this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. i'm geeta guru murthy. the secret wealth and dealings of dozens of world leaders has been exposed in one of the biggest ever leaks of financial documents, dubbed the pandora papers. files link russia's president to secret assets in monaco, and show the king ofjordan spent secretly more than $100 million building his property empire in the uk and the us. to have it thrown in the faces of thejordanian to have it thrown in the faces of the jordanian people to have it thrown in the faces of thejordanian people that he has been funnelling money abroad all this time, that would look really bad. bbc panorama, and year—long joint investigation involving

more than 650 journalists, has had access to 12 million documents, sparking allegations of corruption, money—laundering and global tax avoidance. also in the programme... an independent enquiry into abuse within the french catholic church has identified thousands of priests as paedophiles since 1950. two new streams of lava erupt from the la palma volcano as activity intensifies. and in sport the london marathon is back, in the first full—scale staging of the race in over two years.

hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world. the secret wealth and dealings of hundreds of world leaders, politicians and billionaires has been exposed in one of the biggest leaks of financial documents that the pandora papers. some 35 current and former world leaders including the king ofjordan are featured in the leak of 12 million files from companies providing offshore services in tax havens around the world and are revealed in a year—long investigation. the data was obtained by the international consortium of investigativejournalists. in the uk the investigation has been led by bbc panorama and the guardian. bbc panorama's richard bilton reports. it is one of the world's most glamorous addresses. this is david beckham's place on the right. home to the stars. that is simon cowell�*s place. but even the guides don't know who owns one imposing villa on malibu's cliffs. who lives here on this

house on the left? i have no idea. extremely impressive. the secret owner has bought the properties on either side too. we know his identity because of a huge leak of offhsore documents. they were obtained by the international consortium of investigativejournalists and shared with more than 600 reporters, including the guardian in the uk. the documents showed the malibu property was held through a company called nabisco holdings but the real owner is the king ofjordan. king abdullah�*s country is not rich — jordan is getting over five years £650 million of uk aid. but we found the king owned properties in washington and london as well, 15 in total — he spent £70 million.

it's very difficult for the average jordanian to achieve just sort of home and family and a good job. to have it thrown injordanians�* faces that he has been funnelling money abroad all this time — that would look really bad. the king ofjordan's lawyers said there is nothing improper about his ownership of properties and the source of funds is personal wealth, which he also uses to fund projects forjordan�*s citizens. the files show a property deal involving a former uk prime minister — this is not about hiding wealth offshore, but tony blair did benefit from a loophole. offshore trusts get tax relief while homeowners pay vat on insurance premiums. we will create a tax system that is fair, which is related to ability to pay.

on his way to power, tony blair promised tax reform but he and his wife saved money when they bought this place in central london in 2017 — it cost them £6.5 million. stamp duty on a property like this would be more than £300,000, that is what you or i would pay if we bought this property direct from someone else, but the blairs did not pay it. that is because the property was owned by an offshore company, and the blairs bought that company rather than the property itself, no rules were broken, no stamp duty to pay. that does not look great and so, l even if what they did was perfectly legal and legitimate in the business i world, it feels instinctively really. unfair because they got access to an advantage that - the rest of us don't have. cherie blair told the bbc

they did not request to structure the transaction this way and that after purchase they had brought the property under uk tax and regulatory rules, a spokesman added the couple will be liable for capital gains tax on resale. richard bilton, bbc news. the investigation found that the president of azerbaijan and his associates were involved in property deals in the uk worth more than $541 million. the president of cyprus's legal firm million. the president of cyprus's legalfirm had appeared million. the president of cyprus's legal firm had appeared to have provided they can aspire rich russian client but this is strongly disputed. documents show that the czech prime minister, facing an election next week, failed to declare an offshore investment company used to purchase two villas for $60 million in the south of france. andrew verityjoins us now. what is the background to this leak? this is a glimpse into the way that

wealthy people use offshore secrecy to hide their deals and their wealth. as you know it has been coordinated by the international consortium of investigative journalist, secret sources handed over 12 million files which for the last year, 600 plusjournalists have been burrowing through, and it is a vast leak of interesting information. journalists around the world have been looking at for months. ~ ., , , , months. who else is in the files marker some — months. who else is in the files marker some 35 _ months. who else is in the files marker some 35 current - months. who else is in the files marker some 35 current and - months. who else is in the files - marker some 35 current and former world leaders. _ marker some 35 current and former world leaders, and _ marker some 35 current and former world leaders, and 300 _ marker some 35 current and former world leaders, and 300 public- world leaders, and 300 public officials. the family of the president of azerbaijan were involved in 17 secret property deals involved in 17 secret property deals in the uk, totalling more than £400 million. 0ne in the uk, totalling more than £400 million. one of those deals involve the president's11—year—old son getting ownership of a £33 million office block. 0ne getting ownership of a £33 million office block. one of the other properties was a bit awkward for the uk crown estate, the public body that looks after the property of the queen. they had a building secretly

owned by the alievs giving the secretive family a profit of 33 million which makes it look like the crown estate has helped one of the world's most notorious armies to load its cash. the crown estate has said that it conducted checks required by uk low and that did not establish any reason why the transaction should not proceed but it is now looking into the matter. the president of cyprus, whose legal company helped provide fake earners for a rich russian client. this is the law firm of the president which changed ownership details to staff members from the law firm. it looks like they were protecting the real owner stopped offshore companies are not supposed to conceal their ownership. white matter what has the president said? he says that the allegations are totally unfounded and there is no longer his law firm because he transferred the shares to

his daughter since becoming president in 2013. the law firm said that it had never concealed the true identity of the beneficial owners and that it had evidence proving the opposite of what is being claimed. you can read more about this expose on the bbc news website, and much later, we will be looking over more of the findings with the bbc world service's your editor. and we will be looking at the financial dealings of three major donors to the uk government conservative party. taliban fighters have launched attacks on suspected islamic state militant hideouts after blast outside a mosque killed eight people. residents heard an explosion followed by gunfire. 20 people were

injured in the explosion outside the mosque. no group has admitted responsibility so far. in france, an independent commission investigating sexual abuse in the catholic church has said that paedophiles have been operating there for more than 70 years. the inquiry was set up in 2018 in response to a number of scandals. what we have today is a leak from the report which will be officially announced, released, on tuesday. this leak states that, in the 70 years from 1950, the 2020, there were between 2900, and 3200, priests identified as having been what they call in the report, paedocriminals.

and the president of the commission said that this was a minimum based on what they could glean from the church archives and appeals to the public record and so on. that has to be put in the context of a total priesthood in that period of 115,000 so that means 3000, out of 115,000, roughly 3%, one in 35 priests who were paedophiles, according to this commission. so a small minority but nonetheless a very present minority, if you think that if you had a priest, one in 30 of them would be a paedophile. it is a report that is eagerly awaited and all we have from it right now is this fear that the detail that will emerge on tuesday is eagerly awaited, not least by the church, the commission hopes that it will be an important moment in their development, and their ability to bring to an end this scandal, not

just in france but all over the world. ., 0n the first day of the conservative party conference in manchester, borisjohnson has declined to rule out further tax rises. he said the country had been hit by a pandemic, the like of which had not been seen in our lifetimes, and that the government wouldn't be irresponsible with the public finances. asked about the shortage of lorry drivers threatening supplies of food and fuel, he said the country couldn't simply reach for the lever of uncontrolled immigration and suggested firms pay higher wages to attract more staff. here's our deputy political editor, vicki young. a lot�*s happened since the last time conservatives were here in manchester — an election victory, brexit and a pandemic. is the country in crisis? now the prime minister has a petrol crisis. he was not keen to speculate on how long this disruption will last. is rishi sunak right in saying that these problems could go on until christmas? right or wrong? rishi is invariably right

in everything he says, but what you're seeing is a... it depends how you interpret what he is saying. borisjohnson says britain is going through a "period of adjustment". when people voted for change in 2016 and voted for change again in 2019, as they did, they voted for the end of a broken model of the uk economy that relied on low wages and low skill and chronic low productivity. what we can't do is reach for the lever called "uncontrolled immigration". the government has been forced to issue thousands of extra visas for foreign lorry drivers and workers in meat processing, the argument you will hear all week from ministers is wages are rising. but taxes are too and that is not something many tories welcome. but mrjohnson said covid was a problem and billions had to be spent

to look after people. you have no fiercer and more zealous opponent of unnecessary tax rises than me, but we have had to deal with a pandemic on a scale which this country has not seen in our lifetimes and long before. we don't want to raise taxes. of course we don't. will you do it again? we won't be irresponsible with the public finances. are you going to do it again? if i can possibly avoid it, i do not want to raise taxes. thousands marched through the city, angry at the direction of the conservative government. some tories are worried too about the cost of living and those on universal credit will see their payments drop from this week as emergency support is withdrawn. supply issues and labour shortages could cause more problems. borisjohnson has to show he has a plan to deal with it. let's return to our top story,

the secret wealth and business dealings of hundreds of world leaders, politicians and billionaires have been exposed in one of the biggest leaks of financial documents ever. some 35 current and former leaders and more than 300 public officials are featured in the files from offshore companies which have been dubbed the pandora papers. duncan haynes is the director of policy at transparency international. he says that there are victims of these financial arrangements. are victims of these financial arranuements. ., ., , arrangements. unfortunately there are many illegal— arrangements. unfortunately there are many illegal activities - arrangements. unfortunately there are many illegal activities that - are many illegal activities that require the movement of funds in a covert manner, and those are enabled by the kind of secretive transactions that we only learn about through these leaks. we are an anti—corruption campaign and we are certainly concerned about foreign dictators being able to secretly buy property in london, but this kind of money laundering is critical for any

number of criminal activities from people trafficking, terrorist financing to wildlife crime as well. people use offshore accounts, don't they? all over the world. is itjust impossible to stop that? patients some people do. most people don't, of course. and it —— some people do. most people don't, of course. and it -- here some people do. most people don't, of course. and it --_ of course. and it -- here in the uk economy we _ of course. and it -- here in the uk economy we can — of course. and it -- here in the uk economy we can make _ of course. and it -- here in the uk economy we can make it _ of course. and it -- here in the uk economy we can make it harder. of course. and it -- here in the uk| economy we can make it harder for people with suspicious wealth to be able to buy these multi—million pound properties in london in the first place, making sure that the professionals that help them, that do the dirty work for these dictators, are properly regulated, and moved away from some of these very suspicious transactions. that re . uires very suspicious transactions. that requires legislation _ very suspicious transactions. that requires legislation and political will. ~ y

requires legislation and political will. ~ , ., will. absolutely. the government has drawn u- a will. absolutely. the government has drawn up a law. _ will. absolutely. the government has drawn up a law, but _ will. absolutely. the government has drawn up a law, but before _ will. absolutely. the government has drawn up a law, but before it - will. absolutely. the government has drawn up a law, but before it puts - drawn up a law, but before it puts it up before mps it has no force, and that requires priority to intervene in their legislative programme. it also requires them to fund properly the police that work on this kind of economic crime and the regulators that are supervising the regulators that are supervising the private companies that are often involved in these transactions. i5 involved in these transactions. is there an argument that allowing the flow of mainly wealthy into london, for example, or other places around the world, does still generate revenue for those countries and that is why governments are perhaps reluctant to crack down on it, because they know that ultimately, people will find a way around it. politicians often find it attractive to welcome the embrace of some very wealthy people, but this also comes with risks. parliament's

with risks. pa rliament�*s intelligence with risks. parliament's intelligence and security committee intelligence and security committee in its russian report complained about what it called the london laundromat, and how this has emboldened those that have hostile interest to our own, to conduct activity in the uk, that is disruptive to our own democracy and institutions. you disruptive to our own democracy and institutions-— institutions. you are saying that there may _ institutions. you are saying that there may be — institutions. you are saying that there may be people _ institutions. you are saying that there may be people living - institutions. you are saying that there may be people living in i institutions. you are saying thatl there may be people living in the institutions. you are saying that - there may be people living in the uk for example that perhaps shouldn't be, but otherwise, you are the victims? ~ ., victims? when a political elite enriches itself _ victims? when a political elite enriches itself from _ victims? when a political elite enriches itself from being - victims? when a political elite enriches itself from being in i victims? when a political elite - enriches itself from being in power, it is the ordinary man and woman who are suffering, whose country is all the poorer for it.— the poorer for it. because we are not getting _ the poorer for it. because we are not getting tax — the poorer for it. because we are not getting tax receipts. - the poorer for it. because we are i not getting tax receipts. sometimes it is notjust — not getting tax receipts. sometimes it is notjust about _ not getting tax receipts. sometimes it is notjust about avoiding - not getting tax receipts. sometimes it is notjust about avoiding tax. - it is notjust about avoiding tax. if you are a public official and you receive a bribe in order to award a health care contract to a crony of yours, and that isn't the best deal

for your country, then your country is suffering, as a result of you taking a kickback. so, corruption is not a victimless crime, far from it. people who rely on their governments to support them in their hour of need are the ones who lose out, when their politicians have been furthering their own interests instead of putting the people first. are there any democratic governments who have successfully cracked down on this sort of activity? imilli who have successfully cracked down on this sort of activity?— on this sort of activity? will have a lot more _ on this sort of activity? will have a lot more work— on this sort of activity? will have a lot more work to _ on this sort of activity? will have a lot more work to do, _ on this sort of activity? will have a lot more work to do, and - on this sort of activity? will have a lot more work to do, and that i on this sort of activity? will have | a lot more work to do, and that is why president biden has announced that at the end of this year, he is chairing a summit for democracy, a major pillar of which will be to encourage liberal, democratic states to further their efforts to counter corruption, and to insulate their own democracies from other often hostile actors, seeking to use methods like this to undermine our own institutions and resilience, to

their activities. bud own institutions and resilience, to their activities.— their activities. and out of all of their activities. and out of all of the cases that _ their activities. and out of all of the cases that have _ their activities. and out of all of the cases that have been - the cases that have been highlighted, which is the most shocking to you, and the ones we should be most concerned about? i think that it is astounding that with everything that we know about azerbaijan, the way that the country is run and the way that the first manly have enriched themselves from their grip on power, their abuse of human rights, that the crown estate, of all organisations, is happy to do business with them, happy to purchase assets that they have managed to acquire in london and to enable them to turn a profit from those transactions. they absolutely should be investigating what happened there, and why they did not see red flags about those transactions. we shouldn'tjust transactions. we shouldn't just follow transactions. we shouldn'tjust follow individual transactions. we need to lift the veil of secrecy

from everyone, for the defence against dirty money, here. duncan ha nes against dirty money, here. duncan haynes from _ against dirty money, here. duncan haynes from transparency - haynes from transparency international. the spanish prime minister says the government will provide more than $230 million in reconstruction aid to la palma, because of the ongoing volcanic eruption there. we are still getting these extraordinary images. dan johnson is on the island. the weekend chores now begin with clearing endless volcanic dust. ramon only moved here four months ago, but he's not letting this relentless eruption weigh too heavily. translation: it's true | there's uncertainty now, but this will be over and people will be stronger, and they'll start again and push this island forward. la palma's coastline is pushing forward — into the atlantic as lava hits the sea and sets hard. satellite pictures show how it sliced through this island. and some of the british scientists here as part of the international

team are monitoring gas levels and tracking fresh streams of lava from new vents that have opened up. that's why thousands of people are still being kept from their homes while many thousands more have been told to stay in and keep windows closed, safe from the gases. i am afraid, very, very much. and at night, it always makes like "boom, boom, boom," and i'm afraid to sleep here. will you stay? no. the volcano is still really active. there's more lava flowing and more ash too. and look at the effect that is having on these, the nearest homes. just look at the amount of volcanic dust there is in the bottom of the swimming pool there. a really big effort for people here to keep their homes safe and to keep them clean. over this side, you get a real

perspective on the trail of lava. all that black steaming mound flowing down the hillside. we start with the premier league, because it was a four goal thriller at anfield as manchester city and liverpool battles with the top spot in the premier league. they both missed out as they could only share the points following an exciting end to the second half. there was mutual respect from the managers afterwards. it had been acquired. but both sides is made up for it after the break, with sadia manny getting the opener for the home side, phil foden equalising after 70 minutes, a magnificent solo effort from mo salah put liverpool ahead before kevin de bruyne made it 2— t. it means chelsea stay top, liverpool second and manchester city third. 0n the other english premier league matches, crystal palace fought back from 20 down to get a tude— two draw against leicester city. and there was a 2—1 win for tottenham over aston villa. elsewhere in european

football, a weekday of results as the league leaders in spain, france and germany all suffered surprise defeats. in france, psg's100% winning start is over after losing 2-0 at winning start is over after losing 2—0 at rennes, with psg not having a single shot on target despite lionel messi, killeen and batty and name are all starting. real madrid stay level on top of la liga. bayern munich lost 2—0 at home to eintracht frankfurt. in the london marathon joycilinejepkosgei beat her fellow kenyan, making the decisive move at 22 miles, going on to win by 15 seconds. in the men's race, there

was the biggest victory of his careerfor was the biggest victory of his career for sisay was the biggest victory of his careerfor sisay lemma. was the biggest victory of his career for sisay lemma. it was the first mass marathon in london since 2019. there was a thrilling finish to the paris roubaix cycling race with this mac debutant wright is finishing on the podium. it came down to a sprint finish in the velodrome, where sonny cobrelli came out on top, finishing ahead of matthew vanderpool. it was the highlight of a great year for sonny cobrelli. congratulations to them. that is all of the sport for now. thank you, jane. just another quick look at the live images from la palma, with these amazing pictures of the erupting volcano. experts predict that this could go on for many weeks. it is of easily causing

huge concern and disruption on that island. as we can see, huge plumes with two new lava flows erupting in the last couple of days. this is bbc news. let's catch up with the weather. here is darren. with a mixture of sunshine and blustery showers today, it has been a day for chasing rainbows. this double rainbow was seen in lincolnshire later in the afternoon as the showers pushed across from the west. and a rainbow in the shetland islands, it has been very windy early on, first some wet weather sweeping eastwards across northern scotland, turning dry overnight. a few showers keeping going overnight, particularly developing later across southern england and wales, the wind off the english channel meaning temperatures remain in double figures. with clearer skies, scotland

could see 4—5 celsius. more showers tomorrow morning, but eastern areas dry, showers more likely out towards the west. the winds will not be as strong tomorrow, temperatures similar to today, and we have got rain developing by the end of the day, so it will be a little cooler. the rain is coming from a deepening area of low pressure, meaning the winds are strengthening around the low as it moves into the uk. curled around this area of low pressure, we have rain moving northwards into scotland, rain continuing across northern england and wales. the south, turning bright and breezy, drier for northern ireland, but for many a windy day, particularly around coastal areas, and combined wind with the rain, it will not feel warm at all for large parts of the country, no higher than 13. that wetter, windier weather

will pull away as the low pressure moves into continental europe, and a ridge of high pressure builds in from the atlantic. wednesday is still cloudy and windy to start in eastern england with a few showers. the winds will start to ease down, and more of the country will see sunshine. with those lighter winds, a warmer day on wednesday, but we have increasing cloud and rain arriving into northern ireland by the end of the day, and that is the next approaching atlantic weather system that will bring a ribbon of rain to the north—west. higher pressure in the south—east. that means we have a south—westerly wind which will bring some warmth and maybe lift temperatures close to 20 celsius later on. this is bbc news, the headlines. further tax rises are not ruled out

by borisjohnson but he insists that they will not rely on immigration to boost the numbers of truck drivers to deal with the fuel crisis, even though some emergency visas are being issued. 0ne though some emergency visas are being issued. one in five petrol forecourts are still dry in london and the south—east according to the petrol retailers association. it says that the crisis is virtually at an end in scotland, the north and the midlands. the pandora papers, a massive leak of documents, reveals the secret offshore dealings of prominent world leaders. at least eight people have been killed in an explosion outside a mosque in kabul, in the first major blast since the withdrawal of international troops. two new seams of lava rock from the la palma volcano as activity intensifies. —— erupt from. now on bbc news, chris clements investigates scotland's housing problem. the biggest rise in house prices for more than a decade... so, yeah, it's kind of a struggle.

you just hit walls everywhere you look, really. my goal of a mortgage now is unrealistic. ..the families waiting years for social housing... so, now what happens? usually... nothing, normally. ..and young people squeezed out of their own communities. if people are wanting to buy a home here, | maybe they should think, - well, who's losing out on this? is the community - actually sustainable? is scotland doing enough to tackle its housing problems? i think we're talking about the difference between managing the housing emergency and ending the housing emergency. we have a judgment to make with limited resources. where do we put those limited resources? or is there a whole generation of scots being priced out? campaigners are calling it a housing emergency.

long waits for council properties combined with rocketing prices