heard from the and we have just heard from the current senior investigating officer from the force. just basically giving their reaction to what happened, saying they never gave up, they thank the authorities in pakistan for their assistance in tracking down the final perpetrator after all these years. they were saying that now all the members of that gang have been caught and jailed, that that can bring some sort of closure, hopefully allow the family to move on. sharon beshenivsky was a police officer shot dead on the date of her daughter's fourth birthday, that young lady is now in her early 20s and has had to live with those awful events in her early life throughout her life, and what they were basically saying is that hopefully it will bring some ability for the family to move on, knowing that the police never gave up in their quest to try and catch first responsible.

one other interesting thing to come out is that, previously, the only people found guilty of murder in relation to this event was the three people in the travel agent that afternoon. the gunman who came bursting out, who were responsible for the actual robbery. the other people were found guilty of manslaughter subsequently. the ringleader wasn't actually in that travel agent at the time, but he had scouted it out, organised it at the jury scouted it out, organised it at the jury came to the conclusion that he was just as responsible for the murder of pc sharon beshenivsky as the person carrying the gun that day. the person carrying the gun that da . ., . ., ., day. you were in court, hearing the verdict being _ day. you were in court, hearing the verdict being delivered. _ day. you were in court, hearing the verdict being delivered. what - day. you were in court, hearing the verdict being delivered. what else l verdict being delivered. what else was said in court earlier today? there was no reaction from him in the courtroom as the verdicts were read out. thejurors were the courtroom as the verdicts were read out. the jurors were thanked for their hard work and diligence by thejudge, and with regard to sharon

beshenivsky, thejudge thejudge, and with regard to sharon beshenivsky, the judge said that she of course is not here to be thanked for the sacrifice that she made. so he made reference to her public service. during hertime he made reference to her public service. during her time as a police officer. she was the victim of this crime, a murder that has been tried at leeds crown court. the jurors were thanked, they deliberated for nearly 19 hours. the trial had lasted six or seven weeks. no reaction from him, now 75 years old, and when it comes to sentencing, he is lightly to receive a lengthy sentence for his part in this crime. one final point make about how long you have been following this case and the police said it is a culmination of 18 years of hard work, and a really long wait for justice for the family, as you

mentioned.— justice for the family, as you mentioned. . . , ., mentioned. yeah, west yorkshire police through _ mentioned. yeah, west yorkshire police through an _ mentioned. yeah, west yorkshire police through an awful _ mentioned. yeah, west yorkshire police through an awful lot - mentioned. yeah, west yorkshire police through an awful lot of- police through an awful lot of resources at this investigation at the time it happened in 2005, and the time it happened in 2005, and the gang responsible scattered across the country, effectively, the hours that followed the raid. some arrests were made in london shortly afterwards. i remembera high profile police operation to bring those suspects back to west yorkshire with armed convoys escorted by police coming up the m1 from london to west yorkshire to bring those suspects to court. most of the gang were caught fairly quickly. there were seven members. the initial days, west yorkshire police were trying to work out how me people were involved in this editor, while to work out that there were seven. then they were trying to track down exactly where those seven people were, six of them caught fairly quickly, not immediately. some of them fled to somalia, and

they had to be extradited from there at the time. so a big police operation over a period of time by west yorkshire to get those men back from somalia. they then realised that the final memo had fled to pakistan, and they kept on him as well. they really thank the authorities this afternoon for their help and their assistance to get that man brought to justice here help and their assistance to get that man brought tojustice here in leeds today. juat that man brought to “ustice here in leeds today-— that man brought to “ustice here in leeds today-h that man brought to “ustice here in leeds today. just to mention some words that mr _ leeds today. just to mention some words that mrjust _ leeds today. just to mention some words that mrjust hillyerd - leeds today. just to mention some words that mrjust hillyerd said, i words that mrjust hillyerd said, thanking thejury for words that mrjust hillyerd said, thanking the jury for its role, and he also said even after so many years, it hardly bears thinking about, because, of course, at the time, pc beshenivsky had only been in her role for nine months.- in her role for nine months. yeah, she was 38 _ in her role for nine months. yeah, she was 38 years _ in her role for nine months. yeah, she was 38 years old, _ in her role for nine months. yeah, she was 38 years old, but - in her role for nine months. yeah, she was 38 years old, but she - in her role for nine months. yeah, i she was 38 years old, but she hadn't beenin she was 38 years old, but she hadn't been in the police force for very long. now there is a formal portrait picture of her that hangs at police

headquarters in wakefield in west yorkshire on the wall in memory of pc sharon beshenivsky. her colleague was shot as well, pc teresa milburn, but thankfully she recovered from her wounds at the time. but sharon beshenivsky�*s murder was shocking and is still shocking now, because it is quite rare and unusual for and is still shocking now, because it is quite rare and unusualfor a police officer to be shot dead the line of duty. there was a huge response from west yorkshire police to catch those responsible. it was a shocking crime. i think they only got around with £5,000 or £7,000 from the raid. for the sake of a few thousand pounds, i west yorkshire officer lost their lives and a gang officer lost their lives and a gang of seven people are now in prison for what they did that day. you refer to some _ for what they did that day. you refer to some of _ for what they did that day. you refer to some of the _ for what they did that day. you refer to some of the logistical challenges facing the police and their cooperation from the

authorities in pakistan. what has emerged during the court case and before of quite how that operation between the two countries was able to roll out? it wasn't just pakistan, to roll out? it wasn'tjust pakistan, it to roll out? it wasn't just pakistan, it was to roll out? it wasn'tjust pakistan, it was also somalia at the time. andy brennan, the senior investigating officer at the senior investigating officer at the beginning of the inquiry, he stayed on it for many years afterwards, we talk to us about how he had to go to kenya and then almost top across—the—board into somalia at times to actually try to negotiate getting the two brothers responsible for the robbery in bradford and getting those men extradited back to the uk. we know how chaotic somalia has been in recent times, and there were times where they thought that they would not get those people back, but eventually they did, they brought them to justice and the police officers behind—the—scenes from west yorkshire have spent an awful loss of time down at the foreign office,

down at various embassies, keeping the profile of sharon beshenivsky�*s case up. so nobody forgot and everybody knew they still wanted those people responsible and, over time, they were caught and brought tojustice. seven webs time, they were caught and brought to justice. seven webs of that gang, six of them jailed in recent times, or not long after the crime back into thousand five at the years that followed after that. now, 18 years later, they final get the final person. there was a lot of cooperation between the authorities in pakistan to track him down, get the paperwork in place to detain him, which was back in 2020, and it wasn't until last year, 2023, that he was finally extradited. he spent quite a lot of time in custody in pakistan before being brought here for thejudicial pakistan before being brought here for the judicial process to begin for the judicial process to begin for his trial to take place in leeds. those initial hearings took

place in london when he was brought back to the uk, but because this was an incident that happened in west yorkshire, the trial was here in leeds and thatjury has been listening to some detailed evidence over the last few weeks about mobile phone movement and car movement and lots of security cameras from the time. cast your mind back a bit, 18 years ago, there wasn't the technology we have now, it was mobile phone technology, numberplate recognition that pieced this case together and got the people responsible.— together and got the people responsible. together and got the people resonsible. ., ~ , ., ., , together and got the people resonsible. ., ~' , ., ., , ., responsible. thank you. that is our correspondence, _ responsible. thank you. that is our correspondence, danny _ responsible. thank you. that is our correspondence, danny savage, i responsible. thank you. that is our correspondence, danny savage, at| correspondence, danny savage, at least crown court, where he was in court for the verdict and has been following this case. —— at leeds crown court. a short while ago, there was a press conference on the steps of the court. while we welcome today's conviction, our thoughts are family with pc sharon beshenivsky, teresa milburn and theirfamilies and sharon beshenivsky, teresa milburn and their families and friends. sharon and teresa went to work on

that day back in november 2005, fully expecting to go home to their family and friends. due to the horrific actions of those individuals who have now been convicted for those offences, that wasn't the case. west yorkshire police have remained doggedly determined to bring all of those to justice that were responsible for these offences. today's conviction would not been possible without the support and assistance of our partner agencies over the last 18 years, those being the crown prosecution service, the national crime agency, the foreign and commonwealth office, and the pakistani authorities. i would also like to extend our thanks to the majority of police forces across the united kingdom that have helped us in some way, shape or form,

united kingdom that have helped us in some way, shape orform, in bringing all of the individuals to justice. i would like to acknowledge the respect and dignity that sharon's family have shown over the past 18 years. i do hope that today's conviction goes some way in enabling them to move on with their lives. pc sharon beshenivsky lost her life in the most horrific of circumstances in the line of duty. she will always be remembered. so that was the press conference held by west yorkshire police on the steps of leeds crown court a little earlier. at that court, the last remaining suspects was found guilty of murdering pc sharon beshenivsky into thousand five. now for the weather forecast. it remains unsettled for the rest of

this week. into the weekend, some stormy weather with a new name storm, more on that in a moment. we are between weather systems today, so a relatively quiet day before the next area of low pressure moves through overnight. plenty of cloud in northern and eastern areas. the best of any sunshine will be across the midlands, southwards. there will be some showers and it will remain glossary in the channel. chilly across scotland. this evening and overnight, wet and windy weather spreads northwards. even down to modest levels, by the end of the night, some snow in scotland. a mild night, some snow in scotland. a mild night for england and wales. some disruptive snowfall across central and northern scotland for the early part of friday. fairly low levels, but mostly over the hills. the rain, sleet and snow will ease through the

day, most of the country will have a bright day with sunny spells and scattered blustery showers, mostly across northern and western areas. temperatures higher still, 1718 degrees across southern and eastern areas. still chilly across scotland, but those temperatures will start to recover as we head into saturday. this deepening low pressure system has been named as storm kathleen by the irish weather service. a very blustery day they are expecting on saturday. the rain clues northwards and then we are into a windy day with sunny spells and scattered showers, most of those towards southern and western areas. some eastern areas stay dry. it will be windy wherever you are, particularly around the irish sea. even scotland will be very mild, up to 21 degrees across some eastern parts of england. warm and windy. for sunday,

storm kathleen passes to the west of the uk, so another blustery day to come for part two of the weekend. more showers in the mix which could be heavy and thundery. the best of any sunshine towards eastern areas. another blustery day, another mild day, with top temperatures around 70 degrees. —— around 17 degrees.

live from london, this is bbc news after nearly two decades and an internationl manhunt, the killer of a british police officer, sharon beshenivsky, has been found guilty of murder. i will be reporting live from leeds crown court, where that guilty verdict was returned within the last hour. after israel's deadly strike that

killed seven aid workers, more than 600 lawyers sign a letter calling the uk, to stop arms sales to israel. and with 55 million demenia suffers around the world, a new medical trialto learn whether blood tests can spot the early signs of the disease. it would transform diagnosis and mean that people could be screened for dementia in their 50s, long before symptoms emerge. hello, i'm matthew amroliwala. welcome to verified live, three hours of breaking stories, and checking out the truth behind them. after almost 20 years and an international manhunt, a court has just found a 75—year—old man guilty of murdering a uk police officer by planning the armed robbery in which she was shot dead. the 38—year—old officer, sharon beshenivsky, was shot and killed on her youngest daughter's fourth birthday as she arrived at the scene

of the robbery in the city of bradford, in west yorkshire, in 2005.