emile cilliers denies two cou nts goller. emile cilliers denies two counts of attempted murder.id one of her ministers was right to suggest that britons who join so—called islamic state should be killed. yesterday, rory stewart said recruits to is should not be helped to come back home. today, ms patel said she supported her colleague. the only way to deal with them is, as the secretary of state for defence has said, as rory stewart has said as well, are through the actions that we and others are taking through coalition forces, which is to clearly to kill them in the way in which, you know, the various strikes have been taking place. our defence correspondent jonathan beale is here. what are we to make of these claims? i think these comments go further than what the defence secretary has said so far which is, essentially, that if britons go to fight in iraq and syria for is, then by dint of their membership they are legitimate targets. not because they are british but because they are fighting for is. this is slightly different. it raises questions about whether there is effect

emile cilliers denies two counts of attempted murder. s cilliers looked at the prosecutor and the jury, without looking towards the dock, where her husband was listening. the trial continues this afternoon. duncan kennedy. labour has suspended the mp jared o'mara, while an investigation is carried out into comments he made online. o'mara, the mp for sheffield hallam, has apologised for misogynistic and homophobic comments he posted 15 years ago — but he's also been accused of verbally assaulting a woman in his constituency earlier this year. vicki young is in westminster. what is labour saying today? the pressure has really been growing on the labour leadership to take action. some of their own mps, particularly female mps, felt more needed to be done. mr amaan had apologised for posting comments many yea rs apologised for posting comments many years ago, some of which were sexist. —— mr mara. some of them we re sexist. —— mr mara. some of them were homophobic. he made an apology to his colleagues and that seems to be accepted. he said he

emile cilliers denies the charges. duncan kennedy reports. re victoria cilliers took from. the jurors can't be filled for legal reasons, but had been shown in locations that, until now, they have only seen in photos in the courtroom. at each point, this detective explained to them the places that victoria and emile cilliers went in the lead up to her jump, when her parachute failed to open properly. you would have seen and heard recordings with marked walking around the hangar and demonstrating. my role is as a guide to point out particular locations. the court has a ready heard that emile cilliers is accused of tampering with victoria cilliers' parachute. the jury were taken to the spot where victoria cilliers landed after falling 4000 feet when her parachute failed to open. mrs cilliers suffered serious injuries but survived. by coming here, the jury but survived. by coming here, the jury will get a much better understanding of prosecution and the defence case and the allocations surrounding arson. the jury was shown the toilets where the pr

emile cilliers denies two counts of attempted murder and recklessly endangering life.online harassment has increased by 85 % in the last two years, according to figures obtained by the bbc. more than 200 malicious communication offences are recorded every day by police forces in england and wales — and the officer leading the fight against digital crime says those figures arejust the tip of an iceberg. emma glasbey reports. thank you for the stars. this is live.me, a video streaming app. victoria from leeds uses it to chat online. but last year she started getting abuse and threats. photos of her home were posted online and she was dared to try and leave the house. 0ne user threatened to force himself on her. she was even told go kill yourself and her address was posted on twitter as "a house to burgle". this has legitjust ruined my life. i used to be an outgoing person and now i'm just... getting there. trying to get back to my old self. with more people using smartphones and social media, police are getting more reports of malicious communications offences. that can

emile cilliers denies the charges against him. ater in this trial. emile cilliers was watching from the dock as the parachute expert gave his evidence this morning and the same expert will continue giving evidence this afternoon, again concentrating on the details of the parachute used by victoria on that day in 2015. our top story this lunchtime. police investigating claims of sexual abuse against the late former prime minister sir edward heath say he would have been questioned over seven allegations if he were alive. and still to come. a nobel prize for the british author kazuo ishiguro, best known for his work the remains of the day. coming up in sport: great britain's amy tinkler only resumed training seven weeks ago after surgery, but she's made the all—around final at the world gymnastics championships in montreal. sales of new cars in the uk have fallen for the sixth month in a row, according to figures out this morning. the society of motor manufacturers and traders says the number of new car registrations stands at 426,000

the trial has already heard that a week after the gas leak, emile cilliers allegedly sabotaged his wife'sliers fell 4,000 feet after both her main and reserve chutes failed to open properly. she suffered a number of injuries. emile cilliers denies two counts of attempted murder and one of recklessly endangering life. the trial continues. all those expert witnesses who gave evidence today about the gas fixtures have concluded that evidence. emile cilliers does deny attempting to murder victoria cilliers and there will be more prosecution witnesses in the morning. duncan kennedy, thank you. the firm brighthouse, which provides household goods to people on hire—purchase agreements, has been reprimanded by the financial conduct authority. the company will now pay out nearly £15 million in compensation to customers because of mistakes with contracts and refunds. joining me is gareth evans, co—director of the financial inclusion centre, an independent think tank that promotes fair financial markets. thank you for coming in. first, as a general principle, there is a lot of companies like this ou

emile cilliers denies all the charges against him. victoria cilliers is not in court at the moment.s trial. emile cilliers was watching from the dock as this parachute expect david his evidence this morning and that same expert will continue giving evidence this afternoon, again concentrating on all the details of the parachute used by victoria on that day in 2015. duncan kennedy reporting. the british author kazuo ishiguro, who wrote the remains of the day, has been awarded the nobel prize for literature. the swedish academy said his novels had great emotional force, and praised the japanese—born writer's exploration of the themes of memory, time and self—delusion. mr ishiguro said the prize was a magnificent honour that placed him in the footsteps of the world's greatest authors. speaking to our arts editor will gompertz, the author said he didn't believe at first that he had won. i was iwas in i was in the middle of writing some e—mails, about 45 minutes ago, it hasn't been that long, at the kitchen table, and then i started to get all these phone calls. i haven't come off the ph

emile cilliers apparent debts came to life in some of the texts.a cilliers suffered serious injuries when her main and reserve parachutes failed to open. the court moved on to the affair emile cilliers had, and who he had planned to live with. later, the texts turned to the issue ofa later, the texts turned to the issue of a gas leak at their house before the parachute accident. the prosecution say it was a separate attempt on victoria's life. victoria says to emile: the texts run to more than 100 pages, and cover months and months of the relationships between emile cilliers and his wife victoria, and between emile cilliers and his lover. the prosecution say that contained within this text of a motive that emile cilliers wanted to kill his wife. nl scillies denies two counts of attentive mother, and one count of recklessly endangering life. the trial continues tomorrow. this is bbc news at five. the headlines: theresa may insists that progress has been made in brexit talks, but labour says her approach is chaotic and damaging. meanwhile, the europe

emile cilliers denies the charges. duncan kennedy is at winchester crown court. chief instructor at this parachute centre in wiltshire and also one of those who investigated the accident later. under cross—examination from emile cilliers' defence barrister he admitted he had not seen victoria cilliersjump admitted he had not seen victoria cilliers jump out of the aircraft and did not see the accident itself. emile cilliers is accused of two count of attempting to murder his wife, won by sabotaging her parachute and the other by tampering with a gas fixture at their home. victoria and emile cilliers were both keen parachutists but the buzz edition claimed he wanted her to die so edition claimed he wanted her to die so he could claim insurance money and because he was having an affair with another woman —— with the prosecution claimed. it was at this airbase in wiltshire that the alleged incident took place. the basic seed around 25,000 jobs a year and victoria and emile cilliers were regular visitors. it was here she fell 4000 feet when both her main and reserve p

sergeant emile cilliers on the left works for the army. tampering with her parachute. leading to an accident that nearly killed her. the court heard emile cilliers and his wife victoria were experienced skydivers. victoria was a parachute instructor. but the prosecution say he wanted to leave her for another woman. they said that in april 2015 he encouraged victoria to take part in a skydive at this military base in wiltshire. but when she jumped out of the plane both her main parachute and reserve parachute failed to open. the court heard that she spiralled to the ground and suffered multiple injuries. it was later discovered that two pieces of equipment linking the harness to the parachute were missing. the prosecution say emile cilliers had deliberately tried to kill his wife. they also say that just one week earlier he had made another attempt on her life by tampering with a gas fixture at their family home. they say he was £20,000 in debt and believed he would inherit £120,000 in the event of victoria's death. this area is extremely p

emile cilliers denies the charges.nd listened as a police officer read out the text. they were playing the part of emile cilliers and his wife victoria as well as his lover. the prosecution claimed that emile cilliers wanted victoria cilliers to die so that he could set up a new life with stephanie. and that he had sabotaged the parachute at an airbase in wiltshire. victoria cilliers suffered serious injuries when her main and reserve parachutes failed to open. today in court, intimate text messages between mr cilliers and stefanie goller were read out... other intimate texts between emile cilliers and his wife victoria were also read out, showing that victoria loved her husband. they made detailed reference to their financial affairs, including debts run up by mr cilliers. the prosecution claimed emile cilliers severed ties in victoria's parachute so that he could pay off his debts and get an insurance pay—out. he also wanted to set up a new life with stefanie goller. emile cilliers denies two counts of attempted murd

prosecution claim those images show that the parachute was deliberately sabotaged by her husband emile cilliers has challenged the events leading up to this accident. emile cilliers in front here is the man accused of trying to sabotage his wife's parachute for money and for another woman he was having an affair with. the prosecution say emile cilliers hated his wife victoria and wanted to find a way of killing her. victoria cilliers took off from this airfield near salisbury in april 2015. she jumped at 4000 feet but both her main and reserve chute failed to open. she suffered multiple injuries and only lived because she came down in a ploughed field. so this is the same type of equipment as was used. today the jury was shown a number of videos, including this one of mark bayada, a veteran of 5000 jumps over 30 years. he explained to the jury what might have happened. here using a chute like the one that victoria cilliers was wearing. this was so tightly knotted up. he looked at the main chute and the reserve and said the main chute's lines were all twisted in no way he had not seen before but

the instructor said that emile cilliers‘ performance on the course was very good. of a bicycle accident. i‘m currently waiting on some medical advice which may affect some of my upcoming shows. the duke and duchess of cambridge have paid a visit to paddington station this morning, and were joined by a furry friend. paddington bear and hugh bonneville joined the royal couple and prince harry on platform 0ne for a children‘s charity event. it‘s not known whether there were any marmalade sandwiches, but kate and paddington did put on their dancing shoes while waiting for the train to depart! egon is here. first a look at the headlines on afternoon live: storm 0phelia has hit ireland with gusts of up to 100mph. two people have died and thousands are without power. theresa may heads to brussels for dinner with eu leaders in a bid to get talks on brexit back on track. a sharp rise in young people struggling with debt, many have to borrow to meet basic living costs. here‘s your business headlines on afternoon live. the boss of the financial conduct authority is warning ab

the trial has already heard that a week after the gas leak, emile cilliers allegedly sabotaged his wife'schester crown court. america's top general has prompted a full investigation into the depths of four american soldiers in niger. he said a reconnaissance patrol was ambushed by suspected islamist fighters earlier this month and it had taken the team and our two call for support. the widow of one of the soldiers said president trump made her cry when he found two of his condolences. peter bowes reports. sergeant la david johnson was laid to rest at the weekend. donald trump's call to his widow, myeshia johnson, came a few days earlier as she waited at miami airport to receive her husband's body. the president said that he knew what he signed up for, but it hurts anyway. and i was — it made me cry because i was very angry at the tone of his voice and how he said it. he couldn't remember my husband's name. she also said the us military had refused to let her see her husband's body. i don't know nothing. they won't show me a finger, a hand. i know my husband's body from head to toe, and th

toilets, where the alleged tampering of the parachute took place, they are also being shown emile cilliers'srs' parachute in before she made the disastrous jump. emile cilliers denies two counts of attempted murder. the jury emile cilliers denies two counts of attempted murder. thejury will finish the site visit later today. duncan kennedy, bbc news, wiltshire. scotland's first minister, nicola sturgeon, will address the final day of her party's conference in glasgow later. the snp leader is expected to say she wants to "put scotland in the driving seat" with radical policies that will equip it for the next decade and beyond, including doubling the amount spent on free early learning and childcare by 2020. princes william and harry have held a reception at st james's palace to celebrate the impact of their heads together campaign, which raises awareness of mental health issues. and this evening, they will host an event to mark world mental health day, alongside the duchess of cambridge, who is hoping to make herfirst public appearance since it was revealed she is pregnant with her third chil

the jury was told that emile cilliers also tried to kill his wife a few days earlier in their kitchenr cilliers denies two counts of attempted murder, the case continues next week. duncan kennedy, bbc news, at winchester crown court. in las vegas, vigils have been held to remember the 58 people murdered in the deadliest mass shooting in modern american history. but some of those who survived the attack have since told the bbc they remain fiercely opposed to tighter gun control. 0ur correspondent, james cook, reports. # amazing grace, how sweet thy sound #. in their darkest hour they have turned to their god. the massacre in las vegas struck at the heart of the christian country music community. these are patriotic americans. they are proud of their country and of its freedoms, including the right to carry a gun, even after the deadliest of mass shootings. we lost my uncle from a head wound on tuesday afternoon. tara king is the niece of brett schwanbeck, who was 61 years old. my uncle was the funniest, funest, hillbilly, redneck, country music loving, good old boy. this was brett at t

her husband emile cilliers denies the charges. duncan kennedy is at winchester crown court. ning, the court has been hearing just how reluctant victoria cilliers was to make thatjump over the countryside in wiltshire. she told the court she had lost confidence, having recently had a baby and with other issues at home. she said this jump other issues at home. she said this jump was going to be her last. this was victoria cilliers wearing sunglasses as she headed to court to give evidence about what she thought of her husband following her parachute accident. emile cilliers, on the left, came in earlier and watched as she spoke of her shock at his possible involvement in her accident. of mind on the day of the accident in 2015, against a backdrop of worries about her family life. she said, "ijumped, but i was absolutely terrified. i did not want to be there. i'd completely lost my whole confidence." mrs cilliers had been recalling events here at the netheravon airfield in wiltshire in 2015. she jumped from 4000 feet, but both her main and reserve chutes failed to open properly.

emile cilliers' defence barrister asked him if he actually saw the accident himself and whether victoriaas also asked if he saw mrs cilliers cut away the main chute when it failed to open and again he said it was others who had seen herfall. the court has already been shown these pictures, the kitchen at their home. the prosecution said mr cilliers tampered with this gas fixture a few days before the parachute accident in a separate attempt to kill his wife. emile cilliers denies all the charges against him in a trial that is expected to last up to six weeks. there are signs that the catalonian government will not go as far as declaring unilateral independence from spain. hundreds of thousands of people were on the streets of barcelona yesterday in a huge solar support for the unity of spain. —— show of support. extra police have been asked to help at the parliament building in barcelona. we canjoin the bbc‘s tim wilcox, how likely is that? will they call for it? who knows, both of the political leaders are vulnerable, carles puigdemont relies on far left separation as groups. mariano ra

the prosecution say emile cilliers removed two slinks so the parachute would fail. t the slinks could have come undone by accident. they say mr cilliers, an experienced parachutist like his wife, wanted her dead so he could inherit £120,000 from her life insurance policy, and because he was having an affair with a woman he had met on tinder. victoria cilliers spent three weeks in hospital and only survived because she landed in a ploughed field. the jury has heard the official inquiry into the accident had never known a case where both a main and a reserve chute had failed. emile cilliers denies all the charges against him. it is expected to give evidence as a witness later in this trial. emile cilliers was watching as this parachute expert gave evidence this morning at the same expert will continue to give evidence this afternoon, again, concentrating on all the details of the parachute used by victoria on that day in 2015. duncan kennedy reporting. the british author kazuo ishiguro, who wrote "the remains of the day", has been awarded the nobel prize for literature

her husband, emile cilliers, on the left, arrived to hear her give evidence about his affair with anothera cilliers who introduced her husband to pa rachuting. mrs cilliers told the court about her love of the sport, saying it was not dissimilar to drugs. this video, seen by the jury, shows a similarjump over the airfield where mrs cilliers had her accident. she fell 4000 feet and suffered multiple injuries. she was asked about the state of her marriage. "cracks were starting to show," she said. "i had suspicions that he was having an affair. there's only so much you can put up with." she added, "i despised him at that point." later, she said, "i was panicking because i was expecting a baby. i didn't want him to leave just then." and told the court, "i was trying to threaten him. i was threatening suicide." mrs cilliers was asked if she meant that. she replied she wasn't sure. she later told the court that she'd given police differing accounts about the amount of time her husband was with her parachute the day before the accident. asked if she had always told the truth she said, "not alwa

the prosecution say emile cilliers hated his wife victoria and wanted to find a way of killing her. 015, she jumped at 4000 feet but both her main and reserve chutes failed to open. she suffered multiple injuries and only lived because she came down in a ploughed field. so this is the same type of equipment as was used. today the jury was shown a number of videos including this one, by a veteran of 5000 jumps over 30 years. he explained to the jury what might have happened. here, using a chute like the one victoria cilliers was wearing. he looked at the main chute and the reserve, and said the main parachute's lines were twisted in a way he hadn't seen before and that the reserve had two strips called slinks missing. he concluded by saying he had never seen a main parachute so entangled, and that reserve parachutes do not malfunction. he said they are life—savers in all situations. the court has already been told that a few days before the accident, in their home kitchen, emile cilliers allegedly tried two separate attempts to kill his wife. the prosecution say he tampered with this

today's evidence began with the finances of victoria and emile cilliers. sets, like their house and savings, were in her name. the court also heard that emile cilliers, left, had taken out an insurance policy through the army but wasn't sure if any pay—out went to him if she died. in court, emile cilliers' defence barrister, elizabeth marsh qc, suggested to mrs cilliers, "putting the insurance policy to one side, emile was better off with you alive than dead." "yes," she replied. she then asked, "if you die, the house, the savings and other assets will go to the children, and he'd be on his uppers." yes, said mrs cilliers. it was in april 2015 at the netheravon airfield near salisbury that victoria cilliers had her parachute accident. both her main and reserve chutes failed to fully open, and she fell 4000 feet. the impact led to severe injuries. in court, with the couple separated by a few feet, mrs cilliers agreed she'd been very unhappy in the months before the accident, troubled by her pregnancy and her husband. ms marsh then turned to two interviews th

sergeant emile cilliers, on the left, works for the army.an accident that nearly killed her. the court heard emile cilliers and his wife victoria were experienced skydivers. victoria was a parachute instructor. but the prosecution say he wanted to leave her for another woman. they said that in april 2015 he encouraged victoria to take part in a skydive at this military base in wiltshire. but when she jumped out of the plane, both her main parachute and reserve parachute failed to open. the court heard that she spiralled to the ground and suffered multiple injuries. it was later discovered that two pieces of equipment linking the harness to the parachute were missing. the prosecution say emile cilliers had deliberately tried to kill his wife. they also say that just one week earlier, he had made another attempt on her life by tampering with a gas fixture at their family home. they say he was £20,000 in debt and believed he would inherit £120,000 in the event of victoria's death. this area is extremely popular with parachutists, who come from

the man who did teach emile cilliers out —— how to assemble a parachute gave evidence today and he said mr cilliers, in a yellow tie, attempted to kill his wife victoria to cash in on the insurance policy and because he wa nted insurance policy and because he wanted a new life with another woman. mrand mrs wanted a new life with another woman. mr and mrs cilliers working parachutists and they woman. mr and mrs cilliers working pa rachutists and they jumped woman. mr and mrs cilliers working parachutists and theyjumped at the airfield in wiltshire. victoria cilliers fell 4000 feet into this field and both are main and reserve parachutes failed to open. she suffered multiple injuries. this man said he thought mr cilliers how to pack reserve parachutes on a four day course, which included tying slinks. he said he would have handled seven or eight reserve parachutes during the course. he said that mr cilliers's performance on the course was very good. he said he had tied slinks four times. he also said that it was physically impossible for slinks to come undone. they don't come undone, he s

emile cilliers has denied two counts of attempted murder in the trial continues.redicted at the time by weather experts. it caused extensive damage. there is a little sense of it for you. let us have this report from our correspondent. howling in from the channel, the most devastating storm since 1703. it caught the southern half of the uk totally by surprise. gusts of up to 115 miles an hour ripped 15 million trees from the wet ground, tore off roofs, and cut power to thousands of homes. 18 people were killed and the damage ran to over £1 billion. in london power cuts forced the breakfast news team into an emergency studio. we must apologise for this makeshift breakfast time service which we are bringing you from lime grove studios. the breakfast time home is out of action as a result of the weather. part of the reason so many were caught on the hop can be found in a now infamous forecast the previous day. apparently a woman rang the bbc and said she had heard there was a hurricane on the way. don't worry, there isn't. pictures shot in the hours after the storm o

shortly afterwards, emile cilliers on the left also came to court. lk about the affair he was having and his problems with debt. in court, mrs cilliers spoke of her love for parachuting, saying that it became an obsession and addiction, not dissimilar to drugs. i spoke about it a lot. he showed an interest. he learned about parachute packing from me. the prosecution claim emile cilliers sabotaged his wife's parachute at this airbase in 2015. leading to both of parachutes failing to open. the couple were married four years earlier and lived in wiltshire. she told the court today about their marital problems. cracks were starting to show, she said. i was aware he was having an affair. it was an accumulation. i'm intelligent, i knew what was going on, only so much you can put up with. i despised him at that point, easier not having him around. later she added, i was panicking because i was expecting a baby. i didn't want to leave just then, i was getting in the way, i was miserable. i was threatening suicide. the prosecutor asked her if she meant it. mrs

her husband emile cilliers denies two counts of attempted murder.spectors concluded that services are too difficult to access. alice battled anorexia through her teenage yea rs. battled anorexia through her teenage years. she waited about six months for a mental health assessment. and, to get specialist treatment she was told she would have to travel 100 miles her home. she is concerned some young people are still too long. the reality is, these are people under the age of 18 and it is heavily frustrating that they've got to wait in situations of deep distress, them and their families. the care quality mission report says... it warns that services are too fragmented and a joined—up approach is needed. the point highlights evidence that one in four children who needed care were unable to access it. the commission warns children's lives may be being put at risk. suicide is one of the leading cause of death in young people. what we know is that waiting a long time, or not being able to access a service when you need it, inherently increases the risk. w

emile cilliers denies the charges. duncan kennedy reports from winchester crown court.g to sabotage his wife's parachute, so he could get an insurance policy pay—out and because he wanted a new life with another woman. the prosecution say he tampered with victoria cilliers's parachute by twisting chords on her main chute and removing kit from her reserve chute. alan westley was the man who packed victoria cilliers' reserve chute and was today cross—examined by the defence barrister, elizabeth marsh. this is one of our experienced ones, similar to the one involved. mr westley appeared in this video shown to the jury, to explain how reserve chutes are meticulous >> weather—macro: meticulously packed. miss marsh asks whether if the slinks were not put on tightly the slinks were not put on tightly the equipment would come undone. mr westley said it wasn't just a case of doing up tightly but also putting them on correctly. miss marsh asked mr westley if he had any reason to think that this links were done up incorrectly. mr westley replied, i guarantee that it was done prope

the court heard emile cilliers wanted victoria cilliers dead so he could benefit from her life insurancehaving an affair with another woman. when mrs cilliers main and reserve chutes failed to open over salisbury plan, she fell 4,000 feet and suffered multiple injuries. he should have handed it back in. under cross—examination from the defence, he admitted that other parachutists get their rigs in their lockers and that to have done so might not have been unusual. the jury might not have been unusual. the jury was told that he also tried to kill his wife a few days earlier in their kitchen by tampering with this gas mixture. he denies two counts of attempted murder. the case continues next week. duncan kennedy, bbc news, at winchester crown court. you're watching bbc news. the headlines this hour: civil rights groups in the us have vowed to fight the trump administration's new rules blocking access to free contraception. the prime minister insists she has the support of her cabinet after a former conservative chairman said 30 mps want a leadership election. oil and gas companies have shu

the court has already heard that emile cilliers is accused of tampering with his wife's parachute in iers survived albeit with series injuries. the prosecution and the jury injuries. the prosecution and the jury will get much more of an idea of what happened. they were taking to the men's toilets. it was here, the prosecution say, and meals are sabotaged his wife's parachute before she took off. and they were able to judge the available space in the toilet. the court has already been shown pictures of the home kitchen in amesbury where prosecution say emile cilliers tampered with this gas mixture ina cilliers tampered with this gas mixture in a separate attempt to kill his wife. mr cilliers denies a third charge of endangering life as well as two charges of attempted murder. the court will return tomorrow. inspectors are warning that the health and care system is "straining at the seams" to cope with unprecedented pressure caused by people living longer. the regulator — the care quality commission — says its annual report provides the first complete picture of what is happening across

the prosecution claim emile cilliers twisted the lines on his wife‘s main one as well as tampering withed states is pulling out of the un cultural organisation unes co2 on the basis of the anti—israel bias of unesco. we will bring you more on that later on. it‘s a family owned pub in a village in north yorkshire. but it‘s not any old pub — because this one has just been named the best restaurant in the world, after being voted for by tripadvisor customers. the pub‘s restaurant is run by the uk‘s youngest michelin—starred chef, tommy banks. and it has beaten the likes of heston blumenthal‘s the fat duck and raymond blanc‘s le manoir. phil connell went along to sample the menu. nestled on the edge of the north york moors, it‘s a village restaurant that‘s ta ken the world by storm. the black swan at oldstead isn‘t the best in yorkshire or even britain, according to users of tripadvisor, this fine dining restaurant is the best in the world. it‘s a little bit surreal. it‘s been crazy. we‘re just a yorkshire farming family running a little pub, and to achieve an accolade like this is just ama

emile cilliers denies two recounts the tent and murder. —— denies two counts of attempted murder. id and west wales fire and rescue service that there was a house fire at a remote property in powys. i arrival the property in powys. on arrival the property in powys. on arrival the property was ablaze and three children aged 13, 12, and ten were able to escape. they have been treated in hospital but don‘t have life—threatening injuries. however, there are a number of people unaccounted for at this time. and there are known to be fatalities. due to the severity of damage at the scene we are unable at this stage to identify any of the deceased, or to confirm the number of deceased. specialist scientists and fire investigators are still assessing the scene. and at this time we are treating the cause of fire as unexplained. further details will be made available in due course and our thoughts are with the family at this difficult time. that was chief inspector richard lewis giving the latest on that dreadful fire at that remote house in mid wales. the government says talks to restore pow

her husband, emile cilliers, denies two atte m pts her husband, emile cilliers, denies two attempts ofging her parachute and one, a few days before, of trying to tamper with the gas pipes at her house. thank you venkat. the brexit secretary david davis has said he wants negotiations concluded soon. a lot of focus on whether anything dumb everything will be com plete anything dumb everything will be co m plete by anything dumb everything will be complete by that date march 2019, especially on the issue of trade. there has been a lot of discussion on the timetable. we now at first hurdle has been passed yet, we haven't yet moved on to talk about trade, they are still talking about what will be the first phase, the rights of eu citizens, how much the uk will have to pay, and the issue of the border between ireland and northern ireland. in that sense, people think the talks have stalled, but listening to david davis today, you get a completely different picture. he's saying he thinks this could be resolved pretty rapidly, which is in stark contrast to what michel barnier has been saying. h

her husband emile cilliers denies the charges; duncan kennedy is following the case at winchester crownfollowing her parachute accident. emile cilliers, on the left, came in earlier and watched as she spoke of her shock at his possible involvement in her accident. her comments in police interviews made in court revealed her state played in court revealed her state of mind on the day of the accident in 2015, against a backdrop of worries about her family life. she said, "ijumped, but i was absolutely terrified. i did not want to be there. i'd completely lost my whole confidence." mrs cilliers had been recalling events here at the netheravon airfield in wiltshire in 2015. she jumped from 4000 feet, but both her main and reserve chutes failed to open properly. she landed and suffered a number of serious injuries. as an investigation began, the court heard the police told mrs cilliers her husband was having an affair. so, at her request, she gave another police video interview, this time acknowledging her husband's possible role in her accident. she said, "my gut instinct was ‘no way‘, but

emile cilliers denies two counts of attempted murder. inchester crown court. bring us the latest from what has been said in court this afternoon. victoria cilliers only give evidence foran houror victoria cilliers only give evidence for an hour or two this morning before the court was adjourned for a legal argument. we are expecting to hear her resume to evidence tomorrow. just pick up on some of those themes we heard there in the report, about her marriage, it has been alleged, reported in court, that her husband was having two affairs and that he hoped to claim on his way‘s life insurance. she said that their marriage was in trouble by november 20 1a. she said that she is respected he was having an affairand that that she is respected he was having an affair and that she came to despise him and threatened suicide. about these lies that she admitted she told police, again we have heard in court that her husband took his way‘s parachute into a toilet cubicle and it is alleged that at that time he tampered with it. initially, she told poli

emile cilliers is also on trial of trying to kill his wife by sabotaging her parachute.ugher has been told she could have been at "high risk" of the bone disease rickets and had "classic signs" of vitamin b deficiency. —— vitamin d. 31—year—old matthew scully—hicks denies inflicting catastrophic injuries on 18—month—old elsie at their cardiff home. elsie died in hospital in may last year. the case continues. police in south lanarkshire say a 36—year—old man has been arrested after armed officers were called to reports that he had barricaded himself inside a house with a crossbow. he was detained shortly after a fire began in the property in blantyre. a woman was also inside the home. this year's list of the 100 most influential black britons has been published. at number one on the powerlist 2018 is gina miller, the entrepreneur who took on the government to give parliament a vote on whether the uk could start the brexit process. elaine dunkley has been to speak to her. like the eu referendum, gene ma miller divides opinion. among the thank you cards there is hate—mail.

a court has heard that an army sergeant emile cilliers — here on the left — on trialfor murder triedl parts of her parachute, causing her to spin thousands of feet to the ground. he is also accused of trying to kill his wife on another occasion by deliberately causing a gas leak. mr cilliers denies all charges. twin brothers who've spent a lifetime trying to find out what happened to their father during the second world war have finally discovered how he died and where he was buried. royal irish fusilier edward graham's grave was honoured by his seventy four year old sons in a service this morning. 0ur correspondent robert hall has the story. the irish brigade, the royal irish fusiliers came over those rivers in that direction. so in this direction. across the misty slopes of mount etna, edward and sydney graham are following a personal trail which has lasted a lifetime. so, this building behind us, which is pockmarked, is where the germans had one of their positions. the trail of a man who fought his way across sicily in 19a3, with no idea that he would become father to twin sons. h

her husband, emile cilliers, denies charges of attempted murder. andy moore is following the case.eatures. she was warned that she might be giving evidence for some hours, but she said she wished to remain standing. she started off by speaking about her love of pa rachuting. speaking about her love of parachuting. she said she was on a two week course with the army. 0nce she had jumped, she was hooked, she said and it became an obsession, an addiction not dissimilar to drugs. after that, every holiday, every weekend for 15 years, she was out pa rachuting. weekend for 15 years, she was out parachuting. it has been alleged in court that emile cilliers, her husband, was having two extramarital affairs and that he was trying to claim on his dead wife's insurance policy. she has been speaking in the last few minutes about that and she said by november 2014 she was asked about the state of their marriage and she said that cracks were starting to show and she had suspicions that he was having an affair. victoria cilliers has been giving evidence for about half an hour. she is expected to

emile cilliers denies two counts of attempted murder with mrs cilliers due to give more evidence tomorrown president trump and some senior members of his own party continues to escalate. yesterday, the republican senatorjeff flake, who is standing down next year, accused mr trump of debasing america; and today, on us tv, he urged his party colleagues to follow his lead in condemning the president. we have a responsibility as elected officials to speak out when there is behaviour that is beyond the field. solve what we have seen putter category. do you think you can change the president? adding all of us change the president? adding all of us had been waiting for nine months for that privilege that was going to occur towards more appropriate behaviour and stability. we haven't seen behaviour and stability. we haven't seen it. i think it's time that we stand up and be a little more forceful. well, president trump hit back today at suggestions that the republican party is deeply split over his leadership when he spoke to journalists at the white house. i called it a love fest, it was almost

emile cilliers has always denied doing that., two cou nts he denies three counts in all, two counts of attempted murder and one counts of attempted murder and one count of recklessly endangering life. duncan kennedy reporting. sir tom jones has become the latest celebrity to speak out following the sex scandal in hollywood involving harvey weinstein saying that sort of behaviour happens in the music industry with both men and women. he said at the start of his career he was propositioned by a man — an experience that left him feeling "terrible". colin paterson reports. for more than 50 years, sir tom jones has played up his reputation as a sex symbol. but in an interview for 5live‘s afternoon edition on the red carpet at the series launch of the voice, he revealed a man in the music industry tried to take advantage of him at the start of his career in the early 1960s. in the beginning, yes, there were a few things like that. but you avoid it. what‘s tried on women is tried on men as well. he did tell other people about the propo

her husband, army sergeant emile cilliers, is on trial for attempting to murder her by sabotaging herned on april 2015 in wiltshire. the video —— in the video she said that her main parachute failed to open then she had a problem with her reserve chute. —— reserve parachute. she said she was spinning, she said it was like a centrifuge. she said she used her whole body. she could not work out why she couldn't gain control. she said she was trying to keep hold of as many cells as she could, then it went black. she was asked what her chances were of a main and reserve parachute failing, she replied one in a million. the jury she replied one in a million. the jury have already seen this demonstration video to see if it was possible to tamper with a parachute ina possible to tamper with a parachute in a cubicle at the airbase in around five minutes, including removing five nylon ties called slinks. in court she said: when askedif slinks. in court she said: when asked if he thought the whole incident surrounding the job was an accident, she said i don't think it can be an accident, slinks d

her husband, emile cilliers, denies these two counts of attempted murder. the trial continues. review. it says the impact of mental illness is estimated to cost the uk economy up to £99bn each year. the government has said two of the country's largest employers, the nhs and the civil service, will adopt the review‘s recommendations. our health correspondent rob sissons has this report. at this insurance company, they're proud of their record supporting workers. today's report recommends more places should be like this. aviva in sheffield said it has tried to change the way people think about mental health, training managers and encouraging openness. james tringham was diagnosed with bipolar disorder, something the firm was aware of when they took him on. i was terrified. i had to be coaxed in and the support team that were training me at that stage weren't sure if i would make it through, although they could see there was potential there. and work has a great benefit. it has a normalising effect. the government—ordered review, which covers the whole of the uk, suggests what is

a court has heard that an army sergeant, emile cilliers — here on the left — on trial for attempted murderr parachute, causing her to spin thousands of feet to the ground. he is also accused of trying to kill his wife on another occasion by deliberately causing a gas leak. mr cilliers denies all charges. amazon faces paying more than £220 million in back taxes after a european crackdown. the european commission said the online company had been given an over generous tax deal in luxembourg. amazon denied receiving any special treatment. a scottish scientist has won the nobel prize for chemistry. the method developed by richard henderson alongside swiss scientist jacques dubochet, and the german americanjoachim frank, involves freezing biomolecules to reveal processes never previously seen. the nobel prize committee said their work had moved biochemistry into a new era. twin brothers who've spent a lifetime trying to find out what happened to their father during the second world war have finally discovered how he died and where he was buried. royal irish fusilier edward graham's grave was ho

the trial continues and emile cilliers denies those two cou nts emile cilliers denies those two countse about diagnosis and treatment. joining me now from our newsroom in glasgow is janice preston, head of scotland macmillan services. good to have you with us. if someone has had a diagnosis of cancer, it must be incredibly frightening. they perhaps don't take in everything the doctor is saying to them at the time. and then they go and have a look online to try to find out some more information. but that is obviously a dangerous thing, isn't it? it is. we know about a third of people say to us they feel quite dazed at diagnosis so it is important they have someone with them. if they don't have the information they are getting, we know for stupid and people are going online and looking to see what information there is about their type of cancer, but back and take them all sorts of places that are not accurate or true. i'm sure you must know people who've suffered incredible stress because of looking may not up information online which may not be accurate. do you know anyone up informatio

emile cilliers is accused of removing vital pieces of victoria cillier‘s chute in an attempt to kille'd checked not one had the key parts missing or incorrectly fitted. from winchester crown court duncan kennedy reports. this is the man who checked and packed the reserve parachute and today gave evidence for the prosecution. first i would check any safety notifications or bulletins which i've already done. he made this video for the court showing how he checks a reserve chute. pointing out every key parts including the slinks all ties at the of this trial. these are slinks, this is a little connection device. the prosecution tuition claim these were removed to sabotage the parish wrote in an effort to kill her. mr westley later told the court he had packed around 500 reserve chutes. then he was asked three questions by the brusque ouschan. had he ever seen slinks that were not done properly, not properly fitted or were missing? to each question he replied, no. the court has heard that the accused tampered with his wife's parachute of the day before the incident. the jury of the day b

emile cilliers, on the left here, is accused of trying to sabotage his wife's parachute, so he coulded with victoria cilliers's parachute by twisting chords on her main chute and removing kit from her reserve chute. alan westley was the man who packed victoria cilliers' reserve chute and was today cross—examined by the defence barrister, elizabeth marsh. this is one of our experienced ones, similar to the one involved. miss marsh asks whether if the slinks were not put on tightly the equipment would come undone. the prosecution says emile removed them. miss marsh asked mr westley if he had any reason to think that the slinks were done up incorrectly. mr westley replied it was notjust tightness but whether they were done up tightness but whether they were done up properly. mr westley replied, i guarantee the slinks were done up properly. both her main and reserve chutes failed to open properly. she landed in this field suffering several serious injuries. alabama shanka worked in the kit store. she signed out a parachute the day before the accident. she sometimes left the kit store up

emile cilliers denies the charges. duncan kennedy is at winchester crown court. d jump over the airbase that you were referring to. shejumped 4,000 jump over the airbase that you were referring to. she jumped 4,000 feet but neither her main or reserve shoot opened fully so she fell that full distance and landed in a ploughed field. she suffered multiple injuries. it's the prosecution's case in this trial that it was her husband who sabotaged her parachute, botha main chute and her reserve chute. two charges mr cilliers denies, but it's the prosecution case that that's what he did in order to get his hands on some life insurance money that was in his and her‘s name and also that he was trying to set up life with another woman that he'd met on tinder. that was the prosecution case today and both charges emile cilliers denies. how long is the trial expected to last? it's going to be going on for another two to three weeks. what's happened today is, at the request of thejury, who went happened today is, at the request of the jury, who went to see the base last week, t

an army fitness instructor, emile cillers, has gone on trial at winchester crown court accused of trying to kill his wife by tampering with her parachute. victoria cillierste failed to open. mr cillers denies all charges against him. today marks the start of an extended roll—out of universal credit, the new welfare payment which aims to simplify the benefits system by merging six benefits into one. it will be introduced to a5job centres this month and 50 a month from now on. but critics says a 6—week wait— before claimants can receive their money is pushing more people into debt. but in scotland claimants are being offered new ways to manage the money they receive, as our scotland editor sarah smith reports. do you want to put your bag on? ellie is off to nursery school. fortunately, she doesn't know about the hardship her mother suffered when she first applied for universal credit. amber mcfadden had to wait more than six months before she received any payments. she survived only because she could borrow money from her family. there were times when i had to call my mother in the middle of the night and ask her to come round and help me pay for electrici