justin welby, who worked briefly at the same camp, admitted today the church had let victims down very badly. the allegations involve a barrister called john smyth, he's denied any knowledge of the claims, but his daughter has now spoken to the bbc. if these allegations are true, i do think he will have to face justice and that will be painful for eve ryo ne and that will be painful for everyone involved. we'll have more from mr smyth's daughter, we'll be reporting on the background to the allegations, and asking why previous warnings were not investigated. the other main stories on bbc news at 5: a deal is reached to end part of the dispute, which has caused misery for passengers on southern rail. an independent and truly global united kingdom, that's the government's vision of the future outside the eu, labour says the plan amounts to nothing. the bank of england predicts stronger growth for the economy over the next three years, but it comes with a warning on inflation. a human rights lawyer is struck off, for acting dishonestly in bringing abuse claims against british soldiers in i

but the archbishop of canterbury justin welby insisted today he knew nothing about the beatings. the beatingslj welby insisted today he knew nothing about the beatings. i was 19, 20 yea rs about the beatings. i was 19, 20 years old, i was a junior leader in a camp, these were the senior leaders, i was not part of the inner circle. it is alleged the abuse started in 1970 81 public school boys and students were invited to the summer camps. in 1982, boys and students were invited to the summer camps. in1982, it boys and students were invited to the summer camps. in 1982, it is claimed john smyth was advised to move abroad. the beatings had come to light. 0ne victim had tried to kill himself. the archbishop was made aware in 2013 and the church has now made a full apology. there are so many places where our society thought it was ok to cover—up the most terrible treatment of children and vulnerable adults. and i do not know how many more cases there will be, but on each one, it nothing will be, but on each one, it nothing will be covered up. have you ever seen any evidence in your re

but the archbishop of canterbury justin welby insisted today he knew nothing about the beatings. alleged the abuse started in 1978 when public school boys and students were invited to the summer camps. in 1982, it is claimed john smyth was advised to move abroad. the beatings had come to light. one victim had tried to kill himself. the archbishop was made aware in 2013 and the church has now made a full apology. there are so many places where our society thought it was ok to cover—up the most terrible treatment of children and vulnerable adults. and i do not know how many more cases there will be, but on each one, nothing will be covered up. have you ever seen any evidence in your religious life of beating going on? no, never. last year, an anglican bishop became the first to be jailed for child sexual abuse. again, the church had to apologise. there is a pattern here, the allegation of children harmed by respected church figures of the claims of a cover—up, the belated attempts by lambeth palace to work out what has gone wrong. it is a pattern being investigated by the public in

the archbishop of canterbury, justin welby, has described the language of public life in the wake ofing body of the church of england, the general synod, he called on anglicans to help ‘reimagine britain‘ in a changing world. the language of public life at present is deeply, savagely divided, and may become worse. 0ur example in response is crucial to the re—imagination of our values. 0ur religious affairs correspondent martin bashir is here. it is very big week for the church. a huge week. the archbishop preach from luke‘s spore, urging christians to turn away from self indulgence and towards self sacrifice in the light of the sense of uncertainty and fear he says has been caused by populist movements across europe and the election of donald trump. but, the election of donald trump. but, the fireworks for this week‘s synod will be lit on wednesday because thatis will be lit on wednesday because that is when the will debate the house of bishops report on same—sex marriage. that report says, it maintains that marriage in church is a lifelong union between a man and a woman. thank you

the archbishop of canterbury, justin welby, says he was "completely unaware" of allegations of extreme a former colleague who worked at a christian summer camp for boys in the 1970s and 80s. bbc news has spoken to the daughter of the man — a barrister called john smyth — who says her father must face justice if the claims are borne out. hampshire police are investigating the allegations, as our religious affairs correspondent, martin bashir, reports. john smyth qc, now working in south africa, is at the centre of allegations involving the abuse of young boys, who were allegedly groomed, at a series of summer camps in dorset in the 1970s. people matter to us very much. the camps, which still take place every august, involved boys from the top 30 private schools in the country. they would engage in activities during the day and then hear talks about the christian faith during the evening. we've spoken to an alleged victim, who would not appear on camera, but explained how he says the abuse would happen. he'd be invited tojohn smyth‘s house in winchester, where he'd be asked about his per

claims of historical physical abuse against a former colleague of the archbishop of canterbury, justin welbyth beat teenage boys during summer camps he ran in the 19705. police have appealed for possible victims to come forward. our religious affairs correspondent, martin bashir, reports. john smyth qc, now working in south africa, is at the centre of allegations involving the abuse of young boys during the 19705 at a series of summer camps in dorset. people matter to us very much. the camps, which take place every summer, involved boys from the top private schools in the country. they would engage in activities during the day and then he talks about the christian faith during the evening. according to allegations, made by channel 4 news, john smyth began the abuse by grooming boys at camp, then inviting them to his home in winchester, where they would be stripped naked and subjected to beatings. the trust, which oversaw the camps, was made aware of the allegations in 1982, but failed to inform the police. one of smyth's leadership team says it was the victims themselves who did not want to

emerge of violent abuse against teenage boys by a former friend of the archbishop of canterbury justin welby

emerge of violent abuse against teenage boys by a former friend of the archbishop of canterbury justin welby. i obviously didn't know he was abusing people in any way at all. a ban on scheduled night flights at heathrow is proposed as a four—month consultation begins on plans to build a third runway. donald trump questions what he calls a "dumb" refugee resettlement deal with australia after reports he put the phone down on the country's prime minister. good morning. the government is expected to publish the brexit strategy in an hour's time. the white paper will set out its priorities for negotiations with the european union after parliament takes the first step towards britain leaving the union, as mps vote overwhelmingly in favour of triggering article 50. last night mps voted 498 to 114 in favour of approving legislation which gives the prime minister the power to start negotiations with european leaders. 47 labour mps, one in five, voted against the bill despite a three—line whip imposed by the party leader, jeremy corbyn. and what will happen next? as mentioned, at around noon, brexit

allegations of historical physical abuse made against a former friend of the archbishop of canterbury, justin welbying hit particularly badly. almost 10,000 fewer people have applied to study nursing. that is a drop of almost a quarter compared to january last year. the time now is ten past eight. all the weather and the sport coming up for you later on. almost 30 years ago, helen was murdered, and a new law is suggested that prisoners can be denied parole if they will not reveal where the remains are. it doesn‘t get easier, tt doesn‘t get better, you just deal with it better. marie harcourt has lived with the pain of losing her daughter for almost 30 years. a pain made sharper by the fact that her body has never been found. i haven‘t got helen‘s remains. that‘s what i want. i gave birth to her. i gave life to her. i need to be able to bury her remains, give her a resting place. good morning, love. this is all she has to mark her daughter‘s life — a marble bench in a graveyard, and a constant, tortuous thought about where helen might be. you look all the time. all the time. we have friends who woul