various key witnesses are now deceased, to include andrew newton himself."e his homosexual relationship with thorpe. thorpe was put on trial for plotting to murder scott, but was cleared. he died four years ago. the whole affair is gripping audiences, with hugh grant playing thorpe in this bbc drama. the programme includes the moment andrew newton kills norman scott's dog, but then sees his gun jam when aiming it at scott. gwent police say they now want to talk to andrew newton to see if he can confirm allegations made by another man about the murder plot. that other man claims there was a conspiracy to kill norman scott. if those allegations are confirmed by andrew newton, then the jeremy thorpe investigation could be fully reopened, and this very english scandal may become a very complicated legal process. duncan kennedy, bbc news, in surrey. if you live in england, are you proud to call yourself english? it turns out that the answer to that question is influenced in part by your age, how you vote, and what you think about brexit. the findings have come fr

the documentary will look at the role of andrew newton, portrayed here in the bbc drama. ooting norman scott's dog, before his gun jammed as he tried to shoot scott. newton said he was paid to do it. in 2015, gwent police began looking into the case against, after fresh claims that newton could prove there was a cover—up. 0fficers stopped when making deluded newton was dead. now, gwent police have told the bbc andrew newton might still be alive and are trying to trace him. norman scott, now in his late 70s, has welcomed the news. i don't think anybody has tried hard enough to look for him. i really don't. there must be people who knew him and there would surely be a record of him dying. surely. jeremy thorpe died four years ago, but the case continues to fascinate and the intrigue and the hunt for the truth continues. and you can see tom mangold's documentary, the jeremy thorpe scandal, on bbc four tomorrow night at10:00pm. with all the sport, here's john watson at the bbc sport centre. good afternoon. britain's last hope of success in the singles at the french open, kyle

police had said andrew newton was dead — but he's now believed to be alive and using a different nameto thorpe's former lover — norman scott — for dropping a conspiracy to murder investigation. duncan kennedy reports. this was the moment gwent police arrived at the house where andrew newton is believed to be living, a man they had previously thought was dead. the police knocked a number of times and then left without meeting him. i cannot make any comment. they want to talk to andrew newton about the jeremy thorpe scandal a0 years ago, a plot to killjeremy thorpe's former male lover. last year, gwent police said they had tried to find andrew newton, but a cps official later wrote, "i am satisfied that gwent police have carried out all possible lines of inquiry, various key witnesses are now deceased, to include andrew newton himself. jeremy thorpe's former lover was norman scott, and it was claimed he was threatening to expose his homosexual relationship thorpe. thorpe was put on trial for plotting to murder scott but was cleared. he died four years ago. the whole affair is gripping a

the documentary will look at the role of andrew newton, portrayed here in the bbc drama. the case again, after fresh claims that newton could prove there was a cover—up. but officers stopped when they concluded newton was dead. now, gwent police have told the bbc andrew newton might still be alive, and are trying to trace him. norman scott, now in his late 70s, has welcomed the news. i don‘t think anybody has tried hard enough to look for him. i really don‘t. there must be people who knew him, and there would surely be a record of him dying. surely. jeremy thorpe died four years ago, but the case continues to fascinate, and the intrigue and the hunt for the truth continues. jon donnison, bbc news. earlier we heard from panorama‘s reporter, tom mangold — who you just saw in that report. he explained why he thinks the case should be reopened. the new evidence we have uncovered is from a man called dennis meehan, who told me he was part of the original conspiracy to murder norman scott, and that he, meehan, andrew newton, remember the guy who shot rinka, scott‘s dog, and a m

it was assumed andrew newton, the pilot, was dead.on sunday say they have found him alive and well living in dorking under a different name. that is relevant, because originally andrew newton hired another guy, who is also still alive, to do thejob, to killjeremy thorpe. he had second thoughts about this but nevertheless he is subsequently confessed to the police and the mail on sunday some years ago that he had done this. he says his confession was ignored by the police, forgotten all about and the police, forgotten all about and the police carried out some investigations, but they assumed that andrew newton... still following me? the former airline pilot was dead and therefore didn't pursue it any further. now, of course, with these revelations in the mail on sunday it is open to the police to reinvestigate, as they say they will do. it is possible they will investigate and maybe even interrogate dennis and accuse him of some involvement in this plot, murdered jeremy thorpe and possible they will do the same with andrew norton, but

those allegations are confirmed by andrew newton, then thejeremy are confirmed by andrew newton, then could be reopened and this very english scandal can become a very complex legal process. and you can see tom mangold's documentary "the jeremy thorpe scandal" on bbc four tonight at ten. the headlines on bbc news: a memorial service and a minute's silence have been held to remember the victims of the london bridge terror which took place one year ago. the home secretary, sajid javid, has said he'll look again at key parts of immigration policy — including foreign students and doctors coming to the uk. doctors say new research means thousands of women with early stage breast cancer could be spared chemotherapy. another nine people died, after a speedboat carrying refugees sank off the southern coast of turkey. armed police have cordoned off berlin cathedral after an officer shot and injured a man at the building. a berlin police statement described the wounded man as a "hooligan," but did not provide details about the circumstances of the shooting or his actions. the cathedral has been

doubtful in my view that andrew newton the former airline pilot will face prosecution because he didice at the time giving evidence againstjeremy thorpe and they said he would be immune from prosecution, but we will see. well done into rank kate, all of this happened a0 years ago. i don't think you were born at that time. —— well done! i have been following the bbc series which has been a fantastic amortisation of it but to actually now know that people involved are still alive and still probably have questions to answer is really fascinating. i think the mail on sunday did an amazing job tracking down this kind of key protagonist in this, like, it is called a very british scandal, the drama, but it is true, one of the biggest scandals or cover—ups of the 20th century. it's but something that struck me and for people my aid toa that struck me and for people my aid to a sort of learning about this story for the first time, is this came about becausejeremy story for the first time, is this came about because jeremy thorpe story for the first time, is this came about becausejeremy thorp

police had said andrew newton was dead, but he's now believed to be alive and using a different name.death was one of the reasons given to thorpe's former lover — norman scott — for dropping a conspiracy to murder investigation. duncan kennedy reports. this was the moment when people —— police arrived to the house where the mandate previously thought was dead. the police knocked a number of times and left without meeting him. they want to talk to him about the jeremy thorpe scandal a0 years ago. a plot to killjeremy thorpe's a formal male lover. last year wembley so they try to find andrew newton, but the official later wrote i'm satisfied that the police have carried out all possible lines of inquiry, there is key witness is now deceased, to include andrew newton himself. jeremy thorpe's former lover was norman scott, who claimed he was threatening to expose the homosexual relationship he had with him. thorpe was put on trial for plotting to murder scott, who was cleared. he died four years ago. yet there is grouping audiences with hugh grant playing thorpe and the bbc dharma. the pr

he went down and lost his nerve and gave begun to andrew newton.es. that full confession was subsequently disappeared. in its place, meighan was invited to sign a more anodyne statement that happened not to mention jeremy thorpe more anodyne statement that happened not to mentionjeremy thorpe or the fa ct not to mentionjeremy thorpe or the fact that he had gone down to kill norman. meighan was anxious to sign it. as a result of my revelation on that, went police were invited to conduct an investigation into these allegations. the investigation lasted a year and i'm afraid it's been a bit ineffectual, because they said we can't proceed with this because andrew newton, the third member, is dead. sadly they've now had to revise their opinion because they don't think he is dead. the revelation itself therefore is not just that andrew newton may well be alive but more importantly that that was the thing that stopped the investigation, and therefore if he is still alive the investigation could start against. absolutely. it seems to me the investigation m

he lost his nerve, gave the gun to andrew newton, and the rest is history. the 70s? way back in the 70s. and that full confession has subsequently disappeared. and in his place, meehan was invited to sign a much more anodyne statement which happened not to mentionjeremy thorpe or the fact that he, meehan, had gone down to kill norman. and so meehan was anxious to sign it. as a result of my investigation, gwent police were invited to conduct an investigation into these allegations. the investigation lasted a year and i am afraid it has been a bit ineffectual. because they said, we cannot proceed with this because andrew newton, the third member is dead. sadly, they have now had to revise their opinion because they think andrew newton is not dead. and so the revelation itself is notjust that andrew newton may be alive when they thought he was dead, but more importantly that stopped the investigation, and if he is alive, the investigation could start again? absolutely. i think the investigation must start again. when i knew newton, when i interviewed him, he wa

sadly, they have now had to revise their opinion because they don't think andrew newton is dead.alive when they thought he was dead, but more importantly, that that was the thing that stopped the investigation, and therefore if he is still alive, the investigation could start again? absolutely. it seems to me the investigation must start again because my guess is, when i knew newton, he was a fit young man, and i would not be surprised at all if he is still alive. tom mangold speaking to me earlier. and his programme, the jeremy thorpe scandal is on bbc four this sunday at 10pm. losing your eyesight brings with it a range of challenges. for mona manahan it meant the simple pleasure of putting on her makeup became near—impossible — so her husband des stepped in to help. this simple gesture of love eventually found its way onto social media and went on to pull on heartstrings around the world. john maguire has been to meet des and mona. we have been married now 56 years. we are just enjoying life. we are still married. as with any long—standing marriage, mona and des are a successf

the documentary will look at the role of andrew newton, portrayed here in the bbc drama. there was a cover—up. but officers stopped when they concluded newton was dead. now though, four decades after he made the headlines, gwent police have told the bbc andrew newton might still be alive, and are trying to trace him. norman scott, now in his late 70s, has welcomed the news. i don't think anybody has tried hard enough to look for him. i really don't. there must be people who knew him, and there would surely be a record of him dying. surely. jeremy thorpe died four years ago, but the case continues to fascinate, and the intrigue and the hunt for the truth continues. jon donnison, bbc news. well, you can see tom mangold's documentary, the jeremy thorpe scandal, on bbc four tomorrow night at 10pm. a war of words has broken out between america and china after the us accused the chinese of using military build up in the south china sea to intimidate its neighbours. china said the comments by us defence secretary james mattis, were irresponsible and not worthy of rebuke. mr matt

norman scott's dog, that andrew newton was now dead.y be alive. they've reopened the entire investigation into what is a very serious set of allegations. forgive me if interrupting, as is now coming to light there are so many different tangents of conversation that have transpired from your original investigation. and we can see a clip from the documentary now of you talking to norman scott. it looks as if andrew newton may still be alive, despite the fact that gwent police and the cps confirmed his death. what do you make of that? i don't think anybody has tried hard enough to look for him,| has tried hard enough to look for him, i really don't. there must be people who knew him, and there would surely be a record of him dying. surely. i thought they were doing something at last, and soon found out that absolutely they weren't, they would continuing the cover—up as farasi they would continuing the cover—up as far as i can see. that's norman scott in conversation with you. we know this has been dramatised into a very english scandal, wh

my colleagues were ringing around trying to find andrew newton.y and also in the sunday times wiki is dressed in not very much at a fetish party. one of those photographs, when you see it in the sunday papers you think, gosh! one of the things that i find, it seems extraordinary that all this took place in the 70s. , sexuality was illegal then. jeremy thorpe had an affair with norman scott. ——, sexuality —— an affair with norman scott. ——, sexuality — — it an affair with norman scott. ——, sexuality —— it was illegal to be 95v sexuality —— it was illegal to be gay back then. it seems strange that it was only 30 years ago that it could be illegal and british politicians felt they could not be open about their sexuality. it is sad, almost like a shaggy dog story with twists and twists and now the possibility of the police reopening the whole investigation in case there was a cover—up. it is driven by something fundamental. allegations of a cover—up then back in the 70s have persisted. that is what i find interesting, the cover—up and also, in 2015, g

the documentary will look at the role of andrew newton, portrayed here in the bbc drama.who has admitted shooting norman scott's dog... your turn. ..before his gun jammed as he tried to shoot scott. newton said he was paid to do it. in 2015, gwent police began looking into the case again after fresh claims that newton could prove there was a cover—up. but officers stopped when they concluded newton was dead. now, though, four decades after he made the headlines, gwent police have told the bbc andrew newton might still be alive they are no saying why they believe that but they are trying to trace him. norman scott, now in his late 70s, has welcomed the news. i don't think anybody has tried hard enough to look for him. i really don't. there must be people who knew him and there would surely be a record of him dying, surely. jeremy thorpe died four years ago but the case continues to fascinate and the intrigue and the hunt for the truth continues. jon donnison, bbc news. the breakfast team is here at 6:00. now on bbc news, the story of the iconic 747jumbojet. 50 years ago, m

they said andrew newton, the prime suspect in the plot, was dead for a long time.of them knocking on the door. he is not there. not at home. ongoing. the financial times. an interesting story about breast cancer. a genetic test. hundreds of thousands of women with early stage breast cancer could be spared chemotherapy after the publication of a study showing they derive no benefit from the gruelling treatment. i have a story about arsene wenger and another about the tennis. i hope we have time for both. arsene wenger talking about the agony of being football manager, saying it is a priesthood, a sacrifice of life. he says the trophy is only one day in the year, five minutes. everything else is a fight with yourself, and others, to convince them of your success. it is a priesthood and a sacrifice of life. and patrick viera on potentially taking a promotion into management. let's not feel too sorry for him, thatis let's not feel too sorry for him, that is why they get the big bucks! and in the times, this is a really good story. maria sharapova and serena williams pl

murder of norman scott during the jeremy thorpe scandal is to be reopened as police say hitman andrew newtone. now on bbc news, it's the travel show. this week we are in the netherlands' capital, amsterdam, battling the city's monster crowds. the streets are really small, the canals are really narrow and those areas are completely overcrowded. we have lentils, chickpeas, these fried onions... chomping our way around cairo. and listen up — the best tech for your ears to take on holiday. if you say mandarin, it will play in my ear in english. it has long been known as venice of the north. with its colourful i7th—century houses, network of canals and bridges, and picturesque old city centre, it is not surprising that amsterdam has become a favourite with tourists. it is an explosion of tourists. we have our quiet times in the past, but now we don't have quiet times anymore, tourists are the whole year round. one study claims that numbers have shot up from 11 million in 2005 to around 18 million annual visitors. that is a lot of people in a city ofjust 850,000 residents. so how do locals feel ab