this is bbc news, i'm reeta chakrabarti. the headlines... a report into how martin bashir secured his panorama interview with princess diana in 1995 says the bbc fell short of high standards of integrity and transparency. the report finds mr bashir acted in a "deceitful" way to secure the interview. diana's brother, lord spencer, says he sees a direct connection between the interview and his sister's death this is a young girl in her mid—30s who has lived this extraordinarily turbulent and difficult time in the public eye. she didn't know who to trust — and in the end, when she died two years later, she was without any form of real protection. the bbc has also made a full and unconditional apology, and has written to members

of the royal family to express regret. there are multiple failures for the bbc to reflect on. 25 years ago, but still, they're very very serious. proposals for the biggest shake—up of the rail network in 25 years, including a new state—owned body to set timetables and ticket prices. failures in the national test and trace system are partly responsible for the surge in the indian variant in blackburn with darwen, according to a report seen by the bbc. i've just received a message — and the message says, "victory!" elation as hundreds of women are declared eligible for compensation after being given faulty breast implants. and a plea for the return of park run and other sporting events after months of lockdown.

hello, good afternoon. a report into how the bbc persuaded princess diana to give it an interview in 1995 has found it fell short of its high standards for integrity and accuses the journalist involved, martin bashir, of deceitful behaviour. the interview, in which diana spoke candidly about her marriage, became a media sensation, drawing an audience of millions and causing shock waves in royal circles. the inquiry by the former seniorjudge, lord dyson, found mr bashir had shown fake bank statements to diana's brother, charles spencer, to try to secure an introduction to the princess. lord dyson said the bbc... the director general of the bbc, tim davie, said that...

"although the report states that diana, princess of wales, was keen on the idea of an interview with the bbc, it is clear that the process for securing the interview fell far short of what audiences have a right to expect. we are very sorry for this. lord dyson has identified clear failings." the journalist at the centre of the report, martin bashir, apologised for mocking up the documents, but insisted... in an edition of panorama, which will air tonight, diana's brother, earl spencer, has been highly critical of the how interview came about — let's have a listen. well, the irony is that i met martin bashir on 31 august, 1995, because exactly two years later, she died. and i do draw a line between the two events. it's quite clear from the introduction that i sat in on on 19 september, 1995, everyone was going to be

made untrustworthy. and i think that diana did lose trust in really key people. this is a young girl in her mid—30s who has lived this extraordinarily turbulent and difficult time in the public eye. she didn't know who to trust — and in the end, when she died two years later, she was without any form of real protection. let's take a closer look at some of lord dyson's main findings.

the subsequent bbc investigation conducted by lord hall in 1996 was "woefully ineffective". our media correspondent david sillito is with me now. david, this is one incident that doesn't necessarily reflect bbc journalism generally — but it is a dark day. let journalism generally - but it is a dark da . ., , ., journalism generally - but it is a dark da . ., i. dark day. let me read you something. "we now know — dark day. let me read you something. "we now know that _ dark day. let me read you something. "we now know that the _ dark day. let me read you something. "we now know that the bbc _ dark day. let me read you something. j "we now know that the bbc harboured a rogue reporter on panorama who fabricated and elaborate, detailed but wholly false account of his dealings with earl spencer and princess diana. this is a shocking blot on the bbc�*s enduring commitment to honestjournalism." commitment to honest journalism." those commitment to honestjournalism." those aren't the words of lord dyson, but lord bert, who was director general at the time and has read today's report from lord debt, car dyson. it is damning. three areas — the first is martin bashir�*s

conduct, lord dyson says he lied to his superiors three times about not showing marked up documents to earl spencer, which was then, lord dyson says, proved to be untrue. now martin bashir says he stands by the interview because diana, princess diana did not see the documents, and there's a note that lord dyson says is genuine in which she says she did not regret doing the interview. then the wider question, the investigation of the time. by the time we get to march 1996 when they are investigating this, they know that martin bashir has not told them the full truth about showing these mocked up documents to earl spencer — yet they still conclude that he is an honest and honourable man. the conclusion from lord dyson as this was a woefully ineffective investigation. and then there's what

the bbc said to the wider world through the press. there are certainly many questions that they were candidly evasive about giving the full picture of what was going on. integrity and transparency, as tim devi says, i will go a dark day for the bbc. it fell far short of the standards." he says the standards of change since then, but even then, the producer guidelines of the time, this cross all boundaries of deceit to deceitful behaviour. , ., ., behaviour. david, you mentioned the director general _ behaviour. david, you mentioned the director general of _ behaviour. david, you mentioned the director general of the _ behaviour. david, you mentioned the director general of the bbc, - behaviour. david, you mentioned the director general of the bbc, he's - director general of the bbc, he's given an interview to our bbc media editor. let's listen to what he had to say. i think it's a very difficult read for the bbc. overall, lord dyson has done a very thoroughjob of getting to the facts after 25 years,

which is too long. we accept the findings of the report in full. and i'm very sorry for all those that were affected by it. well, the report details a litany of moral, professional, - editorial failures. there's the original deception. there's the quote, . "woeful investigation" which was led by lord hall. the culture of cover—up. i wonder if you could rank them for me. . |what do you think is the worst thing| the bbc did and we'll go from there? well, i'm not sure i would rank them in that way. i think they were exactly as you've described. the report identifies three very serious failings. the first is martin bashir's investigation and the way that was carried out. just to be clear, that was a breach of the current editorial guidelines at the time in 1993. you were right about the second thing around investigation, it's clear it was not good enough and it didn't get to the truth. and then finally, the way the press was handling it, it was evasive, and not up to standard. i mean, if you look at this,

there are multiple failures for the bbc to reflect on — 25 years ago. but still, they are very, very serious and if you're an organisation that cares about truthful, honestjournalism and proper practice, i think it's a very difficult read. but mike will be going back to david cilento _ but mike will be going back to david cilento in _ but mike will be going back to david cilento in a — but mike will be going back to david cilento in a moment. _ lord grade is a former controller of bbc one, a former chief executive of channel 4 and later, chairman of the bbc. he assisted lord dyson in this report as a witness. good afternoon to you. just tell us a little bit about which part of the report you are assisting lord dyson with? he report you are assisting lord dyson with? ., ., ., ~ ., ., with? he wanted to talk to me about how the bbc — with? he wanted to talk to me about how the bbc works, _ with? he wanted to talk to me about how the bbc works, what _ with? he wanted to talk to me about how the bbc works, what the - how the bbc works, what the processes are, howjournalism works in the bbc — so he was just checking with me about what i understood to be the reporting systems inside the

bbc, and how current affairs worked, and so on. i bbc, and how current affairs worked, and so on. , a, . ~ bbc, and how current affairs worked, and so on. , 1, . ~ , and so on. i see. back in this time of 1995-96 — and so on. i see. back in this time of 1995-96 when _ and so on. i see. back in this time of 1995-96 when there _ and so on. i see. back in this time of 1995-96 when there were - and so on. i see. back in this time i of 1995-96 when there were rumours of 1995—96 when there were rumours about how martin bashir had obtained this interview, you were a chief executive at channel 4.- this interview, you were a chief executive at channel 4. think so. yes, ou executive at channel 4. think so. yes. you were — executive at channel 4. think so. yes, you were expected - executive at channel 4. think so. yes, you were expected to - executive at channel 4. think so. yes, you were expected to hear i executive at channel 4. think so. - yes, you were expected to hear these rumours? ., ~' yes, you were expected to hear these rumours? ., ~ , , rumours? know, like everybody, we were veryjealous — rumours? know, like everybody, we were veryjealous of— rumours? know, like everybody, we were very jealous of the _ rumours? know, like everybody, we were veryjealous of the scoop - rumours? know, like everybody, we were veryjealous of the scoop and l were veryjealous of the scoop and completely wrapped up in the story and the shock of the interview, and the content and so on. never questioned, you know, it's the bbc, you expect the bbc to get these things to air in a way that is utterly defensible. it’s things to air in a way that is utterly defensible. it's been ointed utterly defensible. it's been pointed out _ utterly defensible. it's been pointed out that _ utterly defensible. it's been pointed out that martin - utterly defensible. it's been i pointed out that martin bashir utterly defensible. it's been - pointed out that martin bashir was then quite a junior reporter, and there was lots of surprise and it was him who got this interview. did that surprise you then? ida. was him who got this interview. did that surprise you then?— that surprise you then? no, not reall .

that surprise you then? no, not really- you _ that surprise you then? no, not really. you know, _ that surprise you then? no, not really. you know, the _ that surprise you then? no, not really. you know, the subject i that surprise you then? no, notj really. you know, the subject of that surprise you then? no, not - really. you know, the subject of the interview will make the choice, and she must�*ve had every approach from everyjournalist she must�*ve had every approach from every journalist around the she must�*ve had every approach from everyjournalist around the world to do it. she picked martin bashirfor reasons we now understand better. but mr bashir's misbehavior is pretty serious, but it's not as serious as the cover—up, the bbc cover—up. the aspect of the report which lord dyson goes into in some detail is the most worrying and long—lasting concern that i would have for the bbc. bud long-lasting concern that i would have for the bbc.— long-lasting concern that i would have for the bbc. and you would put it as strongly — have for the bbc. and you would put it as strongly as _ have for the bbc. and you would put it as strongly as that, _ have for the bbc. and you would put it as strongly as that, that _ have for the bbc. and you would put it as strongly as that, that it - have for the bbc. and you would put it as strongly as that, that it was - it as strongly as that, that it was a cover—up? it as strongly as that, that it was a cover-no?— it as strongly as that, that it was acover-u? ~ , ., , a cover-up? well, it is a cover-up. read the evidence _ a cover-up? well, it is a cover-up. read the evidence in _ a cover-up? well, it is a cover-up. read the evidence in the _ a cover-up? well, it is a cover-up. read the evidence in the report. i read the evidence in the report. lord dyson is very clear it's a cover—up. first of all, the statements the bbc makes to the press of the time were very economical with what they knew to be the truth. they never checked with earl spencer, whether his version would tally with various versions of

the story that martin bashir had given them. and then, the bbc�*s news outlets never covered the story, never investigated it. if it had been a channel for lapse, bbc journalists would've been crawling all over it —— channel 4. it's taken 25 years to get the truth, and it raises the question in your mind, how many more cover—ups are there in the files of the bbc journalism how many more cover—ups are there in the files of the bbcjournalism that we haven't known about? you the files of the bbc journalism that we haven't known about?— the files of the bbc journalism that we haven't known about? you said the news channels — we haven't known about? you said the news channels didn't _ we haven't known about? you said the news channels didn't cover— we haven't known about? you said the news channels didn't cover it, - we haven't known about? you said the news channels didn't cover it, but - news channels didn't cover it, but channel for didn't cover it, that it didn't particularly resonate? yes. didn't particularly resonate? yes, of course it _ didn't particularly resonate? yes, of course it was _ didn't particularly resonate? yes, of course it was covered, - didn't particularly resonate? yes of course it was covered, but it was the mail on sunday and the independent newspaper which uncovered the forged documents. the bbc interviews cabinet ministers, civil servants, captains of

industry, captains of public institutions, and preaches to them about transparency and accountability, etc, etc. ifi about transparency and accountability, etc, etc. if i was being interviewed on that basis now, i'd say the bbc should sort itself out first before you come and ask me those questions. that's the problem with bbcjournalism. it's so important and it's usually so brilliant. but this is so serious and so far—reaching that it's hard to see how they will recover — i'm sure they will, and i have huge faith in tim davie, but this is more serious, the cover—up is more serious, the cover—up is more serious than the crime. i serious, the cover-up is more serious than the crime. i don't think there's _ serious than the crime. i don't think there's any _ serious than the crime. i don't think there's any implication l serious than the crime. i don't i think there's any implication that the sort of practice extends this particular incident, grave though it was. ., , , ., ., was. how can you be sure of that? your back— was. how can you be sure of that? your back its _ was. how can you be sure of that? your back it's taken _ was. how can you be sure of that? your back it's taken 26 _ was. how can you be sure of that? your back it's taken 26 years - was. how can you be sure of that? your back it's taken 26 years for. your back it's taken 26 years for this to come out. the bbc has done everything it can to avoid this coming out. everything it can to avoid this coming out-— everything it can to avoid this

coming out. everything it can to avoid this cominu out. ., �* ., coming out. you can't say that, you can't possibly _ coming out. you can't say that, you can't possibly say — coming out. you can't say that, you can't possibly say that. _ coming out. you can't say that, you can't possibly say that. i'm - coming out. you can't say that, you can't possibly say that. i'm not - can't possibly say that. i'm not saying there are other issues, but it does raise the question, and how does the bbc answer that? it’s it does raise the question, and how does the bbc answer that? it's hard to rove a does the bbc answer that? it's hard to prove a negative, _ does the bbc answer that? it's hard to prove a negative, isn't _ does the bbc answer that? it's hard to prove a negative, isn't it? - does the bbc answer that? it's hard to prove a negative, isn't it? i - to prove a negative, isn't it? i just wanted to ask, you were chairman of the bbc within a decade — did this issue come across your desk ever? - did this issue come across your desk ever?— - did this issue come across your desk ever? ., desk ever? never, never ever. no, there was — desk ever? never, never ever. no, there was never — desk ever? never, never ever. no, there was never any _ desk ever? never, never ever. no, there was never any question - desk ever? never, never ever. no, | there was never any question about it. never raised internally or externally. if it had, i'd have been onto it like a bat. 50 externally. if it had, i'd have been onto it like a bat.— externally. if it had, i'd have been onto it like a bat. so the bbc would sa now onto it like a bat. so the bbc would say now that _ onto it like a bat. so the bbc would say now that it _ onto it like a bat. so the bbc would say now that it has _ onto it like a bat. so the bbc would say now that it has different - say now that it has different systems in place, that it's guidelines are much tighter... janik it's not about systems, it's about culture. �* . ., , ., culture. i've had reasons to complain — culture. i've had reasons to complain to _ culture. i've had reasons to complain to bbc— culture. i've had reasons to complain to bbc about - culture. i've had reasons to i complain to bbc about various journalists since i've left years ago, and i have to say the bbc�*s position is an arrogant one. there are never wrong until proven so, and it takes you three years to drag out

an admission that they got something wrong. that actually happened to me. they took three years, and the evidence was so blindingly obvious that there had been some fake footage in the documentary, and a current affairs report. it was absolutely shocking stop what you're fearing —— you're referring to a different incident there? yes, something i complained about in the last few years about a documentary about child slave labour being employed by a big retailer. the evidence was so obvious, it took them three years to admit they were wrong and apologise. this shocked democrat happens all the time. i know how to get into the system. the public don't, nobody else does. it's shocking. the arrogance of the bbc�*s journalism when it's got it wrong is quite — the default position is you're in that i could never wrong. that's what has to change, it's the

culture that has to change.- culture that has to change. thank ou ve culture that has to change. thank you very much — culture that has to change. thank you very much indeed. _ culture that has to change. thank you very much indeed. thank- culture that has to change. thank you very much indeed. thank you j culture that has to change. thank i you very much indeed. thank you for your time. martin bashir has issued a statement, he says... he goes on... he finishes by saying... lord hall

says that he accepts that the bbc inquiry fell well short of what was required, and he goes on to say he was wrong to give martin bashir the benefit of the doubt. let's bring david back in here stop does make statements that i want to come to it in a moment, butjust to address what lord grade was saying about the culture of the bbc. this will be a shock for people in charge at the bbc. , ., , shock for people in charge at the sac. , ., , , shock for people in charge at the sac. , ., , bbc. does backwards - integrity and transparency- _ bbc. does backwards - integrity and transparency- do _ bbc. does backwards - integrity and transparency. do you _ bbc. does backwards - integrity and transparency. do you trust _ bbc. does backwards - integrity and transparency. do you trust with i bbc. does backwards - integrity and transparency. do you trust with the l transparency. do you trust with the bbc says and are they open about it? both of those are seriously questioned by this incident. now the issue at the time was that martin bashir was questioned about why he had created these mocked up bank

statements. and lord dyson says that at first, he said he had not shown them to earl spencer, then later admitted that he had and said, "the bbc, by march 1996, knew he had lied to three times when he said he did not shown them the fake statements to earl spencer." and at the conclusion of their inquiry was that martin bashir was an honest and honourable man. he says without justification, the bbc fell short of its high standards of integrity and transparency by covering up in its press logs of such facts as has been able to establish about how mr bashir secured the interview. to translate that, that means that when they were questioned about what the bbc new about martin bashir, they were not entirely candid — probably the fairest thing to say there, they did not mention mr bashir's activities or the bbc�*s investigations on any of their news programmes at the time. so the issue

of transparency and whether they told the full story is the key thing here. but the wider question, and i think it's one that many people will think it's one that many people will think is — if this hadn't happened, would princess diana have done the interview? and lord dyson's conclusion was that he felt that she probably would've done, she would've done the interview with another journalist at another time and another place, but she was happy to do the interview, and the note that was written for martin bashir saying that she saw no documents and that she had no regrets, he said, "i believe that is a genuine document." so at the end of it, the process is seriously flawed, but at the end of the day, the interview, princess diana appears to be happy that it took place in the manner of how it took place in the manner of how it took place. took place in the manner of how it took place-—

and you can watch a panorama on the bashir interview, how it was obtained, and how the bbc responded tonight on bbc one at 7pm or on iplayer — that's "princess diana, martin bashir and the bbc." the biggest shake—up of britain's railways in decades has been announced by the government. the reform plan will see the creation of the great british railways body, which aims to improve train infrastructure, ticketing and timetables. ministers are still to consult the authorities in scotland and wales about the proposed changes, but the network in northern ireland will not be affected. sarah corker reports. ladies and gentlemen, can you please allow passengers to alight this service before boarding? overcrowded, delayed, uncomfortable. before the pandemic, this was a familiar scene on commuter services between leeds and manchester. it is a joke. this is like the only train you can get to manchester to get to work in time for 9am, and it's outrageous. absolute nightmare. the government is now promising the biggest shake—up of britain's railways in 25 years.

there will be a new public body called great british railways, managing tracks, trains and timetables. for passengers, a new flexible season ticket that can be used a couple of days a week. it's the end of the franchise model. rail firms will only be paid if trains are on time and clean. in leeds today, not everyone was convinced they'd feel the benefits. the trains are regular enough. we're just too squashed in the trains. well, i've nearly finished my driving lessons, so i think that i would probably drive most places. actually, i've invested in one of those flexi tickets, - which i think is brilliant, - so i can kind of work from home and have the ability to travel i in when i need to without having to buy a ticket every day. i now call the secretary of state. in the commons, the transport secretary set out his vision for the decades ahead. the new public body, great british railways, will own the infrastructure, run and plan the network, organise

the timetable and set most fares. one organisation, accountable to ministers to get trains running on time, to make the customer experience as hassle—free as possible, and to bring the railway into the 21st—century. a single, familiar brand, with united, accountable leadership. the government says this new system will be similar to transport for london. multiple operators under one brand. and the aim is to put an end to the blame game when something goes wrong and there is disruption. but what is notable is there is no promise of cheaper fares. this new body has got to be absolutely focused on delivering for the passenger, because we need to win passengers back on the railway, and the only way to do that is to make trains reliable, efficient and good value for money, and the sorts of deals we want to see with longer term reform of the ticketing system, the system reflects how we want to buy into travel in the future. both the scottish and welsh

governments have called for fully devolved powers over rail infrastructure, and describe this plan as a missed opportunity. the rmt union is worried that there will be job cuts further down the line. we could have had a publicly—owned, publicly—controlled railway that runs in the interests of the people rather than what we've got now which is a patch up of a failed system where the private sector operators who have brought these problems on top of us and at the same time have pocketed tens of billions in profits since 1993, they're still in place. during the pandemic, the government has pumped billions into the railways as passenger numbers have plummeted. the test for the industry now will be attracting commuters back as the world of work has changed. sarah corker, bbc news. failures in the national test and trace system are partly responsible for the surge in the covid—19 indian variant in one of the worst affected parts of the country,

according to a document seen by bbc news. it's understood a technical problem left several councils unable to identify cases of the variant for three weeks. for more, i'm nowjoined by our political correspondent ben wright. this is important because the councils couldn't then trace contacts?— councils couldn't then trace contacts? , contacts? exactly. tracing the contacts? exactly. tracing the contacts of — contacts? exactly. tracing the contacts of people _ contacts? exactly. tracing the contacts of people who - contacts? exactly. tracing the contacts of people who have l contacts? exactly. tracing the i contacts of people who have got covid is clearly a crucial way, one of the big tools that local authorities, the government try and break the chains of infection and contains a virus. and what happened it was there was a technical glitch in how information was passed from the national test and trace system to local authorities in a areas, and exactly the moment that the new variant first identified in india was arriving into the country. it meant that in those eight areas for about three weeks, local authorities couldn't check on the people who are

self isolating, for instance, had they been told they had covered matt, including people who came from india, but they also couldn't then trace the contacts of those people because they didn't have the information. and it is clear that exacerbated the spread of the virus in some areas. we are talking about 700 cases where that information wasn't passed on, and the highest number of those missing cases was in blackburn with darwen, where we know there was a surge in recent weeks. and there's been a problem and the department of health accepts that, but they say now it's been dealt with and the situation is much better. but clearly in those areas where they're dealing with the indian variant surge, it's posed a problem as they try and contain the virus. ~., , . problem as they try and contain the virus. n, , ., �* i'm joined by professor sian griffiths, a public health expert who co—chaired the 2003 sars inquiry for the hong kong government. good afternoon to you, professor griffiths. i suppose this incident,

this uncovering of this failure just goes to show how important test and trace is? , . ., . goes to show how important test and trace is? , . .. , trace is? test and trace is essential. _ trace is? test and trace is essential, or _ trace is? test and trace is essential, or at _ trace is? test and trace is essential, or at least i trace is? test and trace is essential, or at least the l essential, or at least the identification of cases, positive cases, their isolation and contact tracing the contacts of a positive case, and isolation — all that is important for breaking the train of transmission of disease. so anything thatis transmission of disease. so anything that is a glitch will have an impact. we know it is really important to identify as many cases as possible, and to keep people isolated in the community so that the disease can't spread on. so i think we don't know quite the impact, but anything that doesn't go quite right, doesn't get the test back immediately or as quickly as possible can cause a problem. we have focused more in recent weeks and months on the vaccine as the way out of the crisis, rather than test and trace. but as far as you're

concerned, is it continuing to function reasonably well despite what we've learned today cancelo well, i think classic public health is for the local director of public health and the team is to know about their area. health and the team is to know about theirarea. if health and the team is to know about their area. , ., ., health and the team is to know about their area. y., ., ,.,, their area. if you get a positive case of a _ their area. if you get a positive case of a disease _ their area. if you get a positive case of a disease that's - their area. if you get a positive i case of a disease that's infectious, you then need to follow it up. so local teams are doing a splendid job particularly when they need to do surge testing. so it is a matter of having surge testing or the testing in place, it's a matter of having the vaccination moving ahead, and it's also a matter of each and everyone of us being aware that we could be a case, and if we are, we need to isolate, get the test and, if positive, stay in quarantine for ten days. so it's a matter of three elements, it one of the other. so they need to work together. and they are best coordinated at a local level. so are best coordinated at a local level. , are best coordinated at a local level, , ., are best coordinated at a local level. , ., , level. so it is worth remembering that, although — level. so it is worth remembering that, although the _ level. so it is worth remembering that, although the number - level. so it is worth remembering that, although the number of i level. so it is worth remembering i that, although the number of cases are falling, hospitalisations are

down, the virus is still around. particularly in certain areas. and i think we need to remember that. so until everybody is vaccinated, until the disease rates are absolutely low everywhere, we do need to remain cautious. it doesn't mean we can't enjoy ourselves, but we just need to be aware and make sensible choices. as i mentioned at the beginning, you chaired the inquiry into the hong kong's government response to the sars outbreak. where we now in terms of our response to outbreak? brute of our response to outbreak? we found of our response to outbreak? - found that the population in the uk has been very responsive to the restrictions, be it in wales, scotland or england. we've been able to add new restrictions, we've seen the impact of that. we've also been very compliant with the vaccination uptake, more so than many other places. in fact as a population, we are actually doing pretty well in

terms of controlling the disease. but as we've seen, we saw the kent variant at the end of november, beginning of december when the second peak started. and now we've got another variant — but we may continue to see variants of disease and we need to adjust our behaviour as we go along to make sure that we keep everyone a safe as possible, particularly those who are vulnerable.— particularly those who are vulnerable. ., ,, , ., , . vulnerable. thank you very much, professor griffiths. _ let's take a look at the latest coronavirus figures for the uk. 2,874 new infections have been recorded in the past 24 hours, as well as seven new covid deaths — that's people who've died within 28 days of a positive coronavirus test. the total deaths is now 127,701. 0n vaccines, over 37 million have now had at least one dose, and over 21 million have now

receieved both doses. now it's time for a look at the weather with louise lear. we've seen some wet and windy weather arrive from the west today, continuing to impede our weather through the night tonight and it as woelfel stopped the slow pressure slowly drifting its way steadily eastwards, the strongest wins first thing tomorrow will be further south, unseasonably strong so gusts at 50-60 south, unseasonably strong so gusts at 50—60 mph, similarvalues south, unseasonably strong so gusts at 50—60 mph, similar values towards the bristol channel and still some strong winds once again in west wales, as well. that'll drive in some wet weather as the low pressure continues to track slowly eastwards. we see an improving victor gradually across northern ireland, northwest england in western scotland into the afternoon. blustery winds for all, though, even away from the south, and that'll make it feel cool and disappointing for this time of year with top temperatures 7—14 c.

lighter winds for the start of the weekend, something a little drier and brighter. that's it, take care. hello this is bbc news. the headlines... a report into how martin bashir secured his panorama interview with princess diana in 1995, says the bbc fell short of high standards of integrity and transparency. the report finds mr bashir acted in a "deceitful" way to secure the interview. diana's brother lord spencer says he sees a direct connection between the interview and his sister's death. this is a young girl in her mid—30s who has lived this extraordinarily turbulent and difficult time in the public eye. she didn't know who to trust, and in the end, when she died two years later, she was without any form of real protection. the bbc has made a full

and unconditional apology — and has written to members of the royal family to express regret. there are multiple failures for the bbc to reflect on, 25 years ago, but still they are very, very serious. the secretary—general calls on all parties between israel and caused any militants to stop hostilities. in other news: proposals for the biggest shake—up of the rail network in 25 years, including a new state—owned body to set timetables and ticket prices. sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre. good evening. rory mcilroy has dropped down down the leaderboard after a difficult few holes in his first round of the us pga championship. it's golf�*s second major of the year and conditions at kiawah island in south carolina are sunny but windy. the top of the leaderboard is changing all the time.

american keegan bradley is ahead on four under, but england's paul casey has had a charge. he's one shot behind on three under through 16. mcilroy, though, is on two over after four bogeys in his opening round. tottenham striker harry kane says he doesn't want to end his career with any regrets as speculation over his future continues. kane is midway through a six—year deal with the club, and is yet to lift a trophy with them. it's been reported the england captain has a "gentleman's agreement" with chairman daniel levy to leave tottenham this summer and has formally asked to go. kane's been speaking with gary neville on the former manchester united defender�*s youtube show. here's what he's had to say: "i don't want to have come

manchester city defender ruben dias has been named men's footballer of the year, by the football writers' association. the portugal centre back receives the honour in his first season in the english game, after signing for city from benfica last summer. he's the first defender to win it since liverpool's steve nicol 32 years ago. dias beat his team—mate kevin de bruyne and harry kane in a poll of almost 700 writers. leeds united vice chairman paraag marathe says he wants to help the club become one of the biggest in the world. marathe is president of 49ers enterprises, the investment arm of national football league side the san francisco 49ers, which increased its stake in leeds united to 37% earlier this year. i think this guy is the limit. i think— i think this guy is the limit. i think that _ i think this guy is the limit. i think that leeds united can be,

should — think that leeds united can be, should be — think that leeds united can be, should be and will be one of the biggest — should be and will be one of the biggest clubs in the world. i think this year— biggest clubs in the world. i think this year it — biggest clubs in the world. i think this year it is evidenced by the fact that — this year it is evidenced by the fact that the competence, flair, style _ fact that the competence, flair, style that — fact that the competence, flair, style that we play with is just, it's entertaining football. i thank you see — it's entertaining football. i thank you see already from the first match, — you see already from the first match, i_ you see already from the first match, i think from liverpool, everybody _ match, i think from liverpool, everybody was yearning for leads united _ everybody was yearning for leads united to — everybody was yearning for leads united to be back in the premier league — united to be back in the premier league it — united to be back in the premier league. it was a feeling of belonging that we belong to a peer. ithink— belonging that we belong to a peer. i think we _ belonging that we belong to a peer. i think we are onlyjust beginning, and i_ i think we are onlyjust beginning, and i think. — i think we are onlyjust beginning, and i think, you know, a lot of folks— and i think, you know, a lot of folks right _ and i think, you know, a lot of folks right now are just talking about — folks right now are just talking about that young hot stud that just -ot about that young hot stud that just got to _ about that young hot stud that just got to the — about that young hot stud that just got to the premier league. i think we will— got to the premier league. i think we will look back on today and say that this _ we will look back on today and say that this was the beginning of something very special. england bowlerjofra archer will undergo surgery tomorrow in a bid to resolve an issue with his right elbow. archer's already been ruled out of the two—test series against new zealand.

he saw a medical consultant after suffering pain in his elbow while playing for sussex against kent last week. the england and wales cricket board hasn't said when they expect him to return. despite around 80% of residents —— despite around 80% of residents in japan not wanting the tokyo olympics to go ahead this summer, world athletics president lord coe says he genuinely believes the games can be delivered safely. coe says no olympics has ever had so much planning put into them. it can be delivered in a safe and coherent way. i've been in tokyo literally in the last week—and—a—half. i've seen for myself the systems and protocols. no sporting event will ever have been delivered without the same forethought for safety for competitors and crucially the communities into which our events are being staged. we've had over 600 major sporting events in the last year and not one of them has been a super spreader. that's all the sport for now.

you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. we will have more tonight. back to you, rita. let's return to our top story — the report into how bbc panorama reporter martin bashir obtained his 1995 interview with diana, princess of wales. the report found that mr bashir had shown fake bank statements to diana's brother, charles spencer, to try to secure an introduction to the princess. it accuses mr bashir of deceitful behaviour and says the bbc fell short of its own high standards for integrity. the bbc has written to prince charles, earl spencer and diana's sons, the duke of sussex and duke of cambridge, to apologise. we heard earlierfrom earl spencer, who's been speaking to bbc panorama, in an interview that will be aired tonight. let's remind ourselves of what he had to say. well, the irony is that i met martin bashir on 31 august, 1995, because exactly two years later, she died. and i do draw a line between the two events.

it's quite clear from the introduction that i sat in on on 19 september, 1995, everyone was going to be made untrustworthy. and i think that diana did lose trust in really key people. this is a young girl in her mid—30s who has lived this extraordinarily turbulent and difficult time in the public eye. she didn't know who to trust — and in the end, when she died two years later, she was without any form of real protection. 0ur royal correspondent jonny dymond is with me now. johnny, old spencer they're saying she was denied of any real protection. what is he implying? i think the suggestion he is making is that from the meeting that he had with martin bashir, that leaves —— leads to the interview, the interview leads to divorce, the

divorce is really the end of her formal relationship with the royal family. it means that protection that you get by being part of the family, whether it's physical protection, bodyguards, which she herself said she no longer desired or whether it's the sort of organisational protection you get of being part of the royal family. organisational protection you get of being part of the royalfamily. that was then stripped of her. it's also saying that essentially she no longer trusts anybody because of the stories that he says martin bashir spun. this leads her into a very different life with a very different set of people. it leads her into friendships and relationships, in the end, a relationship with someone, she ends up spending the summer with him and she ends up in paris ina summer with him and she ends up in paris in a speeding car, the car which led directly to her death as a drunk driver sped away from pursuing photographers. that is the line that he draws between what he sees as a rather fateful meeting between he draws between what he sees as a ratherfateful meeting between him and martin bashir, where martin bashir gains his trust and

introduction to his sister, princess diana, the interview and her eventual death. now, that will be disputed by many, and i should say, lord dyson makes it very clear in his report that he believes princess diana was going to give an interview to someone at some stage. he goes out of his way to say that. at the same time as being very, very critical of martin bashir and the tactics that he employed. so critical of martin bashir and the tactics that he employed. 50 if critical of martin bashir and the tactics that he employed. so if that had been the _ tactics that he employed. so if that had been the case, _ tactics that he employed. so if that had been the case, that _ tactics that he employed. so if that had been the case, that chain i tactics that he employed. so if that had been the case, that chain of i had been the case, that chain of events would've happened anyway, regardless of who she had given the interview to. it's the opinion of spencer, he was princess diana's brother, we must have respect for his opinion, but there will be others who have a very different idea of how all life may or may not have turned out and how that death may have come. i mentioned a little earlier, they have now written to commanders of the royal family following this report. the royal family following this re ort. , . ., report. they have written to him himself, who, _ report. they have written to him himself, who, they _ report. they have written to him himself, who, they had - report. they have written to him himself, who, they had almost l report. they have written to him. himself, who, they had almost no

contact with 25 years, and lord dyson asked repeatedly, why did the bbc not ask earl spencer his opinions and his thoughts? favourite into prince charles, obviously, the estranged husband at the time of princess diana, and to herjust make sense, to prince william and prince harry. and i thank you see a sign of the bbc sort of abject sorrow about this, and also, yes, a design, a desire to draw a line under it. but to write these letters to hands back the awards, which this huge scoop garnered, and to say the interview will never be run again, i mean, the bbc is scrubbing this from history, really. bbc is scrubbing this from history, reall . g ., , bbc is scrubbing this from history, reall ., ., , . ~' bbc is scrubbing this from history, reall , ., ,, bbc is scrubbing this from history, reall .,, , . ~' ., really. johnny, thank you. our royal correspondent, _ really. johnny, thank you. our royal correspondent, johnny _ really. johnny, thank you. our royal correspondent, johnny diamond i really. johnny, thank you. our royal i correspondent, johnny diamond there. and just a reminder — you can watch that panorama programme on the bashir interview, how it was obtained, and how the bbc responded, tonight on bbc one at 7pm or on iplayer — that's "princess diana, martin bashir and the bbc."

behind briefings from both israel and hamas that a cease—fire in their conflict is only 24—48 hours away. the israeli cabinet is reportedly meeting to discuss a possible cease—fire. in the past couple of hours, the un secretary—general set a cease—fire is needed immediately. i urge the authorities, including the use of force, and i climb them to exercise maximum restraint in their military operations. likewise, hamas and other militant groups, to stop the launching of rockets and mortars from highly populated civilian neighbourhoods into civilian population centres in israel. also in clear violation of international humanitarian law. densely populated civilian areas must not be used for military purposes. but above all, what we must, and i am repeating my

appeal, what we must achieve is an immediate cease—fire. appeal, what we must achieve is an immediate cease-fire.— immediate cease-fire. hundreds of women should _ immediate cease-fire. hundreds of women should be _ immediate cease-fire. hundreds of women should be given _ immediate cease-fire. hundreds of. women should be given compensation after given —— hundreds of women should receive compensation after being given faulty breast implants by the french company pip. the women have fought a decade—long legal battle to be compensated for the long—term health problems they say they've suffered as a result of the implants. the court decision could have far—reaching implications for thousands of other victims. 0ur health correspondent sophie hutchinson reports. ladies! i have just received a message, and the message says "victory". finally, after a decade—long legal battle for compensation, what looks like a breakthrough for these women affected by faulty pip breast implants. that's fantastic. fresh out of court, a call from their lawyer, who has been fighting the case in paris. you are going to have to drink champagne early in the morning. so we did it!

just elated and exhausted because it's been a very long, exhausting journey. you know, ten years. and in and out of courts. and that has been really difficult for women. jan is one of 2,700 women in the case who have been suing the german company tuv rheinland, which issued safety certificates for the pip breast implants. today, the court of appeal in paris ruled that the company was negligent and liable for compensation. very happy for all the women i represent. they have been waiting some time for this decision, they have suffered for a long period since the beginning of the case. tuv rheinland says it disputes the liability and is stressing that some women have been struck out of the claim. this abandoned factory in france is where the substandard implants were made.

the french manufacturer pip was liquidated in 2010 and its founder sent to prison when it emerged the implants were filled with cheap silicon gel which was not cleared for human use. many ruptured inside women and they say they have suffered multiple health problems. pip implants from 20 years ago are still impacting on my life and my health and my wellbeing even today. it's estimated up to 400,000 women worldwide have received the illegal implants. latin america was worst hit, in particular colombia where there are estimated to be 60,000 victims, followed by the uk, where it is thought 47,000 women are affected. lawyers for the women believe the ruling today will have implications for hundreds of thousands worldwide who have suffered as a result of the faulty breast implants. sophie hutchinson, bbc news.

i will bring you the headlines in just a moment, but first, some figures that havejust just a moment, but first, some figures that have just come in from public health england on a rise in the number of cases of the indian variant. the figures are about british cases have risen to 3424. that is up from 2111 the previous week. so that is a rise of about 1300. that's in one week. so that is a steep rise, but no reasons are given as to whether these are cases that have been transmitted or cases that have been transmitted or cases that have been found, if you like, for the first time. those are the latest figures coming in from public health england. 0k, latest figures coming in from public health england. ok, let's take a look now at those headlines. a report into how martin bashir secured his panorama interview with princess diana in 1995, says the bbc fell short of high standards of integrity and transparency.

the integrity and transparency. un secretary—general( an the un secretary—general calls for an immediate cease—fire in the conflict between israel and palestinian militants. proposals for the biggest shake—up of the rail network in 25 years, including a new state owned body to set timetables and ticket prices. more than 80% of people injapan want this summer's tokyo olympics to be called off, according to a new poll. opposition to the games appears to be increasing as japan endures a fourth wave of covid infections. the international olympic committee insists the games will be safe to go ahead injuly as planned. from tokyo, our correspondent rupert wingfield—hayes. never before has a summer olympics faced such overwhelming opposition from the people of the host nation. as japan's covid pandemic continues to get worse, the opposition is growing louder and more prominent. this double—page spread has appeared in several newspapers.

it's an old photo from world war ii ofjapanese children training to fight the americans with bamboo spears. except now, the enemy is covid. "no vaccines," it reads. "no drugs. "are we supposed to fight the virus with bamboo spears?" even those who have signed up as 0lympic volunteers are saying it is time to stop. definitely so. i don't hear people saying we should have the event. i never hear about it. while the virus is now well into its fourth wave here, japan has barely begun vaccination. so far, just 3% have received a single shot. this is the city of nagoya, in centraljapan, and i've come here because this city has just been placed under a state of emergency because of rapidly rising covid infections. i've also come because medical workers here are up in arms

that they are being requested to volunteer at the olympic village in tokyo when they're desperately needed at hospitals here. this young nurse, who doesn't want to show her face, has watched the covid unit in her hospital fill to capacity. translation: we already don't have enough staff and hospital _ beds for covid patients. people are already dying at home because they can't get into hospital. they want 500 nurses to volunteer for the olympics. that means more covid patients won't get the care they need. far to the north, amid the rice fields of niigata, the small town of kamo has been preparing to host the russian gymnastics team. some of kamo's young gymnasts are trying out the new equipment specially installed for the russians. this person tells me the town spent over half a million us dollars on all of this. because of covid, the russian team will now never use it.

it may already be too late for another delay. it looks like the olympics will either go ahead or be cancelled. but for these young gymnasts in kamo, the excitement they once had of welcoming the world to japan this summer is already a fading memory. rupert wingfield—hayes, bbc news, in niigata, northernjapan. kimberly woods is an athlete on the british canoe team — they're preparing for the games. i'm happy to say she joins me now. hello to you, kimberly. how do you feel about the slight uncertainty about the gains that are going on at the moment?— about the gains that are going on at the moment? ., , ., ., ., ., the moment? yeah, you have to have em ath the moment? yeah, you have to have empathy for — the moment? yeah, you have to have empathy for the _ the moment? yeah, you have to have empathy for the current _ the moment? yeah, you have to have empathy for the current situation i empathy for the current situation thatis empathy for the current situation that is happening. we can't ignore it. i as an athlete to have full confidence that the games will run safely and the organisers have put in so much effort to make sure it does go ahead.— in so much effort to make sure it does go ahead. because you have already have _ does go ahead. because you have already have been _ does go ahead. because you have already have been put _ does go ahead. because you have already have been put back- does go ahead. because you have already have been put back by i does go ahead. because you have already have been put back by a l already have been put back by a

year. yes, we have. and ifully come have taken this year to really get physically fit and keeping healthy and just making sure i am ready for the start line again when it comes. will the covid measures that the authorities are putting in place affect your competition? i don't think so. i think what we have done this past year, we have been really cautious around covid, especially around british canoeing within our centre. we haven't been within our centre. we haven't been within two metres of anyone for well over a year now. from going away to italy recently, we have kind of had that travel experience through covid, and we know that we did everything we could and more aware of tests left right and centre, and i know that for sure that it won't affect my race. i know that for sure that it won't affect my race-— i know that for sure that it won't affect my race. and in terms of the gi mic affect my race. and in terms of the olympic experience _ affect my race. and in terms of the olympic experience itself, - affect my race. and in terms of the olympic experience itself, is i affect my race. and in terms of the olympic experience itself, is that l 0lympic experience itself, is that different? will that be different from usual when you spend less time in tokyo?

because it's my first on the big games, everything will be nil among all of my other team—mates as well, we are going to ourfirst all of my other team—mates as well, we are going to our first 0lympic we are going to our first olympic games, and everything will be a whole new experience. it will be different, and we do probably have to come back within 48 hours after our event to just to make sure that we are spending less time in another country as possible and having the quarantine when we needed and i will be fully cooperative with that. i’m be fully cooperative with that. i'm sure ou be fully cooperative with that. i'm sure you well- _ be fully cooperative with that. i'm sure you well. there will be restrictions. you want to be able to wander around in the village in the same way that you would normally come up reasonably stucco no, definitely not. there are definitely going to be measures in place, but i am just there to go race and do what i can to be healthy i must start line. kimberly, you've spoken publicly about your struggles with mental health. i wonder how this situation of the olympics going ahead in a pandemic, what sort of impact that has on you. thankfully, i've come so far, i've

learned a lot of skills with my mental health and things like that. i have such a good team around me. i've learned a lot about myself this past year, i am just looking forward to getting out there, like some of the whole pandemic hasn't really affected me that much. a couple of years ago, it might�*ve been different, but i know that i've got such a good team around me to help me through those extra stages, and those extra steps, definitely, with my team—mates and we are all going through the same thing, so we are all going to kind of team up together and make sure we all get through it happy. stand together and make sure we all get through it happy-— together and make sure we all get through it happy. and what would you sa two through it happy. and what would you say two other — through it happy. and what would you say two other young _ through it happy. and what would you say two other young people _ through it happy. and what would you say two other young people who i through it happy. and what would you say two other young people who are l say two other young people who are themselves struggling with mental health issues. ? just themselves struggling with mental health issues. ?— health issues. ? just don't be scared to _ health issues. ? just don't be scared to be _ health issues. ? just don't be scared to be vulnerable, i health issues. ? just don't be scared to be vulnerable, you| health issues. ? just don't be i scared to be vulnerable, you know? it takes a lot of strength to know that you're not ok, and it's ok to admit that you're not ok, and just kind of keep moving, keep active, talk about it, talk about your problems, because it might seem that you are a bit of a burden on someone, but definitely do it because you will think yourself in the long run. aha, because you will think yourself in the long run-— the long run. a very wise advice

both. that the long run. a very wise advice that is can _ the long run. a very wise advice that is can billy _ the long run. a very wise advice that is can billy woods - the long run. a very wise advice that is can billy woods from i the long run. a very wise advice i that is can billy woods from british canoeing. thank you.— canoeing. thank you. thank you. performer _ canoeing. thank you. thank you. performer the _ canoeing. thank you. thank you. performer the big _ canoeing. thank you. thank you. performer the big champion i canoeing. thank you. thank you. performer the big champion is i canoeing. thank you. thank you. | performer the big champion is -- the former olympic champion lord coe is calling for the return of park run, and other popular group sporting activities. the future of such events hangs in balance, with hundreds of venues yet to approve their resumption next month — following their closure during lockdown. our sports correspondent andy swiss has more. remember this? three, two, one! whistle. parkrun, pre—pandemic, when every week thousands of people at hundreds of places around the country would run simply for fun. but now its resumption is under threat. parkruns need permission from local councils and landowners, but getting it in the wake of covid is proving a challenge. it's just impossible. it is literally impossible to have 600, 700, 800 conversations with individual local authorities and negotiate to get parkrun back on a single date all in one go. at the moment, less than half of parkrun's venues have

granted permission. the local government association say the pent—up demand for event means councils have received about 600% more applications than normal, including from parkrun. councils need to carefully consider all requests to make sure everyone involved can take part safely. commentator: and there goes coe. but others are unimpressed, including lord coe, once olympic champion, now the head of world athletics and a parkrunner himself. i really do hope local authorities can cut through this bureaucratic swamp. i do worry that unless we get this up and running pretty quickly, and to the right critical mass, the 80 or 90%, it is going to be difficult for this to resume. among those waiting and hoping isjodie binch, who before covid organised a parkrun in nottinghamshire, and told me that now the benefits would be even greater. because we've spent so much time behind closed doors and not

being able to get out, i think it's really important that we're able to get the community back together, the elderly back out there, volunteering and meeting up with people. the runners are the same, people are able to volunteer, and ijust think it is really important that we get it back up off the ground. being active is more important than ever, and most grassroots sports have been back for weeks now. the question is whether one of the biggest participation events of all can get up and running. andy swiss, bbc news. now it's time for a look at the weather with louise lear. hello there. it's been a pretty wet may, hasn't it? now we can add unseasonably windy to the list, as well. rough seas today were pictured by our weather watchers across both the cornish and welsh coastline. and we've seen widespread gusts of wind in excess of 60 mph in some exposed places. now, it will stay windy through the night, but it will also stay wet. the heaviest of the rain this last few hours has been through north wales and across northern england. and, as the low pressure continues

to track its way eastwards, the strongest of the winds will actuallyjust push that little further south. so, first thing tomorrow morning, we've still got rain around, but the strongest of the winds, yes, still along the west facing coasts of wales, but also through the bristol channel and through those stretching up of the english channel where we could see widespread gusts in between 50—60 mph. that's going to drive in further spells of wet weather. now, it won't be continuous solid rain, but there will be bands of sharper showers merging together at times, drifting their way east. northern ireland, western scotland should brighten up, not a bad day in prospect here. still windy for all, though, right across the board. and, in terms of the feel of things, well, pretty disappointing, i'm afraid, for the middle of may — 7—14 celsius at the very best. now, the low will start to track off into scandinavia. the isobars open up and the winds ease for the start of the weekend. but if we trace the direction of those isobars all the way back to the northwest, that's a cooler air source. once again, it's going to feel even

colder still in some places. there will be a little bit more sunshine perhaps to compensate and some lighter winds around, the risk of some sharp showers drifting their way southeast through the afternoon again. 8—14 celsius, the high. as we move out of sunday — saturday into sunday — we are going to see this next weather front pushing in, bringing yet more wet weather and a strengthening wind. the wind not quite as strong, and many eastern areas will start off dry and sunny. clouding over from the west, the rain arrives through the middle part of the day, then that spells its way steadily eastwards. some have your bursts expected in wales and southern england in particular. so, top temperatures likely of 8—14 celsius once again. more showers to come on monday, but it does look as though things will quiet down into next week, getting drier and just a tad warmer.

today at six — that famous diana interview — a highly critical report into how the bbc obtained the scoop. well, there were three of us in this marriage, so it was a bit crowded. it was explosive — but an inquiry says the bbc reporter was deceitful, and now earl spencer links his sister's death to that interview. the irony is that i met martin bashir on 31st august 1995, because exactly two years later, she died. and i do draw a line between the two events. martin bashir became famous after the interview — but the bbc is accused of covering up what it knew about his methods. if you're an organisation that cares

about truthful, honest journalism and proper practice, i think it's a very difficult read.