the is outside the court. court heard that paul farrell had the court heard that paul farrell had workedrmond street hospital for 26 years in various positions, one as a porter. he pleaded guilty to 33 charges of sex offences. his victim six children, the youngest being seven years old when farrell began indecently assaulting him. he had already admitted to 25 charges and the court heard today that two victims claimed they had been assaulted on the grounds of the hospital site. today thejudge said that grounds of the hospital site. today the judge said that the prosecution had made it clear that this is not a case where it is alleged farrell was targeting children at great 0rmond street hospital, rather that children were abused in parts of the hospital in which he had access. today he denied another —— 21 charges including rape and he has been told he is next to appear here in court in february. thank you. catching cancer early is crucial. now, a blood test designed to detect more than 50 types of cancer at an early stage is to be trialled by the nhs in england. 165,000 patients will be

paul farrell was working as a porter at the specialist children's hospital at great ormond street inlkinson has been outside court. a court heard that farrell worked at the hospital for 26 years in various positions, one as a porter. today, he came here to court and stood in the dock and pleaded guilty to 33 charges of sex offences. his victims, six children, the youngest being seven years old when farrell began indecently assaulting him. the court heard at an earlier hearing, farrell already admitted to 25 charges and the court also heard today that two victims had claimed that they had been assaulted on the grounds of the hospital site. today, thejudge said the prosecution had made it clear that this is not a case where it's alleged that farrell was targeting children at the hospital, rather the children were abused in parts of the hospital in which he had access. 21 charges including rape, and he has been told he's next to appear here in court in february. and tonight, great ormond street hospital has issued a response, which says... "these charges relating to a former member of s

paul farrell is believed to have worked at the specialist children's hospital from the mid 1980s untilking with the police and that safeguarding children is fundamental to the care they provide. two of the uk's largest pub operators have announced more than 2,000 job losses this morning. mitchells and butlers, which runs chains including all bar one and harvester, said it had cut 13,00 roles. meanwhile, fuller's, which runs almost 400 pubs, said it was reducing its number of staff by around a thousand. the bbc has learned that a convicted terrorist who's refused to cooperate with the public inquiry into the manchester arena bombing is to be released from prison this week. lawyers want to ask abdalraouf abdallah about his links to the suicide bomber, salman abedi. 22 people were killed in the attack in may 2017. a british—australian academic has expressed relief and thanks at her release from two years detention in iran for espionage. kylie moore—gilbert, who always denied wrongdoing, was freed in exchange for three unnamed iranians imprisoned abroad. mark lobel reports. the first pictu

paul farrell was working as a porter at the specialist children's hospital at great 0rmond street ins against children, other charges including rape. the biggest prize of the rugby league season, which has been disrupted by the pandemic, was decided in hull this evening in a derby between the two great rivals, wigan and last year's champions, st helens. adam wild was watching. after a season of turbulence and turmoil, this grand final could be nothing but extraordinary. in a year where almost everything changed, here was a rugby league rivalry that endures — st helens and wigan, nearest neighbours and here, they could scarcely be closer. wigan's zak hardaker over the line but unable to score. but what the game lacked in points, it made up for in passion and in pressure and finally, st helens were the first to crack. wigan offered just the smallest of gaps — it was alljake bibby needed. two points the lead, it wouldn't last. a saints penalty and the scores were tied, but what came next will go down in rugby league legend. the very last play of the match, a drop goal that hit the post.

paul farrell, who is 55, pleaded guilty to 58 child sex offences between 1925 and 2020 -- matt childl held a number of positions, including working as a porter in central london between 9a and 2020. you're watching bbc news. you may have noticed it's black friday, a day when many shoppers hope to find a sales bargain, and which many retailers see as a key trading date in the run—up to christmas. non—essential shops in england are still closed under the lockdown, so will the online giants take all the custom, making it a gloomy day for the high street? emma simpson reports. it's all go today for the online retailer very. they can process an order injust 30 minutes. this new warehouse opened just after lockdown, and they've been busy ever since. a business gearing up for record—breaking sales as spending has shifted online. today, we expect to be selling a tv every ten seconds, and a tablet every 15 seconds. overall, by midnight tonight, we expect to have shipped not far off 500,000 products to our customers. but can the industry cope? the couriers have hired thousands of extra drivers

in a statement, great ormond street said: paul farrell will appear at wood green crown court tomorrowns will apply to where they live later this morning when the health secretary makes an announcement in the commons. actually come in about an actually, in an hour, we will bring that to you live. most of england is expected to be placed in the two toughest tiers when the lockdown ends in england next wednesday. the government has already revealed details of the three—tier system, which will be stricter than the previous one. here's our health correspondent laura foster with the details. the new three—tier system in england is tougher than it was last time. tier 1, that's medium risk. here, you have to stick to the rule of six and keep your distance from everyone, unless you live with them, you are in a bubble with them, or you are in a serious relationship with them. you should continue to work from home where you can. you can do an exercise class or play sport outdoors, but indoors the rule of six applies. gyms, shops and things like beauty salons and hair dressrs can be open. up to 4

paul farrell is believed to have worked at the children's hospital from the mid 1980s until his arrestween 1985 and 2018. he will appear in court tomorrow. in a statement the hospital confirmed he had been dismissed. two of the uk's largest pub operators have announced more than 2000 job losses this morning. mitchells and butlers, which runs chains including all bar one and harvester, said it had cut 1300 roles. meanwhile fuller's, which runs almost 400 pubs, said it was reducing its number of staff by around a thousand. of staff by around one thousand. germany is seeking an agreement with eu countries to keep ski resorts closed until early january, in an attempt to curb the spread of coronavirus. the news came as the country extended its partial lockdown until the 20th of december. some of the early coronavirus hotspots in europe were at ski resorts, helping spread infections across the continent. the bbc has learned that a convicted terrorist, who's refused to cooperate with the public inquiry into the manchester arena bombing, is to be released from prison this week. lawyers want to

paul farrell is believed to have worked at the specialist children's hospital from the mid—1980s untilt in january. in a statement the hospital said they are orking with the police and that safeguarding children is fundamental to the care they provide. president trump has pardoned his former national security adviser michael flynn, who pleaded guilty to lying to the fbi. general flynn resigned three months into the trump administration, after being investigated over russian interference in the 2016 us presidential election. mr trump said the act of clemency was his "great honour". senior democrats have accused the president of an abuse of power. germany is to extend the closure of bars, restaurants, and leisure facilities to early january. germany is seeking agreements with other european countries to keep ski resorts closed until january other european countries to keep ski resorts closed untiljanuary because of coronavirus. it has extended its partial lockdown until december 20. some of the early coronavirus hotspots in europe or at ski resorts. now the weather with carol. what an am