today, savannah brockhill was found guilty of murder. frankie smith was convicted of causing or allowing the death of a child. bradford council says it deeply regrets that not all the warning signs were seen. an inquiry into the short life of this sweet little girl will report back early next year. danny savage, bbc news, bradford. the highest temperature ever recorded in the arctic, 38 degrees celsius, has been officially confirmed by the world meteorological organization. experts say the record which was reported in siberia injune last year represents an �*alarm bell�* for climate change. the arctic is warming at twice the rate of the global average. more than 60 people have died in haiti after a fuel tanker exploded in a residential area last night. three days of mourning following the blast, which took place in the city of cap haitien. local reports suggest the vehicle was involved in an accident shortly before the explosion. more and more pupils and teachers are absent from schools in england with suspected or confirmed coronavi

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savannah brockhill has been found guilty of murdering star. they will be sentenced tomorrow lawyers for anne sacoolas, the american woman accused of causing the death of harry dunn , denies she's agreed to face criminal proceedings in a uk court. sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, terry sarah. with the premier league hit by covid outbreaks at several clubs, manchester united's game at brentford tonight has been postponed. a record 42 players and staff across the league have tested positive in the last week. united had already closed their training ground and delayed their trip to london. the decision to postpone was based on guidance from medical advisers, according to the premier league, who say the match will be rearranged in due course. there are also confirmed covid cases at brighton, tottenham, leicester, aston villa and norwich — although the game between norwich and villa tonight will go ahead as things stand. also tonight, leaders manchester city take on leeds, and amid further discussions about vaccination rat

savannah brockhill — seen here in the foreground — inflicted those injuries. star's mother, frankie smith, was convicted of causing or allowing the child's death. this has been a particularly upsetting and distressing investigation for everybody involved. no child should ever suffer as star suffered. we'll bring you the latest from the crown court in bradford. also this lunchtime... as mps debate new covid rules for england, borisjohnson faces a major commons rebellion. long queues for the covid booster jab — health officials warn of a "very difficult" four weeks ahead with the omicron variant. we need to call time on the wild west online — so say mps and peers wanting tougher legislation on tech companies. and coming up on the bbc news channel: as the premier league records a record amount of coronavirus cases, manchester united's game at brentford tonight is called off after an outbreak at the club. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. a woman has been found guilty of murdering her partner's 16—month—old child. star hobson endured month

today, savannah brockhill was found guilty of murder. frankie smith was convicted of causing, or allowing, the death of a child. 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 aub

savannah brockhill, who's 28, has beenjailed for a minimum of 25 years. the little girl's mother, frankie smith, has been given eight years in prison for causing or allowing her daughter's death. a warning, this report from danny savage contains some distressing images. 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. star's mother frankie smith was imprisoned 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. throughout her short life, star was subjected to endless physical assaults and psychological harm. instead of the love and protection, she ex

today, savannah brockhill was found guilty of murder. frankie smith was convicted of causing, or allowing, the death of a child. 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

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today, savannah brockhill was found guilty of murder. frankie smith was convicted of causing or allowing the death of a child. was star hobson's death avoidable? could more have been done by the authorities? many questions are raised by the short life of this sweet little girl. that report from danny savage. david fawcett was star hobson's great grandfather. he spoke outside court. i am just pleased that we got a murder conviction for savannah brockhill. because to me, she was just pure evil. i just can't believe she could do something like that to our baby girl. as i say, we werejust a quiet and lovely family and she ascended from the bowels of hell and just completely devastated and wrecked our family. took our baby star's life. the evidence against her was overwhelming. yes, yes. it is like we said, i know frankie, she could have got her out of that situation, but if frankie had never met savannah brockhill, this never would have happened and we wouldn't have been here today talking about it. frankie was cleared of murder. and manslau

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

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 black ear. it came into my head that she had been slapped, which caused it, and that brought concerns to me. they could have took her to the hospital, could have got her checked out, and may all these injuries

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 rebellion by tory mps tonight over the government's plan to try and curb the

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: we have | nothing, we have no food, my children are sick, we don't have money for medicine. a million children are at risk of starvation.

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

today, savannah brockhill was found guilty of murder. frankie smith was convicted of causing or allowing the death of a child. was star hobson�*s death avoidable? could more have been done by the authorities? many questions are raised by the short life of this sweet little girl. that report was by the bbc�*s danny savage. there�*s been a 13% increase in the number of state school pupils in england absent for covid—related reasons, according to department for education attendance figures released today. 236,000 pupils missed school for covid—related reasons on the 9th of december — although fewer than half of them had a confirmed case of coronavirus. schools in some high infection areas are struggling to stay fully open. our education correspondent, elaine dunkley, reports. bell rings. year three, year four, come on! it�*s been the most difficult term, there�*s no doubt about it. we�*ve seen a lot more cases of covid amongst the children — and a huge amount more amongst the staff. this is ash green primary in halifax.

star hobson, just 16 months old when she died, killed by her mother's partner, savannah brockhill, after a campaign of bullying and abuse. her own mother, frankie smith, was convicted of a lesser charge of causing or allowing her death. she'd struggled as a parent and was said to be under the control of brockhill, who described herself as a psychopath. she is with the number one psycho. to me, she wasjust pure evil. just can't believe she could do something like that to a baby girl. she, like, descended from the bowels of hell and just completely devastated the family. family members, friends and a baby—sitter made five referrals to social services after noticing bruises and changes to star's behaviour. my partner, anita, she actually did the second referral and they never got back to us, they never came to see us, and they never told after they'd been there that they'd been and closed the case and classed it as malicious gossip. this killing comes closely to the case of six—year—old arthur labinjo—hughes, who was murdered by his father's partner in june last year. his extended f

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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