This is bbc news. The headlines at 11 00 a special investigation reveals a 17 year old who pleaded guilty to the attempted murder of a six year old boy had want of his plans a year before carrying them out. It could be anything. Push them offered. And they would die from falling 100 feet. The first person from the uk to date from coronavirus isa from the uk to date from coronavirus is a British National. Scotland finance secretary resigns after sending messages to a 16 year old boy on social media. This is what
the end result is. A day after he was acquitted in his impeachment trial, President Trump accuses the democrats of a witch hunt. I am spartacus. Tributes to kirk douglas who has died at the age of 103. At 11 30am we will be looking at the headlines from the papers. Good evening and welcome to bbc news. We begin with a special investigation to the case of a six year old boy thrown from the balcony of the date modern gallery
in august last year. Bbc news has uncovered new information about the teenager who tried to kill him. Jonty bravery pleaded guilty and it will be sentenced later this month. A recording shows he had given a warning before the attack that he wa nted warning before the attack that he wanted to kill someone by throwing them from a tall building. The carer said opportunities were missed from stopping jonty bravery. The report contains disturbing details. It was a day out that changed little by forever. Thrown off a balcony of the date. Jonty bravery admitted trying to murder the boy. Now disturbing new details. The teenager who has autism lived in his flat in london with round the clock care. He
confessed to what he was planning a year ago. This isjonty bravery speaking. His carer, who we are calling 0llie, recorded his threats. He claimed jonty bravery was at the tate alone. People needed to take what he was saying seriously. Do you think he
could have been stopped . 10096. I think him being allowed out independently was a risk to the public. The whole situation could have been dealt with very much differently. Opportunities miss. What happened that day at the tate was exactly as jonty bravery what happened that day at the tate was exactly asjonty bravery had threatened. Did you think it was only a matter of time he tried to kill someone . Yes, we knew from the recording he had an intention to do something. I could see him getting progressively worse in his behaviour and attitude. I believe this could have happened. His carer stop working withjonty bravery by the time he visited the tate but he claimed he was allow that alone despite his threat to kill and despite his threat to kill and despite allegations of violence, jonty bravery was already on bail accused of attacking another carer and police work. Jonty bravery was still allowed out by himself . Correct. What do you make of that . I
believe it is very wrong because precautions were not taken. Do you think you could have been prevented from doing this . Yes, definitely. Risk assessment should have been put in place not being allowed for him to go out alone. Ollie said he told a senior colleague and others. Both denied it. We are a care provider for young people and adults with disabilities. The Company Providing carers boast of a highly trained team. They are rated good by the care regulator and are by a number of council. The council had legal responsibility for jonty bravery. In a statement the company said. But they say because of the gravity of the bbc claims, they have reported this to the care and councils that we can be examined by the serious case review. The boy jonty bravery tried to kill initially could not talk, eat or move his body. His family now says he can speak a little and is now starting to eat mash but still cannot stand or walk. Could the boy have been spared this agony . cannot stand or walk. Could the boy have been spared this agony . I put it in my weight to kill somebody. In my head. Jonty bravery certainly want about what he intended to do. Lucy spoke to you had was about the six year old boys condition. They call him the little
fighter and post on a fundraising site they are trying to raise more funds for his rehabilitation and they post updates about his recovery and it is a slow process. In september he was not able to speak 01 move september he was not able to speak or move his body but he could smile. The following month the said he was managing to move his legs a tiny bit. In december they shed the news that he was beginning to speak but he was still in a lot of pain. A couple of weeks ago, they said he was able to eat a little and they we re was able to eat a little and they were hoping you could drink through a straw that is still could not walk 01 a straw that is still could not walk or stand and was finding it difficult to think and was getting confused. It has been a long and painful process for this boy. What in your view is going to happen now that you have reported on these revelations about the teenager and what the carers were saying . M revelations about the teenager and what the carers were saying . It does raise questions about jonty braverys care. In court they said he possibly had a personality
disorder. He does not like where he is living, he wants to go to prison. Questions for the carers and what they did, not passing this on to colleagues, queries for the care company, they said they did not get this information. We have no knowledge and record of the disclosure, they say. The council have sent their sympathy to the boy and their family as have sent their sympathy to the boy and theirfamily as did the care company. They say it is a matter for the serious case review and the trust of west london say they did not know about this either. But something has gone very wrong here and it has left the boy with terrible, terrible injuries. A third person has now tested positive in the uk for coronavirus. It is understood the British National had flown into the country from singapore and is currently being treated at a hospital in london. According to the latest figures from china, more than 600 people have
died from the disease. Chinese ambassador to the uk has accused the British Government of overreacting to the outbreak. This is what happens when fear takes hold. Shops in hong kong today were being cleared of rice and toilet paper as rumours swirled of a complete shutdown of the border with Mainland China. Out in hong kong harbour, a huge cruise ship, the virus possibly loose on board. Several passengers have tested positive and no one is being allowed off. From his balcony, hinsley lee can look out at his home town but cannot go there. Translation i am nervous but the only thing we can do is stay in our cabins and be careful. Hong kong has now at least five cases of people with the coronavirus who have not been to Mainland China and have not had any apparent contact with people from Mainland China. Also, three of them live in the same place, that is this building
behind me here, and that may be the first indication of what is called community transmission. That is the virus passing from one person to another here in hong kong. Experts here say they are now not optimistic that the virus can be contained and that a full pandemic may be on the way. Not so, according to the Chinese Ambassador to london, who today went on the offensive, insisting china has the situation under control. It is our hope that the governments of all countries, including the uk, should understand and support chinese efforts. Respect the professional advice of who, avoid overreaction, avoid creating panic. But at the same time, from wuhan, pictures the like of which we have not seen in generations. Stadiums, gymnasiums
and conference centres all being turned into fever centres, so desperate is the shortage of beds for the sick. By phone today, i managed to talk to a young woman in wuhan who described to me the stress of not knowing what is going on and what to believe. Translation we dont feel safe. We dont know how the virus is passed from one person to another. But we cant stay at home all the time, and we dont know when this will end. We dont know when we will be able to return to normal life. That is very stressful. There is some good news. These are patients who have recovered leaving hospital. But tonight there are reports that this man, doctor li wenliang, is in Critical Condition or may have died after contracting the virus. In early december doctor li tried to warn authorities about the spread of a dangerous new virus. His warnings were ignored. Rupert wingfield hayes,
bbc news, in hong kong. We were at saint thomases hospital in london where the british patient is being treated. The middle age man was brought here to the specialist Infectious DiseaseTreatment Centre and he was taken in a bright and isolated at home before testing positive. It is understood that he travelled recently to the uk from singapore and Health Authorities are brief that he did not contract this virus in china so on the back of that they have extended their guidance of the people coming into the uk. Up until today anyone coming from china to develop symptoms was urged to self isolate and call nhs. They have now extended that to other Asian Countries including japan, malaysia and singapore. The chief medical officer for england tonight
says this remains a serious problem for china but there are still relatively few cases beyond that. If that remains the case, the nhs can cope. If the who change their guidance and it becomes a global pandemic, that could create serious pressure for the nhs. Scotlands finance secretary has resigned on the day of the budget after it was revealed he sent messages to a 60 year old boy on social media. He made contact with the boy hundreds of times. 16 year old. It took full responsibility for his actions. The finance secretary, derek mackay, was one of the most senior ministers in the scottish government, tipped as a future party leader and first minister. Now his career has been destroyed by inappropriate social media messages he sent to a schoolboy. The scottish sun printed numerous exchanges between the politician and a boy that he knew was just 16,
commenting on his appearance and calling him cute. You dont mind compliments . Not at all. Good. And our chats are between us . Yeah. Cool. To be honest, i think youre really cute. Is that 0k . Just so long as you know but you can delete that message, lol. The sun reported that mr mackay told the boy he is gay and invited him to dinner as well as a rugby match. I think if these allegations are founded, and they are very detailed, very explicit, totally inappropriate and, by any standard judgement of what constitutes the grooming of a young individual, these would pass that test. Nicola sturgeon has suspended derek mackay from the snp but she cannot make him stand down as an msp. Based on what i knew about this last night, it was clear to me then that derek mackays conduct fell far short of what is expected of a minister and indeed, he offered his resignation to me and i accepted. It was not an option for him
to remain in government. Msps from all parties are furious. Derek mackay this morning described his own behaviour as foolish. But derek mackays actions towards a schoolboy are beyond foolish. They are an abuse of power. They are nothing short of predatory. Just yesterday mr mackay was planting trees to illustrate the environmental measures in the budget statement he was due to deliver today. Today i present the scottish budget for 2020 21. Instead, a junior minister had to announce £1. 8 billion to be spent on investment projects to help move scotland towards a low carbon economy. Derek mackay could now face a police investigation. Ata time at a time when the government is facing significant problems and next
month alex simon is on trial facing accusations of Sexual Assault and attempted rape. He denies all allegations. Derek mackay could now face a police investigation. Police scotland say they are assessing available material and encouraging anyone with information to come forward. He was a popular politician who seemed to be heading for the top, now humiliated by his own mistakes which could seriously damage his party as well. The headlines on bbc news a special investigation shows thatjonty bravery, the 17 year old who pleaded guilty to attempted murder to a six year old boy thrown from the balcony of the tate gallery had warned of his players a before he carried them out. A third person in the uk to test positive for coronavirus as a British National. The death toll in china reaches more than 600. Scotlands finance agri,
dave mackay, resides on the day of the scottish budget after sending m essa 9 es the scottish budget after sending m essa g es to the scottish budget after sending messages to a 16 year old boy on social media. Young children were around among 90 migrants rescued from freezing conditions in the English Channel. They made the journey from france to the uk on eight small vote. It is believed to be the largest number of migrants intercepted in a single day on the channel. Colin campbell reports from dover. Rescued out to sea in freezing but calm conditions, many of the migrants were brought back to dover on board this border force cutter. Alongside one of the flimsy dinghy is used across one of the world busiest shipping lanes. Eight small vote we use, loans from french beachesin small vote we use, loans from french beaches in the dark eight small vote. Once you find them you have got to safely transfer the people on board to the rescue craft, which ta kes board to the rescue craft, which takes time. It is a complicated issue, once you have so many vote
scattered over such a large area. And abandoned dinghy full of life jackets on a dover beach. This is one of two that made it all the way across. Filmed by a passerby, these migrants who made the journey, detained by police after reaching uk shores. The migrant arrivals started early in the morning. It is understood aid number of women and Young Children were amongst those making the journey here. Eye would really like us to look at having an agreement with the friends, where whenever somebody was picked up in the English Channel they were taken safely and securely back to france. That way traffic is a migrants would know this is not a route brittain. Despite the doubling of Police Patrols along the french coast and a fleet of board of force out to sea, this small boats struggle to get across the channel. The National Crime agency says the criminal gangs involved appear to be co ordinating the multiple boat launches in what is described as a search tactic to
try to beat the beefed up security. In dover, teams of hi viz officials processed the new arrivals. As a flow of desperate people the authorities are struggling to quell. Colin campbell, bbc news, dover. A jury colin campbell, bbc news, dover. A jury at the old bailey has heard how the brother of the manchester bowler bought a chemical using an e mail address containing the phrase in arabic we have come to slaughter. The bombing killed 22 people at an Ariana Grande concert two years ago. The Grenfell Tower enquiry is asking the governments most senior lawyer, the governments most senior lawyer, the attorney general, to promise that no one giving evidence will later be prosecuted on the basis of what they say. The request comes up potential corporate witnesses threatened to stay silent without such an agreement. If faiane west london in 2017 killed 72 people the fire. President trump has been celebrating his acquittal in the impeachment trial in a lengthy statement of the white house he thanked supporters and colleagues and lamb busted opponents who brought the case, calling them vicious. Mr trump said he had enjoyed a witch hunt for the past three years. It was evil, it was corrupt, it was dirty cops. It was corrupt, it was dirty cops. It was lea kers and was corrupt, it was dirty cops. It was leakers and liars. And this should never, ever happen to another president , ever. I dont know that other president s would have been able to take it. Some people said no, they wouldnt have. Its a celebration, because we have something that just worked celebration, because we have something thatjust worked out. I mean, it worked out. We went through hell, unfairly, did nothing wrong. Did nothing wrong. Ive done things wrong in my life. They will admit. Not purposely, but ive done things wrong. But this is what the end result is. Applause. High bidwell washington correspondent gary 0donoghue earlier and he gave us more detail on Donald Trumps comments. He was speaking to about 200 leading republicans, congressmen, senators, but a great and good, that sort of thing. This 13 year old son was there as well. And it was not a traditional event, as you might say, it was in his words a celebration. Thats what he called it. And it lasted for more than one hour. And its tone vary throughout. There was defiance, there was vitriol, there was self pity at times as well. And it was. It moved from across the whole gamut of issues, really, and ranged over the whole span of his presidency. Right from the moment of the announcement of his candidacy right through to the present day, it was like he was working it out of his system. Where does this leave
the democrats than in their attempt to end his time in office . Because he was scathing about them and said we we re he was scathing about them and said we were innocent all along. Yeah, it does leave them wondering whether their calculation will be borne out to have been worth it in the long run. And i think it is, frankly, too 0011 run. And i think it is, frankly, too soon to tell on that score. They knew when they got into this that the likelihood would be that there would be an acquittal because of the partisan nature of american politics and the simple fact that there is a majority of republicans in the senate. So they knew what they were letting themselves in for. They took the decision, they didnt take that without knowing those facts or understanding this fact. So they believe must be and will be that the narrative that they believe they have exposed will, to some extent,
damage the president in the run up to the 2020 general election on november three later this year. You also have to remember, and you take this to the extent you want to take this, Many Democrats will say out loud that if you do something impeachable you should be impeached. Whatever the likelihood of the conviction is. So a lot of them justified on that ground as well. Gary 0donoghue. The foreign secretary, dominic raab, is visiting australia, japan, singapore, and malaysia to discuss post brexit bilateral arrangements with a focus on security and trade. It is first trade trip since the start of the transition period. This has Flash Photography from the start. 0n transition period. This has Flash Photography from the start. On his First Official trip after brexit, the foreign secretary is just about as far away from the eeo as he can get. , please, ladies and gentlemen, join us. Written is free to pursue
its own deals. Australia is the first stop. We have a trade relationship already with £70 billion, but a potential to do so much more. That is why we have recommitted today to launching negotiations on ambitious Free Trade Agreement between our countries as 0011 agreement between our countries as soon as possible. Australia, we hope, will be part that busway with high priority deals we are pursuing. This visit is our first look at a Global Britain in action. Uk setting out on its own, reaching out to the other side of the world, and trying to forge new trade deals with old friends. The reason theyre doing thatis friends. The reason theyre doing that is because by leaving the eu they have effectively walked away from their biggest business partner. Australias former prime minister, malcolm turnbull, was at the helm when the uk voted for brexit. He says any deals made in this part of the world cannot replace the eu. Britain will always have a great friend in australia. But we are not
500 million europeans, we are 25 million aussies at the other end of the world. For australian businesses, this opens up a new set of options. Winemakers are hoping that a trade deal could make them more competitive in britain, especially now with an unstable asian market will stop at a time when we have the answer, the coronavirus, how long the impact of that will be on world markets, if we are able to get a step back into the uk market, that will help level out the damage for us. Its very important for australia. Wrapping up a trade deal here could take at least a year. But the message from britain is that it is now open to more fruitful relationships across the world. Tributes have been paid to the actor and hollywood legend
kirk douglas who has died at the age of 103. He starred in more than 80 films in seven decades including the 19605 films in seven decades including the 1960s classic spartacus. Will gompertz looks back at his life. For the first time in my life people cheering for me. It was 70 years ago in the film champion that kirk douglas made his name. He played a boxer who fights his way from hopeless destitution to the top of the World Without taking any prisoners en route. It was a case of art imitating the actors real life. He was born in upstate new york to russian jewish immigrant parents, he was born in upstate new york to russianjewish immigrant parents, he grew up in abject poverty. 0n russianjewish immigrant parents, he grew up in abject poverty. On screen he was able to bring a wealth of acting talent, is a tough guy or a ca rd acting talent, is a tough guy or a card child, he was a maverick who enjoyed laying characters with a ruthless streak. Id tell you why, quy ruthless streak. Id tell you why, guy in there is dying. Would you
like me to suggest what you can do with that promotion . He was both the lead and the producer, a Hollywood Star with the audacity to take control of his own career. The movie spartacus was a kirk douglas project. Im spartacus im spartacus. The director of his last majorfilm illusion, reflected on his impact. He was a brilliant act the, but also he had a grace to him that, you know, is work, especially these days, a thing. His son, michael, followed in his fathers footsteps and today paid him a deeply affectionate tribute, while also acknowledging his dad could be aggressive and there were many affairs. But, the hollywood, he is one of the last of an era. Id knew him quite well. The last of the golden age. When i get old. You
know, all life is growing. Even as he passed 100 and struggled with the effects of a stroke, there was still a glimmer of his old self, a showman, isdale, a genuine hollywood legend. A star. Hollywood legend kirk douglas, star of d oze ns hollywood legend kirk douglas, star of dozens of films, has died at the age of 103. Hundreds of people have a nswered age of 103. Hundreds of people have answered a call to pay their respects at the funeral of one of the countrys most highly decorated war heroes. Sergeantjoe morton flew 37 wartime bombing sorties until martin the warsaw airlift in the summer of 19114. He was awarded 20 military medal s and died last month. But with no surviving close relatives. He was laid to rest today in newark in nottinghamshire with full military honours. The astronaut
christina cook is back on earth after completing the longest ever state in space by a woman. She spent 328 days aboard the International Space station. A russian soyuz space craft carrying her two male collea g u es craft carrying her two male colleagues landed in as extent this morning. The astronaut had achieved a major milestone during her mission. In october, she took part in the first all female spacewalk in more than 50 years of space travel. Christina cook completed more than 5200 orbits of the earth and travelled 113 9 million miles, the equivalent of 291 roundtrips to the moon from earth. We will be taking a look at the papers with madeline grant from the Daily Telegraph and me out of amble of the chief executive of the new Economics Foundation are coming up after the
headlines at 11 30pm. Time for the weather for the week ahead with lucy. Hello there. It looks like we will see a spell of Stormy Weather through the second half of the weekend. They could cause some damage and disruption. Before that though its a fairly calm and settle picture. Friday looks like it will be largely dry although a little windier in the west than it was on thursday. Here is the reason why. High pressure Still Holding on as we move into friday, although these weather fronts out was the worst will bring more in the way of cloud and eventually some rain. So for friday chilly start for many. There will be a patch of mist and fog that will be a patch of mist and fog that will clear quite quickly. Good spells of sunshine. Cloudy in the west. The cloud they can offer the odd spot of rain or drizzle. Temperature similar to thursday, 6 10 degrees celsius. As we move towards the weekend, out towards the atla ntic towards the weekend, out towards the atlantic a string of weather fronts and low pressure will bring some very wet and windy weather at times. We start the weekend though with good spells of