our correspondent fiona trott is in newcastle. fiona, what are the details? what we understand is the alleged incident took place on august 20, on board a train from york to durham. we understand that a woman in her 30s was sexually assaulted early that evening and what the british transport police have confirmed to us transport police have confirmed to us is that paul gascoigne has been arrested, he has been arrested and charged with one count of sexual assault by touching. the former newcastle and assault by touching. the former newcastle a nd tottenha m assault by touching. the former newcastle and tottenham player, who is now 51 and lives in leicester, has had a well—documented struggle with alcoholism in the past and we know that he is going to appear at magistrates‘ court next month. fiona, thanks for that, fiona trott with the latest. time for a look at the weather. here‘s ben rich. hello. if you are not sure whether warm coat and scarf are, i would suggest locating them for this week because a very different feel to the weather. some much colder weath

fiona trott, bbc news, teesside.ight. manchester city had a chance of qualifying early for the knockout stages. but manchester united had to face the italian championsjuventus and their former star striker christiano ronaldo, in turin. 0ur sports correspondent andy swiss reports. just a fortnight ago, manchester united were outclassed byjuventus soa united were outclassed byjuventus so a rematch with cristiano ronaldo and company, probably wasn't top of their wish list. after weathering a first half storm they fell behind in spectacularfashion. 0f first half storm they fell behind in spectacularfashion. of course it had to be him. cristiano ronaldo with his first ever champions league goalforjuventus. he is unlikely to score a better one. it seemed all over until a stunning late turnaround. juan mata's free kick offered a lifeline and a scrambled own goal gave united a 2—1victory. jose mourinho's reaction at the end did not endear him to the house. manchester city emerged after what has been an uncomfortable few days

fiona trott, bbc news, rotherham. a look at some of the day's other stories now.ausing the death of a young boy. he died of a broken skull and had 41 other injuries. the couple, from gosport in hampshire, will be sentenced next week. the duke and duchess of cambridge have paid tribute to the five people killed in a helicopter crash in leicester last month. the couple we re leicester last month. the couple were met by the family of the club's owner, who died in the accident along with four others. fast, sudden death and armageddon aren't necessarily words you'd expect to associate with chess. but they're all being used in relation to the final of the world chess championship in london. the defending champion, magnus carlsen, who's norwegian, and his american challenger, fabiano caruana, remained level after 12 games. so they're now playing a series of increasingly quick matches to decide who will be crowned king. richard conway reports. it has been three long weeks, and not a checkmate in sight. but after 12 drawn games and over 48 hours of playing time, the chess

fiona trott, bbc news, teesside.worldwide trend, and it's not going away. it's quite a committment. two sets of brothers making the most of this growing fashion. personality, rugged, smooth, warm, welcoming. —— lbeard. sometimes i was looked at as not serious or maybe less dedicated. serious or maybe less dedicated. now it is a normal thing. it is a normal thing. my dad and my uncles, they are all growing their beards at the moment. growing their beards at the moment. now it is a trend. there are a lot of beards with issues at there. of beards with issues at there. their beards and i was a bit concerned. concerned. to have beards that do not teach, and we help solve people's problems. and we help solve people's problems. from there, you start a conversation. conversation. the business industry that we in at the moment. the moment. tip of the iceberg, itjust adds that extra call. that extra call. different parts of the continent, for more than 100 different farmers. for more than 100 different farmers. opportunity to

fiona trott, bbc news, teesside. founder of a deeply indebted food and retail company. to prison by policens. he was arrested a year ago. he denies any wrongdoing. of the first world war. out about the role played by thousands of soldiers from india. and also captain mohammed as well. nottinghamshire gp irfan malik is on a mission. to a village that was once part of british india. for the empire. was mainly a white war. and undivided india. history. with no known grave. in british forces. east. widely told over the decades. back to india. mahatma gandhi had supported the war and indian independence. overshadowed the bravery and self—sacrifice shown by so many. on both sides, as india fought for its own independence. contributions, and the khadi poppy is a symbol of that. to the clothing which gandhi wove and wore. it really symbolises india's self—reliance. and this is one of the powerful ways we can engage the next generation. the gurkhas are still using this at sandhurst. and should, bridge the divides in today's communities. and events, and i didn't really feel part of it. because of th

fiona trott, bbc news, rotherham. queensland. a catastrophic fire warning has now been issued, for the first time in the state's history. extreme weather conditions have also hit new south wales, with torrential rain and flooding in sydney, from where hywel griffith reports. fleeing the fires while they still can. for 8,000 queenslanders there's has been no choice but to leave their homes behind. bush fires are a familiar threat in australia — but not here and not at this time of year. a heatwave, combined with fierce winds, created what the emergency services called a firestorm. it's not normal for queensland. people will burn to death. their normal approaches probably won't work if the situation develops as it is predicted to develop. it's no different to a category—five cyclone coming straight through your door. as the day ended, more than 130 fires continue to burn. some homes have been destroyed but rescue teams have stopped lives from being lost. 800 miles down the coast it was a very different storm testing the

fiona trott, bbc news, teesside. now it's time for a look at the weather with susan powell.ther mile day to come but another rather windy day. a mild evening and prospected overnight as the winds start to fall, light and cover skies most of oui’ fall, light and cover skies most of our shower should move to the north sea and it will turn quite chilly by the time we get into the early hours. 0vernight lows typically three to 5 degrees and some of the scottish lads down to freezing. —— scottish lads down to freezing. —— scottish land. showers returned by the end of the night to welcome to the end of the night to welcome to the morning running across the north west of england and southern scotland. they will use as the morning goes on and potentially being replaced by more persistent rain after the far southwest of england in the wells and the afternoon, gusty winds and the rain. elsewhere, southerly breeze and mild once again highs above the 15 and sunshine. hello, this is bbc news with me, rebecca jones. the headlines: donald trump claims "tremendous success" in the midterm el

fiona trott, bbc news, leeds.women were reported as intentionally killed in 2017 — more than half of whom were killed by those closest to them. the majority of femicides occur in africa and latin america — el salvador has been a country that over the years has recurrently appeared as one of the worst. the bbc‘s patricia sulbaran has been there and sent this report as part of the 100 women season. every 18 hours, a woman is killed. every three hours, a woman is sexually assaulted. translation: sometimes we feel powerless as we can't do much more. also, out of fear, women tend not to report this. el salvador‘s gang related violence is more widely reported but violence against women is also a big issue, with less exposure. journalist karla turcios‘ desk remains empty. killed in april, this mother of one became the 152nd femicide this year. that number has risen to over 300 since then. translation: she was unrecognisable, herface beaten up badly. every day feels like an eternity. the whole thing is too present still.

our correspondent fiona trott is in newcastle. fiona, what are the details?

fiona trott reports. a survivor of child sex abuse who says she still fighting for her rights. always get, you know, more protected and have more rights than what we do. sammy woodhouse gave evidence in care proceedings connected with her son which ended last year. she says that she was told his father could ask to be involved. i have to wake up every morning and have to fight for something, and what it all boils down to is just to be treated like a human being. you know, i keep hearing about his rights — well, what about my rights? what about our rights? what about the right for my son to be safe, to be protected and not have to deal with this on a daily basis? on these streets, sammy and hundreds more like her were groomed and abused for years. arshid hussain targeted her when she was just 1a. he is serving a 35—year sentence. that's why mps are also calling for a change in the law. how can a dangerous man whose child was conceived through rape still have a right to be involved in that child's life? rotherham council says it was just trying to follow it was just following nat

fiona trott reports. a survivor of child sex abuse, who says she is still fighting for her rights.hat the rapists always get, you know, more protected and have more rights than we do. sammy woodhouse gave evidence in care proceedings connected with her son, which ended last year. she says that she was told his father could ask to be involved. i have to wake up every morning and have to fight for something, and what it all boils down to is just to be treated like a human being. and you know, i keep hearing about his rights. but what about my rights? what about our rights? what about the right for my son to be safe, to be protected, and not have to deal with this on a daily basis? on these streets, sammy and hundreds more like her were groomed and abused for years. arshid hussain targeted her when she was just 14. he is serving a 35—year sentence. that is why mps are also calling for a change in the law. how can a dangerous man, whose child was conceived through rape, still have a right to be involved in that child's life? rotherham council says it was just following national guideli

our correspondent fiona trott has been finding out.irk state market in leeds but a warm response to theresa may's message. people don't want to spend any more time arguing about brexit. we are fed up ofarguing arguing about brexit. we are fed up of arguing about it. i think eve ryo ne of arguing about it. i think everyone is fed up about parliament arguing about it as well. we are fed up arguing about it as well. we are fed up and fed up with them. twice fed up. definitely people will be fed up. definitely people will be fed up. i up. definitely people will be fed up. lam because it has up. definitely people will be fed up. i am because it has been ages and we still don't know where we stand. we voted out, get out! all the people that are whinging about it, get over it! we voted to get out, just to get out. what about businesses? the northern powerhouse partnerships is the feeling in this region is that this deal is better than no deal. i think the biggest fearfor than no deal. i think the biggest fear for businesses is of a hard brexi

hedge's colleagues at durham university, who gave his reaction to our north of england correspondent fiona trott e—mail to my colleagues confirming that this has what had happened is one of the hardest things i have done in my 17 years at the university. it is a conviction that is unjust, and a sentence that is just outrageous. his wife today saying that she is very concerned for his welfare knowing him, as you do, how do him, as you do, how do you think doing? i can't begin to think what must be going through his was mind, and one of the things that we know from, during, it is that matt is not well. we understand that he is on suicide watch for parts of that time, and clearly we, we're definitely worried about what this might do to his well—being and the possibility of his, and any benefits he's had, and made his health and the period he has been on bail will be wiped out. explain to us specifically why he was there in the first place what the basis of his research was. so matt's researches into the developments with the united arab emirates and how its foreign and security and defence policies

our correspondent, fiona trott, joins me now from newcastle. the british transport police say women inam train station on august 20. he has been charged with one count of sexual assault by touching. a message on gascoigne's twitter account says he stepped in to comfort a woman. i'm so pleased it's come out, i sat next to her and told she was beautiful inside and out and told it would be ok. two messages relating to the incident happened deleted. paul gascoigne has had struggles with alcohol in the past and i5 struggles with alcohol in the past and is due to face magistrates next month. his management team are not making any comment at this time. time for a look at the weather. here's ben rich with the forecast. you will have felt the difference already, much colder, jan was drifting in from the east and more to come. you can see these showers, not as many further west, and through the evening, some showers. these may turn wintry over high grounds. temperatures around 5 degrees, quite windy tonight, particularly towards the south. another chilly day, some of these showers over the tops

our correspondent fiona trott has more details.0s was sexually assaulted early that evening and what the british transport police have confirmed to us is that paul gascoigne has been arrested. he has been arrested and charged with one count of sexual assault by touching. the former newcastle and tottenham player, who is now 51 and lives in leicester, has had a well—documented struggle with alcoholism in the past, and we know that he is going to appear at a magistrates‘ court next month. urgent checks are being carried out on up to 3,000 doctors, after it emerged that a woman was allowed to practise as a psychiatrist for 22 years with no medical qualifications. zholia alemi claimed she had a primary medical qualification, when she first registered in the uk in 1995, but her claim to have a degree from the university of auckland in new zealand was fraudulent. the general medical council said the woman was allowed into the medical register under a scheme for commonwealth citizens, which has since been abolished. he was a superstar ath

fiona trott, bbc news, leeds. 20,000 migrant workers came to leeds, host of them living in this city are from eastern europe and we spoke to an academic from leeds university earlier who studied the effect of brexit on the international community here and the first thing she spoke about was hit crime in the north of england, which she directly relates to brexit and said it has increased and it remains high. she was also speaking about the effect on eu citizens living here, although the deal says there are rights will be protected, she says they do not yet feel protected. simon. and you can watch the prime minister addressing mps in the commons live here on the bbc news channel — that‘s due to start shortly, from 3.30 this afternoon. the defence secretary gavin williamson is still taking questions at the moment but the prime minister is scheduled to arrive here at the houses of parliament in the next ten minutes or so and we, as i say, will ta ke minutes or so and we, as i say, will take you into the chamber as soo

fiona trott reports. a survivor of child sex abuse who says she still fighting for her rights.nce in care proceedings connected with her son which ended last year. she says that she was told his father could ask to be involved. i have to wake up every morning and have to fight for something, and what it all boils down to is just to be treated like a human being. you know, i keep hearing about his rights — well, what about my rights? what about our rights? what about the right for my son to be safe, to be protected and not have to deal with this on a daily basis? on these streets, sammy and hundreds more like her were groomed and abused for years. arshid hussain targeted her when she was just 14. he is serving a 35 year sentence, but sammy woodhouse says she was shocked when rotherham social services told her he could still be involved in their child's life. in a statement, rotherham council says... the law is a very blunt instrument. people should just use their common sense. if they used their common sense in this situation and the others around the country, then they would no

colleagues at durham university has been giving his reaction to our north of england correspondent fiona trottues confirming that it is one of the hardest things i have done in may 17 years at university. this conviction that is unjust and a sentence that is just outrageous. his wife today saying she is very concerned for his welfare, knowing him as you do and you think years at the moment? i can't begin to think what must be going through matt cosmic mind. 0ne what must be going through matt cosmic mind. one of the things we know from, his mental health was not good during his period of detention. he was on suicide watch for parts of that time. clearly we were desperately worried about what this might do to his well—being and possibly and any benefits he has had, the game he has made in the period on bail will be wiped out overnight with this. explained as specifically why he was there in the first place and what the basis of his research was. his research was into development within the united arab emirates in terms of how its foreign and security and defence policies have been developing, p

our correspondent fiona trott is in sunderland for us now. that‘s right. next year which will see sex education forum as part of the curriculum. and it is really important that that is brought into place. what will need to be done is to recognise the fact that it has been quite patchy across the uk in the past and actually, it is not as inclusive as it needs to be. it has been focused on biology and the mechanics of secs rather than maybe the emotional aspects of it or the fa ct the emotional aspects of it or the fact that our secs drive will change over our lifetime. we are also hearing from the survey that 43% of us believe it should be compulsory for schools to teach children about lg bt for schools to teach children about lgbt queue relationships, do you agree with that? i do, actually. what has tended to happen is that lg btq has what has tended to happen is that lgbtq has just what has tended to happen is that lg btq has just been what has tended to happen is that lgbtq has just been one session out of three offered in school but it really needs to b

day of programming focused on sexual behaviour, relationships and attitudes. 0ur correspondent fiona trottto a very wintry sunderland. welcome to a very wintry sunderland. we wa nted welcome to a very wintry sunderland. we wanted to show you this picture of the river this afternoon. we are very happy to be indoors at the national glass centre in the city where this big conversation has been taking place about sexual relationships. as you mentioned, that poll suggests half of us don't believe sex education in schools prepared us for real life. 43% of us say they believe lgbt queue relationships, education about that should be made compulsory in schools. i want to introduce you to a man who threw his research knows a lot about this. we are going to be talking about sex so the conversation will be frank. you are a senior lecturer at sunderland university. we know that in 2020, the sort of discussion will be on the sort of discussion will be on the school curriculum. but how should that be taught? what do you think as a former teacher? it needs to be taught well like every other form of sex an