corruption and collusion amongst the female freemasons is true. the number of homeless people in england has gone up according to shelter. they say there are over 260,000 home people in this country. that's around the population of newcastle. hello and welcome to the programme. we're live until iiam. are you officially homeless? you will know that definition includes anyone on the streets or in temporary accommodation? if that's you, let me know what led to your homelessness and what is happening to help you get somewhere permanent? we will talk about that after 10am. the international development secretary's future in the cabinet is in doubt after details emerged of further undisclosed meetings she had with israeli politicians. it is believed priti patel, who is flying back from uganda at the request of theresa may, had two more meetings after she returned from her summer holiday in israel, but failed to tell the prime minister about them when she spoke to mrs may on monday. norman smith is at westminster. so she will be on a plane shortly. is that because mrs may wants to sack her to herface? that because mrs may wants to sack her to her face? she is on the plane now, somewhere her to her face? she is on the plane 110w, somewhere over her to her face? she is on the plane now, somewhere over the sudan. she caught a flight back from nairobi a short time ago at the request of downing street and i think we can ta ke downing street and i think we can take it from that she will be summoned into number ten to explain what she didn't tell the prime minister when she was called in for that face—to—face meeting on monday to come clean, to receive that formal rebuke, reprimand, warning about her conduct, why at that meeting she didn't come clean and tell the prime minister all the different meetings she had with different meetings she had with different israeli prime ministers, politicians, because it now transpires there were two further meetings which she neglected to tell mrs may about. at both those meetings, there were no other government officials there as they normally are, at both those meetings, the president of the conservative friends of israel was also there and they were not recorded and reported in the normal way. highly, highly unusual behaviour which she didn't tell the prime minister about. more than that, she didn't tell the prime minister also that she had asked her department to look into providing tax payers cash to go to the israeli army on the occupied october golan heights. she misled the prime minister and more than that, she misled parliament because her number two had to go to the commons yesterday to explain she had been up to and he wasn't in the loop with her ties with israeli politicians. the expectation is she will get into london at 3pm. and she will be hauled in front of the prime minister and asked to give her version of events and then she will be sacked. go that does happen, and mrs may ends up losing her international development secretary, a week after her defence secretary resigned. what does it mean for mrs may's government? it is bad, bad, bad, but it could be worse. yes, of course losing a second minister in less tha n course losing a second minister in less than a week is a nightmare. you also do not want someone like priti patel, highly ambitious leading face of brexit on the backbenches breathing down your neck, but look at it this, what if mrs may bottled and decided to turn the other cheek and decided to turn the other cheek and not boot her out of the cabinet, how weak would that look and in a way, the prime minister has no other options. priti patel has already had toissue options. priti patel has already had to issue in inverted commas clarifications. she has already had to apologise. she has already received a formal rep pra manned from the prime minister. what more can mrs may do but sack her. yes, it's bad, but believe you met can mrs may do but sack her. yes, it's bad, but believe you me t could possibly be even worse if she did nothing. thank you, norman. thank you very much. more reaction on that story at 9.15am. annita mcveigh is in the bbc newsroom with a summary of the rest of the day's news. donald trump has arrived in beijing as he continues his tour of asia. the american president took a tour of the forbidden city in the capital alongside his chinese counterpart, xijinping. mr trump is expected to ask china to cut its financial links with north korea. speaking in south korea earlier, mr trump urged all countries to join forces to isolate pyongyang, saying the world could not tolerate a rogue nation that threatened nuclear devastation. the weapons you are acquiring are not making you safer. they are putting your regime in grave danger. every step you take down this dark path, increases the peril you face. yet despite every crime you have committed against god and man, you are already to offer and we will do that. we will offer a path to a much better future. our china correspondent, stephen mcdonnell, is in beijing. what sort of hearing are the chinese likely to give to that request from president trump that they cut their financial ties with north korea? well, i'm standing outside the forbidden city where donald trump and xijinping and their wives met and xijinping and their wives met and had a cup of tea and an informal chat. n sure if they have had this difficult conversation. as to what the chinese will say to donald trump. there is a difference of view, donald trump said that he has called on russia and china to fully implement the un sanctions against north korea. china says well, we are already doing that. donald trump said this morning, he rhetorically asked the question, why would china be supporting the regime in north korea, given its horrendous human rights record and its nuclear weapons programme. again, the chinese would say, we are doing more than anyone else is to try and pressure north korea to come to the table. but really the challenge for both of them is to come up with something that will further this process because north korea is showing no inclination whatsoever that it showing no inclination whatsoever thatitis showing no inclination whatsoever that it is prepared to talk about giving up nuclear weapons. it wants the world to accept it as a nuclear weapons nation and vladimir putin said the north koreans would rather eat grass than give up their nuclear weapons. so possibly, if he's right, it doesn't matter how much pressure, china, the us, south korea, japan can bring to bear on north korea, they won't give up their nuclear weapons, we will have to see if donald trump and his chinese counterpart, xijinping, donald trump and his chinese counterpart, xi jinping, can donald trump and his chinese counterpart, xijinping, can come up with anything which might move this along. stephen, thank you very much. the prince of wales has been criticised for failing to disclose an investment by his private estate in an offshore company. the revelations come from a number of leaked documents about tax havens known as the paradise papers. it's the second time this week that a member of the royal family has been named. andy verity reports. prince charles has campaigned on the environment for decades and especially for the rainforest. today, he is due to arrive in india, after flying from malaysia, as criticism grew at home of his failure to disclose a secret financial stake in a company in bermuda. on the right here is the late hugh van cutsem, one of the prince's oldest friends. he was a director of sustainable forestry management limited, a firm that managed tropical rainforests, registered in bermuda. the company wanted to trade in carbon credits, but tropical rainforests weren't included in carbon credit trading schemes so it needed the rules changed. in february 2007, the duchy bought 50 shares in van cutsem's company worth $113,500. at that time, sfm's directors agreed to keep the duchy‘s shares confidential. mr van cutsem asked for lobbying documents to be sent to the prince's office and soon the prince was making speeches campaigning for changes to two international agreements on carbon credits. injune 2008, the duchy sold its shares for $325,000, a profit of more than $200,000. well, i think it's a serious conflict. there's a conflict of interest between his own investments of the duchy of cornwall and what he's trying to achieve publicly. clarence house said, "the prince does not have any direct involvement in the investment decisions taken by the duchy and he has certainly never chosen to speak out on a topic simply because of a company that it may have invested in." there's no suggestion of illegality, nor that prince charles‘s campaigning caused the share price of his friends company to rise. nor is it suggested that the duchy was seeking to avoid tax. the first minister of wales, carwynjones, is under pressure to give details about his decision to sack carl sargeant a member of his cabinet who was found dead yesterday. he told mr sargeant to leave his post last week because of unspecified allegations about his behaviour. one labour member of the welsh assembly said there was "deep unease" in the group. thousands of people with the most advanced cancers in england are now surviving for several years after diagnosis, according to new research. macmillan cancer support said this is down to the success of new treatments but it warned living longer with advanced cancer can bring its own difficulties. our health correspondent sophie hutchinson reports. carol fenton has lived with stage four breast cancer for the past two years. the tumour has spread from where it started to another organ. she says living with this level of disease has meant a lot of uncertainty. the breast cancer has actually spread to my spine, my right and left hip and also in my liver. and it's incredibly devastating to hear that when, you know, i was doing so well. today, the charity macmillan cancer support says thousands of people are now living longer with advanced cancer. figures from england's national cancer register from 2015 suggest at least 17,000 people survived for two years or more after a stage four diagnosis. they include people with breast, prostate, lung and bowel cancer. the charity says it's the first time survival figures for advanced cancer have been publicly available and shows the impact of improved treatments for patients. i am taking oral chemotherapy. i'm on my third range of treatment. there has been some progression in that two and a half years but my scans have been stable since january. i've been on the same treatment since january, which is incredibly good news. today's report is calling for better support and care for people like carol so that they can live as long as possible and as well as possible with the disease. the head of nhs england will warn today that the public wants to see promises on nhs funding made during the eu referendum campaign honoured by the government. simon stevens will tell a health conference that trust in the democratic process will be weakened, if higher funding is not delivered. five rail operators are facing disruption due to strike action by the rail, maritime and transport union. workers on southern, greater anglia and south western railway are striking for 48 hours, while staff on merseyrail and northern have walked out for 2h hours. the union is in dispute over driver—only operated trains. sheep might not have the reputation for being the cleverest of animals, but new research shows they can learn to recognise human faces. a group of welsh mountain sheep had special training after which they could pick out the faces of celebrities actors jake gyllenhaal and emma watson and former us president barack obama. they were tested to see if they could identify the famous faces among other photos. researchers say it shows sheep possess similar face recognition abilities to primates. andy murray and his wife, kim, have announced the birth of their second child. the couple gave birth to a baby girl. if you wonder why fiona bruce's name is on twitter, it is because the sheep were trying to recognise her as well! norman smith told us that priti patel is on a plane back to the uk now. she didn't tell the prime minister how many meetings she had with israeli politicians. what should happen to her? should she be sacked? what does it mean for theresa may's government? if you are getting in touch, you're welcome. do get in touch with us throughout the morning — use the hashtag victoria live and if you text, you will be charged at the standard network rate. let's get some sport with katherine downes. andy murray has made a return to tennis. first a new baby daughter and then the return to court. we haven't seen him since wimbledon injuly and then he pulled out of the us open two days before the tournament was supposed to start. so we haven't seen supposed to start. so we haven't seen him play sincejuly. he had an operation on his hip and he has been gradually coming back to fitness looking perhaps for a return to competitive tennis at the start of next year with an eye on the australian open injanuary. this is what he had to say about his return. i'm in a significantly better place than i was, you know, in the build—up to the us open. and certainly at the end of wimbledon, you know, i was really struggling there. walking was, you know, a big problem for me, you know. so i just try to get myself back to 100%. yesterday he was playing in an exhibition match against roger federer. roger federer missed big chunks of the year as well but went on to win the australian open and wimbledon by picking when he returned to action. this was federer‘s first visit to scotland and they had a bit of fun with it. andy murray wearing a scottish hat and roger federer putting a kilt and! good to see andy murray back on court. as he said, it's not about being world number one any more. he's dropped out of the top ten for the first time in three years. he said afterwards i just the first time in three years. he said afterwards ijust want the first time in three years. he said afterwards i just want to the first time in three years. he said afterwards ijust want to play tennis again, it's my life and my job. what's going on with tyson fury and the uk anti—doping agency? job. what's going on with tyson fury and the uk anti-doping agency? the uk anti—doping agency are a bit worried they are facing insolvency over a legal battle they've got going on with the former heavyweight champion tyson fury. he tested positive for steroids in june last year. part of his defence was that he ate uncastrated wild boar which has high levels of testosterone in it. this case has rumbled on to the point where tyson fury hasn't fought the two years. the agency are worried that if he wins the appeal he may sue them for loss of earnings. the uk anti—doping agency have an annual budget of £8 million, so it would be financially a bit difficult for them if they were to be sued by tyson fury. however, they've said they don't want to pursue this case because it sends out the wrong message if they drop it -- out the wrong message if they drop it —— they said they do want to pursue this case because the integrity of the sport is as important. also it sends a message to sports stars that if they carry on with long protracted legal proceedings they'll be able to deep the doping system anyway. can the international development secretary survive? it doesn't look likely — she's been ordered this morning to fly back from a trip to uganda. it was bad enough that she met her boss the pm on monday to apologise for arranging and holding 12 secret meetings with israeli politicians on a "family holiday" in the summer without telling anyone in advance. she apologised to mrs may for that earlier this week, but it's now emerged she failed to tell mrs may about two further meetings with israeli officials that took place in september. with me is crispin blunt, conservative mp and former chair of the foreign affairs select committee. alsojoining us is sir desmond swayne, former minister of state for international development under prime minister david cameron. and labour'sjon trickett, shadow cabinet office minister. good morning gentlemen. crispin blunt, she has misled her boss, she can't be trusted, doesn't she deserved to lose herjob? that's going to be for the prime minister to decide and she'll have a full picture. what do you think? she will know who said what to who. she didn't on monday, did she?|j know who said what to who. she didn't on monday, did she? i don't know whether that was correct, so it will have to be a matter for the prime minister, who will hopefully have people picture as to what she said and whether the apology...m doesn't look good, does it? and whether the apology she made yesterday cuts it for her. no, it doesn't look good and if she is flying back from a ministerial visit then plainly something is up. laura kuenssberg has drawn the conclusion that sometime this morning she may be out of a job. it's up for the prime minister to decide and time will tell. you're a former international development minister. can you imagine you're then international development secretary holding secret meetings, so many secret meetings, with officials from another country including the prime minister of another country, and not telling anyone? then when you were challenged, not telling the prime minister the full story? clearly there weren't minister the full story? clearly there we ren't secret minister the full story? clearly there weren't secret meetings because they aren't secret. not now. what has happened with respect to the meetings that took place in israel, that has already been the subject of a clear reprimand from the prime minister. i'll confine myself to these additional meetings in september. all i can say is that thatis in september. all i can say is that that is part of the routine business of any department of state, and particularly the department for international development. i conducted meetings with ministers and officials from other countries all the time, but i would not have expected to have been reported to numberio. expected to have been reported to number10.0f expected to have been reported to numberio. of course expected to have been reported to number 10. of course they wouldn't all have been properly recorded and subject to any kind of search public records. if you found yourself in a conversation with your ultimate boss, the prime minister, having to explain why you hadn't informed the foreign office about meeting the israeli prime minister, at that point might you think it would be wise to mention a couple of further meetings that happened in september? you're asking me to speculate about the nature of a meeting that i wasn't at. i'm asking you to tell me what you would have done. that sounds entirely plausible the way you put it. but i wasn't at that meeting, and i'm not able to save whether it would have been appropriate to mention by the way i met another minister on the 20th of february or whatever it is. of course it's entirely plausible that an opportunity may have arisen and she ought to have used it, but equally, given the nature of that meeting that none of us were at, we aren't ina meeting that none of us were at, we aren't in a position to say whether or not it was appropriate. only the prime minister can make that judgment and i'm sure she will. what do you think should happen? you've got a minister who has engaged in a series of activities and attempted to engage in a cover—up. she didn't tell the prime minister of those meetings, she had no civil servants with her but a lobbyist. the two meetings you've just heard sir desmond referring to, actually her department refused to set those meetings up as far as we can tell. she then used her own constituency office as a way of getting around the civil service. the point is this, the middle east is a very, very delicate area. you cannot have a cabinet minister who is not the foreign secretary effectively running her own foreign policy. what should happen to her? she's clearly broken the code of conduct. what should happen? there's a code of conduct, she broke it. iwrote to the prime minister, i wrote again yesterday. she should be sacked. crispin blunt, the accusation is that priti patel was running her own foreign policy and also trying to bolster support for any future leadership campaign. we are extending things a bit there with that last remark. she's always been a strong supporter of israel, and she was on holiday in israel and decided with the support of lord polak the president of the conservative friends of israel to set up this series of meetings, because they have these good contacts. that would have been fine, had the rest of the government known about it and she could have been briefed what line to take on those meetings. no foreign office officials were present, no minutes we re officials were present, no minutes were taken. all of that was in process run, in principle wrong and she has apologised for it. there is an important duty on her coming into this issue with apus —— with a perceived perspective that she understands the palestinian perspective in the israel palestine conflict. i chaired the middle east council for five years and i took a huge amount of trouble to make clear that i understand the israeli perspective. just so you can't be charged you are unbalanced on the issue. she and other ministers who have done exactly this, no one would accuse. . . have done exactly this, no one would accuse... sir desmond, if mrs may does sack priti patel, what does that mean for the stability of this conservative government?” that mean for the stability of this conservative government? i heard the report from your commentator earlier about the hyperbole. actually i don't think it makes a great deal of difference. you don't think it's unusual that within a week potentially two cabinet ministers are out of a job? there are 22 cabinet ministers and there are ple nty of cabinet ministers and there are plenty of people who can step into their shoes. it will not be a huge destabilisation. of course it's unwelcome, but it's not the catastrophe that some commentators who spend little time thinking of little else would have us believe. crispin blunt, can i ask you what to think about priti patel commissioning her department to use taxpayers money to help potentially be humanitarian work of the israeli army, which alistair burt said to mps yesterday have been ruled out immediately by the foreign office has not appropriate? because plainly it should have made some sense to her that commissioning work by the israeli defence force in occupied territory that we don't recognise should have been a no—no. the task that she was examining was assistance to syrian refugees being given by the state of israel, which is obviously something humanitarians would want to support. it's not as black and white as it would seem but it should have been black and white... what do you think of her doing that? she commissioned the advice, she got the advice and it's not happening. she is entitled to ask questions and explore possibilities. that's what you would expect a minister to be doing. really? commissioned some work to see if british taxpayers money would be sent to the israeli army? it's not a straightforward as that. it was money to support the medical treatment of syrian refugees who we re treatment of syrian refugees who were then coming over the border and being dealt with... by the israeli army in that territory. in disputed territory. the issue was that she was considering was the humanitarian one. plainly, an imminent‘s reflection and a consultation with the foreign office about our policy towards that, it wasn't appropriate. so the internal discussions within the government would reveal that and a decision was made. shouldn't she have known that? come on. you're being very kind to her. that is where she is in trouble because she's not demonstrated that she's got a real grip on the whole history of the israel palestine conflict. when you get into foreign policy issues such as this, or kashmir where things are very delicate between the competing parties, you have to be very careful if you appeared to take one side of an argument, where britain has a long developed policy position as we do on the occupied territories. sir desmond, what do you think of that, commissioning the department to see of money could be sent to the israeli army for their humanitarian work in disputed territory?” israeli army for their humanitarian work in disputed territory? i think it would have been a short piece of work before it emerged... and asking about the act of even asking for work to be done. i think it's proper to ask questions and think laterally. i did think it would have taken long to come up with the answer that that wasn't a proper way to use taxpayers money. jon trickett, your take on that? she's had a series of meetings kept secret from the prime minister, not told the full picture of when she's met the full picture of when she's met the prime minister, and then she's asked the department to effectively explore giving money, our money, to the israeli army. it's extraordinary. the prime minister found out about it by listening to the radio. come off it, this is an outrageous set of actions. it's very disturbing to the middle east peace process to even think that the british government might do that. it's why, frankly, you have to have civil servants with you when you're a senior minister meeting members of the country's governments. she has to go. thank you. your reaction is welcome. you can send us an e—mail or message us on twitter. still to come: the secret ceremonies and rituals of female freemasons — we get unique access. it is fascinating. and yet more revelations from the leaked paradise papers which show the tax arrangements of the rich and powerful — this time the spotlight is on prince charles. time for the latest news, here's annita. the international development secretary, priti patel, is flying back to britain from africa at the request of theresa may amid growing speculation about her future in the government. she had already been forced to apologise for a series of unauthorised meetings while on a family holiday in israel. it has now emerged she had further talks which she failed to disclose to the prime minister. donald trump has arrived in beijing as he continues his tour of asia. the american president took a tour of the forbidden city in the capital, alongside his chinese counterpart, xi jinping. mr trump is expected to ask china to cut its financial links with north korea. speaking in south korea earlier, mr trump urged all countries to join forces to isolate pyongyang, saying the world could not tolerate a rogue nation that threatened nuclear devastation. the head of nhs england will warn today that the public wants to see promises on nhs funding, made during the eu referendum campaign, honoured by the government. simon stevens will tell a health conference that trust in the democratic process will be weakened, if higher funding is not delivered. the prince of wales has been criticised for failing to disclose an investment by his private estate in an off—shore company. the revelations come in a number of lea ked revelations come in a number of leaked documents known as the paradise papers. it is the second time this week a member of the royal family has been named. sky said it will consider closing sky said it will consider closing sky news if it becomes a stumbling block in its proposed merger with zist block in its proposed merger with 21st century fox. thousands of people with the most advanced cancers in england are surviving longer after diagnosis. macmillan cancer said it was due to the success of new treatments, but it warned that living longer with advanced cancers brings its own difficulties. and that's a summary of the latest bbc news. if you want to find out more about people living with advanced cancer, there is more on our website. it is really, really interesting. here's some sport now with katherine downes. it has been a busy 2a hours for andy murray — welcoming his second daughter with his wife kim — and making a return to court to play an exhibition match against roger federer — its the first time he's played in public since wimbledon injuly. the uk anti—doping agency say they're worried an ongoing case against tyson fury — he tested positive for a banned steroid lastjune — and ukad say if he sues them for loss of earnings, they will be bankrupt. they're believed to have asked the government to underwrite the case. england's women are gearing up for their must—win ashes test which starts tomorrow — while mark stoneman and joe root have both scored half centuries in one of the men's two warm up matches before their series starts at the end of the month. i will will have more at 10am. when many of us think of freemasons we think of secret handshakes and rolled—up trouser legs. in a uk first this programme has been given access to see exactly what goes on behind the scenes in the initiations, ceremonies and rituals. but not with the male freemasons you might be familiar with, we've had exclusive access to two female fraternities. clairejones has this exclusive report. they are one of the most secretive organisations in the world. there are certain secrets that you have to earn. piano music. famous for unexplained rituals. where were you first prepared to be a freemason? in my heart. describe the mode of your preparation. my right arm, left breast... there has been this notion that we somehow use goats in our rituals, because we are somehow satanic. and they face regular accusations of corruption. there are people who are genuinely afraid to declare that they are freemasons. there are no more corrupt than anybody else. they are no more corrupt than anybody else. whenever anything bad happens, there are a whole horde of people who are digging to see whether freemasonry was involved. all the men in my family are freemasons. i'm the only girl to go into masonry. if a man can go in, so can i. for the first time, we've been given access inside this highly secretive society, to find out the truth behind the intrigue. we have nothing to hide that's sinister. we aren't trying to take over the world come despite all these conspiracy theorists. they sing. the freemasons are a secretive society that practice rituals in a temple and promote brotherly love. although they've always been associated with men, we've gained access to the two female freemason groups in the uk, the order of women freemasons and the honourable fraternity of ancient freemasons. this looks like any other leafy street in central london, but this is the international headquarters of one of the most secretive and mysterious organisations in the world. for the first time, they are exclusively opening their doors to us. organ music. this is the order of women freemasons. there's a meeting today for the quarterly communication of grand lodge, where only members of a certain rank can attend. the most worshipable grandmaster, christine chapman. this is the second group we have been given access to, the honourable fraternity of ancient freemasons. right worshipful assistant grandmaster, whom do you represent? prince of architects, most worshipful grandmaster. and your duty? to lay plans, draw designs, and assist the most worshipful the grandmaster in the execution of her work. christine chapman, a former book—keeper, is hoping to be re—elected to the top job of grandmaster for another four years. the grandmaster has to lead and guide the fraternity, and she has to provide direction. she is the person with whom the buck stops if there's any problems. she takes ultimate responsibility for everything, and she is the head of the fraternity. the female freemasons were formed in 1908. their male counterparts have been meeting for at least 300 years. their practices involve secret handshakes, rolling up their trouser legs, wearing blindfolds, and even nooses around their necks. they are currently headed up by the queen's cousin, the duke of kent. but freemasons have been accused of favouritism, helping each other rise up the career ladder and covering up each other‘s mistakes. a home affairs committee have already called for greater openness... in 1997, there were calls from former home secretary jack straw for officers and judges to make voluntary disclosures about their membership. by 2009, he scrapped the role after the masons threatened to take the government to court. there are people who are genuinely afraid to declare that they are freemasons because of the public perception that that somehow means they are a corrupt individual or they are somebody who is a little bit dodgy and that's categorically not the case. i would say quite the opposite is true. over the years, sort of there has been a negative reputation that has been around freemasonry, especially around male freemasons around corruption and favours going on, you scratch my back and i'll scratch yours. what would you say to that? does that still happen? i would say that you are categorically not allowed to use your member of freemasonry for either personal orfinancial advantage. it's very much frowned by us, it's something we do not tolerate at all within our organisation. i've been a freemason for over 40 years and nobody's ever offered me a favour and i've never offered anybody else a favour. you hear the stories, certainly. i've never come across it in freemasonry at all. we've had the odd person that we've had to ask leave us. since i've been grand master, only one person, where their behaviour was not suitable for a freemason. so what did they do for their behaviour not to be... they were convicted in court of a criminal act. many people associate freemasonry with mystery. why do you think that is? if it were written out and publicised for everybody to read, there would be no point in anybodyjoining it because there would be nothing special left for them to discover. you say it's to ensure that it feels special but people could see that as there being something to hide. no, that is the problem. but we have nothing to hide that is sinister. we are not trying to take over the world, despite all these conspiracy theories on the internet. we are not trying to overthrow the government or anything like that. do you think if it comes down to it that it might be better to remove that element of surprise? no, i don't think so. even if it might mean a bad reputation for freemasonry. we need to preserve an element of secrecy for that reason only because that's what's made it special. has freemasonry helped your career? no, i worked in an accounts department with lots of bookkeepers and so on. so no, no chance. the police in particular have been heavily linked to freemasonry. is there any truth in police officers who are freemasons helping people get away with crimes? not that i've ever seen. we don't have many police officers in the order of women freemasons. we do have some, i know, but i've not seen anybody being helped in that way, so i can only speak from a own experience. have you heard of freemasons doing favours for others? yes, i have, in the old days. many, many years ago but that was mainly in the men and they were rooted out as corrupt. what sort of favours would they be? oh, you would get policemen who were freemasons doing favours for other members. because there is obviously this view that if you scratch my back, i'll scratch yours. no, it's not allowed. it really, really isn't. it is forbidden in our rituals. you mustn't do that. have you ever heard of that happening here? not in women's freemasonry, no. female freemasonry began in 1908. possessing and working the same secrets, mysteries and degrees and rituals. but the society separated, creating the two groups that exist today. we broke away from the main group in 1913 because of a difference of opinion and we have stayed separate ever since. although we are now on much more friendly terms, in the old days they didn't even speak to each other. with an ageing membership, the women are turning to universities to bring in younger members. i can't believe i'm doing this, i can't believe the day has finally come. it's surreal. afterjoining the freemasons seven years ago, today optician roshni patel will have a ceremony to mark her reaching the rank of a master mason. i actually don't know what happens. i don't know what will happen. i know the beginning of the ceremony, obviously the end of the ceremony, but as to me being put in the chair, i don't know. that's a secret, that's a mystery. despite opening the doors to allow our cameras, they are not letting us film everything. the order of women freemasons have not allowed us to film inside roshni's ceremony in the temple. this is our grand temple. tonight, where there's obviously a ceremony that's going on that we can't get access to, tell us why you would want us to see it? because you haven't earned it. roshni has learned pieces of ritual, she has worked hard. she must have been working for five or six years to achieve the installation into this chair and her reward for that is to be given a beautiful ceremony. so she will be sitting in this chair down here at the moment before she gets to progress up into that chair. what does one need to do to prove themselves? each degree is like a little play and it's all learned by heart and recited, so you have to learn your part in it and do it well, come to every meeting, be there and be part of the team and do your part and if you are good then you get moved onto the next step up. in the lodge that's meeting tonight, they will have a first degree, a second degree and a third degree and a ceremony of installation, so that's four rituals. and then you can go on to other degrees, 33 in all, if you keep going to the very top. at the honourable fraternity of ancient freemasons, delaza is about to pass on to another ranking society called the second degree. i'm feeling very happy, i'm feeling confident. i am excited, i am not nervous. iam happy. you will be hearing the questions and answers shortly. now, that i would say is the most secret thing that happens in our fraternity. brethren... but we are not allowed to see everything. we have got strict instructions on what we can and can't film. delaza is being asked a series of questions. each answer provides an insight into this secret organisation. where were you first prepared to be a freemason? in my heart. and where next? ajourney in the lodge. describe the method of your preparation. is that what happens in the initiation? yes, it's a symbolic way of getting someone ready for a degree and it all has different meanings, what it represents. how do you demonstrate proof of your being a freemason to others? by by sign, talking. what would a sign be? i took that to be maybe a handshake? no, it's a particular type of sign which demonstrates you are one of those degrees which are described. and the token is this special handshake which you would give to demonstrate that you have reached that degree. so do you use secret handshakes? yes, absolutely, of course we do. can you do it now? no, it's a secret. what happens, and when would you do it? you would have to join to find out and then i tell you what about it. when would you use it? within the ceremonies there are certain methods, yeah, grips. yes, they are called grips. but i wouldn't use it outside a lodge room, never. why not? it's just not necessary. this shaking hands, it's just nonsense. it's silly. at the order of women's freemasons, it's a big moment for roshni as one of their youngest members. we've had the ceremony, it's almost over, and roshni is about to appear as a master of the lodge. congratulations. thank you, thank you. it was a lovely ceremony. well done. i don't know how i feel. i think i'm in shock. i think it's a bit of denial going on. thank you. the whole process of me being put into the chair, that was, that was very emotional. especially by all my lodge members, who i really care about, so, yeah. at the honourable fraternity of ancient freemasons, there's a problem with the vote. if somebody had decided to photocopy it, then it's void. after fears some of the votes had been spoiled, they've now been recounted and the new grand is about be announced. most worshipful grand master, i am pleased to announce that eunace, most worshipful grand master, has been elected as grand master. the result was close but i eventually came through and i am now going to be the next grand master, in other words i'm continuing as grand master for another four years. although we were given exclusive access, we still only gained a glimpse of the workings of this secret society. there was a lot that was off—limits to us. both groups of female freemasons dismissed all allegations of corruption but to shake this negative reputation and gain more members, they may need to be more transparent in future. if you want to read more, go to the website where there is more information there. is it for you? would you like to join? information there. is it for you? would you like tojoin? let me know. still to come. it has been one year since donald trump was elected president of the united states. he's currently in china to discuss north korea amongst other things. polls suggest he has the lowest approval rating of any president in over 70 years, we'll reflect on his year so far. we'll be talking to some trump supporters to see if they are pleased with what he's achieved in the last 12 months. there are more revelations from the paradise papers — a huge batch of leaked documents detailing the financial arrangements of some of world's richest people. bbc panorama has revealed that prince charles campaigned to alter climate—change agreements without disclosing that his private estate had a financial interest in what he was promoting. the papers show that in 2007 the duchy of cornwall secretly bought shares worth around $113,000 in a bermuda company that would benefit from a rule change. the prince's good friend was a director of that company sustainable forestry management limited. the duchy of cornwall says prince charles has no direct involvement in its investments. let's talk now to david mcclure. he wrote a book about royal finances — he's previously reported on prince charles' political activities and potential conflicts of interests. dame margaret hodge mp, who last night made a speech in parliament calling for action from the government on tax avoidance. and sir alistair and siralistairgraham, and sir alistair graham, the former chairman and the committee for standards in public life. that defence from clarence how's that prince charles has no direct involvement in investments, do you buy it? the governance of the duchy of cornwall is that the prince does have hands on involvement in it. but what does that mean? maybe he didn't have direct involvement in the choice of investments, but he set the overall pattern. the pattern of the overall pattern. the pattern of the journey, really. is it interesting to you that one of prince charles' closest friends who ru ns prince charles' closest friends who runs this company suddenly gets $100,000 investment from the duchy of cornwall and then sends him papers about carbon trading arrangements? yes, it is interesting in that prince charles didn't make any public speeches about amending the protocol of another climate change agreement until after the investment had been made, prompted on the recommendation of his close friend. does that damage him? does it damage the queen? it raises a question about the link between investment and the activities. my concern is, if a member of the royal family wishes to lobby for change in public policy, then i think they should apply the rules that apply to all other public officials, that they have to declare any financial interest in the area that they are seeking to achieve a change. margaret hodge, what do you think?” don't think prince charles deliberately set out to do anything wrong. is it a coincidence that his close friend gets this investment? what we should do to put things right... i will ask you that but do you think it is a coincidence or is there something more to it? we don't know but if we had greater transparency about the affairs of the duchy of cornwall, which we ask for when we looked at these affairs when i chaired the public accounts committee, so we knew exactly where the investments went, if we had clarity but the prince actually didn't get involved, he stayed away from any decision around those investments, and if treasury did the job they are supposed to do which is to monitor what happens in the duchy of cornwall, to defend the public interest, then i don't think we would have this embarrassing conversation today on the television, which i think brings questions over a valued and highly respected and much loved institution. if margaret gave a speech in parliament about a certain subject in which she shared a financial interest, she would have to declare an interest. when prince charles makes a variety of speech is an ecological issues while at the same time he has had a shareholding in companies, we know nothing about it. maybe it is totally innocuous what has happened but it would be far better if he registered all his interests. what is he hiding? either there is a conflict of interest or he was careless? he shouldn't really get involved in decisions around where his investments are. both in relation to this and in relation to the story about the queen, i think the story about the queen, i think the fact advisers felt they could invest money in offshore tax havens where there are questions about why are you hiding your money and are you avoiding tax, and perhaps also in questionable companies, demonstrates the extent to which the whole way in which very rich people, very big corporations, very powerful institutions, feel that they can use tax havens and that there should be no question about it. that's really scary. it's really ingrained in the establishment of our society. you said that last night to parliament. he said it's the establishment norm now for the rich and powerful. i have to ask you, is that not what yourfamily did in the tax have to ask you, is that not what your family did in the tax haven of dine? quite rightly you ask me the question but that was my father. it was when he came out of germany and escaped... well, he was a german refugee. i think it was wrong and the moment we discovered it, we stopped it. but that... i can't be held responsible for my father 's actions which i would not have done. that is absolutely fair but you want transparency. when you've benefited from the foundation based in that tax haven, should you not have been transparent and told people about how much was there? the moment we uncovered it we closed it down... when you are challenged you were transparent. i was, yes. when you are challenged you were transparent. iwas, yes. but you hadn't been before that. i've always been completely transparent about all my affairs. you want a public register of beneficial ownership. what with that achieve? explain why that would deter tax evasion, tax avoidance etc. it's not a silver bullet but it's one of a number of actions i think we could take immediately, which would deal with a lot of the way in which people hide their world, avoid tax and do worse things than that. launder money, engage in crime and in bribery and things like that. at the moment, a lot of british overseas territories and crown dependencies, many of them are tax havens. if we could open up and have public registers of who owns what where, you would immediately at a stroke stop a lot of the attempts that people have tied their money and to avoid tax. i would do that together with other actions. i would toughen up our regulatory authorities, so they really go after people. opening all of this up to public account, that immediately stops bad behaviour, it stops people doing things wrong. another thing, there are many more eyes looking at what's happening. at the moment, where there are secret registers of ownership, its only if you are alerted to something that you are alerted to something that you might start investigating it. we have such poor resource think of institutions like hmrc that very often people get away with it. do you think that opening up would make a difference, would change people's behaviour? a lot of what we've seen is not legal after all. know but i think increased transparency would bea think increased transparency would be a significant step forward. i agree with the general approach of margaret hodge on this matter. but i'll sit think individuals have to ta ke i'll sit think individuals have to take responsibility for their own standards in these matters. i still think we expect members of the royal family to have the highest possible standards, and i'm sure on most occasions they do. it's unfortunate that on this particular occasion when there was a change of public policy being sought, which would have benefited this particular investment offshore, then we should expect any member of the royal family to declare their interest. and if they don't know about their interests, that they checked before they made public statements. when it comes to caribbean tax havens, maybe some light is the best disinfectant. thank you. —— sunlight. let's get the latest weather update. good morning. it's been a cold start to the day. it is still cold, we've got freezing fog around manchester airport for example. that is dragging its heels in terms of clea ra nce dragging its heels in terms of clearance and we've got thicker cloud and patchy rain across east anglia and the south—east. that will be eroded from the west during the day. many of us having a dry day with sunny spells. wet and windy conditions coming in across the north—west. the strongest winds across the far north of scotland and the northern isles. through the evening and overnight, the band of rain pushing south, turning lighter in nature as it does so. we'll see some frost in the glens of scotland and it will be called to start the day tomorrow in the far south—east. then the weather front trundles down, clearing the south—east, leaving some residual cloud in its wake. it will brighten up behind it from the north with a fair bit of sunshine. showers across northern scotla nd sunshine. showers across northern scotland and highs above average for the time of year. hello, it's wednesday, it's 10am, i'm victoria derbyshire. can the international development sec hang onto herjob? she's currently flying back from a trip to africa to face the music after the bbc revealed priti patel didn't tell the prime minister theresa may about all the secret meetings she'd had with israeli politicians. some are calling for her to step down. it is extraordinary and the prime ministerfound it is extraordinary and the prime minister found out about it by listening to the radio. it is disturbing to the middle east peace process to think that the british government might do that. she has to go. there are now more than 260,000 people who are officially homeless in england — that includes anyone on the streets or in temporary accommodation. if that's you, get in touch. and let me know what led to your homelessness and what help you are getting to get somewhere permanent. the secret ceremonies and rituals of female freemasons. in a uk first, we get access to their secret societies. do you use secret handshakes? yes, absolutely. of course we do! can you do it with me now? no, it's a secret. laughs. what happens, and when would you do it? it's a secret! you'll have tojoin you'll have to join to find out! we'll speak to three female freemasons live. good morning. here's annita in the bbc newsroom with a summary of today's news. the international development secretary, priti patel, is flying back to britain from africa at the request of theresa may amid growing speculation about her future in the government. the international development secretary, priti patel, she had already been forced to apologise for a series of unauthorised meetings while on a family holiday in israel. it's now emerged she had further talks which she failed to disclose to the prime minister. crispin blunt said she should have been more cautious when dealing with middle east policy. she has not demonstrated that she has got a grip on the conflict. when you get into things like this where things are delicate between the competing parties you have to be careful. donald trump has arrived in beijing, as he continues his tour of asia. the american president took a tour of the forbidden city in the capital, alongside his chinese counterpart, xi jinping. mr trump is expected to ask china to cut its financial links with north korea. speaking in south korea earlier, mr trump urged all countries to join forces to isolate pyongyang, saying the world could not tolerate a rogue nation that threatened nuclear devastation. the head of nhs england will warn today that the public wants to see promises on nhs funding, made during the eu referendum campaign, honoured by the government. simon stevens will tell a health conference that trust in the democratic process will be weakened, if higher funding is not delivered. the prince of wales has been criticised for failing to disclose an investment by his private estate in an offshore company. the revelations come from a number of leaked documents about tax havens known as the paradise papers. it's the second time this week that a member of the royal family has been named. at least nine school children have been killed and more than twenty others injured in an explosion at a primary school in north—west tanzania. initial reports say the primary school pupils died when an object they were playing with exploded. thousands of people with the most advanced cancers in england are now surviving for several years after diagnosis, according to research. macmillan cancer support said this was due to the success of new treatments but it warned living longer with advanced cancer brings its own difficulties. that's a summary of the latest bbc news — more at 10.30am. thank you very much. a couple of comments on freemasons and some on priti patel, the international development secretary. rob says, "when i first started, when i started my firstjob my boss told me tojoin the started my firstjob my boss told me to join the freemasons, started my firstjob my boss told me tojoin the freemasons, but started my firstjob my boss told me to join the freemasons, but i started my firstjob my boss told me tojoin the freemasons, but i never did. since then i have witnessed many promotion and it is because of membership of the freemasons and thatis membership of the freemasons and that is fact." another viewer says, "i know a guy caught drink—driving three times, it is a freemason. as is thejudge." the three times, it is a freemason. as is the judge." the international development secretary cannot be trusted. it is disgusting she met with the israeli prime minister and did not tell theresa may. how do we know what else she has done? sack her." another viewer says, "priti patel can't be a team player so she should be booted out of office. i wouldn't want her watching my back." thank you for those. we will be talking to the vice president of actors union equity. it is the first time they have done an interview about the sex scandals. here's some sport now with katherine downes. it has been a big week or so for andy murray, welcoming a second daughter with his wife kim, but it unclear when she was born. and before that, making his return to the court for the first time since wimbledon. it wasn't exactly a serious competition though. he was playing an exhibition match against roger federer in glasgow last night. federer even wore a kilt for part of it. he won the deciding tie break 10—6. murray is hoping to back to full fitness for the australian open at the start of next year. iam in iamina i am in a significantly better place than i was in the build up to the us open. at the end of wimbledon i was really struggling. walking was a big problem for me. so, i am trying to get myself back to 100%. the uk anti—doping agency say they're worried about an ongoing case against former heavyweight champion tyson fury. he tested positive for a banned steroid lastjune and ukad say if wins his case, and sues them for loss of earnings, they will be bankrupt. they're believed to have asked the government to underwrite the case. fury is hoping to be back in the ring next year where he'll be set to rejoin an exciting heavyweight division. anthonyjoshua is the man they all want to fight, including american wilder. he holds the wbc heavyweight world title, and told bbc 5 live earlier, he is desperate to facejoshua. i want anthonyjoshua. i want him asap. not only will it be the biggest fight in boxing history. i will travel anywhere in the world to fight. the uk is only the size of texasin fight. the uk is only the size of texas in my country. my country is a huge country. the megaof boxing and the money will always and forever be in america. england wingerjermaine mcgillvary has been cleared of biting lebanon captain robbie farah during saturday's world cup group game in sydney. the huddersfield player was facing a ban of up to 12 weeks had he been found guilty, but his exoneration means he will be free to play in england's final group match against france in perth on sunday. england's women are completing their final day of preparation before their must—win ashes test in sydney. they're currently 11—2 down against australia. if they lose the test, which starts tomorrow, england cannot win the series. they have got the ashes. we want the ashes. it is a very different group now. the squad that's out here, the side that will play will be very different to the side that played then. so yeah, although there is some scars, there is a lot of fresh faces which balances it out in the group. meanwhile england's men have been playing one of their two warm—up games before their ashes series starts. mark stoneman and joe root have both scored half centuries against a cricket australia eleven. england are currently 253—5. thank you very much. "do not underestimate us and do not try us", the words of donald trump, as he used some of his toughest language yet against north korea in a wide—ranging speech in seoul. the us president is now visiting the forbidden city in beijing where he is expected to put pressure on the regime to cut their financial ties to north korea. today marks one year since his shock election in the united states. it was a shock to some, not others. almost nobody predicted that he'd see his way to the oval office by firstly defeating a cluster of republican rivals and then hillary clinton. i have just received a call from secretary clinton. applause she congratulated us, it is about us, on she congratulated us, it is about us, on our she congratulated us, it is about us, on our victory and i congratulated her and her family us, on our victory and i congratulated her and herfamily on a very, very hard fought campaign. we will embark upon a project of national growth and we knewal. i will harness the creative talents of our people and we will call upon the best and brightest to leverage their tremendous talent for the benefit of all. it's going to happen. we have a great economic plan. we will double our growth and have the strongest economy anywhere in the world. at the same time, get along with all other nations, willing to get along with us. we will be. we'll have great relationships. we expect to have great, great relationships. since then it's been a rocky ride for the president, but despite several controversies, mostly resulting from commentary issued under the twitter handle @realdonaldtrump, and historically low approval ratings, the republican base remains fairly steadfast in support for him. we can speak to the veteran new york times journalist steven erlanger and republican commentator anneke green. how do you assess his first year? one of my family members make the joke that he is his favourite republican democrat. there is a lot to assess. he has certainly encouraged rather than tried to ove rco m e encouraged rather than tried to overcome infighting in congress and many of his key campaign promise like repealing obamacare, famously having come to pass despite three ru ns having come to pass despite three runs at it, but so i think in some senses he is really having to stretch in terms of looking for accomplishments, but the year isn't over yet in terms of him being in office. it has only been ten months. has he had any major legislative accomplishments? well, the accomplishments? well, the accomplishment that had to go through congress is a major accomplishment in terms of really how it came to pass. just explain to our british audience the significance of that? the supreme court is our third branch of government. there are ninejustices. one of them passed away while obama was in office and he nominated a replacement but the republican controlled congress put off having hearings. so close to a new presidential election which at this point in time the majority of people thought hillary clinton would be the nominee. they held off and that meant that donald trump was able to nominate the replacementjustice because of the congress. let me fwling stephen. has the new york times been as unfair to donald trump as he claims? donald trump has a very intimate, perhaps near rottic relationship with us. we are the paper he grew up with. he grew up in queen's, he represents the manhattan he always aspired to. he wants our love. have we been unfair to him? he always aspired to. he wants our love. have we been unfairto him? i don't think, but we make mistakes. we probably had too much confidence in the polls that indicated that trump was going to lose to hillary clinton. i think there was confirmation bias there. but of course, trump thought he was going to lose. vladimir putin thought he was going to lose and hillary clinton thought that she was going win. so this is part of the first year. he is learning. it is not a job, he really, expected to have. in terms of what he says and then what he does, is there a gap there? well, there is. i mean some people would like to say there is, you know, there is more bark than bite. when you look at what he has actually done, it hasn't been so terrible. you could even argue that he has put insufficient pressure on the chinese to actually squeeze north korea which is not a bad thing. we will see happens. he gave a good speech this morning in south korea. he has failed as your guest said on health care. he has been at war with his own party in congress which doesn't help. he lives on partisanship, not on compromise. i mean he was elected by fuelling anger of people and he keeps trying to do that, but some of that, to me is fake. he kind of uses us, the mainstream media, other people, as props in his play. and the play is designed for his base. at heart, it's hard to know him. i knew him 30 years ago, but you know... knew him, knew him? knew him. i met him in new york and he was more of a democrat. i mean he was more of a democrat. i mean he was not anti—abortion then and he was not anti—abortion then and he wasjust interested in being well— known and loved wasjust interested in being well—known and loved in wasjust interested in being well— known and loved in manhattan. so, there is some part of him that's very ha rd so, there is some part of him that's very hard to read, but has he, you know, blown up nato? no. he doesn't like the european union. he thinks the europeans are mad, but generally, has decided if they like it, that's fine with them. he encourages brexit. he saw that as the harbinger of his own victory, but will britain get a great trade deal out of donald trump? he is a ha rd deal out of donald trump? he is a hard bargainer? well, the mood music is good. the mood music is great. let's see when we get to the negotiation. what do you want to see more from as a republican, from donald trump and what do you want to see less of? i want to see less, what i would call stupid fights. i think the reason he became president, the reason he became the party nominee is i think americans on really both sides of the political aisle are tired of politician, they are tired of the same old thing. we saw the rise of bernie sanders related to that. they wa nted bernie sanders related to that. they wanted a fighter and donald trump was that fighter to the point of insulting people on stage which was different, but he became president. what i want to see more of is him knowing when to walk away from a fight. pushing back against, if a mother of a soldier, who has passed away, says i didn't like that phone call, hejust away, says i didn't like that phone call, he just needs to leave it alone. but that has been his brand. it has worked for him so far and i don't anticipate he will change that. what do you want to see more of? some of the great accomplishments that are happening on the executive side, that the conservatives have been looking for. out of the environmental protection agency, a practise known here as sue and settle where it was incentivising activists to sue and then have their legal costs paid for over nonsense lawsuits and be reimbursed. it was taxpayer dollars being wasted and that's been stopped andi being wasted and that's been stopped and i want more things like that. and yourself, stephen, what do you quantity to see more of, what do you wa nt to quantity to see more of, what do you want to see less of? we could use a simplified tax system. people like me who are american but live and work abroad, it would be nice if we didn't have to pay quite so many taxes to a country we don't live in. he's the most pro—business president since eisenhower. look at the stock market, things are going well. i would like him to calm down and trade. he's been obsessed with trade for 30—40 years. he thinks everyone is screwing the united states and every trade deal is unfair. he's already destroyed ttp with asia which i think is a big mistake and helps china. he's fiddling with nafta. maybe he can get a better deal but the canadians and mexicans aren't happy. and jobs are at stake there. he's done a lot and regulation which doesn't need congressional permission like the epa. some of that will please republicans, some of it will make democrats unhappy, but this is within his realm. i would like him to learn better about how to be president, and as your guest said, stop having stupid fights. thank you very much. still to come: the number of homeless people in england has gone up in the last year to more than 260,000 with 13,000 more people entering this uncertain world in the last year alone. we'll be talking to people going through it. when you think of freemasons you might think of secret handshakes or rolled—up trouser legs, or you may be familiar with the accusations of corruption. but with membership on the decline freemasons heading to universities to seek out new members. in a uk first, this programme been given access to two female masonic lodges to witness initiations, secret ceremonies and never before filmed rituals. we'll speak to some other freemasons in a moment but first here's an extract from clairejones exclusive report. this looks like any other leafy street in central london, but this is the international headquarters of one of the most secretive and mysterious organisations in the world. for the first time, they are exclusively opening their doors to us. organ music. the freemasons are a secretive society that practice rituals in a temple and promote brotherly love. although they've always been associated with men, we've gained access to the two female freemason groups in the uk, the order of women freemasons and the honourable fraternity of ancient freemasons. dialazaza nkela is about to pass on to another rank in the society called the second degree. i'm feeling very happy. i feel confident. i am excited. i'm not nervous, i'm happy. where were you first prepared to be a freemason? in my heart. and where next? in a convenient room adjourning the lodge. describe the mode of your preparation. i have divested of all monies and all valuables. my right arm, left breast and knee made bare. my right heel slipshod, and a cable tow running noose upon my neck. in the past freemasons have been accused of favouritism, helping members rise up the career ladder and covering up mistakes. have you heard of freemasons doing favours for each other? yes, i have, in the old days. many, many, many years ago. but that was mainly in the men and they were rooted out as corrupt. what sort of favours would they be? oh, you would get policemen who were freemasons doing favours for other members. because there is obviously this view that if you scratch my back, i'll scratch yours. no, it's not allowed. it really isn't. it's really, really forbidden. with an ageing membership, the societies are keen to bring in younger women to secure the future of freemasonry. i can't believe i'm doing this, i can't believe the day has finally come. it's surreal. afterjoining the freemasons seven years ago, today optician roshni patel will have a ceremony to mark her reaching the rank of a master mason. this is our grand temple. tonight, where there's obviously a ceremony that's going on but we can't get access to, tell us why you wouldn't want us to see it. because you haven't earned it. roshni has gone through all these offices, all the way through the chair. she's learned pieces of ritual, she has worked hard. she must have been working for five or six years to achieve the installation into this chair. we've heard the ceremony is almost over, and roshni is about to appear as a master of the lodge. congratulations. thank you, thank you. i don't know how i feel. i think i'm in shock. the whole process of me being put into the chair, that was, that was very emotional. especially by all my lodge members who i really care about, so, yeah. although we were given exclusive access, we still only gained a glimpse of the workings of this secret society. there was a lot that was off—limits to us. both groups of female freemasons dismissed all allegations of corruption but to shake this negative reputation and gain more members, they may need to be more transparent in future. let's talk now to three other freemasons from across europe. christine chapman is a grand master, who you may have seen in claire's film. cecile revauger is a professor at the university of bordeaux, and has written extensively on female masonry. dr andreas onnefors is an expert in global freemasonry and is currently writing a book about it. hejoined the he joined the freemasons aged 25. thank you for coming on the programme. christine, so interesting to see the film about you. however fascinated i am, i am left wanting to ask you what is the point? well, it isa to ask you what is the point? well, it is a point which if you join it you would understand it. but a lot of people do their research on the internet and they actually want to join us. we aim to make women better people, with teaching of morals and precepts. it is also a mutual self development programme. it encourages women to grow. you aim to make women better people. tell me some of the things you might say to new members. ifi things you might say to new members. if i was tojoin things you might say to new members. if i was to join what would you say to meet in courage me to become a better person? i would say to you to study the ritual and absorb the teachings it is trying to put across to you, and to put them into practice in your everyday life. can you give me an example of a teaching? you should always be looking out each other, and you help people to become better people by growing in confidence and self belief, and to always believe that although we wear different distinctions of regalia, we are all equal, and that he who is on the lovers spoke fortunes wheel is equally entitled to our regard. —— the lowest spoke of fortune's wheeled. thank you for talking to us. wheeled. thank you for talking to us. why are you a freemason? i've beena us. why are you a freemason? i've been a freemason for about 30 years. as you've just said i'm also an academic. i'm studying freemasonry. in fact! academic. i'm studying freemasonry. in fact ijoined for social, philosophical reasons, because freemasonry in france is quite different from freemasonry in britain and the states. as you know, or maybe as people don't know, in 1877 in france they decided to impose full liberty of conscience. and no longer to demand that their members should believe in god. ever since there's been a rift between french freemasonry and british and american freemasons. for our audience, my understanding is that in france the lodges are often political, whereas in the uk they aren't supposed to take religious or political stances. i would qualify that statement a bit. in french lodges, you certainly do not discuss politics and religion as such. but what is important is to accept religious differences and also secularism. separation between church and state. we do have discussions on philosophical and social issues, for instance you will discuss the emancipation of women, issues such as unemployment, such as euthanasia for instance. poverty. there is this commitment to improve society, if not change society. andreas, you were the youngest freemason in sweden for a number of yea rs. freemason in sweden for a number of years. hejoined a 25. has it freemason in sweden for a number of years. he joined a 25. has it helped your career? no, not at all. why did your career? no, not at all. why did you join? i'm your career? no, not at all. why did youjoin? i'm both an academic and a freemason and it has helped me to make a short distinction between what is academic and what is my personal development. but in my career personal development. but in my career outside freemasonry, my membership has not improved my chances to get anywhere in society. there's so much suspicion around the society as well when it comes to freemasonry. i hardly ever mention it. now i feel confident to do it, 20 years after ijoined. in the beginning i was very cautious to talk about it. i did lots of research and i feel more confident talking about it in public. do you wa nt talking about it in public. do you want more people to become freemasons and if so do you accept you perhaps will have to be more transparent than traditionally freemasons have been? yes of course, i would definitely tell people to become freemasons. it's one of the best things that happened in my life. in what way? you haven't been able to articulate that. it connects backin able to articulate that. it connects back in time to philosophical traditions that otherwise and expressed that clearly in society. it's an oral transfer of knowledge, very performative. during the film you could see these rituals. freemasonry lives in performance. it's not something you can read a book and become a freemason. you must become initiated. there are very few instances in modern society where we initiate people. that is the only secret, so to speak. the personal experience of the initiation which is the big asset. the second thing is the transparency. freemasons have been very transparent and people have been bad at reading about freemasonry. the question is what do we mean freemasonry. the question is what do we mean when we want to have transparency. we are publishing quite a lot about freemasonry and still we see that if you google, many misconceptions and prejudices prevail. traditionally freemasons have been mysterious. we could only film certain parts of the ceremonies and rituals and that's absolutely up to christine, she can make those decisions. if we don't want to go along with it we can leave, but we wa nted along with it we can leave, but we wanted to film as much as we could. do you accept, christine, it leaves people with a suspicion? what is it that you are hiding?” people with a suspicion? what is it that you are hiding? i suppose it does but really and truly when we ask people to swear that they will never reveal the secrets we ask them asa never reveal the secrets we ask them as a symbolic act of their honour and integrity. that's what it means. although they may not be very important to other people, they are important to other people, they are important to other people, they are important to us. so they demonstrate a person's commitment to their membership to the order, by keeping those secrets. i wonder maybe if asking people to do that, maybe that sustains you? it maintains this intrigue when actually from what we've seen to date it would appear to be reasonably benign, possibly worthy and potentially boring. to be reasonably benign, possibly worthy and potentially boringm to be reasonably benign, possibly worthy and potentially boring. it is a very benign society because we do a very benign society because we do a lot of good. one of the practices we carry out his charity. we raise a lot of money for charity. it is part of our duty as a freemason, to support others and help them. so yes, that's what we do. it's not just what we do. tell us about what you are wearing around your neck. tell us about the significance of that? it is a grand master's collar of office. it is a grand master's collar. you can't see it, but that is the collarjewel which is a blazing sun, the glory in the centre with the all seeing eye. lift it higher. yes, we have got it. and that's real gold, i assume? no. is it not? no. oh my gosh. you can't get that down clare's accessories, can you? no. thank you, christine. it isa can you? no. thank you, christine. it is a pleasure. thank you to our guests. can you allow me to add a little? briefly. i wanted guests. can you allow me to add a little? briefly. iwanted to guests. can you allow me to add a little? briefly. i wanted to point out there has been an evolution concerning women freemasons, but the wages situation is very different in france and england. they are not recognised by the united grand lodge. whereas in france women freemasons are recognised by their male counterparts except for one grand lodge which has the official links with the united grand lodge of england, but apart from that, we are fully recognised and that's the difference and there is still a long way to go. thank you. thank you very much. still to come: the actors' union equity are looking for solutions to combat sexual harassment across the industry, following allegations against harvey weinstein and more lately, kevin spacey. we will talk to them in their first interview after the allegations surfaced. as many as one in 25 people are homeless in england's worst hit areas according to a new survey. we'll talk to two women who've been left homeless and are now living in temporary accommodation about their lives and hopes for the future. time for the latest news — here's annita. the international development secretary, priti patel, is flying back to britain from africa at the request of theresa may amid growing speculation about her future in the government. she had already been forced to apologise for a series of unauthorised meetings while on a family holiday in israel, it's now emerged she had further talks which she failed to disclose to the prime minister. the defence secretary gavin williamson was questioned about priti patel on his way into the nato defence ministers meeting in brussels, but he didn't answer directly. reporter: is it right that priti patel should be sacked do you think? i'm very much focussing on actually the issues that are here at the nato conference for ministers and making sure that they understand our commitment to europe's defence is absolutely resolute. one minister on the verge of departure. the foreign secretary floundering a little, with respect sir, a defence secretary very new to the job, it doesn't give a huge amount of confidence for britain's ministerial overseas footprint? we are very much focussed on talking about military matters here and that is what i'm going to be doing all day but thank you very much for your time. reporter: can you put to bed rumours that you perhaps advised prime minister to get rid of michael fallon? oh the prime minister makes her own decisions on who is serving in her cabinet and they are only the prime minister's decisions. but she didn't actually — she makes her own decisions and she always does make her own decisions. but thank you ever so much for your time, thank you. the head of nhs england will warn today that the public wants to see promises on nhs funding, made during the eu referendum campaign, honoured by the government. simon stevens will tell a health conference that trust in the democratic process will be weakened, if higher funding is not delivered. donald trump has arrived in beijing as he continues his tour of asia. the american president took a tour of the forbidden city in the capital, alongside his chinese counterpart, xi jinping. mr trump is expected to ask china to cut its financial links with north korea. speaking in south korea earlier, mr trump urged all countries to join forces to isolate pyongyang, saying the world could not tolerate a rogue nation that threatened nuclear devastation. the prince of wales has been criticised for failing to disclose an investment by his private estate in an offshore company. the revelations come from a number of leaked documents about tax havens known as the paradise papers. it's the second time this week that a member of the royal family has been named. the broadcaster sky has said it will consider closing sky news if it becomes a stumbling block in its proposed merger with 21st century fox. rupert murdoch's bid for full control of sky is being investigated by the competition and markets authority, on grounds of media plurality. thousands of people with the most advanced cancers in england are now surviving for several years after diagnosis, according to research. macmillan cancer support said this was due to the success of new treatments, but it warned living longer with advanced cancer brings its own difficulties. that's a summary of the latest bbc news. jennifer says, "i used to work at the freemasons arms in coffin garden. we would caterfor events. one evening i got locked in the kitchen and all they did was eat, drink and sing hymns. hardly m15! " here's some sport now with katherine downes. here are the top sports stories of the day for you. it's been a busy 2a hours for andy murray, welcoming his second daughter with his wife kim, and making a return to court to play an exhibition match against roger federer — it's the first time he's played in public since wimbledon in july. the uk anti—doping agency say they're worried about an ongoing case against tyson fury. he tested positive for a banned steroid lastjune — and ukad say if he sues them for loss of earnings, they will be bankrupt. they're believed to have asked the government to underwrite the case. england and germany will both wear poppies on black armbands for their friendly on friday after fifa changed their rules to allow players to wear poppies as an act of remembrance. a swimmer competed in the games a year after making a journey from syria in search of a new life. she and her sister even helped tow a boat full of migrants across the shore to greece. alex capstick went to meet her in berlin. you know that you may lose your life on the way. it's not your decision that you want to leave your country and you want to leave your country and you want to go to another country. so, you kind of think about what's better for your life and for your family. this woman, olympian and refugee who saved lives including her own, a story so powerful it attracted interest from movie moguls across the world. the teenager swimmer who fled syria to pursue her sporting dreams. imagine there is a war in your country, you can't go back. you can't see your children. you can't ta ke can't see your children. you can't take anything. this is the suit you have on you. that's it. it was a 25 day nightmare which featured a sinking boat full of migrants heading for greece. she jumped sinking boat full of migrants heading for greece. shejumped into the sea with her sister to helped keep it afloat. i was afraid. it was dark and! keep it afloat. i was afraid. it was dark and i was just seeing the island, but never reaching it. you could see the island in the distance? yes. so you knew which way to go? it's not that i was, the heros, pulling a rope, you know. it's ok, i helped the boat, but it was not only me or my sister. if we didn't work together until we reach the shore, it will never, me and my sister will never make it happen. you can imagine they told you, it is ali5 you can imagine they told you, it is a 45 minute trip and you stayed three—and—a—half hours. a 45 minute trip and you stayed three-and-a-half hours. what did you have with you? nothing. my jeans and my t—shirt. my shoes was also gone. she arrived in berlin where she joined this swimming club in the city's park. her technique and tenacity impressed local coaches. she made speedy progress and incredibly just 11 she made speedy progress and incrediblyjust 11 months after her ordeal, she was on the biggest sporting stage of all, marching into the olympic stadium alongside nine other athletes selected to compete under the refugee banner. even before one day, they were telling me i was leaving to do the olympics, it was a surprise after only one here i ama was a surprise after only one here i am a refugee in germany and i'm going and there is a refugee olympic team, it was incredible. she didn't have to wait long to compete. she hoped to meet one of her greatest idols, michael phelps.” hoped to meet one of her greatest idols, michael phelps. i saw him, but i didn't meet him. i swam this the same lane. she is now a teenager in demand. with an expanding entour ranlg be fitting her growing stature on the world's stage. it is hard to believe that only two years ago she was making that treacherous desperate journey from syria was making that treacherous desperatejourney from syria into was making that treacherous desperate journey from syria into an unknown future and look at her now, a global personality, quite clearly, at ease in the spotlight. there have been meetings with major globalfigures. she addressed there have been meetings with major global figures. she addressed the there have been meetings with major globalfigures. she addressed the un and given talks at other high—profile events, highlighting the plight of refugees. actually, we're working on bringing more awareness to the people of our refugees and about what is happening in the world. i'm just hoping to get the idea to people that yes, they are normal people and they had a normal life and they were forced to flee their country because of violence. and you are making a movie or a move dwri is being made about you. how exciting is that? yes, it is amazing. i'm really excited. yeah, now nothing has happened. we told the story already. and yeah, i'm excited to be sometimes on set and watch. who would you like to play you? to be honest, i have no idea. i would like to play myself! i cannot act. no, ican would like to play myself! i cannot act. no, i can act, would like to play myself! i cannot act. no, ican act, but would like to play myself! i cannot act. no, i can act, but! would like to play myself! i cannot act. no, i can act, but i don't have time. but yeah, i think i would just wait and see who she will be. but above all, she is focussed on training hard. she wants a place at the 2020 olympics in tokyo and doesn't mind she who represents. my ambition is just to doesn't mind she who represents. my ambition isjust to be doesn't mind she who represents. my ambition is just to be an athlete. if i'm going to start for germany or for my country, or for the refugee olympic team, i'm going to do the best i can and it will be my pleasure. in a life full of twists and turns, the way to tokyo may not be straightforward, but it's clear this determined 19—year—old will rise to whatever challenges lie in wait. . the number of people recorded as homeless in england now stands at over 268,000, that's according to a new report by the charity, shelter. the housing charity combined official rough—sleeping, numbers in temporary accommodation and hostels, and social services figures. shelter says this shows the number of homeless people in britain has increased by 13,000 in a year, but only uses estimates in scotland and wales. government records are not definitive, the charity claims, so the true figure of homelessness the figure is likely to be higher. we can speak to natalie robertson, who is living in temporary accommodation with her son in south london, gillian cooper, who is with her family in temporary accommodation in east london and polly neate, who's chief executive of the charity, shelter. welcome all of you. thank you for coming on. it is probably worth explaining why, when natalie and gillian both have a roof over their heads, they are define as homeless? well, people who are in temporary accommodation, which commonly means accommodation, which commonly means a room, sometimes even for a whole family, ina a room, sometimes even for a whole family, in a bed and breakfast, hotel or hostel are classed as homeless because they don't have a homeless because they don't have a home to call their own. they don't have anything like a long—term or permanent tenancy. and you know, i think it's really important not to under estimate the devastating impact that this has on people. we see it day in and day out at shelter. it is that uncertainty and it's important to stress as well that this temporary accommodation often is really inadequate and keeps changing and in fact, in the study we are talking about today, we found that a third of those in temporary accommodation will still be there in accommodation will still be there in a year's time so it is not that temporary even. how many times have you been moved in the two years that you been moved in the two years that you have been officially homeless? we have been moved four times and we should have moved another move as of two we e ks should have moved another move as of two weeks ago. right. it doesn't stop. it is always a consideration, you can't collect thingsment you can't do things with the temporary home that you have got because you have got to carry the bulk with you somewhere else. it doesn't even look like a home. and your eight—year—old, your 14—year—old and 16—year—old live in where you are now, with you? yes. what condition is it in? what's it like? the one we've got now is probably the best of all of them. it can get really bad. we've had cases where there have been mice, cockroaches, rats. it's dangerous for the children to be in because they don't ta ke children to be in because they don't take the children into consideration when they are being housed in these places. which means you can move away from their school or local gp, for example. or away from their friends. does that have a big impact? we've tried to make sure they've kept a home base near their school. we've maintained the doctor we school. we've maintained the doctor we go to. if we were to move we wouldn't have all the id that is prepared tojoin wouldn't have all the id that is prepared to join a wouldn't have all the id that is prepared tojoin a doctor 's surgery so prepared tojoin a doctor 's surgery so we've maintained our doctors. other than that, the schools are very important for children. what would you say to people who might be watching thinking, you're in an all right place now. you've had some awful accommodation but now it's ok. the kids are still at the same school and youth maintained the gp. why is it a problem that you're in temporary accommodation? we aren't going to be staying there from. we can't set routes down. my children used to go to groups in our original house. they used to do piano, drums and what have you. but now they can't do any of that so they don't feel settled. when we first got to that place, prior to this we were in a one—bedroom place withjust one row with the whole family. we found out later it should only housed to people. the reason there were seven is because the two older ones were with you but they've now left. yes. how did you end up homeless, natalie? i was living with my mum in 2016, with my step dad and my brother. i had my son, iwas working. when i was made homeless he was one—year—old, the day after his first birthday. to salvage my mum's relationship with myself i had to make that drastic change because we we re make that drastic change because we were clashing over time and it wasn't fair on any of us. she made the decision to salvage a relationship, tried mediation and it didn't work. the local council gave me accommodation in thornton heath. i was there for 12 weeks. there were three other families in that property. it was clean, we had to share kitchen and bathroom. there was a gentleman living there who had hiv and left blood in the bathroom and expose that to myself and my son and expose that to myself and my son and other families. i approach the council who didn't believe me. they didn't believe us at first. it wasn't until i got this man's full name, did a bit of research on media, and! name, did a bit of research on media, and i found him on there. you write something about having hiv site to get straight to the council. did you get moved?” site to get straight to the council. did you get moved? i got moved. i didn't have an official apology or further investigation. where are you living now? i'm at connect house on an industrial estate in mitcham. we we nt an industrial estate in mitcham. we went to the house of commons yesterday for a debate. a few scenarios have happened there and i don't think it's safe at all. there's loads of lorries and fans, the pollution, the dust. it is actually an industrial estate? the pollution, the dust. it is actually an industrial estate ?m the pollution, the dust. it is actually an industrial estate? it is actually an industrial estate? it is actually on there, yes. sutton council say they are supporting an ever increasing number of homeless people. by april 2016 the figures we re people. by april 2016 the figures were 411 and as of this week its 577 households. they say they are trying to strike a balance between placing holebas families far away or more locally —— replacing homeless families. redbridge say they are trying hard, it's a top priority as the council. polly, you will know the council. polly, you will know the government is spending more on this. they remind us they are investing £950 million by 2020, they've given councils the power to plays families in decent rented homes. what else can they do?l plays families in decent rented homes. what else can they do? a lot. the issue is that there are two really fundamental things that are causing this problem. to be honest they will undermine any of the other attem pts they will undermine any of the other attempts the government is making to solve it. one is there is not enough affordable housing. by affordable that has to be for low income families to rent, not affordable to buy. that's the long—term solution. in the short—term a lot of this is caused by welfare cuts. benefit cuts and particularly the freeze on housing benefits. if government were to just unfreeze local housing allowa nce for to just unfreeze local housing allowance for families in to just unfreeze local housing allowance forfamilies in rented accommodation, if they would u nfreeze accommodation, if they would unfreeze that in the next budget, the impact on homelessness would be massive. because they would be able to afford private rented accommodation? i don't want to go over old arguments but you know what their argument would be. people who are working can't afford it so why would you give money to people who aren't working in order to live in private rented accommodation? it's a matter of what level of homelessness crisis we as a society are prepared to tolerate, and the level of unintended victims of welfare cuts we are prepared to tolerate. we are talking about people in work and not in work not able to afford rent because the property market is, as we know, through the roof. it is a crisis, it is a human crisis and something has got to be done. this isa something has got to be done. this is a message from aaron on facebook. it perhaps illustrates what you've just described. he said, i've been homeless for 12 months, sofa surfing across my family and friends homes. i've been working hard since the age of 15 until the age of 24, when i was forced to quit my full—time job and leave my abusive ex who has now left me with a lot of debt, which means i can't afford food. my debts are catching up with me, i'm depressed, i do know where to turn. the government will only offer me shared accommodation. i'm expected to live with people i don't know in a rundown area and i've paid taxes ever since i've worked and donated to local charities. what makes it even worse is i'm a care worker and a very good one. my heart and soul goes into caring and looking after other people and i can't support myself. where do i go, who do i talk to? i feel like life myself. where do i go, who do i talk to? ifeel like life isn't myself. where do i go, who do i talk to? i feel like life isn't worth living and i'm only 24. which is really, really, really upsetting. what advice would you give to aaron? to get some specific advice i would advise him to call the shelter helpline. we will try and find him the best possible option in his situation. in terms of the general point, i think that case makes the point, i think that case makes the point really well. if you're going to have an economy with incredibly high housing costs and very low wages, something has to be done for people who have absolutely no power in the marketplace. the market isn't delivering. what we at shelter would argue it has to be done is to at least unfreeze housing benefit. without doing that, the government's homelessness reduction act won't succeed. it can't succeed unless there is actually somewhere to house people, which there won't be with the freeze on housing benefit. thank you. the actors' union equity has begun an investigation to find solutions to combat sexual harassment and the fear of disclosure among its members in the entertainment industry. it comes after revelations affecting workers across the industry, firstly involving the film producer harvey weinstein, and more lately kevin spacey, who'd been working at london's old vic theatre. both men deny allegations of sexual harassment. let's talk to maureen beattie, who's the vice president of equity. thank you for talking to us. hello. before the harvey weinstein scandal broke, how endemic was this problem? i think it was every single place you could imagine in our industry, from drama schools, dance schools, all the entertainment schools, the conservative whiles, right through to the people beginning their careers and right through to the people whose names are above the title. i think it's been there all the time and i think what's happened with the harvey weinstein scandal and the revelations coming through about people like mr spacey, we've been made to realisejust about people like mr spacey, we've been made to realise just how terrible and endemic it is. so it's been there all along, in every sector of the acting world, and nothing has been done? no, i wouldn't say that was true at all. i am vice president of equity and equity have got very, very rigorous rules in place to protect people in drama schools and in their careers, particularly if nudity or simulated sex is required. there are very, very strict rules and regulations and protocols in place. the problem has been that not the majority but the minority of people who employ our members and to cast productions in all the media are not paying attention in the way that they should. one of the things that we wa nt to should. one of the things that we want to do with this working group, we wa nt want to do with this working group, we want to come up with new ideas as to how we're going to deal with this. we want to make a real sea change, but we also want to talk the employers about how they need to put these protocols into place and how they need to be much more rigorous about it. since the weinstein scandal broke, how many people have come forward with complaints of sexual harassment and worse, serious complaints of sexual assault?” sexual harassment and worse, serious complaints of sexual assault? i am not privy to actual figures, and i'm certainly not privy to names either of people bringing their stories or who the stories are about. it must have been the only topic of conversation for the last few weeks. is it dozens, is it hundreds?” conversation for the last few weeks. is it dozens, is it hundreds? i have no idea. i'm not trying to pull the wool over your eyes. the whole point about equity is that it is entirely secret. you bring your story and the equity staff went even speak to me. they won't tell the president of the union. what i can tell you, absolutely of course, since these revelations have come about people have felt empowered to speak out and people who would frightened or guilty about speaking out, because they felt it was their fault, of course they have been empowered. so we have seen a equity a huge upsurge of people bringing their stories to ask. what does equity think about actors naming others and social media, alleging they have been seriously sexually assaulted? the british actor ed westwick strenuously denies accusations by an american actress that he raped her. he said he's never met her or forced himself on anyone and certainly never committed rape. well, the problem of course is that there fa cts problem of course is that there facts and there's gossip, and those people climbing on bandwagons. there are people climbing on bandwagons. there a re lots people climbing on bandwagons. there are lots and lots of grey areas and we have to be very, very careful about this. very briefly because we're running out of time, the principal about naming someone on social media, is that a good thing or not? i'm not on social media, i think it's a dodgy area and i think you have to be very, very sure of what you're doing before you start naming people. thank you. kevin spacey denies allegations of sexual harassment and harvey weinstein denies allegations of non—conceptual sex. —— nonconsensual sex. bbc newsroom live is coming up next. thank you for your company today. have a good day. good morning. it was a cold, crisp and sunny start to the day. more cloud affecting parts of eastern england. more cloud moving in from the north—west. that was courtesy of another weather front that was going to move in. also bringing in some rain across mainly western scotland and patchy rain in northern ireland this afternoon as well. cloudy across the far east but for many of us, we'll keep the clear blue skies. it will feel a bit chilly. temperatures 7—10. tonight with more cloud spilling in from the north, a bit of rain associated with that as well. largely frost free with temperatures staying up at about 4-8. temperatures staying up at about 4—8. during thursday it will be cloudy to start off across england and wales. back cloud will disappear and wales. back cloud will disappear and there will be sunny spells developing. the best of that sunshine across northern parts and not as cold as today. this is bbc news, and these are the top stories developing at 11: cabinet minister priti patel's future in doubt as theresa may orders her back from africa to face questions over meetings with israeli officials. it is up to the prime minister what she does, she is already tightening the ministerial code even further. the head of nhs england says the public expect the government to deliver the extra money promised during the eu referendum campaign. the nhs was not on the ballot paper but it was on the ballot bus. vote leave for a better funded but it was on the ballot bus. vote leave for a betterfunded health service, £350 million a week. donald trump arrives in beijing and tours the forbidden city with his chinese counterpart xijinping, amid rising

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