today at five, the british businessman, at the centre of the coronavirus outbreak in the uk, has been given the all—clear, and allowed home from hospital. doctors say that 53—year—old businessman steve walsh, who is linked to 11 cases of coronavirus, is no longer contagious, and can return home. but experts say they're still concerned that people entering the uk, will bring the virus with them, and spread it to others. what we are trying to do in the phase of this response we are in at the moment is to make sure we pick up any of those very quickly and then we can identify the context identify the contacts that are closest to them that meet our criteria for being at risk of infection and we put those and ask them to stay in isolation and check that has happened. we'll be talking to one man who's been in quarantine in the uk

for the past two weeks. the other main stories on bbc news at 5... the chief executive of an nhs, at the centre of concerns over the preventable deaths of babies has played down the scale of the failings. the media watchdog ofcom is to be given new powers, to force social media firms to remove harmful content. bernie! bernie! in the us, the veteran left—wing senator bernie sanders narrowly wins the new hampshire primary, a key stage of the contest to choose the democrats‘ presidential candidate. and later in the hour, we'll talk to the photographer who snapped the award—winning image of two mice fighting over food, at a london tube station. it's five o'clock.

our main story is that the british businessman, at the centre of the coronavirus outbreak in the uk, has been given the all—clear, and released from hospital. steve walsh, who's 53, contracted the virus, on a trip to singapore, and passed it on to five other britons, at a ski region in france. doctors say mr walsh is no longer contagious, and is free to return to his home in hove. meanwhile, the 12 patients treated by two british doctors, who've been diagnosed with coronavirus, have been traced. one of the doctors worked in the a&e department at worthing hospital in west, the other is a gp in brighton. both are now in isolation, and the department of health says all services at worthing hospital are operating normally. in china, where the outbreak, the authorities have asked formula one to cancel the grand prix in shanghai, yet more evidence of of the extensive economic impact of the crisis. our correspondent andy moore reports.

the accident and emergency unit at worthing hospital operating as normal today, despite the confirmation that a gp working here had tested positive for the virus. health officials emphasise that the risk to the public is minimal. we now know that two doctors working on the south coast caught the virus from a french chalet from steve walsh, who, in turn, contracted the disease at a conference in singapore. mr walsh is now back at home after two negative tests. nhs england said he no longer posed a risk to the public. he said he wanted to send a big thank you to the nhs who have been great throughout. government sources said the two doctors treated about 12 patients between them before being diagnosed. those people are now being traced. this woman was trying to contact the a&e department to find more information, because her son was there last week. i am concerned. when we initially saw

it breaking in china, it kind of didn't have the impact it does now that it's over here. in brighton, it was frightening enough, but now it is in worthing. it is scary. there is an understandable concern here in the local community. coronavirus has established a toehold on the south coast. health officials are working hard to ensure it doesn't spread any further. this afternoon, the department of health said that all the 118 people who were staying in isolation in milton keynes after being flown home from wuhan had tested negative for coronavirus. but they will not be able to go home until that their two week quarantine comes to an end. we can't leave our rooms because they are doing tests. i think people are glad to be here back in the uk. icertainly am. i think my parents were more worried than i was. it is highly likely we will see some more cases based on

people coming into the uk from one of the countries of concern. what we are trying to do in the phase of this response we are in at the moment is to make sure we pick up any of those very quickly and then we can identify the contacts that are closest to them and meet our criteria for being at risk of infection and we put them and ask them to stay in isolation so we can check that has happened. injapan, it's now been confirmed that more than 170 people who were on a cruise ship, the diamond princess, have coronavirus. it is the largest outbreak outside china. andy moore, bbc news. our health correspondent catherine burns is here. let's talk first of all about the man at the centre of this. the fact he has been given the all clear for more do we know about that? he put out a statement saying he is happy to be home and feeling well. he thinks the nhs. he gives us not to other people around the world who are affected other people around the world who a re affected by other people around the world who are affected by the virus. what is interesting is the timescale. he was

first exposed to it betweenjanuary 20 and 23rd. now here we are, not that long ago, 23 days later at most, back in home and well. for most, back in home and well. for most people, that will be the case with this virus. most people only get quite mildly ill. what is shared reading of the response of health authorities as far as england is concerned, and they way they dealt with it and does it suggest that they think the problem is rather more serious than some people seem to think given the case of this man? they are operating on a reasonable worst—case scenario. they are operating on a reasonable worst—case scenario. yes, today we pray public health england, they say a lot of this really depends on how the chinese authorities get on top of it. if they do, we probably won't be looking at a massive amount of new cases come if they don't we could be looking at widespread infection. but they say the nhs is ready for that. right now we are not there. the priority is tracking any new cases when they come into getting them dealt with asap. thank you.

now we will talk to another doctor. dr rebecca cooper is a public health consultant, and a councillor in worthing. which is a central area where this controversy is concern in the health crisis. thank you, rebecca for joining us. where are we today? what is your reading of where we are? you had a lot of information today that is fairly well known now, where the cost would as you know doubt they're working a there tested positive. staff were updated. that's a worthy hospital. 0n staff were updated. that's a worthy hospital. on tuesday, the doctor in question wanted to isolation and staff have been given all the due precautions. and patients the doctor has treated, public health england has treated, public health england has followed up with all of those patients. the health system as your course manager said, is wisely on top of this. we have an excellent public health system and worthing come i've had constituents contacting me, there are concerns, primary care colleagues who had a

lot of people coming and that our concern and i would like to say we have excellent health system. the risk is minimal and you can take precautions yourself by making sure that you wash your hands frequently, and that you cough and sneeze into tissues, but the rest currently is minimal. that is the key phrase. when somebody what your expertise assess the risk is minimal, some viewers will be watching and thinking, what is all the fuss been about the first place? yeah. it is interesting. i trained about the first place? yeah. it is interesting. itrained in about the first place? yeah. it is interesting. i trained in the nhs and i've been to an outbreak like this before. what we have to realise is that we are incredibly good at responding to outbreaks in the country. we have a whole machine if you like behind this, public health england from nhs england, all of our excellent health care system, basically knows what to do. all of oui’ basically knows what to do. all of our health care and workers front line workers are very well trained in infection control and outbreak responses, so in infection control and outbreak responses, so our in infection control and outbreak responses, so our health protection agency works really hard at being

good at this. when you see those responses, it basically is making sure that we are trying to shut down the virus as soon as possible and obviously with a global outbreak like this, as your correspondent said, we are dependent on a lot of factors come of this country have excellent public health system, other countries in the world look to what we do. if it feels a bit disproportionate at times, it is simply because we are trying to shut down the virus as quickly as possible and that is what i have been telling my constituents and worthing and my primary care collea g u es worthing and my primary care colleagues are saying obviously, the news, the 2a hour news covered this a lot and a lot on social media, but just take the regular precautions that you would if you wanted to avoid a cold or a flu. the risk is minimal for coronavirus and people are working really hard to make sure it stays that way. i'll be there are factors we simply cannot control or don't know about yet. in a few minutes i will talk to a gentleman who was spinning quarantines. for about two weeks. —— who was in quarantine. again, when you look at

two weeks in isolation, and we are talking again about as you say minimal risk, that will strike some people as being excessive. how again is that justified? again, people as being excessive. how again is thatjustified? again, we have a virologist, professors, look at viruses and understand how viruses work and how they transmit and how long incubation periods can be far as you know, coronavirus, we already know it because it's cold and flu in this particular strain is new. the incubation period can be up to 11 days. we need to be on the safe side. isolating people for 1h days i appreciate that. if you are the person that is isolated, it can feel like a long time. in terms of infection control, it is the right thing to do and i think everybody who has started to isolation because you are helping us to maintain really good public health. —— i think everybody. thank you for talking to us.

thank you to her. ten past five now. i will move onto my guest now. a bit about this practice he knows about. it's been nearly two weeks since the first plane—full of british people arrived from wuhan in china. they've been in a quarantine facility on the wirral ever since, but they are hoping to leave tomorrow. joining me now from that facility is kharn lambert — thank you for joining us. tell viewers what you have been through over the last two week. it is been a long drawn out process. days have seemed like years at times. the days have been a very repetitive. we are very much looking forward to hopefully getting out of here tomorrow. is that more or less guaranteed or is there still uncertainty coachella still a little bit of uncertainty. the doctors are not on their way around with our test results from monday. hopefully in the next half an hour or so, we should know for certain whether we will be going home tomorrow. we will

keep ourfingers will be going home tomorrow. we will keep our fingers crossed for you. i'm wondering now given what doctor rebecca cooper was telling us about minimal risk. do you think that would you have been through is justified or do you have an element of resentment? describe how you feel about it. we are all very pleased with the weather. we are all happy we are in... i want to say happy but we are in... i want to say happy but we are in... i want to say happy but we are accepting of the fact we are in isolation. 0ur concern and will hand was that we might potentially be carrying the virus and put the rest of the public at risk when we come back. we are accepting of the situation and we understand what needs to be done to keep the rest of the public say. it might seem a very long time being and will hide. the public say. it might seem a very long time being and will hidem does. it's been a long time since i've really seen the outside world. almost four weeks now since wuhan when it's a lockdown frustum and long time since i had a lot of freedom. described to us a bit about the kind of company and there, is there a sense of calm how does it

work? there is. a very unique situation because a lot of us already know each other in wuhan and we socialise. we have that friendship already. we have also made new friends. yes, we have tried to keep you get the spirits high. making jokes, having fun when we can. so there is a good camaraderie and we are all cheering for each other with these results and hoping we can get out of here tomorrow. other with these results and hoping we can get out of here tomorrowm is the impossible question i suppose. what are your plans when you get out and in terms of returning to work and all the rest of it, because clearly that will be at the forefront of your mind really? what are you computing at the moment? we have to accept that the moment? we have to accept that the near future is the moment? we have to accept that the nearfuture is not certain the moment? we have to accept that the near future is not certain at the near future is not certain at the moment in terms of going back to china. i'm just looking forward to seeing my family and friends with them i haven't seen them for over a year. with living in china. in terms of going back to work, i'm suspecting and guessing and i'm putting things together that i'm

hearing from china that it could be four, five may is it even six months before i go back to china. thank you for talking to us. we wish you well. thank you very much. hopefully he will be out tomorrow with his friends there from behind. but i thinks to him forjoining us here on bbc news. 1a minutes past five. police in northern ireland have charged a 52—year—old man with the murder of the journalist, lyra mckee. the 29—year—old author was shot as she observed rioting in londonderry last april. the new ira claimed responsibility for the murder, which sparked headlines and revulsion across the uk and ireland. the man, from derry, will appear before magistrates tomorrow. the headlines on bbc news... the british businessman, at the centre of the coronavirus outbreak in the uk, has been given the all—clear, and allowed home from hospital. the chief executive of an nhs, at the centre of concerns over

the preventable deaths of babies, has played down the scale of the failings. the media watchdog 0fcom is to be given new powers, to force social media firms to remove harmful content. and to remove harmful content. in sports, england are regrouping and in sports, england are regrouping well in the first t20 international against south africa. the host made a fast tarp in england had pegged them back with four wickets stop south africa are 150—4. another global sporting event impacted by the coronavirus. formula 1's chinese grand prix is postponed. it is been almost two weeks since the transfer window set forth up chelsea are getting close to signing ajax wenger back with more on a little that have passed. —— back with more at half past. the chief executive of a nhs trust at the centre of concerns about the preventable deaths of babies has sought to downplay the scale of the failings.

in a controversial interview with bbc news, susan acott, who has been chief executive of east kent hospitals trust since 2017, said there had only been six or seven preventable deaths at the trust in the last nine years. the trust has previously accepted responsibility for at least ten. ms acott also she said she hadn't read a key report from 2015 drawing attention to maternity problems at the trust until last december. here's the interview with our social affairs correspondent michael buchanan, he began by asking ms acott when she'd become aware of the problems in trust's maternity services. so i was aware that the trust had got a very big focus around maternity services, it had a big transformation service, so i was aware that they felt they had to respond in a very significant fashion because of problems and maternity services. and those were around relationships amongst

the clinicians, to do with staffing and equipment. so i was aware they were doing something significant because there had been well known issues. obstetricians report? which obviously preceded your time here, but highlighted the issues. do you remember when you first saw it? i saw that at the end of 2019. 2019? yes. why did it take you so long to see that report? i wasn't aware that report had actually been commissioned. i could see there were action plans associated with the maternity service, but i wasn't aware that report had been commissioned. you are saying that since 2011, the date that you have, there have been between six and seven preventable deaths at this trust?

that is what it would look like. but we have given you details of ten. yeah, in terms of the investigations that my colleagues are doing, the other cases are not so obvious. or we don't think there are issues in there that were all preventable. but you have accepted... we have given you more than ten cases. but you have accepted responsibility and paid out and apologised to families in ten cases. yeah. how can you tell me that there have only been six or seven cases since 2011? well, we always... it is really important we take all of those situations seriously, but i think

when i've asked my colleagues to go back and look at the serious incidents and cases that you brought to our attention, when you go into a lot of details, it is not always so clear cut. and i think that is what i was saying, that my colleagues, my clinical colleagues think there are probably several cases that were preventable. and we need to learn, we need to apologise, and we need to really understand what caused those deaths. but in other cases, there are conflicting factors and it is not so clear—cut. which doesn't mean to say that there wasn't learning, there wasn't activities that clinical colleagues in the hospital should've done better. that was susan a kind of east kent hospital trust talking to our correspondence. “— hospital trust talking to our correspondence. —— susan aycock. the media watchdog ofcom

is to be given new powers to force social media firms to remove harmful content. until now, companies like facebook, youtube and snapchat have largely been left to regulate themselves, but critics say independent rules are needed to keep people safe. it's not yet known what penalties companies will face if they fail to comply, as our media editor amol rajan reports. good afternoon. if you make a habit of asking young people across the country about their digital lives, you find a generation both addicted to smartphones and alert to their dangers. we just go past the terms and condition, just press agree, but, really, no—one actually takes time to actually read it. those dangers, which evolve every week, and test parents‘ tech savviness, have led to long—awaited legislation on online harms. its centrepieces are a statutory duty of care for companies that allow user generated content and the appointment of ofcom, as the uk's first internet regulator. but there's still no detail on what the penalties will be for companies breaking the law. is the reason that this has

been a long time coming that there is a mismatch between the nature of regulation, which is slow and consensual, and the nature of technology, which is rapid and unpredictable? i think there's something in what you say there and i think when we are drafting the regulations and the law, we are going to have to be very aware of the fact that actually technology is changing so fast, there are new platforms being invented all the time, new ways of sharing content. so, actually, that's why it's really important to have an independent regulator, who in a way can be more nimble than government legislation can, in terms of being able to keep up with those changes. we know that nine million girls in europe have experienced cyberbullying before the age of 15... for a lot of people, this is long overdue. seyi akiwowo hosts workshops, like this one to local counsellors, to help people what she calls digital self—care. the government need to put in the provisions and make sure there's clarity in the law. tech companies need to invest in their moderation and their policies and then citizens need to think about their language online — online etiquette. responding to the proposals, facebook‘s head of uk public policy, rebecca stimpson, said...

we need to see a regulator that has teeth, that has the resources and the sanctions that are necessary to take on clearly some of the largest companies in the world. now, if the uk government has the appetite to do that, it absolutely can deliver this. the aim here is to give britain the toughest internet laws in the world, while protecting free speech and enterprise. but without clarity on the punishments for offenders, it's impossible to know if that's what we'll get. joining me now is the children's commissioner for england anne longfield. it is good to have you with this commissioner. thank you forjoining us. commissioner. thank you forjoining us. first of all, i suppose the the reason a lot of this is happening is because influential people like you

have not been able to get the social media companies to take the right action so far. is that a fair conclusion? it is a very fair conclusion. i have been in this role for about five years. and from the start, i have been talking to social media companies, the names of art we are all very familiar with. and the tone has changed. you do get much more of a hearing now and you heard some of the dialogue about reassu ra nces of some of the dialogue about reassurances of safety, but from the start, it is been an uphill struggle. and the fact that you have companies who have grown these very powerful industries with a business model, which is dependent on speed, innovations, swiftness to get their users addicted online from all of those things kind of right against the kind of focus of regulation, so i have been arguing very strong glue the actually much more is needed. we know that kids spend huge amounts of

the time online. it is a really powerful force in the time online. it is a really powerfulforce in their the time online. it is a really powerful force in their life. the time online. it is a really powerfulforce in their life. we wouldn't let kids out and in the other community without the kind of rules that that you would expect to see in the fiscal community. so it is only right and proper that we catch up with this. i am really pleased and obviously i want it. we talk about the teeth and a second. you are on record saying that the welfare of children is an asset basically for some of these big companies which is a very strong thing to say. do you still think that it's right? well, and balance, i do. it still didn't have the same amount of resonance as the business model does. so if you think the business model for this kind of operation, as speed, the ability to get users and keep them, the algorithms that we know drive content, and we have seen the terrible downside when those tragedies such as the awful case where molly russell took her own

life, and it was very clear afterwards that she had seen huge amounts of content online. around self harming. of course, no company wa nts to self harming. of course, no company wants to see that kind of a content online. but they do not seem to online. but they do not seem to online to be able enough to disrupt that business model. that is the thing. it is not enough of a concern to trump the business model. i think what is happening today and what has been planned is now the chance to rebalance that, so the user start to have much more control on what the platform they are on or in a way to have been done before. you mentioned the business model. in clearly, we know what that means. it means how much money companies can make in the profit margins and the rest of it. given that, sure that when you talk about teeth in the kind of sanctions, shouldn't they be enormous fines? what are you talking about? yes. any company that is running at the moment has seen the

difference that the new regulations around data protection have made. they have meant that if companies abuse those regulations, they are likely to receive fines, which are 496 likely to receive fines, which are 4% of their annual turnover. now thatis 4% of their annual turnover. now that is the kind of amount that for global companies with a really and make a difference. so i think there has to be on the par with that. also the proposal around individuals, directors take irresponsibility or being given the responsibility. then also being required to take the blame if it doesn't happen, including potentially present sentences for sub that is the kind of level we are talking about here. it cannot be something which is swept aside as a kind of sop to all of those people who are concerned. it has to be something that goes to the core of good judgement are brown operating. that is what i hope i see. thank you for talking to us.

thank you to the commissioner. in the us, the veteran left—wing senator bernie sanders has narrowly won the new hampshire primary, the latest stage in the contest to choose a democratic party candidate for november's presidential election. close behind bernie sanders came the more centrist contenders, the former mayor pete buttagieg, and senator amy klobushar. the former vice presidentjoe biden a one—time frontrunner finished fifth, as our chris buckler reports. cheering. bernie sanders is the political polar opposite to donald trump. but he inspires the same sort of devotion among his supporters, and in new hampshire, it helped him win the biggest share of the vote, in this, the second stage of the contest, to find a challenger to the president. thank you! and let me say tonight that this victory here is the beginning

of the end for donald trump. cheering. but this primary turned out to be a three—way fight, with the former mayor of south bend, indiana, pete buttigieg, cementing his reputation as a frontrunner. and amy klobuchar surging up the field to stand out from the pack. chanting: "amy, amy amy!" amy klobuchar‘s campaign seems to have caught fire. after an impressive performance on the debate stage last week, all of a sudden, the minnesota senator looks and sounds like a contender. we are going to south carolina. cheering. and we are taking this message of unity to the country. hello, new hampshire! cheering. to take third place, senator klobuchar leapfrogged elizabeth warren, who in a speech

paid tribute to her rival‘s success, they count a woman out. cheering. we just heard from the first two of the 50 states. and she also beatjoe biden, the former us vice president who left the state rather than stay to see the results. that appears to be an obvious acknowledgement that mr biden's campaign is flagging, despite his fame and experience. the vote in new hampshire has helped to whittle down the field. the entrepreneur andrew yang and the colorado senator michael bennet have both dropped out. but there are many states to go, and despite their individual successes, there are several candidates still in with a chance of challenging mr trump. chris buckler, bbc news, new hampshire. coming up a bit later, i'll be meeting the man behind this

photo aptly named ‘station squabble', which won the people's choice award for wildlife photographer of the year. to my squabbling over a bit of food i think. at a london station. yes, a truly fantastic high impact full photo which won that award. well talk to him a little later on. time for a look at the weather here's chris. hi. thank you. we have got potentially some disrupt the weather on their way. storm dentist that will arrive this weekend. likely to cause some impact but before we get there, we have this ridge of high pressure. “— there, we have this ridge of high pressure. —— storm dennis. the sky is clear in the temperature plummet across scotland and northern england. widespread and sharp frost. southwest, quite milderfor some

cloud when the rain gather and that in itself is what likely to cause a few issues. the rain bumped into the cold air in turns to snow. it may be down to lower levels for a time in scotla nd down to lower levels for a time in scotland as well. snow could be an issue locally as we start off thursday morning. enter the rest of the day come this rain and hail snow slow to ease. a lot of cloud here and staying quite cold, otherwise milder conditions blowing into the south and a few showers. gusty winds likely developing toward southern coastal counties. that is a little warm—up act because as we head into this weekend, we have storm dennis on its way. that will bring severe gales, heavy rain with a risk of flooding and are likely to see some disruption and the disruption from that storm will be in different areas saturday, sunday and even lasting into monday as well. this is bbc news. the headlines:

the british businessman at the centre of the coronavirus outbreak in the uk has been given the all—clear and allowed home from hospital. 53 year—old businessman steve walsh, who is linked to 11 cases of coronavirus, has been told he is no longer contagious. all 83 people who have been held in quarantine in the world are going home tomorrow. their test have all proved negative but experts are still concerned that people may be in the uk and spread the virus to others. what we are trying to do at the phase of this response but we are at the moment is to make sure we pick up any of those very quickly and then we can identify the contacts that are closest to them that meet our criteria for being at risk of infection and we put those... ask those to stay in isolation and check that that has happened. the chief executive of an nhs trust at the centre of concerns over the preventable deaths of babies has played down the scale of the failings.

the media watchdog ofcom is to be given new powers to force social media firms to remove harmful content. in the us, the veteran left—wing senator bernie sanders narrowly wins the new hampshire primary, a key stage of the contest to choose the democrats' presidential candidate. and later in the hour, we'll talk to the photographer who snapped the award—winning image of two mice fighting over food at a london tube station. good afternoon. south africa are closing in on a big first innings score in the opening t20 international against england. it's the first of three, and remember there's the t20 world cup coming up in october. england captain owen morgan won the toss and chose to bowl first. south africa then started

really well with the bat, their captain quiton de kock with a rapid—fire 31. his opening partner temba bavuma has been the main man for the home side though — he hit 43 before he was caught out. so england will be batting soon with jos butler set to open. south africa are now 107 for 7. the chinese grand prix has been postponed because of the coronavirus outbreak. it was supposed to be held on the 19th of april in shanghai which is 500 miles from wuhan where the outbreak started. adam wild reports. it is not a decision taken lightly but due to the scale of the outbreak it was expected. the grand prix has been postponed due to the coronavirus's spread. it is more than 500 miles from wuhan, but because of fears across the globe about the speed and severity of the

outbreak, organisers were left with little choice. we have already seen other sporting events been cancelled. the national football league was postponed, also a formula e race was postponed, so it was the only thing that could happen. statement today points to efforts that the need to ensure that the health and safety of travelling staff remains a primary concern. it was on to say... but that may prove problematic with 22 races on this year's counter, finding space for a rescheduled race will be easy. it is jam-packed, so where they're going to visit is anybody's guess. i can see where it will fit into the counter, it is all

well and good to have the top of a postponement, but i think it will end up cancelled. so shanghai is out for now, what about the others? concerns had been taken place on the vietnamese race. so far, that remains unaffected. but this point, like the rest of the world, will continue to be attention. football's transfer window may be long—shut, but chelsea are getting close to agreeing a deal to sign ajex winger hakin ziyech. they're in advanced talks to bring him to stamford bridge this summer and a deal worth £38 million is expected to be announced in the next few days. the moroccan international would be frank lampard's first signing since chelsea had a transfer ban lifted. the nominees have been announced for the bbc women's footballer of the year. there's just one english player among the five. here they are, lucy bronze, the england and lyon defender is nominated, two world cup winners for the us too in megan rapinoe and julie ertz.

the new chelsea forward sam kerr and arsenal's vivianne miedema make up the shortlist. you can vote on the bbc sport website right now. the future of the rugby league has been booted out as funding has been halved. the uk's rugby body had increased money going in but now it has been decreased again. the super league side warrington wolves have suspended centre anthony gelling. the club hasn't given the reasons why but it's pending an investigation into his conduct away from the club. the 29 year old says he's fully supportive of the investigation. the cleveland browns defensive end myles garrett has been reinstated to the nfl, after being suspended for hitting another player with his helmet. it was one of the most

shocking moments of last season and it happened in the brown's game agains the pittsburgh steelers in november, quaterback mason rudolph on the receiving end. the suspension was originally indefinite and meant garrett missed the last 6 games of the season. south africa finished the innings on 177 for eight in that first t20 against england. we'll have more for you in sportsday at half past six. universities across the uk are using gagging clauses to silence student complaints about sexual assault, bullying and poor teaching. research carried out by the bbc found nearly a third of institutions have used non—disclosure agreements to resolve grievances in the past four years. universities uk, the body that represents the colleges, says ndas should not be used to stop students from speaking out, as our correspondent rianna croxford reports. do british universities have something to hide? our investigation has found

widespread use of gagging clauses across the uk. students asked to sign nondisclosure agreements or ndas to stay silent on serious issues, like sexual assault. that's what olivia, not her real name, says happened to her when she spoke to university staff. they told me not to tell my parents, to not tell my friends and just basically be quiet about it. she reported being raped by another student on campus. her university asked her to sign a contract that said she will be expelled if she goes public. it felt like something to be ashamed of, something i couldn't talk to anyone about, and i couldn't raise issues about they handled things. the police dropped her case, saying it would be hard to prove in court and so her university won't investigate. i've been waking up multiple times a night to check my doors were locked and i was still having nightmares. nearly a third of universities have used non—disclosure agreements when resolving student complaints, paying

out more than £1.3 million since 2016. i feel they treated me like dirt, like an inconvenience, somebody to get rid of. this former oxford university student has broken her nda to talk to us at the risk of being sued. she was paid off after raising concerns about the treatment of suicidal students. there were a number of students, who we knew were suicidal. i saw no responsibility or no care of students' well—being. why do you think it is important to speak out? why now? i have witnessed and experienced so many problems. if people don't speak out, things will never change. oxford university says it doesn't comment on individual cases but confirmed it did carry out a review into student welfare after the complaint — adding it provides a high level of support to students.

our investigation also found not all students got a pay—out. olivia didn't. she signed her nda so that neither her, or the student she accused, could contact each other. basically, to feel safe, i had to promise never to tell anyone or face expulsion. they should acknowledge there is a problem and try and take steps to tackle it. the government has told the bbc the use of ndas for student complaints is unacceptable and is clamping down on the practice. lawyers say universities are often using these agreements to protect their reputations but students wonder who is protecting them. rianna croxford, bbc news. with me is dr emma chapman, a campaigner for the 1752 group, a uk—based research and lobby organisation working to end sexual misconduct in higher education. she also went through a sexual harassment case herself at a uk university and refused

to sign a non—disclosure agreement. thank you. just for viewers to understand, in your case, what led to the issue of the nda and the fact that you are saying you were not going to sign it? i experienced several series of sexual harassment, bullying, during my phd. that was traumatic enough that i chose to make a complaint when i realised that i was not the first woman and i wa nted that i was not the first woman and i wanted to be the last woman. i made a complaintand wanted to be the last woman. i made a complaint and went to my university for support and what i thought would be some justice but, u nfortu nately, thought would be some justice but, unfortunately, it was a very long, 19 months, mishandled complaint. 19 months of my life i was genuinely fea rful months of my life i was genuinely fearful for months of my life i was genuinely fearfulfor my months of my life i was genuinely fearful for my safety. i received threatening phone calls in retaliation. it was a dreadful time

of my life and it was mishandled to the point of being settled after 19 months with the accuser, so the accuser “— months with the accuser, so the accuser —— the perpetrator, universities set up with the perpetrator without the knowledge of the complainant or our consent. all of our complaints were sent out the window. at that point, because i was still under a lot of confidentiality, you are told that everything is in the strictest confidence all the time, which you can understand when you are going to the process but, when it is done, to still be told you are not allowed to talk about the most awful experience you have had, it was beyond the pale for me so i decided to take legal action. i took a guest university with the legal team and what they did was they asked for confidentiality waivers for me. at that point i was asked to sign a

nda. and your response was? is it reputable? my official response was i would not be doing that. -- repeatable. i said i wanted to speak out to not only protect my own career, i was being defamed in a small group of researchers, i am in a small field, so as long as something comes out, that you are a troublemaker, it is over. so i had to speak out. i was also involved in the lot of gender equality campaigning and! the lot of gender equality campaigning and i could not believe that this had happened to me, i could not believe that i had gone to an institution for help and it had all been turned against me and i was left with a career and a life in tatters while the perpetrator could go on with relative anonymity and

claim innocence which was false. how extensive a scandal is this throughout the field of higher education? it is epidemic levels. every time this story has come up, i am contacted by dozens of people, today even, about this. it happens today even, about this. it happens to students, it happens to staff, it happens to people that have been sexually assaulted and raped. we are talking about people who have been raped and i've been told to shut up about it. that is incredible. this is not a great area. what is it about the institutional culture of some of these places that allows that to happen? that protects people? good question. ithink it is a mixture of having supervision relationships within academia, which is very hierarchical. your career is

dependent on a hand full of people. if you are not one of those by, for example, not liking being harassed, then you are in a lot of trouble. also, you have this culture of genius. you have this false culture of single geniuses who bring in a lot of money in academia and they need to be protected. that is interesting. response from various institutions saying that they no longer used nondisclosure agreements with individuals who have complained of sexual misconduct, harassment or bullying as a matter of course. we hope it sends a clear message that they will not tolerate any of it. they go on to list and a number of proactive measures that are tackling these problems, online reporting

tools, institution campaigns, strategy groups to talk about it, and on it goes. for you, as a package, does that work?m and on it goes. for you, as a package, does that work? it is definitely a great step forward and ucl have been making great steps forward. it is a shame it did what it did to happen but it is not happening across the sector. individual universities come out with these steps, but it is not institutional. we see a lot of shame with universities wanted to come forward. they are still using these nda is to protect their reputation and until they stop doing that, but the all come forward and admit that they have treated people dreadfully in the past, they have to learn from it and we need to do out altogether. we are not seen the action right now. but we are seeing that sector bodies, all of them have submitted

strong statements saying that using nondisclosure agreements to subjugate vulnerable parties is never acceptable and has to stop. why universities are still being sought to do that is unforgivable. it is very good a you to shine a light on it and lots of viewers will find your remarks very interesting and quite reviewing. thank you very much. it was good of you to join us here. mps are currently debating new legislation which is aimed at preventing the automatic early release of people convicted of terrorism offences. it follows two attacks in london, carried out by men who had been released on licence. here's what the justice secretary robert buckland had to say when he opened the commons debate. twice in the last few months we have seen twice in the last few months we have seen appalling and senseless attacks on members of the public by terrorist offenders. in november

last year, to bright and promising young lives were cut heartbreakingly short. the perpetrator, usman khan, was released automatically halfway through a 16 year sentence for preparing a terrorist act. that tragedy was made all the more poignant by the fact that these victims were dedicated to the rehabilitation of offenders, helping people to get their lives back on track. the attack in streatham on the 2nd of february this year came asa the 2nd of february this year came as a stark reminder of the risks when these sorts of offenders are let out automatically before they have said theirfull let out automatically before they have said their full sentences. the bill has received cross—party support. here's labour mp and chair of the home affairs committee, yvette cooper. i rise to support this legislation and the purpose behind this bill is the right one, to make sure that

those convicted of terrorist offences a re those convicted of terrorist offences are not released early without wrongful assessment of whether they still pose a danger to the public. in the last few months, we have seen those two awful terror attacks, one on london bridge and one in streatham and our hearts will go out to those who are killed or hurt but also to their families and those who wither and witness the awful as well. the headlines on bbc news: all 83 people held in quarantine in the world are told we do not have a virus and will be sent home tomorrow. the chief executive of an nhs trust at the centre of concerns over the preventable deaths of babies has played down the scale of the failings. the media watchdog ofcom is to be given new powers to force social media firms to remove harmful content.

a photograph of two mice fighting over a scrap of food at a london tube station has won the people's vote at the wildlife photographer of the year awards. sam rowley‘s photo, called station squabble, was one of 25 shortlisted for the competition, which will be displayed in an exhibition at the natural history museum. and sam is with me now. this image that we have been looking at is the most liked photo ever on the bbc instagram accounts and in about six hours has already racked up about six hours has already racked up 280,000 likes, something which some of us can only dream of. did you ever think that when you ca ptu red you ever think that when you captured that, did you think yes!

no, ididn't. i captured that, did you think yes! no, i didn't. iwas captured that, did you think yes! no, i didn't. i was quite annoyed because i lay on a station platform for seven nights and i didn't get the shot i wanted to hear that, yeah, i need betterjudgment. iwas after you dish different shot entirely but needed more equipment with more people to ask questions when you are done on these platforms. it gets more and more difficult. so viewers aren't confused, you there in the first place? i was doing in the urban wildlife project that i was carrying out in london over the week and i got a text message in the middle of the night by my mate who was on the way back from a night out in london. she took a photo of nice on the platform that were going around your feet and that was the exact time i was looking for a project. the penny dropped and i knew what i needed to do and! dropped and i knew what i needed to do and i did it. it was an experience. we are looking at this,

which is such a strong and memorable image. what were you looking for if it wasn't that? i want to do some flash, white angle lenses to put them at small and the prominent foreground image. i didn't really wa nt foreground image. i didn't really want them to disappear into the background but i got quite lucky with the silhouette so you can pick up with the silhouette so you can pick up quite easily still. they are trying to work out with the stationers, i do want army, where you? it is our secret. you can make your assumptions. the image is amazing. just in terms of the waitlist was constructed, the beds there and everything, when you took there and everything, when you took the image, you already said that you did not think it was a big deal, but you must have had some sense of capturing something pretty good? something that had potential?”

don't know what i was thinking. these things are very subjective and i went on that night and spoke to my brother and i said, what you think of this? he told me it wasn't my best. i pleaded for bed —— to bed for two years so i have to blame him! you are no stranger to photography. i have been doing this in london for 15 years i have been around the world and be very lucky. working and somewhere like the underground, we got more images here, otherwise it also has a strong impact, as a place for a photographer, is it uniquely challenging? does it offer the lighting that we see here that you would not see elsewhere?” lighting that we see here that you would not see elsewhere? i was after that relate ability, that aspect

that relate ability, that aspect that people can connect to. most people live in urban areas and don't get to go to the far reaches of the jungle. this is a sort of thing that people know best i think that that has struck more of a chord with people than it otherwise would have done. i wasjust people than it otherwise would have done. i was just surprised that no one beat me to it. many congratulations and well done. we will watch the instagram likes going up, thank you. most of the weather. now it's time for a look at the weather. hello there. ston dennis is working its way towards the weekend and it will be bringing some disruptive weather away. before we get there, some time to enjoy the snow—covered

landscapes in scotland. overnight it will get called for a time in scotla nd will get called for a time in scotland and northern england, a sharp frost, temperatures will go down to minus one degree. later tonight will see this band of cloud and rain and brisk breezes kissing in. it may turn to snow for the time in northern england and scotland. that is the risk of some disruption, slippery on the roads first thing on thursday morning. after that, the hill snow and rain —— mike will be left with a lot of plantier. inside it is getting milder but quite windy. some showers still around. friday sees another band of rain pushed in and this one is going to bring heavy rain to the site of scotland, combined with snowmelt. the weather is being very worked and that increases some more areas flooding. the weather front weakened as it heads towards eastern england.

last weekend, we set a new record for a sub—supersonic flight across the atlantic. the fight between new york and london to less than five hours to cross the atlantic. why am i tell you this? this weekend we have got an incredibly strong jet strea m have got an incredibly strong jet stream peaking at 225 mph. it will push planes across the atlantic very quickly and it will also take out an incredibly deep area of low pressure. this is storm dennis and it is going to be influencing the weather across the uk and saturday, sunday and into monday. we are likely to see some disruption from it and this is the weather menu for the next few days. gusts of up to 70 mph, severe gales, and heavy rain. we are likely to see some low cloud and flooding and risk of disruption. on saturday, the strongest winds will be on the western side of the

country. probably the heaviest rain will be working across wales and southern counties of england with the risk of localised flooding. it turns milderfor a time but into sunday we see another area of rain pushing into those same areas we have seen already. we could see some low clouds flooding across wales and southern england and it will also get windier across the irish sea and english channel coast. it is 60 mph wind which is strong enough to bring down trees. sunday night into monday, as no pressure goes eastwards, you will have strong winds across in scotland and northern england. quite a lot of us will see problems as we head into this weekend.

the baby death scandal at an nhs trust. the woman in charge appears to downplay what has happened. at least ten babies died at east kent nhs trust who's boss is now questioning how many of those deaths are preventable. there are six or seven cases that are viewed likely is preventable. this is not credible. i can give you ten names now. it isn't always quite as clear—cut as that. now. it isn't always quite as clear-cut as that. also on the programme tonight... a 52—year—old man charged in connection with the murder of lyra mckee in londonderry.