14/01/2018 BBC Weekend News

Tonight at ten, the government says

it's doing everything it can

to keep the serial sex attacker

John Worboys behind bars.

The former black cab

driver was granted parole

after serving nine years,

but victims and campaigners say

he shouldn't be released so early.

The victims out there, every friend

friend and family of victims,

everyone who's read about the case

will want to know we're doing

everything we can to make sure

the victims are properly protected.

Worboys had been convicted of 19

offences, but police believe he may

have committed more than a hundred.

We'll have the latest.

Also tonight.

The future of the construction giant

Carillion remains in doubt.

Talks to save the company

resume tomorrow.

The leading fashion photographer

Mario Testino has been suspended

from working for Vogue

following allegations

of sexual harassment.

And a record breaking

century from Jason Roy

helps England to victory

in the first one day

international against Australia.

The new Conservative Party chairman

Brandon Lewis has told the BBC

that the government is doing

everything it can to ensure

the serial sex offender

John Worboys stays in prison.

The former black cab

driver was jailed in 2009

for drugging and sexually assaulting

12 women, but police believe

he may have committed more

than a hundred attacks.

Ministers are considering seeking

judicial review into

the Parole Board's decision

to release him.

Here's our Home Affairs

Correspondent Danny Shaw.

He's known as the

"black cab rapist."

John Worboys is believed to have

drugged and sexually assaulted

more than 100 women,

yet the Parole Board has

decided that after that

after ten years in custoday,

it's safe for him to be

released, and he's due out

by the end of the month.

The Government wants to stop that

happening and is looking

at the possibility of legal action.

Anybody out there will appreciate

just how awful this must be

for the victims to see what has

happened, to think about somebody

like that being out on the streets.

It's absolutely right.

The Secretary of State for Justice

will be doing everything he can

to make sure this man

stays behind bars.

The Justice Secretary

is David Gauke.

Appointed only last week,

he moved quickly to seek legal

advice about the Worboys case.

He wants to know if it's plausible

to contest the release decision

in the courts and if there's a good

chance of success.

Lawyers for some of Worboys' victims

are also considering legal action.

We've already, ourselves,

been looking into a judicial review

challenge of the Parole Board.

We can also look at the Parole Board

rules which prohibit any publication

of the reasons for the decision,

something that the Secretary

of State can't do,

because they are his rules.

It would be highly unusual

for the Government to launch a legal

challenge against the Parole Board,

an organisation it's responsible

for, and if the case does end up

here at the High Court,

there's no guarantee of success.

Would it be difficult?

It all depends on the quality

of the decision-making.

If this was a bad decision,

if it was a decision which no

reasonable decision-maker could've

reached, or for some reason it's

failed to follow the procedures...

For example, it's been said

that the victims or some

of the victims weren't consulted.

Then it's quite possible

the decision was unlawful.

What's so unusual is that it's not

usually the Secretary

of State for Justice that's

making those arguments.

In the meantime,

preparations are continuing

for John Worboys' release.

His victims are being consulted

on what conditions he should comply

with, if and when he is let out.

Some are concerned that the serial

sex offender will try

to track them down.

Danny Shaw, BBC News.

Our Home Editor Mark Easton is here.

Ministers have to be careful in this

case, don't they? Because they are

independent of the parole board, the

government.

The parole board is

independent of politicians. The

Justice Secretary is not washing in

because of that reason. He knows

that not even the Lord Chancellor

can appeal a parole board decision.

As you heard, what he can do is seek

a judicial review, if he believes

that the process wasn't carried out

properly or if the decision is

deemed unreasonable in law. Some are

questioning whether procedures in

relation to victims were followed

properly in this case but even if a

judge accepted that and the review

was successful of the matter would

then be referred back to the parole

board for another consideration.

Their consideration is paramount.

People and politicians may argue

that the Worboys investigation, and

seclusion, sentencing, parole, were

handled badly, they may want him to

stay in jail but I think the

government will be reluctant to do

anything that could be construed as

interfering in or challenging the

independence of the parole process.

Thank you for joining us.

Talks to secure the future

of the struggling

construction firm Carillion

are expected to continue tomorrow.

The company, which holds several key

government contracts,

owes more than £900 million

to a number of banks.

Ministers say they're keeping

a close eye on the situation.

Here's our Business

Correspondent Joe Lynam.

Carillion is probably

the biggest British company

you've never heard of.

It maintains hundreds

of schools, hospitals,

prisons and even libraries.

If it collapsed, there is a concern

about who would take

over at short notice.

And it's not just public services

that would be affected.

Thousands of private firms

in the construction sector are also

dependent on Carillion

for subcontracted work.

We cover 65% of steelwork

contracting in the UK and that's

worth £3 billion to the UK economy.

It represents 120,000 workers.

So if you multiply that across all

of the sub trades in the UK,

the effect on subcontractors

could be significant.

And today there was a flurry

of activity at the Cabinet Office,

itself having a face-lift.

Pulling together all the different

strands of government

dependent on Carillion.

Because Carillion carries out

so much work for so many

different arms of government,

it needs to be co-ordinated

here at the Cabinet Office.

What they are working on today

is contingency plans,

so should the company collapse,

and it's a big should,

then they are ready to continue

working in prisons, schools

and hospitals and there won't be

as much interruption to services.

Carillion's biggest creditors are

also the country's top five banks.

They'll be meeting the government

again tomorrow morning to ensure

that these Carillion

cranes keep working.

Sources tell the BBC that the banks

would be prepared to show more

patience towards Carillion

if the government supported

the company as well.

That could mean taxpayers

guaranteeing it.

But a public bailout of a private

business could be politically toxic.

Joe Lynam, BBC News.

The leader of Ukip,

Henry Bolton, is under pressure

to resign after his girlfriend

was suspended from the party

for making offensive remarks

about Prince Harry's fiancee,

Meghan Markle.

Mr Bolton, who's the party's fourth

leader since the Brexit referendum,

hasn't made any comment.

Here's our Political

Correspondent Alex Forsyth.

It was only last September that

Henry Bolton got Ukip's top job,

promising to focus on Brexit.

We, as a party, are

a party of leaders.

In fact, he was the party's

fourth leader in a year

and now there are questions

about his personal life

and political future.

His girlened, Jo Marney,

has been suspended from Ukip

for making offensive comments

and some in the party think

it is cause for him to resign.

All we see, week after week,

is Henry's personal issues,

which frankly no-one cares about,

but where is the substance,

where is the policy?

I think as long as this story runs,

our party becomes weaker

and his leadership becomes

weaker and untenable.

In a series of text messages

reported by the Mail on Sunday,

Jo Marney, called black people

"ugly" and said Meghan Markle had

a tiny brain and would

taint the Royal Family.

In a statement she later

said her comments had

been "unnecessary,

reckless and exaggerated

for effect", and offered sincere

and deepest apologies to anyone

she'd hurt and for the distress

and embarrassment caused to family,

friends and the party,

presumably including her boyfriend.

Henry is increasingly

in a position where he's got some

difficult decisions to make.

He knows that.

He and I have spoken

regularly over the weekend.

As recently as this morning.

I know he is very focussed on those

decisions today and he intends

on making those decisions today.

I'm sure whatever he does will be

in the best interests of the party.

So, tonight, perhaps

contemplating his future,

with the party struggling

to maintain its place

in mainstream politics.

Just 18 months ago here,

Ukip was celebrating success

after the Brexit referendum.

Now, once again, it's engulfed

in turmoil at the very top.

Perhaps a sign of just how

troubled the party is,

Nigel Farage told me today

he wouldn't consider returning

the helm even for a second.

Alex Forsyth, BBC News, Westminster.

Within the last hour police

in Yorkshire say they've

found the body of a man wanted

in connection with a murder,

thought to have been

committed with a crossbow.

Humberside Police began a manhunt

for Anthony Lawrence, who was 56,

in connection with the death of one

of his neighbours on Friday,

in the village of Southburn

in East Yorkshire.

Shane Gilmer, who was 30,

died in hospital after

being attacked at home.

Police say his pregnant girlfriend,

who was also hurt, is in a stable

condition in hospital.

The family of one of

the victims in the Glasgow bin

lorry crash, which killed six people

three years ago, is to be paid

£800,000 in compensation.

Gillian Ewing died

when the truck driven

by Harry Clarke went out

of control in December 2014.

It's the first payout made

by Glasgow City Council

to the victims' families.

A fatal accident inquiry

found Clarke had lost

consciousness at the wheel.

The man leading the inquiry into how

a warning of an imminent

missile attack was mistakenly

sent to people in Hawaii

says the local government doesn't

have reasonable safeguards

to prevent such an error.

The false alarm yesterday

triggered widespread panic.

In a statement, the Chair of the US

Federal Communications Commission

said government officials had

to work together to prevent

a similar incident happening again.

Two of the world's leading

fashion photographers

have been suspended from working

for Vogue and other magazines owned

by the publishing house Conde Nast.

The New York Times has

published a series of allegations

against Mario Testino

and Bruce Weber, that they sexually

harassed young male models.

They both deny the claims.

Adina Campbell reports.

He is one of the Royal family's

favourite photographers.

Mario Testino has been capturing

famous faces for four decades.

But the New York Times has published

allegations of sexual misconduct,

with more than a dozen male models

and assistants accusing the

63-year-old of indecent behaviour.

Testino's lawyers have

said his accusers cannot be

considered reliable sources.

Another well-known photographer,

Bruce Weber, is also facing

similar allegations.

He has denied any wrongdoing.

But Conde Nast, which publishes

magazines including Vogue

and GQ, has taken action.

In a statement the editor

Anna Wintour, who calls them

both personal friends,

has said, I take the allegations

very seriously, and we at Conde Nast

have decided to put our working

relationship with both photographers

on hold for the foreseeable future.

Vogue is a global powerhouse.

To grace one of the front

covers is a massive deal.

Mario Testino and Bruce Weber

have been responsible

for some of those images,

but with allegations of sexual

exploitation swirling,

their futures are hanging

in the balance.

There are now calls for more

regulation in the fashion world.

I have been at shoots where I had

been inappropriately touched.

I have had inappropriate

comments made to me.

I would like to see unions organised

to collectively bargain,

and I would like to see

what the Model Alliance

in New York is proposing,

an independent body that

would represent models against major

players in the fashion industry,

who they cannot take

on on their own.

These allegations are the latest

to rock the world of fashion,

entertainment and social media

and don't seem to be going away.

More than 150 passengers

and crew had a narrow escape

when their plane skidded off

the runway in a Turkish

coastal resort.

The Boeing 737 slid

down a steep slope,

coming to a standstill in thick mud,

just a few metres from

the edge of the Black Sea.

No-one was injured at the airport

in Trabzon, about a hundred miles

from the border with Georgia.

An Iranian oil tanker has sunk

in the East China Sea,

eight days after bursting

into flames, following

a collision with another ship.

The vessel had been transporting

nearly a million barrels of oil

from Iran to South Korea.

All 32 crew members

are presumed dead.

Chinese state media says a large

amount of spilled oil

is continuing to burn.

After days of anti-austerity

demonstrations across Tunisia,

resulting in 800 arrests,

the government has announced

a wave of social reforms.

The protests mark

the seventh anniversary

of the ousting of the former

President Zine El-Abidine,

in one of the first Arab uprisings

for greater democracy.

Many Tunisians say their living

conditions still haven't improved,

and tonight protestors are back

on the streets.

Mark Lowen reports

from the capital, Tunis.

A rallying cry by Tunisians,

that their revolution

should not be in vain.

Seven years since toppling

their dictator, the cradle

of the Arab Spring has

not fallen silent.

They called for the basics,

jobs and a better life.

Anger burned last week amid plans

to raise prices and taxes

to satisfy Tunisia's lenders.

More than 800 people were arrested

and a protester died.

Shops and government

buildings were torched.

Poorer parts of the country feel

the promise of change has died.

Nine governments haven't

eased economic pain.

Youth unemployment is over 35%.

With terror attacks,

tourism plummeted.

TRANSLATION:

The prices are so high,

I had to borrow this money

this money to survive.

We don't have anything.

We are in need.

We can't live.

Oil, sugar, even rubbish bags

are too expensive now.

We're miserable.

Ahmed Sarsi was detained

for two days on suspicion

of fomenting the protests,

which he denies.

The government says

they are destroying the state.

He believes the revolution didn't

kill off the old regime.

TRANSLATION:

We were full of hope

in 2011 that we could build

a country where people live

with dignity and rights

but we are more and more in a dead

end and the protests are met

by a police state that does not

accept an alternative view.

In a bid to quell the protests,

the government has announced

a welfare package, raising benefits

and improving health care.

Seven years on, Tunisia's

commemoration is bittersweet.

There's pride that this country

became a parliamentary

democracy of some sort.

But frustration too that the hopes

of 2011 for comprehensive change

and prosperity for all have faded.

Tunisia is held up as the success

of the Arab Spring but it's shaky.

Revolutionary zeal remains,

even if the optimism of that time

is a distant memory.

Mark Lowen, BBC News, Tunis.

Now, with all the day's sport,

here's Karthi Gnanasegaram

at the BBC Sport Centre.

Good evening.

Ten goals were scored in today's two

Premier League games.

It is time to pop out of the room

if you don't want to know today's

results as Match of the Day 2

follows soon on BBC One.

Liverpool defeated

Premier League leaders

Manchester City 4-3.

It's the first time City have lost

in the league this season.

It was a throughly entertaining

encounter, with Liverpool scoring

three of their goals

in just eight minutes.

Arsenal were defeated

2-1 by Bournemouth, who

move up to 13th place.

After the game, the Arsenal manager

Arsene Wenger admitted

that the future of his star forward

Alexis Sanchez "will be decided

in the next 48 hours".

Ryan Giggs is set to be named

as the new Wales manager.

Giggs won 64 caps and was

a former Wales captain.

He will succeed Chris Coleman,

who left the role in November.

An official announcement

is expected tomorrow.

England's cricketers

made an impressive start

to their One Day International

series against Australia winning

their first game by five wickets.

Jason Roy hit the highest

one day international

score by an England

player, a record 180.

And Roy says England

will be "ruthless" after

a disappointing Ashes Test series.

Adam Wild reports.

For English cricket, a time to

rebuild, recover and wrist for --

restore respect and reputations. A

fresh start and it became a good one

for England, early wickets falling

but this is Australia and after

dominating all winter they weren't

going to go easy on their rivals. A

century from Aaron Finch

going to go easy on their rivals. A

century from Aaron Finch. In days

gone by such targets were imposing

but for this England one-day team it

was inviting, Jason Roy taking up

the challenge with the kind of

relish missed by England recently,

he bludgeoned his way to a

magnificent hundred. Taking the game

away from Australia, the highest

ever one-day international innings

by an England player. 180 from Jason

Roy, the damage was done. Joe Root

for once was the supporting act, 81

for him. The win was comfortable and

the results could hardly be more

welcome.

Olympic gold medallist

Anthony Joshua has announced

that he will meet New Zealand's

Joseph Parker in a world

heavyweight unification fight,

the first of its kind

in Great Britain.

Joshua and Parker will fight

at Cardiff's Principality

Stadium on March 31st.

It will be the first time in history

that two reigning heavyweight world

champions will meet in Britain.

Leicester Tigers are out of Rugby

Union's European Champions Cup.

They were thrashed 39-0 by Castres.

Leicester will finish bottom

of their pool while Munster are top.

Elsewhere, Leinster beat Glasgow.

There was a surprise first

round defeat for world number one

Mark Selby at snooker's Masters.

The reigning world champion,

lost by 6 frames to 5

to Mark Williams, who progresses

to the quarter-finals.

And there's more sport on the BBC

website including British

number two, Kyle Edmund,

starting his Australian Open

campaign at midnight,

and Glen Durrant has won a second

BDO World Darts title.

Before we go, a quick

word about tomorrow,

when we'll be broadcasting live

from Bangladesh -

inside what's become the world's

largest refugee camp.

The shelters and huts stretch as far

as the eye can see, now home to

hundreds of thousands of Rohingya

Muslims. How permanent will this be?

Will they ever be able to return to

Myanmar in safety? Thousands of

refugees are still arriving. This is

your brother. Is he the one who is

missing?

Yes.

They are still

traumatised and now there is a new

battle, against disease. We'll be

hearing their stories and asking

where their future lies.

That's Mishal Husain

on the continuing problems

of the Rohingya refugees,

on tomorrow morning's Today

programme on Radio 4,

and the television News

at Six and Ten.

That's it.

You can see more on all of today's

stories on the BBC News Channel,