so just to recap, 18 people are guilty at newcastle crown court following two yea rs of newcastle crown can give you. 20—year—old abdul sabe has been found guilty of conspiracy to traffic for sexual exploitation and drugs offences. we heard how he gave a 15—year—old the keys to his flat knowing how old she was. 34—year—old habibur rahim, was found guilty of rape. we heard how he set up a victim who was wandering the streets. a 37—year—old was found guilty of drugs offences and allowing his home to be used for party sessions and a 44—year—old pleaded guilty to drugs offences and allowing his house to be used for sessions too. these four trials that have taken place at newcastle crown court in the past two years are just one small part of operation sanctuary, which started in 2013. i can tell you to date that 700 complainants have come forward as pa rt complainants have come forward as part of this investigation. around 100 people have been convicted including the 18 here today. and their sentences have already totalled over 300 years. operation sanctuary continues in the northumbria forc

newcastle crown court heard that girls as young as m were exploited by an organised, cynical organisation, and passed between abusers over a four year period. i woke up in the morning. the wardrobe was pushed up against the door. he'd had sex with us while i was asleep. how many sessions would you say you'd been to? about 60. the sexual exploitation of vulnerable people is, in my opinion, the challenge of our generation. it is a huge task that we are faced with. but the nspcc says it is ‘appalled' to learn that police paid a convicted child rapist ten thousand pounds to assist their investigation. we'll have the latest from newcastle... the other main stories on bbc news at 5. the us defends president trump's warning that he'll bring "fire and fury" to north korea if it threatens america. what the president was doing was sending a strong message to north korea in language that kim jong—un will understand, because he doesn't seem to understand diplomatic language. french police shoot and arrest a man suspected of being behind an attack on soldiers this morning near paris. the 83 year old m

there have been two years of trials at newcastle crown court and now those verdicts have finally been we can tell you all about the sexual exploitation northumbria police have uncovered in this city. between 2010 and 2014, men, predominantly indian, pakistani, anchor dishy origin, targeted vulnerable girls and women. —— bangladeshi origin. they invited them to sessions and gave them drink and drugs, so many drugs that some of the victims couldn't defend themselves or they became so addicted that they would do anything to get more mcat. let me explain some of the verdicts. a 20—year—old, a man who was already on the sex offenders register, was found guilty offenders register, was found guilty of conspiracy to traffic for sexual exploitation and drugs offences. the court heard how he gave a girl is flat keys knowing she was 15. i thought you'd be rolled —— a 35—year—old has been found guilty of rape, child offences and trafficking offences. he found one victim on the streets of newcastle and offered her shelter in his home. he said she could stay at his house rent free and only use the

stephen unwin, from houghton, and william mcfall, who's 50 and from blackpool, appeared at newcastle crown court is returning to his country today, after spending three months in london for medical treatment. the 74—year—old says he feels healthy enough to return home now, but his absence has prompted numerous protests in nigeria, including demands that he should resign. the president is expected to address the nation on monday at 7am. then we will know whether he's going to take up will know whether he's going to take up his duties or like the last time he came back, he said he was going to rest for a few days. we will know on monday whether he's going to take up on monday whether he's going to take up his duties immediately or going to rest for some days before returning to office. remind us, our viewers, who's been in charge, who has held the reins of power while he's been away? when the president was leaving on may 7, he handed over power to his vice president, who has beenin power to his vice president, who has been in charge since then. the president has been away for over 100 days now and

stephen unwin, from houghton, and william mcfall, who's 50 and from blackpool, appeared at newcastle crown courtiving standards for low and middle—income families says the number of people in the uk who own a second property rose by 30% between 2002 and 2014, to more than five million. analysis by the resolution foundation found the number of people without property also increased during the same period. the government says it's making £60 million a year available to communities most affected by second home ownership. vehicles have been left dangling from the edge of a multi—storey car park in nottingham after part of a wall collapsed. it fell away during the night, and surrounding roads have been closed. no—one was injured. structural engineers have been checking the rest of the building, while those with cars inside were told they couldn't remove them until the exits were cleared of rubble and the building deemed safe. they're banned in scotland. labour pledged to abolish them elsewhere, and the lib dems have described their use as "an affront to basic human dignity". mixed—gender wards are hi

stephen unwin, from houghton, and william mcfall, who's 50 and from blackpool, appeared before newcastle crown courttody. donald trump's former chief strategist, steve bannon, has vowed to fight the president's opponents, despite being fired from his job at the white house. mr bannon was seen as the architect of mr trump's right wing agenda, he'll return to a role at the ultra—conservative website breitbart news. david willis reports. steve bannon, widely credited for helping steer donald trump to victory, he was one of the most powerful men in the white house. if you think they will give your country back without a fight, you are sadly mistaken. every day — every day, it is going to be a fight. steve bannon has now returned to right—wing website breitbart news, which he ran before leaving tojoin the trump campaign a year ago. he has said that he intends to keep fighting on the president's behalf, but in an interview with the conservative magazine the weekly standard, he has said that the trump presidency that they fought for and won is now over. he is not a racist. i can tell you that. he is a good

newcastle crown court heard that vulnerable girls, one as young as m, were exploited by an "organisedganisation" and passed between abusers. the convictions took place over a four year period. its also emerged that northumbria police paid £10,000 to a convicted child rapist for information that helped to expose the child sex network. fiona trott reports. guilty of causing girls and women serious harm. caught as part of operation sanctuary, one of the biggest sexual exploitation investigations in the north of england. almost 100 perpetrators have now been convicted. 0ne17—year—old was raped at a party session organised by local men. it's a familiar story. i woke up in the morning. the wardrobe was pushed against the door. her police interview was played by the court. to protect her identity, we have asked actors to read what was said. he had had six with us while i was asleep. still now, i'm a bit confused about it. how did you feel when he told you he done that to you? dirty. confused. how many sessions would you say you have been to? about 60. it is in houses like these where the ses

on tuesday. 39—year—old stephen unwin and 50—year—old william mcfall are due to appear at newcastle crown courtthought to have been killed, with conditions expected to deteriorate further over the weekend. the red cross and red crescent say it is becoming one of the worst regional humanitarian crises in years. the team this morning have forced me to look at these pictures, because i don't like snakes. if you are squeamish, look away now. i am not able to, but you can see it. one mum in australia found this in her living room among her child's toys. utterly terrifying. the eastern brown snake measured around two metres long and was found hiding among a lego set. it's the second most venomous snake in the world, and is responsible for two thirds of all snakebite deaths in australia. but you will be pleased to know that this particular one was safely caught and removed. it's not happy, though. it puts up a fight. one brave handler lilly knows what he's doing. the second most venomous snake in the world — in your house. that is not a claim to fame that you want. it makes me itchy. that still gives

on tuesday. 39—year—old stephen unwin and 50—year—old william mcfall are due to appear at newcastle crown courta and bangladesh. 500 people are thought to have been killed, with conditions are expected to deteriorate further over the weekend. the red cross and red crescent say it is becoming one of the worst regional humanitarian crises in years. those are the main stories this morning. this man has had a busy day? a busy couple of days. ten hours in total he was batting for his double century against the west indies. a fantastic performance from him. when he was finally caught out, the crowd was on his feet. how do you do that? i can't how do you do that? ican't imagine how do you do that? i can't imagine doing anything for ten hours! may be sleeping. fantastic innings. it has really put england in control of this first day— night test. the batsmen have done their bit at edgbaston and now it's the bowlers turn to shine against west indies, on day three of the day—night test. alastair cook was the star for england. his mammoth innings of 243, with some help from west indies fielders, pushed eng

on tuesday. 39—year—old stephen unwin and 50—year—old william mcfall are due to appear at newcastle crown courtia and bangladesh. 500 people are thought to have been killed, with conditions are expected to deteriorate further over the weekend. the red cross and red crescent say it is becoming one of the worst regional humanitarian crises in years. jessis jess is here with the sport. it's all about one man this morning. he has been fantastic. he gave up the captaincy at the beginning of the year and you just wonder whether now, the pressure that has come off him as unable to play. it is all psychological. and he is doing a ca ke psychological. and he is doing a cake with that pink ball. there was so much talk in the build—up, but it hasn't bothered alastair cook. he hasn't bothered alastair cook. he has shown everyone that it hasn't made much of a difference so far. the batsmen have done their bit at edgbaston, and now it's the bowlers' turn to shine against west indies on day three of the first day—night test. alastair cook was the star for england. his mammoth innings of 243 — with some help f

newcastle crown court heard that girls as young as 14 were exploited by an organised, cynical organisationt the door. he'd had sex with us while i was asleep. how many sessions would you say you'd been to? about 60. the sexual exploitation of vulnerable people is, in my opinion, the challenge of our generation. it is a huge task that we are faced with. but the nspcc says it is ‘appalled' to learn that police paid a convicted child rapist ten thousand pounds to assist their investigation.

she was amongst scores of girls who came here to newcastle crown court to give evidence at a series of is now in her 20s. she says that back then, she thought the drink and drugs were just a friendly gesture. she now realises she was being invited to get drugged up so she could be passed on to have sex. the police discovered many of the men knew each other, linked by mobile phone records. the abuse went on in a web of addresses knew the city centre. in a tower block, a teenager was raped three times. 0ther addresses featured frequently in court as party venues. at some, allegations of girls being raped while drunk, at others, drugs were handed out. 0r there were sexual assaults. one girl reckoned she had been to 60 parties in all. 18 people, 17 of them asian men, have been convicted for their part in the case under 0peration shelter, part of the broader 0peration sanctuary. they will be sentenced in september. could the girls have have been helped sooner? could have been stopped? a serious case review has now been commissioned. newcastle city council has confirmed one girl was in the c