this could be pa rt christopher halliwell. this could be part of that.the becky godden inquiry because of the becky godden inquiry because of the way they handled the arrest. —— wiltshire police work. in effect, the justice the wiltshire police work. in effect, thejustice the christopher halliwell was delayed by six years, six years after becky godden ‘s mains were found that christopher halliwell was convicted of murder, which caused all kinds of distress and anxiety for the family of becky godden. police are back at this address is being very, very meticulous to try to find if there are any more victims at the hands of christopher halliwell. thank you, duncan kennedy. the house of lords is continuing to debate the legislation that will allow the government to begin the process of taking the uk out of the european union. some peers are seeking changes, despite the measure being approved by the commons in the wake of last summer's referendum. a former speaker of the house of lords has claimed that many peers contribute absolutely nothing to parliament de

it all stems of course from last september when christopher halliwell was convicted. 25 years for another murder. becky god disappeared in 2003, sian 0'callaghan in 2011 and there is an eight—year gap which police believe could account for more victims at the hands of christopher halliwell. there were keen last september during the course of the trial to stress that they believed they could be more victims and what is going on behind me now could be a part of that. there is one other factor to ta ke that. there is one other factor to take into account. the police were criticised at the time over the enquiry of becky godinet because of the way they handled the arrest. in effect the justice for christopher halliwell was delayed by six years and it was six years after becky godden's remains was found. that caused all sorts of distress and all sorts of stress for becky godden's family. now the police about being meticulous in the investigation to find if there are any more victims at the hands of christopher halliwell. police in barcelona say they have detained a man driv

excavation work at two properties in swindon in wiltshire, one of which is the former home of christopher halliwellhalliwell, who's 53, murdered becky godden in 2003 and sian o'callaghan in 2011. our correspondent duncan kennedy is in swindon. the police have covered the two back gardens with tents and tarpaulins. at times you can hear them drilling into concrete. halliwell lived here between 90 and 2000. police removed wheelie bins from the properties. it was not clear what was in them. several plastic bags were taken away as well. christopher halliwell is a convicted double murderer. he killed sian o'callaghan in 2011 and becky godden in 2003. eight years between them, when he could have had more victims. that is why some neighbours are concerned. when i heard last night something is going on, it was shocking. a bit closer comfort. it is, really. for instance team's have been here all day. they are working in the back garden behind tarpaulins and tents —— the forensic team has been year all day. christopher halliwell has been described as calculating and devious. police believe he could have kill

one of which christopher halliwell left him and we think between 1996—2000.hat they are saying they are acting on new information. they say this operation will last up to five days. so because of the gap between the two murders of which christopher halliwell was convicted, 2003-2011, our christopher halliwell was convicted, 2003—2011, our police working on a possible theory that there might be other victims? you are right on that point. this is all about dates. becky godden was killed in 2003, sian 0'callaghan was killed in 2011 and there is this eight—year gap, it could be entirely innocent and christopher halliwell is not guilty of anything else. the trialjudge couldn't devious and callous and the police themselves say as a result of interviewing him, they have got suspicions, this is what they said last september at the end of the becky godden trial that they could be other victims. it might be this asa be other victims. it might be this as a tick box exercise that is going through the motions, going through their investigations which led on from the becky

christopher halliwell was convicted last september of the murder of a young woman from swindon, beckyhalley will was given a whole life sentence for her murder and that's because he was already serving a life sentence for the murder of another young swindon woman, sian o'callaghan, killed in 2011. there are eight years between the two murders and their significant speculation there may be a number of other victims. last september, at the trial, a former detective with wiltshire police told the bbc there were eight victims. he was the detective in charge of the investigation in 2011 and he interviewed christopher halliwell at the time and he said that halliwell said to him, are you here to talk to me about the h crimes?" so there have already been two bodies found and potentially there could be another six —— the eight crimes? in australia, five people have died after a small plane crashed into a shopping centre in melbourne. the shopping centre wasn't open and no—one on the ground is thought to have been hurt. our sydney correspondent, hywel griffith, reports. inside the wreckage of t

one is believed to be the former home of christopher halliwell, who's serving a whole life sentence forbecky godden. a man in new york had a lucky escape while shopping at a mini—mart. the drama was caught on cctv. he was about to pay for his groceries when he returns to the shelves — unaware of the imminent danger. a car smashed through the window of the mini—mart, crushing him between the rows of shelves. amazingly, no—one was hurt in the accident. he and the driver were both taken to hospital but neither had any serious injuries. thank goodness for that! that could have been so much worse. cheers, joanna. do get in touch with us throughout the morning — use #victoria live. listen, you are a bit cross about the story of the peer who apparently left a taxi running outside the house of lords while he went in for a moment to clock on in order to qualify for his £300 daily allowa nce, qualify for his £300 daily allowance, then nips back out to the taxi. morag on twitter, peers who clock in and clear out without doing any work should pay the money back. else but on facebook said £300 per d

excavation work at two properties in swindon in wiltshire, one of which is the former home of christopher halliwellen in 2003 and sian o‘callaghan in 2011. police have begun excavation work at two properties in swindon in wiltshire, one of which is the former home of christopher halliwell, who‘s serving a life sentence for the murder of two young women. our correspondent, duncan kennedy, is at the scene. we are not sure of the exact circumstances but they are acting on new information. the search is taking place behind me and this black tarpaulin and two terraced houses about ten feet beyond that. if you could camera, you get a better picture of what is happening. they put up white tents, they have covered the back garden with black tarpaulin to cover up what they are doing so they can carry on with some privacy and because it has been raining here. they are saying they are looking at the gardens and garage areas of those two houses, one of which, christopher helliwell lived in between 1996 and 2000. they are not saying they have got bodies or anything like that, the are saying they are acting on n

police in swindon have begun excavation work at the former home of christopher halliwell, who's servinghe 53—year—old killed becky godden in 2003 and sian 0'callaghan in 2011. officers are digging at two addresses, the work is expected to take five days. five people have been killed after a light aircraft crashed into a shopping centre in melbourne in australia. four americans were onboard the charter flight. their australian pilot reported a "catastrophic engine failure" shortly after take—off from an airport nearby. no one on the ground is believed to have been injured. next week northern ireland returns to the polls just nine months after stormont‘s last election. the power—sharing government fell apart after martin mcguinness resigned, amid a complete breakdown of relations between the dup and sinn fein. bitter words have fuelled memories of divisive elections from northern ireland's past. one place the polls can't help of his northern ireland... the real issue before the ulster voters has not been power saving but power—sharing. in northern ireland it sometimes feels like the polit

police are digging in a garden at a property, thought to be a former home of christopher halliwell, theow london and frankfurt ended the day. and in the the united states, this is how the dow and the nasdaq are getting on. mps have been debating whether president trump's proposed state visit should be stripped of the trappings of a state occasion in order to avoid causing "embarrassment" to the queen. the debate comes after a petition calling for the visit to be downgraded gained more than 1.8 million signatures. they are also considering an alternative petition, backed by almost 312,000 signatories, demanding the state visit goes ahead. the former snp leader, alex salmond, criticised the prime minister for holding hands with donald trump during her visit to washington. i think it's difficult to know whether to uphold the morality of this invitation orjust be astonished at the stupidity of the invite. as an example of fawning subservience, the prime minister's holding hands across the ocean visit would be difficult to match. to do it in the name of shared values was stomach—churning. wh

police are digging in a garden at a property thought to be a former home of christopher halliwell — thederer convicted of killing becky godden and sian o'callaghan. there are protests as mps debate president trump's proposed also in the next hour: a famine is declared in parts of south sudan. more than a 100,000 people are facing starvation as a result moré‘ggan'a 100,00 9a”? hewlett of cancer has m m- good evening and welcome to bbc news. the house of lords has begun debating the bill which will pave the way for the start of brexit. the legislation passed the commons with no changes made by mps — but the government doesn't have a majority in the lords. 0pposition peers are seeking guarantees about the rights of citizens from other eu countries living in britain. my my lords government is determined to trigger article 50 by the 31st of march. the bill before us is a procedural part of that withdrawal process. i welcome the constructive tone we have heard from the opposition that they will not seek to frustrate this process well of course undertaking the scrutiny role we are here to perf