this is bbc news. the headlines at 11: the construction giant, carillion, has gone into liquidation with debts of £900 million, threatening thousands of jobs. tonight, ministers held an emergency meeting to discuss plans for maintaining essential services in the public sector. the government is working very hard indeed across all departments to make sure that the liquidation of carillion takes place in an orderly manner and does not disrupt public services. a coroner in cumbria concludes that 13—month—old poppi worthington had been sexually assaulted before she died of asphyxia. in bangladesh, fears for the safety of thousands of rohingya muslims facing a return to possible violence in myanmar. and tributes to cyrille regis, the man who led the way for black footballers in britain. he's died at the age of 59. what a great shot! and newsnight, as the war on sugar

continues, is paying off? what are the impacts on companies? and we ask the impacts on companies? and we ask the government why they continue to give contracts to carillion after three profit warnings. good evening, and welcome to bbc news. ministers have held an emergency meeting tonight about the collapse of carillion, the construction and services company, involved in some of the biggest public building projects in the uk. carillion employs 20,000 people and sub—contracts work to thousands of small firms. it has a50 government contracts, from work on hsz, to cleaning and maintenance contracts for schools, prisons, and hospitals. it's gone into liquidation with debts of £900 million and a pension deficit of over half a billion. our business editor, simonjack, reports. this bypass near aberdeen is scotland's biggest

construction project, with a price tag of £750 million. here's another one, around lincoln, the cost, £100 million. just two of a50 contracts carillion has been awarded throughout the uk. but it did a lot more than build things. through contracts to manage schools, prisons, and hospitals, it touched the lives of millions. today, the government said it would not support the company with public money. this is, however, the failure of a private sector company and it is the company's shareholders and its lenders who will bear the brunt of the losses. taxpayers should not and will not bail out a private sector company for private sector losses. this was the scene at the midlands metropolitan hospital in sandwell. the cranes came to a standstill over this £600 million project. philip ellis was one of 500 workers told to leave the site. i'm due wages that i would pick

up this week in work, and i don't know if i'm going to get them, so that's my rent, that's my food. at christmas, i found out my girlfriend is pregnant, so... i'm stuck for money and i'm ringing 'round, trying to find jobs and that, and everyone is in the same boat, everyone is ringing the same people for the same jobs. carillion is more than the uk's second biggest construction firm. it delivers 32,000 school meals a day. it maintains nhs buildings containing 11,500 hospital beds. it provides services to 50 prisons. and as recently as november, was awarded a contract to help build the high—speed network, hsz. in total, eight contracts were awarded after carillion warned its finances were on the ropes, which led to angry exchanges in the commons. when did the government first realise that carillion was in trouble?

after all, they have had three ceos in a short space of time, three separate profit warnings, and back in 2015, they were already short selling the stock on the stock exchange. so, where did it go wrong? big contracts like this went sour, profits optimistically banked had to be written off, blowing a hole in its finances, and with banks unwilling to lend any more money without government support, its fate was sealed. carillion was a company that until recently paid big salaries to its bosses and big dividends to its shareholders, despite owing its banks and its own pension scheme £1.5 billion. the wisdom of awarding public service contracts to a company like that will continue, but today, the urgent concern is for those thousands of small businesses who rely on the big boys like carillion for their payments, so they can pay their own bills. these are from november, these are invoices that we placed on carillion for goods and services that we've supplied. gordon stone supplies christmas lights to birmingham city council through a subcontract with carillion. i have half a dozen invoices here dated back to november of last year when we supplied christmas lighting to birmingham city council through carillion.

these haven't been paid and the total value is about £17,500. what is the knock—on effect to your business? the immediate consequences are cash flow. we have to have a serious look at our cash flow in the business going forward. and it potentially might mean that we have to reduce staffing levels by one or two. but we're not sure. and furthermore, we're not sure if we will get paid any of this money at all. speaking after a meeting after the government emergency cobra committee, david lidington tried to put a positive spin on the day's events. the message today was that day one had gone pretty well, people were turning up to work, we had not had reports of any serious disruption to service delivery. it's unlikely workers going home today will see things the same way. simonjack, bbc news, wolverhampton. in cumbria, an inquest into the death of 13—month—old, poppi worthington, has concluded that she was sexually assaulted before she died of asphyxia.

cumbria's senior coroner said her father's account of what had happened at their home in december 2012 "did not stand up to scrutiny." paul worthington had declined to answer more than 250 questions during the inquest, and has consistently denied any wrongdoing. he's never been charged, as our correspondent, danny savage, reports. for five years, the death of poppi worthington has been unexplained. now it is much clearer how she died and what happened to her beforehand. this 13—month—old suffocated after being left in an unsafe sleeping position by herfather. she died in this bed where a coroner believes paul worthington also sexually assaulted her. he had taken herfrom her cot before the assault which the coroner ruled, this statement was made today on behalf of poppi's mother. she is disappointed that poppi's father chose to rely on his right not to answer questions

which might incriminate him. while she understands he is entitled to do this, she considers he should have given the coroner the crucial evidence of poppi's last few hours. the coroner said that paul worthington‘s accounts of what happened the night poppi died were not complete or truthful and his evidence did not stand up to scrutiny. mr worthington was bundled in and out of the inquest by police because of concern over his safety. he lives in hiding. in court, he refused to answer questions 252 times. i don't blame him. he was advised not to. he's gone through all this process over the last four years, five years, but four years with all the case and that, and everything that's been dumped on him... no. go with the solicitor‘s advice. his sister, tracey worthington, has stood by him throughout. how convinced are you that your brother is innocent? i'm not convinced — i know. i don't have to be convinced he's done nothing. i know. you know, i wouldn't protect him, trust me, i would not protect him if he'd done anything wrong.

i'd be the one dragging him down the cop shop and he wouldn't be a pretty sight by the time he got there. the first inquest into poppi's death was quashed by the high court after lasting just seven minutes. the cumbria police investigation was botched and vital evidence was lost. two senior officers had cases to answer for gross misconduct. both have since retired. poppi and her family deserved a better standard of investigation than the one that was conducted five years ago. but no—one is ever likely to be charged over poppi's death because of a lack of evidence. many people will view this as an unsatisfactory end to years of investigations into poppi worthington‘s short life. danny savage, bbc news, cumbria. a parliamentary committee has expressed grave concern about plans to begin repatriating hundreds of thousands of rohingya muslims from bangladesh back to myanmar, from where they fled violence last year. the international development committee has warned that rape and sexual violence are still weapons of war used

by the military in myanmar. around 570,000 rohingyas are now living in the world's largest refugee camp, kutupalong, near the port city of cox's bazar in bangladesh. mishal husain reports. in a camp where hundreds of refugees are still arriving every week, there is much to be done. new wells, new shelters, all part of providing for growing numbers and preparing the camp for the monsoon rains. the more construction and expansion that takes place at this last camp, the more permanent it starts to feel. but, at the same time, the talk of repatriating refugees is causing deep alarm. after the circumstances in which they fled myanmar less than six months ago, who really trust that things have changed enough for them to go home? that's because the destruction of their homes and villages

continued even after myanmar said military operations had come to an end. these pictures were filmed by the bbc from the bangladeshi side of the border on the 10th of september last year, five days after the supposed ceasefire. this was your house? this is my house. that was also the day that irfan lost everything. a father of four, he was a secondary school teacher back in myanmar and lived here with his extended family. and who is that? that is my brother. a father of four, he was a secondary school teacher back the authorities told them they'd be safe, and then the soldiers came. translation: the military surrounded the whole area and they had weapons. they opened fire as people were trying to leave. some escaped, but others were killed. my brother was at home that day, but he went out

to check on his shop. he never came back. we don't know if he was burned alive. we still haven't heard anything. away from the main camp, another area is home to hindus from myanmar, who were caught up in the violence. they have been identified as among the first to be repatriated. but even they are not ready to go without international protection. translation: if the united nations goes with us, the hindus, we hope we will get security and be happy. if they are there, and we face any problems, the whole world will know about it. for now, it seems most likely that the children of these camps will grow up here without a country to call their own. the un's access to their old home, rakhine state, is severely restricted. they too call for change and for the rohingya to be doubly recognised. at this stage, i think

it is premature to talk about returns in large numbers until three conditions exist. number one, the issue of citizenship and legal identity must be addressed. number two, there has to be a safe and secure environment for refugees to return to. number three, reconstruction and the re—establishment of services must occur. services here are more organised. but it's a precarious existence. a community who have been marginalised and persecuted are now entirely dependent on aid, and on what others decide for theirfuture. dolores o'riordan, lead singer of the irish rock band, the cranberries, has died suddenly at the age of 46. she'd been in london for a recording session and her family are said to be "devastated" by her death. the cranberries dominated the 1990s album charts, selling a0 million records around the world, as our entertainment correspondent, lizo mzimba, reports. # do you have to let it linger? # "linger" was the first song dolores o'riordan

ever wrote with the cranberries. it turned her and the band into stars. # ijust want to be with you. # "linger" was about teenage rejection. # i'm such a fool for you...# folks, do me a favour please welcome, and just in time for thanksgiving, the cranberries. their rapid success, particularly in america, soon saw the young singer—songwriter move on to weightier topics. # with their tanks and bombs...# zombie was a wrenchingly powerful protest song written after two young children were killed by an ira bomb. # in your head... # zombie, zombie. ..# last year, the band were ready to tour once

more, but it was cut short by health problems. i have had health issues a lot in the last few years, but one of the worst things was i had a disc problem in my back and i had stopped playing guitar. today, the irish prime minister said that for anyone who grew up in ireland in the 1990s, dolores o'riordan was the voice of a generation. # you got me wrapped around yourfinger...# a generation tonight mourning the loss of one of music's great talents. #do you have to let it linger?# the singer, dolores o'riordan, whose death was announced today. that's a summary of the news. newsday is coming up at midnight. now on bbc news, it's time for newsnight with emily maitlis. this is a watershed moment. across the public sector the outsource first dogma has wreaked havoc. is carillion really the beginning of the end for public private partnership, the economic model that's dominated government policy for decades?

there is no evidence of chaos and the government is working very hard indeed across all whitehall departments to ensure that the liquidation of carillion takes place in an orderly manner which does not disrupt public services. or is itjust a bump in the road for a policy that can't in practice be reversed? we'll ask this downing street minister. also tonight: ten different classmates! this is how they used to sell sweets to kids. and this is now. you cannot see very strong advertising but once you start getting into the games and into the stories you can see very close association with the toys children receive when they get kinder eggs. are advertisers gaming the rules on selling sugar?