national audit office. a businessman from leeds linked to organised crime and gangsters agrees to pay almost £10 million to the national crime agencylusive figures suggest almost half of all sexual abuse content online is "self—generated", meaning children are coerced into creating it themselves. #jump! and coming up this hour... we look back on the sparkling career of rock legend eddie van halen, who's died at the age of 65. scotland's first minister, nicola sturgeon is to announce a tightening of lockdown later to try and slow a surge in new covid cases. the plans are expected to include more restrictions for pubs, restaurants and other hospitality venues. travel restrictions could be put in place in parts of the country which have higher levels of covid. across scotland on average around 730 people are testing positive for the virus each day. which is more than two and a half times higher than a fortnight ago, when 285 virus cases were recorded every day. also this afternoon, scotland's education secretary, john swinney, will announce plans for exams next year after this years were cancelled due to the pandemic. this report from

the national crime agency believes they were paid for with profits from the violent gangs he acted for the nca, including this modern apartment block in leeds, and this seven—bedroom home, which he once lent to an armed robber rent—free. and that's because he faced an unexplained wealth 0rder from the courts to reveal the origins of his mysterious riches. this is a really important case for the nca. it's the first time we have recovered assets in relation to an unexplained wealth 0rder. he was laundering on behalf of high—level criminals in the leeds—bradford area, so ensuring that their assets and his assets were clean assets and couldn't be taken away. when investigators looked into manni hussain's life, they didn't find enough evidence to charge him with money—laundering, hello but the unexplained wealth 0rder forced him to hand over his books. and when he couldn't show how he'd made his money, the game was up. yes we do believe there is a lot more that could be pursued by the police here. through our own research, we have identified over £5 billion worth of property in the uk owned

national audit office. a businessman from leeds linked to organised crime and gangsters agrees to pay almost £10 million to the national crime agency facebook and instagram are banning all accounts linked to the far—right qanon conspiracy theory group after classifying it as dangerous. hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world, and stay with us for the latest news and analysis from here and across the globe. scotland's first minister, nicola sturgeon, is to announce a tightening of lockdown later to try and slow a surge in new covid cases. the plans are expected to include more restrictions for pubs, restaurants and other hospitality venues. travel restrictions could be put in place in parts of the country which have higher levels of covid. across scotland, on average, around 730 people are testing positive and a half times higher than a fortnight ago, when 285 virus cases were recorded every day. also this afternoon, scotland's education secretary, john swinney, will announce plans for exams next year after this year's were cancelled due to the pandemic. this report from james shaw. the scottish government

the national crime agency says there's evidence the government's flagship loan scheme, designed to help small firms affected by covid—19, is being exploited by organised criminals. a bbc news investigation this week revealed gangs are setting up bogus companies and getting tens of thousands of pounds for every application to the scheme. plaid cymru leader adam price has used his conference speech this evening to strongly criticise the handling of the coronavirus pandemic by the government in london. delivering the speech online, he said the experience of the last six months had accelerated the need for wales to chart its own course, independent of westminster. one of ireland's leading poets, derek mahon, has died at the age of 78, following a short illness. his central place in irish culture was illustrated by the decision of the broadcaster rte to use his poem "everything is going to be all right" to end a news bulletin in march, at the start of the coronavirus pandemic. fergal keane looks back at his life and one of his most famous works. derek mahon was a working—class belfast protes

the national crime agency says it hopes that by tackling the organised criminal gangs, those numbersit admits it can't promise that. but it says joint working with its french counterparts is disrupting the crossings. this week, the french authorities moved hundreds of people out of a makeshift camp in calais, offering them shelter in other parts of france, away from the temptation of trying to get to the uk. but for those who do, the government is believed to be considering setting up floating asylum centres on disused ferries, where people would stay while their asylum claims are considered. simon jones, bbc news. a ban on plastic straws, stirrers and cotton buds comes into force in england today, as part of a drive to tackle single—use plastic pollution. businesses which sell or supply them to customers could be prosecuted, but exemptions will be made for people who need them for medical reasons. the date was delayed because of the coronavirus pandemic. campaigners have welcomed the move but say the items are only a fraction of plastic waste littering fields and seas. zoos have had

the national crime agency raided the property on trinity street on thursday.s plants with a street value of over a million pounds, one of the largest hauls the agency has ever seen. officers also found growing equipment valued at about £150,000. survivors of the hatfield rail crash and those who lost loved ones have marked its 20th anniversary at a service today. four passengers were killed when an express train derailed near the hertfordshire town. capacity at the annual memorial was limited to 30 people because of covid—19 restrictions. the graffiti artist banksy has confirmed a piece of art that appeared in nottingham was created by him. the work, outside a beauty salon, shows a girl hula—hooping with a bicycle tyre. it went up on tuesday, next to a bicycle that is missing its back wheel. amind speculation, a protective screen was fitted but soon afterwards, the screen was sprayed with graffiti. banksy began spray—painting trains and walls in his home city of bristol in the 1990s, and now has pieces all over the world. a loophole which can allow drivers to

the national crime agency says intelligence indicates that the government flagship loan scheme designed exploited by organised criminals. earlier this week a bbc news investigation revealed that gangs were setting up bogus companies and getting tens of thousands of pounds for each application to the scheme. the green party launched their annual conference online today, with a speech from co—leaders jonathan bartley and sian berry, outlining their plans for what they called a green recovery. they argued that britain is facing a pivotal moment in history and they are now the only party standing up for radical change. dozens of former sub—postmaster and postmistresses should now be able to quash their convictions for fraud, theft and false accounting after being told the post office will not contest their appeals. it's thought hundreds more may now come forward to try and clear their name. they were convicted of stealing money after the post office installed a new faulty computer system. for years, their criminal records put some of those affected in dire circumstances. our business corres

the national crime agency says it hopes by —— the national crime agency says it hopes by tackling organised it can't promise that was that it is working with branch —— from that it is working with french counterparts has helped. offering shelter in france in calais, away from the temptation of trying to get to the uk. what for those who do, the government is believed to be setting up floating asylu m believed to be setting up floating asylum centres on disused ferries where people could state while there asylu m where people could state while there asylum —— could state while there asylu m asylum —— could state while there asylum claims are being processed. simonjones, bbc asylum claims are being processed. simon jones, bbc news. zoo and aquarium bosses say they're finding it virtually impossible to get money from the government's coronavirus recovery fund. just one zoo out of around 300 in england has successfully made a claim according to the industry body, which says breeding programmes for endangered animals may have to be cancelled. the government says its rescue package is to provide

here's the uk's national crime agency.heir lives. today another plan was published in the times. floating asylum centres planned on ferries moored off the british coast — disused oil rigs had also been considered, but discounted. the financial times says offshoring asylum centres is evidence of the growing influence of this man, former australian prime minister tony abbott. home secretary priti patel tweeted this picture a month ago after he was made a trade envoy for the uk. in 2014 he described efforts by his govenrment to stop asylum seekers reaching australia by boat as since 2013 australia has sent asylum seekers arriving by boat to manus island in papua new guinea and nauru, a small island nation off australia's north coast. but europe's struggle to properly process asylum seekers is far greater. millions have entered the eu's southern and eastern borders in recent years following conflicts in syria and elsewhere. there are also huge numbers of migrants from africa, trying to escape conflict and severe poverty. the u

the national crime agency says intelligence indicates that the government flagship loan scheme designeding up bogus companies and getting tens of thousands of pounds for each application to the scheme. so the world is digesting the news of president trump's positive covid result. and inevitably we've had lots of reaction out of washington. but what's the word outside the dc bubble? let's go live to atlanta and speak to the bbc‘s larry madowo. i know you have been speaking to people there in atlanta, what do they make of its? it's as far as possible from the dc bubble indeed come out here in georgia, a lot of simply for president trump on the airwaves, georgia liens heavily republican, but here in atlanta commits much more mixed. we heard from people who told us that they are not surprised that he got sick because they see that he's been downplaying the severity of the coronavirus that he's been marking, vice presidentjoe coronavirus that he's been marking, vice president joe biden coronavirus that he's been marking, vice presidentjoe biden for wearing masks, and his entire attitude they

the national crime agency believes they were paid for with profits from the violent gangs he acted for really important case for the nca. it's the first time we have recovered assets in relation to an unexplained wealth order. he was laundering on behalf of high—level criminals in the leeds/ bradford area, so ensuring that their assets and his assets were clean assets and couldn't be taken away. when investigators looked into manni hussain's life, they didn't find enough evidence to charge him with money—laundering, but the unexplained wealth order forced him to hand over his books. and when he couldn't show how he'd made his money, the game was up. manni hussain hasn't said why he has handed over the keys to property, including a luxury flat in this block opposite harrods. he remains unconvicted of crimes, but he's also the first suspected money—launderer in british history to hand over his wealth without a fight. dominic casciani, bbc news. some of mexico's most popular tourist resorts are being evacuated as hurricane delta approaches from the east. the category a storm is expected t

reason criminals are willing to pay big money for american guns, says matthew perfect at the national crime agency's answer to the fbi. >> the attraction is having that blanket, clean record. so your weapons coming in generally it's going to be boxed, it's going to be new. >> reporter: a new gun, stripped of its serial number, is harder to trace. >> the serial numbers are erased. there's a little serial number. we have various techniques of actually revealing those serial numbers. >> reporter: authorities traced the guns back to a store in atlanta. detectives chief inspector sim an dewfall led the operation against the gang. >> we're seeing an upward trend of guns coming out of stores in america and, you know, the parcel service being used to ship them to the uk and, obviously, into criminal hands. >> reporter: despite strict laws against private gun ownership, uk police are seeing a rise in illegal firearms. a small but steady stream coming from the u.s. nearly 900 in the last three years. u.s. homeland security saw a significant increase in firearm seizures destined for the uk. and so in 2015, a

national. >> >> many times the departments turn the investigation over to other agencies. >> reporter: this is the napa county major crimes task force which involves the napa sheriff's department and the napa city police department and the napa county d.a.'s office. we're told that this investigation could take between six and eight months. the sergeant is on paid administrative leave right now. >> it's all staying in the county. thanks so much. >>> milpitas police offering a $20,000 reward in the case of a man suspected of killing his ex- girl friend. detectives believe the 35-year- old suspect kevin james gitmed of gilroy is armed and dangerous. they say he shot and killed his ex-girl friend causandra inocencio in the parking lot of hilton garden on ranch drive saturday night. the victim is a 40-year-old mother of two and died a short time later at the hospital. gitmed is described as 6 feet tall, brown hair brown eyes and tattoos on his hands, arms and chest. >>> amy coney barrett faced a second day of questioning and the affordable care act played a starring role. skyler henry is live on capitol hill. >> reporter: goo

crime. >>the justice department has put 3 million dollars toward the creation of a national center to help law enforcement agencies prevent the use of excessive force, you're looking at video from the event in san francisco from or the event from the citizen app this comes as president trump portrays people some say protesting systemic racism in america as violent left wing radicals in an attempt to try to scare white suburban voters in to re electing him. but thousands of pages of court documents from the more than 300 federal arrests made nationwide show many people caught up in the move in very few of those charged appear to be affiliated with any highly organized extremist groups. many are young suburban adults with little criminal history from the very neighborhoods. the president trump is vowing to protect us. >>coming up federal investigators revealing a failure in the dive boat fire that killed nearly 3 dozen people off the coast of santa barbara. >>last month, a grand jury indicted a former police officer for wanton endangerment of a neighbor in the shooting death of brianna taylor tonight we're learning

agencies that use them. because now they're holding the bag. >> reporter: there are no national statistics on crimes committede wearing gps monitors. but we did our own search of news reports and found numerous cases within just the past two years, armed robberies, rapes and more than a dozen homicides. for instance, a man in virginia allegedly murdered his cousin while wearing an ankle monitor. a similar story in houston where a parolee with a monitor is -- murdered his mother. and in california, a gps tracked sex offender allegedly assaulted at least four women on a hiking trail. >> i think the important question is whether this type of technological solution makes us safer. and in my experience and based on my study, i don't see that it does. >> reporter: ohio's drc declined our request for an interview citing pending litigation. the tokes family sued for wrongful death. the case was dismissed. >> they had this monster in their grasp and their control. and they let him slip through. >> to know that this continues to go on, and will continue to go on, until they change the way the system currently is, it's

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