helena wilkinson in snowdown _ who may have any information.any information. helena wilkinson in snowdown in kent. - a court in moscow has upheld the jailed opposition activist alexei navalny�*s conviction for slandering a soviet world war two veteran. appearing via video link, mr navalny looked thin after a recent hunger strike, but he struck a defiant tone. in a dig at president putin, he said the emperor had no clothes, and russians were being turned into slaves. boosterjabs against covid will be available from the autumn, after the government ordered a batch of 60 million more doses of the pfizer vaccine. ministers say the most vulnerable groups will be offered the top—up jab, but it's unclear when the roll—out will begin. and, today, the health secretary, matt hancock, received his first vaccination, with the government saying it's "on track" with its roadmap out of lockdown. our health correspondent catherine burns has this report, which contains some flash photography. anyone who is 42 or older... it's fair to say he was excited. in last

helena wilkinson, bbc news, snowdown in kent. the time is just after 6:15.eligious festival leaves 45 people dead, and around 150 injured. and still to come: nicola sturgeon says education is a priority, so with a week to go to the elections, we'll be sizing up scotland's schools. coming up on sportsday in the bbc news channel, kyren wilson has a commanding lead over shaun murphy in their semifinal the racing driver sir lewis hamilton and prince william, the president of the fa, have joined football clubs and other sporting bodies in a four—day boycott of social media in protest at online abuse. it comes after the former arsenal and france striker thierry henry removed himself from social media in march because of racism and bullying across platforms. the racing driver sir lewis hamilton and prince william, football has taken various tactics to try to beat racism, including taking the knee. today they came out to make a loud statement by staying silent on the platforms where the abuse takes place. do i think it will make a difference? probably not. but what

helena wilkinson, bbc news, snowdown in kent.resident of the fa, have joined football clubs and other sporting bodies in a four day boycott of social media in protest at online abuse. it comes after the former arsenal and france striker thierry henry removed himself from social media in march because of racism and bullying across platforms. nestor mcgregor reports. football has tried several different tactics to try and defeat racism. taking the knee, widely adopted across sport, is one of them. today, the game hoped to make another loud statement — those who have been victims staying silent on the platforms where the abuse takes place. andros townsend says he used to be scared to look at his phone after games. do i think it will make a difference? probably not. but what it does do, it sends a warning to these companies, to let these people know that we're not going to take this abuse any more. if they still don't take action then i think you will see these clubs, players, staff, corporations, start to get together and think of m

helena wilkinson, bbc news, snowdown in kent.y frost out there, but it looks as though saturday and sunday will be a combination of sunny spells and scattered showers. but it's all change from bank holiday monday, turning increasingly wet and windy. but there will be some lovely sunshine first thing on saturday morning. as we go through the day, the showers will really develop, and with a light breeze, some of those could be slow—moving and quite intense with some hail, maybe some thunder. and those temperatures still a little disappointing for the time of year, 8—13 celsius the high. pretty much a repeat performance on sunday, dry with some sunny spells in the morning, plenty of showers into the afternoon. but by monday, here is that area of low pressure, it's going to move in from the atlantic. it will bring a spell of heavy rain and some gusty winds with it as well, moving its way steadily eastwards as we go through the day, perhaps staying driest for longest in the far north of scotland and the southeast corner. but disappoin

helena wilkinson, bbc news, snowdown in kent.convicted of belonging to a neo—nazi terrorist group, has been jailed for four years and four months at the old bailey. our home affairs correspondent daniel sandford has been following the case. bring us right up to date, daniel. yes, ben hannam was convicted on the 1st of april of being a member of national action, a banned neo—nazi terrorist group and also a fraud, for lying on his application form to the metropolitan police about the fact he had far right connections and lying on the vetting form. he admitted possessing a prohibited sexual image of a child when he was released on bail on the 1st of april, he came back to the old bailey to hear his sentence. the judge passed a total sentence of four years and four months for all those offences. he will serve probably less than three years of that actually behind bars. ben hannam did not react particularly to the sentences. his mother and father were in the public gallery and looked slightly stunned at the length of the sentences. he

helena wilkinson, bbc news, snowdown in kent.he family ofjulia jones. in it they say; "there are no words to adequately describe the void left in our lives by the death of our mum. she was so much to so many people; a wife, mother, daughter, nanny, sister and a friend." they go on to say; "it's difficult to describe a person in a few sentences, to describe who they truly were is impossible, but the people who knew her will know how kind she was and how she would bring so much fun and life to a room." the headlines on bbc news... (oov)4a people die in a crush at a religous festival in israel. prime minister nethanyahu says it's one of the worst disasters in the country's history police investigating the murder of the community support officer, julia james in kent, say they've found no motive or suspect. itv has pulled tonight's episode of viewpoint from schedules after allegations of harassment made against lead actor noel clarke — allegations he denies. the latest uk coronavirus figures have been released. in the past 2a hours, t

helena wilkinson reports from snowdown.d evidence. at this stage, the police don�*t have any suspects, nor can they find a clear motive. they are looking at every line of inquiry. are you looking into whether the person who attacked julia james may have been someone who she came across in her line of work? it is of course a possibility, but we are considering all options. we are remaining completely unblinkered, we are considering all possible motivations and all possible options, so we certainly have not established that at this stage. police also sayjulia james may have been attacked by a stranger. this small community has been deeply affected by her death. shocked, very shocked and a bit frightened living here at my age. we never lock the doors, now we�*re locking doors. as hundreds of officers continue to investigate the murder of one of their own, they also desperately want to hear from the public who may have seen anything suspicious in the area on monday and tuesday of this week. helena wilkinson, bbc news, snowdown

our reporter helena wilkinson is in snowdown in kent.art of kent, but you can see behind us a long line of police vehicles because this is now a murder investigation. just a little way from where we are is the woodland. and on the edge of that woodland. and on the edge of that woodland is wherejulia woodland. and on the edge of that woodland is where julia james's woodland. and on the edge of that woodland is wherejulia james's body was discovered just after four o'clock on tuesday afternoon. what we have seen are detectives carrying out fingertip searches in this area, trying to gather clues. we also heard from a neighbour who said that they last saw miss james some hours earlier in that afternoon. she had gone out to take her dog for a walk. detectives clearly, as well as this investigation here, they are trying to gather clues, but they want to speak to any members of the public who may have any information. a little bit of breaking news to bring you now before we look at the headlines. the head of nhs england, sir simon stevens, is t

the body ofjulia james, who was 53, was discovered in snowdown, near dover, on tuesday afternoon. 0ursimonjones is at the scene. bring us right up to date with the investigation. it is bring us right up to date with the investigation.— investigation. it is a fast moving investigation, _ investigation. it is a fast moving investigation, but _ investigation. it is a fast moving investigation, but also, - investigation. it is a fast moving investigation, but also, a - investigation. it is a fast moving l investigation, but also, a difficult investigation, but also, a difficult investigation for kent police officers, because of course they are looking into the murder of one of their own offices. the hunt for julia james's killer is continuing this morning. she was last seen by a neighbour leaving her home on tuesday afternoon, she went out to walk her dog, she wasn't on duty at the time, but then her body was discovered shortly after apm. in terms of what's happening here, we have seen a lot of searches of fields. this is a very rural area. a lot of places were cordoned off as officers ca

julia james as suspicious, but no arrests have yet been made. 0ur correspondent simonjones is in snowdownion. well, the police now have the difficult task of _ have the difficult task of investigating the death of one of their own officers, pcso julia james was 53 years old. her body was found yesterday afternoon, just after four o'clock, in woodland down the road here. now, the police say they are currently trying to ascertain the circumstances of the death, but they are treating it as suspicious. they haven't made any arrests, but there are a lot of police officers in the area. they have been carrying out door—to—door inquiries, trying to get more information as to what might have happened. they are appealing for anyone who may have seen anything unusual or suspicious in this area on monday or tuesday to come forward, particularly anyone who might have any sort of dash cam footage, and they are asking people here to be vigilant. now, i have been speaking to some of the local people. there was one man who told me that he used to get into trouble when he was much younger with the police,

the body ofjulia james, who was 53, was discovered in snowdown, near dover, on tuesday afternoon.heir own officers. it's understood thatjulia james was out walking her dog when she was attacked — that happened on tuesday afternoon. her body was found at around 4pm. in terms of what's happening here, this morning, we've seen officers in hi vizjackets in one of the fields here, continuing the searches. there have been door—to—door inquiries too and there is a police guard outside julia james's house. the tributes have been led by the home secretary priti patel who said she was so saddened to hear of the death, she said her condolences were very much withjulia james' friends, family and colleagues at kent police. and a senior officer at the force has said many of them are feeling shattered by what happened, and that is very much the feeling in the local community. i spoke to one man who said that when he was younger, in his teenage years, he did get into a bit of trouble with the police but he said he was always treated fairly by pcso james and so he thanked herfor that. also in the