by the probation service left a serial offender free to commit murder, just days after he was released from prison — that's according to a damning report today. the chief inspector of probation has revealed a catalogue of errors that led tojordan mc

merseyside police say no threats or incidents were reported to them ahead of everton's home premier leaguewhistle, but before kick—off, everton released a statement saying that directors had been told to stay away from the game, due to a credible threat to their safety identified by security advisors. frank lampard's side lost the match 2—1. liverpool managerjurgen klopp says he doesn't think this transfer window is the right time to strengthen his squad, despite his team's poorform. they were beaten 3—0 by brighton at the weekend, and are currently ninth in the premier league table, but klopp thinks his current players can improve things. so if the solutions for us will be out there, available and doable and stuff like this, of course, we would bring in players to help. but we have an existing squad as well and we are underperforming, definitely, i know that. we have to strengthen, oh, yes, but is this the right moment for it, to do it? i can't see it because of the situation we are in. i think, it because of the situation we are in. ithink, i know exactly it because of the situation we a

and merseyside police is continuing to appeal for witnesses and information. news. tributes are being paid to lisa marie presley — the daughter of rock'n�*roll legend elvis — after she died at the age of 5a. the actress was rushed to hospital after what us media is describing as a cardiac arrest. peter bowes has been looking back at her life. this was lisa marie presleyjust two days ago at the golden globe awards. her death was sudden. the 54—year—old was rushed to hospital after falling 54—year—old was rushed to hospital afterfalling ill at 54—year—old was rushed to hospital after falling ill at her home 54—year—old was rushed to hospital afterfalling ill at her home in 54—year—old was rushed to hospital after falling ill at her home in the los angeles suburb of calabasas. hours later, priscilla presley issued this statement. born in memphis, lisa marie inherited herfather�*s roisland inherited her father's roisland estate inherited herfather�*s roisland estate at the age of nine following his sudden death. she followed him into the music industry, becoming a

merseyside police have arrested three men for alleged homophobic chanting during liverpool's draw with the fa can now also charge clubs if their fans use a homophobic chant that has been aimed at chelsea players and supporters. there's one match in the league cup tonight — newcastle travel to southampton for the first leg of their semi final. eddie howe's side haven't won a major trophy since 1955 and the manager says they're desperate for the next step: the semifinal itself is not enough —— it is enough and it would be for anyone and you go into the games going to the semifinal is nothing and i know the players feel the same way. me and my coaching team feel passionately about it that we want to make the final but we have to navigate these two games, they will be very difficult as i say. england's netballers have missed out on a place at the final of the quad series in cape town. the roses lost to new zealand's silver ferns 55—45 — despite leading until the final quarter. it means australia will play new zealand in the final of the series tomorrow. that's all the sport for now. backin

merseyside police say no threats or incidents were reported to them ahead of everton's home game withefore kick—off saying that directors had been told to stay away from the game due to a credible threat to their safety identified by security advisors. frank lampard's side lost the match 2—1. and the shakhtar donetsk president has pledged to donate £22 million to the ukrainian war effort following the transfer of their winger mykhailo mudryk to chelsea. the 22—year—old was at stamford bridge yesterday having signed a deal worth up to £89 million — a record for ukrainian football. the shakter donetsk president said the money will be used to help "families of fallen soldiers". that's all the sport for now. breaking news of quite a lot of constitutional significance. the uk government, we are hearing, has decided to block the scottish government's gender recognition reform bill from becoming law. the scottish secretary alisterjack, we are hearing, is expected to lay an order before the westminster parliament this week, tomorrow, in fact, to prevent the bill being sent to the king for roy

merseyside police confirmed a 22 year old man from wirral was arrested following enquiries in mid—wales3 year old woman mid—wales. a 23 year old woman has also been arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender, bringing the total number of arrests in connection with case to five. the prime with the case to five. the prime minister and his japanese counterpart have signed a major defence agreement in a ceremony at the tower of london. the treaty allows the uk and japan to deploy forces into each other's countries. it makes the uk the first european country to have mutual military access with japan as part of a foreign policy tilt towards the indo—pacific region, against a potential threat from china. the government is calling it the most significant defence agreement between london and tokyo in more than a century. agreement between london and tokyo in more than a century . a tokyo in more than a century. a fatal accident inquiry has found a number of defects in the running of a luxury hotel contributed to a deadly fire. the cameron house hotel in western barton in scotland caught fire

next match at home to arsenal has been categorised as high risk following consultation with merseyside policeht. a late equaliser from wolves at anfield took the tie to a return leg. he said defeat at brighton last weekend was the worst of his career, but that he�*s planning for the future and will remain. he doesn�*t think there is a quick fix to their current struggles, though. it is like when you have, whatever, a broken leg or something like that and everybody wants to hear that it is no problem, tomorrow you today again, but it is, like, unfortunately you need a couple of weeks or sometimes months until you are ready. so, nobody wants to hear that but it is a fact and we have to make sure that we make these steps. the only thing i want is to fix this situation. that�*s all. premiership rugby club finances are "clearly unsustainable", a damning parliamentary report has concluded. it follows an investigation by the digital, culture, media and sport committee investigating the financial decline of worcester warriors and wasps. mps have said that the problems faced by both clubs in recent mo

and merseyside police is continuing to appeal for witnesses and information.thought a criminal gang based in russia is behind the cyber—incident affecting the computer system the royal mail uses to send parcels abroad. it�*s understood the firm is being held to ransom, and has been unable to send any parcels abroad since wednesday. our cyber reporter joe tidyjoins me now. this incident has been going on for some time in the world of business and the cyber world. remind us what�*s happening and the impact it is having. it�*s what's happening and the impact it is havinu. v ., what's happening and the impact it is havinu. �* , . ., is having. it's having a huge im act. is having. it's having a huge impact- royal _ is having. it's having a huge impact. royal mail- is having. it's having a huge impact. royal mail since - is having. it's having a huge - impact. royal mail since wednesday when they announced they were under attack, they said don�*t send any parcels or letters abroad. they are advising customers not to even try because without their computer systems o

next match at home to arsenal has been categorised as high risk, following consultation with merseyside policeolves at anfield took the tie to a return leg. he said defeat at brighton last weekend was the worst of his career, but that he's planning for the future and will remain. he does not think there is a quick fix to their current struggles. and finally you might remember this extraordinary moment from last summer's euros. alessia russo's brilliant backheel against sweden. it's been nominated for the puskas award — one of three by female players on the shortlist up for the best goal of the year. but perhapos greater significance, russo said it was huge for the women's game to be included alongside players like mbappe. his volley in the world cup final is on the list. it shows how the game is developing. a great moment to see her alongside other big names in football. a cracking goal. more than 23,000 schools in england and wales will be affected after the uk's largest education union voted in favour of strike action. the national education union has announced three strikes in february and

merseyside police again.ir investigation into the shooting. beautician elle edwards said was was killed at a pub in wallasey shortly before midnight on christmas eve, but was not believed to be the intended target of the attack in which four men were also hurt. intended target of the attack in which four men were also hurt . a which four men were also hurt. a 23 year old woman from wirral has also been arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender, bringing the total number of arrests in connection with the case up to five. the prime minister and his japanese counterpart to have signed a major defence agreement in a ceremony at the tower of london. the treaty allows uk and japan to deploy into each other's countries . it makes the uk the countries. it makes the uk the first european country to have mutual military access . japan, mutual military access. japan, as part of a policy tilt towards the region, against the potential threat from china. the government is calling it the most significant agreement betw

merseyside police says a 23 year old woman arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender has been releasedn bail . over half been released on bail. over half of migrants who claim to be victims of modern slavery after crossing the channel in the first half of last year were albanian. home office data shows over a thousand people made an asylum claim between january and june of these 591, where albanian. that's up from 11% the previous year. official figures reveal that in the whole of 2022 , over 45,000 people crossed the engush , over 45,000 people crossed the english channel in small boats and councils issued nearly 20,000 parking fines a day on average last year. the figures obtained by churchill motor insurance show a 12% rise on the previous year. it drives up revenue for councils to over £750,000 a day last year, up from 35,000 in 2021. we're going to cross live now to sir keir starmer, labour leader, who's making a speech in belfast. we'll cross live to him now. mr. keir starmer. we'll cross live to him now. mr. keir starmer . so i'd like to keir starmer. so i'd like to thank the pr

police! on merseyside, where a cannabis factory was raided yesterday morning, they�*ve been using the tactic ee here in manchester. of course, the residents of cheetham hill have seen police crackdowns many times before, and the men on the street corners still returned. but they�*re hoping that this time, clear, hold, build will make a difference to what has been an unsolvable problem. daniel sandford, bbc news, manchester. seven people have been killed in california in the second mass shooting in the state in two days. the latest attacks occurred at two separate locations in the coastal city of half moon bay. a 67—year—old man has been arrested. david willis sent this report. the victims of this attack in the tight—knit coastal community known as half moon bay are all thought to have been chinese—american agricultural workers. they died in separate shootings at two separate locations, within about two miles of each other. the gunman�*s arrest was captured in dramatic tv news footage, and he has since been identified as a 67—year—old asian—american, zhao chunli. officers say that they have re

police! on merseyside, where a cannabis factory was raided yesterday morning, they�*ve been using the tactic lice crackdowns many times before, and the men on the street corners still returned. but they�*re hoping that this time, clear hold build will make a difference to what has been an unsolvable problem. daniel sandford, bbc news, manchester. it has been a month and banned women and girls from attending universities. a basement in kabul, now a place of learning. this 21—year—old used to be a jeweller. she started this secret school seven months ago, running classes the girls of all ages, every day. "despite all the risk, i don�*t want students to forget what going to school means," she tells me. "i want them to still feel that they can learn, and they should learn." if the taliban authorities find out the secret school is operating, they will be in trouble. usually, more than 30 teenage girls come here. today, only ten. schools closed for girls over the age of 12 when the taliban first swept to power. in march last year, they were told they could come back to their classes, only to be sen

merseyside. the 26 year old was shot in the head at a pub in wallasey, on christmas eve. connor chapman, who's 22, has been remanded in custody. policeter being attacked by a dog in surrey yesterday was walking a number of dogs at the time. paramedics were unable to save the 28—year—old after she was attacked at gravelly hill in caterham. a second woman who received treatment for dog bites has since been discharged from hospital. no arrests have been made. the economy unexpectedly grew in november, according to new figures. the office for national statistics said it rose 0.1% overall, with pubs and restaurants boosting growth, as people went out to watch the world cup. our economics editor faisal islam reports. at g—tech in worcester, their cordless vacuum cleaners sold well during the black friday discounts in november, but founder nick gray says british consumers are far from cleaning up in current circumstances. we can very much tell that there's a little bit of tension in consumers, and we feel it ourselves. the winter world cup in qatar did cause an upsurge in spending in pubs and bars and on pizza delivery that helped the econo

police! on merseyside, where a cannabis factory was raided yesterday morning, they've been using the tactic forrackdowns many times before, and the men on the street corners still returned. but they're hoping that this time, clear hold build will make a difference to what has been an unsolvable problem. daniel sandford, bbc news, manchester. we are going to be going behind the scenes in happy valley two weeks ago, apparently they had filmed a lot of ending so we will not spoil it! time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. hello, good morning from bbc london, i'm alice salfield. failings by probation officers left a man with a history of violence free to murder zara aleena, nine days after he was released from prison, according to a report by the probation watchdog. jordan mcsweeney, who had 28 previous convictions, was jailed for killing the law graduate as she walked home in ilford lastjune. the report found he was wrongly assessed as "medium risk". we've been warning for years that mistakes are going to be made it's impossible to say whether the murder could have been avoide

merseyside, were on holiday. the accident happened in the gold coast region. three others were left critically injured . left critically injured. queensland police helicopter was taking off and, the other was landing . russia says 63 of its landing. russia says 63 of its soldiers have been killed . a soldiers have been killed. a ukrainian attack in occupied region of donetsk. on new year's eve . ukraine initially claimed eve. ukraine initially claimed it killed 400 russian fighters , it killed 400 russian fighters, a claim russia has called an exaggerated . the attack hit exaggerated. the attack hit temporary in the eastern ukrainian of macheath where russian forces have been stationed . hundreds of thousands stationed. hundreds of thousands of fans have gathered to pay their respects to footballing legend pele who is due to be buned legend pele who is due to be buried shortly . a procession is buried shortly. a procession is his coffin from the stadium of his coffin from the stadium of his former club through the city of santos on top of a fire engine. earlier, newly in brazilian president lula joined 150,000 people who filed a coffin at the sa

so having seen it works so successfully in those areas like yorkshire and merseyside, we're now together with the national policehe country so that same success can be repeated across the whole country, because these criminal gangs do blight lives, as you say , dealing drugs, committing say, dealing drugs, committing violence of violent offences against other gangs and sometimes against the public as well. when to clear these gangs out, get them put prison, which frankly is where they belong , to frankly is where they belong, to make sure the public are kept safe minister, i safe. yeah, well, minister, i just ask you, who are just want to ask you, who are these gangs? where they these gangs? where are they coming there coming from? are there home—grown are they coming from other the world? well, other parts of the world? well, i mean, it's a it's a variety. we see some organised criminal gangs coming into the country illegally . we see plenty of that illegally. we see plenty of that have been had for a number of a number of years themselves. but whether they're coming into the country or whether they're here, we

merseyside, were on holiday when. the accident happened in coast region. three others were left critically injured . queensland critically injured. queensland policethe collision occurred when one helicopter was taking off and the other was landing . russia 63 the other was landing. russia 63 of its soldiers have been killed in a ukrainian attack in the occupied of donetsk. it happened on year's eve. ukraine initially claimed it killed 400 russian fighters , a claim the kremlin fighters, a claim the kremlin has described it as an exaggeration . the attack hit exaggeration. the attack hit temporary barracks in the eastern ukrainian city of macheath where russian forces have been stationed and hundreds of thousands of fans have gathered to pay their respects to the brazilian footballing legend pele, who is to be buried today. legend pele, who is to be buried today . a professional procession today. a professional procession is last . led the coffin from the is last. led the coffin from the stadium of his former club santos through the city, top of a fire engine. earlier newly sworn in brazilian lula da silva joined 150,000 people who file past the c

merseyside, said they were on holiday when the accident happened yesterday in the gold coast region . three others were coast region. three others were left critically injured . left critically injured. queensland say the queensland policey the initial investigations indicate the collision occurred when one helicopter was taking off and the other was landing . the prime the other was landing. the prime minister says ukraine can count on the uk for ongoing long term support . rishi sunak held a call support. rishi sunak held a call with the president volodymyr zelenskyy this afternoon where sunak pledged to provide further equipment in the coming weeks to help ensure ukraine's victory on the battlefield . uk has recently the battlefield. uk has recently delivered more than a thousand anti—air missiles in recent days in response to a renewed wave of russian attacks . and thousands russian attacks. and thousands of mourners have lined the streets to pay their final respects to the brazilian football legend pele. his coffin was carried on a firetruck from the stadium of his former club, santos, through the neighbourhood where his mother still lives to a private family funeral . earlier, the newly funeral. earlier, the newly