this is bbc news. i'm reeta chakrabarti. the headlines at 11: the daily telegraph publishes fresh details of allegations of sexual and racial harassment against the businessman sir philip green. he denies any wrongdoing. theresa may meets her irish counterpart in dublin for brexit discussions over dinner — as she tries to win support for changes to the withdrawal agreement. the family of the footballer emiliano sala say they can now mourn after his body was recovered from the english channel. the world's richest man, the founder of amazon jeff bezos, accuses the owners of an american celebrity magazine of extortion and blackmail. they never bite unless the page is good. tributes to the star of stage and screen — albert finney — who has died aged 82. and at 11:30 we'll be taking an in—depth look at the papers with our reviewers jason beattie and claire cohen — stay with us for that.

good evening. the use of confidentiality, or non—disclosure agreements, is in the spotlight again tonight, after sir philip green's legal action against the daily telegraph newspaper was formally ended by a high courtjudge. the owner of topshop, who denies claims of unlawful sexual and racist behaviour, and allegations of gross misconduct, has condemned the telegraph's reporting, accusing it of a ‘vendetta' against him. however his alleged victims are still prevented from speaking out, because they signed non—disclosure agreements. tonight, there are further allegations about sir philip's behaviour towards employees. here's our special correspondent, lucy manning. sir philip green has the yacht,

the business empire, and the knighthood, but his reputation has been damaged by allegations from former employees. he tried to block the telegraph publishing them, but today dropped his injunction against the paper. but the five ex—staff members alleging sexual harassment and racial abuse are still gagged and the paper failed to get their nondisclosure agreements overturned. this woman was not prevented from speaking out. she worked for sir philip in his las vegas store and claimed he sexually harassed her on numerous occasions. i do not genuinely think he thought he could get into this lawsuit with the telegraph and win and kind of buy and push his way through silencing people and it didn't work out in his favour. i absolutely think that the former or current employees that have been restrained by uk ndas

should be able to speak out. the editor of the telegraph have been warned by sir philip that the paper might end up bankrupt ever printed the allegations about him. sir philip described the allegations as no more than banter and if that ‘s so, then he could very easily lift those ndas and allow them to speak freely and that is what we urge him to do. what do you want the government to do? i would like parliament to take up this issue and i would like mrs may to act. she has spoken about being uneasy about the use of ndas after we have identified how they have been misused but so far she has only spoken about reviews and i would like to see action. the topshop owneer has denied allegations of unlawful sexual or racist behaviour but his lawyers conceded he was hot—headed, made comments about the clothes and weight of people and put his arms around

them in a nonsexual way. sir philip green in the statement accused the telegraph of pursuing a vendetta against him, his company, and of harassing staff. he called on the paper to do the decent thing and ndas, otherwise he warned of potential legal and financial consequences for his former employers. his statement added... sir phillip‘s view of the confidentiality agreements, that those who signed them did willingly after getting legal advice, but some mps think change is overdue. it cannot be right that wealthy, powerful businesses can use the law to silence victims. we have to make sure that we have got better protections in place and i think that the court ruling today has shown that parliament needs to look at this and look at it quickly. the businessman decided to drop his court case

against the telegraph, calling it pointless, after his identity was revealed in the house of lords by peter hain. the fact that sir philip green withdrew his injunction and refused to proceed with it is a vindication of what i did. some of sir philip's former workers are still silenced, but the telegraph no longer is, so the businessmen will be back on the front page tomorrow. and as lucy explains, tonight, there have been further allegations made against sir philip. the telegraph claiming that sir philip had to pay out a female executive more than £1 million after she claimed that sir philip had slapped on the bottom and try to guess on the baize. and claims in the paper that he also had to pay out two other female colleague hundreds of millions of pounds and

an allegation against him that a male colleague, who was black, was paid out after suggestions that sir philip was alleged to have said "you are still throwing spears in the jungle". some of these incidents we re jungle". some of these incidents were witnessed by others and some we re were witnessed by others and some were reported to hr. sir philip has denied in acting in any amore —— unlawful way. the feeling very much from inside his close circle is anyone signing a confidentiality agreement got advice, knew what they we re agreement got advice, knew what they were signing, got money, and therefore have to keep to the obligations in that agreement. and thejudge did not obligations in that agreement. and the judge did not overturn those nondisclosure agreements. he said that they should stay. the judge also pointed out the fact that originally four of the former employees did not want any of this information becoming public. ndas are used by businesses for keeping commercial secrets, but what this has done is reignite that debate as to whether they are being used in the right way. that is our special

correspondent, lucy manning. theresa may is in dublin tonight, holding talks with the irish prime minister leo varadkar. it's her latest attempt to resolve issues over the so called irish ‘backstop', the mechanism to prevent a hard border between northern ireland, and the republic after brexit. mr varadkar was himself in belfast earlier today, urging political leaders at stormont to restore the power—sharing executive, which collapsed more than two years ago. our ireland correspondent, emma vardy, has this report. the neighbours, coming over for dinner. two countries, in the most difficult of times, trying to stay friends. at ireland's official state guest house, theresa may and the irish taoiseach, leo varadkar, discussed brexit over a private meal. earlier today, mr varadkar called in on his neighbours, too. northern ireland has been without a government since the parties fell out two years ago. but the tussle over the most controversial part of the brexit deal took centre stage.

the decision that we have made as a european union is that the withdrawal agreement and the backstop are not up for negotiation. but we can talk about the joint political declaration and what changes might be made to that. theresa may's partners in government are demanding more than ireland is willing to give. the important thing is that the backstop is the problem in the withdrawal agreement for most people in the house of commons who voted against it by an overwhelming majority, and it is that that has got to be addressed. so no sign of any quick resolution, here. ticket to dublin, please. next stop for leo varadkar was on down to dublin. the shuttle diplomacy continues. this train calls at dublin connolly. you'd hardly know you're crossing what will become the new eu frontier. the backstop's a last—ditch measure to ensure no return to border checks in ireland. but both sides today showed they are still far from reaching a new compromise.

i would congratulate varadkar on his stance. he isjust standing up for irish interests, both north and south. who do you think should give way? i think london should, really, because we want peace to continue. with theresa may in dublin, over dinner, the two prime ministers once again tried to find common ground, knowing it could affect so many livelihoods if they don't. we rely heavily on the uk. an awful lot of products from around the world, especially in this business, come through the uk into ireland. we are quite a small market so we rely on our larger neighbour. how do you think people in ireland will view theresa may's visit here? diplomacy. is there anything that can come of it? probably not. both sides have agreed to keep on talking, but hope for the concessions theresa may needs is in danger of being snuffed out. sane's dinner was not part of

official negotiations because they can only take place between britain and the whole of the u —— tonight's dinner. it was an opportunity for theresa may to emphasise the legally binding changes to the withdrawal agreement she needs to get a deal through parliament. the very latest tonight from leo varadkar is that he still believes a deal can get over the line, but with positions still sogaard in it might yet be some weeks before we see where any final compromise may come —— still so dugan. that is our ireland correspondent, emma va rdy. moves to hold a vote of no confidence in a labour mp, who's criticised the party's approach to anti—semitism, have been withdrawn. luciana berger faced the challenge, in her liverpool wavertree constituency. but there's been considerable pressure throughout the day for the local party to abandon the vote. tonight, deputy leader tom watson wrote to labour‘s general secretary, asking her to suspend the constituency party, for "bullying". the family of the cardiff city footballer emiliano sala say

they can now begin to mourn his death, after police confirmed his body was found in the wreckage of a plane in the english channel. the 28—year—old was travelling to cardiff in a light aircraft piloted by david ibbotson, which went missing off guernsey last month. duncan kennedy reports. the news that it was emiliano sala and not david ibbotson who had been found came from the dorset coroner. emiliano‘s family seen here earlier said today "it is with infinite sadness that we confirm the identity". their statement said... added... at cardiff city today, the colours on the ground stood out

against the grey of the sky. and the confirmation that emiliano sala had been found brought renewed reflection. whilst everybody expects the worst, when it happened i got a phone call last night in the evening and... it was strange, really. i think obviously it brings the family peace, and i think that is what we got, offers a comfort, doesn't it? the search for david ibbotson has been called off in the channel because of bad weather. for emiliano sala, whose speed often left defenders chasing his number nine shirt, the ultimate players tribute — his club nantes say they will now retire that shirt in his memory. duncan kennedy, bbc news. the world's richest man, jeff bezos, has accused the owners of the american celebrity magazine, the national enquirer, of extortion and blackmail.

mr bezos, who founded the online retailer amazon, says the magazine's owners demanded he stop an investigation, into how the national enquirer, obtained private messages between him and a woman he was having an affair with. he claims he was told that if he didn't, the magazine would publish more intimate details. our north america editor, jon sopel has the story. when the celebrity mag national enquirer published intimate texts and photographs between the owner of amazon, jeff bezos, and his lover, it looked like a classic tabloid sting against the world's richest man. i sell about $1 billion a year of amazon stock. but bezos — someone who never needs to use the sentence "i wonder whether i can afford this" — launched his own counter investigation into how the magazine got hold of them. this seems to have panicked the national enquirer. they now stand accused of trying to blackmail bezos into dropping his investigation. but the amazon owner didn't blink.

last night he called their bluff, publishing himself what the threat was. the magazine has deeply personal and embarrassing photos of him and his lover in their possession. mr bezos wrote about the magazine's owners, ami... whatjeff is doing is he's taking matters into his own hands and he's trying to control the narrative here, which is somewhat embarrassing to him, but in this case he looks like a hero in doing so, because he's pushing back on a nefarious publication that always takes advantage of its subjects. and this is where it gets murky. jeff bezos is also the owner of the washington post, whose political coverage has infuriated donald trump. the owner of the national enquirer

is david pecker, a close personal friend of the president, who's done special ops for him in the past. so was this just a tabloid story, or was it a political hitjob on a trump enemy? just before the election, a former playboy model, karen mcdougal, wanted to go public with allegations that she'd had a long—standing affair with donald trump. the national enquirer bought the exclusive rights to her story for $150,000, and her silence, but never published it. a policy known as "catch and kill". ami have said they'll launch a thorough investigation into mr bezos' claims. this famous magazine is on the defensive in a way it's not been before. it looks like they picked a fight with the wrong man. jon sopel, bbc news, washington. the headlines on bbc news: the daily telegraph publishes fresh details of allegations of sexual and racial harassment against the businessman

sir philip green. he denies any wrongdoing. theresa may meets her irish counterpart in dublin for brexit discussions over dinner as she tries to win support for changes to the withdrawal agreement. the family of cardiff city footballer emiliano sala say they can now mourn him now, after police confirm it was his body recovered from the english channel. the first lorries carrying us humanitarian aid for venezuela have arrived at the colombian border, but venezuelan troops are blocking their entry. president nicolas maduro, who has the support of the army, says he won't allow what he called the "cheap show" of false humanitarian aid, and he repeated his accusation, that the lorries were part of an american "intervention" plot, aimed at ousting him through a coup. the opposition leaderjuan guaido, who has declared himself interim president, is warning that many

venezuelans are in danger of dying without international aid. this report from our correspondent, 0rla guerin, contains some flashing images. a convoy that could save lives. lorries full of desperately needed humanitarian aid, headed for venezuela at the request of the opposition. they didn't get far, thanks to these containers on the venezuelan side of the border. president maduro insists there's no humanitarian crisis and no need forforeign help. so the spectacle of venezuelan troops blocking the aid, even as some of their countrymen gathered nearby, begging for help. translation: i'm not hoping for food or anything else for me. i want this aid to get in because people are dying. mr president, we are dying. families are dying.

despite the roadblock at the border, the us is promising a great flood of aid. this is a down payment. this isjust a beginning. it's important, it's significant. it will be distributed to venezuelans in venezuela. but it is an effort to respond to 20 years of mismanagement, of corruption. singing. but among president maduro‘s supporters, no changing the tune. the refrain here is about hugo chavez and the great socialist past. they queued up to sign a petition, refusing aid from the hated us. and from their president, no hint of compromise. "these are historic days," he says, "that could decide between war and peace. we demand the end of us

aggression and threats of military intervention". for him, the greatest threat may be hunger among his people. the political landscape could change fast if the opposition manages to get aid into the sprawling slums of caracas. for years now, in areas like this, the poorest have been relying on the government for their survival. they depend on monthly rations. president maduro is putting food on the table and that ensures a certain loyalty, and the distribution of aid is very tightly controlled. we saw the system in action. it's in the hands of colectivos — local committees loyal to the president. we've been told that maduro supporters are guaranteed basic supplies, but opponents can go empty—handed. nelson diaz stands by the president and is grateful

for his government aid. this proud nationalist wants no help from washington. "i don't think we should take it," he says, "because it comes with bad intentions. if they really wanted to help us, they wouldn't interfere with our economy. they want a silent invasion." aid is much needed here, but it has become a weapon between the government and the opposition, between president maduro and president trump, who is keen to remove him. 0rla guerin, bbc news, caracas. two people have been arrested on suspicion of manslaughter by gross negligence, after the deaths of four children in a house fire in staffordshire. the cause of the fire is unknown and investigations are continuing. detectives investigating the disappearance of a 21—year—old student in hull have been granted an extra 36 hours to question a man. libby squire went missing

just over a week ago. she was last seen outside her home, less than a mile from the suspect‘s house. a convicted killer who murdered a vulnerable woman and then dismembered her body has been jailed for life. julie reilly, was killed in herflat in glasgow a year ago. parts of a leg have been found, but the rest of her body hasn't been recovered. andrew wallace who's 42, has been ordered to serve at least 28 years in prison. lung cancer screening trucks, will be appearing in supermarket car parks, under a new scheme across england. hundreds of thousands of people are to be tested in the next four years, as part of an nhs drive to catch the disease early, and improve survival rates. the 70 million pound initiative will target areas, with the highest lung cancer death rates. here's our health editor, hugh pym. maria is arriving for what they're calling an mot for her lungs

and it is in the car park near some local shops. load into this and keep going, keep going, there we go. that's it. —— blow. i prefer this than the hospital, i do not like the hospital, i don't like going into hospital. it was easy enough to come here. i mean, i normally come shopping around here so it is nice tojust come in here. if you've had your lung health check here, and there's a potential area of concern, you don't have to wait very long or go far, in fact you can go straight here and have a scan. sophisticated equipment usually in a hospital, in this case accessible in a retail park. once inside, the scan takes place. the results and analysis come a few weeks later. 55 to 7a—year—olds at risk of lung cancer, including smokers, are invited to come

along for a screening. the early pilot schemes that we ran showed that the detection of the earliest stage lung cancer rose from about 2 in ten people up to about 7 in ten. early detection means earlier and better treatment and ultimately leads to better survival and fewer deaths. the new investment in early detection of lung cancer has been welcomed, though some argue a lot more needs to be done to improve cancer care and survival rates. it is important because it's not just about screening for lung cancer, it is all the other respiratory diseases you might find. however, we have to have the right staff and the right services to be able to give patients what they need for better outcomes. the scheme will cover areas of england with most patients at risk, it'll be the first lung health check programme of its kind in the uk. hugh pym, bbc news. extraordinary footage posted on social media shows how strong winds triggered by storm erik today

caused a british airways plane to bump along the runway at heathrow airport before aborting its landing. the boeing 787 which had just arrived from the indian city of hyderabad was then forced to take—off again. the airline said the plane went on to land safely after circling the airport. responding to comments on social media, british airways said the tricky landing was "all in a day's work for our pilots". strong winds also caused issues on the roads. passengers and a driver had a lucky escape when a double—decker bus became skewered by a tree in poole. dorset police said the tree crashed through the front of the upper deck of the vehicle while it travelled along ringwood road just before midday. five passengers and the driver were on board at the time, but no—one was injured. described as ‘one of our greatest actors,‘ albert finney, has died after a short illness. he was 82. he began his career at the royal shakespeare company, before forging a reputation as one of britain's leading screen stars,

in films such as saturday night and sunday morning, tom jones, and erin brockovich. will gompertz looks back at his life. don't let them bastards grind you down — that's one thing i've learned. albert finney was one of the original angry young men, appearing in a raft of kitchen—sink dramas depicting the everyday realities and frustrations of working—class life. i could get through in half the time if i went like a bull, but they'd only slash my wages — so they can get stuffed. he helped redefine british film and theatre in the early 1960s and leaves a lasting legacy. he's the godfather of us all. he's the person who made me believe i could do it because he was from salford, my parents knew his family. my dad told me, you know, his dad was a bookie in salford, my dad probably had a bet. by 1963, he was being talked about as the next laurence olivier, to whom he would allude when playing the role of a fading actor manager in the dresser and parody when among friends.

we were all walking around as sir lawrence walked around in the film, with a limp and a hump, and a kind of deformed strange left hand. and we used to be pressing the elevator button to get to your class, saying, as olivier/richard iii: i must take the lift... to fencing! i feel awake for the first time, madam. he turned down the opportunity to play the lead in the film lawrence of arabia, choosing instead the title role in tom jones, an 18th—century romantic adventure. albert finney had arrived. an international star of stage and screen with an eye for the ladies and the talent to take on a wide range of roles. don't be so daft, lottie. from directing and starring in charlie bubbles, to playing agatha christie's hercule poirot. we now come to my own reconstruction of the night of the murder. when people look back at the gallery of his roles in the movies, people will always celebrate the versatility, the power, the humour, the humanity.

a0 years after his film career began, a new generation of film directors discovered his remarkable screen charisma, casting him as a gruff lawyer in erin brockovich... and you and me are going to make them pay for it. ..and an even gruffer churchill in the gathering storm. at 35, i was home secretary. at 37, first lord of the admiralty, and at 50, chancellor of the exchequer. doing pretty well. not bad. now look at me. albert finney never forgot his roots. he refused a knighthood because he considered it "snobby". above all though, he was a serious actor. a rare performer, such that, if he was in something, you would pay attention. welljoining us now is shirley anne field. she starred oppoosite albert finney in the 1960's film saturday night and sunday morning. what was he like to work with? are

wonderful. different. professional. 0n wonderful. different. professional. on his wafers that i don't think it was 1950, it was 1960, wasn't it? when we worked together... and we rode together in the car back and forth as we were making an ever seen. forth as we were making an ever seen. saturday night, sunday morning. we were in the theatre. we we re morning. we were in the theatre. we were appearing nightly but we started saturday night sunday morning before it finished but we we re morning before it finished but we were getting very tired and he said to the driver lets get her a drink despite her up and we went to the polish club, i forgot the despite her up and we went to the polish club, iforgot the name despite her up and we went to the polish club, i forgot the name of the driver, we had this drink and

the driver, we had this drink and the next day, that night i found myself feeling marvellous so the next day i said come and stop there and he said no, you didn't last much, you can do today so it became --it much, you can do today so it became ——it stopped me from becoming a drink. that was what he was like, very protective, very knowledgeable and fun. see worked with him on the stage as well as on—screen? and fun. see worked with him on the stage as well as on-screen? yes. how was it different in terms of the chemistry between the two of you?m was different because we were working at the royal court in a musical and going off to film during the day. it was richardson who put the day. it was richardson who put the two of us together. actually, he put all of us in a film called, with sir laurence, the entertainer is

that he tested us all to see if we had what he considered special on the screen. alan played the sun and then suddenly we were working in lily white boys at the royal court. it was such an extraordinary time was jumaat i it was such an extraordinary time wasjumaat i owe all but a big favour, for many ways, but one of them was because i lost my nerve. favour, for many ways, but one of them was because i lost my nervelj had them was because i lost my nerve.” had to go up on a big plinth and every night the audience would laugh and clap and everything else and then i realised i was being funny andi then i realised i was being funny and i started to play it and albert somehow shook back out of me. he said these away you were, believe in it, don't try and be funny, you are funny. somehow he said that the scene for me.