this is bbc news. the headlines at ten: the prime minister says she's disappointed a tory mp has blocked a bill which could have made upskirting — the act of secretly taking photos under a skirt — a sexual offence. donald trump announces the us will be putting a 25% trade tariff on more than $50 billion worth of chinese imports. two teenage moped riders are jailed for life after they stabbed and killed a charity youth worker during a violent robbery spree. a damning report says the government's flagship benefits scheme — universal credit — may end up costing more than the system it replaced. stars pay tribute to leslie grantham, best known for playing the roguish landlord dirty den in eastenders, who's died today aged 71. the a hat trick for cristiano ronaldo as portugal grab a last minute equaliser in a thrilling world cup match against spain. good evening and

welcome to bbc news. the prime minister has tweeted her personal backing to the proposal to criminalise what's known as upskirting — where revealing photos are secretly taken, usually of women, up skirts and shorts. she said: the move to ban it by law was blocked today by a single conservative mp, sir christopher chope. he shouted the word "object" when the bill came up for consideration in the house of commons, raised by liberal democrat mp vera hobhouse.

other mps instantly called out "shame". let's talk to our correspondent at westminster iain watson. bring us up—to—date on how this has all unfolded. yes, upskirting is not a specific criminal offence in england and wales as it isn't scotland. so if this bill had gone ahead today by the liberal democrat vera hobhouse, this would effectively in the end have become a criminal offence with up have become a criminal offence with up to two years injail. have become a criminal offence with up to two years in jail. but because it is put forward by a backbencher, not a government minister, it is called private members‘ bill, and can be stopped either by talking it out quite simply as christopher chope did, shouting out that one word, object. that stopped it in its tracks as you heard. the prime minister expressed her disappointment and i am now told the government will give this legislation enough time, as much time asa legislation enough time, as much time as a need, to pass through the house of commons. it seems to have made them even more determined to get this onto the statute book. earlier, i spoke to the minister for

women, the home office minister victoria atkin she admitted she won‘t ballot was one of the mps you mentioned who shouted shame when he intervened. lam intervened. i am shocked. i was angry and disappointed, and for the record, i am shocked. i was angry and disappointed, and forthe record, i shouted shame very loudly after the member objected, because it seems to member objected, because it seems to me this is a case where the law has not kept up to date with what is happening in the modern world, and so happening in the modern world, and so parliament needs to be flexible and needs to react. and campaigners have also reacted to this as well. one campaigner, jean martin, who was a victim of upskirting, contacted sir christopher chope and said, i wa nt to sir christopher chope and said, i want to explain to you exactly what this involves. he seems to be taking a printable against debating this kind of thing. he did not begin of scrutiny was being given. she is saying, listen to us, perhaps you will come our way. but even if he doesn‘t, what is interesting is that the house of commons, very fractious place at the moment, the opposition have condemned what has happened

today, government ministers and indeed the prime minister condemned what has happened today, so in a strange way, what sir christopher chope has done has brought forward cross— party chope has done has brought forward cross—party unity, with all these mps united against what he did today, against his intervention, and they seem to be all the more determined to get a law against upskirting past. thank you, ian. president trump has announced tariffs of 25% targeting $50 billion worth of chinese goods. the tariffs will be imposed from july 6th and cover a range of sectors, including aerospace, communications, robotics and cars. in a swift response, the chinese commerce ministry promised immediate counter—measures of similar size and strength. earlier i spoke to our washington correspondent gary o‘donoghue and asked whether it was a step towards a trade war. yes, it is. on top of that development last week, with donald trump at the g7, folding his arms and telling his allies that he was going to maintain those steel and aluminium tariffs, now comes this

whole bunch of tariffs on china, on a whole range of areas, particularly areas where there is high—tech knowledge that goes into the products, and the reason for this is twofold. one is that donald trump generally thinks that there is a trade deficit to china that is way too big. it is $375 billion at the moment. secondly, there is a concern here amongst his administration that china is stealing intellectual property, and unfairly sort of supporting its own high—tech industries by requiring american companies, when they invest in china, to hand over some of their intellectual property as well. so thatis intellectual property as well. so that is really what has happened, and there has been a whole bunch of talks between wilbur ross, the commerce secretary here, and his chinese counterpart. the chinese offered to buy a bit more in terms offered to buy a bit more in terms of american products. it was not enough, and the americans therefore have gone ahead, threatening to slap these tariffs on.

gary o‘donoghue in washington. two teenage moped riders who stabbed a man to death during a violent robbery spree in west london have been given life sentences. 18—year—old troy thomas and 19—year—old nathan gilmaney were found guilty of murdering abdul samad for his mobile phone. the sentencing judge at the old bailey described the cctv footage of their crimes as chilling. our reporter has more. we believe this vehicle is possibly involved in the stabbing. they have been described as 21st—century highwaymen. this was the police pursuit of troy these teenagers —— this was the pursuit of the teenagers, who had roamed around be made available area looking for victims. by the end of the night, there have been nine knife—point robberies, five stabbings, and abdul samad was dead. the 28—year—old was knifed even after he handed over his mobile. his pa rents were after he handed over his mobile. his parents were in court to hear the two sentenced to a minimum of 22 and

27 years respectively. in sentencing, thejudge 27 years respectively. in sentencing, the judge said 27 years respectively. in sentencing, thejudge said he had no doubt that had the police not caught them, they would have gone on to rob more people that night. he said the way they had given their evidence during the trial gave a clear impression that their attitude to what they had done and to the victims was one of casual, matter—of—fact indifference. both teenagers went out armed that night. judge richard marx, qc, referenced the frequency of young people carrying knives and an alarming rise in mopeds crying in his remarks. i'm pleased to see the judge mention knife crime and mopeds climbers aggravating factors. i hope that will send a strong message to anyone considering either carrying a knife oi’ considering either carrying a knife or getting involved in the sort of criminal activity. abdul samad has been described as an outstanding young man who was engaged to be married. instead, his family have been left utterly devastated by what the judge called the wicked stabbing of him that night. that is all from me for the

moment. stay with us for the bbc news bulletin at 10:10. a damning report says the government‘s flagship benefits system is too expensive and may never be value for money. the national audit office says people are suffering delays in receiving universal credit and experiencing hardship. no food, no heating. sitting in bed, for a week at a time, wrapped up in my duvet. but the government denies universal credit is causing hardship and insists it is value for money. who to believe? also tonight — after months of disruption for passengers, the boss of govia thameslink railway resigns. outrage at westminster after efforts to bring in a law against so—called upskirting are blocked by one mp. commentator: it's ronaldo! he has done it! he has only gone and done

it! an electrifying match lights up the world cup as portugal‘s star player thrills the fans. hgppy happy christmas, ian. and dirty den — otherwise known as leslie grantham — the villain of eastenders, has died aged 71. and coming up on sportsday on bbc news: birthday blues for egypt forward mohamed salah at the world cup. the unused substitute watches on while uruguay snatch a late 1—0 win. good evening. the government has been severely criticised in an official report on its flagship benefit reform — universal credit. the national audit office has accused ministers of being in denial over the financial hardship it causes to some claimants. it says £2 billion have been spent

introducing the benefit so far. it could prove more expensive than the system its replacing. than the system it‘s replacing. of the million people who currently receive the new, combined benefit, 20% experience delays in receiving their first payment — some lasting months. and it costs nearly £700 to administer each claim — that‘s four times higher than originally intended. but the government insists it‘s good value for money. michael buchanan reports. my name‘s alex tiffin and i‘ve been on universal credit since november. alex is 30 and has a range of physical and psychiatric problems. for two weeks last month he tweeted daily what it was like to survive on universal credit. in his case, £95 a fortnight. day one, update of a universal credit sufferer. got my fortnightly £95... tv licence, £12... baby milk, £9.50...

money left for two weeks, £10.50 p. money left for two weeks, £10.50. by day five, after buying bread and cheese, he‘s left with £3.30. by day 11 all his money is gone. could i get an advance if possible of £30? i have no food. we sat down to look through his universal credit journal. no advance is available to you for those reasons. alex took out an advanced to help him through the initial wait for his first universal credit payment. he accepts he has to repay it but he‘s being docked £125 each month, 40% of his total allowance. what has it meant not to have any money? no food, no heating. sitting in bed for a week at a time wrapped up in my duvet with a jumper on sometimes because it‘s not too warm in the highlands, even in summer, and just drinking water. the national audit office said today the use of food banks increased and rent arrears rose

when universal credit came to an area. but ministers repeatedly refused to accept the new benefit creates financial problems for some people. what we have seen is that the vast majority of people are able to cope on universal credit and, in fact, very many of them, their life chances improve as a result of getting into work and earning more money. but for some claimants does universal credit cause hardship or not? and for those... for those people... i‘ve asked you five times with all due respect, sir... michael, michael, michael. ..and you haven‘t given me a straight answer. for some claimants does universal credit cause hardship? what i'm telling you is we have that we have made changes which have now meant that people can get 100% advances upfront on day one if they require and that is making a positive difference for people. despite the problems that alex and others have had with universal credit the troubled benefit will continue. given the time and money already spent on it today‘s report says scrapping it is not a viable option. let me get this clear, the national

audit office says universal credit is too expensive, poor value for money and causes financial difficulties for two in five people, the government says it is good value for money and not causing financial hardship so who are we supposed to believe? talking to the department for work and pensions over the last couple of days about universal credit has been like talking to some sort of flat earth movement, they simply refuse to accept that the benefit is causing hardship for a significant minority of people on the benefit, that is despite not just the evidence in today boston report but their own research. last week they published research commissioned by claimants of universal credit and in the findings of that survey was the suggestion that 40% of claimants are struggling financially, not just in that 40% of claimants are struggling financially, notjust in the initial stages of universal credit but many months later. the government‘s argument is we have made changes in the last few months with universal credit, speeded up payments and advances are more generous than they

we re advances are more generous than they were and we relaxed the rules around the housing element so the rent arrears should not build up so inherently their argument is people should not be struggling financially but the truth is that many are and there is one figure in today boston report that gives a hint of why that is the case. despite the improvements that have been made and how quickly they are paying the benefit today‘s report says that around 300,000 people this year will experience problems in getting their first full universal payment. michael, thank you. the boss of rail firm govia thameslink railway, which runs thameslink, southern and great northern, has resigned. passengers have faced major disruption as hundreds of trains have been cancelled following the introduction of new timetables last month. emma simpson has more. more than three weeks of chaos, from thousands of cancellations and cramped carriages to delays and stranded passengers, and the problems are still going on. go via

thames link has four services, they make up around a fifth of all train journeys. the network covers a vast swathes of england from king‘s lynn to as hford swathes of england from king‘s lynn to ashford and southampton but the frustrations are the same whichever the root. at one point, not last week but the week before, they cancelled five trains and i had to stay at work overnight. this morning actually i almost missed my exam because, my a—level exam, because of a train being delayed heavily. they just changed the times and now consta ntly just changed the times and now constantly the trains aren't working on sundays so i'm getting stuck. constantly the trains aren't working on sundays so i'm getting stuckm is ruining people‘s lives at the minute with work and family at home. it is disastrous. this one is late as well. it is. last week the boss of israel company seemed determined to hang on for supply you going to resign? on committing to solving the problems and working things out as

quickly as we can. but the pressure grew and now charles horton is growing, saying in his resignation letter, i recognise passengers have been hugely frustrated at the significant disruption. in my view this was an industrywide failure of the timetabling process but with leadership comes responsibility. it's leadership comes responsibility. it‘s only right that i step down. this new timetable was part of the biggest change to the railways for decades. with new technology and infrastructure the aim was to provide more trains and a better service. teething problems were predicted, not least because govia thameslink railway was changing the time of every single train, thousands of them. but not enough drivers had been trained for the new routes. network rail, which runs the infrastructure, was also late in finalising the planned changes will stop critics say the buck stops higher up. the transport secretary chris grayling should take the

responsibility for the crisis, railways, across the govia thameslink and northern franchise, the upheaval and pain and suffering hitting people‘s lives on a daily basis at the moment. the department for transport said it was working to deliver improved services for passengers, as charles horton prepares to appear before mps on monday, one of two inquiries trying to get to the bottom of what happened. emma simpson, bbc news. a former army sergeant has been jailed for at least 18 years for trying to murder his wife by tampering with her parachute. emile cilliers was also convicted of attempting to kill his wife on another occasion by causing a gas leak at the family home in wiltshire. duncan kennedy reports from winchester crown court. this was the first time victoria cilliers — on the left — has walked into court. her physical injuries behind her, but her psychological trauma is never ending. she had no idea emile cilliers wanted her dead, so he could claim on her life insurance policy.

incredibly, he chose to kill her doing the sport she loved — skydiving. and so, in april, 2015, when victoria jumped here at netheraven, her parachute had been sabotaged by her husband, emile. thejump nearly killed her. what was happening at the locker when you got there? cilliers denied tampering with her chute, or trying to rig a gas explosion at their home six days earlier. today he was jailed for life for both. where was the parachute when you got to the locker? ican't remember. on the surface, the facade can seem quite compelling, quite charming, interested in sport and the army. but, below the surface, the story is completely different. he is cold, callous and treated his wife, victoria, with absolute contempt. nicolene shepherd was the mother of emile cilliers‘ first two children. today, she said, he‘s finally faced justice. look at what he has done! he has ruined every life he has ever touched

and that is what he deserves — life for a life. how would you describe emile cilliers? an absolute sociopath. tonight, the army confirmed cilliers would be sacked. victoria says she cannot understand why he did it, but he did, and now faces the consequences. duncan kennedy, bbc news, in wiltshire. a brief look at some of the day‘s other news stories. a mother and daughter, who were part of britain‘s first all—female terror cell, have beenjailed for a plot to launch a knife attack near the houses of parliament. 22—year—old rizlaine boular was sentenced to life with a minimum term of 16 years. her mother, mina dich, was given six years and nine months for helping her. the engineering company, bombardier, has missed out on a major contract to build new trains. losing the £1.5 billion contract for new tube trains for london is a blow to the company which could have a significant longer—term effect on its plant in derby.

it comes a day after rolls—royce announced thousands of jobs in the city would be cut. two fairground workers have been jailed for three years each for manslaughter by gross negligence following the death of a seven—year—old girl. summer grant was inside a bouncy castle in essex when it blew away in march 2016. william and shelby thurston had failed to make sure it was properly tethered to the ground. 140,000 muslims have attended a huge celebration in birmingham, to mark the end of ramadan — the islamic holy month of fasting. organisers say that the event, held in small heath park, is now europe‘s largest eid gathering. an attempt to make upskirting — where photos are secretly taken up a woman‘s skirt — a specific criminal offence in england and wales has been blocked by one conservative mp. he shouted "object" to the bill, effectively stopping it, leading to cries of "shame" from other mps. tonight the prime minister says she is disappointed the plans were halted. our political correspondent eleanor garnier reports. i was at a festival with my sister

on a blistering hot day waiting for my favourite band to come on stage and two guys took pictures up my skirt. secretly taking photographs or filming under someone‘s clothes, a violation of privacy known as upskirting, and it happened to gina martin. scotland has had its own laws on upskirting for a decade and the practice was on course to becoming a criminal offence in england and wales until one mp said this. object! speaker: objection taken, second reading. with one word the conservative mp sir christopher chope derailed the plan. there were shouts of "shame" from others in the commons. he has spent years snuffing out bills put forward by backbench mps, arguing they need proper scrutiny. a liberal democrat mp had teamed up with gina martin to bring this law to parliament, and she had this message for the tory politician. grow up.

but also grow into the 21st—century. it doesn‘t look good that a white middle—aged bloke is stopping something that is a modern crime, particularly against women. this bill does have the strong support of the government and it will be heard in the commons again next month. but sir christopher chope‘s objection has certainly slowed down its passage. it‘s rubbish because it‘s obviously a year of ridiculous work. i mean, it wasjuly it happened. we‘re coming up to almost a year and it‘s been every single day — every morning and every night — i‘ve been working on this — for a year. so, i‘m upset, of course. i didn‘t expect this to shoot through and it be the easiest thing in the world. there might be obstacles. that‘s what politics is. but politics is not stopping so that‘s what we do — we don‘t stop. eleanor garnier, bbc news, westminster.

heavy monsoon rains in bangladesh are putting 200,000 rohingya refugees at risk from flooding and landslides — that‘s according to the un. it says it desperately needs to be able to relocate families which fled government and militia attacks in myanmar and who are currently living in makeshift camps. from balukhali camp our south asia correspondent dan johnson reports. water moulded these hills. it also shapes the lives now lived here. it has rained every day for a week. and the monsoon has not even officially started. buffeted and battered, pushed from pillar to post, these refugees still cannot settle. life here is tough enough as it is but, when it rains, you get a real sense of exactly how much misery is added for the people here. and it is notjust uncomfortable. this water poses a real threat. with pouring rain comes

shifting soil and that could mean homes perched on hillsides being washed away. "we are not safe," lal mohammad told me. "last night, i slept in the mud. felt like the house was blowing away." "we are afraid of the rain," this woman says. "we are used to living on flat plains, not hills. there are landslides here and children are dying." this is one of the first families left grieving. abdul‘s young son was buried when a wall collapsed while he slept. his wife is still in shock. the boy was three years old. translation: i build the wall from mud because i don‘t have any money and that‘s why i have to stay here. the house was built with bamboo poles and that‘s why we couldn‘t make

a strong enough fence. my wife and one of my children were injured, too. they are still surrounded by the rubble that killed their son. with more water comes a greater risk of disease. there are 700,000 people here and aid workers warn that thousands could die. this weekend they will mark the islamic festival of eid but it is hard to imagine much of a celebration. these people are defined by the land they have lost and the landscape they now cling to — a fragile existence that is still under threat. dan johnson, bbc news, at the balukhali refugee camp. a message of "peace and hope" from professor stephen hawking has been beamed towards the nearest black hole in space — as his remains were laid to rest at westminster abbey. a memorial service has been held — during which his ashes were placed alongside other greats of british

science, like charles darwin and sir isaac newton. sarah campbell reports. it was a congregation which reflected the man. a brilliant scientist and a hugely popular public figure. former colleagues and fellow celebrities were joined by 1000 members of the public who had won tickets to be here in a ballot. more than 25,000 had applied. we shall give thanks for stephen hawking‘s remarkable gifts. this was a celebration of his life and work. his scientific achievements summed up in the address by his friend of more than a0 years — the astronomer royal. his name will live in the annals of science. nobody else since einstein has done more to deepen our understanding of space, time and gravity. professor hawking died in march following a 50—year battle with motor neurone disease. for those coping with other debilitating conditions,

he remains an inspiration. he will be remembered as a great scientist and he showed it does not matter about disability. well, i think he showed what people with disabilities can do. i'm going to be an actress. everybody who puts their mind to something gets to be it. stephen hawking proved that more than anyone. we have entrusted our brother stephen to god‘s mercy. professor hawking‘s family watched as his remains were placed in a grave, between that of sir isaac newton and charles darwin. we are all time travellers, turning agenda into the future. in a message, say his family, of hope and peace, professor hawking‘s words, set to music, are being beamed light years across space towards the nearest black hole. it‘s always fundamental questions with stephen. are we alone in the universe? how does the universe work? so, it is absolutely right that his words should be beamed out into the universe. i hope, actually, that

some civilisation out there will receive the message... and the first message... it would be appropriate if the first message from earth that was detected by an alien civilisation was stephen. be brave, be determined. overcome the odds. it can be done. sarah campbell, bbc news, westminster abbey. the world cup in russia is well and truly under way after the most thrilling match so far. spain against portugal was always going to grab the headlines, but the spectacle on the pitch excelled the hype. six goals in an epic match as cristiano ronaldo scored the 51st hat trick of his career as portugal drew 3—3 with spain in sochi. natalie pirks reports from russia. it was the pick of all the opening matches and it lived up to its billing. portugal — the european champions — spain, for so many, the champions elect. they had already pressed the distract button by sacking

their manager two days ago. —— self destruct button. tonight there were in disarray from the off. on the day he was fined millions for tax evasion, cristiano ronaldo took centre stage — just how he likes it. penalty. the finish was priceless. 1-0! from one limelight stealer to another. spain started to find their rhythm. diego costa led the portuguese defenders a merry dance. you can‘t keep a good showman down. with spain dominating, ronaldo sprang clear. to beat the world‘s best, you have to be at your best, usually. class is permanent that david de gea simply should have done better. as the game swung back and forth, spain refused to be rattled. with busquets rising tallest, costa popped up again with a classic poacher‘s goal. with portugal still reeling, the ball found itself at the feet of nacho,

determined to make amends. driven into the back of the net. with the clock ticking down, the pressure was now all on portugal. pressure makes diamonds and portugal had the man for the job. the technique, the vision, the hat—trick. oh, he has done it! he has only gone and done it. the 51st of ronaldo‘s career, the saviour of his team in a 3—3 thriller that could have been the final. elsewhere, not nearly as much action, just late late shows. iran won their first match at a world cup since 1998 but it took an own goal in the 95th minute. and egypt had held firm against uruguay for almost the full 90 but without the injured star, mo salah, jose jiminez‘s last—ditch header was enough to win the match for the south americans. in a stadium with 6000 empty seats, birthday boy mo was left to rue what might have been. natalie pirks, bbc news, russia.

a former director of donald trump‘s election campaign, paul manafort, has been sent to jail while he awaits trial. he was charged last year with money laundering and tax fraud and has now also been accused of witness—tampering by the inquiry into alleged russian meddling in the election. ajudge in washington revoked mr manafort‘s bail, saying he had abused the court‘s trust. former tennis world number one boris becker has claimed diplomatic immunity from bankruptcy proceedings — citing his role as a sports attache to the central african republic. the three—time wimbledon champion was supposedly appointed to the diplomatic post in april. but a spokesman for the central african republic government has now suggested that no such post exists. the east sanders actor landlord of the queen vic has died. the a0 million viewers turn —— choosing to

watch the christmas day episode in 1986 in which his character handed divorce papers to his on—screen wife, off—screen, it was not without controversy. christmas day, 1986, 30 dan and angie, and a bit of tv history,. this is a letter telling you your husband. does that look about him that you just didn‘t know what he was going to do next. that was his eighth in the whole, it was always that bit about him that was slightly unpredictable which i like and that‘s what gave him the edge on tv, it was a restlessness in him which

was to busy himself. just three yea rs was to busy himself. just three years later. dirty dan was killed off, that he wanted out. i said i wa nted off, that he wanted out. i said i wanted to leave. he started acting in the 70s and served a sentence for the murder of a german cab—driver, he certainly had his troubles. a webcam related sex scandal. he commuted to work. including starting —— starring in a comic drama. when it comes to tv history, leslie grantham will always be dirty dan. he‘s bad at the age of 71.