22/11/2013 BBC News at Six

The police reveal more details about the three women who are believed to

have been kept as slaves for 30 years. The couple held in connection

with the case in south London had been arrested by police before in

the 1970s. The police say their investigation will take a

considerable time. The investigation we are conducting is about abuse,

physical, psychological and mental abuse, over a period of time. We are

talking about 30 years. Dozens of officers are working on

the investigation. So far they've seized 2500 pieces of evidence.

Also tonight: The former chairman of the Co-op Bank is arrested and the

Chancellor orders an investigation to what went wrong at the Co-op.

At least 49 people are killed, including three firefighters, after

a supermarket roof collapses in Latvia.

America remembers, 50 years since the assassination that shocked the

world, the death of JFK. And English wickets continue to

tumble in the Ashes. Coming up on BBC News, big talk

ahead of the big fight. Nose to nose on these of the super-middleweight

title bout. Good evening and welcome to the BBC

News at Six. It's been revealed the couple

arrested in south London on suspicion of keeping three women as

slaves for 30 years had come to the attention of the police before. They

were arrested in the 1970s. The police said the women may have

appeared to be part of a normal family but that a complicated and

disturbing picture of emotional control over many years was now

emerging. 37 officers are working on the investigation. So far they've

seized 2500 pieces of evidence. Tom Symonds is in West Norwood in South

London. The location of the house where this

happened has still not been revealed by Scotland Yard. We are in West

Norwood goes it is the constituency of Tessa Jowell MP, who says the

house is in her constituency. When officers arrived to arrest the

suspects, we are told there was no confrontation but it was the start

of a long and sensitive investigation.

It happened in what police would only described today as an

unremarkable house in an unremarkable street. The question

they are trying to answer is how three women were kept there for

three decades. The officer in charge says they were beaten, but they were

also put under a very different sort of pressure. In visible handcuffs is

a good explanation, because people feel they are controlled, they have

to do as they are told, and yet to the naked eye there is no control

whatsoever. It is all psychological. It might be through fear. That is

what we are looking at. What police called a unique investigation began

when the women managed to get access to a telephone. They used it to call

the helpline of a charity which persuaded them to meet with police

officers. They are an Irish woman, 57, a Malaysia on, 69, and a

30-year-old British woman said to have spent her entire life

ineffective captivity. It was a month before the suspects, a man and

a woman aged 67, were arrested. The entire 37 person specialist slavery

and trafficking team is working on this case, which is getting major

international media interest. It will take a long time to

investigate, they said, which is why both suspects have been given bail.

Scotland Yard told reporters the unidentified house had searched and

55 bags of potential evidence taken away. The victims came forward after

seeing news reports on forced marriages, including this one by the

BBC in early October. The woman who featured in this report has worked

closely with the three women. It is incredibly emotional working with

the three ladies because they have been through such a harrowing

experience. Trying to help them rebuild their lives will be a long

journey. Experts warn that modern day slavery is a hidden problem in

British cities, often only discovered when victims come

forward. Those who work with them say that once that has happened it

can be a delicate process. People who have been kept in servitude may

not know where they are. They have had no contact with the outside

world so they will need a lot of time to make adjustments, and there

may be physical mistreatment. But winning the trust of victims is

crucial, because they are the best source of evidence. Without them,

convictions become much harder. Despite today's briefing, police

could not give many answers to the questions we asked. Why was a

British, Malaysia and an Irish woman in the house in the first place? Who

are the parents of the 30-year-old? And why did the suspects come to the

attention of police in the 1970s? Police have the answers to some

attention of police in the 1970s? these questions but were giving no

details. The disgraced former chairman of the

Co-operative Bank, Paul Flowers, has been arrested as part of an

investigation into the supply of illegal drugs. And the Chancellor,

George Osborne, has ordered an independent investigation into what

went wrong at the Co-op. Danny Savage reports.

For nearly a week, the life of Paul Flowers has been under intense

scrutiny. Last night the former chairman of the Co-op Bank was

arrested. He has been questioned today in connection with this video

in which it is alleged he handed over money to buy cocaine. Outside a

police station in Leeds today, his solicitor faced many questions as he

came and went. Is he embarrassed? I am making no comment. Do you think

he will be given bail? I hope so. He is a man of good character. West

Yorkshire Police have been saying they are looking into allegations

surrounding Paul Flowers and in the last 24 hours they have acted. But

it is the revelations about his public life that have pushed this

issue to the top of it is politics. I think the people who built this

are to be commended. The Methodist minister stood down as a Labour

councillor in Bradford after adult material was found on his computer.

Other councillors were told he left because of work pressures. Some of

them blame labour for not telling them the real reason he left. I have

asked for a full investigation and for the results to be published so

that people can judge who did what, when, and what were their motives.

Now suspended by the Labour Party, senior figures have distanced

themselves from him. It has also emerged that Paul Flowers' home in

Bradford is owned by the Methodist church. They say even though he is

suspended as a clergyman, he can stay here. Paul Flowers has faced

some tough questions in the past. Today, he faced some more, but not

in the high echelons of politics or business, but at a police station.

The trustees running the much criticised Muslim Al-Madinah free

school in Derby have all resigned to allow new management of the school,

following a critical Ofsted report which described the school as

dysfunctional, and there were rumours of financial mismanagement.

The Al-Madinah School, already in special measures following an Ofsted

report that highlighted failings. And now, the Department for

Education says a more experienced management team is required to make

improvements. Parents collecting children this evening were still die

jesting the latest element. Are you happy with how it is being run? No.

Are you welcoming the decision to bring in someone with more

experience? Yes, of course. I want the school successful. I feel happy

my child goes here. The publicity has been nothing but negative. If it

is the case that it needs improving, fair enough, let's bring

improvements. In a letter to Governor is published today, the

education minister said, I cannot tolerate any child experiencing a

poor quality of education in any state funded school. I have decided

the needs of the pupils at Al-Madinah would be best served by

bringing in a more experienced trust. This is the man he has asked

to step in. He said he comes from an organisation with experience of

transforming struggling schools. The Greenwood Dale Foundation Trust

ready runs 22 academies. There has to be a commitment from all

partners, whether it is our trust, the staff, parents and pupils and

the community to work together. If we can do that, get that commit and,

to make sure we move the school on into something that is going to be

successful, anything is possible. In a statement this evening, the trust

says it will ensure the transition of Al-Madinah is smooth and the

ethos of the faith designated school remains secure. But in this letter

from Lord Nash it appears clear that the current trustees are no longer

entrusted with the future running of the school.

Five Britons arrested by Russian authorities chewing a Greenpeace

protest in the Arctic have been released from prison on bail. They

were among a number of activists and journalists arrested on board the

environmental group's ship, the Arctic Sunrise. Alexandra Harris

spoke about how tough the conditions had Dean. In the first week, it was

hard, really hard. It was nerve racking, not knowing what was going

on. I was in a cell on my own. But you get used to it.

At least 49 people have been killed, including three firefighters, after

a section of roof collapsed at a supermarket in the Latvian capital,

Riga. The lease have launched a criminal investigation. It is

thought more people could be trapped under the rubble. -- police have

launched an investigation. 5000 square feet of this roof

collapsed yesterday, crushing shoppers below at what was a

particularly busy time. There was an almighty crash, as the ceiling

started to collapse around us. We were immediately plunged into

darkness. There was debris all around us. Food produce was spilling

across the floor, and also people as well. Since then, rescue teams have

been searching for people trapped under the rubble. It is still not

known how many there may be. But throughout the day, bodies have been

removed. The number of dead is increasing steadily. Among those

killed, three firemen who had rushed in to help, just as more of the roof

collapsed. This garden being built on top of the roof may have caused

the disaster. Sand and other building materials were loaded here

in recent weeks is, with rainwater apparently adding to the weight. And

already the government has announced there will be a police enquiry. This

evening, an anxious wait continues for those whose loved ones are still

missing in what has been the worst tragedy Latvia has suffered since

independence more than 20 years ago. People across America will fall

silent shortly to remember President John F Kennedy, who was shot dead in

Dallas 50 years ago today. A minute of silence will be observed, with

flags lowered across the country. A special memorial service is taking

place. This is where Kennedy was killed,

called afterwards the city of hate, still trying to make amends. Today,

they will join in celebrating an icon who intrigues America. Its

youngest president, its first Catholic, seemed to offer a fresh

vision for a country changing fast. His youthful promise and his wife's

glamour add-in charted much of America. This tour was intended to

charm Texas, too. Something has happened in the motorcade. Stand by.

The hospital has been advised to stand by for a severe gunshot wound.

It appears as though someone in the limousine might have been hit by the

gunfire. We understand there has been a shooting. There is a Secret

Service man spread-eagled over the top of the car. President Kennedy

has been assassinated. It is official. The president is dead.

Daniel took me to the spot where he stood, a 15-year-old schoolboy,

hoping to shake Kennedy's hand. I saw the president coming. He was

like this, and he was going like that. It sounded like he was

choking. And all of a sudden, I saw the look on his wife's face as she

turned towards him, and she turned away from that and looked straight

at me. The look of horror on her face really freaked me out. I had to

run. I had to get out of here. When the shots came from a window in that

ill doing and hit Kennedy, there are, in his motorcade, it was for

many Americans as though hope had wide. His reputation is still

highly. Poll after poll indicates the majority of Americans think he

was better than any president who has followed. At the Southern

Methodist University they make a study of JFK and his legend. They

know about the dark side, his womanising and medical secrets, but

they say he has vital meaning today. We have a much harsher look on him

because we know those flaws. Yet we look back at him with this sense of

hope was his life was cut so short. For me, Kennedy represents the best

of America. John F Kennedy's call to action is still as relevant today as

it was in the early 1960s. People are arriving to celebrate the life

of a man who did not live to disappoint and has become a blank

canvas on which Americans can draw their dreams. Nick Bryant is in

Dallas, how is President Kennedy being remembered? Well, we have just

heard the national anthem, beginning a commemorative ceremony here in

Dealey Plaza. Thousands of people have gathered, many of them people

who were here on that fateful day who saw the motorcade come down and

turn slowly into this Plaza where Kennedy was killed. There is going

to be a fly-past in the missing man formation and a moment's silence,

bells ringing out across Dallas, prayers now. Kennedy was a naval

commander, he sustained terrible injuries during World War II, and it

is one of the reasons why he was wearing a back brace and why he

remained upright after he was hit by the first bullet and why he was a

target for the second, and other what if of the Kennedy

assassination. The time has just gone quarter past

six, our top story this evening: Police have revealed that the couple

held on suspicion of giving three women as slaves for 30 years have

been arrested before in the 1970s. Still to come, join me in the

Doctor's TARDIS, I sneaked a peak when he was saving the universe.

In Sportsday on BBC News, ten years since England won the trophy, we

look back on the tension and triumph of that day in 2003 when England

became Rugby World Cup you. -- Rugby World Cup champions.

The death toll from the typhoon in the Philippines has now risen to

more than 5000. Two weeks after Typhoon Haiyan, aid has been coming

in, and families are battling to get life back to some kind of

normality. 4 million people have been left homeless and so far 57

million pounds has been raised in donations by the Disasters Emergency

Committee appeal. Jeremy Cooke spent the day with one family in

Tacloban, one of the worst hit cities.

There has been so much chaos, but now at last there is order. The aid

is arriving in Tacloban, systems to guarantee that everyone has food and

water. Rebuilding will take years, but getting the power back on line

would help. No time for health and safety here, this is urgent work.

And in every neighbourhood, the people themselves are fighting back.

For this family, the battle to retake their lives starts here.

Their mission is to wash away all traces of the killer typhoon. With

their school destroyed, the girls, Angel and Stephanie, are helping

out, doing all they can. But in doors their grandmother, 68-year-old

Delia, is contemplating ruin. Her brave face briefly breaks with

tension and anxiety. You know, it is hard, I was born here, and I cannot

afford to leave this place at my age. In reality, she and her

neighbours have little time to indulge in emotion. There is work to

do on this street, and they are getting on with it. Sammy is her

cousin. He has a house full of mud, but he also has food, water, a

home-made shovel and plenty of attitude. A positive attitude. After

war, there is peace. After the rain, sunshine. As long as you still live,

you have breath, go on, move on. Clearly, there is still so much work

to do here, but it is through their own hard work that the people

themselves are making all the difference, cleaning up and moving

on, determined that their city and their region will rise again.

The fundraising efforts for the Philippines disaster were given a

helping hand today after Victoria and David Beckham emptied their

wardrobes to raise money for the victims of the typhoon. A Red Cross

charity shop in central London was swamped with people trying to get

hold of some of their design cast-offs.

De Government has cancelled plans to privatise the management of three

prisons because of the continuing criminal investigation into private

security provider Serco. The group had been named as the leading bidder

to run some jails but is being investigated by the Serious Fraud

Office of its government contract for electronic tagging.

Cricket, and England suffered a humiliating batting collapse on the

second day of the first Ashes Test, having bowled Australia out for 295,

they made just 132. Australia added another 65 at the close without

losing a wicked, as Joe Wilson reports.

As you enter the Gabba, there is a picture of Aussie cricketers as

working-class heroes, unwashed warriors ready for battle, or

marketing, but suddenly Australia's cricket matches the image. There is

nothing fake about Ryan Harris. Charging in has what he does, too

good for Alastair Cook, England one down in reply to Australia's 295.

Mitchell Johnson, so mocked for inaccuracy, struck before lunch.

England were 55-2. Kevin Pietersen? In his 100th test, he made 18.

Caught by Bailey, bowled by Harris. Michael Carberry, in his Second Test

match, battled to 40, but Johnson got him, and England were gripped by

fear. Bell made five. Matt Prior went to this spin, replays proved he

had hit the ball, three wickets had fallen with a score of 87. Johnson

tour in like a fast bowler we bone, Joe Root help them. When Graeme

Swann was out, England have lost six wickets for nine runs. In terms of

batting collapses, it was almost an all-time low. England were all out

for 136. Australia have made an issue of start to their second

innings, they will resume over 200 ahead on the third day. They have

fought their way into a winning position, now they just have to

remember how to win. Now, it may feel like the blink of

an night at the time lord himself, but it has been half a century since

the first Doctor Who appeared on our screens and ten have followed. To

celebrate the milestone, a special episode is being shown on ABC one

tomorrow. Will Gompertz assesses the impact of the world's

longest-running sci-fi programme. -- on BBC One tomorrow.

It really is, you know, bigger on the inside!

50 years ago at 5:15pm on the 23rd of November 1963, a mysterious exile

from another world appeared on BBC One. Get back to the ship! The tone

for the show was set not by the writers or producers, but by the

ingenious techies of the BBC Radiophonic Workshop, who could make

lo-fi sound hi-tech. Is a goodie is going to be really

good, he needs a baddie who is really bad, and the programme has

created some iconic foes including cybernetic armies, but it was the

introduction in only the second story of the most heinous, demotic

mutants that made it and them famous. The Daleks! Exterminate,

exterminate! The Key has survived the Daleks, so

far, and as they say, what does not kill you makes you stronger. -- the

Key. Doctor Who had become appointment to view, TV must see.

But if you had to give just one reason for the lasting success of

the show, it would be this. THEME MUSIC PLAYS To make the doctor

capable of reincarnation was a brilliant idea.

It allowed the show to stay fresh and the character to develop, each

new Doctor would have a different personality and tastes, but some

characteristics have always stayed the same. He is essentially an upper

middle-class English eccentric. In 1989, the brand had grown tired.

That was a nice nap, now down to business! Audiences were falling,

and enthusiasm within the BBC was waning. But in 2005, under the

creative direction of scriptwriter Russell D Davies, the Whoniverse was

brought back to life. The trip of a lifetime! Geronimo!

Academics have discussed bill is that the issues arising from it, the

programme has been the inspiration for books and even electronic music.

It is a children's programme that became a cult hit which turned into

a global brand and, perhaps, one of the most culturally significant

programmes to have been made. He will come back at some point.

Tomasz Schafernaker has the weather. It is going to be quite bland over

the next few days, staying chilly, that is for sure, fairly cloudy with

some sunshine, but it is going to be dry. High pressure is in charge of

the weather for the next few days, right into the coming week, and the

wind is blowing around like so, dragging all of that cloud across

the North Atlantic, in the direction of the UK, so over the next couple

of days it is the northern part of the country that will have a bit

more cloud compared to the south and south-west. Certainly some frost

around tonight, but not a lot of air frost, just sheltered spots will get

it, but freezing fog in one or two places tomorrow morning as well.

This is nine o'clock, you might already be out and about, through

the lowlands of Scotland, around zero degrees, the same goes for

northern part of England. Further south, it is a touch warmer, or less

cold, around two or three degrees, but some sunshine across the South

West at least. The winds will be like here, so that sparkling

sunshine with crisp conditions will feel quite pleasant, actually, if

you are dressed appropriately. Now, the afternoon is going to bring

bigger cloud towards northern areas, there might be tiny spots of rain,

one or two light showers in the very far south-east of the country, but

on balance a dry day with some sunshine instant riches in single

figures. The outlook for Sunday, not an awful lot changes, it will not be

cloudy all the time, there will be sunshine the towns and cities, but

where the fog persists, temperatures could only be around one degree, so

in 12 places it is going to be on the cold side. That is it.

Thank you, Tomasz. That is all from the News At