I respect him and his record. And i think that what we need to do now is honour the will of the people and get brexit done. Meanwhile, the labour leader claims a leaked government document shows the Prime Minister is misleading people about his brexit deal this is cold, hard evidence that categorically shows the impact a damaging brexit deal would have on large parts of our country. The london fire brigade commissioner strongly criticised over the grenfell disaster agrees to stand down early. The miracle of a woman whos heart stopped beating for six hours and lived to tell the tale. It feels really incredible that i survived it and im just really lucky to be here and to kind of be able to get on with my life. And coming up on bbc news. Chelsea manager Frank Lampard will be able to buy players in january after their transfer ban was halved by the court of arbitration for sport. Good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. A man described by police as one of the most dangerous sex offenders ever seen in the uk has been found guilty of a string of charges at the old bailey. 34 year old Joseph Mccann was accused of 37 charges relating to 11 women and children, including rape, false imprisonment and kidnap. Our Home Affairs Correspondent june kelly is at the old bailey. This has been a highly unusual case because Joseph Mccann this has been a highly unusual case becauseJoseph Mccann has refused to leave prison to attend his trial here. But he has strung the court along claiming he wanted to come to court and then not appearing. This has obviously delayed the trial and wasted thousands of pounds of public money. The full details ofJoseph Mccanns crimes are simply too horrific to report. Just a warning that this report coming up does contain details which some viewers may find distressing. In the front passenger seat of this car, a 21 year old woman is being kept captive by joseph car, a 21 year old woman is being kept captive byJoseph Mccann. He has grabbed her off the street with a knife to her throat, held her and raped her. She is too traumatised to escape. As he pays for his petrol, this is a man at the start of a perverted mission to attack, terrify and humiliate women and children. Mccann kidnaps his first victim after she leaves this nightclub in watford. Her ordeal lasts five hours. A few days later in waltha mstow hours. A few days later in walthamstow in east london, a 25 year old is walking home from this tube station. Mccann spots the woman. Her identity is disguised. Then he stops and seizes her, subjecting her to 14 hours of depravity and violence in his car. Still holding this woman, he moved to edgware in north london and kidnaps a 21 year old off the street. He drives to a pub car park in hertfordshire and now with two prisoners he stops and rapes the 21 year old. He then heads to watford and this hotel. Hello . Hello . Keeping watch on his captives, mccann, wearing rosary beads around his neck, tries to book a room so beads around his neck, tries to book a room so he can continue his abuse. But when he returns to the car, one of the women smashes a vodka bottle over his head and both finally managed to break free. With a manhunt under way, mccann evades ca ptu re manhunt under way, mccann evades capture and travels to the north west. In lancashire, he rapes a girl of 17 and her 11 year old brother after taking them and their mother prisoner. Within hours in greater manchester, he abducts and rapes a woman of 71. Then kidnaps and sexually assaults a 13 year old girl. He crosses into cheshire. In congleton he grabs two 14 year old girls off the street. 86, urgent. Police spot and then trace his stolen fiat. He hits this mercedes. They lose him and he abandons his car with the girls in it. Where has he gone . having shaken off the police, he turns up at a pub. He just come in for a drink a malibu and lemonade. I knew he was a dodgy character when he walked into the pub, he had quite a sway on him and asked to use the phone. It was really bizarre, he was writing down lots of things like postcodes and some phone numbers. He is eventually found by police who corner him hiding upa found by police who corner him hiding up a tree. Four hours, there isa hiding up a tree. Four hours, there is a stand off before he is finally brought down and arrested. He tells officers, if you had caught me for the first two, the rest of this wouldnt have happened. Joseph mccann is a horrendously dangerous individual who has shown complete co nte m pt individual who has shown complete contempt for his victims. He is clearly one of the most dangerous sex offenders i think we have ever seen sex offenders i think we have ever seenin sex offenders i think we have ever seen in this country. Joseph mccanns background makes this case a catastrophic failure by the criminal justice system. A catastrophic failure by the criminaljustice system. It can now be reported that mccann, who began offending when he was 11, should have been in prison when he was roaming around the country raping women and children and threatening to slit their throats. He had been wrongly released. This is his history. In 2008, at the age of 23, he was jailed for an aggravated burglary at the home of an 85 year old man. In 2017, he was freed on licence. The same year he was arrested for new offences and should have been recalled to prison for breaching his licence conditions but he wasnt. In 2018, he was sentenced for his new crimes with thejudge expecting him to remain in jailfor thejudge expecting him to remain in jail for some thejudge expecting him to remain in jailfor some time thejudge expecting him to remain in jail for some time because of his previous conviction. Instead, at the start of this year, he was mistakenly start of this year, he was m ista kenly left start of this year, he was mistakenly left out. He should have gone before the parole board that would have decided if he was safe. Three probation officers at the Watford Office have been disciplined. 0ne Watford Office have been disciplined. One of them has been sacked. Workloads were at an extraordinarily high level, there are certainly shortages, hence the use of agency staff, so i can imagine it not being a very nice place to be if you are trying to do yourjob to place to be if you are trying to do your job to protect place to be if you are trying to do yourjob to protect the community. Joseph mccann refused to leave prison to attend his trial. A controlling individual, but at heart, a coward. He didnt have to heart, a coward. He didnt have to hear the testimony and tears of those he abused and face up to the enduring damage he has done to them. So, a number of probation officers held to account over their failings in this case. But those who work in the probation area say that this case has to be looked at against the background of what is happening in the Probation Service and what has been happening in recent years. They say it has been under resourced living staff with very heavy workloads. In terms of why the police didnt catch mccann sooner, they say he is a very wily individual, obviously a career criminaland we individual, obviously a career criminal and we know that a number of people are under investigation for assisting an offender. Meanwhile, Joseph Mccann will be sentenced here at the old bailey on monday and it is expected that some of his victims may attend that hearing. Then. June, thank you very much. June kelly, our Home Affairs Correspondent at the old bailey. Ben. The former conservative Prime Minister sirjohn major is urging voters to support rebel independent candidates standing against the tories. Sirjohn will tell a rally tonight that voters should back three former ministers, who all lost the tory whip earlier this year over brexit. Borisjohnson has described sirjohns intervention as sad and wrong. It comes as the Prime Minister and Jeremy Corbyn prepare to go head to head for the final time in front of a studio audience on the bbc tonight. 0ur Political Correspondent iain watson reports. The scene is being set for the final debate of the campaign, a head to head clash between the two people who could be Prime Minister after polling day. As voters focus on who they will back next thursday, tonights prime time encounter could be crucial. Both borisjohnson and Jeremy Corbyn have already clashed today on the key theme of the election, brexit. This morning, the labour leader brandished what he said was a leaked government document, which suggests that Boris JohnsonsWithdrawal Agreement has the potential to separate Northern Ireland in practice from whole swathes of the uk internal market, something which the Prime Minister had denied. This is cold, hard evidence that categorically shows the impact a damaging brexit deal would have on large parts of our country. But the thrust of Jeremy Corbyns attack wasnt so much brexit as trust. If they hid this report and the ones that i revealed last week, what else are they hiding . What else will they sell you out on . At every stage throughout this campaign, Boris Johnson out on . At every stage throughout this campaign, borisjohnson has chosen to deepen divisions. His poster said britain, not the uk, which includes Northern Ireland. But borisjohnson which includes Northern Ireland. But Boris Johnson insisted which includes Northern Ireland. But borisjohnson insisted the whole United Kingdom would be moving out of the eu together. I havent seen the document you are referring to but that is complete nonsense and what i can tell you is that with the deal that we have we can come out as one whole uk. This campaign is straining traditional tribal loyalties will stop for example, some former labour mps have been urging people not to supportJeremy Corbyn. But today, a former conservative Prime Minister was advising voters in some seats to abandon the party he once led. He says he is backing a trio of candidates who were chucked out for opposing borisjohnsons policy on brexit. Sirjohn major declares that none of them has left the conservative party, the conservative party has left them. And in his message the pro referendum final say campaign, he says if i were resident in any of their constituencies, they would have my vote. It is very sad andl would have my vote. It is very sad and i think that he is wrong and he represents a view that is outdated, alas, greatly though i respect him and his record. And i think that what we need to do now is on the will of the people and get brexit done. So there are disputes within political parties, but tonights showdown will be more straightforward. The current Prime Minister versus the labour opponent who wants to take his place at no 10. Iain watson, bbc news, westminster. Honour the will of the people. 0ur reality check correspondent chris morris is here with more on this leaked government document Jeremy Corbyn has been talking about and chris you have a copy of it . Yes, it is an internal treasury document which was drawn up a few weeks ago. It doesnt really pull many punches. This is the title page talking about access to the uks internal market. It says Customs Declarations and documentary and physical checks on trade across the irish sea will be highly disruptive to the Northern Ireland economy. However you want to phrase it, it does make it pretty clear there will bea does make it pretty clear there will be a form of trade border within the uk between Great Britain and Northern Ireland. And later on in the document there is really some quite striking language. It says that Boris Johnsons quite striking language. It says that borisjohnsons Withdrawal Agreement has the potential to separate Northern Ireland in practice from whole swathes of the internal market. And then when it talks about constitutional effects, it says Northern Ireland could be symbolically separated from the rest of the union. Now, we heard Boris Johnson replying to this and said it was all nonsense and they would be no checks. It is worth pointing out that in at least one bbc interview a few weeks ago he did say there would be some checks, at least. What is damaging about this is that it plays into exactly what his erstwhile allies in the Democratic Unionist Party in Northern Ireland said, that this would be a terrible deal for Northern Ireland. And because it essentially agrees much of what this document says agrees with that dup analysis, i think labour are going to go on the issue of trust. Can you really trust what the Prime Minister is saying . Really trust what the Prime Minister i really trust what the Prime Minister is saying . I suspect we will hear more of this document in the debate this evening. Chris, thank you very much indeed. Lets talk more about that debate. It is the final head to head debate between Jeremy Corbyn and Boris Johnson our Political Correspondent nick eardley is on the set of tonights debate. Hi. Seven and a half hours from now the two men who want to be Prime Minister next week will be on the stage. Borisjohnson minister next week will be on the stage. Boris johnson here, Jeremy Corbyn here. It is worth bearing in mind this is the first election where we have had a straight one on one between the tory leader and the labour leader. So it is a big deal and it might be important in the whole election race tonight. Ive got to say, it is pretty cozy in here as well. There is only a couple of metres between these two podiums, s0 of metres between these two podiums, so plenty of opportunity for the pairto so plenty of opportunity for the pair to interrogate each other if they so choose. Let me talk you quickly through the format. We will start with 62nd pitches from mr corbyn and mrjohnson. Mr corbyn will go first because he won a toss of the coin in advance. There will bea of the coin in advance. There will be a studio audience here. 60 seconds. Some of the questions will come from them and some from viewers at home who have submitted them in advance. In terms of what both need to do tonight, i think for Boris Johnson it is a continuation of his campaign, a steady as she goes message. We hear a lot of his familiar themes. If you believe the polls, he has a Comfortable Lead and he will not want to risk that in any way. Jeremy corbyn may be has to go for it tonight. 0nly way. Jeremy corbyn may be has to go for it tonight. Only six days until polling day, he knows he has to try and make up those numbers if he is going to be Prime Minister this time next week. A lot of this campaign has been fairly safe, but six days until the election, live studio audience, prime time tv, anything could happen. Thank you very much, nick eardley, oui thank you very much, nick eardley, our Political Correspondent. And a reminder you can watch tonights debate at 8 30pm this evening on bbc one and the bbc iplayer. You can also get live Fact Checking and analysis on the bbc news website, the news app and on the bbc news channel. Relatives of the victims of the grenfell fire disaster have welcomed news that the london fire brigades commissioner is stepping down early from her position. Da ny cotton will retire at the end of the year, four months earlier than expected. It comes after criticism from the grenfell inquiry, which said the london fire brigades preparations had been gravely inadequate. The Pressure Group grenfell united said the change of leadership would help keep londoners safe. It was a night that changed the lives of so many forever. Since the g re nfell lives of so many forever. Since the grenfell fire survivors of the bereaved have been calling for change. They wanted the fire brigade commissioner dany cotton to be sacked after a highly critical report into the fire. Evidence she gave that she would not change anything about the brigades response was deemed insensitive. Her resignation is the very least. You had a job to do either to put the fire out or rescue people, one of the two, and it should have been done at the very early stages quickly. If you make and i think you should put your hand up and be accountable for it. She had been planning to retire in april but the london fire brigade and announced she will go early. The brigade says it is to allow the next commissioner to deliver recommendations following the first phase of the inquiry into the first phase of the inquiry into the fire. She said. Mayor of has praised dany cotton for more than three decades with the brigade but he says it was the right decision. It is impo