It took 19 years to bring iain packer tojustice, leaving him free to attack other women. Emma caldwell s family lawyer says she was failed by a toxic culture within the police of misogyny and corruption. Our correspondent steve godden is at the First Ministers residence, bute house. Like bring us the latest. The Caldwell Family arrived here around ten minutes ago and have gone into the building behind me. We expect the building behind me. We expect the meeting to last around an hour. It is an opportunity for Margaret Caldwell, Emma Caldwell s mum, to ask First Minister humza yousaf and the justice ask First Minister humza yousaf and thejustice minister, to hold a Public Inquiry, that she has been calling for since iain packer was convicted of murdering Emma Caldwell and sexually and physically assaulting 21 other women. After that verdict Police Scotland apologised for failings in the original inquiry and one of the questions the Caldwell Family want the Public Inquiry to answer is why
Effective bankruptcy in the next few years unless the Funding System is reformed. A report by the local Government Information Unit has Found Services like parks, Leisure Facilities and libraries are at risk of being cut, while council tax could rise in some areas. Our reporter Vincent Mcaviney has more. Yay well done. Alex is about to turn 18, and on top of the regular worries parents have about their children, mum, sylvia also has to think about alexs autism and the extra support he needs to gain independence. Support thats under fire for her and other families as Birmingham City council struggles with financial difficulties. What you get is families that are on their knees with a trauma presentation, traumatised kids, and they never get decent outcomes. Theyjust end up constantly trying to get the basics, which everybody else s child gets naturally. And its Notjust Birmingham thats struggling. Across the country, councils are warning that front line neighbourhood Services Like parks
mild weather through the weekend, highs of 12 14 but it will often be cloudy with a bit of rain at times. thanks, ben. and that s bbc news at six. now it s time to join our colleagues for the news where you are. hello and welcome to sportsday i m hugh ferris. the headlines this evening. case closed. erik ten hag attempts to move on from marcus rashford s latest indiscretion at manchester united. two of the premier league s top three play tonight. with liverpool hoping to keep manchester city at bay with a win over their cup final opponents chelsea one big purchase. now a high priced sale. chelsea recoup some of the money spent in the january transfer window on the wsl s deadline day also coming up on sportsday. just over two years since her olympic dream was taken away, we meet faye rogers on the brink of her first paralympics in the pool hello again. for erik ten hag today, it was case closed on marcus rashford. for those journalists at the manchester united manager s pres
Hello, im ben thompson. Youre watching the context on bbc news. A tense Stand Off In Tbilisi Hundreds Of Protesters clash with security forces, as georgia votes through a divisive law that critics say pushes the country closer to russia. Obesityjabs like wegovy and ozempic could cut the risk of Heart Attacks and strokes in people, even if they fail to lose much weight. Thats according to new analysis of a study, funded by drug manufacturer novo nordisk. The drug, semaglutide, suppresses appetite and has been used to aid weight loss. But researchers now say the weekly jabs could also benefit the heart health of millions of adults. Professorjohn deanfield led the work. It hasnt yet been published in a medicaljournal, but was presented at the European Congress on obesity. I think its a really important discovery. Its an important change because its the sort of thing we got with statins, when we, in the 90s when statins came in, we finally figured out that there was a drug class that woul
for a couple of years there was bad communication, so good communication with chinese officials, and to make sure that the us government understands that having us business in china, active in china, competing in china, is good for the companies and is good for the companies and is good for the united states. the treasury secretary is also wanting to push back on china about overproduction whilst also advocating for favourable conditions for us businesses in china. do you think she s going to be able to achieve that? ho. to be able to achieve that? no, in a word- to be able to achieve that? no, in a word. not to be able to achieve that? no, in a word. not today, to be able to achieve that? iifr, in a word. not today, but i think we need to keep that message coming. you know, if you drop a talking point the chinese will feel, 0k, well, it is sold. so market access will continue to be a strong message, as well as national security. she s going to talking about national se