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

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

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

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

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

from bennell? from the clubs he was involved with. yes, he has ruined my life. should i get something for it? i think i should. with hundreds of potential victims, it could prove costly to the clubs involved. we need to consider the impact on their lives, potential psychiatric and physical injuries they have suffered, looking at potential therapy costs for them, their children, their partners. and also looking at the lost prospects in respect of education and employment as professional footballers. meanwhile, in a statement, crewe alexandra said... but one former director said he warned senior officials about bennell‘s relationship with young boys in the late 1980s, but the coach was allowed to stay in hisjob. there was so much banter around the dressing rooms and around the football club about it. you know, odd remarks getting made here and there. if you did not know about it, god knows where you were. you weren't at crewe. dario, will you stop and answer questions for the bbc? do you have a message for the victims? dario gradi, crewe's former manager and the

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

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

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,

former football coach barry bennell has appeared in court to be sentenced — after being found guilty of 50 counts of sexual abuse against 12 victims. bennell — who coached at a number of clubs including crewe and man city had appeared via videolink from prison for his five—and—a—half week trial because of health problems. danny savage is in liverpool for us. just tell us what happened in court today. the judge has retired to consider his sentence at the moment and he will do that at quarter past two this afternoon. but this afternoon, between 12 and one, we heard from many of the victims of barry bennell and this case, giving their personal impact statements about how what had happened to them has affected their lives. one man repeatedly sexually assaulted by bennell in the 1980s said he did not tell his parents what had happened until two years ago. his father replied to him that he was sorry for not being a good dad and the words the victim said broke his heart. he went on to say he turned to alcohol to blot out the trauma of what has happened to him. he stopped his childre

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

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

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. 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

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

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 followed his lead that sports clubs promise to set up hotlines and take action today two and a half thousand people across the u.k. have come forward and reported sexual assaults at more than three hundred clubs. a moment of justice a long time coming now when now we had to mexico's yucatan peninsula where divers have found bones of ancient people and long extinct animals in the world's bigge

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

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

sentencing bennell, thejudge 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, thejudge said, with satisfy your perversion. his abuse, the judge said, with sheer evil. several of the former 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, he approached the dock after his statement asking why? before being led away by an official. what was that experience like for you? i was churned up inside 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 saw those words directed towards. another 86 people have made complaints against the former manchester city crewe alexandra youth team coach and amid hundreds of allegations against both clubs they are poised. dan roan, bbc news, liverpool. more than 250 jobs have been axed at a compa

. —— 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

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

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

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, and an educator of kids in sport than anyone i've come across. you never had any reason at that stage to be suspicious about what he was like. none whatsoever. what we're talking about is all a matter of trust. and we had trust in the guy. he appeared to have respect from many quarters inside the game. he was welll thought of, he appeared to have excellent contacts. he was just a very plausible guy. were you given the impression that he was part of the manchester city set up, part of the coaching staff there? well, yes, because david

in total, bennell faced 48 counts. the arithmetic is that the judge had already told the jury that the had to return no verdicts on three counts. 0n to return no verdicts on three counts. on 36 counts, every project was guilty. really, they believed the victims in those cases. seven counts, they have not reached a verdict as yet. the judge instructed them to go home, get some rest, and continue deliberations tomorrow at 10:15am. give us an idea of what the jury 10:15am. give us an idea of what the jury heard during this trial? there has been some harrowing evidence here. these victims, they were boys at the time, aged between eight and 14 years of age. they described how their parents would drive them to barry bennell‘s house in the high peak of derby. he had various other homes in the area as well. they had hoped for a career in progress of football. they hoped that barry bennell‘s patron age would be something that would lead them on a glittering path to a career with glittering path to a career with glittering f

barry bennell, being driven into court for the last time. the 64—year—old was given a 31—year sentence for abusing young boys in his care, his fourth jail term in three decades. how can it be that no one realised something was wrong? how is it that no one protected us then? seven of the 12 victims in the most recent case were linked to crewe alexandra. the club has always denied it knew anything about his behaviour or the abuse. well, firstly, i remember him being a really good football coach. i started in 1989 and he was our coach at the time. now in his 30s, matt played for crewe‘s youth team for a decade. we‘ve changed his name and voice because he wants to protect his family‘s privacy. he rang my mum and dad and he said, "the boys have done really well at training this week so i‘d like to give them a little bit of a treat. so they are going to come round and there‘s going to be five or six who are going to come around the house and stay over". matt did stay over that night. he wasn‘t abused but knows boys who were. then

from bennell? from the clubs he was involved with. yes, he has ruined my life. should i get something for it? i think i should. the abuse stems from a different era but today the club's manager said something. when you see this, it could happen with my son and my daughters and it is terrible, a terrible situation. manchester city's investigation is continuing but they are not alone, with enquiries also underway at other clu bs enquiries also underway at other clubs connected to bennell. dario, will you stop and answer questions for the bbc? do you have a message for the victims? dario gradi, crewe's former manager and the man who brought bennell to the club has said previously he knew nothing about the abuse and has maintained a silence on the issue this week. but one former director said he warned senior officials about bennell‘s relationship with young boys in the late 1980s, but the coach was allowed to stay in hisjob. there was so much banter around the dressing rooms and around the football club about it. you know, odd remarks getting made here and there.

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

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

mr bennell‘s qc, a woman called a loss, is defending mr bennell and she says that mr bennell accepts that he did sexually abused this point between the ages of 12 and 13, but he denies the more serious charges including rape. so under cross examination, she asked the alleged victim, have you been encouraged by anyone to exaggerate what happened to you? he replied no. mr bennell denies 48 counts of abuse in this case. the trial continues later today. thank you very much. and thank you for your messages about the interview with the former gang members who have turned their lives around and now go out to mentor other people in gangs. jackie says, a church with former gang members, well spoken black men making the change. i am very proud. that is the power of god. ruth says, massive respect for the church. if anyone wants to criticise them, they must be willing to provide an alternative. elisabeth seitz, anything that encourages people to give upa anything that encourages people to give up a life of crime, drugs and violence and is successful, has got to bea violence and is successful, h

the jury were told that bennell wanted them to like him. he is now looking at a fourth jail term for child six offences. the judge has told the jury to come to a unanimous decision on the remaining charges. if they don't there will be majority charges. thank you for bringing us up to date. film star 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. the actress resigned after 20 years with the aid agency, saying in a statement that she was "horrified" by the allegations. 0xfam said it was "grateful" for ms driver's commitment, and that it was more determined than ever to learn from its mistakes. hundreds of premature babies could avoid brain damage if their mothers were all given a low—cost drug during labour, according to a new report. the royal college of paediatrics and child health says there are huge regional differences in the number of mothers given magnesium sulphate to reduce the risk of cerebral palsy. it claims providing the d

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

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

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

from bennell? from the clubs he was involved with. yes, he has ruined my life. should i get something for it? i think i should. with hundreds of potential victims, it could prove costly to the clubs involved. we need to consider the impact on their lives, potential psychiatric and physical injuries they have suffered, looking at potential therapy costs for them, their children, their partners. and also looking at the lost prospects in respect of education and employment as professional footballers. meanwhile, in a statement, crewe alexandra said... the club would like to reiterate it was not aware of any sexual abuse by mr bennell, nor did it receive any complaint about sexual abuse by him either before or during his employment with the club. but one former director said he warned senior officials about bennell‘s relationship with young boys in the late 1980s, but the coach was allowed to stay in hisjob. there was so much banter around the dressing rooms and around the football club about it. you know, odd remarks getting made here and there. if you did not kn

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.

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...

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

several victims told the court bennell sexually abused them on more than one hundred occasions but his charity oxfam has apologised to haiti's government after its stuff for accused of sexual misconduct it's released an internal report into allegations that aid workers used prostitutes during rebuilding efforts after the twenty ten earthquake its former director for haiti admitted to the inquiry that he hired sex workers despite public denials that he workers threatened witnesses who spoke to investigators those are the headlines coming up next it's inside story by for that. shifting alliances in syria kurdish fighters backed by the us say the syrian army has to help them face turkish troops the border area now an increasingly dangerous jigsaw will filter over by groups who want different outcomes there's russia in all this and what's next for syria this is inside story. hello again i'm peter davi welcome to the program off to seven years of war the complex mosaic that is the battlefield in syria can still surprise the u.s. russia iran turkey a myriad of rebel groups and of course the

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 encourage them to chase their dreams he gained their trust and then he raped them on monday but all was sentenced to thirty one years in prison. but now we have. today. i know sadness but to you. it should never have been over to the county in the first place. another eighty six men have come forward to report sexual abuse by ben l. 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. allowed it to continue because puce in 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 w

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

several victims told the court bennell sexually abused them on more than one hundred occasions but a charity oxfam has apologised to haiti's government after its stuffer accused of sexual misconduct it's released an internal report into allegations that aid workers used prostitutes during rebuilding efforts after the twenty ten earthquake its former director for haiti admitted to the inquiry that he hired sex workers despite public denials that he workers threatened witnesses who spoke to investigators those are the headlines coming up next it's inside story by for that . shifting alliances in syria kurdish fights is backed by the us say the syrian army has to help them face turkish troops the border area now an increasingly dangerous jigsaw will filter over by groups who want different outcomes first russia analysts and what's next for syria this is inside story.

he said barry bennell knew that and exploited that. mr bennell decided not to give evidence in this trial, the prosecution referred to that as well in their closing arguments. the prosecution barrister said she will remember that mr bennell made repeated denials in interview, this is in police interview, backed up by a request to take a lie detector test. we have 12 lie detectors in this court, and i am looking at you, he said, referring to the jury. mr bennell is appearing in court via video link because of ill—health. he shook his head at times as the prosecutor 's book. the trial will continue today, mr bennell‘s defence barrister will deliver her speech. thank you. -- he shook his head at times as the prosecutor spoke. quentin tarantino has opened up about his role in a car crash involving uma thurman on the set of one of his kill bill films. he called it the biggest regret of his life. sinead garvin is here. uma thurman spoke in an american newspaper adverts and pretty traumatic experience as well filming kill bill. she spoke

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

this is the trial of 64—year—old barry bennell. he was a youth football coach linked to manchester city and crewe alexandra football clubs. he denies 45 counts of historic abuse in this case. yesterday, then, we had the closing speech from defence barrister eleanor laws who represents mr bennell. she asked the jurors to put aside their "revulsion" for mr bennell as they consider their verdicts. she then reminded the jury about the publicity around previous guilty pleas mr bennell made in 1997. she said: "there has been a great deal of publicity and indeed a great deal of contact between complainants." she outlined the compensation claims made by some of the alleged victims in this case and the contact they had with solicitors about those claims. she said one man launched a civil action against manchester city in march 2000 and 16. —— 2016. she said barry bennell‘s time in prison for abuse offences he admitted in the past had had a "profound effect" on him. she said: "it's an inescapable fact that the man we see on that screen

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

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

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