0:00:05 > 0:00:06Tonight at Ten:
0:00:06 > 0:00:08a major breakthrough in the treatment of Huntington's
0:00:08 > 0:00:11Disease which could lead to new therapies for Alzheimer's
0:00:11 > 0:00:12and other conditions.
0:00:12 > 0:00:15By correcting the defect that causes Huntington's,
0:00:15 > 0:00:18the new experimental drug is potentially the biggest
0:00:18 > 0:00:20breakthrough in the field for half a century.
0:00:20 > 0:00:22We talk to one family affected by Huntingtons,
0:00:22 > 0:00:24as researchers underline the significance of
0:00:24 > 0:00:28this major advance.
0:00:28 > 0:00:30For the first time we have the potential,
0:00:30 > 0:00:33we have the hope of a therapy that one day may slow or prevent
0:00:33 > 0:00:39Huntington's disease completely.
0:00:39 > 0:00:41We'll have more details and we'll be looking
0:00:41 > 0:00:45at the potential for new treatments for other conditions.
0:00:45 > 0:00:46Also tonight:
0:00:46 > 0:00:48Snow and ice cause disruption on roads and at airports,
0:00:48 > 0:00:52with temperatures set to fall sharply overnight.
0:00:52 > 0:00:55Police in Salford have launched a murder inquiry after three
0:00:55 > 0:00:59children died in a fire in a house.
0:00:59 > 0:01:01New York police say a man detonated a bomb
0:01:01 > 0:01:03at the city's main bus terminal.
0:01:03 > 0:01:10Four people were injured, including the bomber.
0:01:10 > 0:01:13And tributes to the broadcaster Keith Chegwin - once a familiar face
0:01:13 > 0:01:17who's died at the age of 60.
0:01:18 > 0:01:20And coming up on Sportsday on BBC News:
0:01:20 > 0:01:22The full line up for the Champions League -
0:01:22 > 0:01:25including a Messi draw for Chelsea who'll face Barcelona
0:01:25 > 0:01:27in the last 16.
0:01:49 > 0:01:50Good evening.
0:01:50 > 0:01:53Scientists in London have reported a major
0:01:53 > 0:01:54breakthough in the treatment of Huntington's Disease
0:01:54 > 0:01:57and say it could lead to new therapies for Alzheimer's
0:01:57 > 0:02:00and other conditions.
0:02:00 > 0:02:04It's been described as potentially the biggest breakthrough
0:02:04 > 0:02:09in the field for half a century by correcting the defect that
0:02:09 > 0:02:11causes Huntington's - a disease which is incurable
0:02:11 > 0:02:13and kills most sufferers within 20 years of diagnosis.
0:02:13 > 0:02:16Huntington's affects an estimated 10,000 people in the UK,
0:02:16 > 0:02:19with a further 25,000 thought to be at risk, as our health
0:02:19 > 0:02:24correspondent James Gallagher reports.
0:02:24 > 0:02:26The Allen family has been blighted by Huntington's.
0:02:26 > 0:02:29They have seen their mother, Stephanie, die from it.
0:02:29 > 0:02:31The last year of her life, every time we
0:02:31 > 0:02:34all went to visit her, she just held us and said, I want to die.
0:02:34 > 0:02:36The disease claimed their uncle Keith
0:02:36 > 0:02:37and grant mother, Olive, too.
0:02:37 > 0:02:39They describe it as Parkinson's, Alzheimer's and motor neurone
0:02:39 > 0:02:41disease all rolled into one.
0:02:41 > 0:02:45When you have got something that is degenerative,
0:02:45 > 0:02:48you know that every day - you know the last day was
0:02:48 > 0:02:50probably better than the next one's going to be.
0:02:50 > 0:02:55Frank, his sister Sandy and also their brother Peter's
0:02:55 > 0:02:56brains will all slowly degenerate from Huntington's too.
0:02:56 > 0:03:01But now they have hope.
0:03:01 > 0:03:04The treatment is called gene-silencing.
0:03:04 > 0:03:07Every cell in the body contains genes which hold
0:03:07 > 0:03:08the instructions for running the body.
0:03:08 > 0:03:11Huntington's disease is the result of a corrupted gene that
0:03:11 > 0:03:14leads to the creation of a toxic protein which destroys the brain.
0:03:14 > 0:03:18A messenger carries the blueprints from the corrupted gene, this
0:03:18 > 0:03:20treatment sticks to the messenger, disabling and lowering
0:03:20 > 0:03:22the production of toxic brain protein.
0:03:22 > 0:03:24This will feel a little chilly.
0:03:24 > 0:03:2646 patients had the experimental drug injected into the
0:03:26 > 0:03:28fluid that bathes the brain and spinal cord.
0:03:28 > 0:03:31The trial should prove if the therapy is safe and effective.
0:03:31 > 0:03:37It was led by scientists at the University College London, who say
0:03:37 > 0:03:45the results are of ground-breaking importance.
0:03:45 > 0:03:48For the first time we have the potential, we have the hope
0:03:48 > 0:03:51of a therapy that one day may slow or prevent Huntington's disease
0:03:51 > 0:04:01completely.
0:04:08 > 0:04:18This is the experimental therapy.
0:04:20 > 0:04:23It is exciting, but it is not a cure, it will require far more
0:04:23 > 0:04:24research and following
0:04:24 > 0:04:26patients for years to come.
0:04:26 > 0:04:28This is a brain dieing from huntington's.
0:04:28 > 0:04:34Doctors are starting longer trials to see whether targeting the protein
0:04:34 > 0:04:35families like the Allens.
0:04:35 > 0:04:38If it works and it stops me getting any worse, than would be fantastic
0:04:38 > 0:04:40personally, I never really thought it would
0:04:40 > 0:04:41ever happen that that would
0:04:41 > 0:04:45happen.
0:04:45 > 0:04:48It's all about that you know can we stop it in other people, our
0:04:48 > 0:04:50children.
0:04:50 > 0:04:52This research also holds promise for other illnesses -
0:04:52 > 0:04:54similar toxic proteins are found in brain diseases including dementia
0:04:54 > 0:05:04and Parkinson's.
0:05:09 > 0:05:11I really think that this is potentially the biggest
0:05:11 > 0:05:13break through in knew row degenerative diseases for the last
0:05:13 > 0:05:1450 years.
0:05:14 > 0:05:17We have very similar situations in a at least some cases
0:05:17 > 0:05:19of these other diseases and if the over all mechanism
0:05:19 > 0:05:22is essentially the same, we should be able to use
0:05:22 > 0:05:23the same general approach.
0:05:23 > 0:05:25The Allens have made a promise to their
0:05:25 > 0:05:27children that a treatment would be ready in time for them.
0:05:27 > 0:05:30Research over the next four years will see if
0:05:30 > 0:05:32gene-silencing can fulfil that promise.
0:05:32 > 0:05:36And James Gallagher is here.
0:05:36 > 0:05:41It is an important day, but as some people have said it is not a
0:05:41 > 0:05:45treatment or a cure, are they right to make all these ambitious claims?
0:05:45 > 0:05:51The thing about these diseases is that they're some of the most
0:05:51 > 0:05:58intractable problems in all medicine. If you have Parkinson's,
0:05:58 > 0:06:03Huntington's, dementia, there is no cure or a drug to slow the pace. I
0:06:03 > 0:06:07have been following the research for two years and it is the first hint
0:06:07 > 0:06:12of a drug that can slow the pace of one of the diseases. It needs more
0:06:12 > 0:06:17research. So it is generating real excitement, because it is targeting
0:06:17 > 0:06:23the fundamental cause of these disease and beyond Huntington's it
0:06:23 > 0:06:33may show the way to more complicated diseases.Thank you.
0:06:33 > 0:06:36Snow and ice in some areas have led to the closure of hundreds
0:06:36 > 0:06:38of schools in Wales and central England today, while hundreds
0:06:38 > 0:06:41of homes in the West Midlands and Oxfordshire are facing power
0:06:41 > 0:06:43cuts for a second night.
0:06:43 > 0:06:45Weather experts are warning that clear skies overnight will see
0:06:45 > 0:06:47temperatures fall sharply again and motoring organisations
0:06:47 > 0:06:50are warning about ice on the roads, as our correspondent Sima Kotecha
0:06:50 > 0:06:56reports.
0:06:56 > 0:07:01A blanket of snow covering large parts of the UK.
0:07:01 > 0:07:07It may look pretty but for many, it causes disruption, chaos and stress.
0:07:07 > 0:07:11An ideal playground for children, many of whom have had the day off,
0:07:11 > 0:07:16with hundreds of schools closed due to slippery roads and pavements.
0:07:16 > 0:07:20Here in Birmingham, the council-run schools are closed today.
0:07:20 > 0:07:23The local authority has faced some criticism as a result,
0:07:23 > 0:07:26with some saying there was no need because roads like this one have
0:07:26 > 0:07:29been cleared throughout the day.
0:07:29 > 0:07:32Now, the council says that, tomorrow, it will be up
0:07:32 > 0:07:34to individual headteachers as to whether they open or remain
0:07:34 > 0:07:37closed, and that the priority for them is the safety of children.
0:07:37 > 0:07:40And it's not just around England.
0:07:40 > 0:07:45Schools in parts of Northern Ireland and Wales have also been closed.
0:07:45 > 0:07:52On the roads, there's ice, making driving dangerous and difficult.
0:07:52 > 0:07:54Some vehicle emergency services are claiming they've had
0:07:54 > 0:07:57almost 14,000 calls today.
0:07:57 > 0:08:00Tonight, gritters are out in full force.
0:08:00 > 0:08:05The crews have done about 15 runs through the course of today.
0:08:05 > 0:08:08We've covered about 17,000 miles of gritting,
0:08:08 > 0:08:10which is from Gloucester to Australia and back.
0:08:10 > 0:08:12Just trying to keep us moving.
0:08:12 > 0:08:16In South Wales, lorries struggled with the conditions
0:08:16 > 0:08:18while in Northern Ireland, temperatures dipped to almost
0:08:18 > 0:08:22minus double figures.
0:08:22 > 0:08:23Snowcapped rocks lining some of the Belfast
0:08:23 > 0:08:26and Londonderry route.
0:08:26 > 0:08:30In the highest village in Surrey, the altitude combined with strong
0:08:30 > 0:08:34winds made it a challenge but some locals embraced the change.
0:08:34 > 0:08:37Up here, we sometimes get a flurry but it never really settles,
0:08:37 > 0:08:41so I think this is the first time in about three years we have had
0:08:41 > 0:08:43some decent snowfall.
0:08:43 > 0:08:45In the West Midlands, an NHS Trust put out an appeal
0:08:45 > 0:08:47for four-wheel drive vehicles to help stranded nurses
0:08:47 > 0:08:49get to hospitals.
0:08:49 > 0:08:52Well, we offered a number of them up to our health colleagues
0:08:52 > 0:08:55because obviously there is a lot of pressure on them at the moment
0:08:55 > 0:08:58in either getting them to patients or getting patients to hospital,
0:08:58 > 0:09:02so we put them at the disposal of the health colleagues we have got.
0:09:02 > 0:09:04We've got well trained drivers, a lot of good vehicles
0:09:04 > 0:09:07that we are happy to lend.
0:09:07 > 0:09:10And the problems aren't just on the road.
0:09:10 > 0:09:13A quarter of the flights from Heathrow have been cancelled
0:09:13 > 0:09:16after the UK's busiest airport dealt with the fallout from
0:09:16 > 0:09:19the weekend's heavy snow.
0:09:19 > 0:09:22And there are still delays to ferry services between Dover and Calais.
0:09:22 > 0:09:28However, the port has now reopened after being closed for a few hours.
0:09:28 > 0:09:31The Met Office says it's going to be an extremely cold night,
0:09:31 > 0:09:37with some places experiencing temperatures of around -13 Celsius.
0:09:37 > 0:09:40Much of the snow will turn to ice, raising more concerns
0:09:40 > 0:09:41about travelling tomorrow.
0:09:41 > 0:09:48Sima Kotecha, BBC News.
0:09:48 > 0:09:50Well, Jon Kay is at at a gritting station at Stroud
0:09:50 > 0:09:53in Gloucestershire.
0:09:53 > 0:09:58We have heard about some of the work, but what is going on tonight?
0:09:58 > 0:10:03They're working flat out right here at the moment. This giant dome
0:10:03 > 0:10:08stores salt and it was fall on Friday, but half of it has gone.
0:10:08 > 0:10:15Tonight it is expected to be their busiest night so far. 450 tonnes of
0:10:15 > 0:10:19salt will be spread. That is just in Gloucestershire and just on the
0:10:19 > 0:10:23roads. That doesn't include the motorways. The latest we have from
0:10:23 > 0:10:26the Met Office is that it is going to be the coldest night of year so
0:10:26 > 0:10:32far. Let's look at the figures. In the Scottish borders, it could be
0:10:32 > 0:10:42down to minus nine. In the north-west of England, minus 10. The
0:10:42 > 0:10:48coldest part of Britain is mid Wales where it could be minus 13. So
0:10:48 > 0:10:52gritting centres are trying to work out when is the best time to put the
0:10:52 > 0:10:57salt down. If it is too cold it won't work. If it is too wet it
0:10:57 > 0:11:05won't work. So they're using data from sensors in the roads to find
0:11:05 > 0:11:11what is the best time for the rush hour.Thank you.
0:11:11 > 0:11:15Greater Manchester Police have arrested five people,
0:11:15 > 0:11:18four of them on suspicion of murder, after three children died
0:11:18 > 0:11:19in a house fire in Worsley.
0:11:19 > 0:11:21A 14-year-old girl, named locally as Demi Pearson,
0:11:21 > 0:11:23was pronounced dead at the scene.
0:11:23 > 0:11:24An eight-year-old boy and a seven-year-old girl
0:11:24 > 0:11:31died later in hospital.
0:11:31 > 0:11:32Their mother and another three-year-old child
0:11:32 > 0:11:33are being treated in hospital.
0:11:33 > 0:11:37Our correspondent Danny Savage reports.
0:11:37 > 0:11:40In a street of terraced houses on the edge of Manchester, a family
0:11:40 > 0:11:43home, which was set alight early this morning, is now a major
0:11:43 > 0:11:44crime scene.
0:11:44 > 0:11:46Neighbours who knew the victims and saw what happened have
0:11:46 > 0:11:47been left deeply upset.
0:11:47 > 0:11:49Just a bang and all fireballs coming from
0:11:49 > 0:11:52the house.
0:11:52 > 0:11:55Susan Smith watched in horror as the children were rescued.
0:11:55 > 0:11:58They were carrying the children into the ambulance and that.
0:11:58 > 0:12:01An awful thing to happen on your own street?
0:12:01 > 0:12:04Yes.
0:12:04 > 0:12:06The 14-year-old girl who died at the scene has been named locally
0:12:06 > 0:12:08as Demi Pearson.
0:12:08 > 0:12:10An eight-year-old boy and seven-year-old boy died later
0:12:10 > 0:12:12in hospital.
0:12:12 > 0:12:15A three-year-old girl is in a critical condition and the
0:12:15 > 0:12:18mother of all the children, named locally as Michelle Pearson, is also
0:12:18 > 0:12:19seriously ill.
0:12:19 > 0:12:22The deaths of three children is heart-breaking.
0:12:22 > 0:12:27Our thoughts are with the family, the little girl and her mum who are
0:12:27 > 0:12:29fighting for their lives.
0:12:29 > 0:12:31Our specially trained officers are now
0:12:31 > 0:12:37with the family to help them through this devastating time.
0:12:37 > 0:12:40Tonight, several arrests have been made - the majority of them
0:12:40 > 0:12:42on suspicion of murder - as scores of detectives continue
0:12:42 > 0:12:47to work on this investigation.
0:12:47 > 0:12:52At the nearby Church of St John the Baptist,
0:12:52 > 0:12:54the doors were opened tonight for people to come in and
0:12:54 > 0:12:56remember the children who died and it was
0:12:56 > 0:12:58well attended - such is the
0:12:58 > 0:13:05effect of these awful events.
0:13:05 > 0:13:08Police in New York say a man detonated a bomb
0:13:08 > 0:13:10close to the city's main bus terminal during
0:13:10 > 0:13:12the morning rush-hour.
0:13:12 > 0:13:15Four people, including the bomber, were injured in a small explosion
0:13:15 > 0:13:17in central Manhattan.
0:13:17 > 0:13:19A 27-year-old man, thought to be originally from Bangladesh,
0:13:19 > 0:13:21has been arrested - as our correspondent
0:13:21 > 0:13:26Nick Bryant reports.
0:13:26 > 0:13:297.20 in the morning - the height of the rush hour -
0:13:29 > 0:13:32and security camera footage of an underpass at New
0:13:32 > 0:13:35York's busiest bus terminal.
0:13:35 > 0:13:37This low-tech bomb was detonated deliberately in the hope of killing
0:13:37 > 0:13:41Monday morning commuters.
0:13:41 > 0:13:43The failed suicide bomber had strapped the
0:13:43 > 0:13:46home-made device to his body with velcro, but he was the only
0:13:46 > 0:13:49person that's seriously injured.
0:13:49 > 0:13:52Coming as such a busy time in such a congested place, the intent appears
0:13:52 > 0:13:55to have been to cause mass casualties.
0:13:55 > 0:14:00The Port Authority bus terminal serves 65 million passengers a year,
0:14:00 > 0:14:03but only three other people were treated for minor injuries.
0:14:03 > 0:14:05What the authorities are calling a terror
0:14:05 > 0:14:09attack could have been so much worse.
0:14:09 > 0:14:14Thank God the perpetrator did not achieve his ultimate goals.
0:14:14 > 0:14:16Thank God our first responders were there
0:14:16 > 0:14:17so quickly to address the
0:14:17 > 0:14:22situation and to make sure people were safe.
0:14:22 > 0:14:24This is the suspect, Akayed Ullah, a 27-year-old
0:14:24 > 0:14:27immigrant from Bangladesh who arrived here in 2011.
0:14:27 > 0:14:31He would never have made it into the country,
0:14:31 > 0:14:33claimed the White House, under President Trump's proposed
0:14:33 > 0:14:34immigration limitations.
0:14:34 > 0:14:38We must protect our borders, we must ensure
0:14:38 > 0:14:41that individuals entering our country are not coming to do harm to
0:14:41 > 0:14:43our people and we must move a merit-based
0:14:43 > 0:14:45similar of immigration.
0:14:45 > 0:14:48Back in New York, a quick round of Instagrams
0:14:48 > 0:14:50and then the city moved on.
0:14:50 > 0:14:53What's remarkable is that within two hours of attack, New York City
0:14:53 > 0:14:54has pretty much returned to normal.
0:14:54 > 0:14:57There is a road closure here, but the subways are all open
0:14:57 > 0:15:00and people are going about their business.
0:15:00 > 0:15:02This attack failed to cause death and it
0:15:02 > 0:15:05failed to cause much disruption.
0:15:05 > 0:15:07The authorities believe the failed bomber acted alone.
0:15:07 > 0:15:09The question they haven't yet answered - was he
0:15:09 > 0:15:18inspired by the group calling itself Islamic State?
0:15:18 > 0:15:19It got
0:15:19 > 0:15:21Lawyers for survivors of the Grenfell Tower fire
0:15:21 > 0:15:23have called for a 'more diverse panel' to advise the Chairman
0:15:23 > 0:15:27of the inquiry into the disaster.
0:15:27 > 0:15:29They were speaking at the start of a two-day hearing
0:15:29 > 0:15:31into how the inquiry should proceed.
0:15:31 > 0:15:3871 people died in the tragedy in June this year.
0:15:38 > 0:15:41Six months on, the BBC has found that the cost
0:15:41 > 0:15:43of fire safety measures in tower blocks has
0:15:43 > 0:15:44already reached at least £600 million
0:15:44 > 0:15:47and could well be more than double that, as our home editor
0:15:47 > 0:15:50Mark Easton reports.
0:15:50 > 0:15:52Across the country, the shock from Grenfell can
0:15:52 > 0:15:54still be felt six months on.
0:15:54 > 0:15:56The question, "Am I safe?", still echoes from hundreds
0:15:56 > 0:16:02of high-rise towers like these in Greater Manchester.
0:16:02 > 0:16:04The more I have been thinking about it, the less sleep
0:16:04 > 0:16:05I have been getting.
0:16:05 > 0:16:09I have been having broken sleep now for weeks and weeks and weeks.
0:16:09 > 0:16:12I just don't trust the electrics in these blocks any more.
0:16:12 > 0:16:20This is one that I have actually put in.
0:16:20 > 0:16:25John Smith has been in this council block for 20 years.
0:16:25 > 0:16:27The cladding that clings to the wall outside John's flat failed safety
0:16:27 > 0:16:30tests and the council started to remove the panels,
0:16:30 > 0:16:33but then work stopped amid confusion over what should replace them.
0:16:33 > 0:16:37Fire wardens now patrol day and night.
0:16:37 > 0:16:40If I had the money, I would not be living here.
0:16:40 > 0:16:42I'd be living somewhere else.
0:16:42 > 0:16:44Thousands of residents of tower blocks like this one
0:16:44 > 0:16:47in Greater Manchester have been told that even now, without definitive
0:16:47 > 0:16:49guidance from central government, the local authorities cannot give
0:16:49 > 0:16:54them an absolute assurance of their safety.
0:16:54 > 0:16:56The current building regulations and fire safety rules have been
0:16:56 > 0:17:05described as not fit for purpose.
0:17:05 > 0:17:10We will chase that again over the next few days...
0:17:10 > 0:17:12Greater Manchester's high-rise task force says it is frustrated that six
0:17:12 > 0:17:15months after the tragedy in North Kensington, so much
0:17:15 > 0:17:16uncertainty and anxiety remains.
0:17:16 > 0:17:18This has taken far too long, this is just simply not acceptable.
0:17:18 > 0:17:21What we have got here is an industrial crisis,
0:17:21 > 0:17:23as far as I am concerned and it is up to government
0:17:23 > 0:17:25to actually regulate this industry.
0:17:25 > 0:17:27With the government's review of building regulations and fire
0:17:27 > 0:17:30safety not due to publish its final report until spring next year,
0:17:30 > 0:17:33many housing providers across the UK are reluctant to commit to safety
0:17:33 > 0:17:41improvements until the post-Grenfell rules are clear.
0:17:41 > 0:17:44BBC research suggests that the bill for work that councils and housing
0:17:44 > 0:17:46associations say must be done after Grenfell has now reached
0:17:46 > 0:17:52at least £600 million and that is in the public sector alone.
0:17:52 > 0:17:54But for all the safety first promises made both
0:17:54 > 0:17:56nationally and locally, there is an argument raging
0:17:56 > 0:18:04over who should pay.
0:18:04 > 0:18:10The pipe is going through the wall here, they were not sealed properly.
0:18:10 > 0:18:12Phil Murphy is a former fire safety
0:18:12 > 0:18:13officer and after Grenfell,
0:18:13 > 0:18:15he did checks on the Manchester tower where he lives.
0:18:15 > 0:18:18He discovered the building's internal system to stop fire
0:18:18 > 0:18:19spreading had been completely compromised.
0:18:19 > 0:18:21They found holes in the floors, holes in the ceiling,
0:18:21 > 0:18:23holes between the flats, holes between the flats
0:18:23 > 0:18:28and the escape route.
0:18:28 > 0:18:32How dangerous was the block at that time?
0:18:32 > 0:18:32Absolutely lethal.
0:18:32 > 0:18:35Phil has now launched a campaign for sprinklers to be fitted
0:18:35 > 0:18:37to all high-rise towers and many of his neighbours
0:18:37 > 0:18:39are backing him.
0:18:39 > 0:18:46That would be a good idea. Because all we have got is the holes there.
0:18:46 > 0:18:51Someone is going to have to pay for that, that is the problem.
0:18:51 > 0:18:52The government says building
0:18:52 > 0:18:53owners should fund safety
0:18:53 > 0:18:54measures like sprinklers.
0:18:54 > 0:18:57Even though many Fire Services say they are essential.
0:18:57 > 0:19:00Where I want to get to is to fully cost this up,
0:19:00 > 0:19:02look at the potential economic impact here within Greater
0:19:02 > 0:19:04Manchester and take that to government and ask them
0:19:04 > 0:19:05to actually pay for it.
0:19:05 > 0:19:08Do you think central government should foot the bill?
0:19:08 > 0:19:09Absolutely.
0:19:09 > 0:19:11In the days after the Grenfell tragedy, the Prime Minister said
0:19:11 > 0:19:15she would not and could not ask people to live in unsafe homes.
0:19:15 > 0:19:17Six months on, and many high-rise residents are still worried
0:19:17 > 0:19:19that is exactly where they will be this Christmas.
0:19:19 > 0:19:29Mark Easton, BBC News, Greater Manchester.
0:19:31 > 0:19:35A man has been arrested on suspicion of trespass after trying to climb
0:19:35 > 0:19:39into the Buckingham Palace. The police said the suspect was not
0:19:39 > 0:19:43carrying any offensive weapons and the incident they say is not now
0:19:43 > 0:19:45being treated as terror related.
0:19:45 > 0:19:47Three women who claim they were sexually harassed
0:19:47 > 0:19:50by Donald Trump have called on the US Congress to investigate
0:19:50 > 0:19:51allegations of his misconduct.
0:19:51 > 0:19:53The White House has repeatedly rejected the womens' accusations,
0:19:53 > 0:19:55which first came to light during last year's
0:19:55 > 0:19:56presidential race.
0:19:56 > 0:19:58Mr Trump's accusers are now demanding accountability
0:19:58 > 0:20:05for the President's actions, as Rajini Vaidyanathan reports.
0:20:05 > 0:20:07These three women are accusing the most powerful man in the world
0:20:07 > 0:20:10of sexual misconduct.
0:20:10 > 0:20:13They first spoke out last year, but in the wake
0:20:13 > 0:20:15of the Harvey Weinstein scandal, they are now calling on Congress
0:20:15 > 0:20:18to investigate President Trump.
0:20:18 > 0:20:21In an objective setting without question, a person with this
0:20:21 > 0:20:23record would have entered the graveyard of political aspirations,
0:20:23 > 0:20:24never to return,
0:20:24 > 0:20:29yet here we are with that man as President.
0:20:29 > 0:20:31Jessica Leeds, who was at today's news conference, says
0:20:31 > 0:20:34she was assaulted by Mr Trump decades ago while she was sitting
0:20:34 > 0:20:37next to him on a flight.
0:20:37 > 0:20:42The next thing I know, Trump is over me like a wet blanket
0:20:42 > 0:20:46and he is kissing and fondling and everything, and the next thing
0:20:46 > 0:20:49I realised was that he was putting his hand up my skirt.
0:20:49 > 0:20:56I grabbed my purse and went to the back of the airplane.
0:20:56 > 0:20:59TRUMP:And when you are a star, they let you do it.
0:20:59 > 0:21:00You can do anything.
0:21:00 > 0:21:03It was after the release of this tape, where Mr Trump can be heard
0:21:03 > 0:21:06bragging about groping women, that more than a dozen accusers
0:21:06 > 0:21:09came forward with allegations of sexual misconduct.
0:21:09 > 0:21:12All I can say it is totally fake news, it is fake, it is made-up
0:21:12 > 0:21:14stuff and it is disgraceful what happens -
0:21:14 > 0:21:20but that happens in the world of politics, John.
0:21:20 > 0:21:23But the women say they are telling the truth.
0:21:23 > 0:21:25Apprentice contestant Summer Zervos says Mr Trump forcibly kissed her
0:21:25 > 0:21:30on several occasions a decade ago.
0:21:30 > 0:21:33She wants to sue him for defamation after he called her a liar.
0:21:33 > 0:21:36If the judge in New York decides the case should go ahead,
0:21:36 > 0:21:39her lawyer could call the President to testify.
0:21:39 > 0:21:40No man is above the law,
0:21:40 > 0:21:42including the President of the United States.
0:21:42 > 0:21:45In the past week alone, three members of Congress have been
0:21:45 > 0:21:49forced to resign over accusations of sexual misconduct.
0:21:49 > 0:21:52In this current climate, many are asking why the same
0:21:52 > 0:21:56pressure hasn't been applied at the gates of the White House.
0:21:56 > 0:21:58But many voters simply aren't concerned.
0:21:58 > 0:22:00Remember, Donald Trump won last year's election in spite
0:22:00 > 0:22:04of these allegations, which he denies.
0:22:04 > 0:22:06I felt like we had no choice...
0:22:06 > 0:22:08But for these women, it does matter because Donald Trump
0:22:08 > 0:22:11is President of the United States.
0:22:11 > 0:22:13It left me feeling very gross, very dirty.
0:22:13 > 0:22:15They want to raise the profile of their allegations
0:22:15 > 0:22:18and hope, in some way, he will be held accountable.
0:22:18 > 0:22:25Rajini Vaidyanathan, BBC News, Washington.
0:22:25 > 0:22:27The BBC has commissioned one of the largest surveys
0:22:27 > 0:22:29of the incidence of sexual harassment at work.
0:22:29 > 0:22:32The poll of six thousand men and women found that people working
0:22:32 > 0:22:34in the hospitality sector, self-employed workers,
0:22:34 > 0:22:36and those on zero-hours contracts, were more likely
0:22:36 > 0:22:40to face unwanted attention.
0:22:40 > 0:22:43Among the other findings, 40 per cent of women and 18 per cent
0:22:43 > 0:22:48of men said they'd been sexually harassed in the workplace.
0:22:48 > 0:22:51Nearly one in seven women, 14 per cent, said they've been
0:22:51 > 0:22:54sexually assaulted at work.
0:22:54 > 0:22:57And five per cent of women said they were told their career
0:22:57 > 0:22:59would be advanced in return for sexual favours.
0:22:59 > 0:23:01Our special corrrespondent Lucy Manning has been listening
0:23:01 > 0:23:08to some of the women affected.
0:23:08 > 0:23:11I have had people ask me to send them nude photos in the workplace
0:23:11 > 0:23:17and you feel like nothing is going to be done about it.
0:23:17 > 0:23:20As a waitress, I experienced sexual harassment all the time.
0:23:20 > 0:23:30I almost think of my work as sex work.
0:23:30 > 0:23:37My boss was drunk and tries to come onto me,
0:23:37 > 0:23:41My boss was drunk and tries to come onto me, he's wearing this, like,
0:23:41 > 0:23:42bathrobe, it is disgusting.
0:23:42 > 0:23:45For many young working women, the question is not if they have
0:23:45 > 0:23:47been harassed doing their job, but how many times.
0:23:47 > 0:23:50It is one of those things, where there are so many examples
0:23:50 > 0:23:52of it, it is difficult to choose from.
0:23:52 > 0:23:54It is quite difficult to even pick one thing,
0:23:54 > 0:23:56because it seemed so ingrained into every interaction
0:23:56 > 0:23:57that you have.
0:23:57 > 0:24:00Honey Jamie worked in gyms but had to leave the industry due
0:24:00 > 0:24:03to harassment by men and women she worked with.
0:24:03 > 0:24:05The BBC's poll of 6000 people, the largest survey on harassment
0:24:05 > 0:24:08at work, found 40% of women said it has happened to them.
0:24:08 > 0:24:11I was a teenager at the time, I felt almost in a way,
0:24:11 > 0:24:15that this must be what it is like, to have a job.
0:24:15 > 0:24:19This is what it is like to be a young woman, this is normal.
0:24:19 > 0:24:21A work contact of mine who wasn't in my company, you know,
0:24:21 > 0:24:24a colleague from somewhere else, decided to stick his
0:24:24 > 0:24:25tongue down my throat.
0:24:25 > 0:24:29Completely uninvited.
0:24:29 > 0:24:37This woman has the text of a senior colleague who lunged at her.
0:24:37 > 0:24:41I am like, you don't remember trying to kiss me. He said he was
0:24:41 > 0:24:45devastated, I have never done that in my life.
0:24:45 > 0:24:47The BBC poll shows that 10% of women
0:24:47 > 0:24:49have experienced harassment in the last year.
0:24:49 > 0:24:50Is that something you find surprising?
0:24:50 > 0:24:52No.
0:24:52 > 0:24:56I don't think it's getting any better with time.
0:24:56 > 0:24:58I just feel like it is more normalised.
0:24:58 > 0:25:00I think women just accept it more.
0:25:00 > 0:25:04People might think it is surprising that so many women are still being
0:25:04 > 0:25:08harassed in this day and age.
0:25:08 > 0:25:09I can't imagine...
0:25:09 > 0:25:12When the whole #MeToo thing happened, there was not a single one
0:25:12 > 0:25:14of my girlfriends who was remotely surprised about how
0:25:14 > 0:25:15many people spoke out.
0:25:15 > 0:25:19The majority of my male friends just looked at me and said I had no idea
0:25:19 > 0:25:22that this was so common!
0:25:22 > 0:25:24Female flexible workers are the most likely to suffer harassment at work
0:25:24 > 0:25:29with nearly 60% saying they have experienced it.
0:25:29 > 0:25:31I guess you just feel less worthy, in precarious work.
0:25:31 > 0:25:33I suppose there are more people in our generation
0:25:33 > 0:25:39who are working like this.
0:25:39 > 0:25:41This woman prepares to head to her waitressing job.
0:25:41 > 0:25:46She works in the industry with the most harassment.
0:25:46 > 0:25:49The poll shows women in hospitality have experienced the most harassment
0:25:49 > 0:25:51where more than half have suffered it, followed by
0:25:51 > 0:25:54the service industry.
0:25:54 > 0:25:56High rates of harassment were reported in the public
0:25:56 > 0:25:59sector and also in retail.
0:25:59 > 0:26:02I was pouring a bottle of wine for one guest and a bit of wine
0:26:02 > 0:26:10splashed out onto his hand and he told me to lick it off.
0:26:10 > 0:26:12The poll found few have spoken out.
0:26:12 > 0:26:15Of those women who say they were harassed at work,
0:26:15 > 0:26:18just 25% reported it to anyone at all.
0:26:18 > 0:26:21I know that I never reported it.
0:26:21 > 0:26:24I left two jobs because I did not feel confident enough
0:26:24 > 0:26:28to report what was happening.
0:26:28 > 0:26:31Do you think the high profile cases are going to change it
0:26:31 > 0:26:32for women in the workplace?
0:26:32 > 0:26:35The high profile cases at the moment are what inspired me to speak
0:26:35 > 0:26:37up for the first time, because I have never
0:26:37 > 0:26:40spoken about it before.
0:26:40 > 0:26:42If famous prominent women can be treated the way
0:26:42 > 0:26:44they have now revealed, the reality for women
0:26:44 > 0:26:46in offices, cafes and shops is still largely hidden.
0:26:46 > 0:26:56Lucy Manning, BBC News.
0:26:58 > 0:27:02One of the most important oil pipelines is being shut down after
0:27:02 > 0:27:06crack was discovered in Aberdeenshire. It carries around 40%
0:27:06 > 0:27:11of Northsea crude oil across land for processing at Grangemouth. The
0:27:11 > 0:27:15brands of Brent crude rose after news that the plant could be shut
0:27:15 > 0:27:18for around three weeks.
0:27:18 > 0:27:19Some half a million children and young people
0:27:19 > 0:27:20are gambling every week.
0:27:20 > 0:27:23And for the first time, the Gambling Commission's annual
0:27:23 > 0:27:24survey, published tomorrow, has looked at gambling
0:27:24 > 0:27:26with virtual currencies, known as 'Skins Betting'.
0:27:26 > 0:27:28The regulators say cracking down on the 3-billion pound industry
0:27:28 > 0:27:30is one of their top priorities, as our correspondent
0:27:30 > 0:27:35Sian Loyd explains.
0:27:35 > 0:27:38Being a student, you get your student loan, some people
0:27:38 > 0:27:48would spend it on expensive clothes, you know, I spent it
0:27:48 > 0:27:49on gambling virtual items.
0:27:49 > 0:27:51There have been points where I struggled to buy food
0:27:51 > 0:27:53because it just takes priority.
0:27:53 > 0:27:55Four years ago, Ryan's love of gaming spiraled into gambling.
0:27:55 > 0:27:56He has lost more than £2000.
0:27:56 > 0:28:00He is one of a growing number of gamers being drawn into the world
0:28:00 > 0:28:03of so-called skins betting.
0:28:03 > 0:28:13It is hard to ask your parents for £1000 to buy, like,
0:28:17 > 0:28:18like, a knife on CS-GO.
0:28:18 > 0:28:21It is a lot easier to ask for a tenner and try
0:28:21 > 0:28:23and turn it into 1000.
0:28:23 > 0:28:24These are those skins, knives and weapons.
0:28:24 > 0:28:26They are virtual items, used when playing computer games,
0:28:26 > 0:28:28like Counterstrike Global Offensive, or as these young
0:28:28 > 0:28:29people call it, CS-Go.
0:28:29 > 0:28:32They have a commercial value, some can be bought for pennies,
0:28:32 > 0:28:35but the rare ones cost thousands and are highly collectable.
0:28:35 > 0:28:38They exist within the game, but as these teenagers know,
0:28:38 > 0:28:40there are unlicensed sites where skins can be gambled and later
0:28:40 > 0:28:47converted into cash.
0:28:47 > 0:28:49Everywhere on the internet, people are talking about how much
0:28:49 > 0:28:52money they have lost on gambling sites.
0:28:52 > 0:28:54It is just like any other gambling, it is all addictive,
0:28:54 > 0:28:56you know, it is an issue.
0:28:56 > 0:28:59I have known someone of the age of ten who has
0:28:59 > 0:28:59lost maybe about £2000.
0:28:59 > 0:29:01I have gambled a bit myself.
0:29:01 > 0:29:05You know, I'm not proud of it, I have lost a bit of money.
0:29:05 > 0:29:08The concern is that through games like these, young people could be
0:29:08 > 0:29:10drawn into new forms of online gambling, which begs the question,
0:29:10 > 0:29:13is the regulator struggling to keep pace with the real problems
0:29:13 > 0:29:20of the virtual world?
0:29:20 > 0:29:23What we have identified now is a new front of unlicensed skin
0:29:23 > 0:29:25betting, that is particularly appealing in some cases
0:29:25 > 0:29:30to children and young people, that is a chief concern to us.
0:29:30 > 0:29:32They are running up bills, perhaps on their parents' PayPal
0:29:32 > 0:29:34account or credit card, but the wider effect
0:29:34 > 0:29:36is the introduction and the normalisation of this kind
0:29:36 > 0:29:44of gambling among children and young people.
0:29:44 > 0:29:48I think it it is a huge emergence this year and I think it is going
0:29:48 > 0:29:49to get bigger and bigger.
0:29:49 > 0:29:50Children's charities are also concerned.
0:29:50 > 0:29:54They say many parents are not even aware of the dangers and want to see
0:29:54 > 0:29:55the Gambling Commission doing more.
0:29:55 > 0:29:58Gambling is changing it's shape, it is starting to occur
0:29:58 > 0:30:00in new and different forms and at the moment, regulators
0:30:00 > 0:30:07do not seem to be doing anything much about it.
0:30:07 > 0:30:08Earlier this year, the Gambling Commission did
0:30:08 > 0:30:10prosecute one company operating an illegal skins betting site
0:30:10 > 0:30:14within the UK, but many are based abroad and are easy for young people
0:30:14 > 0:30:19to find via social media.
0:30:19 > 0:30:22You don't see an 11-year-old walk into a betting shop and betting
0:30:22 > 0:30:25200 on a horse race, you know, but you can
0:30:25 > 0:30:26do it with this.
0:30:26 > 0:30:29There is no stopping that.
0:30:29 > 0:30:32Some games providers have put more safeguards in place,
0:30:32 > 0:30:34but the challenge for the gaming industry and the regulator remains,
0:30:34 > 0:30:36to keep pace with those businesses who unscrupulously
0:30:36 > 0:30:37target young people.
0:30:37 > 0:30:42Sian Lloyd, BBC News.
0:30:47 > 0:30:49The broadcaster Keith Chegwin, known to millions of children
0:30:49 > 0:30:52and young people in the 1970s and 80s as one of television's most
0:30:52 > 0:30:54familiar presenters has died of a lung condition
0:30:54 > 0:30:57at the age of 60.
0:30:57 > 0:30:59He played a part in pioneering new programme formats,
0:30:59 > 0:31:02such as Multi-Coloured Swap Shop and Cheggers Plays Pop in a varied
0:31:02 > 0:31:05career that would span five decades, as our correspondent Lizo Mzimba
0:31:05 > 0:31:15reports.
0:31:16 > 0:31:18His energy, his sheer enthusiasm, made Keith Chegwin into a household
0:31:18 > 0:31:21name.
0:31:21 > 0:31:24Welcome to our very special Christmas edition of Cheggers Plays
0:31:24 > 0:31:29Pop.
0:31:29 > 0:31:31A career on TV seemed somewhat inevitable,
0:31:31 > 0:31:34even in his early teens.
0:31:34 > 0:31:37He was a natural in front of the camera, in productions like this
0:31:37 > 0:31:43road safety video.
0:31:43 > 0:31:46Gosh, thanks!
0:31:46 > 0:31:47Do you want to swap this?
0:31:47 > 0:31:50Just a few years later, Cheggers, as the public now called
0:31:50 > 0:31:52him, was sharing the screen with some of entertainment's most famous
0:31:52 > 0:31:55faces.
0:31:55 > 0:32:00How long did it take you to record the album?
0:32:00 > 0:32:02Figures who worked with Keith Chegwin have been paying tribute.
0:32:02 > 0:32:04I knew he was very unwell.
0:32:04 > 0:32:06I spoke to him about four weeks ago, and he
0:32:06 > 0:32:08said he was recovering, so I didn't expect this.
0:32:08 > 0:32:10Very, very sad news.
0:32:10 > 0:32:12His one-time presenting partner and former wife, Maggie Philbin,
0:32:12 > 0:32:16said: his career did decline for a time,
0:32:29 > 0:32:32and the public were shocked to discover that he was an alcoholic,
0:32:32 > 0:32:37something he spoke about when he appeared on Celebrity Big Brother.
0:32:37 > 0:32:40What I'd do is all the tricks.
0:32:40 > 0:32:42You never buy a full bottle of whiskey,
0:32:42 > 0:32:49because you can't hide it, so you buy 2/2 bottles.
0:32:49 > 0:32:53In fact, reality TV helped give him a new outlook.
0:32:53 > 0:32:55He was able to regain much of the fame
0:32:55 > 0:32:57of his early career, thanks to his honesty,
0:32:57 > 0:33:05personality, and endless ability to laugh at himself.
0:33:05 > 0:33:09Few TV stars can claim to have had a top-selling chart hit, to have
0:33:09 > 0:33:11entertained and delighted millions while in their teens, and then to
0:33:11 > 0:33:18have still been doing the same for viewers decades later.
0:33:22 > 0:33:23The broadcaster Keith Chegwin - Cheggers -
0:33:23 > 0:33:26who's died at the age of 60.