presenter at the later that the presenter at the centre of the complaint was spoken to for the first time. let's have a look at what happened in those immediate weeks. the 18th of may, made and by the the complaint is made and by the 19th of may, the following day, it is being assessed by the corporate investigations team. according to the bbc to corporate investigations team assessed that complaint and they found that there was no allegation of criminality, but said that nonetheless it warranted further investigation. this is the that nonetheless it warranted furti of investigation. this is the that nonetheless it warranted furti of may. tigation. this is the that nonetheless it warranted furti of may. on tion. this is the that nonetheless it warranted furti of may. on that this is the that nonetheless it warranted furti of may. on that day, is the that nonetheless it warranted furti of may. on that day, the 1e that nonetheless it warranted furti of may. on that day, the bbc 19th of may. on that day, the bbc said it e—mailed the complainant but received no response. keep in mind that date because i will fast received no response. keep in mind that date because weeks st received no response. keep in mind that date because weeks and take you forward now three weeks and take you to the 6th ofjune. according to forward now three weeks and take you to the 6th o when according to forward now three weeks and take you to the 6th o when someone; to forward now three weeks and take you to the 6th o when someone from the bbc, that is when someone from the organisation tried to call the complainant, but the call did not go through.

complainant, but the call did not go throug later, one e—mail, and the bbc weeks later, one e—mail, and the bbc says there was no further communication until a month later. we have gone from june to we have gone from the 6th ofjune to the 6th ofjuly when the bbc is informed by the sun of this allegation allegations and its intention to publish. also on that day, tim davie is made aware. this is the first time that a conversation is sad with the presenter at centre of these presenter at the centre of these allegations. that'll all happens the day before the sun publishes its story on the 7th ofjuly. this is the story that then played out over the story that then played out over the weekend. it is on this day, 7th ofjuly, that the bbc contacted the complainant again and managed to get through on that occasion. the same date the bbc had contact with the police and according to the bbc the complainant the next day sent some relating to materials to the bbc relating to these allegations. the

materials to the bbc relating to the bbc .egations. the 7777, f materials to the bbc relating to the bbc confirms. the 7777, f materials to the bbc relating to the bbc confirms that ss sss ss materials to the bbc relating to the bbc confirms that the ss sss s materials to the bbc relating to the bbc confirms that the presenter s the bbc confirms that the presenter has been suspended and the next day the bbc meet with the police. it is during this meeting that we are told that police asked the bbc to pose the organisation's investigation. then as we know today, the organisation's investigation. then as �* its (now today, the organisation's investigation. then as �* its timeline. y, the organisation's investigation. then as �* its timeline. so a number released its timeline. so a number of gaps in this timeline. we knew there month that we there was about a month that we don't know if anything happens and the three weeks initially there was that delay, too. these are the focused periods of time that the bbc that delay, too. these are the focl have neriods of time that the bbc that delay, too. these are the focl have to ods of time that the bbc that delay, too. these are the focl have to face >f time that the bbc that delay, too. these are the focl have to face questions it the bbc that delay, too. these are the focl have to face questions over bbc will have to face questions over whether it did enough soon enough, but we don't know what was said that initial investigation and that will be part of this investigation. we will be live in lithuania at the moment for the summit. this is bbc news.

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half a million patients in england have seen their gp practice permanently close. you are live with bbc news. now to the nato summit, where member states are divided on how to handle ukraine's desire tojoin. at a summit in lithuania, the head of the alliance jens stoltenberg said he wanted to send a clear and positive message to kyiv. uk prime minister rishi sunak said he is hoping for demonstrable progress' on ukrainejoining nato. the bbc�*s lewis vaughan jones is in vilnius. the world leaders are chatting, their first big the world leaders are chatting, theirfirst big proper meeting. they all got together, posed for the usual photographs and then got down to business. of course due credit will be dominating, ukraine not a nato member. their leader volodymyr

zelensky is not here. there has been a clash share. all countries within nato across the board to support ukraine joining nato across the board to support ukrainejoining nato. the question is the timing. there is no chance of ukrainejoining whilst is the timing. there is no chance of ukraine joining whilst the war with russia is ongoing, but president zelensky once a firm commitment to a timeline, a speedy process when the work finishes. there are some hesitancy to commit to exactly what president zelensky is asking for. that will be discussed at the formal and informal meetings around the summit. ukraine clearly a dominating issue. i want to pick through exactly why it is so crucial and important and we can speak now to sir adam thompson, former british diplomat.

so what do you make, then, of these demands by president zelensky, using the word absurd, saying it would demands by president zelensky, using the wo not )surd, saying it would demands by president zelensky, using the wo not to rd, saying it would demands by president zelensky, using the wo not to have aying it would demands by president zelensky, using the wo not to have a ing it would demands by president zelensky, using the wo not to have a clear would demands by president zelensky, using the wo not to have a clear timetable absurd not to have a clear timetable for ukrainejoining nato? this absurd not to have a clear timetable for ukraine joining nata?— for ukraine “oining nato? this is a resident for ukraine joining nato? this is a president whose _ for ukraine joining nato? this is a president whose country - for ukraine joining nato? this is a president whose country is - for ukraine joining nato? this is a president whose country is at - for ukraine joining nato? this is a president whose country is at war| president whose country is at war with a formidable adversary. his best chance of security is nato he is obviously going to membership. he is obviously going to want to push as hard as he possibly can to get the best possible deal out of this particular nato summit because he will be worried the nato commitment to the war in ukraine will diminish as time passes. please bear with me. _ will diminish as time passes. please bear with me, we _ will diminish as time passes. please bear with me, we will _ will diminish as time passes. please bear with me, we will come - will diminish as time passes. please bear with me, we will come back- will diminish as time passes. please bear with me, we will come back to | bear with me, we will come back to you injust a moment. bear with me, we will come back to you injusta moment. i bear with me, we will come back to you injust a moment. ijust want bear with me, we will come back to you in just a moment. ijust want to take a little pose for the moment just to say that you are watching

live from lithuania. siradam, thank sir adam, thank you for bearing with us, wejust sir adam, thank you for bearing with us, we just needed to say goodbye to some viewers. i want to continue with that thought. what do you think a good summit would look like with that thought. what do you think a good summit would loi, be ke with that thought. what do you think a good summit would loi, be a e with that thought. what do you think a good summit would lo— ukraine? i think this will be a good summit for— ukraine? i think this will be a good summit for ukraine. _ ukraine? i think this will be a good summit for ukraine. the _ ukraine? i think this will be a good summ privately ine. the _ ukraine? i think this will be a good summ privately that the _ ukraine? i think this will be a good summ privately that they - ukraine? i think this will be a good summ privately that they will - ukraine? i think this will be a good summ privately that they will not l accept privately that they will not be given nato membership on the spot. they will get an upgrade in their political relationship with nato. will get a pathway to nato. they will get a pathway to eventual membership that is simplified and accelerated, no requirement for a so—called membership action plan. requirement for a so—called membership action plv day to do a get commitment from day to do a very substantial package of additional assistance get assistance and they will get individual allies committing to further military supplies. in

further military supplies. all in all, they will see a shift from the situation when i left nato as ambassador in 2016 were ukrainian situation when i left nato as ambassador in 2( not were ukrainian situation when i left nato as ambassador in 2( not really krainian situation when i left nato as ambassador in 2( not really alive an membership was not really alive matter and was not being considered, to a situation where a to a situation where it is a question not of whether a of when ukrainejoins the question not of whether a of when ukraine joins the alliance. i question not of whether a of when ukraine joins the alliance.- ukraine “oins the alliance. i want to talk ukraine joins the alliance. i want to talk about _ ukraine joins the alliance. i want to talk about money _ ukraine joins the alliance. i want to talk about money now, - ukraine joins the alliance. i want to talk about money now, so - ukraine joins the alliance. i want l to talk about money now, so much ukraine joins the alliance. i want - to talk about money now, so much in life comes down to the question of money! this 2% figure. the ambition has been for decades that individual member countries will spend 2% of the national wealth on defence. only a countries do that a third of the countries do that right now and they want to step change on that. they want to dramatically increase the numbers

hitting that level, then surpassing is that doable? they will it. is that doable? they will certainly — it. is that doable? they will certainl [fl certainly make the commitment. it will take a number of years for some certainly make the commitment. it will take a numb budgets �*s for some certainly make the commitment. it will take a numb budgets above ome allies to let their budgets above 2%. just as nato defence spending has increased year—on—year since 2014 when the original defence investment pledge was made, i think we can be sure that president putin's actions are going to incentivise nato allies to continue z: -= there is 77 there is 5 decent chance defence. there is a decent chance that most allies will come to see the sense of 2% as a floor, as they will promise to summit. will promise to do at this summit. just one of the significant transformations in nato that just one of the significant transfoi conflict, in nato that just one of the significant transfoi conflict, the ato that just one of the significant transfoi conflict, the russian terrible conflict, the russian invasion of ukraine has brought

about. we will see at the summit the completion of a swing from an alliance that was committed to expeditionary activity in 01’ or elsewhere to a full afghanistan or elsewhere to a full return to collective defence, afghanistan or elsewhere to a full return to collective dl really the adoption of some really significant military plans that they nato military commanders all they need to know exactly what forces are when and where do watch. we will also see in response... do watch. we will also see in response- - -_ do watch. we will also see in response... do watch. we will also see in response. . .- interrupt do watch. we will also see in - response. . .- interrupt on there, i just want to interrupt on exactly that point. if there there, i just want to interrupt on exactly that between there there, i just want to interrupt on exactly that between the e there, i just want to interrupt on exactly that between the nato allies, tried to address some of the issues with supply of ammunition and things like that. if all of that is moving in the right direction as far as

think nato is concerned, how do you think vladimir putin and russia will respond to this summit? vladimir putin and russia will respond with is summit? vladimir putin and russia will respond with lots mmit? vladimir putin and russia will respond with lots ofnit? vladimir putin and russia will respond with lots of tough words vladimir putin and russia will respond with l alarm. )ugh words vladimir putin and russia will respond with l alarm. itgh words vladimir putin and russia will respond with l alarm. it is words vladimir putin and russia will respond with l alarm. it is an rds a good deal of alarm. it is an unfortunate fact that if you are tough russia, russian paranoia tough on russia, russian paranoia kicks in, and if you are in tough on russia, russian paranoia kicks in, and if you an liable to with russia, russia is liable to take advantage, at with russia, russia is liable to take adva putin, at with russia, russia is liable to take adva putin, so there will be a president putin, so there will be a part to determination on the russian part to find military responses. my is that both impression of this war is that both sides, both moscow and have sides, both moscow and nato, have been successfully to tearing each other. careful other. they have been very careful not to tread on acceptably on each other�*s i do not expect other�*s toes and so i do not expect that president

other�*s toes and so i do not expect that i than ent other�*s toes and so i do not expect that i than further other�*s toes and so i do not expect that ithan further missile other�*s toes and so i do not expect that ithan fl he er missile other�*s toes and so i do not expect that ithan fl he has issile other�*s toes and so i do not expect that ithan fl he has convened, i other�*s toes and so i do not expect that ithan f| a e has convened, i other�*s toes and so i do not expect that ithan f| a meeting |vened, i other�*s toes and so i do not expect that ithan f| a meeting of ned, i other�*s toes and so i do not expect that ithan f| a meeting of the, i other�*s toes and so i do not expect that ithan f| a meeting of the russian understand, a meeting of the russian national security council for just after the nato that will be after the nato summit, that will be intended both to put the frighteners on nato decision makers at the summit and to offer some kind of russian response. can summit and to offer some kind of russian response.— russian response. can i pick your these russian response. can i pick your _ these summits | brains on the way these summits work, i think work, given your experience. i think firstly about sweden and are relatively surprising announcement on the edge of the summit, that the blocks to sweden becoming a full member of nato disappeared and it was a positive new story was a good strong positive new story and development in terms of nato's position on the eve of summit. position on the eve of the summit. tell me about the choreography.

would that have been a long in would that have been a long time in the planning, was a genuinely a last—minute consideration? what the planning, was a genuinely a last-�* instinct? >nsideration? what the planning, was a genuinely a last-�* instinct? it;ideration? what the planning, was a genuinely a | last' instinct?-ation? what the planning, was a genuinely a | last' instinct?_? what your instinct? it will have been fairly last-minute, _ your instinct? it will have been fairly last-minute, actually, i fairly last—minute, actually, because turkey, quite understandably has been holding out for the because turkey, quite understandably h can fen holding out for the because turkey, quite understandably h can get holding out for the because turkey, quite understandably h can get from |g out for the because turkey, quite understandably h can get from its >ut for the because turkey, quite understandably h can get from its veto, the because turkey, quite understandably h can get from its veto, or e because turkey, quite understandably h can get from its veto, or ability it can get from its veto, or ability to veto swedish membership. it is the fact that the united states has stepped up in the last week or two both the pressure and the incentives to turkey that are played as significant part in president erdogan�*s change of heart in the last day. that and a series of commitments by the swedes to continue to engage with turkey on turkey's very deeply held concerns about support for terrorism, specifically cards. it has run down

to wire, but summits have a to the wire, but summits have a useful force and effect on decision—makers. sir useful force and effect on decision-makers. ,, ~ ., ., decision-makers. sir adam thomson, ureat to decision-makers. sir adam thomson, great to get — decision-makers. sir adam thomson, great to get your _ decision-makers. sir adam thomson, great to get your insight. _ decision-makers. sir adam thomson, great to get your insight. thank - decision-makers. sir adam thomson, great to get your insight. thank you i great to get your insight. thank you so much for coming on bbc news. we will wait and see no if are will wait and see no if there are any more surprise announcements from the summit. we will certainly bring them to you if there are. thank you. we have some breaking news to bring you not from hong kong. he will know the name of nathan law, and sure. he is one of eight prominent activist wanted on suspicion of subversion and eight prominent activist wanted on suspicior with foreign forces. he is collusion with foreign forces. he is a pro—democracy campaigner in exile. we heard today that national security police in hong kong later the family home and there was no confirmation, that national security police did people on police did take away three people on suspicion they say of assisting a person on the run to continue behaviour that threatens national

security. the police save more law enforcement actions including arrest could be made and it was local media that we heard from earlier today that we heard from earlier today that we heard from earlier today that we understand have not been released after questioning. nathan law is well known, one of eight prominent activist wanted in hong kong on suspicion of subs for a dash of subversion and colluding with foreign forces. he has been living here in britain since china introduced this massive and wide—ranging security law in hong kong. three years after months... authorities were offering large rewards for information leading to the arrest of these activists. hong kong confirming they have taken away three people. live from london, this is bbc news.