but ralph clarke was a serial sex offender who abused three young children a0 years ago.found the courage to tell the police, to come to court, to face the man who abused them. he has damaged so many lives. so many lives in such a massive way. and he has no remorse. even now he cannot see he has done anything wrong. he is evil. and he deserves to be in prison. he deserves to die in prison. he deserves to die in prison. he deserves to die in prison. he deserves to rot in hell. they are happy. to be honest, we have a thank you card here. all it says is we are so happy to be believed. that is all they wanted. ralph clarke never showed any remorse. he shook his head in court when his crimes were detailed. there we re when his crimes were detailed. there were tears as his victims saw him one last time. ralph clarke and his fear and control over his victims took advantage of them and the young age and the situation in order to carry out his offences. the judge said even though it was a deeply upsetting experience for the victims, this sent a message. does it sexually abused, ev

ralph clarke never showed any remorse. he shook his head in court when his crimes were detailed. victims were in tears as they saw him one last time. ralph clarke and his fear and control over his victims took advantage of them and the young age and the situation in order to carry out his offences. judge richard bond said even though it was a deeply upsetting experience for the victims, this sent a message. he said that those who are sexually abused, even in the distant past, can rest assured that any complaint will be treated with sympathy and compassion. the victims, who i spoke to after court, said they were glad he went to jail. he should have been imprisoned a0 years ago. people like him should never come out. never come out. we've been in our own prison for the last 40 years. and he's lived his life. ralph clarke cannot be released on licence until he's served half his sentence, when he will be 108. so it's likely the man who abused three little children four decades ago will die injail, the oldest man ever sent to prison. bbc news, birmingham crown court. next for you, it'

ralph clarke used fear and intimidation to control the victims t and sexually abuse them.ut the offences. the judge said even though it was a deeply upsetting experience for the victim, he said the case sent out a message, he said that those who were sexually abused even in the distant past can rest assured that any complaint will be treated with sympathy and compassion and the victims who i spoke to after their left court said they before glad ralph clarke was going to jail. he should have been in prison 40 years ago. ago. people like him should never come out. never come out. we have been in our own prison for the la st have been in our own prison for the last 40 years. and he has lived his life. he can't be released on license until he has served half his sentence when he will be 108. so it is likely the man who abused three little children decades ago will die in jail. little children decades ago will die injail. the little children decades ago will die in jail. the oldest man ever sent to prison. the defence secretary michael fallon will make a statement in the house

ralph clarke used fear and intimidation to control the victims and sexually abuse them. he said that those who were sexually abused, even in the distant past, can rest assured that any complaint will be treated with sympathy and compassion, and the victims who i spoke to after they left court said they were glad ralph clarke was going to jail. he should have been in prison 40 years ago. people like him should never come out. never come out. we have been in our own prison for the last 40 years. and he has lived his life. calrke can‘t be released on license until he has clarke can‘t be released on license until he has served half his sentence, when he will be 108. so it is likely the man who abused three little children decades ago will die injail. the oldest man ever sent to prison. the latest from turkey. we have been reporting how the russian ambassador to turkey, to ankara, has been shot in what appears to have been an athats nation attempt. he was making athats nation attempt. he was making a speech at the opening of an exhibition in ankara when he was shot. he was ta

a walk—out at crown post offices has closed about 50 high street branches. 101—year—old ralph clarke for 13 years for sex offences against children in the 1970s and 80s. also in the next hour... tributes to a hollywood legend. actress and socialite zsa zsa gabor, best known for her string of husbands and her witty sound bites, dies aged 99. and the reform rabbi and radio 4 thought for the day broadcaster lionel blue has died aged 86. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the first minister of northern ireland, arlene foster, is fighting for her political future after a morning of high drama at stormont. she is facing a vote of no confidence over her involvement in a botched heating scheme. addressing the assembly within the past hour, mrs foster said she deeply regretted the fundamental flaws in the scheme. she's rejected calls from sinn fein to step aside during an investigation into the project, which is thought to have overspent by £400 million. at the start of proceedings, assembly members from parties except the dup walked out of the chamber, claiming the speaker should interv

ralph clarke is 101 years old and last week he was found

ralph clark is believed to be the oldest person in british legal history to be convicted of a crime.n granted powers to change its own income rates, after a deal struck with westminster. the change, that'll come into effect in april 2019, will also see its borrowing cap double. and american broadcaster has used a photo of a seizing ed miliband to illustrate a new story about flu. mr miliband has yet to comment. the shortage of affordable housing is one of the biggest issues facing britain, and modular housing — where homes are pre—fabricated, then quickly installed on site — has been touted as one solution. today, plans were announced to build six factories in england that could produce 22,000 homes a year. behind the venture is an investment of £2.5 billion, from china, as our home editor mark easton reports. it's a house on the back of a lorry, turning heads in derbyshire today, but in what is hailed as a game changerfor britain's but in what is hailed as a game changer for britain's housing sector, massive new investment in factory built homes may mean this will soon be as unremar

ralph clark — from erdington in birmingham — is believed to be the oldest person in british legal historyund guilty of 21 others. the football association dub england, scotland, northern ireland and wales have all been fined for displaying poppies during world cup qualifying games last month. fifa regards the poppy as a political symbol, something which is banned. the fa has said it will appeal. the shortage of affordable housing is one of the biggest issues facing britain, and modular housing — where homes are pre—fabricated, then quickly installed on site —has been touted as one solution. today, plans were announced to build six factories in england that could produce 22,000 homes a year. behind the venture is an investment of £2.5 billion from china. this report from our home editor, mark easton, contains flashing images. it's a house on the back of a lorry, turning heads in derbyshire today. but in what is hailed as a game changer for britain's housing sector, massive new investment in factory—built homes may mean this will soon be as unremarkable as a cement mixer on a building site.

status quo and george michael, david bowie, glenn frey the eagles, by clarke from nashville in austin, texas, belfast own‘s kennedy, ralphed army plane crash yesterday and the ensemble, george martin, pete burns, a tribe called quest, leonard cohen, and the great merle haggard of country and western fame. it has been a ghastly yearfor fa ns fame. it has been a ghastly yearfor fans of pop music. those are pretty darn big names. let's hope next year isa darn big names. let's hope next year is a bit better. i don't see how it can be any worse! thank you for your time this morning. carol is talking about cold temperatures this morning? good morning. a cold and frosty start if you haven't yet ventured out, temperatures got two —5 last night at bournemouth airport but widely across england and wales in particular they are below freezing. mostly dry, high pressure in charge of our weather, a bit more of a squeeze for the north in the isobars, breezy so not as much of a problem with frost and fog. some fog possible this morning in england and wales and if it forms it will lift readily, leaving us with a cold start but also a sun