oh sophie reaper. >> oh.ten year old girl, her life stolen by those who should have protected her. all my himars sara sharif was a bubbly girl. teachers in woking said she was confident and full of ideas. but her smile was extinguished. her body was found with dozens of injuries at her family home in august last year. jurors at the old bailey trial heard about the campaign of abuse inflicted on her. they learned that zahra had been hooded, burned, bitten and beaten during more than two years of violence. sarah started wearing a hijab. she was the only member of her family to wear a head covering the hijab, hid the injuries to her face. >> there was huge relief across armed policing in october when firearms officer martyn blake was found not guilty of murdering london man chris kaba after the old bailey trial. the court released details of kabas history of prolific and violent offending. he'd been a key member of a notorious london gang and was a prime suspect in the shooting of another man in a nightclub just

we've got sophie reaper sophie reaperin we've got sophie reaper sophie reaper in bolton mourning sophie. >> well, it's a wet and miserable morning here in bolton. but for those people who've left their christmas shopping to the last minute, they're going to have to face those conditions. we'll be speaking to them throughout the morning. >> brilliant. i'm going to tell you why this christmas message from the science secretary has made my blood boil. >> so we're changing the law so that next christmas, young people will have their id on their phone. so they won't have all the hassle of needing to get id or leaving their id at home. >> oh, it all sounds so harmless, doesn't it.7 and if you're spending christmas with a nightmare relative this year, we're going to have some expert advice on how to avoid festive fighting at the dinner table with a brilliant psychotherapist. don't miss it. and the ministry of defence says that one fifth of the british armed forces are unfit to fight, as we're warned that we would be wiped out in under a year if fighting a major war. how do we boost our militar

. >> sophie reaper. >> sophie reaper. >> now 300 migrants crossed the channel yesterday as three died off the coast of france. >> the government say smuggling gangs are responsible for the tragedy. >> america is in mourning as former us president jemmy carter has died at the age of 100. >> joe biden has praised the one term 39th president as a man of principle, faith and humility, while donald trump stated americans owe him a debt of gratitude. >> and tours, trials and triumphs. how harry and meghan fared in 2024. >> hello and welcome. this is britain's newsroom live across the uk on gb news with charlie peters and me sophie reaper. >> now 300 migrants crossed the channel yesterday on the day that three died off the coast of france. >> french authorities confirmed 45 people were rescued after struggling to board a small boat bound for the uk. >> now the border security and asylum minister, dame angela eagle, has said that ruthless criminals were responsible for overloading the boats. >> but who is really to blame now.7 obviously >> but who is really to blame now? obviously on christma

well, our reporter sophie reaper is out in the north—west of the country for us today, and she says therebig concerns for those amber rain alerts which continue to spread well here in the north west. >> what storm daragh means for us is that we've been forecast heavy rain and wind gusts of around 70 to 80mph in certain places yet on when power will no word yet on when power will be back up and running. well, our reporter sophie reaper is out in the north—west of the country for us today, and she says there are big concerns for those amber rain alerts which continue to spread well here in the north west. >> what storm daragh means for us is that we've been forecast heavy rain and wind gusts of around 70 to 80mph in certain places , and as a result, the met places, and as a result, the met office has issued that amber weather alert for wind that came into place around 1:00 this morning and will remain in place now until around 9:00 tonight. so the advice today is to avoid travel where you can stay indoors where possible and ultimately just stay safe . ultimately just stay safe. >> sophie re

. >> sophie reaper a gong for failure. fury erupts as sadiq khan, london mayor, is knighted despite presiding over spiralling crime rates in the caphal >> other famous names on the new year's honours list include gareth southgate, stephen fry and keely hodgkinson, and we'll be joined by a former subpostmaster turned campaigner who says he will fight on after being made an obe. >> and elsewhere, edinburgh's famous new year's eve street party famous new year's eve street party has been axed as the country is set to be battered by snow, strong winds and heavy rain in an arctic blast which includes a rare danger to life. amber weather warning. >> and if you're holding a get together tonight, we'll be talking to a party planner for her top tips on how to be the hostess with the mostess. >> hello and welcome. very good morning to you. this is britain's newsroom, live across the uk on gb news with charlie peters and sophie reaper. >> now let's go on to our top story. because fury has erupted after the london mayor, sadiq khan. no