duncan kennedy, bbc news, in gosport.along with further analysis. time now for all the sports news in sport today. hello, this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. coming up on this programme: champions germany are out of the world cup as they finish bottom of their group following a 2—0 loss to south korea. brazil finish top of their group though after easing to a 2—0 win over serbia. and england have beaten australia by 28 runs to win the one off t20 international in edgbaston as they turn attentions to india. hello and welcome to the programme, where we start with some quite staggering news from the fifa world cup in russia on wednesday, and that is that reigning champions germany have failed to make it out the group stage. the four—time winners were beaten 2—0 by south korea and finished bottom of their group, while brazil didn't follow them, they move through to the last 16 and a match against mexico. olly foster has been watching on from moscow. germany's head coach, joachim low, who is now under extreme

duncan kennedy reports.be living, a man they had previously thought was dead. the police knocked a number of times, then left without meeting him. i can't make any comments at the moment. they want to talk to andrew newton about the jeremy thorpe scandal a0 years ago, a plot to kill jeremy thorpe's former male lover. last year, gwent police said they had tried to find andrew newton, but a cps official later wrote, "i am satisfied that gwent police have carried out all possible lines of inquiry. various key witnesses are now deceased, to include andrew newton himself." jeremy thorpe's former lover was norman scott. it was claimed he was threatening to expose his homosexual relationship with thorpe. thorpe was put on trial for plotting to murder scott, but was cleared. he died four years ago. the whole affair is gripping audiences, with hugh grant playing thorpe in this bbc drama. the programme includes the moment andrew newton kills norman scott's dog, but then sees his gun jam when aiming it at scott. gwent

duncan kennedy, bbc news, in gosport.ing camp after their first world cup defeat with opinion divided among fans about whether losing to belgium last night could actually benefit the team in the long run. gareth southgate's side will now face colombia on tuesday. our sports editor dan roan is at the england team base. how is morale there? it is high. after all, as you say, england find themselves in what looks like on paper at least the easier side of the draw. they are 110w easier side of the draw. they are now just three wins away from the world cup final itself. wouldn't that be something? equally, by the middle of next week they could find themselves back home because it is win or bust against colombia on tuesday, the biggest game for a decade. gareth has to make decade. gareth southgate has to make his team do something they have not done for 12 years, when a knockout game ata done for 12 years, when a knockout game at a major tournament. england returned to their training base this morning to begin preparations for

duncan kennedy, bbc news, in wiltshire.ailway, which runs thameslink, southern and great northern has resigned. passengers have faced major disruption as hundreds of trains have been cancelled following the introduction of new timetables last month. helena lee is at st albans for us this evening. helena, given the scale of the problems and the fury of so many passengers, was this inevitable? charles horton has based increasing pressure since the new timetable was implemented. the new timetable lead to chaos on the rail network with cancellations and delays for thousands of passengers. he said he recognised the restoration that passengers were feeling but he went on to say it was time for a new pair of hands to take over. but, i think the new timetable still has not settled. we spoke to one nurse who said she had to sleep overnight at home work because five trains had been cancelled. still, cancellations and delays on the rail network. thank you. a message of "peace and hope" from professor stephen hawking has been beamed to

duncan kennedy, bbc news, in gosport.le have won their legal bid to have a civil partnership instead of a marriage. the supreme court unanimously ruled that the civil partnership act — which only applies to same—sex couples in engalnd and wales — was incompatible with the european convention on human rights. our legal correspondent, clive coleman, has been speaking to them. rebecca steinfeld and charles keidan, a devoted couple since 2010, now with two young children, who don't have a problem with marriage — itjust isn't for them. their fight for a civil partnership has taken them all the way to the highest court in the land. we saw ourselves as partners in life and we wanted to be partners in law. we felt a civil partnership best perfected the nature we felt a civil partnership best reflected the nature of our relationship. why wouldn't the government extend civil partnerships to opposite—sex couples when the institution already exists? but civil partnerships are only available to same—sex couples. rebecca and charles cl

duncan kennedy, bbc news, in gosport.on has criticised the grenfell tower inquiry for putting what it described as absurd questions to the fire—fighter who led the early response to the disaster. at one point, michael dowden broke down in tears as images of the blaze were shown to the hearing. the union's general secretary, matt wrack, said mr dowden happened to be on duty on the night of the fire and the questions should have been directed instead at his superiors. some of britain's biggest pub chains say bars are running out of some brands of beer and cider as a shortage of carbon dioxide continues to affect the food and drink industry. the gas is used in the production of many drinks and also in pubs to pump beer. thejohn lewis partnership has said profits in the first half of the year will be close to zero. the chain said the annual figure would be substantially lower than last year and that it will be closing five of its waitrose stores in manchester, london and birmingham. one of britain's biggest car manufacturers,

duncan kennedy, bbc news, in gosport.cised the grenfell tower inquiry for putting what it described as "absurd" questions, to the fire—fighter who led the early response to the disaster. at one point michael dowden broke down in tears as images of the blaze were shown to the hearing. the union's general secretary matt wrack said mr dowden happened to be on duty on the night of the fire, and the questions should have been directed instead at his superiors. some of britain's biggest pub chains say bars are running out of some brands of beer and cider, as a shortage of carbon dioxide continues to affect the food and drink industry. the gas is used in the production of many drinks, and also in pubs to pump beer. thejohn lewis partnership has said profits in the first half of the year will be "close to zero." the chain said the annual figure would be substantially lower than last year, and that it will be closing five of its waitrose stores in manchester, london and birmingham. one of britain's biggest car manufacturers, nissa

duncan kennedy reports from winchester crown court.ological trauma is never ending. she had no idea emile cilliers wanted her dead, so he could claim on her life insurance policy. incredibly, he chose to kill her doing the sport she loved — skydiving. and so, in april, 2015, when victoria jumped here at netheraven, her parachute had been sabotaged by her husband, emile. thejump nearly killed her. what was happening at the locker when you got there? cilliers denied tampering with her chute, or trying to rig a gas explosion at their home six days earlier. today he was jailed for life for both. where was the parachute when you got to the locker? ican't remember. on the surface, the facade can seem quite compelling, quite charming, interested in sport and the army. but, below the surface, the story is completely different. he is cold, callous and treated his wife, victoria, with absolute contempt. nicolene shepherd was the mother of emile cilliers‘ first two children. today, she said, he‘s finally faced justice. look at what he has done! h

duncan kennedy reporting. let's return now to our main story.ue for money, is too slow and is causing financial hardship, according to a highly critical report by the national audit office. universal credit merges six benefits, including income support, jobseeker‘s allowance and housing benefit — into one single payment which is paid directly into the claimant's bank account. the government says universal credit would bring a £34 billion return over ten years. so far, its cost almost £2 billion in investment and running costs — and some critics say claimants have had to wait weeks for their benefit to be processed. the employment minister alok sharma has been speaking to our social affairs correspondent michael buchanan, who asked him if the new system was causing some claimants hardship. well, as i said, we have advances available for people... but does it cause hardship? and we have made sure that the amount of timely payments have gone up, so what i would say to you is that where people need the support, it is available and i would say to eve

she has been talking exclusively to duncan kennedy.gosport hospital has been incomprehensible for relatives. this former nurse, who doesn't want her identity revealed, was one of those who worked there and has never spoken publicly before. were you worried about the use of these high levels of painkillers? i suppose i was concerned. but at the same time, i was pleased that these people seemed to be more comfortable than they were before they were given it. that is what nursing is all about. making sure people are comfortable. that word — "comfortable" — was highlighted in the independent report. "please make comfortable" was medical shorthand for putting patients on the powerful painkiller diamorphine. the words were often written on patients' notes byjane barton, the doctor who oversaw drugs prescriptions at the hospital. i feel that dr barton is being tarred with the same brush as harold shipman. but it's completely different. he was a wicked man but dr barton wasn't. she was a good woman and still is. i felt so very sad for her. she

duncan kennedy, bbc news, in wiltshire. carry out the attack, has been sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum term of 16 years. her mother mina dich, was jailed for six years and nine months with a further five years on extended licence for helping her. her younger sister, safaa boular, who‘s 18, was convicted last week of planning a separate terror attack in the area around the british museum. she will be sentenced later. our home affairs correspondent, june kelly, reports from the old bailey. who is 22 years of age has been told that she will serve a lifetime with a minimum of 15 years. our mother who is 44 has been told she will serve six years, nine months and thatis serve six years, nine months and that is for helping her daughter. her daughter was funny to carry out the sniper attack in the area around the sniper attack in the area around the house of the parliament. —— was funny too. they want on a hostile reconnaissance mission around westminster, scouting targets. they then went on a shopping trip to sainsbu

duncan kennedy, many thanks. newsjust convictions. duncan kennedy, many thanks.om the old bailey, the sentencing ofa from the old bailey, the sentencing of a 22—year—old woman from south london who has been given a life term tonight for the preparation of terrorist acts. chris ngoo la is from the vauxhall area of london. jailed in relation to a planned knife attack. —— rizlaine boular. the 22—year—old, the court heard, has been given a life sentence with a minimum term of 16 years. she was working alongside her mother was 44, her mother has been given a sentence of six years and nine months. both pleaded guilty, part of an all—female terrorist cell, believed to be the first all—female terrorist cell in this country, the ringleaderjust 22 yea rs this country, the ringleaderjust 22 years old, has been given a life sentence with a minimum term of 16 yea rs. sentence with a minimum term of 16 years. our home affairs correspondentjim kelly is following the case and will bring us much more on that from the old bailey, a very long sentence handed down, a minimum term of

duncan kennedy, bbc news, in gosport.o be held without bail. police confirmed the gunman used a legally—purchased pump—action shotgun in the attack, which wounded two others. president trump has offered his condolences to the victims of the families during an event at the white house. this attack shocked the conscience of our nation and filled our hearts with grief. journalists like all americans should be free from the fear of being violently attacked while doing theirjob. to the families of the victims there are no words to respect the neck express our sorrow words to respect the neck express our sorrow for your loss. the horrible, horrible event, a werewolf thing happened. when you are suffering we pledge our internal support. the suffering is so great that we have seen some of the people so great. my government will not rest until we have done everything in our power to reduce violent crime and protect innocent life. we will not ever leave your side, so our warmest best wishes and regrets, horrific, horrible things. t

duncan kennedy reports from winchester crown court.was the first time victoria cilliers, on the left, has walked into court. her physical injuries behind her, but her psychological trauma is never—ending. she had no idea emile cilliers wanted her dead so idea emile cilliers wanted her dead so he could claim on her life insurance policy. incredibly, he chose to kill her doing the sport she loved, skydiving. and so, in april 2015, when victoria jumped here, her parachute had been sabotaged by her husband. thejump nearly killed her. what was happening at the locker when you got there? emile cilliers denied tampering with her parachute, or trying to rig a gas explosion at their home six days earlier. today he was jailed for life for both. where was the parachute when you got to the locker? i can't remember. on the surface the facade can seem quite compelling, quite charming, interested in sport and the army. below the surface the story is completely different. he is cold, callous and treated his wife victoria with absolute contempt. this i

duncan kennedy is in gosport. it's exactly one week since that's damning report was published and today for the first time, we've heard from the doctor at the centre of it, drjane barton. speaking through her husband she said she was a dedicated medical practitioner, but we've spoken to some of the families of the patients involved in this and they tell us they are extremely disappointed by what dr barton had to say. jane barton is the doctor at the centre of the gosport hospital deaths inquiry. speaking through her husband, tim barton, she spoke for the first time today since the report was published, and said she had always been a professional medical practitioner. she has always maintained that she was a hard—working, dedicated doctor, doing the best for her patients in a very inadequately resourced part of the health service. we ask that our privacy is respected at this difficult time and she will be making no further comments. i did ask one question. do you have any message for the families? last week's repor

duncan kennedy reports.nt when people —— police arrived to the house where the mandate previously thought was dead. the police knocked a number of times and left without meeting him. they want to talk to him about the jeremy thorpe scandal a0 years ago. a plot to killjeremy thorpe's a formal male lover. last year wembley so they try to find andrew newton, but the official later wrote i'm satisfied that the police have carried out all possible lines of inquiry, there is key witness is now deceased, to include andrew newton himself. jeremy thorpe's former lover was norman scott, who claimed he was threatening to expose the homosexual relationship he had with him. thorpe was put on trial for plotting to murder scott, who was cleared. he died four years ago. yet there is grouping audiences with hugh grant playing thorpe and the bbc dharma. the programme includes the moment he skilled at —— killed the moment he skilled at —— killed the dog and then sees that done jam wednesday aiming at scott. police say they wan

duncan kennedy reports.arrived at the house, but a man who they have produced it was dead. police knocked a number of times then left without meeting him.” knocked a number of times then left without meeting him. i cannot make any comment. they wanted to talk to him about the jeremy thorpe any comment. they wanted to talk to him about thejeremy thorpe scandal, applied to kill his former lover. last year, they said they tried to find him, but a last year, they said they tried to find him, buta cbs last year, they said they tried to find him, but a cbs official later wrote that i am satisfied that police have carried out all possible lines of inquiry, various key witnesses are now deceased, to include andrew newton himself. the former lover was norman scott, and was claiming to expose his homosexual relationship. he was put on trialfor homosexual relationship. he was put on trial for plotting to murder scott, who was cleared. he died four yea rs scott, who was cleared. he died four years ago. the whole affair

duncan kennedy reports.d ones could believe the scale of the deaths at the gosport war memorial hospital. this former nurse was one of those who worked on the wards where the deaths happened. she does not want faith shown and we have disguised her voice. were you worried about the use of these high levels of painkillers? i suppose i was concerned. at the same time, i was pleased these people seemed to be more comfortable than before they we re more comfortable than before they were given it. that is what nursing is all about. they can sure people are comfortable. that word, co mforta ble, are comfortable. that word, comfortable, was highlighted in the report. please make comfortable was shorthand for putting patients on the powerful painkiller, diamorphine. the words all —— often written on the lives of patients by jane barton, who oversaw drug prescriptions. i cannot say that somebody died too soon. i did not feel we were killing them. ijust thought you were making them more co mforta ble. thought you were

duncan kennedy reports from gosport. damning report was published and today, the first time we have heard from the doctor at the centre of it, doctorjane barton, speaking through her husband, she said she was a dedicated medical practitioner. we have to the families of the patients involved, and they tell us they are extremely disappointed at what doctor barton had to say. jane barton is the doctor at the centre of the gosport hospital deaths inquiry. speaking through her husband, tim barton, she spoke for the first time today since the report was published, and said she had always been a professional medical practitioner. she has always maintained that she was a hard—working, dedicated doctor, doing the best for her patients in a very inadequately resourced part of the health service. we ask that our privacy is respected at this difficult time and she will be making no further comments. i did ask one question. do you have any message for the families? last week's report concluded a56 people died at the gosport war memor

duncan kennedy has been following events at winchester crown court.en an extraordinary story from start to finish, over the three years that it's unfolded, in court cases and various other places, a story of sex, of greed, of sabotage. it is incredible to think that emile cillers twice tried emile cilliers twice tried to kill his wife in the space of six days, once by attempting to blow up the house they lived in, and once by playing with the cords of her parachute, the main and reserve chute, in order to kill her. well, today, he was sentenced to two terms of life in prison, with a recommendation from the judge that he serve at least 18 years injail, and thejudge described him as an "exceptionally callous person", who would stop at nothing to gratify his desires. victoria cilliers, on the left, today came to see how long her husband would spend injail for two of the most bizarre murder attempts of recent years. she had no idea emile cilliers would first try to blow her up, and then try to turn the sport she loved into a weapon of murder. that sport w

duncan kennedy reports from gosport.gosport hospital deaths inquiry. speaking through her husband, tim barton, she spoke for the first time today since the report was published, and said she had always been a professional medical practitioner. she has always maintained that she was a hard—working, dedicated doctor, doing the best for her patients in a very inadequately resourced part of the health service. we ask that our privacy is respected at this difficult time and she will be making no further comments. i did ask one question. do you have any message for the families? last week's report concluded a56 people died at the gosport war memorial hospital after being given inappropriate amounts of painkillers. a further 200 patients probably died in the same way. robert wilson was admitted to recover from a shoulder injury and other conditions, but his family said he was dead within four days. his daughter tracie said she was disappointed by today's statement from dr barton. she had an opportunity today to come out and tak

duncan kennedy, bbc news, in gosport.r lasting peace in the middle east. the duke of cambridge made his comments after meeting the palestinian president, mahmoud abbas, in the israeli—occupied west bank. later he met refugees at a camp near ramallah. he's the first member of the british royal family to make an official visit to the palestinian occupied territories. the duke has been injerusalem this evening and in a speech he said the palestinians " have not been forgotten". my my message tonight is that you have not been forgotten. it has been a very powerful experience to meet you and other palestinians living in the west bank. and to hear your stories. i hope that through my being here and understanding the challenges you face, the links of friendship and mutual respect between the palestinian and british people will grow stronger. the united kingdom stands with you as we work together for a peaceful and prosperous future. well, joining us now from exeter is dr nadia naser—najjab who is a research fellow in palestine s

we can speak to our correspondent duncan kennedy, who was there.large numbers of press to go awake and you will get some of that privacy you are asking for back into your life. —— largent is at the press will go away. i did ask after that clip ended, did she have any message for the families involved in this and doctor barton turned and went back inside her house. to recap on the details of those families, the independent report last week, exactly a week ago, found 456 people at the gosport war memorial hospital at the gosport war memorial hospital at their lives ended prematurity by the use of opiates and other drugs, that possibly another 200 may have had a similarending, that possibly another 200 may have had a similar ending, but the records for those not as complete as for those of the 456. the independent inquiry found painkillers were administered inappropriately and that there was a disregard for human life at this hospital over the course of many yea rs. hospital over the course of many years. so very much a holding statement from doctor b

duncan, cbs news, new york. >>> today marks 50 years since robert f. kennedy's death. he was sh winning the california primary. people reflect back on the assassination that stunned the country. >>> more evacuations being ordered in guatemala, where a volcano is sending out ash and smoke. the new worries after an overnight storm. >>> and we still have a few stubborn clouds out there on this coolest day of the week. i'll talk about afternoon temperatures, and when we will see quite a significant warm up in a few minutes in your full forecast. my name is cynthia haynes and i am a senior public safety specialist for pg&e. my job is to help educate our first responders on how to deal with natural gas and electric emergencies. everyday when we go to work we want everyone to work safely and come home safely. i live right here in auburn, i absolutely love this community. once i moved here i didn't want to live anywhere else. i love that people in this community are willing to come together to make a difference for other people's lives. together, we're building a better califo