an immediate and urgent threat to our national security — the damning verdict on russia from the long—awaited russia report criticism of the british government too — for not being willing to investigate whether moscow interfered in the 2016 brexit referendum the report reveals that no one in government knew if russia interfered in or sought to influence the referendum because they did not want to know. few questions were asked as the uk welcomed russian money with ‘open arms‘ — with cash recycled through what the report called ‘the london laundromat‘ there is a lot of russians with very close links to putin who are now very well integrated into both uk business, political

and social scenes. foreign secretary dominic raab says the uk will be resolute in defending our country, our democracy, and our values. also this lunchtime... a lot to talk about — the us secretary of state mike pompeo is meeting borisjohnson in downing street — with china high on the agenda £35 billion - the cost of the uk response to coronavirus injune — the third biggest monthly figure on record. at thejohnny depp libel trial his ex—wife is questioned about the injuries she says were caused by him also on the programme today, we will be reporting from ashington in northumberland which said a final farewell to jack charlton. and coming up on bbc news, the men's rugby league world cup kicks off next year with holders australia against fiji in hull, and the hosts england against samoa at st james‘s park.

good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. the long awaited report into alleged russian interference in uk politics has said moscow poses an ‘immediate and urgent threat to national security‘. parliament‘s intelligence and security committee accuses the government of not being willing to investigate whether moscow interfered in the 2016 brexit referendum — and of welcoming with ‘open arms‘ russian money. the foreign secretary dominic raab says the government will be resolute in defending the uk from hostile state activity. we‘ll be getting reaction from westminster and moscow shortly.

but first, let‘s go to our assistant political editor, norman smith. he joins us from westminster. norman, after a ll joins us from westminster. norman, after all this delay, no smoking gun? no smoking gun but in general terms the report is truly shocking about the sheer level of russian involvement in british politics, evenif involvement in british politics, even if the details are not there so we do not get any details of whether the russians did try to read the brexit referendum with russian money and russian inference, whether they try to influence the scottish referendum or whether there was tainted money from the kremlin finding its way into conservative party coffers. of those important details are simply not there. but the broad picture is shocking, just the broad picture is shocking, just the sheer scale of russian attempts to influence our politics. the new normal, the committee describes it, influence pedalled through russian money, paid to what it calls a buffer of westerners, often estate

agents, accountants, lawyers, also paid, it seems, to members of the house of lords, some of whom are directly employed, it seems, by companies linked to the russian state. but let‘s look at the report in more detail. here is my colleague nick eardley. what influence does russia have here? in our politics and wider british society. did russia interfere? it‘s been months since an influential group of mps investigated russian interference. today, after accusations of delay and cover—up, we finally found out their conclusions, that the government hasn‘t done enough. their conclusions, that the government hasn't done enoughm oui’ government hasn't done enoughm our opinion, the uk government took its eye off the ball because of its focus on counterterrorism. the government had badly underestimated the response required to the russian threat and is still playing catch up. russia opposes a tough intelligence challenge in the

agencies here must have the tools they need to tackle it. —— russia opposes. widespread allegations russia tried to interfere in the brexit referendum through the use of online trolls and russian media. but they say it‘s impossible to tell if that was successful. but what impact it could have had because nobody was trying to find out. the report reveals that no one in government knew if russia interfered in or sought to enter —— influence the referendum because they did not want to know. the uk government have actively avoided looking for evidence that russia interfered. actively avoided looking for evidence that russia interferedm was claimed the government should have learned the lessons of 2014 in scotla nd have learned the lessons of 2014 in scotland voted to reject independence. the report says there is credible, open source evidence russia did try to influence that campaign. though other parts of its findings having done haven‘t been made public. there are concerns

about russian money, members of the house of lords linked to russian companies and russians in the uk linked to president putin. few if any questions have been asked regarding the provenance of considerable wealth. this open door approach has provided an ideal mechanism by which illicit finance can be recycled through the london laundromat. the report doesn't have a smoking gun which shows how russia changed the political events in the uk but nevertheless, it is highly critical of recent government decisions, saying, essentially, they weren‘t looking, turning a blind eye, to the possibility of russian interventions. the government rejected the idea of a retrospective analysis of the brexit vote but said russia did pose a significant threat which it was taking extreme it seriously. i think the report is quite damning, it paints a very bad picture of a government that was far too slow to wake up to the threat

posed by russia towards democracy. far too slow to take the action is required to defend us. today 's report shows how concerned some are about russian interference and influence, it is unlikely to put to bed questions about its impact on politics here. nick eardley, bbc news. no smoking gun may be but nevertheless, shocking in terms of the level of russian attempts to influence our politics, shocking in terms of the apparent confusion between different government departments, agencies, the intelligence services over who is actually going to take responsibility for countering the russian threat. and shocking above all, it seems, from the point of view of the committee, the readiness of the government, seemingly, to turn a blind eye, their reluctance to investigate whether russian money, russian influence was used in the brexit referendum. for those concerned about the integrity of british democracy, deeply, deeply

troubling. norman, thank you. 0ur correspondent sarah rainsford is in moscow. what about moscow, any reaction from there? do they care? well, certainly in public there‘s been a very big shrug, i suppose, from the russian political establishment, the foreign ministry dismissing this report out right saying there was no sensation as far as russia is concerned. and saying it was set in a fake, before the report was even published, the kremlin was dismissing it, saying russia does not meddle in the democratic processes and it won‘t tolerate anyone meddling in russian affairs. i think, tolerate anyone meddling in russian affairs. ithink, as tolerate anyone meddling in russian affairs. i think, as you tolerate anyone meddling in russian affairs. ithink, as you might expect, a big dismissalfrom here in russia and i think what russia will latch onto is the element of

domestic political backlinks that is 110w domestic political backlinks that is now going on in the uk about this report, distracting very much from the focus of the report itself, which, of course, is also russia ‘s malign influence. russia will point to the fact there is no evidence of its meddling in the eu referendum, for example. that is something it has always dismissed and it‘s not stood up by this report and of course that is because the government did not look for that evidence but i think, you know, there is also, in a way, a backhanded compliment to russia in all of this, if russia believes the west is a hostile force, this is the west is a hostile force, this is the west saying it sees russia as a major player as it seeks to re—emerge on the political stage, it appears to be a very powerful force in the west, for good or bad, as is portrayed in this report. thank you. 0ur security correspondent gordon corera is here. the central theme seems to be they didn‘t find evidence of interference in the referendum because they were afraid they might find some. but what with the security services

doing? this is a tough report, in some way surprisingly tough, people thought it might suggest there was some influence, not on brexit or other events but to actually say no one was looking, no one was in charge of defending the democratic system ? charge of defending the democratic system? it was treated like a hot potato, the issue of defending democracy by the spicy were each passing it to each other and saying, no, you take control of this? the government did not give direction to the intelligence community is to say this is a priority and something you should look at? that is a particularly tough conclusion and i think there will be a lot of concern with the government and intelligence community about it but also, that is to do with what happened in the last couple of years, the scottish and brexit referendum but there is this bigger issue that this report examines. which is really been too slow to understand the challenge from russia? slow to understand the challenge from russia ? very slow to understand the challenge from russia? very multifaceted challenge from cyber espionage to political influence. and have we organised ourselves to deal with it?

and i think the conclusion is clearly not. and that there has been a serious problem there that we have lacked the decisiveness to see it, to go after it and the tools with which to challenge it. gordon, thank you. china has called for the uk to ‘immediately correct its mistakes‘ after the government suspended its extradition treaty with hong kong. the growing tensions with china are among several key issues being discussed between borisjohnson and the us secretary of state, mike pompeo, in downing street this lunchtime. 0ur diplomatic correspondent james robbins reports. complete with his stars & stripes mask, america‘s secretary of state arrived in london, flattering britain with a promise to reaffirm the special relationship. but mike pompeo is also carrying with him washington‘s demands for still more toughness against china. britain‘s latest response to all this, china‘s suppression of basic freedoms in hong kong, has been the suspension of extradition. but washington wants britain

to follow its lead and turn up the heat with far wider sanctions. the foreign secretary has described the mass incarceration of muslims from china‘s uighur minority and reports of forced sterilisations as egregious human rights abuses which have to be called out. but dominic raab says more time and evidence is needed before naming and sanctioning specific chinese individuals. china‘s ambassador in london is keeping up the threat of retaliation, tweeting this on hong kong. "china has never interfered in the uk‘s internal affairs. the uk should do the same to china, otherwise it must bear the consequences." and the foreign ministry in beijing is also maintaining pressure. translation: china urges the uk to wake up from its colonial dream, immediately correct its mistakes and stop

interfering in hong kong and china‘s internal affairs so as to avoid further damage to bilateral relations. america‘s secretary of state has now started a whole series of detailed talks with borisjohnson and dominic raab. mike pompeo signalled his resolve very pointedly this morning by organising a private meeting with backbench mps who also want a harder british line. certain individuals who are responsible for this can‘t hide behind the old story of "i was only obeying orders." they will be sanctioned, and i think... and the same with china, rather, hong kong, i have called publicly for carrie lam and her predecessor to face sanctions as well because of their behaviour in allowing china to breach that international treaty and cracking down on dissidents. as well as china, the uk/us talks

will focus on the desire for a new post brexit transatlantic deal, where big differences remain. and of course they‘ll discuss the coronavirus pandemic. donald trump blames china for that but has reversed his rejection of face coverings. the president tweeted this photograph, saying "we are united in our effort to defeat the invisible china virus, and many people say it is patriotic to wear a face mask when you can‘t socially distance. there is nobody more patriotic than me, your favourite president." james robbins, bbc news. european union leaders have agreed the terms of a coronavirus recovery package worth 750 billion euros. the deal was reached after their summit in brussels stretched into a fifth day — ending just after five this morning. grants and loans will be offered to member states which are struggling economically because of the virus. the european council president charles michel said it was a "pivotal moment" for europe. new figures show that the government borrowed £35 billion last month to help pay

for its response to coronavirus. the office for national statistics said that was the third biggest monthly figure on record. let‘s speak to our business correspondent theo leggett. it's it‘s a lot of money but not as much as some had feared? it's a lot of money but not actually as much as the government had to borrow in the previous month, in may. but as you say, it‘s extremely significant and it is easy to see why. the economy has been on life support during lockdown, the government ‘s tax reve nu es lockdown, the government ‘s tax revenues have fallen, very significantly and at the same time, it‘s been paying out money for furlough schemes and other covid—19 support schemes so across the three months of the first part of the financial year, april, may, june, the government actually had to borrow £128 billion, that is a record and to put it into perspective, that compares with 55.4 billion in the whole of last year. and across this year as a whole, we

are looking at more than £300 billion. the question being is there any alternative and is it sustainable? most people would say the government has no alternative but to spend a lot of money at the moment in order to avoid a cascade of unemployment. the question is what happens next? the government can borrow heavily in the short term, in the long term, as the 0ffice term, in the long term, as the office for budget responsibility warned, that may not be sustainable. so at some point, but we are likely to see as the government facing a difficult choice between reimposing austerity measures, cutting spending, or increasing taxes and thatis spending, or increasing taxes and that is something that is going to ta ke that is something that is going to take a lot of hard fought in the treasury over the next year or two. theo leggett, thank you. doctors, teachers and police officers across the uk are to get above—inflation pay rises. the chancellor, rishi sunak, says it‘s in recognition of their vital contribution to the country during the pandemic. 900,000 public sector workers will benefit. nurses aren‘t included because they negotiated a three—year deal in 2018.

amber heard has been questioned at the high court about injuries she claimed were caused by her former husband johnny depp. she‘s been giving evidence for a second day at the libel case brought by the hollywood actor against the sun over a report which claimed he was a wife—beater. allegations he strongly denies. david sillito reports. amber heard and day two of her account of the alleged abuse she says she suffered at the hands ofjohnny depp. this libel case against newsgroup newspapers has been brought byjohnny depp after an article in the sun described him as a wife—beater. that article was based on allegations made by his ex—wife amber heard, who said that during their relationship and marriage she was assaulted repeatedly and at times feared for her life. today‘s questioning focused on the days leading up to this moment, when amber heard sought a restraining order againstjohnny depp in may 2016. at the time of her court appearance, a photograph was published which appeared to show a red mark

on her cheek. amber heard said it was an injury caused by a phone being hurled at herface byjohnny depp. however, in court she was asked about the evidence from a receptionist in her apartment building who saw her soon after the alleged assault. do you think it‘s accurate, you would have been in his company for about eight minutes? i don‘t know, she said. he saw you without any injuries or marks. i don‘t know what he saw. she was also questioned about three other witnesses, one of whom was her personal stylist, who all say they saw her without make—up and without visible injury. none of them, she said, actually saw her without make—up. there was also closed circuit tv footage of her inside her broadway apartment building. there was a visit from one of her friends, the actorjames franco. it was put to her in court that she had said, i am

petrified of returning to the broadway residence. that wasn‘t true, was it, she was asked. johnny depp has strenuously denied that he was violent to amber heard. amber heard says drink and drugs had so effected him she doubts he even remembers his actions. david sillito, bbc news. our top story this lunchtime: an immediate and urgent threat to our national security — the damning verdict on russia from a long awaited report at westminster. coming up: pint sized punk — the 10—year—old‘s lockdown project that‘s been a runaway global hit. coming up on bbc news, jofra archer will rejoin the england team for their third test against the west indies after passing two coronavirus tests. he was excluded from the side after breaking biosecure rules.

he‘ll be best remembered as was one of the heroes of england‘s world cup victory in 1966 — but today those who worked alongside jack charlton at leeds, middlesborough, newcastle and the republic of ireland joined to pay tribute to big jack at his funeral. despite covid restrictions, hundreds of people lined the streets of ashington, in northumberland, to pay their final respects. danny savage is there for us now. danny? simon, this very street was packed a couple of hours ago, down both sides, with people turning as to pay their respects. this is where jack and bobby charlton started their football years as young children in this part of northumberland. the park over the road is well dated that, these are the railings of what was their primary school back in the day with a tribute here. it is hard to understate just how much affection

this town has forjack charlton. to the theme tune from local hero, jack charlton‘s final journey started at the beginning. he was incredibly proud of his hometown of ashington, so his family wanted him to have one last tour of it. this, after all, is where he and his brother bobby paraded in 1966 after winning the world cup. no open top bus, just the back of a vintage car. fast forward 54 years, and the affection is undiminished. the people who live here turned out in their droves. i danced with him at the harmonic when i was about 16. he could play football, but he wasn‘t very good at dancing. everybody loves jackie charlton in ashington. he is a big, big part of ashington, and he's going to be a big miss. he's been the back cloth to our lives. he's an ordinary man, he relates to common people.

he's worked hard, he got out of the pits, as it were. and became a professional. he'sjust a great role model for young people. i think it‘s a fantastic representation of ashington and its spirit, because it hasn‘t had a lot going for it recent years, but it hangs onto wonderful memories such as jackie and bobby coming from this town. because of coronavirus many of jack charlton‘s own relatives are unable to attend the funeral today. in normal times, it would also have seen many famous faces from the world of football. but it‘s hoped they will all gain some comfort from the number of people who‘ve turned out on the streets of ashington today to pay their respects. not unexpected, if i‘m honest, because he was a man of the people. he was a people‘s person. he loved nothing better than coming back to ashington whenever he possibly could. his funeral cortege passed the park where the charlton brothers first learned to play football, and their old school. his family and those on the street were visibly moved.

he‘s such an icon for this area, and my children play in the same fields that he grew up in so, you know, it‘s really touched my heart strings, to be honest. jack charlton is one of northumberland‘s favourite sons. he will always be remembered fondly here. after his final trip around ashington, the family went to a private funeral service in newcastle and those that could not be there because of numbers had the service relayed to them on the internet. it really was quite something to see on the streets today and there is a campaign under way to get perhaps a statue to jack charlton put in ashington as a lasting memory to him. danny savage, thank you very much. maternity care failings at an nhs trust have led to more than 1800 cases being investigated. an independent inquiry looking into care at shrewsbury and telford nhs trust — the largest ever review of maternity care in the nhs —

was ordered by the government in 2017. 0ur correspondent keith doyle is here. so, what‘s happened? this is the largest ever review of nhs services within the nhs. an investigation into care at shrewsbury and telford nhs trust is examining 1682 incidents where claims that children‘s mothers died oi’ claims that children‘s mothers died 01’ were claims that children‘s mothers died or were permanently harmed by failures at telford‘s princess royal and the royal shrewsbury hospital. an independent review was ordered in 2017, then 23 cases were being investigated, but the publicity meant many more families came forward wanting to ask questions about the care they receive. also hundreds of paper records were overlooked, which has led to this big increase and really huge with you. what sorts of cases? a large number did not involve death or

serious permanent harm, however many, serious permanent harm, however any serious permanent harm, however many, many of them involve significant errors. failure to properly monitorfaecal significant errors. failure to properly monitor faecal heartbeats, and delays in deliveries, they were found to have contributed to many deaths. —— failure to monitor foetal habits. a mother who gave birth to stillborn twins said she was ignored by staff, she continually told them she was having pain and problems, the trust later admitted that the death from oxygen starvation in that particular case, the trust has paid millions of p in compensation to families with children born with brain injuries. a statement was released, we option from the chief executive, she said this is a difficult and painful experience for families and we are sorry for their distress. we should have provided far better care, we have let them

down. this comes as west mercia police launched a criminal investigation into maternity services at the trust. thank you, keith doyle. the coronavirus pandemic has hit care homes in the uk hard — but numbers of cases are now falling. as residents and staff reflect on the huge difficulties they‘ve faced, our correspondent 0livia richwold has been to a nursing home in scarborough to get the thoughts of those on the front line there. start turning for me. it's been scary, it's been sad, there's been tears. we've also laughed. the people came in knowing they were putting their own lives on the line, they were putting their lives of their family and loved ones on the line. they're all heroes, in my eyes. they look after you, and they don‘t get paid enough bloody money, i‘ll tell you. sorry for swearing. these are the staff and residents of saint cecilia‘s nursing home in scarborough. there was a coronavirus outbreak here early on during the pandemic. ten residents died. three were confirmed covid cases. the other seven were not tested, so their families will never know. i wore full ppe to enter the home

and film their story. the truth is that we lost people that were in the nursing home for years. we knew them, because we‘re like a family, more or less. we lost friends. very sad. to date, 23 staff have self—isolated after showing symptoms, and many still don‘t know if they‘ve had coronavirus. i was quite ill with a viral illness. very tired, lethargic, high temperature. so i would like to know if i have had it, whether my antibodies... but it doesn‘t matter. all i know is i have got over whatever it was i had, and i‘ve carried on. the home accepts elderly patients from hospital. they live in the second floor and they‘re all isolated for two weeks in case they‘re covid—positive, but many of them have ended up staying a lot longer, waiting for the social care system to find them a new permanent home. you get a lot of fun, looking out of the window. lily has been here on the second

floorfor six weeks. and a gentleman came and said i was fit to go home, but i‘m still here. but somebody came the other week and they said, "is there anything you want?" i said, "i‘d love a mirror." i said, "there‘s not a mirror here." and all of a sudden they stuck that there. staff are frustrated they can‘t help, and find that those living in limbo on the second floor become isolated and lonely. so they can't see any of their family, they can't see any of their friends. i've noticed the massive detrimental effect it has for their mental health. care workers here are paid the living wage, but residentjack thinks it is not enough. if i could afford it, i would give them some money, and if i win any money, they‘re going to get some, so... the home has started allowing families to meet in the garden, but hopes to open its doors and welcome the world back one day soon. 0livia richwald, bbc news.

at the start of lockdown many of us were full of plans to learn new skills and complete ambitious projects. well, ten—year—old arlo from bristol has done both. he‘s launched his own magazine — it‘s called pint—sized punk, and it‘s a hit. here is colin paterson. pre—covid, ten—year—old arlo went to two or three gigs a month in bristol with his parents and would often be found right down the front. during lockdown he was missing his music so came up with an idea. my mum asked what i‘d like to write about. and i said i‘d like to write about some bands. the pint—sized punk fanzine was born. they approached his favourite bands for interviews, mercury prize nominees idles said yes and became his first cover star. i really like punk music. because i like how the drums and guitars and vocals all go together. like a big punk sandwich.

# looking at pretty colours.# the fanzine has features you wouldn‘t find anywhere else. this one is a picture of bunf i did from super furry animals. i asked everyone i interview their opinion on marmite. this is the love side. john newton and carlos from fontaines dc are sitting on the fence, they don‘t mind it but they don‘t hate it. mum hannah started taking arlo to gigs when she realised it was cheaper than hiring a baby—sitter. making the fanzine has been a huge part of his lockdown learning at home. luckily his school are really, really supportive and we've spoken to them about the skills that he is using but it would be very easy for me as a parent to take over but, no, he's been involved in everything. and word of mouth is spreading. the first issue sold 300 copies, the second has attracted orders

from australia and america and he‘s about to launch a t—shirt range.