and that does complicate things doesn t it? . , . ., , doesn t it? that s right. the courts have a very doesn t it? that s right. the courts have a very limited doesn t it? that s right. the courts have a very limited sentencing - doesn t it? that s right. the courts i have a very limited sentencing power in relation to murder generally and for 18 year olds and above there is a mandatory sentence for those who commit murder of life imprisonment. the courts then are charged with setting a tariff. that is a minimum period that somebody would serve in prison following which they can then apply to the parole board for release. they will always be subject to a licence which means they can be recalled. but provided they are no longer a threat to the public they can be considered for release. for those under 18 and children the law is different. children who are convicted of murder are given a sentence known as being detained at his majesty s pleasure. it s the same thing real
about their reporter evan gershkovich, who has now been detained in russia for over 300 days. a very good evening. for the first time in nearly two years, it looks like northern ireland will have a devolved government and an assembly up and running by the end of next week. last night, there was a long meeting of the dup executive, the unionist party that collapsed power sharing in february 2022 in protest at the post brexit trading rules and checks which they said undermined northern ireland s place within the united kingdom. they now believe they have the assurances they need from westminster to return to government with the nationalists, sinn fein. our ireland correspondent sara girvin has this report. across northern ireland today, people woke up to news of a political breakthrough that s been nearly two years in the making. the lack of a functioning executive for so long has caused many issues for the lives of people here. public sector workers were out on strike earlier
the 11th of may. it has rained a little more recently in parts of northern ireland and scotland. most of are going to remain bone dry through the week. not the case across southern europe, the rain accumulating over the next five days. the reason, thejet stream running a long way to the north, taking weather systems into scandinavia. one a long way to the south, nojet scandinavia. one a long way to the south, no jet stream anywhere inside close to our shores, is a high pressure remains blocking the weather pattern and keeping things largely dry. there will be variations, warmest and sunniest in the west. eastern parts cloudy and cooler. just as we have right now and the cloud will be melting away across the midlands eastern england and the north of scotland, staying pretty cloudy through the afternoon. breeze blowing in off the sea and temperatures for norwich, 14 degrees. 2a in the glasgow area and tonight, we bring all of this cloud in the east, roll it westwards and many a
and children were part of a cult 200 bodies have been discovered. he can finish it here, can he? yes, he can! west ham, glory, glory. and celebrations for west ham, who make it through to their first major european final for 47 years. on bbc london and the row over ulez as more data suggests more car owners could be affected by the expansion, but the mayor of london rejects the figures. good evening. in testimony at manchester crown court a nurse accused of murdering seven babies and attempting to murder ten others accused four doctors of conspiring against her. lucy letby, who worked in a neonatal unit, said blame was put on her to cover up failings at the countess of chester hospital, where she worked. in court today were some of the parents of babies she is accused of killing. she denies all charges against her. our north of england correspondent judith moritz was one of the few journalists in the courtroom. for the last seven months, prosecutor nickjohnson kc has be
first, there is no doubt about the main broadcasting event of the weekend, and the bbc, along with the rest of the media, have been gearing up for the coronation all week. we ll be looking in more detail next week at how bbc news has covered the ceremony and the celebrations around it. but in the meantime, here s royal correspondent nicholas witchell on the preparations being made over the past few days. in the potteries and other places in the souvenir business, they ve been gearing up for this moment for months. turning out the mugs and plates and a host of other goods which commemorate the coronation. it all means jobs and a significant boost for trade. by the time that report was shown on tuesday. mike dixon had already had enough. i accept that the coronation is newsworthy, but the coverage is utterly sycophantic and certainly not balanced . we constantly hear everyone will be celebrating, everyone will be partying, everyone will be watching it . but the bbc are ignor