jon donnison reports.ng british woman walked out of a cypriot court having been found guilty of falsely claiming she was raped by 12 men. her supporters say both the police investigation and the court process were flawed and her lawyers are planning to appeal. now, the i9—year—old's mother has told the bbc of the impact the case has had on her daughter's mental health. her words are read by an actor to protect both of their identities. she's suffering from ptsd. she spends a lot of time with hypersomnia at the moment. that means she's sleeping an awful lot of the day. she sleeps probably 18, 20 hours a day. she's also quite withdrawn, which is very sad for me to see, and she also experiences hallucinations and she needs to get back to the uk to get that treated. that's my absolute primary focus. these are the young israeli tourists who originally faced accusations that they'ad raped the young woman. they were freed and allowed to fly home after she retracted the allegation. but she said she only did that b

jon donnison has more. here at the challenge cup final last summer, is patron of the rugby football league. today his first public appearance since he and his wife announced they wa nt to since he and his wife announced they want to step from their roles as senior royals will be to host the draws for the rugby league world cup to be held in england in 2021. rugby league isn'tjust a support, it's a community. in the run-up to the tournament, harry is launching a charter to look at mental health within the sport. something like a mental fitness charter will help us make real progress in getting rid of the stigma associated with mental illness and remind people that it is not just about being illness and remind people that it is notjust about being physically illness and remind people that it is not just about being physically fit but more importantly mentally strong. so prince harry is not stepping back from a public role just yet. he also appeared in an invictus games video, released last night. the 2022 inv

jon donnison, bbc news.ase of steam and ash from a volcano in the philippines has led the authorities there to order 8,000 people to leave the area. this speeded—up footage of the taal volcano, south of the philippine capital manila, shows the plume of white smoke that's one kilometre high. manila's international airport has put all flights on hold. more than 13,000 people have been evacuated from their homes in the german city of dortmund after the discovery of four suspected second world war bombs. it's not clear when they'll be allowed to return. australia's prime minister, scott morrison, has expressed regret over his handling of the bushfire crisis following strong criticism over his government's response. in the state of south australia, many residents have returned to their homes in kangaroo island to assess the damage. almost half of the island has been scorched and scientists are worried about the fate of many endangered species. 0ur correspondent shaimaa khalil has been to the island, and a warning

jon donnison reports.days since the young british woman walked out of a cypriot court having been found guilty of falsely claiming she was raped by 12 men. her supporters say both the police investigation and the court process were flawed and her lawyers are planning to appeal. now, the i9—year—old's mother has told the bbc of the impact the case has had on her daughter's mental health. her words are read by an actor to protect both of their identities. she's suffering from ptsd. she spends a lot of time with hypersomnia at the moment. that means she's sleeping an awful lot of the day. she sleeps probably 18, 20 hours a day. she's also quite withdrawn, which is very sad for me to see, and she also experiences hallucinations and she needs to get back to the uk to get that treated. that's my absolute primary focus. these are the young israeli tourists who originally faced accusations that they'ad raped the young woman. they were freed and allowed to fly home after she retracted the allegation. but she said s

jon donnison has more. seen here at the challenge cup final last summer, is patron of the rugby football league. today his first public appearance since he and his wife announced they want to step back from their roles as senior royals will be to host the draws for the rugby league world cup to be held in england in 2021. rugby league isn'tjust a sport, it's a community. in the run—up to the tournament, harry is launching a charter to look at mental health within the sport. something like a mentalfitness charter will help us make real progress in getting rid of the stigma associated with mental illness and remind people that it is notjust about being physically fit but more importantly mentally strong. so prince harry is not stepping back from a public role just yet. he also appeared in an invictus games video, released last night. the 2022 invictus will travel to a new country... how much of this kind of thing the sussexes will be doing in the future remains unclear. meghan is now in canada, where she was

jon donnison has more. seen here at the challenge cup final last summer, is patron of the rugby football league. today his first public appearance since he and his wife announced they want to step back from their roles as senior royals will be to host the draws for the rugby league world cup, to be held in england in 2021. rugby league isn'tjust a sport, it's a community. in the run—up to the tournament, harry is launching a charter to look at mental health within the sport. something like the mentalfitness charter will help us make real progress in getting rid of the stigma associated with mental illness, and remind people that it is not just about being physically fit, but, more importantly, mentally strong. so prince harry is not stepping back from a public role just yet. he also appeared in an invictus games video, released last night. but how much of this kind of thing the sussexes will be doing in the future remains unclear. meghan is now in canada, where she was photographed at a local women's centre

jon donnison, bbc news.sem soleimani was iran's most senior military commander running an elite unit in iran's revolutionary guards. but what more do we know about him? he's led that elite unit, the quds force, since 1998 — starting off as a reclusive leader — directing covert operations abroad. he went from barely being recognised to achieving celebrity—like status in iran. general soleimani was widely seen as the second most powerful figure in iran behind the supreme leader, ayatollah khamenei. he's been on the military frontline — most recently in iraq where he lead iraqi and shia militias and helped them recapture the city of tikrit from so—called islamic state. in neighbouring syria he's the one who came up with the strategy that helped president bashar al—assad recapture key cities and towns from rebel fighters. the killing is controversial for many reasons including the fact that general soleimani actually supported the us in theirfight against the taliban by handing over military intelligence in 2001

his wife meghan announced they would be stepping back from their royal duties. 0ur correspondent jon donnisont church at sandringham on sunday is very much routine. what lies ahead on monday is very much not. the queen's estate in norfolk is the venue for what has been described as the sandringham summit. she will come face—to—face with prince harry for the first time since he and his wife announced they intend to step back in their role as senior royals. also there will be the prince of wales and prince william. and harry's wife meghan, the duchess of sussex, is expected to phone in, to join the discussion from canada. officials have worked hard in recent days to understand what the sussexes want. there will, we understand, be a "range of possibilities to review". it is hoped "next steps will be agreed at the meeting". however, officials are stressing that any decision about the sussexes' future status will take time to be implemented. the trickiest area could be money, as the couple seek financial independence. this morning, the shadow foreign secretary, emily thornberry, made her views cle

jon donnison, bbc news.ss secretary, andrea leadsom, said the government has moved to support flybe because it is a "viable business". the government isn't in the market to bail out private companies. what we do, on a case—by—case business, is look to see if a business is viable. in the case of flybe, it is a viable business. there are structural challenges, because of the fact that the regional connectivity role that it provides for the uk means that there are some routes that are very tricky, and what we've agreed to do, as government, is a review of regional connectivity that takes into account, for example, our net zero carbon emissions. and what that will do is it will create continue to create a level playing field for all airlines. the difference, for example, between flybe and thomas cook was that, in the case of thomas cook, it had huge amounts of debt, and any taxpayer money would have simply been throwing good money after bad. it was not a viable company. business presenter dominic o'connell is he

jon donnison, bbc news. the american action was taken at the direction of president trump.sn't directly tweeted a comment yet, but he has tweeted this image of the american flag, an image which he has pinned to the top of his twitter feed. so, is he has pinned to the top of his twitterfeed. so, is it a defensive action, as the us describes it, or was it a deliberate provocation in the region? i put that question to lyse doucet, our chief international correspondent. it depends where you look at it in this long simmering crisis between iran and the united states. this is not a crisis which began with these unprecedented attacks in recent days, with iranian backed militias attacking the us embassy in baghdad. it didn't even begin when president trump pulled out of the iran nuclear deal in 2018. there has long been tension between the united states, its commanders in the field and the man they regarded as their most telling adversary, qasem soleimani, who they held responsible for ordering attacks on american forces and bases in iraq and other countries in the middle east and

jon donnison reports.n the state of victoria. so intense, they shuttered rooftops. and all this in the middle of summer, as large parts of the country continue to burn. in melbourne, battered by high winds, few ca n melbourne, battered by high winds, few can remember such a dramatic shift in weather. such a freak storm. i was watching television, i went into the bedroom, and ijust looked out the window and the gum tree which is two stories high just disappeared. it was a whiteout at this birthday party, abandoned as people huddled for shelter. and this isa people huddled for shelter. and this is a cricket pitch. no chance of a resumption in play anytime soon, with more rain and hailforecast in the next 24 hours. but after months of hot temperatures fuelling the devastating fires, vests, for many, will be welcome relief. the private american aerospace company spacex has been conducting a trial with another of its plans to ta ke trial with another of its plans to take astronauts to the international space st

jon donnison, bbc news.25 and 23 and a woman aged 20 have died following a collision between a lorry and car in stanwell in surrey last night. a fourth person is seriously injured in hospital. our news correspondent gave us the latest from stanwell. desperately sad news to start 2020. we know that this accident happened just before midnight yesterday on new year's eve, involving a lorry and a car carrying four or young people. this morning, confirmation from the police that two men aged 23 and 25 were killed, a woman aged 20, and 25 were killed, a woman aged 20, and another 25—year—old woman was taken to a london hospital where she is being treated for serious injuries. behind me, you can see where the trees have been knocked down, where a lorry ended up in a ditch. the scene has now been cleared. police say the lorry driver was not injured in the accident but was not injured in the accident but was taken to hospital as a precaution. no arrests have been made and the investigation is very much continuing int

jon donnison, bbc news.yprus have signed a letter written to the attorney general costas clerides asking him to intervene in the case, including this former justice minister. i must admit, it's a pity that this application of the law has led to this result. we have every sympathy for the young lady. she has been more than enough punished, therefore we suggest and we expect, actually, not suggest, we expect that the court on the 7th of january pronouncing the sentence will be very lenient and maybe issue a very minor penalty so that the young lady can leave cyprus and go back to england. she has already been in detention for four and a half weeks and she has already been prevented from travelling for about five months already. hope and reconciliation are the main themes in a number of today's new year messages. borisjohnson has said that 2020 can allow the country to turn the page on the division and uncertainty of recent years. he's pledged to represent all voters, and said that the new year means the start

jon donnison, bbc news.on are the main themes in a number of today's new year messages. borisjohnson has said that 2020 can allow the country to turn the page on the division and uncertainty of recent years. he's pledged to represent all voters, and said that the new year means the start of a new chapter. and the archbishop of canterbury has called for the uk to "start healing divisions" as our religion editor martin bashir reports. it is a challenging day, weather—wise. although this is not his usual habit, the lifeboat rescue station in dover is within the diocese of canterbury, and archbishop justin welby chose to come here to deliver his new year's message. 0k. so, what we need to do, run ahead of that red one and then turn to starboard. 0k. that's it. that the right speed? yeah, you're fine. the station is staffed year round by 70 volunteers. it's notjust a group of people working together. it's a family. the seagoing crew includes a student, a train driver, a chef, an electrician. the youngest is 17, t

jon donnison, bbc news.now. what sort of precedent does this set for the airline industry? this is not a bailout, the government says it will defer the payment for the air passenger duty. in the case of flybe, that's about 100 only an pounds. they will still be expected to pay it but may be later than planned and they have announced the review of air passenger duty, £26 on a uk domestic flight passenger duty, £26 on a uk domestic flight for a return flight and they said they will review that as part of the budget. there is a dilemma because what the government has to do while maintaining the commitment to zero carbon emissions by 2050 also tried to deliver on a promise to keep the uk connected, so improve connectivity across the country outside london, so they are walking a fine balance here. we could see air passenger duty for domestic flights cut but may be that added to international long—haul flights. so the air passenger duty revenue stays the air passenger duty revenue stays the same but domestically it

jon donnison, bbc news.tigation has been launched after two people were found dead at a house in derbyshire. officers were called to a property in duffield at about 4 o'clock this morning where they discovered the bodies of a man and woman. a man arrested on suspicion of murder remains in custody. detectives say they are not looking for anyone else in connection with the deaths. a man has died and four people have suffered serious injuries in a car crash in manchester. police say they were called at 3:30 this morning to a collision between a black mercedes and a skoda octavia in the fallowfield area of the city. the 59—year—old driver of the skoda died in hospital a short time later, while five other men were taken to hospital. four have serious injuries, including one who is in a serious condition. paramilitary groups who have been protesting against us air strikes in iraq have withdrawn from the perimeter of the american embassy in baghdad. the demonstration took place amid anger over us air strikes that k

jon donnison, bbc news.general qasem soleimani was iran's most senior military commander running an elite unit in iran's revolutionary guards. but what more do we know about him? he's led that elite unit, the quds force, since 1998 — starting off as a reclusive leader — directing covert operations abroad. he went from barely being recognised to achieving celebrity—like status in iran. general soleimani was widely seen as the second most powerful figure in iran behind the supreme leader, ayatollah khamenei. he's been on the military frontline — most recently in iraq where he lead iraqi and shia militias and helped them recapture the city of tikrit from so—called islamic state. in neighbouring syria he's the one who came up with the strategy that helped president bashar al—assad recapture key cities and towns from rebel fighters. the killing is controversial for many reasons including the fact that general soleimani actually supported the us in theirfight against the taliban by handing over military intelligen

jon donnison reports.es and supporters of the 72 people who died are still looking forjustice. two and half years, and we still have not been heard! they gathered outside the enquiry this morning. we need a commitment that actually the voices, the concerns, the questions that are raised by the bereaved and survivors will be taken seriously. because we know that before the fire this is one of the complaints that will be levelled against the council, that they did not listen to the concerns of the residents. this second phase of the enquiry will focus not so much on what happened that night injune 2017, but why. chaired by sir martin moore—bick, a former high courtjudge, it will involve a forensic examination of the design decisions made in the lead up to the fire. this morning the enquiry heard so far almost all those involved had tried to pass the buck. each core participant who played a material part in the refurbishment of grenfell tower has laid out a detailed case for how it relied on the work of other

jon donnison reports. flybe will fly again.ws for its passengers and huge relief for the company's more than 2,000 workers. absolutely ecstatic, yeah, really happy for myself and my partner works for flybe so yeah, really good news for everybody. the exeter—based airline survives because its shareholders, which include virgin atlantic, have agreed to put in extra money, but only in return for the government agreeing to consider cutting taxes on domestic airlines. hearing that things like air passenger duty will be reviewed was very interesting for them, of course it will be reviewed for everyone, and ensuring the way that our regional connectivity works, that we can level up communities, make sure our union is strengthened. cutting air passenger duty, which adds about £13 to the price of every domestic flight, would make it cheaper for people to fly. the air industry says such a move would provide a boost — but environmentalists are not happy. aviation is the highest carbon form of transport, and cutting air passenger duty is j

jon donnison has more.een here at the challenge cup final last summer, is patron of the rugby football league. today his first public appearance since he and his wife announced they want to step back from their roles as senior royals will be to host the draws for the rugby league world cup, to be held in england in 2021. rugby league isn'tjust a sport, it's a community. in the run—up to the tournament, harry is launching a charter to look at mental health within the sport. something like a mentalfitness charter will help us make real progress in getting rid of the stigma associated with mental illness, and remind people that it is not just about being physically fit, but, more importantly, mentally strong. so prince harry is not stepping back from a public role just yet. he also appeared in an invictus games video, released last night. in 2022 the invicta schemes will travel to a new country... but how much of this kind of thing the sussexes will be doing in the future remains unclear. meghan is now in cana

jon donnison, bbc news.ootball fans at fa cup games this weekend will be shown a video before kick—off, narrated by the duke of cambridge, encouraging them to look after their mental health. the short film also features some of football‘s biggest names. prince william has joined forces with the sport‘s governing bodies and public health england to get men talking about their mental health. the liberal democrat mp layla moran has come out as pa nsexual after beginning a relationship with a woman. the mp, who announced the news on social media, said coming out in the context of being a politician had been "slightly more difficult" than telling her friends and family and criticised parliament as a "weird, backwards place" for lg btq people. in the last few minutes, the energy regulator 0fgem has delivered its verdict on the massive power cut last summer. nina‘s here with the details. we were just talking about it, it was last august, that big power cut, 596 was last august, that big power cut, 5% of the nationa