20/06/2014 BBC News at One

A husband and wife are found guilty of the murder of her parents, 15

years ago. Susan and Christopher Edwards buried

the couple in their garden and kept their deaths a secret. We are live

outside court shortly. Also this lunch time: The United States says

it will take targeted and precise action in Iraq if necessary, but

without boots on the ground. The Government could breach its own cap

on welfare spending according to leaked documents.

It is Suarez! And Suarez has got it in!

The morning after the night before - England fans hope for a miracle to

qualify after defeat by Uruguay and Suarez.

Ment Yes, England fans will be cheering Italy as never before

because it is the Italians who hold the key as to whether England move

on or move out of this World Cup. Later on BBC London - ahead of the

ban of khat, the Met raises awareness of the penalties. How this

van has saved hundreds of jobs and stopped Luton's Vauxhall plant from

closing. Good afternoon. Welcome to the BBC

News at One. A married couple, accused of murdering the woman's

parents and burying them in their back garden have been found guilty.

They admitted burying the couple but denied their murder. The elderly

couple disappeared in 1998. They had been shot dead. Jo Black is outside

Nottingham Crown Court for us. Yes, this is the case of the husband

and wife whoal lossly murdered two elderly pensioners on the May bank

holiday of 1998. In Susan Edwards' case this was her mother and father.

The Edwards said in court they always knew this would catch up with

them one day and today, 15 years on, that time has come.

To the outside world Susan and Christopher Edwards were a normal

couple. She was a former librarian and he was an accounts clerk. For 15

years, they kept a dark secret. In the back garden of this semi

detached in Mansfield, they had buried the bodies of her parents.

William Wycherley and his wife had been shot. Although neighbours never

saw them again, the Edwards tried to make out that they were still alive.

The Edwards started to make up stories. They said that the elderly

couple had left this house and had left Mansfield and gone travelling.

They also told some people that they had moved to the coast for health

reasons T real truth was they were laying right here, in a make-shift

grave. It is very cold and when Christopher and Susan gave their

evidence, they talked about the moving of bodies as if they were

talking about other household items, furniture. They were so matter of

fact about it. I don't want to keep using the word but it was incredibly

cold. To keep up the pretence, the Edwards fitted timers so the house

looked occupied. They sent Christmas cards sent in the Wycherleys' name.

This man lived next door. He said they were reclusive, so neighbours

would have known little about them. If I was in the back garden he would

nod or wave. After that, nothing whatsoever. If theyed bours went out

the Wycherleys went -- if neighbours went out, the Wycherleys went in.

They liked to keep themselves to themselves. Over the years the

Edwards emptied the bank accounts and claimed their pensions and

benefits and this is what they bought - celebrity memorabilia.

Collections of letters from Hollywood stars.

They didn't come cheap. Everything changed when the authorities tried

to arrange a meeting with Mr Wycherley, before his 100th

birthday. to arrange a meeting with Mr

Wycherley, before his The Edwards contacted police via e-mail to say

they would surrender. They confessed they did hide the bodies and Susan

Edwards admitted the manslaughter of her mother, saying she had been

provoked by her and that moments earlier her mother had shot her

father. It was a story they had rehearsed for 15 years, but one the

jury did not believe. Well the Edwards gave no reaction in

court as the verdicts were read out. As they were led away, Christopher

Edwards put his arm around his wife's shoulder - perhaps a small

sign of the affection they still feel for each other, alongside this

horrific crime. They will be sentenced on Monday. Thank you. In

Iraq, the fate of the country's main oil refinery remains unclear after

days of fierce fighting between Government troops and p Sunni

insurgents. New video, posed by the ISIS militants, has emerged showing

British and Australian nationals urging Muslims to join them in holy

war. The urging Muslims to join them in

United States said it will take targeted and precise military action

in Iraq. President Obama said US troops will not be sent.

Whilstist fights its way across -- while ISIS fights its way across

Iraq, there is a video driving home core messages. The BBC cannot verify

this message. It comes from social media accounts with known links to

ISIS. It was probably filmed in Syria. It shows British jihadis

intent on joining the fight in Iraq. We will come back, fight and we will

go to Jordan and Lebanon. 150 miles north of Baghdad, more fighting for

the oil refinery. A local army commander quoted as saying a new

attack was launched last night. More than a week of fighting here

has led to a shortages. Kurdish troops are patrolling their own

front-lines looking for fighters. The Kurds have used this crisis to

expand the territory under their control. Part of a complex three-way

battle across northern Iraq. Out at sea, American fire power at

the ready. President Obama has made it clear he does not intend to

strike just yet. He is sending military advisers to help deal with

the threat poseded by ISIS. For now, he is concentrated on diplomatic

fire power, not brute force. It is clear Washington sees Nouri

al-Maliki as part of the problem. When the US Secretary of State, John

Kerry, arrives in Baghdad in the coming days, he will be asking Mr

Al-Maliki to share or relinquish power. I think the US would like to

see a Prime Minister other than al-Maliki. A form of agreement with

some forms of compromises with the Kurdish group. A Government like

that, which is able to create dialogue between all the ethnic

groups. Mr Al-Maliki did well in the elections two months ago. He will be

in no mood to step aside. The diplomatic war is just beginning.

Our world affairs correspondent is in Baghdad for us. What can we

expect from America after the comments from President Obama? I

think we'll have to wait until the Secretary of State, John Kerry, gets

here because that is when the real pressure will be placed on the Iraqi

Prime Minister. And I am sure the Americans don't

want it presented this way, but it does look very much as if the basic

bargain is, either move aside or maybe introduce a new Government, a

new, much more inclusive Government or we can't start the bombing.

That's a gamble, of course. It's a gamble the Americans think that they

can win because they don't think that ISIS is in the asen dant at the

moment. The other thing is that there are big pressures growing here

on Mr Al-Maliki to either step aside. Some of his colleagues

probably would like him to do that or else to form a new Government and

today, the most important cleric in the country said that there had to

be a new Government. He did not specifically say whether he thought

that Mr Maliki should step aside. Mr Maliki will know

that Mr Maliki should step aside. Mr Maliki all these things and will

know what the benefits will be. Thank you very much.

The Government has denied it risks breaching its cap on welfare

spending. Documents seen by BBC News reveal that the Department for Work

and Pensions is struggling to deliver employment and support

allowance and that few other options are likely to save much money in the

coming years. Labour says ministers have overseen a catalogue of failure

on welfare. Tests like these, assessing a

person's ability to work are a key part of whether claimants are

eligible for support allowance. Costs are rocketing and Government

documents seen by BBC News show concerns. Most options for reducing

costs are described as controversial. One document is says

there is not much low-hanging fruit left. This leaves us vulnerable to a

breach, it concludes. The welfare cap puts a roof on the amount the

Government can spend on most benefits. Ministers insist it will

not be breached. All Governments they do assumptions as to what might

happen. I don't recognise that will be inside the cap, which we brought

in, as our fiscal rule. Whilst the Government defends one

benefit, MPs are attacking it over another welfare reform. They say

last year's introduction of Personal Independence Payments was a fiasco.

Too many people have had to wait too long to get an assessment and

remember we are talking about the most vulnerable group of people here

- these are people with disabilities who are looking for extra support to

manage their lives. Ministers have defended this and are

focussing on Universal Credit. They have announced it will be extended

to dozs more Job Centres next week. For the first time in 56 years

England are on the verge of being knocked out of a World Cup. They

lost to Uruguay was the second defeat of the tournament. England

are bottom of their group with one game left. They have a theatrical

chance of qualification to the last 16, but the chances are slim.

John Simpson is in Rio for us now. Thank you very much. England are no

longer masters of their own destiny. It comes down to the Italians. If

they win this afternoon, and then beat Uruguay next week, then it is

possible. Is it likely? Not very, after Suarez of dashed English hopes

and dreams. Let's get this report from our sports correspondent.

The flight back to Rio was short, but the depression must feel like it

will never end. The dejection told the tale of a team whose World Cup

now must surely be over. Familiar faces but foes for the night. Surds

surz faced his team-mates as the -- Suarez faced his team-mates as the

foe they feared most. Rooney was getting close... I think

he'll be upset he didn't score though...

Just 28 days after knee surgery, oh, how Suarez enjoyed that.

Rooney was England's biggest threat and when Glenn Johnson went on a

blistering run, he couldn't miss. At home, they believed the fight

back was on. In Rio too they rose for Rooney's first World Cup goal,

but it was a moment he couldn't savour for long because with minutes

remaining Gerard's header fell to the one he calls "a genius."

England knew it would be about the team who defended best and so it

proved. Suarez, allowed to inflict the ultimate punishment on the

country where he plies his trade. Now these England fans know that

England need a miracle if they are to progress.

We are in a very difficult position in the group. We are relying on

other people. It is exactly the position we didn't want to find

ourselves in. It is here and we have to take responsibility for where we

are. Of course we'll be professional and see what happens over the next

four, five days. I am bitterly disappointed. Disappointed for

everybody. I feel we came with such high hopes and did not deliver.

Never before have England lost their two first games in a World Cup. They

can only pray that Italy win so they can progress.

Well, England can now back at their team hotel here in Rio. Our sports

news correspondent, Andy Swiss, is outside the hotel. Firstly, it was a

bitterly disappointing night. It was indeed, yes. To give you that maths,

if Italy fail to beat cost ta ribbing ka this afternoon then

England are out. There -- Costa Rica, then England are out.

Really, it is a long shot and England fans know their realistic

hopes of progress are over. So that familiar question, where has it all

gone wrong? First of all a lack of experience. This was England's

youngest World Cup squad for more than 507 years, which sounded

exciting, but the flip side was perhaps they lacked experience on

the big stage. Was it right to leave somebody like Ashley Cole behind?

England looked fragile defensively. They had problems in attack,

creating chances but unable to take them. It will raise questions about

the future of Roy Hodgson. Hodgson said last night he was bitterly

disapointed, but he had no intention of resigning and the FA will know

that the problem has run deeper - issues like home grown talent,

problems with coaching, problems with facilities, all things they

have investigated through their FA commission. After two defeats,

inevitably the feature of Hodgson Police investigating the murder

of a Saudi Arabian student say it's not known whether her religion was

a factor in the attack. Nahid Almanea, who was Muslim and

was wearing a robe and headscarf, The 31-year-old was

stabbed 16 times. Police are telling people not to

jump to motives for the attack. Exactly right. As you can probably

see, a fresh search team has started picking their way through the

undergrowth, near the footpath where Nahid Almanea was found. Dozens of

officers have been involved in the operation here here this week, CCTV

pictures captured here before she die, in a robe and headscarf,

someone described her as a hard-working student, she was on her

way to the university when she was stabbed. Now, there is no evidence

at this stage she was attacked because she was a Muslim, but the

police haven't totally ruled that line of inquiry out, what does seem

to be concerning them more, are the similarities, with another attack,

less than two miles away from here, three months ago, when a man was

stabbed more than 100 times. His killer has never been found. Now,

there are increased security precautions at the university,

students I have been speaking to say they are traumatised by what

happened, and the investigation continues.

A husband and wife are found guilty of murdering her parents and burying

them in their own back garden. And still to come, the widow of a

man killed by a speed boat accident speaks to the BBC about her new

safety campaign. Why one sports medicine specialist

claims that Government guidelines are actually discouraging people

from being active. And a tailored performance

of the Royal ShakespAnd a tailored performance of the Royal Shakespeare

' Matilda' for children with disabilities.eare Company's

Company's Matilda for children with The Chief Inspector of Schools

in England says top level sport is dominated by people educated

in private schools. Sir Michael Wilshaw says not enough

state schools offer good quality competitive sport,

and he's criticised "unacceptable discrepancies" between

the number of pupils at state schools and their representation

in sports like rugby and cricket. Our education correspondent

Gillian Hargreaves reports. The girls at St Mary's school in

Hull are a dab hand with bat and ball.

This isn't just a diversion from exams though.

The chief inspect to of England's schools says investment in sport is

critical, if state schools are to compete with independent ones.

I am competitive so I like that side of it. It is good to work as a team

and get your energy out, I love exercise. Sport keeps you driven so

you have to strive towards a goal. It is the same with maths so sport

teaches you good principles. They may have their eye on the ball

at St Mary's, but too few state schools are playing competitive

games at a high level. A third of top sportsmen and women are

privately educated. The statistics are stark. 93% of

children go to state schools. 7% go to the independent sector, a third

of our children who excel in the top sport come from the independent

sector. That is ridiculous, if you strip away football, it goes up to

half. So really need to equalise things. Some people might argue that

state schools aren't playing on a level field. This is Tonbridge

school in Kent. They have produced 25% of our best cricketers and ten

rugby internationals, the facilities are outstanding. The Australian

Olympic team practised here in 2012. At Tonbridge it is acknowledged

talent alone isn't enough. We do have the most wonderful facility,

even in comparison with other independent schools and we are for

Nat. So it is is not in many ways a level playing field. It is more

complicated than about attitudes, it is about resources as well.

But Ofsted believes with strong Will and determination, the next Ashes

winners could come from state schools.

In early May last year, Victoria Milligan was spending the Bank

But the trip turned to tragedy when they were thrown from their speed

boat, and Victoria's husband and eight-year-old daughter were killed.

She lost her leg, and her other three children were badly injured.

In her first television interview, she's spoken to Jon Kay about how

My whole life was completely planned, and sorted, with my lovely

husband and my four children. And the rug has been pulled from

underneath me. Last May, Victoria Milligan's world fell apart. Her

whole family were catapulted out of their speed boat and hit by the

vessel. Husband Nick, who was a Sky TV executive and eight-year-old

Emily on his knee here, were both killed. I only had my little girl

for eight year, you know, just appreciate them. After the family

had been thrown out of the boat, the vessel kept circling in the water,

hitting them repeatedly. Accident investigators found that if a kill

cord had been worn at the time the engine should have cut out and come

to a stop. Please always wear your kill cord, just even if you are

coming up into shore, into the pier, put it on, be aware you are driving

a powerful machine, always have the right training. Just know what you

are doing. Do you feel now, looking back, you knew what you were doing

with the boat, as a family? Yeah. Oh we did. My husband was hugely safety

conscious, hugely safety conscious, what happened to us was a horrific

accident. This is fitted with a kill cord. So let us see how it works. If

the driver leaves the helm position for whatever reason, the cord comes

out. And the engine stops. It is a lovely way to remember them.

Victoria Milligan is determined that some public good must come from her

private tragedy. She is quietly raised a quarter of a million pounds

for the Cornwall air ambulance. Their new rescue helicopter will be

named after Nick and Emily. Today, Victoria, who lost a leg in

the accident, started the Milligan Bike Ride. Friends cycling from the

scene of the accident near Padstow to the family's home in London,

raising money for Cornwall's lifeboat, and child bereavement UK.

I would urge everyone to appreciate what you have, because you have no

Shares in TSB, which were floated this morning, have risen sharply

Lloyds Banking Group, which is partly-owned by the tax-payer,

decided to sell off 35% of TSB, a greater-than-expected chunk.

European rules on state bail-outs mean Lloyds must dispose of TSB

TSB's been back on the high street since last year, promising something

different. Today, it became the UK's newest

listed bank, and demand for shares has been strong, as restricted

trading got under way. The Government and Lloyds were so

careful when they did this pricing, as it has transpired in the middle

of that range at 2.60 was what people wanted to see, so that is

where it is listed. It has moved about 10% this morning upwards which

is good for Lloyds and the government, so bang on, 2.40 the

right price. It is costing Lloyds nearly ?2 billion to off load TSB.

That is more than they will get back from the share sale based op today's

valuation but it is still a lot more than they would have got had the

controversial sale to the Co-op bank gone ahead. Today marks another step

in Lloyds's recovery. My office, a glass bubble where everyone can see

me. How will TSB fayre? The boss told me the bank would be more high

street than Wall Street, including the way staff are rewarded I think

we have broken the mould. We have implemented a model that rewards

customer service, we have implemented a model that pays a flat

reward and a model which makes staff partners in the business. It is not

the only new bank trying to challenge the major high street

names. TSB has been given a big head start but the pressure is on to

perform and attract new customers. 148 councils

in England will get extra funding to Ministers say the money should allow

up to three million pot-holes to be They can damage your car's

suspension, trip you up or ruin your bikebut as part of the biggest roads

investment programme since the 1970, the Government is setting aside ?168

million to fill in more than three million potholes by March next year

an councils like Lancashire that do more with dedicated repair teams and

equipment will get more. The better we maintain our roads, that is

better for the local community, but also it reduces the amount of

possible compensation claims against us and prevention is better than

cure. The gft's providing ?53 per pothole. London gets the most, ?10

million, enough to fix 188,000. Somerset gets 3.8 million. That will

fill 72,000 potholes. I have lost count of the number of conversations

I have had with people who have had to repair their bike, motorcycle or

car trying to get to work but it is co-ing them money. What we need is

the potholes mended. Decades of underfunding have trapped local

councils in an endless cycle of patching up roads. It is not clear

whether this will enough to smooth the way.

Cricket, and it's the first day of the second Test match

It's a big day for Ian Bell - he's become only the 12th Englishman

Alistair Cook won the toss and chose to bowl.

The visitors were 74-2 at lunch. Forget football for a moment. Now is

the time to focus on another England team. And their century maker, 100

caps today for Ian Bell. Having won the toss, things had begun well, but

that was then followed by a frustrating first hour, as Sri Lanka

got into their stride and then had several strokes of luck. For example

the umpire said not out there, the replay showed very much out. And it

wasn't just Stuart Broad having little luck, the same went for Chris

Jordan, the edge clearing the slip cordon just. Like most things if you

persist enough you get your reward. And England got theirs, through Mr

Reliable James Anderson. But the celebrations didn't last long, as

another chance came, and went, a run out this time, but how to make up

for a missed chance like that? A wicket of course. They do not come

any better than that. Not a bad first over from Liam

Plunkett. Not a bad start to the day by England either.

Time for a look at the weather. by England either.

Time for a look at the weather. It is positive over the next few days,

right the way through the weekend, there is a lot of dry weather in the

forecast, there will be sunshine round, and temperatures will

respond. It is going to be warm generally speaking but I suspect the

highest temperatures will be in more southern counties of England. One

thing to watch out is the levels of pollen, particularly so in England

and Wales, they will be high or very high, that is grass pollen, so a lot

of sniffling and sneezing going on at the moment. Here is the satellite

sequence from earlier. You can see that cloud melting away. Enjoying

lengthy spells of sunshine. Is what we have in the afternoon with light

winds, you will notice they will be stronger in the far north of

Scotland, here we have the stronger wind and a bit more cloud and one or

two light showers coming in on that breeze, get down the central

Lowlands, it is warmer, 20 degrees if Glasgow and a lot of sunshine

here. A accident afternoon in Northern Ireland, patchy cloud,

sunny spell, that is what you will find in northern England. You might

catch a shower through the Midland but that is the exception rather

than the rule. Into the low 20s. You will notice a sea breeze and that

will keep things fresher. There will be sunshine on the south coast. Then

through the evening, no problems with the weather if you are heading

out. No problems, it is just dry across the board, except in the far

north of Scotland where it stays breezy and cloudy and maybe one or

two spots of rain. With the clear spells in Wales in particular, maybe

the West Midlands dipping into single figures but for most it is 12

or 13 degrees. To start the weekend we have high pressure as the

dominant force, it is anchored to the west of us, it is still breezy

on the top of the high with the weather front pushing to the

north-west of Scotland, so we will thicken up the cloud in the north of

Scotland, there will be rain to go with that but not much. A bita

breeze in the north of Scotland. It looks like a lovely day. On balance

more sunshine than today. Light wind and it will probably be that bit

warmer, probably up to 24, 25 degrees in the London area. So

warmth to be found. A lovely start to the weekend. We will probably do

it all again on Sunday, a bit of cloud and rain as the north and west

of Scotland with a breeze. Most other areas enjoying a pleasant day.

Light wind, sunny spells and we will get to 24, 25 degrees in London

again. Next week you may be losing interest in the football. It is time

for Wimbledon start. It looks like it is going to be started on a good

note. How long will it last? We will have to wait and see.

Raise now or top story. A husband and wife have found guilty of

murdering her parents and burying them in their own back garden.

That is all from us. Now on BBC One time for