the only person that matters to barry bennell is barry bennell. with dreams of becoming a professional footballer, and promises of the newest and best kit, barry bennell lured his victims to his homes here in derbyshire and elsewhere. described as an aladdin's cave for young boys, with arcade games, pets and the latest videos, they provided a haven for the predatory and devious barry bennell to abuse. he never told his side of the story in court. neither did he face his accusers, appearing by videolink because of poor health. he watched on, smirking, according to one of the victims, as they recounted their horrific stories, of what he did to them. another said he knew of four players coached by barry bennell who had taken their own lives, including the former wales manager gary speed. bennell‘s lawyer questioned the accusers' motives, suggesting they were out for financial gain, but now, more than 20 years after his first conviction, barry bennell has been found guilty for a fourth time of abusing young boys. a serial child abuser who exploited

the only person that matters to barry bennell is barry bennell. with dreams of becoming a professional footballer, and promises of the newest and best kit, barry bennell lured his victims to his homes here in derbyshire and elsewhere. described as an alland's cave for young boys, they provided a haven for the predatory and devolution views barry bennell to abuse. he never told his side of the story in court. neither did he face his accusers, appearing by videolink because of poor health. he watched on, smirking according to one of the victim, as they recounted their horrific story, of what he did to them. another said he knew of four players coached by barry bennell who had taken their own live, including the former wales manager gary speed. barry bennell‘s lawyer questioned the accusers' motives, suggesting they were out for financial gain but now more than 20 years after his first conviction barry bennell has been found guilty for a fourth time of abusing young boys. a serial child abuser who exploited a system, his position, and young footbal

i was abused by barry bennell. my name is chris unsworth. i was abused by barry bennell as a child. a former oxfam director responds to allegations that he paid for sex while working in haiti after the earthquake. a tough line on fraud and corruption. and team gb could be about to win its first medal of the 2018 winter olympics. and coming up on sportsday on bbc news, alex mcleish has agreed a return to the scotland manager's job. he'll sign a deal until 2020, to replace gordon strachan, who left last october. good evening. president trump has promised action to make america's schools safer, after a teenager killed 17 people in a mass shooting in florida yesterday. nikolas cruz was a former pupil at the school in parkland. he appeared in court as short while ago. president trump described him as "mentally disturbed", and said that tackling mental health would be a priority for his administration. the fbi said it had been warned a year ago about the potential threat posed by cruz, but that there was no evidence he was planning an attack. live to parkland tonight, and our corresponden

president trump says making america's schools safer barry bennell has been found guilty ofa barry bennell has been found guilty of a total 43 sex offences. justice has been served today. people will be able to move on with their lives, including myself, and hopefully fix themselves now. south africa has a new president. cyril ramaphosa has promised to take a tough line on fraud and corruption. and on newsnight tonight, for the first time the government calls out the kremlin for the cyber attack on ukraine. are we entering a cyber war with russia? and after the latest us school shooting, we speak to two people intimately involved in two other deadly us school massacres. good evening and welcome to bbc news. president trump has promised action to make america's schools safer after a teenager killed 17 people in a mass shooting in florida yesterday. nikolas cruz, a former pupil at the school in parkland, appeared in court a short time ago. the president described him as "mentally disturbed" and said that tackling mental health would be a priority for his administration. the fbi said it had b

i would like told by barry bennell. i would like to pay tribute to the victims who have come forward to give evidence against bennell. it is they who made this prosecution possible. for many of the victims, it was the first time in over three decades they have felt able to come forward to speak about what happened to them. i hope the outcome of this trial will give these men some sense ofjustice being done after so many years. the prosecution also serves as a reminder that the passage of time need not prove a barrier for sexual offenders to be brought before the courts. thank you. good afternoon, i am detective inspector sarah oliver andl am detective inspector sarah oliver and i have been the senior investigator in this case. barry bennell, now known as richard jones, has been found guilty of child sexual abuse, offences that occurred over 30 years ago. as a football coach, he should have provided nothing more than safety and support for the players in his care. instead he abused them. he also abused the trust of their

i was abused by barry bennell as a child. my name is stephen walters, i was abused by barry bennell. my name is chris unsworth, i was abused by barry bennell as a child. three of the 12 victims in this case. boys, now men, damaged by controlling paedophile barry bennell. now defiant and waiving their anonymity to shed light on their shocking childhood experiences. for decades we held our silencejust like our abuser told us to. for decades we've lived in fear. because we might be grown men stood in front of you now, but we were once a little child. we are no longer afraid of you, barry bennell. for years hundreds of us were groomed in plain view. the shame, the nightmares, the lot... no child should suffer the way we did. how can it be that no one realised something was wrong? how is it that no one protected us then? their remorseless abuser, now aged 64, shook his head and laughed as the jury returned with the last guilty verdicts today. one of football's leading youth coaches, barry bennell worked with manchester city and cr

what are your thoughts towards barry bennell?” today. what are your thoughts towards barry bennell? i have no feelings for that man whatsoever, todayis feelings for that man whatsoever, today is my day, and it is the rest of the lads's day, i can walk into court with my head held high, but the first time, throughout this trial, i can walk through without my stomach going... all of that guilt and feeling of being ashamed and carrying that secret, today, for me, will be transferred to that man. the minute he gets his sentence and is put away, that man is nothing to me, nothing to any of the others, we can put into one side and we can forget about him. we can neverforget put into one side and we can forget about him. we can never forget about the abuse, but we can forget about him, he will be nothing to us. thank you so much for speaking with us, we really appreciate it. mickey will be in court today to hear what punishment barry bennell will receive. 0ur reporterjim reed has been following this story. sentencing around midday, very important, as has been eloquently explained by mickey

he will be only 79 yea rs old barry bennell. he will be only 79 years old for he will be considered for any parole. the judge said there was no reason why some for any parole. the judge said there was no reason why some of the victims did not pursue civil cases against the football clubs involved in the case. that is manchester city and crewe. so we probably haven't had the end of this. danny savage in liverpool. the meat supplier russell hume, which has been at the centre of a food hygiene scandal, has been placed in administration with the loss of 266 jobs. the derby—based firm has been under investigation since the food standards agency uncovered what it said were "serious" issues during an unannounced inspection at its premises in birmingham. president trump has signalled he'll support a bipartisan effort to improve a national system of background checks for gun purchases in the wake of the florida school shooting. it comes after student survivors of the attack announced plans for a national march on washington to urge con

barry bennell, sentence for 31 yea rs toy. barry bennell, sentence for 31 years injailat toy. barry bennell, sentence for 31 years in jail at liverpool crown court. the latest from our correspondent when we return in a couple of moments. first, we will catch up the weather forecast. it is a misty, murky and mild monday for this picture behind me comes from a weather watcher in east sussex, showing the extent of mist and fog we had a rant this morning which is slowly breaking up and lifting. this afternoon they could be the brightest spell, particularly in the west of the country after the mild start this week, things will turn colder and drier over the next few days let's take a look at what is happening here and now. we have this frontal system across the country got a warm front in the east and the cold front in the west. between the two an area of mild air. the yellow is with us at the moment and the blue colours will take over later in the week. the areas most likely to see the rain are on the east coast of england when the band of rain sweeps in from the north and west. b

barry bennell, a football coach who abused many young boys in his charge. today, he was convicted of sexually assaulting boys aged between eight and 15. he was the gatekeeper to a dream world in football but his victims had to silently suffer horrific abuse. his trial heard he was a child molester on an industrial scale. this afternoon, he was found guilty of assaulting ten of the 11 boys this trial centred on. the jury haven't yet reached a decision on a number of other charges and will continue their deliberations tomorrow. he abused the boys at his homes, one of which was in this derbyshire village. he had arcade games and exotic pets and always had a reason for them to stay over. his victims were associated with crewe and manchester city, where he was involved in the junior setups. he was said to have been treated like god at manchester city's maine road ground. in court, it was said bennell had groomed the parents of the complainants so he could carry on the abuse. he offered no evidence in his defence, but his barrister accused some of the men, who we

with the verdicts we have so far, it is clear that barry bennell was a paedophile that barry bennell was a paedophile that preyed on many, many young boys over an extended period. we will leave it for now. back to you later on for the latest from liverpool crown court. thanks very much. let‘s move crown court. thanks very much. let‘s m ove o nto crown court. thanks very much. let‘s move onto other news. it‘s a crisis which is hitting at the very heart of oxfam‘s appeal with questions being raised by the government and millions of individual donors about whether the charity deserves their money. the charity commission has taken the most serious action it can against oxfam, and begun a statutory inquiry into its procedures. it will investigate the handling of claims that the charity‘s staff used prostitutes, as they carried out disaster relief in the aftermath of the earthquake in haiti in 2010. matt cole reports. this crisis has already claimed one senior figure, oxfam‘s now former chief executive penny lawrence, but her resignation has far from drawn a line under the ma

men who were abused by barry bennell when he was a youth football coach have told the bbc they'll be seeking compensation from the clubs he was with when he committed the crimes. yesterday, bennell was found guilty of another seven counts of sexually abusing boys. he's now been convicted of 43 offences between 1979 and 1990. 0ur sports correspondent, richard conway, reports. no child should suffer the way we did. for the survivors of barry bennell‘s reign of abuse, the pain and memory of their ordeals will never fade. they are left instead to reflect on how one of britain's most prolific paedophiles was allowed to get away with his crimes for so long. he got away with it because he was so good at what he did in terms of football. his ability and skills. he groomed the parents. a perfect storm, almost. until we grew into men and stood up to him and put him where he should be now. speaking today, some of those subjected to barry bennell‘s abuse said they will now pursue civil claims against the club ——clubs connected to the case — crewe alexandra and manchester city. he ruine

the former football coach barry bennell will be sentenced next week, after being found guilty of another seven sex offences against children. yesterday's verdicts mean he's now been convicted of a total of 43 offences. many of the parents of the boys bennell trained were taken in by his promises to make their sons top players. ann packer and robbie brightwell both played football themselves for manchester city. their two sons, ian and david, were both trained by barry bennell in the early 80s — although there is no suggestion they were abused by him. they never suspected there was anything sinister about bennell. ann and robbie spoke tojim reed on the victoria derbyshire programme about what they remembered of the coach at the centre of this trial. and what they've made of the subsequent scandals. he was a young, attractive, charismatic coach. he was a bit of a pied piper really, the kids followed him. he was brilliant with a football. his skills were second to none — kids lapped it up. so my first impressions were all good. he's more, more of a leader of kids,

barry bennell. the football coach who abused many young boys in his charge. today he was convicted of sexually assaulting boys aged between eight and 15. he was the gatekeeper to a dream world in football, but his victims have to silently suffer horrific abuse. his trial heard he was a child molester on industrial scale. this afternoon he was found guilty of assault and of the 11 boys this trial centred on. thejury haven't of the 11 boys this trial centred on. the jury haven't yet reached a decision on a number of other charges and will continue their deliberations tomorrow. he accused the at his homes, one of which was on the stub a shia village. he had arcade games and exotic pets and a lwa ys arcade games and exotic pets and always had a reason for them to stay over. his victims were associated with crew and manchester city, where he was involved in the junior setups. he was said to have been treated like god at manchester city's main road round. in court it was said he groomed the parents of the complainant so he could carry on the complainant so he could

today, we looked evil in the face and we smiled because, barry bennell, we have won. today, we hand our shame and our guilt and our sadness back to you. it should never have been ours to carry in the first place. sentencing bennell, judge clement goldston told him, "to these boys, you appeared as a god. in reality, you were the devil incarnate. you stole their childhoods and their innocence to satisfy your perversion." his abuse, the judge said, was sheer evil. several of the former football coach's numerous victims read out impact statements in court. among them, gary cliffe, abused by bennell when he played for a manchester city junior team. in a bid to force bennell to make eye contact, cliffe approached the dock after his statement, asking, "why, barry, why?" before being led away by an official. what was that experience like for you? i was churned up inside, dan, but i was determined that this was my moment, i didn't want to regret not doing it. so i stood up there, you were in court, you saw it, i said those words directed towards him. another 86 people have mad

barry bennell, the former coach who abused 12 young footballers in the 1980s, is jailed. thejudge calls him "the devil incarnate". not so finger lickin‘ good — a shortage of chicken at kfc forces hundreds of outlets to close across the uk. world number one for canada. can he do it? it is a dead heat! and gold for canada and germany in the two man bobsleigh — the first time the title's been shared in 20 years. coming up on fa cup sportsday later in the hour on bbc news, we're at the dw stadium, and will history repeat itself as wigan looked to shock manchester city? good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. a university lecturer, described as one of britain's most prolific paedophiles, has been jailed for 32 years. 29—year—old matthew falder, a cambridge graduate, admitted 137 offences, including encouraging the rape of a child. he approached hundreds of people online and then blackmailed them into sending him increasingly depraved images. at least four of his victims tried to take their own lives. falder was finally caught after an operation involving age

devils incarnate, which was the judge's word in reference to barry bennell actually. absolutely, matthew falder, the way he used really truly horrific tactics, using dark net stuff, to basically blackmail people into doing horrific acts isjust basically blackmail people into doing horrific acts is just truly unimaginable. and again, the barry bennell stuff, still playing out and having an impact for stop let's finish off with probably the best story of the day in some ways. kentucky fried chicken running out of, guess what? chicken. 0ut kentucky fried chicken running out of, guess what? chicken. out of this ever happen? it is to do with how they have got a new delivery contract, is that right?|j they have got a new delivery contract, is that right? i havejust been completely obsessed with the story! laughter are you a kfc man, then?” story! laughter are you a kfc man, then? i am absolutely not, but people have been knocking on the doors of kfc, demanding their fried chicken, people writing to their mps. neil cole said he had lots of complaints from constituents dema

today at 5pm: the former football coach barry bennell has been found guilty of multiple sex offences against boys. bennell was found guilty of 36 charges, with thejury still deliberating on seven. during the course of the trial, he was described as a child molester on an industrial scale. saw more the victims were in the public gallery to hear what happens. i'm here at liverpool crown court with the latest. the other main stories on bbc news at 5pm: the charity commission begins a statutory inquiry into oxfam, after the scandal involving aid workers in haiti. a judge tells the wikileaks founder julian assange that the arrest warrant against him still stands, and tells him he should have the courage to come to court. south africa's ruling party tells president jacob zuma to stand down as leader, but he's still clinging on to power. and britain's first gold medal hope elise christie crashes out of the women's 500m speed skating at the pyeongchang games. a jury has found the former football coach barry bennell guilty of multiple counts of sexual abuse. his victims were young footballers

tonight at 10pm — the former football coach barry bennell, is convicted of more than 30 counts of child abuse. bennell had denied dozens of offences involving 11 boys, one of whom claimed to have been abused on more than ten separate occasions. during the trial, witnesses described how bennell had exercised a power hold over them, as ambitious young players. the jury asked for more time to consider seven others counts, we'll have the latest from liverpool crown court. also tonight — jacob zuma is formally told by his own party, to stand down, as president of south africa, following allegations of corruption. lung cancer patients, including many who have never smoked, say it's time to devote far more resources to research. it felt like i was being punished for a crime i hadn't committed. i've never smoked. in fact, i used to be the butt ofjokes at school because i wouldn't. sky and bt sport pay over £45 billion for football rights, but is it as much as the premier league had been expecting? commentator: christie is out of it ain! and, at the winter olympics, the moment when britain's

. —— barry bennell. it was this ‘which prompted one. —— barry bennell. it was this ‘ which prompted so one. —— barry bennell. it was this ‘which prompted so many u:i%;3—;’u%?§ zzéiéiiié 0-2.gct7- :, ':: . . ... to £151,162? 33,215.51 q,;,c1,- 1, '1: , , ,.. to come £111,162? 33,215.51 q,;,c1,- 1, '1: , , ,.. to come forward. my career others to come forward. my career has been ruined, relationships have been ruined, ijust... i had to get it out there. today three of those players are back with us — and they're joined by another man who will tell us he was abused by barry bennell on the pitch at man city's old ground, maine road. this morning in an exclusive interview — a former board member at crewe, hamilton smith, tells us he warned

hamilton smith talking to us there and barry bennell will be sentenced next week. in a moment a summary of the business news this hour but first, the headlines on bbc news: teenager nikolas cruz appears in court charged with premeditated murder — after the florida school shooting which left 17 dead. the global head of oxfam says the charity will learn vital lessons from claims of abuse by its staff, it's setting up an independent commission to review its culture and practices. new figures show the number of young people who own their homes has fallen dramatically over the past twenty years. retail sales saw only a slight pick—up injanuary as rising prices continued to dampen shoppers‘ spending. uk sales volumes rose byjust 0.i% injanuary from the previous month. the office for national statistics said the longer term picture showed a slowdown. the extent to which young people are locked out of the british housing market has been revealed in new figures from economists. according to the institute for fiscal studies, the biggest decline in home ownership in the

today, we looked evil in the face and we smiled because, barry bennell, we have won. today, we hand our shame and our guilt and our sadness back to you. it should never have been ours to carry in the first place. the care and diligence he took in grooming the victims and their families is amongst the most manipulative behaviour ever seen. sentencing bennell, judge clement goldston told him, "to these boys, you appeared as a god. in reality, you were the devil incarnate. you stole their childhoods and their innocence to satisfy your perversion." his abuse, the judge said, was sheer evil. several of the former football coach's numerous victims read out impact statements in court. among them, gary cliffe, abused by bennell when he played for a manchester city junior team. in a bid to force bennell to make eye contact, cliffe approached the dock after his statement, asking, "why, barry, why?" before being led away by an official. what was that experience like for you? i was churned up inside, dan, but i was determined that this was my moment, i didn't want to regret not d

barry bennell denies those charges. his defence barrister made the case that he was a sitting target, she said, because of previous child six abuse charges and convictions, which he had against him in the 905. and the latest one in 2015. this trial isn't over. it continue5 in 2015. this trial isn't over. it continues today. thanks very much. the foreign secretary, boris john5on, will say that supporters brexit mu5t john5on, will say that supporters brexit must reach out to people who are angry and despairing about the uk leaving the european union. in a speech in london, which is the first in a series of brexit speeches being made by cabinet minister5, he'll set out what he sees as the benefits of leaving the eu. he'll also insist that those who want to stop brexit cannot and will not win the argument. so how will his attempt at unity go down with the general public? 0ur reporter anna collinson has been to find out. could you 5um could you sum up borisjohnson in one word? orangutan. ridiculous. he isa one word? oranguta

minutes later, another victim walked over to where barry bennell was sitting and said, barry, barry, why, why? no reaction from bennell who was moved away by a security clock in the court but it gives an illustration of how strong the feelings and emotions were in the feelings and emotions were in the court hearing this afternoon. another man said he turned to drugs to deal with what had happened to him and ended up in a young offenders institution. several victims said they contemplated suicide and a clear picture has emerged bennell being a manipulative and controlling the man, who turned the dreams of young football players in nightmares over a period of time. and those nightmares still haunt many victims today and this will not give many of these men closure today. he'll still living with the trauma of what happened to them all those years ago. and their tormentors sat in the dock staring at the floor and giving no reaction. he will be sentenced at quarter past two this afternoon, rita. danny, thank you. the time is 13:18. our top story this lunchtime: a university lecturer — t

for the first answer is barry bennell's conviction. yes, they hold fans forum every year at crewe alexandra, 250 fans with tickets get to meet the manager, the chairman, other members of the board and so wanted this —— and so on to discuss football and what else is going on at the club. it was held last night at gresty road, the crewe ground. we asked to go along but we we re ground. we asked to go along but we were told no journalists were allowed to attend, it was just for the fans. there were reports security on the door had a piece of paper with photos of journalists security on the door had a piece of paper with photos ofjournalists on, and reporters that have worked on the case, two apparently deny them entry if they tried to get in or use of force name and so on. in the event, though, there were three questions last night about barry bennell, a man we can show you pictures of come here, new pictures of barry bennell we have obtained. the chairman was asked about the scandal last night and declined to answer, he said he can�

because, barry bennell, we have won. today, we hand our shame, and our guilt, and our sadness back to you. it should never have been ours to carry in the first place. sentencing bennell, judge clement goldston told him, "to these boys you appeared asa god. in reality you were the devil incarnate. you stole their childhoods and their innocence to satisfy your perversion." his abuse, the judge said, was sheer evil. several of the former football coach's numerous victims read out impact statements in court. among them gary cliffe, abused by bennell when he played for a manchester city junior team. in a bid to force bennell to make eye contact, cliffe approached the dock after his statement, asking, "why, barry, why?", before being led away by an official. what was that experience like for you? i was churned up inside, dan, but i was determined that this was my moment, i didn't want to regret not doing it. so i stood up there, you were in court and saw it, i said my words directed towards him. another 86 people have made com

chris, you have known for decades, what barry bennell was. a devious paedophile abusing young boys on an industrial scale. what does it feel like to now know that the rest of the country will appreciate how dangerous he was? like gary said, we know, and we knew a year ago how big this was going to be. and, now, it is coming to light. and, like gary said, it isjust the tip of the iceberg. we know that there are more and more lads out there, and hopefully us being here today gives them the strength to come forward, and there is light at the end of the tunnel. gray he was nothing to me. he wasn't howl managed him as a kid. he should have beenin managed him as a kid. he should have been ina managed him as a kid. he should have been in a court as far as i'm concerned. but, no. iwas focused on giving my evidence. i wanted to get my stuff out there. you will be in the same courtroom at him on monday, when he is there any room to hear what punishment he is going to get what punishment he is going to get what he did to you. how do you feel about seein

because, barry bennell, we have won. back to you. it should never have been ours to carry in the first place. "to these boys, you appeared as a god. in reality, you were the devil incarnate. to satisfy your perversion. his abuse, the judge said, was sheer evil. impact statements in court. for a manchester city junior team. asking, "why, barry, why? before being led away by an official. what was that experience like for you? was my moment, i didn't want to regret not doing it. i said those words directed towards him. manchester city and crewe alexandra youth team coach. both are among the clubs braced for civil lawsuits. are farfrom over. dan roan, bbc news, liverpool. in the rebel area of eastern ghouta. —— in the rebel—held area of eastern ghouta. also injured more than 300 people. the united nations has urged for the bombardment to stop. now on bbc news, it's time for newsnight with emily maitlis. powerful images from washington. people demand a change to gun laws. president trump backs calls for those buying weapons. those b

barry bennell is now looking at a fourth jail term for child tax offences. thejury will jail term for child tax offences. the jury will resume their deliberations here at liverpool crown court at 10:15am. thank you very much for the latest on that story. minnie driver has quit as an 0xfam ambassador following claims that staff working for the charity in disaster zones paid vulnerable local people for sex. she resigned after 20 years with the aid agency, saying that she was horrified by the allegations. 0xfam said he was grateful for her commitment and that he was more determined than ever to learn from its mistakes. thousands of eight and nine—year—olds are to be formally assessed on their times tables at primary schools in england. the tests will be trialled at nearly 300 schools this spring, before becoming mandatory in 2020. unions say they won't tell teachers and parents anything about children that they don't already know but ministers say the tests will identify those pupils who need extra support. this is an important initiative, to ensure that ev

former english youth football coach barry bennell has been sentenced to thirty one years in prison for child sex abuse he was found guilty of fifty charges against boys he coached between one hundred seventy nine and nine hundred ninety one the judge in the case called him the devil incarnate as he handed down the sentence i am a survivor of the piece from party panel my name is mickey phelan a survivors of crimes and cruelty these were the men that spoke out as boys they dreamt of a future in soccer they were trained by barry bennell charismatic youth coach for clubs including crewe alexandra and manchester city he took them under his wing encouraged them to chase their dreams he gained their trust and then he raped them . on monday bennell was sentenced to thirty one years in prison five but now we have one. today we handle shame. i know. i know some of this back to you. should never have been over to the county in the first place. another eighty six men have come forward to report sexual abuse by bendel since the case began the judge spoke of abuse on an industrial scale for decades

the manchester city manager pep guardiola has spoken today about the barry bennell trial and expressed his sympathy for the victims of the former youth coach's sexual abuse. bennell, who was associated with some clubs in the north west, including city, has been convicted of 43 counts of child sex abuse between 1979 and 1990 and will be sentenced at liverpool crown court on monday. here's our sports mews correspondent richard conway. no child should suffer the way we did. for the survivors of barry bennell‘s reign of abuse, the pain and memory of their ordeals will never fade. they are left instead to reflect on how one of britain's most prolific paedophiles was allowed to get away with his crimes for so long. he got away with it because he was so good at what he did in terms of football. his ability and skills. he groomed the parents. a perfect storm, almost. until we grew into men and stood up to him and put him where he should be now. speaking today, some of those subjected to barry bennell‘s abuse said they will now pursue civil claims against the clubs clubs connected to the ca

today we looked evil in the face and we smiled because barry bennell we have one. we —— today we hand our shame, guilt and sadness back to you, it should never have been ours to suffer in the first place. the care and diligence he took in brimming with victims and their families is amongst the most manipulative behaviour is insane. he was a predatory paedophile and to the state that is no evidence he has any remorse or regrets but the dreams he has shattered in the lives he has damaged. sentencing him, thejudge said, to these boys you appeared as a god, said, to these boys you appeared as agod, in said, to these boys you appeared as a god, in reality you were the devil incarnate. he stole their childhood and innocence to satisfied europe perversion. his abuse was sheer evil, thejudge said. —— to perversion. his abuse was sheer evil, the judge said. —— to satisfy your perversion. you're watching beyond one hundred days — when your name is kfc — or kentucky fried chicken — the one thing you really can't afford to run out of is...chicken. but that's

and the top story here in the uk: victims of the former youth football coach, barry bennell, have been speaking out after a jury found him guilty of seven further offences of sexually assaulting boys. now on bbc news, all the latest business news live from singapore. it's all smiles from north korea and the winter olympics but will that be enough to lift sanctions on the country. and we had to hyderabad to find out why this city's drawing so much talent. gong xi fa cai, have been lunar new year to all our viewers, welcome to asia business report. —— happy. the world has heard from north korea more from the last few days than in decades, their figure skating team, cheerleaders and north korean leader kim jong—un‘s sister have all won the hearts in the winter olympic games in pyeongchang but good this soft diplomacy translate into loosening sanctions against the state? earlier i asked justin hastings, an expert on the north korean economy, how the international community had reacted to the latest moves from the country. un sanctions and us sanctions aren't going anywhere so what

barry bennell, a football coach who abused many young boys in his charge. today, he was convicted of sexually assaulting boys aged between eight and 15. he was the gatekeeper to a dream world in football, but his victims had to silently suffer horrific abuse. his trial heard he was a child molester on an industrial scale. this afternoon, he was found guilty of assaulting ten of the 11 boys this trial centred on. the jury haven‘t yet reached a decision on a number of other charges and will continue their deliberations tomorrow. he abused the boys at his homes, one of which was in this derbyshire village. he had arcade games and exotic pets and always had a reason for them to stay over. his victims were associated with crewe and manchester city, where he was involved in the junior setups. he was said to have been treated like god at manchester city‘s maine road ground. in court, it was said bennell had groomed the parents of the complainants so he could carry on the abuse. he offered no evidence in his defence, but his barrister accused some of the men, w

the mirror says police investigating football coach barry bennell — who was convicted of abusing boys in his care asked gary speed if he was a victim. the telegraph leads on report which suggests that young professionals are half as likely to be home owners as they were 20 years ago. the i focuses on a warning that many household chemicals are a risk to health. scientists say cleaning products, cosmetics and perfumes are releasing harmful particles into air. the times reports that thousands more prisoners are to be released early under a government drive to relieve pressure on overcrowded jails. and the daily express carries the story that eating two yoghurts a week could significantly reduce the chances of having a heart attack. that is a quick run through of the newspaper front pages. that is a quick run through of the newspaperfront pages. the florida shooting dominating, and a striking picture on the front of the telegraph and raising yet again, we say this every time, the question of gun control. they think anything will change? it raises the question of gun control in the minds

bennell charismatic youth coach for clubs including crew aleksandra and manchester city he took them under his wing encouraged them to chase their dreams he gained their trust and then he raped them on monday bennell was sentenced to thirty one years in prison. but now we have one . today. i know. i know some of this but to you. should never have been ordered to carry in the first place. another eighty six men have come forward to report sexual abuse by bennell since the case began the judge spoke of abuse on an industrial scale for decades benelux victims suffer depression panic attacks and suicidal thoughts but there are increasing signs that the clubs themselves were aware much earlier of the rumors surrounding bennell and covered for him the new boy walls. allowed it to continue because he was producing the results. even after a battle was convicted of child abuse in florida in one thousand nine hundred four and later in england the english football world turned a blind eye it was only when former soccer player andy woodworth broke his silence in two thousand and sixteen and many

the former football coach barry bennell is convicted of more than 30 counts of child abuse involving 11 boys. now on bbc news, all the latest business news live from singapore. japan's economy keeps growing but is it running out of steam? all the latest gdp numbers are up next. and could your dna be the key to finding your true love? a new matchmaking app puts the idea to the test. glad you could join us this exciting addition of asia business report. japan's latest economic figures have just been released. its gdp grew by half a percent in the last three months of 2017 compared to the same quarter a year earlier. the numbers we re quarter a year earlier. the numbers were a little softer than expected. it is the eighth straight quarter of expansion forjapan‘s economy. earlier, we were told why the economy is building strength. there are some seasonality, some volatility but the big issue is, for the first time in 30 years, it's 30 yea rs, the first time in 30 years, it's 30 years, you've got wages, jobs, the quality ofjobs are improving so the overall environment for consumption is

i imagine now that as the e barry bennell cases come to light, we were talking to two of his victims is not very eloquently and passionately about what they want to see in the future of sport in the future of safeguarding young people in the future are very concerned about this. —— barry bennell. you think parents watching this now can feel that their children will be safe, that the measures they should be put in place are put in place? absolutely. having strong policies and procedures in place is an absolute must but i think what must goa absolute must but i think what must go a long side that is a culture of round safeguarding which is all of us round safeguarding which is all of us that are involved in sport, including the parents. as parents get ready to drop their children off the sports activities this morning it is important they know what kind of policies and procedures are in place and let the environment is in their club as well as the young people knowing that there are policies and procedures and they can talk to someone and when they do they will be listened to and a

the devils incarnate is the headline in the metro — with pictures of serial sex offenders barry bennell and matthew falder, who have each been jailed for more than 30 years. brexit is the lead in the guardian, which previews a speech by david davis, who tomorrow will say that brexit won't plunge britain into a "mad max" dystopia. brexit also features on the front page of the the i — which says the former deputy prime minister damian green is asking the government to release papers that detail the impact of brexit on the uk. the times says thousands of students could have their final year exams cancelled because of strikes by lecturers. the telegraph focuses on pressure from the prime minister forjeremy corbyn to authorise the release of cold war files kept on him by czech and east german secret services. the story also features on the front page of the daily mail, which says the czech spy told his bosses mr corbyn could be a ‘useful source'. the ft reports that hundreds of branches of the fast—food chain kfc are closed because they've run out of chicken. and ‘kentucky fried shut

the former youth football coach barry bennell has been convicted of the remaining seven charges against him relating to the sexual abuse of boys in his care. president trump's former chief adviser, steve bannon, has refused to answer a range of questions posed by a congressional committee. an update on the market numbers for you — here's how london's and frankfurt ended the day. and in the the united states this is how the dow and the nasdaq are getting on. now it's time for meet the author. if you read any of the four mick herron novels you will know what to expect in the fifth, london rules. skulduggery and streets alive with terror, a political class that is self—centred and often corrupt, time is pressing and the threat real and the ramshackle outfit, neverfleeing by the rules, has to try and save the day, welcome. jackson lamb and his many men and women at a pretty rough lot? sort of. they are quite ordinary people in many ways and i'm quite keen on these spies having daily lives in contemporary london. that's right, they don't lead gilded lives, they are not pampered and they

the headlines at 11pm: the former football coach barry bennell has been found guilty of multiple sex offences against boys. is the waiting over in south africa? president zuma will face the media tomorrow, as his party calls for him to quit for the sake of the country. catching the online terrorists: the government unveils a new tool to detect extremist content. the newsnight, or as johnson the newsnight, or asjohnson will give a speech tomorrow in which he tries to make peace with those who blame him for brexit. we have more in common than you think, he says. brexit is a liberal project. will that convince his enemies?

former football coach barry bennell is jailed for 31 years — for abusing 12 young players — a judge calls him the "devil incarnate". as the 19—year—old gunman accused of killing 17 people at a florida high school appears in court — president trump signals he'll support improved background checks for people who buy guns. in a moment it will be time for sportsday but first a look at what else is coming up this evening on bbc news. as the debate on gun controls continues in the us — beyond 100 days will be speaking to the father of a tv reporter shot dead live on air in 2015 about his own personal campaign to tighten the law. also tonight — why did the chicken cross the road? well, it wasn't to go to kfc — hundreds of british branches of the fast—food chain run out of the vital ingredient. we'll be finding out why. and at 10.40 a look at tomorrow's front pages. joining me are deborah haynes, defence editor at the times and jim waterson, buzzfeed's outgoing political editor, who's just been announced as the new media editor of the guardian. that's all ahead on bbc news. now on b

some of the men who were abused by barry bennell when he was a youth football coach have told the bbc they will seek compensation from the clubs he was with when he committed the crimes. yesterday the predatory paedophile was found guilty of another seven counts of sexually abusing boys; next week he'll be sentenced for a total of fifty offences over two decades. our sports correspondent richard conway reports. no child should suffer the way we did. for the survivors of barry bennell‘s reign of abuse, the pain and memory of their ordeals will never fade. they are left instead to reflect on how one of britain's most prolific paedophiles was allowed to get away with his crimes for so long. he got away with it because he was so good at what he did in terms of football. his ability and skills. he groomed the parents. a perfect storm, almost. until we grew into men and stood up to him and put him where he should be now. speaking today, some of those subjected to barry bennell‘s abuse said they will now pursue civil claims against the club connected to the case — crewe alexandra and m

in liverpool today the former football coach barry bennell was found guilty of sex offences against young boys in the 1980s. the 64—year—old denied a0 charges young boys in the 1980s. the 6a—year—old denied a0 charges of abusing boys in his care while coaching at major football clubs. ben ando was in court. this afternoon the jury started returning verdicts. of the a8 counts they were asked to consider they found him guilty of 36 charges, involving ten different victims, boys aged 8—ia at the time of the abuse that took place in the 1980s. there are legal restrictions on what we can report today. you're watching outside source. the s... “ s... —— the headlines. america's intelligence agencies have said that russia has never stopped trying to meddle in us politics, and is a threat to november's mid—term elections. a 17—year—old palestinian girl who was charged with assault after a video went viral showing her hitting two israeli soldiers has gone on trial in a military court. ahed tamimi arrived for her hearing with her hands and feet shackled. proceedings got under w

serial paedophile football coach barry bennell will be sentenced today for abuse on an "industrial scale" committed on young boys in his care. these men abused by bennell told us how important it is for them to see him in person in court today. i will be there and i will like him in the eye. it is important for you that he is there? it is important for me personally to get that closure and hopefully to hear the judge say...

and the top story here in the uk: victims of the former youth football coach, barry bennell, have been speaking out after a jury found him guilty of seven further

the former football coach, barry bennell, has been described as the "devil incarnate" by a judge at liverpool crown court