rapistjohn worboys is released from prison. that upon his release women will be safe? to the board of a new higher education watchdog is criticised. and lengthy delays for treatment reported by the nhs in england. in corridors because there were no beds available. has faced a delay of more than 30 minutes on arrival. labour were keen to raise the winter crisis in the health service. worked over the holiday. that make the nhs truly great. the minister said the government had put plans in place early. we are supporting hospital flow and discharge. meaning local authorities have funded more care packages. beds by the onset of winter. as we speak. staff working flat out. we have a winter crisis of this severity? the prime minister defends this crisis saying nothing is perfect. patients don't want perfection. in the last year. well, i am glad he raised the secretary of state. in that position for... first secretary of state for the nhs. that we have a crisis in winter of some kind or another every year. political point scoring. ritual exchange about winter pressures. them p

the government will not challenge the decision to release rapistjohn worboys.nounces that she is pregnant. new zealand's light youngest prime ministers in 1986 is about to face her first challenge. ministers in 1986 is about to face herfirst challenge. she is planning to have her first herfirst challenge. she is planning to have herfirst child injune. she intends to be back in her desk afterwards, but says she will be contactable and available during her maternity leave. she found out about her pregnancy in october, six days before she became prime minister.|j had to announce it eventually. there's only so long you can see that you are eating too many christmas pies. i was showing from about 12 weeks. wanna eventually we had to say, and it as good a time as any. at 37, she says that she plans to be prime minister and a mum, and it confident that she can juggle these two roles. i am not the first woman to multitask, i am not the first one to work and have a baby. i know that these are special circumstances, and there will be many women who have done this well be

after ten yea rs are real rapistjohn worboys after ten years injail shows no are real rapistjohnys after ten years in jail shows no sign are real rapistjohn worboys after ten years injail shows no sign of going away. —— the black cap serial rapist. we will talk to london's victims commissioner and a lawyer representing some of the many victims about what they want to happen now. do get in touch on all the stories we're talking about this morning. use the hashtag #victorialive. if you text, you will be charged at the standard network rate. our top story today... theresa may is expected to make several changes to her cabinet team in the most extensive reshuffle since she became prime minister. they will include a replacement for her close ally damian green, who was sacked for breaching the ministerial code. our assistant political editor, norman smith, is at downing street. so, what are we expecting? well, i can tell you in the last few minutes we are expecting a new chairman of the conservative party to replace patrick mcloughlin. not a huge surprise given the election setback whi

rapistjohn worboys has become symbolic of the charge that police and prosecutors in england and walestill don't take violent sexual crimes against women seriously enough. the london cabbie, who drugged and raped or sexually assaulted numerous women in the back of his taxi, is to be released after nine years — a parole board decision that has prompted fury and questions, not least — were victims ignored? 58 mps have written to thejustice secretary calling for an investigation into why some of worboys‘ victims were not told their attacker would soon be back on the streets. i think it's very difficult at this point in time to know what role the victims have had in the decision to givejohn worboys parole. they do have a clearly defined role and what we're asking is that the secretary of state act to ensure that has happened. the head of the parole board has apologised unreservedly to victims who say they were not informed of worboys‘ imminent release, accepting that the news must have been very distressing. the ministry ofjustice says some victims had chosen not to be informed. but the qu

there was some relief tonight for the more than 100 victims of rapistjohn worboys..

. reasons for agreeing to release the convicted rapistjohn worboys.ly mail have written to the justice secretary and sun and the daily mail have written to thejustice secretary and the pa role to thejustice secretary and the parole board demanding a report within seven days or they say they will apply forjudicial within seven days or they say they will apply for judicial review. at both the parole board and the ministry ofjustice says drawers and legally prohibited from disclosing such decisions. one in a free 11 patients in england is being prescribed medication which could be addictive difficult to stop taking, according to new nhs data. public health england is launching a year—long review into what it calls the growing problem of prescription drug addiction. it will look at sedatives, painkillers and antidepressants. baroness sedatives, painkillers and a ntidepressa nts. baroness tessa jowell, the former labour minister, has been speaking for the first time about being diagnosed with a severe form of brain cancer. as culture secretary in tony blai

here, it's emerged victims of the black cab rapistjohn worboys were given written assurances he woulde injailfor a very long time after he was convicted. a court hears that a man accused of carrying out the finsbury park terror attack in north london last june was smiling after ploughing a van into muslim worshippers. and in the next hour — making history in china — two monkeys are cloned for the first time. scientists use the same dna transfer technique that created dolly the sheep 20 years ago. sir elton john announces he will stop touring to spend more time with his family. but he will say goodbye to fans with one final tour — a series of 300 dates spanning three yea rs. good evening and welcome to bbc news. the president's club has held men—only charity dinners in london for more than 30 years and raised tens of millions of pounds for good causes. but tonight all future dinners have been cancelled after an undercover reporter — employed as a hostess — says she and some of the other women working there were groped and sexually harassed. a government adviser who helped organise the

there was some relief tonight for the more than 100 victims of rapistjohn worboys. his imminent release from jail has been put on hold. two of the women that he raped today successfully obtained a high court order, which means the man known as "the black cab rapist" is staying in prison, for now. worboys, who attacked his passengers after plying them with drink he'd spiked, was sentenced in 2009 to eight years injail plus an indeterminate sentence, to be decided by the parole board. that trial involved just 12 of his victims, because the then—director of public prosecutions decided that the evidence of those 12 was the best way to secure a lengthy sentence. tonight, we speak to one of the two women who won today's ruling. she was raped on the 6th of may 2003, but the police dismissed her story. it was only five years later, when the met appealed for victims to come forward following many more rapes, that she was believed. after worboys went to jail, the woman, who wishes to remain anonymous, successfully sued the police for violation of her human rights in the initi

the black cab rapistjohn worboys could be freed within weeks after the government opted not to challenge secretary david gauke told mps on friday that it would not be appropriate to seek a judicial review of the case. worboys was jailed indefinitely in 2009 with a minimum term of eight years for drugging and sexually assaulting a dozen female passengers. police believe he may have committed as many as 100 similar offences. the news of the parole board decision outraged many and thejustice secretary commissioned advice on the possibility of taking the highly unusual step of seeking a judicial review. the bar for a judicial review to succeed is very high. the test for deciding if a decision is unreasonable is not simply that the decision—maker — in this case, the parole board — could've made an alternative decision, but that no reasonable person would have come to the same conclusion on the facts of the case. similarly, on procedure, it would be necessary to identify failings to follow that process by the parole board that would have had a material impact on the decision. having taken cons

the decision to release rapistjohn worboys has raised profound questions about the way sexual crimes hether the procedures for releasing criminals need changing. worboys picked up young women in his black cab. he duped and drug them and then carried out his attacks. he was convicted of 19 offences in 2009 and given an indefinite sentence. in total, more than 100 women said worboys tried to drug and assault them. allegations made by some women were investigated but not pursued at the time. now calls that their evidence should be considered again. i think women just wa nt considered again. i think women just want justice and want considered again. i think women just wantjustice and want their voices to be heard. they came forward and gave their statements to police, the cps said, don't worry, we won't prosecute in relation to your case because he will be in prison for a long time and given an indeterminate sentence and will be locked away. they now want their case given the proper scrutiny it deserves, and for there to be a decision made as to whether the prosecution will be brought in

it's emerged that victims of the rapistjohn worboys were sent letters by police and prosecutors after'd be injailfor a long time. many are angry that the 60—year—old former taxi driver has been approved for release from prison by the parole board nine years after his trial. a jury's been told that a man accused of carrying out the finsbury park terror attack last june kept smiling and even blew a kiss at the gathering crowd after ploughing a van into muslim worshippers. darren 0sborne from cardiff denies murder and attempted murder after the attack in north london which left one man dead. an imam who was one of the first on the scene told the court how he stopped the crowd attacking the driver of the van. daniel sandford reports. witness after witness described how the van revved its engine just before smashing into the group of muslim men and women. some said they feared for their lives, thinking somebody would get out with a gun or a knife. the jury heard this 999 call for ambulances. he ran over a lot of people, a lot of people have died. within the hour, 51—year—old makram ali was

the chairman of the parole board is concerned some victims of serial rapistjohn worboys were not toldhe first time in six years with the demand for diesel cars plunging by almost a fifth. the writer of a book about the trump administration accused the president of being like accused the president of being like a child and having no credibility. and ina a child and having no credibility. and in a moment, the vicar who takes a deposit to make sure brides turn up a deposit to make sure brides turn up on time. england left frustrated as australia backed themselves into as australia backed themselves into a strong position on day two of the final ashes test. serena williams pulls out of the tournament at the australian open saying she is not ready after the birth of her daughter. tonight, the red and blue of merseyside meet at anfield in the latest round of the fa cup. the author of the book ‘fire and fury‘ — an incendiary account of life in donald trump's white house — has spoken for the first time since its publication. in an interview on american television , michael wolff says the pres

it's emerged that victims of the rapistjohn worboys were sent letters by police and prosecutors after a long time. many are angry that the 60—year—old former taxi driver has been approved for release from prison by the parole board nine years after his trial. the former prime minister david cameron has been caught on camera saying that the uk's decision to leave the european union was a mistake, not a disaster. mr cameron was chatting at the world economic forum in davos and heard saying that brexit has turned out "less badly than we first thought." 0ur political editor laura kuenssberg reports. davos — where the great and good allegedly work out what is going on in the world. what happens to the uk outside the european union is one of their concerns. but how is the track record of those types who gather here? look who popped up, admitting he thought, privately, his brexit prediction was not quite so good. but in the expensive alps, there is a view a deal we'd like to do will come with a cost. there has to be some price for access. to what extent this access is going to be available h

rapistjohn worboys has become symbolic of the charge that police and prosecutors in england and wales take violent sexual crimes against women seriously enough. the london cabbie, who drugged and raped or sexually assaulted numerous women in the back of his taxi, is to be released after nine years, a parole board decision that has prompted fury and questions, not least — were victims ignored? 58 mps have written to thejustice secretary calling for an investigation into why some of worboys‘ victims were not told their attacker would soon be back on the streets. i think it's very difficult at this point in time to know what role the victims have had in the decision to givejohn worboys parole. they do have a clearly defined role and what we're asking is that the secretary of state act to ensure that has happened. the head of the parole board has apologised unreservedly to victims who say they were not informed of worboys‘s imminent release, accepting that the news must have been very distressing. the ministry ofjustice says some victims have chosen not to be informed. but the questions r

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provide continuity and clarity for businesses during this period. the release of black cab rapistjohn worboysrom prison has been put on hold after a legal challenge victory. also coming up — the company whose meat is off the menu. the food standards agency says it's recalled products from derby—based company russell hume because of hygiene issues. several of the bbc‘s leading male news presenters agree to take a pay cut, after revelations about unequal pay at the corporation. and their biggest fa cup victory came in 1949 against sunderland — can yeovil top that this evening when they take on manchester united? good evening and welcome to bbc news. donald trump has told an audience of business and political leaders that his mantra of "america first" does not mean "america alone." speaking at the world economic forum in davos in switzerland, mr trump said the us was doing "fa ntastically well" and was "open for business." but he hit out at what he called other countries' "predatory" trading practices. earlier, the president said he was prepared to apologise for sharing social media posts by the

that police are investigating a new allegation of sexual assault made against the convicted rapistjohn worboysdue to be released by the end of the month. we learned today that scotland yard have received a fresh allegation of sexual assault dating back to 1997, so sexual assault dating back to 1997, so five years earlier than was thought his offending started. that allegation was made this month. it is being taken extremely seriously i understand by detectives from scotla nd understand by detectives from scotland yard, but the enquiry is in its early stages and they haven't as yet arrested worboys or interviewed him, but potentially this is significant because there is growing u nrest significant because there is growing unrest about his impending release. if that investigation moved swiftly and effectively, and potentially lead to a criminal charge, it is impossible to see really high worboys could then be left out. this is outside source live from the bbc newsroom. our lead story: president trump's approved steep tariffs on washing machines and solar panels from asia. china and south korea h

the black cab rapistjohn worboys has been moved from wakefield prison to belmarsh prison in south easton does not necessarily mean he'll be freed to live in london. police in yorkshire looking for a missing schoolgirl have found a body in a river. ursula keogh, who's from halifax, was last seen on monday afternoon dressed in her school uniform. police say there are no suspicious circumstances surrounding the death, but are continuing to establish the cause. her family have been told. around 1500 people have been evacuated from a nightclub and hotel after a gas leak was discovered in central london earlier this morning. the area around the strand has been cordoned off. the london fire brigade say they are still investigating the precise cause. more now on that thrilling victory for kyle edmund in the australian open. the 23—year—old is set to face his first ever grand slam semifinal on thursday, having beaten third seed grigor dimitrov in the quarterfinals. we can speak now to one of kyle's coaches, mark hilton, who is in roehampton his morning. you must be feeling fantastic? yes, it ha

here, it's emerged victims of the black cab rapistjohn worboys were given written assurances he would in north london last june was smiling after ploughing

that police are investigating a new allegation of sexual assault made against the convicted rapistjohn worboys while driving a london black cab. he was jailed indefinitely in 2009, but is due to be released at the end of this month. our home affairs correspondent danny shaw explained the case. it was thought he carried out over 100 sexual attacks against women dating back from 2002, but obviously those cases have gone to court, it was deemed that there wasn't enough evidence, they can't be looked at again without fresh material. what we learned today is that scotland ya rd we learned today is that scotland yard has received a fresh allegation againstjohn worboys of sexual assault dating back to 1997, so five yea rs assault dating back to 1997, so five years earlier than it was thought his offending started. that allegation was made this month. it is being taken extremely seriously, i understand, by detectives from scotla nd i understand, by detectives from scotland yard. the enquiry is in its early stages and they haven't, as yet, arrested mr worboys or interviewed him. potentially this is sig

the decision to release rapistjohn worboys has raised profound questions about the way sexual crimes nst women are investigated, and whether the procedures for releasing criminals need changing. john worboys picked up need changing. john worboys picked up young women in his black cab, duped and drugged them, and then carried out his attacks. he was convicted of 19 offences in 2009, and given an indefinite sentence. but, in total, more than 100 women said worboys tried to drug and assault them. some allegations were investigated, but no further action was taken, on the advice of the crown prosecution service. what we can't know is why the parole board has decided he now no longer poses a risk to the public. i am not allowed by law to explain the reasons for oui’ by law to explain the reasons for our decision, and i have said before, i would like to get that changed. and so this pushes the idea that the parole board processes need to be much more open and transparent, and we get support for that, then i think some goodwill have come out of all of this. we need to understand whether has

understands that scotland yard is investigating a new allegation made against the black cab rapistjohn worboysver the parole board's decision to allow his release from prison after a decade behind bars. our home affairs correspondent danny shaw is here. what have we learned? this is potentially a significant development. it is not possible at the moment for the police or the cps to revisit old allegations against john worboys without new evidence. it is thought he carried out over 100 sexual attacks against women dating back from 2002. but if those cases have gone to court and there was deemed there wasn't enough evidence, they cannot be looked at again without fresh material. but we have learned scotland yard has received a fresh allegation against john worboys of sexual assaults dating back to 1997. so five years earlier than it is thought he started offending. the allegation has been made this month, it is being taken seriously by detectives from scotland yard. the enquiry is in its early stages and they haven't arrested john worboys or interviewed him. but potentially this is significant b

the justice secretary will shortly make a statement on the case of rapistjohn worboys, who is due to

a campaign to stop the convicted rapistjohn worboys from being able to live in london — after he's releasedowing lithium batteries. time for the latest news — here's annita. the bbc news headlines this morning... the head of the army will warn today that britain's military risks falling behind that of its enemies unless it gets additional investment. in a speech to the defence think tank, the royal united services institute, general sir nick carter is expected to say that russia now has superior battlefield capabilities to the uk, and poses a significant threat in terms of cyber warfare. his comments have been authorised by the defence secretary. a charity says one in three young women in the uk are embarrassed to attend smear tests for cervical cancer because of issues with body image. jo's cervical cancer trust, which surveyed more than 2000 women aged between 25 and 35, said it was worried about the impact on screening rates, which have fallen to a 20—year low. ukip's deputy leader has resigned in protest over henry bolton's decision not to step down as party leader. mep margot parker sa

victims of rapistjohn worboys have welcomed news that the justice secretary will do "everything he canretary has intervened in the case, to say he is looking at the possibility of applying for a judicial review, in an effort to keep worboys behind bars. i've been speaking to adam wagner, a human rights barrister, and, from manchester, kim harrison, a lawyer who represents 11 of worboys‘ victims. i asked kim if she welcomed the justice secretary's intervention. i do welcome it. i welcome it on behalf of our clients, who finally, for the first time since it was announced this man is to be released, feel their fears and concerns are genuinely being listened to. what do you think it meand, this intervention? it means that, on the face of it, that the justice minister is looking into whether or not there are reasonable prospects of success for judicial review, so it's very early days. i think that within the next few days he should receive that legal advice and then we will know whether or not he is minded to go ahead with thatjudicial review. adam wagner, is this the right move from thejus

just a line of breaking news coming from the mayor of london's office concerning the rapistjohn worboyst was an astonishing and concerning decision that simply cannot go unchallenged for victims and all londoners. it must be properly scrutinised in the courts. the chair of the parole board has welcomed this scrutiny. he says, londoners need to know that those in authority are doing all they can to keep them safe, and that means keeping dangerous individuals off our streets. worboys, who is 60, was jailed for a streets. worboys, who is 60, was jailed fora minimum streets. worboys, who is 60, was jailed for a minimum term of eight yea rs jailed for a minimum term of eight years in 2009 for dragging and having sex with cinders and raping one of them. the parole board decided to free him after a decade behind bars. so that story is developing. more on that as we get it. in a moment, the business news. on afternoon live: theresa may meets president trump — and insists the uk's so—called "special relationship" with the us is as strong as ever. there's been a sharp rise in the number of violen

it‘s emerged that victims of black cab rapistjohn worboys were given written assurances he would faceoming forward and to try to give them some reassurance that they were expecting a very hefty sentence for john warboys. the cps letter was sent after he was sentence was that letter explains the sentence and suggests it was similar to a sentence of life imprisonment. there is nothing in those letters that says deepcut barracks will never come out. nothing in those letters to say he is unlikely ever to be released. but the tenor of the letters is to other victims a lot of reassurance that he will be behind bars for a very long time. all of this putting more pressure on the pa role this putting more pressure on the parole board, whose decision, it has to be said, sparked the whole controversy. when you read these letters, particularly from the crown prosecution service lawyer, it does make it even more bizarre the decision the parole board has made two years after deepcut barracks was refused permission to move to an open prison. the letter —— warboys. it is clear he is considered a dang

rapistjohn worboys has become symbolic of the charge that police and prosecutors in england and wales don't take violent sexual crimes against women seriously enough. the london cabbie, who drugged and raped or sexually assaulted numerous women in the back of his taxi, is to be released after nine years — a parole board decision that has prompted fury and questions, not least — were victims ignored? 58 mps have written to thejustice secretary calling for an investigation into why some of worboys‘ victims were not told their attacker would soon be back on the streets. i think it's very difficult at this point in time to know what role the victims have had in the decision to givejohn worboys parole. they do have a clearly defined role and what we're asking is that the secretary of state act to ensure that has happened. the head of the parole board has apologised unreservedly to victims who say they were not informed of worboys‘ imminent release, accepting that the news must have been very distressing. the ministry ofjustice says some victims had chosen not to be informed. but the questi

action if the parole board does not publish its reasons for agreeing to release the convicted rapistjohn worboysen to the board and thejustice secretary, david gauke, demanding the report within seven days, or they will apply for a judicial review. but both the parole board and the ministry ofjustice said they are legally prohibited from disclosing such decisions. officials in eastern afghanistan say security forces have driven militants from the office of the international charity save the children, after a battle lasting nearly three hours. heavily armed gunmen stormed the building in the city ofjalalabad on wednesday morning after detonating an explosion outside. at least three people are thought to have been killed. the headlines on bbc newsroom live: after allegations of sexual harassment at a men only fundraiser, great ormond street hospital says it will return previous donations. a number of court cases in england and wales collapsing because of failures by police or prosecutors to disclose evidence is our 70% in two years. the number of people in work reaches a record high, but wage rema