becomes the most senior woman in the church of england — appointed bishop of london. and a dark day down under for england's cricketers — as australia take an unassailable 3—0 lead in the ashes. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. a review of fire and building regulations, following the grenfell tower fire, says the current system isn't fit for purpose, and a culture change is required to ensure that safety is prioritised over cost. damejudith hackitt, in her interim review for the government, makes a series of recommendations to simplify the rules and change the way they are overseen. she says she's been shocked by some of the practices she's heard about. here's our home affairs correspondent tom symonds. g re nfell tower grenfell tower and that horrifying loss of life demonstrated for all to see, that something had gone badly wrong with fire safety. but the scale of that only became clear in the weeks that followed. confidence in the safety of public housing was left in pieces, bits of buildings had to be removed because no—one was sure of the risk. today's report is clear — the rules and the way they work in practice are not fit for purpose. too complex, too easy to get around. my aim for the future is to create a much simpler and more straightforward system that will be easierfor people to straightforward system that will be easier for people to follow. but that needs to be reinforced with a number of changes in behaviour which will include a major culture change gci’oss will include a major culture change across all of the players in this. here is the main problem — when reclading a tower like grenfell, designers and builders only had one strict rule — don't do anything which might allow a fire to spread. but there is a mass of documents setting out how that might be achieved and plenty of different ways to maintain safety. our view is this has opened up all sorts of ambiguities, loopholes and unintended consequences. a concrete example is, there is a complex view on combustibility. we should be using noncombustible materials. he and others in the industry believe today's report at this early opportunity should have recommended that only materials which don't burn be used on tower blocks. it's by far the biggest problem, if the guidance backin the biggest problem, if the guidance back in 1999 had changed, we wouldn't even be talking about fire risk assessments and building control assessments and responsibility because we would probably never have had a disaster like this. dame judith says in the six months following the fire, she's been shocked by some of the practices she's learned about in the industry. she'll make recommendations next spring. tom symondsjoins me. what might we expect to come next year? we'll see a much clearer set of rules. as i said in the report, there is really only one rule which there is really only one rule which the regulations set out in these circumstances which simply says you shouldn't allow anything that might result in a fire which is clearly not very helpful. dame judith result in a fire which is clearly not very helpful. damejudith says in her report that the rules are so complicated or the guidance is, that she had to spend a lot of time mapping out how they work in practice, so you can imagine how the industry might regard that. i think what she's going to want is a change infire what she's going to want is a change in fire safety and building design and refurbishment. this is along the lines of the health and safety changes we have seen in the last 20 yea rs changes we have seen in the last 20 years or $0, changes we have seen in the last 20 years or so, for example the huge amount of health and safety rules about working in construction sites, that sort of thing. i think she's going to be asking for something of that scale. the industry says that is badly needed because even the government and the industry have had a bit ofa government and the industry have had a bit of a disagreement about what the rules are, this issue about whether limited combustibility cladding can be used. the government says the rules say it can't. the industry says, well for years you have been saying if we do certain things it can, so all of that has to be sorted out, and as we heard there, the report is due in the spring. thank you. a report has found institutional racism in the case of an iranian refugee who was murdered by a neighbour in bristol in 2013. the report by the safer bristol partnership says avon and somerset police and bristol city council repeatedly sided with the abusers of bijan ebrahimi, who was beaten to death and his body set on fire, after he was wrongly accused of being a paedophile. one man is serving a life sentence for mr ebrahimi's murder, and two police officers were jailed for misconduct. jon kay has been talking to bijan ebrahimi's family, and sent us this report. bijan ebrahimi came to britain for safety. but four years ago, the refugee from iran was brutally beaten to death and his body set on fire. don't you dare take pictures of me, all right? this is the neighbour who killed him, lee james, now serving life for murder. today's report says that although the fatal attack could not have been predicted, there were warning signs that the police and council should have spotted. again and again, bijan went to the authorities claiming he had been abused and attacked, sometimes he said, because of his race. he made reports about different people in different places over several years. but today's report said he was treated as a nuisance, with police and council staff often believing the people he was complaining about rather than helping him. absolutely shocking and disgusting. now, his sisters have been told that there was a collective failure by avon and somerset police and bristol city council which amounted to institutional racism and discrimination. we feel angry, disappointed, shocking. these are not the words we should hear in this day and age. you don't want to see and you don't want to hear any more about this, this has been dealt with so many times before, and saying this is happening again is shocking. very sad and we are very angry as my sister says, and it is very shocking and upsetting as a family. today's report says no individual members of staff here at bristol city council or avon and somerset police were intentionally racist themselves. but it says both organisations had an ingrained view of bijan ebrahimi which affected the way they treated him. and that he did not get the support or the level of service that he should have received. the phrase institutional racism was used in the notorious case of stephen lawrence nearly 20 years ago. and now it appears again in an official report. it is a word that is rarely used, it is a finding that is rarely found. because one would hope that institutional racism is not a common problem, that the family's concern in fact is it is much more common than it is found. last year, two members of police staff were jailed for misconduct. the force apologised to the ebrahimi family then, and today avon and somerset police reiterated that apology, along with the council, they have accepted the latest report in full. john kay, bbc news, bristol. our home editor mark easton is here. it is pretty desperate, mark, that we are using that phrase again in 2017? it's certainly a very troubling phrase. institutional racism, the fact they believe it played a part in mr ebrahimi's death makes it more so. it's a complicated concept. in this case, the inquiry said there was no evidence that any police officer or council official intentionally behaved in a racist manner, neither that their policies and procedures in either organisation were in any weiwei racist but the definition of institutional racism was laid out in the mcpherson report after the stephen lawrence inquiry, includes attitudes in behaviour which amount to behaviour through thoughtlessness, unwitting and ignorance. it's shocking we are still using that phrase of almost 25 yea rs still using that phrase of almost 25 years since stephen lawrence's murder. it's a reminder also of how ha rd murder. it's a reminder also of how hard it is to change the deep—seated hidden attitudes and prejudices from affecting the way professionals deal with situations. there are recommendations in the report to change oversight checks in the system to try to prevent that happening and clearly for mr ebrahimi's family, the only solace there can be after this tragedy is that somehow those kind of mistakes won't happen again. thank you. police in lebanon have arrested a man in connection with the murder of a british embassy worker in beirut. the body of rebecca dykes, who was 30, was found by the side of a motorway on saturday the day she was due to fly back to britain for christmas. from beirut, martin patience reports. she's been described as a bright star, someone who cared deeply for others, while working on the humanitarian front line. rebecca dykes was helping lebanon cope with the influx of syrian refugees. 0n friday night, rebecca came to this bar behind me, she was attending leaving drinks for a colleague. she was relatively new in the city. this was relatively new in the city. this was an opportunity to meet new people. shortly after midnight, she left the bar and apparently got into a taxi. it was that decision that cost her her life. her body was found dumped close to a motorway. police say she was strangled. a taxi driver has now been arrested in connection with her murder. josy planned to be at the bar that night but couldn't go because of work. it's crazy because all of my friends we re it's crazy because all of my friends were there. the idea that it could have been anyone that left the bar that that night, i mean we all drink in this area and go out in this neighbourhood which is usually very, very safe. so we are alljust deeply saddened that one of our friends left by herself and didn't come back. on twitter, the british ambassador hugo shorter wrote: rebecca was said to be thrilled about working in lebanon and collea g u es about working in lebanon and colleagues said she made a real impact before her life was cut short. police in birmingham are continuing to appeal for witnesses, after a crash which left six people dead in the city centre at the weekend. crash investigators are trying to piece together what caused the pile—up, in the early hours of sunday morning. 0ur correspondent emma thomas reports. it was 1:00am on the penultimate weekend before christmas, when emergency services were called to an horrific scene. six vehicles and 13 people caught in a collision, the impact of which left a black taxi cab on its side and produced a sound so powerful it awoke people living nearby. a0 firefighters and specially trained paramedics tried to save the victims, but five people were confirmed dead at the scene, a sixth died later in hospital, and a seventh remains in critical condition. the first victim to be named is imtiaz mohammed, the taxi driver. a 33—year—old father of six, his youngest daughter marks her fourth birthday today. both his passengers, a man and woman, also died. he told his wife, it was to be his last fare of the shift and that he would be home soon. the three other men who were killed, all travelling in the same car. he was a great person, a remarkable boy, very friendly, very sweet, with everyone. everyone, with friends, in the street, no one complained from him. flowers adorn this busy city underpass today. as the investigation continues, west midlands police asked people who may have gathered footage of the aftermath of the crash not to share the distressing images on social media, but send them to police to help officers establish the facts of this crash which claimed the lives of six people. the road was closed for several hours yesterday to allow investigation work. this busy dual carriageway, subject to a a0 mph speed limit, and birmingham city council, said it had been gritted in the hours before the crash due to freezing temperatures. as police piece together the cause of the collision, families grieve the loss of loved ones killed the week before christmas. emma thomas, bbc news. theresa may has been holding discussions with senior members of the cabinet, for the first time, about what the uk's long—term relationship with the european union should be. it follows the decision last week by the eu that brexit negotiations can now move to the second phase. 0ur assistant political editor norman smith is in westminster. remarkable i suppose that they are finally discussing this for a first time after the referendum. what might come up? in truth not much beyond this was their first meeting was is remarkable in the sense i suspect most viewers feel a bit as if they have been hit about the head with a wet kipper when it comes to brexit statements, debates and news. but the reason this was the first meeting is because so much attention has been focussed on the divorce deal and because at the moment there is no agreement about what sort of end deal we want with the eu. there are those in the cabinet around the chancellor, philip hammond, who want to ensure we remain close to the single market so there is still access for british and that might mean possibly accepting some eu rules, it might mean belonging still to some eu organisations, maybe involving payments for key parts of the british economy like the city. then there are those around figures like the foreign secretary, boris johnson, who think we have got to move away from eu rules. so we are free to strike our own trade deals which they believe is the real benefit from brexit. between those two, mrs may is trying to negotiate a sort of middle road which would give us access without being bound by rules. but overnight, the eu's chief negotiator has said no, you can't have that sort of arrangement. so ifa can't have that sort of arrangement. so if a divorce deal was hard, the trade deal looks like it could be even harder. thank you. our top story this lunchtime. a review of building regulations, following the grenfell tower fire, says the current system isn't fit for purpose and a culture change is needed to ensure safety is prioritised over cost. and coming up. how pressure to achieve the perfect body is causing thousands to put their long—term health at risk. and still to come. coming up in sport. australia crush england to regain the ashes, with an innings and 41 run win, in the third test in perth. the united nations high commissioner for human rights says it is possible aung san suu kyi and other senior figures in myanmar could face charges of genocide, following the violence against the rohingya muslim minority. zeid ra'ad al hussein has told the bbc that the level of planning involved suggested the repression was sanctioned at the highest level. as our south asia correspondent justin rowlatt reports. this boy is 11, he draws pictures of the horrors he has witnessed. translation: older women were stamped on. and then the military grabbed them by the hair and slaughtered them. because i saw that, i am drawing this. he is one of 650,000 rohingya refugees who fled myanmar after a military assault that began in the late august. they are coming to kill us, says the man, they are coming to kill us. the widespread and systematic nature of the violence has persuaded the un's human rights chief that the crimes committed in myanmar could amount to genocide. acts intended to destroy a group of people. can anyone rule out that elements of genocide may be present? he wants a criminal investigation to identify the perpetrators and, in an exclusive interview with the bbc, he doesn't rule out the possibility that aung sang suu kyi or military leaders could end up in the dock. given the scale of the military operation, and clearly these would have to be decisions taken at a high enough level, and then the crime of omission, that if it came to your knowledge that this was being committed and you did nothing to stop it, then you could be culpable for that. he says only a court can judge that. but he is determined that justice should be done. in the meantime, though, this boy and hundreds of thousands like him remain in limbo. we asked aung sang suu kyi for a response but she hasn't replied. justin rowlatt, bbc news. you can seejustin rowlatt‘s full report for panorama, myanmar: the hidden truth. it's on bbc one this evening at 7.30, except for viewers in scotland. it will also be available on the bbc iplayer. votes are being counted in the election of a new leader of south africa's governing party, the anc. activists say the bitterly—fought contest remains too close to call, with delegates casting a secret ballot to choose either the deputy president cyril ramaphosa, or nkosazana dlamini—zuma a former cabinet minister and the ex—wife of president jacob zuma. 0ur south africa correspondent milton nkosi is injohannesburg. is there a result yet? not yet. we are all waiting with bated breath. the delegates, you can see around me, have been coming out of the dining hall. everyone is in speculating mode, speculating on social media. 0thers speculating mode, speculating on social media. others say they cannot ta ke social media. others say they cannot take the anxiety, they are waiting for this result because the leader of the anc will be leading the largest political party in south africa with a membership ofi million. this is the oldest liberation movement on the african continent. incredibly important not just for south africa but for the continent as well. many thanks. a former chief nursing officer, the right reverend sarah mullally, has become the most senior woman in the church of england, after being nominated as bishop of london. bishop sarah was made a dame in 2005 for services to nursing, and will replace lord chartres, who retired earlier this year. 0ur religious affairs correspondent martin bashir reports. iam very i am very glad to officially announce our 133rd bishop of london and the right reverend sarah mullaly, tightly —— please welcome her. 25 years after the general synod voted to ordain women as priests, the appointment of the right reverend sarah miller late as the 133rd bishop of london marks and historic move towards gender equality and means a woman now holds one of the three most senior positions in the church of england. yes, it was a surprise but i am delighted. i have lived and worked in london for 32 years so there is a sense of returning. i am both a nurse, the chief nursing officer, and a parish priest. there is a sense i bring all of those to this role. the diocese of london is one of the few areas where anglican congregations are growing. it boasts the formidable presence of conservatives from the anglo—catholic and evangelical traditions who disapprove of women priests. while the archbishop of canterbury described the appointment is wonderful, other church leaders we re is wonderful, other church leaders were relieved the new bishop of london does not support any change to the practice of marriage in church being between a man and woman. i think it would be very regrettable if the church moved into that position because it would undermine its traditional teaching. i was delighted bishop sarah said she stood by the traditional teachings. bishops of london art additionally made dean of the chapels royal, churches like st george's chapel and westminster abbey which are overseen by the monarch and not a bishop. this raises the prospect of bishop sarah officiating at the wedding of prince harry to meghan markle due to ta ke prince harry to meghan markle due to take place at wednesday in many —— at windsor in may. martin bashir, bbc news. police in scotland saying to people have died in a fire at a hotel in the moment, at the cameron house hotel. three other people are being treated in hospital. police are trying to find out how the fire began. tens of thousands of people may be putting themselves at increased risk of dying from heart attack or stroke, because they're mis—using anabolic steroids. the british cardiovascular society has issued a stark warning, amid concern that steroids are being used by more people than ever before, particularly by young men who feel under pressure to have the perfect body. dan whitworth reports. this is 29—year—old gareth doing what he does best, take a look. it's what nearly five years of hard work, dedication and black market anabolic steroids looks like. i feel more awake, better in myself, more manly, i have a high sex drive. there are serious potential risks from a medical perspective using steroids. increased risk of heart attack, strokes, mood swings, infertility. do those not worry you? everything we do in life carries a risk of heart attack, cancer. whatever it is, i'm going to get is those risks anyway. i choose not to do certain things. i don't go out drinking or smoking. i take steroids. when it comes to the law, anabolic steroids are legal to use and possess across the uk. what is illegal is supplying them unless you are a doctor. if you are caught you could face prison sentence of up to 14 years. anabolic steroids cause an imbalance of hormones which can damage many different organs, in particular the heart. that doesn't stop this man who spoke on condition of anonymity from dealing them. a broad spectrum of people use steroids, from young guys 18, training, looking to bulk up for a summer holiday. a summer holiday. they want to attract the girls. these guys, you have to be more informative when you talk to them, make them aware of the risks. according to public health experts, hundreds of thousands of people are now using anabolic steroids. government figures showed there were 25 convictions in england and wales relating to illegally supplying them in the last two years. just seven of those ended with prison. what about the health of the people you are supplying? they can face infertility, mood swings, getting strokes decades earlier than the average. it is illegalfor a reason. yes. i don't agree with it being illegal. doctors prescribe testosterone. if there is a reason... you are not a doctor. doctors prescribe it. steroids, if it was killing people they would not be prescribing it. the media sensationalises it. people abuse steroids and do damage their health. that is their choice. the group which advises government on drug misuse is in the middle of a review into anabolic steroids and due to report its findings next year. and if you want to see more on that story, you can watch steroid nation, a documentary which is on the bbc radio i channel of the iplayer now. it was in hope rather than expectation that the beleaguered england cricket team embarked on this winter's tour to australia, but few would have predicted they would surrender the ashes quite so easily. this morning, england were bowled out for 218, giving the hosts an innings victory and an unassailable 3—0 lead in the series. andy swiss reports from perth. it had been coming for a while but for australia stilljust as sweet, for england just as painful. the side began with an unlikely lifeline. 0vernight rain had leaked onto the pitch, an army of leaf blowers were deployed, causing a three hour delay. australia made up for lost time. jonny bairstow clean bowled by one that barely bounced. dawid malan, one of the few successes, gave hope with a gritty 50. his resistance ended and england's last hopes left. chris woakes was caught behind, australia's victory party began. england once again whacked at the waca, whacked at the waca, again faced with ashes failure. it is bitterly disappointing. 0ne frustrating thing is we haven't been blown away, we have not been completely outplayed. we have put up some really good performances, just not long enough, simple as that. again, the scoreboard in perth makes sorry reading for english cricket. to lose the ashes after three matches will be a crushing disappointment but this is a team with problems on and off the pitch. their star player ben stokes didn't even travel after an incident outside a nightclub. other big names like stuart broad and alistair cooke have struggled. england were the underdogs here. as it turned out, with good reason. i have not been surprised with what i have seen. if you look at the england tool box they have arrived with, they were missing a spanner, screwdriver, no one with real pace. not having their best player in ben stokes would always be a big issue. the challenge now for england is a grim one, to avoid the dreaded whitewash, after being outbatted, outbowled and outclassed, and it could be a long few weeks. andy swiss, bbc news, perth. time for a look at the weather. can you lift our spirits? it is beautiful at the moment. we have some very thick fog starting to form. here are some lovely weather watcher pictures, this one from the isle of wight. some folk already. from around merseyside to the west midlands into central evidence, we

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