now, we also crucially know there is no reason why sarah wellgreen has gone missing.her friends today and she told me they were arranging to meet up soon and she was very happy and had a newjob, there's no explanation as to why she suddenly disappear like this. hundreds of volunteers have been looking for sarah well green and their mood has very much changed from one of optimism to feeling com pletely from one of optimism to feeling completely deflated today, since the police have said this is now a suspected murder enquiry. now sarah wellgreen is a mother of five children, obviously her family at deeply distressed and she has already missed one of her children's birthdays. claudia, thank you. two men have beenjailed for an armed robbery at the gleneagles hotel in perthshire in which £500,000 worth of designer watches was stolen. richard fleming and liam richardson carried hammers, a machete and a pistol in the raid in june last year. fleming was given an 18—year sentence. richardson was jailed for 11 years. for the first time in the uk, surgeons have operated on two

as concern grows for missing sarah wellgreen, so does the search party.erally all i can think about at the moment, which is why i have been helping coordinate it, trying to get as many people as possible. they are briefed to find anything that should not be here. i have come from swale borough. obviously if it was my situation, my partner was missing, i would be concerned, i would want to know her location, i would want to know exactly where she is. i think it is important for communities to come together at times like this. the police can only do so much. we need to all be looking out for her. i think, clearly, the longer it goes on, the less chance there is of reaching a successful conclusion, but i think that always has to remain a possibility. today has seen an extensive search on land. police moved to longfield road, searching areas by the train line. the hunt continues. volunteers have been concentrating on the one—mile radius around new ash green today. they are desperate to find any clues, but more importantly, this is a community left in shock, l

sarah wellgreen, who has five children, was last seen near her home in new ash green two weeks ago. 0urbeen following the case and joins me now from new ash green. you are at a certain centre, explain more. the village pavilion here has been turned into a coordination centre for the search. these people have just come back from searching woodland nearby for three hours. i fickou can see the map on the ground, that shows the five square miles that has been searched already. —— i think you can. at two o'clock they will be another team, a shift change and more searchers will go shift change and more searchers will 9° up shift change and more searchers will go up out looking to see if they can find sarah wellgreen. the police have told these volunteers to take pictures of any evidence they think, the police will come and see if it is crucial evidence. to give a background on this, she went missing on the 9th of october. she hasn't been seen since. the police say the only thing she left behind was her black iphone. they are saying today this was a potential murder enquiry and they are asking

treating the dissapearance of a mother of five as a possible murder investigation. 46—year—old sarah wellgreen area of kent, on the evening of october the 9th. hundreds of villagers have joined police and forensics teams in her search. britain is in danger of becoming a "two—speed society", with some groups excluded from the prosperity and rights enjoyed by others, according to the equality and human rights commission. those at risk are in danger of being "trapped in disadvantage". the equality body's study found that progress made in some areas is overshadowed by "alarming backward steps". our home editor, mark easton, reports. the fight against what she called burning injustices was the prime minister's top priority when she took office. and we will make britain a country that works not for a privileged few, but for every one of us. that will be the mission of the government i lead. and together we will build a better britain. but today's report from the ehrc says the picture is still bleak for the living standards of britain's most at risk and forgotten groups, particularly disabled people

sarah wellgreen, who has five children, was last seen near her home in new ash green in kent two weeks million pounds worth of designer watches was stolen. richard fleming and liam richardson carried hammers, a machete and a pistol in the raid in june last year. fleming was given an 18—year sentence, richardson was jailed for 11 years. a proposal to ban single—use plastics across europe has been approved by the european parliament. when it becomes law, plastic cutlery, cotton buds and straws will be among the items banned. the measure seeks to reduce significantly the estimated 150,000 tonnes of plastic waste from europe which end up in the sea every year. in the first case of its kind two people have been found guilty of running an unregistered school in west london. 60 pupils were being taught in an office block in ealing. the people who ran the al—istiqamah learning centre claimed they were providing tuition for home—schooled children, but the court ruled they were running a full—time school. here's our education editor, bra nwen jeffreys. on a busy suburban road, an office block. n

sarah wellgreen, from new ash green in kent, was last seen on october the 9th. 0fficers also used a dronen into the mother—of—five. the headlines on bbc news... lord hain says he stands by his decision to name sir philip green as the businessman facing allegations of sexual harassment and racial abuse. a man is charged over a series of letter bombs sent to prominent critics of president trump. the government aims to boost the high street with business rate cuts for small retailers in monday's budget. the saudi foreign minister has insisted those behind the killing of the dissident journalist, jamal khashoggi, will facejustice in saudi arabia. yesterday, turkey said it wanted to extradite 18 saudis who were arrested in riyadh in connection with the death. saudi arabia initially denied all knowledge of the journalist's fate but the kingdom's public prosecutor now describes it as premeditated murder. speaking at a security summit in bahrain, the saudi foreign minister said riyadh‘s relations with washington remained ‘ironclad', despite the international outrage over mr khashoggi's disappeara

sarah wellgreen, from new ash green in kent, was last seen on october the 9th. investigation into the potential murder of the mother—of—5. a six year—old girl has died after being hit by a white volkswagen passat while she was crossing the road. the incident happened just after six o'clock last night in cippenham lane, in slough. the girl suffered serious head injuries and was taken to wexham park hospital for treatment but sadly died. thames valley police is appealing for witnesses. they have not arrested anyone. 3 people have been arrested in hendon in north london — after a man in his 40s was stabbed to death. police were called just before midnight on friday, but the man was pronounced dead at the scene at greyhound hill. a 43—year—old woman has been arrested on suspicion of murder, and another man and woman have been detained in relation to the incident. they were all known to the victim. a 6—year—old boy has died after a house fire in derbyshire. firefighters were called to the property in ilkeston last night. they performed cpr on the boy — who was taken

sarah wellgreen, from new ash green in kent, was last seen on october the 9th. officers have used a dronegation into the mother of five. three people have been arrested in hendon in north london after a man in his 40s was stabbed to death. police were called just before midnight on friday, but the man was pronounced dead at the scene at greyhound hill. a 43—year—old woman has been arrested on suspicion of murder, and another man and women detained in relation to the incident. they were all known to the victim. a six—year—old boy has died after a house fire in derbyshire. firefighters were called to the property in ilkeston last night. they performed cpr on the boy, who was taken to hospital but later pronounced dead. the saudi foreign minister has insisted those behind the killing of the dissidentjournalist, jamal khashoggi, will face justice in saudi arabia. yesterday, turkey said it wanted to extradite 18 saudis who were arrested in riyadh in connection with the death. saudi arabia initially denied all knowledge of the journalist's fate, but the kingdom's public prosecutor now describes

sarah wellgreen, who has five children, was last seen near her home in new ash green in kent two weeks correct the birth defect spina bifida, that can lead to paralysis. the team at university college hospital in london repaired the babies' spinal cords when their mothers were six months pregnant. our medical correspondent fergus walsh reports. i might not go too much deeper, because we might need membranes in the second. this is remarkable surgery. opening the womb to correct a birth defect. this complex procedure was done in belgium. among a vast team, a british surgeon who has now operated on two pregnant women in london. the mothers and their babies are doing well. thank you very much. spina bifida develops during pregnancy, when the bones of the spine don't form properly. this can cause a bulge from which spinal fluid leaks out. the condition can cause a range of lifelong health issues, such as paralysis, bladder and bowel problems and affect brain development. the delicate surgery happens at around 26 weeks pregnancy. the womb is opened and the baby's nerve tissues are pushed bac

treating the disappearance of a mother of five as a possible murder investigation. 46—year—old sarah wellgreen search. in a moment we'll have all the business news, but first the headlines on bbc news. debenhams has posted record annual losses and said it will close up to 50 stores, putting 4,000 jobs at risk. president trump has called on the media to stop the endless hostility after suspected explosives were posted to high—profile us figures. a group of mps has accused the bbc of failing in its duty to give staff equal pay and opportunities, saying it needs a more transparent pay structure. i'm victoria. in the business news... debenham's reports the biggest losses in its 240—year history and one of the largest ever by a major retailer in the uk. more on this injust a moment. as we've been hearing — half a million pound fine for facebook for what the data protection watchdog calles a serious breach of the law. the fine for the company's role in the cambridge analytica scandal is the maximum allowed under the old data protection law. meanwhile, the airline cathay pacific says the personal dat

treating the disappearance of a mother of five as a possible murder investigation. 46—year—old sarah wellgreenhe new ash green area of kent, on the evening of october 9th. hundreds of villagers have joined police and forensics teams in her search. urgent action is needed to halt a decline in the performance of the nhs in scotland. that's the warning from the scotish public spending watchdog. a new audit scotland report says that there are increasing staff problems, rising drug costs and a maintenance backlog with fewer resources at its disposal. the scottish government said it was already taking forward recommendations with increases in frontline staffing. smoke alarms which use a recording of a mother's voice rather than a high—pitched beep may be significantly more effective, according to american researchers. 176 children took part in the nationwide children's hospital study which found only half woke up to the blaring noise of a conventional smoke alarm. but nine in ten woke up to the voice alarms. researchers now want to test whether any voice will do or if it has to be the mother. the du