judith moritz, bbc news, alder hey hospital.ced to life in prison without parole for the murder of 30—year—old swedish journalist kim wall. prosecutors said mr madsen had planned to kill ms wall after inviting her to interview him on board his homemade submarine. her remains were found by danish police 11 days after the interview. the bbc‘s director of news and current affairs has told the high court journalists had a responsibility to cover a police search of cliff richard ‘s‘ home in 2014. she said she approved the broadcast of helicopter footage after carefully weighing up its impact on the singer, and considering the public interest. sir cliff, who was never arrested or charged, is suing the corporation for what he says was a serious invasion of privacy. the independent enquiry into child sexual abuse has called for a change in culture within government and institutions. it says there must be open and frank discussions about child sexual abuse in order to tackle the problem. the interim report said all too often organisation

judith moritz, bbc news, liverpool.me: not the real thing — the french art museum that's discovered half of its exhibits are fake. nothing, it seems, was too big to withstand the force of the tornado. the extent of the devastation will lead to renewed calls for government help to build better housing. internationally, there have already been protests. sweden says it received no warning of the accident. indeed, the russians at first denied anything had gone wrong. it was only when radioactive levels started to increase outside russia were they forced to admit the accident. for the mujahideen, the mood here is of great celebration. this is the end of a 12—year war for them. they have taken the capital, which they have fighting for for so long. it was seven o'clock in the morning on the day when power began to pass from the minority to the majority, when africa, after 300 years, reclaimed its last white colony. this is bbc news. the are the latest headlines: —— these are. preparations for donald trump's meeting with kimjon

judith moritz, bbc news, liverpool.ctims of crime could in future find it easier to challenge decisions to release convicted criminals from jail. the government said it would make changes after the board, which deals with cases in england and wales, approved the release of serial rapistjohn worboys. and wales, approved the release in future, a judge will become involved when victims object. labour's intensified its calls for the home secretary to resign. amber rudd apologised last night for being unaware that the home office had targets for removing illegal immigrants from the uk. for removing illegal this morning cabinet ministers offered her their support. 0ur political correspondent, iain watson, reports. morning iain watson, reports. home secretary. we've been seeing morning home secretary. we've been seeing a lot of amber rudd lately. probably more than she would like. home secretary, will you resign over windrush? was it theresa may? and inconvenient questions keep coming. 0n inconvenient questions keep coming. on

our correspondent judith moritz reports.e boy outside the hospital where he died. for the first weeks of alfie evans's life he seemed healthy, happy and well. but he soon started to develop problems. scans showed that his brain was being destroyed. he spent a year in intensive care before doctors said they felt his life support should be stopped. alfie's parents, kate and tom, strongly disagreed with the medical view that their son could not be helped. on the outside, he's shown the biggest fight and that's what's given us the biggest drive to get us through this. it's heartbreaking knowing the doctors just because they can't find a diagnosis think it's ok to come to me and mum and say, we can't find an answer, so we think it's time that we give up on alfie. no. if you're going to give up on him, please reassure us, and refer him. the couple took their legal case unsuccessfully through all the available courts several times in the uk and twice to europe. but on monday alfie's life support was switched off. and this morning,

judith moritz, bbc news, liverpool.y‘s and asda are in advanced talks about merging. sources say sainsbury‘s would buy its rivalfrom its american owner, walmart. the two firms are the second and third—largest supermarket in the kingdom and is combined would overta ke kingdom and is combined would overtake tesco in terms of market share. —— united kingdom. they are two of the best—known brands in the uk, but now they want to merge into one company. the surprise announcement that asda and sainsbury‘s are tojoin up has shaken up the grocery market, and it may affect where and how we shop. in a statement, sainsbury‘s said that it confirms that it and walmart, which owns asda, are in advanced discussions regarding a combination of the sainsbury‘s and asda businesses. a further announcement will be made at 7am on monday. this whopper of a deal could certainly shake up britain's supermarket sector. at the moment, tesco is the biggest grocer in the uk with 28% of the market. asda and sainsbury‘s have almost 16% each. put them t

judith moritz, bbc news, liverpool. a brief look at some of the day's other news stories.ps of trying to undermine jeremy corbyn over the issue of anti—semitism in the party. during the day, dozens of labour mps marched in support of theirjewish colleague, ruth smeeth, as she prepared to give evidence against a suspended party member who's accused of anti—semitism. sean cox, from county meath in ireland, is in a critical condition after he was attacked outside anfield before liverpool's champions league semi—final against roma last night. two men from rome have been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder. the bbc‘s director of news and current affairs, fran unsworth, has told the high court that journalists had a responsibility to cover a police search of sir cliff richard's home in 2014. she said she approved the broadcast of helicopter footage after carefully weighing up its impact on the singer and considering the public interest. sir cliff, who was never arrested or charged, is suing the corporation, claiming a serious invasion of privacy. our special correspondent,

judith moritz, bbc news, liverpool.n twitter. he met thom evans earlier this month in support of the campaign. labour has intensified its calls for the home secretary to resign. amber rudd apologised last night for being unaware that the home office had targets for removing illegal immigrants from the uk. this morning cabinet ministers offered her their support. our political correspondent, jonathan blake, reports. day after day of questions for the home secretary. was her department to blame for the mistreatment of legal migrants? were there targets for removing those here illegally? and inevitably, would she quit? but it was a question about the broader approach to immigration and her answer that led to even more pressure on amber rudd. targets for removals, when were they set? we don't have targets for removals. an apology in parliament — the targets did exist, but she hadn't been aware. it was announced that they'd be scrapped. and then the guardian reported that a memo was sent to the home secretary lastjune, speci

you may find some of this report, from judith moritz upsetting.an only describe as enormous. to me he looked massive, because i was only small for my age. he's a pensioner now but once he was a vulnerable child in care. where he was summoned by cyril smith. he asked me to take my pants down. and i had to turn around and face the wall. he started running his hands all over my body and he started bringing his hand up the inside of my legs. this was years ago? yes. the pain is still very sharp? i'm 70 now, and still feeling the pain and suffering as i did. several boys told police about the abuse but cyril smith was a politician who wielded power and influence. he was never charged. do you want a man to represent you or do you want a party robot? smith had free reign here at cambridge house, now a private home. in the 19605 he ran it as a hostel for troubled boys. he was also involved at a residential school, knowl view, where men accused boys for more than 25 years. —— web boys were abused for more than 25 years. martin deegan was a care worker at k

judith moritz, bbc news, halifax.e, australia, with the home nations today picking up 13 medals. these are the current standings, with australia top, england second, and scotland and wales in fourth and ninth place. the other home teams, northern ireland, jersey, guernsey and the isle of man, have yet to get a medal. natalie pirks reports. land of my fathers sounds even better when it's sung with gusto. gareth evans was certainly giving it some. he carried the weight of a nation, as well as a total of 299 kilograms, to get wales off the mark with their first gold of the games. now we got the prize, so i'm just a bit overwhelmed, to be honest. i came here with one thing in mind, and that was a medal. not just any medal, but it was this big shiny gold one. in the 50 metre butterfly final was a man swimming in seven events at these games. announcer: chad le clos! the south african burst onto the scene in 2012, when he beat michael phelps to olympic gold. he was aiming for a record equalling 18 commonwealth medals, and ma

judith moritz, bbc news.ency waiting times in england are the worst since records began 14 years ago. the health watchdog nhs improvement says hospitals are continuing to face a "mammoth task" coping with rising numbers of patients. 0ur health editor hugh pym reports. staff working flat out trying to cope with sicker patients and a struggle to find beds. it was a familiar story in hospitals this winter. the latest a&e figures for england show there's been no letup with the arrival of spring. what we're seeing is that nurses are struggling to deliver the quality and level of care that they want to deliver, patients are frustrated because they're not getting the care they want. it is just a very difficult situation. the proportion of patients treated or assessed within four hours in a&e was the lowest over a year since records began in england. by march it was just 84.6% dealt with in that time. slightly higher was the latest figure from scotland, which was forjanuary, with 87.2% within four hours. whereas in w

judith moritz, bbc news, liverpool.ve rallied around the home secretary amber rudd — amid criticism for being unaware her department had targets for removing illegal immigrants from the uk. amber rudd has apologised and insisted she didn't see a memo detailing the targets. labour says she should take responsibility for what had gone wrong. our political correspondent, iain watson, reports. morning, home secretary. we've been seeing a lot of amber rudd lately. probably more than she would like. home secretary, will you resign over windrush? was it theresa may? good morning. and inconvenient questions keep coming. on wednesday the home secretary denied knowledge of targets to remove migrants. targets for removals, when where they set? we don't have targets for removals. but on thursday she was summoned to parliament to clarify. the immigration arm of the home office has been using local targets for internal performance management. on friday, the guardian newspaper reported a leaked civil service memo copied to amber rudd

judith moritz reports. first weeks of alfie evans' life, he seemed healthy, happy and well, but he soon started to develop problems and he was admitted to hospital, where scans showed his brain was being destroyed. the little boy spent a year in intensive care before doctors said they felt his life support should be stopped. alfie's parents, kate and tom, strongly disagreed with the medical view that their son could not be helped. he has shown the biggest fight, and that is what is getting us through this. it is heartbreaking, just because the doctors cannot find a diagnosis, think it is ok that they say they think it is time to give up on him. if you're going to give up on him, reassure us and please refer him. the couple began a long legal battle, taking their case through all the available courts — several times in the uk, and twice to europe. they changed their lawyers more than six times. alfie's father tom, 21, even representing himself on this occasion. we have no legal team today, i'm here on my own

judith moritz, bbc news, halifax.he age of 60. his huge success in the 1980s helped the game to win a mass audience. eric bristow had a heart attack in liverpool last night. the crowd at a tournament there chanted his name when his death was announced. 0ur sports correspondent 0lly foster looks back at his life. # there's only one eric bristow!#. many of the thousands of darts fans who chanted his name last night had met eric bristowjust a few hours earlier in liverpool at a hospitality event, before he was suddenly taken ill. the crafty cockney was king of the oche, a poster boy who helped drag the sport out of the pubs and gave it public recognition. i think eric took it to a different level. i mean, i knew eric when he was 17 years old, we used to go round different pubs and clubs playing for money, in tournaments. he was a good darts player. cocky, really cocky. but that was eric, that was the way he came over. but he was quite good—eyed. the first of bristow‘s five world titles came in 1980. as rivalries with bob

judith moritz, bbc news.s a "very serious invasion of privacy." sir cliff is suing the broadcaster, claiming breach of privacy and data protection, after officers went into his berkshire home in 2014 following an allegation of sexual assault. cliff richard denied any wrongdoing. he was not arrested and was not charged with any offence. our special correspondent lucy manning reports. sir cliff richard is more used to walking out on stage than into a court room. the singer has sold millions of records, achieved fame and fortune, but claims the bbc seriously invaded his privacy and he wants very substantial damages. south yorkshire police have confirmed they are searching a property in berkshire. this news report from 2014 was highly intrusive, said sir cliff richard's barrister. as the bbc filmed from a helicopter, the south yorkshire police searched his flat. they were investigating an allegation of historical sexual abuse, which the singer has always denied. he was never arrested or charged. he looked tearful

judith moritz, bbc news, halifax.t was actually the warmest day of the year so far. temperatures got up to 17 degrees in london, but that isjust london. for most of us it was a bit fresher than that. here's the forecast for tonight. you can see a little rain reaching southwestern parts of england and southern wales by earlier saturday morning. rain in northwestern scotland, otherwise for most of us it is dry at least for a time, early saturday morning, then we are expecting some rain to go through bristol, cardiff, up to birmingham into manchester and across into newcastle as well. there will be a spell of rain moving across some of these western areas of the uk during the day. still managing to get up to around 16 or 17 in the south around the teams in the north and a quick look at the weather on sunday. similaragain. another spell of rain for a time across southwestern areas but i think for most of us there'll be a fair bit of dry weather around during the course of the weekend. we are here with all of the stories b

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the legendary moritz you know cut the lawn is also their artist inspiration and good friend to step on a celebrity. for insiders and visitors alike the lawn design week is a place that puts the fun in functionality. minus playing host to a number of design events this week on the fringes of the furniture fair more on that at the top of today's express. during milan design week not only this alone a dead moby lay is taking place but also the forty seven in a series of art and design events scattered around the northern italian city. and pieces of furniture and artworks are displayed in unlikely locations around town such as the pizza dorm. borders alone iran's through april twenty second. scene of a team its enemies ical said the base of its world premiere in london's west end on wednesday. the seventy eight year old star himself made a rare public appearance to join the actress a.j. environ on stage and receive a retro suite sessions. the musical is an account of a turbulent life and runs with the oldest there's a until seven twenty ninth's who. was. the legendary punch we dig last yea

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alfie's parents have said they're heartbroken. 0ur correspondent judith moritz reports.to grief. remembering the little boy outside the hospital where he died. the first week he seemed healthy and happy and well. but he soon started to develop problems and he was admitted to hospital, where scans showed that his brain was being destroyed. the little boy spent a year in intensive care before doctors said they felt his life support should be stopped. alfie's parents, kate and tom, strongly disagreed with the medical view that their son could not be helped. he's shown the biggest fight, and that's given us the biggest drive to get him through this. it's heartbreaking knowing that the doctors, just because they can't find a diagnosis, think it's ok to come to us and say, we can't find an answer, so we think it's time we give up on alfie. if you're going to give up on him, please reassure us and refer him. the couple began a long legal battle. they took their case through all the available courts, several times in the uk and twice to europe. but on monday his life support was

on facebook, alfie‘s parents said they‘re ‘absolutely heartbroken‘. 0ur correspondent judith moritz reportsns‘ life, easy and healthy, happy and well. but he soon started to develop problems and he was admitted to hospital, where scans showed that his rain was being destroyed. the little boy spent a year in intensive care before doctors said they felt his life support should be stopped. alfie‘s parents, kate and tom, strongly disagreed with the medical view that there so could not be helped. is shown the biggest fight and that's given others the biggest boost to get through this. diagnosis, think it's ok to come to us and say they are giving up on him. if you're going to give up on him, reassure us and refer him. the couple began a long legal battle. they took their case through all available courts several times in the uk and twice to europe. they‘ve had huge support, initially from a group of mums and children, but increasingly from a growing social media campaign. a self styled alfie‘s army has hundreds of thousands of followers and crowds have turned up to campaign outside alder hey in

judith moritz is outside alder hey hospital in liverpool, the agony of this case seems to get worse with yes, the agony and the complications and unaware of it all inside, of the eva ns, and unaware of it all inside, of the evans, with his parents this afternoon. they sent their lawyers back into court this afternoon. alfie's instructions to the solicitor, his father, to leave no stone unturned. the lawyer said his client is increasingly desperate and clutching at straws. the little boy at the centre of a big battle. the plight of lvf is now attracting worldwide attention as his parents continue to fight the hospital where he had been treated for most of his life. on monday night his father told reporters doctors had withdrawn his life support. his family say alfie has now survived for almost two days without artificial ventilation. we believe this could be a dramatic change or twist in the case and we hope it is. thejudges in the court of appeal have got to see that justice hayden was wrong. his short life has been the subject of a legal fight, alfie was admitted to alder hey hospital i

judith moritz is outside alder hey hospital in liverpool for us. is it clear what happens now?that is because this is a fast changing situation. this morning we have not heard directly from alfie's father tom heard directly from alfie's father to m eva ns heard directly from alfie's father tom evans and throughout all this he has been the main source of information. he's inside the hospital with his son and the paediatric intensive care unit. there is an expectation that he will be due to come out and speak to the media and to to his supporters were still outside. that is clear that within the next are the court of appeal has listed a hearing the threejudges for the case appeal has listed a hearing the three judges for the case to be heard should the family choose to 90, heard should the family choose to go, to send an orator leased to that hearing in london to present their arguments. if they do sell a mansion they would follow the same arguments that they have presented all the way along, that always said they wanted alfie to be taken to the hospital in rome for his care to b

judith moritz reporting from alder hey hospital in liverpool.t problems. speaking to the bbc, mr pester acknowledged his own advice to customers, to "keep trying", sounded weak. he said experts were being brought in to fix the problems, and customers would not be left out of pocket this month. we have just had a statement from the family of sean cox, the 53—year—old from county meath in ireland who was assaulted outside liverpool's champions league semifinal match against roma outside anfield stadium. he is in a critical condition following that incident at anfield on tuesday, the family have just issued a statement. we want the world to know that sean is the most amazing and wonderful husband, dad, fred, son, uncle and brother, and has brought us all nothing butjoy. he isa has brought us all nothing butjoy. he is a truly decent man who adores liverpool football club. he just came overfrom liverpool football club. he just came over from his liverpool football club. he just came overfrom his home in county meath in ireland to watch his beloved te

outside alder hey hospital in liverpool yesterday, in support of the parents. 0ur correspondentjudith moritzis is a situation which has been changing fairly rapidly and the protest is that gathered last night, some of them here again today. behind me, inside the hospital, alfie evans is with his parents inside the paediatric intensive care unit, where he has been for many months. his parents do not recognise that he is terminally ill. the hospital says there is no more that can be done. it is not an alfie‘s interest spotlight support to continue. but his parents, tom and kate, say that contrary to that, they believe that if they fly their son to a hospital in rome for treatment there may be possible. they‘ve been through every stage of the legal process to try to fight the legal process to try to fight the hospital. they have lost at every stage from the high court right up to court of human rights. last night things came to his somewhat from the family told the hospital that they were intending to remove alfie and that they had a private plane on stand—by, enabling them to fly him to italy

judith moritz‘ report contains some scenes you may find upsetting.y age... he is a pensioner now but once he was a vulnerable child in care where he faced cyril smith. he asked me to ta ke faced cyril smith. he asked me to take my pants down. in turn round and face the wall... and he sought to bring his hand at the side of my legs. this was years ago. yes. the pain is still very sharp. legs. this was years ago. yes. the pain is still very sharplj legs. this was years ago. yes. the pain is still very sharp. i am 70 now pain is still very sharp. i am 70 and then mp, the will smith mayor and then mp, the will smith wielded power and influence. he was never charged. —— cyril smith. he helped found a school for troubled boys. for 25 years, staff abused pupils and sex between boys was thought normal. the independent found that former council leader richard farnell light on oath when he denied knowing about the abuse. you were completely and utterly oblivious to what was going on at knowle view for all those years? they did not bring that to my attention. h

judith moritz has the story. the little boy at the centre of a big battle.fight the hospital where he had been treated for most of his life. on monday night, his father told reporters doctors had withdrawn his life support. his family say alfie has now survived for almost two days without artificial ventilation. we believe this could be a dramatic change or twist in the case and we hope it is. the judges in the court of appeal have got to see that justice hayden was wrong. his short life has been the subject of a legal fight, alfie was admitted to alder hey hospital in december 2016 with a rare condition. a year later his doctor said that life—support should end but his parents wanted to take him to hospital in rome. however, by february of last year, a high courtjudge ruled life—support should be stopped. since then, various appeals by the court of appeal, the supreme court and european court of human rights have all failed. and on monday, alfie's ventilation was turned off. when we make these decisions that it is no longer the right thing to do to continue

judith moritz has this report. there was a man there. i can only describe him as enormous.urnaround to face the wall. he started running his hand over my body and he started to bring his hands up the side of my legs. this was years ago. yes. the pain is still very sharp. i... i am 70 now, but i still feel the pain and suffering as i did. several boys told police about the abuse, but cyril smith was a politician who wielded power and influence. he was never charged. you want a man to represent, or do you want a party robot? smith had free reign here, cambridge house, now a private home in the 1960s he ran it as a hostel for troubled boys. he was also involved at a residential school, null view, where men abused boys are more than 25 years. martin deegan was a ca re more than 25 years. martin deegan was a care worker at knowl view, but nothing was done. you have the education department, you have the social service department, central council and the police. and between those four factions, they decided for what ever reason not to pull this together and represent the young pe

our north of england correspondent judith moritz is outside alder hey children's hospital. you out the pot family they would be different about the treatment they make the able to get in italy compared to the treatment he has had there? —— alfie pot family. this is formed the crux of the arguments of the very beginning. they have always been saying that they wanted our feed to be taken to they wanted our feed to be taken to the hospital which has links to the vatican. —— they wanted alfie. they area vatican. —— they wanted alfie. they are a catholic family and they wa nted are a catholic family and they wanted alfie to be treated there. they comes down to differences in the palliative care and of life treatment. and the fact that the family don't agree with alder hey's analysis of the little boy's case which is he can't have any hope of recovery, that there is no more help that can be given to him. as you saw in that report on monday night this week, ventilation, the family tell us, the hospital have not confirmed this, the family told us on monday night that ventilation ha

our correspondentjudith moritz is outside alder hey children's hospital in liverpool, where alfie waseing treated. yes, flowers, tributes, condolences pouring in here at the hospitalfor alfie. his parents say they are absolutely devastated and the hospital, alder hey here, have said that the thoughts are with the family. they say they feel very deeply for them. messages also this morning from merseyside police, everton football club, and from the roman catholic archbishop of liverpool, who says his thoughts are with alfie and his family and also with alfie and his family and also with the medical professionals here at the hospital, who cared for so long for the little boy. for the first weeks of alfie evans‘ light, easy and healthy, happy and well. but he soon started to develop problems and he was admitted to hospital, where scans showed that his brain was being destroyed. the little boy spent a year in intensive ca re before little boy spent a year in intensive care before doctors said they felt his life support should be stopped. alfie‘s parents kate and tom strongly disagreed with

you may find some of this report, from judith moritz upsetting.be as enormous. to me he looked massive, because i was only small for my age. he's a pensioner now but once he was a vulnerable child in care. where he was summoned by cyril smith. he asked me to take my pants down. and i had to turn round and face the wall. bringing his hand up the inside of my legs. yes. the pain is still very sharp? i'm 70 now, and still feeling the pain and suffering as i did. was a politician who wielded power and influence. he was never charged. do you want a man to represent you or do you want a party robot? now a private home. in the 19605 he ran it as a hostel for troubled boys. he was also involved at a residential school, knowl view. where boys were abused for more than 25 years. martin deegan was a care worker at knowl view. abuse at the school. but nothing was done. the greater manchester police. been ruined. when he said he did not know about the abuse. you were oblivious to what was going on for all those years? bring it to my attention. it could be a ma

judith moritz is in liverpool this afternoon.e inside the intensive care unit inside alder hey as they have been for many months. outside their supporters continue to protest. the little boy was born with a degenerative brain condition. which the hospital have been treating, have been keeping him on ventilation here for many months. in december of last year, alder hey said it was no longer in alfie's best interest for treatment to continue. that's what his family fundamentally disagree with. they have fought at every stage of the legal process, from the high court, the court of appeal, the supreme court, and even onto the european court of human rights. they have been unsuccessful at every stage and last week a judge approved a doctor's plans here for a timetable which life support should be withdrawn. there were protesters here last night, significant numbers of people. thom evans, alfie's dad, said he had a private plane on stand—by and he wanted to take his son to rome for further treatment. in the last two minutes, the news i