this is bbc news. i'm joanna gosling. these are the top stories developing at 11: borisjohnson has attacked the prime minister's brexit strategy, saying her chequers plan amounted to going into battle with "the white flag fluttering." up to 80,000 paedophiles in the uk pose a sexual threat to children online, according to the home secretary sajid javid. it's the biggest radio show in europe with more than 9 million listeners but bbc radio 2's chris evans is heading back to commercial radio at the end of the year. i'm going to leave. i'm going to leave radio two, i'm leaving. a fire has destroyed a large section of the landmark former littlewoods pools building in liverpool. a one—legged golfer is suing a local council for discrimation paul houghton says the council refused to let him play on its golf course using a buggy.

good morning. i'm joanna gosling. welcome to bbc newsroom live. the home secretary sajid javid says he's shocked at the scale of the sexual abuse of children and has vowed to make it his personal mission to tackle it. in a speech due to start shortly, he'll say that there are (ani 1) up to 80,000 paedophiles in the uk who pose a sexual threat to children online. new figures show that there has been a 700 per cent rise in the number of referrals of child abuse images to the national crime agency in the last five years. and separate figures indicate that police in england and wales recorded about 23 child sexual offences involving the internet every day in 2017 and 2018. that's up from about 15 a day

in the previous 12 months. 0ur correspondent duncan kennedy reports. child abuse images — the 21st—century curse on the internet. the home office says today that pictures are getting more graphic, and technology is making it easier to fund and facilitate this vile trade. the new figures from the national crime agency today show the scale of what is going on. it says there are now up to 80,000 people in the uk who present some kind of sexual threat to children online, and that in the past five years there has been a 700% increase in the number of child abuse images referred to the nca. the home secretary, sajid javid, will today give what is being called a flagship speech on the issue. having visited the nca to see its work, mrjavid is expected to speak of the full horror of the scale and evolving nature of child sexual abuse. really now we need to see a co—ordinated response,

led by government, but with law enforcement and crucially also industry. because what we've seen for the last few years is that the big social networks in particular have failed to take the steps that they need to to keep children safe on their platforms. that's why we now need government to step in and deliver statutory regulation of these sites. the nca says it has just arrested more than 130 people in its latest operation against online child abuse. but it says this is just a fraction of the wider problem. duncan kennedy, bbc news. google have put out a statement this morning saying it's going to be offering ngos access to software aimed at improving the detection of child abuse images on the internet. the software uses artificial intelligence to prioritise suspected abusive images for review.

google say they hope that initiative will allow greatly improved speed in the review processes of potential child sexual abuse material. they go on to say that quick identification of new images means that children who are being sexually abused today are much more likely to be identified and protected from further abuse. and we will cross to east london to hear that speech by sajiid javid just as soon as the home secretary gets to his feet. borisjohnson has attacked the prime minister's brexit strategy, describing it as a fix, and claiming that the uk will get what he calls "two thirds of diddly squat" from the negotiations. he's also accused some members of the government of using the irish border issue to stop what he described as a "proper brexit". 0ur political correspondent ben wright has this report. we know borisjohnson is no fan of the prime minister's brexit plan. despite being the most prominent campaigner for leaving the eu, mrjohnson thinks the government's proposal for keeping the uk and the eu closely aligned for trade in goods as a sell—out. injuly, he walked out of the cabinet in anger,

and has now used his newspaper column to put the boot in again. mrjohnson claims the chequers plan means going into battle with the white flag fluttering. he said it would lead only to victory for the eu, while leaving the uk lying flat on the canvas. dozens of tory mps will agree with him. but, while brexiteers promise to put forward a alternative plan shortly, others are urging the prime minister to advocate a much closer relationship with the eu, demonstrating how fractured the party is on the future of brexit, and the bind theresa may is in. compounding her problems, the eu's chief negotiator, michel barnier, said he was strongly opposed to parts of the plan. even if theresa may can get a deal done with brussels this autumn, it has to be approved by mps, and at the moment it looks hard to see how that will happen. 0ur political correspondent,

susana mendonca, joins me now from westminster. typically colourful language from borisjohnson, first typically colourful language from boris johnson, first big interventions since he stood down as foreign secretary over his opposition to the chequers deal. how is it going down here at westminster? i am joined is it going down here at westminster? iam joined by is it going down here at westminster? i am joined by a former brexit minister, david james, you area brexit minister, david james, you are a brexiteer, this must be music to your ears what boris has been saying. this is an important intervention from boris johnson saying. this is an important intervention from borisjohnson but really, he is stating only what a large numberof members really, he is stating only what a large number of members of parliament do think, that we could have tried harder in brexit and in particular, the issue of the irish border has been built into an issue farm or complicated than in reality it is. you say it is not as compensated as it is but a lot of people in ireland, in northern

ireland, talk about it being a very serious issue, that has potential repercussions that could last for decades to come. that is not to say it is not an issue, but the irish border is a border which exists, for all sorts of purposes, security, customs, many other purposes as well, what boris is working out best itibci'o well, what boris is working out best macro pointing out is that this is capable of being solved and at the moment, we are accessing the european position that it is so difficult to solve that we really must come to a deal, that reflects thoseissues must come to a deal, that reflects those issues above everybody else. that we have a very bad deal. and what has been said is what a lot of members of parliament would approve of. in terms of language, it seems to trivialise the situation, we heard from damian green, the ally of theresa may, saying, all this talk of white flags is not consistent with the seriousness of the situation. i've no doubt he chose his words carefully, he chose them

to attract as much attention as possible, i think that is right, when you strip the rhetoric out of boris's piece today, what he is saying is very sensible. it will meet with a lot of approval. you are a brexiteer, you are one of those who do want to see the chequers bang go ahead as is for brexiteers's reasons but remainers are also saying they do not wanted to go ahead, what you think happens next? with the intervention of boris johnson, the fact that a large numberof johnson, the fact that a large number of conservative mps have made it clear they will not move from chequers, but also the intervention today of nick boles, former remain, saying chequers would amount to a national team and liaising, and he will not support it either, nor will those who are of them same mindset as him. we have got to accept that chequers is really at an end, and numberten chequers is really at an end, and number ten needs to look at it all over again. number ten say it is a common—sense deal, about coming up

with something that is practical, that can make its way, you know, i suppose, into a real negotiating point with the eu, if we see what michel barnier has said, he seems to have suggested that he does not supported either. that is the difficulty, that was always the difficulty, that was always the difficulty, they were unlikely to acce pt difficulty, they were unlikely to accept chequers but looking at parliamentary rhetoric, a large numberof parliamentary rhetoric, a large number of conservative mps have said they will not support chequers, in terms of reality, they have nothing to do but look at chequers again and come up with an alternative solution. thank you very much for speaking to us. the view of one brexiteer, it will be a key challenge for theresa may, coming weeks and months, to get whatever plan she finally gets agreed past mps here, she has mps on both sides in her own party opposed to current plans and then a vote through parliament and politicians from different parties voting for a deal.

a difficult challenge for theresa may in the weeks and months ahead. chris evans has announced he will be leaving bbc radio 2 after eight years at the helm of its breakfast show, and 13 years at the station itself. the broadcaster took over from sir terry wogan in 2010, and regularly attracts 9 million listeners, more than any other breakfast show in the uk. chris evans made the announcement this morning telling listeners he'd stay on air until christmas. it is like a mountain climb, if you get to the top of your favourite mountain, and you just stay there, you become a mountain observer, i need to keep climbing, i've got to keep climbing. i'm going to go and go again, that's what i'm going to do, i'm going to go, and go and go again. i'm going to start up on a brand—new adventure. i have loved it here, every second. we now know

what the new challenges, he is going back to virgin. the company that he left, all those years ago, in 2001, rebranded ten years ago as absolute radio, and this is a new station set up radio, and this is a new station set up by radio, and this is a new station set up bya radio, and this is a new station set up by a richard branson, a couple of yea rs up by a richard branson, a couple of years ago. “— up by a richard branson, a couple of years ago. —— virgin. it is digital only, it gets about half a million listeners. 0bviously, they are hoping that getting chris evans for not an unsubsta ntial amount hoping that getting chris evans for not an unsubstantial amount of money will be a big boost to that particular brand against the white do we know how much it will be paid, there has been transparency at the bbc. i would there has been transparency at the bbc. iwould be there has been transparency at the bbc. i would be very surprised and shockedif bbc. i would be very surprised and shocked if chris evans and virgin volunteered his salary. we have had that bbc transparency revealing that last time around, he was paid around £1.6 million, the second—highest paid presenter on that list, after

gary lineker. i would assume he is getting probably more, possibly a lot more than he was getting at the bbc. you spoke with him earlier, let's see what he had to say to you. how tough a decision was it for you? did you not hear the show? laughter. isaid did you not hear the show? laughter. i said all i wanted to say on the radio. for you, why is this show is so special? work as it is terry's show. —— because it is terry's show. lam sure show. —— because it is terry's show. i am sure it will continue. you must have been touched by the rationale social media by the listeners. yes, massive, but, four months to go. lots of attention on that, but attention will turn very quickly on who will replace him, what are the names in the frame? a lot of people

are saying quite rightly and understandably that the bbc should be looking at having a female host of the breakfast show on radio two, names like zoe ball have been mentioned, sara cox, claudia winkleman, the crucial thing, this is the biggest breakfast show in the uk, breakfast audiences are very fickle, if they don't relate to somebody instantly they can move somewhere else and never come back. i think we will be looking at somebody who is already a very big—name and has realfamiliarity with the audience to try to cushion the move across, because they have been very lucky on that show, over the last few years, the last few decades, they have had chris evans and sir terry wogan, arguably the two most popular radio broadcasters of the last half—century, anyone coming into it has their work cut out. we want somebody who is superb at what they do, but who the

audience immediately adopts and warms to. it's been revealed that the governor of the bank of england, mark carney, is in discussions with the treasury and the bank about extending his time in the job beyond june next year. however, no deal has yet been agreed, and it's reported that any extension to his contract might be for less than a year. the left—wing group, momentum, which supports jeremy corbyn, is calling for what it describes as the "open selection" of labour's parliamentary candidates. it's backing moves by some constituency parties to make it simpler for sitting mps to be challenged. centrist mps fear the idea is aimed at purging them from the party. a fire has destroyed a large section of the landmark former littlewoods pools building in liverpool. it broke outjust before eight o'clock last night, and took several hours to bring under control. 0ur correspondent keith doyle reports. the fire broke out in the landmark art deco building shortly before 8:00pm last night. fifty firefighters fought the blaze,

which is believed to have started on the roof. flames could be seen coming from a large part of one side of the building. it is believed the roof and floors have been destroyed, although the fire brigade said there are no concerns at this stage over the integrity of the structure. most of the major parts of the fire is out, thankfully, and the structural safety has been assessed by the surveyors. there is a lot of internal damage, but we're confident that the exterior of the building is intact. this was the home of the littlewoods pools. it has been closed and left abandoned for the past 15 years, but plans are in place to turn it into a major film and tv production base. the site of the building earmarked for that is not thought to have been seriously affected by the fire, which was brought under control in the early hours of the building. the building's owners, capital & centric, said to see it in flames was devastating, but they are determined to regenerate and restore. studio: and this are the latest

pictures this morning, fire crews remain on the scene dealing with a few hot spots in the west wing of the building. an update on the main headlines: borisjohnson has savaged the prime minister's brexit borisjohnson has heavily criticised the prime minister's brexit strategy, claiming that the uk will get "two—thirds of diddly squat" from the negotiations. the national crime agency estimates that up to 80,000 people in the uk pose a threat to children online. one of the bbc‘s highest paid presenters, chris evans, has announced that he'll no longer host the radio 2 breakfast show after december and will leave the station england cricketers revel in the series win over the top test team in the world, as attentions turn to the final test against india on friday

at the oval. watford continue their winning start to the premier league season, much to the delight of honorary life president elton john, they beat spurs, 2—1, at vicarage road. 2—0 win at burnley for manchester united was not all plain sailing, marcus rashford has apologised after being sent off in the second half. and i will be back with more on those stories just after half past. the news agency, reuters, has condemned the jailing of two of its journalists for seven years by a court in myanmar, which found them guilty of violating state secrecy laws. the two young journalists say they were framed by police because of their reporting of a massacre of rohingya muslims by the country's military. the bbc‘s nick beake has been following events at the court. this is the court room where the judge was handed —— handed down the decision, the reuters reporters at

actively sought out classified information which would be useful to enemies of the state, it was said, for that reason he found them guilty. chaotic scenes afterwards as the reporters were brought out, protesting their innocence once again. we know what we did, we did nothing wrong, one of them said, i have no fear, i believe injustice, democracy and freedom. the man who stood next to him said, what i want to say to the government is, you can put us injail but to say to the government is, you can put us in jail but do to say to the government is, you can put us injail but do not to say to the government is, you can put us in jail but do not close the eyes and ears of the people. certainly, many people believe that this was a trial that was politically motivated. we had the us ambassador to myanmar in the courthouse, also the british ambassador, they have both said they we re ambassador, they have both said they were disappointed by this verdict. we have heard from the eu, calling for the immediate release of these two journalists. the organisation for which they were working have said all along this was completely wrong, they have stood by their journalism and they say they are taking this extremely seriously, what happens next. worth reminding

ourselves this comes one week after the un investigators said that the top military generals in myanmar should stand trial for genocide because of the crimes committed against the rohingya muslims last year, that was the same story these two reporters were investigating last year when they were arrested. people say that is nice prize, they believe they were targeted because of their investigative work. what happens next? both sentenced to seven happens next? both sentenced to seve n years happens next? both sentenced to seven years each, there is a glimmer of hope there may be a presidential pardon in the future, that the government frees them, but for now, a real sense of despair are among the two men, theirfamilies, the reuters news agency and among the journalistic community here in myanmar. an investigation by bbc scotland's disclosure team has found a top surgeon harmed patients for years and the health board didn't have the systems in place to pick up on his mistakes. the former head of neurosurgery at nhs tayside was allowed to continue

operating even after an external investigation found he was injuring patients. dozens claim they have been harmed. nhs tayside says it has changed its practices as a result. 0ur correspondent lucy adams has this exclusive report. jules rose was a keen runner, in 2013 she was told she had a brain tumour, she was nervous but reassured because her surgeon was the head of department. the computer will be able to... he even featured on the bbc. she had surgery, and was told by her surgeon that it had gone well but there was bad news, the surgery well but there was bad news, the surgery would have to be done again, later, she found out the explanation she had been given for the second operation was not true. sam eljamel had removed her tear glands instead of her tumour. it is atrocious, for nhs tayside to allow this surgeon,

who had blatantly made a mistake the first time, to allow him to deform another complex —— perform another complex operation... it is unthinkable. she is one of at least 55 patients who have complained after surgery by sam eljamel. we asked an expert neurosurgeon to review some of their records. in one case he found sam eljamel overstated the operation‘s chances of success, and in two others, believed the surgery was and in two others, believed the surgery was not and in two others, believed the surgery was not even done. and in two others, believed the surgery was not even done. that was negligent, there is no other description. it is completely unacceptable, it is dishonest. we know nhs tayside asked the royal couege know nhs tayside asked the royal college of surgeons to investigate sam eljamel and its review is damning. it talks about a surgeon who failed to supervise these trainees, who regularly got his juniors to do his own operations for him, and who rushed surgery. sam

eljamel no longer works at the health board, his lawyer told us he has no comment to make. nhs tayside told us there has been much learning by the organisation, and many improvements made. for patients like jules rose, that is not good enough. and viewers in scotland can see more on this story in disclosure: harmed by my surgeon, tonight, bbc one, 1930. it's available afterwards on iplayer petrol and diesel cars will be banned from nine roads in east london from today, in a bid to tackle toxic air. during peak times, only electric cars, e—bikes, the newest hybrids and hydrogen vehicles and bicycles will be allowed to travel on the roads. john maguire reports from east london. london's dirty air is blamed for around 9,500 premature deaths every year. air quality‘s monitored constantly across the city, and scientists have a good idea of what causes pollution, when it's at its worst and who is most at risk. just a street away from the diesel and petrol ban zone is a main road

where doctor rick thomas from the university of birmingham is using a hand—held monitor to track nitrogen dioxide levels. just a street away from the diesel and petrol ban zone is a main road is using a hand—held monitor to track nitrogen dioxide levels. they are high, but well within the legal limit. there are all sorts of pollutants that we can measure from cars, of course. this is just one of them, n02, and we're getting about 119 micrograms per metre cubed. this is pretty typical of what we'd expect next to a road, next to all these vehicles coming past. the legal limit is 219 micrograms cubed over the course of one hour, and that has already been breached in various places in london throughout the year. walking away from the main road, this is the area where the rush—hour ban will take effect. it's already a lot quieter. are we seeing much of a difference? we're seeing a little difference. it's about 78 micrograms per metre cubed, and there we were reading closer to 100, a little over 100.

it's only about a0 metres away, so we obviously expect on the wind things to drift in and appear here. around the world, targets are being set for electric or vehicles with extremely low emissions. there's no doubt pollution levels are often dangerously high. it's now up to local authorities, governments, industry and consumers to decide how best to clean up the air that we breathe. the motorists stopped by police in some areas will have their licences revoked immediately if they fail a roadside eye test. motorists will be asked to read a number plate from 20 metres. the crackdown aims to catch some of the thousands of drivers who get behind the wheel each day despite having defective sight. in 2012, a study claimed poor vision was causing almost 3,000 casualties a year. the forces operating the new test are thames valley, hampshire and west midlands. a golfer with a prosthetic leg

is suing a local authority for refusing to allow him to play on a public course using a buggy. paul houghton, whose right leg was amputated after he contracted a deadly tissue—eating bacteria, claims brentwood borough council discriminated against him. the council denies this and is defending the claim. our legal correspondent clive coleman reports. you've got a, what, 120—yards‘ carry to the green. 120—yard, all carry, into a very, very stuff breeze. paul houghton is lucky to be alive. in 2000, while working as a roofer, he knelt in contaminated water and contracted a deadly bug which can eat muscle and body tissue at a rate of 2cm an hour. well, you got over. paul's right leg was amputated above the knee, and he received the last rites in hospital. my swing isn't very orthodox. golf has become an important

part of paul's life, and a buggy enables him to get around a standard five—mile course. he's represented england 13 times, and played in europe. in august 2016, paul had arranged to play a round at this golf course in essex, owned and operated by brentwood borough council. but on his way to the tee, he claims he was told he would not be allowed onto the course without a letter from his doctor justifying the medical need for a buggy. i couldn't believe it, i really couldn't believe it, to be told that i couldn't play because i was disabled. what sort of message do you think that sort of response sends out to disabled golfers, disabled people? it sends the message out that we're not welcome, that we're not part of society, and that we're not included. and that we can'tjoin in a sport that is accessible to everybody because we need to use other equipment to play the game. in refusing to allow him to use his buggy, paul claims that

brentwood borough council were discriminating against him because of his inability to walk around a golf course. in effect, he says that the council were applying a policy that indirectly discriminates against all disabled people who need a buggy to play golf. brentwood borough council is defending the legal action, and declined the bbc‘s invitation to comment on the case. that's a really good shot. golf is sometimes seen as elitist. paul houghton is determined that, by playing it and pursuing his action for discrimination, the sport will become ever more inclusive. clive coleman, bbc news. now it's time for a look at the weather with alina jenkins. a trend to something fresher for all

of us, cooler feel across northern ireland, northern and western scotland, good deal of sunshine, one or two share was popping up, zone of cloud draped across the far south of scotland, down through the midlands, wales, and south—west england, bringing outbreaks of rain, heaviest in southern scotland and north west england, another fine, dry, in southern scotland and north west england, anotherfine, dry, warm day elsewhere, temperatures up to 25 celsius somewhat cooler further north and west. temperatures down to two or three celsius in rural areas, still the area of cloud, down from the midlands in two parts of wales, keeping temperatures here up to around 12 or 13. various guys continuing. likely to see more in the way of cloud, still fairly cloudy across much of east wales, midlands, parts of northern england, apart from spots of rain, mainly dry. sunshine further north and west. —— various skies continuing. this is bbc news. our latest headlines. boris johnson has given

a scathing assessment of theresa may's brexit deal proposals, arguing that the uk will get "two thirds of diddly squat" from negotiations. home secretary sajid javid is due to set out plans to tackle child abuse, after it was estimated that up to 80,000 paedophiles in the uk pose a sexual threat to children online. after thirteen years and millions of listeners, chris evans has announced he's leaving bbc radio 2. the breakfast show presenter is moving to commercial radio at the end of the year. firefighters have spent the night fighting a huge blaze that destroyed part of the landmark former littlewoods pools building in liverpool. and the treasury and the bank of england are in discussions about mark carney staying on as governor beyond his term which ends injune next year. we are expecting to hear from sajid

javid shortly, him outlining basically what is happening online in terms of sexual abuse images and talking about it ifs and people in the uk presenting a threat to children online. we will go to east london as soon as sajid javid appears and will bring in his speech at life. now let's catch up with the latest sport. i'm not sure who is in the square window? it's me, hello! will start with cricket. "my best victory," that's how captainjoe root described england's win against india in the fourth test at southampton. his side wraps up the series with a test to spare. moeen ali continued his good form. he took four wickets on the day including that of the india captain, virat kohli. the winning moment though was one to savour for 20—year—old sam curran who took the wicket that sealed a 60—run victory.

hot snap turned to a possibly different look for the next test at the oval on friday. i think keep an eye on alastair cook for the next test, it's possible the selectors might think we know all about him, 160 tests, not a great run this year, average only 18, perhaps we'll look at someone else, burns or jennings or is a chance that you might think that after 160 tests he's run his course and doesn't have the energy to do that any could announce that he will retire from international cricket but that is purely speculation, watch that spot for now. that is all the sport for now. we are curtailing the sports news because the home secretary is speaking out in east london. news because the home secretary is speaking out in east londonm news because the home secretary is speaking out in east london. it is a natural impulse in society to want to help and protect our kids. in bringing a boss, children will

remember how important it was to grow up under the watchful eye of people who loved and get for us. people who wanted the best for us. and then one of directive is our happiness. i was lucky. growing up in bristol, what my parents lacked in money they made up for with love. i know that they would do anything for me and my four brothers. they built us a living and happy home, the perfect springboard to go out and grab life by the horns. they installed an us confidence, resilience and kindness. and most importantly they made us feel safe. but some children, even those from loving homes like mine, not so lucky. we know that there are people out there who want to use and abuse our children. we know it happens all too often. physically, emotionally,

and sexually. the centre of expertise on child sexual abuse estimates that 15% of girls and 5% of boys experience some form of sexual abuse before the age of 16. sexual abuse is taking place in our family homes, on our streets, in our communities, and in institutions across our country. we've witnessed horrendous abuse perpetrated by gangs who have been persistent and determined in places like rotherham, rochdale, 0xford, newcastle and telford. keeping our children safe will be my mission as secretary. i have already been clear that i will ask difficult questions about the gangs who sexually abuse our children. there will be no no— go areas of inquiry. and i will not let

cultural or political sensitivities get in the way of understanding the problem and doing something about it. we know that in these recent high—profile cases, where people have been convicted, that those people are disproportionately from a pakistani background. i have instructed my officials to explore the particular context and characteristics of these types of gangs, and if the evidence suggests that there cultural factors that may be driving this type of offending, then i will take action. but today i wa nt to then i will take action. but today i want to talk to you about the appalling growing trend of children being sexually abused online. i want to talk about the invisible predators, the ones who lurk online and area predators, the ones who lurk online and are a great danger to our children. it was when i visited the national crime agency's child

exploitation online production, and the full horror of the scale of child sexual abuse was brought home to me. the national crime agency estimates that there are around 80,000 people in the uk that presents some kind of sexual threat to our children. and the nca believe that as a conservative estimate. 0ne officer amat, who had previously worked in counterterrorism for than 20 years, told us fat in all his yea rs of 20 years, told us fat in all his years of working he's never been so shocked by the scale and determination of the offenders as he is in his currentjob. the growth of the internet has given potential offenders who previously may have had no access to children the opportunity to meet and groom and abuse victims online. on gaming sites, social media, and to gain

access to more abuse material than ever before. the nspcc‘s own research shows that some children are being groomed online in less than 45 minutes. in some cases, the ad operatives to be someone they are not, blackmails the child to perform some kind of sexual act online and in this short timeframe does that of just 45 minutes. in other cases they move from targeting a victim online to actually abusing them in person. we also know that more child sexual abuse images are being uploaded and shared online than ever before. in fa ct, shared online than ever before. in fact, there has been a 700% increase in the number of referrals to the national crime agency that this type of co nte nt national crime agency that this type of content since 2013, 700% increase. it is also getting more

graphic with the abuse of babies and children under the age of ten being regularly documented. and there is another type of online abuse that really turns my stomach. that is live streamed abuse. this is a disturbing, growing trend, thanks to increasing internet speeds, smartphone technology, and the growing ease with which money can move growing ease with which money can m ove a cross growing ease with which money can move across borders. poor desperate families in countries like the philippines are being targeted by organised criminal gangs to allow their children to be abused on webcams in exchange for money. sickeningly, people from around the world, including from here in the uk, are then ordering this live streaming of abuse for as little as £12. in some cases, they are even

selecting the age, their hair colour, gender, ethnicity, the clothing of the child that they want to see abused. perhaps the people streaming this sort of abuse think that what they are doing is not so bad because they are not the ones that are physically abusing that child. but let me say this. that is wrong. in my view, there is no difference between doing this sort of thing to a child in your bedroom in manchester or having someone else do it for you to a child in manila. but live streaming is not the only way that money is being made from child sexual abuse. we also know that there are some abuse sites which are generating a profit through advertising. advertising by legitimate companies without their

knowledge. advertising that is indirectly and unintentionally funding these vile crimes. this is totally u na cce pta ble, funding these vile crimes. this is totally unacceptable, and i call on all companies to carefully consider where the adverts are ending up and what they might be funding. i will be establishing a working group with business and the advertising industry to look into what action can be taken to stop this from happening. child abusers are also increasingly working together. they are congregating online to share tips, images and videos. and they are encouraging each other and normalising each other‘s behaviour. i was recently told about one site where members need to upload to 20 new images of child sexual abuse or

two minute interview of an infant toddler being abused every month in order to be allowed continued access to that site. these dangerous offenders are also sharing increasingly sophisticated ways of avoiding being caught. they are using encryption, and modernisation tools to try and make the detection harder than ever. they are jumping from platform to platform, they are using the dark web and commercial sites, they are swapping aliases, and endlessly creating and then deleting online accounts to try to avoid getting caught. these people are as sophisticated as terrorists. those terrorists that are hiding in their tracks, they are as sophisticated as them. but be assured, we are coming after them. this government has done more to tackle child sexual exploitation and any other. since 2015 we have significantly invested in our law

enforcement agencies so they can respond better to these types of crimes. we have nearly doubled the number of officers in the national crime agency dedicated to tackling online child sexual exploitation. and every month, around 400 offenders are arrested and over 500 children safeguarded through coordinated activity by the national crime agency and police. we have also established an independent inquiry into child sexual abuse to thoroughly examine the extent to which institutions in england and wales have done theirjob and protecting children. it is essential that we have a robust response to child sexual abuse and exploitation. we know that these crimes have a devastating effect on their victims. they leave children with feelings of shame, guilt and isolation, the consequences of this type of abuse also include depression and post—traumatic stress. in february, we saw the prolific offender maffeo

folder jailed we saw the prolific offender maffeo folderjailed for 32 years —— matthew faulder jailed folderjailed for 32 years —— matthew faulderjailed after britain's largest paedophile manhunt. he had abused over 200 children, blackmailing them and is sending pictures of himself which he went on to share with others. the courageous testimony of one of his victims shows what a lasting impact online abuse can have. she says her relationship with her mother broke down and the strain and she has ended up moving out of the family home. she says her confidence has been so shaken by the ordeal that she cannot even look at herself in error. in her own words, and i "i do not respect myself to have anyone close to me and i do not trust anyone. everyone is trying to trick me. everyone is trying to use me.

pa rt me. everyone is trying to use me. part of me believes that is all i am good for anyway, to be abused. she is now receiving the help and support that she needs and it is for children like that that we must take action. this is why we have increase the amount of charity available for victims of abuse, invested £30 million into projects to build children's resilience from these types of crimes. and this is why we have already announced our intention to make relationships education mandatory in primary schools which will also include teaching children about staying safe online. and as pa rents about staying safe online. and as parents and guardians we can of course all play an important role in tackling online child exploitation and abuse. we don't send our kids out to the park will teach them how to cross the road without giving them advice. but when it comes to

them advice. but when it comes to the time that they spend on the internet or glued to their smartphones, it's often a different story. too often we are afraid to ask our kids the questions that matter for their safety online. who are they speaking to online. what forms are they using? what are they sharing online? it is clear that we cannot afford to shy away from these frank and open conversations with the children in our lives. but pa rents the children in our lives. but parents and guardians are just one pa rt parents and guardians are just one part of the picture. there's another group that we need to have a frank and open conversation with. and that is the web giants. because in my view, there long way from where they need be. restrictions supposed to keep children safe online are either not enforced or don't meet expectations. and we have

overwhelming evidence that abuse continues to take place on online platforms. this is nowhere near good enough. and i know that more can be done. in june enough. and i know that more can be done. injune i was in silicon valley, for the second summit of the global internet forum on counterterrorism. the forum was set up counterterrorism. the forum was set up after this government put pressure on the big technology companies following the westminster attack. we told them they must do more to get terrorist content of their platforms. they agreed and took decisive action. and i've been impressed by the progress made by firms like google, facebook, microsoft, twitter and apple in what they've done to try and tackle counterterrorism. facebook for insta nce counterterrorism. facebook for instance they have taken down to 1.9 million pieces of daesh and al-qaeda

content in the first quarter of this year. 99% of this content was found using automated technology and internal twitter was able to remove 270,000 accounts promoting terrorism between july and december last year. interestingly, much of this content was stopped even before it was uploaded on the first place. there's still a long way to go when it comes to counter terrorism that these companies have achieved a lot in a short space of time when they were really pushed. i want to see the same level of commitment from these companies and others for child sexual exploitation. in recent years there has been good work, microsoft has developed technology which has

helped to fight and take down child sexual abuse imagery from the internet and when google and microsoft made changes to their algorithms to make it harder to find child abuse material in search results google then reported an eightfold reduction in such attempts. but the reality is that threat has evolved much more quickly than the industry's response, and industry just has not than the industry's response, and industryjust has not kept up. and there are some companies out there that refuse to take this seriously. let me say this, and notjust asking for change, iam let me say this, and notjust asking for change, i am demanding and the people are demanding it as well. and if the web giants don't take more measures to remove this type of content from their platforms, i will not be afraid to take action. we will be setting out our plans for legislation in the forthcoming on line white paper. how fault we

legislate to be informed by the action and the attitude that the industry now takes. i am pushing for the code of practice also to be updated, that the companies are already using to include child sexual exploitation online. what i wa nt to sexual exploitation online. what i want to see is a more effective partnership between technology companies, law enforcement, the charity sector and government so we can be confident in our response to these types of crimes. i want to lay out action in five main areas. first, i expect technology companies to block child sexual abuse material as soon as companies to block child sexual abuse material as soon as companies detect it being uploaded. second, iwant as soon as companies detect it being uploaded. second, i want them to stop child grooming taking place on their platforms. third, i expect companies to work with us, to shut

down live streaming of abuse. as a starting point we will make £250,000 available to support new ideas on how to detect and disrupt the live streaming of abuse. fourth i want companies to be much more forward leaning in helping law enforcement agencies deal with these types of crimes. and fifth and finally i want to see a greater level of openness and transparency and a willingness to share best practice between these companies. in november i'll be leading meeting of experts in the us in partnership with microsoft and i will challenge these companies to work together and come up with tools to detect child grooming which will be offered free to other tech companies. this is a great example of the type of collaboration i want to see much more of. if you work for

a technology company perhaps you are in this audience, perhaps you're listening, but when you hear this message, let me be very clear, getting this sort of horrific content getting this sort of horrific co nte nt of getting this sort of horrific content of your platforms is the right thing for your businesses and the right thing for society. and all eyes a re the right thing for society. and all eyes are now on you to do the right thing. so that is what i expect from technology companies. but also want to talk about the role of world —class to talk about the role of world—class law enforcement agencies in the uk and what they are doing to safeguard our children. today i'm pleased to announce that we will be investing an extra £21 million over the next 18 months to bolster the response of our law enforcement agencies to these types of crimes. this money will be used to improve how our agencies reduce the volume of offending and busy the most dangerous and prolific offenders. and as home secretary i also continue to make sure the police

have all the powers and the tools they need to fight child sexual exploitation and abuse and bring offenders to justice. exploitation and abuse and bring offenders tojustice. in parallel we will provide a further £2.6 million to collaborate with child protection organisations to improve understanding of offender behaviour and to prevent future offending. this includes support to the lucy faithfull foundation which aims to change the behaviour of offenders and potential offenders by highlighting the harm and suffering that takes place behind every image. but we can't just focus on that takes place behind every image. but we can'tjust focus on our effo rts but we can'tjust focus on our efforts in britain. children are being abused across the world and it is our moral responsibility to happen. rocketing global access in places like africa, asia and the middle east is a good thing for many reasons that it has also meant that more and more children than ever before are being exploited online in these parts of the world. according

to the internet watch foundation, and thanks for the support, less than 1% of child sexual abuse content is now hosted on uk platforms. but that means 99% is hosted overseas. let's get a grip with that problem. to do that we need to focus our tensions there too. we are already investing millions of pounds in overseas development aid to tackle the threat and just last week the prime minister announced the uk would build a new cyber centre in nairobi to help stop child sexual abuse images being shared online in that country. and at the recent five country. and at the recent five country ministerial with my cou nterpa rts country ministerial with my counterparts from australia, canada and new zealand, we discussed as a priority have the international community would work together to combat online child sexual exploitation. we agreed that

industry must take more responsibility for the content on their platforms and the apps they provide. and we released a joint statement outlining our expectations for tackling the threat. i'm pleased to announce that the next five country ministerial meeting which i will chair in the uk next year, will prioritise child sexual exploitation. we will also be creating a new international network of government advisers who will be stationed around the world and will help coordinate and drive action to tackle child sexual abuse in different regions. so there's a lot of work ahead. i want to end today by reminding you of the powerful words of paul houghton's victim, who we heard from earlier. third test in the —— of matthew falder‘s victim. her test and the poignant reminder that we must do all in our power to

end child abuse and exploitation and support the victims. i know both as some secretary and as a parent that i have a duty to lead this action. —— both as home secretary and parent. my sites of course set on the internet, and to those who want to harm our children. let me say this. do not think that you can satisfy your file conversions from behind a computer screen or on a smartphone. do not think that you can hurt our children or support and encourage others to do so. do not think you will get away with it. because we will make sure that you don't. 0ur because we will make sure that you don't. our children deserve to have their innocence and their future is respected and protected and to grow up respected and protected and to grow up without fear. thank you.

i think we now have some time for questions? i will chair the questions? i will chair the questions myself so that we can get more in. sarah? hi. home secretary, it's fantastic news that you have been so active that this for which we are hugely grateful. but one problem we see a lot is that parents grew up in the pre—internet generation survey are largely unaware of the issues their children are facing. alongside this would you have a public health awareness campaign so that parents and professionals a re campaign so that parents and professionals are more able to spot the signs? i think that is an excellent point. there is work already going on in this area as i mentioned, through schools already, through some voluntary groups and charitable groups. but what is also clear is that much more of this needs to happen, a lot more, because

iam sure needs to happen, a lot more, because i am sure we have all come across pa rents i am sure we have all come across parents and guardians still not taking the most basic action that they could. it will not surprise you that i have spoken about this much more with friends, trying to get their views, and some of them say their views, and some of them say their children take their smartphones to bed and will use them in the night, you don't even know what they are sharing or what is going on. the width of the nspcc did showed examples of how you can grow a and 45 or thereabouts. it's shocking. —— the work done by the nspcc showed that. more parents and guardians need to know about this. we will certainly take action. and from the telegraph. you said in your speech that there was some companies not taking this issue seriously enough. can you name and shame some

today? and what would you like companies to do, when it comes to using things like skype and snapchat? i won't name and shame the companies today, that is only because i want to give them the chance to respond to this, to the message that i have set out today. a message that i have set out today. a message not just from britain. message that i have set out today. a message notjust from britain. as i've mentioned, i've discussed this with our five country partners last week in australia and they are all united behind this message. i've asked them to demand this action because we know that they can do it. whatever government does come or whatever regulators still, —— whatever regulators still, —— whatever they do, we won't be as good at technology, we won't understand their platforms as well as they do. they have shown, the example we have used in counterterrorism, they have shown

that when they had to do it, when they really pushed, we suffered five horrible terrorist attacks in this country last year and they realised that britain, america and others would not take no for an answer. they showed they were capable of doing. 0ne they showed they were capable of doing. one example i gave was stopping uploading in the first place. that wasn't happening before. in the past something would get uploaded and even if it was taken down after an hour that is because it has been shed and copied. stop the uploading in the first place. live streaming. we talked about the web giants, we all know who they are. there other platforms... studio: home secretary sajid javid talking about the scale of online child abuse. he has said it is his personal mission to make a difference. if you have been affected by what you've heard from the home secretary numbers are available on the bbc website for you to co nta ct available on the bbc website for you to contact if you need any support. we'll bring you right up to date

with the latest reaction to what the home secretary has said in just a few moments. the main headlines: up to 80,000 paedophiles in the uk pose a sexual threat to children online according to the home secretary sajid javid keeping our children safe will be my mission as home secretary full. no new ideas of his own, theresa may hits back at borisjohnson following his criticism of her brexit plan. bbc radio 2's chris evans is heading back to commercial radio leaving behind the biggest radio show in europe with over 9 million listeners. it isa it is a useful show, it can do many great things, and i am sure it will continue to do that. a fire has destroyed a large section of the landmark former littlewoods pools building in liverpool.

the blaze broke outjust before eight o'clock last night, and it took 50 firefighters several hours to bring it under control. drivers who fail a roadside eye—test in three areas of england this month will have their licence revoked immediately. good afternoon, i'mjoanna gosling. welcome to bbc newsroom live. the home secretary sajid javid says he's shocked at the scale of the sexual abuse of children and has vowed to make it his personal mission to tackle it. in a speech he has just given, he has said that there are up

to 80,000 paedophiles in the uk who pose a sexual threat to children online. new figures show that there has been a 700% rise in the number of referrals of child abuse images to the national crime agency in the last five years. and separate figures indicate that police in england and wales recorded about 23 child sexual offences involving the internet every day in 2017 and 2018. that's up from about 15 a day in the previous 12 months. in his speech this morning the home secretary had this warning to technology companies: getting this sort of horrific of your content platforms is the right thing for your businesses, and it is the right thing for society. and all eyes are now on you to do the right thing. so, that's what i expect from technology companies. but i also want to talk about the role of world—class law enforcement agencies here in the uk and what they are doing to safeguard our children. today i'm pleased to announce that we will be investing an extra £21 million over the next 18 months to bolster the response from our law enforcement agencies to these types of crimes. this money will be used to improve

how our agencies reduce the volume of offending and pursued the most dangerous and prolific offenders. and as home secretary i will also continue to make sure that the police have all the powers and the tools that they need to fight child sexual exploitation and abuse and to bring offenders tojustice. in parallel, we will provide a further £2.6 million to collaborate with child protection organisations to improve understanding of offender behaviour, and to prevent future offending. this includes support to the lizzie faithful foundation which aims to change the behaviour of offenders and potential offenders by highlighting the harm and the suffering that takes place behind every image. that's the home secretary, sajid javid, he referred to the lucy faithfull foundation, we have more

information about that foundation very information about that foundation very soon. if you're worried that a child or young person is at risk or is being abused there are several ways in which you can report your concerns. you can do it online via the police child exploitation and online protection command on www.ceop.police.uk. the nspcc has a 24—hour helpline on 0808 800 5000 for expert advice and support. if a child is at immediate risk call 999, or call the police on 101 if you think a crime has been committed. children and young people can call childline free on 08001111 where trained counsellors are available 24 hours a day, every day. google have put out a statement this morning saying it's going to be offering ngos access to software aimed at improving the detection of child abuse images on the internet. the software uses artificial intelligence to prioritise suspected abusive images for review. google say they hope that this initiative will allow greatly improved speed in the review processes of potential child sexual abuse material.

they go on to say that quick identification of new images means that children who are being sexually abused today are much more likely to be identified and protected from further abuse. our news correspondent danjohnson has been listening to what the home secretary has been announcing and joins me now. really strong speech from the home secretary, he has thrown down the challenge to the online social media companies, to really take this seriously, we have had that response from google. sajid javid making this a personal priority, saying this will be his personal mission, to keep children safe, in stark terms he has outlined how big this challenge is, he says when he has looked at the figures, 15% of girls in the uk will have suffered some

form of abuse before the age of 16, staggering figure, 5% for boys, and how the online aspect to that sort of child abuse is a challenge, the number of referrals to the national crime agency have gone up 700% in the last five years, it outlines how much work there is to do. i reckon there is 80,000 paedophiles in the uk who are a threat, he has talked about how the internet makes this problem a global issue with internet sites hosted abroad, that is why the criminal agencies, the police, have to do more, to combat this material online. sajid javid was very clear, the technology companies, the people who host this material, who control what is on the internet, he wants them to do more, that is why we are seeing the action from companies like google who saying they take this seriously, developing technology to help them identify this material and take it down as soon as this material and take it down as soon as possible. interesting when you describe what he knows about how

they would have been dealing with terrorists online and there is no reason they cannot focus on child abuse in the exact same way and have the same effect. he was very clear that he thought the groups working together to coordinate and share this abusive material are as sophisticated as terrorists, and thatis sophisticated as terrorists, and that is why the response needs to be as sophisticated. that is a challenge to the law enforcement agencies but also to the technology companies. they have had success in taking down extremist material that has been behind some of the terrorist atrocities we have seen, he wants now to see a similar approach in tackling the online abuse material, and having that taking down more quickly. some steps have been made, there is more material being flagged up and taken down. but so much more material is being uploaded, and more going on in terms of abuse online, with live streaming, that can be hard to

detect because it happens only during the life period, there is no record of it afterwards. a number of challenges here that the technology companies and the police must face. sajid javid has said they will get to the bottom of this and it is taken seriously. he said he wants the companies to be proactive, and to give them a chance to see what they are going to do, before taking action, he said there will be no doubt, if they do not do what he wa nts, doubt, if they do not do what he wants, if they don't take it as seriously as he wants them to, he will take action. what sort of things will be open to him, in terms of action against technology companies that do not do what he says? he is threatening greater regulation if they do not take the steps expected by him. he did not hide the strength of his threat, in laying down what he expects, and if he does not see enough action, he will not let anything hold him back in terms of making sure that children are safe online, he said, as well as in public and private

space. i think, as well as in public and private space. ithink, need has a as well as in public and private space. i think, need has a view options up his sleeve, he wants the technology companies to take the lead, giving them the chance but they have had a warning, if they don't take it seriously and do not ta ke don't take it seriously and do not take action quickly enough, then he will do what is necessary to keep children safe. donald findlater is from the director of the stop it now! helpline which is run by the lucy faithful foundation, a uk—wide charity dedicated solely to preventing child sexual abuse. he has been listening to what the home secretary has had to say and joins me now from east london. thank you very much forjoining us, what did you think about the speech, a very strong speech. a very strong speech, you have clearly summarised the main items of that speech, interestingly, with the absence of one aspect, the aspect i represent, stopping these people from accessing indecent images in the first place, by engaging with them about the likelihood they might, and helping

them to stop. this is notjust about industry, although that has a massive role they should play, this is not just about massive role they should play, this is notjust about policing and arresting the people who are involved in being dangerous to children, this is partly about tackling the big numbers, 80,000 who are already viewing indecent images of children online, getting messages to them about what they are doing, that it to them about what they are doing, thatitis to them about what they are doing, that it is illegal, that there is dire consequences happening to children because of what they do and dire consequences to them if they get caught for their behaviour and as an organisation, we provide confidential help to get those men to stop that behaviour today. one of the statistics that he put out was that 15% of girls and 5% of boys experienced some form of sexual abuse before the age of 16, it is... it is quite extraordinary, it is not a statistic i have heard before, is that a new figure, are the numbers growing? that is not a new figure,

backin growing? that is not a new figure, back in the early 2000, one in six of all children across the uk had experienced some form of sexual abuse, mostly not to do with the online space, but, what we do see is that the online environment is enabling and facilitating more abuse, clearly more abuse of the same children through image sharing, but also through more easy access through social media sites, so that perpetrators of all kinds, from across the globe, can contact children in uk spaces. the size of the challenge is not necessarily growing, it is shifting, and we need to respond to the shifts with new solutions, particularly solutions that prevents rather than just responding afterwards, because after that it responding afterwards, because after thatitis responding afterwards, because after that it is too late for the child and the perpetrators. we spoke about the impact on the children, ptsd,

depression, has this been taken... of obviously it is taken seriously, but in terms of being a centrestage issue for government, has that been done seriously enough until now? has it been, look, there was always more that could be done, i am delighted to have been here with this home secretary, making bold statements about the things that will happen involving police and industry and children's charities and involving the mainstream public in their engagement in keeping children safe. we all have a part to play, i hope today marks a serious intention and serious actions to show that steps will be taken to get these volumes of children harmed by all forms of sex abuse down and down, it is a global problem, i was at a global

conference about what other countries are doing, the uk is ahead of the game in the world of prevention and we need to get better and better at it and share the learning with the rest of the world. thank you very much forjoining us. and if you have been affected by what you have been hearing, plenty of ways for you to access help and support. you can do it online via the police child exploitation and online protection command on www.ceop.police.uk. the nspcc has a 24—hour helpline on 0808 800 5000 for expert advice and support. if a child is at immediate risk call 999, or call the police on 101 if you think a crime has been committed. children and young people can call childline free on 08001111 where trained counsellors are available 24 hours a day, every day. alastair cook is retiring from cricket, he has just alastair cook is retiring from cricket, he hasjust announced his retirement from international cricket, putting out a statement: after much thought and deliberation over the last few months, i have decided to announce my retirement at the end of this test series against india. more coming up on the bbc news channel, we say goodbye to viewers on bbc two right now. a bit more of the statement from

alastair cook: " although it is a sad day, i can do so with a big smile on my face knowing i have given everything and there is nothing left in the tank, i have achieved more than i ever imagined and feel very privileged to have played for such a long time alongside some of the greats of the industry in. the thought of not sharing the dressing room again with some of my team—mates is the hardest pa rt some of my team—mates is the hardest part of my decision but i know the timing is right. i have loved cricket my entire life, from playing in the garden as a child, i will never underestimate how special it is to pull on an england shirt, i know it is the right time to give the next generation their turn to entertain us and feel the immense pride that comes from representing 1's country, we have had 12 wonderful years fulfilling my dreams and this could not have been done without my wonderful family. banksy ‘s brothers, his mother and father, his wife, alice, and theirfamily

for their support. —— he thanks. his wife, alice, and theirfamily fortheirsupport. —— he thanks. he has retired, more reaction to that in the sport, no doubt. in the past hour, downing street has dismissed boris johnson's attack on theresa may's brexit plans, saying the former foreign secretary had offered "no new ideas" of his own. in his newspaper column, mrjohnson accused the prime minister of "going into battle" against brussels with the "white flag fluttering". he's also accused some members of the government of using the irish border issue to stop what he described as a "proper brexit". our political correspondent ben wright has this report. we know borisjohnson is no fan of the prime minister's brexit plan. despite being the most prominent campaigner for leaving the eu, mrjohnson thinks the government's proposal for keeping the uk and the eu closely aligned for trade in goods as a sell—out. injuly, he walked out of the cabinet in anger, and has now used his newspaper column to put the boot in again. mrjohnson claims the chequers plan means going into battle with the white flag fluttering. he said it would lead only to victory for the eu, while leaving the uk lying flat on the canvas. dozens of tory mps

will agree with him. but, while brexiteers promise to put forward a alternative plan shortly, others are urging the prime minister to advocate a much closer relationship with the eu, demonstrating how fractured the party is on the future of brexit, and the bind theresa may is in. compounding her problems, the eu's chief negotiator, michel barnier, said he was strongly opposed to parts of the plan. even if theresa may can get a deal done with brussels this autumn, it has to be approved by mps, and at the moment it looks hard to see how that will happen. our political correspondent, jessica parker, joins me now from westminster. plenty of hurdles for theresa may to

ove rco m e plenty of hurdles for theresa may to overcome in the weeks and months, and frankly, people lining up to criticise her checkers plan, just referring to the article written by borisjohnson in the daily telegraph, it is not hold back, maybe some people would expect that of borisjohnson, maybe some people would expect that of boris johnson, saying maybe some people would expect that of borisjohnson, saying things like, with the checkers plan, we will remain in the eu taxi but this time locked in the boot with absolutely no say on the destination. the common rule book idea of goods and agricultural products, this comes ahead of mps returning to westminster tomorrow, they departed westminster, in a slightly fractious mood, they will return in a french is moved, lots of critics of the checkers plan among them, among them, david james, former "brexit" magister —— david

jones, former brexit minister. i think that's the difficulty, it always was the difficulty. the deal itself was unlikely to accept chequers. but i think if you look at the parliamentary arithmetic now you've got a very large number of conservative mps who have said quite clearly that they will not support chequers. so i think in terms of reality no 10 have nothing to do but look at chequers again and come up with an alternative solution. a spokesman has been critical no new ideas, the opposition to chequers was known because that is the reason he resigned as foreign secretary, and, making the point as well, the prime minister ‘s spokesman, saying that theresa may is a serious prime minister offering a serious plan, she does have her backers, the former de facto deputy prime minister, damian green, backing the prime minister this morning. the point often made, that it is very difficult to find a parliamentary majority for checkers, and i agree, thatis majority for checkers, and i agree, that is going to be difficult, it is a narrow path the government is

walking, but there is absolutely, it is absolutely certain that there is no parliamentary majority in the house of commons for a hard brexit. —— chequers. iwill house of commons for a hard brexit. —— chequers. i will be house of commons for a hard brexit. —— chequers. iwill be interested house of commons for a hard brexit. —— chequers. i will be interested to see what those who think chequers is not good enough, those people who think we need a hard brexit, what do they propose to get through the commons? the prime minister may be looking at the numbers, the arithmetic. it's a bit nervous about whether she can get her chequers bland through, we are not there yet. —— chequers plan. it would be much voter in the year were it to come to a vote in parliament. not only are brexiteers addressing serious dissatisfaction with her chequers plan, but also

nick boles, remains aborting, saying that he cannot support it either. england's highest test run scorer, alastair cook, has announced he is retiring from international cricket, for reaction to this, sports correspondent david einsteinjoins us, what has been said and why now? straight to the statement, big news, england's record run scorer, six highest run scorer in test cricket in history, scored more centuries for england than anybody else, he has made the most test appearances as well. this is one he has said. he says that the decision came after much thought and deliberation over the last few months, although it is a sad day, he can retire with a big smile on his face, " "knowing i have

given everything", pointing at fatigue there, so many years, 12 yea rs fatigue there, so many years, 12 years as fatigue there, so many years, 12 yea rs as a fatigue there, so many years, 12 years as a test player. says that he feels privileged to have played for so feels privileged to have played for so long alongside some of the greats, the thought of not sharing the dressing room with team—mates was a hardest part of the decision but the timing is right, he says, he loved playing cricket, all the way back to when he was a child and you can never underestimate how special it is to pull on an england shirt but now is the right time for the next generation to have their opportunity. he says that he will be watching england as a fan as he continues his county career with essex. he talks about where he's leaving the game, the next generation coming through, such a high bar, in terms of this record. he really has, as a captain, a bit ofa he really has, as a captain, a bit of a roller—coasterjourney he really has, as a captain, a bit of a roller—coaster journey for alastair cook, he went through great highs and pretty dramatic close as well, two ashes victories but also a whitewash in australia as well, run—scoring at times was prolific,

he was criticised at times for his captaincy being a little bit stubborn and a little bit unimaginative, some would have said, little bit conservative, but as a player he will go down as one of england's great test batsman, for sure, and players. in the finaltest at the oval, he will line out, so many emotions, but when we look at his future, who may replace him? that is the biggest question, even for that match alone, keaton jennings may be dropped after a difficult summer, opening the batting with england as well, alastair cook is the one you may have looked for for continuity, england have problems in their batting order by the looks of it, chopping and changing all summer, four number format rob horne already, looking to the opening batting positions. —— four number fours this summer already. touted as the next in line, really, the next cab of the rank to open the batting,

other names include nick gubbins, middlesex, he has been claimed by injuries. good james vincent come back into the frame, he's experienced. —— could james vince. the boots of alastair cook will be extremely big to fill. alastair cook is retiring from international cricket after that final test against india, which starts on friday. plenty more across the bbc on that. chris evans has announced he will be leaving bbc radio 2 after eight years at the helm of its breakfast show, and 13 years at the station itself. the broadcaster took over from sir terry wogan in 2010, and regularly attracts 9 million listeners, more than any other breakfast show in the uk. chris evans made the announcement this morning telling listeners he'd stay on air until christmas. our entertainment correspondent lizo mzimba caught up with chris evans straight after his breakfast show this morning. i mean, how tough a decision was it for you, chris?

did you not hear the show! laughter i said it all on the radio. careful. and for you, what makes the show so special, the radio 2 breakfast show? because it was sir terry's show! it's a useful show. it can do many great things and i'm sure it will continue to do that. you must have been touched by the reaction on social media from the listeners? massive, massive. but three, four months to go. so who will now take over from chris evans on the flagship programme? johnny beerling, a former controller of bbc radio 1, says his successor must keep the same qualities as the broadcaster. he has done a greatjob, no mean feat to take over from someone as popular as terry wogan, the nation

's favourite, his success was due to the fact that like terry wogan, what you got is what he is, natural personality. looking for a successor, you have to find somebody who has that attractiveness about him,| who has that attractiveness about him, i have always found, working in radio for 36 years, all the best presenters, tony blackburn, noel edmonds, jimmy young, they are the same off the air as they are on the air, and that is the secret of chris's success. —— jimmy young. air, and that is the secret of chris's success. -- jimmy young. who is in the frame to replace him? sara cox, started a new nightly show on radio two earlier this year that has gone down very well, and she has experience of presenting a major national breakfast show, because she did the radio one breakfast show back at the start of the 2000s. that could also play to zoe ball, saturday afternoons, she did the radio show, first ever woman to solo

present the radio one breakfast show. this came as such a shock, chris evans, back from his holidays, making this announcement after 8am. a lot of amusement as to the choice of where he has gone, he is referring to this as a spiritual homecoming, neither is going to virgin radio, but this is not the same virgin radio on which he was the breakfast presenter from 1997 to 2001, that became absolute radio, still very much on air, this relaunch, two years ago, virgin radio, basicallyjust using the name, to give you a little flavour of what to expect, i have looked up the playlist as to what the last records played on virgin radio work in the last hour we have had cold play, on henley, rem, the killers, so, very much your kind of classic male rock station that he is going to. —— don henley. —— the killers. and it is only on digital, you do

not get virgin on fm, so people who do not have digital radios in their car will not be able to listen to the chris evans breakfast show. discussions around the replacement, you mentioned some female broadcasters, is there a sense it is most likely to be a woman? there is a belief in that but, there has never been a female presenter of the radio 2 breakfast show but those two are the strongest candidates anyway, irrespective of gender. sara cox has made a real success of the show nightly on radio two, one crucial thing, it has to be someone who has experience of doing a daily radio show, day after day after day, you won't get a big star name who has never done a radio show doing this. other names, simon mayo, recently givenjoe wylie as a co—host of his radio 2 drivetime show, that has not been perceived to have been a

success so been perceived to have been a success so far, been perceived to have been a success so far, so been perceived to have been a success so far, so he might be an outsider candidate, or, left—field, richard bacon's name has been mentioned. he made headlines this year after he was seriously ill in a plain light from the usa to the uk. __j° plain light from the usa to the uk. —— jo whiley. interviews he gave after that, he has been living there forfour after that, he has been living there for four years, people were after that, he has been living there forfour years, people were reminded of what a great broadcaster he is, and he has deputised forjeremy vine in the past. chris evans has been talking about this with bosses at radio 24 months, they will have been thinking about a replacement. it was a shock to us all, not a shock to the bosses, it'll be interesting to see which announcements are made after the next month over the next few days, not quite as beautiful as some of us had over the weekend. warm and sunny weekend, going to be quite a bit cooler, a

chance of some rain. this afternoon, temperatures up to 25 in the south—east, that is the last of the really warm weather, behind this weather front here, very slow—moving weather front here, very slow—moving weather front, slightly fresher air coming of the atlantic, and overnight, temperatures in belfast and glasgow down to 8 degrees. still and glasgow down to 8 degrees. still a little bit of mild air left over in the south—east. tuesday, quite a bit of cloud around the central and southern parts of the country, scotland, northern ireland, whether looking fine, beautiful in the north—west of england, around liverpool. at times, in the midlands, a little more cloudy, still pleasant in the south—east, 22 degrees. more like 14 in newcastle. this is bbc news. our latest headlines... home secretary sajid javid has said

tackling online child abuse his ‘personal mission' after it was estimated that up to 80,000 paedophiles in the uk pose a sexual threat to children online. no new ideas — theresa may has hit back at borisjohnson's criticism of her brexit plans by saying there's nothing to respond to in the former foreign's secretary's newspaper column. firefighters have spent the night fighting a huge blaze that destroyed part of the landmark former littlewoods pools building in liverpool. let's get more now on the home secretary's speech in the last hour setting out his plan to tackle child sexual abuse — saying he is shocked at the scale he blamed partly on the growth of the internet. let's get reaction now

from susie hargreaves —— the ceo of internet watch foundation. we report and remove instances of child sexual abuse online, we've been doing this the years. last year we re been doing this the years. last year were removed hundreds of thousands of images and various web pages over the years. we work with internet companies, with the government and law enforcement and sadly, as more and more content comes online, the younger the child, was the level of abuse. really big problem and we all need to work together to tackle it which is why we really welcome the home secretary ‘s pledge to make it an issue of personal importance. i'm really sorry, our line is not great, we will try to fix it and perhaps speak to you later. thank you. thank you. a fire has destroyed a large section of the landmark

former littlewoods pools building in liverpool. north west tonight's chief reporter dave guest is in liverpool now. a landmark building coming here since 1938, at eight o'clock last night a fire broke out in the west wing, it has two identical art deco wings, fire broke out last night in the west wing and firefighters spent the west wing and firefighters spent the night fighting it, it was a very long night for those firefighters. firefighters battled to save liverpool icon. the fire at the former littlewoods building broke out just before eight last former littlewoods building broke outjust before eight last night and soon outjust before eight last night and soon took hold of the upper floor and the roof of the west wing. as you can imagine structural safety in the building wasn't great so we had to put out the firefighters early on and deal with external fire fighting until we had control of it. and deal with external fire fighting untilwe had control of it. more

than 50 firefighters spent the night trying to bring the flames under control and prevent them from spreading to the other wing of the building. these infrared images from the fire service show the intensity of the heat. at first light the fla mes of the heat. at first light the flames out but the crowds continue dumping down. the building has been one of the best known liverpool landmarks are yours, opened in 1958 it was the home of the liver littlewood football pools association. it was iconic in all senses because it employed hundreds of people. it had been empty figures but only recently plans announced to create a major film and tv production facility. the wings and upperfloor badly production facility. the wings and upper floor badly damaged but it seems as if the structure of the building is more or less intact. the question is now what effect this will have on all the ambitious plans to turn this into a tv film and production centre. fundamentally i

think the building is sound so as long as we can keep this up it in a decent state considering what happened. we need to do work in the building anyway because it's been emptied the 15 years and kind of hoping that it would set us back to file. so the owner optimistic that his plans will continue but 17 hours after the fire breaking out smoke still rising from this landmark building in liverpool. but the news seems to be but hopefully it will rise from the ashes. thanks, dave. motorists stopped by police in some areas will have their licences revoked immediately if they fail a roadside eye test. motorists will be asked to read a number plate from 20 metres. the crackdown aims to catch drivers who get behind the wheel each day despite having defective sight. in 2012, a study claimed poor vision was causing almost 3,000 casualties a year. the forces operating the test are thames valley, hampshire and west midlands. nicholas leighs is the

spokesperson on road policy from the rac, hejoins me now. 20 metres is quite a distance. it's ha rd 20 metres is quite a distance. it's hard for anyone to read and played at that distance but and is the law. it is but it is the law and when you do your practical test and you have that test that is the only point in your driving career were on a statutory basis you have to effectively read the license place and have that eye test. so it is being trialled in some areas, thames valley, hampshire and west midlands that they are going to be stopping drivers and testing them. and they will lose their licence immediately if they fail that test? its rule 92 of the highway code, police do have the powers to be able to put an urgent request into the dv out a for the revocation of the driver's

license, based on the fact that they have actually failed the eyesight test. what this should be is a wake—up call to drivers that it is their responsibility to make sure that their eyesight is to the legal standard. so why all forces not doing this? a good question. we'd like to see this rolled out more widely. we think it's right that drivers are keeping on top of their eyesight and we think it is right that from a road safety point of view that this sort of thing is done ona view that this sort of thing is done on a more regular basis. it should bea on a more regular basis. it should be a wake—up call to people and we urge drivers that if they think there's any problem with their eyesight that they take an i test immediately. also, in the instance whereby a medical professional might say that their eyesight isn't up to standard, that they need to report that the dvla immediately. are many people going around with bad side because it's quite hard to read a

number plate from 20 metres even if you have contact lenses or glasses. how about is the site of some drivers? and substantial figures to suggest that the problem is. however the only data we can find is the official road traffic collisions data, there were perhaps 200 collisions where bad i said was the cause of the problem, we think that's underestimating the problem, but we think that every two years drivers should go to the optician and have their eyesight checked. thank you very much. an investigation by bbc scotland's disclosure team has found a top surgeon harmed patients for years — and the health board didn't have the systems in place to pick up on his mistakes. the former head of neurosurgery at nhs

tayside was allowed to continue operating even after an external investigation found he was injuring patients. dozens claim they have been harmed. nhs tayside says it has changed its practices as a result. our correspondent lucy adams has this exclusive report. jules rose was a keen runner, in 2013 she was told she had a brain tumour. she was nervous but reassured because her surgeon was the head of department, sam eljamel. the computer will be able to... he even featured on the bbc. she had surgery, and was told by her surgeon that it had gone well, but there was bad news, the surgery would have to be done again, later. she found out the explanation she had been given for the second operation was not true. sam eljamel had removed her tear glands instead of her tumour. it is atrocious, for nhs tayside to allow this surgeon,

who had blatantly made a mistake the first time, to allow him to perform another complex operation. it is unthinkable. she is one of at least 55 patients who have complained after surgery by sam eljamel. we asked an expert neurosurgeon to review some of their records. in one case he found mr eljamel overstated the operation's chances of success, and in two others, believed the surgery was not done. that was negligent, there is no other description. it is completely unacceptable, it is dishonest. we know nhs tayside asked the royal college of surgeons to investigate sam eljamel and its review is it talks about a surgeon who failed to supervise these trainees, who regularly got his juniors to do his own operations for him, and who rushed surgery.

mr eljamel no longer works at the health board, his lawyer told us he has no comment to make. nhs tayside told us there has been much learning by the organisation, and many improvements made. for patients likejules rose, that is not good enough. lucy adams, bbc news. viewers in scotland can see more on that story. and viewers in scotland can see more on this story in disclosure: harmed by my surgeon, tonight, bbc one, 1930. it's available afterwards on iplayer. a new campaign is calling for anti—bullying ambassadors to be introduced into every school in the uk. the back2school drive's been launched by the diana award charity — with support from celebrities such as rio ferdinand — who says he was racially abused at a football club. and we're joined by one of those celebrities now — the actor danny—boy hatchard, who used to be part of the cast of eastenders — who was bullied at school — and anti—bullying ambassadorjames okulaja.

welcome to you both. thank you for joining us. what happened to you at school, danny—boy? joining us. what happened to you at school, danny-boy? i was joining us. what happened to you at school, danny-boy? iwas bullied joining us. what happened to you at school, danny-boy? i was bullied all through school until senior school bya through school until senior school by a particular individual. and then he left. i guess my learning improved and that it was too far gone at that point. it affected me so gone at that point. it affected me so much that i couldn't process any information. i struggled so much that i couldn't process any information. istruggled in so much that i couldn't process any information. i struggled in school and affected my personality a bit too much. school was completely different for me. i eventually left and that's when i began to find myself as an individual, or my ambitions and out of the window and i was allowed to you know, hurled myself as an individual. i didn't feel i was able to be myself when i was at school because i was physically abused and verbally abused, and like i said, all the way

through primary school to the middle of your nine. after that it had such an effect on me, i wasn't able to learn as much in the classroom, and the teachers, it may have changed now, it is about 12 years ago, they did not help as much as they could have. there was no programme put in place like with the diana awards like mao, where they look into safeguarding children against bullies. —— like they have now. i think it's important to do stuff like this now because we want to make sure we safeguarding kids inside and outside of school because it happens outside. and with the dawn of social media no escape from it. when i was at school i could go home and i could be safe. but nowadays with iphones and laptops and access to all sorts of social media... you are 15 so you have gone through all of this. i put my music

on these social media platform and i got backlash from that, comments, really abusive things because i was doing it. ifelt really abusive things because i was doing it. i felt terrible and i hated myself for a long time but it showed me that these people were doing it because they were upset and it helped me to understand what they are going through because i've been guilty of taking a joke too far as well. i want all young people to put themselves in someone else's shoes before they do something. understand that the people causing trouble have got something in the background but it doesn't make it easier when you are receiving it. of course, what we say is to encourage younger people to speak up about it, do not suffer in silence, especially going back to school. danny-boy, did you speak

about the time? added that was done. who did you tell? you pluck up the courage to tell your parents, they say, talk to the teacher, i spoke to numerous teachers, the body in question was penalised. but not enough. it still affects me now. so surely it has made me quiet, it has made me put my card up quite quickly. and quite a defensive person. and i would say that is directly because of that —— put my guard up. i think the way that it was dealt with them, i don't know how it is dealt with now but i want to make sure that things like this are done because i could have done with this because i didn't feel i had anyone to talk to. getting

brought up by working—class parents, they said, the only option you have now is to fight back. i became aggressive, i guess essentially i became a bully myself. it was, if you can't beat them, join them, looking back it is not something i am proud of but i don't want other kids feeling that they have to do this because it's such an important process , this because it's such an important process, going through education, discovering what you like, it doesn't have to be what everyone else likes. you don't have to wear what everyone else where is. you don't have to have the same sexuality as everyone else. you can be an individual. james, you are an anti—bullying ambassador. it seems like the bullies need to different support, that they need support as

well. at the diana awards we look at both sides, the body and the victim of both kind of going through the same things at the same time. —— the bully and the victim. everyone must be empathetic. we are so lucky to have antibody ambassadors. if they see something happening they want to stop it as best they can. it's not necessarily resorting to violence, it's finding a way to sort the situation out. when we see it happening we try to sort it out as much as possible, not necessarily using violence but trying to make a difference. we really appreciate you both coming in. an update on our headlines on bbc news. the national crime agency estimates that up to 80,000 people in the uk pose a threat to children online. no new ideas of his own — theresa may hits back

at boris johnson following his criticism of her brexit plan. and one of the bbc‘s highest paid presenters — chris evans — has announced that he'll no longer host the radio 2 breakfast show after december and will leave the station. the news agency, reuters, has condemned the jailing of two of its journalists for seven years by a court in myanmar, which found them guilty of violating state secrecy laws. the two young journalists say they were framed by police because of their reporting of a massacre of rohingya muslims by the country's military. the bbc‘s nick beake has been following events at the court. this is the court room where thejudge handed down the decision, the reuters reporters at actively sought out classified information which would be useful to enemies of the state, it was said, for that reason he found them guilty. chaotic scenes afterwards as the reporters were brought out, protesting their innocence once again. we know what we did,

we did nothing wrong, one of them said, have no fear, i believe injustice, democracy and freedom. the man who stood next to him said, what i want to say to the government is, you can put us in jail but do not close the eyes and ears of the people. certainly, many people believe that this was a trial that was politically motivated. we had the us ambassador to myanmar in the courthouse, also the british ambassador, they have both said they were disappointed by this verdict. we have heard from the eu, calling for the immediate release of these two journalists. reuters, the organisation for which they were working have said all along this was completely wrong, they have stood by their journalism and they say they are taking this extremely seriously, what happens next. it's worth reminding ourselves this comes one week after the un investigators said that the top military generals in myanmar should stand trial for genocide because of the crimes committed against the rohingya muslims last year, that was the very same story these two reporters were investigating last year when they were arrested.

people say that is no surprise, they believe they were targeted because of their investigative work. what happens next? both sentenced to seven years each, there is a glimmer of hope there may be a presidential pardon in the future, that the government frees them, but for now, there's a real sense sense of despair among the two men, their families, the reuters news agency and among the journalistic community here in myanmar. it's been revealed that the governor of the bank of england, mark carney, is in discussions with the treasury and the bank about extending his time in the job beyond june next year. however, no deal has yet been agreed — and it's reported that any extension to his contract might be for less than a year. the left—wing group, momentum, which supports jeremy corbyn, is calling for what it describes as the "open selection" of labour's parliamentary candidates. it's backing moves by some constituency parties to make it simpler for sitting mps to be challenged. centrist mps fear the idea is aimed at purging them from the party. a bbc investigation has uncovered evidence of a thriving

black market in controlled prescription drugs helping to fuel britain s addiction to opioid based painkillers. one of the most popular is tramadol — the drug which the high profile tv star ant mcpartlin described as taking him to the point of psychosis. now as gps restrict supplies, illegal traders are filling the gap, as jonathan gibson reports. i'm in the birmingham to do a drug steel but the opioids and buying are not illegal, they are someone's prescription. nice one, mate, say 20 quid yet? lawrence is trading in opioids, it is controlled prescription only painkiller. it is also highly addictive. lastly it was drink to 185 deaths. see you've got a good little trade going in this? not too bad. as more gps restrict

supplies black—market trade is like lawrence plug the gap. and he doesn't just sell tramadol.|j lawrence plug the gap. and he doesn'tjust sell tramadol. i can get that guaranteed, almost every month, someone from america will have it, they will bring it to. he sells what he can get on an ad hoc basis so next time we met he has a different selection. was that? if you are supplying and controlling drugs you can go to prison for 14 yea rs. drugs you can go to prison for 14 years. even if you possess a medicine like that you are committing a criminal offence of you don't have a prescription for it so you need to be very careful. this is a serious business. but does lawrence know that? what the... what is this about? is about you selling controlled prescription drugs illegally, the once you've got in

that bag. eye and a rest? you're not under arrest. do you want to talk about what you've been doing, defend it? there is no way of defending it. i have my reasons. do you continue to carry on selling drugs in this way? after that embarrassment, no! lawrence is just illustrative of a much wider problem, feeding what has become a british addiction. jonathan gibson, bbc news. a golfer with a prosthetic leg is suing a local authority for refusing to allow him to play on a public course using a buggy. paul houghton, whose right leg was amputated after he contracted a deadly tissue eating bacteria, claims brentwood borough council discriminated against him. the council denies this and is defending the claim. our legal correspondent clive coleman reports. you've got a, what, 120—yards‘ carry to the green. 120—yard, all carry, into a very, very stuff breeze. into a very, very stiff breeze.

paul houghton is lucky to be alive. in 2000, while working as a roofer, he knelt in contaminated water and contracted a deadly bug which can eat muscle and body tissue at a rate of 2cm an hour. well, you got over. paul's right leg was amputated above the knee, and he received the last rites in hospital. my swing isn't very orthodox. golf has become an important part of paul's life, and a buggy enables him to get around a standard five—mile course. he's represented england 13 times, and played in europe. in august 2016, paul had arranged to play a round at this golf course in essex, owned and operated by brentwood borough council. but on his way to the tee, he claims he was told he would not be allowed onto the course without a letter from his doctor justifying the medical need for a buggy. i couldn't believe it, i really couldn't believe it, to be told that i couldn't play because i was disabled. what sort of message do you think

that sort of response sends out to disabled golfers, disabled people? it sends the message out that we're not welcome, that we're not part of society, and that we're not included. and that we can'tjoin in a sport that is accessible to everybody because we need to use other equipment to play the game. in refusing to allow him to use his buggy, paul claims that brentwood borough council were discriminating against him because of his inability to walk around a golf course. in effect, he says that the council were applying a policy that indirectly discriminates against all disabled people who need a buggy to play golf. brentwood borough council is defending the legal action, and declined the bbc‘s invitation to comment on the case. that's a really good shot. golf is sometimes seen as elitist. paul houghton is determined that, by playing it and pursuing his action

for discrimination, the sport will become ever more inclusive. clive coleman, bbc news. in a moment it's time for the one o'clock news with ben brown, but first it's time for a look at the weather with tomasz. well we had a fine weekend, later and there's a chance we'll need brollies, but for the time being it's still beautiful, look at this stunning picture of blue skies over guernsey. but applied across other parts of the country. this picture is from wales. a weather front is moving across the uk, theatre at 5pm just off the coast of scotland and north east england, that cloud is stretching further south as well. the weather is much better and

there's more sunshine around, around there's more sunshine around, around the highlands, just about nudging up to 17 in belfast, spots of rain across parts of yorkshire, sports of rain in the midlands, spots in the west, for the time being south east england and east anglia quite warm and sunny with temperatures possibly in essentially that weather front will hang around across the north east of the british isles, in the north of the country it will be quite chilly tonight, temperatures down to single figures, whereas in the south east, the overnight low will be 14, tomorrow variable cloud and sunshine, it looks as if this central area of the uk will be at times very cloudy but elsewhere

across the country, not terribly warm in the north—west, 16 degrees possibly in belfast, we might nudge up possibly in belfast, we might nudge up to 22 degrees in london. and then the outlook for the next few days, variable amounts of cloud, some sunshine from time to time but also the chance of catching some spots of rain and noticeably there's temperatures dipping. as we head into the weekend low—pressure is sitting on top of us and the weather will turn in one second. a savage attack from borisjohnson on the prime minister's brexit strategy. the former foreign secretary says britain will get "diddly squat" from brussels and that we're flying the white flag of surrender. downing street have slapped mrjohnson down, saying he offers "no new ideas" on brexit. we'll be live at westminster. also this lunchtime... the home secretary says there are up to 80,000 paedophiles in the uk who pose a threat

to children online. do not think that you can satisfy your vile perversions from behind a computer screen or on a smartphone. do not think you can hurt our children, or support or encourage others to do so. chris evans is leaving radio 2's breakfast show — the most listened to programme in britain.