tonight at ten — john worboys, the london cab driver convicted of rape and other sexual offences, has been handed two additional life sentences. the new sentences are for attacks on four more women. it's been revealed that worboys has confessed to targeting as many as 90 victims. john worboys is an incredibly manipulative and dangerous individual, and obviously, whilst we welcome the life sentence today, the real concern is that he could be out after only a few years. we'll have more on the case. the judge said she did not know when, if ever, worboys would cease to be a risk. also tonight... borisjohnson says there will be a new law to finish the brexit trade talks by the end of next year. asjeremy corbyn meets his mps for the first time since the election, he's robustly challenged

by one who lost her seat. half a million washing machines are recalled by whirlpool over fears they could catch fire. and a ground—breaking trial using mri scanning that could transform screening for prostate cancer. and coming up on sportsday on bbc news — liverpool's youngest ever first team is beaten as aston villa reach the semi—finals of the carabao cup. good evening. john worboys, the london taxi driver convicted of rape and numerous sexual offences, has been handed two additional life sentences for attacks on four more women. it has been revealed that worboys has confessed to targeting

as many as 90 victims. last year, the parole board reversed a decision to release him after a widespread public outcry. it prompted other victims to come forward to report attacks dating back nearly two decades. mrsjustice mcgowan said today she did not know when if ever worboys will would cease to be a risk. our special correspondent lucy manning has more details. they said the black cab rapist was safe to release. now, they say he is just as dangerous as he was a decade ago. he could spend the rest of his life in prison. worboys used his taxi to pick up women, drug them and assault them. but it's his victims who fought back, against a system that wanted to release him. he had been sent to jail ten years ago. then, last year, the parole board said he should be let out. victims challenged this in the high court, while others insisted the police investigate their cases.

he should die in prison. you can't rehabilitate that kind of offending. becki houlston thinks she is one of around 100 victims. she claims worboys tried to drug her when he worked in bournemouth. she was interviewed by the police but prosecutors decided, although they didn't disbelieve her, there wasn't enough evidence to get a conviction. really, it needs to be used as a benchmark example of how the justice system is failing particularly women and the sentencing for sex crimes. you think this is a massive failure by the justice system? yes, absolutely. and, you know, no victims should be having to come together in numbers to get criminal proceedings against someone who's proven to be a multiple offender. today, worboys sat in the dock, guilty of another four attacks, as the judge jailed him for life but said that he could apply for parole in six years. the judge told john worboys, "i am satisfied you are a continuing risk.

"you are currently dangerous." she said, "i do not know when, if ever, "you will cease to be a risk. "you may never be released." but a lawyerfor some of worboys‘ victims is worried he could still leave prison. whilst we welcome the life sentence today, the real concern is that he could be out after only a few years, that he will go back to the parole board and put a case for being released after only six years. and that's a real concern to the victims. the tools of a rapist. the taxi he picked women up in. the alcohol he used to drug them and the contraceptives he kept with him. how did anyone think this serial sex attacker should be freed? the head of the parole board was sacked because it decided he could be let out. the right way to deal with these allegations was to have them at last properly investigated by the police and then dealt with in public, in front of a judge. the parole board is only going to be

as good as the evidence that is put before it and, in this case, the information it had was incomplete. john worboys will appeal his sentence, but the man the judge called "manipulative and dangerous" will now return to prison. he could have been walking free last year, had it not been for the courage and determination of his victims. lucy manning, bbc news. our home editor mark easton is with me. what are the principal issues raised by this case? i think there are many chilling aspects, first that it was agreed to release him from prison, even though police suspected that he had drugged and abused between 100-200 had drugged and abused between 100—200 women, many of whose cases never came to court. today, coincidentally, unconnected to the case, the victims commissioner for england and wales described as damning the huge number of rape and sexual abuse allegations that are said to be lost in the. justice

system. another troubling aspect of this case i think is the availability of the weapon that worboys used to incapacitate and abuse his victims, we do not know exactly which substance it was but it was almost certainly a date rape drug like ghb which you can put in someone's drink, it renders them unconscious and incapable and often without any memory of what happened. since 2016, there have been five murder convictions related to ghb, and thousands of people have been hospitalised under its effects. now, ghb is illegal but it is only a classy prohibited substance and it is widely available. for instance, you can go online and by an industrial cleaner which converts into ghb when you consume it. so to me, ithink into ghb when you consume it. so to me, i think the horror of the worboys case is that the public was not properly protected from a dangerous sexual predator. and some would say it is still not being properly protected from the

terrifying weapon that he used. . mark easton, our home editor. the prime minister has addressed his new cabinet for the first time and promised to work flat out to repay the trust of those who voted for the conservatives last week. but labour has issued a warning about boris johnson's first significant move, adding a new clause to the withdrawal bill to ensure that further brexit talks will have to be concluded by ths time next year. 0ur deputy political editor john pienaar has this report. are we here? not a hair in place. it's showtime, his time, his cabinet, chorusing his pledges panto—style. how many new hospitals are we going to build? 40! correct. how many more nurses are we going to hire? 50,000. the cabinet looks the same, for now, but their new mission is to deliver on brexit, for the party, and for old and new tory voters. the brexit secretary had private doubts but sources say he was overruled, so, by law, britain is to be clear of eu rules by the end of 2020, with or without a negotiated

eu trade deal. is that deadline a real one? the deadline is meant to build pressure for an agreement next year. critics claim a messy exit, maybe a no deal outcome, has grown more likely. both main leaders, the victor and his beaten rival, lead parties that are seeking a new way — the tories, to keep power, labour, to somehow win it back. the commons looks the same today, but it isn't. far fewer labour mps than before, and the new speaker, dragged by tradition to the chair, will have an easier job than the last one. why? prime minister... cheering. because the prime minister's command of the commons is total. this parliament is not going to waste the time of the nation in deadlock and division and delay. mr speaker, i wonder if you can guess what this parliament is going to do once we've put the withdrawal agreement back? we're going to get brexit done. from the loser, a very different tone. i would like to offer

my congratulations to the prime minister on winning the election and being returned to office and i want to pay tribute to those members from my party particularly who sadly lost their seats in the election. mr speaker elect, the expanded snp westminster group welcomes you to your new home. these are uncertain and challenging times. the public are now looking at this place for leadership. jeremy corbyn has had a bad day at the office. the former labour mp with her back to us was spotted at westminster earlier telling him to his face what she thought of him and his leadership. well, i saneremy taking selfies with these young people, and i thought, rather than grinning and smiling with them, he should be apologising to them. this was his campaign, his manifesto, his brexit position, run by his people and his team. at a packed private meeting, labour mps were overwhelmingly critical of their leader. one of them said the party had seemed economically illiterate. jeremy corbyn cited the effect

of brexit and a hostile media. but many of his colleagues pointed the finger of blame directly at him. some mps have still to be sworn in. it's a different parliament now, but life won't be easy for anyone. john pienaar, bbc news, westminster. meanwhile, the conservatives have announced that a former equality and human rights commissioner will lead a long—promised review of discrimination in the party, including allegations of islamophobia. professor swa ran singh will look at how the conservatives, who've been accused of being in denial over the extent in islamophobia in the party, have dealt with complaints. more than half a million washing machines are being recalled by whirpool because they are at risk of catching fire. the firm says a fault with the door locking system could cause them to overheat. the models are sold under the brand names indesit or hotpoint and were manufactured between october 2014 and february 2018. the company has apologised, but it

could be months before the machines are fixed or replaced. our business correspondent simon gompertz reports. it's just what you didn't want in the run—up to christmas — a warning not to use your washing machine because the electronic door locks could spark a fire. steve in essex has seen it, when his machine began to smoulder. next thing i could smell burning, had some smoke drifting out of there. jumped up, turned the plug off, took the washing out and it really smelled. and look at this burned—out door lock. so, this is a picture of the door lock that is actually failing at the moment. colin, an engineer in newcastle, has been replacing two or three a week on hotpoint and indesit machines. quite often, we find that there is actually signs of burning to the door lock wiring harness. sometimes, i've actually seen burn marks up the inside of the cabinet marks up the inside of the cabinet

of the washing machine. so it looks like there's been a little mini fire there. but the customer hasn't actually known anything about it. so what's the problem with the door mechanism in these washers? well, when the heating element is switched on — that's what heats up the water in the machine — there's a high electric current coming through and there's a danger that the electronics which allow you to open the door at the right moment, well, they can overheat and that's what creates the risk of fire. you can ring whirlpool‘s helpline to find out if your washer is affected. but that's office hours only, and the website has been down most of today. if the machine is on the list, the company says it's best to just take out the plug. but you can lower the risk by reducing the temperature to 20 degrees or less. whirlpool‘s reputation has already been tarnished by fires caused by tumble dryers. so far, the washing machine fires, 79 of them to date, haven't been as bad as this from a dryer. they've only affected the appliance itself, and the area just around.

but the machines will still have to be repaired or replaced. i know this will cause some concern. and we especially understand that the washing machine is so important to family life. here in the christmas holiday season, we know it will be even more of an important matter for our customers. and for that, we apologise. whirlpool is a huge international company. it will expect to ride this out. but the brands will take a battering, if customers have to wait months before they can do their washing properly. simon gompertz, bbc news. president trump has sent a long letter to nancy pelosi, the democrat speaker of the house of representatives, condemning the impeachment inquiry as an "unprecedented and unconstiutional abuse of power" and accusing her of declaring "open war on american democracy". the us congress will vote tomorrow

on whether to impeach mr trump over claims that he attempted to get ukraine to produce information on one of his potential rivals for the 2020 election. impeachment is the two—stage process by which a sitting president can be removed. firstly, it goes to the house of representatives, where it requires a majority of the 435 members to vote for it. if that passes, a trial would be held in the us senate. it requires a two—thirds majority — that's 67 of the 100 senators — to remove a sitting president from office. in the unlikely event that that happens, donald trump could then be forced from the white house. but before all that, democratic representatives in districts where there is a strong republican presence are coming under intense pressure not to back the move. 0ur north america editorjon sopel reports from michigan.

# 0h, say does that star—spangled banner... in america, even a bog—standard townhall meeting like this one in michigan comes wrapped in the stars and stripes. # the land of the free... but over the impeachment of donald trump, it's a disunited states. and the congressmen and women who'll vote tomorrow on this, like elissa slotkin, are under acute pressure from their voters. she is a democrat who won her seat from the republicans last year in a wealthy district, 30 miles north of detroit. thank you, guys. and she was struggling to make her voice heard. ok, i'm just going to continue, because i've got the mic. folks, these are the questions you are shouting at me, so you may want to listen for one second to the answer. one of the hecklers is bill rauwerdink. he's come with a group of republicans to stir things up. i spoke to him in the cafeteria afterwards. you were there calling her out. what do you think the political consequences are? i think her self—awareness,

self perception is very good. she said, this vote may end my short—lived political career. i think that's a really good self—assessment. but the congresswoman say she is doing what's right. the president's attempt to strong—arm ukraine to investigate joe biden went too far. when it comes to something like asking foreigners to intervene and get engaged here at home, that, to me, requires a response. it can't become normal to just reach out to foreigners. i know it sounds different, but there just has to be some decisions that are beyond the political calculus. and it may be that voters decide in 2020 that they don't want me as their representative. #jingle bells, jingle bells... there are other preoccupations at this time of year, though, like present buying and wondering who's paying the town's electricity bill. but impeachment, too. what do you think of the move to impeach him? i think it's ridiculous, we are wasting a lot of taxpayer's money. at this point, leave it to the voters. it's close enough. the economy is doing

phenomenally well. he's the most corrupt man who has ever served in that office, and it's exactly what the founding fathers intended when they came up with the idea of impeachment. he's not fit for office. he's embarrassing. america is so polarised on this, isn't it? yes. it's all or nothing. it's going to be an interesting christmas. forget white christmas. here in rochester, michigan, they're going for bright christmas. and the one thing elissa slotkin is dreaming of is that it should be a backlash free christmas, because it's perfectly possible that the biggest casualties of this impeachment process could be the democratic party itself. jon sopel, bbc news, michigan. uk unemployment fell in the three months to october, to its lowest level in 44 years. the total number of unemployed now stands at 1.28 million, according to official figures. that's a drop of 13,000, surprising some economists, who expected the rate to rise.

the fall has largely been driven by a 3.5% decrease in the unemployment rate for women, a record low. let's take a look at some of today's other news. 18—year—old ewan ireland, who stabbed a lawyer to death as he was walking home from work, has been jailed for a minimum of 15 years. peter duncan was attacked at the entrance to a shopping centre in newcastle in august, after stealing a screwdriver. the court heard ireland had 31 criminal offences on his record and at the time of the murder was on bailfor affray, and under investigation for a robbery. a new inquest into the death of nine—year—old ella kissi—debrah, who suffered a fatal asthma attack in south london, will consider the role of air pollution. an earlier ruling that she had died of acute respiratory failure was later quashed in light of new evidence about pollution levels. a ground—breaking trial is under way using mri scans which could transform screening

for prostate cancer. prostate cancer is the most common cancer in men. one in eight men will be diagnosed with it in their lifetime, and it kills nearly 12,000 men each year. but there is no widely—available reliable screening method for the disease. 0ur medical correspondent fergus walsh was given exclusive access to the trial in london. mri scanning could herald a revolution in prostate cancer screening. i am at london's university college hospital to have my prostate imaged. 300 men aged 50—plus will be invited here to have an mri as part of a ground—breaking clinical trial. the prostate is a walnut—sized gland which sits below the bladder. the older men get, the more likely they are to develop abnormal prostate cells, but it's only those cancers which are likely to spread that need early diagnosis. hi, john, you all right?

yeah, fine. recent studies here suggest mri can detect fast—growing cancers which are potentially lethal, while ignoring the slow—growing, lazy cancers that will never cause any harm. 0k, you're all finished, we're just going to get you out. 0k. the greatest advantage of the mri is that it selectively shows the more regressive and larger cancers. those smaller cancers which we would only monitor are invisible on mri. unlike breast, cervical and bowel, there is no national screening programme for prostate cancer. there is this blood test to measure levels of the protein psa, but it produces too many false positives, highlighting cancers that are not aggressive and don't need any treatment. and it misses some cancers too. you've got your right hip over here, and your left hip over here, and this is your prostate in the middle. the hope is mri could provide greater clarity. my scan and psa test were both

normal, so my risk is low. but one in six men with prostate cancer in the uk, likejohn swain, are diagnosed once their disease has spread and is incurable. john, who's 56 and from leicestershire, was told in may and has been given another three to seven years to live. a massive shock to have prostate cancer. itjust came totally out of the blue, and they can control it for a period of time through hormone treatment and chemotherapy, but i think, eventually, the cancer wins. a family history of prostate cancer increases your risk of getting the disease. black men are at higher risk too. if the mri trial is successful, it could lead to the first national screening programme for the most common cancer in men. fergus walsh, bbc news.

the presenter of itv‘s love island is standing down after being charged with assault. caroline flack has hosted the hugely successful programme for five years, but will not be in the role for the next series in the new year, as lizo mzimba reports. last week, the tv presenter caroline flack was arrested and charged with assault by beating, following what her spokesperson called a private, domestic incident. it reportedly involved her boyfriend, lewis burton. she was released on bail and is expected in court on monday. cheering and applause hello and welcome... she is best known as the presenter of reality relationship show love island, since 2015. but today she announced her decision to withdraw from next month winter series. in a statement released on her instagram, she said... in order not to detract attention from the upcoming series, ifeel the best thing i can do is stand down for series six.

although love island is predominantly about the contesta nts' relationships, she is still one of the elements that has made it such a successful show, the most watched programme on any channel by viewers under 30. itv says that it has a long—standing relationship with caroline, and we understand and accept her decision. we will remain in contact with her over the coming months about future series of love island. her replacement on the show hasn't been announced. lizo mzimba, bbc news. more on events at westminster, and as we've heard jeremy corbyn was challenged robustly at a private meeting with his mps, the first since labour's poor result in last week's general election. 0ne mp described an atmosphere of fury and despair. the scale of labour's defeat, and the looming prospect of a leadership race to succeed mr corbyn, has prompted much soul—searching in the party. our special correspondent allan little has travelled to labour's former heartlands, and he starts his report in grimsby, which until last week hadn't elected a conservative mp since before the second world war.

what is it that broke that tenacious bond between the labour in parliament and its working class voters? across the north, the roots of thursday's revolt go back decades. as traditional industry fell into dereliction, the culture of organised labour in daily life that once shaped a powerful shared identity withered too. there is no power in that side of the country. david pearce was once a trade union official in grimsby. what was it like to vote conservative for the first time? i said, when i look up there, i don't know if i'll be let in. have i betrayed anybody? no, i haven't. because what was happening was making us worse off. so i've changed my opinion. who do you blame for the fact that labour lost so much support here? jeremy corbyn. because he's old —fashioned, and you can't do that. you can't do what he was doing. you've got to accept 17.5 million. you've got to accept it.

we never belonged in the common market. we just don't belong there. you get your sovereignty back, it's a big thing. grimsby is one of britain's busiest ports. much of its trade is with the eu. even so, grimsby voted overwhelmingly to leave and, on thursday, backed borisjohnson's conservatives. so, where, if no longer here, are labour's heartlands now? manchester is one surviving labour stronghold. this is prosperous metropolitan england. here, the labour vote held up, among the young, the college educated, the socially liberal, middle—class professionals, working in the health service and schools. when i saw the exit polls, my heart just sank. junaid alvi is 27, an accountant, and a labour party member. i think that idea that we can be that far left has been destroyed for a generation, probably. we tried, and we failed.

labour has been complacent. and they took the working class communities for granted for too long. and now it's been clear that those communities are happy to vote for the conservatives. so they need to appeal to those heartlands once again. we've lost by so many that it's clear that labour can't just appeal to the middle class and the liberal elite, as it were. in scotland, this is the party of the old labour heartlands now. snp supporters in glasgow north—east, celebrating taking every seat in a city that was once an labour to its boots. working class voters abandoned labour in 2015 and haven't come back. scotland rejected independence five years ago, but will leaving the eu and five years of tory government change that? i think it's going to make the scottish electorate more pro—independence. and it's going to make it more important to them. what if borisjohnson says, and he said it already, you can't have a second referendum?

the way i was thinking about it is like it's a marriage. we've had this marriage, we weren't that chuffed about it in the beginning. we've had this marriage, and i don't think it's working. i would like to divorce you, dear. and the husband goes, no. you're not going tojust go, well, that's what your decision is. no, we really need to go. we need to be our own country and if we make mistakes, we'll correct them. borisjohnson has redrawn the demographics of party loyalty, to forge a remarkable alliance of industrial towns and prosperous shire counties. what will hold them together once brexit is done? and what will hold the union together after a brexit backed by england and wales alone? allan little, bbc news. some of the voices in labour's former heartland is talking to allan little. that's it. now on bbc one, time for the news where you are. have a very good night.

hello and welcome to sportsday — i'm chetan pathak, coming up aston villa score 5 against liverpool's youngsters to reach the semi finals of the carabao cup. the chief executive of italy's serie a apologises for the inappropriate use of monkeys in its anti racism campaign. and he may have had a disappointing finish earlier this year, but adam gemili tells us it'll spur him on for tokyo 2020. before you know i will be retiring and he looked back at your career and he looked back at your career and thinki and he looked back at your career and think i could've done this different or that different but i wa nt to different or that different but i want to have no regrets song trying to live every opportunity that i can.

thanks forjoining us on sportsday. aston villa are into the semi finals of the league cup as they put five goals past liverpool's youngest first team in their history. the senior squad's currently in qatar ahead of tomorrow's club world cup semi final. it meant five players were handed their liverpool debuts tonight. michael redford reports: lots of youngsters in the crowd, but plenty of youth on the pitch as well as liverpool name the youngest team in their 127 year history. the average age of the starting 11 was just under 19 and a half, and despite a bright start experience proved key. the goalkeeper won't see that again. nor will he want to see this come into fighting cross and villa had two goals in three minutes. although the home side were not dominant there were clinical.

winning the first goal of the season. the second of the campaign arrived before half—time, first time he scored twice in a match since august 2018. replaced by wesley late on, first time to score his goal since october. villa through to the league cup finals for the first time since 2013 and while liverpool's 18 g rover world since 2013 and while liverpool's 18 grover world cup glory in qatar the youngsters still have plenty to learn. jurgen klopp said that he and his players would be staying up late in qatar to cheer on the youngsters. liverpool's senior side play their club world cup semi final against mexican side monterray tomorrow evening. a game you can watch live on bbc two from 515. earlier, the liverpool manager was asked whether he thought it was right that the tournament — and the 2022 world cup — were being staged by fifa in qatar because of concerns over its human rights record: this is a really serious thing to talk about, and i really think these a nswe rs talk about, and i really think these

answers should be given