sabrina kouider and 0uissem medouni both blamed each other., a shy, unworldly but happy young woman. she left her home in france just a few days after her 20th birthday to work as an au pair for a french couple in wimbledon. herfamily would never see her again. when sophie stepped through the door of 164 wimbledon park road, i'm satisfied this has brought justice for sophie but it will never bring her back. she took —— suffered torture and abuse but today she has finally been heard. when sophie stepped through the door of 164 wimbledon park road, she entered the obsessive and twisted world of sabrina kouider and 0uissem medouni. the couple met 18 years ago and have had an on—off relationship ever since. but kouider had other boyfriends too. 0ne she became obsessed with. mark walton, a former member of the band boyzone. she made many false — the prosecution said — preposterous accusations against him. she claimed sophie was helping him. she even went into the local newsagent telling people he was harassing herfamily. she said, "have you seen th

‘s was at centre while ouissem medouni went shopping.io cleaner and a pizza less than an hour after he set light to sophie's body. michael was thinking about going into business with the couple. in the months before her death, he got to know sophie. he fed her and try to know sophie. he fed her and try to help. she came in and i offered her chips. you can see, the way she eats, she is ravaged, she is not being fed at home. i said, i'll buy your tickets, when you get paid out your tickets, when you get paid out you can give minimise back, which was not expecting. toxic combination of the couple created a toxic world separate from reality. entering it unknowingly stepped kind, harmless sophie. behind her and ultimately killed her in the most inhumane way. ashok heard, the couple were motivated by an obsession with mark walton of the band boyzone. he came to the court today voluntarily and gave evidence. the court heard he had not met sophie lionnet coming and not even heard of ends of the police carted them after her death. he said he had

kouider was at the trampolining centre while medouni when shopping. in the most inhumane way. sophie long, reporting. mi6 has launched a new recruitment campaign to attract people who would never think of themselves as secret agents. mi6 says it needs more women and minorities among its ranks — and its first ever tv advertising campaign starts tonight. gordon corera reports. we are intelligence officers. but we don‘t do what you think. the opening is straight out of a james bond film. it‘s picking up on the silent cues that matter, understanding others, helping them... but the aim of this tv ad is to subvert the stereotypes around mi6 and persuade those who haven‘t thought of applying to be a spy to think again. secretly, we‘re just like you. the real—life spies here at mi6 have always had a complicated relationship with their fictional portrayal. the image ofjames bond — the ruthless super spy with a licence to kill, going round saving the world — may have done wonders for their reputation on the one hand, but on the other it doesn‘t really reflect t

kouider was at the trampolining centre while medouni when shopping.te separate from reality. into it, unknowingly, stepped kind, harmless sophie. they harmed her and ultimately killed her in the most inhumane way. mark walton has offered his deepest sympathies to sophie‘s parents today and he had been deeply hurt by the tissue of lies that had been told about him. he said he hoped the prison sentence would give her time to reflect on the pain that was caused. sentencing will take place later this month. some breaking news regarding this summit that is supposed to happen injune between kimjong—un and supposed to happen injune between kim jong—un and president trump. mr trump says the summit planned for singapore will not take place. there had been some suggestions that this much vaunted summit might not occur. this coming after the north koreans have blown up these nuclear test tunnels in north korea as a gesture signalling that they were serious about these talks. not verified of course by any independent witnesses, and big broadcast journalist course

the court heard that weesem medouni and sabrina kweedare, beat and starved sophie lionnet who was 21,sion. time now for all the sports news in sport today. hello, i'm sarah mulkerrins and this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. coming up on this programme: records tumble — a fifth european title means lyon become the most successful club in women's champions league history. england are all out for 184 as pakistan dominate on day one of the first test at lord's. and we'll tell you who serena williams will face on her return to grand slam tennis. hello and welcome along to the programme. let's start then with the dominance of this 0lympique lyonnais side. they're celebrating yet again, this time for a record fifth women's champions league title. but they had to work for it. it was goalless after 90 minutes against wolfsburg in the final in kiev, before lyon went on to win 4—1 after extra time. they also become the first team to have won three in a row. 0ur reporterjo currie watched the action in the ukranian capital.

garden. 21 year old sophie lionnet was imprisoned, beaten and tortured by sabrina kouidair and 0uissem medouni the old bailey heard that the couple were convinced sophie had plotted to abuse people in their home — and filmed her, as they forced her to confess to their allegations. they'll be sentenced injune. two men have been given life sentences, for the murders of four children, in an arson attack in greater manchester last december. they were asleep in their beds when zac bolland and david worrall targeted their home with petrol bombs. judith moritz reports from manchester crown court. this is the view from a fire engine racing towards the pearson house. as it turns the corner the scale of the blaze is obvious. flames shooting out of every window. neighbours standing in the street, powerless to help. brandon and lacie pearson were inside with their mother. also inside their sisters, teenager demi and toddler lia. all four children were murdered. in daylight the burned out shell of the house shows how fierce the fire had been. it took hold so quickly the family had no chance to get out of t

garden. 21—year—old sophie lionnet was imprisoned, beaten and tortured by sabrina kouider and 0uissem medounihat the couple were convinced sophie had plotted to abuse people in their home and filmed her, as they forced her to confess to their allegations. they'll be sentenced injune. an army sergeant has been found guilty of trying to murder his wife by tampering with her parachute. victoria cilliers survived a 4,000 feet fall at an airfield three years ago. the court heard that emile cilliers' motives were both financial and sexual, and today police called him cold and calculating. duncan kennedy reports from winchester crown court. emile and victoria cilliers, husband and wife, a couple where he wanted her to die. an experienced skydiver who'd made 2,500 jumps, this was victoria cilliers during one of herflights. a flight exactly like this one over the same airfield in wiltshire where she had her accident. both her main and reserve chutes failed to open. she fell 4,000 feet... and only lived because she hit this ploughed field. detectives went to the airbase near salisbury and discovered th

the court heard that 0uissem medouni and sabrina kouider beat and starved sophie lionnet who was 21,ith ireland as part a brexit deal. speaking on his first trip to northern ireland as labour leader, he said uncertainty over the irish border was threatening to undermine peace. an army sergeant has been found guilty of trying to murder his wife by tampering with her parachute. victoria cilliers survived the 4,000 foot fall, at an airfield three years ago. the court heard that emile cilliers stood to receive an insurance pay—out on the death of his wife. today, police called him cold and calculating. duncan kennedy reports from winchester crown court. emile and victoria cilliers, a couple where he wanted her to die. an experienced skydiver, this was victoria during one of herflights. a flight exactly like this one over the same airfield in wiltshire where she had her accident. but both her main and reserve chutes failed. she fell 4000 feet. and only lived because she hit this newly ploughed field. wiltshire police were called in and discovered that emile cilliers was the last to handle

garden. 21 year old sophie lionnet was imprisoned, beaten and tortured by sabrina kouidair and 0uissem medouniinjune. a report into a fatal crash involving a self—driving uber car has found it couldn‘t identify the victim as a pedestrian until it was too late to stop. a woman was killed in arizona in march when she was hit by the vehicle as she crossed the road. investigators say the system spotted her 6 seconds before the crash, but didn‘t immediately classify her as a pedestrian. uber has suspended its self—driving test programme in the state, but will continue testing elsewhere. the spy agency mi6 has launched a new recruitment campaign to attract people who would never think of themselves as secret agents. mi6 says it needs more women and diversity among its ranks. gordon corera reports. we are intelligence officers. but we don‘t do what you think. the opening is straight out of a james bond film. it‘s picking up on the silent cues that matter, understanding others, helping them... but the aim of this tv ad is to subvert the stereotypes around m16 and persuade those who haven‘t thought of