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After she beats simona halep in the final of the australian open. Good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. The director of Public Prosecutions, Alison Saunders, has said all current rape and serious Sexual Assault cases in england and wales are to be reviewed as a matter of urgency, following the collapse of several recent trials because evidence was not disclosed to defence lawyers. Today, the attorney general told the bbc there was no evidence of widespread malpractice or dishonesty in the prosecution system. Our Legal Affairs correspondent, clive coleman, reports. Disclosure of evidence in some recent highly publicised rape cases has gone badly wrong. But how widespread is the problem . In december, liam allan was acquitted of six counts of rape and six of Sexual Assault when it emerged evidence on a computer disk which police had examined showed messages from the alleged victim pestering him for casual sex. And the number of prosecutions in england and wales that collapsed because of a failure by police or prosecutors to disclose evidence has increased by 70 in the last two years. Now the director of Public Prosecutions, Alison Saunders, has ordered an urgent review of all rape and serious Sexual Assault cases, and conceded its likely a number will be dropped. One of the major problems is the amount of evidence on digital devices, such as mobile phones and social media. Its very apparent that in some cases mistakes have been made that simply shouldnt have been. It is important that when you look at that kind of case that the prosecutors and investigators look at social media traffic, look at Text Messages that have passed between the two individuals, because they can put whats happened in a very significant, different light. A National Disclosure Improvement Plan has been published. It includes a review of disclosure training, developing a group of specialists in every police force, and all multimedia evidence to be provided to the defence digitally. Yesterday, here, a people trafficking case not a rape or Sexual Assault trial collapsed because prosecutors failed to disclose Critical Evidence to the defence. Thejudge has demanded an urgent explanation in a case made even more shocking by the fact that one of the young female defendants was held in prison for 13 months, during which time she gave birth. This problem is systemic and endemic throughout the criminaljustice system. Its been known about for many years and its a result of chronic underfunding of police, the Prosecution Service and particularly defence lawyers who have suffered years of cuts to legal aid. If Public Confidence in our fair trial system is to be maintained, fixing disclosure is now the criminal justice systems biggest challenge. Clive coleman, bbc news. Earlier i spoke to mick gradwell, a former detective superintendent with lancashire police. I asked him about the duty of disclosure the police have towards a legal defence team. It comes from the criminal procedures and investigations act of 1996, were the police must list all unused material and hand bad to the crown Prosecution Service so that a decision should be made can be made, what should be evidence and what should be supplied to the defence in any case. The prosecution effectively makes a decision on what should be passed to the defence rather than the police . It is that. The police list things on different schedules and they will make an initial assessment. It is up to the cps lawyer to make a final decision. Often there would be discussions between the prosecution and the defence. But in affected should be a tea m defence. But in affected should be a Team Approach between the police and the prosecutors. In effect. Team approach between the police and the prosecutors. In effect. Is there ever a disagreement between there ever a disagreement between the police and prosecutors about what evidence should be put forward to the defence team . Yes, there is. Sometimes there is covert material and other information that does not wa nt to and other information that does not want to be disclosed. There have been occasions when prosecutors have actually stopped cases going ahead. A lawyer, a barrister who defended a client against a client against someone client against a client against someone against rape charges, suggested there was a culture of trying to build a up a case rather than trying to investigate objectively from the off by the police. Do you accept that comment . Varies from the different skills of the disclosure officer. There may be some people who dont understand the full duty of their role. That is why the lawyer needs to review the evidence, so they can assess a Police Evidence to see if it will assist the defence case. If we look at the recent cases which have garnered a lot of publicity because they have collapsed, and each case has been a failure to share digital evidence, do you think there is a need for greater training, for greater manpower, to actually trawl through this sort of evidence . Yes. People certainly need to be trained, the police need to work in partnership with the prosecutors. But they need to be given the time to patrol to trawl through social media, Digital Media material. It is key in every case. That takes time. I think because of the under resourcing, underfunding, that may not necessarily be happening in some of these very important cases. Former detective superintendent mick gradwell. At least 95 people have been killed and more than 150 injured in a bombing in the Afghan Capital, kabul. The taliban said they Chi Chi Izundu reports. An ambulance packed with explosives driven into crowds fig amenifi er; 3 . F when guards at a second checkpoint became suspicious, he detonated the bomb. The area is home to foreign embassies and the citys police headquarters. The road had been closed to public transport. The taliban have claimed responsibility, this their second deadly attack in kabul in the space of a week. 20 people were killed after a bombing on the Intercontinental Hotel last week. But as tedays strike graves f. ~ ,. To where the attack happened. This is the deadliest attack in kabul this year. The attacker a p pa re ntly kabul this year. The attacker apparently has got through this way. And then got through the checkpoint you can see not far from and then got through the checkpoint you can see not farfrom here. And from this checkpoint they have managed to get into a second checkpoint not very far from here, and the attacker has apparently exploded an ambulance, which they we re exploded an ambulance, which they were using to get into hospital. An ambulance full of explosives. There isa ambulance full of explosives. There is a hospital which is one of kabuls major hospitals. Probably full of patients, people who are visiting patients. The area is crowded. A lot of people gather here when the attack happened. Full of shops, full of restaurants. It is not easy to get through this checkpoint. This is a checkpoint where most of the cars are searched. The ids are checked. The question will be how they got through this checkpoint. The taliban have taken responsibility for the attack, saying they have attacked targeted the ministry of interior, which is not far from targeted the ministry of interior, which is not farfrom this place. Three teenage boys have been killed after they were hit by a car in west london. It happened last night in hayes. A man aged 28, who was in the car, has been arrested. The police have said theyre investigating an altercation that is believed to to be linked to this incident, but which took place after the road traffic collision. Our correspondent, anisa kadri, sent this from the scene in west london. Throughout the day more people have been coming here to leave flowers and pay their respects. I is the teenagers the teenagers who lost 13, 1g, y,g, . J. En. Rlr arrested. He is 28 years old. He was taken to hospital and now police are appealing for witnesses. The release of the black cab rapist, john worboys, from prison has been put on temporary hold, following a legal challenge by two of his victims. The 60 year old was jailed for a minimum of eight years in 2009, for the rape and Sexual Assault of women across london. Lawyers representing the women were granted a stay on his release, after making an urgent application to the high court. The Prime Minister of ireland has told the bbc he will campaign for the countrys near total ban on abortion to be liberalised. Leo varadkar had previously said the laws were too restrictive. A referendum will take place this summer on whether to repeal a constitutional amendment that effectively bans terminations. Paris is on alert as the level of the river seine has continued to creep higher, with forecasters warning the river could stay high throughout next week. Leaks have started to appear in some basements, while many residents on the citys outskirts have been forced to travel by boat through waterlogged streets. Our correspondent, kevin connolly, reports. On patrol on the rising waters of the river seine. A Police Launch on the front line of the flood defences of paris. Water levels are expected to peak this weekend. Tourist boats are tied up. They cant pass under the bridges on the swollen waters, leaving tourists to make the best of things. Its scary, because you dont know when its going to stop. Im not really worried. I think we have reached the maximum for the moment. I mean, its natural, for the moment you have strange things going on on the planet. For me, thats natural and i dont think it will go to a higher level. Parisians have been bracing for this High Water Mark for weeks. Its only rained this heavily over the new year period in france three times in the last 100 years. They measure the river level here by this statue of a soldier that commemorates the crimean war. In the worst flooding in history, it reached up to his beard. Its been raining relentlessly in france for weeks, but its eased off today. And it does now seem that theres a chance that the river seine will reach its peak without quite flooding into the streets of paris around it. We should know by the end of the day. Kevin connolly, bbc news, paris. The Prime Minister has welcomed a landmark ruling by trade authorities in the us, overturning a decision to impose huge tariffs on planes which are partly built in the uk. The Aerospace Firm bombardier won a surprise victory in its dispute with the American Company boeing, about selling its passenger jets to us airlines. The wings for the planes are manufactured in belfast, as our ireland correspondent, chris page, reports. Workers, politicians and Business Leaders had feared one of bombardiers biggest projects would be grounded. The firm in belfast has 4,000 employees and a quarter of them work on the c series jet. But the programme was under threat after boeing claimed it was unfairly subsidised because of financial help from the canadian and british governments. The authorities in washington initially proposed to impose tariffs ofjust under 300 on imports of the c series. But last night, the Us International trade commission decided not to go ahead with the tariffs. The four commissioners all voted in bombardiers favour. Workers and their representatives were surprised but very pleased. The workforce has stood squarely behind this, put their shoulder to the wheel. Weve seen politicians nationally give up the ghost saying this is something that cant be overturned, but weve demonstrated tonight the power of trade unionism globally, we worked with our colleagues in canada and the us and this is a victory for workers tonight. The Prime Minister spoke about the dispute to donald trump at the World Economics summit in davos this week. Theresa may tweeted she welcomed the decision as good news for british industry. People here had been prepared for more bad news from across the atlantic but are delighted with this unexpected result. After months of worry, bombardiers victory in this trade dispute has brought a great sense of relief. Chris page, bbc news, belfast. John campbell has been telling us more about how the news has been received in belfast. I think there is an overwhelming sense of relief. A lot of the commentary around this decision was that it was a question of ratifying those tariffs. The panel ruled unanimously that it would remove these tariffs. There was a plan that bombardier would still try to sell the planes into the united states. That wouldve been complicated and expensive and open to legal challenge. Now the company can get on with building these planes and selling them to their big american customer. That release is a huge weight from the shoulders of the belfast workforce. Is bombardier out of the woods altogether . This is a company which has been through the wars. Teetered on the edge of insolvency a couple of years ago. Effectively it had to be bailed out by the State Government in quebec. I was speaking to one of the Union Leaders earlier and there is a great sense of relief. But it is still a Company Seeking to cut costs. There were redundancies announced in belfast last year. They will still go ahead. This is a company which has now got some stability further medium term. It still needs to make secure its long term future and just sell a lot more of these planes. One thinks of belfast as a great shipbuilding place. Those days presumably are in the past. Bombardier is absolutely central for the past. Bombardier is absolutely centralfor providing the past. Bombardier is absolutely central for providing an awful lot ofjobs . It is. It is absolutely central for providing an awful lot of jobs . It is. It is absolutely at the centre of Northern Irelands manufacturing. It is the biggest manufacturing employer, it pays very well, spends a lot of money on research and development and has a wide supply chain in Northern Ireland and across the uk. It is ha rd to ireland and across the uk. It is hard to overemphasise how important this company is to the Northern Ireland economy as a whole. John campbell in belfast. The headlines on bbc news the attorney general has acknowledged that very serious mista kes over the disclosure of evidence by prosecutors have led to the collapse of recent trials in england and wales. At least 95 people have been killed and 150 injured in a bombing in the Afghan Capital, kabul. The taliban said they carried out the attack. Three teenage boys have been killed, when they were hit by a car in west london. A man has been arrested. New Research Suggests that plastic found in many second hand toys could pose a risk to childrens health, as it doesnt meet current safety standards. Scientists tested 200 used plastic toys they found in nurseries, Charity Shops and homes for nine hazardous elements. 20 toys had traces of all nine elements, with some concentrations high enough to fail european standards. Earlier nick 0wen spoke to dr andrew turner, who was behind that research. He started by asking him what kind of toys we should be concerned about. We are talking about toys which were manufactured before the original european toy safety directive, which was 1994. We are looking at chemicals which have toxicity over a sustained period of time. The risk is ingesting or exposure to these very small quantities over a long period of time. You wouldnt have any immediate physical signs but the sort of impact affects you later in life. Ling li years ago people talked about lead in toys and pencils. We have come a long way since then. Is there any evidence that peoples have has been affected by this . The last studies have shown that lead does have an impact, that was through petrol. For example, with respect to lead, no amount of lead is actually save. That is a general consensus. We should try to minimise all sources of exposure. People have asked me about the dangers of some of these toys. They are not dangerous necessarily handling them. It is really when you are chewing them etc. Particularly for younger children. What would your basic advice to parents be . First of all, old bits of kit, probably best to throw them out . First of all, old bits of kit, probably best to throw them ounm depends what it is used to used for and the age of the child. The once to look out for our older ones which are brightly coloured red and yellow. They tend to contain a known carcinogen. Also, olderfigures like dinosaurs and animals that appeared to have a thin layer of paint or plastic are quite hazardous. Also, something to look out for our black plastics. More recently, they tend to be risa manufactured from recycled waste, which contain some nasty chemicals. Bear in mind it is mouthing and chewing which is the hazard, not necessarily handling these things. Doctor andrew turner. A couple and their five year old trial child have been rescued after becoming caught in freezing conditions in snowdonia last night. The rescue tea m snowdonia last night. The rescue team use a special special Smartphone App to locate the family. 0fficials Smartphone App to locate the family. Officials in cape town are urging people to limit flushing their toilets to conserve water as the city continues to battle a severe drought. Water supplies in the south african city are due to run out in early april after three years of exceptionally low rainfall. Residents have been advised to limit sharing to twice a week and say water as if their lives depend on it. In the czech republic, a tightly fought president ial election has been won by the incumbent. President milosh zeman is known for his strident anti immigration views and for his opposition to eu sanctions against russia. He won with just over 51 of the vote, defeating the pro eu academic, jiri drahos. By by the world famous by the world famous graffiti artist ba nksy by the world famous graffiti artist banksy has appeared in hull. Hundreds of people have been turning up hundreds of people have been turning up to see it on a disused bridge. The artist has appeared to confirm it is his work on social media, but not everyone is happy. 0ne city councillors said today, it is vandalism and should be rubbed off. The bankside area of hull is no stranger to graffiti, but this latest addition is a little different. The artwork is certainly looks like a banksy and the artist seemed to confirm its identity on social media. It has caused a lot of interest. This is a quiet, Old Industrial part of hull, but ever since rumours of the banksy appeared last night, a steady stream of people have come here today to check it out for themselves. Fantastic. Are like the way that the writing on thatis are like the way that the writing on that is like on a chalkboard or a school. I like his shoes. He has got a nice pairof school. I like his shoes. He has got a nice pair of shoes on. Youve got to wear a nice pair of shoes. Of the hundreds of people who have come along to see it, gavin is more excited than most. A lifelong banksy fan, he walks around the corner. For me, the culture i grew up with, it isa dream me, the culture i grew up with, it is a dream come true. What does the neural mean . It depends who you ask. The bridge is raised. It is the drawbridge. For me, hundreds of years ago we never let the king into hull. Sort of defiance, a sort of challenge. It could have been to do with s voting out, for brexit. It is all about pulling up the drawbridge again. Not everyone is happy to see the graffiti appeared. 0ne conservative councillor has an idea of what to do. Record banksys contribution to that piece of work. Then clear it off. It is graffiti. All graffiti is damage. If banksy wa nts to all graffiti is damage. If banksy wants to create real art, and im sure he does, then perhaps it might bea sure he does, then perhaps it might be a good idea to buy some canvas. The graffiti has already been graffitied, with some green spray just nicking the mural. This afternoon, new fencing was put up to prevent people from getting close. An update from the metropolitan police on the fatal collision in west london. Three teenage boys were killed. The police are confirming that two of them were aged 16 and one aged 17. They were on the pavement with a group of their friends when a black audi collided with them. The police say that the vehicle involved is believed to have been travelling at high speed and came toa been travelling at high speed and came to a stop a short distance away. At least two men are reported to have left the car following the collision. 0ne to have left the car following the collision. One was detained by members of the public. The police are continuing to appeal for information about this fatal incident. In a moment, there will be a round up of the news with rita chakravarty. Good evening. Three teenage boys have been killed after they were hit by a car in hayes in west london. A man aged 28 who was in the vehicle is under arrest in hospital. Police say they are investigating an altercation after the crash thats thought to be linked. 0ur correspondent ben ando reports. Friends, classmates, mourners. Grieving together, and improvised memorialfor a tragedy as grieving together, and improvised memorial for a tragedy as shocking as it was unexpected, to mark the deaths of three teenagers struck by a speeding car in hayes, middlesex yesterday evening. The teenage boys have not been formally identified but named locally as george, harry and josh. Two were 16, the other 17. Earlier theirfamilies had and josh. Two were 16, the other 17. Earlier their families had visited the bus stop where the boys had lost their lives. Jake webber is one of their lives. Jake webber is one of the first on the scene immediately after it happened. I could see the incident in front of me. There was a bus driver in front of us. He came over and said, there is someone dead in the road. At that point i relate that to 999. Within five minutes, an ambulance arrived. Friends of the boys say they were walking on the pavement in this direction, going to a party, when a car struck the pavement about here. Seconds later, it hit them. The car, a black audi, smashed into a lamp post before coming toa smashed into a lamp post before coming to a halt in the road. This image shows the force of the impact. Eyewitnesses said afterwards a man who had been in the car was attacked in the garage forecourt nearby. Some witnesses say speeding cars here are nothing new. Cars and vehicles drive up nothing new. Cars and vehicles drive up and down here sometimes like it isa up and down here sometimes like it is a speed trap. This road is always busy. If im totally honest, im surprised there has not been more accidents along it. Police believe two men were in the crashed car. They were heading to the same party. They were heading to the same party. They want any witnesses to contact them. All current rape and serious Sexual Assault cases in england and wales are to be reviewed, following the collapse of several recent trials. The director of Public Prosecutions Alison Saunders said it was a matter of urgency to make sure evidence has been properly disclosed. But the governments chief Legal Adviser says theres no evidence of widespread malpractice or dishonesty in the prosecution system. Clive coleman reports. Disclosure of evidence in some recent highly publicised rape cases has gone badly wrong. But how widespread is the problem . In december, liam allans trial for rape and Sexual Assault collapsed, when it emerged evidence on a computer disk which police had examined the short messages from the alleged victim, pestering him for a casual six. And the number of prosecutions in england and wales that collapsed because of the failure by police or prosecutors to distilled ever disclose evidence has increased by 70 in the last two yea rs. Has increased by 70 in the last two years. Now the director of Public Prosecutions, Alison Saunders, has ordered an urgent review of all rape and serious Sexual Assault cases come and conceded it is likely a number will be dropped. 0ne come and conceded it is likely a number will be dropped. One of the major problems is the amount of digital evidence on phones and social media. It is very apparent that in some cases mistakes have been made that simply shouldnt have been. It is important when you look at that kind of case that the prosecutors and the investigators look at social media traffic, look at Text Messages that have passed between the individuals, because they can put what has happened in a significant, different light. L National Disclosure Improvement Plan has been published. It includes a review of disclosure training, developing a group of specialist in every police force and all multimedia evidence to be provided to the defence digitally. Yesterday here, a people trafficking case, not a rape or Sexual Assault trial, collapsed because prosecutors failed to disclose Critical Evidence to the defence. Thejudge has demanded an urgent explanation in a case made even more shocking by the fact one of the young female defendants was held in prison for 13 months, during which time she gave birth. This problem is systemic and endemic throughout the criminal justice system. It has been known about for yea rs. System. It has been known about for years. It is the result of chronic underfunding, of the police, the Prosecution Services and particularly defence lawyers who have suffered years of court cuts in the delayed. If Public Confidence in ourfairtrial in the delayed. If Public Confidence in ourfair trial system is in the delayed. If Public Confidence in our fair trial system is to in the delayed. If Public Confidence in ourfair trial system is to be maintained, fixing disclosure is now the criminal justice maintained, fixing disclosure is now the criminaljustice systems biggest challenge. And more than 150 injured. The taliban say they carried out the attack. An emergency vehicle, packed with explosives, was blown up at a checkpoint. Packed with explosives, from kabul, Zia Shahreyar reports. Packed with explosives, an ambulance packed with explosives driven into crowds on their way to work. With explosives driven into crowds the force of the blast shook the windows off buildings at least a mile away. The windows off buildings some lower rising structures collapse. A plume of smoke visible across the city. The attacker had driven his vehicle past the police checkpoint, claiming to have a patient inside. Past the police checkpoint, when guards at a second checkpoint became suspicious, he detonated the bomb. Checkpoint became suspicious, translation i was in an armoured plated vehicle when suddenly there was an explosion. Plated vehicle when suddenly i was in the back seat, my driver was blown out on to the ground and injured. My driver was blown out the area of the attack is home to foreign embassies and the citys police headquarters. To foreign embassies and the citys the road had been closed to public transport. The taliban claimed responsibility. To public transport. This is their second deadly assault on the city in the space of a week. 20 people were killed in an attack on the Intercontinental Hotel last week. In an attack on the this evening, work was continuing to clear the scene of the latest bombing. Continuing to clear the scene this is a very secure area and security is very tight here usually and the question will be how they got through this far. Will be how they got the afghan military, backed by us air power, has intensified its campaign to drive out the taliban from its rural strongholds. To drive out the taliban but, as todays strike proves, theyre still able to mount deadly attacks against civilian targets in the heart of the countrys major cities. In the heart of the homes and businesses in paris are on high alert as the river seine threatens to overflow its banks. Are on high alert as the river seine weeks of rain have pushed the water level up and its thought the river will peak six metres above normal. Level up and its thought the river museums including the louvre have been shut. In smaller towns along the seine, people are having to use boats to get around flooded streets. People are having to use boats one of the worlds richest men who was held for two months by the saudi authorities in an Anti Corruption drive, has been freed. In an Anti Corruption Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal was one of 200 princes, politicians and wealthy businessmen detained in a crackdown. They were held at a luxury hotel in riyadh. Its believed a financial settlement was agreed in return for the princes release. Was agreed in return denmarks Caroline Wozniacki has won herfirst tennis grand slam title after beating simona halep in a thrilling three sets at the australian open. In a thrilling three sets victory in melbourne means wozniacki returns to number1 in the World Rankings. Wozniacki returns to number1 adam wild reports. Wozniacki returns to number1 there wozniacki returns to number1 are few stages in th| more there are few stages in the game more spectacular than melbourne and the welcome could scarcely have been more fitting. The winner takes it all. The worlds top two toe to toe down under, the final already had all the sparkle it needed, a match worth the wait, the wait is something with which was was and halep are all too familiar with. Neither had won a grand slam before, this was wozniackis 4 iii attempt. She started like a player not prepared to wait any longer. Halep too is battle hardened, forcing a tie break before finally seeing it slip away. A moment for her to stay calm, keep her cool, not easy in the blistering evening heat. Still, somehow she managed, fighting back to level the match. The foamtures now becoming the battle with both having to leave court to cool off. It was heating up, the final set befitting such an occasion, going one way then the other, this taking wozniacki to the brink. 0ne other, this taking wozniacki to the brink. One more point and her long wait was finally over. Shes done it and you will not see a more popular winner. Ive dreamt of this moment for so many years and to be here today is a dream come true and my voice is shaking, im going to cierks but today is a very emotional moment. Wozniacky at last a grand slam champion, she becomes world number one, a winner who today took it all. Theres more throughout the evening on the bbc news channel, we are back with the late news at the earlier time tonight of 9. 10. Hello. This is bbc news. The headlines at 5 30pm the attorney general has acknowledged that very serious mistakes over the disclosure of evidence by prosecutors have led to the collapse of recent trials in england and wales. At least 95 people have been killed and more than 150 injured as an explosion rocks the Afghan Capital kabul. It comes a week after a Major Taliban attack on a high profile hotel, in which more than 20 people died. Three teenage boys have been killed when they were hit by a car in west london. A man has been arrested. Police are investigating links between the incident and an altercation which took place after the collision. Paris is on high alert for flooding. Record rainfall has caused the river seine to burst its banks in one of the wettest januarys in paris in more than a century. The release of serial sex attacker, john worboys, has been put on hold. It comes after two of his victims won the first stage of a legal challenge. Just remind you of that state from the match what the least, investigating the deaths of those three boys in west london tonight after they were struck by a car. As they stood at a bus stop. The statement says detectives are continuing to appeal to the public for information, following the fatal collision. They have confirmed the edges of the boys. Two were 16 and one was 17. They are understood to have been on the pavement with a group of friends at approximately 8 41pm last night when a black audi a5 collided with them. They say police came to the scene shortly afterwards, along with the london and length. Despite the best efforts of officers and the ambulance service, all three died at the scene. The other teenagers present we re scene. The other teenagers present were not injured. The police say that all of the next of kin have been informed. And a postmortems will take place in due course. They say the vehicle involved is believed to have been travelling at high speed and came to a stop short distance from the commission. The statement says at least two men are reported to have left the car following the collision. 0ne reported to have left the car following the collision. One of them was detained by members the public. This man, he was 28, was arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving. He was taken to a hospitalfor dangerous driving. He was taken to a hospital for treatment but has now been taken to a Police Station for questioning. Then the police say that they are again appealing for information. Continuing with their enquiries to establish the full circumstances of the commission, and the number of occupants in the vehicle. That is the latest on the investigation into the deaths of those three teenage boys. The entire us gymnastics board is to resign because of its handling of the sex abuse scandal involving the former team doctor, larry nassar. The countrys 0lympic committee had threatened to strip the organisation of its powers if the directors failed to stand down. Nassar has been given a prison sentence of up to 175 years for abusing more than 150 female gymnasts. Peter bowes reports. As larry nassar begins to what amounts to a life sentence, the fallout from the abuse scandal has been swift and decisive. The entire board of usa gymnastics has gone and there have been other resignations too. Mark hollis was the Athletic Director at Michigan State university when nassar worked there. He and another official have decided to quit. Its been an absolute honour to guide the Athletic Department for the last decade. That being said, today im announcing my retirement. Im not running away from anything, im running towards something. Comfort, compassion and understanding for the survivors in our community. Togetherness, time and love for my family. Theres been reports that Michigan State university and usa gymnastics knew of the abuse claims but failed to take action. Theyve both denied there was a cover up. With several investigations into abuse in us sport now under way, the recriminations are onlyjust beginning. Peter bowes, bbc news. In the czech republic, a tightly fought president ial election has been won by the incumbent. President milosh zeman is known for his strident anti immigration views and for his opposition to eu sanctions against russia. He won with just over 51 per cent of the vote, defeating the pro eu academichri drahos. One of the worlds richest men, Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal, has become the latest high profile figure to be released in saudi arabia after a major anti corru ption drive was launched in november. A saudi official has said that prince alwaleed was released after a settlement was approved by the state prosecutor. But the prince said no charges were brought against him and no deals had been done. 0ur Arab Affairs Editor sebastian usher reports. Just hours before his release, prince alwaleed gave his first interview from the gilded cage of the ritz carlton hotel. In hard cash terms, he has been the biggest catch all the saudi purge. The idea of a man work than 17 billion being reduced to sleeping on a mattress while bargaining for his freedom has been a powerful one, and an image she was keen to dispel as he gave a tour of the suite where he was held in recent weeks. I have been all the time here at this hotel. It has been fine. I have exercise, i stretch, time here at this hotel. It has been fine. I have exercise, istretch, i swim, i walk. Fine. I have exercise, istretch, i swim, iwalk. I have my fine. I have exercise, istretch, i swim, i walk. I have my old iphone, so its like home. I call my family every day. Im in touch with the office every day. Everything is functioning. The saudi attorney general has said that 90 detainees have been released so far after charges were dropped against them. While others have reached financial settle m e nts while others have reached financial settlements to win their freedom. Around 90 believed to still be in detention. Some will go to prison and face trial. The man behind the Anti Corruption and face trial. The man behind the anti corru ption drive is and face trial. The man behind the Anti Corruption drive is the crown Prince Mohammed bin is a man. Its pa rt Prince Mohammed bin is a man. Its part of his ambitious plan to transform the country economically and socially. Finally winning it from its £20 and so on wetland religious austerities, as well as granting women basic new rights such as full permission to drive. His vision 2030 project needs massive funding, and the Authorities Say the purge should deliver at least 100 billion to state offers. Those who cooperate could be somewhat like in cash, but they should be able to continue with their businesses and their wives. But its still a risky move which could consolidate the crown princes power or build up resentment against his dominance. Is once again urged people to vacate the immediate area. Despite the possibility of a major eruption, many people are choosing to stay on and work. 0ver many people are choosing to stay on and work. Over 70,000 people have already placed nearby areas, fearing already placed nearby areas, fearing a full scale eruption. But despite continued government warnings, some people have decided to carry on working. Including labourers that this local quarry. I dont think the volcano will erupt. It already let out a fire. It will quite and down soon. Out a fire. It will quite and down soon. Emissions from the volcano show no signs of abating and could carry on for several months. Ashton sims as long as three miles high have been recorded by experts were monitoring the situation on a daily basis. Despite the ongoing threats, many locals feel obliged to work in order to support family. Our sales here have gone down because everyone is at the evacuation centre. But we are still 0k is at the evacuation centre. But we are still ok because they come back from time to time to buy needs to cook at home. It is the most active volcano in the philippines, attracting tourists because of its beauty and near perfect symmetry. Attracting tourists because of its beauty and near perfect symmetrym is believed to have erupted as many as 50 times in the last 500 years. Many villages have adjusted to its unpredictable behaviour, and believe they can always stay one step ahead. When the volcano does erupt, we will get on motorcycle and head for main road. Other locals are less confident and have heeded government warnings to leave. Thousands are staying in temporary shelters with a future that is far from certain. Government officials still being a full blown eruption could happen in days. Some more fun in the snow now. Heavy snowfall in china has made qin qin, a giant panda, living in a wildlife park, very happy. The four year old has been displaying her gymnastic skills with a series of forward rolls and downhill slides. And shes probably out there still playing as i speak multitasking panda i love that shots. Of the panda on its back, just wriggling down the slope. Time now for sports. There are 12 more fa cup 4th round ties today, weve had 10 results and the biggest shock has come at wigan. They won the cup four years ago but have since slipped into league one. They knocked out west ham, running out 2 nil winners,. For the league1. For the league 1 and on top of premier league, west ham inside the open ten minutes. Giving david moyes some early headaches. Itjust kept on growing. Wigan well on top against their visitors. Upset was on the cards. West ham limited to just one meaningful chance in the opening half. Rhys 0xford couldnt do much. That has got harder after the break. Sent off for spitting. With the man advantage, wigan pushed on and were given the chance of a second. Wiesbergerjudged to have handled in the box. Penalty. The nurse too much for manager paul cook, though he need not to have left. They redoubled to seal a famous win for wigan. The journey home for west ham made the over bit longer at night. You couldnt have called Fa Premier League team today because we didnt have enough players in the starting line up. It was a really difficult encounter. We had a lot of Young Players who we gave a chance but i wouldnt say many of them. I was disappointed with the senior players that they didnt help the younger players more. All in all, disappointing performance and results. But we have said before that we think we have bigger fish to fry at this time. Obviously we are delighted to have such a good win against such a strong team. The sending offjust after half time when west ham had started so strong, its probably turned the game in our favour. At times in the first half, i felt we deserved it, we were the most aggressive team. West ham have a different agenda. Anyone in mind . Everyone knows me, everyone knows what im like. Liverpool is the only type of me. Whatever the cup offers us, im sure we will enjoy. There was a great result for notts county, they are second in league 2 and they have forced a replay against struggling swansea city the swans are bottom of the premier legaue but Luciano Narsingh gave them a deserved first half lead. Countys eqiualiser was contentious, the ball looked to have gone out of play in the build up but veteran strikerjon stead scored for the sixth match in a row. To set up the replay delighted, i thought they were fantastic. Very unfortunate not to come in neo nails. But i got the reaction after the break was brilliant. 0 0. Absolutely delighted, proud. Thats what they have been doing week in week out. But why they have got to where they are, second in the league. Hats off to them. Hopefully they will keep going. And even though leicester made 10 changes to their side they were far too strong for League One Peterborough they won 5 1, inclduing a brace for debutant Fousseni Diabate who onlyjoined the club a few weeks ago. Riyad mahrez and jamie vardy left on the bench, Kelechi Iheanacho also scored twicepeterborough had pulled it back to 3 1, but the result was never in doubt with Wilfred Ndidi also getting on the scoresheet herea a look at the 10 results so far, championship birmingham drew at huddersfieold, hull and brighton are staright through to the last 16. Millwall and rochdale will have to play again, coventry, Sheffield United and southampton also won today. Two late kick offs, spurs have kicked off at league 2 newport liverpool face west brom at anfield later this evening celtic are still 11 points clear at the top of the scottish premiership, after they and aberdeen both won the dons beat kilmarnock 3 1 at home to move 3 poinst clear of rangers who face ross county tomorrow. Leigh griffiths scored the only goal for celtic in their win against his former club hibs. Dundee got a 98th minute winner at hamilton. Hearts drew with motherwell and partick beat stjohnstone Caroline Wozniacki has finally won a grand slam title. The dane beat the world number one simona halep in three sets in melbourne and will replace her at the top of the World Rankings too. James burford reports. The eyes of the world trained on its two best players. That neither had won a grand slam before a wrong about to be set right. From the start the 15,000 spectators packed inside the rod laver arena were treated to hitting of the highest order. It took a tie break to decide the first set. Sometimes outwitting your opponent wins points, sometimes just brute force. And while the quality of the tennis was enough to make your head spin, halep called for the doctor, suffering from dizziness. Finding more energy she started finding the lines and before long her own set point. Simona halep, known for her fighting spirit, levelling the match. Butjust when she thought she had the advantage her opponents own battling attitude came to the fore, wozniacki setting up championship point. With the first grand slam title and the world number one ranking at stake it came down to this. The new world number one becomes the first player from denmark to win one of the big four singles titles in the open era. My my voice is shaking, i never cry. My voice is shaking, i never crym has been a great turn and for me. I started not very well with an ankle injury, but ijust wanted to give my best every match, which i did. Im really happy that i could play the final again really happy that i could play the finalagain in the really happy that i could play the final again in the grand slam. Of course im sad i couldnt win today but caroline was better than me. For sure i will fight and i have many years to go, so hopefully i will face another challenge like today. Rory mcilroy is just one shot behind the leader haotong li heading into tomorrows final round at the dubai desert classic the northern irishman shot four birdies and then this approach on the tenth set up his only eagle of the day as he finished on 19 under par. Englands Andy Sullivan is only three shots behind milroy as he went round in 63 and shot of the day, that went to alexander levy,. A hole in one for the frenchman a hole in one for the frenchman on the par 3 fourth. He closed out round three on seventeen under par. It was good to knock that birdie in the last. Hopefully, i will probably need to play better tomorrow to win. It is two weeks into the season, and ive given myself a Second Chance to wina ive given myself a Second Chance to win a tournament. Looking forward to tomorrow. Bath preserved their unbeaten record in the anglo welsh cup beating newcastle 21 8. No points were scored until the second half at the rec, paul grant broke the deadlock for bath. They ran in three tries to newcastles one with Freddie Burns inch perfect kick finding jack wilson. So thats played 3, won 3 for bath. Elsewhere, london irish thrashed wasps 66 7. Northampton who were missing george north through injury beat sale 24 20. Leicester, harlequins and saracens all beat welsh opposition. Its currently worcester 31, exeter 21. At Cheltenham Danny Cook rode the 7 to 1 shot to victory in the race that is often seen as a strong indicator of form ahead of the gold cup in the middle of march. The horse was pulled up in the grand National Last year. Spurs still being held by newport county. We will be back at half past six with sports day. Lots of live sports on the website, including live coverage of the british diving championships in plymouth. That gets going in the next five minutes. Now its time for all your weather. Hello. The skies overhead have not been particularly inspiring in many places. A favourite you got to see some brightness this afternoon. That was how it looked in county antrim. Stuck under cloud from many others, outbreaks of rain. With the cloudy weather, some milder weather. South westerly winds really mild air across the country, continuing through the rest of the weekend. Into this evening, this allows up to the north is an area of low pressure, quite deep, passengers to the north of scotland. But the north of the mainland, the west of northern isles, does that 60 up to 80 mph through the evening. Clear skies overnight allowing it to get chilly, but by the end of the night wore cloud from the west. 0utbreaks of rain and temperatures listing. Ten in cardiff. As we start sunday morning. Thanks to the mild south westerly winds. Stuck in this westerly airflow, you will have a weather front which, instead westerly airflow, you will have a weatherfront which, instead of living authors south, will get stranded across central and southern parts of scotland. A wet start to sunday morning. Mild at 11 degrees in glasgow. To the south, our weather fronts. Further south again, generally a lot of cloud, mist and mark firhill s and coasts in the west. Breezy, very mild. Through the day, watch the band of rain, it doesnt move fast. Its stranded in that south westerly airflow. To the north, brighter with showers. To the south, cloudy but if you get breaks in the cloud, chiefly to the east of high ground, that could lift to bridges to 14 or 15 degrees. Not bad. 0n bridges to 14 or 15 degrees. Not bad. On sunday night, this weather fronts finally gets its act together, pushing south and bringing rain across england and wales on monday. Behind it, something brighter but sweeping away the mild air. Temperatures dropping as the day goes on. Back into Single Digits across many northern and central areas. Deeper into the week, we will stick with the chilli fields. Largely dry weather on tuesday, showers pushing in from the west on wednesday. This is bbc news. The Headlines Police say a car involved in a fatal crash which killed three teenagers at a bus stop in west london last night, is believed to have been travelling at high speed. All current rape cases to be urgently reviewed to ensure evidence has been disclosed. There is a need for more training for Police Officers and prosecutors. But disclosure is not new. It has been there since 1996. Police and prosecutors should know what they have to do. At least 95 people have been killed and 150 injured in a bombing in the Afghan Capital, kabul. The taliban say they carried out the attack. Also in this hour, paris is on high alert for flooding. Record rainfall has caused the river seine to burst its banks, in one of the wettest januarys in paris in more than a century