for a second referendum. we want to go forwards, not backwards. and therefore, this is not about rejoining the eu, it s not about going back into the single market or customs union, and it s not about bringing back freedom of movement. and shortages and rising costs drive foods like chicken and beef off school dinner menus. good afternoon, and welcome to bbc news. the bbc has received six complaints about alleged bullying or sexual misconduct by the former radio 1 dj tim westwood. at least one of the complaints, which was referred to the police, was made before an investigation by bbc news and the guardian in april, which revealed accounts of the dj s predatory sexual behaviour. the bbc said at that time that no evidence of complaints had been found. tim westwood, who left the bbc in 2013, has previously denied allegations of sexual misconduct. our correspondent chi chi izundu has this report. these are some of the seven women who allege unexpected and unwanted sexual touch
saying another member of staff was in the company at all times. go slow on motorways around the uk, as convoys of cars take part in fuel protests. beef is off the menu for some school meals, as caterers say rising prices is forcing them to look for cheaper alternatives. cheering. and after his fine for bad behaviour, five sets and some swearing as nick kyrgios goes through to the wimbledon quarterfinals. and coming up on the bbc news channel on day four of the fifth and final test, england are chasing a target of 378 as they look to beat india and level the series 2 2. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. just before the weekend, number 10 said the prime minister did not know of any specific allegations of sexual misconduct against his ex deputy chief whip chris pincher before giving him a job in february. but today, number 10 has admitted borisjohnson was aware of reports and speculation about mr pincher. the mp has been suspended from the conservative p
is a lot that kier starmer, the labour party and government would accept because they don t want to be open, renegotiate the whole deal, but there are some things that they would like more alignment time. it remains to be seen just how far that alignment would go because, of course, we would have to see what the eu response would be to kier starmer s position that he set out today. starmer s position that he set out toda . ., ~ , ., starmer s position that he set out toda . ., ~ i. ,, . today. 0k. thank you. so, the speech has been delivered, as today. 0k. thank you. so, the speech has been delivered, as i today. 0k. thank you. so, the speech has been delivered, as i say today. 0k. thank you. so, the speech has been delivered, as i say come - has been delivered, as i say come irish embassy close to east grand central london. the labour leader, kier starmer can outlining labour s new relationship regarding brexit. working with the brexit decision. before he made that spe
daniel hagari has said that israeli forcies rescued hostages from hamas whilst under fire. this morning at 11am israeli special forces conducted a complex rescue mission and successfully rescued four of our hostages from hamas captivity in gaza. noa argamani, almog meirjan, shlomi ziv and andri kozlov. they are back home in israel. they are alive, they are well. they will undergo medical examination and will soon be reunited with their families in the hospital. noa, almog, andri and shlomi were rescued after 246 days in hamas captivity after they were brutally kidnapped from the nova music festival on the 7th of october. this was a high risk, complex mission, based on precise intelligence, conducted in daylight, in two separate buildings deep inside gaza. while underfire, underfire inside the buildings, under fire on the way out from gaza, our forces rescued our hostages. israeli forces have been preparing for this rescue mission for weeks. they underwent intensive training.
according to a group of mps. the home affairs committee says the government s plans to improve lack ambition and that it could miss its target, after the number of rape offences recorded in england and wales last year, reached a record high. lauren moss reports. emily hunt has been a campaigner against sexual violence ever since she was filmed while naked and unconscious one night by a man she had onlyjust met. emily advised the uk government on its rape review last year, a review which mps think will miss its targets to improve prosecutions. we have over 120,000 rapes a year in our country and we are not prosecuting enough of them, and too many rapists are going on to do it again. rape is a horrible, intimate crime, and you feel like your life is being pulled apart. and, you know, 50% of rape victims develop ptsd and. i don t really think that anyone can really understand what it feels like to have your control so completely taken away from you as a result of a crime