To understand why his teenage daughter molly took her own life after seeing pictures of self harm on instagram. My colleagues Angus Crawford and tony smith broke the story. This is the story of molly russell. Molly was the youngest of three sisters. At the time she seemed to be a very ordinary teenager. She was 14. She was enthusiastic. She handed her homework in that night, she packed her bags and was preparing to go to school the next day, and then when we woke up the next morning, she was dead. Molly was one of around 200 children who take their own lives every year. Since her death, we have been able to look back and just scratch the surface of some of the social media accounts that she had been following. I remember this one, that picture. This world is so cruel, i dont want to see it any more. There are accounts from people who are depressed or self harming, and some of that content seems to be quite positive, perhaps groups of people who were trying to help each other out, but s
For the yuletide celebrations. And later in the programme, private eyes editor ian hislopjoins the bbcs media editor amol rajan to look back on a fascinating year of front covers, cartoons and satire. Good evening and welcome to bbc news. A british man and his two children have died after drowning in a Swimming Pool at a resort in the Costa Del Sol. They were on holiday at Club La Costa world when its believed a 9 Year Old Girl got into difficulties in the water and her brother and father attempted to rescue her, but also drowned. Our correspondentjon donnison is with us now. We are getting a much clearer picture now of what happened. This was a big resort in fuengirola. We are getting some pictures, there we re are getting some pictures, there were several villas on this resort. The company that run it, Club La Costa world, they are saying that these three members of the same family were found unresponsive in the Swimming Pool. The Emergency Services tried to revive them, they we re s
Today travelled there yesterday of one fire have been told from the sandringham estate in norfolk. The man who confronted Buckingham Palace officials said its too late to leave. The London Bridge attacker the admission was a precautionary with a narwhal tusk speaks measure, and he is expected here, the duke of edinburgh publicly for the first time, has spent the night and tells of his deep hurt at to stay in hospital in london, there for a few after being admitted for treatment not being able to save the for a pre existing condition. Days. The family of harry dunn say Prince Philip whos 98 victims. A catastrophic fire warning is issued in parts of eastern it is a huge step that charges have travelled there yesterday from the sandringham estate in norfolk. Australia, including sydney, been brought against an american with residents urged to leave before woman accused of causing his death Buckingham Palace officials its too by dangerous driving. Said late. Anne sacoolas travelled back th
This is a story about stubbornness and ingenuity, and yes, about speed, too. It is the story of a quest to design and build the worlds fastest car, and then to find a place flat enough, long enough, to actually drive it. There are not many spots on this particular planet suitable for racing faster than the speed of sound. You cant just pick a straight stretch of road. At 500, 700, 900 miles an hour, the wheels would rip apart mere tarmac, which is why we have come to a remote corner of south africa, close to the borders of botswana and namibia, to a place called the hakskeen pan, on the southern edge of the giant kalahari desert. So here we are, we have come to the hakskeen pan. Beautiful, flat, miles and miles of dried mud, this lake bed, surrounded by these low, dark, red brown hills. A stunningly beautiful place. We are 800 metres above sea level here, a lake bed of mud and salt that floods briefly, once every year or two, and those white tents on the lake edge, well, think of them
Nobel peace prize winner, aung san suu kyi, defends her country, myanmar, against charges of genocide. A teenager is found guilty of the murder of 14 year old jaden moodie, killed in a turf war between rival drugs gangs. And Greta Thunberg tells a Climate Conference World Leaders must end their excuses to avoid action on global warming. Coming up on sportsday on bbc news, a gabrieljesus hat trick ensures Manchester City remain unbeaten to qualify for the last 16 of the champions league. Good evening. On the last day of campaigning before tomorrows general election, Party Leaders have been travelling from one key constituency to another, hoping to win last minute support. The two men most likely to become Prime Minister, Boris Johnson and Jeremy Corbyn, have been making Campaign Stops in marginal seats. The conservative leader began the day on a milk round in west yorkshire, then onto derby. Next it was south wales, essex, and finally this evening, a rally in london. The labour leader w