thomas hughes, the father of little arthur, has also been sentenced.1 years. emma tustin, did not come up 21 years. emma tustin, did not come up from the cells today. the judge in the case here this morning as the sentencing hearing got under way, the court heard that she had been brought to the building but she refused to come up to the dock to face her sentence. a little arthur's family were in court to see the two people, who carried out such cruelty on the little six—year—old boy were here to see those to you people sentenced for their crime. just repeat that sentencing news that we've had in the last couple of moments. emma tustin has been sentenced to life in prison with a minimum term of 29 years in prison and arthur's father has been sentenced, thomas hughes, 221 in prison. thejudge in his sentencing remarks described emma tustin as a manipulative woman and he referred to both of them in his sentencing remarks full stop he said their behaviours were spiteful and sadistic. he said to emma tustin that she gave copious amounts of love to her other

emma tustin and her boyfriend, thomas hughes, were todayjailed for killing little arthur. urder, with a minimum of 29 years, hughes for 21 years, for manslaughter. arthur was told to sit on the thinking step. arthur's put himself all over the floor. he's banged himself on the radiator. he's hit me, he's kicked me, in the process of me trying to get him back on the thinking step. the pair lied to police as arthur lay just a few feet away, with injuries so severe, they were said to be the equivalent of a high—speed road crash. members of arthur's family were close to tears as they left court. his birth mother, currently in jail for manslaughter, had a statement read in court. we've been here many times before. a public inquiry in 2003, following victoria climbie�*s death. a national review after the baby peter connelly case. investigations into the deaths of khyra ishaq, hamzah khan, daniel pelka, ayeeshia—jayne smith, amid profound soul—searching as to what we should do to save vulnerable children from neglect, and abuse, and death. if you do have a concern about a child, co

the boy's father, thomas hughes, has been jailed for 21 years for manslaughter.rown court said it had been one of the most distressing cases he'd dealt with, and described the couple as "spiteful and sadistic". phil mackie was in court. yes and tonight i am readings one of the messages left here it says that arthur you were so loved by the nation. that reflects the shock that lots of people have felt over the past few days as they have learned more about these terrible details of what happened to the more about these terrible details of what happened to the little more about these terrible details of what happened to the little boy. some the flower, a pact of his favourite sweet have been brought here by other children, drawn to the place where the little boy died. well, apologies for the loss of sound on that, we will come back to that report, but, let us move on that report, but, let us move on well, it emerged during the trial that arthur had been seen by social workers just two months before his death, after concerns were raised by one of his grandmothers. bu

, got a 21 year term _ father thomas hughes, got a 21 year term in_ father thomas hughes, got aat sense there is some justice being served. but it doesn't bring _ justice being served. but it doesn't bring irack— justice being served. but it doesn't bring back this little boys life. if only lessons could be learned. that resolved _ only lessons could be learned. that resolved needs to come through with concrete _ resolved needs to come through with concrete results, away from the glare _ concrete results, away from the glare of — concrete results, away from the glare of the media. although the glare _ glare of the media. although the glare of— glare of the media. although the glare of the media. although the glare of the media. although the glare of the media and that accountability is important for that we need _ accountability is important for that we need to be able to measure these things— we need to be able to measure these things irr— we need to be able to measure these things in the future. goods word, good _ things in the future. goods word, good sentiments are simply no

emma tustin and her boyfriend thomas hughes were today jailed for killing little arthur. der with a minimum of 29 years, hughes for 21 years for manslaughter. arthur was told to sit on the thinking step. arthur's put himself all over the floor. he's banged himself on the radiator. he's hit me, he's kicked me in the process of trying to get him back on the thinking step. the pair lied to police as arthur lay just a few feet away with injuries so severe, it was said to be the equivalent of a high—speed road crash. members of arthur's family were close to tears as they left court. his birth mother, currently in jail for manslaughter, had a statement read in court. we've been here many times before — a public inquiry in 2003 following victoria climbie�*s death, a national review after the baby peter connelly case, investigations into the deaths of khyra ishaq, hamzah khan, daniel pelka, ayeeshia—jayne smith, amid profound soul—searching as to what we should do to save vulnerable children from neglect and abuse and death. if you do have a concern about a child, contact your loc

arthur's father, thomas hughes, branded pitiless, got 21 years for manslaughter.t distressing and disturbing cases "i have had to deal with." i've just laid flowers at the shrine for young arthur... but the solihull mp on social media said the sentences were too lenient. there's a palpable sense of real loss and tragedy over this and also, frankly, a sense of anger and questions as to how this was allowed to happen, how these monsters were allowed to inflict this horrible torture on this young defenseless boy. a spokesperson for the attorney general�*s office said, "the attorney general�*s thoughts are with those who loved arthur. "i can confirm that the sentences given to emma tustin "and thomas hughes have been referred to the attorney general "for a review to determine whether they were too low." the case could now be sent to the court of appeal. yesterday, fans of birmingham city, the club arthur supported, remembered him with applause in the sixth minute of their game, love shown for a little boy who thought no—one loved him. applause here, and the grounds ar

thenjoanne hughes, the mother of thomas hughes, who has been convicted of the manslaughter of arthur perhaps up to 100,000 jobs in scotland, 60,000 of which are in the north—east, where i represent. the fact is, we need these jobs, represent. the fact is, we need thesejobs, we need the represent. the fact is, we need these jobs, we need the skills, represent. the fact is, we need thesejobs, we need the skills, we need the retraining opportunities that projects like cambo bring. we need the wider oil and gas industry locally for those jobs, but also to drive that energy transition that we are already quite rightly embarking upon and which the industry is seeking to lead. the upon and which the industry is seeking to lead.— upon and which the industry is seeking to lead. the first minister last month said _ seeking to lead. the first minister last month said that _ seeking to lead. the first minister last month said that cambo i seeking to lead. the first minister| last month said that cambo should not get the green light, it is not consistent with the scottish government�*s climate obl

was in lockdown, arthur labinjo—hughes was starved, tortured and neglected by emma tustin and thomas hughesy crown court, the couple were described as "utterly ruthless and pitiless". an independent review is underway into the actions of social workers, who'd visited the family two months before arthur died. i must warn you that this report from phil mackie contains video and audio recordings of arthur which were played in court as evidence, and it is distressing. arthur labinjo—hughes had been a healthy and happy little boy, but he was subjected to months of beatings and punishments by his stepmother emma tustin and father thomas hughes. basically, my six—year—old stepson he's fallen, he's banged his head. 0k. and while he was on the floor he's banged his head another five times. tustin lied when she dialled 999, and when the police arrived she continued trying to say that arthur pours my injuries were self—inflicted. so you've come in, he's banged his head three or four times... - yeah, i was on living in. i was in the kitchen and then i sat down in the living room and that's when he thre

thomas hughes and emma tustin had beaten and starved arthur labinjo—hughes before his death from a headonvicted of murder yesterday while hughes was found guilty of manslaughter. our correspondent phil mackie is outside the court in coventry. yes, there is a brief adjournment in the sentencing hearing. thejudge will come back and hand down the sentences in about ten minutes and it will probably take about half an hour until we get to the point where we hear how long emma tustin and thomas hughes will have to serve in prison. emma tustin faces a mandatory life sentence but of course, thejudge mandatory life sentence but of course, the judge will decide what the minimum tariff is, how long she will have to serve in prison before she is eligible for parole. we have had victim impact statements this money, first from joanna hughes, arthur's paternal grandmother who described arthur as a happy, joyous and exuberant six—year—old child. she added that arthur was failed by the very authorities that we as a society are led to believe are there for the safety of everyone. there is an investigatio

was subjected to months of beatings and punishments by his stepmother, emma tustin, and father, thomas hughesring the trial, jurors listened to the hundreds of audio recordings that tustin made — all of them extremely distressing. some of those audio recordings and videos were shown in that report — a decision which prompted several viewers to contact us in protest. here's barbara harris — and first, helen walker. the horrific and tragic murder of arthur was an important news story and was rightly included in the news at six. however, it was truly shocking to see film of the little boy in a terrible state of suffering, as recorded by his murderer, followed by a playing of the audio of his cries, used as part of the broadcast. the reporter could have described what the jury had had to witness and listened to, to explain the full depravity of the people found guilty. it was deeply distressing to be shown this. this would be the case at any time — but the fact it was broadcast at 6 o'clock, when children could be around and watching too meant that it went beyond all acceptable levels of disclosu

was in lockdown — arthur labinjo—hughes was starved, tortured and neglected by emma tustin and thomas hughest, the couple were described as �*utterly ruthless and pitiless'. an independent review is under way into the actions of social workers who'd visited the family two months before arthur died. i must warn you that this report from phil mackie contains video and audio recordings of arthur which were played in court as evidence, and it is distressing. arthur labinjo—hughes had been a healthy and happy little boy, but he was subjected to months of beatings and punishments by his stepmother emma tustin and father thomas hughes. basically my six—year—old stepson has fallen and he has banged his head. 0k. and while he was on the floor he banged his head another five times. tustin lied when she dialled 999, and when the police arrived she continued trying to say that arthur's injury were self—inflicted. so you have come in, he's banged his head| three or four times here? i was in the kitchen, then i sat down in the living room and that's when he threw himself on the floor. and you heard him ba

was subjected to months of beatings and punishments by his stepmother, emma tustin, and father, thomas hughess of audio recordings that tustin made — all of them extremely distressing. some of those audio recordings and videos were shown in that report — a decision which prompted several viewers to contact us in protest. here's barbara harris — and first, helen walker. the horrific and tragic murder of arthur was an important news story and was rightly included in the news at six. however, it was truly shocking to see film of the little boy in a terrible state of suffering, as recorded by his murderer, followed by a playing of the audio of his cries, used as part of the broadcast.

arthur�*s father, thomas hughes, was sentenced to 21 years for manslaughter.dealers as well as having a more health—based focus on helping addicts to get clean. it will look at everything from cracking down on, frankly, the business model that drug dealers use, the so—called county lines, so you�*ve got urban gangs but they reach out into the suburbs and into rural parts of the country. we want to be very clear on the sentences and the penalties. we don�*t think that so—called middle—class taking of cocaine is somehow ok, so, no, in that sense, we�*re going to be tough, but we are also looking at how we help addicts, drug addicts, get free of their dependencies. our political correspondent ione wells is here. tell us more about this strategy. the strategies forming part of a wider week of announcements from the about crime starting on monday with this new drug strategy and, as we understand it, it�*s going to be a twofold approach. on the one hand, the government is really keen to crack down on particularly those supplying drugs so we expect more investment to

the boy�*s father, thomas hughes, has been jailed for 21 years for manslaughter.court said it had been one of the most distressing cases he�*d dealt with and described the couple as "spiteful and sadistic". phil mackie was in court. today arthur was described in court as a happy, joyous and exuberant little boy. as a happy, “oyous and exuberant little bo . �* , ., as a happy, “oyous and exuberant littlebo. ., little boy. arthur, you can play for encland? little boy. arthur, you can play for england? this _ little boy. arthur, you can play for england? this is _ little boy. arthur, you can play for england? this is how— little boy. arthur, you can play for england? this is how his - little boy. arthur, you can play for england? this is how his family i england? this is how his family wanted him _ england? this is how his family wanted him to _ england? this is how his family wanted him to be _ england? this is how his family| wanted him to be remembered. england? this is how his family - wanted him to be remembered. as a football loving six—year—old and not the ema

his father thomas hughes was found guilty of manslaughter. also on the programme tonight.uro 2020 final — an inquiry says lives were put at risk, as around 2,000 ticketless fans stormed into the england italy final. we had literally had people almost losing their lives, being crushed in a football stadium, and i think it's just too close, and that we cannot allow that to happen again. a booster shot of pfizer or moderna — the best all round protection from covid, according to the latest trials.

his killers, emma tustin and thomas hughes, were supposed to be looking after him.he thinking step. he threw himself all over the floor, he's banged his head off the radiator, he's hit me, he's kicked me in the process of trying to get him back on the thinking step. while they lied to the police, arthur lay a few feet away with injuries so severe they were the equivalent of a high speed road crash. today the judge, mrjustice mark wall, said it had been "without doubt one of the most distressing and disturbing cases i have had to deal with." family members, some of whom are seen here leaving court, had been in tears as the sentence was handed down. arthur's mother, olivia, in a statement read to the court said, "i feel i am walking around with all the lights off. he was the light of my life, he was a precious, precious gift. his short life was stolen and the hole left in me and those who loved arthur will never be repaired." arthur's story has moved everyone who has seen, heard or read about it. it is unlikely anyone will easily forget the little boy with the infecti

thomas hughes, and his partner, emma tustin. . , . , ., ., tustin.services got involved but said there _ tustin. social services got involved but said there was _ tustin. social services got involved but said there was nothing - tustin. social services got involved but said there was nothing to - tustin. social services got involved | but said there was nothing to worry about. with hundreds of homes still without power 11 days after storm arwen, brace yourself for storm barra, with weather warnings in place across the uk. we are told that wins in exposed coastal areas like this could get up to about 75 mph today. and also heavy rain, some localised flooding very possible. at 9:30am we will have a full weather forecast with carol kirkwood. the australian actress rebel wilson talks to the bbc about fame, fertility and food. a whistle—blower who worked on the british operation to evacuate people from afghanistan has told mps that only a tiny fraction of those who asked for help received it. raphael marshall — who resigned from hisjob in september — told

arthur�*s father, thomas hughes, has been jailed for 21 years for manslaughter.tustin was brought to the court here, however she refused to come to the courtroom to be sentenced. she remained in the cells but the judge continued as if she was in the courtroom when he sentenced the pair today. thejudge said the case was one of the most distressing and disturbing that he had ever dealt with. he said neither defendant had shown any remorse for their behaviour and that their behaviour was spiteful and sadistic. he also said one of the most troubling aspects of this case was that tustin�*s own two children he said with the perfectly happy life in that house just yards from where arthur was subjected to unthinkable abuse. he said to tustin that she was eight manipulative women, and as you say today he has sentenced her to life in prison with a minimum term of 29 years. he sentenced hughes, arthur�*s father, a 21 years in prison. as you say, the most harrowing case and jurors here during the 2—month trial to hear and listen to the most difficult details about what happe

two months before arthur died, thomas hughes's _ began.it saw 23% increase in calls.— increase in calls. we need to not roint the increase in calls. we need to not point the finger _ increase in calls. we need to not point the finger at _ increase in calls. we need to not point the finger at individuals - increase in calls. we need to not point the finger at individuals or| point the finger at individuals or organisations yet, we need to see what comes out of the serious case review and then those individuals are authorities will need to be held to account but ultimately this child's death was caused by the very people that should have loved and protected him. is a people that should have loved and protected him-— protected him. is a serious case review is due — protected him. is a serious case review is due to _ protected him. is a serious case review is due to be _ protected him. is a serious case review is due to be published i protected him. is a serious case i review is due to be published next year. sadly whatever lessons are learned

arthur's stepmother emma tustin and his father thomas hughes were jailed last week after being found". anisa kadri reports. remembering a little boy killed during lockdown by the people who were supposed to take care of him. the vigil over the weekend took place near the house in the west midlands where arthur labinjo—hughes was tortured by his stepmum and father. neighbours have expressed their shock and sadness. i'm a mother, i'm a grandmother. and i would go to the ends of the earth for my children, and my grandchildren. i'd never, ever let anything happen to them. and i think a lot needs to be done still to protect vulnerable children. arthur's stepmum emma tustin was jailed for 29 years for his murder and his father, thomas hughes, got 21 years for manslaughter. the government has now announced an urgent inspection of social care, health, police and probation services in solihull where arthur lived and died. as well as a review into lessons to be learnt nationally. they say it will be a deep and independent look into what happened. the education secretary is expected to discuss

emma tustin was jailed for 29 years on friday for murder and child cruelty, and arthur's father, thomas hughesneral�*s office says the jail terms will be reviewed to "determine whether they were too low". the parents of a fifteen—year—old boy accused of killing four fellow students in the us state of michigan have pleaded not guilty to charges of involuntary manslaughter. prosecutors say ethan crumbley carried out the shooting at his school on tuesday with a semi—automatic pistol, which had been bought by his father. it's an unusual move for prosecutors to implicate the parents of a child's alleged crime. peter bowes reports. $7,500 fine and mandatory dna. in court, via video, james and jennifer crumbley wept as the charges were read. four counts of involuntary manslaughter. earlier the authorities offered a $20,000 reward for information leading to the couple's arrest. they have missed a scheduled court appearance, prompting a massive search by the authorities. they were found hiding in the basement of a warehouse after a tip—off from someone who saw their car. a tip-off from someone who saw

he was killed by his step—mother, emma tustin, and father, thomas hughes.y. the attorney general is looking into whether their sentences are too lenient. but were others in a position to protect him and were warning signs missed? arthur raised concern. he was not a baby, he was six years old. he raised concern, and the system did not hear him. we must listen to the voices of children. announced today by the department for education, an urgent inspection into social care, health, police and probation services in solihull, where arthur lived and died. and a national child safeguarding practice review into lessons to be learned, to ensure best practice across england and to try and prevent another case such as this. at the vigil today, arthur's maternal grandmother. neighbours are struggling to accept what happened so close to home. for someone to be able to do anything like that isjust... i it'sjust crushing. very sad. and nothing's been learnt from baby p and little climbie and peter. arthur's name is added to the list of children whose deaths have caused sh

arthur's killers, emma tustin and thomas hughes, will also have their prison sentences reviewed by theneral following claims they were not long enough. the children's commissioner dame rachel de souza was asked what could have been done to help arthur, and said authorities must �*listen to children's voices�* and ensure they �*take decisive action�* as the result of any inquiry. the life of a child is of inestimable value and his voice was not heard and that�*s where we need to start. obviously there is a serious case review under way and we need to see what that says but we must take decisive action and now. my must take decisive action and now. my concern is that here we are, 20 years since this post was set up and we are still having these cases. there are two things that i think we absolutely have to do and do it now. one is arthur raised concerns, he was not a baby, he was six years old, he raised concerns and the system did not hear him. we must listen to the voices of children. secondly, no doubt with these reviews and national reviews, it�*s right that they happen, they tend to

tustin�*s life sentence carries a minimum term of 29 years, while arthur's father thomas hughes was sentencedd the sentences are to be looked at to determine whether they were too low. hundreds of people have attended a vigil for 12—year—old ava white, who was fatally stabbed in liverpool city centre last month. balloons, some in the shape of the letter a, were released at the start of the vigil. family and friends were among those who gathered near the scene of the attack, to pay tribute to her. a 14—year—old boy, who cannot be named for legal reasons, has been charged with ava's murder and possession of a bladed article. the sri lankan prime minister has issued a statement saying he is shocked at the brutality shown by what he called an "extremist mob", following the lynching of a sri lankan man on friday. he had been accused of blasphemy by an angry crowd. this is not the first such attack in pakistan, a week ago a crowd set a police station ablaze when they refused to hand over a man accused of blasphemy. but this is the first one involving a foreign national. more than 100 people have be

and arthur's father, thomas hughes, given a 21—year sentence for manslaughter. head on the radiator, he has hit me, kicked me in the process of me trying to get him back on the thinking step. the pair lied to police after arthur suffered injuries so severe they were said to be the equivalent of a high—speed road crash. a serious case review is under way. social workers visited the family home in the months before he died but found no cause for concern. what we have got to make sure now is that we learn the lessons about that case, we look at exactly what happened, what else could have been done to protect that child and it is early days, but i can tell you this, we will leave absolutely no stone unturned to find out exactly what went wrong in that appalling case. tustin made recordings of arthur in which he said nobody loved him. today, football fans will come together to say he will not be forgotten. simon jones, bbc news. people living in around nine thousand homes affected by storm arwen are without power for an eighth day. there are still outages in parts of

arthur's father, thomas hughes, has been jailed for 21 years for manslaughter.the judge said neither been "spiteful and sadistic". 0ur correspondent helena wilkinson was at the court. thejudge said he the judge said he was made to sleep on the hard floor and the judge accepted behavior of the couple was spiteful and sadistic. he said that she recorded a number of video and audio recordings and then jury heard throughout this two—month trial absolutely harrowing audio recordings where arthur could be heard crying. he was pleading to be fed and at times he was saying that nobody left him. this is news, the latest headlines. numbers of new coronavirus cases are surging in countries where the new 0micron variant is taking hold. in a rare move, us prosecutors have filed involuntary manslaughter charges against the parents of a teenager accused of shooting dead four students at his school. laos has opened a six billion dollar railway that's more than four hundred kilometers long. previously, the small country only had four kilometers of railway track. it has been built as part of china's b

his father, thomas hughes, was found guilty of manslaughter.euro 2020 final — an inquiry says lives were put at risk, as ticketless fans stormed into the england—italy final. still reconnecting a week after storm arwen hit the uk, thousands are spending their eighth night without power. the worst drought in years streching across a huge swathe of east africa — tens of millions of people are facing severe food shortages.

so, a national review into how thomas hughes and emma tustin were able to kill arthur, and inspections system. there's a lot of attention, quite rightly so, on adult social care. now we also need to understand how important it is to get children's social care right, which means not only getting the funding for it right but also the time and nature of intervention too. the mp for solihull, where arthur died, made this emotional plea. at the very least, we owe it to arthur that every lesson from this horrific tragedy is learned, and no town has its heart broken like solihull�*s has had. the hope there will never be another child who says, "no—one loves me, no one's going to feed me." lucy manning, bbc news. the fire at grenfell tower should be seen as one of the major scandals of our time, according to the lawyer representing the victims at the official inquiry. 72 people died injune 2017 when the tower block in west london caught fire. the inquiry was told that various governments had concealed the risks to building safety, and missed oportunities to change building regulations, includi

arthur was killed in solihull last year by his father, thomas hughes, who was sentenced to 21 years foriled for life for his murder. their sentences are being examined to consider whether they were too lenient. first storm arwen wreacked havoc on large parts of the uk. now, storm barra is sweeping in from the atlantic. there are weather warnings for snow and strong winds in some areas. several hundred homes are still without power, 11 days after arwen hit. in a moment we'll speak to danny savage in county durham but first chris page, who's in newcastle in county down. chris, what are conditions like there? , . ., chris, what are conditions like there? , ,, ., . chris, what are conditions like there? , ,,., ., ,, there? yes, storm barra is still roarina. there? yes, storm barra is still roaring- for _ there? yes, storm barra is still roaring. for most _ there? yes, storm barra is still roaring. for most of _ there? yes, storm barra is still roaring. for most of the - there? yes, storm barra is still. roaring. for most of the morning there? yes, storm barra is still- roaring. for most of

arthur labinjo—hughes was starved and tortured by emma tustin and thomas hughes before dying of a headial and said everyone listening had been affected. so some of the hours of evidence they have heard and seen has been they have heard and seen has been the most extreme discussing nature. when i was following court proceedings they were running through the hundreds of audio recordings that emma made of arthur which was sent to thomas hughes. most of those were of him crying. they were all of him crying and crying out. it was so hard to listen to. i simply had to leave. i have never done that before in any court case i've ever covered. that cherries themselves had to endure that as had the police officers who had to prosecute the case and the relatives of arthur who had been present during court. we have heard and seen him about evidence as well. within the past couple of hours, germany's angela merkel has been given a ceremonial send—off after 16 years in office. it comes days before germany's parliament is due to officially elect social democat 0laf scholz as her successor as chancell

emma tustin was jailed for 29 years on friday for murder and child cruelty, and arthur's father, thomas hugheshe attorney general�*s office says the jail terms will be reviewed to determine whether they were too low. one person has died and dozens have been injured on indonesia's java island, after an active volcano, mount seemeru, erupted for the second time in months. videos circulating on social media show people are running away from thick, giant volcanic ash. nearby villages are covered in debris. according to witnesses, it's pitch dark due to the ashes from the volcano. a bridge which connects two regencies in east of java has been completely cut off due to the flow of hot lava from mount semeru. this 100m—long bridge was destroyed by hot clouds flowing through a river. the event prompted the disaster management agency to warn residents to stay away from river channels or valleys that originate from mount semeru, given the large number of volcanic materials that flows to the river. this is the first eruption of semeru in almost a decade. from indonesia, astudestra ajengrastri. this is bb

after �*s stepmum emma tustin was jailed 29 years for his murder and his father thomas hughes got 21nounced an urgent inspection of social care, health, police and probation services in solihull where arthur lived and died. i understand people's anger about this case, and i understand their demand foranswers, quickly. but we owe it to him, actually, to all those children out there to carefully piece together the lessons that we can learn from this, then put them into as we can after we have learned the lessons. as well as a review into lessons to be learned nationally, they say it will be a deep and independent look into what happened. and the education secretary is expected to discuss the case in parliament today. the reality is we don't learn from the way we operate. we constantly do the same thing. rather than looking at individual failures, we should be looking at systemic failures. and that's what's happened here. we haven't learned the lessons, and talking more about lessons learnt and more reviews won't really help when the previous reviews that we've just heard about, the mun

earlier this week — arthur's stepmother emma tustin was convicted of his murder, while his father thomas hughese to him by applauding during the sixth minute of the game. the pope has arrived in athens at the start of a two—day visit to greece. it's the first papal trip to the greek capital for twenty years, and the city will be under high security. pope francis says he wants to improve relations with the orthodox church in greece and will visit the island of lesbos which he last went to in 2016 at the height of the migration crisis. here in the uk, there's been a record rise in anti—semitism during the first six months of this year. the community security trust, the charity which monitors anti—jewish incidents in the uk, says that 2021 is likely to be �*the worst year on record' for incidents of anti—semitism. 0ur reporter tom brada has more. i'm tom and i am a bbc journalist who also happens to be british and jewish. i'm proud of who i am, but the past year has been complicated and sometimes frightening. let's break that. he's bleep jewish. in the first six months of 2021, there was a record

tustin�*s life sentence carries a minimum term of 29 years, while arthur's father thomas hughes was sentencedlooked at to determine whether they were too low. the sri lankan prime minister has issued a statement saying he is shocked at the brutality shown by what he called an extremist mob, following the lynching of a sri lankan man on friday. he had been accused of blasphemy by an angry mob. this is not the first such attack in pakistan — a week ago, a crowd set a police station ablaze when they refused to hand over a man accused of blasphemy — but this is the first one involving a foreign national. more than 100 people have been arrested in connection with the attack. the bbc�*s farhat javed is in the pakistani city of sailkot, outside the factory where this man was killed. this is the factory he was working in for several years. he is identified as priyantha kumara, a sri lankan national who was accused of committing blasphemy, a deeply emotional issue encircled by highly controversial legislation. but this is not the first such incident and many fear it won't be the last. pakistan's prime

the boy was killed last year by his own father thomas hughes and his partner, emma tustin.were flagging up there were problems. and social services got involved but said there was nothing to worry about. and australian actor rebel wilson talks to the bbc about fame, fertility and food. hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world. a whistle—blower who worked on the british operation to evacuate people from afghanistan has told mps that only a tiny fraction of those who asked for help received it. raphael marshall — who resigned from hisjob in september — told the foreign affairs committee in written evidence the process was "dysfunctional" and "chaotic" and it was clear that some of those left behind were murdered by the taliban. the deputy prime minister, dominic raab, who was foreign secretary at the time has denied the government was slow to make decisions. here's our diplomatic correspondent, james landale. kabul airport last summer as thousands sought to flee the advancing taliban. amid chaotic scenes, britain and other western powers trying to ev

so a national review in to how thomas hughes and emma tustin were able to kill arthur and inspections emotional plea. at the very least, we owe it to arthur that every lesson from this horrific tragedy is learned and no town has its heart broken like solihull has had. and so they would never be another child who says no one loves me, no one's going to feed me. lucy manning, bbc news. the time is 6:15pm. our top story this evening: the prime minister says he will crack down on drug dealers and recreational users as the government unveils its 10 year strategy. coming up....the gift of a free tree for every household in wales to try to fight climate change. coming up on sportday in the next 15 minutes on the bbc news channel: just have a 24 out before the start of the ashes, we'll have the latest from australia and hear from the england captain, joe root. the grenfell tower inquiry has begun examining what successive governments knew about fire safety and building regulations in the years before the 2017 tragedy which claimed 72 lives. laywers have outlined several missed oportunities to

had been abused over a period of several weeks, notjust by emma tustin, but also by his father, thomas hughestated, remembering a six—year—old boy who loved superheroes. "if arthur could ask for one final thing, it would be that he was remembered for his superpowers. that's what i will always remember him for, his superpower. and arthur's superpower was his smile." we can speak now to helen westerman from children's charity, nspcc. helen, good morning. your reaction to this case?— helen, good morning. your reaction to this case? ~ . ., ,, ., ., ., to this case? what happened to woman in his final few— to this case? what happened to woman in his final few months _ to this case? what happened to woman in his final few months is _ in his final few months is horrendous, horrific and heartbreaking. the cruelty of thomas hughes— heartbreaking. the cruelty of thomas hughes and emma tustin and the pain and suffering inflicted upon arthur, defies _ and suffering inflicted upon arthur, defies belief. any child who dies at the hands — defies belief. any child who dies at the hands of his parent is tragi

had been abused over a period of several weeks, not just by emma tustin, but also by his father, thomas hughesord, i would have to say evil. i know that's hard—hitting coming from a police officer, but i can't justify her behaviour and her actions and her treatment towards arthur in any other way. were there missed chances to prevent arthur's death? his grandmother took this picture of a bruise on his shoulder just weeks before he died. social services did investigate, but said it appeared to be a happy household. the tragic loss of a young boy in such terrible circumstances is dreadful. we send our heartfelt condolences to everybody affected. the circumstances around the death were now be the subject of independent review. the local child safeguarding practice review, and clearly, it would be inappropriate for the partnership to comment ahead of the findings of this review. arthur had gone to live with his dad in march last year at the beginning of lockdown. lockdown saw a 23% rise in the number of calls to the nspcc. it was a time when some vulnerable children became invisible. solihull coun

was in lockdown — arthur labinyo—hughes was starved, tortured and neglected by emma tustin and thomas hughestrial at coventry crown court, the couple were described as �*utterly ruthless and pitiless'. an independent review is under way into the actions of social workers, who'd visited the family two months before arthur died. i must warn you that this report from phil mackie contains video and audio recordings of arthur which were played in court as evidence; and it is distressing. arthur labinjo—hughes had been a healthy and happy little boy, but he was subjected to months of beatings and punishments by his stepmother emma tustin and father thomas hughes. basically my six—year—old stepson has fallen and he has banged his head. 0k. and while he was on the floor he banged his head another five times. tustin lied when she dialled 999, and when the police arrived she continued trying to say that arthur's injury were self—inflicted. so you have come in, he's banged his head| three or four times here? i was in the kitchen, then i sat down in the living room and that's when he threw himself on th

after�*s father, thomas hughes, branded pitiless, got 21 years for manslaughter.slaughter. the judge, mrjustice michael walker, manslaughter. thejudge, mrjustice michael walker, said it had been "without doubt one of the most distressing and disturbing cases i have had to deal with". but the solihull mp on social media said the sentences were too lenient. there is a --alable sentences were too lenient. there is a palpable sense _ sentences were too lenient. there is a palpable sense of— sentences were too lenient. there is a palpable sense of real _ sentences were too lenient. there is a palpable sense of real loss and - a palpable sense of real loss and tragedy over this, and also, frankly, a sense of anger, and questions as to how this was allowed to happen, how these monsters were allowed to inflict this horrible torture on this young, defenceless boy. 3 torture on this young, defenceless bo . �* ,, ., torture on this young, defenceless boy. a spokesperson for the attorney general's office _ boy. a spokesperson for the attorney general's office said: _ the case