Defence referred to various circumstances, including the benevolent treatment by mr mladic of an assistance to some victims, his good character and his diminished mental capacity, Poor Physical Health and advanced age. For the reasons set out in the judgment, the chamber considers most of the factors a re chamber considers most of the factors are raised in the mitigation by the defence carry little or no weight. For having committed these crimes, the chamber sentences mr ratko mladic to life imprisonment. This concludes the delivery of the judgment. The chamber stands adjourned. All rise. Studio you are watching a bbc news special, live from the hague in the netherlands, where the verdict in the case of ratko mladic, the former general of the bosnian serb forces has just been handed down. As you heard and perhaps something of a surprise, ratko mladic has been given a life sentence. He was found guilty of ten of the ii sentence. He was found guilty of ten of the 11 charges against him,
Wins in a row as they beat neighbours united at old trafford. Jose mourinho says his sides title hopes are probably over after losing 2 1 as city extend their lead at the top, and continue to break premier league records. And it is Christmas Carol season, of course, but does singing make you feel better . This week we will be looking at whether it is really good for you. And carol can tell us whether the cold spell is set to continue. Good morning. Once again this morning we have a mixture of rain, sleet and snow in east anglia and the south of england. It will also be windy today. More showers in the north and west of the uk. Some of those will be windy. In between we have dry, crisp and sunny weather. Wherever you are it will feel cold with the risk of ice. Our main story this morning, snow and freezing temperatures are continuing to cause widespread disruption across parts of the uk. There have in train and plane cancellations and drivers have been warned icy conditions are making r
Its been a dramatic evening here at westminster, with the first secretary of state damian green resigning. Mr green was one of theresa mays closest allies, sitting next to her today at pmqs. He resigned from the cabinet after an investigation found he breached the ministerial code. Before that news reached us, it was a busy parliamentary day. The government faced a rocky moment on brexit. Let me make it very, very clear. If there is any attempt by this government to go back an amendment seven, i believe the rebellion will be even greater. The horror of an acid attack. There is nothing about me that i recognised. My identity as i knew it had gone. And michael gove unmasks a cheese traitor. I am concerned about your unpatriotic attitude towards cheddar. But first, the final pmqs of 2017, but there was not much in the way of festive cheer. In 2009, the Prime Minister said it was a tragedy that the number of children falling into the poverty cycle was continuing to rise. Every child deserv
Now on bbc news, its time for newsnight with emily maitlis. Fire and fury in america, as an explosive war of words erupts between donald trump and his former soulmate, steve bannon. Could this be the spat that drives trumps electoral base away . Well ask bannons right hand man, and a woman from team trump 2020. Another winter, another crisis. As the nhs postpones thousands of routine operations, is the system itself in a Critical Condition . We have been planning most of the year now for the challenges of winter. We had a very challenging winter last year as well. And actually, the nhs is better prepared than its been for very many years. As violence escalates in yet another of syrias so called de escalation zones, well hearfrom inside idlib, the last rebel held province in the county. And is there a way of making the cinema work better for those with dementia . We speak to the actress carey mulligan. Yeah, i do fear it, and i think we all should fear it, you know. And i think thats wh
Medias emotional demands as they move from primary to secondary school, englands childrens commissioner says. The leader of the council in windsor calls for police to take action against what he called aggressive begging before the Royal Wedding in may. And Britains Andy Murray pulls out of the Australian Open after failing to recover from an ongoing hip injury. He hasnt played a competitive match since wimbledon. Good morning and welcome to bbc news. Lawyers for President Trump have threatened legal action against his former chief strategist. They have threatened mr bannon with legal action for speaking to a book donald trump. Mr bannon was quoted as described donald junior as truce nous for meeting russians during the campaign, mrtrump meeting russians during the campaign, mr trump responded accusing his former strategist of losing his mind after he lost his job at the white house. They were once as thick as thieves. Steve bannon helped to shape the America First campaign that electe