the case of the wealthy woman constance marten and heri woman constance marten and her partner mark gordon first burst into public attention in january last year when they went on the run and there was a national manhunt launched because police had found a placenta in a burnt out car on the m62 near bolton. eventually constance marten and mark gordon were found on the 27th of february last year in brighton, and unfortunately, their dead baby's unfortunately, their dead ba by�*s body unfortunately, their dead baby's body was found in a shopping bag in a shed on an allotment in the hall in ri area of brighton on the 1st of march last year. they went on trial in january, march last year. they went on trial injanuary, facing charges of gross negligence, manslaughter, causing or allowing the death of a child, child cruelty, concealing the birth of a child and perverting the course of justice. the trial was subject to all sorts of delays, running into the holidays over easter did find the holidays over easter did find the couple guilty of concealing the birth of child and perverting the course o

. - the jury is discharged in the trial of constance marten and mark gordon —— after being unable toch verdicts. and scotland fans gear up for tonight's clash will come to the programme. we start with some breaking news. the bbc has learned that a police officer working as part they were telling us they were contacted by the gambling, and these are these officers that are allocated in this and don't like incense. —— in this is it. obviously, they will hear things about what a prime minister is played inc. . they were looking into these alleged bets around one of their officers. the metro police telling me that they matter was immediately referred to officers in the directorate of professional standards. they open investigation. to put it in another language, while suspended, the officer was arrested on monday on suspicion of misconduct in public office. he was taken into custody and vales further. the gambling commission is leading the investigation. the investigation by the police is running in parallel to the. news that we can bring you the an officer very close to the prime minist

the jury is discharged in the trial of constance marten and mark gordon after being unable to reach verdictsllo, i'm lewis vaughanjones. at euro 2024, scotland have taken their first point in the tournament — with a 1—1 draw with switzerland. scotland took the lead in the first half, scoring on the break, thanks to this deflected shot from scott mctominay. but midway through the half, xeridan shaqiri seized on a loose pass from the scottish defence — and hit a first time shot into the top corner. the result means scotland have just one point from their first two games — and are likely to need to beat hungary in theirfinal group game to reach the knock—out stages. live now to a fan zone in glasgow — and our correspondent catriona renton. look, this is a result for us today, we are absolutely thrilled that we got a point. sometimes during the match it looked hairy, switzerland had to disallowed goals but we got there, got a 1—1 draw which means it's got an arson in the tournament. and people here this evening have beenin and people here this evening have been in great spirits, living today, an

also on the programme tonight: constance marten and her partner mark gordon are found guilty of concealing the birth of their baby daughter — whose body was found last year after a nationwide search. the americanjournalist evan gershkovich goes on trial in russia accused of spying there. and limbering up at the euros — we'll have the latest on who england are going to face in their next match of the tournament. and stay with us here on bbc news for continuing coverage and analysis from our team of correspondents in the uk and around the world. good evening from nottingham where rishi sunak and sir keir starmer have clashed over tax, immigration and welfare in theirfinal head to head debate before polling day next thursday. it was a heated confrontation, during which they faced questions from a live audience behind me, who challenged them to explain and justify their stance on integrity in politics, the cost of living and brexit. our political editor chris mason is here. what stood out? for me it was all about the tone, it was all about the exchanges as opposed to the contents but the conte

viewers may remember that constance marten and mark gordon first came to public attention in januaryby's placenta was found in the back of a burnt—out car on the m62 near bolton in manchester. there was a very, very public manhunt with the police making public appeals. and eventually constance marten and mark gordon were found in brighton on the 27th of february last year. but there was no sign of the newborn baby, and that baby, who had been called victoria, was unfortunately found dead in a shed on an allotment in the hollingbury area of brighton on march 1st last year. so constance marten and mark gordon went on trial injanuary this year, charged with gross negligence manslaughter, with causing or allowing the death of a child, child cruelty, concealing the birth of a child and perverting the course ofjustice. that trial then got very, very badly delayed because of things like a fire here at the old bailey, and that's how we've reached where we are today with a retrial next march and us being able to report those two verdicts — concealing the birth of a child and perverting the co

eventually, constance marten and mark gordon were found in brighton on the 27th of february last yearwas no sign of the newborn baby and that baby, who had been called victoria, was unfortunately found dead in a shedin was unfortunately found dead in a shed in brighton on march the 1st last year. so, constance marten and mark gordon went on trial injanuary this year, charged with gross negligence, manslaughter, causing or allowing the death of a child, child cruelty, concealing the birth of a child, and perverting the course of justice. that trial got very badly delayed because of things lake of fire here. that is how we have reached where we are today with a retrial next march and us being able to report those two verdicts, concealing the birth of a child and perverting the course ofjustice, both of those guilty. perverting the course of 'ustice, both of those guilty._ perverting the course of 'ustice, both of those guilty. thank you very much indeed- _ both of those guilty. thank you very much indeed. now _ both of those guilty. thank you very much indeed. now back— both of those gu

an old baileyjury has been discharged in the case of constance marten and mark gordon after being unablewhat this means for the case. this was a case that initially gripped the public imagination in january last year, when constance marten, who comes from a wealthy family with royal connections, who survives on a trust fund, and mark gordon, they went missing with a newborn baby. there was a national police manhunt. on the 27th of february in brighton last year, they were found, but there was no sign of their baby, and a couple of days later, their baby, victoria, was found dead in a shopping bag in a shed on an allotment in brighton and they were charged with manslaughter by gross negligence. well, the trial began on january the 25th, and it was originally scheduled to end in march. but for various reasons, including a fire at the old bailey, it was badly delayed, and it started running into things like the easter holidays, and it got further and further delayed. we lost two jurors, we were down to ten. eventually, the jury were sent out on the 30th of april to consider their verdicts,

the jury is discharged in the trial of constance marten and mark gordon after being unable to reach verdicts. and it's another big day in the euros — as scotland go head—to—head with switzerland. but can they turn things around after their defeat to germany? hello i'm annita mcveigh — thanks forjoining us on bbc news. uk inflation has hit the bank of england's target of 2% for the first time in almost three years. the figure — which tells us the rate at which prices are rising — hit the target in may, coming down from 2.3% in april. our chief economics correspondent dharshini david reports. gary in sussex used to have seven butchers shops. he now has four. forced to make cuts as he's been caught between soaring costs over the last few years and customers with lean budgets looking for value. but things are easing. the price is probably 10—15% more than they were at the beginning of covid, but the actual price of the product is pretty much stationary now. well, we hope it's stationary. it would be nice if it would come down, but i can't see that, not in the foreseeable future anyway. it's glob

the jury in the trial of constance marten and mark gordon has been discharged after they failed to reachcts on charges over the death of the couple's newborn child. the 37 year old and 50 year old both deny being involved in the death of their baby daughter, victoria, who was found in a supermarket bag in brighton last year. found in a supermarket bag in brighton last year . the couple brighton last year. the couple were arrested following a high profile police manhunt, well after over 72 hours of deliberation, jurors were unable to agree on a verdict . martin to agree on a verdict. martin and gordon may face a retrial . and gordon may face a retrial. in other news, for the first time in nearly three years, inflation has fallen to the bank of england's 2% target. it's boosted hopes of an interest rate cut in the coming months. most analysts were forecasting that drop, which is down from 2.3% in april. chancellor jeremy hunt says it's great news but claims that inflation could rise again if labour wins the general election . election. >> a year and a half ago we had higher inflation than

and aristocrat constance marten and her partner mark gordon have both been found guilty at the old baileyconcealing the birth of a child and perverting the course of justice. there had been a high profile police search for missing the missing baby, which culminated in the couple's arrest in brighton last february, with the child found days afterwards. we'll bring you more on that breaking story as we get it. and for the latest stories , sign up to gb news stories, sign up to gb news alerts by scanning the qr code on your screen or go to gb news. common shirts. now it's back to tom and . emily. tom and. emily. >> good afternoon britain. it's 12:08. my name is tom harwood and emily carver as well. no, that's not both of our names. i'm. i'm not tom harwood and emily carver. >> i'm tom, whoever you want to be. >> this is emily carver. >> this is emily carver. >> anyway. more heads. roll three down. how many more candidates from all parties are going to be dragged into the growing row over politicians placing bets on electoral events and outcomes? >> well, the labour party's kevin craig joins

aristocrat constance marten and her partner, mark gordon, were found guilty at the old bailey of concealinghe birth of a child and perverting the course of justice. their newborn daughter, victoria, was found dead on an allotment in brighton in march last year. both are facing a retrial on other charges . scotland other charges. scotland secretary alister jack insists he hasn't broken any rules after he hasn't broken any rules after he admitted to placing three bets on the date of the general election. the cabinet minister says he had no inside knowledge of when the election would take place , despite previously place, despite previously revealing that he'd made more than £2,000 from the bet. he later dismissed that claim as a joke. mrjack becomes later dismissed that claim as a joke. mr jack becomes the seventh person to become embroiled in the scandal with just a week until voters head to the polls, labour leader sir keir starmer says the tories have taken too long to deal with the scandal. >> i made very clear that if any of my candidates was being investigated in relation to the gamblin

the jury has been discharged in the trial of constance marten and mark gordon, who were accused of the. our home affairs correspondent daniel sandford joins us from the old bailey. daniel, what more can you tell us? it was in january last year that the case of constance martin and mark gordon gripped the public imagination. there was a nationwide police manhunt for them and their newborn baby. they were found at the end of february last year in brighton, and on the 1st of march the body of their newborn baby victoria was found in a shopping bag in a shed in an allotment in brighton. they were charged with gross negligence manslaughter. the trial began on the 25th of january this year, but it has been subject to numerous delays. it was originally supposed to end in march, and it wasn't until the 30th of april that the jury were asked to retire to consider their verdicts. there have been numerous delays since then. they have sat for about 72 hours and 33 minutes. this morning they sent a note to the judge saying they were unable to reach a verdict on the charge of manslaughter, so they w

the jury is discharged in the trial of constance marten and mark gordon after being unable to reach verdicts scoring on the break, thanks to this deflected shot from scott mctominay. but midway through the half, xeridan shaqiri seized on a loose

the jury in the trial of aristocrat constance marten and mark gordon has been discharged.ges over the death of their newborn daughter. the 37 year old and 50 year old were on trial at the old bailey for manslaughter and other charges. that's after their daughter, victoria, was found dead in brighton in a supermarket bag. the couple were arrested following a high profile police search after 72 hours of deliberation. jurors were unable to agree on a verdict . martin to agree on a verdict. martin and gordon may now face a retrial . spanish police are retrial. spanish police are continuing their search for a british teenager who has gone missing while on holiday in tenerife. jay slater, from lancashire , was last heard from lancashire, was last heard from on monday morning. the 19 year old has called called a friend to say he was lost with no water and that his phone was on just 1% battery. his last location showed that he was in a mountainous region of the island that's popular with hikers , and that's popular with hikers, and vladimir putin is visiting north korea for the fi

in news away from the election, the jury in the trial of constance marten and mark gordon has failed to reach verdicts today on charges related to the death of the couple's newborn child, their baby daughter victoria , was baby daughter victoria, was found dead on an allotment near brighton last year. they were later arrested following a high profile police manhunt. prosecutors will now determine whether or not to seek a retrial . a former fujitsu boss has denied any responsibility for the horizon scandal because, he says he was never made aware of problems with the software . problems with the software. richard christwho told the inquiry he feels aggrieved after initially believing the horizon system was one of the company's major successes. he was chief executive of the company between 2000 and 2004, and says he always regarded the post office as a satisfied customer more than 700 subpostmasters were prosecuted by the post office and handed criminal convictions between 1999 and 2015. after fujitsu's faulty system made it look like money was missing from their branches , the economy

in news away from the election, the jury in the trial of constance marten and mark gordon has failed

the jury in the trial of constance marten and mark gordon has failed to reach verdicts on charges related to the death of their newborn baby. the little girl, victoria, was found dead on an allotment near brighton last year. they were arrested later following a high profile police manhunt. prosecutors will now determine whether or not to seek a retrial . a former fujitsu boss has denied any responsibility for the horizon scandal because , he the horizon scandal because, he says he was never made aware of problems with the software . problems with the software. richard christo told the inquiry he felt aggrieved after initially believing the horizon system was one of the company's major successes. he was chief executive of the company between 2000 and 2004, and says he always regarded the post office as a satisfied customer. more than 700 subpostmasters were prosecuted by the post office, and handed criminal convictions between 1999 and 2015. after four fujitsu's faulty system made it look like money was missing from their branches . the missing from their branches. the economy now, and for

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constance marten and mark gordon denied a total of five charges. english heritage says summer solstice celebrations at stonehenge won't be affected by a protest by climate activists. members ofjust stop oil sprayed orange paint on parts of the monument. two people were arrested. warm welcome if you are justjoining us. for 17 years, the snp has the set the agenda in scottish politics, racking up some landslide wins along the way. butjohn swinney, the new first minister is finding things a lot tougher. in fact he battling for relevance, amid a labour surge north of the border, that is threatening to sweep them from the board. the manifesto the snp released today is, in the words of one of their candidate, the most left wing of one of their candidates, the most left wing manifesto in the election. specifically, they have called for westminster to reverse a £1.3 billion cut to scotland's capital budget. but is it enough to deflect attention from the snp own record on health and eduction, and the chaos that has surrounded the party in recent years? inde

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