we anticipate. that we anticipate. although the amber across england and wales it is equally windy elsewhere. the four may be greatest in the highly populated areas. look at the details we go through here is our amber warning that lapses mid—morning is the main rain clears away but there is still a concern for flooding on the shelves will give a lot of flooding in a short space of time, snowmobiles, thunder and potentially wind in excess of 80 mile an hour as we head towards the late afternoon through the central lowland borders so through the central lowland borders $03 through the central lowland borders so a stormy day. and a stormy day further south as well. patterns of rain with their wind and that is when we will realise those gusts, even inland across england and wales of 80 mile an hour, quite unusual those sorts of speeds, actually and hence the concern that this is a dangerous storm, exceptionally windy weather. we have everything transport disruption and we also have high spring tides. large waves because of the winds and that is

added to the spring tide with coastal flooding and inland flooding from the rain, possible power cut as well. will it end there? the storm blows towards scandinavia but there are still tightly packed isobars, not as windy as the day ahead windy and feeling colder. a windy start for the new week as well with a gradual deepening the cold air mass. the warnings are on the website and i will have more through the night. and don't forget all the details on storm ciara and how she is doing are on the bbc website. the local bbc radio will have updates and the bbc website is a place to visit as well. and now on bbc news, a look back at some of the highlights from the victoria derbyshire programme this week.

hello and welcome. for the next half—an—hour, we will show you some of the highlights of our award—winning journalism over the last week. on tuesday, in our exclusive story, we revealed that at least 20 x jehovah's witnesses are suing the organisation over historical sexual abuse by senior figures in the religion. we spoke to two women who were abused, one from the age of eight, a former elder who served in the organisation for 55 yea rs served in the organisation for 55 years also served in the organisation for 55 yea rs also revealed served in the organisation for 55 years also revealed for the first time that he was sexually abused as a boy. the survivors told us the two witness rule mean there must be two witnesses to any sin for elders of the congregation to take action. the head of the parliament all—party group for adult survivors of sexual abuse has described it as a system that allows abuse to flourish.

jehovah's witnesses‘ beliefs can be used to easily manipulate vulnerable people. if witnesses ever leave the organisation, they are shunned. it sadly has led people to commit suicide. but now we've learned that at least 20 former members who were sexually abused are suing the organisation. i've never spoken publicly about this before, even to my family. i were sexually abused from the age of around eight, and my parents would be in the next room. i used the word buggered, because that is exactly what had happened. there are parents who don't want to bring reproach onjehovah's name. the system allows the abuse to flourish.

the jehovah's witnesses organisation uses the bible is the basis for its teachings. each group meet in what is called a kingdom hall, made up of elders, ministerial servants and then ordinary members of the congregation. john viney was an elder for 50 years. his daughter was sexually abused by another elder in the congregation. she reported the abuse and wanted to leave the group. john disowned her, which he has regretted ever since. when i was an elder, and as a dad, i put being an elder absolutely first.

and that was a mistake. i get very emotional about this, because i realise that my actions have affected others. i've affected others by dis—fellowshipping not only my family, but others. i will have had a terrible detrimental effect on the lives of other people. i was sexually abused while i was a jehovah's witness from the ages of around eight to around 12. the situation that i was put in was to help this man make tea for everybody after the bible study. so he would use that opportunity while every body else was in the next room to touch everywhere that he wasn't supposed to touch, and my parents would be in the next room. emma, not her real name, eventually confided in her

friend about the abuse. when her dad found out, he called the police. elders find out about the allegations and came to her house to find out more. they came round, all formal, sat in the living room, had a big, long discussion. they went through a lot of scripture about why we should maybe deal with it in—house and we don't need to be following the laws of the land, but they do ask you to go into a lot of detail. where you are touched, to what extent the abuse was, the location. and they ask you to thoroughly explain everything. all i can remember really is then sort of sat looking, just both glaring at me like, you just really need to repeat to us what happened, you need to tell us who it was. they asked for quite gritty details,

and i think my dad took over a lot because he didn't want me to have to go through it. emma's abuser eventually pleaded guilty and was imprisoned for two years, but later returned to the organisation. julie, also not her real name, was sexually abused by an elder as a child, and was forced to stay quiet. it started from about eight. and how long did that abuse go on for? for several years, until i kind of got old enough to think, that isn't right. so it wasn't until probably senior school, where i kind of got savvy enough to start giving this guy a wide berth. julie finally reported what happened to her to the police, concerned he may reoffend. this man that had sexually abused us as children now had access to his granddaughter, who was sleeping in his house on a weekly basis.

the police responded very quickly and put in safeguarding measures. the way i understood it was that he wasn't allowed to be on his own with her while the investigation went forward. fast forward a year, he went to trial, he was convicted and sent to prison. now, years later, emma and julie are one of at least 20 people suing the church. thomas beale is the solicitor representing both women. a lot of my clients first go to the organisation looking for an apology, and it's their attitude in denying what's happened, or refusing to engage, that ultimately leads to the clients wanting to bring a civil claim. if the claims are ultimately successful, then the individuals would receive compensation to assist them with trying to get on with their life. but some believe the abuse is still present in the organisation. there are jehovah's witnesses, active jehovah's witnesses, that abuse children.

and i know for a fact and now that there are parents that haven't done anything about the abuse of their children by others because they don't want to bring reproach on jehovah's name. they put being a jehovah's witness before doing the right thing and reporting child abuse. sarah champion, mp and chair of the parliamentary committee looking at adult survivors of sexual abuse, has met with senior leaders from thejehovah‘s witnesses, but is not convinced they are safeguarding children. i mean, this is child abuse. i am deafened by the alarm bells that are ringing if that is the safeguarding that is in place, and that is exactly why the charity commission needs to be getting involved, because these establishments, these congregations, have a duty of care to vulnerable children. the charity commission has been investigating

the jehovah's witnesses organisation since 2013. a spokeswoman said the inquiry remains ongoing, but would not comment further. i'd like the organisation to acknowledge, if they won't go so far as to acknowledge the abuse that went on, to acknowledge that their systems allow abusers to flourish. and that they would do everything in their power to protect vulnerable children, vulnerable adults, and stamp out any corner where an abuser could be lurking. a spokesman for the jehovah's witnesses said parents had victims are informed they have the right to report the matter to the authorities. the spokesman said, if a congregate has been guilty of child sexual abuse, elders inform parents with minor so they can take measures to protect their children. i left about 12 years ago because the situation that was involving my family, my daughter, who was sexually

abused by an elder. during the interview, john unexpectedly revealed to me a secret he has been hiding for decades. i have never spoken publicly about this before. only recently even to my family, to my wife and kids. when i was a youngster, between the ages of about nine and 13, a distant family member, who was an active jehovah's witness, abused me. i use the word buggered because that is exactly what happened. john finally went to the police over 50 years later to report what had happened to him. and you know how sad i am to find out that that person went on to abuse other children, and went to prison and died

in prison as an abuser. now, what would have happened if i had had the courage and the common sense to have come forward? i didn't, and that is the biggest regret i carry with me. and if you need advice or support, you can contact the action line: the british rapper fredo this week apologised to the chinese people for a video he posted on snapchat. he said he is not racist, but he got calls from his manager and people in the chinese community after posting the video which we can show you now. i am nervous now, all my neighbours are chinese, and i hear there is some chinese sickness going around, maybe i will stay the (bleep) away from them.

we heard from one woman saying she has been treated very badly since the coronavirus outbreak. here are some of the comments. we spoke to her, and she told us about the abuse. a lot of my inbox isjust quite hateful messages, and they weren't the worst ones, because the worst ones, i had to blockjust to protect my own mental health. and what is the explanation for this kind of racism, do you believe? i feel like a lot of it has to do with the media and the hysteria that the media is doing.

i was on the tube and the evening standard said, china virus taking over, so the media is overplaying it quite a lot. they are demonising chinese people, they are trying to shift blame. so i don't have the answers completely, but a lot of it does have to do with the media and the mass hysteria the media has produced, and a lot of fake news going around as well, there is that one video where the woman eating a bat isn't even in china, and that has apparently been the reason for the coronavirus, which is absurd because it is false i'iews. but you could see why people would share that? it is clickbait, people want to share it. what do you think about the snapchat video from fredo? ignorant, for sure. if he has chinese neighbours, they can't give you the virus, you need to be in contact with someone from wuhan, and they are in the uk.

i saw it and i'm quite offended, because i got the same treatment when i was a child when the sars virus happened, other parents said that their children were not allowed to hang out with me any more in case they got sars. i was nine and i hadn't been china for two years. i grew up in australia. it is not only chinese people, east asian people i know as well, they suffer the same thing, people are moving away from us on public transport, which is why i have been anxious to leave the house, because when i first saw the virus, my first thought was the people in wuhan and what they are going through, because it is horrible, and my second thought, i'm going to have to deal with more racism because of this.