A warm welcome to the programme, briefing you on all you need to know in global news, business and sport. And you can be part of the conversation. Tell us what you think, just use the hashtag bbcthebriefing. Some breaking news now from new zealand where the man accused of killing the british backpacker Grace Millane has been found guilty of murder. Grace millane was killed in auckland last december. The defendant, who cant be identified for legal reasons, had pleaded not guilty. Lets go to new zealand, there is a press c0 nfe re nce lets go to new zealand, there is a press conference happening outside the court now. The verdict of murder today will be welcomed by the members of the millane family and friends of grace. It will not justify the suffering we have had to endure over the past year. I cant see it. Grace was taken away from us in the most brutal fashion a year ago and our lives have been ripped apart. This will be with us for the rest of our lives. Grace was a beautiful, talen