which runs the oscars. the decision is overwhelming. as weinstein faces multiple claims of rape and sexual assault — the academy says the era of complicity in the industry is over. it's terrifying to think how many people were in on this, helped him and how he got away with it for long. also tonight... distressing details emerge after a canadian couple are released after five years held hostage in afghanistan. tougher sentences are proposed to tackle acid attacks — some victims say they don't go far enough. and touchdown — one of the world's most isolated outposts joins the 21st century. good evening.

in the past ten days, after numerous sexual assault allegations, including rape — harvey weinstein has been fired by his company, denounced by many of the celebrities he launched to stardom, and called a depraved predator by his own brother. tonight, hollywood's elite, the board of actors, directors and executives behind the oscars — have voted, overwhelmingly, to expel him — saying the era of wilful ignorance and shameful complicity in sexually predatory behaviour in their industry is over. laura bicker is in la where the meeting is taking place. a powerful statement from leading figures in the industry. the likes of tom hanks, steven spielberg and whoopi goldberg. when it comes to

this statement, they are trying to send a message that the casting couch culture which has so long been talked about in this industry, is over. let me read you some of the statement. they said: they are voting not just to statement. they said: they are voting notjust to expel him, but to simply separate themselves from someone simply separate themselves from someone who does not merit the respect of his colleagues, and to send the message that sexual predator behaviour and workplace harassment in this industry is over. the glitzy veneer which has hidden hollywood's darkest secrets, has now been peeled back. harvey weinstein was credited with over 81 oscar wins and 100 nominations. wards which now seem tarnished. this is a key moment foran seem tarnished. this is a key moment for an industry which stands accused of developing a culture which made women feel that exploitation was a price they had to pay to get a job. harvey is not in the academy because eve ryo ne harvey is not in the academy because everyone thought he was a nice guy

01’ even everyone thought he was a nice guy or even played fair. it's because he's been a genius at picking and promoting films. in that way he has helped a lot of film—makers. now, he has also proved that he had another life as a sexual predator, and that hurts so many people. harvey weinstein‘s brother, bob, has called in sick and predator. he says they have barely spoken in five years, and he was heartbroken for the winning his brother has harmed, and hopes he gets the justice he deserves. british actress alice evansis deserves. british actress alice evans is the latest star to claim when steam propositioned her —— weinstein. they met at the cannes film festival. she said he asked her to go toa film festival. she said he asked her to go to a bathroom with him because he wanted to feel her breasts. she said no. she said something about the whole encounter makes me feel i have let him down. i cannot help feel that i am the one who has behaved badly here and that somehow i will be made to pay.

she said the next time they met weinstein ignored her and she was never considered for one of his films again, nor was her husband, an actor. the new york times reported allegations earlier this month. mr weinstein apologised but said he would sue. as the claims continued, was the weinstein was sacked by his own company, and days later 13 more women published their stories in the new yorker magazine, including three accusations of rape, which mr weinstein strongly denies. there is 110w weinstein strongly denies. there is now at least a realisation in hollywood, that of changes to come, simply shrugging on looking the other way, is no longer enough. in voting to expel harvey weinstein, the academy has a problem. if harvey weinstein is indeed the tip of the iceberg, as many industry insiders have said, and if, for example, actresses like emma thompson are

correct, and this is indeed an epidemic, so if changes to come, what do they do about other board members who have been accused, such as bill cosby, roman polanski? perhaps many people who have spoken to me here say the academy condemnation cannot stop here. laura, thank you. laura bicker in los angeles. a canadian man kidnapped with his pregnant wife in afghanistan has been giving distressing details of the five years they spent in captivity. joshua boyle and his wife caitlin were released earlier this week, after being held hostage by islamic extremists linked to the taliban. mr boyle told reporters his wife had been raped, that she had given birth to four children in captivity — one of whom, a baby girl, he said had been murdered. john mcmanus reports. afghanistan. outside the capital, many parts of the country remain in the grip of islamist militants. it was to hear that canadianjoshua boyle and his heavily pregnant wife caitlin

coleman travelled, he says to carry out aid work. but instead the couple were kidnapped by members of the haqqani network linked to the taliban. over five years their captors attempted to use them as bargaining chips, releasing a number of videos. in one of them the couple's children can be seen. all four were born in captivity. we are the worst to have a prisoner exchange with. on wednesday they were finally freed by pakistani forces and arrived in toronto late last night where joshua boyle outlined their grim ordeal including the horrific murder of his daughter. the stupidity and the evil of the haqqani networks kidnapping of a pilgrim and his heavily pregnant wife engaged in helping ordinary villagers in taliban controlled regions of afghanistan was eclipsed only by the stupidity and evil of authorising the murder of my infant daughter. marta boyle. he said his wife was raped by the militants. the canadian government has welcomed the family's safe return home.

i'm going to ask people to respect their privacy and understand they've been through an extremely difficult period right now. and... but i can certainly say that we are pleased that the ordeal they've been through over these past years has finally come to an end. joshua boyle's parents described talking to their son for the first time in five years. we were told the wonderful news that our family had been rescued. 20 minutes later we were allowed to actually talk with josh. that's the first time in five years. while both sets of grandparents are undoubtedly relieved, caitlin coleman's own father, jim, says his daughter should never have been taken to such a dangerous place. that we are able to build a secure century for our three surviving children... butjoshua boyle says he now hopes his surviving children can start again. john mcmanus, bbc news. tougher prison sentences are being

proposed to tackle acid attacks. they've more than doubled in britain in the past five years, and the home office is proposing a minimum six month jail term for anyone repeatedly caught carrying acid or other corrosive substances in england, wales or scotland. there are some disturbing images at the start of alexandra mackenzie's report. acid attacks can have devastating consequences. there were more than 400 in the uk between november 2016 and april this year. the agony of the aftermath of an acid attack in east london injuly. delivery driverjaved hussain said it melted his motorbike helmet, which saved his face from long—term damage. he is calling for tougher sentencing for those involved. i started screaming. then i realised that's acid. i was just screaming on the street. crying forwater, like, getting more dry and getting more worse. and i thought my face has been destroyed.

i think he should be punished for that, because he wanted to destroy somebody‘s identity, destroy somebody‘s face. the government wants to give police more powers to prevent such assaults. i think it's really important that we send out a very strong message that, you know, carrying a corrosive substance in a public place unless you've got a really good reason to have it is just totally u na cce pta ble. speak to any victim of an acid attack and they'll be living with lifelong scars. it's absolutely right that we take this as seriously as any knife attack. under the home office proposals it would be an offence to possess a corrosive substance in public. there would be a ban on the sale of such substances to anyone under 18. and people caught carrying acid twice in public would receive a mandatory minimum six—month prison sentence if over the age of 18. what it'll do is allow us to bring more charges and convictions when it

comes to carrying these substances even before they are being used. at the minute we have to prove the intent, the fact why you're carrying that substance. these proposals look to change that. the home office says victims and survivors are at the heart of everything they're doing to reduce the number of acid attacks. but some say the new proposals just don't go far enough and more needs to be done to bring those responsible to justice. london has been worst affected. and police are being issued with test kits to check the contents of suspicious bottles of liquid. they're also being given protective gloves and water bottles so they can treat victims quickly. together with the proposed new laws, officers hope it'll prevent more attacks. alexandra mackenzie, bbc news. one of the world's most isolated

outposts joined the 21st century today. the first scheduled flight has landed safely on st helena — the remote british island in the south atlantic. millions of pounds of taxpayers' money has been invested in building an airport, but the project has been plagued by accusations of incompetence. it's hoped a new weekly service, departing from south africa, could help to boost tourism and make the island more self—sufficient. our correspondent alistair leithead was on the inaugural flight and sent this report. the champagne was flowing for what was an extraordinary flight. after £250 million, months of delays, and a problem with high winds that labelled it the world's most useless airport, the first commercial flight finally touched down on st helena. the government paid for the new airport, to bring in tourists and give the subsidised economy a well needed boost. but then they discovered wind shear that made it too dangerous for passenger planes to land.

the islands governor greeted the first passengers to arrive, now they have worked out a way round it. darwin came here in the 19th century and complained about the wind. the department for international development has been criticised for not realising. no, it is not a cock—up at all. this is a remote island in the middle of the south atlantic ocean. we have many, many challenges here. wind shear is just one of them and we have overcome it. well, standing here you can understand what the trouble is all about. this is a rock in the middle of the atlantic ocean. that gale that is blowing is just an average breezy day, and it is unpredictable. planes have been struggling to land. that is why they have the small aircraft to do the job. so, not quite as many tourists to take in the scenery and the history. this is where napoleon died in exile. his old house is now part of france. with a500 people, it is a close community.

the average wage is just £7,000. british aid subsidises most things. what do you think about this flight that is coming in now? it is absolutely awesome, it is wonderful. it is popular, and you were up there yourselves today, and saw all the clapping. it is really an island event. after a lot of fuss and a lot of money, saints, as they are called, are hoping for a silver lining. alastair leithead, bbc news, st helena. with all the sport — here's olly foster at the bbc sport centre. hello. hello, kate. it was a day of unexpected results in the premier league, 20 goals are coming up on match of the day after the news, but if you want to know all the details now, then here they come. almost half those goals were scored at the etihad stadium, as manchester city thumped stoke 7—2. there were six different goal scorers for city and they are now two points clear of manchester united at the top of the table. crystal palace are still bottom of the table but they managed to stun champions chelsea, beating them 2—1 at selhurst park.

they were palace's first league goals of the season after seven defeats in a row. in the other results, burnley came from behind to draw 1—1 against10—man west ham. it was goaless at anfield between liverpool and manchester united. swansea beat huddersfield 2—0. spurs are still third in the table after beating bournemouth 1—0 and watford are up to fourth after an injury time winner against arsenal. it's as you were at the top of the scottish premiership. celtic are still ahead of aberdeen on goal difference after both won today. there were also away wins for motherwell, bottom club kilmarnock and hearts. it's the opening weekend in rugby union's european champions cup. five british teams were playing today including the english champions exeter who beat the pro 1a leaders glasgow. patrick gearey reports. the champions cup demands much. it is an exhausting competition, but exhilarating. in meetings between

great forces, sometimes it is precise angles that count. glasgow warriors picked one here for tommy seymour to score. the warriors are scotland's only representatives in this competition, and are in some form, but eventually buckled under the overbearing exeter chiefs pressure. the chiefs have conquered england, what price europe? this was the first anyone had seen of la rochelle in the champions league cup. few will forget them, not least harlequins. the men from the atla ntic harlequins. the men from the atlantic coast scored four tries. quins played their part with three tries of their own and a bonus point as some consolation. points were a bit scarce at the wreck. bath spent much of the timekeeping benetton could these out. when they got the chance to express themselves, it all flowed. that mercer with the first of their two tries. earlier, leicester had to face the seasonable parisien heat and an unstoppable

fijian matt parisien heat and an unstoppable fijian - matt grauer seemed to fijian laugh. matt grauer seemed to be everywhere, including at one point over the try line. mcgraw in this competition, every point is ha rd in this competition, every point is hard earned. don't forget, the bbc sport website has much more, including all the results from today's fa cup and scottish cup ties, and also details of wins for maria sharapova, roger federer and rafael nadal in china, but that's all from me. you can see more on all of today's stories on the bbc news channel. that's all from me, goodnight. this is bbc news. scottish labour has raised concerns over increases in primary school class sizes, they say the number of pupils being

taught in classes of 30 or more has gone up by 40% in five years. ministers say they are spending almost £19 million this year to make sure schools have enough teachers. andrew black reports. improving education is the scottish government's top priority, part of that making sure classes have the right number of pupils and ministers are spending tens of millions of pounds this year alone to help make sure there are enough teachers in classrooms. but when it comes to education, labour are not convinced things are getting better and on the issue of class sizes they say they are concerns have now been backed up by officialfigures. are concerns have now been backed up by official figures. the are concerns have now been backed up by officialfigures. the party are concerns have now been backed up by official figures. the party says that in 2011 the number of children in primary classes of 30 or more stood at more than 31 and a half thousand. the most recent figures

from 2016 sure that's increased to more than 44 and a half thousand which represents a 40% increase. but over the same period there was an increase in the number of primary pupils overall from more than 366,000 to more than 390 6000. scottish schools now have some of the biggest class sizes anywhere in the biggest class sizes anywhere in the developed world. that cannot be good for education. it's a betrayal of pa rents, good for education. it's a betrayal of parents, it's a betrayal of pupils and teachers too. the education secretary says he's confident the right changes are being made. class sizes are of course important which is why the government has meant this deed to —— invested to maintain the pupil teacher ratio and have legislated to reduce the class sizes for primary one pupils so our youngest pupils get the best start possible in full—time education. get the best start possible in full-time education. further improvements may need more cash,

ministers are considering using new holyrood powers to boost public services like education by raising income tax. labour says they need to get on with doing that right now. a woman who was gored by a stag in richmond park says she thought she was going to die. she was filming dear when a stag charged at her causing serious wounds. she spoke to oui’ causing serious wounds. she spoke to our supporter and showed the video she was recording moments before the attack. still fragile and onlyjust home from hospital, still in shock after being brutally attacked by a stag. this is the phone footage she was taking in richmond park moments before the deer ran at her. he used his antlers to attack my upper by, midriff area. this enormous force

pushed me to the floor and i could feel extreme pain and my stomach and five. at that moment i think i am going to die in this park. i did think about that. it is making time of deer whose population is said to be at the largest for a thousand yea rs. be at the largest for a thousand years. experts say it is rare for them to attack a human but wants to make other londoners aware of the dangers. i see wildlife every day in london, got very used to it. also there is lots of photographs online and you can see people petting deer, feeding deer. laying next to them and taking a photograph. that kind of creates an illusion. whatever the temptation of a photo opportunity the advice is clear, deer are wild and territorial animals and it's best to put at least 50 metres

between you and then especially at this time of year. stu d e nts students across the uk have been settling into their new university courses but some pressures have more life experience than others. in fact some are closer to 80 and 18. forget the usual stereotypes about student. meet maureen matthews, who is just starting a law degree at the tender age of 79. i may look old but inside there is a younger person still coming out with the same aspirations. this isn't an evening course, she'll be studying full—time for the next three years at the university of west london. what's it like studying with people who are so much than yourself? delightful. the reason being is that they have a flexibility of mind. they have the ability to be spontaneous. how they group together, how they make sure that they support each other and that means support

even the old lady! there has been an increase in older students on full—time university courses. but they're still pretty rare. only 25 students aged over 70 started last year. at this university, they pride themselves on having students from all ages and backgrounds. rita, a relative youngster compared to maureen, says the different generations help each other. they say, rita... i think all of them, we help each other. like, they are strong in some areas, maybe i'm strong in other areas, so we all come together. we have a study group. even our session has a study group, helping each other to pass the assessments and we all passed in the group and nobody had to resit. but what do the younger students make of their veteran classmates? it was quite surprising when i came in for induction day. i expect a lot of teenagers and then when i saw the different ages from all sorts of different places,

it was quite nice. if anything i find it inspirational that they can feel like they can come back into education and, yeah, it's really interesting because they always seem to have a lot more knowledge. but maureen says age shouldn't be a barrier to anyone wanting a new challenge later in life. i say go at it! really go at it. all older people are capable of being up to a challenge. they've been through life where they've had to meet up with many, many challenges. let's find out how the weather is looking. the remnants of hurricane ophelia will bring stormy conditions the parts but not all of the uk as we start next week, at the moment the storm still to the south, reaching category three with winds over 115

mph. it already having an indirect effect, dragging called air to the east warm air pushing its way north, either sunshine, saw it in eastern parts of england, reaching 22 degrees the west saw plenty of cloud. rain and drizzle scotland, northern ireland, gales, highlands and hebrides for most temperatures will be in double figures with a bit ofa will be in double figures with a bit of a breeze mid—teens are many heavy to begin with easing as it works southeast winds starting to ease, close to south west and parts, eastern areas will see sunshine, by the time we hit mid—afternoon sunshine to the north of scotland with one or two showers, better afternoon the morning, drizzle across scotland into northern ireland, nothing desperately heavy maybe the odd splash of light rain into cumbria, england and wales in a

dry sunday, clodius then the west, breeze further east, nothing particularly strong but a breeze from the south or south west which means with sunshine some eastern areas could hit around 23. we finished today on a high note, another warm night, work its way northwards and that is the remnants of hurricane ophelia, south west of ireland, still a notable storm system, republic of ireland will bear the brunt but through monday west coast of england and wales and into northern ireland we will see winds gusting 60—70 potential even 80. they will reach the west of scotla nd 80. they will reach the west of scotland eventually, outbreaks of rain here and there, sunshine to the east and you wonder what the fuss is about, central and eastern england, breezy day, could see temperatures in sunny spells reaching 2425 the winds transferring parts of scotland

and northern ireland and northern england, 60—70 mapper hour gusts of possible disruption into tuesday. hello, this is bbc news. we'll be taking a look at tomorrow morning's papers in a moment. first the headlines. hollywood producer harvey weinstein has been expelled from the oscars board, the academy of motion picture arts and sciences, after allegations he assaulted a string of women. a canadian kidnapped with his wife and held for nearly five years