any kind. it comes on the day it's revealed half a million households cancelled their licence fee last year. also on tonight's programme: charlotte dujardin, britain'sjoint most decorated female olympian, pulls out of the paris games, because of a video showing what she called "an error ofjudgement". the head of the us secret service has resigned in the wake of the attempted assassination of donald trump. how you feeling? good. and andy murray confirms he will be retiring from tennis after the paris olympics. on bbc london: stalking victims are being failed by the justice system — london's victims�* commissioner says two thirds of offences are committed by repeat offenders.

and coming up on bbc news the hundred has got under way with a double—header between oval invincibles and birmingham phoenix. it's the fourth year of the white ball competition. hello, welcome to the bbc news at six. the bbc�*s director general has apologised to strictly come dancing contestants after complaints of abusive behaviour on the show. tim davie said he was disappointed that some celebrity contestants had complained about how their dance partners treated them during rehearsals and said there are lines that should never be crossed, but he did confirm the show will return in september, for its 22nd series. his comments come on the day the bbc�*s annual report showed that half a million households cancelled their licence fee last year and the top on—air salaries were published. more on that in a moment, but first our media editor katie razzall has the latest on strictly. for weeks, instead of stories and

sequins and celebrity pairings, the bbc�*s biggest entertainment show has been mired in allegations as the strictly story ramped up, we asked them for an interview. instead after them for an interview. instead after the launch of its annual report, the bbc released a recording of the director general who, apologised for anyone who didn't have a positive experience on the show. alongside the fun and — experience on the show. alongside the fun and entertainment, - experience on the show. alongside the fun and entertainment, there l the fun and entertainment, there will be an element of competitiveness and hard work. that is part of what makes the show. but there are limits and the line should never be crossed. we will never tolerate unacceptable behaviour of any kind. tolerate unacceptable behaviour of an kind. . , , ., any kind. claims first emerged after amanda pulled _ any kind. claims first emerged after amanda pulled out _ any kind. claims first emerged after amanda pulled out of— any kind. claims first emerged after amanda pulled out of last _ any kind. claims first emerged after amanda pulled out of last year's - amanda pulled out of last year's contest, accusing giovanni pernice of cruel and mean behaviour, accusations that he denies. another dancer, graziano di prima was forced out after video showed him kicking

his dance partner. the latest revelations are from the paralympian table tennis player wilf bailey. less not criticising his partner, be he pulled out after suffering a life—changing injury in rehearsal. if they're good enough to get people with disabilities in, they have to make sure they're safe. it is not like i brought this up now. i brought this up in writing as well and i brought it up many times. because i think the other stories have come out that mine has got listened to. have come out that mine has got listened te— listened to. tim davie said the --eole listened to. tim davie said the peeple needed _ listened to. tim davie said the people needed to _ listened to. tim davie said the people needed to listen - listened to. tim davie said the people needed to listen and i listened to. tim davie said the i people needed to listen and learn and can always improve. has the bbc done enough to safeguard this jewel in its schedule? a show it sells to more than 60 countries? there is little doubt this has been deeply damaging, but it has not been fatal. the bbc released a photograph of

this series' dancers in rehearsal. the journalist who broke the story said without new allegations the show will survive.— said without new allegations the show will survive. there have been mistakes and _ show will survive. there have been mistakes and some _ show will survive. there have been mistakes and some very _ show will survive. there have been | mistakes and some very unpleasant allegations and a lot of problems on the show_ allegations and a lot of problems on the show and it is hard for it to come — the show and it is hard for it to come back— the show and it is hard for it to come back from that, but there is a feeling _ come back from that, but there is a feeling from the public they want it to come _ feeling from the public they want it to come back, they love it. sol think_ to come back, they love it. sol think the — to come back, they love it. sol think the bbcjust about doing enough — think the bbc 'ust about doing enou:h. , ., , think the bbc 'ust about doing enou:h. ,., , “ enough. hundreds of people the bbc said today have _ enough. hundreds of people the bbc said today have had _ enough. hundreds of people the bbc said today have had a _ enough. hundreds of people the bbc said today have had a brilliant - said today have had a brilliant experience on strictly. with the new plans for welfare officers, the hope is that the new series will restore the shine to the famous glitter ball. katie is with me and annual report tells us more about the corporations

finances. , ,, . , ., , finances. yes the strictly saga is overshadowing _ finances. yes the strictly saga is overshadowing that. _ finances. yes the strictly saga is overshadowing that. usually - finances. yes the strictly saga is overshadowing that. usually it i finances. yes the strictly saga is j overshadowing that. usually it is the salaries that do that. gary lineker is the highest paid presenter, earning up to £1. 35. zoe ball second. just short of a million a year. third huw edwards, who got a pay rise of £40,000 last year. taking his salary up to £480,000. he only worked for the first three months of the year before allegations about him came out. tim davie said the bbc wouldn't have wasted money unless it was doing the right thing. other top lines in the report include a fall in the number of licence fee payers. we have some numbers here, that from 24.4 million to 23.9 billion. that is 500,000

fewer. that is £80 million less for the bbc. it continues a trend we have seen in the fragmented media landscape and the bbc announced that it will lay off 500 more staff on top of the 2,000 it had already announced. on a more positive note the bbc still does reach 95% of uk adults. and the report says the bbc contributes £5 billion to the uk economy. contributes £5 billion to the uk econom . ., ~' contributes £5 billion to the uk econom . ., ~ , ., charlotte dujardin, britain's joint most decorated female olympian, has pulled out of paris 2024 after a video emerged from four years ago showing her making what's she called "an error ofjudgement". the six time dressage medallist said she's withdrawing from the games while an investigation is carried out. our sports news corresponent laura scott has the story. having danced her way to dressage

stardom in london 2012, charlotte dujardin cemented her status as one of the most successful british olympians. selected for her fourth games, she was expected to make history in paris by winning another medal a seventh, to overtake dame laura kenny. but she won't claim that crown, because today came an announcement that she was withdrawing from the games after a video from a coaching session four years ago. she added: the video is now subject to an investigation by the international federation for equestrian sport. but

few details have emerged beyond charlotte dujardin describing it as something for which she is sorry. it has serious ramifications notjust for damage damage charlotte dujardin, and team gb, but the sport as a whole. this is a developing story and it caught a lot of people off guard when charlotte dujardin issued her own statement today, not through the official british channels. it does leave a lot of issues to be ironed out. not least who will replace her in paris on the british team. she was expected to challenge for individual gold and her team mates are now without her as they challenge for team gold. there are a lot of questions about the nature of the video and i should add we know very little. but we are expecting a statement from the

international equestrian federation who said they won't comment on the nature of the video while the information is undergoing, but we understand it relates to animal welfare. we will expect something from british equestrian as well. with three days until the olympics, this story has rocked the british team. thank you. the head of the us secret service has resigned — a day after she faced tough questions at a congressional hearing into the attempted assassination of donald trump. kim cheatle had acknowledged that the incident ten days ago, where a man in the crowd was killed, marked the service's most significant failure in decades, but had resisted repeated calls to stand down. our north america correspondent nomia iqbal reports. look at what happened... since this moment happened, _ look at what happened... since this moment happened, the _ look at what happened... since this moment happened, the questions l look at what happened... since this | moment happened, the questions for the secret service have been

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would resign and that the secret service's mission is to protect our leaders and infrastructure and on july 13th we fell short on that mission, as your director i take full responsibility for the security lapse. kimberley cheatle had been in the job lapse. kimberley cheatle had been in thejob for lapse. kimberley cheatle had been in the job for less than two years. the calls for her to go had been from both sides 5. calls for her to go had been from both side , ,, , calls for her to go had been from both side_ how| calls for her to go had been from - both side_ how many both sides s. she resigned. how many chances? both sides s. she resigned. how many changes? she — both sides s. she resigned. how many changes? she must _ both sides s. she resigned. how many changes? she must have _ both sides s. she resigned. how many changes? she must have been - both sides s. she resigned. how many i changes? she must have been watching our ress changes? she must have been watching our press conference. _ changes? she must have been watching our press conference. i'm _ changes? she must have been watching our press conference. i'm glad - changes? she must have been watching our press conference. i'm glad she - our press conference. i'm glad she did the right thing. our immediate reaction is that it is overdue. we have to rebuild faith and trust in the secret service as an agency. it has an important responsibility in protecting presidents and former presidents and officials. jae protecting presidents and former presidents and officials. joe biden who appointed — presidents and officials. joe biden who appointed kimberley - presidents and officials. joe biden who appointed kimberley cheatle| presidents and officials. joe biden - who appointed kimberley cheatle said that he was grateful for her

service. an independent review into the shooting is still under way. the us vice president, kamala harris, is due to speak shortly in the swing state of wisconsin for the first time as the democrats' presumptive presidential candidate. meanwhile, president biden is expected to leave his home in delaware later today and return to the white house. our north america editor sarah smith is in washington. joe biden is about to start making his way back here too the white house and that will be the first time we have seen him since he decided to step aside. he has been recovering from covid at his home. we will hear more of him tomorrow when he will give a live television address and he will want to talk to voters about why he made that decision not to run for re—election after all. and he may want to explain why it is that if he is not fit enough to run for office that he

believes that he is well inform to remain as president past the end of the year. and his successor, kamala harris, she will be taking parts in her first harris, she will be taking parts in herfirst campaign rally harris, she will be taking parts in her first campaign rally as the nominee shortly. she has the backing of her party and it is time to define herself to voters, because they don't know a great deal about her and she needs to demonstrate how she will take on donald trump. thank ou. west yorkshire police have named the two mototorcyclists killed in a crash on sunday, in which four members of one family also died. motorcyclists christopher barton, who was 56, and janine barton, who was 48, were in collision with a car on the a61 just north of barnsley. the people inside the car were shane roller, who was 33, his 30—year—old partner shannen morgan and their daughters rubie and lillie morgan—roller.

police chiefs are warning that violence against women and girls is now a "national emergency". they say there are at least two million victims every year in england and wales. a report for the national police chiefs' council says offences such as domestic violence, sexual assault and stalking affect one in 12 women. police warn influencers such as andrew tate are radicalising boys into extreme misogyny. our home and legal correspondent has the story.

stand back, sir. stand back. here we. stand back. the man who boasted of being britain's number one radicalised is back in custody. this is anjem choudary, convicted today of directing one of the uk's most resilient terrorist organisations. anjem, — i am arresting you under section 41 of the terrorism act 2000, as i suspect that you are a terrorist and involved in the commission, preparation and instigation of acts of terrorism. over 25 years, his network adapted and evolved as it espoused the hate—filled ideology. the whole world one day, - my dear brothers, will be under the sharia, including hackney and walthamstow and - moscow and new york —| all of the countries under the thumb of the muslims. choudary sought to drive a wedge between ordinary muslims and the rest of society, inspiring recruits to extremism. this man — one of the killers of the british soldier lee rigby, murdered in woolwich in 2013. and this man — a lieutenant who left for syria, never to return. choudary, a former solicitor, was jailed for five and a half years in 2016 after inviting followers to support the self—styled islamic state militants.

freed of restrictions in 2021, he began to recruit again. choudary�*s trial heard that he started lecturing followers in new york, assisted by canadian khalid hussein, also convicted today. under surveillance at home, he was seeking recruits abroad, but didn't know his talks were to american and canadian undercover officers. scotland yard joined the operation. three police forces united in proving the meetings were the same old terror network under a new name. anjem choudary has a long history of radicalising individuals here in the uk and now we know overseas. so this verdict is really significant for public safety. it means that an individual who's had such a significant impact on vulnerable and younger people, in radicalising them towards terrorism, is now in custody. so the significant element of this investigation is that it disrupts the radicaliser

himself, rather than focusing on the foot soldiers who are caught up in the attacks and the plotting and planning. choudary is only the third man in the uk to have been found guilty of directing terrorism, an exceptionally rare and difficult conviction to secure. he now faces a life sentence. the question is whether someone will try to take his place. dominic kashani, bbc news. the time is 6.17. our top story this evening... the bbc�*s director general apologises after complaints of abusive behaviour on strictly come dancing. and coming up... targeting olympic glory — the 16—year—old from leicester will become the youngest competitor in archery in paris. coming up on bbc news... shock as charlotte dujardin pulls out of the olympics and apologies after a video emerges showing her making an error of judgment. the six—time dressage medallist said

she was under investigation half a million british ticket holders are expected to head to paris in the coming days for the olympic games. the opening ceremony on friday will take place in heart of the french capital — prompting a massive security operation involving french soldiers, police, and assistance from the uk. our paris correspondent andrew harding joins me now. yes, good evening, jane, from the centre of paris. in three days' time the olympic opening ceremony will get under way right in the heart of paris. we have been watching some of the boats go through their rehearsals on the river here. the decision to hold it here rather than a stadium has provoked some security concerns, to which the french have

responded by wrapping the ceremony inside a huge security cocoon. in the heart of paris today, a checkpoint on every corner and no access without a special permit. i'm going to a shop on rue saint—honore. key roads blocked for the imminent olympics. ijust wanted to make an exchange at a shop, and i'm going to need to go really far out of my way. but, um... i still love paris. the security clampdown is making tourism complicated. so you're stuck here? yes. how do you feel about that? sad. stranded behind barriers, local cafes are also losing out. at the moment, no business, no tourists? no business, no tourists. yes, economic is done. but the tough security measures are designed to deliver a unique olympic experience, with friday's opening ceremony taking place here on the river seine.

the french army has also been called in for the biggest military deployment in paris since world war ii. translation: we have demining teams and dog teams, says the general in charge, lionel qatar. there are anti—drone systems, radars and divers patrolling the river seine. paris has good reason to be on high alert. this was a rehearsal, staged this morning in paris in case of a hostage incident during the games. in recent years, islamist militants have launched deadly attacks across france. there are also growing concerns about cyber attacks from russia. to help reassure british visitors joining the crowds in paris this week, 250 officers are crossing the channel. so, there are lots of tourists who can't speak french and they can speak

a little bit of english, so we're speaking to them. of course, tourists who are here from britain, we're speaking to them, and, yeah, just engaging with people, lots of photos, making sure people feel safe and people know where they should go. by bringing these games to the heart of paris, the french authorities have created some security headaches and other frustrations, but they're clearly calculating that those risks are far outweighed by the opportunities of showcasing this extraordinary city. andrew harding, bbc news, paris. the government is to stop using the bibby stockholm barge

to house asylum seekers. the vessel is moored off portland in dorset, but the home office says the contract for its use won't be renewed when it expires injanuary. our correspondent dan johnson reports. it was supposed to reduce the asylum accommodation bill and send a message that migrants wouldn't be housed in hotel luxury. but it was repeatedly delayed and there were questions over conditions on board and its value for money. it drew protests and was likened to a floating prison. i think it has been an extravagant use of public funding... so those who opposed it are welcoming this news. this idea of the performance of cruelty, being cruel at others' expense. and i feel happier that the current government have decided to end that. what i would really love to see is guarantee, is an assurance that people, especially people from trauma, will now be looked over, looked after in a way that's filled with human dignity. the first asylum seekers had to be evacuated last summer after only one week, when legionella bacteria was found in

the plumbing. one asylum seeker from albania, leonard farruku, took his own life in his cabin just before christmas, it's been controversial to say the least. the impact on asylum seekers and the local community here. it was always in the wrong place to start off with. it shouldn't be in the middle of a port, a working port like that. the conditions weren't very good on there, as far as we know, - since they've come off. so, yeah, i don't. really agree with it. so if they go back into hotels, they go back into hotels. - but it's the impact it has on the community, if it's in this area, there's not enough doctors, dentists. but what next for the 500 men who call this home? the government wants to speed up their claims and clear the backlog but it can't guarantee they will be all processed in time. yes, the bibby stockholm was supposed to be one of a fleet of barges stationed around the coast taking the pressure of local

communities and reducing asylum hotel accommodation bills. but labour says by not extending this contract it will save £20 million next year. we have had a response from the conservative shadow home secretary. this barge was part of the last conservative government's real effort to show a determined stance on illegal immigration. james cleverly says instead of a strong deterrent and a plan to stop the boats, labourare deterrent and a plan to stop the boats, labour are rolling out the red carpet. he says there have been 2000 arrival since labour took our office and they are busily making the uk the asylum capital of europe. the removal of four children by police from a home in leeds last week, which sparked riots in the area, was because the local authority feared the children were going to be taken to romania. they are subject to court orders — so cannot be taken out of the country. sanchia berg was in court. explain what more we know. yes, many

family court cases are more complicated than they seem at first and this was one of these. because what we saw last week were several children being removed from a house by police and social workers. being placed and we saw a strong response. now, we know from today's hearing that wasn't their parents's home because they had already been taken away from their parents's home back in april over an unexplained injury to a baby who was living in the house that the time. so the council acted again to remove them for a second time from a member... from a house belonging to a member of their extended family because, as you said, they have were told they had been plans to take the children abroad and that would be unlawful as there are already subject to court orders. the children were placed with professional foster carers. they have been very unsettled and

unhappy, the court heard, so the council has proposed that they move to another family member, another member of the extended family. something woken by the children's parents. thejudge said something woken by the children's parents. the judge said the time was for everyone to focus on the children's welfare and take down the temperature in this case. sanchia berg there. andy murray has finally confirmed he will retire from tennis after the paris olympics. the 37—year—old became the first british player in 77 years to win wimbledon when he lifted the trophy in 2013. he won three grand slams in all and became the first male tennis player to win two olympic singles titles when he beat argentina'sjuan martin del potro at rio 2016. in paris he plans to play in the singles and doubles. writing on social media,

murray said that competing for team gb had been by far the most memorable weeks of his career, adding "i'm extremely proud to get to do it one final time!" andy, how are you feeling? good, thank you. how are you? is it nice to be here at this olympics? yeah. love it. which olympics? that he was talking to laura scott in paris. of course, the olympics will be swiftly followed by the paralympics, and great britain has named a strong cycling team — which includes dame sarah storey. sarah storey will be competing at her 9th games. the winner of 17 gold medals is now 46. she began her paralympic career as a swimmer at the 1992 barcelona games, when she was just 14. a teenager from leicester prepares for herfirst. a few weeks ago, megan havers was taking her gcses — later this week she'll walk out as the youngest competitor in paris in archery. the 16—year—old first tried

the sport on a family holiday — now she hopes she's on target for olympic glory. bbc east midlands today's charlie slater has her story. some olympians are sure—thing selections, some have been decades in the making and somejust hit their mark when it counts. i think it's a bit surreal at the minute. i don't think it's quite sunk in yet either. i don't think it will until i'm actually at the games but it is like a dream come true and i can't believe it's happening so soon. farfrom being born into a family of archers, megan havers first tried her hand on a caravan holiday with her family, before signing up for a beginners course. it turns out she's a natural. i took up archery because i enjoyed it. i thought it was fun. i didn't think it would come to an olympic games but ijust kept enjoying it and enjoying it and competing and it

into the senior squad and now the olympics! and given that she is just 16 years old, qualifying for the olympics has clashed somewhat with the thing that most people her age spend the summer stressing about, gcses. so i had my prom last weekend and obviously no one knows that i was going to the olympics because it hadn't been announced yet. and then when i literally go back to the school i will be an olympian and ijust can't wrap my head around how that works. but, yeah, i'm hoping i pass my gcses! and while that would be a good start, megan havers is also targeting an olympic medal this summer. a lofty target, sure, but then again the 16—year—old rarely misses. charlie slater, bbc news. fantastic. very good luck to her. time for a look at the weather — here's ben rich. today in glasgow it didn't look too bad, quite also sunshine. patchy cloud, showers around in places but what we would need to get a big settle spell of weather is for this

azores high to build right across the uk. there are signs of a little bit of rigging, a little bit of influence in the area of high pressure but also an area of cloud pushing in from the atlantic. so it is not completely plain sailing, cloudy skies spreading from the west through the night. pretty night, a dry night for many, ten to 14 degrees, a few missed patches here and there. tomorrow across central and there. tomorrow across central and eastern parts of scotland, central and eastern parts of england we should hold on to a decent about sunshine but the chance for one or two sharp showers to break out. further west, two sharp showers to break out. furtherwest, northern two sharp showers to break out. further west, northern ireland, parts of wales, the south—west of england more cloud, bits and pieces of showery rain moving through. 19 degrees for belfast and for plymouth but in the sunshine down towards the south—east corner 25, 26, maybe 27 degrees. tomorrow evening more in the way of cloud spilling in, bits and pieces of rain. misty and murky

with increasingly humid conditions. thursday, it