, but the conspiracy to cover up norman scott, but the conspiracy to cover upjeremy norman scott relationship with scott, and finally, the attempt to murder him -- his finally, the attempt to murder him —— his homosexuality. that was a conspiracy involving the police, the security service and elements in the political establishment, including one home secretary. all of this leaves a bad taste in the mouth in terms of what happened at the time, but there will be those who say all the key figures are dead, or the people who were accused of this conspiracy went to court and were found not guilty, are gone. is there any purpose in pursuing this as an investigation by the police?|j any purpose in pursuing this as an investigation by the police? i think you could argue, as norman does, that justice was not you could argue, as norman does, thatjustice was not done. jeremy thorpe and his co—conspirators walked free. i think all the evidence indicates that they were guilty. even do ajury evidence indicates that they were guilty. even do a jury said evidence indicates that they were guilty

he's the man who has admitted shooting norman scott's dog... n. ..before his gun jammed as he tried to shoot scott. newton says he was paid to do it. in 2015, gwent police began looking into the case again after fresh claims newton could prove there was a cover—up. but officers stopped when they concluded newton was dead. now, four decades after he made the headlines, gwent police have told the bbc andrew newton might still be alive. they're not saying why they think that, but say they are trying to trace him. norman scott, now in his late 70s, has welcomed the news. i don't think anybody‘s tried hard enough to look for him, i really don't. there must be people who knew him and there would surely be a record of him dying, surely? jeremy thorpe died four years ago, but the case continues to fascinate and the intrigue and the hunt for the truth continues. jon donnison, bbc news. and you can see tom mangold's documentary, the jeremy thorpe scandal, on bbc four tomorrow night at 10pm. and we'll find out how this story and many others are covered in

today, norman scott lives in a rented cottage on the edge of dartmoor. ough horses that he first metjeremy thorpe. scott was then living in 0xfordshire, training as what's known as a working pupil at the stables of a professional showjumper. one day, 18 years ago, thorpe was on a visit to the stables and met scott at the stable door. the two men started to talk. well, i was a very naive and a shy person who was reallyjust involved with horses. i can't really say how i felt. he wasjust a person above me in every way, socially and in every way. i was just a person working in a stables, so... i was a bit in awe of him, i suppose. i'm very pleased to say panorama reporter tom mangold joins us now. this is your programme going out tomorrow night. what's at the heart of the new evidence? the new evidence is from a man called dennis me who told me he was part of the original conspiracy to murder norman scott. and that he, andrew newton who shot rinka scott's dog and a member of the liberal party is conspired together to murder norman scott. and that he was the f

the bbc has learned that an investigation into the attempted murder of norman scott is to be re—openedal party leader, jeremy thorpe, at a time when homosexuality was illegal. the story has been bought to life in the bbc one drama, a very english scandal, which concludes tomorrow evening. jon donnison reports. jeremy thorpe, charming, ambitious and powerful, was at the heart of one of the biggest political scandals of the 20th century. in an old bailey trial, the married liberal party leader was accused but acquitted of masterminding a plot to kill his former lover, norman scott. he was the love of my life. don't be ridiculous. a current bbc drama starring hugh grant as thorpe has renewed interest in the case. safe journey, peter, and i wish you a happy life. and then i wish norman scott to be killed. but what is fiction and what is fact? this weekend a new bbc documentary will make fresh revelations. it‘s based on a panorama film made at the time of the trial in 1979, which has never been broadcast until now. it couldn‘t be shown because we had evidence ofjeremy thorpe‘s guilt. and, o

he's the man who has admitted shooting norman scott's dog, before his gunjammed as he tried to shoot des after he made the headlines, gwent police have told the bbc andrew newton might still be alive, and are trying to trace him. norman scott, now in his late 70s, has welcomed the news. i don't think anybody has tried hard enough to look for him. i really don't. there must be people who knew him, and there would surely be a record of him dying. surely. jeremy thorpe died four years ago, but the case continues to fascinate, and the intrigue and the hunt for the truth continues. jon donnison, bbc news. well, you can see tom mangold's documentary, the jeremy thorpe scandal, on bbc four tomorrow night at 10pm. a war of words has broken out between america and china after the us accused the chinese of using military build up in the south china sea to intimidate its neighbours. china said the comments by us defence secretary james mattis, were irresponsible and not worthy of rebuke. mr mattis was speaking at a security summit in singapore. from there, karishma vaswani has just sent this rep

jeremy thorpe had an affair with norman scott. ——, sexuality —— an affair with norman scott. ——, sexualityo be 95v sexuality —— it was illegal to be gay back then. it seems strange that it was only 30 years ago that it could be illegal and british politicians felt they could not be open about their sexuality. it is sad, almost like a shaggy dog story with twists and twists and now the possibility of the police reopening the whole investigation in case there was a cover—up. it is driven by something fundamental. allegations of a cover—up then back in the 70s have persisted. that is what i find interesting, the cover—up and also, in 2015, gwent police say this man is dead so we are closing the investigation. there we re are closing the investigation. there were no issues about being gay being illegally in 2015. why is the cover—up apparently still going on up cover—up apparently still going on up to three years ago. what is going on that journalists up to three years ago. what is going on thatjournalists could find this man within hours and the gwent police, i would like to get to the bottom

the former lover was norman scott, and was claiming to expose his homosexual relationship. l relationship. he was put on trial for plotting to murder scott, who was cleared. he died four yea rs scott, who was cleared. he died four years ago. the whole affair is gripping audiences with hugh grant playing him in this bbc drama. the programme includes the moment andrew newton kills norman scott putt dog. his gunjammed newton kills norman scott putt dog. his gun jammed when newton kills norman scott putt dog. his gunjammed when aiming escott. the police say they now want to talk to andrew newton to see if he can confirm allegations made by another man about the murder plot. the other man about the murder plot. the other man claims there was a conspiracy to kill norman scott. those allegations are confirmed by andrew newton, then thejeremy are confirmed by andrew newton, then the jeremy thorpe investigation could be reopened and this very english scandal can become a very complex legal process. and you can see tom mangold's documentary "the jeremy thorpe scandal" on bbc four toni

, they were acquitted, co ntroversially, norman scott, they were acquitted, controversially, a hugee all acquitted and now we are they were all acquitted and now we a re left they were all acquitted and now we are left hanging with this man dennis meehan and andrew newton, both of whom are still alive, both who may now face further police investigation over the allegation they plotted to kill norman scott. doubtful in my view that andrew newton the former airline pilot will face prosecution because he did a deal with the police at the time giving evidence againstjeremy thorpe and they said he would be immune from prosecution, but we will see. well done into rank kate, all of this happened a0 years ago. i don't think you were born at that time. —— well done! i have been following the bbc series which has been a fantastic amortisation of it but to actually now know that people involved are still alive and still probably have questions to answer is really fascinating. i think the mail on sunday did an amazing job tracking down this kind of key protagonist in this, like, it is called a

he's the man who has admitted shooting norman scott's dog... efore his gun jammed as he tried to shoot scott. newton said he was paid to do it. in 2015, gwent police began looking into the case again after fresh claims that newton could prove there was a cover—up. but officers stopped when they concluded newton was dead. now, though, four decades after he made the headlines, gwent police have told the bbc andrew newton might still be alive they are no saying why they believe that but they are trying to trace him. norman scott, now in his late 70s, has welcomed the news. i don't think anybody has tried hard enough to look for him. i really don't. there must be people who knew him and there would surely be a record of him dying, surely. jeremy thorpe died four years ago but the case continues to fascinate and the intrigue and the hunt for the truth continues. jon donnison, bbc news. the breakfast team is here at 6:00. now on bbc news, the story of the iconic 747jumbojet. 50 years ago, man dared to dream. space, speed and size. apollo, concorde and

he's the man who has admitted shooting norman scott's dog, before his gun jammed as he tried to shoot do it. in 2015 gwent police began looking into the case again, after fresh claims that newton could prove there was a cover—up. but officers stopped when they concluded newton was dead. now, gwent police have told the bbc andrew newton might still be alive, and are trying to trace him. norman scott, now in his late 70s, has welcomed the news. i don't think anybody has tried hard enough to look for him. i really don't. there must be people who knew him, and there would surely be a record of him dying. surely. jeremy thorpe died four years ago, but the case continues to fascinate, and the intrigue and the hunt for the truth continues. jon donnison, bbc news. the jeremy thorpe scandal is on bbc four this sunday at 10pm. the headlines on bbc news. the us defence secretary warns china over its deployment of missiles in disputed areas of the south china sea. president trump's summit with north korea is back on, confirmation comes after kim jong—un's envoy delivers a large letter to donald t

he's the man who has admitted shooting norman scott's dog, before his gun jammed as he tried to shoot could prove there was a cover—up. but officers stopped when they concluded newton was dead. now, gwent police have told the bbc andrew newton might still be alive, and are trying to trace him. norman scott, now in his late 70s, has welcomed the news. i don't think anybody has tried hard enough to look for him. i really don't. there must be people who knew him, and there would surely be a record of him dying. surely. jeremy thorpe died four years ago, but the case continues to fascinate, and the intrigue and the hunt for the truth continues. jon donnison, bbc news. the jeremy thorpe scandal is on bbc four this sunday at 10pm. the german state of bavaria has introduced a controversial new law, which requires all public buildings to display a christian cross in their foyer. the man at the centre of the law — regional premier markus soeder — says the crucifix is at the heart of bavaria. but critics have slammed him for politicising a religious symbol to woo far—right, anti—islamists. tiff

it was in 1961 that thorpe began an affair with norman scott. good morning. ing it is, too. he was a vulnerable man seeking help. the two had met when thorpe visited stables where scott had been working. problems for thorpe began to mount over the next few years. norman scott was prone to erratic behaviour and began to talk about the relationship, including to the police and to thorpe‘s mother. jeremy thorpe and his close friend peter bessell became increasingly concerned about the potential damage scott could do to thorpe — now leader of the liberal party. bessell started paying retainers to scott. it's at the end of 1968, that peter bessell claims thorpe said, "we've got to get rid of him", and later, "it's no worse than shooting a sick dog." the alleged conspiracy was born. nothing actually happened to scott at that stage, yet the problem of his blabbing would not go away. in 1971, he met the then liberal mp david steel in the commons and told him about the affair. the liberal party held an inquiry, but exonerated thorpe. unfortunately for thorpe, the issue

jeremy thorpe's former lover was norman scott. e was put on trial for plotting to murder scott, but was cleared. he died four years ago. the whole affair is gripping audiences, with hugh grant playing thorpe in this bbc drama. the programme includes the moment andrew newton kills norman scott's dog, but then sees his gun jam when aiming it at scott. gwent police say they now want to talk to andrew newton to see if he can confirm allegations made by another man about the murder plot. that other man claims there was a conspiracy to kill norman scott. if those allegations are confirmed by andrew newton, then the jeremy thorpe investigation could be fully reopened, and this very english scandal may become a very complicated legal process. duncan kennedy, bbc news, in surrey. if you live in england, are you proud to call yourself english? it turns out that the answer to that question is influenced in part by your age, how you vote, and what you think about brexit. the findings have come from one of the largest surveys on identity in eng

that's norman scott in conversation with you.ry english scandal, what is your take on the show? i think the drama has been very good, it's been nuanced. but it is a drama, and it is not entirely 100% accurate. which is not entirely 100% accurate. which is why i think it will be helpful for the people who have enjoyed the drama, and i'm one of them, to see the real thing with all the real interviews, with the real people on sunday night. hats off to you for sticking by your story. as every journalist knows there's an element of perseverance. congratulations on that. we look forward to your documentary. thank you so much for talking us through it. the jeremy thorpe scandal is on bbc four this sunday at 10pm. that is after the final episode of the drama, a very english scandal. you're watching breakfast from bbc news, it's time now for a look at the newspapers. delighted to say justin delighted to sayjustin is here to guide us through what he found inside the papers. what have you found? the trade war is going to be an important sto

the programme includes the moment andrew newton kills norman scott's dog but then sees his gun jam when talk to andrew newton to see if he can confirm allegations made by another man about the murder plot. that other man claims there was a conspiracy to kill norman scott. if those allegations are confirmed by andrew newton, then the jeremy thorpe investigation could be fully reopened and this very english scandal may become a very complicated legal process. duncan kennedy, bbc news in surrey. and you can see tom mangold's documentary the jeremy thorpe scandal on bbc 4 tonight at 10pm. the headlines on bbc news: a memorial service and a minute's silence have been held to remember the victims of the london bridge terror which took place one year ago. the home secretary, sajid javid, has said he'll look again at key parts of immigration policy — including foreign students and doctors coming to the uk. doctors say new research means thousands of women with early stage breast cancer could be spared chemotherapy. sport now, and time for a full round up from the bbc sport centre. good evening.

jill norman scott.irmed by andrew newton, then the investigation could be fully reopened it, and this very english scandal may become a very complicated legal process. two thirds of women with the most common form of breast cancer might be spared chemotherapy after a new trial involving a genetic test already available on the nhs. doctors say using it to analyse early stage tumours could mean up to 3000 women a year in the uk could be treated with surgery and hormone therapy alone. annisa kadri reports. juliet is now in recovery after a physical and emotional battle with breast cancer. she says the chemotherapy that followed her diagnosis turned her into a horrible person to live with. i think the worst thing about it for me was the emotional side, i got used to losing my hair, and going around a bald, but i'd just felt so depressed and not wanting to talk to anybody and really, it was that feeling of wanting to be away from the world actually. doctors a new research means thousands of women with the mo

trial for trying plotting to because whenjeremy thorpe was on trialfor trying plotting to kill norman scotted, the bbc said quite rightly we cannot put this film out. they thought they had destroyed all the copies of the film but he had kept one and you can see pa rt but he had kept one and you can see part of it on bbc for tomorrow. the fa ct part of it on bbc for tomorrow. the fact andrew newton is still alive. good. clear? you were terrific, well done! let's move onto the front page of the observer which has a brexit story. replace theresa may with michael gove, which tory donor? crispin 0d and the last donation he gave was £50,000 before the last general election. this isn't going to be happy reading for mrs may. he isa to be happy reading for mrs may. he is a donor of some importance, basically saying michael gove would doa basically saying michael gove would do a much betterjob. he is then she can't carry brexit through. i understand the frustration of those donating to the conservative party and who want brexit happen because things are taking a long time, there are delays. it is so

a safe journey and i wish you a happy life and then i wish norman scott to be killed.t shocking. the violence in india is shocking, you must have followed the rape of the little girl in kashmir. that happened. but thousands of people marched in support of the rapist, including women. and this dinosaur sold in paris for nearly $2 million. but should we be encouraging the trade in old bones or giving them to scientists?

the bbc learns that a police investigation into the attempted murder of norman scott during the jeremy to be reopened as police say hitman andrew newton may still be alive. now on bbc news, it's the travel show. this week we are in the netherlands' capital, amsterdam, battling the city's monster crowds. the streets are really small, the canals are really narrow and those areas are completely overcrowded. we have lentils, chickpeas, these fried onions... chomping our way around cairo. and listen up — the best tech for your ears to take on holiday. if you say mandarin, it will play in my ear in english. it has long been known as venice of the north. with its colourful i7th—century houses, network of canals and bridges, and picturesque old city centre, it is not surprising that amsterdam has become a favourite with tourists. it is an explosion of tourists. we have our quiet times in the past, but now we don't have quiet times anymore, tourists are the whole year round. one study claims that numbers have shot up from 11 million in 2005 to around 18 million annual visitors. that is a lot of

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his apparent death was one of the reasons given to thorpe's former lover norman scott for dropping athe fuego volcano, which is about 25 miles away from the capital guatemala city, has been spewing black smoke and ash into the sky. there are reports of flows of lava striking at least one village. 0ur central america correspondent, will grant, has more. the volcano of fuego and power is well—known in guatemala, one of the most active volcanoes in latin america, with people used to living in it shadow. but moments of this magnitude are rare. a river of fire spewed down the mound side. many we re spewed down the mound side. many were caught in its path, unable to move the four homes were swept away. —— mountainside. —— the four homes. translation: not everyone escaped. we ran towards the hill. ash has fallen across a wide area, even reaching the capital of guatemala city. meanwhile, falling molten rock remains a threat to villages in the vicinity. evacuations are under way. the emergency services are doing what they can and the treacherous conditions. the recent rains have made things m

if you don't want normans were scott to be the plenipotentiary for the united states, you need to send someone else. where was the secretary of state? historians raise more questions than they provide answers. anyone else? i would be glad to hear any questions or bitter criticism after the fact. i appreciate the opportunity. >> [applause] we are taking your vote at c-span history. the question is, which hardly changed the most since 1968? the vote right now with more than 24,000 casting their vote saying the democrats changed the most. 56% and the republicans at 44%. >> thanks to everyone who voted in the twitter polls. more than 200,000 votes were posted on issues ranging from the vietnam war to presidential election to them and strike and race relations. can tweet us questions and comments during live ents, the video previous or look back to what happened on this day in american history. on twitter, at c-span history. >> for the most part, there were so few of them that nobody bothered to taunt them. this changed in the vietnam and title ix. law hos accepted more women. several women

i am also joined by my family, my parents scott and marilee norman, whose love and support provided the foundation and let me here today, as well as my sister peggy, and her daughter shayna and annabelle. and my brother-in-law eli. enabling the un to maintain its mandate to deliver on peace and security, addressing development aid is no simple task. the united states continues to be a champion for greater efficiency, by emphasizing the need for the united nations to show tangible impact on results. and by encouraging better ways of working. president trump secretary pompeo, and ambassador haley have all prioritized showing the value of the un to the american taxpayer. this falls squarely on my shoulders. if confirmed, as the u.s. representative to the united nations to management and reform, through my ex parents as the un management and reform counselor to the commission to the un, i have seen firsthand the value of positive reform and the good that can be achieved. and also, the consequent is when it is not well-managed. for example, when we hold peacekeepers accountable for their per

i am also joined by my family, my parents scott and mary lee norman whose love and support provided the foundation that led me here today, as well as my sister peggy and her daughters shana and annabelle and my brother-in-law eli. enabling the united states to maintain international peace and security, address human rights and development needs is no simple task. the united states continues to be a champion for greater effectiveness and efficiency by emphasizing the need to show tangible impact and results. and by encouraging better ways of working. president trump, secretary pompeo and ambassador haley have all prioritized showing the ofhe u.n. to the american taxpayer. this falls squarely on my shoulders if confirmed as the u.s. representative to the united nations for management and reform. through my experience as the u.n. management reform counselor for the united states mission to the u.n., i have seen firsthand the value of positive reform and the good that can be achieved through an effectively managed u.n. but also the consequences when it is not effectively managed. for amplex