niels hoegel has said from childhood he wanted to become a nurse, just like his grandmother.fession which has horrified this country, today he admitted to what are almost unimaginable crimes. targeting the elderly and the vulnerable. hiding his face, post—war germany's most prolific serial killer. niels hogel preyed upon the elderly and infirm. he is now known to have killed more than 100 people, and investigators say we will never really know the true scale of his crimes. hogel found his victims on the wards of two north german hospitals. he systematically administered fatal doses of medication before trying to resuscitate the very patients he had attacked. among the victims, this man's grandfather. christian told us he wrote to niels hogel in prison to ask why. he just said that he lost the contact of people, to human beings lying there. it was just bodies for him. he was killing everyone he could get. just playing with them, like someone who is using something mechanical, like a computer. he switched the body on and off. in court for the confession, the families of the dea

niels hoegel admitted that he systematically administered fatal doses of medication to patients in two, those 100 patients with the murder with which he was formally charged. niels hogel now germany‘s most prolific postwar serial killer, he worked as a nurse in german hospitals where he would select victim and he systematically administered patients fatal drug doses that would send them into cardiac arrest. his apparent motive it is thought he was bored and wa nted it is thought he was bored and wanted to impress colleagues by trying to resuscitate the patients he had attacked. niels hogel was serving a life sentence over the deaths of six patients. today‘s trial came about because investigators started two weeks you more than 100 remains of other patients at the two hospitals and found significant traces of medication in their systems. this is a shocking trial for germany. first because of the scale of hogel‘s crimes. prosecutors say we will never really know how many he murdered because many who died were cremated and there is no way of testing their remains. secondly, because there

we begin in germany at 0800 gmt, when male nurse niels hoegel goes on trial accused of killing 100 patients of the worst serial killers in recent history. later on in london some of professor stephen hawking's personal items will go on display ahead of a charity auction in a few days' time. and finally at midday gmt, british pm theresa may will speak at the nordic council and meet her norweigan counterpart erna solberg. ms may is expected to call for continued close ties between the uk and nordic countries, post—brexit. now it's time to get all the latest from the bbc sports centre. real madrid lose patience with their manager and manchester city return to the top of the english premier league. so it is women's team finals day at the world gymnastics championship on tuesday and simone biles will lead the americans as they take on russia, china and canada. the night before the tournament, the four—time olympic champion was admitted to hospital with kidney stones but decided to delay treatment so she could compete for gold alongside her team mates. novak djokovic is on court on tuesday at the

niels hoegel is one of the world's most prolific serial killers. elephants, tigers and koalas are affected by an average 60% fall in wildlife populations since 1970. conservation charity wwf blames human overuse of natural resources. in a moment it will be time for sportsday but first a look at what else is coming up this evening on bbc news. in beyond 100 days, we'll have live coverage of president trump's visit to pittsburgh after the synagogue shooting, in which 11 people were killed. at 8pm we'll have the latest analysis on the budget, and focusing on whether schools were given their fair share, after the chancellor said he wanted to fund the "little extras". and at 10:1i0pm and 11:30pm, we'll be taking a look at tomorrow's front pages. 0ur reviewers are steven swinford, the deputy political editor at the daily telegraph, and ayesha hazarika, who's a columnist for the london evening standard. that's all ahead on bbc news. now on bbc news it's time for sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday. fans flock to sign books of condolence at leicester

niels hoegel is one of the world's most prolific serial killers.ation charity wwf blames human overuse of natural resources. in a moment it will be time for sportsday but first a look at what else is coming up this evening on bbc news. in beyond 100 days, we'll have live coverage of president trump's visit to pittsburgh after the synagogue shooting, in which 11 people were killed. at 8pm we'll have the latest analysis on the budget, and focusing on whether schools were given their fair share, after the chancellor said he wanted to fund the "little extras". and at 10:40pm and 11:30pm, we'll be taking a look

niels hoegel is already serving a life sentence for the deaths of other patients. 0ur correspondentjennyic serial killer. niels hogel preyed upon the elderly and infirm. he is now known to have killed more than 100 people, and investigators say we will never really know the true scale of his crimes. hogel found his victims on the wards of two north german hospitals. he systematically administered fatal doses of medication before trying to resuscitate the very patients he had attacked. among the victims, this man's grandfather. christian told us he wrote to niels hogel in prison to ask why. he just said that he lost the contact of people, to human beings lying there. it was just bodies for him. he was killing everyone he could get. just playing with them, like someone who is using something mechanical, like a computer. he switched the body on and off. in court for the confession, the families of the dead. many had no idea their loved ones were murdered until investigators exhumed their remains. they have accused the hospitals of turning a blind eye to high death rates. by doing so, they s

niels hoegel is one of the world‘s most prolific serial killers.e‘s been no sign of any survivors. elephants, tigers, orangutans and koalas are affected by an average 60% fall in wildlife populations since 1970. conservation charity wwf blames human overuse of natural resources. let‘s catch up with all of the sports news and we join azi farni. thank you. wayne rooney says he‘s enjoying the pressure of playing in major league soccer. the former england captain joined washington‘s dc united in the summer and has been a huge success. when he arrived, the club were bottom of the table but his 12 goals so far this season have played a big part in helping them reach the play—offs. there was pressure for me to come out here and perform. i‘m enjoying having that pressure, i‘m enjoying playing the games and obviously helping us get to the play—offs. bringing some more success in the next couple of weeks for the team. but i‘m really enjoying it, i think the team are playing really well and playing great football and hopefully that continues. and you can see