sharif after the father of sara sharif was assaulted in prison weeks after being jailed for the toddler's murder. and an arctic blast hits the uk. temperatures fall to nearly minus eight celsius with snow warnings for the weekend. hello i'm nicky schiller. we start this hour in the united states. it relates to that new year's day attack in new orleans. new day attack in new orleans. now the brother _ day attack in new orleans. now the brother of _ day attack in new orleans. now the brother of the _ day attack in new orleans. now the brother of the man who killed 14 the brother of the man who killed 1a people has given an interview to our us partner broadcaster cbs. now in it he says he is struggling to understand how shamsud—din jabbar could have committed such an attack. now the fbi say that the army veteran acted alone and had declared his support for the islamic state group. now in videos he made before the deadly attack, the 42—year—old talked about killing his family as well. his half—brother, 24—year—old abdurjabbar, said it was normal for his family not to spend holidays together,

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police are investigating after the father of sara sharif was reportedly assaulted in prison weeks afteris said to have been attacked at belmarsh prison on new year's day by two other inmates in a cell. he's said to have suffered cuts to his neck and face, and it is understood he received medical treatment inside the prison. a prison service spokesperson said: "police are investigating an assault on a prisoner at hmp belmarsh on ijanuary. it would be inappropriate to comment further while they investigate." 43—year—old sharif and sara's stepmother beinash batool were sentenced to life imprisonment after being convicted at the old bailey last month of killing sara at their home in woking, surrey. president biden says the us will relentlessly pursue isis and other terrorist organisations wherever they are and that isis will find no safe harbour in the united states. his comments come after it was confirmed that shamsud—dinjabbar who drove a pickup truck into a crowd in new orleans, killing 11; people, had declared his support for islamic state. the fbi now says the 42—year—old army veteran

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police are investigating after the father of sara sharif was allegedly assaulted in prison weeks afterthe io—year—old's murder. urfan sharif is said to have been attacked at belmarsh prison on new year's day by two other inmates in a cell. he is said to have suffered cuts to his face and it is understood he received medical treatment inside the prison. a prison service spokesperson said, "police are investigating an assault on a prisoner at hmp belmarsh on one january. it would be inappropriate to comment further while they investigate." 43—year—old sharif and sara's stepmother, beinash batool, were sentenced to life imprisonment after being convicted at the old bailey last month of killing sara at their home in woking, surrey. with me is our uk correspondent daniel sandford. this case obviously was horrific when everyone learned the details of it. tell us what has happened in prison. it was one of the _ has happened in prison. it was one of the most _ has happened in prison. it was one of the most significant - has happened in prison. it was| one of the most significant and distressin

three judges who oversaw family court hearings involving sara sharif in the years before she was murdered can now be named, after an appeal by the bbc and other media. germany's parliament is to debate whether to tighten immigration, with the far—right afd party expected to play a crucial role. hello, i'm geeta guru—murthy, welcome to bbc news now. divers are expected to resume their recovery operation shortly in the potomac river when daylight breaks in washington dc. they suspended the search overnight after an american airlines commercialjet crashed with a helicopter near washington national airport on wednesday. these are the live images coming into us now. the conditions were too cold for the divers to operate in. 67 people died in the country's worst air disaster in more than 20 years. a preliminary report will be issued in 30 days. we're also starting to get more details about the victims — they include a filipino police officer, two chinese nationals and two russian figure skating stars. investigators have recovered the flight data recorders, also known as black boxes, from an ame

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police are investigating after the father of sara sharif was reportedly assaulted in prison, weeks aftercorruption investigators trying to arrest the impeached president yoon suk yeol have called off their operation to do so — after they were blocked by the former president's security. in a statement they called the arrest practically impossible because of the sustained stand off. reports say that they were met by a "human wall" of around 200 people. let's take you live to the scene

sara sharif, a ten year old victim of our failing system.tead of supporting these immediate protections, the tories decided to play politics. they voted against the bill, lost their amendment and in doing so, lost the chance to make real progress for children at risk. it wasn't just a misstep, it was a moral failure, leaving the victims forgotten again. but don't mistake my criticism of the tories for support for labour's position. they've completely repelled the idea of a new inquiry, claiming previous ones were sufficient but sufficient. for whom? certainly not for the victims who still await justice. the heavily criticised independent investigation into child sexual abuse report only focused on six case study areas, where there were no significant reports of grooming gangs. so is that sufficient in any way possible? no, not in my opinion. dufing possible? no, not in my opinion. during the house of commons debate on wednesday, both sides hypocrisy was on full display yet again. labour employed implored the conservatives to support what they

sara was killed by her father and stepmother, and public reaction to the case was so strong that the judges' herfather, urfan sharifer, beinash batool, was found guilty of murder too. in 2013, beforejudge alison raeside, social workers and her siblings into care. the children had unexplained injuries and sara's mother, these were not tested in court. by social workers. stayed in her parents' care, except for november 2014, into foster care, as did judge williams injuly 2015. by the local authority. the next hearing was injuly 2019, more than three years approved that as a permanent arrangement. olga had agreed with that and a social worker supported it. president trump's decision to halt nearly all us foreign aid has caused huge disruption around the world. long—running health programmes — including sanitation projects and staff have been told to stop working. eu institutions gave the second most, providing more than $34 billion dollars. which programmes will continue to receive funding. of our correspondents around the world. in a minute we'll hear from azadeh moshiri in pakistan and shingai nyoka in south africa.

three judges who oversaw court proceedings involving sara sharif in the years before she was murderedhave been named for the first time. judge alison raeside, judge peter nathan and judge sally williams were all involved in family court hearings related to the ten year old. between 2013 and 2019, the last of three sets of proceedings saw sara placed in the home of her father, irfan sharif, and her stepmother, bannau batool, who were jailed for life. last december for her murder. tests are being carried out on the black boxes recovered from a passenger plane which collided with a us army helicopter yesterday, killing 67 people. these are live pictures from washington, dc. officials there say they're going to attempt to salvage the wreckage of both aircrafts today. efforts to recover the bodies were paused overnight due to difficult conditions. 40 bodies have now been found and 27 people still unaccounted for. authorities have promised to issue a preliminary report within 30 days, but investigation by the new york times claims the helicopter flew outside an approved flight path, and the

. >> in other news, three judges who oversaw court proceedings involving sara sharif in the years beforee was murdered have been named for the first time judge alison raeside. judge peter nathan and judge sally williams were all involved in family court hearings related to the ten year old between 2013 and 2019, the last of three sets of proceedings saw sara placed in the home of her father, irfan shanf in the home of her father, irfan sharif, and her stepmother, banesh patel, who were jailed for life in december for her murder in 2023. in other news, tests are being carried out on the black boxes recovered from a passenger plane which collided with a us army helicopter yesterday, killing 67 people. officials in washington say they're going to attempt to salvage the wreckage of both aircrafts today. 40 bodies have now been found and 27 people are still unaccounted for. an investigation by the new york times claims the helicopter flew outside an approved flight path, and there were staffing irregularities and air traffic control at reagan national airport, with one controller reportedly j

three judges who oversaw court proceedings involving sara sharif in the years before she was murdered, can be named for the first time, judges alison raeside, peter nathan and sally williams involved in family court heanngs involved in family court hearings related to the ten year old. between 2013 and 2019, the last of three sets of proceedings saw sarah placed in the home of her father, irfan shanf the home of her father, irfan sharif, and her stepmother, vinash batool, who were jailed for life last year for her murder in 2023. the press was previously barred from reporting the names of the judges and other professionals involved in the case. tests are being carried out on the black boxes recovered from the passenger plane, which collided with a us army helicopter yesterday, killing 67 people. live pictures here from the us capitol. officials there say they are going to try to salvage the wreckage of both aircraft today. efforts to recover the bodies were paused overnight because of difficult conditions at 40 have been found, which leaves 27 people unaccounted for. while authorities

and it's been ruled that the judges involved in the sara sharif case can be named. this was after the naming of them was originally blocked, apparently to prevent lynch mobs. so is then the naming of them right or not? and get this, them right or not? and get this, the number of british kids saying that they suffer from gender distress is 50 times higher now than it was a decade ago. and the rest? what on earth is going on? on my panel tonight? a new face for you, ladies and gents. samuel sweet, the political commentator. and a returning face, charlie downs, the broadcaster. but before we get stuck in, let's cross live to the 6:00 news headlines. >> very good evening. it's just gone. 6:00. here are your top stories. storm arwen is sweeping across the uk, bringing record breaking winds and severe weather conditions. i in 5 flights from airports in the uk and ireland have been cancelled today, and millions of people have been urged to stay home. forecasters have flagged a rare threat to life. red weather warning over 4 million people across northern ireland and scotla

we clocked sara sharif. the.r young girl who was brutally killed by her father and family members. apparently, he's been sliced in prison with a tuna can lid or something. yeah. i mean, i'm not advocating violence, but i'm not advocating violence, but i guess that's what happens when you commit such a horrific crime. >> i mean, obviously, yeah. again, it's not it's not good at all. and violence is a bad thing. but i guess, you know, unfortunately, the way he behaved, sadly, that's where he ended up. >> i think they call it prison justice, don't they? that's the term prison justice. obviously. >> no advocating violence here, but let's on a slightly more on a more cheery note, let's talk about the duchess of sussex, meghan markle. she's announced a new netflix show. >> yeah, i'm sure you'll be a massive fan. the new lifestyle show is called with love. it's set to premiere on the 15th of january. featuring eight 30 minute episodes. exciting stuff. let's take minute ep

. >> in other news, three judges who oversaw court proceedings involving sara sharif in the years beforehe was murdered have been named for the first time judge alison rayside, judge peter nathan and judge sally williams were all involved in family court hearings related to the ten year old. between 2013 and 2019. the last of three sets of proceedings saw sarah placed in the home of her father, irfan shanf in the home of her father, irfan sharif, and her stepmother, benazir bhutto, who were jailed for life in december for her murder in 2023. tests are being carried out on the black boxes recovered from a passenger plane, which collided with a us army helicopter yesterday, killing 67 people. officials in washington say they're going to attempt to salvage the wreckage of both aircrafts today. 40 bodies have now been found in 27 people unaccounted for. an investigation by the new york times claims the helicopter flew outside an approved flight path, and there were staffing irregularities in air traffic control at reagan national airport, with one controller reportedly juggling two jobs. pla

three judges who oversaw court proceedings involving sara sharif in the years before she was murdered can be named for the first time. judge alison raeside, judge peter nathan and judge sally williams were all involved in family court heanngs involved in family court hearings related to the ten year old between 2013 and 2019, the last of the three sets of proceedings saw sarah placed in the home of her father, irfan shanf the home of her father, irfan sharif, and her stepmother, bannau batool, who were jailed for life last year for her murder in 2023. the press was previously barred from reporting the names of the judges and other professionals involved in the case. a body has been recovered from the river dee in aberdeen, near where two missing sisters were last seen. henrietta and eliza hastie, who were triplets, moved to scotland from hungary and they were last seen on the 7th of january. at 2 am, a huge search was launched amid fears for their safety in freezing conditions. police were alerted this morning to a body in the river. it has since been recovered. investigators in the u

other news, irfan sharif, who was jailed last month for the murder of his ten year old daughter sara sharifacked in belmarsh prison, according to reports. he is understood to have suffered slashes to his face and body, requiring stitches. he received local care inside prison. a pfison local care inside prison. a prison service spokesperson told reporters police are investigating an assault on a prisoner at the hmp belmarsh on the 1st of january. sharif and sarah's stepmother, benazir bhutto, were jailed for life in december for years of horrific torture and despicable abuse that culminated in the ten year old's murder. the court heard that she suffered unimaginable pain, misery and anxiety as she was repeatedly beaten, burned, bitten and restrained at their family home in surrey. and finally in sport, luke littler says it'll be the stuff dreams are made of. if he can create history by becoming the youngest ever world darts champion, luke littler beat stephen bunting to book his place in the final of the world darts championship, which takes place tonight. the 17 year old was favourite to pro

he was jailed for life last month, after being found guilty of killing sara sharif.ide the prison. 20 labour councillors have quit the party in protest of its direction under sir keir starmer. the group, which sits on broxtowe borough council in nottinghamshire, say the party has "abandoned traditional labour values", and criticised policies such as cutting the winter fuel allowance. they've made a lot of promises and used the word "change", but actions speak louder than words. what they've done is to betray the working—class people who elected them in this country, and there is a price to pay. wayne osmond, who found fame singing with his brothers the osmonds, has died at the age of 73. he arranged the group's harmonies, played lead guitar and sang alongside his siblings. the osmonds sold millions of records, with hits like crazy horses, 0ne bad apple and love me for a reason, reaching their peak in the early 70s. investigators in seoul say they have called off their attempt to arrest south korea's impeached president after a stand—off with security made it "practic

the father of sara sharif has reportedly been attacked in prison, weeks after being jailed for the 10r's day by two other inmates using the lid of a tuna can. the a3—year—old apparently suffered cuts, and received medical treatment inside the prison. two people have died and 18 others were injured when a small plane crashed into a furniture warehouse in southern california. the single—engine aircraft took off from nearby fullerton airport, but a short time later the pilot requested an immediate return. the cause of the crash is still under investigation. police in south korea have called off an attempt to arrest suspended president yoon suk yeol after a six—hour standoff. 150 officers faced a large number of supporters who'd gathered outside his residence before sunrise, and security staff inside the property. the politician is currently under investigation for inciting an insurrection when he tried to impose martial law last month. 17—year—old darts sensation luke "the nuke" littler has got another shot at becoming the youngest winner of the world championships this evening. but it w