zak bolland alone has admitted reckless arson.her charges including murder. judith mortiz, bbc news, manchester. and you can get in touch with me and most of the team on twitter. i'm at bbc kasia madera. as always, there is much more on the website. for now, time to bring you up—to—date with all of the sports news. here's marc edwards. hello, i'm marc edwards, and this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. coming up on this programme: real madrid go marching on in europe. of course they do. the reigning champions cling on to beat bayern and reach the final of the uefa champions league. the dream makers. we catch up withjurgen klopp as he attempts to steer liverpool to a first champions league final in 11 years. and ding junhui has work to do in a suprisingly one—sided quarter—final against barry hawkins at the world snooker championships. well, well, well. by hook and by crook, real madrid just get the job done. zinedine zidane's side are into their fourth champions league final in five seasons, after seeing off bayern m

the court heard that the fire was the ultimate consequence of a tit—for—tat feud between zak bolland child ren's brother, kyle pearson. the two had smashed each other‘s windows and threatened each

zak bolland alone has admitted reckless arson.ne months since the group known as islamic state was defeated in its stronghold of mosul in northern iraq. but it's still not clear how many civilians were killed in the battle. estimates vary from more than a thousand to more than 10,000 — many of them reportedly killed in coalition airstrikes. so far only the us and australia have accepted any responsibility for civilian deaths. here, the ministry of defence says it's seen ‘no evidence' — as our defence correspondent jonathan beale reports. this is the graveyard of the group called islamic state. it is also the tomb of an unknown number of civilians. the old city of mosul, where the extremists made their last stand. defeated with the help of unrelenting coalition air strikes. making their way through the shattered shell of the city, a team of iraqi volunteers, trying to clear up the chaos. this was home to tens of thousands of people, trapped in the fighting. nine months on, it is still a toxic wasteland, littered notjust with bombs,

zak bolland alone has admitted reckless arson.ding murder. royal bank of scotland is to close more than a 160 branches in england and wales. the bank, which is three—quarters owned by the taxpayer, said that almost 800 jobs would go as a result. rbs said it was streamlining branches because many were too close to one another. a man from kent has appeared in court charged with preparing a terror attack in london. twenty—six—year old lewis ludlow, who's from rochester, is also accused of swearing an oath of allegiance to the islamic state group. the court of appeal has begun hearing a challenge to the ban on assisted dying from a man who is terminally ill. noel conway has motor neurone disease. he says he fears being entombed by his illness and he's fighting for the right to allow a doctor to help him die. our medical correspondent fergus walsh reports. this is the man who says that he wa nts to this is the man who says that he wants to die with dignity, noel conway, from shropshire, too little to make it to court in london, so with

zak bolland alone has admitted reckless arson.s, including murder. from today, you'll pay a lot more for many alcoholic drinks in scotland than you will in the rest of the uk. the scottish government has become the first country in the world to introduce a minimum price for alcohol to try to stop excessive drinking. the cost of some of the cheapest drinks has now tripled. critics say the move will hit people on low incomes disproportionately. all of the evidence says while it's not going to solve the problem on its own, without action that targets the affordability of alcohol, then we won't make the progress we need to see. it started off about four cans of beer a day, and then that started to progress to crates of beer every day, then it was a bottle of wine every night, and some beer, and then it was like maybe... you could get three bottles for a tenner. when alcohol prices rise, deaths from alcohol fall and when alcohol prices rise, deaths from alcohol fall. every time. so people may think they're not influenced by price, but

zak bolland and his friend david worrall threw petrol bombs into the house. encouraged and helped them. the men's murderous journey was all caught on cctv. first they went to buy fuel. then they went to the house and lifted a garden fence panel. moments later you can see the flashes as the petrol bombs were thrown into the kitchen. inside little lia was sleeping in a cot. her mother picked her up and put her in the bath to try to save her, but the fire was too much. michelle pearson survived to be told that four of her children had not. the court heard that the fire was the ultimate result of a long—running feud between one of michelle pearson's other sons and zak bolland. what started as low—level tit—for—tat crime ended in murder. the family say michelle was let down, having repeatedly warned that she was in danger. are you angry? yes. who with? the police, social services, the council. they could have done more and theyjust failed her. the police watchdog is investigating. we have referred this to the ipcc on the very first day of the enquiry, and a full r

zak bolland and his friend david worrall threw petrol bombs into the house. nd courtney brierley encouraged and helped them. the men's murderous journey was all caught on cctv. first they went to buy fuel. then they went to the house and lifted a garden fence panel. moments later you can see the flashes as the petrol bombs were thrown into the kitchen. inside little lia was sleeping in a cot. her mother picked her up and put her in the bath to try to save her, but the fire was too much. michelle pearson survived to be told that four of her children had not. the court heard that the fire was the ultimate result of a long—running feud between one of michelle pearson's other sons and zak bolland. what started as low—level tit—for—tat crime ended in murder. the family say michelle was let down, having repeatedly warned that she was in danger. are you angry? yes. who with? the police, social services, the council. they could have done more and theyjust failed her. the police watchdog is investigating. we have referred this to the ipcc on the very first day of the e

zak bolland has admitted reckless arson, but he, his girlfriend, courtney brierley, and david worrallutside the court. judhh? judith? yes, and the court has heard harrowing detail this morning of the fire which claimed the lives of those children, 15—year—old demi, her younger brother brandon, who was eight, their little sister lacie, seven, and the little one, lia, just three years old. the court has been told they were asleep in the family home with them michelle pearson, who was very gravely injured in the fire. she has survived but recently become conscious to be told her children have died. —— at home with their mother, michelle pearson. another of michelle pearson's children was in the house, kyle pearson and his friend. when the fire took hold, kyle pearson got out and the court will hear evidence from him. the prosecution say the fire is the fault of zak bolland, his girlfriend courtney brierley and theirfriend his girlfriend courtney brierley and their friend david worrall, his girlfriend courtney brierley and theirfriend david worrall, who his girlfriend courtney brierley an

and david worrell we re fire, zak bolland and david worrell were dropped here where the family lived away. zak bolland described how he heard the wash of the flames as the fire took hold at the foot of the stairs. cctv from nearby shows them lifting out the panel. moments later, it records the panel. moments later, it records the flash of the first petrol bomb and then the even bigger flash of the second. the intense blaze killed 15—year—old demi pearson who was last seen at her bedroom window waving the torch on her mobile phone for help. demi will always be remembered as a big character, fun loving, extremely popular in school and i would say she was popular outside of school as well. they will remember her as being independent and someone who was there for her friends. demi's younger siblings were murdered that night too. lee pearson died of her injuries a few days later. their mother was in a coma for months and was only told about the deaths of her children last month. they have gone. i cannot save one has gone first ball of her babies are gone. they now face long jail terms for

well zak bolland denies murder and also denies attempted murder. he admits reckless arson.nd courtney brierley and theirfriend girlfriend courtney brierley and their friend david worrall, girlfriend courtney brierley and theirfriend david worrall, both girlfriend courtney brierley and their friend david worrall, both of them delight as well all the counts against them. three counts, four cou nts against them. three counts, four counts of murder, three counts of attempted murder and arson. in this case continues, we expect tomorrow to hear more evidence from some of the emergency services who were called out that night. around five thousand liverpool fans have travelled to rome, for the second leg of their team's champions league semi—final against roma tonight. the first game at anfield was marred by violence, leaving one man in a critical condition. liverpool managerjurgen klopp says any problems off the pitch will not affect his side's performance. italian police have appealed to british fans to stay within italian rules to ensure their safety. 0ur sports correspondent da

there are three defendants, zak bolland one, david henry worrall, and courtly brierly.the prosecution outlined their case and it developed asa outlined their case and it developed as a fight between the victim and defendants, it started with damage toa carand defendants, it started with damage to a car and then escalated in a tit—for—tat situation leading up to the house fire and the deaths of these children. the future of the iran nuclear deal is in doubt after the israeli prime minister claimed his country had evidence that the iranian military were secretly planning to build nuclear weapons. the us said israel's claims were "co nsiste nt" with its own intelligence. however, in the last hour the director of the international atomic energy agency has released a statement saying they have no "credible indications of activities in iran relevant to the development of a nuclear explosive device after 2009". britain, france and germany have all pressed for the nuclear deal to be maintained. speaking to reporters onboard a plane as he headed home from a visit to the middle e

first into the witness box was zak bolland. he is 23 years old.ouse was empty at the time of the fire. he told the court how he had confronted the mother of the children, michelle pearson, early on that evening, in an ongoing row over some damage to a car. in the hours that followed he noticed a police van sitting outside the home and he thought the family was being taken into protective custody. his point was that when he went to set fire to the house a few hours later in the dead of night, he thought he was throwing petrol bombs into an empty house. he said he was devastated when he later found out that children had died and he made arrangements to hand himself into police. he denies murder, he attempted murder as well. the trial continues here on monday. thank you. danny savage reporting from manchester. police have confirmed that a body found at a marina on the banks of the firth of forth is that of scott hutchison — the singer in the rock band frightened rabbit, who went missing two days ago. the band has released a statement describing their

prosecutors say zak bolland, who's 23, was involved in a feud with the brother of the victims.wald is at manchester crown court. that is the essence of what the court was told today, we hope to talk to her who has been following this case, for the latest on the day ‘s proceedings at the start of that case following the death of four young children. the un's nuclear watchdog has reiterated that it has no "credible indications" that iran has been developing nuclear weapons since 2009. international atomic energy agency says it was already aware of the iranian weapons programme that israel says it has exposed with its seizure of secret documents. us president donald trump, who opposes the iran nuclear deal has until 12 may to decide whether to abandon it or not. 0ther signatories to the deal, including the uk and france, say iran has been abiding by it and it should be kept. here's our diplomatic correspondent jonathan marcus. tonight we are going to show you something that the world has never seen before. the israel prime minister benjamin netanyahu prepares for the big reveal, a

zak bolland, 23, has been given four life sentences at manchester crown court and told he must servet lasted 11 minutes. two wickets fell to wipe out england‘s big hitting middle order. leaves them languishing on 280—9. earlier, joe root won the toss and decided to bat — probably wondering why. alistair cook the man who lastest the longest, before he was bowled for 70 by mohammed amir. debutant dom bess has just gone as well. he might be bowling soon, at this rate. there‘s no english team in the men‘s game on saturday — there is, sorry, but no english team for the women‘s a player so significant she was named the bbc women‘s footballer of the year earlier this week. lucy bronze plays for lyon againast wolfsburg later — jo currie is in kiev. leon taking shots behind me, they arrived as favourites and they are going for theirfifth arrived as favourites and they are going for their fifth title, their third consecutive title and that has never been done before. wolfsburg have completed the german league and cup double. two—time winners, but not since 2014 is it is the best teams in europ