—— alison saunders is stepping down as the director of public execution and there seems to be an automaticde a dame. herfive—yeartenure in that role has been a sort of, absolutely with criticism. most because of the intra— double sex claim cases where an uneasy —— anonymity is being investigated. because it is such a heinous crime, there is a presumption of innocence... we should say that the charges have been dropped against him several years ago. it was about the phrasing, saying there was insufficient evidence and the fact is there was no evidence. that's right. what samuel armstrong, the conservative eight, is saying, is that this term, in sufficient evidence, is loaded. if a false disclaimer is proved, it is. it but insufficient evidence carries with ita certain insufficient evidence carries with it a certain inference that there are is not clear at understanding that there was no guilt established and that is what he is raising and therefore, that coupled with all of therefore, that coupled with all of the other issues and criticism surrounding alison saunders, he has come out to say

let me give testament to my predecessor alison saunders.r about 30% cuts to its annual operating budget. that was an extremely difficult task but was managed. i take no credit for it. here we are now, i have 6000 highly dedicated, highly motivated staff... is that enough? ..that is the evidence of two weeks. we have to move our resources around according to the way that crime changes, the way that the caseload changes. but you would expect, and every government department will say this, but as we come up to the next government spending review, we will be marshalling our arguments to say has stretched we are. —— how stretched we are. so you are stretched, so you would like more people? what i'm saying is that we are operating efficiently and at capacity, and within any annual period we have to resources around the organisation to make sure that we maintain that efficiency. we're joined now by the criminal barristerjerry hayes. he was the lawyer in the case of liam allan, the 22—year—old who was on trial for rape but whose case fell apart whe

the case represents another setback for the former director of public prosecutions, alison saunders, week after five years in the role. mr gambaccini, seen here in 2016 at the memorial service for fellow radio two broadcaster of sir thierry wogan, has described 0peration yewtree as a celebrity witch—hunt, aimed at averting attention away from the failure of the authorities to stoinmmy savile. ben ando, bbc news. the brexit campaigner arron banks has returned to the uk, as he faces allegations that his multi—million pound donations to the leave cause may have broken electoral law. the leave.eu co—founder was referred to the national crime agency by the elections watchdog, which suspects that cash given to the campaign had come from what it called "impermissible sources". mr banks denies any wrongdoing. 0ur political correspondent jonathan blakejoins me now. here‘s back, did he have anything substantial to say about these allegations? and early morning arrival at gatwick from bermuda, we knew he was there because he treated a picture of himself in the exotic location earlier this week,

the case represents another setback for the former director of public prosecutions, alison saunders, stepped down this week after five years in the role. mr gambaccini, seen here in 2016 at the memorial service for fellow radio two broadcast of sir terry wogan, has described operation yewtree as a celebrity witch—hunt, aimed at averting attention away from the failure of the authorities to stop jimmy savile. ben ando, bbc news. funeral ceremonies have begun in bangkok for the leicester city owner, vichai srivaddhanaprabha. the businessman died — along with four other people — when his helicopter crashed outside the king power stadium last saturday. the team's players are flying out to thailand to pay their respects after their game against cardiff this afternoon. our correspondentjonathan head sent us this update from the temple in bangkok where the funeral ceremony is taking place. it as an typical funeral ceremony with two specific roles. people who remember vichai srivaddhanaprabha bringing monks to the leicester ground will know how religious he was. it is important for the peopl

the case represents another setback for the former director of public prosecutions, alison saunders,ter five years in the role. mr gambaccini, seen here in 2016 at the memorial service for fellow radio two broadcaster sir terry wogan, has described operation yewtree as a celebrity witch—hunt, aimed at diverting attention away from the failure of the authorities to stop jimmy savile. ben ando, bbc news. the brexit campaigner aaron banks has returned to the uk — as he faces allegations that his multi—million pound donations to the leave cause may have broken electoral law. the "leave—dot—eu" co—founder was referred to the national crime agency by the elections watchdog, which suspects that cash given to the campaign had come from what it called "impermissible sources". mr banks denies any wrongdoing. there were a lot of reporters and photographers to greet mr banks had he arrived at gatwick airport this morning. he was asked whether any of the money donated had come from russia. he said that it hasn't, the money has come from me. he went on to say that he would cooperate with the natio

let me give testament to my predecessor alison saunders, she lived during a time when the cps had toannual operating budget. that was an extremely difficult task but was managed, i take no credit for it. here we are now, i have 6000 highly dedicated, highly motivated staff... is that enough? that is the evidence of two weeks, we have to move our resources around according to the way that crime changes, the way that the caseload changes. but you would expect and every government department will say this, that as we come up to the next government spending review, we will be marshalling our arguments to say how stretched we are... so you are stretched, so you would like more people? what i am saying is that we are operating efficiently and at capacity and within any annual period, we have to move resources around the organisation to ensure that we maintain that efficiency. jerry hayes was the lawyer in the case of liam allan, the 22—year—old who was on trial for rape but whose case fell apart when a disc containing a0,000 messages from the complainant to mr allan was disclosed into the

the case represents another setback for the former director of public prosecutions, alison saunders,own this week after five years in the role. mr gambaccini, seen here in 2016 at the memorial service of fellow radio two broadcaster sir terry rogan, has described 0peration yew tree as a celebrity witch—hunt, aimed at averting attention away from the failure of the authorities to stop jimmy savile. ——terry wogan. president erdogan of turkey has said that the order to kill journalist jamal khashoggi last month came from the highest levels of the saudi government. writing in the washington post, mr erdogan calls for the unmasking of what he describes as the "puppet masters" behind the murder at the saudi consulate in istanbul. saudi arabia's version of events has changed several times, but it denies that crown prince mohammed bin salman had any knowledge of the killing. the brexit campaigner arron banks is expected to return to the uk today as he faces allegations that his multi—million pound donations to the "leave" cause may have broken electoral law. the "leave. eu" co—founder was re

the case represents another setback for the former director of public prosecutions, alison saunders,this week after five yea rs stepped down this week after five years in the role. paul gambaccini, seen here in 2016 at a memorial service for fellow radio two broadcast of sir terry rogan, has described the operation as a celebrity witch—hunt, aimed at averting attention away from the failure of the authorities to stop jinny sat. —— jimmy savile. president erdogan of turkey has said that the order to kill journalist jamal khashoggi last month came from the highest levels of the saudi government. writing in the washington post, mr erdogan calls for the unmasking of what he describes as the "puppet masters" behind the murder at the saudi consulate in istanbul. saudi arabia's version of events has changed several times, but it denies that crown prince mohammed bin salman had any knowledge of the killing. detectives are continuing to investigate the fatal stabbing of a 17—year—old boy outside a south london tube station, a day after a 15—year—old was killed in the city. nineteen teenagers

the purpose was that alison saunders referred to a justice syste m saunders referred to a justice systemrict rules, that the police have to look at the data, and they only disclose it to the defence if it assists the defence or undermines the prosecution. they simply cannot disclose willy—nilly the prosecution. they simply cannot disclose willy— nilly previous the prosecution. they simply cannot disclose willy—nilly previous sexual history of a complainant in a sexual offe nce, history of a complainant in a sexual offence, that is a misconception. i get very cross with some of these groups who think they are helping women and all they are doing is giving out with information which may prevent women coming forward and making complaints. what women should know is if they are telling the truth, they have nothing to fear. they have nothing to fear about matters that are relevant being disclosed to the defence. there are very strict rules as has already been referred to in section 41. people are shaking their heads in this agreement. it is common for a complainant to be asked to sign a statem