a chilly in the north and make a chilly in the north and the south. the deputy prime minister dominic raab resigns after a report upholds allegations of bullying. he was found to have acted in an intimidating and insulting manner to civil servants. but his resignation letter says the findings are flawed. dominic raab has gone but not quietly. he says the threshold for bullying complaints has been set too low. mr raab says he's been treated unfairly and the inquiry process was "kafkaesque". also on the programme: the schools watchdog ofsted says it will make changes to inspections after the suicide of a head teacher. a possible end to the long running royal mail dispute? the union says staff should accept the latest offer

on pay and conditions. it has been the greatest experience of my entire life, my own children and family notwithstanding! and a hollywood ending, perhaps, for wrexham, looking to win a return to the football league this weekend. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. the justice secretary and deputy prime minister dominic raab has resigned from his posts a day after a report investigating bullying allegations against him was handed to the prime minister. mr raab had promised to step down if the inquiry found against him,

and in a statement he said it was important to keep his word. but he's claims the investigation hasn't been fair, calling it "kafkaesque", and accused the inquiry of making the threshold for bullying so low that it would encourage spurious complaints against ministers. with the very latest from westminster, here's our political correspondent, iain watson. let's make him our next prime minister. please welcome rishi sunak. he minister. please welcome rishi sunak. . , minister. please welcome rishi sunak. ., . ., , ., sunak. he was a close ally of the prime minister, _ sunak. he was a close ally of the prime minister, a _ sunak. he was a close ally of the prime minister, a key _ sunak. he was a close ally of the prime minister, a key figure - sunak. he was a close ally of the prime minister, a key figure in i sunak. he was a close ally of the | prime minister, a key figure in the conservative leadership campaign. but dominic raab has resigned as deputy prime minister and justice secretary, over claims that he believed civil servants. there was a five—month inquiry by a senior lawyer which looks at eight complaints from his time at three government departments. the lawyer, adam tolley, upheld some but not all of the allegations, so at the former brexit department he said that mr mr

raab... but at brexit department he said that mr mr raab. .. but at the brexit department he said that mr mr raab... but at the foreign office he found he had acted in a way that was intimidating, and which also involved an abuse or misuse of power that in a way that undermines or humiliates. at the ministry of justice, he also found that the deputy prime minister acted in a manner that was intimidating. dominic raab described the work of some officials as utterly useless and awful and the some officials as utterly useless and the prime minister said there had been shortcomings in the complaints process which may have to be addressed in future, but it is very clear from be addressed in future, but it is very clearfrom dominic be addressed in future, but it is very clear from dominic raab�*s resignation letter to rishi sunak, that the now formerjustice secretary believes he was treated unjustly. he said the senior lawyer, adam tolley had dismissed all but two of the claims levelled against him and then challenged those,

claiming he had been exonerated about many allegations about his conduct. not once in four and a half years, he said, had his worn or shout at anyone, let alone thrown anything physically intimidating to anyone, and he issued this warning. in setting the threshold for bullying so low, this inquiry has set a dangerous precedent. senior civil servants are calling for a new independent complaints process but did dominic raab have a point about the way he was treated? isn't he right that ministers cannot do the job if they are facing spurious complaints because makea is not right, the complaints we were involved in were significant complaints from individuals, multiple instances that people were complaining about, and they had a devastating effect on the individuals involved. , .,

individuals involved. this was not some spurious — individuals involved. this was not some spurious snowflake, - individuals involved. this was not some spurious snowflake, these | individuals involved. this was not - some spurious snowflake, these were serious complaints. so some spurious snowflake, these were serious complaints.— serious complaints. 50 gavin williamson _ serious complaints. 50 gavin williamson resigned - serious complaints. 50 gavin williamson resigned over - serious complaints. 50 gavin - williamson resigned over bullying allegations. and labour are questioning the prime minister's judgment in reappointing dominic raab to government. what judgment in reappointing dominic raab to government.— judgment in reappointing dominic raab to government. what i think this shows is _ raab to government. what i think this shows is a _ raab to government. what i think this shows is a continual- raab to government. what i think| this shows is a continual weakness of the prime minister. there is a double weakness here. you should never have appointed him in the first place along with other members of the cabinet who should not have been appointed, and then he didn't sack him. even today, it is dominic raab who resigned rather than the prime minister who axed. rishi sunak said he would — prime minister who axed. rishi sunak said he would restore _ prime minister who axed. rishi sunak said he would restore integrity - prime minister who axed. rishi sunak said he would restore integrity into i said he would restore integrity into the heart of government but his personal and political alliances have come under strain. we hear what the opposition are saying to all of this, how does this affair reflect on rishi sunak? rishi sunak would say that _ reflect on rishi sunak? rishi sunak would say that he _ reflect on rishi sunak? rishi sunak

would say that he would _ reflect on rishi sunak? rishi sunak would say that he would give - reflect on rishi sunak? rishi sunak would say that he would give that l would say that he would give that promise to restore integrity to the heart of government. he went along with dominic raab�*s suggestion to have this independent inquiry when a formal complaints were made, he appointed a lawyer to effectively establish the facts. it's notjust the opposition scratching their heads in westminster about rishi sunak�*s handling of this. even before adam tolley, the senior lawyer's report was published, we had dominic raab�*s resignation letter trying to effectively underline the —— undermine the whole process. we also had an article in the daily telegraph newspaperfrom dominic raab calling for the whole process to be reformed and questioning some of adam tolley�*s find it before anyone else had a chance to read them. what some people are saying is, why didn't she do next sack dominic raab rather than allow him to resign on his own terms? —— why didn't rishi soon dominic raab? when you go into the

details, adam tolley does not take an approach which is entirely condemnatory, there is enough for a prime minister to sack someone, but he also said that dominic raab was perhaps trying to regulate some of his abrasiveness once the inquiry was announced. he said that should have happened a lot sooner. thank ou, iain have happened a lot sooner. thank you, iain watson _ have happened a lot sooner. thank you, iain watson live _ have happened a lot sooner. thank you, iain watson live at _ you, iain watson live at westminster. the schools watchdog in england says it will make changes to the way inspections are carried out after the suicide of a head teacher in january. ruth perry took her own life while waiting for the publication of an ofsted report which was about to downgrade her school to inadequate. despite calls to abandon such classifications, ofsted says it will keep the single overall grade for schools. here's our education editor, branwen jeffreys. a dedicated headteacher, ruth perry took her life injanuary while waiting for an inspection report to be published. ofsted described the death as a tragedy, but ruth's sister

told me condolences weren't enough. she says ofsted haven't been in touch or engaged with the family's concerns. the complete lack of any real engagement with the family, with our wishes, with my pronouncements, with my worries, my concerns about what happened to ruth, what has happened to other headteachers and teachers, what could happen again, is really upsetting. it adds to the hurt, it adds to the outrage, it adds to our feeling of injustice, what happened to ruth. ofsted said today it's making some changes, but not the steps the family wants to see. what i think needs to happen and should have happened already is a pause in inspections. no, there is no doubt in my family's mind at all that ruth killed herself because of that ofsted inspection. she was fine beforehand. she was not fine during and after it.

so it is a potentially dangerous system. i think a pause in inspections is the decent, human, empathetic, correct thing to do. ofsted found caversham primary provided a good education, but it was rated inadequate overall because of safeguarding, checks on staff and records on keeping children safe. ofsted said it is listening and making changes — quicker follow—up where safeguarding is a concern, changes to the complaints system, more briefings for headteachers to demystify inspections. but headteachers' unions say these aren't enough. largely, what it misses is the main driver of concern among headteachers about inspection, which is the very blunt single—word judgment that ofsted makes when they visit schools. the government has strongly backed

ofsted and says one—word judgments are clear and useful to parents. the education secretary told mps this week she would be happy to meet the family. an inquest will look at the events around ruth perry's death later this year. branwen jeffreys, bbc news. the business lobby group the cbi is facing a second allegation of rape by a woman who claims she was sexually assaulted by two male colleagues. the guardian newspaper reports the alleged attack took place when the woman was working at one of the cbi's overseas offices. the city of london police is already investigating claims of a rape at a cbi summer party in 2019. and one of the uk's biggest insurers aviva has become the latest organisation to cut ties with the lobby group. our business correspondent marc ashdown is here. so, take us to the latest

development.— so, take us to the latest development. so, take us to the latest develoment. �* ., , . , so, take us to the latest develoment. �* . development. the cbi has offices all over the world _ development. the cbi has offices all over the world and _ development. the cbi has offices all over the world and express - over the world and express allegation was a woman who is working overseas at the time but it is not clear when or where. she said she had been out drinking with colleagues and she woke up with two male colleagues in the same room as her, she said she had not consented any sexual activity but physical signs pointed to the fact she could have been raped. she said she reported it to the cba and got no support. the cbi says the allegations are apparent but they only just allegations are apparent but they onlyjust been aware made aware of them. and they are working to bring them. and they are working to bring the perpetrators to justice. them. and they are working to bring the perpetrators tojustice. the city of london are looking into a claim of rape at a boat party in 2019, and there are allegations of harassment and drug—taking in the group over the years. this is an existential crisis for the cbi. they can have 190,000 business members, aviva have become the first big name to say they are cutting all ties

with them. the government have bought all contact with the time being as well. that independent report, we should get some details early next week. the board have said they will respond to that, set out plans of how they will bring about wider change and to that end we have learned today that the incoming new director—general, due to start at the end of may, is being fast tracked into the post within days. thank you, marc ashdown. the troubled rail operator transpennine express has once again topped the list for the highest number of cancellations in their latest survey from the rail regulator. transpennine cancelled nearly one in six trains in the four—week period to the end of march which is a slight improvement on past performance. our transport correspondent katy austin has the more details. when we met rowan injanuary, his train commute to manchester had become a misery. i train commute to manchester had become a misery.— train commute to manchester had become a misery. i could count on one hand within _ become a misery. i could count on one hand within the _ become a misery. i could count on one hand within the last _ become a misery. i could count on one hand within the last three - become a misery. i could count on one hand within the last three to l one hand within the last three to four months how often it has run on time. it is taking a massive toll on me in terms of stress.— time. it is taking a massive toll on me in terms of stress. three months

on, does me in terms of stress. three months on. does he — me in terms of stress. three months on, does he feel— me in terms of stress. three months on, does he feel the _ me in terms of stress. three months on, does he feel the service - me in terms of stress. three months on, does he feel the service has - me in terms of stress. three months on, does he feel the service has got| on, does he feel the service has got better? it on, does he feel the service has got better? ., , , .,, �* better? it absolutely hasn't, i still wake _ better? it absolutely hasn't, i still wake up _ better? it absolutely hasn't, i still wake up every _ better? it absolutely hasn't, i still wake up every day - better? it absolutely hasn't, i. still wake up every day checking better? it absolutely hasn't, i- still wake up every day checking my phone and see a swathe of red across my cancelled trains and then have to make the best of the commute one way or another and hopefully back home. over the course of time, trust in transpennine and travelling by train in general has eroded.— in general has eroded. where transpennine _ in general has eroded. where transpennine has _ in general has eroded. where transpennine has stood - in general has eroded. where transpennine has stood out l in general has eroded. where . transpennine has stood out from other operators is the number of trains it has been counselling up until 10pm the night before because not enough staff are available. that has left passengers unable to be sure that the service they planned to use will run. when those advanced cancellations are taken into account, the operator act one quarter of its services in february, that has come down to one in six but still more than others. transpennine has blamed a training backlog, sickness and the lack of an overtime agreement with the drivers union. it says a recovery plan has led to a 40% drop in cancellations and it will keep bringing the numbers down.

the operator's current contract ends in five weeks. there is in the north of england argue it should not be renewed. the of england argue it should not be renewed. , . ., ., ., renewed. the service we have had to ut u- renewed. the service we have had to put up with — renewed. the service we have had to put up with over _ renewed. the service we have had to put up with over the _ renewed. the service we have had to put up with over the last _ renewed. the service we have had to put up with over the last year - renewed. the service we have had to put up with over the last year and - renewed. the service we have had to put up with over the last year and a l put up with over the last year and a half has been hopeless. what we don't want is this failing company to be given a new contract for another potentially eight years of this mayhem. another potentially eight years of this mayhem-— another potentially eight years of this ma hem. ., , ., this mayhem. earlier this week the transort this mayhem. earlier this week the transport secretary _ this mayhem. earlier this week the transport secretary told _ this mayhem. earlier this week the transport secretary told mps - this mayhem. earlier this week the transport secretary told mps he i this mayhem. earlier this week the | transport secretary told mps he had not yet made a decision but the level of service had been unacceptable. i level of service had been unacceptable.— level of service had been unacceptable. level of service had been unacce table. ., . . . unacceptable. i have made it clear that if tp doesn't _ unacceptable. i have made it clear that if tp doesn't improve, - unacceptable. i have made it clear that if tp doesn't improve, and . unacceptable. i have made it clear that if tp doesn't improve, and i l that if tp doesn't improve, and i take _ that if tp doesn't improve, and i take the — that if tp doesn't improve, and i take the view that it is not capable of improving, then no option is off the table — of improving, then no option is off the table. ., , , the table. the government says it is workin: the table. the government says it is working with — the table. the government says it is working with train _ the table. the government says it is working with train companies - the table. the government says it is working with train companies on - working with train companies on long—term solutions like driver recruitment. commuters like rowan are losing confidence. katie austin, bbc news. an end to the long—running dispute at royal mail could be near after the postal union recommended that its members should accept the latest offer. the row over workers' pay, jobs and conditions led to a series of walkouts last year. the offer includes a new agreement on pay including a 6% pay

rise from april 2023, a 2% pay rise from april 2024 and a one—off payment of £500. the deal will be put to members of the communication workers union in the coming weeks. our employment correspondent zoe conway is in our business newsroom. a lot of members of the public very pleased to hear this news, if it comes to pass? this deal could bring to an end one of the most bad—tempered of all the industrial disputes. this stand—off has always been about so much more than money. one of the hardest things to resolve was about changes to working practices, and one of the most contentious issues was sunday working. underthis most contentious issues was sunday working. under this deal, that will only now be compulsory for new recruits. existing staff, for them it will remain voluntary, and also under this agreement, in terms of later start times, that will now come into force next year. why has

this dispute been so bitter? i think it is because the stakes have been so high. royal mail have argued that without a dramatic modernisation programme, the company would go bust. but for postal workers, they saw this modernisation programme as a threat to their way of life, and they called it an uberisation of theirjobs. what i think it's really telling today is that the head of the union, dave ward, the head of the union, dave ward, the head of the sea uu, is sounding very positive and calling it a good deal, that means he will sell it to his membership. we have a few weeks to find out whether his membership agree. zoe, thank you. gerry conway in the business newsroom. the time is 1.16. our top story this lunchtime: dominic raab has resigned as justice secretary and deputy prime minister after a report into bullying allegations against him. and almost three months after the devastating earthquakes that hit turkey and syria, we have a special report from survivors still struggling

in the syrian city of idlib. coming in the syrian city of idlib. up on bbc news: he is preparing coming up on bbc news: he is preparing for an emotional 26.2 miles as mo farah takes part in his last london marathon this weekend, running the distance for the final time before his retirement. border officials have seized more than a tonne of cocaine found floating in the english channel, the latest haul in a year of record busts. the drug, which was sealed in several bundles, was recovered and taken to dover, where it was tested and confirmed to be the class a drug. law enforcement agencies say europe is facing a huge cocaine crisis with smugglers even using submarines to get shipments from south america. our europe correspondent nick beake has that story. international criminal gangs are sinking to new depths to get their cocaine into europe. so—called narco subs helping to

flood the continent with the drug. this is the first submarine known to have brought cocaine all the way from south america. the three men on board were arrested after reaching the spanish coast. and this is where they lived for nearly a month. it's so cramped and claustrophobic in here. forfood, they had energy bars, cans of sardines. the toilet was a bag in the corner and that was it — they had nothing else. oh, apart from three tonnes of cocaine in the front worth more than £100 million. last month, spanish police said they had detected a second cocaine submarine, again in galicia, but any cargo had disappeared. translation: they are very hard to detect. in fact, in more than 20 years of traffickers using submarines to reach africa and europe, these two are the first we've seized. law enforcement agencies across europe are fighting a surge

in cocaine production, although they say they've just dismantled the biggest known coke factory the continent's ever seen. the spanish police have recreated the drugs factory and the assembly line, starting with this — raw coca paste. it's got a really strong vinegar smell. it would then be cooked up using lots of chemicals. it would then be pressed. over here, they'd weigh the products that they have. and take a look at this. this is 150 kilos' worth of cocaine — a purity of 95%. what you see here on this table has a street value of around nine million euros — that's about £8 million. but it's in belgium where the biggest amounts of cocaine are being seized. here at the port of antwerp, more than 110 tonnes were intercepted in 2022.

huge quantities are getting through, though, and this top judge fears it's out of control. translation: it makes - an absolute fortune for those we call narco—traffickers, with money laundering and corruption, which is now limitless in terms of the sums that can be offered to dockers, police officers and other people. how do you want us to have any control on criminal organisations? it's over. just this week, italian police found 400 million euros worth of cocaine bobbing off the sicilian coast. and the united nations is warning that international gangs are now looking to expand into africa and asia. europe's cocaine crisis is getting wider and deeper. nick beake, bbc news. and you can see more on that in cocaine: flooding europe on the bbc iplayer right now or on bbc news over the weekend.

twitter users who haven't paid for a blue tick to show their account is genuine have begun losing the marking. the pope, beyonce, jk rowling and harry kane are among the high—profile users who've been hit. the move comes as the social media platform's owner, elon musk, tries to overhaul the company to turn a profit. blue tick verification was introduced in 2009 after a former baseball player sued twitter over imposter accounts. but now, users who want to keep the marking next to their name must pay £67 a year to subscribe to what's called twitter blue. now there's also a gold tick, which means an account has been verified by twitter as an official business, such as media organisations, and there's a grey tick, suggesting an account belongs to a government official. but charging for blue ticks has raised questions about the possible spread of misinformation. let's get mote from our technology editor zoe kleinman, who's in glasgow.

so, zoe, if i want to pretend to be, i don't know, tom cruise or something, all i need to do is buy a big blue tick for a few dollars, right? i big blue tick for a few dollars, ri . ht? ., ., big blue tick for a few dollars, riuht? ~' . ,, big blue tick for a few dollars, riuht? ~ ., i. ., big blue tick for a few dollars, riuht? ~ ., ., , right? i think what you are seeing is the start _ right? i think what you are seeing is the start of _ right? i think what you are seeing is the start of a _ right? i think what you are seeing is the start of a whole _ right? i think what you are seeing is the start of a whole new - right? i think what you are seeing is the start of a whole new era - right? i think what you are seeing | is the start of a whole new era and twitter, because now a blue tick doesn't mean that an account has been verified. all it means is that the account is subscribed to twitter blue. of course, there is a verification process in making a payment, we know that. but we are already seeing examples of people setting up spoof accounts either in the names of celebrities or government organisations to sell scams orjust to get attention. i think what we will see now as well as elonmusk, who owns the site, has said only people who to twitter blue will be visible on the twitter feed that is visible on the twitter feed that is visible that comes up suggested for you. so everyone else will be much less visible, so we will know who

these subscribers are as they will be towards the top of our feeds in the coming days. everyone is watching to see what kind of culture change that might be and what these accounts you have decided to subscribe might share. thank you. the russian defence ministry says one of its fighterjets has accidentally fired on the russian city of belgorod, near the border with ukraine. it happened overnight, with the blast leaving a huge crater in the city centre and damaging several buildings. local officials say two people were injured. the defence ministry said "an abnormal descent of aviation ammunition" had occurred, but didn't specify the weapon involved. diplomatic pressure is being stepped up to end fighting in sudan which has left hundreds of people dead in the last week. the regular army and a paramilitary unit called the rapid support forces, or rsf, have been involved in the heavy clashes. the united nations, america and others have been pushing for a three—day truce to mark the muslim holiday of eid al—fitr. the rsf has agree, but gunfire and explosions the rsf has agreed,

but gunfire and explosions are still reported in the capital khartoum. the devastating earthquakes that hit turkey and syria last february killed more than 50,000 people, and for so many of the survivors, aid has been patchy and slow. the rebel—held syrian city of idlib endured years of bitter civil war, and the earthquakes for millions of people have simply exacerbated their dire humanitarian need. our middle east correspondent anna foster has the latest from idlib. first, there were the scars of a long and painful conflict. then, the fresh wounds of a devastating earthquake. this home carries them both. more than four million people fled to idlib looking for safety, but on that february night, in this war—ravaged land, they didn't find it. the twin earthquakes killed thousands. 300 died in this building alone. they are clearing the rubble, but thoughts of rebuilding

are a faraway dream. life in this rebel—held corner of syria has become even harder. homes have been replaced by tents, pitched next to the ruins. and the memories of the quake are still raw. syria's painful war has changed its landscape and its people. this is where you really see the impact of a devastating and long lasting conflict like this one. this home was already partly destroyed by an air strike. and just imagine how terrifying it must have been to wake in the dark, feeling those first tremors of an earthquake, and knowing that this was all you had for protection. this family was lucky to even escape alive. just inside, the children have to play carefully. even though this building is desperately unsafe, this person and herfamily have nowhere else to go. translation: since the war started,

we have not had one good day, - and then the earthquake happened and it made us more scared. when the aircraft used to bomb us, we used to pray to god, but now this has come from god. nedda's legs and pelvis were crushed under falling concrete. she should be in hospital. but she and her children have to recover at home. there aren't enough wards, or doctors, or medicines. this is a family devastated in a country that's already lost so much. anna foster, bbc news, idlib. one of britain's biggest hopes for this sunday's london marathon, eilish mccolgan, has pulled out of the race because of a knee problem. she was one of the stars of the commonwealth games in birmingham last summer, when she won the 10,000 metres.

mccolgan is the british half—marathon record holder and she was due to be making her debut in the event, but she said she was frustrated to have picked up a niggle in her knee. today she said she was disappointed and hoped she would get another chance to run london. two years ago, when non—league wrexham football club ended up in dreamland, bought by hollywood stars rob mcelhenney and ryan reynolds, some fans remained sceptical. but tomorrow, if they beat boreham wood, they'll be promoted back into the football league for the first time in 15 years. mike bushell reports now on the impact of the team's success on its local community. tuning up for what could be a historic and emotional weekend in wrexham. the always sunny in wrexham anthem by local band declan swans, that's become synonymous with the club's rise to fame under their hollywood star owners ryan reynolds of the deadpool films fame and rob mcelhenney. it's now played at games

and here at the turf hotel next to the ground. # no—one's invested so much as a penny # bring on the deadpool and rob mcelhenney...# i think the town itself and the community, it's happy, it's buzzing. everybody, everybody you speak to is talking about the football club, and, you know, about the prospects of, fingers crossed, getting promoted. last couple of years have been a bit surreal, really, with, you know, covid. when we were the record, we jokingly said, you know, imagine if rob and ryan listened to it, and obviously, they have, and it's been played at the ground, and it's amazing, really. and so now it promises to be the hollywood blockbuster ending that the new owners have been scripting since their takeover of the club. genuinely speaking, it has been the greatest experience of my entire life, my own children and family notwithstanding! they didn't know too much about non—league soccer,

as they call it, before they chose this club, but have now been given but have now been given the freedom of wrexham for the way they galvanised the club, thanks to their tv series on theirjourney, have put the whole town in the world stage. go, wrexham! go on, wrexham! go, wrexham! i right on cue, a coach party of young footballers from boston, usa, and also hooked, inside, a fan all the way from alabama, who is finally getting to see the club he's fallen in love with. after so long ofjust actually following the team, i was like, i've got to come out here, even if i can't get a ticket to one of the games. i have to be here just for the culture. the story isn'tjust about the present and the future, it's also about recognising the club's historical connection with the community in this town, now a city, indeed. and at the centre of that history is the former mining community, which is remembered here, just literally a stone's throw from the ground, the miners' rescue station. archive: the most terrible colliery | disaster this country has suffered | since the war occurred - at gresford near wrexham. here, they pay tribute to the 266 miners who died at gresford colliery in wrexham in 193a. many were football fans who'd

swapped shifts to work that fateful friday night so they could go to the football the following day. it affected the whole town, so everybody you talk to will say, oh, yeah, my great grandad, or my uncles, aunties... there is a connection for everybody. it's also the wider welsh culture that the club has new—found fame is promoting. ryan and rob have done absolute miracles, to be honest, to the welsh language. they are obviously learning what they can and things, and that's definitely seen an impact in how many people are learning the language right now. and life won't be the same for wrexham fans if they celebrate promotion tomorrow, singing the song. and who knows how many sequels this tale will have? mike bushell, bbc news, wrexham. time for a look at the weather. here's tomasz schafernaker.

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