joe biden arrives in the uk for talks with prime minister rishi sunak ahead of the nato summit later this week. us treasury secretary, janet yellen, says relations with china are on a �*surer footing' after a four day visit to the country. and k—pop super—group bts release a memoir to mark their tenth anniversary. we'll speak to a superfan and bts expert the bbc has suspended an unnamed presenter, and contacted the police, over allegations he gave tens of thousands of pounds

to a teenager, in return for sexually explicit photographs. the corporation, —— which was told by the young person's family about the allegations back in may, says new information came to light on thursday, and it's now investigating all the claims. the bbc is now in touch with the family. and in the last few minutes, the sun newspaper has printed claims, the presenter, contacted the family, in recent days. our media editor, katie razzall reports. for the best part of 48 hours. the bbc has been splashed across many of the front pages. today was an attempt to prove it hadn't been slow to act in the face of a serious complaint, an effort to take control of the narrative. this afternoon, the bbc announced it has suspended the still unnamed presenter at the heart of the allegations and also contacted the police.

the bbc first became aware of a complaint in may, it said in a statement. new allegations were put to us on thursday of a different nature. and in addition to our own inquiries, we've also been in touch with external authorities, in line with our protocols. those new allegations. the devastating story in the sun newspaper yesterday that a male presenter had paid an individual £35,000 over three years in return for sexually explicit images beginning when that person was 17. a possible criminal offence. today's newspaper had new allegations about the bbc star described as known to millions that he stripped to his underpants in a video call with the young person with a pressure to act intensifying. a government minister and a member of the shadow cabinet weighed in this morning. these are very, very serious allegations. and the bbc needs to act swiftly. it needs to follow its procedures that it says it has in place.

but i'm a former minister for safeguarding, and i worked for 20 years in the criminal justice system. and so in all of this and in our conversations about it, we have to remember that there is a person, a young person at the centre of this. the bbc do need to speed up their processes. it looks like that these issues were raised in may and we're now injuly and the presenter stayed on air. that's not good enough. the culture secretary held talks with the director general, tim davie soon after and came away apparently reassured that the bbc is investigating swiftly and sensitively and should, she said, be given space to establish the facts and take action because these are just allegations, they may not be true. this is reputationally damaging for the bbc, which still has questions to answer, not least in terms of what exactly it did in may after the families complaint and whether it knew at that point that potential criminality might be involved. how many attempts were made to contact the family after they complained 7 was the presenter interviewed and should he have

been taken off air? tonight the metropolitan police told bbc news that it has received initial contact from the bbc but that no formal referral or allegation has been made. it will, it says, require additional information before determining what further action should follow. the bbc has said it expects to be able to provide a further update on this story in the coming days. but as a publicly funded corporation, it depends on trust. trust that is. trust that is earned. the bbc has faced a series of crises in recent months. for some, its reputation is already tarnished. we can only fullyjudge how damaging this latest crisis will be when the full facts of the story are known. our news correspondent charlotte gallagher has more. a few key developments today. firstly, the unnamed no presenter has been suspended by the bbc and second, the police have been contacted by the bbc that the police say no formal

allegations of been made yet. we have also seen the front page of the newspaper which is the story that was originally reported that say this unnamed presenter made a panicked phone call to the person involved saying what if you've done and tried to get this young person to tell their mum to stop this investigation by the family of the young person i've also told the young person i've also told the sun newspaper they are very upset with the bbc news statement today saying the bbc at no point after they made this initial complaint in may contacted them for a proper interview. the director general of the bbc said today that when the initial complaint was made in may, the bbc investigation team began to look into it and it was only last thursday that they received new information that was revealed to them that was different than the original allegations and they also said that the bbc are now in contact with the family of this young

person. what are the legal issues here? why is this person not being named and there a specific legal reasons. firstly, defamation, protecting someone from lights be told about them and if someone sues for defamation, they could win potentially a lot of money and also, the right someone has to privacy. but that does not stop journalists from investigating and exposing scandals and corruptions. that is why this presenter is still unnamed and another legal point is the age of sexual consent in the uk is 16 but, indecent and sexual images, the law in this country sees a person is a minor until they reach 18 and that is why

in this case, the fact that photos may have been some additional numbers young person was 17, it would've been a police matter. in the last couple of hours, us president, joe biden, has arrived in the uk. air force 0ne touched down at at stansted airport. mr biden will meet prime minister rishi sunak on monday to discuss a range of issues, including the war in ukraine. he'll also meet king charles for the first time since his coronation, before heading to lithuania, for a nato summit, which starts on tuesday. but speak to tom, the us ambassador in london. a bit of things where rishi sunak did not criticise but he also said he discourages their use. it

that's right, this comes at a slightly uncomfortable moment on friday, they would send his cluster munitions to ukraine and ijust would like to give a sense of where i am, watching metres behind is where the house is. metres behind is where the house is-— metres behind is where the house is. ,, ., , ., ., house is. the us ambassador to the uk. president— house is. the us ambassador to the uk. president biden - house is. the us ambassador to the uk. president biden is - the uk. president biden is spending the night there and in the morning, he will head over to downing street to meet with rishi sunak. it will be the multiple times they have met, they will address a range of issues and cheaper than will be the war in ukraine. like he said again, there is a source of tension as a backdrop to this meeting because the us is sending these cluster munitions and fees munitions dropped multiple bombs on an area there is a risk that some of these bomblets do not detonate in their cold duds and there's a risk that later down the line, civilians may pick them up and more casualties will be cost. the uk is one of the 123

signatories to the convention which may supply or use these weapons, the us, the ukraine and russia are not, but the fact that the uss decided to send them raises some questions about the us moral authority when it comes to the war in ukraine whether many issues that the prime minister and the president will thresh on tomorrow.— president will thresh on tomorrow. ., ., ,. ., tomorrow. what to expect from them? there — tomorrow. what to expect from them? there are _ tomorrow. what to expect from them? there are three - tomorrow. what to expect from them? there are three key - them? there are three key issues on _ them? there are three key issues on the _ them? there are three key issues on the agenda. - them? there are three key - issues on the agenda. number one is the war in ukraine. president biden will help to consolidate support for the war among western allies and more specifically on the table will be the discussions of how to create a pathway individual road map to one day becoming a member of nato. but i should say that president biden did give an interview very explicitly spelled out the fact that the ukraine should not become a member of nato until

after the war with russia on the basis that there is a potential that the work could spiral into a global crisis if the nato allies would direct combat and finally, another issue that they are to deal with is sweden. sweden has been becoming a member of nato and the a plate of the same time as finland which is managed to exceed however, a roadblock has been turkey which is raised objections. president biden will help to work out a strategy with prime minister rishi sunak and they will hope to meet with the turkish president on the sidelines and hope to find a way to convince people to put aside as objections and accelerate a path for sweden to ultimately become a member of nato as well. in become a member of nato as well. ., ., ., ~ , ., become a member of nato as well. ., ., ., ~ i., well. in london. thank you so much for— well. in london. thank you so much for that _ well. in london. thank you so much for that update. -

ukraine has welcomed home five army commanders captured by russia, who were being held in turkey after a prisoner swap. the men had been detained for over a year, following the fierce and prolonged battle for control of the azovstal steel plant in mariupol. moscow has condemned their release, saying the move breaks the terms, of the prisoner swap deal. gordon corera, has more from kyiv. ukraine's president welcoming home five commanders at a ceremony in the city of lviv. translation: they were fighting for ukraine. - they survived russian captivity. they spent over 300 days in turkey. it is time for them to be home. the returning men were greeted by their families. translation: from today onwards, we will continue | the fight together with you. we will definitely have our say in the battle. with each day passing, we are advancing, destroying the enemy. the five had spent three months

defending the vast azovstal steel plant in the city of mariupol, holed up in bunkers and tunnels, keeping the russians at bay. finally, the men had been ordered to surrender. under a prisoner swap deal, they were later freed but were supposed to remain in turkey. the men's return has been widely celebrated here in ukraine, but an angry russia has said it was not informed and that ukraine and turkey had gone against the terms of the deal. the release came after president zelensky met with president erdogan in turkey ahead of an upcoming nato summit. turkey's leader saying ukraine deserved to be invited into the alliance. president zelensky returned home notjust with that endorsement, but also five military heroes by his side. let's take a look at some other stories in the headlines.

sri lankan authorities have appealed for the return of artefacts that went missing when thousands of protesters stormed the presidential palace last year. demonstrators marched on colombo — protesting the mismanagement of the country's economic crisis. authorities have warned anyone keeping items will face prosecution. france has banned the sale, possession and transport of all fireworks during upcoming bas—teel day festivities. the prime minister said it was to prevent the risk of serious disturbances, after rioting sparked by the killing of a teenager last month by police. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. printing you different stories from across the uk. 207

shipping containers with fake goods and drugs are covered for more than half the sheer size and 580 tonnes is described as monumental quantities and police say the seizure is the largest in uk history. 0ver police say the seizure is the largest in uk history. over two weeks, 100 officers were involved, backed up by brand experts in counterfeit specialists. i experts in counterfeit specialists.— experts in counterfeit specialists. i think it will -ut specialists. i think it will ut a specialists. i think it will put a nail _ specialists. i think it will put a nail in _ specialists. i think it will put a nail in the - specialists. i think it will put a nail in the coffin i specialists. i think it will put a nail in the coffin of specialists. i think it will. put a nail in the coffin of the counterfeit trade as we know it at the time. the shops are virtually gone. this is historically been known as the uk capital account for trade and operation is the largest in response in 43 criminal gangs or said to have targeted this area. single premises of converted up to 18 shops and containers themselves of also acted as a trading point for online businesses. you're live with bbc news.

the us treasury secretary, janet yellen, has finished a four day visit to china aimed at strengthening economic ties. ms yellen held 10 hours of talks with senior chinese officials — saying the meetings had put relations between the 2 countries on a "surer footing" — after a long period of tensions over trade and other issues. here's ms yellen speaking at a press conference just before leaving the country. will make the us and china have significant disagreements. those disagreements need to be communicated clearly and directly. but president biden and i do ., , and i do not see the relationship - and i do not see the | relationship between and i do not see the - relationship between the us and i do not see the _ relationship between the us and china _ relationship between the us and china through the frame of great — china through the frame of great power conflict. we believe that the world is big enough _ believe that the world is big enough for both of our countries to thrive. both nations_ countries to thrive. both nations have an obligation to responsibly manage this relationship, to find a way that— relationship, to find a way that live _ relationship, to find a way that live together and share in global— that live together and share in

global prosperity. we that live together and share in global prosperity.— that live together and share in global prosperity. we can speak now to the _ john gong, a professor of economics at the university of international business and economics in beijing. we ve been speaking to many guests about this visit ? and the consensus seems to be that china needs the us more than the us needs china ? do you agree, and did beijing get what it wanted from the visit? s s i think it's an | interdependent s i think it's an interdependent situation. as much — interdependent situation. as much as— interdependent situation. as much as we need each other. the economic— much as we need each other. the economic and trade area and even — economic and trade area and even though china maintains a relatively— even though china maintains a relatively comfortable status and get trade, service trade, china — and get trade, service trade, china has— and get trade, service trade, china has a fairly large deficit_ china has a fairly large deficit and also, american investment and technologies, american companies operation in china _

american companies operation in china also— american companies operation in china also in terms of contributing to the chinese economy. both sides are very much — economy. both sides are very much dependent on each other in the relationship contributes to benefits — the relationship contributes to benefits for both sides. and. the tariffs are starting to affect china s exports to the us ? they re down some 25% in feb—may ? the chinese economy isn t recovering as strongly ? aren t they keen for the us to remove tariffs? there are several reasons, the reason — there are several reasons, the reason you _ there are several reasons, the reason you mention might be one of them _ reason you mention might be one of them but i think more important reason is that we are entering — important reason is that we are entering a _ important reason is that we are entering a time of global economic slowdown. and in north america. — economic slowdown. and in north america, the economic growth has been — america, the economic growth has been slowing down and look at the _ has been slowing down and look at the imports that have been stowing — at the imports that have been slowing down dramatically. compared to imports and exports from _ compared to imports and exports from vietnam, from thailand and other— from vietnam, from thailand and other asian— from vietnam, from thailand and other asian countries. and stowing _ other asian countries. and slowing down relatively mildly.

ithink— slowing down relatively mildly. i think a — slowing down relatively mildly. i think a more testifying number— i think a more testifying number the sea is located for trade — number the sea is located for trade figures in 2022 of last year~ — trade figures in 2022 of last year~ in _ trade figures in 2022 of last year. in spite of the tariffs in place _ year. in spite of the tariffs in place put in by the former president trump, last year was a very— president trump, last year was a very good year. and i think tariff— a very good year. and i think tariff issues, i'm looking for support— tariff issues, i'm looking for support and that this issue, i'm pretty sure it's been discussed but if you look at the statement, the tariff is not mentioned at all. and the washington is trying to use this— washington is trying to use this issue as a bargaining chip but moving up the tariffs and if not. — but moving up the tariffs and if not. it's— but moving up the tariffs and if not, it's not a big deal. even _

if not, it's not a big deal. even getting data, its highly unlikely for washington to soften its stance ahead of the elex ? beijing also putting export controls on rare metals ? do you foresee tit for tat continuing? i referred to the statement about — i referred to the statement about the ballot of surer footing _ about the ballot of surer footing in the relationship is stabilised. that is one way of interpreting the relationship is improving. hopefully, we'll keeping — is improving. hopefully, we'll keeping this momentum and i think. — keeping this momentum and i think. i— keeping this momentum and i think, i would keeping this momentum and i think, iwould bet keeping this momentum and i think, i would bet the relationship would not have as for the — relationship would not have as for the slipping down the slope. _ for the slipping down the slope, the politics coming out of washington targeting chinese companies and might be slowing down, _ companies and might be slowing down, if— companies and might be slowing down, if not stopping.— down, if not stopping. thank ou so down, if not stopping. thank you so much _ down, if not stopping. thank you so much for— down, if not stopping. thank you so much forjoining - down, if not stopping. thank you so much forjoining us i down, if not stopping. thank| you so much forjoining us on the programme today. in the uk, a second child has died after a car crashed into a school

in southwest london on thursday. she's been named as 8—year—old nuria sajjad. herfamily described her as the light of their lives. here's our correspondent, helena wilkinson. tonight, the family of nuria sajjad paid tribute to the eight—year—old. they said she was the "light of their lives" and "embodied joy, kindness and generosity". the young girl was among several people taken to hospital after a land rover crashed into the grounds of the study prep school in wimbledon. she died from her injuries. an end of term tea party had been taking place at the school when the car crashed through the fence and into a building. another eight—year—old girl, selena lau, also died after the incident on thursday. her family said she was an intelligent and cheeky girl. outside the school, flowers and tributes were left in the days that followed the crash. the driver of the vehicle,

a 46—year—old woman, was arrested at the scene on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving, and was later bailed. a woman in her 40s remains in hospital in a serious condition. helena wilkinson, bbc news. the k—pop super—group bts have released a memoir in south korea to mark their tenth anniversary. it contains a detailed account of their musical career so far and their individual struggles with the pressures of fame. the group became the first south korean act to top the main us charts. last year the seven—member group announced that they would take a temporary break to focus on solo projects — while some members go on their mandatory military duty. bts fan colette balmain, who's also a senior lecturer in media and communication from kingston university, pre—ordered the book. i asked her what she made of what she's read so far.

s i actually did download the online — s i actually did download the online version. it really is interesting because it's not an ordinary— interesting because it's not an ordinary biography, its couplings at the end of chapters which take you through the early— chapters which take you through the early works and can look back— the early works and can look back on— the early works and can look back on their history as you're reading — back on their history as you're reading about it and it's very interesting and it's like an audiovisual experience reading the book— audiovisual experience reading the book in this example of transformative storytelling. fascinating. bts mostly sing in korean, why do you think they've managed to become so popular globally with a huge fan bases, especially in america, europe and asia? i think that music does not the same — think that music does not the same sort _ think that music does not the same sort of barriers in terms of geography and linguistics that other media does which

needs— that other media does which needs some form of translation and also — needs some form of translation and also to pop, which is where bts come — and also to pop, which is where bts come from is very audiovisual —— k—pop. you have music— audiovisual —— k—pop. you have music video _ audiovisual —— k—pop. you have music video. you have videos that— music video. you have videos that go— music video. you have videos that go with it. it is notjust the — that go with it. it is notjust the music, it's a lot more than the music, it's a lot more than the music— the music, it's a lot more than the music and i also think that you can — the music and i also think that you can feel energised by music and you — you can feel energised by music and you can feel sad and that researchers showed that language does not matter that much — language does not matter that much and the emotion that is, what _ much and the emotion that is, what you — much and the emotion that is, what you connect with and i think— what you connect with and i think bts are a very good example of those who connect with the — example of those who connect with the audience on an emotional level. | with the audience on an emotional level.- with the audience on an emotional level. i know you understand _ emotional level. i know you understand bts _ emotional level. i know you | understand bts conferences, emotional level. i know you - understand bts conferences, can you explain to me what those are? , �* ,, .., . are? the first bts conference was in 2020 _ are? the first bts conference was in 2020 at _ are? the first bts conference was in 2020 at the _ are? the first bts conference| was in 2020 at the university. dipping — was in 2020 at the university. dipping the second one was in

la during _ dipping the second one was in la during the pandemic and the third _ la during the pandemic and the third one — la during the pandemic and the third one was in seoul korea last— third one was in seoul korea last year— third one was in seoul korea last year and the third one was in malaysia. in the conferences are for— in malaysia. in the conferences are for fans in malaysia. in the conferences are forfans and in malaysia. in the conferences are for fans and the first conference, we had people from n1any— conference, we had people from many different places, and piano — many different places, and piano teachers. he had people like me. — piano teachers. he had people like me, orderwomen and it's really— like me, orderwomen and it's really diverse and its diverse, we are — really diverse and its diverse, we are not— really diverse and its diverse, we are not all younger girls as people — we are not all younger girls as people think fans are. and we have — people think fans are. and we have diverse genders and diverse _ have diverse genders and diverse sexualities within the bts army. the subjects overly broad, — bts army. the subjects overly broad, a — bts army. the subjects overly broad, a lot of discussion of fandom _ broad, a lot of discussion of fandom and also a discussion of bts is _ fandom and also a discussion of bts is a — fandom and also a discussion of bts is a brand, as a business, as our— bts is a brand, as a business, as our origins and bts changing

the music— as our origins and bts changing the music industry and notjust in korea — the music industry and notjust in korea but also the us. and you have _ there is some different discussions, subjects are as diverse _ discussions, subjects are as diverse as— discussions, subjects are as diverse as you can really imagine _ diverse as you can really imagine-— diverse as you can really imagine. diverse as you can really imauine. .. ., ,, ., ., imagine. speaking to me a little earlier _ imagine. speaking to me a little earlier and _ imagine. speaking to me a little earlier and a - imagine. speaking to me a little earlier and a lot - imagine. speaking to me a| little earlier and a lot more on our website and other top that we have covered on news day. tojoin us if you can. dojoin us if you can. hello there. the weekend was quite a mixed bag. we saw some pretty heavy, thundery downpours across more western parts of the country. further east, it was a bit drier, with some spells of sunshine. but temperatures were coming down through the weekend,

and that's the theme as we move through this upcoming week. low pressure in charge. it will feel cool for the time of year. showers or longer spells of rain and winds will be a feature, particularly towards the end of the week — all down to low pressure. monday, not a bad start for many areas, but we've got a new set of weather fronts slowly pushing into south—west england, wales, with stronger winds here for the morning. that will continue to journey its way northwards into the midlands, northern england, as well. some of this rain could be heavy and thundery. elsewhere, after a fine start, it's going to be one of sunshine and showers, though i think the far south—east of england and in towards east anglia should tend to remain drier, with lengthy sunny spells. winds will be a feature, then, across the south—west. those are mean wind speeds. lighter further north. temperatures ranging from high teens, low 20s in the north, maybe 23 or 2a degrees in the south—east. that rain continues to move northwards across the country during monday night. we see another batch of rain pushing into south—west england, wales, the midlands

and this will continue to drift towards the east in the early hours of tuesday. again, some of this could be heavy and thundery. to the south of it, quite a warm and muggy night. to the north of it, a little bit fresher where we'll have clear spells and showers. for tuesday, then, our area of low pressure starts to drift northwards to the north—east of the uk and that will bring plenty of showers to the country, pretty much from the word go across the north. this area of rain will take its time to clear the south and east of england through the tuesday morning. eventually, it will do and then all areasjoin in sunshine and showers. most of these will be affecting scotland, northern ireland, northern and western parts of england and wales. again, the high teens in the north, a little bit fresher across the south—eas. then beyond tuesday through wednesday, thursday, that area of low pressure moves to the north, it allows west, north—westerly winds to move down across the country again with plenty of showers. further low pressure systems will be moving into western

areas by the end of the week and into next week. so a very unsettled rest of the week to come with showers or longer spells of rain, some sunnier moments, as well, but it will feel quite cool, particularly when winds pick up at times too.

the us treasury secretary reaches no major breakthroughs

in china but says her visit helped improve relations