mps were sent explicit messages and images, in a suspected parliamentary honeytrap. more than 150 people have been rescued from flood waters in and around sydney — as more people prepare to leave their homes. the area's main dam supplying most of the city's drinking water has started overflowing. it follows three days of torrential rainfall. let's get more now on the story that the conservative mp, dr luke evans, has said he was a victim of "cyber flashing". he alerted police who are now investigating a suspected westminster honeytrap. he spoke to the leicestershire police force last month after receiving unsolicited pictures of naked women on whatsapp. the metropolitan police has also confirmed it is investigating explicit images and messages sent to mp5. our political correspondent charlotte wright has more.

yes, so this is william wragg, the conservative mp, who says he met this person on the gay dating app grindr, and he handed over a number of mp's phone numbers. he spoke to the times afterwards saying that he was very sorry, that he was mortified by it, but that he was scared because this person had compromising things on him. so there has been support, as you heard in helen's report for william wragg from senior mps within the conservative party who fear that he may have been a victim of this. there are questions, though, over hisjudgment in handing over those phone numbers, for a parliamentarian to do that when these numbers are clearly sensitive information, has been questioned by some mps, including within the conservative party, but william wragg told the times that he was mortified and frankly he felt scared because this person that he had met initially on the dating app grindr had

compromising material on him. well, to that point, when it comes to compromising material, what does this whole episode tell us about the risks that mps face when it comes to cybersecurity and these sort of malicious campaigns? it's a really important topic in parliament at the moment, staying safe online and cyber security. the parliamentary authorities say that they do give advice to mps on staying safe online. but clearly, you know, there are vulnerabilities here. we seem to have more questions than answers really at the moment about exactly what has happened, exactly what the motivations are behind all of this, whether this person is acting by themselves or on behalf of others. and that is something that the police will need to investigate. both the metropolitan police and leicestershire police are looking into this at the moment. luke evans, the mp who has identified himself as being a victim of having received these messages, he said that he hoped by coming

forward it would encourage others to report the same. and the speaker's office in parliament has also encouraged others to come forward if they've received messages of a similar nature. police will spend the weekend searching for further body parts in a salford woodland after finding a torso wrapped in plastic. greater manchester police have not yet identified the victim, but have confirmed he is a man, likely to be older than 40, and has only been dead for a matter of days. they have launched a murder investigation. our reporter yunus mulla has more. kersal wetlands, in salford, a nature reserve and the focus of a murder investigation. a forensic tent is in place where it's believed a human torso was found wrapped in plastic. greater manchester police say a passer—by reported what was said to be an unknown item. we do know these remains are human and it would not be possible for them to have survived. from forensic inquiries so far

we believe that these remains are likely to have been here for a matter of days and it really is a tragic case. a number of entrances have been sealed off to allow forensic investigations, with police dogs being used as part of searches. but no arrests have been made. and police say inquiries in the area will include speaking to dog walkers and passers by who may have noticed unusual activity. our priority now is establishing who this person is and ensuring that we carry out a diligent and respectful investigation on behalf of that person and theirfamily, whoever they may be. we are keeping an open mind and we're doing all we can to establish the circumstances. this kind of discovery will be concerning. police say the smallest bit of information could provide the breakthrough they need. yunus mulla, bbc news, salford. more than two million workers in england, wales and scotland are having tojuggle caring

for a loved one alongside holding down a job. campaigners say many are forced to give up work because of a lack of support and flexibility. but, a new law that comes into force today is hoping to change that... abi smitton has been finding out more. every wednesday, debbie takes her husband, mick, cycling. we love it. it's something that puts a smile on both ourfaces. coming out here cycling, it's good for our mental health as well as physical health. it gives us something to look forward to. mick had a stroke three years ago that left him paralysed on one side of his body. debbie became his carer while also trying to juggle a full—timejob. it completely blew our world apart as to how difficult it was at the time. it has been absolutely exhausting. there are ups and downs. there are just days where you are absolutely

shattered and you just need to carry on. she is one of thousands of unpaid carers who have either theirjobs or reduce their hours to juggle caring responsibilities. it's estimated that 2.3 million people in employment in england and wales also provide unpaid care. from today, the carers leave act requires employers in england, wales, and scotland to offer leave to carers every year. # you are my sunshine... trisha cares for her daughter, amelia, who has a rare genetic condition, requiring constant support. i didn't immediately identify myself as a carer. i saw myself as a parent. we have all these hospital appointments, admissions, and having to deal with seizures or the fact that you never know if your day is going to take a different turn. it isn't all bleak. the fun and joy that she brings

to our life, we always say you are never going to get a hug like you would from a child with the syndrome. tricia's employer is one of the few that already have a policy to support unpaid carers in place. i have worked for the company for nearly 18 years now. i am a carer, but i am also me. carers ultimately will have to take time off to look after their loved ones. ultimately life is more important than work. if you don't have a carers leave policy, carers will have to use sickness leave. they will have to take emergency holidays. it makes it difficult for the employees and companies. if you have policy with carers feeling free to talk to their manager, it actually causes less disruption and less cost to a business than it would. for some, the new law is too little, too late. katie had to give up work to take on caring for her husband,

as well as other relatives. there are so many carers who are really terribly suffering with poverty, with the cost—of—living crisis, with energy bills going up, more so than anybody else, because they cannot pull another shift. they cannot increase their employment. they cannot do any of those things as their caring roles intensifies. debbie's employer has trialled the five—day leave for carers, and it has already made a difference. over the last 12 months i have used up all my leave and we have had a couple of emergencies. it is such a relief, the additional there just in case. i love going to work. it's a break from me from all the stuff at home. it is always nice to come to home, though. cool? yeah. abi smitton, bbc news. nhs bosses and leading patient

groups have expressed their concern about royal mail's plans to cut second—class deliveries to every other weekday. in a letter to the daily telegraph, nhs providers says nearly two million nhs appointments were missed because people didn't receive their letters — and patient safety could be at risk. earlier, i asked our reporter ben wolvin about the medical concern. well, we know that royal mail finances are under a lot of pressure at the moment for some time. at the moment. for some time, the company has been looking to adapt its business model. in the first half of the last financial year, it posted losses of more than £300 million. these latest proposals announced earlier this week would mean cutting the delivery of second class mail so that second class letters are only delivered on three days a week. the problem is that that second class post includes a large amount of important correspondence from the nhs. this is appointment letters, treatment plans and test results

and that has led to this concern from medics. and what has royal mail said in response to these concerns? well, royal mail says it will work with the nhs to try to find a way of sorting this out. i've got more detail here on the concern that we're hearing from the nhs. a letter signed from the chief executive of nhs providers, which is the organisation that represents nhs trusts in england, says that these proposals from royal mail are extremely worrying and could compromise patients safety. it says that more than 2 million people in england already missed appointments in 2022 to 2023 and that could have been the result of delays to the post. it says this proposal could make that situation even worse. and this notjust having an impact on patients,

individual patients, but a big problem for the nhs with the cost of missed hospital appointments estimated to be around £1 billion a year. a woman who says she was in constant pain for six months after her breast implant burst has had to pay £11,000 to have it removed privately. beth hewson, is one of the 117,000 women in the uk, who was fitted with a faulty implant before they were banned in 2010. before they were banned in 2010. she's been speaking to our reporter louise fewster. for the last six months, beth hewson has been in constant pain after one of her breast implants she had fitted in her 20s ruptured. i know it's ruptured, but i don't know where it is. i can feel it inside, i can feel it moving around inside. i'm stressed and... it's so much worry. after the gp confirmed that one implant had ruptured and leaked into her body,

she was put on an nhs waiting list — but because of the constant pain, she decided to go private. it's costing £11,000, just over £11,000, to get the pip implants removed because the nhs said i had to wait 12 months, and i can't wait 12 months. so, it's friday night, my operation is tomorrow, and i'm feeling extremely nervous about it. hopefully things will start to get better. so, i'm back from surgery, it's 7:00 at night. i'm so relieved, so relieved that it's over. this is an image of the ruptured implant which the surgeon removed last month, relieving beth of the pain she's been suffering

with over the last year. the implant she received 1a years ago were banned in 2010 because they were made from cheap industrial silicone, made for mattresses, not cosmetic surgery, and were prone to splitting. since she found out how unsafe they were, beth has been trying to find a way to get them replaced. i didn't have the funds at the time to be able to do anything about it, so i went back to where i had them done initially, i went back to transform and asked them if they could remove them free of charge, not necessarily replacing them, butjust taking them out so at least you felt safe, and they refused to do that. in a statement transform health care told the bbc: "we followed the independent expert advice to the industry format at the time, which did not recommend the routine removal of pip breast implants." following on from her surgery, beth is hoping to put her painful past behind her and move on. it's been debilitating, it really has.

stressful, emotional for everybody, notjust myself, my husband, my family. it's just been a really stressful period, and i'm just glad that i'm coming to the end of it. louise fewster, bbc news. let's look at train drivers now. train drivers from five more operators are on strike today, affecting journeys across england, wales and scotland. it's the latest industrial action by members of the aslef union. the dispute is over pay and working conditions — and has been deadlocked for months. debt charities are seeing an increasing number of people coming to them struggling to pay their council tax. millions of households in england, wales and northern ireland will see their bills rise this month. latest figures from the charity stepchange says that one in three people is behind on payments,

and the average debt owed is more than £1,700. for many, it's become a habit when visiting somewhere new to instantly whip out your phone and take as many pictures as possible to get that one perfect shot for social media. but people are now being warned not to risk their lives for a selfie, after tourists were recently seen standing dangerously close to the edge of the famous seven sisters chalk cliffs. 0ur reporter victoria bourne has the story. behind the scenes of getting the perfect shot — tourists continue to take risks here, seemingly oblivious to the dangers. in 2017, a south korean student fell to her death afterjumping in the air for a photograph here. jj waller comes to the birling gap regularly to capture people at the beautiful spot. people don't understand the chalk is very soft, not like hard rock, so it is very risky and dangerous. and the weather we have been having recently, it is very unstable.

but the reason i come here, like they do, is because it truly is an iconic place. the national trust advises people to stay at least five metres, or 16 feet, from the cliff edge. the coastguard warns people that gusts of wind can affect your balance and can even be fatal. despite this, we have seen people teetering close to the edge and even overhanging it. we come from china, and it really is a beautiful sight, so we just want to see the beautiful things and take some pictures, yes. i wouldn't allow my children to get too close to the cliff edge. - yes, that would be dangerous. the only thing is the wind is too strong. it's too strong. it is a well—known issue to locals. it turns my stomach. i don't walk close to the edge. i don't let my dog of the lead close of the edge. it is really dangerous, really dangerous. the area has been affected by erosion

and the national trust has said that the cliffs are unstable in places. getting the perfect selfie, or the right thing to post on instagram and such, it isn't worth taking the risk with your life or those of other people. and, of course, if you get into problems, it's the coastguard and others that have to come out. as the weather improves, no doubt visitor numbers will increase and more risks will be taken. victoria bourne, bbc news, birling gap. now, her voice brought hope to many during world war two, and now campaigners want to raise a million pounds to complete a memorial sculpture to dame vera lynn. more than £600,000 has been raised so far to honour the forces sweetheart, who died 4 years ago. her daughter has been speaking to our reporter sara smith. # we'll meet again. # don't know where. # don't know when #. it's the song, the image which has

carried through the decades, now captured in sculpture. dame vera lynn stands at the front and sings. behind her, scenes from world war ii, both overseas and at home. for her daughter, this tells the story notjust of her mother, but of the importance of the role of those who didn't pick up a gun, but were still doing their bit. it's not only for mummy, it's also for all artists who gave their time. it was very brave of them to go out to all these different places to lift the morale. susan fleet was dame vera's friend and pa. the elements within it are the boys with the piano, st paul's during the blitz, the family round the radiogram, there's the musicians. it captures so much. when dame vera died it wasn'tjust ditchling, but the whole country, in the midst of a pandemic, who remembered a woman whose voice had meant so much during terrible

times and it's that which inspired sculptor paul day. i've had the opportunity and the privilege of making a number of sculptures, memorials in honour to people who fought in the second world war and have served in various ways and in different conflicts. i like my art to serve stories that are meaningful and impact us all in some way. the work has yet to be turned into bronze. another million pounds is needed to complete it, but say those busy fundraising, dame vera is worth it. her whole life was in service. she was a wonderful singer. what she did during world war ii going out to burma, going out to her boys to bring them a bit of home. her voice means so much to people, not just then, but still now. and this, it's hoped, will help bring her story, her voice to future generations too.

sarah smith, bbc news. a garden centre that provides work experience for people with learning disabilities is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year. the milestone was marked with a vist from a very special green—fingered guest, as amanda harper reports from harrogate, in north yorkshire. beautiful things, put them in your hanging basket. hanging baskets, this time of year. yeah, they're looking fabulous. everyone is passionate about their plants here at horticap. the garden nursery in harrogate supports students with additional needs, teaching them new skills and providing valuable work experience. it's just nice to be with everyone and most days when i go home and tell everybody what i've been doing all day, which is nice. just makes me very happy. and every morning i come here on a monday and thursday.

i look forward to coming here. it all started with a muddy field, an old van and just a handful of students. but over the decades it's grown and flourished. some of the original students are still here today, and there's plenty to smile about as this year, horticap celebrates its 40th anniversary. hip—hip, hooray! of course, the students had to throw a party. and who better to help them celebrate than their patron and star gardener, alan titchmarsh? a0 years is a long time. i've been patron for i think round about 20. and to watch them literally grow at this nursery has been a delight. and it's such valuable work they do. every time i come up and i come up quite a lot, there's a new building gone up large, small, whatever. it's so well supported, but it needs to be supported. it's one of those organisations that really does repay all of our efforts to show what a valuable thing gardening and horticulture is in enriching our lives.

and those particularly those people here. yes, the nursery has been a real labour of love with the students at the heart of everything. it's super exciting that we've got to 40 years old. we're just super proud of what our students have achieved and what they then take back home, back into the community. and that's what's special about horticap. and the nursery will continue to grow from strength to strength. everyone's welcome. a real haven for horticulture. comedian and actor sasha baron cohen and his wife, eileen fisher, have announced that they are divorcing. they say they have jointly failed to end their marriage last year. the pair, who have three children, met

in 2001 and married in 2010 stop this comes as the australian actress rebel wilson has made allegations about sasha baron cohen in her memoir, rebel rising, saying they were in a dispute during filming of a movie. he has denied the claims, and said through lawyers that those allegations had no basis in reality. france will become the first non—commonwealth country to take part in the king's changing of the guard ceremony — to mark the 120th anniversary of the entente cordiale. emily brown reports. the entente cordiale was set out in 1904 between britain and france, and to mark the 120th anniversary, french guards will... buckingham

palace. france will become the first non—commonwealth country to take part in the ceremony. 32 french soldiers willjoin 42 guardsmen and prayed the growing together. let's find out what we can expect to see. to the public, they will be surprised, because they will see french gendarmerie on the skort of buckingham palace, and they will see what is very similar to a kings guard change. but like the court of buckingham palace. the? guard change. but like the court of buckingham palace.— buckingham palace. they will be ins - ected buckingham palace. they will be impeded by _ buckingham palace. they will be inspected by the _ buckingham palace. they will be inspected by the duke _ buckingham palace. they will be inspected by the duke and - buckingham palace. they will be i inspected by the duke and duchess buckingham palace. they will be - inspected by the duke and duchess of edinburgh. they will also perform both countriesanthems. meanwhile, a similar garage change attended by president macron in paris will see 16 british troops, and it will celebrate the two nations' historic military and diplomatic ties. what's the secret to

living a long—life? well, one great—grandfather from merseyside, who hasjust become the world's oldest man, says it's down to eating fish and chips every friday. john tinniswood from southport, is 111 years and 224 days old. he was born in 1912 — the same year the titanic sank. apart from a weekly fish supper, he says regular exercise is also important. if you don't eat too much, so long as you exercise both the brain and the body, it should keep you young. if you don't, they will weather! it's as simple as that. now it's time for a look at the weather with elizabeth rizzini. don kathleen has arrived, and it is

bringing us in the far north—west. it is bringing some very warm air indeed. we've seen gusts of wind and excessive 90 mph at the tops of the cairngorms, but even the low levels through the isles of scilly, we had gusts in excess of 60, close to 70 mph. the storms anchored way out to the west of the uk, and it is allowing this south—westerly wind to push up some very warm air from africa, and so temperature is really quite dramatically different, particularly in scotland, where just a few days ago we were seeing a maximum of 5 degrees. not much in the way of rain around for the rest of the day. sunny spells and scattered showers. there will be cloud around the time to time, and it will say windy. inland, we are looking at around 45 mph plus winds, and out through the irish sea we could see 65, close to 70 miles an hour wind gusts still continuing. temperatures will be way above where they should be for this time of year, anywhere above 20 degrees will

make it the hottest day of the year so far, we could see a high of 22 across east anglia. a pulse of wet weather, some sellers moving their way through the east through the night. we keep cloud around as well, and it will stay mild through the night. double figures across the south—east. we start off tomorrow morning with the spell of wet weather, and we could see some showers just funnelling together any fairly organised line through the south—west, coming up through the bristol channel towards the midlands. here, wind gusts could be a little bit stronger, 50 mph at times. they will still be mild for the time of year, looking at ten to 17 degrees the overall high. 0ne the time of year, looking at ten to 17 degrees the overall high. one day has another low that could bring yet more wet and windy weather, in a similar track of the storm. a brief role in behind for another load continues to push on from the atlantic. the weather pattern stays the same, we are looking at the same pretty unsettled with showers are longer spells of rain. temperatures

will come downjust a longer spells of rain. temperatures will come down just a touch, so if you are planning to spend some time outside, this is a story. rain or showers, lighterwinds, outside, this is a story. rain or showers, lighter winds, temperatures about average.

live from london. this is bbc news. the israel military confirms it's recovered the body of hostage elad katzirfrom khan younis — nearly 6 months after being abducted by hamas. also: president biden faces growing pressure from within his own party to pause arms sales to israel, following an israeli air strike that killed seven aid workers. two police forces in the uk are investigating reports that several mps were sent explicit messages and images, in a suspected parliamentary honeytrap. and more than 150 people

are rescued from floods in and around sydney — as others prepare to leave their homes. hello, welcome to bbc news. we start this hour with the war in the middle east. the israeli army says it's recovered the body of a hostage, who was abducted by hamas during the october 7th attacks. in a post on x, the israel defense forces said security forces recovered the body of elad katzir from khan yunis and returned him to israeli territory. the post said mr katzir was abducted from kibbutz nir oz, and that his mother hanna, was also abducted but released in november. his father, avraham was murdered in the kibbutz. the idf says mr katzir was murdered in captivity.

allison kaplan sommer is a journalist at israeli