This programme contains scenes of repetitive flashing images tonight at ten the end of an era. The Prime Ministers most senior adviser, Dominic Cummings, has left downing street for good. A very public exit he was supposed to stay until christmas, but, after a power struggle inside Boris Johnsons inner circle was made public, it was decided he should go. Dominic cummings has been the Prime Ministers most influential and most controversial adviser during his time in government. Also on the programme tonight. Almost half a century after he murdered 13 women, the yorkshire ripper, Peter Sutcliffe, has died. He had coronavirus. President trump says no lockdown for america as he finally comes close to admitting hes leaving the white house next year. I will not go. This administration will not be going to a lockdown. Hopefully, whatever happens in the future, who knows which administration it will be, i guess time will tell. A radical shake up in how students apply to university in england, with offers after exam results instead of predicted grades. And back on track almost. The worlds best golfers take on the famous augusta course at the masters after a six month delay because of covid. And coming up on bbc news. Rory rallies at the masters mcilroy makes the cut at augusta, after finishing his second round on 3 under par. Good evening. The Prime Ministers most senior and influential adviser, Dominic Cummings, has left downing street for good. He walked out of number 10 very publicly this afternon, after clearing his desk. Infighting at the heart of government spilled out into the public eye this week as downing streets director of Communications Lee cain resigned. Dominic cummings a close ally was expected to stay on until the end of the year. But, after a conversation with borisjohnson today, it was decided he should go immediately. This report from our deputy Political Editor vicki young contains flash photography. Leaving for the final time. One of the most influential figures in westminster propelled out of the door after a power struggle that erected publicly and left of the door after a power struggle that erupted publicly and left downing street in turmoil. Dominic cummings has been at borisjohnsons side for years and made plenty of enemies. The Prime Minister has been persuaded he needs a different style of government, which means no place for some of his most loyal advisers. Dominic cummings made his name as a formidable campaigner, first against the uk joining the euro. It was the Eu Referendum that forged his relationship with borisjohnson, and he was credited with the winning slogan, take back control. But the move into government threw up different challenges. Mr cummings was ruthless with those he didnt consider to be loyal. He was dismissive of the cabinet, conservative mps and the civil service. Parliament was controversially suspended when it tried to block a no deal brexit. Although he wasnt a member of the conservative party, he masterminded a huge election victory, appealing to leave voters in the north of england. Well, he was always someone who would sort of shake things up, he didnt take things as, just cos they had been done that way. He didnt take things as, just cos they had been done that way they couldnt be done any other way. And its always good, i think, to have people who challenge the system mnd challenge the way things are done. Hes obviously been very influential in that way. But the covid pandemic left little room for his ambitious reforms and then there was the infamous trip to barnard castle. While millions followed the rules and stayed at home, mr cummings drove hundreds of miles to County Durham and was later forced to explain his actions. We agreed that we should go for a short drive to see if i could drive safely. There was uproar, but mr johnson stuck by him. Today, many tory mps are glad hes gone. Mr cummings was a liability. I would like the Prime Minister to see this as an opportunity to muck out the stables, to get in a team of people that he really needs and deserves behind him. Every day, the people working in that building make important decisions that affect every one of us and, this week, the Prime Ministers decided he wants a new team to do that. Conservative mps hope that it will mean a different tone from the government, less division, less aggression, what we dont know is whether it will mean a change in policy direction, and only the Prime Minister can decide that. The influence of borisjohnsons fiancee has also played its part in this drama. Carrie symonds worked for the conservative party for years and was said to be unhappy with the team around him. Others are already enjoying the limelight. This is a face we will all be seeing much more of, formerjournalist Allegra Stratton will speak for the Prime Minister at new daily press conferences. The aim is a smoother operation. I was at iwas ata i was at a meeting this afternoon bit it i was at a meeting this afternoon bit it there was a meeting this afternoon between borisjohnson, Dominic Cummings and director of Communications Lee cain and it was decided Mister Cumming should leave immediately, the Prime Minister wa nted immediately, the Prime Minister wanted to clear the air and move on but there are already different versions of what went on at that meeting circulating and i think thats a sign ofjust how fractious of this whole thing has become. As for the mood among conservative mps, many have predicted for quite some time that it would end like this. One said to me tonight, it is time to just one said to me tonight, it is time tojust rejoice one said to me tonight, it is time to just rejoice that they have gone. Vicki young, thank you. And theres more on Dominic Cummings and his impact on british politics in taking control the Dominic Cummings story, on the iplayer now. The serial killer Peter Sutcliffe, known as the yorkshire ripper, has died in hospital at the age of 7a. He had coronavirus. Sutcliffe murdered 13 women across yorkshire and the north west of england between 1975 and 1980. He was also convicted of the attempted murder of seven other women. This report from our correspondent danny savage contains some flashing images. Over a period of six years, all of these women were murdered by the same man. 13 families lives torn apart by Peter Sutcliffe. Wilma mccann was the first to be killed, in leeds in 1975. Her son richard was just five years old when she died. He believes today brings some sort of closure. I know that there will be many people that welcome this day, and maybe some of them will get some peace. It is the man that took my mums life, so it is significant. Its not. Well, it is emotive in some ways, but i have got my own life and my own family now. Lets get on with our lives with a bit more peace, shall we say, after today. This was in halifax, where19 Year Old Bank clerk Josephine Whitaker was killed. Murder scenes were scattered across yorkshire and manchester. For several years, women, especially here in west yorkshire, were scared. Going out alone at night was a real risk. Peter sutcliffe changed the way people lived. Still, he found victims, like mo lee, who was an art student in leeds and survived when sutcliffe ambushed her. My attack did shape my life and my outlook, you know, within a matter of five minutes. One side of that timescale, i was a happy go lucky, young, innocent art student, and, after that, i became sarcastic and cynical and i lost trust. Sutcliffe was known to police. He was interviewed nine times but things never went any further. On tape im jack. I see you are still having no luck catching me. That is partly because the Police Inquiry was famously led down a blind alley by hoax tapes from a man dubbed wearsidejack. He sent letters and tapes taunting the investigating officers. I have the greatest respect for you, george. Even though he fitted descriptions, it led to the conclusion that Peter Sutcliffe wasnt their man, as a retired detective recalls. One of the top table officers said, um, uh. Is he a geordie . No, no. Whats his name . He said, Peter Sutcliffe. Now, listen, boys. Peter sutcliffe. Bang. Peter sutcliffe is not the yorkshire ripper. So sutcliffe carried on killing. On tape im jack. Colleagues at the haulage firm where he worked knew he was a suspect, and used to joke about it. He was nicknamed the ripper, and he used to answer to that sometimes, so its rather. Its sad now, isnt it . When he was eventually arrested for having stolen number plates, he confessed. At Dewsbury Police station, the public turned out to express their disgust. Shouting and jeering. Sutcliffe was jailed for the rest of his life. He died after contracting covid 19 and refusing treatment. Few, if any, will mourn the passing of a man who destroyed so many lives. Danny savage, bbc news. West Yorkshire Police has apologised for the way some Senior Officers spoke at the time about some of sutcliffes victims, a number of whom were sex workers. The forces chief constable said that while some of the language and attitudes may have reflected Wider Society at the time, they were wrong then, and wrong now. Many women in the north of england lived in a climate of fear in the late 70s before sutcliffe was arrested, as our special correspondent lucy manning reports. Wilma mccann. Emilyjackson. Irene richardson. Patricia atkinson. Jayne macdonald. Jean jordan. Yvonne pearson. Helen rytka. Vera millward. Josephine whitaker. Barbara leach. Marguerite walls. Jacqueline hill. Everyone remembers Peter Sutcliffes name. How many remember theirs . What no one forgets from the time is the terror felt by women. For a 17 year old in leeds, when sutcliffe was left free to kill, it was a fear michelle teel couldnt shake. Wed no mobile phones, so you couldnt ring to say, i dont feel safe, or anything. You had nothing, so my mum used to time it knowing when i would roughly be coming home and she would walk halfway to meet me. But it was a scary, scary time. All of us were so aware of this case, to the point of actually suspecting friends, neighbours, relatives. Joan smith reported on the murders, suffered nightmares after. She wrote about the misogyny of the police investigating. They kind of thought that the women who were involved in the sex trade were asking for it, in inverted commas, and they were much more interested in the innocent women. And i thought they missed the central point, which was that what he hated was women. Do you think anything has changed for women since that time in terms of policing . What it changed was womens attitudes. It kicked off the reclaim the night marches, women saying, were the victims, why should we be the ones who stay at home . And this was an absolutely foundational event. For a former Yorkshire Evening post journalist at the time of the murders, it boils down to one thing. I would say there was institutionalised misogyny. The victims who survived had all said he had a local accent, but they didnt take any notice of those people. If they had, if theyd listened to the women, maybe he would have been caught sooner. Violence against women is taken more seriously now, but few accused of rape are charged and convictions for that and Domestic Abuse are down. The murder in 2006 of five women in ipswich, who were daughters and mothers but also worked as prostitutes, shows Vulnerable Women are still at risk. And when the serial rapist john worboys was to be released two years ago, it was the victims themselves who had to campaign to keep him in prison. Men off the streets in the late 1970s, it wasntjust a few weeks when women were scared to go out, it was five years. And, today, there are still women who feel unsafe not just on the streets, but often in their own home. Lucy manning, bbc news. Coronavirus cases continue to rise in the uk. The latest government figures show there were 27,301 new Coronavirus Infections recorded in the latest 24 hour period. That means that the average number of new cases reported per day in the last week is now 24,430. And 376 deaths were reported, thats people who died within 28 days of a positive covid 19 test. It means on average, in the past week, 404 deaths were announced every day. It takes the total number of deaths so far across the uk to 51,304. However, today there is a glimmer of hope that lockdowns across the uk are helping. The r number, the rate at which the virus is spreading is lower. It is still above 1, meaning the virus is still growing but it is slowing and now sits between 1 and 1. 2. But hospitals are still under pressure across the country. Our Health Editor hugh pym reports. Its really starting to hit. Weve seen huge increase in numbers. The boss of Milton KeynesUniversity Hospital with a reminder that some services are still under immense pressure because of the covid second wave. Here, theyve seen a doubling of patients in the last five days and that means staff are stretched even further. We know that staff are still tired from the first wave, we know there are high levels of anxiety and everything we are doing here at the hospital is focused on making sure that we keep our staff safe and well. Daily hospital admissions of patients with coronavirus in the uk have risen steadily since early october. Theres been a slightly slower rate of growth in recent days and they are still about half the level seen in early april. There are regional variations. Some hospitals treating more patients than during the first wave, others a lot less. Hospital cases reflect infections picked up in previous weeks. Community testing schemes like this in liverpool, including some school pupils, are trying to find out how much the virus is spreading now, covering those with and without symptoms. There are also surveys covering the wider population. The office for National Statistics survey covering infections in the community suggest that, in england last week, one in 85 had the virus, a bit more than the previous week. In wales, it was a similar figure, again, a little bit higher. In scotland, the estimate is one in 135 people infected, down a bit on the previous week. In Northern Ireland, one in 105, again, a bit lower. The ons suggests that, in areas of high infections, there has been a bit of a levelling off, but increases in other parts of the country. We are seeing a plateau of cases in certain areas. For example, Northern Ireland is starting to see a plateau of hospitalisations and deaths and, hopefully, that continues and starts to decrease. However, in certain areas, such as england and wales, it may be too soon to tell if those have had a positive impact. A key measure of how fast the virus is spreading or declining across the population is the reproduction, or r number. Anything above one shows its accelerating. Below one and its receding. The latest uk estimate is a range of 1 to 1. 2 slightly lower than last weeks number. That indicates a slowdown for the virus. Some Health Officials think it will fall below one in the coming weeks because of lockdown restrictions. But as to whats allowable over christmas, they say thats a decision for ministers in the different uk governments. Hugh pym, bbc news. President trump has made his first Public Comments sincejoe biden was declared the winner of the election. Despite a Record Number of new coronavirus cases, he said he would not put the United States into lockdown. Donald trump avoided any comment on the recent election but came close to admitting that hes leaving the white house next year. Heres our north america editor, jon sopel. After a record long period of silence eight days donald trump is approaching a microphone. The News Conference has been called a microphone. To talk about the search for a vaccine at a time when coronavirus cases seem to be spiralling out of control across the whole of the us. The past nine months, my administration has initiated the single greatest mobilisation in us history, pioneering, developing and manufacturing therapies and vaccines in record time. Donald trump insisted he would not shut down the us economy again. But. |j insisted he would not shut down the us economy again. But. I will not go. This administration will not go into lockdown. Hopefully, whatever happens in the future, who knows which administration it will be, i guess time will tell. But i can tell you this administration will not go toa you this administration will not go to a lockdown. This is the first acknowledgement from the president that he might not be there come january. But the specific question, would he now concede tojoe biden, he didnt hang around for questions from reporters. Much to their frustration. His battle to overturn the result is going badly. On this friday the 13th in michigan, a judge threw out a case brought by his campaign over the way voting was conducted in detroit. Joe biden will win arizona. He is the winner of 11 electoral votes. In arizona, the Networks Today finally called the result forjoe biden, and, significantly, the Trump Campaign arent going to challenge it. And the pains been compounded in georgia, another long time republican citadel that has gone tojoe biden. Although this state will be subject to a recount. So, well be counting every single piece of paper, every single ballot, every single lawfully cast legal ballot. The president elect, whos busy working on his transition, hasnt made any comment, but maybe he feels he doesnt need to. His attitude has been, since last saturday, that its done, its over hes the next president. There is a sense the walls are beginning to close in on donald trump. Some senators are saying it is essentialjoe biden be given briefings on National Security now to stop some of his Close Friends are saying, admit it, its all over. But from the president , those words, i concede, have still not passed his lips. One close confidant of the president says he knows its all over, hejust president says he knows its all over, he just cant bring himself to say those words. Studio jon sopel, thank you. Students in england could receive University Offers only after theyve obtained their final a level and btec grades in a proposed shakeup of the University Admissions system. The education secretary Gavin Williamson has told the bbc he wants the change to happen as soon as 2023. University lecturers and head teachers unions have welcomed the move amid concerns the Current System is unfair to disadvantaged students. Heres our education editor bra nwen jeffreys. Working hard to get to university. Theyre applying with predicted grades. In an exclusive interview, the education secretary said change would help disadvantaged students. They dont have the same confidence, especially if they are maybe from a family who have never had anyone going to university before. Maybe havent had, always, the encouragement to apply to one of those top universities. Yet theyve got the potential to go to one of those top universities. Universities are worried this could be very difficult to implement for some of the most competitive courses. Well, this is something that is done in many other parts of the world, so we know its possible to do. Actually, were going to end up with a much more efficient admissions system that will, in time, work for universities, as it does for students themselves. This is a change that many believe could make the system fairer. Universities would like students to still be able to apply before their results and get offers afterwards. But others favour a more radical approach in which it all happens after results day. So what do current sixth formers think . It would mean an end to predicted grades, no more offers before you sit your exams. Ive already applied now and ive got offers so i know what grades i have got to work towards. I think a lot more universities would do interviews and admissions tests as well. So it could be a good thing. Basing it solely on grades on results day sort of makes unis miss the bigger picture. Having the unconditional offers there, some people need that to know they are going to get into university. It could mean colleges working harder to keep them on track. It motivates them, gives them a sense of what year 13 is all about and if it was left until the end of their exams, would that same motivation happen . It probably would, but in a different way. And i think at least you would feel you would give your exams your best shot and then you are able to hopefully apply to the places that you deserve to be at. Universities said today theyd back change, but, the more radical it is, the bigger the challenge. How practically could it be done . The second thing is, of course, if we do that, we are going to have to ensure the students have a very good careers Advice System during that period. Because theres going to be a week when they have to make up their minds and come to a decision. It means, as colleges come out of this pandemic, another revolution is on the horizon. One that could spark change in the rest of the uk. Branwen jeffreys, bbc news, st helens. Russia is deploying almost 2000 troops to secure a truce agreed this week to end six weeks of war in the breakaway region of Nagorno Karabakh. The fighting has been between azerbaijan and ethnic armenians. Under the agreement armenia will withdraw from districts occupied since the early 1990s, and azerbaijan will keep territory its retaken during the fighting in Nagorno Karabakh and the surrounding areas. But victory has come at a cost, as our International Correspondent orla guerin reports from the city of terter in azerbaijan. Get up and lets go, lalazar begs. A mothers lament at the grave of her only son. 25 year old mehdi joined the Azerbaijani Army to fight for Nagorno Karabakh. He was killed last month. Buried by his side, his 17 year old cousin melek. Mehdis uncle natig safarov says they both took a secret to their graves. We were welcomed to the family home near the front line city of tartar. And to a room full of anguish. Generations grieving for what might have been. The women sing lullabies to those who died in battle. And who are revered as martyrs. We dont know how many families are grieving. Azerbaijan has not revealed its military losses. But lalazar mamadova, who is widowed, has lost her greatest support. She says mehdi chose to put his country first. She is proud of him and of melek. Meleks name means angel. Relatives say that described her in life. Mehdi was quiet, he worked the land, and he couldnt wait tojoin up, according to his cousin, fadi safali. Mehdi returned a hero, to his bleak resting place. Azerbaijan is the winning side in this war. It has reclaimed part of its territory. But mehdi and melek didnt live to see it. Orla guerin, bbc news, terter, azerbaijan. Its been delayed by more than six months because of covid, but this years masters is underway in augusta. There is plenty of british interest near the top of the leaderboard and Northern Irelands rory mcilroy has been fighting back after a poor start. Our correspondent andy swiss has been watching the action. Augusta as we rarely see it. A first ever autumn masters, but if the scenery wasnt as colourful as normal, the golf certainly was. Rory mcilory started terribly. Thats so bad. Oh, my god. And didnt he know it . His hopes seemed sunk and, although he battled back to finish the day 3 under, that masters title still looks elusive. With no fans, augusta was eerily quiet. A shot like Cameron Smiths would usually be met with a roar. Instead, stony silence. The australian was a surprise pacesetter, but others were also rising to the occasion, including englands danny willett, a former champion here and challenging again. The reigning champion is, of course, tiger woods and he was still hanging in there. Oh, my. How has that stayed out . But the shot of the day . Well, take a bow sebastian munoz. Oh, he hasnt . A touch of pure masters magic. Andy swiss, bbc news. Hes been on strictly come dancing for 17 years the only professional dancer from the original series. But, this weekend, anton du beke has finally been given the chance to swap the dance floor for thejudges chair for the first time. Hes replacing motsi mabuse, whos self isolating after a trip abroad. It comes just a day after olympic boxer nicola adams was forced to pull out of the show after her partner tested postive for coronavirus. More than a million hindus, sikhs and jains will celebrate the festival of diwali this weekend across the uk. The festival marks the victory of the forces of good over evil and communities get together and pray for peace and prosperity for the year ahead. But how are families coping under the covid restrictions . Our correspondent rajeev gupta has been finding out. Diwali is one of the most celebrated times of the year for hindus, sikhs and jains. Oh, nice but this year, the coronavirus means that things will be quieter, with families making do with festivities from home. And for some, they may not even be celebrating at all. Mum was all about family. Thats something piral raja from bolton knows all too well. The cruel reality of the virus has disproportionally affected families like hers. Happy birthday to you. Her mum died just two weeks ago after contracting the virus in the second wave