in the last hour — what the conservative party is calling serious allegations about one of its mps have been referred to the police. charlie elphicke has been suspended from the party — he's denied any wrongdoing. questions for labour as a party activist claims mp kelvin hopkins was promoted despite her complaints he harassed her and sent her a suggestive text. he left that message saying i am an attractive and lovely young woman and a man would be lucky to have me as a lover. mr hopkins has denied he acted inappropriately. and new allegations about harassment have been made tonight against another labour mp. also in the programme. chanting protests in barcelona as the catalan independence leader is issued with an arrest warrant. the metropolitan police investigate an alleged sexual assault by the hollywood actor kevin spacey while he was in london. 0k, we're going to engage the one on the right side. on patrol with the us airforce over

the korean peninsula as president trump prepares to visit the region. and as he gets the nod for the england squad, we speak to harry winks — one of tottenham's emerging young stars. and coming up on sportsday on bbc news: patrice evra is suspended by marseille and charged with violent conduct by uefa after kicking a supporter before a european match last night. good evening. in the last hour, what the conservative party is claiming are serious allegations about the conservative mp charlie elphicke, have been referred to the police and he has been suspended from the party. in the last few minutes, the mp has said he doesn't know what he's been accused

of and he denies any wrongdoing. meanwhile, a labour activist who accused the labour mp, kelvin hopkins, of sexual harassment has told bbc news she feels disillusioned by how the party handled it. hopkins was promoted to the shadow cabinetjust months after being reprimanded about his alleged behaviour. this evening he has denied the allegations. our deputy political editor john pienaar has more. could the scandal of alleged misconduct in politics get much worse? it just has. misconduct in politics get much worse? itjust has. in the last hour it has emerged tori mp charlie elphicke has been suspended from the party at westminster and allegations have been referred to the police. he denies any wrongdoing and said the media herd of his suspension before he did. at this stage no more detail is known but allegations against mr elphicke fall within the scope of the unfolding controversy about mps‘ behaviour and it won't be the last chapter of the story. step—by—step, one by one, in one

party then another command today a young labour activist with more allegations of sexual misconduct in politics, her story has added to the crisis unlike anything else westminster has seen. ava etemadzadeh tells of a labour mp 50 yea rs etemadzadeh tells of a labour mp 50 years her senior, kelvin hopkins, who she says subjected her as a labour supporting student to inappropriate treatment again and again. the first happened on campus, and he held me very tightly and rubbed himself against me. he made me feel extremely uncomfortable and it was a revolting act. the second incident was in parliament when i went to have a conversation with him and he told me that, let's not augur politics, do you have a boyfriend? he also mentioned that he also said that if nobody was in his office i would have been taken there and i

was shocked. there were calls she didn't answer and then came the uncomfortable didn't answer and then came the u nco mforta ble text messages. didn't answer and then came the uncomfortable text messages. i'm an attractive lovely young woman and a man would be lucky to have me as a lover and if he was young... but he's not. kelvin hopkins was reprimanded two years ago after she complained, yet he was made a shadow cabinet minister when jeremy corbyn was facing a party mutinied and needed allies lastjune. now the story has come out and he has been suspended from the party. there is an investigation and tonight he is denying any wrongdoing. he said in a statement i absolutely and categorically deny that i in any way engaged in any such inappropriate conduct. i simply put an arm around her shoulder to give her a brief, slight hug just before getting into my car. he said she had thanked him ina my car. he said she had thanked him in a text for a fantastic time. todayjeremy corbyn was in no mood to defend his position as leader in the whole affair. thank you for coming to my road, goodbye. were you

aware of the allegations against him before you promoted him to beat shadow cabinet? no word from him or his office but he knew about the reprimand and some if not all the detail and promoted kelvin hopkins anyway. goodbye! but some in labour's ranks want to hear more. she said she was satisfied with the way in which the chief whip at the time managed the situation but horrified to then see the mp in question promoted. it is a fair question promoted. it is a fair question as to have happened and it is one only billy bishop can answer. i know the victim felt a bit bereft by his promotion. expect more allegations, labour mp clive lewis is under investigation for allegedly touching a labour activist inappropriately during a party event. he says it is low and true.|j am completely refuting the allegation, it didn't happen the way this person is describing it. it is right and proper that they and others have the ability to be able to complain about these situations and situations that happen like that that leaves them feeling confident

about the process but i think we will find a number of these allegations are simply not going to stack up and from my point of view this is one of them. as for the tories reports say cabinet minister andrea leadsom accused sir michael fallon before he refined dummett resigned of misconduct six years ago, he denies it and downing street said she had never called for him to go. theresa may has produced a tori code of conduct with complaints hotline and an independent figure to help cases. tories accept action is needed. it's important all political parties have codes of conduct where they set out the standards that should be expected of people who are in elected office and who are in public life. no one here is arguing with that but new safeguards for people in parties and in parliament won't banish the dark clouds hanging over politics. the fear that every day could bring a new scandal and another crisis. it has been a torrid week for westminster. new

allegations coming out by the hour. this must be damaging to the image of politics. the news that charlie elphicke nmp since 2010 and a lawyer, that he was suspended from the party, bread before we came on air. the new chief whip of the government saying no more beyond the fa ct government saying no more beyond the fact that a series have been referred to the police. in terms of the mistrust and rancour in the background, the man himself charlie elphicke, has been tweeting that he wasn't told about the suspension before the media was informed and he denies all wrongdoing. this affair will get worse before it will get better and tonight i have a clear sense that is exactly what will happen. theresa may and jeremy corbyn are both feeling the pressure to night. the labour party this evening have announced an independent lawyer has been appointed to look at the allegations bya appointed to look at the allegations by a party activist that she was raped by a senior colleague and that her complaints were brushed aside. the pressure as we can see is

absolutely mounting. in downing street you can bet your bottom dollar that they are living in a state of anxiety, wondering what will be the next scandal and who might be the next one to resign. those worries cross party lines. i do believe that after all of this is over, we will see higher standards of conduct and respect at westminster, and by extension elsewhere. but i am also quite certain that the fever gripping westminster tonight is not going to subside very quickly. john pienaar at westminster, thank you. a spanishjudge has issued a europe—wide arrest warrant for the catalan independence leader carles puigdemont tonight. mr puigdemont is in belgium, he insists he's not trying to evade justice but says the spanish judiciary has been politicised. it follows the disputed independence referendum for the catalan region which the spanish government declared illegal. there were demonstrations against the arrests of other catalan ministers tonight, as tom burridge reports. another night, another protest. this time, calls for catalan politicians to be released. these prisoners didn't

commit any crime. if they take them to jail, they should take us to jail too. we only want to vote and to be free. catalonia's former government, which they elected, is accused of rebellion. eight former catalan ministers will spend the weekend in prison after a judge denied them bail. and now, an arrest warrant, for the former catalan president, carles puigdemont. he's in brussels. tonight, on belgian tv, he described the case against him and his colleagues as exceptional and wrong. translation: this is not normal, that we face up to 30 years in prison, 30 years because we respected the wishes of the electorate. this is not normal, this is extremely barbaric. and in sleepy catalan

villages, divisions are now often on public display. the abuse hurled atjordi, a pro—independence councillor. at the local school where a month ago, he, arms crossed at the front, led a human wall blocking spain's civil guard. it's because of that disputed referendum that his political leaders are now injail ahead of their trial. translation: it reminds me more of a repressive state like turkey than a country in the european union. lively discussions at home too. this family, split on that key question. who is in favour of independence for catalonia? his sister is, his mum and dad are wavering. but jordi is not. "spain's laws have to be followed," he tells me, "and those who don't should be prosecuted." almost every day, a new chapter

in this catalan crisis. on the horizon now, regional elections. with pro—independence leaders in jail, divisions below the surface are ever more entrenched. tom burridge, bbc news, in barcelona. the hollywood actor and theatre director kevin spacey is being investigated by the metropolitan police. it follows an allegation of sexual assault here in the uk. our correspondent chi chi izundu is outside the old vic theatre where mr spacey used to be artistic director. chi chi, what more can you tell us about this new investigation? well, a 32—year—old british man went into a police station in london earlier this week to make a complaint against kevin spacey over an alleged sexual assault dating back to 2008. it is thought it happened in the borough of lambeth. kevin spacey was the artistic director here at the old vic in

central london between 2004—2015. now this complaint is being looked after, or investigated by the metropolitan police's child abuse and sexual abuse command. a number of allegations have come out against kevin spacey throughout this week, including those from the house of cards set, the netflix series he stars in. a number of employees have accused kevin spacey of sexual harassment. earlier he sent a statement this week saying he was seeking evaluation and treatment, and we also know and have it confirmed that he has parted ways with his publicist and agent. chi chi izundu in central london, thank you. a fast food delivery driver is fighting for his life, and his eyesight, after having acid thrown in his face. the incident in walthamstow in london was one of two attacks on delivery drivers last night, which police suspect were linked. a 14—year—old boy has been arrested. an army sergeant accused of trying to kill his wife by sabotaging her parachute has

begun giving evidence in his defence. victoria cilliers suffered multiple injuries when her parachute failed to open during a jump at 4,000 feet in wiltshire in 2015. emile cilliers denies all the charges. duncan kennedy was in court. after four weeks of prosecution witnesses, today it was emile cilliers who gave evidence. he is accused of trying to kill his wife, victoria, twice in one week. in the court, emile cilliers said he'd joined the army but had many debts. his barrister, elizabeth marsh qc, asked him: the prosecution claim that it was emile cilliers' debts that was behind the reason why he wanted to kill his wife, victoria. they say he hoped to benefit from an insurance policy pay—out in the event of her death. in court he said victoria didn't know about the extent of his debts.

it was here in wiltshire that victoria cilliers fell 4000 feet when her parachute failed to open. she suffered multiple injuries on landing. this was her reserve chute, which the prosecution say emile cilliers sabotaged, after going on a parachute packing course. but in court he said: emile cilliers denies two counts of attempted

murder and will continue giving evidence on monday. duncan kennedy, bbc news, in winchester. president trump is on his way to asia for his biggest and most difficult foreign trip since becoming president. top of the agenda in tokyo, seoul and beijing will be north korea's nuclear missile programme. south korean intelligence suggests the north may be preparing for more missile and nuclear tests. with tensions on the korean peninsula at their highest in two decades, our asia correspondent rupert wingfield—hayes has been flying with the us eighth fighter wing as they practise for potential conflict with the north. at kunsan air base in south korea the us air force is practising for war with north korea. i'm riding with colonel stephen tittle, callsign wolf 2. today's mission is called a red flag, simulated air—to—air combat. our role is to act as a north korean intruder. ok, so they're off our nose now about seven miles.

we're going to go ahead and we're going to engage them. 0k. this is not a game, especially with president trump talking about war. if there were a conflict you have a fairly daunting task. as president trump arrives in asia, intelligence

reports say kim jong—un may be preparing more missile and nuclear tests. after the last test, this was president trump's chilling response. rocket man is on a suicide mission for himself. the united states has great strength and patience, but if it is forced to defend itself or its allies we will have no choice but to destroy north korea. such hardline rhetoric has its supporters here. in seoul i met this north korean defector who once served in kim jong—un‘s personal guard. we have had to protect his identity. translation: i think there needs to be an outside shock to the system to shape the entire north korean regime. there needs to be more than just words. on thursday the us once again flew b—1 bombers across the korean peninsula. diplomats call this

coercive diplomacy. pyongyang says america is preparing for war. robert gallucci is the only us official to successfully negotiate a north korean nuclear freeze. he says there is now a real risk of war breaking out by accident. this is not a disagreement fishing rights. this could go bad very, very quickly. and it could go very bad very, very quickly and a lot of people can die very, very quickly. out over the yellow sea the wolf pack is heading home. for six decades america and its allies have kept the peace here by practising for a war they hoped never to fight. as president trump crosses the pacific that peace has rarely felt more fragile. rupert wingfield—hayes, bbc news in gunsan, south korea. labour and the liberal democrats are calling for an investigation into whether the international development secretary, priti patel,

breached the ministerial code when she held a series of undisclosed meetings while on holiday in israel in the summer. the bbc has learned that she was accompanied by a pro—israeli conservative lobbyist but didn't inform the foreign office. our diplomatic correspondent james landale uncovered the story. james, the opposition parties are crying foul over this. where's the problem here? when ministers hold official meetings overseas they normally tell the foreign office. at the very least, they take officials with them. neither happened here. it matters not because it might ruffle feathers at the foreign office but because there is a risk of policy confusion and mixed messages. for example, one thing that emerged from this trip was the novel idea of britain using its aid budget to support the israeli army in its humanitarian operations in the occupied golan heights. if there had been diplomats present, they might have told priti patel that britain

does not officially recognise israel's annexation of the golan, so would be very hard for us to work there in an aide capacity. there is also the question of the ministerial code of conduct. labour and the lib dems want to know if there was any conflict between priti patel‘s public duties and private interest. downing street say that she has done nothing wrong, boris johnson downing street say that she has done nothing wrong, borisjohnson has rallied to her cause. she says mr johnson was aware of the trip. there will be more questions about this on monday. a pioneering project to help young victims of gun and knife crime is being expanded to birmingham and nottingham. the redthread teams, based in four a&e units in london, try to intervene and divert young people away from gangs at the moment they've been injured and are in hospital. tom symonds was given rare access to the project. can we get two chest drain kits out, please? it's early evening in resus. they're preparing for an incoming patient, designated code red. we know this is a young man who's been stabbed and has been stabbed multiple times in the chest, legs, arms. his life will be in the hands

of a huge team of medics. who's going to do blood for me? you will do blood for me, thank you... we spent four days with dr emer sutherland's team. someone just put a finger on a pulse for me and we'll take handover. every day, there was at least one stabbing victim, sometimes several. this young man is 16. he's been stabbed four times. because of his age we can't film the treatment, but the doctors here say that having a patient like this at this age, is really quite common. he survived. but one member of the team here is not medically trained. we have seen young people who have been stabbed in the chest. they come into resus and the most important life—preserving thing is to open up their chest and do what's called a clamshell thoracotomy, to literally open them up like a joint of meat. lucy is not here to save lives, she is here to change them.

but she is waiting until the patient can talk. she's waiting for her moment. getting him now when he's here in the hospital is my opportunity to say, "every single thing that's happened before, everything "that's happened up to now, kind of doesn't matter, "but right now you are in pain, you are away from your natural "environment, your friends may or may not be here. "this is an opportunity to think about, does "something need to change, can it be different? "yes, it can be different". it's live, it's the moment where it's most real for him, so it's the perfect moment to do it. it's also been called the teachable moment, which can nudge young people towards safer lives. but resus is just the start. becky from redthread has been working for years with a young woman who spent much of her life in a london gang. for her own safety, we can't identify her. i saw somebody's legs being broken, somebody being stabbed. when the violence began,

and the sexual abuse, i didn't know who to turn to. without becky i would never have exited. no one was ever that committed to me as a person. she is now living a normal life and saying goodbye to redthread. i try and work on this principle, this nanny mcphee principle, of when you need me, but don't want to be, i will be there. when you want me, but no longer need me, i won't. redthread is expanding to new hospitals in birmingham and nottingham. as ever, the aim — fewer young victims returning to resus. tom symonds, bbc news, kings college hospital. he was one of tottenham hotspur‘s sensations this week when they defeated real madrid at wembley. and yesterday harry winks was named in the england squad for their friendlies against germany and brazil. the 21—year—old is just the latest in a string of players from tottenham to be called up by england. our sports correspondent

natalie pirks has been to meet him. with pinpoint precision and calmness under pressure, harry winks helped spurs to a spanish demolition on wednesday night. there is the goal... the mighty real madrid were left floundering and wembley was rocking, and winks had the perfect view. it was pretty special, to be honest. as a spurs fan, to be involved in a game like that, to come away with a win and the way we done it as well, it was incredible. winks is the rarest of home—grown talent, a spurs fan since birth, he has played at every level for club and country but his story has been a lesson in the art of patience. he only started four premier league matches this season and only made his senior england debut last month. he's now been called up again to face germany and brazil. harry is a great example of a player that his manager

has had belief in him. he is reaping the rewards of that. that manager is mauricio pochettino, who has dubbed winks the perfect midfielder. pochettino has cemented spurs' status as a key breeding ground for english talent. it is well documented how difficult it is for young british players to get opportunities in the premiership. coming through the academy, all i wanted to do is play for tottenham, to get the opportunity. he has believed in me and every time i get the opportunity, i try and make sure i repay the faith back to him. it is extraordinary, but not inconceivable, that he could go to russia next summer. who knows? it is a long way off. everybody dreams of going to the world cup, but it is a long way off and i can't think too much into the future just yet. all i can do is keep working hard, stay grounded and not get carried away. confident, yet level—headed.

winks is proof that good things do come to those who wait. natalie pirks, bbc news. that's it. now on bbc one, it's time for the news where you are. have a very good night. good evening. i'm asad ahmad. an appeal has been made to black parents across london. parents across london. patrice evra is facing a lengthy ban

afan in patrice evra is facing a lengthy ban a fan in the head last night. no giant—killing in the first round of the fa cup as non—league hyde united are beaten by mk dons. and could this be an early contender for the try of the season as glasgow make it eight wins from eight? lots of sport for you tonight. starting with the news that patrice evra has been suspended by his club marseille while uefa investigate after he kicked a supporter in the head last night. it happened in the warm upfor head last night. it happened in the warm up for the europa league game against a portuguese team. the 36 iraq could face a lengthy ban. against a portuguese team. the 36

iraq could face a lengthy banm against a portuguese team. the 36 iraq could face a lengthy ban. it is unclear iraq could face a lengthy ban. it is u nclear exactly iraq could face a lengthy ban. it is unclear exactly what commented patrice evra to react in the way that he did but it flared up during the warm up before the europa league game with the portuguese team vitoria. trees ever went towards the stands to confront the fans who came over the stands to argue with him —— patrice evra. he was pulled back initially by his team—mates but then he returned. he appeared to aim a kick and the head of one of the marseille supporters. he was sent off and had to watch from the stands. marseille lost 1—0. off and had to watch from the stands. marseille lost 1-0. the first round proper of the fa cup started this evening but there was no fairy tale giant—killing for the non—league team hyde united who are co mforta ble non—league team hyde united who are comfortable you beaten by league 1's mk dons. mk dons are over 100 places

higher in the league pyramid and a lwa ys higher in the league pyramid and always looked in control, nesbitt ‘s boring their opening goal in 1a minutes. —— nesbitt scoring their opening goal. and then this free kick went in and then the third and fourth goals were added after the break. and formation of the result. the other matches, a couple of minor scalps as notts county came from 2—0 down to beat bristol rovers 4—2. the majority of the first round games take place tomorrow at lunchtime. at 3pm it's the battle of the phoenix clubs, herath are taking on telford. neither club would exist if it wasn't for their fans, and dan pallett has been to meet both sides. it is the tale of two club is born

from bankruptcy. three years ago, hereford united fans carry the coffin through the streets to mark the death of their club. telford united fans tried in vain to save their club united fans tried in vain to save theirclub in united fans tried in vain to save their club in 200a. but now both are back and chasing glory in the fa cup. tomorrow is a derby with a difference. it is quite local. hereford have been through a tough period and are on the up, and our fa ns period and are on the up, and our fans can empathise with that. it is quite fitting in a way that they are coming up against each other in the first round of the cup, it is a special occasion. steve edwards has been a telford fans are a0 years. he says that both clubs now rely on fan power. you need the fans to come in to pay the bills because you've got no rich chairman behind these clubs to support