this is bbc news. i'm shaun ley. the headlines at midday: the prime minister's deputy, damian green, strenuously denies claims pornography was found on a computer in his commons office in 2008. it's among several further allegations about the conduct of mps — the home secretary says wholesale change is needed. if there are rumours or allegations, we need to bring them out, find out what is going on and deal with them in a transparent way so they don't happen again. donald trump sends a veiled warning to north korea as he kicks off a marathon tour of asia. no dictator, no regime, no nation should underestimate ever american resolve. michelle pfeiffer tells the bbc she

hopes the culture in hollywood will change. and we take a look at the technology helping farmers in africa in click in half an hour. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. theresa may's most senior minister, damian green, has angrily denied a claim that pornography was found on a computer when police raided his westminster office nine years ago. among the other new allegations to appear in today's papers is one from a journalist who says sir michael fallon, who resigned this week as defence secretary, once tried to kiss her. the home secretary, amber rudd, told the andrew marr show that theresa may was working with other party leaders to make sure that people could report complaints and have them dealt with. our political correspondent

iain watson reports. the allegation in the times that pornography was found on a computer in damian green's office dates from 2008. this was during a controversial enquiry into home office leaks which briefly led to mr green's arrest. as theresa may's second—in—command she would not want to lose him from the cabinet and he has responded robustly to the allegation. in a statement he said that the story was completely untrue and he called it a disreputable political smear. he added that the police have never suggested to him that improper material was found on his parliamentary computer. in turn he accuses the officer in charge of the investigation of breaching his duty to keep the details of an investigation confidential. this weekend, allegations of improper behaviour in and around westminster have been filling the front pages. and even when ministers resign, that is rarely the end of the story. more allegations have emerged about the past behaviour

of sir michael fallon. in the observer, journalist jane merrick said she informed downing street of an incident in 2003. hours later, he resigned as defence secretary. friends of sir michael fallon have not denied the allegation. it is understood his ministerial career ended because he could not guarantee there would be no further revelations. iain watson, bbc news. the police officer who was in charge of the investigation in 2008 says he stands by his account that pornography was found on a computer in damian green's westminster office. bob quick, once an assistant commissioner in the met police, said the finding had not been reported at the time. he said he bears no malice to damian green but that his officers didn't expect to find the material. earlier our political correspondent susana mendonca provided more details about the dispute: he has told

the bbc that he stands by what he said. pornography was found on a computer inside damian green's offices. we don't have details of which computer it was, but he says he is sticking by that. it is astonishing, because you have a war of words between a senior politician and someone who was a senior police officer. we had damian green basically saying his statement, that this story had come from a tainted and trustworthy source. we know that the sources now bob quick himself. not untrustworthy and not discredited! in bob quick‘s statement... he said there was no malice and he was not trying to discredit damian green. damian green has said this is politically motivated. we know that bob quick will be giving evidence to the whitehall committee that will be looking into damian green tomorrow, so we will see what comes out of that. the press association are saying is that it

was extreme pornography that was found on the computer. that is the term that was used, which suggests it is more disturbing than soft porn. damian green is standing by his course of action. and bob quick is defending himself, saying, this did happen, and standing by it. in a sense, it is peripheral to the main story, that of sexual harassment allegations, which this has spiralled out of. and damian green is under investigation as part of that claim, which he denies. there was a suggestion in some of the papers this morning, at least from one conservative mp, outing a colleague as an alleged sex pest. the whip‘s office hadn't acted on some of the claims made against mps, and in some ways, that is more disturbing as a criticism of the culture more generally.

and that is notjust within the conservatives but also labour, this question of whether or not the whips are giving out information when they should. in the case of labour and kelvin hopkins, there is an accusation that the whip‘s office did tell the leadership about the allegations and they did not act on it. there is a story in the times about dan poulter. he is a former health minister. and downing street has told us he will also be looked at by this committee that is looking at allegations against mps. in his case, a suggestion that perhaps the whips knew about allegations that were not acted upon. there is a question. it is important to note that he denies that. there is an allegation that perhaps in the whip‘s office they are keeping a list, referred to some as a black book of information they can use later on in order to, i suppose, persuade loyalty from certain mps.

we heard from amber rudd earlier on, the home secretary, speaking to andrew marr, and she made it clear that in her time in the whip‘s office, she never saw a suggestion of a black book. there was none of that going on, it was much more about getting government business do. having said that, i realise there is an important change that needs to happen in westminster. it is not just westminster but other workplaces as well. i think there should be total candour about the sort of... if there are rumours or allegations, we need to bring them out, find out what is going on and deal with them in a transparent way so deal with them in a transparent way so they don't happen again. until the beginning of the century, a lot of the work's offices were all male domains and this may play into how

seriously or not allegations of harassment were taken. as you alluded to, it is notjust a problem for the tories, is a? no, it is across the board. snp and labour are looking into allegations. labour have suspended kelvin hopkins and are looking into other mps. today, not just at westminster, but it are looking into other mps. today, notjust at westminster, but it has stretched to scotland, because today, we have had the news that a labour msp claims that she was sexually assaulted and that the party didn't do enough to help out. that is certainly the view that we got from bex bailey, who said that when she went and spoke to a senior labour official, they told her that it would damage a potentially she spoke out, so she kept quiet and said she felt she did not get the support she needed. today, the andrew marr show is about to dawn butler, the shadow women and equality is secretary, and she was

asked specifically about that issue, and she said that in terms of what labour is doing, they are trying to be clearer about their rules on this and taking action, and she had an apology for bex bailey. and taking action, and she had an apology for bex baileylj and taking action, and she had an apology for bex bailey. i think that bex bailey has gone through a traumatic experience, and what has happened to her and the fact that she felt she was able to get a response is a great... she was advised not to pursue this by the labour party. that is why, andrew, there needs to be a thorough investigation, and that is why jeremy corbyn has called for an established renowned qc to investigate this matter urgently and to have our response urgently. of course, i'm really sorry what happened to bex, and she has been extraordinarily brave, but we need a process we don't have to be brave forjustice to be done or to come forward. we should have a policy where women don't have to be brave,

itjust has to be dealt with. what dawn butler was talking about there is the focus of this meeting tomorrow involving jeremy corbyn, theresa may and the other party leaders. they will talk about a grievance system being brought in. the parties have talked about their own codes of conduct, the tories bringing ina own codes of conduct, the tories bringing in a new one on friday. labour are updating their systems. but they are talking about having a westminster— wide system, because in a company, there is an hr department and procedures, but there are none in westminster, so that is what they will talk about. all of the parties wa nt to will talk about. all of the parties want to deal with this because they are all affected, they are all tarnished by this at the moment, and they want to do something about it. we will have an update from susanna in the news at one o'clock. the royal college of psychiatrists says it's found that the number of unfilled consultant posts in england has doubled in the past four years. the college says the shortage is alarming, and it has led to increased waiting times and lower standards of care, as ben ando reports. good health, it is said,

is a matter for both body and mind. but some with mental health difficulties have to wait months to see a consultant psychiatrist. that, according to figures from the royal college of psychiatrists, is because in england one in ten of those jobs are not filled. it is a scandal that if you need to see a consultant psychiatrist you can't. if you had cancer you would see a cancer specialist quite quickly, within a couple of weeks. if you needed an operation you would see a surgeon. it is not right that people with mental health problems can not go to see a psychiatrist when they need one. in wales, the number of unfilled consultant psychiatric posts stands at 9%, in scotland it's marginally better at 6%, while in northern ireland, just 2% ofjobs are vacant. the department of health says it knows it needs more psychiatrists, especially in the light of an increase in demand for mental health services. that is why it is expanding doctors' training places by 25%. it says that is the largest single increase ever. but training a psychiatrist to consultant level takes over a decade. while mental illness is moving up

the health agenda, it will be some time before the supply of psychiatrists can match the increasing demands. ben ando, bbc news. police in london have arrested a 16—year—old boy on suspicion of grievous bodily harm after two acid attacks last week. two delivery drivers on mopeds were sprayed with a corrosive substance in separate attacks in walthamstow and tottenham in north east london. a 14—year—old boy who was arrested on friday has been released under investigation. us president donald trump said no nation should underestimate american resolve, as he arrived injapan at the start of a marathon asian tour. addressing us troops at yokota air base near tokyo, he pledged to ensure the military had the resources needed to keep peace and defend freedom. under bright sunny skies, air force

one touched down at an airbase just outside tokyo with a military band playing hail to the chief, and flanked by fighter jets, president trump was given a rock star welcome by 2000 us trump was given a rock star welcome by 2000 us troops stationed here in japan. and then he got to don a military jacket. japan. and then he got to don a militaryjacket. president japan. and then he got to don a military jacket. president trump could have landed at tokyo airport and been met by prime minister shinzo abe. it is significant that, instead, for this first up on his asian tour, he has chosen to land here at a us military base and to address us military personnel. got a lot of stuff coming. when he spoke, it was of america's overwhelming military might. and without naming the country directly, this veiled threat to north korea's dictator, kim jong—un. threat to north korea's dictator,

kim jong-un. no one, no dictator, no regime, no nation should underestimate ever american resolve. every once in a while in the past, they underestimated us. it was not pleasa nt they underestimated us. it was not pleasant for them, was it? it was not pleasant. minutes later, marine one with the president to another of his favourite places — the golf course. there waiting to welcome him, prime minister shinzo abe. beast two are now such close friends, shinzo abe had special hats made up the occasion. donald and shinzo, it reads. make allianz even greater. not the most catchy slogan, but you get the point. then it was time to hit the fairway. mr abe has often cast himself as donald trump's number one friend in asia. today, he got his payoff. president trump

lavished praise on him and japan, calling it a treasure partner in crucial ally. on monday, the us president will fulfil another long—held ambition, an official welcome from japan's emperor. rupert wingfield hayes, bbc news, tokyo. the headlines: damian green strenuously denies claims that pornographic material was found in a computer in his commons office in 2008. the royal college of psychiatrists says it is a scandal that mental health patients are being denied ca re health patients are being denied care and treatment because of a shortage of consultants. donald trump says that no nation should underestimate american resolve as he arrives injapan at the start of a marathon tour of asia. sport now, and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here's catherine downes. starting with today's premier league football and tottenham against bottom side crystal palace

is the early kick off. a win for spurs will see them move equal with 2nd placed manchester united — for a few hours at least. the visitors have had appeals for a penalty waved away. spurs have hugo lloris and delle alli missing. it is 0-0 lloris and delle alli missing. it is 0—0 after the first quarter of an hour. you can listen to that on bbc radio five live. and there are a couple of huge fixtures this afternoon — manchester city could extend their lead at the top of the table — they play arsenal, and later its chelsea against manchester united — a return to stamford bridge forjose mourinho: when i walk in the street in london, and just a normal guy. when i go to sta mford and just a normal guy. when i go to stamford bridge and i sit in that dugout on the right side of the tunnel, i am the manager of their opponent, so i accept... i accept

every possible reaction with the utmost respect. there are also nine more fa cup ist round fixtures to be played this played this afternoon. you can keep up with all the action in a special fa cup final score programme on bbc one from 1:45 this afternoon scotland have confirmed that three of their players have been sent home from the rugby world cup for misconduct. the players concerned are captain danny brough, sam brooks and johnny walker. the three players are believed to have continued drinking after the rest of the squad had finished, and the airline decided not to let them on—the—fly. they will play no further part in the tournament. well on the field it hasn't been a good day for the home ireland lost 14—6 to papua new guinea, while wales

were suffered their second hammering of the tournament — they were beaten fiji 72—6 by fiji. they were better than us, comprehensively better, and i thought they played a really good game of rugby league. you have to congratulate fiji. in the first—half, they made one error, the last plate. people playing football like that against you — as big, strong, fast and skilful as they are — you are in bother. and we were. james anderson has shown his form as england's men warm up for the first ashes test against australia later this month. england's record wicket taker claimed four wickets as the 2—day match against a western australia 11 ended in an draw. henry moeran reports. these have been two competitive days of cricket at the end of england's ashes tour down under. yesterday, the batsmen had a go. four half centuries in the england top order, reassuring to the coaches. today, the turn of the bowlers to get some valuable time, getting some rhythm, and making sure they hit the ground

running for the first—class match in adelaide next week. james anderson was the pick of the bowlers. an impressive performance from jake ball and from mason crane, the leg—spinner who may yet have an important part to play, should moeen ali's side strain be worse than feared. while england's women also drew their warm up game ahead of thursday's stand alone ashes test match. australia closed the three—day—match on 182—7. justin rose has given himself a great chance to win his second tournament in a fortnight. he shot a 3rd round 64 to move to within two shots of the lead at the turkish open, ahead of today's final round. he's 12 under par, with ireland's shane lowry tied for the lead on iii—under. and deontay wilder has "declared war" on anthonyjoshua, after retaining his wbc heavyweight title in the early hours of the morning wilder, who's unbeaten in 39 fights, beat bermaine stiverne with a first round knockout in new york and immediately after the fight challeneged joshua to a unification bout next year.

that's all the sport for now. i'll have more in the next hour. let's can turn —— nurtured until our main story. the problem of sexual harassment —— let's return to our main story. the chair of the cbi spoke about the need to stamp out sexual harassment in the workplace. we are seeing unacceptable behaviour in workplaces everywhere. while at the moment the issues are mostly in westminster and hollywood, this is an issue to do with society, and businesses an important part of that. we are saying today that firms

everywhere, many will be shocked by what they are hearing, many have fantastic practices to deal with this kind of behaviour in terms of whistle—blowing policies and codes of conduct, but now was a good time to be re—examining those, looking at them again with fresh eyes, and seeing how we can really make this a turning point for society. one can have all the processes one like, it is about having confidence that they will be applied. it is an issue in big organisations, such as the bbc, where there is constant debate about the rules, how they are applied on whether people are satisfied with that. i guess that goes across the board in business, but what about the other aspects of business, where herfor small and the other aspects of business, where her for small and medium—size businesses that maybe don't have dedicated hr teams, relationships are personal because you are working ina are personal because you are working in a relatively small space and spending a lot of time together, or that other aspect of the economy, the gig economy, the fact that

people are freelance or on short—term contracts and more vulnerable than if they were in a big organisation? these are important questions. it is about involving people in discussions about these kinds of issues. we know that young people can have very different views from the older generation about what is acceptable and what isn't, where the boundary should be drawn. a smaller business can do that, and they do. one of the reasons why we think the cbi has a big role is to bring these different kinds of organisations together to talk about what works. and for employees to know that they are not risking everything by raising concern about the behaviour of a colleague, or maybe someone more senior? that is exactly right, having an environment where you can speak out without fear. we need to

make sure it exists everywhere. in many organisations, it does. it needs to exist everywhere. let me ask you about your own experience. you have been in business for many yea rs. you have been in business for many years. when you look back as you we re years. when you look back as you were going into business, what do you think has changed in terms of the culture in the treatment of women? i think we have made real progress. i had experiences, particularly as a sort of younger woman in business, where i was made to feel uncomfortable. i have had conversations with my daughters about this, who are just going into the workplace, and i think we have come a long way. did you feel you had to warn them and say, you need to be on the lookout for things, be aware of these things, be conscious that if somebody says, why don't we do this bit of work over a drink, it could be entirely innocent could have a different agenda? those are conversations you have with your children, but i think one of the

things i have been encouraged by is that i think that many organisations have brought in policies that create safe environments for women and young people to be able to speak up. it is just not quite everywhere yet. i think bringing young people into the conversation. it is notjust gender but any kind of difference. lot of this is about power and unequal relationships. inevitably, there are unequal relationships because someone has to be in charge of the business cannot function. how much would differ, do you think, if there were more women at the top business? i don't think it's the whole answer, because this is about often how men behave. men are as shocked, by the way, by what we are seeing as women. but i do think it does make a significant difference. when you have mixed and inclusive environments, there is grating understanding. —— there is greater understanding. —— there is greater

understanding. the priority behind getting more women into senior posts, we know that, for example, in executive positions, only 18% of executive positions, only 18% of executive committees are female, 26% of boards. we have work to do there and it would make a difference. carolyn fairbairn, the director—general of the cbi. pro—independence supporters have been carrying out demonstrations in barcelona over the arrest and prosecution of catalans political figures. carles puigdemont has said he will not return to spain from belgium unless there are guarantees that he will get a fair trial. the heir to the throne in saudi arabia has overseen a major purge in the country's leadership. ii princes, four current ministers

and dozens of former ministers have been detained. crown prince mohammed bin salman is the head of a newly—established anti—corruption committee — and he appears to have sidelined a number of powerful figures. our security correspondent frank gardner reports. saudi arabia has been shaken by two shocks within hours of each other, first, fired by rebels in yemen they reportedly reached the capital riyadh before they were shot down. this is a big step, they are using ballistic missiles, long—range missiles, likely from iraq to put ——likely from iran to put pressure on the saudi arabian government which has been bombarding yemen figures now. next in an unrelated move came the news that several prominent princes including serving ministers had been detained in a sweeping anti—corruption purge led by the crown prince mohammed bin salman. the heir to the throne has been moving fast to consolidate his growing power while spearheading a modern reform programme. this move will now give

him nominal control of all the country's security forces but at the same time the removal from office of several well known figures is sure to upset some more conservative elements. saudi arabia is a deeply tribal society and not used to sudden change. it's currently conducting a war in yemen, another against so—called islamic state and a boycott of qatar. what is clear is that the mohammed bin salman regime is struggling very much. he's trying to consolidate power and this attack on the capital is an embarrassment, to say the least. these are risky times in the desert kingdom. frank gardner, bbc news. michelle pfeiffer has spoken for the first time about allegations of sexual harassment in hollywood. joining actress olivia colman on the andrew marr show this morning, michelle pfeiffer said that many women in the industry were now talking about the issue. i have had some experiences, i have

to say, since this all came out. there really hasn't been one woman i have talked to who hasn't had an experience, and it goes to show you how systemic the problem is. i know i'm having conversations with women i've known my whole life and we've never discussed this, and it's coming out. do you think this will change the atmosphere for younger women coming into the industry, that men will think? i think all the men are thinking. there is a lot of reflection going on with men and women. you know, i was actually thinking myself, thinking back, and thinking, well, you know... where is that line between, i got hit on, and i was inappropriately, you know... ? is it about power, basically? well, i think that when you're in a position of power and in a position to intimidate someone, i think that it becomes... there are cases with young women in their 20s.

it seems like it is women in their 20s. they are younger and purposely targeted. let's ta ke let's take a look at the weather. there will be fewer showers this afternoon, still a few across south and south—west england, wales and northern ireland. there will be a few showers on the north sea coast of eastern england. a lovely afternoon at there. it will feel chilly, but warmer in the sunshine. if you're going to fireworks displays deny, showers are few and far between. most places will be dry with clear skies. through the night, it will be much colder than last night, widespread frost developing away from towns and cities.

temperatures could get down to minus six celsius. a bright sunny start across much of wales, england and eastern scotland. clouding overfrom the west, a few splashes of rain in the west, a few splashes of rain in the west. the most persistent rain will be in the highlands and islands of scotland. it will field a rather cool day. goodbye for now. —— it will fail. hello, this is bbc news with shaun ley. the headlines at 12:30pm. theresa may's most senior minister, damien green, slams allegations that police found pornography on his computer during a raid on his westminster office nearly a decade ago as "completely untrue" and "political smears". a "frankly alarming" shortage of psychiatrists means patients can be left waiting months for treatment, according to the royal college of psychiatrists. president trump has begun his tour of asia touching down in tokyo today.