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hello and welcome to bbc news. the new conservative party chairman, brandon lewis, has told the bbc that the government is doing everything it can to make sure the serial sex offender, john worboys, "stays behind bars". the government is considering applying forjudicial review of the parole board decision that worboys should be released soon, after nine years in jail. i've been speaking to human rights barrister, hugh southey, about the potential challenges they face. one of the difficulties, as an interested member of the public, because the parole board decision is private, it is impossible to know whether or not there is ground for challenging it. from the details that we know, what do you think? well... from the details we know, i think it is impossible to know, because he was sentenced, obviously, ten years ago, on the basis he posed a risk at that stage. ten years is in principle
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long enough to allow someone to reform. we just don't know, as members of the public, whether that material was before the rural board, material was before the rural board, material showing he had reformed. —— pa role material showing he had reformed. —— parole board. should the public go ahead and seek this judicial review, what would be the charges of success 7 what would be the charges of success? impossible to say without knowing what the parole board reasoning was. as was said on your video package, the bar is set quite high, quite hard to challenge decisions of the parole board, because a lot of parole board decisions are regarded as judged essentially that it has been entrusted to take. but it is not impossible to challenge it. the magazine publisher conde nast has said it has suspended work with two of the world's leading fashion photographers, after they were accused of sexually exploiting male models. lawyers for mario testino, who is famous for photographing the royal family,
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said the accusations, in the new york times, had not come from reliable sources. bruce weber has also denied the allegations against him. in a moment, clive myrie will be here for a full round—up of the latest national and international headlines. but first, humberside police have confirmed that crossbow has been recovered from the scene of a murder in the village of southburn, near driffield. the victim, shane gilmer, died in hospital and a pregnant woman, who has been named as laura sugden, was injured. detectives have appealed to the public for help in finding the suspect, 55—year—old anthony lawrence. the incident happened in their home, on friday evening, and we are still actively searching for the suspect. what is really important to us is that we find him, anthony lawrence, also known as tony howe with, we wa nt
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also known as tony howe with, we want to arrest him and bring him in safely. we want to say thank you to the public for their support in the investigation and assistance so far. —— tony howart. their information has been invaluable to us and we are following a number of lines of enquiry. we have recovered a car links to mr lawrence. it is a blue vauxhall. —— tony howarth. that has been examined by the forensics team. we still have police teams in the south burn area, and they will be remaining in the area for the next few days, both as part of the investigation but importantly to provide reassurance to the people living and working there. as we have said, we do not believe mr lawrence isa said, we do not believe mr lawrence is a threat to the wider public. this is an isolated incident, he was known to both shane and laura, in fa ct, known to both shane and laura, in fact, they were neighbours. we do not know how he will react if challenge, however, so please do not approach him, call 999, and leave it to us. the government says it's doing everything it can, to keep the
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serial sex attackerjohn worboys in jail. the former black cab driver was granted parole after serving nine years, but victims and campaigners say he shouldn't be released so early. every victim out there, friends and families, eve ryo ne there, friends and families, everyone who has read about this case will want to know we are doing everything we can to make sure the victims are properly protected. a manhunt is under way in east yorkshire after a suspected attack with a crossbow left one man dead and a woman seriously injured. and in the premier league manchester city's unbeaten run comes to an end in a seven—goal thriller at liverpool. good evening. the new conservative party chairman, brandon lewis, has told the bbc the government is doing everything
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it can to ensure the serial sex offender john worboys stays in prison. the former black cab driver was jailed in 2009 for drugging and sexually assaulting 12 women, but police believe he may have committed more than a hundred attacks. the government is considering seeking judicial review into the parole board's decision to release him. here's our home affairs correspondent, danny shaw. he is known as the black cab rapist. john worboys is believed to have drugged and sexually assaulted more than 100 women. yet the parole board has decided that after ten years in custody, it is safe for him to be released, and he is due out by the end of the month. the government wants to stop that happening and is looking at the possibility of legal action. anybody out there will appreciate just how awful this must be for victims, to see what is happening. to think about somebody like that being out on the streets. the secretary of state forjustice will be doing everything he can to make sure this man stays behind bars. thejustice secretary has been
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in the post less than one week. he wants to know if it's plausible to contest the release decision in the courts, and if there is a good chance of success. lawyers for some of the victims are also considering legal action. we have been looking into legal challenge of the decision by the parole board. we can also look at the rules which prohibit any publication of the reasons for the decision, something that the secretary of state content of because they are his rules. it would because they are his rules. it would be highly unusual for the government to launch a legal challenge against the parole board, an organisation it is responsible for. and if the case ends up here at the high court, there's no guarantee of success. would it be difficult? that depends
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on the quality of the decision—making. if this was a bad decision, one which no reasonable decision, one which no reasonable decision maker could have reached, oi’ decision maker could have reached, orfor some decision maker could have reached, or for some reason decision maker could have reached, orfor some reason it decision maker could have reached, or for some reason it failed decision maker could have reached, orfor some reason it failed to follow the procedures, for example, it has been said that the victims, or some of them, weren't consulted, it is quite possible the decision was unlawful. it is so unusual is that it's not usually the secretary of state forjustice making those arguments. in the meantime, preparations are continuing forjohn worboys' release. some are concerned that the serial sex offender will try to track them down. ukip leader henry bolton is under pressure to resign after his girlfriend was suspended for making offensive remarks about meghan markle. the leader hasn't made any
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comment. here's our political correspondent, alex forsyth. when henry bolton took over as ukip leader, he promised a new direction. we asa leader, he promised a new direction. we as a party are a party of leaders. just four months into the job, there are already questions over his future. it relates to his relationship with this woman — jo marni. the mail on sunday revealed text messages she sent in which he said meghan markle had a tiny brain and would taint the royal family. and she called black people ugly. in a statement, she reportedly said her comments were unnecessary, reckless and overly exaggerated for effect, and offered her sincere and deepest apologies to anyone she had hurt, and for the distress and embarrassment caused to family, friends and the party. she has been suspended, and some ukip members think their leader should quit.|j don't want to talk about his personal life. it's entirely up to him. but it is impacting on
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activists now, and they are working down hard, and it's not fair on them and the rest of us. henry, do the right thing, the honourable thing, stand aside and let us get on with business. so far, no official comment from henry bolton, but seniorfigures say he comment from henry bolton, but senior figures say he has some tough choices. he is increasingly in a position where he has some difficult decisions to make. he knows that. he andi decisions to make. he knows that. he and i have spoken recently over the weekend, as recently as this morning. i know he's focused on those decisions today and he intends to make those decisions today. i'm sure whatever he does will be in the best interests of the party. after riding high following the brexit referendum, ukip is again facing turmoil. even nigel farage said tonight he wouldn't consider returning as leader, even for a second. humberside police are looking for a man they want to question in connection with a murder thought to have been committed with a crossbow. shane gilmer, who was 30, died in hospital after the attack, at his home in the village of southburn on friday.
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his pregnant girlfriend was seriously injured. our north of england correspondent, fiona trott, is at humberside police headquarters for us this evening. fiona... the latest information we have from the police is that laura sugden and her unborn baby are in a stable condition in hospital this evening. we also know that a crossbow was found at the scene of that fatal attack. it's currently being examined by detectives. and humberside police at night confirmed the name of a suspect they want to speak to in connection with the killing. murdered in his own home — 30—year—old shane gilmer died in hospital yesterday. his pregnant partner, laura sugden, survived the attack. this evening, an appeal by the police: they want to question a man in connection with the murder. we don't believe that mr lawrence is a threats to the wider public. this
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is an isolated incident and he was known to both shane and laura. in fa ct, known to both shane and laura. in fact, they were neighbours. we don't know how he will react if challenged, however, so please don't approach. just call 999 and leave it to us. 56-year-old anthony lawrence is also known as tony howarth. he is described as white with short dark hair, around five feet ten, and with a large bill. every police force across the uk is looking out for him. two days after this attack, the village is still cordoned off, detectives are still at the scene. there is a chord in at the other end of south byrne. people are asked for their identity as they come in and out. overnight, police dog teams and a helicopter were out searching for whoever was responsible for this attack. villagers in this quiet corner of east yorkshire can't believe what's happened. police are asking them and anyone else with information to come forward. fiona trott, bbc news, humberside.
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talks to secure the future of the struggling construction giant carillion are expected to continue into tomorrow. the company, which holds several key government contracts, owes more than £900 million pounds to a number of banks. ministers say they're keeping a close eye on the situation. here's our business correspondent, joe lynam. carillion is probably the biggest british company you have never heard of. if it collapsed, there is concern about who would take over at short notice. it is notjust public services that would be affected. thousands of private firms in the construction sector are also dependent on carillion for subcontracted work. we cover 6596 of steel contract work in the uk, which is worth £3 billion to the economy. it represents 120,000 workers. if you multiply that across all of the
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sub trades in the uk, the effect on subcontractors could be significant. today there was a flurry of activity at the cabinet office, it self having a face—lift. pulling together all the different strands of government dependent on carillion. because carillion carries out so much work for so many different arms of government, it needs to be coordinated here at the cabinet office. what they are working on todayis office. what they are working on today is contingency plans. so, should the company collapsed — and it isa should the company collapsed — and it is a big should — then they are ready to continue working in schools and hospitals and there won't be so much interruption to services. sources tell the bbc that banks would be prepared to show more patience towards carillion if the government supports the company as well. but a public bailouts of a private business could be politically toxic. joe lynam, bbc news. an iranian oil tanker is reported to have sunk in the east china sea, eight days after bursting into flames, following a collision with another ship. the vessel had been transporting
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nearly a million barrels of oil from iran to south korea. all 32 crew members are presumed dead. more than 160 passengers and crew had a narrow escape, when their plane skidded off a runway in turkey. the boeing 737 slid down a steep slope, coming to restjust a few metres from the edge of the black sea. one of the plane's engines broke off, ending up in the water. no passengers or crew were hurt. two of the world's leading fashion photographers, have been suspended from working for vogue and other magazines owned by the publishing house conde nast. the new york times has published a series of allegations against mario testino and bruce weber, that they sexually harassed young male models. they both deny the claims. adina campbell reports. he is one of the royal family's favourite photographers. mario testino has been capturing famous faces for four testino has been capturing famous faces forfour decades. testino has been capturing famous faces for four decades. but the new
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york times has published allegations of sexual misconduct, with more than a dozen male models and assistance accusing the 63—year—old of indecent behaviour. testino's lawyers have said his accusers cannot be considered reliable sources. another well—known photographer, bruce weber is also facing similar allegations. he has denied any wrongdoing. but conde nast, which publishes magazines including vogue and go conde nast, which publishes magazines including vogue and g0 has taken action. in a statement, the editor, who calls them both personal friends has said, i take the allegations very seriously, and we at conde nast have decided to put our working relationship with both photographers on hold for the foreseeable future. vogue is a global powerhouse. to grace one of the front covers is a massive deal. mario testino and bruce weber have been responsible for some of those images, but with allegations of
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sexual exploitation swirling, their futures are hanging in the balance. there are now calls for more regulation in the fashion world. there are now calls for more regulation in the fashion worldlj had been at shoes where i had been inappropriately touched. i have had inappropriately touched. i have had inappropriate comments made to me. i would like to see unions organised to collectively bargain, and i would like to see what the model alliance of new york is proposing, an independent body that would represent models against major players in the fashion industry. these allegations are the latest to rock the world of fashion, entertainment and social media and don't seem to be going away. now, with all the sport, here's karthi gna nasegaram at the bbc sport centre. good evening. liverpool have beaten premier league leaders manchester city 11—3 in an enthralling game this evening. liverpool's victory brings to an end city's unbeaten domestic run this season. arsenal were defeated 2—1 by bournemouth and were without their star forward, alexis sanchez, whose future will be decided "in the next 48 hours" after he was left out of the team
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for sunday's 2—1 defeat at bournemouth, as natalie pirks reports. with just one win at anfield since 1981, liverpool represented a giant hurdle in manchester city's quest for stability, but they soon found out why. alex oxlade—chamberlain with a superb strike to do some early damage. city hit back, leroy sane getting the better of glorious carriers, at his near post, of all things. but it was city who were soon to have defensive nightmares. firmino got the better ofjohn stone to make it 2—1. minutes later, otamendi was pickpocketed by sadio mane to make it three. and when ederson cleared wildly, it was mohamed salah who would return to the fold with a bang. but in a remarkable match, city were not going to lie down, two quick goal sending jurgen klopp's heart rate
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through the roof. so far, so liverpool. butjurgen through the roof. so far, so liverpool. but jurgen klopp's through the roof. so far, so liverpool. butjurgen klopp's men held on, and city can no longer go the whole season unbeaten. there is a relief for arsenal fans. england's cricketers have made an impressive start to their one—day international series against australia, winning their first game by five wickets. it follows a disappointing 4—0 defeat in the ashes test series. today, though, jason roy hit the highest one—day international score by an englishman — a record 180. adam wild reports. for english cricket, a time to rebuild, recover, restore some respect and some reputations. a fresh start, and it soon became a rather good one from england, early wickets falling. but this is australia, and after dominating all winter, they weren't about to go easy on their old rivals. a century from aaron finch helping them towards a total of 304. with days gone by, such targets were imposing. for this england one—day side, it was really inviting, jason roy
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taking up the challenge with the kind of relish missed by england in recent months, brilliantly belligerent, he bludgeoned his way toa belligerent, he bludgeoned his way to a magnificent 100. taking the game away from australia, the highest ever one—day international innings by an england player. 184 roy, the damage was done. joe root was for once the support act. 91 from him. the win, when it came, co mforta ble. from him. the win, when it came, comfortable. for english cricket, it could scarcely have been more welcome. the day's stories are on the bbc sport website, including anthony joshua has announced that he will meet new zealand's joseph parker in a world heavyweight unification fight in cardiff in march. i'll be back with the late news at 10. now on bbc one, it's time for the news where you are. bye for now. let's get more now on the case
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of the convicted serial sex offender, john warboys. the government is considering applying forjudicial review of the parole board decision that worboys should be released soon, after serving nine years in prison. we can speak now to ian kelcey, he's a solicitor and co—chair of the law society's criminal law committee. what is the process behind the pa role what is the process behind the parole board deciding on his release. they will have received a dossier of numerous report is, they will have received reports from his prison officer, from psychologists, from people who have dealt with him throughout his prison career, as they put it, and that dossier will have gone to the parole board, and
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one member of the parole board in particular will have read that. three people sit on these oral hearings, his would have been an oral hearing, usually a high court judge, or a senior crown court judge; a consultant psychiatrist, or psychologist; and one other member of the parole board. you have got a very good cross—section of people throughout who are looking at this case. and they will not have come to this decision easily. the first thing you have to bear in mind, it has to be a unanimous decision. it cannot be a split decision, they all have two agree that he is no longer a risk to the public. now, there is a risk to the public. now, there is a big brouhaha about his release, but we are all offering opinions and putting forward views, but none of us putting forward views, but none of us actually know the facts. sorry to interrupts, if all the members feel
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that he no longer poses a threat to the public, are they duty—bound to allow him to be released? yes, they are. do they have discretion? they are. do they have discretion? they are duty—bound if they feel there is no risk to the public, to say that he is suitable for release. what we must bear in mind, when he was sentenced, he was sentenced on the basis that he would be considered for parole after he had served a period of eight years. now, as far asiam period of eight years. now, as far as i am aware, nobody appealed that, nobody said it was unduly lenient, nobly went to the attorney general asking them to make a decision which they then took to the court of appeal. as far as i'm aware, that not happen. at that stage, people we re not happen. at that stage, people were content, if i can put it that way, with the sentence passed. now, what we now have is a situation
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that, as i say, we are all offering opinions but none of us know the fa cts . opinions but none of us know the facts. the only people who know the fa cts facts. the only people who know the facts a re facts. the only people who know the facts are the parole board. he may have health issues, there are maybe allsorts of reasons why he is no longer a risk to the public. i mean, it is interesting, if the ministry ofjustice decide they think the decision to release him was inappropriate, they have the right to apply for a judicial review, and that means going before a high court judge, and satisfying a high court judge, and satisfying a high court judge, that the parole board decision was unreasonable, that is a very high test. 0k, we will have to leave it there, thank you very much. more than 160 passengers and crew had a lucky escape when their plane skidded off a runway in turkey and plunged down a steep slope. the nose of the boeing 737 came to restjust a few metres from the black sea.
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andy moore reports. the accident happened in the darkness last night. it was only in the daylight this morning that it became apparent how close to disaster the plane had come. the pegasus flight from ankara skidded off the runway in wet conditions and down a steep slope, with its nose coming to restjust metres from the sea. one of the engines detached from the wing and ended up in the water. these pictures from onboard the plane show the understandable panic and confusion. passengers had to clamber up an incline towards the rear of the plane to get out. one hundred and sixty two passengers and six crew were on board. some people were taken to hospital as a precaution but nobody was injured. the airport was closed for a while last night but has reopened this morning. theories about the cause of the incident include a bird strike or ice on the runway but the governor of trabzon says it was still under investigation. this was a lucky escape for passengers on this plane.
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last year was the safest ever for commercial aviation. there were around 4 billion journeys made last year and not a single passenger jet crashed. andy moore, bbc news. let's get more now on the talks to save the construction company, carillion, which holds a number of key government contracts. with me is sarah mccann—bartlett, director general of the british constructional steelwork association. thank you very much for joining us. just tell me, first of all, who did you represent, and who is likely to be affected by what ever happens to korean? the people i represent represents steel contract is in the uk construction industry. —— carillion. is in the uk construction industry. -- carillion. they make the steel frames of the buildings that you see
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all around the frames of the buildings that you see allaround the uk, frames of the buildings that you see all around the uk, so, they work off—site, taking steel into their factories, they design parts of the building, they then build it into components in their factory and take it on site and wrecked it. the possible consequences for them, if karelian goes under, are severe. —— carillion. what you may not know is that 80% of construction work is done by subcontractors in the uk, not by main contract is, so subcontractors including steelwork contract is work for correlli —— carillion and they owe them money through the process. there is a huge financial risk for subcontractors. as you watch these talks, what is
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your worry, what you hope can be rescued from the situation? the biggest worry is for those companies owed money by career league and —— carillion, whose work has not yet been paid for. they will be com pletely been paid for. they will be completely out of pocket, depending upon the insurance arrangements. but then you also have subcontractors who have worked going into their factory next week. then they have a hole in their manufacturing schedule which potentially cannot be filled. and then going forward, ramifications across the rest of the construction sector. so what you could see is subcontractors actually going under, as a result of this, if it cannot be rescued. can you
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envisage another scenario where subcontractors take up the work and keep up with the contract, even if carillion doesn't make it? we would hope that would be the case, perhaps the government will step in, or another name contract will come in and do it. but it shows how important subcontractors are to the uk construction sector and perhaps we need to longer term have a good look at how we procure construction in the uk and how payment terms and other financing arrangements are actually done. thank you. thankjoining us. thank joining us. it thankjoining us. it is time for a look at the weather. severe gales in places. that wet and
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windy weather reaching east england by dawn. the cloud and wind and rain, temperatures will hold up reasonably well.
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