here's frankie mccamley.iving at the bbc studios in central london this morning to host his radio two show, pick of the pops, paul gambaccini declined to comment. the veteran broadcaster, known as the professor of pop, has been paid an undisclosed sum by the crown prosecution service over unfounded allegations of historical sex offences. in a statement, a cps spokesperson said... the 69—year—old, in an interview with the daily mail, talked about how his life had been turned upside down following his arrest, claiming... mr gambaccini was arrested following allegations he had sexually abused two boys in the 19705 and ‘80s — claims he said were fictitious. the cps dropped the case and wrongly suggested his accusers were underage. mr gambaccini began legal action while calling for changes in the law. if we are to have a just society, we must have anonymity before charge. because what we had during this recent five years was anybody could make an accusation against anybody, whether they knew them or not, and would

frankie mccamley reports.central london this morning to hostess radioed to show. all had nothing to say. the veteran broadcaster, known as the professor of pop, has been paid an undisclosed sum by the crown prosecution service of over unfounded allegations of historic sex offences. in a statement, a cps spokesperson said... the 69—year—old, in an interview with the daily mail, talked about how his life had been turned upside down following his arrest, claiming the organisations he had supported throughout his life had ghosted him and praised his husband, who he said saved his life through the ordeal. mr gambaccini was arrested following allegations he had sexually abused two boys in the 1970s and 80s. claims he says were fictitious. the cps dropped the case and since then he has called for changes in the law. if we are to have a just society, we must have anonymity before charge. because what we had during this recent five years was anybody could make an accusation against anybody, whether they knew them or no

here's frankie mccamley. the bbc studios in central london this morning to host his radio 2 show pick of the pops, paul gambaccini had nothing to say. the veteran broadcaster, known as the professor of pop, has been paid an undisclosed sum by the crown prosecution service over unfounded allegations of historic sex offences. in a statement, a cps spokesperson said. we have reached an agreement without admission of liability. the 69—year—old, in an interview with the daily mail, talked about how his life had been turned upside down following his arrest, claiming all these organisations i'd supported just ghosted me, and praised his husband, saying he saved my life. i don't want to imagine what it would have been like not having a loving spouse through all of this. mr gambaccini was arrested following allegations he had sexually abused two boys in the 1970s and 80s — claims he said were fictitious. the cps dropped the case and wrongly suggested his accusers were under age. mr gambaccini began legal action whilst

frankie mccamley, bbc news. the political spectrum have paid tribute tojeremy heywood — lord heywood — the former head of the civil service who has died at the age of 56. he retired from his role less than two weeks ago after serving four prime ministers and was regarded as a key influence in shaping modern britain. 0ur political correspondent jonathan blake reports. when i launched my leadership campaign... he was the prime minister's right—hand man, putting the government's policies into practice, and giving advice on how best to get things done. as cabinet secretary and head of the civil service, and in other senior roles, lord heywood has worked at the heart of government for more than 20 years, serving four prime ministers. jeremy heywood was the most outstanding civil servant. indeed, the most dynamic civil servant of his generation. exceptional ability, unimpeachable integrity. as we saw in facing his illness, exceptional courage, also. politicians on all sides have paid tribute. theresa may said... the l

frankie mccamley reports from there.ft deserted, now the centre of an investigation, after a major incident was declared last night. this morning, officials from the health and safety executive on the scene, looking for clues as to how eight children were left injured. it was very, very crowded. i mean, they say there was about 12,000 people coming. it looked about that number. and there's only a handful of rides, which meant the few rides there were were very, very crowded indeed. 0rganisers, though, accept it was busy but not overcrowded. pretty shocked and distressed by the whole thing. i don't think the area was overcrowded. it happened during the build—up to the fireworks, so it wasn't as full as it would have been at 8pm. so we think there was probably something like 5,000 people in the park at the time when this incident occurred. the area around the inflatable slide still remains cordoned off this afternoon as the health and safety executive carry out their investigation to find out exactly what happened here. as

frankie mccamley, bbc news. has been speaking to rallies as campaigning intensifies ahead of the us mid—term elections. he was cheered when he did that barbed wire would have and migrants breaking through the country's southern border. —— would prevent migrants. eight children have been injured after an inflatable slide collapsed ata after an inflatable slide collapsed at a fireworks display in surrey. now, the world is losing plants at an unprecedented rate, with around one in five thought to be at risk of extinction — so the race is on to store back—up copies in seed banks. not all species can be preserved in this way, including many trees. our science correspondent helen briggs reports. coming down into the vault itself. buried beneath the sussex countryside, a bomb—proof, flood—proof, radiation—proof vault. it contains store rooms kept at —20 degrees. we put our coats on... and everywhere you look, there are seeds. the scale of the operation. large seed collections in these kilnerjars. you can see all of the