australia's high courts in canberra, whether they will be allowed to, whether there are grounds for another appeal in this court case. and thejudgement handed down here, in the victorian court ofjudgement handed down here, at the victorian court of appeal, was a split decision by the three judges but two of those judges did say that they agreed with the prosecution's assertion that the victim this case, the surviving victim in this case, was a very credible witness. and in the words of the courts, "the witness was clearly not a liar, was not a fantasist, and was a witness of truth." so those words there from the chiefjustice anne ferguson, really getting to the heart of why cardinal george pell‘s appeal has been dismissed here in australia this morning. give us more on the background to this case, could you? cardinal george pell once upon a time it was one of the most powerful catholic figures in the world. he was a close adviser to pope francis. and this case here today was one of the most eagerly—awaited legal decisions we have seen in australia for quite some time. last december, a jury convicted george pell of abusing two choirboys, aged 13, in a cathedral here in melbourn

it's 1:00am in london, 8:00am in singapore and 10:00am in melbourne, where the victorian court of appealng its ruling on the case of cardinal george pell, the most senior catholic found guilty of sexually abusing children. a jury found pell guilty last december of the sexual penetration of a child under 16 and four counts of committing an indecent act with a child. he was sentenced to six years in prison but his lawyers appealed. joining me from melbourne is our correspondent phil mercer. now, feel, you were there at the court. just as this appeal was dismissed and read out. what were some of the ground behind it? this has been described as one of the most important legal decisions australia has seen for quite some time. there were parked court rooms and an overspill room here at the victorian court of appeal for the decision. it began at 9:30am local time and within five minutes we had a decision and the court has dismissed george pell‘s appeal and george pell will be returning to present to continue his six—year sentence for abusing two choirboys ina sentence for abusing two choirboys

worth noting george pell‘s demeanour during the hearing at the victorian court of appeal today. in a black suit and a white clerical collar and onlookers did say he looked very drawn and gaunt, no doubt as a result of spending more than five months in prison since sentenced in march. we did not show any emotion that we could tell when the chiefjustice was rejecting his appeal. occasionally he would look down to the floor. outside there were cheers from some of the survivors groups who gathered outside the court for the hearing. a lot of emotion outside the court, not a lot inside of it. one woman who represent a group campaigning for victims of clerical abuse said he looked far better in green than in black. that is a reference to the prison uniform that george pell would be wearing for the next few yea rs. would be wearing for the next few years. thank you very much indeed. for more on the appeal of cardinal george pell you can head to the bbc news website. you'll find the latest information. as well as the background context of the trial and australia's reaction. boris johnson

it's midnight in london, 7:00am in singapore and 9:00am in melbourne, where the victorian court of appealto deliver its ruling on the case of cardinal george pell, the most senior catholic found guilty of sexually abusing children. a jury found pell guilty last december of the sexual penetration of a child under 16 and four counts of committing an indecent act with a child. he was sentenced to six years in prison, but his lawyers appealed in the hope of having the verdict overturned or a retrial ordered. let's have a look at the outcomes we could see today. if the panel of three judges decide that there was insufficient evidence for the jury to be satisfied beyond reasonable doubt, then the convictions would be quashed and pell would walk free. if the court agrees with pell‘s lawyers that the judge made errors in his handling of the original trial, then the convictions would be overturned and the judges could order a retrial. but, if the court decides to dismiss the appeal, then the 78—year—old would return to prison to continue serving his 6—year term. i spoke to our correspondent phil m

court in canberra. whether they will be allowed to, or whether there are grounds for another appeal in this case. the judgement handed down here in the victorian court ofa split decision by the three judges are two of those judges did say they agreed with the prosecution assertion that the vic in this case, the surviving victim, was a very credible witness. he was clearly not a liarora credible witness. he was clearly not a liar or a fantasist and witness of truth. those from the chiefjustice and ferguson, really getting to the heart of why cardinal george pell‘s appeal has been dismissed here in australia this morning. give us more on the background to this case, would you? cardinaljohn fell once upona time would you? cardinaljohn fell once upon a time it was one of the most powerful figures upon a time it was one of the most powerfulfigures in the upon a time it was one of the most powerful figures in the catholic world. —— george pell. this case was one of the most eagerly awaited legal decisions we have seen in australia for quite some time. last december, a jury convicted george pell of abusing two choirboys, aged 13, ina pell of abusing two choir

outside the victorian court of appeal there was relief for those who campaign for victims of clericalge that justice will be served. no matter how high you are or how old you are, or, you know, what yourjob is. this is a crime against children. that innocence. george pell is the most senior catholic figure worldwide to be convicted of child sexual abuse. but this case that has global significance might not be over. pell said he is disappointed by the court's decision and his legal team is considering challenging his convictions in australia's high court. george pell is 78 and is now back in prison in disgrace. he will have to serve more than three years behind bars before he's eligible for parole. phil mercer, bbc news, melbourne. if you're guilty of leaving your old phones and laptops to gather dust in a cupboard — you're not alone. it's estimated that up to 40 million unused gadgets are languishing in uk homes — and scientists believe they all contain valuable elements which the earth could run out of in future. our science correspondent victoria gill reports. most of us upgrade and

outside the victorian court of appeal, there was relief for those who campaigned for victims of clerical matter how high you are, or how old you are, or, you know, what yourjob is. this is...this is a crime, it is against children, that innocence. george pell is the most senior catholic figure worldwide to be convicted of child sexual abuse but this case that has got global significance might not be over. pell said he is disappointed by the court's decision and his legal team is considering challenging his convictions in australia's high courts. but campaigners say another appeal would be a waste of time and money. well, i think the catholic church should stop wasting money on appeals and give that money that they would spend on fancy lawyers to the victims of their crimes. george pell is 78 and is now back in prison in disgrace, for crimes he committed more than 20 years ago, when he was archbishop of melbourne. he will have to serve more than three years behind bars before he is eligible for parole. phil mercer, bbc news, melbourne. president trump has cancelled an official state visit

outside the victorian court of appeal, there was relief for those who campaigned for victims of clericalvictims. i think it sends a message that justice will be served no matter how high you are, or how old you are, or, you know, what yourjob is. this is a crime, it is against children, that innocence. george pell is the most senior catholic figure worldwide to be convicted of child sexual abuse but this case that has got global significance might not be over. pell said he is disappointed by the court's decision and his legal team is considering challenging his convictions in australia's high courts. but campaigners say another appeal would be a waste of time and money. well, i think the catholic church should stop wasting money on appeals and give that money that they would spend on fancy lawyers to the victims of their crimes. george pell is 78 and is now back in prison in disgrace, for crimes he committed more than 20 years ago, when he was archbishop of melbourne. he will have to serve more than three years behind bars before he is eligible for parole. phil mercer, bbc news, melbourn

what we do know is that the judges here at the victorian court of appeal were split 2—1 in a decisiont a fantasist, and that was in large pa rt fantasist, and that was in large part the reason why george pell‘s appeal has been rejected and he is backin appeal has been rejected and he is back in prison facing come on the face of it, more than three years in prison before he is eligible for parole. 0k, phil mercer, thank you very much. a fundraising page set up for the family of pc andrew harper has raised nearly £250,000. pc harper was killed whilst attending reports of a burglary in berkshire on thursday. a man accused of his murder, 20—year—old jed foster, will appear at reading crown court later. he denies any involvement in the officer's death. president trump has cancelled an official state visit to denmark after the nation's prime minister confirmed greenland was not for sale. announcing the cancellation, mr trump tweeted: "denmark is a very special country with incredible people, but based on prime minister mette frederiksen's comments, that she would have no interest in discuss

outside the victorian court of appeal, there was relief for those who campaign for victims of clericalorldwide to be convicted of child sexual abuse. but this case that has global significance might not be over. pell said he is disappointed by the court's decision and his legal team is considering challenging his convictions in australia's high court. george pell is 78 and is now back in prison in disgrace. he will have to serve more than three years behind bars before he's eligible for parole. phil mercer, bbc news, melbourne. the body of a young boy found in the river stour has been confirmed as that of six—year—old lucas dobson. the kent chief police inspector has announced this in the last few moments and he has said he can now sadly confirmed they have formally identified the body as lucas and that the family are aware of this. he said the body was found at 915 this morning and that this brings to an end the search which had gone on for several days since the family fishing trip which went so horribly wrong over the weekend. the police chief inspector said he would like to echo lu