he was already serving 25 years for the murder of sian o'callaghan.aghan in 2011, there is an eight—year gap which police say could account for more victims at the hands of christopher kelly well. they were very keen during the course of the trial of september to stress they believe there could be more victims —— could account for more victims —— could account for more victims —— could account for more victims at the hands of christopher halliwell. this could be pa rt christopher halliwell. this could be part of that. we'll chip police were heavily criticised at the time over the becky godden inquiry because of the becky godden inquiry because of the way they handled the arrest. —— wiltshire police work. in effect, the justice the wiltshire police work. in effect, thejustice the christopher halliwell was delayed by six years, six years after becky godden ‘s mains were found that christopher halliwell was convicted of murder, which caused all kinds of distress and anxiety for the family of becky godden. police are back at this address is being very, ve

he killed sian o'callaghan in 2011 and becky godden in 2003.t is why some neighbours are concerned. when i heard last night something is going on, it was shocking. a bit closer comfort. it is, really. for instance team's have been here all day. they are working in the back garden behind tarpaulins and tents —— the forensic team has been year all day. christopher halliwell has been described as calculating and devious. police believe he could have killed more women. becky godden's father has been critical of what the police %.7.n becaseofr— , .. beret which delayed' , 1:1" 7; % which delayed becky's 112 g which delayed becky's k 12 % which delayed becky's k is j% made which delayed becky's k is getting caught. it'sjust reliving the nightmare. i mean, sleepless nights, five or six years, now. i have aged so much. do you find yourself thinking of becky... ? yeah, all the time. police say that they are now acting on new information and this latest operation could last up to five days. some of the other stories making bbc news at 5... the bodies of

of christopher halliwell, who's serving a whole life sentence for the murders of two women, sian o'callaghanme has been sealed off since yesterday at the back of this row of houses on broad street near the centre of swindon. police forensic officers have been coming and going this morning. we've heard hammering and drilling and it sounds like they are breaking up concrete at the back of the houses. there are white police scenes of crime tents at the back there. it is very difficult to see what is going on at the moment, but the police work has been continuing throughout the morning. insignificant they are working here because the house belonged to christopher halliwell, the convicted double murderer, between 1996 and 2000. police say they are acting on fresh intelligence they have received. christopher halliwell was convicted last september of the murder of a young woman from swindon, becky godden, whose body was found in a field in gloucestershire. she disappeared in 2003. christopher halley will was given a whole life sentence for her murder and that's because he was already serving a life

be a former home of christopher halliwell, the murderer convicted of killin becky godden and sian o'callaghanates, this is how the dow and the nasdaq are getting on. mps have been debating whether president trump's proposed state visit should be stripped of the trappings of a state occasion in order to avoid causing "embarrassment" to the queen. the debate comes after a petition calling for the visit to be downgraded gained more than 1.8 million signatures. they are also considering an alternative petition, backed by almost 312,000 signatories, demanding the state visit goes ahead. the former snp leader, alex salmond, criticised the prime minister for holding hands with donald trump during her visit to washington. i think it's difficult to know whether to uphold the morality of this invitation orjust be astonished at the stupidity of the invite. as an example of fawning subservience, the prime minister's holding hands across the ocean visit would be difficult to match. to do it in the name of shared values was stomach—churning. what exactly are the shared values that this house, this country,

halliwell, who‘s 53, murdered becky godden in 2003 and sian o‘callaghan in 2011.christopher halliwell, who‘s serving a life sentence for the murder of two young women. our correspondent, duncan kennedy, is at the scene. we are not sure of the exact circumstances but they are acting on new information. the search is taking place behind me and this black tarpaulin and two terraced houses about ten feet beyond that. if you could camera, you get a better picture of what is happening. they put up white tents, they have covered the back garden with black tarpaulin to cover up what they are doing so they can carry on with some privacy and because it has been raining here. they are saying they are looking at the gardens and garage areas of those two houses, one of which, christopher helliwell lived in between 1996 and 2000. they are not saying they have got bodies or anything like that, the are saying they are acting on new information. they said this operation will last up to five days. because of the gap between the two murders of which christopher helliwell was convict

a former home of christopher halliwell — the murderer convicted of killing becky godden and sian o'callaghanere are protests as mps debate president trump's proposed also in the next hour: a famine is declared in parts of south sudan. more than a 100,000 people are facing starvation as a result moré‘ggan'a 100,00 9a”? hewlett of cancer has m m- good evening and welcome to bbc news. the house of lords has begun debating the bill which will pave the way for the start of brexit. the legislation passed the commons with no changes made by mps — but the government doesn't have a majority in the lords. 0pposition peers are seeking guarantees about the rights of citizens from other eu countries living in britain. my my lords government is determined to trigger article 50 by the 31st of march. the bill before us is a procedural part of that withdrawal process. i welcome the constructive tone we have heard from the opposition that they will not seek to frustrate this process well of course undertaking the scrutiny role we are here to perform. leaving the european union offers our nation many opportuni