mujahid arshid from kingston in south—west london is facing multiple charges, including the rape andn is at the old bailey. what is the latest. today the prosecution laid out their case. the court was told that celine dookhran was the niece of mujahid arshid and the prosecution alleges that injuly of last year mujahid arshid kidnapped celine dookhran along with another young woman who cannot be named for legal reasons. he bound and gagged them and then allegedly bundled into the back of his pick—up truck and took them to a house that he had been working on as a builder in south—west london. they're the allegation is that he raped both young women, he slit their throats and put the body of celine dookhran into a chest freezer. now the court was told today by the prosecution that it was told today by the prosecution thatitis was told today by the prosecution that it is possible that mujahid arshid wanted to kill the young woman by putting them in a freezer. a p pa re ntly woman by putting them in a freezer. apparently he had googled what temperature does the human body freeze in the we

mujahid arshid denies all the charges. thank you very much.ive up that right. david turpin appearing in court to deny torturing his own children and sexually abusing one of his young daughters. his wife, louise, also pleaded not guilty. the couple are accused of imprisoning, tormenting, and beating their ten daughters and three sons. prosecutors say the siblings endured the abuse for years, as their parents plumbed the depths of human depravity. one of the children at age 12 is the weight of an average seven—year—old. several of the victims have cognitive impairment and neuropathy, which is nerve damage, as a result of this extreme and prolonged physical abuse. the children were supposedly schooled here in their home, but the district attorney said they lacked basic knowledge — some did not even know what a police officer was. they were reportedly allowed to showerjust once a year, and were beaten, chained up, and tormented. they would buy food, including pies, apple pies, pumpkin pies, leave it on the counter, let the children look at it, but

salim died, the second woman was able to talk mujahid arshid into letting her go —— three died. n also appeared in court. 28 years old. he is accused of assisting m arshid in initial kidnapping. both men denied the charges. thank you. the time is 13:16. our top story this lunchtime: labour accuses the government of negligence, following the collapse of the construction giant carillion. the prime minister says it's a ‘difficult time' and still to come: as the royal air force celebrates its centenary, we hear from one of the last surviving dambusters. had i had my time over again, had i had my time overagain, i would do the same again. coming up in the sport: eddiejones signs a new deal to stay as england's rugby union head coach until 2021, but no longer. the rfu says a successor will be named a year prior to his departure. the catalan parliament has opened for the first time since the regional separatist government was dismissed in october, for attempting to break away from spain. three separatist parties are now trying to re—form a coalition government, following the snap electi

the woman, who can't be named, told a court how mujahid arshid slashed her neck and wrists with a knife live. mr arshid is also on trial accused of raping and murdering 20—year—old celine dookhran lastjuly. he denies all the charges. retail sales fell more sharply than expected last month, contributing to the worst christmas performance on the high street for five years. the news came as carpetright issued a profits warning that saw its shares plummet, with the company losing 40% of its value today. seven years into the syrian war and a new offensive is threatening to open up in what is an increasingly complex conflict. turkey, which has long fought kurdish separatists within its own country, is now shelling kurdish militia in the afrin region over the border in northern syria, and threatening an all—out ground offensive, possibly as soon as tomorrow. america is warning turkey to stay out. from inside syria, our chief international correspondent lyse doucet reports. warning shots across the border. the target isn't really syria, it's the kurdish militia now controlling the land all too

mujahid arshid denies the rape and murder of his 20—year—old niece, celine dookran, as well as the rapeurder of a second woman who can't be named. 0ur correspondentjon donnison is outside the old bailey. it's a very distressing case. explain more about what the jury has been hearing. this morning, the prosecution went into some detail about mr arshid's alleged internet search history in the weeks leading up search history in the weeks leading up to the alleged attack. they say he searched acid bath murderer, referring to a notorious serial killer, who i think was convicted in the 1940s, and who used acid to dispose of bodies. earlier, the prosecution suggested this was a method mr arshid might have looked into using. he also apparently searched, how to cut up a human body, which ring a human carcass, and what is the best way to dispose ofa human and what is the best way to dispose of a human body. —— butchering a human carcass. this afternoon, we heard the first evidence from the young woman who survived this alleged attack. she was giving evidence in the form of a video that was presen

mujahid arshid, from kingston in south london, is facing multiple charges, including the rape and murderharges. a man who was abused by the former football coach barry bennell has told a court that the former wales manager — gary speed — was one of four men who took their own lives. they'd all been coached by 64 —year—old barry bennell who is on trial at liverpool crown court. he denies 48 counts of sexual abuse against 11 boys between 1979 and 1990. 0ur sports editor dan roan reports. we're now into the second week of this trial and today the jury heard from a victim who barry bennell had admitted abusing in 1998 when handed admitted abusing in 1998 when handed a nine—yearjail sentence. this man told the jury the former wales manager gary speed who hung himself in 2011 aged 42 was one of four former youth team players of barry bennell‘s who had gone on to commit suicide. the man told the court, whether they've taken their own lives due to barry soliai don't know, but all i know is how it had an impact on me and how it could impact on other people. the man went on to say that he knew oth

mujahid arshid denies the charges. another sign of rapprochement between north and south korea.the result of the first between the neighbours for more than two years. north and south have also agreed to form a unified women's ice hockey team for the games which will be held in south korea. our correspondent laura bicker has been speaking to the south korean foreign minister about signs of friendliness. she emphasised a need for humanitarian assistance for the northern neighbours. i'm very clear, my government is clear despite the situation, humanitarian assistance needs to ta ke humanitarian assistance needs to take place. north korea is a classic case of humanitarian need. un agencies do a very good job of making sure the assistance goes to those who needed. these are things, medication, nutritional supplements. and vaccines. un agencies are suffering because of lack of funds. because there is fatigue in the international community about the situation in north korea. my government is very clear that despite the situation with the nuclear missile programme, as a matter of princi

the second woman managed to escape and talked mujahid arshid into letting her go. ppeared in court today, his name is vincent mujahid —— vincent tapu, and he is accused of assisting mujahid arshid. . jon donnison there. hundreds of the most vulnerable victims of crime are being denied the help of a trained intermediary in giving evidence in criminal cases in england and wales. that's one of the findings of a report from the victims‘ commissioner, lady newlove. here's our legal affairs correspondent clive coleman. registered intermediaries work with some of the most distressing cases involving vulnerable witnesses and victims. he was distressed, and didn't want to speak, but he loved anime. so we made a anime figure, and he was able to show different parts of his body that had been touched, using the figure. i do think he would have been able to talk about it. concerns were unveiled about the intermediaries scheme. it found that in 250 cases a year, vulnerable people were not getting an intermediary. provisions are inconsistent across england and wales. getting an in

the surviving woman broke down in tears as she told a jury at the old bailey that 33—year—old mujahid arshidpeared incredulous. she was sobbing from time to time. she repeatedly said "completely disagree" with what the defence lawyer said. it put to her she was had a consensual sexual relationship with him for some time. she said, "hell know, that's disgusting." mr arshid, for his part, denies all the charges. thank you very much. jon donnison there at the old bailey. a court has heard a 20—year—old man who allegedly planned to attack a pub in cumbria which was holding a gay pride night, was stopped the prosecution in the trial of a man accused of the finsbury park mosque attack has alleged that he received a message on twitter from a leader of the far—right group britain first. darren osborne is accused of deliberately driving a van into worshippers lastjune, killing one person. he denies murder and attempted murder. earlier our home affairs correspondent, daniel sandford, brought us the latest from woolwich crown court. much of this morning was taken up looking at what darren osborne had b