this is bbc news. i'm lewis vaughan—jones. the headlines at 8pm — the mi5 spy who terrorised and abused women, yet the government refuses to reveal his identity. what are you doing? this is the moment he attacked his former partner with a machete. he said he worked for the security services, he had men in high who always had his back, who would intervene and would actively kill me if i spoke out. the bbc knows his name, but the government went to the high court to stop us revealing it, saying it risks national security. no more fines for the prime minister as the police close their inquiry into partygate. in total, 83 people were fined, some up to five times. the family of bobbi—anne mcleod remember a "beautiful girl" who "lit up" their lives as a man obsessed with serial killers is jailed

for life for her murder. millions of tonnes of grain stuck in ukraine the un warns of a global food crisis even famine for some if the grain isn't exported. the final day of the libel case between footballer�*s wives rebekah vardy and coleen rooney. their lawyers set out their closing arguments. music. one of the best—known film scores the soundtrack to chariots of fire. tributes are paid to its oscar—winning composer, vangelis, who has died at the age of 79.

good evening. an mi5 agent used his intelligence status to terrorise and abuse women. yet his identity has been protected by the secret services. the bbc has been stopped from revealing his name after the government went to the high court. it says it's trying to protect national security and avoid a real and immediate risk to life. but the judge did rule that we can reveal details of the case, in which the agent used his position to coerce and threaten to kill a former partner with a machete. the spy, who is not british, also threatened to sexually abuse and kill young girls. campaigners say the case sheds a terrible light on the response of the state to violence against women. our correspondent daniel de simone�*s exclusive report contains some graphic content. wielding a machete, this is an agent of the british state. ultimately this position within the security services was used to terrorise me.

a violent mi5 agent, who was able to exploit his position despite a long history of abuse. he said he would be able to kill me and my daughter, too. but the abuser can't be identified. this is the story the government tried to stop. beth — not her real name — lived with him in the uk, but the relationship became ever more abusive. there was so much psychological terrorfrom him to me that ultimately culminated in me having a breakdown. he told her he was informing on networks of right—wing extremists. he said he worked for the security services. but the role was abused. he had men in high places, who always had his back, who would intervene and who would actively kill me if i spoke out. is that what he said? that's what i believed, and that's what he said.

the security service runs agents in terrorist networks, informants who secretly work with mi5 officers — their handlers. beth says this agent's extremist mindset wasn't an act. he also described his paedophile fantasies and named young girls he wanted to sexually abuse. his mistreatment of beth included this attack. i thought i'd better film this, mostly because i felt afraid. he threatened to kill her and returned with a machete. at the point that i say i'm going to call the police, he's punched me in the face and i've fallen. and you can hear me screaming, and he tries to stab me repeatedly. weeks later, he referenced the incident, unaware he was being filmed, telling her she might get killed. asked if he'll do it, he says... it was almost me. he then describes his desire to kill. following the attack, police went to their home. the agent was arrested and charged

with assaulting her, but the investigation was limited and the case was dropped. beth says he came back and continued to mistreat her. within weeks, the agent vanished and she was hospitalised due to a mental breakdown. but extremist material found in the house, including a note he wrote about killing jewish people, had already generated a police counterterror investigation. some of beth's possessions were also seized by detectives from their home, but returned to a relative months later, in an alarming visit by an unidentified stranger. i've established the mystery man didn't work for the police. he was, in fact, an mi5 officer. the counterterror investigation ended with mi5 being passed the evidence on their man. it was a highly unusual move by mi5, suggesting interference in a criminal inquiry. counterterror police say no

criminality was identified during their inquiries but have apologised for the fact beth's possessions were not passed directly to her. but how far back does his mistreatment of women go, and where is he now? we've traced him to another country. after leaving the uk, while still under counterterror investigation, he began working for a foreign intelligence agency. before beth, he met ruth — not her real name — abroad. violence. always violence. their relationship was horrifying. he started to tell me things that no human being would be able to get over, such as swimming in a river of blood, eating children's flesh. i had to listen to this every day. he said he would be able to kill me and my daughter, too. fearing for her life, she was taken to a refuge. i was psychologically broken.

really broken. the women's shelter ordered an ambulance to bring me to the hospital. we found he spent years in britain using her surname to hide his real identity while working for mi5. i think it's not fair. and i'm angry. i'm very hurt. i feel cheated. you can't have trust. there is nojustice. the agent threatened to kill and sexually abuse young girls known to both ruth and beth. both women remain traumatised. the government said it will not comment on security or intelligence, but the court order is aimed at protecting national security and avoiding a real and immediate risk to life, safety and privacy. the government took us to the high court, first trying to stop this story ever being broadcast, and then seeking to dramatically limit what we could report. they failed. but we've been legally prevented

from naming the agent, because of a risk to him, despite the threat he poses. sisters, united, will never be defeated! i violence against women and the state's response to it is one of the issues of our time. get off! yet the british government has thrown its full weight behind stopping women everywhere being warned about this dangerous abuser. and our home affairs correspondent daniel de simone explained why the authorities here were prepared to tolerate this man. well, normally these things remain secret, so someone behaving like this would not normally end up as part of a journalistic investigation. and mi5 would say, i'm sure, that they have to work with unpleasant people, that agents are often extremists. but the issue here is that he was abusing his role in private, and it was domestic abuse, it's a threat to women and children.

it's not part of his cover. and i think they do have powers to authorise their agents to commit crimes as part of their cover. but it's really only to access life—saving intelligence or disrupt more serious crime. and what we've said here and what our report has shown is that wasn't what was going on, this man was abusing his position and abusing his power. and if you think back to sarah everard being murdered last year and all of the public concern about that and how the state response to violence towards women and girls, what we've tried to do with the report is shine a light on the more secret parts of the state and its record on violence against women and girls. and hopefully this report might start a bit of a debate about that. thanks to daniel for that. the prime minister will face no more fines after the police announced they have closed their investigation into parties held in downing street during lockdown. borisjohnson and the chancellor rishi sunak were both fined last month for breaking covid laws at a birthday party in the cabinet room injune 2020.

the police investigation resulted in a total of 126 fixed—penalty notices. they were issued to 83 men and women, most of them understood to be civil servants who were at events on eight different dates between may 2020, the height of lockdown, to april 2021. here's our political editor chris mason. it was not long before christmas that partygate was first exposed, and since january, officers here have been investigating it, investigating the prime minister and the government he runs and whether they abided by the very laws they made. and now their inquiries are finished. i think it was very important to carry out the investigation. it was extremely important to do that in a really painstaking and thorough way. we've carried out an impartial investigation. i think the results show that there was an issue there to be investigated. we now know a team of 12 detectives worked on this inquiry,

looking at 12 gatherings, 316 documents and more than 500 photographs. it cost nearly £500,000, and ministers sound relieved it's done. the police have decided that it's all over. they've handed out those fines that they want to hand out. the prime minister's apologised for the birthday cake incident. i'm sure he and, frankly, the rest of the country now want to move on to those really big issues — the war in ukraine, the cost—of—living crisis. of those who were fined for parties in these buildings and those close by, 28 people got more than one fixed—penalty notice. at least one person got five. the prime minister, his wife and the chancellor were fined once for a gathering here in the cabinet room on boris johnson's birthday injune 2020. a do down there in the number 10 garden in which people were invited to "bring your own booze" led to some people being fined, but not the prime minister. there was a downing street christmas

party on friday night _ do you recognise those reports? i went home. and you'll remember this — a mocked—up news conference in which there was talk of a christmas party, which boris johnson wasn't at. we know some who were got fined. this fictional party was a business meeting. and it was not socially distanced! the labour leader, keir starmer, was in leeds today talking transport. he himself could still get a ticket, a fixed—penalty notice, over a beer and curry eventjust over a year ago. but his focus today was on what went on in government. well, what the investigation has shown is industrial scale lawbreaking in downing street, 120 or so fines, and that reflects a culture, and the prime minister sets the culture. the advent of partygate was on the 1st of december last year. 5.5 months later, today is a big moment because for much of that time people have wondered what would happen if the prime minister got

anotherfine, or so many that he could wallpaper a wall with them. we now know that is not going to happen. but it's not quite over yet. there is still a parliamentary inquiry to come and the full report by a senior civil servant. so, a significant chapter in partygate has closed today, but it's not finished. well, we can speak now to sir roger gale, the conservative backbencher for north thanet who'd already called for borisjohnson to stand down as prime minister. good evening to you. good evening. what do you — good evening to you. good evening. what do you make _ good evening to you. good evening. what do you make of _ good evening to you. good evening. what do you make of this? - good evening to you. good evening. what do you make of this? we - good evening to you. good evening. j what do you make of this? we know the final numbers in terms of the police investigation, 80 odd people in the prime minister prospect office nearby and received fines. do you think the prime minister should still go? you think the prime minister should still no? , ., ., ., , .,, still go? first of all i fear people who have lost _

still go? first of all i fear people who have lost loved _ still go? first of all i fear people who have lost loved ones - still go? first of all i fear people - who have lost loved ones and others who have lost loved ones and others who have lost loved ones and others who have been fine for bridging regulations will feel that the prime minister has been given a get out of jail card. the met police have conducted their inquiry and reach their conclusion and it's not myjob to second—guess the met police. do i have reservations about the prime minister? yes, i do, and i have had for a long time. those go back to me before party gate, before that was even a gleam in a journalist's i come in to the board at castle affair for the buy felt the prime minister'sjudgment was affair for the buy felt the prime minister's judgment was deeply flawed and that is why i put in my original letter and i stand by that. do you think given what's happened today that that increases the likelihood that more of your colleagues will submit those letters, will want borisjohnson to 90, letters, will want borisjohnson to go, or less. {iii letters, will want boris johnson to go. or 1m— letters, will want boris johnson to go, or less. of the concert amount will depend _ go, or less. of the concert amount will depend on _ go, or less. of the concert amount will depend on the _ go, or less. of the concert amount will depend on the suit _ go, or less. of the concert amount will depend on the suit gray - go, or less. of the concert amount will depend on the suit gray reportj will depend on the suit gray report when it's published and that will come out next week we will see what is in that. there are other very serious issues coming on the tracks, not least the cost of living crisis,

which should be taking all of government's time to resolve the moment and that clearly has to be a priority. we are still in the middle of the russian invasion of ukraine and that's got to be dealt with. and what i fear is that because of the nature of this prime minister, we may lurch from one crisis to another with no clear sense of direction. that worries me very considerably, but it is for my decide whether they want to put in letters whether they want to put in letters whether they want to trigger a vote of no—confidence or not. want to trigger a vote of no-confidence or not. what do you think he would _ no-confidence or not. what do you think he would take _ no-confidence or not. what do you think he would take for _ no-confidence or not. what do you think he would take for that - no-confidence or not. what do you think he would take for that to - think he would take for that to happen with my i recall right at beginning of this affair it was certainly not particularly focusing on the prime minister himself being fired but was a question of if there are people in his office who have been fine, and surely he would have to resign. that shifted over to if the prime minister is fined and then he is fine and did not go it maybe if he gets more than 15 and that perhaps he has to go then. is there a point at which your colleagues turn around and say that is enough?

i cannot speak for my colleagues because i am acting alone. i am not part of a conspiracy or a campaign to get rid of the prime minister. i've expressed view very clearly indeed. 0ne i've expressed view very clearly indeed. one of my colleagues in the house of lords put it rather elegantly, say the prime minister has an eccentric relationship with the truth. i think that's true. and i think also that a prime minister who is apparently willing to tear up an internationally agreed document, the treaty, withdrawal treaty, is also going to find itself under very considerable pressure. we cannot really go on like this, with this level of this ingenuity. see would like him to _ level of this ingenuity. see would like him to resign _ level of this ingenuity. see would like him to resign clearly - level of this ingenuity. see would like him to resign clearly and - level of this ingenuity. see would like him to resign clearly and lastj like him to resign clearly and last week on the sue gray report, a report with a senior civil servant into party gate effectively, do you think there will be revelations in there that smith currently nudge the dial and change the equation here?

well, government... i'm sure there is an impressive journalist, well, government... i'm sure there is an impressivejournalist, you're probably much better informed that i am. i am waiting to see what is in it. that seems to me that proper way to go about this. 0nce it. that seems to me that proper way to go about this. once i know what is in the report, i may have invited to do so express another opinion though i suspect other people's up and it's been more important than mine. ~ ., , ., and it's been more important than mine. ~ ., and it's been more important than mine. . ., y., . ~' ., and it's been more important than mine. ~ ., i. . ~ ., ., mine. we will have you back and have our mine. we will have you back and have your opinion — mine. we will have you back and have your opinion certainly. _ mine. we will have you back and have your opinion certainly. thank - mine. we will have you back and have your opinion certainly. thank you - your opinion certainly. thank you very much coming on and talk to us. thank you. and we'll find out how this story and many others are covered in tomorrow's front pages at 10:30pm and 11:30pm this evening in the papers. 0ur guestsjoining me tonight are the former pensions minister lady ros altmann and dan sabbagh, who is the defence and security editor at the guardian. the headlines on bbc news... the m15 spy who terrorised and abused women, yet the government refuses to reveal his identity.

the man had as an entity permitted by the state. no more fines for the prime minister as the police close their inquiry into partygate. the family of bobbi—anne mcleod remember a "beautiful girl" who "lit up" their lives as a man obsessed with serial killers is jailed for life for her murder. sport and for a full round—up from the bbc sport centre, here's gavin. the pga championship is under way in oklahoma and rory mcilroy is off to a five underground. not you to dominic so early but he is out ahead

and he is in a group with report —— justin speech —— jordan's meat and tiger woods and tiger woods is nine back. a win for every tonight and they are at stake effectively but they are at stake effectively but they are at stake effectively but they are losing 1— 02 crystal palace currently at goodison park. still targeting a top hat finished in the table so that could come good for crystal palace at the end of the season. a huge game from early as they are drawing with aston villa at they are drawing with aston villa at the moment as burnley are currently in the relegation zone and a win or a draw was it and move above leave tonight at villa park. chelsea look tonight at villa park. chelsea look to secure third with a win over leicester but not going so well for them as lester are up 1—0 behind a james madison goal. a fan has beenjailed after running on to the pitch and headbutting sheffield united's captain billy sharp at the end of their play—off defeat at nottingham forest's city ground on tuesday night. sharp was knocked to the ground and required four stitches for a cut on his lip. forest season ticket—holder

robert biggs, who's 30, pleaded guilty to assault and occasioning actual bodily harm and was jailed for 2h weeks. wales have called up the uncapped nathan broadhead for next month's world cup play—off final. the sunderland striker has scored 13 goals in 26 games on loan from everton this season. of course gareth bale is the first name in the squad despite his limited appearances for real madrid. it was his two goals against austria that gave rob page's side a place in the final, where they'll face scotland or ukraine. leicester goalkeeper danny ward and bournemouth striker kieffer moore also return from injury. for the first time at a men's world cup, there will be female referees officiating. france's stephanie frappart, rwanda's salima mukansanga and japan's yoshimi yamashita have been selected to take charge of games in qatar. there also three female assistant referees on the list of officials released by fifa today. and premier league referees michael oliver and anthony taylor have also been chosen to officiate at the tournament, which begins in november.

formula 1 has hit barcelona. it's the spanish grand prix on sunday. ahead of his home race, fernando alonso has been speaking to the bbc. the alpine driver says that lewis hamilton still has time to come good this season even though the seven—time champion's mercedes has been a long way off the pace set by ferrari and red bull. this is the nature of the sport. sometimes you have a better car and sometimes you have not such a good car and you still need to fight to make some progress. and this year, we see that the driver is very important in formula 1, but not crucial. and lewis is driving as good as he is been driving the last eight years, and he was dominant in the score and breaking all the records and 100 pole positions and now he is in australia and he is one thing behind. fist now he is in australia and he is one thing behind-— now he is in australia and he is one thing behind. at each of the current title battle between max _ thing behind. at each of the current title battle between max and - thing behind. at each of the currentl title battle between max and charles was meant it's typos are going to be

interesting. lode was meant it's typos are going to be interestinu. ~ ., ., ., ., , . interesting. we had a fantastic title last year _ interesting. we had a fantastic title last year between - interesting. we had a fantastic title last year between the - interesting. we had a fantasticj title last year between the last race between max and lewiston the last supper the last race and this year looks to be that way again. with max and charles being very close and driving super well and it's going to be interesting. england fast bowler jofra archer is going to miss the entire season with a stress fracture in his lower back. archer hasn't played cricket since lastjuly after two elbow operations. this new injury could also see him miss the t20 world cup in australia that starts in october. it's a blow to england who are also without six other pace bowlers because of injury. also to remind you we have more on the website and know that crystal palace are q2 zero at everton. jordan ayew with the goal that for crystal palace. all the updates on those games at the usual address. vangelis, the greek composer, has died at the age of 79. his theme music for

the oscar—winning chariots of fire was one of the best—known film scores of the 1980s. 0ur arts correspondent david sillito looks back at his life. music: chariots of fire by vangelis. chariots of fire, 1981, a soundtrack that was both an 0scar—winner and a number one single. the work of evangelos 0dysseas papathanassiou, better known as vangelis. he'd started playing piano when he was four, and in the �*60s, aged 25, teamed up with a young demis roussos to form aphrodite's child.

# try and look and understand, oh...# but a life of writing commercial hits for a band was not what he wanted. music. in his studio in london, he spent hours alone exploring the possibilities of an emerging new musical technology, this synthesiser. # no questions... which led to a successful partnership with the singerjon anderson. # somehow i'll find my way home. music. but his most natural home was film. his musical signature was the sound of soaring hope and lonely infinite distance, sport and space. movies such as blade runner. it was a vision of a distant future — los angeles, 2019. and it needed the sound of the future. music: main titles by vangelis.

my interest was not to create - a symphony orchestra, which i can. it's very easy, but to go further than that and do things - that the symphony orchestra can't do. and i think that i succeeded - to create something through this. music: chariots of fire by vangelis. at the olympics london 2012, a familiar tune. even 30 years on and with a comic twist, he could still stir the soul. he was private, publicity—shy, but his life of constant travel and lonely hours in the studio, you could hear something of the life of vangelis in his music. music: chariots of fire by vangelis. we can speak now to david puttnam,

the producer of chariots of fire. good evening to you and thank you forjoining us on the programme and i'm sorry is under these circumstances but i want to ask you first what are your reflections this evening. he first what are your reflections this evenina. . , . first what are your reflections this evenina. ., , ., ., ., first what are your reflections this evenin.. ., , ., ., ., ., ., evening. he was a great man and not 'ust a evening. he was a great man and not just a wonderful _ evening. he was a great man and not just a wonderful composer— evening. he was a great man and not just a wonderful composer but - evening. he was a great man and not just a wonderful composer but a - evening. he was a great man and not just a wonderful composer but a very | just a wonderful composer but a very philosophical person. we came across him when he was doing the soundtrack for a documentary, wildlife documentaries. and he really used it though himself into that and whatever he was doing he did very seriously and what was fascinating for me at listening to david just now is that my wife got into a car at a restaurant one evening and put a cassette into the car, and we heard that piece of music for the very first time in every single hair on the back of my neck stood up. at the time we were going to use another piece, and essentially it was too late. but we stripped off the front and end titles and put the

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music, but that piece of music. does that kind of then act as a springboard or can that in some ways and a lot of pressure to everything else he was trying to do? i and a lot of pressure to everything else he was trying to do?— else he was trying to do? i don't know. else he was trying to do? i don't know- he _ else he was trying to do? i don't know. he was... _ else he was trying to do? i don't know. he was... he _ else he was trying to do? i don't know. he was... he was - else he was trying to do? i don't - know. he was. .. he was a lonesome know. he was... he was a lonesome guy. spent a lot of time alone but was also extraordinarily generous in the time he spent with my son, my stomach became a composer. said he was very philosophical and had an interest in very broad cultural range of interests, architecture, kind of a greek classicist in a sense. but i don't know, i think he lived is of his head to a very large degree, but he was a wonderful man. incredibly privileged to have known them, work with him and lord knows he made a huge difference in my life. . , y he made a huge difference in my life. n, , .,. he made a huge difference in my life. absolutely force up until it's a little bit about _ life. absolutely force up until it's a little bit about his _ life. absolutely force up until it's a little bit about his working - a little bit about his working process than most be set as a man and the person he was very philosophical and quite private. how did he work? added he get the best out of what he was doing? mr; did he work? added he get the best out of what he was doing?— out of what he was doing? my son tells me he _ out of what he was doing? my son tells me he used _ out of what he was doing? my son tells me he used to _ out of what he was doing? my son tells me he used to work - out of what he was doing? my son

tells me he used to work at night| tells me he used to work at night and my son spent more time within that i did. he would work at night had knowledge of the night and he would play on his ideas was that he use to explore and he was a musical explore in a way and again i heard in the piecejust explore in a way and again i heard in the piece just now, explore in a way and again i heard in the piecejust now, he in the piece just now, he explored musical idioms, as he said would've been easy for him to create orchestras but he wanted to go further than that and wanted to do more than that and i think he was very successful indeed. the blade runner score is a sensational score. 0bviously blade runner and chariots of fire, what kind of legacy does he of fire, what kind of legacy does he leave behind the big tunes that we know? . , , leave behind the big tunes that we know? ., , , ., ., know? heat busted through the old conce -t of know? heat busted through the old concept of the _ know? heat busted through the old concept of the music _ know? heat busted through the old concept of the music score. - know? heat busted through the old concept of the music score. he - concept of the music score. he basically... he was the creator, more than almost anyone else, like georgia marauder or may not express, more than anyone else i think vengalis created a new landscape for many other composers today take advantage of and even gone further in some ways. advantage of and even gone further in some ways-_ in some ways. absolutely fantastic to send a in some ways. absolutely fantastic to spend a few _ in some ways. absolutely fantastic

to spend a few minutes _ in some ways. absolutely fantastic i to spend a few minutes remembering him and his work and what a legacy to leave. thank you very much, lord putnam from being in the programme and for talking to us. what putnam from being in the programme and for talking to us.— and for talking to us. what a great leasure. now it's time for a look at the weather with ben rich. hello. last night's storm clouds drifted into the near continent, leaving us with much quieter weather through today, some warm sunshine and tonight will be a quieter night. cloud will drift up from the south, introducing some rain into southern counties later in the night. also some showery rain into north west scotland and perhaps the far west of northern ireland. in between, some clear spells, a mild night for most, a little bit chilly for parts of eastern scotland and north east england. tomorrow, we will see some heavy, thundery rain across the near continent. that may just fringe into parts of kent. some more general wet weather for central and eastern parts of england at least for a time. this band of showery rain will push its way across northern ireland, western scotland, western england and wales. could see the odd flash of lightning, the odd rumble of thunder with that. and a few heavy, thundery showers popping up elsewhere with some spells of sunshine in between. quite breezy and cooler than it has

been, 14—19 degrees. into the weekend, a lot of dry weather around, particularly down towards the south. some rain further north, and warming up by sunday. hello, this is bbc news with louis onjones. hello, this is bbc news with louis on jones. the hello, this is bbc news with louis onjones. the headlines... an exclusive investigation has found that an m15 agent has used his intelligent and abuse a woman. the man has had his identity protected by the state. boris johnson man has had his identity protected by the state. borisjohnson will not receive any more fines. jailed for life for her murder. billions of

tonnes of grain stuck in ukraine, the un warns of a global food crisis. even famines for some of the green is exported. the final day of the libel case between colleen rooney and rebekah vardy. next, the number of monkeypox cases in the uk has risen to nine after two more people were confirmed to have the virus. it's believed the most recent infections were picked up most recent infections were picked up in britain rather than linked to travel overseas, specifically west africa. katharine da costa has the details. , ~ ., ., ~ details. they think that monkeypox mi . ht details. they think that monkeypox miaht be details. they think that monkeypox might be spreading _ details. they think that monkeypox might be spreading in _ details. they think that monkeypox might be spreading in the - details. they think that monkeypox i might be spreading in the community, but they say the risk of infection is still low. the symptoms start with fever, headache, fatigue. there

can be a rash. it can spread to other parts of the body. and it can change to look a bit like chickenpox before forming a scab. it's usually mild and people recover after a few weeks. monkeypox spreads through very close contact, so skin to skin contact through coughs and sneezes, but also testing, bedding and policing —— touching, bedding and clothing. they have all been detected in england, mostly london, and the advice is to look at out for unusual rashes and contact 111. thanks to catherine for the details. professorjimmy whitworth is from the london school of hygiene and tropical medicine. thanks so much good evening. tropical medicine. thanks so much good evening-— tropical medicine. thanks so much good evening. what you make of this current outbreak _ good evening. what you make of this current outbreak in _ current outbreak in several different countries.-

current outbreak in several different countries. well, i think it's worrying. — different countries. well, i think it's worrying, and _ different countries. well, i think it's worrying, and i _ different countries. well, i think it's worrying, and i think - different countries. well, i think it's worrying, and i think that . different countries. well, i think| it's worrying, and i think that it's important for us to work out exactly what is going on. for example, we don't know at the moment if all these different clusters are related to each other or if they are all stemming from different travellers coming from west of central africa. in your opinion, how worried are you about this? i’m in your opinion, how worried are you about this?— about this? i'm worried in terms of the fact that _ about this? i'm worried in terms of the fact that it's _ about this? i'm worried in terms of the fact that it's a _ about this? i'm worried in terms of the fact that it's a very _ about this? i'm worried in terms of the fact that it's a very serious - the fact that it's a very serious illness. it seems to be spreading. it seems to be gerard carefully disseminated through europe and possibly cases in the usa —— demographically disseminated. this is something we have not seen before, so there are a number of questions that we still have about how this spread in this way. i

think, as the authorities have set in the uk, the risk to the general public is extremely low. this is not a disease that can spread like covid can, but even so, we need to get in control of this as soon as we can. and how do you go about doing that? well, to start with, we need to answer the questions about who and where and when. who are the cases? when did they get infected? where are they? and then, we need to know about their contacts. we have a picture of what the outbreak looks like, and then the how and why questions about how this apparently has spread in the uk and possibly in

europe as well, without it being noticed, and that's the thing about this disease. noticed, and that's the thing about this disease-— noticed, and that's the thing about this disease._ there this disease. anything else? there do seem to — this disease. anything else? there do seem to be _ this disease. anything else? there do seem to be a _ this disease. anything else? there do seem to be a common link- this disease. anything else? there do seem to be a common link in i this disease. anything else? there i do seem to be a common link in many of the cases that have identified. have been gay men or bisexual men, and it could be that being in a close knit community like that, it has amplified the spread of this disease is transmitted through close contact. just disease is transmitted through close contact. , , , ., contact. just remind us of the. .. i su ose contact. just remind us of the. .. i suppose how _ contact. just remind us of the. .. i suppose how dangerous - contact. just remind us of the. .. i suppose how dangerous it - contact. just remind us of the. .. i suppose how dangerous it is. i contact. just remind us of the. .. i | suppose how dangerous it is. your chance of being seriously ill, hospitalised or even killed by this. well, most people who get it to get

fever and headache and feel miserable and generally tired. they can get lymph nodes, and then they get this very typical rash that you've seen pictures of. this particular strain, we think, kills about 1%, one in 100 of the people who get infected, but more than that, maybe one in ten or two or three in ten may need to be hospitalised because of the severity of their illness.— of their illness. professor, before we came on _ of their illness. professor, before we came on air. _ of their illness. professor, before we came on air, the _ of their illness. professor, before we came on air, the reuters i of their illness. professor, before| we came on air, the reuters news agency are reporting a first suspected case of monkeypox virus on french territory. that's been detected in and around paris, adding to what you're saying. we'll have to leave that they are, but before i let you go, i want to quickly ask you about covid—19. booster

vaccinations, if that's ok, this idea we had from thejcvi saying we need to recommend boosterjabs and autumn this year. what do you make of that? i autumn this year. what do you make of that? ~ ,., , ,, ., of that? i think it sounds like a sensible and _ of that? i think it sounds like a sensible and fairly _ of that? i think it sounds like a sensible and fairly balanced i sensible and fairly balanced approach. we know from what we've seen previously that there does seem to be a surging of this infection as we move into the autumn and into the winter. and we also know that immunity tends to wayne several months after you've been vaccinated —— tends to wane. it seems so tangible that people who have been vaccinated in those groups, 12 months ago now, it will be for six months ago now, it will be for six months for those their boosters in

the spring, it seems a reasonable approach to me. the spring, it seems a reasonable approach to me-— the spring, it seems a reasonable auroachto me. ., ,,_ , approach to me. professorjimmy went first, thank you — approach to me. professorjimmy went first, thank you very much _ first, thank you very much for coming on and fielding questions on two separate stories. we appreciate it. mi; two separate stories. we appreciate it. y , the metropolitan police has completed its as we've been hearing, the metropolitan police has completed its investigation into breaches of covid lockdown rules in downing street and whitehall, issuing a total of 126 fines. borisjohnson has been told he will not receive any further fixed penalties in addition to the fine he paid for an event on his birthday. let's speak to the parliamentary journalist tony grew, who joins us from south east london. good evening. hello, good evening. what do you make of this _ hello, good evening. what do you make of this news _ hello, good evening. what do you make of this news today - hello, good evening. what do you make of this news today for i hello, good evening. what do you make of this news today for the i make of this news today for the prime minister? is this a good or a bad day for him? it’s prime minister? is this a good or a bad day for him?— bad day for him? it's slightly surprising — bad day for him? it's slightly surprising because _ bad day for him? it's slightly surprising because a - bad day for him? it's slightly surprising because a lot i bad day for him? it's slightly surprising because a lot of l bad day for him? it's slightly. surprising because a lot of my colleagues were expecting him to face further fines. that means this

idea that the prime minister would face serious challenges from his own mps over this specific issue seems to be deceiving. there are a couple of other hurdles for the prime minister because the police have now concluded their investigation, the sue gray report, which was into parties at downing street compiled by a senior civil servant. that was supposed to be released injanuary. it's likely that will be published in the next week or so. another thing about the investigation was the house of commons's committee of privileges investing whether or not the prime minister misled the house of commons deliberately. but i think it is a good day for the prime minister. it is not a good day in the sense he's been find, but the fact that he won't be fined again.

it's a good day for him. iii he it's a good day for him. if he doesn't survive _ it's a good day for him. if he doesn't survive and - it's a good day for him. if he doesn't survive and doesn'tl it's a good day for him. if he doesn't survive and doesn't resign after the sue gray report, how do you thinkjournalists and politicians will look back of this. will it be a case of if you are in a tight spot, the answer seems to be waited out and you can get through it? , ~ , ., , ., it? this prime minister has a tendency _ it? this prime minister has a tendency to _ it? this prime minister has a tendency to just _ it? this prime minister has a tendency to just say - it? this prime minister has a tendency to just say things, l it? this prime minister has a i tendency to just say things, and there is a concern that the ideas of standards of public life have been eroded by every senior cabinet minister. the home secretary was found to have believed civil servants. there was no stacking for her. there is a concern about standards in public life becoming less important to the government thanit less important to the government than it should be. but i also think that the whenever conservative mps

and whenever the voters have a majority, we know what we would get, and it was not going to be a shining light of privity. as for the sue gray report, i think it would be unwise to put too much import on what she will say in terms of the prime minister personally. she will almost certainly say there were errors and some parties shouldn't have happened, but it can be difficult to directly link the prime minister to those decisions, and the police have found no further reasons to find him. so the report will be embarrassing on behalf of the government, but i doubt... before i let ou government, but i doubt... before i let you go. — government, but i doubt... before i let you go. where — government, but i doubt... before i let you go, where do _ government, but i doubt... before i let you go, where do you _ government, but i doubt... before i let you go, where do you think i government, but i doubt... before i let you go, where do you think thisl let you go, where do you think this leaves sir keir starmer. this let you go, where do you think this leaves sir keir starmer.— leaves sir keir starmer. this is been difficult _ leaves sir keir starmer. this is been difficult because - leaves sir keir starmer. this is been difficult because he i leaves sir keir starmer. this is been difficult because he has l leaves sir keir starmer. this is i been difficult because he has made great... now the police are investigating him. it would be a really deep irony if it was the same

situation where he resigned over this issue. ., , ., ,, , ., , this issue. tony, thank you very much for _ this issue. tony, thank you very much for coming _ this issue. tony, thank you very much for coming on. _ this issue. tony, thank you very| much for coming on. fascinating this issue. tony, thank you very i much for coming on. fascinating to get your thoughts.— a musician who was obsessed with serial killers has been jailed for life for the murder of the teenager bobbi—anne mcleod, who was abducted at a bus stop in plymouth last november. cody ackland, who's 2a, was previously unknown to the police and will serve a minimum of 31 years. jenny kumar reports. this is the moment that cody ackland walked into a police station and turned himself in. he confessed and told detectives where bobbi—anne mcleod's body was. ackland had no previous convictions and wasn't known to the police. but he lived a double life and had a secret obsession with serial killers. today, the full details of his random and prolonged attack on teenager bobbi—anne mcleod were revealed

in court for the first time. the student was just 18 when she disappeared. her family see she lit up the lives of everyone she met. her family say she lit up the lives of everyone she met. bobbi was a beautiful girl... their statement was read outside court today. "the thoughts are continually going around in our minds. "why bobbi—anne?" "why make her suffer? " "to know her final hours were spent being tortured destroys us inside." at one point, the details laid out by the prosecution were so harrowing that a member of bobbi—anne's family left the court. cody ackland kidnapped her from this bus stop after hitting her repeatedly with a claw hammer. he then took her to this remote part of dartmoor, where he murdered her in a frenzied attack. he later drove almost 30 miles to hide her naked body in this wooded area near the coast. the next day, he went out drinking and socialising with friends,

appearing more joyful than usual. but three days after the murder he handed himself in., detectives found photos of serial killers and thousands of grisly images, many depicting dead bodies, on his phone. in the days before the attack ackland had searched internet, for potential murder weapons and remote locations. when sentencing today, the judge said that bobbi—anne mcleod had her whole life ahead of her until it was brutally and savagely snuffed out. he told ackland that he was likely to remain a highly dangerous person and it was possible that he would never be released from jail. jenny kumar, bbc news. the national union of students has announced that rebecca tuck qc will lead an independent investigation into allegations of anti—semitism. last month, the union announced it was allowing an investigation to take place following a number of complaints byjewish students.

the government has said it will cut ties with the national union of students because of the concerns. the us secretary of state, antony blinken, has accused russia of holding hostage the food supply for millions of people around the world. 20 million tonnes of grain that should have been exported is stuck in ukraine which is also a major exporter of sunflower oil and rapeseed oil. blinken said moscow's attacks on ukraine were worsening what he called the "greatest global food security crisis of our time". his comments follow a warning from the united nations that the conflict could lead to years of mass hunger in poorer countries. from 0desa, our correspondent caroline davies sent this report. ukraine's wheat helps to feed the world. but while its black sea ports remain closed, much of it is beyond the world's reach. over 3,000 tons of grain fill yuriy�*s warehouse, but because of the issues transporting it out of the country,

no—one wants to buy it. translation: i don't know - who in the world to ask for help. we would like to be helped to sell this grain at any price, as long as the people don't go hungry. i think that all western countries should help us. you need to bang your fist on the table, open the ukrainian ports, stop the russian invasion and take out this grain. how do you feel knowing that there are many people around the world that would be desperate for this crop? translation: there is a feeling of despair. i i'm talking now with tears in my eyes. it's hard to say. yuriy�*s problems are faced by farmers across the country. this crop is due to be harvested in just over a month's time, but the farmers here still have no idea where they are going to store it or how they're going to get it out of the country. some goods can be taken out by road, others by rail, but not in the same

quantities that used to be transported by sea. since russia began its invasion, ships can't move forfear of being hit. and the sea has also been mined, which could take months to remove. andrey stavnitser is the owner of one of the largest ports in ukraine. we have about 80 ships that are basically ghost ships in ukraine right now. the crews have left them, some of them are full, some of them are empty, they are in the ports or outside the ports, they are standing idle, and for the crews to come back, their shipping companies have to get clearance from insurance companies, and these insurance companies are obviously not happy to allow this to happen because the sea is full of mines. how long do you think it will be until you can reopen the port again? we have no idea when we will be able to reopen the port. we are facing a disaster that is going to happen in the next few weeks when the new crop is here and the old crop is not exported. the un has warned that unless russia allows the ports to reopen,

there could be mass hunger and famine for years. russia says sanctions imposed on it would need to be looked at if the world wants to solve the crisis. while many in the west will feel that russia is holding safe passage through the sea hostage, if no agreement is reached, ukraine's crop could rot while others starve. caroline davies, bbc news, 0desa. the us senate has voted overwhelmingly of $40 billion worth of emergency age to ukraine. president biden says he is proud to support the admission of sweden and finland to the nato defence alliance. he was speaking at the white house following a meeting with the leaders of both nordic countries. it's a great honour to have both of you here at the white house, as finland and sweden begin the process ofjoining nato. it was out of the wreckage of world war ii that nato was formed. in the seven decades that followed, nato has proved itself an indispensable alliance,

committed to a europe whole, free and at peace. but in recent years, doubts began to arise. was nato still relevant? was it still effective? is it still needed in the 21st century world? today, there is no question — nato is relevant, it is effective, and it is more needed now than ever. now to the high court on the final day of the so—called "wagatha christie" case, where coleen rooney's lawyer accused rebekah vardy of being a "highly unreliable witness". at one point, mrs vardy walked out of court. she's suing mrs rooney for libel for alleging in an online post that she had leaked private stories about her to the sun, which mrs vardy denies. the judge will reserve her ruling on the case to a later date. colin paterson reports.

rebekah vardy arriving in court for the final time, on her own, as her husband jamie vardy�*s team, leicester city, have a game tonight. for the first time, the rooneys were not present, having booked a holiday, thinking the trial would be over — and were spotted at manchester airport. today, it was the closing arguments. the barrister of the defendant, colleen rooney, went first, saying that rebekah vardy regularly and frequently leaked stories to the sun, and if she approved or condoned the leaking of information through her agent, caroline watt, seen here on the left, then she was responsible for caroline watt�*s actions. he spoke about the deliberate deletion and destruction of evidence, accusing rebekah vardy of deleting whatsapp messages, and then having lied about it under oath. at this point, rebekah vardy picked up her laptop and left court, returning an hour later, missing hearing herself being called an entirely unreliable witness. then it was the turn

of rebekah vardy�*s legal team, who argued it was a very simple case, if you cleared away the conspiracy theories. they said that rebekah vardy did not leak the information, nor did she authorise anyone else to leak. they asked that a substantial award of damages should be made. this trial has covered a lot of ground and brought up many subjects which have never been mentioned in the high court before. gemma collins faceplanting on dancing on ice. a mobile phone, which ended up at the bottom of the north sea in davy jones's locker. and, unexpectedly, the pop star peter andre has become a major talking point. the use of social media is at the centre of this case. rebekah vardy says she suffered public abuse and ridicule on a massive scale, because of an unfair accusation. coleen rooney says her privacy was repeatedly violated, and she had no choice but to investigate and go public with her findings. it's estimated that each side will have a legal bill of more than £1.5 million, and whoever wins will still be hundreds of thousands of pounds out of pocket.

many have asked why this came to court. at times rebekah vardy, who brought the case, looked like she was asking the same question. the judge will now consider the evidence and return with a detailed written judgment in a few weeks. colin paterson, bbc news, the high court. film star tom cruise is back in london for the red carpet premiere of his sequel to that seminal �*80s film top gun. he walked the red carpet in leicester square this evening ahead of the screening of tom gun: maverick, in which he reprises his role as hot shot navy lieutenant maverick more than 30 years after the release of the original film. as we can show you, the sequel doesn't let up on the high—speed sequences. three, two, one. what the hell? hello good _ three, two, one. what the hell? hello good morning, _ three, two, one. what the hell? hello good morning, aviator, i three, two, one. what the hell? | hello good morning, aviator, this three, two, one. what the hell? i hello good morning, aviator, this is your captain— hello good morning, aviator, this is

your captain speaking. no hello good morning, aviator, this is your captain speaking.— your captain speaking. no living ilot has your captain speaking. no living pilot has ever _ your captain speaking. no living pilot has ever seen. _ your captain speaking. no living pilot has ever seen. will! i —— whoa. 0ur correspondent steffan powell caught up with tom just before the showing, and he asked him how important is a big premiere like this for reviving the fortunes of big cinema after the covid lockdowns. i love watching movies in theatres. it's my whole life since i was a kid. i wanted to make movies, fly aeroplanes, and i make my films, there's a wide range. audiences like all kinds of movies and i'm always working to educate myself on that particular kind of film, but i'm always thinking about that experience. i know audiences wanted. so, it's beautiful that everyone is feeling and enjoying this moment and

knowing that. it is emotional. here we are, and it's wonderful to be able to have this time and have something that we can celebrate. [30 something that we can celebrate. do you have to change the type of movies you make to get people back into the scene?— into the scene? things that don't chan . e into the scene? things that don't change the _ into the scene? things that don't change the story, _ into the scene? things that don't change the story, stories - into the scene? things that don't change the story, stories can. i into the scene? things that don't| change the story, stories can. i'm looking at how can i push my artform to entertain in any way that i can. that's why anytime i went to travel 36 years for top gun, people were asking in many different linkages. how do i do a sql? so i'm thinking, how do i do it. how do i make it relevant for today —— a sequel. i do

think about that all the time. tam think about that all the time. tom cruise is speaking _ think about that all the time. tom cruise is speaking a _ think about that all the time. tom cruise is speaking a little earlier. now, a lucky couple from gloucestershire have become the uk's biggest ever lottery winners. joe and jess thwaite won a massive £184 million in the euromillions draw last week. the couple, who have two primary school children, said the win would give them "time to dream". 0ur correspondent navtej johal has the story. popping open the champagne lifestyle. joe and jess thwaite, a married couple in their 40s, have just become multi—multi. .. ..multimillionaires. joe and jess. joe, a communications sales engineer, and jess, who runs a hair salon, have bagged £184,262,899.10. at a 5—star hotel the pair, who live in gloucester with their two young children, were revealed as the uk's biggest ever lottery winners.

but they haven't always been so fortunate. your luck is pretty terrible. yeah, my luck is terrible. it got to the point where i said tojess and her mum, "i think you guys need to start doing this because i'm failing miserably." i think if i got over £2.40, you know, we were high—fiving. it was at that point. let's start the draw. but that all changed last week whenjoe received an e—mail about his ticket for the previous night's euromillions draw. at first i thought it was thousands, and i was looking at it going, "0h, that's life changing — we've won £184,000, you know, that's going to be amazing." yeah — and then i started counting the digits and i thought, "oh, my god, it really is the jackpot." well, this is clearly an incredible moment for the couple, but many previous winners have remained anonymous. so, the £184 million question is, why have these two decided to go public? the burden is hard and i would never want to lie to the people we love. yeah, this week's been bad enough. yeah _ so, i... and we want to share and enjoy it with them.

what is the one thing you would love to buy? i'm going to upgrade the hyundai to something a bit better. my kids are so excited. they've never stayed in a hotel before. so we're going to take them on some adventures, and that's what we want to do. beyond that, jess and joe freely admit it will be some time before they've got their heads around just what to do with their huge fortune. navteonhal, bbc news, cheltenham. congratulations to them. now it's time for a look at the weather with ben rich. hello. last night's storm clouds drifted into the near continent, leaving us with much quieter weather through today, some warm sunshine and tonight will be a quieter night. cloud will drift up from the south, introducing some rain into southern counties later in the night. also some showery rain into north west scotland and perhaps the far west of northern ireland. in between, some clear spells, a mild night for most, a little bit chilly for parts of eastern scotland

and north east england. tomorrow, we will see some heavy, thundery rain across the near continent. that may just fringe into parts of kent. some more general wet weather for central and eastern parts of england at least for a time. this band of showery rain will push its way across northern ireland, western scotland, western england and wales. could see the odd flash of lightning, the odd rumble of thunder with that. and a few heavy, thundery showers popping up elsewhere with some spells of sunshine in between. quite breezy and cooler than it has been, 14—19 degrees. into the weekend, a lot of dry weather around, particularly down towards the south. some rain further north, and warming up by sunday.