on the left is the real gemma watts. from north london and on the right, this is her posing as this "boy" that she called jake waton. she was so convincing that not only did she fool the young victims into, but also their pa rents, victims into, but also their parents, many of whom she met, and she did this by hiding her long hair ina hat, she did this by hiding her long hair in a hat, and wearing baggy clothes. and in court where the judges now sentencing her for sexual grooming sexual assault, we had some victim impact statements from the victims, many of whom said that they have been left suicidal, so traumatised have they been by gemma watts. police say they have four victims in this case, but ultimately, there could be as many as 50 victims of gemma watts. we have been hearing that she has been sentenced to eight yea rs that she has been sentenced to eight years in prison. the presenter samir ahmed has won her sexual —— sex discrimination in pay case against the bbc. our media editor amol rajan joins us now. the jud

on the left is the real gemma watts, and on the left is her posing as the boy jake. atts, and on the left is her posing as the boy jake. she not only food her young victims when she met them, she also thought some of their pa rents, she also thought some of their parents, as well. she would put her hairup under her parents, as well. she would put her hair up under her hat and wear baggy clothes, all of which convinced people that she was a boy. police say gemma watts was a very manipulative person, and she traumatised her young victims. this isa very traumatised her young victims. this is a very shocking case, and we're very pleased with the sentence that's been passed today. it's a reminderof the that's been passed today. it's a reminder of the length of the perpetrator will go to to exploit children and young people in our communities. parents and carers should have the opportunity to speak to their children about their online activity. by speaking about this they can open the door in relation to these conversations so that they can understand any risks. to those th

this was gemma watts as herself.tims. in court, she admitted seven evidences of grooming and sexual assault, involving four girls under 16. this was a highly unusual case. but only because it involved online grooming by a woman but also because of the pretence of being a boy. and although the court heard that watts suffered from gender identity issues, thejudge that watts suffered from gender identity issues, the judge said she had caused psychological harm to all the girls involved. please think this online real—life case may actually involve up to 50 victims. real girls duped by a woman posing asa real girls duped by a woman posing as a boy, making them feel abused, angry and ashamed. gale force winds in australia have merged two big bushfires creating one huge single blaze. the fire on the border of the states of new south wales and victoria border is said to be four times the area of greater london. almost a 250,000 people nationwide are being urged to flee their homes as the blustery, changing winds create unpre

on the left, the real gemma watts, on the right, a fake creation, jake. e online to fool girls into meeting her. what's claimed to be jake online, fooling girls into thinking they were in touch with a boy. they agreed to meet up, and when they did, watts, disguised in hats and baggy clothes, even convince the girls parents that she was a boy. for many of them it was the first relationship with a boy, and for the first time that they were intimate. for them fact to find out that it was a girl in disguise has been life changing. this is gemma watts as herself. the court heard that as jake she travelled across the country meeting up travelled across the country meeting up with her victims. in court, she admitted seven offences of grooming and sexual assault, involving four girls under 16. this is a highly unusual case, not only because it involved online grooming by a woman, but also because of the pretence of being a boy, and although the court heard that watts suffered from gender identity issues, thejudge said that she had caused psychological harm to all

this was 21—year—old gemma watts who created an online persona as a 16—year—old boy to strike up socialh girls. we can hear from hampshire police relationships with girls. we can hearfrom hampshire police in a moment, we will be able to hear from hampshire police in the shape of dci nicholas plummer, who we gather is going to be talking about this case. just to remind you, this was a woman who posed as a teenage boy to sexually assault up to 50 girls, some as young as 14, let's listen and. this is a truly shocking case, and. this is a truly shocking case, and we are pleased with the sentence that thejudge has passed and we are pleased with the sentence that the judge has passed today, and we are pleased with the sentence that thejudge has passed today, it serves as a reminder the lengths that a perpetrator will go to to exploit children or other vulnerable people, parents and carers should have confidence to speak to their children about their online profile and their online activity. through that confidence, understand who that are engaging with. it should serve asa are engaging with.

this was gemma watts as herself. up with her victims. in court, she admitted seven offences of grooming and sexual assault. involving four girls under 16. this was a highly unusual case, not only because it involved online grooming by women, but also because of the pretence of being a boy —— by a woman. and although the court heard that watts suffered from gender identity issues, thejudge that watts suffered from gender identity issues, the judge said that she because psychological harm to all the girls involved. police think that this online case may involve up to 50 victims. young girls are duped by women posing as a boy about making them feel abused, angry and ashamed. the metropolitan police are treating an attack on a guard at whitemoor prison in commissioner as a terrorist incident —— in cambridgeshire. the officer was stabbed by two inmates wedding cake suicide vests. 0ur stabbed by two inmates wedding cake suicide vests. our home of your correspondent has been at the ministry ofjustice for us tonight. he that

gemma watts, who's now 21, pretended to be a 16—year—old boy called jake waton on social media sites,g girls in to meeting her. although watts admitted offences against four girls, police believe there could be up to 50 victims. the bbc presenter samira ahmed has won her sex discrimination claim against the bbc. an employment tribunal agreed that she should receive the same pay for presenting newswatch, the viewer feedback programme, asjeremy vine got for presenting points of view, who earned six times her salary. the bbc had insisted the two jobs were not the same. 0ur media editor amol rajan reports. samira ahmed always argued this wasn'tjust about a single individual, but a systemic injustice. now, she has been vindicated. no woman wants to have to take action against her own employer. i love working for the bbc. i'm really glad it's been resolved. hello, and welcome to newswatch, with me, samira ahmed. her argument was that there was no material difference between what she did as a presenter of newswatch, a bbc news channel programme that was repeated on bbc one... first this week

gemma watts posed as 16—year—old jake waton and shared intimate images with victims across england. to 60 kilometres an hour, with gusts up to 90 kilometres forecast, along with temperatures in the 40s celsius. more than 100 bushfires are still burning in the south of the country. with so much fire on the landscape, we are going to continue to see fire with so much fire on the landscape, we are going to continue to see fires getting a run on, fires flaring up for weeks to come. even with rain in melbourne, even with forecast better conditions next week, there is a long way to go in what has been an unprecedented fire event and certainly so early on in the fire season. and, of course, we know that we have many weeks of the fire season to run. that was state premier, daniel andrews. earlier i spoke to our correspondentjonathan head. he gave us the latest on the situation from eden, a coastal town in new south wales. the wind changed about four hours ago, it had been a dramatic change, it had been a clear day up until that point. suddenly we smelt smoke, the view in this town was shrou