we've heard from greater manchester police. in the building behind me where greater manchester police are due to be holding a press conference now. it has been delayed by about one hour, we are keen to find out what they had to say. we had that criticism from maggie oliver saying people that eat the truth, she said, people in authority at that time. that may be going in the building behind me but i can tell you what greater manchester police has said today in response to this criticism. the assista nt response to this criticism. the assistant chief constable has said, i want to apologise to all those vulnerable children who were let down, iam vulnerable children who were let down, i am very sorry, they were not protected from harm. he actually said, we have made a voluntary referral to the independent office for police content so they can carry out an assessment to determine if there are any conduct matters that should be investigated. he has also mentioned something that was highlighted in today's independent reports, the fact

thank you for your thoughts. (00v gfx) greater manchester police has set up a dedicated number to provider screen now - 0800 056 0154. or if you wish to speak to the police and make a report relating to reynhard sinaga, the number to call is 0800 092 0410. now it's time for a look at the weather with philip avery hello once again. monday is the transition day between the and not quite whether we enjoyed at the weekend and what has to come in the first half of the week where it will bea first half of the week where it will be a matter of rain and gales if not severe gales. mild and then we get something a little bit quieter, cooler perhaps. monday's rain eventually quite amusing afterward than your continent and any lull in proceedings. sharon is tending to fade away. —— chavez tending to fade away. the first signs of more wet and windy weather returning to the south—west and quarter of the british isles. further to the south and east, a cool start to the day on tuesday. underneath the clear skies, who, three, 4 degrees or so. the main event on tuesday as the presence of these weather fron

chief constable ian hopkins from greater manchester police said he was disgusted by the abuse suffered were let down in 2004 when greater manchester police did not thoroughly investigate the abhorrent offences that had been committed against them. i want to say that i'm personally disgusted that these children were not cared for and the awful abuse they suffered. i'm committed to doing all that we can to ensure that they receive the justice today that they were denied 15 years ago. detective constable margaret oliver was one of the investigators looking into the abuse of vulnerable children living in care homes in greater manchester in 2004 and 2005. she had been instrumental in compiling evidence, until the operation was abruptly closed. i was told there was insufficient evidence and that the kids wouldn't speak to us. i knew that was a lie. this isn't a mistake. as i said before, what are the consequences of those lies? those men have had another 15 years to abuse god knows how many kids. the kids themselves that we have identified were the tip of the iceberg. those kids were left to

children abused by grooming gangs were failed by manchester police and local authorities, according to an official report. greatery have triggered a dispute mechanism over iran‘s breaches of key parts of the 2015 nuclear deal. talks are continuing over the future of the duke and duchess of sussex after the queen agreed to a period of transition for the couple to agree new roles. the queen announced yesterday that she would prefer harry and meghan to remain as full—time working royals, but she understood their desire to share their time between north america and the uk. during the day, the mail on sunday published its legal defence as part of the ongoing case brought by harry and meghan after the paper published parts of a private letter that meghan had written to her estranged father. 0ur royal correspondent nicholas witchell has the latest. a new direction has been agreed. less than 20 months since their wedding, the duke and duchess of sussex, harry and meghan, have been given the go—ahead by the queen to seek a new life. and they‘re making plans to move out and to base themselves, in part, in canada. harry has

greater manchester police has apologised to the victims today is has a have referred itself to the independent we have been told today for the first time that a new investigation has been launched. the chief cost of has said that 53 potential victims have been identified, 48 of those children were in looked after care and 20 —— children were in looked after care and 20 -- 2004-2005. this children were in looked after care and 20 —— 2004—2005. this includes victoria agoglia and in september of 2009, the police say one was arrested and another was interviewed under caution in relation to her death. of course that investigation is still ongoing and the police here in manchester are encouraging more to come forward. fiona, many thanks again from manchester with the latest on that case. britain, france and germany have begun a formal dispute process with iran over the international nuclear deal agreed in 2015. the three european governments say tehran is breaching the agreement, which was designed to curb its ability to build nuclear weapons, and has left them no choice. borisjohnson suggested the

greater manchester police has said more potential victims of the serial rapist reynhard sinaga have comeiled for life on monday with a 30 year minimum for 159 sex offences, most of them rapes. he lured men from manchester clubs to his flat where he drugged and assaulted them. sinaga's father, in a phone call to the bbc, said the family accepts the verdict and his punishment fits his crimes. rebecca long bailey has become the latest labour mp to join the contest to be labour leader. a key member of jeremy corbyn‘s team, she said labour's agenda, during the election campaign, was undersold to the electorate and that the party's failure at the polls had been due to a lack of strategy, rather than issues with its leadership. any leader who leads to a general election defeat needs to take ultimate responsibility. he also set out a radical platform for policy development and developed some of the most exciting and innovative policies that we have seen in a generation. now on bbc news sport today hello, i'm tulsen tollett and this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. coming up on thi

manchester police but they took no action against the perpetrators. what will happen now? there will be new investigations and some are ongoing already. greaterologising to the victims think that what happened backin victims think that what happened back in 2000 fell well short. manchester council said the level of social work and management practice fell well below the high standards they now expect. these ashes are taken seriously now if they are brought forward but there is a lot of work to do here to put right the justice —— the injustice of the past. how can they be sure this is not going on because the have been other areas were not much has changed? they say they have, they accept that are still issues and cases of abuse which are brought to the authorities but these are the responses very different. victims are believed in action is taken. these students should be there that anyone who comes forward with the sort of allegation and abuse report with be taken seriously and the police and social services would work more constructively together to actually take action and bring justice. they are trying to reassure people who suffered in t

greater manchester police has set up a dedicated number to provide support for anyone affected by thisen now, 0800 056 0154. or if you wish to contact the police and make a report related to this case, the number is 0800 092 01110. greater manchester police has set up a dedicated number to provide later this morning we'll hear from a survivor of male sexual assault about the stigma attached to the crime. in australia, hundreds of volunteer firefighters have attended the funeral of one of their colleagues, who died while battling bushfires. andrew 0'dwyer was killed in new south wales last month when a tree fell in the path of his fire engine. the state has been the worst affected by the ongoing crisis. let's speak now to our correspondent, jonathan head, who's there. an upsetting day for firefighters particularly. are very upsetting reminder of the extraordinary effo rts reminder of the extraordinary efforts and sacrifices they have made. andrew 0'dwyer was killed on december 19 by a falling tree, one of the greatest risks in these fires. 0nce of the greatest risks in these fires. once

greater manchester police told us they've learned lessons from sam's case and they're now urging anyoney. it s on your screen now, 0800 056 015a. or if you wish to contact the police and make a report related to this case, the number is 0800 092 0a10. details of organisations offering information and support are available at bbc.co.uk/actionline, or you can call for free, at any time to hear recorded information on 0800 077 077. training for and completing a marathon can improve the health of a new runner‘s arteries, cutting about four years off their "vascular age", according to a new study. researchers tested over a hundred runners attempting the london marathon, and over six months of training, their arteries regained some youthful elasticity, which should reduce the risk of heart attacks and strokes. here to tell us more is the bbc news online health editor, michelle roberts. so, where these runners across all different age groups? their ages we re different age groups? their ages were from 21 was the youngest, 69 was the eldest, but across the board, it seemed to have this benefici

and greater manchester police are asking people who think they might be a victim to contact them on,. i understand there are reasons to not come forward, but the people who have come forward have helped remove this sexual predator and put him behind bars. adam, good of you to talk to us and join us again, thank you so much. and greater manchester police are asking people who think they might be a victim to contact them on, 0800 092 0a10. the uk hasjoined france and germany in calling for all sides to ease tensions over iran. in a joint statement, they urged restraint after friday's assassination by us forces, of a senior iranian military leader. vast crowds have gathered in tehran for the funeral of qassem soleimani, and his successor has promised to avenge the killing. meanwhile president trump has repeated his threat to attack iranian cultural sites, if iran does decide to retaliate. our diplomatic correspondent james landale reports. chanting. if you want an idea of how qasem soleimani was seen in iran, just look at this. hundreds of thousands thronging the streets of tehran today

prematurely. 0ur report established that most of the children we considered were failed by greater manchester policety council. the authorities knew that many were being subjected to the most profound abuse, exploitation, and did not protect them. this is a depressingly familiar picture seen in many other towns and cities across the country. the police have now announced that they have begun a fresh investigation into non—recent child sexual exploitation in rochdale. i want to say that i am personally disgusted that these children were not cared for. and the awful abuse that they suffered. i am committed to doing all that we can to make sure that they receive the justice today that they were denied 15 years ago. maggie oliver is a former detective who worked on the first investigation and became a whistle—blower when the case was dropped. she now feels vindicated, but warns against complacency. they will still say now that lessons have been learned. things are much different now 50 years on. i will tell them there are many things that are not any different, and that is because i know that to be the

prematurely. 0ur report has established that most of the children we considered were failed by greater manchester policee authorities knew that many were being subjected to the most profound abuse and exploitation but did not protect them. this is a depressingly familiar picture, seen in many other towns and cities across the country. the police have now announced that they've begun a fresh investigation into non—recent child sexual exploitation in rochdale. i want to say that i'm personally disgusted that these children were not cared for and the awful abuse they suffered. i'm committed to doing all that we can to ensure that they receive the justice today that they were denied 15 years ago. maggie oliver is a former detective who worked on the first investigation and became a whistle—blower when the case was dropped. it has almost destroyed me. i've lost myjob, i've lost my home, i've lost my health. she now feels vindicated but warns against complacency. they will still say now "lessons have been learned", "things are much different now, 15 years on". well, i will tell them that there are many things

greater manchester police has set up a dedicated number, to provide support for anyone affected by this's on your screen now, 0800 056 0154. or if you wish to speak to the police and make a report relating to raynhard sinaga, the number to call is 0800 092 0410. the other main story... large crowds have gathered in the iranian capital tehran for the funeral of the military commander killed in a us attack on friday. qasem soleimani was assassinated in neighbouring iraq, on the orders of president trump. soleimani was one of the most powerful figures in iran. he directed operations in the middle east, and his killing marks a major escalation in tensions between washington and tehran, with wider implications for the entire region. iran's allies in the middle east include iraq, and general soleimani had influence over a number of militias operating there. but concerns about iran's growing influence was also one of the main drivers of mass protests in iraq last year. 0ur middle east editor jeremy bowen is in baghdad tonight with the latest. we canjoin him now. thanks very much. there is a bi

greater manchester police has set up a dedicated number to provide support for any affected by this storyyour screen now. or if you wish to speak to the police and make a report relating to reynhard sinaga, the number to call is 0800 092 01110. following the sentencing of sinaga, the home office has called for an urgent a review into whether controls for drugs like ghb are tough enough. it's the drug sinaga is believed to have used on his victims. in the decade up to 2017, 201 deaths in england and wales were linked to ghb. for 84 of those deaths it was the only drug involved. but it's believed that there may have been more fatalities over and above the official figures. june kelly has more. it's been described as a party drug. ghb is said to reduce inhibitions and increase sexual pleasure. but as reynhard sinaga has demonstrated, it can also be a weapon in a rapist‘s arsenal. it often originates from a colourless liquid, which can then be used to spike drinks and knock a victim unconscious. and in higher doses, it can kill. eric michaels was murdered by a serial offender with an overdose

greater manchester police has set up a dedicated number to provide support for anyone affected by thisur screen now: 0800 056 0154. or if you wish to speak to the police and make a report relating to raynhard sinaga, the number to call is 0800 092 01110. large crowds have gathered in the iranian capital, tehran, for the funeral of the military commander killed in a us attack on friday. one of the most powerful figures in iran, qasem soleimani was assassinated in neighbouring iraq the orders of president trump. his killing marks a major escalation in tensions between washington and tehran with wider implications for the entire region. iran's allies in the middle east include iraq, and general soleimani had influence over a number of militias operating there. but concerns about iran's growing influence was also one of the main drivers of mass protests in iraq last year. 0ur middle east editor jeremy bowen reports. chanting tehran's broad avenues were jammed with mourners, estimated in millions. not all iranians are as distressed as this. general qasem soleimani was a dominant force in a

greater manchester police has said more potential victims of the serial rapist reynhard sinaga have comeear minimum for 159 sex offences, most of them rapes. he lured men from manchester clubs to his flat where he drugged and assaulted them. sinaga's father, in a phone call to the bbc, said the family accepts the verdict and his punishment fits his crimes. australian firefighters are continuing to battle around 200 wildfires in the states of new south wales and victoria, in the south east of the country. cooler temperatures in the past few days have allowed crews time to contain some of the spread, but new pockets of fire are emerging all the time. but there's one evacuation which required more coordination than most. nikki and steve hunter from new south wales had 45 animals, a mix of pets and wildlife rescues, until they were forced to flee. those animals have been given another chance at life. here's my colleague, lucy hockings in nowra. there is little sign of life in this charred bushland. normally it would be teeming with animals, from lizards, birds, koalas and kangaroos. but ther

greater manchester police has said more potential victims of the serial rapist reynhard sinaga have come, sinaga was jailed for life with a 30 year minimum for 159 sex offences, most of them rapes. he lured men from manchester clubs to his flat where he drugged and assaulted them. sinaga's father, in a phone call to the bbc, said the family accepts the verdict and his punishment fits his crimes. a teenager has pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of a police officer who died after being dragged along a road by a van in berkshire. pc andrew harper was killed last august as he investigated a burglary. henry long will go on trial in march for murder — which he denies. rebecca long—bailey has become the latest labour mp to join the contest to be labour leader. a key member ofjeremy corbyn‘s team, she said that the party's failure at the polls had been due to a lack of strategy, rather than issues withjeremy corbyn, whose leadership she said was "ten out of ten". any leader who leads us into a general election defeat needs to take ultimate responsibility. but he also set out a radical platform

and we are due to hear from greater manchester police here very shortly. fiona, many thanks.op story. borisjohnson says the international iran nuclear agreement could be replaced by a deal negotiated by donald trump and coming up — decision day. could england's smallest county finally say yes to a fast—food giant? coming up on bbc news, tyson fury has predicted a second—round knockout of deontay wilder when they meet for their rematch in las vegas next month. they drew their first fight in 2018. canada's prime minister says more talks are needed over who pays for prince harry and meghan's security, given their planned move to the country. justin trudeau revealed that discussions are going on over whether canadian taxpayers will foot the bill. yesterday, the queen agreed to a period of transition for the couple, after they said they wanted to step back from royal duties. our royal correspondent daniela relph is at sandringham. welcome a little detail has emerged from what went on behind the walls of sandringham yesterday, the trial eight have offered new piece of information t

greater manchester police told us they've learned lessons from sam's case and they're now urging anyoneward. graham satchell, bbc news. if you'd like details of organisations which offer information and support for people affected by sexual violence, you can find them at... that number contains recorded information and it is freephone. a teenage neo—nazi, the youngest person convicted of planning a terrorist attack in the uk, has been jailed for more than six years. the 17—year—old had written a list of possible targets in his home city of durham, including post offices, schools and banks. he also made a list of guns he would like to acquire. thejudge described list of guns he would like to acquire. the judge described the six offences he was found guilty of as being of the utmost seriousness. a child has been taken to hospital following a knife incident at a school in county antrim. the northern ireland ambulance service said it attempted larne grammar school this morning under teenager was taken to the royal belfast hospital. the school says it has no comment to make at this time. bri

she‘ll be talking to us about an investigation by greater manchester police into child sexual exploitationn saying it was costing too much. fast forward to 2017, and a review was commissioned by the mayor of greater manchester, andy burnham, after a documentary was broadcast about the scale of abuse in rochdale, greater manchester. yesterday, that report was published. the authors didn‘t hold back, saying that the decision to halt operation augusta allowed abusers to carry on operating, and that police and social workers new children being abused and exploited but did nothing to stop it. greater manchester police has confirmed they have resurrected 0peration augusta under a new name, have resurrected 0peration augusta undera new name, green have resurrected 0peration augusta under a new name, greenjacket. have resurrected 0peration augusta under a new name, green jacket. one case being investigated is victoria agoglia. yes, she was 15 and died in 2003 after being injected by a man who was aged 50 stop in her short life, she had been subjected to horrific abuse by older men. she was suppose

greater manchester police are investigating. s were looming, but trezeguet scored in the 93rd minute to take them through. villa were last in the final 10 years ago when they lost to manchester united. we have got a proud history in this competition as i have said many times. if we could go and lift to this trophy for the sixth time as a foot ball this trophy for the sixth time as a football club, i would this trophy for the sixth time as a football club, iwould be this trophy for the sixth time as a football club, i would be a very proud man, and we know it is going to be tough, manchester united or manchester city, at the hard type —— party getting to the final, and we have done that against a very good team. after being kicked out of australian rugby union, israel folau has switched back to rugby league, signing for the french super league club catalans dragons. folau was sacked last may for posting offensive homophobic comments on social media. he says he'll keep his beliefs private in future. he's been warned that any repeat

the figures include —— exclude greater manchester police where they have had difficulties with countinge efforts that police have had in increasing stop and searches, more activity and cracking down on a knife or is still a major problem. when we look at the other figures we can see also a worrying surge in robberies, up 12%. some of those robberies will involve the use ofa those robberies will involve the use of a night or the threat of a knife, but again that is a worrying increase full stops all that is being driven by london where yesterday we saw crime figures for the whole of the year 2019 up by 20%. clearly london is having an impact there. when we look at the overall figures, but the best measure of this is the crime survey of england and wales which measures people's experiences of crime and that shows that crime levels are broadly stable. but within that you have the specific categories where you have these concerning rises. one other set of data that i think we should really focus on is the proportion of people who are charged or cautioned or brought to court for each offence

arrangements are in place through greater manchester police, through organisations like ourselves andort. we all know that rape is a hugely underreported crime, and it is something that fundamentally shapes your world, so if people are thinking this could have happened to them, or if indeed any other rate may have happened to them under similar circumstances, support is there, you are not alone. another particular difficulty of this was the use of a drug that meant many men who were victims didn't know they had been victims. it was only when police examined this man's phone that they were able to find out what had been going on. how does anybody approach a case like that where you are telling someone like that where you are telling someone something is able to them and they didn't even know themselves? it is just and they didn't even know themselves? it isjust absolutely horrendous, they have to say, i have been impressed throughout by the authorities in greater manchester, who have really tried to make sure there is a real strategy, there are loads of organisations ready to provide s

greater manchester police has set up a dedicated number to provide support for any affected by this storyeen dramatic scenes in the iranian capital tehran where huge crowds have gathered to mourn the military commander qasem soleimani who was killed in a us drone attack on friday. iran has vowed "severe revenge" for his death which was ordered by president trump. soleimani's daughter addressed the crowds, warning that a ‘dark day‘ was coming for america. 0ur middle east editorjeremy bowen reports from neighbouring iraq where the attack took place. enormous crowds on the streets and anger as well here in baghdad. not eve ryo ne anger as well here in baghdad. not everyone feels it because not eve ryo ne everyone feels it because not everyone supports the kind of iran that soleimani represented and tried to strengthen and tried as well to spread its influence around this particular part of the world. but suddenly there were remarkable scenes on the streets of tehran today. tehran's broad avenues were jammed with mourners, estimated in millions. the assassination of general qasem soleimani ha

i think these offences exclude greater manchester police where they have had difficulties with countingross the country. whatever the efforts the police have had an increasing stop and search, more activity, cracking down on knife offenders, still a major problem. when we look at the other figures, we can see also a worrying surge in robberies, up 12%. some of those robberies, up 12%. some of those robberies will be involving the use ofa robberies will be involving the use of a knife, or the threat of a knife, but it is a worrying increase. some is being driven by london where yesterday we saw crime figures for the whole of the year 2019 up 20%. clearly, london is having an impact. when we look at the overall figures, the best measure of this is the crime survey of england and wales which measures people puck experiences of crime showing crime levels are broadly stable. —— people's experiences of crime. you have specific categories where you have specific rises. one other bit of data we should focus on is the proportion of people who are charged or cautioned or brought to court for each

greater manchester police has apologised and promised justice to victims after it announced it is todating back more than 15 years. judith moritz has this report. victoria lived a short and horrific life. beaten, raped and injected with heroin, her grandmotherjoan tried to get help but nothing was done and victoria died, age 15. they just didn't care! all these men were doing all of this to her and they knew! after victoria died, the police open an investigation into child sexual explication in the area. the investigation called operation agusta found that such abuse was happening here on a huge scale. detective suspect as many as 97 men were grooming children as young as 12. in 2005, before it could complete its work, that investigation was abruptly shut down. in 2017, this bbc documentary about abuse and raw sale was broadcast as a result —— today it found that operation agusta was set down prematurely. the authorities knew that many were being subjected to the most profound abuse and exploitation but did not protect them. the police have now announced that they begun an investigat

never been brought tojustice, her family have been campaigning a new for investigation in greater manchester polices that will now happen, in fact, investigation is already under way and has been reopened. one of the men known to be abusing her was allowed to visit her in care at three times a week and there is so much more staggering detail. thank you. reporting on those multiple, very distressing cases. more than six in 10 women feel inadequate after seeing images of slim women on social media — according to a poll for sport england for their this girl can campaign. adele's recently been photographed having lost, it's reported, up to three stone with various reports of how she's done it — from dieting to pilates to exercise. according to this poll today, almost a third of all women said they would also like to see women on social media exercising without make—up while a fifth think they should post about sweating, periods or the menopause. here's the new this girl can advert... # me again. # allow me to pick up where i left off. all right, let's go, mum. # the biggest phenomenon and i'm picasso w

greater manchester police have told us that they have learnt lessons from sam's case and is urging anyonen and support for people affected by sexual violence, you can find them at bbc.co.uk/actionline. a teenage neo—nazi, the youngest person to be convicted of planning a terrorist attack in the uk, has beenjailed for over six years. the seventeen—year—old boy had written a list of possible targets in his home city of durham, including post offices, schools and banks. he'd also made a list of guns he'd like to acquire. the judge described the six offences he was found guilty of as being of the, ‘utmost seriousness‘. a child has been taken to hospitalfollowing a knife incident at a grammar school in county antrim. the northern ireland ambulance service says it attended larne grammar school this morning and a teenager was taken to the royal belfast hospital. the school said it had no comment to make at this time. a trainee surgeon from edinburgh has died in a skiing accident while on a family holiday in the french alps. 25—year—old william reid was returning from lunch in the resort of avori

it comes after a review found police and social workers in greater manchester knew dozens of childrennd they knew, they all this to her and they knew, they all knew about it! and they let them ta ke all knew about it! and they let them take her off. they even went into the homes and they knew what was happening, and i told them what was happening, and i told them what was happening, and i told them what was happening, and they let them come in and just take her out! i couldn't let it go. i can't! she was crying. i promised her that i would never let it go until i gotjustice. that is hard to watch, isn't it? former detective inspector, maggie oliver, worked on the original investigation in 2003. she later resigned from greater manchester police, claiming that the force had failed the victims over a number of years. maggiejoins us now from our london newsroom. thank you for coming on the programme and talking to us about this this morning. first of all, your reaction to the latest report, what do you think? i feel personally com pletely what do you think? i feel personally completely vi