tonight at ten — a special investigation into the case of the six—year—old boy thrown from a balcony at the tate gallery. we reveal that jonty bravery, the 17—year—old who pleaded guilty to attempted murder, had warned of his plans a year before he carried them out. go and visit some of the landmarks, it could be the shard, it could be anything, and push somebody off it. i know for a fact they'll die falling from 100 feet. his victim, a young french boy, suffered life—changing injuries, and the attacker‘s care worker says opportunities to stop him were missed. it was a tragedy waiting to happen. people didn't take certain precautions about what he was saying seriously enough. we'll have a special report and we'll have the latest on the boy's condition, six months after the attack. also tonight... as china takes even more rigorous

measures against the coronavirus, a third person in the uk has now tested positive. scotland's finance secretary resigns on the day of the budget, after it was revealed he'd sent messages to a 16—year—old boy on social media. young children were among 90 migrants rescued today in near—freezing conditions, trying to cross the english channel. i'm spartacus. and later in the programme, tributes to the hollywood legend kirk douglas, who has died at the age of 103. and coming up on sportsday on bbc news... ben youngs has been dropped to the bench for england's calcutta cup match with scotland in the six nations on saturday. willi heinz will start, in one of five changes made by eddie jones. good evening, and we start tonight with a special investigation

into the case of the six—year—old boy who was thrown from a balcony at london's tate modern art gallery in august last year. bbc news has uncovered new information about the teenager who tried to kill him. jonty bravery, who was 17 at the time, pleaded guilty to attempted murder and will be sentenced in a fortnight. but a recording made by one of his carers shows that he'd given a warning a year before the attack at the tate that he wanted to kill someone by throwing them from a tall building. the carer has told the bbc that opportunities were missed to stop jonty bravery from carrying out his threat. this report from our special correspondent lucy manning contains some disturbing detail. it was a day out that changed a little boy for ever. thrown from the top of the tate. a 17—year—old boy has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder. jonty bravery admitted trying to murder the boy. now the bbc can reveal

disturbing new details. the teenager, who has autism, lived in this flat in london with round—the—clock care. he confessed to two carers what he was planning nearly a year before. one was so concerned, he recorded it. this isjonty bravery speaking. i've got it in my head, a way to kill somebody and i know for a fact i'm going to go to prison if i do that, so... his carer, who we are calling ollie, recorded jonty‘s threats. he claims bravery was at the tate alone.

it was a tragedy waiting to happen. people didn't take certain precautions about what he was saying seriously enough. do you think he could and should have been stopped? 100%. i feel like him being allowed out independently was a risk to the public. the whole situation could have been dealt with very much differently. opportunities missed. what happened that day at the tate was exactly asjonty bravery had threatened. you thought it was only a matter of time until he tried to kill someone. yes. i already knew from the recording that he had an intention to do something, so i could see him getting progressively worse in his behaviour and attitude. so that's the reason why i believe that this could have happened. his carer had stopped working withjonty bravery by the time he visited the tate, but he claims he was allowed there alone, despite his threat to kill, and despite allegations of violence. bravery was already on bail, accused of attacking another carer and police worker.

was jonty still allowed out by himself? yes, correct. what do you make of that? i believe that this was very wrong as a lot of precautions wasn't taken. do you think he could have been prevented from doing it? yes, definitely. i believe he could have been prevented. risk assessments should have been put in place for him not being allowed out independently. so, two carers knew aboutjonty‘s plans, and ollie claims he told a more senior colleague and played the recording to someone else involved withjonty‘s care. they both deny this. we're spencer & arlington. we are a care provider for young people and adults with disabilities. spencer & arlington were the company providing carers forjonty bravery. they boast of a highly trained team. they're rated good by the care regulator, and are used by a number of councils. hammersmith and fulham council had legal responsibility forjonty bravery. spencer & arlington

said in a statement... but they say because of the gravity of the bbc‘s claims, they've reported this to the care regulator and the council, so it can be examined by the serious case review. the six—year—old boy whojonty bravery tried to kill at the tate initially couldn't talk or eat or move his body, but his family now says he can speak a little and he's now starting to eat mash, but still can't stand or walk. could the boy have been spared this agony? i've got it in my head, a way to kill somebody. jonty bravery certainly warned about what he intended to do. lucy manning, bbc news.

lucyjoins me now. you touched on it there, but tell is a little more about the boy's condition. everyone will have enormous sympathy for the boy and his family. they call him their little fighter. they post on a fund—raising site, they are trying to raise more funds for his rehabilitation, and they post updates about his recovery and it's a slow process. in september he wasn't able to speak or move his body but they said he could smile. the following month they said he was managing to move his legs a tiny bit and in december they shared the news that he was beginning to speak, but he was still in a lot of pain and that update a couple of weeks ago saying he was able to eat a little, that they were hoping he could drink through a straw but he still couldn't walk or stand and he was finding it difficult to think and was getting confused and it has been a long and painful process for this boy. what in your view is going to happen now that you have reported on

these revelations about the teenager andindeed these revelations about the teenager and indeed what the carer has been saying? well, it does raise questions aboutjonty saying? well, it does raise questions about jonty bravery‘s care. he is autistic. in court it was said he had a possible personality disorder. on the other pa rt personality disorder. on the other part of that tape he said he wants to do this because he angry they've taken his ipad away, he doesn't like where he is living, he wants to go to prison, so questions for the carers and what they did with this one telling as they passed that on to other colleagues, questions for the care company about what they did, they say they didn't get this information. we have no knowledge and no records of the disclosure, they say. the council, hammersmith and fulham, sent their sympathies to the boy and his family, as did the ca re the boy and his family, as did the care company. they say it's a matter for the serious case review, and the health trust, the west london nhs trust, said they didn't know about this either but something has gone very wrong here and it's left the boy with terrible, terrible injuries. lucy, once again, thank

you, lucy manning, ourspecial correspondent. a third person has now tested positive in the uk for coronavirus. the patient did not catch the virus in china, where the vast majority of cases have been found, but elsewhere in asia, before travelling to the uk, and has been taken to a specialist nhs treatment centre. meanwhile, china's ambassador to the uk, liu xiaoming, has accused the british government of over—reacting to the virus outbreak. our correspondent rupert wingfield—hayes reports from hong kong. this is what happens when fear takes hold. shops in hong kong today were being cleared of rice and toilet paper as rumours swirled of a complete shutdown of the border with mainland china. out in hong kong harbour, a huge cruise ship, the virus possibly loose on board. several passengers have tested positive and no one is being allowed off. from his balcony, hinsley lee can look out at his home town, but can't go there.

translation: i am nervous but the only thing we can do is stay in our cabins and be careful. hong kong has now at least five cases of people with the coronavirus who haven't been to mainland china and haven't had any apparent contact with people from mainland china. also, three of them live in the same place, that is this building behind me here, and that may be the first indication of what is called community transmission. that is the virus passing from one person to another here in hong kong. experts here say they are now not optimistic that the virus can be contained and that a full pandemic may be on the way. not so, according to the chinese ambassador to london, who today went on the offensive, insisting china has the situation under control. it is our hope that the governments of all countries, including the uk, should understand and support chinese efforts.

respect the professional advice of who, avoid overreaction, avoid creating panic. but at the same time, from wuhan, pictures the like of which we haven't seen in generations. stadiums, gymnasiums and conference centres all being turned into fever centres, so desperate is the shortage of beds for the sick. by phone today, i managed to talk to a young woman in wuhan, who described to me the stress of not knowing what is really going on and what to believe. translation: we don't feel safe. we don't know how the virus is passed from one person to another. but we can't stay at home all the time, and we don't know when this will end. we don't know when we'll be able to return to normal life. that's very stressful. there is some good news. these are patients who have

recovered, leaving hospital. but tonight there are reports that this man, dr li wenliang, in early december this brave wuhan doctor had attempted to warn the authorities about the spread of a dangerous new virus. his warnings we re dangerous new virus. his warnings were ignored. rupert wingfield—hayes, bbc news, in hong kong. our health editor hugh pym is at st thomas' hospital in london, where the latest case is being dealt with. what's the latest? the patient, a middle—aged man, was brought to the specialist infectious diseases treatment centre. he'd been taken ill in brighton and was isolated at home before testing positive. it's understood he travelled recently to the uk from singapore, and health authorities have briefed that he didn't contract the virus in china.

on the back of that they've extended their guidance to people coming into their guidance to people coming into the uk. until today anyone coming from china who developed symptoms was urged to self isolate and call nhsiii. was urged to self isolate and call nhs iii. they've extended that guidance to anyone coming from certain other asian countries includingjapan, certain other asian countries including japan, malaysia and singapore. where does this leave us? chris whitty, the chief medical officerfor england, chris whitty, the chief medical officer for england, working with the other chief medical officers, says this is remaining a big problem for china but there are few cases beyond that. if that remains the case, they say the nhs can cope. if the who change their guidance and it becomes a global pandemic, that could create serious pressure for the nhs. thanks. scotland's finance secretary has resigned on the day of the budget after it was revealed that he'd sent messages to a 16—year—old boy on social media. derek mackay made contact with the boy hundreds of times over a six—month period.

he admitted he'd "behaved foolishly" and took full responsibility for his actions. this report from our scotland editor sarah smith contains some flash photography. the finance secretary, derek mackay, was one of the most senior ministers in the scottish government, tipped as a future party leader and first minister. now his career has been destroyed by inappropriate social media messages he sent to a schoolboy. the scottish sun printed numerous exchanges between the politician and a boy that he knew was just 16, commenting on his appearance and calling him "cute." "you don't mind compliments?" "not at all." the sun reported that mr mackay told the boy he is gay and invited him to dinner as well as a rugby match. i think if these allegations are founded, and they are very detailed, very explicit,

totally inappropriate and, by any standard judgment of what constitutes the grooming of a young individual, these would pass that test. nicola sturgeon has suspended derek mackay from the snp but she can't make him stand down as an msp. based on what i knew about this last night, it was clear to me then that derek mackay's conduct fell far short of what is expected of a minister and indeed, he offered his resignation to me and i accepted. it was not an option for him to remain in government. msps from all parties are furious. derek mackay this morning described his own behaviour as foolish. but derek mackay's actions towards a schoolboy are beyond foolish. they are an abuse of power. they are nothing short of predatory. just yesterday mr mackay was planting trees to illustrate the environmental measures in the budget statement he was due to deliver today.

today, i present the scottish budget for 2020—21. instead, a junior minister had to announce the multi—billion pound budget, with spending on public services, police and investment in a low—carbon future. this is a serious blow for nicola sturgeon and the snp. at a time when her government's facing significant challenges in the health service and in education, and next month, the former snp leader, alex salmond, goes on trial, facing accusations of sexual assault and attempted rape. he denies all the charges. derek mackay could now face a police investigation. police scotland say they're assessing available material and encouraging anyone with information to come forward. he was a popular politician who seems to be heading for the top. now he militated by his own mistakes, which could seriously damage his party as well. sarah smith, bbc news, edinburgh.

a jury the old bailey has heard how the brother of the manchester arena bomber bought a chemical using an email address containing the phrase, in arabic, "we have come to slaughter". hashem abedi is on trial for his alleged role in helping his brother salman to carry out the bombing, which killed 22 people at an ariana grande concert two years ago. the 22—year—old denies the charges. the grenfell tower inquiry is asking the government's most senior lawyer, the attorney general, to promise that no one giving evidence will later be prosecuted on the basis of what they say. the request comes after potential corporate witnesses threatened to stay silent without such an agreement. 72 people died in the fire in west london in june 2017. young children were among 90 migrants rescued today from near—freezing conditions in the english channel. they made the journey from france to the uk on eight small boats. it's believed to be the largest

number of migrants intercepted in a single day in the channel. from dover, our correspondent colin campbell reports. rescued out to sea in freezing but calm conditions, many of the migrants were brought back to dover on board this border force cutter, alongside one of the flimsy dinghies used to cross one of the world's busiest shipping lanes. eight small boats were used, launched from french beaches in the dark. these boats are scattered once they set off and once you find them, you've got to safely transfer the people on board onto the rescue craft, which takes time. so it's a complicated issue, once you got so many boats scattered over such a large area. an abandoned dinghy, full of life jackets, on a dover beach. this is one of two boats that made it all the way across. filmed by a passer—by, these migrants who made the journey, detained by police after reaching uk shores. the migrant arrival started early in the morning. it's understood a number

of women and young children are amongst those making the journey here. i would really like us to look at having an agreement with the french where wherever was picked up in the english channel, they'd be taken safely and securely back to france. in that way, both traffickers and migrants alike know that this is not a route into britain. despite the doubling of police patrols along the french coast and a fleet of border force vessels out to sea, the small migrant boats continue to succeed to get across the english channel. the national crime agency say the criminal gangs involved appear to be coordinating the multiple boat launches in what's described as a surge tactic to try to beat the beefed up security. in dover, teams of high viz officials process the new arrivals. it's a flow of desperate people the authorities are struggling to quell. colin campbell, bbc news, dover. president trump has described the democrats who impeached him as "vicious" and "corrupt" people.

last night the republican—controlled senate voted to clear him of charges of abuse of power, and obstruction of congress. mr trump said he'd been through an ordeal. we have something thatjust worked out. i mean, it worked out. we went through hell. unfairly. did nothing wrong. i've done things wrong in my life, i will admit. not purposely, but i've done things wrong. but this is what the end result is. applause president trump at the white house earlier today. the islamic state group is defeated in iraq and syria, where theirfighters have been killed or captured and their so—called caliphate has been destroyed. but the is threat is not over, as the group's campaign of terror continues in other countries. earlier this week our correspondent quentin somerville reported from the camps of northern syria, where the wives and children of former is fighters are abandoned. tonight, quentin reports

from sulu in the philippines, where local islamist insurgents, now backed by is fighters, are stepping up their campaign of violence. on sulu, the philippine army has been out in force and in numbers never seen here before. here, a local insurgency has been upgraded. the islamic state group has made them more vicious and broadened their ambition. sulu is an island under siege. soldiers flooded here after is struck at its heart. and brought carnage to the island's catholic congregation last january. 23 christians died in their attack, when they detonated their suicide vests inside and outside jolo cathedral during morning mass.

one year later, jolo cathedral has been patched up and repaired, but the christian community here still lies in pieces. for victoriana and her friends, this was their sanctuary. she's been too scared to return until now. translation: when i turned my head i saw a lot of dead people near me. the wounded were screaming, "help." i was thinking, who would help us? is have more thanjust a foothold here. local militants, the abu sayyaf group, have sworn allegiance to them and firmly planted the black flag in the philippine jungle. a small army of soldiers are now deployed here, searching for the islamic state group's affiliate. but they haven't been able to stop more attacks, and they admit that no one knows these jungles better than their enemy.

the men are moving pretty fast in this patrol because they know that somewhere in this jungle is the new self—declared leader of the islamic state in the region. he has hundreds of his own men, filipino, but he's got more besides. he's got arab fighters here. they've come from iraq and syria. they've brought family members with them. and he's already shown that he is willing to do the islamic state group's bidding. we obtained this footage of abu sayyaf fighters in battle. in their ranks, farfrom home, an egyptian fighter. he died in another suicide bombing on the island late last year. in thejungles, the islamic state group roam wild and terrorists lie in wait here. quentin somerville, bbc news. tributes have been paid to the actor and hollywood legend kirk douglas,

who has died at the age of 103. he starred in more than 80 films over seven decades, including the 1960 classic spartacus. let'sjoin our arts editor will gompertz on the hollywood walk of fame. this is kirk douglas's star on hollywood boulevard which has this makeshift shrine which has been put up makeshift shrine which has been put up overnight. his star is no bigger than the thousands of other stars along this famous street but in truth it shone a lot brighter than most of the others. he was a true hollywood great from the golden age. he was an amazing actor, extraordinary producer and another thing that's not much known about, he was a very generous philanthropist. he was a very generous philanthropist. i think it's fair to say that the likes of kirk douglas, they don't make them like that any more. for the first time in my life, people cheering for me! it was 70 years ago in the film champion that

kirk douglas made his name. he played a boxer who fights his way from hopeless destitution to the top of the world without taking any prisoners en route. it was a case of art imitating the actor's real life. i can beat him! you know i can beat him. born issur danielovitch demsky in upstate new york to russian—jewish immigrant parents, he grew up in abject poverty. but on screen, he was able to bring a wealth of acting talent. as a tough guy or a cardsharp, he was a maverick who enjoyed playing characters with a ruthless streak. i'll tell you why, because the guy in there's dying. sir, would you like me to suggest what you can do with that promotion? in stanley kubrick's paths of glory, he was both the lead and the producer. a hollywood star with the audacity to take control of his own career. the movie spartacus was a kirk douglas project. i'm spartacus! the director of his last major film,

illusion, reflected on his impact. he was a brilliant actor but also he had a grace to him that, you know, is rare, especially these days, i think. i had a call from jim lindsay the other day. his son, michael, followed in his father's footsteps and today paid him a deeply affectionate tribute, while also acknowledging his dad could be aggressive, and there were many affairs. but for hollywood, he's one of the last of an era. i knew him quite well. the last of the golden age. he was the best. when i get old... you know, all life is growing. even as he passed 100 and struggled with the effects of a stroke, there was still a glimmer of his old self. a showman, a star, a genuine legend.

the hollywood legend kirk douglas, star of dozens of films, who has died at the age of 103. 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 gavin ramjaun. ben youngs is out as willie heinz comes in. it's one of five changes for england's six nations clash with scotland, and the mind games have already started.

this is a consistent sort of behaviour received from scotland so youse gotta be prepared for anything. and england will be withoutjofra archer until the summer. he's been ruled out for three months with an elbow injury. hello and welcome to the programme. we're under 48 hours away from the huge calcutta cup match in the six nations between scotland and england at murrayfield. the starting line ups have been named, and the mind games are already underway. eddie jones has made five changes to the side which lost to france, in paris, on sunday, with england having won only 3 of their last 7 trips to edinburgh. we know we need —— we know they're

gonna come at us, and try to distract us. they were able to do that two years ago, so there could be more of the same issue, or it could be something else. so this is a consistent sort of behaviour we see from scotland so you just gotta be prepared for anything. it's a very important picture for both teams. as are most important picture we play every year. in the history of test rugby, we know what it means to our supporters if we win this game and it's nice, rugby is a contact sport so it's nice, rugby is a contact sport so you gotta get yourself fired up.

i played in the —— that was the best i've seen is my time as coach here. the game against new zealand started out as one of the best performances we've had in the last few years. we've got quality coaches, and huge challenges ahead. super league champions st helens have suffered a big defeat to warrington tonight, losing 19—0. it's just the fifth time in super league history saints have been nilled, as rob heath reports. when you're up against the mighty saint helen, you need any slice of luck. saint starr alex walmsley force to the bench, injured in the warm up. states weren't affected eventually matching warrington in a furious opening but gradually, the wolves gained in confidence. darrell clark went over to having a previous effort ruled