dame tessa jowell talking there to nick robinson.hina have cloned two monkeys. the move is both significant and highly controversial. our medical correspondent fergus walsh is here. first of all, why? let me introduce you to eat baby macaque monkeys, genetically identical, clones, born in shanghai, exploring their incubator. they were created using the dolly the sheep cloning technique which dates back more than two decades and involves simply transferring dna to a donor egg. since dolly, we have had cloned cats, dogs, rats and pigs, you name it. the technique itself is not new. and it is very inefficient, it took 79 attempts to create these monkeys. they have done it because the chinese scientists say the cloned monkeys could help speed up research into human diseases. but it is controversial and not the first cloned, nonhuman primate created using the dolly the sheep technique. in theory that takes us one step closer to cloning humans, but no reputable scientist would want to do that and it is illegal here. thank you. a nun has bro

tessa jowell talking to nick robinson. that is all. now, it is time for the news where you are.ello , you're watching bbc news, the time is 10.33. i'm olly foster at the bbc sport centre, these are our headlines tonight. isa is a fourth wembley final in five yea rs is a fourth wembley final in five years for arsenal, will knock out chelsea, they've never won the league cup under arsene wenger. neville‘s first day in the job could have gone better, an apology for sexist tweets and the fa underfire for appointing him in the first place. and edmund will be waking up soon for the biggest match of his life...we look forward to the australian open semi—finals. coming up, it is almost that time again, six nations under one ruth here today. we will bring your highlights from the official launch. under one roof. good evening, arsenal have made it into next month's league cup final. it was goalless after the first leg against chelsea and they fell behind at the emirates tonight but a 2—1 victory in normal time sees them head to wembley, where they'll face manchester city. tim hague report

and a standing ovation for baroness tessa jowell, after an emotional speech in the lords about dealingcancer. and coming up on sportsday on bbc news... the woman who presided over phil neville‘s appointment as england women's manager, defends the move amid criticism of the fa's recruitment process. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. there's been a sharp rise in the number of serious violent crimes and sex offences recorded by police in england and wales. and official figures show cases of murder and manslaughter are at their highest level in almost a decade. a separate survey based on people's experiences suggests that overall crime is continuing to fall. tom symonds has this report. behind the statistics, wasted lives. a decade after this boy first tried out the bike he had been given as a present, he became one of the four young men stabbed to death in london on new year's eve, leaving his father confronting a nightmare. you saw his body? yes. what is it like for a father to see his son dead in front of him? i was crying. he tells us front of him? i was crying. he tells

baroness tessa jowell gives her first interview since being diagnosed last may with a severe form ofnot afraid. i feel... very clear about my sense of purpose. not the best first day in a newjob for phil neville as the new manager of the england women's football team apologises for sexist treats. coming up on sportsday later in the hour on bbc news, will it be chelsea or arsenal heading to wembley to face manchester city in the league cup final? good evening. the exclusive men—only presidents club, which has held charity dinners in london for more than 30 years, has cancelled all future events after women employed at the event say they were groped and sexually harassed by the guests. downing street says the prime minister is appalled by the revelations. an undercover reporter filmed last week's dinner at the dorchester. a government adviser who helped organise it has resigned, and some of the charities for which money was raised are handing back hundreds of thousands of pounds in donations. here's our special correspondent lucy manning. all the presidents club men appear to be enjoyi

tessa jowell talking to nick robinson. tumours, and to dr kieran breen — research director at brain tumour research

dame tessa jowell was diagnosed with a severe form of brain cancer last may.oday programme‘s nick robinson that she was absolutely 100% focused on staying alive and says she‘s not afraid. passion, determination, a sense of mission, that is what tessa jowell displayed as the minister who helped bring the olympics to london. now she is showing all that and more as she speaks publicly for the first time about the brain tumour she discovered she had last may. it came with no expectation. nothing? absolutely nothing at all, i did not have a single apparent symptom. her symptoms now include a struggle to find words which used to come so easily. anyone who has had cancer knows that particularly for people like you, and meybe for me, the hardest thing is to get used to not being in control. i don‘t think i immediately leapt to the inevitability of cancer. i think that to begin with i felt that i would have this tumour, that it would be operated on, and that would be it. it is actually much harder now, because now my life is day by day affected by this tumour. and affe

the former labour minister dame tessa jowell talks for the first time about her aggressive brain tumournd the way cancer is treated in this country. i am not afraid. i feel very clear about my sense of purpose. it's 5 o'clock. our main story: one of the organisers of a charity dinner where women were reported to have been groped, propositioned and sexually harassed has stepped down from the department for education. the businessman, david meller, was a non—executive board member at the department. mr meller has also resigned as a trustee of the mayor's fund for london. undercover journalists from the financial times say they were harassed and propositioned at the presidents club annual charity fundraiser in london last week. the organisers of the men—only dinner have said they're appalled by the allegations and have launched an investigation. great ormond street hospital and the evelina london children's hospital have both said they will return all previous donations from the organisation. daniela relph reports. undercover at the 5—star dorchester hotel. madison marriage, a reporter for

the former labour cabinet minister tessa jowell has been given a very rare standing ovation in parliamentter range of cancer treatments to be made available on the nhs. baronessjowell told peers of her treatment for brain cancer after her diagnosis last year, as helena lee reports. baroness jowell. .. hear, hear! thank you very much indeed... in front of a captivated house, baroness jowell said today was not about politics but patience. she spoke frankly about her own cancer diagnosis last year. i got into a taxi but i couldn't speak. i had two powerful seizures. i was taken to hospital. two days later, i was told that i had a brain tumour. a glioblastoma multiforme, or gmb. today, she appealed on behalf of all cancer patients for new treatments to be made available on the nhs. the speeding up of clinical trials and better medical cooperation. they need to know that they have a community around them, supporting and caring, being practical and kind, while doctors look at the big picture and we can all be a part of the human sized picture. tonight, the government agreed to look at her sugge

baroness tessa jowell has been given a standing ovation after delivering a standing ovation after deliveringancer last may. i hope that this debate will give hope to other cancer patients, like me so that we can live well together with cancer, not just like me so that we can live well together with cancer, notjust die of it. all of us, for longer. thank you. applause it is something that many people have not wanted to talk about all show, do you think that tessa jowell standing up like that lifts the veil of secrecy on the treatment? standing up like that lifts the veil of secrecy on the treatment7m standing up like that lifts the veil of secrecy on the treatment? it is interesting you say that. the testimony from cancer sufferers should be enough for mps to know what is needed in the nhs, but at the moment, they have two very prominent figures in politics, nick bowles, the conservative mp who has had a real problem with cancer, and he spoke very candidly about the extra money that is needed in the nhs, and many have had this, today from tessa jowell, who of course is a very big figure in th

that was dame tessa jowell.nced on twitter that he will be looking at cancer care suggestions made by baronessjowell following her interview this morning on the today programme. the new northern ireland secretary, karen bradley, is holding talks aimed at restoring devolution at stormont. she's meeting the main political parties to try to kick start the power—sharing executive, which collapsed last january. mrs bradley has said "time is short" but there is one last opportunity to restore the executive. a deaf woman is suing the promoter of a concert by the pop group, little mix, forfailing to provide a sign language interpreter for two support acts. sally reynolds and two deaf friends took their daughters to the concert, organised by lhg live, last september. our legal affairs correspondent, clive coleman, has the story. i like that one there... cate merry and herfriend megan are massive little mix fans. # i got the, i got the, i got the power...# last year, cate's mum sally bought tickets to see the band in conc

and a standing ovation for baroness tessa jowell after an emotional speech in the lords about dealingh cancer. good evening and welcome to bbc news. there's been a sharp rise in the number of serious violent crimes and sex offences recorded by police in england and wales. and official figures show cases of murder and manslaughter are at their highest level in almost a decade. however, a separate survey based on people's experiences rather than figures recorded by the police suggests that overall crime is continuing to fall. our home affairs correspondent tom symonds reports. behind the statistics, wasted lives. a decade after meschak cornelio first tried out the bike he had been given as a present, he became one of the four young men stabbed to death in london on new year's eve, leaving his father confronting a nightmare. you saw his body? yes. what is it like for a father to see his son dead in front of him? oh, i was crying. he tells us in his native portuguese he has no idea why it happened, what might have been going on in his son's life. translation: my advice for other parents w

dame tessa jowell, diagnosed with brain cancer last year, has called for more innovative cancer treatments to be available on the nhs. yellow mac i feel every bit of my determination to go on creating better opportunities for people. managing cancer. in beyond 100 days, we will have more on the us gymnastics doctor, larry nassar who was sentenced to 175 years. larry nassar who was sentenced to 175 yea rs. after larry nassar who was sentenced to 175 years. after accusations of sexual harassment, the excuse of men only presidents club, cancels all future events. and, eltonjohn announces details of his final tour. the yellow brick road tour will last three years. that is all ahead on bbc news, but now bbc news it is time for sports day. —— sportsday. hello there, i am 0llie foster. phil neville says that he is sorry the sexist tweets, and they would defend their recruitment process. that is all in the space of 24 process. that is all in the space of 2a hours. business as usual, though, for roger federer. he has never lost an australian "a vinyl. the semifinal draw is complete in melbourne. an

applause exceptional scenes in the house of lords within the past hour as ba roness tessa jowell gave talking about her experience, very difficult experience, very difficult experience, of cancer and making a broader point about the kind of quality of cancer treatment that should be available to all patients right across the uk. time for a look at the weather. mixed fortunes today with storm georgina clear in out towards the east. we have seen heavy showers and sunny spells. blue skies largely in the east and these photos were sent in earlier. there were some heavy, thundery showers over in the west. some of those have fallen as snow. as we go through this evening and overnight showers will edged their way slowly eastwards, losing intensity as they do so. in the north there will be clearer skies we re north there will be clearer skies were pa rt of north there will be clearer skies were part of scotland, northern ireland and in western parts of wales and england. that will allow temperatures to fall away but where there is more cloud, slightly milder and showers persisting. high press

the former labour cabinet minister tessa jowell has been given a very rare standing ovation in parliamenter range of cancer treatments to be made available on the nhs. baronessjowell told peers of her treatment for brain cancer after her diagnosis last year, as our correspondent helena lee reports. baroness jowell. .. hear, hear! thank you very much indeed... in front of a captivated house, baroness jowell said today was not about politics but patience. she spoke frankly about her own cancer diagnosis last year. i got into a taxi but i couldn't speak. i had two powerful seizures. i was taken to hospital. two days later, i was told that i had a brain tumour. a glioblastoma multiforme, or gmb. today, she appealed on behalf of all cancer patients for new treatments to be made available on the nhs. the speeding up of clinical trials and better medical cooperation. they need to know that they have a community around them, supporting and caring, being practical and kind, while doctors look at the big picture and we can all be a part of the human sized picture. tonight, the government agreed to

the issue of cancer has been thrust into the spotlight today after former government minister tessa jowelln 3,000 people diagnosed with this every year in the uk. and it generally has a poor prognosis. despite that less than 2% of cancer research funding goes to brain tumours. and it's been 50 years since new drugs have been produced. well, now baronessjowell is calling for new cancer treatments and trials to be available on the nhs. this is what she had to say. seamus heaney‘s last words were, do not be afraid. i am not afraid. i am fearful that this new and important approach may be put into the "too difficult" box. but i also have such great hope, so many cancer patients collaborate and support each other every day, they create that community of love and determination. that they find each other every day. all we now ask is that doctors and health systems learn to do with the same. and for us to work together. to learn from each other. in the end, what gives a life meaning is not only how it is lived, but how it draws to a close. i hope that this debate will give hope to other cancer pat

there were unprecedented scenes in the house of lords yesterday when baroness tessa jowell received a a brain schumer. less than 2% of cancer research uk and then is spent on brain tumours and no new vital drugs have been developed in the last 15 years. so many cancer patients collaborate and support each other everyday. they create that community of love and determination that they find each other every day. all we now ask is that doctors and health systems learn to do the same, and for us to work together. to learn from each other. in the end, what gives a life meaning is not only how it is lived but how it draws to a close. i hope that this debate will give hope to other cancer patients like me, so that we can live well together with cancer, not just dying of it. all of us for longer. thank you. applause sitting on the row in front of baronessjowell in the lords yesterday was lord adonis, a former cabinet colleague in the labour government. he joins us now from westminster thank you for your time this morning. those people who did not see it happening yesterday, you were in the cha

a very powerful interview with dame tessa jowell. in the house of lords tomorrow. stranded in a swiss you are up there and ski in, you will have a fantastic day. in, you will have a fantastic day. still blocked and we expect them to open again at some point today. open again at some point today. monday, and a huge risk of avalanche. avalanche. and to keep people and roots and hotels safe. 100 years ago, zermatt was cut off every winter, all winter. some behind—the—scenes very high technology. the mountainsides are monitored and risk—mapped. zermatt is protected by over 60 avalanche towers. placed on that tower. solar panels to supply the system with power. the towers are best seen from the air. are detonated remotely from down in the valley. the air burst creates a controlled snow slide. there are fewer avalanche victims. on the road to zermatt. such accidents should now be prevented. to a very large extent people are safe. there is no such thing as 100% safety. but for shorter periods. but whenever they arrive, the view is certainly worth it. you are certainly going to get a good vie

rare standing ovation in the house of lords on thursday when the labour former minister, tessa, now lady, jowellter global cooperation and the use of more innovative treatments to help beat cancer. lady jowell was diagnosed with a rare form of brain cancer last year. she told peers what had happened. on the 24th of may last year, i was on my way to talk, not for the first time, about new projects in east london. i got into a taxi, but i could not speak. i have two powerful seizures, i was taken to the hospital. two days later, i was told that i had a brain tumour. orgmb. she'd called the debate to argue for more international co—operation to pool knowledge about the illness and said patients should be able to try several new treatments at the same time. so many cancer patients collaborate and support each other every day. they create that community of love, and determination, that they find each other every day. all we now ask is that doctors and health systems learn to do the same, and for us to work together to learn from each other. in the end, what gives a life meaning is not only how it is

baroness tessa jowell is calling for cancer patients to be free to undergo different innovative treatments, great ormond street hospital say they will be returning all previous donations from the president's club following revelations about their annual dinner. financial times journalists working undercover as hostesses claim they were groped and propositioned at the men—only charity dinner at london's dorchester hotel. the organisers of the presidents club annual fundraiser have said they're "appalled" by allegations of sexual harassment at the event, and have launched a full investigation. the guest list for the dinner included bankers, entrepreneurs and celebrities. madison marriage is one of the undercover financial times reporters and described what happened to her as she was working as a hostess. numerous hostesses told me that they had been groped on the night, several had been propositioned, asked to go upstairs to people's bedrooms. one woman was asked directly whether she was a prostitute. it was a kind of incessa nt strea m of prostitute. it was a kind of incessant stream of har