says he was responsible for his daughter's death — after days of denials. we talk to the chancellor about her plans for a big pensions shake up — good evening. donald trump was back

in the white house today, holding talks with president biden about the transition of power, as the republicans�* clean sweep in government was confirmed. they are projected to have majorities in both the house of representatives and the senate, meaning they will control all the key levers of power in national government. the shape of donald trump's new administration has been becoming clearer throughout the day, with a flurry of new appointments — among them the richest man on the planet, elon musk. here's our north america editor, sarah smith. as donald trump is filling up all of his cabinet appointments we are getting a better sense ofjust how radical he wants his second term to be. he is appointing ultra—loyal, true believers in his cause who will do exactly what he wants in government. a cordial handshake in front of a

blazing fire. it's all very grown—up as the 81—year—old president greets his 78—year—old successor. weill. as the 81-year-old president greets his 78-year-old successor. well, mr president elect _ his 78-year-old successor. well, mr president elect and _ his 78-year-old successor. well, mr president elect and former- president elect and former president, donald, congratulations. joe biden promises a smooth transition to the man who declined to invite him to the white house four years ago. to invite him to the white house four years age-— to invite him to the white house four ears ao. . ~ , . four years ago. thank you very much, and politics — four years ago. thank you very much, and politics is tough, _ four years ago. thank you very much, and politics is tough, and _ four years ago. thank you very much, and politics is tough, and it's - four years ago. thank you very much, and politics is tough, and it's in - and politics is tough, and it's in many— and politics is tough, and it's in many cases_ and politics is tough, and it's in many cases not a very nice world, but it_ many cases not a very nice world, but it is_ many cases not a very nice world, but it is a — many cases not a very nice world, but it is a nice world today and i appreciate — but it is a nice world today and i appreciate it very much.- appreciate it very much. donald trump last _ appreciate it very much. donald trump last left _ appreciate it very much. donald trump last left the _ appreciate it very much. donald trump last left the white - appreciate it very much. donald i trump last left the white house appreciate it very much. donald i trump last left the white house in disgrace four years ago refusing to admit he had lost the election. i admit he had lost the election. i just want to say goodbye, but hopefully it is not a long—term goodbye, _ hopefully it is not a long—term goodbye, we will see each other again _ goodbye, we will see each other again. minari dermot moloney didn't come _ again. minari dermot moloney didn't come back— again. minari dermot moloney didn't come back with him today, nor is she expected _ come back with him today, nor is she expected to _ come back with him today, nor is she expected to move into the white house _ expected to move into the white house full—time. expected to move into the white house full-time.— expected to move into the white house full-time. en'oying a victory la - , house full-time. en'oying a victory la, he house full-time. en'oying a victory tap, he met _ house full-time. en'oying a victory tap, he met the — house full-time. enjoying a victory lap, he met the congressional- lap, he met the congressional republicans who are now projected to win the house of representatives as well as the senate, a clean sweep that donald trump is taking credit

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on make—up. america is attacking me for putting on make-up— america is attacking me for putting i on make-up._ donald on make-up. -- marco rubio. donald trum- on make-up. -- marco rubio. donald trump likes— on make-up. -- marco rubio. donald trump likes to _ on make-up. -- marco rubio. donald trump likes to sue _ on make-up. -- marco rubio. donald trump likes to sue people. _ on make-up. -- marco rubio. donald trump likes to sue people. he - on make-up. -- marco rubio. donald trump likes to sue people. he shouldj trump likes to sue people. he should sue whoever did that to his face. but now he's been rewarded for his vocal support with the job as america's top diplomat. together with donald _ america's top diplomat. together with donald trump _ america's top diplomat. together with donald trump we _ america's top diplomat. together with donald trump we are - america's top diplomat. together with donald trump we are going i america's top diplomat. together. with donald trump we are going to make america notjust great but greater than it has ever been before. i am honoured to be here with my colleagues not as attorney general, ultra—mag representative matt gaetz can drop all federal charges against donald trump and lead investigations into political opponents.— into political opponents. -- maga. he'll be in — into political opponents. -- maga. he'll be in charge _ into political opponents. -- maga. he'll be in charge of— into political opponents. -- maga. he'll be in charge of a _ into political opponents. -- maga. he'll be in charge of a justice - he'll be in charge of a justice department that investigated him for child sex trafficking but didn't bring charges. donald trump is planning a total takeover of the white house. making sweeping changes on every front. he is bringing with him the people he believes will make that happen. sarah smith, bbc news, washington. with more on the key

appointments and what they might mean in the new administration, here is ben chu. the trump white house is taking shape with more key appointments being made. let's look at their background. as we've just heard, there's former soldier pete hegseth, selected as defence secretary. he's been a staunch critic of diversity and equality policies adopted by the us armed forces. and then there's mike waltz, 50, who's been chosen as trump's national security adviser. he's a republican member of the house of representatives for florida and another former soldier. as chair of a congressional committee, he argued for the us to be better prepared for conflict in the pacific with china. waltz was asked in an interview in 2022, do you trust china? and he responded, "i don't trust them as far as i can throw them." kristi noem, 52, has been appointed to head the homeland security department, which oversees border threats and the response to terrorism and national emergencies.

she's currently governor of south dakota and was the first woman to be elected to that role. noem has long taken a forthright position on immigration and border control. from what we're seeing happen at the southern border, and what we're seeing happen in so many of our cities that this administration isn't shutting down, it's dangerous. it's dangerous to america, to the people that live here. and marco rubio has been confirmed tonight as donald trump's secretary of state, which is the equivalent of other countries' foreign ministers. the 53—year—old republican senator for florida will be the first latino to take this important role. rubio, like mike waltz, is also considered hawkish on foreign policy and has taken forthright positions on china and iran as a senator. though on the crucial subject of ukraine and russia, rubio has recently argued the conflict needs to be brought to a conclusion. what we are funding here is a stalemate war and it needs to be brought to a conclusion, because that country is going to be set back 100 years. now, that doesn't mean that we

celebrate what vladimir putin did or are excited about it, but i think there has to also be some common sense here. it's often said in the us that personnel is policy. with these personnel choices, we might be getting a firmer sense of the policy of the new trump white house. ben chu there. let's talk to sarah smith again. it looks like the republicans will now have control of all levers of power in national government. what is that going to look like? 50 government. what is that going to look like? ., ., , government. what is that going to looklike? ., ., , ., look like? so that means donald trumt's look like? so that means donald trump's republicans _ look like? so that means donald trump's republicans have - look like? so that means donald - trump's republicans have majorities in both the house of representatives and the senate and obviously he has the white house so he can probably pass any legislation you wants through congress as well as issuing orders that he can do simply with his presidential power. let's look at some of the unorthodox, shall we say, choices he's made for some of these appointments. he's given them very radical briefs but that doesn't mean they will necessarily be able to get the job is done because mean they will necessarily be able to get thejob is done because he does still need to get some of them confirm through congress. the majority he has in the senate is

very narrow. so it isn't guaranteed that some of these more controversial picks will get confirmed. donald trump has said that what he wants the senate to do is to declare a reset so that he can sidestep all of the normal confirmation processes, but it's not yet clear that donald trump can do absolutely anything he wants and ignore all the normal rules or even the constitution when it comes to that. .. ., the constitution when it comes to that. ,,., ., ,, ., the constitution when it comes to that. ., ,, ., ., that. sarah smith, our north american — that. sarah smith, our north american editor, _ that. sarah smith, our north american editor, thank - that. sarah smith, our north american editor, thank you. | and victoria derbyshire will have more on donald trump's appointments, on newsnight on bbc two shortly. we will talk to a high—profile trump supporter who defends mr trump's controversial appointment of matt gaetz, his attorney general. what does it mean for trump's vowed to exact retribution on officials who prosecuted him? and we have got breaking news here on the row over farmers' inheritance tax. make sure you tune in to newsnight on bbc two, bbc news and i play at 10:30pm. ——

iplayer. there was surprise at the old bailey today as the father of ten—year—old sara sharif who was found dead at her home in surrey told the court that he now accepts full responsibility for her death. urfan sharif had denied killing her. but today he insisted he did not intend to kill her. his daughter's body was found with dozens of injuries at the family's home in woking last year. daniel sandford has the story. which one is your bag? i don't have any bag. you have no bag? no. 35 days after ten—year—old sara sharif was found dead, urfan sharif was detained on a flight back from pakistan, along with his wife and brother. you are therefore arrested i for the murder of sara sharif. he was arrested at the airport, and all three were charged with murder and causing or allowing the death of a child, something they all denied. sara sharif was found dead, with at least 25 broken bones and a brain injury. for six days in the witness box, urfan sharif said he was not responsible. he was never home. then this morning, only a few minutes into today's evidence, urfan sharif suddenly said, "i want to admit it,

that it's all my fault. i admit what i said in my phone call and my written note." his wife's lawyer asked him, "did you kill your daughter by beating?" and he said, "yes, she died because of me." as he started to admit things he'd been denying for six days in the witness box, some of the jury sat open—mouthed. urfan sharif�*s wife started sobbing loudly in the dock. eventually, she became so overwhelmed, she had to leave, and court was suspended for a few minutes. after the break, caroline carberry kc started again. "do you accept that you killed sara by beating her?" "yes, ma'am," he said. "do you accept using the cricket bat as a weapon on her on a number of occasions?" "yes, ma'am." police! police had arrived at sara's home in woking in the early hours of 10th august last year. they found sara's body

on a bunk bed upstairs, with a note saying, "love you, sara. whoever see this note, it's me, urfan sharif, who killed my daughter by beating." sara's family had fled the country the previous day, with her father making this tearful phone call from the airport in pakistan. i killed my daughter! i killed my daughter! how have you killed your daughter? ibeat herup. today, he agreed that he beat sara for a final time on the day she died, with a metal pole, and refused to let his wife call an ambulance. urfan sharif, his wife, beinash batool, and urfan's brother, faisal malik, all deny murder and causing or allowing the death of a child. daniel sandford, bbc news, at the old bailey. large parts of spain are being lashed with more torrential rain — just a fortnight after more than 220 people died in flash flooding in valencia. it's the same weather system that is hitting malaga and other parts of southern and eastern spain. 3,000 people were told to leave their homes in malaga.

a red alert for extreme rain and flooding has been extended by a further 12 hours. this map shows the areas worst affected. valencia which is still recovering from a year's worth of rain in just eight hours last month — may now be hit with several months of rainfall. from spain, here's nick beake. more misery heaped on spain. this was malaga today. streets submerged again and struggles to reach safety. this has been a brutal time for the country, after it was gripped by the worst floods in generations. it's estimated 100,000 cars were destroyed a fortnight ago. that's nothing compared to the human cost. yesterday, we filmed as they searched for two brothers, who'd been swept away by the torrent. neighbours told us how the boys had

been ripped from their dad's arms, after a truck had smashed open their house. today it was announced the bodies of five—year—old izan and three—year—old ruben had been found. their family said they had no words to convey their loss. this was paiporta two weeks ago today, where more than 60 people were killed, one of the communities worst hit. lourdes and her brother showed us how high the flood came in. the water then disappeared, but anger here is only rising. translation: this is shameful. we feel abandoned. _ for four days we didn't see the army coming to help. we need more troops. translation: we feel locked in here. there are no roads. this is horrible. we lost everything here in this town. everything. the loss has sparked a huge collective effort,

while spain's politicians trade in a bitter blame game. for two weeks now, day in, day out, volunteers have been coming here to valencia from right across spain, each person playing their own small part. they've achieved a lot already, but just look at what they've still got to do here. this is a massive undertaking. amid all this, incredible stories are still emerging. the man at an english language school who smashed open a door and one by one rescued four trapped children. we tracked down daniel, who relived the rescue for us. he's been hailed as the hero of paiporta. translation: there are a lot of people who did i the same thing that night. many heroes like me, if you want to call us that. ifeel good because i feel the love of the people around here. i was the one who was filmed, but there were many, many other heroes. tonight, more downpours, more red alerts. more heroics may well be needed in the hours to come. nick beake, bbc news, valencia.

the chancellor will unveil plans tomorrow for a big pensions shake up. rachel reeves want to create pension "mega funds" — designed to help unlock billions of pounds of investment in businesses and infrastructure. she says britain's pension funds are currently "too small" and are holding back the economy. she's been outlining her plans to our economics editor, faisal islam. this is a big shake—up, what is she going to do? it this is a big shake-up, what is she going to do?— going to do? it will affect first and foremost the _ going to do? it will affect first and foremost the people in i going to do? it will affect first i and foremost the people in these pension schemes, millions of members, primarily in the local government pension scheme but not just that because these schemes determine the channelling of hundreds of billions of pounds of savings into investments. in her argument, this is done better in other countries, the money gets to

big infrastructure projects, high—growth companies. in britain often it is pension funds from outside, from these countries that have better systems like canada and australia. she wants it to be consolidated into eight funds. in pensions, bigger is better. 0ur pension funds in britain are too small to be making the investments that get a good return for people saving for retirement and to help our economy to grow. australia and canada probably have the best pension funds anywhere in the world, and the reason they are so successful is that they have a small number of mega funds that have the scale to be able to invest notjust domestically but indeed around the world. this is all part of her mansion house speech to financiers tomorrow. this is two weeks on from the budget, she is still feeling the ripples of that in terms of losses in retail and in hospitality who are concerned about putting that bill.

there was also criticism that that budget didn't have enough of a growth plan. what we will see tomorrow is the start of a considered growth plan starting with this considered shake—up in pensions. victims of the serial abuserjohn smyth — who ran christian summer camps for decades — have been meeting senior leaders from the church of england. the archbishop of canterbury resigned yesterday after being criticised in a report for not doing enough to stop the abuse when he was made aware of it in 2013. smyth — who died six years ago — subjected around 130 boys and young men to physical, sexual and psychological attacks over a number of decades. some of them sayjustin welby�*s decision to step down will not — in itself — be enough. here's our religion editor aleem maqbool. may the god of love and power forgive you. it was his failings in a devastating abuse case that led to the resignation of archbishop welby. but that doesn't resolve the deep—rooted issues in the church. we still have this institutional

problem, where we are not putting victims and survivors at the centre. so in some ways we are not a safe institution. and i think very possibly some of the people should go. i'm not here to name names, i don't think i know the answer to that. i'mjohn smyth... some are now focusing on other current clergy mentioned in the report into the abuser john smyth, but ones that didn't have the same level of responsibility as justin welby. they include the current bishop of lincoln, stephen conway, who acknowledges he should've done more. he received reports of abuse byjohn smyth and told police and justin welby but didn't adequately follow that up. bishop martin seeley was in a selection interview when smyth's abuse was mentioned to him, though says he doesn't remember. thabo makgoba, the archbishop of cape town, where smyth had moved, was informed of his abuse in a letter. and bishopjo bailey wells was briefed on some of the abuse

in 2013 when she was chaplain to justin welby. her husband, reverend sam wells, is a prominent vicar who has been saddened by the calls for heads to roll, but says he understands why it's happened in a case where the abuser has died. it's natural to seek recompense in some form, whether practical or whether in terms of pointing the finger at people who should have done things differently. i think that's perfectly natural. i don't think that necessarily brings the healing and the peace that in the heat of the moment we often think it will. jean is a church abuse survivor who has been frustrated by years of trying to get the church to change. unless we get angry and shout about things, not enough changes and that's a bit of vicious cycle. so then we are labelled as the angry problem survivors. yeah, i am angry. lam angry. but that's because i'm fed up

with us not being listened to. for whoever takes over from archbishop welby, listening to survivors much better is going to have to be high on the priority list. aleem maqbool, bbc news. john smyth continued to abuse boys and young men after moving to zimbabwe in the 19805 and later to south africa where he died in 2018. in 1992 he was charged with the manslaughter of a 16—year—old boy who was attending one of his summer camps in zimbabwe. but the trial collapsed. justin welby wrote to the boy's sister in 2021 to apologise for smyth's monstrous behaviour but she said it was too little too late. shingai nyoka reports. he was very loved by everyone. in 1992, guide nyachuru was excited to attend a december holiday camp run byjohn smyth. his family saw him off at the bus at 6pm, but by the following morning, he was reported dead, found naked at the bottom of the swimming pool.

they initially believed it to be an accident and didn't ask for a postmortem. years later, they learned just how abusive smyth was towards boys at his camps. the church knew about the abuses whichjohn smyth was doing. they should've stopped him. had they stopped him, i think my brother would be still alive. "as a christian, i wanted to write as well on behalf "of the church of england..." in 2021, the archbishop of canterbury wrote a letter of apology to edith. he said while he didn't know about his behaviour at the time, he admitted to her that smyth was responsible for the death of her brother and that the church had failed them. she wrote back describing his apology as too little too late. those people in africa who underwent abuses, they should not have met that. welby�*s letter three years ago is a formal acceptance that the church failed to protect young boys in zimbabwe from smyth after he was banned from churches in the uk.

david coultart investigated smyth at the time as part of an inquiry and questioned why anglican leaders didn't issue a warning when he travelled to africa. i think it's a shame the archbishop has had to resign. i understand why he's done it because of the institutional responsibility. but i think that it can't end here. let me say this, that i think there was institutional responsibility that goes beyond the anglican church itself. smyth left zimbabwe in the 19905 and moved to south africa, where last week's report said it was possible that he'd gone on to commit further offences. it's very painful. more than three decades since her brother's death, edith is finally seeing some accountability for what led to the tragedy, but there remain unanswered questions here about who else in the church knew of smyth's crimes and how many others might have endured pain at his hands. shingai nyoka, bbc news.

the referees' body pgmol says it is taking new allegations around the premier league official david coote "very seriously". tonight the sun newspaper published pictures it says were taken during this summer's european championships, alleging they appear to show coote sniffing a white powder through a rolled up us bank note. the bbc hasn't independently verified the pictures or the video and has approached coote for comment. he is currently suspended from his role pending an investigation into a video that emerged earlier this week in which he appeared to make disparaging remarks about the former liverpool managerjurgen klopp. england's captain harry kane says he's disappointed by the high number of withdrawals from the squad this week — after nine players pulled out. the team face greece tomorrow in the nations league — with interim manager lee carsley insiting this time of year is always historically challenging. our sports correspondent andy swiss in in athens for us this evening.

england's preparations here have been blighted by the number of players pulling out of the squad. tonight they had their ninth withdrawal and the england captain harry kane it's fair to say is not impressed. he was asked earlier whether the desire to play for england has drifted during this international window, and he said, yeah, it's a shame this week obviously. i think it's a tough period of the season. maybe that has been taken advantage of a bit. i don't really like it. i think england comes before any club situation. so our club is putting pressure on players to withdraw so that players can take a break? the england interim boss lee carsley says no, and he says november is never easy. historically, november has always been a challenging window with pull—outs, so, yeah, look at the players that we've brought in. it's really a proud moment for them as well. the focus is on the players that

are here, not the one that aren't. yes, we can certainly expect to see yes, we can certainly expec