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and some taylor swift's fans will be lucky today... as they may get access to the pre—sale tickets. check your inbox! the bbc unerstand that parliament's tandard watchdog is to publish standard watchdog is to publish the findings of an inquriy into groping allegations agains former government whip chris pincher on thursday. the report could lead to a by—election in his constituency, if a suspension of more than ten days is agreed. live now to leila nathoo who's at westminster. take me through it. it's almost one year since the allegations were made against chris pincher, the conservative mp, a close ally of borisjohnson. it conservative mp, a close ally of boris johnson. it was conservative mp, a close ally of borisjohnson. it was boris johnson's handling of the allegations that led to his downfall. the allegations against chris pincher centred on claims of

sexual harassment and a private members club about this time last year. he has subsequently faced an investigation by the parliamentary standards watchdog. they have looked into whether his actions brought parliament into disrepute. we understand that this report is taken one year or so to get to conclusions, but we understand the report is expected to be published tomorrow morning. none of the committee are allowed to comment i had a publication but we have of to sources familiar with the process and with the reports findings that it appears he is going to face a punishment which would pave the way for yet another by election. there already three by election taking place as a result of borisjohnson himself standing down as an mp and to others, another one of his close allies, and other by election of martians allies is expected now in

the autumn, so another headache for rishi sunak, and a reminder of the scandals that led to borisjohnson�*s government foden. it was his handling of various scandals, the part to get scandals and this, there was aggression from downing street at the time that borisjohnson hadn't known about any concerns relating to chris pincher, in the end that proved to be untrue. it that that was the catalyst for mass resignation from his government and led to borisjohnson resigning as prime minister, so this is the long—awaited report into the actions of chris pincher but it could pave the way for yet another by election, which would bring the number of by election�*s 25. fix, which would bring the number of by election's 25— election's 25. a headache for rishi sunak government. _ election's 25. a headache for rishi sunak government. in _ election's 25. a headache for rishi sunak government. in terms - election's 25. a headache for rishi sunak government. in terms of. election's 25. a headache for rishi | sunak government. in terms of the timeline. we get the report published tomorrow, but what happens thenif published tomorrow, but what happens then if there is to be a by election? it still is and if. what is the time and on that? that would be a lona

is the time and on that? that would be a long way _ is the time and on that? that would be a long way off- — is the time and on that? that would be a long way off. mps _ is the time and on that? that would be a long way off. mps would - is the time and on that? that would be a long way off. mps would have l is the time and on that? that would l be a long way off. mps would have to vote to approve any sanction this report recommends. if it is suspension which we expected to be, if it is suspension the mps would have to prove approve that. that would pave the way for a recall petition, that is in his constituency in tamworth in staff ensure, a certain amount of constituents would have to agree there's a recall and that would lead a ground for a by election. chris pincher could contest that, he does have the chance of appeal these findings if he claims there's been a procedural inaccuracy or new information coming to light. so that this is option but a by election is some way down the line but as we saw with boris johnson's some way down the line but as we saw with borisjohnson�*s investigation from the standards walk strong and the privileges committee into boris johnson, he chose to resign as an mp before the conclusions were published. so, it's not beyond the round of possibility that we could see a resignation immediately after

this if this sanctions are as we expect but if it was to go through the full process, a by election would be some way off. we the full process, a by election would be some way off. we will leave it there first — would be some way off. we will leave it there first michael, _ would be some way off. we will leave it there first michael, but _ would be some way off. we will leave it there first michael, but that's - would be some way off. we will leave it there first michael, but that's a - it there first michael, but that's a significant source for tomorrow, thank you for the latest details from westminster. a man from county londonderry has been jailed for 18 years for setting his wife on fire as she was trapped inside her car. katrina rainey, who was a mother of six, was preparing to go to work in october 2021 when thomas rainey attacked her. the 61—year—old had admitted her murder. a parliamentary aide has described how she was asked to sit on an mp's lap and felt like she had no choice but to do so. ?25—year—old ellie varley said the male mp — who has since been suspended after separate allegations — said she was "very angry" about what she described as a "predatory culture" in the house of commons. ?she is one of six staffers

who has spoken to bbc newsnight about inappropriate behaviour in westminster. ?newsnight�*s uk editor sima kotecha has been speaking to them. the house of commons is the heart of democracy, where laws are made and publicly elected officials represent constituents and should therefore uphold the highest standards of behaviour. but now more allegations of sexual misconduct have called into question the morals and ethics of some of them. this is a problem that transcends party politics. it transcends your position of power. it transcends your gender. this is something that everyone will have a story of. every staff will know someone who has experienced this. ellie is one of six people we have spoken to, who work or have worked in the commons until recently. they all say the culture has changed since the me too movement, and there is a predatory current culture, where some people believe they can behave inappropriately.

i wouldn't recommend it as a safe place for men or women. interesting, yes, but not healthy. especially working for an mp directly. if a young person i knew wanted to work for the house of commons it would come with a whole list of warnings about how to stay safe, who not to hang with and where not to go. ellie says she was asked to sit on the lap of an mp and felt she had no choice other than to do so to get him off her case. he kept saying, "come and sit on my lap". i said, "i'm fine, thank you. "i'm happy standing. "i don't want to sit on your lap." he was so persistent ijust thought, i'm going to sit on your lap because you are clearly not getting, i don't want to sit on your lap. it is quite weird to ask. i sat on his lap for what was probably a minute. and was then, right, nice to see you, i'm off. you brush it off. it becomes part of what comes with the job. the member of parliament is one of a number of mps

to have been suspended after separate allegations. in 2018 parliament set up the independent complaints and grievances scheme to investigate complaints about sexual misconduct, but some feel the process is too slow. in a statement, the house of commons said... those we spoke to hope change is possible, where people in authority speak out against bad behaviour. however, most believe some in senior positions turn a blind eye instead. i regularly saw this, where they see something going on but pretend they haven't. they do this for an easy life.

in my eyes this is where the problem lies because those making an impact are not speaking up. sima kotecha, bbc news, westminster. with more on this is newsnight�*s uk editor sima kotecha. really powerful report there. tell me a bit more — really powerful report there. tell me a bit more about some of the accounts those people were telling you. accounts those people were telling ou. ,, accounts those people were telling ou. . , ., accounts those people were telling ou. ,, , accounts those people were telling ou. ,, you. sure, so i spoke in the last month or— you. sure, so i spoke in the last month or so _ you. sure, so i spoke in the last month or so speaking _ you. sure, so i spoke in the last month or so speaking to - you. sure, so i spoke in the last month or so speaking to people | you. sure, so i spoke in the last - month or so speaking to people who work in commons either through an mp or their officials themselves, to try and gauge what the climate is like in the commons. we have heard lots of allegations swirling about various mps, many of whom have strongly refuted those allegations against him. we wanted to gauge what people were experiencing or seeing. i had some really alarming and it goads including things like people

being touched inappropriately in the bar, in the commons, being strokes on their bottom or on their best, on their hips. lots of talk about women's figures, openly talking about their breasts and figures in front of the person, and commenting and people being given lots of drink. being brought drinks by the older mps and ask whether they would go back to their office with them on the estate. these stories conjure up a picture of what they describe as a predatory closure where young people a sometimes feel very vulnerable when it comes to dealing with older mps, and as you heard therefrom first michael, a 25—year—old parliamentary aide, who works for the tory mp deanna davidson, she said that she feels the climate is toxic and that both men and women of

a young age are sometimes taken advantage of if they are in these places and surrounded by people who are a lot more senior and, who they feel, in some intimidated by. it are a lot more senior and, who they feel, in some intimidated by.- feel, in some intimidated by. it was certainly interesting _ feel, in some intimidated by. it was certainly interesting listening - feel, in some intimidated by. it was certainly interesting listening to - certainly interesting listening to them say that the assumption is after me to things have gotten better but the is simply an assumption, do we have any idea of the scale of this?— the scale of this? good question matthew, newsnight _ the scale of this? good question matthew, newsnight did - the scale of this? good question matthew, newsnight did a - the scale of this? good question | matthew, newsnight did a report the scale of this? good question - matthew, newsnight did a report on the closure of the house of commons backin the closure of the house of commons back in 2018. i have revisited the issue over the last month and what i keep hearing over and over again is that it hasn't gotten any better. some people said it there have been little improvements, for example there is an independent complaint scheme in place watch in 2018. it gives people the avenue to make a clumpy the official complaint, the

criticism about that complaints process is that he could take a long time. complaints should take up to 2.5 or three years, the report by the complaint scheme acknowledges that it can take a long time. the thought of being face—to—face with the mp or senior staff that you're making an allegation against, being in the same room again this, has put some people off putting in a complete because they can end up being the case. there are holes in this process but the house of commons has had some mps to account as a result of this scheme. so, it is working to a certain degree. i know that they are hiring more staff to try and speed up that process that we speak about which, as i said people say takes too long. i understand from those i spoke to that there is a desire from the house of commons to make a change, but it's a piece of the change that i think is frustrating these people, some were very young like ellie varley, forcing it through their

eyes on a daily basis.- varley, forcing it through their eyes on a daily basis. thank you sima kotecha _ eyes on a daily basis. thank you sima kotecha in _ eyes on a daily basis. thank you sima kotecha in the _ eyes on a daily basis. thank you sima kotecha in the newsroom. | tennis — and an anti—oil demonstration led to a temporary halt of play at one of the courts at wimbledon. the demonstrators — believed to be part of thejust stop 0il campaign — interrupted the match between grigor dimitrov and sho shimabukuro on court 18. they threw confetti and jigsaw pieces on to the grass. live now to wimbledon and the bbc�*s chetan pathak. not one but two incidents on the same court? it. not one but two incidents on the same court?— same court? ct. 18 and if you in the sace of same court? ct. 18 and if you in the space of a — same court? ct. 18 and if you in the space of a few _ same court? ct. 18 and if you in the space of a few hours. _ same court? ct. 18 and if you in the space of a few hours. the _ same court? ct. 18 and if you in the space of a few hours. the first - space of a few hours. the first match was of a former semifinalist, with a man and a woman running onto the court throwing jigsaw pieces and orange confetti onto the court, that assumption being that the jigsaw they bought was a wimbledon jigsaw

of centre court and those pieces were spread out across the court. there were loud boos from the crowd who waited through the rain to get fully under way, that confetti and jigsaw pieces were cleared up but it coincided with the rain delay, and once we thought that was over, i was sitting down here, matthew, on the table by a 18, interviewing someone when behind us we heard more booze and it happened again, the british player katie boulter was plain, one—man run on. there more boos. we have a statement from the all england club in relation to the first incidents same to individuals arrested on suspicion of aggravated trespassing, and they were moved from the ground. the response was swift and i spoke to you about that security checks we have hired outside the grounds here that cause considerable delays, and yet one

would argue that if you don't want to protest, you are able to buy something in a shop here and if you want to get certainly onto the outside courts, the fines are so close here, it isn't that difficult to do. a, close here, it isn't that difficult to do. �* w' close here, it isn't that difficult to do. �* x' ., close here, it isn't that difficult to do. �* ., ., close here, it isn't that difficult todo.�* ., ., , to do. a quick word on the tennis, on the courts. _ to do. a quick word on the tennis, on the courts, take _ to do. a quick word on the tennis, on the courts, take us _ to do. a quick word on the tennis, j on the courts, take us through the headlines of the day so far. 50 on the courts, take us through the headlines of the day so far. so many rain dela s headlines of the day so far. so many rain delays across _ headlines of the day so far. so many rain delays across the _ headlines of the day so far. so many rain delays across the 2.5 _ headlines of the day so far. so many rain delays across the 2.5 days. - headlines of the day so far. so many rain delays across the 2.5 days. 87 l rain delays across the 2.5 days. 87 matches schedules seen one of the busiest days at wimbledon history. each swiatek is through the third round with a win. know djokovic looking good to head to the third round, taking the first set of his match. there into the second set there. a british when, katie boulter, i mention her match being interrupted, she beat her opponent interrupted, she beat her opponent in straight sets and is through to the second round. we have seen sloane stephens, a former us open champion making it through. so many measures to keep our eyes across, as

ever we will keep across those latest results on the bbc sports website. . ~ latest results on the bbc sports website. ., ~ , ., ., ., ~ , website. thank you for taking us throu~h website. thank you for taking us through that- — the row over the future of super secure messaging is growing, as the uk's landmark 0nline safety bill progresses to the next stage on its way to potentially outlawing the technology. childrens' charity the nspcc says its survey shows people want tech firms like meta to build in ways for private messages to be read in order to protect children. but an open letter has been written by nearly 70 academics that argues any tampering will effectively break encryption and harm the privacy for billions of users around the world. 0ur cyber correspondent joe tidy explains. whatsapp, imessage, android's messages and signal the rise of super secure messaging known as end to end

encryption is undeniable. telegram and messenger also offer the feature by choice and by the end of 2023 meta says all communication through messenger will be end to end encrypted as standard. the privacy focused messaging platform has to be encrypted. instagram direct messaging will follow soon after, and twitter is also building the feature into its app. as privacy experts celebrate the trend, governments are increasingly concerned. but why? well, it's because of how clever this secure technology is. let's say that i'm the server of an internet company, and these people are trying to send messages. sending readable information over the internet is a pretty bad idea. anyone that intercepts the messages could read them. so these days, nearly all the information we share over the internet is encrypted, which means it's scrambled and therefore protected from prying eyes. a bit like putting a note in a locked box. the messages are protected when they leave us, processed by the app server, and then sent on to the recipient. but with most forms of encryption, the company can unscramble the data. they have the keys to read our messages and sometimes share them with others, like the police. hackers, too, are sometimes able

to access our unsecured data by breaching internet companies. end to end encryption goes a step further. messages are encrypted, but only the sender and the receiver have access to the keys. it's like sending a box that only you have the key to open. the messages are protected, even from the app company, which means that end to end encryption protects your texts, media and calls from everyone internet companies, hackers, even police. this means that people can truly exercise their right to freedom of expression, right to privacy without fear of unwarranted surveillance, whether by the private sector or the public sector. but the rise of end to end encryption is being challenged by governments around the world. the so—called five eyes countries, led by the uk with its online safety bill, are campaigning against the technology. many other countries have also expressed concerns too, with some exploring their own laws to block it.

what's concerning is that if platforms make the design choice to roll out end to end encryption, we risk losing the vast majority of that data that's used to find perpetrators and protect children. many security forces and politicians around the world are calling on tech companies to introduce some sort of technical back door into end to end encrypted apps, a way for police to gain access to messages if they suspect criminal activity. but tech firms argue that any tampering will harm security. and as the stalemate heats up, companies are threatening to stop their apps in countries like the uk if bans are issued. joe tidy, bbc news. the riots which erupted in france last week appear to have subsided for now, but they've exposed deep divisions in french society. in marseille — where there were violent clashes over the weekend — people living in one of the city's most deprived neighbourhoods say they feel abandoned by politicians. 0ur correspondentjenny

hill sent this report. in this divided country, a city of two halves. marseille's port is bright, bustling, cosmopolitan. but come to the northern districts and no—one's surprised that riots broke out. these neighbourhoods are notorious, deprived and dangerous. "it's like living in a bin," mado tells us. "it's not safe. people defecate in the lifts and stairwells." "for the politicians," she says, "we are nothing. we are really nothing." 0mar tells us young people here struggle to find a job or training. and for many, drug dealing is a seductive choice. but it got amin's brother killed. his body was recovered, badly burned from the boot of a torched car. this is the only solution the young people have. there are no companies coming

here and saying, "we'll pay you more than minimum wage." here people are supermarket cashiers or cleaners or security guards. we can't be judges, lawyers or accountants. and president macron knows it. he was here just before the riots to refresh his promise made two years ago to fix marseille. more money, more support. but amin's now met him twice and lost faith. translation: when macron comes, l he comes to make announcements, | not to listen to us. we are always in the same mess, the same misery, and nothing will change. so i understand the anger of the young people. i don'tjustify the violence, but i understand it. the government is spending money on marseille's schools, public transport, police. it's just that people here haven't noticed a difference. this used to be a community police station. for some, perhaps, one of the last

remaining physical links to the french state. no wonder so many here tell us they feel cut off, left to fend for themselves. and even the mayor of marseille acknowledges he needs to bring his city together. translation: for too long, my town has been divided i between people who are poor and people who are not, between those who are considered by the public authorities and those who are not. it's supposed to be a fundamental french value. but here egalite, equality, is now an ambition. jenny hill, bbc news, marseilles. she is — just about — the biggest pop—star on the planet — and soon she's heading to europe.

taylor swift's �*eras' tour is one of the biggest in history. she's already wowed the crowds in north america — next year she'll perform more than 30 concerts across europe. demand for tickets has been intense — and one way to try and get hold of them was to pre—register with tickemaster. the company said those that have pre—registered should find out on wednesday whether they get an access code to buy tickets at a later date. however, a pre—sale code does not guarantee you a ticket, and the number of passes available is likely to be relatively small. a little earlier, bbc news spoke to fans in europe and london who are desperate to get tickets. lets have a listen to what they had to say. well, i registered with my own email and then also with my parent's email and then a couple of friends registered for me as well. so i spread my chances

like that and we haven't got any email yet, so i'm just like waiting patiently. i've never seen her before, which is like why i want to go so bad because i've been a fan for so long and just seeing her would mean the world to me. so that's why the stakes are very high for me as well. just saw any times with my email and my friend's emailjust for milan, and then i register also for austria, switzerland, germany and the uk because you know, we just have one date for now in italy. so, we are praying for a second date. so the chances are very low and for now i haven't got an email. so we are praying, we're manifesting on twitters trying to gather the emails. yeah, i am wearing a shirt from the last album from midnight and i have been a fan for so long.

i have seen her live in london in 2018 and so i try to put all the years together and trying to have a good luck for the email. i forced all of my friends to register as well. - and then if they're not interested, i'll take their ticket. _ some of them don't i deserve to go about it. i've got some people messaging me now that already missed _ the deadline, saying, "0h, can we get tickets"? - and i know they're not the top of the list. - we had a couple of friends, | had tickets to the love fest, which was cancelled because of covid. . so in a couple of countries she's done pre—sales just for people i that have those tickets. so it would be nice if the fans before covid got a chance, i i but it'sjust really quite stressful. because the demand is so much higher than the number. of tickets available. be amazing. i would love to see her in london. i went with a couple of friends to new york to see that tour a couple of months ago in may and it was just the best night

of my life and ijust can't wait to hopefully live it again next year. lots of competition. that's it for us. thank you goodbye. hello. wednesday on the whole has been a quieter day with some sunny spells. there have been a few scattered showers. so from time to time looking up in the sky, some threatening looking shower clouds, as you can see from this weather watcher picture sent in from luce in kent. but tuesday's heavy, persistent, rain moved off into the near continent. today has been a quieter story, as you can see from that satellite picture. a few scattered showers which will gradually fade through the night. we'll have some clearing skies and temperatures falling away. so it'll be a comfortable night for getting a good night's sleep. 8—11 degrees to greet us first thing on thursday morning. on the whole, thursday will continue to be dry, settled, and sunny for most. but we have got this area of low pressure pushing in from the west. winds will strengthen ahead of it, gusts perhaps in excess of a0 miles an hour. and there will be some wetter weather moving towards northern ireland, and gradually by the end of the afternoon into western fringes of scotland. potentially clouding over with a few isolated showers into wales

and south west england. best of the sunshine in the southeast with highs of 22 degrees. so that bodes well for wimbledon. there's plenty of sport to look out for at the moment. thursday, dry, warm, and humid on friday. could trigger some thunderstorms on saturday. and we've got another test, starting this time in headingley in leeds. a beautiful start, but there could be some sharp showers into the weekend. let's take a look at those in more detail. on thursday, the rain will be moving out of northern ireland and into the early hours of friday morning it'll be pushing through scotland. so we start off on friday morning with some showery outbreaks of rain to the north and west, but further south we'll once again see some clearer skies. but this frontal system will tend to lingerfor a time. it's going to tap in to some very warm and humid air as we move into friday. hence the reason we'll see this northwest, southeast divide. so some showery outbreaks of rain into northern ireland and western scotland.

eastern scotland, england, wales dry, settled, sunny and increasingly hot and humid, 28—29 degrees can't be ruled out by the middle of the afternoon. that runs the risk of more thunderstorms as we move into the weekend. hence the reason for those showers for both wimbledon and for headingley. those fronts will push in and move steadily north and east. so into the weekend, sunny spells and scattered showers and a little bit fresher.