giovanni pernice has never condoned such comments or threats.a abbington's extremely seriously, and has put in place additional safeguarding measures for the next series of strictly later this year. lizo mzimba, bbc news. in the run—up to the olympic games one of the most—loved french films of all time, amelie, is being re—released. it's a romantic comedy which first arrived in cinemas in 2001 — it stars audrey tatou and it certainly shows off the wonders of paris, so much so that it's credited with boosting tourism to the french capital. tom brook reports. with the summer olympics and paralympics taking place in paris, international attention has been turning to france. so we've been looking at the wonders of a much—loved french cultural export, the country's cinema, including a film that became a worldwide hit when it was released in 2001. amelie, starring audrey tautou, presents paris as audiences often want to see it, as a romantic, idyllic city of love. it's a favourite film of my talking movies colleague emma jones, and she visited the par

giovanni pernice has denied any allegations of abusive or threatening behaviour, and has said that hent of clearing his name. the bbc has said it takes issues like this extremely seriously and it has already provided additional safeguarding measures for the new series of struggle come dancing. the corporation's investigation into amanda abbington�*s complaints is expected to be concluded soon. uk sport has withdrawn funding from the olympic gold medallist charlotte dujardin after footage was made public of her repeatedly whipping a horse during a training session. two of her sponsors have also said they will no longer work with her. she'd previously called the incident an error ofjudgment and withdrew from competing in the paris olympics. a dutch lawyer, representing the person who filmed the video, was given permission by his client — who's remaining anonymous — to provide it to the bbc. here's our sports news correspondent laura scott. this is the video that has rocked the sporting world. it shows dressage star charlotte dujardin on foot, whipping a horse repeatedly during a coachin

pernice lafonk. >> yeah.writing under. >> seth: and it's erotic science fiction. is that -- or sci-fi erotica? >> that's his niche. but yeah. that's what he likes to write, yeah. >> seth: you're going to maybe do a reading for us now? >> i saw him backstage. i think -- >> seth: yeah, great. >> should i go get him? >> seth: yes, go get him. all right, great. >> i'll go get him. [ cheers and applause ] >> seth: our next guest is a gifted author you know from his best selling books, "quinsley's nebula" and "amazon boobies on the moon." he's back with the highly anticipated follow-up from his thrilling quark series of space erotica. please welcome back to the show, pernice lafonk. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ ♪ >> seth: welcome back, pernice. this is very exciting. you're going to be reading an excerpt from the latest in your space erotica trilogy. >> oh, would you like that, sethly? [ laughter ] i was told that you would. before i begin, though, i just want to extend a thank you from all of us in the literary commu

giovanni pernice has programme.has previously denied all the allegations made against him, specifically the threatening or abusive behaviour. we have contacted his , contacted his contacted his, contacted his spokesperson for comments. the spokesperson for comments. the spokesperson previously said that they are confident that the bbc's internal review , this bbc's internal review, this three month review will clear his name. he also added that we are cooperating fully with the bbc's review process, and is urging the public to wait for the review's conclusion before paying the review's conclusion before paying heed to what they described as serious and defamatory allegations. now, of course, there's also a wider question about the duty of care when it comes to bbc programmes such as this. the director general, tim davie, has spoken about the strictly allegations, specifically talking about, of course, that we would expect in a show like this that a streak of competitiveness on a day to day basis, but it should not b

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giovanni pernice has never condoned such comments or threats.nts like amanda abbington's extremely seriously, and has put in place additional safeguarding measures for the next series of strictly later this year. lizo mzimba, bbc news. more than 10,000 international athletes have descended on the french capital ahead of the launch of the olympic games tomorrow. team gb are hoping to capitalise on the 64 medals brought home from tokyo four years ago. 0ur sport correspondent natalie pirks reports from paris. even when you've been there, done it and got the t—shirt, every day is a school day. oh wait, that's the video! for tom daley and helen glover, at their fifth and fourth olympics, carrying the flag for team gb on friday will be a whole new experience, but this time, with their children watching, paris will be a family affair. it's a dream come true. ever since i first walked out into an olympic opening ceremony in 2008, walking behind mark foster with the british flag, i just thought one day, how cool would that be if i ever got the opportunit

his fellow professional, giovanni pernice, has also left, denying allegations about his teaching methods, many recent headlines have carried allegations that the show hasn't all been glitter and glamour. zara mcdermott said that, while much of her time on strictly had been positive, her experience inside the training room was very different, saying... "reports have been made about my treatment on the show "and there were witnesses to some events, as well as videos "of particular incidents, which are incredibly "distressing to watch." her professional dance partner on the show, graziano di prima, hasn't responded to her statement, but he acknowledged at the weekend that his intense passion and determination to win might have affected his training regime. it comes after a law firm said that it had contacted the bbc about numerous serious complaints regarding another former strictly professional, giovanni pernice, who has denied any suggestion of abusive or threatening behaviour. it is the 20th year. they were hoping to pop the champagne corks and be toasting a completely unarguable success

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amanda abbington has talked about abuse and cruel behaviour, something which her dance partner, giovanni pernicespeaking today at the launch of the corporation's annual report, the bbc�*s director—general, tim davie, said he was sorry and disappointed by what was being alleged and said... alongside the fun and entertainment, there will be degree of competitiveness, hard work and a will to do well. that is part of what makes this show. but there are limits and the line should never be crossed. we will never tolerate unacceptable behaviour of any kind. however, he says strictly will go ahead this autumn with new safeguards such as welfare chaperones in rehearsals. the annual report also revealed the list of top paid stars. gary lineker remains number one. huw edwards, who was off air for most of the period after allegations about his private life, saw his pay actually increase before he left the bbc. meanwhile, the corporation's income fell slightly with a drop of around 2% of households no longer paying the licence fee. we have a really busy next 60 minutes. let me take you through some of it. we

the bbc about numerous serious complaints regarding another former strictly professional, giovanni perniceaviour. it is the 20th year. they were hoping to pop the champagne corks and be toasting a completely unarguable success. instead, there is a shadow because of allegations of bad behaviour behind the scenes and now the bbc is finding itself on the back foot. the bbc hasn't responded publicly about the substance of any complaints but this afternoon pledged it would have a production team member present during training, have two new roles dedicated to welfare support and have further training for production team and crew. it will be hoping that everything will be resolved before the show launches later this year. lizo mzimba, bbc news. now on bbc news, it's time for the latest episode of newscast. newscast from the bbc. hello! a slightly different episode of newscast today, because there were two massive news stories, two resignations, that happened about the same time. so you're going to get a podcast that's split into two — and also recorded in two different studios for boring logistic

it came just weeks after italian dancer giovanni pernice , italian dancer giovanni pernice, real name while a bbc probe is conducted over claims of off camera misconduct made by actress amanda abbington and two other former celeb partners . so other former celeb partners. so with all of this scandal that just won't go away, is it time to axe? what was the bbc's most popular show? is it time to send strictly foxtrotting off emma woolf? >> well, this bloomin strictly. >> well, this bloomin strictly. >> it's meant to be such a family friendly show. and what's coming out is really quite unpleasant. i mean , we all, you unpleasant. i mean, we all, you know, kicking and bullying your partners. and there's something in sport and kind of elite athletes. i mean, there's these tennis players with these terribly unpleasant fathers who bully them and harass them, but that's how they win. >> emma woolf that's how they win. >> and these, these dancing teachers, they're tough on strictly because they get results. >> yeah, but this whole thing about the celebrities and the and the dance and the and t

it came just weeks after italian dancer giovanni pernice , italian dancer giovanni pernice, real name while a bbc probe is conducted over claims of off camera misconduct made by actress amanda abbington and two other former celeb partners . so other former celeb partners. so with all of this scandal that just won't go away, is it time to axe? what was the bbc's most popular show? is it time to send strictly foxtrotting off emma woolf? >> well, this bloomin strictly. >> well, this bloomin strictly. >> it's meant to be such a family friendly show. and what's coming out is really quite unpleasant. i mean , we all, you unpleasant. i mean, we all, you know, kicking and bullying your partners. and there's something in sport and kind of elite athletes. i mean, there's these tennis players with these terribly unpleasant fathers who bully them and harass them, but that's how they win. >> emma woolf that's how they win. >> and these, these dancing teachers, they're tough on strictly because they get results. >> yeah, but this whole thing about the celebrities and the and the dance and the and t

the secret 28 minute tape that could clear giovanni pernice also , as force giovanni pernice also, asmatic faces brutality claims, dramatic new footage shows women officers punched to the ground before incident that sparked outcry and exclusive royal book kate and the truth about that meghan racism storm. the observer now rayner unveils plans to tackle tory housing legacy scandal and strictly has toxic work culture. staff claim sunday mirror laboun staff claim sunday mirror labour. we will start building council house revolution . labour council house revolution. labour is launching the biggest building programme of council and affordable housing in decades. deputy prime minister angela rayner unveils the measures on tuesday as part of the government's pledge to build 1.5 million new homes in five years. sunday express priti patel i will breathe new life into the tories former home secretary enters the leadership race on a mission to end the soap opera, which has been destroying the family. sunday times i thought i was going to die in jail, says tech tycoon cleared a fraud in the us.

the secret 28 minute tape that could clear giovanni pernice also , as force giovanni pernice also, asramatic faces brutality claims, dramatic new footage shows women officers punched to the ground before incident that sparked outcry and exclusive royal book kate and the truth about that meghan racism storm. the observer now rayner unveils plans to tackle tory housing legacy scandal and strictly has toxic work culture. staff claim sunday mirror laboun staff claim sunday mirror labour. we will start building council house revolution . labour council house revolution. labour is launching the biggest building programme of council and affordable housing in decades. deputy prime minister angela rayner unveils the measures on tuesday as part of the government's pledge to build 1.5 million new homes in five years. sunday express priti patel i will breathe new life into the tories former home secretary enters the leadership race on a mission to end the soap opera, which has been destroying the family. sunday times i thought i was going to die in jail, says tech tycoon cleared a fraud in the us

it follows accusations about the behaviour of another strictly mac dancer, giovanni pernice, towards�*s biggest entertainment show is under pressure with questions swirling over whether the corporation has overseen an environment where misbehaviour was tolerated and insiders were too scared to report what was happening. others have blamed a culture clash with the exacting world of dance. kristina rihanoff was a strictly pro for eight years but said in recent series for the dancers and the stars it has reached another level. there was so much more pressure to deliver, to out dance each other. i do understand you get frustrated, tired, but physical abuse, obviously it is a no. and calling names is a no. it's not acceptable in our society and shouldn't be acceptable on the show. while not reaching for excuses, graziano di prima's spokesman said it was a one—off and not a pattern of behaviour. dance show training can be brutal, he says and non—strictly there is a pressure to win. i think the bbc are aware of all the professionals and how hard they push it. these people go on the cliched

and rape threats after making allegations against her former strictly come dancing partner, giovanni perniceparts of the uk according to a bbc investigation. air passengers are facing continuing delays and cancellations due to last week's global it failure. what are your rights for compensation? we will have all the details. in sport... the right time, and the right place to retire. two—time gold medallist andy murray tells us he is happy to be ending his career at the olympics. a cloudy start for most of us. through the day we will be

she didn't name who was involved in her case, but she was paired with professional dancer giovanni pernicegramme. in a statement on social media, laura said: "i thought my experience was specific to me but i've since learned i was wrong. the aim of this is to show a pattern of behaviour that i believe needs to stop. i am not looking for anything, just an acceptance that what happened to me in the rehearsal rooms during my time on bbc strictly was wrong and that it won't happen to anyone else again." before we leave you... the king has been speaking to members of the public as he walked to church at sandringham this morning. well—wishers turned out to see charles as he strolled to the service at st mary magdalene. the king — who is continuing to receive treatment following a cancer diagnosis — was greeted by the reverend canon dr paul williams and he also spoke to air cadets. rugby league's kevin sinfield says he's committed to three more challenges to raise money for mnd charities in honour of his friend rob burrow, who died last month. the former leeds rhinos captain and now england coach

she's accused her dance partner, giovanni pernice, of unnecessary, abusive, cruel and mean behaviourwas forced out after video showed him kicking his dance partner zara mcdermott. the latest revelations are from the paralympian table tennis player will bayley. he isn't criticising his partner janette manrara, but he had to pull out in 2019 after suffering a life changing injury in rehearsal. if the bbc are brilliant enough to get people with disabilities in, they have to really support those people and make sure that they're safe. and it's not like i've brought this up now. i've brought this up in writing as well, and i've brought this up many times. it's just because i think the other stories have come out that mine's actually got listened to. today, tim davie said the bbc needs to listen and learn, that it has processes in place but can always improve. so has the bbc done enough to safeguard this jewel in its schedules, a show it sells to more than 60 countries across the world? there's little doubt what's been emerging has been deeply damaging, but so far it hasn't been fatal. and

after amanda pulled out of last year's - amanda pulled out of last year's contest, accusing giovanni pernice 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.

she didn't name who was involved in her case, but she was paired with professional dancer giovanni pernice the programme. in a statement on social media, laura said... the king has been speaking to members of the public as he walked to church at sandringham this morning. well—wishers turned out to see charles as he strolled to the service at st mary magdalene. the king — who is continuing to receive treatment following a cancer diagnosis — was greeted by the reverend canon dr paul williams and he also spoke to air cadets. now there's some big news for superhero movie fans. iron man star robert downeer is making a shock return to the marvel cinematic universe after five years away from the multi—billion—dollar franchise. but this time, he'll be playing supervillain doctor doom. he was unmasked at the comic—con event in san diego on saturday. the actor previously played billionaire tony stark, whose iron man alterego was one of the series�* biggest stars, and told fans at the event "new mask, same task". let's speak to film critic ashanti 0mkar. iam hoping i am hoping that you are a marvel s

she didn't name who was involved in her case, but she was paired with professional dancer giovanni perniceusly denied threatening or abusive behaviour — and since left the programme. in a statement on social media, laura said... two men have died after a light aircraft crashed in north yorkshire. police were called to thorganby, near selby, just before 10am, after a two—seater plane came down in a field. two men in their 20s, believed to be the pilot and a passenger, were pronounced dead — theirfamilies have been informed. the chancellor of the exchequer, rachel reeves, will be speaking in the house of commons on monday. she said she will be promising "honesty" about the scale of the financial challenge faced by the new labour government. the audit of public spending she ordered when she became chancellor is something that has not occurred before. meanwhile, the former conservative business secretary, kemi badenoch, says she is running to be the leader of the conservative party. she is the sixth confirmed candidate in the contest. let's speak to our political correspondent, helen catt. so,

it follows accusations about the behaviour of another strictly mac dancer, giovanni pernice, towardsertainment show is under pressure with questions swirling over whether the corporation has overseen an environment where misbehaviour was tolerated and insiders were too scared to report what was happening. 0thers insiders were too scared to report what was happening. others have blamed a culture clash with the exacting world of dance. kristina rihanoff was a strictly pro for eight years but said in recent series for the dancers and the stars it has reached another level.- it has reached another level. there was so much _ it has reached another level. there was so much more _ it has reached another level. there was so much more pressure - it has reached another level. there was so much more pressure to - was so much more pressure to deliver, to out dance each other. i do understand you get frustrated, tired, but physical abuse, do understand you get frustrated, tired, but physicalabuse, obviously it is a no. and calling names is a no. it's not acceptable in our society and shouldn't be

it follows accusations about the behaviour of another strictly dancer, giovanni pernice, towards amandaer the corporation has overseen an environment where misbehaviour was tolerated and insiders were too scared to report what was happening. others have blamed a culture clash with the exacting world of dance. kristina rihanoff was a strictly pro for eight years but says in recent series, for the dancers and the stars, it has reached another level. it was so much more pressure, to deliver, to outdance each other. i do understand that you get frustrated, tired, but physical abuse, obviously it's a no and calling names is a no. it's not acceptable in our society and shouldn't be acceptable on the show. while not reaching for excuses, graziano di prima's spokesperson says his client has been left in a very vulnerable state after a social media pile—on for what he called a one—off incident not a pattern of behaviour in a very competitive contest. i think the bbc are aware of all the professionals and how hard they push it. look, these people go on the cliched journey, they go from, you know,

it follows accusations about the behaviour of another strictly dancer, giovanni pernice, towards amanda under pressure, with questions swirling over whether the corporation has overseen an environment where misbehaviour was tolerated and insiders were too scared to report what was happening. others have blamed a culture clash with the exacting world of dance. kristina rihanoff was a strictly pro for eight years but says in recent series, for the dancers and the stars, it has reached another level. it was so much more pressure, to deliver, to out dance each other. i do understand that you get frustrated, tired, but physical abuse obviously it's a no and calling names is a no. it's not acceptable in our society and shouldn't be acceptable on the show. while not reaching for excuses, graziano di prima's spokesperson says his client has been left in a very vulnerable state after a social media pile—on for what he called a one—off incident, not a pattern of behaviour, in a very competitive contest. i think the bbc are aware of all the professionals and how hard they push it. look, these peop

she didn't name who was involved in her case, but she was paired with professional dancer giovanni pernicethe aim of this is to show a pattern of behaviour that i believe needs to stop. i am not looking for anything, just an acceptance that what happened to me in the rehearsal rooms during my time on bbc strictly was wrong and that it won't happen to anyone else again." blackpool illuminations have been a draw for visitors for more than 100 years, and preparations are already underway ahead of this year's switch—on. earlier this week, some of the upcoming displays were revealed and our reporter ian haslam went to take a look. blackpool�*s big switch—on is the biggest night of its events calendar. for many years, celebrity tv designer laurence llewelyn—bowen has led the illuminations illuminati. now he's come up with this donkey—based feature. tell me about this. i can't work out. it's either the work of a genius or a madman. i love the fact that you are absolutely right. it is perfectly poised between pleasure and pain. donkeys are so synonymous with blackpool. and actually i love the idea

she's accused her dance partner, giovanni pernice, of unnecessary, abusive, cruel and mean behaviourmott. the latest revelations are from the paralympian table tennis player will bayley. he isn't criticising his partner janette manrara, but he had to pull out in 2019 after suffering a life—changing injury in rehearsal. if the bbc are brilliant enough to get people with disabilities in, they have to really support those people and make sure that they're safe. and it's not like i've brought this up now. i've brought this up in writing as well, and i've brought this up many times. it's just because i think the other stories have come out that mine's actually got listened to. today, tim davie said the bbc needs to listen and learn, that it has processes in place but can always improve. so has the bbc done enough to safeguard this jewel in its schedules, a show it sells to more than 60 countries across the world? there's little doubt what's been emerging has been deeply damaging, but so far, it hasn't been fatal. and this week, the bbc released a photo of this series' dancers in rehearsal

she didn't name who was involved in her case, but she was paired with professional dancer giovanni pernicening or abusive behaviour — and since left the programme. in a statement on social media, laura said: "i thought my experience was specific to me but i've since learned i was wrong. the aim of this is to show a pattern of behaviour that i believe needs to stop. i am not looking for anything, just an acceptance that what happened to me in the rehearsal rooms during my time on bbc strictly was wrong and that it won't happen to anyone else again." the blackpool illuminations have been a draw for visitors for more than 100 years and preparations are already under way ahead of this year's switch on. earlier this week, some of the upcoming displays were revealed and our reporter ian haslam went to take a look. blackpool�*s big switch on is the biggest night of the year. the illuminations illuminati has been led and now he has come up with a donkey base feature. tell me about this. it is either the work of a genius or a madman.- this. it is either the work of a genius or a madman. you are abs

it came just weeks after the pneumatic italian powerhouse giovanni pernice, a man with a six pack soould eat your breakfast office off. it was suspended while a bbc probe is conducted over claims of off camera misconduct made by sherlock star amanda abbington and two other former celeb partners. meanwhile historic footage has emerged of former strictly professional dancer james jordan threatening to drag his 2006 partner casualty actress georgina bouzova, across the floor and screaming at her dunng the floor and screaming at her during rehearsals if she didn't stand on one leg. it now looks like the bbc itself hasn't got a leg to stand on. on thursday morning, bosses met with current professional dancer nadiya bychkova, who was also made a complaint about the show. it follows her acrimonious split from fellow strictly pro kai widdrington in june because don't forget, they're all shagging each other. it's amazing that they have any time to dance and in yet another unwelcome development for the corporation , dancer turned judge corporation, dancer turned judge anton du beke is now faci

bullied her dunng giovanni pernice bullied her during her time on the show.ontestants to give their side of the stories because they're basically lining up a big lawsuit against the bbc, where so the various allegations are that the, the, the professionals who coached the professionals who coached the amateurs , as it were, there, the amateurs, as it were, there, too, they're bullying. >> they're using nasty tactics, nasty tactics. >> and it's not all of the professional dancers because there's about 15 of them on strictly, but there's three now, four including anton, who've come into question. giovanni stepped away from the series this week, this year, and then also graziano di prima. so his name he was he was sacked by the bbc for gross misconduct after videos have come out of him , videos have come out of him, apparently physically and verbally abusing his dance partner zara mcdermott, who came out with her side of the story this week. now more and more people are coming out with their stories. it is being asked now whether the show can go on for this seas

here's what giovanni pernice had to say about the accusations. surprised as i am that allegations have been made about my dance teaching methods in the media this week. of course, i reject any suggestion of abusive or threatening behaviour and i look forward to clearing my name. meanwhile, the bbc have said they are announcing additional steps to strengthen welfare and support on strictly come dancing concerns that have ansen come dancing concerns that have arisen in recent months have been fundamentally about training and rehearsals. >> the actions we announced today are designed to address that, and that's things like chaperones in rehearsals. we'll see if that makes a difference. thank you john. really good to see you. lots more to come on the show today, including the controversial adidas marketing campaign with bella hadid . we'll campaign with bella hadid. we'll be talking about that next. >> first, let's get your news headunes >> first, let's get your news headlines with tamsin roberts. >> thanks very much, ben. here are the headlines at 1

amanda abbington has talked of abusive, cruel and mean behaviour, something her dance partner, giovanni perniceenied. speaking today at the launch of the corporation's annual report, the bbc director—general tim davie said he was sorry and disappointed by what was sorry and disappointed by what was being alleged and said... alongside the fun and entertainment there will be a journey of competitiveness, hard work and i will to do well. that's part of what makes this show. but there are limits on the line should never be crossed. we will never tolerate unacceptable behaviour of any kind. however, he says strictly will go ahead this autumn with new safeguards such as welfare chaperones in rehearsals. the annual report also revealed the list of top paid stars. gary lineker remains number one. huw edwards, who was off airfor most of number one. huw edwards, who was off air for most of the period after allegations of his private life saw his pay actually increase before he left the bbc. meanwhile, the corporation's income fell slightly with a drop of around 2% of households no longer paying the licen

another of the show�*s professionals, giovanni pernice, is also out of the upcoming series as the bbcl us more. noor, what has zara mcdermott said about the way she was treated? sara mcdermott has posted a statement on instagram today, in it she said her experiences on strictly come dancing were everything she could have dreamt of but she said inside the training room her experiences were very different and she said there were videos of particular incidents that were extremely distressing to watch. she said she feared a public backlash if she spoke up and said she had gained the strength to face those fears and was now speaking up about her experiences. now, she appeared on the show last year with graziano di prima and she was last year's series and a source today said no complaints were made about his behaviour during that time. they did say that a producer who attended a rehearsal asked him to be more considerate with his training, but they said that matter was resolved at the time to everyone's satisfaction. 0n at the time to everyone's satisfaction. on saturday the bbc confirmed h

yeah, she giovanni pernice. yeah, she complained.o sound like some idiot, hysterical woman who was just making a fuss over nothing. and she had the guts to go to a top lawyers and say , investigate top lawyers and say, investigate these claims, get my videos from practice and you have look. and this lawyer was carter—ruck went to the bbc with these complaints. so she had she had the guts to go to take that on. but i think it's such a shame that, you know, a lot of the women on this show, they're young women and they're frightened to complain because it's a career making thing for them or not. and i just think them or not. and i just think the bbc have tried to cover it feels like they've tried to cover this off. they've warned these dancers in the past who and the dancers took no notice and the dancers took no notice and they just gave them shiny new contracts. >> well, the investigation is going on, aren't they, at the moment. so we'll have to wait and see. but like you say, the shine is definitely coming off. it can, no doubt about

she didn't name who was involved in her case, but she was paired with professional dancer giovanni pernicereatening or abusive behaviour, and since left the programme. in a statement on social media, laura said: the former home secretary, dame priti patel, has become the first female mp and fifth candidate to launch a bid to replace rishi sunak as the conservative leader. she said she could unite and "reinvigorate" the party, and turn it "back into a winning machine." our political correspondent helen catt reports. priti patel is the first woman to officially say she is running in this leadership contest. a leading voice on the right of the conservative party, she was the home secretary under borisjohnson are responsible for introducing among other things the points —based immigration system and the asylum agreement with rwanda. she talks about the importance of law and order as the backdrop for introducing other conservative policies. and lodge her bid to be leader, she said it was time for the tories to put unity before personal vendetta, country before party, and deliverable —— before s

. >> so pro dancers giovanni pernice and graziano di prima won't be returning to the show.n, because sarah, it seems like strictly is under fire. >> it's under massive fire at the moment. i don't think it's ever come under so much criticism as what it's facing, andifs criticism as what it's facing, and it's really all sort of snowballed from this complaint that began at the beginning of the year, and the sherlock star amanda abbington, she starred on last year's show. she dropped out. there was rumours at the time when she dropped out that she wasn't getting on very well with her, her strictly partner, which is giovanni pernice. but he obviously has now left. he's been suspended, she went to the bbc with these allegations. they've suspended him . but what they've suspended him. but what has now transpired is another dancen has now transpired is another dancer, graziano di prima. he was sacked from this year's line—up after allegations surfaced about his mistreatment of his celebrity partner last year , zara mcdermott. and now we year, zara mcdermott. and now we hear there's

yeah another one, because we also had giovanni pernice , who's had giovanni pernice, who's had complaintswhich is still going on with their legal teams at the moment, which he says he can't wait for be to be over. but i mean , be to be over. but i mean, graziano, unfortunately , daniel graziano, unfortunately, daniel will run out of time. >> okay. i know so quick. i've been dawn neesom been gb news saturday. i'm back tomorrow. but first of all, let's get the weather with jonathan vautrey. >> a brighter outlook with boxt solar. sponsors of weather on gb news >> hello. good afternoon. this is your latest gb news weather forecast provided by the met office. the search for summer really is on hold at the moment for many of us. disappointing conditions this weekend. high pressure is tantalisingly close out towards the west, but it is this low pressure in the north sea that is driving conditions for a good chunk of us today, particularly down the eastern side. very cloudy with continuing outbreaks of rain and drizzle this afternoon. persistently turning heavy even to this evening and overnight

the bbc about numerous serious complaints regarding another former strictly professional, giovanni perniceasn't responded publicly about the substance of any complaints, but this afternoon pledged that it would have a production team member present during training, and have two new roles dedicated to welfare support, and have further training for the production team and crew. with strictly celebrating its 20th year, the show will be hoping everything is resolved before it's back on our screens in the autumn. louisa pilbeam, bbc news. the canadian rapper drake may be one of the most famous faces in hip—hop — but he's just one of many toronto residents who have had to deal with record rainfall deluging the city. he posted a video which appears to show part of his mansion — which he calls "the embassy" — submerged during flooding yesterday. he joked that the brown water "better be espresso martini". i wouldn't fancy drinking it, would you?! flooding has occurred across toronto, with almost ten centimetres of rain falling on the city on tuesday. tell us about it. it has felt like that around —

thank you for bring us up to date on that story. >> well, in response, a spokesperson for giovanni pernicedefamatory allegations that have no evidence in support of them. >> a bbc spokesperson has said. we will not be commenting on individuals or engaging with speculation. however, as we've said previously, we will always listen if people want to make us aware of something or raise it with us directly and we have appropriate procedures and processes in place to manage this, keep you up to date with that and all the rest of the news. >> that is it from us. see you tomorrow. britain's newsroom is here next with ben and miriam . here next with ben and miriam. >> a brighter outlook with boxt solar, sponsors of weather on gb news >> good morning. welcome to your latest gb news and weather update brought to you from the met office. a gloomy start for many of us. it will brighten up a little bit by the afternoon, but there is a risk of showers and some outbreaks of drizzly rain, particularly across southern areas, through out this morning. outbreaks of rain will come and go through much of the da

. >> well, pro dancers giovanni pernice and graziano di prima won't be returning to the show following can't say i watched the show no , no, i think i yeah, the show no, no, i think i yeah, that's i think yeah that's what i said. >> yeah. >> yeah. >> something very similar. yeah. let's talk to showbiz reporter rebecca trubey, good to see you, rebecca, this morning. look, all all laughs aside, i mean, this this all seems to be just heading down the pan, frankly, for the bbc. >> yeah. i mean, they raise a big point about why the bbc haven't acted sooner and why they seem to fail to act so many times over the years. it appears they've learnt no lessons. but i think the big scandal really at the moment, and why people are so interested in this story is that strictly has always been, in terms of watching it, an entertainment show, a really positive , beautiful thing to positive, beautiful thing to watch. it's visually stunning, but also people really connect with it because it's just very sort of in a way, in inverted commas, innocent entertainment. it's just beautiful dances. yes, we know

abbington hit out after fireworks flared between her and her professional strictly partner giovanni perniceim as nasty and said that he had caused her to suffer ptsd , and caused her to suffer ptsd, and he has since been dropped from the show. but then, earlier this week, apparently graziano was booted off the upcoming series due to his alleged mistreatment of documentary presenter zara mcdermott on last year's show. today, he admitted kicking her dunng today, he admitted kicking her during filming. it has now been reported that a third professional strictly dancer is identified as a person of interest. and is this the beginning of the end for strictly? >> well, i do hope not, because although i don't watch it much these days , it is a fun these days, it is a fun programme and it's family entertainment and there isn't that much which the generations can watch together, but i mean, ihave can watch together, but i mean, i have to say, i have very, very little patience for this. i mean, you know, post—traumatic stress disorder. this isn't a war. this is a dance competition. what's the matter w

abbington hit out after fireworks flared between her and her professional strictly partner giovanni pernice him as nasty and said that he had caused her to suffer ptsd , and caused her to suffer ptsd, and he has since been dropped from the show. but then, earlier this week, apparently graziano was booted off the upcoming series due to his alleged mistreatment of documentary presenter zara mcdermott on last year's show. today, he admitted kicking her dunng today, he admitted kicking her during filming. it has now been reported that a third professional strictly dancer is identified as a person of interest. and is this the beginning of the end for strictly? >> well, i do hope not, because although i don't watch it much these days , it is a fun these days, it is a fun programme and it's family entertainment and there isn't that much which the generations can watch together, but i mean, ihave can watch together, but i mean, i have to say, i have very, very little patience for this. i mean, you know, post—traumatic stress disorder. this isn't a war. this is a dance competition. what's the matter

have been sitting on this case for a long time, but it's only because of what's happened with giovanni pernicecoming up, but surely i'm playing devil's advocate slightly here on behalf of the professionals. >> yeah , surely if they're >> yeah, surely if they're lumbered with a complete numpty like me who can't dance to save their life, they have to be strict with them. i mean, all right, kicking and hitting people is completely wrong. but there's a fine line here between being strict and being a harsh trainer. >> totally torn. and you know what to go on strictly. these celebrities get paid a lot of money and we expect a show from them. we know they're novices, but the whole point of them training with these dancers is so that they can look like they're professionals. we only see two minutes of them training, but they spend up to 12 hours a day. a lot of these dancers have gone through strict training themselves, so they're just kind of imparting that knowledge. but that's why the bbc have now decided that they're going to have chaperones and producers who will be sitting in in the training ses

it's d—day for giovanni pernice.rictly come dancing . dancing. >> well, i find this whole story very strange. i mean , anybody very strange. i mean, anybody that i've been asked to do it about twice or three times and i've always turned it down because it's too difficult. i mean , you if you accept to do mean, you if you accept to do this job, you have to work hard. and if people who don't realise that are stupid and yes, you get paid a lot of money, but you've got to work a lot of money, you don't get paid a lot of money. no, you probably don't. you're right. >> you know, you're not going to sit and discuss. i'll tell you what, everybody gets paid. they don't get paid a lot of money. >> no, but i mean, you know, it's what is so interesting about it. it is a hard job. it's like becoming a professional dancen like becoming a professional dancer. yeah. and i can see that people might get a bit irritated, you know, and also i've heard stories like women, celebrities going in and saying to their dancing instructor, oh, i

it all comes after giovanni pernice left the show with allegations of threatening behaviour.about southgate's resignation. i'm sad to hear that gareth's decided to to go because he's left a really good legacy. and whoever picks up that has got a fantastic platform on which to build on now. he's brought so much to not just to the men's game, but a lot to the women's game, as well. he was incredibly supportive of the women's lionesses and right through right down to grassroots level. so inclusive. he totally believed in diversity and equality. and ijust hope whoever they bring in carry on with that. it was interesting because we've heard in so many tributes, people talking about how he changed the culture, how he made people want to play for england again, how he connected with the fans, how he sort of built that squad mentality and so many of those traits. you could say exactly the same with the lionesses, couldn't you? absolutely. you know, he was very supportive of serena. he was also very supportive of phil neville before serena and he, you know, he... what is it? he says f