today at 5, after the mass shooting at a school in florida, president trump declares that making schools safer is his top priority. the president spoke as police charged a 19—year—old former pupil with 17 counts of murder, following the attack. we are committed to working with state and local leaders to help secure oui’ state and local leaders to help secure our schools and to tackle the difficult issue of mental health. the attack was one of the deadliest school shootings in us history, and survivors have spoken of their terror. he went up and down the hallway, banging he went up and down the hallway, hanging and shooting into the classrooms. he shot through my door. we'll have the latest from florida and on the president's response a short while ago. the other main stories on bbc news at 5: the former football coach barry bennell has been found guilty of a total 43 sex offences. some of the victims have responded to the verdicts. justice has been served today, and

people will be able to move on with their lives, including myself, and hopefully fix themselves now. i, cyril ramaphosa. .. south africa's new president, cyril ramaphosa, is sworn into office, promising a tough crackdown on corruption. a former oxfam director responds to allegations that he paid for prostitutes while working for the charity in haiti and chad. and, ahead of this weekend's baftas, we'll speak to the academy's head about what we can expect at this year's awards. it's 5pm. our main story is that president trump says making america's schools safer

is his top priority following the gun attack at a school in florida yesterday, in which 17 people died and dozens were injured. police say the teenage gunman was equipped with a gas mask, smoke grenades, an assault rifle and several magazines of ammunition. nikolas cruz, who's i9, was a former pupil at the school. he's been charged with 17 counts of premeditated murder. the attack was one of the deadliest school shootings in us history. mr trump, speaking a short while ago, also said that tackling mental health was a top priority. this report by our correspondent neda tawfik contains some distressing images. running for their lives, these panicked students fled as fast as they could. others sheltered inside. these were the terrifying sounds from one of america's classrooms. the gunman struck moments to the end of the school day. police have identified the 19—year—old attacker as nikolas cruz. he arrived on the campus heavily

armed with a semi—automatic rifle and several magazines of 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, trying to escape the carnage. he went up and down the hallway, banging and shooting into the classrooms. he shot through my door and broke the window. as soon as the fire alarm got pulled and kids were evacuating, i heard five pops. suddenly we hear one of our student governor teachers say, run as fast as you can, and we hear a gunshot. 17 children and teachers were killed. more than a dozen were injured and are being treated in local hospitals. the violence has to stop. we cannot

lose another child in this country to violence in a school. cruz tried to escape by blending in with swarms of 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 for disciplinary reasons and students described him as troubled. he carried multiple guns, he showed me them. i was kicked out of school myself. i saw what guns he had, he showed me personally. the kids wouldn't pick on him because they knew what could go on. they were scared. the suspect has been charged with 17 counts of premeditated murder, and law enforcement will do everything we can, the fbi, ourselves, to make sure that this person is convicted of all charges, and that justice sure that this person is convicted of all charges, and thatjustice is served. 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 this impassioned plea on the floor of the senate from a senator whose state includes the sandy hook elementary school where 20 children, just six and seven years old at the time, 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. aaron feiss, a football coach and security guard at the schoool, is said to have shielded children as the gunman fired. 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. neda tawfik, bbc news, parkland, florida. in the past hour, president trump said making schools safer will be a "top priority". they were listing two, lots of the local people giving their responses, including the police officers and other officials. then president trump emerged to say that making schools safer would be a top priority, and he went on to say he had a direct message for america's children. i want to speak directly to america's children, especially those who feel lost, confused or even

scared. i want you to know that you are never alone, and you never will be. you have people who care about you, who love you, and who will do anything at all to protect you. if you need help, turned to a teacher, afamily you need help, turned to a teacher, a family member, a local police officer or a faith leader. answer hate with love, anser cruelty with kindness. our correspondent, nada tawfik is in parkland, florida. a sense from you of how the local community has been responding. we have heard clearly from some people, but other people you've been speaking to, their response to what the president has been saying today? it's very interesting, because, while this community was still trying to process what had happened to them, there was still a very

clear ca ll to them, there was still a very clear call for more to be done about what these —— about these types of school shootings to happen too often. a teacher who sheltered i9 stu d e nts often. a teacher who sheltered i9 students in a closet said the country had failed to keep them safe. another student spoke about how they are just children and adults are the ones who need to do something to protect them in this country. i think also there are a lot of questions being asked. the sheriff at an early press conferences said, if people see something, they need to say something. well, the shooter, nikolas cruz, had declared an youtube that he was going to be a professional shooter. he was on the fbi's radar since september but nothing was done to the fbi say they were never able to identify and speak with him. school authorities we re speak with him. school authorities were not warned. in this community, a lot of discussions about where the system failed then and how, as a

country, as a whole, there need to be significant changes to the culture of gun violence. interesting that the president did focus on mental health issues, he went out of his way to single out that as an issue that needed to be addressed, and yet he isn't echoing the calls of even some republicans, who say the time has surely come now to take action. how do you assess the kind of possible change of feeling, especially within the republican party? you know, i really have to say that i was in sandy hook in connecticut when those 20 children, just six and seven years old, were killed, and i think in this country, seeing that, in that moment we were unable to come to a consensus. many people here are not optimistic. this is the 18th school shooting this year. this country is more divided than ever. we just heard from the commander in chief, who chose to be

silent on the issue of gun violence and tried to shine a spotlight on mental health issues. i think the staunchest republicans have been clear in saying, sidestepping this issue, saying that we need to get the facts, we shouldn'tjump to conclusions. so, based on the mood music from the majority of the republican party and the president, this country is still too divided to move forward on this. thank you for the latest. joining us from rhode island is scarlett lewis, who lost her six—year—old son jesse in another school shooting, the sandy hook atrocity in 2012. thank you forjoining us on what must be an exceptionally difficult day for you. just wondering if you got the chance to see the president's response, and what you made of it? actually, i didn't. i am ina made of it? actually, i didn't. i am in a school currently speaking with high schoolers and working on a solution to the issues we are seeing

in america. so the president said that making schools safer in america is his top priority, and he went on to say that there needed to be a sharper focus on to say that there needed to be a sharperfocus on mental to say that there needed to be a sharper focus on mental health issues, i'm assuming in the context of gun ownership. what do you make of gun ownership. what do you make of that? the solution really is, and i've realised in the past five years since my six—year—old son was murdered in his first grade classroom, that i wasn't going to wait for someone else to come up with a solution. gun control isn't working and so i believe the solution is social and emotional learning, and that is teaching kids how to get along, how to have healthy relationships, how to manage their emotions. this isn't something... we need to learn these schools and tools. we haven't been teaching them in schools. it is called social emotional learning, and there are decades of research showing that this proactively prevent suffering before it starts.

so this is all research—based, and soi so this is all research—based, and so i started a movement to be part of the solution. i realised i couldn't wait, i couldn't sit around and blame, but i had to be part of the solution, so we offer a free social and emotional learning programme. iam social and emotional learning programme. i am currently in rhode island spreading it, and it's now in 50 states, 45 countries, and really thatis 50 states, 45 countries, and really that is what i see the solution is being. not addressing the symptoms of the issue but actually getting directly to the cause, which is anger in our society, the inability to manage our emotions, to have deep and meaningful connections and relationships. these are skills and tools that are easy to teach and easy to learn, and that's what we are focused on. what message ——.|j

was wondering what you were say to viewers who say, we get that, that makes sense, and that strategy makes sense, but what about those people who are not kids, they are adults, they are the ones at the moment who have trouble handling their emotions, they are the ones who, for whatever reason, have expressed their anger in this violent way. what is the approach there? fantastic question, and it's the exact same approach. it is being aware of our thoughts that create our reality, it's learning how to manage our emotions, it's implementing social emotional learning programmes in all of our schools. we note this is in the best interests of our children. i know it would have saved jesse's life and prevented so much suffering. there was a report after the sandy hook shooting called the sandy hook advisory commission report. that came up with three things that could

prevent this happening again, gun safety, more access to mental health and social emotional learning, three things in no particular order. honestly, we can't continue to point the finger and to wait for other people to come up with a solution. we need to move forward with this. we need to move forward with this. we have a programme for parents as well, so i would log onto our website, and let's all be part of the solution together. it's a different way of thinking, it's not on the issues. it's proactive prevention. it's a bit uncomfortable, it isn't what we are used to doing, but we must use proactive prevention or we are never going to get ahead of the issues we are experiencing, and that's not only violence but it's substance abuse and mental health issues. social emotional learning reduces mental health issues. it reduces and prevents su bsta nce mental health issues. it reduces and prevents substance abuse, as well as violence. this is the issue, and i

feel grateful and blessed to be able to be part of it. we are grateful to you forjoining us and explaining that to us as clearly as you have. thank you. this is bbc news at 5. former youth football coach barry bennell has been found guilty of the remaining sexual assault charges against him. in total, he's been convicted of 43 offences against 11 boys between 1979 and 1990. he'll be sentenced on monday. former football coach barry bennell has been found guilty of seven he has been found guilty of seven further sex offences, bringing the total number he has been convicted of to a3. bennell, who worked with manchester city and crewe alexandra's youth teams, abused boys on an "industrial scale", according to prosecutors. an additional 86 people are understood to have come forward to say they have been abused by bennell. 0ur sports editor, dan roan, is at liverpool crown court. let's have the latest from you. this

trial lasted five weeks and the jury took five days to deliberate, but earlier this afternoon they finally convicted the former youth team football coach barry bennell on 43 cou nts football coach barry bennell on 43 counts of child sex abuse against 11 boys, aged between eight and 15 between the years 1979—1990. my colleague now reports on what happened during the trial. a charismatic and talented coach who held the keys to the footballing world. i always wore a tracksuit as that was myjob and i was a bit full of myself. i always thought i was brilliant. barry bennell surrounded himself with young boys. he was allowed unfettered access to a large number of boys who we was coaching, and they were staying with him at weekends, over school holiday, going abroad on football coaching trips.

these were 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 had already been convicted of child sex offences when in november 2016 fresh allegations emerged. in exclusive interviews on this programme two more former footballers... this programme eventually ended up as evidence in court. by youth coach barry bennell. as more claims were made, bennell moved out of his home in milton keynes, was found unconscious at a hotel in stevenage and then detained and charged by police. he was interviewed 30 times, on one occasion described how the sickening abuse would begin. yeah, they all... i mean, the grooming, er... as it's called, and i didn't think it was...

it was starting in respect of getting them to like you, getting them to feel comfortable with you, bit of toy fighting, er... a few tweets here and there, just to sort of see the reaction i got, and that really is a grooming process that i used. he has presented throughout the interviews as somebody that is completely indifferent to the suffering he has caused and not once has he shown one iota 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 aladdin's cave for young boys, with arcade games, pets and the latest videos, they provided a haven for the predatory and devious 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 victims, as they recounted their horrific stories, of what he did to them. another said he knew of four players coached by barry bennell who had taken their own lives, including the former wales manager gary speed. 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. david 0rnstein, bbc news. the full extent of barry bennell‘s

potential crimes can now be revealed. we understand 98 people have come forward to police, claiming they are a victim of barry bennell. 12 of those were complainants in this case, but clearly the investigation into the former youth team football coach is continuing. so could football have done more to prevent what the governing body, the fa, is described as the biggest crisis in its history? one of football's leading youth coaches in the 1980s, barry bennell worked with some of the top clubs in the north—west of england, identifying and developing the most promising young players. we do a lot of talking to them, as well as 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 cliffe 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. he should never see the light of day again. manchester city say they are investigating but cliffe insists some people at the club in the ‘80s would have known about bennell‘s behaviour. they knew what he was but they allowed it to continue because he was producing results. bennell‘s precise relationship with manchester city remains unclear but 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 bennell used city's name to lure some of his victims. simon cousins was a board director at manchester city when bennell had an association with the club.

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 raise it at the time or know about it? no. simon cussons died last year before manchester city spoke to him as part of their enquiry. bennell was most closely linked with crewe alexandra, where he was youth team coach in the late ‘80s. hamilton smith was the managing director at the time and he says that, after being made aware of concerns and rumours about 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 had, 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 gradi, was one of those who smith says was aware of general concerns about bennell‘s behaviour. now director of football, he denies having had any knowledge of bennell‘s crimes, but he was suspended by the fa in 2016. crewe also say they were unaware of bennell‘s behaviour before his first of three previous convictions in 1994, when he was jailed in florida for abusing young players during a tour. it may seem hard to believe now but, in the 19905 when barry bennell was first 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 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 by a different paedophile. horrific. how long did it go on for? four years, almost every day. the fa chairman launched a review into the crisis. we believe we are doing everything we can to step up to the mark. police forces investigating, a trust was set up for the victims. 285 potential suspects have been identified and 331 clubs now involved. the barrister who prosecuted bennell in 1998 told me that football

must share the blame. i am certain that at the time there was institutional failure and i am very disappointed that it appears, as a result of a lack of publicity of that case, other boys have been abused because this danger was not drawn to the attention of a wider public. with more regulation, youth football now seems a lot safer than then bennell was coaching and abusing but, years on, the game's most notorious paedophile continues to haunt the sport. the former crewe football andy woodward, back in late 2016, waved his anonymity about being abused by barry bennell, spoke to the media, and sparked a torrent of further

allegations, not just about the and sparked a torrent of further allegations, notjust about the man who abused him but also other potential suspects across the country. it's that which led to so many allegations by so many different possible victims as part of that investigation. was in court for the verdict today and shortly afterwards he emerged on the steps of liverpool crown court and spoke to the media. justice has been served today and people will be able to move on with their lives, including myself, and hopefully fix themselves now, because i've had many years of therapy and i just because i've had many years of therapy and ijust hope they because i've had many years of therapy and i just hope they are able to move forward and live some type of normal life, like i want to do now. i also want to thank the judicial system and the jury for having to go through such a long process , having to go through such a long process, and delivering the right result, because it must have been very difficult for them to listen to

all this and, you know, ijust hope this goes down as a legacy, and i am proud. i hope i will help so many other people in different walks of life to have the courage to speak out and to let go of this horrible feeling that we've all had to suffer from for so many years. the verdict will come no doubt as a huge relief both to andy woodward and the complainants involved in this case, but it isn't the end of the story. there are huge questions for football to answer as to how it came to be that a paedophile, potentially more than one, exploited the sport and their position in eight to abuse young footballers, and whether or not, crucially, the game could have done more to prevent it, whether it could be image and reputation of the sport ahead of openness and transparency. sentencing for barry bennell is due to ta ke sentencing for barry bennell is due to take place on monday.

thank you for the account of what happened and the background to that case. cyril ramaphosa has been sworn in as president of south africa, after nine years of the zuma presidency, which ended last night following persistent allegations of corruption. this was the moment, a couple of hours ago, when the new president took the oath of office alongside the chiefjustice. they were in the south african parliament. i. i, cyril ramaphosa. .. swear i, cyril ramaphosa... swear thati will be faithful to the republic of south africa. swear that i will be faithful to the public of south africa. and will they. .. bay. uphold. uphold. and maintain the

constitution... and maintain the constitution and all other law of the republic. 0ur correspondent milton nkosi is in johannesburg. from what we have seen and heard what does it tell us about the likely course of this new presidency, and what changes are we likely to see? cyril ramaphosa is very much loved as a figure in south africa. he comes with very good struggle credentials. he fought in the anti—apartheid movement as a young lawyer. he started one of the biggest unions, the national union of mineworkers, and he went alongside nelson mandela to conclude alongside nelson mandela to conclude a negotiated settlement to end apartheid in the early 90s, he went into business, became incredibly wealthy, and now he's back. because he is wealthy, people believe he will not steal from the public

purse, so will not steal from the public purse, so the general trajectory is taken south africa is essentially that it's going to be business friendly, because he comes from big business now, and he also seems to be quite a straight and honest man. that is what people are hoping for. just a thought about the character of the man. you've told us a bit about the profile and the background. i'm wondering how he will handle the power of office, and what kind of figure will be cut on the global stage? that's a very important question, because cyril ramaphosa, before he became the deputy president of south africa, thabo mbeki was contesting that position with cyril ramaphosa. nelson mandela had preferred cyril ramaphosa to take over from him, but thabo mbeki had global experience,

cyril ramaphosa hasn't travelled much. but cyril ramaphosa has now travelled, he's just back from davos, he was a visiting professor at stanford, so he is now a man with an outlook to the world, he has travelled to china and so on, to brazil and other parts of europe, the uk. he has been there, negotiating deals for south africa economy. he is very keen on foreign direct investment, he has promised jobs, but most importantly he's said he's going to fight corruption, particularly coming after the resignation of jacob zuma. thank you very much forjoining us. that's our correspondent in johannesburg on very much forjoining us. that's our correspondent injohannesburg on the new presidency which started today. let's catch up with the weather. some glorious sunsets up and down the country, much like the picture behind me. some parts of scotland have seen very heavy snow showers we re

have seen very heavy snow showers were significant accumulations adding up to already deep snow lying on the hills. this evening, more snow showers across the north under west. just adding to the accumulations. maybe a few across northern ireland and the far north, selling the pennines. further says, dry story. clear skies. selling the pennines. further says, dry story. clearskies. it selling the pennines. further says, dry story. clear skies. it is called whenever you are with patchy frost around. there will be some nice to watch out for in some areas. we have that risk in the morning, friday morning, along with more snow showers. further south, morning, along with more snow showers. furthersouth, it showers. further south, it is a drier picture with lighter winds and gaps in the cloud. we should see sunny spells. the dutch mild. double figures in the south. quite cold across the north with more showers asi across the north with more showers as i mentioned. into the weekend, saturday will see sunny spells. milder conditions as we head into sunday. this is bbc news.

the headlines... president trump has said that making schools safer will be his administration's top priority, after 17 people were shot dead at a high school near miami. the former youth football coach, barry bennell, has been convicted of the remaining seven charges against him relating to the sexual abuse of boys in his care. south africa's newly—elected president, cyril ramaphosa, has been sworn in. he replaces jacob zuma, who resigned last night. let's get all the sports news for today. good afternoon. both britain's men and women curlers are in a good position to qualify out their round robin groups after both teams won on day six of the winter olympics. the men beatjapan, while the women snatched an exciting sudden death victory against china.

there was more good news for team gb with dom parsons putting himself in contention to win a medal in the men's skeleton. holly hamilton rounds up all of the day's the action. here he is for great britain. the sprint and slide that puts britain in contention for their first medal of the games. while rivals were questioning team gb's high—tech skin is it clear by authorities, this man maintained his impressive form to keep them in touch of the podium. he goes to the front. come on! two runs down, two to go. i hope i can sleep tonight. the last four years has been for this moment. i will make the most of it. downhill skiing is seen as the most of it. downhill skiing is seen as the games' marquee event, the showcase on the slopes. it is only fitting that this norwegian marked an iconic moment at the age of 35. he got glory as he became the

old est of 35. he got glory as he became the oldest alpine champion in olympic history. he has got it! at the women's giant slalom, some struggled on the slopes. and she's taken at the photographers! no problems for this american sensation, at the age of 22 claiming her second 0lympic gold medal. lightning quick. and it is unlikely to be her last of these games. for excitement, like no further than snowboard cross. the wacky further than snowboard cross. the wa cky ra ces further than snowboard cross. the wacky races of winter sports. the defending champion avoided the dastardly and ticks behind him in a class of his own. here it is. hold your breath. a more sedate affair but no less tense, the curling. which has been attracting the most unlikely of fans, including actor mr t. unlikely of fans, including actor mr t, providing his own commentary on social media. he might have enjoyed

the performance from the british men as theircampaign the performance from the british men as their campaign continued with a narrow victory over japan. as their campaign continued with a narrow victory overjapan. they were on record from their first defeat at the hands of the usa to claim victory over china. even your head staying cool as ice in a nail—biting clash that puts them on course for the group stages. —— eve muirhead. just one more thing to note from the olympics. british international olympic committee member adam pengilly has been told to leave pyeongchang immediately after an incident involving a security officer. an ioc statement gave no details on the incident. pengilly — who's a former skeleton racer — has apologised for the incident. away from the winter olympics. .. the only englishman managing a team in european competitions — graham potter — is in charge of little—known swedish side 0stersund, who are taking arsenal in the last 32 of the europa league in around 20 minutes from now. 0stersund have aleady beaten hertha berlin and drew with athletic bilbao on their way to the knock—out stages. and arsenal manager arsene wenger says he knows his side

need to be cautious. i believe they play in a very intelligent way and are very technical way. they asserted as well to the pitch. —— they are suited. you have to be very technical. it is a good team. when i saw them playing on the take, i understood why they did well against bilbao and berlin. that's not a coincidence. and don't forget celtic are also in europa league last 32 action this evening — they take on zenit st petersburg at 5 past 8 at celtic park. you can find all the build up to that match on the bbc sport website. more for you in sportsday at half past six. thanks for that. we'll see you later on. more on one of our main stories.

the former football coach barry bennell has been found guilty of a total of 43 sex offences involving boys aged between eight to 15. bennell worked with manchester city and crewe alexandra's youth teams between 1979 and 1990. liverpool crown court heard that boys were abused on an "industrial scale". well, outside court today, some of bennell‘s victims — who had waived their right to anonymity — gave their reaction. that fear never, ever leaves you. but today, we faced that fear. we broke the silence. and we took back our voice. we looked our abuser in the eye. we are no longer afraid of you, barry bennell. today, justice was done and you no longer have any power over us. you are nothing to us at all. 0ur abuse is punctuated by the failure of adults to protect innocent children. the failure of adults to act when abuse was reported.

the failure to be vigilant and brave. we suffered because of a culture of complacency and a cover—up was allowed to take root. we suffered because of an environment where children were terrified to speak out and where children were silenced by the stigma around abuse. this is about survivors who could not unlock their pain. this is about the children suffering today. to you, we say, you're not alone. we believe you and we will support you. 0urjustice is yourjustice. your suffering is our suffering. we stand together. and together, we have this message to those who abuse children or turned a blind eye, or covered up child sex abuse. yourtime is up. some of the powerful testimony in liverpool. joining me now is anne tiivas, who is the nspcc head of child protection in sport.

it is very good of you to join us today because clearly this is a case that has raised so many big questions. if you were to be asked, what is the main issue that comes out of this case? the first thing i would want to say is we have to applaud the survivors and everyone who supported him to getjustice. we can never be complacent about these things in the future. listening to children and survivors who might find it very difficult to tell anybody when they are being groomed by someone that they have known and trusted is critically important. 0ften, those children can't speak out and adults around them, whether they are payments or coaches or club welfare officers, need to know what to do to spot the signs. and to the confidence to report when they have those concerns. how confident are you... we are different world today and people are far more vigilant, do you think people would act on

suspicions? there is still a way to go but things are infinitely better than 20—30 years ago when many of these cases were first reported. we have worked with over 200 national governing bodies of sport and all of them should expect to have in place safeguarding policies and procedures. they should have club welfare officers and training for coaches and others to spot the signs ofa coaches and others to spot the signs of a child in difficulty. there will still be unregulated activities in places people will seek to harm children but we have an infinitely stronger system than we had in those times. i am asking the question and you will know better than me, but because the word stigma was used in the testimony today, the stigma attached to reporting this kind of dreadful crime and to be seen to be a victim of it, is that stigma less today than it was 20 years ago? i think it is less than that was what it is still extremely difficult for people to talk out. they worry about the reactions of cloth ones around

them. the most common reaction for people is not want to believe that something that dreadful could happen. but it is considerably less than was no—one there are services available to people to contact. if people aren't sure, they can contact the help to talk things through and contact childline. there are many agencies to support survivors people can talk to and away the hidden before. —— top two in a way that they could not before. boys have found it much harder to speak out fingers in the past but for everyone, the stigma is much less. —— to speak out in the past. everyone, the stigma is much less. -- to speak out in the past. what about people abused by bennell. there is a suggestion we are dealing with a legacy problem that is far greater than people at first feared. i don't think we are surprised now. after the first calls to nspcc and

football helpline, we realised this was a particular situation with an individual not unlike jimmy was a particular situation with an individual not unlikejimmy savile, where no—one had been able to speak before. we should expect that more victims would come forward. a final point, if i may. this is clearly a very distressing experience was a people watching, maybe, who have been affected as well. what you say to the people watching who might have had a terrible experience in the past but have not been able to shaveit? the past but have not been able to shave it? what would your advice be? they can come forward and help will be there for them. they can contact our helpline, childline if they can contact the sport's governing body. welfare officers, national governing body should have a welfare officer. if they are not sure, contact police on children services as well. they will be listened to and taken seriously. thank you very much for joining us today. many important underlying map. —— to underline

that. a former 0xfam worker at the heart of a row about sexual misconduct by the charity's workers in chad and haiti has responded to the allegations. in a detailed open letter, roland van hauwermeiren describes how he handled difficult situations in liberia, chad and haiti. he then denied paying for sex. 0ur correspondent matthew cole has been following the story. he's with me now. what's been said? quite a lengthy letter. he begins by praising 0xfam's work and says it should not be targeted. he says, it is not because a —— the fault of the organisation that a few employees did not follow the code of conduct. he then goes on to what he calls the main issue, haiti. 0xfam sacked

three members of staff and allowed four others to resign over claims of six parties and prostitution. it is now underfire six parties and prostitution. it is now under fire for not fully disclosing what went on at the time. in this letter, roland van hauwermeiren says there were no six parties at all. but he says he did have intimate relations with the women in haiti. he says she was not a prostitute but in his words, amateur, honourable woman. not an earthquake victim but someone who 0xfa m earthquake victim but someone who 0xfam held. he went on to say... the final reason he gives for

resigning is that he had a long—standing dispute over strategy with 0xfam and adds that was the end of this very lengthy letter, penny lawrence, the deputy of oxfam who has now resigned, he says she did not deserve to quit over this and all the types of behaviour discussed all the types of behaviour discussed a —— are reprehensible. we have a further development from 0xfam. the admitted that one of the other seven men sacked in haiti just a few months later was rehired by 0xfa m a few months later was rehired by 0xfam in ethiopia. now, they have said that this was indeed a serious error and they are now investigating whether this person had any other issues, as they put it, during a time in ethiopia. meanwhile, we are of course still waiting for the scope of the investigation by the charity commission into all of this. those details of what they will look

at ourjiminez. thank you for the update follows. -- of what they will look at is due imminently. in the last few minutes, sinn fein have been speaking about the failure to reach an agreement with the dup over restoring power sharing in nothern ireland. talks ended yesterday when the dup declared there was "no current prospect" of a deal. the president of sinn fein, mary lou mcdonald, said the parties had reached a draft agreement, but the dup had then stepped back. we said publicly and privately that it was no decision time. when we said that, we meant that. i have to say that michelle and i and our entire team were very straightforward with the dup. we put our cards on the table. we said that a decision needed to be made and it is at that juncture that the a decision needed to be made and it is at thatjuncture that the dup faltered. at no stage where we given the impression, much less the

information, that there was a deep problem within the dup. in all fairness to us, we are not mind readers. we don't have special insights into the hearts and minds of the dup officer board. we understood that party officers had been informed. that different briefings were going on. and we understood, above all else, that we had a deal. sinn fein's statement. sinn fein giving their response to the collapse of the toxin storm at yesterday and suggesting that there might bea yesterday and suggesting that there might be a way back to resume some of the talks, but clearly very angry as they believes the dup caused the colla pse to as they believes the dup caused the collapse to happen. and in the circumstances that they did. it is very contentious politically. angelina jolie, jennifer lawrence, daniel day—lewis, and gary 0ldman are among the stars attending this weekend's baftas. the film awards ceremony will be hosted by joanna lumley

and it takes place at the royal albert hall in london. the shape of water leads this year's nominations, with 12 in total. however, the most notable film missing from the nominations is the post , starring meryl streep and tom hanks. joining me now is amanda berry, chief executive of the bafta. good to have you with us. lovely to be here. it's a fantastic prospect, when you look at the range of quality. before we get into talking about stars and films and a little about stars and films and a little about the event, with joanna hosting... i can't wait. that's something for lots of people. it is a big change and statement as well. is that what it's meant to be? she gave the most amazing speech at the television was last year when she won herfellowship. i've never forgotten that speech. when i started talking to people about her,

i realised we hadn't either. when stephen fry decided to step down and give someone else a go at hosting the awards, joanna was at the top of the awards, joanna was at the top of the list. would people be right to read into it that bafta want to say something strong about the kind of climate we have been in, not least with the way women have been treated in the industry? is that part of the statement, apart from the fact she isa statement, apart from the fact she is a brilliant presenter? she is a billion presenter, that is a given. but you're right, it makes a powerful statement. if we look at the number of films nominated this year as well, there are some incredibly strong female leads, whether frances mcdormand in three billboards, alison janney and whether frances mcdormand in three billboards, alisonjanney and margot robbie in i, tonya, incredibly strong performances. some of us have been lucky to see a lot of these films. the shape of

water... surprised to see it come out on top with 12 nominations? we gave them 12 and the oscars gave it 13. the top guys. —— they topped i was on that. it is a romance, sci—fi, set in the cold war. it doesn't sound appealing but as a film, you arejust run into it. it is an extraordinary film. the performances by sally hawkins and octavia spencer and incredible. performances by sally hawkins and octavia spencer and incrediblem is pretty sensational. you mentioned three billboards, including some spectacular performances. how does that resonate with audiences this year? what is fascinating about that film is it is a british production company who have made that. a british director and producing team. it is nominated for best film and best british film. again, it is someone

best british film. again, it is someone with a voice. someone who wa nts to someone with a voice. someone who wants to make a difference and fight authority. for society today, that really resonates. let's say that they deserve you is not seen any of them. maybe hasn't seen more than one or two of these funds. what would you point was in terms of enjoyable experiences and performances? these films are so different and historical. they coming—of—age, we have talked about sci—fi. coming—of—age, we have talked about sci-fi. i coming—of—age, we have talked about sci—fi. i would say go and see get out, a film have to define, a satire looking at races in america that is also a horrorfilm. daniel kaluuya is nominated for rising star and lead actor. that is fantastic. paddington two is absolutely brilliant. if you go and see it, watch the end credits. there is some magic there. hugh grant is

nominated. if you haven't seen churchill, indeed, darkest hour, they have been so many films about churchill, so many programmes, but i really felt i understood him this time for the first time. i have already mentioned i, tonya, dunkirk. what a spectacle. again, another british director. just enjoying a few scenes with churchill, which was an electrifying performance. gary 0ldman nominated. one of the lovely things this year is kristin ‘s got thomas and hugh grantand is kristin ‘s got thomas and hugh grant and nominated. they were last nominated together in 1994 for four weddings and a funeral. why is the post not in there? meryl streep, tom

hanks and steven spielberg bafta favourites but it shows how strongly it is. it has divided opinion. i have some friends who were not impressed with it. notwithstanding some big acting in it. but as a production and enjoyable viewing experience, there was divided opinion. as a journalist, i thought it was great. i am rather surprised thatis it was great. i am rather surprised that is not there. are you surprised it's not there? i am surprised because of the ingredients of the story and the directors and actors in it. but if people look back, it is on in it. but if people look back, it isona in it. but if people look back, it is on a couple of years since spotlight, different storyline, but again, quite similar. and the other films are so different, which makes voting very difficult. luckily, i'm not a voting member so i don't have to make decisions. but how do you judge the shape of water versus repost? it's really hard. it's very hard. we're really looking forward to it. saw my. and every one of

those seats will be filled. if one comes free, let me know. those seats will be filled. if one comes free, let me knowlj those seats will be filled. if one comes free, let me know. i have your number! that is on sunday night. i think that whetted the appetite nicely. it is five to six and we willjoin meter very soon for bbc news at six. i will be back in ten. now over to the weather. thank you very much. it looks like it will be properly called night for many of us. many shells across northern and western areas. we have all seen plenty of wintry showers across scotland. some incredible amounts of snow, at humiliating father in the highlands. —— accumulating further in the highlands. across the north and west, of scotland, that is where we

have seen most of the snow showers. even a few showers further south as well. you can see mostly rain in the south because it is a little bit milder here. as we head into this evening, snow showers are continue across the north and west of scotland, again up to around 5—10 centimetres in places. further south, largely dry. overnight, temperatures fall away in between showers in the north. temperatures falling close to freezing and below. there is a significant risk of ice in places across scotland, northern ireland and northern england. further south, largely clear, dry and cold. even here, we could see the odd spot of ice with one or two showers around. into friday morning, it isa showers around. into friday morning, it is a cold start with plenty of sunshine for england and will. scotla nd sunshine for england and will. scotland and northern ireland have a few showers mostly across the north west of scotland. these will be on heavy side and snowfall on the hills. milder than the south, ten of

11 celsius. still chilly in the north. as we head into saturday, it looks better than sunday. a lot of sunshine across england and where. across scotland and northern ireland, more in the way of cloud and a breeze and some showers around. you will notice the temperatures, 8—11dc. it is feeling a little bit milder. i will show you the press of chart. —— the pressure chart. outbreaks of rain, selling the west. further east, it should be drier with some shelter in the south—westerly —— from the south—westerly —— from the south—westerly winds. the further west, the cloud is thick with patchy drizzle, like rainer times. west, the cloud is thick with patchy drizzle, like rainertimes. —— west, the cloud is thick with patchy drizzle, like rainer times. —— with light rain at times. as we head into the start of next week, it is also going to be mild. later, really cold towards the end of the week. a teenager is charged with 17 counts of premeditated murder after a mass shooting at a school in florida.

fleeing in panic as the gunshots rang out — inside, pupils hid under desks, and barricaded the doors. he went up and down the hallway, just banging and shooting into the classrooms. he shot through my door. nikolas cruz was arrested after going on the run. his actions led president trump to pledge to make schools safer. no child, no teacher, should ever be in danger in an american school. we'll be looking at the challenge facing america, as it suffers its 18th school shooting this year. also tonight. the former football coach barry bennell is found guilty of a further seven counts