0:00:28 > 0:00:30Good afternoon.
0:00:30 > 0:00:32Labour's Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell has called on all the main
0:00:32 > 0:00:35political parties to agree a new independent system to tackle
0:00:35 > 0:00:36sexual harassment at Westminster.
0:00:36 > 0:00:38Mr McDonnell said the recent allegations of misconduct by MPs
0:00:38 > 0:00:40was distressing and was undermining the public's confidence
0:00:40 > 0:00:45in the political system.
0:00:45 > 0:00:47Last night, the Conservative MP Charlie Elphicke was suspended
0:00:47 > 0:00:49from the party after it said "serious allegations" had been
0:00:49 > 0:00:57referred to the police.
0:00:57 > 0:00:59Mr Elphicke said he'd done nothing wrong.
0:00:59 > 0:01:04Our political correspondent Emma Vardy reports.
0:01:04 > 0:01:09Charlie Elphicke, the Conservative MP for Dover since 2010 is no longer
0:01:09 > 0:01:14a Tory MP, at least for now. Last night the new Chief Whip Julian
0:01:14 > 0:01:26Smith issued a statement... Charlie Elphicke's anger at how he'd been
0:01:26 > 0:01:32treated was clear. He tweeted...
0:01:36 > 0:01:41Meanwhile there are still serious questions for Labour about the
0:01:41 > 0:01:44suspended MP Kelvin Hopkins. Jeremy Corbyn is under pressure to answer
0:01:44 > 0:01:48why he was promoted to the Shadow Cabinet even after he was
0:01:48 > 0:01:52reprimanded following complaints of sexual misconduct from a young
0:01:52 > 0:01:57Labour activist. Mr Hopkins has said he denies the allegations. Today the
0:01:57 > 0:02:01party leadership said thorough investigations must now take their
0:02:01 > 0:02:06course to reassure the public.We've got to ensure there is confidence in
0:02:06 > 0:02:10the investigation process, both from those expressing their concerns and
0:02:10 > 0:02:16complaints, but also those accused as well. I'm hoping now we can start
0:02:16 > 0:02:19giving the confidence back to people because we are establishing this
0:02:19 > 0:02:25independent process. And the Labour MP Clive Lewis has
0:02:25 > 0:02:28strongly denied groping women at the Labour Party conference back in
0:02:28 > 0:02:33September. The allegations that have come to light over the past week are
0:02:33 > 0:02:36wide-ranging, from a touch on the knee the accusations of rape, and
0:02:36 > 0:02:41party officials are braced for what could come next, but as the claims
0:02:41 > 0:02:44and counterclaims mount up a veteran of British politics has called for
0:02:44 > 0:02:49balance, saying that this unfolding sex scandal is becoming a witchhunt.
0:02:49 > 0:02:54I don't think there is anybody who would seek to defend rape or sexual
0:02:54 > 0:03:00abuse. In the context, there is no proof that I can see yet of any
0:03:00 > 0:03:03wrongdoing. How does a Member of Parliament refute that? It's a
0:03:03 > 0:03:08witchhunt.Political parties want to be seen to be acting quickly.
0:03:08 > 0:03:13Theresa May is due to meet party leaders on Monday to discuss the way
0:03:13 > 0:03:17forward. A culture change is taking place in British politics that many
0:03:17 > 0:03:28say has been long overdue. Emma Vardy, BBC News.
0:03:28 > 0:03:30Police in New York say they have a viable case
0:03:30 > 0:03:32against the Hollywood producer, Harvey Weinstein.
0:03:32 > 0:03:34The announcement came after an actress, Paz de la Huerta,
0:03:34 > 0:03:36made claims that Mr Weinstein raped her twice in 2010.
0:03:36 > 0:03:39She is among dozens of women who have come forward since October
0:03:39 > 0:03:41to accuse the 65-year-old of sexual misconduct.
0:03:41 > 0:03:43He has denied all allegations of non-consensual sex.
0:03:43 > 0:03:44Richard Galpin reports.
0:03:44 > 0:03:46Recent weeks have seen a torrent of allegations
0:03:46 > 0:03:47against Harvey Weinstein.
0:03:47 > 0:03:57And now comes the first word of a possible arrest.
0:03:58 > 0:04:00New York detectives following up are investigating a claim
0:04:00 > 0:04:03by the Hollywood actress Paz de la Huerta that the former movie mogul
0:04:03 > 0:04:07raped her twice back in 2010 - and she has now spoken to the CBS
0:04:07 > 0:04:12network in the United States.
0:04:35 > 0:04:37The New York police say her account is credible.
0:04:37 > 0:04:39We have an actual case here.
0:04:39 > 0:04:41We are happy with where the investigation is right now.
0:04:41 > 0:04:42Mr Weinstein is out of state.
0:04:42 > 0:04:45We would need an arrest warrant to arrest him.
0:04:45 > 0:04:46So right now we're gathering our evidence,
0:04:46 > 0:04:50we continue to do so every day.
0:04:50 > 0:04:52Already some of Hollywood's biggest names, among them
0:04:52 > 0:04:54Gwyneth Paltrow and Angelina Jolie, have come forward to
0:04:54 > 0:04:56accuse Harvey Weinstein of sexual harassment.
0:04:56 > 0:04:58He issued a statement emphatically denying any allegation
0:04:58 > 0:05:00of nonconsensual sex.
0:05:00 > 0:05:02Mr Weinstein is now under investigation both
0:05:02 > 0:05:04in the United States and here in Britain.
0:05:04 > 0:05:06Like ripples in a pond, and accusations of misconduct
0:05:06 > 0:05:09against men of wealth and influence appear to be growing rapidly.
0:05:09 > 0:05:19Richard Galpin, BBC News.
0:05:26 > 0:05:28Netflix has cut all ties with Kevin Spacey, who plays
0:05:28 > 0:05:30the lead role in one of its most successful
0:05:30 > 0:05:31programmes, House of Cards.
0:05:31 > 0:05:34The company said it would no longer be involved in the series
0:05:34 > 0:05:36if the actor continued to be part of it.
0:05:36 > 0:05:38The announcement came after Mr Spacey faced allegations
0:05:38 > 0:05:47of sexual misconduct from a number of men.
0:05:47 > 0:05:49The Lebanese prime minister, Saad Al-Hariri, has resigned saying
0:05:49 > 0:05:52in a live television broadcast that he fears for his life.
0:05:52 > 0:05:54In his address he also heavily criticised Iran, saying the country
0:05:54 > 0:05:56was sowing "fear and destruction" in several countries
0:05:56 > 0:05:57including in Lebanon.
0:05:57 > 0:05:59Mr Hariri's father, a former prime minister,
0:05:59 > 0:06:01was assassinated in 2005, and he says he feels
0:06:01 > 0:06:11there are current plots to target his life too.
0:06:18 > 0:06:21Only around a half of fixed speed cameras in the UK
0:06:21 > 0:06:22are actually switched on, according to figures
0:06:22 > 0:06:24obtained through a Freedom of Information request.
0:06:24 > 0:06:26And at least four police forces don't have any fixed
0:06:26 > 0:06:28speed cameras at all.
0:06:28 > 0:06:29Alan Clayton reports.
0:06:29 > 0:06:30For motorists caught out by them, they infuriate
0:06:30 > 0:06:32and bring a hefty fine.
0:06:32 > 0:06:34Safety campaigners argue speed cameras are lifesavers.
0:06:34 > 0:06:36New research suggests only around half of the luminous boxes
0:06:36 > 0:06:38throughout the UK are operational.
0:06:38 > 0:06:40The Press Association sent a Freedom of Information request
0:06:40 > 0:06:42to all of the 45 forces, asking how many fixed
0:06:42 > 0:06:44speed cameras they had and how many were active.
0:06:44 > 0:06:47The 36 which responded had a total of 2838 cameras,
0:06:47 > 0:06:57of which only 52% were working.
0:06:57 > 0:07:00Forces in Cleveland, Durham and North Yorkshire said none
0:07:00 > 0:07:01of their fixed speed cameras were active.
0:07:01 > 0:07:04While Northamptonshire said it turned its cameras off six years ago
0:07:04 > 0:07:06but left them in place to deter speeding.
0:07:06 > 0:07:09Those than replied said they used mobile speed cameras and regularly
0:07:09 > 0:07:18reviewed which cameras were turned on.
0:07:18 > 0:07:20I suspect in this case, they're thinking that the yellow boxes
0:07:20 > 0:07:23are there, they're sending out the message that motorists ought
0:07:23 > 0:07:25to be recognising about risky roads, but they're also increasingly
0:07:25 > 0:07:28looking to more advanced technology such as average speed cameras,
0:07:28 > 0:07:30or indeed better engineering of the road, which might
0:07:30 > 0:07:40have a more beneficial affect.
0:07:43 > 0:07:45The National Police Chiefs Council said the decision to use cameras
0:07:45 > 0:07:47was an operational matter and that all forces have individual
0:07:47 > 0:07:49responsibility for their use of the cameras.
0:07:49 > 0:07:59Alan Clayton, BBC News.
0:08:00 > 0:08:01With all the sport, here's Mike Bushell
0:08:01 > 0:08:03at the BBC Sport Centre.
0:08:03 > 0:08:05Good afternoon.
0:08:05 > 0:08:14What's happening in the football. -- a lot happening in the football.
0:08:14 > 0:08:16The Scottish champions Celtic are hoping to break a 100-year-old
0:08:16 > 0:08:19British and club record run, of 62 domestic games
0:08:19 > 0:08:20without defeat.
0:08:20 > 0:08:22They're taking on St Johnstone, this lunch time, who were ironically
0:08:22 > 0:08:24the last Scottish side to beat them.
0:08:24 > 0:08:26They're approaching half time at McDiarmid Park.
0:08:26 > 0:08:28Scott Sinclair has ended his own goal drought to put Celtic on course
0:08:28 > 0:08:29for that record.
0:08:29 > 0:08:31Just one point seperates them, in the Premier League and there's
0:08:31 > 0:08:34not much to chose between Stoke and Leicester City in this
0:08:34 > 0:08:35lunchtime's kick-off.
0:08:35 > 0:08:37Riyad Mahrez has just given Leicester the lead.
0:08:37 > 0:08:39Leicester haven't lost since September, and new manager
0:08:39 > 0:08:42Claude Puel is looking for a second win.
0:08:42 > 0:08:47And they are on course for that!
0:08:47 > 0:08:50From pub team to the first round of the FA Cup in ten years -
0:08:50 > 0:08:52that's the story of Shaw Lane Association,
0:08:52 > 0:08:54who are taking on league side Mansfield this lunchtime.
0:08:54 > 0:09:02The part-timers from Barnsley have ridden their luck at times,
0:09:02 > 0:09:05and had their goalkeeper John Stewart and post to thank early
0:09:05 > 0:09:07on, to keep the scores level, heading towards half time.
0:09:07 > 0:09:15But the Shah Lane resistance was finally broken, Christian Pearce,
0:09:15 > 0:09:25and the Stags, as they are known in Mansfield, are ahead.
0:09:25 > 0:09:28In the racing world, Ted, Ruby and Katie Walsh are as part
0:09:28 > 0:09:31and parcel of the jump season, as the Cheltenham Gold Cup
0:09:31 > 0:09:32and Becher's Brook.
0:09:32 > 0:09:33As the National Hunt calendar begins again,
0:09:33 > 0:09:35the family are gearing up for another winning season.
0:09:35 > 0:09:37Richard Conway has been to Ireland for Breakfast,
0:09:37 > 0:09:40with the Walsh's to find out, the secret to their success.
0:09:40 > 0:09:46For Slate, and as the jump season gets underway there is a sense of
0:09:46 > 0:09:51anticipation for racing's first family. Ted, Ruby and Katie Walsh
0:09:51 > 0:09:55know that glory may lie ahead and it is here at their yard in County
0:09:55 > 0:10:02Kildare, Ireland, that plans are forged. With the morning's work
0:10:02 > 0:10:06done, time for breakfast...All the horses are back in, new recruits,
0:10:06 > 0:10:11and you don't really know if something is really good or
0:10:11 > 0:10:14anything's good at the minute, so it is time to find out really what you
0:10:14 > 0:10:19have for the rest of the season, isn't it?And the family knows a
0:10:19 > 0:10:25thing or too much about what makes a good horse Papillon cleared the
0:10:25 > 0:10:35notorious fences to win the Grand National 17 years ago. Katie then
0:10:35 > 0:10:40went on to finish third in 2012 on sea bass, a race that captivates
0:10:40 > 0:10:48them still.Is editor couple of times. A chance to win this.
0:10:48 > 0:10:52Everyone thinks going out in a national...The Grand National, you
0:10:52 > 0:10:57were thinking. LAUGHTER
0:10:57 > 0:11:02That would happen me! LAUGHTER
0:11:02 > 0:11:06Now 38, Ruby Walsh has written over 2000 winners and broken a lot of
0:11:06 > 0:11:09bones along the way, something he feels is simply an occupational
0:11:09 > 0:11:13hazard.Loads of different things in the world people do that high risk.
0:11:13 > 0:11:23When I joined the the Navy... It would have been worse as a kid, my
0:11:23 > 0:11:28bladder, spleen that ruptured, you don't need it, so they just took it
0:11:28 > 0:11:33out, away you go, move on.With or without all their body parts, the
0:11:33 > 0:11:40Walsh family's love for their sport is a certainty. Richard Conway, BBC
0:11:40 > 0:11:46News, County killed there. What a family. Just to tell you Xherdan
0:11:46 > 0:11:49Shaqiri has just equalised for Stoke against Leicester. And England have
0:11:49 > 0:11:55also been in action as a Scotland in the Rugby World Cup and you can see
0:11:55 > 0:11:59how they got on in the BBC sports highlights programme which follows
0:11:59 > 0:12:05after the news here on BBC One. Back to you, Sean. Thank you.
0:12:05 > 0:12:09You can see more on all of today's stories on the BBC News Channel.
0:12:09 > 0:12:15The next news on BBC One is at 20 to 6 - bye for now.