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his then lover in contravention of covid guidance. also on the programme, government help for households with their energy bills is expected to be extended for another three months. 21 months in prison for the reality tv contestant who put a private video of himself having sex with a girlfriend online without her consent. i having sex with a girlfriend online without her consent.— without her consent. i have loved bein: without her consent. i have loved being here _ without her consent. i have loved being here with _ without her consent. i have loved being here with you. _ without her consent. i have loved being here with you. thank- without her consent. i have loved being here with you. thank you i without her consent. i have loved | being here with you. thank you so much and may we meet again somewhere. much and may we meet again somewhere-— much and may we meet again somewhere. �* �* . , ., somewhere. and ken bruce says a final farewell _ somewhere. and ken bruce says a final farewell from _ somewhere. and ken bruce says a final farewell from radio _ somewhere. and ken bruce says a final farewell from radio two - somewhere. and ken bruce says a final farewell from radio two after| final farewell from radio two after more than 40 years at the bbc. and coming up on the bbc news channel. success for britain at the european indoor athletics . neil gourley takes silver in the 1500metres — with daryl neita and melissa courtney—bryant among the medals.

good evening. boris johnson good evening. borisjohnson may have committed the serious parliamentary offence of misleading the house of commons repeatedly over gatherings at downing street during covid restrictions. that is according to mp5 investigating his conduct who mps investigating his conduct who said that evidence strongly suggests that breaches of coronavirus rules inside number ten whilst he was prime minister would have been obvious to mrjohnson. the former prime minister was amongst those fined by police for breaking lockdown rules at gatherings in downing street. he said there was no evidence he misled parliament knowingly. our political correspondent reports. did borisjohnson know more about lockdown parties in downing street than he told mps? for months now mp5 on the privileges committee have been building a picture. they have studied photos with lots of booze but little social distancing, they've taken evidence from witnesses, and even gone on a tour of number 10. they say in a report

that the evidence suggests that breaches of guidance would have been obvious to mrjohnson at the time he was at the gatherings. i believed that what we were doing was implicitly within the rules, and that's why i said what i said in the house of commons and that is why, i thank the committee for their labours, and i'm sorry it has all been going on for so long, but there has been no contempt here. # happy birthday to you...# mrjohnson was fined for attending a party on his birthday in 2020. not here, but this party held later in the day in the cabinet room. the report includes whatsapp messages which suggested some of those who advised him were concerned when the story came out. his director of communications messaged a number 10 official saying, "i'm struggling to come up with a way this one is in the rules in my head." the number 10 official suggested, "reasonably necessary for work processes."

the director of communications replied, "not sure that one works, does it? also blows another great gaping hole in the pm's account, doesn't it?" but it is what mrjohnson told parliament that is the subject of investigation. the committee says there is evidence that he may have misled it when he told mps about claims which have since been proven to be true of a party held in number 10 in december 2020. i have been repeatedly assured since these allegations emerged that there was no party and that no covid rules were broken. and that is what i have been repeatedly assured. the committee says the commons "may also have been misled when mrjohnson failed to tell the house about his own knowledge of the gatherings where the rules or guidance had been broken". it said, "it appears that mrjohnson did not correct the statements that he repeatedly made and did not use the well—established procedures of the house to correct

something that is wrong at the earliest opportunity." sir keir starmer, who was in northern ireland earlier, was scathing. i think the evidence of wrongdoing by boris johnson is already pretty damning. i think it's important to bear in mind that rishi sunak, at the time, was obviously very close to all of this and sat on his hands. and i think first and foremost of the families, not just those who lost loved ones, but also all the other families who were obeying the rules and changing their lives, whilst those in government were not even following their own rules. the labour leader has himself caused a row and enraged some conservative mps after he offered a top job as his chief of staff to the civil servant who investigated partygate sue gray. she's resigned from the civil service but will wait for advice from the appointments watchdog before taking up the role. as for boris johnson he will have the chance to put his case to the privileges committee in person later this

month before they reach their final conclusions. the point of the committee putting out this information at this stage is to tee up the sort of questions that borisjohnson will face. the outcome of all of this could have a huge impact on boris johnson's political future. have a huge impact on boris johnson's politicalfuture. the mp5 will need to make a call, did he mislead parliament? if so, did it impact on the proper functioning of parliament, and did he do it deliberately, accidentally or recklessly? what borisjohnson says at those in—person hearings could be hugely significant in informing theirjudgment on those. he has told me he will comply with the committee, he will turn up and answer their questions, and that is due to happen in the week beginning march 20. government support for many domestic energy users is widely expected to be extended in a continuing bid to limiting increases in bills. the average annual household charge for

consumers in england scotland and wales was set to rise to £3000 from next month but it is understood some energy firms are preparing to keep some bills at £2500 for another three months. simonjack has the details. rutland resident and mother of two hannah has three part—timejobs rutland resident and mother of two hannah has three part—time jobs to support herfamily and hannah has three part—time jobs to support her family and said the planned rise in energy bills that were scheduled to hit in april was terrifying and she is already stretched to the limit. it has recently reached the point where i had to phone my gas and electricity company and say i have to cancel my direct debit for this month because i need to do a food shop. and never in 15—odd years of homeownership have i ever missed a bill of any description. so to feel that pressure, to have to feel like i've got to make that choice, has been horrible. charities and consumer campaigners have long been urging the government to extend support beyond april 1st, as allowing bills to rise would have dire consequences.

it's not good for individuals to put prices up, it is not good for people's mental health, it is not good for consumer confidence which means it is bad for business, and it would also keep the inflation rate down if we don't put prices up. it is a bit of a no—brainer. the energy price guarantee has seen government subsidies limit the cost of gas and electricity so that a household with average energy usage pays £2,500 a year. the government had planned to let that rise to £3,000 a year from 1st april, but it is now expected that bills will be limited to that £2,500 for a further three months. but an additional discount for all households of £400 paid in six monthly instalments since october is expected to be phased out, meaning most households will still pay more, although there is additional help for those on low incomes or qualifying benefits. so why has the government changed its mind? have a look at this. when the energy price guarantee was announced, wholesale gas prices

had been breaking records during a worldwide scramble for energy as russian supplies were shunned or shut off. this on the right—hand side is where they are now, meaning the government has spent tens of billions of pounds less on subsidies than it thought it would. and it hopes that by summer it won't have to spend anything at all as energy prices will be lower than £2,500. from july we are expecting to see prices fall, perhaps below £2,200 for the average customer, and that could last until the end of this year. beyond that, we don't know. there is still a lot of volatility in the market and prices could rise again. bills are still more than double the level they were 18 months ago. without government support they would have been higher still. but many will hope the worst of a daunting winter is behind us. simon jack, bbc news. further disclosures from the daily

telegraph about matt hancock following the publication of photographs of him with his then lover in contravention of covid guidance at the time. they are the latest in the paper's publication of a vast cache of messages from matt hancock relating to the pandemic. 0ur correspondence is at westminster for us now. tell us more. these messages published tonight to reveal the scramble which took place after this photograph was published by the sun newspaper of matt hancock kissing his aid. essentially they show his adviser asking matt hancock to think very carefully about whether any rules could have been broken. matt hancock, who was health secretary at the time, asks for clarification about what the covid rules and guidance were at the time that photograph was taken. he goes on to say that he doesn't think any rules were broken but possibly the guidance to stay a metre or more away from others and says he feels the worst way this could be portrayed is that they were kissing before harding was legalised. in one

particularly memorable exchange as well they discuss the workplace guidance in place at the time. —— hugging was legalised. it said social distancing should be maintained where possible to which his aide replied, clearly it was possible. his team have said it is highly inappropriate and intrusive to have published these messages but it is significant because it shows he was aware guidance could have been breached but they were trying to find ways to justify it at the time. i think that is certainly significant because that was the issue he ended up resigning over. many thanks. constance marten and mark gordon have been remanded in custody after the remains of a baby were found in a search operation near brighton. the couple appeared at crawley magistrates�* court and faced three charges, including the manslaughter of a baby, who was named in court documents as victoria. the body of a baby was found in a plastic bag under a pile of nappies inside a locked shed outside brighton on wednesday. the couple are due to appear at the old bailey at the end of the month.

a ferry sailing from dover to calais is anchored in the channel after a fire broke out in the engine room. 94 passengers and 89 crew were on board. three lifeboats from kent and a french salvage tug have been launched and the company says the fire has been extinguished. 0ur correspondent simonjones is in dover. bring us up—to—date with the latest, simon. tonight a major operation has been taking place out there in the channel. the fire broke out at around 5:30pm this afternoon. it is around 5:30pm this afternoon. it is a ship operated by irish ferries. at one point all of the passengers were told to head to muster stations in case the ferry had to be evacuated. the lifeboat was sent here from dover, dungeness, and ramsgate, along with a french tug boat. crew members on board managed to put out

the fire. irish ferries do not believe any emergency assistance will now be needed but it has been a frightening experience for the people on board and ultimately the ferry is likely to have to be towed to shore. a long night ahead for those passengers who have been affected. thanks very much, simon. the reality tv contestant stephen bear has been sentenced to 21 months in prison after sharing a private video of himself having sex with his ex—girlfriend georgia harrison, who waived her right to anonymity for the trial. the 33—year—old was found guilty of voyeurism and disclosing private sexual photographs and films, with intent to cause distress. annabel rackham reports. given the gravity of the offence, stephen bear's behaviour outside of court was extraordinary. he stopped to take a selfie before singing to a group of reporters. # lady in red is talking to me...# he recorded a video of himself and ex georgia harrison having sex

without her permission and then sold it on the website 0nly fans. he made thousands of pounds. the 33—year—old is best known for winning celebrity big brother in 2016. how many times have i asked if you have a girlfriend at home? georgia harrison met bear on mtv show the challenge, and she told the court today how she had had to move out of her home in essex because it was opposite his. the judge gave near enough the maximum sentence available today and said georgia had suffered extreme humiliation and embarrassment in terms of her emotional health and reputation, and also in her employment status. he praised her dignity and courage, and said that he hopes that this result would give vindication to others that had suffered from similar crimes. georgia harrison appeared visibly relieved after the sentence was given. i want to let all other victims of this crime know that i stand in solidarity with them, and i have absolutely no regrets

on waiving my anonymity. i hope that this puts anyone off committing this sort of crime, and i hope for anyone else who has been a victim of it it gives them some sort ofjustice. women's charities have told us bear's prison sentence sends the right message. it sets a statement to the general public and it says if you are thinking or considering committing this crime, because it is a crime, you could go to jail for that and that's an incredibly important message to send because at the end of the day it is sexual abuse. this is the most high profile revenge porn conviction since the law was introduced in 2015. the fact that georgia _ waived her anonymity and came forward is a huge milestone| and shows that when people are brave, and report. this heinous behaviour, we will take it seriously, i and do all we can to bring perpetrators to justice. it has been three years since the event took place and george harrison says she can finally move on.

annabel rackham, bbc news, chelmsford. a series of strikes planned by health workers has been suspended by three of the biggest health unions, after a government offer to hold talks on pay. around 115,000 union members in england had been due to take strike action, starting on monday. the welsh ambulance service has also agreed to suspend action for further talks. 0ur health correspondent catherine burns is here. how has this come about? the unions sa it is how has this come about? the unions say it is because _ how has this come about? the unions say it is because they _ how has this come about? the unions say it is because they have _ how has this come about? the unions say it is because they have ramped i say it is because they have ramped up say it is because they have ramped up pressure on the government are so unison has almost double the amount of nhs staff it has who are eligible to walk out. the chartered society of physiotherapy has scaled things up of physiotherapy has scaled things up as well and the gmb union which was going to cut back cover for category two 99 calls on strike days, for things like heart attacks and strokes. now all three say the government has told them there's more money available for pay, both this financial year and next. so they have agreed to help tens of thousands of members to suspend strike action. the government says

it is keen to get the talks started as soon as possible, maybe even over the weekend. but another union, unite, has not agreed to call off its action which could be about 3000 ambulance workers still walking out on monday in england. 50 a ambulance workers still walking out on monday in england. so a potential breakthrough — on monday in england. so a potential breakthrough but _ on monday in england. so a potential breakthrough but this _ on monday in england. so a potential breakthrough but this is _ on monday in england. so a potential breakthrough but this is not the - breakthrough but this is not the only one? breakthrough but this is not the onl one? �* breakthrough but this is not the onl one? ~ ., ., only one? about ten days ago the r0 al only one? about ten days ago the royal college _ only one? about ten days ago the royal college of _ only one? about ten days ago the royal college of nursing - only one? about ten days ago the royal college of nursing agreed l only one? about ten days ago the | royal college of nursing agreed to suspend its strike action for intensive pay talks with the government and we have heard similar from ambulance workers in wales today. but if you're starting to think that maybe this is the beginning of the end of strike action, maybe not quite yet. because the unions are very clear that if the unions are very clear that if the talks do not work, they say strikes will return with a vengeance and lets not forgetjunior doctors because they have a three—day strike planned soon, something health bosses are worried could be greater in scale than anything we have seen so far this winter put it ok, thank you. the white house has revealed that president biden has had a cancerous lesion removed from his chest.

mr biden's doctor said the lesion was discovered during a routine medical check and a biopsy confirmed that it was a non—aggressive form of skin cancer. the 80—year—old president will continue to be monitored as part of his ongoing health care. the former england cricket captain michael vaughan has denied allegations that he made racist comments towards his former yorkshire team—mate azeem rafiq. he's been giving evidence at the cricket discipline commission. he and six other former yorkshire players are accused of using racially discriminative language. 0ur sports editor dan roan has the details and you may find some of the content of his report upsetting. michael vaughan returning to a disciplinary hearing today as the former england captain began his defence against an ecb charge over an alleged racist comment his ex team—mate azeem rafiq claims he made. the panel has been shown this coverage of the yorkshire team before a match in 2009, moments before rafiq claims vaughan said, "too many of you lot,

we need to have a word about that," to him and three other asian players. vaughan, who denies the claim, was asked by the ecb's lawyer, jane mulcahy kc... when asked why he had agreed to meet rafiq after his claims first emerged, vaughan said, "it was getting too big, it was hurting too many people. it's not been good for anybody. it's a terrible look for the game." vaughan was asked about these social media posts, what he called disgusting, since deleted historical tweets that he sent and for which he had previously apologised in a bbc interview two years ago.

one witness, a former players�* union official, said in a statement that rafiq suggested he would be prepared to use what he called the race card, alleging racism in bad faith to gain an advantage. mulcahy said rafiq disputed this. earlier, vaughan's lawyer had asked ecb director meena botros how thorough their investigation into the alleged incident in 2009 had been. this case, which has hung over english cricket for more than two years, is now coming to a head. the hearing continues next week. dan roan, bbc news. sweeping changes to the leasehold system in england are being promised

by the government, including possibly abolishing it altogether. leaseholders own their own property for a set period of time but a freeholder owns the land it's built on. in 2020—21 there were an estimated nearly 5 million leasehold dwellings in england. this amounts to 20% of all english housing stock. 71% of the leasehold dwellings in england are flats. 29% are houses. the housing secretary michael gove says it is a fundamentally unfair system and that he will introduce new laws soon. 0ur political correspondent alex forsyth has been to leeds to meet some leaseholders who want to see change. i own my property, allegedly, but i don't really. i know that i'll never buy leasehold again. there doesn't seem to be any accountability. - across this city, property owners have been telling me about their problems with the leasehold system. alan, hello. hello, alex.

take alan. he owns his flat on the outskirts of leeds, but recently alan and his neighbours were landed with bills they didn't expect. they were told the rent they pay for the ground their properties are on was going up and the increase would be backdated. when i actually saw that the bill was for nearly £900, i think myjaw dropped. the company that owns the land is within its rights to raise their ground rents. it has now reduced some amounts and offered payment plans. but its left carole feeling insecure. you think you've looked into things properly, but leasehold is a minefield. it's an absolute minefield. it's like a...money pit. across england one in five homes are leasehold properties. many are flats in cities like leeds that offer a chance to get on the ladder. but leaseholders have fewer rights over their properties than outright owners. they face fees and charges, often on top of mortgages,

and can sometimes find it hard to buy or sell their way out. hi, emilie. hi. i'm alex. take emilie, who bought her flat five years ago. i can't even explain how proud i was for being on the property ladder. for her, like many leaseholders, the tragedy at grenfell tower exposed wider problems with the system. her building needs safety work. the government's paying for it. but while the building and estate owners negotiate timescales, emilie's left with higher fees for insurance and feels powerless over her property and future. i'm going to have to wait for these works to be completed before i can even consider selling, basically. so i have no idea how long i'm going to be stuck in this flat for now. it's having a massive, massive toll mentally and financially on me. i feel absolutely exhausted. i feel like. . .the last few years of my life have just been completely overshadowed by this. the government has already made

changes to try to make the system fairer, including ending ground rent for new leaseholders. but it plans to go much further. the housing secretary michael gove has said he wants to abolish leasehold entirely. he's looking at something called common hold as an alternative where occupants jointly own and take responsibility for their building. this government knows there's a generation facing complex housing problems. the question is whether it has the political will and the time to sort some of them out. sheelagh hopes so. she loves the leasehold flat she bought in leeds to rent out, but says it's a constant battle to ensure the building it's in is being properly maintained. i shouldn't be having to use a disproportionate amount of my time doing this level of paperwork and to get people to do a job that i'm paying them a management fee to carry out. the property managers here say the safety of their leaseholders is their utmost priority,

but sheelagh's experience of being a leaseholder has left her wanting to see the back of the whole system, something that could now be coming down the road. alex forsyth, bbc news, leeds. the broadcaster ken bruce has presented his final show on radio two after more than 40 years at the bbc. his morning programme had more radio listeners than any other in the uk. during his final show he praised the bbc as the finest broadcasting institution in the world. 0ur media correspondent david sillitoe reports. # bbc radio 2, ken bruce.# gee, thanks. ken bruce, those familiar, rich tones have been part of radio 2 since the 19805. we're all here. hello. here, on a rare day release from the studio. he has been part of the bbc... # ken bruce, bbc radio 2~# _ ..for 46 years.

are you sad to be going, ora relief? it's a big change. but, you know, i don't do things on whims. so i've been thinking about this and planning it. so today is just the natural culmination of some planning that i've been doing, and itjust feels like the right time to move on. the biggest show in radio, you're walking away from it. absolutely gone of my own accord. i wanted to go at this time and i understand the bbc were in the process of preparing an offerfor me to continue, but i'd made my decision before that. i mean, you've got a room filled with cards. how does this make you feel? well, it's lovely. it's touching, but you can't let it get to you. otherwise you can't do yourjob. the last show�*s just about to begin. any regrets? no regrets. in the words of robbie williams, tom rush, the walker brothers, no regrets. and the final song, the beatles, and a very ken bruce goodbye.

music: the end by the beatles and in the end, the love you take is equal to the love you make. i have loved being here with you. thank you so much. and may we meet again somewhere. cheering and applause. david sillito, bbc news, wogan house. and now, take a look at these. memories of 1930s glasgow, painted by an artist who is now 95, and who is holding his first ever art exhibition, wanting people to see his work before he dies. thomas mcgoran was inspired to paint after his wife gave him some watercolours when he retired, more than 30 years ago. our scotland correspondent alexandra mackenzie has been to see his exhibition. 1930s glasgow in vivid colour. daily life during the inter—war years and the great depression. thomas, the washing day is your favourite one. why is that?

yes, well, i think i've got the right atmosphere here, i think i've just got it right. i've got the lady doing her washing, the wee boy sitting on his potty doing his business. the response from the public has been absolutely wonderful. every one of them says how much they have enjoyed it, and it's been a trip down memory lane for the elderly people and an education for the younger ones. thomas's three grown—up children could not be prouder of his exhibition in the forge, an east end shopping centre. this has been the ideal place to show his paintings as well, because obviously if you've put them in a gallery, you're not going to get as many people passing by and popping in as you do here. and because it's in the east end of glasgow where he comes from, it'sjust all kind of tied in. it's all his memories. i but every painting in here, everyi person that's come in and seen it, they all leave with a smile or they leave crying - because it's just evokes - so many memories for them. he's been a great dad

all through our lives. he's always been there for us and it's just so lovely to see this happening for him. like the good old days when you were a projectionist? and he's also an inspiration across the generations. it is unbelievable, the detail he goes through, the talent he's got, and the paintings are just fantastic. an idea came to me. i can always remember my mum talking about the wee glasgow woman. here she is, a cushion in the window, if they were hanging out their window and a neighbour was hanging out the window, they had a wee chat. just have a wee blether? a wee blether. thomas plans to keep painting and says he has a few ideas forfuture exhibitions. alexandra mackenzie, bbc news, glasgow. time for a look at the weather then richard. good evening, there are some changes on the way, subtle changes at first

through the weekend. it will turn a little colder, some scattered showers and a lot of cloud, most of the shower is falling as rain. next week, the changes become more dramatic. it will feel a lot colder particularly given the strength of the wind and many of the showers will be falling as snow. at the moment the really cold air is locked away to the north of us. what we have tomorrow is this cold front that will be pushing its way in and that will be pushing its way in and that will be pushing its way in and that will introduce more cloud, some showers for north—east scotland, and slumping onto the east coast of england. elsewhere, generallya slumping onto the east coast of england. elsewhere, generally a lot of cloud, the best chance of sunshine across parts of western scotland, the isle of man, north—west england and may be parts of wales. tomorrow, about like today, 6—9 . looking at sunday, again, a lot of cloud, limited sunshine. a few more showers at this stage and some of those will be a high ground in the north of the uk because it will be just a little bit

colder. temperatures