a couple who disappeared with their newborn baby have been arrested in brighton, but their child is still missing. constance marten and mark gordon were found after being spotted by a member of the public. police have now launched an urgent search for their baby, who is not thought to have received any medical attention since birth. vincent mcaviney reports. 35 year old constance marten and 48 year old mark gordon were reported missing on the 5th of january, after their car broke down nearjunction 4 of the m61 near bolton. the car was found on fire and it s believed miss marten had given birth either in or near the car a day or two earlier. over the following weeks, there were sightings of the couple in a number of places, including liverpool, essex, south london and east sussex. they were thought to be carrying a large amount of cash and to be using camping equipment to live off grid. authorities previously thought the couple had been sleeping rough in a blue tent, avoiding
a little bit of sunshine behind us, just to prove there is some sunshine out there, grace goes for many of us, what we haven t got our scenes like this, can you believe it is this is the sunshine island of majorca, heavy snowfall, record breaking rain, disruptions of power cuts, travel problems, all because of what is cold storm juliet, taking this low pressure, churning through the western mediterranean, edging its way into italy, kept at bay across southern europe because we still have got an area of high pressure. we usually keep things dry, this one is not quite playing the game as some of you may realise. cloud tied underneath that, some break ups in some places, but the cloud across england and wales continues to be thick enough this afternoon for smart bricks rain or drizzle, but towards kent and sussex we will see some heavy rain, edging its way into the south by the time we start early morning rush hour. wind coming in from the north east, adding a bit of chill, temp
good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the prime minister is in northern ireland, trying to win support for his new deal on post brexit trading arrangements. rishi sunak says he s confident that the windsor framework, as the new agreement is called, addresses the concerns of the democratic unionist party. and that it removes any sense of a border down the irish sea, which the dup objects to. he said his deal was not about one political party but about what s best for people and communities. the leader of the dup, sirjeffrey donaldson, said the deal represented progress, but he thought there were still issues with it. the brexitjourney has lasted for seven years. borders have moved to the centre, dominating politics here. does everyone hear that? it s about people. but the prime minister thinks he s finally found a solution. at a factory in county antrim, he told people the devolved governments would have a unique economic advantage, with local businesses having full access t