this is bbc news. the headlines at seven. police investigating the grenfell tower fire say that... the un says a catastrophe is unfolding in yemen as the country struggles with the world's worst cholera epidemic, and the looming threat of famine. a promise there'll be no cliff—edge on immigration when britain leaves the eu the home secretary says a new system will be phased in. new figures reveal an alarming increase in the number of prisoners released by mistake. the head of the us military says there'll be no change to its policy on employing transgender people until the defence secretary receives direction from president trump on the issue. in the next hour... day four of tackling the wildfires in the south of france. at least 6000 firefighters and troops are using all available resources to battling the fires. the 50th anniversary of decriminalising homosexuality in england and wales — the prime minister says more

still needs to be done, to achieve equality. good evening and welcome to bbc news. we report tonight on a war that has been raging for two years in yemen, with devastating consequences for its people. yemen is now on the brink of famine and has become a breeding ground for disease. a fierce civil murray civil war has split the country into. —— a fierce civil war. yemen is now on the brink of famine and has become a breeding ground for disease. cholera has swept the country , with nearly 2000 deaths since the outbreak began in april. access for international

journalists is very rare, but our middle east correspondent, 0rla guerin, with her producer nicola careem and cameraman nico hameon — have got in. they've sent this report from aden and a warning there are distressing images of suffering children throughout. we cross the red sea to reach yemen, past the sunken wreckage of a hidden war. this was the only way to the port city of aden. the saudi—led coalition, bombing the country, flew us in. this is the kind of suffering they don't want the world to see. rassam is 11. he is one of many children wasting away across the country. since the war, malnutrition rates have soared. hunger is menacing this nation, from the very old... to the very young.

like hussain, who fights for every breath. the united nations says an entire generation is being starved and crippled and famine is looming. in a ward nearby, another threat, a desperate rush to save abdullah mohammed salem, who came in with no pulse. they tried to squeeze fluid and life back into his veins, one victim of an epidemic ravaging yemen, cholera, and it's the worst outbreak in history. there is now a perfect breeding ground for the disease, as sanitation services have broken down. abdullah's son, ahmed, has a message for those in power who, are busy waging war.

translation: deal with the sewage. and clean the streets. mosquitoes and flies are everywhere causing illness. we are demanding that everyone who claims to be our leader should just care about the people. instead, they are dying of cholera at the rate of about one every hour. another outcome of a brutal conflict. this hospital alone receives about 100 new cholera cases every day. those who get help recover quickly, within hours. but many in yemen are dying needlessly, because they can't get the most basic treatment. after more than two years of war, half of the health facilities in the country are not functioning. like much else in the arab world's poorest nation, an ancient civilisation with new battle scars. the presidential guard mans

the checkpoints in aden. but the yemeni president is seldom seen. he was forced to flee by the houthi rebel, that's when his allies, the saudis stepped in. their bombing campaign has not restored his authority. but it has destroyed hospitals, schools and homes, like that of this family. their house was hit by two air strikes as the coalition targeted houthi fighters nearby. senaad tells us, that two years on, the extended family are among the forgotten victims of this war. some of the family still live right here in the ruins, with no help, they say, other than from god. but civilians here have been under fire from both sides. we met this woman and her children waiting forfood aid.

10—year—old imad used to love football, before he was hit by a houthi shell. translation: i brought the kids into the house. i asked them to stay inside. they were in the livingroom when they were hit. he lost both legs immediately. since then, she says that imad and her other children have never been the same, they have deep psychological wounds as well as physical ones. most of all it is yemen's children, like ten—month—old ahmed who are paying the price here. the country has reached a stalemate.

international diplomacy has failed and nowhere in the world are more lives as stake. 0rla guerin, bbc news, aden. police investigating the grenfell tower fire have written to... the corporate manslaughter, with others is our home affairs, respondents. what are the police saying in this letter? i think this letter has been prompted by concerns among residents that not enough is being done, as they would put it, to bring the guilty tojustice. i they would put it, to bring the guilty to justice. i was at public meeting where that was being said earlier this week and the police quite unusually updating the people who were affected by the fire with their progress and what they are saying is this, there are reasonable

grounds to suspect that the two organisations, the royal borough of kensington and chelsea and the te na nt kensington and chelsea and the tenant management organisation that manage grenfell tower, reasonable grounds to suspect that each of those organisations may have committed the offence of corporate manslaughter which is a slightly unusual potential charge because a single person cannot be guilty of corporate manslaughter it has to be accompanied. what are they saying is that not they have evidence that the offence was committed or that the organisations will be prosecuted what they are saying is they have another to continue investigating. that is important to understand, the earliest age. they are saying there's something here than the lock—out. there's something here than the lock-out. if they are updating regularly that's why they are saying it now but what happens next? what it now but what happens next? what it does is allow the police to put the council and the tenant management organisation on notice that one of their senior officials,

could you read this chief executive of the leader of the council is good to be questioned under caution and that means that anything they say can be used in a court, you will have that honour policed armour can be used in a court as of the evidence of a potential trial in future. —— rate you will have that ona future. —— rate you will have that on a police drama. it is significant because it shows that senior people will be questions and the police have chosen to name these two organisations are not any of the other 60 organisations involved in the case. also, it shows that this investigation is proceeding at some pace. there was a lot of work here for the police and will take them a great deal of time. also, whether saying, because it is corporate manslaughter, you cannot arrest the cheese executive of the council —— the chief executive. they can't be arrested they comment and i interviewed. finally, it could be many, interviewed. finally, it could be any interviewed. finally, it could be many, many months before that

happens because the police like to gather as much evidence as they can before they start questioning. thank you very much, tom, our home affairs correspondent. if the home secretary amber rudd sought to reassure business today that there would be no migration "cliff edge" when britain leaves the european union. her remarks came as ministers launched a study of how eu nationals contribute to the uk economy. but it won't report until autumn 2018, leading to strong criticism from labour. here's our deputy political editorjohn pienaar. how do you tailor a new immigration policy for britain after brexit? cuts to leave more jobs for home—grown workers maybe less for eu migrants? ask around at this garment factory in north london and the answer is: be careful. we have ten different nationalities that are here in ourfactories and 80% of those are from the eu.

they're not taking away the jobs from the british public, because the british public at the moment can't do those skills, so pre brexit or post brexit, it doesn't matter, we need our european workers here. today, britain's border force has been on show. soon they'll enforce a new immigration system and the home secretary has announced a major study to help decide where britain needs migrants and who should be stopped when the uk leaves the european union. we are leaving the eu, we will be having a new policy, but part of what i'm announcing today is to show to it's evidence based and we're going to make sure that it works for the whole country. it will take years before home—grown british workers can take on or want many of the jobs that are now filled by europeans. free movement of eu citizens ends technically in two years when britain leaves. it may continue for a period after that, maybe two years, during a transition, ministers haven't decided. they don't all agree and that's causing confusion. when they do, they'll take that plan to the brexit negotiations where they're after the trade deal, ministers want so badly. but migration is a sensitive subject.

0n almost any street, almost anywhere, there's pressure to get on with cutting migrant numbers. what's your view when it comes to europe and britishjobs? well, we need work for british people. i think the sooner we get out, the better, to be honest with you. is it taking too long? i reckon they're going to drag it out as long as possible, aren't they? hoping that they'll change our mind. i think we should train our own people up. people who are living here. we have 67 million or whatever that live here. i'm sure we can train people up. borisjohnson is talking up a future trade deal. critics say ministers have been too slow working out an immigration policy. he says migration can be good for the uk. that doesn't mean that you can't control it. that's that all i think people want to see. they want to see their politicians taking responsibility, explaining the policy, explaining what they're trying to do, explaining who can come in on what basis and why it's good for the economy.

well it's completely ridiculous that it is taking them 13 months to commission this basic evidence. we on the select committee were asking some of these basic questions back in january. the government should have commissioned this a long, long time ago. so, work's in progress on a new way to manage migration, one, ministers agree should keep firms like this one supplied with the workers it needs. but crafting that policy has only just started. expect more political wrangling before thejob's done. john pienaar, bbc news. with me is alp mehmet, former british diplomat and vice chair migration watch uk. listening to that report what kind of scope should this review take? earle if you look at those who have been coming here over the last ten yea rs been coming here over the last ten years from the eu the mass majority

have come here to work, 80% of those have come here to work, 80% of those have come here to work, 80% of those have come to do lower paid work, they should be the target for the juicing numbers and in so doing potentially reducing it by 100,000. how likely is it that businesses would agree with you, because we a lwa ys would agree with you, because we always that seasonal workers dependent on people coming in from outside? there was no reason why we should not have some sort of seasonal workers scheme as we had before and identity that is a problem those people do not coming in and then end up staying here to settle. there are also those who can come in and do the lower skilled type of work and they can come in as well as long as they do so with a work permit so that that work payment if it is going to be renewed, the lawyer pays a certain

amountand renewed, the lawyer pays a certain amount and the idea is to encourage employers to actually train our own people in the way that has not been happening. we're not due to hear the results of this the autumn 2018 bearing in mind that we're meant to bearing in mind that we're meant to be out of the view the following year and it has not got to be a cliff edge for businesses to manage. it is pretty tight isn't it, the timescale? i'm sure there will be in the reports focusing on the sort of areas that we need to look at, i do not see that as a problem, frankly. people this morning with saying, amber rudd is saying one thing and the financial times and other places are saying other things. i do not think what they said was incompatible necessarily. we can have a system whereby people coming with work permits but at the same time they do not have that freedom of access that they do at the moment. at the moment if you come from eu can say, look, i'm coming

here to look for a job and that is it. that is the right you bring into play and you come in to do just that, look for work. we're going to say that you need a work permit in future in order to come here and work. forshaw? that is what you want? that is what we are suggesting. it's not policy at the moment? clearly it is not policy i wish we were the government and if we we re wish we were the government and if we were that is something i would introduce. you have expressed concern about the impact of immigration on the uk, overcrowding as you see it in some part of the country, what will your, what kind of shift in thinking with you have to have if this review says actually, no comic eu migrants are so actually, no comic eu migrants are so beneficial to ours we should not stop them coming? some clearly are, some are not. some where there is a

contribution the contribution is pretty much mixed. frankly, there is no reason why we should not continue bringing in people that we need so long as it is done in a regulated, reasonable way. if it is about sheer numbers, then, why do you believe the non—eu migration which could have been controlled any point and is actually reckoned to be a bit bigger than eu migration, hasn't been tackled in the past? that couldn't stop any point. had the government not taken further levels... it is not migration watch that says we have to do of our immigration... although, you do. that reflects what the majority of people in this country but, as well. would the talk much more, the now thank you very much. looking forward to it. police investigating the grenfell

power said they have reasonable... to investigate corporate manslaughter. looming threat of famine in yemen. amber wood has promised there will be an implementation phase after brexit as changes are made to the immigration system. —— amber road. doctors have long told us to finish a course of antibiotics even if we feel better. but that is now being challenged by a group of scientists who claim that taking antibiotics for longer than you need to can increase resistance to them in the future. an article in the british medical journal argues that taking antibiotics are longer than necessary kent increased the risk of developing resistance to them. england's chief medical officer says more research is needed before any change in official policy. here's our health correspondent dominic hughes. the danger posed by drug—resistant bacteria is growing. curbing the use and misuse of antibiotics is central

to the fight against superbugs. but now some scientists believe that long—standing advice to always finish a course of the drugs made me wrong and could be making the situation worse, not better. we need to be careful about using antibiotics because the more we use them, the more the bacteria figure out how to become resistant to them, the more resistant bacteria we select for, and the more bacteria in our environment and living on us become resistant. and that means when we get infected with those bacteria, the antibiotics just won't work any more. the world—famous discovery of penicillin... following alexander fleming's discovery of penicillin in the late 1920s, the belief was that not taking enough of the drug could lead to bacteria developing resistance. the modern—day official advice is still to complete the course you have been prescribed, but today's report says there is no actual research to back up that advice, exposing a growing difference of opinion in the scientific community. this debate matters

because the stakes are so very high. the number of bacteria that are resistant to antibiotics is on the rise, and we are being told that antibiotics themselves are a precious but diminishing resource that needs to be used sparingly and carefully. as questions are asked about how best to use antibiotics, some are concerned patients will be left confused. people have always to follow the instruction written on the label about the course of antibiotics because if they stop the antibiotic before the end of the treatment, they could develop resistance and so that kind of antibiotic won't work any more in the future. everyone agrees more research is needed before the finish—the—course advice is changed to something like "stop when you feel better," but the serious concern about drug—resistant bugs mean long—established practice is now being questioned. dominic hughes, bbc news. the terminally ill baby charlie gard will be moved to a hospice

and have his life—support withdrawn shortly afterwards, after his parents failed to get agreement to spend up to a week there with him. they had wanted a private medical team at the hospice to care for their son. great 0rmond street hospital, where charlie is being treated, said that wasn't in his best interests. it follows a legal battle by charlie's parents to take him out of the country for experimental treatment. dozens of people have been injured after israeli security forces and palestinians clashed at a holy site injerusalem's old city. israeli forces fired tear gas canisters and stun grenades at the haram al—sharif or temple mount. the palestinian red crescent said more than a0 people had been injured. palestinians had returned to the holy site for the first time in two weeks after israel removed security equipment, including metal detectors. israel says the measures were in place following the recent violence injerusalem. figures out today reveal how

many prisoners have been accidentally released from jails in england and wales. the ministry ofjustice says 71 inmates or suspects were incorrectly freed in the year to march — the highest number since records were first kept. meanwhile, the number of assaults was more than 26,000, with attacks on prison officers at a record high of more than 7,000. with me is our home affairs correspondent, june kelly. with me is the general secretary of the prison 0fficers association steve gillan. very stark figures, how much involvement of prison officers have in terms of sentencing and the decision to release prisoners?m in terms of sentencing and the decision to release prisoners? it is not a prison officer ‘s job to do so, to delve into those 71 cases i would not have all the facts but i suppose it is systematic and what is going well with the service in

general. what what is going wrong? it is underfunded and the government know that, they are investing 100 million, they say, but the reality is they have caught by over 8000 in the last five years and this is why we have the problems that we have. we tend to go round in circles, actually, they say one thing we say another and levy wants to take responsibility. what credit do they deserve the saying, 0k we need to increase numbers, they may not admit they got it wrong by cutting them but they are tying to do the right thing, surely? they are trying to increase prison officer numbers but the stark reality is just by doing so is not dealing with the here and now. the here and now is, you have seen the start for yourself, the public document, they are our parliament. they are ridiculous and nobody wants to take responsibility.

—— they are abhorrent. nobody wants to take responsibility. -- they are abhorrent. how attractive career is it these days to become a prison officer it used to become a prison officer it used to become a prison officer it used to be one of those jobs you could do for very long time and a lot of people found it rewarding?” for very long time and a lot of people found it rewarding? i had a look over 21 years before became general secretary but it is a different service now when i was in the service the attrition rate was below 3%, it is now above 10% and thatis below 3%, it is now above 10% and that is national, but isolated establishments you will find that it has now as high as 20 and 30%. experienced staff are now leaving thejob, people experienced staff are now leaving the job, people with over eight yea rs of the job, people with over eight years of service are more likely to leave the job now because it is far too dangerous. my members on a daily basis are phased excrement and your line being thrown on them. stabbings and spitting thing kickings and slashings. it is now a job that is not becoming attractive and young people who arejoining

not becoming attractive and young people who are joining the job are taking one look at what they expected to do and they are leaving. to what extent would more be habilitation imprisons help the atmosphere and the culture in britain's prisons today? a lot people say forget that build more prisons? the answer is getting to the root of everything within our prisons, there's parking many mentally ill people diverted into prison who should be diverted when the first place. we need to get back to basic security measures, prison officers feel that have forgotten service. we've been saying it time and time again that we need to be respected not just by and time again that we need to be respected notjust by government but by the general public as well. i keep hearing people say, why should we care? why should we care what is happening in prisons? book, someone has got to do it whether we are pleased the prison officers are at the sharp end, brave men and women, public servants keep the public safe ina daily public servants keep the public safe in a daily basis they feel deserted.

the latest statistics show that everything is out of control and the government need to do something and do something quickly. somebody needs to ta ke do something quickly. somebody needs to take responsibility, the prisons board have got to say —— the prisons board have got to say —— the prisons board i've got to say have failed their staff. they receive performance businesses plus bellew, there was no other where it to describe it other than bellew. —— of unfairly. the head of the us military generaljoe dunford has said there will be no change to its policy on employing transgender people until the defence secretary receives direction from president trump on the issue. mr trump tweeted yesterday that transgender people wouldn't be allowed to serve in the armed forces in any capacity. with me now is our washington correspondent laura bicker. why has this subject cropped up just now? well, when it comes to donald trump and his tweets it seems to have taken the pentagon completely

off—guard. he tweeted yesterday that transgender people would no longer serve in the military and described them as "a tremendous burden" because of their medical cost when it comes to them being part of the us armed forces. it did seem to take a few people by surprise including many of his own generals, the defence secretary is away at the moment, so he could give no clarification, we finally have the statement from the pentagon who said they too are awaiting a directive from the white house, but general josep dunford who has issued this statement to all chiefs of staff has said that things will stay as they are until they get direction from the white house and he said that all personnel will be treated with respect. lawler, thank you may much. a woman with dementia who went missing in florida was found safely by a sniffer dog within 5 minutes because her body scent had been bottled. this technique — called a scent preservation kit — can hold a person's scent for up

to seven years. the kit involves rubbing a pad under the arm, then sealing the pad in a sterile jar, and later giving police dogs a good sniff before they set off to find the missing person. well the dog, ally, who found the woman in florida, was rewarded with an ice cream. joining me now from florida is the creator of those kits and forensic canine specialist paul coley. paul, when you hear a story like this is what is your reaction you must be thrilled? we wear that night we got the call. words can't describe our elevation that arcade had brought a person home and they have more days to spin with their family. how many other successes have your kit enjoyed to your knowledge? i just have your kit enjoyed to your knowledge? ijust felt have your kit enjoyed to your knowledge? i just felt about three yea rs knowledge? i just felt about three years ago so we are in the early

stages of getting kicked out in the communities, in the united states and europe. what is your background that led you to develop such a fantastic piece of equipment?” that led you to develop such a fantastic piece of equipment? i was an fbi to ferment 0k fantastic piece of equipment? i was an fbi to ferment ok now operate in specialist and these are one of the challenges we don't. challenges we width specialist and these are one of the challenges we width when we look to missing persons. we acted train using pre—collected odour and after doing some research we tested our kit and thought it was a great idea, we had the child safety kits, let's use this get some awareness out there get some resorts is out there and change the way we do, the way we respond to missing peasant cases. like many of the best ideas it is very simple, what is the trick to getting it right? just follow the instructions, children can do this,

they love it is it can become a forensic science project for them. they understand things about biology doing this. it also brings huge awareness to the fact that people do go missing, 60% of individuals with alzheimer dementia go missing, 50% of children with autism spectrum diseases actually go missing before the age of 17 at least one so it's getting awareness out there as well. tells about the dogs that you have to have available to do this kind of tracking work. the dogs that we have trained our odour specific to you, they are trained to match the power to your trail, we referred to these dogsis to your trail, we referred to these dogs is trailing dogs, you have them there and you have some are good ones and is trailing dogs, you have them there and you have some good ones and survey good trainers. it is eliminating guesswork in the time it

ta kes eliminating guesswork in the time it takes ina eliminating guesswork in the time it takes in a missing person takes because they have sent 0dette reddy bottled and ready to go. and though i know where the ball fell influenced the dog. how widely available are they now in the united states and around the world? we have a warehouse here and we are putting kits out in the day and we can ship as many as we need we have them farm alaska, canada, finland, all over the united states as well as germany, and they think there is a queuein germany, and they think there is a queue in rome —— i think there was a view in great britain. at the story travels around the world league is begging seen increasing orders?” hope so, this was a change in the way we are seeing that it is going to increase the capabilities of our canines in looking for people as well as creating some awareness in the community ‘s that these cases do

exist. congratulations on the success it is so lovely to have a good new story to report for a change. creator of the sent preservation kit, thank you very much. thank you for your time. the weather, it is fragrant. lots of showers this evening and we will keep them going into the night as well. especially across northern parts of the uk, northern ireland and scotland, northern england penning wet again later. the shells could be heavy enough to bring the risk thunder. lost three winds, chris bell's overnight particular for the south, but lowest temperature is about 12 or 13 degrees even in the lab. a good deal of sunshine paps across many parts of sunshine paps across many parts of england and wales tomorrow. not many showers, especially in the scotla nd many showers, especially in the scotland and northern ireland. add will increase to the afternoon and some men will arrive from the south—west into wales and south—west england. —— some brain will arrive.

best temperatures further east 2021 through the evening it will pen wetter very quickly across inman and wales, is —— things ease down by the end of the night but it is rather cool and unsettled weekend. 0ften windy. some showers or some styles of rain. hello, this is bbc news — the headlines: the un says a catastrophe is unfolding in yemen — as the country struggles with the world's worst cholera epidemic, and the looming threat of famine. police investigating the grenfell tower fire say they have "reasonable grounds" to make further inquiries into corporate manslaughter offences. and on. the home secretary, amber rudd, has promised business leaders there will be an "implementation phase" after brexit, as changes are made to the immigration system. the number of assaults in prison is at a record high, and the performance of ten jails

in england and wales is causing "serious concern" according to new figures the head of the us military has said there will be no change to its policy on employing transgender people until the defence secretary receives direction from president trump on the issue. there have been wildfires in southern france for the fourth day. thousands of people have been forced to leave their homes and campsites. and peasant holiday—makers and residents have been forced to leave their homes and campsites around this town. many spent the night on beaches or in sports halls or other public buildings. duncan kennedy reports. it's been another 2a hours of fires... and firefighting. this was bormes—les—mimosas, west of st tropez, and the flames have been spreading again across the windswept bridges. across the windswept ridges.

that meant another night on the beach for dozens of holiday—makers, forced out of their campsites. they included 0livia hall from sevenoa ks, who's about to spend her third night in a sleeping bag along with her and grandparents. what do you think of sleeping on a beach like this? well, i mean for me, i'm 18, it's ok, but for old people, my grandparents for instance, it's not the easiest if they have a wheelchair or things. it is difficult for people. today we went out with this team of firefighters. this is the kind of terrain they have to haul up their hosepipes, all in 30 degrees temperatures. they're dowsing down dozens of small pockets of fire. afterfour days, he said, he's tired but holding up. and it's notjust a firefighting

effort from the ground. there goes another load from one of these aircraft, one of dozens we are witnessing this morning. little patches of fire keep breaking out, they are the most dangerous ones, they are the ones that can lead to widespread bushfires and then they become out of control. and in wave after wave, the planes kept on coming, trying to control fires caused by combustible undergrowth and powerful winds. translation: when the fires combine with the winds, it create the worst of monsters. it's like a herd of bison storming down the hill, eating up all the vegetation, animals, and unfortunately people. when the fires have passed through, this is what they leave. green turned to black, life turned to dust. it is part of the natural cycle here, but the effects can be devastating. duncan kennedy, bbc news, on the cote d'azur. there are growing calls this evening

for the chief constable of police scotland to step aside while an investigation into allegations of gross misconduct against him is under way. phil gormley said last night he'd work normally, and would give the investigation his full co—operation. but political pressure is mounting on him. this report from our scotland home affairs correspondent reevel alderson contains flash photography. taking the oath as chief constable, phil gormley took charge of police scotland just over 18 months ago. he is now halfway through a three—year contract and under investigation following allegations of gross misconduct. mr gormley heads the uk's second largest police force, with more than 17,000 officers under his command. bbc scotland understands the allegations of police headquarters. so should the chief constable be

allowed to remain at work there? this retired senior officer says it is a difficult decision for the police authority which ordered the investigation. they've got to be fair to phil gormley, and make sure they don't prejudge the outcome of the investigation. but secondly, from what i understand, this being related to some sort of behaviour within the headquarters office, so there will be witnesses there and the question is will they be intimidated into coming forward, if the person who has been complained about is still there. there is no political pressure on the chief there is now political pressure on the chief constable to stand down temporarily while the investigation is being conducted. he needs to step to one side and i think it would be wise if you took that decision himself. this is a very serious allegation about gross misconduct and therefore it would not be appropriate for the chief constable to remain in position while that investigation is being conducted. this is the latest crisis to hit the national police force since it was formed, four years ago. sir stephen harris, the first chief constable announced in

sir stephen house, the first chief constable announced in august 2015 he was resigning early following criticism over the force's handling of a number of controversial incidents. last month, andrew flanagan, the chair of the scottish police authority which oversees the force, announced he was resigning amid allegations of bullying. now the chief constable is under investigation by the independent police investigation and review commissioner. mr gormley lives at tully alan castle — police hq, so any suggestion he should take gardening leave while under investigation could pose further difficulties. sussex police and brighton social services have been criticised in a damning report for failing to properly protect two teenaged boys who died fighting on the battlefield in syria. 18—year—old abdullah deghayes and his 17—year—old brotherjaffar were killed in 2014, after leaving home in brighton to fight for a group

affiliated to al-qaeda. a serious case review found the boys' family had been monitored for years, but police and social workers in brighton failed to identify tell—tale signs of radicalisation. jon hunt has this report. the two brothers travelled to syria, it shocked and confused the authorities. they say they had no evidence the pair had been at risk of radicalisation. yet they had been under the watch of social services and were known to police. a serious case review published today found the system let them down. there were factors that all agencies saw in these boys lives that should have identified them as being vulnerable to harm. whether at the time because of the threat assessment that would have been identified as they're being at threat of radicalisation, we do not know, but what we do know is that agencies needed to have

worked closely together to pull everything together to help them identify what those boys were going through and provide the right support to them. the serious case review says there was no recognition that abdullah deghayes and jaffar we re that abdullah deghayes and jaffar were at danger of radicalisation. this was despite a school raising concerns in 2013 that some young people were converting to islam and we re people were converting to islam and were being paid to attend a gym behind a place of worship. the same yearjaffar was referred to an anti—terror panel after making an emotional comment about americans, but it concluded he was not at risk of being drawn into terror related activities. muslims, non-muslims, all of us, we have to take the lead and make sure we work together to stop this happening ever again. the local muslim forum did not want to apportion blame. it was very difficult for those people who were in charge of looking after the children to really identify what was going to happen. i think nobody had any idea that this is what they

would do. the boys are nephews of this man, held forfive would do. the boys are nephews of this man, held for five years would do. the boys are nephews of this man, held forfive years by would do. the boys are nephews of this man, held for five years by the americans at guantanamo back bay and released without charge. he alleges afamily released without charge. he alleges a family becoming the target of repeated released racist abuse. did despite repeal reporting this to the police over again nothing happened. what we did experience were some significant evidential difficulties despite the fact that we did arrest people we undertook a identification parades and installed a camera in the family home. the boys had chat travelled to syria to join their older brother who was fighting with a jihadists group. the fact they we re a jihadists group. the fact they were able to do this while under such close scrutiny from police and social services was today described asa social services was today described as a wake—up call. prince william has clocked in for his last shift as an air ambulance pilot this evening, before taking up his

royal duties full—time. for the past two years, the duke of cambridge has been working for the east anglian air ambulance service, based in cambridge. 0ur royal correspondent nicholas witchell reports. a team photograph at the start of his final shift. a picture from his working life which is likely to mean more than most for william wales since it will remind him of the role he's played as a member of the emergency services doing a job largely out of public sight in which he's been able to prove himself solely on the basis of ability. his colleagues say they'll miss him. he's a hard—working member of the team, always keen to get his hands dirty and help out, whether it's just cleaning the aircraft or actually at scene, helping out with patients that are critically ill. from the moment william took up his air ambulance duties more than two years ago, it's clear how much thejob has meant to him. it's kept him grounded, he said, working as a member of a highly committed team. when i put my air ambulance hat on and i come here and fly, i'm one of the team. i just want to get the job done and at the end of the day feel like i've made a difference

through my contribution. he's flown on scores of emergency call—outs and seen tragedy at close quarters. there are some very sad, dark moments and we talk about it a lot but it's hard. you try not to take it away with you but it can be quite difficult. but for all the difficult moments, william says he's hugely grateful for the experience. he says it's instilled in him, "a profound respect for the men and women who serve in our emergency services, which i hope to continue to champion even as i leave the profession." after tonight's shift, william will turn to the profession to which he was born, and from which he's known there could be no escape. that's to be a full—time working member of the british royalfamily, supporting his grandmother and preparing for the day when he will be king, but sustained by the knowledge that once he did have the freedom to do a valued job of his own choice. nicholas witchell, bbc news, cambridge airport.

the headlines on bbc news: police investigating the grenfell tower fire say they have "reasonable grounds" to make further inquiries into corporate manslaughter offences 80 people are known to have been killed in the the un says a catastrophe is unfolding in yemen — as the country struggles with the world's worst cholera epidemic, and the looming threat of famine. the home secretary, amber rudd, has promised there will be an "implementation phase" after brexit, as changes are made to the immigration system. an update on the market numbers for you — here's how london's and frankfurt ended the day. and in the the united states this is how the dow and the nasdaq are getting on. today marks 50 years since the

sexual offences act came into force in england and wales. it meant homosexuality in england and wales was no longer a criminal offence. the prime minister says the conservatives have come a long way on the issue of gay rights, but that there's still more to do to achieve equality. with me is sue elliott, co—author of a new book entitled not guilty: queer stories from a century of discrimination. i'm also joined by dave williams, who was just 20 when the law changed and also chris ashford, a professor of law and society at northumbria university. we are also hoping to be joined we are also hoping to bejoined by a third guest, dave williams who was 20 in1967, third guest, dave williams who was 20 in 1967, he can tell us what it was like, if he canjoin us. first

of all, thank you forjoining us. the book you have written, and incredible sweep of history, how different was life for gay men before and after 1967? we think of the 67 act as this huge watershed after which everything was transformed, but that is not really the case. before the 67 act, obviously gay men lived in fear of being discovered having any kind of contact or relationship or even trying to have a relationship with another gay man. some of that stopped after 67, because sex acts between men in private word legitimised for the first time. but in fact what i discovered in my book which i wasn't really aware of before was that after 67 prosecutions of gay men and

persecution of gay men actually increased. why would that have been? i think the legislators of the 67 act felt that they would be laying a big problem to rest with that legislation and they thought that after the passing of the act gays would just be quiet and go away. and the problem would be solved. the act actually increased the penalties for activity in any public place although private acts between men we re although private acts between men were made legal. anything outside your bedroom was pounced on. let's speak to dave williams, who joins us now from liverpool. dave, thank you for joining now from liverpool. dave, thank you forjoining us. you were 20 in 1967,

what difference did that act to make in the partial decriminalisation of homosexuality for you or your friends? it gave us a lot of freedom, more freedom, because we we re very freedom, more freedom, because we were very cloak and dagger when i was 20. you couldn't walk into bars or clubs, you had to be invited in. so changing the act gave us a lot of freedom. we were all grateful for it. how long did it take for attitudes to change? well, a long time, but they still have not changed, there is still a stigma out there, but things are a lot better now. people can walk around, if they wa nt now. people can walk around, if they want to hold hands they can do, you could not do that many years ago. professor as hford, could not do that many years ago. professor ashford, we hear the quality we like to think his present in britain is not across—the—board, what are your findings? i in britain is not across—the—board, what are yourfindings? i am finding out very much... sorry, dave, let me ask chris. you arejoined by

out very much... sorry, dave, let me ask chris. you are joined by two other guests. sorry. chris, carry on. as i was saying, i agree with your guest, he is right. there are still challenges out there. let's ta ke still challenges out there. let's take one example, same—sex marriage. most of them narrative is that it has been passed. that is true in england and wales and scotland, but not in northern ireland. the dup continues to oppose it. that is a battle that continues. we have a legal fight on civil partnerships, we have civil partnerships for same—sex couples but opposite sex couples cannot enter into them yet. those are just two challenges just now. chris, tell us what attitudes are alike in some parts of the country compares with others? again, we know attitudes particularly ari if you are in more affluent areas,

can be different from more working class areas. even with the city you might have very different views, different experiences. the government that launched a survey about attitudes at the weekend is asking this very question about what is your experience in the workplace, in the home, in your communities? because we frankly don't have enough evidence, enough knowledge, about what has changed on those areas. we have assumptions, it would seem that if you work in the public sector for example you are less likely to face homophobia than some aspects of the private sector, but we don't know enough so it is great the government are starting to ask those questions and to find out the answers. dave, when you talk to younger people, particularly young gay men, what you tell them life was like then and how lucky they are now? i have actually discussed this with a group of young people, gay men, one day. they asked

me for a question and answer and they were horrified at the cloak and dagger of what we went through. to give them the freedoms they have today to stand out on the streets holding hands. they were absolutely incensed at how they came to beat dave to what we had to put up with. sue, let me ask you how similar would life have been and experiences, had you documented them, for gay women?” experiences, had you documented them, for gay women? i think on balance it was easier for gay women. gay women, lesbians, have never been criminalised in the same way that 93v criminalised in the same way that gay men have. why? i think it goes back to queen victoria. this might be apocryphal, but it sounds plausible. she could not believe that it was possible for two women who are to have sex or any kind of

sexual relationship. and that view actually carries down the decades after that. and it was even more taboo subject than gay men having sex together. so i think this is the basis of that. it is one of those strange historical, legal anachronisms. chris, you talked about some of the inequalities that still exist. where are the real battle lines for you that we will face in the coming years?” battle lines for you that we will face in the coming years? i have just outlined to when it comes to same—sex marriage and civil partnerships. but we also, i hate to bring it up, they are the subject of brexit. it even gets into this agenda. if we take employment protections, at the moment they are based on eu law. the government are saying they are going to automatically enshrine mapped into domestic legislation at the moment of brexit. but under the deal they

are currently proposing that legislation could be swept awayjust by government minister's pen, it would not go to parliament. this protection becomes incredibly fragile along with a lot of other employment protections at the moment of brexit. i think in that area there will be some big debates, there will be some big debates, there will be some continuing debates around human rights law legislation, which a lot of our protections come from the strasbourg court is all human rights act. the current government is committed to repealing the human rights act and they are also looking at the future of the european commission on human rights. i think there will continue to be some big debates on human rights legislation, human rights protections, on the years to come. let me finish with you, dave, how do you think this 50th anniversary of this act should be celebrated or marked and reflect upon? we have gay pride in liverpool on saturday. i

think that in itself will be well attended and it will be more of a party affair because of all the publicity which i might add the bbc have done the gay community proud. and i think it could be a big party scene on saturday here in liverpool, anyway. i think it will be. scene on saturday here in liverpool, anyway. ithink it will be. if it is anything like it was here in london anything like it was here in london a few weeks ago! dave williams, professor krish —— krish as with and sue elliott, thank you very much. a change in the law may have happened in 1967 change in the law may have happened in1967 in change in the law may have happened in 1967 in england and wales but it did not in scotland and northern ireland until much later.”

did not in scotland and northern ireland until much later. i was so frustrated. and lonely. and isolated. that i did what many gay men have done, and i used to use toilets to try to find some sort of contact. and one day i was trapped by the police, which was a normal procedure for the police. ended up in court. i tried to lie my way out of it and failed totally. i was so naive. and i was fined, not a huge amount, but i suppose it made me feel even more isolated. when it was the situation in the past where there were all these negative images and the idea that there was something wrong with me, i suppressed all that. in the 90s, probably the 80s, i was quite aggressive. quite angry, frustrated.

i think aggressive. quite angry, frustrated. ithinkl aggressive. quite angry, frustrated. i think i suffered, a kind of trauma. even though the law say changed in 1980 in scotland, iwas getting messages saying you are wrong, you we re getting messages saying you are wrong, you were diseased, and i suppressed all my natural urges. making a law that says something is legal does not necessarily change attitudes. so it was clearly went the law changed in 96 to seven in england and wales in 1980 in scotland, there did not make any difference necessarily. i don't get came to my conscious mind that the law made it legal to be gay, and when i eventually came out when i met you, and had to tell family and friends, i was amazed with the reaction. 0h, friends, i was amazed with the reaction. oh, it's about time you told us. what are you worrying about? the option had been there for that message to be given to me earlier, iwould not that message to be given to me earlier, i would not have suffered all those years. that

institutionalised violence, because what happened to you was violence. looking historically at the time, they would not have seen it is that, but now it is regarded as violence. i think but now it is regarded as violence. ithinka but now it is regarded as violence. i think a lot of cases there has to bea i think a lot of cases there has to be a public apology. nick mitchell and phil duffy,. time for a look at the weather. still lots of showers this evening and keep going over the night. those showers could be heavy enough to bring some thunder. blustery winds, some clear spells overnight, particular further south but lowest temperatures around about 12 or 13 degrees. sunshine across england and wales tomorrow. not many showers. cloud will increase in the afternoon and rain arrives from the south—west into wales and south—west england. best temperatures are little further

east, like today, 20 or 21. to the evening it will turn wet quickly across a good and wales, the rain could be heavy accompanied by strong winds, things eased down by the end of the night but it is a rather cool and unsettled weekend, often windy, some sunshine, but showers and even longer spells of rain. this is bbc news. i'm martine croxall. the headlines at 8pm: the un says a catastrophe is unfolding in yemen — as the country struggles with the world's worst cholera epidemic, and the looming threat of famine. police investigating the grenfell tower fire say there are grounds to suspect that corporate manslaughter may have been committed. a promise there'll be no cliff—edge on immigration when britain leaves the eu — the home secretary says any new system will be phased in. new figures reveal an alarming increase in the number of prisoners released by mistake. the head of the us military says there'll be no change to its policy on employing transgender people until the defence secretary receives

direction from president trump. also in the next hour... day four of tackling the wildfires in the south of france. french firefighters appear to have contained blazes that threatened holiday areas near st tropez. and 50 years after decriminalising homosexuality in england and wales —