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They have been remanded in custody over christmas before theyre sentenced next year, both having been convicted of manslaughter. This trial has lasted about four weeks, and during that time we have heard that the company was a shambles from start to finish. They did not have a Transport Manager overseeing safety. They were not carrying out basic checks on vehicles. We heard that theyjust did not have a grip on what needed to be done to keep a fleet of lorries safe in the modern age. The prosecution said that this terrible accident, killing four people, was entirely predictable, the result of poor management and of disregard for the rules. Police described it as carnage. This 32 tonne truck had careered down a steep hill, its bra kes careered down a steep hill, its brakes failing. It was school pick up time, and mitzi steady was crossing the road with her grandma when she was hit. She was just four yea rs when she was hit. She was just four years old. Then, the truck crushed this car, killing the men inside. Robert parker and philip allen were heading back to south wales from a business trip. Their driver, stephen vaughan, was 32 years old and newly married. A spark has gone out in my heart, even though hes always in there. Its just been heart, even though hes always in there. Itsjust been horrendous, i would not wish it on anybody. Sian vaughan told me that being widowed so soon vaughan told me that being widowed so soon after her wedding day had left her heartbroken. All the plans, the future that we had together, has all been taken away. We were only married for six months. Especially having to spend your first wedding anniversary alone was just so far removed from the one that we had planned. Its just been absolutely horrendous. Tipper truck was carrying tonnes of aggregate down this steep and winding hill towards the city of bat that afternoon when it suffered catastrophic brake failure. The prosecution claimed it was not simply bad luck but an Accident Waiting to happen. Experts who examined the brakes said some of the parts were so rusty and warn that the 11 year old lori should not have been on the road. Phillip potter was at the wheel of the tipper truck full stop he told the court he was not aware of the state of the vehicle and he denied causing death by dangerous or careless driving. Today, he has been cleared. Phillip potter told the trial that as he sat here that afternoon, trying to take in what had just happened. His boss, Matthew Gordon, came over to him, grabbed him and said, dont tell the police about the brake warning light. That boss, Matthew Gordon, has now been convicted of manslaughter. The prosecution claimed his business, grittenham haulage, was a shambles. Mechanic peter wood, who was employed to inspect the trucks for the company, has also been found guilty on four counts of manslaughter. This was all very much preve nta ble. Manslaughter. This was all very much preventable. Sian vaughan says she has been horrified to hear about the state the company kept the truck in, especially as her chauffeur husband took safety so seriously. A word he would have used to describe them would have used to describe them would have used to describe them would have been cowboys. Because theres no way that steve would ever have put anybodys life in danger, let alone his own. As he left court having been found not guilty on all counts, the drivers and his sympathies to the families. Theyre co nsta ntly sympathies to the families. Theyre constantly in my thoughts, and i just hope. Just hope they can carry on now. His former boss Matthew Gordon and mechanic peter wood will be sentenced in the new year. Well, gordon and peter wood showed no emotion at all as they we re showed no emotion at all as they were in Court Hearing those manslaughter guilty verdicts and then being told that they were being remanded in custody to be sentenced in the new year. In contrast, some of the families of those who were killed in the crash held one another, hugged one another and wept i think with relief, because they wa nted i think with relief, because they wanted strong verdicts in this case, not just because of wanted strong verdicts in this case, notjust because of what happened but also to send a wider message to the haulage industry. In the last few minutes, we have had a statement from avon and somerset police. The fa ct of from avon and somerset police. The fact of the matter is that both men failed in their duty of care to the public. Matthew gordon had no Transport Manager and effectively flouted everybody leisha and laid down to ensure safety. Peter wood signed off vehicles as safe when clearly they were not. Many of the fa u lts clearly they were not. Many of the faults at the time of this crash we re faults at the time of this crash were long standing. Faults at the time of this crash were longstanding. And the police stressing that these families, these bereaved families, now facing a second christmas without their loved ones. Police raids have been carried out across germany, as they search for the man suspected of the lorry attack on a Christmas Market in berlin. They are looking for anis amri, a tunisian, whose Identification Papers were found in the lorry which was driven into shoppers, killing 12 people and injuring another 49. A europe wide warrant for the suspects arrest has been issued, and his brother has called on him to give himself up. Heres our correspondent richard galpin. The prime suspect, 24 year old anis amri, is being hunted across europe. But he uses many different names and nationalities, Making It Easierfor him to slip away. This video anis amri which hasjust him to slip away. This video anis amri which has just emerged shows he was in berlin in september. And early this morning, Police Commandos trying to track him down raided apartments here in this district of the city. Apparently thinking they mightfind him the city. Apparently thinking they might find him here out to no avail. Theyre playing catch up. They only named him as a suspect yesterday, three days after the attack. A second raid this morning attack. A second raid this morning at this Migrant Centre in North Western germany also revealed little. Amri had briefly stayed here when he first arrived in germany last year, but is now long gone. But while amri remains elusive for now, much more has been revealed about him since he left tunisia at least six years ago. He moved to italy, where in 2011 he was jailed for arson at a school. Then, last year, he entered germany, where his claim for asylum was rejected. But the authorities could not deport him because they did not have the right paperwork. And yes, the german Intelligence Agencies knew he had links to an islamist network. They monitored his phone calls for months, suspecting he was planning an attack. But they stopped the surveillance in september. Back in his hometown in tunisia, his family are now the centre of attention. Theyre horrified that he is accused of involvement in the berlin attack. Translation im shocked, like every tunisian citizen who heard about it. When the police came to the house to ta ke when the police came to the house to take my mum, then we knew it was my brother. But anis amri did also have a criminal record in tunisia. He was convicted in absentia for aggravated theft with violence. Although amri is still on the run, this morning, the market in berlin which was attacked reopened. A move designed to show that the christmas festivities will continue, despite what has happened. But not without extra security being put in place. We are still kind of very scared, because the other markets in berlin, we never know what happens next all what could happen here again. |j we never know what happens next all what could happen here again. I feel its good that we start again, that the devil has no part for it, i think so. And also for the world to say, we go on, we are not afraid, we go on. Although people here are determined to put on a brave face put it will be hard for anybody to really relax until amri and any other suspects are found. Lets get the latest from our correspondent, robert hall, whos in berlin. Lets get the latest from our correspondent, robert hall, whos in berlin. The market has reopened, but with the suspect still at large, there must be widespread unease . There is unease. The scene here differs in one important respect from monday evening. Earlier today, pretty much as the sun was rising, convoys of lorries arrived and began training giant concrete blocks into a circle effectively around the market itself. There has been some criticism of the German Authorities in recent days since the attack about how they did or did not respond to warnings that there might bea respond to warnings that there might be a threat to places where the public gather in the run up to christmas. Well, they are certainly trying to show the public that there is blocks, as well as armed police, patrolling. One thing which struck me about the mood was just how vulnerable this location was on monday. You can see that the streets are absolutely packed here. People visiting the stores, passing through, and that Lorry Careered into so many people, who had nowhere to go. And this large red hoarding, this is where stores stood until the end of that terrifying few moments, and this is where people died. As richard said in his report, Nicking Reference to remembrance. These shrines have sprung up this morning, put up by the stallholders, and they say very simply, in german, we are morning. We are mourning. And our security correspondent Frank Gardner is with me. The German Authorities have come in for a lot of criticism how fair is it, and how do you keep tabs on someone like amri . Im afraid there has been a catalogue of missed opportunities here, not all of which are the fault of the German Authorities. The germans had refused his asylum request but were not able to immediately deport him because of issues with the passport. But there issues with the passport. But there is no question that the police and Intelligence Agencies missed opportunities. For example, it took them 2a hours to find his Identity Document in the lorry itself which gave him precious time. They spent too long interrogating the wrong person because they could not find an interpreter. And perhaps a deeper problem is that germany has an absolute aversion to cctv video surveillance. It is basically a legacy of being observed by the stasi. When it was two countries, east germany and west germany, the east germany and west germany, the east germany and west germany, the east german stasi spied on everybody. And Angela Merkel herself grew up in east germany. So there is an aversion to that. This makes it very ha rd to an aversion to that. This makes it very hard to follow the movements of this man. Overhearing britain, which is farfrom this man. Overhearing britain, which is far from perfect, this man. Overhearing britain, which is farfrom perfect, but this man. Overhearing britain, which is far from perfect, but there this man. Overhearing britain, which is farfrom perfect, but there is this man. Overhearing britain, which is far from perfect, but there is a close co operation between the police and m15, the intelligence agency. So they constantly share information, working hand in glove, agreeing on the priorities of. If youre going to actually observe somebody around the clock, its a very labour intensive thing. Youve got to swap people, swap watches, you cant have the same person saying, he is moving now. Youve got to have the old lady pushing the shopping trolley, etc. It all takes time and people. And there will be continuing coverage of the manhunt in germany here on bbc news. And you can keep up to date on the bbc news website. Prince charles has warned against intolerance towards refugees fleeing religious persecution, saying it was reminiscent of what he called the dark days of the 1930s. The prince of wales was speaking on thought for the day, on radio 4s today programme. He also warned about aggression towards minorities from Populist Groups Across The World. Heres our royal correspondent nicholas witchell. Hes spoken up for many causes and been a champion for people of different faiths. Charles is a christian. His religious convictions matter to him. Hes been appalled by the persecution of people of faith and particularly of christians in countries in the middle east. It was something he raised on a Visit Tojordan in the early part of last year. Normally, at christmas we think. Now, in his Starkest Warning so far, in a pre recorded broadcast on the bbcs thought for the day, charles has likened the persecution of christians, particularly in iraq, to what happened to thejews in nazi germany. We are now seeing the rise of many Populist Groups Across The World that are increasingly aggressive towards those who adhere to a minority faith. All of this has deeply disturbing echoes of the dark days of the 1930s. I was born in 19118, just after the end of world war ii, in which my parents generation had fought and died in a battle against intolerance, monstrous extremism and an inhuman attempt to exterminate the Jewish Population of europe. That nearly 70 years later we should still be seeing such evil persecution is to me beyond all belief. We owe it to those who suffered and died so horribly not to repeat the horrors of the past. The prince concluded his broadcast with a plea for religious tolerance. Whichever religious path you follow the destination is the same. To value and respect the other person, accepting their right to live out their peaceful response to the love of god. It was an appeal from a prince who takes his own faith seriously and who believes tolerance of others is one of its defining principles. Nicholas witchell, bbc news. A woman and a child have died in a fire at a house in braintree in essex. Two other women who managed to get out of the house before Emergency Services arrived on the scene were taken to Hospital Suffering from smoke inhalation. Essex police say the victims were trapped inside the property and died at the scene. More than 100,000 people in the uk have multiple sclerosis. Now, scientists have developed a new drug which slows down damage to the brain caused by the disease. The ms society described the development as really big news, saying it offers a lot of hope for sufferers. Lets speak to our Health Correspondent james gallagher. What is the new drug and how does it work . To understand how it works we need to understand whats going on in ms. A Rogue Immune System attacks the brain and that disrupts electrical signals to the body. The concept of the drug is simple. If the Immune System is attacking the brain, lets attack the Immune System. Thats what the drug does. It targets specific components of the Immune System and these trials show in multiple forms of ms it slows the pace of the disease and thats incredibly important in primary progressive ms, the form of the disease where patients get worse over time. There are no drugs at the moment that halted, and thats why patient groups are so excited. This is certainly big news with primary progressive multiple sclerosis. What this drug has shown to do in this Phase Three Trial is to reduce the risk of disability progression by around 24 . Thats really exciting, because we dont currently have any treatments available for this type of ms in the uk. Its been considered next year as to whether it can get a licence to be given to patients, but the big question about this drug is whether organisations like the nhs will be able to afford it. James, many thanks. Our top story this lunchtime. The owner of a Haulage Company and a mechanic have been found guilty of manslaughter, over a lorry crash which killed four people. Still to come, we are with the refugees celebrating their first christmas in the uk after escaping the syrian civil war. Coming up in sport at 1 30pm theres criticism of the review into george norths head injury, as Northampton Saints avoid punishment, as the wales wing was allowed to return to play, despite being knocked unconscious. Retinitis pigmentosa is a rare inherited condition which causes blindness. Until now, theres been no cure. But now nhs england says it will fund further testing of a so called bionic eye implant, which surgeons say can make a real difference to sufferers. Heres our correspondent keith doyle. Bionic eyes have bee