Months ago and says it is investigating. Our Political CorrespondentDamian Grammaticas reports. Honesty needs to start now. The lack of Clarity Needs to stop. Mark menzies. Of Clarity Needs to stop. Mark menzies, this of Clarity Needs to stop. Mark menzies, this was of Clarity Needs to stop. Mark menzies, this was him of Clarity Needs to stop. Mark menzies, this was him last i of Clarity Needs to stop. Mark menzies, this was him last week urging transparency about the impact locally of a wind farm being built offshore. The allegation about his own behaviour, first reported by the times newspaper, is that last december at three oclock in the morning he called his former Campaign Manager and said bad people had locked him in a flat, adding that he needed £5,000 as a matter of life or death. It is claimed Campaign Donations were later used to cover the payment, and also that he has received £14,000 to cover medical bills. The bbc has not been able to speak to him for a comment but in a statement to the times he said. I strongly dispute the allegations put to me, i have fully complied with all the rules for declarations as there is an investigation ongoing, i will not be commenting further. The Conservative Party was made aware of the allegations in january, party was made aware of the allegations injanuary, when the former Campaign Manager reported them. It is investigating and says them. It is investigating and says the process is confidential. Mr menzies was only suspended as a conservative mp when the times investigated the claims. My investigated the claims. Ij� i understanding investigated the claims. M1 understanding is that some further information came to light yesterday, whether that was true that story or another route, i dont know, which led to the suspension of the whip. But in fact it has been being investigated. But in fact it has been being investiated. ,. ,. , investigated. 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These are very serious matters recess. These are very serious matters. ,. , recess. These are very serious matters. ,. ,. , recess. These are very serious mattere recess. These are very serious matters. ,. ,. , ~. ,. , matters. Labour want to know how [on ao matters. Labour want to know how long ago senior matters. Labour want to know how long ago senior conservatives, long ago senior conservatives, including rishi sunak, knew about the case, and whether the conservatives have reported to Police Issues that could relate to potential banality, the party says. Damian grammaticus, bbc news, west mr. 0ur Political Correspondent iain watson is in westminster. What has been the political reaction to all of this so far, iain . To all of this so far, iain . Well, ben, in to all of this so far, iain . Well, ben. In the to all of this so far, iain . Well, ben, in the past to all of this so far, iain . Well, ben, in the past hour to all of this so far, iain . Well, ben, in the past hour the ben, in the past hour the Conservative Party has confirmed that mark menzies has been suspended as a trade envoy to various countries. Downing street would not comment any further, but in general terms they said that the Prime Minister believed there was no place in parliament for inappropriate behaviour, and mps should act as role models. There has, however, been plenty of political reaction from labour, who are asking a series of questions. When did the Prime Minister himself know about the allegations . Did mr menzies himself report the allegations to the police . Did conservative head office reported the allegations to the police . Additionally, they are also asking if there are indications for electoral law, because the allegations in the times suggested that donations for political campaigning was used for a quite different purpose. If mark menzies was suspended from the conservative whip, it means that in practice he cannot stand as a conservative candidate at the general election this year. But i think the bigger fearful Conservative Party bosses is that if he resigns, there could be a by election. He has a really healthy majority of more than 16,000, but in recent by elections, both labour and Lib Dems Have overturned a much bigger conservative majorities. Is another danger, too, ithink bigger conservative majorities. Is another danger, too, i think for the Prime Minister. 0n another danger, too, i think for the Prime Minister. On monday he is hoping finally that his Rwanda Legislation will go through, but if questions persist about one of his mps who was until recently a trade envoy, then that might end up overshadowing the more positive news that Downing Street would prefer to be talking about. Iain that Downing Street would prefer to be talking about. That Downing Street would prefer to be talking about. Iain watson, thank ou ve be talking about. Iain watson, thank you very much. Be talking about. Iain watson, thank you very much. Our be talking about. Iain watson, thank you very much, our political you very much, our Political Correspondent. Police have broken up an alleged International Cyber crime gang that had been offering a service to criminals, allowing them to steal from people using fraudulent Text Messages. 37 people have been arrested worldwide, including 24 in the uk, and Police Believe there were 70,000 british victims. Our Home Affairs Correspondent tom symonds reports. Its 5am in south london the end of a two year investigation. Police this was one of a series of co ordinated raids targeting cybercrime in 17 countries, masterminded from the uk. One man was arrested here and 23 others around the country. And this all began about two years ago when Security Experts for the Banking Industry spotted on the dark web criminals offering other criminals a service, a way to make money using phishing, with a ph. Labhost, freely available on the internet, provided technology and training to other criminals so they could carry out Phishing Attacks sending fraudulent Text Messages to trick 70,000 people into handing over personal information. Technology is enabling crime to be delivered at scale in an almost industrial fashion. And these crimes as a service, or fraud as a service, are allowing people into this criminal marketplace who dont have necessarily Technical Skills but they can get these crime as a Service Capabilities off the shelf they can buy it online. As the arrests were taking place, including at luton and manchester airports, police were also contacting 25,000 victims theyve identified, giving details of how they had been scammed and giving them advice. The victims in this case have been aged between about 25 and 45, predominantly. Pretty young, then. Yeah. Digital natives. Well, its people who live their lives online, that perhaps do their banking online, that shop online, theyre more likely to fall victim to this. People like alex, an accountant for tech firms who works online, scammed in february by criminals who targeted her business account. They sent you a text message . Yes. They then called you . Yes. They then got you to install an app . Yes. And then they scammed you . Correct. They made me believe i was protecting the funds in my bank from fraudsters. And how much did you lose . 53,000. £53,000 . Yes. They gloated. They said, how does it feel to have your money taken from you . How does it feel to have your money spent in Louis Vuitton dubai . Welcome to your labhost wrapped your recap of all the data we have about you. As for labhost Police Seized so much data that they could send each criminal user a tailored video making clear how much they know about whats been going on, the strategy to make the users think again about trusting these services. And yesterday, they shut the site down leaving this message for the fraudsters. Tom symonds, bbc news, south london. Operations at Dubai Airport are still severely disrupted, with record rainfall pounding the United Arab Emirates and neighbouring countries in recent days. The airport is one of the busiest in the world and there have been hundreds of flights delayed or cancelled. After a storm on tuesday, flash floods have killed 20 people in oman and one in the uae. Frances read reports. Its normally a dry, arid landscape, but Northern 0man has been transformed. Completely submerged from an unforgiving storm that has claimed the lives of both adults and children. Rescues take place in the most difficult of conditions and save those they can. Yesterday, a hair raising hoist, the only way to safety. This is not an area used to this kind of rainfall. 1,400 people have had to seek shelter elsewhere. A few hundred kilometres north, dubai is also affected, its main airport is filled with crowds and queues as it tries to restore operations. Some inbound flights have started again, but the backlog from hundreds of delays and cancellations mean people rest where they can. So many rely on this huge hub to connect east to west. We came to the airport this morning. Weve already been delayed about three hours and its just absolute chaos in terms of the number of people around. The staff are doing their best to try to mitigate the bottlenecks but the sheer volume of people means there hardly breathing room. We were trying to get past check in for the passport control. Near the hotels. I did tell them not to wear theirtrainers, but. These british newlyweds didnt quite get the honeymoon they expected. And ten inches of rain recorded injust 24 hours has led people to question, why . Although we can say in broad terms that Climate Change is increasing extreme rainfall, and will continue to do so until we reach net zero, for a particular event like the dubai floods it takes really quite Detailed Analysis to try to quantify exactly. So much of this region was unprepared for the sheer amount of rain. So many now having to deal with the consequences. Frances read, bbc news. Scotlands only gender Identity Clinic for under 18s has put a hold on prescribing Puberty Blockers to children. The decision by the Sandyford Clinic In Glasgow follows the Landmark Cass Review of Gender Services for under 18s in england and wales, which said young people had been let down by a lack of research. Lorna gordon is in glasgow for us now. Lorna, tell us more about this decision in scotland . Yes, ben, like other parts of the uk, scotland has seen a rapid rise in the number of young people questioning their identity, experiencing Gender Dysphoria, and the only Specialist Service for u18s is here at the Sandyford Clinic In Glasgow. They have now formalised the decision to stop prescribing, or to pause prescribing puberty blocking hormones and cross sex for mounds such as oestrogen and testosterone, to young people, although there will be no change to young people already receiving treatment. It comes as you say one week after the cas review, which was about services in england, said that there was not enough evidence that giving Puberty Blockers to children experiencing Gender Dysphoria was safe or effective. In a joint statement, scotlands two Biggest Health boards, covering Greater Glasgow and clyde abra, described the cass review as a significant piece of work and said that Patient Safety was always the priority. Greater glasgow and clyde abra. 0ne Trans Group says this decision is wrong, they say it will harm trans children and young people, while the scottish conservatives said the snp government had been dragged kicking and screaming towards taking the necessary action to safeguard vulnerable youngsters, and that this move was long overdue. Vulnerable youngsters, and that this move was long overdue. Lorna gordon, Thank Ou Move was long overdue. Lorna gordon, thank you very move was long overdue. Lorna gordon, thank you very much. The Scottish Government is expected to ditch a flagship target of reducing Greenhouse Gas emissions by 75 by 2030. The bbc understands that the governments annual Climate Targets could also be scrapped, but the final goal of reaching net zero by 2045 will remain. 0ur Scotland Editor james cook explains. This wild and windy nation has made strides towards cutting emissions of Greenhouse Gases. The Scottish Government prides itself on ambitious Climate Targets. 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