the this is bbc news. i'm rachel schofield. the headlines: snp minister mark mcdonald has resigned from the holyrood government amid allegations about his private life. as the political turmoil at westminster continues, labour's shadow chancellor john mcdonnell calls for agreement on an independent system to tackle sexual harassment. when all the political parties meet, my view is that there should be an element of independence in there, particularly for support as well so people can feel confident about where they can report these things and at the same time how it can be dealt with. lebanese prime minister saad al—hariri resigns, saying that he fears for his life. the white house downplays a major report by us government scientists which is at odds with the president's stance on global warming. only half of fixed speed cameras in the uk are actually switched on, according to new data. also in the next hour, one farmer's huge romantic gesture. murray graham created a vast message

in a field for his wife as a way of apologising for being "grumpy". and in a shock result boreham wood beat blackpool in the first round of the fa cup. good evening and welcome to bbc news. tonight, there's been another resignation over allegations about a politician's private life. the scottish childcare minister, the snp's mark mcdonald, has apologised unreservedly to anyone he has upset or who has found his behaviour inappropriate. last night, the conservative mp charlie elphicke was suspended by his party, following what they called "serious allegations"

which were referred to the police. mr elphicke said he'd done nothing wrong. meanwhile today the shadow chancellorjohn mcdonnell called on all the main political parties to agree a new, independent system to tackle sexual harassment at westminster. our political correspondent iain watson reports. this is the week when politicians‘ private lives became very public, past actions by some mps have had serious consequences. there have been accusations, resignations, investigations, and it is clear the current crisis at westminster will continue to fill front pages. and now, conservative mp charlie elphicke has been suspended from the parliamentary party and reported to the police, he says he does not know what he has been accused of and denies any wrongdoing. the conservatives have toughened their code of conduct for mps and party members, the shadow chancellor says labour has learned from a past scandal. complaints of harassment will now be

made to an independent body, free from political control. the lesson from the mps expenses scandal is act quickly, get independence in place quickly, so that people can have confidence. it is distressing to hear some of these concerns and reports of what has gone on. we have got to act quickly, we must be decisive. jeremy corbyn is still facing questions about why he hardly acted ruthlessly against this mp, kelvin hopkins, promoted to the shadow cabinet after being reprimanded for past behaviour. he denies wrongdoing. the physical structures of parliament have been made fit for the 21st—century, and on monday, theresa may wants to do much the same thing with the wider culture here at westminster. she is holding cross—party talks to try to get broad agreement on tackling harassment and inappropriate behaviour. some mps are worried that political careers could end on the basis of rumour and the settling

of old scores. there is a febrile atmosphere, a feeding frenzy, that some have described quite rightly as a witchhunt; this may sell tomorrow's chip wrappers, but this is more serious than that. i believe that my colleagues, members of parliament, have a right to the same natural justice as anybody else, and they are not getting it. party leaders want to be seen to be taking tough action against harassment, they know, they perhaps even fear, they are not entirely in control of events. studio: that was iain watson reporting. a little while ago, he updated me on the reasons behind the latest resignation. from the scottish government this time, this underlines why it is important to have cross—party talks on what to do next. theresa may was talking about talking on monday. they will include the snp, and it is an snp minister who has resigned, childcare minister,

his statement says: it has to be said, we do not have the details of these allegations, but what we know is that the snp were investigating party members. two party members. it turns out that he was one of the party members, the other has not been named, but is not actually a parliamentarian, what they could not tell me is whether this was the end of the disciplinary process, whether resigning is enough, whether the party would subject into any formal disciplinary procedure and procedures. allegations about making people feel uncomfortable have been made, we do not have the details but we have his resignation. later we will have the newspaper

review. there is a sense that there is more to come later on from all the parties. will this develop into something very significant? winner that there is a range of complaints that are still outstanding, two government ministers being investigated internally, one has dimension, charlie elphicke, conservative mp, allegation passed on to the police. there is a feeling in westminster that this has some way to go but no one is quite sure family people will be caught on the net. two things are significant. the conservatives have changed their code of conduct, to make it easier to report allegations of harassment on a confidential basis. it has already developed into something significant,

a lot of people are worried about what will happen, in the case of mark mcdonald, holyrood, saying what he regarded as reasonable and humorous was regarded differently by somebody else. people going over their past actions and wondering whether there will be complaint. two things are significant, the conservatives have changed the code of conduct to make it easier to report allegations of harassment on a confidential basis and labourmp, brand—new procedures, tougher procedures, after a discussion with the nec. they have changed them again now. they want to bring more independence to the system. they want people to be able to complain to independent bodies, answerable directly to —— that are not answerable directly to politicians. we may see big changes. will this develop into something very significant? we will see more independence in the

system when it comes to cases of harassment. i think there are differences. we have had a relatively small amount of coverage, growing and growing, new allegations growing in the newspapers, further eroding, low—level of public trust in politicians in the first place. definitely similar. the second thing that is similar, wrong standing changes, as we did in the expenses scandal. mixed reviews, shall we say, but a big change, will we see more independence in the system when it comes to allegations of harassment? i would not draw a direct comparison, it was quite easy, once the information was leaked on mps expenses, to have a paper trail, digital trail, of what mps did and did not do, who is guilty, who is the most outrageous person. a lot of this is rumour, second—hand accounts, allegation. of course they will be investigated and are way more serious than others.

but as we have heard, there is a worry among some mps, that they may be tried in the court of public opinion on the basis of not very much evidence. a spokesman for scotland's first minister, nicola sturgeon, said: and we'll find out how this story, and many others, are covered in tomorrow's front pages at 10:30 and 11:30pm. our guests joining me tonight are nigel nelson, political editor at the sunday people, and political commentatorjo phillips. netflix has cut all ties with kevin spacey, who plays the lead role in one of its most successful series, house of cards. the company said it would no longer be involved in the series if the actor continued to be part of it. mr spacey has faced allegations of sexual misconduct from a number of men. earlier this week, production on house of cards was suspended. police in new york say they have a viable case against the hollywood producer, harvey weinstein. the announcement came after an actress, paz de la huerta, made claims that mr weinstein raped her twice in 2010.

she is among dozens of women who have come forward to accuse the 65—year—old of sexual misconduct. he has denied all allegations of non—consensual sex. richard galpin reports. recent weeks have seen a torrent of allegations against harvey weinstein. and now comes the first word of a possible arrest. new york detectives following up are investigating a claim by the hollywood actress paz de la huerta that the former movie mogul raped her twice back in 2010, and she has now spoken to the cbs network in the united states. the new york police say her account is credible.

we have an actual case here. we are happy with where the investigation is right now. mr weinstein is out of state. we would need an arrest warrant to arrest him. so right now we're gathering our evidence, we continue to do so every day. already some of hollywood's biggest names, among them gwyneth paltrow and angelina jolie, have come forward to accuse harvey weinstein of sexual harassment. he issued a statement emphatically denying any allegation of nonconsensual sex. mr weinstein is now under investigation both in the united states and here in britain. like ripples in a pond, and accusations of misconduct against men of wealth and influence appear to be growing rapidly. richard galpin, bbc news. a seven—year—old girl who suffered "critical injuries" in a house in south west london yesterday morning has died in hospital.

a 55—year—old man robert peters appeared at wimbledon magistrates‘ court charged with attempted murder, but the crown prosecution service are now reviewing that charge in light of the girl's death. he's been remanded in custody until december. iran says the resignation of lebanese prime minister saad al—hariri will create tensions in the region. at a news conference, mr hariri voiced fears of being assassinated, saying the current situation was similar to that when his father rafik was killed in 2005. he also criticised iran and the hezbollah militant group which wields considerable power in lebanon. earlier we spoke to bbc arabic‘s carine torbey, who described the reaction from beirut. at the moment the country is still reeling from the shock of this resignation, it has been a total surprise. no one knew about it, even the inner circle of the prime minister himself. lots of questions are being asked at the moment, first, about the location of this.

why would he announce his resignation from riyadh, the capital of saudi arabia, rather than from lebanon itself? why did he make this decision today, just months away from elections for which he was preparing in full force? he said in his resignation speech that he feared for his life and he also launched a scathing attack against iran and hezbollah. the shia militia that is highly supported by iran, but it is also known that hizbollah has members in the government, saad al—hariri that was deciding over just hours from now. lots of questions about this resignation but also lots of fears about the consequences of the resignation and whether it throws lebanon furthermore into the regional conflict that is already embroiled in. two main players in the region, saudi arabia and iran, taking lebanon as a new arena for their original confrontation.

—— for their regional confrontation. the white house has attempted to downplay the findings of a report which goes against the trump administration's view on climate change. the study, compiled by us government scientists said it was "extremely likely", with 95 to 100% certainty, that global warming is man—made, mostly from carbon dioxide through the burning of coal, oil and natural gas. michael 0ppenheimer is a professor of geosciences at princeton universityjoins us from new york. thank you for being with us. this is a pretty hefty report, what stands out in it to you? the main thing

that stands out is that it reconfirms the long—standing picture of the threat of global warming. namely that greenhouse gases are responsible for the warming already, that it will grow larger and larger in the future, the warming, and still be largely created by commissions. and in the meantime, substantial impact, to life at sea levels, they are already taking away areas on the coast, making flooding and storm is much more difficult. excess heat is already killing people. excess heat is already probably causing problems. we are seeing a pervasive assault on the environment, on greenhouse gases. the irony, i guess, for people like

yourself, although there is in this report a very clear message, a report a very clear message, a report essentially commissioned by the government, the government is not very likely to take what it says on board. well, there was an election in between the time this report was commissioned, a new administration, many people in the administration, many people in the administration, from the president on down, have expressed scepticism to the science of climate change, totally u nwa rra nted, to the science of climate change, totally unwarranted, i would say. as a result, a lot of scientists were surprised that they let the report come out at all, it basically contradicts from a to z, the government position. given that president trump will find himself at odds with what is being put forward, how do you see things moving forward , how do you see things moving forward, in the states, in terms of theissue forward, in the states, in terms of the issue of climate change. climate change is probably at a dead

standstill, as far as action from, constructive action, there could be destructive action, from this administration all this congress, but there is a lot going on at state and local level where people have to deal with climate change, for instance, where i live in new york city, very extensive effort to try to prepare the city for the kind of damage that has occurred in hurricane sandy. there is an adaptation process therein. 0ther cities are protecting people against heat. at state level we are getting a position where states are taking the lead in developing responses. making the economy on solar energy. in some cases, natural gas, greenhouse gas. so, policy is moving forward , greenhouse gas. so, policy is moving forward, it is just not coming out of washington. indeed, there is the

international stage, and president trump has expressed his intention to pull out of significant climate agreements, the paris accord, we have the un's climate change conference next week in bonn. is the us essentially pulling itself out, having no voice in this anymore? is this stands undermining what is happening internationally? —— stance. the us cannot fully pull out for another three and a half years according to the terms of the agreement, what they do in the meantime, anyone's guess. 0ur president is not very consistent, we do not know what he will do. they could sit on their hands and do nothing, they took —— they could try to throw stand in the gears —— sand in the gears. maybe they could not interfere, maybe they could find ideas how the us could collaborate with other countries in ways which

would not offend the president's theories on climate policy. we just do not know. i don't think we can count on that. the nations of the world which are interested in dealing with this challenge, which is basically every other country except the united states, they need to move forward, and not wait. thank you very much forjoining us. good of you to give up your time for us on bbc today full of a full round—up from the sports centre, we canjoinjames pearce. lots to get through, fa cup goals, premier league results, but let's start in scotland, celtic‘s unbeaten run in domestic matches now stands at a british record of 63, beating there are old mark that stood for 100 years, in his 50th league game in charge, and rogers named an unchanged team for only the second time and afterwards credited his players with the success. second time and afterwards credited his players with the successm means everything, it is an

incredible feat by the players, and a wonderful example of professionalism. plain and creating high standards every single day. they have faced everything as football players. they have gone behind in games, playing on dodgy services, playing on astros pitch —— playing on astroturf surfaces. going behind in games, semifinals, finals. they have faced everything. they deserve all the credit they get for it. in the premier league, liverpool have piled the pressure on west ham manager slaven bilic with a 4—1win at the london stadium and west ham were made to regret missing an early chance, as two liverpool goals in two and a half minutes put jurgen klopp's side in charge.

the hammers did pull one back after the break, but liverpool replied 57 seconds later, alex 0xlade—chamberlain with his first goal for the club. mohamed salah added the fourth 1a minutes from time. elsewhere in the premier league: there were 27 fa cup first round ties today. three league sides have come unstuck against non—league opposition. oxford city will be celebrating after the club's first ever match against a league side. a 1—0 victory at league two colchester. national league maidstone united pulled off a shock with a convincing 11—2 victory over league two cheltenham. the fourth goal here from delano sam—yorke. and national league boreham wood wcame from behind to knock out league one side blackpool. 2—1 was the score. —— and national league boreham wood came from behind to knock out league one side blackpool. dan holman with the 88th minute match winner to give the home fans at meadow park a memorable victory to celebrate. the southern premier league team

slough, in the 7th tier, beat gainsborough trinity from the 6th. midfielder matt lench, scored a hat—trick in their 6—0 away win. you can see all the results from today's games on the bbc sport website. england have their first win at the rugby league world cup. it was far from convincing against lebanon but after their opening defeat against australia it was very important. the lebanese, with a strong australian influence, are the lowest ranked team at the tournament. england led 22—6 at half—time. they were poor after the break but tom burgess went over for the 29—10 win. scotland were thrashed by new zealand. next week sees the first of the rugby union autumn internationals. there was a curtain—raiser at twickenham today as the world champions, new zealand, started their european tour against the barbarians at twickenham. entertainment was guaranteed and there was almost a shock as the baba's led 17—10

at the interval. all—blacks captain beauden barrett said there were a few blank looks on their faces at half—time but they were much improved in the second half. three second—half tries including this one from nathan harris saw them win 31—22. ulster narrowly beat the pro14‘s worst team the southern kings in an amazing 12—try match in port elizabeth. with the score at 36—36 and just three minutes remaining, robbie diack powered over for the visitors. the win means ulster regain second place in conference b. edinburgh beat 0spreys 37—10 at myreside, securing a bonus point thanks to magnus bradbury‘s last minute break through. it's a fifth consecutive win in all competitions for richard cockerill‘s side. that'sa ll the sport for now. we'll have more for you on bbc news throughout the evening. here's an interesting fact, only around half of fixed

speed cameras in the uk are actually switched on, according to figures obtained through a freedom of information request to police forces around the country. and at least four police forces don't have any fixed speed cameras at all. alan clayton reports. for motorists caught out by them, they infuriate and bring a hefty fine. safety campaigners argue speed cameras are lifesavers. new research suggests only around half of the luminous boxes throughout the uk are operational. the press association sent a freedom of information request to all of the 45 forces asking how many fixed speed cameras they had and how many were active. the 36 which responded had a total of 2838 cameras, of which only 52% were working. forces in cleveland, durham and north yorkshire said none of their fixed speed cameras were active. while northants said it turned its cameras off six years ago but left them in place to deter speeding. those than replied said they used mobile speed cameras and regularly reviewed which cameras were turned on.

i suspect in this case they are thinking that the yellow boxes are there, they're sending out the message that motorists ought to be recognising about risky roads, but they're also increasingly looking to more advanced technology such as average speed cameras, or indeed better engineering of the road, which might have a more beneficial affect. the national police chiefs council said the decision to use cameras was an operational matter and that all forces have individual responsibility for their use of the cameras. alan clayton, bbc news. one of the biggest firework displays on the south coast takes place later in lewes in east sussex. over 60,000 people are expected to attend the event which kicked off with a procession through the town. due to public safety concerns east sussex fire and rescue has urged people from outside the town to stay away road closures are in place and trains are stopping at stations surrounding lewes because of fears of overcrowding. spectacular evening. fire bursts.

pa rt spectacular evening. fire bursts. part of the attraction is the proximity of the crowd to the procession, it is deafening. the various bonfire societies proceed through the town. such a noise... that was a little better... some of the firecrackers, crowd cheering. the five bonfire societies make their way through the town centre,

they eventually end up at five different bonfires, quite spectacular events. murray more than 30,000 people in the town, they say, this is a lewes event for lewes people and i have met people from america, germany, all sorts, because they knew it was on. firecrackers going off. this procession shows a strange mix. i'm probably drowned out by the firecrackers. quite spectacular, as you say. very quickly, we are looking at pictures, lots of costumes, tell us about the significance, if you can, of some of the costumes. this is about local tradition. you have local societies

in groups that have particular things, points they want to take out, different bonfire societies have different costumes. women's suffrage, a lot of remembrance costu mes. suffrage, a lot of remembrance costumes. right through to modern day. a whole range proceeding through the town wearing their costu mes through the town wearing their costumes every year. have a great night, thank you very much for speaking with us. there are many ways to send a message these days, but a mysterious one the size of a field in 0xfordshire has caused some bafflement. the name "sue" with a kiss in giant letters was spotted by a police helicopter near thame. a farmer, murray graham has now admitted he used his gps—operated tractor to spray the crops in the shape of his wife's name, to apologise for being moody. the weather forecast, for those of

you trying to see the fireworks. definite split, hail and thunder, wind chill over high ground, tending to stay dry elsewhere, lengthy spells of clear weather. touch of frost across eastern areas. into tomorrow, looks like a better day, drierand tomorrow, looks like a better day, drier and brighter for most, tomorrow, looks like a better day, drierand brighterfor most, good sunny spells, really will be cold. showers to begin with across central and western areas, wintry over the high ground, fizzling out as we head to the afternoon, many places in the sunshine staying dry. temperatures, eight to 10 degrees, really will be struggling. as we head to bonfire night, looks like for most it will be cold and dry, just a few showers affecting coastal areas, for the re st of affecting coastal areas, for the rest of sunday night, turning cold, fairly widespread frost developing across central northern and eastern parts. hello — this is bbc news,

with rachel schofield. the headlines now: scottish minister mark mcdonald has resigned from the holyrood government amid allegations about his private life. labour's shadow chancellor john mcdonnell has called on the main political parties to agree a new independent system to tackle sexual harassment at westminster. when all the political parties meet my view is that there should be an element of independence in there, particularly for support as well, so people can feel confident about where they can report these things and, at the same time, how it can be dealt with. the prime minister of lebanon, saad—al—hariri, has resigned saying in a live television broadcast that he fears for his life. mr hariri's father, who was also prime minister, was assassinated in 2005.