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Allegation. you have michael cohen who is an admitted liar, prosecutor for life. now, he said he's telling the truth, he said he was paid to lie for donald trump and that's what he's doing now. and robert costello testified over the sweeblgd that he's handed over hundreds of documents to trump fixer michael cohen. so he once represented michael cohen, but he's in the trump orbit. i mean, who are you to believe in this cast of known liars? >> listen, you're already in an unusual situation by having either a witness go in that is providing essentially a defense for the former president and havin...

The findings of an independent review of the sentencing of so—called domestic murders by barrister claire wade. it says killers with a history of coercive or controlling behaviour will face tougher sentences, and the use of excessive or gratuitous violence will be made aggravating factors in sentencing decisions. i'm pleased that that will be brought in. the next step is to find how much weighting that will carry, that will involve lawyers and judges being trained to understand that and to give it the, give it the respect and give the deceased the respect that they deserve. the government ha...

Being trained to understand that and to give it the, give it the respect and give the deceased the respect that they deserve. the government has also announced a consultation on whether a starting point of 25 years in prison should be applied in domestic murder cases. at the moment, it's 15. the charity refuge has welcomed today's review but says the safety of women remains in peril. the number of prosecutions for domestic abuse has fallen and convictions in their words remain woefully low. graham satchell, bbc news. at 7.30am we'll be speaking to thejustice secretary dominic raab. doctors' le...

Of so—called domestic murders by barrister claire wade. it says killers with a history of coercive or controlling behaviour will face tougher sentences, and the use of excessive or gratuitous violence will be made aggravating factors in sentencing decisions. i'm pleased that that will be brought in. the next step is to find how much weighting that will carry, that will involve lawyers and judges being trained to understand that and to give it the, give it the respect and give the deceased the respect that they deserve. the government has also announced a consultation on whether a starting po...

In sentencing decisions. the next step is to find how much weighting that will carry, and that will involve lawyers and judges being trained. so when could we see longer sentences? i will look to get it rolled out as swiftly as we can, but i don't want to rush it either, because it needs, it involves quite a lot of nuance, quite a lot of sensitivity, quite a lot of awareness, but the judiciary i know are committed, as they always are, to getting this right. for these family members of women killed by men, there is also another hopeful development from the government, in the form of a consultat...