judith moritz, bbc news.s inside courtroom number two as the guilty verdicts were returned, first from the girl and then from the boy. his mother sobbed uncontrollably at the time. but there was no real visible reaction from the two children. they were sitting inside the glass box doc here with their support workers who have been with them throughout the trial, because of their age and also their vulnerabilities. we have heard they are both autistic. the boy is selectively mute. they were led away and the judge told them first that she would be imposing ultimately life sentences when the court reconvenes, and she will beat passing sentence in the new year. judith moritz in manchester, thank you. inflation fell much faster than expected last month to its lowest level for more than two years, raising hopes that the bank of england may cut interest rates sooner. inflation is the rate at which prices rise, and you can see here how volatile it has been peaking at more than io%. it was back down to 3.9% in november

to saint moritz and back. and if you like it, you can stay at my hotel for free as long as you'd like died. needless to say, he won the bed and as a result, st mertz became a popular trouble destination in winter time to the international competitions. take place in this with mountain town regularly. even the st. lawrence lake is used in winter for a rather unusual events, a pool or tournament. slip out in december. we need about a week of minus 30 degree temperatures every night, ideally without any window, and then it freezes over and actually it will be covered in about half meter to one meter of snow. do you have what it is, the name of the sky area and you're st more it's we're going to an altitude of almost 3000 meters and because i don't have a lot of experience leno's my ski instructor should helped me on the slopes. the i want to take it slow it 1st the yes. okay, perfect. perfect. where's the applause leaders? but when it gets a little steeper, i have to put in a lot of effort. and i'm glad when i ma

judith moritz, bbc news, manchester. three years ago. one was 13 at the time. samuel paty had shown his class cartoons of the prophet muhammad, which angered some muslim parents. the court found most of the teenagers guilty of having pointed out the history teacher to the killer on the street. their sentences were all suspended or commuted and none of them will serve jail time. a 16—year—old boy has been arrested on suspicion of murder, after a woman was shot dead in in east london on tuesday evening. 42—year—old lianne gordon died from her injuries at the scene in hackney, while two others were injured. her family have described her as having "a heart of gold" judges have ruled that the uk government acted lawfully when it blocked changes to gender laws in scotland. the controversial legislation, making it easier for people to change their legally—recognised sex, was passed by the scottish parliament last year. but the uk government blocked it over fears it would affect equality laws across great britain. now a legal ch

here's our north of england correspondent, judith moritz. energy, funny, brave and one of a kind. the 16—year—old was also transgender, though, they say, that did not define her. she was fearless to be whoever she wanted to be. she wanted to identify as a female and she wanted to wear girls' school uniform and, yeah, shejust did it. it wasn't a hurdle at all for her. but not everyone wished brianna well. she was targeted as a murder victim by two teenagers who wrote out a plan to stab her in the back and in the stomach. brianna was lured from her home. she thought she was going to meet herfriend, a 15—year—old girl. but when she got off this bus, the girl had brought a boy of the same age along, too. the group ended up at this park near warrington. it was the middle of saturday afternoon, broad daylight, and there were lots of people walking their dogs. they saw the teenagers walking along this path and hanging around some steps. the exact detail of what happened next is where accounts differed in court. the boy said he had left the others s

judith moritz reports.k, but the teenager would never return home. her body was found with fatal stab wounds by dog walkers later that afternoon. two 16—year—olds, a girl known as x and a boy known as y, both deny murdering her. today, the girl began giving evidence in her own defence. the teenager told the court she'd been interested in murder, torture and serial killers since the age of 1a and would watch videos on the dark web. she said she shared those fantasies with the 16—year—old boy, remarking, "he seemed to like that sort of stuff as well." she said the month before breanna died, she'd sent a text to him about killing her, but said, "it was just a fantasy. i had no intention of doing it." x denied being obsessed with brianna and said they had a good relationship. she said brianna was attractive, interesting and different to the other friends she'd spend time with. earlier in the trial, the jury was told that the teenage boy referred to brianna, who was transgender, as "it". the girl was asked why h

judith moritz, bbc news, liverpool. in other news...in the uk is one of the highest in western europe, according to a new report. the latest assessment has looked at the education and welfare of 15—year—olds worldwide. it shows that, in the uk, nearly 11% are missing meals at least once a week. the english national opera has chosen manchester as its new headquarters, a year after it was told to leave london or lose its arts council funding. it won't have a single base but will perform around the city region, in a bid to attract new audiences. and prince harry's lawyers have begun legal action against the government over its decision last year to strip his royal security arrangements in the uk. the home office said prince harry was no longer entitled to them, because he lives in the us and is no longer a working member of the royal family. football — and olympic dreams have been shattered tonight. despite england's thumping 6—0 win over scotland this evening, it won't be enough to take the lionesses and team gb to the olympics next year.

judith moritz, bbc news, liverpool. under evacuation orders in southern gaza but "there is nowhere to go". israel has carried out more heavy aerial bombardment across gaza in its fight against hamas, designated a terrorist organisation by the uk. and the fighting on the ground has intensified in the south — particuarly around the city of khan younis. our international editor jeremy bowen reports now on the growing humanitarian crisis. more palestinian civilians fled south towards the egyptian border after israel declared a brief pause in combat operations. almost two million gazans have fled their homes. israel says it is killing fewer civilians, as the us has requested. the un says nowhere in this tiny territory is safe. this person offers people lifts. he says he has seen casualties in the street with legs or heads blown off, and no—one can reach them. the stream of misery entering the hospital in khan younis does not stop, and neither is growing condemnation from international relief agencies of the pain and death is

judith moritz, bbc news, oldham.egun, with 13 millionjourneys expected between now and sunday. it comes as the government announced that rail fares in england are going up. from next march, they'll rise by up to 4.9%, which is a cap set by the department of transport to cover most fares including commuter season tickets. president macron has come under fire this week for comments he's made about the actor gerard depardieu. mr depardieu is facing one allegation of rape and multiple claims of sexual assault, which he denies. mr macron said he was the victim of a manhunt and added that france's highest honour, the legion of honour, should not be withdrawn from him. here's our paris correspondent andrew harding. in french: gerard depardieu is, or was, france's leading film star, a charismatic hulk with a giant global reputation, appearing in films like cyrano de bergerac. but whispers of sexual impropriety have recently turned into direct allegations by more than two dozen women. he's now facing trial for one alleged rap

judith moritz reports.ianna ghey alive, on her way to catch a bus to go and see a friend. when she arrived, two teenagers met her at the bus stop and the group walked to a nearby park. brianna's body was discovered later that afternoon. the court heard she had been stabbed 28 times. the two teenagers, who were 15 at the time, deny murder. the girl, known as x, says the boy stabbed brianna. the boy, known as y, claims the girl did it. he gave evidence in court today, using a laptop to type his answers as he's selectively mute. his barrister, richard littler kc, asked him, "can you remember how many times you saw girl x stab brianna?" boy y replied, "at least three times. however, i wasn't trying to count." he was asked, "when you saw this happening, what did you do?" "i stood still," he answered. the boy said he then walked steadily towards the girls. his barrister asked, "as you approached, what could you see?" "blood," he replied. then, "where was the blood?" "everywhere," came the answer. the boy confirme

here's our north of england correspondent, judith moritz.y described her as a ball of energy, funny, brave and one of a kind. the 16—year—old was also transgender, though, they say, that did not define her. she was fearless to be whoever she wanted to be. she wanted to identify as a female and she wanted to wear girl's school uniform and yeah, shejust did it. it wasn't a hurdle at all for her. but not everyone wished brianna well. she was targeted as a murder victim by two teenagers who wrote out a plan to stab her in the back and in the stomach. brianna was lured from her home. she thought she was going to meet herfriend, a 15—year—old girl. but when she got off this bus, that girl had brought a boy of the same age along, too. the group ended up at this park near warrington. it was the middle of saturday afternoon, broad daylight, and there were lots of people walking their dogs. they saw the teenagers walking along this path and hanging around some steps. the exact detail of what happened next is where accounts differed in court. the boy s

judith moritz, bbc news, oldham. killed 14 people at a university in prague yesterday shot himself as they were closing in on him. david kozak, who was a student there, is thought to have acted alone in what was the worst mass shooting in the country's history. police have released bodycam footage showing armed officers responding to the attack as they tried to secure the building. our eastern europe correspondent sarah rainsford reports from prague. hunting for a killer. this is the moment when armed police burst into a prague university to stop the gunman who was stalking the corridors and shooting students. an officer's body cam footage was released today by police. frenzied images of a horrifying attack. in a classroom, they shout for stretchers and tourniquets to treat students with terrible injuries. others had barricaded themselves into lecture halls, hiding until they could be evacuated by police. they first put us on the floor, they searched everyone and then it was all hands up. we werejust taken outside th

judith moritz, bbc news.time ago, a warning, or statement contains flashing images. breanna was larger than life. she was funny, witty and fearless. we miss breanna so much, and our hearts feel empty without her laughter. to know how scared my usually fearless child must have been... when she was alone in that park with someone that she called her friend will haunt me forever. priorto she called her friend will haunt me forever. prior to the trial, i had moments where i felt sorry for the defendants because they had ruined their own lives as well as ours but now knowing the true nature and seeing neither display an ounce of remorse for what they have done to breanna, i have lost all sympathy that they may have previously had for them. and i'm glad that they will spend many years in prison and away from society. lastly, please have some empty and compassion for the families of the young people convicted of this horrific crime. they too have lost a child, and they must live the rest of their lives knowing what

judith moritz, bbc news, manchester.et aside for branch managers who were wrongly convicted of theft and false accounting. its annual accounts show it has now reserved less than £250 million, compared with almost 500 million last year. the post office said it is its "latest and best estimate". more from our business correspondent, emma simpson. former subpostmaster peter holmes died before his conviction for theft was overturned. his widow, marion, had a picture of him when she gave evidence to the public inquiry. she's still waiting for a full and final compensation. i'm nearly 82. i don't want to still be doing this in ten years' time. i don't suppose i'll be here to do it. i promised peter i would do everything i could, and i will. when i meet him at the end of that rainbow, i want to be able to tell him that everybody got what they deserved. it's notjust the wait for compensation, around 700 subpostmasters may have been wrongly convicted based on information from a faulty computer system, horizon. but, so far, only 9

judith moritz, bbc news, oldham. el gordo, or the fat one — have been announced. children sang out hundreds of winning numbers. more than 2 and a half billion euros were shared among the winners. the top prize, worth 400,000 euros this year, was distributed among many people who had bought the winning number, 88008. many spaniards club together with family, friends or co—workers to buy tickets for the annual event. i asked our spain correspondent guy hedgecoe how much of a christmas tradition el gordo is in spain. as much a tradition as christmas trees and carols. people get really excited about el gordo and they start buying their tickets weeks before the draw itself. they'll be queuing up outside the shops or kiosks where they like to buy their ticket, in many cases where they think they're more likely to have luck because that particular shop might have sold a winning ticket before. you mentioned there how people like to gather together and buy their tickets. and then on the day of the draw, it's a huge tradition

judith moritz, bbc news.he murder of brianna ghey — which is now available on bbc sounds. inflation fell much faster than expected last month, to its lowest level for more than two years, raising hopes that the bank of england may cut interest rates. inflation is the rate at which prices rise, and you can see here how volatile it has been, peaking at more than 10%. it was back down to 3.9% in november. the bank of england has repeatedly increased interest rates to try to control inflation, driving up mortgage repayments for millions. now, some economists think the first half of 2024 could bring interest rate cuts. 0ur economics editor, faisal islam, reports now from lancashire. up... ..and now sharply down. over the past year, inflation in britain seemed like a runaway train, but it's now coming in to land faster than expected here in blackpool and beyond. it has been a hard year or two for curry houses, with hundreds closing. in nearby poulton, seema says some prices are now stabilising. inflation is definit

judith moritz, bbc news.t donald trump cannot run for president next year in the state. the ruling is based on a rarely used provision of the us constitution that bars officials who have engaged in "insurrection or rebellion" from holding office. it says he's ineligible to appear on next year's ballot because of his role in "instigating violence onjanuary 6 of 2021" — the day of the attack on the us capitol building. the ruling does not stop mr trump running in other states. though it might influence pending cases in those states. in a statement, the trump campaign said the court had "issued a completely flawed decision" adding they "will swiftly file an appeal to the united states supreme court." and while campaigning in iowa last night, less than four weeks from the first primary, the former president said he will not be silenced. every time the radical left democrats, marxists, communists and fascists indict me, i consider it actually a great badge of honour. thank you very much. i appreciate it. thank you

judith moritz, bbc news, manchester.lans for a new european super league. the project would have included six top english clubs, but it was hastily withdrawn after a backlash from fans and politicians. but now the european court ofjustice has said both fifa and uefa acted illegally in preventing the super league project, as andy swiss reports. # we want our arsenal back... they thought it was all over. it isn't now. two years ago, a proposed european super league prompted fury from the fans and it soon collapsed. but uefa and fifa's threats to ban clubs joining a breakaway was today ruled to be illegal, and within hours, a new european super league was being touted... this proposed format will guarantee openness. ..involving 64 men's teams and 32 women's teams. it is one competition for all clubs, all players and all fans. those behind the revamp said the ruling was a landmark moment. and it paves the way for the creation of a new, more exciting competition at european level, in which clubs can determine their own future

judith moritz, bbc news.venezuela have arrived at a military base in texas as part of a major prisoner swap. it followed months of negotiations between the us and venezuela. amongst those freed were two us special forces personnel. in exchange, the us freed alex saab, an aide and top ally to venezuela's president nicolas maduro, accused of laundering money on behalf of the maduro government, which he denies. it's all part of the biden administration's efforts to improve relations with venezuela, and push mr maduro to hold fair elections next year. we have no higher priority than the release of americans held hostage. in addition to that, venezuela thus far is keeping their commitment towards the democratic elections. it's not over yet. they have made detailed commitments, we'll see if they hold them. but we're going to hold them accountable. venezuela's president nicolas maduro celebrated the deal. translation: hopefully they will find a process i of respect, equal treatment and understanding between the unit

and mikaela shiffrin claimed a rare world cup downhill victory in st moritz, to extend her record ass, the majority coming in slalom and giant slalom. in netball, south africa have taken england to a final game decider in their three—game series after a 61—59 victory in nottingham. the hosts were behind at the break, with south africa extending their lead to five points on the buzzer. england rallied in the final quarter but the visitors were able to hold them off and sealed victory with less than 30 seconds remaining. the final match will take place tomorrow afternoon. it's the third round of the women's fa cup tomorrow. darwen have a huge game against blackburn rovers. the two teams are separated by less than two kilometres, but in the women's game they are many more miles apart. sixth—tier darwen are the lowest ranked side left in the competition, and know their neighbours blackburn, who sit in the second tier, will be a huge test. and as richard askam reports, excitement is building. this was what it meant for darwen women to get through to the third round, and a dream tie agains

franz wagner finished the game with 31 points his third straight 30—point game, while brother moritzn extended their perfect home record this season, edging out the philadelphia 76 ers. san antonio spurs, without, victor wemban ama, lost to the new 0rleans pelicans their 14th straight defeat, while the denver nuggets held off the phoenix suns. kevin durant moved into tenth place, on the nba's, career scoring list, with 30 points in the loss. and that's all the sport for now. let's turn to dubai and the latest from the cop28 climate summit. more than 20 countries have called for nuclear energy capacity to be tripled to combat global warming. the united states, the united arab emirates, south korea and a number of european governments backed the declaration. my colleague carl nasman is in dubai for us. there has been a flurry of activity on day one, for many countries to activate a fund to provide money for developing nations at the front line of climate change to help them adapt to some of the events we are seeing. a climate activist from the philippines, one of the countries on the f

let's get more from our north of england correspondentjudith moritz, who's at manchester crown court.e judge say? well, we heard from thejudge well, we heard from the judge about the two defendants, you will remember they have been kept anonymous throughout this case because of their age, and i also have additional vulnerabilities, both of them are autistic, and the boy involved also has selective mutism, so there were special measures put into place for the trial. today, having heard the verdict yesterday, the court reconvened, because members of the media had applied for the restrictions, the anonymity in this case, to be lifted, and thejudge had to weigh up to things — the public interest in this case, which she accepted has been exceptional, but also the age and the vulnerabilities of those children. we heard the professionals working with the children had urged the court not to lift the anonymity restriction. we have also heard that theirfamilies have restriction. we have also heard that their families have received restriction. we have also heard that theirfamilies have received

our north of england correspondentjudith moritz is in oldham tonight. what did she say? in this afternoon. what did she say? hi the last hour she released a statement. susan caruana said that she can't begin to express her relief and her excitement that alex has been found safe and well and she has been found safe and well and she has managed to speak to him on a video call and it was great to see his face and hear his voice and she can't wait to be reunited with him. we understand that is expected to happen at some point this weekend. she went on to say that this would have been an overwhelming experience for anyone, have been an overwhelming experience foranyone, let have been an overwhelming experience for anyone, let alone a child, and she has appealed for privacy for the family. the bbc has spoken to family members who have said to us that will also include giving alex the choice over whether or not to tell his story. he will be unaware of the scale of interest in his case and until greater manchester police who are leading the effort to bring her

judith moritz, bbc news, manchester.nd 7.15 we'll speak to emma mills, who was brianna's head teacher. coming up to four coming up to four minutes coming up to four minutes past coming up to four minutes past six, coming up to four minutes past six, naga can bring us up to date with events in the middle east. the israeli military says it's uncovered a network of tunnels underneath gaza city linking buildings near to hospitals with properties registered to senior members of hamas, which is designated a terror group by most western governments. our middle east correspondent yolande knell is injerusalem. yolande, good morning. these channels have been spoken about a lot, israeland channels have been spoken about a lot, israel and the idf making very clear that this is what they are aiming to get to in order to uncover hamas operatives.— aiming to get to in order to uncover hamas operatives. indeed, and this looks like a — hamas operatives. indeed, and this looks like a significant _ hamas operatives. indeed, and thisj looks

giving evidence in his defence at manchester crown court. 0ur north of england correspondentjudith moritzrdering brianna ghey are too young to be named publicly, boy y has begun giving evidence this morning, the jury giving evidence this morning, the jury were previously told that he has been selectively mute since his arrest, and so special arrangements have been made here, he is being asked questions by his barrister but he is typing his answers in which are being read out. he has been asked about the events of that day in february when brianna ghey was allegedly murdered. he says that girl x told allegedly murdered. he says that girlx told him allegedly murdered. he says that girl x told him to bring a knife to the park but he didn't think she was going to do anything, he said that he went to the toilet. he was behind a tree and then he said he heard a noise and he saw that girl x, he says was stabbing brianna, he said more than three time, he looked over and he saw she was on the floor and that she was bleeding, and boy y says that he and girl x ran away from the park, they had seen p

and mikaela shiffrin claimed a rare world cup downhill victory in st moritz, to extend her record as, england have won their three—game series south africa have beaten england 61-59. south africa sealed victory with a less than 30 seconds remaining. the deciding match will take place tomorrow afternoon. one other football story to bring you — fifa have confirmed three bids to host the women's world cup in 2027. germany, belgium and the netherlands have submitted a joint european bid, while mexico and the united states have also teamed up. brazil is the only country with a sole bid. the final decision will be made through an open vote at the next fifa congress in may. south africa also had hopes of hosting the tournament but withdrew last month. it's the third round of the women's fa cup tomorrow. darwen have a huge game against blackburn rovers. the two teams are separated by less than two kilometres, but in the women's game they are many more miles apart. sixth—tier darwen are the lowest ranked side left in the competition, and know their neighbours blackburn, who sit in the second

judith moritz reports. this is not the scene we wanted to see on semifinal day.inal day. hillsborough is a disaster which _ see on semifinal day. hillsborough is a disaster which is _ see on semifinal day. hillsborough is a disaster which is still- see on semifinal day. hillsborough is a disaster which is still going - is a disaster which is still going on, 35 years after the crash which claimed 97 lives. as survivors and families of those who died, they will tell you they continue to feel let down. the former bishop of liverpool, james jones, let down. the former bishop of liverpool, jamesjones, wrote a report about their experiences six years ago. today the government published its response, butjenny, debbie and diana, who lost relatives at hillsborough, say it's too little, too late. it at hillsborough, say it's too little, too late.— at hillsborough, say it's too little, too late. it doesn't go far enou . h. little, too late. it doesn't go far enough. there _ little, too late. it doesn't go far enough. there are _ little, too late. it doesn't go far enough. t

fitzpatrick, guided by katie guest, won downhill gold on day two of the para—alpine world cup in st moritzy exeter in rugby union's champions cup. they won with the last kick of the game against toulon last week — and came back to beat munster today. the chiefs trailed 24—13 with half an hour to play but ran in three tries, including this breakway from henry slade to earn the bonus point victory over last season's united rugby championship winners, exeter winning 32 points to 24. leicester tigers crept past stade francais 27—24. hooker archie vanes scored a hattrick for the tigers, who were maybe fortunate that lester etien could not grab that chance to win it in the final minute the might of the 5—time winners toulouse proved too much for harlequins. 47—19 it finished at the stoop. the french side join bath at the top of pool 2 with maximum points from two games. it's quins first defeat australia crushed pakistan by 360 runs to take the first test in perth and a 1—0 lead in the three—match series. the hosts declared midway through the second session on day four to set pakistan a daunting

moritz and we'd have to leave because someone would call, she's on her way. leave. we just leave. because he didn't want to have the confrontation. she's very confrontational. >> sheree said patrizia was so angry, she prevented maurizio from seeing his daughters for months at a time. it was all a bit much to handle for young suburban woman like sheree. so after five years, sheree called it quits. >> i got tired of traveling back and forth, i got tired of the drama. we got was never ending. i can handle it anymore. i didn't want to handle it anymore. >> she and maurizio parted as friends, then gradually lost contact. and perhaps it was just a matter of time before another woman walked into maurizio's life. milan interior designer paola frankie. this was probably a big or a front two patrizia. who still married to maurizio even though they had been separated for five years. >> patrizia hated paola, and saw paola as a gold digger. and -- >> nbc news corresponded -- grew when she found out that maurizio and paola had moved in together. that's where maurizio and p

judith moritz, bbc news, liverpool. johnjoins us here. that was john joins us here.naljumping last night. the telling touch in a great game — one luton thought they might have won when ross barkley put them 3—2 up. but back arsenal came, first through kai havertz and then declan rice. and arsenal were delirious, celebrating, bouncing and smiling. an incredible evening. first i congratulate luton. the players, coaching staff, atmosphere they generated, it was a special night to play football. they made life really hard for us. we conceded goals we did not want to concede on set plays, which is one of the main threats. and they have done it because they work on it, they are so good. we fight for the game and we grew in the game. we started to control and at the end, he finishes in a beautiful way. the smiles were shortlived for burnley. days after beating sheffield united 5—0, they lost to wolves 1—0 last night. burnley are a good side. i think they are the sixth, seventh biggest spenders in the summer spending over £90 million and winning the championship comfortably

families for san francisco, which is funded by a pro charter school billionaire by the name of michael moritz, who also bankrolled the recall and also underwrites the san francisco parent coalition political action committee. so i just want folks to be aware of some of the big money and a pro privatization pro school closures, pro excuse me school closures movement in our city. this is not democratic. thank you, brandy, i'm sorry to have to interrupt you. that is your time. thank you. sam. hi. lack of staff. we've sped students without services, and it's not only morally wrong, it leaves our district open to lawsuits as these proposals of wrecks to be eliminated is purposely confusing. it treats our children as if they are widgets. children lose ground when teachers in paris are not there. reminder, some of these positions will have applicants in the new year when the new raises are laser. our labor partners said was needed for competitive hiring. you need those competitive salaries to fill those recs. that is the problem. thank you. thank you. tom hi, i'm a parent in the district and a speci