0:00:08 > 0:00:11Sentenced to life in prison, the man who kidnapped,
0:00:11 > 0:00:14raped and murdered his niece, putting her body in a deep freezer.
0:00:14 > 0:00:16Celine Dookhran was 20.
0:00:16 > 0:00:19She was found dead in an empty house in London.
0:00:19 > 0:00:23Her family, in a statement, said "she fell victim to pure evil".
0:00:23 > 0:00:27Celine was our beautiful, caring, funny and intelligent daughter.
0:00:27 > 0:00:30No words will never be able to describe the devastation
0:00:30 > 0:00:35and heartache we feel about what has happened to her.
0:00:35 > 0:00:37Her killer, her uncle, Mujahid Arshid, was also convicted
0:00:37 > 0:00:45of attempting to murder a second woman.
0:00:47 > 0:00:51His surviving victim told the court that the flashbacks and nightmares
0:00:51 > 0:00:53prevented her from moving on.
0:00:53 > 0:00:54Also tonight:
0:00:54 > 0:00:56The Foreign Secretary says Brexit is a cause for hope not fear,
0:00:56 > 0:01:00but supporters have to get the positive agenda across.
0:01:00 > 0:01:02How the system for assessing disability benefits is repeatedly
0:01:02 > 0:01:05letting claimants down.
0:01:05 > 0:01:07In Northern Ireland, the leader of the DUP says there's
0:01:07 > 0:01:11"no current prospect" of a deal to restore power-sharing.
0:01:11 > 0:01:13And the official seal of approval for Team GB's skeleton
0:01:13 > 0:01:19competition skinsuits.
0:01:19 > 0:01:23And coming up on Sportsday on BBC News:
0:01:23 > 0:01:27Curling is back at the Winter Olympics as Team GB's men's
0:01:27 > 0:01:35and women's teams secure victory in their opening match.
0:01:50 > 0:01:53Good evening.
0:01:53 > 0:01:56A man has been sentenced to life in prison, with a minimum of 40
0:01:56 > 0:01:58years, for kidnapping, raping and murdering his 20-year-old
0:01:58 > 0:02:00neice, Celine Dookhran.
0:02:00 > 0:02:04Mujahid Arshid, who is 33, was also found guilty of kidnapping,
0:02:04 > 0:02:09raping and attempting to murder a second woman, who can't be named.
0:02:09 > 0:02:11The pair were attacked at a house in Kingston Upon Thames
0:02:11 > 0:02:13in south London last summer.
0:02:13 > 0:02:15in south west London last summer.
0:02:15 > 0:02:19A second man was found not guilty of kidnap.
0:02:19 > 0:02:22Our Home Affairs correspondent June Kelly reports.
0:02:22 > 0:02:24It contains some distressing details.
0:02:24 > 0:02:25Celine Dookhran was 20 years old.
0:02:25 > 0:02:28She worked in a bank and had a boyfriend.
0:02:28 > 0:02:31She also had a jealous uncle, who was a savage sexual predator.
0:02:31 > 0:02:38He kidnapped Celine and then raped and murdered her.
0:02:38 > 0:02:40Mujahid Arshid also tried to kill another young woman
0:02:40 > 0:02:43in what he intended to be a double rape and murder.
0:02:43 > 0:02:47As a rape survivor, his second victim can't be identified.
0:02:47 > 0:02:52Celine Dookhran's mother and stepfather were in court to see
0:02:52 > 0:02:54a man who'd married into their family jailed
0:02:54 > 0:02:55for a minimum of 40 years.
0:02:55 > 0:02:58A police officer read a statement on their behalf.
0:02:58 > 0:03:00We are pleased with the verdict and the sentence.
0:03:00 > 0:03:03But we would like our final words to be about our wonderful Celine.
0:03:03 > 0:03:06We love you, we miss you, we thank you for being an amazing,
0:03:06 > 0:03:08brilliant, funny, intelligent and caring daughter,
0:03:08 > 0:03:15sister, cousin and friend.
0:03:15 > 0:03:18Arshid's blue pick-up truck was caught on CCTV.
0:03:18 > 0:03:21He was transporting a freezer, which was part of his plot.
0:03:21 > 0:03:24Two days later, he was captured again in his truck,
0:03:24 > 0:03:25the kidnapping was underway.
0:03:25 > 0:03:30An hour afterwards, he was ready to leave.
0:03:30 > 0:03:32He had bundled his two victims, bound and gagged,
0:03:32 > 0:03:35into the open boot and covered them with a tarpaulin.
0:03:35 > 0:03:41He checked it before he set off.
0:03:41 > 0:03:44Arshid was a builder and he brought his captives
0:03:44 > 0:03:46to a then-empty house he was working on in Kingston,
0:03:46 > 0:03:48in south-west London.
0:03:48 > 0:03:50Once inside, one after another, he forced the women
0:03:50 > 0:03:53upstairs and raped them.
0:03:53 > 0:03:56He killed his niece, Celine, by cutting her throat with a knife
0:03:56 > 0:03:58and stuffing her mouth with a sock.
0:03:58 > 0:04:00He then locked her body in the freezer he'd
0:04:00 > 0:04:03installed two days earlier.
0:04:03 > 0:04:06When it came to the second victim, he slashed her throat
0:04:06 > 0:04:11and wrists and told her, "You've got ten minutes to live".
0:04:11 > 0:04:16Astonishingly, she survived.
0:04:16 > 0:04:19Then, desperate to try to find a way out, she convinced
0:04:19 > 0:04:24Arshid that from here they could run away together.
0:04:24 > 0:04:25Arshid later went on the run and headed
0:04:25 > 0:04:27for the Port of Folkestone.
0:04:27 > 0:04:30He checked into a hotel and this is where he was arrested.
0:04:30 > 0:04:33It emerged that down the years, opportunities were missed to stop
0:04:33 > 0:04:38Mujahid Arshid's sexual offending.
0:04:38 > 0:04:40It was in 2008 that he first abused his surviving victim,
0:04:40 > 0:04:42this went on for a year.
0:04:42 > 0:04:44In 2011, she finally told some of her family
0:04:44 > 0:04:50but her story wasn't accepted.
0:04:50 > 0:04:52In 2013, Arshid was caught in an online sting, inviting
0:04:52 > 0:04:53an undercover police officer to drug and rape her.
0:04:53 > 0:04:57an undercover police officer to drug and rape her.
0:04:57 > 0:04:59The following year, he was interviewed by detectives.
0:04:59 > 0:05:01Prosecutors decided they couldn't bring a case because the police
0:05:01 > 0:05:02hadn't found key evidence.
0:05:02 > 0:05:08hadn't found key evidence.
0:05:08 > 0:05:11A full domestic homicide review, an independent review will take
0:05:11 > 0:05:14place and we will review every single incident that the police have
0:05:14 > 0:05:16been involved in and any other agency for that matter.
0:05:16 > 0:05:17Arshid's controlling behaviour culminated
0:05:17 > 0:05:21in the killing of Celine Dookhran.
0:05:21 > 0:05:25Today, her mother said her daughter had fallen victim to pure evil.
0:05:25 > 0:05:27And June is with me now.
0:05:27 > 0:05:32It seems that Mujahid Arshid could have been stopped earlier.Five
0:05:32 > 0:05:37years ago he was caught in this police trap, they were looking for
0:05:37 > 0:05:40paedophiles and they found Mujahid Arshid. The Crown Prosecution
0:05:40 > 0:05:43Service have told us that a case was sent to them, they looked at it and
0:05:43 > 0:05:48decided they could charge him. That was on the basis that he was the
0:05:48 > 0:05:52only one who had had access to his laptop. But they went back to the
0:05:52 > 0:05:55police and the police said they couldn't find the laptop or a key
0:05:55 > 0:05:58witness. The Crown Prosecution Service said they simply couldn't
0:05:58 > 0:06:03matter
0:06:03 > 0:06:05matter per as. We've spoken to one former senior Scotland Yard officer
0:06:05 > 0:06:08-- couldn't mount a prosecution. He questioned the rigour that
0:06:08 > 0:06:11investigation. As we had from the police, that investigation will now
0:06:11 > 0:06:15form part of a review. It should be said that Mujahid Arshid Oregon to
0:06:15 > 0:06:21the end refused to accept his guilt at the end. He said his second
0:06:21 > 0:06:23victim was responsible for the killing in court. She read a
0:06:23 > 0:06:28statement to the court and she said, "The flashback and nightmares" were
0:06:28 > 0:06:31preventing her from moving on.
0:06:31 > 0:06:34The Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson has called on the country
0:06:34 > 0:06:38to unite behind Brexit, saying that Britain's departure
0:06:38 > 0:06:40from the European Union was not "a great V-sign
0:06:40 > 0:06:42from the cliffs of Dover."
0:06:42 > 0:06:47In the first of a series of speeches by ministers ahead
0:06:47 > 0:06:53of key talks with the EU,
0:06:53 > 0:06:55tat they are calling the Road to Brexit, Mr Johnson
0:06:55 > 0:06:56said Brexit could result
0:06:56 > 0:06:58in an "outward-looking, confident" UK.
0:06:58 > 0:06:59Labour called his words "empty rhetoric."
0:06:59 > 0:07:00Our politicalcorrespondent Vicki Young reports.
0:07:00 > 0:07:02We're on the road to Brexit.
0:07:02 > 0:07:06But Cabinet ministers are still arguing about which route to take.
0:07:06 > 0:07:09Do we stay close to the European Union and all its rules, or take off
0:07:09 > 0:07:10in a completely different direction?
0:07:10 > 0:07:13Many are anxious about the journey ahead.
0:07:13 > 0:07:15Including Liberal Democrats, who laid on this less-than-friendly
0:07:15 > 0:07:20welcome for the Foreign Secretary.
0:07:20 > 0:07:23He's trying to reach out to soothe concerns and convince them that
0:07:23 > 0:07:28Brexit is grounds for much more hope than fear.
0:07:28 > 0:07:31It's not good enough for us now to say to Remainers,
0:07:31 > 0:07:33"You lost, get over it".
0:07:33 > 0:07:35Because we must accept the vast majority are actuated
0:07:35 > 0:07:38by entirely noble sentiments.
0:07:38 > 0:07:40Brexit's not about shutting Britain off, he said,
0:07:40 > 0:07:43it's about going global.
0:07:43 > 0:07:46I absolutely refuse to accept the suggestion that it is some
0:07:46 > 0:07:50un-British spasm of bad manners.
0:07:50 > 0:07:53It's not some great V sign from the cliffs of Dover.
0:07:53 > 0:07:57It is the expression of a legitimate and natural desire
0:07:57 > 0:08:01for self-government of the people, by the people, for the people.
0:08:01 > 0:08:04At times, this speech felt like a return to the heat
0:08:04 > 0:08:08of the referendum debate.
0:08:08 > 0:08:10And Mr Johnson certainly hasn't changed his mind about the need
0:08:10 > 0:08:11to diverge from EU rules.
0:08:11 > 0:08:14The British people should not have new EU laws affecting their everyday
0:08:14 > 0:08:17lives imposed from abroad when they have no power to elect
0:08:17 > 0:08:19or remove those who make those laws.
0:08:19 > 0:08:21That would be intolerable, it would be undemocratic,
0:08:21 > 0:08:24and it would make it all but impossible for us to do
0:08:24 > 0:08:26serious free trade deals.
0:08:26 > 0:08:29So a familiar theme of taking back control, which puts him at odds
0:08:29 > 0:08:34with some cabinet colleagues.
0:08:34 > 0:08:35with some Cabinet colleagues.
0:08:35 > 0:08:38As the face of the Leave campaign, some question whether Boris Johnson
0:08:38 > 0:08:40is really the right person to try to heal the
0:08:40 > 0:08:41divisions of Brexit.
0:08:41 > 0:08:44But he acknowledges today that that positive case for leaving the EU
0:08:44 > 0:08:48still needs to be made and says that he has to try to make it.
0:08:48 > 0:08:51But what about the obstacles that could lie ahead?
0:08:51 > 0:08:53Some want more practical answers.
0:08:53 > 0:08:58Boris is really good at the broad brush strokes.
0:08:58 > 0:09:00But I think what's really needed now are the details.
0:09:00 > 0:09:03You know, we're just over 14 months away from the UK
0:09:03 > 0:09:04leaving the European Union.
0:09:04 > 0:09:10And details on things like customs and borders,
0:09:10 > 0:09:12how the really difficult issue of the Irish border
0:09:12 > 0:09:13is going to be delivered,
0:09:13 > 0:09:16how EU citizens will be able to stay here, the position
0:09:16 > 0:09:19that they will be in - all that is needed now.
0:09:19 > 0:09:24More flesh on the bones is what critics want.
0:09:24 > 0:09:27Downing Street insists they will get that in the coming days
0:09:27 > 0:09:29when the spotlight turns to Theresa May and what is billed
0:09:29 > 0:09:31as a significant speech on security.
0:09:31 > 0:09:33Vicki Young, BBC News, Westminster.
0:09:33 > 0:09:37Oxfam's regional director in Asia has said she's aware of past abuse
0:09:37 > 0:09:39cases involving the charity's workers in the Philippines,
0:09:39 > 0:09:42Bangladesh and Nepal.
0:09:42 > 0:09:44Lan Mercardo says people in positions of power can intimidate
0:09:44 > 0:09:49and silence whistle blowers.
0:09:49 > 0:09:51Officials from Oxfam have been talking to the Charity Commission
0:09:51 > 0:09:53to discuss their handling of sexual misconduct claims
0:09:53 > 0:09:54involving staff in Haiti.
0:09:54 > 0:09:58Here's Angus Crawford.
0:09:58 > 0:10:01A scandal made in the poverty of Haiti's shantytowns.
0:10:01 > 0:10:05Where a small number of aid workers became exploiters.
0:10:05 > 0:10:11It continues to send shock waves through the entire sector.
0:10:11 > 0:10:14And today, new revelations from Oxfam about other
0:10:14 > 0:10:19under-reported cases involving its workers.
0:10:19 > 0:10:23There were cases in the Philippines, there were also cases in Bangladesh,
0:10:23 > 0:10:24there were whistle-blowers coming forward in Bangladesh
0:10:24 > 0:10:30as far as I know.
0:10:30 > 0:10:33There was also a case, I think, in Nepal.
0:10:33 > 0:10:37Abusers exploit the chaos and confusion of natural disasters,
0:10:37 > 0:10:45like here in 2013 during tropical storm Yolande in the Philippines.
0:10:46 > 0:10:50And Lan Mercardo says even if they are caught and disciplined,
0:10:50 > 0:10:55charities are not warning each other about unsuitable staff.Not yet. But
0:10:55 > 0:11:02that's a practice that we need to start. Because... You know, the
0:11:02 > 0:11:06funny thing about cases like this is we always see them as reputational
0:11:06 > 0:11:12risks, no? But the way to manage reputational risk is not to keep
0:11:12 > 0:11:18silent.So comment problem for the whole sector. Underlined today by
0:11:18 > 0:11:20the International Development Secretary at an AIDS conference in
0:11:20 > 0:11:26Sweden.No organisation is too big or our work with them too complex
0:11:26 > 0:11:33for me to hesitate to remove funding. -- at an aid organisation.
0:11:33 > 0:11:44If we cannot trust them to put the beneficiaries of aid first.
0:11:44 > 0:11:49Something he failed to tell them when he applied for the job.
0:11:49 > 0:11:51South Africa's President Jacob Zuma has defied calls
0:11:51 > 0:11:57by his party to resign.
0:11:57 > 0:12:00He's has come under increasing pressure to step down amid numerous
0:12:00 > 0:12:01allegations of corruption.
0:12:01 > 0:12:03But in a TV interview, he said efforts
0:12:03 > 0:12:05to force him out were unfair.
0:12:05 > 0:12:07The ruling party, the ANC, says he will now face a parliamentary
0:12:07 > 0:12:10motion of no confidence tomorrow, if he doesn't relinquish power.
0:12:10 > 0:12:16Our Africa Editor, Fergal Keane, sent this report from Pretoria.
0:12:16 > 0:12:19In Pretoria, seat of the presidency, rumours rippled all morning.
0:12:19 > 0:12:23The president might be about to resign.
0:12:23 > 0:12:26But when he did speak to the state broadcaster it was a defiant,
0:12:26 > 0:12:29defensive appearance.
0:12:29 > 0:12:30Zuma, the victim.
0:12:30 > 0:12:34What have I done?
0:12:34 > 0:12:36I have explained many times that this process,
0:12:36 > 0:12:38there is nothing I have done wrong.
0:12:38 > 0:12:43This is policy.
0:12:43 > 0:12:45What people are suggesting is the youth phenomenon.
0:12:45 > 0:12:46What is the problem?
0:12:46 > 0:12:48And there was some unsettling language.
0:12:48 > 0:12:52A warning to those who were ousting him.
0:12:52 > 0:12:54The leadership of the ANC, if it is not careful,
0:12:54 > 0:13:02they might actually cause a bigger problem than we think.
0:13:03 > 0:13:09At the same time in Cape Town, ANC MPs were meeting to decide
0:13:09 > 0:13:12whether they'd support a motion of no-confidence to drive
0:13:12 > 0:13:13Jacob Zuma from power.
0:13:13 > 0:13:14The decision came quickly and was decisive.
0:13:14 > 0:13:17We are now proceeding, we have asked the Chief Whip
0:13:17 > 0:13:23to proceed with a motion of no-confidence tomorrow.
0:13:23 > 0:13:25So that President Zuma is then removed,
0:13:25 > 0:13:30so that we can proceed to elect President Ramaphosa.
0:13:30 > 0:13:33Pressure had been growing on the President from early morning.
0:13:33 > 0:13:35This was a police raid on the compound of his friends,
0:13:35 > 0:13:38the Gupta family, who are accused of acquiring billions in state
0:13:38 > 0:13:41assets through their connections with the president and his family.
0:13:41 > 0:13:46Seemingly untouchable until now, criminal charges may be imminent.
0:13:46 > 0:13:48If ever you wanted proof of the changed political
0:13:48 > 0:13:53temperature, this is it.
0:13:53 > 0:13:56The police seem at last to have found their courage.
0:13:56 > 0:14:00So straight on, down here.
0:14:00 > 0:14:01This neighbour giving police the address of
0:14:01 > 0:14:02another Gupta property.
0:14:02 > 0:14:04People are angry.
0:14:04 > 0:14:06This is the headquarters of South Africa's executive branch,
0:14:06 > 0:14:08the place from which Jacob Zuma has ruled the country for
0:14:08 > 0:14:13the last nine years.
0:14:13 > 0:14:15But by tomorrow night, in all likelihood, South Africa
0:14:15 > 0:14:17will have a new president.
0:14:17 > 0:14:19These are the dying hours of the age of Zuma.
0:14:19 > 0:14:26Fergal Keane, BBC News, Pretoria.
0:14:26 > 0:14:27Our top story this evening:
0:14:27 > 0:14:29The uncle of Celine Dookhran has
0:14:29 > 0:14:31been found guilty of kidnapping, raping and murdering his niece,
0:14:31 > 0:14:35before putting her body in a deep freeze.
0:14:35 > 0:14:38And still to come...
0:14:38 > 0:14:40On the eve of the skeleton competition, the Team GB suits get
0:14:40 > 0:14:43the seal of approval.
0:14:43 > 0:14:45Coming up on Sportsday on BBC News...
0:14:45 > 0:14:47Another British club looks to make their mark
0:14:47 > 0:14:49on the Champions League knockout stages, as Jurgen Klopp's Liverpool
0:14:49 > 0:14:57travel to Portugal to face Porto.
0:15:03 > 0:15:06There is a "pervasive lack of trust" among people with disabilities
0:15:06 > 0:15:09in how their welfare claims are assessed, according to MPs
0:15:09 > 0:15:13on the Work and Pensions Committee.
0:15:13 > 0:15:17They said one claimant was asked when they had
0:15:17 > 0:15:18"caught" Down's Syndrome.
0:15:18 > 0:15:20The Government insists the system works well
0:15:20 > 0:15:21for the majority of claimants.
0:15:21 > 0:15:25Here's our disability correspondent, Nikki Fox.
0:15:25 > 0:15:27Anastasia is having a good day.
0:15:27 > 0:15:30But most of the time she is in constant pain
0:15:30 > 0:15:32and struggles to leave the house.
0:15:32 > 0:15:35The 24-year-old has multiple sclerosis and used
0:15:35 > 0:15:36to work full-time.
0:15:36 > 0:15:39Now she relies on disability benefits.
0:15:39 > 0:15:43But applying for those benefits has taken its toll.
0:15:43 > 0:15:48I don't know how other people can cope with it.
0:15:48 > 0:15:52Why do I feel so crushed and not believed?
0:15:52 > 0:15:55When she was assessed at home by a health
0:15:55 > 0:15:58care professional from a private company, Anastasia told her assessor
0:15:58 > 0:16:00she could only walk 20 metres.
0:16:00 > 0:16:03But when the report came back, it said she could walk further.
0:16:03 > 0:16:05As a result she lost part of benefits.
0:16:05 > 0:16:09She didn't give me a physical assessment.
0:16:09 > 0:16:15I was sat down the entire time. I was very, very upset about that.
0:16:15 > 0:16:17The committee heard evidence to suggest that Anastasia's
0:16:17 > 0:16:21experience is far from a one-off.
0:16:21 > 0:16:24One of the assessors wrote down things which didn't even happen.
0:16:24 > 0:16:27The lady assessing me was very unprofessional.
0:16:27 > 0:16:29I looked at it and just cried, basically.
0:16:29 > 0:16:32They received an unprecedented number of responses
0:16:32 > 0:16:35detailing failings in the system.
0:16:35 > 0:16:38The report says the government's low bar for what is considered
0:16:38 > 0:16:40acceptable, leaves room for assessments to be riddled with
0:16:40 > 0:16:42obvious errors and omissions.
0:16:42 > 0:16:45It also says assessors risk being viewed as, at best,
0:16:45 > 0:16:51lacking in confidence, and at worst, actively deceitful.
0:16:51 > 0:16:53-- competence.
0:16:53 > 0:16:55Some parents were asked when exactly their children had
0:16:55 > 0:17:00caught Down's Syndrome.
0:17:00 > 0:17:02Another claimant said, "Apparently I walk my dog daily,
0:17:02 > 0:17:04which is baffling, because I can barely walk
0:17:04 > 0:17:05and they don't have a dog."
0:17:05 > 0:17:08But this former nurse, who worked as an assessor for
0:17:08 > 0:17:11a few weeks before quitting, has today anonymously told the BBC she
0:17:11 > 0:17:12was disgusted with the system.
0:17:12 > 0:17:15When I made my report, my observations,
0:17:15 > 0:17:18it was sent back and the auditor made me change it.
0:17:18 > 0:17:21We have asked the government to record these key assessments so
0:17:21 > 0:17:26there can't be a dispute of, "I said that", "No,
0:17:26 > 0:17:29you didn't", "Yes, you did". There is a record there.
0:17:29 > 0:17:32The government says it is exploring options to promote greater
0:17:32 > 0:17:34transparency, and the majority of claimants are happy with their
0:17:34 > 0:17:38overall experience.
0:17:38 > 0:17:40But with current contracts up for a review and
0:17:40 > 0:17:43targets being consistently missed, it is not certain who will carry out
0:17:43 > 0:17:45these assessment in the future.
0:17:45 > 0:17:48Nikki Fox, BBC News.
0:17:48 > 0:17:51The leader of the Democractic Unionist Party, Arlene Foster, has
0:17:51 > 0:17:53said there is no prospect of restoring Northern Ireland's
0:17:53 > 0:18:01devolved government.
0:18:02 > 0:18:03Mrs Foster said
0:18:03 > 0:18:05attempts to find a stable and sustainable resolution
0:18:05 > 0:18:07had been unsuccessful.
0:18:07 > 0:18:12Her statement has effectively torpedoed the power-sharing
0:18:12 > 0:18:13executive.
0:18:13 > 0:18:15On Monday, the Prime Minister, Theresa May, travelled to Stormont
0:18:15 > 0:18:17to try and seek an end to the deadlock.
0:18:17 > 0:18:20Our Ireland correspondent, Chris Page, is at Stormont now
0:18:20 > 0:18:24What on earth happened next?Yes, just a few days ago a breakthrough
0:18:24 > 0:18:30did seem like it was likely for the first time in more than a year.
0:18:30 > 0:18:34Theresa May and the Irish Prime Minister Cain Murtagh Stormont and
0:18:34 > 0:18:37met the parties and said they thought the deal was doable. The
0:18:37 > 0:18:42process has fallen apart over the past 48 hours. Arlene Foster said
0:18:42 > 0:18:45there is currently no prospect of the power-sharing executive being
0:18:45 > 0:18:49restored. Sinn Fein, the former partners in government, said
0:18:49 > 0:18:53unionists had failed to close a deal. The highly symbolic issue
0:18:53 > 0:18:56which has scuppered Stormont again is the disagreement over whether
0:18:56 > 0:19:02they should be a new law to protect and promote the Irish language.
0:19:02 > 0:19:05Northern Ireland Secretary Karen Bradley, announcing the latest phase
0:19:05 > 0:19:09of negotiations a few weeks ago, said there was one last opportunity
0:19:09 > 0:19:13to bring back devolution. Now that process is over, the Westminster
0:19:13 > 0:19:16government will have to decide whether direct rule from London is
0:19:16 > 0:19:18the only option left.Chris Page.
0:19:18 > 0:19:21A coroner in the case of a 21-year-old woman who died
0:19:21 > 0:19:23overdosing on diet pills, says the purchase, use and sale of
0:19:23 > 0:19:27a toxic substance found in the tablets, should be made illegal.
0:19:27 > 0:19:33Bethany Shipsey ordered the pills containing DNP online.
0:19:33 > 0:19:35It's usually found in pesticides and explosives,
0:19:35 > 0:19:37not meant for human consumption.
0:19:37 > 0:19:40The coroner also said that Worcestershire Royal Hospital
0:19:40 > 0:19:43gave Bethany significantly substandard care in the hours
0:19:43 > 0:19:46before her death.
0:19:46 > 0:19:50Our health correspondent Adina Campbell, reports.
0:19:50 > 0:19:52Bethany Shipsey had been battling a long history
0:19:52 > 0:19:56of mental health problems.
0:19:56 > 0:20:01Plagued with dark thoughts, she'd already taken 14 overdoses.
0:20:01 > 0:20:03After being raped by an ex-boyfriend, and for
0:20:03 > 0:20:05an ongoing eating disorder.
0:20:05 > 0:20:08In February, last year, she took another overdose.
0:20:08 > 0:20:12Using diet pills she'd ordered the internet.
0:20:12 > 0:20:16The tablets contained the toxic substance DNP,
0:20:16 > 0:20:18a chemical not fit for human consumption, which causes
0:20:18 > 0:20:24the body to overheat.
0:20:24 > 0:20:26We can't obtain this DNP, like, so easily, as people do,
0:20:26 > 0:20:29because I just don't want there to be any more deaths.
0:20:29 > 0:20:33Despite reaching a narrative verdict including suicide,
0:20:33 > 0:20:36the coroner said there was a critical failed
0:20:36 > 0:20:40opportunity to provide care by staff at the hospital.
0:20:40 > 0:20:43And that the harmful effects of DNP suggests the deterioration
0:20:43 > 0:20:47is a rapid and often means it's too late.
0:20:47 > 0:20:52The inquest heard that the amount of DNP in Bethany's blood was one
0:20:52 > 0:20:55of the lowest ever recordings compared to other patients who had
0:20:55 > 0:20:59survived high doses.
0:20:59 > 0:21:01But the coroner said the care provided by Worcestershire Royal
0:21:01 > 0:21:04Hospital was substandard.
0:21:04 > 0:21:11A hospital that's been in special measures since 2015.
0:21:11 > 0:21:14Worcestershire Acute Hospital Trust has apologised Says it's made
0:21:14 > 0:21:18a series of improvements including more nurses and doctors in A&E.
0:21:18 > 0:21:22Nobody ever, sort of, said to us that this is serious.
0:21:22 > 0:21:24Nobody said that she could potentially die.
0:21:24 > 0:21:28There was no plan of care.
0:21:28 > 0:21:33So, then, to, a few hours later, having witnessed Bethany's
0:21:33 > 0:21:35deterioration, nobody assists with her care.
0:21:35 > 0:21:38It was just one big disbelief, shock.
0:21:38 > 0:21:46There have been 14 deaths in the UK linked to DNP since 2007.
0:21:50 > 0:21:53The Food Standards Agency says it proactively targets those suspected
0:21:53 > 0:21:55of selling the substance, but the coroner said he would be
0:21:55 > 0:21:58writing to the government, calling for the sale of DNP
0:21:58 > 0:22:01to be made illegal.
0:22:01 > 0:22:03Life without Bethany is just empty.
0:22:03 > 0:22:07Beth's heart was massive and we miss it.
0:22:07 > 0:22:08Adina Campbell, BBC News.
0:22:08 > 0:22:12Team GB's cutting edge equipment for the Winter Olympics has been
0:22:12 > 0:22:15given the green light, after an international row had
0:22:15 > 0:22:17threatened to break out over the legality of their kit.
0:22:17 > 0:22:20On the eve of the skeleton competition, which includes 2014
0:22:20 > 0:22:22gold medal winner Lizzie Yarnold, some opponents had complained
0:22:22 > 0:22:27that the technology used in Team GB's skinsuits gave them
0:22:27 > 0:22:29an unfair advantage.
0:22:29 > 0:22:35From Pyeongchang, Andy Swiss reports.
0:22:35 > 0:22:38It contains some flashing images.
0:22:38 > 0:22:39Sliding into controversy.
0:22:39 > 0:22:44The skeleton is Britain's winter sport speciality.
0:22:44 > 0:22:48But now the team's speed is under scrutiny.
0:22:48 > 0:22:51After being no more than solid this season, here in Pyeongchang
0:22:51 > 0:22:54they are suddenly looking spectacular, setting
0:22:54 > 0:22:57the pace in final training.
0:22:57 > 0:22:58So why the improvement?
0:22:58 > 0:23:01Well, they're wearing brand-new skinsuits,
0:23:01 > 0:23:04specially designed for the games.
0:23:04 > 0:23:07And in a sport of the finest margins, they have found an edge.
0:23:07 > 0:23:10Of course, we push the boundaries. It is the Winter Olympic Games.
0:23:10 > 0:23:11No one sleeps.
0:23:11 > 0:23:14Every nation will be getting, you know, the best kit they can.
0:23:14 > 0:23:18And we are exactly the same.
0:23:18 > 0:23:20But the skinsuit, developed by scientist in Northampton,
0:23:20 > 0:23:25and which has special drag-resistant ridges, has raised eyebrows.
0:23:25 > 0:23:28The rules stipulate no aerodynamic elements
0:23:28 > 0:23:31can be attached to kit, and some are questioning
0:23:31 > 0:23:32its legality.
0:23:32 > 0:23:37I was notified this morning about the speed suits.
0:23:37 > 0:23:39So yeah, that's interesting.
0:23:39 > 0:23:42I'm just curious to know if that is legal.
0:23:42 > 0:23:44Do you think there is a question there?
0:23:44 > 0:23:45I do, yeah.
0:23:45 > 0:23:51A frosty reception then.
0:23:51 > 0:23:53But tonight, the controversial skinsuit was cleared by the
0:23:53 > 0:23:55authorities. When Britain's sliders hurtle round this track
0:23:55 > 0:23:58in the next few days, they will be hoping the new kit
0:23:58 > 0:24:00could make that vital difference.
0:24:00 > 0:24:02And British sport knows all about making the most
0:24:02 > 0:24:04of cutting edge clothing.
0:24:04 > 0:24:10Skinsuit technology has been the key to British track cycling
0:24:10 > 0:24:14success over the past decade. And skeleton has also led the way.
0:24:14 > 0:24:19COMMENTATOR: Oh, yes! Amy Williams is the queen of speed!
0:24:19 > 0:24:21In 2010, there were questions about Amy Williams' helmet
0:24:21 > 0:24:26before she won gold.
0:24:26 > 0:24:29From me in Vancouver, we sent them off to the jury months beforehand.
0:24:29 > 0:24:31They got checked and okayed by the jury.
0:24:31 > 0:24:35So we you 100% they work legal. So I have no worries whatsoever.
0:24:35 > 0:24:43I would just say, people just don't want you winning, do they?
0:24:43 > 0:24:47And winning is what Britain has done now to games running.
0:24:47 > 0:24:49A hat-trick here, it seems, would be a triumph
0:24:49 > 0:24:56of technology as well as talent.
0:24:56 > 0:24:57Andy Swiss, BBC News, Pyeongchang.
0:24:57 > 0:24:59Time for a look at the weather with Chris Fawkes.
0:24:59 > 0:25:03Time for a look at the weather with Chris Fawkes.
0:25:03 > 0:25:07The weather has started off on such a beautiful and promising note with
0:25:07 > 0:25:10some spectacular Sunrise pictures being sent to us by our Weather
0:25:10 > 0:25:16Watchers. This was from the Isle of Wight. The weather front that has
0:25:16 > 0:25:22since moved and has brought rain and hail snow. You can see that front.
0:25:22 > 0:25:30Out in the Atlantic is has developed a bump on the front. That will
0:25:30 > 0:25:35prevent it from completely moving out of the way. Blustery showers in
0:25:35 > 0:25:38the north-west. Although it will be a cold night, not quite as cold as
0:25:38 > 0:25:44it was last night. Nevertheless, a touch of frost in the countryside.
0:25:44 > 0:25:49Icy stretches. Tomorrow will be a day of temperature contrasts. A
0:25:49 > 0:25:52ridge of high pressure across England dragging in milder air. For
0:25:52 > 0:26:00most of the UK, still under this colder air. Weather-wise, blustery
0:26:00 > 0:26:03showers for Scotland and Northern Ireland. Snow on high ground.
0:26:03 > 0:26:09Further south, cloudy in southern England. That cloud will thin, with
0:26:09 > 0:26:14sunshine coming through. Most of England and Wales should have a
0:26:14 > 0:26:18largely dry day with sunny spells. Mild in the South. Quite a contrast
0:26:18 > 0:26:22further north. Still into colder air. What about Friday? As that
0:26:22 > 0:26:28ridge five pressure builds in more, a lot of dry weather. High
0:26:28 > 0:26:32temperatures across northern England into Scotland. At the same time a
0:26:32 > 0:26:36weather front will approach from the Atlantic, bringing late day rain to
0:26:36 > 0:26:41Northern Ireland and Scotland. Snow over the highest parts of Scotland.
0:26:41 > 0:26:44Generally there is a trend for the weather did become drier and milder.
0:26:44 > 0:26:45That is the
0:26:45 > 0:26:46weather did become drier and milder. That is the forecast.
0:26:46 > 0:26:49Thank you.
0:26:49 > 0:26:50A reminder of our main story...
0:26:50 > 0:26:52The uncle of Celine Dookhran has been convicted of kidnapping,
0:26:52 > 0:26:55raping and murdering his niece, before putting her body
0:26:55 > 0:26:57in a deep freezer.
0:26:57 > 0:27:01That's all from the BBC News at Six, so it's goodbye from me -