of a black cab rapist aren't told that he is about to be let out ofjail. john worboys, who was jailed for drugging and assaulting passengers in 2009, is about to be released. the parole board head says victims should have been told. we believed all the victims had been told about that decision, but we're checking today exactly what did happen, because clearly something went wrong. we'll be asking what could change as a result of this controversial case. also tonight... president trump brands a controversial new book about his presidency as phoney and full of lies. but its author says he stands by every word of it. the one description that everyone gave — everyone has in common — they all say he is like a child. new car sales have fallen for the first time in six years, with demand for diesel cars plunging by almost a fifth. more than 2 billion paper cups thrown away every year. mps call for a so—called latte levy of 25p a cup to help recycling. the east coast of america

in the grip of an arctic blast. temperatures could fall to minus a0 in some places tonight. coming up on sports day on bbc news, the merseyside derby kicked off the fa cup third round weekend. could liverpool hold onto their lead against neighbours at anfield? good evening. the chair of the parole board has apologised unreservedly to victims of the serial sex attacker john worboys, after some of them were not told of his imminent release from prison. the black cab driver was jailed in 2009 for offences against 12 women, but detectives later said they believed he'd attacked

more than 100. mps are now calling for an inquiry into why some victims were not informed and whether their views were sufficiently ta ken into account. our home editor mark easton reports. rapistjohn worboys has become symbolic of the charge that police and prosecutors in england and wales still don't take violent sexual crimes against women seriously enough. the london cabbie, who drugged and raped or sexually assaulted numerous women in the back of his taxi, is to be released after nine years — a parole board decision that has prompted fury and questions, not least — were victims ignored? 58 mps have written to thejustice secretary calling for an investigation into why some of worboys‘ victims were not told their attacker would soon be back on the streets. i think it's very difficult at this point in time to know what role the victims have had in the decision to givejohn worboys parole. they do have a clearly defined role and what we're asking is that the secretary of state act to ensure that has happened.

the head of the parole board has apologised unreservedly to victims who say they were not informed of worboys‘ imminent release, accepting that the news must have been very distressing. the ministry ofjustice says some victims had chosen not to be informed. but the questions raised by this case go beyond the management of worboys‘ release from prison. 0ne urgent question — why was parole granted? it's likely he accepted guilt for his convictions, but quite how the board decided he now poses no risk must remain secret. i'm not allowed by law to explain the reasons for our decision. and i've said before, i'd like to get that changed. and so if this pushes the idea that the parole board processes need to be much more open and transparent and we get support for that, then i think some good will have come out of all this. we need to understand whether he's admitted guilt in relation to the offences that he was convicted for and the police need to look again at the possibility of prosecuting him for those many further offences

for which he is also suspected. given that more than 100 women have said worboys tried to drug and sexually assault them, the question why were so many allegations not prosecuted is being asked once again. allegations from 83 women were referred to the crown prosecution service, but only the experiences 01:14 were raised at his trial because prosecutors believed the evidence in the other cases was not good enough to secure a conviction. one of my clients, due to a very poor police investigation, did not succeed in having her case prosecuted. she was told by the police, who reinvestigated it later, that it didn't matter if her case didn't go forward because there were enough that were going forward. scotland yard and the cps have both issued statements tonight defending their actions in the case. the director of public prosecutions at the time, keir starmer, who was not involved in the decision—making, has urged victims to take any

allegations to the police. i think these decisions were nine years ago. it's very important that you go to the crown prosecution service and get an accurate readout of the decisions that were made, particularly if further allegations are likely to be made now. thank you very much indeed. but with police saying worboys may be britain's most prolific sex attacker, did the original punishment fit the crime? this is a guy who drugged 12 women, who carried out a campaign attempting to rape a very large number of women and who has served rather less than ten years in prison and is now said to be safe. it's pretty surprising. worboys will have to comply with stringent controls while on parole, but his release reactivates the debate about how the criminaljustice system still treats perpetrators and victims of sexual violence. mark is with me now. this case has certainly caused a lot

of anger. what's likely to change because i it? i to prosecute on such a

number of 7' is a think the 5522; will i effectively. i think the case will reopen discussion about howjustice can best deal with offenders like that and also more general soul—searching on how police and prosecutors can be more responsive to the sensitivities around sexual violence. the author of a controversial new book about donald trump's first

year as us president says everyone he'd spoken to at the white house described the president as like a child, in need of instant gratification. the book, called fire and fury, went on sale this morning — four days early — after the white house tried to block its publication. president trump has called it a phoney book — full of lies. 0ur north america editor, jon sopel reports. not quite harry potter, but at midnight last night,