urfan sharif and beinash batool, the father and stepmother of ten—year—old sara sharif, guilty of her murder. faisal malik, sarah'swas found guilty of causing or allowing her death. sara was a bright and lively little girl who loved singing and dancing. and on behalf of surrey police, i would like to extend my deepest condolences to her mother, olga, her siblings and all those who knew and cared for her. sarah's spirit and bravery and resilience in the face of the suffering that she endured has shone, shone through from the vast inquiries that have been undertaken in this case. judith reed from the crown prosecution service delivered this statement outside the court. it has been a painstaking operation by surrey police and the crown prosecution service to build this case and be able to prove to the jury that urfan sharif and beinash batool were both responsible for saras murder. by showing they were there in the run up to saras death, we were able to prove that both of them played their part in killing her. martine croxall is at the old bailey in central london yes, let's remind you this is the case of the ten—yea

olga talked about the fact that sarah was now buried in poland and she is able to visit her every day. she said sara sharifhome, she visited every day, i always liked candles for her and there are flowers with her. she also dealt directly with the people who had killed her daughterfor directly with the people who had killed her daughter for the saying, "i can't understand what's wrong with these people how they allowed it." for the directing them directly, she said "you are status even though this word is not enough for you i would say you are executioners".— for you i would say you are executioners". for you i would say you are executioners“. ., ~ , ., ., executioners". thank you for coming into studio thank _ executioners". thank you for coming into studio thank you _ executioners". thank you for coming into studio thank you very _ executioners". thank you for coming into studio thank you very much. - let's return to the final day of evidence at the post office inquiry. for over two years hundreds of testimonies have been given by sub—postmasters and postmistresses who were wrongly prosecuted after accou

and sarah sharif, the little girl murdered by her family. i've got a simple question for you. how on earth does this keep happening? time and time again. and a report commissioned by an offshoot of the muslim council of britain has concluded that gb news is islamophobic and hates muslims. islamophobic and hates muslims. i say that is absolute nonsense. let's look at it. all of that and lots more. but first, your 6:00 news headlines. >> michelle. thank you. tonight at six, after years of what prosecutors called horrific abuse, three members of sara sharif's family have been found guilty today over her death. her father, irfan sharif and stepmother, bannau batool, were convicted of her murder, while her uncle, faisal malik, was found guilty of allowing her death. despite being known to social services since birth. the ten year old suffered unimaginable violence, including being beaten with a cricket bat and burned with boiling water. the convictions have sparked calls for urgent reform in child protection, with the children's commissioner warning of profound weaknesses in the sy

the father of sarah sharif has been found guilty of murder. her stepmother, also guilty of murder.not guilty of murder. in the murder trial of three people over the death of 10—year—old sara sharif. sara's father urfan sharif and stepmother beinash batool have both been found guilty of murder. sara's uncle was found not guilty of murder but guilty of allowing the death of a child. ten year old sarah sharif, always smiling, a confident, caring little girl who loved to sing and dance. but in august last year, she died after months of brutal violence. more than a day after sara had died, herfather made the call to the police. he had left sara's body alone at home in woking in surrey, and fled with his family to pakistan. police! as sara's father was still on the phone to the police — officers were already inside the house. police. sarah was found with more than 70 external injuries and more than 25 fractures. it was the view of the pathologists who gave evidence here at the old bailey that she died as a result of complications from multiple and extensive injuries. she had been found l

good afternoon. >> these are your headlines from the gb newsroom. >> sarah sharif's father and stepmotherave been sentenced to life in prison for the brutal murder of the ten year old daughter following years of horrific abuse, irfan sharif was handed a minimum of 40 years in prison, while bineesh batus received 33 years. her uncle, faisal malik was jailed for 16 years for failing to prevent her death. in a harrowing statement, justice kavanaugh said sara's suffering was almost impossible to contemplate, revealing that in the final weeks of her life she was tied up, hooded and had plastic bags put over her head. he revealed that sara was found with 71 separate fresh injuries, including fractures and burns. >> this poor child was battered with great force again and again. some of the injuries require special mention because they demonstrate the almost unbelievable torture to which sara was subjected in the last weeks of her life. the medical experts identified a fracture in the hyoid bone in sara's neck. this is a very unusual injury and was the result of very vigorous and energetic manual

well, after years of what prosecutors called horrific abuse, three members of sarah sharif's family have been found guilty over her death. today. her father, irfan sharif and stepmother, benazir bhutto, were convicted of murder, while her uncle, faisal malik, was found guilty of allowing her death. despite being known to social services since birth, the ten year old suffered unimaginable violence, including being beaten with a cricket bat and burned with a cricket bat and burned with boiling water. the convictions have sparked calls for urgent reform in child protection, with the children's commissioner warning of profound weaknesses in the system. sentencing for the trio has been set for next tuesday. well, the detective chief inspector of the case, craig emerson, said it has shocked and horrified people around the world. >> sarah's young life was brought to an end as a result of the brutal abuse and unspeakable violence inflicted on her by sharif batool, which malik did nothing to prevent. >> thousands of farmers have been driving tractors to westminster today, demanding the government

sarah sharif's father and stepmother have been sentenced to life in prison for the brutal murder of theiren year old daughter following years of horrific abuse. irfan sharif was handed a minimum of 40 years in prison, while bineesh batus received 33 years. her uncle, faisal malik, was jailed for 16 years for failing to prevent her death. in a harrowing statement, justice kavanaugh said sara's suffering was almost impossible to contemplate, revealing that in the final weeks of her life she was tied up, hooded and had plastic bags put over her head. he revealed that sara was found with 71 separate fresh injuries, including fractures and burns, including fractures and burns, in a victim impact statement. sara's mother said she is now an angel looking down from heaven. in other news, israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu is heading to cairo for gaza ceasefire talks. that's according to reuters news agency. uncertainty is surrounding netanyahu's whereabouts, but it's understood a deal is expected to be signed in the coming days. meanwhile, hamas has said that a ceasefire dealis hamas has s

sarah sharif's father and stepmother have been sentenced to life in prison for the brutal murder of theirear old daughter following years of horrific abuse, irfan sharif was handed a minimum of 40 years in prison, while bineesh batus received 33 years. her uncle, faisal malik was jailed for 16 years for failing to prevent her death. sarah was hooded, burned and beaten during a campaign of torture that lasted two years before her body was found at the family home in surrey. in 2013. nigel farage is back in the uk after meeting with elon musk at donald trump's mar a lago resort. the reform uk leader was joined by his party treasurer, nick candy, to meet with musk for the first time since rumours surfaced of a multi—million donation from the tech tycoon. speaking moments ago on gb news, nigel farage said donations were discussed. >> will the press stories we did discuss money, now that's a negotiation. we will go back and have again. he is not against giving us money. he hasn't fully decided whether he will. if he does, it wouldn't be anything like the ludicrous telephone numbers quoted in t

. >> sarah sharif's father and stepmother have been found guilty of her murder after what prosecutorsall a brutal campaign of abuse. >> the ten year old suffered over 70 injuries, including fractures and burns, before her body was discovered in her woking home last august. her father admitted to beating sarah with a cricket bat but denied intending to kill her. the father and his wife fled to pakistan with their family after her death, but were arrested on their return to the uk. they'll be sentenced next week, with an inquest now set to examine failures by the police, the social services and the courts. hundreds of farmers have descended on westminster today with their tractors, as the government insists its support for the sector is steadfast. >> last month, over 13,000 people rallied against the changes to inheritance tax. >> but despite the protests, the government says they won't be changing course on their policy today, farmers are warning the proposed changes could kill british farming. >> this is the death of farming that's going to happen under this government, so we want to

>> sarah sharif's father and step mother are jailed for life over the ten year old's murder that shockedhe nation. >> could you get drunk on christmas pudding? well, scotland scoffs at the strict alcohol rules and they basically mean that you can't buy christmas desserts with alcohol before 10:00 in the morning. your views welcome. >> nigel farage has met with elon musk with rumours the tech tycoon could donate tens of millions of pounds to reform uk. but should he stay out of british politics? we'll be debating that this morning and in the sport this morning. >> i hate to say i told you so, but we did predict it. keely hodgkinson wins the sports personality of the year award. chelsea's mykhailo mudryk has tested positive for a banned substance, and marcus rashford wants a move. >> hello there. good morning. a blustery and cold day for northern areas, milder in the south but we are expecting outbreaks of rain. i'll be here with all your details. >> well a very good morning to you at 6:00 or 602, to be precise. you're very welcome. >> i'm eamonn holmes, i'm isabel webster, and this is gb

yesterday, sarah's father, irfan sharif, and stepmother bazball were found guilty of her murder. her uncle, faisal malik, was convicted of causing or allowing her death. new findings, published a day after they were found guilty, show more than 480 children in england were affected by serious incidents between april 2023 and march last year. the prime minister says there needs to be safeguards for children, especially those being homeschooled like sarah. >> this is just the most awful case. it's very hard to see and to read about for many people who will be viewing this. just shocking. so that's where i start on this. obviously, there's going to be questions that need to be answered in relation to this case. i don't think that we should allow ourselves to think that whatever the rules on smacking are, that that's got anything to do with this case. this is about violence. it's about abuse. it's about making sure there's protection and safeguards for children. it'sjust protection and safeguards for children. it's just the most awful case that many people, many viewers will find ver

yesterday, sarah's father irfan sharif and stepmother bannau batool, were found guilty of her murder. her uncle, faisal malik, who lived with them, was convicted of causing or allowing her death. the prime minister has today said that there needs to be safeguards for children, especially those being homeschooled like sarah. elsewhere, the number of hospital beds in england occupied by patients with flu has increased by 70% in a week, according to nhs england, as it warned of a tidal wave of flu hitting hospitals. nhs leaders are warning that hospitals are bracing for a so—called quad demic of disease over the winter months, with an increase in cases of flu and expected increases in covid 19. an average of 1861 patients with flu were in hospital every day last week, up from 1099 in the previous week and 3.5 times higher than the same time last yeah higher than the same time last year. health secretary wes streeting has urged people eligible for free vaccinations on the nhs to take them before it's too late. the government is today demanding immediate mandatory housing targets from coun

sarah has been served. sara's mother, olga sharif, paid tribute to her daughter, saying that sara's smile could brighten uplena wilkinson, bbc news. the government will later unveil sweeping changes to the planning system that could see councils in england forced to build on greenbelt land. this includes mandatory housing targets so that the government can achieve it's pledge to build 1.5 million homes in the next five years. we are joined now by our chief political correspondent, henry zeffman, good morning. there is a lot of that goes into this. this is an ambition for decades past?— goes into this. this is an ambition for decades past? that's right. but it is at the centre _ for decades past? that's right. but it is at the centre of _ for decades past? that's right. but it is at the centre of this _ for decades past? that's right. but it is at the centre of this new - it is at the centre of this new government's ambitions. let me explain what they are doing. these are pretty big reforms to the planning system and other hard are targets, centrally imposed targets from here in whitehall, for each local au

well, the real racism is pretending that little girls like sarah and the girls in rotherham, telford and oldham aren't worth protecting. little sharifrved the world more than she actually received. she deserved to live in a country that put her life and her safety above a little bit of middle class, politically correct discomfort. if we don't learn from this tragedy, from her tragedy, then we're complicit in the next one. no more excuses, no more looking the other way. it's time to stand up for british values and actually stop apologising for them. i mean, i read in that renee you're a man. you must have thought. it's heartbreaking. it was horrible. >> you know, for me, as a mum and a doctor, 1492 00:09:

well, the real racism is pretending that little girls like sarah and the girls in rotherham, telford and oldham aren't worth protecting. little shariferved the world more than she actually received. she deserved to live in a country that put her life and her safety above a little bit of middle class, politically correct discomfort. if we don't learn from this tragedy, from her tragedy, then we're complicit in the next one. no more excuses, no more looking the other way. it's time to stand up for british values and actually stop apologising for them. i mean, i read in that renee you're a man. you must have thought. it's heartbreaking. it was horrible. >> you know, for me, as a mum and a doctor, there are so many elements, elements of it that are heartbreaking. not only that, anyone could inflict pain and suffering on a child, any child, but also that we're going to have the same. we will learn lessons from this. the lessons are clear. there's too many agencies with too many gaps in between that don't talk to each other, and everybody's too scared to act. someone should have stepped forward and taken a decision about that little girl.

. >> sarah's young life was brought to an end as a result of the brutal abuse and unspeakable violence inflicted on her by sharif batool, which malik did nothing to prevent. >> thousands of farmers have been driving tractors to westminster today, demanding the government rethink its plans to impose an inheritance tax on farms worth over £1 million. chancellor rachel reeves insists most farmers won't be affected, but critics say the changes threaten livelihoods, heritage and food security. earlier, protesters held a minute's silence for farmers lost to stress and financial pressures. calls for a pause and consultation are now growing louder. but downing street says the policy won't change. >> this is the death of farming that's going to happen under this government, so we want to mark that. but once we get to parliament, you give them what for? parliament, you give them what for.7 we're here to make a noise. this is a war. we will win and the government will do a u—turn thatis the government will do a u—turn that is determined by all of us to push that. >> a neo—nazi extremists terror plot to intimidate migrants