email [email protected]. we will talk to stella creasy in the enxt half hour. the man accused of driving a car into that christmas parade in wisconsin — killing six, including an eight—year—old boy — appears in court. new guidance recommends women who experience bleeding in early pregnancy — and have had a miscarriage — should be given the hormone progesterone. and lift off of the falcon 9 and dart on nasa's first planetary defence test to intentionally crash into an asteroid. and coming up this hour. a successful take—off — nasa launches its spacecraft on a mission to save the earth from dangerous asteroids. anyone in england and wales who kills a police officer, firefighter, paramedic or nurse while committing a crime will automatically be given a life sentence under plans being backed by the government. it follows a campaign by the window of pc andrew harper, who died trying to stop a robbery in berkshire in 2019. mr harper was 28 and had just got married when he was dragged to his death by a getaway car. three teenagers were jailed for manslaughter. justice secretary, dominic raab, says he hopes harper's law will be passed "as soon as possible". it could be approved by early next year. june kelly reports. just four weeks after his wedding in 2019, pc andrew harper was killed. and since his killers were convicted, his widow lissie and his family have been campaigning for harper's law. they've been supported by the police federation of england and wales, which represents rank—and—file officers. last year, lissie harper spoke about the campaign. if a person should go out to commit a crime, and as a result of that crime, a police officer, nurse, doctor, paramedic, or police... sorry, prison officer, should be killed as a result of that crime, then this person should spend their life in prison. the campaign has taken lissie harper to the heart of government. and ministers have now announced there will be a mandatory life sentence for anyone convicted of killing an emergency worker while committing a crime. it's not just it's notjust the individual case but it's also the fact that in the last year 10,000 convictions for assaults on emergency workers have taken place. so it's notjust individual cases, it's the scale of it. we think as we come through this pandemic and build back stronger, fairer, in all sorts of ways, we should increase the sentences for those attacks or murders, or unlawful killings i should say, of emergency workers. we want them to know that we've got their back. pc harper was chasing a group of suspects when he became caught in the tow rope of their getaway car. he was dragged for over a mile at speeds of more than a0 miles an hour. teenagers henry long, albert bowers and jessie cole were convicted of manslaughter. they were cleared of murder and so did not automatically receive a life term. welcoming the planned new law, his wife lissie said emergency service workers went into the depths of danger on a regular basis on behalf of society. june kelly, bbc news. let's talk to the criminal barrister matthew scott. good morning. what do you think of harper's law? i good morning. what do you think of harper's law?— good morning. what do you think of harper's law? i think the maxim that a lot of peeple _ harper's law? i think the maxim that a lot of people will _ harper's law? i think the maxim that a lot of people will know _ harper's law? i think the maxim that a lot of people will know that - harper's law? i think the maxim that a lot of people will know that hard i a lot of people will know that hard cases make bad law applies here. i don't think a mandatory life sentence for manslaughter is right. i think it blurs the distinction between murder and manslaughter. murder requires an intent to kill or to cause really serious injury. manslaughter can be committed, well, it normally is committed without any such intent and can involve, for example, a single punch which quite unexpectedly leads to somebody�*s death. i think to remove all discretion from judges in cases of manslaughter of emergency workers would be quite wrong. 50. manslaughter of emergency workers would be quite wrong.— would be quite wrong. so, is this what will happen, _ would be quite wrong. so, is this what will happen, if— would be quite wrong. so, is this what will happen, if someone - would be quite wrong. so, is this what will happen, if someone is. what will happen, if someone is found guilty of the manslaughter of a 999 worker, they will automatically get a life sentence in prison? automatically get a life sentence in rison? w , automatically get a life sentence in rison? , ., �*, prison? exactly, that's the preposal- _ prison? exactly, that's the preposal- at _ prison? exactly, that's the proposal. at the _ prison? exactly, that's the proposal. at the moment, j prison? exactly, that's the i proposal. at the moment, we prison? exactly, that's the - proposal. at the moment, we only have the government press release and what dominic raab has said this morning to go on but that is the proposal that all discretion will be removed from the courts in a case of manslaughter of an emergency worker, where another crime has been committed, and a life sentence will follow. for example, ifa 17—year—old boy is involved in a minor brawl in a town centre, as happens every night of the week, and a police officer intervenes and is punched with a single punch and tragically dies, as can happen, then 17—year—old would have to be given a life sentence, which would mean he would still be subject, even if he was released eventually, it would still mean that for the whole of his life he would be subject to supervision by probation service. he could never be treated as a rehabilitated person by the law. it would be wholly disproportionate, in my view. would be wholly disproportionate, in m view. , _ my view. others might say, well, that 17-year-old _ my view. others might say, well, that 17-year-old might _ my view. others might say, well, that 17-year-old might deserve i my view. others might say, well, that 17-year-old might deserve itj that 17—year—old might deserve it and a life sentence is appropriate, evenif and a life sentence is appropriate, even if he didn't mean intent to kill that police officer when he punched him. kill that police officer when he punched him-— kill that police officer when he punched him. kill that police officer when he unched him. , ., punched him. others might say that, but i would disagree. _ punched him. others might say that, but i would disagree. i— punched him. others might say that, but i would disagree. i think - punched him. others might say that, but i would disagree. i think the - but i would disagree. i think the law has to have a scale of seriousness and it has to have the ability of the punishment to be proportionate to the crime. some manslaughter is a very serious, they are all serious because a person dies, but with the degree of culpability, there is hugely, from the top of the scale and the horrible death of pc harper, right down to the bottom of the scale where it's less serious. the teenagers _ where it's less serious. the teenagers convicted - where it's less serious. the teenagers convicted of the manslaughter of pc harper were given jail sentences of between 13 and 19 years. you mentioned a few moments ago that with this new law, once it comes in, people wouldn't be able to be rehabilitated. when we say a whole life sentence in this case, in harper's law, does that mean someone would stay behind bars for the whole of their life?— of their life? well, again, we need to look at the _ of their life? well, again, we need to look at the detail _ of their life? well, again, we need to look at the detail of _ of their life? well, again, we need to look at the detail of the - to look at the detail of the legislation. i don't think that's what's proposed. i think what is proposed is that they should be a life sentence. it doesn't mean they would necessarily remain behind bars for the whole of their life, that would be very unlikely. but we know from the fiasco of the ipp sentences, which some people will remember, that people can be given these indeterminate sentences for relatively minor offences and can then find it almost impossible to be released for ten years, 15 years, 20 years. released for ten years, 15 years, 20 ears. �* , ., ., ., , ., years. but is worth a whole separate programme — years. but is worth a whole separate programme i— years. but is worth a whole separate programme. i want _ years. but is worth a whole separate programme. i want to _ years. but is worth a whole separate programme. i want to stick - years. but is worth a whole separate programme. i want to stick with - programme. i want to stick with harper's law, if i may. when we say that the killing of an emergency worker will now automatically attract a life sentence, can you explain what that life sentence three actually means?- explain what that life sentence three actually means? yes. it means that they will — three actually means? yes. it means that they will be _ three actually means? yes. it means that they will be detained _ three actually means? yes. it means that they will be detained in - three actually means? yes. it means that they will be detained in prison . that they will be detained in prison until, festival, they will be given a minimum term which they must serve by the sentencing judge. 0nce a minimum term which they must serve by the sentencing judge. once that sentencing term is up, they will then be released only if the parole board deems it appropriate for them to be released. it also means that once they've been released, they will be given conditions as to how they must live their life and they can be recalled to prison at any time, and that would apply right up until they die, whenever that is. so, this law would get rid of the distinction between murder and manslaughter when it came to the killing of an emergency services worker? , killing of an emergency services worker?- and _ killing of an emergency services worker? yes. and you say that's not a aood worker? yes. and you say that's not a good thing? _ worker? yes. and you say that's not a good thing? no. _ worker? yes. and you say that's not a good thing? no, it's _ worker? yes. and you say that's not a good thing? no, it's not _ worker? yes. and you say that's not a good thing? no, it's not a - worker? yes. and you say that's not a good thing? no, it's not a good i a good thing? no, it's not a good thin. it a good thing? no, it's not a good thing. it produces _ a good thing? no, it's not a good thing. it produces other - a good thing? no, it's not a good. thing. it produces other anomalies as well, because there may be other manslaughter is which are extremely serious when no such mandatory life sentence would apply. we've talked about the bottom end of the scale, the single punch manslaughter. 0ne the single punch manslaughter. one might move up the scale, for example, to a landlord who knowingly allows a family to live in a room which is heated by an unsafe boiler, which is heated by an unsafe boiler, which results in the death of the whole family including children. is that some had to be regarded or treated by the law as less serious than the almost accidental death, which results from a single punch, of some drunken teenager struggling to prevent himself being arrested by the police? most people would think not. most people would think the landlord killing his tenants in that way is a great deal more serious than the other case.— 95% of people from the windrush generation — who were wrongly classed as illegal immigrants — are still waiting to receive compensation, four years after the scandal first emerged. a scheme was set up in 2018 to help those who were denied health care, housing or the right to work, despite having lived in britain for decades. now a report from a group of mps has called for the scheme to be taken out of government control — warning that it's causing further trauma to those who were wrongly accused of living in the uk illegally. our home affairs editor, mark easton, reports. the empire windrush brings to britain 500 jamaicans. many are ex servicemen who know england. the windrush compensation scheme was supposed to right the wrongs of a scandal that rocked the government and the nation. thousands of british residents, mostly of caribbean heritage, had been wrongly classed as illegal immigrants by the home office, denied the right to work, health care and housing. others were held in immigration detention or deported. but now, an all—party committee of mps has concluded the scheme itself has actually compounded the injustice. to be in a situation where four years on from the windrush scandal, only 30% of those applying have received anything, only 5% of those eligible have received anything, is simply wrong. and it really doesn't recognise that this is an ageing generation who were so badly wronged by home office failures. the home affairs committee's report refers to the excessive burden on claimants, inadequate staffing and long delays, with concerns that many are still too fearful of the home office to apply at all. four years on from the windrush scandal, the committee notes the vast majority of people who applied for compensation have yet to receive a penny. what is this, what's going on? are you anthony brian? yes? what's this about? anthony brian, i'm arresting you on suspicion of being an illegal resident. what you talking about, illegal? this tv drama tells the story of one windrush victim, anthony brian, who was almost deported, and his wife janet mackay who spent her life savings fighting to keep her husband in the uk. i just think they're a headache, stressful. and the people you're dealing with really don't understand where you're coming from. i don't think so, anyway. they treat you like you're nobody. and it's the same circle nonstop. responding to the mps' damning report, the home office said the home secretary and the department remained steadfast in their commitment to ensure that members of the windrush generation received every penny of compensation that they were entitled to. adding that they continue to make improvements to the scheme. mark easton, bbc news. joining me now is glenda caesar who came to the uk as a baby in 1961 from dominica. she only realised she was caught up in the windrush scandal when she was denied a british passport as an adult and has since campaigned for other windrush scandal victims. i wonder if you could describe your experience of going through the compensation scheme. it experience of going through the compensation scheme.- compensation scheme. it was difficult and _ compensation scheme. it was difficult and it _ compensation scheme. it was difficult and it was _ compensation scheme. it was difficult and it was traumatic, | compensation scheme. it was| difficult and it was traumatic, i must say. it was like a forever fight to get what i thought i was entitled to. i mean, to get my status was, they owned up to that, but then to fight for loss of earnings and everything else, it was a great debate. i had to literally prove myself that i was legally in the uk. but i've got children, they were registered, i paid taxes, i paid national insurance contribution, i did everything right. forthem contribution, i did everything right. for them to lose me, it was traumatic. but then to apply for the compensation, i realised that i thought it would be a simple process coming from administration but it wasn't, i needed legal help because there were different ways that you had to put down on the form in order for you to prove that you are entitled to what you would have been entitled to what you would have been entitled to, which is compensation. it was hard and other people are finding it a struggle as well. some are not even wanting to claim compensation. that's what i'm coming across, people who come to myself and other organisations for help. why is that?— and other organisations for help. why is that? they don't have any trust. a why is that? they don't have any trust- a lot _ why is that? they don't have any trust. a lot of _ why is that? they don't have any trust. a lot of people _ why is that? they don't have any trust. a lot of people are - trust. a lot of people are frightened if they come forward to claim the compensation, they're quite happy to get the status regulated but then to claim the compensation, they worry they may be faced with deportation. there is an elderly group who as young people committed crimes. they find the home office are still holding that over them and telling them they may not be entitled to compensation, or you're not even entitled to your status and that's what i've found with about three or four of my clients in their 70s, late 60s as well, where they say, i can't be bothered, i'mjust well, where they say, i can't be bothered, i'm just going to carry on with the way i'm living. that's because they do not trust the home office. what i've been fighting as a 0ffice. what i've been fighting as a campaigner and 0ffice. what i've been fighting as a campaignerand making 0ffice. what i've been fighting as a campaigner and making suggestions to the home office and the civil service, give us the grass root organisations, give it to us, fund us for us to get the people to come forward to get the compensation, because they are not going to trust you. because they are not going to trust ou. . because they are not going to trust ou. , , ., ., because they are not going to trust ou. , ., ~ , because they are not going to trust ou. , ., ~,., you. this report from mps today sa s, you. this report from mps today says. this _ you. this report from mps today says, this scheme _ you. this report from mps today says, this scheme should - you. this report from mps today says, this scheme should be i you. this report from mps today i says, this scheme should be taken away from the home office, away from the government and given to an independent organisation in order to try and make people trust it more. well, this is it and a lot of people have the view that, if a burglar walked into my house and took everything away from me, why should i sit down with them? that's the way they feel. there's people like myself who were affected and many others in the windrush community were affected, but have the knowledge and experience to deal with people directly. i just knowledge and experience to deal with people directly.— knowledge and experience to deal with people directly. i 'ust want to ut to ou with people directly. i 'ust want to put to you the h with people directly. i 'ust want to put to you the fact i with people directly. ijust want to put to you the fact that _ with people directly. ijust want to put to you the fact that the - with people directly. ijust want to put to you the fact that the home | put to you the fact that the home office have made improvements to the 0ffice have made improvements to the scheme, in december last year, that compensation being paid has gone up from £3 million to over £31 million. do you accept they've tried to make some progress? i’m do you accept they've tried to make some progress?— do you accept they've tried to make some progress? i'm not saying they haven't but — some progress? i'm not saying they haven't but they've _ some progress? i'm not saying they haven't but they've done _ some progress? i'm not saying they haven't but they've done that i some progress? i'm not saying they haven't but they've done that with l haven't but they've done that with the help from people like myself and others who have pressured them into doing this, otherwise it wouldn't have been done. if we hadn't come forward and pressured them and said, listen, this is the way it should be done, this is the way should be dealing with it, nothing would have been done. i'm sure everyone knows my story. i wasn't afraid to come forward to say, this is what they offered me. ifi forward to say, this is what they offered me. if i had quiet and sat back, no improvements would have been made. this is what we are still doing. we are still attending meetings with the senior civil servants and the managers. we are saying, these are the things that have got to be done. but why should we, the people who have suffered, have to advise you? it's something you should know. you're getting paid for it, we are not. we are saying, give us the funding, will get the people to come forward, there is no doubt about it. but the home office isn't dealing with it properly. i don't know if you've seen the latest job description that's gone out for caseworkers. this should have been put in place a long time ago. they should have had caseworkers who know how to deal with trauma, who knows about compensation. but they chose not to. you can'tjust pull someone off the street to deal with someone because you're dealing with people who have been traumatised. we need experienced people who understand what this group is going through. thank you. glenda has been through the compensation scheme. police are continuing to question a 34—year—old man after a couple were killed in their home while their two young children slept upstairs. stephen and jennifer chapple were attacked in norton fitzwarren, in somerset, on sunday evening. their children, aged five and six, were not physically harmed — and are being looked after by relatives. police searching for a missing teenager in plymouth have found a body. 18—year—old bobbi—anne mcleod was last seen on saturday evening, when she left home to meet friends. two men in their 20s have been arrested on suspicion of murder. a labour mp has called for a review of parliamentary rules after she was told she can't take her three—month old son into the commons. stella creasy got an email from the commons authorities, saying the guidance had been changed in september. let's talk to stella creasy. in. what have you been told? i have to be honest. _ in. what have you been told? i have to be honest, i'm _ in. what have you been told? i have to be honest, i'm a _ in. what have you been told? i have to be honest, i'm a bit— in. what have you been told? i have to be honest, i'm a bit baffled. i to be honest, i'm a bit baffled. this isn't my first child and i've previously taken very small babies. my previously taken very small babies. my son is 13 weeks old so i can't leave him on his own and i don't have any maternity cover. i can't win. if my constituents want representation, i need to go in, you need to be able to speak but i can't leave the baby that small which i'm feeding at this point in time on its own. i've been told very clearly that apparently parliament has taken time to write a law that it's a parliamentary faux pas and against the courtesies of the house to bring a child with you. but we don't seem to have made a rule about wearing masks. it seems to be a reflection of how parliament was set up for another era, when perhaps most mps when men of a certain age with independent means. i believe that needs to change because i believe our democracy is better when it's open to a broader range of people so i've asked them to clarify what they're going to do if i keep ringing in my son and where they expect him to be if i don't. share ringing in my son and where they expect him to be if i don't. are you auoin to expect him to be if i don't. are you going to keep _ expect him to be if i don't. are you going to keep bringing _ expect him to be if i don't. are you going to keep bringing him? i expect him to be if i don't. are you going to keep bringing him? let'sl going to keep bringing him? let's see what they _ going to keep bringing him? let's see what they say. _ going to keep bringing him? let�*s see what they say. that's why i'm part of a campaign to help more mums with young children to get into politics we have mums at the decision—making table. the evidence is that if you are a mum of a young child, you don't tend to stand in politics, you wait until they get older or decide not to have children at all but if you're a dad you do. i think that damages democracy if we exclude a group of people, not because they don't have the skills, but because we can't make the system work for a basic human condition which is having small children. it is weird because you have another child and you took that child into the commons and no one seemed, everyone seemed to be ok with that. what changed in september i’m everyone seemed to be ok with that. what changed in septembe- what changed in september i'm not the only parent _ what changed in september i'm not the only parent of _ what changed in september i'm not the only parent of young _ what changed in september i'm not the only parent of young children. l the only parent of young children. this is a very young baby. i certainly wouldn't take my toddler in because she would find everything breakable the parliamentary chamber and cause havoc. i don't understand what has changed but there are barriers to getting mums involved in politics and i think that damages our political debates. yesterday my son was completely silent, i was at a debate about by now pele lenders. __ by a debate about by now pele lenders. —— by now, pay later lenders. parliament can't have it both ways, they can't tell us that only one person can be in the chamber but create rules when you have small children that mean you can't be in the chamber in the first place. thank you. universities have launched schemes to attract hundreds of ethnic minority students into research. the initiatives follow claims of institutional racism in academia, particularly affecting black people. 0ne analysis shows that out of nearly 20,000 phd positions awarded over three years, 2115 were to black students. the head of the uk's research funding body says that the current system was too narrow and that the culture in university departments had to change. our current research and innovation system is just too narrow in those people working in it, and we absolutely need to open it up. these projects are a really exciting element in doing that. let's speak now to dr chantelle lewis, deputy director of the organisation leading routes whose report on the problems facing black researchers was influential in the creation of this initiative. thank you for talking to us. why do you think there are fewer black researchers?— you think there are fewer black researchers? ., ~ , ., ., ., researchers? thank you for having me. so, there's _ researchers? thank you for having me. so, there's a _ researchers? thank you for having me. so, there's a number- researchers? thank you for having me. so, there's a number of- researchers? thank you for having | me. so, there's a number of things that contribute to why there are so few black researchers in higher education in the uk. but what we say are some of the clear things we need to be thinking about is a lack of transparency around processes, widening the scope of academic excellence and elitism that is embedded in many of our practices and structures in the academy. tell me what the _ and structures in the academy. tell me what the reasons are why you think there are so few black researchers.— think there are so few black researchers. �*, ., , ., ., researchers. so, it's a combination of cultural — researchers. so, it's a combination of cultural and _ researchers. so, it's a combination of cultural and structural _ researchers. so, it's a combination of cultural and structural things i of cultural and structural things that we need to be really thinking clearly about. so, how is it that at undergraduate level, we are looking at how widening participation is so important and were not thinking about that at postgraduate level. for example, thinking about the awarding gap, how few black and asian students are likely to get firsts and how that's likely to be translated into research degrees and training. 0k. translated into research degrees and trainina. ., . , ., ., training. ok. how much is it to do with racism. _ training. ok. how much is it to do with racism, do _ training. ok. how much is it to do with racism, do you _ training. ok. how much is it to do with racism, do you believe? it i training. ok. how much is it to do with racism, do you believe? it is| training. ok. how much is it to do | with racism, do you believe? it is a lot to do with _ with racism, do you believe? it is a lot to do with racism _ with racism, do you believe? it is a lot to do with racism but _ with racism, do you believe? it is a lot to do with racism but one i with racism, do you believe? it is a lot to do with racism but one of i with racism, do you believe? it is aj lot to do with racism but one of the things we really need to be thinking about is how these are institutional. so, we can talk a lot about interpersonal racism but we need to think about how these are structural mechanisms and policies that exclude the most marginalised, and we say at leading routes this is more likely to be black students. we need to be thinking structurally about how these things manifest and impact. 50. about how these things manifest and im act. , ., about how these things manifest and imact. , ., , . ., impact. so, is there one structural chance, impact. so, is there one structural change. one _ impact. so, is there one structural change, one practical— impact. so, is there one structural change, one practical change i impact. so, is there one structural change, one practical change that| change, one practical change that could be made tomorrow that would mean that more black people went into the phd world? fine mean that more black people went into the phd world?— into the phd world? one of the thins we into the phd world? one of the things we really _ into the phd world? one of the things we really need - into the phd world? one of the things we really need to - into the phd world? one of the things we really need to think. into the phd world? one of the i things we really need to think about as institutions and as a sector is how we democratise information. there is an assumption that people understand the processes involved into gaining a research degree or a research career, and simply this information isn't shared. it comes back to the point about elitism. the key thing we say is, you only know what you know, so it's up to us as institutions and as a sector to make sure this information is shared. what sort of things do i need to think about? who am i talking to with regards to supervisory teams? what sort of funding streams are available? these things are taken for granted in terms of how we communicate them as a sector. thank ou. good communicate them as a sector. thank you- good luck- _ communicate them as a sector. thank you. good luck. deputy— communicate them as a sector. thank you. good luck. deputy director- communicate them as a sector. thank you. good luck. deputy director of- you. good luck. deputy director of leading routes. a spacecraft that must ultimately crash to succeed has been launched from california on a nasa mission to demonstrate the world's first planetary defense system. the dart craft is designed to deflect asteroids from a potential doomsday collision with earth. it was launched from the vandenberg us space force base about 150 miles northwest of los angeles on a spacex—owned falcon 9 rocket. rebecca morelle reports. it's a first for nasa. sending a spacecraft to an asteroid to crash into it and knock it off course. this rock doesn't pose any danger to our planet, but the dart mission is a test of technology for any future threats. the reason we are doing this is in case we ever discover an asteroid actually headed towards earth. we want to know that we can use this technique to change its orbit so that it will not impact us. nasa is targeting a small asteroid called diomorphos, which is orbiting around a larger space rock. the spacecraft travelling at 13,000 miles an hour will fly into the small asteroid, leaving an impact crater up to 20 metres wide. but this should also give the rock a kick which will speed up its orbit. and this can be monitored from the earth to see if it's worked. all you really need is a nudge, because the distances you're going and the speeds you're going, a tiny change in direction can result in a huge change in how far it's going to miss the earth. and that could be vital. a 160 metre wide rock like diomorphos could be catastrophic for populated areas. bigger asteroids that are kilometres across have the potential to devastate the planet. the hope is this mission will show us if it's possible to stop future collisions. the spacecraft will arrive at its destination next autumn. rebecca morelle, bbc news. now it's time for a look at the weather, here's carol. i needed to get warmer because my heating is broken and i have no hot water. i heating is broken and i have no hot water. ., �* ., , ., water. i don't have good news for ou, water. i don't have good news for you. victoria. _ water. i don't have good news for you, victoria, i'm _ water. i don't have good news for you, victoria, i'm really - water. i don't have good news for you, victoria, i'm really sorry. i you, victoria, i'm really sorry. it's going to turn colder. this morning we have patchy mist and fog across the south and south—east. lifting to low cloud and we have a weather front moving south, taking rain across northern england and wales. in between, brighter breaks and bond on the other of that for scotland and northern ireland, a return to some sunshine and showers. blustery showers. behind the weather front, starting to turn colder. the weather front will continue to move south overnight. clearing skies behind means cold enough for frost. and a northerly wind bringing in showers to coasts. some of those wintry in the highlands even at lower levels. a frosty start to the day tomorrow. a lot of dry weather. still some showers on windward coasts, some making it inland. wintry in the highlands getting down to lower levels. these are the temperatures, feeling cold. hello this is bbc news. the headlines... anyone who kills a police officer or 999 worker in england and wales will automatically get a lifelong prison sentence, after a campaign by the widow of pc andrew harper. we should increase the sentences for those attacks and murders, or unlawful killings i should say, what you want to know that we have got their back. 95% of people who applied to the windrush compensation scheme have yet to receive a single penny. an mp calls for a review of parliamentary rules after she was told she can't take her three—month old son into the house of commons. the man accused of driving a car into that christmas parade in wisconsin killing six, including an eight year old boy, appears in court. new guidance recommends women who experience bleeding in early pregnancy and have had a miscarriage should be given the hormone progesterone. and left of of the falcon nine dart, nasa's first planetary task to intentionally crash into an asteroid. and a successful takeoff — nasa launches its spacecraft on a mission to save the earth from dangerous asteroids. sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here's kat downes. good morning. what a night it was for the english teams in the champions league. chelsea thrashed italain side juventus 4—0 at stamford bridge to book their place in the knockout stage, and manchester united willjoin them there. just two days after 0le gunnar solskjaer left old trafford, interim boss michael carrick guided them to a 2—0 win over villareal, as natalie pirks reports. with 0le out, coach michael carrick was at the temporary wheel in spain. the wheels have been well and truly coming off of late, and the warning shots were there from villareal. as rumours swirl former barcelona boss and ernesto valverde has been contacted about taking the reins until the summer, there's still work be done. but when fred stole a ball, look who was on hand to inflict the killer blow. ronaldo! 0h, he's done it again! another goal would seal the deal. this was mega signing jadon sancho's big chance to score his first. jadon sancho! there you go! manchester united through to the last 16 of the champions league. the travelling fans were in raptures. united with a game plan? it's been a while. chelsea fans have been loving life lately, and their purple patch continued with a 4—0 win over juventus. reece james' stunner made it 2—0. james. we know he can hit them. and how he can hit them! brilliant! and a classy team effort finished by hudson—0doi made it three, before a late goal by werner. the european champions sailing serenely through to the knockout stages. natalie pirks, bbc news. liverpool and manchester city both play in the champions league tonight. pep guardiola's city team take on paris saint germain at the etihad, which means mauricio pochettino is in manchester. reports emerged on monday that the psg boss is open to taking over at manchester united, after 0le gunnar solskjaer left old trafford. pochettino is highly regarded by united, but he says he won't be distracted by the rumours. i say to you all, my contract is 2023, you know? this is only one season more. i don't say nothing different. and then, i am really happy in paris st germain. that is a fact. it's not... ..i think to think or to... the fact is i am happy in paris. the real madrid forward karim benzema has been found guilty ofconspiring to blackmail former france team mate mathieu valbuena with a sex tape. the 33—year—old striker has been handed a one—year suspended jail term and fined 75 thousand euros. benzema denied any wrongdoing and wasn't in court as he's due to play in the champions league tonight. the body set up to examine discrimination in cricket says that more than 2,000 people have come forward in the past two weeks to share their experiences. the independent comission for equity in cricket launched its call for evidence from anyone connected to the sport earlier this month. the county game has seen a number of former players come forward, following azeem rafiq's testimony of the racist abuse he suffered at yorkshire. jahid ahmed has become the third former essex player to claim that he was the victim of racism at the club. shaun murphy has said "amateurs should not be allowed in professional tournaments" after losing 6—5 to chinese amateur sijiahiu in a shock first—round exit at the uk snooker championships. the former champion murphy said "it's our livelihood, and our living, it's not fair and it is not right". murphy was five frames to one behind at one point before battling to take it to a deciding frame, but he missed this shot on the blue, ultimately costing him the match. the 19—year old amateur si kept his cool to win. murphy said afterwards, "that young man shouldn't be in the tournament. i don't know why we as a sport allow amateurs to compete in professional tournaments." meanwhile, history will be made later as twelve time women's world champion reanne evans makes her debut at the tournament. she and hong kong's ng 0n—yee will be the first women to play at the event in its ali—year history. i've had a few chances to compete against these guys on tv in qualifiers, but it's only been hit and miss, it's been here and there, and to do it on a regular basis, and then seeing more women in other sport, it's just fantastic to see. and obviously, it spurs every person on, let alone just women. hopefully, we can do it on tv in snooker and get more people playing. that's all the sport for now. put one with no running hot water at home you look remarkably good this morning. thank you, i am channelling my inner castle in north wales from a year ago. thank you very much. thank you very much. new miscarriage guidelines say that women who experience bleeding in early pregnancy and have suffered at least one miscarriage before should be given the hormone progesterone. the guidance from the health watchdog nice is based on research which suggests the treatment could prevent 8,500 miscarriages in the uk every year. the bbc�*s global health correspondent tulip mazumdar reports from birmingham women's hospital. as you know, it'll be a little bit quiet, and then as soon as i can see anything i'll show you exactly what we're looking at. is that all right? these seconds pass slowly. and then... there's your beautiful baby's heart beading. josie has been pregnant five times before. she experienced bleeding early on in all of those pregnancies, leading to a loss each time. that's really lovely. baby has started to wiggle about. this time though she has been put on progesterone, and all seems to be going well. we definitely got to the point where we really thought we wouldn't become parents. after five losses, to get this far and actually start to believe it might happen, isjust, yeah, incredible. progesterone is a naturally occurring hormone which helps prepare the womb to nurture the growing baby. whilst it won't be useful in all pregnancies, it can make all the difference in some. bleeding is quite common in early pregnancy. and it doesn't always necessarily mean that there is a miscarriage about to happen. so the woman would come in and we would scan and see if the pregnancy was ok. women were traditionally told to go home and see what happens. and there wasn't really anything else that we could do. which is tough? really tough. it's lovely now to have some kind of treatment that we can give patients. the new guidance is based on the results of the present trial, which found that progesterone didn't make much of a difference for women who'd just had bleeding and no previous miscarriages. but for women who'd had at least one loss, progesterone was shown to have some benefit. and for those who suffered three or more miscarriages, there was substantial benefit. researchers here say giving this simple treatment to women who have bleeding in early pregnancy, and have had at least one miscarriage, could prevent around 8500 miscarriages every year here in the uk. this is something worth giving it a go. josie and david are now the furthest they have ever been into a pregnancy. and at 15 weeks they are cautiously optimistic. now we are trying to switch the feeling is to be excited. yeah, we get to see it and it's going to be ok. afterfour orfive, how the hell are you hopeful it was ever going to work? and thankfully, progesterone does feel like that miracle thing for us. some doctors do already prescribe progesterone, but it can be a postcode lottery. this changing guidance means it will be much more widely available to women. this is a very significant moment. we have an intervention that works, that can stop a miscarriage. this would give hope to thousands of couples. but it's really important to appreciate that only some miscarriages can be prevented by progesterone. there are other causes for miscarriages and not everybody would benefit from progesterone. faye is proud mum to five—year—old leila. they took part in the present trial, which led to today's changing guidance. it was a relief. we were doing something different during that pregnancy. i think it felt like previously we were just doing the same, you know, the same thing was happening and we were just hoping something would magically change. so, i did feel good, but i was absolutely terrified. but on this occasion, obviously, it was a happy ending. joining me now is zoe clark—coates, the ceo of mariposa trust. tell us what the trust does. stop smack daughters and you had experienced five losses. i cannot imagine what that must have been like. it imagine what that must have been like. . . imagine what that must have been 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progesterone and it may be able to hel ou? . progesterone and it may be able to hel ou? , ., , ., , help you? it is really great news that the prism _ help you? it is really great news that the prism study _ help you? it is really great news that the prism study was - help you? it is really great news that the prism study was done l help you? it is really great news i that the prism study was done and that the prism study was done and that these findings have been found, that these findings have been found, that progesterone can help some people. i would like to stress the fact that nice guidelines does not mean it is automatically available, it is still down to each trust, each gp, each consultant, as to whether they think it is appropriate and happy to prescribe it. that is still very frustrating for many people, that it very frustrating for many people, thatitis very frustrating for many people, that it is still a lottery on whether you will be given it. however, for those who are blessed to be handed this, it is a positive thing, not only in the fact that it can help pregnancy loss, also the fact it means people feel like they can do something and historically people have been told to go home, to rest, to try not to worry, but no treatment has been offered. just to know you can do something that may change the outcome can make a massive difference.— change the outcome can make a massive difference. what would you sa to massive difference. what would you say to somebody — massive difference. what would you say to somebody who _ massive difference. what would you say to somebody who is _ massive difference. what would you say to somebody who is watching i say to somebody who is watching right now who may have recently had a miscarriage from your own experience and from your expertise at the head of this particular charity? i at the head of this particular chari ? , at the head of this particular chari ? ., ., , charity? i say reach out for support and talk about _ charity? i say reach out for support and talk about it. _ charity? i say reach out for support and talk about it. what _ charity? i say reach out for support and talk about it. what we - charity? i say reach out for support and talk about it. what we need i charity? i say reach out for support and talk about it. what we need to | and talk about it. what we need to do when going through anything traumatic loss or bereavement, is talk about it, talk about the trauma that we have encountered. that will get you to a place where you are not ok with what has happened because it will never be ok, but you are more prepared to talk and it can really help the brain cope with what you have gone through. it can also help relationships as well, because sadly what is very common after going through baby loss is breakdowns of relationships, maybe with your partner or other family members and friends. communication can really help prevent that, i would encourage anybody to talk, i would encourage anybody to talk, i would encourage anybody if you feel you need support there are organisations like the mariposa trust and support divisions, and we are there to offer support to anybody who needs it, however long ago your loss was. just go to say goodbye dot organisation and you will be accessing a 24—hour day team. and you will be accessing a 24-hour da team. . ~ and you will be accessing a 24-hour da team. ., ~ i. and you will be accessing a 24-hour da team. . ~' ,, , and you will be accessing a 24-hour da team. ., ~ i. , . thank you very much. a support charity is calling for more research into domestic violence in the sikh community. sikh women's aid say abuse is often hidden in the name of so—called family honour. this means perpetrators are free to go on to abuse other victims. a warning, this report from bbc asian network's raj kaur bilkhu contains upsetting details from the start. one of my earliest memories from about three years old was being sexually abused by a female member of my family. by the time i was 11, probably been sexually abused i'd probably been sexually abused by three different relatives. dipi, not her real name, lived with the trauma, unable to open up to anyone. i didn't even want to talk to anyone in my community, because it was always be, what did you do? what could you have done to prevent it? this was a similar scenario for a domestic abuse victim, we'll call her rani, who was abused by her husband. it started after i had my first child. it was a physical attack. i went to the police, it went to court, and he was cautioned. when rani told herfamily, she was told, physical abuse she was told physical abuse from her husband was normal and to be accepted. at first i told my mum, but there's generational thinking, especially in the sikh community. their response is, oh, men do that, he'll change over time. sikh women's aid helped both these midlands women, and found their experiences were all too common. the charity says some people within the sikh punjabi community have tried to shut down claims of abuse, especially if the abuse has taken place in a sikh temple called a gurdwara. the whole thing around keeping it hush, bringing shame on the community, but also that particular temple, nobody wants to admit that something like this has taken place. abuse, whether it's domestic or sexual, is prevalent in every community. but what this report highlights is how it's hidden in the sikh community in the name of so—called family honour. that means perpetrators don't face justice and can go on to abuse others, victims can't deal with the trauma and may live with issues, and that vicious cycle continues for generations to come. i tried contacting the sikh council uk, but they are yet to respond. meanwhile, sikh women's aid say opening up about abuse in the community is the only way the issue could be tackled. raj kaur bilkhu, bbc news. thank you for your messages about the fact that a labour politician called stella creasy has been told she is not allowed to take her three—month—old into the chamber of the house of commons and also into westminster hall. emma soames has said, i don't believe babies should be allowed in the inner sanctum of parliament where business is carried out. adrian yellow and on twitter says, it is a ban on babies in the chamber of the house of commons, the house of commons has a crash and a nursery. would you have a baby in pmqs? the baby would be terrified by the noise. would you put a three—month—old into a crash? i am not sure you would. you would not take your baby to pmqs specifically because of that noise. there are other people saying if men had babies then this would not be a rule. your views are welcome. you can message me on twitter or instagram. an eight—year—old boy who was struck by a car which was driven through a christmas parade in wisconsin on sunday has died of his injuries, bringing the death toll to six. darrell brooks — the 39—year—old accused of driving the red suv — appeared in court yesterday, charged with intentional homicide. 0ur north america correspondent barbara plett usher has more. thejudge read out the the judge read out the five counts of intentional homicide and he said each had a penalty of life in prison. now then knew a sixth person had died, a child, so the prosecution is planning to bring another charge of intentional homicide by the end of the week. she also read out a lengthy criminal record darryl, strangulation, application, sexual assault, domestic battery. he had tried to run over a woman earlier in the month, the mother of his child. he had a long history of flight and jumping bail. he is one sat nearly bent double, his face down. the judge considered said he would the $5 million bail. he said it was extraordinarily high, but this was an extraordinarily serious case with an extraordinarily serious case with an extraordinary history of mr brooks. he said to mr brooks, i don't know what the motive was, whether it was panic or intentional, but clearly you don't do well under pressure and you don't respond to common sense. he also made remarks about the case. he said this was a shocking case, he had never seen anything like it in his life, but the stakes are very strong case. they set the next hearing for january. high street retailers are hoping that this christmas could help to make up for months of covid lockdown and closed shops. many christmas markets will also reopen, after being mostly cancelled last year. colletta smith reports. and yet thinks of manchester as her second home and has been running christmas told here for decades, but it has been a struggle getting a work permit this year.- it has been a struggle getting a work permit this year. there was a lot of paperwork — work permit this year. there was a lot of paperwork and _ work permit this year. there was a lot of paperwork and a _ work permit this year. there was a lot of paperwork and a bit - lot of paperwork and a bit complicated to get into the process at the beginning. it is complicated to get into the process at the beginning.— at the beginning. it is a big investment _ at the beginning. it is a big investment of _ at the beginning. it is a big investment of time - at the beginning. it is a big investment of time and i at the beginning. it is a big i investment of time and money for you. it investment of time and money for ou. . . investment of time and money for ou. , ., ., ., ., you. it is, and we are now ordering most of our— you. it is, and we are now ordering most of our german _ you. it is, and we are now ordering most of our german products i you. it is, and we are now ordering most of our german products with | most of our german products with english companies so we don't have to do the process to bring them over. it is their paperwork and they deliver it to us in manchester. with more paperwork hurdles for getting staff and goods over here, christmas markets in england, scotland and wales will feel distinctly less european this year. but in northern ireland, the markets there are having the exact opposite problem. it's been very easy for european traders to come into northern ireland, and it's been straightforward. the bureaucracy comes in when you try to get english traders or scottish traders coming into northern ireland. alan runs four christmas markets. glasgow, cheltenham, harrogate and belfast. and says this year has been the most difficult because brexit has created a new trade border in the irish sea. we had a number of traders cancel and stay on other markets in england, rather than coming into belfast. we had about four or five traders. one of our traders was prevented at liverpool from boarding a ferry, because they didn't have a particular e0| number for the vehicle itself. marcus has had no problems running his german gluhwein store in northern ireland, but he decided not to sell at his usual market in the rest of the uk. the decision to be made is, the problems, the brexit problems, and the exit, brexit exit problems for getting the alcohol inside, for example. the difficulties. so i decided at the moment, stop. really difficult. those problems mean there are less big christmas markets happening across the uk, but in lots of places, smaller alternatives are springing up instead. so this is the main restaurant where we will be holding the christmas markets. every stall will get a table each. all the businesses that we have got that are involved, they are all home—made, handmade, and it's their own little hobby that they do on the side. emma is a full—time mum, but she is selling her sweets here and in a few other mini markets in the next few weeks, once the kids are in bed. with the lead—up for christmas, i'm doing a lot more now. i'm enjoying it and we're all happy. you can balance that out? yeah, definitely. it means you're bringing in a bit of extra cash as well. course it does, yeah, definitely. which is, you know, it's a helping hand. with new hurdles for some and new opportunities for others, markets of all sizes are hoping this christmas is a cracker. coletta smith, bbc news. new zealand says it will not reopen to foreign travellers for at least another five months. as it slowly relaxes some of the world's toughest covid pandemic border restrictions. new zealanders stranded in australia will be able to return home from mid—january, and kiwis travelling from elsewhere will be allowed in a month later. 0ne ofjust two surviving documents showing how albert einstein arrived at one of the greatest mathematical discoveries has sold at an auction house in paris for a record 13 million dollars. the manuscript shows calculations made by einstein as he attempted to formulate his theory of relativity, which went on to transform our understanding of the universe. courtney bembridge reports. it may look incomprehensible, but these scratchings paved the way for a scientific breakthrough which transformed our understanding of space, time and gravity. the 54—page document was expected to fetch around $3.5 million, but it ended up going for almost four times that amount, breaking the record for an autographed scientific document. applause. the buyer remains a mystery. the manuscript was written in 1913 and 1914 by einstein and his academic partner, swiss physicist michele besso, who kept hold of the document, and it's lucky he did. it is one ofjust two papers showing the calculations which led to the great scientific breakthrough. translation: einstein is someone who kept very few notes, _ so the mere fact that the manuscript survived and made its way to us makes it absolutely extraordinary. it's a rare and valuable document, but it's not the first time it has been up for auction. 20 years ago it was sold as part of a pyramid scheme which ended up being one of france's biggest art scams, and the dispersal of that collection is what led to this sale. courtney bembridge, bbc news. apple is suing israeli spyware firm nso group and its parent company for allegedly targeting iphone users with a hacking tool. nso group said its tools were made to target terrorists and criminals. but it has allegedly also been used on activists, politicians and journalists. now it's time for a look at the weather, here's carol some of us have started off on a cold and frosty note in the south and south—east. we have had some dense fog patches and some of that is lifting into low cloud. we have got a cold front sinking south bringing some rain and isobars telling you that later it will be windy in the north. behind the cold front we are pulling in much colder air than we have been used to and over the next few days you will notice the difference. quite a lot of clout across southern areas, the odd shower here and there. where the front continues to sink south, i had a bit bright skies developing. for scotland and northern ireland we are looking at a mixture of sunshine and showers and some of the showers will be blustery and wintry on higher ground and in the highlands. this evening and overnight the weather front sinks south with spots of rain in it and the wind strengthens, particularly in the north of scotland with gusts as much as 60 miles an hour. behind this when front are clearer skies and there will be frost around. equally we will be frost around. equally we will see wintry showers at lower levels in the highlands. tomorrow early on we say goodbye to the weather front which takes its cloud and rain with it, leaving dry weather and sunshine. but with a northerly wind we will see a few showers, especially on when word coasts, but some will penetrate inland and we will see more wintry ones on the lower levels at times. these are our temperatures, five to nine degrees. as we had from thursday to friday, this area of low pressure moves across as with its france and look at the isobars. it will be windy, potentially we are looking at disruptive weather as we go through friday night into saturday. a closer look at that shows the area of low pressure, bringing rain southward, followed by a rash of showers. some of those will be wintry and notjust on high ground. the weather front wrapped around that pressure produces some rain. it will feel cold and in scotland and northern ireland the winds will be strongest. the met office has a yellow weather warning out to that end. but as we go to the midnight hour, that warning is extended to all areas except the far south—east, looking at gales and rain and snow, some of which will get down to lower levels as well. this will mean some disruption. this is bbc news. hello, i'm victoria derbyshire. these are the latest headlines in the uk and around the world. 95% of people who applied to the windrush compensation scheme — after being wrongly classed as illegal immigrants in the uk — have yet to receive a single penny. anyone who kills a police officer or 999 worker in england and wales will automatically get a life sentence, after a campaign by the widow of pc andrew harper. an mp calls for a review of parliamentary rules after she was told she can't take her three—month old son into the house of commons. what do you make of this? if you're a new parent, have you faced similar issues? let me know, i'm on twitter @vicderbyshire or you can email [email protected]. a court in france has found real madrid forward karim benzema guilty of complicity in the attempted blackmail of former