of attempting to assassinate donald trump. condemnation over the incident from the white house. no place for political violence in america! none, zero, never. wreckage of the titan submersibile seen on the sea bed for the first time, as the final messages are revealed of those who died. and the long—awaited hearing gets under way into manchester city's alleged breaches of premier league financial rules. and stay with us here on bbc news for continuing coverage and analysis from our team of correspondents in the uk and around the world.

good evening. after admitting his crimes, today came the punishment. huw edwards was spared jail but received a six—month suspended prison sentence on three charges of obtaining indecent images of children, with one of the victims in the pictures aged between seven and nine. in all, 41 illegal images were sent to the former bbc news presenter, with his lawyer telling the court edwards was profoundly sorry, and that he recognised the repugnant nature of the images. the bbc says edwards betrayed not just the corporation, but the audiences who put their trust in him. his name is now on the sex offenders register for the next seven years. lucy manning has our top story. huw edwards facing the camera — not his usual one in the bbc�*s studios, but the metropolitan police's after he was arrested. this his custody photo — a far cry from his smart on—screen image.

mr edwards, do you apologise? mr edwards, do you apologise for your crimes? now a convicted sex offender, he came with a suitcase, prepared if his punishment was prison. the court heard disturbing and graphic details of his crime, descriptions of the videos of children, including one as young as seven that he looked at, and money that he gave to another sex offender who sent them to him. the images were discovered in the whatsapp messages of alex williams, who sent them to edwards. the police were unable to find the former�*s newsreader�*s phone that he'd used to look at them. edwards�* responses to the 41 indecent images are particularly revealing. in one exchange, he describes the images williams has sent as "amazing". williams then says he can try and get more videos — "if you like, 13, 14, 15, 16." months later, edwards says, "don't send underage," but in another exchange,

when williams describes images he is offering as "young", edwards replies, "go on". as the judge sentenced him, he listened intently, emotional as the court heard about his mental health problems, his suicide risk, and an upbringing where his failure to get into oxford left him feeling like an outsider at the bbc. edwards, through his barrister, apologised. he said he wanted the court to know how profoundly sorry he was, that the images were repugnant and he recognised the hurt done to those in them, that he had betrayed the trust and faith of so many people and hurt and damaged his family. but the police clear that when edwards looked at the pictures and videos, exploited children were the victims here. behind every image is a vulnerable child that has been violated, that has been subject to abuse, and the continuing distribution of those images only goes

to service that demand. tonight at ten, thousands of police... edwards was at the top of his career and the bbc — the man entrusted to tell the nation the queen had died. bbc television is broadcasting this special programme reporting the death of her majesty the queen... reading the news until he became it, initially suspended by the bbc last year, in the aftermath of separate allegations in the sun, that he'd paid a young, vulnerable man for explicit photos. the bbc, criticised for still paying him more than £200,000 after they knew he'd been arrested, said, "we are appalled by his crimes, he has betrayed notjust the bbc, but audiences who put their trust in him." it's very difficult to see any way that huw can come back. i think you should never say never in this industry.

he certainly would never be employed as, you know, the flagship presenter for a major broadcaster. even those close to him had one view of who huw edwards was, which is very different from the one that's been revealed in this process. it is difficult to think of a more startling reversal of circumstances from respected newsreader to convicted criminal. he'll now go on the sex offenders register. as thejudge said, his reputation is in tatters — edwards breaking notjust the trust that viewers placed in him but the law. lucy manning, bbc news. katie razzall is here, along with dominic casciani. to you first, dominic, can you explain the thinking behind his sentencing? yeah, there is a lot of chatter about whether this is a lenient sentence. it looks like it is pretty down the line of what someone in huw

edwards' position would expect. there is a variety of sentences for these offences, and in theory the maximum is ten years, but that is really reserved for the most severe producers of the images, not those who are recipients. and a man who sent huw edwards the images, alex williams, he got 12 months suspended for two years, so logically huw edwards was likely to get less. the key thing is how the chief magistrate are then dealt with mitigating factors, so we started with a one—year term, he reduced that to reflect the mitigation he had received about huw edwards' ill health but also his early guilty plea, which took it down to six months. he then had to decide whether or not he posed a risk to the public, he concluded there was no ongoing risk, so there was no need, that is the key thing, to lock him up, and he would be better served in the community on a suspended sentence with monitoring and the sex offender treatment programme. so he's not a free man in

those terms, he has to work through all of that in the months to come. katie, the corporation says edwards betrayed notjust the katie, the corporation says edwards betrayed not just the folk here, including former colleagues in the news division, but also the audiences who trusted him. where does all this leave the bbc in the public�*s mind, do you think? find does all this leave the bbc in the public's mind, do you think? and it can only speak— public's mind, do you think? and it can only speak for _ public's mind, do you think? and it can only speak for myself, - public's mind, do you think? and it can only speak for myself, but - public's mind, do you think? and it can only speak for myself, but you | can only speak for myself, but you io can only speak for myself, but you go into_ can only speak for myself, but you go intojournalism to be honest, to shine _ go intojournalism to be honest, to shine a _ go intojournalism to be honest, to shine a light on wrongdoing, so hearing — shine a light on wrongdoing, so hearing the graphic details of what happened to those children and huw edwards' _ happened to those children and huw edwards' it has shaken me to my call, _ edwards' it has shaken me to my call, and — edwards' it has shaken me to my call, and many people. he was the face of— call, and many people. he was the face of programme, the man entrusted with this _ face of programme, the man entrusted with this role, and he has led a double — with this role, and he has led a double life, betraying the trust, it has been — double life, betraying the trust, it has been very public and very bruising _ has been very public and very bruising. we must never forget the

children_ bruising. we must never forget the children whose lives have been changed — children whose lives have been changed forever by what has happened to them, _ changed forever by what has happened to them, but the bbc does have questions — to them, but the bbc does have questions to answer about why they continue _ questions to answer about why they continue to— questions to answer about why they continue to pay his salary after his arrest _ continue to pay his salary after his arrest and — continue to pay his salary after his arrest and before he resigned. but also about— arrest and before he resigned. but also about talent management, we heard _ also about talent management, we heard in— also about talent management, we heard in court today that he was misusing — heard in court today that he was misusing prescription drugs, that he was drinking, meeting strangers oniine, — was drinking, meeting strangers oniine, all— was drinking, meeting strangers online, all at a time when he was presenting — online, all at a time when he was presenting this programme. were red fla-s presenting this programme. were red flags messed, ignored? these are all questions. _ flags messed, ignored? these are all questions, and of course the bbc may help to _ questions, and of course the bbc may help to draw— questions, and of course the bbc may help to draw a line under this with the sentencing today, but is that riuht? . �* the sentencing today, but is that riuht? ., ~ ., right? yeah. all right, katie, thank ou, katie right? yeah. all right, katie, thank you, katie razzall— right? yeah. all right, katie, thank you, katie razzall and _ right? yeah. all right, katie, thank you, katie razzall and dominic- you, katie razzall and dominic casciani, thank you. and there's a documentary, huw edwards: fall from grace, which is available now on bbc iplayer. newsnight will have more analysis over on bbc two shortly with victoria. hi, clive, yeah, where does the sentencing leave the bbc? are they failing to learn some of the lessons

of the past? we talk to a senior insider and the journalist who broke the first story about huw edwards. 10:30pm on bbc two, bbc news and iplayer, see you then. junior doctors in england have accepted the government's offer of a 22% pay rise over two years, bringing an end to their 18—month dispute. the health secretary, wes streeting, said the agreement was crucialfor the nhs. the deal we've reached with junior doctors is fair for them, but, crucially, fairfor patients and the taxpayer, because now we can draw a line under this bitter dispute, cut waiting lists and get our nhs not only back on its feet but fit for the future. we are bringing this current dispute, two years now, to an end. it has taken far too long for the government to take any meaningful steps towards pay restoration. we are now in a process of turning that tide, and i hope that we can continue to make that journey into the future so that doctors don't have

to strike over pay again. 0ur health editor, hugh pym, is here. we are heading to that crucial winter period, which is always awful for the nhs, winter period, which is always awful forthe nhs, but winter period, which is always awful for the nhs, but this time no strikes. ~ ., , strikes. well, that is right, clive, real relief amongst _ strikes. well, that is right, clive, real relief amongst nhs - strikes. well, that is right, clive, | real relief amongst nhs managers strikes. well, that is right, clive, - real relief amongst nhs managers in england that this dispute is at an end as things stand, and we get disruption of the crucial winter period as we did last year. so let's look at the details of the deal which has been agreed, a 22% pay rise over two years, the government topping up a bit what the conservatives have been prepared to offer last year, and more for this year, and that has now been accepted. patients will also be relieved as well, because if you look at all industrial action in the nhs in england since the end of 2022, a total of 1.5 million appointments and operations were cancelled, contributing to the

backlog. now, as we heard wes streeting saying, he is pleased with the outcome, because he feels it paves the way for the reform plans he wants to put into place. the bma, though, say they are pleased that the members have got this deal, which was much better than was offered at the beginning, but there is, quote, a long way to go in their pay campaign and it is not over, so we may well hear more of this in the next wage round next year. all ri . ht, next wage round next year. all right, hugh pym, our health editor, thank you. the suspect arrested after an apparent second assassination attempt in two months on the life of donald trump has appeared in court in florida. ryan routh was detained after secret service agents opened fire at a golf course where the former president was playing. they'd spotted an assault rifle in bushes a few hundred yards from mr trump, who was unharmed. sarah smith has more from florida. driver, walk straight back! this is the moment officers ordered ryan routh out of his car, hands above his head, before he was swiftly handcuffed and arrested.

the 58—year—old had spent over 12 hours waiting for donald trump. two years ago, he spoke to newsweek from ukraine about his attempt to recruit volunteers to fight invading russian forces. if the governments will not send their official military, then we civilians have to pick up the torch and make this thing happen... in one social media post, he said he was prepared to die in ukraine. in another, he mentioned voting for donald trump in 2016 but claims to have become disillusioned. donald trump was playing golf on his own course when secret service agents spotted a rifle muzzle sticking out of the bushes. agents opened fire, four orfive times, and the suspect fled the scene. the secret service said president biden had already ordered increased security for donald trump and that it was in place yesterday. and the agents�* hypervigilance and

swift action was textbook, and i commend them and our partners for an exemplary response in keeping former president trump safe. at the scene, two backpacks were recovered, along with a rifle and scope as well as a camera. all far too close to comfort to former president trump. joe biden says there is no place in america for political violence. i america for political violence. i have always condemned political violence in america, we resolve our differences peacefully at the ballot box, not at the end of a gun. america has suffered too many times the tragedy of an assassin�*s bullet. since the first assassination attempt against mr trump two months ago, when he was slightly injured and one supporter was killed, there have been concerns about whether he is getting enough protection. he said today the suspect, "believed the rhetoric of biden and harris and he acted on it, their rhetoric is causing me to be shot at when i am the one who is going to save the country

and they are the ones that are destroying the country." in last week�*s presidential debate, mr trump appeared to blame democrats for the first attempt on his life. i probably took a bullet to the head because of the things that they say about me, they talk about democracy, i�*m a threat to democracy. they�*re the threat to democracy... vice president kamala harris said in a statement, "there is no place for political violence in our country." "i have directed my team to continue to ensure the secret service has every resource, capability and protective measure necessary to ensure the former president�*s safety." ryan routh appeared in court this morning charged with firearms offences, and he will be held in custody until a detention hearing next week. sarah smith, bbc news, west palm beach, florida. many are wondering why security around the former president wasn�*t tighter, why the entire golf course where he was playing, hadn�*t been cordoned off. as we just heard, security for presidential candidates, falls short of the attention paid to sitting presidents, by the secret service.

here�*s ros atkins. the trump international golf club spreads across 330 acres, and donald trump plays there regularly. located in west palm beach in florida, the course is a ten—minute drive from his home at mar—a—lago. the club�*s perimeter is more than three miles long. this is one part of it, right by a public road. there�*s a chain—link fence. beyond that, you can easily see the course. and this was the route donald trump was taking during his round. he�*d reached hole five. according to police, as the former president played, secret service agents walked one hole ahead, as is standard. and we�*re told those agents spotted a rifle sticking out of the fence. bbc verify has concluded it was somewhere in this area, which was later cordoned off. police say donald trump was between 300 and 500 yards away, within range of the rifle. these events in florida happened

while donald trump�*s safety during this election campaign was already under greater scrutiny because of a major security failure in july. at a rally in pennsylvania, a gunman shot at trump, hitting his ear and killing a bystander. the head of the secret service resigned days later. the secret service said they had increased the amount of assets protecting donald trump, but mr trump isn�*t president, and that�*s a factor. at this level that he is at right now, he�*s not the sitting president. if he was, we would have had this entire golf course surrounded. but because he�*s not, security is limited to the areas that the secret service deems possible. this raises questions about what is possible, and if the candidates in this presidential election can be kept safe, especially in locations they are known to visit frequently. and while americans seek answers, the authorities say the threat level remains high. ros atkins reporting there.

let�*s return to sarah in florida. will we now see tightening up of the security around notjust mr trump but also kamala harris? interestingly the acting director of the secret service who said to us in the secret service who said to us in the last hour or so that the footprint of security around donald trump is similar to what he had when he was president. that is because after that attempt on his life two months ago in pennsylvania, president biden ordered both donald trump and kamala harris receive the highest levels of secret service protection and those increased assets were in place yesterday protecting donald trump. 0ne assets were in place yesterday protecting donald trump. one thing i think is quite different though from a couple of months ago after that first attempt on his life is how he is prepared to directly blame his political opponents for what he says is rhetoric that is causing these attempts on his life, saying that it is incendiary language doing this in

this rather overheated election campaign. this rather overheated election cam-iain. ., this rather overheated election cam..ain_ ., ., ~' this rather overheated election camuain. ., ., ~' i., in america, a public hearing into the titan submersible disaster has revealed the final text messages sent by those on board as they headed towards the wreck of the titanic. 0ne read, "all good here," before the craft imploded and killed those on board. the hearings being held by the us coast guard will assess what went wrong and whether the accident could have been prevented. here�*s rebecca morelle. the wreckage of 0ceangate�*s titan submarine. it�*s tail cone lying on the atlantic sea floor. it was taking passengers to the titanic when it imploded killing all five people on board. those who died were british explorer hamish harding, suleman dawood and his father

british pakistani shows are we dawood, shahzada dawood, french diver ph nargeolet and stockton rush, dawood, , 0ceangate�*s ceo. 110w now a public hearing has started to establish exactly what went wrong. this is a full scale model of 0ceangate�*s titan. we heard more about its previous expeditions. it went to the wreck site 13 times in 2021 and 2022 and during those two years, there were 118 things that went wrong with the submarine. including the front dome falling off when it was brought out of the sea, its thrusters failing at 3500 metres and its batteries died on one dive leaving the passengers stuck inside for 27 hours. we also learnt the timeline of its final dive and the last text messages sent between the sub and surface. titan began its

dive at 914 in the morning local time. at 918 there was a communications check. after that comms were patchy. about an hour into the dive, titan sent a message saying all good here, and at 10.25, it said it was to the south—east of the titanic. the last message was sent at 10.47 at a depth of 3346 metres. titan said it had dropped two waits. after that communication was lost. the sub had imploded but there is nothing in the messages to suggest the passengers on board had any idea that anything was wrong. the meeting heard stockton rush didn�*t want an independent safety assessment. didn't want an independent safety assessment-— didn't want an independent safety assessment. stockton's first issue was time cost. — assessment. stockton's first issue was time cost, it _ assessment. stockton's first issue was time cost, it would _ assessment. stockton's first issue was time cost, it would take - assessment. stockton's first issue was time cost, it would take too l was time cost, it would take too long and too expensive. it was ridiculous in his words. it stifles innovation. i said,

ridiculous in his words. it stifles innovation. isaid, well, you can still be innovative. the innovation. i said, well, you can still be innovative.— still be innovative. the hearings into the disaster _ still be innovative. the hearings into the disaster continue - still be innovative. the hearings into the disaster continue for i still be innovative. the hearings. into the disaster continue for two more weeks. rebecca morelle, bbc news. at least 16 people are now thought to have died, after catastrophic flooding caused by a powerful storm across several countries in central europe. the damage, from germany, all the way across to romania, has left thousands homeless, and for some areas, more bad weather is on the way. the mayor of the polish city of nya has asked all 44,000 residents to evacuate, as sarah rainsford reports, from the czech—polish border. in the flood zone of poland, there is an urgent call to evacuate. fears that a stretch of embankment could collapse after days battered by a river swollen by torrential rain. not farfrom here, a dam has burst. the pressure is increasing. nysa has already flooded but it could get much worse,

so residents like teresa have been told to get out to higher ground. "it�*s the weather, it�*s nature, what can you do?" she tells me. but nature is powerful. it smashed up the main bridge in the next town and plunged it underwater. when the floods subsided, there was chaos. and filth everywhere. right into their houses. how high did the water come? this man and his family had onlyjust decorated. all this was brand—new. everything is just... damaged. everything, money, what we have. it was repaired and now we don�*t have nothing.

his neighbour tells me she fled when the water came rushing in. was it scary when it was coming? yes. i'm scared. recovering from this won�*t be easy and the danger still hasn�*t passed. sarah rainsford, bbc news. two people have died after wildfires spread in central and northern portugal. villages have been evacuated, and motorways closed, while the eu has been asked to send more water—bombing aircraft. portugal�*s experiencing unusually dry conditions with strong winds fanning the fires. they�*ve been the premier league�*s powerhouse team for more than a decade. but now, manchester city is facing the biggest disciplinary case in the history of english football. an independent commission hearing into alleged breaches of premier league financial rules has begun, with the club facing 115 charges.

they deny any wrongdoing, but if found guilty, possible sanctions include a fine, points deduction or even relegation. here�*s dan roan. manchester city champions again. they�*ve achieved unprecedented domination of english football. manchester city this year becoming the first club ever to win four top flight titles in a row. but off the pitch, the champions have also been fighting a catalogue of premier league charges over alleged financial rule breaches. are you confident? this morning lord pannick kc, who is heading up city�*s legal team, arrived for the start of an independent commission hearing into the case in central london. the club denies wrongdoing and on friday, the manager addressed the issue. we believe we have not done anything wrong, so we go to the independent panel and we are going to wait. the 115 charges relate to 14 seasons after city�*s abu dhabi takeover in 2008 transformed it into one of the richest clubs in the world.

they include 54 counts of not providing accurate financial information, 14 counts of not providing full details for manager and player payments, and 35 counts of failure to cooperate with the premier league�*s investigation. city have long denied allegations they artificially inflated sponsorship revenue by channelling investment from their owner via abu dhabi based companies to help it get round rules that limit spending on players. last month, the man in charge of the premier league told me a case that had been dragging on for years was finally nearing a conclusion. we have a big, thick rule book and part of any sporting competition is a commitment, a central commitment, to uphold those rules. and whilst it does create difficulties, there is no happy alternative to enforcing rules. everton were hit with points deductions for breaching financial rules last season, and city could be looking at a similar punishment, or even expulsion from the league if found guilty of the most serious charges.

well, i think it would be a sporting disaster if both clubs are found guilty in the end because pep guardiola and the club have done a wonderful thing have done a wonderful thing and the football they play and the football they play and what they�*ve and what they�*ve produced is amazing. produced is amazing. manchester city say they have a body manchester city say they have a body of irrefutable evidence of irrefutable evidence to support their case, to support their case, but with the hearing but with the hearing set to last ten weeks, set to last ten weeks, they and their fans now face they and their fans now face a nervous wait. a nervous wait. dan roan, bbc news dan roan, bbc news at the etihad stadium. at the etihad stadium. the liberal democrat leader, the liberal democrat leader, sir ed davey, has called for further sir ed davey, has called for further spending on health and social care, spending on health and social care, as well as reforms to the nhs. as well as reforms to the nhs. says, that the nhs is broken? he�*s been speaking to he�*s been speaking to chris mason, at the lib dem chris mason, at the lib dem conference in brighton. conference in brighton. there is a sunny and bright mood there is a sunny and bright mood among liberal democrats. among liberal democrats. little wonder — they now little wonder — they now have a record—breaking 72 mps have a record—breaking 72 mps and a leader standing tall. and a leader standing tall. we got our best ever results... we got our best ever results... sir ed davey will tell anyone who�*ll sir ed davey will tell anyone who�*ll listen he wants to focus listen he wants to focus on the nhs and social care. on the nhs and social care. do you accept, as the government do you accept, as the government

says, that the nhs is broken? broadly, yes, i mean, in so many parts of the country,

the monday group! inheritance tax — would you put that up? i think reforming it would mean people who are on relatively modest levels of inheritance... like what? a lot of people�*s homes in many areas of the country are quite valuable, and they end up being clobbered by inheritance tax, and i think that�*s unfair. wouldn�*t the reality of that be that those who have got snazzy accountants wouldn�*t pay it anyway, and those who are currently paying it would stop playing it? that would be a revenue stream gone. we�*ve allowed snazzy accountants, to use your phrase, to do enable people to do a lot of tax planning and to avoid it, and we�*ve got to stop that. oh, and with a row about a labour donor playing for the prime minister and his wife�*s clothes... do you pay for your own suits? the vast majority but if you look at... 0h, not all of them? a few years ago, someone was kind enough to pay a suit for me, and it�*s on my record. what about that one? this one, i think i paid for this one!

for now, ed davey is determined to enjoy his recent success. the last decade or so has brought the highest of highs and the lowest of lows. chris mason, bbc news, in brighton. time for a look at the weather.

on a day of shame for edwards, how damaging is it for the bbc?