we offered to settle with sir cliff on a number of occasions, but what sir cliff's lawyers wanted wasot a settlement but a surrender. they wanted us to concede the principle, as well as to acknowledge that the way in which we had done things was not appropriate. so it is not true to say that sir cliff offered to settle. i'm afraid he didn't, otherwise we could have prevented us having to go through all of the ensuing case. can you talk about this point of principle? if it is a big point of principle you feel journalistic freedom is threatened, why are you not appealing? we have made it clear we considered appealing very carefully. the problem is that legal advice we were given is that the prospects of success in a legal case were very small. thejudgment we had to make was whether it was worth going forward with a small likelihood of being successful, or not to go ahead at all. given the costs of litigation in this country, which are very considerable, and given the extra pain that would have been caused to sir cliff and all for the unlikely to result in the outcome that we wanted, whi

yes, it will help innocent people like sir cliff.ss victims of crime, and it will make it harder to get convictions in some cases. there can be a domino effect when news of an investigation breaks and other witnesses come forward. multiple cases in recent years show that. it is not clear how this case will affect the freedom of the press. it is clear, however, that sir cliff richard feels hurt and wronged, and the bbc has spent public money on a lost fight. amol rajan, bbc news. police in west yorkshire have charged 31 people with offences linked to child exploitation in huddersfield. including rape, trafficking and sexual assault. our north of england correspondent judith mortiz has been following the story. west yorkshire police say that over 31 people charged, 30 are men, and one is a woman, and they are accused of sexual crimes against children which date back to the period between 2005 and 2012. now, of those charged, the majority are thought to be of british pakistani heritage. they are accused of crimes against five women who

the high court ruled the bbc infringed sir cliff's privacy. the end of the trial last year, the case last month, there was an important point of principle. is it surprising the bbc is not pursuing this? it was fran unsworth, the director of news and current affairs who said on the steps of the court that the case represented a dramatic shift against press freedom and the bbc was convinced there was a critical principle of press freedom at stake. they sounded bullish about the prospects of appeal and said they we re prospects of appeal and said they were looking at the appeal but they sounded bullish about the principles at stake. what has happened since, they drew up 11 grounds of appeal and was a hearing injuly where they went back to the original trial charge and 11 grounds where they said he had made errors of law in hisjudgment. he said he had made errors of law in his judgment. he looked said he had made errors of law in hisjudgment. he looked at said he had made errors of law in his judgment. he looked at that perhaps not surprisingly he

until now, no heads have rolled, despite the wishes of sir cliff. general could buy some time and media goodwill, it's not clear this falls within his remit. the editor of one national title believes that british journalism has become tougher. this ruling tips the balance too far towards secrecy. it will help innocent people like sir cliff but it will also hurt countless victims of crime. it will make it harder to get convictions in some cases. there can be a domino effect when news of an investigation breaks and other witnesses come forward. multiple cases in recent years show that. it's not clear how this case will affect the freedom of the press, but it is clear that sir cliff richard feels hurt and wronged and the bbc has spent public money on a lost fight. amol rajan, bbc news. police in west yorkshire have charged 31 people with offences linked to child exploitation in huddersfield including rape, trafficking and sexual assault. our correspondentjudith moritz in is huddersfield for us now. judith, what more can you tell us? west yorkshire poli

it will help innocent people like sir cliff but it will hurt victims of crime.in some cases. there can be a domino effect when news of an investigation breaks and others come forward. multiple cases in recent years show that. it is not clear how this case will affect the freedom of the press, but it is clear sir cliff richard feels hurt and wronged and the bbc has spent public money on a lost fight. our legal affairs correspondent, clive coleman, has been explaining more about the bbc‘s decision not to appeal. it was fran unsworth, the bbc director of news and current affairs who said on the steps of the court, that the case represented a dramatic shift against press freedom. the bbc was convinced there was a critical principle of press freedom that was at stake here, and they sounded bullish about the prospects of appeal, saying they were looking for an appeal. they sounded bullish about the principles at stake. what's happened since then is that first of all they drew up 11 grounds of appeal. there was a hearing onjuly the 26th where they went back to the orig

we have just court case against sir cliff richard.hich i will read in full. this is from a spokesperson saying that sir cliff richard reluctantly took his case to court because he felt that his privacy had been flagrantly invaded and was disappointed that the bbc were not prepared to acknowledge that and apologise. he welcomes the fact that the bbc is not decided to appeal, particularly after thejudge gave his not decided to appeal, particularly after the judge gave his judgment that they had no grounds on which to pursue such an action. sir cliff richard now hopes that outstanding issues can be resolved. we have put a bid in with the bbc to get someone to come and talk to us and we will let you know how that progresses through the afternoon. 20 years ago today, a bomb exploded on a shopping street, on a saturday afternoon, in the town of 0magh. it was the worst single attack in the long conflict in northern ireland — killing 29 people, and two unborn children. people in 0magh will commemorate the anniversary this afternoon in a serie

the high court ruled the bbc infringed sir cliff's privacy. the bbc said at the end of the trial last year, the case last month, there was an important point of principle. is it surprising the bbc is not pursuing this? it was fran unsworth, the director of news and current affairs who said on the steps of the court that the case represented a dramatic shift against

last month the bbc was found guilty of a serious invasion of sir cliff richard's privacy.h had filmed a police raid on his home was forced to pay vast damages and legal costs. £1.9 million and set to grow. but because the judgment created new case law, its director of news warned of a threat to british journalism. thejudge made clear even if there was no footage of the search, the naming of sir cliff would have been unlawful. this creates a significant shift against press freedom. the issue is whether suspects in police cases can be named by journalists before they're charged. while privacy can and will be breached, reporters says this allows them to scrutinise the police. today the corporation said that based on legal advice it will not appeal the decision. instead the director general has written to the attorney general asking him to review the law in this area. we think and the whole media thinks there is an important principle at stake and the judge has extended law in a very unhelpful way. we thought there was a principle at stake and we were prepared to settle on eve

the bbc won't appeal against a court ruling that it breached sir cliff richard's privacy by covering a police raid on his home. rail commuters are facing an increase of more than 3% in the cost of season tickets. and choosing vocational courses over a—levels — how thousands of btec students have fared in their exams. and coming up on bbc news: we'll explore the true cost of celtic‘s failure to reach the champions league group stage after they were knocked out in the third qualifying round. good evening. the italian prime minister has declared a 12—month state of emergency across the genoa region, in response to the motorway bridge collapse. at least 39 people are now known to have died after the morandi bridge gave way. the cause of the disaster isn't yet clear. rescuers estimate that at least 15 vehicles are still trapped in the rubble, but say they have little hope of finding more survivors. among those who had a narrow escape were a british family. james reynolds is in genoa. (live top) the state of emergency allows the government to use special funds to make this area safe and it

bbc had infringed sir cliff's privacy rights in a serious and sensationalist way.elopment. the bbc says it won't appeal against a court ruling that it breached sir cliff richard's privacy by covering a police raid on his home. that decision a couple of weeks ago not to appeal against the ruling which the bbc had said they were considering doing was broadly welcomed. but some newswatch viewers remained angry that that appeared to be the end of the story. ian frost mused... hazel was unimpressed with the corporation's defence...

but this solution at least takes the focus off sir cliff richard. thank you.n searched in connection with the suspected terrorist attack outside the houses of parliament. a man is being questioned, after being earlier arrested on suspicion of terrorism offences — he's understood to be salih khater, a 29—year—old british citizen originally from sudan, who came here in 2010 as a refugee. three people were hurt after a car hit cyclists and pedestrians during the rush hour yesterday morning. jon ironmonger is at scotland yard for us. as you were saying, we have in getting a much fuller picture of the driver who was involved in yesterday's suspected terror attack. including the firm belief among many that knew him that it was in fact an accident. his brother was speaking to the bbc and described as a normal person with no links to religious group and no or terrorist ideals. and the cherub birmingham central mosque has said that he was in london simply to collect tvs and had indeed had his these papers with him at the time. as it stands, mr khater is the only person

the bbc will not appeal after losing a high court privacy case brought by sir cliff richard over itsident trump has revoked the security clearance of former cia directorjohn brennan. the white house says mr brennan used his to access to sensitive information to make unfounded allegations against the administraion. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are the broacaster david davies, and owen bennett, deputy political editor of the news website the huffpost. the metro leads with the england rugby star danny cipriani's alleged assault on a police officer at a nightclub on the island ofjersey. his picture also features on the front of the telegraph, which leads on a report claiming the eu's brexit negotiations are being bugged by the british secret service. the sun also leads with danny cirpriani, and wishes madonna a happy birthday. she is 60. 0n a—level results day, the i reports that universities are offering cash to students with unconditional places. also featuring a—level results day is the times, but the paper leads on the c

sir cliff was never arrested or charged during the inquiry by south yorkshire police into an historicalling would limit the ability of journalists to report on police investigations. it will ask the british government to consider a review of the privacy law. now for whale of a tale. around 100 of them got stuck in a fjord in iceland this weekend. police helped them get out of the fjord, in the west of the country. but less than 2a hours later they were back again, and needed help to get out once more. lebo diseko has the story. this is a rescue operation in action. the second in as many days for this pod of around 100 wales. they got stuck after swimming into a fjord, whose opening is both narrow and shallow, making it hard to get out. police held guide them into more open waters, and it was hoped they would go back to see. but the next day they were back once again. you rescue effort number two. translation: 13 of them went all the way to the shore, and we had to deal with them, push them out by hand, and that went very well. one of the whales even got stuck on the shore and needed a k

the bbc will not appeal after losing a high court privacy case brought by sir cliff richard over itsked the security clearance of the former cia directorjohn brennan. the white house says mr brennan used his access to sensitive information to make unfounded allegations

leads with the bbc‘s decision to no longer appeal against a high court ruling on the case involving sir cliffrrible, terrible bridge collapse in northern italy. david, the blame game starts, it could be the european union, according to the government, they could be the company that's responsible for maintenance of big and researcher projects like those bridges across the country. basically, they have to blame somebody? they have, and this is a very graphic and well put together story on the front page of the times. on the left—hand side of the page, the political element of the story, italy's new populist government targeting particularly what they call the business elites and significantly bustled the eu, putting some blame in their direction. on the other side of the paper, the human element, this couple who perished. and some of the stories, yes, the 39 people who have perished, the awful tragedy that this has been. but on the other hand, the lucky people, including one 01’ hand, the lucky people, including one or two britz as i understand who survive. but you know, there was a line today

the bbc will not appeal after losing the high court case brought by sir cliff richard over its coveragea police raid at his home. in a moment, sport but first let's take a look at what is coming up on bbc news. we will be live in genoa for the latest on the search for survivors. ahead of tomorrow's a—level results thousands of stu d e nts a—level results thousands of students received their btec results and we look at why more people choose vocational courses. and on the papers, i am joined by david davis and owen bennet. all of that is to come but now it is sports day. hello and welcome to sportsday — i'm azi farni. coming up. celtic count the cost of failing to reach the champions league group stage for the first time in three seasons here in the studio with me joe lynskey and my guest owen coyle we'll look at what that result could mean for scottish football. england rugby union international danny cipriani will appear at a magistrates‘ court after being arrested at a nightclub injersey. and britain's most successful long jumper talks to us about his upcoming retirement. i'm greg rut

response including an interview with bbc editorial standards director about the bbc legal case with sir cliffrd. and we will be looking at the front pages... hello and welcome to sportsday. i‘m azi farni. coming up in the show. jose mourinho says he‘ll still be the special one, even if he doesn‘t win a title at manchester united. iam the i am the manager of one the greatest clu bs i am the manager of one the greatest clubs in the world but also i am also one of the greatest managers in the world. moeen ali takes five—fer, as england‘s bowlers fight back in the fourth test against india. we‘ll be live in southampton for the latest from the fourth test with our reporter adam wild whilejo currie is in newport for a crucial women‘s world cup qualifier between wales and england and as if that‘s not enough we‘ll be joined by burnley‘s phil bardsley to talk about all the football. thanks forjoining us. jose mourinho says he is one of the greatest managers in the world, regardless of whether or not he wins a premier league title with manchester united. united have lost two of their first three league

the bbc says it won‘t appeal against a court ruling that it breached sir cliff richard‘s privacy by covering

sir, i am from dallas, texas. oak cliff, to be exact. i am a lawyer at pizza hut. my personal leadership project, we invest any resources in anyone doing economic develop -- development work. focusing on what it can be, not what it has always been. president bush and president clinton, in the spirit of our program's emphasis on reflection, as you look back on your eight years in office, and maybe the things he might have done differently, what offer of guidance do you have for us in terms of what we can do to improve our politics and maybe lessen our politics clinic going forward, lessen the partnership. pres. bush: that is a good first step. when you think about it, there is a lot of smart, capable people who could have taken the easier path and said i do not think i am interested. but you take a little bit of a gamble. you did not know many people in the program. you showed up and it is a pretty good sign that people were willing -- it is not a huge gamble. it could have been a waste of time. or it could have been something that did not interest you. but you chos