elon musk says his takeover of twitter is sinking in but what will it mean for free speech on social media? a tale of two communities in the west highlands coping with the cost of living one has seen energy bills soar and the other hasn t. and cash is king the royal mint starts making new 50p coins featuring king charles iii. and coming up on the bbc news channel, england s hopes of progressing at the t20 world cup hang in the balance, after their match against australia is abandoned because of rain. good afternoon. in a moment of legal history, the sentencing of a murderer has been televised and broadcast live for the first time in england and wales. an old baileyjudge gave jemma mitchell life in prison, with a minimum term of 3a years, for killing her friend from church, and then dumping her decapitated body in devon. thejudge described her as extremely devious . laura foster is at the old bailey. mitchell has become the first murderer and the first woman to be sente
Body inside, judge richard marks kc casey said it was clear she had injured her hand that it must have occurred during the curse of the killing. it was two weeks later when rachel travelled to the seaside resort of salcombe in devon from her london home. this cctv shows the car being driven 50 metres from the woodland where deborah s headless body was later found. a statement by deborah s sister was read out by the prosecution in court. it will be 3a years before mitchell will be eligible for parole in what thejudge will be eligible for parole in what the judge described as a profoundly shocking case. before the sentencing, mitchell could be seen waving at her mother in the public gallery and blowing
The sentencing of a murderer has been televised and broadcast live for the first time in england and wales. an old baileyjudge gave jemma mitchell life in prison, with a minimum term of 3a years, for killing her friend from church, and then dumping her decapitated body in devon. thejudge described her as extremely devious . laura foster is at the old bailey. mitchell has become the first murderer and the first woman to be sentenced on television in england and wales. following a change in the rules allowing cameras into court over the summer. today at the old bailey, nearly all of the police officers who worked on this case were present, and the victim s family were watching via video link from around the world.
Legal history is made in a landmark moment at the old bailey, the sentencing of a murderer was broadcast live for the first time in england and wales. jemma mitchell was given life with a minimum of 3a years for killing herfriend, and dumping her decapitated body in devon. you have shown absolutely no remorse, and it appears that you are in complete denial as to what you did, not withstanding what, in myjudgment, amounted to overwhelming evidence against you. we ll be assessing the significance of that live broadcast from the old bailey. also this lunchtime. christmas elections loom in northern ireland, after the deadline passed for power sharing to be restored.
Crown courts. it was, i think you will agree, crown courts. it was, i think you willagree, enlightening, and, in this case, very shocking. i think that was what the government wanted. they wanted people to be able to see the court as open and transparent when they changed the rules in 2020, to allow filming in court in england and wales. it is already allowed in certain circumstances in scotland. but there are very strict rules. there has to be a seniorjudge involved. you just saw the beginning and end of the sentencing. just the judge on camera, nobody else allowed to be seen. there were concerns when the rules were changed that that witnesses and victims and jurors would not want to take part in trials. it is also said thatjudges might be put under pressure, either physically or threatened. that might be an issue for them if they were to appear on camera. but i think it will be seen as a success. and i don t think we will see much of a distinction of the system for some time. because