samantha eastwood, a friend, a sister, a much loved daughter.stirling, pleaded guilty to murdering her after a row that quickly escalated. the court was told the two were having a long—standing affair and that stirling is the brother—in—law of her ex—fiance. samantha eastwood lived in this house in stoke—on—trent, and it was here where stirling killed her after a bout of intense rage. she was reported missing in late july. eight days passed before the police found her body. she is my best friend and partner in crime. at the time, her sister made an emotional plea. this afternoon, her family watched him via video link from the public gallery. they have been through hell, he has lied to them, he has lied to the police. they haven't known what to think, who's telling the truth. it's been a roller—coaster, an emotional roller—coaster for them. i think that is why today is such a significant moment for them. samantha, on the left, was last seen leaving royal stoke hospital after a night shift on the 27th ofjuly. and then, days later, her body was dis

samantha eastwood, a friend, a sister, a much loved daughter. were having a long—standing affair and that stirling is the brother—in—law of her ex—fiance. samantha eastwood lived in this house in stoke—on—trent, and it was here where stirling killed her after a bout of intense rage. she was reported missing in late july. eight days passed before the police found her body. she is my best friend and partner in crime. at the time, her sister made an emotional plea. this afternoon, her family watched him via video link from the public gallery. they have been through hell, he has lied to them, he has lied to the police. they haven't known what to think, who's telling the truth. it's been a roller—coaster, an emotional roller—coaster for them. i think that is why today is such a significant moment for them. samantha, on the left, was last seen leaving royal stoke hospital after a night shift on the 27th ofjuly. and then, days later, her body was discovered buried in a shallow grave in rural staffordshire. it was wrapped in a duvet, with tape covering

samantha eastwood — a friend, a sister, a much—loved daughter.s man, 32—year—old michael stirling, pleaded guilty to murdering her after a row that quickly escalated. the court was told the two were having a long—standing affair, and that stirling is the brother—in—law of her ex—fiance. samantha eastwood lived in this house in stoke—on—trent, and it was here where stirling killed her after a bout of intense rage. she was reported missing in late july. eight days passed before the police found her body. she's my best friend and partner—in—crime. at the time, her sister made an emotional plea. this afternoon, her family watched him via video link from the public gallery. they have been through hell. he's lied to them, he's lied to the police. they haven't known what to think, who's telling the truth. it's been a roller—coaster, an emotional roller—coaster for them. i think that's why today is such a significant moment for them. samantha, on the left, was last seen leaving royal stoke hospital after a night shift on 27july. and then, days later, her

a man has admitted to killing the midwife samantha eastwood, whose body was found ina samantha eastwoodlow grave in staffordshire in august, eight days after she went missing. right —— michael sterling, the brother—in—law of this eastwood's former fiancee, is said to have attacked her in a bout of intense rage. he will be sentenced in december. let's get some more now on the concerns raised over the language used torture theresa may over her handling of brexit. —— towards theresa may. saying the prime minister would be knifed and should bring a noose to a meeting of mps. politicians have condemned the quotes, just two years after they were mp jo cox condemned the quotes, just two years after they were mpjo cox was murdered in her west yorkshire constituency. earlier i spoke to mike it makes it difficult for us as a family, mike it makes it difficult for us as afamily, and mike it makes it difficult for us as a family, and ifeel quite dismayed u nfortu nately a family, and ifeel quite dismayed unfortunately that the last two yea rs, unfortunately that the last two years, nothing seems to

yes, samantha eastwood was 28 years old, she was a midwife.the hospital family but back injuly, the end ofjuly, she went missing and failed to turn up for work. this was out of character, we are told. her colleagues reported her missing. a search then began and her body was discovered several days later buried ina discovered several days later buried in a shallow grave in staffordshire. michael sterling was subsequently arrested and charged with her murder. today he has appeared in court for a plea hearing. this is where a defendant officially enters a plea into the system. where he was asked what his plea was to the charge of murder, he replied that he was guilty. the defence barrister in this case talked a little bit to give some more detail with regards to this case. he said that this was not a premeditated act and in the context of the background of the killing, there were grows of —— days of growing tension and there had been an argument and whilst in a struggle, mr sterling had put his hands over her throat, mouth and nose and as a resul

samantha eastwood, a friend, a sister, a much loved daughter.ffair and that stirling is the brother—in—law of her ex—fiance. samantha eastwood lived in this house in stoke—on—trent, and it was here where stirling killed her after a bout of intense rage. she was reported missing in late july. eight days passed before the police found her body. she is my best friend and partner in crime. at the time, her sister made an emotional plea. this afternoon, her family watched him via video link from the public gallery. they have been through hell, he has lied to them, he has lied to the police. they haven't known what to think, who's telling the truth. it's been a roller—coaster, an emotional roller—coaster for them. i think that is why today is such a significant moment for them. samantha, on the left, was last seen leaving royal stoke hospital after a night shift on the 27th ofjuly. and then, days later, her body was discovered buried in a shallow grave in rural staffordshire. it was wrapped in a duvet, with tape covering her mouth and eyes. through hi

the body of samantha eastwood was found in a shallow grave in staffordshire in august.n he appeared northampton crown court today. our news correspondent, jo black, gave us this update from outside the court. yes, samantha eastwood was a 28—year—old midwife and she wanted to do thatjob since she was 12 years old, and she actually realised that dream was working at the royal stoke university hospital. she worked there for around six years and her colleagues described her as loving and caring and part of the hospital family. she went missing at the end ofjuly. she didn't turn up for her shift, which was really unlike her, really out of character so her colleagues reported her missing. the police then launched a search and sadly her body was discovered several days later in woodland in rural staffordshire. now, michael stirling subsequently was arrested and charged with her murder. he came here to northampton crown court today, appeared for a plea hearing. this is where a defendant formally enters a plea into the system. when he was asked how he would plea in relation to t

a man pleads guilty to the murder of midwife samantha eastwood, whose body was found in a shallow graverya nair says it's called in the police after one of its passengers was filmed racially abusing a disabled black woman. in a moment, it will be time for sportsday, but first a look at what else is coming up this evening on bbc news. as early voting begins in many florida counties, we look at whether democrats can turn hispanic voters their way ahead of the mid—term elections in november. we'll get some more reaction on what's being called the "vile and dehumanising" language directed at the prime minister. we'll speak to the sister of the murdered mpjo cox. and we'll also be taking a look at tomorrow's papers. tonight's guests are broadcaster steve richards and the telegraph's associate editor camilla tominey. that's all ahead on bbc news. now on bbc news, it's time for sportsday. hello. i'm olly foster at the bbc sport centre. here's what's coming up tonight: ronaldo‘s return to manchester — we'll head live to old trafford shortly. we have heard from mourinho, and you just know how mu

a man has pleaded guilty to the murder of samantha eastwood. years old and she realised that dream was working at the royal stoke university hospital as she worked there for around six years. described by her colleagues as loving and caring and part of the hospitalfamily. she loving and caring and part of the hospital family. she went missing at the end ofjuly and she did not turn up the end ofjuly and she did not turn upfor the end ofjuly and she did not turn up for her shift which was unlike her, out of character. she was reported missing. the police launched a search and sadly her body was discovered several days later in woodland in rural staffordshire. this is 0utside source live from the bbc newsroom. 0ur lead story is... investigations into the murder of jamal khashoggi continue. a car belonging to the saudi consulate has been found in an underground carpark. and cctv footage from turkey suggests saudi arabia sent a body double to stand in for him after he disappeared. now to some of the other stories we are looking at here in the bbc ne

a man has pleaded guilty to murdering samantha eastwood, a 28—year—old midwife who was found buried in

the body of 28—year—old samantha eastwood was found in a shallow grave in staffordshire in august, eightd michael stirling, the brother—in—law of her ex—fiance, will be sentenced in december. morrisons could face an unprecedented pay—out to over 5,000 employees after losing an appeal which means staff may be entitled to compensation after their personal data was posted online. a former employee of the supermarket chain posted details of staff addresses and bank accounts online back in 2014. andrew skelton was jailed for eight years but for the first time, the employer, in this case morrisons, has also been found liable. president trump says the us will begin cutting off foreign aid to guatemala, honduras and el salvador in response to the unfolding migrant crisis. the president criticised those countries for failing to stop thousands of migrants from heading towards the us. the migrants say they are fleeing persecution, poverty and violence in their home countries. aleem maqbool sent this report from mexico. more than a week trekking hundreds of miles is taking its toll. a town square ju

the daily mirror leads on the news that a man has admitted murdering the midwife, samantha eastwood.focuses on the midwife murder. but it also has a picture of the duchess of sussex in australia. the metro reports on new research, which reveals plastics, from items like throw—away water bottles, are polluting people's bodies. the same story makes the front page of the daily mail. but the paper also carries a picture of simon mayo and jo whiley, following the announcement that their radio 2 drivetime show is to end. so, a varied set of front pages. let's see what our reviewers make of it all. after the marathon sessions in the commons, iam not after the marathon sessions in the commons, i am not sure that she said anything particularly about the border. i am sure i heard her twice last week in her ministers question and when she made a statement —— and prime ministers questions, she is a lwa ys prime ministers questions, she is always asked by the dup and others about whether northern ireland could be treated separately from the rest of the uk in order to maintain a soft border. she a

the sun's front page features the case of murdered midwife samantha eastwood.rn by princess diana. a warning that hip and knee operations are becoming life—threatening, because of the rise of antibiotic resistance leads the daily telegraph. it also has a picture of theresa may with the caption "we must hold our nerve". and the commons debate on theresa may's deal is the focus for the guardian. a picture of students from st andrews university caked in shaving foam is featured on its front page. apparently it's part of celebrations for what students call "raisin monday", where first years thank their more senior mentors. i remember that day at st andrews university quite well. by covering them in shaving foam? before it used to bea them in shaving foam? before it used to be a mixture of water and flour, so to be a mixture of water and flour, so they've visited moved on. is it somebody in the year above? you get a mental —— as ——asa —— as a first year you get a third—year mentor. as a first year you get covered. iam not you get covered. i am not —— you get covered