yesterday, durham police charged a 26 year old man, michael daymond, with her murder and this morning he appeared here at peterlee magistrates court. he spoke only to confirm his name and he has been remanded in custody. he will next appear before teesside crown court, that s on october the 10th. now, durham police say a 23 year old woman who was also arrested has now been released under investigation. our top story this lunchtime. more than 100 licences could be issued by the government for companies to explore for oil and gas in the north sea. and a tech giant warns russia could try to attack undersea cables carrying internet traffic. coming up in the sport in the next 15 minutes on the bbc news channel on formula 1 s return to suzuka, it s been a good day for mercedes. they top the time sheets ahead