of possessing child pornography. he was expected to be sentenced in march. now it's time for newsnight with evan davies. helpful lessons in how not to handle the issue of gender pay. the issue of gender pay. tried to offer some lessons on how to get it right. to get it right. claiming there is no systematic gender bias. can that really be true? true? we will hear from the head of bbc news. do you have a wood—burning stove ? do you have a wood—burning stove? enjoy coming home to a real fire? prepare to become a social pariah. pariah. michael gove says they are seriously polluting our air. seriously polluting our air. debate the latest government thoughts on that. and

this... the sinking of the empress of britain. and this... sinking of the empress of britain. very emotional, because i realised he was writing about me. hello there. the bbc came back with its own analysis today. playing out elsewhere. "there is no problem, but yes, we are going to solve it".

an issue — even though women are paid less on average. arrived more recently, it suggests. were more generous. to be more structured. our business editor, helen thomas reports. and now on—air talent. the bbc off balance. editors and correspondence who appear on screen. 8%, that is lower than the 9. 4%. 6%.

was much too wide with more men at the top than women. the first is the gender pay gap. the average of men's pay and women's. seniority or by type of work. pilots are men and most of its cabin crew are women. but the bbc is grappling with another issue, equal pay.

are of an equal value to the organisation. it seems to be the report that the bbc wanted. you care about. and a lack of consistency and transparency. of men and women on

air. as another equal pay cases. were representing productivity. therefore change the page. is a debatable approach.

case, they are going to punish the men as a result. the villains, rather than actually being the victims. they must raise the pay of women and not cut the pay of men. and tomorrow she will give evidence in parliament. the bbc‘s balancing act is not set to get any easier. fran unsworth is the bbc‘s head of news. for sometime before that. comes to pay in news, gender is not an issue?

i don't think that's quite what the report says. systemic gender bias in the way that pay has been set. and women's pay. set somebody‘s salary. for anyone who can show that they are a victim of it? without having nightmares. in some cases. that there is an equal pay issue. but there is no systemic issue. where there is a gender issue?

then we will have to address that, yes. discrepancy, because the gender pay gap is not the same as equal pay. that is two people in the same job earning very different amounts. because of that person? be open to debate as well, of course.

was much tighter. more men, or a disproportionate number of them? from whom to choose. for all sorts of social reasons. and that is something that we have to address going forward. did you not think, that looks strange, that looks a bit weird? yes, we did. we very much did, yes.

to a point, it was sort of within a framework. light on that which needs to be addressed. that looks a bit weird! you could have said that at any time! raised this before.

within a range, recognising those factors. that is what we did not do before. this was not transparent. that they would be published. i think there was... all over the place. many of them seem to be quite gender specific. on to this earlier. formation at the moment. which is replicated elsewhere.

what do you do? i do believe, is the market for news presenters. and i think it does... come in for the going salary... get very out of line. the bbc saving money or spending money on reforming this pay?

and in the long term, it is saving. are approximately 200 more cases. and to our workforce, and our way of paying people. thank you. on saudi arabia's richest businessman, waleed bin talal. of the anti—corru ption drive in the kingdom. was a different man and was twitching. well, things moved on fast after mark's piece.

even appeared in a video suggesting he'd been well looked after. ifeel at home, no problem at all here. everything is fine. you saw that and it upset me a lot. and it is all lies, frankly speaking. all lies. has been fine. and all these rumours really upset me. because they went so far. which rumours in particular? waleed was sent to some other place, you know, the main prison. and that he had been tortured. all lies, you know. here he is just two days after his release... arriving at work to applause.

after we ran our item? maybe not — we've heard suggestions that there was a link. into corruption in saudi arabia. what do you think was going on last week with the sequence of events? to one released. and shocked to see the newsnight report. i do not think they had any plans to release him beforehand. was going on, the saudis keen to get investment.

abused in detention. well looked after? i do not think they are credible at all. of all the businessmen in the kingdom. for a number of reasons. it was a performance, propaganda. presumably? to make their vision of success.

serious economic problems. of damage to their international reputation. —— purge. the yemen war, this has been quite self—defeating, this purge. is this that treats businessmen in this way. to the saudi economy. of mistakes and locking up so many

princes in the ritz—carlton? where does this leave him now? is backfiring on multiple levels. as with his other projects. getting hold of those. and are all in shock. against mohammed bin sandman.

was murdered by his cousin in revenge killings. to take revenge. of years before this. a number of people have been disappeared for a long time. but they could strike back at any time. another problem... really briefly. and this has been the government message. that is harmful to the regime. thank you so much.

we would welcome them at any time. important vote aligned with their own opinion. of the lords, now it has started debating the eu withdrawal bill. that the lords could try simply to delay or thwart the whole thing. so — will they? what the anti—brexit peers are up to. as they shaped our island story.

determined to challenge brexit. chambers, you would find deep misgivings about brexit. on their minds. brexit. david lloyd george's people's budget. they could revive the people versus peers battle.

over brexit led to the demise of the house of lords. this place is a complete anachronism. for democracy, we haven't even got it in our own country. the house of lords as it presently is... how do you become a lord? there's only two ways of doing it. is your great—grandmother slept with a king. i'm not entirely sure which of those provides the better peers. it is an anachronism. we need an elected second chamber. though that is not the battle we should be fighting at this stage. so a more subtle game is being mapped out in the house of lords. of parliament and even to change the nature of brexit. these pro—european peers hope to amend the bill in four ways.

law without a full vote. into an extension of the article 50 negotiations. to keep the uk in the single market and the customs union. vote on the final stage, whatever the outcome. that would mean a vote even if there is no deal. she hopes to see an extension of the article 50 negotiations.

previously have realised. tread with care. of commons so that we can take it through to royal assent.

palace. to revise legislation. even if that involves a fight. choosing their battles with care. and nickjoins me now. discussed speech in the opening day. a brexit minister untiljust before the general election, stood up. this is what the remain supporting pier had to say. all that we hear day after day are conflicting, confusing voices. precise terms of the future relationship with the eu. declaration in october.

it will be a gangplank into thin air. asking for, the future relationship to be. impact of leaving. all scenarios not particularly good i suppose you would say. and that has caused problems.

into the open after that leak. to mps that civil service forecasts are as he said, always wrong. what he said in his second tweet. and the rational consideration indicate would be damaging. this shows the prime minister's challenge. opus book option. but of course they have not outlined yet what they want.

or realfire. sales are booming. have natural gas. a connection to a more rustic life. one might even say it has become something of an interior design fad. but diesel cars were a fad too. and stoves might be getting that diesel stigma. on the domestic burning of solid fuels. it worries that stoves are adding to local air pollution.

the mayor of london is also concerned. david grossman has been looking at the data. in our cities, you could cough up black globs of it. that is, if it didn't choke you to death. if you looked at his x—ray, you would see plenty... tens of thousands did die. into our towns and cities are fortunately long gone. they were closed and the air quality improved. this one is now being turned into luxury flats. that we breathe. on a much smaller scale. people who burn wood in their stoves and fireplaces. and others, sat in front of their

fires this evening. of the past, a problem of the 19505 and 1960s. but it is something that has returned under the radar. with wood burners. and it is something that has crept back in. in the last five to ten years, over 1. been sold in the uk. in our cities is coming from wood burning at home. a fire like this may look and feel great. but its impact may be much bigger than many realise. stove are actually six times greater than for an hgv lorry. tell me what this is? a poster about air pollution. the mayor of london sadiq khan has talked about banning stoves.

making an enemy of so many voters may not be politically prudent. but what else could they do? across a whole range of sources. so covering wood—burning, covering cars. things that we can do. more damaging than dry wood. from doing it. burning wet wood. health and their neighbours' health. by too much green legislation rather than not enough. emitted less co2. more conventional fuel more expensive.

just government advice. people try to trust the government on these areas for good or ill. one thing, incentivising the wrong way, often using taxpayers money. and then changes its mind when the evidence changes. and consumers with the cost. and consumers who end up bearing the brunt of it. or stoves, their options seem limited. beyond perhaps educating us to use cleaner, drierfuel. and the green party's caroline russell. what is better about fire heat, harry, than radiator heat?

dash of rural comfort. it is not like turning on a boiler. i love chopping wood, but i forage for it. you have an open fire, caroline. i do, but i do not use it. in front of

the fire. of their children. can we really believe these figures that fires are causing 40%... of people miserable. makes your life a misery. it is a specific set of 00:34:51,1000 --> 00:34:52,348 particles. with the clean air act.

it is clap back again... more carbon dioxide. in children, causing cancer, this is a public health situation. and they have not. against harry, so what do you think... they cannot have a wood—burning stove. first of all, it is not illegal.

stoves, most are open fires that are legal. those are worst. more than often a busy street in london. that is alarmingly high. than a wood—burning stove. as the particles, when you smell that. you will still be breathing those in. even though the logic

says different. and transport, that is whether absolute focus should be. and they need to deal with them and they need... ban them or not? polluting than a diesel car. in the street. thank you both very much indeed. or so the advertisers seem to think. undoubtedly many of you are partial to a cruise.

which is celebrated in a new exhibition at the v&a in london. in the second world war. in a breathless three—and—a—half days. stephen smith. going anywhere nice for your holidays? away from it all. was the acme of civilised travel. the ocean liner shaped the modern world in so many ways.

the 20th century. world was often getting aboard a liner. the liner came to represent this idea of the future. that they had ever experienced. of the line between the wars. fittings from the salon of the french liner normandy. really, the great french ship launched in 1935. a great sort of expression of statehood. and she had some of the most magnificent interiors anywhere.

she was at the time equated with versailles. here is a metaphor come to life. a deck chair from the titanic. a reminder of the old truce, worse things happen at sea. i name this ship empress of britain... fastest, most luxurious ship on the run from britain to canada. she was requisitioned as a troop carrier in the second world war. but struck by a german bomber and then a torpedo in 1940. some a0 lives were lost. with his family on the ship. she would not be able to go down the jacob's ladder. in in a papoose

style arrangement. and went down the ladder. and i never knew the name of the chap who saved me. of britain and there came a section were suddenly it became... very emotional. because i realised it was writing about me. with his rescuer‘s family. did you feel, you know, somebody up there is looking after me? i did feel that. what he did and put himself at risk, i think that is tremendous. yeah. the reign of the

ocean liner could not last. airliners took their crown. as this lot? i will be back tomorrow, until then, good night. a very good evening to you.

sweeping in from the arctic and wintry showers as well. wintry showers as well. winds expected through parts of the country. country. of the uk, it will reach the south as well. as well. the north of england, initially over the hills but not exclusively. the hills but not exclusively. conditions really will be very unpleasant. unpleasant. falling in places, mostly rain around the coast. around the coast. getting into parts of northern england. england. in the south, a little bit too mild at this stage.

too mild at this stage. because the cold front sweeps through. through. the cold there losing down like honey. —— falling. will continue like this until wednesday evening as well. wednesday evening as well. blowing in from the north and north—west. north—west. scotland and perhaps fewer across the far south. the far south. little across the very far west of the british isles. —— winds. winds are lot lighter on friday.

are lot lighter on friday. northerly around the north sea coast at either than that a brighter day. at either than that a brighter day. hopefully not through the entire course of it. course of it. a mini cold snap on the way but only a one—day wonder. i'm laura trevelyan in washington. and political high drama. and soaring stock markets. we'll look at what the president is expected to say. i'm rico hizon

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