us. come on kick the tyres, challenge us. we're ready to have this discussion with you, but let's behave like grown—ups. now for a fishy tale — the one that didn't get away; we hear from the angler who nearly choked on a dover sole that jumped down his throat. who is missing? sylvia. find out at 5.45 in the film review. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at five. our main story tonight is the mounting accusations against the hollywood film producer harvey weinstein. police in america and here are beginning investigations into his behaviour. mr weinstein has denied the most serious allegations. meanwhile, hillary clinton has told the bbc that she's disgusted by the allegations. our entertainment correspondent lizo mzimba has the latest. actress rose mcgowan has now said that she too was raped by the disgraced film producer harvey weinstein in a scandal that is now affecting one of the world's biggest companies, amazon. in a series of tweets, mcgowan has said publicly to the company's chief executive, "i told the head of your studio that hw raped me. over and over i said it. he said it hadn't been proven. i said i was the proof". the amazon head of studio in question, roy price, is also facing an accusation from a female producer that he lewdly propositioned her in 2015. in a statement, amazon said, "roy price is on leave of absence effective immediately. we are reviewing our options for the projects we have with the weinstein company". weinstein‘s spokesperson says he unequivocally denies any allegations of non—consensual contact. over 20 women have spoken out against weinstein including angelina jolie, gwyneth paltrow, cara delevingne, and heather graham. along with british actress kate beckinsale, just 17, when she claims weinstein first harrassed her. i'm hanging in. i'm trying my best. weinstein has not been seen in public since a brief appearance earlier this week. the only time he's addressed the situation in person. we're glad to see you're doing 0k. guys, i'm not doing 0k. you're not? i'm trying. i've got to get help, guys. you know what, we all make mistakes, a second chance, i hope, 0k? oscar—winning film—maker oliver stone has emphasised that he believes it's important that everyone involved in the allegations is treated fairly. if he broke the law, it will come out. there will be a trial and i believe that a man should not be condemned by a vigilante system. so it's not easy what he's going through on the other hand either. he subsequently appeared to distance himself from his earlier comments saying that he would be abandoning a forthcoming tv project if the weinstein company remained involved. an assistant who worked in one of weinstein‘s offices many years ago has been speaking about her experiences. vaguely, i remember being in the room and him trying to get me to come in to the other room and saying something about a massage or a backrub. i remember being very frightened but i was able to say no. i was pre—warned that this sort of thing could happen. i think i was looking at how close it was to get to the door. but i also remember the actual feeling of how scary that was and what a powerful man he was. former politician hillary clinton is also speaking out. over the years weinstein has been a significant contributor to democrats and has donated thousands to clinton's campaigns. i was shocked and appalled because i've known him through politics as many democrats have. he has been a supporter. he has been a funder for all of us for obama, for me, for people who have run for office in the united states. so it was just disgusting and the stories that have come out are heartbreaking. the metropolitan police is investigating him in london over an alleged incident in the 1980s. in the us, investigations into his conduct have been relaunched by police. and just after 5.30pm, i'll be talking about sexual harassment in the workplace, with laura bates, the founder of the everday sexism project. laura will be here after 5.30pm. in the next half hour president trump is expected to confirm a new strategy against iran, aimed at confronting what the white house calls tehran's aggression. the president is expected to call for new sanctions to be introduced if iran passes "specific trigger points." let's get more from our correspondent barbara plett—usher who's outside the white house. what is the mood music, barbara? what is the mood music, barbara? what are the thoughts about what he's likely to say? well, the white house and the administration have signalled quite clearly what they expect him to say. they expect him to distance himself from the nuclear agreement. he's going to say we have been told by the secretary of state, rex tillerson, that the agreement does not meet certain conditions of us law, specifically he's going to say we're told that the sanctions relief under the agreement is not proportional to the restrictions that iran is abiding under and therefore, he's going to pass it to congress and say you decide the fate of this deal. but congress is not likely to withdraw from the agreement because mr tillerson said that's not what the administration would advocate. he said the white house would ask congress to pass legislation which would toughen position of the americans on this issue, but not pull it out of the deal. so he wants congress to pass legislation which would set guidelines or trigger points as he called them so that if iran crossed certain thresholds then sanctions would snap back automatically and a couple of other things as well. and then using that as a basis, the administration and congress is hoping to have leverage with the other parties who signed the deal to negotiate a follow—on agreement which would deal with some of the things that the americans are concerned about particularly this issue of what they call sunset clauses. that's over a period of yea rs, clauses. that's over a period of years, the limits on certain parts of iran's nuclear activity expire and that's something that this administration is unhappy with and says it will not accept. so that's broadly the plan. i mean tomorrow, the deal will still be in place and congress will be looking at it. this is going to play out over the next several months. so, mrtrump is going to play out over the next several months. so, mr trump is not going to scupper it, but he is going to throw a lot of uncertainty into what comes next. 0k. and what comes next. ok. and is the feeling that the administration is united on in? because sometimes with foreign policy we have seen, of course, we have seen language from the president, but a different tone from the generals that advice him. what's your sense of that? well, my sense is that president trump would like to go further than this. he has said to go further than this. he has said to his supporters that he'd like to tearup to his supporters that he'd like to tear up the deal and he has been straining against the leash to take tough action against the agreement, but i think there is a consensus among his top advisers and ministers and security advisers that he shouldn't do that. that he should stay in the deal. in that sense, his advisors seem to be on the same page. but so they have agreed on the sort of middle ground about how he can reject it on the one hand, but he also stays in the deal on the other and puts it to congress and they try to tinker with it to reset they try to tinker with it to reset the terms to start some kind of new negotiations on a follow—on aagreement, that's the compromise that was reached between what mr trump and his advisors said is the most advisable route. barbara, thank you for now. robert litwak was a member of the national security council under president clinton. he's now an expert on international security at the independent think—tank the wilson center. he joins me from washington. what are you expect to go hear if the president in the next hour?|j think the president in the next hour?” think it is widely expected that the president will not certify the iran agreement and will punt the issue to congress. there is a fundamental tension in the administration's position. they have argued that iran is abiding by the letter of the agreement, but not the spirit of the agreement. the letter of the agreement. the letter of the agreement is everything within the four corners of the agreement. there is no material breach within the context of the nuclear deal. the spirit of the agreement has to do with all of the iranian conduct that's destabilising objectionable outside the scope of the agreement. this as been a feature of the negotiations from the get go. the obama administration, made the pragmatic decision to focus just on the nuclear issue and not to have broader negotiations which would never have been able to come to fruition. well, yes, so to that point, therefore, what happens next? because presumably people in iran will say, "look, this is what is written down in this document. we are abiding by what's in the document." absolutely. and in that sentiment would be supported by the other major signatories of the agreement. president trump has signalled his disapproval of the deal. there was division with the administration. this is essentially administration. this is essentially a way to thread the needle that he can signal his disapproval of the deal and move the issue to congress. it is not expected that congress will reimpose sanction that is would ta ke will reimpose sanction that is would take the united states outside the deal. and so, that's your feeling about what congress will do. i'm curious, i'm curious i guess in longer term, the short to medium term what the practical implications of this will be? the near term practical implications are limited. the united states would not certify iranian compliance with the deal. it's not because of a material breach, but just because it's not because of a material breach, butjust because of again, back to activities outside the scope of the agreement, the spirit, that is the persisting tension and there has been a hot debate about the iran nuclear deal that predates president trump. but what it threatens to do is, america first could become american alone if the united states we re american alone if the united states were to be seen as pursuing policies that would jeopardise the future of a deal that has broad international support. yes, so what do some of those key other countries make of this then? assuming this is how it's going to go? there has been an effort by the british prime minister to engage president trump on this issue and by the french president and one proposal that's been made by president macron is additional talks, the ballistic missile launchers and iranian conduct in syria which is at odds with what the western powers are seeking to achievement in a settlement. those issues should be dealt with in their own terms rather than trying to load them on to a nuclear agreement which is functioning well. a really interesting point on which to end. thank you for your time, sir. we will be discussing this again i am, i'm sure. thank you very much indeed from the wilson centre. the chancellor has tweeted he regrets describing eu negotiators as, "the enemy." he said it was a poor choice of words. philip hammond said britain had to negotiate hard to get the best deal on brexit. he has been talking to our economics editor. what i'm doing here in washington is talking britain up, talking about britain's future as a champion of free trade in the global economy. seeking further moves on liberalisation of trade and services which will hugely benefit our economy. working with colleagues to try to get a solution to the challenge of taxing the digital economy so that digital companies pay their fair share. britain has got a very bright future ahead of it. we need to work together to deliver the fruits of that bright future. don't you understand though that within the conservative party and the conservative government there appear to be people who believe that you're not really committed to brexit. you don't want to get the best deal. you're pessimistic and you think that brexit will be damaging for the uk. how do you respond to people who show that actually, that's not your approach and that you are batting for britain? do you remain actually really a remainer? look, we had this debate last year and we've resolved it. we're leaving the european union. the challenge now for all of is how to get the very best deal that we can, the best future for britain as we leave the european union and make our own way in the world and i'm committed to delivering that. i believe it's got to be a deal that gives the best possible future for jobs, for businesses, and for prosperity in this country and i will, that's my number one task to make sure that we're fit and ready for life out there in the big wide world, that we get the best possible deal in the negotiations with the eu so that we can deliver that bright future that britain has ahead of it. isn't the big problem that the government seems to be too engaged in arguing with itself rather than negotiating with the european union? no, i don't agree with that. we've set out very clearly in the lancaster house speech, in the article 50 letter, and then again in the florence speech our vision as it has evolved over the course of this year of our future relationship with the european union. everybody in the cabinet is signed up to that position. so we know what our proposal is. we put it on the table effectively. now we want the european union to engage with it. i have said to them in the article i wrote earlier this week, come on, kick the tyres, challenge us, ask the questions, we're ready to have this discussion with you, but let's behave like grown—ups. let's talk about the vision for the future. let's discuss it together and let's get this thing moving. let's speak to our political correspondent alext forsyth who joins us from westminster. striking alex that he has tweeted talking about a poor use of words? yes, the chancellor has clearly made an error here and i think the chancellor quickly realised that he madrid an error with his choice of language. i think what he was trying to do was to be robust m this series of interviews and defend himself from criticism that he is trying to sabotage brexit and at the same time, be fairly robust about the european union. so that's when he said to kamal, we need to be grown—ups and then in this interview with sky he went further. he was talking about divisions in the cabinet, being asked about that, and what he said, "we all have the same agenda here, but our opponents are on the other side of the negotiating table, the enemy. they are the people we're trying to negotiate with." clearly, that's the european union. that's inflammatory language and particularly surprising coming from the chancellor philip hammond who backed remain in the referendum. so he quickly tweeted to say that he regrets that poor choice of words, but labour haven't waisted any time in saying that they think it's inept that it shows it is a failing government and when you have got these hugely important and complex negotiations on—going, something like this is not a good look. interesting, thank you very much, for now, alex forsyth there at westminster. this is bbc news at five — the headlines: more accusations of sexual assault have been made against the hollywood producer harvey weinstein. the us actress rose mcgowan is the latest star to publicly accuse him of rape. president trump is expected to confirm a new strategy against iran, aimed at confronting what the white house calls tehran's aggression. the chancellor has tweeted he regrets describing eu negotiators as "the enemy" and said it was ‘a poor choice of words'. the former watford and wigan manager will lead scotland in the match against the netherlands. and with congestion and injuries, the themes of the domestic rugby season the themes of the domestic rugby season so far, wasps play their first european game just five days after their last league match tonight. i will have more on those stories just after 5.30pm. england's chief medical officer has called on governments around the world to put more effort into stopping the over—use of antibiotics. professor dame sally davies is warning of a growing threat of resistance, and that if antibiotics lose their effectiveness, it could "spell the end of modern medicine", making procedures such as caesarean sections and some cancer treatments more difficult. adina campbell reports. with infectious diseases becoming increasingly difficult to treat, the fight against bacteria is essential. for decades we've relied on antibiotics to prevent and treat infection, the bedrock of modern medicine. but now there's a new warning that the drugs we often turn to to protect us could become less effective due to drug—resista nt infections. well, what we want is patients to recognise that if they have flu or common colds, viruses, antibiotics are absolutely no use. so, please, if a doctor says, "it's a virus, you don't need an antibiotic," listen to them and don't push them for something that's not going to make a difference to you, but could make it much more risky as medicine goes forward for your children and your grandchildren. it's estimated 700,000 people around the world die every year from drug—resistant infections such as tuberculosis, hiv, and malaria. without antibiotics, it's feared common medical procedures, such as caesarean sections, cancer treatments and hip replacements, would become too risky. the uk government and the wellcome trust, a global charity that supports scientists and researchers, have now organised a meeting of health experts around the world. it's as a new project has been announced to map the spread of death and disease caused by superbugs. if no action is taken, its estimated that drug—resistant infections will kill ten million people every year by 2050. the time is 5.21pm. some of the other stories making bbc news at five. ahmed hassan mohammed ali, who's accused of planting a bomb which partially exploded on a tube train at parsons green station in london will stand trial next year. the 18—year—old from sunbury on thames was remanded in custody at an appearance at the old bailey this afternoon. the taxi service, uber, has filed an appeal against a decision by transport for london not to renew its licence to operate in the capital. last month, tfl refused uber a new private hire licence, saying the company was not "fit and proper". the appeal process could take months, during which time uber can continue to operate in london. one of japan's largest steel companies has admitted it has shipped thousands of tonnes of potentially defective parts to as many as 500 customers including aircraft manufacturer, boeing. the head of kobe steel said the number of products and customers involved is much larger than originally thought. the scandal involves thousands of tonnes of steel, aluminium and copper products shipped with false quality and inspection certificates. the mental health trust covering norfolk and suffolk has been put into special measures for a second time because of concerns about patient safety. in a report, inspectors said the number of serious incidents remained high, and staff had failed to learn from patient deaths. here's our health correspondent, sophie hutchinson. the norfolk and suffolk mental health trust, which has been putting patients at risk again. a year ago it was taken out of special measures, but today it was put back in for failing to address serious ongoing safety issues. pippa travis—williams believes her son would still be alive if he'd been properly cared for. henry, an art student, was found by police peering over a bridge notorious for suicide. he said he wanted to die. he was taken into hospital at the trust, but discharged the next day when he said he felt better. five days later, henry hanged himself. pippa says the hospital should have realised that he was at risk. the whole family are devastated. he was my only son. i cannot begin to describe how ifeel, other than i feel i have been robbed, completely robbed of the future i had planned for the last 21 years with my son. since 2013, the number of unexpected and avoidable deaths at the trust has more than doubled. in a damning report today, inspectors said it was still not focused on learning from patient deaths, the number of serious incidents was high, services were unsafe due to staff shortages and high caseloads, and some patients struggled to access crisis care. in september, the trust's chief executive, michael scott, announced his retirement. the trust denies the decision was taken ahead of today's critical report. it says it's now begun urgent work to address the inspector's concerns. we are really disappointed, but we are determined to make sure that we address the recommendations and the things we have to do to get it right. last year, when the trust was taken out of special measures, many patients and families warned it had not improved. today, questions are being asked about whether inspectors acted too hastily. we took the decision a year ago based on what we found at the time. what we saw then was a service that was improving and our anticipation and hope was that it would continue to improve. so we are very disappointed. inspectors say that they will be keeping a close eye on the trust, and if it does not improve safety for patients, further action will be taken. the court of appeal has ruled that an islamic faith school in birmingham should not teach boys separately from girls. the al hijrah school segregates children from the age of ten in lessons, during breaks, and on school trips. the three judges said ofsted inspectors were right to regard that as unlawful discrimination. it was so important. this was a place where the children were not getting the educational experience they were entitled to. boys and girls were losing out, they did not get the opportunities to learn and socialise. they weren't being properly prepare for the next stage of education orfor properly prepare for the next stage of education or for modern life in britain. the time is 5.25pm. a fisherman has had to be resuscitated after accidentally swallowing a fish he had just caught. the man was kissing the dover sole, off the bournemouth pier, in celebration of the catch, when the six—inch fish jumped into his mouth. he stopped breathing and suffered a cardiac arrest. a paramedic then managed to remove the fish from his throat, saving the man's life. sophie long takes up the fishy tale. i'm all right. i'm shaken up by it all really. you just don't expect it to happen. no, you don't. if you are going to kiss a fish, which a p pa re ntly going to kiss a fish, which apparently some anglers like to do, you don't expect it to literally jump you don't expect it to literally jump down your throat! imagine you squeeze a bar of soap, it shot out of my hand, into my mouth, and basically swam straight down my throat. it was a split second it happened and i was completely choked out. before we knew it, he was in a state of panic and was trying to re move state of panic and was trying to remove the sole of his hand. it didn't work. he got half—way down the pier here and collapsed by that point i was already on the phone to the emergency services. paramedics we re the emergency services. paramedics were on the scene within minutes, but sam's heart had already stopped. they quickly realised getting the fish out was crucial. it was about the sixth attempt that i managed to manoeuvre it, free it from the side of the trachea and then realised that i probably had most of it. when it came out, i was astounded as to the length of it. i think we measured it to be about 1k centimetres in length which is a huge object to take out in one piece. he is a sole survivor with a sore throat, but he says he feels lucky to be alive and his ordeal hasn't put him off kissing fish! he is hoping for a bigger than bitesized catch next time! what a wonderful, wonderful paramedic. let's catch up with the weather. it's fit weather for fish in some locations. if you thought it was cloudy today with you, you weren't alone. there are gaps across the eastern side of england and across the north of scotland too, but anywhere near that frontal zone, i'm afraid the rain keeps on coming for afraid the rain keeps on coming for a good portion of the night. parts of northern ireland and southern scotla nd of northern ireland and southern scotland and northern western parts of wales. if you are north of the front with clearer skies, ten, 11, 12 celsius, you get the clo cloud and rain until it fizzles. more rain arriving further north later on in the day. it's not all about cloud and rain, there will be warmth once the sunshine comes through the cloud across england and wales. we do it again on sunday. the rain becoming more extensive with time across the greater part of scotland and into northern ireland, but sunshine across england and wales. i think we are going to see at least 20, maybe 21 or 22 celsius. good evening. this is bbc news. the headlines: more accusations of sexual assault have been made against the hollywood producer harvey weinstein. the us actress rose mcgowan is the latest star to publicly accuse him of rape. president trump is expected to confirm a new strategy against iran, aimed at confronting what the white house calls "tehran's aggression". the chancellor has tweeted that he regrets describing eu negotiators as "the enemy" and said it was ‘a poor choice of words'. the chief medical officer for england, dame sally davies, has called for governments around the world to put more effort into stopping the over—use of antibiotics. otherwise, she warned, modern medicine as we know it would come to an end. we will talk more about harvey weinstein and harassment in the workplace in this half—hour. we will maybe hear from workplace in this half—hour. we will maybe hearfrom president trump workplace in this half—hour. we will maybe hear from president trump as well, and here's the film review. let's catch up with all the sports news. malcolm mackay will take charge of scotla nd malcolm mackay will take charge of scotland on an interim basis following the departure of gordon strachan. mackay already works for the sfa as performance director, so he will do bothjobs the sfa as performance director, so he will do both jobs leading the sfa as performance director, so he will do bothjobs leading up the sfa as performance director, so he will do both jobs leading up to the friendly next month against the netherlands. he is also a former watford, cardiff and wigan manager, and will step into the team to allow the sfa are little more time to consider strachan's long—term successor. malcolm mackay steps in an interim charge of scotland for the friendly against holland next month. of course, he is a man who comes with a controversial past, because he has admitted sending racist and sexist text messages whilst the manager of cardiff city. he is the performance director hear what the scottish football association, and all they would say is that he will take charge for that game against the dutch. the big question is, will he be in the frame to ta ke question is, will he be in the frame to take the job on a long—term basis? for now, the sfa says that process hasn't even started, but malcolm mackay is an interim charge, a controversialfigure. malcolm mackay is an interim charge, a controversial figure. this respectable and sad, that's what totte n ha m respectable and sad, that's what tottenham manager mauricio pochettino things pep guardiola's suggestion that his side should be known as the harry kane team. pochettino feels the manchester city's boss's remark is unfair.” think that situation doesn't affect me. in reality, it was very disrespectful for many people. it is difficult to understand, because he was part of the big success in barcelona. i think i never said was part of the big success in barcelona. ithink i never said it was a messi team. sergio aguero could play a part in city's game against stoke tomorrow, two weeks since breaking a rib in a car crash in amsterdam. he was expected to be up in amsterdam. he was expected to be upfora lot in amsterdam. he was expected to be up for a lot longer, and pep guardiola says that although he is not 100%, he is back in full training. a major revamp of test cricket is planned, aimed at making it more appealing to fans like the shorter forms of the game. the icc gave the go—ahead for a 9— team series to begin in 2019. there will also be a one—day international league that will lead to direct qualification for the world cup. there will also bea for the world cup. there will also be a trial of four — day test matches instead of five. the rugby union season has been characterised so far by injury problems. fixture congestion is one of the possible causes. five days after the last game, wasps, who earlier in the mud had 15 players unavailable, start this season's european cup with the match tonight in belfast against ulster. they have had a testing start of the season, having lost four of their opening six games. some players are back, including captain joe launchbury. it's not ideal, but people will look and say it is sour grapes if i am whingeing. iam not looking and say it is sour grapes if i am whingeing. i am not looking for excuses. it is not ideal or perfect. it is pretty unfair, really, but it is the cards we been dealt and you have to deal with that. we will address it in the right manner and won't use it as an excuse. if we don't perform on the weekend, the five day turnaround doesn't have, but it won't be the reason why. more on all those stories online on the bbc sport website. join lee foster for sportsday at 6:30pm. —— ollie foster. let's return now to the mounting allegations against the hollywood film producer harvey weinstein. the former us presidential candidate hillary clinton has been talking about the scandal. she's been speaking to the bbc‘s andrew marr and described her reaction to when she first heard about the allegations. i was shocked and appalled, because i have known him through politics, as many democrats have. he has been a supporter. he has been a funder for all of us, for obama, for me, for people who've run for office in the united states. it was just disgusting. the stories that have come out are heartbreaking. and i really commend the women who have been willing to step forward now and tell their stories. but i think it's important that we not just focus on him and whatever consequences flow from these stories about his behaviour, but that we recognise this kind of behaviour cannot be tolerated anywhere, whether it is in entertainment, politics... after all, we have somebody admitting to being a sexual assaulter in the oval office. there has to be a recognition that we must stand against this kind of action that is so sexist and misogynistic. this depends on women coming forward, having the courage to come forward. yet in your book, the three women brought onto stage by donald trump attacking your husband, you dismissed them. was that the right thing to do? yes, because that had been litigated. that was the subject of a huge investigation in the ‘90s. there were conclusions drawn. that was clearly in the past. but it is something that has to be taken seriously. as i say, for everyone, not just for those in entertainment. nobody wants to blame women, but nonetheless powerful women like you have a duty to call men out. as i did throughout the campaign! i certainly did. the really sad part of the campaign was how this horrific tape, what he said about women in the past, what he said about women during the campaign, was discounted by a lot of voters. do you think donald trump and harvey weinstein are the same kind of person deep down? i'm not a psychologist. i can't draw that conclusion. there are credible reports about both from women. given what donald trump has said and the way he behaves, do you think he hates women? he has a narrow view of what a woman should be, and is very focused on keeping women in their place. the way he treated angela merkel, for example, when she came to the oval office, where he would not shake her hand, where he would not look at her, compared to the way he treated theresa may, whose hand he grabbed. it was a grab. yes. there are two types of women — women i like and i can work with, or women who will challenge me. that seems quite sexist if not misogynistic to me. hillary clinton talking to andrew marr. let's discuss the broader issue of sexual harassment in the workplace. laura bates is the founder of the everyday sexism project, which documents experiences of sexism, harassment and assault to register how extensive it is in society. laura joins me now. women give examples of appalling sexism they have encountered in life. that's right. and in the past few years, life. that's right. and in the past few yea rs, over life. that's right. and in the past few years, over 100,000 women had shared their experiences, which speaks to the scale of the problem. for the last few days, we have been talking about harvey weinstein. this problem happens to be around show business, around the entertainment industry, but you have done a lot of research into this, and you've uncovered stories that relate to all kinds of industries, all kinds of workplaces, not just kinds of industries, all kinds of workplaces, notjust entertainment. absolutely, across every industry, i would say with absolute confidence, whether it is police, the church of england, an office worker being told to sit on her boss's lap if she wa nts to sit on her boss's lap if she wants her christmas bonus, or a woman working in a video store who goes up woman working in a video store who goes up a woman working in a video store who goes up a ladder in this job woman working in a video store who goes up a ladder in thisjob —— in the store room and a boss slaps her. a waitress who was locked into the freezer, the walk—in freezer, at the restau ra nt freezer, the walk—in freezer, at the restaurant by a co—worker who said he wouldn't let her out unless he could kiss her. a woman who was told she had to have a threesome with her boss and another manager or she would be fired. these are notjust anecdotal, they are examples. we carried out some research where we found that over half of women reported workplace harassment. it is not an exaggeration to describe this as endemic. the issue around everything we're hearing about the harvey weinstein allegations is, it's about abuse of power. absolutely. he was targeting people who were very young at the very start of their career, because he was, by definition, in a position of power over them. it is the power —— is it the power structure that you will uncover a new research? very frequently it is a big part of the issue. these are often men who know exactly what they are doing, who specifically prey on victims where they have power or control over their careers. people will not speak up their careers. people will not speak up because of the negative ramifications it could have their career. they don't think they will be taken seriously, fear losing their job, be taken seriously, fear losing theirjob, and be taken seriously, fear losing their job, and they be taken seriously, fear losing theirjob, and they say they often feel unable to report what has happened. and this is key, isn't it? when we discuss this, there are people who say, it is frightening and horrible, but! people who say, it is frightening and horrible, but i don't understand why the person involved didn't feel able to speak out or at least feel able to speak out or at least feel able to speak out or at least feel able to tell other women and collectively they could speak out. what evidence have you unearthed? what evidence have you unearthed? what stories do people tell you about why they don't report this? that's right. it is an understandable and well—meaning reaction, but of course, we know that many women do report this. in fa ct, that many women do report this. in fact, many of the women making allegations now have said that they did speak up and no one wanted to hear. women in the workplace, when they come forward and say something, we heard one story of a woman who was sexually assaulted during a conference, and when she told hr about her male colleagues, conspiratorially, i hear he has recently been divorced, as if that excused it. women have been told, you are young and pretty and he is the ceo, what did you expect? a woman in science was told, do you really wa nt woman in science was told, do you really want this on your record? so there is a cultural issue. what happens from this? could there be a positive fallout from everything that we're discussing around the entertainment industry? could it, do you think... it has put the issue in the spotlight in a useful way, had it, for women? i hope it will open people's eyes to the prevalence and severity of the issue. people like to think this happened in the 60s and 70s and doesn't any more, but this is the tip of the iceberg and hopefully this case will raise awareness. my hope is that we will see people taking actions, not victims, not saying, she should have done this or that, but people in the workplaces. we know that a huge number of people knew about weinstein and look the other way. my hope is that men are hearing and seeing some of these things going on will challenge what is going on. more than anything, i'd like to see organisations and businesses taking action on this, because a huge number of people who report to us say there is no clear pathway for reporting in their workplace. i would have to go to my manager, and he is the one harassing me. i have seen someone come forward and experiencing negative repercussions. it is down to companies to put transparent reporting procedures in place, to train staff about harassment and to have a zero tolerance approach. male allies are important, actually. it is not meant to be two counts of people pitted against each other. men are just as appalled as women. yes, it is very much a case of people standing up against prejudice together. we know that when women come forward, they are more likely to face accusations of, you are doing it for a particular reason, blamed — what we re particular reason, blamed — what were you wearing? we know that men ina were you wearing? we know that men in a privileged position are more able sometimes to speak out, so we need their voices as well. laura bates, really good to talk to you. thanks so much for coming in. the time is almost a quarter to six. let's show you the scene at the white house in washington, because we have been talking a lot about president trump, and an announcement is expected about the iran nuclear deal. we expect president trump to appear shortly, so we will be back at the white house once that briefing gets underway. with the time at a quarter to, it means it's time for the film review. hello and welcome to the film review on bbc news. to take us through this week's cinema releases, as ever, is mock somewhat. what have you been watching? a mixed bag - we have been watching? a mixed bag - we have been watching the snowman, a thriller starring michael fassbender. the ritual camping holiday goes to hell. and loving vincent, an oil painted animation. masses to talk about with that one. the snowman to start with. i feel like the only one in a newsroom who hasn't read the novel. i hadn't read it either. this is an adaptation of the thriller, directed by the man who