hello, it's wednesday, it's nine o'clock, i'm victoria derbyshire. welcome to the programme. thousands of nhs staff are violently assaulted every year — usually by the very people they are trying to help. now the government is promising a zero—tolerance approach. yes, of course, i accept the frustrations. you know, i have been in the middle of the night in a&es and seen this happen, seen someone come in off an ambulance and either them or sometimes the people they are with be very aggressive and in some cases violent. an nhs nurse who was attacked will be with us to talk about the profound effect it has had on her life. from butt lifts to lip fillers, the popularity of cosmetic surgery has exploded in recent years. and it seems nothing is off limits. leading clinics have exclusively told this programme about a jump in the numbers of men undergoing a procedure to alter the look of their penis. i had it done and within a couple of days, i was a changed person.

i was feeling much more confident about myself. any sort of woman i saw, i'd easily approach them. we will bring you this story at 9:15am. the home secretary will outline his priorities for our police in a key speech to police chiefs this morning. we'll bring you that live. how will it compare with what the police themselves say should be top of the list? hello, welcome to the programme. we're live until 11 this morning. if you work for the nhs and have been assaulted, do let me know. there are tens of thousand of you who are subjected to violence each year from patients and relatives, and some of you are even wearing body cams now as you go to work. if you want to join the

conversation, do put your phone number in the e—mail. you can message us on number in the e—mail. you can message us on twitter as well, text us, but we will charge you, whatsapp is free. top story today... the government says it's adopting a zero—tolerance approach to violence against nhs staff, as figures show attacks have reached a five—year high in england. ministers are promising tougher sentences and better training for staff to help them handle violent situations. lauren moss reports. these are just some of the shocking incidents recorded against frontline nhs staff — kicking, hitting and sometimes worse. nurse shelley pearce was taken hostage when a patient became hostile, trying to leave the ward. she became quite distressed and broke an item in her room, which was, in hindsight, plastic. i knew it was plastic because a part of it ended up next to my neck as she frog—marched me out

of the ward. shelley did escape unharmed but says no one noticed she was missing and despite her reporting what happened, it wasn't logged properly. her account is by no means isolated. according to a recent staff survey, over 15% of nhs workers experienced violence in the last 12 months. that's the highest figure in five years. from next month, the maximum prison sentence for assaulting an emergency service worker will double from six months to a year, in england and wales, bringing them in line with scotland. the union unison is welcoming plans for a zero—tolerance approach to violence against staff. later, the health secretary will announce better training and support, a new monitoring system, and fast—tracked prosecution for offenders, to try and protect those who face violence and agression like this every day. lauren moss, bbc news. england's health secretary matt hancock told me he acknowledges

the pressures the nhs might be under but that's no excuse to be violent to its staff. i think it is completely unacceptable that a sixth of all nhs staff now report they have had somebody be violent against them in the last year. i think we have got to tackle it. so the plan today of having a zero tolerance approach, strengthening the law so that the punishments is greater if you are violent against a member of the nhs staff, and also better links between the nhs and police. so there is a presumption that people are prosecuted. these steps need to be taken. if you work for the nhs and you have been assaulted in the course of your work, do let us know your experience

this morning. joanna gosling is in the bbc newsroom with a summary of the rest of the day's news. indonesian search and rescue workers believe they have found the fuselage of the lion air boeing 737 which crashed into the sea on monday killing all 189 people on board. ground staff lost touch with the aircraft shortly after it took off from jakarta. officials said the navy was using sonar technology to verify whether a large object they had detected was part of the missing plane. this morning, the company announced it had fired its technical director on the orders of the state transport ministry, which has also ordered the grounding of all lion air planes. rebecca henschke has the latest. they have ordered the grounding of all flights aren't a full inspection of the type of plane that crashed, the boeing 737, a very new plane

that crashed, they have ordered a full inspection of all the lion air plains and the state airline, they have also said a fuller investigation is taking place now but for now, that is the sanctions they have handed out. the cruise in they have handed out. the cruise in the port from where i am, they are still searching for the main part of the plane —— the crews. they have detected an object they think is the main part of the plane holding the black box recordings that will give them more detail about exactly what went wrong with the plane crashing in daylight and good weather. 11 people are now known to have died in italy as storms batter the country, leaving roads blocked and thousands without power. in venice, officials say 70% of the city has been flooded. the water level in central st mark's square peaked at more than i.5m for only the fifth time on record. pakistan's supreme court has overturned the death sentence

imposed on a christian woman who was convicted of blasphemy eight years ago. asia bibi, who always denied the charge, has spent much of her time on death row in solitary confinement. she was accused of insulting the prophet muhammad during a row with neighbours over a bucket of water. her case has divided pakistan with religious hard liners now calling for the death of the supreme court chief justice. the us defence secretaryjim mattis and secretary of state mike pompeo have both called for a swift ceasefire in yemen. the united states wants to see an end to air strikes by the saudi—led coalition within 30 days and all sides to begin brokering peace in a war that's lasted for three years. the united nations says the conflict has caused the world's worst humanitarian crisis with 14 million people facing starvation. president trump has visited pittsburgh where 11 worshippers at a synagogue were killed by a gunman on saturday. some local politicians and religious leaders had urged mr trump to stay away,

accusing him of stoking extremism and intolerance at campaign rallies. he made no public statement during the trip. police investigating the disappearance of the estate agent suzy lamplugh in 1986 are to continue searching a garden in the west midlands. the house in sutton coldfield used to belong to the mother of convicted murdererjohn cannan. he's suspected of killing ms lamplugh but has never been charged. the conservatives will not win the next election by trying to spend more than labour on public services — that's the verdict of the former chancellor, george osbourne. in a bbc interview, mr osborne also expressed regret about how david cameron's government handled the issues of immigration and membership of the european union, in the run—up to the brexit referendum in 2016. first of all, we didn't spot the shift in politics. there are things we could have done i think to fix the banking system more quickly than we did. i think we were wrong to play into the debate that everything that brussels did was a challenge and a battle and was wrong. we were too late in the day trying

to explain some of the benefits of european union membership. being overweight or underweight presents a greater risk of death than previously thought, according to new research. a team led by the london school of hygiene and tropical medicine found that maintaining a healthy weight reduced the risk of dying from nearly all causes. here's our health correspondent, dominic hughes. putting on too much weight has long been linked to ill—health. but now researchers say both too much and too little weight are connected to an increased risk of dying. the most striking thing we found is how body weight is associated with such a wide range of causes of death. in fact, with almost every category of causes of death that we studied, we found some association with body weight, and that included the common killers, such as cancer and cardiovascular disease, but also a lot of other conditions, so we found associations between bmi and respiratory disease, liver disease, kidney disease, and a whole range of causes of death. body mass index, or bmi,

is a calculation of weight relative to height. researchers found that people with a bmi over 30, meaning they were obese, were at greater risk of conditions such as heart disease or cancer. but low body weight also increased the danger of death from a range of causes including cardiovascular and respiratory diseases, dementia and suicide. low or high bmi raises the risk of death from all major causes, except travel accidents. with the majority of adults in the uk now overweight or obese, we are clearly struggling to keep our weight down. today's research is a reminder that maintaining a healthy weight really is a matter of life and death. dominic hughes, bbc news. the duke and duchess of sussex have ended their two—week tour of the south pacific — their first official overseas trip as a married couple. the duke and duchess donned traditional maori cloaks during a welcome ceremony

in rotorua, in new zealand, where hundreds of people turned out for the couple's last walkabout. at a gathering hosted by the country's prime minister, jacinda ardern, prince harry greeted the crowd in not one but six different languages. prime minister, honoured guests, ladies and gentlemen, talofa. .. malo e lelei... bula vinaka... fa kaalofa hofihofi atu. .. kia orana, kia ora. cheering and applause. this is definitely the first time i've spoken most of those languages, so i apologise if my accent wasn't any good, but i had to give it a go. that's a summary of the latest bbc news — more at 9.30. thank you to you who work in the nhs

and have got in touch to describe the kinds of things that have happen to you in terms of violent assaults from patients. the girl on facebook, i have been kicked in the head while delivering a baby, lots of bruises, spat at, the ladies apologise after, but the pain was still awful. i never hit out at anyone when i was in labour. some more as well, there are already a few of these, jackie says, iam are already a few of these, jackie says, i am a mental health nurse and assaults are regular, when i have previously attempted to involve the police, i have been informed as the person is on the mental health ward, they can do nothing. my feeling is if patients on a general ward assault staff, it is taken more seriously by the police and this should not be the case. whereas this... this e—mail, zero tolerance

is not the correct answer, what about if you are mentally ill or anxious? they are often left hanging, dismissed as difficult. what about the staff treating patients with such contempt including bad manners? finally, she says, cameras need to record the lack of interpersonal skills and understanding that is clearly not there when it comes to patients. your experiences, if you have been assaulted in the course of yourjob in the nhs, do let me know. in a few minutes, we have our exclusive report on the men seeking to change their penises to boost their confidence. one man said he was ashamed to be in the gym. part of an extraordinary shift in young people getting surgery even when nothing is wrong with their bodies. do get in touch with us throughout the morning.

first let's get some sport. brexit also affecting sport? sport is a very important part of our lives and for many is something they follow far more closely and passionately than they do what's going on in the houses of parliament. the biggest issue there of course is brexit, and over the course of the day we will be taking a look atjust what it could mean for some of our biggest sports. none is bigger of course, than football. at the end of last season the premier league — just the top 20 clubs in england — claimed it alone had a value of £7.6 billion to the uk economy. the product itself is extremely popular and watched avidly across the world. but that product is underpinned by foreign talent, the likes of france's paul pogba, egyptian mohamed salah or sergio aguero of argentina. but does that hold back english talent? it's a debate that is likely

to continue once we leave the eu. the premier league is the most watched in the world, one of the uk's great success stories and the reason is we have been able to get the best talent from around the world. i think we have in the premier league got the greatest breadth of top talent, given its competitive nature, a huge success. but can be damaged. at any given saturday, wednesday night, when matches are on, only a third of the players are eligible to represent england in football. so there was a big problem. for the free movement of players from the eu. any restriction, whatever that may be, we do not know, it may have a beneficial effect for encouraging home—grown talent and may be given more time in the first teams. but we do not know how it will pan out. well, in a statement,

the premier league say they are waiting to better understand what the political and regulatory landscape will be after the uk leaves the european union." but go on to say they have held "positive discussions with government about the importance of access to european players for their clubs. leicester city will be back on the pitch at the weekend? it must have been a difficult decision but leicester's players have decided they will play their premier league match against cardiff this weekend. they say they'll do it for the boss and will wear black armbands, as well as observing a minute's silence before kick off. jamie vardy and his wife, rebecca, were amongst many of the players and families who left tributes at the king power stadium yesterday, following the death of owner vichai srivaddhanaprabha and four others in a helicopter crash at the weekend. an investigation into the cause of the crash is still ongoing. simone biles aiming to make history? indeed. simone bilesjust gets better and better on her return

to the world of gymnastics. after 18 months out of the sport, she's now claimed her 11th world title as part of the us team that comfortably took gold in the team event at the world gymnastics championships. she'll now turn her attention to becoming the first woman to win five all—around titles. pretty amazing considering she was hospitalised on the eve of the competition with a kidney stone. an amazing performance from simone biles, sure to continue, as the competition goes on over the next few days. more through the morning. good morning. welcome to the programme. the rise in women wanting cosmetic proceedures over the last few years is now being mirrored by men wanting to do the same. and now, two of the uk's largest cosmetic surgery groups for male sexual health have told this programme that they've seen a dramatic increase in the numbers of men seeking a procedure to increase the size of their penis, to boost their self esteem.

moorgate aesthetics and androfill say they have seen a 20—fold increase in procedures to more than 130 a month over the last three years. meanwhile, the british association of urological surgeons says it's concerned about many people injecting themselves with non—medical fillers — like oils and vaseline — meanwhile, the british association of urological surgeons says it's concerned about many people injecting themselves with non—medical fillers — like oils and vaseline — causing infections and other urinary problems. as you would expect, the following film does talk frankly about issues around sex and male genitalia throughout so if you're watching with children and you don't want them to see it, the film lasts around a quarter of an hour. hi, my name is abdul. i'm 27 years old, i'm from sheffield, and i've decided to get a penis filler. i'm stuart, i'm 36, i'm from south wales, and i want a bigger penis. men are no longer taking the surgery route to change their penis. any size is normal.

any size doesn't shock me, or whatever. injections for fillers are on the rise... as we have different sizes of lips, and breasts, so we're seeing with the penis. ..but it's not without problems from people doing it themselves. a lot of the time, we end up having to remove the whole penile shaft skin and regraft it with skin from elsewhere in the body. there's been an extraordinaryjump in men getting penis fillers to increase their size, injecting liquid into the soft tissue under the skin of the penis shaft. we've discovered that two of the largest male cosmetic surgery groups have seen a 20—fold increase in the number of penis fillers they've been performing in three years.

meanwhile, the number of penis extension surgeries are falling. we wanted to find out why the filler procedure is becoming so popular, so we came to caerphilly, in south wales, to meet 36—year—old stuart, who's planning his first filler. how did you go from thinking, "i'm fine," to, "i want a penis filler"? i don't think i actually do need it, but, like, i think it'd give me a bit more confidence, and i'd feel a bit better myself. i watched naked attraction on tv, and some are a bit bigger than others. some are a bit bigger than mine, some are a bit smaller than mine, but ijust think i'd feel a bit better if mine was a bit bigger. right. what did you see that you went, "right, yeah, i'll have that done"? what was it? i was looking online, and i saw... i was looking for a hair transplant. really? i'm actually going quite bald on top, so... right. but then, obviously, then i was looking on my phone and this thing, penis enlargement

surgery, popped up. so i can't imagine it's cheap, having this done. what's the damage? how much does it cost? £3500. a lot of cash. yeah. and how long will it last? i think about a year, year and a half maybe. and then you've obviously got to have a top up after a year and a half. yeah. is that affordable? is it worth it? i think, obviously, if it makes you feel a bit better, and you feel better in yourself, why not? just have a go, but there is, like, a more permanent option then which you could go and have, like, the fat transfer. so i did look at that afterwards, so i thought, "if i see how it goes like this, and maybe that might be a second option, in the future." it seems more men are wanting to change the shape of their penis, but it's how they're doing it that's new.

what was once surgery with weeks of recuperation is now a filler in a walk—in clinic, like this one. you can't inject just into the penis. yeah. you have... so, explain to me how this procedure works. it works really simply. you get an injectable filler — we use hyaluronic acid, which is a natural substance which is a dermal filler used for facial enhancement, for wrinkles — and you just inject that filler into the penis. it's injected subcutaneously — under the skin, basically. so it won't affect erectile tissue. as more men are doing this, do you think in some way clinics are playing on people's insecurities and making money out of it? i can partly agree on that. however, if you choose a well—known professional clinic, you know, it would never play on that.

it would just try to bring out the best of you. cosmetic nonsurgical treatments like fillers have little regulation in the uk, but clinics without trained medics performing the treatments will struggle to get medical insurance. other professional fillers include a new type of filler also used in your face that has longer—lasting results of between two and four years. body fat can also be used. so, why has the procedure suddenly become so popular? celebrities doing cosmetic surgery, people who then feel that they need to match these individuals, and gradually develop a body—image issue, in order to try and develop confidence. if someone came to you and said, "right, i'm thinking

about having a penis filler to increase my girth," what are you going to tell them? i'd try and discourage them from having it. then i'd explain to them that, you know, all of these augmentation procedures are mainly to increase your flaccid length, and it will have no benefit on your erect length, so functionally, it's not going to improve matters. if anything, it might lead to complications that will impair their sexual function later on. an nhs—backed study looked at the penises of 15,000 guys worldwide. the average, professionally measured, turned out to be 5.1 inches long when erect. only 5% were longer than 6.3 inches. just a very, very small number had what's called a micro—penis — defined as less than three inches when erect. as for girth, well, they measured that too. the average flaccid penis was 3.6 inches, and 4.6 inches when erect. the two leading men's penis clinics

claim to be getting around 700 inquiries a month, and performing over 130 procedures in the same time — although some are repeats. most of those procedures are using hyaluronic acid, which lasts up to 18 months. one of those people going back for a girth top—up is abdul, a 27—year—old delivery coordinator from sheffield. this time, he's going to get an extra ten millilitres, which he says is a present for his girlfriend. you don't feel a bit ashamed of when you're in the gym and you see, you know, males with nothing on, and you're one of those guys that, you know, has to hide, so there comes a point where as soon as you get used to it, you say, "you know what, i've got nothing to hide no more," so in that sense, even if you weren't even doing that before, you were kind of hiding in the lockers, but now if you got a towel around yourself you just... you've got nothing to hide any more,

you know, like, you feel... that's what i mean. you get a big boost from it. when i had it done, within a couple of days i was a changed person, you know. i was feeling much more confident about myself. anywhere that i went, if i saw women or something, i'd easily approach them. when i first had it done, i thought, "you know what, i'm not going to get it done again." i thought, "you know what, that's... leave it at that, let's just..." you know, it's nice how it is. but within maybe about a year, call it a year, maybe a bit more than a year, i just thought to myself, "you know what, maybe one more won't hurt." you know? i'm not going to go over the top. could you have not done something else? i don't know, like changed your hair, gone out? i could've done and i have done, but it doesn't last. it does not last, honestly. like, clothes, they're just here, you know. this doesn't last. it lasts for longer than clothes. it lasts longer than cars. it gives you a boost. you're in the normal range, so why do you feel the need to do that?

i thought it'd make me happy, for some reason. and i've done loads of things. i've even had a lamborghini for, like, a week, you know, just to see what that feels like. i've done it. i've even bought loads of different clothes, took my missus out. but a penis filler? yeah, yeah, but for some reason, that does it. you know what i mean? everyone's different. this is dr greta. hi, greta. hello, how are you? i'm fine. just come and have a seat... stu and his girlfriend, carys, have arrived in doncaster for the procedure. stuart's here today for 15ml of ha. do you have any questions related to the procedure? i'm just worried that it's going to be a little bit too big. in your case, as you are opting for 15ml, you will notice a decent change. when it's done, will it look normal? yes, but it will take a couple of days, sometimes even a week, for the swelling firmness to be reduced.

anything else? right, stuart, wejust need to take some pictures. some before photographs, if that's all right? this is going to be good. before the needle goes in, stu's had some cream to numb the area. i will injectjust underneath the head of the penis. we are using a short sharp needle. you may feel a little tension underneath your skin. she's looking at it... with men these days, confidence issues that stuart had, because he was quite big... obviously, his self—esteem's quite low, so i can't really say anything. you've gone from 12.5...

to 15. yeah. well, 2.5 inches. oh, my god... 2.5 centimetres. it was time for abdul to come in for his treatment. so, the big day's here. how are you feeling? it is, yeah. ifeel quite good, to be honest. i feel quite excited, thinking that there's going to be a change coming, so i'm looking forward to the change, to the new... call it the new me, if you like. he's getting 10mm of filler in his penis. so, it's no sex for one month. so that everything can get into position, so if you try to rush this sort of stuff, you might get complications with it, and you don't really want any sort of complications. it looks slightly scary, but that's not like it is, yeah? tonight you're going to go home, you're going to see your

girlfriend — is tonight is the night that you tell her that you've had it done, or are you going to leave it a few days? no, tonight will be the night. kept in the dark long enough. i think it's about time, obviously, we let the secret out. what's the most you've seen? have you ever seen someone putting in too much? ah. . .yes. but according to good medical practice we should suggest to the patient what's right for him. there's the big moment, i suppose, the time... the big reveal. ..where we measure how much bigger it's got. it was ten, and now... 11.5. yeah. so it's grown about 1.5cm. you happy with that?

yeah, definitely. don't knock it now. we'll take some more pictures. of course here we have a sterile environment with trained doctors using approved medicalfillers, but urologists iss medicalfillers, but urologists are seeing problems from more people performing their own diy fillers. and, yes, that's diy — down there. dr asif muneer is the man many patients end up speaking with in the nhs to sort it out. a lot of them will have done it, and will present a few days later, when they realise that that outcomes aren't as they expected — in which case, we have to initially treat any underlying infection, and then plan for surgery to either depride any dead tissue, remove some of the filler. a lot of the time we end up having to remove the whole penile shaft skin, and regraft with skin from elsewhere in the body.

how much of a concern that is becoming for your association? we are seeing an increase in the numberof individuals who want to either self inject or using fillers, self injection. they are not aware of the complications of injecting things like vaseline, various oils, silicon. they all cause a major tissue reaction, and the expectations are unrealistic. well some people are having to deal with major complications from fillers, for stu and abdul, their concerns are more about abstinence. you have to let it be the healer in this sort of scenario, because if you rush it you might make more complications and you don't really want any complications.

especially with your private parts. yeah, looks a bit deformed. but it's ok. i thought it was going to be a lot bigger, so it's fine. we will discuss after ten o'clock why men are taking this action. if you have done it, get in contact with us. we are interested in the reasons why. we a re interested in the reasons why. still to come: the home secretary, sajid javid, will outline his priorities for our police in a key speech to police chiefs this morning — we'll bring you that live. and we will hear from chief co nsta ble and we will hear from chief constable sara thornton, the chair of the national police chief ‘s‘ council. of the national police chief ‘s‘ council. and the winner of the great british bake off has been revealed, but the victory wasn't without controversy as the winner was given an extra 15 minutes to complete their task. it was after a glass storage jar shattered. it was after a glass storage jar shattered. time for the latest news, here's joanna. the government says it's adopting

a zero—tolerance approach to violence against nhs staff. the health secretary is preparing to set out measures to ensure attackers are prosecuted quickly and make sure workers are better protected. assaults on nhs staff in england are at a five—year high with 15% experiencing some form of violence in the past year. indonesia's transport minister has ordered the grounding of all lion air flights following the crash on monday which killed all 189 people on board a boeing 737 which crashed shortly after takeoff. indonesian search and rescue workers believe they have found the fuselage of the lion air boeing 737 with sonar technology that has located a large object under water in the area of the crash. this morning, the company also announced it had fired its technical director on the orders of the state transport ministry. 11 people are now known to have died in italy as storms batter the country, leaving roads blocked and thousands without power. in venice, officials say 70

per cent of the city has been flooded. the water level in central st mark's square peaked at more than one—and—a—half metres for only the fifth time on record. pakistan's supreme court has overturned the death sentence imposed on a christian woman, who was convicted of blasphemy eight years ago. asia bibi, who always denied the charge. has spent much of her time on death row in solitary confinement. she was accused of insulting the prophet muhammad during a row with neighbours over a bucket of water. her case has divided pakistan with religious hard liners now calling for the death of the supreme court chief justice. police investigating the disappearance of the estate agent suzy lamplugh in 1986 are to continue searching a garden in the west midlands. the house in sutton coldfield used to belong to the mother of convicted murderer, john cannan. he's suspected of killing ms lamplugh, but has never been charged. being overweight or underweight presents a greater risk of death than previously thought, according to a new survery of over three and a half million people. in one of the largest ever

studies of its kind, the london school of hygiene and tropical medicine found that those with a body mass index that wasn't deemed over or underweight held the lowest risk of dying from nearly all causes. that's a summary of the latest bbc news. here's some sport now with hugh. brexit could mean more home—grown players get a chance in professional sport in the uk, according to the professional players association. that is if it is more difficult for eu or non—eu people to come to the country. leicester city will play in the premier league this weekend against cardiff. they suspended their game last night following the death of their owner. bournemouth came past norwich. england's most

capped full—back, mike brown, has been dropped for saturday's test against south africa. it is the first time he has been left out of eddiejones‘ first time he has been left out of eddie jones' team for three first time he has been left out of eddiejones‘ team for three years. that is all for now, more after ten. a senior police officer is this morning calling for police to stop putting their resources into investigating historic murders and calling for the more effective use of resources in the face of what she describes as rising crime levels. chief constable sara thornton, chair of the national police chiefs' council, says that the home office has to take more of a strategic lead considering there are fewer resources and staff. speaking at a gathering of police chiefs she draws a possible link between the lower number of officers nationally and crime levels. we had to hearfrom her as she addresses the police conference in the next three minutes, and also from the home secretary who will also give a speech to the police

chiefs. she said john apter is national chair of the police federation, tim loughton is a conservative mp who sits on the home affairs select committee. sara thornton is going to say effectively, and i paraphrase, we need to stop focusing on dead people and concentrate on current crimes. do you agree? the pressures are so great, something needs to be done. whilst i welcome her intervention, this should have happened several yea rs this should have happened several years ago. so she is right? yes, she is right. as a police officer we wa nt to is right. as a police officer we want to do the best we can for members of the public. if there are historic complaints made, it is right and proper that they are investigated. but the levels in crime are rising, especially violent crime, and something has to give. we cannot be all things to all people

and the home office must take much more of a leadership position on this and give some direction. they have not, they have failed leadership. aren't chief constables and peas and growing commissioners those who give the leadership? yes, but in many cases took officers are scared to do the right thing. police and crime commissioners were specifically created to make those decisions, so what political interference are you talking about? pleasing has never been more political than is now. give pleasing has never been more politicalthan is now. give me pleasing has never been more political than is now. give me an example. the majority of them are affiliated to a political party. they were elected in the region. all political parties have influenced the outcome, so is political influence. let's see if tim lawton agrees with that, he sits on the home affairs select committee. what do you think about the claim there is too much political interference?

ido is too much political interference? i do not agree with that. the focus of this is to allow police officers on the front line with local police commissioners to do the job of policing relevant to their particular areas. i do not agree withjohn on the particular areas. i do not agree with john on the politicisation of policing through police commissioners. although those commissioners. although those commissioners are elected mostly undera party commissioners are elected mostly under a party label, they are there to serve their constituents and people who pay for the police locally, regardless of political affiliation. i have got a conservative peace commissioner in sussex and she is completely nonpartisan in the way she addresses pleasing and works in collaboration with the police. i want to ask you about what sara thornton is saying, the chair of the national police chiefs cancel. quote, i remain unconvinced that it is appropriate to commit significant resources investigating allegations against those who have died. what do you think of that? i have some sympathy

with that. what she is referring to is the huge wave of historic sexual harassment cases post jimmy savile, and that has hugely added to work. but the perpetrator may be dead, but the victims are often not. that is when i say you need to have a balance. we cannot completely ignore it. what is important is that the victims were emboldened to come forward with their stories, having forward with their stories, having for many years been ignored, castigated, swept under the carpet. it is really important that where there are alive leads, they should still be investigated if the perpetrators are still at large. but for many historic cases there will not be any chance of anyone being prosecuted or it being taken any further. but we still owe a duty to those victims and those survivors to

listen to their stories. but the primary focus now, six years on from jimmy savile, must be to get on with the business of dealing with criminals on the loose now and what we do to prevent them. just to be clear what you mean when you say you have a duty to listen to those stories. what are you saying to the victims? go to the police and spend a few hours and tell them what happened unexpectedly with no action? no, what i am saying is there has been a complete change of mindset postjimmy there has been a complete change of mindset post jimmy savile there has been a complete change of mindset postjimmy savile in there has been a complete change of mindset post jimmy savile in that the police and social services and other agencies are now prepared to listen to stories going back many years and if there is action that can be taken, that action mayjust be the therapy that giving your story and being listened to and empathised with gibbs to that survivor. in cases where there is a perpetrator at large who may still be up to no good, that needs to be actively followed. of course, but you are saying to victims of abuse

if your abuser is dead, do not waste peace time? i am not saying that, but what i am trying to do is to have realistic expectations. people need to tell their stories. they need to tell their stories. they need closure. are you telling them to go to the police or not? yes, where it is appropriate, they should go to the police. what if the abuser is dead? there are other organisations, victim support groups as well, whatever it is, they can give some kind of closure. but we have had six years since jimmy savile. .. are you saying if the abuser is there, do not go to the police or go to the police?|j abuser is there, do not go to the police or go to the police? i am not saying that. for some people they will only feel there has been some sort of closure if they come forward to the police and give their story to the police and give their story to the police and give their story to the police. it may well be as a result of that no further action can be taken. but if they have their

story listened to and i believe, they may have some kind of closure. but there are other groups that can give some support. let me bring in the national chair of the police federation. another thing sara thornton will say this morning is effectively a plea that misogyny should not become a hate crime. this is what she says. it is a concern for some well organised campaigning organisations and in july for some well organised campaigning organisations and injuly chiefs debated whether we should record such allegations even when no crime is committed. it was argued this information might be useful to highlight the issue, send a message about acceptable standards of behaviour or put pressure on government, but we do not have the resources to do everything that is desirable and deserving. do you ee, desirable and deserving. do you agree, that misogyny should not be made a hate crime? it is more complex than yes or no. i know the impact that misogyny and have,

devastating. but the chief constable is correct. we simply do not have the resources to deal with everything and we cannot police society by making everything a crime, it is not realistic. again i say that not in a way that pleases me, but we are struggling to deal with other types of crime and we are struggling to get to 999 calls at the moment because there are not enough officers because the budgets have been slashed so much. so i do have been slashed so much. so i do have sympathy and support what she is saying. the government has asked the law commission to review whether misogyny and other things should be made officially hate crime under legislation. this plea from a very senior officers saying, please do not do that, we cannot cope.|j senior officers saying, please do not do that, we cannot cope. i have sympathy with that. there is also a select committee in the house of commons looking at this at the moment. the home affairs select committee has been looking at hate crime as well and a lot more things like anti—semitism and hate crime on social media, which is now being

taken much more seriously. but there isa limit taken much more seriously. but there is a limit to what you can do. where there is misogyny that is clearly malicious and there is a malicious intent against somebody, that needs to be counted as a hate crime. i do have some reservations as to whether we canjust have some reservations as to whether we can just have have some reservations as to whether we canjust have a completely wide net of misogyny for people who may use inappropriate language, but there is no vicious intent attached to it. john is right, we are expecting a lot of the police and we need to concentrate on the most dangerous things that criminals are doing. we are joined by dame vera baird, the police and crime commission for northumbria and a labour politician. there was an accusation here from john that appointments like your own are effectively political interference. what do you say to that? i am not appointed, i what do you say to that? i am not appointed, lam what do you say to that? i am not appointed, i am elected by the public to make the police accountable to the people they serve in northumbria and that is a

principle that is working extremely well. do you agree with sara thornton that dead people should not be investigated by the police and resources should be spent on investigating contemporary crimes?” cannot think we should give priority to that kind of investigation at all, but you have to take into account the impact on the victim who may have suffered appalling abuse many years ago, been unable perhaps because of the fear of the person who is now dead to make a complaint and the need for them to have some sort of closure really. there needs to be some serious thought given to how that can be attained. however, it is perfectly clear that we need to investigate people who are still a danger. she is also going to appeal to potentially the law commission and government not to make misogyny at hate crime because she says, quote, we do not have the resources to do everything that is

desirable and deserving.” resources to do everything that is desirable and deserving. i have hesitated about the question of misogyny as a hate crime. i think it fits quite badly into the notion of a hate crime. for instance, domestic abuse is 90% against women, but a man who is an abuser may well get on very well with other women and it may not be misogyny, it is about the power and controlling relationship with that individual. i do not want there to be misuse of our model. if we are to make it a crime, it needs to be thought out more than it is now. there is plenty for the police to do, there is so much sexual exploitation, the police have started to be able to get people to disclose domestic abuse, rape, there isa disclose domestic abuse, rape, there is a lot of trafficking and modern slavery, all quite new, before we even start with terrorism and internet crime which is relatively new, but is a whole new world. there

is an enormous amount for a significantly depleted police force to do because they have sustained terribly deep cuts. i am hopeful that sajiv javid will say terribly deep cuts. i am hopeful that sajivjavid will say something to alleviate the mortally wounded stay, frankly, after these cuts of peace funding. how do you respond to that, tim lawton? do you accept your government has made it much harder to the police because of a reduction of 20% in please budgets? first of all, i agree with everything that has been said. wye even the cuts? cuts have had an effect, there is no denying it. we made some quite damning observations and recommendations last week in the committee. undoubtedly the cuts the police have had to take through the home office have had an effect. however, it is not alljust about resources, it is also about how the police respond to the changing forms of the crime, in theory suggested

about internet crime, but fraud is now the largest crime of all crimes committed in the last year. we have to adapt to that. some peace forces are proving better at adapting than others. all have been affected by resources, but some are much better in responding to the way in we deal with pleasing and in new modern crimes. child sexual exploitation, for example. there has been a rise in some cases, some historic, but the numberof in some cases, some historic, but the number of people being charged and then convicted is far too low. that is a major concern, that the prospects, the chances, of serious criminals ending up injail are too low and are not a big enough deterrent. that is where we need to focus, to make sure those criminals are investigated and they end up getting punished. thank you all very much. tim lawton, dame vera baird

and from the police federation, the national chair, john apter. and we are waiting for sara thornton's speech and the home secretary. when they begin to speak, we will bring you that live. coming up... american gymnast simone biles aims to make history after having 18 months out of the sport. she's now claimed her 11th world title in doha. hugh woozencroft from sport will be bringing us the story. lena dunham — the writer of the hit us tv series girls — has been on the receiving end of a social media backlash after it emerged she'd been hired by stephen spielberg to write the script for a film about a syrian refugee who was stranded at sea. the film will be an adaptation of the harrowing story of doaa al zamel who survived the sinking of the boat on which she was attempting to cross the mediterranean. her fiance drowned after their vessel was rammed. the book is called a hope more powerful than the sea and was written by melissa fleming

who is head of communications of the united nations‘ refugee agency. fleming defended the hiring of dunham. "i feel very lucky to have the remarkable lena dunham adapting my book." but suzanne samin, a syrian—cuban social media editor, was one of those critical writing on twitter, "please leave syrian stories alone if you aren't syrian and especially if you are lena dunham. thank you." she also questioned whether dunham had ever donated to refugee relief efforts. so should people with no lived experience be hired to write about current events, which are then depicted in flim or on tv? we can speak about this now with olivia hetreed, president of the writers guild of great britain, who wrote the bafta—nominated screenplay for the girl with the pearl earring, and debbie moon, the creator of the bafta—winning children's series, wolfblood. thank you both for talking to us.

0k, thank you both for talking to us. ok, so, is it ok in your view, bolivia, for li na done to write the screenplay of the book? you'll yes, there is an interesting state of progress. she has often been a lightning ward for disapproval various things she has done while some time being a pioneering young women in the film and television industry which is sadly lacking in women of all sorts. in the colour purple the screenwriter was a white, european man. stephen spielberg's stories about black people, and white writers. it is a story also which is slightly at one remove. white writers. it is a story also which is slightly at one removem was written by someone who is trying to get the story out there and make it as visible as possible. i feel thatis it as visible as possible. i feel

that is partly why they have gone down this route. there are fantastic stories being told about syria and the middle east by female writers and directors. one of them just won the best new talent in venice and she has written a film about her own experience in syria. very interesting, she said, i do not want to write about what happened in the war because i left in 2012. sometimes when your experience is really direct you have particular ideas and limitations about what you can say. what do you think? is it ok for lena dunham to write this? can say. what do you think? is it ok for lena dunham to write this7m can say. what do you think? is it ok for lena dunham to write this? it is important we do not fixate on this one particular thing because it is a symptom of a larger problem. it is an issue about who gets to write what kind of stories, the fact the same people keep getting asked to write stories and new writers find

it harder to break anything. it is pa rt of it harder to break anything. it is part of a very big and complex problem. but the principle, do you think you have to have lived the experience in order to write about it? in principle, no. obviously we make things that i set in the tudor period and none of us lived in the tudor period, but there is no one else around who has lived in the tudor period, we are all rely on second—hand information. if you are writing history, sci—fi or fantasy, there is no real person to go to. but with something like this we do have first— hand experiences but with something like this we do have first—hand experiences and it is important that at the very least we is important that at the very least we involve them in some very direct way. i am going to state the obvious, you have written fantasy stories about teenage werewolves. i don't even have to follow it up with a question! exactly. it is halloween andl a question! exactly. it is halloween and i hate to shatter everyone's

allusions, but the best of my reasoning i believe there are no real werewolves out there, so i am not taking away theirjobs. fleming herself is not a syrian refugee. she said it was entrusted to her and she said it was entrusted to her and she said if! said it was entrusted to her and she said if i had not written it, it would not have been told to stop her voice was a one—day news story. i have been given every assurance this screen adaptation and movie will remain true. you have a moral responsibility as a storyteller if you have that opportunity to do the research, to talk to people, to be thoroughly involved, but ultimately yourjob as a writer is to be empathetic and understanding and not to be limited. what often happens with people who are seen as of a particular brand, whether that is a woman or a black person or asian, whatever it is, then you are only allowed to write those stories. that

isa allowed to write those stories. that is a problem. i know there is a much bigger picture and we can talk about jack whitehall being asked to play a 93v jack whitehall being asked to play a gay role and stephen fry, but i wonder if lena dunham is significant in that she was criticised for girls because there were no women of colour. that might be a reason why she is getting criticised because she is getting criticised because she is getting criticised because she is not being seen as a friend. if anyone else had been writing this, they would not have been the same public outcry. but it is important we talk about these issues, but they are complex issues and we do not ever want to say you can only write things that you have lived. you would be the same with actors? you can only play gay roles if you are a gay man or a woman? exactly, we are all creative, we are all imaginative, the important thing is all voices get hurt somewhere and it is notjust constantly

is all voices get hurt somewhere and it is not just constantly the is all voices get hurt somewhere and it is notjust constantly the same people telling every kind of story we people telling every kind of story we need to hear. everyone telling every kind of story, whether it is something they have lived or whether it is something that has happened to them and the problem i see is at the moment there is a very narrow group of people through every story is focused and we are always seeing theirtake on focused and we are always seeing their take on it. would you include lena dunham in that?” their take on it. would you include lena dunham in that? i suppose so. she is considered as a pair of hands for a story, she is someone studios are happy to hire in the way they would not be happy to hire someone with more direct experience, but with more direct experience, but with less writing experience. she has made them money in the past. thank you very much. i think i pronounced your surname incorrectly. the news and sport in a few moments' time. first, the weather and it is

absolutely freezing. temperatures got down to —5 or six this morning, but for many of us it has been a beautiful start with lots of sunshine. it will stay dry for many of us and it turns quite mild across the south east of england. but we have had some sunshine streaming through this morning on this halloween day. this was not this halloween day. this was not this morning. a lot of sunshine in central and eastern areas this afternoon. further west we have got more cloud and outbreaks of rain. maximum temperature is about 9—11. up maximum temperature is about 9—11. up to 14th in the south—east. this evening if you are heading out trick or treating, the weather is not too spectacular. we have got treats in eastern areas of the uk with sunshine here. but further west it

is rather ghoulish with outbreaks of rain in south—west scotland, western areas of wales and the south of england. it will not be bone chillingly cold this evening. that is because we have got some cloud. eventually this band of rain moves is wait eastwards. for england and wales temperatures are above freezing. the frost is limited towards western scotland and northern ireland. temperature is about 7—9. nowhere near as cold as it was last night. through thursday we will have quite a bit of cloud and outbreaks of rain in central and eastern areas of england. that rain gradually moves away, but it will linger on in norfolk and suffolk and there will be sunshine elsewhere. maximum temperature getting up to about 8 degrees in scotland. that wet weather will move away as we go through thursday night and we have got this ridge of high pressure

developing for friday. quite a cold start on friday, some frost around, but lots of sunshine, a glorious day for many. but behind me there is an area of cloud and rain that will spread its way into northern ireland by the end of the day. it is this area of rain which will be ex—hurricane oscar. remnants of it are moving towards iceland. over the uk at the weekend it will be quite windy with rain on saturday as well. on sunday the rain will be more showery. temperatures about 1k on sunday the rain will be more showery. temperatures about 1a or 15. i think it's about time, obviously, we let the secret out. hello, it's wednesday, it's ten o'clock, i'm victoria derbyshire. punched in the face, head—butted, held hostage — just some of the violent assaults suffered by thousands of nhs staff at work every year. now the government is promising a zero—tolerance approach. yes, of course, i accept the

frustrations. i have been in the middle of the night in a&es and seen it happen, seen someone come in off an ambulance and either them or sometimes the people they are with the very aggressive and in some cases violent. so many messages from you who work in the nhs and interesting experiences from patients. we will talk to nhs staff who have been attacked about the profound effect it has had on their lives. from butt lifts to lip fillers, the popularity of cosmetic surgery has exploded in recent years. and it seems nothing is off limits. leading clinics have exclusively told this programme about a jump in the numbers of men undergoing a procedure to alter the look of their penis. i had it done and within a couple of days, i was a changed person. i was feeling much more confident about myself. any sort of woman i saw, i'd easily approach them. we'll be speaking to

a surgeon who refuses to carry out this procedure. that is in the next half an hour. and the winner of the great british bake off has been revealed, but the victory wasn't without controversy as the winner was given an extra 15 minutes to complete their task. we will talk about that. if you watched it, tell us your view. good morning. the latest bbc news withjoanna. the government says it's adopting a zero—tolerance approach to violence against nhs staff. the health secretary is preparing to set out measures to ensure attackers are prosecuted quickly and make sure workers are better protected. assaults on nhs staff in england are at a five—year high — with 15% experiencing some form of violence in the past year. indonesia's transport minister has ordered the grounding of all lion air flights after one

of its boeing 737 passenger planes crashed on monday shortly after takeoff, killing all 189 people on board. indonesian search and rescue workers believe they have found the fuselage of the plane after sonar technology located a large underwater object in the area of the crash. this morning, the company also announced it had fired its technical director on the orders of the state transport ministry. the home secretary, sajid javid, is due to address senior police officers in london. at the conference in the past half hour, the chair of the national police chiefs' council has called for more effective use of national resources in the face of what she described as rising crime levels. chief constable sara thornton said, "we are seeing fewer police, less police activity and more crime." 11 people are now known to have died in italy as storms batter the country, leaving roads blocked and thousands without power. in venice, officials

say 70% of the city has been flooded. the water level in central st mark's square peaked at more than 1.5m for only the fifth time on record. pakistan's supreme court has overturned the death sentence imposed on a christian woman, who was convicted of blasphemy eight years ago. asia bibi, who always denied the charge, has spent much of her time on death row in solitary confinement. she was accused of insulting the prophet muhammad during a row with neighbours over a bucket of water. her case has divided pakistan, with religious hard—liners now calling for the death of the supreme court chief justice. the us defence secretary, jim mattis, and secretary of state, mike pompeo, have both called for a swift ceasefire in yemen. the united states wants to see an end to air strikes by the saudi—led coalition within 30 days and all sides to begin brokering peace in a war that's lasted for three years. the united nations says the conflict has caused the world's worst humanitarian crisis with 1a million people facing starvation. president trump has visited

pittsburgh where 11 worshippers at a synagogue were killed by a gunman on saturday. some local politicians and religious leaders had urged mr trump to stay away, accusing him of stoking extremism and intolerance at campaign rallies. he made no public statement during the trip. sajid javid, addressing senior police officers in london. let me start by saying thank you to all of you, the police and crime commissioner ‘s, chief constables, those of you here today, our friends that could not meet —— make it today for all your work. before i came into politics in 2010, i was in business, travelled the world, visited many, many countries on every continent and often when the conversation turned to policing,

people would very often says, perfectly understandably, you in britain, you have the best police in the world, and they said that because we do. we do have the best police in the world and that is recognised by everyone and that sta rts recognised by everyone and that starts with leadership, that means you, so thank you for what you do, how you do it. you will always have my admiration and my support for what you do. one thing i can say about being home secretary is it is about being home secretary is it is a short learning curve and when i took up the job, i thought policing was an area i knew took up the job, i thought policing was an area i knew a took up the job, i thought policing was an area i knew a little about, something i would understand quite quickly. but one thing but i realised was that it is an area of course that every home secretary ta kes very course that every home secretary takes very seriously and that is because public safety is the number one priority of the government and the public need to be able to rely ona the public need to be able to rely on a resilient and effective police service. what i have learnt since

taking thejob service. what i have learnt since taking the job is that crime is faster than we could never have anticipated. as crime changes, so do the demands of police. previously underreported crimes, such as sexual abuse, domestic abuse, modern slavery, these are being reported to police more than ever before. in the last five years, we have seen a number of recorded child sexual offences for example increased by more than 200%. it was when i visited the national crime agency's child exploitation and online protection command that the full horror of the scale of child sexual abuse was really brought home to me. national crime agency estimates there are some 80,000 people in the at present that are committing some kind of sexual threat to children online —— in the uk. they also believe it is a conservative estimate and i know that investigating these types of crimes,

they are notjust complex, taking resources , they are notjust complex, taking resources, it can be harrowing four officers involved. otherforms of online crime, you are now more likely to be the victim of crime online and off—line. i welcome the work of police and crime commissioners from cleveland, durham, northumbria, working together to prevent the elderly and vulnerable from becoming victims of online crime. it is of course also a worrying and unacceptable recent rise in serious and violent crime and something that the government is determined to work with you to crack on. and the risk from terrorism which is also escalating and the threat level in the uk is currently set at severe for international terrorism. we know also police have been asked to respond to hostile state activity and of course top of

my mind is the deadly nerve agent attack that took place earlier this year. the police response of course was exemplary but it was not without risk. how can we forget what happened to detective sergeant nick bailey? what is clear is that the challenges that the police are facing have changed and they continue to change. when crime changes, we do expect the forces to adapt while also covering everything is they usually cover, the burglaries and murders and all the things that people also care very much about. as well as dealing with all of the new increases in the more complex crimes. today i want to talk to you about what more you can perhaps do as leaders in policing to tackle modern—day crime and respond to the changing crime landscape. as well as what we at the home office and more broadly in government can

do to support you. first of all, i know that you are feeling stretched. i recognise that demand has risen and that you are grappling with your projects. i want to do something about it. —— your budgets. resources are not the whole answer but they are not the whole answer but they are of course a vital part of it. that is why we are now investing over £1 billion in policing, £1 billion more than we did three years ago, including money raised through council tax. you would also perhaps be pleased to hear from the chancellor on a couple of issues just this monday, the increase in funding for counterterrorism polices for 1920, £160 million, funding for counterterrorism polices for1920, £160 million, but also funding for counterterrorism polices for 1920, £160 million, but also a commitment from the chancellor that he and! commitment from the chancellor that he and i will be working together to ensure that the police have the resources that they need for 2019—20

in time for the police settlement which is due in december. the chancellor has also promised for example that mental health services will receive an additional £2 billion a year. i hope this money will also help make a big difference to police forces because i know you have all too often been asked to step in and deal with mental health issues and crises when in fact of course we should be looking to the nhs. and i have also been very clear, i had just talked about 19-20, but i clear, i had just talked about 19—20, but i want to look further, i have been very clear since i have been home secretary that when it comes to the spending review next year, my priority will be policing. but if we are to make the case for more funding, this does have to go hand—in—hand with further reforms and looking to see what more we can do together to improve policing because we all know, as i said a moment ago, money is not the only

issue, it is not all about resources . issue, it is not all about resources. i am issue, it is not all about resources. i am also issue, it is not all about resources. i am also making sure, for example, police have the right powers. one of them is stop and search, i want officers to feel confident and trusted and supported when they use stop and search and i will be looking at ways to reduce bureaucracy and increase efficiency in this power. i am committed to making sure that police get the right protection. this government supported a new law which doubles the maximum prison sentence for assaults against emergency workers from six months to 12 months and it comes into effect next month. i'm supporting plans to improve well—being across all levels in the police. we have already pledged £7.5 million for a new national police welfare service. i was pleased to announce the police superintendents confident that £a00,000 of this money will fund a proposal by the chief constable and the college of

policing to get well—being buses outside of local police stations. they will offer information and support to anyone needing it but all of this is just a snapshot of some of this is just a snapshot of some of the work i am doing at the home office alongside your teams to try and help in different ways. i want to turn out to what i think you can do to improve policing and what my vision is for policing the king ahead. because we all know —— for policing looking ahead. we all know not all forces are where they need to be. some could be more effective. the most recent report on the effectiveness judged that a significant minority of local forces was struggling to manage demand and unable to give the police —— the public the service they were expecting. there are some changes taking place but they are too slow, especially compared with other forces who seem to make the same

changes faster. they say the standards were inconsistent, innovation had not spread widely enough, some forces are far behind where they need to be in seizing opportunities in terms of how they used data and work in the digital age. these problems cannot all be blamed on funding levels. the inspectorate is clear that there is a considerable scope for improvement in how police leadership anticipates and managers demand. as leaders in policing, is that experts, i look to you —— is that experts, i look to you —— is that experts, i look to you and i look at how you can take a long hard look at what your forces need and are you asking the right questions to make them more effective? today i thought i would share for you four areas that as leaders you could be focusing on a little more in some cases to make your forces even more effective than the audio. firstly —— than they

already are. more has to be done to increase capacity for police. extra investment will help. i am pleased some of you have started recruiting again. capability gaps need to be plugged. where we can help, we will. when the inspectorate highlighted national gaps in detectives and releva nt national gaps in detectives and relevant cyber expertise in forces, we responded by funding police now to develop a new national detective programme. we have also committed £50 billion over the next year —— £50 billion over the next year —— £50 million to boost cyber capabilities. as pccs and chiefs, you have an important part to play and that is why i welcome the inclusion of force management statements, let us use them to be smarter in anticipating and managing demand. we need to make sure most of our officers spend most of their time on call policing and providing a better service to the public. ——

co re a better service to the public. —— core policing. there needs to be more support from front line officers and you have been telling me that message loud and clear and i am listening. the most important assets in the police system are human and for the police to be as productive and effective as they should be, officers need to be fully engaged and feel very positive about their work. that is why i'm supporting a range of measures, some of which i described earlier, to support officers' physical, mental health and well—being. support officers' physical, mental health and well-being. the home secretary speaking in london, talking about the spending review next year, and he said when it comes to the spending review, my priority is the police, effectively telling senior officers he says he will fight their corner when it comes to the next round of government spending. before he spoke, sara thornton, the outgoing head of the national police chiefs council had

this to say of what she thought the police should be prioritising. we need to refocus on core policing. the public expect an effective response to organised crime, to terrorism, the focus on the vulnerable, but they also expect the vulnerable, but they also expect the basics, responding to emergencies, investigating and solving crime, neighbourhood policing. it is this core policing thatis policing. it is this core policing that is seriously stretched. it is pa rt that is seriously stretched. it is part of the oven with the public surely? we are asked to provide bespoke services but there are too many deserving issues. for example, treating misogyny as a hate crime is a concern for some well—organised campaigning organisations. in july, chiefs debated whether we should record such allegations even when the crime has been committed. it was argued the information might be useful to highlight the issue, send

a message about acceptable standards of behaviour, put pressure on government. but we just do not have the resources to do everything that is desirable and deserving. i want us to solve more burglaries and bird on violence before we make records of incidents that are not crimes —— bear down on. i hope the review ta kes accou nt of bear down on. i hope the review takes account of pressure on forces before suggesting the law is changed. historic investigations are another example of issues mattering very much to some but undoubtedly taking resources away from dealing with today's crime today. while i understand those that have been harmed seek answers, i remain unconvinced that it is appropriate to commit significant resources to investigating allegations against those who have died. neither investigating gender—based hate crime or investigating allegations against those who have died are necessarily bad things, but i am just arguing they cannot be priorities for services

overstretched. giving clarity to the public about core policing is the priority and i do not think it has received enough attention in recent yea rs. received enough attention in recent years. sara thornton. the rise in women wanting cosmetic proceedures over the last few years is now being mirrored by men wanting to do the same. and now two of the uk's largest cosmetic surgery groups for male sexual health have told this programme that they've seen a dramatic increase in the numbers of men seeking a procedure to increase the size of their penis, to boost their self esteem. moorgate aesthetics and androfill say they have seen a 20—fold increase in procedures to more than 130 a month over the last three years. meanwhile, the british association of urological surgeons says it's concerned about many people injecting themselves with non—medical fillers — like oils and vaseline — causing infections and other urinary problems. we're going to talk about this with experts on body image and a consultant surgeon in a moment, but first, here's a short

extract from rick kelsey's exclusive report — it talks frankly about issues around sex and male genitalia. if you're watching with children and you don't want them to see it, the film is just over two minutes long. abdul has arrived for a cosmetic filler treatment, but it's not going in his face. he's here for a penis filler, injecting liquid into the soft tissue under the skin of the penis shaft. it looks slightly scary, but that's not like it is, yeah? we've discovered that two of the largest male cosmetic surgery clinics have seen a 20—fold increase in the number of penis fillers they've been performing in three years. meanwhile, the number of penis extension surgeries are falling. at this moment in time, i'm just feeling numb. yeah? due to the anaesthetic that they put in. but looking at it... are you happy? that's the big moment, i suppose. the treatment costs around £3000, lasts about a year and a half,

and only improves the girth or circumference of the penis. of course, here we have a sterile environment with trained doctors using approved medical fillers, but urologists are seeing problems from more people performing their own diy fillers. and, yes, that's diy — down there. a lot of them will have done it and will present a few days later, when they realise that the outcomes aren't as they expected, in which case, we have to initially treat any underlying infection, and then plan for surgery to either debride any dead tissue, or remove some of the filler. a lot of the time, we end up having to remove the whole penile shaft skin and regraft with skin from elsewhere in the body. for abdul, his main concern is the four—week abstinence after the procedure. you've got to let time be the healer in this sort of scenario.

because if you rush these sort of things, you might make more complications, and you don't want complications with this sort of stuff, especially with the private parts. watching that with us is dr amr raheem, who is a consultant specialising in andrology at a private clinic and who carries out penis filler and other enlargement cosmetic procedures. also here is rowland rees, consultant urological surgeon at southampton hospital and chair of the andrology section of the british association of urological surgeons. and professor viren swami, an academic who specialises in body image from anglia ruskin university. welcome, all of you. what do you think is behind this dramatic rise in men wanting this particular kind of procedure, viren swami? one of the key things is the fact we live ina the key things is the fact we live in a society which tells us we have to work on our bodies, achieve

perfection in terms of our appearance. forget your competence, do not worry about what you can do well, think about what you can contribute to society in terms of your appearance and it is partly driving the increasing rates of negative body image in men. would you agree with that? yes, i think so. also, ithink you agree with that? yes, i think so. also, i think from a male perspective, for most men, penile size is a big issue, we see it in ancient cultures, certain techniques about enlarging the penile size, a sign of masculinity or power. i think that issue has always been on the minds of men. but the figures from your clinic show the number of procedures you are doing is increasing. what are the figures?” think it is because of the media,

lots of information available. how many procedures are you doing a month? well, we see many patients. we do not do the procedure for every patient that comes in. ok. for me, it is not like come in and have a procedure or filler, it is very important, we have seen a rise in the numberof men important, we have seen a rise in the number of men wanting these procedures but it is very important, like any medical problem, you take a full history, examination. you will find many men are misinformed about what is normal and once you explain to them they normal, they are happy. we identify men who have wadi dysmorphic disorder, generalised anxiety —— body dysmorphic disorder. they will not benefit from the procedure. they need counselling. hello to you, rowland rees.

co nsulta nt hello to you, rowland rees. consultant surgeon, what do you think of those people who want the procedure? yeah, the issue is that the majority of these men are physically normal, that is the first point. the second problem is there is no great evidence in the short—term or long that these procedures are effective in altering functioning. therefore, the royal couege functioning. therefore, the royal college of surgeons's approach on this is that it does not really condone cosmetic surgery for male genitalia. if a patient came to you and asked for one of these procedures, you would refuse them? for sure. the nhs does not provide this service. yes, best advice, advised them to seek psychological and in some instances psychiatric support. they have a belief, and erroneous belief, that there is something physically wrong. in fact,

there isn't. finally, the complications mentioned in your video. that is why the nhs comes in. what kind of things have you seen men inject into themselves in a diy attempt to increase the size of their penis? we see it from the diy and unfortunately other recognised clinics of men in the short—term infections, abscesses, and then later on, problems with lumpiness, migration of the fillers, lymphoedema, a bit like in the worst—case scenario where men who need skin grafting and the like to put it right. in our experience, not a happy bunch. i wonder, dr amr raheem, you said some people would be better off with counselling, wouldn't all men be better off with counselling rather than having this

procedure, taking £3000 from them?” think to say everyone who wants the procedure done has body dysmorphic disorder or it is not entirely correct. some have body dysmorphic disorder and need counselling but some of the patients we see below average orjust within the average and... which is physically normal. yes, but for them having this procedure is going to boost their confidence, their self—esteem, and enabled them to engage in relationships. i cannot be with or against. for some people, they should not have this procedure. for some people, having this procedure will actually change the quality of their life. do you accept that, rowland rees? again, i do not think there is any published evidence to suggest this is having a major

impact on physical or relationship partner satisfaction. i think one of the requirements of cosmetic surgery practice in the uk according to the royal college that outcomes are collected in national registries and a lot of the clinics that have sprung up doing this sort of work are not necessarily giving us the ha rd are not necessarily giving us the hard evidence. particularly the long—term evidence of satisfaction. in fact, we need to compare that with simpler interventions such as counselling and psychological support. anecdotally, the men we spoke to in the film, they were saying, immediately, certainly abdul immediately felt better, felt more confident? of course. you will always find for any procedure advocates but that is not i am afraid good—quality evidence in the

eyes of evidence —based practice. let me ask you, viren swami, from your research and expertise, do people end up happier with their bodies after cosmetic surgery? people do report immediately after surgery that they feel better, but that in part might be because they have had the surgery and they might not want to admit to themselves that they regret going through that. there is no longer evident that people end up feeling better or having better self—esteem or having better psychosexual lives as a result of the surgery. nick says, no man getsjudged result of the surgery. nick says, no man gets judged by the size of his penis in the gym. he getsjudged by what he does in the squat rack. abdul said he felt ashamed in the gym. lucy says, hello, these men are idiots. when it all goes wrong they go to the nhs wasting more precious money. gary says, why can't people

be thankfulfor money. gary says, why can't people be thankful for what they have? christine says he thinks the demand is driven by the endless viewing of pornography, what do you think of that? that is an important concern. pornography promotes the idea of men being able to function machine—like in terms of sexual activity, and the idea men have enormous penises. when you internalise that, the narrative that men have massive penises, you internalise that and experience negative body image and the difficulty is balancing the needs of individuals who experience anxiety about penis size and not letting that affect their sex lives and relationships with their partners. the good news is that most women in heterosexual relationships will say the penis size of their partner is not an important consideration, it is men who internalise that idea. thank you all very much, appreciate

you giving up your time. time for the latest news, here's joanna. the government says it's adopting a zero—tolerance approach to violence against nhs staff. the health secretary is setting out measures to ensure attackers are prosecuted quickly and make sure workers are better protected. assaults on nhs staff in england are at a five—year high with 15% experiencing some form of violence in the past year. indonesia's transport minister has ordered the grounding of all lion air flights after one of its boeing 737 planes crashed on monday shortly after takeoff, killing all 189 people on board. indonesian search and rescue workers believe they have found the fuselage of the plane after sonar technology located a large underwater object in the area of the crash. this morning, the company also announced it had fired its technical director on the orders of the state transport ministry. 11 people are now known to have died in italy as storms batter the country, leaving roads blocked and thousands without power.

in venice, officials say 70 per cent of the city has been flooded. the water level in central st mark's square peaked at more than one—and—a—half metres for only the fifth time on record. the outgoing head of the national police chief's council says investigating historical cases of sexual abuse is making it harder for forces to properly deal with crimes like burglary. chief constable sara thornton says police forces need to re—focus on core policing — an area that she describes as "seriously stretched". historic investigations are another example of issues that matter very much to some, but undoubtedly take resources away from dealing with today's crime today. while i understand that those who have been harmed seek answers, i remain unconvinced that it is appropriate to commit significant resources to investigating allegations against those who have died. investigating allegations against those who have died. pakistan's supreme court has overturned the death sentence imposed on a christian woman, who was convicted of

blasphemy eight years ago. asia bibi, who always denied the charge, has spent much of her time on death row in solitary confinement. she was accused of insulting the prophet muhammad during a row with neighbours over a bucket of water. her case has divided pakistan — with religious hardliners now calling for the death of the supreme court chief justice. that's a summary of the latest bbc news. here's some sport now with hugh good morning. in the last half an hour, wales most—capped rugby union international gethinjenkins has announced he will retire form the sport this weekend. he'll call time on his illustrious career after his club cardiff blues' match in the pro14 this weekend. the 37—year—old has earned 129 caps for his country, appearing for the british and irish lions five times over three separate tours. brexit could lead to more home—grown football players getting an opportunity to play at the highest level. that's according to the professional players‘ federation which is the national organisation for professional player associations in the uk. they say any restrictions on free movement of players

from the eu could help younger, british players break through to first teams. leicester city have confirmed that they will play their premier league match against cardiff this weekend. their cara bao cup match was postponed last night following the death of vichai srivaddhanaprabha and four others in a helicopter crash at the weekend. punched in the face, grabbed by the throat, held hostage and sexually assaulted — just some of the shocking attacks inflicted on nhs staff at work by people they're trying to help. one in eight employees have experienced violence in the past 12 months — the highest figure for five years. some staff have taken to wearing body cameras to help protect from such attacks. now the secretary of state for health says no more, telling us it is his personal mission to ensure nhs staff feel safe and setting out a strategy to try to deal with the problem. he told us earlier that

the government is to set out a zero—tolerance approach. i think it is completely unacceptable that a sixth of all nhs staff now report they have had somebody being violent against them in the last year. i think that we have got to tackle it. so the plan today of having a zero tolerance approach, strengthening the law so the punishments are greater if you are by and against a member of the nhs staff, and also better links between the nhs and the police, so there is a presumption that people are prosecuted. these steps will need to be taken. there are a whole series of complex reasons why we have seen a rise. there are more people attending a&e for instance. i wa nt to people attending a&e for instance. i want to get to the bottom of that.

what i am really focused on is stopping this completely unacceptable thing happening. as you say, totally u na cce pta ble, unacceptable thing happening. as you say, totally unacceptable, but perhaps if nhs england were not for 2000 nurses short, 1500 doctors short and 3500 midwives short, it would have been less.” short and 3500 midwives short, it would have been less. i acknowledge the pressures in the nhs and i am delighted that in the budget on monday the chancellor put aside £20 billion of extra spending for the nhs to deal with some of those pressures . nhs to deal with some of those pressures. it does not help the overstretched staff right now. do you accept there are not enough staff to treat patients efficiently which leads to stresses, tension and sometimes it boils over?” which leads to stresses, tension and sometimes it boils over? i accept there are pressures and i understand there are pressures and i understand the frustrations, but i do not think we should be letting off the hook people who are violent against members of staff and the nhs.”

people who are violent against members of staff and the nhs. i was not suggesting that. absolutely. i am being clear, yes, of course, i accept the frustrations. in the middle of the night and in a&e and seeing somebody come in off an ambulance and either them or sometimes the people they are with being very aggressive and sometimes violent. so i understand the pressures and the frustrations and we are putting in more money to deal with it. but we should be clear who is responsible. the people responsible either people perpetrating the violence and that has to stop. why did the government shut nhs protect, the body tasked with overseeing the measures that trusts were taking to stop physical attacks on medical professionals? we changed the name of the organisation, but i am clear that we will do everything that needs to be done to tackle this problem. that could be another reason behind the

fa ct could be another reason behind the fact that these figures are at a five—year high. fact that these figures are at a five-year high. in a way i don't ca re five-year high. in a way i don't care about what the reason is, i wa nt to care about what the reason is, i want to do something about it. i became health secretary four months ago and! became health secretary four months ago and i have seen these figures andi ago and i have seen these figures and i have seen it for myself. we can speak now to two people who work for the nhs and have been the victims of violent assault. we have a&e doctorjess george and nurse sharon morris. welcome to both of you. what happened to you, sharon?” welcome to both of you. what happened to you, sharon? i was working in a medium secure unit, the unit for people with mental problems andi unit for people with mental problems and i had known mine assailant for over a year and and i had known mine assailant for overa yearandi and i had known mine assailant for over a year and i thought we had a reasonable relationship. on this occasion we were on a garden break andi occasion we were on a garden break and i saw him lunged towards my colleague and i called out her name to alert her and made eye contact and said his name, which is what we are supposed to do. this had worked before when he had previously lunged at me. on this occasion it did not work and he jumped

at me. on this occasion it did not work and hejumped over and started hitting me in the face about six times. like punching customer dropperfull times. like punching customer dropper full punches until i passed out. the next thing i knew! dropper full punches until i passed out. the next thing i knew i was inside the building again with other members of staff. you could have been killed. i thought i was going to die at the time and i wondered what would happen to my children. goodness me, and when was that? that was just over two years ago now? does it still affect you? honestly, yes. the physical effects, i had concussion, i have lost my sense of smell due to the damage. but the psychological thing stays with you. iam psychological thing stays with you. i am still wary. i am not as hyper vigilant as i was. i was reclusive for about three months, i had three months of work. i then returned to another workplace with the support of my union, the royal college of

nursing and a really good team who we re nursing and a really good team who were really supportive. but it was still another three months before i could work with patients again. and they protect me a lot. i am aware they protect me a lot. i am aware they keep the more difficult people away from me. jess, you have been assaulted a number of times. nothing assaulted a number of times. nothing as horrible as that i must say. i am surrounded by other people who help. i work surrounded by other people who help. iwork in surrounded by other people who help. i work in a&e and the difference is lam not i work in a&e and the difference is i am not alone worker. unlike the psychiatrists of the gps who go out into the community, so there is always somebody there. in what context? drunk people are a problem in the nhs, i had been punched by people, grabbed by the boobs. i have been held up against a wall and strangled. then you have the people who do not have the capacity or who

do not know what they are doing and i have been kicked, punched, my hair pulled, i chipped my tooth, all sorts. i have had so many messages from nhs staff around the country who have experienced similar things. for example, i have worked in the nhs for 30 years and it is fairly normal to be sexually abused with male patients thinking it is ok to masturbate in front of you. others have tried to grab me and other nurses inappropriately. this equates to criminal behaviour in any other setting. this viewer says, i work on a mental health ward and it is a common occurrence for staff to be assaulted, spat at and to be sexually assaulted. however, due to them being on a mental health ward it is often overlooked. this patient says, i was recently sectioned juju psychosis and i did not realise until i was released and got my discharge papers that i had attacked

the mental health nurse. ifelt physically sick when i realised what i had done. i handed myself into the police who said they appreciated be doing it but due to me being in the mental health setting there was nothing i could do. i am in the process of speaking to the nurse i attacked and i just process of speaking to the nurse i attacked and ijust hope she can forgive me. what do you think of what the government is saying today? doubling a sentence from six months toa doubling a sentence from six months to a year. will that bring the numbers down? extra training? i pointed out all the vacancies to the health secretary, is that relevant? the legislation hand in hand with the strategy suggested by matt hancock will help. i think the comments from the viewers are right, it is normalised. it is seen as part of thejob to it is normalised. it is seen as part of the job to some extent and it should not. by whom? us, management. all of us. again i am in a very

protected environment and i have very supportive work colleagues who push asked to report to the police and supporters when we go to court, but i would not say that is every hospital i have worked in. but i would not say that is every hospitali have worked in. in but i would not say that is every hospital i have worked in. in the case of the gentleman who was a patient, i want to be clear this is not about criminalising people with mental health issues. but i am sure there are occasions when people are aware of what they are doing, that they think it will get them treatment quicker or something. you said drunk people in the air area where you work, either heating you or grabbing you because they want to be treated more quickly or they don't know what they are doing?” think they think it is funny a lot of the time or they are grumpy and they do not think you are doing something quick enough or nicely enough. as much as we need to make a

difference, and i hate to disagree with the health secretary, but i thought we already had a zero tolerance policy across the nhs, there does need to be responsibility taken there does need to be responsibility ta ken by there does need to be responsibility taken by the general public, like the gentleman who wrote the letter. if you are a drunk person in a&e, you should not be in a&e and you should not be hitting people. you should not be in a&e and you should not be hitting peoplem you should not be in a&e and you should not be hitting people. if you are drunk and you have got a —— of your arm, you should be in the a&e. some people need to go to the a&e. wye a re some people need to go to the a&e. wye are there people who are drunk with nothing wrong with them in a&e? yes. like last night with three of my colleagues. why were they there? they could have been poisoned by alcohol. yes, they could, and a lot of people have been taken in with their friends. alcohol is a big problem in the nhs and sometimes you feel more like a bouncer than anything else on friday and saturday

night when you walk into a waiting room. i now deal with substance abuse people and there are often underlying issues, mental health issues, adverse childhood experiences. i think that counts for a lot of why people made the choices they made. but we have responsibilities to be decent human beings as well and if you are going to places where you are hoping to receive care, there has to be a certain amount of respect and it is up certain amount of respect and it is up to the employers to support staff to carry through reports of assaults. you don't think they do that? i do not think it is very well supported overall. i think the process is unclear. i had to refer myself for counselling and i had to tell occupational health that i was not ready. if there was a strategy to help with that, that would be good. when nhs protected disappeared i was asked then and i did a straw

poll of 50 people in my department, bearing in mind i had been to court twice, nobody knew it existed and nobody knew you could reach out for help and have somebody come to court with you or organise your time off as paid leave. maybe this new package, if you would, of zero tolerance and taking people to court will make it easier for nhs staff to have the support they need. we will see. we will take the next year and see. we will take the next year and see what the numbers do in terms of the number of assaults against nhs staff and compare it to this five—year high which is obviously not good. we appreciate you coming in on the programme. nice to meet you and stay safe. be nice to nhs staff. thank you. the sister of suzy lamplugh has exclusively told this programme of her hopes that her sister's body will finally be found 32 years after she went missing. "we have seen various police searches over

the years so we are cautious. but we hope suzy‘s body will be found and we can have the closure we really need. police investigating the murder of the estate agent, who disappeared in 1986 aged 25, are carrying out a search of a back garden for a third day. it is at a house which used to belong to the mother of prime suspectjohn cannan who it should be said denies any involvement. let's go live to the scene in sutton coldfield where we're joined by reporterjon ironmonger. what can you tell us from there today? hello. the search resumed about two and a half hours ago. there is a police van reversing out of the alleyway here. just beyond the fence, along the perimeter of the fence, along the perimeter of the property, you may not be able to see it, but there is a blue

forensics tent in the back garden and that is where the majority of the work is being carried out. we understand they have dismantled and iare in understand they have dismantled and i are in garage in the back garden and are working to expose the concrete floor in that garage. there may have once been a car inspection pit in the garage which has now been filled in with concrete. the irresistible inference is police suspect that susie lampley‘s body may have been buried underneath that garage property. but this looks like a significant police development in this case which has remained cold for many years now. they are not telling us anything specific about the details, but a lot of people, including suzy‘s sister lizzie, will be waiting anxiously to see what, if anything, they find here. we will bring you a weather forecast later and then the latest news and sport

at 11 will stop now, if you don't know the result of the final of this year's bake off, cover your ea rs! and cover your eyes, we are on tv is the queens stakes i hope you covered them in time! rahul mandal has won this year's great british bake off, beating fellow finalists kim—joy hewlett and ruby bhogal. the last three were evenly matched, having each been named star baker twice during the course of this year's series. he was crowned 2018's winner after a near—disaster in the show stopper. rahul was given some extra time for his last challenge, after a glass storage jar exploded in the heat of the tent, a decision which has been criticised by some viewers. one viewer tweeted, "not impressed — he shouldn't have even been in the final! kim—joy should have won. our boy deserved it. but with his luck with glass today, this was a risky trophy. it's only fair that rahul gets an extra 15 minutes,

he can't control the jar exploding because of the heat, it's not like he dropped it. no way rahul should win this after getting an extra 15 minutes having broken the glass himself. yes!!! legends who can be referred to by their first names only. kylie, beyonce, malala, gandhi, rahul. ok, gandhi is not a first name. emotion of the moment. i should have said elvis. or sooty. let's take a look at some of the moments from last night's final. is it actually working? oh, no, no, no. this is such a big mess. you've got mango on your wrist and on your collar. your wife's going to think you've been having an affair with a mango. no, i don't think i would be having a fruity affair. make two types of cake, chocolate, praline dust.

i have to fill the choux as well and then make the plants, so i cannot afford to waste any single moment. crash. i don't know what happened. i just... how did it happen even? thank you all for coming. please could i ask our three wonderful finalists to come forward and could we have a round of applause for rahul, ruby and kim—joy? applause. i love you all. now, i wish it could be all three of you. you've been amazing and i love you all. but unfortunately, there can only be one winner. and the winner of the great british bake off is... rahul!

cheering and applause. thank you. it is so emotional. let's talk now to buzzfeed's bake off correspondent, scott bryan. he thinks this year hasn't been a vintage series. becky chester is a bake off superfan who's been baking along to the series. and steven ca rter—bailey, runner—up in last year's final, collecting three star bakers and several hollywood handshakes. hello. we have provided these cakes. normally you provide them. that is why it looks meagre. the controversy, why it looks meagre. the co ntrove rsy , was why it looks meagre. the controversy, was it right he got the extra 15 minutes? absolutely, it was not his fault the glass jar exploded. i agree. at one stage i

thought they would not give him extra time. there were issues in some episodes regarding how hot the tent has been. certainly the fact that he had been having issues with his self—confidence, i think he was already a little bit nervous going into that challenge and to then start completely again 15 minutes in i was worried about him, said that is why i am happy. was it the right decision? absolutely, the decision to give extra time is not given lightly. health and safety is number one. i absolutely agree that he deserved those extra 15 minutes. was he the right winner? on the day, yes. it was really difficult in the la st yes. it was really difficult in the last few minutes. i could not pinpoint one winner. i thought all three of them were fantastic. one was flavour, one was designed and

one was creativity and it was a really tough decision to make. as the series has gone on i am nervous watching him coming he makes me feel anxious. there were times when there was no way you would ever have pictured him in the final.” was no way you would ever have pictured him in the final. i am surprised he applied to be honest.” am sitting watching it with my boys and myfamily am sitting watching it with my boys and my family and thinking, he is out and he is still there. it was danish wake. there was one week in particular we thought he was going. i think it is wonderful he did get to the final. we laugh and joke, and he has got this fantastic look of terror in his eyes. he clearly has no self—confidence. i did not want to apply for the show and i thought i should put out. the fact he got there and he has won it with no self—confidence is wonderful for people out there who think they are

not good enough because he clearly is and he fought back his demons throughout the entire show and prove to everybody that you can do it. scott, you said you do not think this series has been a vintage one will stop it is nothing to do with the bakers, they have been fantastic. i think it is the growing bizarreness of the challenges. the technical last time they had to use a fireplace outdoors and make pitta bread. none of them had been dealing with campfires in their lives. bread. none of them had been dealing with campfires in their livesm bread. none of them had been dealing with campfires in their lives. it is supposed to be about home bakers, amateur bakers. why are they doing that? property bee perspective is it just to bury it? part of it is to bury it and part of it is that each year has to be better than the last. i don't think the public cares, i think they does what home bakers giving it a go. part of it was down to the heat. they were saying it was

beyond 30 degrees in the latter part of the series in that tent and i think they wanted variation in that. how did you find this series?” thought it was quite even all the way through and there was not one person right from the beginning and there have been in previous years who we all thought would win. it was good that it kept changing and my favourites kept changing. stephen, what is it like for you watching this year having been the runner—up last year? it is quite emotional because my last memory of the tent was me in it. then you watch and you see that they are just as vulnerable and frightened and you start to enjoy it. i was cheering them all on at the end. it is a fantastic show to watch. if we did repeat things from previous years, it would be boring. what did we do before ovens? you had to bake on fires. i know it

was way out at times, but i thoroughly enjoyed it. thank you, everybody, for coming in on the programme. we are going to eat that meagre cake. we are back tomorrow at nine. have a good day. it has been a cold and frosty start to the day for many, but a smashing start across most parts of england and wales. lots of sunshine which will continue across central and eastern parts this afternoon. more cloud and rain affecting the far south—west of england and west wales and into the far west of england and the south—west of scotland. showers in the west of scotland generally

speaking. but down in the south sunshine and it will be quite pleasant. tonight that area of rain will move its weight eastward and it will move its weight eastward and it will bejoined by will move its weight eastward and it will be joined by another band of rain from the south. quite a wet start to the day on thursday. temperatures staying up above freezing for most areas. on thursday that rain will clear away and it will be dry with sunshine and temperatures get to 12 degrees. you're watching bbc newsroom live. it's11am and these are the main stories this morning. the government pledges zero

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