ill in my politicians here have very strongly criticised them. today, the police service of northern ireland have released figures to the bbc to challenge claims there is a disproportionate focus on soldiers. at the moment, the police here are investigating just over 1100 deaths from the troubles. 0f investigating just over 1100 deaths from the troubles. of those killings, 530 were carried out by republicans, 271 by loyalists and 354 by security forces. saw about 30% of the current workload of cases being investigated by the police actually are killings with which the army were responsible for. the police have said these figures show they are not disproportionately focusing on anyone and a police officer in charge of the branch of the police force your investigating past crimes says we think they are carrying out our duties according to the law, but he said he appreciates there are a lot of strong feelings on the issue. thank you. thousands of romanians have gathered

in the centre of the capital bucharest for the third night in a row to demonstrate against government plans to downgrade some corruption offences. the proposals means that public officials will be spared a jail sentence if they were involved in crimes amounting to less than £40,000. they're the biggest demonstrations in the country since the fall of communism. earlier today, the country's prime minister sorin grindeanu vowed to stand firm against the protesters‘ demands. he is among those with a corruption conviction. critics say it is people like him who are requiring this change in the law. there have been

three nights of protests. demonstrations continuing in the capital, bucharest. charities say that british muslim women are increasingly bearing the brunt of religious hate crimes. shaimaa khalil has been speaking to women about their experiences, including nadiya hussein, who won the great british bake—0ff. this is the reality many muslim women face in britain. they have become the number one target for religious hate crimes. this woman was walking home with her friends a few weeks ago when a man threw anti—muslim abuse at them. and it did not stop there. he put his hands in his pockets

and threatened us with a knife. this is not the first time she has been attacked. lately, things have become worse. my identity is made up of other people's perceptions. because people are more bold in their islamophobia and racism, it is making me question whether, you know, this is my home. it is notjust face—to—face attacks. there has been a spike in anti—muslim abuse online. one person who knows this all too well is nadiya hussain, the first british muslim woman to win the great british bake 0ff. there was a lot of negativity and it was quite difficult to read some of the stuff. we had to have a police presence around the house. how did that affect you? yeah, there were moments when i thought, what have i done, what have i done? are my kids safe? as much as i put a smile on my face, i thought, my gosh, what have i done? i remember thinking will i be accepted? is it a big deal i am wearing a headscarf?

i thought, yes, there is negativity, but i am comfortable with myself and i would not change that for the world. over a halal sunday roast, i sit with her and herfriends. they say islamophobia is part of their lives. they are not just worried about their lives, but also about their identities being questioned. i get asked, iam i british? i am constantly asked questions . i don't see why i have to answer those questions. people need to know that muslims are ordinary people doing the same jobs as everyone else and having the same struggles as everyone else. until we get that image out there, in some way these problems are going to remain. the question of identity is a complex one in britain,

especially with muslim women. but the aspiration for many of them is simple, feeling safe in a country they call home. homeowners who bought their properties under complicated leasehold deals, have told the bbc of spiralling costs and a fear they'll have nothing left to pass onto their children. those affected don't own the land their houses are built on, and in some cases that land is literally being bought and sold beneath their feet. the government says it's about to announce "radical proposals" to overhaul the system. james longman has this special report. thousands of homeowners are having the ground beneath them sold off and they may not even know about it. what do we want? homes for britain! when do we want them? to ease the housing crisis, new homes are going up across the country. many are leasehold, not freehold. and the difference is crucial. the new trend is for developers to sell freeholds to investment companies. so here's what's happening. a developer builds a house, here it is. it sells that house to mr and mrs smith.

here they are. but what it sold is the lease to that house. that's time in it. a couple of years later, the developer is then able to sell the freehold, the ground that it's on, to an investment company. here he is, mr investor. it's a way of making money on the same house twice. and this whole business is worth hundreds of millions of pounds every year to the developers. i had no idea that my home would be used as an endless income stream for an investor. katie kendrick bought her home from bellway developers. she was never told her freehold would be sold off. now she wants to buy it, the price has gone from £4,000 to £13,000. where do they get that figure from? i have absolutely no idea. it just doesn't seem ethically right to me at all. you know, i'm not a cashpoint for somebody else and i never realised that i could be used as such. what bellway are doing

is not illegal. some buyers feel they weren't clear about their plans. we asked them to comment but they did not respond. homeground, the company that acts on behalf of the freeholder said its investors were uk pension institutions which bought the freeholds as part of their very long—term investment strategy. they said they were usually willing to informally negotiate a price which can often save both time and legal fees. beth rudolph is from the conveyancing association. we asked her to look through some of katie's paperwork. so, when katie's obviously bought the house from what it looks like she's had the right advice from the conveyancer, but it would appear that the conveyancer was unaware of the intentions of bellway to sell on the freehold. anybody marketing property is covered by the consumer protection from unfair trading regulations. which means that if there is something that would impact their decision—making process then they should be advised of that before they view the property. i feel guilty for my family that i've made that wrong decision.

it may not impact on me in my lifetime but you buy your home to give your children something, you know. it's a massive burden to leave for your children. for katie, this is a property trap from which she still doesn't know how to escape. starting primary school is a big moment for children — and their and parents. but for a group of mums in cornwall what's made it more of a challenge is that their children have down‘s syndrome. so they've written a book about how families can adapt to school life, and it's been so successful they're now spreading the message across the uk, asjohn maguire reports. shall we finish?

we need to do some more. it's noah's first year at his primary school in cornwall. the children paint and play games as you might expect, but they're also learning makaton, a type of sign language. it's to help them communicate with noah, who has down‘s syndrome. it's amazing how the children sort of, they almost have this understanding that he is slightly different to them, but they don't treat him differently. if anything, they're very understanding, they want to help noah and they all want to be friends with him. he's very popular in our class. in common with 6500 children in cornwall who've just started school, noah and his classmates received a book as part of a starter pack. he's one of the children featured, and his mum is one of those who devised the idea. this group all have children with down‘s syndrome. around 750 are born each year in the uk, and this book is given to those parents. their second book is designed for all children starting primary. the book, paid for by fundraising, is now spreading across the uk and around the world. what gives us goose pimples to know is that this little book that contains those little faces is going out to the little hands that it was made for,

and that's fantastic. because what we hope is that when that little pack goes home, the treasure pack goes home with that child, and they open the book with their grown—up and they say something like, "why has that child got hearing aids? why does that child sit in that chair?" the grown—up might answer them and say, "oh, he's got hearing aids because he needs those so he can hear," and that's what it's about, that opportunity for a small child to ask the question, to receive the answer, and then move onto the next thing, because that's what children do. this is one that angie's made for all children going to school. angie and ted are meeting up with the actor and writer sally phillips and her son 0lly. last year, sally made a documentary looking at a new prenatal test that some believe could eradicate the condition. she's endorsing the book and believes it makes a difference. yes, because we're afraid of things we don't know

and things we don't recognise, different things, we all are. and so i think making little kids with down‘s syndrome familiar and unthreatening to other children is a great thing. back home, and ted's main aim is to beat his sisters at snap. but for his mum and the other volunteers, their ambition is to help every child, whether with down‘s or not, to take those first crucial steps into their brave new world. it has been a turbulent day today with rain. particularly with the women's. they circulate around massive cloud. this is the developing low—pressure from friday. it has been windy today. this is a major atlantic law. we will see some severe gales. in contrast, although

it is windy across the board, the sea is very much calmer. there will bea sea is very much calmer. there will be a squeeze in the winds over parts of wales. the winds and further bands of showers will in the west maintain temperatures well above freezing. in rural areas, maintain temperatures well above freezing. in ruralareas, it maintain temperatures well above freezing. in rural areas, it could turn chilly. frilly bright to start away from the north of scotland. not away from the north of scotland. not a bad start to the friday. through the day, it spreads eastwards. the northern half of the country code will stay fear for northern half of the country code will stay fearfor much northern half of the country code will stay fear for much of the afternoon. not as mild. temperatures are down on today. that is important because if the rain persists and at an intensity, it could turn to snow over welsh mountains and further

north. the winds are likely to cost 250 mph inland, 70 along the coast. a real battering from northern france and the channel islands. warnings on the website. nasty low— pressure warnings on the website. nasty low— pressure crosses warnings on the website. nasty low—pressure crosses france on saturday. low—pressure on friday is sat across scotland. in between, not as mild as it has been in recent days. not a bad day. the low— pressure days. not a bad day. the low—pressure meanders its way through the north sea to effect eastern scotland on sunday. wet and windy here. potentially weather systems to the south will bring in rain. staying a little chilly. this is bbc news i'm clive myrie, the news at eight o'clock. could

there be light at the end of the tunnel. rail commuters? 0ne union is still holding out. it has been very disruptive, in my journeys still holding out. it has been very disruptive, in myjourneys for the last couple of while. it is good a shame it took so long. the government has published its plans for brexit which promises new laws on immigration. a human rights lawyer has been struck off for acting dishonestly in bringing abuse claims against british soldiers in iraq. the anglican church has admitted terrible failings after a former head of a christian holiday camp was accused of abusing boys. also coming up after a reportedly frosty fromm, sage and, donald trump has suggested he