this is bbc news with the latest headlines. police officers with criminal records and links to organised crime. a damning report says hundreds of recruits in england and wales are joining the force when they should have failed vetting procedures. it's a very difficult to report for the service to receive and i agree with you that some of the examples that you've just given, and others, will be shocking. counterterrorism police are investigating the fire—bombing of a migrant processing centre in kent. south korea has retaliated after north korea fired a missile across the maritime border for the first time since the end of the korean war. a stunning comeback for former israeli prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, according to exit polls after tuesday's general election.

cyclists call for britain's roads to be made safer, as a survey finds a quarter of motorists admit driving dangerously close to bikes. a damning report has warned that hundreds of police officers in england and wales have been cleared to serve when they should have failed vetting procedures. forces accepted applicants with convictions for robbery, indecent exposure and domestic abuse. the police watchdog looked at eight forces, reviewing hundreds of vetting files. his majesty's inspectorate of constabulary, fire and rescue services focused on the poor treatment of women, and sexual misconduct, following the murder of sarah everard by a serving officer.

the review found officers with criminal records, significant debts, or whose families had links to organised crime. police chiefs have promised to put the problems right. tom symonds reports. in 2012, nicola brooks reported she was being abused and stalked online. an inspectorfrom sussex police handled her case, but he carried on visiting her even after his involvement ended. no—one questioned him, and he should never have been able to get to me in that period. an investigation found he abused his position to engineer a brief sexual relationship with nicola at a difficult point in her life. as my investigation proves, they target the most vulnerable women. and it's usually women like me. you know, domestic violence. serious, serious stalking, and nobody questions them because they are veteran experienced officers. the inspector was dismissed for misconduct.

there were other women, too, but could vetting have rooted him out? today's highly critical report focuses on sexual and abusive behaviour. the police watchdog examined 725 cases where officers were vetted. in 131, the decision was questionable at best. about one in five of them is somebody we think eitherjust shouldn't havejoined, or if they were going to join, should have had some special controls put around them. i don't think it's being taken seriously enough. i don't think police leadership realises how important it is. i don't think police leaders realise the risk they carry by not having higher vetting standards, and therefore it's too easy for the wrong people to get in. with cuts in the past, and officers leaving, the police are struggling to find 50,000 new recruits. in one force, not the met, a chief constable accepted a candidate previously accused

of sexual assaults to make theirforce�*s ranks more diverse. and after a group of officers were found to have shared offensive messages at this london police station, the concern was that bad attitudes develop during a police career. vetting should happen every ten years. you are not going to change that culture overnight. they'll vet at the start of the careers. well, they say they do. you know, obviously. there's controls in place and there's vetting and screening, but there's clearly not any vetting going on throughout the officers�* careers, which is what i think is what needs to be done. in nicola's case, sussex police said... "vetting of the inspector sacked

for gross misconduct..." complied with all requirements throughout his time with the force." the murder of sarah everard by a serving police officer, and the damage it did to trust in the police, demonstrate what could be at stake. today's report makes 43 recommendations for improving vetting. tom symonds, bbc news. martin hewitt, chair of the national police chiefs�* council, gave us his reaction to the watchdog's report. this is a very difficult report for the service to receive and i agree with you that some of the examples you've just given, and others, will be shocking to your viewers. and i think it impacts very negatively on trust and confidence in policing, particularly with women and girls. and whilst the report did find in vetting, around 90% of the vetting cases and 80% of the misconduct cases were effective, that simply isn't good enough. and i can reassure all your viewers that chief constables across the country will be doing everything that we require to do to meet the recommendations that are in this report. i'm joined by anna birley, co—founder of reclaim these streets, which was founded in the wake of the murder of sarah everard

by a serving police officer. he is now serving a full life sentence. after the murder of sarah everard, most police forces said they would root out rogue officers. it beggars belief, doesn't it? it does. but so many months and years after that, we have been talking about misogyny in the police the whole time and we have yet another report and there is evidence that no action has been taken. this report and there is evidence that no action has been taken.— action has been taken. this is right at the start — action has been taken. this is right at the start of _ action has been taken. this is right at the start of a _ action has been taken. this is right at the start of a police _ action has been taken. this is right at the start of a police career. - action has been taken. this is right at the start of a police career. is i at the start of a police career. is there an argument to say some of these convictions have been spent years later?— these convictions have been spent years later? absolutely. you don't want to punish _ years later? absolutely. you don't want to punish someone _ years later? absolutely. you don't want to punish someone for- years later? absolutely. you don't want to punish someone for life, | years later? absolutely. you don't i want to punish someone for life, but equally i don't necessarily want to be, as a woman, in danger and pick up be, as a woman, in danger and pick up the phone when i need help and i'm at my most vulnerable and not feel confident that the person at the other end of the line hasn't hit his wife or sexually harassed a female colleague or abuse their position of power. i think we need

to have a think about who wants to be a police officer and why. vetting them at the start of their career and during their career, making sure that when they transfer between forces those checks are done properly. forces those checks are done p"°pe"l¥-_ forces those checks are done n-roerl. , ., ., , properly. institutional racism was the first complaint _ properly. institutional racism was the first complaint against - properly. institutional racism was the first complaint against the . properly. institutional racism was. the first complaint against the met and other police forces. now it seems to be sexism and misogyny. how do you change the culture of an institution like the police force and the army perhaps as well? how do you bring about those changes in a constructive way? i you bring about those changes in a constructive way?— you bring about those changes in a constructive way? i would hope that ou will constructive way? i would hope that you will have _ constructive way? i would hope that you will have the _ constructive way? i would hope that you will have the heads _ constructive way? i would hope that you will have the heads of _ constructive way? i would hope that you will have the heads of police - you will have the heads of police forces on here to answer that question because they will be the ones tasked with doing that. it starts with strong leadership, the right people in charge, people willing to stand up and call out racism, sexism and misogyny, homophobia, for what it is. and openness, i think there has been a lot of issues where the police have shown they closed ranks and protect their own. that culture allows bad

behaviour to flourish, like we saw in whatsapp groups. protection for whistle—blowers, so that people are encouraged to speak out and protected when they do. and a complete change in who gets hired, how they are trained and vetted. in the case of sarah everard, wayne couzens was someone who had suspicions around his behaviour. 0ther police officers have been found guilty of rate and being predatory as well. this is more than canteen culture. but is there something that is still treated rather dismissively in a police force? for example, stopping female drivers if they are particularly attractive. known as booty patrols. your reaction to something like that, it seems to be part of police culture. it that, it seems to be part of police culture. . ~ , , that, it seems to be part of police culture. ., ~ , , . ., ., culture. it makes my skin crawl that there are officers _ culture. it makes my skin crawl that there are officers out _ culture. it makes my skin crawl that there are officers out there, - there are officers out there, firstly not dealing with crimes that we all feel need to be dealt with and tackling as you delete the actual issues on the street but also targeting women in that way and

treating us as objects rather than people to support and help. how long do ou people to support and help. how long do you think — people to support and help. how long do you think the _ people to support and help. how long do you think the police _ people to support and help. how long do you think the police have - people to support and help. how long do you think the police have to - do you think the police have to resolve this?— do you think the police have to resolve this? , ., ., ., resolve this? they are on borrowed time already- _ resolve this? they are on borrowed time already. they _ resolve this? they are on borrowed time already. they should - resolve this? they are on borrowed time already. they should have - resolve this? they are on borrowed l time already. they should have been dealing with this before sarah everard was murdered but certainly when all the issues around wayne couzens came to light and it uncovered a can of worms of misogyny within the force. it's a long—term and ongoing problem. it has been there for a long time. shame on the officers who have seen it, lived it and not called it out. and shame on those police chiefs who haven't tackled it effectively. the tories have committed _ tackled it effectively. the tories have committed to _ tackled it effectively. the tories have committed to recruiting i tackled it effectively. the tories - have committed to recruiting another 20,000 police officers. will it help if more of those officers recruited our female? if more of those officers recruited ourfemale? i if more of those officers recruited our female?— our female? i think we should be tacklin: our female? i think we should be tackling gender _ our female? i think we should be tackling gender imbalance - our female? i think we should be tackling gender imbalance in - our female? i think we should be i tackling gender imbalance in every profession. i certainly believe that it is wrong that we have a police force dominated by a certain character. i think that you would struggle to find a woman in the police are currently who hasn't experienced some kind of sexism or

harassment in the workplace, or witnessed it or overheard that canteen culture. yes, there should be more women but i don't want to put women in a situation where they are harassed at work either. the culture needs to change and we can't fix itjust by having more women in the room. . ~ fix itjust by having more women in the room. ., ~ i. ., ., , an asylum seeker, who was recently at the crowded immigration centre at manston in kent, has told the bbc it was like being held in a prison camp. the former raf base is being used as a temporary shelter and processing site for migrants who've crossed the channel in small boats. ministers say tackling poor conditions at the site is a priority and they've been moving the migrants to hotels. counterterrorism police are leading the investigation into a firebomb attack at the centre on sunday. several devices, described by witnesses as petrol bombs, were thrown at the compound by a man, who was laterfound dead. 0ur correspondent simonjones has

the latest from dover. hejoins us now. a slightly he joins us now. a slightly better day for the weather where you are right now. presumably coastguards and people on alert for more small boats following the more stormy conditions yesterday. the sunshine is out but it — conditions yesterday. the sunshine is out but it is _ conditions yesterday. the sunshine is out but it is still— conditions yesterday. the sunshine is out but it is still pretty _ conditions yesterday. the sunshine is out but it is still pretty choppy i is out but it is still pretty choppy in the channel so we haven't seen any arrivals so far this morning and it could be a quiet day and the wind is starting to whip up so that will be a relief for the authorities here trying to clear that backlog of people at the processing centre at manston, around 20 miles from this position here in dover. we know at the weekend some 4000 people were in manston. that number was augmented by that petrol bombing here in dover on sunday. 700 people had to be

moved for their own safety from here to manston. that further exacerbated the problems there. we know that yesterday what the government are calling a substantial number of people were moved out of manston due to the problems there, overcrowding, talk of insanitary conditions. the government have not given a number but they say a substantial number will be moved out of manston again today on to places like hotels. we know one coach yesterday ended up in a hotel near heathrow airport. in terms of what is happening at manston, still serious concerns about the numbers there. we have been speaking to one asylum seeker who was moved out of the site on monday. he is from iran, he said he spent more than three weeks at manston and he said it was very much like a prison. translation: i slept on the floor. a lot of people were there. in one big tent there were maybe 130 people.

it was cold, we can't go to the toilet, we can't take a shower, take a bath. we don't have any clothes. we are not animals. you can't eat or sleep and i couldn't call my family to tell them i was ok. it was like a zoo. the government says it is working hard to improve conditions at the site at manston but certainly the concerns remain. even if hundreds of people were moved out of there yesterday, it still leaves potentially around 3000 people on the site at the moment when it was only designed to handle around 1000 people and for a very short space of time. the immigration minister robertjenrick said that as long as we don't see a large number of channel crossings this week then numbers will come down to manageable levels but therein lies this problem for the government, because very much it seems they are dependent upon the weather. when it is choppy in the channel we don't see crossings will stop when the weather is fine, at the weekend, we saw 1500

people make the journey. is fine, at the weekend, we saw 1500 people make thejourney. for the government, who wants to take back control of the border and solve the immigration problem, having to rely largely on the weather isn't a good look. ., ,, ., ., , ., look. no. simon with the latest from dover, look. no. simon with the latest from dover. thank — look. no. simon with the latest from dover, thank you. _ for more analysis on this story, i'mjoined by madeleine sumption who is the director of the migration 0bservatory at the university of oxford — an independent centre providing analysis of data on migration and migrants in the uk. 0ne one of the government's lines of defence is that they hadn't been prepared or expected this number of people coming across in small boats. and that's why they are not prepared. but surely the root of this problem isjust trying prepared. but surely the root of this problem is just trying to prevent crossings in the first place. i prevent crossings in the first lace. ~ . prevent crossings in the first . lace, ~' ., ., , place. i think i there are a number of challenges _ place. i think i there are a number of challenges the _ place. i think i there are a number of challenges the government i place. i think i there are a number. of challenges the government faces. preventing crossings is more difficult than many people appreciate. the government has looked at and is doing a lot more

enforcement activity than previously and one of the reasons we see more people crossing by small boat now is the previous successful enforcement people had in tightening up security around freight terminals in northern france. it is not an easy technocratic thing to simply reduce numbers of people coming. i think the core issue we see is the numbers of people claiming asylum have always gone up and down over time. it isjust one always gone up and down over time. it is just one of the challenges facing governments that they need to have some flexibility in the system to be prepared for that when it happens. i5 to be prepared for that when it ha ens. , ., ., to be prepared for that when it hauens. ,., ., , to be prepared for that when it ha ens. , ., ., , .,, ., ., happens. is another problem, or are matters exacerbated _ happens. is another problem, or are matters exacerbated by _ happens. is another problem, or are matters exacerbated by the - happens. is another problem, or are matters exacerbated by the fact i happens. is another problem, or are matters exacerbated by the fact the | matters exacerbated by the fact the processing time is so slow? yes. when looking — processing time is so slow? yes. when looking at _ processing time is so slow? yes. when looking at the _ processing time is so slow? yes. when looking at the issues i processing time is so slow? jazz when looking at the issues around accommodation, one of the core things behind this is there is pressure on finding accommodation for people who have claimed asylum. and because of a really large backlog that has been allowed to build up over the last couple of

years of people still waiting for a decision on their claim, the challenge is, the government is not making enough decisions to get people through the system and then out of accommodation because while they are waiting for a decision on their asylum application they are not allowed to work, so the government has to support them, otherwise they would be destitute. and that process, some people are waiting in many cases more than a year, sometimes two or three years to get an initial decision on their claim. �* ., ., ., to get an initial decision on their claim. ., ., ., , , claim. and the accommodation bill is £6.8 claim. and the accommodation bill is £6-8 million — claim. and the accommodation bill is £6-8 million a _ claim. and the accommodation bill is £6.8 million a day. _ claim. and the accommodation bill is £6.8 million a day. how— claim. and the accommodation bill is £6.8 million a day. how does - claim. and the accommodation bill is £6.8 million a day. how does the i claim. and the accommodation bill is £6.8 million a day. how does the ukj £6.8 million a day. how does the uk compared to other countries in terms of processing time and the number of asylum cases granted? ii of processing time and the number of asylum cases granted?— of processing time and the number of asylum cases granted? if you compare the uk to countries _ asylum cases granted? if you compare the uk to countries in _ asylum cases granted? if you compare the uk to countries in the _ asylum cases granted? if you compare the uk to countries in the eu, - asylum cases granted? if you compare the uk to countries in the eu, as i asylum cases granted? if you compare the uk to countries in the eu, as a i the uk to countries in the eu, as a percentage of our population, actually historically asylum applications have not even been in the top third. the uk doesn't rank very highly. numbers have increased

recently and the uk is a large country so in absolute terms we have seen a fair number, but if you look at the numbers in germany, france and spain, they are routinely receiving more than 100,000 applications compared to around 50,000, 70,000, we have seen in the last year or two in the uk. so the numbers themselves are by no means unprecedented. internationally, other countries routinely deal with this level of the number of people coming to claim asylum. ilquhat coming to claim asylum. what percentage — coming to claim asylum. what percentage are _ coming to claim asylum. what percentage are rejected i coming to claim asylum. what percentage are rejected elsewhere? in the uk a majority of people recently have been accepted, edging towards three quarters. the shares across different eu countries vary very significantly. in ireland and switzerland for example, they have acceptance rates of more than 90%. and then countries like france and spain, it is a smaller minority of

people who are accepted. it varies a lot and it depends on who is claiming, whatare lot and it depends on who is claiming, what are the backgrounds of people who are putting forward asylum claims. and also issues in the system, like the quality of legal aid available to people. aha, the system, like the quality of legal aid available to people. a, lot legal aid available to people. a lot of critics of — legal aid available to people. a lot of critics of the _ legal aid available to people. a lot of critics of the government policy now, and a lot of people who think asylum claims are too excessive for this country would ask why the sudden spike for example in albanian men aged between 18 and 22? this is a country applying for eu accession status, eu membership in the end. so what is the reason for that in terms of the data and what sort of percentage of those asylum seekers are granted asylum? ih percentage of those asylum seekers are granted asylum?— are granted asylum? in the most recent year— are granted asylum? in the most recent year off — are granted asylum? in the most recent year off official _ are granted asylum? in the most recent year off official figures i are granted asylum? in the most recent year off official figures we j recent year off official figures we have, a majority of decisions that were made on asylum applicants from albania were positive. it was just

over 50%. that said, we don't know what the success rate will be for people crossing now, because of the big backlog i mentioned in the asylum system. the people who have been crossing recently may not get a decision for a year or two, possibly more. but one of the things that is interesting about the albanian asylum claims is that the positive decisions for albanians have been driven by women. most of the albanians getting a positive decision are female and it is believed many of them are victims of trafficking who haven't been able, who the albanian state has not been able to protect, which is why they have qualified for asylum.- able to protect, which is why they have qualified for asylum. thank you for takinu have qualified for asylum. thank you for taking us — have qualified for asylum. thank you for taking us through _ have qualified for asylum. thank you for taking us through the _ have qualified for asylum. thank you for taking us through the data. i authorities in south korea say pyongyang has fired at least ten missiles, including one which crossed what is known as the northern limit line — in effect, the border at sea between the two countries.

that missile, a short—range ballistic device, came down near the south korean island of ulleung, to the east. people living on the island took shelter, but there was no damage, nor any casualties. it's the first time since the end of fighting in the korean war that a missile has been fired by the north into southern territory. there's been no comment from north korea, but the south korean military said it was an intolerable incident and promised a firm response. south korea's president yoon suk—yeol described the missile as "an effective territorial invasion, crossing the northern limit line for the first time since the division." pyongyang has demanded an end to south korean and us airforce drills. south korea retaliated by firing three of its own missiles. regional neighbourjapan has also been following developments closely. here's the japanese defence minister. translation: these actions - by north korea threaten the peace and stability ofjapan,

the region, as well as the international community, and are utterly unacceptable. they violate united nations security council resolution. we strongly condemn north korea and have made a solemn protest against these actions via diplomatic channels in beijing. joining me from busan, south korea's second city, is professor robert e kelly who is an expert on inter korean relations. the scale of this seems pretty large. we are talking about an unprecedented firing salvos at this time. . . �* . unprecedented firing salvos at this time. , ., �* , . time. yes, that's right, including one that crossed _ time. yes, that's right, including one that crossed the _ time. yes, that's right, including one that crossed the border, i time. yes, that's right, including one that crossed the border, the | one that crossed the border, the ostensible board, even though it is disputed, as so many things are here. that is a big step up. the first time north koreans have been done this and it's been heavily reported on the news today. i think there will be some discussion about whether it is a wayward missile and whether it is a wayward missile and whether the north koreans intended to do it because the other nine missiles went further north than this one so there is questions about

how attentional it was. it looks like it was. that raises questions of why. what signals are the north koreans sending? we assume it is directed towards us and south korean exercises. but crossing the border is a new step for them which is why it has got so much news attention today. it has got so much news attention toda . ~ . it has got so much news attention toda . . ., ., it has got so much news attention toda . ~ ., ., ., ., today. what about the south korean resonse, today. what about the south korean response. the _ today. what about the south korean response, the fact _ today. what about the south korean response, the fact it _ today. what about the south korean response, the fact it scrambled i today. what about the south korean response, the fact it scrambled jets | response, the fact it scrambled jets in surface—to—air missiles were fired in return? is that usual or unusual? �* . . fired in return? is that usual or unusual?— fired in return? is that usual or unusual? �* , ., , ., unusual? it's a little unusual. in art unusual? it's a little unusual. in part that's _ unusual? it's a little unusual. in part that's because _ unusual? it's a little unusual. in part that's because we - unusual? it's a little unusual. in part that's because we have i unusual? it's a little unusual. in part that's because we have a l unusual? it's a little unusual. in i part that's because we have a new government here, a conservative government here, a conservative government and conservative governments in south korea tend to be more hawkish to north korea. the previous government was more interested in outreach. the covenant wants to be tougher on north korea but it is tough to be tougher on north korea. hope that makes sense will stop it is difficult to be tough on north korea because if you strike north korea it is risky so instead you get these shows of force. i'm not sure south korea had many other good options will top the best idea would be... it also risks

the possibility of a spiral, things are slipping out of control. it is or is really dicey and to exactly respond to these provocations. it is that psychology of the old days of the soviet union. when it comes to reports suggesting that pyongyang is attempting or might have another nuclear weapon test, what is that built on and what reports and intelligence is the southend west able to do and garnered to draw a conclusion like that?— conclusion like that? that's right. there is a big _ conclusion like that? that's right. there is a big discussion - conclusion like that? that's right. there is a big discussion for- conclusion like that? that's right. there is a big discussion for the l there is a big discussion for the last four or five months that they might do this. it would be the seventh nuclear test from the north koreans if they were to do so and a lot of the language has come from the south korean intelligence service, the nis, and from the american cia. from the outside, in terms of analysts, it is difficult to know. you hear stories about increased activity around the sights and stuff like that but a lot of the discussion of this is coming from

the intelligence services and for analysts it is hard to know. the real trick for that is, if there is a seventh test, will the north koreans be able to test a heavier weapon, a fusion weapon or hydrogen bomb, which would be a major step up from what they have now, which was like the weapons used against japanese in world war ii. that raises the thinking, what would we do if there was a major step up in north korea. do if there was a ma'or step up in north ko_ do if there was a ma'or step up in north krea— do if there was a ma'or step up in north korea. ., ., i. north korea. from what you say there seems to be — north korea. from what you say there seems to be escalation _ north korea. from what you say there seems to be escalation on _ north korea. from what you say there seems to be escalation on both i seems to be escalation on both sides. pyongyang is upset about the drills carried out between south korea and the us at the moment, which seem to be on a different level from previous ones. is that right? level from previous ones. is that ritht? ., ., ., , right? part of the reason the drills have come — right? part of the reason the drills have come back _ right? part of the reason the drills have come back with _ right? part of the reason the drills have come back with a _ right? part of the reason the drills have come back with a vengeance | right? part of the reason the drills i have come back with a vengeance in the last couple of years is because when donald trump was president, and with the left—wing president of south korea a few years ago, all the drills were stopped as an olive branch to the north and the north stopped missile tests as well. that stuff is coming back because negotiations are withholding. the best thing to do would actually be

to get negotiators in the room. to be fed to the biden administration, they have signalled to the north koreans a lot in the last 18 months that they want to meet but the north koreans keep swatting it away and seem to be embarking on this very sharp arc of testing. there has been a huge wave of them this year. we all trying to figure out what it means. ., , ,., ., ~ all trying to figure out what it means. ., , ., ~ i. all trying to figure out what it means. ., ., ~ ., means. professor, thank you for “oinint means. professor, thank you for joining us- _ israel's former prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, has told supporters he's on the brink of a "big victory", after exit polls put his right—wing bloc narrowly ahead in the general election. the fifth poll in four years saw an unprecedented level of support for a far—right ultranationalist party to bolster his coalition. the current prime minister, yair lapid, says he's waiting for the votes to be counted. 0ur correspondent in israel, yolande knell, is following developments. after a high turnout, exit polls suggest israel's former prime minister benjamin netanyahu is in position to take the reins of power again.

but no matter what happens, his allies on the far right are jumping for joy. they are now the third—largest party. not long ago, the leaders of religious zionism, known as racists and extremists, were out on the fringes of israeli politics. but this election has seen them transformed into key players. with his eyes on a cabinet post, itamar ben—gvir now tries to look like a conventional candidate. but this was him last month, inflaming tensions at a flashpoint in eastjerusalem, by pointing a gun at palestinians during clashes. veteran campaigner mr netanyahu started election day waking up a startled voter and telling him

to cast his ballot. yet it's his strategic deal with ultranationalists that could lead to his comeback. the current pm, yair lapid, made his pitch on thejob, signing a maritime deal with lebanon, an enemy state. his party's urged caution until all the votes are counted. but there's no caution here. biden, don't worry. itamir is a very good guy. what do you like about him? he's a man. he's a man, like american, an american. the terrorists, if some terrorists do something not good, in america, they're going to kill him. only the terrorists. it's ok. weeks of coalition wrangling could now follow. there's always the chance that

celebrations will be short—lived. the two main contenders for prime minister have both been giving their response to the predictions. translation: we've achieved a huge level of trust _ from the people of israel, because it turns out again that the likud party is the largest party in israel by a significant and big margin, above all other parties. i've been in a few campaigns so i can tell you that we still need to wait for the real results, but one thing is already clear — our way, the way of the likud, has proved itself. translation: what's - happening tonight is going to stretch on for two days. until the last envelope is counted nothing is over, nothing is final, and we will wait patiently, even if we don't feel that patients, for those final results.

i'm joined now by our middle east correspondent yolande knell. it would be a stunning comeback for benjamin netanyahu. could he have sneaked in with the majority he needs for a coalition? me sneaked in with the ma'ority he needs for a coalition?i sneaked in with the ma'ority he needs for a coalition? we have the ma'ori needs for a coalition? we have the majority of — needs for a coalition? we have the majority of ballots _ needs for a coalition? we have the majority of ballots counted. i majority of ballots counted. something like 85%, and they are backing up what we saw from the exit polls. benjamin netanyahu's own taking a quarter of parliamentary seats. then there is the coalition with the religious zionism alliance and ultraorthodoxjewish parties, taking at the moment 65 out of 100 and 20 seats, it seems at the moment, a significant majority. still we are being cautious because there are smaller and to netanyahu parties are close to the electoral threshold and we don't know at the moment if they will win any seats and that will affect the overall make—up of things. really this is

remarkable, particularly the story of the rise in the popularity of the far right. something that may well alarm israel's allies around the world and the palestinians,. the palestinian leadership have said that this confirms is really society is heading in an extremist and racist direction. fin is heading in an extremist and racist direction.— is heading in an extremist and racist direction. on that point, what would — racist direction. on that point, what would it _ racist direction. on that point, what would it mean _ racist direction. on that point, what would it mean for- racist direction. on that point, what would it mean for a i racist direction. on that point, what would it mean for a newl racist direction. on that point, i what would it mean for a new right wing orfurther what would it mean for a new right wing or further right—wing what would it mean for a new right wing orfurther right—wing israeli government? we already knew that israeli politics were moving further to the right and this has in many ways convert it. particular with these right—wing religious parties having such a prominent position. but to put this in more context, the ultranationalist who is the chairman of the religious zionism alliance, he is somebody who in the past was on a terrorism watch list for israel, and for the us state department because he was someone in

a group that was branded to be just so extreme in its views. now he is somebody who is looking at taking a position in the cabinet and he has said he would like to be public security minister in charge of the police. he said it is time for israel to become landlord of its own country. these are things that could prove to be very inflammatory, although it is noticeable, too, when i was at his headquarters, a lot of supporters or being told not to talk to the media, especially international media. he has been trying to tone down his rhetoric but in the fast that much —— back in the past few days. but in the fast that much -- back in the past few days-— past few days. but ben'amin netanyahu fl past few days. but ben'amin netanyahu is i past few days. but ben'amin netanyahu is still i past few days. but ben'amin netanyahu is still on i past few days. but benjamin netanyahu is still on trial- past few days. but benjamin netanyahu is still on trial for corruption, isn't he?- netanyahu is still on trial for corruption, isn't he? that's correct and that is — corruption, isn't he? that's correct and that is what _ corruption, isn't he? that's correct and that is what has _ corruption, isn't he? that's correct and that is what has split - corruption, isn't he? that's correct and that is what has split the i and that is what has split the country over the past few years and sent it into this unprecedented period of political stalemate. netanyahu remains on trial for corruption which he denies. he says it is a political witchhunt against him. one of the concerns of his opponents now is that he will try to

use the justice system might make changes in his favour while he is in office, and that has been something that actually united his opponents to try to keep him out of power. we saw last year the current prime minister bringing together this unlikely alliance of eight parties from the right wing, from the centre, the left, and an arab party included in government, an arab islamist party, for the first time. that lasted for a year, but one of the outcomes of this election seems to be a verdict that did not work. he remains strong, leader of the second biggest party, but a lot of the smaller parties in his coalition are now facing difficulties. fin are now facing difficulties. on turnout, are now facing difficulties. on turnout. it — are now facing difficulties. 0n turnout, it was interesting. benjamin netanyahu had really fought to get his court vote out, hadn't he? i saw one clip of him pulling a guy literally out of bed saying you have to come and vote for me. so

turn out higher, but not among arab israelis. ., �* . turn out higher, but not among arab israelis. ., �* , _, . ., israelis. that's correct. overall, the voter _ israelis. that's correct. overall, the voter turnout _ israelis. that's correct. overall, the voter turnout was _ israelis. that's correct. overall, the voter turnout was just i israelis. that's correct. overall, the voter turnout was just overl israelis. that's correct. overall, i the voter turnout was just over 7196. the voter turnout was just over 71%. as the official figure. that is higher than we have seen in the past election rounds, the highest since 2015. so that seems to have played out very well for netanyahu. 0n the arab side, we have in the past sometimes seen a much higher figure. remember that 20% of israeli citizens are people who can identify as palestinian citizens of israel, as palestinian citizens of israel, as arab—israeli is. in this election, what really affected them was the fact that there were three parties that really did not unite in one list. they did not agree to photo sharing between them, and that has made it difficult for two of the parties to cross the electoral threshold. also what happened, the split we saw when the leader of this

islamist arab party that joined the last coalition, that was something that really divided public opinion on the arab side. there is a lot of internal divisions in arab society and they may actually have led to an advantage for netanyahu in the long run. ., ~' advantage for netanyahu in the long run. ., ~ , ., y advantage for netanyahu in the long run. ., ~ , . now it's time for a look at the weather. good morning. for some of us we started off on a chilly note but are dry one with a fair bit of sunshine, but you can already seen the rain in the west. it will push steadily southwards and eastwards through the course of the day, accompanied by squally winds. if we follow this coal around, as the rain clears northern ireland and the outer hebrides, you will see a return to showers which will be heavy and thundery. this rain won't make it into the south—east until later in the day, but the wind will be a feature. these are the gusts we can expect. even inland, up to 55 mph.

in the west with exposure, up to 70 mph, gales or severe gales. through tomorrow, the rain eventually becomes ensconced in the south—east. slowly pushing towards the north and east. a lot of dry weather follows behind but further showers will develop through the course of the day, and still windy across the far north of scotland, and later in the day the wind will strengthen across the far south—west. temperatures more or less bang on where they should be at this stage in november. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines... police officers with criminal records and links to organised crime — a damning report says hundreds of recruits in england and wales are joining the force when they should have failed vetting procedures. counter terrorism police are investigating the fire—bombing of a migrant processing centre in kent. south korea has retaliated after north korea fired a missile across the maritime border

for the first time since the end of the korean war. a stunning comeback for former israeli prime minister, benjamin netanyahu — according to exit polls after tuesday's general election. cyclists call for britain's roads to be made safer, as a survey finds a quarter of motorists admit driving dangerously close to bikes. sport now, and a full round up from the bbc sport centre. good morning. we start at the t20 world cup, where india have set a huge total against bangladesh — a win would move either side into the top two. kl rahul hit an impressive 50 off 32 balls, rohit sharma was the first to fall for just two. defeat would mean the loser would no longer have qualification in their own hands. for more wickets have fallen a short while ago india won 159 — six. they

are into the 19th over. —— india were 159 for six. a five wicket defeat to the netherlands in adelaide means zimbabwe are all but out of the men's t20 world cup. earlier, it was a first win in the super 12s for the dutch who were already out of the competition. max 0'dowd hit 52 from 46 balls as they chased down their target of 118 with 12 balls to spare. zimbabwe need a big win over india in their final group game to qualify for the semi finals, and scores elsewhere to go there way. tottenham completed a dramatic turnaround in the champions league to qualify for the group stage. trailing at half time and heading out of the competition, they pulled a goal back, only for piere emile—hojberg to snatch a 95th minute winner over marseille, to qualify as group winners. all without head coach antonio conte who was banned and had to watch from the stands. liverpool were already through, a bigger victory than their 2—0 win over napoli, that came thanks to a late goalfrom darwin nunez, would have put them through as group winners, so a tougher draw awaits

them when the competition resumes in february. with liverpool back to league action against spurs on sunday. we showed tonight everything. we showed pieces of really, really, really good football and the defensive stuff was on a high level. it could have been extremely difficult for us tonight, but the boys played a really good game and that's why it was not. an unwanted record for rangers who finished their first champions league campaign in 12 years. they closed with the worst group stage performance in the competition's history. six defeats, zero points and a minus 20 goal difference. it's been confirmed the company which runs the cbs

arena, arena coventry limited, has applied to enter administration. the application was made shortly after coventry city's home win over blackburn rovers last night. it follows the demise of the financial stricken wasps rugby club. there've since been reports that several parties are interested in taking over the stadium. now, it doesn't happen often, england beating brazil, but it did yesterday in the women's rugby league world cup. and it was big — 72—4 in their tournament opener, 14 tries, in front of a record crowd too, who watched at headingley. courtney winfield hill and amy hardcastle both scored hat—tricks. i'm really happy to see different people getting over the line. there's been some great work, some great push work. and we've worked really well as a team in getting that shape as well. and for me, it's, you know, we recognise that there was errors within the game and we fixed that.

in tennis, iga swiatek has continued her great run of form with a straight sets win over daria kasatkina at the wta finals. the polish world number one defeated the russian 6—2, 6—3, saving two break points before taking a 3—0 lead. it's her 46th straight—set win this year on the tour. next she'll play french world number six caroline garcia, who's back after a five year absence. earlier she beat coco gauff 6—4, 6—3. that's all the sport for now. you can keep up—to—date with the cricket which is ongoing at the moment. you sound a bit tired. is that it? i have been up early! is that it? i have been up early! i need a lie down. i need a lie down. i think that must be it.

you are watching bbc news. reports into the deaths of three teenage girls who were in the care of a troubled mental health hospital are expected to be published later today. christie harnett, nadia sharif and emily moore died within an eight—month period after treatment by the tees, esk and wear valleys nhs trust for several years. 0ur north of england correspondent fiona trott spoke to christie's family ahead of today's reports, and a warning, some viewers may find this film upsetting. # you can count on me like one, two, three.# singing constantly and dancing around the rooms all the time. and the smile. yeah. the biggest smile. every time, wasn't it? but behind the smile, christie harnett was suffering. she was different, for want of a better word. she'd hide under tables and throw stuff around the classroom. she was always horrible, horrible, or... fantastic.

overly excitable and overly fantastic. after years of mental health issues, christie was admitted to west lane hospital with anorexia. how it was there is more reminiscent of how the victorian institutions used to be. yeah. you know, having to clean the blood up off their own walls from head banging. part of their policy was that the kids had to clean it up because they needed to learn that... to manage their illness. to manage their illness, yeah. i remember telling her. "if you tell them everything that's going on in your head, they'll help you." yeah. "and you'll be able to live your life." but while christie was here, the family believe her mental health got worse. they say she was unlawfully strip—searched. she escaped on to a bridge and was brought back by an off—duty police officer. she was even discharged to hotel accommodation, where she harmed herself. so who is keeping an eye on west lane hospital? well, that was the role of the care quality commission. and inspectors were

there injune 2019. workers told them staffing levels are terrible. patients said they felt unsafe. over a two—day period, there were 30 incidents of self harming. inspectors themselves found ligature risks, which they described as serious. just days after this, christie harnett took her own life. the trust was given a warning notice, but that wasn't enough. after two follow—up inspections, the care quality commission had to take urgent action. it suspended admissions. the child and adult mental health service closed down. the trust says it's deeply sorry and that its new values of compassion, responsibility and respect need to be at the heart of everything it does. the hospital where christie was treated has been renamed, and the service is being run by another trust. a full inquest into christie's death is yet to take place.

until then, her family hope today's report will give them some answers. we want everybody to see the truth. it's all well and good, us telling everybody and coming on camera and saying this is how she was treated. but i think until people see it in black and white... from an independent. ..from an independent thing, they're not going to really believe it. because... just to change. yeah. change the practice that so that the patients are at the centre of what's going on. fiona trott, bbc news, county durham. the cost of a cup of tea has gone up significantly. new figures from the retailers�* trade body — the british retail consortium — say the cost of tea bags, milk and sugar all rose last month. the brc says that food

inflation has hit a 11.6% in september. that�*s the highest level since the shop price index started in 2005. joining us now is the chief executive of the british retail consortium helen dickinson. 0ctober, october, a pretty bad month all round. energy prices and food inflation. is this one of the biggest spikes for a long time? it is, and is part of a trend that we have seen throughout the whole of the year. it�*s a really difficult time for households as they are seeing price rises across many of the goods that they are buying, including those like tea and milk that many of us by day in, day out. and fresh items havejumped even higher, up 13.3%. is that because of energy costs, transportation costs? it is the combination of a wide

variety of headwinds, so energy costs, transport costs have actually started to come down slightly, although fuel prices are still higher than they were, but what we are also seeing is a weak pound. we are also seeing is a weak pound. we are seeing many commodities that go into our food products are seeing many commodities that go into ourfood products have had are seeing many commodities that go into our food products have had weak harvests and we have got the impact of the war in ukraine on wheat and availability. there are shortages globally around fertiliser. so all of these things are putting pressure on retail businesses to try and balance their own books. many of them are issuing updates to their markets and their shareholders, saying that their profits will be lower perhaps than they originally expected, and they are needing, in many cases, to pass on some of those cost increases to their customers in the form of higher prices, and that is what we are seeing coming through. is what we are seeing coming throuth. ~ ., is what we are seeing coming throuth. . ., ., is what we are seeing coming throuth. ~ ., ., .., is what we are seeing coming throu. h, . ., ., .., ., , through. what more could retailers do, or

through. what more could retailers do. or indeed _ through. what more could retailers do, or indeed the _ through. what more could retailers do, or indeed the government i through. what more could retailers do, or indeed the government to l through. what more could retailers i do, or indeed the government to do, to try to ease the pressure? i do, or indeed the government to do, to try to ease the pressure?- to try to ease the pressure? i think the main thing _ to try to ease the pressure? i think the main thing the _ to try to ease the pressure? i think the main thing the government i to try to ease the pressure? i think| the main thing the government can to try to ease the pressure? i think. the main thing the government can do is to make sure that nothing that they do puts new cost pressures into retail businesses because at the end of the day, those cost pressures end “p of the day, those cost pressures end up feeding through into consumer prices for consumers, so we are watching to see what happens in the budget by the new chancellor around things like business rates, which has been a big bugbearfor retail businesses for many years, and one where there will be another inflationary increase next year in those bills unless action is taken by government. there are lots of legislative things in the pipeline but if they are not shaped properly they will also put costs into businesses. so there is a busy agenda ahead, and a lot of engagement between business and government to make sure that those things are implement it in the right way. at the end of the day, it is us all as customers that will end up

paying in the form of higher prices, and what retailers really are trying to do is to make sure they are giving value to their customers and changing the ranges, looking at the value offers, to try and mitigate as much as they can. it�*s value offers, to try and mitigate as much as they can.— much as they can. it's interesting also, the much as they can. it's interesting also. the run-up _ much as they can. it's interesting also, the run-up to _ much as they can. it's interesting also, the run-up to christmas, i much as they can. it's interesting | also, the run-up to christmas, big also, the run—up to christmas, big retailers taking on more staff as well and they are having to pay their staff more money because of their staff more money because of the cost of living crisis as well. so that all feeds in to the same spiral. it so that all feeds in to the same s-iral. ., , so that all feeds in to the same stiral. ., , ., ,., so that all feeds in to the same stiral. ., , spiral. it does indeed. labour cost is often top _ spiral. it does indeed. labour cost is often top of _ spiral. it does indeed. labour cost is often top of the _ spiral. it does indeed. labour cost is often top of the list, _ spiral. it does indeed. labour cost is often top of the list, sorry, i is often top of the list, sorry, labour shortages are often top of the list of issues that are mentioned to me when i speak to senior people who work in large and small retail businesses. there really is a dearth in the market of people coming in, and that is putting pressure on the labour market as a whole. it is meaning that wages are needing to go up,

which in the one hand for those employees is really, really good news, but on the other hand, that is another of the cost pressures that is impacting retail businesses totality and many of those, as we have just been talking about, are feeding through in the form of higher prices. but we have a really competitive retail industry in all categories, in clothing, food, so they are fighting with each other to make sure they are staying competitive, so that is a good tension and actually helps consumers be comfortable that they are getting the best value that they can, despite these difficult circumstances.- despite these difficult circumstances. ., ,, .«r ., circumstances. good to speak to you. thank you- — circumstances. good to speak to you. thank you. thank _ circumstances. good to speak to you. thank you. thank you. _ just days after taking control of twitter, elon musk has revealed plans to help him recoup some of the more than $40 billion he paid for the social media network. he says he will start charging users who want a "blue

tick" beside their name to indicate their account is verified. those in the united states would be charged $8 a month — charges elsewhere will vary. but the plans haven�*t gone down well, as our north america correspondent peter bowes explains. well, it is a huge debate and that debate is taking place right now on twitter. what exactly this means, what the implications are for those people who want to continue to have a blue tick next to their name, and it is probably worth describing in more detailfor those it is probably worth describing in more detail for those many people who are not on twitter what exactly that looks like. it is essentially a tick, a white take on a blue background, which is confusing to some, that shows that you are verified, that you are who you say you are. whether you are a journalist, there is a tick next to my name, whether you are a politician, whether it is a public department of the police or some other authority where they give out

information that is important for people to see and to be able to rely on, so in los angeles for example, the lapd have a tick next to their name and the information they tweet out is reliable. so that�*s why it is significant to a lot of people. the big complaint, and it is interesting that elon musk describes him now as the complaint hotline operator for twitter, lots of people complaining about this thinking that they don�*t have to spend $8 a month just to get that tick when they have so far managed to get it for nothing. just to explain why elon musk actually want to do this. he says there are a couple of reasons. the biggest reason, twitter has to make money and it has not made money for many years and he says it is also a move to try to get rid of spam on twitter feeds, which again is a huge problem for a lot of people, not being able to rely on what they see. he wants to, in some ways, clean house by, it seems, starting again with these

blue ticks. he has also tweeted that there will be, to add to more confusion, a secondary tick underneath some peoples names, and that will be specifically for those high—profile individuals like politicians. but it is not entirely clear how these two ticks will be able to work side by side. a survey of motorists suggests there�*s widespread dislike of cyclists. more than 12,000 drivers were questioned and one in three told the bbc�*s panorama that cyclists shouldn�*t be on the road. a quarter admitted deliberately driving too close to them. the government�*s spending billions of pounds encouraging more people to get on their bikes. richard bilton reports. if you cycle regularly in the uk, you�*ll have had one of these. there are more cyclists on the road than for 50 years, and disputes are commonplace. idiot! it�*s not always drivers

who are to blame. we wanted to know what motorists across the uk thought of cyclists. some questions from panorama were added to a survey. 28% say they don�*t consider cyclists to be equal partners on the road. a third think cyclists shouldn�*t be on the road at all. and one in four admit they have knowingly driven too close to cyclists. earlier this year, the government changed the highway code to give bikes priority over cars. cyclists can now ride in the middle of the lane if it is safer, and drivers are supposed to give them at least five feet of space. if i go over to the left on bends and hills, like this, it�*s encouraging drivers to try to sneak past to make a break for it.

that is far more dangerous. he shouldn�*t be doing that! that�*s a dual white line, and we�*re on the brow of a hill. on average, two cyclists are killed every week, and more than 300 injured. let me show you how quickly things can go wrong. i�*ve come in from the far side. i�*ve made eye contact and then sort of realised, like, she�*s not going to stop. you can see the impact. the bike goes pretty high on this wall. you can see me land on my neck. has it affected you in anyway? the only that�*s been affected, i now don�*t trust any drivers. i�*m much more twitchy around vehicles. until the moment i�*m sure they�*ve stopped, seen me, and i�*m not pulling out, i can�*t continue. the government is spending billions, trying to get more cyclists on to the road. but this survey suggests a lot

of drivers don�*t want them there. richard bilton, bbc news. a fugitive wallaby, which was seen hopping around gardens in gateshead for more than a week, has been caught. choppy — as he�*s been named — is now settling into a new home at northumberland college zoo. it�*s believed he escaped from a smallholding last month, and was captured by an animal rescue team and rehomed. his keeper says he�*s bounced back from his ordeal. choppy is doing really well. since he�*s been with us saturday, you know, he�*s come round from his anesthesia really well, and he�*s responding to treatment. and every day he�*s getting more and more active and he�*s back to his normal, bouncy self. now it�*s time for a look at the weather.

what we have got today is a bright start. it has been a chilly one as well with temperatures rising through the course of the day, but it is going to be wet and windy in the west for some of us and we already very much have that scenario. in terms of the wind gusts as we go through the course of today, we are looking at up to about 55 mph, possibly more especially in the north and parts of the east. in the north and parts of the east. in the west, gales and even severe gales, so if you are travelling on a bike, a light vehicle or a high sided vehicle, do bear that in mind. this area of low pressure is coming in from the atlantic, usurping this ridge of high pressure that has given us the dry and bright start, and it will be wet and windy. the rain has been pushing into northern ireland, parts of scotland, northern england and the north—west of wales and it will continue to move north

and it will continue to move north and also east and south. the whole system is moving south—east through the course of the day. squally winds around it, and if we follow this round, as it clears the outer hebrides and northern ireland, we will see a return here to some showers and some of those will be heavy and thundery. remaining dry with some sunny skies in the south—east. highs of 16 celsius. in the north, around 10—14. even as we head into the middle of the afternoon, we are still looking at strong gusts and this just gives you an idea the gas will be higher and lower in some parts. 55 mph in the south—west, and 48 mph around the moray firth. this evening and overnight at the rain does make it into the south and south—east and we continue with all these showers pulling north across scotland, where it will remain windy. in between, clear skies and a view showers and it will be a cooler night under clear skies in the north, but not so as we push further south under the cloud and rain. the cloud and rain

edges further north tomorrow and behind it a lot of dry weather and not as windy. further showers developing through the course of the day but it will still be windy across the far north of scotland. later across the far south of england, too. these temperatures are bang on what we would expect at this time of the year. on friday, high pressure takes charge and things settle down. there will be a lot of dry weather around and also some sunshine. 0ne dry weather around and also some sunshine. one or two showers and the winds will be lighter than they have been, with temperatures 10—14, north to south.

this is bbc news. these are the latest headlines in the uk and around the world. south korea has retaliated after north korea fired a missile across the maritime border for the first time since the end of the korean war. counterterrorism police are investigating the fire—bombing of a migrant processing centre in kent. a stunning comeback for former israeli prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, according to exit polls after tuesday�*s general election. here in the uk, a damning report says hundreds of police recruits in england and wales arejoining the force when they should have failed vetting procedures. and the runaway lions — a brief emergency is declared at an australian zoo after five of the animals escape from their enclosure.