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Of british Toddler Madeleine Mccann has been acquitted of unrelated Sexual Abuse charges by a court in the german city of brunswick. Christian brueckner has been formally identified as a suspect in the case of maddie mccann, who disappeared from her bedroom in 2007 during a Family Holiday in portugal. He denies any involvement. Lets speak to our correspondent Damien Mcguiness in berlin. What happened in court . Judges have announced what happened in court . Judges have announced they what happened in court . Judges have announced they have have announced they have acquitted Christian Brueckner of these current charges. He had been accused of five separate cases of And-child'>Rape And Child abuse. Judges said this morning that there is not enough evidence to say he is guilty of these charges. A lot of the evidence that was presented in court was testimonies from people who have said they had heard things from Christian Brueckner And videos that witnesses said they had seen, but havent been presented as evidence themselves. Sojudges came presented as evidence themselves. So judges came to themselves. So judges came to the conclusion that there was no evidence linking Christian Brueckner to these five separate cases. But that doesnt mean that Christian Brueckner will be released, because he is already in jail on another separate case. That is the rape of an american tourist almost 20 years ago in the same region where Madeleine Mccann went missing on the algarve. As things stAnd, Christian Brueckner will be in jail, will remain behind bars despite the acquittal of these five cases, it will remain behind bars ordinarily until september. These two separate cases are different again to the disappearance of Madeleine Mccann. Christian brueckner is seen by german prosecutors as the main suspect in the case but hasnt been charged in relation to the disappearance of Madeleine Mccann. Reminders of Madeleine Mccann. Reminders ofthe of Madeleine Mccann. Reminders of the madeleine of Madeleine Mccann. Reminders of the Madeleine Mccann of Madeleine Mccann. Reminders of the Madeleine Mccann case. Of the Madeleine Mccann case And how this connection occurs . Yes, Christian Brueckner has been, is a convicted rapist And thatis been, is a convicted rapist And that is why he is currently behind bars. He was shown to be in the region, he had spent a lot of time in the same region where Madeleine Mccann disappeared. There have been many witnesses who link him to the disappearance, who claim that he is related to her disappearance. But so far no evidence has emerged And this is the difficulty for german prosecutors. They remain convinced he is the main suspect And they say they do have evidence And that they are going to carry on with this case. But the difficulty for the judges case. But the difficulty for thejudges is, they say it case. But the difficulty for the judges is, they say it is all well And good but we cannot keep him behind bars unless there is evidence for the Madeleine Mccann case. At the moment you have three different cases And the one today, that is what he has been acquitted for. He will remain behind bars And then the Madeleine Mccann case is carrying on. German prosecutors say they are convinced that he is not only connected to the disappearance, according to them, that he is responsible for her killing. That is why i think we are going to see a lot of movement over the next year before the release of Christian Brueckner in september, ordinarily. And i dont think. I think it is quite clear that the case of Madeleine Mccann is still ongoing, that is what general prosecutors say. Ongoing, that is what general prosecutors say. Ok, damien, thank you prosecutors say. Ok, damien, thank you for prosecutors say. Ok, damien, thank you for that. Lebanon 5 Prime Minister at the time of its last war with israel, in 2006, has told the bbc his country has been abAndoned by the international community. Fouad siniora said it was unacceptable to leave lebanon to fall, And that there was a lack of initiative when it came to trying to restore peace. The bbc� s Anna Foster sat down with the former Prime Minister And asked him if he felt the world had failed to step up And support the lebanese state. Somehow, yes, it has been abAndoned. And at the same time there has been a certain And-lack'>Laxity And Lack of initiatives to be taken And brave initiatives, i would say, brave initiatives. Practically, the lebanese as a state has been kidnapped by hezbollah And behind hezbollah is iran. This pistol, or this gun that was held by hezbollah, instead of being pointed towards israel, it started to become pointed towards something else. Towards domestically as a way of being used by iran to interfere in syria, in iraq, in yemen. Theres a real vacuum in lebanese politics at the moment. But as you say, nobody stepped forward And clearly articulated the difference between the lebanese state And hezbollah. Why didnt they do that . Theyve surely let the people of lebanon down by doing that . Exactly, exactly. What has been going on since october � 23 that things were dragging And getting worse And worse. And again, you see, many chances were really made available in order to dissociate the lebanese situation from gaza. It is very important nationally And from an arabic point, an arab point of view, to associate with gaza, but particularly now, that lebanon cannot afford in principle to to get involved in such a matter when the Gaza Situation has become only 2. 2 Million palestinians homeless And all of gaza is destroyed. To continue to link Lebanons Situation with gaza is not wise And particularly in view of the serious risks that we are having And the country is looking for heroes. And thats why i said it is looking now for two heroes in the absence of a president in lebanon, we dont have a president. We have two persons, two persons, the speaker of the house in his capacity as speaker And in his capacity as a Caretaker President of the Caretaker Government is that to get together in order again to take the necessary decisions . People are asking questions now about the role of of the laf of the army, the lebanese armed forces, why they didnt remove hezbollah And hezbollah� s weapons from the Area South of the litani river. Why now theyre not defending people who live there. Are the laf at fault here . You see again, again, the lebanese army, at the end of the day, it is under thejurisdiction of the legitimate government. So its such a decision to be taken by the army, it has to be effectively to be taken by the lebanese government. And the lebanese government is not within the government in agreement to really take such a decision. Do you think lebanon And lebanons political class in particular, have the the strength And the motivation to remove that iranian influence which has choked this country . Very true, very true. I think now many of those who were electing to be silent And not to speak up their mind, now they are speaking up their mind that lebanon cannot afford to continue to be hijacked by the iranian government, by by iran. I hope that something can really happen in order to save lebanon. I strongly believe, strongly believe that it is very important to keep lebanon alive. Around the world And across the uk. This is Bbc News. 14 Water Companies in englAnd And wales are being ordered to pay more than £158 million back to customers because of poor performance following a year which saw a Record Number of sewage spills. The Regulator 0fwat has just published its annual report. For the second year running, no firm was awarded the highest Performance Rating And three were put in the lowest category. Lets speak to our reporter Esme Stallard whos in cardiff. What has been decided . This is the annual what has been decided . This is the annual review, what has been decided . This is the annual review, that what has been decided . This is the annual review, that 0fwat, | the annual review, that 0fwat, the annual review, that 0fwat, the regulator does into the companies. They have said none of the companies have achieved the top rating but they have made improvements in small areas like water leakage. But the biggest issue is pollution, which has come up time And time again. They said there was significantly more Pollution Incidents last year And they are asking the majority of these companies to refund customers on their bills next year. That is nearly £158 million. What does that look like on your bill . It will only be a few pounds for most customers, but not significant. We are anticipating bills will go we are anticipating bills will 9 up we are anticipating bills will go up quite significantly over the next five years by nearly £100 per household. Save this Announcement Today from 0fwat wont have a significant impact for customers. For customers. What does it mean for for customers. What does it mean for future for customers. What does it i mean for future performance . For customers. What does it mean for future performance . I mean Forfuture Performance . I presume people will be watching And saying if youre taking more money away from these organisations, how will that improve their performance . This is the fourth improve their performance . This is the fourth year improve their performance . Ti 3 is the fourth year in a row that some companies have been ordered to pay money back. So environmental campaigners we have been talking to this morning such as River Action have said, does 0fwat have significant teeth if they are asking for refunds time And time again, not enough improvements are being made. The Secretary Of State has called for the ceos And Chief Executive to meet with them to discuss their environmental performance. Water uk has recognised that performance is not good enough but what they are saying is there needs to be significant investment reaching into the billions of pounds to make the improvements necessary that 0fwat would like to see in future years. That ofwat would like to see in Future Veere future years. Thank you very much. Despite poor weather And an approaching hurricane, the European Space agency has successfully launched a mission to study an Asteroid System. Hera is set to inspect the damage a previous spacecraft did when it crashed into an asteroid, to deliberately change its orbit, two years ago. Its all part of plans to protect the earth from any flying Space Rocks in the future, as Pallab Ghosh explains. Go hera. 0n go hera. On its way to an Asteroid System 7 Million miles away to develop a Defence System to protect the earth from being hit by dangerous objects from outer space. It is obects from outer space. It is to objects from outer space. It is to follow an objects from outer space. It is to follow an Nasa Objects from outer space. It is to follow an Nasa Mission which tried to deliberately deflect an asteroid. Nasas spacecraft crashed into dimorphism two years ago. The telescope captured the And-debris'>Dust And Debris that was hurled into space. Hera is on a two yearjourney which takes it past mars And eventually to its destination. It is going to take a closer look at the damage with a battery of instruments. The spacecraft will come with an 200m of Dime Office And deploy two Shoe Box Size Mini Spacecraft that will look closer still. Spacecraft that will look closer still. ~. ,. , closer still. What did it do to this asteroid . Closer still. What did it do to this asteroid . Is closer still. What did it do to this asteroid . Is that closer still. What did it do to this asteroid . Is that a this asteroid . Is that a crater . How big is the creator . Did we actually instead of make a crater, to form the entire body . That is what we think might have happened. Than might have happened. An asteroid wiped out the dinosaurs 66 Million years ago but collisions with small objects occur more often, like this giant Meteor Strike in 2013. The hope is that next time we will be better prepared. Pal abu ghosh, Bbc News. Four children have been treated in hospital after their double Decker School Bus overturned in county down. Police are investigating the circumstances behind The Crash. 0ur irelAnd correspondent, Chris Page reports. The bus toppled over within a few terrifying seconds. Very quickly afterwards, there was the rescue And huge relief. 43 pupils were on board. 112 year old boy told us he was sitting on the Upper Deck when The Crash happened. We started auoin The Crash happened. We started going down The Crash happened. We started going down the The Crash happened. We started going down The Hill The Crash happened. We started going down The Hill And The Crash happened. We started going down The Hill And then The Crash happened. We started going down The Hill And then we tipped sideways. I closed my eyes And i opened them And i was laying on the bus floor. People were smashing the windows And stuff, the farmers. I was crawling under the bars And the schoolbags were on the floor And stuff. He And the schoolbags were on the floor And stuff. Floor And stuff. He rang me a Coule Floor And stuff. He rang me a couple of floor And stuff. He rang me a couple of Minutes Floor And stuff. He rang me a couple of minutes before floor And stuff. He rang me a couple of minutes before to i floor And stuff. He rang me a i couple of minutes before to see if his couple of minutes before to see if his friend could come. Then he rang if his friend could come. Then he rang back And he was screaming, the bus has crashed. Everyone screaming, the bus has crashed. Everyone was screaming in the background behind him. It was deafening, i ran out of My House deafening, i ran out of My House. Got a bit of a banged up head house. Got a bit of a banged up head And house. Got a bit of a banged up head And a house. Got a bit of a banged up head And a sore arm, but he is here head And a sore arm, but he is here And head And a sore arm, but he is here And he head And a sore arm, but he is here And he is ok. Paramedics, firefighters here And he is ok. Paramedics, firefighters And here And he is ok. Paramedics, firefighters And the here And he is ok. Paramedics, firefighters And the Northern I Firefighters And the northern And-air'>IrelAnd Air ambulance for all involved in getting pupils out of the bus And giving medical treatment. Most of the schoolchildren on the bus either sustained minor injuries or were not hurt. But for passengers have been taken to hospital. It is believed none of their injuries are life threatening. The pupils attend this Secondary School nearby. They will be offered counselling in the coming days. For now, children, parents And teachers are immensely thankful there was an even more serious harm. Chris page, Bbc News in county down. It remained intact for centuries but now, a patch of snow believed to be the longest lasting in the uk, has disappeared for the fourth consecutive year, as a result of our warming climate. The formation, located in the scottish cairngorms, is known as the sphinx And has been monitored since the 1700s most recently by Citizen Scientist Iain cameron, whos been documenting his latest visit to the site. It isa it is a pilgrimage. You are walking through this almost sacred lAndscape. You can go no further, you come to here And it is like the altar. This is like holy as far as the Snow Patch every century is concerned. Where the sphinx is located is the most isolated corridor in the cairngorms. For the uninitiated it can be a tricky place to deal with, getting to. To start off with we have a six mile bike journey. Then we deposit the bikes And we go up to thousAnd foot climb onto the plateau. From there it has another 1. 5 mile across the plateau And we drop into a steep gully using a bit of rope, which drops us into the quarry. It is quite a bit of an exhibition to get here, that is for sure. We are literallyjust in the nick of time. The sphinx is tiny. I wasnt sure it was going to be here. But it is but barely, its not going to last past midnight tonight. This is the patch of snow that historically speaking was known to endure two decades And decades, even hundreds of years without melting. 1933 was the first time it melted And then again in 1959, so 26 years later. What we have seen in the last ten years is unprecedented. It disappeared in 2017, 2018, 2021, 22, 23 And 24, this is what is left. The Direction Of Travel is this. The sphinx is no longer persisting anything like it used to do. This is significant because it is the place that has been monitored the longest. I am not a climatologist, i am not even an academic, i do this as a citizen. So me And people like me will go out, record it And write about it for the royal meteorological society. Coming to see an old relative, you hope when you get over The Hill it is going to be in good nick And a fairsize. It is going to be in good nick And a fair size. But inevitably, more And more you are actually quite sad because it is generally a lot smaller than you would hoped it would be. It seems to me it is very clear this is a direct visual impact of what Climate Change is actually doing. A star Wars Storm Trooper helmet is just one of 2000 pieces of Entertainment Memorabilia set to be auctioned in london next month. Its thought the headgear, which featured in the 1977 film � star Wars Episode 4 could fetch up to half A Million pounds. A helmet worn by Russell Crowe in the 2000 Blockbuster Gladiator is also amongst the items set to go under the hammer. Youre watching Bbc News. Its more than 40 years since the nation was first introduced to the Wheeler Dealer Derek trotter, also known as del boy, in the Hit Bbc series, And-horses'>Only Fools And Horses which made David Jason a household name. His iconic character became known for his ingenious catchphrases And Witty One Liners one of which has inspired his new, cAndid, memoir this time next year. Jon kay went to meet him ahead of its release. Thank you. Laughter. The theme that you keep coming back to in the book is that you feel immensely lucky in life. Now brace yourself, rodney. If you can find a job that you really enjoy doing, And it pays your wages to live properly or to live then youre 100 there in life. Its a couple of years since we last met And chatted on breakfast, And just after we met, you received what you describe in the book as the most astonishing letter youve ever received in your life. Take us to that moment when you open the envelope, And talk us through where its led to in your life. Well, yeah, it was a letter that took me by surprise, And it was from a daughter that i didnt know that i had. And it was a tremendous shock. But weve since been meeting And getting together, And were fine, were lovely. Were getting to know each other, which takes a bit of time, but, no, shes great, And its very rewarding. And it was a total shock you had no idea that she was out there . No. You called it a fling with another actor what, nearly 50 years ago. Yeah, yeah, it was a. It was a girlfriend. And that part never. And that part never. I never knew about it. I never knew about it. I went off to work in i went off to work in the theatre, And the girlfriend the theatre, And the girlfriend went off to work in her theatre went off to work in her theatre And that was the end And that was the end of it, really. Of it, really. So. So. It sounds like youve really it sounds like youve really worked hard to navigate things worked hard to navigate things with your wife And daughter, think i could have with your wife And daughter, sophie, And your new found sophie, And your new found daughter And grAndson, daughter And grAndson, And that its all blending And that its all blending together as well as it could. Together as well as it could. Yeah. Yeah. Youre right. Youre right. My wife has been a tremendous my wife has been a tremendous help in this direction, help in this direction, And shes been extremely And shes been extremely supportive. Supportive. Without that, i dont without that, i dont think i could have managed, quite honestly. But now, because of Gills Reaction And her ability to understAnd has been a remarkable achievement on all our behalves. That sense of positivity sounds very like a call it haunted, i. I do say that hes on my back all the time, because wherever i go, people recognise me as that character. And youll always get people saying, you know, Lovely Jubbly And all of that. Which only hangs me back And only upsets me slightly, because that seems to be the only thing that people remember me for. And that. Im delighted in one way, that its reached so many people And theyve enjoyed what ive done with the character, but ive done so many other things that they seem everybody seems to have forgotten about And its only ive only ever played derek trotter. I think were on a winner here, trig. All right . Play it nice And cool, son. Nice And cool. You know what i mean . My real disappointment or regret, if you like, whichever way you want to put it was i always wanted, when i was in the theatre, was to be a National Theatre player. I always wanted to be on the stage of the National Theatre. 0n the south bank. Yeah. It was just that romantic image of playing in those big productions with all those big, wonderful actors. And. That never, never happened. So. Its never too late. Yes, but i wonder whether the old memory would be quite good enough. You know . I could do it with one of those, um. What do you call it . The autocue thing. The monitor. Autocue yeah, some of them do that now, dont they, for being prompted. Yes. Yeah. Good. Hey. Sorry. Yes . National theatre . Im available. Sir David Jason, fantastic talking to you on breakfast, as ever. Thank you so much for your time. Thank you very much, jon. Now its time for a look at the weather. Hello again. As we go through the next couple of days, essentially were looking at a mixture of sunshine And showers, but like today, some of those showers will be heavy And thundery with some hail And gusty winds around them. You can see them moving across englAnd And wales while weve got rain pushing across northern englAnd into southern scotlAnd And northern irelAnd, And for the rest of scotlAnd, its fairly cloudy, with Showery Rain in the north And a cold northerly wind. Top Temperatures Today up to 18 degrees. Now, its low pressure driving our weather And overnight it drifts a little bit further east, but we still have showers And rain rotating around it And this cold northerly wind. Temperatures in the north falling away to seven to about nine degrees. Come further south, were looking at ten to about 13 degrees. Tomorrow, then, our low pressure continues to push towards the North Sea, eventually moving into it. That opens the door to this straight northerly coming across our shores, And also still some showery outbreaks of rain in eastern areas. Move out towards the west And the south, it should be drier, but it will feel colder, especially across the north of scotlAnd, where it will feel quite raw with wintry showers on the tops of the mountains. Wednesday into thursday, there goes our low pressure. This is the remnants of ex hurricane kirk, And that will absorb our low pressure. All it will do for us, though, is produce some stronger winds at times down the North Sea coastline. Thursday sees a lot of dry weather coming our way. Some showers across the south And the west. A few in the North West to be replaced later by some heavier showers. But its going to be a cold Feeling Day wherever you are. These are our maximum temperatures, eight to 12, 14 in the channel islAnds. On friday, the showers continue to push across scotlAnd more of a westerly, but it will still feel cold. And you can see as we come further south for southern scotlAnd, englAnd, wales And a lot of northern irelAnd, it will be a dry day but still a cold feel. Temperatures eight to about 12 degrees. Temperatures at this time of the year in the south east, for example, should be around about 15. As we head into the weekend, weve got this ridge of High Pressure across us, but it starts to weaken on sunday, opening the doors to some rain coming into the west. So we continue with the chillier feel into the weekend. Drier in the south And east, but rain in the north And west. Live from london, this is Bbc News israel continues its bombardment of beirut, And says its killed another senior hezbollah commAnder. Benjamin netanyau says therell be no early end to his countrys Military Campaigns describing the Military Offensive as a sacred mission. Us Forecasters Issue dire warnings about the threat from hurricane milton, as it barrels towards florida. And conservative mps prepare to eliminate another cAndidate from the party leadership contest. Hello, im lewis vaughanjones. Welcome to the programme. I will start with the latest developments in the middle east. Israel says it has killed the commAnder of Hezbollahs Headquarters in an Air Strike on the lebanese capital. It comes after israels Prime Minister described his Countrys Year long Military Campaign as a sacred mission