daniel sandford reports.madeleine mccann investigation. with its distinctive colours, police hope it will trigger someone's memory and lead to new evidence about their as yet unnamed suspect. he used the vehicle to live in, and certainly the week preceding he was in there, living, so he would move around the area, using that van as probably his base. the suspect also used this jaguar car at the time. he registered the car into someone else's name the day after madeleine mccann disappeared. the three—year—old went missing on may the 3rd 2007. she'd been sleeping in her parents' holiday apartment while they were 50 metres away, having a meal with friends. her 17th birthday was last month. 0n the german version of crimewatch this evening, police there revealed that the suspect has previous convictions for sexually assaulting girls and is thought to have burgled hotels and holiday apartments. he is currently in prison in germany. his phone was used in praia de luz, about an hour before madeleine mccann disappeare

daniel sandford reports from reading.en specialist firearms officers raided a flat in reading last night... loud bang whoa! ..just over a mile from where three people were stabbed to death in the worst police—designated terrorist attack in britain for three years. it was the home of khairi saadallah, a libyan asylum seeker with possible mental health problems, who briefly came to the attention of mi5 last year but was not considered a genuine risk or immediate threat. he's suspected of attacking groups of complete strangers enjoying a summer evening in forbury gardens, right in the town centre, at around 7pm yesterday evening. a group of men was targeted first. he darted round anti—clockwise the circle, got one, went to another, stabbed the next one, went to another, stabbed the next one. i still thought it was a scuffle, but i was watching, ‘cause i didn't want to get involved in anything. i was just watching, and then he stood up, and i saw a massive knife in his hand, probably at least five inches minimum. and then he

daniel sandford reports.the madeleine mccann investigation. with its distinctive colours, police hope it will trigger someone's memory and lead to new evidence about their as yet unnamed suspect. he used the vehicle to live in, and certainly the week preceding he was in there, living, so he would move around the area, using that van as probably his base. the suspect also used this jaguar car at the time. he registered the car into someone else's name the day after madeleine mccann disappeared. the three—year—old went missing on may the third 2007. she'd been sleeping in her parents' holiday apartment while they were 50 metres away, having a meal with friends. her 17th birthday was last month. 0n the german version of crimewatch this evening, police there revealed that the suspect has previous convictions for sexually assaulting girls and is thought to have burgled hotels and holiday apartments. he is currently in prison in germany. his phone was used in praia de luz, about an hour before madeleine mccann disa

daniel sandford, bbc news, reading.he health authorities have reported that the reproduction number of the coronavirus — that's the number of people that on average one person infects — has spiked. the rise has been fuelled by localised outbreaks of covid—i9 in a meat processing factory in the north—west of the country. 0ur correspondent damien mcguinness has more. so it has been rising quite rapidly over the last few days. so, for weeks, really, the r rate, that reproduction number was below one, which meant that the virus was not spreading faster. now, over the past few days, it has been rising quite drastically. now, the r rate is at 2.88. what that means is that each infected person could, on average, potentially spread the virus to almost three people. that means that the virus could be spreading. however, we have to have a voice of caution here because what officials are saying is that this does not necessarily mean that suddenly in germany there is a big spike in infections or a nationwide increase in infections.

daniel sandford, thank you.e go into quarantine for a fortnight — that's what the home secretary confirmed today. but the new plans have been heavily criticised by mps on all sides, including senior conservatives. almost everyone will now have to to self—isolate when they come to the uk. priti patel said that people in england could face a fine of up to £1,000 if they break the rules, or even face prosecution. she accepted the new policy would mean "challenges" for the tourism industry but she said the measures were necessary to contain the virus and the country owed it to the thousands of people who have died. it comes as 359 more deaths have been recorded in the uk in the last 2a hours. the death toll now stands at 39,728. here's our transport correspondent, tom burridge. the experience for people arriving into the uk is about to change. from monday, almost everyone will be expected to self—isolate for two weeks. so, what does it mean for holidays this summer? should anyone be booking a holiday anywhere in eur

daniel sandford in reading, thank you.ngland who's been shielding throughout the lockdown because of a pre—existing health condition, the guidelines that have kept you largely trapped in your home will be eased in a fortnight and end completely at the start of august. a further 15 people are recorded as having died with coronavirus in the last 2a hours. the figure is always significantly lower after the weekend. it brings the total number of deaths to 42,647. here's our health editor, hugh pym. voices of the shielded during lockdown. they have had support, including food parcels. inside, we have a loaf of bread. because i have a serious heart condition, i'm not allowed to go out or go shopping and all that kind of stuff. it's really good. i wasn't expecting it. but the food parcels will stop. shielding in england will formally end, although there will still be some support from volunteers and councils. charlie, who has an immune deficiency, isn't worried about the food parcels. she's been enjoying limited freedom from last

our home affairs correspondent daniel sandford can tell us more. t and i think it is a breakthrough moment. of course, it can also again ended in disappointment. it is possible that evidence that seems certain becomes less certain, there can be many more bumps on the road but, at this point in time, there is a man who is already in prison, so it doesn't have to be tracked down, in germany. he isa have to be tracked down, in germany. he is a man whose mobile phone was used in praia da luzjust an hour before madeleine mccann went missing. he is a man who registered his car in someone else's named the day after madeleine mccann went missing and, shortly after that, left portugal. he is a man who is known to have been involved in burglaries of hotels and holiday apartments and he is a man who has multiple convictions for sexual and violent offences, so you can see why it is that the german police in particular and the prosecutor there in germany feel that they are getting very close to a charge and that making this appeal now, for the last few bits of t

daniel sandford, bbc news at new scotla nd daniel sandford, bbc news at new scotland yard.ly are very grateful, as they have been all the way through this, to the police forces involved, to the british police, now the germans and indeed the portuguese police. they simply want to establish what happened to their daughter, to find out the truth and to bring whoever was responsible for her disappearance to justice. they have not given up hope of finding madeleine alive, despite the length of time, they've never given up that hope, but they are realistic, and they say that whatever the outcome of this appeal and the police work, they do need to know, because they need to find peace. that was clarence mitchell. our correspondent alison roberts has the latest from the algarve in portugal. here in the algarve there are virtually no tourists because of the covid—19 pandemic, but 13 years ago when madeleine mccann was holidaying here with her family, when madeleine mccann was holidaying here with herfamily, it when madeleine mccann was holidaying here with her family, it was full of

here's our home affairs correspondent daniel sandford.ting here at westminster magistrates‘ court in london, but khairi saadallah appeared by video link from coventry magistrates‘ court where he was wearing a police—issued grey sweat shirt and trousers and a face mask and spoke only to confirm his name and his date of birth. he is charged with the murders of james furlong, joseph ritchie—bennett and david wails and the attempted murders of patrick edwards, stephen young and nisheet nisudan. all six men were sitting on the grass in two separate groups in forbury gardens in reading on saturday the 20th ofjune when the attack happened just before seven o'clock in the evening. the attack lasted less than two minutes. this is outside source live from the bbc newsroom. more than half a million people have lost their lives in the coronavirus pandemic, with the united states being the worst affected country. let's look at some of the day's other news. a new report says china is forcing women to be sterilised or fitted with contraceptive devices i

daniel sandford, bbc news, at new scotland yard. is the spokesperson for the mccann family. he told the bbc that the family want to establish what happened to their daughter — and have not given up hope of finding madeleine alive. the family are very grateful, as they have been all the way through this, to the police forces involved, not least the british police but, now, the germans and, indeed, the portuguese police. they won't be doing any interviews, they would much rather the focus remains on the investigation and the appeal the police have just made overnight. but, as i say, they are grateful and they welcome this appeal. they simply want to establish what happened to their daughter, to find out the truth, and to bring whoever was responsible for her disappearance to justice. they have not given up hope of finding madeleine alive, despite the length of time, they've never given up that hope, but they are realistic, and they say that whatever the outcome of this appeal and the police work, they do need to know, because they nee

from reading, our home affairs correspondent daniel sandford sent this report.after the attack on saturday night, that unarmed police officers detained the man suspected of killing the three friends. but the careful process of gathering and examining evidence for the investigation, being run by counterterrorism policing, is still at an early stage. nobody has yet been charged. the home secretary, priti patel, was in reading this morning to lay flowers, to meet the officers, some of them student officers, that she said ran towards danger, and to discuss what is known about the man in custody. we have to look at all aspects of this individual‘s history, which dates back over several years. i think we should be clear about the origins, the information, that's part of the intelligence gathering and obviously the picture that has to be put together. the suspect, khairi saadallah, is 25 years old and libyan. he came to the uk in 2012 and claimed asylum. he was allowed to stay here permanently when he was given leave to remain in 2018. he came to the attention of mi5 l

our home affairs correspondent daniel sandford reports from reading.ent when specialist firearms officers raided a flat in reading last night... loud bang whoa! ..just over a mile from where three people were stabbed to death in the worst police—designated terrorist attack in britain for three years. it was the home of khairi saadallah, a libyan asylum seeker with possible mental health problems, who briefly came to the attention of mi5 last year but was not considered a genuine risk or immediate threat. he's suspected of attacking groups of complete strangers enjoying a summer evening in forbury gardens, right in the town centre, at around 7:00 yesterday evening. a group of men was targeted first. he darted round anticlockwise the circle, got one, went to another, stabbed the next one, went to another, stabbed the next one. i still thought it was a scuffle, but i was watching, ‘cause i didn't want to get involved in anything. i was just watching, and then he stood up, and i saw a massive knife in his hand, probably at least five inches minimum. and th

our home affairs correspondent, daniel sandford, is here.it raises two big questions, one, how is it that a person who had a child sex offence was living in portugalfrom person who had a child sex offence was living in portugal from 1995, person who had a child sex offence was living in portugalfrom1995, so thatis was living in portugalfrom1995, so that is from 12 years before madeline was killed or went missing, yet when it came to the major investigation, how come that was not a name that was on the list early on. that will be an important question i think over the months and yea rs question i think over the months and years ahead. what is interesting is how it came into the frame much later on and it does seem as if there was some sort of intelligence that was received by german police, which pointed them towards this man and of course, when you start looking at him, that is when you start to realise, ok, the mobile phone he was using was in praia da luz on that night orjust an hour before madeline mccann disappeared, the vehicle he was u

from reading, our home affairs correspondent daniel sandford. attack on saturday night, that an armed police officers detained the man suspected officers detained the man suspected of killing the three friends. but the careful process of gathering and examining evidence for the investigation being run by counterterrorism policing is still atan counterterrorism policing is still at an early stage. nobody has yet been charged. the home secretary, priti patel, was in reading this morning to lay flowers, to meet the officers, some of them student officers, some of them student officers, that she said ran towards danger and to discuss what is known about the man in custody. we have to look at all aspects of this individual‘s history which dates back over several years. i think we should be clear about the origins, the information, that is part of the intelligence gathering and obviously the picture that is put together. the suspect, khairi saadallah, is 25 and libyan. he came to the uk in 2012 and claimed asylum. he was allowed to stay here permanent

our home affairs correspondent, daniel sandford, is here. 13 years.hy has it come about now? there are two aspects to the timescale. first that christian b, the key suspect, has sex offence conviction going back to 1994 in germany. he moved to portugal in 1995, 12 years before madeleine mccann went missing. there is a man who had sex offences and convictions and was living in the area so there isa and was living in the area so there is a concern why it took so long to get to this point but then why has it taken so long to develop it into real evidence? the answer is there seems to have been fresh intelligence that came into the frame three years ago which has given a turbo boost to the german end of the investigation, the focus on this suspect. that is what led to them going back and working out about his mobile phone and where it was on the night, what was happening about the vehicles he was connected to, and you end up with his mobile phone used an hour before madeleine mccann disappeared, and then his vehicle registered to someone else the day afte

our home affairs correspondent daniel sandford is with me now. tell me more about this.estigation led by german police but also with metropolitan police in london. they have identified this man who was, as you say, staying in a camper van around the time of the disappearance but also was lynch the area for many yea rs. also was lynch the area for many years. he thought to have been involved in burglary hotels and holiday apartments, and drug dealing but also has multiple convictions for sex offences including child abuse against children. there were people to lose any information about the camper van equity distinctive white cameraman with a yellow base. —— camper white cameraman with a yellow base. —— camper van. white cameraman with a yellow base. —— camper van. they're also looking for information in relation to a dark coloured jaguar car. this is significant because the suspect is thought to have been using this dark coloured jaguar car, it was registered in his name but the day after madeleine disappeared he had it reregistered in somebody else's name. please also l

from reading, our home affairs correspondent daniel sandford sent this report.ay night, that unarmed police officers detained the man suspected of killing the three friends. but the careful process of gathering and examining evidence for the investigation, being run by counterterrorism policing, is still at an early stage. nobody has yet been charged. the home secretary, priti patel, was in reading this morning to lay flowers, to meet the officers, some of them student officers, that she said ran towards danger, and to discuss what is known about the man in custody. we have to look at all aspects of this individual‘s history, which dates back over several years. i think we should be clear about the origins, the information, that's part of the intelligence gathering and obviously the picture that has to be put together. the suspect, khairi saadallah, is 25 and libyan. he came to the uk in 2012 and claimed asylum. he was allowed to stay here permanently when he was given leave to remain in 2018. he came to the attention of m15 last year as someone who might take p

our home affairs correspondent, daniel sandford, sent this report from reading magistrates court.ourt in london but khairi saadallah appeared via video link from coventry magistrates‘ court, where he was wearing a police issue grey sweat shirt and trousers and a face mask and spoke only to confirm his name and his date of birth. he is charged with the murders of james furlong, joseph richie—bennett, and david wails and the attempted murders of patrick edwards, stephen young and nishit nisudan. all six men were sitting on the grass in two separate groups at forbury gardens in reading on saturday the 20th ofjune when the attack happened just before 7pm. the attack lasted less than two minutes. khairi saadallah's lawyer said he wouldn't be indicating any plea at this stage and he was remanded in custody and will next appear at the old bailey on wednesday. now it's time for a look at the weather with darren it will remain very unsubtle through the rest of this week, disappointing temperatures this afternoon. these are the numbers by the end of the afternoon into the early evening and