0:00:04 > 0:00:08Criticism grows of two former policemen who claimed legal
0:00:08 > 0:00:13pornographic images were found on the computer of Damian Green.
0:00:13 > 0:00:15The cabinet minister has always strongly denied the allegations -
0:00:15 > 0:00:17a former Chief Constable suggests it was wrong that
0:00:17 > 0:00:21details were leaked.
0:00:21 > 0:00:27Most police officers will be very uncomfortable about the police
0:00:27 > 0:00:29getting involved in making judgements about whether
0:00:29 > 0:00:31a politician is lying or not, that is ultimately a matter
0:00:31 > 0:00:33for the courts or for public opinion.
0:00:33 > 0:00:34Also on the programme.
0:00:34 > 0:00:37A new tweet from President Trump raises more questions tonight
0:00:37 > 0:00:41about the sacking of his former national security advisor.
0:00:41 > 0:00:44England's first Rugby League World Cup final since 1995
0:00:44 > 0:00:49ends in a disappointing defeat to Australia.
0:00:49 > 0:00:51And the remarkable story of the eight-week old baby who's
0:00:51 > 0:00:55received a heart transplant.
0:01:10 > 0:01:14Good evening.
0:01:14 > 0:01:17Criticism is growing of two former police officers who leaked
0:01:17 > 0:01:20allegations that legal pornographic images had been found on a work
0:01:20 > 0:01:23computer of the Cabinet minister, Damian Green.
0:01:23 > 0:01:26The former chief constable of Greater Manchester,
0:01:26 > 0:01:29Sir Peter Fahy, strongly rejected suggestions it was in the public
0:01:29 > 0:01:32interest to disclose information allegedly found during the course
0:01:32 > 0:01:35of an unrelated investigation in 2008.
0:01:35 > 0:01:37Sir Peter said in his view the officers were entering
0:01:37 > 0:01:38"dangerous territory".
0:01:38 > 0:01:44Here's our political correspondent, Alex Forsyth.
0:01:44 > 0:01:48Nine years ago, a police operation that had unforeseen consequences.
0:01:48 > 0:01:53This raid was part of an inquiry into government leaks.
0:01:53 > 0:01:58No one was charged but computers were seized and examined.
0:01:58 > 0:02:02And on Damian Green's work computer there was allegedly legal
0:02:02 > 0:02:06pornography which he has repeatedly said wasn't down to him.
0:02:06 > 0:02:09The claims were first made public by former
0:02:09 > 0:02:11Met Assistant Commissioner, Bob Quick, who feared
0:02:11 > 0:02:16they would be covered up.
0:02:16 > 0:02:18Yesterday, this retired Met detective also spoke out,
0:02:18 > 0:02:22saying he had no doubt that Mr Green viewed the material.
0:02:22 > 0:02:26It was ridiculous to suggest that anyone else could have done it.
0:02:26 > 0:02:29He'd examined the computer and thought it was in the public
0:02:29 > 0:02:35interest to reveal what he'd found.
0:02:35 > 0:02:37The computer was in Mr Green's office, on his desk, logged in,
0:02:37 > 0:02:40it was his account and his name.
0:02:40 > 0:02:43But today, the former Chief Constable of Greater
0:02:43 > 0:02:47Manchester Police condemned the pair's actions.
0:02:47 > 0:02:51Most police officers would be very uncomfortable about the police
0:02:51 > 0:02:54getting involved in making judgments about whether a politician is lying
0:02:54 > 0:02:56or not - that is ultimately a matter for the courts
0:02:56 > 0:02:58and for public opinion.
0:02:58 > 0:03:00Or breaching this duty of keeping matters confidential,
0:03:00 > 0:03:02which are gathered in an investigation unless
0:03:02 > 0:03:04they end up as evidence.
0:03:04 > 0:03:06I didn't download or look at pornography.
0:03:06 > 0:03:08Damian Green has always denied the claims.
0:03:08 > 0:03:13His conduct is currently subject to a Cabinet Office investigation.
0:03:13 > 0:03:15The outcome crucial.
0:03:15 > 0:03:17He's a close ally of Theresa May.
0:03:17 > 0:03:20How she deals with this will be closely watched.
0:03:20 > 0:03:21So questions now, not just over his political
0:03:21 > 0:03:23future, but the handling of this whole affair.
0:03:23 > 0:03:29Alex Forsyth, BBC News, Westminster.
0:03:29 > 0:03:31Alex joins me now.
0:03:31 > 0:03:37The Chief Inspector Sir Thomas Windsor has issued a statement about
0:03:37 > 0:03:42these policemen, what does he make of it?He says police are given
0:03:42 > 0:03:47special powers by the public and that is a matter of trust, if they
0:03:47 > 0:03:51get information in their investigation, they will keep it,
0:03:51 > 0:03:54dental, and what he says, in order to maintain that trust -- they will
0:03:54 > 0:03:58keep it confidential. He says they should maintain that confidentiality
0:03:58 > 0:04:02even after retirement, and even those these police officers thought
0:04:02 > 0:04:06it was in the public interest, he seems to be suggesting they were
0:04:06 > 0:04:11wrong to do so. The other aspect is Damian Green's conduct, Theresa May
0:04:11 > 0:04:15is expected to receive the report into that within the next few days
0:04:15 > 0:04:18and she will have to decide on a course of action. It will be
0:04:18 > 0:04:23informed by the contents of that report but there will be an element
0:04:23 > 0:04:27of judgment, weighing up the facts, she won't want to lose a close ally,
0:04:27 > 0:04:30her de facto Deputy Prime Minister with the need to be seen to take a
0:04:30 > 0:04:35firm line. While Damian Green is under investigation, Theresa May's
0:04:35 > 0:04:38actions will be very closely scrutinised, as well.Alex, thanks
0:04:38 > 0:04:40for joining us.
0:04:40 > 0:04:45President Trump is insisting the former national security
0:04:45 > 0:04:47advisor Michael Flynn did nothing wrong during the
0:04:47 > 0:04:48presidential transition.
0:04:48 > 0:04:50But in one of his latest tweets the President writes that
0:04:50 > 0:04:53General Flynn was fired because he'd lied to the vice-president -
0:04:53 > 0:04:54and the FBI.
0:04:54 > 0:04:57It raises new questions.
0:04:57 > 0:04:59Did the President know General Flynn had lied to federal investigators,
0:04:59 > 0:05:02when he asked the bureau's then-director to drop the inquiry.
0:05:02 > 0:05:06From Washington Laura Bicker reports.
0:05:06 > 0:05:12Donald Trump's started the day on a bullish note, he is on course for a
0:05:12 > 0:05:16much-needed win on tax reform, he brushed aside questions about his
0:05:16 > 0:05:20former national security adviser lying to the FBI over his meetings
0:05:20 > 0:05:27with Russians.What has been shown is no collusion, no collusion, there
0:05:27 > 0:05:33has been absolutely no collusion, so we are very happy.But then he
0:05:33 > 0:05:37issued another controversial tweet, one that could cause him a real
0:05:37 > 0:05:42headache. He said he had fired Michael Flynn because he lied to the
0:05:42 > 0:05:45vice president and the FBI.
0:05:54 > 0:05:57Many people are asking why Michael Flynn, a former three star general,
0:05:57 > 0:06:01did not tell the truth to the FBI about his meetings with the Russian
0:06:01 > 0:06:04ambassador, as the president said, his actions were not against the
0:06:04 > 0:06:10law, but Donald Trump's tweet leads to a bigger question, did you know
0:06:10 > 0:06:16Michael Flynn have lied to the FBI? This is a problem because a former
0:06:16 > 0:06:19head of the FBI James Comey has testified under oath that the
0:06:19 > 0:06:25president asked him to drop an investigation into Michael Flynn.
0:06:25 > 0:06:30Legal analysts are now wondering if the president was trying to stop an
0:06:30 > 0:06:35inquiry into his former adviser, knowing he was guilty, in other
0:06:35 > 0:06:45words, was he trying to obstruct justice?On this boat, -- vote, 51
0:06:45 > 0:06:51in favour and 49 against.It should have been a momentous day for Donald
0:06:51 > 0:06:55Trump, the Republicans had finally united by a tax bill, welcome
0:06:55 > 0:06:59distraction and at last a legislative victory. But now, once
0:06:59 > 0:07:03again, because of a tweak, the American president is embroiled in a
0:07:03 > 0:07:10controversy over Russian meddling in the US election, a controversy that
0:07:10 > 0:07:13continues to loom over the White House.
0:07:13 > 0:07:17And Laura is live in Washington now.
0:07:17 > 0:07:19Has the president confirms something inadvertently might just land him in
0:07:19 > 0:07:26hot that water?He might well have done that. After a day that started
0:07:26 > 0:07:31so well, he was on course for a major legislative victory on tax
0:07:31 > 0:07:35reform which he has been campaigning for since he took office. He had
0:07:35 > 0:07:38already made a brief statement on Michael Flynn, saying there was no
0:07:38 > 0:07:43collusion, so far so good, and then came that tweet which has raised so
0:07:43 > 0:07:48many questions, did President Trump know Michael Flynn was guilty of
0:07:48 > 0:07:54lying to the FBI when he fired him? And if he tried to prevent the FBI
0:07:54 > 0:07:59investigation with that knowledge? Legal analysis believe that he
0:07:59 > 0:08:04could... This tweet could come back to haunt in and it could just be a
0:08:04 > 0:08:08way that he has written it, a simple mistake, but certainly it could land
0:08:08 > 0:08:13him in hot water. This is an example of how to snatch defeat from the
0:08:13 > 0:08:17jaws of victory. President Trump could have switched focus on two
0:08:17 > 0:08:21Republican success, but instead attention is where he doesn't want
0:08:21 > 0:08:27it to be, back on that Russian inquiry.Laura in Washington, thank
0:08:27 > 0:08:29you.
0:08:29 > 0:08:32A 14-year-old boy, who was hit by a car on a motorway,
0:08:32 > 0:08:33has died in hospital.
0:08:33 > 0:08:36Police say Samuel Berkley was found unconscious
0:08:36 > 0:08:39on the hard shoulder of the M67 in Greater Manchester last night.
0:08:39 > 0:08:42Officers believe he was struck by a car and have appealed
0:08:42 > 0:08:45for witnesses to come forward.
0:08:45 > 0:08:47Barclays Bank has stopped offering free anti-virus software
0:08:47 > 0:08:50from a Russian company to its online banking customers.
0:08:50 > 0:08:51It follows an official government warning that Russian
0:08:51 > 0:08:55security software could be exploited by Moscow.
0:08:55 > 0:09:02The company, Kaspersky Lab, has denied any links to the Kremlin.
0:09:02 > 0:09:05Police in Germany have fired water cannon at anti-fascist demonstrators
0:09:05 > 0:09:06in the city of Hannover.
0:09:06 > 0:09:08They were protesting outside the party conference
0:09:08 > 0:09:11of the Alternative for Deutschland.
0:09:11 > 0:09:14The AfD won nearly 13% of the vote in the September elections,
0:09:14 > 0:09:18becoming the third biggest force in the Bundestag.
0:09:19 > 0:09:21With all the sport - here's Olly Foster at
0:09:21 > 0:09:24the BBC Sport Centre.
0:09:24 > 0:09:30Good evening.
0:09:30 > 0:09:33England coach Wayne Bennett says he was proud of his team as they came
0:09:33 > 0:09:36desperately close to winning the Rugby League World Cup.
0:09:36 > 0:09:38Australia are champions again but there was only one try
0:09:38 > 0:09:41in the final as the Kangeroos won 6-0 in Brisbane.
0:09:41 > 0:09:42Adam Wild reports.
0:09:42 > 0:09:44When you've come so far, got so close, defeat can
0:09:44 > 0:09:46feel almost unbearable.
0:09:46 > 0:09:49But sometimes you have to go that distance to show
0:09:49 > 0:09:50just how far you've come.
0:09:50 > 0:09:52For England a first Rugby League World Cup final
0:09:52 > 0:09:55in more than 20 years.
0:09:55 > 0:09:58But no tougher test than against Australia in Australia.
0:09:58 > 0:10:02COMMENTATOR:England hope for glory, Australia expects.
0:10:02 > 0:10:06From the very first, this was always a battle, brutal at times.
0:10:06 > 0:10:09James Graham feeling the full force and bearing the early scars.
0:10:09 > 0:10:11With the stakes so high the scoreline remained
0:10:11 > 0:10:13frustratingly low.
0:10:13 > 0:10:17Boyd Cordner the only one to break through.
0:10:17 > 0:10:19Australia ahead by the very tightest margin but England
0:10:19 > 0:10:24unable to close that gap.
0:10:24 > 0:10:27Their World Cup summed up perfectly in one agonising moment.
0:10:27 > 0:10:29Kallum Watkins, finally clear.
0:10:29 > 0:10:31A huge chance but falling painfully short with the very
0:10:31 > 0:10:35faintest final touch.
0:10:35 > 0:10:38COMMENTATOR:Those English players sink to their knees.
0:10:38 > 0:10:43But it is Australia who are world champions again.
0:10:43 > 0:10:45We've come a long way the last few years.
0:10:45 > 0:10:47Very disappointing but we have to move from this.
0:10:47 > 0:10:50The pain of defeat will eventually subside.
0:10:50 > 0:10:54To get so close, England have shown how far they've come but to match
0:10:54 > 0:10:55the mighty Australians, England still have just
0:10:55 > 0:10:57a little further to go.
0:10:57 > 0:11:02Adam Wild, BBC News.
0:11:02 > 0:11:04There are 22 Premier League goals coming up on Match
0:11:04 > 0:11:06of the Day after the news.
0:11:06 > 0:11:08But if you want the results now, here they come.
0:11:08 > 0:11:11Manchester United are now five points off the top of the table
0:11:11 > 0:11:13after beating Arsenal 3-1 at the Emirates Stadium.
0:11:13 > 0:11:15Jesse Lingaard scored twice and they also had
0:11:15 > 0:11:18Paul Pogba sent off.
0:11:18 > 0:11:27David De Gea equalled a Premier League record with 14 saves.
0:11:27 > 0:11:29Leaders Manchester City face West Ham tomorrow.
0:11:29 > 0:11:31Chelsea are still third, they beat Newcastle 3-1.
0:11:31 > 0:11:34It was 5-1 to Liverpool at Brighton, they are up to 4th.
0:11:34 > 0:11:36Sam Allardyce's first match in charge of Everton saw
0:11:36 > 0:11:37them beat Huddersfield.
0:11:37 > 0:11:40Their were wins for Leicester and Stoke, Spurs drew at Watford
0:11:40 > 0:11:42and Alan Pardew's first match at West Brom finished goaless
0:11:42 > 0:11:43against Crystal Palace.
0:11:43 > 0:11:46Celtic are seven points clear at the top of the Scottish Premiership.
0:11:46 > 0:11:48Teenager Odsonne Eduard scored a hatrick in their 5-1 win
0:11:48 > 0:11:49against Mothwerwell.
0:11:49 > 0:11:52Hearts and Hamilton drew but Hibs, Dundee and Kilmarnock
0:11:52 > 0:11:53all had away wins.
0:11:53 > 0:11:55The second Ashes Test is under way.
0:11:55 > 0:11:57England, who are one down in the series, won
0:11:57 > 0:11:59the toss but surprisingly chose to bowl first
0:11:59 > 0:12:00and Australia closed on 209-4.
0:12:00 > 0:12:05Our sports correspondent Andy Swiss is in Adelaide.
0:12:05 > 0:12:09Get your souvenir programmes here.
0:12:09 > 0:12:11A date for Ashes history and a decent waterproof.
0:12:11 > 0:12:19Very English weather, so might it help England's bowlers?
0:12:19 > 0:12:26Joe Root put Australia into bat, risky.
0:12:26 > 0:12:29As the hosts cruised, it did not look a great decision.
0:12:29 > 0:12:37After a rain delay England found an unlikely breakthrough.
0:12:37 > 0:12:38Misfield, a pick-up and a bullseye from Woakes.
0:12:38 > 0:12:43And Cameron Bancroft rolled out for ten.
0:12:43 > 0:12:45Woakes induced the David Warner waft, the temperature began rising.
0:12:45 > 0:12:49New batsman Steve Smith and Stuart Broad exchanging pleasantries.
0:12:49 > 0:12:54England were barely clinging on, but a state-owned
0:12:54 > 0:12:56tonight, enter Anderson.
0:12:56 > 0:12:58COMMENTATOR:And Anderson strikes!
0:12:58 > 0:13:00What followed was even better as debutant Craig Overton did this
0:13:00 > 0:13:02to the world's number one batsman.
0:13:02 > 0:13:03Smith out for 40.
0:13:03 > 0:13:08Easy this Test cricket, isn't it?
0:13:08 > 0:13:11But soon England were reminded it's anything but as Australia
0:13:11 > 0:13:13passed 200 before the close.
0:13:13 > 0:13:19The hosts have their noses in front. But for Craig Overton it was a
0:13:19 > 0:13:26Thursday and wicked to remember. -- first day and a wicket to remember.
0:13:26 > 0:13:28We are happy, we bowled well all day.
0:13:28 > 0:13:31We did not get the rewards, but we will come back tomorrow
0:13:31 > 0:13:33with the new ball and hopefully get a couple of early ones.
0:13:33 > 0:13:39England will be frustrated they are not in a stronger position. On the
0:13:39 > 0:13:42second day they need wickets and quickly.
0:13:42 > 0:13:49Andy Swiss, BBC News, Adelaide.
0:13:49 > 0:13:53Wales have finished their Rugby Union Autumn series on a high,
0:13:53 > 0:13:55but only just.
0:13:55 > 0:13:57They raced into an 18 point lead after half an hour
0:13:57 > 0:14:00in Cardiff with two tries from New Zealand-born Hadleigh Parkes
0:14:00 > 0:14:01on his debut.
0:14:01 > 0:14:03The Springboks rallied to take a second half lead
0:14:03 > 0:14:06but Leigh Halfpenny won it with a penalty.
0:14:06 > 0:14:09The BBC News website has all of those stories and the FA Cup goals
0:14:09 > 0:14:14from today's second round matches.
0:14:14 > 0:14:16The youngest patient on the UK transplant waiting list has
0:14:16 > 0:14:17received a new heart.
0:14:17 > 0:14:20Eight week old Charlie Douthwaite is said to be making good progress
0:14:20 > 0:14:23following a nine hour operation at Newcastle's Freeman Hospital.
0:14:23 > 0:14:25A donor was found after a Europe-wide appeal -
0:14:25 > 0:14:27and just in time.
0:14:27 > 0:14:29Doctors feared Charlie had only weeks to live.
0:14:29 > 0:14:34Duncan Kennedy reports.
0:14:34 > 0:14:37A tender moment Tracy Wright thought she would never have
0:14:37 > 0:14:39with her baby Charlie.
0:14:39 > 0:14:44Charlie was born with only half a heart.
0:14:44 > 0:14:47Hospitals across Europe were contacted to find an organ donor.
0:14:47 > 0:14:53This week a heart did become available.
0:14:53 > 0:14:56And now, at just eight weeks old, Charlie has had a transplant.
0:14:56 > 0:14:57His skin colour was just amazing.
0:14:57 > 0:15:03I can't describe it.
0:15:03 > 0:15:07From going so blue, he was just blue all the time, to being so pink
0:15:07 > 0:15:10and peachy and perfect.
0:15:10 > 0:15:11Charlie was the youngest patient on Britain's
0:15:11 > 0:15:14transplant waiting list.
0:15:14 > 0:15:18His doctors say the operation went well.
0:15:18 > 0:15:23He was extremely lucky, considering his condition,
0:15:23 > 0:15:29and his size, to get a heart, a suitable donor heart, on time.
0:15:29 > 0:15:31It's not known if the family who donated their baby's
0:15:31 > 0:15:34heart know about Charlie.
0:15:34 > 0:15:39But Charlie's mother says they've given her a precious gift.
0:15:39 > 0:15:42It's the bravest thing anyone could do.
0:15:42 > 0:15:45They've given my boy a second chance at life.
0:15:45 > 0:15:48And for that I will be forever thankful.
0:15:48 > 0:15:57I cried for them.
0:15:57 > 0:16:04Charlie is expected to be strong enough to go home in the New Year.
0:16:04 > 0:16:06An unbearable loss in one family, that became
0:16:06 > 0:16:07unrestrained joy in another.
0:16:07 > 0:16:15Duncan Kennedy, BBC News.
0:16:15 > 0:16:18You can see more on all of today's stories on the BBC News Channel.
0:16:18 > 0:16:19That's all from me.
0:16:19 > 0:16:23Goodnight.