0:00:08 > 0:00:10Senior ministers urge the Government to pull together amid reports
0:00:10 > 0:00:15of mounting tensions among Conservative MPs.
0:00:15 > 0:00:19The Prime Minister is facing growing criticism over her handling
0:00:19 > 0:00:21of Brexit negotiations and her domestic policy.
0:00:21 > 0:00:25Also on the programme this lunchtime:
0:00:25 > 0:00:28A 28-year-old man appears in court in connection with a car crash that
0:00:28 > 0:00:31killed three teenage boys in London on Friday.
0:00:31 > 0:00:33The collapsed construction giant Carillion is accused of trying
0:00:33 > 0:00:35to wriggle out of its pension obligations while still
0:00:35 > 0:00:41paying bosses' bonuses.
0:00:41 > 0:00:43A former loyalist paramilitary commander turned police informer
0:00:43 > 0:00:46is sentenced to six and a half years in prison for more than
0:00:46 > 0:00:48200 terror offences.
0:00:48 > 0:00:52Peaking in Paris - the River Seine is now more
0:00:52 > 0:00:55than four metres above its normal level and people have been
0:00:55 > 0:00:58moved from their homes.
0:00:58 > 0:01:01And Bruno Mars cleans up at the biggest music awards,
0:01:01 > 0:01:04the Grammy's, in New York last night - taking home six in total.
0:01:04 > 0:01:07And coming up in the sport on BBC News, the new England women's head
0:01:07 > 0:01:10coach, Phil Neville, faces the media in his first press
0:01:10 > 0:01:18conference since his surprise appointment in the role.
0:01:36 > 0:01:38Good afternoon and welcome to the BBC News at One.
0:01:38 > 0:01:40Senior ministers are urging their party to pull together
0:01:40 > 0:01:42amid reports of growing tensions among Conservative Mps.
0:01:42 > 0:01:44Theresa May's facing criticism over her handling
0:01:44 > 0:01:47of Brexit negotiations and of her domestic policy.
0:01:47 > 0:01:50It comes as European Union ministers prepare to meet in Brussels this
0:01:50 > 0:01:52afternoon to agree their negotiating guidelines for the transitional
0:01:52 > 0:01:58period after Britain leaves the EU in March next year.
0:01:58 > 0:02:05Here's our Political Correspondent Leila Nathoo.
0:02:05 > 0:02:11Will this Government ever agree on a Brexit strategy? Heading in,
0:02:11 > 0:02:17competing views in the cabinet still to be reconciled. Among Tory
0:02:17 > 0:02:20Brexiteers, frustration is spilling over with louder calls for the
0:02:20 > 0:02:25Government to take a tougher stance towards Brussels.I think now,
0:02:25 > 0:02:30having tried the friendly approach, the UK needs to say to the rest of
0:02:30 > 0:02:34the EU, either we talk trade and a comprehensive partnership and sort
0:02:34 > 0:02:39that out over the next year or we leave without an agreement. Will you
0:02:39 > 0:02:42please get down to discussing the things we are interested in because
0:02:42 > 0:02:48we spent the last
0:02:51 > 0:02:52we spent the last year and a half talking about things you are
0:02:52 > 0:02:55interested in.From other quarters too, warnings time is running out
0:02:55 > 0:02:57for the Prime Minister to get across a broader message.I don't support
0:02:57 > 0:03:00any change in leadership but I do think the window is closing because
0:03:00 > 0:03:05politics can be a brutal game. Theresa May has her hands full
0:03:05 > 0:03:08trying to contain the divisions among her colleagues but party unity
0:03:08 > 0:03:14is again beginning to fray. Her authority is fragile, and it is
0:03:14 > 0:03:20those around her who will decide how long she stays in place.We should
0:03:20 > 0:03:23pull together and stay behind the Prime Minister. There are challenges
0:03:23 > 0:03:26facing the country we need to rise to together and huge opportunities
0:03:26 > 0:03:32we need to take advantage of. The biggest risks to our country would
0:03:32 > 0:03:37be a socialist government that would send us backwards.There is a sense
0:03:37 > 0:03:40the pressure on Theresa May is building, from those concerned
0:03:40 > 0:03:46domestic policy is taking a back-seat, while those calling for a
0:03:46 > 0:03:49clean break from the EU want her to take a bold step in that direction.
0:03:49 > 0:03:53Rod Laver Tories still don't want a leadership contest that may bring
0:03:53 > 0:03:57forward a general election and there is still no obvious candidate to
0:03:57 > 0:04:02take her place. Downing Street points to the Prime Minister's
0:04:02 > 0:04:08record in the negotiations so far, but the next stage of negotiations,
0:04:08 > 0:04:11sowing seeds of a future relationship between Britain and the
0:04:11 > 0:04:16EU, will be harder to navigate abroad and on home soil.
0:04:16 > 0:04:19Our Assistant Political Editor Norman Smith is in Downing Street.
0:04:19 > 0:04:24How much trouble is the PM in?
0:04:24 > 0:04:29Sophie, Mrs May has faced crises before and battled on through and
0:04:29 > 0:04:33survived, and she may do again. The difference this time I think is for
0:04:33 > 0:04:40the first time there are signs the Brexiteers, who to date have been
0:04:40 > 0:04:44loyal to Mrs May almost fending off others who have sought to move
0:04:44 > 0:04:49against her, now appear to be getting the political collywobbles
0:04:49 > 0:04:53over her leadership. They swallowed uncomfortable compromises over the
0:04:53 > 0:04:57Divorce Bill and the transition period but now they fear those
0:04:57 > 0:05:07compromises might be a proud huge to the great sell-out. Why? -- might be
0:05:07 > 0:05:14a prelude. Last week it was suggested we might move very
0:05:14 > 0:05:19modestly apart from the EU which has rung alarm bells. There's a broader
0:05:19 > 0:05:24sense of exasperation with Mrs May, many Tory MPs fear the party is
0:05:24 > 0:05:29drifting aimlessly down the river with no real direction or sense of
0:05:29 > 0:05:35purpose. All of which said, for all of the accusations against Mrs May
0:05:35 > 0:05:40that she lacks decisiveness and boldness, it is not clear that any
0:05:40 > 0:05:44of her Cabinet critics are exactly overflowing in those qualities
0:05:44 > 0:05:49themselves because today all of them have sat on their hands and shown no
0:05:49 > 0:05:55sign of facing down Mrs May.Norman Smith in Downing Street, thank you.
0:05:55 > 0:05:57Ministers from the 27 states which will remain in the EU
0:05:57 > 0:06:00after Brexit are meeting this afternoon to agree their negotiating
0:06:00 > 0:06:02guidelines for the transitional period after Britain's departure.
0:06:02 > 0:06:10Damian Grammaticas is in Brussels.
0:06:11 > 0:06:16Yes, so those ministers, the 27, will this afternoon sign off on
0:06:16 > 0:06:21their position, the EU's position on the negotiation about transition
0:06:21 > 0:06:26period. This is an important moment because if you think back to what
0:06:26 > 0:06:31happened in the first phase, the EU set out its position, its
0:06:31 > 0:06:37guidelines, and stuck to it. For all of the debates about the exit bill,
0:06:37 > 0:06:42Britain ended up accepting the EU position so in this document today
0:06:42 > 0:06:47we see some of the arguments to come, particularly the issue about
0:06:47 > 0:06:54the UK status. The UK will quit in 2019 out of the EU but if it wants
0:06:54 > 0:06:58to have that transition and continue to benefit from free trade, single
0:06:58 > 0:07:03market access and that sort of stuff, it will need to accept all of
0:07:03 > 0:07:08the rules. That is one area where there could be some dispute. The UK
0:07:08 > 0:07:13saying can it not have some power of looking at those rules and if they
0:07:13 > 0:07:18are not in the UK's interests, the EU is unlikely to move on that. Also
0:07:18 > 0:07:24in the document tree movement rights of EU citizens, that they should
0:07:24 > 0:07:31continue right until the end of the transition in 2020, so difficult
0:07:31 > 0:07:35decisions for the UK but the EU should sign off on this this
0:07:35 > 0:07:40afternoon and we will probably see them stick to that through the
0:07:40 > 0:07:42negotiations.Thank you.
0:07:42 > 0:07:44A man has been remanded in custody after appearing in court
0:07:44 > 0:07:47in connection with a car crash that killed three teenagers
0:07:47 > 0:07:48in West London.
0:07:48 > 0:07:50A second man is being questioned after he handed himself
0:07:50 > 0:07:51in after a police appeal.
0:07:51 > 0:07:55Frankie McCamley is at Uxbridge Magistrates' Court.
0:07:55 > 0:08:02What happened in court?Some of the victims' family members were in
0:08:02 > 0:08:08court today to see the defendant, Jaynesh Chudasama, who only spoke to
0:08:08 > 0:08:13confirm his name, age and address. He faces three counts of causing
0:08:13 > 0:08:17death by dangerous driving following a crash on Friday evening in which a
0:08:17 > 0:08:26car ploughed into a group of teenage boys. Three teenagers were killed at
0:08:26 > 0:08:30the scene, named a 16-year-old Josh McGuinness, 16-year-old George
0:08:30 > 0:08:33Wilkinson and 17-year-old Harry Rice. The 34-year-old has also been
0:08:33 > 0:08:38arrested on suspicion of dangerous driving and remains in police
0:08:38 > 0:08:41custody for questioning. Family, friends and loved ones have been
0:08:41 > 0:08:45paying tributes at the scene, leaving flowers and balloons. All
0:08:45 > 0:08:50the boys attended the same school and the headteacher has issued a
0:08:50 > 0:08:54statement to say "We are all shocked and saddened by the tragic loss of
0:08:54 > 0:08:59three of our students. Our thoughts and condolences are with family,
0:08:59 > 0:09:05friends and loved ones at this time". Jaynesh Chudasama was denied
0:09:05 > 0:09:09bail today and will appear at the Old Bailey on the 26th of February.
0:09:09 > 0:09:14Thank you.
0:09:14 > 0:09:16A loyalist paramilitary turned supergrass has been jailed for more
0:09:16 > 0:09:19than six years after admitting more than 200 offences -
0:09:19 > 0:09:20including five murders.
0:09:20 > 0:09:22Gary Haggarty was a former commander in the Ulster
0:09:22 > 0:09:23Volunteer Force in Belfast.
0:09:23 > 0:09:25He was a paid police informer for 11 years.
0:09:25 > 0:09:27The judge said that under normal circumstances,
0:09:27 > 0:09:2945-year-old Haggarty would have been jailed for 35 years.
0:09:29 > 0:09:37From Belfast, Chris Page reports.
0:09:40 > 0:09:45During the troubles, the letters UVF were identified with fear,
0:09:45 > 0:09:50sectarianism and killing. The Ulster volunteer Force murdered almost 400
0:09:50 > 0:09:55people, more than any other loyalist paramilitary group. The control
0:09:55 > 0:09:59which UVF leaders had over their own communities meant it was difficult
0:09:59 > 0:10:05to prosecute any, but eight years ago Gary Haggarty offered to give
0:10:05 > 0:10:13evidence in court in exchange for a shorter sentence for his own crimes.
0:10:13 > 0:10:16Eamon Fox and Gary Convey were shot dead by UVF gunmen...
0:10:16 > 0:10:18Sean McDermott was bundled into his car, and his body was
0:10:18 > 0:10:19discovered early yesterday morning...
0:10:19 > 0:10:22Children ran crying from the house after the gunmen shot their
0:10:22 > 0:10:23grandfather.
0:10:23 > 0:10:25Haggarty pleaded guilty to five murders and almost 200 other
0:10:25 > 0:10:26terrorism offences.
0:10:26 > 0:10:28Today, the judge said under normal circumstances, he
0:10:28 > 0:10:32would have gone to prison for 35 years, but he reduced the term to
0:10:32 > 0:10:39six and a half years.
0:10:39 > 0:10:41The UVF unit which Haggary led here in north
0:10:41 > 0:10:42Belfast had a particularly savage reputation.
0:10:42 > 0:10:45But even as he was carrying out this his sectarian murder
0:10:45 > 0:10:46campaign, the paramilitary commander was also
0:10:46 > 0:10:50working as a police informer.
0:10:50 > 0:10:51The families of those Haggarty killed
0:10:51 > 0:10:57feel the justice system has let them down terribly.
0:10:57 > 0:10:58Justice?
0:10:58 > 0:10:59What is justice in this country?
0:10:59 > 0:11:03It's just designed to look after the criminals.
0:11:03 > 0:11:06How can a man convicted of that many crimes would be set
0:11:06 > 0:11:11free into society?
0:11:11 > 0:11:13In more than 1000 interviews with detectives,
0:11:13 > 0:11:16Haggarty made allegations about 14 other loyalists and two police
0:11:16 > 0:11:20officers, who he gave information to.
0:11:20 > 0:11:23But prosecutors have decided to use his evidence against just one
0:11:23 > 0:11:25man, who is to be charged with two UVF murders.
0:11:25 > 0:11:28The next time Gary Haggarty is in court, he'll be in the
0:11:28 > 0:11:36witness box, not the dock.
0:11:39 > 0:11:42The deficit in the pension fund of the collapsed construction giant
0:11:42 > 0:11:45Carillion could be almost a billion pounds - far higher than first
0:11:45 > 0:11:46thought, according to MPs.
0:11:46 > 0:11:48The Commons Work and Pensions Committee has accused the company
0:11:48 > 0:11:50of trying to "wriggle out" of its obligations to its
0:11:50 > 0:11:52pensioners, while continuing to pay dividends and high
0:11:52 > 0:11:53salaries to executives.
0:11:53 > 0:11:58Our Business Correspondent Simon Gompertz is here.
0:11:58 > 0:12:00of trying to "wriggle out" of its obligations to its
0:12:00 > 0:12:03What do they mean when they say Carillion wriggled out?
0:12:03 > 0:12:07It's that point of whether the company was putting enough into the
0:12:07 > 0:12:11pension scheme in order to pay the pensions they promised. Frank Field,
0:12:11 > 0:12:15the head of the Work and Pensions Committee, is launching an inquiry
0:12:15 > 0:12:19along with the business committee of MPs in the Commons into exactly what
0:12:19 > 0:12:25went on at Carillion, and has indeed been saying the company carried out
0:12:25 > 0:12:29shelling out dividends and handsome pay packets for those on top whilst
0:12:29 > 0:12:33underfunding the scheme. He has released a letter from the trustees
0:12:33 > 0:12:38of the pension schemes attached to Carillion saying they alerted that
0:12:38 > 0:12:43there was a problem of underfunding in 2008 and then every three years
0:12:43 > 0:12:48since then. The attention has now shifted to the pensions regulator,
0:12:48 > 0:12:54who was alerted, who didn't force Carillion to put more into the
0:12:54 > 0:12:57schemes and allowed them to put off contributions last year. Now Frank
0:12:57 > 0:13:01Field has released another letter from the regulator with the
0:13:01 > 0:13:04regulator saying they are investigating whether they should
0:13:04 > 0:13:07use their anti-avoidance powers in this case, that is when they can
0:13:07 > 0:13:11force people involved in the company to contribute to a scheme to shore
0:13:11 > 0:13:18it up.That is one inquiry taking place, another one has been
0:13:18 > 0:13:23launched, how significant is that? There are so many inquiries now, as
0:13:23 > 0:13:34they try to hone in on who is responsible. Swan is from the
0:13:34 > 0:13:38Financial Reporting Council, looking into KPMG which signed off on the
0:13:38 > 0:13:43accounts of Carillion and will be looking at the assessment, how they
0:13:43 > 0:13:48booked their income, also the pension scheme promises. All of
0:13:48 > 0:13:52these investigations will come to a head but it will take months,
0:13:52 > 0:13:57possibly years, to find out exactly what happened.Thank you.
0:13:57 > 0:14:00Two British skiers have died while on holiday in the French Alps.
0:14:00 > 0:14:02The 25-year-olds were skiing off piste when it's thought they slipped
0:14:02 > 0:14:04before falling several hundred metres in the
0:14:04 > 0:14:05Chamonix-Mont-Blanc region.
0:14:05 > 0:14:07A third skier, also British, is understood to have raised
0:14:07 > 0:14:09the alarm on Sunday morning.
0:14:09 > 0:14:11Rescue services said the men were on an off-piste route
0:14:11 > 0:14:19which was well-known and popular.
0:14:23 > 0:14:28Our top story this lunchtime, senior ministers urge the Government to
0:14:28 > 0:14:31pull together amid reports of mounting tensions among Conservative
0:14:31 > 0:14:37MPs. And how data from the fitness tracker Strabo has inadvertently
0:14:37 > 0:14:41revealed the whereabouts of American army bases abroad.
0:14:41 > 0:14:43Coming up in sports, the International Paralympic Committee
0:14:43 > 0:14:46has upheld the decision to ban Russia from the upcoming Games in
0:14:46 > 0:14:47Pyeongchang.
0:14:47 > 0:14:50Those who can prove they are clean though can compete as
0:14:50 > 0:14:53neutrals.
0:14:58 > 0:15:0011 Afghan soldiers have been killed by militants in Kabul,
0:15:00 > 0:15:03the third attack in the Afghan capital in just over a week.
0:15:03 > 0:15:07An eyewitness said explosions hit an area near a military academy.
0:15:07 > 0:15:10It comes days after the deadliest bombing in Kabul for months,
0:15:10 > 0:15:12during which Taliban militants killed at least 100 people using
0:15:12 > 0:15:14an ambulance packed with explosives.
0:15:14 > 0:15:17Secunder Kermani reports.
0:15:17 > 0:15:21SIRENS.
0:15:21 > 0:15:24This is the scene from the latest attack to rock this city.
0:15:24 > 0:15:27The third in just over one week.
0:15:27 > 0:15:30Five militants from the Islamic State group apparently used this
0:15:30 > 0:15:34ladder to get into a military base in the west of Kabul.
0:15:34 > 0:15:38Armed with suicide vests, they managed to kill
0:15:38 > 0:15:39at least 11 soldiers.
0:15:39 > 0:15:42Four of the attackers were either shot dead or blew themselves up.
0:15:42 > 0:15:47One was captured alive.
0:15:47 > 0:15:49TRANSLATION:The fight was so intense in the first hour
0:15:49 > 0:15:53and security forces and ambulances were all around.
0:15:53 > 0:15:55In the second hour, we heard sounds of explosions
0:15:55 > 0:15:58every ten to 15 minutes.
0:15:58 > 0:15:59TRANSLATION:Look at what's happening to this nation.
0:15:59 > 0:16:02When you're not able to control the current situation,
0:16:02 > 0:16:03it's better you resign.
0:16:03 > 0:16:05What kind of government is this?
0:16:05 > 0:16:07You're not even able to secure the city.
0:16:07 > 0:16:11How can we trust you to secure the provinces?
0:16:11 > 0:16:14Hospitals in the city are still treating the victims
0:16:14 > 0:16:19of another attack just two days ago, in which over 100 people died.
0:16:19 > 0:16:22The Taliban were responsible for that.
0:16:22 > 0:16:28They also carried out an attack last weekend at this upmarket hotel.
0:16:28 > 0:16:30Security officials here say they are doing all they can,
0:16:30 > 0:16:34but anger at the failure to prevent these attacks is rising.
0:16:34 > 0:16:36Even according to our own standards, violence, daily violence
0:16:36 > 0:16:39in Afghanistan, this past week was terrible for Afghans,
0:16:39 > 0:16:47because life is almost paralysed in the capital city.
0:16:48 > 0:16:50The government is not functioning and people are not
0:16:50 > 0:16:56going out of their houses, and schools are closed.
0:16:56 > 0:16:59There's no evidence they are working together, but it seems both
0:16:59 > 0:17:02the Taliban and Islamic State group have decided that targeting
0:17:02 > 0:17:04the capital is the best way to spread fear and to
0:17:04 > 0:17:07undermine the government.
0:17:07 > 0:17:10Secunder Kermani, BBC News, Kabul.
0:17:11 > 0:17:14The German government has strongly condemned a series
0:17:14 > 0:17:17of car emissions tests, in which humans and monkeys
0:17:17 > 0:17:22were reportedly exposed to diesel exhaust fumes.
0:17:22 > 0:17:25The experiments were conducted by a research group funded by three
0:17:25 > 0:17:26car companies, including Volkswagen.
0:17:26 > 0:17:34Its chairman has described the tests as "totally incomprehensible".
0:17:35 > 0:17:37The River Seine in Paris has peaked at around four metres
0:17:37 > 0:17:43above its normal level for this time of year, as the French capital deals
0:17:43 > 0:17:45with the aftermath of weeks of heavy rainfall.
0:17:45 > 0:17:48More than 1,500 people were moved from their homes
0:17:48 > 0:17:50in the greater Paris region, and a similar number of homes remain
0:17:50 > 0:17:55without electricity.
0:17:55 > 0:17:57The city's famous Bateaux Mouches tourist boats are out of service,
0:17:57 > 0:17:59with only emergency services allowed to use the river.
0:17:59 > 0:18:04Charlotte Gallagher reports.
0:18:04 > 0:18:09Weeks of relentless rain and one of the wettest Januarys
0:18:09 > 0:18:12on record have seen the muddy waters of the River Seine swell.
0:18:12 > 0:18:14For more than 100 years, Parisians have measured the level
0:18:14 > 0:18:16of the river by looking at this statue commemorating
0:18:16 > 0:18:18the Crimean War.
0:18:18 > 0:18:20During the city's worst ever flooding, the water
0:18:20 > 0:18:23reached its beard.
0:18:23 > 0:18:25This time it has stopped at its thighs.
0:18:25 > 0:18:30The rising waters are attracting locals and tourists alike.
0:18:30 > 0:18:34TRANSLATION:Yes, it's true that there are people
0:18:34 > 0:18:37affected by the floods, but at the same time it's true
0:18:37 > 0:18:42that it is an amazing sight.
0:18:42 > 0:18:43I was just at the Pont Neuf.
0:18:43 > 0:18:46Normally there is a garden below, a small park.
0:18:46 > 0:18:54It's flooded, it's true, it's a change in the landscape.
0:18:54 > 0:18:57The water level actually affects life here, but it doesn't matter,
0:18:57 > 0:19:03because Paris has attracted me a lot and I feel so satisfied with that.
0:19:03 > 0:19:06The popular Bateaux Mouches tourist boats have been moored
0:19:06 > 0:19:08because they will not be able to fit under bridges.
0:19:08 > 0:19:14Only the emergency services are now allowed on the river.
0:19:14 > 0:19:19Commuters have also suffered - seven metro stations along the Seine
0:19:19 > 0:19:22have been closed until next week and some roads have been shut.
0:19:22 > 0:19:25The lower level of the Louvre, home to some of the world's
0:19:25 > 0:19:33most priceless artworks, has also been closed to visitors.
0:19:34 > 0:19:36But it's people living on the outskirts of Paris that have
0:19:36 > 0:19:38been most affected by the flooding.
0:19:38 > 0:19:41Around 1500 homes have been evacuated, some have been destroyed.
0:19:41 > 0:19:43The waters are expected to begin receding tomorrow and then
0:19:43 > 0:19:47the huge clean-up can begin.
0:19:47 > 0:19:49But despite the soggy conditions, some Parisians are determined
0:19:49 > 0:19:54to make the best of it.
0:19:54 > 0:19:58Charlotte Gallagher, BBC News.
0:19:58 > 0:20:02A new law targeting online grooming has uncovered what a leading
0:20:02 > 0:20:05children's charity is describing as the "staggering" extent of abuse
0:20:05 > 0:20:08in England and Wales.
0:20:08 > 0:20:12The NSPCC says more than 1300 cases of people sending
0:20:12 > 0:20:15a sexual message to a child were recorded in the first six
0:20:15 > 0:20:17months of it being made a criminal offence.
0:20:17 > 0:20:19It wants ministers and social media platforms to do more
0:20:19 > 0:20:27to tackle the issue, as Graham Satchell reports.
0:20:27 > 0:20:30Lauren was just ten when she started going online.
0:20:30 > 0:20:33She made a friend in a chatroom who sent her sexual messages,
0:20:33 > 0:20:34and eventually persuaded her to meet.
0:20:34 > 0:20:42We have changed Lauren's name and voice to protect her identity.
0:20:43 > 0:20:45The physical, sexual abuse has been extremely traumatic.
0:20:45 > 0:20:48I have flashbacks, and have to have medication to control those.
0:20:48 > 0:20:51When I was about 12, he wanted to meet up with me in person.
0:20:51 > 0:20:56He had all the power, completely.
0:20:56 > 0:20:59He had totally manipulated me to believe that I was doing
0:20:59 > 0:21:01something wrong here, and it would be me who would
0:21:01 > 0:21:02be punished for this.
0:21:02 > 0:21:07I was absolutely terrified.
0:21:07 > 0:21:09Lauren's abuser, a man in his 30s, was never prosecuted.
0:21:09 > 0:21:12Police weren't able at that time to use the messages
0:21:12 > 0:21:14he had sent as evidence, but since April last year,
0:21:14 > 0:21:17it has been illegal to send sexual messages to a child.
0:21:17 > 0:21:21In the first six months of the new law, more than 1,300
0:21:21 > 0:21:24offences have been recorded in England and Wales, the youngest
0:21:24 > 0:21:26victim a girl of just seven.
0:21:26 > 0:21:29And, in almost two thirds of cases, groomers used just three
0:21:29 > 0:21:35social media sites - Facebook, Instagram and Snapchat.
0:21:35 > 0:21:38There is a role for Government now to make sure that social
0:21:38 > 0:21:41network firms do act, because we've seen in the last
0:21:41 > 0:21:44decade or so social networking firms being able
0:21:44 > 0:21:45to mark their own homework,
0:21:45 > 0:21:50when it comes to keeping children safe.
0:21:50 > 0:21:54So a role for Governemnt to make sure social networks begin to take
0:21:54 > 0:21:55these issues more seriously.
0:21:55 > 0:21:57The NSPCC wants Government to force social media sites to introduce
0:21:57 > 0:21:58a new grooming algorithm.
0:21:58 > 0:22:00It would look for certain words and friending activity,
0:22:00 > 0:22:03and then send an alert to both the child and the police.
0:22:03 > 0:22:05It would, they say, prevent more serious abuse,
0:22:05 > 0:22:09rather than waiting until harm has been done.
0:22:09 > 0:22:11But police say monitoring the internet is expensive
0:22:11 > 0:22:13and time-consuming, and they are already
0:22:13 > 0:22:18struggling to cope.
0:22:18 > 0:22:22I know from my own force that there are some kinds of programmes,
0:22:22 > 0:22:25not necessarily about children, but about particular kinds
0:22:25 > 0:22:28of online sexual behaviour, that they can only realistically
0:22:28 > 0:22:31switch on for a relatively short time, because otherwise
0:22:31 > 0:22:34they would be totally overwhelmed with the response to them.
0:22:34 > 0:22:39And that is wholly unsatisfactory.
0:22:39 > 0:22:42The Home Office told us it has provided £20 million to help
0:22:42 > 0:22:46the police operate online, and the technology companies have
0:22:46 > 0:22:48to take all steps possible to prevent their platforms
0:22:48 > 0:22:51being used to exploit children.
0:22:51 > 0:22:53Facebook say they are working with the police,
0:22:53 > 0:22:55and are using technology to identify grooming behaviour.
0:22:55 > 0:22:58But survivors like Lauren want more action, to stop online grooming
0:22:58 > 0:22:59becoming abuse in the real world.
0:22:59 > 0:23:07Graham Satchell, BBC News.
0:23:08 > 0:23:10It's a multimillion pound industry designed to give peace
0:23:10 > 0:23:12of mind to homeowners, but concerns have been
0:23:12 > 0:23:14raised over some so-called "trustworthy trader" websites.
0:23:14 > 0:23:16They're meant to put people in touch with verified
0:23:16 > 0:23:18and reliable tradespeople, but a BBC investigation has found
0:23:18 > 0:23:21it's possible to be listed, and build a credible online profile,
0:23:21 > 0:23:23without any experience or carrying out work.
0:23:23 > 0:23:31Phillip Norton reports.
0:23:31 > 0:23:34Emma Morris believed she could trust the workmen she had hired
0:23:34 > 0:23:36through Rated People because the website says it verifies
0:23:36 > 0:23:39those who are listed.
0:23:39 > 0:23:41But two weeks after completing the work on her roof,
0:23:41 > 0:23:43the repairs fell off.
0:23:43 > 0:23:48And she was left £1200 out of pocket.
0:23:48 > 0:23:53I just stand there looking up, assessing the damage,
0:23:53 > 0:23:57and then this big gust of wind, and this tile rolls all the way down
0:23:57 > 0:23:58the roof and lands at my feet.
0:23:58 > 0:23:59I couldn't move.
0:23:59 > 0:24:03I was just completely in shock that somebody could come and do a job
0:24:03 > 0:24:05and it just falls apart like it's Lego bricks.
0:24:05 > 0:24:08Emma felt the checks were inadequate, so the BBC put some
0:24:08 > 0:24:13of the main trustworthy trader websites to the test.
0:24:13 > 0:24:18Without any experience, ability or public liability insurance,
0:24:18 > 0:24:22I was able to get myself listed on Rated People and My Builder.
0:24:22 > 0:24:24In this phone call with Rated People, the words
0:24:24 > 0:24:27of the website's employee are voiced by an actor.
0:24:27 > 0:24:30I didn't know whether I needed to send any references
0:24:30 > 0:24:31or anything to you or anything.
0:24:31 > 0:24:32Not for the most part.
0:24:32 > 0:24:35I mean, every so often.
0:24:35 > 0:24:39Sometimes we ask for proof of address, and that kind
0:24:39 > 0:24:41of thing, but very rarely.
0:24:41 > 0:24:43So I've got the van, I've got the overalls.
0:24:43 > 0:24:46But what I haven't got is any experience or ability.
0:24:46 > 0:24:50Yet here is my profile on Rated People.
0:24:50 > 0:24:53And on top of all that, with the help of a false e-mail
0:24:53 > 0:24:57address and the bogus job that I set up, I can even award myself five
0:24:57 > 0:25:00stars for extra credibility.
0:25:00 > 0:25:04So I'm now a five star rated tradesmen able to bid
0:25:04 > 0:25:07So I'm now a five star rated tradesman able to bid
0:25:07 > 0:25:09for work at people's homes.
0:25:09 > 0:25:12In response to our findings, Rated People told us that applicants
0:25:12 > 0:25:15are screened by credit and fraud prevention agencies,
0:25:15 > 0:25:17and they encourage homeowners to carry out their own checks
0:25:17 > 0:25:22on tradespeople before hiring.
0:25:22 > 0:25:24My Builder says it turns down 40% of applicants, and evaluates
0:25:24 > 0:25:27all its trades individually.
0:25:27 > 0:25:32It said it will review its processes following on from our investigation.
0:25:32 > 0:25:35Emma had to pay hundreds of pounds to have her roof put right.
0:25:35 > 0:25:40Phillip Norton, BBC News.
0:25:40 > 0:25:43And you can see more on Inside Out in the North West,
0:25:43 > 0:25:44East Midlands and Yorkshire and Lincolnshire tonight
0:25:44 > 0:25:50on BBC One at 7:30pm, and after that on the BBC iPlayer.
0:25:50 > 0:25:53Security concerns have been raised after a fitness tracking app showed
0:25:53 > 0:25:57the exercise routes of military personnel in bases around the world.
0:25:57 > 0:26:00The online fitness tracker Strava has published a heatmap,
0:26:00 > 0:26:04sharing the paths its users log as they run or cycle.
0:26:04 > 0:26:10It appears to show the structure of military bases in countries
0:26:10 > 0:26:12including Syria and Afghanistan, as soldiers move around them.
0:26:12 > 0:26:16Our Technology Correspondent Rory Cellan-Jones is here.
0:26:16 > 0:26:19This is an apt people have on their phones come you upload whether you
0:26:19 > 0:26:23have been running or cycling, but how has this happened?Millions of
0:26:23 > 0:26:28people around the world use Strava to measure their cycling, running,
0:26:28 > 0:26:32swimming, and there is a competitive element, as they like to compare
0:26:32 > 0:26:37themselves to other people. Strava produced this extraordinary heat map
0:26:37 > 0:26:41back in November, which has billions of data points. It's actually a
0:26:41 > 0:26:45fantastic global map of where people are running and cycling. It wasn't
0:26:45 > 0:26:49until this weekend that an eagle eyed researcher had a closer look
0:26:49 > 0:26:55and realised in places that are sparsely populated with Strava uses,
0:26:55 > 0:26:59in Africa and Afghanistan, they could spot what were potentially
0:26:59 > 0:27:04secret CIA bases, American bases and so on. I had a look in the UK and
0:27:04 > 0:27:08you could spot, for instance, it looks like people are cycling to
0:27:08 > 0:27:13work at GCHQ, or running to work at GCHQ. Some concern there that people
0:27:13 > 0:27:19have been a bit careless, people insecure jobs, about sharing too
0:27:19 > 0:27:25much data, because there are options to turn off that data sharing.There
0:27:25 > 0:27:27are privacy settings?There are definitely privacy settings on
0:27:27 > 0:27:30there. I'm sure a lot of military personnel will be giving a stiff
0:27:30 > 0:27:35lecture. A statement from the MOD has said, it takes the security of
0:27:35 > 0:27:38its personnel and establishments very seriously and keeps them under
0:27:38 > 0:27:42constant review. However, for obvious reasons, we do not comment
0:27:42 > 0:27:47on specific security arrangements and procedures stop nevertheless, I
0:27:47 > 0:27:51expect people at military bases using Strava to be set right.
0:27:51 > 0:27:58Privacy settings on the map. Rory Cellan-Jones, thank you.
0:27:58 > 0:28:00The singer Bruno Mars was the big winner at the Grammy Awards
0:28:00 > 0:28:02in New York last night.
0:28:02 > 0:28:04He took home six prizes, including best record,
0:28:04 > 0:28:05album and song of the year.
0:28:05 > 0:28:07There were also two awards for the British
0:28:07 > 0:28:08singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran.
0:28:08 > 0:28:12Many of the stars at the event wore white roses as a sign of solidarity
0:28:12 > 0:28:14with the movements against sexual harassment and gender inequality.
0:28:14 > 0:28:15Aleem Maqbool has the details.
0:28:15 > 0:28:1624K Magic, Bruno Mars.
0:28:16 > 0:28:21The most prestigious event in music ended up being a huge
0:28:21 > 0:28:24night for Bruno Mars, who took home six Grammys,
0:28:24 > 0:28:29including the big three - Record, Album and Song of the Year.
0:28:29 > 0:28:32You know, those songs were written with nothing but joy and for one
0:28:32 > 0:28:35reason and for one reason only, and that's love.
0:28:35 > 0:28:39Of course, tonight is about the glamour
0:28:39 > 0:28:42and a celebration of music, but it's also about,
0:28:42 > 0:28:44inevitably perhaps, also become a platform to highlight not one
0:28:44 > 0:28:47but many issues of the day.
0:28:47 > 0:28:51On the red carpet, stars wore white roses in solidarity
0:28:51 > 0:28:54with the movements to end sexual misconduct and gender inequality.
0:28:54 > 0:28:59There's still a lot to be done, isn't there?
0:28:59 > 0:29:02Well, we make up 51% of the workforce.
0:29:02 > 0:29:05We don't get equal pay for equal work.
0:29:05 > 0:29:06We don't get equal opportunity.
0:29:06 > 0:29:08And we do not have a safe workplace.
0:29:08 > 0:29:13So I think time is up.
0:29:13 > 0:29:19And in the most memorable performance of the night, Kesha,
0:29:19 > 0:29:21who has accused her former producer of sexual and physical abuse,
0:29:21 > 0:29:28was supported on stage by other female artists.
0:29:28 > 0:29:33There was a poignant tribute to those who died in attacks
0:29:33 > 0:29:35at a music festival in Las Vegas, and the Ariana Grande
0:29:35 > 0:29:37concert in Manchester.
0:29:37 > 0:29:45# If I saw you in heaven...
0:29:45 > 0:29:48# The face of liberty starting to crack...
0:29:48 > 0:29:50U2 performed by the Statue of Liberty to draw attention
0:29:50 > 0:29:51to current immigration issues in America.
0:29:51 > 0:29:53He had a long-time fear of being poisoned.
0:29:53 > 0:29:58And things got even more overtly political with an appearance
0:29:58 > 0:30:00by Hillary Clinton that's already being criticised by members
0:30:00 > 0:30:04of President Trump's administration.
0:30:04 > 0:30:07The Grammy's in the bag?
0:30:07 > 0:30:10This was expected to be the year hip-hop was recognised
0:30:10 > 0:30:13in the mainstream awards, but it wasn't.
0:30:13 > 0:30:16And in spite of all the talk of equality, few women were even
0:30:16 > 0:30:22nominated for the big prizes.
0:30:22 > 0:30:25There is once again a question about whether the Grammy awards truly
0:30:25 > 0:30:27reflect the huge diversity of this industry.
0:30:27 > 0:30:29Thank you, guys, so much.
0:30:29 > 0:30:30Aleem Maqbool, BBC News, in New York.
0:30:30 > 0:30:33Time for a look at the weather - here's Ben Rich.
0:30:36 > 0:30:39If you enjoyed the mild weather over the weekend, I hope you didn't get
0:30:39 > 0:30:43too used to it because things are changing in the next few days.
0:30:43 > 0:30:46Yesterday in sunnier spots, temperatures that all the way up to
0:30:46 > 0:30:5015 degrees, way above average for the time of year. Skipping ahead to
0:30:50 > 0:30:54Wednesday and many places will be stuck around 5 degrees with a strong
0:30:54 > 0:30:58cold wind as well, so it could feel even colder. It will be cold enough,
0:30:58 > 0:31:03especially of higher ground in the North, to give snow showers. That
0:31:03 > 0:31:08change to the colder air has already begun because we have been pushing
0:31:08 > 0:31:12this cold front south and east, taking the rain with it, most of it
0:31:12 > 0:31:17clear quite smartly from the south this afternoon. Then these guys will
0:31:17 > 0:31:20brighten up significantly with lots of sunshine but showers packing into
0:31:20 > 0:31:23the north-west, some heavy and turning wintry as temperatures
0:31:23 > 0:31:27continue to drop from the north as we had through the rest of the day.
0:31:27 > 0:31:31And into this evening and tonight, it will turn chilly, particularly in
0:31:31 > 0:31:35Central and southern areas where the wind will be like. Some fog patches
0:31:35 > 0:31:42and widespread frost as well, not far from freezing in towns and
0:31:42 > 0:31:46cities. In the countryside, lows of up to -5 in the most prone spots.
0:31:46 > 0:31:51With the cold start, some fog patches, but a decent amount of
0:31:51 > 0:31:53sunshine first thing across southern ingot, East Anglia and the Midlands
0:31:53 > 0:31:58and a good part of Wales. Fairly bright for much of northern England.
0:31:58 > 0:32:03The far north-west seeing more cloud, and also in Northern Ireland.
0:32:03 > 0:32:09Eastern and southern Scotland start the day largely dry but showery rain
0:32:09 > 0:32:12affecting north-west Scotland. There has been a lot of rain here recently
0:32:12 > 0:32:16and couple that with melting snow and there is the continued risk of
0:32:16 > 0:32:20flooding across parts of western Scotland as we go through tomorrow.
0:32:20 > 0:32:24Also some patchy rain and murky weather in the south-west. In
0:32:24 > 0:32:29between, after a chilly start, not a bad looking day with temperatures
0:32:29 > 0:32:32around six I content. Also some windy weather up to the north-west
0:32:32 > 0:32:36with gales for a time ahead of this frontal system, another cold front
0:32:36 > 0:32:42moving south through the middle part of the week. Behind that, into
0:32:42 > 0:32:47Wednesday, a renewed surge of cold air. Wednesday will be a cold
0:32:47 > 0:32:50feeling day, particularly given the strength of the north-westerly wind
0:32:50 > 0:32:54with gales in some spots. Rain clearing from the south, the skies
0:32:54 > 0:32:59will brighten with sunshine. A few wintry showers, especially over
0:32:59 > 0:33:03northern high ground. Lower levels in Scotland as well. Thursday will
0:33:03 > 0:33:06bring fewer showers but it will still be cloud and then cloud and
0:33:06 > 0:33:09rain spanning from the West on Friday. But it's something colder
0:33:09 > 0:33:11for this week.
0:33:11 > 0:33:13A reminder of our main story this lunchtime...
0:33:13 > 0:33:15Senior ministers urge the government to pull together amid reports
0:33:15 > 0:33:17of mounting tensions among Conservative MPs.
0:33:17 > 0:33:21That's all from the BBC News at One - so it's goodbye from me -
0:33:21 > 0:33:33and on BBC One we now join the BBC's news teams where you are.