this is bbc news i'm lukwesa burak. the headlines at 7: 20 men are found guilty of being part of a grooming gang that abused girls as young as 11 in and around huddersfield. on one occasion, she came home and her neck was completely black with bites from one side to the other. a taxi had pulled up outside and pushed her out. radical islamist preacher anjem choudary is released from prison on licence, and is now at a bail hostel. the former head of mi5 says he has little doubt that the saudi regime ordered the killing of the journalist jamal khashoggi. and — barefoot on bondi. the duke and duchess of sussex visit the iconic beach in sydney, as part of their tour of australia. and on newswatch, mean, spirited and rude, with some of the bbc reporting of princess eugenie‘s wedding a bit off colour. join us at 7:45pm on bbc news. good evening.

20 men have been found guilty of being part of a grooming gang that raped and abused girls in huddersfield, over a seven year period. the men, mostly of pakistani heritage, were convicted of more than 120 offences against 15 girls, the youngest of whom was just 11. the girls were plied with drink and drugs, and some were abandoned on the yorkshire moors. from leeds crown court, danny savage reports. a bus station, the car park of a diy store in huddersfield, a lonely moorland, just a few of the places where vulnerable children were groomed and sexually abused by men of mainly pakistani heritage. so many men were involved that three trials were needed.

a judge has now ruled the 20 were convicted can now be publicly identified. one of them was mohammed ibrah, nicknamed bully. a huge man who used his physical presence to intimidate. one of his victims was thrown out of his car when she refused to give in to his depraved demands. he kept punching me and punching me, it felt like my nose was broken. they kicked me and i got out of the car and started running. ijumped over the fence and started running down the moors. i then ran back up and saw them drive off. i had tojump in front of a car covered in blood at 4am in the morning to get a lift back to huddersfield. the ringleader, amere singh dhaliwal, was jailed for life and told he must serve a minimum of 18 years. the judge said his treatment of the girls was inhuman. 0ne scenario which kept cropping up in these cases is that victims we re driven up here onto

the moors at night. if they didn't do what their abusers told them to, they were beaten up and dumped. imagine being the child left in this wilderness, in the dark, having been physically and sexually assaulted by someone you thought cared for you. it's a very frightening place, there is so much more than up here they can be anywhere. this farmer vividly remembers a distressed teenage girls knocking on the door of his remote hilltop home. over the years, he's had to take several to safety. as i looked out, there were three girls that looked roughed up and confused. they didn't know where they were and asked if they could come in and if i could help them. what was the impression you got what had happened to them? it looked like they had been knocked about by someone. something funny... something very suspicious was happening. i could tell by their hair which was everywhere and they were crying uncontrollably. she would come home disorientated, scratches, bites... the mother of one schoolgirl

victim told us what everyday life was like. on one occasion, she came home and her neck was completely black with bites from one side to the other. a taxi had just pulled up outside and pushed her out. i could see another girl in the back and itjust drove off. i changed my hours so i could pick her up after school. i used to dread bank holidays when i knew she would be at home and i couldn't monitor her. west yorkshire police refused to answer criticism from the prosecution that they were disgraceful for ignoring complaint at the time from victims. the local council says victims would be listened to now. these crimes took place a number of years ago, at a time when, as we know sadly from other cases, in other parts of the country, that the issue of child sexual exploitation was not well defined or understood. since then, lessons have been learned. the men so far sentenced for this abuse have collectively been jailed

for more than 220 years. another four men will be sentenced next month. let's speak to bbc look north's home and social affairs correspondent the girls were aged between 11 and i7 and some were picked up from school in their uniforms. their abusers were under no illusion about their ages. they were groomed for sexual assault and rape. they will be looked down on for a lifetime. bbc look north's amy garcia has been speaking to one of the victims — and her mother. their identities have been disguised. we just used to hang around in cars, drink, smoke, take drugs, just don't know, chill out. he used to give us gifts so we feel special hanging around with older men. you were in a relationship with one of those men. when did it start to turn more sinister?

when did the physical and sexual abuse start? i started getting passed around friends, not long after meeting them. it would all be fun and games at first, you would just be drinking and taking lines of coke, pills, and it would just escalate. different parties, different men, different girls, girls younger than i was at the time as well. at the time, did you feel like this was wrong? no, at the time, i don't suppose i could compare it to anything. ijust thought, i don't know, it was part of growing up. just explain how the police were involved over the five—year period in which you were involved with these men? police would come out and bring her back if she had been found and the police would come to the house. what would they say about her being with these older men? they didn't appear to have any concerns, it was as if... it was complete and utter naivete. the police seemed to be aware that it

was happening and i was led to believe that my daughter had gone completely off the rails. as a mother, how did that feel that there was no offer of help? very difficult, because as a parent, you want what is best for your children. i couldn't come up with any idea as to why she had gone off the rails like she had. how different do you think things could have been if the police were more involved from the beginning? half of the stuff wouldn't have even happened. and how about you, mum? i do feel that my daughter was let down, but, i think it was virtually unheard of at the time and i think it was naivete. i don't think anybody realised that that type of thing was happening. do you think the school should have taken a greater responsibility to inform you when they did know that she was being picked up from school by older men? definitely. they have a duty of care and even for me to

have been informed that she wasn't in school would have helped. reliving all this again, in the court, it must be really difficult for you. why did you decide to stand up and speak out against these men? i've got children, i've got younger cousins, i've got nieces and it's the younger generation i'm trying to protect now. let's speak to bbc look north's home and social affairs correspondent emma glasbey who's in huddersfield now. the details of these three trials we re the details of these three trials were telling, these girls were children, deliberately selected and targeted, because they were of honourable. thejudge targeted, because they were of honourable. the judge told the court the way these girls were treated defies understanding. he said that many, if not all of the girls, will never recover from the abuse they

suffered. he said that the girls had displayed great courage in giving evidence, but the man responsible had shown no remorse. the ringleader of this bank was amere singh dhaliwal, he raped girls as young as 11. thejudge told him his treatment of the girls was inhuman. he was jailed for 18 years. another man disappeared during the course of his trial, whilst he was on bail. police are still looking for him. their recruiters is on in court of west yorkshire police and kirklees council about how they responded to victims and their families when the abuse began 1a years ago. kirklees council has announced that an independent review is to be carried out. thank you very much. and we'll find out how this story, and many others, are covered in tomorrow's front pages at 10:40 and 11:30 this evening,

in the papers. 0ur guestsjoining me tonight are, jason beattie, head of politics at the mirror, and anna isaac, who's the economics and trade correspondent for the telegraph. the islamist preacher, anjem choudary, has been been released from prison on licence. he's served half of a five year sentence — handed down to him in 2016 — for inviting support for the islamic state group. the bbc understands there will be restrictions on his movements, and he'll be closely monitored by the security services. our home affairs correspondent, june kelly, reports. within hours of coming out of prison, anjem choudary was back in a familiar place. in front of the cameras. he can be seen, but not heard, he is banned from speaking to the media. this probation hostel in north london is where he is initially being housed. it was before dawn when he was driven across the capital from belmarsh top security prison.

during his time inside, he hasn't changed his views, according to counterextremism specialists. he's become hardened in his own extremism and in his own radicalised opinions. there have been numerous attempts to try and deradicalise anjem choudary, as part of the pastoral care service with imams in prison services. they have got nowhere. the whole world one day, my brothers, will be under the sharia, including hackney, moscow, new york, all of the countries, under the thumb of the muslims. for two decades, anjem choudary was clear about the world he wanted to see. a master manipulator, he was at the centre of a network of violent extremists. michael adebolajo was one of the pair who carried out the savage street killing of fusilier lee rigby. another choudary disciple, siddhartha dhar, fled the uk while on bail and is suspected of being part of an is killing squad.

the former head of counterterrorism at scotland yard believes choudary‘s influence outstripped his character. i think we've got to be careful not to overstate him. he is a pathetic groomer of others, and should be seen as such. i think we all have to be very careful about not over inflating his status and giving him some sort of mythical evil genius type character, because that's not what he is. anjem choudary will be subject to a long list of restrictions and supervising him will cost a lot of public money. as part of the restrictions, he will have two where a tag and be under a curfew. he is banned from preaching and organising meetings. he can only see people who are approved and he is banned from meeting anyone with a terror connection. he will have to get permission to go on the internet. i don't think you should have been released, he sets a bad precedent for what he's done and the damage he has done, to get two and a half years, not enough. i've worked with a lot of families,

and one of the families i've worked with it's ruined their lives. as the law stands, he is eligible for release now. the restrictions on him will last only a couple of years. a brexit deal may never be reached — according to the european union's chief negotiator. michel barnier says, 90% of the deal is done, but that the problems surrounding the irish border could collapse any agreement. and the prime minister is facing a fierce backlash against the idea of extending the uk's transition period after leaving the european union, as john pienaar reports. still in brussels, still turning on the charm, or trying to, still getting nowhere fast. not many more leaders photos before britain leaves. now, theresa may is being handed a set of allegedly impossible demands that the price of a deal. she spoke with eu leaders like donald tusk, sympathetic but still

leaving her to face angry tories. brussels chief negotiator took to french radio to say britain was behind its own problems. translation: brexit has numerous consequences, it was chosen by the british. at home today, the consequences included her scottish secretary openly demanding no extension to eu fishing reels in scotland. i want us to still leave the common fisheries policy at 2020. this should be clear. the scottish tories want scottish fishing free of eu rules and quotas. at westminster, tories on all sides hate the idea of extending the brexit transition, with a further delay and further billions to the eu. they want the prime minister two minute when she says she would walk away with no deal. it would help if the government started to demonstrate more confident if that we will leave

if we do not get a deal. what we cannot realise that if the european union has to give us permission is sticking to the hope she will never need to lengthen the transition. britain having to stay under eu rules longer than planned, and if it does, she wants the uk free to pull out. easy to say, hard to negotiate. harder, still, to get past her party. once supported or tolera nt tory past her party. once supported or tolerant tory mps now say they are impatient and a vote of confidence in her leadership now looks more likely. even if she survived that, she would emerge damaged, politically weakened. there is also more macho rink —— speak about who is manoeuvring for a future contest and two tory mps want next. brexit was always about high principles of sovereignty. it is coming down to deliver politics of power, plotting and political survival. at least 50 people have died

near the indian city of amritsar, after a train ran over a group of festival goers. a policeman said people had been sitting on or near the tracks — watching the burning of effigies, and the noise of the approaching train was drowned out by fireworks. james clayton is in delhi and sent us this update. essentially what we believe happened was a crowd had gathered to watch an effigy being burnt as part of a festival. some of those spectators had gathered on a railway track. when the effigy was being set alight, firecrackers started going off, fireworks started and it is incredibly loud. at the same time, a train was coming, clearly a lot of the crowd didn't hear the train coming, whether the train driver decided to try and warn them, we

don't know whether he didn't see them at this point. we do know that them at this point. we do know that the train it did plough into a number of people on that track, causing mass fatalities. the headlines on bbc news: 20 men are found guilty of being part of a grooming gang — that abused girls as young as 11 in and around huddersfield. radical islamist preacher anjem choudary is released from prison on licence, and is now at a bail hostel. more than two weeks after the disappearance of journalist jamal khashoggi, the former head of mi6 says he has little doubt that the saudi regime ordered his killing. the former head of mi6, sirjohn sawers, has said he has little doubt that the order to kill the journalist, jamal khashoggi came from the highest part

of the saudi regime. the washington post columnist hasn't been seen for more than two weeks since entering the saudi consulate in istanbul. the saudi authorities have denied any involvement — but the foreign secretary, jeremy hunt, has warned of "consequences" if mr khashoggi has been murdered. our diplomatic correspondent, james robbins, reports. does this forest near istanbul held appalling evidence of murder? turkish police have reportedly searched here for the remains of the saudi journalistjamal searched here for the remains of the saudi journalist jamal khashoggi, who walked into his country consulate in istanbul over two weeks ago and then disappeared. suspicion has fallen on saudi arabia's crown prince. on tuesday, the 33 rolled told mike pompeo, and erica's secretary of state, he knew nothing of what had happened. now, a former

head of m16, has dismissed that denial. sarah john sawers head of m16, has dismissed that denial. sarahjohn sawers believes the prince had thought the trump administration wouldn't complain about the murder. this appalling killing this points to the evidence of it being ordered and carried out by people close to the crown prince of saudi arabia. i don't think he would have done this if he hadn't thought he had the licence from the us administration to behave as he wished to do so. look at these pictures of the crown prince, and particularly this man, seen regularly in the background. the saudi security official is close to the prince and cctv footage leaked by tokyo also places him outside the console residence in istanbul the day jamal khashoggi disappeared. console residence in istanbul the dayjamal khashoggi disappeared. and what about an audio recording, from

inside the saudi consulate allegedly. the sounds of jamal khashoggi's terrifying last minute. it has been denied to have been shared with other governments, but does not deny the recording exists. this spring, the saudi crown prince was greeted as a reformer by theresa may. it is a close ally, but today, it is much trickier. if the stories we are reading turn out to be true, will that have an affect on our relationship? yes it will, because if the stories are true and it is still an f, they will be totally against our values. investigations into his fate continue, but pressure for answers, however horrible, into his fate continue, but pressure foranswers, however horrible, is building. welljoining you now from norway, is maryam alhawaja,

human rights defenderfrom the gulf. you are a human rights defender, what are the realities of being that i'm speaking up for human rights for those in the gulf and middle east? anyone who is an activist from the gulf especially, knows that you are never 100% safe. whether you are in europe or the usa or otherwise, you know that there is no such thing as being 100% safe when you are criticising some of the most powerful government crewe in the world. they have been able to get away with so many crimes they have committed. but i think the jamal khashoggi case, as we have seen, it will be either a turning point for that or we are going to see it added as another part of the list of the crimes that saudi arabia has been able to get away with. you say it is potentially going to be a turning point. saudi arabia has been described as an arab superpower. how likely is this to happen? we have

already had the united nations calling for an international independent investigation. we have an organisation called bell who have offered theirforensic an organisation called bell who have offered their forensic expertise to analyse the evidence that exists. this is what is needed right now. we need an independent international investigation. if this takes place and it is followed by an appropriate reaction with consequences and accountability, that is how it becomes a turning point. otherwise, it will just be becomes a turning point. otherwise, it willjust be like the yemen war, where saudi arabia has gotten away with killing salmon many siblings, including children, it will be like when the crown prince was applauded for not allowing women to drive. those who fought for that right i still sitting in prison cells since may. you are from bahrain. these

countries such as lebanon, etc, why aren't more arab leaders speaking out on this? it is expected that they came out in the support of the saudi government. just look back at 2011, we had a pro—democracy peaceful uprising in bahrain and saudi arabia and the united arab emirates said into their armies to help with that uprising. the gulf states are good at sticking together. the failure we have seen is in countries abroad who are supposed to uphold human rights and democratic values, failing to stick together with each other. when you look at the situation between canada and saudi arabia, although canada has yet to act against saudi arabia, or whether we are looking at the relationship between sweden and saudi arabia, many of the gulf states ca m e saudi arabia, many of the gulf states came together and stood by

saudi arabia. when we look at the west, the eu, the united states, who cannot stand with canada? who cannot stand with sweden when they took the rightful position when it came to the saudi arabia situation. thank you very much. devon and cornwall police has admitted breaking health and safety laws, following the death of a church caretaker. thomas orchard, who was 32 and had schizophrenia, died in hospital a week after he suffered a cardiac arrest at an exeter police station in 2012. officers used an emergency restraining belt, but the force hasn't accepted that the belt led directly to mr orchard's death. the former deputy prime minister, nick clegg, has a newjob — with the social media company, facebook. he's moving to california, to be the firm's communications head. it comes as facebook tries to repair the compa ny‘s reputation, amid controversy about transparency and the role of fake news on the platform.

the head of one of britian's biggest house—builders, persimmon, has come under public criticism, after walking out of an interview, in which he was asked about his £75 million bonus. jeff fairburn said, it was "unfortunate" he'd been asked the question. the bonus was one of the biggest ever awarded by a public listed company. our business correspondent, emma simpson has the story. there is a lot of buttons. do you want to come up here, mark? jeff fairburn was after a good new story with the opening of his company's new brick factory near doncaster but things soon got awkward when he was asked about his £75 million bonus. think... yeah, i'd rather not talk about that. it has been well covered. you don't want to discuss that today? are there any lessons to be learned from that? it's the biggest bonus in the country.

no? ok, right, fine. i think that's really unfortunate, actually, that you've done that. this man is a dissatisfied persimmon homeowner in harrow were sold his property leasehold while neighbours later bought their homes with a more valuable freehold. well, i'm not surprised. but i'm angry. i'm absolutely angry about this 75 million. basically this hold of element is his bonus. if he can get a 75 million bonus, i don't understand why they can't give us a freehold for free. persimmon built the foundations for this pay controversy five years ago with a new long—term incentive scheme. for these bosses, the higher the share price the higher the bonus and, boy, did the share price soar. it was fuelled by the government's helped to buy scheme which encourages first—time buyers onto the property ladder.

it was this which helped push up demand, prices and persimmon's profits. there has been no comment from the company orjeff fairburn today, though he has previously said he would donate some of his bonus to charity. with hindsight, saying so here might have gone down better than walking away. emma simpson, bbc news. yoga has been part of the duke and duchess of sussex's morning routine in australia, as they continue their tour down under. harry and meghan went barefoot on bondi beach, and then there was a climb over sydney harbour bridge, ahead of tomorrow's invictus games. our royal correspondent, jonny dymond, was watching. the police in sydney don't normally dress like this, but on the city's

legendary bondi beach, things were farfrom legendary bondi beach, things were far from normal. welcome legendary bondi beach, things were farfrom normal. welcome to friday, where surfing and yoga meets mindfulness. and harry and meghan. harry opened up to the group about his experiences. it's part of his big push to promote mental health. this is called an anti—bad vibe circle. at the end, a group hug. the house of windsor brought the house down. yoga is part of the cure and the duchess is a big fan. she told the duchess is a big fan. she told the yoga people just how keen she is. she says she does it every day and she even got up at a:30am, computer like, so she is pregnant as well and i understand how exhausting it is. the duke went from beach to bridge, up he went, and up, and at

the top, a new flag rose. this is the top, a new flag rose. this is the moment that the duke and duchess' trip to australia pellets, away from the walkabouts and the beaches and toward the biggest project of harry's lives. this is the start of the countdown to the invictus games, the sporting celebration of wounded warriors. invictus is at the heart of harry's journey. he has walked with the military and he will now lead the games he created. now it's time for a look at the weather with helen willitts. skies are clear and once again across many southern part of the uk and in the north, we have the ingredients for some mist and fog, particularly in southern areas, where we have had much through the day. we do see our weak weather front around, so it is not very dry, we will see more fog and any rakes,

it will turn a0. chilly in the north of scotla nd it will turn a0. chilly in the north of scotland and certainly close to freezing in rural part of england. that fog could be thick around the east of wales and the midlands through tomorrow morning. for most of us, it will lift and break and it could be towards lunchtime before it clears. we have more cloud further north. it is a monster laden south—west, but not a cold direction, but it could be cloudy in northern ireland, with averages of 16 or 17 celsius. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines. 20 men are found guilty of being part of a grooming gang that abused girls as young as 11 in and around huddersfield. on one occasion she came home and her neck was completely black with bites from one side to the other. a taxi pulled up outside and just

pushed her out. radical islamist preacher anjem choudary is released from prison on licence and is now at a bail hostel. more than two weeks afterjournalist jamal khashoggi went missing, the former head of mi5 says he has little doubt that the saudi regime ordered his killing. and coming up — two men become the first males to graduate from a prestigious nanny college in its 126—year history. more now on our top story and the news that 20 men have been found guilty of being part of a grooming gang that raped and abused girls in huddersfield over a seven—year period. the majority of the men who groomed, exploited and abused the young girls are of pakistani heritage. some were born and raised in huddersfield. the pakistani community there is small compared to other towns and cities across yorkshire. many know each other closely, so how are they reacting to the news

that friends they once knew as boys are now men guilty of horrendous crimes? bbc look north's sabbiyah pervez has been finding out. where are we going? party! where? this is a scene from a bbc drama based on true events that took place in rochdale. these young girls were sexually exploited by a gang of predominantly pakistani men who groomed them by buying expensive gifts, taking them to parties and offering them drugs and alcohol. the chief prosecutor on that case, nazin afzal, helped in making the drama. he has come to huddersfield to talk to me about the pattern that seems to be emerging around this particular model of child sexual exploitation. when it comes to street grooming of the type in this case and in rotherham and rochdale and 15 or 17 other places, sadly disproportionately we have pakistani men engaged in this type of behaviour. what we are talking about is, they target very vulnerable young

girls, very often they are looked after or they are in chaotic and troubled relationships or families. they offer them the earth and then deliver them to hell. nazir acknowledges that there are a number of fact is which play are a number of factors which play a role in the psyche of those who operate in grooming but he believes that sexism is at the heart of it. there is misogyny and sexism at the heart of it and when you have got misogyny and sexism and the attachment to power and the desire to control young girls, then you have this type of abuse. where is that coming from, the misogyny? it's coming from within their backgrounds, very often they are led to believe or told to believe that women are lesser beings and so they don't treat women in the way they should treat women. we were talking about how we might feel... across town at the local pakistani community centre, the manager, who knows some of the families of the men involved,

describes his reaction to the news that the young men he once knew he once knew are now guilty of child sexual expectation. these individuals, they were living a dual life, most of them, like people i know, wonderful lads, if you were to meet them with their families etc, butter wouldn't melt in their mouth, they were absolutely wonderful... but as it transpires, they led a dual life. this isn't the first time that men from pakistani backgrounds have been found guilty of child sexual expectation on this scale, and now there is a loud and urgent call for more research and education on this topic so it can be prevented in the future. i think there is a desperate need for further study and research into this area because we do need answers and the whole community has been tarnished. there is very little relationship education and sex education in the british pakistani community. i never had any. and so they pick up their "skills",

if that is the right word, from talking to other men. and that is one issue, one driver, that makes them think they can do what they want because this is how you build a relationship... mps have said a ban on sales of new petrol and diesel cars should be brought forward by eight years, to 2032 — to encourage the take—up of electric vehicles. the business select committee says the government's plans to make sure all new cars are effectively zero emission are "vague and unambitious", as theo leggett reports. our city streets are heavily polluted, and traffic takes much of the blame. a clamp—down on older, dirtier vehicles has already begun. from april next year, all but the most recent diesel cars and vans, and many petrol

models, will have to be pay £12.50 a day to enter central london, on top of other charges. other cities, including birmingham and bath, have similar plans. the government wants to ban the sale of conventional diesel powered and petrol powered cars and vans by 20a0, and make sure that all new models are effectively zero emission. the committee wants the target brought forward by eight years, and they want the government to reverse a decision to reduce the grants available to buyers of electic cars. it's already more expensive to buy an electric vehicle because it is new technology. the costs will come down, but we think it is right to have some incentives to get people to shift to electric vehicles because we need to improve our air quality, we need to reduce our carbon emissions and that grant was one of those things that was encouraging the take—up of electric vehicles. sales of electric cars have been rising fast. but they still make up a tiny percentage of

the market. plug—in hybrids, which have normal engines but can run on electric power for short distances, also have a very small share. with more than 31 million cars on the road, phasing out petrol and diesel will certainly be a challenge. mps also say they want the government to do more to promote the creation of charging infrastructure, which they say isn't fit for purpose. and they say there's no point having a lot more of these if you still haven't got enough of these. although the number of charging points in cities is growing quickly, many rural areas still have very few. there is widespread agreement that many more will be needed. electric is the future. so the challenge is how do we make electric possible? that means rolling out the charging points, which will encourage manufacturers to manufacture more cars, if they know people are going to buy them because people no longer have that range anxiety. the government has not responded to the criticisms directly. but a spokesman said it wanted the uk to be the best place in the world to build and own

an electric vehicle, and outlined vehicle, and had outlined measures for a major improvement in charging infrastructure. with us now is rebecca newsom, the head of politics at greenpeace, a non—governmental organisation campaigning on issues around climate change. thank you for coming in as bad what did you think about this report from the business select committee? we thought it was very significant that the committee are now adding their voice alongside a chorus of a whole load of other now expert groups calling on government to raise ambition on electric vehicles. so, not only have this committee said this but also the national infrastructure plan is in, the national grid, energy uk and the committee on climate change, or calling for more urgent action. and this is a necessary thing both in terms of tackling climate change and

the urgency of that crisis but also from a business and jobs have, we need to get ahead and secure our place in this global market. they said it was unambitious, perhaps it's just a case of being realistic about the transition of getting rid of the petrol and diesel cars, there are hurdles, onto the, things to overcome? hugely, there are significant things that we need to ove rco m e to significant things that we need to overcome to deliver this but i think it's important to remember that what we're calling for more ambition over the next decade, we've still got at least 8—10 years to deliver what the committee today are saying. and the steps that we need to see to deliver that are leadership from national government on rolling out electric vehicle charging infrastructure and also, maintaining grants to allow people to purchase electric vehicles so that they help with the upfront

costs a nd so that they help with the upfront costs and over time the costs will come down. has anybody discussed as pa rt come down. has anybody discussed as part of this plan what's going to happen to the current petrol and diesel cars and people are going to say, i like mine, are you going to compensate me perhaps?” say, i like mine, are you going to compensate me perhaps? i think first of all we need to think about the timescales, so we're talking about a phase out over the next ten years, that's around the life cycle of a normal car so people who currently own cars will be thinking about renewal over that period anyway. but also on top of that, yes, we do support the idea of a scrappage scheme the some of the most polluting diesel and petrol vehicles. so that people, particularly targeting those on the lowest incomes, to have support to make that transition and to go clea n. make that transition and to go clean. andy butler, thank you very much. —— rebecca a summary of the

main stories..., thank you very much. for the first time in its 126—year history, two men have graduated from the world famous norland nanny college in bath. harry pratt and liam willett have become the first male graduates since the college was founded by emily ward in 1892. today they were awarded their honours degrees at a ceremony in bath. imogen sellers was there, too. the class of 2018. today, 82 women and just two men graduated as norland nannies here at bath abbey. harry pratt... harry pratt and liam willett became the first males to ever earn the world —famous qualification. i think it's really important, especially when there are so many different types of family these days it's really important to be able to get those good male role models around in life. obviously graduating three years from norland it's been a busy three years, a lot of work put into it, so i feel like now we really get to celebrate.

for the college principal, this is a historic day. they're really breaking some very important barriers here and really being pioneers in trying to challenge some of the stereotypes that exist around childcare. in the same way, for example, that nursing used to be traditionally seen as a female—only profession, i think what we're doing here is to try and show how being a nanny can also be challenged in that respect. the uniform is traditional but the course has most certainly moved with the times. our uniform is a tweed jacket with stone chinos and we've got a brown tie with gold on, and then the same shoes as the girls, brogues. the lovely thing about it is when you arrive, everybody in the houses is longing for you. it's a long way from the days when these nannies trained and this is what dame barbara cartland considered the role of the many considered the role of the nanny to be back in the 1970s.

if everyone could afford a nanny i'd like them to have a nanny simply and solely because i think it's the mother to be the glamorous, glorious, wonderful person who they go to with all their troubles, not the strict disciplinarian. the nanny does that, it's the nanny who says you shan't do this and you can't do that. harry pratt and liam willett... such is the demand for norland nannies, there are four jobs for every graduate. but for these two young men, the special trailblazer award they also received marks a big day in the history of the norland institution. imogen sellers, bbc points west in bath. the headlines on bbc news. 20 men are found guilty of being part of a grooming gang that abused girls as young as 11 in and around huddersfield. radical islamist preacher anjem choudary is released from prison on licence and is now at a bail hostel. more than two weeks afterjournalist jamal khashoggi went missing, the former head of mi5 says he has little doubt that the saudi regime ordered his killing.

now on bbc news, it's time for newswatch. this week, samira ahmed asks whether coverage of the royal family is too sycophantic, or too rude. hello and welcome to newswatch. mean—spirited and rude? was some of the bbc reporting of princess eugenie's wedding a bit off—colour? what is the bbc royal coverage sycophantic what is the bbc royal coverage sycopha ntic and excessive? what is the bbc royal coverage sycophantic and excessive? first, the b—word has again dominated the news this week with much discussion about the likelihood of leaving the european union without a deal in place to have it was one of two possible outcomes laid out recently

by the bbc assistant political editor norman smith. one, another referendum on brexit itself or two, crashing out of the eu without any deal. a number of viewers have taken exception to the phrase used at the