heart of china s highly secret in incarceration. includes details of the sheet kill policy. the murder of this toddler. the boyfriend is jailed. west ham defender pleads guilty to kicking and slapping a cat under offences under the animal welfare act. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. speaking for the first time, insiders who attended gatherings in downing street during covid lockdowns have told bbc news that they would arrive at work to find bins overflowing with empty bottles from the night before, and that parties were routine. they say staff sat on each other s laps at a leaving do in november 2020, where the prime minister has now been pictured, and that security guards were laughed at when they tried to stop one party from taking place. borisjohnson is facing fresh questions about his attendance at the leaving party, and the metropolitan police are facing calls to explain why the prime minister wasn t issued with a fine. 0ur political correspondent ben wright has
this is bbc news, i mjane hill. the headlines. insiders tell the bbc that lockdown parties in downing street were routine as pictures are released of the prime minister during lockdown. what was it like the morning after? a mess, there were bottles, empties, rubbish in the bin but overflowing. 0r indeed sometimes left on the table. the prime minister s official spokesman says that borisjohnson takes revelations about what happened in downing street during lockdown very seriously. a 14 year old boy is found guilty of the murder of 12 year old ava white in liverpool last year. the energy regulator ofgem says
in fact been here and had the knife, but he said it was something that he d done, but he said it was something that he d done the stabbing in self defense. that is what the jury have rejected and they found him guilty of murder. there were some incredibly emotional scenes in the courtroom here a short time ago. ava white s family cheering and screaming when that verdict came in, and the 14 year old boy who has now been convicted wasn t in the courtroom. he was appearing by video link, and he put his head in his hands and stared at the floor when the verdict was passed. he will be required to go back in front of the court on the 11th ofjuly. he is now being held in secure custody, from the 11th ofjuly, he will be sentenced for the murder of ava white. judith moretz there. in the last hour, director superintendent for merseyside police gave this statement. merseyside police gave this statement. ., ., ., , ., statement. today, our thoughts are ve much statement. today, our thoughts are v
good afternoon. this is bbc news with me, ben brown. your headlines: insiders tell the bbc good afternoon. insiders tell the bbc. that lockdown parties in downing street were routine. the energy regulator ofgem says the price cap is expected to reach £2800 in october, an increase of more than £800 on the current cap. a 14 year old boys found guilty of the merger of ava white in liverpool