01/07/2014 BBC News at One

Fresh allegations against Rolf Harris,

after his conviction yesterday of indecently assaulting young girls.

But the Director of Public Prosecutions says it's too

early to say whether the entertainer will face new charges:

No matter who the allegations are against, if they come forward, we

will take the evidence to court and support the victims.

Also this lunchtime: Israel mounts airstrikes on Gaza as

it says it will make Hamas pay for the murder of three teenage boys.

Lawyers for the former News of the World editor Andy Coulson

tell the Old Bailey he didn't know phone hacking was illegal.

As increased fines for fly-tipping come in, we are

on the trail of one offender. Cameroon's football authorities

are to investigate allegations of match-fixing during the World Cup.

Later on BBC London. The borough

which took five days instead of six hours to count votes at recent

elections is told it must improve. And the police officer who

accidentally shot this woman, sparking the Brixton riots,

speaks at her inquest. Good afternoon

and welcome to the BBC News at One. His career is over

and his reputation in shreds, but this afternoon there are fresh

allegations against Rolf Harris, who was convicted yesterday of

indecent assault on four victims. One solicitor, who represented

victims of Jimmy Savile, said he'd had up to 12 people

contact him with claims of abuse. The Director of Public Prosecutions,

Alison Saunders, has said the Crown Prosecution Service will work with

the police to look at new cases, although it was too early to say

whether more charges would follow. Meanwhile in Australia,

Rolf Harris's home country, the prime minister Tony Abbott said

he was "gutted and dismayed" by news of the conviction.

Our correspondent Jon Brain reports. This is the image of Rolf Harris

that stand out from every newspaper this morning. The ones much loved

entertainer who will now be remembered as a serial sex offender

-- the ones much loved. The 84-year-old is lying low at his

house in Bray, the house where he abused a friend of his daughter.

Some of his friends are struggling to come to terms with his

conviction. The singer, Vince Hill, whose walls are decorated with Rolf

Harris's artwork has known him for half a century. He's just not that

kind of person. It wouldn't happen. Unfortunately, the jury has said

that it has. But there could be more to come. Since the trial began, a

number of other women have claimed that they too were abused by Harris.

Other women that have come forward who have made allegations today will

be investigated by the police, and once they have decided if there is

sufficient evidence to return to the Crown Prosecution Service, we will

look at it, and decided there is a realistic prospect of conviction and

if it is in the public interest to bring more charges. It was in the

middle of the night on the other side of the world when Harris was

found guilty. Australians awoke this morning to learn that one of their

most famous fellow citizens was now a convicted criminal. It's really

sad. It's sad for the victims, but it's also sad that Rolf Harris,

after a fantastic career, this is what he will be remembered for. Rolf

Harris's fall from grace will be complete on Friday when he returns

here to Southwark Crown Court for sentencing. The judge has warned him

that he's facing a jail term. Given his age and failing health, it's

conceivable that he will live out his last days in prison. And after

charming the public for more than six decades, it's a more sinister

side of Harris that has been laid bare to the world.

Our correspondent David Silitto has been following the case

and joins me. David, a day after the conviction,

there is a profound sense of shock that he could have been doing this.

What many people are feeling is what we have felt in court, that

disconnection between hearing the stories in the witness stand from

the women who came forward, then looking in the dock and thinking,

this is Rolf Harris. Surely it cannot be. One of the things that

has to be brought out is that he was charged with indecent assault, 12

counts of indecent assault, but these are charges based on the law

back when he committed the crimes, back in the 1960s and 70s. Many of

those crimes, if he had committed them today would have a very

different name, sexual assault, like penetration. This was a man who was

assaulting children seven, 11, 13. Some of those assaults, forcing

hands underneath clothing into intimate areas, and if he was

sentenced according to today's's guidelines that would be for each

assault, maybe six or nine years for each one. So sentencing on Friday

will have to be according to the law as it was in the 1960s and 70s. But

certainly, with those thoughts in mind of how serious this is. And of

course, the NSPCC said yesterday they had 350 calls, big spike, not

all about Rolf Harris, but 28 people have come forward, and 14 say they

have allegations specifically and we need to find out if there will be

charges brought. David, thank you very much.

The Israeli Prime Minister is promising to "make Hamas pay",

after the bodies of three teenagers missing

for a fortnight were found near Hebron in the West Bank yesterday.

The bodies were discovered under a pile of rocks near the Palestinian

town of Halhul yesterday. Hamas has denied having anything

to do with the disappearances. Our correspondent Yolande

Knell is in Modi'in. I am here, because this is where the

families of the dead decided to have a joint funeral for them later

today. You can see that preparations are well underway and there is lots

of security here because both the Israeli Prime Minister and the

Israeli president are expected to attend. That is a real sign of just

how much the fate of these three Israelis has really gripped the

nation over the past two and a half weeks. Already there has been an

Israeli military response to their deaths. Israel vowed retribution,

and was true to its word. Last night, soldiers destroyed the homes

of two Palestinian men named as prime suspects in kidnapping and

killing three teenagers. They are still at large. As news spread of

the deaths, Israeli settlers in the West Bank began to gather. Prayers

were raised for all three teenagers. These candles were laid out earlier

in a show of grief for the dead Israelis. They actually spell out

their names. And here, we are close to the popular hitchhiking spot

where they were last seen alive. But if you drive along in this

direction, just about ten minutes, you the field by a Palestinian

village outside the village of Hebron where the grim discovery was

made -- you reach a field. Over two weeks, the Israeli army search for

the teenagers, and Palestinian anger grew. Six Palestinians were killed

in clashes. The Islamist group, Hamas, already the sworn enemy of

Israel, has been the main target. The Israeli occupation is trying to

utilise this story to justify the aggression against the Palestinian

people, its resistance, and the Hamas movement. We stress that the

Israeli threats do not scare Hamas nor its leadership or the

Palestinian people. But now, political pressure is being heaped

on the Palestinian secular president. He is being told to

choose between peace with Israel and his new unity deal with Hamas. The

Palestinian leader cannot say that they are committed to peace and

reconciliation and, at the same time, be in a political alliance

with these terrorists. With these murderers of children. The three

Israeli families have seen a deep tragedy, but with further Israeli

action expected, it's also likely to have dramatic implications for

politics and the peace process. The Israeli military has said that

its operations aren't yet over, and it's also thought that there could

be an Israeli announcement sometime soon about settlement construction,

perhaps the construction of new settler homes near to that busy

junction where the teenagers were last seen. That would be very

controversial, of course. Settlements are considered illegal

under international law, although Israel disputes that.

The former News of the World editor Andy Coulson has

blamed lawyers for not telling him phone hacking was illegal.

In a pre-sentencing hearing, he claimed that

"no-one at the News of the World, or the newspaper industry at large,

realised that the interception of voice-mail messages was illegal."

Our home affairs correspondent Tom Symonds was in court this

morning, and is with me. Tell us a little more about what was

said in court. This was a speech by the representation of Andy Coulson,

and the sentencing is on Friday and the judge has to decide on the

sentenced to be handed down. In the speech, it was said that Andy

Coulson was not aware it was illegal and he thought it might be a breach

of the Press Complaints Commission code of practice. He said he thought

there might be a public interest defence the phone hacking and he

said it was a great pity that the legal department at the News of the

World had not told him it was illegal. Later on, Andrew e-disk,

prosecuting in this case, said that was not true. In August 2004, around

the time Andy Coulson was involved in the hacking of David Blunkett's

phone, he was told by the legal department that it was illegal.

There was also a dispute about something the prosecutor said

yesterday. He said the phone hacking conspiracy at the News of the World

was a criminal enterprise and went right to the top of News

International. To that, the representative said it was an

exaggerated in sweeping allegation. He betrayed Andy Coulson of a man of

great integrity and had a lot to offer society -- he portrayed Andy

Coulson. He wanted to make sure he could serve his sentence and get on

with his work as quickly as possible. The judge has to decide

the maximum sentence in these charges, which is two years in

prison. The Labour leader, Ed Miliband,

has promised to give more power and money to English cities outside

London. Under a Labour government,

local councils would be encouraged to work together to form "regional

powerhouses", and would be given greater control of business rates.

The Conservatives say the plan would result in higher taxes.

Our political correspondent Vicky Young reports.

Should it be ministers sitting here in the heart of Whitehall who decide

how to spend money to boost economic growth, or is it time to let go and

give England's it time to let go and give England's cities Labour leader

told factory workers whose aim was to spread prosperity beyond London

and called for new city and county regions which could work together to

be economic powerhouses. Not just because we think it's good for local

people to make the decisions, that because they will make better

decisions because they have a much more of a sense of what the local

needs are. If you can involve local businesses in those decisions,

you're more likely to succeed. In Devon, viz businesswoman runs a

restaurant and cookware shop and is keen to know more about the Labour

plans and thinks local people should get more say -- this businesswoman.

The different areas of the country obviously know their own needs, so

anything that can be more locally orientated is only going to be a

good thing. Labour would release ?6 billion per year from central

government for regional housing and transport, that's not extra money,

but councils have more control. 25% of all government contracts would

have to go to smaller businesses, and Labour wants more engineering

and technology apprenticeships. If all this sounds familiar, it's

because two years ago the Conservative peer Lord Heseltine put

forward similar ideas to boost regeneration throughout the country.

Labour-saving government ignored them, but ministers insist the plan

is working -- Labour said that the government. In the financial boom we

had lopsided growth down on financial services, and mainly in

London in the south-east. We are reversing that. We are seeing growth

more evenly spread across the regions. Ed Miliband has been under

attack for some of his own side for focusing too much on criticisms of

big companies. Whether it is the tax arrangements of coffee chains, or

the vast profits of energy firms. This detailed report today is a

chance for Labour to reassure the business community that it does

understand some of the day-to-day problems that it faces.

Portuguese detectives, investigating the disappearance

of Madeleine McCann have begun questioning a number of suspects.

They were been identified following the latest investigations

by Scotland Yard detectives. The three year-old vanished

from the Algarve resort of Praia da Luz, where her family

was staying in 2007. The English National Opera has had

its annual funding cut by 29% by Arts Council England.

It's part of a major shake-up of how arts funding is distributed.

In all, some 670 arts, music and other cultural bodies

in England will share grants of ?340 million per year.

Will, what has the reaction been in the art world? The English National

Opera have been quite defensive about the 30% cut, saying they

negotiated it with the arts Council and they expected it. They have a

business plan which will ameliorate the problem, so it will be fine.

Regardless, it's a big slap on the wrist. The problem, as I understand

it, from the arts Council point of view is that they are putting on too

many shows are not getting big enough audiences. The idea is to cut

the amount of money they have, therefore they cannot put enough

shows on. The other thing about this which is interesting is that there

has been a lot of pressure on the arts Council. We had the chairman on

the BBC talking about the issue of the discrepancy between how much

London gets in funding and how little the regions get in

comparison. It is quite stark. ?60 per head in London, three or ?4

outside. He is saying it's a shift in the right direction. They have

made a 2% change. It was 51% in the regions, and it is now 53%. That

equates to ?5.3 million, but to help the EN oh transferred to the new

regime, they've given it another ?7 million. So there is still some

natural inclination by the arts Council to invest in London, to

invest in the cultural crown jewels, and it finds it a struggle to find

ways of releasing proper, big money into the regions. Will, thank you

very much. Newly elected members

of the European Parliament are meeting today, for the first time

since the elections in May. Although the parliament still has a

clear majority of pro-European MEPs, there will now be more Euro-sceptics

in the chamber than ever before. Our Europe correspondent

Chris Morris reports. The European anthem, ode to Joy,

Palladium side of the Parliamentary chamber in Strasbourg at the

beginning of a new five-year parliamentary term -- played

inside. UKIP MEPs, the largest delegation of the UK turned their

backs on the orchestra, a sign of things to come. Earlier they

gathered outside to hear the advice of their leader. What is the message

today? I know what the Scottish message is. There are more

Eurosceptics and Europhobes in this parliament than ever before, and

that will have an effect. It is a different Parliament and it will be

a more exciting Parliament, but that's not the delusion -- let's not

delude ourselves, the opposition have the power. As if to emphasise

the point, the first order of business, electing a new

Parliamentary Speaker. The winner was never really in any doubt,

Martin Schultz, the German socialist, who has held the post but

the last couple of years. His victory was part of a political deal

between the centre-left and centre-right which saw John Claude

Juncker nominated last week as president of the EU commission. I

can't change it now. My proposal is what can I do for the Brits. To

encourage them to be a fully fledged member of the European Union, with

the United Kingdom in a European Union, it is stronger. This

Parliament may become more competition and whether you love it

or hate hate it, certainly more people are aware of the increased

power it has, but with greater power comes right and responsibility. And

issues such as the abuse of the generous Parliamentary expenses

system will also need to be dealt with much more openly. This time

it's different was the official Parliamentary slogan in May's

European elections. The MEPs gathered here, whatever their

political persuasion, now have a chance to prove it.

Fresh allegations are made against Rolf Harris after his conviction

yesterday of indecently assaulting young girls.

Our top story... And still to come:

the perils of pedal power. Why half

of British adults think their roads are too dangerous to cycle?

Raising the standard of maths for pupils and teachers. The Government

invests ?11 million for maths clubs. The latest move to get more women to

take up tennis. Fly tipping - the dumping of rubbish

- has been illegal for years. But from today,

courts in England and Wales will have the power to impose tougher

penalties on those who do it. For a typical company dumping

household waste in the countryside, the penalty could be up to ?95,000

for the most serious offences, with offenders facing up to three

years in jail. In a BBC investigation,

our correspondent, Colin Campbell, reports on one fly tipper in Kent.

Fly tipping, it is a nationwide problem causing

disruption and annoyance. There he goes.

I am out to catch a repeat offender. He has completely blocked the lane.

It is disgusting. The road is impossible.

I have cars that come down here and have to reverse in my driveway

to get back up the road. Wally Marney runs a company called

All Loads Rubbish Clearance. With a tracker in the rubbish

we engaged his services. Eight hours later, he heads

towards isolated country lanes. We temporarily lost the van

and the rubbish. We have now found him.

He is empty and we suspect he has just dumped it back there.

Emitting a signal, our tracker shows he entered

the country lane at 9:51pm. Three minutes later, the tracker was

emitting a stationary signal, suggesting the waste

from the truck had been tipped. Here we go, just in front of us!

That is it, isn't it? Every item he had in the back of his

truck now littered the country lane. The following morning I

discovered the waste blocked access to someone's home.

Devastated. Unbelievably devastated.

I cannot believe that they have just dumped this right outside

of our gate. In one week,

we believe he fly-tipped on at least three occasions.

In response to our investigation, Mr Marney told us he never fly tips.

He said he pays someone else to dispose of the rubbish,

sometimes at night. He said if we tried to film him

he would smash up our camera. Mr Marney...

Colin Campbell from BBC News. After repeat requests for

an interview, we decided to ask him about his fly tipping activities.

People pay you to get rid of their rubbish but all you do is

dump in the countryside, isn't it? We want some answers off you.

You will get nothing off me, nothing.

Do you hear me? Last year, it cost more than ?36

million to clear up fly tipped waste in England and Wales.

This fly tipper says he has now given up collecting

people's rubbish. And viewers in the South East

of England can see a special report on that story at 1:30pm and 7:35pm

tonight. Viewers across the UK can watch

online via the BBC iPlayer. From today,

the amount of money that savers can put into tax-free ISAs has increased

to ?15,000 from just under 12,000. The accounts are also

being made more flexible. But critics have warned of low rates

of return from some providers. 3000 people were interviewed ahead

of the Tour de France coming to Cambridgeshire and Essex. This

report from Cambridge. Britain 's roads can be a dangerous place.

Close. An accident is about to happen but it is still a shock. The

cyclist was OK in the end. Here the rider has an incredibly lucky

escape. Every year, around 19,000 cyclists are killed or injured on

Britain 's roads. It is not just the daily clash that is to blame. Our

country 's roads are battle scarred and written with potholes. A survey

commissioned by the BBC has found half of British adults are too

scared to cycle on local roads because they believe they are too

dangerous. The Tour de France starts in Leeds this weekend and will

eventually roll through here in Cambridge, right along this route.

This BBC survey suggests that one in five of us feel inspired to take up

cycling because the race is here. Is getting on a bike too dangerous?

People need to take responsibility for what they do on their bike.

There is not enough understanding between cyclists and cars. In

Cambridge, with cycle paths, it makes it easier. This weekend, the

professionals will show off their cycling prowess. When they are gone,

the rest of us will need our wits about us when we get back into the

saddle. of return from some providers.

Cameroon's football authorities are to investigate claims that seven

of their players were involved in match-fixing at the World Cup

in Brazil. They lost all their games

including a 4-0 defeat to Croatia. Our sports correspondent, Richard

Conway, is in Rio de Janeiro. Tell us more about these

allegations. The Camarillo FA are certainly taking them very

seriously. They have launched an investigation. -- the Cameroon FA.

There were claims that all three matches in Brazil were affected.

They are saying seven players are under suspicion. This stems from

claims made by a convicted match fixer. He told the German media

organisation that the Portugal game in particular, where Cameroon lost

4-0. The game was a tempestuous affair. They went down 4-0 to the

Portuguese side. The midfielder was sent off for an elbow against one of

his opponents. It was marred by an incident between two players who

came together at the end of the game. The game. FIFA will not

confirm whether they are looking at this as well as the Cameroonian FA.

They will not comment, as per normal practice, given the sensitivity of

the case. It will be a concern to them. Match fixing has affected the

game in many ways over recent years. They know the integrity of the sport

is vital to public trust. The fact it has raised its head here at the

World Cup will be a worry. Conway, is in Rio de Janeiro.

Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, and Maria Sharapova will all be

in action today at Wimbledon, as organisers look to make up time

lost to rain. Tournament officials have dismissed

calls to consider play on the middle Sunday, which is traditionally

a rest day at the All England Club. Our correspondent, Katherine Downes,

is there for us now. Today is traditionally women's

quarterfinals day. Because of the rain on Saturday and then again

yesterday, Wimbledon has some catching up to do. Some players have

a rather hectic schedule, now the sun is out again. The club says it

is getting back on track but there have been complaints that some of

the biggest names. The shades and shorts are back out at Wimbledon

after the weather closed in on FW 19 yesterday. 50 matches were rained

off. Unaffected by the showers, Novak Djokovic powered through under

the Centre Court roof. His sympathy lies with those who were left

outside. He says one of Wimbledon 's long traditions, a day off on the

middle Sunday, needs to change. We all know that tradition is something

which is nurtured here at the all England club and we respect that.

There are some rules that I believe should be updated, changed, for the

better of the schedule and the better of the players. Training

under blue skies today, standard Rinker faces a battle today. Rain

delays means he will have to play five times in seven days if he makes

it to the final. He said the all England club are not considering the

effect on players. We treat all the players as fairly as we can. It is a

busy schedule. If we get rained, it cannot be perfect but we do take

things very seriously and that is what we are trying to do. The great

post rain catch up operation means there is some top tennis to watch

today. Maria Sharrock over is already a breakdown. -- Sharapova.

There are some great matches in prospect on the outside courts. As

far as the spectators are concerned, yesterday 's loss is today's game.

Time for a look at the weather. It is looking much better than

yesterday and it is a lovely day across the bulk of the UK. If you

like your weather like this, cloud and sunshine with temperatures

around 20 Celsius, this is the day for you. One or two showers across

the Pennines but most of us will stay dry. In parts of western

Scotland and Northern Ireland, temperatures have reached into the

low 20s. We have seen the odd shower developed. You may catch a heavy one

but they are very few and far between. One or two in the Midlands

and Wales. The cloud we have had towards the south coast of South

West England has faded away. Brighter skies for the rest of the

day. We have seen sunnier weather in the south-east of England. Cloud is

building. Occasional sunshine still this afternoon. There may be a

shower arriving this evening but by no means guaranteed. It looks pretty

much a safe bet for plenty of play for the rest of the day. Into

tonight, any of those showers that have developed will fade away. We're

left with trying clear weather overnight. A bit misty in places and

temperatures will fall at their lowest in rural spots about five, 6

degrees. A glorious start for the morning with lots of sunshine. To

the far north-west of the UK, some rain into the Hebrides.

Strengthening winds with gales developing. It will reach into

western parts of Scotland and eventually Northern Ireland. Ahead

of that, still some hazy sunshine. The best of the sunshine with

highest temperatures in England and Wales. Damages into the mid-20s. The

area of rain -- temperatures into the mid-20s. A breezy day generally.

We will see temperatures coming down in a few spots in the south-east but

it could be the hottest day of the year so far. More brain to come at

the end of the week. More substantial rain from this area of

low pressure. Rain will spread south. It will not reach England

till Friday night or Saturday. Showers elsewhere but they will

continue into Sunday. If you're getting sunshine and higher

temperatures for the rest of the week, pollen levels are heading up

as well if you have not been sneezing as much recently, get the

hankies ready again. More weather online. A reminder of our top story:

Fresh allegations are made against roles can -- Rolf Harris after his

conviction yesterday.