this is bbc news, i'm clive myrie. the headlines at 11:00pm: a bbc undercover investigation has exposed widespread drug abuse and security failings at one of britain's biggestjails. the co—op bank is up for sale. the chief executive says its ethical stance shows its potential for success. president trump and the canadian prime minister, justin trudeau, have stressed their commitment to working together, at their first meeting in washington. and coming up on newsnight, the battle between the generations. we will ask whether the baby boomers have snaffled all the pies, or at least pensions and homes. should the young feel aggrieved or grateful for smartphones and streaming movies and things the old never had. good evening and welcome to bbc news.

a bbc investigation has exposed widespread drug abuse and security failings at one of britain's biggest prisons. an undercover reporter from the panorama programme spent two months working as a prison officer at a privately—run jail in northumberland. he found inmates threatening staff, and even a hole in a prison security fence. the ministry ofjustice says it is looking into the allegations. here is our special correspondent ed thomas. undercover in one of our biggest jails, bbc panorama filmed the drugs feeding addiction inside. and the staff pushed to their limits. hmp northumberland is a private jail run by the french company sodexo, home to more than 1,300 inmates, and for two months, bbc panorama's joe fenton. on his first day, 2.5 kg

of spice, an illegal high with a prison value of £250,000, was found in two cells. despite this, staff told the reporter there was no lockdown, so the block could be completely searched. the bbc secretly filmed inmates high on drugs. this man had taken spice. the reporter also filmed this. a prison officer on the floor, suffering a seizure. after accidentally inhaling spice. and then there's the violence. cctv cameras recorded an inmate being stamped on. at one point, panorama's reporter

was threatened by an inmate. and the bbc discovered a serious security breach in house block six. alarms weren't working on two doors. nearby, officers found wire—cutters and a hole in an inner security fence. it meant drugs could have been smuggled into the jail. the reporter asked the governor what went wrong. so, who will take responsibility for this jail‘s failures? today, thejustice secretary confirmed an investigation is underway.

do you think sodexo should be running this jail, ms truss? excuse me, excuse me, excuse me. we are conducting an investigation on this issue. i take this issue very seriously. that's why we are investing in 2,500 officers. what about hmp northumberland? thank you very much. as for sodexo, the company that runs the prison, they said the safety of staff and inmates is their top priority. ed thomas, bbc news. the co—operative bank is for sale, and its leadership says that its strong ethical stance means it has the potential to succeed. but the bank, which has four million customers, has struggled to meet new rules on the amount of capital reserves which lenders must hold, and it is still losing money, despite efforts to rebuild the business after a financial crisis in 2013. our business editor simonjack has the story. advert voice-over: at the co—operative bank, we believe that actions speak louder than words. we're the only uk bank to have a customer—led ethical policy... well—known for its ethical stance,

the actions of the co—op bank over the last four years have in fact given it a rather different reputation, one for financial weakness and management scandal. the ethical policy is embedded into how we do business. co—op bank's problems really started with an ill—fated merger with britannia building society in august 2009. byjune of 2013, that had helped punch a £1.5 billion hole in the bank's finances. that prompted the departure of the then—chairman, paul flowers, who in november of that year was embroiled in a drugs scandal. in april 2014, it recorded a £1.3 billion loss. that required an emergency rescue in may, which saw the co—op group's stake cut to just 20%, as lenders and us hedge funds took control. today, the for—sale sign was put up. the new boss explained why. three practical challenges: lower—for—longer interest rates, which have constrained our earning ability. the scale of the transformation challenge that we took on in 2013

being bigger than we expected. and fixing conduct issues from the past, as we've undertaken those across the last three orfour years. since its near—death experience in 2013, the co—op bank has never really regained full financial health. a combination of super—low interest rates and the problems of the past have meant that it has been very difficult for banks, big, and especially small, to build up their cash reserves. the only options open to it are for the current owners to put in more money, or to put itself up for sale. the co—op itself is a classic bank caught in the middle ground, really. it's too big to be nimble, it's not big enough tojoin the big boys. and there are other banks out there in a similar position, names like tsb and virgin money spring to mind. if you put together the co—op with a bank of that size, you could start to make the kind of cost savings, sharing it, which really

could make a viable business. getting that fit right is important to co—op customers. whoever they sell to has got to have the same sort of principles. you do worry a bit, yeah. seem to have gone downhill somehow. are they going to close more branches, and is everything going to go online? it is business as usual for the bank's customers, but for the bank's identity, could be the end of a 150—year—old road. simon jack, bbc news. president trump and the canadian prime minister, justin trudeau, have emphasised their shared interests on trade and immigration after their first summit meeting at the white house. and national security adviser michael flynn has apologised for his discussions with russian diplomats before the inauguration. 0ur north america editor jon sopel reports. the president of the united states and the prime minister of canada.

this is the neighbourjust dropping by. but were there ever two elected leaders so different in style and substance than donald trump and justin trudeau? both men were on their best behaviour, because on one particular issue they are thousands of miles apart, and that is whether to allow those fleeing persecution into the country. on the day after president trump signed his controversial executive order banning refugees and travellers from seven mainly muslim countries, justin trudeau tweeted this. to those fleeing persecution, terror and war, canadians will welcome you, regardless of your faith. diversity is our strength. welcome to canada. so how would they deal with this obvious policy difference at their joint news conference? we cannot let the wrong people in, and i will not allow that to happen during this administration. and the people, the citizens of our country, want that, and that is their attitude as well, i will tell you. there have been times when we have differed in our

approaches. and that has always been done firmly and respectfully. the la st done firmly and respectfully. the last thing canadians expect is for itie last thing canadians expect is for me to come down and lecture another country on how they choose to govern themselves. astonishingly, no questions were either asked or allowed about this man, who was in the room for the news conference. he is general mike flynn, the president's national security adviser, a key white house figure. this was him two weeks ago after iran had tested a ballistic missile. instead of being thankful to the united states in these agreements, iran is feeling emboldened. as of today, we are officially putting iran on notice. thank you. at it is him who is now on notice, after not being entirely candid about conversations he had with the russian ambassador prior to donald trump taking office, and he may well have lied to the vice president about it. so does he still enjoy the president's full confidence? senior

white house staff either couldn't or wouldn't stay say. i don't have any information, george, to change anything that has previously had already been said by the white house on this matter. general flynn has served this country admirably and with distinction. with the news conference out of the way, there was definitive word on mike flynn's future. he did enjoy the president's confidence. yes, generalthen future. he did enjoy the president's confidence. yes, general then does enjoy the confidence of the president and i do find it curious that general flynn, our national security adviser with the full confidence of the president right now, that we are not talking about all the things that got done over the weekend. he flew back to washington last night with the president on air force one, and was at the news conference today. he is still national—security adviser, though with a high degree of insecurity. the government's new head of cyber security has warned of a real and growing threat to the uk's critical national infrastructure. gchq's national cyber security centre will be opened by the queen tomorrow. in a bbc interview, its director has spoken of a number of significant intrusions by hostile states in recent months,

and highlighted a new willingness by russia to take part. 0ur security correspondent gordon corera has the story. a russian involvement in efforts to hack information... the worst case is that all of our customers' data has been accessed. china's activities in cyberspace, as a significant source of concern. hacking that could hamper both countries. cyber attacks are, it seems, everywhere, hackers targeting governments, businesses, ordinary people. now, a new organisation is being formally launched, its mission to defend the uk. at its new headquarters, ahead of the national cyber security centre me the threat is real. we have had significant losses of personal data, significant

intrusions by hostile and state actors, significant reconnaissance against critical national infrastructure, and our job against critical national infrastructure, and ourjob is to make sure that we deal with that in most way possible. the most high—profile recent event was the threat and leaking of us democratic party e—mails, attributed by american spies to the kremlin. and russia is high up the list of worries in the uk. i think there has been an identifiable trend in russian attacks in the west, in terms of focusing on critical national industries, and on political and democratic processes. so it follows from that that we will look to make sure that we are protecting those sectors. so what we have done here is create a room of the near future, and we have some devices which are all connected to the internet. the new centre is not just that the attack the government, but also people's homes. its technical director told me how internet connected items like lamps and copy makers could be vulnerable.

even a child's toy doll —— coffee makers. over here we have a door with an interconnected lock so i can open the doorfor with an interconnected lock so i can open the door for my kids if they forget their keys in that sort of thing, and it is also voice controlled. the problem is, taylor isn't very security sensitive, so kaler will accept commands from absolutely everybody who is within about 30 feet —— kayla. so i have a friend who is going to hack kayla and try and open my front door. ok, computer, trigger open sesame. merit goes. we are in. more and more of oui’ goes. we are in. more and more of our life is moving online —— is there it goes. the uk is one of the most technologically dependent countries in the world, its strength but also its vulnerability, and protecting it online in the future will be vital for economic as well as national security. let's have a quick look at some of the front pages. the i leads with an exclusive story about sweeping changes to the nhs that could lead to some

hospitals closing. the metro focuses on the death of city banker 0liver dearlove, who was killed with a single punch while on a night out. the telegraph says doctors are failing to prescribe women a pill that can cut the risk of breast cancer by a third, because many gps are unaware it can be used to prevent the disease. people using public transport can face much higher pollution levels than those who travel by car, according to a report on the times' front page. the express claims that eu bosses have said that britain has a rosy economic future, despite the brexit vote. the guardian features a photograph of president trump meeting the canadian prime minister today. and the sun reveals the newjudge to replace mary berry on the great british bake 0ff will be restaurateur and author prue leith. that's it, you are up to date with the headlines. now it is time for newsnight, with evan davis. will the generations go to war

fora pension, a house, ajob? for wealth? is young versus old the prize fight of the century? your generation — is it the one that has never had it so good? or the one that has worked its socks off to get britain to where it is today? tonight, have the older generation taken more than their share, and should the young feel aggrieved? with our guests in the studio, we'll work out how far your age affects your life chances. also tonight. it is nice living in stoke, it's just poor, really. ten days to the stoke central by—election — we don't hear from the candidates — we talk to the voters.