02/12/2017 BBC Weekend News

Good afternoon.

Criticism is growing over

the actions of two former police

officers who leaked allegations that

legal pornographic images had been

found on a work computer

of the Cabinet minister Damian

Green.

The former chief constable

of Greater Manchester,

Sir Peter Fahy, strongly rejected

suggestions that it was in

the public interest to disclose

information allegedly found

during the course of an unrelated

investigation in 2008.

He stressed that the officers

were entering "dangerous territory".

Here's our Political

Correspondent, Tom Barton.

Police raided Damian Green's Berlin

entry Officer in 2008,

no-one would have imagined

the obligations would still be

resonating nine years later.

The raid was part of an inquiry

into Home Office leaks,

and no-one was charged.

But unrelated allegations,

denied by Mr Green,

that legal pornography was found

on a computer seized by police,

have sparked a furious row.

The allegations were originally made

by former Met assistant

comissioner Bob Quick.

While yesterday, retired

Met Detective Neil Lewis said he had

no doubt whatsoever that Mr Green

had been reviewing the material.

It is ridiculous to suggest that

anybody else could have done it.

But today, the former chief

constable of Greater Manchester

Police attacked their decision

to speak out.

Most police officers would be very

uncomfortable about the police

getting involved in making judgments

about whether a politician is lying

or not, and breaching the duty of

keeping matters confidential.

This row matters, because Damian

Green is Theresa May's closest

political ally and it pits his word

against those of two

former police officers.

But Conservative allies

have come to his aid.

Brexit secretary David Davis warning

Downing Street not to fire him.

While this former Cabinet minister

questioned the conduct of

the officers making the allegations.

If you think something's relevant,

you do it by proper official means.

You do not go freelancing,

as these two officers have done,

and it has the smack of the police

state about it.

I didn't download or

look at pornography...

Damian Green has consistently

denied the allegations.

He's waiting to hear

the results of a Cabinet Office

investigation into them.

We're told that report could be

on the Prime Minister's desk

within days.

Barclays bank says it will no longer

offer a Russian anti virus

software free to customers.

It is after officials recommended

government departments to stop

using Kaspersky Lab products

because of fears it could be

exploited by the Kremlin.

The National Cyber Security Centre

says the advice doesn't

apply to domestic users.

Kaspersky Lab denies any links

to the Russian government.

Our Business Correspondent

Joe Lynam is here.

What more can you tell us?

For

antivirus software to work it needs

access to your entire computer and

all the files in order to protect

them from malware and viruses. Now

the National Cyber Security Centre

has given this advice about

Kaspersky and Barclays has followed

suit, it is because they are worried

that the very access to your

computer could expose your computer

to Russian hackers, particularly the

Russian government. So Barclays has

decided it will no longer give this

software for free. It has been doing

so for new current account users.

Kaspersky is denied all wrongdoing

and that it has any links to the

Kremlin. The important thing for

users to note is do not uninstall

the software. By doing that you

could then suddenly expose yourself

to malware antivirus and Kaspersky

has also issued that same advice.

Joe, thank you very much.

Joe, thank you very much.

US media reports say

Donald Trump's former

national security adviser,

Michael Flynn - who's

admitted lying to the FBI

about his contacts with Russia -

is prepared to give testimony that

implicates the President's

son-in-law, Jared Kushner.

The White House says Mr Flynn has

implicated nobody but himself

in the investigation into alleged

collusion between Moscow

and Mr Trump's team

before he came to power.

Laura Bicker reports.

Michael Flynn, a retired three-star

general, left the court

in Washington to a familiar chant.

"Lock him up."

He'd once encouraged Donald Trump

supporters to use a similar version

against rival Hillary Clinton.

The 58-year-old played a key part

in Mr Trump's campaign

and often travelled with him.

If I did a tenth,

a tenth of what she did,

I would be in jail today.

He was rewarded with the post

of National Security Adviser,

but was forced to resign after just

23 days when his contacts

with Russia to discuss US

sanctions were disclosed.

On the 29th of December,

Michael Flynn spoke

to the Russian Ambassador

on the phone in the first

of a series of calls.

On the 15th of January,

Vice President Mike Pence said that

sanctions were not discussed

in those calls.

Only after the 9th of February,

when a newspaper revealed

General Flynn did discuss sanctions,

did pressure increase

and Michael Flynn lost his job.

As part of his guilty plea,

prosecutors said Mr Flynn is now

cooperating with the investigation.

US media claims he will testify that

senior members of the Trump team,

including Mr Trump's son-in-law

Jared Kushner, encouraged

Flynn to make contact

with Russian officials.

The White House is now trying

to distance itself from Flynn's

actions and the lies he told

to the FBI, but having reached

a plea bargain to co-operate,

what else has Mr Flynn told

the enquiry and what further

revelations are to come?

A 14-year-old boy, who was hit

by a car on a motorway,

has died in hospital.

Police say the boy,

who hasn't been named,

was found unconscious on the hard

shoulder of the M67

in Greater Manchester last night.

He was discovered near junction 3

of the motorway in Hyde.

Officers believe he was struck

by a car and have appealed

for witnesses to come forward.

In Germany police in the city

of Hannover have used used water

cannon against demonstrators

who were trying to stop delegates

getting into the far

right Alternative for

Germany party conference.

Police cleared a path

for the delegates after they doused

protesters with water

in temperatures that

were just above freezing.

A driver is recovering

from a "terrifying ordeal"

which saw his van teeter over

the edge of a busy motorway bridge.

Emergency services were called

to the scene on the northbound

carriageway of the A1M in West

Yorkshire.

It's thought the icy conditions

caused the accident shortly before

six yesterday morning.

PC Martin Willis tweeted about how

he had to grab the vehicle to stop

it swaying in the wind.

With all the sport here's Mike

Bushell at the BBC Sport Centre.

Good afternoon.

It's a case of so near,

and yet so far, for England's

rugby league team.

Once again, it's Australia

who are world champions,

after they won the final

6-0 in Brisbane.

However, England had

several chances to win,

and pushed the hosts all the way,

as Adam Wild reports.

Sometimes you have to go a long way

to prove just how far you have come.

For England the first rugby league

World Cup final in more than 20

years, but against Australia in

Australia. For those in white there

is no tougher test.

England hope for

glory, Australia expects.

From the

very first this was always a battle,

brutal at times. The stakes so high

the scoreline staying frustratingly

low. Boyd Cordner the only want to

find a way to break through.

Australia ahead by the tightest

margin with England and able to

close that gap. They needed luck. In

the second half Michael Morgan's try

was ruled out for obstruction. A

small celebration but they would not

be much more for those England fans.

This was truly agonising. The World

Cup summed up perfectly here, Kallum

Watkins with a chance, but falling

painfully short with the very

faintest final touch.

Those England

players sink to their ears in utter

desperation. But it is Australia who

are world champions again.

They have

come a long way in the last few

years and have improved a lot and

will keep on improving. They are

disappointed, but we have to move on

from this.

To get so close England

have shown how far they have come

back to match the mighty Australians

they have a little further to go.

Down in the south of Australia,

England's cricketers took four

wickets on the first day

of the second Ashes

Test in Adelaide.

As our sports correspondent

Andy Swiss now reports from there,

it's the hosts who will feel

they have the upper hand.

Get your souvenir programmes here.

A

date for Ashes history and a decent

waterproof. Very English weather, so

might it help England's bowlers? Joe

Root put England in to bat, risky.

It did not look the great decision.

After a rain delay England found an

unlikely breakthrough, Miss Field, a

break-up and a bold eye and Cameron

Bancroft rolled out for ten. Where

works induced the David Warner waft,

the temperature began rising. New

batsman Steve Smith and Stuart Broad

exchanging pleasantries. Mark

Stoneman was on his way to a

half-century. England were barely

clinging on, but a state-owned

tonight, enter Anderson.

And

Anderson strikes.

What followed was

even better as debutant Craig over

ten did this to the well's number

one batsman. Smith at 440, easy this

test cricket, isn't it? But soon

England were reminded it is anything

but as Australia past 200 before the

close. The visitors still with

plenty of work to do after a day of

mixed fortune.

We are happy, we

bowled well all day. We did not get

the rewards, but we will come back

tomorrow with the new ball and

hopefully get a couple of early

ones.

After a bad start some

encouraging signs for England but

they need quick wickets on day two

if they're brave decision to bowl is

to really pay off. Andy Swiss, BBC

News, Adelaide.

Andy Swiss, BBC News, Adelaide.

In the Premier League,

Chelsea can move level

on points with second placed

Manchester United, with a win over

Newcastle this lunchtime.

The visitors haven't won in six

weeks, but Dwight Gayle

put Newcastle ahead,

just as he did at Old

Trafford last month.

But Chelsea equalised nine

minutes later through

the Belgian Eden Hazard.

And Alvaro Morata has

now put Chelsea ahead.

That's all the sport for now.

But stay on BBC One for live snooker

from the UK Championship in York,

followed by the last of the rugby

union autumn internationals, Wales

againt South Africa, at 2 o'clock.

The next news on BBC One is at five

to six, bye for now.