colleagues say it is the right thing to do. i think he's made the right decision. the right decision for victims and survivors, the right decision for the church. a 17—year—old girl is killed after getting out of a police car on the m5 in somerset. a radical shake—up of the post office is set to be announced. which may result in hundreds ofjob losses. as the bbc confirms gary lineker is stepping down after a quarter of a century, we'll look at who could be the new face of match of the day. and extraordinary story of the runner whose heart stopped for six minutes during the belfast marathon and, yet, lived to tell the tale. and coming up on sportsday later in the hour on bbc news, we'll have the latest from the england camp, with a number of changes to the squad ahead of their must win nationas league matches.

good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. the archbishop of canterbury, justin welby, has resigned after days of mounting criticism over his handling of a long—running abuse scandal carried out by a man he knew who was associated with the church. john smyth subjected around 130 boys and young men to physical, sexual and psychological attacks over decades. the archbishop was made aware of the abuse in 2013, but failed to stop it before smyth died in 2018. today, justin welby said he felt a profound sense of shame that more was not done by the church of england, and was resigning "in sorrow with all victims and survivors". our religion editor, aleem maqbool, reports five turbulent days after a damning report. justin welby has contacted

the king and resigned. that report criticised the church of england and the archbishop of canterbury for their handling of the case of one of their handling of the case of one of the most prolific abusers associated with the church. justin welby initially apologised, but said he would not step down. today, he changed his mind. in a statement, the archbishop says, the review has exposed along maintain conspiracy of silence about the heinous abuses of john smyth. when i was informed in 2013 and informed police had been notified, i believed wrongly that an appropriate resolution would follow. it is clear that i must take personal and institutional responsibility for the long and re—traumatising period between 2013 and 202a. is there a possibility... the archbishop of york, with whom he has worked closely for many years, said it was the right thing to do, but it had been a difficult time. todayis

but it had been a difficult time. today is a day of sadness. i am sad for him, i am sad for our church. i'm desperately sad for the people who have been hurt and abused because of the church's failings and by people who were acting in the name of christ. it is a shameful thing. but i believe his exercise of responsibility in this is a sign for all of us to accept our own responsibilities. in this case, it was accepting responsibility for failings in dealing with this man, who abused at least 120 boys. the first cases of _ who abused at least 120 boys. the first cases of abuse byjohn smyth at christian summer camps were in the mid—19 70s. by the early 1980s, church officials were informed, but there was what the report calls an active cover—up. in 1984, john smyth carried on his abuse in zimbabwe and later south africa. we know the archbishop of canterbury was definitely told by 2013, but the abuse continued and was exposed by

channel 4 in 2017. smyth died in 2018 without ever facing justice. in azerbaijan, sir keir starmer was asked about the case.— azerbaijan, sir keir starmer was asked about the case. what i know of the allegations, _ asked about the case. what i know of the allegations, they _ asked about the case. what i know of the allegations, they are _ asked about the case. what i know of the allegations, they are clearly - the allegations, they are clearly horrific— the allegations, they are clearly horrific in— the allegations, they are clearly horrific in relation to this particular case. and both in their scale _ particular case. and both in their scale and — particular case. and both in their scale and in _ particular case. and both in their scale and in the content. and my thoughts, — scale and in the content. and my thoughts, as they are with all of these _ thoughts, as they are with all of these issues, with the victims here, who have _ these issues, with the victims here, who have obviously been failed very, very badly _ who have obviously been failed very, ve badl . ., , . very badly. hours later when the archbishop _ very badly. hours later when the archbishop the _ very badly. hours later when the archbishop the prime _ very badly. hours later when the archbishop the prime minister . very badly. hours later when the i archbishop the prime minister said he respected the decision. there is no timeline yet as to when the archbishop will vacate lambeth palace or how long it will take to replace him. for now, the church is dealing with the news that the man who led it for nearly 12 years is on the way out. aleem maqbool, bbc news. justin welby has been the archbishop

of canterbury since 2013 and, during that time, has played a prominent role in british public life. he has been the spiritual leader for around 85 million anglicans around the world. our home editor mark easton looks back atjustin welby�*s career. justin welby became the 105th archbishop of canterbury in march 2013. heading a global anglican church, trying to adjust to competing concerns over gender and sexual equality, women bishops, same—sex marriage, many saw him as an odd choice. he had only been ordained a decade earlier after a career in the oil industry. the hope was that his business brain would help the church navigate stormy social and political waters. irate help the church navigate stormy social and political waters. we will certainly get _ social and political waters. we will certainly get things _ social and political waters. we will certainly get things wrong, - social and political waters. we will certainly get things wrong, i - certainly get things wrong, i certainly get things wrong, i certainly will. but the grace of god is greater than our biggest failures. mr is greater than our biggest failures. ~ ~ , is greater than our biggest failures. ~ ~ _ ., failures. mr welby has acknowledged his privileged — failures. mr welby has acknowledged his privileged upbringing. _ failures. mr welby has acknowledged his privileged upbringing. his -

his privileged upbringing. his mother ladyjane his privileged upbringing. his mother lady jane williams was winston churchill's personal secretary. a paternity test in 2016 revealed his biologicalfather was a british diplomat seen here between churchill and president eisenhower. but the young justin was brought up believing his father was gavin welby. educated at eton and cambridge before going to the city, justin welby would later be asked about the morality of big business. his reply perhaps was telling. if you are leading a large organisation, you are accountable for what happens in it. but this business of somehow saying that one individual somehow bears all the blame as opposed to simply the accountability, it feels lynch mob —like. i know, i've got to give up, one of these days! mr -like. i know, i've got to give up, one of these days!— -like. i know, i've got to give up, one of these days! mr welby's style as archbishtrp _ one of these days! mr welby's style as archbishop was _ one of these days! mr welby's style as archbishop was relaxed - one of these days! mr welby's style as archbishop was relaxed and - as archbishop was relaxed and personal and he liked to telljokes. but his time in office also saw him raise some conservative hackles with criticism of the impacts of brexit

and of austerity. in a 29 —— 2019 bbc interview, he reflected on the difficulties of doing the right thing. that difficulties of doing the right thin. �* ., ., , ., , thing. at the heart of christianity is not we are _ thing. at the heart of christianity is not we are super— thing. at the heart of christianity is not we are super good, - thing. at the heart of christianity is not we are super good, we - thing. at the heart of christianity is not we are super good, we are better than anyone else, it is quite the opposite. every christian recognises that they go wrong, it is what the bible calls sinning. ten ears what the bible calls sinning. ten years after— what the bible calls sinning. ten years after taking office, the archbishop presided over the coronation. it was to be the high point of his church career, ended by his and the church's failure to respond adequately to just the of institutional scandal he was in part brought in to avoid. mark easton, bbc news. 0ur religion editor is with me now. what happens now, we are in uncharted waters. irate what happens now, we are in uncharted waters.— what happens now, we are in uncharted waters. we are, would usually take _ uncharted waters. we are, would usually take up — uncharted waters. we are, would usually take up to _ uncharted waters. we are, would usually take up to six _ uncharted waters. we are, would usually take up to six months - uncharted waters. we are, would usually take up to six months to l usually take up to six months to choose a new archbishop of canterbury. we don't know, i have been speaking to lambeth palace and we don't know if that process is going to be fast—tracked and how. and as we have been hearing, this is

notjust and as we have been hearing, this is not just about the leader of the church of england, but a global church. a global church that is often very polarised. and there are concerns that a lot of people have about how things are held together. because that is something that archbishopjustin did pretty well, held things together in the face of a lot of division. so lots of concerns there. we have to remember at the heart of this has been a man who has faced a very difficult few days. justin welby and his family. he would say really, the people we should be thinking about today are the survivors of abuse who get re—traumatised every time one of these reports comes out, and they are the reason he says he has stepped aside.— are the reason he says he has stepped aside. are the reason he says he has steed aside. �* ., ~ stepped aside. aleem maqbool, thank ou. a 17—year—old girl has died on the m5, after getting out of a stationary police car. the teenager was being transported to custody by avon and somerset police. 0ur correspondentjenny kumah is close to the scene, in somerset.

well, the teenager died at around 11 o'clockjust near her. police have described this as a tragic incident. and they say they are fully cooperating with an independent investigation. a senior officer gave a prepared statement to the press earlier, but he refused to answer our questions and he said that was because of the ongoing investigation. the scene where the teenager died. at first, police said a pedestrian was involved in a collision with a car. a few hours later, an updated statement revealed that officers were transporting the teenager to custody moments before her death. police say the vehicle was travelling northbound when officers stopped the car. the teenager got out of the vehicle and then ended up in a collision on the southbound carriageway with another vehicle. this is a hugely distressing incident and one that will no doubt cause great shock amongst the public. our thoughts and our sympathies are first and foremost

with the girl's family. a specially—trained officer has been assigned to keep them...to keep providing them with updates and support not only today, but in the weeks ahead too. the force says it's referred itself for an independent investigation. people living near the scene of the incident told me they feel shocked and saddened, and wanted to know how and why it had happened. jenny kumah, bbc news, taunton. downing street has confirmed that sir keir starmer�*s former chief of staff, sue gray, will not be taking up her post as the prime minister's envoy to the nations and regions. she was appointed to the newly—created position after stepping down from her role in downing street. she said then that she risked becoming a distraction, after a series of negative headlines about her pay. the mp behind a bill to legalise assisted dying in england and wales says it's about "shortening death", not "ending life".

kim leadbeater has insisted that the law — which mps will debate later this month — would be the strictest in the world. under the proposals, a person must be over 18 and registered with a gp for at least 12 months. they must be terminally ill and expected to die within six months, and also have the mental capacity to choose to end their life. two independent doctors must be satisfied the person is making an informed choice, and that their decision is voluntary and they haven't been coerced. the case will then go before a high courtjudge, who must hear from at least one of the doctors. and crucially, the medication to end life must be self—administered. doctors will not be allowed to do it. 0ur medical editor, fergus walsh, has been speaking to two people — one who feels the plans don't go far enough, the other who says they shouldn't be introduced at all.

"you, mark, will be dead within six months." sir nicholas mostyn, a retired high courtjudge, is part of the movers and shakers — a group of friends who have a podcast about life with parkinson's. because we die with parkinson's, not of it. he wants the assisted dying bill to apply notjust to the terminally ill, but also to those facing intolerable suffering from incurable neurological conditions like parkinson's. the likelihood, if you've got parkinson's disease, your ending is going to be prolonged and very unpleasant. it is... it will not be possible at any stage that you're going to be dead within a finite period like six months, but it will involve a great deal of pain and a great deal of suffering. liz carr, actor and disability rights activist... welcome. hi, are you all right? ..says legalising assisted suicide in any form, even for the terminally ill, would be dangerous. she hopes mps will reject it. the bill's not even been voted

on and there are pushes to extend it for people who are suffering, suffering intolerably, and that means disabled people, and that's when it starts to impact on me and many in my community, who are afraid. opponents of the assisted dying bill say it is a slippery slope, which will place the disabled and vulnerable at risk. those in favour argue if it's restricted to the terminally ill and has oversight by two doctors and a high courtjudge, it won't be open to abuse. but nicholas mostyn asks, why shouldn't parkinson's patients also have a choice over when they die? ijust don't understand the moral argument, which is that because i wish to exercise sovereignty over my own body, that i am in some ways facilitating a slippery slope for abusive...abusive treatment of people who don't actually want to do this. earlier this year, liz carr made a documentary arguing against assisted suicide.

medical assistance in dying has become such a normal part of the canadian healthcare system... it included a trip to canada, where the law was changed in 2016. it began in canada as for terminally ill people only, and within five years, it had changed to include people who were suffering, which includes disabled people. i think it would end up as an inevitable solution to the social ills of those who are ill, older and disabled. absolutely. if parliament does legalise assisted dying, it would be arguably the most profound societal change since the abortion act in 1967. mps will get a free vote later this month on this complex and sensitive issue. fergus walsh, bbc news, westminster. vicki young is in westminster.

and the initial debate on this is at the end of the month. tell us more about what the mps will be weighing up? about what the mps will be weighing u . ? ~ , ., ., ' about what the mps will be weighing u n ? ~ , ., ., ' ., up? mps and have untilthe 29th of november to _ up? mps and have untilthe 29th of november to make _ up? mps and have untilthe 29th of november to make their _ up? mps and have untilthe 29th of november to make their decision l up? mps and have until the 29th of| november to make their decision on what is arguably one of the most significant decisions they might ever be asked to make and many of the mps here are very new to the job. i think where we are is we have a group who are very much in favour of this and think the public mood has shifted since the last time there was a vote here nine years ago and people simply should have the right to choose how they die. there is another group who are either on principle very opposed to this, or the slippery slope argument. they think what will happen is the safeguards will be watered down and more and more people will become eligible. what mps will do is that a lot of them are consulting with constituents and holding meetings over the next couple of weeks before they reach the decision and i think those who are in favour think this

is the best chance they've had to get the law changed but with such a large group of undecided mps it's very difficult to work out h