a gunman is in police custody in florida after killing at least 17 students and teachers at his former school. panic as pupils tried to flee to safety — some in the building hid under desks, and barricaded doors as loud shots rang out. then all of a sudden we hear one of our student government teachers say "run as fast as you can", and we hear a gunshot. the gunman, 19—year—old nikolas cruz, is charged with 17 counts of premeditated murder. you come to the conclusion that this is absolutely pure evil. we'll have all the latest — and asking what it will take for any change in america's gun laws. cyril ramaphosa has been elected president of south africa — he replaces jacob zuma, who resigned last night. a rip—off — mps are scathing about financial advisers mis—selling

new products to members of british steel's pension scheme. it it may highlight the fact for other pension schemes in the future, and this may not happen on this scale again, hopefully it doesn't, but that's little comfort to people like myself, you know. and a strong start for dom parsons in the skeleton. and a strong start for dom parsons in the skeleton. and coming up in the sport on bbc news. all the latest from pyeongchang, as britian‘s curlers continue their campaign on the ice hoping for more round robin victories. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. police in florida have charged a 19—year—old man with 17 counts of premeditated murder, after a mass shooting at a high school.

the gunman, nikolas cruz, was a former pupil at the school who'd been expelled. witnesses said cruz set off a fire alarm, and shot at people as they left the building. it was the eighteenth shooting incident in a us school so far this year. a warning — you may find some of the images in neda tawfik‘s report distressing. running for their lives these panics stu d e nts running for their lives these panics students fled as fast as they could. others sheltered inside. these were the terrifying sounds from one of america's classroom, the gunman struck moments at the end of the school day. police have identified him as nicholas cruz, he arrived heavily armed with a semi automatic rifle and ammunition. it is now understood that this was a well planned plot to maximise the loss of life. the shooter set off

the fire alarm to draw the children out of their classrooms. as the attack unfolded children hid in cupboards and barricaded doors he went upa cupboards and barricaded doors he went up a down the hallway, he shot through my door and broke the window. as soon as the fire alarm got pulled i heard five pops. we hear one of our student government teachers say, run as fast as you can, we heara teachers say, run as fast as you can, we hear a gunshot. 17 children and teachers were killed. more than a dozen were injured and are being treated in local hospitals. we are furious, how cold this happen in this country, in this state? this isa in this country, in this state? this is a state that is focussed on keeping our children safe, you come to to conclusion this is just absolutely pure evil. this state is not tolerate violence, we have law enforcement that will show up to defend our safety.

cruz tried to escape by blending in with students fleeing the school. but he was later arrested without incident in a nearby town. authorities are beginning to piece together his possible motives. he was expelled last year and students described him as troubled. he carried gun, he showed me them. i saw what guns he has, he showed me personally, the kids wouldn't pick on him because they were scared. this is one of the safest cities in the country but that didn't stop it from becoming the 18th school shooting this year, the question that seemingly everyone in the nation is now asking, is whether this is the new normal? in washington, there was them passioned plea on the floor of the senate from a senator whose state includes the sane hook elementary school where childrens were shot and killed just

over five years childrens were shot and killed just overfive years ago. childrens were shot and killed just over five years ago. this happens nowhere else, other than in the united states. this epidemic of mass slaughter, this scourge of school shooting after school shooting. it only happens here not because of coincidence, not because of bad luck, but as a consequence of our inaction. we are responsible. tales of heroism are emerging from the tragedy. tragedy. a football coachis the tragedy. tragedy. a football coach is said to have shielded children as the gunman fired. he did not survive his injuries. with each new shooting there is the inevitable debate on gun ownership in america. yet this country is more divided than ever on how to stop this problem.

david willis is in washington. let us consider the weapon used by this former pupil of the school, a semi automatic gun. absolutely, the weapon in question, very much the weapon in question, very much the weapon of choice for mass shootings here in the united states. and this weapon, the ar15, easier to obtain in florida, a state with very liberal gun control laws, than a handgun, but, as much as the weapon itself, it seems that the gunman‘s knowledge of the lie of land as a former pupil at this school, that seems to have been crucial as well here, not only did he know where to find his victim, he knew how the fire alarm system operated, and it has been reported that he actually activated it in order to lure pupils out and into his path, and of course he knew as well, how to blend into

the crowd, and make his escape. and david, is there any sign that this latest incident. the 18th shooting in a school this year, is this any sign that is going to change the debate on gun laws? well, one indication of that perhaps lies with president trump's tweet in the last hour, and he said so many signs that the florida shooter was mentally disturbed, everyone expeued mentally disturbed, everyone expelled from school for bad behaviour, neighbours and classmates knew he was a big problem, must a lwa ys knew he was a big problem, must always report incidents to the authorities again and again, no mention of the need for tougher gun control laws here, it is interesting to note that president trump received the early endorsement in his run for president from the national rifle association, which is of course one of the most powerful lobby gruers here in the us. last nightjust after lobby gruers here in the us. last

night just after news of this shooting started to emerge, one congressman said simply america is in thrall to the nra as he put it. don't expect any changes in this country's gun control laws any time $0011. david, many thanks. cyril ramaphosa has been elected president of south africa. this is the moment in the last hour when the former anti—apartheid activist was confirmed in the role. mr ramaphosa replaces jacob zuma, who resigned last night following pressure from his party over numerous corruption allegations. i declare cyril ramaphosa is dually elected president of the republic of south africa. mr ramaphosa replaces jacob zuma, who resigned last night following pressure from his party over numerous corruption allegations. our correspondent pumza filhani is in johannesburg. cyril ramaphosa elected unopposed. describe the atmosphere as south africa entering this new phase. describe the atmosphere as south

africa entering this new phaselj think if will is one word for it it would be expectancy, there is a sense something good is about to happen in south africa again. listen to opposition parties congratulating the president there on his election, they congratulated him but also reminded him on the side of that that while he does have their support, this isn't a blank cheque. there is much work to be done, but a big sense that the right man is in the right seat, finally, and that he is somebody that will be able to drive growth here in south africa, that will be able to return jobs in south africa, that will also just be able to put finally stomp out corruption or create a culture where it seems corruption will be dealt with. ok. thank you very much indeed. thank you very much indeed. the jury has returned more verdicts in the trial of the former football coach barry bennell at liverpool crown court. danny savage is there.

danny, tell us what has happened. yes, in the last few minutes many case may sound familiar, the juries have been going through the deliberations in this trial, they came back with 36 verdicts of guilty a couple of days ago, they were sent away by thejudge a couple of days ago, they were sent away by the judge to consider a majority verdict on the rest of the challenges, seven of them, and this morning and this afternoon, within the last few minutes they have come back with the rest, saying that barry bennell is guilty of those crimes, this trial centred on 11 men who were boys backs in the late 70s and 80 when they were abused by barry bennell and this case has finished with the jury returning all the verdicts. a charismatic and talented coach who held the keys to the footballing world. barry bennell surrounded himself

with young boys. he was allowed u nfettered with young boys. he was allowed unfettered access to a large number of boys who we was coaching, they we re of boys who we was coaching, they were staying with him at weekends, over school holiday, going abroad on football coaching trips. these were little boys who wanted to play foot ball little boys who wanted to play football and when you hear them giving their evidence at court, they are little boys again and they are waiting for him to say sorry. burnell has been convicted of child sex offences when in november 2016 fresh allegations emerged. in interviews on this programme two more former footballer... in interviews on this programme two more former footballer. .. this programme eventually ended up as evidence in court. by youth coach barry bennell. as more claims were made, ben nel

moved out of his home, was found unconscious as a hotel and then detailed and charged by police. he was interviewed 30 time, on one occasion described how the sickening abuse would begin. he has presented throughout the interviews as somebody that is com pletely interviews as somebody that is completely different to the suffering he has caused and not once has he shown one bit of empathy or remorse to these victims and to what he has put them through. what sort of man is he? cruel. and selfish. the only person that matters to barry bennell is barry bennell. with dreams of becoming a

professional footballer, and promises of the newest and best kit, barry bennell lured his victims to his homes here in derbyshire and elsewhere. described as an alland's cave for young boys, they provided a haven for the predatory and devolution views barry bennell to abuse. he never told his side of the story in court. neither did he face his accusers, appearing by videolink because of poor health. he watched on, smirking according to one of the victim, as they recounted their horrific story, of what he did to them. another said he knew of four players coached by barry bennell who had taken their own live, including the former wales manager gary speed. barry bennell‘s lawyer questioned the accusers' motives, suggesting they were out for financial gain but now more than 20 years after his first conviction barry bennell has

been found guilty for a fourth time of abusing young boys. a serial child abuser who exploited a system, his position, and young footballers' dreams. this trial heard that barry bennell was a child molest the on an industrial scale. the bbc understands as well as the victims in this trial, that this case centred on a total of 98 people have now come forward, to say they were abused by barry bennell, his victims were mainly young footballers in the youth set up of manchester city and crewe as this trial heard. what about the wider implications for football and sport? sport? about the wider implications for footballand sport? sport? from althose events years ago, our sports editor has been looking at the background to this. barry bennell worked with some of

the top clubs in the north—west of england, identifying and developing the most promising young players. we doa the most promising young players. we do a lot of talking to them, showing them skills and explaining the game. there is more to it than just coming here for an hour a week. we give them homework. but barry bennell was also a serial paedophile. gary cliff was one victim, abused by his former coach when playing forjunior teams linked to manchester city. every school holiday, christmas time, and this is over a four to five year period. he ruined our lives, numerous lives. i know because i was there. hundreds of boys lives. they are mothers —— he should never see the light of day again. manchester city say they are investigating but gary co clip insists some people at the club would have known about the behaviour. they knew who he was but they allowed it to continue. barry

bennell‘s relationship with manchester city remains unclear but we've obtained what is believed to bea we've obtained what is believed to be a business card the coach handed to young players and their parents, describing himself as a club representative. if this is what it appears to be, it may show how manchester city —— barry bannan used manchester city —— barry bannan used manchester city's name. simon cousins was a board director at manchester city at the time. could more have been done, do you think, to pay more attention to the young players and how they were being treated? with hindsight, the answer is yes, but... did anybody read it at the time? or know about it? no. simon cousins died last year before manchester city spoke to him as part of their enquiry. barry bennell was most closely linked with corel

alexander hamilton smith was the managing director at the time and he says that, after being made aware of concerns and rumours about barry bennell‘s behaviour, he raised the issue in a board meeting but the coach was allowed to stay for three more years. i find it difficult to believe that, with all of the banter that was going on, all that was happening, the special board meeting we have, and they are still saying they didn't know something was going on. i went to the fa to talk to them about my concerns and ended up getting a dearjohn letter. which said, they'd investigated and found nothing to be answered. everybody involved could have done, and should have done a lot more. the then manager, dario roddy, was one of those who smith says was aware of general concerns about barry bennell‘s behaviour. now director of

football, he denies having had any knowledge of barry bennell‘s crimes, but he was suspended by the fa in 2016. crewe also say they were unaware of barry bennell‘s behaviour before his first conviction in 1994, when he was jailed in florida. it may seem hard to believe now but, in the 1990s when barry bennell was convicted, the story seems to have made little impression, either on football or wider society, but in late 2016 another former victim at crewe started arguably the biggest crisis the british game has ever seen. first, former crewe player andy woodward spoke out about the abuse he suffered at the hands of barry bennell, insisting he wasn't alone. it's huge. the ripple effect through football, i hope people are listening. former international paul stewart revealed the extent of the abuse he'd been subject to buy a different paedophile horrific. how

long did it go on for? for years, almost every day. the fa chairman has launched a review. we believe we are doing everything we can to step up are doing everything we can to step up to the mark. police forces investigating, the trust was set up for the victims, 285 potential suspects have been identified and 331 clubs now involved. the barrister who prosecuted barry bennell in 1998 told me that football must share the blame. ryan sutton that at the time there was institutional failure —— i sutton that at the time there was institutionalfailure —— i am certain that at the time there was institutional failure and i am very disappointed that it appears, as a result of the validity of that case, other boys had been abused because this danger was not drawn to the attention of the public. —— as a result of wider publicity of that case. the youth football system now seems a lot safer than then, but

yea rs seems a lot safer than then, but years on, the game's most notorious paedophile continues to haunt the sport. now that this trial has finished, it moves on to sentencing, and we understand that barry bennell will be sentenced here at liverpool crown court at midday on monday. he's appeared throughout this trial on video link, but we also understand he will be brought here in person to hear his sentence. that will be the next stage, after the verdict returned today. we will no doubt have more reaction throughout the afternoon on bbc news. our top story this lunchtime: a gunman is in police custody in florida after killing at least 17 students and teachers at his former school. and still to come — arsenal fly to the arctic to take on the only english manager in europe's elite competitions. coming up in sport: we'll bring you all the gold medals won so far today at the winter olympics,

including the oldest man to take an alpine skiing title. members of british steel's pension scheme were the victims of a "major mis—selling scandal", according to mps. the work and pensions committee say the scheme's members were targeted by "vulture" financial advisers, who encouraged them to transfer their savings to "unsuitable funds". it happened when the pension fund was hived off in order to keep the uk company, owned by the indian firm tata, afloat. sian lloyd reports. last year, members of the old british steel pension scheme faced a big decision about their retirement savings, after tata which had taken over the liabilities said it was no longer viable. workers could choose to transfer their benefit out of the scheme. a report by a committee of mps said some of those who did were exploited, shamelessly bamboozled by dubious financial advisers.

there have been people who probably have been fleeced of the most valuable asset they will have ever had, which has been built up as part of their pension scheme, for which the financial vultures have been after and, in too many cases, been successful in getting their claws on. we uncovered the case of richard bevan, who had transferred his savings into a private scheme. he believes the financial advice he was given was unsuitable, which resulted in him losing out on £200,000. we passed evidence of his complaint to the financial conduct authority, which regulates the industry. it is criticised in the report for not acting quickly enough. richard welcomes the scrutiny by mps, but says it is too late for him. the parliamentary report is spot on, but where that leaves people like myself, i need to know.

-- i really don't know. it may highlight the fact for other pension schemes in the future, and this may not happen on this scale again. hopefully, it doesn't. but, that is little comfort to people like myself, you know. what happened to still workers has been described as a mis—selling scandal. the report makes recommendations to show that similar mistakes are not repeated. including a ban on contingent fees, where financial advisers only get paid if the client transfers their pension. the financial conduct authority is saying it is reviewing its rules on pension transfers, as experts say the case should be taken as a wake—up call to the industry. this is not uncommon, and we have seen bhs, and carillion are similar examples of this, so the individual details will vary, but these situations will arise again, so it is important that lessons are learned from this case. pension freedom reforms have led to a boom in similar transfers over recent years. this report highlights that workers like richard need more protection. team gb could be set

to win its first medal of the 2018 winter olympics after dom parsons put himself in contention in the men's skeleton competition. the 30—year—old is in fourth place at the halfway stage — ahead of the final runs tomorrow. in the curling, britain's men earned their second win with a tense victory overjapan — while the women's team lost their second match. look closely while everyone else is at the second skin on the skeleton. the british speed suits are under scrutiny and, whether they give an advantage or not, it's a good fit on dom parsons. at the halfway mark he is within touching distance of a podium after two impressive performances in pyeongchang. podium after two impressive performances in pyeongchanglj podium after two impressive performances in pyeongchang. i hope ican performances in pyeongchang. i hope i can sleep tonight! the last four yea rs has i can sleep tonight! the last four years has been aiming for this one most and

years has been aiming for this one mostand —— years has been aiming for this one most and —— moment, so i've got to make the worst of it. he'd do well to catch this south korean, his effort seeing him lead on a track which looks tailor—made for the koreans. the show ‘s piece on the slopes, the men's downhill, the winter equivalent of the 100 metres final, although nothing. aksel lund svindal had nothing to show from sochi, but he takes a gold medal. magnificent, the vikings are celebrating. mikaela shiffrin will not be satisfied just yet. she delivered in the giant slalom, a second olympic gold atjust 22. favourite for the win missed her slot, and britain's alex tilley let her olympic debut slip by. crashes are common in the snowboard cross. wacky are common in the snowboard cross. wa cky ra ces are common in the snowboard cross. wacky races on snow. defending champion pierre vaultier avoided the ghastly antics behind him, so nobody

could catch him. —— dass diddley. no less te nsely could catch him. —— dass diddley. no less tensely curling, which has been attracting the most unlikely fans, including american actor mr t, who has been providing his own commentary on social media. he might have enjoyed the performance from the british men as their campaign continued with a narrow win over japan. the women suffered their first defeat in pyeongchang, edged out by the usa, and the round robin stages are not getting easier, as they go in search of victory over china. the consumption of what's being called ultra—processed foods could be linked to an increased risk of cancer, according to new research. avoiding highly processed foods is a tough task for most families, including the saxtons from doncaster. i think it's very difficult for a busy family on a

typical week not to eat anything that's in front of us. the serial, definitely, sort of thing, and i understand bread is made, but you wouldn't understand its ultra—processed. wouldn't understand its ultra— processed. they were wouldn't understand its ultra—processed. they were the two surprising things for me. most of us know that highly processed foods like chocolate, cakes and pizza need to be eaten in moderation. and now a new study has revealed just how risky they can be. it followed 105,000 french people overfive yea rs. 105,000 french people overfive years. and it found that, by increasing the amount of ultra—processed food by 10% in their diet, there was a 12% rise in the risk of cancer. what we eat is already known to affect our chances of getting cancer, but researchers say more work is needed to find out why there is a greater risk with highly processed foods.“ why there is a greater risk with highly processed foods. if we get too many ultra—processed foods, we pile on the pounds, and although the

study didn't look closely at weight, we know are links to cancer, so it's a warning sign to have a healthy dietand be a warning sign to have a healthy diet and be aware of the links between diet and cancer. the family are split about how easy it will be to change their eating patterns. are split about how easy it will be to change their eating patternslj still think we will end up eating brea kfast still think we will end up eating breakfast cereal and bread, because in terms of everyday for breakfast, we have smoothies and fruit, but every single day, i think we'd struggle to completely wipe out the brea kfast struggle to completely wipe out the breakfast cereal and bread.“ struggle to completely wipe out the breakfast cereal and bread. if i'm having a snack i might have something healthier, like an apple or something, instead of having a chocolate roll. there are many different ultra—processed foods, but it's clear that snacks like these, tempting as they may be, too many of them can be bad for us. but the new study doesn't mean that all highly processed foods are linked to

cancer. it simply offers insights rather than concrete proof. you may never have heard of the swedish team ostersund, but tonight is their moment in the spotlight, as they take on arsenal in the europa league. the team, whose home town is in the arctic circle, patrick gearey has been to meet him. ostersund calls itself vinterstaden, the winter city. it's at home in ice — idealfor some sports, just not particularly football. it makes the sudden growth of ostersunds fk from wintry obscurity to playing arsenal in europe all the more remarkable, and stranger still they've been led there by an english manager who mixes coaching with a degree in emotional intelligence. it's notjust about how you control or pass a ball or shoot. it's about how we interact with each other. if you are a footballer for two hours a day and then you have to live in ostersund, you have to be somebody‘s husband, somebody‘s friend, somebody‘s brother, so i think it's important we have a responsibility to help develop the person as well. it's brought amazing results.

ostersund have gone from the fourth tier of swedish football to beating much bigger european clubs. they are based in the remote centre of sweden, nearly 300 miles from stockholm. the current club was founded around a month after arsene wenger took charge of arsenal. the whole population of the town could fit inside the gunners' emirates stadium with loads of room to spare. so they've found another way, using not just tactics but amateur dramatics. this is them performing for the locals. it builds character, says the chairman, a former officer in the swedish army. for us, competing in sweden and in europe,