before 2000 by applying the relevant practice directions and other guidance available. if the minimum term to be served would have been shorter before december 2002 that i must apply that shorter term. i start therefore by considering the appropriate term you must serve by reference to scheduled 2i appropriate term you must serve by reference to scheduled 21 of the sentencing act. in this context i make the following findings which i am sure, having the trialjudge, you lured nikki allan away by telling her lies. 0nly lured nikki allan away by telling her lies. only you know what you said to her, to cause her to leave the gully with you shortly before 10pm in 1992 to leave with you. somehow you tricked her into going with you to the opposite direction to her home and on a cold and dark night. you do not use force. a witness saw you both on your way to the old exchange building, you leading the way and nikki allan skipping along after you, the impression of that witness was
millions face hunger in 31 degree temperatures. it s in! and the marvel of darvel how the sixth tier side felled a scottish premiership giant. and coming up in sport on the bbc news channel: ten years after she won her last grand slam title, victoria azarenka reaches the semi finals of the australian open, where the wimbledon champion awaits. after the organisers go bust. another borough. good evening. a bbc investigation into abuse and neglect at three children s homes and schools in doncaster has found that more than 100 reports of concern were made before they were closed. leaked documents show that children were said to have been badly mistreated, yet the regulator, 0fsted, continued to rate the homes as good, and there d been a0 separate alerts over three years. 0fsted s chief inspector says she s deeply sorry, and the hesley group, which ran the homes, has also apologised. some of the details in this report from noel titheridge you may find distressing. it has
and allow his country to export 1a leopard ii battle tanks to ukraine. a scandal of abuse and neglect at three children s homes in doncaster. the regulator rated the homes as good even though there had been many warnings about ill treatment and this year s oscar nominees have been announced. those up for best picture include everything everywhere all at once, avatar, and elvis. the chairman of the bbc has been ordered to give evidence to mps on the digital, culture, media and sport select committee on the 7th of february to answer questions on his alleged involvment in a loan to former prime minister, borisjohnson. richard sharp says he has no plans to step aside or resign over the row, and believes he has done nothing wrong. richard sharp is accused of helping to facilitate a loan to the then prime minister, when he was applying to be bbc chairman. his appointment is now under review by the commissioner of public appointments. our media editor katie razzall has been speaking
coldest winter in a decade. we will have extensive coverage. and we find out out how this 170 year old indigenous canadian jacket ended up at a vintage store in northern england. we start with the issue dominating discussions among ukraine s allies sending leopard ii tanks to kyiv. the german chancellor 0laf scholz has decided to send leopard ii tanks to ukraine. we should know we haven t had any direct comment from the german governmentjust yet, when we hearfrom them the german governmentjust yet, when we hear from them we will pass on immediately. 0ne we hear from them we will pass on immediately. one of the countries at the heart of this has been poland. poland has said it will send the german made battle tanks to ukraine within two weeks, whether or not germany gives its approval. the polish prime minister, speaking to the bbc, had this message for germany. i hope this reply can come as quickly as possible. well, germany played a key role in building up the huge russian
nikki into going with you to an isolated building. using common sense, there could be no other reason for you during her away as you did come up for anything other than a sexual reason luring. my confidence is fortified by my knowledge of your history of convictions for offences of indecency towards children of nikki s age and by your admission to the probation work in march 2000 that in your early 20s you were sexually interested in children of nikki s age. nikki did not submit to the sexual assault or attempted sexual assault, she must have resisted, join the struggle her anorak and shoes came off, she screamed and you struck her to silence her during the struggle. you murdered her intending to kill her in order that she would not tell anyone about what you had done or tried to do to her. you pushed into