you're watching bbc newsroom live. it's ham, and these are the main stories this morning: a bigger threat than terrorism — the government announces a new strategy to combat serious and organised crime. we have seen an increase in the amount of violent crime, and that's partly driven by organised crime. and what we're trying to do is increase these arrests, and that's why this strategy today is so important. specialist doctors in the uk can prescribe medicinal cannabis to some patients for the first time from today. google staff around the world plan a series of walk—outs in protest at the company's treatment of women. the world has seriously underestimated the amount of heat soaked up by our oceans over the past 25 years, researchers say. and, for the first time, scientists have used high—resolution satellite images to count and identify species of whales from space. good morning.

welcome to bbc newsroom live. i'm rachel schofield. a government assessment has revealed that organised crime is costing the uk more than £37 billion each year,with more than 4,000 active gangs operating in the uk. crimes committed by these gangs include child abuse, trafficking and drug dealing. the figures were announced as the ministers launched a new crime strategy to help tackle the problem. the report, which has been released by the national crime agency, says the threat posed by serious organised crime is now greater than terrorism — with more people being affected, harmed or killed by gangs than by all other national security risks put together. ministers are pledging to increase pressure on people suspected of helping to launder money, including everyday businesses

like estate agents, lawyers and accountants. despite the growing threat, statistics from the report show that arrests in england and wales have halved in the past decade. one of britain's most senior police officers has said forces should focus on catching the most serious thieves and violent criminals, rather than investigating other offences like allegations of misogyny. ben ando reports. a raid on a gun factory in surrey this summer, but this is just the tip of the uk's rampant organised crime problem. it's notjust guns. drugs, fraud, trafficking, cyber crime. 0rganised gangs are increasingly behind them all. and while terror attacks or extreme weather events may grab the headlines, it's serious organised crime that does the real damage — killing more people annually than terrorism, national disasters and war put together. the national crime agency believes there are around 4,600 organised crime gangs working in the uk.

it's estimated they are now costing the economy £37 billion every year. in 2013, that cost was estimated to be £24 billion, meaning it's gone up by more than 50% in just five years. so today, ministers are launching a new strategy with an emphasis on economic investigation. the government says it also wants to tackle those who indirectly help the criminals launder their money. that could be garages selling luxury cars, schools providing expensive private education, or those selling tickets to exclusive sporting events — all of whom, it says, could and should do more to report suspicious spending. to pay for it, £48 million will be diverted from other police budgets. some say that's a mistake. the public expect an effective response to organised crime, to terrorism, to focus on the vulnerable, but they also expect the basics. responding to emergencies,

investigating and solving crime and neighbourhood policing. others say the task isn't helped by years of cuts to police numbers. ben ando, bbc news. security minister ben wallace said he agreed that local police chiefs should be free to make their own priorities, adding that minor offences can indicate a wider issue. well, she's absolutely right that local police chiefs, and she's addressing police chiefs, should be free, alongside elected police and crime commissioners, to set the priorities that their communities need or have to deal with. that is local policing. it's operationally independent, she's right to say that. what those priorities are are obviously going to be different in different communities. in lancashire, we need to deal

with islamophobia, because, as the minister for security who deals with counterterrorism, one of the recruiting tools of terrorists islamophobia. and so we have to challenge that. you know, that is really important. it's not a sort of side issue, it's a front and centre issue. in other areas, you now find that straightforward violent burglary is the number one priority. but that's up to the professionals, the police to make those decisions. sara thornton, the head of the national police chiefs council, says investigating historic cases of sexual abuse is making it harder for forces to properly deal with crimes like burglary. her comments yesterday have been picked up by many of the newspapers today. she also suggested that police forces need to re—focus on what she called core policing — an area that she describes as ‘seriously stretched'. we need to re—focus on core policing. the public expect an effective response to organised crime, to terrorism, to the focus on

the vulnerable. but they also expect the vulnerable. but they also expect the basics — responding to emergencies, investigating and solving crime, and neighbourhood policing. it is this core policing which is seriously stretched. this is surely part of the police cove na nt is surely part of the police covenant with the public. we are, however, to —— asked to provide more and more bespoke services, which are all desirable. but the fact is, there are too many desirable and deserving issues. for example, treating misogyny is a hate crime is a concern for some campaigning organisations. in july, a concern for some campaigning organisations. injuly, we debated whether we should record these allegations even when no crime was committed. it was argued this might be useful to highlight the issue to set standards of acceptable behaviour and put pressure on government, but wejust behaviour and put pressure on government, but we just don't have the resources to do everything which is desirable and deserving. i want us is desirable and deserving. i want us to solve more burglaries and bear

down on violence before we make records of incidents that are not crimes, andi records of incidents that are not crimes, and i hope the review one hate crimes takes account of the pressure on forces before the review is changed. server thornton. specialist doctors in the uk can now prescribe medicinal cannabis to some patients for the first time. the change in the law came in response to a campaign on behalf of severely epileptic children. but patient groups warn many people are likely to be denied access to the medicine because the guidelines are too restrictive, as david rhodes reports. harry has a rare form of epilepsy, but this ten—year—old is full of life. this syringe here is iml. at the moment, harry's parents can legally buy non—medical low strength cannabis oil, which costs over £300 per bottle. they say without the oil, harry was having potentially fatal epileptic fits every day. harry was dying before our very eyes. we spent days where he just lay on the sofa. he didn't go to school, he couldn't do anything, so you were with him 2a hours a day.

as harry grows up, his parents say he may need stronger medicinal cannabis products, a reason they want him to have a prescription, but local doctors say, at the moment, harry won't qualify. the nhs says the cannabis products will only be prescribed for a small number of patients in exceptional circumstances where licensed medicines have not worked, and specialist doctors say patients will only be given medicinal cannabis as a last resort. for that small number of patients where i have run out of other options, where this is something worth trying, absolutely, it's great that it's there as an option, but it's not the miracle drug that it's sometimes portrayed as. taking or supplying cannabis for recreational use is still illegal across the uk, and the government says it has no plans to legalise cannabis use more widely. patient groups and charities have already called the new prescribing guidelines restrictive, which will leave many families still searching for a long—term medical solution. david rhodes, bbc news,

north yorkshire. theresa may is reported to have struck a deal with the eu that would give uk financial services companies continued access to european markets after brexit. the times newspaper says british and european negotiators have reached a tentative agreement about a future partnership on services, as well as the exchange of data. 0ur brussels reporter, adam fleming, joins me now. so, is there a deal on financial services as is being reported? we are hearing these reports, but what we know is confirmed? we are hearing these reports, but what we know is confirmed ?m we are hearing these reports, but what we know is confirmed? it is a bit confusing, because if you were watching theresa may in the house of commons on the afternoon of the 15th of october when she was talking about the progress in the brexit talks, you will have heard her say this, i will quote her directly, "we have roared agreement on the structure and scope of the framework of our future relationship on things

like transport and services." but issue officials showed me a print that statement with that bit undermined, why have people not realised that the prime minister has just said that a greatly forward has been made on services, including financial services like the city of london and banking. it is worth looking at what the prime minister said properly. she said, roared agreement, so, they are in the right ballpark, speaking each other‘s languages, not quite getting into the details yet. it is about the structure and scope for the framework of the future relationship. so, the shape of the relationship. so, the shape of the relationship that they will have after brexit, the broad principles rather than the details. i will leave it up to viewers to decide if thatis leave it up to viewers to decide if that is a deal or not deal. do we know the uk would ideally not be asking for in any deal —— would

ideally be asking for? it is all to do with something called equivalence. 0ne another country wa nts to equivalence. 0ne another country wants to do business with the eu when it comes to financial services and banking, the eu judges whether that country's financial regulations and its oversight and its watchdogs and its oversight and its watchdogs and its oversight and its watchdogs and its legislation is equivalent to the eu rules in that area so therefore it can do business in the eu, that is called equivalence. the uk is saying, fine, we will accept that for the model of our relationship with the eu on financial services in the future, but they want equivalence to apply to more areas of financial services thanit to more areas of financial services than it does just now, they wanted to be broader so it covers everything that the city does, and they want to change the process for withdrawing that equivalence. at the moment, the eu can say unilaterally, in 30 days' time your financial services have to stop doing business because you are no longer

equivalent. they say it is not appropriate for the massive financial services like the uk and we couldn't have a situation where the rug is pulled from under the city with just 30 days notice. they wa nt city with just 30 days notice. they want enhanced equivalence, it covers more things and is more of a process which the two sides would agree to bring to an end, you wouldn'tjust do it over 30 days, you would have a lot longer process with a lot of speed bumps in it so it is more predictable. neither italy, the eu is making more positive noises about that —— privately. is making more positive noises about that -- privately. i like the word positive! i'll take that and will and it behind them. fake news on social media is being blamed for damaging parents' faith in vaccines, according to england's chief medical officer. professor dame sally davies says online myths are behind a fall in children getting the jab for measles, mumps and rubella, as our health correspondent, james gallagher, reports. the mmr jab protects against measles, mumps and rubella. but there have been more than 900 cases of measles already this year.

completely discredited claims the vaccine causes autism led to a fall in the number of children getting vaccinated around the turn of the millenium. immunisation rates recovered, but in the past three years they have been falling again. when the infection rates drop you get complacency, but there's also this dreadful social media fake news and people peddling myths and stories. they are absolutely wrong. as a young doctor, professor dame sally davies treated children as they were dying from measles. she describes the experience as horrific. she accused what she called "the anti—vax brigade" of putting lives at risk by saying mmr was unsafe. the people who spread these myths, when children are ill, or die, will not be there to pick up the bits to help or even to blame. instead, dame sally said the vaccine had saved millions of lives around the world, and encouraged parents to make sure their child was vaccinated.

james gallagher, bbc news. the government as sought to reassure businesses that they will not have to carry out "rigorous checks" on eu citizens in the event of a no—deal brexit. the announcement contradicts a warning by the immigration minister, caroline noakes. 0ur assistant political editor norman smith is at westminster. the home office have this morning been forced to step in to clarify and correct comments by the immigration minister, caroline nokes, earlier in the week, where she sparked alarm in the business community and incredulity amongst many mps after she suggested that if there was no brexit deal it would be up there was no brexit deal it would be up to businesses to decide and to work out which eu citizens have the right to work here and which did not have the right to work here. those who had achieved settled status and

those who were arriving after brexit with no automatic right to remain in the uk. business alarmed at the sort of checks that they would have to carry out. there was no suggestion they would have to carry out a digital check, although there was precious little clarity. just have a listen to what you told the home affa i rs listen to what you told the home affairs select committee. employers will be able to evidence if somebody has been through the settled seitis scheme they will be able to evidence that. if somebody hasn't been here prior to the end of march next year, then employers will have to make sure that they go through adequately rigorous checks about somebody's right to work. but it is a very fair point that we do not wish to discriminate against people who have every right to be here, who we want to stay, and who we have said very clearly welcome to stay. we recognise they have played an enormous part both in our economy

and our communities. but we want to make sure that we don't discriminate against them, which would indeed prove a challenge for both government and employers in differentiating between those toss to people. yellow this came as news to people. yellow this came as news to her own department, who have now issued a statement to a campaign group who campaigns on behalf of the 3 million or so eu citizens living in the uk saying categorically that employers will not be expected to carry out checks to differentiate between eu citizens who have the right to be here and those who do not have the right to be here. what adds, i think, not have the right to be here. what adds, ithink, to not have the right to be here. what adds, i think, to the awkwardness of this is, as we know, it was a fairly shall we say difficult session for ms noakes in front of the select committee, she seemed to struggle with the number of the questions. but is not the first time, frankly, she's found herself being tripped up over the details of immigration

policy. she came a little bit unstuck when she appeared before the home affairs select committee while ago over windrush, where she sought to suggest that you couldn't really address questions about windrush because she had only found out about some of the cases in the past two days, when it later transpired that the home office had been alerted something like three months ago. and then at another meeting, the in mind that she is the immigration minister in charge of orders, it emerged she had not actually read the good friday agreement. —— in charge of borders. they may well be a good deal of pressure on ms noakes to have a grip on her brief. the headlines on bbc news: the government is set to announce a new strategy to combat serious and organised crime, after the national crime agency say it poses a bigger threat than terrorism. specialist doctors in the uk can prescribe medicinal cannabis to some patients for the first time from today. staff at google offices around the world are taking part in an unprecedented series of walk—outs in protest

at the technology company's treatment of women. and in sport: hibernian manager neil lennon called the behaviour of fans in the edinburgh derby "disgraceful" after he was hit by an object thrown from the crowd. the hearts goalkeeper was struck by a supporter and police scotland have arrested a man in connection with an assault on the asssista nt referee. derby manager frank lampard was undone by a couple of unfortunate own goals in the efl cup last 16 tie against his former club chelsea. the championship side lost 3—2 on the night. spurs and arsenal both won to set up a meeting in the quarterfinal. and england name their squad for this weekend's test against south africa in the next 15 minutes. it's the first of four autumn internationals for eddiejones' men — new zealand, australia and japan to come. i'll be back with more on those stories later. let's return to one of our headline

stories. google staff around the world are set to stage a series of walkouts in protest at the company's treatment of women. the employees will demand the process by which sexual misconduct allegations are dealt with at the firm changes. google has angered employees since it emerged one high—profile executive received a $90 million payout after resigning over an allegation of sexual misconduct. 0ur correspondent sophie long is outside a google hq in london. sophie, what more can you tell us? morning, rachel. well, there's not a lot happening outside — offices in central london here. we are told inside, a quiet protest is taking place, and many employees will have left their desks and moving to another area of the building,

leaving at the workstation a note saying, iam not leaving at the workstation a note saying, i am not at my workplace because i am walking out to protest against a lack of transparency and a culture that is not working for everyone. the new york times published an article revealing that one high—profile executive had been given a multi—million dollar pay—out despite facing what the company called credible allegations of sexual harassment. and they say the company kept quiet about it. over the past week and achieve executive of google and its parent company, alphabet, have ta ken of google and its parent company, alphabet, have taken a number of steps to calm this rising anger, pointing out that 48 — employees resigned over sexual harassment and did not receive a payoff. there was a high—profile resignation this week. what for many employees, that has not been enough, and many are walking away from the workstations. it is taking place at 11am. protest

have already taken place in singapore and zurich and we are expecting them to take race when 11am comes around on the west coast at the dougal headquarters there. they —— at the google headquarters. women have said, — is famous for its culture, but in reality it is not even beating the basics ofjustice and fairness for everyone else here. we have heard from the chief executive of google. he said they are aware of the activities planned for today and employees will have support they need if they wish to participate. he said employees have raised constructive ideas on how to improve policies and process going forward , improve policies and process going forward, and we are taking in all of the feedback so we can take these ideas into action. a quiet protest is taking place in this building behind me at the moment, and many more will take place around the

world. sophie, thank you. two boys aged 16 and 15 have been charged over a hit—and—run incident which left a toddler from wigan fighting for his life. leo durrington, aged three, was knocked down by a stolen ford transit van on tuesday morning as it was being pursued by police. both boys will appear at manchester magistrates' court today. a primary tactic of russian twitter trolls or bot accounts is to stoke divisions over islam, new research suggests. experts at the centre—left think tank demos analysed more than nine million tweets sent by russian—linked accounts. they say activity from the social media users spiked around the time of the london and manchester terror attacks last year. indonesian navy divers say they have retrieved the flight data recorder from the lion air plane that plunged into the java sea on monday morning. it was brought to the surface after being found buried in debris on the sea floor. divers are now trying to find the second black box containing

a voice recorder from the cockpit that they hope will reveal the final conversations between the pilot and co—pilot. the bbc‘s rebecca henschke is following all the developments, and has the latest now from jakarta. authorities have just confirmed that what they have recovered is the flight data recorder, so that this will give them a better understanding of the final movements of the plane as part of this investigation into what went wrong, why an almost new plane crashed in daylight and in good weatherjust minutes after taking off. divers are still working to recover the second black box, which has the voice recorder in it from the cockpit, which they hope will tell them the final conversations between the co—pilot and the pilot, to give an even clearer understanding of what happened. and a technical log that the bbc has

obtained shows that there was technical problems with the plane on a previous flight. lion air insisting they were fixed before this plane was given a full safety clearance to fly. but yesterday, they did move, on the orders of the government, to sack their technical director. rebecca hinchcliffe. the culture secretary, jeremy hunt, has defended the decision to delay new rules on fixed—odds betting terminals. the government had announced in may that the maximum stake on the machines would be cut to £2. campaigners thought the changes would come into force in april 2019, but they are instead not expected until october of next year. 0ur political correspondent leila nathoo joins us from westminster now. what more can you tell us about this, as my —— as i muddle up my

secretaries left, right and centre! jeremy wright has answered a question in the house of commons about fixed odds betting terminals. that measure was announced earlier that measmewasannounced'eartier year that maasarawaaannouncad'aartiar yearin that maasarawaaannouncad'aartiar year in the budget. earlier this year in the budget. earlier this year in the budget. earlier this week we had philip hammond announcing that that change would not be brought in until october of next year. tom watson, the shadow culture secretary, raised the question in the house, saying the expectation was that this would happen in april 2019 at the start of the new tax year, and accusing the government is capitulating to the gambling industry, so, this is a major reduction in the maximum sta ke, major reduction in the maximum stake, and it would mean a significant loss of revenue for the treasury. jeremy wright said, look, there was no change in approach, there was no change in approach, there was no change in approach, there was not a delay at all, we we re there was not a delay at all, we were never committed to introducing this change by any possible date. they said there was a commitment to

bring it in before april 2020, that has been stuck to. he said there has to be some measures to compensate for the loss of revenue and the expected job losses in the gambling industry. he is denying there has been any change announced in the budget. there are rumours that one of his ministers, tracey crouch, is considering resigning. this is something she has felt very strongly about in the past, and she is not happy about this delay. so far, we have not heard confirmation either way of her decision. but certainly labour and the number of tory back benches in the house are very angry about what they consider a delay in this new measure. i know you will continue to monitor developments and tracey crouch to see if anything changes there, thank you. a global study has warned that the amount of heat absorbed by the oceans over the past 25 years has been seriously underestimated. researchers say the seas have absorbed 60% more heat than previously thought, which means it could be harder to keep global warming within safe levels this century. our environment correspondent is matt mcgrath.

you have been taking a look at all of this. so, why this change and why the new figures? well, rachel, scientists have been looking at the ocea ns scientists have been looking at the oceans for the past number of decades and they realise that so much of the earth's heat which is created by carbon dioxide goes into the oceans, they haven't had accurate data of how much of that is going in there, but for the past few yea rs going in there, but for the past few years they have been using new satellites which take the data, but the period of the last three decades is not so clear. they know that as the oceans absorb less carbon dioxide and less oxygen, they have measured those gases in the air. by doing a very precise measurement of those they have been able to work out a temperature reading for the ocean, and it is way higher than we would expect. 60% more heat has gone into the oceans, they say it is very concerning the global temperatures. can you unpick that for us a little bit? clearly very concerning. why is

it so important what the oceans are doing? scientists know how much carbon dioxide has been issued in the past few years, and they also know how much heat, or they thought they did, how much heat has been caused by the carbon dioxide because they can measure the heat of the ocea ns they can measure the heat of the oceans and atmosphere. suddenly according to this calculation, 60% more has gone into the ocean, a lot more has gone into the ocean, a lot more is being created by the same amount of gas, which means that the earth is more sensitive to carbon dioxide and may get warmer than we have been expecting it to get because of this greater sensitivity. clearly, the levels of c02 in for all of these agreements on targets and so on. presumably this might well feedback into that and mean we might have to move a bit faster? indeed, we have had warnings from the ipcc saying that in 12 years' time the world needs to start seriously addressing emissions in a very heavy way. this would add to

that feeling that if you did that, keeping temperature rises below 2 degrees would be very, very difficult, and this study makes it much more difficult indeed. plenty of other scientists to think about. thank you. don't forget, you can let us know what you think. tweet us using the hashtag #newsroomlive. all the ways to contact us on screen right now. now it's time for a look at the weather. here is simon king. an queue. we have sunshine across western parts of the uk at the moment —— thank you. still across the east it is quite wet and we have some cloud. eventually, most of us should see it seems like this, the sky breaking up to give that sunshine certainly through scotland, northern ireland, wales, the midlands and the south—west of england. it is this rain in the east that is dragging its heels across parts of lincolnshire, norfolk and suffolk down towards kent this afternoon.

0ne down towards kent this afternoon. one or two showers coming into western parts, temperatures get to 9-13d. that western parts, temperatures get to 9—13d. that rain will clear away towards the east and we are looking at clearer skies overnight tonight. showers coming into northern and western areas. with those clear skies, it's going to be quite cold. there will be some frost and also some patchy fog developing across wales into the south—west will stop almost on friday morning is going to bea almost on friday morning is going to be a clear and crisp start of the day. lots of sunshine throughout friday, a maximum temperature of 9-12d. friday, a maximum temperature of 9—12d. bye—bye. hello, this is bbc newsroom live with rachel schofield.

the headlines — 0rganised crime is now a far greater threat than terrorism, that's according to the national crime agency which says serious crime groups are costing the economy £37 billion a year. it comes as chief constable sara thornton said police need to go back to basics, focusing on catching thieves and violent criminals rather than working on incidents where no offence has been committed. the government re—assures businesses that they will not have to carry out rigorous checks on eu citizens in the event of a no—deal brexit. the announcement contradicts comments by the immigration minister that employers would have to complete right to work checks for eu nationals applying forjobs in the uk. medicinal cannabis products can be legally prescribed from today in a limited number of circumstances where other medicines have failed. the change follows a campaign on behalf of two severely epileptic children who were treated

with cannabis oil. staff at google offices around the world are staging walkouts in protest at the company's policies on discrimination and harassment. it follow reports that a high profile executive received a $90 million payout after leaving the firm, despite an allegation of sexual misconduct being made against him. and new research shows the world has seriously underestimated the amount of heat soaked up by our oceans over the past 25 years, making it more difficult to limit global warming. time now for the sports news. in the last few minutes, england have named their team

to face south africa in the first autumn international this weekend, and owen farrell will start at fly half at twickenham. it's the start of an important series for head coach eddiejones with england struggling for form ahead of next year's world cup. he's named ben te'o at centre for saturday's match, desipte him only playing less than half an hourfor his club side this season. mark wilson will play at number 8. james graham meanwhile will captain england's rugby league side in the second test against new zealand at anfield this weekend. he takes over from sean 0'laughlin who's been ruled out through injury. the hibernian manager neil lennon labelled fans behaviour in the edinburgh derby with hearts least night as "disgraceful" after an ugly end to the edinburgh derby, in the scottish premiership. lennon goaded hearts fans, after a late disallowed goal, and was then hit by a coin. the hearts keeper was also struck by a fan in the second half and police scotland have confirmed the arrest of a 25—year—old man who's been charged in relation to an assault on an assistant referee. the game finished 0—0. frank lampard's big

return to chelsea as derby county manager, was overshadowed, by not one, but two own goals in the efl cup, as patrick gearey reports. few opposition managers get this reception at stamford bridge. frank lampard reception at stamford bridge. frank la m pa rd currently reception at stamford bridge. frank lampa rd currently with reception at stamford bridge. frank lampard currently with derby bet five chelsea. could his record it inspire his dad be deemed? he knows what it is like to score for chelsea. the derby came from behind against manchester last i have is that it seemed derby could score with every attack even when chelsea we re with every attack even when chelsea were doing it. but this missed kick was getting confusing. he's set up waghorn for an equaliser. for girls in halfan waghorn for an equaliser. for girls in half an hour, alter derby

players. the glorious badness went on. chelsea scored one themselves finally. fabregas got it, 3—2. the game calmed down but here in the final minutes was derby for the tars descended to penalties. not at this time. next season lampard and his tea m time. next season lampard and his team could be back. the newcastle captain jamal lascelles has signed a new, six—year deal with the club. it's a second contract extension for the 24—year—old in the space of two seasons, with manager rafa benitex describing him as "the future of the club." he's played more than 100 times for newcastle since joining from nottingham forest in 2014. it's a big day for the queen of gymnastics — simone biles. she's already won gold with the usa in the team event at the world championships in doha. today she goes for individual glory in the women's all around, and if she wins she'll become the first female gymnast to win four all around world titles. she is the first gymnast to have

three all—around title. this will be a world breaking forth. it is phenomenal. it is like watching usain bolt so up and walk the last ten metres. that is how far ahead she is. and we'll finish with an increbile fluke from snooker. this is england's jack lisowski playing judd trump at the international championship in china. triple cannon to start with, then uses a few cushions, and then the white ball helps out at the end with the final touch. not bad. that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. that's bbc.co.uk/sport with just days to go until the us mid—term elections, president trump has been on the campaign trail again, rallying support from some of his most devoted followers evangelical christians.

and in the latest in a series reports for the bbc, our north america correspondent, chris buckler, has been to mississippi, looking at religion's influence on america's upcoming vote. across the united states, religion and politics feel part of the same conversation. join us for the next hour as we offer a christian response to the issues of the day. christian talk radio stations here don't shy away from the topics that can cause such division in this country. often they appear to embrace them. they say we should have an open border at the south side of our country, the southern border, but they live in gated communities. right. that's right. mississippi is said to be the most religious state in the us. here at ole miss university in oxford, there are several active christian groups, and evangelicals are among the republican party and donald trump's most devoted supporters. i can share with others... at the ole miss baptist student union there were many who recognise

the president's flaws, but his hardline views on one issue mattered more than any other — abortion. it plays a huge role in every political decision i make. just because i think human life, at its core, is that valuable. i think there were a significant number of christian evangelical voters who basically held their nose as they voted for president trump, because of the stench of his moral life. but they realised that out of the two there wasn't necessarily a good option, so they went with the person who represented their values in their policies more than the person who lived it out in their personal life. in the calvary baptist church in wisconsin, you'll find people keen to show their deep beliefs, both in god and in conservative values. because i'm overwhelmed by the love that god has for me, i'm going to reach out to the community around me

and everyone that i bump shoulders with on a daily basis. but i believe that my conservative view is also tied into that. i don't think that you can separate the two. this is much more than a bestselling book... the republican party is a natural home for many of the views held by this congregation. but that means they need to put theirfaith in president trump, a man whose lies and alleged affairs suggest a life less than godly. i think that can probably be said of every politician. and i don't know that he's a politician, but we are all sinners saved by grace, and so if he can recognise that and get advice from other people and, you know, surround himself with wise people, then i would be comforted in that. you get the impression that some christians are having to find forgiveness in order to praise donald trump.

but the president and his republican party know that in evangelicals they have found something of a political rock. chris buckler, bbc news, 0xford, mississippi. for the first time, specialist doctors in the uk can now prescribe medicinal cannabis to some patients. the change in the law came in response to a campaign on behalf of several epileptic children. but patient groups warn that many people are likely to be denied access to the medicine because the guidelines are too restrictive. joining me now is professor david nutt, who is a neuropsychopharmocologist and labour's former government drugs advisor. david is also chair of drug science at imperial college london. also with us is steve moore, who is the founder of the centre of medicinal cannabis and the think—thank volteface, which campaigned for the legalisation of cannabis oil for billy cauldwell. welcome to you both. steve, to you

first because you would evolve in this campaign, remind people why you feel medicinal use of cannabis is so important in some of these cases. feel medicinal use of cannabis is so important in some of these casesm the case of charlotte caldwell she found the only ways, grab it was her last trip to canada injune which basically elicited the change in legislation. they will feel it has been a successful day. but this is a limited way of prescribing and only applies to some patients. the guidelines published yesterday are very restrictive. we are taking a fresh look at that. we think we need to be more innovative in our

policy—making and reach out across the globe to look at best practice. we will be publishing ourfindings next month. i can see you nodding, you welcome this but you feel it is too limited? i totally welcome it. for the first time in 50 years, government has told the truth about cannabis, it is a medicine. it turns out it is much more interesting as a medicine than we thought when wheat was banned. that cannabis plant makes hundreds of things which has medicinal value. what we need to do now is make sure we administrate appropriately to as many people as who may benefit. it is too restrictive at present. what we know about this set of guidelines as it can be administered by specialist doctors, and also to people for whom other treatments have not worked. you have had exhausted other avenues first. that is a bit too cautious

for me. there are areas of health where cannabis might be a lot safer than some of the other treatments people have been given. it might make more sense to try cannabis earlier on. we have accepted the principle, at least. as specialist gets more and more confident in prescribing it and the patient lobby groups get more and more demanding of interventions, i think the feeling will grow and it will grow faster than people expect. do you think we're going to get to a point where people go to the gp or ask for it or is it right that it is a specialist avenue? i am relaxed about it at the moment to be available through specialist. the government have been challenged. they feel some of their members were not be able to get it. the charity

is ready to go on this journey of exploration and ensure that clinical data. we can do this better than any the world because of the institutions we have in this country. it is time to embrace this and embrace the change and research, engage with patients, share the data and progress from there. one of the issues for people up until this point has been to access cannabis medicinal cannabis in illegal ways. do think that'll continue while some patients feel they can't get it through legal avenues? that is likely have to meet the patient demand. if we don't, they will go and sources elsewhere. they may not solve best stuff. we know in the uk, almost all cannabis that are sold on the street is skunk. for most of the indications, that isn't the right kind of cannabis. there are still concerned talk about cannabis

psychosis and there are links to different forms of cannabis as willie people because there have been issues with mental health and so on. talk is through that. that is a gross caricature. the products that are likely to be made available to patients in the uk in the coming months are not under the control of clinical physicians. that will cause those problems. —— that will cause those problems. —— that will not. the claims that have been made in recent weeks by certain clinicians seem to be at odds with all the evidence. professor, do you think it is going to be a matter of time before this is more widely available? is very resistance in government or among the public who are nervous of this. i don't think the public are nervous, ithink politicians are nervous, i think some in the media are nervous.

doctors are nervous because they don't know much about it and they don't know much about it and they don't know much about it and they don't know how to use it. the fact that this change in the row was instigated by parents rather than doctors is rather challenging. you wonder where else did it happen. we had to rely on mothers taking their children to foreign countries for years to get treatment which medical professionals denied. it is damaging. that shows the resistant and we have to educate doctors about it. we're out of time i'm afraid. but thank you very much for your time. more on the news that google staff around the world are staging a series of walkouts in protest at the company's treatment of women. the employees are demanding changes to the process by which sexual misconduct allegations are dealt with at the firm. google has angered employees since it emerged one high profile executive received a ninety million dollar payout after resigning over an allegation of sexual misconduct. katie bennerfrom the new york timesjoins us now.

she's been reporting on the controversy inside google. very good of you to be with us. clearly, strong feeling about this issue. i don't know if you can hear me, but! issue. i don't know if you can hear me, but i was saying, great strength of feeling within google about this issue. absolutely. we can see more than 2000 people walk out. we have seen walk—outs in other places around the world. soon the very large work—out protest will happen in new york and headquarters in california. remind us what it is that has angered employees so much. about a week ago, the new york times came out the report showing the company has long tolerated and in some ways encouraged sexual

misconduct in the company. anything consensual affairs to a man who was found to have sexually assaulted somebody and was paid off by $90 million. employees said this is no longer acceptable and want something changed. the walk—outs is a response to that story. it is also responds to that story. it is also responds to long simmering feeling within the company of gender inequality and especially over pay. the walk—out is a protest and employees as set out a set of demands, a report by the company, report on pay equity between men and women as well as a uniform and global safe way to report sexual misconduct. do you think we are going to see a changing culture in google? i don't know we will see a change of culture. we have a ceo who says he wants to see change. he has encouraged this

walk—out but what will we have to pay attention to is whether or not these demands will be responded to. we'll the employees themselves believe there has been change? thank you very much indeed. in a moment, we'll have all the business news. but first, the headlines on bbc news: the government is set to announce a new strategy to combat serious and organised crime, after the national crime agency say it poses a bigger threat than terrorism. specialist doctors in the uk can prescribe medicinal cannabis to some patients today for the first time. staff at google offices around the world are taking part in an unprecedented series of walkouts in protest at the technology company's treatment of women. i'm victoria fritz. in the business news: britain's central bank is expected to keep interest rates steady at midday, after a halloween policy meeting which economists said would leave long—term plans to raise borrowing costs in "suspended animation".

a shipyard is to shut despite its owner being offered a £60 million contract by the mod. staff at appledore shipyard in devon have been told by owner babcock that it will close by the end of march 2019. the company recently lost a contract with the armed forces of malta, causing financial difficulties. safe for now — shareholders in the cafe chain patisserie valerie approve a plan to inject more money into the company, by issuing more shares. at an emergency meeting, shareholders expressed their fury to management that new owners may get a share of the company at a knockdown price. three months ago, policymakers decided to tweak interest rates a little higher. but only by a fraction. the bank of england base rate stands at 0.75%. will the bank of england choose to turn up the dial further today? forecasters are betting against it.

economists polled by reuters expect the nine members of the committee that sets rates will have voted unanimously to keep rates on hold this month. what's more — on average, economists aren't predicting another rate rise now until may of next year. why? well, to answer that question is yael selfin chief economist at kpmg. appears we're all playing the waiting game. there's a lot going on between now and next may. we also see inflation gradually moderating towards the target anyway so there's not much urgency for the bank to raise rates at the moment. we all appeared to be in something of a waiting game, do you think we're going to get a little bit more specific from mark carney, the governor of the bank of england today, about the risks associated with brexit? it'll be interesting to see the forecast. we

had a forecast on monday that was bullish. it will be interesting to see whether the bank of england thinks growth will be slightly higher over the next couple of yea rs, higher over the next couple of years, that would mean inflationary pressures simmering up and that would give the more impetus to raise rates. as far as brexit is concerned, were not expected the bank to say much. you mention that the office for buddhism responsibility, the independent forecaster, this week we've heard from the credit ratings agency and they want britain faces the prospect ofan immediate they want britain faces the prospect of an immediate and prolonged recession if we crashed out of the eu. there is no deal on future generations and note position period. do you agree with that? crash will mean a significant shock to the uk economy. whether it is a very sharp recession or whether it is and milder or very weak growth,

it is very, very difficult to tell today. there are so many different aspects of it that we will need find out and they will have a big application as to what the actual impact on the economy will be. we will leave it there. thanks so much. british and european officials are playing down reports that a deal has been reached for banks that would provide access to the single market after the uk leaves the bloc. the pound has been paring back some gains, but still remains higher than it was earlier on in the week. the pound can be sensitive to the eu divorce talks. elsewhere, a stronger oil price and decent numbers from the gas trading division has boosted earnings by more than 35% at royal dutch shell. they were up more than 35% but still underwhelming investors and forecasters, shares down at the moment, pretty much 2% at the

moment. plenty more coming up after the lunchtime news. for the first time, scientists have used high—resolution satellite images to count and identify species of whales from space. researchers from the british antarctic survey hope the technology can improve conservation efforts, by more accurately assessing whale numbers. here's our science correspondentjonathan amos. big, beautiful, but we are a little sketchy on their numbers. whales are recovering from commercial hunting, although how well is open to question. the problem is their range. whales will cover vast tracts of the globe, what is needed is a rapid way to survey the oceans, to zoom in on their breeding and feeding grounds. the answer is the sharpest views from space ever released. if you look closely, each one of these white specks is actually a whale we are seeing. it's a whale near the surface. we can use these very high resolution images to count the number of whales in any particular area. whales have previously been counted

from boats and planes, but these are small—scale surveys. now, scientists using the latest satellite images to cover the whole earth. key is the improved resolution that can see anything larger than 30 centimetres across. this means that features such as fins and tails can be observed and the animals identified. whales were pushed to the edge of extinction by commercial whaling. some species still number in the low thousands, but they are recovering and scientist are still keen to learn everything they can about their progress. the task of counting whales from space will only get easier as more and more satellites are launched. soon we will have a sharp picture of every corner of the globe, updated every day. the amount that parents contribute to school budgets has

increased by more than 25 percent over the past year. a survey by the charity, pa rentkind, found parents across england, wales, and northern ireland, pay an average of 11—pounds—35 pence a month for things like clubs, books, and school funds. the government says it's putting more money into schools than ever before. ryanair passengers are braced for the latest changes to the airline's baggage policy, which come into effect today. passengers can now take just a small bag on board free of charge — only those who pay six pounds for priority boarding will be able to take a suitcase into the cabin. ryanair says the changes are intended to reduce flight delays. in a moment, the weather. but first, let's look at some of the pictures making the headlines. italian authorities are repairing damaged roads and infrastructure across western and northern parts of italy battered by fierce winds

and rain which left 11 people dead. swathes of woodlands were flattened by violent storms in the northeastern region of veneto. this is david m'zee — he's one of three paralysed men who have been able to walk again thanks to pioneering treatment by doctors in switzerland. specialists have inserted an electrical device around his spine. the device helps damaged nerves in the spinal cord regrow. david was unable to walk after a sporting accident seven years ago. you can see now the progress he has made custom he is saying it is a marvellous progress for him. you're watching bbc newsroom live. now it's time for a look at the weather.

we had a lot of cloud and rain this morning particularly across england and wales. that rain is clearing eastwards and we've got some sunshine. it is developing across western areas at the moment. the rain will flag its heels across eastern parts through this afternoon so it will remain cloudy and wet here. elsewhere the listening spells continuing. a few showers across western scotland, northern ireland and western fringes of wales and england. maximum temperatures 11 degrees. tonight, that rain will clear and there will be a few shows dotted around over the western clothes. clear skies tonight, they could be some patchy fog across south—western areas but the main thing is, it will be a cold night. a widespread frost developing into friday morning. it'll be a clear and

crisp start to the day. lots of blue skies and sunshine. as such and sunshine. as a general continue into the afternoon. the clothes will increase across northern ireland with maximum temperatures getting to about nine or 12 degrees. you're watching bbc newsroom live. these are today's main stories: a bigger threat than terrorism — the government announces a new strategy to combat serious and organised crime. we have seen an increase in the amount of violent crime, and that's partly driven by organised crime. and what we're trying to do is increase these arrests, and that's why this strategy today is so important. it comes after a senior officer said police should focus on catching thieves and violent criminals, arguing forces are too stretcched to deal with issues such as gender—based hate crime. the government defends the decision to delay new rules on fixed—odds betting terminals. google staff around the world take part in an unprecendented series of walk—outs in protest at the company's treatment of women. the government reassures businesses that they will not have to carry out "rigorous checks" on eu

citizens in the event of a no—deal brexit. the oceans have absorbed 60% more heat over the past 25 years than previously thought, according to researchers. and, for the first time, scientists have used high—resolution satellite images to count and identify species of whales from space. good morning. welcome to bbc newsroom live. i'm rachel schofield. a government assessment has revealed that organised crime is costing the uk more than £37 billion each year, with more than 4,000 active gangs operating in the uk. crimes committed by these gangs include child abuse, trafficking and drug dealing. it comes as one of the country's most senior police officers says forces are over—stretched and need

to concentrate on "core policing". speaking at a policing conference yesterday, the chair of the national police chiefs council, sara thornton, said forces must focus on catching burglars and violent offenders rather than recording incidents that are not crimes. the report, which has been released by the national crime agency, says the threat posed by serious organised crime is now greater than terrorism — with more people being affected, harmed or killed by gangs than by all other national security risks put together. ministers are pledging to increase pressure on people suspected of helping to launder money, including everyday businesses like estate agents, lawyers and accountants. despite the growing threat, statistics from the report show that arrests in england and wales have halved in the past decade. senior voices in british policing say more money should be directed towards funding front line officers who can help to investigate the criminals on the ground.

ben ando reports. a raid on a gun factory in surrey this summer. but this is just the tip of the uk's rampant organised crime problem. it's notjust guns. drugs, fraud, trafficking, cyber crime. 0rganised gangs are increasingly behind them all. and while terror attacks or extreme weather events may grab the headlines, it's serious organised crime that does the real damage — killing more people annually than terrorism, national disasters and war put together. the national crime agency believes there are around 4,600 organised crime gangs working in the uk. it's estimated they are now costing the economy £37 billion every year. in 2013, that cost was estimated to be £24 billion, meaning it's gone up by more than 50% in just five years. so today, ministers are launching a new strategy with an emphasis

on economic investigation. the government says it also wants to tackle those who indirectly help the criminals launder their money. that could be garages selling luxury cars, schools providing expensive private education, or those selling tickets to exclusive sporting events — all of whom, it says, could and should do more to report suspicious spending. to pay for it, £48 million will be diverted from other police budgets. some say that's a mistake. the public expect an effective response to organised crime, to terrorism, to the focus on the vulnerable, but they also expect the basics. responding to emergencies, investigating and solving crime and neighbourhood policing. others say the task isn't helped by years of cuts to police numbers. ben ando, bbc news. security minister ben wallace said he agreed that local police chiefs should be free

to make their own priorities, adding that minor offences can indicate a wider issue. well, she's absolutely right that local police chiefs, and she's addressing police chiefs, should be free, alongside the elected police and crime commissioners, to set the priorities that their communities need or have to deal with. that is local policing. it's operationally independent, she's right to say that. what those priorities are are obviously going to be different in different communities. in lancashire, where i am we need to deal with islamophobia, because, as the minister for security that deals with counterterrorism, one of the recruiting tools of terrorists islamophobia. and so we have to challenge that. you know, that is really important. it's not a sort of side issue, it's a front and centre issue. in other areas, you now find that straightforward violent burglary is the number one priority. but that's up to the professionals, the police, to make those decisions.

the government's focus on tackling organised crime comes as sara thornton, the head of the national police chiefs council, has said investigating historic cases of sexual abuse is making it harder for forces to properly deal with crimes like burglary. her comments yesterday have been picked up by many of the newspapers today. she also suggested that police forces need to re—focus on core policing — an area that she describes as "seriously stretched". this is what she had to say... we need to re—focus on core policing. the public expect an effective response to organised crime, to terrorism, to the focus on the vulnerable. but they also expect the basics — responding to emergencies, investigating and solving crime, and neighbourhood policing. it is this core policing which is seriously stretched. this is surely part of the police covenant with the public. we are, however, asked to provide more and more bespoke services, which are all desirable. but the fact is, there

are too many desirable and deserving issues. for example, treating misogyny as a hate crime is a concern for some campaigning organisations. in july, we debated whether we should record these allegations even when no crime was committed. it was argued this might be useful to highlight the issue, to set standards of acceptable behaviour, or put pressure on government, but we just don't have the resources to do everything that is desirable and deserving. i want us to solve more burglaries and bear down on violence before we make records of incidents that are not crimes, and i hope the law commission's review on hate crimes takes account of the pressure on forces before the law is changed. breaking news coming from the bank

of england's monetary policy committee. we are hearing that the unanimous decision from all nine members of the monetary policy committee is to keep interest rates unchanged at 0.75%. you can see the screen grab from the bank of england's website. it is maintained, as was widely expected. 0ne economist saying, until a brexit deal is done or not, we suspect the bank of england is in suspended animation, they say. so, there was no wide expectation that anything would change. and indeed, nine members voted unanimously to keep the interest rate at 0.75%. the culture secretary, jeremy wright, has defended the decision to delay new rules on fixed—odds betting terminals. the government announced in may that the maximum stake on the machines would be cut to £2. campaigners thought the changes would come into force in october 2019, but they're now not expected until april 2020. 0ur chief political correspondent,

vicki young, joins us from westminster now. there will be people who are not very happy about this. including the culture minister tracey crouch. there was a huge battle about this behind—the—scenes. i know from talking to her at the time that she feels extremely strongly about all of this, as do many others in the house of commons. we heard some of that today. there are many who feel that today. there are many who feel that the industry was preying on vulnerable, often poorer people, that suicide rates among gambling addict is much higher than the rest of the population. so, this is a change that many campaigners wanted, including the minister. so, reducing that from £100 to £2 was seen as a very positive move. the timetable over this... today, the culture secretary, jeremy wright, suggested there had been no date mind. but actually most people have thought

that the change might well coming in april next year. in the budget, the government said it would be 0ctober. the reasoning for that, they say, is that it the reasoning for that, they say, is thatitis the reasoning for that, they say, is that it is a big change and there could bejob that it is a big change and there could be job losses that it is a big change and there could bejob losses in that it is a big change and there could be job losses in the industry. also the issue of money. if you reduce those betting stakes, the tax ta ke reduce those betting stakes, the tax take will be lower. the treasury said it has got to make up that. they are bringing in higher taxes on online casino gambling game and they wa nt to online casino gambling game and they want to make the changes at the same time. that is the rationale for doing this. but culture minister tracey crouch is extremely unhappy about this. rumours are that she is on the verge of resignation because of it unless the government shifts its position. jeremy wright was asked questions about in the house and was asked what tracey crouch is doing and in fact if she had resigned. i think my honourable friend is doing an outstanding job,

and began to mac pro is right that she deserves a large part of the credit for the substantive change that this government is making. a decision, by the way, that the last government, the last labour government, did not make and are decision which it falls to us now to make. as to why she isn't answering the urgent question, the urgent question that's been asked, mr speaker, is about a changing government policy. first of all, as i've explained to the right honourable gentleman, there is no change in government policy. and i ta ke change in government policy. and i take responsibility for policy made in this apartment. the government collect dissly makes decisions about these matters. and that is the decision that i have explained to the house. tracey crouch is is not alone in being the only person who thinks that any kind of delay would be wrong. there are other

conservatives who spoke out today, and others i have spoken to really feel very strongly about this issue. the goverment‘s got itself into this situation where it's possible they might lose one of the ministers over this and then lose a vote in the house of commons if they get the conservatives to agree to it. vicki young, thank you. google staff around the world are staging a series of walk—outs in protest at the company's treatment of women. the employees are demanding the firm changes the process by which sexual misconduct allegations are dealt with. google has angered employees since it emerged one high—profile executive received a $90 million pay—out after resigning over an allegation of sexual misconduct. 0ur correspondent sophie long gave us tthis update from the google headquarters in central london. employees will have left the desk and moved to another area of the

building, leaving a note. they are protesting a lack of transparency and a workplace culture that is not working for everyone. this really is an expression of anger that has been rising over the past week was over after the new york times published an article revealing that one high profile executive had been given a multi—million dollar pay off despite facing what the company called edible allegations of sexual harassment. they say the company kept quiet about it. over the past week, the chief executive of google and of its parent company, alphabets, have ta ken and of its parent company, alphabets, have taken a number of steps to calm this rising anger, pointing out that 48 employees had been sacked for sexual harassment and did not receive a payoff. but, many googol employees, there are 95,000 of them around the world, that has not been enough. today, many of them are walking away from the workstation. sophie long reporting. two boys have been charged over a

hit and two boys have been charged over a hitand run two boys have been charged over a hit and run incident two boys aged 16 and 15 have been charged over a hit—and—run incident which left a toddler, from wigan, fighting for his life. (tx 00v) leo durrington, aged 3, was knocked down by a stolen ford transit van on tuesday morning as it was being pursued by police. both boys will appear at manchester magistrates' court today. you are watching bbc news. time for a look at our headlines. the headlines on bbc news: a government assessment has revealed that organised crime is costing the uk more than £37 billion each year with more than 4,000 active gangs operating in the uk. the government defends the decision to delay new rules on fixed—odds betting terminals. businesses will not have to carry out "rigorous checks" on eu citizens if britain leaves the eu without a deal, the government says. sport now.

here's holly. hi there. england have named their team to face south africa in the first autumn international this weekend, and saracen's 0wen farrell will start at fly half at twickenham. it's the start of an important series for head coach eddiejones, with england struggling for form ahead of next year's world cup. 0ur rugby union reporter chrisjones is at the england training camp in portugal. well, the england boss, eddiejones, has hinted for a while he wants to see 0wen farrell more at fly—half this season. it suggests england might be tweaking the style of play a little. upfront, england look how low. kyle sinckler and don't have many low. kyle sinckler and don't have ma ny starts low. kyle sinckler and don't have many starts between them, and the back unit have just ten caps in total. there is more inexperienced on the bench, with ben moon and zach

mercer set to make their debuts. but the raise the welcome return of manu tuilagi as a replacement, who will bring some much—needed power in the second half as england look to beat ais second half as england look to beat a is urgent and confident springboks side. chris jones reporting. the hibernian manager neil lennon says the behaviour of fans at last night's edinburgh derby with hearts was "disgraceful". lennon goaded hearts fans, after a late disallowed goal, and was then hit by a coin. the hearts keeper was also struck by a fan in the second half of the scottish premiership tie. police scotland have confirmed the arrest of a 25—year—old man who's been charged in relation to an assault on an assistant referee. i got hit by a coin. right on the jaw. so, thankfully... there's no sort of cut or damage from it. unsavoury, to say the least.

unacceptable. i saw it go down as well. if any hibs fans have been misbehaving as well, i want them punished for it as well. but it's unacceptable. it's a big day for the queen of gymnastics — simone biles. she's already won gold with the united states in the team event at the world championships in doha. today, she goes for individual glory in the women's all around. if you want to keep up—to—date with all the action from doha, head over to the bbc sport website. that's all the sport for now. hugh woosencroft will be back here with more after the lunchtime news at1:30pm. some with more after the lunchtime news at 1:30pm. some breaking with more after the lunchtime news at1:30pm. some breaking news with more after the lunchtime news at 1:30pm. some breaking news for you now. the leave campaign arron banks has been referred to the national crime agency by the electoral commission

for "suspected criminal offences" committed during the eu referendum. 0nly that one line of information at the moment. arron banks, you may well the call, came on the political scene quite suddenly back in 2014 when he agreed to donate £100 million to ukip, he upped the amount after the former conservative leader william hague said he had not heard of him. he has been referred to the national crime agent fee. norman smith is that westerners do for us. what more do we know about this? the electoral commission, who were investigating arron banks, who was the businessman and money man behind leave.eu, which was the smaller brexit campaign, not the main vote leave campaign, the one that was associated with nigel farage, they have decided that they have to hand over the investigation to the national crime agency because they believe there is evidence of a

number of criminal offences relating to millions of pounds worth of donations and loans to an organisation called better for the country, the organisation that actually ran leave. eu. country, the organisation that actually ran leave.eu. and it is suggest did that mr banks has not been honest about where the money came from. he has apparently always maintained that he was the source of those funds, which went to leave.eu. the electoral commission believed that actually it came from companies outside of the uk, in gibraltar, and the isle of man. now, that matters, because that would make them so—called impermissible companies, in other words, companies outside the uk cannot donate into referendums and elections held within the uk. and they further claimed that mr banks knew this and deliberately conceal this, and that a number of criminal offences have

been committed. and they have referred it to the national crime agency specifically because of its expertise in business and organised crime. so, these are very, very serious allegations which significantly ratchet up the stakes in this whole story and removes it from beyond a simple issue of, if you like, whether electoral rules we re you like, whether electoral rules were bent, to much more fundamental issues of criminality. and we know, of course, arron banks, not normally backward in coming forward. have we heard anything from him in response to this? i've onlyjust received this so we have not yet had the chance to speak to mr banks or his spokesman. but he has always been a very colourful and prominent figure, talking about setting up his own political party. you know, he has been a loud, the zaferes voice on the brexit side of politics, albeit

he was frequently at loggerheads with the official vote leave campaign. but this was a huge amount of money we are talking about here. the electoral commission are suggesting there was something like £2 million lent to the organisation and £6 million the unaided. so, £8 million in total, that's an awful lot of money. of which, it suggests is around £2.9 million may have found its way into the referendum campaign. so, these are very, very serious allegations indeed. campaign. so, these are very, very serious allegations indeedm campaign. so, these are very, very serious allegations indeed. it is probably better to say, norman, that this is not something that will be resolved very quickly. this has been a long—running investigation. the electoral commission first disclosed a year ago that they were looking into arron banks. they have now decided that actually this is far too serious for the electoral commission to try and grapple with, that because it involves criminality, because i imagine the

race a great deal of, i would imagine, complexity to tracing the source of the money, if it appears to have come from companies in the isle of man and gibraltar, that you do have to bring in something like the national crime agency. i would suspect this is going to prove quite protracted process. thank you, norman. we are onlyjust getting a look at that and we will have more to come. specialist doctors in the uk can now prescribe medicinal cannabis to some patients for the first time. the change in the law came in response to a campaign on behalf of severely epileptic children, but patient groups warn many people are likely to be denied access to the medicine because the guidelines are too restrictive, as david rhodes reports. harry has a rare form of epilepsy, but this ten—year—old is full of life. this syringe here is 1ml. at the moment, harry's parents can legally buy non—medical low—strength cannabis oil, which costs over £300 per bottle. they say that without the oil, harry was having potentially fatal

epileptic fits every day. harry was dying before our very eyes. we spent days where he'd just lay on the sofa. he didn't go to school, he couldn't do anything, so you were with him 24 hours a day. as harry grows up, his parents say he may need stronger medicinal cannabis products, a reason they want him to have a prescription, but local doctors say, at the moment, harry won't qualify. the nhs says the cannabis products will only be prescribed for a small number of patients in exceptional circumstances where licensed medicines have not worked, and specialist doctors say patients will only be given medicinal cannabis as a last resort. for that small number of patients where i have run out of other options, where this is something worth trying, absolutely, it's great that it's there as an option, but it's not the miracle drug that it's sometimes portrayed as. taking or supplying cannabis for recreational use is still illegal across the uk, and the government says it has no plans to legalise

cannabis use more widely. patient groups and charities have already called the new prescribing guidelines "restrictive", which will leave many families still searching for a long—term medical solution. david rhodes, bbc news, north yorkshire. fake news on social media is being blamed for damaging parents' faith in vaccines, according to england's chief medical officer. professor dame sally davies says online myths are behind a fall in children getting the jab for measles, mumps and rubella, as our health correspondent, james gallagher, reports. the mmr jab protects against measles, mumps and rubella. but there have been more than 900 cases of measles already this year. completely discredited claims the vaccine causes autism led to a fall in the number of children getting vaccinated around the turn of the millenium. immunisation rates recovered, but in the past three years they have been falling again. when the infection rates drop, you get complacency, but there's also this dreadful social media fake news and people

peddling myths and stories. they are absolutely wrong. as a young doctor, professor dame sally davies treated children as they were dying from measles. she describes the experience as horrific. she accused what she called "the anti—vax brigade" of putting lives at risk by saying mmr was unsafe. the people who spread these myths, when children are ill, or die, will not be there to pick up the bits to help or even to blame. instead, dame sally said the vaccine had saved millions of lives around the world, and encouraged parents to make sure their child was vaccinated. james gallagher, bbc news. don't forget, you can let us know what you think. tweet us using the hashtag #newsroomlive. all the ways to contact us on screen right now. a global study has warned that the amount of heat absorbed by the oceans over the past 25 years

has been seriously underestimated. researchers say the seas have absorbed 60% more heat than previously thought, which means it could be harder to keep global warming within safe levels this century. our environment correspondent, matt mcgrath, explained. well, rachel, scientists have been looking at the oceans for the past number of decades and they realise that so much of the earth's heat which is created by carbon dioxide goes into the oceans, they haven't had accurate data of how much of that is going in there, but for the past few years they have been using new satellites which take the data, but the period of the last three decades is not so clear. this is a new method. scientists know that as the oceans warm up they

absorb less carbon dioxide and less oxygen. so, they have measured those gasesin oxygen. so, they have measured those gases in the f. —— in the air. by doing a very precise measurement of those they have been able to work out a temperature reading for the ocean, and it is way higher than we would expect. 60% more heat has gone into the oceans, they say it is very concerning the global temperatures. can you unpick that for us a little bit? clearly very concerning. why is it so important what the oceans are doing? scientists know how much carbon dioxide has been emitted in the past 60 years by humans, and they also know how much heat, or they thought they did, how much heat has been caused by the carbon dioxide because they can measure the heat of the oceans and atmosphere. suddenly, according to this calculation, 60% more has gone into the ocean, a lot more is being created by the same amount of gas, which means that the earth is more sensitive to carbon dioxide and may get warmer than we have been expecting it to get because of this greater sensitivity. clearly, the levels of c02 inform all of these agreements on targets and so on. presumably this might well feed back into that and mean we

might have to move a bit faster? indeed, we have had warnings from the ipcc saying that in 12 years' time the world needs to start seriously addressing emissions in a very heavy way. this would add to that feeling that if you did that, keeping temperature rises below 2 degrees would be very, very difficult, and this study makes it much more difficult indeed. matt mcgrath speaking to me just a short while ago. many of us even sunshine this afternoon and showers on the western coast, that we have a front to clear, it may not be until this evening that the rain finally moves away from the south—east. clear skies through this evening and overnight, a peppering of showers in the irish sea and western isles of scotland. a cold night ahead, temperatures just above freezing. getting down to —4 minus five. a crisp, frosty start of the day.

sunshine turning hazy from the west as high cloud spills across. daylight hours should be dry with a gentle breeze. temperatures recovering. the band of rain arriving into northern ireland and western scotland through this evening. if you have plans for fireworks tomorrow evening, we see wet and windy weather. the winds increase further as we go into saturday. 0utbreaks increase further as we go into saturday. 0utbrea ks of increase further as we go into saturday. outbreaks of rain for the west of the uk, should be dry with some sunshine further eased. bye— bye. some sunshine further eased. bye—bye. so go further east. hello this is bbc newsroom live. the headlines — the national crime agency is investigating arron banks and his leave.eu campaign for alleged offences committed at the 2016 eu referendum. mr banks has consistently denied any wrongdoing in connection to the campaign. 0rganised crime is now a far greater threat than terrorism, that's according to the national crime agency which says serious crime groups are costing the economy £37 billion a year. it comes after chief

constable sara thornton said police need to go back to basics focusing on catching thieves and violent criminals rather than working on incidents where no offence has been committed such as gender—based hate crime. the government defends its decision to delay new rules on fixed—odds betting terminals. the introduction of limits — cutting the maximum stake to two pounds — will not come into force until next 0ctober. staff at google offices around the world are staging walkouts in protest at the company's policies on discrimination and harassment. it follow reports that a high profile executive received a $90 million payout after leaving the firm, despite an allegation of sexual misconduct being made against him. the bank of england leaves interest rates unchanged at 0.75%, we're taking it to a press

conference by mark carney. let's listen in. the shifting expectations could lead to some greater than usual short—term volatility in the data. momentum in household consumption appeared to be greater than previously thought. uk households remain resilient brexit that has not happened. consumer spending has been supported by the tight labour market with the employment rate and vacancies at re cord employment rate and vacancies at record highs, and the unemployment rate close to record lows. regular pay growth has been stronger than the mpc had expected, rising to 3%. in contrast, business investment has been weaker than previously anticipated. the level of investment fell by 1% in the first half of this year and fell by 1% in the first half of this yearand is fell by 1% in the first half of this year and is now 15% lower than the

ian pc had predicted prior to the vote. as the regular deadline looms, companies are postponing investment until they have greater clarity over the uk's future trading relationship with the eu. financial markets are hedging their bets against. in the committee '5 central productions, gdp growth averages more than 3/4% over the forecast period. consumption grows modestly relative to rates, rising broadly in line with the pace of real income growth. growth in business investment is expected to stay subdued in the near term before rebounding, as the current brexit uncertainties weigh in. traders expected to contribute positively to growth. low level of sterling and they assume significant

access to eu markets over the course of the next few years. the mpc projections were finalised prior to the budget being announced and the committee will assess the implications of those budget measures at its next meeting. although modest by historical standards the projected pace of gdp growth is faster than the diminished rate of supply growth. it averages in our projection at around 15% per year. the npc judges in our projection at around 15% per year. the npcjudges that demand and supply are currently broadly in balance. as a consequence, over the forecast, a margin of access demand emerges as demand growth exceeds potential supply growth. that support a further firming of domestic inflationary pressures. pay growth has risen from around 1.75% on average between 2010 and 2015, to 2.596 in on average between 2010 and 2015, to 2.5% in 2016 and up to 3.1% in the

third quarter of this year. with productivity growth below, pay growth is a need to be as high as its precrisis avid. labour costs are consistent. inflation is currently above the npc's 2% target were boosted by the effects of higher energy costs and the rise in prices associated with sterling 's energy costs and the rise in prices associated with sterling '5 past appreciation. the contribution from these external factors is that projected to fade. taking waxing, domestic and waning external influences on inflation, cpa inflation is projected to remain above target for most of the hmmfi above target for most of the forecast period before reaching 2% by the end of the year. at its meeting yesterday, the npc dodged the current stance of monetary policy committee is appropriate. the committee '5 policy committee is appropriate. the committee 'sjudges policy committee is appropriate. the committee '5 judges that were the it

to come broadly in line, a tightening of policy over the hmmfi tightening of policy over the forecast period will be necessary to return inflation sustainably to the 296 return inflation sustainably to the 2% target at a conventional horizon. any future increases will be at a gradual pace to a limited extent. mark carney are starting to outline essentially the growth and inflation forecast by the bank of england following their decision to keep interest rates at .75%. making reference to the 2% target for inflation come all—important and trying to get that back on track. indonesian navy divers say they have retrieved the flight data recorder from the lion air plane that plunged into the java sea it was brought to the surface after being found buried in debris on the sea floor. divers are now trying to find the second black box containing a voice recorder from the cockpit that they hope will reveal the final conversations between the pilot and co—pilot. our correspondent rebecca henschke is following all the developments and has the latest now from jakarta. by

by the data recorder in good condition retrieved from the bottom of the sea. it will reveal the plane's final movements before it crashed into the java sea, just minutes after take—off. divers now searching for a second black box which would have recorded conversations between the two pilots. another key piece of information in terms of determining why this new plane crashed in daylight and in good weather. boeing, working with the indonesian government on the investigation. translation: we will leave the committee do their job and we have requested boeing to help determine the criteria needed

for inspection to find out the cause of the crash. the findings of that investigation are delighted to be known for sometime but what we do known for sometime but what we do know is that the pilot requested to return to base after take—off. a technical log obtained by the bbc shows there were problems with the plane on a previous flight. lion air insisting those technical issues we re insisting those technical issues were solved before a full safety clea ra nce were solved before a full safety clearance was given for it to fly again. but on the orders of the indonesian government they fired their technical director. none of their technical director. none of the more than 180 people on board survived. the plane crashed into the sea. 0nly survived. the plane crashed into the sea. only this family has been able to hold a funeral. laid to rest come a 24—year—old female chemical engineering graduate who worked for the energy ministry. the first victim to be identified. 0ther

families have come down to the board to see what has been recovered from the wreckage. this man finding his child's shoes. translation: my translation: my child's black daedalus running shoes. my shoes. my child's shoes. these personal possessions, bags, children's items and shoes laid out here, a symbol of the enormous loss so many families are now having to deal with. we were reporting the league campaign arron banks has been referred to the national crime agency by the electoral commission for suspected criminal offences committed during the eu referendum. this is all in conjunction with funding provided by arron banks. we

are having a statement coming through by the reuters news agency from arron banks. he says he welcomes the nca investigation and added he has never received any foreign funding for one of the main campaigns for britain to leave the eu. the quote from mr banks, we welcome this investigation as it is an opportunity first clear that the matter. he goes on, rock holdings is a company! matter. he goes on, rock holdings is a company i own and control and i am a company i own and control and i am auk a company i own and control and i am a uk taxpayer, no russian orforeign money has ever come into it. he finally makes the point, the electoral commission has said, offences may have been committed but have provided no evidence, he says. as usual, the electoral commission is batting for the remainder is in parliament. that response coming in robust fashion via the reuters newsagency after that announcement he has been referred to the national crime agency. staying with the eu.

the government has sought to re—assure businesses they will not have to carry out "rigorous checks" on eu citizens in the event of a no deal brexit. the announcement contradicts a warning by the immigration minister caroline nokes. nicholas hatton is from the 3 million — a campaign group of eu citizens in the uk. hejoins me now from bristol. thank you very much for being with us. first of all, the people who are not familiar with your group, tireless what you stand for. we set up tireless what you stand for. we set up the tireless what you stand for. we set he group tireless what you stand for. we set up the group in tireless what you stand for. we set ' uly tireless what you stand for. we set up the group injuly 2016 after the referendum because we did have a voice in the vote board it affected us more than anybody else. what we wa nt us more than anybody else. what we want is to retain the same rights which was promised to us during the campaign. so far, we have no guarantees that we will retain the same rights and we are very concerned, along with our friends in

britain and europe, this will fall away in the case of deal brexit. the latest in the development of a situation was hearing from caroline noa kes situation was hearing from caroline noakes who were saying employers in the uk will have to check the rights of their workers to see whether they ought to be working or not, whether they have those rights. as has been rolled back on today, employers will not have to do that. does that make you feel any better? we welcome the u—turn by the government but we are still worried that if on the 29th of march 2019, 148 days exactly, we crash out of the eu without a deal, what is going to happen to the eu citizens in this country? we have no certainty about the agreements will be in place, we know that if there is no deal, a lot of the good content from the withdrawal agreement will not apply and the

hostile environment will apply. the government has said they will take two years for eu citizens to apply for status and get documented. what is going to happen in these two yea rs is going to happen in these two years to stop discrimination? at the same time, employers need to check the immigration process of all employees. we will have to process a id card, passport or will there be checks will not allow others to work without a certain status. it will ta ke two without a certain status. it will take two years for all the eu citizens to get their papers. you are not confident that with no deal some of the positions that have been talked about with easy transition to settle the status and so one will be put in place anyway in an act of good faith while moore was negotiated? the question is, those

eu citizens that have been here for a long time in the country, will they be checked just as the same as that will come after brexit. employers will say, i'm not implying eu citizens because it is a hassle and if! eu citizens because it is a hassle and if i get on the wrong side of home affairs i could risk a fine. people are very wary. they have been waiting for two years to get certainty from the government and they are being used as a bargaining chip in negotiation. they are at their end of their tether, i get so many messages saying they are very anxious. give us a sense of what you hear from people in anxious. give us a sense of what you hearfrom people in your position, do you think this is making people making plans to return to their own countries because they are concerned they don't want that level of uncertainty? i think some people might do this. there was an example of someone who worked for a company

today who was returning back to france. most people are waiting, they are still waiting anxiously about to see what is going to be the future. if the future is not going to be in the uk, some will make a move. we are integrated, we've got british children, british spouses, so it might not be an option. the idea that free movement works willy—nilly, it isn't accurate. it is more complicated than that. i encourage eu citizens in this country tojoin encourage eu citizens in this country to join us on monday in parliament because we want to tell mps and the prime minister and no deal isn't good for eu citizens.“ there is no deal, what is your best option, what are you asking for,

just to clarify your position? the best option is for theresa may to meet michel barnier and agree one deal, one deal on citizens. us in the uk and british citizens in the europe. it can be done, constitutionally it is possible. that means the no deal will mean our rights will be protected regardless by the deal. no deal... there will still be deals because it won't be and article 50. we want at least to get this guarantee that there will be international treaty securing our rights in future for the rights of our lives. to avoid another windrush, in summary. thank you very much indeed for your time this morning. the headlines on bbc news — leave campaigner arron banks is referred

to the national crime agency for suspected criminal offences committed during the eu referendum. a government assessment has revealed that organised crime is costing the uk more than £37 billion each year with more than 4,000 active gangs operating in the uk. the government defends the decision to delay new rules on fixed—odds betting terminals. for the first time, specialist doctors in the uk can now prescribe medicinal cannabis to some patients. the change in the law came in response to a campaign on behalf of several epileptic children. but patient groups warn that many people are likely to be denied access to the medicine because the guidelines are too restrictive. a little earlier i spoke to professor david nutt, who is a neuropsychopharmocologist and labour's former government's drug advisor. david is also chair of drug science at imperial college london. also with us was steve moore who is the founder of the centre of medicinal cannabis

and the think—thank volteface, which campaigned for the legalisation of cannabis oil for billy cauldwell. steve first explained why he thinks medicinal cannabis is so important in certain cases. in the case of charles caldwell, she found the only treatment that can train and the seizure for her 12—year—old son and she had to travel the world. she made three trips across the atlantic to get treatment in the us and canada. it was her last trip to canada injune which basically elicited the change in the legislation. they will feel it has been a successful day. but this is a limited way of prescribing and only applies to some patients. the guidelines that were published yesterday are very, very restrictive. no one can have reasonable of giving medical cannabis under the regime is set out

yesterday. we are taking a fresh look at that. we need to be more innovative, we need to reach out across the globe to look at international best practice and we will be publishing ourfindings next month in how we see the programme working in the uk. they can see you nodding, you welcome this but you feel it is too limited? i totally welcome. for the first time in 50 years, the government has told the truth about cannabis in that it is a medicine. it is much more interesting as a medicine and will ever thought were then it is banned. the cannabis plant creates hundreds of chemicals. it is a great day. what we need to do is to ensure that we administered it properly to as many people as who may benefit.“ is too restrictive as president. what we know about this set of guidelines is, this can be administered by specialist doctors, and also to people for whom other

treatments have not worked. you have had too exhausted other avenues. that seems little bit too cautious. for instance, there are areas of health where cannabis might be a lot safer than some of the other treatments people have been given like immunosuppressant. it might make more sense to try cannabis earlier on. we have accepted that principle. as specialist gets more confident in prescribing it, and the patient lobby groups get more and more demanding of interventions, i think the field will grow. it will grow faster than past people expect. do you think we're going to get to a point, steve, when people go to theirgp and point, steve, when people go to their gp and ascaris? 0r point, steve, when people go to their gp and ascaris? or is it right it is in specialist avenue?” their gp and ascaris? or is it right it is in specialist avenue? i am relaxed that it is then available through specialist. the ms society

have challenged the government and challenge the clinicians on this. they feel some of their members, they won't be able to get... as charities go along this journey of exploration, i'm sure that clinical data, that's what we need to do with the uk. we can do this better than any other company of the world because of the institutions we have. it is time to embrace this, embrace the change, embrace the research and engage with patience, share the data in progress from here. one of the issuesis in progress from here. one of the issues is people accessing cannabis, medicinal cannabis. do you think that will continue while some patients feel they can't get through legal avenues? that is why we have to meet the patient demand. if we don't they will go and sources elsewhere and they may not sourced the best stuff. we know in the uk almost all cannabis which is sold on the streets is skunk. for most of

the streets is skunk. for most of the indications are that isn't the right kind of cannabis. there are still concerns, people talk about cannabis psychosis and the links to different forms of cannabis that worried people because there have been issues with mental health and so on. talk a lot. in this programme initiated by the government, that is a gross caricature. the products that are likely to be made available to patients in the uk come in the coming months, and not under the control of clinical physicians. it is unlikely to cause those problems. i think some of the claims that have been made in recent weeks by certain clinicians need to be at odds with all the evidence. professor, do you think it is going to be a matter of time before this is much more widely available? do think that is resista nce available? do think that is resistance in government or among the general public who are nervous of this is a substance?”

the general public who are nervous of this is a substance? i don't think the public are nervous, i think the public are nervous, i think politicians are nervous, i think politicians are nervous, i think the media are nervous and many are nervous. they don't know much about it. they don't know how to use it. many patients... the fact that this change in the role was instigated by parents rather than by doctors is rather challenging, isn't it. you kind of wonder where else it happened. the fact that we had to rely on mothers to take their children to foreign countries for years to get treatment which the medical profession denied them is damaging. that shows the resistance. we've got educate doctors better. ryanair passengers are braced for the latest changes to the airline's baggage policy, which come into effect today. passengers can now take just a small bag on board free of charge — only those who pay six pounds for priority boarding will be able to take a suitcase into the cabin. ryanair says the changes are intended to reduce flight delays. for the first time, scientists have used high—resolution

satellite images to count and identify species of whales from space. researchers from the british antarctic survey hope the technology can improve conservation efforts, by more accurately assessing whale numbers. here's our science correspondentjonathan amos. big, beautiful, but we're a little sketchy on their numbers. whales are recovering from commercial hunting, although how well is open to question. the problem is their range. whales will cover vast tracts of the globe. what's needed is a rapid way to survey the oceans, to zoom in on their breeding and feeding grounds. the answer is the sharpest views from space ever released. if you look closely, each one of these white specks is actually a whale that we're seeing. it's a whale near the surface. we can use these very high resolution images to count the number of whales in any particular area. whales have previously been counted from boats and planes, but these are small—scale surveys.

now scientists are using the latest satellite images to cover the whole earth. key is the improved resolution that can see anything larger than 30 centimetres across. this means that features such as fins and tails can be observed and the animals identified. whales were pushed to the edge of extinction by commercial whaling. some species still number in the low thousands, but they are recovering and scientists are keen to learn everything they can about their progress. the task of counting whales from space will only get easier as more and more satellites are launched. soon we'll have a sharp picture of every corner of the globe updated every day. jonathan amos, bbc news. in a moment it's time for the one o'clock news. but first it's time for a look at the weather. with good fronts working its way

east is across the uk today which means we have notable contrast from we st means we have notable contrast from west to east. behind the front, plenty of sunshine, a scattering of showers for the western isles of scotla nd showers for the western isles of scotland and some western coast. further east, some outbreaks of rain. all tied in with this strip of cloud which as it moves eastwards, will bring in dry sunny weather. a few showers for western coastline is that it was later this evening that the fine rain finally clears away. a dry nights, just a scattering of showers coming through the irish sea. it will be a cold night, even in the centre of town temperatures only just about freezing. perhaps dipping to minus for all minus five. for most of us, through daylight hours, it is going to be a dry day

with a gentle breeze and after that cold start, temperatures recovering to between nine and 12. i'm sure you spotted this area of rain moving into northern ireland through the evening and western fringes of scotland. the blues will pick up as well. if you have a firework display plant, it should be dry with just a gentle breeze. the winter we begin up gentle breeze. the winter we begin up overnight and it is all tied into this area of low pressure. it is no longer a hurricane but it will bring in strong winds particularly to northern ireland, north—west england and scotland through saturday. here, we'll see outbreaks of drink slowly trying to slide eastwards. eventually reaching the western fringes of wales. for the south and east, dry, a breezy day, these are average wind speeds but gusts could touch 65 mph for parts of north—west england. that renders clear from northern ireland, this is where we expect the rain to be through saturday evening. by sender, is our

front. it starts to push its way back north westerly. 0n either side of this, there will be spells of sunshine. most owners will see a speu sunshine. most owners will see a spell of rain on sunday. arron banks, one of the most infuentialfigures in the leave campaign during the 2016 eu referendum, has been referred to the national crime agency over criminal allegations. they'll investigate whether some of the £8 million of loans and donations mr bank gave to the campaign came "from impermissible sources". in the last hour mr banks welcomed the inquiry adding that he never received any foreign or russian funding. we'll have the latest on this breaking story. also this lunchtime. we need to focus on catching criminals. the message from police chief sara thornton. the government says she's right to prioritise. what is really key is it is about harm. what harm is it causing you, your family, your business and your community? and different crimes cause

different harm in different parts of the country. a google search for its own staff as workers around the world stage walk—outs in protest at the company's treatment of women.