beech has emerged as a cruel and dangerous manipulator.ons. but it is carl beech himself who now stands convicted of being a paedophile and a liar. june kelly, bbc news. as you heard in the report there, the metropolitan police was heavily criticised for its handling of operation midland and the independent office for police conduct investigated the force, too, and we've heard from the i opc in the last hour, and they said there was no case to answer. now 51—year—old carl beech, the hospital inspector and school governor, is due to be sentenced on friday. thank you. our correspondent there. in the last 30 minutes, the deadline has passed for conservative party members to submit their ballots in the leadership contest between jeremy hunt and borisjohnson. the winner, who will also become prime minister, will be revealed tomorrow. today, the foreign office minister sir alan duncan resigned from the government, quitting ahead of an expected boris johnson victory. the chancellor philip hammond and justice secretary david gauke have already sai

carl beech will be sentenced here on friday. june kelly, thank you. european—led maritime mi55ion to protect 5hips pa55ing through the strait of hormuz, according to the foreign secretary. the statement from jeremy hunt come5 after a british registered tanker was seized there by iran last week. it's the latest development in the growing tension in the region. this is the strait of hormuz. on one side are the arab states, including a number of key allies and oil producers. 0n the other is iran. at its narrowe5t point, it's only 21 miles across, but a fifth of the world's oil export5 pass through this narrow channel. 0ur chief international correspondent, ly5e doucet, has more. fir5t image5 fir5t images of the men seized at 5ea, fir5t images of the men seized at sea, the crew of the stena impero. indians, russians, a latvian and a filipino. image5 released by iran. is this what life is like on board now, or is this just for show? a crew member is heard 5aying, don't look at the camera. and this photograph look5 look at the camera. and this photograph lo

at this point, beech was anonymous and known only by the pseudonym nick.tive spoke for himself and his colleagues. they and i believe what nick is saying is credible and true. a police investigation codenamed 0peration midland went on for 18 months. and ended without any arrests or charges. it was another force, northumbria, which was then given the job of investigating beech. 0fficers discovered that the school governor and hospital inspector was himself a paedophile. at the same time as he was claiming to be an abuse victim, he was downloading hundreds of sexual images of young boys. he also secretly filmed a boy indecently. this photo he took of himself undermined his claim that he had been physically tortured. there were no scars on his body. one of those falsely accused, harvey proctor, lost his home and hisjob while under suspicion. he is now levelling criticism against a senior labour politician and the police. tom watson, the current deputy leader of the labour party, gave oxygen to these incredible claims. mr beech lied and lied and lied again, an

that it had found no suspicion of criminality involving officers who investigated beech.tt and this is sport today live from the bbc sport centre. coming up on this programme: caster semenya won't defend her 800m world title later this year after the latest ruling by a swiss federal tribunal. jill ellis steps down as us women's football coach weeks after winning a second successive world cup. and basel move through to the third qualifying round of the uefa champions league after knocking out former winners psv eindhoven. hello and welcome to the programme where we start with the news that caster semenya will not be able to defend her world 800 metres title in doha in september after a setback in her challenge to the restricting of testosterone levels in female runners. the south african has twice appealed against iaaf rules preventing her from running without medication, and she had been able to race while awaiting the decision of a swiss court, having previously lost an appeal to the court of arbitration for sport in may. but now the swiss supreme court has reversed that

when the bbc interviewed carl beech, they asked him about that boy and carl beech said that he believed might be able to draw some kind of conclusion and understand what happened to him. that is the delight is from here at newcastle crown court. —— that is the latest here from crown court. we expect carl beech to be sentenced on friday. the foreign office minister sir alan duncan has resigned from the government, quitting ahead of an expected borisjohnson victory in the race to be conservative leader and prime minister. and that the last couple of minutes, jeremy hunt has tweeted to sir alan duncan saying: thatis that is the tweet from jeremy hunt to siralan duncan, that is the tweet from jeremy hunt to sir alan duncan, who quit on the basis that the next prime minister is borisjohnson. the chancellor philip hammond and justice secretary david gauke have already said they intend to resign if mrjohnson wins, and it's thought other ministers could follow suit. our political correspondent jonathan blake reports. edging towards the finish — still the front runner, borisjohnson takes a few m

carl beech claimed he had actually murdered two boys.om the dock as a series of powerful and poignant victim impact statements we re poignant victim impact statements were read to the packed courtroom. lord bramall, a former chief of the defence staff, now in his 90s, right —— wrote: the widow of lord britain, who had died during the investigation, wrote: and the godson of the former prime minister sir edward heath, said: daniel o'donnell, daniel 0'donnell, son of another falsely accused politician, spoke for his family —— danieljanner. falsely accused politician, spoke for his family -- danieljanner. the effect is hard to describe it is the stigma of an allegation as serious as rape against a loving father. harvey proctor later gave a news conference. my life, my repute, my future as i had planned it to be, and my belief in british institutions and fairness, have gone. the metropolitan police assertion that his allegations were credible and true is already part of my obituary. beech wanted to put other people in the dock, but he is now

carl beech claimed he'd actually murdered two boys.e dock as a series of powerful and poignant impact statements were read to the packed courtroom. lord bramall, a former chief of the defence staff, now in his 90s, wrote... the widow of lord brittan, who died during the investigation wrote... and the godson of the late prime minister sir edward heath said... danieljanner, son of another politician falsely accused by beech, spoke for his family. the effect is hard to describe, but it's the stigma of an allegation as serious as rape against a loving father. harvey proctor later gave a news conference. my life, my future as i had planned it to be and my belief in british institutions and fairness have gone. the metropolitan police assertion that his allegations were credible and true is already part of my obituary. carl beech has been sentenced for lying about his abuse claims, downloading hundreds of sexual images of young boys and secretly filming a boy indecently. he will serve half of his 18 year sentence in prison. the judge mrjustic

beech's picture is on the front of severalfront pages.everal front pages. in the words of the telegraph, he is a fantasist slice should never have been believed. he made serious allegations which have proven untrue about a so—called paedophile ring at westminster. what went wrong in this case? what went wrong is that this man lied and lied again and made those serious and false allegations against people who should not have had their lives reduced in the way they were. what the telegraph and some other papers are trying to suggest is that he is not the only evil person, that there are others that the police and the deputy leader of the labour party, tom watson, also have some responsibility. because he spoke out...? he did, that we are responsibility. because he spoke out. . . ? he did, that we are talking about tom watson now, but he met once the guy who called himself nick, carl beech, and urged him to go to the police. in my view, that was an entirely responsible thing to do, and if there were allegations they should have gone to the p

he gave evidence to the which has convicted carl beech.n has done enormous damage to innocent people who have done no harm at all. an evil man. carl beech claimed the former tory mp harry potter has murdered two does. he also accused the former home secretary lord britain who died during a police investigation, the late conservative prime minister sir edward heath, and lord janner. allegations that senior figures in public life sexually abuse children more than 30 years ago. in 2014 bbc news made a police investigation of the story. at this moment carl beech was anonymous and known by the pseudonym, nick, and a senior detective spoke for him and his colleagues. what he said i believed to be credible and true. the police investigation went on for 18 months and ended without any arrests or charges. it was another force, northumbria, which was given the job of investigating carl beech. 0fficers discovered that the hospital last night that he was paedophile himself. as he was claiming to be a victim he was downloading hundreds of sexual images

beech was jailed for 18 years last week for lying about being tortured and abused.en an 18—year sentence for the lies he told in police interviews. i had poppies pinned to my chest whilst they did whatever they wanted to do. he duped officers with his deceit. lord bramall, a former army chief, was among those beech accused, along with the former home secretary lord brittan, who died during the police investigation, and the ex—tory mp harvey proctor. i was effectively ruined by what happened. i lost myjob, i lost my home. i have a civil action against the metropolitan police which they are resisting. but did police break the law themselves by searching the homes of these accused? this is the question which is now being asked. in february 2015, the met police applied for three search warrants as part of their controversial investigation. it was in march the following year that the enquiry, operation midland, was finally closed with no—one arrested or charged. in october 2016, a judge's highly critical review of the enquiry was published in part. it was the work of the

that was what carl beech went down for last week.id it looked ata number of the police watchdog said it looked at a number of officers involved in the operation and decided they shouldn't face any misconduct hearings. but sir richard says, never mind misconduct, they should have been looking at potential criminal behaviour. he is very vocal in what he thinks should happen now. the other thing that we are still awaiting is his full report. scotla nd awaiting is his full report. scotland yard said they would publish it at some stage. we thought we might get it last week when the beech trial ended. we are told it will be published sometime in the future. then sir richard will flesh out all his criticisms, of which we have only had a taste today. june, thank you. boris johnson is preparing to meet farmers in wales, in an attempt to build support for his plan for the industry after brexit. the prime minister is expected to say that agriculture can thrive with new trade deals. the farmers union of wales has warned of civil unrest in rural

case and the false allegations, carl beech jailed for 18 years., my sympathy 100% lies with harvey proctor. if he is very angry, i don‘t blame him. to go through what he has had to experience would destroy anybody‘s life. and john on e—mail, good luck, harvey, i hope you are successful in your proceedings against the met, what you and others have had to go to is absolutely disgusting. so those comments coming in at live. if you wa nt to comments coming in at live. if you want to on the programme and all the topics we are covering, it is hashtag victoria life. "you can only be taught how to hate". that‘s what prince harry has said about racism in an interview with september‘s vogue magazine, which was guest—edited by his wife, meghan. he said, "if you go up to someone and say, ‘what you‘ve just told me is racist,‘ they‘ll turn around and say, ‘i‘m not a racist‘." many commentators have pointed out that the duchess of sussex was criticised for guest—editing vogue, when the duchess of cambridge has appeared on the front cover, and prince harry has gu

carl beech claimed he‘d actually murdered two boys.nt impact statements were read to the packed courtroom. lord bramall, a former chief of the defence staff, now in his 90s, wrote... the widow of lord brittan, who died during the investigation wrote... danieljanner, son of another politician falsely accused by beech, spoke for his family. the effect is hard to describe, but it‘s the stigma of an allegation as serious as rape against a loving father. harvey proctor later gave a news conference. my life, my future as i had planned it to be and my belief in british institutions and fairness have gone. the metropolitan police assertion that his allegations were credible and true is already part of my obituary. carl beech has been sentenced for lying about his abuse claims, downloading hundreds of sexual images of young boys and secretly filming a boy indecently. he will serve half of his 18 year sentence in prison. the judge mrjustice goss said beech‘s offending called for a severe and deterrent sentence. tonight, the man who wanted to put

carl beech showed no emotion as the judge passed sentence.r said i am satisfied that you are a resource for, manipulative, devious man. you acted out of motives of personal gain, pleasure, and attention seeking. the sentencing marks the end of a very long chapter for sentencing marks the end of a very long chapterfor all of sentencing marks the end of a very long chapter for all of those people he falsely accused and their families, but today we got a real sense of how his lies will be affecting them for the rest of their lives. we heard from harvey proctor, the former mp, who broke down several times as he gave his witness impact statement, and he told reporters afterwards about how he was critical of the metropolitan police for originally saying that carl beech, claims were credible and true. my my life, as i planned it to be, and my belief in british institutions and fairness have gone. i am frequently tortured by the realisation that had missed a beach been successful in his scheme to pervert the course ofjustice, i would have been impris

the jet beech as the sentence has been passed down.sentence has been passed down. thejet set him, you no remorse. “— passed down. thejet set him, you no remorse. —— the judge. passed down. thejet set him, you no remorse. —— thejudge. carl beech who accuse all those people, saying that they were involved in a paedophile ring in the 19705 and 805, has now beenjailed paedophile ring in the 19705 and 805, has now been jailed for 18 years. sport now on afternoon live with adam. let's start with cricket and it was quite a short day's play at lord's today between england and ireland? it has been a short but quite extraordinary day's cricket. yesterday was abandoned due to the thunderstorms remember yesterday was abandoned due to those thunderstorms, thunderstorms today well, there's been a lightening fast finish. england remember had one wicket left at the start of play. that went with the very first ball of the day. that left ireland chasing 182 for what would be a famous victory and of course, their first ever test match win. but, in one of

it had found no suspicion of criminality involving officers who investigated beech.le who accused a teenager of wasting police time five months before she was murdered by her ex—boyfriend has been found to have committed misconduct. shana grice was killed in brighton in 2016 by michael lane. she'd reported him five times to police. former pc trevor godfrey was told his actions were serious but they would not have been a sackable offence. heavy rain in north yorkshire, has caused severe flash flooding. the torrential downpours in the market town of leyburn washed away parts of the road and flooded homes and businesses. some roads near towns in the yorkshire dales were impassable. river levels are expected to rise significantly overnight. last week, the image of a young girl clinging onto her baby sister as they teetered several storeys high in a damaged building in syria following an air strike, refocused global attention on the conflict. it happened in idlib province, the last remaining rebel stronghold, of forces opposed to president bashar al assad. but in the last

the investigation based on the lies of carl beech. a formerjudge claims police may have broken the law in their probe into an alleged vip paedophile ring. borisjohnson visits wales for the first time as prime minister as the government tries to reassure farmers that they won't lose out after brexit. we have clearly committed that we will continue to support farmers. it's an important part of our economy, it's an important part of our environmental protection credentials, and of course it is part of the tourism package that the uk and wales specifically offers too. uncertainty over brexit hits holiday money. the pound dipped against all other major currencies this morning. iain conn, the chief executive of centrica, which owns british gas, announces he's stepping down after a challenging period for the company. poorer pupils trail 18 months behind the rest of the class once they take their gcses, according to new research. coming up in sport, gareth bale pulls out of real madrid's pre—season trip to munich after his big money move to c

it had found no suspicion of criminality involving officers who investigated beech.s become a national epidemic, with cuts to services meaning many are not getting the help they need. this experts from kings college london, say the government must do more to tackle the problem. while scotland and wales have invested in their alcohol services, more than £100 million has been cut in england, since services were re—organised in 2012. the researchers say cuts to community care are putting increasing strain on hospitals, which have seen admissions for alcohol—related conditions rise by 15% in the last decade. 0ur social affairs correspondent, michael buchanan, reports on the pressures on one hospital in liverpool. alcohol is britain's deadliest drug. they've more or less said, "if you don't pack in, you're going to die." 10% of all patients admitted to hospital are alcohol—dependent. i was drinking a three litre bottle of cider over 2a hours. at the royal liverpool hospital, they get the best care the nhs has to offer. we're all part of the alcohol care team. good morning

today carl beech went into the witness box to repeat his claims before a jury.former chief of defence staff. he told the court his stepfather first took him to see general bramall, as he called him, in an office at an army barracks. the general asked his stepfather to wait outside. carl beech said, "i wasn't in there for very long." "he touched my head, he touched my body. "i had to undress and then dress again." he told the jury on another occasion his stepfather took him to a disused house and waiting for him were lord bramall and other members of the military. he said, "everyone was asked to leave the room by general bramall." "he undressed me and ended up doing what ray — "his stepfather — had done to me." "raping. "i was just left on the floor and general bramall left." he also described being taken to an army training site on salisbury plain where he said he was undressed and tied to a wall with hooks. he alleged he was then stabbed in the foot and hand and tortured with a cigarette lighter and darts as well as being electrocuted and he said those involved

carl beech said he did.held information from the police. carl beech said that was because of the mindset he was in. the prosecution said, that was lying. in their words, the prosecution said, that was lying. in theirwords, he the prosecution said, that was lying. in their words, he gave the police doff information. the court read a document that carl beech had written in the third person and that detailed a near death experience of an abused child. carl beech told the court it was about this witness called john and asked why he wrote it in that way as if it was him, he said it enabled him to detach himself from it. some parts he could not explain why he had written that way and the prosecution asked him, do you often write things that are deceitful in documents you do not understand? deceitful in documents you do not understand ? red replied deceitful in documents you do not understand? red replied no. the court also heard today that carl beech has kept information about how abuse victims can claim compensat

carl beech claimed he had actually murdered two boys.ned from the dock as a series of powerful and poignant victim impact statements were read to the packed courtroom. lord bramall, a former chief of the defence staff, now in his 90s, wrote: the widow of lord britton, who had died during the investigation, wrote: and the godson of the former prime minister sir edward heath, said: danieljanner, son of another falsely accused politician, spoke for his family. the effect is hard to describe it is the stigma of an allegation as serious as rape against a loving father. harvey proctor later gave a news conference. my life, my repute, my future as i had planned it to be, and my belief in british institutions and fairness, have gone. the metropolitan police assertion that his allegations were credible and true is already part of my obituary. beech wanted to put other people in the dock, but he is now beginning a long prison sentence. carl beech was given this 18 year term for a number of offences, lying about his abuse claims, 12 counts of perve

the investigation based on the lies of carl beech. of our environmental protection credentials, and of course it is part of the tourism package that the uk and wales specifically offers too. uncertainty over brexit hits holiday money.

beech was jailed last week for inventing the claims. angus crawford reports.urt last week as a manipulative, devious liar, whose false allegations launched operation midland. former high court judge sir richard henriques wrote a damning report about the investigation. and today he said the met may even have broken the law when applying for search warrants. officers told a districtjudge beech's story remained consistent, but he had previously given different accounts to another force. there is no allegation any officer deliberately misled the court but that is little comfort for harvey proctor. it has been very difficult if, for me, my partner, my friends and obviously for others caught up in this mania. i was effectively ruined by what happened. i lost myjob. i lost my home. i have a civil action against the metropolitan police, which they are resisting. in 2014, beech's fantasies about a high—profile paedophile ring were taken at face value by police. i had poppies pinned to my chest whilst they did whatever they wanted to do. but his claims about ex—mp harve

carl beech claimed he had actually murdered two boys.d poignant victim impact statements were read to the packed courtroom. lord bramall, a former chief of the defence staff, now in his nineties, wrote: in service of my queen and country, i have suffered both physically and emotionally. i can honestly say, however, i was never as badly wounded in all my time in the military as i have been by the allegations. the widow of lord brittan, who had died during the investigation, wrote: in the last year of his life, he had to face, while desperately ill, a series of entirely false allegations and smears of the very worst kind. my husband's name has now been cleared, but he will never know this. and the godson of the former prime minister, sir edward heath, said: this has done untold damage to sir edward's reputation. sir edward heath was always, as he remains, wholly and categorically innocent of these depraved and wicked accusations. danieljanner, son of another falsely accused politician, spoke for his family. the effect is hard to describe,

the probe based on the lies of carl beech.e pound has continued to fall on currency markets as the government insists that the uk is prepared to leave the eu without a deal. borisjohnson will visit wales for the first time as prime minister — as the government tries to reassure farmers that they won't lose out after brexit. we have clearly committed that we will continue to support farmers, it's an important part of the economy, our environmental protection credentials and of course it's part of the tourism package that the uk and wales specifically offers. iain conn — the chief executive of centrica — which owns british gas — has announced he's stepping down after a challenging period for the company. attempts to close the gap in performance between poorer students and their classmates in england's secondary schools have stalled for the first time in eight years. as the winners of this year's love island are crowned — we'll ask why so many young people are glued to the reality series. time now for the morning briefing, where

today from the witness box, sometimes in tears, carl beech told thejury sometimes in tears, carl beeche told them: a one—time head of m15, sir michael hanley, was alleged to have initiated the killing, with lord brittan, former home secretary, watching as the child was beaten to death. carl beech has always accused —— also accused lord brittan of raping him. in his police interview, he described having poppies pinned to his bare chest. he told the jury this happened at military sites, including an army training base on salisbury plain. he claimed the former head of the army, lord bramall, was amongst those present at what he called remembrance day parties. carl beech‘s allegations led to an 18 month enquiry by scotla nd led to an 18 month enquiry by scotland yard which cost £2 million and ended with no arrests. he denies fraud and perverting the course of justice by lying about his claims. you will be back in the witness box tomorrow. june kelly, bbc news, at newcastle crown court. iran has summoned the british ambassador in tehran — after royal marine commandos stormed an iranian oil

beech was jailed for 18 years last week, for lying about being tortured and abused.iven an 18—year sentence for the lies he told in police interviews. i had poppies pinned to my chest whilst they did whatever they wanted to do. he duped officers with his deceit. lord bramall, a former army chief, was among those beech accused, along with the former home secretary lord brittan, who died during the police investigation, and the ex—tory mp harvey proctor. i was effectively ruined by what happened. i lost myjob, i lost my home. i have a civil action against the metropolitan police which they are resisting. but did police break the law themselves by searching the homes of these accused? this is the question which is now being asked. in february 2015, the met police applied for three search warrants as part of their controversial investigation. it was in march the following year that the enquiry, 0peration midland, was finally closed with no—one arrested or charged. in october 2016, a judge's highly critical review of the enquiry was published in part. it was the work of t

carl beech was jailed last week for making up the claims. advisor". this is a story about the prime minister's new head of communications lee cain. he's not only a former reporter at the paper, but he was the man they used to send out to political events dressed up in a chicken costume to heckle prominent tories. pm's aid under masks feathered heroes. you can't make it up. i genuinely didn't understand the headline. there are chicken, something to do with the mirror chicken? i get it now. now, you might remember a few weeks ago american rapper lil nas x joined us on the sofa to talk about his hit single ‘old town road'. i'm going to take my horse to the old town road. i'm going to ride till i can't know more. i'm going to ta ke till i can't know more. i'm going to take my horse to the old town road. i'm going to ride until i can't know more. head down, across town... the song has now broken the record for spending the longest time at the top of the us singles chart. the track, featuring country music legend billy ray cyrus, has topped the bi

carl beech, obviously, i suspect, to have this in context.isuspect, i to have this in context. carl beech, obviously, i suspect, i suspect he has been... he has been described as a fantasist and a liar. most people who are fantasists and liars tend to be people who have very severe mental health problems and i hope that for the sake of the taxpayer, because we will be accommodating this guy for the next however many long he is sentenced for, i hope we try and get inside his head as to where his offending came from.|j wa nt to where his offending came from.|j want to bring in cyst at dominica. we have the police view of the view of survivors, —— sister dominica. you are falsely accused of historic sexual abuse, you were. it's a difficult line because no one wants to ta ke difficult line because no one wants to take away any trauma of survivors of abuse. but there equally has to be an acknowledgement at the very least that some people like yourself have had their world turned down. absolutely. and i am heavily representing many people who have

i am frequently tortured by the realisation that had mr beech been successful in his scheme to prevent have been imprisoned until my death. the widow of the former home secretary leon brittan, who was also falsely accused, said her husband died with the allegations hanging over him. also on the programme... boris johnson says 20,000 more police will be on duty in three years.

a court in newcastle has been hearing victim impact statements ahead of the sentencing of carl beech, and murder against mps, military chiefs, and senior figures in the intelligence services. june kelly has been in court. what's been said? well, powerful and poignant testimony, we had first of all a statement read, this is not necessarily in this order but i will read you exerts from some read to the court. 0ne read you exerts from some read to the court. one on behalf of a former chief of the defence staff, a distinguished military career and statement read by his solicitor said that lord bramall said he had never been as badly wounded during his army career as he was by carl beech's false allegation, there was a statement read to the court on be laugh of diana brit tan, the widow of lyon brit tan. she described how her husband with was alone in a hospital bed with cancer when he learned of the claims and she said my husband's name has now been cleared. but he will never know this. carl beech will be sentenced at 2.15, 12 counts of perverting the course of justice at 2.15, 12 counts

carl beech denies 12 counts of perverting the course ofjustice and one of fraud. june kelly reports.lice interview, claiming he'd witnessed a friend called scott being deliberately hit by a car — one of three boys he says were murdered by a vip paedophile ring. today, from the witness box, with his voice occasionally breaking, he repeated the allegation, telling the jury... i had poppies pinned to my chest. he also described to the police having poppies pinned to his bare chest by the group. he told the jury this happened at imber, an army training base on salisbury place. he claimed the former head of the army, lord bramall, was among those present at what he called these remembrance day parties. carl beech says the paedophile ring operated in london and beyond in the 1970s and ‘80s and also involved christmas parties. today, he said, "we were the presents to unwrap and they would undress us." he also alleged that the former home secretary lord brittan raped him over a bath while holding his head underwater. and he said he went on to the yacht of the ex—prime minister sir edward hea

carl beech, who was today found guilty of falsely accusing vips of being part of a murderous paedophilelled a fantasist who made a mockery of justice by the daily express. the telegraph also lead on the story — they say scotland yard faces serious questions about their multi million pound investigation. and the times say labour deputy leader tom watson has been urged to apologise to the public figures fasley named by beech, after he entertained the allegations. a variety of front pages for us to chew over. borisjohnson 2a hours from downing street. i am trying to work out their timing. he doesn't actually moving until wednesday if he has one. whenever you are reading this, it is not 2a hours. he has one. whenever you are reading this, it is not 24 hours. but don't let the facts get in the way of a good headline. unless everyone has got this wrong, he's to be prime minister at the end of wednesday and named as the leader of the conservative party tomorrow morning before noon. the long wait is over, the long wait for him and for the rest of us. although it has been a relatively short elec

today, carl beech began giving evidence in his own defence.about being the victim of a vip paedophile ring backin the victim of a vip paedophile ring back in the 19705 and 805, which he claims wa5 back in the 19705 and 805, which he claims was made up of famous people from the worlds of media, politics and the intelligence services. today, he repeated tho5e and the intelligence services. today, he repeated those claims. tho5e claim5, today, he repeated those claims. tho5e claims, in fact, led to the metropolitan police launching 0peration midland, which cost £2 million and resulted in no charges being brought. today in court, he described how he claimed he was abused from a young child by his stepfather, major raymond beach, and he claimed not only did he rape and abu5e him but he went on to introduce him to other abuser5. among those famou5 introduce him to other abuser5. among those famous people, well people he claimed were part of the ring, he said that they were lord bramall, the former head of the armed forces, the former prime minister

carl beech has also accused lord brittan of raping him.aving poppies pinned to his bare chest. he told the jury this happened at military sites, including an army training base on salisbury plain. he claimed the former head of the army, lord bramall, was amongst those present at what he called remembrance day parties. carl beech‘s allegations led to an 18—month enquiry by scotland yard, which cost £2 million and ended with no arrests. he denies fraud and perverting the course of justice by lying about his claims. he'll be back in the witness box tomorrow. june kelly, bbc news, at newcastle crown court. patients' lives are being put at risk because of delays in treating them for sepsis. hospitals are meant to put suspected sufferers on an antibiotic drip within an hour, but bbc research shows a quarter of patients in england are waiting longer than that. sepsis is hard to spot and diagnose. it's triggered by infection, and worsens when the immune system goes into overdrive. the uk sepsis trust says every year there are about 250,000 cases a

i don't think carl beech helps victims either. it doesn't helps victims either.s who were experienced in talking to child abusers and child abuse victims believed him. some of the people he would have spoken to, and i think the journalist now have question to answer, but they aren't experienced in talking to child abusers and child victims. and the police were and they should have picked him up. it became politicised as well as... four years, there is no excuse. we had some colourful language they are, which is, earlier, when we were talking about, it was the front page of the times, so just a quick apology to our viewers. let's turn to the son. —— to the sun. we have commandments, royal rules, what do you make of this? this is a tripe story i am afraid, as part of the continuing campaign against megan to present her as a diva and presenter as difficult, and we only have three paragraphs on the front page, there has been a resident meeting of people who live near their property and bear in mind their property on the windsor estate is not exactly in a cul—de—sac,

while grass there still and beech roses stabilize the genes and protect against storm surges. it's a fragile ecosystem and visitors have to use the wooden walkways to cross the jeans . fast roofs are another typical feature of. the finest examples are found in the town of chi to. their several centuries old most of them built by sailors. their roofs are covered with dried green. or. at the roots down in the water and sea were ideal for these houses in the summer it offers gratian solution from the heater and in winter from the cold or divert her to the warden see tidal mudflats extend across much of the coast of the newfie is the largest ecosystem of its kind on the planet and a paradise for nature lovers and when it comes to relax nation it is in a class of its own. it's true some out everything seems to slow down on the island which makes for a really relaxing holiday moral maps and many other cultural stories on our website at v.w. dot com slash culture that's all from a photo from now thanks for watching. the films. kick-ass. saw. me and some. of our sound yes. yes some ye

now, carl beech denies 12 charges of perverting the course of justice and one of fraud.d high—profile members of the armed forces, celebrities and politicians. the court has already been told by the prosecution that carl beech is a fantasist, and the jury carl beech is a fantasist, and the jury was also told that he has admitted charges of creating indecent images of children and voyeurism. mr beach is set to continue giving evidence this morning. back to you. thank you very much. the director general of kenyan civil aviation says they suspect the stowaway who fell from a plane over south london on sunday was an airport employee in nairobi. speaking exclusively to the bbc, gilbert kibe told our reporter ferdinand 0mondi they are checking lists of airport employees to see if anyone is missing. i haven't received many fresh updates yet, but i am expecting some use today. as you know that this thing happened in the uk, so the uk police, and other security forces are also dealing with it, but they will be sharing information as they receive it. many people are asking how cou

police launched a £2 million investigation after carl beech said he was one of several children sexuallyigures from the british establishment. he denies 12 charges of perverting the course ofjustice and one of fraud. postal ballot papers will be sent to around 160,000 conservative party members at the end of this week so that they can choose the next prime minister. will it be borisjohnson orjeremy hunt?

hearing all 10 people on board this twin-engine plane died when it crashed into the hangar it was a beech craft 50 which crashed just after 9:00 a.m. local shortly after taking off from this north texas airport. it's about 15 miles outside of dallas nobody was inside the hangar at the time of the crash according to the faa addison airport was closed for about 40 minutes following the incident it's now reopened and resumed normal operations. the plane was destroyed by the fire according to the faa. the ntsb is investigating the crash and family members are being notified we'll have more details as we get them. >> molly hunter with that breaking news. molly, thank you >>> the 2020 democratic candidates were out in force today defending senator kamala harris after the president's oldest son retweeted then deleted a controversial tweet many are condemning as racist. here's nbc's mike viqueira. >> reporter: riding the fresh wave of popularity, senator kamala harris rallied supporters today at a gay pride parade in california, but didn't directly address the issue surrounding her campaign, a ra

carl beech denies 12 counts of perverting the course ofjustice and one of fraud.e'd witnessed a friend called scott being deliberately hit by a car — one of three boys he says were murdered by a vip paedophile ring. today, from the witness box, with his voice occasionally breaking, he repeated the allegation, telling the jury... he went over the front of the car into the road. iran over to him and tried to see if he was all right. his leg was dented in a funny direction. there was blood on his head. i had poppies pinned to my chest. he also described to the police having poppies pinned to his bare chest by the group. he told the jury this happened at imber, an army training base on salisbury place. he claimed the former head of the army, lord bramall, was among those present at what he called these remembrance day parties. carl beech says the paedophile ring operated in london and beyond in the 1970s and ‘80s and also involved christmas parties. today, he said, "we were the presents to unwrap and they would undress us." he also alleged that the former home secreta

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the headlines: carl beech, the man alleged to have been abused as a child by a westminster paedophile ring is found guilty of fraud. siralan duncan ring is found guilty of fraud. sir alan duncan quits as the foreign office minister in protest over a possible boris johnson office minister in protest over a possible borisjohnson victory. jo swinson is named as the first female leader of the liberal democrats, beating sir ed davey. you have put your trust in me, not only to lead our party, but also to lead and grow the bigger, open, liberal movements in our country so desperately needs. foreign secretary, jeremy hunt, says the uk will form a uk led a maritime mission to counter iran's piracy after the seizure of a british registered tanker. ina in a moment it will be spots stable let's look at what else is coming up on bbc news. as polls close in the tory leadership contest, we will hear what two young party members think of borisjohnson orjeremy hunt as the future prime minister. the liberal democrats have elected their first female leader. we will speak to one former special adviser ab

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last week, carl beech was sentenced for making up claims he was abused by senior politicians.cribing his allegations as credible and true. the journalist david rose has spent 20 years investigating historic abuse. if you look at some of the recent cases, especially in the wake of savile, there is no doubt that the police have taken the view that allegations are going to be true. i mean, they have said it. the commander said during yewtree that you will be believed if you make an allegation aboutjimmy savile. we have had this statement about the vip paedophile ring, that allegations are credible and true before they are even investigated. it later appeared that they were an absolute pack of lies, but at the time, it created a total moral panic. you put all these elements together and you have almost created a perfect storm for miscarriages ofjustice. campaigners for the victims of child abuse would make the point that these cases are incredibly difficult, often no forensic evidence, therefore investigations need to have almost a special status. i would turn that around. yes, yo

carl beech, who is 51 and from gloucester, denies 12 counts of perverting the course of justice and onee lied to police about what he told them about this vip paedophile ring in which he said he was a victim but today he admitted that he did lie in another criminal investigation. he said initially when he was facing counts of possessing indecent images of children, he denied the charge but then he pleaded guilty. asked why he had the change of plea he said because he was totally ashamed of what he had done and could admit it to himself that he was in denial. this whole case goes to his honesty and he was asked about other issues of honesty including the fact that while he was under investigation he went to sweden and while there he started using different names. he was asked about this and he said what name he chose was because it was another family name and then he was another family name and then he was asked about another name and he said he did not know why he had gone on to use another name as well. he described his decision not to return to the uk to face a court hearing as a stup

falsifying evidence to obtain search warrants in their investigation into the claims made by carl beech allegations of murder and child sexual abuse against public figures. boris against public figures. johnson in scotland domina1 the borisjohnson in scotland dominated the pound also getting a lot of attention. let's just start with scotla nd attention. let's just start with scotland and the i.. the picture of both ruth davison and nicola sturgeon in a boxing mood. boris johnson was in scotland and this was not an easy visit for him. he was booed really loudly when he met nicola sturgeon and for someone who appears to have quite skin and can go with some pretty tricky political situations, i think he looked a little bit bruised. it was not a co mforta ble little bit bruised. it was not a comfortable photo shoot. i've never heard it before. it is unusual. he will rightly have serious questions to ask of his advisers. it was avoidable. they could have met in the scottish parliament or somewhere else in edinburgh. is this his first big meeting with a political leader? first meeting, and he

madison became president. 51 different types of plants are on this list, including oak, walnut, ash, and beech trees. as one they were planted is jefferson's former assistants wrote to him in 1809, explaining that, sir, if you are at the white house you would know it, for the grounds have become a wilderness of shrubbery and trees. not exactly a wilderness of shrubbery entreaties. do -- and trees. do any of these trees and shrubs survive today? there is one large oak on the south grounds that might be older than the mansion itself. it is not very likely that most of these early plantings survive. that's because the british burned the white house during the war of 1812, leaving only the charred exterior walls left standing. the best depiction of the aftermath is this painting that shows the scene of utter devastation, and suggests the landscape is ahead of the mansion. the grounds once again reverted back to a construction site. most of the work was accomplished under madison. , in 1825, another plant loving resident moved in. had auincy adams horticulture, but his political career always kept