injanuary the father of constance marten made this appeal to his daughter. remain estranged at the moment, i stand we remain estranged at the moment, istand by we remain estranged at the moment, i stand by as i have always done and as the family has always done, to do whatever is necessary for your safe return to us.— is necessary for your safe return to us. ~ ~ , return to us. while detectives ho -e the return to us. while detectives hepe the baby _ return to us. while detectives hope the baby is _ return to us. while detectives hope the baby is alive, - return to us. while detectives. hope the baby is alive, perhaps being looked after by someone else, they are becoming increasing the consent, constance marten�*s mother says while he is relieved she has been found he is worried about his missing grandchild they hope to finally meet. but after another night of freezing weather that hope here is fading. vincent mcaviney, bbc news. let's get some of the day's other news. police in israel say that all israeli suspects detained over rioting against palestinians i

constance marten and mark gordon are being held on suspicion of gross negligence manslaughter.our home affairs correspondent, daniel sandford. this morning, at locations from newhaven to brighton, the search for the missing baby was in full flow. officers from the metropolitan police and sussex police were joined by volunteer experts in search and rescue. there was concern for the welfare of the infant but there was also still hope. but tonight, that hope may have evaporated when the man leading the investigation made the announcement that he'd been dreading. it is my very sad duty to update this afternoon, police officers searching a wooded area close to where constance and mark gordon were arrested, discovered the remains of a baby. a postmortem examination will be held in due course. a crime scene is in place and work at the location is expected to continue for some time. this is an outcome that myself and that many officers who have been part of this search had hoped would not happen. constance marten and mark gordon, the one walking slowly with a stick, had emerged from th

constance marten and mark gordon will— this? constance marten and mark gordon will be _ this?ing here - this? constance marten and mark - gordon will be appearing here behind me as you see at crawley magistrates�* court this morning. they were charged yesterday with gross negligence manslaughter and also concealing the birth of a child and perverting the course of justice. they were arrested on monday and it is after the remains of a baby, the body of a baby, was found by police in woodland in brighton. police have still not established the sex of the child or how the child died. we understand from the metropolitan police there will be a postmortem examination today. we are still waiting to find out more at crawley magistrates�* court. worth pointing out as well the metropolitan police has referred itself to the independent 0ffice the metropolitan police has referred itself to the independent office for police conduct because they said the baby died in what was a missing persons investigation that it was leading. persons investigation that it was leadini. . ., persons investig

and baby of constance marten. and mark gordon , now they are being mark gordon, now they are being held for an additional 36 hours in police custody. they are currently being held on gross negligence, manslaughter . now, negligence, manslaughter. now, teams have been combing through the area behind me overnight. they are looking for evidence of exactly what happened here. and crucially what happened to that infant. now, this all started seven weeks ago when it's believed that constance marten gave birth in the back of a car which was found burnt out on the m61 nearby bolton. and since then, the couple have been seen on cctv in liverpool , then, the couple have been seen on cctv in liverpool, in then, the couple have been seen on cctv in liverpool , in essex on cctv in liverpool, in essex and in lond , and now each time and in lond, and now each time that they were captured on cctv, they did appear to be making efforts to keep their faces covered. they didn't want to be seen and officers were particularly concerned

constance marten and mark gordon have been missing for eight weeks.ir disappearance prompting an extensive search by police. they were arrested on monday and have been in custody since then. the police investigation has been centred on the hills north of brighton but has taken in other areas as well. a postmortem examination is also taking place today to determine how the baby died. this hearing was due to take place at brighton magistrates but late last night was moved here to crawley magistrates. we know constance marten and mark gordon are both in the building behind me, mark gordon arriving as you saw in the piece there in the last half an hour. they are due before the magistrate we are now told at 1:30pm for what is expected to be a short hearing and as you heard in the piece the postmortem examination is due to take place today to try to discover the cause of death for that baby. at the cause of death for that baby. at the same time the police can investigation in and around the brighton area is still going on. thank you, duncan kennedy in crawl

constance marten and mark gordon are being held on suspicion of gross negligence manslaughter.ng, at locations from newhaven to brighton, the search for the missing baby was in full flow. officers from the metropolitan police and sussex police were joined by volunteer experts in search and rescue. there was concern for the welfare of the infant, but there was also still hope. but tonight, that hope may have evaporated when the man leading the investigation made the announcement that he'd been dreading. it is my very sad duty to update this afternoon, police officers searching a wooded area close to where constance and mark gordon were arrested, discovered the remains of a baby. a postmortem examination will be held in due course. a crime scene is in place, and work at the location is expected to continue for some time. this is an outcome that myself and that many officers who have been part of this search had hoped would not happen. constance marten and mark gordon, the one walking slowly with a stick, had emerged from the woods on monday night to visit the local shops. they re

the search continues for a missing two—month—old baby — its parents constance marten and mark gordonng held on suspicion of gross negligence manslaughter. at least 36 people people have been killed and dozens injured after two trains collide in northern greece. the search for survivors continues. more than 700 sex offenders have slipped off the radar of police in three years, according to figures uncovered by the bbc. and youtube is accused of collecting the viewing data of children aged under 13 — which would be a breach of the uk data privacy code designed to protect young people. good morning and welcome to the bbc news channel. the former health secretary, matt hancock, has denied claims he failed to follow covid testing advice during the early days of the pandemic. thousands of whatsapp messages leaked to the telegraph show mr hancock was advised in april 2020 to test everyone going into care homes. but a message reportedly from mr hancock to an aide said he would rather commit to just testing those going into care homes from hospitals. lord bethall was a junior minister in depa

in january, constance's father napier marten made this appeal to his daughter. at the moment, i stand by, as i have always done and as the family has always done, to do whatever is necessary for your safe return to us. whilst detectives hope the baby is alive, perhaps being looked after by someone else, they're becoming increasingly concerned. constance marten�*s father said on tuesday that whilst he's relieved she's been found, he is worried about his missing grandchild they hope to finally meet. but after another night of freezing weather, that hope here is fading. vincent mcaviney, bbc news. our reporter yetunde yusuf gave us this update on the police search. residents have been waking up this morning to a lot of police presence in the east sussex area. it's a major operation, because the police are looking at a 91 square mile area behind me near the hollingbury golf course, and also the roe valley allotments. they've been combing through undergrowth, looking through water butts and sheds as well. and drones are involved, thermal imaging cameras, helicopters

and mark constance marten. and mark gordon , they have, we're told, gordon, they have, we're told, uncooperative with police since their arrest on monday evening. it obvious, according to that the pair had been living outside, living for quite some time . and that's why the search time. and that's why the search chopper mission is now constantly on open spaces to the north end of brighton . a 91 north end of brighton. a 91 square mile search grid that they are currently looking at. and we'll keep you up to date with all the latest on that story. first here on gb news now. the president of says she's cutting short a visit to moldova following , a train collision following, a train collision which killed at least 36 people and injured more than 80. an intercity train carrying over 300 passengers was hit. a freight train travelling in the opposite direction near the city of larissa. the crash caused carriages to catch fire with rescuers working the night to find survivors . labour claims find survivors. labour cla

next, constance marten and | that.were resolved in this so around 200 police officers drove helicopters, thermal imaging cameras, as well as police sniffer dogs and we heard today some distressing details that some of you might find upsetting and that was that the baby�*s body was found in a bag under door mat underneath some nappies in a shed and we know that the baby�*s name was victoria and that was provided in court document. now, the police still haven�*t determined how the baby died but a postmortem examination is taking place today the metropolitan police say but as the constant damage constance marten and mark gordon they will be remanded in custody and will reappear at the old bailey and the 31st of march. hello there. not as much sunshine as we saw yesterday. in fact, for most of the uk, for the rest of the day, it�*s going to be dull and cloudy with the best of the brighter skies really for northeastern areas of scotland, aberdeenshire and angus perhaps, and also brightening up for a time across east anglia.

constance marten was taken in through a different entrance.rth, and they both said they were of no fixed abode. the court also heard that the charges are going to be put to them, that they didn't have to play and they didn't flee, those charges being manslaughter, perverting the course ofjustice and concealing the birth of a child. the court was also told that the remains of the baby were found inside a locked shed in a plastic bag underneath some nappies. and police have tonight confirmed that the baby's name is victoria. constance marten and mark gordon were both remanded in custody and will next appear at the old bailey in london at the end of this month. ok, thank you, duncan. the reality tv contestant stephen bear has been sentenced to 21 months in prison after sharing a private video of himself having sex with his ex—girlfriend georgia harrison — who waived her right to anonymity for the trial. the 33—year—old was found guilty of voyeurism and disclosing private sexual photographs and films — with intent to cause distress. annabel rackha

constance marten comes from a hugely wealthy family, growing up in this country house in dorset. gordon. he was convicted of rape in the united states aged just 14 and served 20 years in prison before being deported back to the uk. the two of them left their home in london in september when her pregnancy started to show and stayed in a series of airbnbs — apparently trying to avoid being found. police believe their baby was born in the car but when the car caught fire on the m61 near bolton onjanuary 5th, the police started to investigate. cctv showed them visiting harwich, then london, where they bought a tent, and eventually newhaven. their baby was definitely alive at this stage, as the taxi driver who drove them there heard it. but at that point, they disappeared, only to re—emerge six weeks later in brighton when they were arrested. tonight, in the woods, just a few hundred metres away, police officers now guard a crime scene where an infant's body was found. though only forensic tests will confirm if it is the missing baby. more than half of argentina has been left without

can you confirm the baby found that of constance marten ordered on the enquiry there from ?olitan police and also james collins from sussex police. the post—mortem has clearly taken , sadly, they say clearly taken, sadly, they say the baby may have been dead for time. the infant remains found in that woodland to the north of holland. bray in brighton and detective superintendent buzzard indicating obviously of the time element that the whole investigation now being referred to the independent office for police in terms of the delay as some would say before the couple was actually traced. and then of course the body of baby being found. in terms constance marten and mark gordon, they are still being held on suspicion of gross negligence , manslaughter until negligence, manslaughter until this evening, 36 hours granted by the magistrate and of course then the process will continue . then the process will continue. james collins thanking the local community for their help . and as community for their help. and as we were saying a little flowers candle oils and other things bein

constance marten was brought in through another entrance.ray track suits. they are both sat next to security staff. the court official asked both of them to give their names and dates of birth, each of them also said they were of no fixed abode. the three charges against each of them more than read out. they are manslaughter, concealing the birth of a child, and perverting the course ofjustice. they were not asked to enter pleas to any of the charges. the court was told that the remains of the baby were found in a locked shed. they were inside a plastic bag under some nappies. court documents have given the baby's name as victoria. constance marten and mark gordon were arrested on monday after they had been missing for eight weeks. the case has led to a large police operation in the brighton area. after today's hearing, mr gordon was taken back to a prison van and driven away. ms marten was taken away through a different exit. both were remanded in custody and will next appear at the old bailey, in london at the end of march. duncan kennedy,

the child's parents, constance marten and her partner mark gordon, are being held on suspicion of grossligence manslaughter but are refusing to give any information about their baby, as vincent mcaviney reports. monday night in north brighton. after 53 days on the run, constance marten and mark gordon are spotted on cctv walking down a residential street. while shopping in this convenience store, they were spotted by a member of the public who called 999. shortly after, they were filmed again. officers arrested the couple without their baby walking towards an allotment site and golf course leading to the south downs. but despite finally having the couple in custody, they have not provided any further information about the condition or whereabouts of the child. police fear it could have been abandoned in freezing conditions. they're now being held on suspicion of gross negligence manslaughter. around 200 officers from sussex and london's metropolitan police have worked around the clock to try to find the baby, whose sex is unknown and who is believed to have never had medical treatment.

in the same time, the two people involved, constance marten and mark gordon, are still being questionedss negligence manslaughter. yesterday, the police told us they have an extra 36 hours to question the couple. it's not clear when that 36 hours will run out. at the same time, the local community are coming together tonight. they are asking people to light candles and put them in their porches as a mark of what they say is their love and respect for this tragedy. duncan kennedy. some teachers in wales and the south of england are on strike today, in a long—running dispute over pay. it's the third day of walk—outs by neu members. there was industrial action in northern england on tuesday, and the midlands and eastern regions yesterday. it's 1:17 p it'si:i7 p m. it's 1:17 p m. our top it's1:17 p m. our top story this lunchtime, there is more fallout from matt hancock's leaked whatsapp messages about shutting schools during the pandemic. still to come, the former england captain michael vaughan is due to give evidence in the public hearing into allegations of racism in the sport. coming u

also on the programme, constance marten and mark gordon are charged with gross negligence manslaughteraby was found deadin manslaughter after a baby was found dead in woodland in sussex yesterday. yet more revelations emerge from the former health secretary's leaked whatsapp messages, as matt hancock accuses the journalist behind it of a massive betrayal and breach of trust. and as children are encouraged to read on world book day, the bbc is encouraging them to write as well. the 500 word story and coming up in the sport on the bbc news channel. we'll give you the latest on the hearing into cricket's racism scandal, while in the tennis, djokovic delivers in dubai, the world number one cruises into the semi finals in straight sets good evening and welcome to the bbc news at ten. the inquiry into the manchester arena bombing has found that the security service, m15, missed a significant opportunity in the months running up to the bombing at an ariana grande concert that might have prevented the attack. the head of m15 has said he is profoundly sorry. the families of the 22 people who di

this, of course , constance marten and course, constance marten and gordon in the dock at court one herefter. they were formally charged last night with manslaughter with concealing the of a child and with perverting the course of justice. now couple were arrested in brighton on monday evening. they were spotted by a member of the pubucin spotted by a member of the public in a convenience store who had seen some of the numerous appeals the police had launched in recent weeks to find this couple who had vanished disappeared mysteriously after their car was found abandoned on fire in a sleep on the m61 near on the 5th of january. police forensic examination of car revealed that had birth in or near car a day or two before that car was left abandoned. well in the days that followed , well in the days that followed, the couple were seen first in liverpool, then down in essex. before heading to east london. all the while being caught a occasionally on cctv before then down to new haven in sussex. and it was in new haven on the 8th of january, the last confirmed sighting of the couple. from th

constance marten and mark gordon, it. constance marten and mark gordon. a _ it.. constance marten and mark gordon, a convicted rapist, - it. constance marten and mark. gordon, a convicted rapist, have been missing for 50 days and police believe the baby was born in the back of a car in earlyjanuary. while shopping in this store, they were spotted by members of the public who called the police. after the cctv were taken, they were arrested. they were walking towards an allotment and golf course. they have used large amounts of cash to live off grid since early january. on january the 5th, live off grid since early january. onjanuary the 5th, their car was found on the side of the m61 neapolitan. they took a taxi to liverpool and another to harwich arriving on the 6th of january. by lunchtime they were in east london, where they bought a blue tent and abandoned their pushchair. there were more taxi journeys, involving a final one to new haven were a taxi driver reported the sound of a baby. concert martin comes for a wealthy family —— constance marten. she was at d

constance marten and mark gordon are charged with gross negligence manslaughter after a baby was foundead in woodland in sussex yesterday iran says it's appointed a special branch of a tehran court to investigate a spate of apparent poison attacks at girls�* schools in several cities across the country and how the great pyramid of giza — continues to reveal extraordinary secrets. scientists discover a new hidden corridor welcome to newsday. we begin in india, where a meeting of 620 leaders has ended without an agreed concluding statement. the us and russian foreign ministers met in public for first time since the invasion of ukraine, but their exchange has been tense. the us secretary of state, antony blinken, said the talks were marred by moscow's "unprovoked and unjustified" war. were china to engage in material, lethal, support for russia's aggression, or to engage in a systematic evasion of sanctions to have russia, that would be a serious problem for our countries. i made clear that there would be consequences or engaging in those actions. so, i'm not going to detail what they wou

constance marten gordon. yeah mark gordon there . they are in mark gordon there.we see officers there behind you and high visibility jackets . yeah. so visibility jackets. yeah. so there's no doubt detectives in charge this investigation are now extremely concerned for the safety of this infant. they still hope to hold out hope that this child could be found alive. but i think with every passing houn but i think with every passing hour, the situation becomes all the more desperate for this two month old baby, because it's utterly freezing here again , utterly freezing here again, temperatures dipped to zero overnight. northerly breeze blowing, whipping down the south downs into north brighton and down towards new haven is where that search activity is going to be concentrated. it's seven miles by 13 miles and 91 square miles. search grid that they've got to try to cover. and that's why we've seen mountain rescue teams arriving here throughout the morning. i spoke briefly to an officer from the kent lowland search team based in kent so also london search and rescue

and mark constance marten. and mark gordon.day. seen prior to the couple's arrest on monday . police have arrest on monday. police have appued arrest on monday. police have applied for a 36 hour extension to detain them and say they must consider child has come to serious harm . the newborn's serious harm. the newborn's parents who spent three days on the run have been arrested on suspicion of gross negligence, manslaughter. the parents of a morbidly 16 year old girl have been jailed . gross negligence, been jailed. gross negligence, manslaughter in the first televised court hearing in wales . kayla telford was found dead at her home in newton in 2020 after suffering from infection caused by extreme at the time of her death. she weighed nearly 23 stone and she had a bmi of 70. her mother admitted the charge and was jailed for six years. her father pled not guilty, was sentenced to seven years and six months . the prime sentenced to seven years and six months. the prime minister sentenced to seven years and six months . the prim

so there was a great deal of concern, of course , constance concern, of course, constance marten, but for this newborn baby that had not as far as the authorities were concerned, received any kind of medical since it was born. the couple were sightings of them in liverpool and dunn and in east london and then in new haven in sussex . well, in the days. but sussex. well, in the days. but they were off the radar really on the 8th of january and there was no confirmed sightings from that point on until i was to see that point on until i was to see that sighting at the convenience store on monday night in court , store on monday night in court, the charges were read out to the couple. the charges of manslaughter, of concealing the birth of a child and of perverting the course of justice. they were not asked to enter pleas at this stage , but enter pleas at this stage, but they were reminded back into custody for a second appearance, which this time will be at the crown court, the central criminal court , the old bailey criminal court, the old bailey in central london on the 31st of march.

constance marten comes from a hugely wealthy family, growing up in this country house in dorset.mark gordon. he was convicted of rape in the united states aged just 1a and served 20 years in prison before being deported back to the uk. the two of them left their home in london in september when her pregnancy started to show and stayed in a series of airbnbs — apparently trying to avoid being found. police believe their baby was born in the car but when the car caught fire on the m61 near bolton onjanuary 5th, the police started to investigate. cctv showed them visiting harwich, then london, where they bought a tent, and eventually newhaven. their baby was definitely alive at this stage, as the taxi driver who drove them there heard it. but at that point, they disappeared, only to re—emerge six weeks later in brighton when they were arrested. tonight, in the woods, just a few hundred metres away, police officers now gaurd a crime scene where an infant's body was found. though only forensic tests will confirm if it is the missing baby. that report by daniel sanford. you're watching

body have been found following a massive search for the missing child constance and child of constance martenthe body was found close where constance and close to where constance and marc arrested on monday marc were arrested on monday night. meanwhile post—mortem will carried a couple will be carried out. a couple will be carried out. a couple will further questions will face further questions today granted police today after granted police permission hold for another permission to hold for another 3 hours. let's to our gb news national reporter ellie costello now down in brighton . good now down in brighton. good morning, ellie. what's the latest now? good morning to you. have clearly this was not the outcome that anyone wanted in this news. this really shocked the community here. seen flowers being by residents who have come to pay their respects to this infant and also candles that were lit overnight. they're still burning. now we do know the very sad news that the remains of an infant have been found in very close to where constance marten singh and marc gordon were arrested did on monda

tonight, constance marten and mark gordon were charged with gross negligence manslaughter.the two had been missing since early january and were sighted in various locations around the country. they were arrested on monday and have been in custody since. the police say they're incredibly grateful for all the support they are getting during their investigation, and say there's been an outpouring of public sympathy for the baby. the organisers of tonight's vigil say they wanted to give people the chance to show their love and pay their respects amid a police investigation that will continue here for several more days. one of the greatestjazz saxophonists of all time, wayne shorter, has died in los angeles. he was 89. wayne shorter was a well—known figure in the jazz circuit in the late 1950s with the art blakey's jazz messengers. hejoined miles davis's second great quintet in the 1960s and later co—founded the jazz fusion band weather report. he also appeared on 10 joni mitchell albums and collaborated with rock musicians such as carlos santana and steely dan. during his long

police in sussex are continuing to question constance marten and mark gordon. the remains of a baby have been found in the search for a missing child. both are being held on suspicion of gross negligence manslaughter. newly released whatsapp messages suggest former health secretary matt hancock tried to bypass the education secretary to have schools closed during the coronavirus pandemic. 1,000 charities have written to the chancellor for funding from the upcoming budget to tackle redistributing surplus food from farms. protesters clashed with police in athens last night in a demonstration against the operator of the passenger train involved in a fatal collision on tuesday. the country's biggest children's short—story competition 500 words is back for the first time in three years. it will be supported by camilla, the queen consort. welcome to the bbc news channel. a postmortem examination is to be carried today out on the body of a baby found by police searching for the missing child of constance marten and mark gordon. the couple disappeared in earlyjanuary a

the arrest of constance marten and gordon may have and mark gordon may have been dead some time news, his national theo chikomba, brighton for us? chikomba, who's brighton for us? theo thank you. so what can you tell us? yes. good afternoon . tell us? yes. good afternoon. earlier this afternoon, the police who are questioning constance marten and mark gordon confirmed that the baby whose remains were found in the here in brighton has been dead for some time . they haven't yet been some time. they haven't yet been able to confirm . the gender of able to confirm. the gender of the baby following the post mortem which took now they also mentioned there are still some unknown questions and investigations are continuing dunng investigations are continuing during press conference. we understand that officers from the metropolitan police will remain in this and some of them are still here this afternoon. and of course, sussex police also confirmed that they will be drawing back some of their officers who've, been part of the large scale search which has been taking place here, the allo

constance marten and mark owen were arrested on monday, having disappeared at the beginning of januaryts of the baby, or even its gender, and fear the new one has come to serious harm. daniel sandford joins us now. yes. one has come to serious harm. daniel sandford joins us now.— sandford “oins us now. yes, first of all, i sandford joins us now. yes, first of all. i should _ sandford joins us now. yes, first of all, i should tell— sandford joins us now. yes, first of all, i should tell you _ sandford joins us now. yes, first of all, i should tell you that _ sandford joins us now. yes, first of all, i should tell you that we - sandford joins us now. yes, first of all, i should tell you that we had i all, i should tell you that we had been told to expect a significant development in this investigation in the next half hour, we do not know what it is, but that is why we are broadcasting this evening from sussex police headquarters and not from the scene in brighton. as you said, officers have warned that the baby could have come to serious harm, the baby's parents, constance marten and ma

constance marten and growth.trial in next year over the death of a baby girl. the runaway pair from west sussex have been charged with gross negligence, manslaughter. the couple appeared in court. they didn't enter pleas and have been remanded in custody. they've been charged with concealing birth of a child and perverting the course of justice. former england cricket captain michael vaughan has been cleared of using racist language towards azeem rafiq and three other former yorkshire team—mates . the former yorkshire team—mates. the cricket discipline commission found significant inconsistencies and how witnesses recalled the alleged words used in 2009. the panel said it wasn't satisfied on the balance of probabilities that . balance of probabilities that. they were said by vaughan at the time , and in the specific time, and in the specific circumstances alleged and oscar pistorius is up for parole after serving half of his sentence for killing his girlfriend, reeva steenkamp. the south african former paralympia

constance marten and mark gordon have been remanded in custody following a court appearance after a baby's remains were found. the national ambulance strikes in england and wales due next monday and wednesday have been suspended after three of the four unions representing ambulance workers agreed to talks with the government. you're watching bbc news. now its time for the travel show. we start this week in brixton, a part of south london that's become the go—to for caribbean british culture, from food to fashion and art. but it hasn't always been like this. after the second world war, britain was decimated, and so thousands of people from commonwealth countries were invited here to fulfil labour shortages. so, i'm here in windrush square, which was named after one of the first ships to bring almost 1,000 people from the west indies to britain. now, the boat became a symbol for a generation of people who settled here from 19118 to 1971. and this year is a pretty important one for britain, as it marks the 75th anniversary of the boat's first arrival. some of the new arrivals were temporarily

constance marten and her partner mark gordon, a convicted rapist, have been missing for 53 days. of the public who called the police. soon after this cctv was taken in north brighton, the couple were arrested. they were walking towards an allotment and golf course. the couple have used large amounts of cash to live off—grid since early january. 0njanuary 5th, their car was found on fire on the side of the m61 near bolton. from there, they took a taxi to liverpool, then another to harwich, arriving there on the morning of the 6th january. by lunchtime on the 7th january, they were in east london, where they bought a blue tent from argos and abandoned their pushchair. there were more taxi journeys, including a final one to the port of newhaven. it's during one of these journeys that a taxi driver reported hearing the sound of a baby. 35—year—old constance marten comes from a wealthy family. she grew up in this country estate in dorset and was at drama school in 2016 when she first met 48—year—old mark gordon. gordon was deported to britain from the united states in 2010 after spend

police are due to give an update on that search for the missing of constance marten missing baby of constancely. we'll have correspondent mark white. the getting us the very latest that's the search team that's underway today. prime minister insisting the official coronavirus inquiry the right way to investigate the government's of the pandemic rather than relying on piecemeal information , follows the leak of information, follows the leak of matt hancock's whatsapp messages . the former health secretary strongly denying claims in the telegraph he ignored on testing everyone going in to care homes and course whether that and of course whether that contributed the death of 17,678 residents. the latest reaction and commentary from westminster much speculation, too, about the origins of covid 19. now the head of the fbi said , the us head of the fbi said, the us agency, believes the most likely origin, a leak , a chinese origin, a leak, a chinese laboratory discussing that with a co—author of a book on the search for origins. and don't forget, get in touch with all your views of particularly wha

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police in sussex are continuing to question constance marten and mark gordon after the remains of a baby were found in the search for their missing child. the pair are being held on suspicion of gross negligence manslaughter. the government has published a plan to improve learning for children with special educational needs and disabilities in england. it includes ending postcode—lottery support. the duke and duchess of sussex have been asked to vacate their british home, frogmore cottage in windsor. the couple's spokesperson has confirmed the request. the duke and duchess of sussex have been asked hello and welcome, if you're watching in the uk or around the world. 43 people are now confirmed to have died in greece's worst—ever rail crash. a passenger train collided head—on with another carrying freight near the city of larissa late on tuesday night. the station master accused of causing the crash is due in court, amid rising public anger at the failure to prevent the disaster. nick beake reports. the aftermath of greece's worst—ever rail disaster. a station master in a nearby city has

police in sussex are continuing to question constance marten and mark gordon.

we heard that constance marten and mark gordon, they appeared court number one here at the old baileyo month old baby girl . baby girl that at baby girl. baby girl that at nearly a court appearance, we were told they had named victoria . they're also charged victoria. they're also charged with conceal ing the birth of a child and with perverting the course of justice. now this whole episode on the 5th of january, when a vehicle was found abandoned an earlier by on the m61 near bolton. that vehicle had been driven by the couple forensic examination of the vehicle had shown that constance marten had given birth in or near the vehicle a day or two before that vehicle was found abandoned and on fire. the for couple reason, went the run. they were spotted in liverpool. they were spotted in liverpool. the following day. they were also then spotted down in essex and in east london before eventually going down to the sussex area, spotted on cctv and numerous occasions where multiple appeals over weeks by the police to try to trace this couple and their newborn. they were eventually spotted an

police have tonight charged constance marten and mark 6ordon with gross negligence manslaughter afterund after a major two day search. the couple will appear in court in brighton tomorrow. duncan kennedy has been following the story. news of the charges came as local people gathered tonight near where the baby's remains were found. a community brought together in sorrow over the loss of a young life. it was amid the garden sheds and plants of this nearby allotment that police made their discovery after a two day search. this afternoon, senior officers brought their own tributes in memory of the child, who they say may have died some time ago. we are truly devastated by the outcome and we know this emotion is being felt here in brighton and across the country today. based on our inquiries we've carried out so far, we believe, sadly, the baby may have been dead for some time before they were found. tonight, constance martin and mark 6ordon were charged with gross negligence manslaughter. they were also charged with concealing the birth of a child and perverting the course ofjustice. the

the remains have been found in the search for the two month old baby of constance marten and mark gordondetective superintend and lewis bashford gave an update from the metropolitan police just now. well earlier on, the police appued well earlier on, the police applied for a 36 hour extension to constance and mark gordon. they said they feared the child had come to serious harm. and we've now found out that breaking news that the remains has been found while the newborn's parents who spend 53 days on the run have been further arrested on suspicion of gross negligence, manslaughter. we'll bring you more as we get it . the parents of a morbidly it. the parents of a morbidly obese i6 it. the parents of a morbidly obese 16 year old girl have been jailed for negligence. manslaughter in the first televised court hearing in wales. kayla telford was found dead at her home in newton in 2020 after suffering from an infection caused by extreme obesity. at the time of her death, she weighed nearly 23 stone and she had a bmi of 70. her mother admitted the charge and was jailed for six years. her fath

constance marten, and her partner mark gordon, who's a convicted sex offender, were found by sussex policeter a member of the public reported seeing them. our home affairs correspondent daniel sandford has the latest. working their way slowly through allotments in north brighton, police officers from london searching for a missing baby. every shed and greenhouse was being checked with temperatures close to zero. 0fficers looking for an infant who was born less than two months ago. the baby's parents, constance martin and mark gordon, were arrested last night after a police hunt that began injanuary. they are now being held on suspicion of gross negligence, manslaughter. they had been in this convenience store and were spotted by a member of the public who called 999. they were arrested just moments after this cctv camera caught them walking along a road that leads to the allotments and a golf course and the south downs beyond. but there was no sign of the baby. as time progresses, as the weather is closing tonight, as it was last night, in terms of the cold and the coldness and the impact

as for constance martin and mark gordon, they remain in police custody. —— constance marten.they can question them at that time runs out this evening. what about the local community, how are they coping with of this? this is a local community _ are they coping with of this? ti 3 is a local community that really has been affected. just to give you a sense of where i am, the allotments are up behind me and you might write their children play football. there is a skate park, we're just on the edge of a residential area for that we see people trying to go up to their allotments, trying to walk the dogs and being told, no, they can't because it is a police cordon in place. tonight a lot of people have said that what they're going to do is come together and stand on their porches, light a candle and what they are calling a statement of love and light in regards to this terrible tragedy that is happened here. ., ., terrible tragedy that is happened here. . ~ ,, terrible tragedy that is happened here. . ~ ., ., the headlines on bbc news... an inquiry into the manchester bombings has

constance marten and her mark gordon were found in brighton yesterday and were initially arrested on suspicion of child neglect. more than 200 police officers are searching and 91 square mile area to find the two month old baby . more the two month old baby. more than 100,000 civil servants are planning strike action on the day of the chancellor's members of the public and commercial services union, which represents government departments border force and the dvla will all walk out on the 15th of march. london underground staff along the unions from aslef and the rmt will also strike in disputes over pensions and job losses . over pensions and job losses. more than 40,000 marks and spencer staff, though are going to get a pay rise from april while the hourly pay of customers and staff will rise from . pounds 20 to £10.90, from. pounds 20 to £10.90, taking their rate pay above the national living wage . the move national living wage. the move will cost the supermarket £57 million, but they're calling it their biggest ever investment in staff salaries . and finally, the staff salaries.

constance marten and mark gordon were arrested on m0nday after being tracked by police for a number ofer astonishing find connected to one of the seven ancient wonders of the world. first, the plates slid gently off the restaurant tables. then suddenly, the tables, the chairs and people crashed sideways and downwards. it was just a matter of seconds as the ferry lurched onto her side. the hydrogen bomb. on a remote pacific atoll, the americans had successfully tested a weapon whose explosive force dwarfed that of the bomb dropped on hiroshima. i had heard the news earlier and so, my heart went bang, bang, bang! - the constitutional rights of these marchers are their rights as citizens of the united states and they should be protected, even in the right to test them out so that they don't get their heads broken and are sent to hospital. this religious controversy — i know you don't want to say too much about it — but does it worry you that it's going to boil up? oh, it worries me, yes, but . hope — everything'll be all right at the end of the day. this is newsday on the bbc. i'm mariko

constance marten and mark gordon also face charges of concealing the birth of a child and pervertingstice. the couple were arrested on monday after being tracked by police for a number of weeks. a prominent lawyer in south carolina in the united states has been found guilty of killing his wife and son. prosecutors said alex murdaugh wanted to distract attention from his theft of millions of dollars from clients, which he used to fund an expensive drug habit. garry o'donoghue reports. a small—town courthouse in south carolina, but a dramatic trial that has gripped the nation's imagination. minimum sentence for murder... after nearly six weeks of evidence, but less than three hours of deliberation, thejury returned its verdict on both murder charges. docket number 2022 gs 15. verdict — guilty, signed by the foreperson of the jury. outside the court, the prosecutor said justice had been done. if you do wrong, if you break the law, if you murder, then justice will be done in south carolina. the murdaugh family dominated the legal world in this picturesque part of south carolina. for deca

both constance marten and mark gordon remain in police custody.erday they said they'd been... yesterday they said they'd been given extra time to question them. we will bring you any more updates as soon as we get them on bbc news. . ~ updates as soon as we get them on bbc news. ., ~ , ., updates as soon as we get them on bbc news. ., ~ i., ., ., bbc news. thank you for that, frankie. the former health secretary, matt hancock, has described the leaking of thousands of his whatsapp messages written during the height of the covid pandemic, as a "massive betrayal and breach of trust". he says they were released in a "biased account, to suit an anti—lockdown agenda". but the journalist, isabel oakeshott, who revealed the messages, insists she's acted, in the public interest. they suggest mr hancock pushed to close schools during the pandemic, while the education secretary at the time, sir gavin williamson, wanted them to stay open. our political correspondent, jonathan blake, has more from westminster. the impact of the pandemic on education. we are k