lin russell and her six—year—old daughter, megan, were attacked as they walked along a quiet countryhis report. it was a notorious murder. a brutal unprovoked attack in the kent countryside on a family walking home from a school swimming gala. 45—year—old lin russell and her six your old daughter, megan, were killed in the frenzied hammer attack. but nine—year—old josie survived, despite suffering terrible injuries. michael stone, a known criminaland drug injuries. michael stone, a known criminal and drug addict was arrested when you late in 1987 and found guilty of the murders. he is serving a life sentence but has or has protested his innocence. there is no frantic evidence against him. he was convicted on a disputed confession to a fellow prisoner. legal team say they have compelling new evidence linking this man to the murders. the killer of schoolgirl milly dowler and others is serving two full sentences. many say he has committed dozens of similar crimes. the similarities you have got is a woman, an attack with something heavy like a hammer. those features make itan heavy like

lin russell and her daughter megan were killed in a hammer attack.llings led to the conviction of known drug user and criminal michael stone, but there was no forensic evidence and he was convicted on the word of a fellow prison inmate who claimed michael stone admitted the killings. now according to his lawyers, levi bellfield is said to have confessed. in the confession, levi bellfield describes how he came across lin russell and had two children, how he attacked them with a hammer and he explains his motivation for the killing. the confession is detailed and has a number of facts which are not in the public domain. stone's legal team and the new evidence to be sent to the appeal court and say kent police who investigated the original crimes shouldn't be involved. we don't think that they can look at this objectively and say to themselves, we are going to investigate this thoroughly. we realise it will be hugely embarrassed to have to admit we got the wrong man 20 years ago. embarrassed to have to admit we got the wrong man 20 years agom embarrasse

lawyers for michael stone, who was twice convicted of the murders of lin russell and her daughter megan lyn and megan russell was a convicted serial killer, levi bellfield. they say a confession made by bellfield to another prisoner is backed up by other evidence from a witness. bellfield told the bbc he denied the murders and denied making a confession, as our correspondent wyre davies reports. it was a shocking murder, a vicious attack injuly 1996 on a family walking home from school in rural kent. lin russell and her six—year—old daughter megan were killed in the frenzied hammer attack. that was quite heavy. but nine—year—old josie survived, despite suffering terrible injuries. michael stone, a known criminal and drug addict, was arrested and found guilty of the russell murders, but has always protested his innocence. we intend first to read a statement... and today, dramatic new evidence from stone's lawyers — what they say is a detailed confession to the russell murders by this man, levi bellfield. the russell murders, by levi bellfield, fit perfectly with his modus operandi. he is

the murders of lin and megan russell.awyers for the man convicted of killing them say they have uncovered new evidence that could prove his innocence. there are big plans to change our railways to ease pressure points for passengers. we will be speaking to the transport secretary about the details. good morning. in sport: england's women maintain their perfect start in world cup qualifying, super sub fran kirby scoring with her first kick of the game, in a 5—0 win over kazakhstan. and a new drive to get us to reduce the amount of food we throw out. items that should be stored in the fridge will get new labels. and it may be freezing, but that hasn't stopped matt. he is out and about with the weather. good morning. good morning, and we are at hampton pool in west london, with foakes a little bit raver than myself. —— folks. a few showers to the north and east but for many of you a lot of sunshine as well. your full forecast is coming up. good morning. first our main story: the bbc understands that the government has signif

michael stone was convicted in 2001, following a retrial of the murder of megan russell, lin russell,ichael stone to these murders. damien daley has told numerous people that he lied to the jury. he has since gone on to commit murderand is jury. he has since gone on to commit murder and is serving a life sentence in prison. we have now received evidence of a full confession by levi bellfield. he has admitted the russell murders. in the confession, levi bellfield describes how he came across lin russell, and her two children, how he attacked them with a hammer, and he explains his motivation for the killing. the confession is detailed and has a numberof confession is detailed and has a number of facts which are not in the public domain. we have conducted a full review of the case papers and have an independent witness who saw levi bellfield close to the scene of the murders at about the time they were committed. and importantly, we have identified forensic material from the scene of the murders which corroborates the confession made by levi bellfield. the russell murders by levi bellfi

lawyers for the man convicted of the murders of lin and megan russell in 1996 say they have new evidencech implicates a different suspect. a wartime bosnian croat commander drinks what appears to be poison at his trial at the hague and dies. donald trump comes under attack for sharing inflammatory videos from a british far—right group. and the uk's highest paid university vice chancellor — who's now stepped down — insists she's not embarrassed by controversy about her salary. coming up on sportsday later in the hour on bbc news, the investigation into ben stokes‘ involvement in a fight outside a nightclub has concluded and the cps will now decide whether or not he will face charges. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. the government has offered to significantly increase the so—called brexit divorce bill, the amount of money it's willing to pay the european union for our departure from it. it's understood the government is now prepared to pay up to 50 billion euros — around £41; billion — in an attempt to kick—start talks on a future trade deal. back in september, the prime m

lawyers for michael stone, convicted of murdering lin and megan russell in 1996, say they have new evidencehis innocence including a ‘very detailed confession‘ allegedly from the serial killer levi bellfield. also in the next hour, prince william wishes his brother and new fiancee all the best ahead of their wedding next spring. while on a trip to finland, the duke of cambridge said he was "delighted" for the couple but also himself. for me, personally, i hope it means he stays out of my fridge. from other scrounging he has done out of my fridge over the last few years. so it is pretty exciting. good evening and welcome to bbc news. the government has offered to significantly increase the so—called brexit divorce bill, the amount of money it's willing to pay the european union for our departure from it. it's understood the government is now prepared to pay up to 50 billion euros — around £41; billion — in an attempt to kick start talks on a future trade deal. back in september, the prime minister had said the uk was prepared to pay 20 billion euros. today, on a surprise visit to iraq, there

lin russell and her six—year—old daughter, megan, were attacked as they walked along a quiet countryare being let down by the education system, according to a report by the all party parliamentary group for autism, seen by the bbc. nearly three in four parents said they waited more than six months for the support their child is entitled to, while half said they waited more than a year. the department for education says "all schools have a duty to support children with special educational needs". it says it's given councils £223 million in extra funding to introduce reforms. apple says it's working to fix a serious bug in its most recent mac operating system. the flaw in the high sierra software makes it possible to access a mac computer or laptop without a password, and gain powerful administrator rights. that's a summary of the latest bbc news. some comments from you on the brexit divorce bill. the latest figures reported today anywhere between 40 and 55 billion euros. gary says, "i am all for brexit, but being held to ransom is a no, no." alistair says, "the eu has been ripping off

lawyers firm michael stone convicted murdering lin and megan russell of murdering lin and megan russelltion. in sport, news to us in the last half—hour where alan pa rdew sport, news to us in the last half—hour where alan pardew is back in football. he has been appointed as the new manager of west bromwich albion and replaces tony pulis. his first match will be against his former team, crystal palace. first match will be against his formerteam, crystal palace. head first match will be against his former team, crystal palace. head of the world cup draw, fifa incest there is no widespread doping in russian football after criticism of their reaction to the world anti—doping agency's report. could ben stokes be nearing an england return? he has sparked rumours after flying into christchurch with the prospect of playing club cricket in new zealand this weekend. i will be back with those stories at 11:30pm —— 11:30am. let's get more now on the brexit negotiations. the bbc understands the uk has reached broad agreement on the financial framework of the divorce bill which is likely to be betwee

michael stone — jailed for the murder of lin and megan russell. the biggest miscarriage ofjustice for decades? we'll hear about the arguments for re—examining the evidence for that conviction. and hope runs high as zimbabwe considers a future without the long shadow of robert mugabe, but is it really all change, or simply as you were? president mugabe, do you still like him or do you not like him? crowd chants "n0". we don't like mugabe. since long, you were afraid because if you were saying something negative about him, you would be butchered. hello. the weather may be getting colder, but the brexit process is hotting up. a european council meeting in two weeks will decide whether britain gets to the next level in the talks. that is, whether we get to discuss trade and ourfuture relationship. we've made concessions on the money issue. fair to say that's no impediment to moving on now. but there is still the not insignificant issue of the irish border. it's a circle to be squared. the uk does not want to be in the customs union or the single marke

michael stone — jailed for the murder of lin and megan russell.the arguments for re—examining the evidence for that conviction.

lawyers for michael stone, convicted of murdering lin and megan russell in 1996, say they have new evidencef his innocence including a "very detailed confession" allegedly from the serial killer levi bellfield. in a moment, it will be time for sportsday but first a look at what else is coming up this evening on bbc news. in beyond 100 days tonight, katty kay and christian fraser will speak to a former advisor of president george w bush and ask him what advice he might give the current us president donald trump on a day like today? at 8.30pm, we'll be talking to a former north korea analyst for the us state department on the latest missile test from pyongyang. we'll also be finding out why a town in poland bought tom hanks a carfor his birthday. and our guestsjoining me tonight in the papers are steve hawkes, deputy political editor at the sun and dia chakravarty, brexit editor at the telegraph. now on bbc news, it's time for sportsday. hello, i'm olly foster. this is sportsday and these are our headlines tonight. the investigation into the ben stokes nightclub brawl has concluded and the cp

murdered in 1996 — lawyers for the man convicted of killing lin and megan russell say they've uncoveredthat could prove his innocence. closed in the 1960s — now some of the 4,000 miles of railway lines could be re—opened under new government plans to boost the economy.