this is bbc news. the headlines at three. a long—awaited report into decades of child abuse injersey is about to be published. a teenage girl admits killing seven—year old katie rough injanuary — the little girl was found with fatal injuries in a park in york. her mother was one of the first on the scene. we found her at the same time as the police officer found her. and i cradled her. i saw her injuries, i knew she was gone. four senior barclays bankers have appeared in court the first time, charged with conspiracy to commit fraud. downing street insists there's no change to the government's policy on the public sector pay cap, amid continuing pressure to lift it. a coach carrying elderly tourists crashes in germany and bursts into flames — 18 people are missing, feared dead.

and in the next hour, emmanuel macron sets out his priorities. in a rare session, the french president addresses the two houses of parliament at the palace of versailles, stressing the need for france to confront the realities of the modern world. andy murray was making a promising start to the defence of his title at wimbledon, until the rain started and halted play. with that long—awaited report into alleged child abuse injersey‘s care system, let's go to dan injersey for us. the full details of this report have

just been given to the parties who have an interest in this enquiry, to those who gave evidence and those who have been awaiting the outcome of this report, but we have been given the executive summary of the report. this is a review that looks back at how children in care in jersey over the last 60, 70 years have been cared for by the state, and it details how some of these children were treated in the care homes and in foster care when they we re homes and in foster care when they were under the care of the states of jersey. i will read you the summary, which says: 0ver many decades, there we re which says: 0ver many decades, there were persistent failures in the governance, management and operation of children's homes injersey. failings were at all levels. there was no political interest in defining and maintaining standards of care and performance in residential care, and no will to invest in the resources required for childcare services. unsuitable

people who were appointed to management roles, often on the basis of local connections, lacked the leadership skills to manage and had little up—to—date knowledge of childcare theory and practice. as a result, the report says, ill suited carers continued to look after children in unsuitable facilities using outdated practices. the consequences for the children in their care worker devastating and, in many instances, lifelong. we spoke to hundreds of people who endured physical and sexual abuse at the hands of their carers, whether it bea the hands of their carers, whether it be a foster carer family or in a home run by the states ofjersey. this report lays bare how staff want properly changed, how they ran regimes focused on discipline and control rather than care and meeting the needs of those vulnerable children who had been taken into the ca re of children who had been taken into the care of the states ofjersey. in short, the report says that the states of jersey short, the report says that the states ofjersey government was an

unsuitable parent for these children, having been removed from theirfamilies. it children, having been removed from their families. it says some were removed without due cause, that they had only experienced very minor problems or had committed low—level offences. they were put into care homes to keep them in care homes for longer than needed and were not given care that they needed. they we re given care that they needed. they were exposed instead to abuse and to offending. and when some of those children complain about that offending and abuse, their concerns weren't taken seriously. the officers and people in authority yet did not follow up all those reports, didn't take action, and in poor, the report says, that may have been —— in part, the report says, that may have been a willingness to protect people within this small island culture here, or a desire to protect the wider reputation of the island. perhaps the most damning part is the

review of services now. and the report says that aspect ofjersey's services for children remained not fully fit for purpose at the time this report was written, and that's just a year ago. the report concludes that children may still be at risk in jersey, concludes that children may still be at risk injersey, and that children we re at risk injersey, and that children were not always receiving the kind oi’ were not always receiving the kind or quality of care and support that they need. a damning indictment of they need. a damning indictment of the past care of children on this island, but also concerns that services are still not up to scratch, that more needs to be done to ensure that vulnerable children who are supposed to be in the care of the authorities here are actually being looked after and are not being exposed to risk. there are recommendations this report makes for how things should be improved, including appointing a children's commissioner to give voice to those vulnerable children and to give an avenue to report any abuse they may have suffered. and it calls on the

island's all additions to make children the focus of all their policies here, and had taken this —— to ta ke policies here, and had taken this —— to take seriously any concerns raised, and to make sure that laws are in place to protect children. the report repeats that child protection law has lagged behind the rest of the developed world. it co m pa res rest of the developed world. it compares the state of the law here with the uk and other countries and says that protection for children simply has not been a priority and has not been taken seriously, and that action has been slow in coming and has not always been enforced with the priority it should have, and that is why so many children have been let down and so many childhoods have been ruined over decades here in jersey. it is as damning as it could possibly be, and of course, half of these cases occurred at one home. indeed, and that is the place where this enquiry started almost a decade ago with investigations into

allegations over the treatment children that had been subjected to in that home. there were all sorts of stories came out of the search of that building. there were prosecutions from that investigation, but perhaps not all the allegations made around that search was stood up. but it sparked a new period of confidence among those who had been in care to report what they had suffered, even decades before, and that has meant a raft of new allegations coming forward, not only relating to haute de la garenne but to many other care homes on the island, people who were with foster families as well, in small family units, a new confidence for victims to come forward, report their concerns, the offending that they endured, and that is why this

independent enquiry was set up and started taking evidence three years ago now. there were two man years of hearings, 150 days of evidence are, and more than 600 witnesses came forward , and more than 600 witnesses came forward, either in person or by giving evidence in writing to submit to this enquiry. all of that evidence has taken one year to sift through, to edit down, to collaborate and put together into this report, and that has now been published today. the people with an interest into this enquiry are still being given the full details in the building behind me, but there is a lot to absorb here, and some of it very shocking material. not all of it is to do with a past. even in the three years that this enquiry has been running, services on the island have still not come up to standard. as you say, that highlights devastating and lifelong consequences but also suggests that this could still be going on? indeed, it must be worrying for

anyone on the island, and you would certainly think it would worry the island ‘s politicians. this all came to light first with the police investigation that started nine yea rs investigation that started nine years ago. there was then a public apology by the island's chief minister in 2010. and then with this setting up of this enquiry, its terms of reference were agreed in 2013 and it started taking evidence in 2014, two years of that evidence finishing here last year. and now, this report, having been published a year later. there have been ample opportunity to register what has been going on, to hear the concerns and stories of victims and to take action, and yet still, this report is published today saying that when they finished taking the evidence a year ago, the authors were not yet satisfied that child protection services on the island were as good as they needed to be. they said

there were weaknesses in training, in the level of knowledge of staff, who aren't keeping up with the level of child protection given in other parts of the world, particularly comparing to the uk. the report says that services are not fit for purpose yet and that children in the ca re of purpose yet and that children in the care of the authorities on the island are not being looked after properly and could be subject to abuse. there is a lot for politicians to absorb, but that has to be the key priority, and they still have work to do to make sure that services are up to scratch and children are safe. just eight people were prosecuted. indeed, only seven were convicted. yes, that does seem low compared to the number of allegations. this report have more than 500

allegations from different victims of child abuse, so it sounds like a lot more work to do in investigating exactly what happened in a criminal way. this report was simply a fact—finding investigation to establish exactly how big the problem had been. it is for the police and other authorities to take forward any criminal investigations, if that is now what is going to happen. the families, the interested parties, are still being given details of this report, then later this afternoon, we should get a grip sponsored —— we should get a response from the island's chief minister, and then we will hear from the authorities in terms of what they will do to improve child protection, but also in terms of what they will do to get to the bottom of this historic abuse. —— historical abuse. inspections of these care homes by the authorities

simply were not conducted. it talks about one care home where children we re about one care home where children were placed, where there was no outside inspection over 70 years. there was cruel treatment, children being locked up for hours on end for minor offences, kids being beaten, and that went on without any external inspection whatsoever. the report says that things have improved a great deal since then, and homes don't have these victorian conditions that children endured from the 1950s until the 1980s. so, a lot for people to absorb, a lot for the politicians to take in, and they need to announce exactly what their response will be to drive in and ensure that everything in this report is addressed. a number of people have said that although there have been warnings in the past and recommendations be before, no action

has been taken. 0ne recommendations be before, no action has been taken. one suggestion in the report is that that is because people here simply wanted to pretend that this problem wasn't as serious as people were saying and they wa nted as people were saying and they wanted to protect the image of the island, the way of life, and one contributor to the enquiry said that sorting out the financial legislation on this island so that people could enjoy the tax takers was a bigger priority than looking after the children. this has been a big wake—up call, and this report could not have been more damning. now, we await to see what action there will be. dan, we will blowback for reaction throughout the afternoon. but for now, thank you very much. —— we will be back for a reaction. a 16—year—old girl has pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of seven—year—old katie rough. the little girl died injanuary, after being found seriously injured on a playing field in york.

she later died in hospital. 0ur correspondent phil bodmer has been following the case at leeds crown court. katie rough died from severe lacerations to her neck and chest in a playing field in the woodthorpe area on the south—western outskirts of york in january. area on the south—western outskirts of york injanuary. she was attended to by paramedics and taken to hospital, later dying of those injuries. a 15—year—old girl was subsequently arrested and charged with murder. today, at least crown court, the girl, who is now 16 and cannot be named, pleaded guilty to manslaughter through diminished responsibility. my colleague, danny savage, has the story. katie rough, an innocent, sweet, much—loved schoolgirl, killed in an attack close to her home. her life was taken by another child. it was a school day afternoon and just getting dark when katie rough was found fatally injured at the end of an alleyway

on the edge of a playing field here in york. the seven—year—old died a short time later in hospital. it then emerged that a 15—year—old girl had attacked her with a knife. katie's parents were quickly told what had happened and dashed to the scene. we found her at the same time as a police officer found her. i cradled her. i saw her injuries, i knew she was gone. and... i don't know, it's impossible to describe. we just held each other, didn't we? today the teenage girl who killed katie admitted what she had done here. she's too young to be publicly identified and has been in custody ever since. what happened to katie shocked so many people in this city. things like that don't happen in york. such a safe city, such a safe place, such a lovely, beautiful place. people come from all round the world to see york.

for this to happen here was just unbelievable. the full reasons why this seven—year—old was killed cannot be told because of legal reasons. katie rough will be remembered as a kind and thoughtful child whose life was taken away in the most dreadful circumstances. the court heard the defendant had been suffering from mental illness, and indeed, a number of medical assessments were read out to the court, which had been carried out by psychiatrists and doctors. thejudge was told about disturbing thinking and how the defendant had become socially isolated due to deteriorating mental health. at one stage, the girl was said to have referred to people as robots rather than humans. after the murder in

january, police found books and comics other violent nature that had belonged to the girl. she told detectives that she heard voices in her head that gave her bad thoughts. the headlines on bbc news: failings at all levels for many decades — a report into historical abuse of children injersey. a teenage girl pleads guilty to killing seven—year—old katie rough during a vicious attack in europe. four ba rclays bankers during a vicious attack in europe. four barclays bankers make their first appearance in court, charged with conspiracy to commit fraud. there has been a rain delay on the first day of wimbledon, but play has just resumed, with andy murray two set up and a break up in the third. two british players are already out. laura robson was beaten in straight

sets, and cameron norrie lost the jo—wilfried tsonga. —— lost to jo—wilfried tsonga. —— lost to jo—wilfried tsonga. john terry has signed a one—year deal with aston villa. i will have an update in15 deal with aston villa. i will have an update in 15 minutes. downing street insists that the government's position on the public sector pay cap hasn't changed, despite calls from several cabinet ministers for it to be scrapped. number 10 says some pay review bodies will be reporting later this year, and the government will respond to them in due course. theresa may is under pressure to end the cap which has meant that public sector workers like nurses, teachers and police officers have had their pay rises limited to one per cent, even though the cost of living has risen by more than that. here's our political correspondent chris mason. has the government been underpaying nurses and teachers, foreign secretary? no response from borisjohnson this morning, but we do

know what he thinks. his team told us... mrjohnson is just the latest cabinet minister to say something similar. i think that we should listen to the pay review bodies who govern each individual area of public sector pay. this is obviously something we have to consider not just for the army, but right across the public sector as a whole. we will not make our decision on public sector pay until the pay review body has reported. and we will listen to what they say, and we will listen to what people in this house have said, before making a final decision. so how do these pay review bodies work? professor alistair smith has sat on several of them. they look at evidence,

especially where there is difficulty in recruiting people into thejob, where there were lots of people leaving. they listen to what the government says about what it can afford. and balancing factors like that, they come up with an overall judgment about what is the right level of pay increase. crucially, while the government can ignore the recommendations of a pay review body, there is clearly pressure now to ensure that they don't. but pushing up public sector pay comes with a big bill for the treasury. and it is yet to say explicitly that its policy has changed. i think the chancellor is being placed in a very awkward position by everybody ganging up on him. and saying, you've got to loosen the purse strings. he is the person who has to make the judgment. he needs to have the backing of the prime minister, which i'm sure he will get. public sector workers will hope with the cost of living rising, there pay cap will now be ditched. so it's up to theresa

may to decide to do, and how to pay for it. vicky young is in westminster.m vicky young is in westminster. it is unprecedented, having cabinet ministers queueing up, falling over themselves to get on the airwaves to say they think things need to change. i think tory mps have come back here after the general election, having spent weeks knocking on doors and hearing what people had to say, and many of them are saying to me that brexit wasn't really mentioned, that a lot of voters felt the brexit decision had been made and it was time to get on with that, and that they were more focused on things they felt were closer to home, including public services, the level of service they are getting, but also those working in public services and whether they should finally get more than a 1% pay increase. the prime minister's official spokesman said that the policy hasn't changed and they will respond to the pay review bodies as

they come forward with recommendations, and they point out that nurses, doctors and dentists have had that pay review. it was 1%, it was accepted, and it doesn't sound like that will change. there are many others looking ahead to the budget in the autumn thinking that something will have to give. what are ministers saying about this? this is the police minister in the last hour. we want to make sure that front—line public service workers, including the police, are paid fairly for their work, including the police, are paid fairly fortheirwork, not including the police, are paid fairly for their work, not least because of the contribution that they have made over the years to reducing the deficit we have inherited from the party opposite. and in that, the work they have done to safeguard hundreds of thousands ofjobs. how we do that in a way thatis ofjobs. how we do that in a way that is sustainable and affordable is under active discussion. some conservative mps have talked about making this targeted, saying if there is to be a pay rise, it must be given to those who are very much

on the front line. they don't think it would be popular if higher paid managers got big pay rises. the other huge question, of course, is how this is to be paid for. the chancellor would not be keen on the idea of borrowing more money and says that the country must live within its means, which it is not doing at the moment, and so the question of potential tax rises, which in themselves, of course, do not always proved popular. these are the things the chancellor will be looking at closely in the coming months. vicky, thank you very much. fourformer months. vicky, thank you very much. four former barclays months. vicky, thank you very much. four former ba rclays bankers months. vicky, thank you very much. four former barclays bankers have appeared in court over allegations of fraud. andyjoins appeared in court over allegations of fraud. andy joins us appeared in court over allegations of fraud. andyjoins us from westminster magistrates' court. bring us up—to—date. westminster magistrates' court. bring us up-to-date. this is the first time you have seen senior

bankers facing criminal charges in this country since the financial crisis, and the only time that you had seen anyone, any banker, facing criminal charges for action they took during the financial crisis. it is also the only time we have seen a chief executive face criminal charges. john varley, the former chief executive, along with roger jenkins, thomas claris and one other, had been charged with conspiracy to commit fraud by misrepresentation. this goes back to 2008, when barclays thought it would be forced to be nationalised, the tax payer becoming a shareholder. they did not want that, so they went to abu dhabi and qatar and raised more than £11 billion ace, but the serious fraud office alleges that representations were made that were false. it also alleges that there was an unlawful assistance of that

capital raising, with barclays lending money to qatar that was then used to fund the capital raising. all four denied the charges and a magistrate accepted by all for them, with conditions for two of the men because they live abroad. they had to put up £500,000 as security. andy, thank you very much for now. two inquests into the deaths of victims of the grenfell tower fire disaster were opened and adjourned today. ali yawarjafar, aged eighty one, was found outside outside the tower, having been extracted by the london fire brigade. the cause of death was identified as inhalation of fire fumes and hypertensive heart disease. gloria trevisan was found on the twenty third floor of the tower, and the cause of death was consistent with the effects of fire. the coroner extended her condolences to all those affected by the deaths. two men have been charged after border force officers based in france seized 79 handguns. the weapons had been hidden

in engine blocks on a trailer which was about to be taken through the channel tunnel into britain. two men from poland and the czech republic were arrested in connection with the raid. up to 18 people are feared dead after a coach crashed and burst into flames in germany. the vehicle collided with a lorry on a motorway close to the bavarian town of stammbach, in the south of the country. police say 30 passengers have been taken to hospital, some with serious injuries. the rest are missing. daniela relph reports. the terrible scene of the crash on the a9 motorway near stammbach in bavaria. firefighters fought a desperate battle to put out the blaze that engulfed the vehicles. it is believed the tour bus was heading to nuremberg when it hit a lorry in a trafficjam on the motorway. it caught fire immediately and was ablaze by the time the emergency services arrived. on board were a tour group

from saxony, a state in the east of germany. as well as those still unaccounted for, rescue helicopters have taken others to a number of hospitals. many have serious injuries. a spokesman for the german chancellor angela merkel said there was great dismay about the crash and said her thoughts go to the victims and family members as well as the injured. daniela relph, bbc news. thousands of migrants are continuing to make the perilous journey by sea from north africa to europe, many of them landing in italy. ministers from italy, france and germany are meeting to discuss the migrant crisis. the head of the red cross in italy has accused the european union of failing to help italy to cope with the major influx of migrants there. last weekend alone, almost 13,000 migrants and refugees arrived, according to the united nations. and it's estimated that so far this year alone,

more than 2000 people have died at sea. 0ur correspondent richard galpin reports. cheering relief as yet another group of migrants is rescued in the mediterranean, after setting sail in a small overcrowded boat from libya. large numbers are on the move again, heading for italy — thanks to the warm weather and calm seas. they're mainly from africa and the middle east. some fleeing conflict, others trying to escape poverty. more than 80,000 have arrived in ports in southern italy so far this year. a big increase compared to the same period in 2016. and those trying to help them, like the italian red cross, say they're now struggling to cope because the european union has totally failed to implement its plan to relocate thousands of migrants to other eu countries.

this is not working. only a few hundred are being relocated in other eu countries so far. we were expecting 30,000. it's a different number. and you can imagine if we had relocated 30,000, we could have 30,000 more beds to host the new migrants. such is the frustration of the italian government now that it's even hinted at stopping boats carrying rescued migrants from entering its ports. and the european commission has already responded. we are ready to increase our support to italy, including substantial financial support, if needed. all eu states now need to deliver and show solidarity towards italy. but as the number of migrants arriving in italy rapidly grows, the government and aid agencies are likely to be sceptical of these

promises of help and solidarity, which they've heard many times before. you do time for the weather. cabbages are on the rise. some warm summer sun cabbages are on the rise. some warm summer sun “— cabbages are on the rise. some warm summer sun —— temperatures are on the rise. this is the scene in bath. we have a bit of cloud around. not water wall blue skies out there. this is the satellite image, peppered across much of the country, allowing some sunshine, a few showers down to the south—east of england, north—east england. most of staying dry. this evening and overnight will see some low cloud across the south—west of england.

quite humid in the south, temperatures holding up at 15 or 16, soa humid temperatures holding up at 15 or 16, so a humid field to the weather. through the day, a slow—moving front that will continue to bring rain, with northern ireland, the southern half of scotland into the far north of scotland. further south in the sunnier spells we could see highs of a warm 25 degrees. you are watching the news with rebecca jones and simon mccoy. the headlines at just rebecca jones and simon mccoy. the headlines atjust gone half past three. an independent enquiry into child abuse in the jersey care system has found that children may still be at risk. the enquiry heard from more than 600 witnesses over the last three years. a 16—year—old girl has pleaded guilty at leeds crown court to the manslaughter of seven—year—old katie rough. katie was found seriously injured on a playing field in york injanuary. she died later in hospital.

four senior barclays bankers have appeared in court for the first time, charged with conspiracy to commit fraud. downing street insists the position on public sector pay has not changed despite several cabinet ministers including the foreign secretary borisjohnson calling for it to be scrapped. let's catch up with all the wimbledon news and the rest of the sport. good afternoon to you both. we have had a half—hour rain delay at wimbledon but things are just getting going again on the first day. let's cross live to the all—england club. it wasn't proper rain, katherine downes, they didn't even put the roof on centre court, but there was that half—hour delay but there was that half—hour delay but apart from that it is looking very assured from andy murray, which is good to see. yeah, rain not in the forecast at all today saw that where that came from. there is the

odd black cloud still over a stab you 19 at the moment but hopefully that will drift away and we can see andy murray serve out first round match. he has just andy murray serve out first round match. he hasjust in andy murray serve out first round match. he has just in the last few minutes, a second break—up, so he leads 5—2 and will be serving for a place in the second round. live pictures. just a few minutes away from brushing aside alexander bublik of kazakhstan. he has really enjoyed the attention and the support of the crowd against the home favourite but it does look like andy murray will be pushing on through into the second round with very little trouble at all. we have been keeping an eye on his hip, he has that hip injury that he picked up on the way into wimbledon. it has begun to trouble him a little bit towards the final stages of this first round match but hopefully a quick victory and some quick recovery afterwards will see him through into the second round with no problems. just before we pick up some of the other news and results from today, we just go

back to centre court because he has a couple of match points now. you talked about that hip, you say it has been troubling him, that injury, towards the end? yeah, on the practice court earlier today we watched him knocking up earlier, moving very easily. then he went out and played the first couple of sets, no problems there either. it looked like it was troubling him at all but gradually as they move towards the final stages of the match, you could see he beginning to limp a bit, he was a bit ginger on it and he hugged the odd grimace. he was beginning to limp and then as soon as it started raining, he called to the umpire and saidi raining, he called to the umpire and said i am not happy playing on this, i don't want the grass to get slippery whilst i am out here with this hip injury. i don't want it to jeopardise my performance going on later on into the tournament. so andy murray was quick to say to the umpire on centre court, look, if english get the covers on and stop

play and that is exactly what they did. but it has been a lots of talk about andy murray and his form, his fitness, coming into this wimbledon. he has struggled with illness from the start of the year. he had shingles, he had flu, he had an elbow injury, he had that surprise run really to the semifinals of the french open at roland garros. but here he is, through to the second round here at wimbledon, despite that hip injury, despite limping a little in the opening... that seemed to be bothering him in the closing stages of this opening match for andy murray, the defending champion. there he is, celebrating on centre court, that is what the crowd wanted to see, a huge cheerjust went up from henman hill behind me on the roof of the media centre at wimbledon and andy murray celebrating what has been a fairly straightforward victory for him.|j

knew it was worth going back to centre court, he kept us waiting a little bit. andy murray through. we know that laura robson is out. cameron norrie out as well. just one other bit of sports news, john terry, after 22 yea rs other bit of sports news, john terry, after 22 years at chelsea, is a free agent, he has nowjoined aston villa in the championship on a one—year deal. that is my lot, i am off to go and watch wimbledon at home. damian johnson will off to go and watch wimbledon at home. damianjohnson will be there. there is an image, 0lly foster in front of the telly. maybe in your mind. the northern ireland secretaryjames brokenshire i will make a commons statement about the negotiations to restore power—sharing at stormont. he allowed the talks between the democratic unionists to continue the republicans have said it is unlikely a deal will be reached in the short term. we are 19 years on from the good

friday agreement, ten years on from the st andrews agreement, the dup are still looking the bill of rights, legacy issues, respect. they oppose rights for irish language speakers. they oppose rights for ethnic minorities and women. they oppose the rights of lesbian and gay citizens to equal marriage and in doing all of this they are emboldened by their alliance with the british government, which has taken that initiative in its own interest and against the interest of what needs to happen in this part of ireland. so the institutions, if they are to be reformed, have to be based on respect and equality, that was the basis in which they were formed in the first place and it is the only basis in which they can survive. not very positive mood music there. let's take you straight to the house of commons where the business and energy secretary, greg clark, is taking questions on those proposals for an energy price cap.

a test of whether the regulators changes go far enough, i remain prepared to legislate if they do not, andl prepared to legislate if they do not, and i hope that such legislation would command wide support across the house. dr alan whitehead. does he recall that during the election his party placed at promise of an overall price cap on energy prices at the centre of their manifesto? indeed does he recall the prime minister stating by making this promise if i am re—elected on the 8th ofjune i will ta ke re—elected on the 8th ofjune i will take action to end this injustice by introducing a cap on unfair energy prices. does he accept today that the response from 0fgem to his letter on 21st of june the response from 0fgem to his letter on 21st ofjune on energy prices falls far short of implement think promise and although there are welcome suggestions on safeguarding

tariffs, those measures would only affect 2.5 million customers, leaving over 14 million svt customers completely unprotected from price rises over the next period. can the minister confirm he did not ask 0fgem to consider introducing the general price cap in his letter to him and can he tell the house why he did not? even though the ceo of 0fgem confirmed earlier this year that they would have the discretionary power to influence and energy price cap. does the secretary of state now intend to pass legislation that requires 0fgem to introduce a price cap, or is he content to introduce a price cap, or is he co nte nt now to introduce a price cap, or is he content now to allow his firm election promise to paul by the wayside, and if he does, what does he have two is said to the 17 million people on standard variable ta riffs million people on standard variable tariffs who thought relief from rip—off price rises was on its way and he will now feel completely betrayed by this policy u—turn?|j and he will now feel completely betrayed by this policy u-turn? i am grateful to the honourable gentleman for his questions and i hope you will see that in my response to his initial question i have answered

many of the points he made. he will share the view that i do, because i think it is his view as well, that we should act as soon as possible to provide this belief to consumers. to do that, that means that 0fgem have to use their powers. they have those powers, they can use them immediately, and i have encouraged them to do so. in terms of the letter that i sent that he mentions, you will know, i'm sure, having studied the prospective use of these powers, if he was hoping to come into government, that the legislation requires me to ask for advice from 0fgem. that is exactly the terms in which i did so. they have responded to that, and what they have said is that they are going to work with consumer groups, to identify how far this protection should go. but i have been very clear that i want to see this

detriment, £1.11 clear that i want to see this detriment, £1.4 billion a year, eradicated, but it is a test of the responsiveness of 0fgem that they should use their powers to this end, andl should use their powers to this end, and i think our constituents, for members on whichever side of the house, would look to the regulator to make use of the powers that they have two protect this, to prevent this unacceptable situation for over eight billion pounds a year to continue. greg clark of the business and energy secretary taking questions, we will pull away from that, anything of interest we will tell you what is going on. now to the main story. the notorious haut de la garenne children's home in jersey should be demolished, a long—awaited report into abuse and mistreatment of youngsters on the island has recommended. it has also said there was failings at all levels for many decades. alan collins is a lawyer, who has been representing many of the victims. hejoins me now from st hellier.

thank you for your time. the most shocking aspect of this report so far, it seems to suggest that children may still be at risk. indeed so. it is disturbing. the report makes humbling reading because the content is so shocking, as well as moving, of course, and the panel have identified systematic failings at government level and management level, which still, u nfortu nately, management level, which still, unfortunately, look as though exist to this day, so it is a big wake—up call, and the enquiry makes a series of recommendations, and they need to be fermented fast. and i am assuming you agree with every word, because this will not come as a huge surprise to you? well, it is still shocking to read. the content in one sense does not come as a great surprise, but when you read it, and it starts to sink in, you cannot help but be moved and disturbed, and

it is truly shocking. and to think that maybe so much could have been prevented if there had been good government and good management. when the report describes devastating and lifelong consequences of what went on, you know the victims, you have spent many days with them. i am just wondering, how does that manifest itself, what damage has been done to people injersey? itself, what damage has been done to people in jersey? well, of course many of the survivors no longer live injersey. many of the survivors no longer live in jersey. they many of the survivors no longer live injersey. they have leftjersey, so we have got to remember this is not just about jersey. so we have got to remember this is not just aboutjersey. so for many of them, it is lifelong conditions. they can be behavioural, psychological. many people who get abused as children, they find it difficult to hold down relationships, they may suffer from psychological conditions, they may find it difficult to hold down employment, for example, and that is why child abuse is so pernicious, because it has lifelong consequences

for many, many victims. in terms of the terms of reference of this enquiry, are you happy that this is the definitive account that we now know everything that went on? the definitive account that we now know everything that went 0mm the definitive account that we now know everything that went on? it is a very impressive account. 0bviously i know there are survivors out there that ought to have had the opportunity to give evidence to the enquiry but for various reasons that didn't happen but it looks to me as though the enquiry heard from enough witnesses, heard from enough survivors, to get a very, very thorough account of what was taking place in the care system injersey since 1945. in my opinion it is a very thorough report, it is very impressive, i would very thorough report, it is very impressive, iwould have very thorough report, it is very impressive, i would have thought that all those concerned with what has happened, and also, importantly, concerned with what is going to happen next in child protection, will be impressed by this document. what have the victims you represent

said to you, having looked at this report? well, i haven't had the opportunity to talk to them yet, i have just come out, but i did opportunity to talk to them yet, i havejust come out, but i did have opportunity to talk to them yet, i have just come out, but i did have a brief word with one, and she was very impressed. and i think, like me, was quite moved by the content, because when you actually see accou nts because when you actually see accounts put into a very formal report, you cannot help but be impressed by that, as well as moved. it isa impressed by that, as well as moved. it is a humbling experience to read this report, very humbling, because so many survivors and witnesses and other people have come forward, stepped up to the plate, given their evidence to the enquiry, and that was a big thing. that was a big ask. and then to see this translated into a report, where the authors of the report have obviously spent many, many months considering the evidence, you cannot help that be impressed by that, and for me, i find it very humbling to read these accounts, and to read an actress at accounts, and to read an actress at a think about what has been going on here injersey over the decades, but

also to start thinking about how this is going to influence the future, not just here this is going to influence the future, notjust here injersey but also in the uk. i want to come to that in just about it, but in terms of the police action and what has been happening the decades in terms of the allegations, which have been swirling around for a long, long time, where did the cover—up start? how high up does this go, what needs to happen now? i don't think the enquiry is saying there was a cover—up, and i am pretty sure that is not what they are saying. i think what they are explaining is that there was an escher, and ineffectual attitude that permeated all strata of the establishment injersey, —— there was a no—show. it led to an ethos —— it to inertia. many survivors have spoken of being treated as second—class citizens as children and adults, and i think

jersey has the problem and may still have the problem that child welfare issues are not paramount, they are secondary issues and therefore do not get the attention they deserve. and that has led, unfortunately, the missed opportunities, if i can put it like that. so i think missed opportunities is the right way of putting it, and i think that is far more damning than trying to say that there was some kind of cover—up. i don't think that was the case itself, and that is not my reading of the report. it is basically down to ineffectual action and the wrong kind of ethos, where children were not given the respect that they deserved. can you still hear me, are you all right? yes, just, i'm 0k, yes, thank you. i'm sure the victims, those that you represent, the priority has to be the future protection of children. if this report is suggesting that this sort of thing is still going on, what

needs to happen now? well, the most important step that needs to be taken and is recommended in the report is the appointment of the children's commissioner. so the states of jersey children's commissioner. so the states ofjersey government needs to act fast and appoint a children's commissioner, an independent person who can oversee the rights of children and to make sure that the states ofjersey, children and to make sure that the states of jersey, the children and to make sure that the states ofjersey, the government, ta kes states ofjersey, the government, takes its responsibility seriously, no doubt it does, but make sure that it does, that it is a factual and actually takes action. how important is today, how will historyjudge today's report? it is a momentous day. in the history of child protection. not just day. in the history of child protection. notjust here injersey but also in the uk. it is fundamental. this report provides a template for the future. it provides a path for the future. alan collins, it is good of you to join a path for the future. alan collins, it is good of you tojoin us, and for putting up with that difficult a

piece but thank you very much for your time. earle many apologies about that, it is my ear i think, rather than the earpiece! you are a diplomat. ina in a moment, a summary of the business news, but first the headlines here on bbc news. as we have been hearing, failings at all levels for many decades... a long—awaited report gives a damning verdict into the historical abuse and mistreatment of children in jersey. a teenage girl pleads guilty to killing seven—year—old katie rough during a vicious attack in york. downing street insists there is no change in the government's policy on the public sector pay cap, amid continuing pressure to lift it. hello, in the business news this afternoon... four senior barclays bankers have attended court for the first time charged with conspiracy to commit fraud.

lawyers forjohn varley, former chief executive, said he would plead not guilty. the charges relate to a deal between barclays and several investment vehicles owned by the qatari state in 2008. french energy supplier edf has estimated that the cost of completing the new hinkley point nuclear plant will be £1.5 billion more than expected. edf say that the total cost of the plant is now likely to be £19.6 billion. hinkley will be the uk's first nuclear plant for decades. the energy regulator, 0fgem, says it's considering introducing a price cap on gas and electricity, aimed at bills for households on low incomes. it would be similar to a cap already in place for people who use pre—payment meters. 0fgem will focus on whether some families with young children, and pensioners who receive the warm home discount, should be protected. today's the first working day for uk finance, the new trade association for financial services firms, bringing together six banking—related trade bodies.

the organisation will have about 200 staff based in new offices next to the bank of england. joining us now is stephenjones, the chief executive of uk finance. stephen, first of all, the first question that pops the mind is why? surely a single body is weaker than six specific separate groups with specific focus is? our intention is that one single voice on areas crosscutting across the broader financial industry, finance, banking, cards, paymentand financial industry, finance, banking, cards, payment and fraud prevention, is actually more effective than six separate voices, and that was the view of our members certainly. many of whom had multiple memberships in the individual organisations. so uk finance has been created to bring together but within it we will maintain the specialist expertise in the individual subject matter areas that

the members of the individual organisations valued from the past. so have these groups being absorbed into uk finance? what has happened to them, to those jobs? all of the people are coming across into uk finance. we brought everybody over with effect from today. they are all now part of uk finance. what does this mean for consumers? how do they raise concerns? we have a very strong retail advisory group, led by gillian guy of the citizens advice bureau, is she is ceo. and in the mainboard we are represented to the first time by non—bankers, for the example, joanna elson is the ceo of the money advice trust, which works with heavily indebted individuals and businesses, and provides advice to them. i think with the voice and experience of those two individuals guiding the work we do and providing helpful advice to the members, i

hope that we will be able to be a more responsive organisation to individual consumer needs. is it not a bit confusing? uk finance is such a bit confusing? uk finance is such a big umbrella term, you have something like the council for mortgage lenders, it is a bit more clear to consumers where to go for help? i think you'll find we are relative —— we are accessible, you will find plenty of details and signposts that are subject matter related and type of customer related, which will help customers navigate how to get to us. clearly there rather organisations as well available. there are many in the volu nta ry available. there are many in the voluntary sector, and many in the government sector providing advice. but we intend to deal with all the help we can. thank you. in other business news.

bank of england workers are going on strike at the end of the month over pay. it'll be the first time in more than 50 years that the bank has faced a walk—out by staff. now this comes after a ballot in which 95% of workers voted for industrial action. staff say for the second year in a row, they'd been offered a pay rise that was below the rate of inflation. samsung is releasing a new phone using parts from its galaxy note 7, which was axed after a battery fault led to some devices catching fire. the new phone — the note fan edition — is meant to "minimise the environmental impact". the handset will go on sale only in south korea at the end of the week, with a safer, smaller battery. and this may strike a chord with some parents — concerns in china over children spending too much time playing online computer games has led to taming curfew. led to a gaming curfew. the chinese tech giant — tencent — has responded to concerns by limiting the amount of time children can play some of its popular games including king of glory. from today, players aged under 12 will be allowed to log in for only one hour a day, and not after 9pm.

let's have a look of the markets before we go. european shares have made a strong start to the week, helped by energy shares and the price of crude oil. shares in supergroup, in the ftse 250, the owner of the closing —— clothing brand super dry has done pretty well. they are going to launch a new bunch of sports stores on the high street. that is it for the business news. catch up with all the weather now with sarah keith—lucas. some warm sunshine out there as we head through the remainder of the day and that theme continues for much of the week ahead. this is how things are looking out there. this is bath in somerset. there is a bit of cloud around but certainly some good spells of sunshine breaking through. through the week, temperatures on the up. there will

be some more sunshine but also some pretty heavy and potentially thundery showers later this week, particularly by the time we get the roundabout thursday. for the rest of today, a bit more cloud in from the west. it will drift into southern scotland, the far north of england and some drizzly rain to wales too. prior to the south and south—east of that but temperatures holding a 1516 —— dryerto that but temperatures holding a 1516 —— dryer to the south. quite a quitea humid quite a humid night. as we head further south on tuesday, some rain across northern ireland and southern scotland, quite slow moving through the day, also affecting the likes of cumbria, yorkshire too. to the south of that, quite a bit of cloud across wales but some writer spells in south, the likes of devon, and some brightness for kent and up towards norfolk and lincolnshire through the morning. a bit more cloud across england and wales compared to today but still some brightness, and it will feel pretty warm too but this

weather front of the north is quite slow moving across northern england, southern scotland and northern ireland, so quite a damp, grey sort of dave stockton the north of that with the pressure conditions in the sunshine, temp just typically 13 to 15 degrees but around 10 degrees warmer further south. it should stay mostly dry at wimbledon for the next couple of days, with those temperatures on the rise but by the time you get to thursday, there is a chance we could see some showery rain pushing in. tuesday and wednesday across the country, we have got this front edging its way northwards, introducing pretty warm aircoming infrom northwards, introducing pretty warm air coming in from the near continent. we could see a fewer showers across parts of scotland, northern ireland and northern ireland. to the north of that, clear and fresh conditions but towards the south it is quite humid again, typically the mid to the high teens across parts of scotland but elsewhere across the country we are likely to see temperatures 28 or 29. what we are seeing through the middle of the week, this warm air

and the heat is building, but the chance later this week of those heavy thundery showers starting to break out. you can find more details on the next ten days ahead at the website. this is bbc news. the headlines at four. children may still be at risk injersey‘s care system — that's the warning from a long awaited report into child abuse on the island. the panel have identified systematic failings at government and management level which still u nfortu nately management level which still unfortunately look like they still exist to this day. a teenage girl admits killing seven—year old katie rough injanuary — the little girl was found with fatal injuries in a park in york. four senior barclays bankers have appeared in court the first time, accused of conspiracy to commit fraud. downing street insists there is no

change to government policy on the public sector pay cap, and the continuing pressure to lift it. a coach carrying elderly tourists crashes in germany