the decision means no officers have been held criminally responsible for mistakes made after stephen was murdered in april 1993 in a racist attack in south london. here s our correspondent, daniel de simone. the racist murder of teenager stephen lawrence took place 31 years ago at a south london bus stop. the failed first investigation is widely seen as one of the biggest disasters in the history of the metropolitan police. today an official review has concluded that four senior retired officers who ran the first inquiry should not be charged with a criminal offence. should not be charged with a criminal offence. , , ., ., criminal offence. this is a dreadful crime, a completely criminal offence. this is a dreadful crime, a completely unprovoked . crime, a completely unprovoked attack on a young 18 year old black youth. attack on a young 18-year-old black outh. , ., ., ., ., youth. their investigation failed to brina youth. their investigation failed to bring anyone yout
Over the next half an hour well bring you some of the exclusive interviews and original stories that we have brought to you over the last year. First, to the conversation that left lily allen in tears. The singer had never visited a refugee camp before. She met unaccompanied Child Migrants living in a makeshift camp, in calais, and it overwhelmed her. Her apology to one refugee, on behalf of the uk, became front page news. Here is some of what she saw there. Calaiss makeshift refugee camp, thejungle, home to around 10,000 people, including children. This place has been partially demolished once already and reappeared. But the french government wants it gone again and will start knocking it down within weeks. Music playing a world away from the squalor of the camp, lily allen is working on her new album, in a studio in north london. What do you think you can achieve by going there . Save everyone. No. I hope that. On a personal level, to just see things for myself so i know and i can ta
Over the next half an hour well bring you some of the exclusive interviews and original stories that we have brought to you over the last year. First, to the conversation that left lily allen in tears. The singer had never visited a refugee camp before. She met unaccompanied Child Migrants living in a makeshift camp, in calais, and it overwhelmed her. Her apology to one refugee, on behalf of the uk, became front page news. Here is some of what she saw there. Calaiss makeshift refugee camp, thejungle, home to around 10,000 people, including children. This place has been partially demolished once already and reappeared. But the french government wants it gone again and will start knocking it down within weeks. Music playing a world away from the squalor of the camp, lily allen is working on her new album, in a studio in north london. What do you think you can achieve by going there . Save everyone. No. I hope that. On a personal level, to just see things for myself so i know and i can ta
As a result. And the first pictures of a Rare Giraffe Born at chester zoo discovered by staff when they arrived on boxing day morning. And in half an hour, well look back at the rio olympics and the Refugee Athletes who competed as a team for the first time. Good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. The russian president , vladimir putin, says the syrian army and opposition have agreed to a nationwide ceasefire which will come into effect at midnight. Therell also be fresh peace talks. The deal was brokered by russia and turkey, who are on opposing sides in the conflict in syria. Mr putin said they had signed a number of documents outlining the details of the deal. Daniel boettcher reports. Russia and turkey have been pushing for a nationwide ceasefire, particularly since the collapse of the key Rebel Stronghold in aleppo. Ina the key Rebel Stronghold in aleppo. In a statement the syrian army said the comprehensive Ceasefire Agreement was a result of recent military successes. The Syrian
Cuts in some national parks. They say there will need to be more cash so the beauty of the parks can be enjoyed by generations to come. The latest weather forecast. Fog has been causing problems across england, and across Central England into east anglia and the south east, some patches will linger all day, with poor visibility. Difficult travelling conditions, the risk of transport disruption. There are some breaks, the best of them in north east england. Wales, Northern Ireland and scotland it stays cloudy. Transport could be affected by these fog patches that will linger through the afternoon and well into the night time. The focus overnight across east anglia and South East England duty that poor visibility. Further west, a lot of cloud around. That should help improve visibility through the night. Northern ireland and scotland, it will be relatively mild, but we have some rain sinking its way southwards. There continues to new years eve. Eventual sea wet weather crossing into the