tonight at ten — a highly—critical report into lockdown parties at number ten — borisjohnson says he will not resign. reporter: do you stand by everything you have told mps before? _ he's accused of repeated failures of leadership and behaviour that falls well short of the highest standards expected. the long—awaited report by a senior civil servant says many of the gatherings "should not have been allowed" and that staff who raised concerns were not treated with respect. sue gray's report has emphasised it is up to the political leadership in number ten to take the ultimate responsibility and of course i do.

it provides definitive proof of how those _ it provides definitive proof of how those within the building treated the sacrifices of the british people with utter— the sacrifices of the british people with utter contempt. we the sacrifices of the british people with utter contempt.— with utter contempt. we will have more details _ with utter contempt. we will have more details of _ with utter contempt. we will have more details of the _ with utter contempt. we will have more details of the partygate - with utter contempt. we will have l more details of the partygate report and the attempts of the government to move forward with its own agenda as early as tomorrow. there is to be as early as tomorrow. there is to be a new package of support for households facing sharply rising fuel bills. after the latest mass shooting in america 19 schoolchildren and two teachers are dead and the president begs for changes to the gun laws. when will we fundamentally change the amount of carnage that goes on in this country? find the amount of carnage that goes on in this country?— in this country? and the great mo salah sa s in this country? and the great mo salah says he _ in this country? and the great mo salah says he will— in this country? and the great mo salah says he will stay _ in this country? and the great mo salah says he will stay at anfieldl salah says he will stay at anfield next season but the longer term is far less certain. and coming up on the bbc news channel... we've a round up from a busy day at the french open

where british number one emma radacanu has been knocked out. good evening. borisjohnson says he has no intention of stepping down as prime minister, despite a highly critical official report on lockdown parties in downing street, which concludes he and top officials were guilty of repeated failures of leadership. the long—awaited report by the senior civil servant sue gray, found that many of the gatherings "should not have been allowed to happen" and that staff who raised concerns were not treated with respect. borisjohnson admitted that mistakes had been made and said he took full responsibility. labour says the report is a catalogue of criminality and proof of the contempt within downing street for the millions who suffered during the pandemic.

first tonight, this report by our political editor chris mason. it was the week before christmas this investigation began. today, its verdict is delivered. 37 pages and nine photos. and here it is... at party after party, when of course parties were banned, we read about wine and cheese, beer and pizza. on pages 15 and 16 an event with a karaoke machine, excessive alcohol consumption, one person being sick. a minor altercation, a fight between two people. people leaving in the middle of the night. and on page 13 a reference to that do where people were encouraged to bring their own booze. the day after a senior official says, "we seem "to have got away with it." sue gray concludes there were events that should not have been allowed to happen.

she puts blame on senior leadership at the centre, who must bear responsibility for this culture. since her earlier report injanuary she accepts progress is being made in addressing the issues raised, but that we, the public, have the right to expect the highest standards of behaviour and what happened fell well short of this. she makes one final observation, that it is her firm belief that these events did not reflect the prevailing culture in government at the time. the prime minister had a few hours to digest what the report said this morning before addressing mps at lunchtime. i take full responsibility for everything that took place on my watch. sue gray's report has emphasised that it is up to the political leadership in number ten to take ultimate responsibility and, of course, i do. sue gray investigated 16 events.

the police looked at 12. fines were issued at eight of them, the prime minister showed up at nine of them. for the first time we have pictures published today of the one both he and the chancellor were fined for, a mid afternoon gathering to mark mrjohnson�*s birthday injune 2020. the report also includes these images from a leaving do. the prime minister said turning up at events like this was an important part of his job. i briefly attended such gatherings to thank them for their service, which i believe is one of the essential duties of leadership. sue gray was also told of multiple examples of officials being dismissive and rude towards some of the number ten staff. frankly, mr speaker, i have been appalled by some of the behaviour, particularly in the treatment of the security and the cleaning staff. and i would like to apologise

to those members of staff. and he insisted he had changed his team and how they work and wanted to get on with governing. i am confident with the changes and new structures that are now in place, that we are humbled by the experience and we have learned our lesson. labour's leader, himself alongside his deputy currently under police investigation for breaking covid rules, repeated that borisjohnson must resign. it's time to pack his bags. only then can the government function again. only then can the rot be carved out, only then can we restore the dignity of that great office and the democracy that it represents. and other party leaders also focused

on the prime minister's character... truthfulness, honesty . and transparency do not enter his vocabulary. it isjust not part of his way of being and it speaks - for the type of man that he is. can the prime minister look the british people in the eye and name one person, just one person, he cares about more than himself? and this conservative critic of mrjohnson posed this thought for fellow tory mps. .. the question i humbly put to my colleagues is, - are you willing, day in, day out, to defend this behaviour publicly? some did respond by saying "yes." from the commons it was back to downing street for the prime minister and questions from reporters. talk to our viewer, convince our viewer you are not tempted or willing

to lie to get out of a tight spot? i say to that person, "look, i've tried to explain as clearly "as i can what happened." i believe that they were work events, they were part of myjob, and that view appears to be substantiated by the fact i wasn't fined. tonight, borisjohnson was back in parliament facing conservative mps in private. it is they who have the power to decide whether he stays or goes. chris mason, bbc news, at westminster. we will talk to chris in just a few moments. as we heard, the gray report provides new details about the culture that prevailed in downing street allowing drinking till the early hours and a sense of "getting away with it" expressed in one message between staff. but the sue gray report also has some notable gaps —

she decided it was inappropriate to investigate any further after the police investigation began in january. our home editor mark easton has been considering what the report tells us about the culture in borisjohnson�*s downing street. the door of number 10 downing street, a black and white statement of the dignity, authority and integrity of those who occupy this most famous address, the staircase adorned with formal pictures of the great public figures who have resided here. but now another set of pictures have emerged from behind the black door, illustrating a culture of rule breaking, drinking, rowdiness and rudeness in the building that represents the united kingdom to many around the world. the nine published images taken by an official government photographer are just a fraction of the hundreds of pictures seen by sue gray's inquiry team. it's what's not in the report that poses as many questions as what is. for example, a gathering took place in the prime minister's flat, seen here when theresa may was pm, but sue gray did not

investigate that event, nor other gatherings her team hadn't already looked at before the scotland yard investigation. in other words, the police investigation did notjust pause sue gray's inquiry, it stopped it in its tracks. scotland yard has not said why some individuals and not others were fined for attending gatherings in downing street and whitehall, which means the public�*s understanding of what went on in this affair remains farfrom complete. we do know thatjust before christmas in 2020 at one of the weekly "wine time friday" events organised by the downing street press office during lockdown, someone accidentally triggered a panic alarm and a police officer on door duty raced to see what was happening. he found a crowded, noisy event with 15 to 20 people eating and drinking, some excessively. it appears a clear breach of the covid rules but the officer took no action.

brian paddick, a former senior metropolitan police officer, is threatening legal action to force scotland yard to explain their approach to rule breaking in downing street. did they not investigate this properly because they didn't want to upset the prime minister? now, without an explanation, or without further investigation, that accusation still hangs in the air. talking to bbc panorama, somejunior staff working in number 1o spoke of how the culture of defying lockdown rules came from the top. you and your colleagues felt that you had essentially permission from boris johnson? yeah. he wasn't there saying this should not be happening. he was not saying, "can everyone break up and go home?" does any of this really matter so many months later? number 10 wants to move on, but with trust in government and in the prime minister in desperate need of repair, the unanswered questions make it much harder to restore the public�*s faith that those who make the rules

won't break the rules. mark easton, bbc news. live to westminster and our political editor chris mason. it was a long wait for this report and we understand the prime minister has spoken to his own mps this evening, how do you assess his situation? we evening, how do you assess his situation?— evening, how do you assess his situation? ~ . , ., ., situation? we have been waiting for the best part _ situation? we have been waiting for the best part of six _ situation? we have been waiting for the best part of six months - situation? we have been waiting for the best part of six months for - situation? we have been waiting for the best part of six months for thisl the best part of six months for this and the prime minister has met some of his mps in private this evening, trying to reassure them and apologising once again, and remember conservative mps are the most important of all as far as boris johnson are concerned because they have the power to remove him. the 17th conservative mp publicly said he should stand down today but others have said privately. they would need to be 5a in order for there to be a vote of confidence and far more than that to topple him. my reading of the mood in conservative mps is that i'm not short today has radically changed all that many views and that is something that

people behind that door are reassured about. they think and acknowledge it could perhaps have been worse today, even though it was deeply uncomfortable for so many tory mps. deeply uncomfortable for so many tory mp5. the aim now from the government is to change the record and change it quickly and they are desperate to talk about something, anything else, and to give you a sense of that, i was getting a text message while i was in the prime minister's press conference this afternoon talking about the announcement that they will make tomorrow. tomorrow? how convenient in changing that record. chris mason, many thanks. the government is set to announce as early as tomorrow new support for households hit by rising energy prices. the package of measures is thought to amount to at least £10 billion. our business editor simonjack is here. what do we know. it is worth

reflecting — what do we know. it is worth reflecting how _ what do we know. it is worth reflecting how steep - what do we know. it is worth reflecting how steep and - what do we know. it is worth | reflecting how steep and how crushing these energy bill rises have been. if you look at the history of the price cap since it was instituted, pretty stable for a while. in april, up to nearly £2000 and then we heard, in october nearly £3000. so it has more than doubled in a year. earlier this year the chancellor announced support worth about £9 billion, just over £9 billion. it came from a £150 council tax rebate and £200 of most people bills, but repayable over the next five years. so a bigger package, coming over £10 billion. things will be targeted, the warm home discount and the winter fuel allowance. but this shift of policy that has emerged in the last few hours, we could expect something much more universal. that £200 repayable loan, i am told could be turned into a

grant and perhaps increased, even doubled. although there will be extra help for people on low and fixed incomes like pensioners, the fact when ofgem said 12 million households could find themselves in fuel poverty, that could have triggered an instant, we need something more universal, and we could see it tomorrow. given the steep rise we have seen, even this £19 billion is about half of what the damage has been through these bills. so for anyone, the damage has been through these bills. so foranyone, even the damage has been through these bills. so for anyone, even with this package, it is going to be a very difficult winter.— difficult winter. simon, we will talk more _ difficult winter. simon, we will talk more tomorrow, - difficult winter. simon, we will talk more tomorrow, no - difficult winter. simon, we will| talk more tomorrow, no doubt. difficult winter. simon, we will- talk more tomorrow, no doubt. simon jack, our business editor. in the past hour, president biden has pleaded for gun reform laws to make an impact on gun crime in america. at least 19 primary school children, along with two teachers, have now been confirmed to have died in yesterday's attack in southern texas. the youngest victim was just seven.

there are more details about the 18—year—old gunman. police have confirmed he posted on social media before he carried out the attack — and he did not have a criminal record or a history of mental health problems. our north america editor sarah smith reports. the heartbreak is painfully apparent for parents, families and neighbours. it must be the worst news anyone can hear — young children killed in their own classroom. as the police responded to the shooting, parents had to wait to discover if their children had survived or been shot dead. these are the faces of some of the young victims. xavier lopez was ten years old. as was ellie garcia, and anne mariejo, also ten. eva mireles was one of the two teachers killed. children from other classrooms were evacuated by police while the shooter was still inside. this man's eight—year—old son was unharmed and he doesn't understand what happened yesterday. your son doesn't know that there

was a shooting in the school? no, he'sjust acting like a regular day at school. how are you going to tell him what happened yesterday? well, only time, when the time comes... have friends of his being killed? yes. you will have to tell him that as well. yes. it will be heartbreaking for you as well as for him. exactly. the gunman, 18—year—old salvador ramos, lived locally. police have no idea why he did this or if it was pre—planned. he crashed his car outside the school, emerged wearing body armour and carrying a semiautomatic rifle. unfortunately, the suspect managed to get inside one of the classrooms and barricaded himself, where he started to shoot not only at officers that were responding but also inside the classroom. all 21 victims have now been identified, and their remains removed from the school.

what happened here in ulvade has reignited a nationwide political argument about gun control, and why powerful military style assault weapons are so readily available in places like texas, but the political response has served to illustrate how deeply divided america is over guns. gun ownership is common and widespread in texas, but questions are being asked about why an 18—year—old needs access to a military style rifle. the idea that an 18—year—old can walk into a store and buy weapons of war designed and marketed to kill is, i think, just wrong — itjust violates common sense. the police are working to try to establish a motive for this shocking crime. the local community will never understand why this had to happen here. sarah smith, bbc news, uvalde, texas. columbine, parkland and now uvalde — the latest name in the grim list of school shootings across america.

president biden has made a heartfelt appealfor america to "stand up to the gun lobby" and tighten restrictions but america is as divided as ever about the stated right to bear arms. our correspondentjohn sudworth reports from sandy hook in connecticut where a decade ago 20 children and six adults were killed in a mass shooting at a primary school. the flag's at half mast, a gesture of empathy from one town, one of so many scarred by the tragedy of gun violence, but there's despair here, as well. almost a decade ago six—year—old dylan hockley was murdered in his school along with 25 others. his mother, nicole, set up the sandy hook promise foundation. with little hope of gun control, the focus is on trying to help schools identify potential killers in advance. your thoughts and prayers are meaningless unless there is something substantive behind it that

backs it up, and a lot of these politicians, they can do all the thoughts and prayers in the world but then they don't take any action whatsoever, so their words are meaningless. if you can't act on it, it doesn't matter. the recurrence of school shootings has left no shortage of national despair, as well. the problem which came to the awful conclusion you're facing is a demon we have to do more to fight. our nation is shocked and saddened by the news of the shootings - at virginia tech today. since i have been president this is the fourth time that we have come together to comfort a grieving community torn apart by mass shootings. as a nation, we have to ask, when in god's name are we going to stand up to the gun lobby? but the outrage hasn't affected gun sales. 42% of adult americans own a gun or live with someone who does, and they are buying more.

last year almost 20 million were sold, six new guns for every 100 americans. on average there are now more than 100 gun deaths per day in america, and although mass shootings account for a tiny fraction of the total, from sandy hook to columbine to virginia tech, they aren't seared into this country's consciousness, but with each one it is not change that appears increasingly inevitable, but the lack of it. while president biden was urging more regulation, others were defending lawful gun rights. you see democrats and a lot of folks in the media whose immediate solution is to try to restrict the constitutional rights of law—abiding citizens, which doesn't work. it's not effective and it is not going to prevent crime. we know what does prevent crime which is going after felons and fugitives and those with serious mental illness on the fire station roof there is a star for each school

child or staff member killed here. "we can't tolerate this any more," president obama said then, but ten years on, the solution seems as far away as ever. john sudworth, bbc news, sandy hook. our north america editor sarah smithjoins us now from uvalde. is there any sign do you think, in congress that there is any movement possible on the attitude to changing the law on gun crime? iliiuiieiiii possible on the attitude to changing the law on gun crime?— possible on the attitude to changing the law on gun crime? well they are talkin: the law on gun crime? well they are talking about _ the law on gun crime? well they are talking about it _ the law on gun crime? well they are talking about it and _ the law on gun crime? well they are talking about it and they _ the law on gun crime? well they are talking about it and they are - talking about it and they are talking about it and they are talking across the aisle between both political parties about it. but even the democrats who desperately want to pass gun legislation to restrict access to gun ownership, some think they have been trying and failing to do for years, even the people who most want to see the say, it's not going to happen anytime soon and trying to rush it it will

not make it occur. the problem is that despite the huge reaction provoked by the murder of 19 young children here, despite the impassioned and emotional pleas from president biden and politicians right across the spectrum, there just isn't any agreement about what to do over gun ownership. how to restrict people's ability to buy powerful assault weapons. unless both parties can come to some kind of accommodation, it is not possible to pass any laws that will change the situation in america. as you listen to the political debate with both sides accusing each other or politicising what has happened here in decker—macro and try to score political points, you can see how deeply entrenched the divisions in this issue are and how unlikely it is by yet another tragedy here is actually going to provoke any kind of change. actually going to provoke any kind of chance. ., ,, ., ., .,

of change. sarah smith, an or north america reporter— of change. sarah smith, an or north america reporter in _ of change. sarah smith, an or north america reporter in uvalde. - a woman who murdered a baby boy she wanted to adopt has been jailed for at least 18 years. laura castle, who's 38, told preston crown court she "lost her mind" and shook 13—month—old leiland—james corkill at her home in barrow in cumbria injanuary last year. the supermodel kate moss has given evidence today, in the defamation case between actorsjohnny depp and amber heard. she told the court via video—link from gloucestershire, that she'd never been pushed down the stairs by the actor, a rumour which had been referred to by ms heard, his former wife. mr depp is suing ms heard following an article in which she said he was violent, and she is countersuing. closing arguments are expected on friday. our correspondent david sillito has been following the case. would you please state your full name for the record? kate moss. kate moss testifying by video in what is week six of this libel

case betweenjohnny depp and his former wife amber heard. and the reason? to address a rumour mentioned by amber heard that kate moss had been pushed down some stairs during a holiday injamaica when she and johnny depp were a couple. what if anything happened when you were injamaica with mr depp? we were leaving the room and johnny left the room before i did and there had been a rainstorm and as i left the room i slid down the stairs and i hurt my back. did mr depp push you in any way down the stairs? no. during the course of the relationship did he ever push you down any stairs. no. he never pushed me, kicked me, or threw me down any stairs. johnny depp returned to the witness stand to himself address

amber heard's allegations. one of the questions about his alleged drug use. have you ever consumed eight through ten and mdma pills at once? no i have not. and why is that? because i'd be dead, i'm pretty sure i'd be dead. final arguments are scheduled for friday. david sillitoe, bbc news, fairfax, virginia. the broadcaster, dame deborahjames has visited the chelsea flower show to see the rose that is named after her. the ao—year—old host of the podcast revealed earlier this month she is receiving end—of—life care after being diagnosed with bowel cancer back in 2016. more than £6 million has now been raised for her bowel babe fund.

mohammed salah, the premier league's joint top scorer and one of the world's biggest football stars, has announced he will play for liverpool next season. the striker gave his club the timely boost as they prepare to face real madrid in paris on saturday, looking to win a second champions' league trophy in four years. here's what he had to say. i'm just focused with the team, i want the champions league again, i want see hendo have the trophy again in his hands... hopefully he'll give it to me after! i'm just focused with the team, really, i don't want to talk about the contract now because we have a long time... i'm staying next season, for sure. more on the main story tonight — the publication of the official report into lockdown parties in downing street. now that more details are in the open, some conservative mps will be watching closely to see what impact it might have on the public mood. our political correspondent alex forsyth has been to esher in surrey, a traditional conservative constituency, which the lib dems are busily targeting in readiness for the next election.

on a drizzly day in a small surrey village, the piglets play centre's something of a haven for parents and grandparents. among the diggers and dinosaurs, there's talk, too, of the political fallout from events in westminster, and owner tamsin is furious. it's absolutely appalling. i think the hypocrisy, the injustice to those that have had to watch their parents die without anybody there, there's no humanity about it. there's nothing right about it whatsoever. husband and wife grahan and jean are long—term tory voters, but lockdown parties in downing street have split their opinion of boris johnson. i think there's been made too much of it. i think what they should be concentrating on is the financial situation in the country at the moment. ok, if there's a drinking culture in numberten, that should be dealt with. but it's been overblown, i think, i think he's done a good job so far. well, we've got differing views. i'm for him, i'm still with him.

but it was just that was so disappointing that government could do that at a time when the country was in crisis. and i just don't think that was right or fair. this constituency�*s been conservative for decades, but the lib dems have been increasingly prominent here. mps in seats like this, facing a challenge from opposition parties, will be paying particular attention to the public mood. at the moondrop cafe, the prime minister's statement provided the backdrop to the lunchtime trade. james, stopping for a bite to eat, was interested in the detail of today's report, but he'd already made up his mind. this is what's happened. i mean, if you show me him partying ten more times, i'm like, well, we know he's done that now. so if had been upfront about it, i think you could have had a little bit more sympathy around it. but definitely damaged him, definitely damaged the conservative party. for some here, new details will matter. others will have formed a view, like brenda, who stopped to talk from herfront garden. i think integrity really matters.

that matters to the children we're bringing through the next generation. and i worry at the moment that the leadership does not appear to have that. and the sue gray report isjust one little item of lots of things aren't right. downing street might hope this is blowing over, keen to move on, but the question for many will be, what damage has already been done? alex forsyth, bbc news, surrey. that's it. now on bbc one, time for the news where you are. have a very good night. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be

bringing us tomorrow. with me are lord darroch, former british ambassador