but no one came forward to corroborate carl beech's claims. me... ..to be... ..disposable. if they had taken any trouble to put their effort onto questioning the so—called victim, i think they would have found it was very unlikely. lord britton, he was suffering from cancer, died during the police investigation. the former prime minister, sir edward heath, was among those accused who'd already died before carl beech made his false allegations. police then began investigating carl beech. today in court, he admitted concocting his abuse story. it can now be revealed that detectives discovered that carl beech was himself a paedophile. he had amassed hundreds of sexual images of children, and secretly filmed a boy indecently. child abuse survivors, who are now campaigners, feel betrayed by the man they thought they knew. it is disgraceful what that man has done to so many people. and to the whole cause of trying to take forward the argument for those who have been abuse. for those who have been abused. we can also report for the first time that wh

sir hugh, now 96, gave evidence to the jury which has convicted carl beech. cent people who had done him no harm at all. evil man. beech claimed the ex tory mp harvey proctor had actually murdered two boys. other politicians he accused with the former home secretary lord britain, who died during the police investigation, the late conservative prime minister sir edward heath and lord janner. and then there were the intelligence chief5, sir michael hanley, once head of m15 and sir maurice oldfield, and ex—bo55 of m16. allegations that senior figures in public life sexually abused children more than 30 years ago. in 2014, bbc news made the police investigation and lead story. at this point, beech wa5 anonymous and known only by the pseudonym, nick. he claimed jimmy savile had also abused him. and in the wake of savile scandal, a senior detective spoke for himself and his colleagues. they and i believe what nick is saying to be credible and to be true. the police investigation, codenamed operation midland, went on for 18 months and cost more than £2 million. the e

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

carl beech has since been exposed a5 a fantasist and serial liar, not least by an investigation from tely set out to ruin other people's lives and reputations. but it is carl beech himself who now stands convicted of being a paedophile, a fraud, and a liar. the scotland yard enquiry wa5 heavily criticised in an official report and the police watchdog has looked at a total of five officers to see if they should face any sort of disciplinary proce55. to see if they should face any sort of disciplinary process. it had already ruled out a disciplinary action against two of them. today it 5aid action against two of them. today it said the other three al5o action against two of them. today it said the other three also should not face any sort of action and we are told tho5e face any sort of action and we are told those three officers have already left the force. today, the met deputy commissioner sir stephen powers, came to the defence of those officers and said he believed they had worked in good faith. carl beech will be sentenced here on friday. june kelly, thank you. the uk is seeking t

but today carl beech was found guilty of making it all up. icted paedophile himself, beech had said he was sexually abused in the ‘70s and ‘80s and pointed the finger at, amongst others, the former prime minister edward heath, the ex chief of the defence staff lord bramall, his allegations led to a £2 million police investigation that resulted in not a single arrest. today the police insisted they acted in good faith. june kelly reports. and hours of police interviews he played a part of a victim. carl breach claimed he had claimed sexual abuse and physical torture at the hand of a vip paedophile ring. he said three of the victims had been murdered, one of them hit by a but the stories were false. the tea rs, but the stories were false. the tears, fate. he alleged that in london and beyond in the 70s and 80s a paedophile network was operating made up of establishment figures. among those accused by carl beech was lord bramall, former chief of the defence staff, and at the age of 91 he found himself in a police station answering questions. you

in a statement, the corporation said: carl beech has since been exposed as a fantasist and serial liar investigation from the bbc‘s panorama. beech deliberately set out to ruin other people's lives and reputations. but it is carl beech himself who now stands convicted of being a paedophile, a fraud, and a liar. the uk is seeking to put together a european led maritime mission to protect ships passing through the strait of hormuz according to the foreign secretary. the statement from jeremy hunt comes 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 narrowest point it's only 21 miles across, but a fifth of the world's oil exports pass through this narrow channel. 0ur chief international correspondent lyse doucet has more. first images of the men seized at sea, the crew of the stena impero. indians, russians, a latvian and a filipino. images released by iran. i

carl beech — who was today found guilty of falsely accusing vips of being part of a murderous paedophileing — is called "a fantasist who made a mockery ofjustice" by the express. the telegraph also leads on the story. they say scotland yard faces serious questions about the multi—million pound investigation. and the times says labour deputy leader tom watson has been urged to apologise to the public figures falsely named by carl beech, after he entertained the allegations. soa so a variety of stories on the front pages, but let's start with the man on the front of most of them, boris johnson, on the front of the i. do you agree he is 2a hours from downing street? we are not sure of the timing of this announcement. we expect the result late morning, midday tomorrow, of who has won the tory leadership contest. we've had many political shocks in the cast couple of years and, if boris johnson isn't announced and jeremy hunt were to, i think that would be one of the biggest shocks, so the expectation is borisjohnson and, in terms of weather he gets to go to downing street, that will be on wed

from carl beech as the sentence has been passed down. as been passed down. the jet set him, beech as the 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 cour

carl beech claimed he had actually murdered two boys. m 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 b

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'd actually murdered two boys. 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 mrjustice

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

when doing so, the police claimed carl beech was a consistent witness. rs of any misconduct and says it won‘t reopen that inquiry. let‘s talk to harvey proctor now. thank you forjoining us on the programme. we really appreciate it. good morning. lets rewind the clock a little bit and take you back to that day. how was it? the 4th of march, 2015, four and a half years ago. a normal day until the dog started barking. i saw a police car near to my home. that‘s not unusual because i worked for the duke of rutland and i had connections with the police because i was in charge of security on the belvoir estate and the castle. what was unusual was that the detective sergeant announced when he came through the door that he was from the homicide squad of the metropolitan police and he had a search warrant to search my home. that was most unusual. of course. how has all of this affected your life? from that point, it must have been incredibly shocking. thereafter, for getting on for 18 months, there was a metropolitan police murder investigation of myself. i was all

carl beech claimed he‘d actually murdered two boys. t 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 is accused of inventing claims of abuse by a group of powerfulfigures. inquiry into his allegations ended without arrests or charges. june kelly reports. carl beach is now on trial for lying about his abuse claims and has been branded a fa ntasist. about his abuse claims and has been branded a fantasist. this was him before his arrest in a police interview, claiming he had witnessed a friend called scott being deliberately hit by a car, one of the boys he said was murdered by a be —— the boys he said was murdered by a be——a the boys he said was murdered by a be —— a vip paedophile ring. he has alleged the former tory mp harvey proctor was involved in killing two other boys, stabbing one today. today from the witness box, sometimes in tears, carl beech told thejury sometimes in tears, carl beech told the jury harvey proctor was involved. he 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 —— al

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

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

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

operation, says that, when applying for warrants to search suspects‘ homes, the police claimed carl beech for 18 years last week, for lying about being tortured and abused. the police watchdog has cleared the officers of any misconduct over search warrants. 0ur correspondent angus crawford can tell us more. this is an ongoing story, take us back to the beginning. cast your mind back to 2014, police under a significant amount of pressure, there‘d been a failure to investigate jimmy savile there‘d been a failure to investigatejimmy savile in the past, then there is a series of extraordinary allegations about a level effectively paedophile ring involving mps, members of the armed forces, a former prime minister, so the met police began investigating this in november 2014. fairly quickly came out and made an extraordinary statement which was that they found the main complainant, nick, not his real name, we now know he was called carl beech, his information was credible and true. fast forward to 2016, the entire investigation collapses completely, it‘s bound to be com pletely completely, it‘s

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

carl beech claimed he had actually murdered two boys. ed 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 perver

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

last week, carl beech was given an 18—year sentence for the lies he told in police interviews.hey 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 my job, 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 inquiry, operation midland, was finally closed, with no—one arrested or charged. in october 2016, a judge's highly critical review of the inquiry was published in part. it was the work of the former high courtjudge sir richard henriques. now in a newspaper article he attacks the police further,

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last week, carl beech was given an 18—year sentence for the lies he told in police interviews.atever 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 former high court judge, sir richard henriques. now in a newspaper article he attacks the police further claiming th

carl beech claimed he had actually murdered two boys. 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, b

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

last week, carl beech was given an 18—year sentence for the lies he told in police interviews.y 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 my job, 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 those 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 the former high courtjudge sir richard henriques. now in a newspaper article he attacks the police further, clai

last week, carl beech was given an 18—year sentence for the lies he told in police interviews.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 my job, 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 those 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 the former high courtjudge sir richard henriques. now in a newspaper article he attacks the police further, claiming the three searc

carl beech, described in court last week as a manipulative, devious liar, whose false allegations launchedigh 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 harvey proctor, lord brittan, former prime minister sir edward heath and lord bramall, once head of the british

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,

the court has already been told by the prosecution that carl beech is a fantasist, and the jury carl ing 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 could this happen? well, it's a very good question. how is it that a person is able to go into the wheel well of an air plane, and therefore it is a bit of a mystery. it is most likely they had access to the air site, because with the way security is tight, it is

carl beech, the man who lied about a vip paedophile ring kidnapping and murdering boys, has been jailedvastated the lives of those he accused and theirfamilies and led to a multi—million pound police inquiry that ended without a single arrest. i am frequently tortured by the realisation that had mr beech been successful in his scheme to prevent the course ofjustice, i would 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.

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?

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

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

in 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

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

police launched a two million pound investigation after carl beech said he was one of several childrenment. he denies 12 charges of perverting the course ofjustice and one of fraud. one person has been killed during a volcanic eruption on the small italian island of stromboli. the victim, believed to be a tourist, is thought to have been walking on the volcano and was hit by stones thrown out by the eruption. the unexpected eruption started fires on the western side of the island — holidaymakers are reported to have run into the sea after seeing ash rising from the volcano. stromboli is one of the most active volcanoes on the planet and has been erupting almost continuously since 1932. tick—tock is the fastest growing... after they found young people and children feeling exploited into sending popular creators money. the so—called gift baby happens during the live broadcast and some fans are sending hundreds of pounds in digital gifts, and exchange for promises and retention for their favourite stars joe explained. tick—tock is the fastest growing social media app in the world. if a vi

police launched a £2 million investigation after carl beech said he was one of several children sexuallyincluding leading figures from the british establishment. he denies 12 charges of perverting the course ofjustice and one of fraud. police investigating the disappearance of the estate agent suzy lamplugh, more than 33 years ago, have begun searching an area of land outside worcester, following new information. the 25—year—old went missing from fulham in west london in 1986 after meeting a client. her body has never been found. china and britain have become embroiled in a heated war of words over the demonstrations in hong kong. it's after the foreign secretary jeremy hunt warned of serious consequences for china if the rights of people living in the territory were infringed. today, beijing accused the uk of indulging in "colonial era fantasies". let's speak to our diplomatic correspondent james landale. the chinese have been upset by the foreign secretary appearing to support protesters. the chinese are furious and pushing back strongly against the idea briton has any responsibility f

police launched a £2 million investigation after carl beech said he was one of several children sexuallyabused by a group that included leading figures 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? 0ur political editor laura kuenssberg has been to canterbury — which the conservatives held for decades until 2017 — to find out who tory party voters there are planning to pick. in sunny gardens, pubs, homes or meeting halls, tory members gather to choose who to send to downing street. in sunny gardens, homes and meeting halls, tory members gather to choose who to send to downing street. it's their decision and soon. the ballot papers are going to go out on friday, most people are going to reply quickly. and so you could have this contest sewn up by wednesday. are you all going to vote quickly, do you think? yes. 0fficially, still three weeks to

police officers investigating an alleged vip paedophile ring —— based on the invented claims of carl beechemselves have broken the law/ that's all from the bbc news at one —— good afternoon, i'm will perry with your latest sports news. chelsea have banned a fan for life for using "racially abusive language" towards manchester city's raheem sterling. five other supporters have been temporarily suspended for using "abusive language and threatening and aggressive behaviour". police investigated allegations that sterling was racially abused at stamford bridge in december but the crown prosecution service said there was insufficient evidence for a criminal charge. but, chelsea say they operate under the civil standard of proof, rather than criminal and after employing lip—reading experts issued the bans. more on gareth bale now. as we told you yesterday, he pulled out of real madrid's trip to munich for a preseason tournament after the club blocked a move to china. make of this what you will. this is a post from bale's instagram account today, in a real madrid kit. last week, real boss zinedine

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