Ten years ago one of the norths greatest Success Stories hit the wall. Tonight in a special programme we ask, why did Northern Rock crumble . This was a bank which had been frankly run into the ground. The bank of englands top man tells me he was stopped from mounting a secret rescue to save it. My advice was very clear, that we should not reveal publicly the fact that we were going to lend to Northern Rock. And we meet the people who paid the price of the collapse. I was devastated. I didnt know how we were going to manage, how we were going to turn, and just thinking my vision to give him the best life possible under the circumstances was just suddenly wiped away. Im Chris Jackson and this is inside out. Ten years ago, this was the scene outside Northern Rock branches all over the country. Customers were desperate to get their money out. It was a classic run on the bank. The queue came right along here from the entrance, around into hood street. In newcastle, Veronica Craig was tryin
The foreign secretary borisjohnson revives his contested claim that brexit could free up more money for the nhs. Good evening and welcome to bbc news. Detectives investigating the bomb attack on the London Underground say they are keeping an open mind on whether more than one person was responsible for the bombing, despite arresting an 18 year old man. 30 people were injured when it detonated yesterday at Parsons Green station. The man was taken into custody this morning in the port area of dover. The Police Believe the attack was motivated by islamist extremism. Police have been searching a property in the surrey town of sunbury on thames. Earlier this evening, they gave this update on the investigation. The metropolitan police and its partners across the Counter Terrorism network have been working around the clock throughout the night to identify and locate and arrest those responsible for this cowardly crime. At approximately 7 50am this morning local Police Officers in kent arreste
Welcome to bbc news. British police are now investigating claims by two women one of them the actress Lysette Anthony that they were sexually assaulted by the hollywood film executive Harvey Weinstein. Ms anthony, who stars in the channel 4 series hollyoaks, says she was raped by weinstein at her flat in the late 1980s. The metropolitan police say a second victim has alleged that she was assaulted in westminster in 2010 and 2011, and in camden in 2015. Heres daniel sandford. Guys, im not doing 0k. Being battered by a storm of sexual abuse allegations in america, the clouds are gathering over Harvey Weinstein in the uk too. This was british actress Lysette Anthony in 1982, 19 years old and at the start of her career, filming the Science Fiction film krull. That was when she met Harvey Weinstein. And in todays sunday times, she claims that a few years later, he raped her at her london home. Now well known for her role in channel 4s hollyoa ks, she told the paper. While Harvey Weinstein h
Of sexual harassment. The allegations come as prosecutors in new york begin investigating the company co founded by the disgraced Film Producer to see if civil rights have been breached. Police in england and wales have been accused of letting down victims of modern slavery at every stage, in a scathing report by the inspectorate of constabulary. The reporting of crimes such as cyberbullying and online harrassment have increased by 85 in the last two years, according to figures obtained by the bbc. Good morning. Welcome to bbc newsroom live. The European Council president donald tusk has said the eu will be that the uk could still abandon the Brexit Process, as he warned there would be a defeat unless there was absolute unity. He said that the outcome of the negotiations was largely up to the uk and the eu must not be divided at any costs. We are facing the toughest stress tests. If we fail, the negotiations will end in our defeat. We must keep the eu together. The eu will be able to r
Find out how fast the uk economy is growing, finding out what that means for Interest Rates and what it means for Interest Rates and what it means for the chancellor in the budget. In sport, Crystal Palace continue to crumble. Bristol city humiliate them in the league cup. No such problems from Manchester United. They are through to the quarterfinals. And carol has the weather. Good morning from the Botanic Gardens, we re morning from the Botanic Gardens, were behind bilate run this evening will be a lot of beautiful lights in the pavilion. This will mark the end of the valley. It has been whetted in the north overnight. As the weather front sinks south, it will weaken. For most today it will be a sunny day with temperatures higher than we expected in october. More in 15 minutes. An enquiry into e cigarettes has been announced by mps amid concerns there are significant gaps in what we actually know about them. Everything from their impact on human health to how their consumption affect