this is bbc news. the headlines. police investigating claims of sexual abuse against the former prime minister edward heath say he would have been questioned if he were still alive, but insist no inference of guilt should be made. he would have been interviewed under caution in order to obtain his account of the allegations against him. after yesterday's eventful conference speech — an effort by ministers to bolster the prime minister's position. she has my full support. the girlfriend of the las vegas gunman says she had no idea he was planning any kind of violence. spain's constitutional court provisionally suspenda a session of catalonia's parliament — amid fears that it could vote to declare independence for the region. also, a major literary award for a

british author. this year's nobel prize for literature has been awarded to... i used to wonder what went on behind closed doors. and we speak to the best selling crime also about his new book. good evening and welcome to bbc news. wiltshire police say they would question the former prime minister sir edward heath about allegations of historical child abuse, were he still alive. the claims include the alleged rape of a child. the police stress that is not to say the former prime minister was guilty. but the investigation has been severely criticised

by the sir edward's friends and family, and by the former head of public prosecutions — he says elements of wiltshire police's investigation were a disgrace and they should be ashamed. tom symonds has more. for many, he's now a figure from distant history — the prime minister in the early 1970s who took us into europe. but today, the police set out staggering claims against sir edward heath, that he raped a child in 1961, indecently assaulted six others, children and adults. they'd been bitterly criticised for an inquiry which could never answer the central question of guilt. the police say they have done the right thing for his accusers. they deserved to be listened to, they deserved to know that they will be taken seriously. they deserve to know the police will support them. a0 people made allegations. police found problems with the majority of their accounts, but in seven cases there was enough evidence to justify sir edward being questioned under caution, had he still been alive. these claims span the period

between 1961—1992, but not his time as prime minister. there is a similar pattern of alleged behaviour in three cases, that he paid for sexual encounters. but how much evidence is needed for a suspect to be questioned? the threshold for interviewing somebody after caution is very low, and many innocent people are interviewed after caution. that is as far as the legislation will allow me to go and that is as far as i'm willing to go in relation to this investigation. but the obvious outcome of that discussion is that you have, and there's really no other way of putting this, tainted the reputation of a man who can only be innocent under the law. i think the guidance is clear, and i think when people read the report they will see that it has been put together very carefully, very precisely, so that people don't draw that inference. but that's exactly what his friends and supporters say has happened and today they demanded a judge be allowed to review the evidence.

there will always be a number of people who will not wish to be persuaded, and i'm afraid there's probably not much we can do about those, but we want to do our best to give his reputation a fair chance, because we think he'll be exonerated. but why did the investigation start? lawyers for wiltshire police advised the people who made allegations of sexual abuse had a right to an investigation, a human right, especially if the person accused was powerful. the force said it already had five allegations when in 2015 it made a controversial appeal for victims in front of sir edward's former home. i'm really appealing for anyone who has been a victim of crime or is a witness to anything that may have taken place involving sir ted heath, please come forward. the former prosecutor, lord macdonald, dismisses suggestions sir edward would have been questioned. "this gives entirely bogus credibility to their investigation",

he said, "without meaning anything in forensic terms. they are covering their backs at the expense of the dead man. shame on them". but this report now takes its place in sir edward's history. it will be passed tothe national child abuse inquiry and an unedited version will be placed top—secret into government archives. and we'll find out how this story — and many others — are covered in tomorrow's front pages at 10:40 this evening in the papers — our guests joining me tonight are dave wooding, political editor of the sun on sunday and jack blanchard from politico. the girlfriend of stephen paddock, the man who shot dead 58 people in las vegas earlier this week, says she had no idea that he was planning any kind of violence. marilou danley, who was in the philippines at the time, is being questioned by the fbi. police say paddock spent years building up his arsenal of weapons and may have had help.

the powerful national rifle regulation has backed laws that can turn rifles into automatic weapons. james cook reports. the golden glass was shattered by a man intent on mayhem. why — police still don't know, but they say there's evidence stephen paddock had planned to survive the attack and that he may have had help. they want to know why he went on a weapons buying spree ayear ago, buying spree a year ago, although he had been amassing an arsenalfor years. we know stephen paddock is a man who spent decades acquiring weapons and ammo and living a secret life, much of which will never be fully understood. so far, there has been a lot of attention paid to the actions of the man who was in that building and what he did, firing down on this concert below. but what many people who were at that gig have told us is that they think the focus should be on the response and the bravery that was on display there. kristin babik showed immense courage. the 24—year—old kept running from the bullets, even after she had been shot

in the back. i felt something hit me really hard and then i felt something splatter on my back, so i thought it was either somebody‘s drink, it kind of felt like a paintball or something like that. it's not fair and it's not right... and now i'll forever have to have a bullet in my back... for no reason... the girlfriend of the man who inflicted such suffering says he was kind, caring and quiet. marilou danley has now been questioned by the fbi. a lawyer read a statement on her behalf. "he never said anything to me or took any action that i was aware of, that i understood in any way to be a warning that something horrible like this was going to happen." get down, get down. the rapidity of the shooting was made possible by a device called a bump stock, which can make a rifle

fire continuously. now congress may debate a ban, but change is not guaranteed — this country has a capacity for staring at the faces of its dead and doing nothing. james cook, bbc news, las vegas. our north america correspondent rajini vaidyanathan is in las vegas and following the story, she says that normal life is starting to return to the city. the billboards advertising through 91 harvest festival a re the billboards advertising through 91 harvest festival are still on display on the busy road behind me. behind it you can see the stage with the lighting rig still there. it is almost untouched since when the country music festival took place. and then on the other side of the busy highway across several lanes of traffic and set back from the road is where you can see the mandalay

bay hotel. if you look closer on the 32nd floor you can see the few broken windows from where stephen paddock opened fire. what is striking is the distance between the stage and from where stephen paddock was. it gives you a sense of the force of the firearm he must have used and the meticulous planning it must have taken to choose that particular room which would have had the best vantage point to carry out that horrendous attack. las vegas is starting to reopen for business. the mandalay hotel is open now. i went inside earlier, people were checking in to the hotel and they were on the slot machines inside. as you can add on to the boulevard a memorial is starting to grow and people are coming and writing messages to the victims in chalk, laying flowers and lighting candles. there will be a vigil this evening in las vegas

close to the police academy and they are expecting as many as 10,000 people to attend. a session of catalonia's regional parliament that was due to take place on monday has been suspended by spain's constitutional court in an attempt to prevent a declaration of independence. it follows protests and violent scenes on sunday when police tried to stop the region's independence referendum. 0ur europe correspondent damian grammaticas is in barcelona. we can speak to him now. how does this come about? such a decision from the constitutional court? this come about? such a decision from the constitutional court7m this come about? such a decision from the constitutional court? it is an interesting intervention because this has come about not at the behest of the spanish government in madrid which is opposed to any moves here to declare independence next week, it has come at the behest of a local party, the socialist party in catalonia who have deputies in the parliament, who have brought this challenge to the constitutional

court, saying any moves on monday to court session of parliament to discuss the result of that vote last sunday and therefore possibly to move towards declaring independence, the socialist party said it would be illegal and unconstitutional and the court has agreed saying it would be a breach of the constitution and cannot go ahead. it said any attempt to hold that meeting on monday would be void, would have legal force and if catalan leaders do go ahead, they could face serious sanctions. there isa could face serious sanctions. there is a question whether they will now try to press ahead. but they disregarded the constitutional court and held a referendum and they could choose to do so again. what right to appeal will the regional parliament have? as i understand it the constitutional court said there was a right to appeal, so they have that route, but i am not sure they will seek to use it. they... i am so

sorry, how very frustrating, we have lost our sound. he was just telling us lost our sound. he was just telling us about this appeal that might go ahead. we will come back to him if we can and find out what he was saying. after theresa may's ordeal of a conference speech yesterday, senior conservatives have urged the party to focus on the threat from labour despite swirling rumours about the prime minister's future. it's thought a group of mps are discussing whether to ask her to stand down, rather than mount a direct challenge. here's our political correspondent, ben wright. it was an ordeal to deliver, and difficult to watch. a prankster, a cough, and a disintegrating set derailed theresa may's keynote speech to the tory party conference. she looked vulnerable and exposed, but battled on, and, just as they did yesterday, her cabinet has rallied round. is there a plot against her? i should think not. "should think not", the brexit secretary snapped. does she still have yourfull support? she has my full support. thank you.

there was already heightened tension in the tory party after the snap election that destroyed the conservatives's commons majority, and the prime minister's rotten luck yesterday has got her critics circling again. in public, most people are being pretty loyal. i think in private, people are very concerned. i think there will be quite a few people now who will be pretty firmly of the view that she should resign. foreign secretary, is the prime minister going to resign? in recent weeks, there's been much speculation about borisjohnson‘s own leadership plans, but in the absence of a standout successor to theresa may, and fear of another general election running deep within the party, this senior mp from the tory backbenches thinks his colleagues must get a grip. they are always tory members of parliament who have been grumbling about the leadership. they grumbled about david cameron, they grumbled before that about michael howard, they are now grumbling about theresa may. you always get that. what would you say to your fellow tory mps who think this is the moment to try to depose theresa may? i haven't found any yet, and i haven't talked to any yet, but next week when the house

returns, i will find them and i will politely ask them to shut up. and, at the moment, there does not seem to be enough momentum among a minority of tory mps to threaten theresa may. most tory mps i've talked to are very sympathetic about the prime minister's struggles yesterday. 0ne cabinet minister told me it was proper and fair to stand by her. and number 10 scoffs at any suggestion that theresa may might quit, and so, for now, the embattled prime minister fights on. ben wright, bbc news, downing street. let's get more now on the fallout from the prime minister's speech. responses range from derision to sympathy. let's take a look at some of that reaction on twitter. tim montgomery was watching the speech live and said at the time, this is almost unbearable. the bbc‘s andrew

neill said he was pleased it was over. he said he needed a drink. most conservative mps are frustrated with borisjohnson, not the prime minister, said when bennett. joining me now via webcam is the former trade and industry minister under margaret thatcher, peter lilley. thank you very much forjoining us. most people seem to have characterised her speech as dismal, how would you say she did?|j sympathise how would you say she did?” sympathise with her, it was not a good day. but we should not make judgments about who is prime minister on the basis of speech, still less the presentation aspects of speech. in the past mrs thatcher had problems, but they were related

to disagreements over the substance of policy. there has not been much disagreement about the substance of what the prime minister was saying, only the unfortunate events that surrounded her saying it. a lot of people have said there is not a proper plan on brexit. who would wa nt proper plan on brexit. who would want that poisoned challenge where she would be persuaded to step down? ido she would be persuaded to step down? i do not think it is a poisoned chalice, it is a great opportunity. ido chalice, it is a great opportunity. i do not think she will stand down. i hope... i do not think she will stand down. ihope... i i do not think she will stand down. i hope... i hope this is not going to happen again. i am so sorry, we lost you for a moment. let me ask you that again. sorry, we missed most of it. who would want to take over from most of it. who would want to take overfrom her given the most of it. who would want to take over from her given the fact they have got to get us through brexit?” am sure lots of people want to take over but they are not going to because the party is determined not to have another leadership election

and nobody in the conservative party wa nts and nobody in the conservative party wants another election. we want to get on with brexit. she has got her procedure... this is immensely frustrating. peter lilley has frozen, he is in normandy. thank you very much if you can still hear us. we are not doing so well to night. the headlines, police say the former prime minister sir edward heath would have been questioned over several allegations of indecent assault and rape if he was still alive. ministers rally around theresa may. a powerful american gun lobby group, the national rifle association, has backed calls to regulate devices that can turn guns into automatic weapons. a terminally ill man has lost his high court bid to change the law on assisted dying. 67—year—old noel conway — who has motor neurone disease — had wanted a doctor to be allowed

to prescribe him a lethal dose of drugs when his health deteriorates. currently any doctor helping him to die would face up to 1a years in prison. sales of new cars in the uk fell sharply in september for the first time in six years. the number of new car registrations stands at a26 thousand, down over 9% on this time last year. diesel sales — which have been hit by worries over air quality — were particularly hard hit — they fell by almost 22%. the trial of an army instructor accused of trying to kill his wife by tampering with her parachute has heard from an expert parachutist who was at the scene of her fall. victoria cilliers suffered multiple injuries when both her main and reserve parachutes failed to open during a jump over salisbury plain. the court heard only sabotage could have caused both chutes to fail. emile cilliers denies the charges. duncan kennedy reports from winchester crown court. emile cilliers is the man accused of trying to sabotage his wife's

parachute for money and for another woman who he was having an affair with. the prosecution say emile cilliers hated his wife victoria and wanted to find a way of killing her. victoria cilliers took off from this airfield in 2015, she jumped at 4000 feet but both her main and reserve chutes failed to open. she suffered multiple injuries and only lived because she came down in a ploughed field. so this is the same type of equipment as was used. today the jury was shown a number of videos including this one, by a veteran of 5000 jumps over 30 years. he explained to the jury what might have happened. here, using a chute like the one victoria cilliers was wearing. he looked at the main chute and the reserve, and said the main parachute's lines were twisted in a way he hadn't seen

before and that the reserve had two strips called slinks missing. he concluded by saying he had never seen a main parachute so entangled, and that reserve parachutes do not malfunction. he said they are life—savers in all situations. the court has already been told that a few days before the accident, in their home kitchen, emile cilliers allegedly tried two separate attempts to kill his wife. the prosecution say he tampered with this gas fixture so gas would leak and kill her. today has been dominated by evidence about the parachute incidents, with the main witness continuing to be cross—examined tomorrow. he denies two count of attempted murder and one of recklessly endangering life. duncan kennedy, bbc news, at winchester crown court. the british author, kazuo ishiguro, has won this year's

nobel prize for literature. best known for his novel the remains of the day, ishiguro was recognised for what the swedish academy called his "novels of great emotional force." but he only found out when the bbc rang to speak to him about it. here's our arts editor will gompertz. the nobel prize in literature 2017 is awarded to the english writer, kazuo ishiguro. i thought in this age of false news, i thought it was perhaps a mistake. kazuo ishiguro has written seven novels in a 35—year literary career which has won other numerous awards to go with his nobel prize. his first novel made an immediate impact when it was published in 1982. it, like his second book, features a japanese protagonist. i do feel that the japanese part of my upbringing is crucial to who i am as a person and as a writer. i'm a british citizen, i've lived

in this country since age five, entirely educated in this country, but i grew up in a japanese home. there was always this other dimension. i saw things through the eyes ofjapanese people, i saw british society through japanese eyes. he is perhaps best known for his novel the remains of the day, which was turned into a film starring anthony hopkins and emma thompson. mr stevens? yes? you mustn't take anything i said to heart. it is hideously easy to miss great opportunities in life. and i think that is something we all face. and i think my books have often addressed that. people who didn't quite see love when it came. yes, mr stevens?

it is one of the things i resort to, is to create a situation in which the character perhaps understates things, almost frustratingly from the readers‘ point of view. i want the reader to say, "why don't you react more? why aren't you screaming?" why keep these things to yourself? kazuo ishiguro creates characters and worlds we can inhabit and believe in. of course that is the job of a novelist. it is just that he does it better than most. joining me now is sameer rahim, books editor at prospect magazine. thank you very much for coming in.

what are your thoughts on him as the winner this year? absolutely fantastic news. he is one of our greatest writers. he has already won the booker prize in 1989 for the remains of the day and it sold 1.6 million copies. but he is also an author not as well—known as he should be. i hope that this nobel prize, fully deserved, will give him the reputation he fully deserves.” have read never let you go which i found distressing, that is not to say i wish i had never read it, but he has an extraordinary ability to put you in two places you would never go. that is about cloning and august harvesting and is a science—fiction novel, but it is done with an incredible lightness of touch and delicacy. by the end of the book you realise he is talking

about what it means to be alive and to recognise that death comes to all of us. but he has got a technique which means he does not reveal all of that all at once, it slowly creeps up on you. what is he liked asa creeps up on you. what is he liked as a person? would he play by the rules and turn up unlike bob dylan last year? they have chosen somebody who will be a gracious acceptor of the award as we saw earlier today. he will do a speech, i am sure it will be very good. i think his publisher, faber, will be delighted as well. they have been backing him since the early 80s when he was a young writer. he is the kind of writer who will not have his head turned by this. he has always had a particular vision, he has always written the books he has wanted to write. i am sure he will get back to it as soon as possible when all the interviews are over. is it a dead cert that winning the nobel prize

will push the sales of your books 7 will push the sales of your books up? i think so. will push the sales of your books up? ithink so. it is will push the sales of your books up? i think so. it is £844,000, which is not too shabby, and it also puts him in the pantheon of great writers. i am sure his next book will be eagerly more anticipated thanit will be eagerly more anticipated than it might be. what might it do for his career? how much pressure does it put on you when you are either nobel prize winner? is great nobel curse that people talk about why she win the prize, where do you go from there? do you become a noble laureate or just go from there? do you become a noble laureate orjust a writer? but he has written because he always wanted to write. i get the impression even if his books were not successful, he would want to publish and write them because there is a certain need in him. i have every confidence he will not be distracted by this. a nice problem to have. absolutely. thank you very much.

tonight's weather will be very different to last night's weather. it will not be as windy. the stronger winds are being pushed away into the north sea. high pressure will be in control overnight. the stronger winds are pushing out into the north sea taking away the showers. we will have clear skies overnight, the winds are dropping and the temperatures will drop as well. those are the numbers in towns and cities, but a touch of frost perhaps in the north. 0ne friday it isa perhaps in the north. 0ne friday it is a cold start, sunshine coming through. still some strong winds for the northern isles clipping aberdeenshire and maybe a few showers around here. those showers fade away as pressure builds in the irish sea. the odd showerjust

clipping paths of norfolk and suffolk, but the bulk of the showers and the strong winds are out at sea. light winds and lots of sunshine to begin the day. it should stay sunny across lots of england and wales. cloud will increase but towards the north—west, northern ireland and north—west, northern ireland and north—west scotland the cloud will lower and there may be signs of rain. a chilly day after that cold start and temperatures 12—15. but the following night will not be as cold because that cloud topples down across the country. the winds will be strengthening as well. a blustery day on saturday and quite cloudy as well. the main rain does not amount to much away from the hills, but it is cloudy behind that. the best of the sunshine in eastern scotland and northern england. the best will be

17 in the south—east of england. the wind is not as strong on sunday, but it is generally a westerner blow and baby sunshine around for a eastern areas. temperatures are about where they should be at this time of the year. it will be a cloudy weekend. most of the wet weather will be on saturday. it will be drier and brighter, especially in the east, on sunday. hello. this is bbc news. the headlines. police say they would have questioned the former prime minister, sir edward heath, about allegations of sexual abuse, had he still been alive. he would have been interviewed under caution in order to obtain his account in relation to the allegations made against him. a downing street source says that "resignation is not an issue" for theresa may after yesterday's eventful conference speech. the powerful american

gun lobbying group — the national rifle association — has backed calls to regulate devices that can turn guns into automatic weapons. the girlfriend of the las vegas gunman has said she had no idea he was planning any kind of violence. spain's constitutional court has provisionally suspended a session of catalonia's parliament — scheduled for monday — amid fears that it could vote to declare independence for the region. sport now, and for a full round—up from the bbc sport centre. the world cup qualifiers are going on as we speak, half time whistle is about to go. a win for england at wembley will guarantee a place in russia. a pretty turgid affair, joe hart fortunate not to concede a penalty when a striker went down in

the area. replays show hart didn't touch the ball. jordan henderson has had the best chance but england haven't got a gold. 0—0 but that would see them qualifying. england have had 74% possession. christophe berra has gone the closest for scotland. slovakia are playing more than one hour after ten men after robert mack received a second jell—o ca rd robert mack received a second jell—o card for —— a second yellow card for diving. northern ireland, 2—0 down for the world champions germany. the world champions moved a step closer toa world champions moved a step closer to a place in the final thanks to this finish from wagner. zak hardaker has been left out of the castleford tigers squad to face leeds in the grand final on saturday

due to a breach of club rules. castleford haven't given any details but it serious enough for them to drop one of their most important players from the biggest game in their history. the england international has been a hugely influential figure since joining, scoring 13 tries in 30 games and he was nominated for the man of steel award. the champions league final may return to the uk, the fa say they may bid to host the final in 2023 according to confidential uk sport documents obtained by the bbc. this year's final will be in cardiff where real madrid work round the champions. it is one of the targets for uk sport, investing nearly £30 million over eight years. other ambitions involve hosting parts of the tour de france and the athletics world championships. after amy tinkler and alice kinsella made the all round finals at the gymnastics championships yesterday, nile wilson

goesin championships yesterday, nile wilson goes in the final of the men's event in montreal. david mcdaid looks ahead with craig heap. qualifying is over here and tonight it is the first of the finals of these world gymnastics championships, the men's final, and i'm joined gymnastics championships, the men's final, and i'mjoined by craig heap. thanks forjoining us. they don't have max whitlock, great britain, only nile wilson, our only competitor. what are his chances?” think he has a realistic chance of getting onto the podium, he qualified in eighth place and we know that he can push 86 as a total score. that would put him in third place however it starts from scratch tonight and anything can happen. he's had a tough year, ankle injury at the start of the year. just being here, is that positive and does it ta ke here, is that positive and does it take the pressure off? it is a high—pressure sport but will it take the pressure off him? kolbe not, i

think the pressure he puts himself to perform. —— probably not. i saw something in the olympics that made me think he could potentially be a better all—rounder than the max whitlock. that's a big claim but he has that potential. i'm really excited to see come on his first outing since the olympics, how well he will perform. you can follow the action tonight on bbc two from quarter past midnight. if that's too late you can catch up tomorrow with highlights on bbc two. the half-time whistle is have gone in the world cup qualifiers and the only goals concerning the home nations, two goals in the game between northern ireland and germany, who lead 2—0. more in sports day at 10:30pm. more now on the investigation by wiltshire police which concluded the former prime minister, sir edward heath, would have been questioned about seven suspected offences — including the rape of an 11—year—old boy — if he were still alive. the police stress the outcome is not

to say the former prime minister was guilty. but the investigation has been severely criticised by sir edward's friends and family. this is what the police had to say at a press conference earlier today. in the place of seven individual disclosures come if sir edward heath would be have been alive today it has been concluded he would have been interviewed under caution in order to obtain his account in relation to the allegations made against him. it is important to state that in the case of one of these disclosures the investigation gathered information that potentially undermines the victim's account. the offence is where he would have been interviewed under caution are: one allegation of rape ofa caution are: one allegation of rape of a male under 16. three allegations of indecent assault on a male under 16. four allegations of indecent assault on a male under 14.

and two allegations of indecent assault on a male over 16. the purpose of interviewing said would hate under caution would have been to obtain his account in relation to the allegations that have been made against him —— sir edward heath under caution. it would be inappropriate to speculate what his response would have been to the allegations and no inference of guilt should be drawn from the decision to interview him. his account would have been as important as other information and other evidence gathered as part of the wider investigation and would have informed the next stages of the investigative strategy. persisting chief pottable paul mills of the police —— assistant chief co nsta ble. clinical psychologist elly hanson was part of a scrutiny panel that critically looked at the report and its findings. earlier she said she was satisfied the investigation was carried out in a fair way. ido

i do believe this was a thorough, rigorous and fair investigation. we asa rigorous and fair investigation. we as a scrutiny panel were invited to provide, challenge our perspectives we re provide, challenge our perspectives were taken seriously and it seems that has been the approach to many other reviews and checks and bala nces other reviews and checks and balances that have gone on. you are well aware of those critical supporters of sir edward heath who say it isn't fair, that this is a man who is no longer alive, he can't answer to those allegations. what are your thoughts? i empathise, that is my starting point. they are in a difficult situation where somebody that they know and love, asked the he's died has been accused of abuse —— after he's died has been accused. at the same time if i think about the person on the street and asked the person on the street and asked the question, very serious crime is alleged to have been committed by a former prime minister who has now died, should the police beat asked to investigate? i think the answer is yes and if it isn't, a societal

discussion we need to be having, not the role of wiltshire police to not investigate. if they hadn't looked at these allegations, then there would be valid concerns about a cover—up. i think they've done the right thing. the national rifle association, which campaigns for the relaxed asian of gun laws in the us, has called for better regulation of devices that can turn weapons into rapid—fire devices —— relaxation of gun laws. we can talk to progress of us studies at the university of birmingham. how surprisingly is this announcement? i would be caution on the significance and the surprise. it is probably the first concession ican it is probably the first concession

i can remember by the nra in recent yea rs i can remember by the nra in recent years but it is only a small concession. what we're talking about, as you noted, it is an item converting semiautomatic weapons into fully automatic weapons. fully automatic weapons already illegal under us legislation so it makes sense to prevent any device that could allow them to be introduced. secondly, as vegas is the biggest mass shooting by a single shooter in american history so there will be a bit of uproar with this, so the nra ta kes bit of uproar with this, so the nra takes "one step forward" but is pushing for the end of a ban on silencers and weapons and the end of a ban on transporting weapons across state lines. but the silence idea has been dropped, so clearly there isa has been dropped, so clearly there is a sense in america that some of these laws and regulations need a rethink. the silence idea has been dropped for the moment but if we go

a few months and there isn't a mass shooting it can be reintroduced. in other words, put it into perspective, the last major move on gun control in america was more than 20 years ago, in the 1990s, when the clinton administration got a short—term ban on semiautomatic weapons, assault weapons. the ban expired fairly quickly and we've never had anything approaching it all the mass shootings we've had. i welcome anything that is a small step towards limiting gun violence but i do think we must realise this is probably a tactical move by the nra rather than anything foreshadowing a major shift in their approach to gun control. given the scale of the lasse vibe —— las vegas shootings, what would it take for there to be a significant change in gun laws in the united states?” don't think we'll ever see an incident that is sizeable enough for

there to be the kind of gun laws that we would think of over here as being meaningful. for instance, intensive checks on background before purchase, keeping guns under control, locked up, a ban on the open carry of guns. i think american gun culture and the power of the nra is still too strong for any significant change to be made in my lifetime. thank you forjoining us. a pharmacist from leicester has been found guilty of encouraging children to become terrorists, by showing them beheading videos. nottingham crown court heard that zameer ghumra told two primary schoolboys they had to learn to fight for the so—called islamic state. jeremy ball reports. my my name is zameer, i am 23 years old. zameer ghumra on a dating website speaking about his plans for the future. we have a five-year

plan. we're supposed to have horses by then in our stables, and a house in the village. but his real plan was to move to the so—called islamic state. he lived on this quiet street in leicester and used another house in the city to run religious education classes where one boy described his teaching as very extreme. at the pharmacy where ghumra worked he showed a customer an islamic state twitter feed claiming they were only defending themselves but no one he expected him to be arrested under terrorism laws. it was a shock. he came across as very pleasant and polite and a nice guy. he was interesting -- he was dressed in a white robe and i wondered where he came from. he changed from being an ordinary person to being someone with, you know, i don't know... he just changed. nottingham crown court was told that ghumra's crime was

radicalising children, two boys at primary school. he asked them to travel to iraq or syria with him and even gave their business cards to give to other children. the court was told how ghumra used a phone showing able being beheaded and saying that they had to kill anyone who insulted their religion. the videos were horrible and disgusting, the boys said, but ghumra told them that if you truly love god, then you'll do it. if you believe the extremists and terrorists... it has horrified mainstream leaders in leicester who are warning about the dangers of children being groomed by so—called islamic state. dangers of children being groomed by so-called islamic state. it is appalling and it hurts us inside, these ghastly beliefs and he tried to pass them on to young children. they don't belong in society, they belong behind bars. they aren't human. it's unbelievably disturbing andi human. it's unbelievably disturbing and i hope that these people are punished in this world and i truly

believe that god will punish them in the hereafter as well. these are real people being beheaded, a snuff movie. for this man, the worry is how easy it is to find beheading videos. he's in charge of tackling extremism in leicester and he says what ghumra did is despicable. sadly i don't think it is that isolated, for many prevent sources, children watching these videos is a low bar. i'm wide that the social media companies are not doing enough to ta ke companies are not doing enough to take it down. there's no need for the internet to be showing anyone, let alone children, people having their heads cut off. zameer ghumra denied showing the beheading videos and says the boys made it up but today the jury found him guilty of encouraging an act of terrorism. the headlines. police say the former prime minister, sir edward heath, would have been questioned over seven allegations of indecent

assault and rape — if he was still alive. ministers rally round theresa may following the mishaps she experienced during her conference speech yesterday. the powerful american gun lobbying group — the national rifle association — has backed calls to regulate devices that can turn guns into automatic weapons. "male privilege" is the concept that men have certain advantages within society for no other reason than the fact they are men. tech entrepreneur dr vivienne ming, who is transgender, discovered this in her 30s when she transitioned. in her role as chief scientist at a tech industry recruitment firm she has also calculated the value of this advantage. here's what she found.