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BBCNEWS Victoria Derbyshire February 19, 2018

Opportunity to look him in the eye and show him that i have power now, you does not have that power over me. Micky fallon, abused by bennell from the age of 13, will read us part of his victim impact statement. Plus, will last weeks Florida School shooting mark a change in gun control laws in america . We know that there are Mental Health issues and i am not a psychologist, but we need to Pay Attention to the fa ct but we need to Pay Attention to the fact that this isnt just a Mental Health issue. He would not have hurt that many students with a knife three students who survived last weeks gun attack tell us why theyre telling american politica ns enough is enough. And. Three billboards outside ebbing, missouri has dominated the bafta film awards, winning five trophies. It focuses on a woman looking for justice, played by francis mcdormand, who picked up best actress. I have a little trouble with compliance. Laughter. But i want you to know that i stand in full solidarity with my sisters tonight in black. Power to the people. Hello, welcome to the programme. Were live until am this morning. Later we will talk about an interesting report out today on employee is attitudes to women who work for them who happened to become pregnant. According to the survey this morning, the majority of bosses think women should have to disclose if they are pregnant at a job interview. They dont have to do that. While a third think it is ok to ask women about their plans for children, which is against the law. If you have been discriminated against because you are pregnant, get in touch with us this morning. We will speak to a woman who was sacked by her organisation, a Womens Organisation, when she was on Maternity Leave. Our top story today. Theresa may will launch a year long review of how Higher Education is funded, admitting that england has one of the most expensive systems of tuition in the world. In a speech later, the Prime Minister will say she shares the concerns of students and parents about the cost of getting a degree. Labour has accused the government of simply kicking the problem into the long grass. Lets talk to norman, who is at westminster. What kind of things will be discussed, do you think, over the next year . We are told everything is on the table except for one thing, which is the tuition fee system, that is going to stay, but the view amongst ministers is that the Current System is just not working, that the costs are simply too steep and it is not good value for money. So the sorts of things they want to look at is whether they can encourage universities to provide shorter courses, maybe two year courses so you courses, maybe two year courses so you do not run up such a long bill sucha you do not run up such a long bill such a big bill. Also encouraging more students to do computer courses, to live at home and go to their local university, but of course the big ticket item is the overall level of fees, with pretty much every university charging the maximum ofjust over £9,000 for pretty much every course. Dont hold your breath for the government to put those fees, there is not likely to be legislation forcing the fees down, in part i think because if the government were to do that there will be howls of outrage claiming it was a middle class tax subsidy. What they seem to be talking about is trying to arm Prospective Students with more information about courses and thejob with more information about courses and the job prospects they have, the sort of salaries they have, in the hope that youngsters will say, well, i will not do that cause because it is probably not going to lead to a very well paid job, so fewer would do the course, therefore universities might think, we will have to make those causes more attractive and cut the level of fees, and they hope that way to create more of a market system in universities and thereby reduce some of the fees for the less worthwhile causes. Thanks, norman, for the moment. If you are a student, we would like to hear from you. What would you like to hear from theresa may today . If you are perhaps looking at going to university in the future, or somebody who would rather pursue the Technical Qualification side, do get in touch. You can messages on twitter, there is whatsapp, and there is our Facebook Page which is getting pretty big now, thanks to you lets get the rest of the morning s news. Heres annita. An internal 0xfam report on the Sexual Misconduct of some of its staff in haiti in 201 has revealed that three of the men involved physically threatened witnesses during the investigation. The charity has published the document for the first time, saying it wants to be as transparent as possible. Heres our diplomatic correspondent, james landale. In the wake of the earthquake in haiti in 2010, seven of the 0xfam staff sent there to help left because as a result of their unacceptable behaviour. An internal report published today shows one was dismissed and three resigned for using prostitutes on 0xfam premises. Two more were dismissed for bullying and intimidation, one of whom also downloaded pornography. And another man was sacked for failing to protect staff. The report says three of the suspects physically threatened witnesses during the investigation. The ii page document makes various recommendations, including finding better mechanisms for informing other aid agencies about so called problem staff. This is something 0xfam appears to have ignored, as roland van hauwermeiren, the charitys director in haiti, went on to work for another Aid Organisation in bangladesh, even though the charity says he resigned for using prostitutes. Parts of the reports are blacked out to hide peoples identities, but 0xfam says it has given an unredacted copy to haitian ministers, whom senior managers from the charity will meet later today. James landale, bbc news. Former football coach Barry Bennell will be sentenced today for historical sexual assaults committed on young boys in his care. The 64 year old, who worked with Manchester City and Crewe Alexandras youth teams, was convicted of 50 child sex offences at Liverpool Crown court. The former scout is thought to have abused more than 100 boys over a period spanning three decades. The equality and Human Rights Commission says a survey of 1100 employers it commissioned has revealed antiquated attitudes to recruiting women. The poll found that more than half believed a woman should have to say if she was pregnant during the recruitment process, and 44 thought women should work for a firm for at least a year before having children. The mother of a seriously ill six year old boy has described a government decision to deny him cannabis treatment as astonishing. Hannah deacon wants ministers to approve a medical Cannabis License to help her son, alfie, who rare form of epilepsy improved after taking the drug. She has pleaded for help to overturn the decision, saying cannabis oil is safer for her son than his present treatment. Former shareholders in the collapsed construction giant carillion are calling for its management to be investigated. Some have told mps that the compa nys executives must have known or should have known about its cash flow problems well before it went into liquidation last month. At the same time, say mps, investors were fleeing for the hills. Mps are to scrutinise the pension schemes at the retail empire of topshop boss sir philip green. Frank field, chairman of the work and pensions committee, said the move follows claims sir philip was in talks to sell all or part of his business. Newspaper reports say the billionaire has held talks with a chinese textiles giant. A group of american teenagers who survived a School Shooting in florida have announced a National March on washington to demand Political Action on gun control. They say theyre determined that the mass shooting, in which 17 people died, will be a turning point in the debate about guns. The bank of england says more than £2 billion worth of old £10 notes need to be spent or exchanged in the next 10 days. The notes, featuring charles darwin, cease to be legal tender on 1st march. Three billboards 0utside ebbing, missouri, a film about a mother seeking justice for her daughters murder, was the big winner at the bafta awards last night. It won five prizes, including best film and best actress for Frances Mcdormand. The theme ofjustice and equality for women dominated the event, with most guests wearing black to show solidarity with campaigns against abuse and harassment. Thats a summary of the latest bbc news more at 9. 30am. This message from andy about University Tuition fees in the future, he suggests courses for engineers, scientists, doctors and nurses should be subsidised but all others should pay the full costs for their course. Do get in touch with us throughout the morning use the hashtag victorialive. If you text, you will be charged at the Standard Network rate. Lets get some sport. Sonali is with us, and there has been drama for team gb in curling at the Winter Olympics . Yes, there has, lots of qualification events going on today soa qualification events going on today so a busy morning so far for the brits and it went to the wire with a curling but great britains men made it four wins from seven. It was tight throughout, nail biting stuff, and eventually they came through 7 6 against denmark which puts them in a strong position to earn a place in the last four, that crucial last four. Just after 11am, great britains women take on switzerland after the hog line controversy yesterday. Less tha n yesterday. Less than two years after being told she may never skate again, ice dancer penny combs and her partner nick butler and have qualified for the final. Earlier this morning they finished in tenth place ahead of tomorrows free dance, where the medals are decided after two routines. This routine was partly choreographed by Christopher Dean who won 0lympic choreographed by Christopher Dean who won olympic gold alongsidejane torvill in 1984. And there were mixed fortunes out on the Snowboard Team gb . This was where the dramatic action happened, those spectacles, and a great morning for row in cheshire in the freestyle skiing half pipe event. Her performance was good enough to qualify for the finals but u nfortu nately enough to qualify for the finals but unfortunately the other brit in the competition, molly summerhays, missed out. Huge disappointment for amy fuller in the snowboarding big air event. This is making its debut at this years games. She fell on both of her attempts, including a huge crash in her second jump, so her 0lympics huge crash in her second jump, so her olympics is over. It looks like herface took her olympics is over. It looks like her face took the brunt of the iceberg. This is her tweet this morning. Took wanted the grill were her words. But she say she is proud and will keep on smiling. Just one more story. Away from the winters, tottenhams collective ego may be feeling bruised this morning, the romance of the fa cup evident for all to see over the weekend as the club that is bottom of league 1, rochdale, held high flying spurs to a 2 2 drawer. They have got a replay at wembley thanks to this injury time equaliserfrom at wembley thanks to this injury time equaliser from steve at wembley thanks to this injury time equaliserfrom steve davis. Spurs took the lead with kane penalty but the joy belonged to rochdale in the end on their big day out at wembley. We knew, having gone 1 0 up in the first half, we knew what would come in the second half. Although the players got a little bit did, they responded superbly, their heads could have gone down after the penalty and i feel as though we got a deserved equaliser. That is all the sport for now. Thank you, sonali. More throughout the morning. Paedophile football coach Barry Bennell will be sentenced today for historical sexual assaults committed on young boys in his care. The 64 year old was convicted of 50 child sexual offences, but the court heard those charges reflected the industrial scale with which he targeted his victims. The former Crewe Alexandra coach and Manchester City scout is thought to have abused more than 100 boys over a period spanning three decades. The scale of his abuse was made clear after our interview with these four players in november 2016, which prompted dozens more victims to come forward. After bennells conviction last week, we caught up with three of those players Andy Woodward, Steve Walters and Chris Unsworth and a fourth, gary cliffe, who told us how important it would be to see him in court today. I have waited two and half years, basically, to sit here with you to speak about this. I came forward in september 2015, and i suppose you could say i have waited over 30 yea rs, really. I could say i have waited over 30 years, really. I myself got seven cou nts years, really. I myself got seven counts guilty, six counts on tuesday, i had to wait a day and then yesterday i got my final count of guilty to make seven, but what i can say to you, victoria, is if people think this is horrific, this is not even scratching the surface. You know and i know the real number is tenfold in terms of offences and lads affected by this. When you were hearing the verdict come in for each offence, guilty, guilty, guilty, that must have been just so emotionalfor all that must have been just so emotional for all of that must have been just so emotionalfor all of you . That must have been just so emotional for all of you . Yes, it was a roller coaster, that day, they did not all come in, so, you know, the first ones came in, i had five charges read out, all of them guilty, the boy next to me, he did not. Just a roller coaster. None of us could celebrate until we all heard the guilty verdict. It felt as though. It felt as though my charges were guilty, perhaps somebody else waiting on a verdict, and we will all in this all together. You will be in the same court room as him on monday, as sentencing happens, when he is in the room to hear what punishment he will get for what he did to you, how do you feel like about seeing him face to face . Do you feel like about seeing him facetoface . I know i do you feel like about seeing him facetoface . I know have said that i want to have my day with him, i want to look him in the eye, see him face to face, and we did not get that chance. When the trial was going on. Monday, i will be there, i will look him in the eye. It is important for you that he is. Yes, for me, it is important, personally, to get that closure, and hopefully to get that closure, and hopefully to hear thejudge say, life. Hopefully, life in prison. That will be the final chapter of our closure. Give us the opportunity to move on. And this man, up to his last seconds, shown no remorse, i want the opportunity to look him in the eye and show him, i am over you now, he does not have power over me. Im so pleased that i did do this, because now, with initially steve and chris being on the couch, and gary in the background, doing stuff, you know, this has highlighted this, and hopefully, it will save so many lives. Because we cannot lose anyone else. What is more important is that football in general now, they are standing up and they are accountable for what happened in the past but more a importantly, that we can move things forward now. This guy, he knew what he was doing, and he rapped everyone around his little finger. Basically. Steve recently lost his mother, my father passed away in august. At least we have been able to give our parents that release. I know that my dad is up there watching, steves mother is, as well, able to give them that release, that they were not on their own. They were all manipulated, like every parent has been. My mother was diagnosed with lung cancer, in february, and passed away injune. I hope that she is up there, watching down. She was my rock. It has been hard. My dad was my best friend, he watched me all the way through, never missed a game, my mother and father, they went all over the country. I know my mother is watching now, she is really proud of me, finding it really proud of me, finding it really ha rd, really proud of me, finding it really hard, but i am so proud of them and the way of the dignity, with which they have dealt with all of this, it is hard for parents. There will be parents out there suffering from this. I will Say Something that no parent in this country who has been affected by Barry Bennell should have any guilt orany shame, Barry Bennell should have any guilt or any shame, because he manipulated everybody. And he is responsible. He manipulated everybody. That was on friday. We can speak now to micky fallon, one of bennells victims, who will be reading his victim impact statement in court today. He has waived his right to anonymity to talk to us. Thank you for coming on the programme. Not a problem, good morning. Tell us what sort of punishment you are hoping for today. Todayis today is our day today, hopefully he will be put away and never see the light of day again. That would probably be the perfect day, the perfect ending for us, this man does not deserve to walk in normal society. You are going to read your victim impact statement out in court this morning, what are some of the things that you will want to tell the court room, and to tell Barry Bennell . So, the impact on me personally, over 33 years has been quite devastating. F

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