drier and if it will be very much drier and brighter. in a court ruling, sirjames munby says the situation is disgraceful and utterly shaming in such a rich country. this is not a unique case. families are being let down routinely across our country and there is a moral imperative that we address this, as a matter of real urgency. the teenager at the centre of this case cannot be named. what does her plight say about the state of mental health care? the squeeze on your wages and what you can buy with it. it has not been this bad for more than 100 years. playing catch—up all the way through school. a damning report on how the poorest children in england get on in class. tributes to the stage and screen actor robert hardy, who has died at the age of 91.

they have lifted our spirits. now, can england's lionesses cope with the weight of expectation in their euro football semifinal tonight? and coming up in sportsday on bbc news, despite a day of wrangling between the french and spanish leagues, neymar‘s world record move from barcelona to p56 will still go ahead as planned. hello and welcome to the bbc news at six. one of britain's most experienced judges has made a scathing attack on mental health provision in england. giving judgment in the case of an extremely vulnerable teenage girl who is in custody, sirjames munby said it was disgraceful that it is proving so difficult to find suitable

provision for her when she is released in 11 days‘ time. he went on to say that the state would have blood on its hands if the teenager, who has a history of self—harming, should attempt to take her life again. here is our home editor mark easton, on a case that highlights the crisis in mental health care. a disgraceful and utterly shaming lack of proper provision for young mental health patients in england. the words of one of england's‘s most seniorjudges, sirjames the words of one of england's‘s most senior judges, sirjames munby, the words of one of england's‘s most seniorjudges, sirjames munby, head of the family division. he issued an extra ordinary statement after being unable to find any suitable hospital bed for a suicidal 17—year—old girl honour due for release from custody injust over a week. honour due for release from custody in just over a week. it is a disgrace to any country with pretensions to civilisation, compassion and, dare one say it, basic human decency, that a judge in 2017 should be faced with problems thrown up by this case, he said. the

girl in question is from the north—west of england and is currently so disturbed she is dressed in clothes she cannot use to hang herself in a youth custody centre with just a mattress on a floor and no personal belongings. her behaviour is a violent, self harming and aggressive to others. thejudge‘s harming and aggressive to others. the judge's frustration at not being able to find suitable accommodation spilled into public today. ifeel shame and embarrassment, shame as a human being, as a citizen and as an agent of the state. embarrassment as head of familyjustice, that i can do no more. if when, in 11 days‘ time, she is released, and if, in consequence, she is able to make another attempt on her life, i can only say, with bleak emphasis, we will have blood on our hands. only say, with bleak emphasis, we will have blood on our handsi only say, with bleak emphasis, we will have blood on our hands. x is a girl who, at the moment, has a determined wish, it appears, to kill herself. the big problem is that we do not fully understand those needs.

it is on that basis that she needs to be ina it is on that basis that she needs to be in a clinical setting to be assessed properly. that is part of the frustration of the case. the government offered no comment on the judge's remarks. all questions were referred to nhs england which said ina referred to nhs england which said in a statement, we have heard the comments from the judge and com pletely comments from the judge and completely agree that a solution must be found. together with other agencies involved, we are continuing every effort to find the most appropriate care setting for this young woman. every day we talk to children, young people, parents and carers in the community, worried about how they are going to access mental health care. there isn't enough support in the community and there are really high thresholds to get into hospital care. meanwhile, people are left without support. after complaints from police that cells were used to accommodate youngsters who should be in a mental health unit, the government not introduced a law earlier in the year banning the use for such purposes. doctors warn there is still a critical shortage of appropriate ca re critical shortage of appropriate care beds. a recent survey of people

working in child and adolescent mental health services in england found 62% had seen adolescent patients held in inappropriate settings. 77% said young, high—risk patients were left in the community because of a shortage of beds, with 14% saying young patients had attempted suicide while waiting for a suitable bed. the report urged government to prioritise investment in young people's crisis care as a matter of urgency. this is not a unique case. families are being let down routinely across oui’ are being let down routinely across our country and there is a moral imperative that we address this as a matter of real urgency. the government has said it will increase the number of mental health staff working in the nhs in england by 21000 and the prime minister has promised a revolution in mental health care. but the agonies of a judge unable to help a suicidal young woman suggest the revolution has some way to go. mark is with me now. let's make no

mistake, there are just days to go before this young woman is released? yes, 11 days. news in in the last few minutes, i've spoken to nhs england who say, this is in the north of england, they think they might have three potential beds which could be right for this 17—year—old girl. they cannot be sure, they are not sure that the ca re sure, they are not sure that the care package can be put together. but at least it does appear something is happening. sirjames munby‘s frustration goes beyond this one case. that is why he has insisted his ruling be sent to government ministers. he doesn't wa nt government ministers. he doesn't want this issue to go unnoticed. the problem is, there is really no easy answer. you can't just problem is, there is really no easy answer. you can'tjust turn on the tap and provide the kind of really specialist expert care in the right setting that is very vulnerable and complex cases require. the prime minister has put mental health at the top of her priorities. there is a promise of more focus and more money. if that translates into the

right level of new resources in the right level of new resources in the right places, all well and good. but there is no quick fix. as you were saying, 11 days to go and a suicidal woman, at this stage, does not have a place to go to. the bank of england has said families are facing the worst squeeze on their incomes for more than a century. it has warned of slowing falling economic growth and rising inflation. the bank's governor, mark carney, said that uncertainty over brexit was curbing pay rises and leading to delays in business investment. here is our business editor, simonjack. there hasn't been much some cheer on the beach in margate this week. the weather, overcast, and some bracing headwinds, much like the uk economy. and there was precious little sunshine when the bank of england governor delivered its latest forecast. he explained how the recent fall in the pound was starting to make us all poorer. households look through brexit related uncertainties initially. more recently, as the consequences

of sterling's four have shown up in the shops and squeezed their real incomes, they have cut back on spending, slowing the economy. the bank cut its growth forecast for this year from bank cut its growth forecast for this yearfrom1.9% bank cut its growth forecast for this year from 1.9% to 1.7%. it also downgraded its estimate for next year, from 1.7% to 1.6%. meanwhile, it pushed up its inflation forecast, saying it will rise from 2.6% now to peak around 3% later this year. wage rises this year remain unchanged at 296. rises this year remain unchanged at 2%. that widening gap is being felt in margate. the price of food has definitely gone up. butter, cheese, bacon. i noticed those things have gone up. wages aren't going up. bus, transport, everything is so expensive now. i drive now, and even then, car insurance has gone up. it's getting ridiculous now. £140 a month i can't afford it. prices are going up and our pensions are not

keeping up with it. for the same amount of money, you are getting about two thirds of the goods that you used to be. so, we are cutting back all the time. in another years' time, i'll be sitting here a little skeleton! brexit was a theme that ru ns skeleton! brexit was a theme that runs through everything the governor said today. the post—referendum fall in sterling has pushed up prices. in turn, that is affecting customer confidence and businesses, faced within uncertainty, are not making investments they otherwise would have made. all of those pressures are combining to affect the uk economy's long—term ability to grow. business investment is still likely to grow below historic averages, with adverse consequences for productivity, capacity and wages. for many, the bank's pronouncements are not only to downbeat, but stray too far into politics. we should ta ke too far into politics. we should take the forecast with a pinch of salt, they are notoriously bad at

forecasting. we have project fear mark 2, the cbi forecasting. we have project fear mark 2, the cb! and treasury departments are ganging up to make is frightened brexit. even the bank's own staff are unhappy about wages. it is only when pei starts to catch up with prices that we might see interest rates rise. that is not expected until next year. simon jack, bbc news. three men convicted of terror offences, who called themselves "the three musketeers", have been jailed for life for plotting an attack on a police or military target. naweed ali, mohibur rahman and khobaib hussain, all from the west midlands, were told they would spend at least 20 years in prison for their role in the planned attack. a fourth man, tahir aziz, was also given a life term. the trio refused to leave their prison cells to hear their sentences. there is new evidence tonight about the challenges faced by england's poorest children when it comes to making progress in the classroom. a study by the education policy institute has found that pupils on free school meals can be up to two years behind their better—off classmates by the time they finish secondary school. 0ur education editor branwen jeffreys reports from darlington. nicole given is not afraid tough

drops. she took on a darlington school in crisis. she worked to win trust from parents. some families in darlington, certainly, it is not unique to this by a long stretch, they have social mobility that is incredibly low and don't leave the area. schools here get less funding than london and nicole told me many families have never moved from darlington. you have to take mum, dad, grandpa with me on that journey, so that we are all working together. there is nobody behind, we are all together. what other kind of fears they might have? the unknown, the lack of experience and lack of opportunities that they perhaps didn't have themselves, through no fault of their own. but it is the unknown and that fear of, we are all right as we are. some parts of england have reduced the education

93p- england have reduced the education gap. it's seven or eight months in tour hamlets, hackney and southwark, london boroughs. but it is 25 or 27 months in darlington, derby and south gloucestershire. £72 million of extra money to improve social mobility is going to some parts of england. but that money won't reach the streets in darlington, or other areas highlighted in today's report. this isn't just about the cash areas highlighted in today's report. this isn'tjust about the cash that schools get, although that does make a difference. it's about communities, too. communities where the belief in education as a passport to a different, better life has simply been lost. these teenagers, learning life skills on a national scheme. already, 16, set on very different directions. i'm sinead, i want to be an actress. very different directions. i'm sinead, i want to be an actresslj wa nt sinead, i want to be an actress.” want to be in the police.” sinead, i want to be an actress.” want to be in the police. i want to be in the navy. i want to be a

professional chef. the people doing better more likely had a better family situation. they've got more money than some of us. but it all depends on how much you want to learn as well. do you think it would have made a difference if, when you we re have made a difference if, when you were little, you believed you were going to go to university? probably, because then you are determined to go on and go to university. the gap matters for their future and four hours as well. failings in education held back our economy. —— and for our future as well. a surgeon who was jailed after carrying out unnecessary breast operations has had his sentence increased. the court of appeal ruled that ian paterson's initial 15—year jail term was unduly lenient, and it has raised it to 20 years. 0ur health editor, hugh pym, reports. it's now been increased to 20 years... yes! tracy and deborah, two

ian paterson's victims. news of the higher sentence wasjust ian paterson's victims. news of the higher sentence was just what they had hoped for. i felt very emotional. it was the right decision. the increase has given the right message. we have all got life sentences. 20 years, to me, at least he will serve a significant sentence. the court of appealjudges said no sentence could properly reflect the suffering of his patients, and they ruled he should serve an extra five years. the government lawyer that challenge the original sentence said justice had been done. the substantial increase in the sentence, to 20 years, sends out a clear message to the wider community that our system will not tolerate such egregious breaches of trust. ian paterson, seen here before his sentencing, mutilated patients after deceiving them into a

necessary surgery. patients after deceiving them into a necessary surgery. he watched today's hearing from prison by videolink, at times shaking his head when details of his offences were described. that angered john, in court today. he was talked into a double must act to me. still shaking his head in disbelief, still muttering to himself when he doesn't agree with what has been said about him. it makes me wonder if 30 years would be enough for him to find anything within himself that doesn't say i am completely innocent of everything. tracy and deborah and hundreds more victims are seeking damages. a court hearing is due in a few months' time. our top story this evening... one of britain's most seniorjudges condemns mental health provision for young people in england.

and still to come... why scotland's whisky producers are in such good spirits, as we move nearer to brexit. coming up in sportsday on bbc news — we meet the the man tipped to take over usain bolt‘s star status in athletics, with bolt bowing out after the world championships, which start tomorrow. england's lionesses are primed for one of the most important match of their footballing careers. tonight, they take on hosts the netherlands in the semifinals of the european championships. they are the highest—ranked side left in the tournament. the ultimate prize is, of course, to become the first senior england team to win a major tournament since the 1966 world cup. 0ur sports correspondent katie gornall is in enschede. katie. yes, we arejust yes, we are just outside the stadium

we are expecting a sell—out crowd of nearly 30,000 which would be a record for this stage of the women's euros. the crowd will be overwhelmingly dutch, but i don't think it will phase this england side, who are confident, and they havejodie side, who are confident, and they have jodie taylor side, who are confident, and they havejodie taylor in the form of her life. her goals have powered england all the way to the semifinals. jodie taylor has scored five in the tournament so far and no team has been able to stop her. is relaxed off the pitch as she is when bearing down on goal, she knows that she could be the top scorer in the tournament. it would be awesome. ask any forward, everybody wants to score goals. the main priority for me is for the team to win gold, i would love for us to win the euros, we need to have that belief as well. that must have been your first touch? yeah, pretty much... the

31—year—old is making up for lost time after being overlooked by the previous regime. you can see, they are thinking, what is she doing... there was a moment where i thought this might not work out. i'm quite proud of sticking at it and the hard work i've put in, it does feel like it's paying off. england's players now have all the tools they need to go the distance. record investment in the women's game has allowed mark sampson's side to become fitter and better prepared than ever before. but expectations are now at an all—time high. with germany, the holders, already out, england may never have a better chance of winning theirfirst never have a better chance of winning their first major tournament. but they won't underestimate the netherlands, who will have a sell—out crowd behind them here for this semifinal in enschede. like england, the dutch have won all of their game and conceded just one goal. they have showcased their pace and flair in

attack. their fans are out in force for this semifinal. the england supporters may feel a little outnumbered. just a little bit, but when we get into the stadium, we will be singing louder than the dutch fans! seeing how our team has played so far, i think we have a pretty good chance of winning. especially with my lucky pants, we are extremely strong at the back and the two centre—backs have been phenomenal throughout the tournament. they just phenomenal throughout the tournament. theyjust don't look like conceding. the dutch have been perfect hosts in enschede. but with the final also taking place here on sunday, england are hoping to overstay their welcome. so, what has scottish whisky got to do with brexit? well, for one thing, during the eu referendum, many of the country's producers were big supporters of the remain campaign. but now it seems many have had a change of heart, buoyed up by the prospect of one—off trade deals with countries like india, where they currently face massive tariffs.

0ur scotland editor has been talking to some of them. the barley, the water and the weather, make islay malt unique and, on this small island, whisky is very big business. almost 90% of scotland's amber liquor is exported overseas, so brexit will certainly be felt here. small distilleries like kilchoman don't want to lose the protected status for scotch whisky offered by eu law and they worry about the bureaucracy that leaving the single market might entail. whereas it was very easy to export into europe, it's now going to be a little bit more difficult. and certainly, for smaller companies, i think that will have an impact, because of the amount of people that we have to comply with and all the new regulations. many of the island's distilleries are owned by big firms that supported remaining inside the eu. but they are now eyeing up the opportunities brexit could bring. the whisky industry is hoping to expand sales in countries outside the eu, countries like india, for instance, which currently slaps a whopping

great 150% tariff on scotch. if a new bilateral trade deal could eliminate or slash those tariffs, sales would increase enormously. the uk governnment can't guarantee tariff—free trade, but say there is now the opportunity to try. as part of this new arrangement, in a post—eu world, where we are negotiating the tariffs, we are not bound in by eu terms, we're able to negotiate our own terms, and getting the right deal for the whisky industry is one of our priorities. scotch whisky is a valuable product, contributing about £5 billion a year to the uk economy, supporting 30,000 jobs and making many drinkers happy. it's an industry that first feared brexit, and now hopes to make it work for them. once we leave the eu, we would be the uk negotiating free trade deals, rather than a bloc.

and so, that simplifies the negotiations, to a degree. and so, yes, we hope that it will be easier for the uk to negotiate a free—trade deal with, for example, india. the economy of islay runs on whisky. much of scotland's economy runs on this water of life. and they're now looking beyond the shores of europe to try and make the best of brexit. the 2017 world athletics championships are almost upon us, as the stars of track and field flock to london. it will mark the final appearance of usain bolt and many are asking who will be athletics's next big star? 0ur sports editor, dan roan, has been speaking with one man who believes he can fill the void, the 400m sensation wayde van niekerk. final preparations at london's olympic stadium, as it becomes the focus of the athletics world once again. the man charged with organising track and fields world championships telling me the sport should

savour every moment. london has a unique offering. it's a huge city, passionate about sport, the world's greatest athletics stadium, and it's going to be full. possibly going forwards, you need to see slight changes to the format, the compression of the championships. so, this could be the last great, great, traditional format championships. once again, the world's finest athletes will be on show here — a fitting farewell to the sport's greatest star. wayde van niekerk smashed the 400m world record at last year's rio 0lympics. a man in demand, we managed to spend some time with the south african as he took a cab ride through london. so, is he ready to fill the void left by usain bolt? i definitely believe that i can reach the heights what he has reached. i mean, i'm only 25 now, so i still have a lot of time left. confident words from a young man who admits he's struggled with self—doubt. i've had a lot of mental challenges when it comes to confidence and... really?

and believing myself, in myself, as an athlete. so, this last two years has been a massive, massive boost to myself. yeah. these championships will of course evoke memories of london 2012, which for many at the time seemed like the ultimate for track and field. but since then, the sport has been engulfed in crisis, and as it prepares to say farewell to its biggest star, there's a real sense that if integrity and popularity is to be recovered, this represents an opportunity which simply must be grasped. there was no russian team preparing here this afternoon — the country suspended for state—sponsored doping. and tonight, two ukrainian athletes were provisionally suspended from the championships for the use of prohibited substances — a reminder of the challenge the sport now faces. 0ften you'll get a rotten apple in a barrel. you can't stop that. what you have to try to do is change the culture, so that people who are competing are not tempted to take those short cuts. that's the culture that you want.

that doesn't take five minutes — it takes some years. the enthusiasm which surrounded the 2012 olympics appears undimmed, with record ticket sales for a world championship. but at a crucial moment in athletics history, london 2017 must now stand for a new start. the actor robert hardy has died at the age of 91. his career on the stage, on television and in film spanned more than 70 years. he became a household name in the 1970s, with all creatures great and small, and later, as the minister for magic, cornelius fudge in the harry potter films. 0ur arts correspondent david sillito looks back at his career. it was all creatures great and small that made robert hardy a household name. for 12 years, he played the vet,

siegfried. the character mirrored his own personality, which was describe by his family today as a bit rough, but also elegant and twinkly. it was a role that needed a bit of grit. i remember a day when we did a lanning sequence, all through the night, in the dead ice cold of winter, deep snow and endless frost... in the 1960s, he had appeared opposite richard burton, his old friend from his days at oxford, in the spy who came in from the cold. we few, we happy few! we band of brothers! his early career was rather shakespearean, he revelled in the grand patriotic speech and will for ever be linked with one particular patriotic character. churchill. they are

looking for weapons! now, they will soon looking for weapons! now, they will soon be looking for war. he played the role is six times. we strongly suspect... and when the harry potter films needed a compass minister for magic, it was a part that could have been written for robert hardy. or am i talking the most absolute nonsense... ? i talking the most absolute nonsense. . . ? like siegfried, i talking the most absolute nonsense...? like siegfried, it was what he was best at, characters full of bluster and grand gestures that we re of bluster and grand gestures that were trying desperately hard to hide the softer, more vulnerable person within. we have our differences, don't we? but we do understand each other, wouldn't you say? the actor robert hardy, who has died at the age of 91. time for a look at the weather. you don't need me to tell you how

windy it was today, particularly in the southern counties of england. and further north, this was aberdeen, where the winds were much lighter, in the centre of the low pressure, which is continuing to move away into the north sea. further south, those strong winds continue to ease down overnight. not com pletely continue to ease down overnight. not completely dry, the showers continuing across the north and west, but a little bit drier across the south and east. into friday, it's going to be a bright start for many central, southern and eastern areas. the showers will be nowhere near as heavy as what we saw today. feeling a bit cooler across scotland and northern ireland because of the north—westerly, but across the south—east, a high of 23 or 24. the

area of low pressure continues to move away, and this high pressure begins to come in, so our weather will continue to come increase the atlantic. 0n will continue to come increase the atlantic. on saturday, with lighter winds, there will be some showers around, some of them heavy, through central parts. 0n around, some of them heavy, through central parts. on sunday, though, it looks like we will see the weather system making inroads into northern ireland and western scotland. away from here, we will see a fine day. for the weekend, sunshine and showers continuing for saturday, but on sunday, the majority of the country, away from northern ireland and western scotland, should be drier. that is all from the bbc news at six. 0n bbc one, we nowjoin the bbc‘s news teams where you are. this is bbc news. the headlines. the bank of england says the economy will remain sluggish as it cuts growth forecast to 1.7%. interest rates were unchanged