katrice lee disappeared in 1981, during a supermarket trip with her mother.he family lived on the nearby british army base. despite a huge search — soldiers, police, volunteers — she was never found. i believe that in any story there could be a dark side, and the dark side is what they're now reviewing and as a father ofa missing girl, i'm hoping for the next five weeks, but living on thin ice, that they find nothing. over the years, artists' impressions of a girl growing up. detectives believe it is possible katrice is alive, though unaware of who she really is. this is how they think she'd look today. a meticulous search now, but police admit the original investigation was badly flawed. it was a review of old evidence which led them to this spot. if a child went missing today, then the police's reaction, whether military or civilian, would be clearly different. the royal military police has acknowledged that the original investigation was flawed, and we have sincerely apologised to the lee family for those failings. the team here is under pressure — not onl

katrice lee disappeared during a supermarket trip with her mother. it was her second birthday. base. despite the huge search, soldiers, police, volunteers, she was neverfound. search, soldiers, police, volunteers, she was never foundm reality, what the family has got is a shadow, or a damocles sword, hanging over the family for five weeks. i am sat here talking to you andi weeks. i am sat here talking to you and i am hoping that they find nothing, but belief does not change. iam100% nothing, but belief does not change. i am 100% certain that katrice was abducted. over the years, havas' impressions of a girl growing up. police say it is possible katrice is alive are unaware of her background. this is, they think, what she would look like today. the police admit they made mistakes during their original investigation. they have now reanalysed original investigation. they have now rea nalysed old original investigation. they have now reanalysed old evidence, and it is that, they say, which has led them right here to this spot. and to a search which opens old wounds, but aims finall

katrice's father, richard lee, is in paderborn this morning and joins us now. the question about what contact i have had with the royal military police, andi had with the royal military police, and i can confirm that the royal military police and the mod put a statement out, and that statement i find heartbreaking, because i know for a fact that it is not the truth, it is not accurate, and i thought i was working hand in glove with the royal military police, i was coming here for a press conference with the royal military police at 10:30am, to explain where we go from here. so my first question would be, why have you put a statement out that is inaccurate? my second and the main question will be, where does the investigation go from here? the location you are in, we know there has been considerable excavation work going on. tell us a little bit about what was done to get to the point where we are now at. well, basically, keeping it quite simple, the dots werejoined basically, keeping it quite simple, the dots were joined by the royal military police with the an

katrice lee vanished during a trip to the supermarket with her mum.hat happened to her and have begun digging up a riverbank in the german town of paderborn, close to the british army base where she lived with her family. 0n the banks of a german river, a slow, painful search begins. underthe mud, clues, perhaps, to a case which has baffled detectives for decades. katrice lee disappeared during a supermarket trip with her mother. it was her second birthday. the family lived on the nearby british army base. despite the huge search, soldiers, police, volunteers, she was neverfound. in reality, what the family's got is a shadow, or a damocles sword, hanging over the family for five weeks. i am sat here talking to you, and i am hoping that they find nothing, but my belief does not change. i am 100% certain that katrice was abducted. over the years, artists‘ impressions of a girl growing up. detectives think it‘s possible katrice is alive, but unaware of her background. this is, they think, what she would look like today. the police admit they made mistake

two—year—old katrice lee, from hartlepool, was last seen at a supermarket near paderborn in 1981.red. america's academy of motion picture arts responsible for motion picture arts responsible for the oscars has expelled roman polanski 40 years after he fled the united states while awaiting sentencing for unlawful sex with a 13—year—old girl. the oscar winning director admitted plying her with champagne and sedatives. it has also expelled the comedian bill cosby after he was convicted last week of sedating and sexually assaulting an actress. it's a powerful tranquiliser designed to combat stress and anxiety but an investigation by the bbc has found that xanax is becoming increasingly popular among young teenagers, with some dealing it at school and others getting it from social media. 0ne teacher told us that some teenagers are using xanax to cope with stress ahead of exam season. chi chi izundu has this report this is the drug that can cost less than £1 per pill. it's 20 times stronger than its nhs equivalent diazepam, and in the last year it's become the latest trend amongst teena

katrice lee disappeared during a supermarket trip with her mother. it was her second birthday.british army base. despite the huge search — soldiers, police volunteers — she was never found. i am 100% certain that katrice was abducted, either sold for profit to a childless couple, or taken by a childless couple, and, yes, she is quite possibly speak another language, and equally so, i could be a grandparent, i'm sat here, and i don't know it. over the years, artists' impressions of the girl growing up. detectives think it is possible katrice is alive, although unaware of her background. this is what they think she would look like today. the police admit they made mistakes during their original investigation. they have now reanalysed old evidence and it is that, they say, which has led them right here to this spot... and to a search which opens old wounds but aims, finally, to expose the truth. jenny hill, bbc news, paderborn. it's the largest victorian glasshouse in the world. the temperate house in kew gardens is a very special place for horticulturalists. the house has been cl

katrice lee has never been found. been found. have admitted they made mistakes during their initial enquiryhere. to excavate here. overtly said they are looking for a body. body. has been brought up unaware of her background. background. an extremely difficult five weeks for herfamily. an extremely difficult five weeks for her family. for her family. what they can find and hopefully finally uncover the truth. finally uncover the truth. now speak to katrice lee's father, richard. he's in paderborn. thank you so much for talking to us. i wonder what your thoughts are. —— dogged determination of my family. family. to fruition at my family was correct from the start. from the start. family was correct, tell us what you mean. mean. katrice had been taken as a sara get child —— surrogate child. child —— surrogate child. different family and speaking a different language. different language. decision to say that katrice had fallen into water and drowned. fallen into water and drowned. ten days of the initial investigation was lost. investigation was lost. experience the first 24 hours of the golde

i'm10096 certain that katrice lee was sold for profit to a childless couple ta ken katrice lee was soldound. this is what they think she would look like today. the police admit they made m ista kes today. the police admit they made mistakes during their original investigation. they have now rea nalysed investigation. they have now reanalysed old investigation. they have now rea nalysed old evidence investigation. they have now reanalysed old evidence and it is that, they say, that has led them right here to this spot. and to a search which opens old wounds but aims finally to expose the truth. it's feared over 100 people have died in powerful dust—storms sweeping across parts of northern india. most of the dead were in uttar pradesh. a senior official told the bbc they were the most intense storms in decades. many of the dead were asleep at home when their homes collapsed after being struck by lightning and high winds. justin rowlatt reports from dehli. the storm swept across north india, bringing devastation. winds of over 80 miles an hour, uprooting electricity pylons, cables sparking

paderborn where royal military police are due to hold a news conference about the british toddler, katrice lees, france‘s president emmanuel macron will hold a speech at the oecd‘s ministerial council meeting. the subject will be "refounding multilateralism". and in new york, president donald trump‘s personal lawyer, michael cohen, is due to appear before a us districtjudge for a hearing. prosecutors are investigating possible crimes related to his personal business dealings. now it‘s time to get all the latest from the bbc sports centre. hello, i‘m ben mundy and this is your wednesday sport briefing. coming up: houston have a problem as the golden state warriors set up a fourth nba final with cleveland cavaliers in as many years. and standby for some gravity—defying driving from an offroad racing champion. now, 2016 might feel like a lifetime ago for novak djokovic. back then he was top of the world rankings and won the french open title to complete his career grand slam. since then he‘s been plagued with injury and struggled to make an impact at major tournaments. in the next few hours he fa

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two—year—old katrice lee, from hartlepool, was last seen at a supermarket near paderborn in 1981.n she disappeared. a report about alleged institutional abuse at a mental health ward in denbighshire has found no evidence to support the claims. an inquiry in 2015 was told by relatives that conditions on the tawel van ward near rhyl were like a zoo. but a new investigation has concluded that the evidence it relied on was incomplete. tomos morgan reports. she was vibrant, she was kind, considerate. you always think your own mother is the best. for six weeks in 2012, joyce elizabeth dickerty was cared for at the tawel fan ward at glan clwyd hospital, north wales. a mental health ward with elderly dementia patients. but from the outset, her children, christine and philip, had concerns about their mother. her bed was by the door and there were lots of beds piled up on top of each other, and a curtain ripped down that was supposed to be hiding, so it was like a store room. she deteriorated quicker than expected, and joyce's family were called in one evening as they were told the mother w

in 1981, richard's daughter katrice lee vanished whilst they were shopping near a british military baseecond birthday. the royal military police led the investigation into her disappearance, but she was never found and they've since admitted to making mistakes in their enquiries. 36 years on, a new five—week excavation of sites around the base is being undertaken. with 100 soldiers, police and local experts searching for clues into katrice‘s disappearance. earlier this week we spoke to katrice‘s dad richard as he was preparing to revisit the area near where she was last seen. he returned to the uk last night and is with us now. how are you doing? up and down. emotionaljourney out how are you doing? up and down. emotional journey out there how are you doing? up and down. emotionaljourney out there to visit the sites where they are digging. it puts a dent in your belief. i believe from day one that she was kidnapped. and with another family... some may think it would be helpful in some way that there is something happening as opposed to nothing, but clearly for you the fa ct nothing, but

two—year—old katrice lee was on a shopping trip with her mother, near a british army base in the towndigging at a riverbank in the town but say nothing has been found. caroline lucas is to step down as co—leader of the green party. ms lucas, the green‘s only mp, has been in charge alongside jonathan bartley since 2016. under the party‘s rules leaders serve two year terms. she says she wants to focus more on her constituency in brighton. for a full summary of the news you can go to our website at bbc.co.uk/news. the government has announced that bosses of companies which make nuisance calls could be personally fined up to half—a—million pounds. a consultation on changes to the law starts today. in october 2016, the government made a similar pledge but the necessary legislation wasn‘t passed. andy moore explains. phone ringing. there is no doubt nuisance phone calls and texts are a major headache for many of us, and the government is keen to clamp down. individual companies can already be fined up to £500,000, but they often declare themselves bankrupt to avoid paying the penalty. targe

two—year—old katrice lee was on a shopping trip with her mother near a british army base in the townoyal military police have spent the past five weeks digging at a river bank in the town but say nothing has been found. the american actress roseanne barr has apologised to her colleagues who've lost theirjobs after her popular tv show was cancelled following a racist comment she posted on twitter. she'd compared a former adviser of president 0bama to an ape. the network abc called her actions repugnant. this report from our correspondent james cook in los angeles contains flash photography. mom, can i have some money? i don't know. mom, canli have some money? i don't know, can“ have some money? roseanne barr fronted a tv sensation. housekeeping! a hugely popular sitcom from the 19805 and ‘90s, which made a triumphant return this year. "beep!" that didn't go through. i heard a beep. millions tuned in to see a sympathetic portrayal of white, working—class, trump—supporting america. it came crashing down in a vitriolic twitter tirade. roseanne barr's nastiest slur was aimed at an african

lee, that has never gone away. they were shopping near a british military base in germany. it was her second birthday. since admitted to making mistakes in their inquiries. experts searching for clues into katrice'se latest surge being reopened? well, obviously i am overjoyed. overjoyed. anything in the area they are excavating. excavating. katrice first went missing in the naafi shop near paderborn. naafi shop near paderborn. what i wanted to take you back too, that day. that day. vividly where you were, where your wife was? wife was? tell me about what happened that day? absolutely. before we went to the shop on the saturday morning. saturday morning. husband, i was told i was going shopping. shopping. katrice's mother sharon and her older sister, wendy. sharon's older sister. and katrice. stamp, was tenfold more than what it normally would be. normally would be. and realise that something was not quite right. quite right. complex crying, and then realised what had happened. what had happened. at that point in time, my world fell apart. time, my world fell apart. remain convinced she was taken that day? day? i am thoroughly convinced that she was taken that day. she was taken that day. because

katrice lee vanished in germany during a trip to the supermarket with her mum.ctives have failed to establish what happened to her and have started digging up a riverbank in the german town of paderborn, close to the british army base where she lived with her family. jenny hill reports. 0n the banks of a german river, a slow, painful search begins. underthe mud, clues, perhaps, to a case which has baffled detectives for decades. katrice lee disappeared during a supermarket trip with her mother. it was her second birthday. the family lived on the nearby british army base. despite the huge search, soldiers, police, volunteers, she was neverfound. in reality, what the family's got is a shadow, or a damocles sword, hanging over the family for five weeks. i am sat here talking to you, and i am hoping that they find nothing, but my belief does not change. i am 100% certain that katrice was abducted. over the years, artists' impressions of a girl growing up. detectives think it's possible katrice is alive, but unaware of her background. this is, they think, what she wo