what has the ipcc had to say in this report?es police can't say they weren't warned, they were on numerous occasions. this report highlights repeated failings by the force. looking at the summary of the report. it says the consequences was arguably that a predatory paedophile offended over an extended period of time. there were a litany of reports and in some instances, the force didn't carry out rudimentary investigations. the main complainant asi investigations. the main complainant as i mentioned in my report was joanne mjadzelics, former partner of ian watkins. it was a case, according to the ipcc, but she wasn't believed. she had messages on her phone from ian watkins saying how he wanted to abuse children. yet south wales police didn't look at the phone and they wrote her off as a credible witness, as if they were waiting for the perfect witness to come along. six people came along to raise concerns, but it took nearly four years for south wales police to do anything about it. let's hear now from the commissioner who compi

the ipcc did not express any opinion about the suitability of the informant known as xy.imed he had been responsible for ‘setting up a number of people... at the behest of police officers‘, and the investigation was focused on these allegations. the ipcc investigator found insufficient evidence to support any case to answer for misconduct in respect of any officer', the statement said — adding that there were considerable doubts as to the credibility of the allegations made. and you can see a special inside out documentary about 0peration sanctuary here on the bbc news channel at 8.30pm tonight. the us secretary of state, rex tillerson, has visited the pacific island of guam after north korea threatened to strike the territory which is home to an american military base. it follows remarks from president trump in which he said north korea would face fire and fury if it threatened the us. here's our north america correspondent nick bryant. a far off american outpost in the tropical waters of the western pacific now finds itself at the centre of a dangerous stand—off. this i

the ipcc has also criticised south yorkshire and bedford police over inaction in investigating watkinsnger manipulated fans to get access to his victims, the extent of his abuse may never be known. sian lloyd, bbc news. now it's time for the travel show. this week on the travel show... so we're going to be diving on an archaeological site? yeah, exactly. underwater? exactly. we're swimming back to the bronze age in macedonia. oh, wow. you see all walks of life coming in to get a tattoo, bankers, lawyers, doctors. we're making a lasting mark in singapore. it's art, and it's beautiful art at that. we're taking someone else‘s seat in first class. if someone finds me in an airport and says, hey, catch me if you can, yes, i will switch seats with you. you can take my first or business class seat and i'll go back to wherever you're sitting. i'm going to prepare this how it would have been in the tudor times. and we're taking a bite out of one of king henry viii's favourite treats. first this week, we're visiting this small country with a big history and sites stating all the way back to the

the ipcc has also criticised south yorkshire and bedford police over inaction in investigating watkinsated fans to get access to his victims, the extent of his abuse may never be known. sian lloyd, bbc news. iraqi forces say they have broken through the defences of so—called islamic state and reached the centre of the city of tal afar. close to the syrian border, the city is one of the jihadists' last remaining strongholds in iraq after they were driven out of the city of mosul. the iraqi offensive to liberate the city has been under way for six days. sarah corker reports. iraqi soldiers fire rockets at is positions in tal afar. so—called islamic state has held the city in northern iraq since 2014. the battle in alleys, streets, and houses is fierce. iraqi forces say they have now seized about three quarters of the city, breaking through is defences. translation: the units move towards the neighbourhood, which has only about 5% left to retake from islamic state. then we will announce the liberation of this area. what remains is one neighbourhood, the citadel known as the old city of ta

the ipcc report today highlights the fa ct ipcc report today highlights the fact that for so long thertcomings in terms of the police investigation, if we can call it that, over the four—year period into ian watkins. the main complainant went to the police repeatedly. first of all in 2008. on her mobile phone she had a message from ian watkins saying he wanted to abuse children. the report found the police didn't look at the phone and simply didn't believe this woman. they didn't believe this woman. they didn't believe she was a credible witness. in fact there were six people who went to police with concerns about ian watkins. this report finds that there were eight reports, three intelligence logged but no interviews with ian watkins. he wasn't interviewed or questioned and he wasn't asked what he thought about the allegations. we can hear from the commission and who compiled today's report. bias, unconscious or conscious, has no place in modern policing. when someone comes forward with such a serious allegation, or indeed any allegation or report, it really shouldn't matter what the

last week, the ipcc also accused the south yorkshire force of inaction in investigating watkins. report highlights major shortcomings that allowed him to lead a sickening double life for so long. coming up at six o'clock on breakfast, charlie stayt and naga munchetty will have all the day's news, business and sport. they'll also have more on the expected major travel disruption over the weekend. the bank holiday getaway coincides with engineering works on some of the country's busiest rail routes. services between london, the north—west and scotland will be cancelled. 0perators have warned passengers to expect delays. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: thailand's supreme court has postponed its verdict in the trial of the former prime minister, yingluck shinawatra, after she failed to appear in court. thejudges in bangkok issued a warrant for her arrest, saying they didn't believe her claim to be ill. america's gulf coast is preparing for the onslaught of hurricane harvey. it's expected to hit the coast of louisiana and texas on friday with winds of up to 140km/h. small conv

the ipcc has also criticised south yorkshire and bedford police over inaction in investigating watkinsbbc news. a pakistani man suspected of being an international drugs dealer has been arrested in north london. muhammad asif hafeez is wanted in america for importing heroin and meth—amphetamine. known as the sultan — he's thought to run a global drug production and distribution network. a court has found two white south african farmers guilty of attempted murder after they forced a black man into a coffin and threatened to burn him alive. the judge said it was clear willem oosthuizen and theo jackson had intended to kill victor mlots hwa. the two farmers were arrested after a video of the attack was posted on social media. the bbc‘s nomsa maseko was in court. the video of the assault caused outrage here in south africa. it once again highlighted racial tensions in farming communities. two white farmers shoving a black man in a coffin, threatening to bury him alive. they accused him of trespassing on their farm. alive. they accused him of trespassing on theirfarm. the alive. they accuse

the ipcc has also criticised south yorkshire and bedford police over inaction in investigating watkinss abuse may never be known. sian lloyd, bbc news. texas is preparing itself for hurricane harvey — which could be the worst storm to hit the us mainland in 12 years. the storm which has strengthened to a category two with winds of upto 110 miles per hour is expected to make landfall along the state's central coast tonight. there are concerns that torrential rain could bring life—threatening flooding to some parts. denee koonce is in pearland, just south of houston in texas. she joins us via webcam now. with some children, i see. tell others, how far away is the storm at the moment? it is going to be making la ndfall the moment? it is going to be making landfall a couple of hours south of oui’s landfall a couple of hours south of ours at corpus christi. we are in a suburb of houston, not in the flood zone, an hour away from the coast. right now, where just preparing zone, an hour away from the coast. right now, wherejust preparing in case we may not be able to get out of our house for u

guest: this says what the ipcc says, that humans have an impact on climate change and are the driving force of emissions since 1951, since the preindustrial age. this is far in line with what most of the science says good people who would speak to the contrary of it are really in the vast minority. host: what is the difference in the 2014 report? we have a better understanding now of what humans are doing to the climate and how the climate is reacting to greenhouse gas emissions. you see have your, more intense rain storms, more frequent. it is even to the point where they feel they are able to begin linking some individual weather events to climate change, which is something that climate scientists have traditionally avoided doing. they have said climate change has made extreme weather events more likely, but they will not attribute individual events to climate change. but this starts to head in that direction, which is a little controversial. , 100%does this report say conclusively, that it is because of human activity? guest: they will never say anything is 100%. beyond a shadow of

earlier this year, the ipcc launch the new investigation earlier this year, the ipcc launched a new investigation row with neighbours. i need the police as quick as i can. you're not going out! he died after being tasered and restrained by armed officers. greater manchester police says the firearms officers volunteer for the role and do a very difficult job, quite rightly, under the highest levels of scrutiny. but with many of the officers still serving, it poses tough questions for greater manchester police. a man who drifted a mile out to sea in a toy dinghy had to be rescued by a lifeboat crew last night, as he battled against the wind and tide off redcar. what are you doing out here? the alarm was raised at 7:30pm in the evening, after he was spotted near a wind farm off the coast. the man was wearing just shorts and a top. it comes as the rnli says the number of near fatal incidents in uk waters is highest in august — and it's launching a campaign, urging people to take proper precautions when heading out on the water. rick kelsey reports from cornwall. tens of thousands of people will go in

the ipcc has also criticised south yorkshire and bedford police over inaction in investigating watkinsanipulated fans to get access to his victims, the extent of his abuse may never be known. now it's time for click. this week, click is back in india, we're hitting the road, the rail, and the water. there will be dancing. and singing. sort of. driving in india is an experience. the roads are cramped, the horn is omnipresent and the rules are... well, the rules are here somewhere, i'm sure of it. and that's why we won't be doing a piece about self driving cars in india any time soon. despite the fact that it seems like everyone in india travels in the car, that's not true by any means, many people choose to travel by train instead. but, if you think that's any less intense, think again. yeah, about those rules. mumbai central station is a massive heaving hub connecting the city to the north and east of india. but, if you look closer you'll see something else connecting the commuters to the rest of the world. 116 wireless access points provide free wi—fi to anyone with an indian phone nu

the police say their watchdog — the ipcc — has cleared them of any wrongdoing. herjob to rule on the police decision to employ xy. in effect, i am being asked to substitute my judgment about the kind of person who should be used as an informant, for the judgment of the officers whose work this is... that i decline to do. others, though, are not so restrained. personally i can't envisage circumstances where i would have authorised payment to someone convicted of rape. jim gamble is the former policeman who set up the government's task force to fight child sexual exploitation. when you're desperate for intelligence, i can see why there may have been an appetite for it. i can't imagine how you could have control mechanisms in place with an informant of that type, that you were going to task... that would give you reassurance, that they didn't still represent a risk to young and vulnerable women, given what i know about this particular person's history. i think all police forces are under pressure to get things right. but there are ways and means of doing it. in my

the ipcc has also criticised south yorkshire and bedford police over inaction in investigating watkinsccess to his victims, the extent of his abuse may never be known. sian lloyd, bbc news. our top story this evening: a damning report accuses royal bank of scotland of the systematic abuse of its business customers. and coming up, i'm live in las vegas with the build—up to this weekend's mega fight between connor mcgregor and floyd mayweather. coming up in sportsday on bbc news: conor mcgregor and floyd maywetaher junior weigh—in this evening for the fight that's got everybody talking. the stage is set in las vegas for a record breaking bout. the great bank holiday getaway is on and there are more problems than usual. major engineering work on the railways is expected to add to the disruption. london's euston station — one of the main lines into and out of the capital — will be completely closed over the weekend. there's also disruption on routes serving london bridge, london liverpool street, cardiff and bristol. adina campbell is at euston station and dan whitworth is on the m6 motorw

earlier this year, the ipcc launch the new investigation into the case ofjordan begley, his mum calledquick as i can. you're not going out! he died after being tasered and restrained by officers. greater manchester police says the firearms officers volunteer for the role and do a very difficultjob, quite rightly, under the highest levels of scrutiny. but with many of the officers still serving, it poses tough questions for greater manchester police. simon cox, bbc news. pakistan's parliament is to elect a prime minister to replace nawaz sharif, who was forced to resign last week in the wake of corruption allegations. the ruling party has nominated a former minister to serve as an interim leader — until mr sharif‘s 0ur south asia correspondentjustin rowlatt is in the capital islamabad. the thought has taken place in the last few minutes. what happened. we got the result through. it's exactly what we expected. he has been elected prime minister of pakistan. this is by the members of the assembly, not by the people of pakistan. he is only in place for two months. the man appointed by the

last week, the ipcc also accused the south yorkshire force of inaction in investigating watkins.et access to his victims. the extent of his abuse may never be known. texas is preparing itself for hurricane harvey — which could be the worst storm to hit the us mainland in 12 years. the storm which has strengthened to a category two with winds of up to 110 miles per hour is expected to make landfall along the state's central coast tonight. there are concerns that torrential rain could bring life—threatening flooding to some parts. battening down on the texas coast. we have water, we have items. we have candles. it's worrying. everybody is talking about it. that's why i am preparing, getting some food, just in case, flashlights. her again harvey has sent others packing. it's forced the evacuation of critically ill infa nts. evacuation of critically ill infants. hours from now, for the first time in around ten years, a life threatening storm is likely to it. after 35 inches of rainfall and sustained winds of around 110 mph are expected, indicating a possible category three again. eve

government version of an ipcc report before the trump administration has time to look at it and makees. the report contains standard climate, bedwetting gobbledygook. nothing new." they have not been able to get a grip on obama holdovers. in an interview with me in the early days of the administratio administration, epa staff offered this nuance about man's role in the new climate change. >> the climate is changing. there is some element of that process. how precise do we measure that, how alarming the issue is, what process to be used to address it, are the more important questions. >> just last friday, the trump administration issued a formal notice. back to you. >> jon: doug mckelway, thank you. new next hour of "happening now," it is now three years since our first bombing raid against isis, so where does the u.s. stand now? this amid growing concerns about iran and the impact it is having on the conflict. we'll go in depth. plus, the nfl funding a new program for young athletes, focusing on concussion prevention. we are live with more on that. >> jon: this was our first time in

. >> the united states is strongly committed to the ipcc process of international cooperation on globalte change. >> i am very pleased that the united states has reached a truly historic agreement with other nations of the world to take unprecedented steps. >> my administration has taken a rational, balanced approach to these serious challenges. we believe we need to protect our environment. >> even president obama, who came into office promising to lead the way, came up short. he arrived at the copenhagen climate summit in 2009 amid huge expectations. but the deal fell apart. >> i don't know how you have an international agreement where we all are not sharing information and ensuring that we are meeting our commitments. that doesn't make sense. it would be a hollow victory. >> the fact was president obama did not have congressional support and everybody in copenhagen knew it. in paris six years later, the president tried a radical new approach. he used an old semantic trick to take congress right out of the decisionmaking. during a state visit to china, the president said all the diffe

. >> the united states is strongly committed to the ipcc process of international cooperation on globalmate change. >> i am very pleased that the united states has reached a truly historic agreement with other nations of the world to take unprecedented steps. >> my administration has taken a rational, balanced approach to these serious challenges. we believe we need to protect our environment. >> even president obama, who came into office promising to lead the way, came up short. he arrived at the copenhagen climate summit in 2009 amid huge expectations. but the deal fell apart. >> i don't know how you have an international agreement where we all are not sharing information and ensuring that we are meeting our commitments. that doesn't make sense. it would be a hollow victory. >> the fact was president obama did not have congressional support and everybody in copenhagen knew it. in paris six years later, the president tried a radical new approach. he used an old semantic trick to take congress right out of the decisionmaking. during a state visit to china, the president said all the dif

last week, the ipcc also accused the south yorkshire force of inaction in investigating watkins.lated fans to get access to his victims. the extent of his abuse may never be known. major disruption on the railways will peak this weekend as millions prepare for the bank holiday getaway amid engineering works on some of the country's busiest rail routes. key stations in london and services to and from wales and the north of england and scotland will be heavily affected. road users have also been advised to expect longerjourneys as people take to the roads instead. adina campbell reports. with the queues building here at euston station, it is set to get even busier as millions of us prepare to travel over the bank holiday weekend. this station will completely close from tomorrow, affecting passengers up and down the uk, with no trains to london from the west coast mainline. there's never an ideal time to carry out these railway improvement works, but we carry out 15,000 projects every year, and most of those happen overnight. during bank holidays, fewer people are travelling and we

last week, the ipcc also accused the south yorkshire force of inaction in investigating watkins.to get access to his victims. the extent of his abuse may never be known. at least 20 people have been killed and dozen injured in an attack on a shia mosque in the afghan capital, kabul. an attacker detonated explosives at the gate before two gunmen entered as worshippers gathered for friday prayers. special forces say the gunmen are now dead. a man who murdered his brother by setting fire to him as he slept is to appeal against the length of his sentence. blair logan was given a life sentence after admitting to the murder of his brother cameron, who was 23, and attempting to murder cameron's 25—year—old girlfriend rebecca williams. the incident took place on new year's day at the family home in east dunbartonshire. the government has announced that convoys of partially driverless lorries will be tried out on major british roads by the end of next year. the lead lorry would have a driver at the wheel and those behind would be connected by wireless technology. the aa says it is concern

but there are people currently being investigated by the ipcc.them as well. it is a complex and difficult situation in south yorkshire. thank you all forjoining smack. and if you have any concerns about what we've just covered, there's more information on the bbc action line. the number 0800 888 809 — calls are free and are open 24—hours a day, and there's a full list of support and organisations available at bbc. co. uk/actionline. still to come, social workers are warning of a worrying lack of foster homes. we talk to people in the industry who say this is the worst we have seen in years. the first legal sale of rhino horn is due to be held in south africa today. the seller claims it is the best way to co nse rve seller claims it is the best way to conserve the species. conservationists say it will push them towards extinction. we will talk to both sides of the argument. a labourmp is talk to both sides of the argument. a labour mp is calling for women only train carriages to avoid sexual harassment on public transport. we will talk to him and

but we have referred that through professional standards, and we will be making a referral to the ipccd. understandably, a number of residents here have expressed their shock at what has happened. tributes have also been placed inside a cordon, which remains in place. house—to—house enquiries continue to be carried out by officers from greater manchester police. a controversial guru in india has been jailed for 20 years for raping two of his followers. gurmeet ram rahim singh‘s conviction last week triggered large—scale riots by his devotees in which 38 people were killed. thousands of police have been deployed to the region where his movement is based amid fears of further unrest. from there, justin rowlatt reports. the town where the controversial self—styled guru is being held was under strict lockdown today. the normally flamboyant god man was subdued as the 20—year—old sentence was read out —— is the 20 year sentence was was read out —— is the 20 year sentence was read was read out —— is the 20 year sentence was read out. the normally flamboyant god man was subdued as the 20—year

from the police service, the ipcc, and the families are people who have been shot.tactics given out in court, i think we've got a long history of being able to give sensitive evidence in court proceedings. where tactics might be given out, i'm sure that the court will allow certain evidence to be heard in secret, so that we get best evidence, and we get to the truth of what actually took place. thank you. still to come. 70 years ago india was partitioned and ended british colonial rule. we are talking to families whose lives were affected and their stories of what it meant and their stories of what it meant and still means for them today. we will talk to space journalist and author sarah cruddas. about the cassini space probe. with the news, here's rachel in the bbc newsroom. the us vice president, mike pence, has condemned far—right groups in response to the violence over the weekend in virginia. a woman was killed and 19 people were injured when a car was driven into a crowd protesting against a far—right rally in the city of charlottesville. demonstrations and vi