24/06/2011 BBC News at Ten

The man who killed the Surrey schoolgirl Milly Dowler is told he

will spend the rest of his life in jail.

Levi Bellfield is already serving life for murdering two other women.

The judge called him a "cruel and pitiless killer". I hope, whilst he

is in prison, he is treated with the same brutality he dealt out to

his victims, and that his life is a living hell. In my eyes, justice is

an eye for an eye. You brutally murder someone, you should pay the

ultimate price - A Life For A Life. Milly's family say the horrifying

ordeal of their daughter's murder trial has been a mentally scarring

experience. We despair of a justice system loaded in favour of the

perpetrator of the crime. As a result of the case ,the

Director of Public Prosecutions says he will look into the

treatment of victims and witnesses. Also tonight:

The Governor of the Bank of England says the Greek debt crisis is the

biggest threat to Britain's economy. The most serious risk to the UK

financial system stems from the worsening sovereign debt crisis in

euro area countries. Massive demand for the second round

of Olympic tickets means most sports have now sold out. It's

mainly football left. It made home furnishing fashionable

back in the sixties - now Habitat goes into administration.

And at Wimbledon, Murray is through Join me for Sportsday at 10:30pm

with more news from Wimbledon. Plus, Lewis Hamilton says he will not

change his tactics, despite a Good evening.

The man who killed the schoolgirl Milly Dowler, will never be

released from jail. Levi Bellfield is already serving life for

murdering two other women. He was described by the judge as a cruel

and pitiless killer. Milly's family bitterly attacked the ordeal of the

trial itself, saying it had been a "living hell" which had made them

feel as if they were on trial. The Director of Public Prosecutions has

promised to review the treatment of victims and witnesses. And,

following criticism from the families of all three murdered

women, Surrey Police has apologised for errors which allowed Bellfield

to go undetected for so long. Robert Hall reports.

Her normal girl, snatched in the blink of an eye on what should have

been a normal day. -- a normal girl. A girl whose innermost thoughts and

secrets were revealed to a court and the world, on the instructions

of a killer eager to divert a jury from his crimes by painting a

picture of a troubled teenager who ran away from home. But he failed

in that intent. Today, Milly Dowler's family emerged to speak

passionately of the happy girl they lost, and the trauma of the past

six weeks. To actually see that man in court, a man capable of such a

vile and inhuman crime, has been grotesque and distressing for us.

The lengths the system goes to to protect his human rights seems so

unfair, compared to what we as a family have had to endure. I hope,

whilst he is in prison, he is treated with the same brutality he

dealt out to his victims, and that his life is a living hell. Levi

Bellfield was not in court number eight this morning. He had refused

to play any further part in the proceedings. Passing sentence, the

trial judge said Milly Dowler had been in the wrong place at the

wrong time. She had become a target of Levi Bellfield's on reasoning

hatred. He had been a cruel and pitiless killer. Then, referring to

the empty dock, the judge said that Bellfield had not even had the

courage to come to court to face his victims and receive the

sentence. Gemma Dowler said her little sister had been a star. The

loss and the trial had put the family grew unbearable pain.

was the best sister anyone could ask for. She was a shoulder to cry

on, a fashion guru, a person who could make you laugh even when you

felt sad, and she would light up a room as soon as she entered. The

past few months have been some of the toughest times for the whole

family. I can honestly say that the day my mother and father were

questioned by the defence QC was the worst day of my life. With

regard to the question of justice, in my eyes justice is an eye for an

eye. You brutally murder someone, you should pay the ultimate prize.

A Life for a life. So in my eyes, no real justice has been done.

once happy family say they have been scarred forever by the events

of the past 10 years. Without Milly, their lives are incomplete.

Tomorrow, Saturday 25th June, would have been Milly's 23rd berth

they've. We will remember the happy, fun-loving talented girl that she

was he was never allowed to fulfil her potential. This is a gap in our

lives that can never be filled. the words of the judge, memories of

Milly Dowler will survive and be cherry -- cherished long after Levi

Bellfield has been forgotten. Memories that are a heavy burden to

a family trying to move on. Levi Bellfield was also accused of

trying to abduct another girl the day before he snatched Milly Dowler,

but that case was dropped today. The judge said media coverage of

the conviction of Bellfield for Milly's murder made it impossible

for the jury to deliver a fair verdict. Meanwhile, Milly Dowler's

family said they felt her daughter -- their daughter's name had been

defamed by the trial. The trial of Levi Bellfield has

ended with his victims complaining they have been let down, by the

police, by the media and by the courts themselves. Milly Dowler

Cosmen family, seen here after giving evidence in the trial, say

the court process saw them not as grieving witnesses, but like

defendants. -- Milly Dowler's family. Today, the family suggested

it had been too much to bear. family has had to pay too high a

price for this conviction. The pain and agony we have endured as a

family since 21st March 2002 has been compounded by the devastating

effects of the trial. This afternoon the Director of Public

Prosecutions, Keir Starmer, said the Ministry of Justice was looking

at the matter. This trial has raised some fundamental questions

about the treatment of victims and witnesses in the court process.

Those questions require answers, he said. I have spoken to the Director

of Public Prosecutions and he, like me, feels this case shines a light

on the fact that we have to have a fundamental rethink of the way

victims are treated by the criminal justice system. The police's

handling of the case has come under fire, with calls for an official

inquiry. I believe you took her off the street that day. I believe your

motivation was sexual. I believe you killed her. That is the truth,

isn't it? No. These pictures show Bellfield being questioned about

Milly's death five years before he was charged with her murder, and

despite the fact that detectives had previously not on his door 11

times. He had gone on to kill two more young women. Today, Milly's

mother suggested it took too long for the inquiry to get going.

DCI Maria Woodall took charge of the investigation we at last felt

but progress was being made, and she made every attempt to correct

some of the attempts up the mistakes of their predecessors.

Surrey Police apologise to the family for mistakes they had made.

House-to-house inquiries were not exhausted and an earlier possible

lead was not pursued, they admitted. The media is also criticised for

coverage which led to the jury being dismissed before they could

deliver a verdict on another charge against Bellfield, that he

attempted to abduct an 11-year-old girl the day before money

disappeared. The judge blamed an avalanche of deplorable publicity,

as the alleged victim, now 20, spoke of her disgust on the steps

of the court. I am extremely hurt and angry that some of the media

reporting has meant this case has now robbed me of justice, and the

chance for justice for what happened in 2002. The judge has

asked the Attorney General to consider contempt proceedings

against journalists, but some media lawyers are suggesting the judge

himself should have been clearer. If a warning had been given to the

media not to report anything about the conviction of Levi Bellfield in

relation to the killing of Milly Dowler, in those circumstances we

would have had an opportunity to get a conviction in relation to the

other. Thank you. As the family left the court today, the Ministry

of Justice said it recognised the trauma suffered by families

bereaved through murder and would review the support victims receive.

Bellfield is convicted, but tonight journalists, detectives and lawyers

stand accused. In pursuing justice done and justice seen to be done,

sometimes the system can make the pain even worse.

European Union leaders have agreed in principle to a second bail-out

package for Greece if it imposes the necessary austerity measures

and spending cuts. Shortly after agreement was reached, the Governor

of the Bank of England, Mervyn King, warned that the eurozone debt

crisis poses the most immediate threat to the UK's financial

stability. The Bank of England, in its new

role to prevent a recurrence of the great financial crash of 2007-2008,

has identified the turmoil, the storm in the eurozone as posing the

greatest dangers to our banks. most serious and immediate risk to

the UK financial system stems from the worsening sovereign debt crisis

in several of euro area countries. This is the clear and Present

danger - Greece, where thousands are protesting against public

spending cuts and tax rises, austerity which eurozone ministers

are demanding as the price of financial support to prevent the

country going bust. Meet the men of the Bank of England - and they are

all men - charged with reducing risks in the banking system. The

majority of bankers have told them that Government debts going bad as

their greatest anxiety. The Bank of England says that based on the

current price for insuring debt, investors believe there is an 80%

probability that Greece will not be able to repay all of its debts, and

no chance of almost 50% at both Ireland and Portugal will at some

point default. Slightly more encouraging, the Bank of England's

disclosure that the direct loans of British banks, big British banks,

to Greece are not huge. But that does not mean that the eurozone's

financial crisis could not cause severe problems for the British

banking system and the British economy. Experience has shown that

contagion can spread through financial markets. A UK bank could

have lent to a bank that itself hadn't meant to a bank that in turn

was exposed to sovereign risk. -- that had lent to a bank. Today, EU

leaders agreed to prop up Greece with new loans subject to the Greek

parliament voting through new austerity measures. But one leader

is not lending more. We are not in the eurozone, so it would be

drawing to be drawn into the European element of a future

payment. I sought assurances on that and I got them. What is the

Bank of England's view of the new Euro loans to Greece? Simply the

belief that we will just lend a bit more will never be an answer to a

problem which is essentially one of solvency. It can buy time and

opportunities like this. Maybe that time is useful, but only if it is

used to put in place a more fundamental solution. To put it

another way, the eurozone loan by itself will not harm the euros

storm swirling around Greece and Europe's banks.

Gavin Hewitt is in Brussels, where the European leaders have been

meeting. It has been a tumultuous week for Greece and the whole

Europe's leaders left here with a great sense of apprehension. They

simply don't know what will happen in Greece next week, whether the

parliament will be able to push through these austerity measures.

There are signs from grace that opposition to the courts is growing.

A poll out today says 70% of Greek people oppose these cuts, and that

begs the question what will happen if there is resistance? Bear in

mind that in the next few weeks, the Greek government as it stands

will run out of cash and that is why one very senior EU official

said we are actually standing on the edge of a cliff.

London 2012 organisers have said this evening that 17 Olympic sport

have now sold out after a frenetic second round of sales. Tickets

remain for only five sports - football, volleyball, wrestling,

weightlifting and boxing. Over 2 million tickets went on sale this

morning on the London 2012 website, and demand was so high the system

struggled to cope. Never has an Olympics been in quite so much

demand. The quest for an elusive golden ticket to the Games goes on.

This was the scene up and down the country as Olympic enthusiast woke

up early to be online when the sale started at 6 am. This family in

Nottingham got in quickly. The system was slow but eventually they

did manage to submit an application. We were well planned and we sorted

out what we wanted to go for, and in the end we ended up going for

anything because the things we wanted were not available. Others

have less look more growth. Sally in Plymouth was held up online for

half-an-hour, and now fears the worst when the results are revealed

this weekend. I am not feeling confident of getting the tickets.

Unless you were in ride at the beginning of the session this

morning and successfully submitted, you have not got much hope. This

stage of the process is open until July the third. Those who had some

good luck in the initial ballot can apply for or scraps that are left

from July 8th. In December, more of these tickets will be released for

sale. All over the Olympic Park, sold-out signs can be prepared.

Tickets for hand ball have now gone, a sport hardly known in the UK.

Seats for hockey were also taken this morning, and judo as well.

Nearly �400 million has already been raised from tickets out of a

total target of 500 million, and we are still more than one year from

the start of the Games. Nobody could have predicted that people

would be looking on at 6 am desperately trying to get their

hands on tickets to the sort of sport some people had feared might

never sell. British competitors like Ben Ainslie can already be

sure they will be watched by capacity crowds. It is just

fantastic, the interest in the Olympic Games, and that will be an

important part of it, having the atmosphere. It is difficult with

the demand for the tickets, there will always be people missing out.

It will be a spectacle the like of which this country has never seen

before. The reality is that most people will have to settle for

watching on television. Coming up: it is Murray magic on

Centre Court as he secures a place in the 4th round of Wimbledon.

The pioneering home design company Habitat has announced its UK arm

has gone into administration. Up to 30 Habitat stores outside London

will close and hundreds of jobs are at risk. It was the brand that

summed up the Swinging 60s with its pastel colours and Conran designs,

but it has been overtaken in recent years by retail giants like Ikea.

The British high street had seen nothing like it before, a breath of

fresh air into our houses and how we live. Habitat created a design

revolution which the 60s baby boomers laptop. Low-maintenance

chic home where, and not a chintz print in sight. From its heyday to

a black day, only this store in London and two others in the

capital will survive. 30 stores around the country will go, along

with more than 700 jobs. When money for essentials is tight, fancy

house furnishings are the luxury and Habitat is paying a private --

heavy price for that. There is also poignancy in its demise, as an idea

it has become a victim of its own success, having persuaded the

British public good design is affordable for everyone, other

shops selling the same idea have sprung up everywhere pricing

Habitat out of the market. The biggest beast in that market is

Ikea with its cheap flat-pack do- it-yourself chic. It has created

its own homogenous culture, nodding to Habitat's original idea at a

fraction of the cost. They are selling stuff you would buy a in

Ikea but it is more expensive, that is part of the problem. For those

of us who remember it from the 60s, it is a bit of a loss but it has

not been the same for years. Terence Conran today said in

typical 60s fashion that he was sad his love child, Habitat, appears to

be dying. For many people of a particular generation, Habitat was

more than just a shop. It was an extraordinarily interesting and

brave experiment. You can't point tours single Habitat item that you

can say represents Habitat, it is more of an idea. Happy Habitat

customers found it to be true that your life can be enhanced by having

a better teapot. Everything you needed for a tasteful lifestyles.

Habitat's place in the history of design is assured, not least

because so many others have successfully mimicked it.

In Libya, the opposition has drawn up what they say are detailed plans

to rebuild the nation's society if and when Colonel Gaddafi is no

longer in power. In Tripoli, they say there is an increasingly well-

organised network of anti-Gaddafi activist. Their counterpart in

Benghazi have been speaking to the BBC about their campaign and how

they plan to respond if events reach crisis point.

All ordinary life is on hold in this city, even for the children.

Schools are closed, so instead they march and wait for the fall of

Gaddafi. But the question is, how mighty fall? And with how much

violence? People are wondering what awaits them. For the first time,

the rebels have confirmed to the BBC their link to an underground

network in Tripoli. This member of the once banned Libyan Muslim

Brotherhood is now part of the rebel leadership and every night he

speaks by satellite phone to 100 people across Tripoli to plan for

if and when the Gaddafi regime collapses. We are sure the uprising

will happen in Tripoli, the only thing would be the timing. A what

would be the trigger? No one can exactly do timing because it is

multi-dimensional. The military, NATO, all of these things together

have to hit the right time. And to regime protests in the Libyan

capital in March were brutally put down by Gaddafi's militias. This

time the plan is for any new uprising in Tripoli to erupt just

as the rebel military victory is imminent, but it is also the day

after Gaddafi falls the rebels are worried about. Benghazi paid with

wanton destruction for its freedom. The military barracks in the City

is now twisted metal and rubble, a stark warning of what could happen

in Tripoli. So the rebels plan to move their headquarters to the

Libyan capital as soon as they can to appeal for car and hope their de

facto president, a widely respected former judge, can hold the country

together. We are truly worried about security in Tripoli but we

have put in place plants and people and we hope this will protect the

city. So the rebels hope to secure the secret loyalty of police and

army officers in Tripoli. Many people in the army and security

forces will help us, and now they are telling us Mark they are with

Gaddafi but at the moment they will be with the Libyan people. It is

not easy from here to check out the secret underground network in

Tripoli, but it fits in with what I have been hearing from other

sources. Though any uprising in Tripoli will depend on the success

of the military campaign - both the rebels' and NATO pause mark.

Peter Falk, the star of Columbo, has died. He was 83 and had been

suffering from Alzheimer's disease. He had lost NI to cancer as a child

and was told he would never make it as a TV and film actor, but Columbo

went on to be a great success. The trench coat was his own, which he

wore for 25 years. Andy Murray has made it through to

the quarter-finals of Wimbledon this evening and was made to work

hard for his victory against Ljubicic in four set. There was not

such good news for Britain's women - both Elena Baltacha and Laura

Robson were beaten earlier in the day.

The name is Andy, not to him. Andy Murray says he has been wound up by

spectators who during his name CL the name of the former British

number one, Tim Henman. Harmless humour or bad taste of fending at

Wimbledon. I would hope everyone supports him, rather than winding

him up. His opponent was Ivan Ljubicic, one of those Eastern

European behemoths. Andy Murray After a trade as brakes, Murray

broke again. His mouth went the familiar oblong, but this time in

joy. First set to Murray. When on top, the very best players give no

quarter. The next game, Andy Murray double-faulted and gifted the break.

double-faulted and gifted the break. Ljubicic, as big and impassive as a

tree trunk didn't bend again. He took the advantage all the way to

set point. Whatever Andy Murray said to himself worked. In the

third set, Murray swung his axe and the tree began to splinter, paving

the way to a double break. In no time, it was 6-12 Murray. As night

settled, nerves were doing anything but. It was high-tension relieved

by the odd moment of class, and in by the odd moment of class, and in

the end, come the tie-break, relief. I moved really good so that is a

step in the right direction, much better than my last match. The

matches will get tougher but I am ready. Earlier the two remaining