And the most awful discovery. He travelled from london earlier on wednesday to clifton and then just before midnight took a taxi to the suspension bridge. We believe he dragged the cases across the bridge, potentially looking for a place where he could tip them over into the river. Its a really high spot but its also such a prominent landmark. Its very well lit at night, there is cctv all over the bridge and the fence is very high, so it would be really difficult to lift anything heavy. He was challenged and left the cases for security to investigate. Forensic postmortem examinations are still being carried out on the remains found within the two suitcases but they are believed to be that of two adult men. Its important to stress they have not been formally identified at this time and efforts to locate and speak to their Next Of Kin are being prioritised. We believe he was pursued by a cyclist down the road to this point. Theres been no trace of him since this picture was taken, headin
Bbc your questions. Germany is relaxing covid restrictions on travellers from the uk from tomorrow, theyll be able to enter the country even if theyre not residents. A Draft Law is being introduced to parliament to prevent Asylum Seekers staying in the uk if theyve already passed through a safe country. Schools in england will find out this afternoon how the government plans to relax the bubble rules that mean large numbers of pupils are sent home if a single child has a positive Covid Test. Last week more than 375 Thousand children in england were off school while isolating for ten days. The education secretary, gavin williamson, is expected to say the changes will come into effect on the 19th Ofjuly when most of englands covid regulations are set to be scrapped. Social distancing will be scrapped for the first time in 16 months. Face coverings will no longer be a legal requirement. Limits on socialising will be lifted bringing an to end to the rule of six indoors. And the advice to w
At Ellesmere Port. And at 2. 45pm, well be going across the uk to find out more about the stories affecting you from ourjournalists up and down the country. Stay with us for that. Hello and welcome if you have just joined us. The Health Secretary Sajid Javid has announced that people, whove had both doses of a Covid Vaccine, will no longer have to self isolate if they come into contact with a positive case of the virus. The change which will come into force on 16th August, and will also apply to people under the age of 18 who are currently not eligible for vaccination. And in the last half hour, the Education Secretary Gavin williamson has announced an end to the bubble system in English Schools with no more Self Isolation for pupils who come into contact with positive cases. Heres what Mr Williamson had to say. Though keeping children inconsistent groups was essential to control the spread of the virus when our population was less vaccinated, we recognise that the system of bubbles a