this is bbc news. the headlines at apm. the campaigner for the rights of victims of sexual violence jill saward has died, aged 51. two people have been killed and more there is a role for government to intervene, to help to strengthen privacy laws, and a role for schools as well in teaching stronger digital curriculum. -- two people have been killed and more than five injured following a car bomb attack in the turkish city of izmir. two of the attackers were shot dead by police. a warning that children using the internet need much greater protection and guidance. personal letters written by princess diana go under the hammer and exceed all expectations. the letter revealing

prince harry was routinely in trouble at school sells for £2400. and how living near a busy road could increase the risk of getting dementia — according to new research. the campaigner for the rights of victims of sexual violence, jill saward has died, aged 51. she waived her right to anonymity after she was raped during a burglary at her father's vicarage in ealing in london in 1986 — she was the first rape victim in the country ever to waive her right to anonymity. she died in hospital in the west midlands this morning after suffering a stroke. 0ur correspondent phil mackie is in

birmingham for us. and expected news, explain first of all what we have been hearing from jill saward's family. the statement that they have sent out, they said that it was with deep shock and sadness that they we re deep shock and sadness that they were announcing her death, those who knew her new that she had been seriously ill for the last day or so and had feared the worst. this is a statement they send out a short time ago, they said that she had dedicated the past 30 years of her life to helping other people and it gives us great comfort to know that arrow wonderful wife, mother and sister was able to help other people to the very end. we would like to thank all of those who contributed to her medical care in recent days. a couple more things worth referring to, one of the campaign group she was involved with has described her as indefatigable as an advocate for victims and survivors of sexual

violence, dedicating her life to raising awareness of rape and sexual violence. this is from rape crisis england and wales, jill was courageous, by nearing and an inspiration. it was notjust herself speaking, she was often speaking with the people that matter, 30 yea rs of with the people that matter, 30 years of dedicating her life to this issue, since she waved her anonymity in1990, it issue, since she waved her anonymity in 1990, it was spent advising people, people that matter, judges, the judiciary, people, people that matter, judges, thejudiciary, the police, and people that dealt with cases like this so the criminal courts as well on how best to treat people who often on how best to treat people who ofte n ha d on how best to treat people who often had to face the people who had attacked them for a second time and had to relive their ordeal. she was a very well—known, significant campaign, often appearing on television. 0nly campaign, often appearing on television. only recently, she was interviewed by the bbc, because she was speaking against another campaign which was to give anonymity to people who are accused of sexual violence. i know herfamily to people who are accused of sexual violence. i know her family have been watching the news channel this afternoon because i have briefly

beenin afternoon because i have briefly been in touch with them, and they are moved by the tributes that are now being paid to them. we cannot underestimate just how remarkable she was at the time when she took that decision to waive anonymity, it had not been done before, to speak so had not been done before, to speak so openly and then campaign so strongly on that topic was extremely unusual. she went through a really grim court process, things were said that one hopes would never be said in court today. we forget how much things have changed in that time, partly because of the kind of work that her organisations have been doing. she was a very brave person, she was just 21 when she was rape, her father was a vicar in ealing, burglars broke into the vicarage, they assaulted her father and burglars broke into the vicarage, they assaulted herfather and her boyfriend, they attacked her, they raped her as well. it led the television and the newspapers at the time, there was a manhunt, people

who —— people who raped her were put on trial, the sentences that were dished out, the men convicted of rape got lower sentences than the man he was just convicted of burglary. because of the notoriety of the case, because it was so infamous, a lot of people knew who she was, whojill saward was, and ultimately she took the decision to waive her anonymity in 1990 she co—wrote a book, about eric spirited, and that put her in the public spotlight for the rest of her life. she was dedicated to her husband and children and family, she was a committed christian as well, and so she had a lot of friends and people she would look too but she suffered from post at its best disorder and had health problems that were diagnosed a couple of yea rs that were diagnosed a couple of years ago. “— that were diagnosed a couple of years ago. —— post—traumatic stress is older. she talked about the dark moments where she considered taking her own life. —— post—traumatic stress disorder. she campaigned and

she was someone stress disorder. she campaigned and she was someone more stress disorder. she campaigned and she was someone more importantly that people who mattered listened to. thank you for now. we will talk more about the work they're jill sawa rd more about the work they're jill saward did with the many charities that she worked with and foundations he established, we will be talking about her contribution in that field later in the hour. in the united states, intelligence officials are testifying before the senate armed services committee about cyber threats against the united states. last month, barack 0bama expel 35 russian diplomats as punishment for alleged interference in the presidential election. in opening remarks to the senate armed services committee, republican senatorjohn mccain said america was facing a full scale attack on its democracy. every american should be alarmed by russian attacks on this nation, there is no national security interest more vital to the united states of america than the ability

to hold free and fair elections without foreign interference, that is what congress must set partisanship aside, follow the facts and work together to devise competence of solutions to deter, defend against and, when necessary, respond to foreign cyber attacks. as we do, we must recognise that the re ce nt we do, we must recognise that the recent russian attacks are one part ofa recent russian attacks are one part of a much bigger cyber problem. russian cyber attacks have targeted the white house, its staff, the state department, medical infrastructure, chinese cyber attacks have reportedly targeted nsa, the department of state and commerce, congressional offices, military laboratories, the naval war college, and us businesses, including major defence contractors. most recently china, might over 20 million background investigations at the office of personnel management. that was sent to john the office of personnel management. that was sent tojohn mccain, we can speak with laura bicker, washington

correspondent. we have visited ordinary situation where he, and the intelligence agencies in america are saying there has been russian cyber attacks during the election but president—elect donald trump is having none of it. he has always expressed some scepticism about the intelligence which has led these chiefs today to say that they undoubtedly believe that russia was behind the hacking during the 2016 presidential election. and that donald trump has said that it could be china, it could be anyone, it could be someone sitting in their front room. well, when it came to a discussion about the scepticism, the director of national intelligence, was actually asked about that, he said scepticism is healthy but then he went on to say that there is a difference between scepticism and disparagement. honestly trying to keep a bit dramatic line there, james r. clapper, but the evidence going before the committee is rather sobering. what the armed services

committee hearings are about is not just what has happened during the presidential election but the cyber threat in general. these intelligence chiefs have just told the committee that russia is increasing its cyber espionage and its cyber attacks against the united states and that russia poses a threat to the us. it is notjust russia, there are other countries, including china and iran that are developing these cyber attacks, and the director of national intelligence, james clapper, said that us cyber security is better but it is still not good enough. there is work to do in the future, there is work to do in the future, there is work to do in the future, there is work to do as this battle is being handed on to the next administration, you have a president—elect, donald trump, already at odds with his intelligence agencies, and an intelligence agencies, and an intelligence agency saying we need to step up the fight against the cyber threat and we have a president—elect who does not believe certainly that is what we have heard

so farfrom him certainly that is what we have heard so far from him that the cyber attacks that happened during the election were carried out by russia. there was going to be a briefing, with the american intelligence agencies and barack 0bama —— and president—elect trump, is that going ahead? barack 0bama is going to get his report, donald trump will get his report, donald trump will get his report, donald trump will get his report, next week, an unclassified version is going to go before the public, james clapper went on to say that he is aware of public interest in this, especially as there are some that believe that it influenced the election, therefore, he says he will make an unclassified version public. yes, security briefings will go ahead, i think that there was different information going around that president—elect donald trump did not get the briefing he was supposed to get, we understand that will happen on friday, after barack 0bama is briefed later this week. on friday, after barack 0bama is briefed later this weeklj on friday, after barack 0bama is briefed later this week. i know that you will keep us posted, thank you very much indeed, for the time

being. 0fficials officials in turkey say that two have been killed and at least five wounded by a car bomb exposing in the coastal resort city of izmir. the blast took place outside the entrance to the city's courthouse, with armed attackers opening fire before detonating their bomb. security sources say that two of the attackers were shot dead by police. a third man is said to be on the run. let's go straight to our turkey correspondent mark lowen who is in istanbulfor us correspondent mark lowen who is in istanbul for us now. the police piecing together the sex sequence the police piecing together the sex sequence of events but what do they think they understand so far about what went on? what they are telling us what went on? what they are telling us is that the suspects, the attackers, approached the courthouse in izmir in a car, police came up to the car to try to search it and then the car to try to search it and then the attackers inside opened fire. there was a shoot out with the police, and then a car bomb was

detonated, possibly in a second vehicle. in the shoot out, in the car bomb, a policeman and a member of courthouse staff were killed, two of courthouse staff were killed, two of the attackers were also shot dead, a third attacker, who was reportedly wearing a black coat and a beret, escaped and is still on the run. the governor of izmir is saying that initial findings according to the kurdish militant group, the pkk... point two. it is still the early stages after the attack. —— point the to pkk. there is only so much that you can do in some circumstances. the country is meant to be on high alert, how will the turkish respond? is less than a week after the attack in istanbul, on the nightclub on new year's eve which killed 39 people and was claimed by so—called islamic state, with the

gunmen still at large. yes, a huge security challenge and a huge security challenge and a huge security question as ever for the country, how do the authority secure a country of 80 million people that borders syria and iraq, that has a kurdish insurgency in the south—east and which faces this twin threat over the past year, i so—called islamic state but also kurdish militants, the pkk, you cannot do that with increased police alone, there is an increased presence all across the country, what you have to do it by better intelligence, warren intelligence agencies, mi6, the cia, they are here in turkey, they have operatives helping the turkish intelligence services. —— foreign intelligence services. —— foreign intelligence agencies. clearly there is gaps in intelligence which is allowing these attacks to happen, it must be said that other attacks are being prevented and it appears that in izmirevena being prevented and it appears that in izmir even a large attack was prevented, given the number of weapons found in a car, with ak—47 rifles, rpgs, and other such weapons, but clearly, things are

slipping through the net and that is deeply worrying for turkey. the authorities would point, for example, to the long border with syria, problems there. we have a lot more to learn about who might have planned this but that is one of the issues that they would constantly raise as one of the challenges they face. they certainly do, and in the claim of responsibility, by so—called islamic state, after the nightclub attack, on new year's eve, islamic state said, this was in revenge for turkey's attacks in syria, against is. back in september, a ground incursion was launched by turkey against is and kurdish militias to push them back, into syria. that has made this country much more honourable, exposing it much more to the pkk and to is, and that is really... really a worrying situation for turkey. adding to that, the gunmen from the nightclub attack is still at large and that will make turkish people very nervous, they want this man

brought to justice to answer for the first of these two attacks in the first of these two attacks in the first week of 2017. for now, thank you very much. news coming in from west yorkshire, concerning the man shot dead in a police operation on monday evening atjunction 24 of the m62 motorway, 28—year—old yaser yacub, from huddersfield, he was killed after a car was stopped by the police, the independent police complaints commission are investigating that death, and we are hearing a postmortem examination was carried out on yaser yacub, and it found that he died from gunshot wounds to the chest. he was shot by a west yorkshire police firearms officer around six on monday evening after two vehicles were stopped on the slip road off junction two vehicles were stopped on the slip road offjunction 24 of the m62 near huddersfield, during a tree

planned police operation. the postmortem finding that yaser yacub died from gunshot wounds to the chest, the ipcc were at the postmortem examination. more on that as it comes into us. the headlines: the campaignerfor the rights of victims of sexual violence, jill saward has died, aged 51. she was the first person to waive her anonymity after being raped at ealing vicarage in 1986. two people have been killed and more than five injured in a car bomb attack in the turkish coastal city of izmir. the city's governor is suggesting kurdish militants were responsible. children and teenagers are too frequently giving personal information away on the internet, according to the children's commissionerfor according to the children's commissioner for england. hull have appointed marcos silver as their new manager, replacing mike

phelan, sacked on tuesday, he has previously managed sporting lisbon and libby argos, leading the greek clu b to and libby argos, leading the greek club to the great title last season. —— marco silva. hull are rooted to the foot of the table, the 39 you old will be the second youngest manager in the premier league. southampton captain jose manager in the premier league. southampton captainjose fonte hands ina southampton captainjose fonte hands in a transfer request. the portugal international rejected new terms on his current contract offered to him after winning euro 2016. and, british number one johanna konta's good run of form continues. she's one win away from reaching her third wta final after winning in the shen—zen 0pen wta final after winning in the shen—zen open in china. andy murray plays his qatar 0pen quarter final shortly. i will be back with more on those stories at 4:30pm, we will see you then. people who live near main roads may be at greater risk of dementia. according to a decade—long study by

scientists in canada, one in ten cases could be linked to living near a major road. the researchers say more work is now needed to understand the link. 0ur health correspondent robert pigott reports. v0|ceover: arterial roads carry the lifeblood of cities such as toronto, but are apparently the source of disease too. a study of nearly 2 million people in ontario over 11 years suggested that among people living within 50 metres of a major road, as many as 11% of dementia cases could be the result of traffic. the study‘s authors say tiny particles from exhaust and tyres could be part of the reason. how those particles work, a bit speculative, but one hypothesis is through fairly nonspecific effects on inflamation and oxidative stress in the body. so we have a potential mechanism, but it is far from proven. this study emphasises that air quality is very important for people with dementia, dementia is a condition where you have lots of disturbing symptoms, and they are made worse if the air quality where you live is poor. dementia robs people of their memories, and leads to increasing disability. fifty million people around the world have the disease, and the rate is rising.

the canadian study used people living at least 300 metres from a major road as its baseline. the risk of dementia increased by 2% between 100 and 200 metres, was 4% greater between 50 and 100 metres, and 7% higher within 50 metres. given that so many people were studied, and for so long, and that the researchers took into account factors such as poverty, obesity, and whether people smoked, the findings are highly striking. but, although the study can show a close association between roads and dementia, it doesn't prove that the roads cause the disease. traffic pollution is one reason, but we know that living next to a busy road is noisy, stressful, people may have more disturbed sleep, which can also be a factorfor dementia. british experts say the study has important applications for public health in the uk, but while the exact causes of dementia remain largely unknown, they say a healthy diet, exercise, and stopping smoking are still the best advice for avoiding it. robert pigott, bbc news. studio: 0ne

studio: one of the report's co—authors, dr ray copes, joins us now via webcam from toronto. how confident are you in these findings, they are startling. we looked at two other conditions, parkinson's disease and multiple sclerosis and we found no association between those illnesses and ultimately to traffic, so the finding is relatively specific to dementia, which adds to credibility. we heard in that report that there could be other factors, we heard in that report that there could be otherfactors, associated with living close to big roads, that might contribute to dementia, disturbed sleep, for instance, stress and so on, do you think that is right, or do you think this is all about is right, or do you think this is allaboutair is right, or do you think this is all about air quality? our study can only look at how close people live

to major roads, and you are quite right, there is a number of factors that change as one moves closer to a roadway. noise and levels of traffic related air pollutants, and this study is not able to discern between those two. what might then be the cause or connection between these air pollutants and dementia, biologically, what are we talking about? if it is the air pollutants responsible, that is a plausible explanation, we know that the finest particles get into the lung, and they are absorbed into the bloodstream and circulate around the body, it is quite plausible that they can have effects outside the risk to resist, and indeed, there is a substantial body of evidence which would look at cardiac disease and our study was done to see whether going beyond that, these particles, whether they might have an effect on the central nervous system and be related to the development of dementia or other conditions, for

dementia or other conditions, for dementia we found the association, not for the other conditions. 0bviously, not for the other conditions. obviously, this report is going to have huge implications, potentially, how much more research of this kind do you think needs to be done before we know this is sure, and then we have to look at the indications of where we build homes close to roads? you are right, we need to do far more research to better understand the causes of dementia, and the mechanisms by which it develops, but looking at our study, and other research on air pollution and health, there is a strong argument that traffic related air pollution is responsible for significant public health burden, involving multiple diseases, notjust the study on dementia, and in addition to further controls on traffic related pollution, there is also a rationale for the king at how we planned communities where we locate

residential areas, relative to heavy traffic, and also to explore elements of building design that may better protect occupants inside from the pollutants that arise outside. thank you very much for being with us. thank you very much for being with us. one of the co—authors of the report, that decade—long study by scientists in canada, which has found that people who live near main roads may be at higher risk of dementia. young people are being left to fend for themselves when it comes to online digital dangers such as bullying and grooming, according to the children's commissioner for england. anne longfield says children should be taught at school what they need to know about staying safe online. she also warned that children are frequently giving personal information away, without knowing how their data will be used. here's our education correspondent gillian hargreaves. look familiar, teenagers stuck to

their mobile phones, millions are connected to their friends through social media, but the children's commissioner says too many are allowed to roam in a cyber world with limited protection and regulation. the girls at birchwood community high school in warrington think there is a risk, teenagers don't know what they are signing up to. the important stuff you need to know about setting up stuff you need to know about setting upa programme, stuff you need to know about setting up a programme, and is to be more talked about, kids need to be told. it needs to be short and snappy, the advice, one, two, three, not 15 pages. the report called for the appointment of a digital ombudsman to mediate between children and social media companies over online bullying. it also recommends there should be mandatory digital citizenship courses in schools and new privacy laws to protect children's personal information online. what everyone is trying to do is to respond to that change. parents are struggling to do their bit. there is a role for government to intervene to help strengthen privacy laws and a role for schools as well in teaching stronger digital curriculum and training.

at hampstead high school, the gcse computer studies pupils are technically savvy with many aware of the dangers of digital technology. i don't think we need another programme. it's notjust good schools. right from the age of four through the sixth form, children are already talk about how to stay safe online in assemblies, i don't think we need another programme. it's notjust good schools. —— it's something that good schools do already. right from the age of four through the sixth form, children are already talk about how to stay safe online in assemblies, working with a bullying officer and police, and we have an evening for parents where we invite them in to inform them about how they can help keep their children safe online. schools can only do so much. contracts for social media sites can be lengthy with complicated wording and many children can struggle to understand exactly what they are signing up to. when children use social media sites, they give their content to the site, so: comments, photos, e—mail address, name,

information like that which they may know about but they may not know that that information is then given to third—party companies who will target them with specific adverts. social media companies like instant gram, —— social media companies like instagram, facebook and twitter say they take child security seriously and say their services are suited to children over the age of 13 and will shut down underage accounts. studio: a number of letters written by princess diana when her children — the princes — were young have been sold at auction in cambridge — for prices vastly in excess of their estimates. the lots included a letter from princess diana describing how prince harry was "always in trouble". earlier i spoke to the auctioneer luke macdonald. the estimate reserve price for the whole lot, 40 lots all together, something like £13,000. we have

spoken to —— the hammer price was £55,000. that is for all 40 lots, a very frenetic our new auction house, luke donald was the auctioneer, quite a bit higher than we may have predicted. extra ordinary, absolutely, i don't think i have ever sold so few lots over such a long period of time, the bidding kept coming. these were personal letters, from diana, to cyril. and they were very personal, they were talking about how pleased diana was at the little boys, and so happy, harry being naughty at school, when harry being naughty at school, when harry was born, about little william... i have got it here, 1984,

william... i have got it here, 1984, william adores his little brother and spend the entire time swamping harry with an endless supply of hugs and kisses, that reserve price was £600. it went for 3200. and kisses, that reserve price was £600. it went for3200. 0nline bidding. from all over the world, i saw it coming up on my screen, initials, some were australia, i saw, as well. japan, america. absolutely, i think that the royal family are adored, throughout the commonwealth, anyway, and beyond, andi commonwealth, anyway, and beyond, and i think that this was testament to their strong feelings. everyone wa nted to their strong feelings. everyone wanted a little piece of this collection. dina's 's grabbed the headlines, but there was other stuff, 16 christmas card signed by queen elizabeth and the duke, and a slice of their wedding cake. —— diana's grabbed the headlines. ink about it, family are there still

surviving, in original packaging, unopened, and here it is, a very personal gift from the wayne to cyril, 50 years is a very long time to be in service to one family and to be in service to one family and to know all of them from infancy. —— from the queen to cyril. personal collection, really shows what a place cyril had in the royal household for such a long time. very much he was their friend. above almost his position of duty. i think you probably need to go and have a glass of water, that was quite an effort over the past hour. o 0 degrees have at home on the night in northern ireland and western scotland. some of the rain will be

heavy, gradually drifting eastward through the day. perhaps staying dry with some sunshine during daylight hours across the extreme south—east, but milder to the west, with 9—11. as the rain clears through friday night into saturday, it leaves a legacy of cloud but also leaves this milder, westerly airflow. we keep the milder air through the weekend and on the whole it will be largely dry. any rain will be like and drizzly. —— light and drizzly. hello. this is bbc news. the headlines at 4:30pm. jill saward, who waived her right to anonymity after she was raped at the ealing vicarage in 1986, and then became a campaigner for victims of sexual violence, has died at the age of 51. two people have been killed and five

others injured after a car bomb exploded in the turkish city of izmir. police say the two attackers we re izmir. police say the two attackers were shot dead but another is on the run. a postmortem carried out on yasser yakub run. a postmortem carried out on yasser ya kub who was run. a postmortem carried out on yasser yakub who was shot by police officers has found he died from gunshot wounds to the chest. england's children's commissioner has warned that young people are being left to fend for themselves when using the internet, and are frequently giving their personal information away. a new study has suggested people who live near busy roads are at a higher risk of developing dementia. the study indicated that noise or air pollution could be significant factors. now, time for the sports news. hull city have appointed the former sporting lisbon and 0lympiakos coach marco silva as their new manager. he replaces mike phelan who was

sacked by the club on tuesday. silva's been compared tojose mourinho having established himself in portuguese football. he's already enjoyed several high profile appointments, having led the greek side to the title last season. here's our sports reporter david 0rnstein. in this country, we don't know a great deal. he has no english football experience, and is said to have a limited grasp of the english language. however, he has a fairly impressive track record coaching in europe. his most recentjob was at 0lympiakos, where he won the greek title. he also beat arsenal in the champions league last season, before leaving for personal reasons in the summer. he becomes the second—youngest manager in the premier league, behind only eddie howe of bournemouth. he signed a deal until the end of the season, bringing in three coaches to form his backroom staff. hull were bottom at christmas, only three clubs have ever survived being in that position. they've picked upjust three points from their last nine games. it doesn't get much easier for them

with the fixtures coming up, swansea at home in the fa cup, followed by manchester united in the efl cup in midweek, then a huge premier league game next saturday against bournemouth. they travel to chelsea the following weekend. it won't be easy, but marco silva is regarded by some as "the new mourinho", and they hope hull will stay in the premier league under his guidance. the other new premier league manager spoke to the media for the first time today. paul clement replaces bob bradley at swansea and has confirmed alan curtis won't be part of the first team coaching set—up. clement himself has been explaining the allure of the liberty stadium, over his previous job with bayern munich. i'm absolutely up to the challenge. i said to the players, i'm with you, i'm excited by the challenge. i could have stayed at bayern munich and had a great chance to win the league there, and advanced to the further stages of the champions league. it would have been great,

but i've done that for the last six or seven years. i feel good about it. southampton's executive director of football, les reed, has revealed that captainjose fonte has handed in a transfer request at st mary's. fonte rejected new terms on his current contract offered to him in the summer after winning euro 2016 with portugal. fonte has maintained that he wants the club to offer him a longer contract than the one he signed in october, but reed says he's had the chance of an improved deal, and has now asked to leave the club. everton have signed the charlton forward ademola lookman for £11 million. the 19—year—old, who's played for the england u20's only broke into the charlton first team last season. he described it as a dream move, insisting he was ready to make the step up from league one to the premier league. british runner laura muir broke the 25—year—old record previously held by fellow scot liz mccolgan over 5,000 metres at an indoor meeting in glasgow last night.

her time of 14 minutes 49.12 seconds was 14 seconds faster than the previous record. it was only muir's second track race over the distance and she also ran 16 laps out on her own. the impressive time moves her into the top ten on the world indoor all—time list. she'll captain the great britain team competing in this weekend's international cross country race in edinburgh. and sir andy murray will look to extend his winning run to 27 competitive matches, a career best, if he can beat nicolas almagro in the quarter finals of the qatar 0pen later. also continuing her good run is the world number 10 johnna konta, who is one win away from reaching her third wta final. she's into the semifinals of the shenzen open in china following her victory against katrina pliskova in three sets. that's all the sport for now. i'll have more in the next hour.

as we've been hearing, the campaigner for the rights of victims of sexual violence, jill saward has died, aged 51. she waived her right to anonymity after she was raped during a burglary at her father's vicarage in ealing in london in 1986, she was the first rape victim in the country to waive that right. she died in hospital in the west midlands this morning after suffering a stroke. in the last few moments the attorney generaljeremy wright has paid tribute to her saying her tireless campaigning opened the ice of many politicians and helped ensure that victims are now placed at the heart of the criminal justice victims are now placed at the heart of the criminaljustice system. —— opened the eyes of many politicians. 0ur correspondent phil mackie has been looking back at her life. it is part of my past now, and when i talk about rape, it doesn't hurt me. the victim of what became known

as the ealing vicarage rape, jill saward was just 21 when she was attacked by burglars, who broke into herfather‘s vicarage in ealing in west london. tv newsreader: the hunt for the vicarage rapists... the case was the focus of massive media attention, not least because the perpetrators of the rape received shorter sentences than the man who was only convicted of burglary. the judge told the court that her trauma had not been so great. she and her father, who was also injured, publicly forgave their attackers. they'd destroyed enough, i didn't want them to destroy anything else. so, forgiveness gave me that liberation, that freedom, to move on. neither at the time, and as far as i've been able to examine my sensations since, not once have i felt hatred for these men. i feel sad for them. in 1990, she waived her right to anonymity, and co—wrote a book about her experiences. she became a campaigner for the rights of victims of sexual assault and domestic violence. she regularly appeared in newspapers, on television and on radio. her family have announced her death with deep shock and sadness, and said that she had dedicated the past 30 years of her life to helping others.

phil mackie, bbc news. in the last few minutes we've had a statement from the church of england, reflecting on the life of jill sawa rd england, reflecting on the life of jill saward saying it is with great sadness we learned ofjill‘s death. she was a truly brave woman who campaigned tirelessly on behalf of victims of sexual violence. her courage, fortitude and commitment made her an outstanding campaigner as well as a loyal friend to many. she was much loved and respected and will be greatly missed by those whose lives she touched. it is typical ofjill that her final act was to see who might be helped through the donation of her organs. it goes on to say, she will remain in our prayers and herfamily it goes on to say, she will remain in our prayers and her family will remain in our prey is in coming weeks. that statement from the church of england. the united states says it has doubled the number of military

advisers supporting iraqi forces trying to re—take the city of mosul from so called islamic state. iraq's second city has been under is control for more than two years, and there are increasing fears for the hundreds of thousands of civilians still there. daniel boettcher has the latest. gunshots. heavy gunfire in mosul this morning. the us led coalition supporting iraqi security forces says more than 60% of the eastern half has been won back from so—called islamic state. the offensive began in october and is in its second phase. the us says it is now taking measures to speed up the advance and that includes doubling the number of military advisers assisting iraqi troops. time is not on the enemy's side. it's on the side of the iraqi security forces. they are going to retake mosul. they continue making progress in doing so. we're going to continue to support the actions that they do with our air and artillery strikes, isr and our advice and assistance. these unverified images

are said to show part of the operation, artillery strikes against is targets. there are still more than 5000 american military personnel in iraq. during a helicopter tour over recently recaptured areas, the commander of the us—led coalition said iraqi forces confronting is in mosul were gaining momentum, though he conceded that the attack initially lacked coordination. some of the civilians who fled during the conflict have been returning to their homes in the areas of the city that have been retaken, but the united nations has again warned about the dangers faced by those remaining in is controlled areas. members of the council also expressed grave concern for the almost1 million civilians that are out of reach currently for humanitarian support and access in areas under isil/daesh control in mosul, suffering indiscriminate

violence and abuse. though iraqi forces are making gains, they have yet to enter the west of mosul, which is still held by so—called islamic state. daniel boettcher, bbc news. the week—old ceasefire in syria appears to be largely holding, though there have been some fierce clashes in the barada valley outside damascus. the government says the truce does not apply there because of the presence of al-qaida—linked fighters, one of the groups excluded from the deal. well, the head of the united nation's syria humanitarian taskforce has been speaking this afternoon. jan egeland said the un will hold russia and turkey to commitments they have made to improve access for humanitarian aid. we were heartened to hear that russia and turkey both said in the task force, that indeed they will

facilitate humanitarian access to all civilians as part of the cessation of hostilities agreement, that they function as guarantors for. and we will actively hold them accountable for their promise to help us. 0ur middle—east correspondent alex forsyth is in in beirut, she sent this update about what's happening on the ground. in some parts of syria there is a sense of cautious optimism, after seven days the ceasefire appears to be largely holding in areas that until a week ago, had seen intense fighting and bombardment. yesterday aun fighting and bombardment. yesterday a un official in aleppo said despite the enormous humanitarian need which still exists, the last few days without violence had allowed some much needed medical supplies, food and shelter to be provided. elsewhere, the violence continues. there are ongoing reports of the

syrian regime bombing parts of the damascus countryside which has been under rebel control for four years. it is strategically important because it provides much of the water supplied to damascus, which has had water shortages for some ten days. the rebel groups say the regime's continued bombardment of the area represents a violation of the area represents a violation of the ceasefire agreement. much depends on russia and turkey which brokered the ceasefire, to see if they can exert their influence on those in syria to abide by its terms. after a week, this is only a small and faltering step on what remains a long, complex road, before there is any real hope of lasting peace. a group of mps and peers says immigrants should be expected to learn english before coming to britain, or attend compulsory language classes when they arrive. the parliamentary group also suggests ministers should consider letting different parts of the uk set their own immigration policy. our home affairs correspondent danny shaw reports. i will give my loyalty to the united kingdom.

a landmark on the way to being integrated into british society. as a british citizen.... these people are becoming uk citizens, with a promise to respect our rights, freedoms and laws. but there is growing agreement that successful integration into britain also depends on having a command of the english language. migrants, when they arrive in the uk, would like to learn english and are aware of the disadvantages of not learning english. i think we need to make sure that the resources are in place for migrants to be able to access full—time education support. the importance of language provision is emphasised in a report from a group of mps and peers. it says all immigrants should learn english before coming to the uk or enrol in classes when they are here. it also calls for courses to teach immigrants about british culture, and the report says the government should give immigrants

guidance on the costs and benefits of uk citizenship, and consider cutting the fees for naturalisation. my name is beatrice, i am a student... english classes for immigrants are already available. the home office says its spending an extra £20 million on those in greatest need. some believe it will be unfair if it was compulsory for everyone coming to live in the uk. this will have a huge impact on people coming over to their loved ones, especially those people coming overfrom a village. they are not often very literate, and therefore learning english as a second language is extremely difficult for them. the report on integration, launched at an event in london, also suggests devolving immigration policy to britain's nations and regions. they would be able to allocate visas according to local need. shaping immigration criteria to address national or regional

needs will instil greater confidence the system works for your area, for every area. under current laws, some immigrants are allowed in to do specificjobs, like these fruit pickers from eastern europe working at a farm near arbroath in scotland. but the home office says it's not planning to introduce local visa arrangements, because it would be too complicated. danny shaw, bbc news. in a moment a summary of the business news this hour, but first the headlines on bbc news. the campaigner for the rights of victims of sexual violence, jill saward has died at the age of 51, after suffering a stroke. she waived her right to anonymity and was the first person in the country to do so, after she was raped at her father's vicarage in ealing 30 years ago.

two people have been killed, and at least five injured, in a car bomb attack in the turkish coastal city of izmir. a postmortem carried out on yassar yaqub, the man shot by police on monday, found that he died from gunshot wounds to the chest. hello, i'm vishala sri—pathma. now a look at how the markets in europe have ended the trading session. well, it's been a cracking start to the year for the ftse100, finishing above 7000. today, house—builders persimmon is the top gainer. elsewhere, us department store chain macy's has seen its share price fall 14%, after announcing plans to make over 10,000 people redundant, and save just under £450 million. it said almost 4,000 jobs would go in 2017 as a result of store closures. younger generations will inherit much more money than their parents and grandparents, but the amounts they get will be very unequal. research by the institute

for fiscal studies says the wealth of the older generation has grown by 45% over just ten years. the uk service sector grew at its fastest pace for 17 months in december. however, prices charged in the sector rose to its strongest rate since april 2011. let's get detailed analysis of all that with james bevan from ccla investment management. james, let's start off with the service sector. a very good 18 months for the service sector, but this year isn't expected to be a record year. is this the calm before the storm or are we expecting more falls for the following 18 months? forecasters have been wrong—footed. there was an expectation that after the brexit vote we would be going to hell in a handcart. the numbers have

turned out to be much more robust. i think there are two more interesting issues at stake. the first is the only real impact of brexit so far has been a weaker pound, and that has been a weaker pound, and that has generally been good sentiment. second issue is that prices are rising. this is a real challenge in terms of what will the bank of england do in the face of higher inflation. let's move on to this research by the institute for fiscal studies. they say the younger generations will inherit more than their parents and grandparents, the wealth of that generation has grown by 45% which is quite considerable. where has that world come from? when they say it will be an unequal inheritance, what do they mean? what this is all about is the housing market. if your parents own an expensive house, you will likely inherit a lot of money. if your pa rents a re inherit a lot of money. if your parents are in the rented sector you won't. 90% of inheritance wealth is owned by half the population. here

is an interesting challenge for the government in thinking what to do with housing policy, because saving and housing means people have less pension than expected. the last time planning restrictions were relaxed to get economic growth moving in the 19305, to get economic growth moving in the 1930s, we saw 290,000 houses built, which is 90,000 per year more than the rate at the moment. but average house prices were of an equivalent price to £45,000. today you could buy a terraced house in london 30.5 times average salaries. is this not going to be a trend, is this the older generation passing on a lot of money but the younger generation facing higher house prices went do the same for their offspring? that's right. the government knows it's an election loser to say we need to sort this problem out and have lower house prices so there is more affordability, because those who own

houses will be disenfranchised and won't be happy with the government. macy's share price considerably down. they are going to close quite a few stores. is that a general trend with department stores in the us orare trend with department stores in the us or are they the exception? they are partand us or are they the exception? they are part and parcel of a format people have fallen out of love with. people do not go to macy's or bloomingdale's any more. it is a bricks and mortar format when of course most people want to consider online. it has been slow to accommodate new fashions, and they have been slow to cut costs. there are some lessons for retail generally about staying ahead of the game, about remaining current for consumers, and being clear on controlling costs and keeping margins up. thank you. that's all from me, there is a round—up of all the other top business stories on our website, bbc.co.uk/business. the latest driverless car, headphones that can translate

languages instantly, and the latest smart gadgets for the home. these are just some of the things we can expect from this year's international consumer electronics show. our technology correspondent rory cellan—jones is in las vegas ahead of one of the biggest events in the tech industry and has this report. in a penthouse suite at a ritzy las vegas hotel, smart home exhibits are on show. there is a smart speaker for children, each toy has a playlist. # kung fu fighting... a voice activated door lock. and upstairs... ..there's even nora, described as a smart snoring solution. it's paired with a pad under the pillow which detects the snoring and moves just enough to stop me, without waking me up. the big theme this year is turning the advances in artificial intelligence into products. there are robots of course.

this one is meant to be a shop assistant, while this one is designed as a companion for children or elderly people. ai seems to get everywhere, even into this toothbrush, which learns how you brush your teeth. artificial intelligence is not just gathering the data, it's being able to use it. then you learn where your weaknesses are, where your strengths are and the purpose is to become better at taking care of your oral health. this walking stick is also smarter than it looks. an in—built mobile phone sim card means it can help if there is an accident. it will detect the fall of the user and when it detects it it will alert the family or the neighbour, so they can come and help these people. and this clever mirror helps anyone to try out make—up. we have a new las vegas! out on the las vegas strip, this young entrepreneur from manchester has just flown in. welcome to las vegas.

his instant translation headphones aren't quite ready. they will eventually be tiny earbuds, that he is still looking forward to ces. this is important because we will be able to showcase what we've been working on to the world, to show this is something we started years ago as a small team, as a small start—up, with dedication and passion. the odds are against danny, a one—man band taking on giants like apple and google, but he's betting that he has the product that can change the world. i think we need to tell him to ditch the blue eye shadow! not really your colour! as you've never seen him before! laughter time for a look at the weather. the talk today was how cold it was

first thing this morning. temperatures down to —8 in parts of 0xfordshire. we had beautiful blue skies and sunshine. 0nce 0xfordshire. we had beautiful blue skies and sunshine. once the frost lifted it was a glorious day for most. i suspect we might wake up to scenes like this tomorrow. some outbreaks of rain moving in from the west. the crowd starts to arrive across south—west england and into northern ireland, i hope you've managed to enjoy the sunshine —— the cloud. maybe into the south—east temperatures falling low enough for a touch of frost and patchy freezing fog. 0ut a touch of frost and patchy freezing fog. out to the west the cloud and rain will gather into western scotland. by the end of the night is a milder. maybejust below scotland. by the end of the night is a milder. maybe just below freezing inafew a milder. maybe just below freezing in a few rural parts of the south—east. we could see an issue with patchy frost and fog first thing in the morning, particularly to the east of 0xfordshire, across the sap —— across the south—east

corner. a great start, outbreaks of patchy rain for a time across wales and north—west england. heavy rain through northern ireland and western scotla nd through northern ireland and western scotland for the early morning rush—hour. not too bad across the far north and east of scotland. you might miss the worst of it as it moves steadily east through the course of the day. perhaps staying dry with glimpses of sunshine into the south—east corner. the wetter weather pushing east. as it does so weather pushing east. as it does so we won't see too much heavy rain. colder in the far south—east, milder air continues to come in from the west. the potential for more wet weather

pushing into the north and west during monday. for the weekend it looks as though on the whole it will be largely mild, cloudy at times, any rain we get will be light and drizzly. auto today at 5 —— tributes are paid to the ealing vicarage rape victim jill saward who has died aged 51 the campaigner for the rights of victims of sexual violence became the first rape victim to waive her right to anonymity after the attack in 1986. we'll have more on the life of a remarkable women — and hearing from those who campaigned alongside her. the other main stories on bbc news at 5: the children's commissioner for england, says greater protection is needed for young people using the internet 0fficials we need to teach a strong curriculum.