mylee billingham was dearly loved by us or mylee billingham was dearly loved by us or geoff hurst smile eight—year—old who had her whole life ahead of her. she took a full pa rt life ahead of her. she took a full part in school life, particularly and enjoying singing and performing. she was just and enjoying singing and performing. she wasjust a and enjoying singing and performing. she was just a lovely girl. 0ur hearts go out to her family at this difficult time. police are treating what happened as a domestic incident and say they're not looking for anybody else. a postmortem examination is taking place today to try and work out the exact cause of mylee billingham's. , the little angel whose short life ended in a tragic way. our top story this lunchtime. six of ukip's senior members have now resigned in protest against the party leader henry bolton. and tributes are paid tojimmy armfield, who has died aged 82. as the working week begins in the united states, hundreds of thousands of employees will not be behind their desks, as federal government services are still shut down. senators

a man is arrested in connection with the death of eight year old mylee billingham, stabbed to death in west midlands. and victory down—under for kyle edmund in the australian open. the 23 year old books his place in his first grand slam quarter final, where he'll take on the third seed, bulgarian grigor dimitrov. and coming up: a look ahead tomorrow's front pages with ben chu, the economics editor at the independent and ruth lea, who's an economics adviser for the arbuthnot banking group. that's the papers at 11:30. good evening and welcome to bbc news. turkey is being urged to show restraint as it continues an offensive into northern syria that it's feared will further de—stabilise a war—torn region. turkish troops crossed the border with syria, as part of a military effort to target a kurdish militia in the province of afrin. the kurdish group has been backed by the united states in the fight against so—called islamic state. but turkey regards it as a terrorist organisation. from the border, mark lowen reports on a potential new front in the syrian war. as if syria needed more of thi

a man has been arrested in connection with the death of eight—year—old mylee billingham, stabbed to deathe west midlands. heavy rain brings flooding and mudslides to south west england — elsewhere snow and ice cause problems on the roads. hundreds of people queue to pay their respects to the singer with their respects to the singer with the cranberries, dolores o'riordan, in her home city of limerick. and victory down under for kyle edmund in australia as he books his place in his first grand slam quarter final. more on that — and the rest of the day's sport in sportsday at 7.30. good evening. the authorities in afghanistan now say that m foreigners and four afghan nationals were killed in an attack on an international hotel in the capital kabul. after heavy fighting that lasted twelve hours, afghan special forces took control of the intercontinental hotel, killing the gunmen who stormed it yesterday evening. more than 150 people managed to escape, or were rescued. the taliban says it carried out the attack. our correspondent zia shahreyar reports from kabul. the final moments of a fight

she's been named as mylee billingham. ukip leader henry bolton has told the bbc it's not right for the party's ruling committee tojudge him on his personal life. an emergency meeting on his future is being held this afternoon. i'm not going to lead his party be disrupted by internal squabbling which is exploited my own domestic situation in order to cause problems. germany's social democratic party has voted to begin formal coalition talks with chancellor angela merkel‘s conservatives. a century from jos buttler helped england's cricketers clinch the one—day series against australia. and more sporting success down under as kyle edmund books his place in the quarter—final of the australian open. hear all about the cricket, the tennis and the rest of day's sport in sportsday at 5.30pm. good evening and welcome to bbc news. at least 18 people have been confirmed dead in an attack by taliban militants on a luxury hotel in the afghan capital, kabul. the gunmen entered the hotel last night, opening fire before breaking into roo

a man has been arrested in connection with the death of eight—year—old mylee billingham, stabbed to death flooding and mudslides to south west england — elsewhere snow and ice cause problems on the roads. hundreds of people queue to pay their respects to the singer

eight—year—old mylee billingham, who has died an what police are describing as a tragic set of circumstancesside the bungalow in brownhills where police were called last night. neighbours described their shock as officers arrived. i never in my wildest dreams would ever see down this street. everyone was shocked. because down here it's quiet, know what i mean. a 54—year—old man has been arrested in connection connection with this incident. he was taken to hospital with a stab wound to the stomach and his condition is described as critical. as forensics experts continue their inquiries, police say they are treating this as a domestic incident and are not looking for anyone else in connection with the investigation. liz copper, bbc news, brownhills. turkish troops have crossed the border into northern syria in a significant escalation of their battle against a kurdish militia. the turkish president has said he hopes the offensive will be brief. the kurdish ypg militia is backed by the united states but viewed by turkey as a terrorist organisation. our correspondent mark lowen sent this report

mylee billingham died after being found seriously injured on saturday.er has been arrested for her death, and is in a critical condition after he was found with a stab wound in his stomach. two men have been sentenced to at least 3a years each after being found guilty of murdering a businessman in an attempted burglary at his home in dorset. guy hedger was shot dead last april by kevin downton and jason baccus, who committed burglaries to fund their drug habits. a third man, scott keeping, was acquitted. the manufacturer of an ejector seat which caused the death of a red arrows pilot has admitted breaking health and safety laws. flight leftenant sean cunningham died in 2011 when he was ejected — without warning — from his jet while it was parked on the ground at raf scampton. a court has heard that a man who drove a van into a crowd of people near a mosque in north london last year wanted to kill as many muslims as possible. the jury was told that 48—year—old darren 0sborne, who's accused of killing one man and attempting to murder others in an act of te

a man is arrested in connection with the death of eight—year—old mylee billingham, stabbed to death inest midlands. now on bbc news — sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday, with mejohn watson. the headlines this evening. buttler‘s brilliance gives england something to celebrate on their tour down under. kyle edmund's on the march in melbourne into the quarterfinals of the australian open. and kane scores again but southampton stifle spurs in the race for the top four. england have salvaged something from their tour of australia. after defeat in the ashes, they have won the one—day series with two matches to spare. they are now 3—0 up after a 16—run victory in the third odi in sydney. jos buttler‘s impressive century sealing the win. alex gulragani reports. under the guidance of eoin morgan, england's short form game continues to thrive, yet recently, the captain himself has struggled for runs. his, one of six wickets that fell with the score looking unfavourable for the tourists. jos buttler and chris woakes soon changed that as the pair dominated proceedings. the final over of the

a man is arrested in connection with the death of eight year old mylee billingham, stabbed to death in kyle edmund in the australian open. the 23 year old books his place in his first grand slam quarter

the metro reports on the death of eight year—old mylee billingham who was stabbed in walsall.e of the express features the bbc‘s interview with french president emmanuel macron — and his comments that french people would also vote to leave the eu if they had the chance. the i says wildlife conservations have issued a warning that the uk is aiding sales of ivory, because there is no outright ban on sales on the illegal goods. and the telegraph leads with a story about the british army — the paper says that a lack of resources means our troops are struggling to keep up with military advances in other countries like russia. so it's a mixed bag of stories from those papers there — with lots to discuss and more front pages still to come in. we will bring you those as get them. let us start shall we with the ft, as our first story, and angela merkel, the german situation which has been a complete sort of flux for four months but finally the spd do seem to have been won round to entering formal coalition talk, to you think this has saved angela merkel? well, it is a significant momen

the bbc understand he is bill billingham, mylee's father. said to be in a critical condition. at mylee's school, the head teacher had this to say. everyone at the school is completely devastated. mylee was dearly loved by us all. her smile lit up the room — in fact it never left her face. she was a fun—loving, happy, eight—year—old, who had her whole life in front of her. she took a full part in school life, particularly enjoying singing and performing. she was just a lovely girl. our hearts go out to herfamily at this difficult time. police are treating what happened as a domestic incident, and say they are not looking for anybody else. in this community, it's been traumatic as they've had to come to terms with losing their little angel, taken too soon in a tragic way. sima kotecha, bbc news, brownhills. our top story this evening. 0n the front line nhs staff are under intense strain across the uk, as hospitals struggles to deal with winter pressures. also tonight... a perfect interception. tributes to the footballer, jimmy armfield, who's

she's been named as mylee billingham.ial democratic party has voted to begin formal coalition talks with chancellor angela merkel‘s conservatives. now on bbc news — sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday, with mejohn watson the headlines this evening. buttler‘s brilliance gives england something to celebrate on their tour down under. kyle edmund's on the march in melbourne into the quarterfinals of the australian open. and kane scores again but southampton stifle spurs in the race for the top four. all the latest from australia to come, but we start with the day's football where tottenham lost ground on their top four rivals as they were held to a 1—1 draw with southampton who remain in the relegation zone. harry kane was on the scoresheet again but both sides will feel it's an opportunity missed, in their efforts at opposite ends of the table. james burford repoorts. greatness recognising greatness, football continues to pay its respects to cyrille regis. how southampton would take his goal—scoring ability now. in the

mylee billingham was rushed to hospitalfrom a house at brownhills in the west midlands, but couldn'to the man, who's also in hospital with a stab wound to the stomach. officers say they're not looking for anyone else. thousands of women are demonstrating in las vegas tonight, in the latest protest to mark the anniversary of president trump's inauguration. rallies have already taken place this weekend in other us cities and in europe. in las vegas, women are being urged to register to vote ahead of this year's mid term us elections. rajini vaidya nathan reports. all the way from paris to london, to las vegas, women have been making their voices heard. last year we we re their voices heard. last year we were angry. and that's why we turned out. this year we are organised and that's why we are turning out. empowered, and i'm ready to get people talking about these issues and get people excited. a year into donald trump's presidency and the focus is not just donald trump's presidency and the focus is notjust on the man himself but his policies. many believe his immigration plans adversel

police have arrested a man who's thought to be the father of eight—year—old mylee billingham who dieddition after he was found with a stab wound in his stomach. a leading manufacturer of ejector seats, martin—ba ker aircraft limited, has admitted breaking a health and safety law in connection with the death of a red arrows pilot. flight lieutenant sean cunningham died in 2011 when he was thrown from his jet while it was on the ground at raf scampton in lincolnshire. sentencing will take place next month. our correspondent danny savage reports. this is the red arrows hawkjet that sean cunningham was ejected from. unknown to him, the ejector seat was in an unsafe position and went off unexpectedly with the plane on the ground. the 35—year—old, whose life's ambition was to be a red arrows pilot, could have survived but the parachute on the seat failed to deploy. he crashed back down, still strapped to the seat, and died from his injuries. the red arrows are based here at raf scampton in lincolnshire. this is where flight lieutenant sean cunningham was fatally injured back in november 201

mylee billingham died in hospital after being found seriously injured on saturday evening. 0ur reporterup—to—date with what the police are saying this lunchtime? well police and forensic teams have still been working at the house all morning looking for evidence. it was quarter past nine on saturday night when the emergency services were called here. sadly nothing could be done to save mylee who is eight. she suffered from stab wounds. the police also arrested a 5a—year—old man at the scene with the bbc understands to be herfather understands to be her father known locally as bill billingham. he had also suffered a stab wound to the stomach and is expected to undergo surgery. stomach and is expected to undergo surgery. a postmortem examination is due to be carried out this afternoon, meanwhile there has been afternoon, meanwhile there has been a steady stream of people bringing flowers to the scene. as you would expect this incident has shocked the whole community. mylee went to school at saint james ‘s primary which is a short distance from here. this morning her headteacher andy nicol

she's been named as mylee billingham.his personal life. an emergency meeting on his future is being held this afternoon. i'm not going to lead his party be disrupted by internal squabbling which is exploited my own domestic situation in order to cause problems. germany's social democratic party has voted to begin formal coalition talks with chancellor angela merkel‘s conservatives. a century from jos buttler helped england's cricketers clinch the one—day series against australia.

a man is arrested in connection with the death of eight—year—old mylee billingham — stabbed to death midlands. now in a bbc news special, the french president emmanuel macron talks to andrew marr about france's relationship with the uk, and about brexit and the future of the eu. i'm here at government house at the royal military academy, sandhurst, outside london, where the french president emmanuel macron has just been holding talks with the british prime minister theresa may about defence and immigration. of course, in the context of brexit, after those talks were over, i sat down with president macron to discuss those issues, but also france's role in the wider world, with china, and of course with president trump. mr president, we're sitting here at sandhurst at the heart of british military culture, and you've just come to a new military agreement. can i start by asking you what you've agreed with theresa may? we agreed a series of cooperations. cooperation in terms of capacities, on future projects, on new capacities for new weapons in the future, which represent very huge inve

mylee billingham was named by police as the schoolgirl who died at an address near walsall on saturdayr—old man, who was arrested in connection with the attack, remains in a critical condition in hospital. borisjohnson will meet his us counterpart rex tillerson in london today for talks on syria, iran and yemen. it comes after donald trump refused to visit the uk to open the new us embassy. donald trump may not be coming to britain, but his secretary of state is. rex tillerson arrived for a fresh round of diplomacy in european capitals. america's foreign policy chief is expected to visit the new us embassy in london on the one the president said he doesn't like, and try to smooth ruffled feathers by offering the now ritual reassurances about the importance of the uk and us relationship. but in his meetings with boris johnson and us relationship. but in his meetings with borisjohnson and senior security officials, mr tillerson is also expected to seek common ground on key international issues. on syria, there will discuss not only the new turkish assault on kurdish forces in the north,

the bbc understand he is bill billingham, mylee's father.ool, the head teacher had this to say. everyone at the school is completely devastated. mylee was dearly loved by us all. her smile lit up the room — in fact it never left her face. she was a fun—loving, happy, eight—year—old, who had her whole life in front of her. she took a full part in school life, particularly enjoying singing and performing. she was just a lovely girl. our hearts go out to herfamily at this difficult time. police are treating what happened as a domestic incident, and say they are not looking for anybody else. in this community, it's been traumatic as they've had to come to terms with losing their little angel, taken too soon in a tragic way. sima kotecha, bbc news, brownhills. one in three young women in the uk is avoiding smear tests for cervical cancer, because they're too embarrassed to show their bodies to doctors according to a charity. it says cervical cancer screening rates have fallen to a 20—year low. 2,000 women took part in the survey — it found that m

mylee billingham was named by police as the schoolgirl who died at an address near walsall on saturdayion with the attack, remains in a critical condition in hospital. a charity says one in three young women in the uk are embarrassed to attend smear tests for cervical cancer because of issues with body image. ‘jo's cervical cancer trust', which surveyed more than 2000 women aged between 25 and 35, said it was worried about the impact on screening rates, which have fallen to a 20—year low. the key finding that has come out is that one in three women that have been researched say that body image is a very significant factor for not attending cervical screening. that's a big concern. for those under 35 it's the most common cancer, and if women aren't attending cervical screening then potentially their lives will be put at risk. hundreds of people have paid their respects to the cranberries singer, dolores 0'riordan, in her home city of limerick. she died suddenly in london last week, aged 46. large crowds gathered at stjoseph's church to view her open coffin ahead of herfuneral tomorrow.

she is called miley billingham, she was stabbed to death. —— mylee. daily telegraph, the army can't keep up with russia. matching moscow on the battlefield. concerns about the transatlantic cables, underwater cables. we haven't got the apparent ability to defend them. and the wintry flurry is core to the queen by surprise at sandringham yesterday. it was bitter, wasn't it? it was a proper stay inside day. if you are out too long, your chin goes cold. col chairman anyone? that's what you get from a motorbike? a cold chin? what have you got? obviously, still loads of analysis about carillion, andl loads of analysis about carillion, and i will give you more on that. we have been talking about robots taking over the world, robots will do everything. there is a shop in edinburgh which took on a robot and he has been sacked after a week. bad attitude? apparently it's because, he had a promising start, he was greeting customers well but then he didn't really know what he was doing. someone asked him, where is libya? in the alcohol section. and when one of th

a man is arrested in connection with the death of eigh— year old mylee billingham — stabbed to deaththe west midlands. heavy rain brings flooding and mudslides to south west england. elsewhere, snow and ice cause problems on the roads. hundreds queue to pay their respects to the cranberries singer, dolores o'riordan, in her home city of limerick. and victory down under for kyle edmund in the australia open. the 23—year—old books his place in his first grand slam quarter final, where he'll take on the third seed, bulgarian grigor dimitrov. and in a bbc news special, the french president emmanuel macron talks to andrew marr about brexit and france's relationship with the uk. that's at half past eight. good evening. the authorities in afghanistan now say that m foreigners and four afghan nationals were killed in an attack on an international hotel in the capital kabul. after heavy fighting that lasted 12 hours, afghan special forces took control of the intercontinental hotel, killing the gunmen who stormed it yesterday evening. more than 150 people managed to escape, or were rescued. th