Being sentenced, it s an integral part of the way that we do justice in this country. now, this isn t the first case, we ve had other cases, the olivia case up in liverpool, and other cases where this has happened. i think that we should change the law. we ve made an open offer to the government. if they come forward with the proposal to change the law, we will support it. i think they reallyjust need now to get on with it, so thatjustice can be seen to be done. labour leader keir starmer responding as well. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. a bbc investigation has revealed that a black hole in local authority budgets continues to grow. information provided by 190 authorities across the uk revealed council leaders were predicting a shortfall of around £5 billion by april 2026.