so have a clear plan because there are so many different contingencies and hypotheticals. figures in scotland show the dramatic improvement in cervical cancer rates following the routine vaccination of schoolgirls. and the dangers of a bad diet. scientists say that globally it is a bigger killer than smoking. ina bigger killer than smoking. in a moment it will be time for sports day but first let s take a look at what else is coming up this evening. following those brexit talks, we will be speaking to trevor mcdonald, the irish author. today a report finds the crew of the ethiopian airlines plane followed all the correct procedures, we hear from an aviation expert at eight and we look at tomorrow s front pages with grace bla kely we look at tomorrow s front pages with grace blakely and kate andrews. that is all coming up. hello and welcome to sportsday with me, will perry. coming up this evening: with more pyrotechnics thrown onto the pitch in the scottish premiership, we tak
more in 15 minutes. it is tuesday 12 february. our top story: anyone who has a serious criminal conviction will be barred from getting a taxi licence under plans being set out today. the government wants to introduce stricter background checks and is even considering forcing cabs to have cctv to protect vulnerable passengers. our transport correspondent tom burridge has the details. hello, just from licensing, how are you? spotchecks in newcastle. here, they have tightened the rules were issuing taxi licence is, after private hire cabs were used by a gang of a number of years to groom and abuse girls and young women. 18 people were jailed in 2017. and 29 drivers have had their licences revoked in the past year. four of them had been previously convicted of sexual offences. in response, newcastle joined ten other councils in the north east of england to create a single licensing body, so the steyn standards and checks are applied when issuing licences same standards. i thin
our top story. a former executive at sir philip green s arcadia group, was paid more than £1 million after accusing him of groping her, according to new claims in the daily telegraph. several other former employees received six figure payments after alleging inappropriate behaviour, the newspaper says. sir philip categorically denies he is guilty of any unlawful sexual or racist behaviour. caroline rigby reports. sir philip green, the boss of topshop, is one of britain s best known businessmen. yesterday, a judge let him drop his injunction against the daily telegraph after a legal battle lasting six months. today, more claims about his conduct appear in the newspaper. the telegraph says one senior female executive at sir philip green s arcadia group was paid more than £1 million after he called her a naughty girl , slapped on the bottom, and groped her. another executive, who s black, received around £1 million after sir philip allegedly made derogatory remarks about his
hello, good morning. we have still got some very windy weather around in some areas this morning. the winds will gradually ease down and we are left with a day of sunshine and showers. tomorrow won t be as windy. there will be sunshine, rain at times. it will feel chillier than today. more details later on. it s saturday, 9 february. our top story. a former executive at sir philip green s arcadia group, was paid more than £1 million after accusing him of groping her, according to new claims in the daily telegraph. the newspaper says several other former employees received six figure payments after alleging inappropriate behaviour. sir philip categorically denies he is guilty of any unlawful sexual or racist behaviour. caroline rigby reports. sir philip green, the boss of topshop, is one of britain s best known businessmen. yesterday, a judge let him drop his injunction against the daily telegraph after a legal battle lasting six months. today, more claims about his conduct a
theresa may has been meeting the president of the european commission, jean claude juncker, in brussels to try to secure changes to the brexit withdrawal agreement both sides described the talks as robust but constructive. mrjuncker again insisted there could be no re opening of the agreement, but both leaders have agreed to meet again before the end of the month. theresa may has to get changes to the agreement to have any hope of securing the support of mps, after her original deal was rejected by the commons. the labour leader jeremy corbyn has set out five demands for his party to support a brexit deal, including a permanent customs union and close alignment with the single market. let s go to brussels now and ros atkins is there for us. well, what has been happening here in brussels very much depends on which way you want to see it, because on one level the mood music has been more positive, particularly more positive than some of the comments from donald tusk yesterday