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
But then takes them to task over defence spending. And. A race in montana turns ugly. The republican candidate is charged with assaulting a reporterjust hours before the vote. Hello, i am Christian Fraser, in london. Katty kay is in new york. Were learning a bit more about Salman Abedis movements before the Manchester Attack. Last week we know he travelled through dusseldorf airport, he was in transit, but where was he coming from and who supplied him with the bomb . Are others still plotting . Authorities are trying to answer those questions. There is a lot of sensitive material that still needs analysing and guarding. The Chief Constable of Greater Manchester police, ian hopkins, said that leaks in the United States have caused distress to the families of the victims. But he also said progress is being made in the investigation. The arrests have taken place in manchester, wigan and nuneaton, and we are now carrying out associated searches in relation to those arrests at a number of a
on salman abedi, including his time at didsbury mosque in manchester. we ve discovered two other young attendees died in conflict abroad. they were lionised as martyrs online before the arena bombing. the inquiry s public hearings did not consider one of their fathers, taher nasuf. he spent years sanctioned by the united nations for alleged involvement with an al-qaeda affiliate. he denied the claims and the sanctions were lifted in 2011. he was part of a legal political group which met at the mosque. another attendee at its demonstrations was salman abedi. a lawyer representing victims families thinks if our evidence wasn t heard in the secret part of the inquiry, it should be made known. if there is material which the inquiry may not have uncovered, then it s vital that it is supplied to the chair
al anezi had led prayers at a plymouth mosque, but those who ran it say he was told no politics and barred from preaching. he regularly visited manchester and also stayed with salman abedi. we found he used different identities. family knew him by another name. he arrived in the uk on a false passport. salman abedi was at al anezi s bedside when he died in hospital of cancer. the only other close friend present told me the bomber was in tears. the day after al anezi s manchester funeral, salman abedi and his brother purchased their first bomb making chemical. the inquiry also examined other potential influences on salman abedi, including his time at didsbury mosque in manchester. we ve discovered two other young attendees died in conflict abroad. they were lionised as martyrs online before the arena bombing. the inquiry s public