Harassment allegations. Well have the latest. Its five oclock. Our main story is that the Foreign Office has confirmed that a british missionary who was kidnapped in nigeria has been killed. Ian squire was seized by gunmen last month. Three other british hostages have been freed and have returned home after nigerian authorities negotiated their release. The circumstances surrounding mr squires death three weeks after his kidnap are not clear. It is understood that mr squire and three fellow Christian Charity workers were abducted on october 13th from their accommodation in delta state in the south of the country as our correspondent anisa kadri reports. Ian squire died as he tried to improve lives. Its believed he was taken by improve lives. Its believed he was ta ken by militants improve lives. Its believed he was taken by militants along with three other Christian Charity workers. He frequently left the uk where he practised as an optician to give free medical aid in africa. The uk Foreign Office currently advises against all but essential travel to parts of southern nigeria, saying there is a high threat of kidnap throughout the country. The people abducted knew the risks. One of them, david oliver news to work as a gp in cambridgeshire, his wife shirley and another woman Alaina Carson have been safely returned home. They spoke of their shock. They were lovely people doing the right thing at their own cost and their own risk. Its really upsetting. All others are devastated by it. This video is from the medical charity founded by the donovan s. In this part of nigeria kidnapping for ransom is a common problem. A statement on behalf of the charity thanked the british and Nigerian Authority for their support. Their thoughts are now with the family and friends of ian squire. Our reporterjo black is in march in cambridgeshire, where two of the former hostages david and Shirley Donovan came from. What is being said there about the circumstances of their return and whether they were fully aware of the risks when they undertook this mission. Weve been speaking to staff here at this gp surgery, the surgery staff here at this gp surgery, the surgery where doctor David Donovan worked, for about five years, he handed his notice in about two weeks before going to nigeria. The staff here are hugely relieved that doctor David Donovan and his wife shirley have been returned safe and hopefully well. They are very pleased the news has come through today even though they didnt want today even though they didnt want to speak on camera. Doctor donovan does knows the risks in nigeria but it didnt stop him going there. Hed been going for many years to do charity work there, with his wife, they have set up a charity and went there very often. They went three or four times a year there very often. They went three or fourtimesa yearand there very often. They went three or four times a year and they did know the risks. One friend of the donovan said that he had said that there are risks and because of that no one will go out there and so somebody has too. Just looking further into this story, a statement has been released from the families of david and Shirley Donovan and Alaina Carson and ian squire. They are grateful for the support from the British Commission and the nigerian authorities and they are delighted that alana, david and surely our home safe but their thoughts are turning to friends and family of ian squire. As they come to terms with his very sad death. Many thanks for the update. The International Development secretary, priti patel, has apologised after admitting meeting the israeli Prime Minister, benjamin netanyahu, and other senior figures during an unofficial visit to israel this summer. The bbc revealed on friday that ms patel had held a series of undisclosed meetings during her holiday in august. Lets cross to our diplomatic correspondent, James Landale in the newsroom. How unusual is it to be in this position . Just wondering what downing street and whitehall make of what priti patel was up to. Its extremely unusual. On official business, politicians bring civil serva nts business, politicians bring Civil Servants with them and they tell the Foreign Office. They dont have secret meetings, i2 Foreign Office. They dont have secret meetings, 12 separate meeting she had, including one with the head of the government in israel. It is very unusual. It matters because there is a risk of policy, fusion and mix up. There are also clear rules about this. The ministerial code of conduct says that ministers must avoid perceived conflicts of interests between their personal business and their public duty. Lord pollock, friends of the conservative friends of the israel, a lobby group, was with her. This was a meeting where it was made clear to priti patel that the roles of the mysterious code are the size about this and priti patel apologise to the premier stand everybody else in the premier stand everybody else in the state she made today. Given the seriousness, is there any suggestion of her not continuing in the post . Its a very interesting question. Ive spoken to ministers today who have said she is toast. In normal circumstances you would be in very serious trouble but we are not in usual circumstances at the moment. We have a very fragile government that has recently lost a cabinet minister. Mrs may will not want to lose another, certainly one who is a very strong brexiteer who would change the balance of the cabinet. The fact that there is so much focus on the harassment scandal at the moment and all the other news on the Paradise Papers, it means that priti patel has taken at it here but whether there is the sustained political focus on her to go remains to be seen. James, thank you very much. The latest today on the apology from priti patel. Todays other main news is the mass leak of secret papers shedding new light on how the rich and powerful invest millions of pounds in offshore tax havens. The documents called the Paradise Papers have been examined by the International Consortium of investigativejournalists, which includes the bbcs Panorama Programme and the guardian newspaper. They have already revealed that the queen has some of her personal fortune invested in offshore trusts by the duchy of lancaster. The us commerce secretary, wilbur ross, has denied Misleading Congress over his involvement with a shipping company that allegedly has links to the kremlin. Hes told the bbc today there is nothing improper about his investments. The latest revelations involve actors from the bbcs hit comedy show mrs browns boys. Some of them diverted more than two Million Pounds into an offshore tax avoidance scheme according to the papers. Theres no suggestion that those involved have acted illegally as our correspondent Angus Crawford reports. Do you want a cup of tea. Yes, please. Whats up . Foul mouthed and very funny. Brendan ocarroll, alias mrs brown. His company produces one of the most popular comedy shows on tv. At bbc news has learned, three actors have been getting their fees sent offshore. Patrick hoolahan, who plays wayward son dermot. Do you not think you couldve stayed in bed a little bit longer, marie . Yeah, restless night. Brendan ocarrolls real life daughter Fiona Delaney. Morning, mammy. Good morning, trevor, son. And her husband, martin delaney. This is how it works, the actors get their fees sent offshore tax free to a series of trust funds based in mauritius. The cash then comes back to the actors, now as a loan, so avoiding tax. Take Fiona Delaney. Injust 16 months, the Mauritian Company lent her more than £360,000. It looks like whats called disguised remuneration. We wanted to ask her about it, but she didnt want to talk. Can you tell me about your tax, you get paid in mauritius, dont you . Whats that about . And then the loans, do you pay those loans back . I dont think you pay them back, is it a tax dodge. You a tax dodgeer . I dont even know who you are. Im from panorama. Youre from mrs browns boys, and youre tax dodger. Thats not very funny at all, is it . None of the actors have broken the law. But the chair of the Commons Public Accounts Committee is concerned. I do stand understand why people may go to such lengths to set up complicated tax arrangements to avoid paying tax in real time. Even if they say they are going to pay it at a later date, we need that money now, and whats the issue . Sometimes these sums of money were talking about is plenty of money. You know, people can certainly live on that, and even if they were paying tax on it, they would be earning a lot more than most of my constituents. This kind of scheme isnt new. It caught out comedian jimmy carr five years ago, forcing a public apology. And a tongue lashing from the then Prime Minister. Some of these schemes where people are parking huge amounts of money offshore, and taking loans back to minimise their tax rates, it is not morally acceptable. As for the creator and star of mrs browns boys, brendan ocarroll, he denies any wrongdoing. In a statement, he said, the actors wages were paid into a uk company bank account. And, i have never been involved with any tax avoidance scheme. Patrick hoola han and martin and Fiona Delaney have so far made no comment. Angus crawford, bbc news. The Paradise Papers also include revelations that the queens private estate invested offshore and that president trumps commerce secretary, wilbur ross, has business links to russian figures who are currently under us sanctions. But earlier today mr ross said there was nothing improper about his investments as our economics correspondent andy verity reports. Demut, where the law firm at the heart of the biggest leak in offshore history appleby, has its head office. The queen is head of state here but until now, we didnt know that some of her money was invested in tax havens like this. Her private estate invested £10 million offshore in 2004 and 2005. 5 million offshore in 2004 and 2005. 5 million went to a fund in bermuda with another 5 million, 7. 5 million, to a Cayman Islands fund. A small part of that investment help to purchase the controversial retailer bright house and 75 of the company that owned the off licence chain wretches which went bust owing millions in tax. Britos has been accused of exploiting low income families and the financial authorities ordered it to pay nearly £50 million in compensation. The duchy says it is now only a small sta ke duchy says it is now only a small stake now only worth £3208. The dodgy told as. The duchy told mars. Politicians are already getting involved in the information coming from the leaked papers. Involved in the information coming from the leaked papersm involved in the information coming from the leaked papers. If a wealthy person wants to avoid taxation in britain and poured money into a tax haven somewhere, who loses . Schools, hospitals, housing, all those Public Services lose. The rest of the population have to pay to cover up the deficit created by that. The document so also revealed that Donald Trumps commerce secretary has links with a shipping Company Involved with president putin. A putin associate is a shareholder of the company that was sanctioned by the company that was sanctioned by the Us Government in 2014. The company that is our client was not then sanctioned, is not now sanctioned, and never was sanctioned in between. There is nothing whatsoever in proper about navigator having a relationship with sibor. I have never met any of those individuals or had any commercial dealings with them. Former conservative Party Deputy Chairman and treasurer Lord Ashcroft has been confronted with developments saying that he misled the public about giving up his statement as a non dom, allowing him to avoid tax on overseas earnings. He put hundreds of millions into a bermuda trust in which 200 million was paid out. Trustees were concerned about the rules guaranteeing its tax free status were being broken. This afternoon, Lord Ashcroft issued a statement in response to the allegation that he ignored rules. He said. He adds. More relevant revelations from the Paradise Papers including in Multinational Companies and sports stars are expected this evening. Its important to say tax avoidance is not unlawful but it is controversial. Critics say that inevitably offshore havens promote secrecy; actually though its only tax evasion thats illegal. Well, the Paradise Papers show how world leaders, the super rich and celebrities protect their cash offshore but how exactly does it work . Ben brown explains. If you want to invest your money offshore, there are a few steps to take. Create a Shell Company, based in offshore, with low or zero tax levels and plenty of sequencing. Places like the Cayman Islands, bermuda, or the isle of man all guernseyjersey. Paid nominees to run the business to avoid your name appearing on documents. Open a bank account in another offshore location for extra anonymity. The Shell Company makes payments into this account. Spend the money on Company Assets or loans, that will never be paid back. That isjust assets or loans, that will never be paid back. That is just one way to do it. According to one estimate, the amount held in offshore financial centres is 10 trillion. Put it another way, roughly the combine and economic output of japan, the uk, and france. That was ben with his explanation. Joining me now is finnouola lynch a tax lawyer, at Mccarthy Denning llp. The main issue for me is that hackers have targeted one of the best offshore law firms in the world. Its highly regarded and it is known to give top, gold plated and thighs. For me, the fact is no law firm is immune from this kind of attack on confidential information. What is being done about that then . Obviously, the information is out there in the public arena and people are trawling through it. There are some headline points about people investing in offshore tax havens, avoiding tax, youve got to realise that a lot of Pension Funds in the uk will be investing in, for example, a Cayman Islands fund. Ordinary people on the street will be benefiting from these facilities because they will be increasing their pension fund, more money for them into retirement. Your message is that some people who feel resentful about this, we had David Cameron saying it wasnt morally acceptable, even though it is lawful, people may not have a lot of sympathy with the fact that they have been hacked but you are saying it affects more people than you might think . Im saying there is a lot of information in the Public Domain but some aspects are very risky and probably not morally correct whereas others, for example, the queen investing in a cayman fund and then another fund is something that a lot of people in the street will be doing through their Pension Funds every day. Will you have a clear view about what is morally a cce pta ble clear view about what is morally acceptable if it is all lawful . Where do you draw the line. A firm like appleby, the one i was referring to, and a good law firm, will always guide its clients to do what is legally correct and not too risky. Most of what has come out is quite low risk and definitely within guidelines at the time. There is nothing i seem which is not illegal. To what extent will pension firms in the uk the exposed in this area . |j would the uk the exposed in this area . would say that the majority of Pension Funds in the uk will have an investment in an offshore fund or structure such as a cayman is structure, its very common for uk Pension Funds to have that element to their portfolio and quite frankly they would be negligible if they didnt. They have to have asset allocation, spreading their risks across different geographical areas and into different Asset Classes and u nless and into different Asset Classes and unless they do that, for example if there is a major Hurricane Irma in one part of the world, it would mean they would lose all their investment, therefore they have geographical spread, investment, therefore they have geographicalspread, investment investment, therefore they have geographical spread, investment in another geographical region and type of structure. Is that the main incentive or is it tax avoidance . Where is the balance ofjudgment . wouldnt say that a pension manager wouldnt say that a pension manager would be able to do something which is pure tax avoidance because they are subject to regulation, subject to all sorts of pension regulations, as well, so they would want to demonstrate that they had done an Investment Strategy that was in accordance with the law and yet would give the pension fund a healthy return. What for you is the main impact of this huge release after work there is so much stuff to come out and more to come. What is the impact of this on perceptions of this business . Our perceptions important . I think the section is important . I think the section is important but you will have seen over the last few years the introduction of the common reporting standard which means that the information of various holders of Bank Accounts in various jurisdictions is exchanged. You will also have seen Oecd Base Erosion and Profit Shifting initiatives, there is now so much anti avoidance that has been introduced, in a few years, it will trickle through and this sort of bunning, be more aggressive sort, like those involving the actors and the loans, will be totally closed down. Good to talk to you. Thank you very much. You can see panoramas second report tonight on bbc one and on the bbc news channel later on tonight. Lets just have a look at whats been going on in terms of the latest information on the Grenfell Tower fire. We arejust information on the Grenfell Tower fire. We are just being information on the Grenfell Tower fire. We arejust being given information on the Grenfell Tower fire. We are just being given the latest statistics on what has happened to the families who were caught up in that dreadful fire in the summer. We are now being told that 122 households have accepted an offer of either temporary or permanent accommodation. 73 of those have moved in. 47 into temporary accommodation the rest into permanent. 131 households are still living in emergency accommodation. That is what were being told today. This is now months after fire happened. 131 of those households are still living in urgency accommodation. Flags are flying at half mast across the United States after a gunman killed 26 people in a texas church on sunday. The killer was laterfound dead. Hes been identified as devin kelley who had been Court Martialled for assaulting his wife and child as our correspondent jon donnison reports. This tiny Baptist Church in a small texas town is where america must reflect on its latest gun massacre. Families had been praying when the shooting began. 26 lives lost, the youngest just five years shooting began. 26 lives lost, the youngestjust five years old. This isa youngestjust five years old. This is a horrific sight. We dont expect to walk in to a church and see Something Like that. Especially with all the bodies still there. You know, seeing the children, thats what hurts the most. So why did devin kelley go to church with an Assault Rifle . We may never know. The 26 old edfors kettering a p pa re ntly the 26 old edfors kettering apparently killed himself after being chased up the highway and crashing his car. It was to local residents, at least one armed that went after him. I did what i needed to do which was, they said, there was a shooting, i proceeded and did what i think was the right thing. There were more weapons in the car. We possibly stopped killing more people. I didnt know that. Last night they gathered to reflect and consider. Among the dead, the pastors 14 year old consider. Among the dead, the pastors14 year old daughter. The people here devastated. Its very hard. When you know the people that have died. Detectives are looking into Devin Kelleys possible motives. There was a domestic situation going on within this family. The suspect box back mother in law visited this church, we know that she had received threatening texts from him. This massacre summarises the us gun debate. Is it better to have fewer guns around or more armed iran is on hand to fight back . The president , ona trip hand to fight back . The president , on a trip tojapan, hand to fight back . The president , on a trip to japan, seemed clear. Fortu nately, on a trip to japan, seemed clear. Fortunately, somebody else had a gun that was shooting in the opposite direction. Otherwise, as bad as it was, it would have been much worse. At the Us Stock Exchange today, a minutes silence. But after this, will anything change . America has been through this many times before and will no doubt go through it again. Our north america correspondent, rajini vaidyanathan, is in sutherland springs. More mileage today on the suspect. Thats right. This place of worship has now become a crime scene. Fbi agents have arrived in the last ten minutes taking photographs and examining the church here. We have heard more information about the course of the investigation. Crucially, the sunday service at the church was filmed every week. It was just something that they did. Police say they have the footage. It will be crucial to their investigations. As we heard in that reportjust then, Police Believe that they do now have a motive. They believe that devin kelley had had a row with his mother in law. The sheriff said that his in laws did used to go to this church on occasion. They werent regulars. They werent here on sunday but they did come afterwards after the attack took place. They believe this was a domestic family issue, they have all doubt any terrorism or religious motivation in this particular attack. What has been said about the victims and the impact on the community . This is a very small community. There are only around 400 people who live here. Every household has been touched by what happened here. Even the sheriff new people whod been caught up in this attack. In the last update from police, they confirmed 26 people had died but about 20 people were injured. Ten of those in a critical condition. Crucially, they have revised the ages of those who died. The youngest victim was only 18 months old. Thank you very much for the latest information on that attack. The time is 28 minutes past five. At Cardiff Crown court a man has been found guilty of murdering his 18 month old daughter just two weeks after formally adopting her. Matthew scully hicks, whos 31, inflicted numerous injuries on her. She died after being violently shaken and struck on the head. Our correspondent sian lloyd reports. Baby elsie tiny and delicate, but with a big personality. At ten months, she was placed in the care of a couple with one child who wanted to adopt. But within weeks of formally adopting elsie, part time Fitness InstructorMatthew Scully hicks had killed her. For months, the 31 year old inflicted a catalogue of injuries, covering up what hed done to social workers, doctors and to his husband. This was the 999 call Matthew Scully hicks made when elsie stopped breathing. Tell me exactly what happened. I wasjust changing my daughter for bed and then she went all floppy and limp and now shesjust not. Shes not doing anything. Shes lying on the floor. 0k. Are you with her now, sir . Lam. How old is your daughter . Shes 18 months. 0k. Is she awake . No. Is she breathing . No. 0k. Are you right by her now . Yeah, im trying to do cpr. The toddler died in hospital four days later. Doctors found shed suffered a string of injuries, including a fractured skull, several broken ribs and a broken leg. There was also evidence of recent and older bleeding to her brain injuries, according to experts, that were typical of babies whove been violently shaken. It wasnt the first time that elsie had been rushed to hospital whilst in the sole care of Matthew Scully hicks. Two months before she died, he dialled 999, claiming shed fallen down the stairs when a safety gate had given way. Matthew scully hicks denied ever hurting elsie. The prosecution said he was struggling to cope within days of her moving in. In Text Messages to friends, he described her as having a diva strop and to his husband, craig, who frequently worked away from home, he called elsie a psycho and satan dressed up in a baby grow. Its particularly tragic when a little girl who should have been loved and protected by her new adopted family found herself abused and then suffered horribly in that home. The court heard that social workers frequently visited the family home while supervising elsies adoption. Matthew scully hicks told them her injuries were accidental. Thejury did not believe his excuses and hell be sentenced for her murder. Sian lloyd, bbc news, Cardiff Crown court. We can now cross to Cardiff Crown court and speak to our correspondent tomos morgan. What are the Crown Prosecution Service and police have to say . Tell usa service and police have to say . Tell us a bit more about what they presented . The cps case was based around the catalogue of injuries lc had sustained in the months before her death. Elsie. They allege the attack took place on the 25th of may last year. Described as a catastrophic injury claiming her death four days earlier. Not the first time that the defendant scully hicks had caused her bodily harm. Thejudge said defendant scully hicks had caused her bodily harm. The judge said that she was vulnerable, and there were previous examples of harm in the examination. Hr practice review is expected to take place. Investigating the roles of agencies in this case, and whether any lessons in this case, and whether any lesso ns ca n in this case, and whether any lessons can be learned. To prevent anything like this happening again. There were a catalogue of injuries that elsie sustained leading up to her death. Bruises on herface, broke her leg in the kitchen. An incident only a few months before her death where she fell down the stairs, and had to be rushed to hospital. These incidents taking place where she was under the sole ca re of place where she was under the sole care of her father Matthew Scully hicks. Matthew scully hicks has been found guilty of baby elsies murder. We will have a quick look at the headlines and sports news in a moment. Lets have a look at the weather. After a pretty mild october, we are into autumn proper for the first week of november. A cold and frosty first thing. Wet and windy weather is due to arrive. All change tomorrow, some places could see temperatures a good 8 10d up on where we were this morning. Cloud and rain arriving from the north west, spilling in as we speak. After what has been a beautiful day. Cold, but lovely spells of sunshine across the east of england. The cloud will thicken overnight. Spots of rain across england and wales. Some pretty gusty winds, or coming from a south westerly direction. A mild sauce, and blanket cloud and rain drifting eastwards. Heavy bursts across west facing coasts. Slowly edging eastwards, and weakening. It may well stay dry during Daylight Hours in the 70s. Behind it colder, crisp sunny weather and a scattering of showers, further west. Reverting back to pretty unsettled weather heading into wednesday. A chilly, frosty start, after that more rain expected from the west. This is bbc news the headlines. A British Charity worker is killed in nigeria, three weeks after he was kidnapped by militants. Three others have been freed. Priti patel, the International Development secretary, has apologised, after admitting meeting the israeli Prime Minister and others, while on an unofficial visit to israel. Leaked papers reveal three actors from the bbc show, mrs browns boys, transferred over two Million Pounds into an offshore tax avoidance scheme, but it wasnt illegal. Flags at half mast across the United States, after yesterdays mass shooting in texas, in which 26 people died. Time for the sport with hugh woozencroft. Former manager slaven bilic says he leaves west ham with no hard feelings. Calling his sacking a logical move. He departs with the clu b logical move. He departs with the club only winning two of their premier League Matches so far this season. Currently sitting in the relegation zone. Jesse crichton joins us for more. Looks like david moyes could be set to return to west ham on an interim basis . Some reports suggesting it could be as early as tomorrow he is in place of west ham. Only yesterday he was in qatar speaking to a Television Broadcast expressing his interest in the role. Is he the man for thejob . He had a long and successful time at everton, making them a top seven double club. Able to build a team can bring stability. Well aware of the pressures involved with becoming a premier league manager. Less successful time of course, at manchester united. Then a really tough time with his latest voyage in the premier league with sunderland. In fact, last season he was relegated from the premier league back to the championship. The fact of the matter, the west ham players are underperforming, it is thought he could come in, change that, bring about a different training regime bring stability to the players and club. Time is on his side, we are on the international break. Two weeks to acquaint themselves with the players and club. Get his feet under the table, assess the size of the challenge that will be upon him when he goes to west ham, if that happens. Then he will have the task of taking them to watford on the 19th of november. Whoever comes in, someone to inspire those west ham players. After that, the 4 1 thrashing against liverpool, they need someone to improve morale. We will see whether david moyes is the man to replace slaven bilic at west ham. One of modern footballs greats andrea pirlo has announced he is retiring from football after playing his last game for new york city fc. Pirlo played 116 times for italy and won the world cup in 2006. He won two european cups, having played most of his career in his homeland, for both milan clubs and juventus. In a message on social media, he thanked his family for their support throughout his career. Organisers of a tennis tournament in milan have apologised after accusations of sexism. Female models were asked to remove an item of clothing to determine which group each player would be in. The atp and red bull have said the draw for the under 21 tour finals was unacceptable. Our tennis correspondent Russell Fuller has more. The female model would reveal which group they were in by having to remove an item of clothing to show if they ended up in group a or group b and there was one or two cringeworthy examples. A young canadian player found out which Group Efficiency in when the female model lifted her dress and a korean had to take the glove off his female model off with his teeth to find out his fate. There is hand a strong reaction on social media from many high profile women in the game. Judy murray tweeted and described it as awful and former coach of andy murray and former wimbledon champion and Australian Open champion branded it a disgrace and the current wta player made the point this is meant to be show casing the future ended her post with back to zero. England wingerjermaine mcgillvary is facing a ban of up to 12 weeks after being charged for alleged biting. Hes accused of biting lebanon captain robbie farah during Saturdays Rugby League World Cup game. Hell have a hearing on wednesday. Thats all the sport for now. Ill have more for you in the next hour. Todays revelations in the Panama Papers present some pertinent questions for the us commerce secretary wilbur ross, according to a former white house counsel. Kathryn ruemmler served for three years in that capacity in the obama white house, between 2011 and 2014, and shes visiting the uk to address the oxford union, but im pleased to say shes with us in the studio. Nice to have you with us. Can we start with the Panama Papers. I mentioned wilbur ross, serving in the current administration. What, for you were the main issues raised bya for you were the main issues raised by a huge leak of this kind. The first thing, if i were in my old job as white house counsel, i would have to think about whether there were current members of our administration that will impact it. Things we did not know about Financial Holdings that the no no. And the questions we had to answer. That is what i would wonder, what the Justice Department was going that is what i would wonder, what theJustice Department was going to do about this. Whether they have questions. And other us regulators. It is always an occasion to think about cyber security, when you are ina about cyber security, when you are in a senior government position. All too many reminders about how it is a new way of life, hacking. That was very much front of mine for us. Mr ross was very clear, speaking to the bbc earlier, saying there was nothing improper about the investments he has. However, does that mean enquiries within government willjust that mean enquiries within government will just stop . Will they be combing over some things, wanting to ask pertinent questions . be combing over some things, wanting to ask pertinent questions . I think there will be questions that will be asked. Even if they were proper, does not mean they were properly disclosed. That is the fundamental question about all these ethics rules, what holdings do you have come and do people know about them . The American Public is entitled to know whether you are making decisions on the best interest of the american people, or some other motivation. Very important these things are fully and transparently disclosed. He may have done that with the full letter of the law, but there may be another question whether he should have done more. Does transparency change with the administration, or other are their basic standards . Are their basic standards . There isa are their basic standards . There is a lawful standard. There are records of every white house visitor coming in. We were the first administration, the Obama Administration, the Obama Administration can to make the public. So people could know who is coming to visit the white house. I understand the trump ministration has stopped the practice. The kind of transparency decisions that a particular president can make. When you talk about that kind of culture, lets talk a little bit about british vertical culture, and how you may perceive it. You are a very prominent and successful woman in your profession. Given the debate about women in politics in the uk. Interesting to note what is going on in westminster right now. A meeting of Party Leaders to date at westminster, taking place at the moment. Have a look at those images, just coming up. It is coming up in the second. We will have them in a moment. The issue is to do with what the people are discussing. Party leaders at westminster today. The reason they are meeting, because there has been a spate of allegations, indeed lots of serious allegations, indeed lots of serious allegations of sexual harassment, in british politics. As we see the Party Leaders meeting today, looking for some possible solutions and measures, what is your perception of the way women are treated in politics, or even public life . The way women are treated in politics, or even public life . M the way women are treated in politics, or even public life . It is in every aspect of life. This is a challenge that women have faced for many decades. What we are now starting to see, and in the industry of hollywood, many people, at least in the states, say hollywood and politics are not too far apart, in the terms of the way they operate. As businesses and industries. What we are starting to see is these stories that many women have experienced our coming out of the shadows of it. It is becoming more acceptable, for people to say yes, this happened to me. It really impacted me professionally. It is much harder, speaking for my own personal experience, when you are younger, in a morejunior position. These things are fundamentally about an imbalance of power. As you get to an imbalance of power. As you get to a position of authority as a woman, frankly men are just a little afraid. Afraid to mr hague. It is a good healthy debate. What is going on in the uk is probably going to be healthy overall, and help women in politics generally. Given what you have seen here, and what you know in the states, what is the contrast that you draw . Our values different, our standards different . How would you gauge that . Probably more similarities than differences. One thing ive noticed about what is going on in parliament, there is a recognition that there is a problem. What are we going to do to address it . That is perhaps a bit more functional than the wake things are currently operating in the us, at least in congress. I am bound to ask you about this new administration, of course you are closely tied to the Obama Administration, and we note what your loyalties lie, in that sense. But your sense of where this administration is going. In your place is a former white house counsel, what would you say to those people who seem to be staying at this stage, one year after the election, there may be some kind of premature ending to this presidency, for whatever reason. Whether it is to do with investigation into russia, whatever. What would you say . Russia, whatever. What would you 7 i russia, whatever. What would you say . I would say dont get your hopes up. Under our constitutional system, when a president is duly elected, and legally elected, very, very difficult to remove the president. It has only happened on very few occasions historically. Not to say it could not happen. It would have to be something pretty extraordinary in terms of a revelation. One of the things that has been surprising shocking and disheartening to me is the contrast to which this administration has viewed fundamental questions of ethics and integrity. Having a concern of that, that decisions are being made for the right reasons on the merits based reasons. Those we re the merits based reasons. Those were the kind that is we spent a long time thinking about the president obama in particular. One of the things i am proudest, we had a scandal free administration, for eight years, which is really unheard of in recent us history. Here we are ten months into this administration, there have been many more scandals. That is unfortunate, and what i hope is we do not get to the place in the us where people accept this kind of conduct as the new normal and baseline. When you look back at your time in the administration, are their decisions you were party to that were regrettable . Some questions people have asked about president obama, on syria was he assertive enough . Did he s stick to the self declared red lines. We are seeing these nice images of the oval office. What are your thoughts on that . I think syria is one of the most difficult issues for president obama face, from a Foreign Policy perspective. One that all of us in the administration really struggled with. It is not as if we had only done this or that, we could have changed the calculus. That is a fallacy. Certainly, we could have done better, we did not do as well as we would have liked. With respect to the red line, the choice the president made was to seek congressional authorisation, a decision i favoured, i thought that was the right thing to do from a Good Government perspective. The congress chose not to act. We saw something similar happen in the uk only a few days, all week or so before. If you think about the way the structures are supposed to work, and the us congress is the peoples representatives, reflecting the will of the people. From that perspective, by not authorising the president to take military action in syria, the people spoke, through their elective dailly macro elected representative. Syria is one of the most difficult issues. I wish we could have affected it better. Can i ask a final and personal point, 2 d with an experience at the top politics, the top of the administration commit in the way you we Re Administration commit in the way you were at the white house. What is the process of readjustment after that, asa process of readjustment after that, as a prominent lawyer, which you are, a distinguished one. What is the process . It is such an intense and active period, no matter how busy you are after that, does anything compare . No, nothing really quite compares. You tend not to read the news quite as obsessively as when you are in the job. You the news quite as obsessively as when you are in thejob. You are not on call 20 47 in the way you r. It is an experience i will never forget. I am also enjoying a little bit of a lower pace, lower key lifestyle. Enjoy the oxford union. You are very brave. Really nice to meet you. The Prime Ministers meeting other Party Leaders in the wake of that allegation iss of misconduct. Theresa may has warned that allegations of serious abuse in parliament will not be ignored and victims complaints will be fully investigated. She has also promised to confront what she called the use and abuse of power. Several conservative and labour mps are being investigated because of claims of inappropriate behaviour, as our Political Correspondent, eleanor garnier, reports. Our Political Correspondent leila nathoo is in pa rliaments central lobby. The meeting has gone on for a little more than half an hour, we will think it will go on another 30 minutes. It seems they need to be independent procedures for people working in westminster and parliament to report complaint. The parties have their own code of conduct, and complaints systems, but there seems to be agreement amongst Party Leaders, there needs to be alternative channels for people who dont want to go through their own vertical parties or people working in westminster who are not affiliated to any party at all, to go to an independent body, to be able to register a complaint. That body could take some action. There are various questions around what any independent grievance body could do, how quickly it would get up and running. Would it consider cases retrospectively . How would it be funded . Retrospectively . How would it be funded . What sort retrospectively . How would it be funded . What sort of penalties it would be able to issue . Various questions to be answered. We are expected to hear broad agreement as a result of this meeting. Thanks very much. An army officer accused of attempting to kill his wife, by sabotaging her parachute, has told a court he didnt do it. Victoria cilliers suffered multiple injuries when she fell so 4 thousand feet, after her main and reserve parachutes failed to open in 2015. Her husband, Emile Cilliers, has also denied tampering with a gas fixture in their family home. Duncan kennedy reports from Winchester Crown court. Today was the first jury heard today was the firstjury heard their Emile Cilliers defending insult. It is alleged he did try to kill his wife, the first time with a gas fitting. He was asked directly if you try to do it, he replied no, i did not. He was asked, did you want to kill victoria, he replied, no. The second alleged murder attempt came in wiltshire, where Emile Cilliers is accused of trying to sabotage his wifes parachute in these toilets. She fell thousands of feet when it failed to open properly, and suffered serious injuries. When miss marsh asked him did you open any part of the parachute . He said no. Did you interfere with any part of it . He said no. It is the prosecutions case that he was on the tour with around five minutes, and was able to interfere with the parachute. He said he was in there for three minutes and did not have any tools. Later the prosecuting barrister for Michael Bowesjuicy later the prosecuting barrister for Michael Bowes juicy was asking mr cilliers is a complete stranger sabotage the parachute. He replied, yes. 1 macro denies two cancer murder he will return to court tomorrow. Time to tell you about another story. Comments from the foreign secretary about a constituent, that had been teaching journalism while in iran. It is thought the comments could result in a longer sentence. That her husband is deeply upset that the government appears to be hindering and not helping the case. That news justin. We will have the bbc news at six with george. I will be back at ten with the latest. Lets join louise, with the weather. Quite a quiet start to autumn, it is autumn proper this week. Cold and frosty this morning. Leading to these beautiful blue skies, autumnal scenes. Things are set to change. No two taser the same. Lovely blue skies and sunshine across much of central and eastern england. In the north west, the clouds gather, the rain starting to arrive. That means a contrast to the feel things. This morning fees with the ten pages. Tomorrow, a milder start, perhaps 810d in tomorrow, a milder start, perhaps 8 10d in some places up. The reason is the cloud and rain pushing in. The wind direction changing yet again. South westerly, pretty gusty, from time to time. That will move through northern ireland, western scotland, overnight. A really dramatic mix of temperatures. Clearer skies in south east, a chilly start. Double figures where there is cloud and rain. Behind that, cooler, a little bit of sleet and snow in Higher Ground in scotland. Sunny spells, scattered showers, chilly start of the day. Not bad for northern ireland, the heaviest of the rain in the irish sea. Down in wales in the south west of england. Some rain is quite heavy. Slow moving. Pushing further inland, it will weaken. The odd spot audits two in the british channel. East anglia and the south east may start off with Early Morning brightness. Clouding over as we go through the day. Dry, the rain turning to settle in the afternoon, across the pennines in isle of wight. Behind it, brighter, sunshine coming through. Isolated showers, but cooler. 7 8d, may be peaking at around 11 in the south west corner. The ray will ease away through tuesday night. The winds feeling light again. Back to a repeat performance. Chilly start, High Pressure influencing the story on monday. This weather front will change things pretty quickly. A light frost in sheltered Western Areas early on wednesday morning. As we go through the day on wednesday, starting to turn increasingly wet and windy. Up into the north west. More clout, from the legacy of one front. Slice of sunshine, wet and windy change. All phases of autumn expected through the week. Tonight at 6pm more revelations on how the rich and famous avoid taxes actors, multinationals and sports stars mentioned in leaked papers. British formula one ace Lewis Hamilton saved millions in vat when he bought this privatejet using the isle of man tax haven. Three actors in the bbcs mrs browns boys are accused of diverting their fees through mauritius and cutting their income tax. Is it a tax dodge, are you a tax dodger . I dont even know who you are. Im from panorama, are you from mrs browns boys . And youre a tax dodger. Thats not very funny at all is it . And tech giant apple has a pile of cash worth tens of billions of pounds injersey where it pays no tax. We will get the political reaction and ask if anything can be done. Also tonight the mass shooting in a texas church the killer was a us air force