11/11/2015 BBC News at Six

Guilty of murder - the step brother who kidnapped

and killed the Bristol teenager Becky Watts, his stepsister.

Crocodile tears - Nathan Matthews lied throughout

his police interviews - his girlfriend Shauna Hoare has

Becky was 16 when she was killed.

Her father and stepmother tell the BBC it's torn their family apart.

The court heard how neither of the killers had ever expressed

Millions observe a two-minute silence to remember

The number of people out of work has fallen to

Stuart Lancaster resigns after England's worst-ever

And ground control to Major Tim - the first Briton heading for

A court hears the former Scottish Secretary Alastair Carmichael

"launched an unguided missile" in the form of a leaked memo.

And amid claims of cheating by Russia's athletes,

Yvonne Murray says she wants her Olympic bronze upgraded to silver.

Good evening and welcome to the BBC news at six.

He'd been part of her family since she was a toddler but today Nathan

Matthews has been found guilty of kidnapping and murdering his 16

His girlfriend Shauna Hoare, who'd always denied any involvement

in the killing, has been convicted of manslaughter.

Becky was kidnapped and suffocated in Bristol in February, her body was

stored in a shed less than 100 metres from her home.

On hearing the guilty verdicts, Becky's father and his wife, Nathan

Jon Kay is outside the court - you've been following

Yes, and I was in court as the verdicts were read out and members

of Becky's family were holding one another, shaking and sobbing as the

guilty verdicts were returned. One family member punched the air and

simply said, yes. Income Paris and Nathan Matthews and Shauna Hoare

showed absolutely no emotion as they stood in the dock. -- income Paris.

In a moment we will have an interview with the father and

stepmother of Becky Watts speaking for the first time since she was

killed. I should warn you that some of the details are disturbing.

Nathan Matthews claimed it was an accident but he did not mean to kill

his stepsister. Shauna Hoare, who was pregnant at the time, insisted

that she had nothing to do with it. But the jury did not believe them.

It took them just three hours to decide the pair had conspired to

kidnap 16-year-old Becky Watts and that they killed her in a sexually

motivated attack. Finally justice has been done for beautiful Becky.

After hearing weeks of harrowing evidence about how the schoolgirl

was killed, her family gave their reaction to today's verdict. Now the

formalities have been concluded we can begin the process of grieving

properly. And rebuilding our lives. Lives that can never be the same.

She was a beautiful, happy, funny, feisty, caring, loyal and witty

girl. She was like a tornado, hurricane and Sunbeam all at once.

She came into your life and made you feel alive. Listening, Becky's dad

Darren and his wife Angie. They now know that his daughter was murdered

by her son. When they married two years ago Becky was their young

bridesmaid. Nathan Matthews was the best man. And the other bridesmaid

was Shauna Hoare. It was the 19th of February this year when Matthews and

Shauna Hoare drove to Becky's house armed with a stun gun. Becky was

alone in her bedroom. A pathologist said that she was suffocated after

fighting for her life in a violent struggle. Matthews had been in the

Territorial Army and told the jury that he put the body in a suitcase

and then the couple drove back to their home two miles away. When they

got here Nathan Matthews and Shauna Hoare ordered a takeaway and watched

a comedy video on YouTube entitled Do You Want To Hide Her Body? They

bought a circular saw, tape, sax and cleaning products. When police

searched their home they found every room filled with junk and mass apart

from the bathroom which was spotlessly clean. This was where

Becky's body was dismembered. Her remains had been packaged into bags

and cases and hidden in a neighbours shared. The circumstances of the

case are horrific. -- in the shared to dismember human body is a very

unusual occurrence. For it to happen in these circumstances, after a

stepbrother kills his stepsister, is just despicable and brutal. The jury

heard that Nathan Matthews and Shauna Hoare had a shared sexual

interest in teenage girls and had exchanged messages about kidnapping

in the months before killing Becky. The pair will be sentenced on

Friday. Well, even though Becky Watts and Nathan Matthews officially

became stepbrother and step sister only a couple of years ago she had

grown up with him and known him for pretty much all of her life. Her

family have told us that her first word was Nathan. Now in an interview

with the BBC Becky's father and stepmother have described the pain

of something like this happening within their family unit. They begin

by describing the moment that they heard how Becky was killed.

The devastation and the heartbreak is undescribable.

I do not have the vocabulary to describe the feeling that we have.

It is a darkness that just would not leave the house.

Sat on the bed. Rocking violently backwards and forwards.

He has always been open and honest with me.

Well, it was your son and my daughter.

Well, Nathan was so arrogant he thought he could get away with it.

You know, I loved him like he was my own son.

At the time I loved him like my own son.

They need to be put away and not let out.

Clearly there is something psychologically wrong with

There is only one way of paying for the sort of crime they have done

I can't really say any more than that.

It's really hot anyway because of the microwave.

At ten o'clock I always expect her to come through the door.

That is when the thoughts start happening.

And you want to keep thinking over and over again in your head,

We have known from the first minute we clapped eyes on

each other, we were going to spend the rest of our lives together.

If this does not break us up then nothing is going to.

Darren and Angie. You can see more of that interview in a special

edition of BBC Points West in the Bristol area and also simulcast on

the BBC News Channel at the same time. Two other men were found not

guilty of assisting an offender by the jury here this afternoon. Nathan

Matthews and Shauna Hoare will return to the court on Friday to be

sentenced. Thank you. Millions of people have observed

a two-minute silence to remember those who've paid the ultimate price

while serving their country. Veterans

and serving military personnel took part in Armistice Day ceremonies

across the UK, paying their respects to the nation's war dead

at the moment the guns fell silent Our Royal Correspondent Nicholas

Witchell reports And many generations later, it is

still a moment which resonates. At the stroke of 11, silence was

kept as people paused to remember. After the silence,

in Trafalgar Square the crowds were entertained by Second World War

veteran Danny McCrudden. As with all veterans,

Remembrance matters to him. I think

of all my shipmates that went down. I think of all

the comrades I knew during the war. Poppies were placed in

the fountains in Trafalgar Square. And dropped from a biplane over

the Fleet Air Arm Memorial Church Casualties of war were remembered

in Afghanistan. And across the Channel in France,

which always stages its national ceremony of Remembrance on the 11th

of November, President Hollande laid Armistice Day, resonant still nearly

a century on, when lives lost The number of people out

of work has fallen to Official figures show unemployment

fell by 100,000 to around 1.75 million in

the last three months to September. But average pay hasn't risen by

as much as anticipated over the same period

- as our economics correspondent This great industry,

one that sells Bangladeshi cuisine There is plenty of demand for it

but not enough cooks. With unemployment so low,

the pool of people who might want to And some restaurants are having to

shut because they can't serve Eight to ten restaurants

are closing every week. If we had enough staff

we could survive. Today it is 8-10,

but tomorrow it could be 8-12 and six months later it could be 50

restaurants closing every week. If we can sort out these staff

shortage problems we can survive. The theory says that if unemployment

gets low enough, if labour markets are tight enough, then employers

will have the pay more to get staff Private sector wages have risen

by around 3%, but that is not enough In fact, the price of goods

like this has been falling. Unemployment is now lower than it

has been for seven years, With wages rising by just 2.5%,

slightly less than the fall. Unemployment is falling

and employment is at record highs, so businesses increasingly need to

look elsewhere to find If the UK can bring in skills from

abroad where it needs them as well as providing opportunities to those

in the UK who are unemployed or out of the labour market altogether

but want to work, it should be ultimately a good thing for both

businesses and UK employees. The number of UK citizens in work

rose by 122,000 in the last year. But the number

of non-UK nationals working here That did not do much to bring

in the skills needed The stepbrother

of Bristol school girl Becky Watts And still to come -

After England's drubbing at the Rugby World Cup, team coach

Stuart Lancaster steps down. And coming up on Reporting Scotland

at 6.30: A Loganair flight makes an emergency landing -

a day after MSPs raised concerns And scrumpy from windfalls -

the new Scottish cider David Cameron has joined more than

60 leaders from Europe and Africa at a two-day summit in Malta - where

they're trying to find a solution EU countries are expected to offer

billions of pounds in aid to Africa to try to stem the flow of people

into Europe. More than 750,000 migrants are

believed to have arrived by sea so far this year, but the number may

be higher as some may have For those travelling from Africa,

the most popular route But it's dangerous -

thousands have died - attempting to cross the

Mediterranean. Clive Myrie is in Malta -

where the summit is taking place - Clive, world leaders desperately

casting around for a solution to this problem,

now they're focusing on Africa. Yes, Fiona. Much of the emphasis in

the debate on the migration crisis has been on Syrian refugees. But

tens of thousands of those trying to reach Europe are Africans. It was

the sinking of a refugee boat back in April when 800 people died that

led to this summit. Most of the dead were Africans sailing from Libya.

Indeed, all the bodies recovered are buried here on Malta. How can the EU

and Africa better manage the current migration crisis, and hopefully save

lives? The Maltese Prime Minister has

referred to these waters as a giant cemetery. The Mediterranean, a

graveyard for tens of thousands of those who try to reach Europe.

Today, pleasure boats on the sea. Now Malta is the venue for talks on

one of the most important issues of our time, how best to tackle mass

migration from Africa to Europe? So crucial as the summit, they have

already built on you meant to it. But we'll be meeting of African and

European delegates be worthy of any memorial? TRANSLATION: The strong

message I have to deliver is we need to tackle the profound causes of

immigration. Poverty, inequality, the democratic deficit and

insecurity. David Cameron is here for talks. While visiting a Royal

Navy ship docked nearby, whose sailors have rescued migrants all

summer, he outlined where he was seeking agreement. Now we need to do

much more to smash the criminal gangs who are fuelling this terrible

trade in people and also break the link between getting on a boat and

getting the chance to settle in Europe. Africa's migrants and

refugees are second only to Syrians in the numbers trying to reach

Europe. These are Somalis I met back in June. What are you hoping for in

Europe? I want a good education. Somalia, Eritrea and Nigeria

provides the vast majority of the thousands of Africans who have tried

to get the EU this year. Now in Malta, African leaders want more

legal routes for migrants to settle in Europe and more aid to tackle

poverty. In return, Europe is hoping Africa will work harder to stem

illegal migration. The UN's Deputy Secretary-General told me the Malta

summit is a crucial chance for both sides to see the other's point of

view. To have an understanding for each other's position is probably

the recipe for dealing with something we will have to live with

and need to live within the future, namely, in a globalised world,

people moving across borders. As all the delegates gathered tonight, the

smiles and the gravity of their task. Unless they can come up with

workable solutions to tackle the migration crisis, more people will

die trying to get to Europe. I have been told the presummit discussions

went on until 5am as the delegates tried to find common ground. The

word is they did reach several agreements. The big question is,

will they be enough to stem the tide of Africans trying to reach Europe

and so save lives? Thank you. Let's take a brief look at some

of the day's other news stories. German regulators say tests carried

out since the Volkswagen emissions scandal was uncovered - suggest

other diesel cars from other manufacturers are emitting higher

than permitted levels of pollution. The car-makers involved haven't

been identified because the A British pensioner - who spent more

than a year in a Saudi prison after being found with homemade wine in

his car - has returned to the UK. Karl Andree's family had been

concerned he would also be publicly flogged before being released -

although Saudi officials have insisted this was never

their intention. The Fifa President, Sepp Blatter,

is in hospital in Switzerland after suffering what's been described as

a "small stress-related breakdown". The 79-year-old,

who's been suspended from football's governing body over

corruption allegations, is said to Friends say he should

leave hospital next week. The England Rugby coach -

Stuart Lancaster - has stepped down following the team's dismal

performance in the World Cup. For the first time ever they failed

to reach the knockout stages of the tournament,

despite being the host nation. In a statement, Stuart Lancaster

said he took responsibility Our sports correspondent Joe Wilson

is at Twickenham, I guess this No, Fiona. We are told it was a

mutual decision for Lancaster to go. Since the World Cup, there had been

recriminations in the media. At least 59 people have been consulted,

including the England players themselves. Some of them said they

wanted Lancaster to stay. But change was inevitable.

Rugby union history will show that the House of Lancaster fell

That was the scoreline when England were beaten by Australia,

Four years of planning, millions of pounds of investment, failure.

Stuart Lancaster was the coach with the common touch.

Never an international player, he would find time to help out

with children, even when running the England team.

He rose through the ranks at the RFU.

The man alongside him here is the man who appointed him, Ian Ritchie,

Chief Executive, who promised the buck would stop with him.

I don't duck the accountability and responsibility.

If you are the Chief Executive of the organisation,

you need to deal with that, but I think it is a matter for

the chairman of the board as well, as to whether or not my situation

Lancaster certainly had some success for England even beat New Zealand

Time and again in the Six Nations, England under Lancaster

But at the World Cup, Lancaster gambled.

The ill-fated Sam Burgess experiment, picked to play for

There is a coaching opportunity here for somebody.

It is an incredibly exciting position for someone to want to

take, but you have to weigh that up against the media scrutiny

and the absolute knowledge you must perform if you are in that role.

Former international Josh Lewsey has today resigned from his role

But England want a proven an international coach and they

It is no surprise to see names from Australia and South Africa being

named as possible replacements. Other unions around the world should

be warned. The RFU have the money and in their words, no inhibitions

in searching for their next coach. Thank you.

The International Space Station is set to get its first

Tim Peake, a former army major, will spend six months onboard.

To get there, as you might imagine, involves years of preparation

and Major Tim has spent much of that in Russia.

From there, our science editor David Shukman reports.

And Tim Peake and two colleagues face

In a simulator of a spacecraft they will fly in,

they sit for three cramped gruelling hours as their instructors test them

A leak, an engine failure, and when it ended, Tim Peake emerged

We had a dissent, we had a number of malfunctions.

But I think we coped with it all pretty well and ultimately,

We are going to have a debrief now and find out how it went.

Tim Peake's journey into space began as a cadet in West Sussex.

He was keen on flying and became an Army helicopter pilot

Then being selected for a mission up to the International Space Station.

This is a mock-up of part of the International Space Station

and it gives you a sense of the incredible scale of this

structure which has been in orbit above Earth for the last 15 years.

Now this is one of the Russian modules and if I show you here,

you can see how these different modules all connect together to form

But this one acts as the focal point.

Around this table, every evening, this is where Tim Peake

and the five other astronauts are going to be gathering.

To get this far has taken six years of training,

including working underwater to get ready for a possible spacewalk.

It is a chance to fulfil childhood dream.

Could you ever have imagined being on the brink of going into space?

I got into aviation at an early age and I was really

focused about that and passionate about it, but I would never believe

that I would be here, five weeks away from a launch display.

So, next stop, the launch pad, for a spectacular trek into space.

The duration of the mission, six months.

Time for a look at the weather. Here's Helen Willetts.

Hello. Back down-to-earth. The big weather story is Abigail. They are

being named if they are expected to have a major impact on the UK and

there is an amber warning in force from the Met Office for Abigail. At

the moment, this evening, the start of Diwali, the Festival of light,

there are some sharp showers and gusty winds, but they will fade for

a cold night. There is a little bit of mist and fog around in the

morning. That will clear through the rush hour. It. Dry and bright for

many, almost the calm before the storm. Already into the afternoon,

even here we will see the gusts picking up. Gail is driving another

band of rain up through the Irish Sea. Some wetter weather to come

eventually. By the end of the day, tea-time, we will have some severe

gale force winds picking up across parts of Scotland and Northern

Ireland. Then into the evening, they escalate further. We are expecting

gusts of wind up to 60 or 80 mph. Up to 80 in the far north-west of

Scotland. That is enough to cause disruption to power and transport,

hence the amber warning. It looks like a stormy night tomorrow night.

Even further south, we will get a buffeting from the gales. As a

parting shot, behind that weather system, some colder air. We could

have our first snow of the season, wet snow for the Pennines, Cumbria

and Scotland. It will feel much colder. Abigail is what we are

keeping our ion. You can get more on Abigail from our website.

Thank you. The stepbrother of Becky Watts has

been found guilty of her murder.