and over the following weeks across the west end of newcastle... police, police!hey carried out a series of raids. you're arrested for conspiracy to commit rape. what! put your hands in front of you, please. it'll all be explained to you when you get to the police station. conspiracy to commit rape? keep it to yourself yet but... inside the flats, the police discovered evidence of partying. and any maybes lass's names? oh aye. phones, lap tops, sims cards... they seized mobiles, computers and drugs, anything which would help piece together their investigation. at the beginning of 2014, they went public with the inquiry. 15 arrests as police investigate claims of sexual abuse of young women in newcastle. some of them were in local authority care. this could be somebody who you see in circumstances that just doesn't feel right. you see them associating with older boys or indeed older men. there can't be any political correctness or any sensitivities. they are criminals who have committed some of the worst crimes in our society and we should deal with them with the f

we'll have spurs and newcastle in a minute.en croucher with the story of the late kick—off, where united beat west ham 4—0 to go top of the table. when it comes to buying strikers from everton, manchester united have a bit of previous. wayne rooney turned out all right — what could romelu lukaku offer in his home debut against west ham? for £75 million, he gives you this. just over half an hour to open his account. rooney scored a hat—trick on his debut. the belgian got two thirds of the way there. the spearhead for united's title tilt. west ham's new signing marco arnautovic hit the woodwork. marcus rashford was inches away for united. his replacement, anthony martial, given the freedom of the west ham penalty area. goal number three. paul pogba didn't need to be that close. a strike to send united top of the table. could this be the season they finish there? it was a good performance with confidence level is very high, with the team coming into the second half winning and playing to score more goals and playing to win in a mo

we do not believe that what we have uncovered in newcastle is unique.been evidence of similar offending in many other towns and cities. we believe that any area that says it does not have a problem is simply not looking for it. it has been a long and traumatic journey for the victims, but their evidence has helped jail four perpetrators. the rest are due to be sentenced next month. in a statement, the ipcc said: we do not play any role in sanctioning the use of police informants. the ipcc did not express any opinion about the suitability of the informant known as xy. xy had claimed he had been responsible for ‘setting up a number of people... at the behest of police officers‘, and the investigation was focused on these allegations. the ipcc investigator found insufficient evidence to support any case to answer for misconduct in respect of any officer', the statement said — adding that there were considerable doubts as to the credibility of the allegations made. and you can see a special inside out documentary about 0peration sanctuary here on the bbc ne

we do not believe that what we have uncovered in newcastle is unique.evidence of similar offending is unique. there has been evidence of similaroffending in is unique. there has been evidence of similar offending in many other towns and cities. we believe that any area that says it does not have any area that says it does not have a problem is simply not looking for it. it has been a long and traumatic journey for the victims, but their evidence has helped jailfour perpetrators. the rest are due to be sentenced next month. our home editor mark easton is here. people will be thinking shock at paying a criminalfor people will be thinking shock at paying a criminal for information. the police paying informants for information is controversial. there is nothing new and out of the ordinary of it, police in england and wales have paid about £20 million to convicted felons in return for information that might prevent crime. that in this case there was another question. this was a convicted rapist who was put in proximity with young women who were being groomed

fiona trott, bbc news, newcastle.the chief prosecutor for the north—west of england was here. they said the decision to use the informant was crossing a line. they said the decision to use the informant was crossing a linelj would not have done it. there is a line that cannot be crossed. with organised crime you often have to deal with people who are criminals who inform. but this is a line would not cross, sexual criminals. you are putting a predator with other predators alone with prey. i would love to see the risk assessment. you are not in a position to manage the risks to the children and young people abused by the rest of the gang. it is notjust about the risk, the primary concern i have, but the evidence. the judge made it clear in deciding to not allow that man to give evidence. his evidence is unreliable. their readers the possibility other defenders blame him. -- possibility other defenders blame him. —— there is the. possibility other defenders blame him. -- there is the. but the chief co nsta ble, him. --

we'll have the latest from newcastle... the other main stories on bbc news at 5.he us defends president trump's warning that he'll bring "fire and fury" to north korea if it threatens america. what the president was doing was sending a strong message to north korea in language that kim jong—un will understand, because he doesn't seem to understand diplomatic language. french police shoot and arrest a man suspected of being behind an attack on soldiers this morning near paris. the 83 year old man killed while walking his dogs in norfolk has been named as peter wrighton. his family says he was "a lovely, gentle husband, dad and grandfather". and stunning scenery draws visitors from around the world to the isle of skye — but it's now so popular with tourists its roads and services are struggling to cope. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at five. 17 asian men, and one white woman, who groomed girls and young women for sex in newcastle have been convicted of crimes including rape, trafficking and conspiracy to incite prostitution. newcastle crown court heard th

for newcastle and shelvey, the lessons are in black and white.d won their second straight 10 try victory in the women's rugby world cup. the defending champions beat italy 56 points to 13 in dublin, england won their second straight 10 try victory as maz farooki reports. england's women have continued their defence with an emphatic ten try victory. there were ten changes to the side. this is not the package we we re the side. this is not the package we were expecting. the world champions ran in ten tries. the second successive time they have done that. they topped their pool with one more round of games to go. wales and ireland are playing now. wales need a result against canada to make the last four. the finalists from the last four. the finalists from the last world cup have the lead.

one time, they were taken to a flat in a newcastle street.ere offered mephedrone, which reduces sexual inhibition. both became party regulars and both later told the police they had been raped. 0ne, aged 17, became hooked on the drug. she was amongst scores of girls who came here to newcastle crown court to give evidence at a series of trials. she is now in her 20s. she says that back then, she thought the drink and drugs were just a friendly gesture. she now realises she was being invited to get drugged up so she could be passed on to have sex. the police discovered many of the men knew each other, linked by mobile phone records. the abuse went on in a web of addresses knew the city centre. in a tower block, a teenager was raped three times. 0ther addresses featured frequently in court as party venues. at some, allegations of girls being raped while drunk, at others, drugs were handed out. 0r there were sexual assaults. one girl reckoned she had been to 60 parties in all. 18 people, 17 of them asian men, have been convicted for their part in

but these offenders in newcastle, at least, are now facing our correspondent dan whitworth is outsideamifications continue of this case. very much. sorry, we had a communication problem and we lost vision. explain what the ramifications are. of course. very serious issue, and two voices forming the ramifications debate, we heard there lord macdonald, the former director of public is, and a man to listen to with credibility, when he speaks on issues like this will stop he held the post for five yea rs. will stop he held the post for five years. a couple of quotes from him, he's describing crimes like this being carried out by mainly british asian men and back crimes like this must be identified as such and investigated as profoundly racist crimes —— that crimes like this. another point from lord macdonald, similar crimes another point from lord macdonald, similarcrimes in another point from lord macdonald, similar crimes in the past, and we are talking across towns and cities across the uk, like rochdale and oxford, that's the crimes in the past might not have been investigated as thor

but it was not over yet, newcastle not only threatening, they should have been level.arty. despite their best efforts a difficult week for the away side was completed by this defeat. huddersfield are well and truly back in the top division, two wins from two and this is no step into the unknown now. for ourselves we foi’ ourselves we were for ourselves we were excited. will it work will it not work? we were sure that it well but we have no secure if it well and now we have seen secure if it well and now we have seen it worked in the first two games with two clean sheets, everybody knows how difficult it is to get a clean sheet in the premier league with so much high quality of offensive players every team has. what a start it has been from huddersfield. away from the football... mo farah won his last track race on british soil, winning the 3000 metres at today's diamond league meeting in birmingham. britain's most successful athlete will compete on the track one last time next week in zurich, before he focuses on the marathon. joe wilson reports. the message of being p

we do not believe that what we have uncovered in newcastle is unique.en evidence of similaroffending in many other towns and cities. we believe that any area that says it does not have a problem is simply not looking for it. for the victims they harmed, it has been a long and traumatic journey. but the evidence they gave has helped to jail four of these perpetrators. the rest are due to be sentenced next month. fiona trott, bbc news, newcastle. our home editor, mark easton, is here. the controversy is over the police paying this convicted offender to help them expose the network. how unusual is it? the police have long been paying informants. it has a lwa ys been paying informants. it has always been controversial but they have always done it because they believe if you can get the prize —— convictions, the ends justify the means. in the last five years, uk police have paid £22 million to criminal informants. it is not rare. this case has an additional moral dilemma. is it justifiable this case has an additional moral dilemma. is itjustifiable to put a

but these offenders in newcastle, at least, are now facing many years in jail.very and human trafficking are far more widespread in the uk than previously thought according to the national crime agency. it says there are currently more than 300 policing operations ongoing with cases affecting every large town and city in the country, many involving the sale of very young girls. our home affairs correspondent dominic casciani is here. the figures make for disturbing reading, dominic. it is one of the stories of crime in the modern world if you think about it. there have been six months of intensive operations from the national crime agency coordinating red across the country with global police forces and international partners. the more it has looked, the more it has found. before today we had an estimate of about 10,000 — 13,000 hidden victims across the uk. but it says it is the tip of the iceberg, it cannot count how many are out there. one third of known victims are british, but people from all sorts of nationalities in the uk are being forced to work across

we do not believe that what we have uncovered in newcastle is unique.nce of similar offending in many other towns and cities. we believe that any area that says it does not have a problem is simply not looking for it. i would encourage all areas to be proactive in their attempts to uncover sexual exploitation. the newcastle adult and children's safeguarding boards are jointly carrying out a serious case review into what happened, and to see how we can improve safeguarding further. this is expected to be published later this year, and we will share all of the recommendations in full. finally, i want to emphasise that from day one, our primary concern has always been for the victims of these terrible crimes. we are supporting them now, and we will continue to support them long into the future. 0k, open to questions. gentleman at the back. sky news, can i ask you, are you content that any criminality is that were observed by xy was stamped out immediately? and that there was no delay in protecting any potential victims from further harm? i'm going to say y

so just to recap, 18 people are guilty at newcastle crown court following two yea rs of newcastle crown can give you. 20—year—old abdul sabe has been found guilty of conspiracy to traffic for sexual exploitation and drugs offences. we heard how he gave a 15—year—old the keys to his flat knowing how old she was. 34—year—old habibur rahim, was found guilty of rape. we heard how he set up a victim who was wandering the streets. a 37—year—old was found guilty of drugs offences and allowing his home to be used for party sessions and a 44—year—old pleaded guilty to drugs offences and allowing his house to be used for sessions too. these four trials that have taken place at newcastle crown court in the past two years are just one small part of operation sanctuary, which started in 2013. i can tell you to date that 700 complainants have come forward as pa rt complainants have come forward as part of this investigation. around 100 people have been convicted including the 18 here today. and their sentences have already totalled over 300 years. operation sanctuary continues in the northumbria forc

our correspondent fiona trott is in newcastle for us.ve been two years of trials at newcastle crown court and now those verdicts have finally been returned we can tell you all about the sexual exploitation northumbria police have uncovered in this city. between 2010 and 2014, men, predominantly indian, pakistani, anchor dishy origin, targeted vulnerable girls and women. —— bangladeshi origin. they invited them to sessions and gave them drink and drugs, so many drugs that some of the victims couldn't defend themselves or they became so addicted that they would do anything to get more mcat. let me explain some of the verdicts. a 20—year—old, a man who was already on the sex offenders register, was found guilty offenders register, was found guilty of conspiracy to traffic for sexual exploitation and drugs offences. the court heard how he gave a girl is flat keys knowing she was 15. i thought you'd be rolled —— a 35—year—old has been found guilty of rape, child offences and trafficking offences. he found one victim on the streets of newcastl

but these offenders in newcastle, at least, are now facing many years in jail.gner and founder of the freedom charity, which aims to raise awareness and prevent child abuse. she is in our norwich studio for us now. thank you for being us with. we were hearing in that report, the question raised — why are gangs of men carrying out this kind of abuse. what is your answer to that? because they can. the fact there has been a wholesale failing, failing to identify predominantly asian men that are targeting vulnerable white girls, people are scared to even talk about that issue, let alone deal with it. the fact this is several times now gangs have been caught doing this and it has taken too long. we heard also in that report from the mp there, sarah champion talking of the perceptions of political correctness. do you think that is a problem in these investigations? i think that has beenin investigations? i think that has been in the past, people are scared to deal with the gang because they predominantly come from pakistan and bangladesh and people are afraid of being

vulnerable teenagers, groomed and abused by a gang of asian men in newcastle have finally got justiceual exploitation of children and young women. it's a problem that authorities across the country have struggled to tackle. but inside out can reveal how the investigation here came close to collapse after northumbria police secretly paid a man who raped a child thousands of pounds to infiltrate the grooming gang. for the first time, we tell the whole story. police — emergency? if you try anything — you tried it on with us. he tried to sleep with us. a police operator takes a 999 call. there's an argument going on. it's (bleep) rape. she's my girlfriend, it doesn't matter, it doesn't matter. go home, take a taxi, yeah. well, go on then. what's happening? she just wants to go. i'll go then. no. no, i need to know what is going on. there's clearly a disturbance there. what's going on? 0k, 0k, it doesn't matter, thank you. after the call, which lasted several minutes, the handler established she was speaking to this man. the police did investigate, but took no further action against minoye

newcastle? not newcastle, mo farah, 5000 metres.” arsenal. newcastle?cited. ijust mo farah, 5000 metres. i am excited. i just have to mo farah, 5000 metres. i am excited. ijust have to get my feet down, rest u p ijust have to get my feet down, rest up and spend time chilling with the kids and that will take. just make sure i don't run around a lot. he might be the greatest distance runner of all time but he has a very, very poor taste in football clu bs, very, very poor taste in football clubs, mo farah there. great to see him smiling again, he was really, really worried about that left leg. all is well and he is going to go hopefully in the 5000 metres heats on wednesday. the countdown now is for us, quarter to ten, stop what you are doing for around ten seconds because usain bolt is looking to go out with a bang. we have ordered a delivery for around that time here at the bbc sports centre. let's bring you up—to—date with the rest of the sports news this evening, england have taken control of the final test against south africa. james anderson took fo

after 18 people are convicted of abusing girls in newcastle — the former director of public prosecutionsthe crime should be treated as "profoundly racist". police investigating an assault after a jogger appeared to push a woman into the path of an oncoming bus in putney have arrested a 41—year—old man. also in the next hour — the number of potentially contaminated eggs sent to britain from dutch farms is much higher than initial estimates. the agency now says 700,000 potentially contaminated eggs have reached the uk. and surgery waiting lists hit a ten—year high in england — other key targets including urgent referral for cancer care have also been missed. and from despair to delight — just two days after being barred from the heats of the world athletics championship 200 metres, isaac makwala gets a chance to run for gold good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the scale of slavery and human trafficking is far bigger than has previously been thought. that's the stark warning from the national crime agency, which says there are more than 300 police operations in this country currently in

the faces of just some of those who abused young women across newcastle's west end.erable girls are given drinks and drugs and passed around for sex. the gang was caught in one of the biggest child abuse investigations the north of england has seen. but now there are questions, outrage even, oversome of the police tactics. was it right to pay a convicted child rapist £10,000 to be an informant?” to pay a convicted child rapist £10,000 to be an informant? i get entirely that for some people it would be morally republican, the very very thought that we would, but if you put it in the context of we have paid money to somebody and as a result of that we know that we have safeguarded vulnerable women and girls and we know that there are dangerous men behind bars that would not be behind bars for lengthy terms of imprisonment, that would not have happened were it not for the information that we have gathered. still, some of those helping abused children feel it's unacceptable, even dangerous. perfectly reasonable to resume this individual presented an ongoing risk and the

we'll have more on the conviction of 18 people for abusing vulnerable girls in newcastle. we'll be speaking to the former north west chief prosecutor nazir afzal, who led the rochdale prosecution in 2012. then at half—past eight we'll

newcastle secured their first win of the season over west ham — 3—0 the score at st james‘s park.itos was sent off for a terrible tackle in the goalless draw between watford and brighton. world number two andy murray has pulled out of the us open. he'd been struggling with a hip injury since losing his wimbledon semifinal match to american sam querrey. we understand murray travelled to new york last weekend and after a week of practice he decided he wasn't fit enough to do himselfjustice. he went on to say his hip is too sore to win the tournament and ultimately that's what he aimed to do. no decision has been made about the rest of his year yet. lewis hamilton secured the 68th pole position of his career for sunday's belgian grand prix, equalling michael schumacher‘s record. the british driver will be lining up his mercedes, in his two hundredth grand prix in spa on sunday. world championship leader sebastian vettel is also on the front row of the grid having posted the second fastest time.

newcastle 20 degrees., some drizzle and heavy rain at times, as well. that rate is going to put across the country on the course of wednesday night into thursday. thursday morning, still some rain around across these eastern and south—eastern areas, and then for thursday, we are forecasting a day of sunny spells, and a little breeze. on the balance, and a little breeze. on the balance, a fine day on thursday. temperatures will get to 21 degrees in newcastle, also in leeds and sheffield. low 205 in england as well. that low pressure is still in the neighbourhood. not a completely dry picture on the way for friday. quite breezy as well. but most of the showers will be across western and north—western areas. the best weather across the channel coast on friday. saturday, a blustery day on the way. a little on the cool side, with some showers around. what we are watching, here, is hurricane girt. we are not going to get a hurricane, but we are going to get some wet and windy weather by the time we get to sunday

newcastle at 20 degrees. many western areas, gloomy and cloudy with low cloud across the hills.izzle. that will push across the country into thursday. still some rain around across the eastern and south—eastern areas. for thursday, we are forecasting a day of sunny spells, some showers. a little on the breezy side, but a fine day on thursday. temperatures getting up to 21 degrees in newcastle, leeds and sheffield, and the mid—20s in london. friday, low pressure still close to our neighbourhood. that bees there will be some showers around, so not a completely dry picture on the way. breezy as well, but most of the showers will be across the western and north—western areas. the best of the weather along the channel coast on friday. saturday, a blustery day on the way. it will feel a little on the cool side, plenty of showers around as well. what we are watching is a hurricane off the coast of north america. we will not be getting a hurricane, but what we will getting is the storm system getting mixed up with our own weather crossing the atlantic. quite a blustery weekend on the wa

after 18 people are convicted of abusing girls in newcastle, the former director of public prosecutionsays the crime should be treated as "profoundly racist". also in the next hour — the number of potentially contaminated eggs sent to britain from dutch farms is much higher than initial estimates. the food standards agency says 700,000 may have reached the uk, but stresses that any risk to public health is "very unlikely". and from despair to delight — just three days after being barred from the heats of the world athletics championship 200 metres, isaac makwala earns a chance to run for gold in tonight's final. the scale of slavery and human trafficking is far bigger than has previously been thought. that's the stark warning from the national crime agency, which says there are more than 300 police operations in this country currently investigating slavery and trafficking crimes. the agency says it was shocked by its findings and warns that previous estimates that the number of victims in the uk are between 10,000 and 13,000 may just represent the "tip of the iceberg". hwasong, will ker

temperatures will get to 24 in london. 21 degrees in newcastle.ing further showers on the way. so not much change to our weather pattern. still a bit of a breeze out there. most showers will be across the northern half of the uk. so anywhere along the south coast will have a mostly dry day. and then saturday is looking quite breezy. there will be some sunshine and showers. and interesting things happening in the atlantic at the moment. right now, there is hurricane gert, which is churning off the eastern seaboard of the united states. what is going to happen with this storm system, it is going to accelerate into the north atlantic. it will get mixed up with our normal weather patterns, and then that mess will come our way. we will get wet and windy weather at times. so i think a blustery weekend on the way. and before i go, a quick look at the weather across europe on wednesday. and there's a lot of hot sunshine out there across the mediterranean. temperatures in some spots will be around about 40 degrees or so, and some thunderstorms rumbling thr

it follows the conviction of 18 people in newcastle yesterday.egime its story is about the standard of rented homes — it says millions of people are living in homes that contain serious safety hazards. the independent has a photograph released by the north korean regime appearing to show thousands of people rallying in the daily mail focuses on the contaminated eggs scandal, saying supermarkets are ‘scrambling' to clear the shelves of products that may have been affected. the times reports that the scandal is likely to be far bigger than has been reported. the metro has the same story, and the food standards agency's estimation that 700,000 of the dutch eggs were imported. the guardian says that people living on estate in south london say they will have to leave because the buildings have been at risk of colla pse buildings have been at risk of collapse for decades. let's start with donald trump. does not feature as much as you might expect. trump's new threat to north korea. we will see the daily mirror's look later. he is saying that the rhetor

newcastle united's return to the premier league ended in a 2—0 defeat at home to spurs. advantage count with goals from dele alli and ben davies. they tried to play deeper and played contact and it was not easy to find the space to create chances with all the space to create chances with all the contact we had, i think we need to be, the conditions were difficult but i think it's massive, the three points for us. in the last half an hour, the leaders have teed off in the final round of the us pga championship at quail hollow. american kevin kisner is the man they're all trying to catch. he started the day leading by one on 7—under and safely parred his opening hole. world number three hideki matsuyama though has slipped two shots off the pace after a bogey at the second. this is the latest leaderboard. kevin kisner is out front but there's a strong group behind who will try to get their hands on the final major of the year. ian poulter is three and today, the best britain at the moment alongside paul casey, so he must have had a reasonable round, along with some of the b

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temperatures will get to 2a in london. 21 degrees in newcastle.rhood, essentially spelling further showers on the way. so not much change to our weather pattern. still a bit of a breeze out there. most showers will be across the northern half of the uk. so anywhere along the south coast will have a mostly dry day. and then saturday is looking quite breezy. there will be some sunshine and showers. and interesting things happening in the atlantic at the moment. right now, there is hurricane gert, which is churning off the eastern seaboard of the united states. what is going to happen with this storm system, it is going to accelerate into the north atlantic. it will get mixed up with our normal weather patterns, and then that mess will come our way. we will get wet and windy weather at times. so i think a blustery weekend on the way. and before i go, a quick look at the weather across europe on wednesday. and there's a lot of hot sunshine out there across the mediterranean. temperatures in some spots will be around about a0 degrees or so, and some th

in fact, we have the flash flood warning posted for north central and newcastle county until 5:45, some areas north of wilmington 3 inches of rain and a lot of roads there are flooded as i say turn around don't drown and don't drive through flooded roads and the actual cluster of storms through newcastle county. and this shifted in gloucester and salem county and we are look agent heavy rain and as we flip this over, i'll show you how much rain has fallen in wilmington any area in yellow close to 3 inches of rain and that happens in a short period of time and causes flash flooding and salem 3 inches of rain as well. you will want to be careful. here is what to expect. scattered thunderstorms with heavy rain potential of a flash flooding and reports of quarter size hail and dangerous lightning and once the sunsets the activity will diminish very quickly i'm tracking the chance of a few more storms the next few days coming up on the full accuweather forecast. >> thank you. >>> there is new information tonight in the ongoing murder investigation in haverford township. police just released

in the lunchtume kick off, newly promoted sides huddersfield and newcastle play later this afternoon.up their first points of the season, while for huddersfield — who impressed in their win over crystal palace last week — it will be their first home game in the top flight for 45 years. the good thing is that we have a chance. this is a good thing and as isaid chance. this is a good thing and as i said before, you play yourfirst premier league game at home and we altogether have the feeling we have altogether have the feeling we have a chance to be successful against newcastle. this is the only thing which you'd like to have, the feeling that you have a chance but for this, to be successful, we have two be our best on sunday. you will play against a side which are normally very difficult, but in this case, because it is at the beginning and they did really well the other day, expectations are very high so it will be tough, for sure. how difficult? i will tell you in six months it was difficult or not. in yesterday's other premier league games, manchester united fans celebrated a 4—0 wi

newly promoted sides huddersfield and newcastle play later this afternoon.be hoping to pick up their first points of the season, while for huddersfield, who impressed in their win over crystal palace last week, it will be their first home game in the top flight for 45 years. the good thing is that we have a chance. as i said before, you play your first chance. as i said before, you play yourfirst premier chance. as i said before, you play your first premier league game at home and we have the feeling that we have a chance to be successful against newcastle. this is the only thing you want, the feeling that you have a chance. but we have to be our best on sunday. when you play a top side, you know it will be difficult to get a result. but in this case, because it will be difficult to get a result. but in this case, because it's at the beginning, expectations are very high, so it will be tough, for sure. how difficult? i will tell you in six months whether it was the most difficult or not. also today, tottenham will host chelsea for their first premier league

newly promoted sides huddersfield and newcastle play later this afternoon. first points of the season, while for huddersfield, who impressed in their win over crystal palace last week, it will be their first home game in the top flight for 45 years. the good thing is that we have a chance. as i said before, you play your first premier league game at home and we have the feeling that we have a chance to be successful against newcastle. this is the only thing you want, the feeling that you have a chance. but we have to be our best on sunday. in the scottish premiership, the champions celtic‘s 2—0 win at kilmarnock takes their unbeaten domestic run to an amazing 52 games. stjohnstone and aberdeen remain hot on celtic‘s heels at the top — they also have a perfect league record, with three wins from three. rangers could only draw 0—0 at home with hearts. the united states needsjust three and a half points to retain the solheim cup, after day two in iowa. they extended their lead over team europe to ten and a half, from five and a half. it's the first time since 1

monica malpass live in the newsroom with more on this story. >> it has to do with tension in newcastle about parking lots in the historic district specifically. on monday a council meeting and it got so tense police had to be called in. and now they say it's hitting too close to home, literally. >> and cross fit training can be a daunting workout for people of any age and one 60-year-old man is proving it's never too late to get in shape. ali gorman with the inspirational story in health check and those stories and more on "action news" at 5:00. we'll see you then. >> thank you. dozens of variety club campers spent the day having fun at the franklin institute. variety hosts the programs trying to build self-confidence in children. and today 70 campers got to tour the museum and enjoy a lunch including an ice-cream bar and they also danced with the dj. and the kids got a visit from ben franklin himself. >>> with more than 100 cats in need of homes, the women's humane society is running an adoption special to encourage people to rescue. right now cats, 9 months and older are available fo

alan shea rer‘s move back home to newcastle from blackburn in 1996 was for a record £15 million — newcastlee until this man, cristiano ronaldo, moved from manchester united to real madrid for £80 million in 2009. real then paid tottenham £85 million for gareth bale four years later. that record was broken with paul pogba‘s £89 million transfer from juventus to united last summer. astronomical at the time — not so maybe now. we can now confirm for you and sportsday neymar has signed a five—year contract. neymar has left barcelona, £198 million he has been bought out others barcelona contract and neymar is a psg player. coming up, i am at old trafford were england hope to win the first test series in more than a year. wladimir klitschko has announced he‘s retiring from boxing. that mean‘s there‘ll be no rematch with anthonyjoshua. we had been waiting for confirmation of another fight between the two in las vegas in november but the former world heavyweight champion has decided to hang up his gloves after 27 years. as an amateur he won gold at the atlanta olympics in 1996 before becoming the w

senators tom carpenter and chris couns helped to cut the ribbon on the service hub in newcastle. this hub will be able to monitor all trains built by seaman's and septa and amtrak. and on time performance. >>> we don't see the starters very long and desperate for football we love every moment of it. jeff skversky is live at lambeau field with a preview. >> reporter: hey ducis. eagles fans not the only ones for eagles football. eagles quarterback carson wentz is excited even though it's a preseason game and wentz and the starters are only expected to play a series or two. he is loving every bit of this coming to lambeau field the first time he grew up a huge brett favre fan. here is doug peterson and the guy as rising if green bay, getting set for the first preseason game against the green bay packers. peterson wants everyone to play but it doesn't appear that alshon jeffrey will get the shot. they are protecting after coming off the shoulder injury. they can't wait to hit someone else. now it's time to hit a green bay packer or two. >> i want to hit other people rather than chris

county says that brawn was found beaten to death in his newcastle home. the case was cold until 2015 when tipsters led to her living in georgia and she plead guilty back in june. >>> and bucks county volunteers spent the morning stuffing backpacks for kids in need. sesame place and united way joined in to pack the supplies. notebooks and folders and pens and pencils and more. organizers say that they hope each bag will make a difference. >> we are proud because last year we packed over 2100 backpacks and this year over 2800. just so far this morning. things are looking great. all the school supplies were donated throughout the summer. >>> still ahead on "action news" at 12:30, a landslide slams into a town in switzerland the search for the people missing. >>> at least 16 people were killed in what is called the mostful typhoon to hit the chinese region in a half century. 150 people were injured in the extensive flooding and power outages and high winds. the typhoon roared in with winds up to 135 miles per hour. rescue crews in switzerland are searching fo

the faces of just some of those who abused young women across newcastle's west end.ls were given drinks and drugs and passed around for sex. the gang was caught in one of the biggest child abuse investigations the north of england has seen. but now there are questions, outrage even, over some of the police tactics. was it right to pay a convicted child rapist £10,000 to be an informant? we don't support the police in doing this. we think it was a misguided action, putting a person who had a track record of abusing girls into a situation with other vulnerable girls and perpetrators, and then paying them for the privilege of doing that. northumbria police has strongly defended the payment. it's surprising and disappointing for the nspcc to adopt the stance they have. this is an ill—informed position that they have taken. the fact is, we absolutely did not plant xy, the informant, in the midst of vulnerable girls, that did not happen. the force says this information helped get convictions and stopped other girls being abused. northumbria's police commissioner says she w

this investigation started in january and newcastle. everyone flat—footed. he was put on gardening leave while these allegations of inappropriate behaviour, use of resources and a range of governors issues, which is as deep and says were investigated after a long investigation by an independent human resources specialist. they were put to a panel, a two—day hearing heard that the allegations were found proven. so leonard then given the opportunity to respond. at the end of that, the decision was taken to dismiss him for gross misconduct. a second panel was then convened when sir leonard then appealed against that decision and again, after a lengthy hearing, a statement from the trust today says that decision was upheld. in a statement issued by the trust today, they say that due to the serious nature of the issues, the trust was required to report a number of issues to nhs protect. as a result of that, they are not saying any more. these allegations are now being investigated by counter fraud investigators at the nhs. the number of fron

the headlines. 18 people have been convicted of abusing vulnerable girls and young women in newcastle. the victims, some as young as m, were plied with alcohol and drugs before being forced to have sex. northumbia police have defended paying a convicted child rapist ten—thousand pounds to act as an informant during the investigation. the nspcc says it was ‘appalled' by the revelation. the us secretary of state has said that president trump threatened north korea with "fire and fury" because he wanted to send a strong message that kim jong—un would understand. police have named an 83—year—old man who was stabbed to death while walking his dog in norfolk as peter wrighton. his family said mr wrighton, from banham, was "a lovely, gentle husband, dad and grandfather". french police have shot and arrested a man suspected of ramming his car into a group of soldiers on patrol in paris this morning. six soldiers were injured in the attack. five men have appeared before magistrates in warrington charged in connection with the hillsborough disaster in 1989. the defendants include the former chi

she wrote the article in response to a court case in newcastle in which a group of mostly asian men hadthe latest in a series of court cases that was the latest in a series of court cases where we that was the latest in a series of court cases where we have seen groups of asian men, perpetrators of abuse of young girls, being convicted. and these cases have led to questions not only from sarah champion but from a number of authority figures questioning whether ethnicity has played a role in police and social services claiming to get to the truth quickly enough. that was some of the issues that she was addressing in the article but the word she used, the way in which she was seen to make a sweeping generalisation which caused deep offence led to this mounting criticism. so as you said this evening she has given her resignation saying but she apologises for the offence caused by that poor choice of words. she said she was concerned that continued position in the shadow cabinet would distract from the crucial issues around child protection. and the labour leaderjeremy corbyn has accepted h

anyone with information on this case was asked to contact newcastle county police. >>> the arcadia campus is buzzing with first years and transfer students move in. more than 500 new students call the campus home. students and faculty and staff were on hand to help the class of 2021 move their things in for the new school year. we wish them the best. >>> and much more ahead on "action news" at 12:30, why business owners in south korea is not pleased to put samsung's chief behind bars. >> and look what you made her do? taylor swift releases the first single off her upcoming album. >>> lets get you a live look at galveston, texas this afternoon one of many towns bracing for the impact of hurricane harvey. it's expected to strengthen over the next couple of hours and could reach the texas coast tonight or early tomorrow morning. stay with "action news" and 6abc.com for the latest updates. >>> the billionaire chief of samsung is sentenced to five years behind bars. 49-year-old lee jay young is found guilty of offering bribes to the south korean president for the exchange of the government sup

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after a season away, newcastle street premier league progress. dele alli was in front of the referee. the home side had looked comfortable but gaps were opening. when harry kane went close, top sensed a breakthrough. dele alli was back on his feet and stamping his authority. no new additions have come to spurs this summer but they can count on his quality. last season's runners—up were approaching their best. ben davies found himself in the box, 3—point field. for newcastle and shelvey, the lessons are in black and white. progress in this division never comes easy. manchester united's £75 million signing romelu lukaku scored twice on his debut for the club. they have beaten west ham at old trafford, with the full—time whistle having just gone. defending champions england have enjoyed another comprehensive victory at the women's rugby world cup. they have beaten italy 56—13 in dublin. there were ten changes from the team that beat spain on wednesday. daniel waterman was one of the changes. she scored two of the ten tries. wales and ireland have ju