the bbc understands that schools in england are to be banned from teaching about gender identity. a huge manhunt is continuing in northern france for the prisoner who escaped after an ambush. here in normandy, hundreds of police officers are now involved in the search. so far, there has been no sign of the man, the men who are so far some of france's most wanted. why some of our most—loved seabirds are unexpectedly at the centre of a brexit row. the uk has used its post—brexit powers to ban fishing for the favourite food of puffins out there in the north sea and now the eu is challenging that van. and... record—breaking. we meet the british climber who's conquered everest 18 times. and coming up on bbc news:

manchester city edge closer to the premier league title, but is it turmoil at tottenham? their manager claims the club's foundations are really fragile, after defeat. hello and welcome to the bbc news at one o'clock. the prime minister has said no prisoner will be released early if they're deemed a threat to public safety. it comes as overcrowding in england's prisons has led the government to order a delay to some magistrates�* court appearances, to try to manage the flow of people through the criminaljustice system. from next week, some prisoners will be released up to 70 days early. labour says that convicted domestic abusers could end up being among them. our political correspondent damian grammaticas reports.

across england, prisons are bursting at the seams, almost full to capacity, the result of years of neglect and funding cuts, say solicitors groups. the ministry of justice insists the pandemic and strikes last year by barristers are partly to blame. to cope, in parts of england for a week and perhaps more, magistrates�* courts may delay hearings. ratherthan more, magistrates�* courts may delay hearings. rather than go to court, some may be held temporarily in prison cells and is maybe released a waiting cult dates and some prisoners may be released 70 days early from sentences. it has politically put the prime minister and tricky ground. on monday, he said the choice that the election was who do people trust to keep them safe? �* ' , ., , ., was who do people trust to keep them safe? ' , safe? after 14 years of tory government. _ safe? after 14 years of tory government, the _ safe? after 14 years of tory government, the prison - safe? after 14 years of tory - government, the prison system is in chaos. ., ., chaos. the labour leader said there was no clarity _ chaos. the labour leader said there was no clarity about _ chaos. the labour leader said there was no clarity about which - chaos. the labour leader said there | was no clarity about which prisoners might be released early next week. basic details like how many, where are they, what crimes have they committed? so we�*ll hear at least guarantee that none of the criminals

he is instructing prisoners to release early are considered high risk? ., release early are considered high risk? . ., , ~ risk? -- will he at least. mr speaker. — risk? -- will he at least. mr speaker, there _ risk? -- will he at least. mr speaker, there are - risk? -- will he at least. mr speaker, there are strict . speaker, there are strict eligibility criteria in place, with exclusions based on public safety and no—one will be put on the scheme if they— and no—one will be put on the scheme if they were _ and no—one will be put on the scheme if they were deemed a threat to public— if they were deemed a threat to public safety. if they were deemed a threat to public safety-— public safety. keir starmer said lewes public safety. keir starmer said lewes prison — public safety. keir starmer said lewes prison had _ public safety. keir starmer said lewes prison had already - public safety. keir starmer said lewes prison had already let i public safety. keir starmer said | lewes prison had already let out some high—risk inmates without safeguards. just some high-risk inmates without safeguarde— some high-risk inmates without safeuuards. , . , safeguards. just the early release of stalkers. _ safeguards. just the early release of stalkers, domestic _ safeguards. just the early release of stalkers, domestic abusers - safeguards. just the early release i of stalkers, domestic abusers and those considered a risk to children does that sound like the work of someone who is making the country more secure? mr someone who is making the country more secure?— someone who is making the country more secure? mr speaker, as i have said, more secure? mr speaker, as i have said. no-one — more secure? mr speaker, as i have said, no-one should _ more secure? mr speaker, as i have said, no-one should be _ more secure? mr speaker, as i have said, no-one should be put - more secure? mr speaker, as i have said, no-one should be put on - more secure? mr speaker, as i have said, no-one should be put on this | said, no—one should be put on this scheme _ said, no—one should be put on this scheme if— said, no—one should be put on this scheme if they are a threat to the public _ scheme if they are a threat to the public and — scheme if they are a threat to the public. and let me be crystal clear, it does _ public. and let me be crystal clear, it does not — public. and let me be crystal clear, it does not apply, let me be absolutely clear, it does not apply to anyone — absolutely clear, it does not apply to anyone serving a life sentence or anyone _ to anyone serving a life sentence or anyone convicted of a serious violent — anyone convicted of a serious violent offence. anyone convicted of terrorism _ violent offence. anyone convicted of terrorism. �* , ., violent offence. anyone convicted of terrorism. �* . ., violent offence. anyone convicted of

terrorism. . ., ., violent offence. anyone convicted of terrorism. . ., terrorism. anyone convicted of a sex offence. terrorism. anyone convicted of a sex offence- the — terrorism. anyone convicted of a sex offence. the government _ terrorism. anyone convicted of a sex offence. the government says - terrorism. anyone convicted of a sex offence. the government says it - terrorism. anyone convicted of a sex offence. the government says it is l offence. the government says it is building thousands of new prison places, but the law society says the crisis right now means victims of crime and defendants will be turning up crime and defendants will be turning up to court to find their case being delayed. damian grammaticas, bbc news. westminster. our home and legal correspondent dominic casciani is with me. what is the government doing with the defenders? there is a big problem with this, the reasons are almost capacity, there is headroom of about 1,200. you have a constant interplay of new prison is coming in and other prisoners leaving. there are two schemes in operation to ease these pressures. the first is the one that the prime minister and keir starmer were battling over, which is early release. and as from next week, some prisoners will be released to a former home detention curfew, up to 70 days earlier than they would have expected to be in prison. and that is to ease the numbers and create space in prisons.

what is new today and i think this is really controversial, is a decision to try and manage the flow of offenders coming in so that when someone gets charged in a police station, they would normally expect to go straight to court if there is a likelihood they are going to be put on remand because they are a danger to the public. what seems to be happening and we�*re still waiting for clarity of this planet, is some of those cases will be managed backwards. so the start of their case will be delayed. they will not be sent to court initially, and that means they won�*t then have a possibility of being sent onto remand in the south. and that means some people who have been charged with an offence will be waiting longer for their case to start and that means they will not go directly before their trial to cells and that�*s why there is a lot of concern at both ends of the spectrum here. but the government says this is quite dynamically managed on an emergency basis this week and they are trying their best to make sure people remain safe. dominic casciani. thank you.

the government is planning to ban children from being taught about gender identity in schools in england. the bbc understands that new guidelines — expected to be released tomorrow — will also prohibit sex education for all children under the age of nine. the prime minister ordered a review into relationships, sex and health education last year, following some concerns that some children were being exposed to inappropriate content. more details from our education correspondent, elaine dunkley. these are important lessons for children on health and relationships. at primary, children learn about issues such as friendships, puberty and parts of the body. sex education isn�*t compulsory, but whether it is taught has been up to head teachers. in new guidance that has been leaked, the government is expected to ban any sex education for children under the age of nine. unions say teachers and parents want clarity on this issue, not lea ks and misinformation. i�*m worried about the way it�*s been released. we would have liked to have been consulted on that and had the chance

to share our views on how best and how to steer some of the guidance that�*s delivered. and i worry that the wellbeing and understanding and knowledge that we need to share for young people is being used as a political football right now. relationships, sex and health education is a contentious subject. in 2019, anderton park primary in birmingham found itself at the centre of controversy over its teaching of lgbt families. if schools don�*t teach children that people are different and everybody�*s equal in law, then who will? current government guidance strongly encourages that children learn about different families, including those with same—sex pa rents. but it also says it�*s up to the discretion of schools. this head says it puts teachers in a difficult position. the grey area is what left people open to protest outside my school,

thinking that it was my choice, as a head teacher, and the governors, whether we say some people have two mummies. there should be no where or way for people to say, you can�*t do that. you still talk to parents, you still talk to families. and then i was trying to explain to them that, you know, porn stars are... sex education has changed so much since these parents were at school. mobile phones, accessing pornography more easily, and social media are big influences. a lot of them watch porn and they don't even have to join a website. you canjust look it up. it just pops up. around the table, different views about what children are being taught. but these parents agree that it�*s a sensitive area. they�*re presented with "am i trans, am i straight? am i non—binary? what am i?" you�*re growing up. i want my children to be in a space where they're fully informed, but i want them to be in a space where they can form their own opinions. so, a legally recognised union between.. teachers and parents want clarity. the government is expected to publish the guidance imminently.

elaine dunkley, bbc news. a huge manhunt is continuing in northern france, after a convicted criminal was sprung from a prison van yesterday by an armed gang that killed two guards and seriously injured three others. mohamed amra was being driven from a court in rouen to a prison when the van he was in was rammed by a car. hundreds of police are taking part in the search for him. nick beake joins us now from outside the prison in evreux, in northern france. nick, are the police any closer to catching him? well, if they are, we certainly have not seen any visible signs of it at this point, no reports of houses being graded, let alone the net closing in on the suspect. the police are not going to be giving much away at this point. mohamed amra, a manforthe much away at this point. mohamed amra, a man for the past month or so was being held at this prison behind me. his photograph of course now circulating foreign wide. and it has been revealed this morning he

launched some sort of effort to free himself from this prison earlier in the week, trying to sort through the bars of his prison cell. that was not successful, but we know that what happened yesterday was, the motorway and bosch. and it was captured on cctv food. we had the moment the suspect in distinctive white trainers was able to get out of the van and flee with the rest of the gang —— the motorway ambush. a word on the manhunt, you are not seeking france today hundreds of police, they are not obviously on display. so that is unlike previous episodes where there have been terror attacks and you have seen lots of armed officers flooding the streets largely to give some sort of public reassurance. what has been happening today, though, is that prison officers in solidarity with their colleagues who were killed yesterday have been remembering them and also protesting because they say they are angry about the conditions in which they work, saying they are not being kept safe as they transfer

prisoners from prison to court hearings. that sort of thing. so that continues. 0f hearings. that sort of thing. so that continues. of course, the manhunt does as well. hundreds of officers taking part in it. but so far, no realsign officers taking part in it. but so far, no real sign of this gang. nick beake. thank you. ukraine says its troops have had to retreat from several villages in the north—eastern kharkiv region because of continued pressure from russian forces. a military spokesman said servicemen had been pulled back in order to save their lives and president zelensky has cancelled all his upcoming overseas trips. and the us has said it is up to ukraine as to how it uses missiles supplied by the us, rather than insisting they should only be used insisting they should only be used in occupied ukrainian territory. we will have more from ukraine, i hope, just a little later in the programme. millions of litres of untreated

sewage were illegally pumped into the centre of england�*s largest lake, windermere, in february, according to documents obtained by the bbc. it was ten hours before an engineer could arrive to stop the flow, which may have partly caused algae blooms like these in recent summers. united utilities, which manages water supplies in the north west of england, said the incident was caused by an "unexpected telecoms fault". two men will appear in court later, charged with causing criminal damage, after the felling of the sycamore gap tree. the tree — which had stood next to hadrian�*s wall in northumberland for 200 years, attracting millions of visitors — was chopped down in september last year, causing outrage both here and abroad. daniel graham and adam carruthers will face newcastle magistrates�* court this afternoon. it is becoming increasingly difficult to rent somewhere to live, according to new figures compiled for the bbc. the amount of time that properties are listed for in britain is getting

shorter. before the pandemic, a two—bedroom flat was marketed online for an average of 35 days. last year, that fell to 25 days. in scotland, the listing time is only 15 days. and as demand increases, rents are rising. here�*s our cost—of—living correspondent, kevin peachey. newly—married, and with a newjob, adrian then needed to get into a new flat, but it wasn�*t easy. we ended up finding one or two properties that we really, they looked fantastic, was the perfect fit. and then, you know, we sort of saved it for later, went back a bit later on that day and it had already disappeared. so it was just extremely... aggravating, because, you know, you�*d see a place and one minute, it�*s there, and the next, it�*s gone. before the pandemic, listings for a two—bedroom flat were online, on average, for 35 days. but such was the demand among tenants like adrian, last year, that dropped to 25 days.

in some areas of the country — like here in liverpool — lettings agents say renters need to be even more fleet—footed. 0ur average letting time is only seven days. we advertise a property, we can list a property one day, we can have 500 views that day online, we could then get maybe 50 enquiries online there. and then, following that, we carry out some viewings and it's gone within seven days. competition between tenants is so intense that some properties go within hours of being listed. it also means that costs have shot up, too. 0ne impact of that is people living for longer in the family home. official figures show that more than 3.5 million people aged under 35 are still living with their parents. for them to move on and secure one of a dwindling number of homes to rent, the advice is to be prepared. tenants need to make sure i that they have all their ducks in a row and with the paperwork ready, deposit, ready to move. | so when they find the right place, they can move to it immediately, | rather than waiting two, three days.

adrian and his wife did eventually find a place to live, but for others like them, putting down roots will be a challenge. kevin peachey, bbc news. let�*s go back to ukraine now where military officials there say they have had to retreat from several villages in the north east region. james waterhouse is in kyiv. is this a serious moment in this war? without a doubt. this incursion is now six days long and is just gaining in momentum. ukrainian forces are not using the word retreat, they say they are moving to more advantageous positions to preserve the lives of their troops. i think that shows you that they�*re continuing to weather constant ground assaults by russian forces as well as artillery strikes and we are

seeing them using new in the pursuit of that continued goal of trying to take as much of ukraine as possible. now on a new part of the front line. but events in the north—east are bringing urgency to politics here in kyiv and we just had a press conference with us secretary of state antony blinken who stood with his ukrainian counterpart dmytro kuleba. he announced a 2 billion dollar package to provide weaponry and to speed up the weaponry that ukrainian troops need. he was asked also about the stipulation so far that america has imposed on the missiles that they supply ukraine that they cannot be used on targets inside russia overfears of an escalation. he said we do not encourage that but ukraine has got to make its own decisions. perhaps a shift in american policy and how it conducts the war because at the moment ukrainian forces are struggling not only could to contain a tax the north—east but struggling

to prevent future ones as russian forces continue to gather inside russia further north. so i think the battlefield is going far from ukraine�*s way and bringing urgency in the business end of the visit of antony blinken to the ukrainian capital. antony blinken to the ukrainian caital. , ., , antony blinken to the ukrainian caital. , . , ., ~ antony blinken to the ukrainian caital. �* . , . ~' i., the time is 13:17. our top story this afternoon. the prime minister promises no prisoner will be released early if they�*re a risk to the public. and coming up — a bbc investigation finds some patients have had to wait for treatment in hospital corridors for days. coming up on bbc news. can emma hayes guide chelsea to one final wsl title before leaving the club? her side travel to tottenham tonight knowing victory will put them in pole position.

thousands of tourists try to catch a glimpse of these much loved seabirds every year. but the puffin is now unexpectedly at the centre of a post—brexit trade dispute. puffins�* favourite food is sandeels, which you can see here. in an attempt to protect the birds, the uk government used its post—brexit powers to ban the fishing of sandeels. but that�*s caused a row with brussels. 0ur climate editorjustin rowlatt is on bempton cliffs on the east yorkshire coast and can explain more. justin. iam here i am here and look at this fabulous location and just have a look at how much birdlife there is. half a million seabirds come here every year to nest. it is the largest mainland seabird colony in the uk

and europe guillemot, razorbills and puffins, around 3000 of them here. although they are hard to see they are tucked away here in the nooks and crannies. but the puff and is in trouble as i have been discovering. a puffin arrives back at its nest, its beak full of sand eels to feed its chicks. but it has to get past the black headed gulls first. and it�*s notjust the gulls. a quarter of a million tonnes of sand eels are caught by european boats each year in the uk�*s north sea waters, mostly to be used as food for pigs and salmon and to make fish oil. so bird experts tell me there are puffins living in the holes in the cliff here, but they are very hard to see at the moment. so the uk has used its post—brexit powers to ban fishing for sand eels out there in the north sea. but the european union, egged on by danish and swedish fishermen, is challenging the ban. it says it breaches the uk�*s break—up agreement with the eu.

conservation charities in the uk and europe are furious. a total of 38 say they support the ban. the rspb has been campaigning to stop sand eel fishing for 25 years. we�*re absolutely disgusted to see the eu challenging this sand eel closure. 0ur seabirds are struggling. we�*ve seen a 62% decline across species. a quarter of our puffins lost. 0ur seabirds need these fish to feed their young and survive. but the european union says the uk needs to balance the needs of marine ecosystems against the well—being of the fishing communities, mostly in denmark, that depend on sand eels too. danish fishermen have been fishing the sand sustainably in the north sea for decades. there is no scientific basis for this ban. there is no relationship between breeding success of seabirds and the current fishing management regime in the north sea.

if a compromise can�*t be agreed, the dispute will have to be decided by an independent panel. if the uk doesn�*t abide by its decision, the eu could end up imposing trade tariffs. justin rowlatt, bbc news, bempton cliffs in yorkshire. a bbc newsnight investigation has heard concerns about a new way of working in the nhs, which has left some patients in hospital corridors for days. dozens of hospitals have introduced a system called �*the continuous flow model�* — which deliberately moves patients to wards which are already full to help free up ambulances. the royal college of nursing says the model �*normalises the abnormal�*. nikki fox reports. two years ago, these scenes were the norm. dozens of ambulances waiting for hours to offload patients. now the queues have reduced, but the problems have moved inside the hospital.

this is footage filmed secretly by a patient�*s relative around a&e at queen�*s in romford in march. we showed it to the president of the royal college of emergency medicine. we can�*tjust park people in an emergency department as like a sort of dumping ground. emergency departments are overcrowded as they take ambulance patients quicker. the hospital says it was designed to see half the number it does now. but the footage shows, in their words, the sad reality of corridor care. and they�*ve approached nhs england to discuss additional funding. these are elderly, frail people and they�*re just not being looked after with privacy or dignity. how common are these scenes? they are depressingly common. i think this is a national shame. to reduce pressure on a&e, more than 36 hospitals have introduced a new model of care called continuous flow. patients are moved to wards even if they�*re already full.

so more are in corridors across the hospital. it was cram packed. i would say there�*s probably 13 about that corridor. 13 beds. my possessions were all on the bottom of bed. the actual fact was it was horrendous. gregory knowles is home from the norfolk and norwich hospital. he stayed on a ward corridorfor three days. one day when we got up there his catheter had actually leaked in the bed and i had to get him out of the bed. he was wet, and walk him with no covers or any screens around the bed to the bathroom to get him washed and then even had to come back and make his bed up. the chief executive of the norfolk and norwich hospital told us "demand for our services means we sometimes need to take tough choices on where patients are safely treated. we take care to ensure those treated outside of main ward areas are treated safely and respectfully at all times."

but in some places, like north bristol, this new way of working is saving lives. two years ago, patients who were having a stroke or a heart attack, it would take about 75 minutes to get an ambulance to them. today, it�*s about 30. two years ago, there were 139 hours of ambulance time outside of our emergency department here. yesterday, it was six. the department of health says 5,000 extra hospital beds have opened in the past year. but the health foundation says the ageing population means 21,000 more are needed by 2030. the continuous flow model has helped significantly reduce ambulance delays, but in romford, moving people toward corridors isn�*t making enough of a difference, and there are very few places left for them to go. nikki fox, bbc news. the son of a victim of the windrush scandal says he was outraged when he was told by the home office that he could

take a dna test to prove his relationship with his father, as part of his compensation application. bbc news has been told that dijounjhagroo—bryan, who�*s 39, won�*t have to provide such evidence — but lawyers have called the original request traumatic. our community affairs correspondent adina campbell reports. it�*s another slap in the face, you know? when 39—year—old dijoun jhagroo—bryan received this letter from the home office about his windrush compensation claim, he was stunned. he�*s one of thousands of british windrush descendants, but now he�*s being asked to prove he�*s his father�*s son by doing a voluntary dna test, which he�*d have to pay for, to be eligible for compensation. they even asked if we could track down the midwife who actually helped bring me into this world. and to me, when i read it, i thought it was ridiculous. when i told my mum, she said she couldn�*t believe it. i had to actually send her

a screenshot for her to believe it. me submitting a dna test doesn�*t change the fact of what i�*ve gone through. i�*ve suffered watching my dad being held in prison. i�*ve suffered going through the steps that i needed to do in order for him to get his stay in the uk. i'm arresting you on suspicion of being an illegal resident... his dad�*s story was recently turned into a bbc drama. anthony bryan came to the uk from jamaica when he was eight. despite living, working, and raising his family in london for more than 50 years, he was wrongly detained twice and almost deported in 2017. a lawyer told me how surprised she

was. i a lawyer told me how surprised she was. ~' a lawyer told me how surprised she was. ~ ., ., , ., . ~ was. i think the treatment of black eo - le was. i think the treatment of black people generally — was. i think the treatment of black people generally is _ was. i think the treatment of black people generally is so _ was. i think the treatment of black people generally is so bad - was. i think the treatment of black people generally is so bad across l people generally is so bad across society and particularly by the home office that i�*m not surprised that this has become an issue now in the context of the windrush scandal. the home office has now confirmed to bbc news that mrjhagroo—bryan is not required to provide dna evidence, and says that claims for the windrush compensation scheme are considered on their individual merits. and it remains committed to making sure those who are eligible receive the compensation they deserve. the windrush compensation scheme has been up and running for five years. so far the government has paid out more than £80 million for 2,233 claims, according to the latest home office data. that works out to be just over £35,000 per claim. so your dad used to drop you off most mornings at this school? most mornings, yeah. my mum used to let us get away with murder, but my dad was so solid. as dijoun reflects on his childhood

and memories of his dad doing the school run, he now feels like he�*s being left in limbo. some things that you�*ve just got to stand up for yourself and say, you know, enough is enough. i�*m here to stand up for myself to say that they just need to do better. adina campbell, bbc news. the star of the beloved 19805 children�*s tv show, supergran, gudrun ure, has died at the age of 98. her portrayal of the granny who gained superpowers after being struck by a magic ray, won her legions of fans in the series which ran from 1985 until 1987. a british climber has set the record for scaling mount everest the most number of times by a non—sherpa. kenton cool has just returned to the uk after reaching everest�*s summit for the 18th time! paul hawkins reports.

we don�*tjust step out the door and take risks willy nilly. everything we do is calculated. using a ladder to climb mount everest. so i must have crossed these ladders dozens and dozens of times. i still don�*t like them. 0nce would be enough for most people, but this man is a veteran. no otherforeigner has climbed everest more times. it�*s 20 years since i first went to everest. 2004 was my first expedition there. many people will say to me, "why don�*t you go climb other mountains?" well, i do. but everest is the big draw each year, and i love it. and each ascent is different. his recent 18th attempt makes kenton a world record holder. i love the sherpa people. i love working with my sherpa friends. the culture, the himalayans or the nepali himalayans are very, very special to me. my wife, tongue in cheek, says, everest is my mistress.

kenton isn�*t stopping, although having a young family does play on his mind. if we make a mistake, if we become blase or complacent with our decision making or things that we do, there is a possibility of dying. graham, chris and dorjee and the sherpa team, we summited sunday morning and we climbed past three bodies. and that really keeps you focused and that really keeps you sharp. so you�*ve got to be totally on your game. and, only 50 years young, he still is. paul hawkins, bbc news. that�*s where we�*re going ultimately. time for a look at the weather. and i love that blue sky! some of us are getting to see those blue skies and where we do have them in the north of scotland it is feeling warm with temperatures in northern

scotland well up