greater manchester police has apologised and promised justice to victims. ion", no action was taken. she reported being raped and injected with heroin by a 50—year—old man, and later died of a drug overdose. report author and childcare expert malcolm newsam said the authorities knew about the abuse but did not protect the children these vulnerable children were subjected to the most distressing sexual and physical abuse. subjected to the most distressing the ages of the children in oursample ranged sexual and physical abuse. the ages of the children in oursample ranged from 12 to 16. children as young as 1a were reported to have boyfriends in their mid—20s and were said to be placing themselves at risk. in the social care records there was clear evidence that professionals at the time were aware the young people were being sexually exploited and that this was perpetrated by a group of older, asian men. there were significant information known at the time about these men's names, their locations and telephone numbers. but the available evidence was not used t

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

our report has established that most of the children, we considered were failed by greater manchester policest 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. chief constable ian hopkins from greater manchester police said he was disgusted by the abuse suffered by vulnerable children. i want to apologise to all of those vulnerable children who 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 tol

greater manchester police has already opened the case of victoria again.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 the past they will getjustice, albeit belatedly. in the case of vi

greater manchester police says it has now reopened cases of historical child sex abuse.15 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 visited the country on a number of occasions. his invictus games was staged in

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

dozens of children groomed and abused by gangs in manchester were failed by police and social services. that is the verdict of a damning new report. 15—year—old victoria agoglia was in care when she was abused in 2003 — she died of an overdose. her grandmother said the authorities knew she was being abused by the gangs. they knew what was happening and i told them what was happening. and they let them come in and just take her out. in the last few minutes it is understood that flybe the biggest regional operator in the uk has been saved. we'll have the details. negotiations continue over the sussexes future — as it's revealed that meghan didn't take part over the phone credit cards will be banned for online betting from april in a bid to curb problem gambling. and australia's devastating fires could become all too familiar in other parts of the world, say scientists — if global temperatures continue to rise. and coming up on bbc news. a retirement... and an abandonement. .. the bushfires are starting to affect australia's month in the tennis spotlight as melbourne sits under a smoky sk

now launched a criminal investigation following the report's findings the chief constable of manchester police has offered his condolences to the victims adding that officers will do everything to get justice for the children both of laura maggie all over again one thing here police and other officials themselves to be investigated. this coverup that's the only word there is for it was absolutely deliberate this report this review it's an independent 3 view makes it crystal clear that this was a deliberate cover up there was a reluctance to acknowledge that it was pakistani men predominantly who were abusing vulnerable young white children and very young children that became a political hot potato it was often said that these kids of 11 and 12 were making a lifestyle choice that they were working as prostitutes that they were kids that is never the case they were vulnerable kids who we have a duty to protect and the all for it is failed time and time again to do that this is criminal neglect in my opinion it is misconduct in a public office at the highest level and i want to see accountability

one of the reasons given for stopping operational gusta whistleblower mackey all of a former manchester police detective says there were many more just stepping reasons. the decision to close down operation orchestra was driven by the decision of senior officers to remove the resources from the investigation this was because it was a very complex investigation but there were other factors involved in the decision to close it down there was definitely an element of concern about the ethnicity of the offenders being pakistani man and the children being very vulnerable white children there was also the resources issue because it's very labor intensive it takes a lot of time it takes a lot of commitment from an organization to resource a job like this and also that was a focus on what we call acquisitive crime so burglaries theft from motor vehicle robberies if somebody reported that kind of a crime to the police you would get a 1st class response if you were a child being raped it wasn't being reflected in performance indicators hence the police did not respond the initial investigation was trigg

british police knew children were suffering the most profound sexual abuse in the northern city of manchester but failed to protect them that's according to a new independent report after centered on and for it launched operation against it to investigate the issue but the probe was shut down and few perpetrators were brought to justice. officially the problem's closed due to lack of resources now a criminal investigation has been opened into potential failures by the police the u.k. independent office for police conduct found that racial tensions were one of the reasons given for stopping operation augusta as well but whistleblower maggy all over a former manchester police detective who also works on the operation says there are many more disturbing reasons. the decision to close down operational cost was driven by the decision of senior officers to remove the resources from the investigation this was because it was a very complex investigation but the work of the factors involved in the decision to close it down there was definitely an element of concern about the ethnicity of the offenders

sinaga, who's from indonesia, was a postgraduate student in manchester. policere now appealing for other potential victims to come forward. we believe there are over 190 victims that have been involved with sinaga, reynhard sinaga. and 70 of them are still to be identified, approximately. and we'll be reporting on the drug apparently used by sinaga to incapacitate his victims. also tonight... huge crowds gather in tehran to mourn the iranian general killed by us forces, as tensions rise in neighbouring iraq. in baghdad tonight, there has been an unusual amount of helicopter activity. the americans deny suggestions that they may be planning to pull their troops out of the country. the volunteer fire fighters stepping in to tackle the bushfire crisis in australia. we report from one of the affected areas. in this small town, the fire brigade did all it could to try to save lives and property, but the wall of fla mes lives and property, but the wall of fla m es we re lives and property, but the wall of flames were simply too big, too powerful. under the golden glob

dozens of children, abused by grooming gangs, were failed by manchester police and local authorities,

manchester police and local authorities let down dozens of vulnerable children — a damning report saysght. and the government considers cutting air passenger duty flybe from collapse. borisjohnson has said the chances of the us handing over anne sacoolas, the woman suspected of causing harry dunn's death in a car crash, are very low. the uk government has made an extradition request and will make every effort to secure justice for the teenager's family. the us state department has said the extradition request for the suspect charged in connection with the death of the teenage motorcyclist is highly inappropriate. in a moment we will speak to radd seiger, the spokesman for the dunn family. before we do, this is what the prime minister told the bbc earlier today. i think it is right we have made the appeal for extradition, i have been clear with you, dan, i think the chances of america responding by sending anne sacoolas to this country are very low. it's not what they do, but we will continue to make every effort that we can. at least 80 have been killed in pakistan as a result of avala

children abused by grooming gangs were failed by manchester police and local authorities according to an official report. the committee says children were suffering ‘the most profound abuse‘ but the authorities failed to protect them. but in france and germany have triggered a dispute mechanism against the iran 2015 nuclear deal. and the reaction from canada with marco de‘s plans to move there part—time. the comet is one who pays for their security. —— the government. here is sports day. hello, i'm hugh ferris. this is sportsday and these are our headlines. coughing fits under smoky skies. how the bushfires have made their mark on melbourne's australian open a week before it even begins. 0ne fa cup foes of the weather but this one on spurs seems 0k. and three million women in five years, all proving that this girl can. we talk to some of those launching the intiative for women to get active in 2020. also coming up in the programme... it's everything you want as a world champion. the glory... the trophy... and the... it's everything you want as a world champion. well, actually, there i

reynhard sinaga was convicted of over 130 rapes of male victims in manchester. policeto as a many as 190 potential victims. danny savage is at manchester crown court... he can bring us more particularly on what thejudge had he can bring us more particularly on what the judge had to say. yes, sinaga was convicted after four trials. there were so many victims they could not all be heard within one trial, so this process started backin one trial, so this process started back in 2018. it finished just before christmas, with him being convicted again by a fourth jury for the offences he committed. today he was sentenced and thejudge suzanne gothard qc said to him, you are an evil sexual predator who preyed upon young men who came into the city centre wanting nothing more than a good night out with their friends. thejudge added that good night out with their friends. the judge added that one victim had described sinaga as a monster, telling him of the scale and enormity of your offending establishes this was an accurate description. the true scale of your offending may never

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

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

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

police say there may be as many as 200 victims. sinaga prowled the streets of manchesterijust wanted to die, i genuinely meant it. i didn't want to be... i didn't want to be anywhere. i didn't want to live with it. sam was assaulted by two men in a hotel room in manchester. he'd been out with his girlfriend, but at the end of the night, they became separated. sam got chatting to a group of men and went for one more drink. i think the first thing when people hear male rape is they automatically associate it with homosexuality. i think that there's a certain stigma attached to it, masculinity, that we say that you can't be a masculine man if you've not fought back and you've allowed this thing to happen and you've not...yeah, done whatever you can to go and find the perpetrators or even allow, you know, there to be perpetrators. so i think that what defines us as men or supposedly defines us as men is impacted from the offset as soon as something like this happens. this is st mary's in manchester, a sexual assault referral centre. it's where sam was treated, as were many of

british police knew children were suffering the most profound sexual abuse in the northern city of manchester but failed to protect them that's the finding of a new report officers in 2004 launched operation ore guster to investigate the issue but the report requested by the crime commission as that the probe was premature lee closed down before it could complete its work. the official investigation was closed due to the lack of resources whistleblower maggie oliver who's a former manchester police detective who worked on operation augusta says that there were other reasons. the decision to close down operation orchestra was driven by the decision of senior officers to remove the resources from the investigation this was because it was a very complex investigation but there were other factors involved in the decision to close it down there was definitely an element of concern about the ethnicity of the offenders being pakistani man and the children being very vulnerable white children there was also the resources issue and because it's very labor intensive it takes a lot of time it takes a lo

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

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 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

police say there may be as many as 200 victims. sinaga prowled the streets of manchestere've been speaking to one man, not one of sinaga's victims, who was raped in 2016. when i broke down to my mum on the phone and told her that ijust wanted to die, i genuinely meant it. i didn't want to be... i didn't want to be anywhere. i didn't want to live with it. sam was assaulted by two men in a hotel room in manchester. he'd been out with his girlfriend, but at the end of the night, they became separated. sam got chatting to a group of men and went for one more drink. i think the first thing when people hear ‘male rape' is they automatically associate it with homosexuality. i think that there's a certain stigma attached to it, masculinity, that we say that you can't be a masculine man if you've not fought back and you've allowed this thing to happen and you've not... yeah, done whatever you can to go and find the perpetrators or even allow, you know, there to be perpetrators. so i think that what defines us as men or supposedly defines us as men is impacted from the offset as so

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

a man has died and four people have suffered serious injuries in a car crash in manchester. policeat 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 killed 25 members of the militia — that was in response to attacks on american military targets. jonathan josephs reports. the bitter struggle between the us and iran has again been played out on the streets of iraq. a sizeable crowd of protesters and iranian backed militia set fire to the iranian embassy in baghdad for a second day. us troops have used tear and stun grenades to them back. just some of the thousands of troops it has in the country. translation: this is not th

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