this story about star hobson is _ stories? this story about star hobson is such _ stories? this story about star hobson is such a _ stories? this story about star hobson is such a tragic - stories? this story about star. hobson is such a tragic case but stories? this story about star- hobson is such a tragic case but it does have echoes of those earlier tragedies that we have seen and most recently the little boy arthur again killed within the family. i think one of the things that you see and you see in this case is that there were warnings to social services and in this case there were five warnings to services from extended family members. and although i think it's very difficult to be a social worker asked john said, you are dead if you do and damned if you don't, nevertheless when there are so many warnings over the period of time, i think that it's a kind of thing the sunday papers would hone in on and will go in on those warnings, when were they made it where were they not listen to and were they followed up? in one of the other things it emerges very often from thes

on september 22 last year, star hobson was - 22 last year, star hobson was murdered by brockhill. on the day she died her killer search the internets for how to bring a baby out of shock. that was 15 minutes before she calmly made this call. she was crying, she stopped crying, she was sick and now she is a bit floppy, she was sick and now she is a bit floppy, to be honest with you. i find it very difficult to believe somebody could inflict those injuries— somebody could inflict those injuries inflicted on a child of that— injuries inflicted on a child of that age _ injuries inflicted on a child of that age. i am conscious they are yet to— that age. i am conscious they are yet to be — that age. i am conscious they are yet to be sentenced on to not wish to say— yet to be sentenced on to not wish to say anything at this stage which might— to say anything at this stage which might prejudice the sentencing. when might prejudice the sentencing. when challenaed might prejudice the sentencing. when challenged by — might prejudice the sentencing. firemen challenged by autho

star hobson _ her. you are a spoiled, pretty girl. star hobson was _ her. you are a spoiled, pretty girl. star hobson was anything - her. you are a spoiled, pretty girl. star hobson was anything but i her. you are a spoiled, pretty girl. | star hobson was anything but spoil. she was killed when she was just 16 months old, her injuries were described in court as utterly catastrophic. her great grandparents, david and anita, try to raise concerns with social services. to raise concerns with social services-— to raise concerns with social services. �* . ., ., services. anita said, you do not want another _ services. anita said, you do not want another baby _ services. anita said, you do not want another baby p _ services. anita said, you do not want another baby p on - services. anita said, you do not want another baby p on your i services. anita said, you do not i want another baby p on your hands and she said, how do you mean and anita said, think about it, that little baby p, he was let down by social services, we want you to go and see what problems th

thea;r the star hobson sentencing. they were together _ the star hobson sentencing. ila: were together responsible for inflicting catastrophic injuries on a helpless young child. throughout her short life, a helpless young child. throughout hershort life, star a helpless young child. throughout her short life, star was subject to endless physical assaults and psychological harm. instead of the love and protection, she experienced a world of humiliation, cruelty and pain at the hands of those who should have protected her the most. it is impossible to imagine how any parent or carer could inflict this pain or suffering, sorry, inflict this pain and suffering on entirely defenceless little girl. our thoughts remain with star's family of course, as they have been throughout. thank you. so of course, as they have been throughout. thank you.- throughout. thank you. so a statement — throughout. thank you. so a statement outside _ throughout. thank you. so a statement outside bradford crown court, where a little earlier we heard that savannah brockhill has been jailed the

star hobson was murdered when she was just 16 months old. today the two people who should have loved and cared for her, but instead were responsible for her death, was sentenced for their crimes. these two callers to our phone line did not think the level of detail included in that report was appropriate for an audience at six o'clock. with regards to the murder of the little girl, i just wanted to say that i think the bbc has got this really wrong. if you are driving down the motorway and there has been an awful crash, people slow down and have a look, which is just awful in itself. but this is tantamount to the bbc representing somebody stood there, slowing the cars down and saying "have a look, have a look". i am just horrified that so many young families are watching and hearing this in the early part of the evening. please, please can the watershed on bad and awful news be placed please, if it has to be at all, in the ten o'clock news and not the six o'clock news. hillary nichol there. but other viewers had a different perspective, with

star hobson, a happy little girl seen here with her great—grandfather. but over a period of months she changed from this. you are about to see a distressing image of start a distressing image of star asleep covered in bruises. she was always allowed to stay with her abusers despite being seen by police and social workers. come here. are you running from me? hollyjones used to babysit star and was the first to raise concerns. bruises on her face and things, and i'd bring it up and they'd be like, "oh, she fell." or they'd always have straightaway an excuse. but the more kind of bruises i'd see and the way she was acting, itjust came a bit clear to me that it wasn't right. david fawcett and his partner anita compared star's plight to baby p, the 17—month—old boy who died in north london despite being well known to children's services. they had a chilling conversation with a social worker. anita says, "well, you don't want another baby p on your hands, do you?" and she said, "how do you mean?" so anita said, "well, just think about it, you know, that li

star hobson was anything but spoiled. smith and brockhill posted these caring images publicly, but privately they were horrible to her. on one occasion brockhill took star to her work at a recycling centre. cctv here later caught the amateur boxer beating the toddler. star died aged just 16 months. in the months before her death, david fawcett and his partner anita raised chilling concerns with social services. anita says, well, you don�*t want another baby p on your hands, do you? she said, how do you mean? so anita says, well, think about it, that little baby p a couple of years, he got let down by social services, so we just want you to go see what problems is here. but that was it, we never heard a thing, theyjust said the case were closed, and that was that. ambulance service, is the patient breathing? on september 22nd last year, star hobson was murdered by brockhill. on the day she died, her killer searched the internet for how to bring a baby out of shock. that was 15 minutes before she calmly made this call. sh

was star hobson's death avoidable? many questions are raised by the short life of this sweet little girl. many of those questions will be aimed at the bradford city council children's services department and the council has issued a statement this afternoon saying that we are very aware there is much we need to learn from the case and understand why opportunities to better protect star were missed and we deeply regret that not all of the warning signs were not seen that lead to firmer action. the family's only comfort is seeing justice with brockel and smith being sentenced here tomorrow. the time is 620pm. our top story this evening. more queues for covid jabs as the prime minister says there is concern over the omicron variant. coming up: another rise in the number of children absent from school in england due to covid. coming up in sportsday on the bbc news channel. arsenal have stripped pierre—emerick aubameyang of the club captaincy and dropped him for their next game after a "disciplinary breach". reports sugge

a life sentence for the murderer of 16—month—old star hobson. the toddler suffered "catastrophic injuries" at the hands of her killer. and, arise sir lewis hamilton, as the formula one star is knighted for services to motorsport. and coming up in sport on the bbc news channel: without victory in their last five premier league games, can southampton return to winning ways at crystal palace? good evening. the uk has recorded its highest number of daily covid infections since the start of the coronavirus pandemic almost two years ago. there were more than 78,500 new cases in the past 2a hours — that's 10,000 more than the previous daily record set back injanuary. but england's chief medical officer, professor chris whitty, has warned that more covid records will be broken, with the omicron variant moving at what he called an "absolutely phenomenal pace." he added that the public should prioritise what matters, with regards to social mixing, in the run—up to christmas. borisjohnson has again urged people to get their boosterjabs as part of what

was star hobson's death avoidable? many questions are raised by the short life of this sweet little girl. danny savage reporting there. joining us is professor harry ferguson from the department of social care... i'm not sure, where are you? thanks very much. i'm sorry about that. this is a horrible case. it comes a couple weeks after we heard about the case of arthur hughes. there will be those thinking, how we got an epidemic for child abuse, or are we reallyjust seeing because of lockdown, keeping cases through the particular time. this is a dreadful case of child cruelty. no question about it. clearly, social brokers and police were involved, and medics. —— social workers. there are a series of questions to be asked. i think there is no doubt really, that the capacity of professionals to achieve the depth that's necessary to understand what was happening for children like star was diminished because of social distancing. so, and the re church, we found social workers were instructed by government guidelines —

star hobson was murdered when she was just 16 months old. today the two people who should have loved and cared for her but instead were responsible for her death were sentenced for their crimes. this is star with savannah brockhill, the woman who would later kill her. she was an amateur boxer with a violent temper, which she often took out on the toddler. she was sentenced to a minimum of 25 years in prison. thejudge said she had shown no remorse. frankie smith was imprisoned and thejudge said she had played a significant role, something she will have to live with for the rest of her life. throughout her short life, star was subject to endless physical assaults and psychological harm instead of the love and protection, she experienced a world of cruelty and pain. star was known to police and social services. today a family member gave us a video of star with bruises. taken days before she died, it shows injuries to her nose, cheek and ear and led to her great grandfather contacting social services. i have never seen a child in my life with a

star hobson was anything but spoiled. smith and brockhill posted these caring images publicly, but privately they were horrible to her. on one occasion, brockhill took star to her work at a recycling centre. cctv here later caught the amateur boxer beating the toddler. star died aged just 16 months. in the months before her death, david fawcett and his partner anita raised chilling concerns with social services. anita says, well, you don't want another baby p on your hands, do you? she said, how do you mean? so anita says, well, think about it, that little baby p a couple of years ago, he got let down by social services, so we just want you to go see what problems is here. but that was it, we never heard a thing, theyjust said the case were closed, and that was that. ambulance service, is the patient breathing? on september 22nd last year, star hobson was murdered by brockhill. on the day she died, her killer searched the internet for how to bring a baby out of shock. that was 15 minutes before she calmly made this call.

the metro leads on the murder of 16—month—old star hobson. her mother's partner, savannah brockhill, has been convicted of murder. we will talk about all of those stories in the next few minutes but let's begin and do you want to kick us off with the front of the telegraph tomorrow morning with that photograph of borisjohnson masked up and looking like he has been out for a jog? up and looking like he has been out for a “on ? , up and looking like he has been out fora'oa? , .,, for a jog? yes, well, good to see boris johnson — for a jog? yes, well, good to see boris johnson in _ for a jog? yes, well, good to see boris johnson in a _ for a jog? yes, well, good to see boris johnson in a mask because | for a jog? yes, well, good to see i boris johnson in a mask because he borisjohnson in a mask because he does not always wear them and he is and photographed in hospitals before now not wearing a mask it has drawn criticism for that. it to see him on a couple of front page is wearing a mask but this story is really about this being a huge rebe

star hobson was murdered when she wasjust 16 months old. today star hobson was murdered when she was just 16 months old. today the two people who should have loved and cared for her but instead were responsible for her death were sentenced for their crimes. this is star with savannah brockhill, the woman who would later kill her. she was an amateur boxer with a violent temper, which she often took out on the toddler. she was sentenced to a minimum of 25 years in prison. the judge said she had shown no remorse. frankie smith was imprisoned and the judge said she had played a significant role, something she will have to live with for the rest of her life. ., ., , ., her life. throughout her short life, star was subject _ her life. throughout her short life, star was subject to _ her life. throughout her short life, star was subject to endless - her life. throughout her short life, | star was subject to endless physical assaults and psychological harm instead of the love and protection, she experienced a world of cruelty and pain. she experien

to be continued after the news at six reported on another highly upsetting case, the death of starr hobson. murder when she was a 16 months old. they should've loved her and care for her but they were responsible for her but they were responsible for her but they were responsible for her death and were sentenced for the crime. these two colours did not think the level of detail is included in their report was appropriate for an audience of six o'clock. ., ., o'clock. the murder of a little tirl, o'clock. the murder of a little girl. just _ o'clock. the murder of a little girl, just wanted _ o'clock. the murder of a little girl, just wanted to _ o'clock. the murder of a little girl, just wanted to sedating l o'clock. the murder of a little i girl, just wanted to sedating the bbc have got this really wrong. if you're driving down the motorway you see an awful crash, people slow down and have a look which isjust see an awful crash, people slow down and have a look which is just awful in itself, but this is tantamount to the bbc representing somebody stood there slowing the correspondence and

due to be sentenced — the woman convicted of killing 16—month—old star hobson, after months of assaults and psychological harm. a scintillating performance from premier league leaders manchester city. kevin de bruyne scores twice as they tear leeds united apart, hammering them 7—0. there will be a little bit of wet weather today in scotland, north—west england and northern ireland. dry conditions will dominate the days ahead. i will tell you why with the full forecast on bbc breakfast. it's wednesday, the 15th of december. our main story. the prime minister is facing further pressure this morning after he suffered the biggest rebellion of conservative mps since becoming prime minister. nearly a third of tory backbenchers last night voted against the introduction of mandatory covid passes in nightclubs and large venues in england. the new rules, which come into force today, are part of a series of plan b measures aimed at slowing the spread of the omicron variant. here's our political correspondent, ben wright. the ayes to the right, 369, the noes to the left, 126. the scale of the r

star hobson endured months of assaults and psychological harm at the hands of 28—year—old savannah brockhill. a jury at bradford crown court cleared the little girl's mother, frankie smith, of murder and manslaughter, but convicted her of causing or allowing her daughter's death. diplomats from britain, france, and germany have warned that the 2015 iran nuclear deal is at risk of becoming "an empty shell", given the pace at which the country is accelerating its nuclear programme. they accuse tehran of taking new positions inconsistent with the agreement and wasting precious time at the talks in vienna. the french authorities have formally identified 26 people who died when their boat sank in the sea between england and mainland europe last month, in what is the crossings worst—recorded migrant tragedy. more people may still be unaccounted for. among those confirmed dead were two friends from the same town in iraqi kurdistan. the bbc�*s hanan razak spoke to their families before the news of their death was officially confirmed. the people of this valley are in mourning once again. two clo

skylar hobson, his staff at club 12 20 walnut creek nervous amid the recent surge of covid-19 cases across the bay area just days before their new year's eve celebration, we're going to keep an eye on that we still have, like three or four more days. for now, the team preparing for business as usual , i think new year's eve will turn out okay and hoping for the return of a favorite new year's tradition. we do have a champagne toast. we have a great dj event a much needed source of revenue for the club after being hit hard during the pandemic. our sales are down like 75% for the most part, all the required covid-19 protocols in place for the event. but if cases spike even more dramatically, our safety and the customer safety is absolutely more important than having new year's meantime , in oakland, the elbow room canceling it's new year's live concert with band the #### tones after watching covid-19 numbers rise. across the bay and san francisco bar movie #### in the city's castro neighborhood, also deciding to cancel its new year's eve festivities and closed through january. 1st as for res

i'd like to begin with you kristin hobson. i just want to get your reaction to this rolling. did you think it was going to go this way? well, i've learned a hard way not to keep my eyes hopes really high, so it didn't come with surprise. but this is devastating results. and especially, ironically this is be handed down on the united nations human rights day. and on the same day that to all the generalist, the getting the noble priest prize in. and also this of quote is devastating for julian and for his family. but furthermore, they devastating for press freedom worldwide. and that is the main reason why all major human rights organizations in the world press freedom organizations. created the organs, is unified from, for, for human rights, have condemned to this, this man hunt this politically motivated persecution, against the julian assaults. mr. hudson, has anyone spoken actually directly to mr. farms? do we have any word of how he's dealing with this news? i haven't been able to speak with him directly is of cause and maximum security prison in se london. but i hear that

star hobson endured months of assaults and psychological harm at the hands of 28 year old savannah brockhill. a jury at bradford crown court cleared the little girl's mother, frankie smith, of murder and manslaughter, but convicted her of causing or allowing her daughter's death. big tech companies should be forced to take tougher action against online crimes and abuse, according to uk mps. they've called for tighter safeguards for children and women and more action on tackling fraud and racist abuse to be made law. the committee's report said it was necessary to �*call time on the wild west online'. her�*s our media editor amol rajan. for years, every country and particularly western democracies have grappled with how to minimize the harms of life online while reaping the benefits. many of those harms affect children, especially grooming, usually by anonymous abusers. louise, as we've agreed to call her, was targeted when just 11 years old. so, i really, really was after that attention and validation from someone in my life and abusers have recognised these kind of things and recognise

i'd like to begin with you kristin hobson. i just want to get your reaction to this rolling. did you think it was going to go this way? well, i learned the hard way not to keep my highs, hopes very high, so it didn't come with surprise. but this is devastating results. and especially, ironically this is be handed down on the united nations human rights day. and on the same day that to all the generalist, the getting the noble priest prize in. and also this of quote is devastating for julian and for his family. but furthermore, they devastating for press freedom worldwide. and that is the main reason why all major human rights organizations in the world press freedom organizations to the organization. the fight from for, for human rights have condemned to this, this man hunt this politically motivated persecution, against the julian assaults. mr. hudson, has anyone spoken actually directly to mr. farms? do we have any word of how he's dealing with this news? i haven't been able to speak with him directly is of cause and maximum security prison in se london. but i hear that of

a woman who killed 16—month—old star hobson after inflicting "utterly catastrophic" injuries on the toddler will be sentenced this afternoon. bouncer and amateur boxer savannah brockhill, who was found guilty yesterday of murdering star, has been described by the little girl's family as "pure evil". star's mother, frankie smith, was cleared of murder but convicted of causing or allowing the toddler's death. in afghanistan, one million children under the age of five are at risk of starvation this winter, according to the world health organization. charities have warned that the humanitarian crisis facing the country after 20 years of war means a further 2.2 million people will suffer acute malnutrition. our afghanistan correspondent secunder kermani reports from the western province of ghor. a nation struggling to survive. a hospital struggling to cope. the war is over in afghanistan, but hunger is the new threat. these mothers desperately waiting for nutrition packs for their malnourished babies. "it's like this every day," he says. "it's been like this for four or five months." translation

very much at the moment as a back—up, it was described by chris hobson, the chief executive of nhs providers as a back—up insurance policy and they are hoping not to have to use these. around 100 extra beds created in extra areas outside the normal words of the hospital, that could be used for covid patients, in a worst—case scenario, if you do see a big increase in hospitalisations, it's a big if at the moment, we are not seeing a huge increase across the country. at the moment it is going up country. at the moment it is going up but not to the levels we saw last year so these are there not for the most acute cases, they will be dealt with in hospital but as a sort of stepped out provision, people coming to the end of hospital admission with covid that could be moved into one of these overflow centres as they are getting better and before being released into the community. we are six or seven weeks into omicron and assessing the impact of it. what are the latest indications when you look at the statistics? the bi caveat when you look at the statistics? the big caveat is — when you loo

let's ask our managing director brad hobson. kriti: i think they are gearing up to do some fireworks. i have been waiting for two hours to jump in because it is not just jon ferro's birthday. it is also gymnast gabby douglas's birthday and diane von furstenberg's birthday as well, so let's wish them also a very happy birthday today. matt: so kind of you to look that up and share that knowledge with us. happy birthday, jon ferro. happy new year's eve day to all of you out there. kriti, dani and i will be with you for another hour. coming up, to preview 2022. this is bloomberg. ♪ every day in business brings something new. so get the flexibility of the new mobile service designed for your small business. introducing comcast business mobile. you get the most reliable network with nationwide 5g included. and you can get unlimited data for just $30 per line per month when you get four lines or mix and match data options. available now for comcast business internet customers with no line-activation fees or term contract required. se

skylar hobson, his staff at club 12 20 walnut creek nervous amid the recent surge of covid-19 cases across the bay area just days before their new year's eve celebration, we're going to keep an eye on out. we still have, like three or four more days. for now, the team preparing for business as usual, i think new year's eve will turn out okay and hoping for the return of a favorite new year's tradition. we do have a champagne toast. we have a great dj event a much needed source of revenue for the club after being hit hard during the pandemic. our sales are down like 75% for the most part, all the required covid-19 protocols in place for the event. but if cases spike even more dramatically, our safety in the customer safety is absolutely more important than having new year's meantime, in oakland, the elbow room canceling it's new year's live concert with band the #### tones after watching covid-19. numbers rise. across the bay and san francisco bar moby #### in the city's castro neighborhood, also deciding to cancel its new year's eve festivities and closed through january. 1st as for restau

the daily mail reads "not again", reacting to the murders of star hobson and ella ros, which they say is due to social workers and doctors. so, let's begin. john, the daily mirror, well they have kept promising at a photo and we got the sort of quiz master photo of borisjohnson which was not exactly perhaps the party people were thinking of. this is not either but it is rather more damning photo and reasonably chosen tomorrow morning quite literally 2a hours before the by election in north shropshire. before the by election in north shrapshire-_ before the by election in north shroshire. . , . shropshire. indeed and they have led the way understory _ shropshire. indeed and they have led the way understory from _ shropshire. indeed and they have led the way understory from the - shropshire. indeed and they have led the way understory from the very - the way understory from the very start and here is another scoop for them. it shows sean bailey, conservative candidate for mayor of london with colleagues at the tory headquarters as you rightly say when the country or at least london was

skylar hobson, his staff at club 12 20 walnut creek nervous amid the recent surge of covid-19 cases across the bay area just days before their new year's eve celebration for now, the team preparing for business as usual, i think new year's eve will turn out okay and hoping for the return of a favorite new year's tradition. we do have a champagne toast. we have a great dj event, a much needed source of revenue for the club after being hit hard during the pandemic. our sales are down like 75% for the most part, all the required covid-19 protocols in place for the event. but if cases like even more dramatically, our safety and the customer safety is absolutely more important than having new year's meantime, in oakland, the elbow room canceling it's new year's live concert with band the #### tones after watching covid-19 numbers rise. across the bay and san francisco bar moby #### in the city's castro neighborhood, also deciding to cancel its new year's eve festivities and closed through january. 1st as for restaurants , folks are going to try to do a celebration. um if possible, and let custo

the woman who murdered 16—month old star hobson is sentenced to life — while star's mother is jailed for 8 years forfailing to protect her daughter. and arise sir lewis — he may have lost his formula one title — but lewis hamilton has gained a knighthood

star hobson was murdered when she was just 16 months old. today, the two people who should have loved and cared for her but instead were responsible for her death were sentenced for their crimes. this is star with savannah brockhill, the woman who would later kill her. she was an amateur boxer with a violent temper, which she often took out on the toddler. she was sentenced to a minimum of 25 years in prison. thejudge said she had shown no remorse. sta r�*s star's mother, sta r�*s mother, frankie star's mother, frankie smith, was jailed for eight years for allowing her daughter's death. thejudge said she had played a significant role, something she will have to live with for the rest of her life. star was subject to endless physical assaults and psychological harm. instead of the love and protection, she experienced a world of cruelty and pain. star was known to police and social services. today, a family member gave us a video of star with bruises. you may find this upsetting. taken days before she died, it shows injuries to her nose, c

star hobson endured months of assaults and psychological harm at the hands of 28—year—old savannah brockhill, who was yesterday convicted of murder. star's mother, frankie smith, was found guilty of causing or allowing her death. bradford council will publish a review into star's death injanuary. the time is 935. sport now, and for a full round up from the bbc sport centre. good morning. james anderson and stuart broad are back in england's12—man squad for the second ashes test against australia which starts tomorrow morning in adelaide. the pair had been left out of the opener in brisbane, which england lost by nine wickets. anderson is england's leading test wicket—taker with 632, with broad second behind him with 52a. pace bowler chris wood has been rested, with spinnerjack leach included. so does the recall place more expectation on anderson? he always feel expectation because of various things, really, but, for me, i havejust been, since i knew i wasn't playing at brisbane, i have just been working hard with the pink ball, seeing what works and what doesn't, whether it swings at cer

star hobson endured months of assaults and psychological harm at the hands of 28—year—old savannah brockhill, who was yesterday convicted of murder. star's mother, frankie smith, was found guilty of causing or allowing her death. bradford council will publish a review into star's death injanuary. more now on the situation facing borisjohnson — and his authority as prime minister and conservative party leader — after 100 of his own mps rebelled against the introduction of mandatory covid passes in england. with me is giles kenningham, founder of trafalgar strategy and former conservative party press chief. also i'm joined by tim montgomerie, founder and former editor of the conservativehome blog. welcome, both of you. thank you for joining us. i want to know how each of you would describe a boris johnson's position this morning, starting with you, tim. genuinely gobsmacked. _ starting with you, tim. genuinely gobsmacked, flabbergasted i starting with you, tim. genuinely gobsmacked, flabbergasted by i starting with you, tim. genuinely. gobsmacked, flabbergasted by the scale of the rebellio

so that unduly lenient sentence scheme being invoked in the case of starr hobson. he travelled to london from his home in east bonn to carry out what the prosecution alleges was a premeditated attack. a garage worker has accepted responsibility for the killing of primary school teacher sabina nessa. our home affairs correspondent, june kelly is at the old bailey. his lawyer said he was admitting response for her death, but he is pleading not guilty to the charge of murder. he is an albanian national and with him in the dock was an interpreter to help them follow proceedings and a few feet away sat members of her family. proceedings and a few feet away sat members of herfamily. her sister, and otherfamily members came to members of herfamily. her sister, and other family members came to the old bailey for this social distance hearing. they were following proceedings in what was a forecourt but we were all socially distance. she was on her way to meet her friend for a night out, left her home in south london but she never arrived at that meeting and her body was foun

star hobson was murdered when she was just 16 months old. today the two people who should have loved and cared for her, but instead were responsible for her death, was sentenced for their crimes. these two callers to our phone line did not think the level of detail included in that report was appropriate for an audience at six o'clock. with regards to the murder of the little girl, i just wanted to say that i think the bbc has got this really wrong. if you are driving down the motorway and there has been an awful crash, people slow down and have a look, which is just awful in itself. but this is tantamount to the bbc representing somebody stood there, slowing the cars down and saying "have a look, have a look". i am just horrified that so many young families are watching and hearing this in the early part of the evening. please, please can the watershed on bad and awful news be placed please, if it has to be at all, in the ten o'clock news and not the six o'clock news. hillary nichol there. but other viewers had a different perspective, with

chris hobson from nhs providers, thank you. we wish you well. thank you. it thank you. we wish you well. thank ou. , i: thank you. we wish you well. thank ou. , ,': , thank you. we wish you well. thank ou. , ,': , ,., , you. it is 23 minutes past eight. you are watching _ you. it is 23 minutes past eight. you are watching bbc _ you. it is 23 minutes past eight. | you are watching bbc breakfast. you. it is 23 minutes past eight. - you are watching bbc breakfast. we could do with a smile, couldn't we? oh, yes! we really could. as the saying goes — laughter is the best medicine. but for some comedians, so called 'cancel culture' has left them fearful of losing their career, by telling a joke that some may find unacceptable. now, a you gov survey suggests the feeling is felt more widely in society — with more than 50 percent of people saying they stop themselves from expressing their political and social views. (pres)0ur culture editor katie razzall has been looking at the issue and as you may expect in a piece and social views. our culture editor katie razzall has been