sima kotecha reports. it's still yet unknown who was on the helicopter when it crashed. sima kotecha reports. the scene today. helicopter wreckage after the crash yesterday evening. an hour or so after the final whistle, this. a huge fireball. people stunned, in shock, bewildered. oh, my god. a helicopter‘s just crashed next to the stadium. the bbc understands the chair and owner of leicester city football club was on board. vichai srivaddhanaprabha has been in charge since 2010. it's still not clear who else was with him. he has just been so fantastic all—round, you know? yeah, the financial backing has been wonderful, some of the players that we have bought, the fact that we won the league, etc, etc, but it's more the local stuff as well, the things he has done with the community, you know, the generous donations to the hospital are well publicised but also the things he has done for the fans. today, flowers, tears and tributes. we will still go on, carry on fighting, try and get to the top of the premier league table just for him. eyewitnesses have told us the helicop

sima kotecha, bbc news, leicester. now all the sport.he rest of the weekend sport. hello there, thanks for being with us. the champagne was on ice until now. in the last few minutes lewis hamilton has made history and won his fifth formula one world title after getting the points he needed at the mexican grand prix. hamilton, who only needed to come seventh, has finished in fourth place. his title rival sebastian vettell was second whilst the race was won by red bull‘s max verstappen who managed to overtake pole—sitter daniel ricciardo on the opening lap. we‘ll have much more reaction in the next hour. in tennis, the wta finals has a new champion after elina svitolina beat sloane stephens in a gruelling three set match in singapore. the ukrainian came from a set down to win 3—6, 6—2, 6—2. claire thornton has the details. elina svitolina plopped onto court playing for her fourth title of the season. playing for her fourth title of the season. but winning the wta finals in singapore would be the biggest of her career. the ukrainian went in

here is our midlands correspondent sima kotecha.tha eastwood — a friend, a sister, a much—loved daughter. today this man, 32—year—old michael stirling, pleaded guilty to murdering her after a row that quickly escalated. the court was told the two were having a long—standing affair, and that stirling is the brother—in—law of her ex—fiance. samantha eastwood lived in this house in stoke—on—trent, and it was here where stirling killed her after a bout of intense rage. she was reported missing in late july. eight days passed before the police found her body. she's my best friend and partner—in—crime. at the time, her sister made an emotional plea. this afternoon, her family watched him via video link from the public gallery. they have been through hell. he's lied to them, he's lied to the police. they haven't known what to think, who's telling the truth. it's been a roller—coaster, an emotional roller—coaster for them. i think that's why today is such a significant moment for them. samantha, on the left, was last seen leaving royal stok

sima kotecha, bbc news, leicester.troyed to not ingratiate himself to the fans not to become a foxes fan, and enjoy his time here. he got the club promoted to the premier league and survived in the premier league and survived in the premier league, and here, it was most incredible achievement in 2016 when they lifted the prevailing trophy. something that as people from leicester daren‘t even dream of. and vichai srivaddhanaprabha deliver that. what struck me as the amount of different football clubs that have representation here, there are that have representation here, there a re scarves that have representation here, there are scarves and flags, to say thank you to him, for what he has done for football. and the football community really has come together today for a man whose home is around the other side of the world. the city of leicester wasn't necessarily home for him, but he certainly made it his home with his family here leicester city football club. invested heavily in the first team and the infrastructure he

sima kotecha, bbc news, birmingham.as one of the stars of strictly, but away from the dance floor, burns survivor katie piper, is working to help others affected by an issue close to her heart, a5 graham satchell reports. i received 85% burns. i was later told that i had a 1% chance of survival. so, i am that 1%. danielle owe5 her life to the nhs. after being in a devastating fire, she had more than 200 hours of surgery. but, when she was finally discharged, she became terribly depre55ed. i felt isolated, alone, ugly, unwanted. as far as i was concerned, my life was over — i lost my life in the fire. danielle is meeting strictly 5tar and burn survivor katie piper. hi, how are you? this is a new rehabilitation centre setup by the charity the katie piper foundation. it's such a big thing that's affected when you're burned, isn't it? the strength. the centre will offer a range of services — physiotherapy, inten5ive mental health counselling, peer support. services not currently available on the nhs in this form. being a bu

sima kotecha reports. their operation was referred to as "a spider web of activity".hat they did. packaging up drugs, attaching them to drones, then inmates instructing the pilots where to deliver them. today, seven of them were jailed while six were given suspended sentences. all for transporting £500,000 worth of synthetic cannabis, crack cocaine and heroin into england's jails. this operation shows that this isn't a victimless crime, these are serious organised crime groups dealing a drug smuggling ring inside and outside prisons. i think the message needs to come out that using mobile phones in this way to try to organise this, using drones in this way, if you're outside a prison, either assisting orjust driving somebody there, or inside the prisons organising it, will end up with the police prosecuting you and end up with you injail. their operation began two years ago. the gang made at least 55 drone deliveries to seven prisons across the country, including hmp liverpool, birmingham and hewell, not too far from here. the group were caught after detectives found

sima kotecha, bbc news, birmingham.d that hundreds of tonnes of body parts and other medical waste have been stockpiled by a contractor working for nhs hospitals. it's emerged ministers met last month to try to deal with the problem. the department of health insists there's no risk to the public. our health editor, hugh pym, joins me. sounds gruesome. what more can you tell us about this? this is a contract for the disposal of medical waste, including body parts, by some but not all hospitals in england and scotland. they are supposed to be disposed of in a timely fashion at designated sites. the contractor has not done that. a backlog has built up. according to the health servicejournal, the company has argued incineration rules are tough and it cannot keep up rules are tough and it cannot keep up with demand. it is being monitored closely by the watchdog, the environment agency, which has known about this for a couple of months. ministers have met to review contingency plans if this company has to stop taking waste. s

sima kotecha, bbc news, birmingham.ast chance to assess the state of the country's finances before leaving the eu. philip hammond is under pressure to balance the books, and bring austerity to an end. 0ur consumer affairs correspondent colletta smith reports from the low—pay capital of the uk — scarborough. it is the school holidays and here in yorkshire's biggest seaside resort, the fun starts early. what do you like about scarborough? bc. you like the sea? —— the sea. the chancellor is not the anyone facing a headache in the next few days over how to make the budget stretch. a headache in the next few days over how to make the budget stretchm is difficult to entertain them for two weeks. so we put them into a holiday club, which would be about £35 - £50 holiday club, which would be about £35 — £50 per day. holiday club, which would be about £35 - £50 per day. did you know it was the budget? no. local slate david simon have heard the promises to boost nhs spending, but are not convinced they will feel the impact here.

sima kotecha reports.decision to name sir philip green using parliamentary privilege. sir philip says he "categorically and wholly" denies allegations of "unlawful sexual or racist behaviour". the drones used to fly more than half a million pounds worth of drugs into prisons — seven men are jailed in what police are calling a landmark case. the government has been accused of being in denial about the hardship caused by changes to the benefits system. a committee of mps warned that universal credit is leading to increased debt, rent arrears and the use of food banks. the government says it will consider the committee's findings. our deputy political editor john pienaar reports. as fast as supplies come in they go out faster. is universal credit driving more people to use food banks? the people who run them seem to think so. you only have to ask. universal credit has been rolled out here since december last year. we've seen our numbers at this food bank more than double since then. we are finding that lots o

sima kotecha is there for us.al in relation to suzy lamplugh's disappearance, the police must be hoping this is the breakthrough they need after all these years. absolutely fiona, more than three decades ago this story was front—page news, the missing persons hunter which captivated britain and changed the law. so what happens here is not just changed the law. so what happens here is notjust being watched carefully in the west midlands but being watched very carefully across the country. it was one of the biggest crime stories of the 1980s. the disappearance of estate agent suzy lamplugh. but could this be where her remains are buried? more than three decades on, specialist police officers have been searching the garden of this house in sutton coldfield. it's a really surreal, bizarre world for a normal person who is not used to, the media, to be part of. it's like you've got your own private paparazzi on the door. it once belonged to the mother of the man suspected of killing her, john cannan, already serving a l

sima kotecha, bbc news, birmingham crown court. our top story this evening.nder way in indonesia, four days after a tsunami. almost 1,000 people are dead. and coming up, we will be live here on the south coast were thousands and thousands of tiny white plastic pellets have turned up and no one knows where they have come from. and coming up on sports day in the next 15 minutes, a bigwig forjose mourinho and manchester united after their worst start to a league season in 29 years, can they bounce back in europe? it's exactly a year since 58 people were killed in america's worst ever mass shooting. it happened in las vegas, when a man opened fire on crowds attending a country music festival. more than 400 people were shot in the incident and survived. one of them has onlyjust been released from hospital a year later. clive myrie has returned to las vegas to speak to some of the injured, people whose lives were changed forever that night. and a warning, his report contains some distressing images. no other modern democracy venerates the gun as highly as america.

sima kotecha reports.rime stories of the 1980s — the disappearance of estate agent suzy lamplugh. but could this be where her remains are buried? more than three decades on, specialist police officers have been searching the garden of this house in sutton coldfield. it's a really surreal, bizarre world for a normal person who is not used to the media to be part of. it's like you've got your own private paparazzi on the doorstep. it once belonged to the mother of the man suspected of killing her, john cannan, already serving a life sentence for the rape and murder of another woman. specialist police officers arrived here first thing this morning, after receiving new information. but it's not the first time they've come here to search the premises. the homeowner says they came here 15 years ago and searched the garden over several months. the estate agent went missing injuly 1986. she left her west london office to meet a client known as mr kipper. detectives began a murder enquiry. eight years later, suzy w

sima kotecha, bbc news, birmingham. hundreds of tons of body parts and other medical waste have been stockpiled by a contractor working for nhs hospitals. it's emerged ministers met last month to try to deal with the problem. the department of health insists there's no risk to the public. our health editor hugh pym explains how the problem came about. they are supposed to be disposed of ina timely they are supposed to be disposed of in a timely fashion at designated sites. the contract healthcare environmental services has not done that. a backlog has built up. according to the health service journal which broke the story the company argued that incineration rules are tough so it can't keep up with the demand. now it is being monitored closely by the watchdog, the environment agency, which has known about this for a couple of months. ministers have met through the cobra committee to review contingency plans, if this company has to stop taking waste. sources have said there is no risk to patients or the public but labour

sima kotecha, bbc news, sutton coldfield.en charged following an investigation into the deaths and illnesses of babies at a number of hospitals. ith pharma faces seven counts of supplying a medicinal product which was not of the nature or quality specified. it's also been charged with breaching the health and safety act. ith pharma says it will defend the case vigorously. a pakistani court has overturned the death sentence of a christian woman convicted of blasphemy, in a case that has polarised the nation. asia bibi was convicted in 2010 after being accused of insulting the prophet muhammad in a row with her neighbours. the landmark ruling has set off violent protests in support of pakistan's strong blasphemy laws. social mobility is being held back by unfair councilfunding in rural and coastal counties — that's according to a group of mps. it says the current way of funding councils and the growing financial strain on budgets is helping to embed a cycle of low social mobility. the government says they are working on a faire

here's our midlands correspondent sima kotecha., a much loved daughter. today, this man, 32—year—old michael stirling, pleaded guilty to murdering her after a row that quickly escalated. the court was told the two were having a long—standing affair and that stirling is the brother—in—law of her ex—fiance. samantha eastwood lived in this house in stoke—on—trent, and it was here where stirling killed her after a bout of intense rage. she was reported missing in late july. eight days passed before the police found her body. she is my best friend and partner in crime. at the time, her sister made an emotional plea. this afternoon, her family watched him via video link from the public gallery. they have been through hell, he has lied to them, he has lied to the police. they haven't known what to think, who's telling the truth. it's been a roller—coaster, an emotional roller—coaster for them. i think that is why today is such a significant moment for them. samantha, on the left, was last seen leaving royal stoke hospital after a night sh

sima kotecha, bbc news, leicester.n speak now to chris forryan who runs the leicester ‘till i die fan group. this is potentially a very sad period for leicester city. we don't yet know whether vichai srivaddhanaprabha was on board the helicopter although usually it is the way he travels to and from the scene. can you give us the way he travels to and from the scene. can you give us some the way he travels to and from the scene. can you give us some idea of the impact he has had on the club since he became involved? the impact he has made it is second to none. he has not just bought he has made it is second to none. he has notjust bought the club, he has not just bought into has notjust bought the club, he has notjust bought into the club, he has bought into the city. he hasn't just coming and bought players, it is the support and the infrastructure he is starting to set up infrastructure he is starting to set up at the club and the support he has given to local schools and charities. he is notjust the owner of the foot

sima kotecha, bbc news, birmingham.rities have launched an appeal for emergency funds to help the survivors of last friday's earthquake and tsunami on the indonesian island of sulawesi. more than 1500 people are thought to be dead, missing or injured, although that number is expected to rise further. 0ur south east asia correspondent jonathan head reports from palu, one of worst—affected areas. a government office in palu and tempers are fraying. this woman wants to know why no help has come to her neighbourhood yet. "i'm also a victim," a volunteer shouts back, "but at least we're doing what we can." six days into this overwhelming disaster, they're now trying to count the missing. names and photos left taped on the walls. among them, a university student in palu. her family has travelled 300 miles from her home town to try to find her. they've made photocopies of her description. she was right in its path when the tsunami struck, yet they believe she may be alive. "we think so," says her uncle. "we've already seen so

sima kotecha, bbc news, sutton coldfield.ring two nine—year—old girls over 30 years ago says the police have spent 32 years building a case against the wrong person. he instead pointed the finger of blame at the father of one of the girls. karen hadaway and nicola fellows disappeared in 1986 near brighton. former roofer russell bishop is on trial for the second time for the murders. leicester city fans and well—wishers have been paying their respects to the victims of last weekend's helicopter crash. among those leaving tributes were jamie vardy, the club's striker, who laid a wreath and paused for reflection with his wife. five people including leicester's chairman died in the accident. the immigration minister has said that a no—deal brexit would pose a "huge challenge" to employers. caroline nokes told mps that firms would be required to carry out checks on eu citizens to establish if they are permitted to work in the uk. and she admitted that the uk border agency would not be able to tell which eu citizens had the right t

sima kotecha, bbc news, birmingham. time for a look at the weather.hurricane that will imminently land around the florida panhandle, bringing a triple threat of storm surge and winds of up to 150 mph and very heavy rainfall. we will keep a close eye on the other side of the atlantic. it's been the warmest 0ctober day here since 2011 with temperatures up to 24.6 celsius. tonight we keep all the warm and humid air so not falling below the mid—teens for many of us. showers around overnight and quite a of low cloud and missed and merck. there could be the odd rumble of thunder as showers make their way slowly north—east. they could be sunshine in between but the next area of frameworks in from the west later in the day. temperatures around 22 in the south—east, turning cooler from the west and it will be a breezy day. then the wind will really pick up as we head towards the end of the week with stormy callu m the end of the week with stormy callum brewing out in the atlantic. it will move its way in from the west particularly from friday and into saturday

sima kotecha reports. their operation was referred to as "a spider web of activity".mates instructing the pilots where to deliver them. today, seven of them were jailed while six were given suspended sentences. all for transporting £500,000 worth of synthetic cannabis, crack cocaine and heroin into england's jails. this operation shows that this isn't a victimless crime, these are serious organised crime groups dealing a drug smuggling ring inside and outside prisons. i think the message needs to come out that using mobile phones in this way to try to organise this, using drones in this way, if you're outside a prison, either assisting orjust driving somebody there, or inside the prisons organising it, will end up with the police prosecuting you and end up with you injail. their operation began two years ago. the gang made at least 55 drone deliveries to seven prisons across the country, including hmp liverpool, birmingham and hewell, not too far from here. the group were caught after detectives found several drones that had crashed or were positioned for take—off, al

sima kotecha, bbc news, birmingham.four months. leeds crown court heard how 0scar abbey got his head stuck while trying to crawl through a gap in the bed in november 2016. prosecutors said that craig williams, the owner of playtime beds limited, which sold the cot to 0scar‘s parents, had given reassurances that it was suitable for children aged six or seven months. jamie is here come he will have the business news later. but first the headlines. sir philip green says he "categorically and wholly" denies allegations of "unlawful sexual or racist behaviour" — meanwhile the former attorney general dominic grieve has strongly attacked lord hain's decision to name sir philip under cover of parliamentary privilege. police investigating the pipe bombs in the united states focus on a sorting office in miami. there are reports of more suspicious packages. universal credit is causing "unacceptable hardship" to many claimants, according to mps. here's your business headlines on afternoon live. royal bank of scotland is setting asi

sima kotecha is at king power stadium this lunchtime. sima. the mood here is sombre indeed. it's been a devastating 16 hours or so for the club, the fans and for the city itself. leicestershire police still haven't confirmed who was on board that helicopter. it says it's working closely with other emergency services to ascertain exactly what happened and why. a warning, my report contains some flash photography. the scene today, helicopter wreckage after the crash yesterday evening. an hour or so after the final whistle, this. a huge fireball. people stand, in shock, we will did. 0h, huge fireball. people stand, in shock, we will did. oh, my god. i helicopter hasjust shock, we will did. oh, my god. i helicopter has just crashed next to the stadium. the bbc understands the chairand the stadium. the bbc understands the chair and owner of leicester city football clu b chair and owner of leicester city football club was on board. vichai srivaddhanaprabha has been in charge since 2010. it's still not clear who else was with him. he'sjust been so fantastic all—round, the financial

sima kotecha, bbc news, stoke—on—trent. 19—year—old student paralysed and brain damaged. julian cole will need 2a hour care for the rest of his life. a fourth officer was found guilty of misconduct. our home affairs correspondent june kelly reports. julian cole was studying for a degree in sports science and had ambitions to be a coach, or a pe teacher. it's not easy to see you. that all ended when he was 19, and on a night out with friends. julian was left severely brain damaged and paralysed after he was arrested and restrained, following an incident at a nightclub involving bouncers and the police. he broke his neck, and badly damaged his spinal cord. he's now in a permanent vegetative state. today, his family saw three bedfordshire police constables dismissed from the force for lying over what happened on the nightjulian was arrested. this tribunal decision makes it clear that not only do the officers lie about events involving julian, they show an inhuman indifference to his welfare. these officers weren't facing disci

sima kotecha is at king power stadium this lunchtime. sima.

sima kotecha, bbc news, birmingham.round up, from the bbc sport centre, here's chris mitchell.... good evening. half an hour into the super league semifinal between st helens and warrington. the winner gets a place in the grand final at old trafford on 13 october saints finished 15 points clear of warrington in the table. chelsea and rangers are in action right now and and a couple of games already finished. arsenal won their tie — that's eight wins in a row for the gunners. in the end they made it look pretty simple in azerbaijan where they were playing the country's champions qarabag. sockratis put unai emery‘s team in front, before in the second half there was a dream moment for 18—year—old emile smith—rowe — a first goalfor arsenal there for the academy graduate to make it 2—0. later teenager matteo guendouzi got his first arsenal goal. not such a great night for the scottish champions celtic though. they had taken the lead in austria against red bull salzburg but then brendan rodgers' side faltered and conceded thr

sima kotecha's report contains flashing images. imac and hours up to the final whistle this.ball, people stunned and shocked the welder. the bbc understands the chair and owner of the city football cloud was on board. he could be cloud to new heights he came into the club. obviously invested heavily into the club. obviously took the club to new heights with winning the premier league title. but outside of that, he's also invested a lot of money locally, charity—wise. set up the foxes foundation, which has raised about £2 million. the mood here has been sombre. the number of bouquets being left here has been steadily growing throughout the day and fans have been shaking their heads in disbelief. tonight, leicester is grieving. among those paying tribute, members of the thailand international academy. i can't believe. suddenly, we are so sad. we watched the game. after the game, we go back to hotel. and then we know the news, we cannot sleep. it's a big thing for leicester city, this. and he was the best, best bloke that you could have. he never went by you without acknowledgin

sima kotecha, bbc news, sutton coldfield.s in 1986 says the police have spent "32 years building a case against the wrong man" and has instead pointed the finger at the father of one of the girls. former roofer russell bishop is on trial for the second time for the murders near brighton of karen hadaway and nicola fellows. 0ur correspondent daniela relph reports from the old bailey. for 32 years, the murder of karen hadaway and nicola fellows has been an open case. the bodies of the nine—year—old girls were found hidden in wild park in brighton in 0ctober1986. they were good friends, living just three doors away from each other on the nearby moulsecoomb estate. russell bishop is the accused on trial for their murders. but today, the defence said the police had been building a case against the wrong man. joel bannathan qc explained to the jury that there was someone else close to the girls who had no alibi. he told the court... barrie fellows is not on trial here, and the jury was told they couldn't be asked to find him guilty

sima kotecha's report contains flashing images. the scene today.ng. an hour or so after the final whistle, this. a huge fireball. people stunned, in shock, bewildered. oh, my god. a helicopter‘s just crashed next to the stadium. the bbc understands the chair and owner of leicester city football club was on board. vichai srivaddhanaprabha has been in charge since 2010. it's still not clear who else was with him. he came into the club. 0bviously invested heavily into the club. 0bviously took the club to new heights with winning the premier league title. but outside of that, he's also invested a lot of money locally, charity—wise. set up the foxes foundation, which has raised about £2 million. the mood here has been somber. the number of bouquets being left here has been steadily growing throughout the day. and fans have been shaking their heads in disbelief. tonight, leicester is grieving. among those paying tribute, members of the thailand international academy. i can't believe, suddenly, we are so sad. we cannot sleep all night because yesterday we

impact of brexit — says the shut down will take place in a fortnight‘s time. 0ur correspondent sima kotecha plant behind me is going to close for two weeks as of the 22nd of october. this is coming after a fall in sales of its diesel vehicles. notjust here in the uk, notjust across the eu, but in the leading markets like china. and last month alone, the sales in china dropped by a whopping 46%, making a huge dent in the company's sales overall. now in a statement today, they said their focus on achieving operational efficiencies will align supply to reflect fluctuating demand globally as required. now it also says that customer orders will not be impacted and those people who are working here during those two weeks will still be paid. a 42 year old mother of 8 has been named as the second person who died from a suspected allergic reaction after eating a sandwich bought from pret—a—manger. celia marsh from wiltshire collapsed in december. pret a manger says it was mis—sold yoghurt which was supposedly dairy—free by a third party. but the supplier strenuously denies that. duncan kennedy repor

sima kotecha, bbc news, sutton coldfield. has arrived at the synagogue in pittsburgh where 11 people were killed in a shooting. six other people were injured. 0ur correspondent jane 0'brien is in pittsbrugh for us now with the latest. we have been seeing various pictures of the president and his family, chain, visiting the synagogue. there has been some controversy about his visit here but they decided it was the right thing to do to calm. yes, he did. he hasjust actually let. as cuzzl he did. he hasjust actually let. as cuzzi, the conway is leaving right now. what has happened to see listened candles in the vestibule with the rabbi but because this is a crime scene still so he was not able to go into the main building behind me but he was able to go into the vestibule. he then came out of the building and walked in front of this shrine that has been evolving over the last couple of days or so. you can see the stars of david with the names of the 11 victims inscribe it. and the growing mountain of flowers here as people have

sima kotecha is outside the plant. will it affect jobs? not at the moment.or two weeks as of the 22nd of october. this comes after a fall in sales of its diesel vehicles, not just here after a fall in sales of its diesel vehicles, notjust here in the uk or across the eu, but in leading markets like china. last month alone sales in china dropped by 46%, making a huge dent in the company's sales overall. in a statement today, jla sales overall. in a statement today, j la has said it is focused on achieving operational efficiencies and will align supplied to reflect fluctuating demand globally as required. it says customer orders will not be impacted and those people who were working here during those two weeks will still be paid. weeks will still be paid. scotland's first minister nicola sturgeon says the scottish national party will vote down any brexit deal that would see the uk leave the eu single market and the customs union. at her party's conference in glasgow, she also said that her 35 mps would back a so—called people's vote, a second referendum on eu

sima kotecha has the details. there operation was referred to as a spider web of activity.s exactly what they did, packaging up drugs and attaching them to drains. inmates instructed the pilots as to where to deliver them. seven of them were jailed while six were given suspended sentences. all for transporting half £1 million worth of synthetic cannabis, crack cocaine and heroin into england's jails. the men and women were told by the judge that this was a sophisticated commercial operation and, due to the high value placed on drugs, it was designed to make hundreds of thousands of pounds in profit. some of the men rolled their eyes as they we re of the men rolled their eyes as they were being sentenced. richard gill, is the founder of drone defence which looks at the potential harm of drone technology, he's joined by glyn travis from the prison officers association join us now. following the sentencing in mystery, how common is this? the use of drones in the prison system is growing, at an epidemic rate across the estate. not all of it is reported because mostly it is unno

sima kotecha reports.—old, zakaria mohammed, was arrested on his way into lincoln. it was from there that his drug operation took place. he admitted supplying heroin and crack cocaine and trafficking children to deal on his behalf. mohammed groomed teenagers, some as young as 14, into working for him, offering them a lavish lifestyle and then treating them like slaves. here they are seen selling drugs. he befriended these children, grooming them, with one end in mind— to exploit them. he didn't see them as individuals, he saw them as a commodity. he didn't recognise their humanity. they were there to be exploited to extend his business. police were led to him after children from birmingham were reported missing. the teenagers were found holed up in a flat in lincoln. officers then identified a car making regular trips from birmingham to lincoln, and that car was traced back to mohammed. links were made between him and the drugs network. he was filmed buying tickets for the children from here at birmingham

our midlands correspondent sima kotecha has been in birmingham crown court, and sent this report., nicknamed moo. but on the evening of the 20th of january, this man, william billingham, her father, killed her at his home. the court was told that the murder was an act of revenge. billingham's former partner, tracey taundry, who is also mylee's mother, was in a relationship with another woman, something he was struggling to deal with. hours before the killing, this cctv footage shows the father and daughter at a local newsagents, happily buying treats. after eight o'clock, when miss taundry came here to pick up mylee, billingham held a knife to her throat and said he was going to kill her. she managed to get away. she pushed mylee, but the child slipped. billingham then dragged his daughter by the hood of her coat, back into his bungalow, while she shouted, mummy, mummy and, please daddy, no. daddy, stop it. using a knife, he stabbed her in the chest. hours later, she was pronounced dead. police say what mylee's mother went through is unimaginable. her daughter was dragged away fro

sima kotecha reports. you‘re under arrest for suspicion of supplying class a drugs. his way in to win gold. he was trafficking children to deal on his behalf. he groomed teenagers, some as young as 14, groomed teenagers, some as young as 111, into working for him, offering them a lavish lifestyle then treating them like slaves. here, children are seen selling drugs. he befriended these children, groomed them, with one end in mind to exploit them. he‘s not see them as individuals, he saw them as commodity. he did not recognise their human too, they were just there to be exploited, to extend his business. police relates to him after children from birmingham were reported missing. the team leaders we re reported missing. the team leaders were found holed up in a flat in lincoln. 0fficers then identified a car making regular trips from birmingham to lingle and that car was traced back to mohammed. mohammed was put under surveillance after links were made between him and the drugs network. he was filmed buying tickets for the children from here at birmingham new street st

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sima kotecha, bbc news, stoke—on—trent.0—day challenge to ditch cigarettes. however, the campaign has been slammed as "staggeringly hypocritical", with cancer research uk saying, "the best way philip morris could help people to stop smoking is to stop making cigarettes". it's also raising questions about whether the tobacco company are "skirting around" advertising standards with the campaign. joining us now to discuss this is dr karen evans reeves, who's a research fellow with the tobacco control research group at the university of bath. could this not be a good thing, that they are trying to get people to stop smoking, at least tobacco? well, that's interesting that you say at least tobacco. they are not actually asking people to go without tobacco, they are saying smoke—free, andi tobacco, they are saying smoke—free, and i think we need to think of this company's and i think we need to think of this compa ny‘s motives. and i think we need to think of this company's motives. like any other company, they need sales for pro