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so if you look across the bbc, it's notjust news. of these questions are plaguing the corporation in other areas. yeah, but can ijust say that what's very interesting is that in the more recent cases, the bbc have acted incredibly quickly. some people said they acted too quickly, whereas with huw edwards they were dithering and dragging theirfeet, in retrospect. suzanne franks, jake canter, thank you both so much. some of these questions are plaguing the corporation in other areas. yeah, but can ijust say that what's very interesting is that in the more recent cases, the bbc have acted incredibly quickly. some people said they acted too quickly, whereas with huw edwards they were dithering and dragging theirfeet, in retrospect. suzanne franks, jake canter, thank you both so much. before we go, some reaction to chris mason's report on wednesday about the prime minister's chief of staff, sue gray. i can reveal that she earns £170,000 a year. now, clearly that is a lot of money relative to the uk average salary, but it is considerably l

rebecca morelle, bbc news.europe. the damage, from germany, all the way across to romania, has left thousands homeless, and for some areas, more bad weather is on the way. the mayor of the polish city of nya has asked all 44,000 residents to evacuate, as sarah rainsford reports, from the czech—polish border. in the flood zone of poland, there is an urgent call to evacuate. fears that a stretch of embankment could collapse after days battered by a river swollen by torrential rain. not farfrom here, a dam has burst. the pressure is increasing. nysa has already flooded but it could get much worse, so residents like teresa have been told to get out to higher ground. "it�*s the weather, it�*s nature, what can you do?" she tells me. but nature is powerful. it smashed up the main bridge in the next town and plunged it underwater. when the floods subsided, there was chaos. and filth everywhere. right into their houses. how high did the water come? this man and his family had onlyjust decorated. all this was brand—new.

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the details of that are on our bbc news website. you are watching bbc news.d by the former boss of harrods — the late mohamed al fayed — whilst working at the luxury department store. some victims — and lawyers representing them — are currently holding a news conference, detailing their claims and accusations. israel launches new strikes in southern lebanon overnight, as hezbollah's leader calls this week's device explosions �*a massacre', and �*a declaration of war�*. un expert says haiti is in a �*catastrophic�* situation as gang violence kills thousands and forces over a million people to flee their homes.

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two, bbc newsnight,10:30pm, bbc two, bbc news and on the iplayer.d on the iplayer.— news and on the iplayer. thank you, christian. lebanon says 1a people have been killed in beirut, what the israeli military says was a "targeted strike" which killed a senior hezbollah commander. the militant group, proscribed as a terrorist organisation, was targeted in recent days when pagers and walkie—talkies used by their fighters exploded, killing at least 37 people. israel hasn't commented on those attacks. today's strike came amid the latest cross—border exchange of fire, with hezbollah launching more than 100 rockets into israel. in a moment we'll talk to our international editor jeremy bowen injerusalem, but first, this report from beirut from our chief international correspondent, 0rla guerin. explosion. this footage captures the moment of the attack, in the heartland of hezbollah. explosion. the skyline looks like a city at war. israel hit hard, without warning, in the densely populated residential district of dahiya. calling this a precision strike, the

helena wilkinson, bbc news.y trustee for five years. the regulator, the charity commission, found there had been serious mismanagement of funds at the charity fashion for relief, which ms campbell set up and was overseeing. graham satchell has been looking into the story. what more can you tell us? naomi campbell is one of the most famous supermodels in the world. she set up a charity, fashion for relief and was regularly giving interviews in the media to promote it. the idea was to raise money for poverty relief and to help in global disasters. today the charity commission has found that actually not very much of the money it raised ended up going to good causes. specifically over a six—year period, only 8.5% of the charity's overall expenditure was given out on charitable grants. so where did the money go? the commission says that almost £8,000 was spent on a three night stay in a 5—star hotel by naomi campbell. she racked up more than £6,000 on spa treatments, room service and cigarettes. so today she has bee

the bbc and it's i don't dislike the bbc.st don't like the way it's run by some very much. it's never going to be what it was. it's never going to be what it briefly before i come to jj, do you still consider the licence fee the best form of funding for the bbc? n0, fee the best form of funding for the bbc? no, i would like to see the bbc? no, i would like to see the bbc? no, i would like to see the bbc go down a commercial, privatise it. a commercial route where the programmes are sponsored, not with loads and loads of commercial breaks, but where the programmes are sponsored. >> why can't? yes go on. >> why can't? yes go on. >> if the bbc is as great as you say it is, then why do we force people to pay for it? >> oh, we shouldn't, we shouldn't force people to pay for it. >> we've just had farage saying we're a grown up party. and then you cut to a clip of lee anderson, this clown, then saying, oh, look at me . that's saying, oh, look at me. that's nothing. nothing about that whatsoever. i think it's very irresponsible for a

lucy manning, bbc news.s has raised questions about sentencing and also about his former employer the bbc. our culture and media editor, katie razzall, is here, but first, let's talk to our home and legal correspondent dominic casciani. can you explain the thinking behind the sentencing?— can you explain the thinking behind the sentencing? sentencing law gives an enormous — the sentencing? sentencing law gives an enormous amount _ the sentencing? sentencing law gives an enormous amount of _ the sentencing? sentencing law gives an enormous amount of discretion - the sentencing? sentencing law gives an enormous amount of discretion to | an enormous amount of discretion to judges and magistrates, and while on paper the maximum sentence is ten years, in actualfact paper the maximum sentence is ten years, in actual fact the possession of images in the grand scheme of things is a relatively small number of images compared to other cases, so the starting point was going to be much lower, in this case about a year,

newsnight is with you in about 15 minutes on bbc two, bbc news and iplayer.across israel, marking one year since the october 7th attacks. more than 1,200 people died and well over 200 others were taken hostage when hamas gunmen crossed the border from gaza, killing indiscriminately. they attacked many dozens of sites, including kibbutzim communities, army bases and the nova music festival, attended by 3,500 young people, hundreds of whom were murdered, while others were tortured and raped. a team from the bbc documentary series storyville has been speaking to some of those who survived, trying to piece together what happened. some of the material you're about to see was filmed by hamas. that footage, along with the eyewitness accounts, is distressing. the festival itself was amazing. the energy of people just wanting to dance and enjoy themselves and then going at it with all that they have. it was beautiful. we were all students starting our fourth year. we all liked going to parties and the second the nova tickets came out, they were really cheap. it seemed

this is bbc news. the headlines: hezbollah's leader accuses israel of "crossing all red lines" by detonating thousands of devices across lebanon, calling the attacks in which 37 were killed a "declaration of war". israel's military announces fresh strikes against hezbollah targets in southern lebanon, saying it's bringing "security to northern israel". in other news, the bbc reveals the former harrods boss — the late mohamed al fayed — has been accused of rape by five female ex—employees. the metropolitan police says it's aware of the allegations. and the bank of england governor says interest rates are "now gradually on the path down", after borrowing costs were held at 5%. we will have more on all of those stories coming up. first, let's cross and catch up with the sport headlines. sarah mulkerrins is there. matthew, good evening. let's start at the cricket at trent bridge, where australia are chasing 316 to beat england in the first of five one day internationals. england won the toss and decided to

that statementjust coming in from the bbc here to us at bbc news. are we waiting for at westminster magistrates�* court? yes. westminster magistrates' court? yes, the bbc has said _ westminster magistrates' court? yes, the bbc has said this. _ westminster magistrates' court? yes the bbc has said this. before we heard from the chairman, he felt that huw edwards was the villain in this piece. the director—general was trying to get the £200,000 back that huw edwards earned between november and april, when he left the bbc this year on medical grounds. the bbc has made abundantly clear how it feels about this, but it has been criticised by some for continuing to pay huw edwards from when he was arrested, when a small number of people in the organisation knew that he had been arrested over serious offences. but some in the legal world have said that the bbc was right to do what it did, and that he was innocent until proven otherwise, and it would have been premature and morally wrong to stop paying him. i think it is worthjust reminding our viewersjoining

up on bbc news...hasing 316 to win in nottingham. and hot off the press. why it is the end of an era for london's evening standard. the health care regulator, the care quality commission, says maternity care in england needs urgent reform to stop preventable harm becoming normalised. anational maternity inspection has found that poor care is more widespread than previously thought. 131 units were inspected, and not a single one was rated as outstanding for safety. only 35% had good safety ratings. the rest required either improvement or were rated inadquate for safety. just a warning — some viewers may find some of catherine burns' report upsetting. just breathing is hard for this six—year—old. he needs physio to keep his airway is clear. he can't walk, talk, or eat by himself. but it didn't have to be like this. when his mother was in labour, she knew the pain went beyond contractions. i kept seeing it was getting worse and worse, nobody would listen to me. i felt completely helpless, and i thought i

lucy manning, bbc news.ulture and media editor have more on the sentencing. but whether this is a lenient sentence, it looks like it's pretty down the line of what someone in huw edwards's position would expect. there's a there's a variety of sentences for these type of offences, and in theory the maximum is ten years. but that's only really reserved for the most severe producers of the images, not those who are the recipients. and the man who sent huw edwards the images, alex williams, he got 12 months suspended for two years to logically. huw edwards was likely to get less. the key thing is how the chief magistrate then dealt with the mitigating factors. so, he started with a one—year term. he reduced that to reflect both the mitigation he'd received about huw edwards's ill health, but also his early guilty plea that took it down to six months. he then had to decide whether or not he posed a risk to the public, and he concluded there was no ongoing risk, so there's no need. so there's no need — this is the

> ex—bbc.ings of this report. now, when i was at the bbc, this was before this current conflict. the problem with the bbc is that it's overwhelmingly staffed by very left leaning, liberal middle class people who are out of touch. and i'm speaking generally. i'm not speaking generally. i'm not speaking exclusively for everybody who are out of touch , everybody who are out of touch, typically with the working man and woman on the street. okay, so that's important. >> i don't think they would deny that because they're trying to get more working class people into the organisation, aren't they? okay. >> the problem is , is that that >> the problem is, is that that that bias will inevitably seep out onto air onto our programming on air. now, i remember when there was the brexit bottleneck and they couldn't get brexit through parliament. and boris johnson called an election and i remember that following that, there was incredibly negative reporting on on boris johnson, on conservatives and on brexit.

live from london, this is bbc news. more women have contacted the bbc to say they were assaulted by the former boss of harrods, the light mohamed al fayed, when working at the luxury department store. israel launches new strikes in southern lebanon targeting hezbollah overnight. more than 1000 people in north—eastern italy have been evacuated as storm barra continues to cause severe flooding across europe. we visit the city of springfield in ohio where some emigrants from haiti are worried about their safety after donald trump wrongly claimed they were eating pet cats and dogs. hello. i'm martine croxall. more women have contacted the bbc, saying that they were assaulted by the late mohammed al fayed when he was the boss of the luxury department store harrods. more than 20 women who worked for him have already come forward as part of a bbc investigation accusing the egyptian billionaire, who died last year, of multiple counts of rape and attempted rape during his 25 year reign at harrods. many claim that during that tim

lucy manning, bbc news.n submersible disaster has revealed the final text messages sent by those on board as they headed towards the wreck of the titanic. 0ne read, "all good here," before the craft imploded and killed those on board. the communications were between the sub and the mother ship on the surface, as titan made its descent in june last year. the hearings being held by the us coast guard, will assess what went wrong and whether the accident could have been prevented. here's rebecca morelle. the wreckage of 0ceangate�*s titan sub, its tail cone lying nearly 3,800 metres down on the atlantic sea floor. it was taking passengers to the titanic when it imploded, killing all five people on board. those who died were british explorer hamish harding, suleman dawood and his father, british pakistani businessman shahzada dawood, french diver ph nargeolet and stockton rush, 0ceangate ceo. i would like to ask that everyone present please stand for a moment of silence in respect to those persons who perished a

service, on bbc sounds or wherever you get your bbc podcasts.ce on the bbc action line on our website. next, we turn to storm boris and the floods that have forced thousands to evacuate across central europe and killed at least 23 people. italy is the latest country to close schools in the north, and move its residents to safety. some roads have also been blocked due to landslides. more thunderstorms are expected in the coming days. meanwhile, poland is bracing itself for the peak of the recent flooding today, with warnings that the country's third—largest city, wroclav, is at risk. this is the city, where, as you can see, local residents have been working to fill sandbags, which will be used to try to control the river oder. it has already gone past the level at which flood warnings are issued. elsewhere, in south—western poland, you can see how the flood have already caused damage near rivers. around 10,000 members of the military have been deployed to help with the emergency operations and helicopters have been sent to help evacuate some stra

the bbc and it's i don't dislike the bbc.st don't like the way it's run by some very much. it's never going to be what it was. it's never going to be what it briefly before i come to jj, do you still consider the licence fee the best form of funding for the bbc? n0, fee the best form of funding for the bbc? no, i would like to see the bbc? no, i would like to see the bbc? no, i would like to see the bbc go down a commercial, privatise it. a commercial route where the programmes are sponsored, not with loads and loads of commercial breaks, but where the programmes are sponsored. >> why can't? yes go on. >> why can't? yes go on. >> if the bbc is as great as you say it is, then why do we force people to pay for it? >> oh, we shouldn't, we shouldn't force people to pay for it. >> we've just had farage saying we're a grown up party. and then you cut to a clip of lee anderson, this clown, then saying, oh, look at me . that's saying, oh, look at me. that's nothing. nothing about that whatsoever. i think it's very irresponsible for a

graham satchell, bbc news.ent assassination attempt on donald trump. sir keir starmer will discuss issues including migration with the italian prime minister in rome later today. he�*s already had a breakfast meeting with italian business leaders at the british ambassadors residency. sir keir told them that the relationship between the uk and italy was a "good strong historic" one and they were very close allies. he said he was looking forward to meeting georgia meloni later. our southern europe correspondent, mark lowen, told me what is likely to be on the agenda. italy is the eu member which has the highest number of migrant arrivals. this year that number has fallen by 64%. sir keir starmer, his first meeting in office with the italian prime minister to learn from what italy has done. i can tell you what italy is done. i would probably say this to keir starmer if you asked me. there have been financial sweetness to the main countries of origin from where they have set off, tunisia and libya. last year the eu

he was the bbc does my big star, the man who anchored the bbc news.ho is awaiting his punishment. 0ften looking down in court, fidgeting and listening, looking as if he is listening, looking as if he is listening attentively to both sides of the argument.

this is bbc news. the bbc is contacted by more women who say they were assaulted by the former boss of harrod. when they worked for him. a bbc research has found the number of identified russian fighters killed on the frontline in ukraine has reached 70,000. china is pushing for another ceasefire in the north of myanmar, as renewed fighting throws the region into fresh chaos. we visit a chinese town at the border. hello and welcome to bbc news. i'm lukwesa burak. we start in the middle east, where israel has launched fresh air strikes in southern lebanon, in what security sources there say, is some of the most intense bombing since the start of the gaza war in october. these are the latest pictures of israeli strikes on the southern lebanese border village of rihan. the israeli military says its warplanes struck hundreds of hezbollah sites, including a weapons storage facility. it all comes after the leader of hezbollah — a prescribed terrorist organisation by some western governments — gave his first

he with a bbc member of staff being susended. ., , with a bbc member of staff being summed-— with a bbc. he was also asked about the controversies _ suspended. he was also asked about the controversies surrounding - the controversies surrounding strictly come dancing — tell us what he was asked and what he said in response. it’s he was asked and what he said in resonse. h . he was asked and what he said in resonse. �*, ., ., , response. it's hard to believe it was at the _ response. it's hard to believe it was at the beginning _ response. it's hard to believe it was at the beginning of- response. it's hard to believe it - was at the beginning of the summer when strictly come dancing came under all that spotlight, when amanda abington accused her dancing partner of bullying while making that show, the bbc set at that time there would be a report, an internal investigation. i'm all rajan put it to the director general, why didn't the report come out before the start of the series? he said, "it's not finished yet, it's almost there" — i got the feeling it's not imminent but it will be very

this is bbc news. the headlines...ghting hezbollah with full force, as world leaders call for a ceasefire on the border with lebanon. israel is continuing to attack hezbollah targets in lebanon with more than 75 sites hit overnight. bbc news hears new harrowing testimony from a woman who says she was raped by the former harrods owner, mohamed al fayed, when she was 16. and england's chief medical officer will be questioned later on the impact the pandemic had on the nhs at the covid inquiry. hello. israel has called up more reservists and has told the army to be ready for a possible ground offensive. the speculation has been that it may launch an invasion of southern lebanon to destroy the infrastructure used by hezbollah and push its fighters away. for hezbollah, this is the worst moment in the group's history. they have been weakened but remains defiant. so, what do we know about hezbollah�*s capabilities? bbc verify�*s nawal al—maghafi has more. wednesday's attack by hezbollah is believed to be the first—time ever t

this is bbc news. networks of engaging in �*foreign interference activity�*. the move comes days after a state department official called rt a fully fledged member of the intelligence apparatus of the russian government. enforcement of the ban will roll out over the coming days. let's speak to dr 0lga boichak — senior lecturer in digital cultures at the university of sydney. she researches how social media influences the outcomes of military conflicts near and far. why is met upbringing in this ban now? is it to do with the state department announcement? this is a welcome step on the part of meta. when so many internet users are getting their news online, it is not just young people, this is also we are now living here at a stage where a lot of middle—aged people also get their news online on social media and so this is an extremely significant step that would allow to curtail russian disinformation. rt has been known as a russian propaganda arm. it has been known to really work with western audiences,

another car crash at the bbc. freddie flintoff suffered life changing injuries in a dangerous stunt on top gear in a dangerous stunt on top gear in 2022, and i can reveal tonight it did not need to happen as a handsomely funded broadcasting organisation with an annual income of over £5 billion, you would expect, wouldn't you, the bbc to be faultless in the way that it makes its programmes in the absence of any commercial pressures and with no adverts , pressures and with no adverts, which gives them a huge advantage over the likes of us here @gbnews, the bbc should be the gold standard for television production and safety. however, former top gear star chris harris, who replaced jeremy clarkson after yet another bbc scandal, has sensationally told the joe rogan podcast that he raised serious safety concerns with bbc bosses. months before flintoff's near fatal crash . he flintoff's near fatal crash. he told them that somebody could be killed, but his concerns look to have been ignored. take listen. >> there was a b

did bbc news help to fan the flames of the riots? since we were last with you, it's been a busy summer of news, both at home and abroad. in this programme, we're going to focus on the alarming sequence of events sparked by a knife attack in southport at the end ofjuly in which three young girls were killed. judith moritz spoke at the time to eight—year—old poppy, a friend of one of the victims. i literally knew that alice was definitely in there, so my fingers were crossed that she wasn't injured or anything because i knew she was in there. but then when i found out that she was in the hospital, i was like, "oh, i'm crossing my fingers all week". that's what we've done for all of them, haven't we? you're crossing your fingers all week? i yep, all week. and then you said she's died from the incident. holly fitzgerald was one of a number of viewers who contacted us about that interview, writing... "the bbc�*s coverage of the appalling incident in southport has been excellent, and judith moritz is one of my favourite reporters, but i wa

this is bbc news. the us says it's working to stop a further escalation in fighting between israel and hezbollah, as lebanon reels from two days of deadly explosions. israel has not commented on the blasts, but announced some troops have been relocated from gaza to its border with lebanon. the centre of gravity is moving towards the north. the late mohamed al—fayed — former owner of harrods — is accused of rape by five female ex—employees. 7a bbc documentary reveals. america's largest labour union — which usually backs the democrats — says it won't endorse either candidate in the us presidential election. and coming up — the bank of england will decide whether to cut interest rates from five percent. hello, i'm martine croxall. we begin with the latest in the middle east, following two days of explosions in lebanon. the united states says it's involved in intensive diplomatic efforts to prevent the conflict between israel and hezbollah escalating further. the comments come after explosions triggered in

this is bbc news, the headlines...minister rejects international calls for a three—week ceasefire with hezbollah, telling his military to keep fighting with full force. the fighting with full force. palestinian president has renewed the palestinian president has renewed his call for an end to the israeli offensive on the gaza strip during a speech to the united nations general assembly. supermodel naomi campbell is disqualified from being a charity trustee for five years after the charity commission found serious mismanagement of funds at a charity she founded. let's return to our top story now — the israeli prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, has ordered the israeli military to continue fighting with full force against hezbollah in lebanon, despite growing international pressure for an immediate ceasefire. mr netanyahu's office said that he had not given any response to a proposal by the us and france for a 21—day ceasefire. since monday, more than 700 people have been killed here in lebanon, and more than 90,000 peop

it's not just an issue with the bbc itself and bbc news, but also bbc arabic. and they are. >> they are flagged as one of the main offenders here and talking using terms like genocide, trying to create some equivalence between israel and interestingly, putin in russia. >> i think that's something that jeremy bowen is accused of, who's a foreign editor at the bbc, i mean, i agree with you. ofcom needs to be consistent. all i would say , giles, and all i would say, giles, and they've been very interested in what we do on this channel, but it must also be interested in the interests of balance the national broadcaster does in the interests of balance. >> they should be somewhat, it seems, with bbc they can't really go a week without being embroiled in some fresh crisis. and i just wonder if at some point labour will look to change and change the executives at the top, you know, will tim davie their own person in there. >> yeah. okay. well we'll keep watching that one. and the full report is out tomorrow. let's talk about the nhs blame game that's currently raging.

voice-over: this is bbc news. this is bbc news.fense forces say they have carried out air strikes on dozens of hezbollah targets overnight. in westminster, labour mp rosie duffield quits the party, accusing prime minister keir starmer of hypocrisy. in her resignation letter, the canterbury mp lambasts the prime minister for accepting gifts worth tens of thousands of pounds while scrapping the winter fuel payment. at least 63 people have died and millions are without power after hurricane helene hit the southeastern united states. in north carolina, more than 400 roads remain closed with the mountain town of asheville largely cut off. now on bbc news, click. this week, joe's looking a little different. these ai clones are more about attending meetings

service, on bbc sounds, as well as on the bbc iplayer.otland yard antony blinken, who has been shuttling around various european capitals, has been speaking with his french counterpart in the last few minutes. just a couple of lines to bring you as a news conference has finished. antony blinken is saying that france and the us are united in calling for restraint when it comes to the middle east and lebanon, in particular. antony blinken saying we don't want to see any escalatory actions by any party that makes a ceasefire even more difficult. the us secretary of state shuttling between the middle east and european capitals, trying to get that ceasefire deal over the line. 0nly trying to get that ceasefire deal over the line. only a couple of days ago he was saying 15 sections of that ceasefire deal had been agreed. there were three others that they were still trying to get over the line. again talking up the possibility of a ceasefire and a hostage deal, but of course that hasn't got across the line. in the meantime we have seen israel op

this is bbc news.world leaders call for a ceasefire on the border with lebanon. israel is continuing to attack hezbollah targets in lebanon — with more than 75 sites hit overnight. these are live pictures from southern lebanon. bbc news hears new harrowing testimony from a woman who says she was raped by the former harrods owner mohamed al fayed when she was 16. and injapan, the world's longest—serving death row prisoner has been acquitted more than a half a century after his conviction. hello. i'm rajini vaidyanathan. welcome to this our own bbc news. the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu has told the military to keep fighting lebanon's hezbollah with "full force". his office says he's not responded to a call from world leaders for a 21—day ceasefire. in further development, the idf say they are currently dragging to

around the world and across the uk, you are watching bbc news. you're watching bbc news.t her partner in its popular celebrity show, strictly come dancing. bbc news understands claims of verbal bullying and harassment by giovanni perniche were upheld, but more serious allegations of "physical aggression" were not. let's talk to our media and arts correspondent david sillito, whojoins me here in the studio. what has the report said? ,, . , ., . said? strictly come dancing, known around _ said? strictly come dancing, known around the _ said? strictly come dancing, known around the world - said? strictly come dancing, known around the world as l known around the world as dancing with the stars, the biggest show the bbc does, for the last nine months there have beenin the last nine months there have been in the newspaper is essentially a war over allegations on what was happening behind the scenes. between amanda abbington who was a contestant in the last series and left halfway through, and giovanni perniche, a professional dancer. the allegations were of mean, cruel and abu

these are the bedfellows of the bbc, the bbc, arabic and the british pubucis the bbc, arabic and thebe produced. it's i think, very, very disappointing. >> to what extent do you think you found what you were looking for ? how impartial. i know it's for? how impartial. i know it's not an impartial report, not an independent report. but how far were you influenced by your own expectations? >> well, what triggered the report was was feeling that this story was not being told properly, and so we i thought, well, i can't take anecdotal evidence of that. i've got to do it in the traditional way, which is methodically going through the evidence in assembling it and then seeing it. it took four months before we could actually start counting, and i was expecting to find a failure of balance and some impartiality. and i didn't. i found a total failure of balance, a colossal lack of impartiality. i'm talking about figures, and you'll see it in the report , not you'll see it in the report, not sort of 6040, but 90, 93, seven, in one instance, newsnight managed a clean score of 100%. negafive mana

pembroke, bbc news, new york. you're watching bbc news.ovid inquiry today. professor chris whitty gave evidence at the inquiry back in november and will likely be quizzed today about the "stay home, protect the nhs" messaging deployed at the start of the pandemic. inquiry chairwoman baroness heather hallett is examining the impact of the crisis on nhs workers, patients and the delivery of healthcare. here, network rail has launched an investigation after free wifi given to 20 train stations across the uk was hacked in a cyber—security incident. passengers who attempted to log into the service at busy hubs such as london euston and manchester piccadilly were met with a web page that was headlined "we love you, europe." simon jones has more. the wi—fi hacked, a free service for passengers compromised. people wanting to use it during last night's rush hour were redirected to this web page. entitled we love you europe, it gave details of several terror attacks that have been carried out in recent years, both in britain and abroad. normally, wh

news or former face of bbc news.rammes like the election programme taking over from david dimbleby. so there is a real interest and to see what happens next. he could be sentenced within the next hour or so. we know there is another case taking place in court number one. the next time he will be seen is when he appears in the dock. as i said, he could be sentenced today or the magistrate could decide to send the case to the crown court if he feels he has insufficient sentencing powers. for example, if he wants to sentence him for more than 12 months in prison, because that is the most a magistrate can do. anything beyond that needs to be referred to the high court. so as i said, people are waiting, the press are waiting, journalists inside. the public gallery is packed, too. a reminder of what he pleaded guilty to injuly, three counts of making indecent images of children. he was sent hundreds of indecent images. 41 of them involved children, seven of those 41 were deemed to be of a serious sexual nature and two of t

david sillito, bbc news.police it was announced he had resigned from the corporation on medical advice. it was the end of a career that had taken him from reporting on politics for bbc wales... ..to being made a lead presenter of bbc tv news, and to become one of the most familiar faces on british television. there are 650 mp5. when he was given the job of presenting the bbc tv election coverage of 2019, it was the first change of host in a0 years. he occupied a role that demanded reliability, trustworthiness, dignity for those era—defining moments. here, the minutesjust before the announcement of the death of the queen. a man who was arrested in november charged injune and injuly pleaded but he was to the public, still one of the faces of the bbc. let's speak tojim gamble — a former senior police officer who was head of the child exploitation and online protection command centre at the national crime agency. sorry, i think my microphone is not working, i hope you can hear me, mr gamble. ., ., , gamble. you c

lucy manning, bbc news.blindfolded, whipped, and held in solitary confinement. we hear from women in solitary confinement. we hearfrom women inside iran who say they're still facing the brutal oppression two years after the death of mahsa amini he sparked mass protests in the country. around the world and across the uk, this is the world today on bbc news. the un's most senior official overseeing aid and reconstruction in gaza has said the world is failing innocent civilians there after nearly a year of war. sigrid kaag has been addressing the un security council, and described her assessment of the ground situation in gaza as "sombre and dark". ican i can tell you every day that passes, life in gaza is unlivable. the risks are high, disease is continuously at risk of outbreak, children are not in school, people are living in tents. this is not the gaza before october 7th — it is hell on earth, so every day that passes impacts people's lives. let's speak tojorge moreira da silva. he is executive director of

carl nasman, bbc news.ar on health grounds. simon case, the cabinet secretary, was known to be suffering from ill health. in a message to colleagues, he said, "whilst the spirit remains willing, the body is not." and newsnight�*s at the conservative party conference, over on bbc two shortly. victoria's there. we're live at the tory party conference, where we hear from three of the candidates vying to be the next leader, and we try and speak to one ex—conservative prime minister who doesnt want to answer any of our questions. newsnight, live at 10:30 on bbc two. the bbc has apologised to the actor amanda abbington and upheld several complaints made by her against her professional dance partner on strictly come dancing. but giovanni perniche has also been cleared of the most serious allegations of physical aggression. the actress previously described her dance partner as "abusive, cruel and mean" and now calls the bbc�*s apology a "vindication" katie razzall has that story. for months, claims by the actress a

fiona irving, bbc news.on iplayer now. the time is coming up to 20 past six. 0urtop the time is coming up to 20 past six. our top story... jailed for nine years — 27—year—old thomas birley gets the longest sentence so far for his part in the rotherham riot. coming up: can britain's jack draper be a winner against world number one jannik sinner to reach the us open final? and on bbc london, a controversial new sewage recycling scheme gets the go—ahead in south london, and we're on the owl art trail raising money for the north london hospice. to the paralympics now, and dame sarah storey has won yet another gold medal, this time in the cycling road race. it's a record 19th paralympic gold for the 46—year—old. and she wasn't the only gold medal winnerfor paralympics gb in paris today, as andy swiss will tell us. it was one of the greatest finishes from one of sport's greatest athletes. a 19th gold medal! you didn't doubt her, did you? for dame sarah storey, victory and a hug from her watching daughter louisa af

announcer: and now, "bbc news" s is bbc news.women have contacted the bbc to say they were assaulted by the former boss of harrods, the late mohamed al fayed, while working at the department store. israel launches new strikes in southern lebanon, targeting hezbollah overnight as the group's leader calls this week's device explosions a declaration of war. more than 1000 in northeastern italy have been evacuated as a storm continues to cause severe flooding across europe. we visit the city of springfield in ohio, where some immigrants from haiti are worried about their safety when donald trump wrongly claimed they are eating pet cats and dogs. ♪ anchor: hello and welcome. more women have contacted the bbc saying they were assaulted by the late mohamed al fayed when he was the boss of the luxury department store harrods. more than 20 women who worked for for him have already come forward, accusing the egyptian billionaire who died last year of multiple accounts of rape and attempted rape during his 25 year reign at harrods. any clai

danny savage, bbc news, rotherham. has this assessment of the length of the sentence handed down today. longer sentence today, only the third sentence we've seen so far over the four—year mark, and that was because of the seriousness of the offence which he committed, arson, which can carry up to a life sentence. the other too long sentences have been for criminally racially aggravated criminal damage, which is also viewed by the courts is a very serious offence. the majority of sentences we've seen have been in the sort of two year to three year, four month mark. and those have all been for violent disorder which carries a maximum sentence of five years. around 400 people have been charged with that, including to i2—year—olds, and 11 people over the age of 60. in all, 600 people have now been charged with the full range of offences from using threatening words right up to riots and arson. i don't think it is going to stop there because manchester police, for example, today released a new video of people that they want

bbc two at 10:30pm, iplayer and bbc news, for your nightly newsnight. and bbc news, for your nightlytly newsniaht. ., , ., ~ newsnight. paddy o'connell, thank ou. more women have contacted the bbc saying that they were assaulted by the late mohamed al—fayed when he was the boss of harrods. more than 20 women who worked for him have already come forward as part of a bbc investigation accusing the egyptian billionaire, who died last year, of multiple counts of rape and attempted rape during his 25—year reign at harrods. many claim that during that time, the company helped cover up allegations of abuse. our correspondent helena wilkinson has this report and a warning that it contains descriptions of sexual violence. he tried to rape me more than once and he pushed me in and onto the bed so that i couldn't move. he and he pushed me in and onto the bed so that i couldn't move.— so that i couldn't move. he was 79, nearly 80. — so that i couldn't move. he was 79, nearly 80. and _ so that i couldn't move. he was 79, nearly 80. and i _ so that i couldn't move. he was 79, nearly 80, and i was

this is bbc news, the headlines. at least 32 killed in lebanon — after two days of exploding device attacks — targeting hezbollah. pagers and walkie talkies have been banned from flights out of beirut. israel — widely believed to be behind the attacks — has announced what it calls a �*new phase in the war" — the united states is urging calm. the bbc reveals that the former harrods boss — the late mohamed al—fayed — has been accused of rape by five female ex—employees. evacuations in northern italy as storm boris batters the country causing severe flooding and landslides. and in the uk — calls for urgent maternity service reform — after two thirds of hospitals inspected — fail to meet safety standards. the bbc has revealed that the late mohamed al—fayed — former owner of harrods, the uk's largest luxury department store — has been accused of rape by five female ex—employees. the egyptian—born businessman rose from a poor family in alexandria to buying the world—famous department store in 1985. a bbc documentary has un

live from washington, this is bbc news. israel launches new strikes in southern lebanon, targeting hezbollah as the group's leader calls this week's device explosions "a red line". donald trump and kamala harris holds duelling campaign events as the race for the white house tightens. we'll hear from voters in the key battleground state of michigan. and multiple women come forward accusing the late mohamed al fayed of rape sexual assault. i'm helena humphrey. good to have you with us. the leader of hezbollah on thursday described two waves of deadly attacks across lebanon using explosives in pagers and walkie—talkies as "a declaration of war". in a televised address, hassan nasrallah said that israel crossed all red lines after 37 people were killed and thousands injured in the surprise attacks across lebanon on tuesday and wednesday. he vowed to the people who had evacuated their homes in northern israel amid exchanges of fire would not be able to return unless israel ends its attacks on gaza. as he was speaking, israel's m

dan johnson, bbc news.tanic last year killing five people, including himself, had told a staff meeting that "no—one was dying on his watch" i got stabbed 12 times. i mean, when i was kidnapped, they had weapons the same size. so i thought if that ever happens again, those same people, then i need something to combat that realistically. bro, i appreciate yeah, stay safe. we've retrieved the weapons. contain these weapons. another call. the government's reviewing online sales of these weapons. it describes knife crime as an epidemic and a priority. dan johnson, bbc news. it's been revealed that the head of the firm behind the submersible which imploded on a dive to the wreck of the titanic last year killing five people, including himself, had told a staff meeting that "no—one was dying on his watch" after safety concerns were raised about the vessel. stockton rush's comments emerged in documents released as part of the inquiry into the accident. and today the us coastguard revealed that after the submersible