alexanda kotey left the uk on an aid convoy to gaza in 2009 and also ended up in syria.ostages, including alan henning, david haines and americans james foley, peter kassig and steven sotloff. they're also suspected of waterboarding, mock executions, crucifixions and electric shock torture. alexanda kotey and el shafee elsheikh grew up close to each other in quite a small area of west london, near to the a40 flyover. it became infamous as an is recruiting ground. as well as mohammed emwazi, jihadijohn, some half a dozen other men from these streets died fighting for is in either syria or iraq. elsheikh and kotey had already had their british citizenship removed by the home secretary, now a trial, possibly in the united states, seems the most likely outcome. daniel sandford, bbc news, west london. with is on the run in syria, how useful is the capture of these two british jihadists and what information could they provide? 0ur middle east correspondent quentin sommerville reports. they call the home, and rack was the capital but the caliphate is now a ruin. -- capital but

and the two men captured last month, alexanda kotey and el shafee elsheikh. e two were detained by american—backed syrian kurd fighters. kotey, the kurds said today, was trying to escape into turkey. the gang are suspected of beheading alan henning, a driver and aid worker from eccles, and david haines, seen here in croatia, a former raf engineer and long—time aid workerfrom perth. this morning, his daughter, bethany, was finally contemplating what punishment two of his suspected killers should face. they should die a long, slow, painful death. and i think quite a lot of people will understand that, that they shouldn't be allowed to live. but realistically, that's not going to happen. and i have to come to terms with that. and the best thing for them is to be locked up and throw away the key. they should never be allowed back in society, because they willjust recruit people and they will just do this again. and for the sake of her father, if they end up in court, she will go to watch. if it goes to trial, i will certainly be there, i will certainly want to loo

alexanda kotey left the uk on an aid convoy to gaza in 2009 and also ended up in syria.g is accused by the us of beheading at least 27 hostages, including alan henning, david haines and americans james foley, peter kassig and steven sotloff. they're also suspected of waterboarding, mock executions, crucifixions and electric shock torture. alexanda kotey and el shafee elsheikh grew up close to each other in quite a small area of west london, near to the a40 flyover. it became infamous as an is recruiting ground. as well as mohammed emwazi, jihadijohn, some half a dozen other men from these streets died fighting for is in either syria or iraq. elsheikh and kotey had already had their british citizenship removed by the home secretary, now a trial, possibly in the united states, seems the most likely outcome. daniel sandford, bbc news, west london. with is on the run in syria, how useful is the capture of these two british jihadists and what information could they provide? 0ur middle east correspondent, quentin sommerville, reports. they called it home and raqqa was their ca

and the two men captured last month, alexanda kotey and el shafee elsheikh. re detained by american—backed syrian kurd fighters. kotey, the kurds said today, was trying to escape into turkey. the gang are suspected of beheading alan henning, the driver and aid worker from eccles, and david haines, seen here in croatia, a former raf engineer and long—time aid workerfrom perth. this morning, his daughter, bethany, was finally contemplating what punishment two of his suspected killers should face. they should die a long, slow, painful death. and i think quite a lot of people will understand that, that they shouldn't be allowed to live. but realistically, that's not going to happen. and i have to come to terms with that. and the best thing for them is to be locked up and throw away the key. they should never be allowed back in society, because they willjust recruit people and they will just do this again. and for the sake of her father, if they end up in court, she will go to watch. if it goes to trial, i will certainly be there, i will certainly want to look them

alexanda kotey and el shafee elsheikh were seized by kurdish forces last month. haines, whose father david was murdered by the cell, says the men should be forced to look the people whose lives they'd destroyed in the eye. nicolas henin, a french journalist held by the group, says they should stand trial in britain. us officials say the group has murdered more than 20 hostages. richard galpin reports. 34—year—old alexanda kotey was captured in eastern syria last month, along with 29—year—old el shafee elsheikh. the news only confirmed now by us officials. they were caught by syrian kurdish fighters like these, who are backed by the americans. us forces have been interrogating the two men. the other members of the notorious british gang of is fighters were aine davis, who's injail in turkey, and the ringleader, mohammed emwazi, known asjihadijohn, killed in a drone strike in 2015. kotey and elsheikh were the last to be found. today the police went to the family home of el shafee elsheikh in west london. all the gang came from the same area, and were radicalised he

they are alexanda kotey and el shafee elsheikh. it is understood.mmed emwazi, the killer nicknamed jihadi john, and aine davis, the four were nicknamed the "beatles", and were linked to a wave of hostage murders in iraq and syria. our security correspondent gordon corera is here. what have you learned? no official confirmation from the british side but in the last few hours and american national security official confirmed to me the capture of these men, alexanda kotey and el shafee elsheikh. they were part of this notorious group involved in the killing of its thought around two dozen hostages including british aid workers david haines and alan henning. they got that unfortunate name, the beatles. because some of the hostages, you can see them because of their masks, you could hear their british accents, and of the four hostage—takers, mohammed emwazi was killed in a drone strike, he was dubbed jihadi john. aine davis in prison in turkey. alexanda kotey and el shafee elsheikh were picked up by kurdish forces in syria, they had suspicions about the

don't put those alexanda kotey staff... had they broken the law? —— don't put those haitian.aitian people locally attacked when it wasn't their fault. you want haitian people locally attacked when it wasn't theirfault. you have to remember the circumstances, there was no rule of law there. which makes it worse. yes, this is why, this is incredibly important, as you are saying. the issue is, this is the sort of environment you're working in doing humanitarian response, whether conflict or in earthquakes. basically you have to keep working to keep your culture right, that people understand absolutely what the code of conduct is. when you spot a problem you deal with it absolutely firmly and clearly a nd with it absolutely firmly and clearly and straight what we did. you didn't. we did, in about a month or $0 you didn't. we did, in about a month or so we you didn't. we did, in about a month or so we actually managed to investigate nine different staff and deal with all of them. the haitian tea m deal with all of them. the haitian team leader who you say resigned, he was paid off

british fighters alexanda kotey and el shafee elsheikh were captured by syrian kurdish forces. uber has settled with waymo in its trial over stolen trade secrets. as part of the settlement waymo is getting over two hundred million dollars‘ worth of equity in uber. the winter olympic games in south korea have begun. seoul is hoping that sporting collaboration, in which north and south korea march under one flag, will help defuse tension over the north's nuclear and missile programmes. now on bbc news, it's time for inside out. good evening, this week to young people trying to stop knife crime in the community and we meet the woman who is using social media to help others battling eating disorders. this week we are in leeds. coming up: a yearsince this week we are in leeds. coming up: a year since the death of this teenager, the young people still living in fear of knife crime. do you still carry a knife now? not really. also tonight, the young woman battling an eating disorder but trying to inspire others to be healthy. the only thing that would have been good enough is if my he

alexanda kotey and el shafee el sheikh were part of a team of four british is members who the americansay killed 27 hostages. the families of their victims say the fighters should face trial. uber has settled its legal battle with the self—driving car company waymo. the dispute was over allegations that the ride—hailing app, stole trade secrets about waymo‘s self—driving technology. as part of the settlement, uber has agreed to give waymo shares in its firm worth about $245 million. now on bbc news, our world. for nearly a0 years, afghanistan has been in a constant state of war. how has this affected the mental health of its people? afghanistan has been at war for nearly a0 years. a conflict that has claimed over two million civilian lives. they are from 40, 50 years ago, and itjust really shows how long war has been going on in this country. and the cost to the nation's mental health has been enormous. it's estimated that three quarters of afghan women and more than half the men sufferfrom mental health problems. with rare access to the country's only secure psychiatric unit and one of

the bbc understands alexanda kotey and el shafee elsheikh — whose unit is thought to have murdered 27of their british citizenship. the syrian fighters who captured them say they're yet to receive a request from any country to hand them over. israel says that one of its fighter jets has crashed. both pilots rejected safely. israel said that they had been responding to the launch of a drone in its asbos. —— in itand launch of a drone in its asbos. —— in it and space. a second member of staff at the white house has resigned over allegations of domestic abuse. the former wife of speechwriter, david sorensen, claimed he was violent and abusive during their marriage — something he denies. earlier donald trump was criticised for publicly praising another aide, rob porter, who stepped down over accusations of abuse made by his two ex—wives. a convicted killer, who drove his car over a woman as she tried to stop him stealing her handbag, has gone on the run after he was freed from prison on licence. mark woolley was jailed for life at the old bailey in 2001 for the murder of costume designer e

alexanda kotey and el shafee el sheikh were part of a team of four british is members who the americansay killed 27 hostages. the families of their victims say the fighters should face trial. uber has settled its legal battle with the self—driving car company, waymo. the dispute was over allegations that the ride—hailing app, stole trade secrets about waymo‘s self—driving technology. in the court will have news watch, but first, here is click. this is how the self—driving car sees the world. sensors feed the car with a continuous 360 degrees view of its surroundings, along with crucial depth information. it is the key technology for a successful autonomous drive. this week in the us, the mighty court case got under way as google‘s autonomous car ‘s spin—off company, waymo, and uber lock horns in a way that could have seen uber‘s self—driving taxi plans stall. it was a battle over who has access to the secret keys that make autonomous self—driving car ‘s work was settled in court on monday. an out of court settlement seems to have settled the deal. uber‘s plans to taxi is around without

bethany haines, whose father david was killed in 2014 , told the bbc she hoped alexanda kotey and elsheikh would be locked up for good, and said she was relieved they couldn't hurt anyone else. the two men, from london, are accused of being part of a unit which executed 27 western hostages and tortured many more, as andy moore reports. alexanda kotey and el shafee elsheikh — the two britons captured by kurdish forces last month and questioned by the americans. together with aine davis and mohammed emwazi, they formed the kidnap gang that became known as the beatles, because they were usually masked and their captors could hear only their british accents. british aid worker alan henning was just one of at least two dozen foreign hostages they held captive and then executed. last year, the american state department designated kotey and elsheikh as wanted terrorists who had fought for islamic state. kotey was born in paddington in london. he was of ghanaian and greek cypriot background. the citation said he used exceptionally cruel torture methods, including electronic shock and waterbo

alexanda kotey and el shafee elssheikh, the two britons captured by kurdish forces last month and questionedericans. together with aine davis and mohammed emwazi they they formed the kidnap gang that became known as the beatles, because they were usually masked and their captors could hear only their british accents. the reference to the gangs nickname the beatles annoyed some viewers. "why does the bbc insist on glorifying the story regarding the islamic state fighters, highlighting their infamy as the beatles gang just cements them as gang members that young troubled men may connect with. they have been caught and will spend a long time behind bars when convicted, end of story." and clive shaw agreed. "this totally misrepresents a cell of evil murderers and gives the impression as a group of dashing heroes while denigrating of one of our most famous and loved bands." over the past two years, reports of sexual exploitation and abuse by those in powerful positions have hit institutions such as parliament, the church, the film industry, the world of sport and the bbc. on saturday, the headlin

alexanda kotey and el shafee elsheikh were part of a group of four from london including the man knownthe group was linked to a string of hostage murders in iraq and syria. the new york times says the men have been identified by fingerprints and other biometric means. the brexit secretary david davis has strongly criticised the european union's latest negotiating statement as "not in good faith." the eu has published plans that would allow it to punish the uk during a transition period without going to the european court ofjustice. during that period, around two years or so, britain would have no input into brussels decision making. mr davis was speaking after more downing street meetings to discuss strategy. they have to say i thought that document was hardly a legal document. it was a political document. it was a political document. what we're about is an implementation period to a bridge to a future where we work well together. and i do not think it was in good faith to publish a document with, frankly, discourteous language, and actually implying that they could arbitrarily termina

it is particularly focusing on one of the two britons, alexanda kotey, who were captured.gle as possible. it taps into the fear that with the islamic state being routed in syria, a lot of the quys being routed in syria, a lot of the guys and women who went over there to fight for them are going to try and come back and subsequently there could be terror attacks here. we understand they are being quizzed by the americans, the cia and our intelligence as well to see... about isis and about plots coming here. i think that's the way the mail have done it in that way, because there is that fear that people could be getting through. they clearly didn't getting through. they clearly didn't get through, they are safely in custody, thank god. now is the question about what to do with them. the telegraph have looked at that and are saying the defence ministers say they should not go to guantanamo bay but there should be some special mechanism in the hague to try them. a lot of questions - about these a lot of questions still about these two men. it looks like it could be a possible

alexanda kotey and el shafee elsheikh were part of a team of four british is members who the americans killed 27 hostages. the british foreign secretary boris johnson is to visit a refugee camp for rohingya muslims in bangladesh. nearly 700,000 people have fled to bangladesh from neighbouring myanmar since a military crackdown began there last august. after meeting the bangladeshi government, mrjohnson spoke of the need to resolve the crisis. what we all want to see is safe, dignified and secure returns for the people of the rohingya, back to their place of origin, and talking to his excellency and to the prime minister just now, i was really struck by how bangladesh and the united kingdom really share a common analysis of what needs to be done, but i think where you are obviously right is we need to make those points together to the government of myanmar. now on bbc news, the travel show. this week on the show... on the run in central mexico. this experience is one of the craziest things i've done. wild and rugged scottish holidays. and painting a picture of denmark. it has special co

now, mr ellwood, a defence minister has intervened over what should happen to these men, alexanda koteyy were part of a gang suspected of murdering alan henning, a driver and eight worker from eccles, and david haines, a long—time aid workerfrom perth. in interviews with the times and the daily telegraph, tobias ellwood demands what he calls an agreed international process for captured fighters. guantanamo bay created a new combatant status that bypassed last month, president trump said that he was keeping guantanamo bay open. a decision is yet to be made about what will happen to alexander kotey and el shafee elsheikh. israel says one of its fighterjets has crashed after coming under syrian anti—aircraft fire. both pilots were rejected and taken to hospital. israel said it had been responding to the launch of an iranian drone into its airspace. our middle east correspondent injerusalem, tom bateman, has been giving us more details about the incident. well, israel says that this was a drone carrying out a military mission sent by the iranians inside syria. what is notable is where the d

now, mr ellwod, a defence minister has intervened over what should happen to these men, alexanda koteyrt of a gang suspected of murdering alan henning, a driver and eight worker from eccles, and david haines, a long—time aid worker from perth. in interviews with the times and the daily telegraph, tobias ellwood demands what he calls an agreed international process for captured fighters: can obey open. a decision is yet to be made about what will happen to alexander kotey and el shafee elsheikh. israel says one of its fighterjets has crashed after coming under syrian anti—aircraft fire. the f16 came down in israeli territory, and both pilots ejected safely. israel said it had been responding to the launch of an iranian drone into its airspace. a convicted killer, who drove his car over a woman as she tried to stop him stealing her handbag, has gone on the run after he was freed from prison on licence. mark woolley was jailed for life at the old bailey in 2001 for the murder of costume designer elizabeth sherlock — and was released in november. scotland yard says he was last seen at a pr

the fighters, alexanda kotey on the left here and el shafee elsheikh, were captured by syrian kurdish in syria. the bbc understands the pair have been stripped of their uk citizenship. the foreign secretary borisjohnson is visiting bangladesh to see at first hand the crisis facing rohingya muslims. nearly 700,000 refugees have fled myanmar since a military crackdown began last august. after meeting the bangladeshi government, mrjohnson said it's now about finding a safe and dignified way for them to return home. the north korean leader kimjong—un has invited the south korean president to visit him at the earliest date possible. the historic invitation was given by kim jong—un‘s sister who's visiting the south for the winter olympics. it would be the first summit in more than a decade between korean leaders. laura bicker reports. this is no ordinary messenger. kim yo—jong is the sister of the north korean leader kimjong—un. she's the first of her family to set foot on south korean soil, and this is the moment president moon had hoped and campaigned for. he is careful to greet each dele

now, mr ellwood, a defence minister has intervened over what should happen to these men, alexanda koteycles, and david haines, a long—time aid worker from perth. in interviews with the times and the daily telegraph, tobias ellwood demands what he calls an agreed international process for captured fighters: last month, president trump said that he was keeping one can obey open. —— the day open. in —— -- the day open. in -- guantanamo bay, open. a decision is yet to be made about what will happen to alexander kotey and el shafee elsheikh. survivors of sexual abuse in the church of england are holding a protest this morning at a meeting of the general synod, as the church faces criticism over how it deals with complaints. it comes as fresh information has been passed to police in the case of a bishop — accused 60 years after his death of sexual abuse. here's our religion editor martin bashir. scholar, priest and champion of the oppressed. george bell served as bishop of chichester for 30 years until his death in 1958. but his reputation was tainted two years ago when it was revealed at the

they have been named as alexanda kotey and el shafee elsheikh, from london.ages nicknamed the beatles because of their british accents. rescue workers in taiwan are continuing to search for survivors in the eastern city of hualien after tuesday's 6.4 magnitude earthquake. the marshal hotel is still leaning precariously and some floors remain buried under ground as a result of the quake. the death toll has risen to ten, and rescue operations are at risk of continuing aftershocks. at least 60 people are still missing. a court in cambodia has granted bail to seven of the 10 foreign tourists charged last month with producing pornographic images. the group were arrested after a raucous pool party in siem reap. if convicted, they could face up to a year in a cambodian prison. let's turn to our top business story, for sure, because it's shaping up to be another gut—wrenching day for investors. asian stock markets are currently down sharply. that's after another plunge in us share prices — the dow jones industrial average wiping out more than 1000 points for the seco

now, mr ellwood, a defence minister has intervened over what should, happen to these men, alexanda koteyted of murdering alan henning, a driver and eight worker from eccles, and david haines, a driver and aid worker from eccles, and david haines, a long—time aid workerfrom perth. in interviews with the times and the daily telegraph, tobias ellwood demands what he calls an agreed international process for captured fighters... last month, president trump said that he was keeping guantanamo bay open. a decision is yet to be made about what will happen to alexander kotey and el shafee elsheikh. chris mason, bbc news. the headlines... the head of oxfam denies a cover—up over claims that haiti aid workers paid for sex, as ministers order a review. israel has carried out attacks on a dozen targets in syria, including air defence systems, after one of its jets came under syrian anti—aircraft fire and crashed. at least 19 people are dead and 60 injured as a double—decker bus overturns in hong kong. the foreign secretary, borisjohnson, is visiting bangladesh to see at first hand the crisis facing

alexanda kotey and el shafee elsheikh were part of a team of four british is members who the americansay killed 27 hostages. the families of their victims say the fighters should face trial. north and south korean competitors have marched together at the opening ceremony of the winter olympics in pyeongchang. seoul is hoping the sporting collaboration will improve relations with the north. the solidarity wasn't matched in the stands as the us vice president snubbed the north's delegation. now on bbc news, it's time for click. this week, uber the top. old art meets the new. and smile, we're in dubai. this is how a self driving cars seized the world. lidar sensors feed the car with a continuous 360 degree view of its surrounding, a depth information. it is the crucial depth information. it is the key technology for a successful autonomous drive. and this week in the us, a mighty court case has begun which may take this key away from uber, stalling its progress towards the self driving revolution. it all revolves around this man, antony lewandowski, who left google‘s autonomous spin—off a

alexanda kotey and el shafee elsheikh are suspected of being members of a gang of british men, who becameg and beheading hostages. home secretary amber rudd says they should go on trial, but it's not yet been agreed where. we are absolutely committed to making sure that they are tried, at the security of the country always comes first. these people should face the full force of the law in terms of the terrible things that they have done. can't be drawn on individual circumstances of these two but we are watching it carefully to make sure they do face justice. the united nations has demanded an end to the targeting of civilians in syria, as government forces intensify their bombardment of eastern ghouta. syrian activists say that dozens of civilians have been killed over the past twenty—four hours in the rebel held area on the outskirts of damascus. the banking giant hsbc has just announced that it's doubled its profits to more than 12 billion pounds. sean's here with us. it's a lot of money. it is. a lot more than they made the previous year. the previous year, they had a few one—off cost

alexanda kotey and el shafee elsheikh were part of a team of four british is members who the americans say killed 27 hostages. the families of their victims say the fighters should face trial. uber has settled its legal battle with the self—driving car company waymo. the dispute was over allegations that the ride—hailing app stole trade secrets about waymo‘s self—driving technology. as part of the settlement, uber has agreed to give waymo shares in its firm worth about $245 million. now on bbc news, the week in parliament. all are welcome to the week in parliament. coming up: carillion senior executives seemed lost for words. and you were still all right? all of you? aren't you? the brexit debate gets a bit sharply. stand up! stand—up and let's get on with leaving the eu! and 100 years after the first women get the vote, female mps are still suffering abuse. what this is about is about misogynist seeking to silence women who dare to speak out. but first, the chairman of the construction company carillion has told mps how upset he is at the firm's demise. the company which provided serv

alexanda kotey and el shafee elsheikh were the last two members of the four man cell nicknamed ‘the beatlesoup was mohammed emwazi — also known asjihadi john. i‘m joined by the bbc‘s security correspondent, gordon corera. this news broke this evening, british officials are not yet confirmed it but an american national security official i spoke to said that these two men had been captured. they were part of this four man group, slightly unpleasantly called the beatles really pulls the people they were holding hostage could not see them because they wore masks but they could hear the british accents of the men and they were involved terrible mistreatment including the killing of around two dozen hostages including british aid workers alan henning and david heyes. the group were sought by the intelligence agencies and authorities, one, mohammed emwazi, was killed, another is in jail in turkey and now these two captured by kurdish forces who had their suspicions about the men and approached us special operations command who had access to them and appear to have used biometrics to confirm their

alexanda kotey and el shafee elsheikh — the two britons captured by kurdish forces last month and questioned together with aine davis and mohammed emwazi, they formed the kidnap gang that became known as the beatles, because they were usually masked and their captors could hear only their british accents. their leader, emwazi — orjihadijohn — was killed in an air strike in 2015. aine davis was arrested in the same year, he's now serving a seven yearjail sentence. british aid worker alan henning was just one of at least two dozen foreign hostages they held captive and then executed. the four had met and became radicalised in west london. elsheikh worked in white city as a mechanic. last year, the american state department designated kotey and elsheikh as wanted terrorists who had fought for islamic state. kotey was born in paddington in london. he was of ghanaian and greek cypriot background. the citation said he used exceptionally cruel torture methods, including electronic shock and waterboarding. elsheikh's family had fled sudan in the 1990s. he became a british citizen. according to the s

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the bbc understands that alexanda kotey and el shafee elsheikh whose unit is thought to have melted mervyn are yet to receive a request from any country to hand them over. south korea's president has held a historic meeting with the sister of north korea's leader kim jong—un. the meeting is seen as a direct challenge to the trump administration, which had urged caution rather than engagement with the north. however, south korea is hoping to use the winter olympics to improve diplomatic relations. a second member of staff at the white house has resigned over allegations of domestic abuse. the former wife of speech writer, david sorensen, claimed he was violent and abusive during their marriage — something he denies. earlier, donald trump was criticised for publicly praising another aide, rob porter, who stepped down over accusations of abuse made by his two ex—wives. a convicted killer who drove his car over a woman as she tried to stop him stealing her handbag has gone on the run after he was freed from prison on licence. mark woolley was jailed for life at the old bailey in 2001 for the m

alexanda kotey and el shafee elsheikh are suspected of being members of a gang of british men who murdereddetained in syria last month but there's no agreement yet on where they will stand trial. we're absolutely committed to making sure that they are tried, that the security of the country always comes first. these people should face the full force of the law in terms of the terrible things that they have done. i can't be drawn on the individual circumstances of these two but we're watching it carefully to make sure they do face justice. campaigners say the government should criminalise upskirting as a sexual offence after police data showed one complainant was ten years old. the practice of covertly photographing under the skirts of women is currently not recognised as a specific offence. figures released following a freedom of information request have found there have been just 11 charges related to upskirting since 2015. we will hear from victims and campaigners on the programme in the next ten minutes. women could be putting themselves at risk by changing their diet instead of seeking

daniel: el shafee elsheikh arrived in britain in alexanda 2012. koteyleft on a convoy and ended upn syria. the gang is accused by the u.s. of beheading at least 27 hostages, including alan henning,avid haines, and americans james foley, peter kassig, and steven sotloff. they are suspected of waterboarding, mock executions, crucifixions, and electric shock torture. alexanda koteyee el sh elsheikh hav grew up close to ee in a small area of west london. it became infamous as an i.s.ng recruiround, as well as mohammed emwazi, and others from the sisters died -- these streets died fightingor i.s. in syria or iraq. elsheikh and kotey had their british citizenship d by the home secretary. now a trial will possibly in the united states, seems like the likeliest outcome. has settled its co driving car unit waymo. the legal dispute was over stolen trade secrets related to self driving technolog as part of the settlement, uber has agreed to p waymo a percentage of its equity state, which works out to $245 million. esan airport in has been shut for the second time

alexanda kotey and el shafee elsheikh — the two britons captured by kurdish forces last month and questioned together with aine davis and mohammed emwazi, they formed the kidnap gang that became known as the beatles, because they were usually masked and their captors could hear only their british accents. alan henning was one of to dozen foreign hostages they held captive and then executed. last year, the american state department designated kotey and elsheikh as wanted terrorists who had fought for islamic state. kotey was born in paddington in london. he was of ghanaian and greek cypriot background. the citation said he used exceptionally cruel torture methods, including electronic shock and waterboarding. elsheikh‘s family had fled sudan in the 1990s. he became a british citizen. according to the state department, he'd earned a reputation for waterboarding, mock executions and crucifixions. the two men were captured by the american—backed syrian democratic forces, a kurdish—led militia. the fate of the two men is unknown. they could be sent to the us detention centre at guantanamo bay or

alexanda kotey and el shafee elsheikh are suspected of being members of a gang of british men who murdereded, that the security of the country always comes first. these people should face the full force of the law, in terms of the terrible things that they have done. i can't be drawn on the individual circumstances of these two, but we're watching it carefully to make sure that they do face justice. police forces in the uk recorded nearly 65,000 child sex offences last year, an all—time high. the figures — obtained by the nspcc — reveal a sharp increase in crimes committed online, as well as rape and sexual assault. jon ironmonger reports. every eight minutes, police recorded a sexual offence against a child last year, and data from all police forces suggests the total number of offences has reached a record high, rising by 15% in 2017, compared to 2016. crimes ranged from grooming to serious sexual assaults. around a fifth were recorded against children under the age of ten. better police recording is likely to be a factor behind the figures and the nspcc says more children are finding th

and the two men captured last month, alexanda kotey and el shafee elsheikh. two were detained by american—backed syrian kurd fighters. kotey, the kurds said today, was trying to escape into turkey. the gang are suspected of beheading alan henning, the driver and aid worker from eccles, and david haines, seen here in croatia, a former raf engineer and long—time aid workerfrom perth. this morning, his daughter, bethany, was finally contemplating what punishment two of his suspected killers should face. they should die a long, slow, painful death. and i think quite a lot of people will understand that, that they shouldn't be allowed to live. but realistically, that's not going to happen. and i have to come to terms with that. and the best thing for them is to be locked up and throw away the key. they should never be allowed back in society, because they willjust recruit people and they will just do this again. and for the sake of her father, if they end up in court, she will go to watch. if it goes to trial, i will certainly be there, i will certainly want to loo

last month, president trump said he was keeping guantanamo bay open. to alexanda kotey and el shafeelsheikh. chris mason, bbc news. as the church faces criticism over how it deals with complaints. of a bishop accused 60 years after his death of sexual abuse. here's our religion editor martin bashir. scholar, priest and champion of the oppressed. until his death in 1958. she had been abused by him. willing to believe the accuser". over the reputation of bishop bell. his comments infuriated supporters of the bishop. to the issue of abuse. our approach to safeguarding needs culture change. for their final session. with 18% involving clergy. martin bashir, bbc news. allegations of domestic abuse. something he denies. by his two ex—wives. from prison on licence. and was released in november. in east london ten days ago. in the world, will step down as president of sinn fein today. by mary lou mcdonald at a specially convened party conference in dublin. 0ur ireland correspondent chris page reports. republicanism. largest in the republic of ireland. of irish unity. of the ira. organisation