0:00:08 > 0:00:10The UK pledges more than £40 million more to help border
0:00:10 > 0:00:12security at the Channel.
0:00:12 > 0:00:15It'll be spent on fencing, CCTV and new technology in Calais
0:00:15 > 0:00:20and other border points to deal with the migrant problem.
0:00:20 > 0:00:22The money will be formally agreed at a summit between
0:00:22 > 0:00:25the Prime Minister and the French president this afternoon.
0:00:25 > 0:00:27Britain will also agree to take more migrants.
0:00:27 > 0:00:29Also this lunchtime: Trees down blocking railway lines,
0:00:29 > 0:00:32after severe gales cause disruption to much of the UK with
0:00:32 > 0:00:36gusts of around 80mph.
0:00:36 > 0:00:40A wolf is on the loose in Berkshire after the gales blew down a fence
0:00:40 > 0:00:41at a local sanctuary.
0:00:41 > 0:00:44Police are hunting it, as children are warned to stay inside.
0:00:44 > 0:00:46Patient safety in A&E units in Wales is being
0:00:46 > 0:00:54"compromised to an unacceptable degree" say doctors.
0:00:54 > 0:00:57We've got patients in the department where we don't have space to see
0:00:57 > 0:01:00them, and then we are coming back the next day and some of the
0:01:00 > 0:01:01patients are still here.
0:01:01 > 0:01:04The new government childcare scheme - nurseries are having to charge
0:01:04 > 0:01:06parents for meals and nappies because of a funding
0:01:06 > 0:01:12shortfall says a survey.
0:01:13 > 0:01:17And Woody Allen's adopted daughter says she feels outrage after years
0:01:17 > 0:01:22of being ignored over a sexual assault allegation against him.He
0:01:22 > 0:01:27has been lying for so long and it is difficult for me to see him and to
0:01:27 > 0:01:29hear his voice.
0:01:29 > 0:01:32And coming in the sport on BBC News: Not a massive catastrophe -
0:01:32 > 0:01:35the British number one, Johanna Konta, is staying positive
0:01:35 > 0:01:42despite a shock defeat at the Australian Open.
0:01:56 > 0:01:58Good afternoon and welcome to the BBC News at One.
0:01:58 > 0:02:01The UK is to increase its contribution towards border controls
0:02:01 > 0:02:03in France by £44.5 million, and will also commit
0:02:03 > 0:02:07to taking in more migrants.
0:02:07 > 0:02:10The money will be spent on fencing, security cameras and body scanners
0:02:10 > 0:02:13at Calais and other Channel ports.
0:02:13 > 0:02:18The deal will be announced at a summit between Theresa May and
0:02:18 > 0:02:20the French President, Emmanuel Macron, at Sandhurst Military
0:02:20 > 0:02:21Academy this afternoon.
0:02:21 > 0:02:29Our Political Correspondent Iain Watson reports.
0:02:30 > 0:02:35This area near Calais was until recently known as the Jungle, and
0:02:35 > 0:02:40makeshift camp of economic migrants and genuine refugees. It was cleared
0:02:40 > 0:02:44by authorities in 2016 but it is estimated around 700 migrants are
0:02:44 > 0:02:48still in the area. Even before the Brexit referendum the British
0:02:48 > 0:02:52government paid an extra 20 million euros to pay with policing costs and
0:02:52 > 0:02:58today the Prime Minister will agree to pay even more but some MPs are
0:02:58 > 0:03:02wary.It is their problem as much as it is ours and we should not keep
0:03:02 > 0:03:08funding fronts every time they demand more cash.This young
0:03:08 > 0:03:13modernising European leader signed an agreement in France in 2003,
0:03:13 > 0:03:18essentially moving British border controls onto French soil. Before
0:03:18 > 0:03:21becoming president, this young modernising European politician
0:03:21 > 0:03:26suggested scrapping the agreement if Britain were to leave the EU. He has
0:03:26 > 0:03:32changed his mind but at a price. The British government will make £44.5
0:03:32 > 0:03:36million available to strengthen security at the border with more
0:03:36 > 0:03:41robust fencing, enhanced CCTV and infrared detection technology. A
0:03:41 > 0:03:47former Conservative leader says it is money well spent.Securing our
0:03:47 > 0:03:52borders has huge benefit to us, sharing the burden with France is
0:03:52 > 0:03:55already an established principle. The extra 40 I am assured is about
0:03:55 > 0:04:00improving that too much bigger degree.The summit is not just about
0:04:00 > 0:04:13immigration, may -- Theresa May will help -- send troop carrying
0:04:13 > 0:04:16helicopters to help France. The elephant in the room will be
0:04:16 > 0:04:20stomping around pretty loudly, with France said to be taking a
0:04:20 > 0:04:24potentially hard line on forthcoming trade talks, then the personal
0:04:24 > 0:04:27relationships between the British Prime Minister and the French
0:04:27 > 0:04:34president could prove vital.Macron has a close relationship with Angela
0:04:34 > 0:04:39Merkel and doesn't have that kind of close friendship with mates. Most EU
0:04:39 > 0:04:42leaders would rather have Theresa May than some of the alternatives.
0:04:42 > 0:04:46It was cordial when they met in France but now they will need to be
0:04:46 > 0:04:50a closer relationship as trade talks loom.
0:04:50 > 0:04:53In a moment we'll speak to our Diplomatic Correspondent Paul Adams
0:04:53 > 0:04:56in Calais, but first to Vicki Young, who's at Sandhurst.
0:04:56 > 0:05:02How much is this all about looking to the future, about a post-Brexit
0:05:02 > 0:05:09world?All the talk so far has been about practicalities, whether that
0:05:09 > 0:05:15is more money in Calais to boost the border security, whether it is
0:05:15 > 0:05:21British help in Mali for French troops there, whether it is the loan
0:05:21 > 0:05:24of the Bayeux tapestry but there's more to it than those
0:05:24 > 0:05:28practicalities. Brexit might not be talked about in advance of all of
0:05:28 > 0:05:32this but of course that is the backdrop. It's all about Britain and
0:05:32 > 0:05:36its future relationships, how it will have these bilateral
0:05:36 > 0:05:40relationships with incredibly important countries like France once
0:05:40 > 0:05:44we are outside of the European Union so that relationship between Theresa
0:05:44 > 0:05:48May and Emmanuel Macron is important. He has ambitious ideas
0:05:48 > 0:05:51for what he wants to see in the European Union but the relationship
0:05:51 > 0:05:57with the UK will be crucial. It is no coincidence we are at Sandhurst,
0:05:57 > 0:06:03today there is a lot of emphasis on the military. But of course it is
0:06:03 > 0:06:06about trade and the economy, and about Britain trying to show France
0:06:06 > 0:06:10that it is not on a back foot because of Brexit, that we still
0:06:10 > 0:06:14have a lot to offer when it comes to intelligence and security
0:06:14 > 0:06:18cooperation, and you can expect to hear a lot about that later on when
0:06:18 > 0:06:23the leaders hold a press conference here.Paul Adams in Calais, in
0:06:23 > 0:06:26practical terms the French are often more money for border controls and
0:06:26 > 0:06:33also taking in more migrants, specifically unaccompanied children?
0:06:33 > 0:06:38Yes, on the money front, and this is on top £150 million or so that's
0:06:38 > 0:06:43already been spent in the last three years, turning large parts of Calais
0:06:43 > 0:06:48into a fortress. You could argue it is a relatively modest additional
0:06:48 > 0:06:53price, bearing in mind what Ian said just now which is that at one point
0:06:53 > 0:06:55Emmanuel Macron talked about scrapping the agreement which would
0:06:55 > 0:07:00have moved the migrant crisis over the Channel onto the British side.
0:07:00 > 0:07:03It is likely this will continue to be an issue. The people in Calais
0:07:03 > 0:07:17feel they have paid a price -- high price. On the unaccompanied minors,
0:07:17 > 0:07:20this issue was incredibly sensitive and close to the hearts of the
0:07:20 > 0:07:26volunteers who work here among the migrants. As many as five under 18s
0:07:26 > 0:07:30have been killed in the last two years trying to cross the Channel,
0:07:30 > 0:07:35and most if not all of those five were in the laborious process of
0:07:35 > 0:07:39trying to establish their right to live in the UK. It is a difficult
0:07:39 > 0:07:44legal process which takes time and people, while they are waiting,
0:07:44 > 0:07:49often become desperate. The volunteer groups will be extremely
0:07:49 > 0:07:54frustrated if they think the money Britain is spending is only about
0:07:54 > 0:07:57security and not about ensuring the safety of some of the most
0:07:57 > 0:08:10vulnerable migrants in the world. Paul Adams in Calais thank you.
0:08:10 > 0:08:12Severe gales have been causing disruption across much of the UK
0:08:12 > 0:08:16with gusts of around 80 miles per hour.
0:08:16 > 0:08:18Nearly 60,000 homes have lost power in East Anglia
0:08:18 > 0:08:20and south east England, and there have been
0:08:20 > 0:08:22reports of fallen trees on or near roads in Lincolnshire,
0:08:22 > 0:08:23Norfolk and Gloucestershire.
0:08:23 > 0:08:26Train lines in the East of England have been blocked by fallen trees.
0:08:26 > 0:08:29Damage to overhead electric wires is causing problems for train
0:08:29 > 0:08:30services in the Midlands.
0:08:30 > 0:08:33Tom Burridge reports.
0:08:33 > 0:08:37Gales overnight, so plenty of clearing up in large parts of the
0:08:37 > 0:08:45country this morning. Here in Surrey, trees halting trains between
0:08:45 > 0:08:55Portsmouth and London. Trains also going nowhere in Norwich. It was a
0:08:55 > 0:09:02familiar problem. And imagine the end section of your roof blown down
0:09:02 > 0:09:07while you sleep. That's what happened here in Coventry. Not an
0:09:07 > 0:09:12explosion, just the force of the wind, and family left with the
0:09:12 > 0:09:16aftermath.It was scary at first, frightening at first, we just wanted
0:09:16 > 0:09:21to get everybody out of the house. Now we can see the damage and nobody
0:09:21 > 0:09:27is heard, it is upsetting it will cost a lot.Seems like this in
0:09:27 > 0:09:35London, familiar elsewhere. Winds of more than 70 mph. Luckily no reports
0:09:35 > 0:09:38so far that anyone was seriously injured but people's property not so
0:09:38 > 0:09:44lucky.I heard the window smash, fully thought somebody was trying to
0:09:44 > 0:09:48break into the house. I walked into the living room and a Christmas tree
0:09:48 > 0:09:56had been blown into my window and broke it.Different weather, still
0:09:56 > 0:10:02making travel difficult in the north of England and Scotland. But
0:10:02 > 0:10:08conditions today, milder and sometimes stunning. On the 74 in
0:10:08 > 0:10:12south Lanarkshire, a different story from the chaos earlier in the week.
0:10:12 > 0:10:20-- M74. The damage caused by the gales further south is extensive. A
0:10:20 > 0:10:25wolf like this after offence was blown down at a sanctuary in
0:10:25 > 0:10:30Berkshire. And this gives you the idea of the power of the wind last
0:10:30 > 0:10:37night in Suffolk. A play centre now without much of its roof.
0:10:37 > 0:10:39Hospital consultants in Wales are warning that patient safety
0:10:39 > 0:10:41in accident and emergency units is being "compromised
0:10:41 > 0:10:42to an unacceptable degree".
0:10:42 > 0:10:4546 doctors - that's most of the emergency medicine
0:10:45 > 0:10:47consultants in Wales - have signed a letter
0:10:47 > 0:10:50to the First Minister, Carwyn Jones, outlining their concerns.
0:10:50 > 0:10:54It comes as figures published this morning show the lowest level of A&E
0:10:54 > 0:10:55performance in Wales since March 2016.
0:10:55 > 0:11:00Sian Lloyd reports.
0:11:00 > 0:11:03Recess is full, trolley bays are full.
0:11:03 > 0:11:058:30am, and staff at this hospital in Swansea discuss
0:11:05 > 0:11:08the challenges ahead in A&E.
0:11:08 > 0:11:09Patient waiting time targets are being missed
0:11:09 > 0:11:12at emergency units across Wales, and today more than three quarters
0:11:12 > 0:11:17of all consultants in emergency medicine here have written
0:11:17 > 0:11:19to the First Minister, warning that the system
0:11:19 > 0:11:22is at breaking point.
0:11:22 > 0:11:24There is good evidence that in a crowded emergency department
0:11:24 > 0:11:26that patients have their treatment delayed, and that can
0:11:26 > 0:11:29make their illness more protracted.
0:11:29 > 0:11:32And ultimately it can make people's lives be at risk.
0:11:32 > 0:11:35So, yes, people may die because of the pressures we are facing.
0:11:35 > 0:11:39The latest monthly performance figures show that in December 78.9%
0:11:39 > 0:11:45of A&E patients in Wales were dealt with within the four hour target.
0:11:45 > 0:11:47A drop in performance compared to the 80.4%
0:11:47 > 0:11:51figure achieved last year.
0:11:51 > 0:11:54The target in Wales says that 95% of patients should leave
0:11:54 > 0:12:00the emergency department in under four hours.
0:12:00 > 0:12:03The Welsh government says that this December was the busiest on record.
0:12:03 > 0:12:06It recognises the challenges faced by staff and says it's invested
0:12:06 > 0:12:09an extra £60 million to help people working in emergency units like this
0:12:09 > 0:12:17one deliver their services.
0:12:19 > 0:12:20The challenge is, when those spikes of unpredictable
0:12:20 > 0:12:23pressure have come in, we haven't had enough flex
0:12:23 > 0:12:26within our system to cope with those as quickly as we want to.
0:12:26 > 0:12:28So of course we have to learn, and I take responsibility.
0:12:28 > 0:12:30Hospitals have been coming up with new ways
0:12:30 > 0:12:33of dealing with busy times.
0:12:33 > 0:12:37And in Swansea, it's all hands on deck to reduce delays.
0:12:37 > 0:12:39Are you being looked after?
0:12:39 > 0:12:41Donna Day has swapped her office job with the health board
0:12:41 > 0:12:44to help out on the wards.
0:12:44 > 0:12:48The tasks she can carry out will free up nurses' time.
0:12:48 > 0:12:49They are so rushed off their feet.
0:12:49 > 0:12:53I've noticed that it's just nice to spend time with patients.
0:12:53 > 0:12:55Sometimes just sitting there and holding hands
0:12:55 > 0:12:59with the patient is good for them and good for us.
0:12:59 > 0:13:01There are still ambulances waiting outside the hospital,
0:13:01 > 0:13:05but the scheme is seeing results.
0:13:05 > 0:13:06People are being moved through the emergency
0:13:06 > 0:13:09unit here more quickly.
0:13:09 > 0:13:12But challenges remain, with a spike in the number of flu cases,
0:13:12 > 0:13:15the medical team fear that things will get worse before
0:13:15 > 0:13:16they get better.
0:13:16 > 0:13:23Sian Lloyd, BBC News, Swansea.
0:13:23 > 0:13:31And if you want to find out how your local hospital
0:13:31 > 0:13:33is performing, go to the BBC's NHS Tracker
0:13:33 > 0:13:35page on the website - you just need to put
0:13:35 > 0:13:36in your postcode.
0:13:36 > 0:13:39The Northern Ireland Secretary has announced that talks to restore
0:13:39 > 0:13:41the devolved government at Stormont are to resume next week.
0:13:41 > 0:13:43Karen Bradley, who was appointed last week,
0:13:43 > 0:13:49made the announcement alongside the Irish Deputy Prime
0:13:49 > 0:13:50Minister.
0:13:50 > 0:13:51Power-sharing between the Democratic Unionists
0:13:51 > 0:13:53and Sinn Fein collapsed more than a year ago.
0:13:53 > 0:13:56The government's spending watchdog says taxpayers owe private companies
0:13:56 > 0:13:57almost £200 billion for deals set up under
0:13:57 > 0:13:59Private Finance Initiatives.
0:13:59 > 0:14:02PFI schemes mean private companies build and maintain schools,
0:14:02 > 0:14:08hospitals and other projects, in return for an annual payment.
0:14:08 > 0:14:14The National Audit Office has found that annual charges linked
0:14:14 > 0:14:16to the schemes have reached more than £10 billion.
0:14:16 > 0:14:21Our Assistant Political Editor Norman Smith is in Westminster.
0:14:21 > 0:14:26RV PFI scheme is a bad deal for taxpayers?The National Audit Office
0:14:26 > 0:14:32don't quite tell us that but they do tell us we will be facing a big bill
0:14:32 > 0:14:37as a result of PFI because basically it's like getting new hospitals and
0:14:37 > 0:14:40schools built and paying for it through a mortgage. You can have
0:14:40 > 0:14:45your new hospital now but you will be paying over 25 years or so with
0:14:45 > 0:14:49interest attached. Bear in mind successive governments have backed
0:14:49 > 0:14:53the idea but significantly the National Audit Office says some
0:14:53 > 0:14:58schools have
0:15:00 > 0:15:02schools have cost 40% more as a result of being built through PFI
0:15:02 > 0:15:04rather than through the public sector. One hospital gusts 70% more
0:15:04 > 0:15:07and this has been seized on by Jeremy Corbyn because he has pledged
0:15:07 > 0:15:12to end PFI and nationalised existing PFI contracts so this plays to his
0:15:12 > 0:15:18agenda. All this of course comes in the wake of the collapse of
0:15:18 > 0:15:23Carillion, which has also played to Jeremy Corbyn's argument about
0:15:23 > 0:15:27ensuring public services are provided by the public sector and
0:15:27 > 0:15:31not private contractors. And sometimes in politics you kind of
0:15:31 > 0:15:36need the wind behind you, and at the moment Mr Corbyn seems to be
0:15:36 > 0:15:46enjoying a couple of helpful gusts to help his argument about the
0:15:46 > 0:15:48advantages of the public sector over the private sector.
0:15:48 > 0:15:50Our top story this lunchtime...
0:15:50 > 0:15:53The UK pledges more than 40 million pounds extra to help border
0:15:53 > 0:15:55security at the Channel - it'll be spent on fencing,
0:15:55 > 0:15:57CCTV and new technology at border points.
0:15:57 > 0:15:59And coming up - tackling a hidden problem -
0:15:59 > 0:16:05we report on a pilot scheme offering paid work to former slaves.
0:16:05 > 0:16:06Coming up in Sport...
0:16:06 > 0:16:09Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger says he expects his influential
0:16:09 > 0:16:11forward Alexis Sanchez to depart for Manchester United
0:16:11 > 0:16:14in the next couple of days, with Henrikh Mkhitaryan moving
0:16:14 > 0:16:21to North London as part of the deal.
0:16:26 > 0:16:29Parents in England are subsidising free nursery care because it hasn't
0:16:29 > 0:16:31been properly funded by the government -
0:16:31 > 0:16:33that's according to a new survey.
0:16:33 > 0:16:36Many nurseries say they're struggling to cover costs,
0:16:36 > 0:16:39and are having to ask parents to help for fees,
0:16:39 > 0:16:41nappies and lunches.
0:16:41 > 0:16:45The government says the funding was never intended to cover the cost
0:16:45 > 0:16:48of meals or additional services, and that it's investing £6 billion
0:16:48 > 0:16:50in childcare by 2020.
0:16:50 > 0:16:53Our Education Correspondent Elaine Dunkley has the details.
0:16:53 > 0:16:57How many of the pink beads have we got?
0:16:57 > 0:17:01At Sparkling Stars preschool in Poole, the numbers don't add up.
0:17:01 > 0:17:05It's struggling financially to provide children with 30 hours
0:17:05 > 0:17:07of free care a week and says the government hasn't provided
0:17:07 > 0:17:10enough funding for the scheme.
0:17:10 > 0:17:16We are funding big-time here in Poole.
0:17:16 > 0:17:18Preschools in Poole are paid £3.77 per hour
0:17:18 > 0:17:20to deliver funded childcare.
0:17:20 > 0:17:22Our true cost of provision is closer to £5 per hour.
0:17:22 > 0:17:25The only person that this policy is free to is the government.
0:17:25 > 0:17:26It's not free to providers.
0:17:26 > 0:17:28We are subsidising this policy.
0:17:28 > 0:17:31It is not free to parents or their children because we are
0:17:31 > 0:17:33having to ask for additional contributions to cover
0:17:33 > 0:17:36parts of what we offer that the funding does not cover.
0:17:36 > 0:17:38Before the scheme was introduced, the high cost of childcare meant
0:17:38 > 0:17:41some parents were worse off going back to work.
0:17:41 > 0:17:43But with some nurseries struggling to offer 30 hours a week,
0:17:43 > 0:17:47parents are being asked to pick up additional costs.
0:17:47 > 0:17:50Having 30 hours gives me the security to work more.
0:17:50 > 0:17:53But obviously if they can't sustain it, then that's concerning.
0:17:53 > 0:17:57When they go on to bigger schools, you're not to make
0:17:57 > 0:18:00When they go on to bigger schools, you're not asked to make
0:18:00 > 0:18:03donations and things there.
0:18:03 > 0:18:05It is costly, for a working family when you look
0:18:05 > 0:18:08at what the minimum wage is, what they earn, and then you take
0:18:08 > 0:18:13off that cost to the nursery.
0:18:13 > 0:18:15The report from the Preschool Learning Alliance suggests only 35%
0:18:15 > 0:18:17of childcare providers are delivering 30 hours
0:18:17 > 0:18:18a week completely free.
0:18:18 > 0:18:2037% have introduced or increased charges for things such as meals
0:18:20 > 0:18:23and snacks to make up the shortfall.
0:18:23 > 0:18:26And 38% of providers are uncertain whether or not they will be offering
0:18:26 > 0:18:2930 hour places in a year's time.
0:18:29 > 0:18:32Almost on a daily basis I receive e-mails and letters from providers
0:18:32 > 0:18:34that have been around for ten, 20, 30 years, who are saying,
0:18:34 > 0:18:37we've had enough, we can no longer make this work.
0:18:37 > 0:18:40We are closing our doors.
0:18:40 > 0:18:43When you get one in five providers in this survey that
0:18:43 > 0:18:46are saying effectively, we are worried that we will not be
0:18:46 > 0:18:48here next year, then that's a bad place to be.
0:18:48 > 0:18:50And government knows this is likely to be the case.
0:18:50 > 0:18:53The government insists the additional hours
0:18:53 > 0:18:55are working for parents, but nurseries say they are
0:18:55 > 0:18:56going out of business.
0:18:56 > 0:19:01Elaine Dunkley, BBC News.
0:19:01 > 0:19:07A terminally-ill man who wants to be helped to die has
0:19:07 > 0:19:09been granted permission to take his case to appeal.
0:19:09 > 0:19:1668-year-old Noel Conway, who has motor neurone disease,
0:19:16 > 0:19:18Says the current law breaches human rights.
0:19:18 > 0:19:21Our Medical Correspondent Fergus Walsh is at the High Court
0:19:21 > 0:19:24in Central London.
0:19:24 > 0:19:30Noel Conway is a retired lecturer. He is becoming progressively weaker
0:19:30 > 0:19:36as his motor neuron disease spreads. He needs oxygen to help him breathe.
0:19:36 > 0:19:41He says he fears having a painful and undignified death. So he
0:19:41 > 0:19:46launched the challenge to the 1961 suicide act which forbids a doctor
0:19:46 > 0:19:50from prescribing him a lethal dose. He says that breaches his human
0:19:50 > 0:19:56rights. Last October, three High Court judges dismissed that
0:19:56 > 0:20:01challenge. But two hours ago, some Appeal Court judges said he should
0:20:01 > 0:20:06be allowed to take that challenge and review that decision with a full
0:20:06 > 0:20:10hearing before the Court of Appeal, which will be heard in a few months'
0:20:10 > 0:20:14time. This issue of whether there should be a right to die is a key
0:20:14 > 0:20:22one for society. Back in 2015, MPs overwhelmingly rejected proposals
0:20:22 > 0:20:27for assisted dying in England and Wales. Opponents say it would place
0:20:27 > 0:20:33the weak and vulnerable at greater risk, the risk of co-worker. Some
0:20:33 > 0:20:40American states, California and Colorado, have since then adopted
0:20:40 > 0:20:44right to die, as has Victoria in Australia. -- the risk of coercion.
0:20:44 > 0:20:50This case will go back to court in a few months' time here.
0:20:50 > 0:20:52Modern slavery - it's often a hidden problem -
0:20:52 > 0:20:55but one that can be found in towns and cities all over the UK.
0:20:55 > 0:20:58For the past year, the Co-Op has been piloting the first scheme
0:20:58 > 0:21:06of its kind to give paid work experience and then a permanent role
0:21:07 > 0:21:09to more than 30 former victims of slavery,
0:21:09 > 0:21:11saying a new job can mean a new life.
0:21:11 > 0:21:14More than a dozen businesses are meeting in Westminster
0:21:14 > 0:21:16to discuss how they can get involved, as Nina Warhurst reports.
0:21:16 > 0:21:18Before, my life was very bad.
0:21:18 > 0:21:20I think, I don't have a chance of a future.
0:21:20 > 0:21:22Now, it's very nice, it's great.
0:21:22 > 0:21:23I'm very happy.
0:21:23 > 0:21:24Peter is a survivor of modern slavery.
0:21:24 > 0:21:28One of 12 to have been placed in safe, secure work by the Co-op.
0:21:28 > 0:21:35Like thousands before him, Peter came from Romania for a new life.
0:21:35 > 0:21:37I'm looking for a job.
0:21:37 > 0:21:39And to be happy? Yes.
0:21:39 > 0:21:42But 12 hour days were spent cold and wet, working
0:21:42 > 0:21:47in a car-wash without any pay.
0:21:47 > 0:21:50He was then held prisoner, only allowed out to open fake bank
0:21:50 > 0:21:51accounts for his captors.
0:21:51 > 0:21:52You feel scared of these men?
0:21:52 > 0:21:55Yes, very scared.
0:21:55 > 0:21:57Because they're very dangerous, these people.
0:21:57 > 0:21:59Very, very aggressive.
0:21:59 > 0:22:01They tell me, "I will kill you".
0:22:01 > 0:22:03His room was closely guarded, but Peter escaped
0:22:03 > 0:22:05when the gang got drunk.
0:22:05 > 0:22:07And now I'm remembering this...
0:22:07 > 0:22:11Your heart beats faster now, remembering?
0:22:11 > 0:22:14Very, very, very hard.
0:22:14 > 0:22:16From living in a safe house, to a safe job.
0:22:16 > 0:22:19Here at the Co-op, they are offering survivors a new start.
0:22:19 > 0:22:24When they go into a workplace, for example, it's either just
0:22:24 > 0:22:27the store manager who knows they are a modern slave
0:22:27 > 0:22:29victim, or just their line manager and logistics.
0:22:29 > 0:22:31It's totally confidential.
0:22:31 > 0:22:33What are the big challenges you face in making sure
0:22:33 > 0:22:35this employment works?
0:22:35 > 0:22:38They don't have maybe a driving licence or bank account.
0:22:38 > 0:22:41The formal things you and I would have to say who we were.
0:22:41 > 0:22:45We have had to adapt our HR policies to be able to deal with that.
0:22:45 > 0:22:48Right now, in our communities, there's an estimated
0:22:48 > 0:22:5513,000 modern slaves.
0:22:55 > 0:22:58Though because they often disappear, that number could be much higher.
0:22:58 > 0:22:59When survivors escape or are discovered, often
0:22:59 > 0:23:00they are deeply traumatised.
0:23:00 > 0:23:03They might be suffering from panic attacks and be
0:23:03 > 0:23:04terrified of the police.
0:23:04 > 0:23:06Sometimes their sense of trust has been so deeply eroded
0:23:06 > 0:23:09that they are suspicious of any support on offer.
0:23:09 > 0:23:14That makes the scale of this challenge even greater.
0:23:14 > 0:23:16How did it go yesterday at The Body Shop?
0:23:16 > 0:23:20Today, this charity, alongside the Co-op,
0:23:20 > 0:23:24is meeting with a dozen businesses hoping to help more survivors.
0:23:24 > 0:23:27Even as consumers, we love hearing when a business, when a corporation,
0:23:27 > 0:23:31when they have a heart.
0:23:31 > 0:23:34This is going to help so many survivors, people who have been
0:23:34 > 0:23:36the most vulnerable, the most exploited.
0:23:36 > 0:23:39It's setting them up for a brand-new start.
0:23:39 > 0:23:42Why do you like the job, what do you like?
0:23:42 > 0:23:44I like it first thing because it's nice people.
0:23:44 > 0:23:45The manager is great.
0:23:45 > 0:23:48I love it, my job.
0:23:48 > 0:23:54Peter is a man excited about his future.
0:23:54 > 0:23:57He's about to take his girlfriend on holiday, a basic freedom that
0:23:57 > 0:23:58now means the world.
0:23:58 > 0:24:03Nina Warhurst, BBC News.
0:24:03 > 0:24:05The Director of Public Prosecutions, Alison Saunders, says she doesn't
0:24:05 > 0:24:07think anyone is in jail after being wrongly convicted
0:24:07 > 0:24:11because of failures to disclose crucial evidence.
0:24:11 > 0:24:14It comes amid growing concern about a series of rape cases
0:24:14 > 0:24:17which have collapsed after material emerged undermining the prosecution.
0:24:17 > 0:24:20Senior police, barristers and prosecutors are meeting
0:24:20 > 0:24:22today to discuss ways to address the problems.
0:24:22 > 0:24:25Our Home Affairs Correspondent Danny Shaw is here.
0:24:25 > 0:24:31Explain the kind of situation that has arisen.
0:24:31 > 0:24:34There have been three rape cases in the past month that have all
0:24:34 > 0:24:39collapsed late on, just as the trial was about to get underway, shortly
0:24:39 > 0:24:43before it was due to start, in which men who have been investigated for
0:24:43 > 0:24:47rape for many months have been cleared because evidence has emerged
0:24:47 > 0:24:52which assists their case, undermines the persecution case. This has been
0:24:52 > 0:24:55evidence from mobile phones, either evidence on text messages or
0:24:55 > 0:24:59photographs. This was crucial evidence. The question is, why did
0:24:59 > 0:25:03this evidence not emerge earlier? Alison Saunders acknowledges there
0:25:03 > 0:25:07is a problem and believes there are systemic issues around the
0:25:07 > 0:25:14disclosure of evidence across the criminal justice system. She was
0:25:14 > 0:25:16asked on the Today programme whether it was possible there were people in
0:25:16 > 0:25:19prison who were there because of disclosure failings.
0:25:19 > 0:25:23I don't think so, because what these cases show is that when we take
0:25:23 > 0:25:25a case through to trial, there are various safeguards
0:25:25 > 0:25:27in place, not least of which the defence indicating
0:25:27 > 0:25:32what their defence is going to be.
0:25:32 > 0:25:37And if it is, the problem we have found recently is around the ever
0:25:37 > 0:25:40increasing use of social media, all the digital material.
0:25:40 > 0:25:47That we obtain.Those comments have been heavily criticised.
0:25:47 > 0:25:49Conservative backbencher and barrister Anna Soubry said she was
0:25:49 > 0:25:53appalled at what Alison Saunders said and said she was ill informed
0:25:53 > 0:25:58to say nobody was in prison because of disclosure failings. The body
0:25:58 > 0:26:01that investigates possible miscarriages of justice has said her
0:26:01 > 0:26:05remarks were at odds with their long experience of dealing with wrongful
0:26:05 > 0:26:08convictions. And they had raised the issue with Alison Saunders on
0:26:08 > 0:26:12numerous occasions.Danny Shaw, thank you.
0:26:12 > 0:26:14The adopted daughter of the Hollywood film director
0:26:14 > 0:26:17Woody Allen says she feels outrage at being ignored for years
0:26:17 > 0:26:19after making a sexual assault allegation against him.
0:26:19 > 0:26:2132-year-old Dylan Farrow is appearing on television
0:26:21 > 0:26:25for the first time to discuss the allegation.
0:26:25 > 0:26:2782-year-old Woody Allen was investigated over the claim
0:26:27 > 0:26:30that he molested Dylan in an attic when she was seven.
0:26:30 > 0:26:32He has always denied the allegation and was never charged.
0:26:32 > 0:26:37Lizo Mzimba reports.
0:26:37 > 0:26:41The multi-Oscar-winning director is one of the film's best-known faces.
0:26:41 > 0:26:44He's also one of many Hollywood figures accused of sexual
0:26:44 > 0:26:50misconduct. In her first TV interview with CBS news, his adopted
0:26:50 > 0:26:55daughter Dylan Farrow has again said she was abused by him when she was
0:26:55 > 0:27:01just seven. Claims that Woody Allen has consistently denied.I was taken
0:27:01 > 0:27:05to a small attic crawl space in my mother's country house. In
0:27:05 > 0:27:12Connecticut. By my father. He instructed me to lay down on my
0:27:12 > 0:27:16stomach and play with my brother's toy train that was set up. And he
0:27:16 > 0:27:25sat behind me in the doorway and, as I played with the toy train, I was
0:27:25 > 0:27:31sexually assaulted.Woody Allen says the claims were investigated by a
0:27:31 > 0:27:35hospital and child welfare and he says they independently concluded
0:27:35 > 0:27:40that no molestation had ever taken place. Instead, he says, they found
0:27:40 > 0:27:44it likely a vulnerable child had been coached to tell her story by
0:27:44 > 0:27:50her angry mother during a contentious break-up. Dylan Farrow
0:27:50 > 0:27:53also showed him denying the claim on a previously transmitted CBS
0:27:53 > 0:27:59special.I'm really sorry.Don't apologise.I thought I could handle
0:27:59 > 0:28:06it.Are you crying because of what he said, or seen him? What is
0:28:06 > 0:28:13upsetting you?He's lying and... He has been lying for so long. And it's
0:28:13 > 0:28:19difficult for me to see him and to hear his voice.Stars like Alec
0:28:19 > 0:28:22Baldwin have expressed support for Woody Allen. Many more Hollywood
0:28:22 > 0:28:25figures have distanced themselves or condemned him. Lizo Mzimba, BBC
0:28:25 > 0:28:28News.
0:28:28 > 0:28:30Scotland Yard says it's investigating a third complaint
0:28:30 > 0:28:34of sexual assault against the actor Kevin Spacey.
0:28:34 > 0:28:37The allegation relates to an incident in Westminster in 2005.
0:28:37 > 0:28:39Kevin Spacey, who has not been charged with any offences,
0:28:39 > 0:28:41has denied previous claims against him, for alleged sexual
0:28:41 > 0:28:47assaults that took place in South London in 2005 and 2008.
0:28:47 > 0:28:49The TV and radio presenter Chris Tarrant has been
0:28:49 > 0:28:52banned from driving, after pleading guilty to driving
0:28:52 > 0:28:55under the influence of alcohol.
0:28:55 > 0:28:58The former Capital Radio DJ and Who Wants to be Millionaire
0:28:58 > 0:29:01The former Capital Radio DJ and Who Wants to be a Millionaire
0:29:01 > 0:29:04host was stopped after he left a pub in Berkshire in November
0:29:04 > 0:29:06after a member of the public called the police.
0:29:06 > 0:29:08The 71-year-old was disqualified from driving for a year,
0:29:08 > 0:29:16and fined £6000.
0:29:17 > 0:29:19Some Royal watchers have been queueing in
0:29:19 > 0:29:20Cardiff since dawn to see
0:29:20 > 0:29:22Prince Harry and his fiancee Meghan Markle this afternoon.
0:29:22 > 0:29:24They're expected at Cardiff Castle shortly, where they'll take
0:29:24 > 0:29:26a tour of the grounds.
0:29:26 > 0:29:30Our Royal Correspondent Nicholas Witchell is there.
0:29:30 > 0:29:34The crowds are building up a little bit now. To be perfectly honest, it
0:29:34 > 0:29:40has been fairly low key up to this point. Certainly not the excitement
0:29:40 > 0:29:44there was in Brixton in south London a couple of weeks ago. Harry and
0:29:44 > 0:29:47Meghan Mac had been due here in a couple of minutes but we understand
0:29:47 > 0:29:51the train from Paddington has been delayed and they will probably not
0:29:51 > 0:29:56be here for the best part of an hour. Although Harry is strictly
0:29:56 > 0:30:00speaking Prince Henry of Wales, he has not been a very regular visitor
0:30:00 > 0:30:06to Wales. Today he's bringing his bride-to-be on what will be her
0:30:06 > 0:30:10third public appearance in the UK to Cardiff Castle. They will
0:30:10 > 0:30:14familiarise themselves with some Welsh culture and language, meet
0:30:14 > 0:30:19some sporting stars, and then they will go to a community centre to
0:30:19 > 0:30:25meet several charities which encourage young people, particularly
0:30:25 > 0:30:29from disadvantaged areas, to become involved with sport. So Harry and
0:30:29 > 0:30:35Meghan are on their way to Cardiff. We will see how Cardiff responds.
0:30:35 > 0:30:38Time for a look at the weather - here's Sarah Keith-Lucas.
0:30:38 > 0:30:42Some terrible weather overnight, has the worst of it past?
0:30:43 > 0:30:48The worst of the strong wind is certainly over. The storm we had is
0:30:48 > 0:30:51now moving off affecting the Netherlands and Germany at the
0:30:51 > 0:30:56moment. We are now left with more snow and ice in the forecast. This
0:30:56 > 0:30:59is the beautiful scene, fresh snow and blue skies in North Yorkshire.
0:30:59 > 0:31:04We have more of those snow showers to come. The satellite image showing
0:31:04 > 0:31:09a real peppering of cloud moving in on a north-westerly wind across
0:31:09 > 0:31:12Scotland, Northern Ireland, north-west England. Further south,
0:31:12 > 0:31:15most of the showers we see across Wales and south-west England are
0:31:15 > 0:31:19falling as rain with some sleet and snow over higher ground. For parts
0:31:19 > 0:31:22of Scotland, Northern Ireland and northern England, most of the snow
0:31:22 > 0:31:26over higher ground but the snow levels will come down overnight
0:31:26 > 0:31:36meaning we will start to see sleet and some snow on lower levels. Here
0:31:36 > 0:31:43we have some blue sky and sunshine. Feeling chilly where ever you are.
0:31:43 > 0:31:47Further sleet and snow tonight across Scotland, Northern Ireland
0:31:47 > 0:31:49and north-west England. We are likely to see a significant risk of
0:31:49 > 0:31:53icy conditions on Friday morning so take care on the roads. There will
0:31:53 > 0:31:58be some ice and accumulating snow fall, even on lower levels with
0:31:58 > 0:32:03temperatures subzero starting Friday morning. Similar to today, Friday
0:32:03 > 0:32:07will be mostly dry and clear. Chill and eastern England and the far east
0:32:07 > 0:32:10of Scotland. Some heavy snow for a time pushing across Northern Ireland
0:32:10 > 0:32:14into the western half of Scotland and north-west England. We could see
0:32:14 > 0:32:19several centimetres more of snow accumulating. Temperatures between
0:32:19 > 0:32:21two and 7 degrees. A different feeling in the weather north to
0:32:21 > 0:32:26south across the country. As we look from Friday night and into the
0:32:26 > 0:32:29weekend, a bit of a change with a front approaching from the
0:32:29 > 0:32:34south-west. Before that, a ridge of higher pressure and a quieter day on
0:32:34 > 0:32:37the cards for Saturday. Many of us staying dry with some sunshine.
0:32:37 > 0:32:44Still fairly chilly, 3-7 degrees. Rain possible in the south and some
0:32:44 > 0:32:48showers in Scotland. All in all, are largely dry day. On Saturday night
0:32:48 > 0:32:52into Sunday we will see the next front moving in from the Atlantic.
0:32:52 > 0:32:57As it bumps into the cold air, and the period of snow like the across
0:32:57 > 0:33:01northern England and Scotland in particular. Wet and breezy on Sunday
0:33:01 > 0:33:05but the temperatures will be rising from what we have seen recently.
0:33:05 > 0:33:09Through the weekend, a mix of mostly dry and bright on Saturday, but
0:33:09 > 0:33:14thing is getting increasingly wet and windy once again by Sunday.
0:33:14 > 0:33:19A reminder of our main story this lunchtime...
0:33:19 > 0:33:22The UK pledges £44 million extra to help border
0:33:22 > 0:33:23security at the Channel.
0:33:23 > 0:33:25It'll be spent on fencing, CCTV and new technology at border points.
0:33:25 > 0:33:45That's all from the BBC News at One, so it's goodbye from me,