injuly of last year mujahid arshid kidnapped celine dookhran along with another young woman who cannotck of his pick—up truck and took them to a house that he had been working on as a builder in south—west london. they're the allegation is that he raped both young women, he slit their throats and put the body of celine dookhran into a chest freezer. now the court was told today by the prosecution that it was told today by the prosecution thatitis was told today by the prosecution that it is possible that mujahid arshid wanted to kill the young woman by putting them in a freezer. a p pa re ntly woman by putting them in a freezer. apparently he had googled what temperature does the human body freeze in the weeks before the alleged attacks took place. now the second woman who as i say we cannot name, she managed to persuade mujahid arshid allegedly not to kill her. they were able to leave the house and she was then able to alert family and police. a second man appeared in court today, vincent tappuha, he's 28 years old and he is of persisting —— assisting mujahid arshid in the initial kid

very distressing case, what has the jury been told. 20-year-old celine dookhran was the niece.st year, he kidnapped selena and another young woman who cannot be named for legal reasons. they were bound and gagged, allegedly, and he took them to a vacant property he had been working on as a builder in south—west london and the prosecution alleged that there, he raped and he slit their throats. salim died, the second woman was able to talk mujahid arshid into letting her go —— three died. she then went on to alert police. a second man also appeared in court. 28 years old. he is accused of assisting m arshid in initial kidnapping. both men denied the charges. thank you. the time is 13:16. our top story this lunchtime: labour accuses the government of negligence, following the collapse of the construction giant carillion. the prime minister says it's a ‘difficult time' and still to come: as the royal air force celebrates its centenary, we hear from one of the last surviving dambusters. had i had my time over again, had i had my time overagain, i would do the same again. coming up i

she described how her self and celine dookhran, who died, they were abducted and taken to a property woman describes how she managed to talk mujahid arshid round —— celine died. the prosecution's allegation is that he was sexually obsessed with both women, but she was able to alert family and police. there's another man who is alleged to have taken pa rt man who is alleged to have taken part in the initial kidnapping. both men deny all the charges. thanks for joining us. this weekend marks one year since donald trump took over the office of us president. he vowed to change the face of politics stateside, with his campaign slogan promising to "make america great again". so 12 months on, how supportive are americans of their leader? laura trevelyan has been to pennslyvania to meet trump voters, and those less convinced by the president — she's in pittsburgh for us this afternoon. it has been quite a year, there aren't many days when donald trump doesn't dominate the news cycle. usually starting with his thoughts on twitter early in the morning. that is right, and today is no exception,

the other main stories on bbc news at 5pm: the celine dookhran murder trial hears from a friend of the victim who was attacked as well but managed to escape. a breakthrough in the early detection of cancer? us scientists develop a blood test that identifies eight common forms of the disease. no plans for a boris bridge across the channel, even though the foreign secretary put the idea to the french president. it's not the full report but it's over 4,000 pages of it. and intrigue in washington in steven spielberg's new political drama the post. mark kermode is here to review that, and the rest of this week's top releases, in the film review. it's 5pm. our main story: thejustice secretary has said the government won't be seeking a judicial review of a decision to release the serial sex offenderjohn worboys. david gauke told mps that, after taking legal advice, he's concluded it would not be appropriate to challenge the ruling. the parole board said its panel was confident correct procedures were followed in the case of the former black cab driver. worboys was jailed indefinitely in 2009,

mr arshid is also on trial accused of raping and murdering 20—year—old celine dookhran lastjuly. sharply than expected last month, contributing to the worst christmas performance on the high street for five years. the news came as carpetright issued a profits warning that saw its shares plummet, with the company losing 40% of its value today. seven years into the syrian war and a new offensive is threatening to open up in what is an increasingly complex conflict. turkey, which has long fought kurdish separatists within its own country, is now shelling kurdish militia in the afrin region over the border in northern syria, and threatening an all—out ground offensive, possibly as soon as tomorrow. america is warning turkey to stay out. from inside syria, our chief international correspondent lyse doucet reports. warning shots across the border. the target isn't really syria, it's the kurdish militia now controlling the land all too close to turkey. tanks and troops are also moving into position, the de facto start of a ground invasion. that's what turkey's defence minister calls thi

kingston in south london, is facing multiple charges, including the rape and murder of 20 —year—old celine dookhranformer football coach barry bennell has told a court that the former wales manager — gary speed — was one of four men who took their own lives. they'd all been coached by 64 —year—old barry bennell who is on trial at liverpool crown court. he denies 48 counts of sexual abuse against 11 boys between 1979 and 1990. 0ur sports editor dan roan reports. we're now into the second week of this trial and today the jury heard from a victim who barry bennell had admitted abusing in 1998 when handed admitted abusing in 1998 when handed a nine—yearjail sentence. this man told the jury the former wales manager gary speed who hung himself in 2011 aged 42 was one of four former youth team players of barry bennell‘s who had gone on to commit suicide. the man told the court, whether they've taken their own lives due to barry soliai don't know, but all i know is how it had an impact on me and how it could impact on other people. the man went on to say that he knew other former youth team players who had

the celine dookhran murder trial hears from a friend of the victim who was attacked as well but managed to escape. american researchers say they've taken a step towards a universal blood test for cancer. an update on the market numbers for you — here's how london's and frankfurt ended the day. positive territory. and in the the united states this is how the dow and the nasdaq are getting on. now it is the film