20 men are found guilty of being part of a grooming gang that abused girls as young as 11 in huddersfield. the men plied their victims with alcohol and drugs, and abused them over seven years. 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. sometimes, victims were driven to the yorkshire moors, and abandoned there at night. as police praise the victims who gave evidence, we'll ask what this latest case tells us. also on the programme... as a search continues forjamal khashoggi, the former head of mi6 says he has little doubt the saudi regime ordered his killing. president trump threatens military force as thousands of central american migrants approach mexico. we have a special report. and barefoot on bondi, and a harbour bridge climb — the duke and duchess of sussex take in some classic australian sights. and coming up on sportsday on bbc news, no more marathon

matches at wimbledon. 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 who were convicted can now be publicly identified. one of them was mohammed ibrar, nicknamed "bully", a huge man who used his physical prescence 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 i started running. i jumped over the fence and i started running down the moors, then i 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 were 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 a 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's so much moorland up here, they can be anywhere, can people. this farmer vividly remembers 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 was three girls, that obviously looked roughed up and confused. they didn't know where they were and they asked could they come in and could i help them? and what was the impression you got of what had happened to them? it looked like they'd been knocked about by somebody, something funny...

something very suspicious had happened, i could tell by their hair, it was everywhere and they were just... 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 then itjust drove off. i change my hours so i could pick her up after school. i changed my hours so i could pick her up after school. i used to dread bank holidays, when i knew she was going to be at home and i couldn't monitor her. victims and their families said they repeatedly told west yorkshire police what was happening here, but no arrests were made until years later. today, the force refused to answer criticism from the prosecution that their conduct was disgraceful. the local council says it all happened when child sexual exploitation was effectively ignored. 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. most of the men so far sentenced for this litany of abuse have each been jailed for at least 15 years. another four defendants will be sentenced next month. danny savage, bbc news, west yorkshire. our home editor, mark easton, is with me. we've seen a pattern of cases like this in the last five or six years... rotherham, 0xford, woakes del potro derby, banbury, telford, peterborough, aylesbury, bristol, halifax, 03, newcastle, huddersfield, this is a familiar scandal, the sexual abuse of

vulnerable children in english towns by groups of men are predominantly pakistani heritage but others, too. it went on for decades but only in the last six or seven years have people taking proper notice. indeed it isa people taking proper notice. indeed it is a crime which until recently was rarely discussed in public. child sexual abuse is often ignored oi’ child sexual abuse is often ignored or covered up, the protection of institutional reputations or the protection of community cohesion has been put before the protection of children. the grooming gangs of provincial england have tended to operate where the disinfectant of public scrutiny fails to reach, the poor areas of town, around the minicab ranks and the fast food joints, the twilight zones of urban life, and child abuse thrives in dark corners where people look the other way or don't ask difficult questions. but when we do look, we find schoolmasters, care workers, priests, tv presenters, shopkeepers

and minicab drivers, when we look, we find. and the only crumb of comfort from this deeply painful process is that by exposing what is at the heart of our society, belatedly we are making our children hopefully a little bit safer. 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 level 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. 0ur middle east editor, jeremy bowen, has this report. a forest near istanbul is the latest scene

in this game of thrones for the 2ist—century. turkish police reportedly searched here for the dismembered body ofjamal khashoggi. the saudi journalist has not been seen since he went into his country's consulate in istanbuljust over a fortnight ago. the accusation is that he was killed on the order of crown prince mohamed bin salman. the de facto ruler of saudi arabia. he has tried to reassure the americans and other allies, but it is looking thin. this appalling killing in istanbul seems to be all the evidence points to it being ordered and carried out by people close to mohammed bin salman, the crown prince of saudi arabia. i don't think he would have done this if he had not thought he had licence from the us administration to frankly behave as he wished to do so. the allegations facing prince mohammed bin salman are based on circumstantial evidence and leaks from turkish security, but there is also hard evidence that he is reckless. for three years, he's been fighting a war in yemen,

disastrous for civilians and the international standing of saudi arabia. his blockade of qatar, saudi arabia's tiny neighbour, was ill thought out and ineffective and while he gave saudi women more rights, he has locked up women who have campaigned for the right to drive. the prince has shown himself to be a young man in a hurry, intolerant of criticism. this man, maher mutreb, is one of the prince's top security officials. cctv pictures show him in istanbul on the day that mr khashoggi disappeared. it was one of many leaks from the turkish government, one of the latest, indirectly confirmed by the foreign minister, is that they have a recording of mr khashoggi being killed and dismembered. how did it happen, he asked? who is responsible? of course we have some information and evidence. turkey's president erdogan visited the father of the

crown prince in saudi arabia in 2015. the two countries are on opposite sides of the argument in many middle east disputes, and now turkey is manoeuvring to take advantage of saudi weakness. prince mohammed bin salman, only 33, has been welcomed at downing street as well as the white house, seen in the west as the great saudi hope for the next half—century. time to think again? if the stories that we are reading turn out to be true, will that have an effect on our relationship with saudi arabia? yes, it will. because if the stories are true and it is still an if, they will be totally against our values and what we stand for as a country. jamal khashoggi was a loyal critic of his country, the manner of what seems to be his death is damaging the saudi regime more than anything he ever wrote. jeremy bowen, bbc news. 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‘ club photos like this before britain leaves. but now, mrs may has been handed a set of politically impossible demands as the price of a deal. she went on her way with eu leaders like donald tusk, sympathetic but still leaving her to face mutinous tories and angry unionists. brussels' chief negotiator took to french radio to say britain was behind its own problems. brexit has numerous consequences, it was chosen by the british, he said. and at home today, the consequences included her scottish secretary openly demanding no extension to eu

fishing rules in scotland. what i want to be quite clear is that we are still leaving the common fisheries policy at the end of 2020. so, resistance to brexit, compromise on a possible extension, has spread to scotland. the scottish tories want scottish fishing fleets free of eu rules and quotas. at westminster, tories on all sides hate the idea of extending the brexit transition, with its further delay and further billions to the eu. they want the prime minister to mean it when she says she would walk away with no deal. it would help if the government started to demonstrate more confidence that we will leave if they can't get a deal. what we cannot countenance is the idea that the european union has to give us permission before we leave. but mrs may is sticking to the hope she will never need to lengthen the transition.

her aim is a trade deal without 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. and harder still to get past her party. 0nce supportive or at least tolerant tory mps now say they are impatient that a vote of confidence in her leadership now looks more likely. and even if she survived that, she would likely emerge damaged, politically weakened. there is also more muttering amongst tories about the succession, who in the cabinet and who outside is manoeuvring for a future contest and who tory mps want next. brexit was always about high principles of sovereignty. it's coming down to the lower politics of power, plotting and political survival. john pienaar, bbc news, downing street. the islamist preacher anjem choudary has been been released from prison on licence. he has 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 not heard. he's banned from speaking to the media. this probation hostel in north london is where he is initially being held. 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 counter—extremism specialists. he's become hardened in his own extremism and in his own radicalised opinions. there have been numerous attempts to try to de—radicalise choudary as part of the pastoral care service with imams in prison services — they've got nowhere. the whole world one day, my dear brothers, will be under the sharia, including hackney and walthamstow and moscow and new york, all of the country, inshallah, under the thumb of the muslims... for two decades, anjem choudary

was clear about the world he wanted to see. a master manipulator, it was at the centre of a network of violent extremists. michael adebolajo was one of the pair who murdered fusilier lee rigby. another choudary disciple is suspected of being part of an is killing squad. the former head of counter—terrorism 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. and 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. choudary will be subject to a long list of conditions, and supervising him will cost a lot of public it money. as part of the restrictions,

he'll have to wear 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's banned from meeting anyone with a terror connection. and he'll have to get permission to go on the internet. i've worked with a lot of families and one of the families i work with, he's absolutely ruined their lives, one of their kids has been killed in syria, one of the nephews has been killed in syria, her daughter was about to abscond to syria, the family is upside down. he's responsible for that so he shouldn't have been released in such a short time. as the law stands, he was eligible for release now. and the restrictions on him will last only a couple of years. june kelly, bbc news. devon and cornwall police have admitted breaking health and safety laws, following the death of a church caretaker. thomas 0rchard, who was 32 and had schizophrenia, died a week after he suffered a cardiac arrest at an exeter police station in 2012. 0fficers put an emergency

restraining belt over mr 0rchard's face — but the force hasn't accepted that the way the belt was used led directly to his death. mental health therapy is failing more people than it helps, in one in seven areas of england, according to research carried out by the bbc. people with conditions including depression, anxiety and post—traumatic stress disorder are entitled to therapy — but not all are getting what they need. at least 60 people have died near the indian city of amritsar, after a train ran over a group of festival goers. prime minister narendra modi says it is a "heart—wrenching tragedy". richard lister‘s report contains some flashing and distressing images. fireworks and a burning effigy at a hindu festival in amritsar. people have gathered on the railway tracks. the noise was so great that they did not hear the train. it ploughed right through them, leaving carnage in its wake.

grief stricken friends and families sat with the bodies, profoundly shocked at the lives taken in one terrible moment. many others were injured. it is still not clear exactly how many casualties there were. some people took bodies away before the authorities arrived. the police commissioner said that the track was very close to the festival location and their priority was to get the injured to hospital. an enquiry is now under way, but the risks presented by india's rail network are well known and this is just the latest in a long history of accidents. richard lister, bbc news. mexico has sent riot police to its southern border, as a convoy of thousands of central american migrants approaches from guatemala. the move comes after president donald trump threatened to use military force to entirely

close the us—mexico border because of the influx. the group, which includes people from el salvador, honduras and guatemala, say they're fleeing violence and poverty in their countries. their journey began last week, when they set out from san pedro sula in honduras. travelling on foot, they've trekked through guatemala city, and are now making their way towards tecun uman, on the guatemala—mexico border — from where our correspondent aleem maqbool has just sent this report. they have come in their thousands, ona they have come in their thousands, on a march towards what they hope will be a better life. their week—long trek through central america from honduras, one of the poorest countries in the region through guatemala has brought them here, to the gates of mexico. their dream is to keep going and get to the united states. many in this convoy the united states. many in this c0 nvoy a re the united states. many in this convoy are upset that they are being

betrayed by some as the worst of humanity. translation: the majority of us are ha rd translation: the majority of us are hard workers. we want something better. we are not here because we are criminals, we are here because we wa nt are criminals, we are here because we want to help our families and our children. donald trump has called it an assault on the us border. if the large caravan of people heading to the us is not stopped and brought back to honduras, no money or eight will be given to honduras, he warned earlier this week. i must in the strongest of terms ask mexico to stop this onslaught, he added later. since those threats, the number of people joining since those threats, the number of peoplejoining this since those threats, the number of people joining this convoy has only increased. but not all want to use the official border crossing and risk being turned back. already trying other means of continuing their journey north. if trying other means of continuing theirjourney north. if they do manage to get to the us border they have the legal right to claim asylum, but donald trump says he

will close the border and ahead of mid—term elections is not missing the chance to make political capital of it all. as you know, i am willing to send the military to defend our southern borders if necessary. cheering and applause. all caused because of the illegal immigration onslaught brought by the democrats because they refused to acknowledge orto because they refused to acknowledge or to change the laws. they like it. they also figure everyone coming in will vote democrat. people here do not care about politics. for many, it is desperation that is there a driving force. the mood here has changed in the last ten minutes. thousands of migrants have pushed past what a mall security forces under now facing mexican security forces. with the promise that things could get more confrontational now.

what is clear if that donald trump's attem pts what is clear if that donald trump's attempts so far to deter migrants like separating parents from children is not stopping them coming. ultimately, these people feel leaving behind the hardships back home are worth what ever risks they may have ahead of them. the former deputy prime minister and liberal democrat leader sir nick clegg has a newjob — with the social media company, facebook. he's moving to california to be the firm's communications head. our media editor amol rajan is here. amol..... why do they particularly want him? i think because he played hard to get. i spoke at length with nick clegg and it is there to say it is a surprising move. one reason is that if you are facebook and you're widely criticised for being out of touch with ordinary voters, appointing a metropolitan, liberal

former deputy prime minister is somewhat surprising. the other thing is if you are mark zuckerberg and you have a bruising encounters with washington and there are big concerns in america over the data scandal and russian meddling in the election, it is surprisingly have gone for someone election, it is surprisingly have gone for someone who is a brussels insider. why they have done that, what does it tell us? tells us that they clearly think he is a highly capable guy and the rate him, but they seem to think that the big upcoming battles are going to come from europe rather than america and they wanted someone with that global perspective in silicon valley. the figure he is a campaigner out —— against brexit, he will have to do that, and the big thing we can take from this, is a generation ago politicians used to have careers and then go into public service, these days it is often the other way around. nick clegg is not the first ago from westminster to the west coast and he certainly will not be the last. thank you. 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 — on the eve of the invictus games. our royal correspondentjonny dymond is following the royal couple. the police in sydney don't normally dress like this. but on the city's legendary bondi beach today, things were far from normal. welcome to fluro 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 yogis

just how keen she is. she says she does it every day and she even got up at 4.30 this morning, completely jet—lagged, and she's pregnant, so i understand how exhausting that can be. and she did yoga this morning at 4.30. the duke went from beach to bridge. up he went — and up. and at the top, a new flag rose. this is the moment that the duke and duchess' trip to australia pivots, away from the walkabouts and the beaches and toward the biggest project of harry's life. 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. now he will lead the games he created. jonny dymond, bbc news, sydney. that is all from us.

here on bbc one time for the news where you are... hello and welcome to sportsday with me will perry, the headlines tonight: no more marathan matches at wimbledon, tie—breaks will be played at 12 games all in the final set from next year. lewis hamilton dominates practice at the us grand prix as he hopes to wrap up another world title in austin on sunday. there'll be no celebrations from jose mourinho if he gets the better of his old club chelsea tomorrow. no space for anything more than respect for the stadium and for the fa ns respect for the stadium and for the fans that were my fans before.

i'm sure many of you remember this year's marathon men's semi—final at wimbledon betweenjohn isner and kevin anderson — the second longest match of all time. you have to go a bit further back to 2010 at wimbledon when isner was involved in the longest to date. that match against nicolas mahut went on for over 11 hours with the american winning 70—68 in the final set of their first—round match. well it seems that record will never be broken with the announcement that a cap will be introduced on all deciding sets at the all england club from next year. the decision has predictably brought a big response on social media including from three—time wimbledon champion boris becker. he says...

former british number one greg rusedski. .. and fformer tour pro mardy fish says... —— and former tour pro mardy fish says... away from tennis... jose mourinho takes his manchester united side to face his old club chelsea in the premier league tomorrow. you might recall there was some bad blood between mourinho and the former chelsea boss antonio conte in 2016 when united lost 4—0 there and jose described conte's celebrations as "humiliating".

mourinho didn't reference that today but did say he wouldn't gloat if united are successful at stamford bridge. would i celebrate like crazy if my team go at stamford bridge or my team victory at stamford bridge? i don't think so, i think i would try always to control myself, to respect a stadium and to respect the supporters that were my supporters and my stadium for many years. it is a match that i want to do well for my players, for my team, for my supporters. that's what i want. i'm100% manchester united tomorrow. arsenal's new managing director has told the bbc their self—sustaining model can bring major success to the club. vinai venkatesham was appointed in the role after former chief executive ivan gazidis left last month. he says the club will stay true to its traditions and won't be going on a spending spree. we have a self—sustaining business

model at this football club. that means all the investments they make on the pitch are funded by the revenue they generate off the pitch and that is sent by article relationship between on and off the pitch we talk about, we are really confident we can be successful with this model. i think the ambition we have at this club is completely possible to be achieved in the business model we have got. the rape and death threats sent to chelsea women's captain karen carney have been reported to police by the football association and her club. the threats followed chelsea's victory over fiorentina in the champions league on wednesday. the fa say they're "appalled" and "dismayed" and carney has recently released this statement in which she confirmed the matter was in the hands of the police. carney posted this on social media today...