:00:00. > :00:00.Arsenal in Europe. Natalie thank you very much again at the Emirates
:00:00. > :00:00.Stadium. A "gentleman's agreement" caught
:00:07. > :00:10.on tape - amid allegations of a "sweetheart deal" over tax
:00:11. > :00:12.between the Government The Sussex police inspector arrested
:00:13. > :00:19.on suspicion of having sex with a vulnerable woman
:00:20. > :00:23.he met on duty. We're live tonight in
:00:24. > :00:33.Brighton with the latest. And after a sunny and mild
:00:34. > :00:42.springlike day today, it is turning wet and windy for tomorrow.
:00:43. > :00:47.As you may have seen on the national news a few moments ago,
:00:48. > :00:49.a secret recording of the leader of Surrey Council saying he'd
:00:50. > :00:52.obtained a "gentleman's agreement" from the government before he called
:00:53. > :00:54.off a referendum on a 15% rise in council tax,
:00:55. > :01:02.The Prime Minister has repeatedly denied that Surrey has been given
:01:03. > :01:05.what Labour calls "a sweetheart deal" to drop plans for a big
:01:06. > :01:14.But in a meeting with his own councillors, David Hodge said
:01:15. > :01:16.the government "will sort the funding out for
:01:17. > :01:20.Our Political Editor Helen Catt has this exclusive report.
:01:21. > :01:22.It was the row that threatened to leave the government
:01:23. > :01:27.A major Conservative council, saying it had been forced
:01:28. > :01:29.into a massive tax hike, because it didn't have
:01:30. > :01:33.enough money to look after its elderly and vulnerable.
:01:34. > :01:36.I think it's important that politicians stand
:01:37. > :01:40.up and tell the truth, and be honest, and tell them what it
:01:41. > :01:53.When the rise was promoted Leigh abandoned at the 11th hour, it
:01:54. > :01:55.sparked claims of a secret deal with the government.
:01:56. > :01:59.Can be Prime Minister tell the house whether or not a special
:02:00. > :02:04.The decision as to whether or not to hold a referendum in Surrey
:02:05. > :02:12.Number 10 denied a deal had been struck.
:02:13. > :02:18.Tonight, though, we can reveal secret recordings of a meeting
:02:19. > :02:25.between David Hodge and Conservative councillors,
:02:26. > :02:27.which show conversations had been taking place
:02:28. > :02:29.and community secretary Sajid Javid just before
:02:30. > :02:48.David Hodge also revealed that the threat of a referendum
:02:49. > :03:16.Why shouldn't every council get this sort of deal?
:03:17. > :03:20.Why is it a deal that has been done by Conservative leaders in Surrey
:03:21. > :03:24.Why can't all local councils have access to this sort of deal,
:03:25. > :03:26.given that social care is in crisis, not just in Surrey,
:03:27. > :03:37.Approached by the BBC today, David Hodge said that every leader,
:03:38. > :03:40.if they are any good at the job, will always have these conversations
:03:41. > :03:44.He said he was still hoping the Chancellor would announce
:03:45. > :03:48.extra money for Surrey in tomorrow's budget.
:03:49. > :03:55.Downing Street has issued a statement again denying there was
:03:56. > :03:57.any special deal for them one county council. To imply the opposite, it
:03:58. > :04:05.said, is simply untrue. Helen is here in the studio. Has the
:04:06. > :04:08.government had more to say on it this evening? There is that pretty
:04:09. > :04:13.bullish statement they have put out denying there was any special deal
:04:14. > :04:18.for Surrey, saying that Surrey will not receive any extra funding that
:04:19. > :04:23.would not otherwise be provided to other councils. It is a pretty
:04:24. > :04:27.embarrassing time for the government, tomorrow is the budget.
:04:28. > :04:31.May well have too addressed that issue of how we pay for social care
:04:32. > :04:36.watch was at the root of this whole council tax plan in the first place.
:04:37. > :04:40.Not only will Surrey the watching, but as a result of this other
:04:41. > :04:44.councils will be looking extremely closely at what said tomorrow.
:04:45. > :04:46.Downing Street may have hoped to have killed off the story with that
:04:47. > :04:53.statement but there is little sign of that so far. The night Labour
:04:54. > :04:58.have called for Theresa made to apologise, which has been backed by
:04:59. > :05:01.the Liberal Democrats too. Two people have been treated
:05:02. > :05:03.for breathing difficulties tonight after a white powder -
:05:04. > :05:06.suspected to be builders' lime - They're believed to have been
:05:07. > :05:10.passing by when the powder reportedly fell from the back
:05:11. > :05:12.of a lorry - at around five A cordon put in place in the area
:05:13. > :05:16.around Sackville Road Kent Police are investigating
:05:17. > :05:20.the death of a man whose body was found near Tunbridge Wells
:05:21. > :05:22.railway station. Officers were called to the first
:05:23. > :05:24.floor of Torrington car park early this morning,
:05:25. > :05:26.after smoke was seen The death is being
:05:27. > :05:31.treated as unexplained. A Sussex police inspector
:05:32. > :05:33.is the subject of a major investigation tonight -
:05:34. > :05:35.after he was arrested over allegations he had sex
:05:36. > :05:37.with a vulnerable woman he met Inspector Tony Lumb,
:05:38. > :05:45.who is based in Brighton, was arrested on suspicion
:05:46. > :05:47.of misconduct in public office This programme has spoke
:05:48. > :06:00.to Inspector Lumb on a number We've had 17 handed in so far. We've
:06:01. > :06:04.only just started, only half an hour in, we are hoping for a lot more. It
:06:05. > :06:06.is not about how money we get handed in, it is raising the awareness of
:06:07. > :06:09.these BB guns. That was Inspector Tony Lumb talking
:06:10. > :06:12.to the BBC in the past - our reporter Juliette Parkin is live
:06:13. > :06:14.at Brighton Police Station Juliette - the Independent Police
:06:15. > :06:17.Complaints Commission has taken an unusual step in this
:06:18. > :06:27.investigation... Yes, the IPCC is appealing for any
:06:28. > :06:31.women who may have been involved with Tony Lumb to come forward. The
:06:32. > :06:35.independent investigation is looking into the nature of any contact he
:06:36. > :06:41.may have had with the women concerned in these allegations. He
:06:42. > :06:43.is of course a high-profile police officer. He was pictured here with
:06:44. > :06:46.Katie born, the Sussex Police and Katie born, the Sussex Police and
:06:47. > :06:52.Crime Commissioner, after he won an award. She wasn't commenting today
:06:53. > :06:55.but Sussex Police say they do take any report of inappropriate
:06:56. > :06:58.behaviour extremely seriously. We understand that Mr Lumb has been
:06:59. > :06:59.suspended. A prolific burglar who now lives
:07:00. > :07:03.in Kent says he was set on the path to crime by violent sexual
:07:04. > :07:05.and physical abuse he Paul McDonagh - who's
:07:06. > :07:08.waived his right to anonymity - says he was repeatedly molested
:07:09. > :07:11.at a Scottish care Today, the Government said courts
:07:12. > :07:14.should consider mitigating circumstances of an "unstable
:07:15. > :07:15.upbringing" when deciding Our Special Correspondent Colin
:07:16. > :07:24.Campbell has this exclusive report. Thefts, shopliftings,
:07:25. > :07:27.burglaries, loads of crime. All through my life,
:07:28. > :07:30.I've committed crimes. Paul McDonagh has spent more
:07:31. > :07:33.than 20 years in prison. He blames his pattern of relentless
:07:34. > :07:35.offending on the treatment If somebody had taught me back then,
:07:36. > :07:44.if somebody had helped me back then, instead of abusing me,
:07:45. > :07:46.if they'd have helped me, I could have done better in my life,
:07:47. > :07:50.I could have done a lot better Some people may think
:07:51. > :07:53.that this is convenient for you to talk about now,
:07:54. > :07:56.after committing so many crimes. No, I ain't like that, anybody
:07:57. > :07:59.who knows me, I ain't like that. I take full responsibility
:08:00. > :08:04.for what I've done, for my crimes. At the age of 12, Paul was sent
:08:05. > :08:07.to Kerelaw Remand Home in Ayrshire. It was supposed to be a safe haven
:08:08. > :08:10.for troublesome youngsters. Instead, he says he was
:08:11. > :08:12.subjected to emotional, And, yeah, torture is the only
:08:13. > :08:25.way I can explain it. His older sister says she made
:08:26. > :08:28.an official complaint at the time, He wasn't a bad child,
:08:29. > :08:35.he was a good child, and he was a very loving
:08:36. > :08:38.and caring little boy. It's like they ripped the heart
:08:39. > :08:41.and soul out of him. You know, they've taken everything
:08:42. > :08:43.that was good in that little boy, It was home to 72
:08:44. > :08:52.vulnerable children. But it closed in 2006,
:08:53. > :08:55.following a police investigation In 2009, 400 allegations of abuse
:08:56. > :09:06.were revelaed from 159 children, Most survivors don't become
:09:07. > :09:14.criminals, but many whose lives have been very badly blighted do end up
:09:15. > :09:17.in that life, sadly. Two men were jailed for abusing
:09:18. > :09:20.children at home in 2006. I know they are not going to admit
:09:21. > :09:33.it, but I've put my complaint in, I know I am in the right,
:09:34. > :09:36.he is the one in the wrong. For once in my life,
:09:37. > :09:39.I know I'm right, I know I'm right. Paul says he is a criminal
:09:40. > :09:42.but not a liar. He accepts he has done many
:09:43. > :09:44.bad things but hopes by confronting his past he can
:09:45. > :09:47.try to improve his future. Three league football matches
:09:48. > :09:50.for our sides this evening - in the Championship,
:09:51. > :09:52.Brighton won 2-0 away at Rotherham, closing the gap on league leaders
:09:53. > :09:56.Newcastle at the top of the table. In League One, Charlton
:09:57. > :09:57.beat Scunthorpe 2-1, scoring the winner
:09:58. > :09:59.in the 90th minute, and in League Two, Crawley
:10:00. > :10:04.lost 2-0 to Portsmouth. Now let's take a look
:10:05. > :10:07.at the weather for the south east with Rachel Mackley -
:10:08. > :10:19.Rachel - its going Yes, that is right, after a sunny
:10:20. > :10:23.and mild day, it is all change, wet and windy and increasingly mild by
:10:24. > :10:28.Thursday. Temperatures could once again reach highs of 14 or 15
:10:29. > :10:31.degrees. Initially dry tonight but then from about midnight we start
:10:32. > :10:34.with that cloud cover thickening, and eventually we start to see the
:10:35. > :10:39.rain. Thanks to the window moraine it is a very mild night, overnight
:10:40. > :10:44.temperatures only dropping the six or 7 degrees. Wet and windy and mild
:10:45. > :10:48.as we start the day. Tomorrow we are holding onto this very mild airflow.
:10:49. > :10:53.By the afternoon temperatures again should be reaching highs around 11
:10:54. > :10:56.or 12 degrees. An average for the time of year is normally around
:10:57. > :11:00.seven or eight, so again it will be wet and windy and mild as we go over
:11:01. > :11:03.into Thursday, cloudy, mostly try to Thursday, highs of around 12. Here
:11:04. > :11:03.is the outlook rain on Saturday. The national
:11:04. > :11:14.picture now from Nick Miller. It looks like next week high
:11:15. > :11:18.pressure will become a player again in our weather, settling things down
:11:19. > :11:21.for some of us for a time but until then it is low-pressure, rain moving
:11:22. > :11:26.across the UK overnight but not wet all the time. Many of us at a fine
:11:27. > :11:30.day today, this was at you from West Yorkshire and Yorkshire and northern
:11:31. > :11:34.England and Northern Ireland will farewell tomorrow, after this
:11:35. > :11:38.frontal system has pushed on through the UK with rain. But as it does, it
:11:39. > :11:42.introduces milder air so for the rest of the week we will have
:11:43. > :11:43.temperatures widely into double figures. Back to