Children into care. resources have been stretched further and further as more children are coming onto the radar. there are more children in care in england over 80,000 now the numberfor some time. so, although funding has gone up, the demand for that funding has gone up disproportionately. a serious case review will look at the missed opportunities to save arthur. four calls made by worried relatives to the council, his school, social services and the police, a visit to his home finding no safeguarding concerns. questions, too, about the impact of covid restrictions. the appalling details of little arthur s life and death are too much for many to listen to, but we must listen, and learn. mark easton, bbc news. an independent review has described the chaotic scenes at wembley stadium during the euro 2020 final this summer as a source of national shame. around 2000 people without tickets managed to get into the stadium as england took on italy. the report s author, baroness louise c
Reports, arthur s death raises yet more questions about whether enough is being done to protect vulnerable children. arthur, are you going to play for england? he was a football mad little boy with a smile that belied the truth about his life. i m going to play for liverpool or i m going to play for tottenham. six year old arthur labinjo hughes was, in the words of the judge today, the victim of cruel, manipulative and pitiless treatment . emma tustin and her boyfriend thomas hughes were today jailed for killing little arthur. tustin was sentenced to life for murder with a minimum of 29 years, hughes for 21 years for manslaughter. arthur was told to sit on the thinking step. arthur s put himself all over the floor. he s banged himself on the radiator. he s hit me, he s kicked me in the process of trying to get him back on the thinking step. the pair lied to police as arthur lay just a few feet away with injuries so severe, it was said to be the equivalent of a high speed road crash. m
Nuclear deal with iran say they re disappointed and concerned by tehran s stance. britain, france and germany gave the assessment at the end of a week of discussions in vienna. they complained that iran had backtracked on diplomatic progress made during previous rounds of talks earlier this year. for our viewers on bbc world news, that s all for this hour. a woman has beenjailed for life for murdering her partner s six year old son after months of abuse. emma tustin has been told she will serve at least 29 years in prison for killing arthur labinjo hughes at their home in solihull. the boy s father, thomas hughes, has beenjailed for 21 years for manslaughter. the judge at coventry crown court said it had been one of the most distressing cases he d dealt with, and described the couple as spiteful and sadistic . as our home editor mark easton
At six the couple who killed a six year old boy are jailed for a total of 50 years. arthur labinjo hughes died after sustaining head injuries at his home in solihull last year. he d been murdered by his 32 year old stepmother. his father thomas hughes was found guilty of manslaughter. also on the programme tonight. the chaos at wembley during the euro 2020 final an inquiry says lives were put at risk, as around 2,000 ticketless fans stormed into the england italy final. we had literally had people almost losing their lives, being crushed in a football stadium, and i think it s just too close, and that we cannot allow that to happen again. a booster shot of pfizer or moderna the best all round protection from covid,
According to the latest trials. look in there. and the kindness of strangers the woman in aberdeen who has given a new home to a family fleeing afghanistan. and coming up on the bbc news channel, director of cricket martin moxon, head coach andrew gale and all members of the coaching staff are among 16 people to have left yorkshire, amid the racism scandal. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. a woman has beenjailed for life for murdering her partner s six year old son after months of abuse. emma tustin has been told she will serve at least 29 years in prison for killing arthur labinjo hughes at their home in solihull. the boy s father, thomas hughes, has been jailed for 21 years for manslaughter.