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 officials we need to teach a strong curriculum. officials in turkey say two people have been killed by a car bomb at a court house in the coastal city of izmir. the number of new cars sold in the uk hit an all—time high last year with sales close to two point seven million. letters written by princess diana — in which she revealed that a young prince harry was routinely in trouble at school exceed all expectations after being sold at auction. our top story: the campaigner,

jill saward — who was the first rape victim to waive her right to anonymity — has died at the age of 51. she was assaulted during a burglary at herfather‘s vicarage in ealing in west london in 1986. at the trial, the judge caused controversy when he said her suffering had been "not so great". jill saward went on to campaign on behalf of victims of sexual violence as well as help to train police officers and judges. tonight the attorney generaljeremy wright said her tireless campaigning had helped ensure victims were now at the heart of the criminal justice system. phil mackie looks 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 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, 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. jill sawa rd jill saward who has died at the age of 51. in the last few minutes the sown general, has released a statement. our correspondent elizabeth glinka joins me now from birmingham. a number of tributes being paid tonight. that's right. the announcement ofjill‘s death was made on her own website this afternoon by her family. made on her own website this afternoon by herfamily. in made on her own website this afternoon by her family. in that statement they say it was with deep shock and sadness they announce the death ofjill following a stroke on tuesday. they go on to say she'd dedicated the past 30 years of her life to helping other people, it gives them some comfort to know that their wife, mother and sister was able to help other people to the

very end and wanted to thank those who contributed to her medical care in recent days. as you say in the last hour we have had a statement from the attorney—general, who says " express from the attorney—general, who says "express deepest condolences to the family and friends ofjill. her tireless campaigning opened the eyes of many politicians to help ensure victims are placed at the heart of the criminaljustice system. it was only after the attack on jill saward, that victims were permitted tochallenge unreasonably low sentences. the unduly lenientp sentences. the unduly lenientp sentence scheme has enabled victims and their family members and sentence scheme has enabled victims and theirfamily members and general public to request that sentences are reviewed and where necessary, increased." in the last few moments we have had a statement through from the church of england. 0f we have had a statement through from the church of england. of course jill‘s the church of england. of course jill's family had a long association with the church. they say today that "jill 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." thank you very much, elizabeth. for three decadesjill saward was a supporter of the charity rape crisis in england and wales, and i'm joined now by their spokesperson katie russell. in many ways she changed the way everybody thought about rain victims, not just everybody thought about rain victims, notjust rain itself. yes, jill was an absolutely tireless campaigner. it was incredibly important to her to break the taboos, the stigma around rain and sexual violence. —— around rape. and not just those whose sexual violence. —— around rape. and notjust those whose experiences we re notjust those whose experiences were perhaps similar to her own but anyone who was impacted by sexual violence of any kind could receive justice, criminaljustice and social justice, criminaljustice and social justice, in the form of access to specialist support service, like rain crisis. at the time, much was made at the time that she had

forgiven those responsible for the attack but it affected her deeply and for many years, she campaigned with a very deep and personal need to help others. . yes and i think she would have been a great inspiration, she was to us in rain crisis, and to fellow campaigners and activists but she would have been a great inspiration to many other survivors, whether or not they choose to speak about their experiences. we know many survivors don't choose to tell anyone at the time. i thinkjill‘s presence, don't choose to tell anyone at the time. ithinkjill‘s presence, her incredible dignity andcourage will have made many survivors realise that they were not to blame for their experiences, and that they we re their experiences, and that they were not alone, so, i think it is impossible, really, to measure the impact she had will have had over the years. katie, part of that legacy is she has spoken in her time to lawyers, tojurors, tojudges and

perhaps made them realise what a rape charge and conviction means? absolutely. she was not afraid to change truth to power as they say. she was very outspoken, clear, articulate and dignified in everything she said. one of her great interests was making sure that judges and jurors, for example, in rape trials, all those involved in the criminaljustice system and politics, understood what harrowing and traumatic and difficult experience, rape or sexual violence can be and how vital it is that all survivors receive justice and appropriate specialist support. she was always very clear on that. and her message was so was always very clear on that. and her message was so important. i remember covering the case at the time, and it is difficult to overestimate the impact of a victim of rape coming forward and talking about it. just what an impact it was at the time and how things have changed? at the time and how things have changed ? yes,

at the time and how things have changed? yes, obviously some more survivors choose to waive their anonymity these days but the anonymity these days but the anonymity that survivors have in law is vitally important because we know that, sadly, even 30 years since jill‘s that, sadly, even 30 years since jill's experience, it's still incredibly difficult for survivors to talk about their experiences because of some of the myths, the misinformation, the ignorance, the stigma that still surrounds sexual violence. jill did so much but her work continues with all of us. we must carry on because as she would have recognised herself, there is so far still to go and we owe it to the memory ofjill and other survivors to carry on. katie, thank you very much forjoining us. top intelligence chiefs in the us have warned that russian cyber operations have become more aggressive and pose a major threat to the us government. they were speaking at the start of an investigation by us senators into cyber—attacks which the intelligence agencies say were designed to interfere in november's presidential election.

but president—elect donald trump has cast doubt on claims that moscow was involved. our correspondent laura bicker is there in washington for us. a lively session. it has been a lively session and also a sobering assessment of russian cyber attacks on the us. just it give awe flavour, within the last half an hour, the corrector of national intelligence. —to corrector of national intelligence. — to give you a flavour. , he has said he has not encountered a more aggressive campaign than to interfere in the us elections than russia's activities last year. to remind viewers, the allegation is this — that russia hacked into democratic party e—mails with the aim of dump embarrassing hillary clinton's campaign and helping donald trump. that's with what 17 agencies here believe but the

president—elect, dismisses the evidence consistently. instead he said it could be china, anyone, he said it could be china, anyone, he said it could be china, anyone, he said it could be a 14—year—old sitting in their bedroom. now he will see the evidence later this week but we'd already heard and top intelligence chiefs were asked whether or not this scepticism had affected them and one said "well, scepticism is healthy but not disparagement." and also we heard from admiral michael rodgers: isaid i said plenty of times in my career when i presented my intelligence analogies to commanders and policy makers and they looked at me and said thanks, that is not the way i see it, or you have to sell me on this. that doesn't bother any of us. what we do i think is relevant and we realise that what we do is in no smart part driven in part by the confidence of our leaders in what we do and without that confidence, i

just don't want a situation where out just don't want a situation where our workforce decides it walk because i think that is really not a good place for us to be. —— to walk. so we have a president—elect who seems to be casting doubt on his us intelligence agencies and he's also been tweeting about julian intelligence agencies and he's also been tweeting aboutjulian assange. now he's the leader of wiki leaks. he was where the e—mails were leaked to. he said he didn't get them to russia and donald trump has been quoting him. well, senator, claire macaskill, a democratic senator, said that the president—elect now appearing to aside withjulian assange was something that many people didn't want to see. let's talk about who benefits from a president—elect thrashing the intelligence community? who benefits? the american people, them losing confidence in the intelligence community and the work of the intelligence community? who actually is the benefactor of someone actually is the benefactor of someone who is about to become

commander—in—chief thrashing the intelligence community?” commander—in—chief thrashing the intelligence community? i think there is an important distinction here between healthy scepticism, which policy makers, to include policy maker number one, should always have for intelligence but i think there is a difference between scepticism and disparagement. simon what we are seeing is a president—elect, donald trump, who is finding himself increasingly isolated on this issue. the pressure isolated on this issue. the pressure is really on him to respond. when those 35 diplomats were expelled from the us last week, as a retaliation for this us hacking, and when vladimir putin did not respond, he praised putin's response. so donald trump looks like he is on the side of russia, rather than on the side of russia, rather than on the side of russia, rather than on the side of his us intelligence agencies. the pressure is on him to respond. when he sees that intelligence, when he isp given that full intelligence briefing, we will

see what he has to say. thank you very much lawyeria. young people are being left to fend for themselves when it comes to digital dangers such as bullying and grooming, according to the children's commissioner for england. anne longfield says children should be taught in school what they need to stay 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. looks familiar, teenagers stuck to their mobile phones, millions are connected to their friends by social media but the children's commissioner says too many are allowed to roam in a cyberworld with limited protection and regulation. at schools at this school in warrington thinks there is a risk, teenagers don't know what they are signing up to. the importance of setting up a profile. they need to be more talked about and kids need to be told. the rules need to be short and snappy, like a one, two,

three, not 15 pages. the report calls for the appointment of a digital ombudsman to mediate between children and social media companies, overonline 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. now, parents are struggling to do their bit. there is a role for government here to intervene to help strengthen privacy laws and a role for schools as well, in teaching stronger digital curriculum and training there. at hampstead high school the gcse computer studies pupils are technically savvy, with a strong awareness of the benefits and dangers of digital technology. awareness of the benefits and dangers of digital technologylj dangers of digital technology.” don't think we need another programme, necessarily. ithink don't think we need another programme, necessarily. i think it is something that good schools do already, right from the age of four, right through to sixth form. children are already taught about how to stay safe online through our

phse lessons, through assemblies and work with the local officers and police. we even have an evening with pa rents police. we even have an evening with parents and invite them in to show them how to 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 social media sites, they give their co nte nt to social media sites, they give their content to social media sites. so comments, photos, their e—mail address, name, information like that, we they may know about. 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 instagram, facebook and twitter say they take child safety a nd and twitter say they take child safety and security seriously. all stipulate their services are most suited to children over the age of 13 and will shut down underage

accounts. with me is is emily cherry, she's head of children & .is . is that a phrase you recognise, that children are being left to for themselves? this report launched today, we have seen the recommendations they are making and we agree. at the nspcc we are co nsta ntly we agree. at the nspcc we are constantly receiving phone calls from parents, grarntsd and other adults worried about the online world but critically, from children who are being left without the rules, the resources to really defend themselves online. we are talking about children of all ages, three to four—year—old children spending an average of eight hours a week online. little surprise that they perhaps don't really understand what they have got themselves into? 0ne what they have got themselves into? one of the critical concerns for us is that technology exists in the home and parents are giving access to children early. but without that understanding of how to use that technology safely. it is why we have a brilliant resource at the nspcc

called net aware, which talks to pa rents called net aware, which talks to parents about all of the sites, apps and games their children might want to use and what might be the risks and dangers. we also have a helpline set up so you can call through and no question is too big or too small. if you are not sure how to set your privacy controls, or parental controls, give us a call and we'll talk you through them. the difficulty is the ease that children of any stage, let's be honest, can set upa of any stage, let's be honest, can set up a account on something like facebook, or viets that parents would career for facebook, or viets that parents would careerfor adult facebook, or viets that parents would career for adult sites facebook, or viets that parents would careerfor adult sites but facebook, or viets that parents would career for adult sites but the checks don't seem to be there. we wa nt checks don't seem to be there. we want the industry to put child safety at the heart of everything they do. they want to see more are bust age verification, so measures when children sign up. we want it make sure children understand terms and conditions, so they must be easy to understand and we want it make sure if they see anything they are worried about, or a stranger makes contact with them, they can block and report that and action is taken. how threatening is the threat of

predatory. we all see terrifying stories of those who are predators online. how many of them are out there? how worried are children? how are aware are children of those difficulties? we know the scale of abuse and predatory paedophiles online is vast. we need it make sure if anyone has any concerns or worries about a school that ring that through. through the nspcc last year, we had 900 calls from adults who were worried and 650 focussed on online sexual predators. that's calls coming through to us. it is so important that children understand the risks. parents have those conversations, choose back it up with the right information and the internet industry takes action. so talk. talk. absolutely. if you are not sure how to start the conversation, go to our net aware tool and we will help you. a car—bomb has exploded outside a court building in the turkish coastal city of izmir, killing two people

including a police officer. police say they shot dead two suspected attackers, and that a third is on the run. the authorities say they were armed with grenades and automatic assault rifles and may have been planning a much bigger attack. officials have blamed kurdish militants. this cctv footage silently conveys the scale of the fatal blast in izmir. now, the mangled wreckage of the car bomb, the police checkpoints wrp several people have been killed and injured. turkish police say the bomb was dead nated after officers tried to stop a vehicle at the front of the court house in izmir. eye witnesses describe what happened next. translation:” witnesses describe what happened next. translation: i was at the security camera and a black car approached and crashed into a policeman. he got out of the car and

exploded the bomb he had in his hand. i ran into the market and lay down on the floor. police at the scene shot dead a man they suspected of detonating the bomb, following a shoot out involving police and a number of men carrying machine guns. the area has now been sealed off for further investigation. the governor of izmir has already said he believes that kurdish separatists, the pkk, are behind the attack. the group, have not, however, claimed responsibility. it was just a week ago in istanbul that 39 people were killed in a terrorist attack, carried out by the so—called islamic state. the security forces grapple with today's events in the normally peaceful seaside town of izmir. turks are again left with a sense that they are no longer safe in their own country. let's go straight to istanbul where we can speak to our correspondent rengin arslam. that's the point — we are raising a

level of fear in a country that's already terrified. yes, this country is terrified. and what happens today is terrified. and what happens today is also very shocking. it is pure sadness and shock that the country is feeling at the moment, just five days after the new year. the previous attack, claimed by the so—called islamic state was only two hours into the new year and actually having 2016 full of attacks, all around the country, turkey was hoping for a peaceful, better year but obviously the first signs of this year is not really promising and now we have this izmir, which is normally a very peaceful city on the coast of the aegean sea, 3 million people, has never beening targeted like this before. and we also have to remind that when this attack was

carried out, it is the hour of leaving of the courthouse. so the door, which was used by the judges, and the prosecutors as well. the civilians are using another gate at the courthouse, so it is clear that this attack was also targeting the judges, the lawyers and also the prosecutors. and this is happening now, two people have been detained, linkedes, who have been said to have been linked to this atoo, only a few seconds ago the state media have announced that. —— linked to this attack. so turkey is hoping to understand who is behind this but as you mentioned, kurdish separatists, the pkk were linked o to the attack, according to the first statement. thank you very much.

a record number of new cars were sold last year in the uk — up more than 2% on the previous 12 months. the increase was due to high demand from business customers. but sales are expected to fall by five per cent in 2017. our industry correspondent john moylan reports. the ford fiesta. for the eighth year in a row, it's been britain's most popular new car. in 2016, it was one of the reasons why the new car market hit an all—time high. according to the industry, last year, total sales hit almost 2.7 million cars, up 2.3% on the previous year which was also a record high. and it's cheap finance deals which are driving the success. the vast majority of customers now effectively lease cars rather than buy the outright. bringing what was once unaffordable within reach. all of the options that are now available with leasing and financing, i can now pay less overall, on a monthly

basis, but still go home with a brand—new car. we decided to look around and if we see a new car that's convenient for us, and the finance is all right, we will go for it. you can have a car like that for £10 a month more than your golf. that shift in how we buy cars is changing the type of car we are buying, too. there's a real trend for people to buy more upmarket cars because the monthly payments are not that much greater than buying a more mainstream vehicle and people are very badge conscious and want the latest technology and that's what these manufacturers are offering for a more affordable price than ever. but the industry expects the new car market to fall by 5% this year. consumer demand is waning and higher prices are coming to forecourts. the pressure which comes from a lower value pound to a certain extent does help exporters but the converse of that is it makes imports more expensive, around six out of seven

cars we sell are imported so the pressure of that depreciation in sterling will undoubtedly flow through to price rises. car sales are often a good barometer for the health of the wider economy, but with sales expected to fall and forecourt prices expected to rise, in 2017, the industry could be in for a bumpy ride. the cost of driving your car is going up. our business correspondent theo leg et is ina our business correspondent theo leg et is in a garage in west london. a significant rise in petrol, and people feeling it? yes, if you brought your brand new car to a garage like this, you probably noticed already, prices are going up. in the month of december, they z as you say go up by 3p a letter for petrol and diesel. for a typical

family run about that's £1.60 more than you were a month ago. the reason for this is clear. over the past month, the price of oil has gone up dramatically. about 12%. that feeds through to the price of petrol and diesel, produced from crude oil. on top of that we've had a reduction in the value of the pound. another reduction in the value of the pound and that has an impact because oil on the international market is priced in dollars. now that's just the past month i'm talking about. if you look at the year as a whole both these trends have been going on. the price of oil has more or less doubled and particularly since the referendum in june, the pound sterling has lost a great deal of value. if you look at it will a year ago, back then you would have been paying £8 left for a tank of petrol and £10 for diesel. the rmt union has taken up an offer from the transport secretary, chris

grayling, to hold talks with him in an attempt to resolve the long—running dispute with southern rail over driver—only operated trains. it's not clear when the talks will take place. the rmt yesterday changed its plans for six days of strike action. they'll still go ahead, but will be three—day now stoppages two days apart. now a look at the weather and louise has the forecast. well so far it has kept us guessing with temperatures this january. we had a very cold, frosty start this morning. temperatures down to minus 8. it left us with beautiful blue sky and sunshine. all change over. behind me the cloud arrives, an indication of what is to come through the night. central and south—eastern areas may well stay cold with some light frost and freezing, patchy fog but elsewhere the cloud gathers and rain arrives and a milder night here. 8 degrees above freezing. perhaps in the south—east corner it stays on chilly side. that frost and fog will lift and at the same time the cloud and rain gathers from the we.s some heavy along west—facing coasts. not as bad as it pushes further inland.

it should stay dry with glimpses of sunshine across the south—east corner. four degrees here, 11 in the mild air. that rain continues to clear through friday night into saturday morning. high pressure builds and so for the weekend, largely cloudy, a bit grey and dull, but, on the plus side, it will be feeling much milder. this is bbc news. the headlines. jill sawa rd this is bbc news. the headlines. jill saward the campaigner for sexual violence has died at the age of 51 after suffering a stroke. she was the first woman in the country to waive her right to anonymity after being raped at the vicarage in east london in to waive her right to anonymity after being raped at the vicarage in east london in 1986. it is part of my past now. when i talk about rape it doesn't hurt me. enengland's children's commissioner has warned that frequently young people are giving their personal information away on the internet and need greater protection. two people have been killed and five others injured after a car bomb exploded outside a court house in the turkish city of izmir. police say two attackers were shot dead but another is still on

the run. time for the sports news. hull city have appointed former sporting lisbon and olympiakos coach marco silva as their new manager. he succeeds mike phelan who was sacked by the club on tuesday. silva's been compared tojose mourinho having established himself in portuguese football and later leading olympiakos to the title in greece last season. here's our sports reporter david ornstein. in this country we don't know a great deal. he has no english football experience and said to have a limited grasp of english language however he has a fairly good record at coaching in europe, most recently at coaching in europe, most recently at olympiakos and beat arsenal in the champions‘ league last season before leaving for personal reasons in the summer. he is only 39. so he becomes the second youngest manager in the premier league, behind only eddie howe of bournemouth. and he signed a deal until the end of the

season, bringing in three coaches to form his backroom staff. of course, hull city were bottom at christmas. only three clubs have survived being in that position before. they remain bottom now. they picked up three points from their last nine games. it doesn‘t get much easier with the fixtures coming up. swansea at home in the fa cup followed by a trip to manchester united in the efl cup and a huge premier league game next saturday against bournemouth, then they travel it chelsea the following weekend. so it won‘t be easy, but marko silva is recorded by some as being called the new mourinho, and he and hull will hope that they stay in the premier league under his guidance. 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 ademola lookman for 11 million pounds from charlton. the 19 year old forward, who‘s played for england‘s u20s, only broke into the charlton first team last season. he described it as a dream move insisting he‘s ready to make the step up from league one to the premier league. manchester city boss pep guardiola has said he‘s not ready to quit management. guardiola was clarifying comments he made in an interview earlier this week, in which he was quoted as saying he was ‘arriving at the end‘ of his career. i‘m not going to retire in two or three years. i love myjob and i am in the perfect place to do myjob, especially here in england. i‘m a5. i‘m not going to try — because i‘m going to do something else in my life but not in the next, three, four, five, six, seven years.

the welsh rugby union has made "the best offer it can" to bring leigh halfpenny back from toulon, according to its chief executive. the wales full—back‘s contract with the french club expires at the end of this season. cardiff blues and scarlets are thought to be interested in signing him on a national dual contract, with the welsh rugby union paying 60% of his salary. the wru‘s martyn phillips says it would be a head versus heart decision for the player. and sir andy murray is looking 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 open. murray was an early break down, but has broken back to win the first set on a tie break in doha. novak djokovic and fernando verdasco are already through to the last a that‘s all sport for now. you can keep up to date with all those stories on the bbc sport website. that‘s bbc dot co dot uk slash sport and i‘ll have more in sportsday.

thank you. 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. our health correspondent robert pigott reports. 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, suggests that among people living within 50m of a major road, as many as 11% of dementia cases could be the result of traffic. tiny particles from exhaust and tyres could be part of the reason. this is a really important study, because it reinforces previous studies that indicate 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. 50 million people around the world have the disease and the rate is rising. the canadian study used people living at least 300m from a major road as its baseline. the risk of dementia increased by 2% between 100—200m. was a% greater between 50—100m and 7% higher, within 50m. 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 we also know can be a factorfor dementia. british experts say the study has important implications 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. tells the phillip hammond has spoken to the first time about the departure of the outgoing ambassador to the eu. sir ivan rogers resigned on tuesday complaining of model and confusion. salmond said that he has done a good job but he chose to leave early because of the timing of brexit conversations. huge pressure over brexit with theresa may and her team. lots of questions asked about what her objectives are, whether her

tea m what her objectives are, whether her team is ready whether whitehall generally has the expertise to conduct these negotiations. there has been criticism this week from somebody on the inside, the former ambassador, what downing street has tried to do is seize back the initiative, get on the front foot with this swift appointment of sir tim barrow, and that has been well received, many people praising him, praising him for his expertise, for his enthusiasm. downing street will certainly be hoping that the relationship with him will be smoother than with his predecessor. he isa smoother than with his predecessor. he is a very experienced and seasoned diplomat, very tough, he was the ambassador in moscow for many years. he has worked in the eu before, so he has good knowledge of how the works and is a very tough negotiator. he is going to be a great asset for britain in this negotiating process. now, there was some more criticism today, this time from the norwegian prime minister

who suggested britain did not have the experienced negotiators it is neededin the experienced negotiators it is needed in order to get a new deal. all eyes will be on theresa may, in the coming weeks, she is said to be working on a speech outlining more of her thinking on "brexit" and a lot of that will centre on immigration. she has already made it quite clear that control of borders is important. on the other side, eu leaders have made it clear that britain cannot stay in the single market if it wants to reject freedom of movement, a lot of speculation about how far she will go and lay out exactly what she thinks about all of that and what the red line will be. she knows that whatever she says, it is going to art that at least some of the mps in her own party. let‘s get more now on the call by the children‘s commissioner to put more safeguards in place to protect children against online bullying and grooming. lucy alexander‘s 17—year—old son felix killed himself last year after he was bullied online

on social media sites. she now campaigns with anti—bullying charity place to be. shejoins me now. you wrote an open letter to those who victimised your son, because you wa nt who victimised your son, because you want change. yes, it is really important, they are letting down the young people in our world at the moment. we need to support them to help them through the digital age. were you aware at the time that felix was having the sort of pressures , felix was having the sort of pressures, when you became aware of it, what were you able to do? very little, we were and when he was younger, it was easier to control it. however, if you are getting a lot of negative stuff coming through the internet, it is very difficult when your self—esteem is so poor to ignore it completely. we did take away social media, we took away his

phone, but then he felt like we were punishing him something he had not done. people were being cruel to him but he was the one being punished by being isolated further. whose job is it to explain to young people the cruelty that they cause with these kind of things, is that there are two schools? parents? it is all of us, parents, the schools, and it is children themselves, we need to support children, we need to start talking to them before they get a mobile phone, because once they get that, the internet is in their pocket and we have very little control over it. schools have a unique overview of the bullied, the bullies, the families, and so i think they are integral, but parents have a responsibility as well. what about the social media sites themselves, a lot of youngsters go on grown—up websites, for want of a better phrase, and simply lie about

their age. yes, i think it is very difficult, to be honest, for social media to police it, there is a certain amount they can put in, they can put in some better terms and conditions, easier ways of blocking, however, there is no one internet answer. the answer is in education, in educating young people, and educating parents. our young people are well ahead of our. did you ever get a response from those who thought about what they had done, once you published your open letter? not really. i don‘t feel it is helpful for me to point fingers at particular people it is not going to change my outcome. but if i can change my outcome. but if i can change the outcome for others and make them reflect on what they have done, maybe they can influence others to behave better. there is

children as young as three and four who are spending eight hours a week on the internet, that issue of talking to your children is crucial, from day 1. absolutely. i think that pa rents from day 1. absolutely. i think that parents need to make a really open conversation, i think that they need to have very clear rules in the house about taking mobile phones to bed, ipads, computers in bedrooms, pa rents bed, ipads, computers in bedrooms, parents have to be really aware of what their children are doing, what they are posting, what websites they are visiting, what their internet history is. you have young people seeing all sorts of hate, cruelty, violence, that parents don‘t know they are seeing. there is nobody to interpret it for them. the parents we are talking about did not grow up with this kind of pressure ourselves, we are not of their generation, that is the problem. absolutely, and we only know a small glimpse of what is out there. para

children are way ahead of us, almost hard—wired a children are way ahead of us, almost ha rd—wired a different children are way ahead of us, almost hard—wired a different way to us, and we have an awful lot of catching up and we have an awful lot of catching up to do. there are people who can help, experts who can help us. lucy, iam most help, experts who can help us. lucy, i am most grateful to you for your time, lucy alexander, thank you very much. let‘s return now to the news that a record number of cars were registered in the uk last year. it‘s being suggested that many people are taking advantage of finance deals which allow a new vehicle to be leased, under what‘s called a personal contract purchase. with me is steve fowler, the editor in chief, at auto express. the figures look great(!) what is under the bonnet...? we have to be careful not to confuse registration with sales, 2.7 million cars have been registered but that does not mean they have all found homes. to say sales, that is wrong. yes, these ca rs are say sales, that is wrong. yes, these cars are registered, in some cases, to dealers, large fleets, cars that

have been forced onto the market. yes, the market is reasonably strong, but not as strong as the figures might suggest. pcp, people taking advantage, but you do not own the car until after three years you pay the balance. attractive, keeps monthly pavements low, if you want to own a car you have to do something at the end of it. —— monthly payments. 90% of privately owned cars are bought this way these days, it is very attractive. it is making new cars more affordable, in some cases, finance rates are so low, more attractive than new cars. the types of cars being sold, diesel still features in a big way. i knew surprise? i am surprised but it is the market is up, diesel is up but if you look at it proportionally, the proportion of diesel cars sold is going down, people are more interested in efficient petrol cars

and plug in vehicles and hybrids, those sales are up 22%, tell a small proportion but that is certainly the way that people are turning and rightly so, with a lot of the publicity around diesels and the emissions. the makes of cars that are selling well, the fiesta, not a huge surprise. it is the amount that it outsells everybody, it is a great car, is it that good? are they reaching real homes? are they orphan ca rs reaching real homes? are they orphan cars out there being forced onto the market? i spent that may be the case. the smaller cars, the more efficient cars, also the premium cars, the premium brands, ian darby, dowdy, mercedes—benz, they have done very well, that is down to a couple of things, affordable finance deals. -- bmw, audi. they persuade them to ta ke -- bmw, audi. they persuade them to take them on to register, at that

stage they are not sold to real people. factories churning out these cars, set years ago who is making what, what right—hand drive cars are sold, the uk has been a buoyant market and so they have got to go to market, they are registered, but in many cases they sit in a field or on a runway. what is the expectation involving "brexit"? i think that is what the concern is, people are worried about spending and that has affected things in showrooms already, the figures do not show that but showroom traffic has slowed down, people are nervous. the manufacturers are wading in by putting finance incentives in as well as low rate finance. if you wa nt to well as low rate finance. if you want to buy a car, it is a great time, but brexit is making people nervous, a good deal of uncertainty that shows no sign of abating just yet. the headlines: tributes have been paid tojill say

the headlines: tributes have been paid to jill say wood, the headlines: tributes have been paid tojill say wood, who has died at the age of 51, she dedicated her life to helping victims of sexual violence after she herself was raked at her father‘s vicarage 30 years ago. —— jill saward. raped. the children‘s commissioner for england, says greater protection is needed for young people using the internet. officials in turkey say two people have been killed by a car bomb ata two people have been killed by a car bomb at a court house in the coastal city of izmir. an update on the market numbers for you — here‘s how london‘s and frankfurt ended the day. and in the the united states this is how the dow and the nasdaq are getting on. the united states says it has doubled the number of military advisors in support of iraqi forces trying to re—take the city of mosul from the so—called islamic state group. iraq‘s second city has been under is control for over two years and there are increasing fears for the hundreds of thousands of civilians still there. daniel boettcher has the latest.

gunshots. voiceover: 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. studio: 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. voiceover: 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. studio: a number of handwritten letters from diana, princess of wales have been sold at auction for vastly in excess of their estimates. they were written when princes william and harry were young and included one that described how prince harry was "always in trouble". our royal correspondent sarah campbell has spent the day at the auction.

the estimate reserve price for the whole lot, a0 lots altogether was something like around £13,000. we have done a bit of maths here. the hammer price, which is the price when they bid for it, came to about £55,000. that‘s for all a0 lots. it was a very frenetic hour here in the auction house and luke macdonald was the auctioneer. quite a bit higher than we might have predicted. extraordinary. absolutely. i don't think i have ever sold so few lots over such a long period of time because the bidding just never seemed to stop. it kept coming and kept coming over the internet, particularly. we should explain, this was cyril dickman, his collection, a0 lots. the was the head steward of buckingham palace for around 50 years. these were personal letters, the star lots were personal letters from diana, princess of wales to him. they were indeed and they were very personal. they were talking about how pleased diana was, the little boys were so happy, harry being naughty at school. but when harry was born, about william, you know...

that was the one, i have it here from 198a, it says: "william adores his little brother, spends the entire time swamping harry with an endless supply of hugs and kisses." that was reserve price up to £600. it went for £3,200. online bid. where were people bidding from? all over the world. i saw popping up on my screen the small initials but some were australia, as well. and japan, america? absolutely. ijust think the royal family are adored throughout the commonwealth anyway, but beyond. and i think this was testament to their strong feeling. everyone wanted a little piece of this particular collection. so diana‘s grabbed the headlines but there were a0 lots in total. including little bits, like there were something like 16 christmas cards signed by queen elizabeth and the duke and they went for something like £2,200. a slice of their wedding cake! i know.

extraordinary, that wedding cake. but i imagine, you think about it, how many are there still surviving in their original packaging, unopened, you know. and here it is. it was a very personal gift from the queen to cyril. fifty years is a very long time to be in service, you know, to one familiy and to know all of them from infancy, to adulthood. it‘s a very personal collection, isn‘t it, and 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 within the household, i would suggest. 0k. look, i think you probably need to have a glass of water. that was quite an effort over the past hour. thank you very much. there you go £55,500 for this collection of a0 lots. as i said there, a 70—year—old piece of wedding cake that went for a few hundred pounds but probably not to be eaten. studio: not at that price! thank you

very much, now, we will catch up with the weather. cold est coldest night in england so far this winter, last night, but it did give us winter, last night, but it did give us something like this, beautiful blue skies, sunshine, hard frost, glorious day for many of us, compare that to what we will get across tomorrow, lots of cloud, and u nfortu nately, tomorrow, lots of cloud, and unfortunately, some outbreaks of rain, clouds arriving as we speak, pushing in from the west. beautiful day for most of us, that will lead to an early chilly night, in fact we can see a touch of frost. rain arriving, and at the same time, bringing with it milder air, 68 degrees through the night it will be largely dry, arriving across the

south—west and wales, light patchy rain, but early—morning frost and fog could be an issue for the morning commute in the south—east, that will lift the way, clouding into the midlands, here is the rain across the north west of england. some of it heavy, quite breezy with it as well, look at the temperatures around eight to 10 degrees, first thing in the morning, and then further north, we will see a little bit more in the way of dry weather. rain will be drifting east, weakening off as it does, we may see brighter, sunnier spells clinging on to east anglia and the south—east. in terms of the feel of things, called the error, but milder air piling in. that is going to be the story as we move through to the weekend. —— colder air. story as we move through to the weekend. —— colderair. bitterly cold air over into the near continent, but it does mean for the weekend it will be pretty dull. rain clears away, some patchy mist and

fog, mostly hill fog first thing on saturday morning, a lot of cloud, grey day, any rain will be drizzly, look at the temperatures, high is of six to 10 degrees. for the weekend, says milder, a lot of cloud around, some patchy drizzle from time to time. however, despite the dull story, at least it is settled, by monday, increasingly wet and windy, some of it quite windy, gusty gale force winds from time to time. the woman who helped change the way we deal with rape, jill saward, dies aged 51. she was raped in herfather‘s ealing vicarage 30 years ago and became the first survivor to waive her anonymity. i want people to be able to understand just how much of a trauma rape is, and just what you do go through. the press, the police, the courts — they all reassessed the way rape is handled as a result

ofjill‘s campaigning. she very strongly and rightly repeated the message that the survivor, the victim, has nothing to feel ashamed about. we‘ll be looking back at her life and achievements. also tonight: abusive behaviour is a choice. how one police force is changing the way it deals