Of the complainant cuddling the defendant in bed. Hello. It is thursday already. Welcome to the programme, were live until am this morning. Were also talking about Breast Cancer screening this morning after researchers in london suggested all women should be tested for the so called Angelina Jolie gene mutations to the bcra gene. For all women over the age of 30. If you carry of the faulty gene, or youve been tested for it, wed love to hear from you this morning. Irrespective of your age. What kind of information did you get from the screening . How has it impacted on your behaviour . What have you done about it . Do get in touch on all the stories were talking about this morning use the hashtag victoria live and if you text, you will be charged at the Standard Network rate. Our top story today, britain is to increase its contribution towards border controls in france by 44 and a half Million Pounds, and commit to taking more migrants. The money will be spent on fencing, security camer
Woman strong, mother son, sister strong, then country strong. Woman strong, mother strong, sister strong, then country strong. Hello. Welcome to the programme, were live until 11 this morning. A new study has found that work is taking a heavy toll on parents, affecting their health and family lives. The research from the Charity Working Families found many parents were putting in more than their contracted hours because of intense work loads. It found almost two in five do not get home in time to say goodnight to their children. Is that your experience . We want to hear from you this morning. Do get in touch with your experiences use the hashtag victoria live and if you text, you will be charged at the Standard Network rate. Our top story today. Scientists in the us are close to a major cancer breakthrough, after trials for a new universal blood test detected eight common forms of the disease. Overall, the test found 70 of the cancers but researchers are cautiously optmistic, saying mo
Done to improve uptake. We will also talk a mother whose daughter swallowed a small button battery, as doctors warn of a spike in cases and life changing injuries that can result from it. Hello. Welcome to the programme, were live until 11 this morning. Were also talking about social media this morning as a report suggests that were falling out of love with it. Concerns about fake news, social anxiety and Cyber Bullying are partly to blame. Let us know if youve deleted your accounts, or if youre just using social media less. Do get in touch on all the stories were talking about this morning use the hashtag victorialive and if you text, you will be charged at the Standard Network rate. Our top story today. The head of the army will warn today that britains military risks falling behind that of its enemies unless it gets additional investment. In a speech to the defence think tank, the Royal United Services institute, general sir nick carter is expected to say that russia now has superio
Rights, but is it as much as the premier league had been expecting . Commentator christie is out of it ain and, at the winter olympics, the moment when britains Elise Christie crashed, on the last lap, of the womens speed skating final. And coming up on sportsday on bbc news could spurs recover from a terrible start in the Champions League knockout stages against italian giants juventus in turin . Good evening. The former football coach, Barry Bennell, has been found guilty of multiple sex offences against young boys in the 1980s. Bennell had denied 48 charges, including indecent assault and serious Sexual Assaults, but the jury convicted him on dozens of counts, and asked for more time to consider seven others. During the trial, prosecutors described him as a predatory paedophile who molested young boys on an industrial scale. Our correspondent danny savage is at Liverpool Crown court tonight. Thejury in this the jury in this case listened to evidence for five weeks in total. They wen
At the pyeongchang games. A jury has found the former football coach Barry Bennell guilty of multiple counts of sexual abuse. His victims were young footballers, boys aged between eight and 15, groomed by bennell, who claimed he could fulfil their dreams of becoming professional footballers. During the trial, he was described as a child molester on an industrial scale. In total, the jury at Liverpool Crown court returned guilty verdicts on 36 counts. They are yet to reach a verdict on seven further counts. Joining me from Liverpool Crown court is our correspondent, ben ando. What happened in court this afternoon . This has been a four week trial, the jury this has been a four week trial, the jury has been directing for three days. They have reached verdicts on some of the towns facing Barry Bennell, who was a very highly respected football coach with clubs like stoke city, Manchester City and Crewe Alexandra in the 1980s. Up until 1990. Thats what we heard. In total, bennell faced 48 c