this report by sima kotecha contains distressing images from the start.led the five people inside it. three men were responsible: hawkar hassan, arkan ali and aram kurd. this afternoon, all were sentenced to life injailfor murder. to the families, whose strength, resolve and dignity cc; turf; their victims, 46—year—old mary ragoobar, her two teenage sons, sean and shane, shane's girlfriend, 18—year—old leah reek. all were enjoying a quiet sunday evening in theirflat. i don't think you ever get over it. no. it's still not real, if you know what i mean? we know she's gone, but to see her walk out the house and never, ever see her again... yeah. it hurts all the time, doesn't it? yeah. also killed in the polish supermarket below the flat, 22—year—old viktorija ijevleva, a co—conspirator who they left to die because she knew too much about their plans. this empty space is a constant reminder of what happened last february on that incredibly cold evening. this community still feels the shock of the fire that resonated around this city. jose ragoobeer said his

sima kotecha, bbc news, leicester., has been told safety standards were very different in the 80s. the former sheffield wednesday club secretary graham mackrell denies two safety charges, while the police match commander, david duckenfield, denies the gross negligence manslaughter of 95 liverpool fans in april 1989. judith moritz reports. graham mackrell was a safety officer without any safety training. sheffield wednesday's former club secretary qualified as an accountant, the jury heard. yet in 1989, he was responsible for safety at the hillsborough stadium. he's accused of turning a blind eye to the way fans were going to make their way through the turnstiles, and failing to make contingency plans. jason beer qc, defending mr mackrell, told the jury that 30 years ago, the role of a safety officer was a new concept. he said they mustjudge him by the standards of the time. the court also heard that the structure and layout of the hillsborough ground were approved before mr mackrell joined the club. the stadium was a p

sima kotecha, bbc news, coventry.tor, simonjack, who's outside the jaguar land rover headquarters in coventry. a lot ofjobs going, is there a feeling that this is as bad as it gets, or could there be more to come? well, i put that to the chief executive here today and said, listen, is that it for the pain, or is more going to come? and he would not guarantee there would not be furtherjob cuts, he said, listen, we are at a moment, a juncture where we are at a moment, a juncture where we are at a moment, a juncture where we are transforming to electric, diesel, there is a lot of confusion over it, and if you add that on top of the uncertainty surrounding brexit, and he has been one of the most vocal of any manufacturers about the potential hazards that a no—deal brexit could bring about, as if to prove that point, we heard from honda today that they will be shutting their plant for six days to coincide with the day we are meant to leave the european union, in case there are any disruptions at the ports and they can stil

sima kotecha, bbc news, coventry.of the whole world is that britain should avoid a no—deal brexit. that was the view expressed by the japanese prime minister, shinzo abe, in downing street today after talks with theresa may. during the day, mrs may sought the support of some labour mps and trade union leaders for the deal she has negotiated, and which will be put to the vote in the commons next tuesday. but the labour leader, jeremy corbyn, said today his priority was to secure a general election to deal with the parliamentary stalemate on brexit. 0ur political editor laura kuenssberg has the story. drums and brass in the air. is the faint sound of compromise echoing there, too? for the prime minister, going through the ceremonials with the japanese leader, she needs help desperately, from any quarter she can get. i believe it's in the national interest because it's a good deal, and therefore i hope that it will get wide support across the whole of parliament. right on cue, the whole world wants to avoid a no—deal bre

sima kotecha, bbc news, coventry.business editor, simon jack, who's outside the jaguar land rover headquarters in coventry. we have heard a lot about the brexit uncertainty today, putting your view was that the biggest element here, 01’ was that the biggest element here, or not? i don't think it is. this is not primarily a brexit story. this isa not primarily a brexit story. this is a story of a company that has found itself in the wrong place at a time of huge technological and market upheaval, trying to transform themselves will stop having said that they are trying to do it against a backdrop which is very uncertain and the chief executive of jaguar land rover has been one of the most vocal in talking about the risks posed by the uncertainty and tens of thousands ofjob losses he says could come with no deal brexit. jaguar land rover is trying to transform itself. if you wanted to end up as an electric first brand competing against the likes of tesla, you wouldn't want to start where jaguar land rover are starting.

sima kotecha has been finding out. manufacturing is what they do in the midlands.e sector. here in warwichshire, they make 40,000 metal components forjlr every month. and job losses there are causing nervousness here, because of potential effects to the supply chain. they're cutting down on important jobs like the design functions and things like that, where his future in business going, are they continuing to build new models? will they be built locally? will they be built in other areas of the world? but it could have a major effect throughout the whole of the industry. and it's disappointing that it's focused here in the west midlands. jlr is often described as the powerhouse of the west midlands. its a region that has a rich manufacturing heritage. with companies such asjlr forming the heart of communities. but today's news is bound to create uncertainty among the young, who were planning for their futures here. some students choose to go to coventry university because of its close ties tojlr. when you see on the news thatjobs are going and places are laying pe

sima kotecha has been finding out.ob losses there are causing nervousness here, because of potential effects to the supply chain. they're cutting down on important jobs like the design functions and things like that, where his future in business going? are they continuing to build new models? will they be built locally? will they be built in other areas of the world? but it could have a major effect throughout the whole of the industry. and it's disappointing that it's focused here in the west midlands. jlr is often described as the powerhouse of the west midlands. its a region that has a rich manufacturing heritage, with companies such asjlr forming the heart of communities. but today's news is bound to create uncertainty among the young, who were planning for their futures here. some students choose to go to coventry university because of its close ties tojlr. when you see on the news thatjobs are going and places are laying people off, it's always worrying. especially the interest or you're looking to going into. bu

this report by sima kotecha contains distressing images from the start.a shop. its magnitude meant that it destroyed the entire building, and killed the five people inside it. sirens three men were responsible — hawkar hassan, arkan ali and aram kurd. this afternoon, all were sentenced to life injailfor murder. today marks the end of a long and complex investigation and will provide, i hope, some closure to the families, whose strength, resolve and dignity throughout the last year has been nothing short of remarkable. the men deliberately caused the explosion as part of a plan to profit from a false insurance claim. their victims, 46—year—old mary ragoobar, her two teenage sons, sean and shane, shane's girlfriend, 18—year—old leah reek. all were enjoying a quiet sunday evening in theirflat. i don't think you ever get over it. no. it is still not real, if you know what i mean? we know she's gone, but to see her walk out the house and never, ever see her again... yeah. it hurts all the time, doesn't it? yeah. also killed in the polish supermarket below the

sima kotecha, bbc news, leicester.ced that us president donald trump will will hold a second summit with north korean leader kim jong—un, at the end of february. tthey last met in singapore in june. rumours of another meeting have been circulating after a senior north korean negotiator met with president trump in washington this afternoon. our washington correspondent barbara plett usher is at the hotel where the us secretary of state is meeting the negotiator the negotiator kim yong—chol. who has the most to gain from this summit? i move back into the barrel as you can see what the meeting between secretary of state and kim yong—chol. who has the most to gain? we know that president trump has wa nted we know that president trump has wanted the summit for a while. he is presented to the criticism that his approach is not working. he claims any sort of success with north korea to bf is making and he believes his personal relationship with kim jong—il and is very effective and he wa nts to jong—il and is very effective a

sima kotecha reports. her reporting contains images of the explosion.fter7pm, her reporting contains images of the explosion. shortly after 7pm, a massive explosion in the basement of a shop. its magnitude meant that it destroyed the entire building. it killed the five people inside it. they were 46—year—old mary, her two teenage sons, one of the golfer and they were all enjoying a quiet sunday evening in their flat. it is still not real. we know she is gone, but to see her walk out of the house and never see her again. it hurts all the time. also killed in the polish supermarket below the flood, 22—year—old victoria. she had been conspiring with three men, hawkar hassan, arkan ali and aram kurd. they were all sentenced two decades in jail they were all sentenced two decades injailfor they were all sentenced two decades in jail for the they were all sentenced two decades injailfor the murder. they deliberately caused the fire as part ofa deliberately caused the fire as part of a plan to profit from a false insurance claim. the first time in my life that