with plotting to kidnap and murder the tv presenter holly willoughby. gavin plumb, who's 36 and from harlow in essex, was remanded in custody. holly willoughby didn't appear on yesterday's edition of this morning. itv said it's providing full support to her and herfamily at a very distressing time. our correspondent charlotte gallagher reports. hi, charlotte gallagher reports. good morning, and we holly hi, good morning, and welcome... holly willoughby, one of the most recognisable faces on british television. this was her on wednesday during her last appearance on this morning. she was due to return the next day but was replaced at the last minute by alison hammond. now we know why. an alleged plot to kidnap and murder the television presenter. gavin plumb from harlow in essex appeared in court today. the 36—year—old, who once appeared on the bbc talking about weight loss, is accused of soliciting to commit murder and incitement to commit kidnap. gavin plumb was allegedly formulating a plan with another person who was going to travel from america to the uk next week in order to take part in the crimes. chelmsford magistrates�* court also heard that gavin plumb was assembling a restraint and kidnap kit. he was remanded into custody. today, holly willoughby�*s co—stars have been speaking about the case. we willoughby's co-stars have been speaking about the case. we are obviously shocked _ speaking about the case. we are obviously shocked to _ speaking about the case. we are obviously shocked to hear - speaking about the case. we are obviously shocked to hear the i speaking about the case. we are i obviously shocked to hear the news and we want to send our love and biggest hugs to holly. it and we want to send our love and biggest hugs to holly.— and we want to send our love and biggest hugs to holly. it has been a difficult year _ biggest hugs to holly. it has been a difficult year for _ biggest hugs to holly. it has been a difficult year for holly _ biggest hugs to holly. it has been a difficult year for holly willoughby i difficult year for holly willoughby professionally and personally. she was forced to defend herself after being accused of skipping the queue to pay her respects to queen elizabeth at westminster hall. then her co—host, phillip schofield, quit in may after admitting a relationship with a younger, more junior college. holly willoughby was my own feature on this morning was also a question. tonight the presenter is reportedly under police guard at herfamily home in london. obviously this is a very upsetting and worrying time for holly willoughby and herfamily and worrying time for holly willoughby and her family and also her colleagues at this morning. no one could have expected when she missed the show on thursday that this would be the reason. itv has said the news has come as a huge shock and it is doing everything it can to support holly willoughby in this very distressing time. charlotte gallagher, thank you. labour has been celebrating after a resounding victory in the rutherglen & hamilton west by—election. the party�*s candidate michael shanks secured more than 58% of the vote, more than double the number of votes for the snp�*s katy loudon, who came second. it meant labour saw a larger than expected swing of more than 20% from the snp. the party leader keir starmer told local campaigners they�*d "blown the doors off". our scotland editorjames cook is in rutherglen tonight, james. well, many things went wrong for the scottish national party here. there was concern, even anger, among voters about the behaviour of the former mp margaret ferrier who was thrown out of the party and parliament for breaking lockdown law. voters also expressed concerns about the snp�*s stewardship of public services, as well as the conservatives�* handling of the economy, and then there was also that police investigation into the snp's that police investigation into the snp�*s funding and finances. but this is notjust about snp�*s funding and finances. but this is not just about the snp�*s failure here, it is about labour�*s thumping success. michael shanks, scottish labour party, 17,840... applause. labour didn�*tjust win here, they triumphed. the snp didn�*tjust lose, they were trounced. my campaign has been focused on offering people here a fresh start, a break away from the divisiveness and distraction of two failing governments and to give a voice to those who are too often voiceless in our society. applause. a few short hours and several gallons of coffee later, the sun was shining on sir keir starmer, labourjumping forjoy. when i left here a week ago with the team, i said, - "you've got to win it." you blew the doors off! there�*s a real release of pent—up emotion here. these activists have waited a long time for this moment, and they hope — he hopes — that he�*ll be heading to downing street eventually as a result of their work. are you now heading to downing street? look, we have been on a journeyl since 2019 to get the labour party from our worst election result to a labour majority. - for me, that always...the road always ran through scotland. l with victory here, labour now have two scottish seats at westminster, but they have their eyes on another couple of dozen, at least. this is a result that suggests that politics in scotland could be returning to the picture that we had before the 2014 independence referendum. indeed if the swings in rutherglen were to be reflected across scotland as a whole, labour would be back to the a0 or so seats that they had in 2010 and the snp would once again be a rump ofjust half a dozen at mps. and that puts the snp leader under severe pressure. i'm the leader of the snp. the buck absolutely does stop with me, but i think everybody knows that this particular by—election has some very difficult contextual factors around it. margaret ferrier's reckless actions, of course, came up time and time again. and the police investigation, of course, that's engulfed the party over the last two months again came up on a number of doorsteps. it was also a terrible by—election for the conservatives, whose vote simply collapsed. i think it's so tempting to extrapolate a lot. from one single by—election. a general election is i quite some way off yet. i think what we saw last night. was a continuation of what we've been seeing in scotland over a few months actually, and that - is a coming together- in the unionist vote to stop the snp being successful. can i ask you what you thought of the by—election result? yes, yes! tell me why. because the snp have just absolutely messed everything up, to be fair. and i think it�*s good that labour are back in. it was predictable. we knew that it was going to happen, but it doesn't really matter. it's more tory austerity. it's just that keir starmer's going to continue in the same theme as the tories, so no change there. so you want independence, but you did not vote for the snp. why? because, i don't know, - they're just a shambles now. they don't seem to have - independence on their agenda. i just think year after year of - "we're going to have a referendum" and itjust never happens. polls suggest the snp�*s troubles have not actually affected support for independence, but both labour and the tories insist the union is more secure tonight. james cook, bbc news, rutherglen. our political editor chris mason is here. put this result in a bit of perspective for us. two fa cts two facts to start with. firstly, labour had an absolutely dire results at the last general election, but also ever since the scottish independence referendum in 2014 labour have been shrivelled in terms of the number of westminster seats that they have held, down to next to nothing. to put that into context, when labour last won the general election in 2005, they won 41 seats in scotland. but when they lost the general election in 2010, they also had 41. from labour�*s perspective being competitive in scotland is a necessary but not sufficient thing for them to be likely to be competitive in a general election. to put it another way, unless labour investors got in, winning a general election for there is mighty difficult. there is the beginning of evidence here that that might be that perspective coming true, they are back in the game in scotland. . . ., , ., scotland. that election is at some oint next scotland. that election is at some point next year. — scotland. that election is at some point next year, so _ scotland. that election is at some point next year, so where - scotland. that election is at some point next year, so where does i scotland. that election is at some l point next year, so where does this leave the major parties?— leave the ma'or parties? firstly we should say it’— leave the major parties? firstly we should say it is _ leave the major parties? firstly we should say it is a _ leave the major parties? firstly we should say it is a by-election, i leave the major parties? firstly we should say it is a by-election, so i should say it is a by—election, so they can be over interpretation here. from the scottish national party�*s perspective it was grim, there is no doubt it was grim. they have been the giants of scottish politics for the last ten years or so, more than that, with their dominance at hollywood. they will worry come the general election and also what it means for their very reason for being, independence. the conservatives were never likely to be competitive in a seat like this but were they to do particularly badly, they were hoping other parts of scotland they will be more competitive. what will worry them is the potential rise of labour in scotland for all the reasons we were just discussing. so that is what will really concern conservative mps across the uk who will look at this and think, the opinion polls, yes, but this was a real result, real votes in a real ballot box showing labour doing better than some opinion polls have suggested. all that said, from labour�*s perspective they have to colossal mountain to climb come the next general election. it is still very steep even with results like this. chris mason, thank _ even with results like this. chris mason, thank you _ even with results like this. chris mason, thank you very - even with results like this. chris mason, thank you very much. i even with results like this. chris mason, thank you very much. nhs england says there were nearly 120,000 operations and appointments cancelled because of the doctor�*s�* strikes this week. consultants and junior doctors walked out from early monday morning until early thursday in a row about pay. the total of cancellation since action began by health unions is now 1.13 million. every year, thousands of people in england and wales are accused of crimes of which they�*re later acquitted. while their names may be cleared, they are often left emotionally and financially devastated. and some of those who stand trial are there because of claims made about them that are untrue. now one of the county�*s most senior legal figures is calling for more action against those who make false and malicious accusations. nick garnett reports. accused of crimes she didn�*t commit. i can remember every single moment from the trial. it�*s etched on my brain. rebecca whitehurst says the allegations she faced were never fully investigated. there is no case of innocent until proven guilty, i don�*t think. each year, thousands of people go to trial accused of crimes and are found not guilty. sir richard henriques wrote a high profile report on the impact of false and deliberate allegations. it's worse than burglary, it's a very, very bad assault upon a fellow human being and should be visited with a criminal sanction. rebecca was a teacher accused of sexual activity and communications with one of her students. she was shown pages of texts the police said she had sent. i saw the evidence, and i used to think that evidence meant proof. i now understand it doesn�*t mean that at all. it was salacious messages, essentially, that were purportedly from me, but it was just so obvious to me that they weren�*t right. it took rebecca and her husband months of research to prepare for the trial. they brought in forensic and legal experts to help build their case. the date of the trial arrived, and for rebecca, reality hit home. it was about halfway through the trial i realised, oh, my god, those 12 people in thejury, they don�*t know me from adam. i�*m just a face sitting behind a perspex screen. they don�*t know anything about me. the jury came back and found her not guilty of all three charges. i could have been sent to prison for 14 years. the thought of that is just... horrific. sorry, i�*ll compose myself. but in british law, no one is ever described as being innocent. but you�*ve still only been found not guilty. i was unanimously found not guilty in the briefest amount of time possible. for me, i take that. her accuser has lifelong anonymity because the charges related to sex abuse. so, for you, what was the cost of innocence? financially, it�*s been the best part of £50,000. you can apply to have some costs refunded, and that did happen. because of her household income, rebecca didn�*t qualify for legal aid. the government says it plans to make everyone eligible for help with crown court costs within the next two years, but the fear is, this won�*t solve the problem. those who undertake legally aided work are not financed to the same degree. they are not able to provide the same degree of service. there is a real danger of a miscarriage ofjustice. that is plainly a weakness in our system. and its also weaknesses in the system that can affect victims, especially those of sexual crime. the number of cases that actually make it to court is tiny compared to the number of allegations that are made to the police. the stress has been too much. this has been three years of my life. one year on, rebecca is still waiting for help after being diagnosed with ptsd by her doctor. the cost emotionally, i don�*t want to allow it to take any more of my time, because i think i deserve a life. what does the future hold for you? i�*d like to do something to support people who�*ve been through this sort of situation if i can. and to break down the stigma that surrounds those accused of crimes they didn�*t commit. nick garnett, bbc news. and you can see more about rebecca�*s story in the documentary the cost of innocence, available now on the bbc iplayer. the time is 6:15. our top story this evening: a man has appeared in court, charged with plotting to kidnap and murder the tv presenter holly willoughby. and we�*ll look ahead to a big weekend of rugby world cup action. and coming up in sport on bbc news, on the verge of yet more history tonight — can simone biles become the most decorated gymnast of all time across the olympics and world championships? now it�*s being closed for repairs to avoid the problem returning. the nobel peace price has been awarded to a jailed iranian human rights activist. narges mohammadi has been honoured for herfight against the oppression of women in iran, where she�*s played a leading role in the protests calling for the abolition of the mandatory wearing of hijabs for women. caroline hawley has this report. narges mohammadi is a woman, a human rights advocate and a freedom fighter. her brave struggle has come with tremendous personal cost. altogether, the regime has arrested her 13 times, convicted herfive times, and sentenced her to a total of 31 years in prison and 154 lashes. ms mohammadi is still in prison as i speak. she lashes. ms mohammadi is still in prison as i speak.— lashes. ms mohammadi is still in prison as i speak. she hasn't seen her husband. _ prison as i speak. she hasn't seen her husband, now— prison as i speak. she hasn't seen her husband, now in _ prison as i speak. she hasn't seen her husband, now in exile - prison as i speak. she hasn't seen her husband, now in exile in i prison as i speak. she hasn't seen| her husband, now in exile in paris, in years. her son told the bbc she is always in his heart. translation: i was just is always in his heart. translation: i wasjust happy is always in his heart. translation: i was just happy and proud is always in his heart. translation: i wasjust happy and proud of is always in his heart. translation: i was just happy and proud of my i wasjust happy and proud of my mum: _ i wasjust happy and proud of my mum. like — i wasjust happy and proud of my mum. like i_ i wasjust happy and proud of my mum, like i am always. like yesterday— mum, like i am always. like yesterday under labour. this award belongs _ yesterday under labour. this award belongs to— yesterday under labour. this award belongs to iranian people. —— like yesterday — belongs to iranian people. -- like esterda . , belongs to iranian people. -- like yesterday-— yesterday. this uprising, spearheaded _ yesterday. this uprising, spearheaded by - yesterday. this uprising, spearheaded by women, j yesterday. this uprising, i spearheaded by women, began yesterday. this uprising, _ spearheaded by women, began last september after the death in police custody of a young woman detained for allegedly not wearing her headscarf properly. 20,000 people were detained in the brutal crackdown which narges mohammadi condemned from behind bars. nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe, who was held with her, welcomed the award, saying it was for all women facing injustice. bbc persian has been monitoring the wider response on social media to today�*s announcement. bitter wider response on social media to today's announcement.— wider response on social media to today's announcement. after a year of rotests today's announcement. after a year of protests and _ today's announcement. after a year of protests and over _ today's announcement. after a year of protests and over 500 _ today's announcement. after a year of protests and over 500 people i today's announcement. after a year l of protests and over 500 people were killed, bad news after bad news, this nobel prize was the first piece of good news that iranians heard in over a year, and that is probably going to embolden iranian women in theirfight for going to embolden iranian women in their fight for democracy and freedom. �* ., ., , freedom. but the fate of this 16-year-old _ freedom. but the fate of this 16-year-old girl— freedom. but the fate of this 16-year-old girl underlines l 16—year—old girl underlines the frightening reality for women taking a stand in iran. earlier this week, she bravely tried to get on the tehran metro with her hair uncovered. allegedly beaten by iran�*s morality police, she is now in a coma. the awarding of the nobel peace prize to narges mohammadi sends a very strong message, that the world is watching the iranians regime. a 10—year—old boy has been killed in a russian missile attack on an apartment block in the ukrainian city of kharkiv. the strike came just hours after a separate attack on the nearby village of hroza, leaving 52 people dead, including children. the victims had been attending a wake for a ukrainian soldier. local officials say every family in the village had lost loved ones. we�*ll have a report from hroza on the bbc news at ten. wilko stores up and down the country have seen some emotional goodbyes over the last few weeks as they closed their doors for good. the homewares chain, with about 12,500 staff, went into administration in august. by sunday evening, they�*ll all have gone. our business correspondent emma simpson reports from one branch in leicester, the city where the chain was founded. when you�*ve worked together for many years, the last day on the shop floor isn�*t easy. because it�*s a family, my extended family. been here a long time, loved it. i thought we�*d be saved. everybody thought we�*d be saved. now everything has to go. serving customers right to the end. thank you, thank you, thank you. some have come with gifts. she made my shopping trips happy with her smile. such a sad day. hundreds have left messages. this tribute board, at least, will survive, heading to a local museum. staff are recording their own memories, too. # so long, farewell, au revoir, auf wiedersehen...#. - just like wilko workers up and down the country. here is the team at the distribution centre, going out in style. # sha la—la, la—la, la—la—la...#. back in leicester, meet two workers with nearly a century at wilko between them. jan even worked with the founder. the good old days. cheap and cheerful, that was our name. yeah. we learnt how to trade, trade aggressively, just likejk wilkinson, and we had the pleasure of working with him. wilko�*s has been my life, and i joined it when i was 18, and i�*m still here now, on this very last day. it's been our lives, and, you know, it's been... we grew up with people, we've met people, we've learnt from people. it's been a fabulous ride, but the ride is coming to an end now. we want to go out with a big smile and to say goodbye, and people will remember you and thank you. yeah. bye. and that�*s exactly what the team here did as the shutters closed for the last time. emma simpson, bbc news, leicester. plaid cymru has opened its annual conference in aberystwyth, setting out a vision for a "new wales". in his first conference speech as leader, rhun ap iorwerth detailed his plan to lay the foundations for an independent wales, and hit out at the records of labour and the conservatives. governments, red and blue, have tried and failed, and i tell you, they will never try hard enough for wales. look around you. do you think this is the best things can get? no, it isn�*t, and that�*s why we are determined to build a new wales. the green party have also opened their conference, in brighton. the party�*s co—leader, carla denyer, says she wants to increase their number of westminster seats to four at the next general election, and give renters a legal right to demand that landlords insulate their homes. woth four green mps in parliament — we will have the voices to call for a nationwide home insulation scheme, notjust to lower emissions but to make people�*s homes warm in winter and cut their bills for good. now, to the story of a tropical turtle washed up thousands of miles from her home waters, malnourished and dehydrated, off the inner hebrides. she was named iona, after the island where she was found. and, against all the odds, iona has made another remarkable journey — towards recovery. here�*s graham satchell. iona the turtle. these, herfinal moments in captivity before being released into the wild. she is alive today because of the kindness of strangers, and has come on a remarkable journey to get to this point. the loggerhead turtle was found in january last year. covered in sand, she was dehydrated, malnourished, barely alive. jane kindlen, who found her, gave her the name iona. it�*s the island off the west coast of scotland where she had landed. iona was taken to the sea life centre in loch lomond, where a team of experts started her recovery. she was then moved to scarborough, where she made gradual and steady progress, putting on more than ten times the weight she had when she was found. on the quayside, time for one last quick clean before being taken onto a small boat and fitted with a tracking device. and then finally the moment of freedom. it was a really lovely feeling to see her kind ofjust go off into the big blue. and i think the biggest thing, i have that apprehension, really, of kind of what�*s going to happen to her and where is she going to go now? today, thanks to a small army of helpers, she is fully grown and back in the wild. graham satchell, bbc news. the rugby world cup hots up this weekend, as we find out who�*ll make it through to the quarterfinals. england and wales are already through, and the most anticipated clash is between the world�*s top—rated side, ireland, and scotland, who must win to stand a chance of progressing. our sports correspondent katy gornall reports from paris. france and scotland have a shared history. if you go looking, you can find hints of it on the streets of paris. centuries ago, they formed the auld alliance to help each other in times of war. but here and now, the scots are facing a very different battle. it�*s a massive game for scotland. this is our world cup final. the forwards have to front up and, you know, give ourselves a chance, and we can do it. if scotland do pull this off, what kind of atmosphere do you think it will be like tomorrow? oh, it will be incredible. this place will be going mad. i probably won't go to work on monday. i'll be in paris the rest of my life, so fingers crossed that will happen. and options here... scotland�*s record against ireland doesn�*t inspire confidence — defeat at this year�*s six nations was their eighth in a row against them. for scotland, something needs to change. if we lose the game, we are going home, but like i said, we�*ve been written off, we�*ve faced the top two teams in the world. but, for us, we�*re not going to be able to die wondering. this game here at the stade de france has so many permutations in play. for scotland, they need to win by at least eight points and stop ireland from picking up a four—try bonus point. it means there are several ways that ireland could lose and still go through, but this team doesn�*t think about defeat. after smashing through south africa last time out, ireland are on a 16—test winning streak. and their pool b decider will be extra special for peter o�*mahony, who is set to win his 100th cap. but a note to the media — just don�*t make a fuss of it. oh, i would love to be inside there now, having a cup of tea with the lads. this would be the last place i would sit in front of, to be honest with you. but, you know, i want a win for the lads at the weekend. that�*s the main thing. the odds suggest there is only one outcome on saturday, but however a place in the knockouts is secured, it certainly won�*t be dull. katy gornall, bbc news, paris. time for a look at the weather. here�*s ben rich. as we go into the weekend, what a story of contrasts.— story of contrasts. absolutely. you would probably _ story of contrasts. absolutely. you would probably expect _ story of contrasts. absolutely. you would probably expect me - story of contrasts. absolutely. you would probably expect me to i story of contrasts. absolutely. you would probably expect me to talk i would probably expect me to talk about warmth, and i will, but i also have to talk about rain, and lots of rain for some places. in fact, enough to cause some flooding and disruption. pretty wet today in parts of north—west england, but the focus over the weekend turns to western and central parts of scotland. this chart shows the rainfall accumulations we expect, well over 100 millimetres in this part of scotland. no wonder the met office has issued an amber warning in the very wettest places, where we could see up to 180 millimetres of rain, especially over high ground, with the risk of flooding disruption. rain also for northern ireland, parts of wales and northern england, tending to shift north but then becoming very slow moving. a pretty one night for the time of yearfor most of pretty one night for the time of year for most of us, although quite cold in the far north. that�*s the theme we will take into tomorrow. tomorrow, misty and murky around western coasts but broadly speaking, england, wales and northern ireland seeing hazy sunshine and some warmth. a lot of rain across scotland, and have a look at the temperatures, the maximum nine celsius in aberdeen. over the highest ground in scotland, something wintry could mix in. further south, something wintry could mix in. furthersouth, highs something wintry could mix in. further south, highs of 24 or 25 celsius, enormous contrast. through saturday night, the rain will ease off a bit across central and southern parts of scotland. heavier rain drifting across northern scotland. for sunday, across northern ireland, england and wales, misty and murky in places first thing, then spells of sunshine. not as one, 24 celsius, temperatures in scotland all the way up to 12 celsius in the north. by the end of the week, we should have something a bit more normalfor the week, we should have something a bit more normal for october. thanks, ben. and that�*s bbc news at six. you can keep up with all the latest developments on the bbc website. the news continues here on bbc one as now it�*s time tojoin our colleagues across the nations and regions for the news where you are. have a very good evening. hello and welcome to sportsday this friday night. coming up on the programme: we look ahead to ireland against scotland, who go head—to—head in paris in their crunch match at the rugby world cup. starting together for the first time in 2.5 years, ford and farrell are reunited as england look to make it four wins from four. they had to settle for second last season — we ask if arsenal can get the better of manchester city this time round, as both sides prepare to face each other this weekend. also coming up on sportsday before 7.00pm: on the verge of yet more history — can simone biles become the most decorated gymnast of all time across the olympics and world championships? pakistan survive a scare as they make a winning start at the cricket world cup. welcome along. thank you forjoining us. we�*re coming to the end of the pool stage at the rugby world cup. wales and england are already through to the knockout stages, more on them to come, but for ireland and scotland, who meet in the big one in paris tomorrow night, it is still all to play for. katie gornall is there for us.