thomas cashman, who is sa, has also been charged with two counts of attempted murder. the man accused of murdering olivia pratt—korbel. 34—year—old thomas cashman is the alleged gunman who police believe shot the schoolgirl in her own home. earlier this morning, on the waterfront in liverpool city centre, he and another man were brought to court. they both appeared before a magistrate. as well as the murder of olivia, thomas cashman, from west derby in liverpool, is accused of the attempted murder of olivia's mother, cheryl korbel, and joseph nee — the man being chased at the time of the shooting. the second man, paul russell, is charged with assisting an offender. the ao—year—old is alleged to have driven thomas cashman to an address and disposed of his clothing. he was remanded in custody. both spoke only to confirm their name and address. nine—year—old olivia was killed after a commotion outside her house late at night, on the 22nd august. her mother opened the front door as a gunman fired at another man he was chasing. olivia was hit in the chest and died. this aft

a spokesman from the crown prosecution service has been outlining the charges against thomas cashman,ed with the murder of nine—year—old olivia pratt—korbel. let's listen to what she had to say. the crown prosecution _ what she had to say. the crown prosecution service _ what she had to say. the crown prosecution service has - what she had to say. the crown i prosecution service has authorised merseyside police to charge thomas cashman, 3a, from grenadier drive, west derby, with the murder of nine—year—old olivia pratt—korbel. also, the attempted murder ofjoseph nee and cheryl korbel on the 22nd of august, 2022. cashman additionally has been charged with two macro counts of possession of a firearm with intent to endanger life. she also said the defendant's first court appearance will take place at liverpool magistrates�* courts on october the 3rd, and she said her thoughts were with olivia pratt—korbel�*s family at this time. let�*s get more and today�*s strikes now. —— en today�*s strikes. also walking out today, royal mail workers are on their second day of a 48—hour strike in a dis

the crown prosecution service has authorised merseyside police to charge thomas cashman, 3a, from grenadiererby, with the murder of a nine—year—old 0livia pratt—korbel. also, the attempted murder ofjoseph nee and cheryl korbel on the 22nd of august 2022. cashman additionally has been charged with two counts of possession of a firearm with intent to endanger life. i have further authorised the police to charge paul russell, 40, from snowbury road west derby, with assisting an offender. i, on behalf of cps mersey cheshire, have authorised the charges following a review of a file of evidence received from merseyside police. the defendant's first court appearance will take place at liverpool magistrates on monday the 3rd of october. our thoughts are with 0livia pratt—korbel�*s family at this time. the crown prosecution service reminds all concerned that criminal proceedings against the defendants are now active and that they have a right to a fair trial. it is extremely important that there should be no reporting, commentary, orsharing of information online which could in any way prejudice thes

thomas cashman, who is 34, has also been charged with two counts of attempted murder.livia pratt—korbel. 34—year—old thomas cashman is the alleged gunman who police believe shot the schoolgirl in her own home. earlier this morning on the waterfront in liverpool city centre he and another man were brought to court. they both appeared before a magistrate. as well as the murder of olivia, thomas cashman, from west derby in liverpool, is accused of the attempted murder of olivia's mother cheryl korbel and joseph nee. the man being chased at the time of the shooting. the second man, paul russell, is charged with assisting an offender, the 40—year—old is alleged to have driven thomas cashman to an address and disposed of his clothing. he was remanded in custody. both spoke only to confirm their name and address. nine—year—old olivia was killed after a commotion outside her house late at night, on the 22nd august. her mother opened the front door as a gunman fired at another man he was chasing. olivia was hit in the chest and died. this afternoon thomas cashman appeared here

the crown prosecution service has authorised merseyside police to charge thomas cashman, 3a, from grenadierwest derby, with the murder of nine—year—old olivia pratt—korbel. anyone with information is asked to direct message @merpolcc or contact crimestoppers anonymously @crimestoppersuk, or telephone them. large parts of britain's rail network grind to a halt as 50,000 workers stage a walkout in the biggest rail strike so far. even in, prime minister! is your party behind you? prime minister liz truss has arrived in birmingham for the conservative party conference, as she admits that there has been disruption in the uk economy following the mini—budget. the ukrainian military says it has regained control of the strategic eastern town of lyman in the donetsk region from russian troops, just a day after moscow annexed the area. a man has been charged with murdering nine—year—old 0livia pratt—korbel five weeks after she was shot in the chest at her home in liverpool. 34—year—old thomas cashman is accused of killing 0livia, who died after convicted burglar joseph nee was chased into herfamily�*

thomas cashman — who's 3a — is due to stand trial in march.tists who cracked the genetic code of the neanderthals, and found a previously unknown human ancestor, he has been awarded the nobel prize. good evening and welcome to bbc news. "it's been a tough day" — that's how the chancellor began his speech to the party faithful at the conservative party conference this afternoon. it follows a dramatic u—turn this morning when the government suddenly dropped its plan to scrap the 45p top rate of income tax. only yesterday, the prime minister had insisted the tax cut would stay — except in scotland. but now kwasi kwarteng says criticism of the measure had become a "huge distraction" that had "drowned out" other measures announced in the government's so—called mini budgetjust 10 days ago. his change of heart followed mounting opposition among tory mps to the tax cut. our political editor, chris mason, reports. first thing this morning, things are moving. and fast. the planned tax cut for the highest paid is being junked. the government has blinked.

thomas cashman, who is 3a, has also been charged with two counts of attempted murder.choolgirl in her own home. earlier this morning on the waterfront in liverpool city centre he and another man were brought to court. they both appeared before a magistrate. as well as the murder of olivia, thomas cashman, from west derby in liverpool, is accused of the attempted murder of olivia's mother cheryl korbel and joseph nee. the man being chased at the time of the shooting. the second man, paul russell, is charged with assisting an offender, the ito—year—old is alleged to have driven thomas cashman to an address and disposed of his clothing. he was remanded in custody. both spoke only to confirm their name and address. nine—year—old olivia was killed after a commotion outside her house late at night, on the 22nd august. her mother opened the front door as a gunman fired at another man he was chasing. olivia was hit in the chest and died. this afternoon thomas cashman appeared here again, this time in front of a crown courtjudge. after a short hearing, which lasted just 13 minu

merseyside police there, delivering the news that a 34—year—old man, thomas cashman, has been chargedareful in what they said on the reporting of this case. we also heard that this is very much an ongoing investigation, and the police still need people to come forward if they have any evidence that they feel would be relevant. but confirmation there that a 34—year—old man, thomas cashman, has been charged with the murder of nine—year—old olivia per. —— olivia pratt—korbel. it is 7pm in bbc news. more than 50,000 rail workers are taking industrial action today, causing the biggest strike disruption on the railways this year. only around 11% of the usual saturday timetable will be able to run. members of four unions are taking part in the strike

thomas cashman, 34 years old is accused of murdering 0livia cashman, 34 years old is accused of murderingia's mother and the man being chased, joseph nee. he is charged with two possessions of a firearm with intent to endanger life. he will appear in court again this afternoon. the other man is paul russell, 40 years old and accused of assisting an offender by driving thomas cashman away from the scene and disposing of his clothing afterwards. he was remanded in custody and will appear in court again at the end of this month. 0livia was killed in her own home after her mother opened the front door after hearing a disturbance outside and a man was chased into her home. but the court proceeding surrounding this case are well under way with that appearance again this afternoon.— again this afternoon. danny, thank ou ve again this afternoon. danny, thank you very much- — the future political direction of brazil, south america's biggest country, is on a knife edge. the presidential election there is going to a second run off round, with a choice between the far right incumbent jair bolsonaro a

the crown prosecution service has authorised merseyside police to charge thomas cashman, 34, from grenadieryear—old olivia pratt—korbel. also, the attempted murder ofjoseph nee and cheryl korbel on the 22nd of august, 2022. olivia was shot when a gunman burst into her home in in the liverpool suburb of dovecot in august. he'd been chasing another man and they both ran through the front door which olivia's mum cheryl had opened, wanting to see why there was so much noise outside. olivia's death has shattered the community where she lived. her mum, cheryl, gave the eulogy at her funeral, and the family continues to be supported by the police. cheryl: she will never be forgotten by us. - we will never say goodbye, but what i will say, is good night, love you, see you in the morning. our thoughts today are with olivia's mum and dad, cheryl and john, and their families who, throughout the last few weeks, have shown incredible strength, courage and dignity. another man, 40—year—old paul russell, has also been charged in connection with the shooting, accused of assisting an offender. both men will

thomas cashman is due to stand trial in march.e top rate of income tax have welcomed today's u—turn. the employers group the cbi said it allows the government go forward with what it said are good reforms. after the announcement, the cost of borrowing over five years — which determines most mortgage rates — dropped slightly, but it's still much higher than last week. with his analysis of where the move leaves the chancellor's plans, here's our economics correspondent, andy verity. the new rate will be 50% and will come in from april next year. ever since former chancellor alistair darling brought it in back in 2009, the top rate for top earners has been a political dividing line. in 2013, george osborne cut it from 50p to 45p. it's paid by those earning more than £150,000 a year. that's around 660,000 people. scrapping it would have saved those higher earners on average £10,000 a year. this was the smallest measure from a fiscal point of view, if not a political point of view, in the mini budget. it is about 5% of the tax cuts, so

the crown prosecution service has authorised merseyside police to charge thomas cashman, 3a, from grenadieryear—old olivia pratt—korbel. also, the attempted murder ofjoseph nee and cheryl korbel on the 22nd of august 2022. cashman additionally has been charged with two counts of possession of a firearm with intent to endanger life. i have further authorised the police to charge paul russell, 40, from snowbury road west derby, with assisting an offender. i, on behalf of cps mersey cheshire, have authorised the charges following a review of a file of evidence received from merseyside police. the defendant's first court appearance will take place at liverpool magistrates on monday the 3rd of october. today's the last day of campaigning before brazilians head to the polls on sunday. the top two candidates are the right—wing incumbent, jair bolsanaro, and the former leftist president, luiz inacio lula de silva. all major polls have put lula ahead of bolsanaro. laura trevelyan is in rio dejaneiro. laura, a rather divided nation but they are agreed that this is really significant, really crucial e

thomas cashman, who's 34, is due to stand trial in march.e in drawings. the chancellor kwasi kwarteng is preparing to face the conservative party conference this afternoon — after being forced into a dramatic u—turn over his plan to scrap the 45 pence top rate of income tax. the decision to ditch the policy — a decision which mr kwarteng confirmed this morning — came less than 24 hours after the prime minister liz truss had publicly defended it. in a statement, mr kwarteng said the 45p tax plan had become a "huge distraction" and that the government had "listened" to people's concerns. yesterday — on the bbc — the prime minister said she was �*absolutely committed' to the policy and that she would not abandon it. the move would have benefitted those earning more than £150,000 a year, a number of conservative mps had suggested that they were likely to vote against it in the house of commons. 0ur political correspondent ione wells reports from the political conference in birmingham it was meant to be the chancellor's big day, his chance to out

the crown prosecution service has authorised merseyside police to charge thomas cashman, 3a, from grenadier drive, west derby, with the murder of nine—year—old olivia pratt—korbel. anyone with information is asked to direct message @merpolcc or contact crimestoppers anonymously @crimestoppersuk, or telephone them. large parts of britain's rail network grind to a halt as 50,000 thousand workers stage a walkout in the biggest rail strike so far. buckingham palace has confirmed that the king will not be going to the global climate change conference, cop27, to be held in egypt later this year. the palace was responding to a story in the sunday times which said that the pm had ordered the king not to go to cop27. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are lucy beresford, broadcaster and psychotherapist and joe twyman, director of the polling organisation deltapoll. the observer lead with a new poll that says voters have abandoned the tories. 71% of conservative voters believe the pm and the chancellor have lost control of the economy. the

the crown prosecution service has authorised merseyside police to charge thomas cashman, 3a, from grenadierr of nine—year—old olivia pratt—korbel, also, the attempted murder ofjoseph nee and cheryl korbel on the 22nd of august 2022. olivia was shot when a gunman burst into her home in the liverpool suburb of dovecot in august. he'd been chasing another man when they both ran through the front door, which olivia's mum cheryl had opened, wanting to see why there was so much noise outside. olivia's death has shattered the community where she lived. another man, ao—year—old paul russell, has also been charged in connection with the shooting, accused of assisting an offender. both men will appear at liverpool magistrates court on monday. judith moritz, bbc news. king charles will not attend the cop27 climate—change conference in egypt next month, buckingham palace has confirmed. it follows reports that the uk prime minister liz truss had advised him to stay away. in response, the palace confirmed advice had been sought by the monarch and given by liz truss. the king, who's campaigned for environ

the crown prosecution service has authorised merseyside police to charge thomas cashman, 34, from grenadieralso the attempted murder ofjoseph nee and cheryl korbel on the 22nd of august 2022. olivia was shot when a gunman burst into her home in the liverpool suburb of dovecot in august. he'd been chasing another man when they both ran through the front door, which olivia's mum cheryl had opened, wanting to see why there was so much noise outside. olivia's death has shattered the community where she lived. another man, 40—year—old paul russell, has also been charged in connection with the shooting, accused of assisting an offender. both men will appear at liverpool magistrates court on monday. judith moritz, bbc news. president zelensky says the ukrainian flag is flying — once again — in the strategically important town of lyman in donetsk, a day after vladimir putin declared the eastern ukrainian region would be russian "forever." mr zelensky said fighting was still going on, although the kremlin insists all of its troops have pulled out. let's speak to hanna shelest, the head of security p

the crown prosecution service has authorised merseyside police to charge thomas cashman, 3a, from grenadierr ofjoseph nee and cheryl korbel on the 22nd of august 2022. 0livia was shot when a gunman burst into her home in the liverpool suburb of dovecot in august. he'd been chasing another man when they both ran through the front door, which olivia's mum cheryl had opened, wanting to see why there was so much noise outside. olivia's death has shattered the community where she lived. another man, a0—year—old paul russell, has also been charged in connection with the shooting, accused of assisting an offender. both men will appear at liverpool magistrates court on monday. judith moritz, bbc news. a leading expert in infectious diseases has said the uk's fight against the monkeypox virus is looking "very positive". professor neil ferguson said vaccines and vigilance have helped to drive down the number of cases from its peak injuly to below 100 new infections a week. our global health correspondent, naomi grimley, has more. painful lesions, long self—isolation periods and queues for vaccines. f

the crown prosecution service has authorised merseyside police to charge thomas cashman, 3a, from grenadierph nee and cheryl korbel on the 22nd of august 2022. olivia was shot when a gunman burst into her home in the liverpool suburb of dovecot in august. he'd been chasing another man when they both ran through the front door, which olivia's mum cheryl had opened, wanting to see why there was so much noise outside. olivia's death has shattered the community where she lived. another man, a0—year—old paul russell, has also been charged in connection with the shooting, accused of assisting an offender. both men will appear at liverpool magistrates court on monday. judith moritz, bbc news. the cost—of—living crisis is hitting people living in rural areas harder than those living in towns and cities, according to a new report. the rural services network, says people in the countryside are spending more on essentials like heating, transport and housing. joanne writtle has more. like many rural villages, welshampton, near ellesmere, doesn't have mains gas. great—grandad ian fletcher relies on heat

the crown prosecution service has authorised merseyside police to charge thomas cashman, 34, from grenadier—old 0livia pratt—korbel, also the attempted murder ofjoseph nee and cheryl korbel on the 22nd of august 2022. 0livia was shot when a gunman burst into her home in the liverpool suburb of dovecot in august. he'd been chasing another man when they both ran through the front door, which 0livia's mum cheryl had opened, wanting to see why there was so much noise outside. 0livia's death has shattered the community where she lived. another man, 40—year—old paul russell, has also been charged in connection with the shooting, accused of assisting an offender. both men will appear at liverpool magistrates court on monday. judith moritz, bbc news. brazilians have begun voting in the first round of the presidential election. after a polarising campaign, polls suggest the incumbent presidentjair bolsonaro is trailing far behind his rival, luiz inacio lula da silva. the question now is whether the leftist former leader can win enough votes to secure a victory without a run—off. for more, i'm joined

pratt—korbel five weeks after she was shot in the chest at her home in liverpool. 34—year—old thomas cashmano herfamily�*s property in august. judith moritz reports. it is six weeks since 0livia pratt carbello was killed, six weeks of her family grieving. i am on it as well. and - weeks of her family grieving. i am on it as well. and the - am on it as well. and the iolice am on it as well. and the police hunting _ am on it as well. and the police hunting for - am on it as well. and the police hunting for the - am on it as well. and the - police hunting for the gunman responsible. tonight, alas, breakthrough announced at a hastily arranged media conference.— conference. the crown prosecution _ conference. the crown prosecution service i conference. the crown | prosecution service has authorised merseyside police to charge thomas cashman, 34, from grenadier drive in west derby, with the murder of nine—year—old 0livia pratt—korbel and also the attempted murder of cheryl korbel. . . , attempted murder of cheryl korbel. ., , ., ., korbel. olivia was shot when a iunman korbel. olivia was shot when

the headlines: merseyside police announce have charged 3a year—old thomas cashman with the murder ofine—year—old olivia pratt—korbel in liverpool and two counts of attempted murder. large parts of britain's rail network grind to a halt as 50,000 workers stage a walk—out in the biggest rail strike so far. prime minister liz truss has arrived in birmingham for the conservative party conference, as she admits that there has been "disruption" in the uk economy following the mini—budget. the ukrainian military says it has regained control of the strategic eastern town of lyman in the donetsk region from russian troops — just a day after moscow annexed the area. now on bbc news, it's time for sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday. i'm gavin ramjaun. who can catch arsenal at the top? mikel arteta's side are too good for tottenham in the north london derby. keeping the pressure on — rangers hit four past hearts, but rivals celtic end the day top. it's pole for leclerc in singapore — and a spanner in the works for verstappen as he chases a second f1 title. welcome to the programme. arsena

the crown prosecution service has authorised merseyside police to charge thomas cashman, 34, from grenadier murder of nine—year—old olivia pratt—korbel. also, the attempted murder ofjoseph nee and cheryl korbel on the 22nd of august, 2022. olivia was shot when a gunman burst into her home in in the liverpool suburb of dovecot in august. he'd been chasing another man and they both ran through the front door which olivia's mum cheryl had opened, wanting to see why there was so much noise outside. olivia's death has shattered the community where she lived. another man, paul russell, has also been charged. another man, paul russell, has also been char-ed. both another man, paul russell, has also been charged. another man, paul russell, has also been char-ed. both men another man, paul russell, has also been charged. another man, paul russell, has also been char-ed. both men will another man, paul russell, has also been charged. both men will appear at liverpool magistrates court on monday. our reporter phil mccann is in liverpool this morning. phil, what else did we learn from last night's pres

the crown prosecution service has authorised merseyside police to charge thomas cashman, 3a, from grenadier drive, west derby, with the murder of nine—year—old olivia pratt—korbel. anyone with information is asked to direct message @merpolcc or contact crimestoppers anonymously @crimestoppersuk, or telephone them. large parts of britain's rail network grind to a halt as fifty thousand workers stage a walkout in the biggest rail strike so far. prime minister liz truss has arrived in birmingham buckingham palace has confirmed that the king will not be going to the global climate change conference, cop 27, to be held in egypt later this year. the palace was responding to a story in the sunday times which said that the pm had �*ordered' the king not to go to cop 27. now on bbc news our world: expelled by uganda. can you see yourself leaving that house, and do you remember what you did as you left? we were scared. 50 years ago, my family fled their home in uganda. all asian british citizens must leave uganda. - president idi amin gave ugandan asians 90 days to leave. the army people said, "just

thomas cashman spoke only to confirm his name, age and address.efore the three magistrates was paul russell, 40 years old who lives in the same part of liverpool. he had charged with assisting an offender and in particular with driving an offender away from the scene of a crime in disposing of clothing. there was no application for bail from him and disposing of clothing. there was no application for bailfrom him and he will be remanded in custody until the end of the month.— will be remanded in custody until the end of the month. thank you. let's no the end of the month. thank you. let's go back _ the end of the month. thank you. let's go back to _ the end of the month. thank you. let's go back to our _ the end of the month. thank you. let's go back to our main - the end of the month. thank you. let's go back to our main news, i the end of the month. thank you. i let's go back to our main news, that 45p rate that was going to beat is scrapped now remains. with me now is victoria scholar the head of investment at interactive investor, a flat fee i

the crown prosecution service has authorised merseyside police to charge thomas cashman, 3a, from grenadierum cheryl had opened, wanting to see why there was so much noise outside. olivia's death has shattered the community where she lived. another man, ao—year—old paul russell, has also been charged in connection with the shooting, accused of assisting an offender. both men will appear at liverpool magistrates court on monday. judith moritz, bbc news. brazilians are voting in perhaps the most divisive presidential election in decades. the leftist former president luiz inacio lula da silva is hoping to make a political comeback and unseat incumbent jair bolsonaro. our correspondent in brazil, katy watson, has this update. only two men really matter, the front runner is former leftist president lula da silva. he was one time the most popular politician in brazil but he fell from grace over corruption candles, spent time in prison, the chargers have since been an old —— scandals. jair bolsonaro, current president, known for his patriotism, family values, conservatives, and his disdain for dem

neither men were known to the family. 34—year—old thomas cashman, will appear in court on monday.n the capital of burkina faso after supporters of the west african nation's new coup leader accused france of harbouring the ousted interim president. france, the former colonial power, has condemned the attacks, and denied any involvement in the takeover. president biden has announced that venezuela has released seven american citizens detained by the government of president nicolas maduro. among those released are five former executives of venezuela's us—based oil company — citgo. in return mr biden has agreed to release two nephews of venezuela's first lady who were about to be tried for drug trafficking in new york. an iranian—american businessman who's been imprisoned in iran for nearly seven years has been temporarily released. siamak namazi, seen here on the right, was convicted of the charge of "collaboration with a hostile government". his father baquer namazi, who was jailed for ten years for a similar offence, will be allowed to leave the country for medical treatment. the u

the first one, thomas cashman, 3a from west derby, two miles away from where 0livia lived, he is chargedurder of a man called joseph lee and 0livia's mother cheryl. the other man, a0—year—old paul russell is charged with assisting an offender and both men will appear in court later this morning. will appear in court later this morninu. ., ~ will appear in court later this morning-— will appear in court later this morninu. ., ~ , . will appear in court later this morninu. ., ~' , . morning. thank you very much, nick garnet in liverpool. _ an investigation is under way after a stampede at a football stadium in indonesia killed at least 125 people, in what is being called one of the world's worst stadium disasters. the crush took place after police tear—gassed fans who invaded the pitch. it happened in malang, on the island ofjava, from where our correspondent valdya baraputri joins us now. good morning. such shocking scenes, terrible news, how are people and how are the authorities reacting? well, right now, i'm at the hospital, one of the hospitals that have treated the injured supporters

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