dominic casciani, bbc news.el janner, who we heard from briefly in that report. he is the co—founder of the pressure group fair and told me why he is calling for this change. we are campaigning to introduce furnace to introduce fairness into the criminaljustice system. at the moment the balance is tilted the wrong way. all the so—called victims are believed where they should be called complainants. we need to shut down the obscenity of the searcher resortjust like with sir cliff richard and in relation to, i'm afraid, because this is what follows on, ambulance chasing solicitors with false compensation claims. there are many other areas we wish to see rebalancing and that is a very good start. the police would say it is helpful to name suspects because it means other victims, alleged victims, might come forward, what would you say to that argument? of course, that is right but a balance has to be struck. mud sticks, particularly in relation to sexual offences. i have seen this in relation to my own late father w

our home affairs correspondent, dominic casciani has this report.gainst the bbc last year. it's going to take me a little time to get over the whole emotional factor, and so i hope you'll forgive me. the bbc broadcast a police search of his surrey home after being falsely accused of a sexual offence. a seniorjudge said it was a serious breach of his privacy and should never have been broadcast. now he isjoining a growing campaign to protect the anonymity of some people facing police investigation. the singer says the media's reporting of the false allegations he faced was the worst thing that had happened to him in his entire life. a stigma that's been almost impossible to eradicate. and that has led him to believe only a new law can protect others from the same misery. the campaign joined by sir cliff calls for a simple change in the law. a legal guarantee of anonymity for anyone under investigation for a sexual offence, that would prevent media reporting, unless and until the individual is charged. today, the campaign's leaders welcomed sir cliff'

dominic casciani, bbc news. "desperately worried" for her safety. catherine shaw, from witney in 0xfordshire, was last seen on march lith in the lake atitlan area of the country. her parents said her disappearance was of "great concern". a foreign office spokeswoman confirmed it was supporting the family of a british woman and were "in contact with the local authorities". a 17—year—old boy has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a man was stabbed in the chest in north london. police were called to reports of a stabbing on a bus in north finchley yesterday afternoon. the 19—year—old is in a critical condition in hospital. a man has been arrested after attacking an aston villa footballer on the pitch during their match against local rivals birmingham city. it happened shortly after kick—off, when the man ran up behind the midfielder, jack grealish, and knocked him to the floor. the man was led off by stewards and the aston villa captain was able to continue playing. villa went on to win the game,

dominic casciani, bbc news. the headlines on bbc news.ight from addis ababa to nairobi. two leading brexiteers have urged the prime minister not to delay leaving the eu if she loses the meaningful vote on her withdrawal deal in the commons this week. two more british women living in detention camps in syria, with five children between them, are reported to have been stripped of their uk citizenship. the family of a 23—year—old british woman missing in guatemala say they're "desperately worried" for her safety. catherine shaw, from witney in oxfordshire, was last seen on march 4th in the lake atitlan area of the country. her parents said her disappearance was of "great concern". a foreign office spokeswoman confirmed it was supporting the family of a british woman and were "in contact with the local authorities". a climber is seriously ill in hospital in aberdeen after being stranded overnight on a mountain in the highlands. the 57—year—old man from nottinghamshire was airlifted to safety from a peak in the glencoe area yesterday — reporte

dominic casciani, bbc news.from witney in 0xfordshire was last seen on 4th march in the lake atitlan area of the country. her parents said her disappearance was of "great concern". a foreign office spokeswoman confirmed it was supporting the family of a british woman and were "in contact with the local authorities". a climber is seriously ill in hospital in aberdeen after being stranded overnight on a mountain in the highlands. the 57—year—old man, from nottinghamshire, was airlifted to safety from a peak in the glencoe area yesterday — reportedly suffering from hypothermia. a second climber was also rescued but is in a stable condition in hospital. hen harriers, which are rare birds of prey, are being deliberately ta rgetted and killed, according to the rspb. in the most recent case in wiltshire one of the birds, which was being tracked by a satellite tag, has vanished and is presumed dead. police are investigating, and there are concerns over a government plan to introduce more hen harriers into the wild, as a

dominic casciani, bbc news.governments to play a more active role in policing internet content. he says the responsibility is too great for companies like his to tackle alone and wants new laws covering harmful content, election integrity, privacy and data. our washington correspondent chris buckler reports. as both a brand and business, facebook is by any scale huge. but the man who started this global social network says the job of managing and monitoring all of its content managing and monitoring all of its co nte nt has managing and monitoring all of its content has become too big for it alone. much of the concern is about harmful content. there are governments already planning new legislation after the recent killings in christchurch, murders inside this new zealand mosque was streamed live on facebook. they have responsibility when these —— but when they put these platforms and public use to make sure they are safe and they cannot be weaponised by terrorists. and families have been pushing for new rules. t

dominic casciani, bbc news.ch against local rivals birmingham city. it happened shortly after kick off, when the man ran up behind the midfielder, jack grealish, and knocked him to the floor. the man was led off by stewards and the aston villa captain was able to continue playing. villa went onto win the game, with jack grealish scoring the winning goal. i've been speaking to howard hodgson, director of the aston villa supporters' trust about today's events. it's unprecedented. i think this is new territory for english football. i don't think we have ever seen a supporter certainly in this fixture, or any fixture, enter the field and have common assault on a professional footballer. it was absolutely disgraceful and despicable behaviour. you were watching the match at home with your son, what did you say to him about it? to be honest, it was surreal, i was in shock initially. "did i just see that?" and then suddenly it dawned on us as the replays came that it had and we were both absolutely appalled. isaid, "cha

our home affairs correspondent dominic casciani reports.umanitarian crisis deepens, and some of those seeking sanctuary are foreign—born women who supported is. now the bbc has learned that more of the british women who went to syria has been stripped of their citizenship. they are called remake pal —— zara iqbal and reema iqbal, they left for syria in 2015 and have five children between them. amber rudd, the former home secretary, deprive them of their citizenship in her last year in power. the home office trip to british nationality for more than 100 terrorism suspects. it is not yet clear how many more the current home secretary sajid javid has kept out but with more reports of children trapped in camps through no fault of their own, questions have been asked about whether ministers are properly considering their fate. shamima begum, stripped of her citizenship, after her baby boy was born ina citizenship, after her baby boy was born in a syrian camp. he died days ago. today, ministers have defended not doing anything to try to rescue th

our home affairs correspondent dominic casciani reports. chaos. the humanitarian crisis deepens, and some of those seeking sanctuary are foreign—born women who supported is. now the bbc has learned that more of the british women who went to syria have been stripped of their citizenship. they are called reema and zara iqbal, from east london. they left for syria in 2013 and, between them, they have five children. amber rudd, the former home secretary, deprived them of their citizenship in her last year in power. the home office stripped british nationality from more than 100 terrorism suspects in 2017. it's not yet clear how many more the current home secretary sajid javid has kept out. but with more reports of children trapped in camps through no fault of their own, questions are being asked about whether ministers are properly considering their fate. shamima begum, stripped of her citizenship after her baby boy was born in a syrian camp. he died days ago. today ministers have defended not doing anything to try to rescue the child. this is

dominic casciani, bbc news.man missing in guatemala say they're "desperately worried" for her safety. catherine shaw, from witney in oxfordshire was last seen on march the 4th. her parents said her disappearance was of "great concern". a foreign office spokeswoman confirmed it was supporting the family of a british woman and were "in contact with the local authorities". ajapanese woman has been officially recognised as the world's oldest person. kane tanaka was born injanuary 1903, so she's 116 years old. according to nursing home staff in fukuoka city she enjoys three meals a day, with snacks and chocolate. she said at the ceremony that she is happy to be cerebrated by many people, and she feels now is the best moment in her life. even doing a little jig there. the previous oldest person, also a japanese woman, died injuly at the age of 117. nothing to do with sushi and a low—fat diet, it's all to do with chocolate! it is 11 minutes past eight. imagine having a seriously ill child, but being wrongly accused of

our home affairs correspondent, dominic casciani, reports. brexit! come from all parts of the uk, determined to not just be seen by mps, but also to be heard. brexit supporters from a wide range of backgrounds and groups, but all with the same message to the parliament, "you have let us down." i can't think of any time in history in which a greater betrayal of a democratic vote has ever happened in any country in the western world. nigel farage, the former ukip leader pledged to stand again for the european elections. if there is a long delay, he predicted leave would also win another referendum, but for many, friday was still the day democracy died. let's get out! let's have brexit! very, very sad! very disappointed. the deal's rubbish. it's not leaving. democracy! democracy! police have flooded westminster, fearing trouble. in the end, just five arrests. officers will be back today, because more protests are expected. while there is no end in sight for brexit itself. from today millions of eu nationals will be able to secure their right to stay in

our home affairs correspondent dominic casciani has the details.treets, found in a stop and search in north london. some a0 fatal stabbings so far this year. now police in the most affected areas are being given a search power band when theresa may was home secretary. the whole government recognise that stop and search is a useful power. we still want it to be targeted but with these increased power we all agree, including the prime minister, this is exactly is needed to help fight the rise in serious violence. knife crime fell after 2011 but it has been rising for almost five years. the police's use of stop and search plunged over the last decade from 1.4 million times a year to less than 300,000. that fall after concerns the tactic was failing by wrongly targeting young black men. the main stop and search power requires police to have a reasonable suspicion someone is carrying a weapon. they could use it if this knife detector raised and alert. today's changes mean police inspectors rather than their seniors can authorise anyone to be searched in

our home affairs correspondent, dominic casciani, was with them.y had come from all parts of the uk, determined to notjust be seen by mps but also to be heard. brexit supporters from a wide range of backgrounds and groups were all with the same message to parliament — you have let us down. i can't think of any time in history that there was a greater betrayal of a democratic vote has ever happened in any country in the western world. nigel farage, the former leader pledged to stand again for the european elections if there is a long delay. he predicted leave would win another referendum. but for many, friday was still the day that democracy died. let's get out! let's have brexit! very, very sad. very disappointed. the deal is rubbish. it is not leaving. police flooded westminster fearing trouble. in the end, only five arrested. officers will return today because more protests are expected. while there is no end in sight for brexit itself. our political correspondent matt cole is in westminster. and so it continues, matt. it has calmed down, where y

our home affairs correspondent dominic casciani has this report.ichard after he won his landmark privacy case against the bbc last year. is going to take me a little time to get over the whole emotionalfactor, so hope you will forgive me. bbc reported that police had searched his surrey home. the judge said it was a serious breach of his privacy and should never have been broadcast. now he isjoining a growing campaign to protect the anonymity of some people facing this investigation. the singer says the media's reporting of the false allegations he faced was the worst thing that happened to him in his entire life. a stigma has been almost impossible to eradicate that has led believe only a new law can protect others in the same misery. the campaign joined by protect others in the same misery. the campaignjoined by sir cliff richard calls for a simple change in law, legal guarantee of anonymity for anyone under investigation a sexual offence, that would prevent media reporting unless and until the individual is charged. today, the campaign's leaders

dominic casciani, bbc news.n schools across the west midlands. he told us how he helps to build trust between young people and the police around the issue of stop and search. some police officers, they can't relate to young people, so there is a blockage when it comes to speaking to the young person because, you know, they might speak down to the young person instead of speaking to them respectfully. then the young person speaks back to them disrespectfully and it goes round and round and round and round. so this is why i do teach young people that, you know, you show respect and you receive respect back. so that's one of the main things, is just the way of how you approach them and the way you speak to them will ultimately reflect on how they will speak back to you. but you also teach young people about their rights if stop and search happens to them. just briefly explain what they are. yeah, so, you know, we have something that's called go wisely, which is different categories of what young people should be do

our home affairs correspondent dominic casciani is here. what more can you tell us? the english defence league, a street movement campaigning against what can be described as radical islam. he moved away from that movement and set himself up effectively as an internet campaigner, commentator, and has a large following over the last few years online. hundreds of people will turn out to his events. last may, he was doing a live broadcast outside leeds crown court in which he was allegedly involved ina in which he was allegedly involved in a contempt of court by filming and commenting on the defendants who we re and commenting on the defendants who were accused of a gang rape of a teenager. at the time, he was jailed for 13 months, the court of appeal later freed him that summer, saying he had been denied a fair trial and the matter should be reconsidered. today, we have had the final decision on that, because geoffrey cox qc, as the attorney general who has a legal authority to authorise contempt, says the case needs to be reheard in full, because there is a wider publ

our home affairs correspondent, dominic casciani, reports. brexit!ome from all parts of the uk, determined to not just be seen by mps, but also to be heard. brexit supporters from a wide range of backgrounds and groups, but all with the same message to the parliament, "you have let us down." i can't think of any time in history in which a greater betrayal of a democratic vote has ever happened in any country in the western world. nigel farage, the former ukip leader pledged to stand again for the european elections. if there is a long delay, he predicted leave would also win another referendum, but for many, friday was still the day democracy died. let's get out! let's have brexit! very, very sad! very disappointed. the deal‘s rubbish. it's not leaving. police have flooded westminster, fearing trouble. in the end, just five arrests. officers will be back today, because more protests are expected. while there is no end in sight for brexit itself. our political correspondent matt cole is in westminster. and so it continues, matt. a much calmer environm