Getting re elected or not getting re elected. We have nothing to lose. The only thing we have to gain at this point is our safety. Billy graham, one of the most prominent christian preachers of the past century, has died at the age of 99. Good evening and welcome to bbc news. Two victims of the black cab rapist john worboys have won a Landmark Legal case against the metropolitan police after officers failed to take action when they reported him. The women were sexually assaulted by worboys in 2003 and 2007 and said their treatment by police, who didnt believe them, caused them mental harm. The ruling by the Supreme Court means police could now face legal action if they fail to properly investigate cases. Our Legal CorrespondentClive Coleman has been speaking to one of the women. If theyd have done theirjob in 2003 there would be one victim. Which, i can deal with one victim, what i cant deal with is 105 victims because i wasnt believed. This woman, known for legal reasons as dsd, was the first to report being attacked byjohn worboys back in 2003. Why do you think the police simply didnt believe you . I would like to throw that one back at the police, because all of the evidence was there. There was witnesses there. Everything was there. Why didnt you believe me . Why have you put me through this for 15 years . You get to the point where you think, you are going mad. From that first report it took a further six years for police to bring john worboys to justice. During that time he continued to cruise the streets, looking for women to dupe, drug, sexually assault. The police cant be sued for negligence, so dsd and another ofjohn worboys victims claimed Police Failures to investigate breached article three of the human rights act, and amounted to inhuman and degrading treatment. The metropolitan police, with the backing of two home secretaries, fought them to the Supreme Court. But todayjudges ruled in the womens favour. We have heard that failures in the investigation of the crimes provided they are sufficiently serious will give rise to liability on the part of the police. Todays landmark ruling has huge implications for both the victims of Violent Crime and the police to investigate it. If they seriously fail in an investigation they can face human rights actions by the victim and have to pay out compensation. This is the highest court in the land telling the police that in the most serious of cases they have to do theirjob properly. The police unreservedly apologised to the victims they failed, but suggested that todays ruling could mean resources being taken from less serious cases. The court referred to it as those cases involving serious violence. And its clear thatjohn worboys case fits in that criteria. We now need to look at all of those cases, look at how we balance the challenge of resourcing those against the many other demands we face. Domestic violence is a crime todays judgment cant make up for the Police Errors in investigating john worboys, but it will put real pressure on them to ensure that such mistakes dont happen again. Clive coleman, bbc news. Lets talk to professorjoanne conaghan, head of law school at the university of bristol, whos been following this case since 2014. A very good evening to you. Good evening. Why is this such an important ruling . A goalfor a number of reasons. Firstly, it is the First Time Police have been held accountable in law to individual victims of crime for failing to properly investigate previously under the common law of negligence. The court had previously taken the view that courts tonne police should not be liable and as a result victims have tried to explore other avenues such as the human rights avenue, that has been successfully upheld today. It is an incredible victory. What are the implications for Police Forces policing . victory. What are the implications for Police Forces policing . I think the implications for policing are good. This was a very, very serious set of failings has to be a measure of accountability. If not, the public lose all confidence in the police, and the Police Need Public confidence in order to do theirjob properly. When it comes investigating sexual crimes, police come from a very low base. Some of us come from a very low base. Some of us remember the famous documentary a feud decades ago about the Thames Valley police, their investigation of rape, where they treated rape victims really terribly. We have come a long way since then but the problem as there is a lot of policies in place which are naturally be implemented in practice. There are people within the police force who want to see them implemented, ithink the police force who want to see them implemented, i think this will empower them to bring about change from within. For the police, i think this is a good decision, as well as for the victims, obviously. Is the logical conclusion of this ruling that Police Forces need the threat of legal action to properly investigate cases . That is worrying, isnt it . There have been so many reviews, reports and recommendations, mostly set by a of governments investigating why police have failed in the context of rape investigations in particular. These recommendations have produced policies and the problem has been that the policies have not been implemented, or the implementation is patchy, so you get situations where some Police Forces in some regions are giving an awful lot better than others in terms of how they treat complainant s of rape and other sexual crimes. It is about getting even less across the system, and at the same time the measure of accountability that will increase public confidence. Wilber s have retrospective implications, will it apply to pass cases . There are very tight time limits on your ability to bring these claims. They are not like negligence claims which are about compensation for loss, these are vindicating your human rights and it is slightly different, more ofa and it is slightly different, more of a symbolic gesture. For that reason the damages are low, and the time limits will make that difficult. Professorjoanne conaghan, we will have to leave it there. Thank you for your time. And well find out how this story and many others are covered in tomorrows front pages at 10 1i0pm in the papers. The government has published its latest proposals for how britains relationship with the eu will work in the period immediately after brexit. The document says ministers want to have a transition period of around two years, during which time we will abide by eu laws. But theres no mention of changes to immigration. 0ur Political EditorLaura Kuenssberg reports. No, not bat red bus campaigners who wa nt no, not bat red bus campaigners who want brexit to get stuck brought their own bus to westminster. Under pressure, it is a big week for the Prime Minister to show shes making progress with her plans. Prime minister. We want to ensure this is a country that can negotiate free trade deals around the world. We want to ensure that we have a good trade agreement with the European Union and that is what we will start to negotiate. We want to make sure we have a good Security Partnership with the eu. It isnt clear from todays exchanges this government is not on the road to brexit, it on the road to nowhere. For all the arguing, what matters to the government right now is this, the guidelines with the implementation phase, or transition. That is the period of time after weve left the European Union when broadly not very much will change for quite some time. The uk thinks itll take about two years to make all the changes, but brexiteers are nervous about this phrase, that the time frame could be shaped simply by how long itll take to prepare and implement the new processes and systems. Basically, it would be the eu status quo, the rights and obligations of the uk will continue. But a joint committee should be set up so the uk still has a say over changes to any rules, and on some specific areas like fishing. There is no mention in todays text about immigration. The core argument in a referendum. Number ten says the Prime Minister will still insist that the system changes as soon as we leave the European Union. But a government source told me to expect the uk to back down on that in the face of resistance from brussels. How bullish are ministers . 0ur starting point has been, as the Prime Minister has set out, that we would allow people to work and live in the uk during the implementation phase, same as before, but we will need to have a conversation about how they will continue on after that. They are not million miles apart in the talks about this. But however friendly the greeting was with the dutch Prime Minister today, ends to be tied up is a lot of discussions need to be had. The discussion at this moment is about two years. The discussion then will be, if things move smoothly, then after the two years would allow for a short extension. That debate continues. The brexit secretary at his cabinet colleagues still have convincing to do in the european capitals, like in athens today, at home with their party, and, of course, most importantly with you. Bbc news, westminster. Joining me now isjohn longworth, former director general of the british chambers of commerce and co chairman of leave means leave, a pro Brexit Campaign group for a clean brexit. A very good evening to you. Thanks for coming in. What is your perspective on this document, with the possibility of a transition period going beyond 2020 . the possibility of a transition period going beyond 2020 . If the document is accurate, and the government have poured cold water on that to some degree, it would be very worrisome, particularly since a long transition period is entirely unnecessary and very dangerous for the uk, it would prevent us from crystallising the real benefits of brexit. It is there to smooth the transition . Entirely unnecessary. What the government needs to do in order to give Business Confidence and smooth the transition period, smooth the transition to Brexit Britain, is to set out what to post Brexit Britain will apply, set out very clearly what the government policy will be to make us richer than we would otherwise have been, to say we will trade the world on World Trade Organisation rules and offer the European Union a canada style deal which the eu has said they are quite prepared to accept, which would make a transition period entirely unnecessary. It is entirely in the uk government plasma cans to give Business Confidence and clarity and to make it that we can leave the eu in march 2019 without the need for a transition. In terms of Business Confidence and clarity there is a lot of uncertainty. With your business hat on, how frustrated is the Business Community by the lack of clarity . think the Business Community on both sides of the debate is restricted. There are many businesses that support brexit, there are businesses that were remainers that now want to just get on with it. And there are businesses that still want to hang on to as much of what we have at the moment as possible, which i think there was a mistake. Nonetheless, on all sides what we need more than anything is clarity and certainty to make investment decisions. At this point in time, it is almost the last point in time, it is almost the last point at which there can be provided because businesses tend to plan at least 12 months in advance. Therefore it is very important the government does what i said a moment ago, to set out exactly what the policies for the uk in economic terms will be post brexit and to put forward to the European Union a deal that can be agreed within these 12 months. Given the government is not doing that at the moment, what preparations are businesses making . Are they making contingency plans, putting aside extra money for higher tariffs, for example . All the money we have says businesses are making preparations, many have decided what they will do given various scenarios post brexit. Investment decisions are being held back to some degree, but one of the overriding factors we should recognise is the british economy is doing very well. It is a good position for the uk to be and all the predictions of what would happen after the referendum has not come true. John longworth, we have to leave it there, but good to talk to leave it there, but good to talk to you. The headlines. The Supreme Court rules in favour of victims of the serial six attackerjohn warboys. Its called the Police Investigation seriously defective. The serial sex taggart. A brexit transition document suggests ministers want the period up to brexit to last longer than 21 month by brussels. The un says the situation in Eastern Ghouta in syria is beyond imagination. Hundreds have been killed in air strikes on sunday. Here isjohn here is john from here isjohn from the bbc Sports Centre with a full round up. Manchester united have kicked off their Champions League game against sevilla without record signing paul pogba. He missed the fa cup tie on sunday due to illness but he has been brought on as a substitute for the injured ander herrera. Sevilla at the better of the early exchanges. This long range effort pulled david de gea interaction. Jose mourinho was forced into a rethink as ferreira was forced to come off after 17 minutes, meaning pogba was introduced probably a little earlier than planned. It has been quite an open game so far. Rob miller lukaku been quite an open game so far. Rob miller lu ka ku with been quite an open game so far. Rob miller lukaku with a good effort for manchester united. It remains goalless investor in spain romelu lukaku. The fa has confirmed it wont be taking any disciplinary action against Roberto Firmino after he was accused of using discriminatory language against evertons mason holgate. Holgate had claimed the brazilian used a discriminatory term towards him during the fa cup third round match between the sides. Despite using a linguistic expert, not enough evidence was found to support the allegation. The Winter Olympics next, and in just a few hours time the british mens curling team willl be competing to keep their medal hopes alive. Theyre in a play off against switzerland to see if they can reach the last four. They missed the chance to qualify outright as did they were beaten by the united states. That game will be just after midnight tonight. Gb already beat their opponents tonight in their opening qualifying match. Even the head past the womens team into the semifinals. They hope to improve on their bronze medal in sochi four years ago. Delighted. We knew it would be a tough end against canada but we came out and played a great game. To book a spot in the semifinal was our first goal, delighted. How about the jump first goal, delighted. How about the jump in the air when you played that brilliant shot . I cant remember it. When you are in the zone, you forget the small things. I am glad i landed safe on my feet i think we all are, her expertise will be needed. Castleford tigers have terminated the contract of zak hardaker after the player tested positive for cocaine in the lead up to 0ctobers Super League Grand final. He was provisionally suspended prior to the defeat to leeds rhinos. The club has said they will comment further when uk anti doping conclude that case. He onlyjoined the club injune that case. He onlyjoined the club in june last year on that case. He onlyjoined the club injune last year on a year deal. Onafourand injune last year on a year deal. On a four and a half year deal. Scotland head coach Gregor Townsend has named an unchanged starting line up for saturdays six nations encounter with england at murrayfield. He keeps faith with the side that beat france but has made three changes to his replacements. Britains Mark Cavendish has pulled out of the abu dhabi tour during stage one after falling onto the same shoulder he broke in last years tour de france. Cavendish was concussed and sustained whiplash, and had to withdraw after five kilometres. Tony bellew and david haye have come face to face again today, ahead of their heavyweight rematch in may. The fight will take place a year after bellew defeated haye with 11th round stoppage. The original december date was postponed because of an injury to haye. Where there was love after theirfight, their was still some Mutual Respect between the boxers, before the insults came. 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