i didn't know much about jeremy thorpe, only bits and pieces, so jeremy thorpe, only bits and pieces,ch the drama is amazing. at the heart of this though is somebody who was gay and didn't feel they could express themselves and homosexuality was illegal at the time and this led to this huge unfolding of events. people at my age watching this story will feel a great deal of bewilderment, really, and sadness that so many people who we re and sadness that so many people who were in politics could be openly gay at the time and were having to leave these —— lead these double louts, which in this case led to tragic circumstances. i think that anyone interested in politics, you should watch it and understand it but in terms of how far we have come in at accepting gay people in public life, i think anyone who is in politics today must look back at this documentary on thing, thank god i wasn't working in the 705.|j documentary on thing, thank god i wasn't working in the 70s. i accept everything you say about that. it is wonderful, the strides we made. this was the leader of a political party,

the bbc learns that police have reopened an investigation into one of the central figures in the jeremy thorpe scandal of the 1970s. the us defence secretary warns china over its deployment of missiles in disputed areas of the south china sea. the new prime minister of spain, pedro sanchez, is officially sworn into office. also in the next hour — we'll be reviewing the sunday papers. joining me tonight are broadcaster john stapleton and kate proctor, political correspondent of the london evening standard. good evening and welcome to bbc news. the bbc has learned that an investigation is to be reopened into the attempted murder of norman scott — a former lover of the liberal party leader, jeremy thorpe. it follows an admission by police that a hitman allegedly hired to kill scott may not in fact be dead, as previously believed. the story has been brought to life in the bbc one drama a very english scandal, which concludes tomorrow evening. jon donnison reports. where's the head boy? jeremy thorpe, charming, ambitious and powerful was at the heart of one of the biggest political scandals of the

jeremy thorpe and his co—conspirators walked free.ry evidence indicates that they were guilty. even do a jury said evidence indicates that they were guilty. even do ajury said not? yes. andrew newton pointed the gun at norman's head to kill him and it jammed. itjammed at norman's head to kill him and it jammed. it jammed because at norman's head to kill him and it jammed. itjammed because newton kept the gun in his pocket which was full of fluff so it was bound to jam! none of these people have actually been charged with the right offence. norman scott feels a bit aggrieved by that. my own feeling is, i will be delighted to see this film running at last. it was never broadcast in 1979 because of the not guilty verdict? it could not be run, because the film showed only the jeremy thorpe was guilty, and we had all the evidence. but the film concerned itself much more with the cover—up, the conspiracy to protect jeremy thorpe, at a time in the establishment felt it really did not need another scandal. we had had kim philby, the cambridge

the bbc drama and i know you have as well aboutjeremy drama and i know you have as well about jeremy thorpend i know you have as well aboutjeremy thorpe, they will find is easy but those who haven't may find it difficult but basically the mail on sunday have come up a cracking story because one of the central figures of the thorpe saga was a man called andrew newton, a man who was a former airline pilot who allegedly anyway was commissioned to kill norman scott who was thorpe's love. —— lover. it was assumed from many years that newton was no longer with us. the daily mail have found him alive and well and living in surrey. that is significant because with all of this talk of the thorpe affair going on, a lot of it prompted by this excellent bbc drama, basically it is releva nt excellent bbc drama, basically it is relevant because andrew newton may now actually be investigated by the police over claims that he hired a formerfriend of his, denis mearns, to kill thorpe. he said he was actually approached and he was offered 13 one half thousand pounds to killjeremy thorpe and he said he gave t

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the bbc learns that police have reopened an investigation into one of the central figures in the jeremy thorpe scandal of the 1970s. the united states accuses china of "intimidating" its neighbours by continuing a military build—up in the south china sea. washington says the issue of us troops based in south korea will not be on the agenda at president trump's summit with kim jong—un. visa says its services are now operating at full capacity after customers across europe were left unable to make payments. the new prime minister of spain, pedro sanchez, is officially sworn into office. also in the next hour, we'll have another look at the sunday papers. joining me tonight are broadcaster john stapleton and kate proctor, the political correspondent of the london evening standard. to even be holding this book is embarrassing. who isjudge you? —— who isjudging you? and the lives of four lifelong friends are turned upside down in book club. we find out what jason solomons thought of that and the rest of the week's top releases in the film review good evening and welcome to bbc news. the bbc has lea

jeremy thorpe died four yea rs surely.but the case continues to fascinate and the intrigue and the hunt for the truth continues. john donnison, bbc news. the jeremy thorpe scandal is on bbc four this sunday at 10pm. visa's payment system is now operating at "full capacity," following widespread disruption to card payments across the uk and europe yesterday. the company says the problems were down to a "hardware failure" and has apologised to customers. payments processed through visa's systems account for one third of all uk spending. john mcmanus reports. visa says its high—tech payment system can handle 65,000 transactions per second, but on friday that boast fell flat as cardholders in the uk and across europe found their plastic simply wouldn't work. the problem began in the afternoon, appearing to largely affect electronic payments rather than cash machine withdrawals. many shoppers took to social media to complain, with the company forced to apologise. these people in droitwich said it wasn't just customers who were

the jeremy thorpe story, which so let's talk through the papers. th the dramatisation with hugh grant playing mr thorpe. it seems that real life is as extraordinary as the fictionalised version of real life, if you like. because there are new twists and turns in the affair. fa cey twists and turns in the affair. facey truth is stranger than fiction. it seems that the fiction has made the truth even stranger in this case. where to begin with this saga. the case has been opened once more because the person who is have alleged to have tried to assassinate jeremy thorpe's lover to hush it up, eve ryo ne jeremy thorpe's lover to hush it up, everyone thought he was dead. the gwent police who investigated in 2015 thought he was dead, now it turns out that he may be alive, the case has been reopened and the press we re case has been reopened and the press were apparently converging on this place in surrey where this man, andrew newton, has been living. it does not seem that anyone managed to speak to him but this seems to be with the police will be directin

the jeremy thorpe scandal is on bbc four this sunday at 10pm.en to hampshire, to meet the team for whom this unique style of racing is a family affair. it is not a typical way for a dad to spend time with his daughter at the weekend but this bone crunching sport will shake up much of what you thought that you knew about sidecars which were originally popular as cheap alternatives to the motorcar. it‘s brilliant. where else can you spend an entire day with your teenage daughter and really enjoy yourselves? off the track dad is in charge but on the track i'm in charge. we shout at each other occasionally. she sometimes tells me because i‘m going too fast or hit a bump too hard but it works really well. this could not be more different than the traditional image of a sidecar. it‘s sidecar cross and the passengers are not just there for the ride. in sidecar cross the passenger is in the most precarious position, throwing their weight around on the back. brian and his daughter spent years watching until clarissa suggested forming a team. the first ti

the bbc learns that police have reopened an investigation into one of the central figures in the jeremy thorpe scandal of the 1970s. visa says its services are now operating at full capacity — after customers across europe were left unable to make payments. washington says the issue of us troops based in south korea will not be on the agenda at president trump's summit with kimjong—un. the us defence secretary warns china over its deployment of missiles in disputed areas of the south china sea. also in the next hour —— a recovery plan to get train services in the north of england, back on track. northern rail is to run an emergency timetable until the end of next month — to give passengers a degree of certainty and the england football team are currently beating nigeria at wembley — we'll have details of that game and the rest of today's sporting action in sportsday. good evening and welcome to bbc news. the bbc has learned that an investigation is to be reopened into the attempted murder of norman scott — a former lover of the liberal party leaderjeremy thorpe. it follows an admission by poli

jeremy thorpe's former lover was norman scott. e was put on trial for plotting to murder scott, but was cleared. he died four years ago. the whole affair is gripping audiences, with hugh grant playing thorpe in this bbc drama. the programme includes the moment andrew newton kills norman scott's dog, but then sees his gun jam when aiming it at scott. gwent police say they now want to talk to andrew newton to see if he can confirm allegations made by another man about the murder plot. that other man claims there was a conspiracy to kill norman scott. if those allegations are confirmed by andrew newton, then the jeremy thorpe investigation could be fully reopened, and this very english scandal may become a very complicated legal process. duncan kennedy, bbc news, in surrey. if you live in england, are you proud to call yourself english? it turns out that the answer to that question is influenced in part by your age, how you vote, and what you think about brexit. the findings have come from one of the largest surveys on identity in eng

they want to talk to andrew newton about the jeremy thorpe scandal a0 years ago, a plot to killjeremyaid they had tried to find andrew newton, but a cps official later wrote, "i am satisfied that gwent police have carried out all possible lines of inquiry, various key witnesses are now deceased, to include andrew newton himself. jeremy thorpe's former lover was norman scott, and it was claimed he was threatening to expose his homosexual relationship thorpe. thorpe was put on trial for plotting to murder scott but was cleared. he died four years ago. the whole affair is gripping audiences with hugh grant playing him in this bbc drama. the programme includes the moment andrew newton kills norman scott's dog but then sees his gun jam when aiming it at scott. gwent police say they now want to talk to andrew newton to see if he can confirm allegations made by another man about the murder plot. that other man claims there was a conspiracy to kill norman scott. if those allegations are confirmed by andrew newton, then the jeremy thorpe investigation could be fully reopened and this very engl

he and ifinally jeremy thorpe, once he heard about the drama. the drama. he and i finally revived ourfilm, and the drama. he and i finally revived our film, and got the drama. he and i finally revived ourfilm, and got it going. in the course of that we came across a brand—new story which is an allegation has been made that a statement which confirmed the conspiracy to murder... excuse me. a statement made to scotland yard detectives confirming the conspiracy to murder has since been "disappeared", and an anodyne statement put in its place. when i revealed that, gwent police decided to mountan revealed that, gwent police decided to mount an investigation into that allegation. the investigation has been somewhat ineffectual, they concluded that andrew newton, the man who shot norman scott's dog, that andrew newton was now dead. well, they seem to have got that wrong and they are now saying andrew newton may be alive. they've reopened the entire investigation into what is a very serious set of allegations. forgive me if interrupting, as is now comi

in its place, meighan was invited to sign a more anodyne statement that happened not to mention jeremy thorpejeremy thorpe or the fa ct not to mentionjeremy thorpe or the fact that he had gone down to kill norman. meighan was anxious to sign it. as a result of my revelation on that, went police were invited to conduct an investigation into these allegations. the investigation lasted a year and i'm afraid it's been a bit ineffectual, because they said we can't proceed with this because andrew newton, the third member, is dead. sadly they've now had to revise their opinion because they don't think he is dead. the revelation itself therefore is not just that andrew newton may well be alive but more importantly that that was the thing that stopped the investigation, and therefore if he is still alive the investigation could start against. absolutely. it seems to me the investigation must start again because my guess is that... i mean, when i knew newton, when i interviewed him he was a fit young man and i wouldn't be surprised if he is still alive. 0f course, this investigation must now be taken

the jeremy thorpe scandal is on bbc four this sunday at 10pm.oss in their foyer. the man at the centre of the law — regional premier markus soeder — says the crucifix is at the heart of bavaria. but critics have slammed him for politicising a religious symbol to woo far—right, anti—islamists. tiffany wertheimer‘s report contains flash photography. this will be a common sight in bavaria from now on. as of friday morning, nearly all government buildings in the south—eastern german state must display a crucifix. as the law came into effect, its mastermind, premier markus soder, wasn't even in bavaria. he was at the vatican enjoying a private audience with the pope. soder says the cross is at the heart of bavaria's identity. but the new law has left germans divided. translation: i think it's a good thing, because it's a part of our tradition, and i'm a religious person. i don't need to hang one on the wall. sometimes i even feel a bit uneasy about the cross. but i am of the opinion that everyone should be able to decide for themselves. markus soder

the jeremy thorpe scandal is on bbc four this sunday at 10pm. the headlines on bbc news.a over its deployment of missiles in disputed areas of the south china sea. president trump's summit with north korea is back on, confirmation comes after kim jong—un's envoy delivers a large letter to donald trump. visa says its services are now operating at full capacity, after customers across europe were left unable to make payments. in sport, kyle edmund is out of the french open. he went down in five sets to fabio fognini. he was the last british player in the main singles draw. players resumed in the second test against pakistan. captainjoe second test against pakistan. captain joe root second test against pakistan. captainjoe root is out, england 179-3 in captainjoe root is out, england 179—3 in reply to pakistan's174. warrington 179—3 in reply to pakistan's 174. warrington in command 179—3 in reply to pakistan's174. warrington in command of their challenge cup quarterfinal, they are 16-0 challenge cup quarterfinal, they are 16—0 up against wigan. i'll be back with a full updat

they want to talk to him about the jeremy thorpe scandal a0 years ago. horpe's a formal male lover. last year wembley so they try to find andrew newton, but the official later wrote i'm satisfied that the police have carried out all possible lines of inquiry, there is key witness is now deceased, to include andrew newton himself. jeremy thorpe's former lover was norman scott, who claimed he was threatening to expose the homosexual relationship he had with him. thorpe was put on trial for plotting to murder scott, who was cleared. he died four years ago. yet there is grouping audiences with hugh grant playing thorpe and the bbc dharma. the programme includes the moment he skilled at —— killed the moment he skilled at —— killed the dog and then sees that done jam wednesday aiming at scott. police say they want to talk to andrew newton, tcp can confirm allegations made by another man about the murder plot. the other man claims there was a conspiracy. jill norman scott. if those allegations are confirmed by andrew newton, then the investigation could be fully

and you can see tom mangold's documentary the jeremy thorpe scandal on bbc four at 10pm tonight.the threat to britain from islamist terrorism could increase over the next two years. it will shortly publish a major review of counter—terrorism strategy which will see the security service, m15, share more on what it knows about subjects of concern with other partners, including local government. more than 20,000 individuals are held on its database. a 33—year—old man has been arrested in connection with the death of a man following a hit—and—run near glasgow. 27—year—old steven campbell had been walking in rutherglen in the early hours of saturday morning when he was hit by a transit van. a 43—year—old man has been charged in connection with the attempted murder of two police officers on friday. constables kenny mckenzie and laura sayers were stabbed as they attended a routine visit at a house in greenock. both officers are said to be recovering. torrential rain has been causing disruption in north—east england. these were the scenes between consett and burnopfield in county durham

they wanted to talk to him about the jeremy thorpe any comment. thejeremy thorpe scandal, applied to kill his former lover. last year, they said they tried to find him, but a last year, they said they tried to find him, buta cbs last year, they said they tried to find him, but a cbs official later wrote that i am satisfied that police have carried out all possible lines of inquiry, various key witnesses are now deceased, to include andrew newton himself. the former lover was norman scott, and was claiming to expose his homosexual relationship. he was put on trialfor homosexual relationship. he was put on trial for plotting to murder scott, who was cleared. he died four yea rs scott, who was cleared. he died four years ago. the whole affair is gripping audiences with hugh grant playing him in this bbc drama. the programme includes the moment andrew newton kills norman scott putt dog. his gunjammed newton kills norman scott putt dog. his gun jammed when newton kills norman scott putt dog. his gunjammed when aiming escott. the police say they now wan

also coming up — new developments in the jeremy thorpe scandal.earns police are to re—open the investigation into the former liberal leader, after discovering a key figure they concluded was dead, could actually still be alive. and at 12.30 the bbc‘s gary o'donoghue tests a pair of glasses which provide sighted help for blind people. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. visa's payment system is now operating at "full ca pacity" — following widespread disruption to card payments across the uk and europe yesterday. the company says the problems were down to a "hardware failure" and has apologised to customers. payments processed through visa's systems account for one third of all uk spending. john mcmanus reports. visa says its high—tech payment system can handle 65,000 transactions per second, but on friday that boast fell flat as cardholders in the uk and across europe found their plastic simply wouldn't work. the problem began in the afternoon, appearing to largely affect electronic payments rather than cash machine withdrawals. many shoppers

jeremy thorpe died in 2014. that was a very condensed version of the plot. there is also an enduring suspicion that the authorities, or the establishment, tried to protect thorpe and cover—up the affair with norman scott, and panorama last night ran an episode put together at the time of the trial, which made the case that a lot more had been known about thorpe than the authorities let on. well, let's talk to lord steel who joins us now from selkirk. a very good evening to you. i wonder whether you think surname was guilty of a conspiracy to murder norman scott? —— thorpe. we have to remember that 40 years ago a jury decided he was not guilty and those of us who had worked with him couldn't do anything else but i accept the jury's verdict. that is the way the system worked. let me ask you now, the jury had to find beyond reasonable doubt. let me ask you, and the balance of probability, not beyond reasonable doubt, do you think it was more than 50% he did engage in that conspiracy? i think that a lot more has come out since the end of the trial, in fact, since

jeremy thorpe, for americans, who was he and what makes this scandal so very english?n i was growing up, this thing was gradually developing. >> stephen: what year are we talking about? >> 60s and 70s, but mainly 70s. and he was one of our top pocie mef thtaent, leadehe lil rty, marrian child, very well connected. and he harbored, apparently, this secret, which is is that he was gay, and he had this one lover way back powho sort of stalked him and threat bed to expose him. and in the end, jeremy thorpe became so desperate wanting to protect his career and his expaert his marriage and everything, that he-- he took out a very english, very amateurish hit on this guy. >> stephen: like, to get him murdered? >> yeah. and it was just done very, very badly. well, you know-- ( laughter ) he said to a friend, "i think we should kill him." and the friend said, "right, right, i'll sort that out." and spoke to a friend who spoke to another friend who spoke to another friend and in the end they found this drunk, out-of-work airline pilot with a 1911 lugar pistol with a jam, he miss

jeremy thorpe died four years ago but the case continues to fascinate and the intrigue and the hunt fornues. jon donnison, bbc news. the breakfast team is here at 6:00. now on bbc news, the story of the iconic 747jumbojet. 50 years ago, man dared to dream. space, speed and size. apollo, concorde and, in 1968, the jumbo jet. the first giant 7117 is presented to the world. people thought that an aeroplane this big just wouldn't fly. over 400 seats — nearly three times existing airliners‘. they bet the company on this aeroplane. pilots called her ‘the queen of the skies‘. if you're flying a 747, you're flying every pilot's dream. a symbol of power. beast of burden, and she's carried 5 billion of us across the planet. its economy made it possible for everyone to fly. all: cheers! a 50—year reign, now sadness as passengers and airlines bid a fond farewell. i'm going to miss you, girl. we are so sad to see her leave. from its birth to the desert graveyard, cradle to grave, this is the story of the 747. the very last 747 to fly passengers for an american carrier, parked up in the boneyard this

the bbc alerts the police have read —— reopen the investigation into one of the figures and jeremy thorpendal... as is across europe left unable to make payments. washington says the issue of us troops based in south korea will not be on the agenda at the summit with kim jong un. get real services in the north of england back on track after days of destruction. —— get real services after days of disruption. time to the bbc sport centre now for sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday, with me, olly foster, and sarah mulkerrins. yes, welcome along. these are the top stories this evening: warming up for the world cup at wembley, england have made a strong start against nigeria. kyle edmund waves goodbye to the french open on a bad day for the british in paris. rain and runs at headingley. england edge ahead in the second test, but pakistan have taken wickets. there's been a shock in derby. the favourite is stunned by an epsom outsider. also coming up in sportsday this evening: we head to washington, dc, as wales‘ rugby players prepare to take on south africa. and we get on board, in the sp

the bbc learns that police have reopened an investigation into one of the central figures in the jeremy thorpeleased a statement saying its services are now operating at full capacity, after customers across europe were left unable to make payments. washington says the issue of us troops based in south korea will not be on the agenda at president trump's summit with kim jong—un. the rail industry pledges to get train services in the north of england back on track as quickly as possible following days of disruption. now on bbc news, sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday, with me, olly foster, and sarah mulkerrins. yes, welcome along. these are the top stories this evening: warming up for the world cup with a wembley win. kane's on target again as england beat nigeria. kyle edmund has waved goodbye to the french open. a bad day for the british in paris. rain and runs at headingley. england edge ahead in the second test, but pakistan have taken wickets. a shock in derby. the favourite is stunned by an epsom outsider. also coming up in sportsday this evening: we head to washington dc, as wales

the bbc learns that police have reopened an investigation into one of the central figures in the jeremy thorpedefence secretary warns china over its deployment of missiles in disputed areas of the south china sea. the new prime minister of spain, pedro sanchez, is officially sworn into office. also in the next hour — we'll be reviewing the sunday papers. joining me tonight are broadcaster john stapleton and kate proctor, political correspondent of the london evening standard.

newsnight, for decades after the sensational trial, thanks to a bbc drama, everyone is talking about jeremy thorpend hugh grant. tonight we'll ask the real lord steel, former liberal leader, whether he thinks thorpe was guilty of conspiracy to murder. good evening and welcome to bbc news. the catalogue of problems which led to grenfell tower being engulfed in flames has been revealed at the official start of the public inquiry into the disaster. the hearing was presented with a series of expert reports. one of them said that the fire brigade‘s policy of telling people to stay in their homes had effectively failed. another said the tower‘s cladding system didn't meet building regulations and was incorrectly installed. 72 people died as a result of the blaze in west london, that's now nearly a year ago. lucy manning's report contains images from the night which were shown at the inquiry today. you may find some of them distressing. asleep in the safety of their homes, but this building was a death trap, a majorfire hazard. devastating details revealed to the inquiry, how grenfell tower was covered i

the bbc learns that police have reopened an investigation into one of the central figures in the jeremy thorpenited states accuses china of "intimidating" its neighbours by continuing a military build—up in the south china sea. washington says the issue of us troops based in south korea will not be on the agenda at president trump's summit with kim jong—un. visa says its services are now operating at full capacity after customers across europe were left unable to make payments. the new prime minister of spain, pedro sanchez, is officially sworn into office. also in the next hour, we'll have another look at the sunday papers. joining me tonight are broadcaster john stapleton

eyewash that excellent bbc drama about the alleged cover—up surrounding jeremy thorpe's activity, and that times have changed. the 70s establishment did the most amazing cover—up to hide the multitude of sins he committed. but this smells like that, the way in which agencies close ra n ks like that, the way in which agencies close ranks and covered up for lots and lots of terrible mistakes. a nurse first blew the whistle in 1991, and 450 nurse first blew the whistle in 1991, and a50 people at least have died through a disregard for human life. that is shocking, and people must be held accountable for that. very powerful pictures on the front of the guardian. let's finally end on something a little more quirky from the back page of the guardians sports pages. a nice picture of iran — spain match, but at the bottom is poor old dear sf gate.|j — spain match, but at the bottom is poor old dear sf gate. i have my fit that, i've been saying, i'll take it off. never the heels. you don't run in your heels, do you? don't be silly! global steps now, the whole point is he is now sharing with del

the bbc learns that a police investigation into the attempted murder of norman scott during the jeremy thorpereopened as police say hitman andrew newton may still be alive. now on bbc news, it's the travel show. this week we are in the netherlands' capital, amsterdam, battling the city's monster crowds. the streets are really small, the canals are really narrow and those areas are completely overcrowded. we have lentils, chickpeas, these fried onions... chomping our way around cairo. and listen up — the best tech for your ears to take on holiday. if you say mandarin, it will play in my ear in english. it has long been known as venice of the north. with its colourful i7th—century houses, network of canals and bridges, and picturesque old city centre, it is not surprising that amsterdam has become a favourite with tourists. it is an explosion of tourists. we have our quiet times in the past, but now we don't have quiet times anymore, tourists are the whole year round. one study claims that numbers have shot up from 11 million in 2005 to around 18 million annual visitors. that is a lot of people

also coming up — new developments in the jeremy thorpe scandal.to the former liberal leader, after discovering a key figure they concluded was dead, could actually still be alive. and at 12.30 the bbc‘s gary 0'donoghue tests a pair of glasses which provide sighted help for blind people.

the bbc learns that police have reopened an investigation into one of the central figures in the jeremy thorpeervices are now operating at full capacity — after customers across europe were left unable to make payments. washington says says the issue of us troops based in south korea will not be on the agenda at president trump's summit with kim jong—un. the us defence secretary warns china over its deployment of missiles in disputed areas of the south china sea. also in the next hour —— a recovery plan to get train services in the north of england, back on track. northern rail is to run an emergency timetable until the end of next month — to give passengers a degree of certainty. and the england football team are about to take on nigeria

the bbc learns that police have reopened an investigation into one of the central figures in the jeremy thorpe of the 19705. visa released a statement saying its services are now operating at full capacity, after customers across europe were left unable to make payments. washington says the issue of us troops based in south korea will not be on the agenda at president trump's summit with kim jong—un. the spanish socialist pedro sanchez has been sworn in as the country's new prime minister by king felipe, after the ousting of conservative mariano rajoy. the rail industry pledges to get train services in the north of england back on track as quickly as possible, following days of disruption. now on bbc news, unveiled in 1968, this is the story of the iconic 7117 jumbojet, from its nail biting launch to a teary eyed crew on a final flight to the arizona desert scrap yard. 50 years ago, man dared to dream. space, speed and size. apollo, concorde and in 1968, the jumbo jet. the first giant 7117 is presented to the world. people thought that an aeroplane this big just wouldn't fly. over 400 seats —

the jeremy thorpe scandal is on bbc four this sunday at 10pm.od morning. let's start at the french open where kyle edmund is in action, the only british player remaining in the singles draw. the british number one in third round action — equalling his best performance at roland garros. he's just taken to the court now for his match against the italian 18th seed fabio fognini, who's a fiery character he's lost the first set to the italian 18th seed england's batsmen will look to build on an impressive performance from their bowlers when play gets under way on day two when the rain subsides engalnd will resume on 106 for hoping to build upon an impressive performance from the bowlers when play gets under way on day two of the second test at headingly.. three wickets from stuart broad yesterday saw pakistan bowled out for 174. fomrer captain michael vaughan had suggested broad should have been dropped for the second test to shake things up, something he felt was unfair. i have always been open to punditry. this week did disappoint me slightly. i pi

a house in surrey where it's thought a hitman hired to kill the lover of former liberal leader jeremy thorpe was one of the reasons given to thorpe's former lover norman scott for dropping a conspiracy to murder investigation. at least 25 people have been killed and hundreds injured after a volcano erupted in guatemala. the fuego volcano, which is about 25 miles away from the capital guatemala city, has been spewing black smoke and ash into the sky. there are reports of flows of lava striking at least one village. 0ur central america correspondent, will grant, has more. the volcano of fuego and power is well—known in guatemala, one of the most active volcanoes in latin america, with people used to living in it shadow. but moments of this magnitude are rare. a river of fire spewed down the mound side. many we re spewed down the mound side. many were caught in its path, unable to move the four homes were swept away. —— mountainside. —— the four homes. translation: not everyone escaped. we ran towards the hill. ash has fallen across a wide area, even reaching the capital of guatemala city. mean

jeremy thorpe is a villain. he's trying to kill his former lover.for sure. but beneath that, yes, he was completely ruthless, narcissistic, in a way i think a lot of politicians are. seen them in close quarters, doing political work in england. and people say politics is show business for the ugly. and i think that's sort of true. the egos at work are quite terrifying. and he's also a tragic figure because in those days, especially in the early part of his life, in the '60s, it was a criminal offense to be gay. not only that, but it was just -- if a man in his position was exposed as being gay, they killed themselves. >> there's some sympathy there because of the plight of those who were gay. i think it was outlawed until the '60s. but on the other hand, he did try to kill his former lover. >> yes. that's definitely naughty. >> yes. >> he failed. it was bungled. it was, you know, one englishman saying, could we bump this chap off? and he phones someone who phones someone who phones someone, way down the line. they got the most useless hitman. >> you

tied into, of course, a very british scandal, thejeremy of course, a very british scandal, the jeremy thorpe docudrama, which has been running on the bbc. they claimed to have found the man who was allegedly hired to killjeremy thorpe's mother. this is the mail on sunday, their front—page story this morning. and the sunday mirror this morning. and the sunday mirror this morning is referring to a british man who was found dead in the desert where the breaking bad series was filmed. the sunday express, we will quickly show you this. you remember last year, we were talking about borough market and london bridge, the terror attacks. sunday express employee jeff ho the terror attacks. sunday express employeejeff ho was involved, he got a lot of coverage afterwards, and here is a picture of him on the front page seen, sorry, isis, you lost. —— say in. front page seen, sorry, isis, you lost. -- say in. the community of course coming together today for that service, southwark cathedral will have more on that later on. a beautiful morning here in salford. you are talking about diving into the water.

. >> seth: and tell us a little about jeremy thorpe. >> well, it was this massive scandal in britainmber -- i remember it 'cause i, you know, i was in my teens then. and it was just the biggest political scandal you've ever had. and it resulted in this massive trial. the trial of the century. and it was this guy who was the head of one of our three big parties -- political parties. absolute member of the establishment. he went to eaton, you know, where the royal family would go. went to oxford. beautifully dressed. very smooth. had a family. had a wife. it turned out he put a hit on his ex-gay lover who was stalking him and threatening to reveal him. and it was a really crap hit. it was -- that was the very english bit. it was so, kind of -- [ light laughter ] hopeless and amateurish. you know, the hit man was an out of work airline pilot who got it all wrong and -- and used the wrong gun and shot the dog instead of the man. [ laughter ] so, it was very scandalous. and it -- so, the series is quite dark, but also funny. because it was just so absurd. >> seth: well, i will say the --

but what is fascinating is david knapp late, or sir david norgrove, the famous lawyer, defended jeremy thorpeis, westminster council wanted to take the licenses from anyone selling fruit and vegetables that had historic licences, my grandfather had before my father and david discovered that queen's father, king george, had a license that was above westminster council, so david knapp lee became a seller after that. —— —— david david napley became a seller after that. and the first question in this was did you try to kill me? that was the plan. the drama versus the documentary, if you compare and contrast the characters in the drama against the documentary footage, the likenesses and the portrayals are breathtaking! it is fantastic. it is on iplayer and it is fantastic. we've been talking about art this morning, we have these processions taking place across the country, marking 100 yea rs across the country, marking 100 years since some women got the vote, they will wear violet, green or white scarfs, it will be a huge piece of art. it's all about interpretation. these two men, the artists gilb

a lot of people say, oh, used to hugh playing the charming cad or romantic lead and -- jeremy thorpes he very smooth and charming of a man for sure. but beneath that, yes. he was completely ruthless. narcicissticin in the way i thk a lot of politicians are. seen them at close quarters doing political work in england. people often say politics is show business for the ugly. and i think that's sort of true, areuse the egos at wor quite -- they're terrifying. of course, he's a tragic figure, because in those days, especially the early part of his life in the '60s, it was aim al offense to be gay, and not only that, but it was just -- i m a in his position was exposed as being gay, then they killed themselves. that's something the series goes into. >> sympathy there, because of the plight. >> yes. >> a those who areay and it was yacht lawed unt outlawed un. on the other hand, he tried t kill h former lover. >> definitely naughty. yes. but hil . it was bungled. you know? one englishman saying to another, could we possibly bump this chap off? he phones someone who phone someone and phones