0:00:07 > 0:00:08Allegations of sexual harassment at an elite
0:00:08 > 0:00:16men-only annual fundraiser.
0:00:17 > 0:00:21Two children's hospitals have given back donations from the event while
0:00:21 > 0:00:24the Bank of England denies any links following allegations from an
0:00:24 > 0:00:29undercover journalist.Multiple women told me that they had been
0:00:29 > 0:00:34touched inappropriately and that ranged from holding the hands, to
0:00:34 > 0:00:41touching their stomachs, two hands near the bottom of their back.
0:00:41 > 0:00:44An urgent question about the allegations is being asked this
0:00:44 > 0:00:45lunchtime in the House of Commons.
0:00:45 > 0:00:46We'll have the latest.
0:00:46 > 0:00:47The other main stories:
0:00:47 > 0:00:50There's been a 70% rise in the number of prosecutions
0:00:50 > 0:00:52collapsing in England and Wales because of mistakes
0:00:52 > 0:00:56with sharing evidence.
0:00:56 > 0:00:59The Finsbury Park mosque attack - the court hears from worshippers
0:00:59 > 0:01:03knocked down during the alleged attack last year.
0:01:03 > 0:01:05The new England Women's football coach, Phil Neville,
0:01:05 > 0:01:08apologises for some of his tweets, as his suitability for
0:01:08 > 0:01:12the job is questioned.
0:01:12 > 0:01:15A deaf woman is suing the promoters of a Little Mix concert -
0:01:15 > 0:01:23because there wasn't a sign language interpreter for the support acts.
0:01:23 > 0:01:26And all these years of hard work is paying off -
0:01:26 > 0:01:29now aged 11, Anna Hursey is thought to be the youngest ever competitor
0:01:29 > 0:01:31in the Commonwealth Games.
0:01:31 > 0:01:34And coming up in the sport on BBC News: Defending champion
0:01:34 > 0:01:36Roger Federer is through to his 14th Australian Open semifinal,
0:01:36 > 0:01:43beating Tomas Berdych in straight sets in Melbourne.
0:02:00 > 0:02:04Good afternoon and welcome to the BBC News at One.
0:02:04 > 0:02:07The organisers of a men-only charity dinner have said they're appalled
0:02:07 > 0:02:09by allegations of sexual harassment at the event, and have
0:02:09 > 0:02:13launched an investigation.
0:02:13 > 0:02:16Undercover journalists from the Financial Times say
0:02:16 > 0:02:19they were groped and propositioned at the Presidents Club annual
0:02:19 > 0:02:21charity fundraiser in London.
0:02:21 > 0:02:24In light of the allegations, the Bank of England said anyone
0:02:24 > 0:02:29who'd bid in the event's auction won't be able to take up the prize
0:02:29 > 0:02:31of tea with Mark Carney, and Great Ormond Street Hospital
0:02:31 > 0:02:33and the Evelina London Children's Hospital have both said
0:02:33 > 0:02:41they will return all previous donations from the dinner.
0:02:45 > 0:02:48An urgent question has just been heard in Parliament about the issue.
0:02:48 > 0:02:51Daniela Relph has the latest.
0:02:51 > 0:02:57Undercover at the 5-star Dorchester Hotel.Madison marriage, and
0:02:57 > 0:03:01reporter for the Financial Times. He getting ready for a night's work as
0:03:01 > 0:03:05a hostess at the Presidents Club fundraising dinner. The guests, all
0:03:05 > 0:03:12men. The hostesses, all young women. Had around £200 for an evening's
0:03:12 > 0:03:16work. As the dinner began, guests were told they were at the most on
0:03:16 > 0:03:21PC event of the year. There was a charity auction including an offer
0:03:21 > 0:03:24of plastic surgery at a Harley Street clinic. Perhaps, they were
0:03:24 > 0:03:32told, for their wives.
0:03:32 > 0:03:35And during the evening, the undercover reporter says she and
0:03:35 > 0:03:41others were repeatedly groped and harassed by male guests.Multiple
0:03:41 > 0:03:45women told me that they had been touched inappropriately, and that
0:03:45 > 0:03:53ranged from holding the hands, touching that stomachs, hands near
0:03:53 > 0:03:56the bottom of their back. Things which maybe you might not find too
0:03:56 > 0:04:04offensive, but touching the bottom. Kind of grabbing them, pulling them
0:04:04 > 0:04:07into their laps. Yes, a complete range of sexual harassment,
0:04:07 > 0:04:13basically.The event raised more than £2 million for several
0:04:13 > 0:04:16organisations including Great Ormond Street Hospital. It is now says it
0:04:16 > 0:04:21will return all donations due to the wholly unacceptable nature of the
0:04:21 > 0:04:29event. And in a statement, the Presidents Club said...
0:04:40 > 0:04:48What happened was that women were bought as bait. For men. Rich man,
0:04:48 > 0:04:53not a mile from where we stand, as if that is an acceptable behaviour.
0:04:53 > 0:04:57It is totally unacceptable! Businessmen David Mele is a trustee
0:04:57 > 0:05:02of the Presidents Club and until today, he was also a nonexecutive
0:05:02 > 0:05:06board member at the Department for education. He has now stepped down
0:05:06 > 0:05:10from that role. The future of the Presidents Club dinner is also now
0:05:10 > 0:05:16in doubt. Will the allegations of lewd behaviour and an event that has
0:05:16 > 0:05:20been held for 33 years? -- finish and events.
0:05:20 > 0:05:25As we were saying, there has been an urgent question in the House.
0:05:25 > 0:05:29Our correspondent Richard Galpin is here.
0:05:29 > 0:05:32Give us your sense of that exchange in the House of Commons.There
0:05:32 > 0:05:36certainly has been a lot of anger and there was a question tabled by
0:05:36 > 0:05:41Labour MP Jess Phillips and it has come quickly. And the Education
0:05:41 > 0:05:44Minister has responded, saying that David Mellor, not the former
0:05:44 > 0:05:48Conservative politician, a different man, the chair of the Presidents
0:05:48 > 0:05:53Club dinner is now stepping down as a nonexecutive member of the
0:05:53 > 0:05:56Department of Education. The Minister said this was absolutely
0:05:56 > 0:06:01the right thing to do and as we were hearing in that report, the response
0:06:01 > 0:06:06from Jess Phillips has been very, the response has been very strong,
0:06:06 > 0:06:11saying that women were brought as bait for rich men and that she very
0:06:11 > 0:06:17much welcome the fact that David Mellor was stepping down. Apart from
0:06:17 > 0:06:22two children's hospitals which are sending back the donations, WPP, a
0:06:22 > 0:06:25huge global advertising agency, has said it will no longer support this
0:06:25 > 0:06:28dinner.Richard, thank you very much.
0:06:28 > 0:06:30There's been a significant rise in the number of prosecutions
0:06:30 > 0:06:33collapsing in England and Wales, because of a failure by police
0:06:33 > 0:06:38or prosecutors to disclose evidence.
0:06:38 > 0:06:40Figures obtained by BBC News show that more than 900 people
0:06:40 > 0:06:42were formally cleared, or had cases against them dropped,
0:06:42 > 0:06:45in the year to last April, because of problems with disclosure.
0:06:45 > 0:06:50588,000 cases were prosecuted.
0:06:50 > 0:06:58Here's our home affairs correspondent, Danny Shaw.
0:07:01 > 0:07:04I was relieved, not just for myself, for everyone that's been with it
0:07:04 > 0:07:05every step of the way.
0:07:05 > 0:07:07Under investigation for rape for two years,
0:07:07 > 0:07:08Liam Allen's life was on hold.
0:07:08 > 0:07:11Then, three days into his trial, his legal team received
0:07:11 > 0:07:13crucial information and the prosecution was halted.
0:07:13 > 0:07:15The case highlighted problems with disclosure,
0:07:15 > 0:07:18the duty on police and prosecutors to pass on material which might
0:07:18 > 0:07:24assist the defence case or undermine the prosecution's.
0:07:24 > 0:07:26Finally, Liam Allen achieved the justice that should have
0:07:26 > 0:07:28been his from two years earlier.
0:07:28 > 0:07:36He had been on bail for two years not knowing if he was going to be
0:07:36 > 0:07:39convicted, facing a sentence of perhaps 12 years or so and be
0:07:39 > 0:07:41on the Sex Offenders' Register for life.
0:07:41 > 0:07:44Just the toll upon a young man who is in the middle of a university
0:07:44 > 0:07:45degree cannot be imagined.
0:07:45 > 0:07:49BBC News has obtained figures on how many people have been cleared or had
0:07:49 > 0:07:53allegations dropped against them because of disclosure failings.
0:07:53 > 0:07:57In 2014-15, proceedings were halted against 537 people.
0:07:57 > 0:08:03By last year, that number had risen to 916.
0:08:03 > 0:08:06That's a 70% increase in two years in the number of defendants cleared
0:08:06 > 0:08:14after disclosure failings emerged.
0:08:14 > 0:08:17The implication is that it could lead to miscarriages of justice.
0:08:17 > 0:08:19The criminal justice system is based upon trusting the prosecution
0:08:19 > 0:08:21to disclose material which undermines their case
0:08:21 > 0:08:23or assists a defence case.
0:08:23 > 0:08:25And if they are not doing that, then clearly,
0:08:25 > 0:08:28there can't be a fair trial.
0:08:28 > 0:08:32The Crown Prosecution Service says the number of trials which collapsed
0:08:32 > 0:08:35because evidence is not disclosed when it should be is a fraction
0:08:35 > 0:08:38of the total number of cases they deal with, about one
0:08:38 > 0:08:43in every 1,000 prosecutions.
0:08:43 > 0:08:47But the CPS says that is still too many and, in the coming days,
0:08:47 > 0:08:49they will be publishing an action plan to tackle the issue,
0:08:49 > 0:08:50along with the police.
0:08:50 > 0:08:53Senior police officers say there needs to be a change
0:08:53 > 0:08:56of mindset, so disclosure is put at the centre of an investigation,
0:08:56 > 0:08:58rather than something that is done at the end.
0:08:58 > 0:09:00Danny Shaw, BBC News, at the Old Bailey.
0:09:00 > 0:09:02The Brexit Secretary, David Davis, has said he wants negotiations
0:09:02 > 0:09:05about Britain's future relationship with the EU to be finished
0:09:05 > 0:09:09by the time the UK leaves the bloc.
0:09:09 > 0:09:11He told a parliamentary committee it would be unwise to allow
0:09:11 > 0:09:13the discussions to continue past March 2019.
0:09:13 > 0:09:21Our assistant political editor, Norman Smith, is at Westminster..
0:09:22 > 0:09:30Tell us more.David Davis is an old bruiser, but he faced a tough time
0:09:30 > 0:09:36today over the so-called transition phase. This is the two-year grace
0:09:36 > 0:09:42period before we finally depart from the EU for ever and a day. Mr Davis
0:09:42 > 0:09:46today confirmed that really, not much is going to change during that
0:09:46 > 0:09:52two year period and he suggested the UK would, mimic existing EU rules
0:09:52 > 0:09:56around the Single Market, the customs union, and the European
0:09:56 > 0:09:59Court of Justice. In other words, we will continue to take their
0:09:59 > 0:10:05judgments and their rulings. That is prompting something of a backlash
0:10:05 > 0:10:11amongst the Tommy Robinson who say, how can we be an independent nation
0:10:11 > 0:10:17if we are allowing a foreign court to lay down the law. -- the
0:10:17 > 0:10:23Brexiteers. Jacob Rees-Mogg said it sounded more like a two-year
0:10:23 > 0:10:27extension of our membership of the EU. Listen to some of those
0:10:27 > 0:10:28exchanges.
0:10:28 > 0:10:32If, on the 30th of March 2019, the UK is subject
0:10:32 > 0:10:34to the European Court of Justice, takes new rules relating
0:10:34 > 0:10:36to the single market and is paying into the European budget,
0:10:36 > 0:10:39are we not a vassal state?
0:10:39 > 0:10:40DAVIS LAUGHS.
0:10:40 > 0:10:42No, we're not.
0:10:42 > 0:10:44Er...
0:10:44 > 0:10:50Not unless we are a vassal state today.
0:10:50 > 0:10:54Mr Davis may have been laughing, but Jacob Rees-Mogg was certainly not
0:10:54 > 0:10:59and he said Mr Davis needed to stop behaving like we were still a member
0:10:59 > 0:11:04of the EU after March 2019 next year. Mr Davis said he was relaxed
0:11:04 > 0:11:10about the transition deal. What was important was the ends deal. He may
0:11:10 > 0:11:14be relaxed but a lot of Brexiteers most certainly not relaxed.Norman,
0:11:14 > 0:11:14thank you.
0:11:14 > 0:11:17A number of people knocked to the ground during the alleged
0:11:17 > 0:11:21Finsbury Park mosque attack have been telling a court
0:11:21 > 0:11:24about the moment when a van mounted the kerb and crashed
0:11:24 > 0:11:31into a group of Muslims.
0:11:31 > 0:11:33Darren Osborne is accused of deliberately driving a van
0:11:33 > 0:11:36into worshippers in North London last June, killing one person.
0:11:36 > 0:11:37He denies murder and attempted murder.
0:11:37 > 0:11:42Daniel Sandford is following the case at Woolwich Crown Court.
0:11:42 > 0:11:47Yes, I have to apologise for them very bad weather at the moment, but
0:11:47 > 0:11:51we have had a series of witnesses in statement form and giving live
0:11:51 > 0:11:55evidence describing the moment of the Finsbury Park attack. They
0:11:55 > 0:12:01describe how a 51-year-old man, Makram Ali, collapsed before the
0:12:01 > 0:12:05attack, but he was awake and responding, one witness told the
0:12:05 > 0:12:10court. They then heard the sound of revving and at which point, a large
0:12:10 > 0:12:15white van ploughed into the crowd of people. Three people ended up under
0:12:15 > 0:12:20the van, according to eyewitnesses. In a statement, one eyewitness said,
0:12:20 > 0:12:27I could feel my bones breaking. And a man's who's got was broken during
0:12:27 > 0:12:29the attack said, I thought somebody was going to come out and attackers
0:12:29 > 0:12:35with a knife or a gun. The driver of the van, according to the witnesses,
0:12:35 > 0:12:43was detained. Some people punched him, but some point, the Iman of a
0:12:43 > 0:12:48local mosque said to stop attacking him and Mr Mohammed said he
0:12:48 > 0:12:53remembered the driver of the van saying, I have done my job, you can
0:12:53 > 0:12:59kill me now. The court heard a 999 call to call an ambulance for Makram
0:12:59 > 0:13:06Ali at the time the van hit and you can hear him coming back on the line
0:13:06 > 0:13:11saying, it is a big van, he just ran over everyone, they are dying, man.
0:13:11 > 0:13:16The case is expected to last another week and Darren Osborne denies
0:13:16 > 0:13:22charges of both murder and attempted murder. Thank you. From Woolwich.
0:13:22 > 0:13:24The new England Women's football coach, Phil Neville,
0:13:24 > 0:13:27has apologised in the last hour for some of his tweets,
0:13:27 > 0:13:29saying they weren't a "true and genuine reflection"
0:13:29 > 0:13:32of his character, or beliefs.
0:13:32 > 0:13:34The former Manchester United player was confirmed in the post yesterday,
0:13:34 > 0:13:36saying he was honoured to take up the role.
0:13:36 > 0:13:39But some are questioning his suitability for the job -
0:13:39 > 0:13:47as our sports correspondent, Natalie Pirks, reports.
0:13:47 > 0:13:49England's women have been reaching heights the men's
0:13:49 > 0:13:53team can only dream of.
0:13:53 > 0:13:56Now ranked third in the world, with their ambitions set even
0:13:56 > 0:13:59higher, they've turned to a man with 59 caps for his country
0:13:59 > 0:14:00and coaching experience with Manchester United,
0:14:00 > 0:14:05Valencia and England's Under-21s.
0:14:05 > 0:14:07Just everything about this was the perfect opportunity for me.
0:14:07 > 0:14:11I've literally not slept because of the excitement.
0:14:11 > 0:14:13I'm going to set the challenge and the bar really high.
0:14:13 > 0:14:17I want to win and I want there to be a culture of winning.
0:14:17 > 0:14:19But Phil Neville's first-ever foray into management has come
0:14:19 > 0:14:22with sharp scrutiny.
0:14:22 > 0:14:24First, the FA blundered by releasing the news on
0:14:24 > 0:14:27the men's social media account, rather than the women's.
0:14:27 > 0:14:29Then, overnight, historical tweets surfaced that some perceive to be
0:14:29 > 0:14:34sexist and ill-judged.
0:14:34 > 0:14:36Neville has since deleted his account.
0:14:36 > 0:14:38The tweets have been strongly criticised but,
0:14:38 > 0:14:39this lunchtime, Neville responded, saying:
0:14:39 > 0:14:40they are not a true
0:14:40 > 0:14:48and genuine reflection of either my character or beliefs,
0:14:50 > 0:14:50and I would like to apologise.
0:14:50 > 0:14:53He added that he is fully aware of his responsibilities
0:14:53 > 0:14:55as the England women's head coach, and immensely proud and honoured
0:14:55 > 0:14:59to have been given the role.
0:14:59 > 0:15:02This job seems to have begun as the last one ended,
0:15:02 > 0:15:03in a storm of controversy.
0:15:03 > 0:15:05The women's former manager, Mark Sampson, was embroiled
0:15:05 > 0:15:08in a racism scandal and then sacked following evidence of inappropriate
0:15:08 > 0:15:14and unacceptable behaviour in a previous role.
0:15:14 > 0:15:16Since then, the women's Under-19 manager, Mo Marley,
0:15:16 > 0:15:18has been in charge.
0:15:18 > 0:15:21But she didn't appear to want the job, along with other big names
0:15:21 > 0:15:23in the women's game.
0:15:23 > 0:15:25Last month, the head of women's football here at the FA acknowledged
0:15:25 > 0:15:29there had been a problem with a lack of female applicants for the job,
0:15:29 > 0:15:31which leaves us with Neville.
0:15:31 > 0:15:34Now, such a high-profile name could be great for the women's game,
0:15:34 > 0:15:36but there are those who believe he simply doesn't have
0:15:36 > 0:15:41the right experience.
0:15:41 > 0:15:44I find it a bit of a strange appointment, if I'm honest.
0:15:44 > 0:15:46Obviously, Phil has been a coach at certain levels.
0:15:46 > 0:15:48He's never really been the number one, never really worked
0:15:48 > 0:15:51in women's football.
0:15:51 > 0:15:54And whether people think that's me being sexist or not...
0:15:54 > 0:15:56Obviously, working with women, working with men, it's
0:15:56 > 0:15:57completely different.
0:15:57 > 0:15:59He's going to have to learn very quickly.
0:15:59 > 0:16:02Neville doesn't have much time to win over the doubters, though,
0:16:02 > 0:16:06with the top two sides in the world to face in March and World Cup
0:16:06 > 0:16:08qualifiers beginning in April.
0:16:08 > 0:16:10For a man who didn't even apply for the job,
0:16:10 > 0:16:12Neville is fast learning that management is like stepping
0:16:12 > 0:16:15into the Lionesses' den.
0:16:15 > 0:16:21Natalie Pirks, BBC News.
0:16:21 > 0:16:28A nun has expressed a "deep sense of regret" over any abuse
0:16:28 > 0:16:34at children's home in Scotland in the 1950s.
0:16:34 > 0:16:37She broke down while giving evidence at the Scottish Child Abuse Inquiry.
0:16:37 > 0:16:40A number of people have already told the inquiry about the abuse
0:16:40 > 0:16:42they suffered at the Smyllum Park children's home in Lanark.
0:16:42 > 0:16:44Our social affairs correspondent, Michael Buchanan, reports.
0:16:44 > 0:16:46A former resident has said a "culture of evil" existed
0:16:46 > 0:16:49at Smyllum, a former care home and orphanage in Lanarkshire
0:16:49 > 0:16:57run by Catholic nuns.
0:16:58 > 0:17:00Certainly, dozens of former residents have alleged
0:17:00 > 0:17:02they were abused at the home, which was run by the Daughters
0:17:02 > 0:17:05of Charity of St Vincent de Paul, and which closed in 1981.
0:17:05 > 0:17:08They say they were beaten repeatedly for any or no reason,
0:17:08 > 0:17:10some have also alleged they were sexually abused.
0:17:10 > 0:17:12Theresa McGrane has described being sexually assaulted by a priest,
0:17:12 > 0:17:14then beaten by a nun who found out.
0:17:14 > 0:17:18She says the denials from sisters who worked at Smyllum that any abuse
0:17:18 > 0:17:20took place is ridiculous.
0:17:20 > 0:17:22We seem to have been in two different places.
0:17:22 > 0:17:25The children have been in Smyllum, and the nuns have been in Utopia.
0:17:25 > 0:17:28I honestly think the lawyer has advised them to say it didn't
0:17:28 > 0:17:32happen, they're all liars, that's not the truth,
0:17:32 > 0:17:34because they're afraid of civil suits afterwards.
0:17:34 > 0:17:36If they admit one single thing, they're opening themselves
0:17:36 > 0:17:39up to a civil suit.
0:17:39 > 0:17:42So something tells me they've just been advised to deny everything.
0:17:42 > 0:17:44As well as the abuse, hundreds of children who died
0:17:44 > 0:17:48at Smyllum are believed to be buried in an unmarked grave.
0:17:48 > 0:17:52A BBC investigation in September suggested at least 400 children
0:17:52 > 0:17:54who died at the care home between 1864 and 1981 are buried
0:17:54 > 0:18:02in St Mary's cemetery in Lanark.
0:18:06 > 0:18:15This has been a very difficult morning for the leadership
0:18:15 > 0:18:17morning for the leadership of the Daughter of Charity. Their
0:18:17 > 0:18:20procedures were found to be inadequate by today's standards but
0:18:20 > 0:18:28also of the time. They admitted there were more than 100 allegations
0:18:28 > 0:18:32of abuse in the late 1990s, they were advised by lawyers the
0:18:32 > 0:18:36allegations were historic and would be dismissed by judges. As to the
0:18:36 > 0:18:42actual abuse, more than 60 former residents of Smyllum have alleged,
0:18:42 > 0:18:48the sister who runs the Daughters of Charity in the UK broke down and
0:18:48 > 0:18:51said she had a deep sense of regret that any child may have been abused.
0:18:51 > 0:18:56As to whether the abuse took place, she said it wasn't up her to judge.
0:18:56 > 0:19:01There were no records to confirm it had taken place and such abuse was
0:19:01 > 0:19:08so against the Daughters of Charity's values and evidence will
0:19:08 > 0:19:10continue this afternoon.
0:19:10 > 0:19:11Our top story this lunchtime.
0:19:11 > 0:19:15Two children's hospitals have given back donations from the fundraiser,
0:19:15 > 0:19:17while the Bank of England denies any links, following the allegations
0:19:17 > 0:19:21by an undercover journalist.
0:19:21 > 0:19:25A new inquest is about to open into the death of a soldier
0:19:25 > 0:19:30at Deepcut Barracks in 1995.
0:19:30 > 0:19:33Coming up in sport, as Phil Neville lands the top job
0:19:33 > 0:19:35in English women's football, his lack of managerial
0:19:35 > 0:19:42experience comes under fire.
0:19:56 > 0:20:03For the last week, more than 100 young women have spoken in court
0:20:03 > 0:20:07about the abuse allegedly committed by Larry Nassar.
0:20:07 > 0:20:09He is expected to be sentenced later today,
0:20:09 > 0:20:11after admitting multiple counts of sexual abuse.
0:20:11 > 0:20:14More than 100 young women have now spoken in court in Michigan
0:20:14 > 0:20:17about the abuse they suffered - several of them members of the US
0:20:17 > 0:20:18Olympic gymnastics team.
0:20:18 > 0:20:19Our correspondent Rajini Vaidyanathan reports.
0:20:19 > 0:20:21Face-to-face with their abuser, in scenes you don't
0:20:21 > 0:20:22usually see in court.
0:20:22 > 0:20:24For decades, Larry Nassar was a doctor to young gymnasts.
0:20:24 > 0:20:26His patients included decorated Olympians,
0:20:26 > 0:20:27including gold medal winner Simone Biles.
0:20:27 > 0:20:29But, under the guise of treatment, he molested them.
0:20:29 > 0:20:31You used your power to get close to me.
0:20:31 > 0:20:36You weren't just a doctor, you were a trusted friend.
0:20:36 > 0:20:40And I think that is why I have been in denial for so long.
0:20:40 > 0:20:45I did not want to admit that you betrayed and deceived me.
0:20:45 > 0:20:48Larry Nassar has already pleaded guilty to ten counts of sex abuse.
0:20:48 > 0:20:51As part of his sentencing, the judge invited any other
0:20:51 > 0:20:53of his victims to come forward.
0:20:53 > 0:20:55More than 150 did.
0:20:55 > 0:20:5818-year-old Emily Morales was one of them.
0:20:58 > 0:21:00I still believed in you and had sympathy for you.
0:21:00 > 0:21:04How could I have been so naive?
0:21:04 > 0:21:08How could a person that I thought to be so genuine and kind and caring
0:21:08 > 0:21:13be in fact the opposite?
0:21:13 > 0:21:15I will never understand.
0:21:15 > 0:21:20But, now that I've said that, I want you to look at me.
0:21:20 > 0:21:23I believe in forgiveness, Larry.
0:21:23 > 0:21:27Larry Nassar is due to be sentenced today.
0:21:27 > 0:21:29Many of the women also want him to show remorse.
0:21:29 > 0:21:33The judge has described the women who shared their stories
0:21:33 > 0:21:33as sister survivors.
0:21:33 > 0:21:37Their testimony has been harrowing, but also inspiring.
0:21:37 > 0:21:42It takes a lot for a survivor of sex abuse to relive their ordeal.
0:21:42 > 0:21:46It's even harder to do that in front of their attacker in court.
0:21:46 > 0:21:52Rajini Vaidyanathan, BBC News, Lansing, Michigan.
0:21:52 > 0:21:54The number of people in work in the UK has grown
0:21:54 > 0:21:57to a new record high.
0:21:57 > 0:22:01Figures released this morning also show that pay has improved slightly.
0:22:01 > 0:22:07Our economics correspondent Andy Verity is with me.
0:22:07 > 0:22:12What do these figures tell us today? It's quite surprising. For years we
0:22:12 > 0:22:15are used to the number of people in work gruelling to new records.
0:22:15 > 0:22:20Almost every month we hear that. Last time we had the figures that
0:22:20 > 0:22:24stopped and there was a drop in the total number of people in work. A
0:22:24 > 0:22:28lot of economists were expecting that to continue. Instead we had a
0:22:28 > 0:22:34rise in the number of people in work of 100 and 2000. It got up to 32.2
0:22:34 > 0:22:40million people altogether. That was a bit of a surprise. One indication
0:22:40 > 0:22:43of a tightening labour market. Another indication is the demand for
0:22:43 > 0:22:48labour. If you look at vacancies, the number of vacancies for that a
0:22:48 > 0:22:5417 year high of 810,000 people looking for work. When you get that
0:22:54 > 0:22:57combination, a high demand for labour and a lower supply, because
0:22:57 > 0:23:01since the Brexit vote there are fewer people coming to work in this
0:23:01 > 0:23:04country than before, you would expect that would result in higher
0:23:04 > 0:23:09pay. Any worker has higher bargaining power, employers need to
0:23:09 > 0:23:16pay more to attract them. It has a bit. Average pay rose by 2.4%,
0:23:16 > 0:23:21that's excluding bonuses. It's an improvement on last time when it was
0:23:21 > 0:23:252.3%, but still not enough to catch up with price rises. Even though
0:23:25 > 0:23:29we've got the tightest labour market in decades, we've still got wage is
0:23:29 > 0:23:34not rising as fast as prices and in real terms they are still falling.
0:23:34 > 0:23:37Thank you.
0:23:37 > 0:23:39A new inquest is due to open this afternoon
0:23:39 > 0:23:42into the death of a soldier at Deepcut Barracks in 1995.
0:23:42 > 0:23:45Private Sean Benton was the first of four young soldiers to be found
0:23:45 > 0:23:47dead at the barracks in Surrey over a seven year period.
0:23:47 > 0:23:50A coroner has previously ruled that he took his own life.
0:23:50 > 0:23:52This fresh hearing was ordered after family lawyers got access
0:23:52 > 0:23:54to thousands of documents relating to his case.
0:23:54 > 0:24:01Our home affairs correspondent June Kelly reports.
0:24:01 > 0:24:03Sean Benton passed out from his basic Army training
0:24:03 > 0:24:04in the autumn of 1994.
0:24:04 > 0:24:08He had fulfilled his boyhood dream.
0:24:08 > 0:24:12He was sent to Deepcut Barracks in Surrey to finish his training.
0:24:12 > 0:24:16Nine months after he arrived there, he was dead.
0:24:16 > 0:24:18He was found with a rifle at his side and five bullet
0:24:18 > 0:24:21wounds to his chest.
0:24:21 > 0:24:26Sean's sister, Tracey, remembers how he changed in the Army.
0:24:26 > 0:24:28And that's you and him...?
0:24:28 > 0:24:29Yeah.
0:24:29 > 0:24:30At Pirbright?
0:24:30 > 0:24:32She's clear what she wants from this new inquest.
0:24:32 > 0:24:37The truth, what happened, what were his last moments,
0:24:37 > 0:24:45and the bullying and the culture in that camp, why they let it go on.
0:24:45 > 0:24:50Sean Benton, he was found shot.
0:24:50 > 0:24:55Sean's parents, Harry and Linda, didn't live to see this new inquest.
0:24:55 > 0:24:59I promised my mum I would carry on for her, but I feel sad
0:24:59 > 0:25:01that they are not here, because it should be them
0:25:01 > 0:25:04fighting to get some sort of justice for Sean.
0:25:04 > 0:25:07Sean Benton was the first of four young soldiers
0:25:07 > 0:25:10who died at Deepcut over a seven-year period.
0:25:10 > 0:25:12All had suffered gunshot wounds.
0:25:12 > 0:25:15A fresh inquest two years ago on one of the four,
0:25:15 > 0:25:17Private Cheryl James, concluded that she'd
0:25:17 > 0:25:20taken her own life.
0:25:20 > 0:25:23At that inquest, Deepcut was described as a morally
0:25:23 > 0:25:27chaotic environment, and the Army acknowledged that some
0:25:27 > 0:25:30instructors had abused their power.
0:25:30 > 0:25:33Sean Benton had struggled with military life and,
0:25:33 > 0:25:36on the day before he died, he'd been told he was being
0:25:36 > 0:25:39discharged from the Army.
0:25:39 > 0:25:43The inquest is set to hear from around 150 witnesses.
0:25:43 > 0:25:47It has to look at in what circumstances he came by his death,
0:25:47 > 0:25:50so that's not only going to be looking at what happened to him,
0:25:50 > 0:25:53whether he himself was the subject of bullying or harassment or poor
0:25:53 > 0:25:54support, poor welfare.
0:25:54 > 0:25:57It's going to be looking at the wider circumstances,
0:25:57 > 0:25:59what systems and policies were in place to protect young
0:25:59 > 0:26:03people in that camp.
0:26:03 > 0:26:08It's 23 years since Sean Benton's short life ended.
0:26:08 > 0:26:11Now, for the first time, his days at Deepcut will be examined
0:26:11 > 0:26:13in detail in public.
0:26:13 > 0:26:17June Kelly, BBC News.
0:26:17 > 0:26:21A deaf woman is suing the promoter of a concert by the pop group
0:26:21 > 0:26:23Little Mix for failing to provide a sign language interpreter
0:26:23 > 0:26:27for two support acts.
0:26:27 > 0:26:29Sally Reynolds and two deaf friends took their daughters to the concert,
0:26:29 > 0:26:32organised by LHG Live, last September.
0:26:32 > 0:26:36Our legal affairs correspondent, Clive Coleman, has the story.
0:26:36 > 0:26:38I like that one there...
0:26:38 > 0:26:41Cate Merry and her friend Megan are massive Little Mix fans.
0:26:41 > 0:26:44# I got the, I got the, I got the power...#
0:26:44 > 0:26:48Last year, Cate's mum Sally bought tickets to see the band in concert.
0:26:48 > 0:26:51Sally is deaf, and booked for her and two deaf friends to go
0:26:51 > 0:26:54with their daughters.
0:26:54 > 0:26:56She asked the organisers LHG Live to provide a British sign
0:26:56 > 0:26:59language interpreter.
0:26:59 > 0:27:02We asked two or three times initially, please can you provide
0:27:02 > 0:27:05an interpreter for us, and the explanation we got back
0:27:05 > 0:27:09was just a no, we didn't have any reason behind it.
0:27:09 > 0:27:13Eventually we became so frustrated.
0:27:13 > 0:27:16I wanted to share the same experience that my daughter had,
0:27:16 > 0:27:19and that my friends were there too, essentially I just wanted
0:27:19 > 0:27:22access to the songs.
0:27:22 > 0:27:25Under the Equality Act, any organisation supplying a service
0:27:25 > 0:27:29to the public is under a duty to make reasonable adjustments
0:27:29 > 0:27:32to ensure disabled people's experience is as close as possible
0:27:32 > 0:27:38to those without a disability.
0:27:38 > 0:27:40With just days to go before the concert and no
0:27:40 > 0:27:42interpreter in place, Sally took an unprecedented
0:27:42 > 0:27:45legal step.
0:27:45 > 0:27:49She instructed lawyers to apply for a court injunction to force LHG
0:27:49 > 0:27:56Live to provide a British sign language interpreter, and it worked.
0:27:56 > 0:27:58MUSIC:"Black Magic" by Little Mix.
0:27:58 > 0:28:01The girls and their mums got to go to the concert,
0:28:01 > 0:28:03and when Little Mix took to the stage their lyrics
0:28:03 > 0:28:07were interpreted for Sally and her friends.
0:28:07 > 0:28:09But earlier on there were two supporting acts,
0:28:09 > 0:28:13and the interpreter hadn't been booked to cover them.
0:28:13 > 0:28:15I felt that, you know, we were really part
0:28:15 > 0:28:17of the Little Mix experience.
0:28:17 > 0:28:20But because it was so good, I realised that we'd missed out
0:28:20 > 0:28:23on the first two acts, so it was very much a disparity
0:28:23 > 0:28:26of experience to everybody else.
0:28:26 > 0:28:34In a statement, LHG Live told the BBC:
0:28:42 > 0:28:47For Cate Merry, there's only one thing that matters.
0:28:47 > 0:28:50Because I really love my mum and I really want her to come
0:28:50 > 0:28:54to the concerts with me.
0:28:54 > 0:29:02Clive Coleman, BBC News.
0:29:02 > 0:29:04A schoolgirl from Cardiff could be breaking a Commonwealth Games record
0:29:04 > 0:29:06- before the event has even begun.
0:29:06 > 0:29:0811-year-old Anna Hursey is believed to be the youngest
0:29:08 > 0:29:10competitor ever selected.
0:29:10 > 0:29:13She's preparing to travel to Australia's Gold Coast in April,
0:29:13 > 0:29:21to represent Team Wales - as Sian Lloyd reports.
0:29:25 > 0:29:27Anna Hursey has earned her place in the Wales Commonwealth team.
0:29:27 > 0:29:30Practising three hours a day after school, the 11-year-old has
0:29:30 > 0:29:32already proven her skills.
0:29:32 > 0:29:35She won her first senior international a year ago.
0:29:35 > 0:29:38Anna is no stranger to competition, but this will be her
0:29:38 > 0:29:40biggest challenge yet.
0:29:40 > 0:29:43I feel really special, really proud.
0:29:43 > 0:29:46I just don't really want to go there and be like, yeah,
0:29:46 > 0:29:52I'm small and I can't compete.
0:29:52 > 0:29:54So hopefully I'll try my hardest and help my team
0:29:54 > 0:30:02try and win a medal.
0:30:02 > 0:30:03Anna's talent was spotted early.
0:30:03 > 0:30:06She first picked up a bat aged five and was taken to China to learn
0:30:06 > 0:30:10from the best when she could barely see over the table.
0:30:10 > 0:30:12Since then, she's been coached closer to home in Cardiff.
0:30:12 > 0:30:15Probably the best 11-year-old I've ever seen, boys and girls.
0:30:15 > 0:30:19She's up there with...
0:30:19 > 0:30:22I remember seeing Paul Drinkhall, who's number one in the UK right
0:30:22 > 0:30:24now, and she's up there.
0:30:24 > 0:30:26When saw him at 11, she's at that level.
0:30:26 > 0:30:27Amazing.
0:30:27 > 0:30:30Oh my gosh, she can do two at the same time, that's amazing.
0:30:30 > 0:30:32Anna is celebrating her exciting news at school today,
0:30:32 > 0:30:34teaching her friends how to play table tennis.
0:30:34 > 0:30:37She'll have to miss lessons to go to the games in Australia,
0:30:37 > 0:30:39but already thought to be one of the youngest competitors ever
0:30:39 > 0:30:43at this level, she will make history if she does win a medal there.
0:30:43 > 0:30:51Sian Lloyd, BBC News, Cardiff.
0:30:52 > 0:30:55Fantastic! Good luck to her.
0:30:55 > 0:30:57Time for a look at the weather.
0:30:57 > 0:30:59It's not much fun for a lot of people.
0:30:59 > 0:31:04It's not much fun for a lot of people. The picture is pretty
0:31:04 > 0:31:08miserable out there. It's a picture from Leicestershire, from one of our
0:31:08 > 0:31:16Weather Watchers. Look at this one from York. The river has burst its
0:31:16 > 0:31:21banks. It's very windy across other parts of the country. Really
0:31:21 > 0:31:25unpleasant weather across the UK right now. This is quite an
0:31:25 > 0:31:33interesting one from London, the effect of raindrops on the window.
0:31:33 > 0:31:39Gales and heavy rain are the story of the day across northern parts of
0:31:39 > 0:31:43the UK. This is spawned Georgina which has been sweeping to the
0:31:43 > 0:31:52north-west of Scotland -- Storm Georgina. Even over the hills of
0:31:52 > 0:31:58Scotland we had gusts well in excess of 100 mph. Quite a potent storm
0:31:58 > 0:32:02sweeping the far north of the country. To the south of that we are
0:32:02 > 0:32:05feeling the effects of the storm in terms of a breeze, really gusty
0:32:05 > 0:32:11weather. Many of us have experienced a short lived downpour. There have
0:32:11 > 0:32:16been hailstorms around as well. This is the picture around 5pm. There's a
0:32:16 > 0:32:20lot of clear weather around, occasionally interrupted by heavy
0:32:20 > 0:32:26showers moving through. And that on the edge of the screen is Storm
0:32:26 > 0:32:34Georgina starting to fizzle out by that stage. Not completely. It will
0:32:34 > 0:32:39feel pretty cold this evening. The winds are quite strong. This evening
0:32:39 > 0:32:42many Eastern counties will have clearer weather, many of the showers
0:32:42 > 0:32:47in the west of the UK. You can see some wintry showers there. Above
0:32:47 > 0:32:54freezing this sort of
0:32:54 > 0:32:56freezing this sort of weather is usually above freezing. There will
0:32:56 > 0:32:59be quite a bit of sunshine around tomorrow for a certain period of the
0:32:59 > 0:33:04day. Then more showers coming through. I suspect wherever you are,
0:33:04 > 0:33:08I expect the morning will be better than the afternoon. In the afternoon
0:33:08 > 0:33:12both showers get going. And on the breezy side as well. A much better
0:33:12 > 0:33:17day towards the end of the week. There will be some sunshine around.
0:33:17 > 0:33:22Another weather system coming off the Atlantic which will be in time
0:33:22 > 0:33:27for Saturday and Sunday. The weekend is looking and settled. Relatively
0:33:27 > 0:33:33mild with a lot of grey skies. A very changeable week, not a pretty
0:33:33 > 0:33:38picture. We've had worse I guess.
0:33:38 > 0:33:41A reminder of our main story this lunchtime.
0:33:41 > 0:33:43Two children's hospitals have given back donations following allegations
0:33:43 > 0:33:49of sexual harassment at an elite men-only annual fundraiser.
0:33:49 > 0:33:52That's all from the BBC News at One, so it's goodbye from me,
0:33:52 > 0:33:56and on BBC One we now join the BBC's news teams where you are.
0:33:56 > 0:34:19Have a good afternoon.