the journalists who covered the continuing saga of ian brady who has 110w continuing saga of ian brady the government's emergency committee cobra has been in session considering its response to the global cyber—attack which has affected parts of the nhs in england and scotland. some hospital trusts are still experiencing problems but the national crime agency says fears of a new wave of attacks today have not been realised. microsoft has said the attack should be treated as a ‘wake—up call‘ and the government's been accused of failing to invest properly in it. 0ur security correspondent gordon corera has the latest. hospital wards still dealing with the aftermath of friday's cyber attack. the hope is that the worst has passed, but the question remains — could this have been avoided? the health secretary today denied accusations from labour and the liberal democrats that computer security had been underfunded and the nhs underprepared. we've been making huge efforts to modernise and invest, despite all the financial pressures. and that's why we were able to maintain our emergency servic

they have led us to believe that this is in fact ian brady and that this is in fact ian brady and thatist ian brady and that is confirmed. he is, as you say, someone that is confirmed. he is, as you say, someone who has been something ofa say, someone who has been something of a dark stain across british history. he has been somebody who has been a hate figure for as long as he has lived, really. since the 60s, when the trial... the details the trial of him and his then girlfriend myra hindley were reported on. the shock across the country as they were both convicted the appalling torture and murder of three children. then in the 80s at a much there were two more children that they have also killed. then not all the bodies were found. that is something which some of the families have been talking about in the press today, saying they wish more details had been given before he died about where the bodies were. sun-seekers he has taken to the grave. thank you very much. —— some secrets and he has taken to the grave. let's cross to the bbc sports centre. hello and welcome to sportsday. cham

duncan staff has made a documentary about ian brady and myra hindley. rady and is in our salford newsroom. some are questioning why we're giving the death of ian brady airtime. what would you say? it's only to be expected. this brings to a close a traumatic chapter in british criminal history. the events of the mid—1960s still fascinate media and public alike and i think that even after brady's death that may well continue to be the case, possibly until keith bennet‘s body is recovered from the moors. duncan staff what motivated ian brady and myra hindley? ian brady when he met myra hindley? ian brady when he met myra hindley? ian brady when he met myra hindley he had a script and he recognised she was somebody that would be able to help him carry out the script. it and it was the idea ofa the script. it and it was the idea of a perfect murder. he thought he could rise above the rest of the world. she and brady viewed themselves as superior and committing the perfect murder was in a sense a way of confirming that superiority. and 00 had tried to claim th

the moors murderer ian brady has died in a secure psychiatric hospital. he was 79. ver close this case. the outstanding information which they still so badly want is the location of the body of keith bennett. the only one of brady‘s a child victims whose remains were never found. greater manchester police say hardly a week goes by without information coming forwards from people. ultimately, only two people, brady and myra hindley, nowhere he years. that, very sadly, is a piece of information that ian brady has taken to his great. i can tell you that having met keith bennett‘s mother winniejohnson, just having met keith bennett‘s mother winnie johnson, just before having met keith bennett‘s mother winniejohnson, just before she died, that agony that he put her through by murdering her son but also failing to tell her where he was, he she hoped he went to hell because he had put her through hell. the word from greater manchester police, a statement, they will never close the moors murderers case and ian brady‘s death does not change that. jeremy corbyn will unveil the

the coronor at the inquest into the death of moors murderer ian brady has declined to release the bodyr summer said he knew he didn't have the legal power to enforce such a request but he believed it was the correct moraljudgment to make. greater manchester police say they won't stop searching for the remains of keith bennett, who was the only one of his five child victims never found and is believed to be on saddleworth moor. 0ur correspondent, judith moritz, reports. his name will always be notorious, his face the image of evil. ian brady, the moors murderer. his crimes are among the most reviled of the 20th century. he took children and tortured them, murdering and dumping their bodies on the moors above manchester. police searched for their remains. one child was never found. brady's accomplice was his girlfriend, myra hindley. she died 15 years ago. brady's death closes a chapter of criminal history. the pair murdered five children. lesley ann downey was just ten years old. i would not say he was a person. he is not, a monster. he is a monster. he is not human, not human. you know

ian brady — one of britain's most notorious serial killers — has died.lled five children and teenagers in the 1960s with his partner, myra hindley brexit means what in the uk general election? the labour party unveils its manifesto — we weigh up the arguments. and is this the doctor's surgery of the future? we'll be visiting a californian start—up which says it has the recipe for preventative health. hello and welcome to bbc news. the washington post has published a report claiming president trump revealed highly classified intelligence to the russian foreign minister and ambassador at their white house meeting last week. quoting current and former officials, the paper alleges mr trump gave information about the so—called islamic state group, supplied to the us by a foreign ally, and considered so sensitive american officials did not even share it widely within the us government. the paper suggests intelligence sources and security relationships with other governments may have been compromised. the us secretary of state has issued a statement that the pr

ian brady, one of britain's most notorious serial killers, has died.e murdered five children and teenagers in the 19605 with his partner, myra hindley. france's new president hits the ground running — he meets angela merkel on his first full day in office. he'll appoint a new cabinet on tuesday. and capturing camelot in photos: 100 years since his birth, a new exhibit highlights the life and legacy ofjohn f kennedy. hello. the washington post has published a report claiming president trump revealed highly classified intelligence to the russian foreign minister and ambassador at their white house meeting last week. quoting current and former officials, the paper alleges mr trump gave information about the so—called islamic state group, supplied to the us by a foreign ally, and considered so sensitive american officials did not even share it widely within the us government. the paper suggests intelligence sources and security relationships with other governments may have been compromised. the us secretary of state has issued a statement that the presiden

ian brady — one of britian‘s most notorious serial killers — has died aged 79.ed five children and teenagers in the 1960s with his partner myra hindley hitting the ground running — on his first full day in office, france's new president calls for a reform of the eurozone, as he meets with his german counterpart. he will appoint a new cabinet on tuesday. and, capturing camelot, in photos. 100 years since his birth, a new exhibit highlights the life and legacy ofjohn f kennedy. hello. the washington post newspaper has published a report that claims president trump revealed highly classified intelligence to the russian foreign minister and ambassador, at a meeting in the white house last week. quoting current and former officials, the paper alleges that mr trump gave information about the islamic state group that was supplied to the us by an ally — that had not authorised its disclosure to the russians. the us secretary of state, rex tillerson, issued a statement that the president's talks with sergei lavrov involved the nature of specific threats, but they did not

big story in britain is the death of ian brady.er being jailed for the sickening crimes. the mirror, one of many tabloids with sub headlines. it online headline is less offensive to some people. the. he never dynavolt where one of the bodies was buried. —— divulged. he never dynavolt where one of the bodies was buried. -- divulged. you can get your ferrari or lamborghini, put your card in it, your pin number and then you get one. you can't put notes in there. he would be there all day! just little toy ones, though. technology is moving so fast. a great space saving mechanism as well. they are looking at it now for parking in the wider implications. very exciting, if you have the money, of course. driverless cars. i will still be driving my curare myself. don't start with the driverless cars. —— curare. “— lamborghini. hi there. here in the uk, winter and spring have been drier than normal. but could may be the month that bucks the dry trend? well, maybe. most of us will have had cloudy skies yesterday. we did have some fairly heavy

now the bbc understands that patient is in fa ct bbc understands that patient is in fact ian brady.ry ill for some time. ata he has been very ill for some time. at a court hearing in february, lawyers said that he had been bedridden for the last couple of yea rs bedridden for the last couple of years and it was fair to say then that he was terminally ill. richard, again, thanks very much. let's pick up then again on some of tess' election news. labour is promising an extra £37 billion for the nhs in england over the next five years — if it wins power. the investment would be funded by tax increases and extra borrowing. jeremy corbyn claimed the conservatives had driven health care into crisis, as our political editor, laura kuenssberg, reports. cheering they gathered in yorkshire to cheer him. like other labour leaders before, could jeremy corbyn use the nhs to rise to victory? on behalf of millions of people, thank you to everyone in the nhs that looks after us all the year round... ..and cope with so many other crises. meet the man who wants to be labour's health secretary in less

it has been announced that ian brady has died.iving palliative care at a secure psychiatric unit on merseyside. we got this report. few murders before or since have caused such revulsion. the discovery of children‘s bodies on saddleworth moor left the public wondering who could commit such dreadful crimes and why. ian brady was a petty criminal who grew up in glasgow, where he is remembered for his cruelty to other children and animals. he later took a job in manchester and, when his company hired a new typist called myra hindley, the couple became lovers. and brady led her a into a world of sadism. outwardly a normal couple, they became serial killers, abducting, sexually assaulting and murdering children. when brady and hindley were arrested, they said nothing. challenging detectives to prove their guilt. they remained silent even when police had found three children‘s body in shallow graves on saddleworth moor. years later, brady told the bbc his remorse for the crimes was painfully deep but he could never explain his motive. u

they say though that they'll never close the case and ian brady's death doesn't change that. see him. they spent two hours together. i don't think there was anything he really knew or had any information that would assist in the location of keith bennett's body. did brady say anything which would give the families of the victims any comfort? no. today, a coroner said that brady's ashes must not be scattered across these moors, bad enough that he's taken his saddleworth secret to the grave — controlling and cruel to the last. judith moritz, bbc news. there's been more evidence today of the squeeze on living standards. official figures show that last month inflation — that's the rise in prices — hit its highest level in nearly four years. 0ur economics correspondent, andy verity, is here. we should be prayered for a nasty surprise? be prepared. the price of fish up8 surprise? be prepared. the price of fish up 8 periods. if you want to buy a book, up 7% the bus that takes you to the shops, transport, passenger transport by road up 10%. prices are going down, toys and games. petro

john sopel, bbc news, washington greater manchester police say the death of the moors murderer ian bradyth bennett — the only one of his victims whose body was never found. brady and his partner myra hindley abducted keith in 1964 and refused to say where he was buried. brady was jailed in 1966 for the murder of three children, and later admitted to another two killings. he died yesterday at the age of 79. 0ur correspondent judith moritz reports. his name will always be notorious, his face the image of evil — ian brady, the moors murderer. he took children and tortured them and brought their bodies high up to the hills above manchester. 0n the desolate moors, the police spent years searching for their remains. brady‘s accomplice was his girlfriend, myra hindley. she died 15 years ago. brady‘s death closes a chapter of criminal history. five children died at their hands. the youngest, lesley ann downey, was just ten years old. her family are still grieving. i remember when i sat on the stairs in hattersley and me mum had to go to identify lesley. she come through the door and... shejust n

breaking news tonight, ian brady has died. at ashworth psychiatric hospital. i think we have the front page of the paper. there it is. that's how they are referring to him. a lot of people feel that way and this day could not come soon enough. i think as well, when you look at that headline and the description of monster and the mugshot, the of him alongside myra are probably some of the most awful the iconic images of the 60s and have lived with us for many generations. i am starkly reminded of winniejohnson generations. i am starkly reminded of winnie johnson ‘s generations. i am starkly reminded of winniejohnson ‘s death, the mother of keith bennett in 2012, and reading her obituary and this poor woman who went to her grave not knowing where her 12—year—old son was buried. that is still the case for all these families so this man, this monster who are on a number of occasions took the police on a wild goose chase on the moors discovered nothing, and families had no pleasure whatsoever. this will not be closure for them if they do not know where these bodies

we're hearing from judith moritz our correspondent that ian brady's lawyer confirmed that ian brady'ses for his ashes to be scattered on saddleworth moor during the inquest yesterday, the coroner said he want assurances that brady's ashes wouldn't be scattered on the moor with speculation that had come from some request contained in a will or letter from brady. we from some request contained in a will or letterfrom brady. we are waiting news from the sefton coroner's office which may now release the ashes as there was no request in his will for his ashes to be scattered on saddleworth moor. uk unemployment is down again — falling to its lowest level in 42 years. latest figures from the office for national statistics show the number of people unemployed fell by 53,000 to 1.54 million in the three months to march — a rate of 4.6%. but are the figures as good as they seem? our economics correspondent andrew verity reports. you would need to be well into your 40s to remember a time when the unemployment rate was this low. at 1.54 million, the number of unemployed people is only 4.6% of a

greater manchester police have said they will never close the moors murders case after the death of ian bradyworth hospital, a high security psychiatric unit in merseyside. brady and his partner myra hindley tortured and murdered five children in the 1960s, burying their bodies on saddleworth moor in the pennines. hindley died in prison in 2002. public outrage at the crimes was compounded by the couple's refusal to co—operate with detectives or relatives — as our correspondent, judith moritz, reports. his name will always be notorious, his face the image of evil. ian brady, the moors murderer. his crimes are among the most reviled of the 20th century. he took children and tortured them, murdering and dumping their bodies on the moors above manchester. police searched for their remains. 0ne above manchester. police searched for their remains. one child was never found. brady's accomplice was his girlfriend myra hindley. she died 15 years ago. brady's death charge... closes a chapter of criminal history. the pair murdered five children, lesley ann downey, just ten years old. i would not say he

probably none if any, so it is something that ian brady knew about.agony for this family in particular about where the remains of keith r, somewhere out there, probably never to be found again. danny savage on saddleworth moor, thank you. in a moment a summary of the business news this hour, but first the headlines on bbc news. jeremy corbyn launches labour's ma nifesto jeremy corbyn launches labour's manifesto in bradford. inflation rises to its highest rate in nearly four years, rises to its highest rate in nearly fouryears, jumping to rises to its highest rate in nearly four years, jumping to 2.7%. donald trump says he has an absolute right to share facts with russia to bolster the fight against the islamic state group. hello. the business news this afternoon: manchester united has reported a loss for the first few months of the year because of high operating costs. it lost £3.8 million between january and march, down from a £13.7 million profit in the same period last year. it points the finger at expensive players and an unfavourable exchange rat

ian brady, one of britain's most notorious serial killers, has died.killed five children and teenagers in the 1960s with his partner, myra hindley. the us state department has accused syria of building a crematorium to burn victims in prison. now it's time for world business report. brexit means what in the uk general election? the labour party unveils its manifesto — we weigh up the arguments. and is this the doctor's surgery of the future? we'll be visiting a californian start—up which says it has the recipe for preventative healthcare. welcome to world business report. i'm sally bundock lots more in the programme including news from ford of significantjob losses. today the uk's labour party will release its manifesto ahead of next month's general election. although the formal announcement is expected in a few hours time, last week a leaked copy of the document revealed labour's plans to scrap the government's existing white paper on brexit negotiations. the conservative manifesto is expected in the next few days. so where do the two parties stand on

ian brady, one of britain's most notorious serial killers, has died.r, myra hindley. france's new president hits the ground running — he meets angela merkel on his first full day in office. he'll appoint a new cabinet on tuesday. and capturing camelot in photos: 100 years since his birth,

the moors murderer ian brady, has died after spending more than 50 years in custody for killing five children. police say an outstanding case will not be closed. ruined by rubbish — the british island in the south pacific which has more plastic waste than anywhere else in the world. and coming up in sport on bbc news, no trophies for pep guardiola but the race to secure a champions league spot hots up tonight as city take on west brom and arsenal host sunderland. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. the labour leaderjeremy corbyn has officially launched the pa rty‘s general election manifesto, some of the details of which were leaked last week. it includes plans to renationalise

they say though that they'll never close the case, and ian brady's death doesn't change that. olicitor to see him. they spent two hours together. i don't think there was anything he really knew or had any information that would assist in the location of keith bennett's body. did brady say anything which would give the families of the victims any comfort? no. today, a coroner said that brady's ashes must not be scattered across these moors. bad enough that he's taken his saddleworth secret to the grave — controlling and cruel to the last. judith moritz, bbc news. i'm ros atkins an outside source, live in the bbc newsroom. our lead story is that donald trump has been defending his decision to share intelligence with the russian foreign minister. his national security adviser says that no sources were compromised. next on outside source, i want to turn to a very important story in nigeria. the issue of kidnapping. the country is suffering its worst economic crisis in decades, and that is having a knock—on effect in this particular type of crime. in lagos alone, more than 50 kidnap

his name will always be notorious, his face the image of evil — ian brady, the moors murderer.ate moors, the police spent years searching for their remains. brady‘s accomplice was his girlfriend, myra hindley. she died 15 years ago. brady‘s death closes a chapter of criminal history. five children died at their hands. the youngest, lesley ann downey, was just 10 years old. her family are still grieving. i remember when i sat on the stairs in hattersley and me mum had to go to identify lesley. she come through the door and... shejust nodded. you know, it still gets me now. at their trial, the pair were met with publicjeers. sentenced to life, brady was at first taken to prison, but in 1985, he was transferred to ashworth, a high security hospital. from there, he wrote letters. in one he claimed to feel remorse. but he showed no sympathy to the family of 12—year—old keith bennett, whose remains were never located. it consumed the life of his mother, winnie, who died without knowing where he lay. the police say that virtually every week someone gets in touch purporting to be able

they say though that they'll never close the case, and ian brady's death doesn't change that. ennett's body. did brady say anything which would give the families of the victims any comfort? no. today, a coroner said that brady's ashes must not be scattered across these moors. bad enough that he's taken his saddleworth secret to the grave — controlling and cruel to the last. judith moritz, bbc news. lloyds banking group is returning to private hands, nearly nine years after it received a tazpayer bailout during the financial crisis. the uk government has just sold its remaining stake in the group, ending one of the largest bailouts of the crisis. the reprivatisation of lloyds is expected to be officially announced tomorrow. a second world war bomb discovered in birmingham has been safely detonated. the blast was caught on this west midlands police drone. it contained 1a0 kilograms of high explosives. police closed the m6 motorway in both directions while they carried out the explosion. police are spending a second day at a block of garages in essex in their search for the body o

greater manchester police say despite the death of the moors murderer, ian brady, they will not close the case of 12—year—old keith bennett. i'm ben brown live in bradford where the labour leader jeremy corbyn has officially launched the pa rty‘s general election manifesto, some of the details of which were leaked last week. this was the real thing, published today, let's run you through the proposals in the manifesto as we have them, includes proposals to renationalise the water companies in england that were privatised by margaret thatcher as well as the ra i lwa ys margaret thatcher as well as the railways and royal mail. there would also be more free childcare for two—year—olds and someone your alts, university tuition fees in england would be scrapped. on taxation, it proposes a 45p tax rate on earnings of over £80,000. and a 50p rate for those earning more than £123,000. there will also be a levy on companies which pay staff over £330,000. mr corbyn called the manifesto a "radical and responsible" plan for government. he says that it proves labour will be radical and responsible

and people like ian brady who only died last week, it has cost us 10 million in taxpayers' money to keephat man alive. and you said you would be prepared to do the death penalty yourself. well... do you want to be an mp or an executioner? well, i don't want to be albert pierrepoint when i'm out of politics. what i will say is that they asked me that question and if i am prepared to stand up and say that i believe in the death penalty, then, you know, maybe i would pull the lever on people like ian brady in the past. so you do want to be an executioner? i don't want to be an executioner but i believe people like ian brady who committed awful crimes against children, i don't see why british taxpayers have to pay so much money to keep someone like that alive. you recently said you are also ok with water boarding as an interrogation technique. no, i used the example when i was talking about if you were in a situation where there was an immediate terrorist attack on the horizon and we had to get information which would save people's lives in this country, then i would basically i would use ha

a coroner is blocking the release of ian brady's remains, according to the metro. it says until assurances are given that the serial killer's ashes won't be scattered on saddleworth moor, where he buried his victims, the body won't be released. ian brady is also on the front of the express, which criticises the amount of money spent keeping him alive for more than 50 years, injailand in a psychiatric hospital. the prime suspect in the killing of wpc yvonne fletcher won't be prosecuted, the telegraph says, because police were blocked from using key evidence on national security grounds. now it is time for hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk, i'm stephen sackur. every day venezuela seems to get one step closer to economic and political chaos. mass anti—government protests have swept the country for the past month. close to a0 people have been killed in clashes with president maduro‘s armed forces. the shops are short of food, hospitals low on medicine, something it seems, has got to give. my guest isjulio borges, speaker of the opposition—controlled national assembly, is t

the top story, moors murderer ian brady has died.e in; families for more that they gave the families for more than 50 years, destroyed all of the families as well, even to this day. relatives say his death does not end their nightmare. we will speak to some of those who have met ian brady. also, the 16—year—olds and 17—year—olds who are trying to make sure you turn out to vote, even though they are too young to do the centuryjeremy corbyn or theresa

ian brady was a petty criminal who grew up in glasgow. he met myra hindley in manchester.hree children‘s bodies in shallow graves on saddleworth moor. until her death in 2002, his accomplice blamed him. in the 1980s, the two killers made full confessions and went back to the moors to help search for other victims. pauline reade‘s body was eventually recovered but keith bennett‘s grave has never been found. i wanted one of them to come up with the truth so i could nail the two of them, nail them for the rest of their lives like they nailed me down. i wanted them prosecuted for keith‘s death. his mother, winnie johnson, died in 2012, never knowing where her son was buried. ian brady‘s sadistic crimes shocked the nation and will be recorded as among the most infamous ever seen in britain. keith doyle, bbc news. ground penetrating radar is being used in the police search for the body of 15—year—old daniellejones. the body of msjones has never been found and police have been searching garages near thurrock. assistant chief constable steve warron from kent and essex serious crim

finally, the moors murderer ian brady died on tuesday.ve children in the 1960s with his partner myra hindley and buried them on saddleworth moor. some viewers objected to the prominence given to the news. here's one of them, sonia hales. why was it necessary for it to be in the number one spot, to have so much time given to this story, for the bbc to then try and find people that they could interview on this story? by doing this all they were actually doing was causing yet more distress to the families of these children, who have to live with this day in day out for the rest of their lives. this could have been dealt with with a simple one—liner at the end of the news report. thank you for all your comments this week. if you want to share your opinions on bbc news and current affairs, or even appear on the programme, you can call us on 0370 010 6676, or e—mail newswatch@bbc. co. uk. you can find us on twitter @newswatchbbc, and do have a look at our website. the address of that is bbc.co.uk/newswatch. that's all from us. we'll be back to

greater manchester police say moors murderer ian brady's body shouldn't be cremated in the city or surroundings out of respect to his victims' families. brady died in prison on monday. voting has finally ended tonight in iran's presidential elections after polling stations had to be kept open much longer than they were meant to be because of an unexpectedly high turnout. long queues formed across the country where the relatively moderate president hassan rouhani is facing a strong challenge from a hardline conservative rival. our middle east editor jeremy bowen's report contains flash photography. people are encouraged to vote in iran because it gives the system legitimacy, but the election, as ever, isn't free, because the candidates have to be approved by the unelected guardian council. it's looking like a close race between the main candidates. at this polling station they were supporting hassan rouhani, the current president. translation: i want socialjustice, social freedoms and political development, and good relations with all countries in the world. translation: we will stand in these

the ashes of ian brady will not be scattered on saddleworth moor, according to his solicitor.hildren with his lover myra hindley, and buried four of his victims on the moor. the assurance came during a coroner's court hearing today. sheffield city council has been ordered to pay nearly £200,000 in compensation to a former employee who was sexually abused by a council official. richard rowe, who has waived his right to anonymity, successfully sued the council after being assaulted by roger dodds in the early 1980s. dodds was sentenced to 16 years in prison in february for a series of assaults on colleagues and students. the irish prime minister, enda kenny, has announced he will stand down next month when his party, fine gael, elects a new leader to take over. he led the country through the economic crisis but his position was weakened after last year's election which resulted in a minority coalition government. there is a warning about a squeeze in living standards following figures showing inflation outstripped wages for the first time in three years. meanwhile, a record numb

ian brady — one of britian‘s most notorious serial killers — has died aged 79.ound running — on his first full day in office, france‘s new president calls for a reform of the eurozone, as he meets with his german counterpart. he will appoint a new cabinet on tuesday. and, capturing camelot, in photos. 100 years since his birth, a new exhibit highlights

the sun reports that ian brady is close to death. doing most of the talking! let‘s start with the election campaign, and the telegraph, workers get leave to care for elderly, the conservative ma nifesto to for elderly, the conservative manifesto to boost employees‘ right and tackle the social care crisis. an acceptance that there are so many people in the country who do have caring responsibilities and often find it difficult to work while doing it. this is the latest attempt by the prime minister to march on to labour turf, we have had energy prices, help with housing, and a protection of workers‘ rights. part of the announcement is to protect the rights that workers have, because we are members of the eu, that they will survive. but the telegraph has gone with the aspect of the package that refers to caring for relatives. they think that is the bit that will appeal most to their readers. part of the package will be something along the lines of maternity rights, rated powerfor workers to ask for time off to care for relatives. an im

after the death of the moors murderer, ian brady, police say they won't close the case in the search

greater manchester police say the death of the moors murderer, ian brady, won't stop them looking for of keith bennett whose body was never found. i'm ben brown live in bradford where the labour leader jeremy corbyn has officially launched the pa rty‘s general election manifesto, some of the details of which were leaked last week. he said it was a radical blueprint for britain. let's just tell you what we know so far from what has been published today. it includes proposals to renationalise the water companies, as well as the railways and the royal mail. there would be more free childcare for two—year—olds and some one—year—olds. and university tuition fees in england would be scrapped. 0n taxation, it proposes a 45p tax rate on earnings of over £80,000. and a 50p rate for those earning more than £123,000. there will also be a levy on companies which pay staff over £330,000 pounds a year. mr corbyn called the manifesto a "radical and responsible" plan for government. from bradford, where the manifesto was launched, here's our political correspondent, iain watson. jeremy, the country i

the notorious british serial killer ian brady has died in a high—security hospital at the age of 79. and killed five children in the early 1960s. they were known as the moors murderers because they buried their victims on saddleworth moor in northern england. now, these are endangered tortoises, originally from madagascar. following a tip off customs officers in malaysia were able to stop an attempt to smuggle around 330 or so of them. they were found in the cargo area of kuala lumpur airport, in crates which were labelled as containing stones, and marked with a fake address. these tortoises are sought after as exotic pets and can sell for around $4000 each. two major internet security firms, american company symantec, and russian—based firm kaspersky, say they are looking at clues that may connect the spread of computer malware which knocked out hundreds of thousands of systems around the world with north korea. they say some of the code used in the disruption has similarities to programs linked to pyongyang in the past. so far, there's been no response from north korea. and experts

manchester has asked all funeral directors to reject any request to commit the body of the moors murderer ian bradyh myra hindley died on monday. the council, which includes supper with more, once funeral directors to have no involvement in the disposal of his body. now let's return to the election. and throughout the campaign we've been asking voters what issues are important to them, and what they'd like to see changed. today, it's the turn of thorrun govind, a pharmacist from bolton, who's been talking to amol rajan. we are helping bridge the gap between health and social care. we area between health and social care. we are a vital resource, and we want to keep providing the service we do. i ama keep providing the service we do. i am a community pharmacist based in the northwest. this is an election issue because if the cuts to community pharmacy, which impact our patients, so if we are worried about the nhs, we should worry about community pharmacy and the part it plays within the nhs. pharmacists and pharmacies are really pressurised environment at the moment, and we are trying to do the momen

asked all its funeral directors to reject any request to cremate the body of the moors murderer, ian bradyra hindley — died on monday. a former youth team coach at newcastle united football club has been charged with 29 sexual offences. george 0rmond, who's 61, will appear in court next month following an investigation by northumbria police into historical child sexual abuse. a bbc investigation, has found flaws in the voice—recognition system, used by one of britain's biggest banks, hsbc. it analyses a customers' voice patterns, allowing access to their accounts. but while the bank says everyone's voice is unique, making the system secure, the bbc‘s click technology programme, has found it's possible for strangers to access bank details. dan simmons has the story. passwords, key fobs and apps have all been used to protect us, but over the past year, a new gold standard in security has emerged — biometrics. like fingerprints, the human voice is unique to each of us, and hsbc, along with other banks, has started using the voice of its customers as their password. they say it's secure. my vo

ian brady, one of britain‘s most notorious serial killers, has died.ull day in office. he‘ll appoint a new cabinet on tuesday. and capturing camelot in photos: 100 years since his birth,

let me bring you some news about the brewers murderer ian brady.th hospital which is a psychiatric unit. he is ill for some time. there was a court hearing in february where lawyer said he had been bedridden for a couple of years and it was fair to say that he was terminally ill with emphysema amongst his ailments. in light of the most recent reports about it being gravely ill, and reports that he is at the end of his life. one of the brothers of one of his victims has been speaking, saying that he would beg ian brady to reveal where he dumped the body of keith bennett who went missing at the age of 1219 64. if he takes that secret to the grave i would feel so sorry for keith ‘s family. he is receiving palliative care in as hworth he is receiving palliative care in ashworth hospital in merseyside. throughout the general election campaign we're going to be taking an in depth look at some of the topics most important to you and hearing from our specialist editors. today, we're focussing on the economy — our economics editor kamal ahmed has been asses

a lawyerfor ian brady has made clear that the ashes of the moors murderer, who died on monday, will nottims were buried. the assurance came during a coroner's court hearing this afternoon in southport. the irish prime minister, enda kenny, has announced he will stand down next month when his party, fine gael, elects a new leader to take over. he led the country through the economic crisis, but his position was weakened after last year's election which resulted in a minority coalition government. the former american soldier, chelsea manning — who was behind one of the biggest intelligence leaks in us history — has been released from military prison. the 29—year—old was expected to remain in jail until 2045, but president 0bama commuted her sentence just before he left the white house injanuary. 0ur correspondent, rajini vaidyanathan, reports from kansas. chelsea manning, seen here in herfinal days behind bars. held in an all—male prison, she won her fight to have surgery to transition to life as a woman. as she stepped out to a new life, she shared photos of the everyday things she's mis

ian brady — one of britain's most notorious serial killers — has died.ction? the labour party unveils its manifesto — we weigh up the arguments. and is this the doctor's surgery of the future? we'll be visiting a californian start—up which says it has the recipe for preventative health.

after the death of the moors murderer, ian brady, police say they won't close the case in the searchtrump says he has an absolute right to share information with russia, despite unease over disclosing

the moors murderer, ian brady, is said to be seriously ill and is receiving palliative care.ric unit on merseyside. he's been ill for some time . brady was jailed for three murders in 1966 and has been at ashworth since 1985. to iraq now and the bbc has been given rare access to coalition troops on the ground — that have become increasingly visible as part of the fight to retake mosul. feras kilani, with cameraman khalid alayash — were the first television team allowed to film at patrol base foundry — and send this report. after eight months, this is not a new sight. the battle to take back mosul from the self—proclaimed islamic state has been raging for close to 1000 days, when they first swept through northern iraq like a plague. what still remains will be some of the most difficult and dangerous fighting for the iraqi forces. they are not alone, however. the us led coalition has been a steady presence, conducting thousands of air strikes and providing intelligence. but they have been increasing their work on the ground with iraqi forces. here at this base us forces have be

greater manchester police say moors murderer ian brady's body shouldn't be cremated in the city or surroundingmilies. brady died in prison on monday. it's been a year since the ban on so—called "legal highs" came into effect — but they are still available in many british cities. known as new psycho—active substances, or "spice" — the legal highs were made class b drugs which meant they had to be taken off the shelves on the high street. they may not be visible now — but there are warnings that the sale of spice has been driven underground asjeremy cooke reports. there are new psychoactive substances, nps. not so much a problem, more so an epidemic. known as legal highs, or spice. it's got the kind of psychological addiction you might associate with crack cocaine and the physical addiction and withdrawals that you'd associate with heroin. a year ago they were banned. just because they say it's illegal doesn't mean you can't get it. thatjust makes people more determined to get it. in edinburgh the drug subculture has been all about heroin, the needle and the syringe, so here many chose not to sm

the ashes of ian brady will not be scattered on saddleworth moor, according to his solicitor.with his lover myra hindley and buried four of his victims on the moor. the assurance came during a coroner's court hearing today. sheffield city council has been ordered to pay nearly £200,000 in compensation to a former employee who was sexually abused by a council official. richard rowe, who's has waived his right to anonymity, successfully sued the council after being assaulted by roger dodds in the early 1980s. dodds was sentenced to 16 years in prison in february for a series of assaults on colleagues and students. four men have been arrested in east london over an alleged terror plot. they're being held on suspicion of the commission, preparation or instigation of terrorism. several addresses in east london are being searched. there's a warning about a squeeze in living standards. it follows official figures showing the inflation outstripping wages for the first time in three years. meanwhile a record number of people have jobs, with unemployment falling to its lowest level sinc