mr and mrs cilliers working parachutists and they woman. and they jumped woman. mr and mrs cilliers working parachutists and theyjumped at the airfield in wiltshire. victoria cilliers fell 4000 feet into this field and both are main and reserve parachutes failed to open. she suffered multiple injuries. this man said he thought mr cilliers how to pack reserve parachutes on a four day course, which included tying slinks. he said he would have handled seven or eight reserve parachutes during the course. he said that mr cilliers's performance on the course was very good. he said he had tied slinks four times. he also said that it was physically impossible for slinks to come undone. they don't come undone, he said. thejury has undone. they don't come undone, he said. the jury has already seen the airbase where the alleged sabotage took place. mr cilliers denies two cou nts took place. mr cilliers denies two counts of attempted murder and the trial continues. the man whose company makes those slinks has already given evidence and he says they have

in court, mrs cilliers spoke of her love for pa rachuting, cilliers spoke of her love for parachutingecame an obsession and addiction, not dissimilar to drugs. she spoke about ita dissimilar to drugs. she spoke about it a lot with a meal. he showed an interest. he learned about parachute packing from me. the prosecution claim emile cilliers sabotaged his wife's parachute at this airbase in 2015. leading to both of parachutes to open. the couple were married four years earlier and lived in wiltshire. she told the court today about their marital problems. cracks we re about their marital problems. cracks were starting to show, she said. i was aware she was “— were starting to show, she said. i was aware she was —— he was having an affair. it was an accumulation. i'm intelligent, i knew what was going on, only so much you can put up going on, only so much you can put up with. i despised him at that point, easier not having him around. later she added, i was panicking because i was expecting a baby. i didn't want to leave just then, i was getting in the way, i was miserable. i was threate

mrs cilliers was asked if she meant that. she replied she wasn't sure. given police differing accounts about the amount of time her husband was with her parachute the day before the accident. asked if she had always told the truth she said, "not always. the extent of his lies and deceit had been disclosed to me, and ijust wanted to get my own back, to a certain extent." mrs cilliers also said she wrote her husband out of her will, but said he would get benefit from an insurance policy. emile cilliers denies two counts of attempted murder, with mrs cilliers due to give more evidence tomorrow. duncan kennedy, bbc news, at winchester crown court. england have reached the world cup final — well, the under 17s have — in india today. liverpool's rheean brewster scored a hat trick — his second within a week — as his team beat brazil 3—1. he's now scored seven times in the tournament. today's win sees england take on spain for the title on saturday. china has revealed its new senior leadership committee but, breaking with tradition, failed to annoint a clear suc

mrs cilliers is now being questioned in court about the events at the airbase. unts of attempted murder and one of recklessly endangering life. so this morning a mixture of video interviews played in court and also live interviews as well with victoria cilliers, she is being propped cross—examined by the prosecutor, and he has been asking about the moment the day before the accident itself when her husband took the parachute into the toilet, asking questions about what her recollection of that is. it is the prosecution case that emile cilliers sabotaged her parachute in that toilet the day before her accident. mr cilliers denies two counts of attempted murder and one of recklessly endangering life. duncan, thank you. spain's prosecutor has called for all key figures in the catalan government and its parliament to be charged with rebellion, sedition and embezzlement, following the declaration of independence made last week. it comes as spain puts in place measures to take direct control of catalonia, including replacing the region's civil servants with spanish off

yes, said mrs cilliers., and she fell 4000 feet. the impact led to severe injuries. in court, with the couple separated by a few feet, mrs cilliers agreed she'd been very unhappy in the months before the accident, troubled by her pregnancy and her husband. ms marsh then turned to two interviews that victoria cilliers had given the police in the aftermath of the accident. she said that, "in one you depicted emile as awesome, but in the other you painted him as the devil." victoria cilliers said she felt the first interview was more honest, because by the time of the second, she felt coerced after the police had told her emile had been having an affair. mr cilliers denies two counts of attempted murder, and the trial continues. duncan kennedy, bbc news, at winchester crown court. this year's award for britain's best new building the riba stirling prize for architecture will be presented at a special ceremony tonight. among the nominations are a crowd—funded renovated sea side pier, a mega campus for students i

mrs cilliers suffered serious injuries but survived. by coming here, the jury but survived.prosecution and the defence case and the allocations surrounding arson. the jury was shown the toilets where the prosecution say emile cilliers carried out the tampering of his wife's parachute. and jurors were able to take this identical parachute into the toilet to judge the space there. the court has already been shown pictures of the cilliers' kitchen, where the prosecution said emile cilliers tempered with this gas fixture in a separate attempt to kill us why. mr cilliers denies two counts of attempted murder, and a third charge of recklessly endangering life. the jury of recklessly endangering life. the jury will return to court tomorrow. duncan kennedy, bbc news. the scottish government is to set up a publicly—owned, not—for—profit energy company. nicola sturgeon, the snp leader, told the party's conference that the company will sell energy to customers at "as close to cost price as possible". she also said the snp will "always make the case for independence". lots more, as alwa

mrs cilliers suffered multiple injuries when both her main and reserve parachutes failed to open. ges. duncan kennedy is at winchester crown court. the main witness has been the chief instructor at this parachute centre in wiltshire and also one of those who investigated the accident later. under cross—examination from emile cilliers' defence barrister he admitted he had not seen victoria cilliersjump admitted he had not seen victoria cilliers jump out of the aircraft and did not see the accident itself. emile cilliers is accused of two count of attempting to murder his wife, won by sabotaging her parachute and the other by tampering with a gas fixture at their home. victoria and emile cilliers were both keen parachutists but the buzz edition claimed he wanted her to die so edition claimed he wanted her to die so he could claim insurance money and because he was having an affair with another woman —— with the prosecution claimed. it was at this airbase in wiltshire that the alleged incident took place. the basic seed around 25,000 jobs a year and victoria and emile cilliers were re

mrs cilliers suffered multiple injuries when both her main and her reserve parachutes failed to open r crown court. this was victoria cilliers wearing sunglasses as she headed to court to give evidence about what she thought of her husband following her parachute accident. emile cilliers, on the left, came in earlier and watched as she spoke of her shock at his possible involvement in her accident. her comments in police interviews made in court revealed her state played in court revealed her state of mind on the day of the accident in 2015, against a backdrop of worries about her family life. she said, "ijumped, but i was absolutely terrified. i did not want to be there. i'd completely lost my whole confidence." mrs cilliers had been recalling events here at the netheravon airfield in wiltshire in 2015. she jumped from 4000 feet, but both her main and reserve chutes failed to open properly. she landed and suffered a number of serious injuries. as an investigation began, the court heard the police told mrs cilliers her husband was having an affair. so, at her request, she gave another

mrs cilliers replied, i'm not sure.d she had lied to police about her husband's actions to get her own back after she had learned about what she called his lies and deceit. when asked if she had always told the truth, she replied, not always. mrs cilliers walked into court and showed no output signs of injuries that she suffered at nether raven. she told the court her husband was bad with money and he had debts. she also said he knew that money from a life insurance policy would go to him. emile cilliers denies two counts of attempted murder. let's go to our correspondent andy moore at winchester crown court. what else has his wife been saying? well, she's expected to renew giving evidence in the next few minutes. but we heard there in that report about the fact she had lied to police. we have heard in court that it's alleged mrcilliers went into a toilet cubicle and tampered with the parachute in some way. now she initially told police that he was in there for a few minutes. then she said that he may have been in there

mr cilliers denies two cou nts took place. mr cilliers denies two counts of attempted murder. parts of england that struggle to attract family doctors — mainly in the countryside and on the coast. there are also plans to boost by a third the number of training places for accident and emergency doctors, as our health editor hugh pym reports. with patient numbers rising, staff shortages and difficulties filling rotas have created increasing problems across the nhs. today, plans to try to boost recruitment in some parts of the health service in england will be announced, but new research suggests there are major challenges finding some clinical staff. the number of places for doctors starting specialist training in emergency medicine will be increased from 300 a year to 400. the health secretaryjeremy hunt is to extend a scheme offering a one—off payment of £20,000 to encouraged trainee gps to work in areas where recruitment has been difficult. but a report by the king's fund think tank says the number of nurses and health visitors in england is falling for the first time since 2

mrs cilliers told the court about her love of the sport.uting became an obsession, an addiction, not dissimilar to drugs. adding, he, emile, learned about parachute packing from me. this video seen by the jury shows a similarjump over the airfield where mrssilliers had her accident. she fell 4,000 feet. she later told the court about the state of their marriage around that time. cracks were starting to show, she said. i had suspicions before that he was having an affair. i am an intelligent person. i knew exactly what was going on. there's only so much you can put up with. she added: i was panicking because i was expecting a baby. i didn't want him to leave just then. i was miserable. i was threatening suicide. mrssilliers was asked if she meant that. mrs cilliers was asked if she meant that. she replied, she wasn't sure. she later told the court that she had given police differing accounts about the amount of time her husband was with her parachute the day before the accident. when asked if she had always told the truth, she replied: not a

claim that emile cilliers kept the tampered parachute in his locker one day because of bad weather, when he should have handed it back in. but under cross—examination from the defence, mrts kept their rigs in their lockers also, and that to have done so might not have been unusual. the jury was told that emile cilliers also tried to kill his wife a few days earlier in their kitchen by tampering with this gas fixture. mr cilliers denies two counts of attempted murder, the case continues next week. duncan kennedy, bbc news, at winchester crown court. in las vegas, vigils have been held to remember the 58 people murdered in the deadliest mass shooting in modern american history. but some of those who survived the attack have since told the bbc they remain fiercely opposed to tighter gun control. 0ur correspondent, james cook, reports. # amazing grace, how sweet thy sound #. in their darkest hour they have turned to their god. the massacre in las vegas struck at the heart of the christian country music community. these are patriotic americans. they are proud of their country and of its freedoms, including the right to carry a gun, even after the deadliest of mass shootings

mrs cilliers suffered multiple injuries when both her main and reserve parachutes failed to open. hester crown court. emile cilliers is accused of two counts of attempting to murder his wife, one, by sabotaging her parachute and the other by tampering with a gas fixture at their home. victoria and emile cilliers were both keen parachutists but the prosecution claimed he wanted her to die so he could claim insurance money and because he was having an affair with another woman. it was at this airbase in wiltshire that the alleged incident took place. the base sees around 25,000 jumps a year and victoria and emile cilliers were regular visitors. it was here she fell 4,000 feet when both her main and reserve parachute did not open properly and she suffered multiple injuries. the gentleman on the right here is the chief instructor of the base and today he gave more evidence about the accident. emile cilliers' defence barrister asked him if he actually saw the accident himself and whether victoria cilliers main chute had opened and he said he had not. he was also asked if he saw mrs cill

mrs cilliers replied, "i'm not sure."o police about her husband's actions to get her own back after she had learned of what she called his lies and deceit. when asked if she had always told the truth, she replied, "not always." mrs cilliers walked into court and showed no outward signs of her injuries that she suffered at netheravon. she told the court her husband was bad with money and he had debts. she also said he knew that money from a life insurance policy would go to him. emile cilliers denies two counts of attempted murder. andy moore is following the case at at winchester crown court. bring us the latest from what has been said in court this afternoon. victoria cilliers only give evidence foran houror victoria cilliers only give evidence for an hour or two this morning before the court was adjourned for a legal argument. we are expecting to hear her resume to evidence tomorrow. just pick up on some of those themes we heard there in the report, about her marriage, it has been alleged, reported in court, that her hu

today in court, intimate text messages between mr cilliers and stefanie goller were read out... were also read out, showing that victoria loved her husband. they made detailed reference to their financial affairs, including debts run up by mr cilliers. the prosecution claimed emile cilliers severed ties in victoria's parachute so that he could pay off his debts and get an insurance pay—out. he also wanted to set up a new life with stefanie goller. emile cilliers denies two counts of attempted murder. corals, clams and baby cod could all be affected by carbon dioxide emissions, which are making the oceans more acidic — that's the finding of a major new report. the eight—year study from more than 250 scientists has found that while there's likely to be an impact on all sea life, infant sea creatures could be particularly vulnerable. here's our environment analyst, roger harrabin. here's the effect of carbon dioxide on sea water. these bubbles contain natural co2 from an underwater volcano in papua new guinea. few sea creatures can live here because the co2 has made nearby water mo

he said mr cilliers had tied slinks four times.n some medical advice which may affect some of my upcoming shows. the duke and duchess of cambridge have paid a visit to paddington station this morning, and were joined by a furry friend. paddington bear and hugh bonneville joined the royal couple and prince harry on platform 0ne for a children‘s charity event. it‘s not known whether there were any marmalade sandwiches, but kate and paddington did put on their dancing shoes while waiting for the train to depart! egon is here. first a look at the headlines on afternoon live: storm 0phelia has hit ireland with gusts of up to 100mph. two people have died and thousands are without power. theresa may heads to brussels for dinner with eu leaders in a bid to get talks on brexit back on track. a sharp rise in young people struggling with debt, many have to borrow to meet basic living costs. here‘s your business headlines on afternoon live. the boss of the financial conduct authority is warning about the growing levels of debt among young peop

mrs cilliers survived albeit with series injuries. the prosecution and the jury injuries.ere, the prosecution say, and meals are sabotaged his wife's parachute before she took off. and they were able to judge the available space in the toilet. the court has already been shown pictures of the home kitchen in amesbury where prosecution say emile cilliers tampered with this gas mixture ina cilliers tampered with this gas mixture in a separate attempt to kill his wife. mr cilliers denies a third charge of endangering life as well as two charges of attempted murder. the court will return tomorrow. inspectors are warning that the health and care system is "straining at the seams" to cope with unprecedented pressure caused by people living longer. the regulator — the care quality commission — says its annual report provides the first complete picture of what is happening across the sector. it is calling for urgent action to find a long term solution to funding. the department of health says the government is investing more in services and staff. princes william and harry have hel

mr cilliers denies two counts of attempted murder and one of wrecklily endangering life. changes and that beijing aims to become a great political and military power by mid—century. he also vowed to continue a zero tolerance approach to party corruption. john sudworth is in beijing. the rain wasn't the greatest of omens. the communist party is meant to be able to control the weather. but inside, nothing could be allowed to dampen the mood. in a speech tinged with nationalism xi jinping struck an optimistic tone and insisted that only the communist party could fulfil china's rightful destiny. translation: let's strive hard to build a wealthy society and achieve the victory of chinese socialism, realise the chinese dream of the great rejuvenation and fulfil people's expectations for a better life. while state media carries wall—to—wall coverage of the congress, the rest of china largely carries on as normal. i have no problem with a rising powerful china, this man tells me. but he adds, i hope one day we too can have democracy. for many the event is an inconvenience. for da

mr cilliers die anies two cou nts airfield. mr cilliers die anies two counts of attempted murder.ctress emma thompson's been speaking to emily mate lesson bbc news night about these allegations. emily mate lesson bbc news night about these allegationslj emily mate lesson bbc news night about these allegations. i didn't know about these things but they don't surprise me at all. they are endemic to the system. what i find extraordinary, this man is at the top of a very particular iceberg. i don't think you can describe him as a sex addict. he's a predator. what he's the top of the ladder of is a system of harassment and belittling and bullying and interference and what my mother would have referred to in the olden days as pesterring. is he pesterring you. that's the word we used to use in the olden days, if you recall. this has been pa rt days, if you recall. this has been part of women's world since time immemorial. what we need to start talking about is the crisis in masculinity. the crisis of extreme masculinity, this sort of behaviour and the fact it is not only ok but it also i

when mrs cilliers main and reserve chutes failed to open over salisbury plan, she fell 4,000 feet and. he should have handed it back in. under cross—examination from the defence, he admitted that other parachutists get their rigs in their lockers and that to have done so might not have been unusual. the jury might not have been unusual. the jury was told that he also tried to kill his wife a few days earlier in their kitchen by tampering with this gas mixture. he denies two counts of attempted murder. the case continues next week. duncan kennedy, bbc news, at winchester crown court. you're watching bbc news. the headlines this hour: civil rights groups in the us have vowed to fight the trump administration's new rules blocking access to free contraception. the prime minister insists she has the support of her cabinet after a former conservative chairman said 30 mps want a leadership election. oil and gas companies have shut their operations and begun to evacuate staff in the gulf of mexico, as tropical storm nate gets closer. the storm has killed at least 2a people in central america

but today mr cilliers's own defence barrister has challenged the events leading up to this accident. of trying to sabotage his wife's parachute for money and for another woman he was having an affair with. the prosecution say emile cilliers hated his wife victoria and wanted to find a way of killing her. victoria cilliers took off from this airfield near salisbury in april 2015. she jumped at 4000 feet but both her main and reserve chute failed to open. she suffered multiple injuries and only lived because she came down in a ploughed field. so this is the same type of equipment as was used. today the jury was shown a number of videos, including this one of mark bayada, a veteran of 5000 jumps over 30 years. he explained to the jury what might have happened. here using a chute like the one that victoria cilliers was wearing. this was so tightly knotted up. he looked at the main chute and the reserve and said the main chute's lines were all twisted in no way he had not seen before but the reserve had two pieces of strips called slinks that we re pieces of strips called slinks that were

they say mr cilliers, an experienced parachutist like his wife, wanted her dead so he could inherit £120,000g an affair with a woman he had met on tinder. victoria cilliers spent three weeks in hospital and only survived because she landed in a ploughed field. thejury only survived because she landed in a ploughed field. the jury has only survived because she landed in a ploughed field. thejury has heard the official inquiry into the accident had never known a case where both and —— where both the main and reserve parachute had failed. emile cilliers denies the charges against him. victoria cilliers is expected to give evidence as a witness later in this trial. emile cilliers was watching from the dock as the parachute expert gave his evidence this morning and the same expert will continue giving evidence this afternoon, again concentrating on the details of the parachute used by victoria on that day in 2015. our top story this lunchtime. police investigating claims of sexual abuse against the late former prime minister sir edward heath say he would have been questioned over seven allegation

mr cilliers denies all charges.trying to find out what happened to their father during the second world war have finally discovered how he died and where he was buried. royal irish fusilier edward graham's grave was honoured by his seventy four year old sons in a service this morning. 0ur correspondent robert hall has the story. the irish brigade, the royal irish fusiliers came over those rivers in that direction. so in this direction. across the misty slopes of mount etna, edward and sydney graham are following a personal trail which has lasted a lifetime. so, this building behind us, which is pockmarked, is where the germans had one of their positions. the trail of a man who fought his way across sicily in 19a3, with no idea that he would become father to twin sons. he would never meet them. the latest instalment of the war in sicily... the allied landings in sicily led to six weeks of fighting across difficult and heavily defended terrain. the twins' father, also called edward, serving with the royal irish fusili

mrs cilliers fell 4,000 feet after both her main and reserve chutes failed to open properly. rs denies two counts of attempted murder and one of recklessly endangering life. the trial continues. all those expert witnesses who gave evidence today about the gas fixtures have concluded that evidence. emile cilliers does deny attempting to murder victoria cilliers and there will be more prosecution witnesses in the morning. duncan kennedy, thank you. the firm brighthouse, which provides household goods to people on hire—purchase agreements, has been reprimanded by the financial conduct authority. the company will now pay out nearly £15 million in compensation to customers because of mistakes with contracts and refunds. joining me is gareth evans, co—director of the financial inclusion centre, an independent think tank that promotes fair financial markets. thank you for coming in. first, as a general principle, there is a lot of companies like this out there, what is the driving principle, what is the customer getting out of it? brighthouse is a dominant player, provides household

the prosecution say mr cilliers deliberately loosened the nut to create a gas leak. another witness was michael 0sborne, a gas engineer, called out after victoria smelt gas in order to fix the leak. mr osborne told the prosecution that the nut had been loosened by a quarter of a turn, possibly with a tool and that when he did it back up, the gas leak stopped. but he acknowledged under cross—examination from the defence that the nut could have come undone through heat, acknowledging that the pipe was right next to the kitchen cooker. the trial has already heard that a week after the gas leak, emile cilliers sabotaged his wife's parachute in wiltshire. she fell a,000 feet after both her main and reserve shoots failed to open properly. she suffered a number of injuries. emile cilliers denies two cou nts injuries. emile cilliers denies two counts of attempted murder and one of recklessly endangering life. america's top general has promised a full investigation into the death of four us soldiers in the west african state of niger. the chairman of thejoint chiefs of staff,

mr cilliers denies two counts of attempted murder. on that later on. it‘s a family owned pub in a village in north yorkshire. but it‘s not any old pub — because this one has just been named the best restaurant in the world, after being voted for by tripadvisor customers. the pub‘s restaurant is run by the uk‘s youngest michelin—starred chef, tommy banks. and it has beaten the likes of heston blumenthal‘s the fat duck and raymond blanc‘s le manoir. phil connell went along to sample the menu. nestled on the edge of the north york moors, it‘s a village restaurant that‘s ta ken the world by storm. the black swan at oldstead isn‘t the best in yorkshire or even britain, according to users of tripadvisor, this fine dining restaurant is the best in the world. it‘s a little bit surreal. it‘s been crazy. we‘re just a yorkshire farming family running a little pub, and to achieve an accolade like this is just amazing. what makes this accolade even more extraordinary is the age of the two brothers who run this family business. at 28 and 30, they a

mr cilliers denies all charges.fter a european crackdown. the european commission said the online company had been given an over generous tax deal in luxembourg. amazon denied receiving any special treatment. a scottish scientist has won the nobel prize for chemistry. the method developed by richard henderson alongside swiss scientist jacques dubochet, and the german americanjoachim frank, involves freezing biomolecules to reveal processes never previously seen. the nobel prize committee said their work had moved biochemistry into a new era. twin brothers who've spent a lifetime trying to find out what happened to their father during the second world war have finally discovered how he died and where he was buried. royal irish fusilier edward graham's grave was honoured by his 74—year—old sons in a service this morning. our correspondent robert hall has the story. the irish brigade, the royal irish fusiliers came over those rivers in that direction. so in this direction. across the misty slopes of mount etna, edward

they say mr cilliers, an experienced parachutist like his wife, wanted her dead so he could inherit £120,000he was having an affair with a woman he had met on tinder. victoria cilliers spent three weeks in hospital and only survived because she landed in a ploughed field. the jury has heard the official inquiry into the accident had never known a case where both a main and a reserve chute had failed. emile cilliers denies all the charges against him. it is expected to give evidence as a witness later in this trial. emile cilliers was watching as this parachute expert gave evidence this morning at the same expert will continue to give evidence this afternoon, again, concentrating on all the details of the parachute used by victoria on that day in 2015. duncan kennedy reporting. the british author kazuo ishiguro, who wrote "the remains of the day", has been awarded the nobel prize for literature. the swedish academy said his novels had great emotional force, and praised the japanese—born writer's exploration of the themes of memory, time and self—delusion. mr ishiguro said the prize was a magn

victoria said: later, she asks: emile cilliers replied: later, mrs he had sabotaged the parachute at ved on to the affair emile cilliers had, and who he had planned to live with. later, the texts turned to the issue ofa later, the texts turned to the issue of a gas leak at their house before the parachute accident. the prosecution say it was a separate attempt on victoria's life. victoria says to emile: the texts run to more than 100 pages, and cover months and months of the relationships between emile cilliers and his wife victoria, and between emile cilliers and his lover. the prosecution say that contained within this text of a motive that emile cilliers wanted to kill his wife. nl scillies denies two counts of attentive mother, and one count of recklessly endangering life. the trial continues tomorrow. this is bbc news at five. the headlines: theresa may insists that progress has been made in brexit talks, but labour says her approach is chaotic and damaging. meanwhile, the european commission president denies saying that mrs may had been despondent and begging for help last week.

victoria cilliers almost died when both her main and reserve parachute failed to open. mrs the start of an extended roll—out of universal credit, the new welfare payment which aims to simplify the benefits system by merging six benefits into one. it will be introduced to a5job centres this month and 50 a month from now on. but critics says a 6—week wait— before claimants can receive their money is pushing more people into debt. but in scotland claimants are being offered new ways to manage the money they receive, as our scotland editor sarah smith reports. do you want to put your bag on? ellie is off to nursery school. fortunately, she doesn't know about the hardship her mother suffered when she first applied for universal credit. amber mcfadden had to wait more than six months before she received any payments. she survived only because she could borrow money from her family. there were times when i had to call my mother in the middle of the night and ask her to come round and help me pay for electricity, because i had none, or to buy some milk or a loaf of bread because i