The family of murdered student, Henry Nowak, said they will carry their grief "every single day" for the rest of their lives and have called on the government to treat knife crime as a "national emergency".

It comes after Vickrum Digwa, 23, was sentenced to life in prison, for a minimum of 21 years, for using a 21cm (8in) blade he said he carried as part of his Sikh faith to stab the 18-year-old in Southampton in December.

Digwa had lied to police about being the victim of a racist attack and officers arrested and handcuffed Nowak as he lay dying on the ground.

The student's family called his treatment by police "inhumane and degrading". Hampshire police has apologised.

The Hampshire and Isle of Wight Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) Donna Jones said she had written to the prime minster calling for an "urgent review on the carrying of bladed articles for religious and ceremonial purposes".

Jones added that: "It was a stressful situation, but mistakes were made and that needs to be uncovered. My job is not to be here to defend the police, my job is to ensure the police are doing what they should be doing."

The Home Office has been approached for comment.

Bodycam footage released by the force, with the family's permission, shows officers arriving at the scene and speaking to Digwa and others.

Judge William Mousley KC told Southampton Crown Court he was sure that Nowak had not said anything racist to the Sikh man who killed him.

And before sentencing Digwa, he told him his actions had "stirred up racial tension in Southampton and across the country which has made many Sikhs worried about their safety".

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Henry's older sister, Olivia Nowak, called her brother, from Chafford Hundred in Essex, her "best friend" and said they had "an unbreakable bond" in a statement she read out in court about how his death has changed her life.

She said: "The day we got the knock on the door to say my brother had passed, I don't think there are any words to describe that type of pain. A lot of myself died when he died.

"Henry was the most wonderful, funny, handsome, kind, precious, smart boy. He lit every room he walked in.

"As the eldest of four siblings, watching my younger brothers and sisters grieve the loss of their big brother is a pain layered on top of my own.

"Whenever I'm having a hard day, the only place I want to be is at Henry's grave.

"It is the place where the reality of his loss hits the hardest but the only place I am close to him.

"I feel sad for those who never got to experience life with Henry, even though it was short. If you had known Henry, you would never had hurt him."

A statement written by Henry's mother, Lucy Ross, was read out by prosecutors.

It said: "Being told that your son has died is something no one can ever truly comes to terms with. The circumstances were so tragic and unimaginable that the pain is beyond anything I knew existed."

She said Henry had been the first grandchild of her elderly parents to go to university and it was a moment that had "filled all of us with immense pride".

She described Henry as "ambitious, determined, and full of life" and said "there will always be a hole in our hearts that can never be repaired".

Katie Woodcock, Henry's stepmother, told the court: "I replay the horrors of that night over again. It keeps me awake at night."

She described watching Henry's dad, Mark Nowak "unable to stand" and hearing his "raw, unfiltered sobs" echoing through the house, after the police told them Henry had been stabbed and had died.

She also recalled how she had found one of her children, aged 10, "curled up at the top of stairs, alone and frightened", having "found out in the worst way possible" through overheard conversations.

Henry had joined the family at a pantomime days before he was killed and she said: "We waved him off back to Southampton university, back to the city that was not safe for him."

She described going to clear out Henry's room at university and finding his advent calendar with only the first three doors open, "that broke me," she added.

In the family statement read out after Digwa's sentencing, Mark Nowak said despite the "shocking actions" of the police on the "fateful night" Henry died, his family wanted to express their "heartfelt gratitude" to the murder investigation team.

"They secured justice for our son and for that our family will be forever grateful," he said.

He also thanked the family's police liaison officers and their legal team.

Temporary Deputy Chief Constable Robert France said he was sorry Henry had been arrested and handcuffed.

The force also promised to act on recommendations made by the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC), which is investigating officers' actions.

PCC Jones said: "At the moment in this country, Vickrum Digwa carrying that knife, it was lawful for him to do that as long as he carried it in a sheath, which he did, as a Sikh gentlemen he is able to carry that knife.

"While the Sikh Federation have come out and condemned what he did and said that wasn't a Kirpan – a much smaller knife carried around the neck – the one that Digwa was carrying was a longer, bigger knife.

"I think we need greater clarity that's why I have written to the prime minister."

Sir Keir Starmer commented on the case in a post on X, where he said: "This an awful, shocking case.

"We must end the cycle of tragedy by tackling the horror of knife crime."

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Chinese authorities have taken aim at a new target as they rein in the country's cut-throat food delivery industry: "ghost kitchens", or restaurants that don't actually exist but appear on apps.

The "ghost kitchens" outsource orders to third-party vendors, which fulfill them at lower costs, allowing merchants to push down prices and maximise profits.

Authorities have found thousands of these "ghost kitchens" across China, raising concerns that the cheap prices are coming at the cost of food safety.

Starting this week, apps must verify restaurants' licences and addresses, while merchants must ensure the listing online matches the physical business and specify if it offers dine-in services.

The scrutiny of "ghost kitchens" began last year, after a man in Beijing lodged a complaint over an unsatisfactory cake topped with inedible flowers. He had ordered it on a food delivery app, state media reported.

Officials found that the cake chain he had ordered from listed nearly 380 locations on major e-commerce platforms but did not have a single physical store. Its online shops also allegedly used forged business licences.

As the investigation continued, it revealed that the chain accepted orders which were then transferred to a different platform – and that is where the orders were outsourced to various third-party vendors, depending on who had the lowest bid.

Authorities found a total of 3.6 million cake orders across two order-transfer platforms, state news agency Xinhua reported last month.

They also recorded 67,000 "ghost shops" across seven major food delivery apps, which together with the order-transfer sites "formed an illegal supply chain through mutual collusion", according to Xinhua.

Food delivery platforms were complicit in these arrangements, it added. "If we're too strict in our review, the merchants would go to other platforms," a staff member from one delivery app reportedly told officials.

Online food delivery is a fiercely competitive industry in China.

Last year, a price war among major delivery apps led to government warnings about a race to the bottom. Bearing the brunt of ever-speedier takeouts are delivery riders scrambling to meet tight deadlines for a pittance.

In April, the State Administration for Market Regulation said that they have fined seven e-commerce platforms – including Taobao, JD.com, Meituan and Pinduoduo – a total of 3.6bn yuan ($530m; £400m), mostly over deliveries from "ghost kitchens".

As the campaign against "ghost kitchens" continues, merchants are trying to assure consumers of food safety.

According to a Xinhua report, more than 20 takeout stalls in the eastern city of Hangzhou have installed "transparent kitchens" with live broadcasting features, allowing consumers to view food preparation in real time.

In nearby Anhui province, authorities announced last week that they have signed a food safety agreement with Meituan, Taobao and JD.com, which includes using AI models to monitor kitchens and rewarding delivery riders for whistleblowing on illegal restaurants.

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Lewis Hamilton has won three times at the Monaco Grand Prix – in 2008 with McLaren and 2016 and 2019 with Mercedes

The European leg of the 2026 Formula 1 season begins with round six at the Monaco Grand Prix this weekend.

Teenager Kimi Antonelli holds a 43-point advantage over Mercedes team-mate George Russell at the top of the drivers' championship following his fourth consecutive win of the campaign in Canada two weeks ago.

Before the race in Monte Carlo, BBC Sport F1 correspondent Andrew Benson answers your latest questions.

Why is the Monaco Grand Prix expected to suit Ferrari more than McLaren, Mercedes or Red Bull? – Andrew

Mercedes have dominated the 2026 season so far, winning all the grands prix from pole position. The only time they have beaten to either the front of the grid or a victory was in the sprint in Miami, when Lando Norris took pole and the win for McLaren.

The reason Monaco has been identified as a place where that run may end, particularly in favour of Ferrari, is to do with car, engine and driver characteristics.

Monaco is the least power-sensitive track on the calendar. In other words, it is the track where cornering performance – particularly at low and medium-speed – is most important, and engine power least.

The Ferrari car this year has proved to be quick in the corners, arguably the fastest. That's good for Monaco.

Meanwhile, its engine has both strengths and weaknesses. It has good low-speed pick-up, hence their good starts, but lacks top-end power. Again, good for Monaco, where a responsive engine is a benefit, and top-end power is relatively less important.

As for the drivers, Charles Leclerc is an ace around Monaco. In the past six years, he has qualified on pole three times, been second on the grid twice and third once.

Lewis Hamilton has also traditionally excelled at Monaco, and is in much better form this year after his struggles in 2024 and 2025.

He and Leclerc are tied 4-4 in their qualifying head to head this season, and Leclerc has an average advantage of only 0.037 seconds.

Add all that together, and it's easy to see why Ferrari are fancied for a potential win this year.

Having said that, performance is performance. Ferrari's average deficit to Mercedes in qualifying this year is 0.447 seconds, and that's a big margin to make up just on a swing of characteristics.

And it would be unwise to rule out McLaren and Red Bull. The McLaren was quick in Miami, and has proved particularly good in low-speed corners this year. And Lando Norris won in Monaco from pole last year. While Max Verstappen is outstanding always.

It could be the closest weekend of the year so far.

Classic Monaco Grand Prix images through the years

Is Kimi Antonelli being overhyped due to results that largely he's been a tad fortunate with? Aside from China, in Miami he benefited from a better strategy call by Mercedes to beat Lando Norris, Suzuka was the safety car and Canada saw McLaren's mistake and George Russell retire. – Gavin

Kimi Antonelli has definitely had luck on his side this year, and there is no question that the size of his lead over Mercedes team-mate George Russell – 43 points after five races – is in large part a consequence of that.

Russell's retirement from the lead with an engine problem in Canada was particularly damaging for the Briton.

It's also true that the timing of the safety car in Japan handed Antonelli the lead on a plate, that Russell's technical problems in China qualifying – first with a gearbox glitch and then a front-wing issue – prevented him from fighting for pole there, and that McLaren dropped the ball on strategy in Miami, allowing Antonelli to undercut Norris for the lead.

At the same time, there is no question that Antonelli has raised his level significantly this year, is living up to the potential Mercedes have long seen in him, and is a legitimate championship leader.

In China, his front wing actually had the same problem on his final lap in qualifying as Russell's did. And in Japan, Mercedes felt he was on track to take the lead regardless of the safety car, such was his pace on medium tyres once in clear air.

And you can hardly hold against him McLaren's fallibility in Miami, or the issue with Russell's engine in Montreal.

While Russell was leading in Canada when he retired, it was very far from a comfortable lead. Antonelli was all over him, and looked faster. The destiny of the victory was wide open.

And while they are tied in the head-to-head qualifying battle 4-4, Antonelli is slightly quicker on average so far this season, by 0.074secs.

So, yes, the size of Antonelli's lead is partly due to circumstances, but it's equally true that he has had an outstanding season so far against a driver who is himself outstanding.

There are plenty of twists and turns to come, and luck usually evens itself out over a season – although that was not the case between Hamilton and Nico Rosberg at Mercedes in 2016, it has to be said.

Mercedes teammates are battling it out for the drivers championship

Given the massive attention to detail associated with F1 engineering, what possibly happened when Fernando Alonso was forced to retire from Canada with a loose seat. Surely such a fundamental item should be fitted correctly? – Ian

The question contains a misunderstanding of what happened to cause Fernando Alonso's retirement in Canada.

He did not have a loose seat. He had a problem with his seating position.

As Alonso said after the race: "I felt increasingly uncomfortable. The position wasn't right and, since we were out of the points, far from the points zone, and with no threat of rain, we decided to put an end to the pain. We tried to adjust a few things last night, but it didn't work."

Aston Martin's chief trackside officer Mike Krack explained that the issue was rooted in a seating position that this year is more reclined than in previous seasons, the idea being to lower the centre of gravity.

Krack said: "He hasn't felt completely comfortable for a while now – never to the point of becoming a real obstacle, but it's like a pressure point that gets worse lap after lap, and I think we need to reconsider the seating position a bit.

"With these cars, you always try to sit as low as possible, and if you look at how drivers have been sitting in recent years, the position has become increasingly more relaxed. Maybe we've gone a step too far, but it's something we need to look into."

This issue has nothing whatsoever to do with Alonso's age.

The team are going to try out a few solutions to the problem in Monaco this weekend, such as Alonso perhaps sitting a little higher, or adjusting the pedals.

Fernando Alonso and Aston Martin team-mate Lance Stroll are yet to score a point in the drivers' championship this year

FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem seems to be gathering together all the strings of power within the FIA into his own hands. His latest move appears to give himself the presidency for life. Why aren't we hearing more voices condemning this, as it surely cannot be a good thing? – Phil

This is a reference to the story in which BBC Sport revealed last week that Ben Sulayem is seeking to remove presidential term limits from the FIA statutes.

This is the latest of a series of moves in recent times that seem designed to entrench Ben Sulayem's position and, critics argue, undermine good governance and transparency at the FIA.

These moves have been extensively reported on by BBC Sport in the past two years or so, but they include removing checks and balances in the FIA's governance structure, repeated sackings of people following apparent disagreements with Ben Sulayem, and the fact that he ended up facing no opposition in the election campaign last year as a result of an arcane rule that prevented anyone else from standing.

This rule was in place before Ben Sulayem became president.

The FIA has always offered a robust response to any such accusations, insisting it is a

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