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News Tuesday 16 January 2018 Tuesday 16 January 2018 scared my children who thought the threat had gone away albeit while he was temporarily behind bars. has affected my ability to work I am constantly thinking of where I am being sent and whether he will be attempting to track me The journalist said she was around strangers and worried about coming home late, adding: man remains a threat in my life and my life. ability to do my work, hang out with my children, and lead a normal family life without constant suspicion and fear has been badly The court heard that Vines had refused to give up his pursuit of Maitlis after she shunned his advances. Sentencing him today, Judge Peter Ross said: sort of harassment has a crippling effect on the victim. psychological torture.

You scared her children and affected her ability to work. disgraceful He said the fact that Vines had been able to send a letter to her from Bul lingdon prison in Oxfordshire was of a and demanded an explanation from the governor. He accepted Vines had mental health issues but that doctors had said they had not triggered the harassment. Vines, who was representing himself, said: police did not listen to me. I personally fear years in jail will resolve Vines was first hit with a restraining order not to contact Maitlis, 47, in 2002 after she became alarmed following the murder of fellow TV presenter Jill Dando in 1999.

has damaged my job, my marriage and my family John Dunne NEWSNIGHT presenter Emily Maitlis was left feeling and let because a stalker who has harassed her for more than 25 years was able to continue his campaign from behind bars. Edward Vines, 47, has developed what one judge has described as an with the journalist since they attended Cambridge University in 1989. He has since bombarded her with letters, Oxford crown court heard today, where he was sentenced to a 45 months in jail for two counts of breaching a restraining order. Vines was jailed for three years in September 2016 after breaching a previous restraining order, but was able to contact Maitlis from prison in of a the court heard. One breach took place when Vines tried to contact Maitlis from prison where he was serving a sentence for ignoring a previous restraining order.

One letter, sent to the BBC and addressed to her, said: will not relent until you talk to In a victim impact report read to the court, Maitlis, who was not present, said: I heard that Edward Vines had breached his restraining order I felt scared and let down let down because it meant that even within the prison system the perpetrator was able to reach me. has affected my relationship with my husband, who is frustrated that we cannot get to the bottom of this problem, even though we have been tackling it through the CPS and courts for over 20 years, and it has Target: Emily Maitlis has been harassed by Edward Vines for more than 25 years Newsreader tells viewers: This a baby, a belly Benedict Moore-Bridger PresenTer steph McGovern today corrected BBC viewers who mistakenly congratulated her on being pregnant by joking that she was carrying some holiday weight. The financial journalist, far right, was discussing the Carillion collapse with BBC Breakfast co-hosts Louise Minchin and dan Walker this morning when she received tweets from viewers who thought she was expecting a baby. McGovern, 35, responded on Twitter: am not I am pot Two charged over stabbing of male model TWO men were appearing in court today charged with the murder of model Harry Uzoka, who was stabbed to death in the street in Bush. Mr Uzoka, 25, who had starred in campaigns for brands including Zara and Mercedes, was found collapsed on a pavement last Thursday.

Police have charged George Koh, 24, of Camden, and Jonathan Okigbo, 23, of Kentish Town, with murder. Koh also faces charges of possessing an offensive weapon. Koh was arrested on Sunday and Okigbo yesterday. The pair were appearing at Westminster court today. Mr Uzoka was on the books of Premier Model Management, which launched the careers of Naomi Campbell and Claudia Schiffer.

Model Jourdan Dunn was among those who paid tribute, tweeting: in paradise young Justin Davenport Crime Editor ability to work and hang out with my children without constant fear has been Emily Maitlis.