the jury already have been told that rolf harris was convicted and sentenced in 2014. she told the jury this morning, the fact i have given him bail does not have any bearing on the decision you will make in due course. she also told the jury that rolf harris has of course been appearing during this trial through video link. he will now appear in person for the remainder of his trial from monday. rolf harris is facing four counts of indecent assault charges, historical allegations, between 1971 and 1983, all relating to three victims, three alleged victims between the ages of 13 and 16. the court is hearing evidence today from the second of those alleged victims, and she claims he assaulted her at a sports event in cambridge when she was 16 years old. the trial continuing, but to recap that news, rolf harris is going to be released from stafford prison tomorrow, on bail, and due to appear at his own trial here from monday. the court will not be sitting tomorrow and rolf harris denies all the charges against him. the headlines on bbc news: theresa may has launched the c

there was grouped by rolf harris. doing a similar thing at another allegation of him doing a similarthing atan another allegation of him doing a similar thing at an itv game shows. doing the trial, harris is not racing the allegations. he does not leave court vindicated, because of course, he has already served time in prison for indecent assault of girls. he was only released around a week ago, allowing him to attend this trial in person. it started when he was in prison and he was following it via a video link. in the next few minutes, we expect a solicitor representing rolf harris to come here on the steps of court and give an indication of how harris is feeling given that this part of the case has now been dropped. for now, many thanks. the headlines on bbc news: jeremy corbyn struggles to say how much labour's promise of free childcare for all two to four year olds would cost. theresa may focuses on brexit, saying jeremy corbyn is not strong enough to deliver brexit. the snp launch their manifesto — calling for h

rolf harris denies all the charges against him. helena lee, thank you.f babies at the countess of chester hospital. they say it follows a "greater number of baby deaths and collapses" at the hospital betweenjune 2015 and june last year. our correspondentjudith moritz is at the hospital. yes, we understand that the hospital here called in cheshire police, raising concerns about the deaths in the neonatal unit, that cares for very premature babies between the middle of 2015 and 2016. the police tell as their investigation will look in total at 15 deaths. they focus in particular on eight. they will review the deaths of another seven babies and they'll also look six babies who came very close to death, but survived. now, there have been previous reviews into the neonatal unit at the hospital. one, which was published earlier this year, found that staffing levels we re year, found that staffing levels were inadequate. it made 24 recommendations. crucially, it couldn't find any reason, anything which linked the deaths. the hospital has said that lest question

rolf harris is facing four counts of indecent assault charges.ourt is hearing evidence today from the second of those alleged victims. she claims he assaulted her ata victims. she claims he assaulted her at a sports event in cambridge when she was 16 years old. so the trial here continuing. but to recap the news that rolf harris is to be released from stafford prison tomorrow on bail and he is due to appear at his own trial here from monday. the court here will not be sitting tomorrow. rolf harris denies all of the charges against him. ina all of the charges against him. in a moment we will have the business news for you. before that, the bbc news headlines. theresa may has launched the conservative election manifesto — saying politicians need to be "upfront" about the issues britain faces. the manifesto says people will pay more towards the cost of their care, but that money will be taken from people's estates after they die. the us government has appointed former fbi chief robert mueller to be special counsel to investigate alleged russian inte

the former tv presenter rolf harris will be released on bail from stafford prison tomorrow.and 1983. he denies all the charges against him. helena lee was in court and sent us this update. the judge has told the jury here at southwark crown court that rolf harris is going to be released from stafford prison on bail tomorrow. the jury have already been told that he was convicted and sentenced in 2014. she told the jury, "the fact i have given him bail does not have any bearing on the decision you make." she also told the jury that rolf harris has been of course appeared during this trial via video link and he will now appear in person for the remainder of his trial from monday. rolf harris is facing four counts of indecent assault charges, these are historical allegations between 1971 and 1983 all relating to three victims, alleged victims between the ages of 13 and 16. the court is hearing evidence today from the second of those alleged victims and she claims he assaulted her at a sports event in cambridge when she was 16 years old. the trial here continuing but to recap tha

the court will not be sitting tomorrow and rolf harris denies all the charges against him.ure of sunshine and showers. after the deluge some of us had yesterday it is a somewhat brighter story in most places. this picture from a weather watch in south lanarkshire, picture from a weather watch in south la narkshire, blue picture from a weather watch in south lanarkshire, blue skies, clouds wobbling, those clouds big enough to produce showers in places. we look down to the south, this lump of cloud working its way off the neo—con didn't beginning to feed training across some southern and eastern areas of england. as we head into the rush—hour, parts of the southeast will see outbreaks of rain, then through tonight before moving across east anglia, lincolnshire, uncertainty about how far west the wet weather will get. further west the showers will fade away, in one or two places is a bit cold enough for a touch of ground frost. tomorrow rain will still play parts of eastern england, maybe venturing into south—east scotland later in the day, most of it light and patchy. further

the jury already have been told that rolf harris was convicted and sentenced in 2014.n him bail does not have any bearing on the decision you will make in due course. she also told thejury make in due course. she also told the jury that rolf harris has of course been appearing during this trial through video link. he will 110w trial through video link. he will now appear in person for the remainder of his trial from monday. rolf harris is facing four counts of indecent assault charges, historical allegations, between 1971 and 1983, allegations, between 1971 and 1983, all relating to three victims, three alleged victims between the ages of 13 and 16. the court is hearing evidence today, from the second of those alleged victims, and she claims he assaulted her at a sports eventin claims he assaulted her at a sports event in cambridge, when he was 16 yea rs event in cambridge, when he was 16 years old. the trial continuing, but to recap that news, rolf harris is going to be released from stafford prison tomorrow, on bail, and due to appear at his own trial here from monda

rolf harris himself left a short time ago amid some chaotic scenes?ld, and photographers, a sign of how much interest there still is in the tranent attain a. was of course a regular fixture on tranent attain a. was of course a regularfixture on our tv tranent attain a. was of course a regular fixture on our tv screens for a huge period of time. he has had a career spanning some 50 years in television, music and art. as he left court, he made no comment at all running the various questions which were shouted at him. we heard from his solicitor talking about the sense of relief, because he was facing some very serious charges, namely that back in the 1970s and 19805, namely that back in the 1970s and 1980s, he groped three teenage girls. 0ne 1980s, he groped three teenage girls. one of them had claimed it had happened at a music festival in london. a second woman said she had been groped by rolf harris during the filming of an itv celebrities show. another woman said she had been groped by rolf harris after an edition of saturday superstore on bbc one,

the jury already have been told that rolf harris was convicted and sentenced in 2014.sion you will make in due course. she also told the jury that rolf harris has of course been appearing during this trial through video link. he will now appear in person for the remainder of his trial from monday. rolf harris is facing four counts of indecent assault charges, historical allegations, between 1971 and 1983, all relating to three victims, three alleged victims between the ages of 13 and 16.

one, where rolf harris had she said, rolf harris asked her if she liked being molested on a saturday but after more than four hours of deliberation by the jury, they concluded they could not reach a verdict and reach a verdict and there was no prospect of them realistically coming to any conclusion. so, thatjury was discharged. and then this afternoon, the prosecution said, having considered the case, they did not think it was in the public interest to push for a further retrial. rolf harris has left court but he does not have his name cleared. he has served a jail sentence. he was jailed in 2014 for five years and nine months for indecently assaulting four girls. he was released from prison actually during this trial. for the first week of the trial he had to follow the evidence via video link. then he was released around a week ago so he was able to attend the trial. now, the charges he was facing at this retrial have been dropped, and he has indicated that he is now planning to appeal against his original conviction. the american singer ariana grande has announced that she will ho

rolf harris says he's "relieved" after being formally cleared of indecently assaulting three teenaged the charges. in a moment it will be time for sportsday, but first a look at what else is coming up this evening on bbc news. president trump has slammed germany saying the relationship is bad for the us. we'll be getting the latest analysis of news from the us and the uk in 100 days at 7pm. we'll take you through today's news from the election campaign. and a review of the papers with laura hughes from the daily telegraph and jason beattie from the mirror. that's all ahead on bbc news. now it's time for sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday. i'm hugh woozencroft. the main headlines this evening: huddersfield town have reached the promised land of the premier league. we'll be live at their victory parade. they'll be visiting arsene wenger in north london next season. he's agreed a two—year deal to stay as arsenal manager. andy murray is hoping to turn around his poorform on clay. he's made it through to the second round with victory today. but the british number one johanna konta

the former tv presenter rolf harris is being released on bail from stafford prison tomorrow. tly assaulting three girls between 1971 and 1983. and in sport, a swedish top division fixture between gothenberg and aik after an alleged match fixing attempt. it was claimed a aik player was offered considerable sum if he contributed to losing the match tonight. and jose mourinho has asked manchester fans not to kill him for fielding a weaker team this sunday. and five days after saracens lifted the trophy, european professional clu b the trophy, european professional club rugby announces changes to the champions cup qualifying, with no italian club guaranteed a place at the tournament. more stories later. see you then. breaking news from the old bailey where a couple from london who tried to conceal the violent death of their baby daughter by pretending she had died on a busjourney have been sentenced to 11 years in prison. rosalind baker and jeffrey will chair from east london, prison. rosalind baker and jeffrey will chairfrom east london, their daughter worse for months old and fo

out ofjail — rolf harris appears in court on trial for historical indecent assault. sun smiles on chelsea — as we get a sneak preview of the world's most famous flower show. and coming up on the sport on bbc news... not for sale. arsenal's majority shareholder says he's committed to the club after rejecting a £1 billion takeover. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. the conservatives have performed a rapid climbdown over their central manifesto pledge on social care. theresa may, in a campaign speech in wrexham, said their plans now include a consultation on a cap, or in her words an "absolute limit", on the money people will need to pay. it's unclear what that cap will be. the original commitment said that elderly people needing care at home, as well as those in residential care, would have to meet their costs, which could be deducted from their estate after their death, with £100,000 protected for people to hand on to their families. here's our political correspondent chris mason. huge bills and a big question — who should pick up the tab for our care

we haven't seen any sign of rolf harris, but we believe he's getting ready to go.police a newspaper report that said some victims of molestation were being awarded £200,000 in compensation. she said she hadn't seen that report and she went on to say that she wouldn't be claiming compensation herself because she said, it's not about that. it has been about vindication and justice and sheds went on to say to the court, "i can't understand how anyone would wa nt to can't understand how anyone would want to profit from something like this. it has been for rend dus. an awful experience." the jury has been told that the prosecution case is almost over. we will be hearing from the defence team almost certainly tomorrow. rolf harris is facing four allegations of indecent assault against three women who were teenagers between 1971 and 1983 and he denies all the charges against him. richard u we will pull away. do you want to check? we don't want to miss him as he leaves. not yet. he came down in the lifts and he was getting ready to go, but his car hasn't arrived so it mayb

the entertainer rolf harris will not face a further retrial on indecent assault allegations — after ahrough his solicitor he felt no sense of victory — just relief. he'd been accused of groping three teenage girls in the 1970s and 80s. investigations are continuing into the death of a zookeeper in cambridge yesterday after she was attacked by a tiger. rosa king had worked at hamerton zoo for 1h years. in a tribute, her mother said she loved herjob and wouldn't have done anything else. ben ando reports. we do a lot of work for conservation, a lot of breeding to try and save... conservation and compassion, words rosa king lived by. today, flowers were laid at hamerton zoo by friends and visitors who were struggling to come to terms with her death. she was the most caring, compassionate woman you could ever meet and she's going to be sorely missed by everyone who knew her. ijust can't believe she's gone. in a statement her mother andrea said... she wouldn't have done anything else, it's what she's always done, it's what she's always loved. rosa had an infinity for big cats, she was insid

the tv entertainer rolf harris has this morning been released from stafford prison. onvicted and sentenced in 2014. he is currently on trial facing four counts of indecent assault against three teenage girls that allegedly took place in the 70s and early 80s. he had been appearing by video link but will appear in court in person when the trial resumes on monday. he denies all the charges against him. an inquest into the death of a transgender inmates an inquest into the death of a tra nsgender inmates has an inquest into the death of a transgender inmates has found that the key thomson was let down by a range of services. she had been on the arm for a month before being found dead in a cell in 2015. the inquest found that it had been correct to place her in an all—male gel —— jail, but there were failings by services. the headlines: julian assange has said he does not forgive orforget julian assange has said he does not forgive or forget after julian assange has said he does not forgive orforget after a julian assange has said he does not forgive or forget after a swe

rolf harris will be released on bail from stafford prison in the morning.rial at southwark crown court, accused of indecently assaulting three teenagers between 1971 and 1983. he‘s expected to appear in court in person and denies all the charges against him. a former television producer has been convicted of trying to hire three men to kill his partner. the old bailey heard that david harris, who‘s 68 and from amberley in west sussex, had wanted to be rid of hazel allison, so that he could inherit herfortune and then live with his 28—year—old girlfriend. 0ur correspondent duncan kennedy reports. for 30 years david harris and hazel allenson were partners but harris had a secret, ugne cekaviciute, a woman he‘d met in a brothel — but he couldn‘t afford to wine and dine her, so harris tried to trick, not one, not two, but three innocent men into becoming hitmen. his aim was to get rid of hazel and get his hands on their £800,000 house here in west sussex. harris on the left was secretly recorded by one of the so—called hitmen who was alarmed by the plan. i mean

the tv entertainer rolf harris has this morning been released from stafford prison. cted and sentenced in 2014. he is currently on trial facing four counts of indecent assault against three teenage girls that allegedly took place in the 70s and early 80s. he had been appearing by video link but will appear in court in person when the trial resumes on monday. he denies all the charges against him. the headlines: julian assange has said he does not forgive or forget after a swedish prosecutor claimed she was dropping an investigation of rape against him. the prime minister has responded to labour's criticism of conservative ma nifesto labour's criticism of conservative manifesto proposals, saying money released from the change in winter fuel payments would go to health and social. us warplanes operating over syria have attacked a convoy carrying pro—government militia forces, in a mission to protect british and american forces. it comes as president trump embarks on a visit to saudi arabia for his first foreign trip since taking office. in sport, maria sharapova will ta

rolf harris says he's "relieved" after being formally cleared of indecently assaulting three teenage port centre to join hugh. good afternoon. the bbc has learned that arsene wenger will be staying at arsenal — after agreeing a new two year contract. it follows a meeting with majority owner stan kroenke yesterday — where his future was to be dicussed. it's understood the 67—year—old will remain manager until at least 2019 — extending his tenure into a 23rd year. the bbc‘s sports editor dan roanjoined me earlier. i think it will divide opinion among arsenal's many supporters. let's not forget it wasn't long ago that arsenal were being drubbed10—2 on aggregate by bayern munich in the champions league and they finished fifth in the premier league, meaning they miss out on champions league football which is crucial to any big club for the first time in two decades. the pressure on arsene wenger in the last couple of months has reached unprecedented levels. there have been protests by fans and planes flown over demanding that he goes after all these years in charge. but despite that toward

tv entertainer rolf harris is released from prison.mer entertainer was convicted and sentenced in 2014. also in the next hour, digital departures... british airport is to abandon its air traffic control tower and use digital technology to monitor planes from miles away. and a bbc reporter and his twin have managed to fool hsbc‘s voice recognition security system — which is designed to prevent fraud. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. prosecutors in sweden have dropped their seven year long investigation, into rape allegations against the founder of the wikileaks website, julian assange. he's been a fugitive, living in the ecuadorian embassy in london, since 2012, trying to avoid extradition. mr assange has always denied the allegations, saying they're politically motivated. as did britain would now support attem pts as did britain would now support atte m pts to as did britain would now support attempts to lecture date mr re—signed, the government said it would be up to the government to decide. it is four years and 11 months frid

the former television star rolf harris has been released from prison, after serving nearly three yearsis currently on trial on four counts of alleged indecent assault against three teenagers between 1971 and 1983, all of which he denies. he will attend the trial at southwark crown court in person from monday. tameside council — whose area includes saddleworth moor — has asked all its funeral directors to reject any request to cremate the body of the moors murderer, ian brady. brady , who killed five children with myra hindley — died on monday. a former youth team coach at newcastle united football club has been charged with 29 sexual offences. george 0rmond, who's 61, will appear in court next month following an investigation by northumbria police into historical child sexual abuse. a bbc investigation, has found flaws in the voice—recognition system, used by one of britain's biggest banks, hsbc. it analyses a customers' voice patterns, allowing access to their accounts. but while the bank says everyone's voice is unique, making the system secure, the bbc‘s click technology programme,

the disgraced television star rolf harris will not face a further retrial on indecent assault allegationsear—old left a british court on tuesday without comment, but said through his solicitor he felt no sense of victory — just relief. he'd been accused of groping three teenage girls in the 19705 and 805. nasa is set to make a major announcement about its first mission to the sun. the agency wants to send a spacecraft closer to the star than ever before, where it will face extreme temperatures and radiation levels. full details will be released on wednesday. jonathan lunine is director at cornell university's centre for astrophysics and planetary science. he told me what nasa hopes to achieve. nasa is hoping to find out how the solar wind is actually generated. we live on the planet earth, immersed in a wind of charged particles coming from the sun. solar probe plus will actually travel to the region where those particles are accelerated by the powerful magnetic field of the sun. we hope to find out how that all happens. extreme temperatures, high levels of radiation. how close will it ac

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after serving three years in prison rolf harris has been released from prison.has been charged with 29 separate sexual offences alleged to have happened in the 1970s and 80s. throughout the election campaign we'll be focussing on some of the big issues in the debate, with the help of our specialist editors. today we're looking at health. our health editor hugh pym has been assessing some of the challenges facing the nhs. the big challenge for the nhs is coping with rising demand for care partly due to a growing and ageing population. here are some figures which illustrate this. last year in england there were more than 23.5 million visits to a&e units, an increase of 3,200 per day compared to the previous year. but funding hasn't kept up. traditionally, demand for health care rises at around 4% per year but annual funding increases in england have been around 1%. many health leaders now say the nhs has to have more money. some, though, do point out the health service could be more efficient and more ways could be worked out to make resources go further. one way

the former television star rolf harris has been released from prison, after serving nearly three yearsnce. the 87—year—old is currently on trial on four counts of alleged indecent assault against three teenagers between 1971 and 1983, all of which he denies. he will attend the trial at southwark crown court in person from monday. the serial killer stephen port was jailed for life last year after he killed four men. their bodies were all found outside his flat or in a churchyard nearby. yet their deaths were not initially treated as murder, and detectives missed a number of chances to catch the killer. now the families of the victims say they're dismayed by slow progress of an inquiry into why the police took so long to catch him. here's daniel sandford. the graveyard in barking that was stephen port‘s dumping ground for three of the bodies of the four men he killed with the date rape drug ghb. his first victim was 23—year—old anthony walgate. the last, 25—year—old jack taylor. theirfamilies have been waiting for an investigation by the independent police complaints commission into why

the disgraced television star rolf harris will not face a further retrial on indecent assault allegations7—year—old left a british court on tuesday without comment but said through his solicitor he felt no sense of victory, just relief. he'd been accused of groping three teenage girls in the 1970s and ‘80s. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: the spectacular display in the skies over tasmania and new zealand as the southern lights sweep across the upper atmosphere. in the biggest international sporting spectacle ever seen, up to 30 million people have taken part in sponsored athletic events to aid famine relief in africa. the first of what the makers of star wars hope will be thousands of queues started forming at 7am. taunting which led to scuffles, scuffles to fighting, fighting to full—scale riot as the liverpool fans broke out of their area and into the juve ntus enclosure. the belgian police had lost control. the whole world will mourn the tragic death of mr nehru today. he was the father of the indian people from the day of independence. the oprah winfrey show comes to an end a

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the disgraced television star rolf harris will not face a further retrial on indecent assault allegationsy without comment but said through his solicitor he felt no debatein front'of'an'audiencethfs of how wales would fare outside i the debate . five parties trying to speak for wales at westminster. for years labour has ruled the roost here. more than half of the parliamentary constituencies currently he was asked early on about the causes of terrorism. i don't agree with you that this would not have happened if it wasn't for, if british foreign policy would have been different. the gentleman made the incredibly about sweden, this is a war, as they see it, against all those who don't believe as they believe. turkey has been on the receiving end of these attacks. a contrast in tone with labour's leader, jeremy corbyn. then it was on the brexit. more than half of voters in wales backed leave in the eu referendum. there is a welsh mp in the brexit department. there is a minister actively articulating the case for wales. david jones. and it is really important that we get this right, this wil

rolf harris will be released on bail from stafford prison in the morning. old bailey heard that david harris, who‘s 68 and from amberley in west sussex, had wanted to be rid of hazel allinson so that he could inherit herfortune and then live with his 28 year—old girlfriend. 0ur correspondent duncan kennedy reports. for 30 years david harris and hazel allinson were partners but harris had a secret, ugne cekaviciute, a woman he‘d met in a brothel — but he couldn‘t afford to wine and dine her, so harris tried to trick, not one, not two, but three innocent men into becoming hitmen. his aim was to get rid of hazel and get his hands on their £800,000 house here in west sussex. harris on the left was secretly recorded by one of the so—called hitmen who was alarmed by the plan. i mean whatever happens, the £150 grand is there, that‘s yours. 0bviously whatever happens it will look like an accident or a mugging gone wrong or something. another of the supposed hitmen was duke dean, who met harris in london. dean said he couldn‘t believe what harris wanted and went to

the disgraced television star rolf harris will not face a further retrial on indecent assault allegationstoday without comment but said, through his solicitor, he felt "no sense of victory — just relief." he'd been accused of groping three teenage girls in the 19705 and ‘80s. political leaders in wales have been debating in a live tv debate this evening in cardiff where the issue of how wales would fair outside of the european union dominated the debate. well my colleague, huw edwards, was chairing the debate and he is there now. sophie, thank you very much. well, i think i can say it was lively. it was polite for the most part. you are quite right, the main focus was on brexit. the likely impact, if you like, of the brexit process on the welsh economy, on welsh public spending. on the future of wales in the years ahead. another dimension to that brexit debate about the welsh voice, if you like, the welsh perspective. to what extent will that be properly represented in those talks at the highest level, led by theresa may and david davis and others? concerns about the extent to which welsh

the tv entertainer rolf harris has this morning been released from stafford prison.tly on trial facing four counts of indecent assault against three teenage girls that allegedly took place in the 1970s and early ‘80s. he had been appearing by video link but will appear in court in person on monday. he denies all the charges. a bbc investigation has found flaws in the voice—recognition system used by one of britain's biggest banks, hsbc. it analyses a customers' voice patterns, allowing access to their accounts. but while the bank says everyone's voice is unique, making the system secure, the bbc‘s click technology programme has found its possible for strangers to access bank details. dan simmons has the story. passwords, key fobs and apps have all been used to protect us but over the past year a new gold—standard in security has emerged, biometrics. like fingerprints, the human voice is unique to each of us, and hsbc, along with other banks, has started using the voice of its customers as their password. they say it's secure... my voice is my password. but a simple e

the former tv presenter rolf harris is being released on bail from stafford prison tomorrow.afternoon. the business news. spend, spend,, spend. that seems to be what we are doing. retail salesjumped 2.3% in april from the previous month and by 4% compared with april last year. the office for national statistics said sales rose thanks to easter falling later this year. the year—on—yearjump was far higher than expected and was helped by warmer weather, according to retailers. we‘ll have more on this shortly. sterling jumped on news of the april rebound in retail sales, which followed official data in march showing that sales suffered their biggest fall in seven years. the value of sterling rose, hitting $1.30, its highest level since 29 september. royal mail‘s annual profits have jumped 25% thanks to better—than—expected growth in its parcel delivery business. parcel deliveries rose 9% thanks to shoppers‘ insatiable appetite for online shopping, although the number of letters posted fell by 6%. warmer weather helped retail sales to rise by more than expected last month, accordi

rolf harris, who's now 87, was convicted and sentenced in 2014.nt between the lib dems, green party, plaid cymru and snp, but they repeatedly clashed with ukip's paul nuttall. and at 11.30am on the bbc news channel, it's your opportunity to put your questions about the election and the nhs to our health editor, hugh pym. you can get in touch via twitter using the hashtag #bbcaskthis, or text your questions to 61124, and you can email us as well at askthis@bbc.co.uk russia has described an attack by american warplanes on a convoy in syria carrying pro—government militia forces as "absolutely unacceptable". the us—led coalition said the convoy was moving towards a base used by western special forces near the border with iraq. thousands of police officers across the uk have not had up—to—date background checks to ensure they are suitable to serve. figures obtained by the bbc under a freedom of information request showed 90% of officers in one force — northumbria police — had not been properly vetted. the inspector of constabulary is urging forces to

rolf harris will be released on bail to appear in court next week.ssaulting three teenagers. thejurors had been told that he was jailed for other offences in 2014. a bbc investigation has found flaws in the voice—recognition security used by one of britain‘s biggest banks. hsbc‘s system analyses customers‘ voice patterns to allow them access to their accounts. the bank says every person‘s voice is unique and that makes its system secure. but the click technology programme has shown that it is possible for someone to log into an account that‘s not their own. scientists searching for so—called miniature sea monsters in the pacific ocean have released these amazing pictures. they‘ve sent camera probes up to four kilometres below sea level, to capture images of some of the world‘s most elusive creatures. it‘s part of a month—long exploration to assess how marine life has adapted to life in the deep. i would love to know how tiny these creatures are. they are quite scary. they do always looked alien, don't they? like from doctor who. the big squid. do you

the tv entertainer rolf harris has this morning been released from stafford prison.convicted and sentenced in 2014. he is currently on trial facing four counts of indecent assault against three teenage girls that allegedly took place in the 70s and early 805. he had been appearing by video link but will appear in court in person when the trial resumes on monday. he denies all the charges against him. some of the other stories making bbc news at 5: a man who drove a car along pavements in new york's times square, killing a teenager and injuring 22 people, said he had "heard voices", according to security sources. richard rojas, a us navy veteran who was previously arrested for drink—driving, is now in custody. a former youth team coach at newcastle united has been charged with 29 sexual offences alleged to have been committed between 1973 and 1998. george 0rmond, who's 61, will appear before magistrates in newcastle next month. a man has been charged with six counts of raping a child under the age of 13, following an investigation into child sexual exploitation by gre

rolf harris has appeared for the first time at his trial at southwark crown court.inst three teenage girls between 1971 and 1983. he denies all the charges. facebook‘s internal rules for regulating what its nearly two billion users can and can't post on the site have been leaked. the documents appear to show that the company tolerates certain violent threats, forms of bullying, and live videos of self—harm. facebook insists that the safety of its users is a priority. michael barrymore's lawyer has told the high court he should get substantial damages for being wrongfully arrested in 2007. the entertainer is suing essex police for two and a half million pounds, saying his arrest, in connection with the death of stuart lubbock, destroyed his career. mr lubbock‘s body was found floating in michael barrymore's swimming pool in 2001. a diamond ring bought forjust £10 at a car—boot sale 30 years ago is is expected to fetch £350,000 pounds at auction. the owner believed the large white diamond was a piece of costume jewellery when she bought it in the 1980s. she wore the s

rolf harris has appeared for the first time at his trial at southwark crown court.f indecent assault against three teenage girls between 1971 and 1983. he denies all the charges. facebook‘s internal rules for regulating what its nearly two billion users can and can't post on the site have been leaked. the documents appear to show that the company tolerates certain violent threats, forms of bullying, and live videos of self—harm. facebook insists that the safety of its users is a priority. michael barrymore's lawyer has told the high court he should get substantial damages for being wrongfully arrested in 2007. the entertainer is suing essex police for £2.5 million, saying his arrest, in connection with the death of stuart lubbock, destroyed his career. mr lubbock‘s body was found floating in michael barrymore's swimming pool in 2001. today is deadline day for voter registration — the more people that sign up, the higher the turnout is likely to be — at least, that's the theory. at the last election, middlesbrough had one of the lowest voter turnouts in the country.

the former television star rolf harris has been released from prison, after serving nearly three yearslt against three teenagers between 1971 and 1983, all of which he denies. he will attend the trial at southwark crown court in person from monday. tameside council has asked all its funeral directors to reject any request to cremate the body of the moors murderer, ian brady. brady, who killed five children with myra hindley, died on monday. a former youth team coach at newcastle united football club has been charged with 29 sexual offences. george 0rmond, who is 61, will appear in court next month following an investigation by northumbria police into historical child sexual abuse. back to the election now, and the bbc understands the release of figures for the budget deficits of nhs trusts in england, may be delayed until afterjune the 8th. the health service regulator apparently wants to publish the figures soon, but has been advised by whitehall officials to wait. well throughout the election campaign, we're taking a look at some of the issues most important to voters, and hearing fr

rolf harris is to be released from stafford prison.s election. calls for an independent investigation have been growing since president trump fired the fbi directorjames comey. as part of the inquiry, congress and the fbi will look into potential links between mr trump‘s campaign team and the russian regime. theresa may and jeremy corbyn will be absent as britain‘s political leaders take part in a prime time tv debate. the itv event will see liberal democrat leader tim farron, ukip‘s paul nuttall and the snp‘s nicola sturgeon lock horns. plaid cymru‘s leanne wood and green co—leader caroline lucas will also take part in the two—hour show being broadcast from salford at 8pm. the prime minister has refused to take part in tv debates and the labour leader said he would not participate without his main rival being there. us musician chris cornell has died aged 52. the singer, who gained fame with soundgarden and later audioslave. he also performed the theme to the james bond movie, casino royale, released in 2006. cornell had been touring