this was a short hearing, just three minutes or so and barbara coombes, wearing glasses and a fleece arged with murdering kenneth coombes in 2006 and she is accused of burying his body and writing official letters and pretending to be his care to claim money. it is understood kenneth coombes is herfather. her neighbours this week were asked by police whether they remember him, he would have been in his late 80s, in 2005. the police say at the weekend that a 63—year—old went into a police station and told officers she had killed a man some years ago and she had buried him in the garden. a forensic search began and human remains were recovered from barbara coombes's garden. they have not been officially identified. the results officially identified. the results ofa officially identified. the results of a postmortem have not been released. barbara coombes has been charged with murder and she will reappear before a court tomorrow morning. the charges will be presented to her again. thank you. our top story this lunchtime... a&e doctors warn the prime minister that patients are dying in co

barbara coombes was in the dock in the magistrates' court in front of a districtjudge purely for thee, as well as details, her name and age, as well as date of birth and address. and to confirm she was who she said she was. they read out the charges and the case has been pushed on to manchester crown court and she will appear there tomorrow morning at 9:30am. she faces charges which include murder. she is accused of killing a man back in 2006. the wording of this charge is curious. and preventing the lawful and decent burial of a body. so that is the second charge. she also is accused with two charges which include fraud and the accusation is that she pretended to be a carer of the man who she had killed, in order to claim money as a carer. now it's understood that the man she is accused of killing is herfather, kenneth combs. you will remember that human remains were discovered ata that human remains were discovered at a house in stockport in a suburb. the accusation is that barbara coombes murdered her father and buried him in the garden of that property. earlier this week, we hear

barbara coombes, who's 63 and believed to be the daughter of the victim, kenneth coombes, is also accusedourt tomorrow. the former ukip leader nigel farage says he's on the verge of supporting a second referendum on britain's membership of the european union. he said a second vote to leave could "kill off" the remain campaign for a generation. he said he thought the leave vote would be even higher if there were another poll. the foreign secretary boris johnson has joined with other european foreign ministers to call on donald trump not to reintroduce sanctions against iran. mrjohnson said the current arrangement was the best way of stopping iran acquiring nuclear weapons, and no one had yet come up with a better diplomatic solution. the lingerie company rigby & peller said it is ‘deeply saddened' after losing its most prestigious customer — the queen. it has held the royal warrant since 1960. but the decision to cancel it came after the retailer's director a regular visitor to buckingham palace wrote a book called storm in a d cup. newsday is coming up to you at midnight. now on abc news

it is understood that kenneth coombs is barbara coombs's father. nneth coombs, he would have been in his late 80s, in 2005, the police say that earlier this week, at the weekend, a 63—year—old woman went into a police station and told officers she had killed a man some years ago and buried him in the garden. forensics surge began and human aims were recovered from the garden of barbara coombes, they have not been officially identified and the results of a postmortem examination have not yet been released. barbara coombes has been charged with murder, she will reappear before a court tomorrow morning, manchester crown court, tomorrow morning. the charges will be presented to her again. in california rescue teams are searching for 17 people who are still missing after the flash floods and mud slides on tuesday. seventeen people are known to have died when a torrent of mud carrying boulders the size of small cars smashed through the town of montecito. more than 100 homes have been destroyed. the area in santa barbara county was onlyjust recovering from

barbara coombes' father has been missing for more than a decade. a lawful burial and fraud. during their investigation police officers have told neighbours that mr coombes would have been in his 80s when he disappeared in 2005. police in paris are hunting two armed robbers who stole jewellery worth millions of pounds from the city's ritz hotel. armed with small axes, thieves smashed windows to gain access to display cases, before snatching the jewels from the ground floor of the hotel. three people were arrested while trying to flee the scene. rescue teams in southern california are searching for survivors of the mudslides that swept away homes in the town of montecito. 17 people are known to have died in santa barbara county, and more than 20 others are still and accounted for. many places remain inaccessible, and more than 100 homes have been destroyed. youtube has cut business ties with the popular vlogger logan paul, after he posted a video showing the body of an apparent suicide victim in japan. the us star's channels were removed from its goo

barbara coombes, who's 63 and believed to be the daughter of the victim, kenneth coombes, is also accusedtomorrow. search teams in california are still trying to find eight people missing following mudslides on tuesday. 17 people are known to have died after a torrent of mud carrying boulders the size of small cars smashed through the town of montecito. more than 500 homes have been damaged or destroyed. james cook reports. turn around! the flash flood is right there! get out of here, go! this was the moment it began. oh, my god, mom! and then panic. close the door! it was a million miles an hour in slow motion, if that makes sense. i clicked in survival gear, survival mode. wake dad up! every second, it is just roaring and banging against the house and the most vicious and violent sounds you have ever heard. montecito is onlyjust beginning to grasp the scale of the disaster which will bear its name. for this idyllic little town ofjust 9000 people, recovery will be long and hard. this was somebody‘s driveway. there are three cars destroyed. buried inside that rubble. looking at this house

man named kenneth coombs and that the woman who went to the police and is 110w woman who went to the police and is now being questioned on suspicion of murder is his daughter barbara if they remember mr coombs, he would have been in his late 80s in 2005. detectives say they are searching for information, their investigation is at an early stage but that a postmortem examination should help them to establish how and when mr coombs died. a brief look at some of the day's other news stories. lawyers representing victims of the sex attackerjohn worboys are urging the parole board to ban him from the greater london area when he's freed from prison. agency officials are due to meet tomorrow to discuss his release, but no final decision will be made on the conditions that he will face. cancer patients at the churchill hospital in oxford could face delays to their treatment due to a shortage of staff. that's the warning from a senior doctor in a leaked staff memo. the hospital trust said there are no formal plans to change cancer treatment. the head of 0fgem, the energy regulator, has apologised to mps for failing vulnerable consumers. he said he regretted not taking swif