Now temperatures look set to plummet toa now temperatures look set to plummet to a record level. And Ridley Scotts latest film all the money in the world hits the screens it saw Christopher Plummer replace kevin spacey. Well get the verdict in the film review at 8 45. Good evening and welcome to bbc news. The chair of the parole board has apologised unreservedly to victims of the serial sex attacker john worboys after some of them were not told of his imminent release from prison. The black cab driver was jailed in 2009, for offences against 12 women but detectives later said they believed hed attacked more than 100 women. Mps are now calling for an inquiry into why some victims were not informed and whether their views were sufficiently ta ken into account. Our home editor mark easton reports. Rapistjohn worboys has become symbolic of the charge that police and prosecutors in england and wales still dont take violent sexual crimes against women seriously enough. The london cabbie, who drugged and raped or sexually assaulted numerous women in the back of his taxi, is to be released after nine years, a parole board decision that has prompted fury and questions, not least were victims ignored . 58 mps have written to thejustice secretary calling for an investigation into why some of worboys victims were not told their attacker would soon be back on the streets. I think its very difficult at this point in time to know what role the victims have had in the decision to givejohn worboys parole. They do have a clearly defined role and what were asking is that the secretary of state act to ensure that has happened. The head of the parole board has apologised unreservedly to victims who say they were not informed of worboyss imminent release, accepting that the news must have been very distressing. The ministry ofjustice says some victims had chosen not to be informed. But the questions raised by this case go beyond the management of worboys release from prison. 0ne urgent question why was parole granted . Its likely he accepted guilt for his convictions, but quite how the board decided he now poses no risk must remain secret. Im not allowed by law to explain the reasons for our decision. As ive said before, id like to get that changed. And so if this pushes the idea that the parole board processes need to be much more open and transparent and we get support for that, then i think some good will have come out of all this. We need to understand whether hes admitted guilt in relation to the offences that he was convicted for and, indeed, the police need to look again at the possibility of prosecuting him for those many further offences of which he is also suspected. Given that more than 100 women have said worboys tried to drug and sexually assault them, the question why were so many allegations not prosecuted is being asked once again. 80 women came forward after his arrest was publicised, more still after his trial, but only the allegations from 12 women were raised at his trial because prosecutors focused on the cases most likely to get a conviction. One of my clients, due to a very Poor Police Investigation did not succeed in having her case prosecuted. She was told by the police, who reinvestigated it later, that didnt matter if her case didnt go forward because there were enough that were going forward. The director of Public Prosecutions at the time, keir starmer, now a labour shadow minister, today urged victims to take the allegations to the police. I think these decisions were nine years ago. Its very important that you go to the Crown Prosecution Service and get an accurate readout of the decisions that were made, particularly if further allegations are likely to be made now. Thank you very much indeed. But with police saying worboys may be britains most prolific sex attacker, did the original punishment fit the crime . This is a guy who drugged 12 women, who carried out a campaign to attempt to rape a very large number of women and who has served rather less than ten years in prison and is now said to be safe. Its pretty surprising. Worboys will have to comply with stringent controls while on parole, but his release reactivates the debate about how the criminalJustice System still treats perpetrators and victims of sexual crimes. And mark says he expects a review of the parole system following the case i think ministers will have to think quite hard about some of the questions raised by this case. You heard the head of the parole board himself says he wants to have a review of the automatic secrecy that surrounds parole Board Hearings and im sure that will certainly be considered. The committee of mps that hold the ministry ofjustice to account will look into that. They also want to look into why some victims apparently were not in informed of worboys imminent release. It will also look at the role of prosecutors in deciding how many of the cases, perhaps 100 different women, why so few were involved in the original trial. The type of sentence that worboys was given is called an imprisonment for public protection. It is a indeterminate sentence. It is given to people whose crimes would not impose a life sentence but who posed a risk to the public. That no longer exists and i think that these kinds of offenders, there will be also questions as to whether we need to look again at that. But overall, the real issue, i think, is just how is the criminal Justice System good enough at dealing with the sensitivities that always surround these cases of intimate sexual violence. And tonight the Crown Prosecution Service has issued a statement, following this conviction, we were advised by the metropolitan police there were a further 19 complainants. The police were advised in respect of these 19 complainants that if there were any allegations of rape they should refer these cases. It would be unlikely that it would be in in the Public Interest to prosecute worboys in relation to allegations of Sexual Assault or administering a substance with intent, because of the maximum sentence available to the court. The police submitted a file in respect of one complainant who alleged a Sexual Assault, this file did not pass the evidential test. For more on this lets talk to professor andrew sanders. He is a professor of criminal law and criminology at Sussex University and a former parole board member and joins us by webcam. Thank you very much forjoining others. What do you think may have gone wrong in this particular case with regard to notifying victims . dont know what went wrong but clearly victims ought to have a Central Place in this process and pa rt Central Place in this process and part of that should be that they should be told, if they wish to be informed, they should be told well in advance of the actual release date. That didnt happen in this case and the bags obviously com pletely case and the bags obviously completely wrong. To what extent are pa role completely wrong. To what extent are parole boards encouraged to take into account the views of victims . The way it works is that a sentence like this, and into and indeterminate sentence, it is set by thejudge in terms indeterminate sentence, it is set by the judge in terms of the indeterminate sentence, it is set by thejudge in terms of the minimum sentence to be served and the second pa rt sentence to be served and the second part of the sentence is what the pa role part of the sentence is what the parole board decides the person it should serve until he or she is safe to release. In this case, they decided that this man was saved to be released. We cantjudge whether that was a wise decision or not but there is no reason to think that the pa role there is no reason to think that the parole board got it wrong because they tend to be quite risk averse in these situations. They only make these situations. They only make these decisions when they are pretty sure it is a safe thing to do. What are the factors that they have to consider before coming to that decision . The key question is whether there is a substantial risk to the public if this plan is to be released. They make that decision based on a whole series of reports which would have been done on the offender. With any serious offence like these sexual offences, the offender would have done a number of programmes to understand why they did the crime and the people running the courses would assess whether that person is likely to commit crime again. With a serious sexual offence they will have done a Treatment Programme which is very long and complex and intense with a lot of supervision and it is run by people with a lot of expertise in these matters. When people say that these matters. When people say that the victim should have a role in this, we have to understand that in assessing how risky it is in the future, you need people who have experience and training in assessing risk. Victims should be involved in expressing the type of hurt that they suffered and being able to express how the affected them. Being able to request support, counselling, rehousing if necessary, the victim should have huge role in asking for support but it doesnt mean they should necessarily help to assess risk. Briefly, if you would, what are the arguments in favour of Greater Transparency in that process . Greater transparency in that process . There are some very good reasons for more transparency. There is no reason why these processes should be kept secret. If you compare a parole Board Hearing with a trial, in a trial the victim can observe most of the trial and understand the process by which the evidence is produced and assessed and verdicts are reached. That doesnt happen with parole Board Hearings. I dont understand why victims cant attend parole Board Hearings. It doesnt means to say they would have active role necessarily although one might think the victim should be able to ask the offender questions but if they could understand how the process work, they would have more reassurance that this is a process designed to protect people. Alexander sanders from Sussex University, thanks very much for talking to others. And well find out how this story and many others are covered in tomorrows front pages at 10 40 this evening in the papers our guests joining me tonight are randeep ramesh, chief leader writer at the guardian and the political strategist jo tanner. One of the killers of the toddlerjames bulger in 1993 jon venables has been charged over indecent images of children. The trial will be held in an unnamed court. Our Home Affairs CorrespondentDaniel Sandford is outside the Crown Prosecution Service in central london. A very carefully worded Statement Released by the Crown Prosecution Service from its headquarters in london. It said that the man formerly known asjon venables has been charged with offences relating to indecent images of children and will appear in the crown court. No further details can be revealed at this stage and because of reporting restrictions we can say very little more about the cases sell. Venables was first jailed in 1993 more about the cases sell. Venables was firstjailed in 1993 along with Robert Thompson when they were ten yea rs Robert Thompson when they were ten years old. They were jailed for life for the abduction, torture and murder of two year old james bolger. They were released eight years later in 2001. Robert thompson disappeared with a new identity into relative obscurity but venables was convicted in 2010 of possession of child abuse images. He was recalled to prison and today came the news that once again he has been charged. Daniel sandford. Despite legal efforts by the white house to block it, the Controversial Book about Donald Trumps first year as us president has gone on sale. Fire and fury was released four days early, and people have been queuing in the us to buy a copy. Its author, Michael Wolff, has questioned the president s mental stability and said everyone he spoke to in the white house described mr trump as being like a child in need of instant gratification. 0ur north america editor jon sopel has more. Not quite harry potter but at midnight last night, they were queuing to get their hands on fire and fury, and if donald trump had the powers of the young wizard, hed have made this book disappear but he doesnt and this damning portrait is now available for everyone to read. Well, what im most looking forward to is seeing what we all know is going onjust below the surface. Im expecting the white house to be as absolutely dysfunctional as the leaks make it seem. I dont think anyone really gets tired of palace intrigue. The picture it paints of life in the west wing is unsparing, allegations of marital strain, of tears and tantrums, of dysfunction and improvisation. And at the epicentre of every storm, donald j trump. I will tell you the one description that everyone gave, everyone has in common, they all say he is like a child. And what they mean by that is he has a need for immediate gratification. Its all about him. And the gravest charge of all, Michael Wolff alleges that a number of his unnamed sources told him that the president was mentally unfit to remain in office, a charge that brought this response from the president s spokeswoman. Its disgraceful and laughable. If he was unfit he probably wouldnt be sitting there and wouldnt have defeated the most qualified group of candidates that the Republican Party has ever seen. The president has been on twitter to rubbish the book saying i authorised zero access to white house, actually turned him down many times, for author of phoney book i never spoke to him for any book. Full of lies, misrepresentations, and sources that dont exist. But thats not how Michael Wolff remembers it. I absolutely spoke to the president , whether he realised it was an interview or not, i dont know but it certainly was not off the record. The author says he stands by every word. Although with Anonymous Sources its hard to fact check. The most remarkable thing about this is given Michael Wolffs track record why white house staff gave him access to the inner sanctum of the west wing for months on end as virtually a semi resident. The author was asked this morning what he had to say about the threatening legal letter the president s lawyers had sent. His reply . Where do i send the box of chocolates . Jon sopel, bbc news, washington. The headlines on bbc news the head of the parole board apologises for the victims ofjohn warboys who werent told of his release. John venables is charged with possession of indecent images of children. Copies of a Controversial Book about President Trump hit the shelves its author says he stands by every word. Sport now and now for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre. Lets bring you right up to date with the two fa cup third round tie is taking place tonight. This is the Merseyside Derby at anfield, you can watch live on bbc one. Virgil van dijk making his liverpool debut. A £75 million transfer from southampton. This is wayne rooney getting booked for that challenge. A fiery Merseyside Derby. Still goalless at anfield. Liverpool 0 0 everton with 23 minutes played. The other games saw Manchester United kick off against derby county five minutes later. Its still goalless there, they have played 30 minutes at old trafford. Not involved in the Merseyside Derby, ross barkley who hasjoined Merseyside Derby, ross barkley who has joined chelsea for a fee thought to be £50 million. He is yet to play this season after hamstring surgery but is now approaching match fitness. He signed a 5. 5 year deal at chelsea, he joined fitness. He signed a 5. 5 year deal at chelsea, hejoined everton fitness. He signed a 5. 5 year deal at chelsea, he joined everton as an 11 year old back in 2005. Arsene wenger has been handed a three match touchline ban and fined £40,000 by the fa over the comments he made about the referee of the game against west brom. He has also been as to provide observations about what he said about penalty decisions given in recent matches. Natalie perks has more. The ban follows an independent Regulatory Commission appearance today in which he admitted language used was abusive, improper and questioning the integrity of the official. He will miss the match against nottingham forest, the first leg of arsenal pa rs forest, the first leg of arsenal pars semifinal in the league cup against chelsea and a premier league match away at bournemouth. Hes also been asked for observations about things he said around the Festive Season relating to penalty decisions. He seems to be suggesting there is a conspiracy against arsenal and doesnt seem to be a happy bunny at the moment. Last season, he served a four game touchline ban after swearing at Anthony Taylor in a home game against birmingham and calling him dishonest. Dave day three of the final ashes test starts in a couple of hours time with australia in a commanding position. It is the most often repeated sentence of the ashes, steve smith is still there and he is alongside Usman Khawaja who is not far short of his century and they are batting england out of this