you can't. mps will raise concerns in the commons today about links between prince andrew and a man accused of spying for china. as many as a thousand people are feared dead as the worst cyclone in 90 years hits the french island of mayotte in the indian ocean. cani can i kick it? yes, you can. and robbie williams on teenage fame, the new film about his life, and why he's played by a cgi chimpanzee. i was like, i am a lyon. and he cocked his head and i went, monkey? so he said ok, here is the idea. and coming up on bbc news, sunday sackings. both southampton and wolves are on the hunt for new managers as they struggle to stay in touch in the premier league.

good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. royal mail's parent company will be sold to the czech billionaire daniel kretinsky after the government approved the move this morning. the deal is worth £3.6 billion and comes with certain caveats to make sure key services are protected, though some of them are already under review. royal mail was established in the 16th century, and because it's considered vital national infrastructure the takeover had to be reviewed first. our business editor simonjack reports. the first owner of royal mail was henry viii. it was privatised in 2013 and its next owner will be this man, daniel kretinsky, whose companies own 27% of west ham united and 10% of sainsbury�*s. the government today said the 5.6 billion takeover will help secure royal mail's future. this billion takeover will help secure royal mail's future.—

billion takeover will help secure royal mail's future. this will be a aood deal royal mail's future. this will be a good deal for _ royal mail's future. this will be a good deal for the _ royal mail's future. this will be a good dealfor the uk, _ royal mail's future. this will be a good deal for the uk, it - royal mail's future. this will be a good deal for the uk, it will- royal mail's future. this will be a good deal for the uk, it will be i royal mail's future. this will be a good deal for the uk, it will be a| good dealfor the uk, it will be a good dealfor the uk, it will be a good dealfor the uk, it will be a good deal for the workforce of the royal mail and extraction the protections we have, increases what was in place following the privatisation of royal mail. the conditions _ privatisation of royal mail. the conditions of _ privatisation of royal mail. the conditions of the takeover into the government reserving the right to block any major moves, such as moving royal mail's hq or tax residency and workers will get a 10% share of dividends and there will be extended guarantees around future compulsory redundancies. speaking to the bbc injuly mr krasinski also honoured to keep the one price goes anywhere. first of all, as long as i'm alive, i completely exclude this, royal mail is going to be the provider of universal service obligation in the uk unconditionally, and i would say forever. but that service is already under review by regulator ofcom, which is considering reducing second class letters to every other weekday, which it's estimated will save royal mail £300 million a year. it will help a business that is

losing money, missing delivery targets and racking up fines. it partly explains why unions are giving the deal their blessing. we know the status quo is not sustainable. the current board of royal— sustainable. the current board of royal mail— sustainable. the current board of royal mail systematically run the company — royal mail systematically run the company into the ground, filled the customers— company into the ground, filled the customers and failed workers. what is needed _ customers and failed workers. what is needed is extensive job security protections. it also radically changes— protections. it also radically changes the governance and business role of— changes the governance and business role of royal mail, giving workers and you _ role of royal mail, giving workers and you say over the future direction _ and you say over the future direction of the company. while the rice of direction of the company. while the price of second _ direction of the company. while the price of second class _ direction of the company. while the price of second class stamps - direction of the company. while the price of second class stamps is - price of second class stamps is regulated, first price —— first class is not and could be increased by the new owner. he expands plans to expand thousands of new lockers like these which he insists will offer greater efficiency and convenience. and the chance to claw back market share in the profitable parcels business which it has lost to rivals in recent years. current shareholders are expected to approve the deal due to complete by march

next year. i think the reality is we are sending far fewer letters than we used to. they are down to a third they were at their peak and that business is losing money. parcels is a profitable business, that is where you will see expansion with those lockers, what have you. and daniel krasinski when he buys royal mail's parent company is also buying a very profitable european canadian parcels business of the plan to me seems to be to bring the know—how of the profitable business and bring it to the royal mail, which is the database of every uk address, and try to assemble a pan—european logistics business to rival dpd or even the amazons in europe. what will people notice? as i said, keep an eye on first—class stamp prices, they could rise because that is not regulated. and those out—of—home lockers have taken the eu by storm, they are a central part of his plan

for the future. this deal is expected to be approved by shareholders and closed in the spring of next year. the archbishop of york is facing calls to resign days before he takes temporary charge of the church of england over his handling of a sexual abuse case. a bbc investigation has found that as bishop of chelmsford stephen cottrell let priest david tudor remain in post, despite knowing he'd been barred by the church from being alone with children. archbishop cottrell says he didn t have the legal power to sack the priest until a new claim came forward in 2019, when he was suspended. david tudor didnt respond to our questions. our religion editor aleem macbool reports. in three weeks' time the archbishop of york, stephen cottrell, is due to take temporary charge of the church of england. but we can now reveal a case that raises serious questions about hisjudgement. and the children... it relates to this man, david tudor, who for ten years was a priest under stephen cottrell, even though since the late 1970s tudor had faced allegations

of abuse against children. he abused his position of trust and it's had a huge effect on my life. having that huge secret pulled me away from my parents. i've lived with shame for a0 years. debbie, not her real name, says she was sexually abused by reverend tudor between the ages of 13 and 15. her case, and that of two other girls, went to court in 1988, and he was found guilty of indecent assault and jailed for six months. the convictions were later quashed on technical grounds, but subsequently the church found enough evidence to ban him from being a priest, but only for five years. by the late �*90s, he was back as a vicar on canvey island in essex, and for years moved through the ranks, though the church did say he couldn't be left alone with children. that's where stephen cottrell comes in, made tudor�*s boss in chelmsford in 2010. to share this service with you...

well, within days of arriving here as bishop, stephen cottrell was told about david tudor�*s past and that he was a priest who was banned from being left alone with children. two years later, he found out that david tudor had paid £10,000 to a woman who'd come forward to say he abused her as a child. but then, not only did david tudor under stephen cottrell remain in post, he was made honorary canon of chelmsford cathedral. archbishop cottrell�*s office says it was a highly unsatisfactory and problematic case, and that it was never open to him to revisit or take disciplinary action against david tudor as there were no live or new complaints that had not already been dealt with. but members of clergy are among thosejoining with tudor�*s victims to call for archbishop cottrell to resign. i think it completely undermines his credibility that this case was not acted on when he knew

information at the time. how can you have the moral and ethical authority to lead an institution with that? you can't. so, yes, i do think he needs to consider his position. only two months ago, david tudor admitted sexual misconduct and was sacked by the church. but he leaves difficult questions for those who for years allowed him to continue as a priest. aleem maqbool, bbc news. our correspondent harry farleyjoins us now. in the last couple of hours we ve had another response from the archbishop of york? yes, we have. and also further response from the church of england's deputy lead bishop for safeguarding, judy quality. she says she knows other priests currently serving in the church of england who cannot be left alone with children, they are temporary measures that mean there can't be alone with children. but we have had an updated

statement from the archbishop of york himself. he appears to reject those calls for him to resign. he says that when he became bishop of chelmsford in 2010 he was told in detail about the case of david tudor. he says that situation was horrible and intolerable. he says he suspended david tudor at the first opportunity, nine years later in 2019 when a new victim came forward and a new police investigation was launched. he says the reason it took nine years was because there were no legal grounds to take alternative action before then. he goes on to say that he is deeply sorry and, quote, we were not able to take action earlier but that was the situation he inherited. he says he is extremely sorry and is extremely disappointed the story is being reported as if an abuser was ignored, nothing could be further from the truth, he says. he says to reframe it in that way we traumatise as already further the victims. the

bishop of newcastle and others say the bishop, the archbishop of york, stephen cottrell, should have found a way to remove david tudor from office sooner and it reflects the crisis at the national church weeks after we were talking about the archbishop of canterbury having to resign. we are now speaking about his number two, the archbishop of york, and calls for him to also to step down. harry, thank you. and you can listen to the full story in file on 4 investigates on the bbc sounds app. police have named a woman who was shot dead outside a church in north—west london on saturday night. 46—year—old michelle sadio died at the scene after a gathering at the river of life pentecostal church in harlesden. two men in their 30s also sustained serious injuries. no arrests have been made. a 12—year—old girl has been charged with manslaughter after the death of a pensioner in leicestershire. bhim kohli died in september, a day after being attacked while out walking his dog. the girl, who can't be named because of her age, appeared in court this morning

and was released on bail. a 15—year—old boy has previously been charged with mr kohli's murder. there will be an urgent question in the house of commons today about china's operations within the uk, amid claims prince andrew had links with an alleged chinese spy. in a moment we'll speak to our political correspondent damian grammaticas. but first, our royal correspondent sean coughlan is at buckingham palace. and, sean, this has brought more questions about the prince's judgement. that is right. prince andrew has stepped down as a working royal, he stepped down as a working royal, he stepped back from public life, but he can't seem to step away from these controversies and headlines. buckingham palace doesn't speak for prince andrew, but it is embarrassing for him, that someone who was part of the royal family faces questions about his judgment and questions about his money. further reports that prince andrew might be advised to keep a low profile over christmas, not to draw

attention to himself at events such as the church service at sandringham on christmas day. although we should also say that prince andrew was my office has issued a statement saying that any dealings he had with the chinese businessman known as h six, were entirely not to do with anything sensitive. also we can say there will be an update this afternoon because so far we have been calling this businessman h six, but the royal courts ofjustice after this news is going to review whether that anonymity can be lifted and whether we can start using his real name. damian, and what could we see happen in parliament today? a short time ago we had the application for an urgent question relating to this issue had been granted. relating to this issue had been ranted. ., ., , ., granted. the former conservative leader, granted. the former conservative leader. sir— granted. the former conservative leader, sir iain _ granted. the former conservative leader, sir iain duncan _ granted. the former conservative leader, sir iain duncan smith, - granted. the former conservative leader, sir iain duncan smith, a l leader, sir iain duncan smith, a long—time china critic, will ask that question. he wants to know about the extent of chinese operations in the uk, particularly relating to that arm of the chinese

communist party that this individual, h six, is alleged to have been part of. now, he will initiate that and that may well lead other mps, such as the former security minister tom tugendhat, who wants to press the government to do more to bring in faster a scheme to register those in the uk who might be acting on behalf of overseas governments seeking contacts, influence, trying to build influence influence, trying to build influence in the uk. keir starmer has been away in norway today and he was asked there about whether he had had any contacts with the palace about this issue. in any contacts with the palace about this issue. ., ., ., ., , this issue. in relation to any discussions _ this issue. in relation to any discussions with _ this issue. in relation to any| discussions with buckingham this issue. in relation to any - discussions with buckingham palace, there is_ discussions with buckingham palace, there is a _ discussions with buckingham palace, there is a long—standing convention in the _ there is a long—standing convention in the uk _ there is a long—standing convention in the uk that has never spoken about, — in the uk that has never spoken about, but— in the uk that has never spoken about, but of course we are concerned about the challenge that china may— concerned about the challenge that

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