these were all recorded by emma tustin. thejudge said to emma tustin.to thomas hughes that he had watched a number of those videos to know how broken he was. the final act of killing, the judge said, was carried out by you, emma tustin stop you wanted thomas but you didn't want to be troubled by offer any longer. she gave him, thejudge said, a potential lethal dose of salt an hour or so before he died. she then took a photograph of him when he was lying lifeless on the floor. you did not summon help, you moved his body around the house, you showed no emotion or compassion. the judge here sentencing emma tustin to life in prison with a minimum term of 29 years. he has sentenced thomas hughes to 21 years in prison and the details, which thejury hughes to 21 years in prison and the details, which the jury heard hughes to 21 years in prison and the details, which thejury heard during this trial here at coventry crown court over two months, incredibly distressing, harrowing details of what they inflicted on six—year—old arthur. he was starved, he was left de

tustin and hughes will be sentenced tomorrow.hil mackie, bbc news, coventry crown court. thousands of people are facing a seventh night without electricity tonight after storm arwen downed power lines across the north of england and scotland. more than 100 soldiers were deployed to help out in aberdeenshire today and late this afternoon durham declared a serious emergency and called on the government to send troops there too as fiona trott reports. the power of storm arwen. pylons in cumbria still lying on the ground six days on. repairing them is a massive task.— massive task. the scale of devastation _ massive task. the scale of devastation is _ massive task. the scale of devastation is probably . massive task. the scale of- devastation is probably something we've never really experienced, definitely not in the 15 years i've worked in the organisation. to get a comparison, we'd have to go back to the great storm of 87. we've had over 900 instances of damage on our network, and when you look here this is one incidence of damage

the judge said to tustin, "the final act of killing was carried out by you, tustin."s, arthur's father but she didn't want to be troubled by arthur any longer. you had given him a potential legal guilt of salt, an hour before he died you took a photo of him when he was lying lifeless on the floor. you didn't summon help, you move his body around the house, you no emotion or compassion." the judge describes tustin, who as i say was in the cell, not in the dock, to hear that sentence, he described her as a manipulative woman. he said to hughes, when he sentenced him, "the threats of what you would do to arthur where encouragement to tustin, i have seen no remorse from you at all." arthur's father thomas hughes has been sentenced here this afternoon to 21 years and his partner emma tustin has been sentenced to life with a minimum of 29 years. sentenced to life with a minimum of 29 ears. , ., , , 29 years. many of us find these details impossible _ 29 years. many of us find these details impossible to _ 29 years. many of us find these details impossible to listen - 29 yea

as the uk was in lockdown — arthur labinjo—hughes was starved, tortured and neglected by emma tustinoventry 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 the floor. an

the judge today, when he sentenced tustin and hughes, and important to point out tustin was brought tocourtroom 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. the judge 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 lived a perfectly happy life in that house just yards from where arthur was subjected to unthinkable abuse. he said to tustin that she was a 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, to 21 years in prison. as you say, the most harrowing case and jurors here during the two—month trial had to hear and listen to the most difficult details about what happened to six—year—old arthur and the cruelty, the unimaginable cruelty t

tustin was convicted of murder yesterday while hughes was found guilty of manslaughter.ide 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 investigation into potential failings that will go on and report next year. we also heard from madeleine halcrow, the other g

emma tustin and her boyfriend, thomas hughes, were todayjailed for killing little arthur.murder, 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, c

but he was subjected to months of beatings and punishments by his stepmother, emma tustin, and fatheromas hughes. during 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 lev

tustin continued to lie when police arrived at the house.rt, thejury heard harrowing evidence. arthur had been abused over a period of several weeks, notjust by emma tustin, but also by his father, thomas hughes. in a text message, hughes had told his partner tojust end him. the court heard deeply distressing audio recordings made by emma tustin on her phone. in one, arthur can be heard saying, "no one loves me." hughes has now been found guilty of the manslaughter of his six—year—old son. tustin, who banged arthur�*s head on the floor, the fatal injury, convicted of murder. if i had to describe her with one word, i would have to say evil. i know that's hard—hitting coming from a police officer, but i can'tjustify 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 shoulderjust weeks before he died. social services did investigate, but said it appeared to be a happy household. the tragic loss of a young boy

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

but he was subjected to months of beatings and punishments by his stepmother, emma tustin, and father 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.

emma tustin and her boyfriend thomas hughes were today jailed for killing little arthur.rder 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 lo

as the uk was in lockdown — arthur labinyo—hughes was starved, tortured and neglected by emma tustintjune. during the trial 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 t

and shop in tustin.o, southern california. david: i thought it would have a sign that says, "home of julie sweet." [laughter] it doesn't say that? julie: we'll have to work on that. david: you were an athlete in high school? julie: i was a speech and debate star. i was in the lions club. my dad would get in his little vw and do the circuit. and i'm greatly appreciative of all of those clubs because they helped me earn money for college. and i was on the speech and debate team and really loved that. my parents didn't love it so much, because apparently i used the skills against them, but it was definitely a great way of creating a skill that i use today. david: in other words, if you're a debate champion, you can debate your parents. julie: yes. [laughter] david: so they did like that. ok. where did you go to college? julie: i went to claremont mckenna and then i went to columbia law school. david: so did your parents say that you should be a lawyer, because you're good at talking and debating and so fort

emma tustin, described in court as a manipulative liar, was given a life sentence with a minimum termyears for manslaughter. 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." 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 o

tustin made recordings of arthur in which he said nobody loved him.n jones, bbc news. president biden has said he does not accept moscow's demands over ukraine. a video conference is expected to take place between mr biden and president putin in the next few days to discuss the build up of more than 94,000 russian troops near ukraine's border. mr putin wants guarantees that nato won't expand any further to the east or deploy weapons systems near russian territory. video released by nasa shows a total solar eclipse as seen from western antarctica this morning. the earth's southernmost continent experiences continual daylight from mid—0ctober until early april, but the eclipse brought a few minutes of total darkness. a solar eclipse occurs when the moon moves between the sun and earth, casting a shadow on earth, fully or partially blocking the sun's light in some areas. for a total eclipse to take place, the sun, moon, and earth must be in a direct line. the only place that this total eclipse could be seen was antarctica. total eclipse could be sarah ja

the sentences handed to the couple who killed six—year—old arthur labinjo—hughes. 32—year—old emma tustinne last year. tustin�*s life sentence carries a minimum term of 29 years, while arthur's father thomas hughes was sentenced to 21 years for manslaughter. the attorney general confirmed the sentences are to be looked 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 natio

the sentences handed to the couple who killed six—year—old arthur labinjo—hughes. 32—year—old emma tustin assaulting the child injune last year. tustin�*s life sentence carries a minimum term of 29 years, while arthur's father thomas hughes was sentenced to 21 years for manslaughter. the attorney general confirmed 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 a

tustin made recordings of arthur in which he said nobody loved him.living in around nine thousand homes affected by storm arwen are without power for an eighth day. there are still outages in parts of scotland and the electricity supplierfor the north east has warned that repair work won't be completed until wednesday. the regulator, ofgem is carrying out an urgent review of the response by energy companies. a senior officer who leads police scotland's efforts to counter terrorism and organised crime has been suspended from duty following a "criminal allegation". the officer, understood to be temporary assistant chief constable pat campbell, was suspended from wednesday, according to the scottish police authority. the police watchdog will now investigate the allegation. 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. our

the 999 call made by his stepmother, emma tustin. - head. it was a lie. she continued to lie when police arrived at the house. when i t to net police arrived at the house. when i try to get off _ police arrived at the house. when i try to get off the — police arrived at the house. when i try to get off the floor, _ police arrived at the house. when i try to get off the floor, he - try to get off the floor, he head—butted me. try to get off the floor, he head-butted me.- try to get off the floor, he head-butted me. . .. ., head-butted me. and he came to me. in court, head-butted me. and he came to me. in court. the — head-butted me. and he came to me. in court. the jury _ head-butted me. and he came to me. in court, the jury heard _ head-butted me. and he came to me. in court, the jury heard harrowing - in court, the jury heard harrowing evidence. arthur had been abused over a period of several weeks, not just by emma tustin but also by his father, thomas use. in a text message, hughes had told his partner tojust ended. the message, hughes ha

emma tustin has been told she will serve at least 29 years in prison for killing arthur labinjo—hughesll. the boy's father, thomas hughes, has been jailed for 21 years for manslaughter. the judge at coventry crown 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

arthur's killers, emma tustin and thomas hughes, will also have their prison sentences reviewed by 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 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 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 make the same recommendations. my challenge to the system will be

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

it has a little sign that says, work where you must, but live and shop in tustin. southern california i've -- southern california. i was a speech and debate star starting as a freshman. my dad used to get in his little vw and i would do the circuit, the lions club. i am gratefully appreciative of all those because they helped me learn money for -- earn money for college and i was on the speech and debate team and love that. my parents did not love it so much at times because i apparently used skills against them. but it was definitely a great way of creating skills i used today. >> where did you go to college? >> car mount mckenna in southern california. >> good your parents that you should be a lawyer or you wanted to become a lawyer because you are good at talking a debating? >> i wanted to be a law since i was in great. and, i remember my senior year in college before i wrote and was accepted going to columbia. one of my professor said, have you never -- ever met a lawyer? he said no. he said, i am not letting you sign away until you met a lawyer. i met a lawyer

29 years for murder. —— emma tustin.as hughes, branded pitiless, got 21 years for manslaughter. thejudge, mrjustice manslaughter. 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 genera

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, thomasrney general�*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 w

emma tustin was jailed for 29 years on friday for murder and child cruelty, and arthur's father, thomashter. the 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. thi

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

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

his father, thomas hughes, who was sentenced to 21 years for manslaughter, and his partner, emma tustines 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 the morning we have been pelted by horizont

arthur labinyo—hughes was starved and beaten by emma tustin, who has been told she will serve at least been jailed for 21 years for manslaughter.the judge said neither defendant had shown any remorse and their behaviour had 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 kilomet

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

the pair were jailed earlier this week — arthur's stepmother emma tustin was convicted of his murder,thur supported, will pay tribute 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 mont

arthur had gone to live in tustin's house at the start of the lockdown last year and that's when thea happy household. there were other opportunities to intervene and perhaps save arthur as well but this was all going on during the very first lockdown last year when people were isolating and vulnerable children like arthur became invisible. the nspcc said it saw 23% increase in calls. irate invisible. the nspcc said 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 h

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