this is bbc news. the headlines. broadcaster paul gambaccini wins damages from the crown prosecution service over its handling of unfounded sexual assault allegations against him. six days of funeral ceremonies have begun in thailand for the billionaire businessman and owner of leicester the head of the organisation that represents children in care says the success of ivf has caused a drop in the number of children being adopted. new fears for a christian woman in pakistan , whose acquittal for blasphemy sparked days of violent protests across the country. a man—eating tiger that claimed more than a dozen victims in two years has been shot dead in india, sparking controversy over the legality of its killing. and in half an hour, click looks at artificial intelligence and the newjobs it's creating.

the bbc presenter, paul gambaccini, has accepted undisclosed damages from the crown prosecution service because of the way it handled unfounded historical sex abuse allegations made against him. mr gambaccini was arrested in october 2013 but was never charged. he sued the cps for a statement it issued the following year. here's more from our correspondent, ben ando. paul gambaccini said his life was turned upside down when he was arrested on allegations that he sexually assaulted two boys in the 1970s and 80s, claims he said were fictitious. he spent a year on police bail, but when it dropped the case the crown prosecution service issued a statement saying that, wrongly, the boys allegedly involved were underage. paul mr gambaccini sued and last night the cps confirmed it had reached an agreement

without the admission of liability. though details of the deal have not been made public due to confidentiality clauses, the daily mail newspaper has reported that the pay—out runs to five figures. mr gambaccini is also suing the metropolitan police. the case represents another setback for the former director of public prosecutions, alison saunders, who stepped down this week after five years in the role. mr gambaccini, seen here in 2016 at the memorial service for fellow radio two broadcast of sir terry wogan, has described operation yewtree as a celebrity witch—hunt, aimed at averting attention away from the failure of the authorities to stop jimmy savile. ben ando, bbc news. funeral ceremonies have begun in bangkok for the leicester city owner, vichai srivaddhanaprabha. the businessman died — along with four other people — when his helicopter crashed outside the king power stadium last saturday. the team's players are flying out to thailand to pay their respects after their game against cardiff this afternoon. our correspondentjonathan head sent

us this update from the temple in bangkok where the funeral ceremony is taking place. it as an typical funeral ceremony with two specific roles. people who remember vichai srivaddhanaprabha bringing monks to the leicester ground will know how religious he was. it is important for the people of thailand in terms of bringing merit to the deceased. it will be a high—society event, also a social event. anyone who is anyone is likely to come to the last stages of this funeral. vichai srivaddhanaprabha had a high status here and good political connections. the funeral itself is formally sponsored by the king of thailand. it is a great honour in terms of thailand's culture. there will be a bathing ceremony this evening, his body has already been flown back here, it will be attended mostly by close friends and family.

many nights of chanting by buddhist monks, we do not know when the final cremation will be, but that'll be the one where all the people who will want to come to pay their respects will do so together, a grand social gathering. we expect a senior member of the royal family shortly. a royally—associated temple, very high status. these funerals do go on for a long time, a lot of rituals, everything matters for the future of the deceased. people here believe in reincarnation, it is important for the funeral ceremony to go according to the traditions. it is also the element of status which is very important, and you will see during the funeral artefacts given by the king, a specialfuneral urn, and also a five—tiered umbrella being used. people will watch this funeral in many ways to see just how highly thought of vichai srivaddhanaprabha was, just what his

status is at this last stage of his life. -x. people are arriving for the start of the funeral. members of the public are turning up in bangkok for this evening's ceremonial start. we will bring you more pictures from thailand as soon as we have them. the brexit campaigner aaron banks has returned to the uk — as he faces allegations that his multi—million pound donations to the leave cause may have broken electoral law. the "leave—dot—eu" co—founder was referred to the national crime agency by the elections watchdog, which suspects that cash given to the campaign had come from what it called "impermissible sources". mr banks denies any wrongdoing, as our political correspondent, jonathan blake, explains. there were a lot of reporters and photographers to greet mr banks as he arrived at gatwick airport this morning. he was asked whether any of the money donated had come from russia.

he said that it hasn't, the money has come from me. he went on to say that he would cooperate with the national crime agency's investigation and provide visibility into our accounts. that really echoes what he has had to say all along. earlier in the week the the electoral commission had asked to investigate. at the centre of this is £8 million worth of loans, claimed to have come from aaron banks and his companies to the leave.eu campaign. it was not the official leave campaign but the one fronted by nigel farage and to a large extent bankrolled by aaron banks. the electoral commission suspect that the true sources of loans to the campaign were being concealed and the money had come

from "impermissible sources." that could be foreign sources, because under the law in the uk there has to be a uk taxpayer who is donating the money. that is why the national crime agency are investigating. that is the referendum from two years ago. those who want a referendum to be held once a deal is done between britain and the eu, they have new research. the people's vote campaign which has been campaigning for a public vote on the outcome of the brexit negotiations has commissioned a poll, carried out by yougov of 26,000 people in labour—held seats across the uk about their views on having a second public vote. there are two main suggestions they are highlighting. the first is a majority of all voters in labour constituencies across the uk now backed the idea of a public vote on the outcome of the brexit deal. one little caveat is that the exact

wording was not put to people so it was unclear whether they were in favour of a vote to have the option of staying in the eu. but then also the other suggestion from the poll is that labour voters as a whole in labour seats across the uk would now, given the option, choose to remain in the eu if there was a public vote. presumably, they've polled on this question in these places because they are trying to put pressure on the labour leadership over its policies. yes, the people's vote campaign is trying very hard to influence the political debate about brexit and with particular focus on the labour party. just a reminder that the government has consistently ruled out any public vote, any second referendum on brexit. labour's position is different. they said they would block any brexit deal in parliament based on theresa may's current plan. their preference is for a general election, but all options are on table, including a public vote. they have said that no one is ruling out remain as an option.

pakistani authorities have made a deal with protesters, who have been demonstrating against the acquittal of a christian woman who had been sentenced to death for blasphemy. under the agreement, asia bibi will be barred from leaving the country — but it's unclear for how long. the deal ended three days of violent protests across pa kista n. earlier i spoke to wilson chowdhry, who chairs the british pakistani christian association and knows the family of asia bibi. i began by asking him how her family, and the pakistani christian community as a whole, are feeling now about her case , after a tumultous week.

the initial gut feeling for pakistani christians across the globe and in the homeland was immensejoy. but there was always the fear that riots would break out and the predictions came true. it does seem as if a statement has gone out by the government which would suggest that asia bibi's name will be put onto a controlled exit list and she may have a verdict petitioned by an extremist group. for those who do not know the case, and may not be familiar with pakistan's very strict blasphemy laws, what exactly is it that she was accused of? was it simply practising a faith or was it a particular thing that she had done that outraged those who support the blasphemy law? well, on a hot day, she was quite parched. she had been picking berries. she went to a well. she pumped some water into a bowl that was placed there. she took a sip. she drank a bit more, quenched herfirst and decided to share some with her colleagues. they threw the ball at her. because she was a christian? because she was a christian. they said her christian impurity had

contaminated that a bowl and the water from the well. during the argument she said, my christ died for me. "what did mohammad do for you?" this resulted in an allegation of blasphemy. she was beaten, some reports say much worse happened and i am sure in her autobiography that will be released, more will be revealed. but then she was placed under trumped—up blasphemy charges and remained incarcerated for ten years with a death sentence hanging over her. it seems extraordinary in a week when we have been reporting ireland's referendum scrapping its blasphemy law and it is a law that was never actually used against anyone, that in pakistan blasphemy laws remain such an important part of both the legal system and also the politics of the country. indeed. don't forget these were introduced by the british but they were public order offences with a small fine and a very small sentence, if anything. in the 1980s they were used

as a tool of discrimination. pakistani christians across pakistan are always fearful that they could be used against them in a small, petty argument. her lawyer has said today that he is leaving the country or has left the country because he doesn't feel safe. are you worried about her safety while she remains in pakistan? it is untenable that asia bibi could remain in pakistan. if you look at the level of animosity, you are looking at hundreds of thousands of writers, not protesters, attacking each other, killing themselves in their fervent anger that this woman has been set free. if she steps foot out of her home and is recognised she will instantaneously be killed. you have no doubt about that. no doubt about it. if anything, western nations should be jumping at the chance to save this woman. it is enough... it shouldn'tjust be lip service when governments across the globe state that she should be given her human rights. do you have any optimism at all now that there is a new prime minister in power? imran khan is now the prime minister and is a fresh face in government, if not in pakistan's policies.

imran khan was supported by the extremists. it would be hard for him to calm them down. even in a situation where he called for calm and he has backtracked already. he is no different to any previous prime minister. we have seen with the last prime minister only recently when almost one year ago there were riots over changes to the oath for lawmakers. so, for all intents and purposes, the status quo remains the same. a tigress in india which is said to have killed 13 people has been shot dead after a major hunt. the six—year—old tigress had evaded capture in the jungles of the western state of maharashtra for two years. activists had campaigned to save the tiger, but india's supreme court said it would not interfere if forest rangers were forced to shoot it. 0ur south asia regional editor anbarasan ethirajan told me a little earlier that it's a nationwide problem in india. if you go by the figures, at least one person is killed a day by tigers

of elephants in different parts of the country. so why does it happen? because he natural habitat is producing as people move into the forest areas, they set up farmland, they come into contact with animals. even in this case, many of the villagers take the cattle to graze in the forest area. they take their cut because it is expensive to buy fodderfor the cut because it is expensive to buy fodder for the cattle. it is cheaper and free of cost to take the cattle into the forest and the tigers don't like anyone coming into their territory. they are highly territorial animals. they attack the villagers as they come into the forest. but only when they come into their territory. some tigers, if they are very old and injured, they attack human beings but not by their nature. they try to avoid human beings. the numbers of tigers in india are in presumably pretty steep

decline. the loss of even a single tiger in the second santas will be felt by those who are campaigning to protect them. that is why conservationists are very unhappy by the way this was handled. when you tranquillisers a tiger it gives them a chance to capture them and keep them ina a chance to capture them and keep them in a zoo or lease it back into them in a zoo or lease it back into the forest. they alleged that many bills were flouted, even though the numbers of tigers are going up, it is still endangered. why is it important? if there is a tiger in any forrester the forest is healthy because there is greenery. it symbolises certain things. that is why conservationists say, even if the tiger is a man eating tiger, they should have tried to save it. the headlines on bbc news... broadcaster paul gambaccini wins

damages from the crown prosecution service over its handling of unfounded sexual assault allegations against him. the head of the organisation that represents children in care says the success of ivf has caused a drop in the number of children being adopted. just days before crucial midterm elections in the us, two presidents, past and present, have been dominating the campaign trail. on friday the former president, barack 0bama, launched a scathing attack on donald trump, accusing his successor of fear—mongering over a caravan of migrants travelling towards the united states, and calling the current president, a liar. what we have not seen, at least in

my eyes time, and approach focusing on the highest levels of offices. the people who we thought our children should be looking up two will just blatantly, repeatedly, shamelessly lie! just make stuff up! just say things that they know are not true. and theyjust keep on doing it. president trump has also been on the attack. while he acknowledged that the democrats could take the house of representatives, he sharply criticised the 0bama years and defended his own record. we don't want to go to the 0bama

days of low wages, high unemployment, rising crime, open judges, far leftjudges, oppressive regulations, horrible, horrible trade deals, disastrous foreign policy. look at the mess i inherited in north korea and look at how well we are doing now. we're three days out from the us midterms and whilst the democrats are widely expected to make gains in the house of representatives, their path to a majority in the senate is far from certain. that's partly to do with the cycle of states up for election this year — ten senators are defending their seats in states that donald trump won in 2016. ros atkins has been looking at this in our virtual congress. many democrats are making donald trump's presidency a central issue of these elections. his approval levels are historically low and there is a momentum behind some anti—trump candidates but if we do

see a big swing against the republicans, it won't necessarily be just be about the man in the white house. it will be part of a broader pattern in american politics. that of moving congress away from the president. let's go back to 1992 when bill clinton swept to power. he entered the white house with relatively high majorities in both the senate and the house. but two years later, after various scandals and the public keen to put up barriers on executive power, the democrats saw a huge swing against them and the republicans took the house. they would hold it for the final six years of clinton's time in office. next, let's go to 2000. and as george w bush was narrowly winning the presidency, the republicans were narrowly taking the house. initially, mr bush had high approval ratings, in particular following 911 and what he called the war on terror. throughout that time republicans held the house. public opinion was

shifting against the boards in iraq and afghanistan and by the 2006 midterms the house saw another swing against the party in power. in this case, towards the democrats. in 2008 it was barack 0babma being elected president and he took power in full control of the chambers of congress. in the house the democrats won the largest majority in almost 20 years. but the same pattern would repeat itself. just two years into the 0bama presidency there was a huge swing against the democrats in the house, handing power to the republicans and they would controll both chambers of congress by 2014. now, this is the state of the house after the elections in 2016. with the republicans in control. so what can we make of all of this? well, if the pattern holds, voters will be electing representatives that constrain donald trump's presidency. attacks on firefighters in england have increased by a quarter in the past year, according to their trade union. the fire brigades union says

there were more than 930 incidents where crews were abused or threatened. the home office says new laws coming into place this month should give the police and courts more power to deal with those who are violent towards emergency service workers. the success of ivf has caused a drop in the number of children being adopted, according to the boss of the organisation that represents children in care. in the last a0 years, adoptions in england and wales have fallen by 62%. meanwhile, ivf success rates for women under 35 have nearly tripled. anthony douglas, the head of the children and family court advisory and support service, told the daily telegraph the adoption process is still "far too slow". let's talk to one of the largest independent adoption agencies in the uk. last year, coram was instrumental in 10% of adoptions in england. thank you for giving those children

giving them there forever families. it is always a challenge because the children come from, located backgrounds and have additional needs. it means finding people who wa nt to needs. it means finding people who want to build a family but also have the qualities of com passion and perseverance to give these children the home they need. you still find those parents out there question mark there are still people willing? there are a lot of people. each month there are 17,000 enquiries to the helpline. when people find out more, they need time to think and consider what is right for them and there are a number of reasons why currently they are finding that the conversion rate of enquiries has

fallen a little. we can talk about that in a moment. what about the impact of ivf. it has become self evidently more successful over time. that must affect the decisions that some parents make. if they can have children of their own they are less likely to adopt. one motivation is those who cannot have children. but it isn't the only factor and it is a lot more, located. journalist got very excited about this because it suggested that... ivf used to be 7% successful and now it is around 30%. the numbers of children being adopted has fallen even as the number of children in care has gone up. that is right. there are a

number of factors involved and one of the issues is around financial and economic circumstances at the moment. if you have a baby injob relationship that is something that people plan but they go ahead with. adoption is planned in a rather different way and you are taking on a considerable commitment to a child. even the insecurity that a lot of people are experiencing around housing, particularly in the capital, around job security, people may be putting off this decision. there have been changes in the adoption process over the years. you have seen many of them in the wrong kind you have been working in this. what impact has the decision had that children who are adopted should, wherever possible, as far as possible, maintain links with their birth families? i don't personally think that that is a major factor because people in this day and age

who adopt the two understand that the children they are taking on have a history. you referred to the huge number of people adopted in the 50s and 60s. that is when we had single women unable to keep their babies. and the whole cultural pressures. and the whole cultural pressures. and indeed feminists were told not to talk to children they were adopted. nowadays they are generous when it is appropriate in terms of keeping in touch with their family. it can work really well. i don't think it is a major reason for adopting. are you optimistic for the future? iam adopting. are you optimistic for the future? i am very optimistic. there area future? i am very optimistic. there are a lot of children, all ages from are a lot of children, all ages from a range of background and there are generous families out there. doing splendid work. thank you for coming

in to talk to us. now it is time for the weather. it windy and wet start. in south and south—east scotland will have the wettest conditions. midlands and eastern part of england, dry and bright. wince. us strong. cabbages into the teens. 1a, 15 miles per hour gusts possible. further rain at times to begin with a crossover eastern scotland. drier later in the night. further outbreaks of rain. should be frost free to go into sunday morning. dry and bright in east anglia and the south—east but pa rt east anglia and the south—east but part cloudy with further outbreaks of rain. temperature is still in the

low teens for many. enjoy your day. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines: the bbc presenter, paul gambaccini, has accepted undisclosed damages from the crown prosecution service because of the way it handled unfounded historical sex abuse allegations made against him. mr gambaccini, was arrested in 2013 but was never charged. an elaborate funeral process is getting underway in thailand for the billionaire owner of leicester city football club vichai srivaddhanaprabha. members of the team are expected to fly out after their game against cardiff this afternoon. the head of the organisation that represents children in care says the success of ivf has caused a drop in the number of children being adopted. anthony douglas also said the process was far too slow. a man eating tiger that claimed more than a dozen victims

in two years has been shot dead in india, sparking controversy over the legality of its killing. sport and now for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre. good afternoon, on what is set to be a very emotional day for leicester city the team travel to cardiff this afternoon in their first match since the death of their owner in a helicopter crash last weekend. vichai srivaddhanaprabha and four other people were killed in the crash outside the king power stadium. all premier league games this weekend will begin with a minute's silence, and players will wear black armbands. i have confidence when i saw my players in the training session they

can give their best, for a few minutes, when you play football for a few minutes, you are focused, your presentation is not just a few minutes, you are focused, your presentation is notjust on the football, it is just on the pitch, what we have to do. and i hope we can have this feeling during the time of the game. after, before and after, we know we cannot forget. seven premier league fixtures in all this afternoon. with manchester united going to bournemouth in the early kick off, whilst liverpool will go top if they get at least a point against arsenal later this afternoon. top european clubs have held secret talks to create a european super league. that's according to a report by the german publication der spiegel. the newspaper claims leaked documents show the breakaway league, could be created as soon as 2021, and see clubs involved leave their national leagues and football associations. talks of a european super league in football have come and gone in the past.

they always been fended off in the end. this time the german newspaper is claiming there is more substance to it.