our correspondent ben ando is at st albans crown court.t the start of the prosecution opening their case, the jury was warned that they needed to be ready to see some quite distressing images amongst the photographs that they would be shown jarring the trial. helen bailey was 51 years old when she died and was successful and a well—regarded author of teenage fiction. she created the character electro— brown and had been living with her partner ian stuart, who is 55. last year injuly he reported her missing. there was a campaign and friends of hers searched woodland nearby where she was known to walk with her the love that pets dash and called colin. following a tip—off, police went back to the home and followed a hatch that went down to a 100—year—old well, which

mr healey was told that the matter will be transferred to sheffield crown court.bruary. thank you very much indeed. the french far—right leader marine le pen says countries should have the possibility to leave the eu if it wants to. she's been speaking at a gathering of leaders of europe's right—wing populist parties in the german city of koblenz. they're discussing their shared opposition to the european union. our correspondent is there with the details. leaders say they want a revolution in europe. they want an end to mass immigration as they sleep and many of them were out of the eu as well. as you say, there have been caused to say that brexit was the first domino, if you like. donald trump ozma —— donald trump ozma victory was the second. really what today is about though is creating a show of unity. at least the three of these leaders it's an election year. marine le pen is hoping to become the next leader in france. denmark have an election and also germany. these leaders have a lot in common. they tend to use pretty fierce anti—islamic rhetoric. they are

a teenager has appeared in crown court in leeds, accused of murdering seven—year—old katie rough in yorkreasons. she was remanded into secure youth accommodation. a woman who alleges she was indecently assaulted by tv presenter rolf harris when she was just 12 years old, has told a jury at southwark crown court the entertainer put his hand up her skirt after she asked for an autograph. mr harris denies seven charges of indecent assault and one of sexual assault. lord snowdon, the former husband of princess margaret and celebrity photographer, has died. he was 86 years old. the first commoner to marry a king's daughterfor a50 years, the then anthony armstrong jones married princess margaret in 1960. theirs was the first royal marriage to be televised. but they separated after 16 years and eventually divorced. 0ur royal correspondent nicholas witchell looks back at his life. he was the society photographer who took pictures of the royal family, and who married one of its leading members. it was in 1960, at the start of a decade of considerable social change, that the then anthony armstrong

on march 20th. here at chester crown court on march 20th.ises a quick trade deal with the uk after he takes office on friday. and coming up: good morning from a freezing cold milwaukee. we are crossing america, taking the temperature of public opinion, in the week donald trump becomes president. coming up in sport at half—past. commonwealth games champion fran halsall retires from swimming. after an international career spanning a decade, she says she's ready for the next chapter in her life. as concerns continue about the state of the nhs, doctors are warning that some patients face "dangerous" delays getting specialist treatment through their gps. the british medical association says referral management centres create barriers and take decisions away from gps. supporters of the system say it's a good way to manage resources. 0ur correspondent, jenny walrond, reports. for traceyjeffries, housework is no longer a painful chore, but only because she paid nearly £3,000 for an operation on her leg. i was in so much pain with my leg, 2a hours a

john kay has been following that case and we will be with him at bristol crown court when sentence ishave more from the courts the headlines on bbc news: theresa may is in washington to meet president trump. they will talk about trade, foreign affairs and strengthening ties between the uk and the us. tesco's share prices rise sharply after the supermarket chain says it is buying the food wholesaler booker. the royal college of surgeons has criticised plans to restrict head and new operations to try and save money. in sport now dalbeattie is his first glance land final since 2014. he will face roger federer on sunday for the australian open title after winning ina for the australian open title after winning in a five set semifinal in melbourne. a deal has been agreed worth as much as £40 million for this player. the f1 team have folded this player. the f1 team have folded this afternoon after administrators failed to find a buyer for the business. just racing services has been an administration since the first week of january. i will be back with more at 2:30pm. the royal college of su

mr heeley was told that the matter will be referred to crown court.bruary. some pictures from washington, dc again. president trump and vice president pence have been attending a prayer service at the national cathedral. something presidents tend to do immediately after inauguration, and also several times during their tenure at the white house. prayer breakfast being quite a big part of meeting the public. the president and his wife coming in to the cathedral, washington national cathedral, one of the biggest in the area. a national prayer service for the new president, the vice president and the administration. the vice president and his wife, just arriving and being shown to their pew. everyone else is in position as well. no sign of the president yet. we will come back to that as it continues. five people are now known to have died in the italian avalanche last week. it's thought around 20 people are still unaccounted for. nine people, including four children, have so far been pulled alive from the rubble of the rigopiano hotel in the abruzzo regi

mr heeley was told that the matter will be referred to crown court.ere on 17th february. 16 people have been killed in a bus accident near corona. —— verona. five people are now known to have died in the italian avalanche last week. it's thought around 20 people are still unaccounted for. nine people, including four children, have so far been pulled alive from the rubble of the rigopiano hotel in the abruzzo region. james reynolds reports. from the ruins of the rigopiano hotel, in the last moments of light, rescuers pulled a six—year—old girl to safety. she was cold but apparently uninjured. relief workers then carried away a boy who'd been sheltering with her. for 48 hours, these children and two others had managed to survive underneath concrete walls. after these pictures were filmed, rescuers made their way to four more survivors — two men and two women. the rescued hotel guests have been flown to hospital in the coastal city of pescara. doctors say that they are cold and dehydrated but otherwise in good condition. the survivors' family members can

mr heeley was told that the matter will be referred to crown court.on 17th february. 23 people are still missing three days after an avalanche buried and partly destroyed a hotel in central italy. nine people — including four children — have so far been pulled alive from the rubble of the hotel in the abruzzo region. james reynolds reports. from the ruins of the hotel, in the last moments of light on the third day, rescuers pulled this six—year—old girl to safety. she was the final member of her family to be saved. relief workers then carried away a boy who had been with her. concrete walls had protected them from the avalanche. later, rescuers made their way to four more survivors, two men and two women. the rescued adults and children were flown to hospital in a coastal city where they are recovering quickly. translation: the medical condition of the survivors is good. only one patient is currently in the operating theatre having surgery on their right arm. the survivors' family members can now breathe again. translation: doesn't my face show how ha

shay heeley was told the matter would be passed to sheffield crown court.nd he will appear at crown court here on the 17th of airdrie. rimando. now on bbc news, to mark the inauguration of america's 45th president, the bbc‘sjon kay has spent the week taking a road trip along america's route a5. what a week it has been in the united states. the transition of power from barack 0bama to donald trump, who is now the 45th president of america. so we've spent the last few days heading down route a5, stopping at high schools and sports grounds, factories, talking to ordinary voters about their hopes and fears, expectations for the next four years. what do you think of your new president, trump? eh...um... give him a chance to do what he said he was going to do. we'lljust have to see how it plays out. we don't know what he's gonna do! i mean, this is a man who has not got a political record. trump makes a decision and can get it done. i am concerned what he will think about us, especially mexicans. i think he actually can make america great again. we just have to b

at southwark crown court today david mills, michael ba ncroft court today david mills, michael bancroftting these crimes. the most extraordinary thing about the fraud was it was discovered not by the bank or the police but by a middle—aged couple fighting to keep their home. as business customers of the bank they told everything they had found out, but the bank's response was to try repeatedly to evict them. instead of protecting and supporting the victims of this scam they would persecute them. they would blame the customers and that is what they have done for ten years and they have stuck to this story. i realised the most shocking thing for me of being in court is i realised we have been through ten years of hell and so have lots of other victims. hbos is now owned by lloyds banking group which said today it acknowledged the fraud impacted people beyond the bank, but a decade on from the crimes the bank still hasn't acknowledged any corporate responsibility for what happened, or offered to compensate the victims. andy verity, bbc news. this is outside source live from the bbc newsroo

the trial at southwark crown court is expected to last for five weeks. thank you.ggest military presence in the region since the cold war. it's to support a nato operation to deter russian aggression, following fears from neighbouring countries since the conflict in ukraine. their arrival comes just days before the inauguration of donald trump, who's signalled he wants to improve relations with moscow. this morning the kremlin has said that the us military build—up in poland is a threat to russia's national security. a 72—year—old female rally driver is coming out of retirement to drive the original car in which she competed in the world rally cup almost 50 years ago. in 1970, bronwyn burrell was the youngest driver in the race from london to mexico. now she's been reunited with her austin maxi sports car, and is preparing to get behind the wheel again to recreate her epic drive. she's currently in training, and john maguire went along to meet her. wembley, 1970, and a car rally marks the handover of the world cup hosting duties from england to mexico. sir alf rams

that was dan johnson at southwark crown court.rom all muslim nations. he said he would sign the order, a draft order, and visiting the pentagon, and a draft order by the pentagon, and a draft order by the media shows trump may indefinitely ban all refugees from syria. that is due to be signed at some point today and that is what we are hearing and we are of course keeping an eye on everything going on there at the white house. theresa may is due there within the next 15 minutes, if things are running to schedule. we are not quite sure whether they are but if so she should be there in the next 15 minutes and this should be a news conference beginning at about six o'clock this evening our time, but we are very o'clock this evening our time, but we are very much keeping an eye on all of that. as soon as she arrives and that news conference begins you will of course be able to see all of that year. —— all of that here. the church of england should not change its teaching on marriage as "the lifelong union of one man and one woman," ac

our correspondent andy swiss is at chester crown court where the hearing has taken place.ed to have taken place between 19.81 and 1985 at three separate locations in derbyshire, at nantwich in cheshire and also at a but lin's holiday camp. he was charged following an investigation by cheshire police which was completed in september last year. now, barry bennell didn't appear in court in person as at his previous hearing in crewe last month, he appeared viedia a video lunning. he was wearing a bluejumper a video lunning. he was wearing a blue jumper and spoke only to confirm his name and not guilty pleas. he is a youth coach. perhaps best known for his work with crewe alexander. he worked for manchester city and stoke city. he has been remanded in custody until his next hearing which will take place on at chester crown court on 20th march. thank you very much, andy swiss reporting. next — claims from 0xfam that the world's eight richest people have as much wealth as the 3.6 billion people who make up the poorest half of the world. next — claims from 0xfam that the world's e

a barrister defending the veteran entertainer — rolf harris — has told southwark crown court that the they found him guilty of indecent assault. the 86—year—old — who's pleaded not guilty — is being tried on seven charges of indecent assault and one of sexual assault against seven victims between 1971 and 200a. our correspondent dan johnson has been at southwark crown court: this was the start of rolf harris‘s defence team putting the case on his behalf today but that began with his barrister telling the jury that the entertainer himself wouldn't be giving evidence, he said that because his memory of events 30 or 40 because his memory of events 30 or a0 yea rs because his memory of events 30 or a0 years ago wasn't good enough, there was never put in him giving evidence. he said if the defendant can say no more to you i cannot remember being there, then evidentially it is quite weak. the defence has been pulling parts of the convictions that rolf harris received here two years ago. he was convicted of indecent assault, i2 cou nts convicted of indecent assault, i2 counts of it, and this

we now go to bristol crown court. we are expecting state m e nts crown court.ce are amongst others very shortly. all in the sentencing of a tipper truck crash outside bath that killed four. following the successful conviction of the men, i am pleased with the jail sentences handed out today by thejudge at bristol jail sentences handed out today by the judge at bristol crown court. matthew gordon faces seven and a half years, while peter would will sei’ve half years, while peter would will serve five years and three months after conviction in their involvement of the death of the people in february 2015. matthew gordon will also be disqualified from being a company directorfor i2 yea rs. from being a company directorfor i2 years. the sentences confirmed the seriousness of the offences committed. it brings to a conclusion a20 committed. it brings to a conclusion a 20 two month —— 22 month investigation the company. matthew gordon had no transport manager and he ignored every regulation that had been put in place to ensure public and employee safety. his mechanic

dan johnson reports from southwark crown court. s boss boss defends team putting the case on his behalf but the first thing the court heard was mr harris himself will not be giving evidence. he's appearing at this trial from video evidence. he's appearing at this trialfrom video link evidence. he's appearing at this trial from video link in prison where he is being held because of his pre—existing convictions and he's been forced to attend this trial because of his age and frailty and that's why he told the jury he couldn't remember clearly events that were 30 or a0 years ago. the qc told the jury if the defendant can say no more to you than i can't remember being there the evidential importance is actually quite weak. instead his defence barrister has been questioning the convictions mr harris already has, one of those relates to a community centre in portsmouth where he was found guilty of assaulting an eight—year—old girl in 1969. today witnesses were called by the defence people who had involvement with that community centre—bac

andy swiss is at chester crown court for us. tell us what happened.d he appeared via video link from woodhill prison in milton keynes, where he is on remand. wearing a bluejumper he spoke only to confirm his name and plead not guilty to eight charges of sexual assault against a boy aged under 15. these offences are alleged to have happened between 1981 and 1985 at three separate locations. at furness vale in derbyshire, nantwich in cheshire, and at butlins holiday camp. barry bennell is a former football coach, a former youth coach with crewe alexandra, and he also worked with a number of other clubs across the north west including stoke city and manchester city. he has now been remanded in custody until his next hearing here at chester crown court on march 20. thank you. as part of our day of coverage of the nhs in england we've been looking at pressure on the nhs. doctors' leaders say a system designed to check decisions made by gps is leading to unacceptable delays in diagnosis and treatment. a bbc investigation has discovered that hundreds of thou

she has been remanded in secure accommodation, before she appears in leeds crown court charged with murderresidence there a woman believed to be her mother was crying, calling for people for an ambulance. the seven—year—old was taken to hospital, dying from her injuries later. it hit the community hard, people who did not even know the child. fundraising the setup online, set up by woman he wanted to help the family through this terrible time. a 15—year—old girl appeared charged with the murder, remanded into secure accommodation, due to appear before leeds crown court on friday. the forth road bridge has been closed in both directions after a lorry turned over in it. the driver has been charged with dangerous driving. 200 homes across the north—east are power. a shopping street in newcastle city centre has been shut because of damage caused by the weather. the last half-hour gusts have been shy of 50 miles an hour. causing problems for the engineers trying to remove the lorry from the centre of the forth road bridge. this is the main artery into edinburgh from the north. tens of thousands

southwark crown court heard that they squandered the profits on luxury holidays, designer watches andity has been following the case. southwark crown court heard that the perks were rewarded for an hbos manager in return for businesses. chauffeur—driven bentleys at no charge, ferraris, trips to vegas, brown envelopes stuffed with cash, gratis. just a few of the perks of being a corrupt manager at hbos, or one of those bribing him. and all paid for by the bank and its business customers. this businessman, michael bancroft, arranged prostitute and other favours for an hbos bank manager, seen here on the left, lynden scourfield. borisjohnson is boris johnson is making borisjohnson is making a statement ona borisjohnson is making a statement on a proposed state visit by donald trump. us immigration policy... in view of the understandable concern and uncertainty, it may be helpful of fire described for the house the consequences for british citizens and dual nationals of the executive order issued last friday. let me begin by saying that this is not uk policy, this is not our policy, nor i

during the trial southwark crown court heard how one of the former bankers — lynden scourfield — wasall businesses were driven to the wall as a result of this massive fraud. chauffeur—driven bentleys at no charge... ferraris, trips to vegas and brown envelopes stuffed with cash — gratis. just a few of the perks of being a corrupt bank manager at hbos or one of those bribing him and all paid for by the bank and its business customers. this businessman, michael bancroft, worked with a firm that promised to help turn businesses around. together with a man who ran the consultancy david mills, seen here in the centre, was bribing bank manager lyndon scourfield on the right with cash, holidays and prostitutes. in exchange for the bribes, scourfield would insist the bank's business customers use mills' firm, quayside corporate services. they insisted they use their own firms, charging exorbitant fees to these companies they were expected to pay and run the companies into the ground. today at southwark crown court mills, and four others were found guilty ten years after committing the crimes

the former tv presenter, who denies the charges, is appearing at southwark crown court, via videolinkourt in pembrokeshire as he waited to be sentenced for a sex attack. lu kasz robert pawlowski, who's 33, had pleaded guilty to sexual assault. he's been taken to hospital by airambulance. ajury has been a jury has been told that children's author helen baby was murdered by her partner who hope to inherit her money. miss bailey had probably been suffocated, the jury was told. ian stewart was 56 denies murder of the the jury heard today from the home office pathologist doctor nathaniel carey. it was he who carried out the postmortem examination on the body of writer helen bailey after it was recovered from a cesspit below the garage of her home in royston injuly of last year. she had lived there with partner ian stewart. it was he who declared her missing in april and who has been charged with murdering her. he told police she had left a note claiming she needed some space. but that was a lie. police searched a cesspool beneath their home and they found the body of helen bailey along wit

the former crewe alexandra coach appeared via videolink at chester crown court. swiss. what happened in court? as you say, barry bennell didn't appear here in person. instead, he appeared via video link from woodhill prison in milton keynes, where he is currently on remand. we saw him on a tv, wearing a blue jumper. on remand. we saw him on a tv, wearing a bluejumper. he spoke only to confirm his name and then to plead not guilty to eight charges of sexual assault against a boy aged under 16. the offences are alleged to have taken place between 1981 and 1986 at three different locations, at venice fell in derbyshire, at nantwich in cheshire and today —— at a butlins holiday camp. barry bennell is a former football coach with crewe alexandra. he has also worked with other clubs across the north—west including stoke city and manchester city. he has been remanded in custody. he will next appear here at chester crown court on march the 20th. a house in north manchester has been destroyed by an explosion this morning. emergency services were called to cecil road in bla

let's cross to southwark crown court and talk to our correspondent, sangita myska.t assault happened in 1977 at moorfields eye hospital in london. she told the jury she was 27 at the time, she was blind and uses a wheelchair. she said she met rolf harris in a small room at the hospital, and in order to greet him she decided to put her hand out. she said, instead, he decided to tell her she was very beautiful and a handshake wouldn't do, and he wanted a cuddle. she said because he was blind she couldn't see he had come down behind her chair and was crouching down. the next thing she knew he was kissing the back of her neck, he put one hand into her skirt and the other hand was groping her bottom. she said he was very persistent and the indecent assault lasted about ten minutes. she said it escalated and he was eventually touching her breasts. she said she was protesting but he wouldn't listen and in the end the only way to stop the assault was to prise his fingers off her body. she said as she pushed his fingers back, she noticed he had a wedding ring on. she said th

dan johnson at southwark crown court, thank you.arget of resettling 20,000 vulnerable syrian refugees in the uk by 2020 "remains a significant challenge", according to a group of mps. around 4,500 refugees have already been resettled, but the public accounts committee says it is not yet clear whether survivors of torture or violence are getting the specialist help they need. we can get more on this now and speak to lily caprani, deputy executive director for unicef uk. good afternoon. good afternoon. from your experiences and from what your staff are telling you, does that assessment by the public accou nts that assessment by the public accounts committee seem accurate? there's no doubt that this is a really big commitment that this country has made to resettle some of the most vulnerable syrian refugees who are fleeing that terrible conflict, which is now nearly six yea rs conflict, which is now nearly six years old. and it's a big challenge, there's no doubt about it. but we do believe it's doable. and i'm very proud that this cou

jon kay bbc news, bristol crown court. the uk's largest retailer, tesco, is to buy britain's largest food wholesaler, booker, in a deal worth nearly £4 billion. booker supplies everything from baked beans to tea bags to 700,000 convenience stores, grocers, pubs and restaurants and also owns budgens and londis. the firms said the deal would create the uk's leading food business. here's our business correspondent emma simpson. hello. you wouldn't drive drunk but inside out, we are always a step ahead. first, driving tired can bejust as dangerous as string driving. a recent online survey of more than 1100 junior doctors, a1% admitted falling asleep behind the wheel following a night shift, so is it time we all woke up to the danger?” know of for colleagues who died within my first two years of qualifying. all were driving home after shifts. i have an 11-month-old daughter and i continually worry about having an accident.” daughter and i continually worry about having an accident. i was driving in the slow lane on the motorway

that andy verity at southwark crown court.l shooting at a mosque in the city of quebec was a "terrorist attack" against muslims. six people were killed and several others wounded — five are critically ill in hospital. police have arrested two men. andy moore's report contains flash photography. police closed off the area surrounding the cultural centre as armed officers entered the mosque. it was during evening prayers on sunday, witnesses say gunmen opened fire on more than 50 worshippers inside. some of those wounded are said to be seriously injured. quebec city police confirmed that two suspects have been arrested. they called it an act of terror. the canadian prime minister, justin trudeau, said in a statement: quebec's premier said the canadian people categorically rejected what he called this barbaric violence. i want to say a few words to our fellow quebeckers. muslim quebeckers. we are with you. this is your home. you're welcome here. we are all quebeckers. we should work together, strive to build together a society wh

the teenager accused of murdering this little girl will appear before leeds crown court on friday morning at the top online tv service in the uk by 2020. the bbc director—general tony hall made the pledge today and said he wanted the pledge today and said he wanted the corporation to be better able to ta ke the corporation to be better able to take on services like netflix and amazon prime. it was the bbc drama sherlock that was the ratings winner over christmas and new year. but millions of us are now watching these shows online. for the bbc, that means using its iplayer service. in a speech to bbc staff in birmingham today, the director—general tony hall said he wanted to double the iplayer‘s reach. it's been the number one video on demand service in the uk, reaching more people than any other. now we need to make it, we need to make the leap from a catch—up service to a must visit destination in its own right. are you my wife or my queen? i'm both! i want to be married to my wife. but there's another reason why the bbc wants, and needs, to adapt. the crown on netflix shows how new digi

shay heeley was told that the matter will be moved to crown court and he will appear on the 17th of februarycted that brexit will have a domino effect across europe. she's been speaking at a gathering of far—right leaders from germany, france, italy and the netherlands in the german city of koblenz. they're discussing their shared opposition to the european union. 0ur berlin correspondentjenny hill is in koblenz with the details. ukip‘s new leader, paul nuttall, is to be his party's candidate in next month's byelection in stoke central. the contest was triggered by the resignation of labour's tristram hunt. at the last general election ukip came second in the constituency, which voted strongly in favour of brexit in the referendum. 0ur political correspondent matt cole explained why ukip are targeting this seat. he is very clever by becoming the candidate for stoke central that not all has a chance. it is the attempt to get a westminster seat. he is not at nigel farage's record. he took on seven and lost seven. paul nuttall wa nts to seven and lost seven. paul nuttall wants to go one better.

let's speak to our our correspondent danjohnson who's at southwark crown court. did. holmes, holidays to barbados, a range rover, a log cabin with a hot tub, just some of the things on the list of luxuries they bought with the money taken from the law firm. thejudge bought with the money taken from the law firm. the judge said they had used the firm as their own personal piggy bank. it began as a way of propping up the firm and keeping it solvent but it then extended to treating the solicitor and his assistant who he was having an affair with at the time. the judge said she was drawn to excess and extravagance and if there was money there for the taking she took it. thejudge laying down there for the taking she took it. the judge laying down the sentence said it was difficult to imagine a more spectacular breach of trust. 0ne theft involved 80 £5,000 being taken from the will of an elderly woman. a particularly sad aspect of this case has been that the company a ccou nta nt this case has been that the company accountant belatedly realised what had been going on a

the teenager accused of murdering this little girl will appear before leeds crown court on friday morningvening: donald trump has hit back at allegations of russian intelligence compromising information —— has compromising information —— has compromising information —— has compromising information about him. still to come... should you be able to binge watch sherlock? new plans for the bbc iplayer. and coming up in sportsday: after six years, sam warburton is set to hand over the captaincy to concentrate on keeping his place in the wales side with the six nations championship. after eight years in the whitehouse, president obama has given his farewell speech. in it, he looked back on his achievements in office, warned of present and future threats to us democracy — and paid emotional tribute to his wife. our north america correspondent nick bryant was watching. he is one of the most gifted speakers ever to occupy the white house. the poet laureate of his own presidency. and his farewell words were uttered in his adopted city of chicago, where he worked as a community organiser, where he c

jon kay bbc news, bristol crown court. in a deal worth nearly £4 billion. booker supplies everything from baked beans to tea bags to 700,000 convenience stores, grocers, pubs and restaurants and also owns budgens and londis. the firms said the deal would create the uk's leading food business. here's our business correspondent emma simpson.

the teenager accused of murdering this little girl will appear before leeds crown court on friday morningtrial accused of indecently assaulting seven girls and women. the 86—year—old former entertainer denies the charges. he's appearing from prison on a videolink. volkswagen has agreed to pay more than £3 billion to settle the case over rigging emissions levels in the united states. vw — which is the world's second biggest carmaker — admitted in 2015 that it had installed software in hundreds of thousands of diesel cars in the us to cheat emissions tests. the bbc‘s director general, tony hall, has said he wants the iplayer to be the top online tv service in the uk by 2020. he told staff it needed to make the leap from a catch—up service to a "must—visit destination" in its own right. 0ne change might allow viewers to watch an entire series on iplayer before it is shown on television. strong winds have caused disruption in parts of scotland and northern england. the forth road bridge has reopened, it was closed all day after a lorry was blown over. a man has been charged with dangerous dri

let's apeak to our correspondent dan johnson who's at southwark crown court.lained how as a 12—year—old she and her mother went toa 12—year—old she and her mother went to a radio station in portsmouth after hearing rolf harris on the programme talking about his favourite records. they collected autographs and thought they might have the chance to meet him and get him to sign their autograph book. that's what happened, as he left they approached him, and the woman said, it was quite pleasing seeing him in real life. i had seen him on tv, it was nice to see someone famous. they asked rolf harris to sign, he signed her mothers, then turned to her, the 12—year—old. he said, ithink turned to her, the 12—year—old. he said, i think it's your turn, let me give you a little cuddle. she explained how rolf harris but one hand behind her back, one hand down her leg and then up her skirt, touching her beneath her underwear, she explained. she said it felt horrible, it didn't feel right, i didn't know anything about sex at the time, she said, but it felt wrong. she said her

magistrates have sent this case to the crown court and the youth will appear there onjanuary the 9th.ur world famous, but no one knows why they we re famous, but no one knows why they were there. but now there's a theory that the sound of stonehenge could unlock some its hidden history. 0ne archaeologist has taken up the challenge of recreating what the acoustics of the ruins would have been like 3,000 years ago and he says it could reveal why the site was so important. 0ur arts correspondent david sillito reports. wind blows eerily people have been coming here for at least 4000—5000 years, so we're walking in the feet of history. when the wind blows, some people say they hear a strange hum. thomas hardy wrote about it in tess of the d'urbervilles, and doctor rupert till is convinced the sound of stonehenge is part of its magic. taps you hear between this beat a little echo. & leaves you, and hits the stoning comes back at you. —— as the sound. the problem is this isjust a fragment of the sound people would have heard 4000 years ago. i met the site's historian, susan greening. so, thi

a teenager has appeared in crown court in leeds accused of murdering seven year old katie rough in yorkamed for legal reasons — was remanded into secure youth accommodation. a woman who alleges she was indecently assaulted by tv presenter rolf harris when she was 12 years old, has told his trial how he had put his hand up her skirt after she asked for an autograph. mr harris denies seven charges of indecent assault and one of sexual assault. sky has withdrawn a comedy programme about michaeljackson, after criticism from the late singer's family. his daughter paris has said the episode of urban myths — which used the white actor, joseph fiennes, to play jackson — was insulting. lord snowdon, the former husband of princess margaret, has died aged 86. the photographer, born anthony armstrong—jones, died peacefully at his home. with me is our royal correspondent nicholas witchell. he had a very colourful life, didn't he? yes, the first, to marry into the royal family for several centuries, tangled certainly in terms of his own relationships, and his death, of course, is a reminder of his fi

a teenager has appeared in crown court in leeds accused of murdering seven—year—old katie rough in yorko alleges she was indecently assaulted by tv presenter rolf harris when she was 12 years old has told his trial how he had put his hand up her skirt after she asked for an autograph. mr harris denies seven charges of indecent assault and one of sexual assault. sky has withdrawn a comedy programme about michaeljackson after criticism from the late singer's family. his daughter paris has said the episode of urban myths, which used the white actor joseph fiennes to play jackson, was insulting. lord snowdon, the former husband of princess margaret and celebrity photographer, has died. he was 86 years old. the first commoner to marry a king's daughterfor a50 years, the news came today. he was the society photographer who took pictures of the royal family and who married one of its leading members. it was in 1960, the start of a decade of considerable social change, that the then anthony armstrong—jones married the queen's younger sister, princess margaret. he was an untitled commoner, she w

let's go to bristol crown court now. you can bring is up—to—date, john. crown court now.ses sentences, the families of the four people who died are each getting a chance to tell the judge and the court and the public about the impact this terrible incident had on their lives. first we heard from the mother of the four—year—old girl who was crossing the road with her grandmother that afternoon in past two years ago when she was killed instantly by the tipper truck. she said the family is bereft, it is a struggle to go on without her laughter and singing filling the house. we then heard a statement from the girl's grandmother who was holding her hand that day when the tipper truck crashed into them. she survived but has had to have two legs amputated. she described the physical and emotional pain of that, losing her legs but also losing her granddaughter. she said life has changed for all of us completely. we are hearing at the moment from a woman who married her husband six months before he was killed in the crash. he was a driver, he had a limousine company. he was drivin

he has been remanded in custody and he will next appear here at chester crown court on 20th march. may has over the month said that brexit means brexit and she isn't going to give a running commentary, but we have gleaned many clues, i think, commentary, but we have gleaned many clues, ithink, overthe commentary, but we have gleaned many clues, i think, over the last few months and there are many people who think that she probably is going to say that the uk could be leaving the single market. now, there is the ins of donald trump saying he's willing to do of donald trump saying he's willing todoa of donald trump saying he's willing to do a free trade deal, very, very quickly with britain once we leave of the let's discuss this more. i'm joined by neil carmichael. what do you make of this promise from donald trump. this is good news, he, america they are willing to do a quick trade deal with us? it is good news if it actually happens. a promise like this i can anothers the complexities of the agreements and discussions that would have to be made to get a deal that suits us. i think

a barrister defending the veteran entertainer rolf harris has told southwark crown court the jury in. the 86—year—old who has pleaded not guilty is being tried on seven charges of indecent assault and one of sexual assault against seven victims between 1971 and 200a. and johnson is at the court. take a screw in more detail what has been said. —— danjohnson. take us through in more detail what has been said. it began with his barrister telling the jury the entertainer himself would not be giving evidence. the qc said that because his memory of events 30, a0 yea rs because his memory of events 30, a0 years ago is not good enough, there was no point in him giving evidence. if the defendant can say no more than, i cannot remember being there, evidentiary, it is quite weak. the defence has been pulling apart some of the convictions rolf harris received here two years ago. he was convicted of indecent assault, 12 cou nts convicted of indecent assault, 12 counts of it. this morning witnesses have been brought to court who had knowledge of a community centre in portsmouth relating to one of

the teenager accused of murdering this little girl will appear before leeds crown court on friday morning successor, donald trump. from chicago, our correspondent laura trevelyan sent this report. barack 0bama ba rack 0bama returned barack 0bama returned to chicago, the place where his political career began, to deliver his long—planned farewell address. the president used his platform to underline what he sees as his achievements. if i had told you that we would win marriage equality and secure the right to health insurance for another 20 million of our fellow citizens... chaps cheering ifi if i told you all that, you might have said our sights were set a little too high. the nation's first black president was direct about the state of race relations. after my election there was talk of a post—racial america. and such a vision, however well intended, was never realistic. race remains a potent and often divisive force in oui’ potent and often divisive force in our society. paying tribute to his wife michelle and his daughters, the president became emotional. for mows who had lined up for

danjohnson has been at southwark crown court. met when they heard rolf harris on the radio talking about his favourite records. —— in portsmouth. they collected autographs and thought they might get him to sign their autograph books. as he left the radio station they approached him. the woman said, it was quite pleasing seeing him on —— in real life. he signed her mother's autograph book and then turned to her. he said, i think now it is your turn, let me give you a little cuddle. she explained to the court how rolf harris put one hand behind her back, one hand down her leg and then up her skirt, touching her beneath her underwear she said. she said, it felt horrible, it did not feel right. i did not know anything about sex at the time but it felt wrong. she explained that her mother was stood right beside her mother was stood right beside her but did not realise what had happened. after rolf harris signed her autograph book they left. she told her mother what happened but was not believed. she was challenged in court that she ha

joining me now is our correspondent dan johnson who's outside southwark crown court for us.s been hearing? at have heard from the second complainant in this case, a woman who is now in her 50s. she described how as a 12—year—old she went with her mother antoinette radio station in portsmouth where rolf harris had been appearing on a programme. they went to get his autograph. she describes approaching him as he left the building. he signed an autograph for her mother and then turned to the 12—year—old and then turned to the 12—year—old and said it is your turn now, let me have a cuddle first. she said he put his arm around her, and then down her skirt and touched her underneath her skirt and touched her underneath her underwear. she said, i pulled away, it did not feel right. it felt horrible and wrong. it only lasted four seconds and her mother horrible and wrong. it only lasted four seconds a shes; mother horrible and wrong. it only lasted four seconds a skies; flare—ther— , , horrible and wrong. it only lasted four seconds a skies; finevee -, , , m 57" § she the director of

walters, has already admitted the offence. 0ur correspondentjon kay is following the case at bristol crown courtast year, a block of flats, in the hartcliffe area of south bristol. little harry studley, 18 months at a time, lived on the top floor with his parents. every friday afternoon they would go downstairs to the flat of some friends, some neighbours, and they would hang out together and the children would play together. last year, on a friday afternoon injuly, harry was playing in the flat that belonged to emma horseman and jordan walters, family friends. harry, it is claimed in court, became tired, was whingeing and crying. jordan walters was in the process of cleaning an airgun. we are told emma horseman, his partner, told him to shoot the gun to scare harry, to shut him up, the court was told. she says she can't remember saying that. she is now on trial for gbh, accused of aiding and abetting. she says she can't remember those words. today we have heard a cross—examination of emma horseman. she told, we have been told, the police, after she had been arrested last year, that she had seen

at bristol crown court, emma horseman denied telling her partner to shoot the child, to frighten him.a ke the drums? a long, dramatic shot, to take us to the sport. put your drums away. i have seen them before. there are calls for lord coe to meet with mp's again after new emails seem to confirm that he did know the details of doping allegations in athletics four months before they became public in a tv documentary. the president of world athletics had told a parliamentary select committee that he was unaware of the specifics of the russian doping scandal. there are questions the committee would like to put to him. it is clear to us that he was far more aware of the serious allegations around doping and corruption in athletics then he let on when he came to the committee in 2015, and asked the question, to us, on weather he should have done more. jonny sexton has been ruled out of ireland's six nations opener with scotland. they play at murrayfield on saturday. he's failed to recover in time from a calf injury picked up earlier this month while playing for leinster. peter o'mahony als

our correspondent ben ando is at st albans crown court.eady to see some quite distressing images amongst the photographs that they would be shown jarring the trial. helen bailey was 51 years old when she died and was successful and a well—regarded author of teenage fiction. she created the character electro— brown and had been living with her partner ian stuart, who is 55. last year injuly he reported her missing. there was a campaign and friends of hers searched woodland nearby where she was known to walk with her the love that pets dash and called colin. following a tip—off, police went back to the home and followed a hatch that went down to a 100—year—old well, which was a cesspit. an arm was poking through the surface, it took time but they recovered the body of helen bailey and her pet dog. ian stuart was charged with murder and the motive is said to be financial. when you add together financial assets and profits, —— properties, she was worth about £4 million. after her death it was showing that he went to the bank and changed a stan

charlotte callen, bbc points west, bristol crown court.ildren's book. rebecca jones is in central london for the award ceremony tonight. it is getting pretty lively here. the 300 guests are enjoying their champagne and canapes as they await the announcement of the costa book of the year. what is unique about this prize is that it showcases the whole of contemporary writing. there are categories for the best novel, the best first novel, the best children's book, the best collection of poetry, best biography. each of the winners of those categories are here tonight and they are now nervously waiting to find out if they've been picked as the overall costa book of the year. let's remind ourselves who is on the short list... the winner of the first novel prize is francis spufford, for his book golden hill. it's set in the 1740s in the early days of new york. when a stranger arrives there, he finds a world of opportunity and trouble. the biography award went to dadland by keggie carew. it follows her quest to find out more about her father's exp

our correspondent ben ando has been following the case at st albans crown court. in april last year helen bailey had said to her mother that she was worried about her state of mind. she said she felt spaced out and had suffered from memory lapses. she described to in particular, one where she went to the supermarket and found after she left that she was still holding the scanner she had used to check prices, and another where she went for the four award on the beach with her dog and got home to find she had left him out there. her partner went out to retrieve him. mrs bailey said her daughter was traumatised by this. she said she kept repeating, you know, ma'am, iwould never do this. she was devoted to the dog. she described another time when her daughter said she had slept for five hours in the morning after a full nights sleep. completely out of character. mrs bailey said she was uneasy about her daughter's relationship with mr stewart. it is the prosecution's case that he was giving her sleeping drugs that were prescribed to him and then killed her and put her

the trial of former television entertainer rolf harris continues at southwark crown court today, whensexual assault. the alleged assaults, against seven victims aged between 12 and 42, are said to date from 1971 to 200k. just a reminder — find out who's been nominated for the oscars on our special programme. that's at 1.15pm on the bbc news channel, joinjane hill and the film critic jason solomons — that's the oscar nominations 2017. ina in a moment, the news at one pm but first, the weather. a big mixture of whether from a big mixture of whetherfrom one place to the next. we started with fog. that fog did start some problems at some of the airports earlier this morning that it wasn't foggy everywhere. cloud to the north west and sunshine to eastern areas of england. relatively clear skies and the mist lifting. there could be a couple of fog patches lingering through the day but not too many. wales and north west england have a lot of cloud and thatis west england have a lot of cloud and that is thick enough to bring some rain. whether pushing into southern scotla nd rain. whether pus