this is bbc news. lam i am lu kwesa i am lukwesa burak. the headlines at 11:00: one and a half billion users of whatsapp are told to update their apps urgently after a major hack into its encrypted service. 1.5 billion people use whatsapp and the user because they feel it is a more secure messaging up the user because they feel it is a more secure messaging up and that their conversations are going . be downing street says mps will get another chance to vote the european union. following the death of one of the guests. accused of being a liar, the man who claimed several high profile figures were paedophiles goes on trial.

and at 11:30 we'll be taking an in—depth look at the papers with our reviewers former trade minister, lord jones and broadcaster henry bonsu. stay with us for that. hello. a very good evening to you. millions of whatsapp users across the country, are being urged to update to the latest version of the messaging system after a security breach. the company, which is owned by facebook, says surveillance software was remotely installed on a targetted number of mobile phones — including those of human rights activists. in a moment, we'll be reporting from israel, where the spy software is reported to have been developed. but first, here's our technology correspondent, rory cellan—jones.

it promises total security. and 1.5 billion whatsapp users have bought into the pledge that their calls and messages are private. now they're finding out that attackers could have used one missed call to plant spywa re on their phones to monitor their every move. this seems to be quite a sophisticated breach. it will make a voice call, which doesn't even need to be answered by the recipient, and then once you're inside the app, then it's possible to install software or spy on the user. facebook, which owns whatsapp, says it spotted and fixed the flaw in its defences earlier this month, but it's encouraging all users to update to the latest version of the app. so, who was behind the attack and just who were they trying to spy on? whatsapp says it believes it was targeted at a few select users and bears all the hallmarks of a private company working with governments to deliver

spyware on mobile phones. it's thought that refers to israel's nso group, which provides surveillance tools to governments and has previously been accused of helping them spy on human rights activists. they do sell to governments to use to fight crime and terrorism, but over the last couple of years there's been mounting evidence that actually their technologies are used to target human rights defenders, to try and scare them to commit human rights violations against the human rights defenders. in a statement the israeli firm said, "nso's technology is licensed to authorised government agencies for the sole purpose of fighting crime and terror. the company does not operate the system." keeping our communications secure from both hackers and governments is a constant battle for the technology companies. this flaw has been fixed. there are undoubtedly more yet to be discovered. rory cellan—jones, bbc news.

well, as we've been hearing, the cyber attack is thought to have been carried out using software developed by an israeli company, and there are attempts in israel to stop the firm exporting abroad. however, the company says while it sells the software, it doesn't operate it. our middle east correspondent tom bateman has been speaking to a lawyer who says he was specifically targeted in the cyberattack and he's sent us this report from jerusalem. as somebody who's a lawyer, i'm used to being the person who defends people's rights, not being the victim myself. this uk—based lawyer has spent months representing people who claim their phones were targeted using nso's software. now, speaking anonymously to protect his privacy, he believes the spyware has been used against him. on sunday, i received two whatsapp video calls and i managed to capture the log. so, these were hacking attempts, you think? yes. the attempts were passed to whatsapp, who started their investigation. nso says its software is to track terrorists, but it's accused of selling it

to countries who want it to spy on dissidents. the lawyer helped alleged victims from saudi arabia and mexico. it is scary, in the sense that now we can see that it feels like the wild west, so any rogue actor or a rogue state, or a state with questionable human rights records can very easily acquire the system. secrecy surrounds the sale of the spyware abroad, with no public oversight. that's why this israeli lawyer wants nso stripped of its export licence. they don't want the israeli public to start a movement against this export licence, so there is total secrecy even in israel and total secrecy means there is no accountability. there is total impunity. israel is a world leader in cybersecurity exports. start—up firms sold their wares at this recent gathering — a tech boom fuelled by experts fresh from army intelligence. it is a source of strength says one former general.

we are helping some other countries to acquire similar capabilities, and i personally know of dozens of events where terrible terrorist attacks were intercepted only due to the availability of such intelligence capability. nso claims its software has saved countless lives, and they take every precaution to avoid abuse. this kind of spyware has the power to watch us all. the debate now is over who's watching its creators. tom bateman, bbc news, jerusalem. let's speak to our north america technology correspondent dave lee, who joins us live from san francisco. dave, how is this story being greeted by us users of whatsapp? what has the reaction been like those yellow well, this story broke fairly late in the evening here on monday evening. i think it has only been up until today where people in

the us have really taken notice. whatsapp is usually popular around the world. not so popular, comparatively, in the us, despite facebook was my best efforts to make it that way. having said that, there are still a great number of users here and they have at least all heard the advice to keep that apps up—to—date. i have stood on the spot many times and described various perceived failings from facebook and how they have handled security situations over the past year. on this particular event they are actually receiving some praise. the human rights groups i have spoken to are saying that whatsapp, once they discovered this floor, they acted quickly to notify them and, as they say, they believe they have fixed this problem. never good for a company to have this kind of vulnerability made public and people being aware of it. but, in the circumstances, whatsapp is looking as good as perhaps they could in

this situation. i was going to ask, has the brand, has whatsapp been damaged by this? there are a number of other end to ending june applications out there. there are. several different messaging apps that will do different things. they have competitors such as apple's imessage, like signal. the have competitors such as apple's imessage, - matter signal. the have competitors such as apple's imessage, - matter is gnal. the have competitors such as apple's imessage, - matter is that the have competitors such as apple's imessage, impenetrable. s that the have competitors such as apple's imessage, impenetrable. it:hat the have competitors such as apple's imessage, impenetrable. it is it the have competitors such as apple's imessage, these 1etrable. it is it the have competitors such as apple's imessage, these companies is it the have competitors such as apple's imessage, these companies protecte about how these companies protect those gen/155; - how they about how these companies protect those gen/1555's - how they react those services and how they react when they are breached in this way. while this is, of course, damaging to the brand. this is a serious flaw that was discovered in whatsapp and it was exploited by this tool, it does appear that what has happened it has protected it by acting on what they have found. very quickly, a lot of people are learning through

this story how much of a powerhouse israel is when it comes to cyber software, cyber warfare, in israel is when it comes to cyber software, cyberwarfare, infact. just how much technology comes out of israel? well, israel's military is famous for nurturing extremely gifted developers in the cyber security space. so i think that may be the big talking point, eventually, from this incident is to what extent those tools are being sold, who they are being sold to, what they are being used for, and where the accountability for that is going to come from. that is kind of freshly trodden ground when it comes to global international relations. and i think this may add some momentum to the argument that this kind of tool, this kind of cyber weapon, needs to be more closely monitored. dave lee, thank you very much for that. downing street says mps will get another chance to vote at the beginning ofjune on theresa may's deal to leave the european union. it follows talks tonight

between theresa may and the labour leaderjeremy corbyn. our political correspondent iain watson is at westminster. still at westminster. you have been waiting for this talks to anne. took us waiting for this talks to anne. took us through what we have learned. certainlyjeremy corbyn us through what we have learned. certainly jeremy corbyn and us through what we have learned. certainlyjeremy corbyn and theresa may met face—to—face. but they didn't necessarily see eye to eye. a labour spokesman offsuit aukse said jeremy corbyn had raised doubts about the ability of theresa may to deliver on a compromise agreement given that she was getting pushed fora, if given that she was getting pushed for a, if you like, sell by date from her own mps, many of them are saying they want a timetable for her to stand out. jeremy corbyn was saying country delivery deal in any case. but he also wanted to see further movement from theresa may toward labour's position, especially on the issue of a customs union. from her point of view, she wanted to make clear that she did not want to make clear that she did not want to see the dog with the opposition run on and on. she was put into

leave the european union injuly at the latest. so, therefore, there was, to some extent an attempt to put a kind of timescale on that as well. she said she would bring forward the necessary legislation in the first week injune. there will be that vote again for mps, key brexit legislation. at the moment, it is hard to see how she would get that through parliament. i think what downing street is thinking is this, if that legislation is brought forward in june that this, if that legislation is brought forward injune that will be about ten days after the euro elections. if both the main parties take a pasting in those elections it may concentrate the minds of labour and conservative mps, try to get them at that point to do a deal i get the brexit legislation over the line. they are still quite far apart. iain watson at westminster, thank you for that. there are calls for itv‘s thejeremy kyle show to be taken off

air for good after the death of a man who appeared on the programme. steve dymond died days afterfailing a lie—detector test on the show. known for it's often confrontational style, it's a key part of itv‘s daytime schedule. here's our media editor, amol rajan. all right, sweetheart? nice to see you. for 1a years, thejeremy kyle show has turned the innermost anguish of its guests into a public spectacle... shut up, i'm talking! applause. converting their fears and feuds into a televisual exhibition. guests go on willingly and generally know what they're getting into. one hardy perennial of the show is the lie—detector test. lying, cheating, horrible person! 63—year—old steve dymond underwent one of these in an episode filmed the week before last. its broadcast was cancelled in the wake of his death. dymond's former fiancee told the sun they went on the show to do the test to see if he was unfaithful. i knew he was going to fail it, because i held his hand and there was just nothing there. everyone felt the mood change. babette lucas—marriott, a student in manchester,

was in the audience for the show that got pulled. he was crying from the very beginning, you know, and he was so convinced he would pass this test and that everything would be fine. and then, you know, they introduced themselves. "tell us about what's happened." and thenjeremy brings out the lie—detector test. and he asked the audience, "who thinks he's going to pass?", and 99% of the audience put their hand up, including myself, and then he said he'd failed. and you just saw him collapse to the ground. absolutelyjust couldn't believe what he'd heard. and, you know, he was begging his fiancee for forgiveness. having taken the show off air and removed archive from its catch—up service, itv reiterated that staff were "shocked and saddened at the news of the death of a participant in the show". others weren't surprised. the genre of tv that is based on the theatre of cruelty i don't think fits any more. exploiting the vulnerable, who are on the edge, and some of them will be pushed off the edge can hardly be a surprise.

jeremy! arriving home this evening, kyle maintained his silence. itv has, inevitably, begun a review. you have to make sure that all the facts come out eventually and that you are taking it very seriously, which they demonstrably are taking it seriously. i think they're right to take the show off. i think there's a big question mark whether the show will ever come back. in a competitive environment, jeremy kyle show is a ratings success. the question is, at what price? it is just approaching 11:15 it isjust approaching 11:15 p.m.. one and a half billion users of whatsapp are told to update their apps urgently after a major hack into its encrypted service. downing street says mps will get another chance to vote at the beginning ofjune, on theresa may's deal to leave the european union. growing calls for itv to scrap thejeremy kyle show following the death

of one of the guests. the first person stabbed in the london bridge attacks two years ago, richard livett, has described how he came nose to nose with one of the men wielding a knife. today he told the inquests into the deaths of eight people, about the chaotic scenes at the time, moments after three attackers had driven a van into pedestrians on the bridge. the man who accused a string of high profile politicians and public figures of being paedophiles has gone on trial in newcastle. carl beech, who was known as nick, is accused of lying about "three child murders, multiple rapes, kidnapping, false imprisonment, and widespread sexual abuse". beech, who is 51 and from gloucester, denies the charges. june kelly has our report. carl beech is said to have wanted those he accused to face court, but now it's him who's in the dock.

his allegations of a vip paedophile ring operating in london and beyond led to a £2 million enquiry by scotland yard. i heard, um, the car, the engine. and as i turned round to see what the noise was, it hit him. today the jury was shown carl beech in police interviews claiming he'd seen a friend called scott killed by the group. he said they drove a car at him. there was a lot of blood. i had blood on my hands. and i was dragged away and put in the back of a car. beech went to the police following thejimmy savile scandal, and said he was a savile victim. the prosecution said he caused immeasurable distress to those he accused including, lord bramall, a former chief of the defence staff,

lord brittan who, as leon brittan, served as home secretary, and the ex—tory mp harvey proctor, who he claimed had stabbed a child to death in front of him. he also named the former conservative prime minister sir edward heath and another politician, greville, later lord janner, as well as michael hanley — once head of m15 — and maurice oldfield — an ex—boss of m16. prosecutor tony badenoch qc told the court he claimed he had witnessed no less than three child killings and was subjected to rape, torture and sexual abuse by literally dozens of powerful men. that he'd been taken out of school once a week for this to occur. that is an extraordinary claim, and it is also untrue. he also told detectives that a 15—year—old who disappeared in the late 70s, martin allen, had been killed by the gang. another false allegation and another family impacted, said the prosecution. it can now be reported that

carl beech fled to sweden while he was awaiting trial. this was him after he was detained there. he denies perverting the course ofjustice and fraud. june kelly, bbc news, at newcastle crown court. it's being claimed widening inequalities in pay, health and opportunities in the uk, are undermining trust in democracy and leading to a rise in middle—age death rates. the independent institute for fiscal studies, says high earners are enjoying runaway incomes, but "deaths of despair," such as from suicide, drug and alcohol abuse, are on the rise among the poorest. our social affairs correspondent, michael buchanan, has the story. in recent decades, the united kingdom has grown to become the fifth largest economy in the world. for many, however, it doesn't feel that way. on the edge of the city's richest, this market caters to those with pennies, not porsches. inequality is part

of their daily lives. compared to the multi—million pound property is right next door. you have to fight to get your repairs done. then you have the rich next door, who have got less than five seconds to get something fixed for nothing. there is social housing, but there isn't, is there? it is all privatised. people have bought them and rented them out at extortionate prices. the rising cost of living means tens of thousands of people have been priced out, although some have profited. tell me about your place on the isle of dogs. we bought the land 32 years ago and we built the house which cost 69,000 at the time. and now it is worth 1.4 million. inequality may be a global problem but it is particularly marked here, compared to similar developed nations, only the united states has worse levels of income inequality.

we were lucky because we had some money in the family to be able to do it, but we were not lucky enough to have enough money to buy the house that was functioning. james and bethany are both parents and cambridge graduates with phds, but a top education has not brought riches and raises questions about what we value. james, a research scientist, typically only get short—term contracts. bethany, arabic speaker, syria expert, cannot currently find any suitable job. the stretching out of inequality has been so great that i was working for someone who i felt guilty about charging as much per hourfor the work i was doing for them and then i realised they were paying their dog walker more per hour than they were paying me to write their work for them. today's analysis says the share of household income going to the richest 1%

and that has tripled over the past 30 years. alan and juliette barrett started a sports nutrition company grenade in 2010. in 2017, they sold it for £72 million. hard work can have its rewards. we certainly didn't have any opportunities that were not available to anyone else, so we both had normal upbringings, we don't come from wealthy backgrounds. i didn't go to university. inequality has many roots. this five year study will aim to find some answers. michael buchanan, bbc news. the rate of unemployment among women fell to 3.7% in the first three months of the year, the lowest since comparable records began in 1971. the office for national statistics says the figures are partly due to changes to the state pension age, with more women retiring later. the data also shows the lowest rate of unemployment for men for more than a0 years. british steel says it's seeking further financial support

from the government, to help it deal with what it describes as, brexit—related issues. the uk's second largest steel firm directly employs 11,500 people, and received a 100 million pound loan from the treasury two weeks ago. it's reportedly facing a slump in orders from european customers. hundreds of millions of people have been voting in the indian election stop voters say that the current prime minister has failed to reach out to the minority muslim population while the un is concerned about attacks against minorities and the increase in violence has become a key election issue.

these are the muslims of the nomadic bakarwal tribe. they are outcasts, treated with resentment wherever they go. when they tried to settle in the majority hindu town of kathua in northern india, some locals wanted to teach them a lesson so severe they'd leave forever. what happened in this sacred hindu temple last year sent shockwaves across the country. asifa bano was eight when she was held captive for a week. drugged, gang raped, then murdered. "when we found her body, it was black," her mother, naseem, tells me. "she'd been electrocuted, hit with rocks and strangled. she was only a child." her grieving father, muhammad yusuf, believes his little girl was targeted because of their faith. what followed was just as shocking. eight hindu men were charged. these people took to the streets,

not in support of the victim, but in solidarity with those accused. two bjp politicians were among the protesters. it took weeks of pressure before they were forced to resign. tensions are growing in many parts of the country. one of the latest cases, in the north—eastern state of assam, has left this market trader terrified. shaukat ali was brutally beaten last month. stripped of his dignity, he was force—fed pork bya hindu mob. "i had to eat it because i was scared they'd kill me. it was an attack on our entire faith." this community is worried. every face in this room wondering if their very existence now leaves them vulnerable. the attack on shaukat ali in this usually busy market was brazen. instead of stepping in to try

and stop it, crowds filmed it on their mobile phones. india's had a long history of religious violence, with victims of all faiths. the human rights group say that in the last five years, there's been a sharp increase in hate crimes against muslims, and what they describe as a rising tide of islamophobia. a bjp spokesman told me the party completely rejects claims that its policies have led to the rise in crimes against muslims. he said the bjp represents all faiths. but faith is being used, as the hindu nationalist party chases a second term. in a thinly veiled attack on illegal muslim immigrants from neighbouring bangladesh, its president, amit shah, calls them "termites" and "infiltrators". he's promising to remove every single one of them from india.

it's notjust the leaders that we have to look to, but what is happening to the mind of people who are being constantly drip fed this sort of hatred? the right for all religions to coexist is enshrined in this country's constitution. but there is concern that if the bjp wins a second term, that basic secular principle could be eroded. rajini vaidyanathan, bbc news, assam. in little more than a week, we'll all be going to the polls in the european elections, a vote many thought wouldn't happen. however the delay to brexit means 73 members of the european parliament will be elected from the uk. our deputy political editorjohn pienaar, has been to yorkshire and humberside, which will elect 6 meps, to find out what's on the mind of voters. pick a look, make a statement, it's party time again.

not easy to make brexit much fun just now, but everyone can express themselves in the euro elections. back the old order, choose who's the real people's party. are the scare stories real? and a big question now, are more people keen to shop around than stay loyal to the big parties? like miles, the fancy—dress shop owner, in remain—supporting york. i'm feeling really mad that we're leaving the eu. it's bad for business. it's bad for the country. the referendum promised unicorns. it's not a unicorn. it's a donkey, with an ice cream cone on its head. i'm going to vote for a remain party, but ijust don't know who right now. so, you're going to take a pick. it's a bit like shopping now. it is. i'm going to take my pick and decide on that. but you can love what's traditional and still want change. beloved habits die hard, but it happens. which way are you leaning? i am a fully paid—up member of the conservative party.

you're voting tory? so... sorry, i didn't say that. are you voting in the european elections? icertainly am. for whom? ijustjoined the brexit party and i will be voting brexit. have i strayed into a brexit party meeting here, or...? let me ask you, on a show of hands, who here is a conservative who's turned against the tories over europe? ok, that's quite a few of you. all the parties, to be fair, are all over the place, but the one that i feel can deliver perhaps still is the conservative party. at the moment, i'm giving them the benefit of the doubt. you're a tribal tory... yeah. you're a tribal tory, for now? for now, yes. at heart, i believe in labour. i believe in their policies. you're sticking with them? yes. is that tribal loyalty? i don't know about tribal loyalty, it feels right. lifelong labour supporter. i'm concerned that the party's policy isn't clear on brexit. i'm thinking of voting for green in the eu elections because there's

a clarity and a vision and a set of values that i respect. ok, but you sound to me like you're a labour man to your bootstraps. yes, iam. iam. these are difficult times. brexit cuts across all kinds of loyalties. and you're nodding. i think that the two—party system now is completely fractured and, ironically, because of brexit, we are moving further towards a european kind of system, where you have lots of coalitions and parties working together from different sort of sides of the argument. what seems loud and clear now is everyone's improvising in politics, and any number canjoin in and play. john pienaar, bbc news, york. now it's time for the weather with matt taylor. ba rely barely a cloud in the sky to start the week. the area still dry we are

seeing some big temperature contrast with those skies. on tuesday morning we start at —2 bit in the afternoon, 20 degrees, 24 degrees warmer. rather than bringing in airfrom anywhere warm, that is because the sheer strength of the son in this area of high pressure. winds light across the north coast and temperatures have been rising the most. other where it has not been rising because of the breeze and thatis rising because of the breeze and that is the state of play on wednesday. a bit more breeze to the west of northern ireland so temperatures are not as high on wednesdays they will have been on tuesday here but light wind across scotla nd tuesday here but light wind across scotland and northern england, back into the 20s once again. 23— 25 celsius across some parts of central and northern scotland. isolated chance of a shower but more of a

breeze and a bit more cloud