police prepare to excavate a cafe in gloucester, searching for mary bastholm. d in 1968, and it's thought she may have been murdered by the serial killer, fred west. when mary went missing in 1968, she was wearing a blue coat, a blue and white dress and a blue bag. from looking at the material, i can't say if it's a bag or a coat or dress but what i can say is, it's a blue bit of material within within a void. violence between israelis and palestinian militants shows no signs of easing. president biden has nowjoined calls for a ceasefire. hospital admissions for obesity—related treatment in england reached a record of more than a million in the year leading into the global pandemic. and coming up, the teenage footballer, who was killed in a knife attack 15 years ago, is being honoured virtually by appearing in the computer game fifa 21. good afternoon. the prime minister says he will be able to tell in the next few days whether the indian variant will mean a delay to the end of lockdown in england. but he said there was currently no conclusive evidence to sugges

all her family can do will find mary bastholm's remains.bastholm's remains. all her family can do is watch and wait. mary bastholm was 15 years old when she vanished in the centre of gloucester. she worked in a cafe and, half a century on, a tv crew has found what appears to be a piece of blue material buried in the basement. when mary went missing in 1968, she was wearing a blue coat, a blue and white dress and a blue bag. from looking at the material, i can't say if it's a bag or a coat or a dress, what i can say is it is a blue bit of material within a void. ground penetrating radar has now found six voids in the basement, six areas with anomalies. today police began removing doors from the building. tomorrow they will start digging. fred west was a regular in the cafe in the years before he was charged with 12 murders. he is rumoured to have done some building work there. he took his own life in 1995. as well as excavation work, police are now going back to the original investigation. mary bastholm was last seen waiting for a bus in the

mary bastholm was 15 years old when she vanished.e material buried in the basement of the cafe where she worked. when mary went missing in 1968, she was wearing a blue coat, a blue and white dress and a blue bag. from looking at the material, i can't say if it's a bag or a coat or a dress, what i can say is it is a blue bit of material within a void. after using dogs that can detect human remains, and special radar kit, police have found six areas in the cellar that they want to examine. today they removed doors. tomorrow they start digging. so, decades after the cromwell street murders, fred west is once again the talk of gloucester. he was a regular in the cafe in the years before he was charged with 12 murders. he is also rumoured to have done some building work here. he took his own life in 1995. if mary is in the cafe, i hope for the family that it is closure for them. i mean, it's upset me, because you always hope against hope that it's not going to end like that. but detectives are being cautious about any links between fred w

mary bastholm was 15 years old when she vanished. material buried in the basement of the cafe where she worked. when mary went missing in 1968, she was wearing a blue coat, a blue and white dress and a blue bag. from looking at the material, i can't say if it's a bag or a coat or a dress, what i can say is it is a blue bit of material within a void. after using dogs that can detect human remains, and special radar kit, police have found six areas in the cellar that they want to examine. today they removed doors. tomorrow they start digging. so, decades after the cromwell street murders, fred west is once again the talk of gloucester. he was a regular in the cafe in the years before he was charged with 12 murders. he is also rumoured to have done some building work here. he took his own life in 1995. if mary is in the cafe, i hope for the family that it is closure for them. i mean, it's upset me, because you always hope against hope that it's not going to end like that. but detectives are being cautious about any links between fred we

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it's 53 years since mary bastholm was last seen alive.old had completely vanished. happy as far as we know. no reason at all why she'd run away from home, certainly. in 1994, police discovered the first of 12 bodies of women and young girls who were killed in and around gloucester. three bodies have been found here, including the daughter and lodger of the accused man... the serial killer fred west had been due to stand trial for their murders when he killed himself in prison. a team filming a documentary made a discovery at this cafe, which may provide the answer to her disappearance. back in the 1960s, mary bastholm was a waitress in this cafe and fred west was a customer who carried out some renovation work. so, there have long been suggestions that he killed her and buried her here. gloucestershire police have described it as potentially a significant development, and say they are likely to be at the site for several weeks. mary's family have been asked to be left alone and to be given time to grieve. phil mackie, bbc news, gloucester

and with all the stories, folklore and conspiracy theories around fred west and mary bastholm and theis there. let's bring you the latest on the conflict between israel and palestinian militants some live pictures now. these are live pictures from the west bank. tbs, these are live pictures from the west itank-— these are live pictures from the west bank. . . , «i , west bank. a general strike has been called by fatah _ west bank. a general strike has been called by fatah against _ west bank. a general strike has been called by fatah against the _ called by fatah against the operation in gaza. the military operation in gaza. the military operation in gaza. let me show you a scene in bethlehem, similar pictures coming to you live from bethlehem where there are many on the streets protesting over what is happening in gaza. you are watching bbc news. we will stay with these pictures and bringing our corresponding. our middle east correspondent is yolande knell. tell us what is happening. this teneral tell us what is happening. this general strike _ tell us what is happening. this general

mary bastholm was 15 years old when she vanished. lue bag. from looking at the material, i can't say if it's a bag or a coat or a dress, what i can say is it is a blue bit of material within a void. after using dogs that can detect human remains, and special radar kit, police have found six areas in the cellar that they want to examine. today they removed doors. tomorrow they start digging. so, decades after the cromwell street murders, fred west is once again the talk of gloucester. he was a regular in the cafe in the years before he was charged with 12 murders. he is also rumoured to have done some building work here. he took his own life in 1995. if mary is in the cafe, i hope for the family that it is closure for them. i mean, it's upset me, because you always hope against hope that it's not going to end like that. but detectives are being cautious about any links between fred west and mary bastolm. she was last seen waiting for a bus in the city centre. never really thought it would happen to us. her parents died without answers.

back in 1994, there were suggestions that mary bastholm could have been buried here, and in 2012, therefamily. gloucestershire police say they're likely to be at the site for several weeks. mary's family's being kept informed and have asked for privacy to allow them time to grieve. phil mackie, bbc news, gloucester. the time is 6.17pm. our top story this evening: coroner rules entirely innocent people were shot by british soldiers. 4000 lucky ticket holders will watch the brit awards in person without masks. coming up on sportsday on the bbc news channel. more on the debate around where this month's uefa champions league final between chelsea and manchester city will be held. at least seven children and a teacher have been killed in a shooting at a school in russia. more than 20 others were injured, many seriously. some children jumped out of third floor windows to try to escape. police have arrested the suspected attacker, a 19—year—old former pupil. he'd been carrying an automatic weapon, and was wearing an explosives vest. 0ur moscow correspondent steve rosenberg now reports. in this

it was also the cafe where 15—year—old mary bastholm worked as a waitress.rdering 12 women and girls in 1994, many of them buried at his house on cromwell street. he took his own life before he could stand trial. although never charged with mary's murder, many people in gloucester suspected his involvement. now the police search of the cafe basement has provided enough evidence to prompt excavation work, which is due to start tomorrow and likely to last several weeks. mary's family have been kept abreast of developments and are said to be happy at the thought of potentially solving the mystery of her disappearance. will batchelor, bbc news. 0ur correspondent andrew plant joins us from gloucester. good morning to you, andrew. have police said anything more about why they believe there is evidence, enough evidence, to begin excavation work at the cafe?— work at the cafe? yeah, this search has been a — work at the cafe? yeah, this search has been a very _ work at the cafe? yeah, this search has been a very long _ work at the cafe? yeah, this search has been a v

back in 1994, there were suggestions that mary bastholm could have been buried here, and in 2012, thereight finally bring answers for mary's family. gloucestershire police say they're likely to be at the site for several weeks. mary's family's being kept informed and have asked for privacy to allow them time to grieve. phil mackie, bbc news, gloucester. a former uk diplomat has been detained for eight months after plugs. he posted a serial things online about the court trial in 2020. it identified the complainants and could put the women are coming forward in the future. he was alleged to have committed sexual assault against nine women. the brit awards is getting under way and the audience doesn't have to wear facemasks or socially distance because the show as part of the government's pilot into not doing this. the hottest ticket in town, a negative covid test. everyone at tonight's brit awards needs one, the audience and the stars. not your normal preparation for the brit awards. ., ., , awards. not really. ch uckles - chuckles # anyway away from here #. his tested negative so will be

is specifically linked to mary bastholm.have drawn up in his van, and said, oh, mary, would you like a lift? i am going to see my boyfriend. don't worry, hop in and bingo, that was the end of mary, she disappeared completely. gloucester police, to their credit, did an enormous amount of searching for her, including putting divers into the docks to see if she had been chucked into the river severn, but no sign of her. that is 53 years ago. sadly since then her mother has died, there are some family members left but i hope and pray that finally her remains will be found. not that that is any consolation and it is just another body, another terrible mark, saying that west put the country into. he was a vicious, evil, depraved man who showed no remorse, no sympathy, nothing. although he presented as being the most amicable, although he presented as being the mostamicable, likeable, cheery little chap with dirty fingernails and curly hair and a little smile and curly hair and a little smile and a little glint little twinkle. he w

officers have been searching for mary bastholm, who worked at the pop—in cafe — now called the cleanve mp rob roberts has been suspended from the commons for six weeks after he made repeated unwanted advances to a member of staff. mps approved the motion to suspend him. the commons leaderjacob rees—mogg said it would be "honourable" if mr roberts stood down as an mp. the manchester united player marcus rashford says he received "at least 70 racial slurs" on social media after the team lost last night's europa league final to villarreal. manchester united said its players had been subjected to "disgraceful racist abuse" which wouldn't be tolerated. foreign secretary dominic raab has welcomed an international investigation into the diverted ryanair plane, that led to the arrest in minsk of the belarrussian journalist roman protasevich. the eu says it's almost ready to launch new sanctions on the country. sarah rainsford is in minsk for us tonight. sarah, diplomatic tensions still rising. that is right. more strong words from the international community and more moves towards concrete a

killer fred west — say there is enough evidence to begin excavating the property. 15—year—old mary bastholmport into the handling of a senior republican�*s funeral in belfast last june has found the police service of northern ireland prioritised public security over the enforcement of covid regulations but did not show any bias. there was outrage in some quarters when around 2,000 mourners attended bobby storey�*s funeral at a time when strict covid limits were in place. the metropolitan police says it's investigating some of its officers and staff for looking up details on the case of sarah everard who disappeared as she walked home from a friend's house in south london in march. pc wayne couzens, who's 48 and from deal in kent, has been charged with ms everard's kidnap and murder. the met said accessing files "without a legitimate purpose" could be a criminal offence. the american telecoms giant at&t and rival discovery have agreed to merge to compete with netflix and other on—demand streaming services. it will bring together a host of networks including hbo, discovery, warner brothers an

police prepare to excavate at a cafe in gloucester, searching for mary bastholm — a suspected victim militants shows no signs of easing — president biden has nowjoined calls for a ceasefire. a teenage footballer who was killed in a knife attack 15 years ago is being added as a player to the computer game fifa 21. kiyan prince was part of the youth team at qpr when he lost his life and has now been created virtually to play for the club as a 30—year—old. graham satchell reports. my name is kiyan prince. and i am a professional footballer. at least, i would have been. had i not been killed when i was 15. kiyan prince was trying to break up a fight when he was stabbed and killed outside his school. he was just 15. his bubbly, joyful personality was infectious to everyone around him. for such a big guy, at such a young age, you know, looked intimidating but honestly, just a gentle giant. some people are special, like, they are, and he was special. and he didn't have, special in the sense that, never thought he was better than anyone but he was better than a lot of us. 15 years on, kiyan�

mary bastholm went missing in january 1968 and despite extensive investigations has never been found.t a body could be buried at the property. a 21—year—old man has appeared in court charged with the murder of a 53—year—old police community support officer. julia james was found dead two weeks ago near her home in kent. she'd suffered serious head injuries. jon donninson reports. julia james, who disappeared last month after taking her dog for a walk in woodland in snowdown in kent. today, using an actress and julia's actualjack russell terrier, toby, police staged a reconstruction of her last known movements. officers say they've already received more than 1,000 pieces of information from members of the public, but say their investigation is very much ongoing. i continue to appeal for witnesses. i am confident that there were people in the area at the time that we are yet to speak to. it's absolutely crucial, we have an obligation to piece together exactly what happened in the last moments ofjulia's life. and, appearing to gesture to reporters outside court in chatham, this morning,

fred west have not found any human remains while excavating a cafe in gloucester. 15—year—old mary bastholme she went missing in 1968. police confirmed it had completed the excavation of the cafe cellar and that no items of significance had been found. it's a decade since undercover filming by bbc panorama at a residential care unit near bristol shocked britain, revealing bullying and abuse at winterbourne view, of people with learning disabilities and special needs. now, the families of some of those abused, have of those abused have written to borisjohnson warning there are still 2,000 people locked in in—patient units and at risk of abuse and mistreatment. alison holt has that story. the images were deeply upsetting. undercover bbc panorama filming showed people with learning disabilities and autism being bullied and abused. that was ten years ago. government promises followed that all places like winterbourne view hospital would close in england with better support provided for patients in the community. winterbourne view has shut, but today, more than 2000 but today, more than 2,000 pe

gloucester for a suspected victim of the serial killer fred west. officers have been searching for mary bastholmr on 19th of may. more than 1,000 people have been arrested across britain, after a week—long operation to crack down on so—called county lines drugs gangs. dealers have been using children to transport drugs out of cities so they can sell them in smaller towns. charities, working with young people caught up with the gangs, say they�*re overwhelmed by the numbers needing their help since the pandemic, many of them vulnerable teenagers who dropped out of sight of schools and social services. angus crawford reports. police! police! frighteningly, you know, they can be as young as seven or eight years of age, and that's scary. these children are victims. you know, this is modern slavery. these children are i being used as slaves. it�*s going to be in this block, here. a teenager is missing. dawn and tammy are police officers in northampton. theirjob, trace him, bring him to safety. have you heard from him today, or had contact from him? every day, they look for children, lost to county li

begun excavation work at the pop—in cafe in gloucester, looking for the remains of 15—year—old mary bastholmlice said experts are focusing on six areas underneath a toilet floor. the rate of inflation more than doubled last month, to 1.5%, as a rise in energy and clothing costs drove prices higher. but the figure from the office for national statistics is partly explained by a jump in prices from low levels a year ago at the start of the pandemic. a two—day concert will take place at the glastonbury festival site this september. no date has been set yet for the concert, which is still dependent on the covid situation. the regular glastonbury festival, which normally welcomes 200,000 people, was cancelled this year and last year due to the pandemic. earlier, we reported on the confusion over holidays abroad. but one thing is clear, we can all have holidays here in britain. and the opening up is a lifeline for businesses across the country, some of which were on the brink of going under. 0ur correspondent danny savage has spent the last few days at the butlins holiday resort in skegness in lin

a teenager, mary bastholm, who worked at the cafe in gloucester, went missing in 1968.the cafe? ads, activities in the cafe? significant moment of course today. forensic archaeologists arrived this morning with power tools, and in the last year we have heard the sound of pneumatic drills coming from the basement of the cafe here. yesterday we learned more about the evidence that the tv production company who were filming a documentary about fred and rose west, what they discovered what they showed to the police, including the discovery of six voids in the floor here that showed anomalies, but also they drilled holes on the floor and put a camera inside, and discovered a image of a piece of blue material. that is significant because mary was wearing a blue coat and a blue dress and carrying a blue bag when she disappeared injanuary1968. ispoke to a forensic disappeared injanuary1968. i spoke to a forensic archaeologist today not connected with the inquiry who said it is likely that if it was synthetic materials that were being used in the mid—60s onwards, it is likely th

police investigating the disappearance of mary bastholm, who was feared murdered by serial killer fredh a cafe in gloucester. covid rules in most of scotland will be relaxed from next monday, with pubs reopening to customers indoors and people able to hug again. and it's the brits tonight, in front of thousands of music fans, as part of an experiment on getting audiences back into venues. here at westminster, the queen has delivered her speech, setting out the government's programme for the coming session of parliament. in a covid—secure ceremony in the house of lords, the queen said that the government's priority is to "deliver a national recovery from the pandemic that makes the united kingdom stronger, healthier and more prosperous than before". there were also pledges on infrastructure, training and skills, planning law reform and the environment. the prime minister said the speech outlined a plan for "unleashing our nation's full potential" as the uk recovers from coronavirus. labour has called on the government to deliver "action" rather than "rhetoric". our political corresponde

are beginning in the search for a suspected victim of the serial killer fred west. 15—year—old mary bastholmn three new discoveries. number one is a piece of blue cloth which has been photographed in the corner of that cellar and we know that when mary disappeared from here back in 1968, she was wearing a blue coat and carrying a blue bag. number two is what they called yesterday structural anomalies. essentially voids in the floor and walla of the cellar there that they want to investigate. a number three is a dog that they took down a few days ago trained to sniff out human remains which did have a reaction down in the cellar there, we are told. now, they have been in touch with mary's family throughout this process. they've told them that they can't guarantee, of course, that they will find mary's remains down there. but what they will do is definitively answer that question one way or another as to whether she was buried here after she disappeared in 1968. last seen, actually, not very far away at all from where we are standing right now on a cold january night back in 1968, vanishing fr

are beginning in the search for a suspected victim of the serial killer, fred west. 15—year—old mary bastholmed without finding out what happened to their daughter. 0ur correspondent andrew plant is in gloucesterfor us. good morning. bring us up to date with what is happening at that site right behind you.— right behind you. after a week of initial searches _ right behind you. after a week of initial searches at _ right behind you. after a week of initial searches at this _ right behind you. after a week of initial searches at this cafe - right behind you. after a week of initial searches at this cafe right| initial searches at this cafe right initial searches at this cafe right in the heart of gloucester here, police said they will start excavation work in this today. we had yesterday they are focusing on three new pieces of evidence. number one is a piece of blue cloth which was photographed here by documentary team who were making a film about the crimes of fred and rose west. they were in the cellar and use a camera to photograph some blue cloth in the corner of the cellar. the second is

police prepare to excavate a cafe in gloucester, searching for mary bastholm.

gloucester for a suspected victim of the serial killer fred west. officers have been searching for mary bastholm68. gloucestershire police began excavating the cafe cellar on the 19th of may. atv a tv crew reported suspicious response from a dog they brought in to look for human remains. more than a thousand people have been arrested across britain after a week—long operation to crack down on so—called county lines drugs gangs. dealers have been using children to transport drugs out of cities so they can sell them in smaller towns. charities working with young people caught up with the gangs say they�*re overwhelmed by the numbers needing their help since the pandemic — many of them vulnerable teenagers who dropped out of sight of schools and social services. angus crawford reports. police, police! frighteningly, you know, they can be as young as seven or eight years of age, and that's scary. these children are victims. you know, this is modern slavery. these children are i being used as slaves. it's going to be in this block here. a teenager is missing. dawn and tammy are police officers in nor

is—year—old mary bastholm worked at the cafe before she went missing more than 50 years ago.cavating the seller which they will start to do later on today which focuses on three new discoveries. number one, a piece of blue cloth which has been photographed in the corner of the seller and when mary disappeared from here back in 1968 she was wearing a blue coat and carrying a blue bag. numbertwo, wearing a blue coat and carrying a blue bag. number two, structural anomalies, essentially voids in the floor and walls that they want to investigate. number three, a dog they took down a few days ago trained to sniff out human remains which had a reaction in the cellar, we are told. we have been in touch with mary's family, the police say they cannot guarantee they will find her remains down there but what they will do is to phonetically answer the question one way or another as to whether she was buried here after she disappeared in 1968, last seen not very far away from where we are standing on a very cold january night, vanishing from a bus stop in gloucester and never seen again.

mary bastholm disappeared in 1968.vered a grainy image of blue material. that is significant because mary was wearing a blue coat and a blue dress and carrying a blue bag. when she disappeared back injanuary1968. next week marks the one year anniversary of the killing of george floyd, the african american man who died after a white police officer derek chauvin, knelt on his neck for more than nine minutes. the murder—captured on camera—shocked the world, prompting millions to take part in global demonstrations against police brutality. as part of a special series of reports on the impact of his death, clive myrie has been to france, a country where the police are often accused of violence and racism, to find what the reaction has been of the french government, and the effects on wider society. a warning, you may find some of the images in his report distressing spring sunshine bathes a land ill at ease. beneath the tranquility swirls a tempest on race. all these people should be wearing masks due to covid, even outdoor

mary bastholm who was 15, worked at the �*clean plate' cafe before she went missing in 1968.een found. it's a decade since undercover filming by the bbc�*s panorama programme at a residential care unit near bristol shocked britain, revealing bullying and abuse at winterbourne view of people with learning disabilities and special needs. now the families of some of those affected have written to borisjohnson, warning there are still 2,000 people locked in in—patient units, and at risk of abuse and mistreatment. alison holt has that story. the images were deeply upsetting. undercover bbc panorama filming showed people with learning disabilities and autism being bullied and abused. that was ten years ago. government promises followed that all places like winterbourne view hospital would close in england, with better support provided for patients in the community. winterbourne view has shut, but today, more than 2,000 people still live in similar institutions. among them, elliott. he was taken to a specialist hospital when he had a crisis. three years later, he's still there, to t

body of a missing teenager, who's a suspected victim of the serial killer, fred west. 15—year—old mary bastholmn doubled last month, to 1.5%, as a rise in energy and clothing costs drove prices higher. but the figure is partly explained by the big fall in prices last year, as the pandemic took hold. let's talk to our economics correspondent, andy verity — well, if you look at this chart — 1.5% is more than double what it was last month — but it's only back where it was in march last year. back in 2017, for example it was twice as high. if you ask what's fuelling inflation, — you've already answered your own question. last year, lockdowns meant far fewer goods and people moving around and oil and gas companies were producing far more fuel than the world needed — so the price plummeted. a year on from that, economies around the world are re—opening and the oil price has bounced back — along with other commodities like metals. because of that, manufacturers have to pay more for raw materials — also known as input prices — which are up by nearly 10% on a year ago. but the bank of england has been a

fred west have not found any human remains while excavating a cafe in gloucester. 15—year—old mary bastholmir keir starmer has been speaking during a trip to the west of england. he's been reacting to what dominic cummings said yesterday. dominic cummings said yesterday tens of thousands of people died unnecessarily. your reaction? bier? unnecessarily. your reaction? very serious allegations _ unnecessarily. your reaction? very serious allegations from dominic cummings about the chaos and incompetence in that decision—making and the _ incompetence in that decision—making and the government. and there are consequences to that in relation to those _ consequences to that in relation to those that— consequences to that in relation to those that have died and what we need _ those that have died and what we need to— those that have died and what we need to do— those that have died and what we need to do is put what dominic cummings set alongside the facts. we know we've _ cummings set alongside the facts. we know we've got one of the highest death— know we've got one of the highest death tolls in