the men who were completely paralysed but can walk again, thanks to the extraordinary work of scientists in switzerland. this 30—year—old was told he'd spend the rest of his life in a wheelchair after a sports injury. we've got to try to do the impossible, to make the possible, possible. and i think we're doing that, and it feels good. an implant in his spine is now boosting signals from his brain to his legs. we'll be asking what it could mean for thousands of others. also tonight... the journalist jamal khashoggi was strangled as soon as he arrived at the saudi consulate in turkey — the authorities finally reveal exactly what happened. forensic teams keep searching for missing estate agent suzy lamplugh — her brother says he hopes she'll finally be found more than 30 years after disappearing. channel 4 has chosen leeds for its new headquarters in a bid to boost the way it reflects life outside london. and galloping towards brexit — we look at the impact leaving the eu could have on the world of sport. and coming up on bbc news: frank lampa rd returns

to stamford bridge for the first time as a manager, as his derby county play chelsea in the efl cup. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. a man who was told he would spend the rest of his life in a wheelchair has walked again thanks to extraordinary work by scientists in switzerland. the 30—year—old, who was left paralysed after a martial arts accident, has had an implant attached to his spine which boosts the signals from his brain to his legs. and incredibly some of the damaged nerves have regrown. another man — who had a cycling accident — has regained some mobility. pallab ghosh reports from switzerland. david's doctor said he'd never work again.

—— walk. now among the foothills of the alps he is able to travel more than half a mile. an implant around his spine has changed his life. to me it means a lot. i think you've got to try to do the impossible to make the possible possible. i'm surprised over and over again when we really get there. it's a lot of fun and it feels very good. this is david training with his implant a year ago. stim on means it's turned on. when it's turned off he can't move. back on and he continues to walk. nerves in the spinal—cord send signals from the brain to the legs. some people are paralysed when they're damaged through injury. in most cases there's still a small signal but it's too weak to create a movement. the implant boosts the signal enabling david to walk. not only that, the restored movement seems to repair some of the damaged nerves.

and here's the result. david walks eight paces with the implant turned off. what was very unexpected was the spinal—cord repair that we have observed. and we need to understand the underlying mechanism. what we have observed in animal model, it seems that nerve fibres are growing again, that they are reconnecting the brain to the spinal—cord. david had his implant surgically inserted by one of switzerland's leading neurosurgeons. a chronic case, he was paralysed seven years ago after a sporting accident. i've been working in the neuroscience now for a long time now and i know that when you have a spinal—cord injury, after a while if there is no progress it will remain like this, so what i noticed for the first time is a change, even in a chronic state, and that's, for me, something completely new. outside of the lab in the real world it's much harderfor david. without his electrical

stimulation he can only walk a few paces so it's far away from being a cure. but the research does demonstrate that paralysis can be reversed, at least to some degree. the big question is by how much. sebastien had a cycling accident. before he came to work with the swiss team he had no movement in his legs. but now he can ride his bike which is powered mostly by his hand movements, but also by his legs. such a feeling of freedom. everything is working together and that helps you to be healthy for the rest of the day, the rest of the week and the rest of your life. stem on. robotic voice: 0k, start message send to implant. david and sebastian are the first patients to have benefited from the treatment. they can't keep the stimulation on all the time because it's too uncomfortable for long periods and the system isn't ready yet for everyday use.

researchers say in the journal nature they hope to improve the system and it can be tested in the uk and other parts of the world in three years' time. pallab ghosh, bbc news, lausanne. extraordinary work by those scientists, who could this technology eventually help? as you say, the pictures in the report speakfor say, the pictures in the report speak for themselves, people with spinal injuries will wonder what it means for them. as ever with these developments it will be sometime before it's widely available treatment. currently the system, good as it is, is too expensive, too unreliable and only suitable for some people with limited nerve connection to the legs. but researchers hope to improve the system and as i said hope to have trials in the uk in three years' time other parts of the world. the key point about this development is that it shows for the first time

that it shows for the first time that paralysis can be reversed, at least to some degree in patients that have been paralysed for several yea rs that have been paralysed for several years and the hope is that it will be more effective in people that have been entered more recently. thank you. theresa may has added her backing to the united states demand for a ceasefire and peace talks in yemen within 30 days. 7 the civil war in yemen is now into its third year. it's a conflict that created the world's worst humanitarian crisis with millions at risk of starvation. america — along with britain and france — has supported the saudis who are helping yemen's government fight houthi rebels. our international correspondent orla guerin, hasjust returned from yemen, a warning her report contains some distressing material. in yemen, it has come to this. more than three years of war have brought the nation to the brink of famine. we filmed these distressing images earlier this month. after years of inaction there is a new sense of urgency and from the united states a new push for peace.

30 days from now, we want to see everybody around a peace table based on a ceasefire, based on a pull—back from the border, and then based on ceasing dropping of bombs, that will permit the special envoy, martin griffin, who is very good, he knows what he is doing, to get them together in sweden and end this war. awar a war that keeps selling new graves. here are 42 schoolboys killed by the saudi led coalition in august. we met survivors of the devastating strike, one more attack which raised concern internationally about the saudi bombing campaign in yemen. but the turning point is coming it may be because of the brutal killing by saudi officials of the dissident saudi officials of the dissident saudi journalist, jamal khashoggi.

thatin saudi journalist, jamal khashoggi. that in turn increased the pressure on key saudi allies and arms suppliers, like the us and britain. the prime minister today emphasising the need for a lasting peace deal. and nationwide ceasefire will only have an effect on the ground is underpinned on a political deal by the parties and my right honourable friend the foreign secretary discussed this matter with martin griffiths the un special envoy last night. they agreed the uk will continue to encourage all parties to agree to de—escalation. continue to encourage all parties to agree to de-escalation. but will the rebels be willing to come to the negotiating table? 0n rebels be willing to come to the negotiating table? on a walkabout this month, this senior leader seems to be in no hurry for talks and was dismissive of peace efforts by the un envoy, martin griffiths. translation: we are always ready for the peace talks but i don't think they will be successful. i have told martin they will not have positive results. for now the rebels have a

tight group on the capital and most of the populated areas of the country. it is unclear if they or the saudis will be ready to compromise. details of how the saudi journalist jamal khashoggi died have finally been made public. turkey's chief prosecutor says the american based journalist was strangled as soon as he entered the saudi consulate in istanbul four weeks ago. his body was then dismembered. our correspondent mark lowen is in istanbul for us. very gruesome details coming out today, but finally we know what happened? indeed, very macabre details, the first official confirmation jamal khashoggi details, the first official confirmationjamal khashoggi was strangled, his body dismembered and then destroyed raising the question of whether his remains will ever be found. that all backs up what a senior western official has told the bbc which is that whenjamal khashoggi entered the consulate he

had a food placed over his head, a severe blow to his head and he was indeed choked to death. turkey is revealing this information out of increasing frustration and a lack of cooperation by the saudi authorities. today they istanbul prosecutor noted that no concrete results had been achieved during talks between the sides and saudi arabia has rejected turkey's extradition request for the 18 saudi national now arrested in riyadh. the saudi royalfamily national now arrested in riyadh. the saudi royal family is closing national now arrested in riyadh. the saudi royalfamily is closing ranks, a brother of king salman has returned to the kingdom possibly in a show of unity with the king and crown prince. almost a month since jamal khashoggi was murdered here the hope of uncovering who ordered the hope of uncovering who ordered the killing seems to be fading fast. police are continuing to search the back garden of a house in the west midlands as part of the investigation into the disappearance of the estate agent suzy lamplugh more than 30 years ago. her brother says he wants finally to be able to give his sister a proper burial. our correspondent sima kotecha is in sutton colefield for us now. three days in and it still unclear

as to whether the remains are buried here, specialist police officers are left at around 5:30pm and today they covered up more parts of the garden as they carried on with their meticulous search operation. another two blue tents erected in the garden, covering the patio and the extension. specialist police officers still searching from morning till evening. and now suzy‘s brother richard has told the bbc he is keeping an open mind. we would love to have closure on the whole saga. and finding her body would be fantastic. but, as i say, i'm not holding up my hopes too high. if they find her, well, that's great and we'll go on to the next stage. if they don't, well, we'lljust keep waiting. suzy went missing 32 years ago. police presumed she'd been murdered, but her body was never found.

her parents died without ever knowing where she'd been buried. i think the overall hope is to find the body, really. i would like to see her buried where we choose to bury her. this house once belonged to the mother of the man suspected of killing suzy, and it's not the first time it's been the focus of the investigation. police searched the back garden here 15 years ago and found nothing. if they find something this time they will face growing pressure to justify why their search all those years ago was unsuccessful. sima kotecha, bbc news, sutton coldfield. a british pharmaceutical company has been charged following an investigation into the deaths and illnesses of babies at a number of hospitals. ith pharma faces seven counts of supplying a medicinal product which was not of the nature or quality specified. it's also been charged with breaching the health and safety act.

ith pharma says it will defend the case vigorously. a pakistani court has overturned the death sentence of a christian woman convicted of blasphemy, in a case that has polarised the nation. asia bibi was convicted in 2010 after being accused of insulting the prophet muhammad in a row with her neighbours. the landmark ruling has set off violent protests in support of pakistan's strong blasphemy laws. social mobility is being held back by unfair councilfunding in rural and coastal counties — that's according to a group of mps. it says the current way of funding councils and the growing financial strain on budgets is helping to embed a cycle of low social mobility. the government says they are working on a fairer funding system to reflect the needs of particular council areas. our political correspondent alex forsyth reports from mid—devon, one of the areas most affected. picture—perfect devon. but beyond the pretty harbours and fishing ports,

there's deprivation. low wages, fewjobs. it can be hard for young people to get on. meet christopher, kyle and faith, all friends who live in mid devon. there's not much to do around here. what there is gets closed down quite quickly. the local college doesn't do a—levels, the nearest college that does is exeter. so, they say bus services are crucial, but scarce. where i live if you miss one bus, there's like three hours until the next. you can either start learning to drive a car or get a motorcycle, and that's basically your only options. and finding ajob? it's impossible. impossible to find work? yeah, i've applied for like 20 in the last couple weeks. all the jobs are away from here, but you can't afford to get like transport to get there, so you can't get the job and it's just like an ongoing cycle where you're just stuck. there is a lot of problems in terms of like social structure and stuff like that but it's not addressed

because it's romanticised as the beautiful little countryside. mistaking these areas as affluent is a problem, according to some mp's and county councils. across england, rural and coastal areas are among the worst for social mobility, and according to a new report out today, those areas get some of the least amount of funding from central government. so councils in london for example get an average of £481 per head. cities including manchester, the average there is £351 per head. while county councils in areas like devon, the average is £182 per head. devon county council says years of austerity has compounded the problem. a lot of youngsters feel they need to move out of the county to actually get on, those that have the ambition to get on. but we haven't got the balance or the finances to give them that support early on in life so they can actually stay in devon. devon will get a share

of £650 million the government allocated to councils this week. and ministers are working on a new funding system based on local need. the former education secretary says more must be done. when people feel locked out of opportunity, when they think it's something somebody else and some other community gets, but they don't, that's not just a problem for them, that's actually a problem for all of us. so coast or country, some communities say they need more support to stop them being left behind. alex forsyth, bbc news, devon. the time isjust the time is just after quarter past six. our top story this evening: doctors in switzerland say they have developed a technique which has allowed a paralysed man to walk again after some of his nerves began to repair. and with five months to go before we leave the eu, what will brexit mean for the world of sport? coming up on sportsday on bbc news:

after a tense final, the men's all round gymnastics title is won on a tie—breaker, as russia's artur dalaloyan takes gold ahead of china's xiao ruoteng. how much do you know about how the food you eat reaches the table? according to a new survey from the worldwide fund for nature — most of us believe that the way our food is produced poses a significant threat to our planet. but how can you choose food that's more sustainable and less damaging to the environment? elaine dunkley has spent time with one family in west yorkshire who are trying to make better choices without pushing up their shopping bill. this is the edwards family from calverley — busy with work, uni, after—school clubs and supporting their football team, bradford city. i should ask what's on the menu tonight. so, we're going to have chicken pesto pasta tonight. when it comes to mealtimes, what is top of the list? i'd say there's a number of things. definitely value — like, i like to get a good bargain.

time is always short, and so i always feel like i'm rushing. the kids are hungry, they need feeding, so, "quick, what can we get out on the table so no—one has to wait very long to have it?" the edwards family spend, on average, £450 a month on food. cost and convenience are important, but what about the impact on the environment? when i go shopping, that's not the first thing i'll be thinking of. so i'll pick up what's there, what's on the shelves, and i don't always think about where it's come from or, yeah, how sustainable it is to have got to the supermarket shelves. i don't think the average family would ever, like, think about how sustainable something is. it's always, like, "will it taste nice?" we've brought in sustainable eating expert duncan, armed with the family shopping receipts, to see if he can help them eat in a more environmentally friendly way. one of the easiest and simplest

things you can do is eat frozen veg. it's affordable, it's nutritious, and there's a lot less waste. most of the family's meals are based around meat. so what advice has duncan got? one of the biggest causes of wildlife loss on the planet is the food we eat, without a doubt. and the biggest contributor to that is the livestock industry. just tell me a bit more about things that i could maybe be thinking about when i'm, you know, putting it together. i mean, some of the greatest cuisines in the world are pla nt—based. whether it's moroccan, thai, chinese, indian, italian, a lot of them are plant—based — it's brilliant. and then, if you do want a bit of meat, nothing wrong with that. a little bit of meat can go in and it's a flavouring — it shouldn't be the centrepiece of every single meal. he's given the family food for thought, and i'll be spending a few days with them to see if they can eat and shop in a way that doesn't cost the earth. elaine dunkley, bbc news. britain's largest car—maker jaguar land rover has reported

a loss of £90 million in the three months to october. global sales fell by 13% in the last year due to declining demand in china, and uncertainty over the future of diesel. the company says it's launching a cost cutting plan and reducing spending by £500 million. a man who assaulted a female police officer and attempted to steal her patrol car has been jailed. owen smith, who had raided a petrol station moments before this footage, was seen throwing open the car door and struggling with pc ellie young, before throwing her to the ground. shortly afterwards, other officers arrive at the scene in horsham in sussex, and tasered mr smith. he was jailed for 1h years after admitting to a string of offences. leeds has been chosen as the new national headquarters for channel 4 — with bristol and glasgow becoming its creative hubs. the move comes after the government made it clear that channel 4 needed to increase its presence in the regions. our entertainment correspondent

colin paterson is in leeds. great news for yorkshire. how many staff will be moving there? great news for yorkshire. how many staff will be moving there ?m great news for yorkshire. how many staff will be moving there? it will be around the 200 mark to get with 50 in bristol and 15 glasgow and people here are thrilled that channel 4's new national headquarters is heading to the city. it's the biggest structural change in the 36 year history of channel 4 and why it is important is when it comes to programme making. channel 4 say by 2020 3/2 of all programmes that they commission will be made by production companies outside of london. that is a boost of £250 million overfive london. that is a boost of £250 million over five years to the regions. not everyone is happy with the decision. channel 4's headquarters will still remain in london, they are not entirely abandoning it, and when it comes to the new national headquarters, some feel that if you are trying to change the perceived media bias of

london the place to have put it, not leeds, but salford media city because if channel 4 had joined bbc and itv there would have been a media hub big enough to really try and take on london. many people here simply do not care. the likes of kay mellor who did saffrons has come out and said this decision is a game changer when it comes to the media in the uk. colin paterson, thank you. britain now has less than five months left in the european union, but the uncertainty over the brexit talks is affecting a wide range of businesses, including the world of sport. football clubs and racecourses are among those who rely on overseas talent and easy movement between countries, but that may now be under threat. our sports news correspondent richard conway reports. british football is a sporting success story. commentator: good shot! good goal! it's excitement, passion and money attracts the best players from europe and beyond. hazard into giroud. danger here. giroud has done brilliantly and scores! and just like every other

industry, brexit is set to make its mark. stoke city's routes within its local community stretch back over 150 years. but it's a community that overwhelmingly voted to leave the eu. the owner of the club is at odds with the majority of stoke's fans. if we want to take a european player we can take him providing the two clubs can agree. whereas, that could all change and we'll have to seek work permits and if you get the best talent you have the best league. and that could be damaged. commentator: england are the under 17 world cup winners. but there is hope within football of a brexit dividend for home—grown talent that could reap more rewards for the home nations by allowing younger players to get increased playing time. in a post—brexit world we can say exactly what the quotas are for english footballers, we can go back on to fifa rules which means we can only sign

18—year—olds like everybody else in the world from other countries, that would give much bigger opportunities to home—grown, actual genuine home—grown footballers, and access to the national team. and football is not alone in facing up to the challenges and opportunities that brexit may bring. sport's other big signings, of course, are of the four—legged variety, just like football horse racing is big business. linda schlueter, who came here from sweden to follow her passion three years ago, is part of that international workforce that racing relies upon. people from all over the world. it is all here, all of the big trainers are here in newmarket, and like in sweden, in czech, poland, the racing is smaller so if you want to be invested in it there is not much for you out there based on the quality as there is in england.

there are also concerns over the free movement of horses as well as people. annually, 26,000 move seamlessly between britain, france and ireland. the industry is demanding that continues post brexit. racing's allure stems in part from studying the form and predicting a winning outcome. but as it stands for this industry and the wider sporting world all bets are off. richard conway, bbc news, newmarket. time for a look at the weather. here's mel coles what is the weather like for the trick or treaters? a few showers here and there, not as cold as recently, sunshine through central areas and eastern england through the day today has been a real treat, and in that southerly flow of the temperatures have recovered slightly, it hasn't been as cold as it has been recently. if you are out this evening the temperature is stilljust about in double figures in the south. some

showery outbreaks will affect western areas in particular, a bit wintry over higher ground in north—west scotland, a few showers in north—west england, wales and the south—west. they should not dampen spirits and a further east you go it is dry and many areas will not feel the temperatures drop too far at all. overnight the rain starts to work eastwards and it will meet another area of rain pushing up from the south into parts of east anglia. most of us will get to see some rain at some point. underneath the cloud the temperatures will not fall away too far. the exception being northern ireland, north—west scotland, where we will see frost and mistand scotland, where we will see frost and mist and fog first thing tomorrow morning. thursday is a clearer day, the rain gradually working eastwards, some brighter skies emerging behind it, one or two showers dotted here and there across western areas and the west midlands. that rain will store in the east for much of the day and here it will be a bit drab. temperatures once again up a bit drab. temperatures once again up into double figures for the southern half of the uk. a ridge of

high pressure overnight into friday, the rain gradually working its way out but look what is lurking in the wings, wings, eddie berry of low pressure bringing wet and windy weather for the weekend. majuli start for friday, frost for most places, and mist and fog but once it clears it will be fine and dry, lengthy spells of sunshine but things going downhill in northern ireland through the afternoon as the rain edges in, accompanied by gusty winds, gusts on saturday of around 65 mph for the north—west of scotland. sophie. thank you. a reminder of our top story. doctors in switzerland say they've developed a technique which has allowed a paralysed man to walk again , after some of his nerves began to repair. i think you have to try and do the impossible to make the possible possible and i think we are doing that and it feels good. that's all from the bbc news at six, goodbye from me and on bbc one we join the new steam is where you are. bye— bye.

turkey has given its first official account of how the journalist jamal khashoggi was murdered at the cloudy consulate in istanbul saying he was killed shortly after entering the building —— saudi consulate. calls for a ceasefire within days as the saudi led air strikes to support the yemeni government are heavily criticised. robert bowers, the suspect in a mass shooting at a synagogue in pittsburgh that killed 11 worshippers has been charged on a total of £44, including religious hate crimes, firearms charges and causing injury to police officers —— 44 counts. the government promises stronger measures to protect nhs staff in england as attacks on them hit a five—year high. and pakistan's supreme court lifts a death sentence ona supreme court lifts a death sentence on a christian woman accused of blasphemy. but it sparked violent protests.

ina in a moment, it's going to be time for sportsday but let's take a look at what is coming up this evening on bbc news. with the us mid—term elections insight, beyond 100 days will be looking at donald trump's election blitz across america and channel 4 chooses leads over a number of cities, including birmingham, for its new headquarters —— leeds. we will speak to those who lobbied the broadcaster in both places. and what will brexit mean for the world of sport? we will speak to a conservative peer concerned about