and the panel was lighting up and i walked over to it and i picked it up and it was ken clark, detective it was a real great sense of relief. it was almost indescribable. >> reporter: which is perhaps where the movie version of this story would end. but real life is not quite like that. for all the suspicion of steven's friends, the murder case against harvey morrow was rather weak. no evidence sufficient to prove that harvey shot steven then dumped his body in the ocean. >> we were looking for steven's dna on the boat. knowing that his death was caused by a gunshot wound it was pretty obvious that there should be something that said this is where it was. >> reporter: but there wasn't. no blood, no gun, no significant fingerprints. what they needed, couldn't find, was something that put the two men together on the far side of catalina island where that current would have caught the body, carried it round to the spot where boaters saw it floating face down in the water. they hunted everywhere for harvey's gps, but they never found it. months went by. harvey sitting in jail. no luck for th

the uk is subject to a deal, a treaty on the good friday agreement and the father of the house ken clarkeom the backstop, you are withdrawing from the treaty of which the uk is already subject and he has made that point once or twice in the house of commons over the last few weeks. so what other uk's options now? oh deputy political editor has been taking a look. theresa may has been suggested to delay the brexit plan. many suggest and she still is facing a delay in commons, brexiteers who say a deal could leave the eu locked into eu rules along with the dup who also hate the idea of northern ireland being tied closer with mainland britain for avoiding a hard border. remainers do not see a point leaving the eu. theresa may is off back to brussels. so what is next? the political perils facing theresa may is still there. the cabinet is split. some ministers want and managed no deal. leave the eu but with time to prepare and avoid disruption. critics insist leaving with no deal would carry a heavy economic price. others in the cabinet privately want a softer brexit, the norway solution with

support their close and uniting people like ken clarke and former you know. foreign leader of the tories and me that day they have made sensible shoes start to stand close computing is the right thing to do and i think in the end it won't be called to close in june and i think theresa may will probably try to maneuver a party to staying the course i'm doing as well or somewhere in the earth but you seem to blow hot and cold on this issue because one moment you say take to resume a atoll would you told the irish times last november she's confidently said she doesn't want to physical border the you don't want a physical border irish government don't and then you say in a recent interview you've got to play hardball with the brits now what a different thing oh i guess i'd like to know i'll explain to you why theresa may said on the fifteenth of december when i had that she was quite happy to have a backstop of wood and make sure there was no border at lest and train months later she said no british prime minister could agree a backstop to change a ten to fifteen

the longest continuously serving mp, the father of the house, ken clarke, stepped in.anding that, essentially, he agrees with me that we should stay in the customs union and actually collaborate with european partners on international trade deals? and secondly, he said, "collaborate with the single market", which i don't quite understand. now... there's no country in the world where you can have an open border between two countries unless they have a customs union and they have regulatory convergence. now, is he advocating that? because i think that not only solves the irish border problem, it eases the economic consequences of leaving the european union to a considerable extent. i thank the father of the house for the intervention. let's make it clear that what we're saying, one is a permanent customs union. but yes, we want to make sure that we have a future say which reflects the strength of our economy and the size of our economy in future trade deals. secondly, yes, we want that close, collaborative relationship in the single market, which we believe we can achiev

ken clarke tweeted earlier, want to show your kids are free pantomime this christmas?not. 0h which is always a pantomime, brexit or not. oh no it isn't! 0h which is always a pantomime, brexit or not. oh no it isn't! oh yes it is! this story appearing on the new york times, the front of the washington coast around the world, not a good look for the uk. not a good look for the uk, and an mp picking up the maze and walking out of parliament. it was a bit of a low rent pantomime. he sort of picked it up rent pantomime. he sort of picked it up and wandered over and gave it back. it has been good to see you. many, many thanks. that's it for the papers tonight. don't forget, you can see the front pages of the papers online on the bbc news website. it is all there for you seven days a week at bbc.co.uk/papers, and if you miss the programme any evening, you can watch it later on bbc iplayer. a big thank you to my guests this evening, ben glaze and jo tanner. goodnight. hello, i'm sarah mulkerrins at the bbc sport centre. tonight was all about everton's marco silva, welcoming hi

former conservative chancellor and father of the house ken clarke spoke to my colleaguejoanna gosling conversative party's chances of eventually coming back together after the bitter battle over brexit. both parties are shattered by this particular issue and the divisive effects of the referendum. but our party is luckier than the labour party, i think. if you took out the issue of europe, which is a very big if at the moment, but the sooner we do the better. if you leave one side the issue of europe, our party is still remarkably united. it's the old conservative party, is a right of centre party, and it can draw up economic policies, policies about public services, health and education and so on which are not divisive at all, we can be very coherent, competent party of government. but the word europe has always caused disturbances as long as i've been in politics. it has never reach the level of hysteria which some people have allowed it to reach in the last week or two before. i hope over christmas everybody calms down and come back with their minds really concentrated on the crisi

as ken clarke said today, the parliament is split into factions, and at the moment there is nothing on. so it is going to be a bumpy few months, and i think the thing that will concern some people, don't forget that the withdrawal was passed this year, the date that the uk will leave is on the front page, thatis uk will leave is on the front page, that is statute, and you need statute to replace statute. probably there are enough mps on the labour side and the conservative party to stop no deal happening, but it is a process to get to statute, and there is that risk that no deal becomes an accident in march, because they can't get things through the house quickly enough. i mean, that is an outside chance, but nicky morgan who was with me tonight, senior conservative mp, says the chaos that ince use at the moment in the house of commons is intentional, it suits the erg on the conservative backbenchers and it suits some labour mps as well. we are trying to work through all of the main issues of the brexit story but if you feel we are missing one, let me know, because the steel and rob wa

earlier, ken clarke, the father of the house and most experienced mp there, talked about this compromise, a sensible compromise as he put it, whereby mps could read the legal advice on privy council turns, essentially privately. whether they go down that route, i don't know. it seems like andrea leadsom have said they will publish but she has put in the caveat of referring to the committee. we'll speak to the government to find out what they mean. the potential in occasions are enormous, aren't they, because clearly there was a lot of sensitivity around the legal advice and ministers, citing all sorts of reasons including national security, we re reasons including national security, were obviously worried about the consequences. let's go back to the house. delivers on the brexit priorities the country voted for and the debate and vote ahead of us are the debate and vote ahead of us are the next crucial steps we must take to make sure we deliver on the whole of the referendum, and in the best interests of the uk. the prime minister's proposal delivers on all of those things that those who

what ken clarke made the good point we are already subject to international treaty, the good friday agreementoot point if you pull out unilaterally you'd be undermining international treaty. you —— he is quite right about that. every treaty is signed fetters of sovereign discretion which is why the arguments as they remain supporting mp these arguments appeared to be a fallacy. when leaving the eu will he will still be bound by many other treaties that fetter our national sovereignty. giving the eu this unique status might brexit supporting colleagues have is, might brexit supporting colleagues haveis,in might brexit supporting colleagues have is, in my view, seriously mistaken. john burkle saying he will make a decision early tomorrow on those proceedings, in a worst—case scenario he could suspend or expel mps he thought responsible, he would refer it to a group of cross—party mps and they would decide on the punishment. what would that mean in regards to the vote. the prime minister is trying to shift mps the prime minister is trying to shift mp5 on their support but still looking in troubl

ken clarke, the conservative former chancellor, said the commons is facing a difficult dilemma, withged the authority of parliament, and the labour party might well come to regret, when they get into government, that their attempts to override the convention that governments are entitled to confidentiality when they get legal advice from the attorney. i think it's quite ridiculous to throw out either of these principles, because there are occasions when they are both extremely important. we are keeping an eye on the chamber at the moment. possibly some mps to go. the vote might be coming in the next 25 minutes or so. that's the current scene. not too many more to speak. where we are today onto the next five days. with me now is laura hughes, political correspondent at the financial times, and henry zeffman — political correspondent at the times. kate hoey was just saying history mightjudge this is the darkest five daysin mightjudge this is the darkest five days in the history of this place. what is your production and where are we? i'm not sure about the next five days, but what foll

has been a lot of discussion are talking to business or have a business lunch, we sat there with ken clarkeill interrupt you for a moment to say goodbye to our viewers on bbc two. here with me still is ben bradley. here with me still is ben bradley. he opposes theresa may's deal. you are speaking about what your constituents are insane about the deal, having been persuaded in any way about what theresa may has had to say? about what is in her opinion the only realistic way forward. to say? about what is in her opinion the only realistic way forwardm isa the only realistic way forwardm is a divisive issue, i have heard from constituents want me to support the deal and constituents want me to remain but the vast majority, i have the local polling, and it is overwhelmingly the quarters of people prefer to leave on world trade terms than for me to vote for the steel saw a resounding vote in my constituency, and in constituencies like that, eddie is like mansfield, or people with to leave the idea that they do not understand what they were voting for, they certainly felt that leaving meant leavi

let's get the reaction from ken clarke. he's in our westminster studio. thank you forjoining us.at we have not added an extra calamity to the serious crisis we are in. there is nothing more futile than spending the next six weeks over a conservative leadership election as we run down the remaining weeks before march the 29th. it would have been divisive, really very bitter, told the party apart. sooner or later, somebody would have emerged and won it and probably then had great difficulty pulling the party back together again meanwhile, you just wasted another six weeks. she should be there for another 12 months now, and i hope nobody is mad enough to try to challenge her again. we have heard dominic raab. he thinks that there is a greater threat with her in charge thatjeremy corbyn ends up in charge. what was being said publicly yesterday was quite extraordinary yesterday, wasn't it? it has blown up how divided the party as was i fear that is so. it has always been troubled over europe, but since we have had this ludicrous opinion poll, this referendum and everybody gave into th

((ken))here's what we are tracking new tonight at nine... ....at nine (pam) tampons is being recalled .... because of concerns about the product unraveling during use. the kimberly- clarkn says, it is recalling its "u- by kotex sleek tampons" -- regular absorbency. the company has received reports.. that the products come apart when customers try to remove them after use. the pieces left inside have supposedly caused problems such as infections ... irritation and injury. in some cases -- people had to seek medical attention to remove the pieces.the recalled tampons were manufactured between october 7th- 2016 and october 16th 2018. the f-d-a has more information on the recall ... on its website, f-d-a-dot-com. (ken) a salmonella outbreak linked to recalled beef continues to grow. the centers for disease control and prevention says 87 more people have been sickened with salmonella linked to the tainted beef. that brings the number of people who've become ill to more than 330 in 28 states since august. 91 of those have been hospitalized, but no deaths have been reported. j-b-s tolleson has recalled more than 12 million pounds of beef products that may be contaminated with

clark. tonight heús in jail...while clarkús community mourns her death.'todayús the day to really think about amber.' tonight... johnson & johnson baby powder, at times, contained asbestos ...... that's according to a new report.. (kenthe company deals with lawsuits claiming the baby powder also causes cancer. grant lodes is here now with the details. grant? (grant) johnson and johnson's johnson and johnson's stock fell about 10 percent today after a reuters report said the company knew for decades that asbestos was in its baby powder. that wiped out about 40 billion dollars in market value and makes today johnson and johnson's worst day since 2002. the company has been grappling with lawsuits alleging some of its talcum powder products caused cancer. but the reuters report today cites documents and other evidence that indicate company executives, managers, scientists, doctors and lawyers knew about the asbestos problem... and failed to disclose it to regulators or the public. the report also alleges that j&j sucessfully influenced regulators' plans to limit asbestos in products, and the company was able to limit scientific research on the health effects of asbestos in powders. johnson and johnson responded by sayin