, cyril smith went on to abuse children at knowl view school, in rochdale, in the 1980s. allegation. in 2012, labour's tom watson demanded an investigation into... clear intelligence suggesting a powerful paedophile network linked to parliament and number 10. so what happened ? the enquiry said today it had done its investigation and found no evidence of that. but over the years, concerns have been raised about individuals like cyril smith and little has been done. this report says that is because politics came before the safety of children. and it demands all political parties improve their child protection policy. tom symonds, bbc news, west minster. hello, i'm gavin ramjaun and this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. coming up on this programme: a thumping at the bridge for chelsea, as bayern run riot in their european champions league tie. it is finely poised between napoli and barcelona. barca coming from behind, but farfrom impressive in italy. and an olympic committee member refuses to rule out the 2020 tokyo games being cancelled completely, amid the

inquiry not having secured a parliamentary scalp, he said, ifear that i have been made a proxy for cyril smithe lord steel had a responsibility to act. because david steel failed to act on these allegations, cyril smith was able to remain in public life. cyril smith went on to abuse children at knowl view school in rochdale in the 1980s. this inquiry examined another big allegation. in 2012, labour's tom watson demanded an investigation into... clear intelligence suggesting a powerful paedophile network linked to parliament and number 10. so what happened ? the inquiry said today it had done its investigation, and found no evidence of that. but over the years, concerns have been raised about individuals like cyril smith and little has been done. this report says that's because politics came before the safety of children. and it demands all political parties improve their child protection policies. tom symons, bbc news, westminster. a jury at the old bailey has been shown cctv footage of salman abedi, the manchester arena suicide bomber, seconds before he detonated a device which killed 22 peop

high profile politicians like sir cyril smith were protected, and a blind eye was turned to allegationsild sexual abuse, says the inquiry into abuse at westminster. warnings of a danger to life — parts of the midlands are expected to record their highest ever flood levels in the next few hours. and england's cricketing hero ben stokes receives his 0be after last year's world cup win. and in the sport at 1:30pm, tyson fury arrives back in the uk to a hero's welcome following his world heavyweight title win over deontay wilder. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. as the outbreak of coronavirus spreads to more and more countries, there's new advice from the government. people returning to the uk from the affected parts of italy have been told to stay at home for two weeks even if they don't feel unwell, and all travellers who've visited northern italy should self—isolate if they develop flu—like symptoms. hundreds of guests at a hotel on tenerife in the canary islands are not being allowed to leave the complex after an italian tourist tested positive for coronavirus. and the

the enquiry, not having secured a parliamentary scalp, i fear that i have been made a proxy for cyril smithteel was a major political figure in his time and we go. lord steel was a major politicalfigure in his time and he has resigned as a result of this report. thank you very much, tom. a cctv image taken 19 seconds before the manchester arena bomb explosion, in which 22 people died, has been shown in court. the image shows the bomber, salman abedi, standing at the venue among a crowd of people, just before he detonated a home—made device packed with shrapnel. his brother ha5hem abedi is accused of helping him plan the attack at the end of an ariana grande concert. our correspondent angus crawford is at the old bailey. what else has the court been told? the cctv images and footage show the last hours and minutes of salman abedi, just before he set off that explosion at the concert. and what we see in the initial cctv is him leaving the flat that he had rented in the centre of manchester specifically for the purpose of creating a bond. he is carrying a large, black rucksack. it is clearly v

dems, after a report says he did not act on claims of sexual misconduct made against the former mp cyril smithe city of delhi sees its worst violence in decades, sparked by deep divisions over a new citizenship law. and two severe flood warnings remain in place for the river severn amid fears that water could go overflood barriers in the early hours of tomorrow morning. and at 11:30 we'll be taking an in—depth look at the papers, with our reviewers sonia sodha and kevin schofield. stay with us for that. good evening. our main story is the deepening crisis surrounding the spread of coronavirus. in one of the latest developments, a hotel in tenerife, in spain's canary islands, has been locked down, after a visiting italian doctor tested positive. here in the uk, travellers who've visited northern italy have been told they must self—isolate, if they develop flu—like symptoms. the vast majority of cases still remain in china, but there are significant clusters elsewhere. there are more than 77,000 cases on the chinese mainland. more than 2,600 people have died. south korea has seen a sharp rise in

the inquiry uses cyril smith as an example, he was an mp in rochdale in the 1970s but in the late 60shools. ten years after cyril smith had a conversation with david steele who was the leader of the liberal party and told him this investigation had happened. steele gave evidence about this at the inquiry, he said it was a brief conversation and still did not admit any abuse but because he did not act on it at the inquiry accused him of... said he had done wrong. david steel has resigned because he said he doesn't want any more turmoil in the party which had been looking to investigate his actions. studio: thanks forjoining us. a court has been shown cctv footage of the manchester arena suicide bomber 19 seconds before he detonated a home—made device. salman abedi is seen carrying a large rucksack containing shrapnel standing in a crowd of men, women and children. his brother hashem abedi is on trial at the old bailey accused of being ‘jointly responsible‘ for the attack. he denies 22 counts of murder, attempted murder and conspiracy to cause explosions. our home affairs correspondent

an in lord steel's case, the claim was about cyril smith.ral democrats came into existence. in 1959, cyril smith was investigated by the police in connection with allegations with boys who had been abused as to schools. he was not charged. ten years later, he had what lord steel says was a brief conversation with then party leader david steel, and during this conversation, he admitted he had been investigated by the police. the inquiry says that lord steel should have acted and that not doing so was a relation of his duty to protect children. lord steel as you say has now resigned and he is angry at what the report says about him. he says the report says about him. he says the inquiry is going after him because he cannot go after cyril smith. he says cyril smith never admitted being a paedophile to him. he is effectively revealing that some in the liberal democrats wanted this former senior figure some in the liberal democrats wanted this former seniorfigure in british politics to be re—investigated by his own party and he said he is not pre

. —— sir cyril smith. he has tendered his resignation.blind eye to accusations of abuse, to clarify. they was a conservative mp as well. people in westminster new there was something about sir cyril smith had an interest in young children but turned a blind eye because of the political concerns they had rather than any concern for the welfare of young children. this story is also covered in the daily telegraph and the times but with a focus on tom watson. politically, people more from the right are honing in on tom watson because remember tom watson did make allegations in the house of commons about a westminster paedophile ring linked to ten downing st which were incendiary allegations and they say these are not true. i have spoken to people who are spoken to tom watson who was nominated for an honour and that he should not receive it because of his involvement in these allegations. should not receive it because of his involvement in these allegationsm is not focused attack because this report has a lot to say about children and young pe

the inquiry into child sex abuse at westminster says high profile politicians like sir cyril smith were story — the coronavirus and the outbreak is having serious implications for the economy. our business corresopondent sean farrington is at one factory in bishop auckland that's had to cut its working week from five days to four because of the coronavirus. this is the first working day of the week here at cello electronics. they have started the box packing early. but they should have been up and running yesterday. they have a lot of supplies coming from china, like a lot of these electronics that go into our tvs. it is having a knock—on effects on the business. the stock market is down more than 3%. we will have a chat to the boss here at cello electronics. you have all the stocks you have got piled high, what are you expecting now to happen to these, given that you have got delays on all the stuff you are getting in from china? we have got parts so we keep parts here. through this period we are a british manufacturer, manufacturing in the uk. against some of our competitors who impor

dems, after a report says he did not act on claims of sexual misconduct made against the former mp cyril smithin decades,

one is the case of cyril smith, who was investigated in 1969 by the police, and ten years later toldppened, that he had been investigated. he did not do anything with the information, and the inquiry found that he abdicated his responsibilities and that was an issue for the protection of children. in another key case relating to the conservatives, peter morrison, who in the 1960s and 1970s there were concerns about suggestions that he might be involved in the abuse of children, well, that information went right up to the prime minister's office, the prime minister at the time being margaret thatcher. the inquiry does not necessarily find that margaret thatcher was told that one of the ministers at the time was a paedophile, but it does say that peter morris and's political career was allowed to go on and he was eventually knighted. —— peter morrison. one of the recommendations of the inquiry is to look at people, after they died, then knighthoods can be reconsidered if allegations like this come to light. ok, tom symonds, thank you very much. ben has the latest sport. as excuses go,

ten years after that, cyril smith had a conversation with david steele who is the leader of the liberal happened. he gave evidence about this at the inquiry last year. he said it was a brief conversation and he didn't admitany abuse, brief conversation and he didn't admit any abuse, but because he did act on it, the inquiry accused him of doing wrong. steel has resigned because he says he doesn't want any more tour model in the party which will be looking to investigate his actions. —— turmoil. a court has been shown cctv footage of the manchester arena suicide bomber 19 seconds before he detonated a homemade device. salman abedi is seen carrying a large rucksack containing shrapnel standing in a crowd of men, women and children. his brother hashem abedi is on trial at the old bailey accused of being ‘jointly responsible' for the attack. he denies 22 counts of murder, attempted murder and conspiracy to cause explosions. our home affairs correspondent daniel sandford reports. at 8:07 on the night of the explosion, salman abedi left the rented flat where he'd built the bomb. he took a tax

independent inquiry that he had failed to act on allegations of child sex abuse against his colleague cyril smithine deference when powerful people were accused of child abuse, details were not passed to the police in particular, to protect reputations. an inquiry uses a serial smith as an example of that. he was an mp in the 19705 but 5erial smith as an example of that. he was an mp in the 19705 but in the late 605, he's investigated by the police with allegation boys had been abused into schools. ten years after, 5erial smith had a conversation with david steele who i5a conversation with david steele who is a leader of the liberal party. steel gave evidence and said he didn't admitany steel gave evidence and said he didn't admit any abuse. he was accused of doing wrong. this is outside source live from the bbc newsroom. our lead story? shares in new york has fallen because of concerns of the coronavirus outbreak. serious violence in delhi today. at least 13 people died in clashes between opponents and supporters of a new citizenship law that grants amnesty to non—muslim immigrants from neighbou