and peter wood to five years and three months.we re their prison sentences when they were convicted as the judge told them that they might as well begin their terms straightaway, but they had to come back to court today to learn their shrewd fate. —— learn their true fate. we also heard from their true fate. we also heard from the crown prosecution service. she gave the statement. on the 9th of february 2015, a lorry went out of control in bath. that lorry was owned by matthew gordon and was inadequately maintained by him and by the mechanic he employed, peter wood. they failed to keep the brakes in good working order and fail to comply with conditions imposed on them by the traffic commissioner when she granted them and operators licence. the lorry went down a steep hill and killed a four—year—old girl insta ntly, hill and killed a four—year—old girl instantly, just after she had got offa instantly, just after she had got off a bus with her grandmother. mrs rogers, as well as seeing her granddaughter killed in front of her, also

mechanic, peter wood, was jailed for five years.pany was rotten to its core. potentially, there are other companies out there at the moment that perhaps ought to be looking looking at the way they maintain service and run their companies, ofa similarvein. grieving relatives told the judge about the impact on their lives. emmajade steady said the death of her four—year—old daughter, mitzi, had left her bereft and struggling to go on. the little girl's grandmother, who was also hit by the truck, needed to have both her legs amputated. she described the physical and emotional pain she now faces every day. sian vaughn, in the grey coat here, wept in court as she talked about having to identify her husband's body. she said as she held his hand, she'd played songs that they'd only had at their wedding six months earlier. having to spend your first wedding anniversary alone was just so far removed from the one we had planned. it's just been absolutely horrendous. the judge said matthew gordon had put lives at risk by being casual about saf

on the right, peter wood, a mechanic whose job was to check the lorry.ey were badly worn, rusty, and in a poor state of repair. the trial heard the company was a shambles, failing to carry out proper safety checks. today, relatives of those who were killed have told the court how their lives have been affected. the mother of mitzi steady said herfamily is bereft and she finds it a struggle to go on without mitzi's laughter and singing filling their home. mitzi's grandmother, who was also hit by the truck, needed to have both her legs amputated. she described the physical and emotional pain she's been left with, saying life has changed completely. the wife of steve vaughan told the court about the moment she went to see her husband's body. she said as she held him she played songs they had only recently played at their wedding. it's just been a horrendous time. at the end of the trial she told me about the void now in her life. we were only married for six months and especially having to spend your first wedding anniversary alone was just so far removed f

on the right, peter wood, a mechanic whose job was to check the lorry.n court. the jury was told they were badly worn, rusty, and in a poor state of repair. the trial heard the company was a shambles, failing to carry out proper safety checks. today, relatives of those who were killed have told the court how their lives have been affected. the mother of mitzi steady said herfamily is bereft and she finds it a struggle to go on without mitzi's laughter and singing filling their home. mitzi's grandmother, who was also hit by the truck, needed to have both her legs amputated. she described the physical and emotional pain she's been left with, saying life has changed completely. the wife of steve vaughan told the court about the moment she went to see her husband's body. she said as she held him she played songs they had only recently played at their wedding. it's just been a horrendous time. at the end of the trial she told me about the void now in her life. we were only married for six months and especially having to spend your first wedding anniversary al

matthew gordon was jailed for seven years and peter wood for five years.abin crew will stage a further six days of industrial action next month in a dispute over pay. the strikes were announced by the unite union. it's urged ba to get to the negotiating table. ba says they will have contingency plans in place. and the government's spending watchdog has told the ministry of defence that if it's to pay for new ships, aircrafts and vehicles it needs to make almost £6 billion in additional savings over the next ten years. the mod says it's convinced its plan will deliver the best value for the taxpayer. after three years of discussions, an influential report from the church of england has concluded it should continue to oppose gay marriage. straight or gay, be asked about their sexual conduct and their lifestyle. it acknowledged the report could cause serious and painful disagreements. here's our religious affairs correspondent martin bashir. two men are married in an anglican church. but it's in the united states and won't be happening here. after three years

he said the failures of the company boss and of peter wood were inexplicable. as the two men were taken to prison, thejudge said this had devastated the families not just of the four victims but had devastated the entire community. jon kay bbc news, bristol crown court. the uk's largest retailer, tesco, is to buy britain's largest food wholesaler, booker, in a deal worth nearly £4 billion. booker supplies everything from baked beans to tea bags to 700,000 convenience stores, grocers, pubs and restaurants and also owns budgens and londis. the firms said the deal would create the uk's leading food business. here's our business correspondent emma simpson. hello. you wouldn't drive drunk but inside out, we are always a step ahead. first, driving tired can bejust as dangerous as string driving. a recent online survey of more than 1100 junior doctors, a1% admitted falling asleep behind the wheel following a night shift, so is it time we all woke up to the danger?” know of for colleagues who died within my first two years of qualifying. all were driving home after shi

matthew gordon was jailed for seven years and peter wood for five years. british airways cabin crew will stage a further six days of industrial action next month, in a dispute over pay. the strikes were announced by the unite union. it's urged ba to get to the negotiating table. ba says they will have contingency plans in place. and the government's spending watchdog has told the ministry of defence that if it's to pay for new ships, aircraft and vehicles, it needs to make almost £6 billion in additional savings over the next ten years. the mod says it's convinced its plan will deliver the best value for the taxpayer. tesco, the uk's biggest supermarket, has agreed to buy the country's biggest food wholesaler, the booker group, in a deal worth nearly £4 billion. booker supplies everything from baked beans to tea bags to 700,000 corner shops, grocers, pubs and restaurants. the two firms said the deal would create the uk's leading food business, but it may need approval from the competition authority. emma simpson has more. tesco already has the lion's share

with me are peter spiegel, the uk news editor of the financial times and the broadcaster and campaigner lynn faulds woodo have you both. let's look at some of the front pages. peter's paper, the financial times, leads with donald trump's order pulling out of a free trade deal with pacific rim countries. the paper says he's signalling he will put protectionism at the heart of economic policy. the telegraph says the new us president has vowed to make the special relationship between britain and america even closer. the ‘i' concentrates on the political row following reports that a trident missile test went wrong last year. it was unarmed, of course. it says the whole thing has descended into farce with the defence secretary refusing to discuss the matter in the commons. the metro quotes a white house official who has apparently told cnn that the unarmed missile did blow itself up off the coast of florida. the guardian also focuses on that missile yet looks ahead to tomorrow's supreme court judgment missile yet looks ahead to tomorrow's supreme courtjudgment as tomorrow's supreme courtjudgment as to whethe

wood right there, told you. >> tom: i learned a lot. from little peter. >> what's going on there? make videos in maine, i learned a lot about hunting, fishing, chopping wood. i bet your kids can all use a compass and a map, and i write? >> yes, the oldest one is nine, scooter got his first serious pocket knife a while back. i went off on another trip and i got a text with a picture that my wife had sent after she got home from work, he had been out on the back whittling, as you d do. he cut himself right down through here, big, wide open, had to have a serious stitches. when i got back home after a few days, he said "dad, are you going to take my knife away? ". i said "no, i'm going to assume you're never going to make that mistake again." these kids with their rifles and their archery, this is important [bleep], i do remember one time, talking about the knot tying. back in the old days, training was a long period of time, i remember during one course, were out in the middle of the water, the instructor had us all jump in the water. we had to go underwater and tight knots. he said

knock on wood, we haven't had to engage that when driving yet. peter: what's the cost of all the different systems you're added? raj: balls many of the sensors, cameras we use are one-off units, they tend to be expensive. the real idea to be thinking about is that when the volumes go up, the costs will go down significantly. our thinking is that when these vehicles are mass produced, it would add about $5,000 extra on p of the cost. peter: you're going to give us a driverless drive. is it truly driverless? raj: it is an automated vehicle. it can drive itself under many conditions but not all conditions yet. not yet. so let's start driving. i'll explain a few more things. peter: and you're driving manually. raj: i'm driving manually. it says manual on the creen. i'll point out a few things on he screen. it tells us that the screen -- interface. so i guess if i flip back and forth. this is a screen that we added. by flipping a switch you can go back and forth. peter: what are these images we're seeing here? ramona: this is the display which shows what th

:40 this evening in the papers — my guests tonight are the broadcaster lynn faulds woods and the ft‘s news editor petert working day as president — and in a flurry of announcements and meetings he's signalled his priorities. after talking to some of america's top business leaders he said he wanted to cut corporate taxes — but only for those companies that keep their factories in the country. those that move their manufacturing abroad would face border taxes when trying to bring goods into the us. here's our north america editorjon sopel. mark was so nice with the plant. coming back, iwanted to sit next to him. laughter cheery bonhomie from the president as he met business leaders this morning, but don't mistake that for a relaxed demeanour, as he starts his first week in thejob. he has pledges to make good on. a company that wants to fire all its people in the united states and build some factories someplace else and then thinks that that product is thenjust going to flow across the border into the united states, that's not going to happen. they're going to have a border tax to pay, a substantial borde

knock on wood, we haven't had to engage that when driving yet. peter: what's the cost of all time. the different systems that you're added to this car? raj: many of the sensors, cameras we use are one-off units, they tend to be expensive. so, it is an expensive vehicle because of that. the real idea to be thinking about is that when the volumes go up, the costs will go down significantly. i guess our thinking is that when these vehicles are mass produced, it would add about $5000 extra on top of the cost. but we think he will be very affordable to many people. peter: you're going to give us a driverless ride. is it truly driverless? is that fair to say? raj: it is an automated vehicle. it can drive itself under many conditions but not all conditions yet. not yet. so let's start driving. i guess i'll take you and i'll explain a few more things. peter: and you're driving manually. raj: i'm driving manually. it says manual on the screen. i'll point out a few things on the screen. it tells us that the screen -- interfaces to the same thing. so i guess if i flip back and forth. this is

peter bishop, the deputy chief executive of the london chambers of commerce. my my understanding is that tariffs currently between britain and the united states are minimal, how much woodsted bya wood trigger officially be boosted by a new deal? there is a natural extra bit on top. the tariffs are not generally a barrier to trade. as you heard from the prime minister, the trade between the two countries is enormous. they are our biggest export market individually. and we are in the top five of the five export markets. the investment between the two as enormous as well. we are starting from a good place. when a trade agreement usually comes into place, it is usually because barriers to the trade are high. usually when you register, things improve. there will be thought going into what the trade negotiation will entail. what does this mean of there was a trade agreement? with these politically sensitive areas which are government the protected, such as defence and health spending, britain were to open up, such as opening up the national health service to american companies? the president is pitting americans first and he has to find something in it for the united states.