good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. the man who was the government's chief scientific advisor during the coronavirus pandemic, sir patrick vallance, has been revealing more details about what went on in downing street as covid took hold. sir patrick told the covid inquiry that the then prime minister, borisjohnson, was clearly bamboozled by the science around covid. he says he was not consulted on the eat out to help out initiative it was very obvious that the eat out to help out scheme launched by the then chancellor, rishi sunak, would increase transmission of coronavirus. and key measures to stop the spread of covid — including lockdown — weren't brought in soon enough. here's our political editor, chris mason. it felt like he was on our screens almost every night, sir patrick vallance. . , ., vallance. the evidence i shall give shau vallance. the evidence i shall give shall be the _ vallance. the evidence i shall give shall be the truth, _ vallance. the evidence i shall give shall be the truth, the _ vallance. the evidence i shall give shall be the truth, the whole - vallance. the evidence i shall give shall be the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth. in shall be the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth.- and nothing but the truth. in his dia in and nothing but the truth. in his diary in summer _ and nothing but the truth. in his diary in summer 2020 _ and nothing but the truth. in his diary in summer 2020 claimed l and nothing but the truth. in his diary in summer 2020 claimed the most seniorfigures in diary in summer 2020 claimed the most senior figures in the british government, borisjohnson and rishi sunak, who wanted to open up the economy were irritated by the scientific advice. number 10 pushing hard on releasing measures. they are pushing very hard and want the signs altered, he wrote. a few weeks later, he said in economics meeting earlier in the day they didn't realise the chief medical officer was there and the chancellor, rishi sunak, said it's all about handling the scientists, not handling the virus. then they got flustered when the chief medical officer chipped in later and they realised he had been there all along. realised he had been there all alonu. ~ . , ., realised he had been there all alonu. ~ . , along. was there a feeling perhaps articularl along. was there a feeling perhaps particularly at _ along. was there a feeling perhaps particularly at that _ along. was there a feeling perhaps particularly at that time _ along. was there a feeling perhaps particularly at that time that - particularly at that time that perhaps— particularly at that time that perhaps you were not being asked for your advice _ perhaps you were not being asked for your advice on good faith? i think there were _ your advice on good faith? i think there were definitely _ your advice on good faith? i think there were definitely periods - your advice on good faith? i think. there were definitely periods when 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besides were subsidised curry! werk atsu carries an _ plenteous besides were subsidised by the state to tempt us to go out again. the state to tempt us to go out aaain. ., the state to tempt us to go out aaain. . ., , �* again. eat out to help out we didn't know about — again. eat out to help out we didn't know about until— again. eat out to help out we didn't know about until it _ again. eat out to help out we didn't know about until it was _ again. eat out to help out we didn't know about until it was announced i know about until it was announced and i think our advice would have been very clear on that. —— katsu. the advice would have been it would spread covid put in his witness statement mr sunak claims i do not recall any concerns about the scheme being expressed during ministerial discussions, including those attended by the chief medical officer and the chief scientific adviser. , ., . ., adviser. there is a certain inconsistency _ adviser. there is a certain inconsistency between - adviser. there is a certain l inconsistency between your adviser. there is a certain _ inconsistency between your statement when you _ inconsistency between your statement when you say you think that it would have been_ when you say you think that it would have been apparent to everyone that you opposed it and mr sunak who said you opposed it and mr sunak who said you never— you opposed it and mr sunak who said you never objected to it.— you never ob'ected to it. ministers, thou~h, you never ob'ected to it. ministers, though. an — you never objected to it. ministers, though, did have _ you never objected to it. ministers, though, did have to _ you never objected to it. ministers, though, did have to have _ you never objected to it. ministers, though, did have to have society i you never objected to it. ministers, i though, did have to have society why do well being and the economy in mind, too. but sir patrick vallance claimed borisjohnson almost do often struggled to understand scientific advice. a late afternoon meeting with the pm on the schools. pm is clearly bamboozled, he wrote. a month later, he said, watching the prime minister get his head around stats is awful. sir patrick vallance also said matt hancock had a habit of saying things that turned out not to be true and that dominic cummings who worked for borisjohnson claimed that rishi sunak thought it was ok to let people die, as ministers considered further lockdowns. in the next few weeks the prime minister is expected here, as is borisjohnson and the former health secretary matt hancock. their decisions, theirjudgments are now under the most intense scrutiny. learning the lessons of covid. public hearings here will continue until 2026. chris mason, public hearings here will continue until2026. chris mason, bbc public hearings here will continue until 2026. chris mason, bbc news, at the covid inquiry. so what more have we learnt today about the lockdowns during the pandemic and the timing of them? our health editor hugh pym is here. yes, sophie, an insight into those critical decisions in 2020 made at the highest levels of government — with sir patrick vallance a key player. what was really going on behind the scenes as covid infections soared and an unprecedented lockdown was looming? the coronavirus. .. mid-march 2020, the da s the coronavirus. .. mid-march 2020, the days before _ the coronavirus. .. mid-march 2020, the days before lockdown, _ the coronavirus. .. mid-march 2020, the days before lockdown, still- the days before lockdown, still normal life, but officials and ministers were realising that disaster beckoned if the virus was not suppressed. so on monday the 16th the prime minister had a strong message for the public.— message for the public. now is the time for everyone _ message for the public. now is the time for everyone to _ message for the public. now is the time for everyone to stop - time for everyone to stop nonessential contact with others and to stop all unnecessary travel. but before that. _ to stop all unnecessary travel. but before that, sir patrick vallance had called in private for a full lockdown in london, an idea which didn't impress rishi sunak. london looks like it — didn't impress rishi sunak. london looks like it needed _ didn't impress rishi sunak. london looks like it needed more - didn't impress rishi sunak. london looks like it needed more and - didn't impress rishi sunak. london looks like it needed more and i - didn't impress rishi sunak. london i looks like it needed more and i made that point in that meeting, it was discussed, there was a very clear rejection of that proposal and certainly i don't think the chancellor was terribly pleased at that moment.— chancellor was terribly pleased at that moment._ well, . chancellor was terribly pleased at i that moment._ well, quite that moment. why not? well, quite rirhtl that moment. why not? well, quite riahtl he that moment. why not? well, quite rightly he was _ that moment. why not? well, quite rightly he was concerned _ that moment. why not? well, quite rightly he was concerned about - rightly he was concerned about the economy. london was very much the engine of the economy and that was a massive, massive decision to take. full lockdown didn't happen for another week. full lockdown didn't happen for anotherweek. sir full lockdown didn't happen for another week. sir patrick vallance and chief medical officer sir chris whitty may have seemed to be joined at the hip but sir patrick vallance revealed they had differed on the timing of lockdown. i revealed they had differed on the timing of lockdown.— timing of lockdown. i think sometimes _ timing of lockdown. i think sometimes i _ timing of lockdown. i think sometimes i would - timing of lockdown. i think sometimes i would want . timing of lockdown. i think| sometimes i would want to timing of lockdown. i think- sometimes i would want to push and he might not and sometimes he was right and sometimes i think we should have gone earlier. this was an occasion when i think it is clear we should have gone earlier. mani; we should have gone earlier. many restrictions were _ we should have gone earlier. many restrictions were lifted _ we should have gone earlier. many restrictions were lifted in - we should have gone earlier. many restrictions were lifted in the summer will stop people were back on the beaches. but by september virus infections were rising rapidly again. infections were rising rapidly aaain. ., ., ., . again. tonight at ten, more evidence the coronavirus _ again. tonight at ten, more evidence the coronavirus pandemic _ again. tonight at ten, more evidence the coronavirus pandemic in - again. tonight at ten, more evidence the coronavirus pandemic in the - again. tonight at ten, more evidence the coronavirus pandemic in the uk l the coronavirus pandemic in the uk is growing — the coronavirus pandemic in the uk is growing again. the coronavirus pandemic in the uk is growing again-— is growing again. a regional tiered s stem is growing again. a regional tiered system was _ is growing again. a regional tiered system was introduced _ is growing again. a regional tiered system was introduced in - is growing again. a regional tiered system was introduced in england | is growing again. a regional tiered - system was introduced in england and sir patrick vallance said it wasn't effective. , ~ . effective. every mp argued their area should _ effective. every mp argued their area should not _ effective. every mp argued their area should not be _ effective. every mp argued their area should not be in _ effective. every mp argued their area should not be in a - effective. every mp argued their area should not be in a higher. effective. every mp argued their i area should not be in a higher tier, they should be in a lower tier, so everyone is arguing to do things just a little bit less than they should be doing. he just a little bit less than they should be doing.— just a little bit less than they should be doing. just a little bit less than they should be doinr. ., . ., should be doing. he made clear he didn't like the — should be doing. he made clear he didn't like the way _ should be doing. he made clear he didn't like the way ministers - should be doing. he made clear he didn't like the way ministers usedl didn't like the way ministers used the phrase "following the signs" as it was always evolving. tomorrow it is sir chris whitty�*s turn to give evidence and on wednesday said jonathan van—tham and in the new year the inquiry moves to edinburgh, cardiff and belfast to scrutinise decisions made there during the pandemic. sophie. whew, thank you. the prime minister has boosted tax cuts to bicester economy growth ahead of the chancellor's autumn statement on wednesday. rishi sunak said he was able to move on to the next phase of the government's economic plan after inflation fell to ir.6% last month. our economics editor faisal islam is here. what are you expecting on wednesday? we had long expected tax cuts on wednesday to boost investment to jump—start a currently not growing economy but what the prime minister hinted at, more than hinted at, pretty much confirmed, that the tax cuts would be wider, affecting people at home to some degree. that's because he thinks inflation has fallen so sharply that the big problem to solve is not necessarily inflation but it is growth. where can you get the sort of tax cuts that will boost the economy and not affect inflation? the sorts of areas where you can boost the supply of workers or worker hours. there are various inconsistencies in the tax system you could iron out to incentivise people to work longer. there is the possibility of a national insurance cut. if the turning point is here, which you would expect to see in the official forecasts, but are also published on wednesday. thank you. the former prime minister, david cameron, has taken his seat in the house of lords following his surprise appointment as foreign secretary last week. i. i, david, lord cameron of chipping norton, do swear by almighty god... his new title reflects his long ties to the cotswolds town in his former constituency of witney. lord cameron has been elevated to the lords to allow him to service in the cabinet after he resigned as an mp in 2016. a group of premature babies who were evacuated from the al shifa hospital in gaza city have been taken into egypt — for medical treatment. the babies were taken via the rafah crossing — here — which connects gaza with egypt. the hamas—run health ministry in gaza says at least 12 people have been killed in an israeli strike on another hospital the north of gaza — the indonesian hospital. the hospital's director said tanks were operating close by. meanwhile negotiations are continuing for a deal that could free some of the hostages held by hamas — which is designated a terrorist organisation by the uk government. this afternoon, the us president joe biden said he believed a hostage deal is near. our senior international correspondent orla guerin reports from jerusalem. a tiny baby from gaza, now safe in egypt, straight into a waiting incubator. 28 premature babies have been transferred here. desperately vulnerable still but beyond the reach of war, unlike abouti million children who remain in gaza. night and day they are at risk. here, more wounded children being brought in. palestinians say they are victims of an israeli air strike on residential buildings. gunfire and here, israeli tanks near gaza's indonesian hospital where 12 people were reported killed. the army says troops came under fire from within the hospital and fired back at the enemy. in israel, families with loved ones held in gaza are daring to hope there will be a deal to free at least some of them. this was the moment on october the 7th when some hostages were dragged away from their homes, barefoot and in terror. his cousin was among them. this their homes, barefoot and in terror. his cousin was among them.- his cousin was among them. this is my cousin. — his cousin was among them. this is my cousin. 39 _ his cousin was among them. this is my cousin, 39 years _ his cousin was among them. this is my cousin, 39 years old, _ his cousin was among them. this is my cousin, 39 years old, she - his cousin was among them. this is my cousin, 39 years old, she is - his cousin was among them. this is my cousin, 39 years old, she is an i my cousin, 39 years old, she is an occupational therapist, she loves travelling, she loves music, she is wonderful. travelling, she loves music, she is wonderful-— travelling, she loves music, she is wonderful. she is being held along with her sister-in-iaw _ wonderful. she is being held along with her sister-in-iaw who - with her sister—in—law who three—year—old keeps asking when she's coming home. three-year-old keeps asking when she's coming home.— three-year-old keeps asking when she's coming home. hamas doesn't rive us she's coming home. hamas doesn't give us any — she's coming home. hamas doesn't give us any signs — she's coming home. hamas doesn't give us any signs of— she's coming home. hamas doesn't give us any signs of life, _ she's coming home. hamas doesn't give us any signs of life, we - she's coming home. hamas doesn't give us any signs of life, we don't i give us any signs of life, we don't even know whether my cousin and her sister—in—law are alive or not. there has been a lot of positive indications in the last few days. are you hopeful now, are you cautious, what is your mood? yes, i'm hopeful, iam hopeful, ithinki will see them again. i i'm hopeful, i am hopeful, ithinki will see them again.— will see them again. i think we should be _ will see them again. i think we should be hopeful— will see them again. i think we should be hopeful and - will see them again. i think we should be hopeful and i- will see them again. i think we i should be hopeful and i think this is the only way we can get up in the morning and start our day. you know, our lives just stopped october seven. our lives 'ust stopped october seven. ., . ., , ._ seven. the deal, if it comes, it may only secured _ seven. the deal, if it comes, it may only secured the _ seven. the deal, if it comes, it may only secured the relief _ seven. the deal, if it comes, it may only secured the relief of _ seven. the deal, if it comes, it may only secured the relief of a - seven. the deal, if it comes, it may only secured the relief of a few - only secured the relief of a few dozen women and children. for many families the tournament will go on. —— torment. tonight there are still nothing official about a deal to free the hostages. we do know that around now some of the hostage families are meeting israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu. we have no outcome yet from that meeting. but of course we have had a positive line today from the us presidentjoe biden, saying he believed a deal was close. the families have been campaigning around the clock for six weeks. we understand that if the deal comes it will be for the release of about 50 israeli women and children. they would be freed over a number of days, 4—5 days during which there would be a pause in the israeli campaign in gaza and food would be allowed in. people waiting for this deal in israel, palestinians in gaza are also waiting for this deal hoping for a pause in israel's offensive. here, some of the parents of the hostages being held by hamas in gaza, have been describing their nightmare in a press conference in london. they say they have kept in the dark over the fate of their children, and demanded their safe return. here's our special correspondent lucy manning as their children are held hostage, they hold on to each other. this 28—year—old and this 21—year—old and nine—year—old. yotam was kidnapped from his home. figs nine—year—old. yotam was kidnapped from his home. $5 a nine-year-old. yotam was kidnapped from his home-— nine-year-old. yotam was kidnapped from his home. as a mother, i cannot exlain from his home. as a mother, i cannot explain what — from his home. as a mother, i cannot explain what i — from his home. as a mother, i cannot explain what i feel, _ from his home. as a mother, i cannot explain what i feel, that _ from his home. as a mother, i cannot explain what i feel, that my _ from his home. as a mother, i cannot explain what i feel, that my son - from his home. as a mother, i cannot explain what i feel, that my son is - explain what i feel, that my son is not with me and it is monsters against children. his not with me and it is monsters against children.— not with me and it is monsters against children. his last word wrs mum, i against children. his last word wrs mum. i love _ against children. his last word wrs mum. i love you. _ against children. his last word wrs mum, i love you, as _ against children. his last word wrs mum, i love you, as he _ against children. his last word wrs mum, i love you, as he was - against children. his last word wrs - mum, i love you, as he was kidnapped from a music festival. this mum, i love you, as he was kidnapped from a music festival.— from a music festival. this was the moment that _ from a music festival. this was the moment that i _ from a music festival. this was the moment that i knew _ from a music festival. this was the moment that i knew my _ from a music festival. this was the moment that i knew my life - from a music festival. this was the moment that i knew my life is - from a music festival. this was the l moment that i knew my life is going to change _ moment that i knew my life is going to change. it is never going to be the same — to change. it is never going to be the same. . ~ to change. it is never going to be the same-— to change. it is never going to be the same-_ my i to change. it is never going to be | the same._ my life to change. it is never going to be i the same._ my life is the same. take your time. my life is a nightmare- — the same. take your time. my life is a nightmare. emily— the same. take your time. my life is a nightmare. emily has— the same. take your time. my life is a nightmare. emily has spent - the same. take your time. my life is a nightmare. emily has spent her. a nightmare. emily has spent her ninth birthday — a nightmare. emily has spent her ninth birthday as _ a nightmare. emily has spent her ninth birthday as a _ a nightmare. emily has spent her ninth birthday as a hostage. - a nightmare. emily has spent her ninth birthday as a hostage. shel ninth birthday as a hostage. she must be saying every day, where's my daddy. _ must be saying every day, where's my daddy. why— must be saying every day, where's my daddy. why doesn't _ must be saying every day, where's my daddy, why doesn't he _ must be saying every day, where's my daddy, why doesn't he come - must be saying every day, where's my daddy, why doesn't he come to - must be saying every day, where's my daddy, why doesn't he come to save i daddy, why doesn't he come to save me? it_ daddy, why doesn't he come to save me? it nrust— daddy, why doesn't he come to save me? it must be _ daddy, why doesn't he come to save me? it must be going _ daddy, why doesn't he come to save me? it must be going through- daddy, why doesn't he come to save me? it must be going through her. me? it must be going through her head _ me? it must be going through her head all— me? it must be going through her head all the — me? it must be going through her head all the time, _ me? it must be going through her head all the time, where's- me? it must be going through her| head all the time, where's daddy? now they— head all the time, where's daddy? now they deal _ head all the time, where's daddy? now they deal with _ head all the time, where's daddy? now they deal with rumours - head all the time, where's daddy? now they deal with rumours of- head all the time, where's daddy? now they deal with rumours of a i now they deal with rumours of a possible hostage deal, but only for some younger children and women. i'll believe it when i see it. meantime we don't know about any deal~ _ meantime we don't know about any deal~ we _ meantime we don't know about any deal. we don't know nothing. how can i look? it deal. we don't know nothing. how can i look? it is — deal. we don't know nothing. how can i look? it is evil. _ deal. we don't know nothing. how can i look? it is evil. emily— deal. we don't know nothing. how can i look? it is evil. emily will— deal. we don't know nothing. how can i look? it is evil. emily will be - i look? it is evil. emily will be out and — i look? it is evil. emily will be out and nry— i look? it is evil. emily will be out and my son _ i look? it is evil. emily will be out and my son is... - i look? it is evil. emily will be out and my son is... speaking to the two mothers — out and my son is... speaking to the two mothers after, _ out and my son is... speaking to the two mothers after, they _ out and my son is... speaking to the two mothers after, they want - out and my son is... speaking to the two mothers after, they want at - two mothers after, they want at least to have proof of life. they're talkin: least to have proof of life. they're talking about _ least to have proof of life. they're talking about release _ least to have proof of life. they're talking about release a _ least to have proof of life. they're talking about release a few- least to have proof of life. they're talking about release a few here, | least to have proof of life. they're | talking about release a few here, a few there. i know that they're playing with us, with our minds, with our hearts.— playing with us, with our minds, with our hearts. you still have hope that ou with our hearts. you still have hope that you will — with our hearts. you still have hope that you will see _ with our hearts. you still have hope that you will see your _ with our hearts. you still have hope that you will see your son _ with our hearts. you still have hope that you will see your son alive? . with our hearts. you still have hope | that you will see your son alive? we that you will see your son alive? - must hope. we must hope. that you will see your son alive? we must hope. we must hope. we - that you will see your son alive? we | must hope. we must hope. we know that they took _ must hope. we must hope. we know that they took them _ must hope. we must hope. we know that they took them alive. _ must hope. we must hope. we know that they took them alive. and - must hope. we must hope. we know that they took them alive. and we i that they took them alive. and we want _ that they took them alive. and we want them — that they took them alive. and we want them alive. bbc verify has been analysing footage released by the israeli military — which the idf says shows a tunnel leading to a blast—proof door underneath the al shifa hospital in gaza. hamas have denied there are tunnels there. the israeli defence forces have also released cctv footage which it claims shows hostages abducted by hamas being brought to the hospital. here's caroline hawley. israel's been under pressure to produce evidence for claims that al—shifa hospital has a command centre under it. new israel says it is finding proof. they say these soldiers are at the entrance to a 55 metre tunnel below the hospital. we have located it to here. we can see what looks like a muzzle, which we think is the muzzle of a dog that the israeli military lowered into the israeli military lowered into the tunnel. as the camera moves along, it looks similar to this hamas tunnel, filmed by the bbc in 2014. at the end is what the idf say is a blast—proof door. we have asked if they got through the door. but they have not answered. the idf have release what had they say is cctv footage from the hospital showing hostages. you can see a person in blue shorts who seems to have been dragged in. the video moves into the hospital and you can see an injured person. we have verified the person dragged in appears in this video too. the idf says the two captives in the footage are a thai and nepalese national and thai and nepalese national and thai and nepalese nationals have been reported to have been kidnapped. this footage purportedly shows the moment of kidnapping. it is time stamped half an hour before the hospital footage. stamped half an hour before the hospitalfootage. hamas said it stamped half an hour before the hospital footage. hamas said it has taken many hostages to receive treatment in hospital. we don't know where those people are, as israelis hope for a deal that would release all the hostages. thank you. our top story this evening. the covid inquiry hears boris johnson struggled with the science, and rushi sunak�*s eat out to help out scheme would �*very obviously increase transmission' and, coming up, the lottery winner who took his good fortune as a cue to take up pool — with winning results. coming up on bbc news, england and scotland will both be at the euros but manager gareth southgate says he wants england as a world. coming up on bbc news, italy are in danger of failing to automatically qualify for next years' euros. the defending champions must avoid defeat to ukraine tonight, unless they want to rely on the playoffs to reach germany next summer. hundreds of staff at the pioneering artificial intelligence company openai have threatened to walkout unless the company's board is replaced. it follows the sacking of openai boss sam altman on friday — he's alreadyjoined rivals microsoft and a dozen of his former work colleagues say they'lljoin him too unless there are changes at the top of the company. our technology correspondent zoe kleinman has been trying to make sense of it all. the stakes are about as high as they get. not only in terms of cash, billions of dollars of it in investment, but also the future of the world itself and the way we all live. if you believe the extraordinary promises made about the power of artificial intelligence. openai, the creator of chatgpt has now got through three ceos in almost as many days sam altman, mira moratti and emmett shear. the cards were reshuffled after sam altman, the friendly face of ai and co—founder of openai, got the boot and now microsoft has thrown him a bone. hundreds of millions of people use this product every week. and yeah, over the last weekend, things just seem to have imploded. it was absolute chaos and it sort of showed that no company, no team is immune from the laws of corporate physics. it doesn't matter how powerful the organisation is, one bad decision can be enough to derail everything. it's been a wild weekend and despite all this drama, we still don't know what spooked openai's board so much that they decided to suddenly fire a popular boss. they said sam altman hadn't been honest with them. was he working on a project they didn't agree with? had they discovered a secret new ai development? or was it something very human? was it all about making money? inside openai many staff want their old boss back. this afternoon, the firm's chief scientist admitted he was wrong to support the firing of sam altman. remember, this is a multi—billion dollar company with an ai tool used by thousands of millions of people. but ultimately, this is a very human story. openai is nothing without its people, is the message from staff. zoe kleinman, bbc news. four men have been found guilty of murdering a 28—year—old woman in liverpool. ashley dale was shot dead with a machine gun in her home last august after a long—running feud between her boyfriend — the intended target — and a gang of drug dealers in the city. it was one of several high—profile shootings on merseyside last year. well, nick garnett is outside liverpool crown court for us. yes, this is not the first murder trial to involve gangs and drugs, but this is the only one where the murder victim's own voice has played a part in convicting her killers. ashley dale's mobile phone messages being played. the vital evidence the police needed. it's the police, if there is anyone there, make yourself known. officers with taser. police arrive at ashley dale's house. they find the front door kicked in and the lights still on. there are bullet holes everywhere, shattered kitchen tiles. back door is open. and at the back door they find a woman fatally injured. ashley dale was 28, and environmental health officer. police say all she had done was go out with the wrong boyfriend who was mixed up with the wrong crowd. half an hour before she was murdered, ashley's car alarm went off. she thought it was the wind but it was a killer slashing the tires to stop anyone escaping. ashley messaged her boyfriend who was out saying she was worried. he replied, "you think you're in a horror movie. are you ok? alive?" less than half an hour before she was shot ashley dale replied, "no, i'm dead." her phone, found lying next to her body, would prove to be a vital piece of evidence. i have never in my experience heard a victim's voice telling you what is happening, what is going on in their life that is paralleling what you are obtaining and looking at evidentially. it's absolutely chilling. as mobile phone messages were played to the court, ashley's mother and stepfather listened. harrowing, really distressing, upsetting, but absolutely necessary as well because without it we wouldn't be at a trial. we have not seen one i ounce of remorse from not one of them, not one ounce - of remorse, not one tear, nothing. ashley's boyfriend was the intended target but he wasn't there and lee harrison refused to give evidence against the men who stood trial. the gunman was james witham. this was the moment he was arrested. what's your name, fella? say that again. francis kelly. under arrest on suspicion of murder. you do not have to say anything but it may harm your defence if you don't not mention when questioned something which you later rely on in court. anything you do so may be given in evidence, right? dna was found on a bullet casing, his footprints were on the front door that had been kicked down. three other men were also convicted of ashley's murder. last year saw a spate of shootings on merseyside, just 24 hours after ashley was murdered nine—year—old olivia pratt—korbel was shot dead. on christmas eve in the wirral beautician elle edwards was killed by a gunman as well. three deaths, three people, each crime revolving around gangs and drugs. the police say the battle against gangs and the drugs they deal in goes on. argentina have voted in a right—wing president. it has been welcomed by donald trump and jair bolsonaro. his victory comes amid a deep economic crisis. inflation is at 140%. the singer shakira has reached a deal with spanish prosecutors to settle a tax evasion case. she was accused of defrauding the spanish state of nearly £13 million on income earned between 2012 and 2014, which she denied. the agreement includes fines and a suspended three year prison sentence. scientists believe they have discovered why some people get a headache after drinking just a small glass of red wine. a team at the university of california say the compound that causes the headaches — an antioxidant — is increased the more sun the red grapes receive. it means expensive red wines which are exposed to more sunshine are worse for headache—prone people. what would you do if you won the lottery? neiljones decided to quit work when he pocketed more than £2 million. and he used some of it to buy a pool table. that decision certainly paid off, because he hasjust won a bronze medal after captaining england at the european championships. jo black reports. smile! iam! it all started with a win on the lottery, which allowed nealjones to achieve another of his dreams and play pool for england at the european blackball championships. the former tiler captained the team, which came third and brought home bronze medals. a prize neil is dedicating to his late father, who loved watching his progress. he would have loved to have seen it had gone malta with me. he'd have been sitting right next to me cheering me on. and also for stoke on trent staffordshire. i'm a proud man and i love i love stoke—on—trent. and it'sjust nice to bring it home and rejoice with all me, all my friends and family. this potter from the potteries, who found himself with deep pockets, used his lottery winnings to buy a pool table and practised his craft during lockdown. his trusty cue is actually an adapted snooker cue, but he found it down his local tip, and it's been by his side ever since. i'd just done a job. when we stripped the bathroom out and i was getting down to local tip and i noticed on one of the skips there was a tube that's a snooker cue that is. and i've had the same cue since i was 18. you can't blame anything then the cue's bad, but it's the player behind the cue, if you're not having a good time. that's me me wand. neil says he would never have been able to play pool like this without that 2010 lottery win. he hopes his winning streak continues with even more podium places in the future. joe black, bbc news, stoke—on—trent. time for a look at the weather. here's tomasz schaffernaker. a bit of cold weather on the way. but we will have to wait until the end of the week. so, at the moment it is still mild. over the weekend we had temperatures up to about 16. but temperatures will take a ten degree drop by the time of friday. this is the satellite picture, showing a fair amount of cloud across most of the uk at the moment. high pressure is trying to nose in and give some clear skies and it will give clear skies to northern ireland and scotland tonight. but the bulk of england and wales will stay cloudy, with a few showers. that is going to stop temperatures from falling too low. morning nine in hull. in scotland and northern ireland in most towns and cities temperatures barely above freezing, if not below. here is tomorrow, starting off crisp and cold in northern ireland and scotland. the bulk of england cloudy to start with. there will be some sunshine, across the lakes and the pennines. but east anglia and the south east on tuesday will be cloudy, temperatures around 12 and one or two showers possible. tuesday, an overcast day for many, but a mild one. this is mild atlantech air. rain in western scotland and temperatures about 14 in belfast. it will feel mild, because of the mild atlantic air. thursday, a change happens. we know this is a cold front. behind it we have colder air. this is the forecast for thursday and friday. a screaming north—westerly in northern parts and wintry showers across the scottish hills, maybe into the north of england and temperatures falling. by friday we are talking about four in the lowlands of scotland, eight in the lowlands of scotland, eight in the south—east and our apps are updating those temperatures. a chill in the air to the end of the week as we see the cold northerly developing. and that's bbc news at six. the news continues here on bbc one, as now its time to join our colleagues across the nations and regions for the news where you are. goodnight.
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