deveca rose left her sons at home to go shopping at sainsbury�*s, but within 20 minutes an intense fireither a discarded cigarette or a tea light. firefighters found the four boys under a bed, unconscious, but they couldn't be revived. bryson, kyson, layton and logan were beautiful, loving children who did not deserve this. the impact they made on us in their short lives cannot be measured and will never be forgotten. the sentencing hearing heard that the boys' mother, deveca rose, had complex psychiatric needs and that during covid she went to her gp to say that she couldn't cope. social services had also been involved. the boys' father said he would never recover from losing his beautiful, funny, happy sons whose lives had onlyjust begun. helena wilkinson, bbc news, at the old bailey. alexander lukashenko, the hardline leader of belarus and ally of vladimir putin, is on track to extend his 30—year rule this weekend in an election dismissed as a sham by his critics. the claim that he'd won the last presidential election four years ago sparked mass protests which were crushed in a bruta

we've had results this week from a number of uk retail heavyweights including tesco, sainsbury�*s and this all together, what is it telling us about uk spending patterns? is it telling us about uk spending atterns? , ., ., patterns? ok, so while there are some positives _ patterns? ok, so while there are some positives here, _ patterns? ok, so while there are some positives here, i _ patterns? ok, so while there are some positives here, i suppose l some positives here, i suppose overall the golden quarter hasn't lived up to expectations in 202a. that indicates consumers are being cautious with their spending. with uncertainty in the markets, they continue to try to protect themselves, i guess. and you are sa in: themselves, i guess. and you are saying that _ themselves, i guess. and you are saying that will _ themselves, i guess. and you are saying that will continue - themselves, i guess. and you are saying that will continue for - themselves, i guess. and you are saying that will continue for the i saying that will continue for the year, for the sector?— saying that will continue fo

from sainsbury�*s to next, high street players have greeted the new year by warning of higher pricesemployers' national insurance contributions and greater employee rights take effect, increasing the risk of inflation rising further away from target. back in southampton, johnny too is trying to square those higher costs with keeping afloat. we will be in a realfight to keep our neck above the water and we are well installed as a business, you know. we've got other businesses in southampton, we've got casual dining in southampton, we've got late night refreshment in southampton. and all of our venues are challenged. i'm not feeling it at the minute. i think we need to just focus on getting through 2025 and seeing where we are at the end of that. so serving up the faster growth the chancellor wants to see might be challenging as businesses battle higher costs. dharshini david, bbc news. breaking news coming to us from ukraine. we are told there is currently an air raid alert across the entirety of ukraine, and reports of cruise missiles being fired by russia. there was a warning from t

look at it we are down across the board really sainsbury down 3.6%.arks & spencers, we are down 5% at the moment. indeed, investors here questioning the outlook for the company which has surprised with consumers saying marks & spencer's is different and it has changed. actually can it keep up with performance. let's discuss with chris beckett. good morning good to have you on the show, chris. first and foremost, i would like to pick your brain around the numbers from marks & spencer's we are down 5% on the stock at the moment just explain to us why investors so negative on this stock. >> i think, well, actually, they had a pretty good christmas. you already mentioned food sales up nearly 9% the clothing business is doing better than the market it is still growing up 2%. i think the reason investors expecting something more positive with the outlook statement. the company weren't that positive there are quite a few clouds on the horizon and extra costs they are having to absorb minimum wage increase and national insurance rise. more generally, an uncer

. >>> elsewhere, sainsbury held the profit forecast in line with kohn consensus at the midpoint of theange with like for like costs in the third quarter. >>> elon musk has once again given his support for germany's far right or afd in the conversation with the party coleader weidel on the x platform. they covered the energy policy and war in ukraine and accusations of extremism within the party. the build up was dominated by fears of accusations of musk meddling in european politics as germany prepares to go to the polls next month. during the conversation, musk said only afd can save germany ahead of the election. >> people are demanding change. they are be very clear and my recommendation for the people of germany is to do the same. if you are unhappy with the situation, you must vote for change. that is why i'm strongly recommending that people vote for afd. i want to be very clear about that. only afd can save germany. end of story. >> end of story. let's discuss this in detail with our next guest. senior fellow. great to have you on the show. first and foremost, give us your initi

sainsbury down 1.5%.il sales grew 1.4% in the final three months of 2024 according to the british consortium. that figure not adjusted for inflation suggesting real term decline in goods purchase. non-food sales falling more than 1% on 2024 levels in the three months through december. staying in the retail space, next hiked the profit outlook for the fourth time in six months on the back of the 6% jump in sales for the nine weeks up to december 28th. the retailer is seen as a barometer for the retail consumer and sees a pre-tax profit of 1.1 billion pound. the firm highlighting the impact on the budget of the balance sheet and seeing changes to the national insurance contributions and minimum wage will cost it more than 70 million pounds for the year and several retailers and companies overall complain bengal the complaining about changes in the budge. and according to data from mortgage lender halifax. prices dropped 0.2% on the month with the rise of 3.3% lower than economists expected. we have on the s

. >> i've got to tell you, when i worked in sainsbury's in swindon as a sixth former and there was asmer and there was a shoplifter, we knew who the wee wee boys, we would chase them and bring them down and we enjoyed that bit of a thrill. social justice when we pull them back in. >> yeah. >> yeah. >> those were the days. >> those were the days. >> well, in a very another odd approach to criminal justice. there's an interesting story about iceland today, isn't there? >> jobs for yobs. so they've come up with this brilliant idea that instead of sending low level offenders to prison, that's people who commit. low level assaults. they don't go to prison. they work in iceland, stacking shelves. >> iceland, the shop, not the country. not sending them to iceland. the country. there. there's an idea. >> i'm sorry. this is an outrage. they. where's the punishment in that? what about the victim? that's a smack in the victim? that's a smack in the face for the victim. if you've been burgled, it's not low level. if you've been burgled, it's horrible. absolutely. it's really horrible andifs absol

�*s just this week cut 3000 jobsjust this tumbled, sainsbury�*s just this week cut 3000 jobs just thisseven months, so i ask you again, do you think the last six months have been a success? ~ , .., think the last six months have been a success? . , ., . ., a success? when i became chancellor ofthe a success? when i became chancellor of the exchequer _ a success? when i became chancellor of the exchequer i _ a success? when i became chancellor of the exchequer i think _ a success? when i became chancellor of the exchequer i think most - a success? when i became chancellor of the exchequer i think most people | of the exchequer i think most people would recognise that the inheritance was pretty tough. public finances were in an utter mess. this was pretty tough. public finances were in an utter mess.— was pretty tough. public finances were in an utter mess. this is about the impact — were in an utter mess. this is about the impact of _ were in an utter mess. this is about the impact of the _ were in an utter mess. this is about the impact of the decisions - were in an utter mess. this is

is faith in the high street dying supermarket giant sainsbury's announces over 3000 job cuts, while primarks owners have reported rare plunge in retail sales during this crucial christmas quarter. >> and over in the states, donald trump has ordered officials to make plans to declassify documents related to three of the most consequential and consequential assassinations in us history the killings of j.f. kennedy, robert f kennedy and martin luther king jr. it was a very difficult day yesterday for the country, i think, and also people in all different countries around the world were watching that sentencing, waiting to find out what would happen to the southport killer. but i do wonder i do wonder whether we understand enough whether we've been told enough, whether it's been told enough, whether it's been investigated even enough as to why this monster decided to target that particular taylor swift workshop, and why he particularly went after little girls as opposed to boys. i think that is crucial information that we deserve to know. >> we heard from the judge that he believed rudakubana at

. >> and a woman whose four young boys died in a fire after she left them home alone to go to sainsbury'sl be sentenced later. david carrick had left her two sets of twins in the locked terrace house when the fatal blaze broke out in the evening in december 2021. the 30 year old, who suffered from mental health problems, was found guilty of four counts of manslaughter following a trial. rose and the children had been living in squalor before the tragedy. and those are the latest gb news headlines for now i'm tatiana sanchez. more from me in half an hour. >> for the very latest gb news direct to your smartphone, sign up to news alerts by scanning the qr code or go to gbnews.com/alerts. >> hello and welcome! this is britain's newsroom live across the united kingdom on gb news with ben leo ross and miriam cates. >> good morning to you. thank you for your company this morning. there's only one place to start today. the southport killer axel rudakubana has been jailed for life with a minimum term in prison of 52 years. >> well, we'll be giving our thoughts on that in just a moment. but first,

the cuts come a week after sainsbury's said it would axe around 3000 jobs as part of axe around 3000 part of a major overhaul. at least 30 people have been killed and many more injured during a stampede at a hindu festival in northern india. tens of millions gathered to take a holy dip at the maha kumbh mela, when chaos erupted around 1:30 am. the kumbh mela, which is held every 12 years, is considered the largest human gathering on earth, celebrating india's cultural and spiritual traditions. and buckingham palace says princess beatrice has given birth to a baby girl named athena several weeks prematurely. the royal was due to give birth in early spring, and was told in december not to travel long distances. in a statement today, the palace said her royal highness and mr edoardo mapelli mozzi are delighted to announce the safe arrival of their daughter. mr mapelli mozzi posted a tribute to his new daughter, calling her tiny and absolutely perfect. those are the latest gb news headunes those are the latest gb news headlines for now. more news in half an hour. >> thank you tatiana. i'

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from sainsbury�*s to next, high street players warned the government's policies, such as the increaseal insurance contributions and greater employee rights, may push up prices, nudging up inflation — a risk the leader of the opposition raised at prime minister's questions. the british retail consortium says two thirds of businesses will have to raise prices to cope with his tax hike. his chancellor ignored all the warnings and ploughed ahead with an unprecedented borrowing spree, leaving all of us more vulnerable. our focus is absolutely on growth. but their record... their record... they flatlined the economy. a mini budget that crashed the economy. worst cost—of—living crisis in living history. we're not looking at a return to that crisis, but back in southampton, any higher costs are unwelcome as johnny tries to stay afloat. we will be in a realfight to keep our neck above the water. and we are well installed as a business. you know, we've got other businesses in southampton, we've got a casual diner in southampton, we've got late night refreshment in southampton. um, and all of ou