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Colin Pitchfork: Double schoolgirl murderer can be released - BBC News

A double child killer who was the first murderer to be convicted using DNA evidence can be released, the Parole Board has confirmed.

Colin Pitchfork, 61, was jailed for life for raping and murdering 15-year-olds Lynda Mann and Dawn Ashworth in Leicestershire in the 1980s.

Pitchfork has spent 33 years in prison - he was last denied parole in 2018.

The Parole Board said it was satisfied Pitchfork was suitable for release, which is subject to conditions.

"We can confirm that a panel of the Parole Board has directed the release of Colin Pitchfork following an oral hearing," a Parole Board spokesman said.

"Parole reviews are undertaken thoroughly and with extreme care. Protecting the public is our number one priority."

The decision is provisional for 21 days, the spokesman added.

'Positive behaviour'

In a document explaining its decision, the Parole Board said at the time of the offences, Pitchfork had been someone who thought "about sex a lot" and used "violence and excessive force" and "sex to demonstrate power and control over women".

He also struggled to cope with anger, loneliness and had a willingness to "seek revenge".

But in prison, the Parole Board said he had taken part in several courses to address his behaviour and the panel heard Pitchfork's "behaviour in custody had been positive and had included extensive efforts to help others", including learning skills to help disabled people.

The panel concluded: "After considering the circumstances of his offending, the progress made while in custody and the evidence presented at the hearing, the panel was satisfied that Mr Pitchfork was suitable for release."

Colin Pitchfork: Two brutal murders

A poster asking for help catching the killer of schoolgirls Lynda Mann and Dawn Ashworth

Colin Pitchfork, 22 at the time of the first murder, was married with two sons. He was a baker who grew up in rural Leicestershire and lived in Littlethorpe
In November 1983 he left his baby son sleeping in the back of his car and raped and strangled 15-year-old Lynda Mann in Narborough. He then drove home and put his son to bed
Three years later, less than a mile from where Lynda died, he raped and murdered Dawn Ashworth, also 15, of Enderby. The pathologist who examined her body described it as a "brutal sexual assault"
A police investigation initially led to the wrong man, a local 17-year-old who falsely confessed to one of the killings. After an unprecedented mass screening of 5,000 men using pioneering "DNA profiling" technology, Pitchfork was eventually caught. At first, Pitchfork had evaded justice by persuading a colleague to take the test for him
He pleaded guilty to both murders in September 1987 and was sentenced to life in January 1988. The judge said the killings were "particularly sadistic" and he doubted Pitchfork would ever be released
In 2009, his 30-year life tariff was reduced by two years for "exceptional progress" - a decision that was strongly criticised by the families of his victims
He was moved to an undisclosed open prison at some point prior to 8 January 2017, after his request for release

A source close to Justice Secretary Robert Buckland said the government would take legal advice to explore the use of the "reconsideration mechanism".

The Parole Board Reconsideration Mechanism, introduced in 2019, gives people the right to ask for a decision to be looked at again if they believe it was "procedurally unfair" or "irrational".

'Immoral, wrong and dangerous'

South Leicestershire MP Alberto Costa, who had met with the Parole Board over Pitchfork's case, told the BBC he was "appalled" at the news.

"Even though some 30 years have passed, this isn't the sort of crime one can ever forget," he said.

"My constituents remember the victims, people who went to school with these victims.

"It would be immoral, wrong and frankly dangerous to release this disgraceful murderer of two children."

Speaking to the BBC when Pitchfork was last denied parole, Lynda's mother Kath Eastwood said: "The Parole Board have made the right decision [and] put the families of the victims first and listened to us before the murderer.

"Let us hope this continues."

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Pitchfork's parole hearing was held via video link on 22 March and included evidence from his probation office and a prison service psychologist.

The board then considered the evidence along with an examination of the "robustness" of the risk management plan before concluding its review on 25 May.

His release is subject to a number of licence conditions.

These include living at a designated address, taking part in probation supervision, wearing an electronic tag, taking part in lie detector tests and having to disclose what vehicles he uses and who he speaks to, with particular limits on contact with children.

He will also be subject to a curfew, have restrictions on using technology and limits on where he can go.

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'Immoral, wrong and dangerous'

A source close to Justice Secretary Robert Buckland said the government would take legal advice to explore the use of the "reconsideration mechanism".

The Parole Board Reconsideration Mechanism, introduced in 2019, gives people the right to ask for a decision to be looked at again if they believe it was "procedurally unfair" or "irrational".

South Leicestershire MP Alberto Costa, who had met with the Parole Board over Pitchfork's case, told the BBC he was "appalled" at the news.

"Even though some 30 years have passed, this isn't the sort of crime one can ever forget," he said.

"My constituents remember the victims, people who went to school with these victims. It's immoral, wrong and dangerous to release this murderer of two children."

Colin Pitchfork: Two brutal murders

Colin Pitchfork, 22 at the time of the first murder, was married with two sons. He was a baker who grew up in rural Leicestershire and lived in Littlethorpe
In November 1983 he left his baby son sleeping in the back of his car and raped and strangled 15-year-old Lynda Mann in Narborough. He then drove home and put his son to bed
Three years later, less than a mile from where Lynda died, he raped and murdered Dawn Ashworth, also 15, of Enderby. The pathologist who examined her body described it as a "brutal sexual assault"
A police investigation initially led to the wrong man, a local 17-year-old who falsely confessed to one of the killings. After an unprecedented mass screening of 5,000 men using pioneering "DNA profiling" technology, Pitchfork was eventually caught. At first, Pitchfork had evaded justice by persuading a colleague to take the test for him
He pleaded guilty to both murders in September 1987 and was sentenced to life in January 1988. The judge said the killings were "particularly sadistic" and he doubted Pitchfork would ever be released
In 2009, his 30-year life tariff was reduced by two years for "exceptional progress" - a decision that was strongly criticised by the families of his victims
He was moved to an undisclosed open prison at some point prior to 8 January 2017, after his request for release

"Let us hope this continues."

Pitchfork's release is subject to a number of licence conditions.

He will also be subject to a curfew, have restrictions on using technology and limits on where he can go.

Follow BBC East Midlands on Facebook, on Twitter, or on Instagram. Send your story ideas to eastmidsnews@bbc.co.uk.

'Immoral, wrong and dangerous'

A source close to Justice Secretary Robert Buckland said the government would take legal advice to explore the use of the "reconsideration mechanism".

The Parole Board Reconsideration Mechanism, introduced in 2019, gives people the right to ask for a decision to be looked at again if they believe it was "procedurally unfair" or "irrational".

South Leicestershire MP Alberto Costa, who had met with the Parole Board over Pitchfork's case, told the BBC he was "appalled" at the news.

"Even though some 30 years have passed, this isn't the sort of crime one can ever forget," he said.

"My constituents remember the victims, people who went to school with these victims. It's immoral, wrong and dangerous to release this murderer of two children."

Colin Pitchfork: Two brutal murders

Colin Pitchfork, 22 at the time of the first murder, was married with two sons. He was a baker who grew up in rural Leicestershire and lived in Littlethorpe
In November 1983 he left his baby son sleeping in the back of his car and raped and strangled 15-year-old Lynda Mann in Narborough. He then drove home and put his son to bed
Three years later, less than a mile from where Lynda died, he raped and murdered Dawn Ashworth, also 15, of Enderby. The pathologist who examined her body described it as a "brutal sexual assault"
A police investigation initially led to the wrong man, a local 17-year-old who falsely confessed to one of the killings. After an unprecedented mass screening of 5,000 men using pioneering "DNA profiling" technology, Pitchfork was eventually caught. At first, Pitchfork had evaded justice by persuading a colleague to take the test for him
He pleaded guilty to both murders in September 1987 and was sentenced to life in January 1988. The judge said the killings were "particularly sadistic" and he doubted Pitchfork would ever be released
In 2009, his 30-year life tariff was reduced by two years for "exceptional progress" - a decision that was strongly criticised by the families of his victims
He was moved to an undisclosed open prison at some point prior to 8 January 2017, after his request for release

"Let us hope this continues."

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Foreign aid: Boris Johnson 'all but certain' to avoid Tory rebellion over cut to foreign aid budget, sources say - Sky News

Boris Johnson could narrowly avoid a rebellion by some of his own Conservative MPs as a vote over cuts to the foreign aid budget hangs in the balance.

Thirty Tories, including former prime minister Theresa May and four other cabinet ministers, were backing a rebellion against the £4bn reduction and had hoped to force a vote on the matter.

A Labour source has told Sky News that it is "all but certain" that House of Commons clerks have ruled that the amendment, which was proposed to the Advanced Research and Innovation Agency Bill, is not in scope.

But Conservative MP and former international development secretary Andrew Mitchell says the Speaker is yet to decide whether to accept the tabled amendment and allow a vote to take place this evening.

Chief backbench rebel Mr Mitchell told Sky News: "I don't know where this information is coming from, I think it is being spun, but I have just literally come out of a meeting with Mr Speaker where we have been putting our viewpoint to him - and I know that Mr Speaker has not yet made a decision."

Under parliamentary procedure, Commons Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle gets to decide whether to select amendments and allow votes on them based on the advice of his clerks.

The proposed amendment intended to make the government commit to reinstating the 0.7% target from next year - from the funding for this new "high-risk" science agency which he obscure legislation would create - if it is not met through alternative means.

Britain's aid spending was cut by the chancellor last November in what was intended to be a temporary move, but without a vote in parliament. Mr Sunak told MPs at the time that keeping it at the higher level "cannot be justified to the British people".

One Tory rebel said: "There is a whiff of disrespect for the House of Commons that the government was so keen to avoid a vote on the cut. We are supposed to be a democracy."

Speaking to Sky News on Monday, Conservative former minister David Davis said the cut was "not necessary", adding that it "does not make economic sense".

"As you have heard from Lisa Nandy and others it will undermine our position - a very, very hard won position with so-called soft power, our respect in the world if you like - it will undermine that too.

"But for me, the issue is about lives, children's lives, and frankly, even if it was an unpopular policy I would still stand up for it.

"I don't want to be a member of a government or a supporter of a government that is effectively deciding to lead to tens of thousands of deaths of small children," he said.

Just under £10bn is to be allocated to departments for foreign aid spending in 2021-22, down from more than £14bn in 2019-20.

Labour's shadow foreign secretary Lisa Nandy also called on the PM to change his mind over the matter.

"He (Boris Johnson) could change his mind, he could reverse this, he could just admit that cutting global aid in the middle of a pandemic is the wrong this to do.

"It is short-sighted, it is not in Britain's interest and he could solve this very, very quickly," she told Sky News.

But Solicitor General Lucy Frazer defended the government's position.

"Last year we were the third largest donor globally in terms of international aid, so we really do pay a significant amount to help the world generally.

"And even without the 0.7% this year, we will be investing £10bn - and that is really important.

"But we are in the middle of a pandemic and it is really important that we support the effort here as well," she told Sky News.

Polling last year suggested two-thirds of the public backed a cut to foreign aid, due to financial challenges at home.

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Queen 'delighted' after Harry and Meghan announce birth of baby girl - BBC News

The Queen is "delighted" after the Duke and Duchess of Sussex announced the birth of their second child, Lilibet "Lili" Diana Mountbatten-Windsor, Buckingham Palace has said.

The Prince of Wales and the Duke of Cambridge also congratulated the couple on social media.

The Queen's 11th great-grandchild was born on Friday at a hospital in Santa Barbara, California.

Lilibet was the Queen's nickname when she was a child.

Buckingham Palace said: "The Queen, the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall, and the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have been informed and are delighted with the news."

Prince Charles, Prince Harry's father, and the Duchess of Cornwall tweeted: "Congratulations to Harry, Meghan and Archie on the arrival of baby Lilibet Diana. Wishing them all well at this special time."

Prince William and the Duchess and Cambridge said: "We are all delighted by the happy news of the arrival of baby Lili."

Prime Minister Boris Johnson sent his "many congratulations" to the couple and Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer welcomed the "wonderful news".

Lilibet was born at 11:40am local time, weighing 7 lbs 11oz.

She is eighth in line to the throne - meaning Prince Andrew, who was born as second in line in 1960, moves down to ninth place.

Lilibet - the Queen's family nickname - was coined when then-Princess Elizabeth was just a toddler and could not pronounce her name properly.

Her grandfather, King George V, would affectionately call her Lilibet, imitating her own attempts to say her name. It soon stuck and she became Lilibet to her family from then on.

Princess Elizabeth sitting in the horse drawn carriage with her grandparents King George V and Queen Mary in 1932

Prince Harry and Meghan said their baby's middle name, Diana, was chosen to honour her "beloved late grandmother", the Princess of Wales.

In a message of thanks on the couple's Archewell website, they said: "On June 4, we were blessed with the arrival of our daughter, Lili.

"She is more than we could have ever imagined, and we remain grateful for the love and prayers we've felt from across the globe.

"Thank you for your continued kindness and support during this very special time for our family."

The message adds that anyone wishing to send gifts is asked to "support or learn more about" organisations working for women and girls.

They have not released any photos of their daughter.

Use of the "very special and intimate" name Lilibet will not have come as a surprise to the Queen, according to Sunday Times royal editor Roya Nikkhah who suggested the monarch would have been asked or informed of the choice beforehand.

She told BBC Radio 4's Today programme: "It's that very intimate name that the Queen has used since she was very little and for me I thought perhaps this is a diplomatic olive branch offered to the Royal Family after what has been a fractious year between Harry and Meghan and the rest of the Royal Family."

Prince Harry, 36, and Meghan, 39, met on a blind date and married in May 2018 in a ceremony at Windsor Castle. They welcomed their first child, Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor, a year later.

Meghan's friend, Misan Harriman, who took black-and-white photographs of the couple for their pregnancy announcement, tweeted his congratulations: "Lilibet has arrived! Congratulations to my brave friend and her lovely family!"

Harry and Meghan holding their first child when Meghan was pregnant

Prince Harry has publicly reflected on his approach to parenthood recently, saying he wanted to "break the cycle" of the "pain and suffering" of his upbringing with his own children.

He and Meghan quit their roles as senior working royals in March 2020. Speaking last month, the duke said moving to the US had not been part of the plan, but he felt he had to put his family and mental health first.

As a result of the move, Lilibet is the most senior royal in the current line of succession to be born overseas.

Like her older brother Archie and most of the Queen's great-grandchildren, she is not eligible to have a royal title.

Under rules laid out more than 100 years ago, she would not be allowed to be a princess nor an HRH until Prince Charles becomes king.

In November, Meghan revealed she had a miscarriage several months earlier, writing about her "almost unbearable grief" in a deeply personal article for the New York Times.

In the piece, she said "despite the staggering commonality of [miscarriages], the conversation remains taboo, riddled with (unwarranted) shame" and went on to commend those who "bravely shared their stories", saying: "When one person speaks truth, it gives license for all of us to do the same."

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COVID-19: Latest figures are 'evidence' of third wave of coronavirus, says former govt scientific adviser - Sky News

Sir David King, a former chief scientific adviser to the government, said the current COVID-19 figures are "evidence of another wave appearing".

He told Sky News: "[There are] 5,300 new cases of the disease per day in the United Kingdom and we're up about 2,000 on last week.

"Now we've been discussing whether or not we're going into a serious third wave and I don't think we can possibly wait any longer. This is the evidence of another wave appearing."

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Around 400 infections a day are among people who have had both vaccines, said Sir David, who is the chair of the Independent Sage Group.

He said: "We know that anyone vaccinated twice is relatively safe against the virus.

"But let's not forget the one in 25 new cases are people who have been vaccinated twice - that means 400 new cases a day are people who had the vaccine twice."

He also called on ministers to delay the proposed 21 June easing of lockdown in England.

"[On] the number of people in our hospitals, which the government says is relatively stable, it's 932 per day going into hospital, which is up 65 from last week. It's not actually stable, it is slowly rising," he said.

"What all of this means is that intensive care is needed for a significant proportion of our population today.

"I'm very reluctant to say that we should not go out of lockdown on June 21, but I think the figures are in now, and it will be wise for the government to announce right away a delay in opening, just so that we can all plan for the post June 21 period."

When asked for how long, he replied: "I would give a few weeks' delay and see how the figures are emerging.

"So, I don't know how long.

"As the prime minister has said, it's data, not dates, that we should be governed by, and that's response as well."

Doctors fear easing coronavirus restrictions too soon will be a "recipe for disaster" amid warnings NHS staff are "terrified" about the impact reopening will have on the healthcare system.

Some frontline workers have said the health service is still "on its knees" and at higher capacity than usual.

Dr Megan Smith, who is also legal and policy officer for campaign group EveryDoctor, said: "Everyone in the NHS at the moment is kind of terrified."

She added the NHS is under pressure dealing with issues from the first waves of the pandemic and could not cope with even a small spike in COVID patients.

"Now patients have presented and a lot of them are presenting in a worse state," she said.

"We've heard of hospitals effectively closing their waiting lists, which is unheard of.

"Without question, there should be a pause. And in my view, there should be a look at whether there needs to be backtracking and have more restrictions in place.

"Obviously, that is a deeply unpopular thing to say."

Ravi Gupta, a professor of clinical microbiology at University of Cambridge, has warned that people should not forget the virus is still "on its way to mutating and becoming better at avoiding our defences".

He told BBC Breakfast: "The more transmissions that are allowed to happen, the greater the chance of these new added variants arising.

"We are not achieving the limitation of new infections in the way that we need to remain fully open as a society in the long term.

"I think that to go completely back to normal may not be in everyone's best interests.

"The views of scientists such as myself and others reflects the fact that we want this to be the last lockdown that we ever go into, and we do not want to go into a reverse situation which would be much more damaging to the economy, people's businesses and long-term welfare."

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2021-06-07 07:46:11Z
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Tory rebels 'cautiously optimistic' as they try to force PM to reverse cuts to the foreign aid budget - Sky News

Conservative Party MPs hope to force Boris Johnson to reverse cuts to the foreign aid budget in a vote this afternoon.

Thirty Tories, including former prime minister Theresa May and four former cabinet ministers, are backing a rebellion against the £4bn reduction.

They will need the support of around 45 Conservatives to defeat the government.

Andrew Mitchell MP, the former international development secretary, said they are "cautiously optimistic" of success in overturning the decision to cut aid from 0.7% of national income to 0.5%.

Fellow Conservative former minister David Davis told Sky News he is "pretty confident" that the rebels are "in winning territory".

He added that cut could "lead to tens of thousands of deaths of small children."

Shadow foreign secretary Lisa Nandy added that the government is making a "real mistake".

But Solicitor General Lucy Frazer said it was "important we support the effort" in the UK at this time in the pandemic.

Aid agencies have warned that the cuts will kill tens of thousands of desperate people who rely on British aid in countries such as Syria, Yemen and South Sudan, beset by a deadly combination of conflict, extreme weather and the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Among the programmes expected to be cut are those delivering food aid, clean water and sanitation, education for women and girls, and reproductive health.

Mr Mitchell told Sky News: "There's no question that far more than 100,000 avoidable deaths will take place as a result of these terrible cuts.

"For two decades now, Britain has been a development leader, not just putting its money where its mouth is but corralling others into the right policies to tackle these egregious levels of want and deprivation which disfigure our world.

"And frankly, to go into the G7 conference which Britain is chairing with that record, with every other G7 country maintaining or increasing their level of expenditure… I think it is an error of judgement by the government."

The amendment has been proposed to the Advanced Research and Innovation Agency Bill, an obscure piece of legislation to set up a new agency for "high-risk" science. Commons Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle will decide whether to allow a vote on it.

It would commit the government to reinstating the 0.7% target from next year - from the funding for this agency if it is not met through alternative means.

MPs told Sky News that Chancellor Rishi Sunak had been phoning colleagues on Sunday trying to convince them not to vote for the amendment.

One Tory rebel said: "There is a whiff of disrespect for the House of Commons that the government was so keen to avoid a vote on the cut. We are supposed to be a democracy."

Mr Davis told Sky News: "The simple truth is that this is not necessary, it is less than 1% of the borrowing that Rishi [Sunak] is going in for this year and as a result it doesn't make economic sense.

"And as you have heard from Lisa Nandy and others it will undermine our position - a very, very hard won position with so-called soft power, our respect in the world if you like - it will undermine that too.

"But for me, the issue is about lives, children's lives, and frankly, even if it was an unpopular policy I would still stand up for it.

"I don't want to be a member of a government or a supporter of a government that is effectively deciding to lead to tens of thousands of deaths of small children."

Just under £10bn is to be allocated to departments for foreign aid spending in 2021-22, down from more than £14bn in 2019-20.

Labour's Ms Nandy called on Prime Minister Boris Johnson to change his mind over the matter.

"He (Boris Johnson) could change his mind, he could reverse this, he could just admit that cutting global aid in the middle of a pandemic is the wrong this to do.

"It is short-sighted, it is not in Britain's interest and he could solve this very, very quickly," she told Sky News.

Kirsty McNeill, executive director of policy and campaigns at Save the Children, said: "It's the worst possible time for the UK to be cutting back its support.

"Two thirds of people in South Sudan are food insecure and yet the UK has cut its aid there by a third.

"In Yemen, the world's worst humanitarian catastrophe, where over 90% of children are dependent on humanitarian aid, cuts to UK aid have stood at 60%."

Meanwhile, Ms Frazer also confirmed the chancellor can count on her vote on the matter as "it is really important that we spend money at home at this time of the pandemic".

"Last year we were the third largest donor globally in terms of international aid, so we really do pay a significant amount to help the world generally," she told Sky News.

"And even without the 0.7% this year, we will be investing £10bn - and that is really important.

"But we are in the middle of a pandemic and it is really important that we support the effort here as well."

Polling last year suggested two-thirds of the public backed a cut to foreign aid, due to financial challenges at home.

Richard Holden, Tory MP for North West Durham, said the UK had funded the development of the life-saving AstraZeneca vaccine separately from the aid budget, which would be delivered across the world.

The prime minister will be hosting world leaders at the G7 summit in Carbis Bay, Cornwall later this week.

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