one of britain's most prolific paedophiles, a 29—year—old university lecturer from birmingham, is jailed for 32 years. matthew falder befriended victims online, then blackmailed them into sending him depraved images. this was the moment he was finally arrested. it sounds like the rap sheet from hell. it took a team of international investigators almost two years to track him down. falder was one of the most prolific child exploitation offenders and blackmailers we'd ever seen, in the uk, or even in the us. also on the programme tonight: the prime minister calls for better value for university students in england, where tuition fees are among the most expensive in the world. barry bennell, the former coach who abused 12 young footballers in the 1980s, is jailed. thejudge calls him "the devil incarnate". not so finger lickin‘ good — a shortage of chicken at kfc forces hundreds of outlets to close across the uk. world number one for canada. can he

do it? it is a dead heat! and gold for canada and germany in the two man bobsleigh — the first time the title's been shared in 20 years. coming up on fa cup sportsday later in the hour on bbc news, we're at the dw stadium, and will history repeat itself as wigan looked to shock manchester city? good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. a university lecturer, described as one of britain's most prolific paedophiles, has been jailed for 32 years. 29—year—old matthew falder, a cambridge graduate, admitted 137 offences, including encouraging

the rape of a child. he approached hundreds of people online and then blackmailed them into sending him increasingly depraved images. at least four of his victims tried to take their own lives. falder was finally caught after an operation involving agencies around the world. sima kotecha reports. so, what, what, what was it i've done? what is it i'm supposed to have...? dr matthew falder being arrested at his workplace last year. the 29—year—old spent years posing as a female artist online, to trick his victims into sending him naked pictures of themselves. it sounds like the rap sheet from hell. distributing indecent images of children. he then researched their profiles on social media and used that information to blackmail them into sending him more obscene images. he even installed secret cameras in people's homes, to film them in the shower and using the toilet. falder contacted more than 300 people worldwide. one of his victims told us that she can no longer trust anyone.

i was ashamed of what i've done. all relationships broke down. you can't be friends with someone that doesn't trust you and i didn't trust them. even though they did nothing wrong, and i did nothing wrong, there was no trust any more. last year, he pleaded guilty to 137 charges — including encouraging the rape of a child and possessing a paedophile manual. today, he was sentenced to more than 30 years. the feeling of helplessness that he embodied in the victims and then took them to a place where they never wanted to go, is truly horrific. and, i mean, you know, those videos will be with me and the team probably for the rest of our lives. falder was under surveillance for several months during a four year investigation. the cambridge graduate was identified by the national crime agency. it worked with partner agencies across the world, including the australian federal police and homeland security in america, to find the man

who was behind the messages. falder was one of the most prolific child exploitation offenders and blackmailers we'd ever seen in the uk, or even in the us. so it just became. .. the volume of victims and the techniques that were employed and the discipline that was employed by falder on the internet, to not be identified and not be caught was something we had never seen before. falder lived in this block of flats. he worked at birmingham university. now, officers say his motivation was power and control. he wanted his victims to feel embarrassed and humiliated, and he was confident he could outwit the authorities. he contacted vulnerable people seeking work on websites. he then used names such as "666devil" and "evil mind" on the dark net to communicate with other paedophiles. the dark net is a type of private computer network that is closed off from the rest of the world wide web.

have you sent pictures of your blackmail victims to the parents? no comment. of the victim, the grandparents? no comment. when questioned, falder didn't cooperate. today, thejudge called him, "an internet highway man who robbed his victims of their security and dignity". the paedophile showed no remorse or emotion throughout the proceedings. emotions were running high in court today, with some of falder‘s victims in tears and officers crying who have been investing in this case the lengthy periods of time. moving forward , lengthy periods of time. moving forward, there will be questions as to how the authorities can remain one step ahead of people like falder, who are so technically savvy they are able to exploit the vulnerable for lengthy periods of time without getting caught. sima kotecha, thank you. our correspondent angus crawford is here with me.

it took years to track him down, at one point about 100 investigators trying to identify him. it shows how difficult it is to police the internet. the national crime agency says this is a watershed moment because it shows real progress. multiple agencies in different countries bringing falder to justice. the dark web poses problems for law enforcement. the sites are hidden behind encryption. to access child abuse sites, you have to post illegal images. law enforcement can't do that in mostjurisdictions. abuses barter their images, they don't pay for them, so there is no money trail to follow, are conventional policing tactics. but abusers make the stakes and the m ista kes abusers make the stakes and the mistakes of falder were spotted by the fbi and also by nu unit set up by gchq, the government's monitoring centre. so this is a big success for

them but the scale of this problem is huge. a dark net child abuse site close down next year, it is thought to have had tens of thousands of users. angus, thank you. the prime minister has announced a major review of university funding in england, saying that students are paying some of the highest charges in the world. in a speech in derby, theresa may also called for an end to "outdated attitudes" that favour university over technical education. labour says it's not a review that's needed, but instead an entire restructuring of the education sector. 0ur political editor, laura kuenssberg reports. it contains flasher geography. —— flash photography. it's not me learning, it'sjust me coping. i do believe education should be free. it's too much, basically. it's too much. big dreams but big debts. these derby first years aren't paying fees upfront but expecting to owe nearly £40,000 when they're done. we are the next generation. if you want us to have a high—paying

job, we need some way of reaching that goal. and university does make a difference. from primary to secondary, then to college, it's absolutely free. why should we have to pay for uni? fees tripled when theresa may was already in the cabinet. but more than more students like his sixth formers go to university, however tricky the subject they choose. 0k. i did physics a—level, but that's where my physics ended. but after the election and labour's popular promise to scrap fees altogether, the prime minister has concluded things have to change. all but a handful of universities charge the maximum possible fees for undergraduate courses. and the level of fees charged do not relate to the cost quality of the course. so we now have one of the most expensive systems of university tuition in the world. what she really wants is a change in attitude. it remains a perception that going to university is really the only desirable route,

while going into training is something for other people's children. if we're going to succeed in building a fair society and a stronger economy, we need to throw away this outdated attitude for good. are you willing to say that, potentially, taxpayers should contribute more towards students' education? because, if not, won't this review dispute looking at moving money around in a system that you yourself admitted today has become just too expensive? it's not just about the issues of finance. it's also about making sure that the system we have for post—18 education provides for every aspect of that education and provides young people with the route that is right for them. do you really think that theresa may would have made a speech today if you hadn't had a message in the election that younger generations and their parents thought the tories

weren't listening? well, i think the truth is of course we've got to listen to what the electorate are saying. and if nursing that they think we've got this wrong, that's something we've got to look at. there could be cuts to some fees. but no big new spending. labour says it falls way short. well, unfortunately, this is the third time in the last 12 months that theresa may has announced a review of education. and she's letting students down. don't expect bold changes fast. this review will take a year and few expect it to tear up the whole system. this is also about the lesson voters taught tories at the last election, unconvinced conservatives had answers to the tensions between generations. and turning that round is a much biggerjob indeed. they promised too much. they say they're going to do this but it never happens. and i'm still waiting for the things they say to happen. i voted so that i didn't have to pay uni fees. if the uni was free, i would vote for them, basically. you'd vote for any party that said university should be free? every uni student will!

voters young and old aware that what's easy to say is not always easy to do. laura kuenssberg, bbc news, derby. 0ur education editor branwenjeffreys is with me. why has the prime minister announced the review now? theresa may knows she has to address the perception the system is not just expensive but also to many people feel is unfair. the way it works is the cost of running universities is split between stu d e nts universities is split between students taken out their loans taxpayers who pick up the cost of any loan is not repaid at the end of 30 years. but student debt is growing. by 2021—22 it will reach £160 billion. that is around 7% of the nation's wealth or gdp. so how is this review going to get more fairness into the system? it will look at how much students borrow, for how long and crucially also the interest rates they pay. because in

england it is the poorest students who end up borrowing most because they take out loans for living costs. around £57,000. a lot of money by any normal family's standards. so theresa may was going to try and moved the moving parts within the system to try and put back a sense of fairness. but by the end of this, students in england. and are paying for most. in scotland, home students pay no tuition fees. in northern ireland, they pay less and in wales they are about to introduce a generous system of gra nts about to introduce a generous system of grants for living costs, in which the poorest students will get around £8,000 a yearto the poorest students will get around £8,000 a year to help make ends meet. branwen jeffreys, our education editor, thank you. the former football coach barry bennell has been sentenced to 31 years for abusing 12 young footballers who he trained in the 1980s. bennell, who was convicted of more than 50 child sexual offences, coached at a number of clubs including manchester city and crewe alexandra.

the judge called the 64 year old the "devil incarnate" our sports editor dan roan reports. they came seeking closure, the victims of barry bennell, arriving at court for sport's most notorious paedophile. their abuser, meanwhile, arriving by different entrance after being found guilty of counts of child six charges. appearing via a video link because of ill—health, he was here in person as he was handed a31 was here in person as he was handed a 31 year prison sentence. the 64—year—old impassive as he sat staring at the floor of the dock as his punishment was read out. inside court, cries of yes from the public gallery were hushed. outside, the emotion able to flow. today we looked evil in the face and we smiled, because barry bennell, we have won. today, we hand our shame and ourguiltand

have won. today, we hand our shame and our guilt and our sadness back to you. it should never have been ours to carry on the first place. the care and diligence he took in grooming the victims and their families is amongst the most manipulative behaviour ever seen. he was a predatory paedophile and to this date there is no evidence that he has any remorse or regret that the dreams he has shattered on the lights he has damaged. sentencing bennell, thejudge told him, to these boys you appeared as a god. in reality you were the devil incarnate. you stole their childhoods and their innocence to satisfy your perversion. his abuse, thejudge said, with satisfy your perversion. his abuse, the judge said, with sheer evil. several of the former victims read out impact statements in court, among them gary cliffe, abused by bennell when he played for a manchester city junior team. in a bid to force bennell to make eye

contact, he approached the dock after his statement asking why? before being led away by an official. what was that experience like for you? i was churned up inside but i was determined that this was my moment, i didn't want to regret not doing it so i stood up there, you were in court and saw it, i saw those words directed towards. another 86 people have made complaints against the former manchester city crewe alexandra youth team coach and amid hundreds of allegations against both clubs they are poised. dan roan, bbc news, liverpool. more than 250 jobs have been axed at a company which supplied meat to food chains including the pub giant wetherspoons and jamie's italian following an investigation into food hygiene. the derby—based company, russell hume, says it has been forced to go into administration after its products were taken off menus in the wake of the allegations. here's emma simpson. closed for business — one of russell

hume's six plants. no deliveries here for nearly a month, involved in a food safety scandal. today bosses threw in the towel and called in the administrators. russell hume prided itself in selling quality products, but it's being investigated by the food standards agency over what it calls serious noncompliance of food hygiene regulations, with labelling and use by date a key concern. production was halted at all six sites, and an used meet withdrawn from its customers, and there were lots of them. some of our biggest household names, although there is no indication anyone has fallen ill, the company has pulled thousands of stea ks the company has pulled thousands of steaks and other items of their menus, and pulled the plug on

russell hume as well. once the products are withdrawn, the damage to the compa ny‘s products are withdrawn, the damage to the company's reputation... two weeks later, they have basically one out of customers. when they were given the opportunity to reopen the liverpool site, they didn't. in a statement, russell hume said... here at the food standards agency tonight, they insist that their action was proportionate. stuffing food production wasn't something they did lightly. their role, they said was to make sure businesses meet their responsibility in ensuring the food they produced was safe. the investigation is still continuing as a wider review of meat cutting plants and cold stores across the uk will soon get under way. our top story this evening:

one of britain's most prolific paedophiles — 29—year—old matthew falder — has been jailed for 32 years. and still to come... disappointment in the snowbarding for britain's aimee fuller, who fell in both of her qualifying runs. coming up on sportsday on bbc news. wayne bennett signs a new two—year contract to stay as head coach of the england rugby league team. but isn't guaranteed to still be in the job for the next world cup. when your name is kentucky fried chicken, the one thing you really can't afford to run out of is...chicken. but that's exactly what happened to the fast—food chain kfc at the weekend. at one point, the company had to close around 750 outlets — almost three quarters of its stores — after they ran out of their main ingredient, asjon kay reports. no! when you've been promised kfc as a half term treat

but there is no chicken. nine—year—old maxine is not happy. angry. sad. and disappointed. and hungry? very hungry! are you more hungry or angry? hungry! it's notjust maxine's local outlet. hundreds across the uk are shut because kf has no c. they've run out of chicken. pretty shocking, really, to be fair. pretty shocking. especially when you're hungry, like, you know what i mean? kfc have blamed teething problems with the new delivery contract. they switched to dhl last week, who say operational issues have disrupted the supply. it's a chicken place, so they should have enough chicken. they should be able to store it. it's a big chain, so it does seem unbelievable, really. all the chicken... there's farmers, surely there should be enough chickens.

we tried several outlets across bristol today but found no fingers being licked. almost every store closed. it's lunchtime. you'd expect these hatches to be really busy at this point but the kitchen is empty, the fryers switched off. chicken with fries, please. chicken with fries. it's a far cry from this. tonight, the company is encouraging staff to take holidays until it can meet the demand again. kfc says its own employees will be paid, but the large majority of restaurants are franchises. it just seems amazing. i thought everything was pretty much automated these days and as they use chicken, more's ordered. something has gone seriously wrong. the company says it's working flat out to rectify the problem. but, for some, that is little consolation. jon kay, bbc news.

a 26—year—old woman has been arrested after an abusive hand—written note was left on the windscreen of an ambulance which was responding to an emergency call in stoke—on—trent. the note said the vehicle had no right to be parked where it was — and ended by saying: "now move your van from outside my house." drivers employed in haiti by 0xfam after the earthquake in 2010 were forced to deliver prostitutes to the charity's premises or risk losing theirjobs. that's what the bbc has been told by a source. it's also claimed that one 0xfam employee involved was allowed to resign with a month's pay instead of being sacked. it comes as an 0xfam report revealed that three of its employees accused of sexual misconduct in haiti physically threatened witnesses during an investigation. here's our diplomatic correspondent, james landale. 0xfam and its operations have become an industry that's spread into 80 countries. for more than half a century, 0xfam's been helping those in need,

such as these victims of conflict in nigeria in the late 1960s. but that hard—earned reputation's been put at risk by the behaviour of some of the charity's staff in haiti in 2011. the internal report says that one was dismissed and three resigned for what it describes as "using prostitutes on 0xfam premises". two more were dismissed for bullying and intimidation, one of whom, the report says, also downloaded pornography, and another man was sacked for failing to protect staff. a source who was aware of the investigation and in haiti at the time told the bbc that drivers were forced to deliver prostitutes to 0xfam villas. we have protected his identity. they were having parties over there that were described as orgies, with a smorgasbord of women, girls, wearing 0xfam t—shirts, and it would go on all night. we were told they were under age. the security guards, the drivers, were talking about it, but not directly.

indirectly, because if they talked to anyone about it, they would lose theirjobs. today, the bbc caught up with one of those dismissed from 0xfam for gross misconduct in haiti. we can name him as raphael mutiku, a kenyan aid worker who is based outside the capital, nairobi. were you with mr roland van hauwermeiren? no. why were you let go by 0xfam? 0xfam's report says roland van hauwermeiren, its country director in haiti, admitted using prostitutes. he's spoken of lies and exaggeration. but it also says he was allowed to resign with dignity and a month's pay, because dismissing him would have damaged the investigation. the bbc source challenges that account. they didn't need him to stay and help with the investigation. as far as i'm concerned, roland was not part of the investigation team. roland, from all accounts, owned up to his own behaviour, which alone is enough.

today, 0xfam officials met members of the haitian government. tomorrow, senior executives from the charity will face mps in parliament. the questions for 0xfam keep on coming. james landale, bbc news. on day 10 of the winter olympics, an anti—doping case has been opened against a russian medal—winning curler. the scandal could threaten russia's effo rts the scandal could threaten russia's efforts to regain full 0lympic status. the first ever bronze medal in mixed doubles curling... from delight to a doping controversy. barely a week after celebrating a bronze medal alongside his wife, anastasia, alexander krushelnitskiy could now be stripped of it. but his is a case with far broader implications. bronze medallist 0lympic athletes from russia... krushelnitskiy is russian. his country is banned from these games because of... guess what?

a huge doping scandal. 0lympic organisers allowed him and 160 other russians to compete as neutrals. now, though, it is an all too familiar story. there was very good pregames testing, where, for example, the russian athletes were tested to a significant level more than others. but when an athlete... in the broadest sense, when an athlete is caught for doping, if caught, it is extremely disappointing, but it does show that the system works. well, the decision to allow russian athletes to compete here, albeit as neutrals, attracted criticism before the games, so this positive test raises some uncomfortable questions for the olympic authorities. it's very frustrating that halfway through the games those stories come back. you don't want any positive tests in any 0lympics, but for it to be an athlete from a country that you were told all the athletes would be clean, it's hard news to take. away from the controversy in the curling, there was encouraging news for britain's teams. victories for both the men and women

boosting their hopes of the semifinals. 0n the snow, though, aimee fuller's hopes here came to a painful end. the event is called big air, but in this case, not quite enough. she later posted this photo, bruised, but thankfully no worse. but the day's biggest drama was in the two—man bobsleigh. oh, it's a dead heat! it is a dead heat! canada and germany sharing the gold. on a difficult day for the games, a welcome show of olympic spirit. andy swiss, bbc news, pyeongchang. time for a look at the weather. here's sarah keith lucas. it has been quite mild and murky day today. quite a lot of cloud around, but not everywhere. some glimpses of blue sky earlier on. through the rest of this week, miles to start things off, but not staying this

way. colder conditions later on in the week, but things become largely dry, with a fair amount of sunshine. right now, pretty mild air with us, yellow on the map. we have two weather fronts producing some yellow on the map. we have two weatherfronts producing some rain, a warm one the east and a cold one in the west, so we will see some rain there. that cold rain tracks its way eastwards overnight. clearer skies the northern ireland and western scotland, but most of us should be frost—free tomorrow morning. still a lot of cloud and missed around, particularly towards the east, where we will continue to see outbreaks of rain, but not a bad day for the rest of the country. a return to sunnier skies across scotland, northern ireland and western parts of england and wales, but in the south—east, cloud and some outbreaks of rain. in the

evening, we will lose the cloud from the south east of england, and skies clear. early wednesday morning, certainly a frost for scotland and northern ireland. mist and fog for wales and england. not sparkling sunshine, but mostly dry. some sunny spells, but missed and low cloud across england and wales, and temperatures not as mild as they have been. single figures by wednesday, which is a sign of things to come. high pressure builds across scandinavia, so colder, easterly winds, perhaps bringing snow showers as we head towards the weekend. that's all from the bbc news at six, so it's goodbye from me — this is bbc news — our latest headlines. a paedophile is jailed for 30 years after admitting 137 offences — including encouraging the rape of a child. matthew falder used the so—called dark web

to try to evade the authorities. theresa may sets out a major review of university education in england — after concerns over the cost of a degree — but she rules out scrapping tuition fees. i believe as do most people, including students, that those who benefit directly from higher education should contribute directly to the cost of it, that's only fair. former football coach barry bennell is jailed for 31 years — for abusing 12 young players — a judge calls him the "devil incarnate". as the 19—year—old gunman accused of killing 17 people at a florida high school appears in court — president trump signals he'll support improved background checks for people who buy guns. in a moment it will be time for sportsday but first a look at what else is coming up this

evening on bbc news. as the debate on gun controls continues in the us — beyond 100 days will be speaking to the father of a tv reporter shot dead live on air in 2015 about his own personal campaign to tighten the law. also tonight — why did the chicken cross the road? well, it wasn't to go to kfc — hundreds of british branches