metropolitan police of the metropolitan police of apologised after the merge that they knew about several allegations against david carrick before his arrest. also process our. one of the world's most wanted criminals — the mafia boss matteo messina denaro — has been arrested in sicily after thirty years on the run. teachers in scotland start a wave of rolling strikes as teachers in england and wales announce 7 days of strikes starting in february. we've also been hearing from the mayor of london sadiq khan we start here in the uk, where a serving metropolitan police armed officer has admitted dozens of rape and sexual offences against 12 women. david carrick has also admitted that he used his role to put fear into his victims. we'll be taking you through what we know about the case —

first, let's hearfrom the crown prosecution service. today, the victims who suffered at the hands of david carrick have finally seen justice. it is their courage in standing up against his hand the abusive man. it is their courage in standing up against this heinously abusive man, a police officer, that has helped to secure his conviction. here's what we know. carrick admitted a total of 49 charges spanning two decades. he was suspended from duty when he was arrested in october 2021. at that time, he was an armed officer in the parliamentary and diplomatic protection command. that's an elite armed unit, tasked with guarding embassies, downing street and the houses of parliament. let's hear from the met police. devastating to the trust and confidence we are trying to earn from women and girls across this area. this is

the data policing has definitely taken a step back. and this is detective chief inspector iain moor — who led the investigation. some allege that they were stopped from speaking to their own children. the weight of their evidence was extremely powerful and today we pay tribute to them. we commend all of the victims for their bravery in coming forward and would like to thank them for their courage in being prepared to take the stand to see justice served. there's been plenty of reaction — we've heard from the prime minister's spokesman, who said, "there is no place in our police forces for officers who fall so seriously short of the acceptable standards of behaviour." and this is the home secretary.

it is clear that this is a sobering day for the metropolitan police service and this appalling it is clear that today is a sobering day for the metropolitan police service and indeed for the whole policing family throughout the country. this appalling incident represents... we've also heard from the opposition labour party — this is shadow home secretary, yvette cooper. this is a devastating case for serial rapist and creating numerous crimes. we have not seen national standards but in on police this is a devastating case of a serial rapist, leaving women across the country badly abused and crimes committed against them. we have not seen national standards brought in on vetting or police conduct. the home secretary in the shadow home secretary and the spokesperson for the prime minister and next the

mayor of london who previously expressed strong concerns and this is his response. in expressed strong concerns and this is his response.— is his response. in my view, there are many missed _ is his response. in my view, there are many missed opportunities i is his response. in my view, there l are many missed opportunities that should've been spotted over the next 17 or 18 years, lessons must be learned but let's be frank, this is a prolific sex offender. in the eligibility to address these issues and the need to have commissioners was already making big changes to make sure things like this cannot happen in the future. we make sure things like this cannot happen in the future.— make sure things like this cannot happen in the future. we know that in the wake — happen in the future. we know that in the wake of _ happen in the future. we know that in the wake of the _ happen in the future. we know that in the wake of the david _ happen in the future. we know that in the wake of the david carrick- in the wake of the david carrick case, more than 1600 cases of alleged sexual offences and domestic violence involving metropolitan police officers and staff are being reviewed. also central here's the official report released late last year leading to eight forces in the uk and found that a culture of

misogyny, sexism and predatory behaviour was present in all of them. this is the former superintendent, leroy logan. the culture of the _ superintendent, leroy logan. tue: culture of the organisation superintendent, leroy logan. tt;e: culture of the organisation them superintendent, leroy logan. tt9 culture of the organisation them and particularly the maths, it is really toxic and allowing predators and safe havens and the parliamentary and diplomatic protection command is one such example and there will be others. itjust shows the senior leadership really has let things slip for years. leadership really has let things slip for years— slip for years. fighting against gender-based _ slip for years. fighting against gender-based violence, - slip for years. fighting against gender-based violence, thankj slip for years. fighting against - gender-based violence, thank you gender—based violence, thank you very much forjoining us today and wejust heard from very much forjoining us today and we just heard from the mayor of london saying within the metropolitan police action is taking place and it must take place. do you think needs to be done to address the culture issues that been raised by this? we the culture issues that been raised b this? ~ :, , .,

the culture issues that been raised b this? ., ., by this? we need to see a radical chance. by this? we need to see a radical change- you _ by this? we need to see a radical change. you know, _ by this? we need to see a radical change. you know, we _ by this? we need to see a radical change. you know, we heard - by this? we need to see a radical change. you know, we heard so i by this? we need to see a radical- change. you know, we heard so many empty promises change, reform and report that you've mentioned last year by her majesty's inspectorate of constabulary and recommendations in many of which had been made by previous reports and i'd like to know what those changes are. what are the standards and how are different police forces sharing information about complaints received by these police officers and before they are employed and transferred and also in terms of the misconduct claims that we know is a really big and critical area for reform in the independent office for police conduct, the audit office which said that no opportunity to stop and had been identified so far which stands in contrast to when she played in your programme. through many missed opportunities in nine

complaints spanning 17 years what would've happened at the first complaint been taken seriously? and complaint been taken seriously? and talkin: complaint been taken seriously? and talking about how different forces interact with each other. there's been an understandable focus on the culture within the metropolitan police but you say something broader needs to be done too about all the different forces in the uk interact. yes, police officers have a lot of power in our society and the can carry weapons and access information that they can stop and search anyone on the street and were supposed to trust them over a safety so when they are hired or transferred over forces that we seen in previous cases were police officers have been predators and have raped and killed, that information about this was not shared with the police force that they joined shared with the police force that theyjoined and it's been identified in many reports and something that needs to be fixed and that is something that the rule of this

needs to be discussed as well, if they don't think it's in the public interest for them to investigate, why two officers who have received so many complaints against david carrick let it go, i think we need to have a bigger and more radical change about how and how the system operates stop right there will be investigated as to what happens in the next year with the specific allegations. can ask a broader question about relatively new home secretary and the mayor of london saying that needs to be change relatively new leader of the metropolitan police in these are all people in metropolitan police in these are all . eo . i ~. ' metropolitan police in these are all eo .l~_ ' ., , , metropolitan police in these are all .eol.~_ ' people in the different ways saying action is to be _ people in the different ways saying action is to be taken _ people in the different ways saying action is to be taken do _ people in the different ways saying action is to be taken do not - people in the different ways saying action is to be taken do not have . action is to be taken do not have faith that collectively, they will be able to deliver that? t am faith that collectively, they will be able to deliver that? i am an optimistic _ be able to deliver that? i am an optimistic presence _ be able to deliver that? i am an optimistic presence i _ be able to deliver that? i am an optimistic presence i would - be able to deliver that? i am an | optimistic presence i would love be able to deliver that? i am an i optimistic presence i would love to see us on the previous record of people coming in and strategies coming in hasn't really shown, there is an violence against women policy

by the government and we are here again talking about another police officer that preyed on women using that position as a police officer and the rhetoric from the met is still the same, it is a few rotten apples, there is no recognition that this is a systemic issue and the responsibilities on them to do something about it and this was the home secretary is concerned, we have a bill that was introduced an amendment to the bill that would stop protests from happening and that they did in the wake of sarah everard and cases and i do not have trust in that.

now to italy. one of the world's most wanted criminals — the mafia boss matteo messina denaro — has been arrested in sicily after thirty years on the run. this was the moment he was detained at a private clinic in the sicilian capital palermo, the first time he's been seen in decades. the 60—year—old is believed to have been the leading figure in the notorious cosa nostra mafia. this was italy's prime minister contratulating prosecutors in palermo over the arrest. speaking to reporters, she said it's a day of celebration but the war against the mafia is not over. translation: it is a day of- celebration for the families of all the victims of organised crime. the sacrifices of so many heroes has not been in vain because someone has picked up the baton and continued their battle. we have not won the war. we have not defeated the mafia. but this was a fundamental battle to win and it is a serious blow for organised crime.

let's get a different perspective on the operation to arrest him. these images, filmed from a balcony near the medical clinic in palermo give a sense of the scale of the operation. more than a hundred members of the security forces took part. the italian news agency ansa says he did not resist arrest. let's get more from our rome reporter — davide ghiglione: the police are extremely happy about the result because they have been working on this operation for years, so this morning, they sent a squad of more than 100 people to arrest this crime boss, who is perceived, as you said, as the world's most important criminal, who has been hidden for over 30 years and no one, no one across the country and in europe was expecting him to be arrested this morning. now this is very important symbolically because this demonstrates that organised

crime can be fought and that the italian authorities can reclaim the territory which had been controlled by the organised crime for years, for decades, especially in southern regions. matteo messina denaro was tried and sentenced to life in jail in absentia in 2002 for a number of murders. they include the 1992 killing of two anti—mafia prosecutors giovanni falcone and paolo borsellino, crimes that shocked the nation and sparked a crackdown on cosa nostra. then the following year, bomb attacks in italian cities — linked to matteo messina denaro — left ten people dead. he also oversaw racketeering, illegal waste dumping, money laundering and drug trafficking. here'sjohn dickie, who's written several books on the mafia: the murders of anti—mafia investigators giovanni falcone and paolo borsellino,

in 1992, and a series of terrorist outrages on the italian mainland the following year, and any boss who can stay at large for that long... those events changed italian history and the fact that he could stay at large for so long was kind of an ongoing insult to the rule of law in sicily and a kind of advert for the power of the sicilian mafia. my fundamental takeaway from this is that it is yet another sign of the deep, deep trouble that the sicilian mafia is before today, the only known photos of messina denaro. nicknamed "diabolik" date back to the 1990s. he had been on the run since 1993. italy's interior minister has described him as "an extremely dangerous fugitive". saying his arrest marks "an extraordinary day for the state". here's professor anna sergi,

an expert on the mafia: matteo messina denaro embodied the true identity of cosa nostra, the one that was, that reached its peak in the �*90s but then eventually, it was also the demise of the organisation because of the choices that they made. but for everyone, the fact that he was so unreachable, that he had been on the run for 30 years, was actually something to be proud of, that the most important criminal organisation of italy historically, its head, impossible to catch boss was something that really forged the identity of cosa nostra. so now, even if the activities of the organisations are not necessarily going to be affected in their day—to—day practice, certainly, this is a big blow for the identity of the organisation. and we'll have more on this later in the programme, as we talk to criminology professor letizia paoli.

any number of strikes in recent weeks. well we've just learned that teachers in england and wales will also go on strike in a disputes over pay — the strikes are planned for february and march. the national education union says the ballots meet the legal thresholds for both turnout and the vote in favour of strike action. the neu is the largest education union in the uk, and balloted about 300,000 teacher and support staff members in england and wales. the question put on the ballot was, "are you prepared to take strike action in furtherance of this dispute?". for the ballot of teachers, in england a 90.41i% majority voted yes. and in wales, 92.28% majority voted yes. here's kevin courtney, joint general secretary of the national education union. yellow we have passed the democratic thresholds 92% vote in wales with the turn—up of the above the

threshold limits and there is a real sense that members are engaged in this and they want to see the government change in the question of pay and members are so concerned as they see the problem. they see that we have special needs support systems to getjobs elsewhere and they are better paid and we see your 11 children by people who are not qualified in chemistry and we have seenin qualified in chemistry and we have seen in primary schools, people not being able to hold on and having succession of teachers all of the regions and what people think the government needs to make a change. but head teachers will not strike in england after a ballot by their union — the naht — failed to meet the legally—required 50% turnout threshold. the union says it is considering re—running the ballot because of alleged disruption caused by postal strikes.

naht members in wales will take industrial action, however, after the ballot there met the required turnout. harriet prescott. they're a secondary school art teacher and neu member in newcastle. what was your reaction when you are the strikes are going to head? overjoyed. he worked really hard but the reps and they were trying to encourage members to vote and vote and when they would like. so, it is good to see everyone supporting everyone else in voting for the strike. : , :,, :,, everyone else in voting for the strike. : , . strike. and people whose children ma be strike. and people whose children may be affected — strike. and people whose children may be affected by _ strike. and people whose children may be affected by the _ may be affected by the strike picking their overjoyed is not the word to use given this is more disruption for children who had plenty of it during the pandemic. yes, i understand, plenty of it during the pandemic. yes, iunderstand, i plenty of it during the pandemic. yes, i understand, iam plenty of it during the pandemic. yes, i understand, i am a mum of three girls and i do understand the disruptive districts can be and the

retention and teachers has dropped so high that the pages does not match what it used to and the reason why people do not want to become teachers or are leaving orjust don't want to be involved with teaching any more is because the pages doesn't match any more. it doesn't match inflation and it is not appealing to anyone when you go out in any sort of other role and job or the semi to pay, if not more for less work. but job or the semi to pay, if not more for less work.— for less work. but the state school teachers are _ for less work. but the state school teachers are being _ for less work. but the state school teachers are being offered - for less work. but the state school teachers are being offered a - for less work. but the state school teachers are being offered a 596 i for less work. but the state school. teachers are being offered a 5% rise and i was offered last year and that is not satisfactory to you, how much do you think is appropriate and with these into the government to says, if you keep pushing up wages, we may have to add to inflation which is part of the problem in the first

place? t part of the problem in the first lace? ~ , :, part of the problem in the first lace? ~' , ., , place? i think it is all “ust, if we look at it from _ place? i think it is alljust, if we look at it from the rise - place? i think it is alljust, if we look at it from the rise of - look at it from the rise of inflation and are asking for 12% pay increase which matches the rate of inflation and we are asking for a fully funded by the government, the government gives us the 5% pay rise to come out of the budget so already, we have schools stretching even further when actually we want a fully funded pay rise from the government and that is what we're after, what we want and love teaching and love more than anything and do not want to be away from our jobs. i like it a lot and i've already taken this and the rest of the members are taking it as a last resort. :, ~' , :, , :

resort. thank you very much indeed for talkin: resort. thank you very much indeed for talking to _ resort. thank you very much indeed for talking to us _ resort. thank you very much indeed for talking to us here _ resort. thank you very much indeed for talking to us here it _ resort. thank you very much indeed for talking to us here it is _ for talking to us here it is a member of the union which will be going on strike in february and march and that's a deal is done with the government. now let's just catch up with the situation in scotland. schoolchildren there are set to miss more lessons this week as teachers take further strike action in their continuing dispute over pgy- over the next 16 days the action will affect two local authorities a day, starting today with glasgow and east lothian. last week, strikes closed almost every primary school in scotland on tuesday, and every secondary school on wednesday. let's just look at what teachers in scotland are demanding: they've asked for a 10% pay rise. but ministers and councils have ruled that out — saying it's unaffordable. the current offer is at 5%. that includes rises of up to 6.85% for the lowest—paid staff. also today, nurses in england and wales have announced plans to step up their strike action, with two more dates in february. nurses in england will also walk out on wednesday and thursday this week. the royal college of nursing general secretary

a lot of different strengths are going on the be listed on the bbc news website if you want to look at particular ones. the royal college of nursing general secretary and chief executive pat cullen said. we are doing this in a desperate bid to get rishi sunak to rescue the nhs. the only credible solution is to address the tens of thousands of unfilled jobs. patient care is suffering like never before. 12 hours each time, affecting 73 nhs trusts in england and six welsh health trust boards. nurses in england will affect 55 trusts and december where the fee for the stage to these walk—outs, it was 44. and they are arguing and escalating it each time as the dispute remains

unresolved and another health union, they will announce shortly more strike dates by ambulance staff. so, not really any sense of progress since talks last week involving ministers and unions and it appears that health ministers in england will try to work on a possible deal whereby next years pay award, it will include a backdating of one single payment to cover the last few months. but there's no sign at this stage of the treasury agreeing to that. police in romania are expanding their investigation into the social media influencer andrew tate. they've seized a fleet of luxury cars from his compund in bucharest, and also raided seven more properties. 36—year—old tate is a british—american citizen who's being detained as part of an investigation into allegations of human trafficking and rape — along with his brother. both men deny all allegations. lucy williamson reports.

weeks after police came for their owner, they returned for his cars. the power of a ferrari paralysed in the grip of a dowdy police truck. whatever the truth about life behind these walls, its secrets are now being scrutinised by investigators. this fleet of luxury cars, the toys of a successful businessman, or the proceeds of a trafficking ring. everybody comes now with payments in front of the media and in front of the police about how bad is andrew tate. :, :, , :, , i. the police about how bad is andrew tate. :, :, , :, , :, tate. you doubt the women but you do not doubt andrew. _ tate. you doubt the women but you do not doubt andrew. i _ tate. you doubt the women but you do not doubt andrew. i never _ tate. you doubt the women but you do not doubt andrew. i never doubt - not doubt andrew. i never doubt andrew. not doubt andrew. i never doubt andrew- why — not doubt andrew. i never doubt andrew. why do _ not doubt andrew. i never doubt andrew. why do you _ not doubt andrew. i never doubt andrew. why do you doubt - not doubt andrew. i never doubt andrew. why do you doubt all i not doubt andrew. i never doubt | andrew. why do you doubt all the women are _ andrew. why do you doubt all the women are not _ andrew. why do you doubt all the women are not andrew _ andrew. why do you doubt all the women are not andrew was - andrew. why do you doubt all the | women are not andrew was yellow because they are young and stupid. very simple. this

because they are young and stupid. very simple-— very simple. this probably 40% of the reason very simple. this probably 4096 of the reason that _ very simple. this probably 4096 of the reason that i _ very simple. this probably 4096 of the reason that i moved _ very simple. this probably 4096 of the reason that i moved to - very simple. this probably 4096 of. the reason that i moved to romania. in an online video, andrew tate said he moved to romania in 2017, in part for what he saw as its relaxed approach to sexual assault claims. police want to know whether he and his brother tristan lured women here with promises of a relationship before forcing them to work online in adult chat rooms. they're also investigating an allegation of rape. i've never seen any of them being aggressive. police have identified six women as potential victims, but last week, two of those women publicly denied any mistreatment by the tate brothers. translation: no, i've never been threatened. if i had been, i wouldn't have been stupid enough to stay in that house. i have a tattoo on my left arm that says tate girl, which i got out of respect for them. andrew tate's reputation hangs on this case, but romania's does too.

its message, that trafficking claims will be investigated no matter how rich or famous you are. lucy williamson, bbc news, bucharest. further coverage on the bbc news website. good evening. the first two weeks of january have been particularly wet across southern and western parts of england and wales. still plenty of flood warnings in force. this is the scene in stourport—on—severn in worcestershire at the moment. thankfully, things have been turning drier through the course of the day. in the next few days, staying fairly cold and drierfor many, but widespread frost and there will be wintry showers for some, blown in on this breeze that is coming all the way from the arctic, drawing in the cold air massthat is with us at the moment. there is milder weather waiting

in the wings in the atlantic which will sweep in from the west as we head through to the end of the week and into the weekend. back to the here and now, cold and clear through this evening and tonight for many. more snow showers for northern and western scotland, parts of northern ireland and one or two for north—west england and north wales. rain clearing away from the south—west so there could be some icy conditions as temperatures plummet well below freezing. —6, —7 even in some towns and cities and a touch colder in more rural places. through the day on tuesday, still low pressure sitting out in the north sea. the winds still coming in from the arctic direction so more snow showers for parts of scotland, and again, a few in northern ireland, north—west england and north wales. further south and east, predominantly dry but some early mist and freezing fog patches for central and southern areas should clear away by about lunchtime. light winds in the south and east but breezy conditions where the wintry flurries are in the north—west of the uk. feeling quite chilly again with top temperatures between 2—6 degrees on tuesday afternoon. in the middle of the week, low pressure remains in the north sea. heading into wednesday, it moves a bit closer to the coast

of eastern scotland and north—east england, which could well pep up some of the wintry showers during the day on wednesday. heavier showers in parts of northern ireland and wales for instance and northern scotland, but look at eastern scotland and the north—east of england, these could be heavy and also combined with fairly strong winds so very blustery conditions there. drier in between these two areas. temperatures a little bit milder than tuesday, highs of between 4—7 on wednesday. staying fairly cold but largely dry on thursday. a touch milder by friday with wetter weather arriving from the west which should sweep across all areas through the weekend. goodbye.

hello, i'm ros atkins, this is outside source. a serving officer has admitted attacking a dozen a selling metropolitan police officer has admitted to dozens of sexual assault rates over two decades making him one of britain's most prolific sex offenders. this appalling incident represents a breach of trust, it will affect people's confidence in the police and it's clear that standards and culture need to change in policing.

the british government is to block scotland's gender recognition bill, arguing it would have a negative impact on uk law. we will talk about that in a moment. one of the world's most wanted criminals — the mafia boss matteo messina denaro — has been arrested in sicily after 30 years on the run. and as the world's political and business elite decend on davos, a new report calls for a clampdown on the super—rich. in the last couple of hours, we have heard news that the uk government has decided to block scotland's gender recognition reform act from becoming law. it is the first time a scottish bill has been stopped on the basis that the uk government believes it will have a negative impact on uk law. scotland's first minister had said such a move by the uk would be an "outrage". let's get more from our lgbt and identity correspondent, lauren moss, who explained

the background to the story a little earlier. let's remind you what the gender recognition reform bill is. it was passed by the scottish parliament last month and will make it easier for people who live in scotland or are born in scotland to change their legal sex as listed on their birth, marriage or death certificate. the bill would remove a need for medical diagnosis of gender dysphoria, that's the sense of unease that someone experiences if their gender identity or perception of their gender is different to the sex registered when born. it will allow the age when people could apply to be lowered to 16 instead of 18. they can do so after three months of living in their gender instead of two years. around 25 or 30 people changed their legal sex in scotland every year and the scottish government estimates this could increase tenfold to around 300 a year. nine other countries in europe have a form of self identification. we do not know how many in scotland may apply but the census in england and wales found 96,000 people

identified as transgender men and women. the current process to get that gender recognition certificate is so long, costly and dehumanising that i have not been able to access that— myself even though i have been out as trans since i was 18 and now i'm 23. i've been on the waiting lists for the gender identity clinic for nearly five years. why is it controversial? critics are concerned about how the bill could come into conflict with the equalities law in the rest of uk which scotland does not have the power to make changes to. for example, if someone changes their legal sex, what is the impact on access to single—sex spaces like domestic abuse refuges or schools in the case of under—18s. under the equality act certain spaces can exclude transgender people if there is justifiable reasons like privacy but if there is an increase in people

changing their legal sex and the rest of the uk does not recognise that, there are concerns it could create what one barrister has described as a nightmare complication. it appears likely that the scottish gender recognition certificate will not be recognised in the rest of the uk. so a person living in scotland who has changed sex would be the new sex for scottish purposes but the original sex in the rest of the uk. the government in westminster has in the last hour decided to make a section 35 order under the scotland act, an attempt to block the bill from becoming law. the first minister for scotland nicola sturgeon previously said such an intervention would be an outrage. it is almost certain this will be challenged by the scottish government and end up in the courts. bbc scotland's political editor glenn campbell is live with us from edinburgh. at the end of that report, we had a little of what nicola sturgeon may be able to do next if rishi sunak goes ahead. just give us more detail

on the options available to the first minister.— on the options available to the first minister. , , ., ., :, ., first minister. this is a ma'or and uniuue first minister. this is a ma'or and unique intervention * first minister. this is a ma'or and unique intervention by _ first minister. this is a ma'or and unique intervention by the- first minister. this is a major and unique intervention by the uk - unique intervention by the uk government. never before, as you have reported, have they stopped a holyrood bill going ahead on the basis of how it might affect uk law, and the first minister has made clear that she considers this a full frontal attack on the powers of the scottish parliament and intends to defend the legislation. this section 35 order has got to work its way through the uk parliament. but i guess that the scottish government would want to seekjudicial review of that decision in the court and ultimately, this could go all the way to the uk supreme court. the uk government is suggesting it might be possible for the gender recognition reform bill, passed here by two thirds of msps in the scottish parliament, to be modified to make it more acceptable from the uk

perspective but i think the scottish government is determined to defend the law as it was passed. presumably, such a disagreement with rishi sunak may serve a political purpose that the snp as it makes its case for independence? yes. purpose that the snp as it makes its case for independence?— case for independence? yes, it is interesting _ case for independence? yes, it is interesting to _ case for independence? yes, it is interesting to consider— case for independence? yes, it is interesting to consider the - case for independence? yes, it is i interesting to consider the position of the uk labour party, which has some concerns about this legislation. i don't think that they will challenge the uk government's decision to block it, although there are some labour members here who are pretty dismayed about all of that. labour thinks that both governments are playing constitutional politics with this issue and certainly, from the point of view of the scottish government, they see it as an attack on devolution and will fold that into their argument, that holyrood should have more power, should have the full powers of an independent

scottish parliament, as they push for another referendum on the question of independence, something that the uk government is determined not to agree. that the uk government is determined not to agree-— not to agree. thank you for 'oining us. to ukraine now. the number of people known to have died after saturday's missile attack on an apartment block in dnipro has risen to 40, including three children. a whole section of the nine—storey block collapsed and the mayor of dnipro has warned there may be no further survivors. the bbc spoke to one of those who's been rescued. translation: when i opened my eyes, there was a lot — translation: when i opened my eyes, there was a lot of _ translation: when i opened my eyes, there was a lot of dust. _ translation: when i opened my eyes, there was a lot of dust. cement - translation: when i opened my eyes, there was a lot of dust. cement and - there was a lot of dust. cement and avery were flying around. it was difficult to breathe. —— cement and slavery. i was waiting a very long time for the rescuers to climb up to me. they could not bring their vehicles close enough to get ladders up vehicles close enough to get ladders up because the parking area was busy and the cars had burned. people were

trying to move them away. there were fires everywhere. the stench was terrible. my neighbours have just texted me to say the rescue workers have now got into our flat, with a stretcher. they found somebody on the balcony. i am very scared even to imagine who they found there, and in what condition, whether she is alive or not. because when i was rescued, i heard somebody knocking. so i don't know whether my mother is alive or not. and where my dad is and when we will be able to reunite. meanwhile, belarus has begun carrying outjoint air force drills with russia. the military exercises will last for two weeks, and come amid concerns that moscow may be pressuring minsk tojoin the war in ukraine. the belarusian defence ministry has insisted the drills will be defensive in nature, but are to prepare for possible combat missions.

with more, here's our correspondent in kyiv, james waterhouse. they often frame these joint military drills as defensive in response to aggression from ukraine, in theirwords. but we have to remind ourselves that it is ukraine that is continuing to come under russia's invasion, and belarus, its territory, as well as airspace, has been used as a loading platform by russian troops. now it is starting to feel a little bit 2022, this time last year, when many will remember the kremlin was gathering troops on the border. there was a growing geopolitical crisis and many wondered whether vladimir putin would actually do the unthinkable and launch a full—scale invasion. joint exercises were announced in belarus and that brought kyiv under direct threat and we all know what happened after that. so it will be causing a lot of worry. but also the fear is that

vladimir putin of russia is trying to pull or pressure alexander lukashenko of belarus into his war effort by deploying belarusian troops. now, it's hard to visualise that at the moment. alexander lukashenko is seen as europe's last dictator. he's been in power for a very long time. he survived a popular uprising in 2020, not least in part to his alliance with vladimir putin. it is a country reliant on russia in terms of energy. so that is a concern. but the reason why it's hard to visualise is because back in february 24th, 2022, the day of the full scale invasion, russia deployed its most elite units, its best trained soldiers on the attack in the capital. that attack failed and russia was defeated and forced to focus its efforts on the east. so it's hard to see that happening again. but of course it's a concern for ukraine because ukraine at the moment is concentrating its efforts in the east where there is the most intense fighting.

stay with us on outside source — still to come... as davos welcomes some of the world's richest and most powerful people, the charity oxfam calls for billionaire—busting policies. it's new report looks at the growing inequality in the world. money borrowed to fund christmas celebrations could take years to repay. that's a warning from the debt charity, stepchange. it comes as a poll of more than 4,000 adults carried out for bbc news suggests concern over unmanageable debt. colletta smith reports. it is showtime at the castleford tigers dance class. and like so many people, parents here are working hard

to make sure their children still have something to cheer about, while keeping a lid on spending. for me, it's the shopping. the bills, you try, something that you used to get for £3.50 for some chicken breasts, now they're £4.50 and if you're doing that, that's a big thing for me. nearly half the people in our survey said they changed where they shopped nearly half of those surveyed said they had paid for at least some christmas spending on credit. nowadays, who does carry cash? so you are spending on your card and it is literallyjust a tap for everything and you don't realise how much you're spending. and almost a third of that group said they are not confident they will be able to pay the debt back. more than half the people we spoke to for the survey said in the last six months they have struggled to pay for essential bills for their household, so finding activities that are cheap and free, particularly for children, is becoming increasingly important for a lot of people. for alistair, with three children at home, the energy bills have gone through the roof. it's kind of like

november, blankets... i'm not putting the heating on, it's not going to happen. and he is not alone. in fact, nearly seven in ten people in our survey said they have turned the thermostat down on their heating this winter. households across the country are continuing to change habits and trim spending across almost every area of life, salami slicing the family cutbacks to keep the show on the road. coletta smith, bbc news, castleford. this is outside source, live from the bbc newsroom. our lead story... a metropolitan police armed officer who used his role to put fear into his victims has admitted dozens of rape and sexual offences. extreme wealth and extreme poverty

have increased simultaneously for the first time in 25 years, that's according to a report by oxfam. we are talking about a lot of money. over the past two years, $26 trillion or 63% of all new wealth was made by the richest 1%, twice as much as the rest of the world put together. the report also found that billionaire faugheen have increased by $2.7 billion a day and at the same time, 1.7 billion workers now live in countries where inflation is outpacing wages. —— billionaires fortunes have increased. roughly one in ten people are going hungry around the world. here's gabriela bucher, executive director of oxfam international. billionaires can definitely be part of the solution... they have the power and they have the funds to solve these issues.

the poor person doesn't. so i think billionaires paying their tax, not hiding it in tax havens, really contributing to society, will make them be more of a part of this new phase that we can all move towards and hopefully be in time to save our planet as well. the charity is calling for higher taxation of the super—rich and a redistribution of the money. it is part of a range of actions they are calling for. this all comes as the world's business and political elite gather in davos, a town perched in the swiss alps, for the world economic forum. the five—day get together will see a record number of finance ministers attending, 56 in total. along with 1,500 business leaders. and they're meeting as some big economic clouds loom over the horizon. the wef�*s founder klaus schwab was not upbeat. he said...

the economic outlook for this year produced by the world economic forum makes for equally sobering reading. two—thirds of private and public sector chief economists surveyed expect a global recession in 2023. and 18% consider it extremely likely, that's more than twice as many as the previous survey in 2022. on excessive inflation, it depends on where on the earth you happen to be. from just 5% of economists in china to 57% in europe, where the impact of last year's rise in energy prices has spread to the wider economy. but there is some good news — the cost—of—living crisis may be nearing its peak, with 68% expecting it to have become less severe. and the same is true for the energy crises, 64% expect things to ease by the end of the year. the economists's business editor yan potrofski explained how people there are feeling. the general mood is

of great uncertainty. i mean, when you look at, especially at businesses, their list of problems sort of reads a little bit like the book of revelations. you know, war in ukraine, pestilence now spreading rampantly in china. you have famine or at least fear or famine, which is sort of caused by both the war and pestilence and the shock to the supply system of the world food, that that is causing. so everyone is still very, very apprehensive. but the issue of billionaires' profits, and how much they pay in tax, won't go away. in 2019, the dutch historian rutger bregman shot to fame with this comment. this is my first time at davos and i find it quite a bewildering experience, to be honest. i mean, 1,500 private jets flown in to here, and sir david attenborough will speak about how we are wrecking

the planet and i mean, i hear people talk in the language of participation and justice and equality and transparency, but then, i mean, almost no one raises the real issue of tax avoidance, right, and of the richjust not paying theirfair share. i mean, it feels like i'm at a fire fighter�*s conference and no one is allowed to speak about water. today he told the bbc how things stand now. there is still 10 trillion, you know, of private wealth in tax havens today. it is like, 8% of all wealth in the world is in tax havens, and many many individuals attending davos, you know, have millions and billions of wealth, basically stashed away there. so yeah, there's a lot of progress that we still need. but there is some progress that we can be happy about. i'm joined now by morris pearl, a former managing director at the hedge fund blackrock, chair of the patriotic millionaires, a group of wealthy individuals who feel the rich should pay more

tax and co—author of how to think like a patriotic millionaire. thank you forjoining us. . i can kind of guess from the way your organisation is set up but what would you do about the fact that the very richest are getting richer? well, i won't have the rich people, the investors, pay at least —— i would have the rich people and investors pay at least the same tax rate as people that work for them. you see from the report that someone like elon musk pays three or 4% of his income in taxes and yet an entrepreneur in uganda who makes $80 per month pay $30 per month in taxes. that would actually make a difference if that person got a tax break. that money would go into the economy and help people as opposed to billionaires getting tax breaks which doesn't really do any good at all. tt which doesn't really do any good at all. , : which doesn't really do any good at all. , ., , , ., which doesn't really do any good at all. , :, , , ., , , all. it is a simple idea but it is not close _ all. it is a simple idea but it is not close to _ all. it is a simple idea but it is not close to happening, - all. it is a simple idea but it is not close to happening, as - all. it is a simple idea but it is - not close to happening, as somebody had who has worked with the super—rich for a long time, why not? because unfortunately, our legislators in both washington and

westminster and everywhere else pay too much attention to the challenges of the super—rich, and they sort of forget about everybody else and we are becoming more and more unequal over time, as the rich get richer and richer and people actually work for a living and have taxes deducted from their paycheque every single weekjust from their paycheque every single week just get further from their paycheque every single weekjust get further and further week just get further and further behind. weekjust get further and further behind. it doesn't work. they tried it in south africa and that did not end well for the rich people. but hold on a minute, if we go back a few years, you were in a very senior position at blackrock and you and others were presumably making an awful lot of money, it is one of the biggest and most powerful hedge funds in the world. when the idea of you guys paying more tax came up when you were in charge of a business worth billions, why weren't you so keen?— you so keen? honestly, a lot of us were working _ you so keen? honestly, a lot of us were working then _ you so keen? honestly, a lot of us were working then too. _ you so keen? honestly, a lot of us were working then too. some - you so keen? honestly, a lot of us were working then too. some of. you so keen? honestly, a lot of us. were working then too. some of our clients work but i think most people even here in new york and on wall

street, even my neighbours, i'm in my apartment in manhattan right now, understand that the system is unsustainable. we have hundreds of people from around the united states and many in western europe, two, who come and speak out and try to explain to people that short—term greed is not working. i think most people are in agreement on that. it isjust a few people are in agreement on that. it is just a few people who are spending huge amounts of money to influence our lawmakers, who are frankly short—term greedy and a lot of them stupid. but frankly short-term greedy and a lot of them stupid.— of them stupid. but is it the reality that _ of them stupid. but is it the reality that wealthy - of them stupid. but is it the reality that wealthy people | of them stupid. but is it the i reality that wealthy people like yourself and your former colleagues would much prefer to give away money in a form of your choosing rather than be taxed? philanthropy is a much more attractive option for the super—rich, isn't it? much more attractive option for the super-rich, isn't it?— super-rich, isn't it? well, sure, i could easily _ super-rich, isn't it? well, sure, i could easily raise _ super-rich, isn't it? well, sure, i could easily raise a _ super-rich, isn't it? well, sure, i could easily raise a few— super-rich, isn't it? well, sure, i could easily raise a few hundredl could easily raise a few hundred million dollars to build a new concert hall with somebody�*s name on it. but we need to make decisions democratically. we can't have just

the rich people make all the decisions of how society is resourced —— society's resources should be spent, we need sewage treatment centres and schools where paul people live as well and all kinds of things that frankly people are not so keen to get their name on. —— where poor people live. we can't have decisions just made by the rich people. decisions have to be made by democratic process with our lawmakers making decisions on behalf of everyone.— behalf of everyone. thank you for 'oinin: behalf of everyone. thank you for joining us- _ behalf of everyone. thank you for joining us- you — behalf of everyone. thank you for joining us. you are _ behalf of everyone. thank you for joining us. you are making - behalf of everyone. thank you for joining us. you are making the i behalf of everyone. thank you for l joining us. you are making the case are more tax and so is oxfam but we will see whether people in davos in the next two days are equally enthused. let's turn back to one of the most followed stories around the world today, from italy, one of the world's most wanted criminals, the mafia boss matteo messina denaro has been arrested in sicily after 30 years on the run. this is him being escorted out of a private hospital by armed officers. professor letizia paoli from the leuven institute of criminology is here. thank you forjoining us. how

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people. indeed, there is. matteo messina denaro _ people. indeed, there is. matteo messina denaro would _ people. indeed, there is. matteo messina denaro would enjoy i people. indeed, there is. matteo messina denaro would enjoy the | messina denaro would enjoy the protections of a network of family members for many years but also members for many years but also members of his mafia families and acquaintances that protected him he clearly also had connections with several local politicians. this was obviously a bad sign because it shows that the sicilian mafia still has considerable power locally. on the other hand, if one takes a kind of mid—term perspective, it is clear also that the italian state has achieved incredible successes against the mafia since the early 19905. �* ., , against the mafia since the early 1990s. ~ ., , ., y ., against the mafia since the early 1990s. ~ ., , ., , . 1990s. and finally, would you expect this arrest to — 1990s. and finally, would you expect this arrest to be _ 1990s. and finally, would you expect this arrest to be the _ 1990s. and finally, would you expect this arrest to be the start _ 1990s. and finally, would you expect this arrest to be the start of- 1990s. and finally, would you expect this arrest to be the start of a - this arrest to be the start of a broader shift against the mafia? well, i think broader shift against the mafia? well, ithink it broader shift against the mafia? well, i think it is more the culmination of the anti—mafia policy. as i said, since the 90s, there has been incredible

intensification of law enforcement action against the mafia but equally in the case of the cosa nostra, all the mafia bosses have been arrested and also, most of the mafiosi have been arrested. the commission that used to be a kind of coordinating body within the cosa nostra no longer exists. the sicilian cosa nostra is clearly in decline. 95nd nostra is clearly in decline. and finall , a nostra is clearly in decline. and finally, a question _ nostra is clearly in decline. and finally, a question about the mafia more broadly, to what degree does it connect with organised crime elsewhere in europe and around the world? ~ , , :, world? well, it depends. next to the cosa nostra. — world? well, it depends. next to the cosa nostra, there _ world? well, it depends. next to the cosa nostra, there is _ world? well, it depends. next to the cosa nostra, there is another - cosa nostra, there is another italian mafia organisation, the calabrian mafia, we call it cosa nostra —— ndragheta which is much more powerful than the cosa nostra at the moment because it has settlement outside its region as well so members of mafia families but also entire families in northern

italy but also several other states and also because of these settlements, the 'ndragheta has been able to maintain an important role in wholesale drug—trafficking, especially cocaine. in wholesale drug-trafficking, especially cocaine.— in wholesale drug-trafficking, especially cocaine. that is very useful but _ especially cocaine. that is very useful but i've _ especially cocaine. that is very useful but i've got _ especially cocaine. that is very useful but i've got to _ especially cocaine. that is very useful but i've got to jump i especially cocaine. that is very useful but i've got to jump in l useful but i've got to jump in because we are right up against the end of the programme. thank you for joining us. thank you forjoining me, we are back at the usual time. goodbye. good evening. the first two weeks of january have been particularly wet across southern and western parts of england and wales. still plenty of flood warnings in force. this is the scene in stourport—on—severn in worcestershire at the moment. thankfully, things have been turning drier through the course of the day. in the next few days, staying fairly cold and drierfor many, but widespread frost and there will be wintry showers for some, blown in on this breeze that is coming all the way from the arctic, drawing in the cold air mass that is with us at the moment.

there is milder weather waiting in the wings in the atlantic which will sweep in from the west as we head through to the end of the week and into the weekend. back to the here and now, cold and clear through this evening and tonight for many. more snow showers for northern and western scotland, parts of northern ireland and one or two for north—west england and north wales. rain clearing away from the south—west so there could be some icy conditions as temperatures plummet well below freezing. —6, —7 even in some towns and cities and a touch colder in more rural places. through the day on tuesday, still low pressure sitting out in the north sea. the winds still coming in from the arctic direction so more snow showers for parts of scotland, and again, a few in northern ireland, north—west england and north wales. further south and east, predominantly dry but some early mist and freezing fog patches for central and southern areas should clear away by about lunchtime. light winds in the south and east but breezy conditions where the wintry flurries are in the north—west of the uk. feeling quite chilly again with top temperatures between 2—6 degrees on tuesday afternoon.

in the middle of the week, low pressure remains in the north sea. heading into wednesday, it moves a bit closer to the coast of eastern scotland and north—east england, which could well pep up some of the wintry showers during the day on wednesday. heavier showers in parts of northern ireland and wales for instance and northern scotland, but look at eastern scotland and the north—east of england, these could be heavy and also combined with fairly strong winds so very blustery conditions there. drier in between these two areas. temperatures a little bit milder than tuesday, highs of between 4—7 on wednesday. staying fairly cold but largely dry on thursday. a touch milder by friday with wetter weather arriving from the west which should sweep across all areas through the weekend. goodbye.

hello, i'm ros atkins, this is outside source. a serving london police officer has pleaded guilty to dozens of rapes and sexual assaults over two decades, making him one of britain's most prolific sex offenders. this appalling incident represents a breach of trust and it will affect peoples confidence in the police and it is clear that standards and culture need to change in policing. london's metropolitan police has

apologised after it emerged that it had known about several allegations against david carrick before his arrest. also in the programme... the uk government blocks a controversial scottish bill — designed to make it easier for people to change their legally recognised gender. one of the world's most wanted criminals — the mafia boss matteo messina denaro — has been arrested in sicily after 30 years on the run. we start here in the uk, where an armed officer in london's metropolitan police has admitted dozens of rape and sexual offences against 12 women. david carrick has also admitted that he used his role to put fear into his victims. we'll be taking you through what we know about the case — and the questions about why he wasn't stopped earlier. first, let's hearfrom the chief prosecutor. today, the victims who suffered at the hands of david carrick have finally seen justice. it is their courage in standing up against his hand the abusive man.

——this heinously abusive man. those who suffered at the hands of david carrick have finally seen justice. here are more details of the offences. carrick admitted a total of 49 charges spanning two decades. he was only suspended from duty when he was finally arrested in october 2021. that's despite allegations coming to the attention of police as early as 2002. whe he was arrested, he was an armed officer in the parliamentary and diplomatic protection , and. that's an elite armed unit, tasked with guarding embassies, downing street and the houses of parliament. next let's hear from the met police. devastating to the trust and confidence we are trying to earn from women and girls across this area. this is the data policing has definitely taken a step back. ——this is a day that policing has definitely taken a step back. over the course of the day, more details have emerged about carrick�*s behaviour. he's said to have met some victims

through dating websites. and several victims allege controlling behaviour — relating to what they wore and what they ate. some even allege that they were stopped from speaking to their own children. this is detective chief inspector iain moor — who led the investigation. the weight of their evidence was extremely powerful and today we pay tribute to them. we commend all of the victims for their bravery in coming forward and would like to thank them for their courage in being prepared to take a stand to see justice served. there's been plenty of reaction — we've heard from the prime minister's spokesman, who said... and this is the home secretary. it is clear that today is a sobering day for the metropolitan police service and indeed for the whole policing family throughout the country. this appalling incident represents a breach of trust, it will affect people's confidence in the police,

and it is clear that standards and culture need to change in policing, and that is why i am driving forward changes to support the police and support chief constables around the country in doing so. we've also heard from the opposition labour party — this is shadow home secretary, yvette cooper. this is a devastating case of a serial rapist leaving women across the country badly abused. we have not seen national standards brought in on vetting or police conduct. this has raised questions about the wider culture within police forces here in the uk. we now know that in the wake of the david carrick case — more than 1,600 cases of alleged sexual offences or domestic violence involving metropolitan police officers and staff are being reviewed. also central here is an official report, released late last year. it looked at eight forces in the uk and found that "a culture of misogyny,

sexism, predatory behaviour" was present in all of them. this is a former superintendent in the met police — leroy logan on that. the culture of the organisation, in particular in the met, is really toxic. it's really allowing predators to exist in its safe havens, and the parliamentary and diplomatic protection command is one such example. and i dare say there will be others. and itjust shows this senior leadership really have let things slip for years. earlier i spoke to hera hussain — the founder of chayn, an international organisation that fights against gender—based violence. we have heard so many empty promises about change, reform, and the report that you mentioned that came out last year by her majesty's inspectorate of cons to bury laid

out 43 recommendations, many of which had been made by previous reports. i would like to know what the details of those changes are. what are the standards for vetting. how are different police forces sharing information about complaints received about the police officers? once they are employed, before they are employed, what about transfers? misconduct claims, we know that is a really big and critical area for reform. the independent office for police conduct, the police's audit office, independent, said that no opportunity to stop him had been identified so far, but stands in contrast to all the statements that you have played in your programme, saying that there were many missed opportunities. nine complaints spanning 17 years. what would have happened had the first complaint been taken seriously? t am been taken seriously? i am interested _ been taken seriously? i am interested to _ been taken seriously? i am interested to listen - been taken seriously? i am interested to listen to i been taken seriously? i am interested to listen to you | been taken seriously? i am i interested to listen to you talk about how different forces interact with each other. there has been an understandable focus on the culture within the metropolitan police, but

it sounds like you say something broader needs to be done about how all the different forces in the uk need to interact?— need to interact? police officers have a lot _ need to interact? police officers have a lot of — need to interact? police officers have a lot of power _ need to interact? police officers have a lot of power in _ need to interact? police officers have a lot of power in our i need to interact? police officers l have a lot of power in our society. they can carry weapons, they have access to information, they can stop and search anyone on the streets, and we are supposed to address them with safety. so when they are hired or transferred between forces, we seenin or transferred between forces, we seen in previous cases where police officers have been predators and have raped and killed a that information in our previous record was not shared with the new police force that they joined, was not shared with the new police force that theyjoined, which was one of the things that has been identified in many reports, something that needs to be fixed. in the last couple of hours, we've heard news that the uk government has decided to block scotland's gender recognition reform bill from becoming law. it is the first time a scottish bill has been stopped on the basis that the uk government believes it will have a negative impact on uk law. scotland's first minister had said such a move by the uk would be an "outrage"

let's get more from our lgbt & identity correspondent, lauren moss who explained the background to the story a little earlier. let's remind you what the gender recognition reform bill is. it was passed by the scottish parliament last month and will make it easier for people who live in scotland or were born there to change their legal sex that's listed on their birth marriage and death certificates. so what is contained in the bill? it'll remove the need for a medical diagnosis of gender dysphoria. that's the sense of unease someone experiences if their gender identity or the perception of their gender is different to the sex registered when they were born. it'll lower the age that people can apply from 18 to 16, and they can do so after three months of living in their gender instead of two years. now, at the minute, around 25 to 30 people change their legal sex in scotland every year. the scottish government estimates this could increase ten fold to about 300 a year. nine other countries in europe

have a form of self id, and while we don't know how many people in scotland may apply, the census in england and wales found that 96,000 people identify as transgender men and women. the current process to get that gender recognition certificate is so long, costly and dehumanising, that i have not been able to access that myself, even though i've been out as trans since i was 18. i'm 23 now, but i've been on the waiting lists for the gender identity clinic for four and a half, nearly five years now. but why is it controversial? well, critics are concerned about how the bill could come into conflict with equalities law in the rest of the uk, which scotland doesn't have the power to make changes to. for example, if somebody changes their legal sex, what's the impact on access to single sex spaces like domestic abuse refuges or schools? in the cases of under 18s.

now, under the equality act, certain spaces can exclude transgender people if there's a justifiable reason like privacy. but if there's an increase in people changing their legal sex and the rest of the uk doesn't recognise it, there are concerns it could create what one barrister has described as a nightmare complication. it appears likely that the scottish gender recognition certificate will not be recognised in the rest of the uk — so a person living in scotland who has changed sex would be the new sex for scottish purposes, but the original sex in the rest of the uk. the government in westminster has in the last hour decided to make a section 35 order under the scotland act. this is an attempt to block the bill from becoming law. the first minister for scotland, nicola sturgeon, has previously said that such an intervention would be an outrage. it's almost certain that this will be challenged by the scottish government and end up in the courts. our bbc scotland's political editor glenn campbell gave me the latest from edinburgh.

this is a major and a unique intervention by the uk government. never before, as you are reporting, have they stopped holyrood bill going ahead on the basis of how it might affect uk law. and the first minister has made clear that she considers this a full frontal attack on the powers of the scottish parliament and intends to defend the legislation. now, this section 35 order has to work its way through the uk parliament, but i guess that the scottish government would want to seekjudicial review of that decision in the court and ultimately this could go all the way to the uk supreme court. the uk government is suggesting that it might be possible for the gender recognition reform bill passed here by two thirds of msps in the scottish parliament. possible to modify it and make it more acceptable from the uk point of view.

but i think the scottish government is determined to defend the law as it was passed. and presumably, glen, such a disagreement with rishi sunak may serve a political purpose for the snp as it makes its case for independence. yeah. it's interesting to consider the position of the uk labour party, which has some concerns about this legislation. i do not think that they will challenge the uk government's decision to block it, although there are some labour members here who are pretty dismayed about all of that. labour thinks that both governments are playing constitutional politics with this issue, and certainly from the point of view of the scottish government, they see it as an attack on devolution and will fold that into their argument that holyrood should have more power, should have the full powers of an independent scottish parliament as they push for another referendum

on the question of independence, something that the uk government is determined not to agree. stay with us on outside source — still to come... under arrest after 30 years on the run. mafia boss matteo messina denaro is finally detained by italian police. donald trump is now the 45th president of the united states. he was sworn in before several hundred thousand people on the steps of capitol hill in washington. it's going to be only america first. america first. demonstrators waiting for mike gatting and his rebel cricket team were attacked with tear

gas and set upon by police dogs. anti—apartheid campaigners say they will carry on the protests throughout the tour. they call him the butcher of lyon. klaus altmann is being heldj on a fraud charge in bolivia. the west germans want i to extradite him for crimes committed in wartime france. there, he was the gestapo chief, klaus barbie. - millions came to bathe as close as possible to this spot. a tide of humanity that's believed by officials to have broken all records. this is outside source live from the bbc newsroom. our lead story is? a metropolitan police armed officer who used his role to put fear into his victims —— has admitted dozens of rape and sexual offences. now to italy — one of the world's most wanted criminals — the mafia boss matteo messina denaro

— has been arrested in sicily after 30 years on the run. this was the moment he was detained at a private clinic in the sicilian capital palermo. it's the first time he's been seen in decades. the 60—year—old is believed to be the leading figure in the notorious cosa nostra mafia. and this the reaction of residents in palermo, applauding the carabinieri military police who carried out the operation. some shook their hands amid shouts of "thank you" and "good job". this was italy's prime minister contragulating prosecutors in palermo over the arrest. she also spoke to reporters later in the day. translation: it is a day - of celebration for the families of all the victims of organised crime. the sacrifices of so many heroes has not been in vain because someone has picked up the baton and continued their battle. we have not won the war.

we have not defeated the mafia. but this was a fundamental battle to win and it is a serious blow for organised crime. we have a different view of the operation to carry out the arrest from these images. filmed from a balcony in palermo, gives you an idea of the scale of the operation. more than 100 members of the security forces took part in the italian news agency said there was no effort to resist arrest. let's get more from our rome reporter — davide ghiglione. the police are extremely happy about the result because they have been working on this operation for years, so this morning, they sent a squad of more than 100 people to arrest this crime boss, who is perceived, as you said, as the world's most important criminal, who has been hidden for over 30 years and no one, no one across the country, and in europe, was expecting him to be arrested this morning. now, this is very important symbolically because this demonstrates that organised crime

can be fought and that the italian authorities can reclaim the territory which had been controlled by the organised crime for years, for decades, especially in southern regions. matteo messina denaro was tried and sentenced to life in jail in absentia in 2002 for a number of murders. they include the 1992 killing of two anti—mafia prosecutors giovanni falcone and paolo borsellino, crimes that shocked the nation and sparked a crackdown on cosa nostra. then the following year, bomb attacks in italian cities — linked to matteo messina denaro — left ten people dead. he also oversaw racketeering, illegal waste dumping, money laundering and drug trafficking. here'sjohn dickie, who's written several books on the mafia. the murders of anti—mafia investigators giovanni falcone and paolo borsellino,

in 1992, and a series of terrorist outrages on the italian mainland the following year, and any boss who can stay at large for that long... those events changed italian history and the fact that he could stay at large for so long was kind of an ongoing insult to the rule of law in sicily and a kind of advert for the power of the sicilian mafia. kind of advert for the power of the sicilian mafia. my fundamental takeaway from this is that it is yet another sign of the deep, deep trouble that the sicilian mafia is in. messina denaro was nicknamed "diabolik". before today, the only known photos of him date back to the 1990s. he'd been on the run since 1993. italy's interior minister has described him as "an extremely dangerous fugitive", saying his arrest marks "an extraordinary day for the state".

here's professor anna sergi, an expert on the mafia. matteo messina denaro embodied the true identity of cosa nostra, the one that was, that reached its peak in the '90s but then eventually, it was also the demise of the organisation because of the choices that they made. but for everyone, the fact that he was so unreachable, that he had been on the run for 30 years, was actually something to be proud of, that the most important criminal organisation of italy historically, its head, impossible to catch boss was something that really forged the identity of cosa nostra. so now, even if the activities of the organisations are not necessarily going to be affected in their day—to—day practice, certainly, this is a big blow for the identity of the organisation. professor letizia paoli from the leuven institute of criminology. clearly a significant moment.

so, the arrest of matteo messina denaro, is very important symbolically. he was the last representative of the old generation of cosa nostra bosses that had openly challenged state authority by organising a series of murders of high level politicians and other state representatives, and by organising also terrorist attacks in rome, milan and firenze. and for this reason, his arrest is very important. but it took 30 years to find him. and the fact that he was able to escape the authorities for 30 years suggest that there is still a very powerful network infrastructure, particularly in sicily, defending these kind of people. indeed, the reasons matteo messina denaro would enjoy for many years protections of a network of family members,

but also members of his mafia families and acquaintances that protected him. he clearly also had connections with several local politicians. and, so this is obviously a bad sign. so, it shows that the sicilian mafia still has considerable power locally. on the other hand, if one takes a kind of midterm perspective, it's clear, also, that the italian state has achieved incredible successes against the mafia since the early 90s. and finally, professor, would you expect this arrest to be the start of a broader shift against the mafia? well, i think it's more the culmination of the anti—mafia policy. as i said, since the 90s there has been an incredible intensification of law enforcement action against the mafia, particularly

in the case of the cosa nostra. all the mafia bosses have been arrested. also, most mafiosos have been arrested. the commission that used to be a kind of coordinating body within the cosa nostra no longer exists. and so the sicilian cosa nostra is clearly in decline. and finally, a question about the mafia more broadly. to what degree does it connect with organised crime elsewhere in europe and elsewhere around the world? well, it depends. so, next to the cosa nostra, there is another italian mafia organisation, the calabrian mafia. we call it ndrangheta. and the ndrangheta is, in this moment much more powerful than the cosa nostra, also because the ndrangheta has settlements outside its own region. so, it has members of mafia families, but also entire families in northern italy, but also in several other states. and also because of these

settlements, the ndrangheta has been able to maintain an important role in wholesale drug trafficking, and especially in cocaine trafficking. police in romania are expanding their investigation into the social media influencer andrew tate. they've seized a fleet of luxury cars from his compund in bucharest, and also raided seven more properties. 36—year—old tate is a british—american citizen who's being detained as part of an investigation into allegations of human trafficking and rape — along with his brother. both men deny all allegations. lucy williamson reports. weeks after police came for their owner, they returned for his cars. the power of a ferrari paralysed in the grip of a dowdy police truck. whatever the truth about life behind these walls, its secrets are now

being scrutinised by investigators. this fleet of luxury cars, the toys of a successful businessman, or the proceeds of a trafficking ring. this man is in charge of security at the tate compound, and describes himself as a close friend of the brothers. everybody comes now and talk, and make a lot of statements in front of the media, and in front of the police about how bad is andrew tate. you doubt all the women but you never doubt andrew. i never doubt andrew. why do you doubt all the women and not andrew? because they are young and stupid. very simple. if you're living in the western world, this probably 40% of the reason that i moved to romania. in an online video, andrew tate said he moved to romania in 2017, in part for what he saw as its more lenient approach to sexual assault claims. he and his brother, tristan,

are being held in detention for 30 days while police investigate whether they set up a trafficking operation, and forced women to work online in adult chatrooms. they're also investigating an allegation of rape. both men deny the charges. i've never seen any of them being aggressive. police have identified six women as potential victims, but last week, two of those women publicly denied any mistreatment by the tate brothers. translation: no, i've never been threatened. if i had been, i wouldn't have been stupid enough to stay in that house. i have a tattoo on my left arm that says tate girl, which i got out of respect for them. andrew tate's reputation hangs on this case, but romania's does too. its message, that trafficking claims will be investigated no matter how rich or famous you are. lucy williamson, bbc news, bucharest.

a quick reminder, if you want the explainers that the outside source team—mates can even find them on the bbc news website and through my twitter account. we post all of our explainers there. that is it for this edition of the programme. thanks as everfor this edition of the programme. thanks as ever for watching. see you tomorrow at the usual time. bye—bye. good evening. the first two weeks of january have been particularly wet across southern and western parts of england and wales. still plenty of flood warnings in force. this is the scene in stourport—on—severn in worcestershire at the moment. thankfully, things have been turning drier through the course of the day. in the next few days, staying fairly cold and drierfor many, but widespread frost and there will be wintry showers for some, blown in on this breeze that is coming all the way from the arctic, drawing in the cold air massthat is with us at the moment. there is milder weather waiting in the wings in the atlantic

which will sweep in from the west as we head through to the end of the week and into the weekend. back to the here and now, cold and clear through this evening and tonight for many. more snow showers for northern and western scotland, parts of northern ireland and one or two for north—west england and north wales. rain clearing away from the south—west so there could be some icy conditions as temperatures plummet well below freezing. —6, —7 even in some towns and cities and a touch colder in more rural places. through the day on tuesday, still low pressure sitting out in the north sea. the winds still coming in from the arctic direction so more snow showers for parts of scotland, and again, a few in northern ireland, north—west england and north wales. further south and east, predominantly dry but some early mist and freezing fog patches for central and southern areas should clear away by about lunchtime. light winds in the south and east but breezy conditions where the wintry flurries are in the north—west of the uk. feeling quite chilly again with top temperatures between 2—6 degrees on tuesday afternoon. in the middle of the week, low

pressure remains in the north sea. heading into wednesday, it moves a bit closer to the coast of eastern scotland and north—east england, which could well pep up some of the wintry showers during the day on wednesday. heavier showers in parts of northern ireland and wales for instance and northern scotland, but look at eastern scotland and the north—east of england, these could be heavy and also combined with fairly strong winds so very blustery conditions there. drier in between these two areas. temperatures a little bit milder than tuesday, highs of between 4—7 on wednesday. staying fairly cold but largely dry on thursday. a touch milder by friday with wetter weather arriving from the west which should sweep across all areas through the weekend. goodbye.

hello. this week i'm talking with michelle donelan, the secretary of state for digital culture, media and sport. she is the 11th conservative in the role since the party took power, and she has a huge remit — everything from the tech companies to museums and art galleries to broadcasters like channel 4, whose privatisation she halted last week, and even eurovision.