we'll have the latest from leeds crown court — and we'll be asking whether west yorkshire police were slow to investigate repeated allegations of abuse. the other main stories on bbc news at 5: radical islamist preacher anjem choudary is released from prison on licence and is now at a bail hostel. former deputy prime minister nick clegg is tojoin facebook as head of its global affairs and communications team. barefoot in bondi, the duke and duchess of sussex visit iconic bondi beach in sydney, as part of their tour of australia. and director peterjackson brings new life to footage of world war one soldiers in "they shall not grow old". find out what mark kermode thinks of that and the other new releases in the film review. it's 5 o'clock. "vile and wicked" — that was how a judge has described the systematic sexual abuse of vulnerable girls in huddersfield. in total, 20 men of mainly pakistani heritage have been convicted in a series of trials at leeds crown court. the teenage girls, most of them white, were groomed over a number of years, plied with drugs and alcohol, abused and often

west yorkshire police refused to answer criticism from the prosecution that they were disgraceful fororing complaints at the time from victims. the local council says victims would be listened to now. these crimes took place a number of years ago, at a time when, as we know sadly from other cases in other parts of the country, that the issue of child sexual exploitation was not well defined or understood. since then, lessons have been learned. the men so far sentenced for this abuse have collectively been jailed for more than 220 years. another four men will be sentenced next month. danny savage, bbc news. bbc look north's home and social affairs correspondent emma glasbey is in huddersfield and has sent this update. well, the details of the these three trials were chilling. these girls were children deliberately selected and targeted because they were vulnerable. now, the judge told the court the way these girls were treated defies understanding. he said that many if not all of the girls will never recover from the abuse they suffered. he said that the girls had displayed great coura

west yorkshire police refused to answer criticism from the prosecution that they were disgraceful fororing complaint at the time from victims. the local council says victims would be listened to now. these crimes took place a number of years ago, at a time when, as we know sadly from other cases, in other parts of the country, that the issue of child sexual exploitation was not well defined or understood. since then, lessons have been learned. the men so far sentenced for this abuse have collectively been jailed for more than 220 years. another four men will be sentenced next month. let's speak to bbc look north's home and social affairs correspondent the girls were aged between 11 and i7 and some were picked up from school in their uniforms. their abusers were under no illusion about their ages. they were groomed for sexual assault and rape. they will be looked down on for a lifetime. bbc look north's amy garcia has been speaking to one of the victims — and her mother. their identities have been disguised. we just used to hang around in cars, drink, smoke, take drugs, just don't know

we‘ll have the latest from leeds crown court — and we‘ll be asking whether west yorkshire police were

victims and their families said they repeatedly told west yorkshire police what was happening here, butade until years later. today, the force refused to answer criticism from the prosecution that their conduct was disgraceful. the local council says it all happened when child sexual exploitation was effectively ignored. these crimes took place a number of years ago at a time when, as we know sadly from other cases, in other parts of the country, that the issue of child sexual exploitation was not well defined or understood. since then, lessons have been learned. most of the men so far sentenced for this litany of abuse have each been jailed for at least 15 years. another four defendants will be sentenced next month. danny savage, bbc news, west yorkshire. a brexit deal may never be reached, according to the european union's chief negotiator. michel barnier says 90 percent of the deal is done, but that the problems surrounding the irish border could collapse any agreement. and the prime minister is facing a fierce backlash against the idea of extending the uk's transition period after l

victims and their families said they repeatedly told west yorkshire police what was happening here, butarrests were made until years later. today, the force refused to answer criticism from the prosecution that their conduct was disgraceful. the local council says it all happened when child sexual exploitation was effectively ignored. these crimes took place a number of years ago at a time when, as we know sadly from other cases, in other parts of the country, that the issue of child sexual exploitation was not well defined or understood. since then, lessons have been learned. most of the men so far sentenced for this litany of abuse have each been jailed for at least 15 years. another four defendants will be sentenced next month. danny savage, bbc news, west yorkshire. our home editor, mark easton, is with me. we've seen a pattern of cases like this in the last five or six years... rotherham, 0xford, woakes del potro derby, banbury, telford, peterborough, aylesbury, bristol, halifax, 03, newcastle, huddersfield, this is a familiar scandal, the sexual abuse of vulnerable children in eng

west yorkshire police refused to answer questions from the prosecution that they were disgraceful forng complaints at the time from the victims. the local council said victims would be listened to now. these crimes took place yea rs listened to now. these crimes took place years ago, at the time when, as we know sadly from other cases in other parts of the country, abuse and child exploitation was not well defined or understood. since then, lessons have been blown. the men so far sentenced for this litany of abuse have collectively been jailed for more than 220 years. another pole men will be sentenced next month. 0ne pole men will be sentenced next month. one obvious —— anotherfour men. 0ne month. one obvious —— anotherfour men. one obvious question is why we are dealing with these crimes now when they date back to 200k. the victims say they were not taken seriously at the time. the prosecution said that in 2000 and 91 victim went to the police with visible injuries and nothing was done. they are getting older, now young adults. in 2013, one went to the police with formal allegations

west yorkshire police is nine and a few officers than it did eight years ago. alone, this means another 400 officers lost. does the prime minister agree with me this is a national scandal and the police should be fighting crime and not fighting for funding. cani fighting for funding. can i say to the honourable lady, we have seen an increase in, she referenced issue in an sexual abuse crimes and crimes of that sorts, we have seen an increase in the number of crimes being reported. that is partly because we haven't an atmosphere where people are ready to come forward and report abuse crimes. she refers to the issue of pensions, this is an issue that has been known for some years. mrjacob rees mogg. thank you. there have been reports today that the government is willing today that the government is willing to agree the european court of justice would be the final arbiter in most cases arising from brexit. as this would be inconsistent with the prime minister's commitments, will she deny it. cani will she deny it. can i say to the honourable gentleman, i haven't s

shahid mohammed was extradited back to the uk from pakistan by officers from the west yorkshire policerison in islamabad since january 2015 when he was picked up by the authorities. that was a joint operation between uk and pakistani authorities, working with the national crime industry. shahid mohammed was remanded in custody to make another appearance before leeds crown court tomorrow morning. thank you for that update. let's find out some more about what the boss of the royal bank of scotla nd the boss of the royal bank of scotland has been saying, he has warned that a no—deal brexit could put the uk economy into recession. he told the bbc that a bad brexit could result in zero or negative growth, which would hit rbs's share price. he said the bank was careful about lending to certain sectors of the economy, particularly retail and construction. we look at what we would expect on a normal economic consensus, it's about one to 1.5%, if we get a no growth in the economy, and 0k brexit scenario, if we get a hard brexit scenario, there are other factors that says it will be less than th

shahid mohammed wa5 extradited back to the united kingdom from pakistani by west yorkshire police.tani authorities working with the uk national crime agency. banham poultry wa5 remanded in custody to make another appearance by this time in front of leeds crown court, tomorrow morning. the business news in a moment. fir5t the headlines. the dutch authorities accuse russian intelligence of mounting a cyber attack on the international chemical weapons watchdog. in the us, thejustice department charges seven russian military intelligence officers with hacking anti—doping agencies. a drug dealer who trafficked three children including a teenage girl to use in a "county lines" crack and heroin selling ring has been jailed for 14 years after a landmark prosecution here's your business headlines on afternoon live. sales of new cars last month are more than 20% down on last year. meanwhile, nissan warns about the impact of a possible no—deal on brexit. 7,000 people work at ni55an'5 sunderland plant. the japanese firm is urging the uk and eu to work together and towards a balanced brexit. as