interviews and reaction. and interviews and reaction. we start with the death of disgraced and we start with the death of the disgraced former entertainer and convicted sex offender rolf harris at the age of 93. he was jailed in britain for nearly six years in 2014 for a series of indecent assaults on girls. the assault happened between the late 19605 to mid 19 girls. the a55ault happened between the late 19605 to mid 19 805. for his crimes came to light, harris was a well known figure in the entertainment industry in britain and his native australia. helen wilkinson reports. rolf harris, the tv star who was a fixture on screens in britain for decades, later revealed to be a serial sex offender. this is his final public appearance walking into court his bag packed for prison. why don t you apologise, mr harris? a convicted paedophile guilty of indecently assaulting women and young girls. born in australia, rolf harris arrived in britain in the 505. he quickly found fame on
was a terrible crime that shocked the community, that went unsolved for three decades. nikki allan was a seven year old girl who was out on an evening, was cleared by david boyd to a disused building, as we heard there, in sunderland by the dockside, where he attacked her. was lured by david boyd. thejudge said she believed he either committed a sexual assault are intended to commit a sexual assault on nikki allan, who fought back and scream, and he managed to get her into the building where he carried out what she described as a frenzied attack on the seven year old girl using a brick and a knife, where he stabbed her multiple times and then dragged her body to the basement of the building to try and hide it, to try and cover his tracks. her body was found the next day by two local residents, such was the outpouring that people scattered around the area to try and find her and her body was found the next day. david boyd was initially interviewed as a witness to the case,
verified live, 3 hours of breaking stories, and checking out the truth behind them. police have started digging near a reservoir in portugal, in the long running investigation into the disappearance of madeleine mccann. you can see on you can see on your screen you can see on your screen live pictures of the area where the police are searching. the arade dam is 50 kilometres from where the british toddler went missing in praia da luz 16 years ago. the operation is being led by german police looking for evidence to link her disappearance to christian brueckner, a german man who was made a formal suspect by portuguese prosecutors last year. our correspondent navtej johal is at the barragem do arade reservoir in the algarve where the search is taking place. so far today the search has been focused around the arade dam, this vast expanse of water you can see behind me, and you can see still a couple of officers wearing white forensic suits jutting out from the promontory in the
time consideration at the time of the time you ve spent on remand. iremind time you ve spent on remand. i remind all of those listening that the minimum term isjust that, the minimum term is just that, minimum the minimum term is just that, minimum term the minimum term isjust that, minimum term which cannot be reduced in any minimum term which cannot be reduced in any way minimum term which cannot be reduced in any way. after those 29 years have in any way. after those 29 years have been in any way. after those 29 years have been served, there is no guarantee have been served, there is no guarantee he would be released. it s only if guarantee he would be released. it s only if the guarantee he would be released. it s only if the probe decides you are fit to only if the probe decides you are fit to he only if the probe decides you are fit to be released that you will be released. fit to be released that you will be released, and even then, you ll be subject release
sdr dna which match your profile on the leggings nikki was wearing on the leggings nikki was wearing on the night she was murder. whilst not as specific as autism dna, the ystr dna profile was none the less discriminating. mr chapman, the forensic scientist who gave evidence before this jury, accepted that the y-str before this jury, accepted that the y str profile found on her clothing was not necessarily unique to you, it would have been shared by any male relative of yours, but the police investigation effectively ruled out the possibility of another male relative being in the sunderland area in october of 1992. mr chapman also accepted that your y-str mr chapman also accepted that your y str profile might be shared coincidentally by other males. the chances of that coincidental sharing may have been in the order of around