hello, it's monday, it's 9 o'clock, i'm victoria derbyshire, welcome to the programme. this morning, allegations mount against hollywood producer harvey weinstein. he said that he wanted a massage, could i give him a massage and i said, no. he returned in nothing but a robe with the front open and he was buff naked. we'll hear claims that the treatment and sexual exploitation of women in the music industry could be worse than in hollywood. one of the women at the very top of the music business joins us to lift the lid on the industry. also on the programme: this programme has discovered that thousands of ill and disabled people are being stopped from tape recording a controversial disability assessment to use it as evidence. she also said she had done a physical examination of the me and it is very evident on the audio

recording that she never did that at all. that full exclusive story in around half an hour. and major disruption is expected in northern ireland and the irish republic, as storm ophelia arrives from the atlantic bringing hurricane force winds of up to 80 miles an hour. we'll keep you right across developments. hello, welcome to the programme, we're live until 11. throughout the morning the latest breaking news and developing stories and, as always, really keen to hear from you. do get in touch on all the stories we're talking about this morning — use the hashtag victoria live and if you text, you will be charged at the standard network rate. our top story today: britain and ireland are bracing themselves for the arrival of storm ophelia. it's the most powerful storm ever to have formed so far east in the atlantic. it has already hit the south—west coast of ireland this morning and will make its way across the country, reaching northern ireland by 3pm this afternoon. the irish government has deployed

the army to coastal counties it expects to bear the brunt of the storm and schools north and south of the border have been closed. and south of the border have been closed. the met office has warned of potential danger to life with strong winds, heavy rain and storm surges expected. sarah corker reports. with winds of up to 90 miles an hour on the way, those living on the galway coast were securing property, tightening boat moorings and seeking shelter. ireland's southern and western coasts will be the hardest hit as ophelia moves in from the atlantic. forecasters have warned the storm will be potentially life—threatening, causing widespread disruption and power outages. we are expecting significant disruption to oui’ expecting significant disruption to our electricity supplies. we expect from early in the morning to have all of our cruise deployed to deal with fallen wires. we expect a significant number of trees to fall. this is the 15th storm in what has

been an active atlantic hurricane season. been an active atlantic hurricane season. ophelia is unusual for us, never seen season. ophelia is unusual for us, never seen a storm season. ophelia is unusual for us, never seen a storm that strong so close to uk and ireland in history. it has weakened a bit through the past 2a hours, no longer a hurricane, but it will still pack a punch. read weather warnings out across the republic of ireland, the indication is there is a risk to life and property. across western parts of wales, the coast of western england and south—west scotland and northern ireland there is an amber warning in place. some ferries, flights and bus services have been cancelled. all schools, colleges and courts in ireland are close. we hope oui’ courts in ireland are close. we hope our students and staff heed the advice, stay safe and stay indoors and please god they will be back in school on tuesday morning. the worst storms hit the south of england this morning... ophelia will reach the uk

exactly 30 years after the storm caught as in 1987, catching us out. the woman who ran the bbc and said there is a hurricane on the way, do not worry, there is not. weather forecasting has come a long way since then and this is the view of ophelia from space as it moves towards ireland. it is predicted to be the country's worst storm in more than half a century. chris page is in carrickfergus in cou nty chris page is in carrickfergus in county antrim in northern ireland. how was it? the winds are picking up a bit, but this is nothing compared to what it will be like when the storm arrives early this afternoon. there is an amber warning in force from three o'clock. it means forecasters have judged that is a potential risk to life because of flying debris and falling trees. people have been taking precautions. we are near one of the main commuter

route into belfast and traffic is much lighter than it usually is for this time of the morning. schools are close, further education colleges as well. very employers have told their staff not to come into work today. people are braced for some brochures wins over the next 12 hours or so. in the irish republic there is a red warning, the highest level possible, and we think the storm is just about making la ndfall the storm is just about making landfall in the south—west of the irish republic and already some power cuts have been reported. the storm will move up the west coast of the country and that is where the winds will be at their strongest. in the irish republic all schools are closed. troops run in the irish army are on stand—by to help the emergency services in the areas that are expected to bear the brunt of this. we will be live in the republic of ireland a little later in the programme.

annita is in the bbc newsroom with a summary of the rest of the days news. the prime minister is heading to brussels today for talks with eu leaders in a bid to end a stalemate over brexit negotiations. the meeting, with chief negotiator michel barnier and commission chief jean—claude juncker, comes days after the pair said talks were in deadlock. although mrs may's trip was not made public during last week's negotiations, downing street said it had been in the diary for weeks. in the last few minutes the foreign secretary said it was time to begin serious negotiations. time to begin serious negotiations. the metropolitan police is examining five allegations made by three women against the hollywood producer, harvey weinstein. the assualts are said to have taken place in london between the late 19805 and 2015. harvey weinstein has admitted his behaviour has "caused a lot of pain" but has categorically denied all claims of non—consensual sex. the leader of catalonia's regional

administration has failed to clarify whether they declared independence. he said that the two sides should meet within the next two months. the spanishjustice meet within the next two months. the spanish justice minister will make meet within the next two months. the spanishjustice minister will make a statement in the next hour after saying the catalonian response was not valid. a massive bomb attack in a busy area of the somali capital mogadishu 300 people, police say. hundreds more were wounded when a lorry packed with explosives detonated near the entrance of a hotel. it is the deadliest terror attack in somalia since the islamist al—shabab group launched its insurgency in 2007. the head of austria's conservative people's party, sebastian kurz, is on course to become the youngest national leader in the world, after his victory in sunday's general election. mr kurz, who's 31, is well short of a majority, but he is in a strong position to form a new coalition government. he could seek an alliance with the

anti—immigration freedom party. he said it was time for change their country. a surgeon who carried out mesh surgery that left women in severe pain is being investigated by his nhs trust. tony dixon, who is based in bristol, uses a technique known as mesh rectopexy to fix bowel problems, often caused by childbirth. several women are considering legal action after being treated by him. there will be more on this story at 20 past ten. nhs england says it is going to ban grab bags of sweets from vending machines. sweet on sale will have to be 250 calories or under, and also prepacked sandwiches should be under 400 calories. thousands of ill and disabled people are being stopped from recording a controversial disability assessment to use it as evidence. charities and

campaigners want all interviews to be recorded to restore confidence in the system. critics claim the current rules are far too strict. the government has told the victoria derbyshire programme that mandatory recording is something they are looking at and there will be more on this story just after looking at and there will be more on this storyjust after half past nine. i have got some e—mails. on facebook, all assessment should be recorded as a matter of course and the reason they are not is because the reason they are not is because the dwp are actively encouraging their staff to manipulate in an effort to reduce the benefits bill. just think of the money that would be rude saved in the appeals process. the government have blood on their hands here and they know it. charlie says, i agree they should all be recorded. my mother went to one and i was with her and heard everything and they live. when she tried to argue it and had me as

a back—up they said, we could not prove it. we have a statement from the department of work and pensions and they talk about the millions of assessments they do and they say only 8% are appealed against an early are successful. only 8% are appealed against an early are successful. do get in touch with us throughout the morning — use the hashtag victoria live and if you text, you will be charged at the standard network rate. the england cricketers fly off in the next couple of weeks for the ashes and we have been hearing from jonny bairstow. good morning. a lot of negative headlines around england cricket with ben stokes being arrested and all that, but this puts things in perspective. for the first time at length in a tv interview he has spoken about using his father, david bu rstow, spoken about using his father, david burstow, a well—known cricketer for yorkshire and england. he took his own life at the age of 46, he was suffering depression. he had a lot

of financial worries. johnny was just eight when he and his younger sister and mother found his just eight when he and his younger sister and motherfound his father's body. he has been talking about that with one of my colleagues, joe wilson. he talked about how he suppressed his grief for so many yea rs suppressed his grief for so many years until finally opening up suppressed his grief for so many years untilfinally opening up in his teens at the age of 16 when he acknowledged his loss. it was good that it happened then and potentially not two years later when i had broken into professional sport. if you break into professional sport and there is a trigger, it could be seen as a weakness. i was happy that the emotions and everything like that, i was able to acknowledge them and deal with them and move on from it. as you know, when i first broke into the side, there were questions left, right and centre. there were comparisons between questions asked about and everything else. we will hear a lot more after ten o'clock

from jonny bairstow speaking to my colleague joe from jonny bairstow speaking to my colleaguejoe wilson. he talks a lot about mental health issues in sport and how in many ways it is so much easier to talk about things these days. we will play a longer extract from the interview because it is really important. we have more details into the british paralympic swimming programme and the investigation. yes, we got some of the details of the findings into an investigation and found that 13 para athletes had made some allegations against a coach and the whole setup and they found there was a climate of fear they were operating in in the build—up to the rio paralympics. british swimming has apologised to those 13 swimmers and their families for being exposed to an acceptable behaviour. the coach rob greenwood was found about some of the details and how he had been operating. he

won 47 medals in charge of the british para swimmers and won a national coaching award, but it was found that he can find some of those athletes to quarters, he used derogatory terms towards them. he asked one with a disability to do something that they clearly could not do because of that disability. some of them were visibly shaken and traumatised and they could not give that witness evidence to the investigators. some could only speak to female investigators as well. another one of the coaches who remains in post, the performance director chris ferber, was was found to have management issues and communication issues. this report, which is heavily redacted, which was given to the bbc, will make even more uncomfortable reading now it is out in the public domain. thank you very much. police investigations into sexual assault and rape allegations against hollywood producer harvey weinstein continue this morning. over 30 women including

angelina jolie, gwyneth paltrow and rose mcgowan, have made a number of accusations against him. the 65 year old is a huge figure in the film world, where his productions have received more than 300 oscar nominations and won 81. he's denied any allegations of non—consensual sex. here's some of what he's been accused of over the last ten days. he said that he wanted a massage, could i give him a massage? and i said no. after about 30 minutes he asked to excuse himself and go to the bathroom. he returned in nothing but a robe, with the front open, and he was buck naked. most of these women were in their 20s when it happened.

vulnerable. afraid that if they say anything or do anything, that it'll ruin their career. i didn't know about these things but they don't surprise me at all and they are endemic to the system anyway. what i find sort of extraordinary is that you know, this man is at the top of a very particular iceberg. i was shocked and appalled because i've known him through politics, as many democrats have. i will admit that i should have been braver and i think from now on i will be, when i hear such stories. that didn't seem as dangerous at that point, so i let him put his hands on my shoulders, thinking, if i gave in a little bit i could placate him. but i didn't like that, the minute he touched me, i was really revulsed.

he's, as it were, at the top of the ladder of, is a system of harassment, and belittling, and bullying, interference and what my mother would have referred to in the olden days as "pestering". i have seen him described as charming and charismatic. i never got any charming. i never got any charismatic. i got scared, i got frightened by him. i would happily stand in a courtroom and testify. happily. when a critic took against his film, he would single them out. he came for me and shook me at a reception, said, "you can't publish that. if you don't retract that, you're

never coming to the baftas again. you'll never go to the cannes film festival again. you'll never work in this town again." we are going to speak to the actor alice evans who says that harvey weinstein threatened her husband's career when she turned down his invitation to let him, "touch her boobs." the nature of the conversation, we are going to go into details and you may not want children to listen. alice, thank you for talking to us. good morning. good evening for me. good morning to you. thank you for talking to our audience today. we really appreciate it. i wonder if you could tell us what happened in your encounter with harvey weinstein? i can. mine is a little different to others because i did not have set—up a meeting with him. iwas did not have set—up a meeting with him. i was in cannes mroting another

film and i was at a loose hotel. each hotel has a party on the beach that happens every night from a different film company and i went down and i looked around and hoped to see somebody and the next thing i'm looking him straight in the eye andi i'm looking him straight in the eye and i went, "oh my god, this is harvey weinstein." then i realised i didn't know what to say and he was probably going to find me really boring. and then i remembered my husband had actually screen tested for one of his movies in new york the previous night. so the first thing that came out was, "my boyfriend just screen tested for you." he said, "yeah, i know and he did a really good job." i was, "oh my goodness i cannot wait to me my boyfriend, the good news. you never get feedback and the next thing i knew he was saying, "i just want to touch your boob. if you just follow me to the bathroom, it is down the road. we were on a beach and

there were portable bathrooms and he was telling me he wanted me to come in and kiss him and he wanted to touch me in the bathroom. it is one of those outer body experiences because i have had guys come on to me before, but there has been some kind, i don't know, you felt like something happened and you should probably stop it. this went like that. this was just — i probably stop it. this went like that. this wasjust — i remember my palms were sweaty and my heart started beating and i heard many of these stories before. i wasn't in fearfor my these stories before. i wasn't in fear for my life because i was around a lot of people, but there i was thinking, there goes nigh chance, there first of all goes my chance, there first of all goes my chance and because i'm going to have to turn him down and then he kept getting chancellors. so as i moved away, it became clear i wasn't going, i wasn't going to let him do what he wanted to do. he said, "i just hope your boyfriend's career goes well." which was chilling. chilling. yes. because... awe part

from being absolutely shocked and it was an outer body experience and the whole thing was grotesque. did you think it is sexual harassment. there is an implied threat here about my boyfriend's career? me and my husband have been talking aboutt i didn't because, because i was, that sort of thing was happening and we came up with an interesting analogy. if one of his close friends had said exactly the same words in exactly the same way, it would have been explosive. it would have been horrendous. i don't know what would have happened if i had come back and said your best friend did it, but it was harvey weinstein, known to be a pig. was harvey weinstein, known to be a pig, known to sleep with everybody he works with and abuse the males that he doesn't want to sleep with. so somehow, you know, he was nice.

my so somehow, you know, he was nice. my boyfriend, when i told him and then we found out he didn't get the job andi then we found out he didn't get the job and i kept going round in my head what, maybe i was rude, maybe it was the rude way i turned him down? you see now everything has come out, i realised, it didn't matter, but because of what he said, it has been quite a long 18 years of worrying about 18, sorry, i'm 16 yea rs worrying about 18, sorry, i'm 16 years worrying about when either of us years worrying about when either of us didn't get one of those movies is that possibly my fault? i don't think he back listed us which is what has been said. i never said that and it is unfair to the actors who get thejobs that and it is unfair to the actors who get the jobs if you start saying, "i could have got it, but i was back listed." actors win a job fairly and it's not fair, but it's a horrible feeling to think you may in that split second have messed up, not your career, but the person you love as well.

and did you talk to your husband, who is playing a rapist in itv‘s liar at the moment? did you talk to him about speaking out? what kind of conversations did you have? well, it has been so fast. we just got back from australia. somebody e—mailed and said, "have you heard harvey has gone down?" i said, "do you know about me and my experience? she was like what? and she said you have got to say this. i'm really thankful it's not me and then we put the phone down and i was like, but then what — if i'm saying i'm thankful, it's not me. i thought and then people started saying well, you know, who knows these girls are telling the truth and that's when i was like every single woman has to stand up. it's not a question of us jumping on the bandwagon because they did. it is a question that i didn't have the courage to be the first one and i admit that, and i am

ashamed of that, but the reason i had to come out at that point was because if anybody was going to accuse those women of being lying after a ll accuse those women of being lying after all they have been through, i think it was my duty to do so. a and he said, "but what about liar? what's it going to look like?" i understood and then he was called on to set and i had three hours wait and then he came back and he was almost in tears and he said my god, i'm sorry i said that, it is an extraordinary coincidence, but he said, this is way too important to worry about, you know, any bizarre kind of coincidenceal thing happening. we talked about the way of promoting such a difficult subject because you have to do promotion for something like that. so actually, i had learnt a lot from him over the past few weeks of him

telling me how difficult interviews have been. alice, thank you very much. thank you for talking to us. alice evans. harvey weinstein denies all allegations of non consensual sex. through the programme we will look at claims of exploitation and harassment and sexual abuse in other areas of the entertainment sector. sarah bowden has worked with some of the biggest names and she is here to tell us about her experiences and talk more generally about the industry. thank you very much for coming on the programme, sarah. is this a big issue in the music industry? i don't think it's a big issue. it is an issue in the same way that it is in the movie industry. i think that there is a lot of, it's a very male dominated industry. there is a lot, especially

at the top end of the industry, and i think when you've got a situation where there is a lot of men in positions of power, with a lot of you know, money or access to famous people or access to you know, things that other people find attractive i think you're always going to have a situation where this happens and it happens and i think it happens all the way down through the industry. i think the music industry is like, you know, as probably as bad as hollywood, you know. ithink you know, as probably as bad as hollywood, you know. i think you know maybe if not worse in some ways. how widespread is it? well, i can only speak from my experience andi can only speak from my experience and i have only, you know, i have worked hard to dodge many bullets over the years. by bullets you men with predatory reputations? and i have had my own experiences of that happening over the years and tha nkfully happening over the years and thankfully always been able to be strong enough to walk away from it

and keep plying on, keep ploughing on. i think it is prevalent. the industry as a whole, there is a culture of just every industry as a whole, there is a culture ofjust every day sexism and every day bullying in regards to women, but i think there are you know, i would say there are figures in the industry that are, you know, that are similar in terms of how they... i don't know what the right word is. treat women to someone like weinstein. harvey weinstein. so there are equivalent characters in there are equivalent characters in the music industry to somebody like harvey weinstein? i would say there probably is, yes. you can give us some input from your own career?|j don't some input from your own career?” don't want to go into too much detail because it's not relevant to this so to speak. i think, you know, there has been times when i was younger certainly and perhaps more

like along the lines of the actresses that have spoken out who are obviously hungry at the time and wa nted are obviously hungry at the time and wanted to get ahead. i have been in situations with men who would be more senior to me who have tried to use that position of power in order to garner some sexual favour with me. so if it's like, you know, the most obvious one i can think i was ata most obvious one i can think i was at a festival and somebody who is a promoter came up to me and took me back to a caravan and basically exposed himself to me. and you know, at the time i was like, you know, i'm the sort of person who would have laughed it off and thought it was disgusting, but i know they did the same thing to other women on that same day and you know, and he is still working in the industry today. you know, there are, i say this and then for everyone that's like that, there are lots of guys who do not behave like that and

especially now that the that the industry has changed so much, there isa industry has changed so much, there is a difference between, it is not historical per se, but definitely the older generation of men are much more the kind of people that i find now behave like that than people who are coming through that are younger. i work are coming through that are younger. iwork in are coming through that are younger. i work in the electronic music industry and they are, you know, most of the people i'm lucky enough to work with are much more respectful and we have really good relationships with each other. did you tell people about those kind of things? is it so the norm in the music industry that actually, most women experience it and you become potentially immune? i don't want to put words in your mouth? no, i do think that you become immune. to me, it's as common as being wolf whistled at on the street. i don't think it's — i think you just... does that shock you? no, i think you have to be, ijust toughened up at a young age and thought, "well, if you

wa nt to young age and thought, "well, if you want to get ahead, you're just going to have to play the game a bit." takeit to have to play the game a bit." take it when somebody is really flirtatious with you or when they try and exploit you in some way and try and exploit you in some way and try and exploit you in some way and try and stay firm in that situation and then you know try and extricate yourself from it and find a different way of kind of i suppose of being with that person. so that and it's just, it's just of being with that person. so that and it'sjust, it'sjust very frustrating because you have to work 20 times harder to earn people's respect than if you are a guy. in the same way that you have to work 20 times harder to get a position in certain areas of the industry like in the live sector because it's so male dominated that it's... in the live sector because it's so male dominated that it's. .. and why didn't you call them out? this same reason that people say

about the harvey weinstein situation. it is normal. it is like it isa situation. it is normal. it is like it is a normal situation and you kind of thing, what difference is it going to make if i say something about the boss of this company or this guy? they are already so powerful. for me it happened at a point in my career where i did not wa nt to point in my career where i did not want to get embroiled in those kind of situations, i wanted to move on and be respected for who i was. and thejob you did. and be respected for who i was. and the job you did. if i had to suffer some of that on the way up, it was fine. luckily now i think most people do not. i rarely come across it now. the industry is changing naturally as younger men and women come into it? i think said. naturally as younger men and women come into it? ithink said. does anything else need to change specifically to make sure it does not happen and it is not the norm? my not happen and it is not the norm? my main thing is if people recognise what i am saying, then it is an

excuse for people to stand up and make their stories known. it is only by people coming out and saying this happen, this is an acceptable. i know i am only a pa at a company but i have witnessed this and this happening and it is terrible. that is how you will shift people's perception of what is wrong and right. it is still very much within living memory that people used to think that being racist was a cce pta ble think that being racist was acceptable and it is not and i think this is the same argument. it is interesting you did not speak out andi interesting you did not speak out and i understand why because you explained it and any women watching understand that. but you want other women coming into the music industry to say something? it would make a much healthier industry if people felt they could actually kind of put themselves on the line and they would be protected in that situation. i can think of an example

where i worked for somebody and he was known predator basically. it was basically couched that way when i went for thejob interview, basically couched that way when i went for the job interview, that basically couched that way when i went for thejob interview, that he just churned through people who went to work for him. i was like, it is fine, iam to work for him. i was like, it is fine, i am a tough person, i will manage that. i did manage it, but once things started to unfold the way i had been warned they might do, idid not way i had been warned they might do, i did not feel the support of the hr team. it was definitely like it is either me or him and it would have not been me who got the support. that is the kind of stuff that happens. it is quite common that you end up leaving thinking, i am not going to work here, it does not matter what i say because this person is so powerful, successful or

valuable that that eclipses their behaviour ultimately. so, yes. thank you for coming on the programme. your own experiences are welcome, do get in touch. send me an e—mail wherever you work. i know we have got a lot of shift workers, people who work in hospitals, schools, the police. is it endemic? is it the norm as sarah was saying in the music industry? or either different sectors where there are not predatory men. let me know. let me know. the words "me too" are trending on social media after women were asked to share if they had ever been sexually assaulted or harassed to show how widespread it is. american actor alyssa milano who starred in charmed with rose mcgowan shared a screenshot of the suggestion and asked people to reply with the words "me too". the westworld star evan rachel wood tweeted, "being raped once made it easier to be raped again. i instinctually shut down.

my body remembered, so it protected me." i disappeared. #metoo. the labour mp stella creasy also joined the campaign by simply tweeting "me too". the broadway actorjavier munoz replied with, "me too, i don't know if it means anything coming from a gay man but it's happened. multiple times." so many other women away from the entertainment world have been tweeting as well. entertainment world have been tweeting as well. shirley put on twitter, "i was too scared to speak up because i was afraid no one would believe me or consider it sexual assault because he was my husband. #metoo." get in touch with your own experiences. you do not have to give your name if you do not want to, thatis your name if you do not want to, that is absolutely fine. still to come: we have learned that thousands of ill and disabled people have been stopped from recording a controversial disability assessment to use it as evidence.

a bristol—based surgeon who carried out mass surgery for bowel problems is being investigated by his nhs trust after women were left in severe pain following surgery. time for the latest news, here's annita. the headlines from bbc news: the headlines major disruption's expected in both northern ireland and the irish republic, as storm ophelia arrives from the atlantic bringing hurricane force winds. up up to 130 flights to and from dublin airport have been cancelled and the irish government has deployed the army to coastal counties it expects to bear the brunt of the storm. schools north and south of the border have also been close. we can speak to chris buckler in galway on the west coast of ireland. what are the west coast of ireland. what are the conditions like they're now?- the conditions like they're now?- the moment in galway they are not too bad. we have been preparing for

the storm. the ominous skies give a sense of what is coming. already the storm has hit the southern part of this island and there are already 5000 homes without electricity and they are expecting more homes to lose power before the day is out. many people have been giving stark warnings not to go out unless you have to. schools have been closed across the island and outpatient appointments have been cancelled as people have been told to stay home if they possibly can. when you drive along here you will hear radio adverts saying particularly, public service announcements, that people should not go out, they should batten down the hatches, make sure that nothing in their garden, even bins and garden furniture, is left loose because they are concerned about the speed of the winds and the gusts that are coming. chris, thank you very much. the prime minister is heading to

brussels today. the foreign minister said it was time to begin serious negotiations. she will meet the chief negotiator michel barnier and the presidentjean—claude juncker. a massive bomb attack in a busy area of the somali capital mogadishu on saturday is now known to have killed at least 300 people, police say. hundreds more were wounded when a lorry packed with explosives detonated near the entrance of a hotel. it is the deadliest terror attack in somalia since the islamist al—shabab group launched its insurgency in 2007. nhs england says it's going to ban grab bags of sweets and king size chocolate bars from hospital shops, canteens and vending machines. treats on sale will all have to be 250 calories or under with the plans also suggesting most pre—packed sandwiches sold in hospitals should be under 400 calories. that's a summary of the latest

bbc news, more at 9.30. ollie has the spot. wayne rooney salvaged a 1—1 draw for everton with a90 salvaged a 1—1 draw for everton with a 90 minute equaliser. saracens have started that defence of their title with a win against northampton. they scored eight tries. the bbc has seen more details of the investigation into the british para swimming programme. are these were punished by being confined to their hotels went away as swimming events. the report concluded there was a lack of nurturing, empathy and appreciation for the athletes per general well—being. and tyrell hatton has won almost £1.5 million on the european tour in the space of a

week. he added the italian open title to the dunhill championship that he won last week. i will be back after ten. thousands of ill and disabled people are stopped from recording a controversial disability assessment that they would like to use. they would like all these assessments to be recorded to restore confidence in the system. critics say the current rules are way too strict and the government has told as mandatory recording is something it is now looking at. our reporter has been investigating. shocking would be the first wood. i found it totally horrendous. i don't think she understood the condition at all. the importance to me for getting

that audio recording into evidence was the potential for it to help other people. recording is a guarantee that everybody's got a fair record of what took place. every month 60,000 ill and disabled people have their needs assessed by a private company. that interview is crucial in deciding how much of a key disability benefit they receive. but critics say too often the assessment goes wrong and an important protection, the right to record it as evidence, is often being denied. sophie allen has her hands full with seven—year—old flick and her young twins. two years ago she was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, a condition of the nervous system. with three young children you get exhausted. you can't stand for

long periods of time. you know, things like going shopping, if i can't park close by then i can't do it. sophie wanted to keep working. she applied for personal independence payment or pip, a key benefit worth up to £140 a week, to cover the extra costs of the condition. i went to the assessment centre and it was just horrendous. i felt totally demoralised. for me personally, it's mobility i struggle with. i wasn't asked to walk, or they weren't asked to watch me walking. did you get the impression that the assessor knew what ms was? not at all, no. sophie scored zero points in her assessment. she started the appeal process, and that meant she got to see the full report written by her assessor. it was wrong. on every level, that they had you know done these physical examinations of you, and i hadn't... she hadn't touched me once.

it didn't reflect the assessment at all. it took another nine months but sophie did win her appeal at tribunal. getting the highest rate of mobility support. critics of the system say these kinds of problems are far too common. there is pressure now to change the rules so every assessment is recorded on tape and can be used as evidence. recording of an assessment would be brilliant. you would know that that assessor did or didn't carry out theirjob well or thoroughly. as if it's not bad enough that you get the diagnosis of a lifelong condition, to then have to fight for any sort of help, obviously the welfare system needs really looking at. sophie is far from the only person to struggle with the pip process. the most controversial part is that face—to—face assessment. research from a group

of disability charities has found regular examples of rude and unprofessional behaviour including aggressiveness. more than half the people they surveyed said the assessors did not understand their condition. two—thirds of those who saw their final report felt it badly reflected the answers they'd given. joy o'gorman and tony lea run a not—for—profit service for disabled people based in cornwall. faced with regular complaints about pip they went out and bought their own professional cd recorder which they take to assessments of people they represent. sometimes we go home at the end of the day with our jaws just aghast at what we have witnessed and seen. i'd say an average seven out of ten reports are poor and do not reflect the claimant's issues. specifically after meeting one assessor which caused us to buy this equipment, we overturned 18 cases at tribunal from this one assessor, again and again.

it did not matter what conditions they had, they scored zero. but at the moment the rules around recording far from clear. under pip you do have the right to ask for your assessment to be taped for official use only. but unlike other disability benefits, with pip you have to bring along your own equipment. and that means a tamper—proof recorder that makes two simultaneous copies. a mobile phone or a digital recorder does not count. this piece of equipment is very expensive, the average claimant will not be able to afford a piece of equipment like this to have their assessment recorded. a rational intelligent person would think, having something like that recorded would actually be beneficial. it would remove the distrust. it would give so much transparency to everyone. i do not understand what the issue is and why the dwp feel in the first place they did not need to bother providing that right to claimants.

but even when recording is set up that's not always the end of it. chris pollard told the firm responsible for his assessment that he did want it recorded. he turned up at his appointment with a cd recorder but was told his request was not on the system and his assessor was refusing to be taped. i had the right to be recorded and they refused to do it. and the manager came out and he said, i will make the decisions about whether it's being recorded all know. the decisions about whether it's being recorded or no. what was so important about having it recorded? why did you want it recorded? because as evidence that they are doing theirjob. do you not trust them to do the job without that recording? no, i don't. we've been doing this years now. and again and again and again we come across this obstacle where assessors

will refuse to be recorded. we cannot fathom out the logical reasons or the rationale behind it. there is now growing pressure for recording to be made mandatory. in march a major independent review of the pip system commissioned by the government recommended introducing and for all assessments with an opt out if you don't want it. and mps from all parties have been asking pointed questions in the commons. will the minister tell me when mandatory video recording will commence? minister. we are looking at a range of issues to improve um, er the assessment process and the person's experience of it in both pip and esa. and recording of assessments is one of those things. so we are looking at that. the government is now considering the results of a pilot test in the west midlands. it says recording must be done

in a way that best protects claimants and assessors. others, though, are taking matters into their own hands. nev cartwright was diagnosed with lung cancer at the age of 45. fearful of every new illness, virus, can't help but think of cancer, and to be somewhat independent makes a massive difference. this time, though, he used an app on his phone to secretly record his pip assessment. this is the original but for legal reasons we've replaced the voice of the assessor. it's a voice memo recording. it works like the old dictaphone type things. and i literally just pressed start and

left it on the side where i was sat. so you felt recording it, what, might protect you in some way? or you might need in the future? a safeguard for an accurate record of what had taken place. in the recording you can clearly hear the assessor reading out data from a test to measure his lung function. but in the final report that last reading, 150, appears to have doubled to 300 litres per minute, twice the capacity nev registered on the tape.

he says it was just one of the number of mistakes made in his assessment that day. very poorly assessed from the first moment, on arrival, she also asked me to do a physical test, it suggested in the assessment guide that i shouldn't have been asked to do. and she also said that she had done a physical examination of me, and it is very evident on the audio recording that she never did that at all. under dwp rules, secret recording like this is banned. if it is spotted you have to stop or your whole claim can be rejected. when nev's decision came back his benefits were cut anyway and he lost his car. so he wanted to use the recording as part of his appeal. the government then tried to get the taped evidence thrown out before his tribunal. very unfair, in my opinion, improper. but after double hearings, thejudge in his

case finally agreed a transcript of the recording could be entered into evidence. nev went on to win his case and his car was returned. the government would say, this is taxpayers' money. it has to carry out these checks to make sure the right people are getting the help that they need. i was a taxpayer. so it's also my money, and all my friends and family, it's their money. and when the government start making decisions on how to spend that money, they should be doing it fairly. although very rare, this is not a one—off. this programme has heard of a handful of other cases where judges did allow secret recording to be used. in nev's case the firm responsible for his assessment says its standards were not met on this occasion and it has now changed its approach.

how do you feel at the end of this whole process, nev? a bit damaged. relieved on the one hand that i've got my mobility situation sorted out, but as you can see from what's in front of me, i've wasted perhaps 12 months of my life in an unfairfight. i should probably be more diplomatic than i otherwise would be, but i think it's a mess. if you've tried to record your assessment, let me know. get in touch in the usual ways. the department for work and pensions told us, "we keep our procedures under review and we're currently considering the results of a trial that offered audio recording of all pip assessments." news in and sport in a moment. thank you for your comments about sexual harassment. this e—mail from someone who wishes to remain anonymous, "when i was 20 at university, the

couege "when i was 20 at university, the college psychiatrist asked me to ta ke college psychiatrist asked me to take off my bra because he wanted to see my breasts. he an occasion with a landlord who wanted to give me a message and when i had to to go his room to pay my rent. i have never been able to have relationships because of the fear." another e—mailer says, "i would like to make the point that it is not only women who suffer sexual harassment. i suffered this when in the ambulance service. lives were ruined by managers abusing or attempting to abuse both men and women in return for promotion." "a science inspector ata for promotion." "a science inspector at a conference asked me to sleep with him and i would get promoted. i refused and at midnight he knocked on my door asking to be let in. i didn't respond and after ten minutes he left." ann says, "i experienced and unwanted sexual advanced. one

company was air frat and the other was vehicle rental and both times i left the job because the behaviour was accepted back then. i had hoped things had changed, but obviously not." another viewer says, "sexual harassment is endemic wherever you, 90, harassment is endemic wherever you, go, police, media channels and the army which is my experience. i was raped and indecently assaulted and harassed on separate occasions. i reported some of these, and they we re reported some of these, and they were addressed, but the enshoeing, discriminatory attitudes made it very difficult to soldier on. you are ostracised sometimes by fellow women and your credibility is put under the microscope. rumours are rife and it is largely damaging. rank is no barrier, anything from a soldier to senior officer is capable of sordid behaviour when men group together." thank you very much for

those. really, really shocking. and a real insight into so many other sectors. do keep them coming in. adele will pay tribute to george michael in a channel 4 documentary on his life tonight. freedom also features celebrities including eltonjohn, kate moss and maryj blige paying their respects to the late singer. you see how peen know based the album is. # they won't go where i go. # it sounds like stevie.” # they won't go where i go. # it sounds like stevie. i love this song. so much exhaustion. like not

exhaustion in him as an artist, but exhaustion in him as an artist, but exhaustion in him as an artist, but exhaustion in him, you know, as a human. and in world we live in, i hear a fight. george michael directed and narrated the film before his death on christmas day last year.” the film before his death on christmas day last year. i had no master plan, i didn't know if i was going to be a singer, but i met andrew and we formed this band called the executive and we were terrible, but andrew and i had developed a knack for writing these catchy little songs and we got together a couple of tracks. one was called careless whisper. the 80s was probably one of the most depressing

and demoralising times that we had for young people in british history, because of the recession and mass unemployment. sol because of the recession and mass unemployment. so i think music then was probably really, really important. in terrible depression you have the people that come out and say this is terrible, this is terrible depression and then you have the escapist, people who go, "let's party". #no "let's party". # no fears. # no fears. #no # no fears. # no tears. # you can see that documentary on channel 4 tonight at 9pm. 0k, channel 4 tonight at 9pm. ok, there is a lot of weather around and simon is here to fill you in. ex—hurricane ophelia is the story for the day. it was the most northern and eastern major hurricane on record and you can see at the corner. it went through its extra

tropical transition last night which means it is no longer a turican, but this is the position at the moment. it is moving further towards the republic of ireland, but the isobars are getting really it close together for many parts of the irish sea. there is an amber warning in force for the met office. be prepared for disruption. up to 80mph gusts. that has the potential to bring down trees, the power supply problems, flying debris as well. that amber warning is valid for south—west wales, north—west wales, south—west scotland, and also northern ireland. that's just in the last half an hour that warning has been extended. so right around the irish sea coasts, that's where you are going to see the strongest of the winds. 60mph to 80mph as we go through lunch time, throughouts throughout this afternoon and into the lunch time. stay tuned to the forecast. further east, it is dry and bright and with the southerly wind bringing in very warm air. temperatures already in

places across wales about 22 celsius, but 24 celsius possible across the far east of england. ophelia will work its way out of northern ireland. the strongest winds will be in scotland and 60mph to 70mph gusts, but things quieting quieting down. the winds continuing with ease across southern scotland and northern england. for many of us on tuesday, it is looking like a dry day with sunshine. later, rain spreads into the far south of england, but temperatures taking a real drop actually compared to today. 13 celsius to 17 celsius. going into the middle part of the week, well mostly dry and settled conditions really across the northern half of the uk. we do have this weather front across the south. that's going to bring outbreaks of rain across parts of the humber and

east anglia and central and southern parts of england. further north and west, dry and bright. temperatures back down to where they should be for the time of year. so through this week, it's a storm crisis start, yes, of course, we have got ex—hurricane ophelia, it is going to become quiet by the middle week, but by the end of the week, more wind and rain expected. stay tuned. i will be back throughout the morning. bye— bye. hello it's monday, it's 10 o'clock, i'm victoria derbyshire. british actress tells us that harvey weinstein had an effect on her husband's career when she rejected him. he said something like, i hope your boyfriend's career goes well, which is chilling. claims that the

sexual harassment and exploitation of women in the music industry is as bad in the music industry, if not worse, than in hollywood.” bad in the music industry, if not worse, than in hollywood. i have beenin worse, than in hollywood. i have been in situations with men who would be more senior than me who tried to use that position of power in able to go on some kind of sexual favour with me. we will be talking to others about the prevalence of sexual harassment in other areas in the entertainment sector. our exclusive story today, the government says it is looking into making audio recording mandatory in pip benefit assessments after thousands of ill and disabled people have been stopped from taping their interviews as evidence. she also said she had done a physical examination of me and it is very evident on the audio recording that she never did that at all. we will bring your reaction to that story next. and the irish government has deployed the army to coastal

counties as storm ophelia arrives from the atlantic bringing hurricane storms. we will speak to those who are preparing. good morning. here's annita in the bbc newsroom with a summary of today's news. britain and ireland are bracing themselves for the arrival of storm ophelia. winds are now gusting up to 92 miles an hourof winds are now gusting up to 92 miles an hour of the coast of county court. blacks have been cancelled and thousands of households are without power. there is a red alert across the public and an amber alert across the public and an amber alert across northern ireland has been brought forward to noon. an amber alert has been brought forward to scotland. the prime minister is heading to brussels today for talks with eu leaders in a bid to end a stalemate over brexit negotiations. before mrs may left, the foreign secretary, borisjohnson said it was time to begin serious negotiations. the prime minister will meet with chief eu negotiator michel barnier and commission

presidentjean—claude juncker. it comes days after the pair said talks were in deadlock. the metropolitan police is examining five allegations made by three women against the hollywood producer harvey weinstein. the assualts are alleged to have taken place in london between the late 19805 and 2015. harvey weinstein has admitted his behaviour has "caused a lot of pain" but has categorically denied all claims of non—consensual sex. sarah bergen, who works in the music industry, told this programme that sexual harassment was right in the music world. it happens all the way down through the industry. yes, the music industry is probably as bad as hollywood. maybe worse in some ways. a massive bomb attack in a busy area of the somali capital mogadishu on saturday is now known to have killed over 300 people, according to the government.

hundreds more were wounded when a lorry packed with explosives detonated near the entrance of a hotel, destroying government offices and restaraunts. the government has blamed al—shabab militants for the attack which is the deadliest since 2007. thousands of ill and disabled people are being stopped from tape recording a controversial disability assessment to use it as evidence. charities and campaigners want all interviews for personal independence payments to be recorded to restore confidence in the system. critics claim the current rules are far too strict. the government has told the victoria derbyshire programme that mandatory recording is something it is now looking at. and there will be more on this story just after 10:35. that's a summary of the latest bbc news, more at 10:30. do get in touch with us throughout the morning — use the hashtag victoria live and if you text, you will be charged at the standard network rate. we have many e—mails and messages

from you about your own experience of sexual harassment in the sectors where you work and it would appear to be right across many, which is shocking. hopefully shining a light on it might change attitudes. now some sports news. it has been another frustrating weekend for everton and their fans, and another frustrating weekend for everton and theirfans, and despite spending £140 million over the summer, they are just three points above the relegation zone. they drew 1-1 with above the relegation zone. they drew 1—1 with brighton. the goals came late at the amex stadium. brighton thought they had got the winner through anthony knockout. but wayne rooney got the penalty in the 90th minute. ronald combe and praised his players. he said their luck would change. but his management is coming under increased scrutiny. there is no confidence, all the players are like statues, they are static, there

is no movement. there is an imbalance with gylphi sigurdsson and wayne rooney playing in the team together. it was a massive disappointment. you had to look out it is connected to the manager as well, there is a fear in the players. the other match in the premier league was also a draw. newcastle took the lead twice, but southampton kept pegging them back, gabbiadini with his first goal for them. in rugby union we had the first round of european champions cup matches and saracens sent out a warning to their rivals as they opened the defence of their title and stop they put eight tries past northampton saints, two of them from liam williams. it finished 57—13. they are looking to complete a hat—trick of european titles. to hatton has pocketed almost £1.5 million in the space all week after

back—to—back wins in the alfred dunhill links at st andrews last week, followed up with victory at the italian open in monza with that birdie in the final hole. he is from buckinghamshire and turned 26 on saturday as well. happy birthday to him. iwill saturday as well. happy birthday to him. i will be back with the headline is a bit later. i will be back with the headline is a bit later. these are just some of the 30 plus women who have come forward over the last fortnight to make accusations of abuse and rape against hollywood film producer harvey weinstein. police investigations into the alleged abuse are continuing in both the uk and states. he's denied any allegations of non—consensual sex. here's some of what he's been accused of. he said that he wanted a massage, could i give him a massage?

and i said no. after about 30 minutes he asked to excuse himself and go to the bathroom. he returned in nothing but a robe, with the front open, and he was buck naked. most of these women were in their 20s when it happened. vulnerable. afraid that if they say anything or do anything, that it'll ruin their career. i didn't know about these things but they don't surprise me at all and they are endemic to the system anyway. what i find sort of extraordinary is that you know, this man is at the top of a very particular iceberg. i was shocked and appalled because i've known him through politics, as many democrats have. i will admit that i should have

been braver and i think from now on i will be, when i hear such stories. that didn't seem as dangerous at that point, so i let him put his hands on my shoulders, thinking, if i gave in a little bit i could placate him. but i didn't like that, the minute he touched me, i was really revulsed. he's, as it were, at the top of the ladder of, is a system of harassment, and belittling, and bullying, interference and what my mother would have referred to in the olden days as "pestering". i have seen him described as charming and charismatic. i never got any charming. i never got any charismatic. i got scared, i got frightened by him. i would happily stand in a courtroom and testify.

happily. when a critic took against his film, he would single them out. he came for me and shook me at a reception, said, "you can't publish that. if you don't retract that, you're never coming to the baftas again. you'll never go to the cannes film festival again. you'll never work in this town again." the actor alice evans told us harvey

weinstein threatened her husband's career when she rejected him. my my husband had screen tested for one of his movies in new york the previous night. the first thought was, my husband has screen tested for you. and he said, was, my husband has screen tested foryou. and he said, yeah, he did a really good job. i thought, i cannot wait to tell my husband, my then boyfriend, the good news. you never get feedback like that. it is amazing. the next thing i knew he was saying, i want to touch your boob. please follow me to the bathroom, it is just down the road. we were on a beach, so there were a portable bathrooms. he said he wa nted portable bathrooms. he said he wanted me to come in and kiss him and touch him in the bathroom. it is like an out of body experience. i

have had something before, but you felt like something has happened and you feel like you should stop it, but this went like that. my palms we re but this went like that. my palms were sweating and my heart started beating. by the way, i had heard of many of these stories before. i was not in fearfor many of these stories before. i was not in fear for my life because i was around a lot of people, but i was around a lot of people, but i was thinking, there goes my chance. we are looking at the issue of sexual harassment in other sectors of the entertainment industry. in an exclusive interview earlier, a top music executive told us that harassment was as music executive told us that harassment was as bad in the music industry as it was in hollywood. harassment was as bad in the music industry as it was in hollywoodm isa industry as it was in hollywoodm is a very male dominated industry, especially at the top end of the industry. when you have a situation with a lot of men in positions of power with a lot of money or access to famous people or access to things

other people find attractive, you will always have a situation where this happens. it happens all the way down through the industry. the music industry is probably as bad as hollywood. how does that compare to other sectors in the entertainment industry? melinte reitzeme is a former model who left the industry after being assaulted. she's waived her right to anonymity to talk to us this morning. catherine mayer is a journalist who says sexual harassment and abuse of power is rife in the media. she is also co—founder of the women's equality party. welcome to both of you. you left home after being scouted as a model having just turned 17. what happened? i just having just turned 17. what happened? ijust turned having just turned 17. what happened? i just turned 17 and went to paris to meet with the owner of my agency. i got to the apartment, it was in his house. i was told to strip off straightaway so he could

see my body and tell me how much weight i needed to lose. he started touching my thigh straightaway. then he saidi touching my thigh straightaway. then he said i needed to move in with him because i was the youngest model. so i moved in with him and his wife, his wife lived there as well so i thought that is fine, she lives here as well. but his wife would go to work every day and he would come into my room. he would man—size my legs and basically explain to me that i had to massage it in this kind of way so i would not get cellulite. he basically used his hands to massage my legs and he would go down and touched me in places where he should not touch me. in the mornings when i made brea kfast in the mornings when i made breakfast he would come and stand behind me and pushed himself against me. it feels really odd talking about this now because i have not told anyone this story ever. i guess

i carried a lot of embarrassment and shame around this whole story because i felt maybe it was my fault because i felt maybe it was my fault because i felt maybe it was my fault because i wanted to model and i put myself in that situation. so now with the whole harvey weinstein stories coming out it reminds me of that story and i am like, that is so wrong. instead of feeling embarrassed about it i feel angry. it is good, it feels good, like i am owning the story for the first time basically. do you think the experience you had is, in in the modelling industry in fashion? yes. really? i guess because no one was talking about it back then, it almost felt normal. it almost felt oh this is how it goes.

like the music industry, it is so the norm that you potentially become immune to it which is shocking?m is up to me now deal with this or something. let me bring in catherine if i may. yes. in terms of journalism and the media generally, is it rife in that sector too it is buterly endemic. i have been talking about this more openly than some people for a while because i'm older and because i can, and what happens is when you talk about it, everybody else says yes, that's happened to me too. you talk about the way in which you become immune. you don't become immune...” was quoting what sarah said actually. it is a mechanism of survival that you repress things and one of the things that happened with harvey weinstein is that so many of us harvey weinstein is that so many of us have repressed so much in order to go and do ourjobs on a daily

basis because we have all been harassed, assaulted, it's part, it sort of comes with the job, is what you learn and of course, that shouldn't be true. what happens when a story like this breaks, suddenly things you had that pushed away that you hadn't thought about start flooding back and so, i mean, on social media and in private, i am being deluged with people getting in touch with me telling me their stories. i'm remembering stuff i didn't want to letter. but it's, it really matters and it matters because these industries are not just reflecting the public. these are industries that shape opinions. you know, what happens to women in the media is bad for women in the media, but it's bad for everybody because the stories we want to tell don't get through, they don't get through in the way and the idea of this being normalised is incredibly prevalent and all sorts of myths

that go with it, that it only happens to beautiful people for example which is also a nonsense and of course, the victim blaming, the what have you done? what did you do for this to happen to you? what has been interesting in terms of the women that have been speaking in the last ten days or so, some of them have been criticised for speaking out. some have been criticised for not naming names and some have been criticised for not speaking out. at some point it feels like they cannot win which is extraordinary. i want to ask you if i may about the whatsapp group for women in the media which is called pervs in the media? i was talking to young female journalists the other day and we are aware of the public campaigns now on twitter, the hashtags, whatever, but there is a very good secret whatsapp group that has formed of young women in the media where they are comparing notes about people to

watch out for and what those people and telling stories, but it is not just stories, i scrolled through this, there are massively inappropriate e—mails and text messages. harassment, it's endemic. it is in every single newsroom. they should be paying women danger money and instead they are paying women less, but i'm hoping that things like that, whatsapp group can actually help protect women, but clearly, we need more than that. i mean in my own experiences, and something sarah mentioned earlier, you go to an hr department about something like this and you discover quite quickly that hr departments are constituted in order to protect the company, not the employee. if you end up having a settlement, very often, you will sign some kind of non disclosure agreement so the stories don't get out. are you may know i'm suing time magazine for sex and age discrimination and one of

the things that's clear about that process is when you put yourself out there, the victim blaming culture starts asking what's wrong with you, what did you do for this to happen to you? and very much the case with you know, all of the sexual harassment that happened to me in my career too. a final thought from you. now you have spoken out about the horrific experience that is you had in that place in paris, what do you feel now? about that experience? well... speaking out about it? oh, really good actually because i was just thinking about back then no one spoke about it and now the silence is broken because this happened with harvey weinstein. so girls in my position who are young and starting out, they will, by hearing those stories, they will learn that it's not right and therefore, hopefully find the confidence to stand up for themselves and to be like, no.

thank you very much. we really appreciate it. thank you both. let me read these messages. somebody who doesn't leave their name which is fine. "my firstjob after leaving school was at a pharmaceutical company. i was constantly abused by my boss. every time i had to answer the phone at his desk he would put his hand up my skirt. being an officejunior, ifelt his hand up my skirt. being an office junior, i felt indim his hand up my skirt. being an officejunior, ifelt indim dated." "another viewer says, "the first time was from a colleague at a local authority. he followed me home and made my life a misery. i had to leave my job of made my life a misery. i had to leave myjob of ten years because he would not stop trying to touch me because i refused his advances. i was young and he was old. i was depressed and nearly had a break down and the second time was for a charity during a week away regarding work in ireland when i refused to sleep with him. when we left ireland and returned to work as my manager

he started to find fault with everything i did. he told me the others did it. so why not you? in the end i went off sick and never went back to work." thank you for those. thank you for coming on the programme. we will hear how women are left in severe pain after mesh surgery. a massive bomb attack in a busy area of the somali capital mogadishu on saturday is now known to have killed at least 300 people, the ambulance service on the ground say. hundreds more were wounded when a lorry packed with explosives detonated near the entrance of the safari hotel. it's the deadliest terror attack in somalia since the islamist al—shabab group which is afiliated to al-qaeda launched its insurgency in 2007. we can speak to daniel gerard o'malley, who is head of operations in mogadishu for the international committee of the red cross.

also abdihakim ainte is helping with the relief efforts. he's in a emergency crisis centre. and abdulla mere. tell us about the situation today and how you're helping. hi, good afternoon from mogadishu. the situation now, it's setting down a bit after two days, but there is still bodies being taken out of the rubble and being taken out of the rubble and being taken to hospitals. those families who have been able to identify the bodies of their loved ones have been able to bury them, but there is still remains a number of them which have been charred out of any recognition and they are being buried sometimes in mass graves or ina buried sometimes in mass graves or in a hospital premises. so it's settling down a bit, but after two

days, it's still work in progress so to speak. thank you for talking to us. to speak. thank you for talking to us. tell us how you are helping. well, thank you forking having me in this conversation. in fact we are coping with the situation. the attack was probably of the single deadliest attacks in somali history. so, the hospitals and the local hospitals are overwhelmed with victims and they are really having a difficult time in responding. so what we are trying to do as a team isjust to what we are trying to do as a team is just to support the hospitals and the volunteers so that we can speed up the volunteers so that we can speed up and accelerate the response. the idea is to galvanise, especially the volunteers so they can be at the fore front at helping those affected. so we have set—up a crisis

centre. we have set—up a hot line and we have a dedicated team of people who are responding and receiving calls from the victims who are looking for their loved ones. so we are helping them locate a supply them with information we have. we are working with hospitals in terms of what is the data, how many can be listed outside the country. so we are dealing a logistical and helping people who are either still stuck or missing. so for us, our role is information gathering and at the same time helping and delivering the basic things that we need. abdulla asa basic things that we need. abdulla as a journalist in mogadishu, i wonder if you could tell our british audience about al—shabab and what

they are doing and what they say their motives are? well, thank you. thank you for having me. al—shabab isa thank you for having me. al—shabab is a militant, islamic militant that's that's fighting the government. they have been in a war with the somali government since the failure of islamic cults in somalia. they carry out attacks frequently in mogadishu, but this one was a gircht because it was a lorry truck that we nt because it was a lorry truck that went off in a busy street. they have been kicked out of mogadishu seven years ago, but their attacks have been so much frequent on a weekly basis. this one was unique because they attacked in a street that is

frequented by civilians. students we re frequented by civilians. students were coming out from universities and a school. it was a public market where people, or where people shop and trade and sell, food stuff to other clothes and electronic stuff so other clothes and electronic stuff so it was such a busy saturday afternoon when the lorry blasted in this street near the safari hotel in mogadishu. tell me how the somali government tries to ensure stability, peace and staipability in its country? it's clearly very difficult. it is extremely difficult. it is extremely difficult. it's not only the government of somalia that is trying to fight al—shabab, an organisation thatis to fight al—shabab, an organisation that is taken out of most of the towns in somalia. there are other

troops that are trying to fight them. there is military from america and other big countries, but still they do attacks which are like a guerrilla attack that occasionally comes to the city once and then it is not something that can be fought because most of the attacks are attacks happen when people are not prepared, when people are — it is mostly a time they attack on softer targets. thank you, abdulla for talking to us. thank you, abdulla for talking to us. we appreciate your time. head of operations in mogadishu for the international committee of the red cross and you also heard from someone cross and you also heard from someone who is helping with the relief efforts. for the last seven months this

programme has been bringing you stories about the devastating impact mesh surgery can have on patients. now we can reveal that a surgeon who carried out mesh surgery that left women in severe pain is being investigated by his nhs trust. tony dixon, who is based in bristol, uses a technique known as mesh rectopexy to fix bowel problems, often caused by childbirth. several women are considering legal action after being treated by him.. inside out west's, matthew hill, has this exclusive report. sling the mesh, sling the mesh! the use of mesh is controversial. it's used to correct problems in women often caused by childbirth. so this is polypropylene mesh, and i'm just going to show you a piece here. often the mesh is cut to size, so the edges can be slightly rough. that's not good. that is not good because this could could have a problem long—term. and, if you look at it, there's elasticity and movement in it,

but we know when it's been in the body for some time it tends to contract on itself and changes its nature. so the body can react against it and the mesh can erode or become infected. the victoria derbyshire show revealed six months ago that over 800 women were suing the nhs and manufacturers over concerns about mesh implants. that was for vaginal surgery, but mesh is also used to fix bowel problems. we can reveal there's big concerns here, too. it's used to help fix a sagging bowel, known as a prolapse, in a procedure called a rectopexy. yeah, i've got a rectal irrigation unit. this is the embarrassing bit. we've got a catheter, i won't take it out because it's sealed for hygiene. you sit on the toilet, the catheter goes up your bottom, and then you, i personally pump 500 millilitres of warm

water into my bottom. that hurts. sometimes nothing happens at all. sometimes the waterjust comes gushing out, and, if i'm lucky, i'll empty my bowel a tiny bit. that all takes a long time? about an hour, yeah. every day? every single day. after giving birth sam had problems and constipation. she had surgery, but it didn't work. facing a difficult future, she came to see tony dixon, the bristol surgeon who's considered an international expert in his field, but is now under investigation at his hospital. i thought, do you know what, i'm going to look for a specialist. so i researched on the internet and mr dixon came up as a pioneer. so i thought, right, if i'm having problems i need to go to the best. and he said, "you need a rectopexy. that will solve all your problems." sam had this done in 2011. she says it left her in major pain.

she went on to have more surgery with tony dixon, and is now under the care of dr elle neill. this is just one of many examples where the patient has been directed immediately to fairly complex surgery from the outset using prosthetic material. and of course there might be patients in whom it has been absolutely fine, but we now know there are many patients who are suffering as a consequence of this type of surgery. this mesh operation for the bowel took off around 2004. it is now thought around five women in every 200 will suffer complications. many, many more will find this mesh surgery doesn't work. patients like jackie from stoke. she had surgery, including the mesh, in 2008. jackie claims it made her worse, and she wasn't properly informed about complications. dr elle neill took her

mesh out last year. i'd had the mesh removed, this is just a little bit of it. that's the actual metal clips there that go into the bag. right, so those clips attached it, is that right? yeah, they were the anchor. if you can just see, it does look like barbed wire. to be honest, i'm going to try to put a cheery face on things, but generally, day—to—day, i'm in pain all the time. before i even open my eyes in the morning, the pain will wake me up. has it been a strain on your relationship? oh, gosh, i mean, my husband's brilliant, he's just been a rock through everything, really. i know a lot of the ladies... sorry. a lot of the ladies, their relationships have just, you know, gone by the by. tony dixon isn't currently performing mesh surgery in bristol, where he's under investigation by his nhs trust, so he

said he can't comment. but i understand he denies doing anything wrong. and he has his supporters. some surgeons say he's ground—breaking, experienced, and conscientious. i've come to see the pelvic floor society in london, surgeons in the same field sharing knowledge and expertise. tony dixon is one of the founders. he's been a pioneer, there's no doubt. he continues to be a pioneer, and he's a talented surgeon. the problems are in evolution. don't get me wrong, there's no doubt that there are a small number of patients, predominantly women, who have trouble, without doubt. the mesh complication rate is somewhere between 0.5% to about 2.5%. when it happens, it can be devastating, there's no doubt about that. what you're saying is to avoid a mesh problem in one or two women in every 100, you're denying 70, 75 women potential great benefit and their quality—of—life.

this is where consent comes in, because it's then up to the woman herself to discuss with her surgeon as to what the risks and benefits are. they say they began to recognise problems in 2014, so should surgeons have mentioned complications before then? i think that's very difficult to answer. clearly i'm skirting round the question because i don't think there is an answer. it depends whether you are the patient who's had a mesh erosion or not. the women i've spoken to are still trying to get to grips with what happened. many, like sam, may have to have further surgery. i met her after a recent appointment. i'm devastated by the news that i've got to have my womb taken away, all the mesh removed and a bag or a pouch. basically the rest of my life i'm going to be disabled. everything, at the moment, involving mesh, almost

we need to come to a halt, re—evaluate everybody in whom mesh has been put in, and then rethink the whole process. new research into mesh in the bowel is under way, and enhanced consent procedures have been introduced. it's now clear that the consequences when mesh goes wrong can be long—lasting and severe. tony dixon says he's unable to comment because of the investigation, but the bbc understands he denies doing anything wrong. more on that on inside out west tonight. theresa may is in brussels today to try to unlock the stalemate in brexit negotiations ahead of the eu leaders' summit at the end of the week. our political guru norman smith can tell us more. they say this is not a desperate

attempt to get breakthrough in brexit, but they also have the convivial setting of a dinner. maybe it is easier to shift things on a bit. then maybe we can move to the next stage of talks. but the last time there was a dinner between mrs may and the head of the european commission, jean—claude juncker, it did not go too well. it all started off very well with kisses and hugs in downing street, but then it was downhill from there. afterwards the german papers were briefed that jean—claude juncker thought that theresa may was deluded and mrs may held a news conference in which she turned a verbal flame—thrower on jean—claude juncker, saying he turned a verbal flame—thrower on jean—claudejuncker, saying he was an unelected brussels bureaucrats trying to interfere in the british elections. that did not go well the

last time. at the same time boris johnson has been trying to attract eu foreign ministers to his foreign office pile in the countryside. you can see he took them all for rowing on the pond where he has got a sort of dingy. row, row, the boat, merrily down the stream! however, only one of them, the czechoslovakian foreign minister, went on the boat. the rest of them thought, i will not do that. mrs johnson said, we do not want to end up johnson said, we do not want to end up drowning the foreign minister is. iam not up drowning the foreign minister is. i am not sure how successful that was as a diplomatic initiative to ease things along on the brexit front. this morning borisjohnson was in luxembourg striking a characteristically confident note about the progress made. characteristically confident note about the progress madem characteristically confident note about the progress made. it is time to get on with these negotiations. it is ready for the great ship to go

down the slipway and into the sea and for us to start serious conversations about the future and the deep and special partnership that we hope to construct. it will work very much in the interests of both sides. the foreign secretary, and all of this causing tension in the conservative party. there is a stand—off in the cabinet, a lot of it involving around this man, philip hammond. he was seen by many of the brexiteer ‘s as the remainder in chief, and the arch moaner, striking a pessimistic note about brexit, warning that planes will not be going to europe if we do not get a deal. however, although some of the brexiteers say he should be sacked, in his corner he has got the home secretary amber rudd. she landed a few blows on borisjohnson during the referendum campaign and recently told him to stop being a back—seat driver, but trouble for philip

hammond when you have got figures like nigel lawson. he was the chancellor from the thatcher years and he accused philip hammond of being a saboteur, trying to sabotage brexit. that is philip hammond. but also in the other camp we have boris johnson, seen as the cheerleader for brexit. there have been calls for him to be sacked by the remainders. he has got in his corner michael gove. amazing really because when you think back to the leadership contest it was michael gove who stabbed boris johnson in contest it was michael gove who stabbed borisjohnson in the back. there are calls from people like anna soubry, a prominent remainder, that boris johnson anna soubry, a prominent remainder, that borisjohnson really has to go cos he is making the prospects of getting a deal very hard. theresa may is getting calls from both sides of the cabinet to either sack philip hammond or boris johnson of the cabinet to either sack philip hammond or borisjohnson or both. poor old theresa may, whatever she does look slightly to add to her

grief and woes over brexit. cheers, norman. later this month england's cricketers fly to australia for their biggest challenge, the ashes. the team will rely heavily on one of their most consistent and talented players, jonny bairstow. the wicket—keeper batsman is one of the world's best players, but today for the first time in a tv interview he tells us how the impact of the suicide of his father, who was also a cricketer, has affected his game. he's been speaking to bbc sports correspondent, joe wilson for this programme. jonny bairstow is a world—class cricketer. for england he is essential, a rock, a batsmen and wicketkeeper, just like his father. david played for england as well and the link between sun and father is unmistakable. that is a brilliant catch by burst. david bairstow

played cricket for yorkshire for 20 yea rs, played cricket for yorkshire for 20 years, but he never saw played cricket for yorkshire for 20 years, but he never sanonny ba i rstow years, but he never sanonny bairstow grow up. when he was eight he returned one evening with his mother and sister to discover that his father had taken his own life in the family house. nowjohnny is telling his story in the book and in this interview. it begins with the way he has dealt with his father's death. me and my sister were both very young. in some ways, yes, you remember everything that went on because younger people will remember that. but at the same time there are bits of it you choose not to remember, that you choose to park. there is no need to be angry for many years or anything like that. how did you manage to stop feeling angry about it? i think it is totally understandable that you would have felt anger at some stage. but you cannot keep asking yourself. if you keep asking yourself, and there will be pent—up anger. if you

are angry all the time, all the sudden it destroys families. have you personally felt a of emotional awareness? i just wonder you personally felt a of emotional awareness? ijust wonder if you personally felt a of emotional awareness? i just wonder if you you personally felt a of emotional awareness? ijust wonder if you had to be aware of what you are feeling about the world and people in it and your interaction with it because your interaction with it because your story has been different. you had to deal with something... yes and no, but at the same time my way of dealing with it was not to acknowledge it in some ways. because i was so young and there were other things around i did not necessarily think about it too much. it is not something that when i was growing up that stop me from doing anything. i mention a story in the book when i was 16 that made you look back on things and it suddenly hits you. the cornish coastline hundreds of miles from home and johnny was on a surfing holiday here after his gcses

and a new acquaintance asked him innocently what his father did. for the first time he cried publicly, uncontrollably. his guard was down. looking back now to that experience, can you see the value in it? it's broke through somehow? yes, definitely. it was good that it happened then and not potentially two years later when i had broken into professional sport. if you break into professional sport and there is a trigger, it can be seen asa there is a trigger, it can be seen as a weakness. i there is a trigger, it can be seen as a weakness. i was there is a trigger, it can be seen as a weakness. i was happy that the emotions and everything like that i was able to add knowledge and deal with and move on from because as you know, when i first broke into the side there were questions left, right and centre. there were comparisons, questions asked and everything else. the comparisons with his father were inevitable once he became a cricketer. he only ever imagined a career in sport. he has

tried to stop asking questions about why his father took his own life, but it is clear that as he dealt with retirement and his wife's illness, david struggled with emotional pain he could not stress. almost it is not culturally allowed to talk about emotional feelings and depression and whatever it might be. do you feel that's changed in your world and your experience as a sportsman? has that culture changed? there is a different view on it now, definitely. there is sports psychologists, yes, doctors, now they will see different things, but there is still not a single thing that you can say right, you have got depression because there is so many different aspects of it. you've got mental health issues. you've got anxiety. you've got this, that and the other, you can't say, right, so you have got a snotty nose, you have got a cold, well, that's easy.” wonder if reading that book and maybe hearing you talk about it, might make somebody think twice

about taking their own life? what do you think about that? i mean if that could be a result from you writing this and you talking about it? yeah, i think it potentially could do. everyone is going to react to it in a different way. people have had setbacks from early on in their life, there is no reason why you can't go on and you can't still succeed in business, in sport, in whatever form of profession you choose to take on. you talk in the book about how, you notion your dad would be proud of you and what you have done, in cricketing, of course he would be. i reckon he would be proud of for the way you have talked about this and dealt with it in the book? i think i'm... about this and dealt with it in the book? i think i'm. .. i about this and dealt with it in the book? i think i'm... i would about this and dealt with it in the book? ithink i'm... iwould hope so. book? ithink i'm... iwould hope so. i think he would be very proud of the way that becky and i have turned out. and jonny bairstow‘s book, a clear blue sky, is out now. thank you for your comments from all

professions, alljobs, all sectors when it comes to sexual harassment and exploitation. "i am a female taxi driver, wendy tweets me and both me and my male colleagues have been subject to serious sexual harassment." this e—mail from someone harassment." this e—mail from someone who doesn't wish to reveal their name, "i work in the music. i was drugged by a famous dj in my home. i would like to know how i go about reporting this. this was a calculated premeditated attack. i was accused by my attacker a week later, of being a tease, i was wearing jeans, a t—shirts and socks. hardly a se ductress". a viewer says, "i worked in a diner. i was

inappropriately approached one night whilst having drinks with my collea g u es whilst having drinks with my colleagues by my senior manager who asked where i was going? he told me i was going back to his place. i accidentally on purpose smashed a glass. myjunior accidentally on purpose smashed a glass. my junior manager came running down the hall to see if everything was right. a few weeks later the manager sacked me. i'm 30 andi later the manager sacked me. i'm 30 and i have a five—year—old daughter and i have a five—year—old daughter andi and i have a five—year—old daughter and i know i'm going to have to explain to her one day what predatory means and to be never too scared to speak up and tell the truth. i can't stop anything happening to her, but i can certainly prepare her." let's return to our exclusive story that thousands of ill and disabled people are being stopped from tape—recording a controversial disability assessment to use it as evidence. charities and campaigners want all interviews for personal independence payments to be recorded to restore confidence in the system. critics claim the current rules are far too strict. the government has told us that mandatory recording is something it is now looking at.

our reporterjim reed has been investigating. we bought you his full film earlier. here's a short extract. she applied for pip.” she applied for pip. i went with the assessment centre. it was just horrendous. i felt demoralised. assessment centre. it was just horrendous. ifelt demoralised. for me, it is the mobility i struggle with. so i wasn't asked to walk or they weren't asked to watch me walking. sophie scored zero points in her assessment. she started at appeal process and that meant she got to see the full report written by her assessor. it was wrong. on every level. it didn't reflect the assessment at all. it took another

nine months, but sophie did win her appeal at tribunal, getting the highest rate of mobility support. critics of the system say these kinds of problems are too common. there is pressure now to change the rules so every there is pressure now to change the rules so every assessment there is pressure now to change the rules so every assessment is recorded on tape and can be used as evidence. recording an assessment would be brilliant. you would know that that assessor did or didn't carry out theirjob. joy and tony runa carry out theirjob. joy and tony run a not—for—profit service for disabled people. faced with regular complaints about pip assessments they went out and brought their own professional recording kit which they take along with people they represent. after meeting one assessor, which caused us to buy this equipment, we overturned 18 cases at tribunal. under pip you have the right to ask for your assessment to be recorded for official use only. but unlike other

disability benefits you have to bring along your own equipment and that means a tamper—proof recorder that means a tamper—proof recorder that makes two copies, a phone or digital recorder doesn't count. this piece of equipment is expensive. the average appealant can't afford a piece of equipment like this. average appealant can't afford a piece of equipment like thism would remove the trust and give so much transparency to everyone. recent independent review of the pip system commissioned by the government recommended introducing recording for all assessments with an opt—out if you don't want it. and mps from all parties have been asking pointed questions in the commons. minister... we are looking ata commons. minister... we are looking at a range of issues to improve the assessment process and the person's experience of it in both pip and esa and recording of assessments is one of those things. the government says any recording must be done in a way that best protects both claimants

and assessors. it is considering the results of a pilot test before deciding whether to make the recording compulsory. we asked the department for work and pensions to talk to us this morning and they said no. we asked a number of conservative mps to talk to us this morning. they also said no. the dwp said, "we are considering the results of a trial of a record all pip assessments. we can speak now to laura wetherly from the ms society which supports people with multiple sclerosis. the charity says the government should make it easierfor people to have their pip assessment recorded if they want. and carol acton. her partner geoffrey elwell had his disability benefits cut to £0 when he was reassessed for pip. he appealed but very sadly died two days before the result. he won his appeal and had in fact been entitled to full disability benefits. thank you for talking to us. geoff

had an operation on his knee. he had a bad back from a car crash and unable to work and had been on disability benefits from the 90s and that changed when he was reassessed for pip and he got zero pounds. what impact did that have on him?m for pip and he got zero pounds. what impact did that have on him? it he was very impact did that have on him? it he was very upset obviously because he was very upset obviously because he was told initially that he would be on it dla for the rest of his life. the department for work and pensions said pip is different. to reapply. so when it came back with no points and he was told his dla was going to stop in the middle ofjanuary, he didn't panic, but he was upset. he was worried how he was going to make ends meet and he was struggling with his health problems and added to that and the stress of having to go to appeal, and the fact that i was trying to help him with all was

degrading for him really. was it? you appealed and while you were waiting for the appeal, geoff was diagnosed with terminal lung cancer and died two days before the final appeal decision which would have restored his benefits effectively? yes. tell us about that. the appeal date came through while he was in the hospice. i told him about the appeal date. which he was quite pleased about. but sadly, as i say, he died two dis before the appeal was heard when it was overturned and he was awarded the full amount backdated to january. unfortunately, i wasn't able to tell him the result because he wasn't here. i'm really sorry for loss. thank you. laura, i wa nt to sorry for loss. thank you. laura, i want to talk to you about those people with ms who say they have been assessed and they have been told that they are, their ms is in remission. now, iactually

told that they are, their ms is in remission. now, i actually want to laugh because that's just so crazy, but this is true. this is happening? yes, unfortunately, geoff's story is all too familiar for many people with ms. ms is a complex condition, it is progressive and what we're hearing far too often that people from ms, their assessments are failing to capture hidden symptoms of ms... some are not hidden. they don't ask you to walk from a to b for example. to see what your mobility is like. we have heard worrying stories. we have heard of people being asked when they are going to recover. we have heard of people being asked about why don't you nap to deal with fatigue? people being asked what level of education they have so really, a real issue with the understanding of assessors and the assessment itself and it's ability to capture the ability of living with ms. what difference would it make for people to know that they could have their assessment recorded and recorded not

just on the equipment, the dwp, say, but to do it on a cheap microphone or dictaphone? we understand why many people want to record their assessment and we think the dwp should make it a lot easier to do that. fundamentally there are bigger issues that need addressing. we really wa nt issues that need addressing. we really want the assessment criteria to be looked at and assessors need better training and knowledge of different conditions. ok. the dwp say for pip it is important to stress only 8% of the 2.6 million initial decisions between 2013 and 2017 have been appealed and 4% have been overturned at an appeal hearing. so it is a small number, they are saying? i think the problem is all the assessments are causing significant stress and anxiety and in fartoo many significant stress and anxiety and in far too many cases are leading to the wrong decision and people losing support. if recording could help to reduce the stress and anxiety of the appeal process, we would welcome

that, but really we need to be getting it the decisions right first time around. thank you both. thank you very much for coming in. thank you. an e—mailfrom an e—mail from somebody who wants to tell us about the sexism and bullying in the music industry that she has experienced. we've shone a light on this today. "i have encountered endemic sexism in the music industry. the most worrying thing is the way they enlist young teenage boys into the acceptance of this behaviour so theyjoin the gang. you end up getting worn down. sow sit—in a corner. thank you to this person who had a hand put up to herface and this person who had a hand put up to her face and belittled. this person who had a hand put up to herface and belittled. thank this person who had a hand put up to her face and belittled. thank you. we're back tomorrow at 9am. good morning. with ex—hurricane ophelia moving towards the republic

of ireland we will see severe weather today across the uk. there is an amberwarning weather today across the uk. there is an amber warning for the met office in force through this afternoon. maim affecting northern ireland, through parts of scotland, through west wales, but this is ophelia. it is during this afternoon that the really strong winds picking up that the really strong winds picking up across that the really strong winds picking up across northern ireland, south—west scotland, north—west wales and south—west wales. up to 80mph. that has the potential to cause power cuts, trees down, and certainly some disruption right across the irish sea coasts. further east, well, it is looking dry and bright, but one thing you will notice is how warm it is out there. temperatures up into the 20s. for tomorrow, much quieter conditions. those winds ease down, but temperatures dropping as well. bye— bye. this is bbc news and these

are the top stories developing at 11.00am: the first signs of damage caused by the storm — it will move to northern ireland, west wales and scotland during the day. theresa may heads to brussels for talks with senior officials in an attempt to break the brexit deadlock. facebook will help to train children in uk secondary schools

about bullying and online dangers. remembering the great storm, 30 years on. 18 people were killed and 15 million trees were toppled in 1987