sanchia berg, thank you. — conduct. thank you. sanchia berg, thank you, reporting _ conduct.ting there from i thank you, reporting there from leeds. in formula one, red bull team principal christian horner has again denied allegations of inappropriate behaviour, after the leaking of a series of alleged messages. horner was cleared on wednesday after an internal investigation into his behaviour towards a female colleague. it comes as red bull prepare to defend their two world titles in the opening race of the season tomorrow. our sports news correspondent laura scottjoins me now. bring is up—to—date on what has happened today on this. just bring is up-to-date on what has happened today on this.- happened today on this. just to reca on happened today on this. just to recap on what _ happened today on this. just to recap on what happened - happened today on this. just to - recap on what happened yesterday, 149 people involved in formula one, including top officials and team principals, received an anonymous e—mail containing a link to a drive of messages purporting to involve ch

sanchia berg, thanks a lot. scott benton — process. sanchia berg, thanks a lot. process. sanchia berg, thanks a lot. scott benton has resigned as - process. sanchia berg, thanks a lot. scott benton has resigned as an - process. sanchia berg, thanks a lot. | scott benton has resigned as an mp, is triggering a by—election. benton had been facing a recall petition, after he was suspended from the commons for offering to lobby ministers and table parliamentary questions on behalf of gambling investors. ina statement posted on facebook, he wrote: �*it�*s been the honour of a lifetime to represent our wonderful community in parliament over the last four years.�* bma �*s say they were left with no choice but to strike after the welsh government failed to produce a credible offer. the welsh government said it did not have the funds to improve its 5% pay offer which junior doctors have rejected. let's turn to the a fascinating story. a father of two said that a head set that stimulated his brain using electronic pulses has been a "key part" of his recovery from depression

sanchia berg reporting. plan to govern and secure gaza. antony blinken landed in the capital cairo, where he's meeting senior ministers from six arab states and the palestinian authority. he's already met egypt's foreign minister and had talks with president si5i. mr blinken told reporters washington has submitted a draught resolution to the un security council calling for an immediate ceasefire in gaza which is linked to the release of hostages. well, in fact, we actually have a resolution that we put forward right now, that's before the united nations security council, the does call for an immediate ceasefire tied to the release of hostages. and we hope very much that countries will support that. i think that would send a strong message, a strong signal. of course, we stand with israel and its right to defend itself, to make sure that october 7th never happens again, but at the same time, it's imperative that the civilians who are in harm's way and who are suffering so terribly, that we focus on them, that

sanchia berg, bbc news.,000 nhs appointments in england were rescheduled because of the five dayjunior doctors' strike that ended on wednesday. nhs england said the walkout meant at least 23,000 staff were absent, affecting critical care, neonatal care, maternity and trauma units. union members want a 35% pay increase, which ministers have rejected. thomas kingston, the husband of lady gabriella kingston, died from a "traumatic head wound", an inquest has heard. a gun was found near his body at his parents' home in the cotswolds on sunday. mr kingston was the son—in—law of prince and princess michael of kent. stamps are going to be 10p more expensive from 2nd april. a first class stamp will rise to £1.35, second class to 85p. the royal mail is struggling with a decline in the number of letters being posted, and increased the price of stamps twice last year. people in iran have been voting in the first parliamentary elections since the wave of protests that swept the country in the wake of the death in custod

sanchia berg has the story. # it's off the court we go.fter years of protesting, a victory for women born in the 1950s. the government changed the age they would get their state pension, and didn't let them know in time to plan. didn't let them know in time to ian. ~ , didn't let them know in time to ian, ~ , ., . ., didn't let them know in time to ian, ~y ., , didn't let them know in time to plan. my reaction is today is glad the re ort plan. my reaction is today is glad the report is _ plan. my reaction is today is glad the report is finally _ plan. my reaction is today is glad the report is finally out, - plan. my reaction is today is glad the report is finally out, and - plan. my reaction is today is glad the report is finally out, and with parliament. parliament actually decided to take the action to increase the state pension age for women, and they didn't do the job properly. the department for work and pensions should have told us and they didn't. find and pensions should have told us and the didn't. �* �* ., they didn't. and iti'm

sanchia berg reports from leeds crown court. go, go, go!cion of murder... he'd gone to the police station the evening after stabbing his ex—partner, katie higton, nearly 100 times and then tricking her new boyfriend, steven harnett, to her home, where he killed him too, mutilating both their bodies. children were in the house at the time — and another woman. osborne raped her. he has been given a whole life sentence. i'm in no doubt this is a case of such exceptional seriousness that even a very long minimum term would not amount to just punishment. what you did that night was horrific. a statement was read on behalf of katie's family. there is so much we could say about the monster who took katie away from us. a man, if he can be called that, whose name does not deserve to be mentioned in the same breath as hers. the court heard that, on the 10th of may, katie higton called police to say that marcus osborne was threatening to kill her and any new boyfriend. on the 12th of may, officers arrested osborne and released him the same day on cond

sanchia berg, bbc news.. but she admitted labour would not be able to do things "as quickly" as they would want if voted in, adding that she was "under no illusions" of the challenges. my two priorities as chancellor of the exchequer if i get that opportunity, the first to bring stability back to the economy and the institutional reform that's necessary for that, and then the comprehensive plan for growth. important big picture? but i think that is the big picture because in the end, unless you get growth in the economy, you're always going to have to make almost impossible trade—offs. you saw faisal islam in that interview with rachel reeves and he is here. anything surprising in what she said? she is here. anything surprising in what she said? . , is here. anything surprising in what she said? ,, , ., ,., ., she said? she is giving an important lecture to city _ she said? she is giving an important lecture to city financiers _ she said? she is giving an important lecture to city financiers and - lecture to

sanchia berg was at the southend crown court and has just sent through this report.her 60s and the other a teenage girl. he has been sentenced to 66 weeks in prison. and 14 weeks for breaching existing court orders. he had pleaded guilty to sending pictures of his genitals unsolicited to two women on february the 9th. 0ne of his genitals unsolicited to two women on february the 9th. one was a woman in her 60s, the other a teenage girl. 0ne message was sent ijy teenage girl. 0ne message was sent by whatsapp, the other by my message. in his defence, his barrister barry gilbert said mr fox —— mr hogg has suffered from severe post—traumatic stress disorder after being kidnapped and back in 2016. he said this had left him wanting to "create chaos" and, he claimed, mr hawkes got no sexual gratification from sending these images. the judge said she did not accept that and she sentenced mr hawkes, as i was saying, to 66 weeks in prison and he will remain on the sex offenders register for 15 years from now. the outgoing first minister of wales, mark drakeford, is holding his

sanchia berg is here with me.the diminished responsibility plea. i am sure people will remember that the families particularly of grace and barnaby made it very clear they were very unhappy with those pleas. they were questioning how they had been arrived at, whether due process had been followed, and so on. but today the inspectorate of the cps has made it very clear that it was right that those pleas were accepted and it also said that the cps was appropriate in its handling, in its dealings with the family, although they have said the communications could have been done better. as you would expect, the families were quite disappointed. irate would expect, the families were quite disappointed.— quite disappointed. we are disappointed _ quite disappointed. we are disappointed but _ quite disappointed. we are disappointed but not - quite disappointed. we are i disappointed but not entirely surprised. the overall outcome, i think. _ surprised. the overall outcome, i think. untii— surprised. the overall outcome, i t

sanchia berg has the story. # heigh—ho, heigh—ho, it's off to court we go...# after years of protestingr women born in the 19505. the government changed the age they would get their state pension, and didn't let them know in time to plan. 0ur reaction today is we're glad the report is finally out and with parliament. parliament actually decided to take the action to increase the state pension age for women, and they didn't do the job properly. the department for work and pensions should have told us and they didn't. and is time important? 270,000 of us have died since we started this campaign eight or nine years ago, so one of us are dying every 30 minutes without justice, without knowing that now parliament have the decision to make good what it actually got wrong. many say they struggle with money, suffering financial hardship. what they did was absolutely wrong. they could have had a pen and a paper and an envelope and a stamp and sent it to all of us in 1995, was it, when they came up with this decision and let us all know, and we would have all been prepared. i want to ask you all

sanchia berg reports. it's happened to many thousands of women and girls.ed. cyber—flashing, and these other forms of online violence against women and girls, has significant and profound impacts to women and girls' sense of safety and well—being, sense of being able to operate in the online world. seven weeks ago, sending images like those became a criminal offence — and today at southend crown court, the first person was jailed for cyber—flashing. nicholas hawkes admitted sending pictures of his genitals to a teenage girl and a woman in her 60s. the court heard he suffered from extreme poster medic stress disorder after being kidnapped and tortured some years ago. —— posttraumatic stress disorder. his barrister said he got no sexual gratification from sending those images. the judge did not accept that. the lord chancellor, alex chalk kc, said... many hope this conviction will give victims renewed confidence. it is so important that the state shows women and girls that they're on their side, that violence against women and girls is not acceptable, and wil

our correspondent sanchia berg is here.ere was arthur hughes, and then star hobson, jacob _ yes, there was arthur hughes, and then star hobson, jacob crouch, i then star hobson, jacob crouch, killed in december 2020, they were all very high—profile cases, in considerable detail, the children suffered awful injuries, and it is not surprising it can feel as though a lot of children died during these covid lockdowns but the data we have does not bear that out. what we do have, tables and information from the safeguarding practice panel, and every time that a child who is known to social services, at risk of abuse or neglect is killed or seriously hurt, the local authority has to make a special report to that panel, so the data they publish shows a slight rise for the covid period but not one that is statistically insignificant and i spoke to one expert in the field and she said to be many people were surprised, i had expected the numbers to be much higher. but she said when you go through the reports, these awful reports, in f

sanchia berg reports. it's happened to many thousands of women and girls.hing, and these other forms of online violence against women and girls, it has significant and profound impacts to women and girls�* sense of safety, sense of wellbeing, sense of being able to operate in the online world. seven weeks ago, sending images like those became a criminal offence — and today, at southend crown court, the first person was jailed for cyber—flashing. nicholas hawkes admitted sending pictures of his genitals to a teenage girl and a woman in her 60s. the court heard that nicholas hawkes suffered from extreme —— severe posttraumatic stress disorder after being kidnapped and tortured some years ago. his barrister said he got no sexual gratification from sending those images. the judge did not accept that. the lord chancellor, alex chalk kc, said... he said... many hope this conviction will give victims renewed confidence. it's so important that the state shows women and girls that they're on their side, that violence against women and girls is not acceptable, it's n

sanchia berg reports. it has happened to many thousands of women and girls.heir phone or their computer. explicit, shocking, and unwanted.— and unwanted. cyber-flashing and these other— and unwanted. cyber-flashing and these other forms _ and unwanted. cyber-flashing and these other forms of _ and unwanted. cyber-flashing and these other forms of violence - these other forms of violence against women and girls has significant and profound impacts to women and girls' sense of safety and well—being, their sense of being able to operate in the online world. seven weeks ago, sending images like those became a criminal offence and today at southend crown court, the first person was jailed for cyber—flashing. nicholas hawkes admitted sending it to stop his genitals to a teenage girl and a woman in her 60s —— sending pictures. the court heard he suffered from extreme poster medic stress disorder after being kidnapped and tortured some years ago. his barrister said he got no sexual gratification from sending those images. thejudge did not accept that. the lord chance

sanchia berg has the story.