jill saward who was the first rape victim to waive her right to anonymity has died at the age of 51. she was assaulted during a burglary at herfather‘s vicarage in ealing in west london in 1986. at the trial, the judge caused controversy when he said her suffering had been not so great . jill saward went on to campaign on behalf of victims of sexual violence as well as help to train police officers and judges. tonight the attorney generaljeremy wright said her tireless campaigning had helped ensure victims were now at the heart of the criminal justice system. phil mackie looks back at her life. it is part of my past now, and when i talk about rape, it doesn t hurt me. the victim of what became known as the ealing vicarage rape, jill saward was just 21 when she was attacked by burglars, who broke into herfather‘s vicarage in ealing in west london. tv newsreader: the hunt for the vicarage rapists. the case was the focus of massive media attention, not least because the
some comment taitors to talk about this. . the chances to end the strike on southern rail is more remote than ever. at 7.40pm we ll hear from the rmt. at 19.40, the hip hop blues man, rag and bone man who has been named runner up man, rag and bone man who has been named runnerup in man, rag and bone man who has been named runner up in the bbc sound 2017 gives us a tour of his dressing room and ing. now it s sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday with me will perry. the headlines this evening. marco silva is appointed as hull s new manager, his job now is to keep them in the premier league manchester city manager pep guardiola insists he s not ready to quit management, despite claiming he s arriving at the end of his career. and sir andy murray s in a tight 2nd set against nicolas almagro in the quarterfinal of the qatar open. thank you forjoining us. hull city have appointed marco silva as their new manager, a man they hope can keep them in the premier league where hull
the news where you are. welcome to sportsday, the headlines, andy murray makes it 27 wins in aero after victory over nicolas almagro in the qatar open quarterfinal. sir andy murray. marco silva is the man appointed by bottom of the table hull to try and keep them in the premier league. manchester city manager pep guardiola insists he s not ready to quit management despite saying that he is arriving at the end his career. hello, hope your thursday evening is going well. sir andy murray is through to the semi finals of the qatar 0pen tennis, extending his record unbeaten run to 27 matches. tonight s win against spain s nicolas almagro didn t come easily though, as tim hague reports. voiceover: on an arabian night, fit for a knight, sir andy murray look to continue his run of competitive wins but with 26 in the bag, number 27 looked a bit unlikely when nicolas almagro broke in the opening game. while mistakes make murray a moody man he couldn t complain about what followed, t
growing leisure boat industry. from small, human powered, two giant super yachts. and it s one of the highlights of the sporting calendar, as the top teams enter the fa cup, and one of the world s most successful managers pep guardiola gets his first taste of its magic tonight. the sounds of stonehenge and why they could reveal some of the secrets of the historic site. and matt has the weather. good morning. will it be the sound of ice scrapers echoing around the south and east today? it is a day of contrast. while some have frosts, temperatures down to 6, for others it is cloudy and wet. the forecast coming up in15 it is cloudy and wet. the forecast coming up in 15 minutes. good morning. first, our main story. the us president elect donald trump is due to meet intelligence chiefs today, to discuss claims that russia tried to interfere in the american presidential election. he s faced criticism from both republicans and democrats about his approach to the allegations, and le
of demonstrations taking place gci’oss of demonstrations taking place across the world in support of women s rights and against donald trump s presidency. the bbc understands prime minister theresa may will travel to washington this week to meet the president. nine people had been arrested, rescue from an italian hotel which was buried by an avalanche three days ago. a man has appeared in court in sheffield charged with the murder of the 16 year old. her body was found ona the 16 year old. her body was found on a pathway near rotherham on monday. now it is time for sports day. hello and welcome to sportsday with me hugh woozencroft and james pearce. the headlines this evening. rooney the record breaker. wayne rooney s injury time equaliser at stoke makes him manchester united s leading scorer. a shock defeat for liverpool. they re beaten at home by swansea. johanna konta eases into the fourth round of the australian open. also coming up in the programme: another win and
with me hugh woozencroft and james pearce. the headlines this evening. rooney the record breaker. wayne rooney s injury time equaliser at stoke makes him manchester united s leading scorer. a shock defeat for liverpool. they re beaten at home by swansea. johanna konta eases into the fourth round of the australian open. also coming up in the programme: another win and another masters final for ronnie o sullivan. good evening, it s another big weekend of sport with tennis, rugby and snooker to come but we start with the news that captain wayne rooney has become manchester united s record goalscorer. rooney s late equaliser away at stoke city in the premier league is his 250th goal for the club and eclipses the mark set by sir bobby charlton. here s what rooney had to say after the game. it s a great feeling, obviously. bit of a strange one at the minute, having dropped two points, but in the grand scheme of things it s a hugely proud moment for myself and something that will li
but first the us appeals court has delivered another blow to president trump s travel ban on people from seven mainly muslim countries. it has refused to reinstate the ban which was suspended yesterday by a federal court in washington state. earlier i spoke to dr brian klaas, a fellow in comparative politics at the london school of economics. i began by asking him how vulnerable the travel ban was to legal challenges. it was a slapdash and sloppy, rushed attempt to institute a campaign pledge. given that trump had said on the campaign trail repeatedly he thought muslims shouldn t be allowed in the united states, then the mayor said they were trying to find a legal way to do this, it was obvious it was a muslim ban. beyond that, the secretary of homeland security was not briefed appropriately so the political wing of the white house rushed this through and ended up creating a vulnerability to these type of legal challenges. do you think the white house will learn from this
into the way britain s train system is organised. mps say it lets down passengers and isn t fit for purpose . now on bbc news, sportsday. good evening. the headlines, we also have a scare in rome, injury troubles as well but they are still top of the six nations table. a good day for majesty in the premier league, both clu bs majesty in the premier league, both clubs willing to commitjesus saving city against swansea. and a davis cup quarterfinal is at stake, great britain are up against canada. after yesterday s tight matches at twickenham and many feared it was one sided in rome, that s how it looked on paper as wales beat italy 53-7. looked on paper as wales beat italy 53 7. they are top of the six nations standings on points difference but they missed out on a bonus point although they will be more than satisfied because they trailed at half time. they hope that injuries to george north and down big and too serious. they play england next week in cardiff. patrick gearey
rail companies‘ franchises according to mps on the transport committee. their report criticises whitehall forfailing to hold rail companies to account. the government says it s already implementing many of the mps‘ recommendations. here s our business correspondent joe lynam. if you re a regular train user, you ll know all about the disruption at southern rail, the above inflation ticket rises and carriages bursting at peak times. how do you feel about rail franchises, though? i live in halifax so i always get the northern line to manchester or to leeds and it s always late. there s, like, two carriages for a million people. it s very expensive, that s why i don t normally use them because i can drive much cheaper. i think there should still be franchising but it needs more regulations in place to punish the train companies. i tend to travel on virgin, i tend to prefer them over the other ones. they tend to be very reliable. the transport select committee which oversees
the largest comeback in super bowl history is ten points, a feat that has been accomplished three times. falcons looking for their first super bowl title in franchise history after losing their only previous appearance in the nfl‘s 1999. 21- 21 three in the third quarter. cameroon have won their fifth africa cup of nations with a late goal from substitute vincent aboubakar to seal a 2 1 victory over egypt. the match was played in libreville, the capital of host country gabon, and piers edwards was there watching it all unfold. cameroon are champions of africa for a fifth time overall, and for the first time since 2002, and they have done things the hard way. prior to the tournament, seven players refused to honour international call ups for various reasons, and even during the tournament there was a bonus round involving the players and theirfederation. bonus round involving the players and their federation. in the final they didn t do anything easily. egypt lost mohammed