midwives in gloucestershire tell a bbc panorama investigation that poor culture and lack of staff have led to babies dying in avoidable circumstances. and the bbc young reporter competition is back, inviting those 11 to 18 to share their original stories. first let's bring you your sports round up from the bbc sport centre with gavin. the russian figure skater kamila valieva has been banned forfour years for doping in the lead up to the 2022 winter olympics. she'd initially been cleared by her country's own anti—doping agency — over a failed test before the games, which said she bore "no fault or negligence". valieva, seen here training at the beijing games, was just 15 at the time. she helped russia win team gold in figure skating — also becoming the first female skater to land a quadruplejump. the court of arbitration for sport

has now upheld an appeal by the world anti—doping agency. and her suspension has been backdated to december 2021 when she failed the test, so she can compete again from the end of 2025. cas also say that russia should now be stripped of that team gold. we think while they should've done a betterjob in the global system, which we're apart above but they are certainly the head of the global system has failed athletes in a major way. system has failed athletes in a majorway. let's system has failed athletes in a major way. let's hope this gal can't restore some of that i am afraid we're the last threads of confidence and here we go again into paris with russia potentially tainting those games by sending athletes who have not been properly tested. the arsenal manager mikel arteta says reports about him leaving the club at the end of the season are �*totally untrue. the spanish newspaper �*sport�* had linked arteta with the barcelona job — which will become vacant in the summer, but arteta says he's very happy at arsenal. that's totally fake news, what you

read yesterday. i don't know where it's coming from and it's totally untrue and i'm really upset about it. i cannot believe, i don't know where it's coming from, it has no source. i think we have to be very cautious when we talk about personal things to be put in a way it was put yesterday. liverpool captain virgil van dijk says he's "unsure" if he'll be part of the post—jurgen klopp era at the club. klopp announced on friday that he was leaving at the end of the season and van dijk�*s contract runs out next summer. the last of the fourth round fa cup ties takes place later as league two wrexham travel to championship side top of the premier league dave reached lee cup final or in the last 16 in their europa and remain in the uefa cup. 16 in their europa and remain in the uefa cup. the last of the fourth round fa cup ties takes place later as league two wrexham travel to championship side blackburn rovers. the prize for the winner, a home tie against newcastle united. with we work very hard to get to this stage. and my time here we've

always understood the tradition of the club in the fa cup and played with a clear kind of understanding of that, what we're representing. we got to the stage in really tough games. what a great opportunity for us to go with 7000 fans behind us. struggling championship side huddersfield have sacked their manager darren moore after winning just three out of 23 matches in charge. they were minutes away from beating relegation rivals queen park rangers yesterday, but conceded an injury time goal. that leaves them three points above the relegation zone and winless in their past six in all competitions. and after losing the first test to england, there's more bad news for india. all—rounder ravindra jadeja and batter kl rahul are out of the second test that starts on friday. jadeja has a hamstring injury, and rahul a quad problem. the hosts are already missing virat kohli, who withdrew from the first two tests for personal

reasons, plus rishabh pant and mohammed shami who are both injured. india have called up sarfaraz khan, sourabh kumar and washington sundar to the squad. england captain ben stokes called the victory in hyderabad his "greatest triumph" since becoming test captain. heading into day four yesterday in hyderbad, an england victory still looked very unlikely. but 0llie pope added 48 to his overnight score — and that's all the sport for now. more now on our top story — the drone attack on an american military base injordan near the syrian border. tehran has denied any involvement in the attack in which three service personnel were killed and 3a injured. 0ur correspondent merlyn thomas can explain more about what we know of the drone attack. a drone attack has killed three us troops and injured 3a others. this is one of the most serious signs of escalating tensions in the middle east since the israel—gaza war began. and the us has confirmed that the attack was in north—east jordan on this air base, tower 22. now there are several thousand us

troops based injordan, which is a key us ally in the region. and the us says they're there as part of a coalition to prevent a resurgence of the islamic state group. this drone attack marks the first time us soldiers have been killed by strikes in the region since the hamas attack on israel on october the seventh. but there have also been reports that two other us bases in the region were also attacked, but we haven't been able to independently verify them. so big question is, who's behind this attack? well, a militia group called islamic resistance in iraq has claimed responsibility. they are an umbrella group made of several militias that emerged late last year, all backed by iran. but the iranian government had said it had nothing to do with the attack on the us base and said that they're not involved in the decision making of resistance groups or how they choose to defend palestinians or their own countries. the us has vowed retaliation at a time and place of their choosing.

but this isn't the first attack on american bases in the middle east in the past few months. the us has thousands of troops across the region and there have been over 150 attacks on american forces since october the seventh, according to us officials. the institute for the study of war has been tracking these attacks by iranian backed militias on us bases in the middle east. now have a look at this map. you can see these attacks taking place right across iraq, syria and jordan. the bigger circles here show as many as 39 attacks on the same target. this appears to be a notable increase in the number of attacks on us bases. now that three american troops have been killed, all eyes will be on the us and president biden and whether this will lead to further escalations in the region. merlyn thomas there. have a look and see what the uk's foreign secretary had to say. today we've issued _ foreign secretary had to say. today we've issued sanctions _ foreign secretary had to say. today we've issued sanctions against - foreign secretary had to say. tm— we've issued sanctions against seven individuals and one organisation

connected with iran. frankly, they were carrying out threats to kill people here in this country, completely unacceptable. that's why we've acted. these anxious are asset freezes and travel bands —— sanctions. this comes on top of 400 individuals connected with iran that we've issued sanctions within the past. it's un—acceptable behaviour and we will always ask but do not respond rapidly. the and we will always ask but do not re5pond rapidly-— and we will always ask but do not respond rapidly. the qatari prime minister has _ respond rapidly. the qatari prime minister has been _ respond rapidly. the qatari prime minister has been speaking - respond rapidly. the qatari prime minister has been speaking aboutj minister has been speaking about progress on talks to get a deal done on the bombardment in gaza and the hostages to be released. i on the bombardment in gaza and the hostages to be released.— hostages to be released. i think esterda hostages to be released. i think yesterday was _ hostages to be released. i think yesterday was good _ hostages to be released. i think yesterday was good progress i hostages to be released. i think i yesterday was good progress made hostages to be released. i think - yesterday was good progress made to get things back in shape, at least a foundation for the way forward. we cannot say that this will make us in better shape very soon but we're

hoping to relate this proposal with hamas and get them to a place where they engage positively and constructively in the process. we think that in today's world i think that's the only game in town now. that will be the only way to get the situation. we hope that both parties to take the opportunity to get... make the war stop and also get the hostages back. the make the war stop and also get the hostages back-— hostages back. the qatari prime minister speaking _ hostages back. the qatari prime minister speaking a _ hostages back. the qatari prime minister speaking a little - hostages back. the qatari prime | minister speaking a little earlier. two teenage boys who died after being stabbed in south bristol have been named locally as 15—year—old mason rist and 16—year—old max dixon. witnesses say they were attacked by a group of people who fled in a car. avon and somerset police said they have now arrested four people in connection with the attack — with more arrests likely.

we've made a total of four arrests having to taint a 20—year—old man at around 10am this morning and a 22—year—old man around two p:m.. both men have been arrested on suspicion of murder and are currently in custody. they will soon be questioned by detectives from the major crime investigation team. the 44—year—old man and boy arrested on saturday also remain in police custody. the team investigating this awful incident a working around the clock to identify those involved and develop a full understanding of what happened. ifully expect develop a full understanding of what happened. i fully expect that we will be making more arrests in due course. an investigation by bbc news has revealed serious concerns about maternity services at an nhs trust in gloucestershire. midwives have told panorama that a poor culture and lack of staff have led to babies dying in avoidable circumstances.

the trust involved said it was sorry for its failings and was determined to learn from incidents when things went wrong. 0ur social affairs correspondent, michael buchanan reports this one's tyrion, and this one's theon. laura white has a large family, five children in total, and there should be a sixth. in 2019, the 43—year—old gave birth to her sonjasper at the cheltenham birth centre. but within minutes he started to deteriorate. was there any panic in the room at that point? no. no, there was nothing. just... just the midwife working on the baby, giving him air. she wasn't panicking. she quite happily passed him back to me. there was, in fact, a delay of 50 minutes before the two midwives caring for laura and her baby called a priority ambulance to transfer him to doctors in gloucester. jasper died hours later. an nhs investigation couldn't be sure, however, if the delay contributed to his death. ijust wanted to get

out of the hospital. i couldn't stand to be in there any more. it's horrid. seven months later, michelle, another midwife at the trust, learned of jasper�*s death, and raised concerns about his care with senior management. i identified the two midwives that i was concerned about. did you see any steps being taken to ensure that their practices were safer? no. what happened to that baby was brushed under the carpet. four months on, a second baby who'd been born at cheltenham died too. the same two midwives had delayed to transfer her mother to specialist doctors. even after that second death, managers allowed one of the midwives to return to work. michelle was stunned. the way i felt i was treated by the managers, it was...they

didn't have any proof. "we haven't got any proof, michelle." and i said, "but two babies have died. how much more proof do you actually need?" both midwives are now being investigated by their regulator. the trust says it's deeply sorry for the failings in the deaths of both babies, and that it's strengthened ways staff have to speak up safely. inspectors say 10% of maternity units in england have inadequate safety levels, including gloucestershire. a poor culture, say midwives, is compounded by a lack of staff. what we deemed as safe when we first opened the ward was a minimum - of eight staff on the ward on a day shift, and a minimum _ of six on a night shift. we're barely seeingl those numbers now. you could end up with four and five midwives on a day shift. _ amid a national shortage of 2,500 midwives in england, the gloucestershire trust said it had recruited an extra 21 midwives in the past three years. so this is where jasper is buried?

yes, it is, yeah. we put his ashes under it, and every birthday we buy a new tree decoration to remember him by. each summer the fruit tree blooms, and a new decoration is hung, as jasper white's family hold on to the son, the brother, they lost. michael buchanan, bbc news, gloucester. we can speak to sally. i know your research focus on the area of midwifery. what do you think are the main reasons behind the issue in the sector? i main reasons behind the issue in the sector? ~' , , , , ., sector? i think the issues brought u . sector? i think the issues brought u- on sector? i think the issues brought up on panorama _ sector? i think the issues brought up on panorama are _ sector? i think the issues brought up on panorama are unique - sector? i think the issues brought up on panorama are unique to - up on panorama are unique to montross. they seem to be all over. what we're seeing is toxic workplace culture where people are failing to learn from their mistakes and instead trying to blame each other and trying to protect reputations really, that doesn't help that would trying to escalate concerns of

midwives and be respected and heard. it's one of the few professions i can really make a difference to outcomes. can really make a difference to outcomes-— can really make a difference to outcomes. ~ ., ., , ., ~ , ., outcomes. what do you think needs to be implemented _ outcomes. what do you think needs to be implemented to _ outcomes. what do you think needs to be implemented to be _ outcomes. what do you think needs to be implemented to be able _ outcomes. what do you think needs to be implemented to be able to - outcomes. what do you think needs to be implemented to be able to enable i be implemented to be able to enable theseissues be implemented to be able to enable these issues of any toxic workplace culture to be addressed? you think there needs to be a national review? i think a natural inquiry is needed now, especially in response to the bullying and responses we've seen and the lack of listening to people. there's a clear lack of leadership as well. if we're looking at how we shape leadership, and those perinatal services, shape leadership, and those perinatalservices, i shape leadership, and those perinatal services, i think an inquiry to get to the bottom of that and see how leadership can be improved to stop these issues happening again. hhs improved to stop these issues happening again. improved to stop these issues ha enin: aaain. . . ,,~ happening again. nhs england spoke erson has happening again. nhs england spoke person has said _ happening again. nhs england spoke person has said that _ happening again. nhs england spoke person has said that while _ happening again. nhs england spoke person has said that while the - happening again. nhs england spoke person has said that while the nhs . person has said that while the nhs has made improvements to maternity services over the past decade they acknowledge there is more to do to improve the experiences of women and theirfamilies across improve the experiences of women and their families across the country.

the department of health and social care spoke to us and said that the government is committed to backing the nhs with millions in funding, including for nurses and midwives with up feel reassured that things are moving in the right direction? i think finance is always great for thatis think finance is always great for that is notjust about think finance is always great for that is not just about the think finance is always great for that is notjust about the money. i think there's a lot of attention paid to recruiting more midwives rather than retaining the ones we have in making sure they are well. and able to do the bestjob that they can. we're losing midwives quicker and quicker.— they can. we're losing midwives quicker and quicker. sorry to cut ou off. quicker and quicker. sorry to cut you off- stay _ quicker and quicker. sorry to cut you off. stay with _ quicker and quicker. sorry to cut you off. stay with us _ quicker and quicker. sorry to cut you off. stay with us doctor- quicker and quicker. sorry to cut| you off. stay with us doctor sally perazo. i'm going to take years live outside of downing street where we're hearing from families of those killed in the attacks in nottingham. i think we have been made promises to having what we would like now is to having what we would like now is to seep through. we will not give up on some of the failing that have taken place. we made that clear to

everyone we've met today. i think the important thing is what has started in terms of her review and initially takes course for them it's a quick way of reporting as we have been reassured. after that if we're not satisfied and reassured that if it takes an independent inquiry that is what will happen. the prime minister did give us that assurance. initially we wait for the outcome of their review and the other process that we were gonna have acutely. were you satisfied with the response and what they said? i were you satisfied with the response and what they said?— and what they said? i think time will tell. and what they said? i think time will tell- i _ and what they said? i think time will tell. ithink— and what they said? i think time will tell. i think we need - and what they said? i think time will tell. i think we need to - and what they said? i think time will tell. i think we need to see| will tell. i think we need to see what comes out initially. we've always been in this because we want prudence to be made. our children unfortunately are knocking to come back. we also want people to be held accountable for what has gone wrong. i think that's really, really important. if something did go wrong identify it and someone needs to be responsible for it. i identify it and someone needs to be responsible for it.— responsible for it. i think we've been abundantly _

responsible for it. i think we've been abundantly clear- responsible for it. i think we've been abundantly clear that - responsible for it. i think we've been abundantly clear that we | responsible for it. i think we've - been abundantly clear that we don't want to— been abundantly clear that we don't want to be — been abundantly clear that we don't want to be rushed and hastened. thrat's— want to be rushed and hastened. that's how— want to be rushed and hastened. that's how we feel thus far, particularly with the cps and the police _ particularly with the cps and the police and the outcome last week. it's probably too soon to say but willm _ it's probably too soon to say but will... watch this space, i suppose. thank_ will... watch this space, i suppose. thank you — will... watch this space, i suppose. thank yon-— thank you. you met with sir keir starmer, was — thank you. you met with sir keir starmer, was he _ thank you. you met with sir keir starmer, was he supportive - thank you. you met with sir keir starmer, was he supportive of i thank you. you met with sir keir i starmer, was he supportive of your calls or a public inquiry? absolutely for the p was very supportive. absolutely for the p was very sopportive-— absolutely for the p was very su--ortive. �* supportive. and you were reassured b that supportive. and you were reassured by that response? _ supportive. and you were reassured by that response? yes. _ supportive. and you were reassured by that response? yes. thank - by that response? yes. thank you very much — by that response? yes. thank you very much i _ by that response? jazz thank you very much i appreciate your response. that was the families of the victims of the nottingham attacks speaking outside downing street put up the last person you heard from was doctor kumar of father of grace kumar and also the families of barnaby weber. as you rememberfrom families of barnaby weber. as you remember from these attacks that happened lastjune in nottingham as well as grace kumar, and part weber

ian coates two was stabbed. breaking news now, in the past few minutes in relation to that story. leicestershire police has referred itself to the independent 0ffice leicestershire police has referred itself to the independent office for police conduct of its investigation into assault allegedly committed by weeks before he killed those three people in nottingham. that's according to the police watchdog. that has just come through in the past few minutes. the time is just coming up to ten to six. stay with us here on bbc news. if you haven't yet watched the traders you might want to put as you just little bed. the bbc�*s hit reality series ended on friday, with traitor harry clark scooping the prize money ofjust over £95,000. the second traitors series has averaged over six million viewers per episode,

more than doubling the figures from the previous series. earlier i spoke to jazz saying who gave the namejessica christy because of his skill in identifying traders. it’s because of his skill in identifying traders. �* , , because of his skill in identifying traders. �*, , ., , , traders. it's been absolutely incredible. _ traders. it's been absolutely incredible. it's _ traders. it's been absolutely incredible. it's been - traders. it's been absolutely incredible. it's been so - incredible. it's been so overwhelming. we didn't understand the level or scale of which this is going to read. yeah, it'sjust been unbelievable. just going to read. yeah, it's 'ust been unbelievablefi going to read. yeah, it's 'ust been unbelievable. , , , ., unbelievable. just remind viewers of ou in the unbelievable. just remind viewers of you in the final _ unbelievable. just remind viewers of you in the final questioning - unbelievable. just remind viewers of you in the final questioning the - you in the final questioning the traitor. let's have a listen. find traitor. let's have a listen. and finall , traitor. let's have a listen. and finally. jaz. _ traitor. let's have a listen. and finally, jaz, let's _ traitor. let's have a listen. and finally, jaz, let's find _ traitor. let's have a listen. and finally, jaz, let's find out - traitor. let's have a listen. and finally, jaz, let's find out your decision _

very dramatic. jaz, why do you think it's become such a big phenomenon? and season to doing better than season 1, even.— and season to doing better than season 1, even. great question. i robabl season 1, even. great question. i probably would — season 1, even. great question. i probably would say _ season 1, even. great question. i probably would say it's _ season 1, even. great question. i probably would say it's the - season 1, even. great question. i probably would say it's the fact i probably would say it's the fact thatis probably would say it's the fact that is so universally approached. no matter what backs ground you come from, what age what ethnicity it can be so translated into a variety of groups and people who get attach and associate themselves with the game and how immersed you can get into it for the purely because itjust really tries to invoke curiosity. you want to get involved, you want to play. there's so many possible outcomes. i think that's the beauty of it, we didn't have a clue what we

would be going into. the fact that the audience are able to have a look and get involved in terms of what is going to happen next, itjust keeps everyone ticking along but also excited to see what is next, what's gonna happen. yeah, how was able to capture a variety of different groups, ithink capture a variety of different groups, i think that's why it's done so well. credit due to the unbelievable team. you mentioned you mentioned the audience involvement there. it mentioned the audience involvement there. ., , mentioned the audience involvement there. . , , ., mentioned the audience involvement there. , ., . ,, mentioned the audience involvement there. ., there. it was shown in the back deck she has a thick— there. it was shown in the back deck she has a thick dark _ there. it was shown in the back deck she has a thick dark christy was - she has a thick dark christy was given to you. did you ever think you would be trending in that way? absolutely not. i didn't know who agatha christie was. it's a shout to everyone out there. the response a man's. i can't believe it. people have been messaging me saying we need you back on the screens, we

need you back on the screens, we need to have a detective series with the you might need to go into law. i might have to take over... i don't know. i don't know what's next for me. nothing would give me more fulfillment or enjoyment to give the fans what they want. i would love to just see where this journey takes me. it's been incredible. jessica christy was a joke at the start i found it hilarious but now it's turning into something bigger. jaz, just briefly how much it meant to people you mention. something you said on the show, have a listen. just wanted to show what it's all about. has it help you? 100%. everyone i've met has seen a side of me be vulnerable, just myself and they've accepted it. ifound me be vulnerable, just myself and

they've accepted it. i found that quite nice, mate.— they've accepted it. i found that quite nice, mate. that was really celebrated _ quite nice, mate. that was really celebrated by _ quite nice, mate. that was really celebrated by people. _ quite nice, mate. that was really celebrated by people. how- quite nice, mate. that was really celebrated by people. how much| quite nice, mate. that was really . celebrated by people. how much did that representation mean to you? huge. it was the bottom line of me actually applying for the show, to be honest. growing up in manchester, having a variety of different groups of friends, it's just showcasing what i'm about. and to be accepted but not only to be accepted and appreciated because the other contestants were so amazing to me. it was such an experience that money can't buy. it was such an experience that money can't bu . ., ., ,., a little different. the bbc young reporter c0mpetition is back! now in its sixth year, the annual storytelling competition invites young people aged 11—18 to submit original ideas. winners will work with pvc journalist to bring their stories to platforms.

with me in the studio is ricky boleto, presenter of newsround and a judge every year since we began the competition. you're basically young reporter royalty for that what is it people looking for?— royalty for that what is it people lookin: for? , , ., ., , looking for? every year we do this. we often look _ looking for? every year we do this. we often look at _ looking for? every year we do this. we often look at news _ looking for? every year we do this. we often look at news and - looking for? every year we do this. we often look at news and give - we often look at news and give adults a platform to share their stories but rarely give children the opportunity and young people to tell us what matters to them. this is what we're doing once again, we've got loads of children who are really interested and will be sending in submissions. we're after any story, anything that matters to them making sure it's something original, perhaps it's an idea that they thought could be something they haven't shared with someone before. the point really here is to remind young people that they haven't got long, i think march the 25th to get their entries in. it's really important that we've got to say that they can have a chance at working with bbcjournalist to share that story. big—namejudges as with bbcjournalist to share that story. big—name judges as well?

with bbcjournalist to share that story. big—namejudges as well? huge names for that with that bbc one show, we've got ashley baptiste part of the team, myself. the show, we've got ashley baptiste part of the team, myself.— of the team, myself. the biggest 'udue of of the team, myself. the biggest judge of all- _ of the team, myself. the biggest judge of all. remind _ of the team, myself. the biggest judge of all. remind us _ of the team, myself. the biggest judge of all. remind us who - of the team, myself. the biggest judge of all. remind us who can. judge of all. remind us who can enter and how can people... what's the deadline? _ enter and how can people... what's the deadline? you _ enter and how can people... what's the deadline? you can _ enter and how can people... what's the deadline? you can enter - enter and how can people... what's the deadline? you can enter by - enter and how can people... what's i the deadline? you can enter by going to the bbc website.— to the bbc website. submit your entry there- _ to the bbc website. submit your entry there. thank— you very much. stay with us here on bbc news. hello. after an extraordinarily mild sunday in the north of scotland on monday, the milder air pushed southwards, albeit with a lot of clouds and outbreaks of rain. that was how it looked in cornwall earlier on. something chillier, pushing into the north of scotland, at least for a time. you can see that colder air here on our air mass chart across the northern half of the uk. milder conditions further south in that mild air, that's where we've

had a lot of cloud. that cloud has been producing some really heavy rain, particularly across parts of northern england in the colder air well, something a little bit clearer overhead. and as we head through the nights, that area of cloud and increasingly patchy rain will swing away eastwards. and those clearer, colder conditions getting in across northern ireland and scotland. so a frost here, maybe some ice in places to start tuesday morning. but that will give way to actually quite a lot of sunshine and just the odd shower into western scotland. now england and wales, starting with a fair bit of cloud, the odd shower, maybe still some showers in eastern counties by the afternoon. but for the majority here, we will see some spells of sunshine, a little bit chillier than some of us have been used to recently. now through tuesday night and into wednesday it's all eyes to the northwest, this deepening area of low pressure. see all the ice bars squeezing together here that shows that we're going to have a spell of really strong winds, particularly across scotland, gales widely, but in the far north,

gusts of 80 miles per hour, particularly as this band of heavy, squally rain sinks south. that rain getting into northern ireland and northern england, another wet day over high ground, for example, in north west england to the south of that, mostly dry, fairly mild cold air behind our frontal system with some wintry showers for a time in the north of scotland. now, thursday looks like a quieter day, some spells of sunshine, although cloud will build across north western parts, rain into north west scotland. and that begins a push of really mild air for the end of the week. this warm front working across northern scotland on thursday night. behind it, a wedge of really very mild air indeed. that mild south west of the flow, also quite a moist southwesterly flow. so there will be more in the way of cloud as we look ahead to friday. but it is going to be exceptionally mild temperatures of 12 to 14 degrees. bye for now.

at 6pm — after more than 1,000 migrants make it across the channel in small boats so far this year... we boats so far this year... trace the journey of a 14—year—old we trace the journey of a 14—year—old who died at sea to find out why so many risk their lives to come to the uk. also tonight — disposable vapes will be banned after a sharp rise in children using them. the royals leave hospital — king charles with a big wave — the princess of wales avoids the cameras as both go home to rest.

why french farmers are laying siege to paris. and is this a film first? caputured on camera — a newborn great white shark. coming up on bbc news, aston villa docked points but still go through to the quarterfinals along with sunderland at the expense of manchester united. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. the prime minister is braced for more challenges to his controversial plans to send some asylum seekers to rwanda — as the house of lords begins debating the government's bill for the first time. rishi sunak is urging the lords not to block the will of the people by voting it down. more than 1,000 migrants have already crossed the channel so far this year.

but some who tried never made it, like this 14—year—old boy