members of janet family were stephen hough a billion to one.tence for a brutal attack he thought he had got away with since he was 16. temperatures slated for the way across southern england. 16, 18, fresh air across the northern half of the uk, where it will be more co mforta ble of the uk, where it will be more comfortable for a night‘s sleep there. the wind will change direction, coming infrom there. the wind will change direction, coming in from the cool north sea, areas like eastern scotland, parts of northumberland, temperatures cooler than today. still pleasant in the sunshine. north—western scotland, and north—western england, warmer air moving in. 5—6d fire. top temperature to the west of london, around 28 degrees. we could hit the 30 degrees mark on wednesday. get ready for some thundery downpours as well. you‘re watching bbc news. the headlines. ministers have announced the preferred route for the hs2 rail link. houses in sheffield will be demolished. juan pizzi billion pounds will be allocated to school funding. —— 1.2 billion. a se

today former soldier stephen hough was brought to court to be sentenced.deny his guilt when he was arrested last year. stephen, are you responsible for those injuries? no comment. do you understand what i'm saying today with respect to those injuries? i do. are you responsible for those injuries? no comment. stephen hough had watched while another man, 18—year—old noeljones — an illiterate scrap metal dealer — was jailed for the killing. he served six years in prison. he told the jury in this trial he had been innocent, and had confessed to janet‘s manslaughter following police pressure at the time. if he's to clear his name, he'll have to appeal that conviction. janet‘s family say they believe justice has been done. it has brought it all back after a1 years. and of course, you never get over it, but you learn to live it. to me, he can't have a conscious, this hough, he can't have a conscience. no way. janet‘s disappearance on her way home from the swimming pool had led to a huge investigation by north wales police. how it handled the case back then is now

stephen hough may have thought he got away with his crime.as traced to samples ta ken from police in 2017. that was traced to samples taken from janet's body. he was taken to trial. janet commons's family were in court to hear the sentencing. they have lost none of the pain they feel. matthew, thank you. our top story this lunchtime. a second round of talks in brussels on the uk's departure from the eu — the brexit secretary says it's time to get down to business. and still to come, could the wild cat be back? after more than a thousand years of extinction in the uk, a campaign to see the return of the lynx. coming up in sport, england goalkeeperjoe hart is set to have a medical at west ham today, ahead of his season—long loan from manchester city. one of president trump's key election pledges last year, was a promise to send millions of illegal immigrants back to mexico. the bbc‘s panorama programme has been investigating how the president has been putting his controversial deportation plans into action. hilary anderson has been to californi

stephen hough was convicted last week of the rape and manslaughter of janet commins as well as a serious sentenced to prison. janet commins was 15 years old and she disappeared in january 1976 after going to the leisure centre and she died in the process of a brutal sexual assault by stephen hough. he was questioned at the time, but another teenager, noeljones, was ultimatelyjailed for manslaughter, although he always protested his innocence and there are now questions about how he became the centre of police investigations at the time. stephen hough may have thought he got away with his crime but he gave a dna sample to police on an unrelated matter in 2016 and it was traced to dna samples taken from the body of janet commins and he was then taken to trial here at mold. the family ofjanet commins were in court today to hear the sentencing and it is clear that although the crime was 40 years ago, they have still lost none of the pain that they feel. a spokesman for north wales police made a statement on the case and spoke of the difficulties involved in securing a conviction. this was a

today former soldier stephen hough was brought to court to be sentenced.ephen, are you responsible for those injuries? no comment. do you understand what i'm saying today with respect to those injuries? i do. are you responsible for those injuries? no comment. stephen hough had watched while another man, 18—year—old noeljones — an illiterate scrap metal dealer — was jailed for the killing. he served six years in prison. he told the jury in this trial he had been innocent, and had confessed to janet's manslaughter following police pressure at the time. if he's to clear his name, he'll have to appeal that conviction. janet's family say they believe justice has been done. it has brought it all back after 41 years. and of course, you never get over it, but you learn to live it. to me, he can't have a conscious, this hough, he can't have a conscience. no way. janet's disappearance on her way home from the swimming pool had led to a huge investigation by north wales police. how it handled the case back then is now being examined by the independent police complai

stephen hough, who's 58, was found guilty of killing janet commins, after his dna was taken in relationled for her death. a 16—year—old boy has appeared in court in stratford, charged over a series of acid attacks in east london. the teenager, who can't be named for legal reasons, is accused of grievous bodily harm with intent, robbery, and possessing a weapon designed to discharge a noxious liquid. the head of easyjet, carolyn mccall, is to be itv‘s new chief executive. she'd been at the airline for seven years, and will take over the running of the commercial broadcaster early next year. police in manchester say a suspected arson attack at a mosque in the city is being treated as a hate crime. five fire engines tackled the blaze at the nasfat islamic centre last night — a prayer room was damaged. 0ur correspondent elaine dunkley reports from manchester. the nasfat islamic centre set on fire, parts of the mosque turned to ash and classrooms destroyed. luckily no one was inside. investigators searched for clues as to who was responsible while worshippers were forced to pray in the car p

stephen hough killed janet commins in flint in north wales in 1976.six years for the crime. hough will be sentenced at a later date. train drivers working for southern rail have announced strike action in a row about pay. members of the aslef union, who are already in a dispute with the firm about driver—only operated trains, have voted to walk out in august. southern‘s parent firm was fined £13 million this morning for poor performance, during a period which saw a number of strikes and disruptions. gaer natalia veselnitskaya. an aristocrat has been jailed for posting menacing messages online about a prominent brexit campaigner. rhodri philipps, the 11th viscount st davids, offered £5,000 to anyone who would kill gina miller after she won a legal challenge saying parliament had to be consulted about brexit. he was sent to prison for 12 weeks. it's being hailed as the biggest shake—up of ambulance response times in england in a0 years. at the moment, when an urgent 999 call is received, the call handlers have to decide within 60 seconds whether or not

stephen, are you responsible? no comment. do you understand what i'm asking you? no comment. houghhe killing. he served six years in prison. he told the jury six years in prison. he told the jury in this trial that he had been innocent and had confessed following police pressure. if he is to clear his name, he will need to appeal the conviction. janet's family say they believe justice has been conviction. janet's family say they believejustice has been done. conviction. janet's family say they believe justice has been done. it's ha rd to believe justice has been done. it's hard to go back after 41 years. you never get over it, but you learn to live with it. he can't have a conscience, this man. he can't have a conscience. janet's disappearance on the way home from this removal and led to a big investigation by north wales police. how it handled the case back then is being examined by the independent police complaints commission. janet's family live a few streets away from where her body was found. the area has not changed much but forensic science has developed at a rapid pace and