that's on the front of the ft. the metro leads with theresa may's address to backbenchers — she gave what's been described as an "emotional" bid to win back support for her brexit plan. and the crackdown on non disclosure agreements features on the front of the ‘i' — it reports that the high—profile businessman who bought silence to cover up his sexual misconduct may be named in the house of commons if a victim agrees. ‘he loved that i was scared' — fresh claims about that individual are on the front of the telegraph, with a new victim claiming she was assaulted at a party by the businessman. the daily mail leads with a warning from mps that police forces in england and wales are under an unmanagable amount of stress and as a result, a large number of crimes have remained unsolved. millions of people who take statins may increase their risk of developing type 2 diabetes by to 30%,

that's in the express. the guardian has an exclusive story about a tower block in liverpool — it reports that mill view tower, which had more housing prosecutions in 2017 than any other building, was 80% owned by international investors. and a surge in superbug cases makes the lead in the mirror — the paper says an expert warns that sooner or later hospitals won't be able to treat anything. let's start with the daily telegraph. this story which they started the first run yesterday. about a businessman, unnamed because ofa about a businessman, unnamed because of a so—called gagging order, which he was to prevent people speaking out. but anonymously we have now another woman who says that she also was the victim as well. yesterday we

reported that this businessman had spent close to £500,000 and a team of about seven lawyers who were working on his case at the court of appeal, which saw us be gagged. we could not name the businessman who had allegations of at least five different cases of sexual and racial harassment that have come from his staff members, who had been given has money as it is known. under nondisclosure agreement. today we have got a well— known socialite against somebody we cannot name who believes that she was also, because she believes she is found out who we are talking about and what we are investigating, she believes that she was a victim, if i may use that word. of this businessman. and she has written a very personal and very emotional, what is the word, account

of her experience with this businessman, and that is on our front page. it was interesting to see that it was raised in prime ministers questions time today. theresa may, if i am not mistaken, has said that they are looking into the matter and i think a consultation is expected as early as maybe even next week, to see what can be done in order to make sure that criminal activities like sexual harassment, like racial harassment and workplace does not fall under nondisclosure agreement. yet, she was saying that they should not be able to hide this kind of thing. and actually whistle—blowers should not be stopped by these kind of thanks, but it does seem that people have been. so the theory of a nondisclosure agreement as it is designed to protect say a company patent about how it designed its phones or its computers, not in its design to cover up accusations of sexual, or racial harassment. but there has been a creeping use of it. so the government is i think almost

certainly going to try and look at something is really supported across the house of commons to do something on that. he clearly is an abuse of what that law is intended to be used for. let's go to the metro. this meeting, the 1922 committee meeting which of course was described as a meeting, i'm not saying i predicted that it was not going to be sung but frankly they really are because mps do not go to that public forum where they cost trouble, they do it in the corridors when there is no one else listening. it sounds like it has turned into 11 according to one mp. i think it feels a lot of the old who were watching... it is not going to kick off, it turned out you are all right and it did not take off. she gave a speech, people like you very much. i think in and on way we are slightly following the wrong ball here, which is going is she going to survive. actually the big question is is she going to negotiate a brexit deal that can pass the commons or are we going to crash out with our deal and we are all going to have to start fighting

over the last carton and the grocery market or something. i think this will be a deal we are definitely receiving will stop two. will be a deal we are definitely receiving will stop ton will be a deal we are definitely receiving will stop two. i think thatis receiving will stop two. i think that is any way of weeding it. what has been interesting is that we've been talking about how things are reaching a crunch point for a a while now. ithink reaching a crunch point for a a while now. i think it has been at least eight months that we are expecting something to happen. it seems like a lot of the story in these, we are constantly being briefed that people are angry within her party, her own mps are unhappy. we keep hearing that the chairman of the 1922 committee which is the committee of backbenchers of the conservative party has been receiving these 48 letters, which would be enough to trigger a leadership contest. it has been stuck at 47.5 for a very long time. so today we had a vocal brexiteers

and a vocal opponent of mrs may writing in our paper today actually, thinking that something might have changed at the 1922 committee this evening. it seems like nothing really changed. also some praise for mrs may. and when of a contract? because they are running out of time. now for the ft, because they are running out of time. now forthe ft, but because they are running out of time. now for the ft, but history valery admits a further undeclared generals. not telling shareholders about their bonuses. it now turns out there may have been some fraudulent activity, some of the sure bonuses... it looked like they had hit their bonus targets and in receiving and selling shares and they ought not to receive shares. most high street have got this

market which is been operating. now a business on paper has been flourishing. it may well be on the brink of collapse. it does seem extraordinary that they got away with this. that is what the shareholders are saying. they were not informed. a company like this, it is the shareholders bet on it. and the owners were not told that the executives were doing this behind their back. so now as i understand, the debate within the shareholder groups is around whether they have an internal review of the residents happen or an external review. but we are hated domain waiting to hear what happens. business leaders in minutes that he was going to put in 20 billion i think it was in order to keep this company going. was also the head of the enumeration committee. some new questions are now being asked about his involvement as well. 0k. now the independent, and of course those

other papers talking about these packages thought to be pipe bombs, which is being sent to former presidents targeted in a wave of suspected bombs across america. and a lot of talk about the political atmosphere in america particularly in the run—up to the midterm elections. pretty shocking stuff. in the run—up to the midterm elections. pretty shocking stuffm is really grim. it is notjust every president. it is every president of the left—wing party. barack obama, the left—wing party. barack obama, the clintons, cnn. it does add to this feeling which is obviously intensified by trump and i but i think most people look at america and compare it to this country or anywhere else in europe have been feeling for a long time, that there is something going very badly wrong in the political culture of the united states. a huge infusion of violent language, violent rhetoric, talk of traders, talk of enemies within. it seems to be going down a very, very dark and very troubling road, which was in wisconsin and we have seen before. but in that continent they have not. and they 110w continent they have not. and they now think maybe they are in that place themselves. it's about

political discourse. how it does seem to have changed. we saw it this weekend with the talk of theresa may at that meeting, bring her own news, all that kind of thing. it does seem to have got worse in recent years. all that kind of thing. it does seem to have got worse in recent yearsli think to have got worse in recent years.” think people have a tendency of thinking it is getting worse when maybe it is not. i very much think that it is, that is howl maybe it is not. i very much think that it is, that is how i feel. that it is definitely getting worse. in this country as well. i think the example that you mentioned over the weekend, we heard that it was being said that mps were saying we should bring her news to this committee. we have heard of a violent language as well from the other side. we have herjohn mcdonnell quoting well from the other side. we have her john mcdonnell quoting somebody saying people should be lynched. these words are very problematic. it really does add to a sense of discomfort if nothing else. it does not even have to escalate to this stage, which i think is quite dangerous. but the whole discourse is really affected on this sort of language is used. and the idea that something you don't agree with, they have become your mortal enemy. the

essential degree meant for them a proceeding function as we accept the idea that people can disagree without being enemies of the state. i think the crucial difference between the us and uk is language used about the reasons to make widely condemned byjeremy corbyn, yvette cooper and everyone in the party. whereas in the united states, both political parties are no longer condemning that language i think thatis condemning that language i think that is a very scary thing. very quickly, daily mail. his on a lot of the front pages. a tv star, american tv star shooting sheep and goats it seems on islay and it is prompted outrage. why do you think this might people go hunting in scotland a lot. boasting over killing a gold is a bit pathetic and nasty. i think even iunarmed, a bit pathetic and nasty. i think even i unarmed, a man who has never won a gold, right? and someone getting a gun and going i have killed a gold andi

gun and going i have killed a gold and i am hard for me, is a little disgusting, isn't it? you can see my size. i don't think i can take a gold. it scares me. but i think the point is even if it was not something scary, i find that this is not a culture i understand. the glorification of the kill? the glorification of the kill? the glorification of the kill? the glorification of killing an animal and gloating over it. i don't understand it. i suppose that would be quite a few people like me and possibly stephen as well were quite shocked that this image. i think thatis shocked that this image. i think that is why we are talking about it. indeed. that is it. thank you very much. that is it for the papers thank you to steven and dia. and you will both be back at 1130 pm as like to discuss this at length. see you there. good evening. big old area of high pressure stay with us for another day. bringing an lot of fine

weather. a little bit more clout drifting around at the moment. a little bit hazy here across the region recently. satellite picture shows the cloud, the bright white areas indicating or we have some thicker patches. this felt to be found, too. if we get a few of those to the south of the uk overnight, that could mean temperatures in one 01’ that could mean temperatures in one or two spots down as low as 4 degrees. we could even see new isolated patches, too. clear skies. across the northeast of england. elsewhere thicker clouds and drizzle across west scotland. we start thursday with more cloud and in contrast to wednesday, that really is how we will continue. there will again be bright or sunny spells with again be bright or sunny spells with a focus on the best of them, the south and the east. a little bit cooler than wednesday, 2 degrees on wednesday. 15, 16 probably our top temperatures thursday afternoon. around the afternoon, heavier rain getting into northern scotland. that tied them with the arrival of the

weather front that really change our weather front that really change our weather story at the end of this week. not much rain in association. notice the mild atlantic air squeezed up into the continent, into the blue—collar we go. plunged into arctic air with a northerly wind to follow behind our weather front as well for friday. lots of sunshine, but plenty of showers packing and thinks to be wind to the north of scotland. also focusing on the eastern coast of england. these are oui’ eastern coast of england. these are our temperatures as we read on if the monitor. you have to factor in the monitor. you have to factor in the wind. that will make you feel so much colder. the same story through the weekend. we will stay in a northerly or northeasterly air. always a raw feel. lots of sunshine away from exposed posts, but we will tend to see showers blustering. here is saturday. clear skies for northern scotland. jars for northern ireland. targeting eastern coast of england. causally the of wales. a lot of sunshine, yes, but temperatures will down into single figures. now let's take a look at

what the wind does to those highs. for many, the temperatures will be closer to freezing. sunday's pitcher will be a fairly similar one, too. this is bbc news, i'm vicki young. the headlines at 11pm. suspected explosive devices are sent to leading democrats including barack 0bama and the clintons. donald trump says political violence has "no place" in america. the full weight of our government is being deployed to conduct this investigation to bring those responsible for those despicable acts to justice. the saudi crown prince vows to punish all the "culprits" responsible for the murder of writer jamal khashoggi in turkey. trying to crack down on america's growing addiction to drugs. president trump signs new laws as the public health crisis grows. if this crisis right now does not worry you, then there something wrong and you are not paying attention to it. an american game—hunter is condemned

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