duncan kennedy was in court.rosecution witnesses, today it was emile cilliers who gave evidence. he is accused of trying to kill his wife, victoria, twice in one week. in the court, emile cilliers said he'd joined the army but had many debts. his barrister, elizabeth marsh qc, asked him: he replied: the prosecution claim that it was emile cilliers' debts that was behind the reason why he wanted to kill his wife, victoria. they say he hoped to benefit from an insurance policy pay—out in the event of her death. in court he said victoria didn't know about the extent of his debts. ms marsh asked: it was here in wiltshire that victoria cilliers fell 4000 feet when her parachute failed to open. she suffered multiple injuries on landing. this was her reserve chute, which the prosecution say emile cilliers sabotaged, after going on a parachute packing course. but in court he said: emile cilliers denies two counts of attempted murder and will continue giving evidence on monday. duncan kennedy, bbc news, in winchester. a 2

duncan kennedy, bbc news, in swanage. including a profile of rod mcgarvie. don't forget the news app as well. time now for sport today. hello. this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. coming up on this programme: justin rose is one shot off the lead as he fights to win golf‘s race to dubai. still unbeaten — roger federer fights back to win against marin cilic at the atp finals in london. and they're having a party in peru as the "los incas" make the world cup for the first time since 1982. welcome to the programme. let's start with england's justin rose who has been showing his class at the european tour's season ending tour championship. he shot a 6—under—par round of 66 in thursday's opening round — to lie one shot behind leader patrick reed. now this event is really all about the race to dubai — and the olympic champion, rose, is well—placed to overhaul tommy fleetwood in his bid to win it. 0ur correspondent, iain carter reports.

duncan kennedy, bbc news, in swanage.w with the president of the european council and the prime minister of ireland, as she seeks a significant step forward in the brexit negotiations. tonight, on the eve of the european summit, the brexit secretary david davis, speaking in berlin, warned that putting politics above prosperity in the brexit negotiations was not a "smart choice". so after we leave the european union we will not engage in a race to the bottom. that would mean lower standards for our consumers and poor prospects for workers. after wrecks it, britain will have an independent trade policy —— rex app. and we will use it to lead a race to the top on quality and standards across the globe. our political editor is in berlin and explained what reaction there had been to the speech. it is almost as if david davis tonight told the rest of the eu it's not me, it's you, warning them not to put their political priorities, the political sanctity of the eu, ahead of the livelihoods of their people and put that in the way

duncan kennedy has more. this is business briefing. the us government has filed a lawsuit to try to stop the multi—billion dollar takeover by the american telecoms giant at&t of the media group, time warner. expectations are high for easyjet‘s full year results. has the low cost carrier benefited from its competitors misfortunes in what has been a tumultuous year for the industry. and on the markets — hang seng up nearly 1.25% — following big push across asia and that in response to the us. nikkei up as well — carmakers toyota and subaru. dowjones up a third of a percent. the us department ofjustice will sue to block a proposed 85 billion dollar takeover of time warner by at&t. time warner is the parent company of the cable news network cnn, which has been the target of continual criticism by president donald trump. regulatory concerns around the deal have ramped up in recent months and now the usjustice department is filing a lawsuit to block the merger, saying it violates rules governing fair competition. s

our correspondent duncan kennedy reports.the town that had helped search for gaia, today came a place to remember her. in the briefest of words, the most heartfelt of condolences for the teenager they had hoped would return. gaia had been missing for 11 days, when her body was found on saturday. today, her father richard thanked the local community for their help and spoke of gaia's magnificent soul and overflowing spirit. well, the loss of her, in one way, is immeasurable. —— well, the loss of her, in one way, is immeasurable. we will treasure her and honour her always. and i say, gaia, you're not in pain any more, my darling. we...we love you, i love you. hundreds of people had searched the hills above swanage. police say there's nothing to suggest someone else was involved in gaia's death, but her family have been left distressed over the time it took to discover her. this is not something that should have happened. and it should not have taken 11 days to find her so close. and we need to know why. three people were arrest

duncan kennedy was in court.e cilliers who gave evidence. he is accused of twice trying to kill his wife, victoria, in the space of one week. in court, emile cilliers said he came to britain from south africa and joined the army but soon ran up a series of debts. his defence barrister elizabeth marsh qc asked him, did you deal with the debt? the prosecution claimed it was emile cilliers's debts that was behind the reason why he wanted to kill his wife, victoria. they say he hoped to benefit from an insurance policy pay—out in the event of her death. in court, he said victoria didn't know about the extent of his debts. it was at the netheravon airbase in wiltshire that victoria cilliers made her parachute jump. she fell 4000 feet when her main and reserve parachutes failed to fully open. she suffered multiple injuries when she landed. this was the reserve parachute she had on. the prosecution say emile cilliers learned to pack reserve chutes and knew how to sabotage one. the court heard mr cilliers, who is father

duncan kennedy, bbc news.owing strain during the winter months. health experts say it needs £4 billion more next year to maintain levels of patient care. but ministers say it needs different ways of working. one possible solution is treating more people at home. back in 2010, there were 7,500 district nurses providing crucial home care in england. there are nowjust over 4,000 nurses doing the same job. our health correspondent dominic hughes spent two days with a team in leeds. as a health professional, you know what you're signing up to, you know you're going to be working round the clock. this is highly—skilled, demanding work. there are all these people looking at you to make a decision or come up with a plan. erm, and that can be quite difficult. in a service under pressure. we do constantly struggle with the supply of staff to do the job that we need done. good morning, nora. good morning, maurice. district nurses form the backbone of health care in our communities. you are on the mend. and i think the an

duncan kennedy was in court.tion witnesses, today it was emile cilliers who gave evidence. he is accused of trying to kill his wife, victoria, twice in one week. in the court, emile cilliers said he'd joined the army but had many debts. his barrister, elizabeth marsh qc, asked him: the prosecution claim that it was emile cilliers' debts that was behind the reason why he wanted to kill his wife, victoria. they say he hoped to benefit from an insurance policy pay—out in the event of her death. in court he said victoria didn't know about the extent of his debts. it was here in wiltshire that victoria cilliers fell 4000 feet when her parachute failed to open. she suffered multiple injuries on landing. this was her reserve chute, which the prosecution say emile cilliers sabotaged, after going on a parachute packing course. but in court he said: emile cilliers denies two counts of attempted murder and will continue giving evidence on monday. duncan kennedy, bbc news, in winchester. president trump is on his way to asia

duncan kennedy, bbc news, in swanage.day the metropolitan police believe the final number of people known to have died in the tragedy is 71. that figure includes a baby who was stillborn in hospital after his mother escaped. detectives began their investigation in the summer with a list of 400 missing people. the final two victims were formally identified today and have been named as victoria king and her daughter alexandra atala. here's our correspondent elaine dunkley. it was a night of unprecedented horror. as people escaped the flames of the grenfell tower, they were haunted by the thoughts of those left behind. many believed the initial death toll would be in the hundreds, but today the police confirmed that 71 people in total lost their lives. a little bit of closure that now everyone has been identified. amongst them, karim mussilhy‘s uncle, hesham rahman. we have to accept it at face value. people are going to question it, but now it's about getting justice for the people that lost their lives that night. the long

duncan: i will answer -- no kennedy: i didn't curse, did i? r. duncan: no. i think louisiana would run against me. senator kennedy: i am done, mr. chairman. i'd like to reserve the right th your permission for a second round. enator grassley: [inaudible] senator leahy. mr. leahy: thank you, mr. chairman. senator from louisiana, i guess i am not important enough or been here long enough to have somebody tell me how i had to vote but i will rely on his experience that that might happen. senator kennedy: i think they knew i was new and from the south and therefore stupid. senator leahy: obviously you don't mean i thought that way. senator kennedy: not you, of course not. mr. leahy: i am from a small town in vermont. i guess they didn't think -- telling me how to vote. i do fear -- i watched this committee, i've been on this committee for 40 years. i served here for 42 years. eight different presidents. both half a dozen times in the majority. half a dozen times in the inority. independence of this committee. worrying that independence is disappearing. it's becom

a search is now taking place in the field and surrounding area — as our correspondent duncan kennedy the woman's clothes were found. police have beenjoined by specialist coast teams from the coastguard and other units. 0fficers say the pieces discovered were similarto say the pieces discovered were similar to clothing worn by gaia. the items of clothing were found by a member of public at 10.30 this morning. since then, this patch of coastline has been sealed off as police have carried out further investigations. gaia, who is 19, has been missing for nine days and has severe epilepsy. tonight, police said they had made an arrest. this afternoon, we have arrested a 49—year—old male on suspicion of murder. he is believed to be known to them two and is from the swanage area. speaking before the police announcement, gaia's father richard said all her family announcement, gaia's father richard said all herfamily are announcement, gaia's father richard said all her family are finding announcement, gaia's father richard said all herfamily are finding her disappearance extremely hard to deal

duncan kennedy, bbc news, in swanage.eople have come forward claiming they were victims of inappropriate behaviour by kevin spacey while he was working there as artistic director between 2004 and 2015. he's faced a series of similar allegations here and in the us in recent weeks. our entertainment correspondent lizo mzimba is outside the old vic. tell us more about what has been said today. yes, well, when allegations about kevin spacey first became public a few weeks ago, the old vic launched an independent inquiry. dozens of people came forward , inquiry. dozens of people came forward, many of them making, of course, what are unverified allegations. 20 people, all of them younger men, said that kevin spacey had behaved inappropriately towards them. lawn of the allegations involved rape but 14 of the men were advised to contact the police because in the opinion of the independent investigators, the alleged behaviour was so serious it could well have been criminal. the bulk of the allegations took place between 2004 and 2

that was duncan kennedy for us at the court.op of nearly 90% in new registrations for eu nurses, compared to the same period the year before. the department of health says an increase in training places will compensate for the fall. 0ur health correspondent sophie hutchinson has the details. around one in every 20 nurses and midwives working in the uk was trained in the eu. many are from spain, portugal, poland and romania. but according to new figures, the numbers are declining. the nurses and midwives‘ regulator, the nmc, says in the year to september 2016, more than 10,000 joined the uk register. but this year that fell dramatically, to around 1000. and the number of eu nurses already working here who decided to give up their uk registration rose by 67%. it‘s a worrying trend, and for those who are responsible for thinking about what we need in the future, so the nurses and midwives we need in the future to care for us, they‘ll obviously look at this and think what can we do to reverse that trend. in the aftermath of the refe

duncan kennedy, bbc news, in swanage. you‘re watching beyond 100 days. spoke to mr burns to hear more about the hidden history of the war and its lessons for today. ken burns, it‘s been nearly half a decade since the vietnam war, so much has been written about it and set about it and pored over and analysed. what made you decide to revisit the subject, and why now is to mock i started work on this more than ten years ago, and i thought back then in 2006, 2007, that the vietnam war was central to understand who we were then. i think it is even more central to understanding who we are now. i guess the most important thing is for americans, i think this is the biggest thing in american history since the second world war and, in that half—century, we‘ve seen played out a lot of the seeds of disunion that were first planted during the vietnam war, so it raises questions about fake news, it raises questions about fake news, it raises questions about mass demonstrations, about stolen documents, about reaching out toa stolen documents, about reaching out to a fo

duncan kennedy reports.r investigations. they say it seems no one else was involved in her disappearance. gaia had been missing for 11 days. her body was found on saturday, leaving her family devastated. today her father richard read this note written by gaia's mother, natasha. the lights will radiate for all eternity. meet me at the gate, my darling. so here we are longing for you for the rest of our lives, together forever, united as one. your mum, always. gaia's cousin marienna said there were questions over why it took 11 days to find her. this is not something that should have happened and it shouldn't have taken 11 days to find her so close, and we need to know why. hundreds of local people helped look for gaia. three people were arrested and released. today police said the three would face no further action but the father of one of those arrested, paul elsey, said the police went too far. they did take it seriously. what did they do, they decided my family were involved in it, when all they have tried

duncan kennedy has more. this is business briefing.r. expectations are high for easyjet‘s full year results. has the low cost carrier benefited from its competitors misfortunes in what has been a tumultuous year for the industry. and on the markets — hang seng up nearly 1.25% — following big push across asia and that in response to the us. nikkei up as well — carmakers toyota and subaru. dowjones up a third of a percent.

duncan kennedy reports.y continuing their investigations. it seems no one else was involved in her disappearance. gaia had been missing for 11 days, her body was found on saturday leaving her family devastated. her body was found on saturday leaving herfamily devastated. today her father richard read this note written by gaia's mother, natasha. the lights will radiate for all eternity. meet me at the gate, my darling. so here we are longing for you for the rest of our lives, together forever united as one. your mum, always. gaia's cousin said there were questions over why it took 11 days to find her. this is not something that should have happened and it shouldn't have taken 11 days to find her so close and we need to know why. hundreds of local people helped look for gaia. three people helped look for gaia. three people were arrested and released. today police said the three would face no further action but the father of one of those arrested said the police went too far. they did ta ke the police went too

duncan kennedy is following the case at winchester crown court.the court been hearing so far today? well, emile has only gone into the witness box in the last 30 minutes or so. he has been questioned by his defence barrister. she's trying to get a picture of what his life was like before all these alleged events took place, about how he did training in the army, where he became a physical instructor, and how he was married toa instructor, and how he was married to a woman called carly and their life really in the army, him training to be an instructor, their move to larkhill, various other domestic arrangements, if you like. trying to paint a picture of his life before these alleged events in april 2015. the court has heard that he eventually separated from his wife carly and... it's the events after that the court will move onto later today. as you said there, emile cilliers married victoria in 2011. she had two children together. but it's the prosecution case that emile cilliers in the space of one week tried to kill victoria cilliers on two sep

duncan kennedy, bbc news, winchester crown court.egional government of catalonia are preparing to spend a second night injail, charged with rebellion after the disputed independence referendum. the region's former leader, carles puidgemont, is out of reach of the spanish authorities in belgium. thousands of catalans have staged protests in barcelona, saying the politicians had become political prisoners. flash photography. si. a week ago, they declared independence. now, eight former catalan ministers are behind bars. they face charges of rebellion. and were denied bail by a judge at spain's high court. theirsupporters, outside catalonia's parliament, stunned. it has polarised opinions further. which, even in sleepy catalan villages, is now often on public display. the abuse hurled at geordie, a pro—independence counsellor. at a local school where a month ago, he, arms crossed at the front, led a human wall blocking spain's civil guard. it's because of that disputed referendum that his political leaders are now in jail ahead of their

duncan kennedy reports from winchester crown court. today was the first jury heard today was the firstjuryl victoria, he replied, no. the second alleged murder attempt came in wiltshire, where emile cilliers is accused of trying to sabotage his wife's parachute in these toilets. she fell thousands of feet when it failed to open properly, and suffered serious injuries. when miss marsh asked him did you open any part of the parachute? he said no. did you interfere with any part of it? he said no. it is the prosecution's case that he was on the tour with around five minutes, and was able to interfere with the parachute. he said he was in there for three minutes and did not have any tools. later the prosecuting barrister for michael bowesjuicy later the prosecuting barrister for michael bowes juicy was asking mr cilliers is a complete stranger sabotage the parachute. he replied, yes. 1—macro denies two cancer murder he will return to court tomorrow. time to tell you about another story. comments from the foreign secretary about a constituent, that had been teaching journalism while in iran. it

however, senator kennedy expressed that while he is undecided on mr. duncan's nomination, he does not oppose a hearing for mr. duncan. now, this seems to me to be a vincennesable approach. it's a correct distinction that a senator should make when deciding whether to return a blue slip. the blue slip is not meant to signify the senator's ultimate support or opposition to the nominee. it only expresses a senator's view about whether the nominee should have a hearing. senator feinstein made this precise distinction in 2003 for carolyn cool's nomination. i have referred to that nomination earlier in my remarks. senator feinstein returned a blue slip that noted that she, quote, reserved judgment, unquote, on carolyn cool. she also supported holding a hearing for judge cool. ultimately, after judge cool's hearing, senator feinstein decided to oppose the confirmation. eventually, the hearing served a useful purpose. and senator feinstein was able to distinguish between allowing a hearing and supporting a nominee. senator kennedy has shown that he understands this dis