found guilty of spying for iran. i'm at woolwich crown court where daniel khalife has been told to expect a long sentence told to expect a long sentence for collecting information for collecting information on uk special forces, on uk special forces, and passing it to tehran. and passing it to tehran. new figures show uk net new figures show uk net migration hit record numbers migration hit record numbers in the 12 months tojune 2023. in the 12 months tojune 2023. the difference between the difference between the number of people leaving the number of people leaving and arriving was 906,000, according to and arriving was 906,000, according to revised figures from the office revised figures from the office for national statistics. for national statistics. tv host gregg wallace tv host gregg wallace is to step away from presenting is to step away from presenting masterchef while allegations masterchef while allegations of of historical misconduct are investigated. historical misconduct are investigated. civilians shelter in ukraine — civilians shelter in ukraine — hundreds of thousands hundreds of thousands are without electricity are without electricity after a after a russian attack on energy infrastructure. russian attack on energy infrastructure. we'll be live in kyiv. we'll be live in kyiv. a world—first social media ban a world—first social media ban for under 165 has been passed for under 165 has been passed by the australian senate. by the australian senate.

hello, i'm annita mcveigh, welcome to bbc news now, three hours of fast—moving news, interviews and reaction. our top story — the former british army soldier daniel khalife has been found guilty of spying for iran. khalife, who was 21 when he escaped prison while awaiting trial, collected information useful to an enemy and had a list of special forces soldiers. he was cleared of being responsible for a bomb hoax at his army barracks. 0ur news correspondent martine croxall is live outside the court. thank you very much. i'm at woolwich crown court where just before 11 o'clock the jury of ii before 11 o'clock the jury of 11 people returned their verdicts in the case of daniel khalife, the 23—year—old former royal signals soldier. he had previously changed his plea last week during evidence admitting that he was guilty of escaping from wandsworth prison where he was being held on

remand in september last year. but the jury returned an unanimous guilty verdict on charges of spying for iran, breaching the official secrets act and terrorism act but he was found not guilty of

by a makeshift sling made of kitchen trousers. the driver, unaware of the stowaway underneath, made his way through london's early—morning traffic. the lorry, with daniel khalife clinging on underneath, stopped at these lights and a motorist following behind saw him drop to the ground, roll out, stand up, flick his fringe and casually walk off. it was the beginning of a massive nationwide manhunt. by five o'clock that afternoon, daniel khalife was six miles away in richmond, wearing shorts, checking the cctv cameras in mountain warehouse, before stealing a baseball cap to hide his face. by the next morning, he'd got some cash from an unknown contact, which he used to buy

more clothes in marks & spencer, before reading about his escape in the newspapers. the huge publicity meant people started to notice him and call the police. among them, frank noon, who saw him in a cemetery in chiswick. i actually felt a bit sorry for him. i actually felt a bit sorry for him. i thought, well, as somebody i thought, well, as somebody who's like most wanted, who's like most wanted, you don't look that sort of disarming. you don't look that sort of disarming. you don't look that kind you don't look that kind of scary or anything. of scary or anything. eventually, after three days eventually, after three days on the run, daniel khalife on the run, daniel khalife was spotted riding a stolen was spotted riding a stolen bike along this canal bike along this canal towpath and was arrested towpath and was arrested by a plain clothes detective by a plain clothes detective who he promptly congratulated. who he promptly congratulated. the son of a british—iranian the son of a british—iranian single mother, daniel khalife single mother, daniel khalife had joined the army aged 16. the army, he was in a north had joined the army aged 16. 0ne fellow recruit, 0ne fellow recruit, who didn't want to be who didn't want to be identified, remembered him identified, remembered him as an annoying attention seeker. as an annoying attention seeker. how cocky he was, how how cocky he was, how arrogant he came across arrogant he came across and just how he seemed and just how he seemed to want the spotlight. to want the spotlight. he always wanted to seem he always wanted to seem like he was the attention point like he was the attention point and that no—one else could take and that no—one else could take it, everyone aware of him it, everyone aware of him as a person and know his name. as a person and know his name. less than a year afterjoining less than a year afterjoining

the army, he was in a north a real and present risk. to our national security. so, daniel khalife providing.

information to them absolutely compromises our national security _ particularly as he's particularly as he's a serving soldier? a serving soldier? particularly as he was - particularly as he was - a serving soldier that had a serving soldier that had access to sensitive material. access to sensitive material. a year after he was first a year after he was first arrested, he left a fake bomb arrested, he left a fake bomb on his desk at his barracks on his desk at his barracks and ran off to live in a van and ran off to live in a van where police found £18,000. where police found £18,000. when recaptured, he was charged when recaptured, he was charged under the terrorism act under the terrorism act and the official secrets act, and the official secrets act, which is why he was being held which is why he was being held in wandsworth prison when he escaped. in wandsworth prison when he escaped. daniel sandford, bbc news, daniel sandford, bbc news, at woolwich crown court. at woolwich crown court. tell us about the reaction to tell us about the reaction to that guilty of spying verdict. that guilty of spying verdict. first of all, let me tell you first of all, let me tell you what the head of the what the head of the counterterrorism division at counterterrorism division at the crown prosecution service the crown prosecution service bethan david has said. she said bethan david has said. she said as a serving soldier of the as a serving soldier of the british army daniel khalife was british army daniel khalife was employed and trusted to uphold employed and trusted to uphold and protect the national and protect the national security of this country but security of this country but

for his own purposes, daniel for his own purposes, daniel khalife used khalife used his employment to undermine national security. he surreptitiously sought out and obtained copies of secret and sensitive information which he knew were protected and passed these on to individuals he believed to be acting on behalf of the iranian state prejudicing the safety and security of the united kingdom. and then commanded to make theirfee, the head of the metropolitan police counter terrorism command said the threat to the uk from states such as iran is very serious, so for a soldier in the army to be sharing sensitive military information and material with them is extremely reckless and dangerous. i hope this serves as a warning that the illegal sharing of information in this way will be treated extremely seriously by security services and police and we will use the full force of the law against those who put the uk's security at risk. and finally, the most recent statement that we have had has come from the prime minister sir keir starmer, who welcomes the verdict and

minus the number of people leaving — so represents an increase to the population.

today's figures come as political leaders across europe and the across europe and the rest of the world are rest of the world are struggling with the issue struggling with the issue of legal and illegal migration. of legal and illegal migration. mark easton has been mark easton has been analysing the data. analysing the data. so, today, the office so, today, the office for national statistics gave for national statistics gave us its latest estimate of net us its latest estimate of net migration — that's the impact migration — that's the impact that immigration is having that immigration is having on our population, on our population, the difference between people the difference between people arriving and leaving — arriving and leaving — and the figure tojune this and the figure tojune this year — was 906,000. year was 728,000. year was 728,000. that is one of the that is one of the highest figures ever. highest figures ever. we ought to make it clear that we ought to make it clear that 97% of those people coming 97% of those people coming actually came quite legally — actually came quite legally — they came on visas issued they came on visas issued by the government — by the government — workers, students, dependents, workers, students, dependents, those kind of things. those kind of things. but the big shock in today's figures was not actually that number, but this graph. number, but this graph. and what this graph shows and what this graph shows is what we now think net is what we now think net migration has been for each migration has been for each year going back year going back roughly a decade. roughly a decade. and what you can see and what you can see is the high point there — is the high point there —

that's the year tojune last that's the year tojune last year — was 906,000. but that number has been substantially revised upwards. if we show you this line — that's what we thought actually had been happening. we thought that that high point wasn't 906,000, it was 740,000 — so a difference of 166,000. that's 166,000 people living in the uk who, frankly, we didn't realise were here. give you some idea — that's equivalent to a town the size of gloucester. now, the 0ns says that they think these new figures are more accurate, they say that the the numbers coming from ukraine actually were higher — 43,000 higher than they'd originally thought. they've got a better estimate of the number of people who move from short—term visas — not included in these statistics — onto long—term visas, and should be. so they say these numbers are more accurate. what does it all mean?

well, it means the british population is a little bit

in kyiv many people sheltered in the city's underground stations. military sources say all the missiles and drones used by russia on the capital were intercepted, but that falling debris caused some minor damage. three people were wounded in 0desa in the south of the country, while neighbouring kherson has been left without electricity. buildings were also damaged in lviv region. officials in nearby rivne in western ukraine say more than 280,000 people have no electricity. russia has targeted ukraine's energy system repeatedly since the start of the war as the country heads into its third winter since the invasion. from kyiv, they told

me about the issues to restore power in the country. it can mean the destruction of the water supply, heating systems, so it is really a very serious challenge right now to the entire country, for example in the ukrainian capital kyiv, you can hear now the sound of generators all across the city. there is one working just outside my window right now and it is a response that seems to be effective and in general ukrainian industries, ukrainian critical infrastructure, they heavily depend on generators, or portable power stations that are also quite popular in ukraine and now they help ukrainians warm up, cook and just survive in the circumstances. i can add also that the ukrainian air force reported that there were 12 hits on the infrastructure in ukraine, mostly energy. 0ur

stations and storage facilities. in practice it means that ukrainians should expect extended power cuts all across the country in the next days or weeks.— days or weeks. and what is ukraine are _ days or weeks. and what is ukraine are saying - days or weeks. and what is ukraine are saying about i days or weeks. and what is l ukraine are saying about how many of these missiles and drones it managed to intercept, to shoot down?— drones it managed to intercept, to shoot down? right now we're still waiting _ to shoot down? right now we're still waiting for _ to shoot down? right now we're still waiting for precise - still waiting for precise numbers but what i can say is that the ukrainian army has said this time they have seen russian forces improved considerably, the technologies they use to target ukrainian infrastructure and to fire at ukrainian cities. and with the time and this progress in technology that russia demonstrates, it becomes more difficult to intercept russian missiles of different types, it applies to missiles of every

type that it has nearly, and it becomes more and more difficult for soviet—era defence systems that ukraine still has to use to intercept these missiles. again, the call comes from the ukrainian government, the ukrainian government, the ukrainian army and i would add the ukrainian people, is that ukraine needs more modernised air defence systems to protect itself right now.— itself right now. let's show ou the itself right now. let's show you the pictures _ itself right now. let's show you the pictures coming i itself right now. let's show you the pictures coming to | itself right now. let's show. you the pictures coming to us from kazakhstan where president putin is speaking. he has said that he believes the biden administration is trying to create difficulties for president—elect trump with russia. he's been saying this in the last few minutes. he described donald trump as an experienced and intelligent politician, said that russia is ready for dialogue with the us.

tv host gregg wallace will step away from presenting masterchef while allegations of historical misconduct are investigated, the show�*s production company has said. what more can you tell us about this? ., , ., ., .,, this? he was one of the most recognised — this? he was one of the most recognised faces _ this? he was one of the most recognised faces on - this? he was one of the most| recognised faces on television but over the summer we started investigating allegations about him. bbc news is editorially independent from the wider organisation. the claims we have heard were from 13 people across five different shows over a period of time stretching out 17 years from 2005 right up to 2022. one of those making allegations is the veteran broadcaster kirsty vetera n broadcaster ki rsty wark. veteran broadcaster kirsty wark. best known for bbc newsnight. she was a contestant on celebrity masterchef back in 2011. she said that overall her experience on the programme was a joyous one, but she said there was a fly in the ointment

and that was gregg wallace. she said he made comments of a sexualised nature in front of the crew and contestants on two occasions. she said that she did raise these comments with a production executive, the company shine, the production company, she said the gist of their response was... and if his behaviour became too egregious he would be pulled back. 0ther allegations we have heard include gregg wallace allegedly talking openly about his sex life, taking his top off in front of a junior female worker, telling a juniorfemale worker, telling a junior female colleague worker, telling a juniorfemale colleague he wasn't wearing any boxers under his jeans. colleague he wasn't wearing any boxers under hisjeans. we colleague he wasn't wearing any boxers under his jeans. we also heard an allegation from a former worker on big weekend's saying she dates women and he was fascinated about that and asking for the logistics of how it worked and we also heard from a former masterchef worker who said that he asked her for massages and showed her topless pictures of himself. there is perhaps a bigger significance to this story. i've discovered that gregg wallace was warned

by the bbc back in 2018. that's after a complaint was raised about him on the bbc show impossible celebrities. a formal hr investigation took place at the outcome of that which we have seen, the bbc concluded many aspects of his behaviour were both unacceptable and unprofessional. and in a subsequent letter which we have also seen, the bbc�*s controller for entertainment and commissioning said that she held a 90 minute meeting with gregg wallace to make clear how seriously the bbc takes this matter, she also reassured the workers that action would be taken to workers that action would be ta ken to prevent workers that action would be taken to prevent a similar recurrence in the future. but since then, further allegations of incidents have emerged. we sent a letter to gregg wallace's representatives on tuesday of this week setting out the allegations that we have heard. today, masterchef�*s production company has had gregg wallace is to step away from presenting masterchef while these allegations of historical misconduct are investigated. it added that

gregg wallace is committed to fully cooperating throughout this process and the bbc has said that it takes any issues raised very seriously and they have robust processes in place. we should say that gregg wallace's lawyers have told us that it wallace's lawyers have told us thatitis wallace's lawyers have told us that it is entirely false, that he engages in behaviour of a sexually harassing nature, and they also claim that the bbc probe i mentioned in 2018 found that his behaviour was not sexually inappropriate or sexually inappropriate or sexually harassing and despite all of this, it is worth saying that he will remain on our screens. we have heard today that the remaining episodes of masterchef in the season will go ahead. masterchef in the season will go ahead-— masterchef in the season will no ahead. ., ., ~ i. go ahead. noor nan'i, thank you ve go ahead. noor nan