youtube stars urging students to cheat, a bbc investigation finds they're cashing in on coursework. don't waste your time doing your essays, let these people do it for you and you go and enjoy your time. videos like this are being watched hundreds of millions of times. these youtube stars are being paid to promote the essay—writing service. this is clearly wrong, it is clearly wrong because it is enabling cheating potentially on an industrial scale. youtube says it has taken down some of the videos, we have an exclusive report. also tonight: 2,500 patients, including children, who've been seen by a neurologist in belfast are being recalled amid concerns about his work. a court hears how four children aged between three and 15 all died when their house was set on fire with petrol bombs while they slept. a minimum price for alcohol, from today many drinks in scotland now cost significantly more than elsewhere in the uk. and how doctors in glasgow have made history after a pioneering operation on this baby.

and coming up on bbc news: graeme mu rty and coming up on bbc news: graeme murty sacked as rangers manager, due to leave at the end of the season but now goes with three games remaining. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. school children and students are being urged to cheat by youtube stars who are being paid to promote an essay writing service. a bbc investigation has found youtube stars taking money to promote a website called edubirdie. the universities minister, sam gyimah, says it's advertising that makes cheating seem cool and youtube must act to stop it. youtube says it has

taken some videos down. our education editor, branwen jeffreys, has this exclusive report. youtube channels reach millions each day. i'm back with another prank. we're checking out a compilation of really stupid people. the creators have huge influence. influence that business wants to buy. want to give a shout out to all of you. i'm going to ask to 5k likes if you want a part 2 this time. our investigation has uncovered the youtube stars selling cheating, paid by a company in ukraine, promoting a service to students that could land them in serious trouble. targeting teenagers, using the people they trust. and, don't waste your time doing your essays, let these people do it for you. if you guys are struggling in school or college, check this out,

have a super—smart guy do your essays for you. plagiarism—free. we're helping you cheat. you won't get in any trouble, guaranteed. it's going to get you an a+. this is clearly wrong, it's clearly wrong, because it is enabling cheating, potentially on an industrial scale. it's normalising cheating. we're not talking about the video ads you usually see, these are youtubers themselves, talking about pranks, gaming, dating, then they tell you about a company called edubirdie. ok, so i'm going to interrupt this video and give a shout out to the sponsor, edubirdie, if you're playing too much and have no time to write your essays, go to edubirdie.com, 100% plagiarism free. this is for every school kid watching my videos, i know that there is loads of you out there. we found more than 250 channels with videos channels with videos sponsored by edubirdie. videos viewed hundreds of millions of times, and that is just

the ones in english. some youtubers say they would never accept this kind of sponsorship. how do you balance studies with social life? these students at cambridge university promote hard work and study on youtube channels, having seen the edubirdie ads, were they in any doubt this was the selling of cheating? no, not at all. in plain sight, i think as soon as you hear it, whether they mention cheating or not, you know, i'm not doing this work, i'm about to hand in work that i did not write, it's not copy and pasted, it won't be plagiarised but it's not my work, it's cheating. how powerful is that message, when it comes from a youtuber you trust? you will see big youtubers saying it, that can influence small youtubers to promote it as well, then it will have a massive impact

on young children and teenagers, and then imagine you have all these essays to do and then you have a solution that is being promoted by your favourite person. so how easy is it for students to buy essays? we asked edubirdie.com to write two from scratch, one english gcse, the other degree level. we got them marked. cfor the english essay, and 60% for the university assignment. not quite the a+ promised on youtube. edubirdiet told us, youtubers had creative choice and total freedom in what they said. and, it was clear that anything obtained through the website should only be used as a sample or a reference. but it's notjust adults being offered cash. this 15—year—old is one of several children who have accepted this 15—year—old is one of several children who have accepted edubirdie money. they basically write your essays for you and it is 100% plagiarism—free. his mother told us she was shocked, she didn't know her son was taking sponsorship. it is so insidious.

making it look like it is cool, actually, it is a lifestyle choice. we showed some of the videos to the universities minister. these are the people who do it for you, written by doctors... cheating is wrong, it undermines quality and standards, never mind what edubirdie says, it is wrong. this is something that is corrosive to education, and youtube has got to step up to the plate and exercise some responsibility. i wanted to speak to someone at youtube's london headquarters, where some of their most successful channels are on display. instead, in a statement, the company said: and, the company added, they would be working with youtubers. so they better understand that in—video promotions must not

promote dishonest activity. probably the coolest website i have ever seen. fully confidential. if you can't be bothered to write your essays. the perfect option for you! we contacted youtube more than a week ago, but new, edubirdie ads are appearing almost every day. two—and—a—half—thousand patients, including children, who've been seen by a neurologist in belfast are being recalled after a review of his work. concerns were raised 18 months ago about the treatment of people who'd been seen by dr michael watt who's employed by the belfast health trust. it's the biggest ever recall of patients in northern ireland, as emma vardy reports. patients with serious conditions such as parkinson's and ms were under the care of dr watt and now it is feared that some may have been misdiagnosed. one patient who received a letter this morning asked

to speak anonymously. it leaves you very uneasy. it is an unsettled feeling. you are unsure. of what is going on, what is going to happen... will i have to do lots of tests again, that was quite traumatic already at the time. concerns about the work were first raised by a gp in 2016. belfast health trust trust 110w in 2016. belfast health trust trust now wa nts in 2016. belfast health trust trust now wants to reassess everyone in his care. recalling two and a half thousand patients is a huge task, among them children with brain conditions and people living in pain. the review may be extended to considered patients of dr watt‘s who have died. this is a significant number, certainly, and within the neurosciences division, we have never been involved in a recall of this scale. these are patients with

a wide range of neurological conditions, some of which are debilitating, complex, and significantly serious. the trust says dr watt has not seen any patients since june says dr watt has not seen any patients sincejune last says dr watt has not seen any patients since june last year, says dr watt has not seen any patients sincejune last year, but he remains an employee. from saturday, 200 extra clinics will provide appointments for patients to be reassessed. many anxious to know whether the medication they are on is correct. our health editor hugh pym is here. so many have been recall, the largest number in northern ireland history. there will be significant anxiety for patients and their families, that is partly because of uncertainty about what has happened, could have been a patient with a long—term condition like m&s being diagnosed late, missing the opportunity to get onto a significant new drug. could be they missed follow up appointments and reviews, so were not offered

alternative treatment, or misdiagnosis, they will put on the wrong drugs, and the trust does say that for a small knob of patients at least, these could have been life changing issues. many unanswered questions. does it really relate to the work of one clinician, which seems to be implied in today's announcement, oi’ seems to be implied in today's announcement, 01’ was seems to be implied in today's announcement, or was there wider pressures , announcement, or was there wider pressures, workload? announcement, or was there wider pressures, workload ? why announcement, or was there wider pressures, workload? why did it take so pressures, workload? why did it take so long after the issue was first raised in late 2016 to get to the recall today and the final public announcement to patient? —— patients? . manchester crown court has been hearing how four children aged between three and 15 all died in a fire when they became trapped in their home which had been petrol bombed while they were asleep. zak bolland, who's 23, has pleaded guilty to starting the fire in walkden last december. but mr bolland, his girlfriend and another man all deny murder and attempted murder. judith moritz was in court. little layer pearson was the baby of

the family, giggling with her brother, brandon, he and he is again, playing in the street with seven—year—old lacey, they all looked up to their teenage sister, demi pearson, and four children were all asleep at home last december when fire swept through their house. petrol bombs were thrown through a smashed back window, it is said, claims took old at the bottom of the stairs, and the children were trapped in their bedrooms on the first floor. —— lia pearson. —— lacie. there are mother, michelle is till in hospital with terrible injuries and has recently learned that the four children were killed. surrounded by security guards, zak bolland and his girlfriend, courtney brierley, are charged alongside their friend, brierley, are charged alongside theirfriend, david worrall. the court heard that the fire was the ultimate consequence of a tit—for—tat viewed between zak bolland and the children's brother, kyle pearson, they have smashed each other‘s windows and threatened each other‘s windows and threatened each other with weapons. the prosecution say that's zak bolland's threats to

set fire to the pearson house had prompted michelle pearson to call the police and the fire service to block up her letterbox to stop petrol being poured through. kyle pearson survived, and gave evidence to the court by video link. he said he woke up to hear his mother shouting, fire, fire, and having jumped out of the window, looked back to see his sister coughing in the smoke before disappearing from view. zak bolland alone has admitted reckless arson. he and the other defendants and nine other charges, including murder. royal bank of scotland is to close more than a 160 branches in england and wales. the bank, which is three—quarters owned by the taxpayer, said that almost 800 jobs would go as a result. rbs said it was streamlining branches because many were too close to one another. a man from kent has appeared in court charged with preparing a terror attack in london. twenty—six—year old

lewis ludlow, who's from rochester, is also accused of swearing an oath of allegiance to the islamic state group. the court of appeal has begun hearing a challenge to the ban on assisted dying from a man who is terminally ill. noel conway has motor neurone disease. he says he fears being entombed by his illness and he's fighting for the right to allow a doctor to help him die. our medical correspondent fergus walsh reports. this is the man who says that he wa nts to this is the man who says that he wants to die with dignity, noel conway, from shropshire, too little to make it to court in london, so with his wife carol he went to telford, to watch proceedings by video link, he says assisted dying can work if there are safeguards. video link, he says assisted dying can work if there are safeguardsm is not a slippery slope to euthanasia, that is the last leg that i would want. but what we do wa nt that i would want. but what we do want is the recognition of our human

and for those not to be ignored. outside court, in london, those opposed to assisted dying set up these mock gravestones, representing these mock gravestones, representing the lives of disabled people they claim would be put at risk if the law was changed. safeguards will not work. in every other country, they stopped working, and vulnerable people are going to be unprotected. i don't want to live in a country where this danger is there. the rights and safeguards surrounding end of life care are key issues for society, at present, doctors can, in certain cases, withdraw medical treatment, knowing that it will lead directly to a patient‘s death. but they can never prescribe drugs with they can never prescribe drugs with the express intention of killing, evenif the express intention of killing, even if a patient wants that. inside court, the legal team said

that this was an unjustified breach of human rights, they want assisted dying available to those with less than six months to live, who are of sound mind, each case would be reviewed by a judge. mps already rejected these proposals three years ago, and whatever the judge rejected these proposals three years ago, and whatever thejudge rules, it is parliament that will always have the final say on such a crucial moral issue. noel conway's health is slowly failing, and he knows that this case and any appeals may continue past his death but he says that he is fighting notjust for himself but for others in the future. our top story this evening. a bbc investigation finds you tube stars urging students to cheat — cashing in on their coursework. and still to come i'm live at the

lich stadium in rome, where tomorrow liverpool will have the chance to reach too champions league final. coming up on sportsday on bbc news: all time record try scorer, danielle waterman, announces her international retirement. she played at four world cups, and scored 47 tries in 82 tests. from today you'll pay a lot more for many alcoholic drinks in scotland than you will in the rest of the uk. the scottish government has become the first country in the world to introduce a minimum price for alcohol to try to stop excessive drinking. the cost of some of the cheapest drinks has now tripled. critics say the move will hit people on low incomes disproportionately. all of the evidence says, while it's not going to solve

the problem on its own, without action that targets the affordability of alcohol, then we won't make the progress we need to see. it started off about four cans of beer a day and then that started to progress to crates of beer every day, then it was a bottle of wine every night and some beer and then it was like maybe... you could get three bottles for a tenner. when alcohol prices rise, deaths from alcohol fall

and when alcohol prices rise, deaths from alcohol fall — every time. so people may think they're not influenced by price, but they definitely are. we have a lot of customers who are on a low income and don't have a lot of money to spend and maybe on a friday or saturday they want a bottle of cheap cider, because that is all they can afford, and i think it's quite unfair on them. some of the contrasting view there on minimum pricing

for alcohol in scotland — plenty more about it on our website. the owners of a bakery in northern ireland who were found guilty of discrimination for refusing to make a cake with a pro—gay marriage message on it have had their appeal against the decision heard in the supreme court in belfast today. their lawyer said the ca ke's message was against the couple's religious views. uber — the taxi company — has had its application to renew its operating licence in brighton and hove turned down. the council said it had "significa nt concerns" about the taxi app's data breach. it emerged last november that uber, which has 75 million users across the world, had concealed a hack that affected 57 million customers and drivers in 2016. uber said it intended to appeal the council's decision. there've been concerns about the safety of liverpool fans travelling to italy for tomorrow's champions league semi—final

against roma — after a supporter was attacked last week at anfield. but italian police have insisted that they can guarantee the fans‘ safety as long as they stay within italian rules. our sports editor dan roan reports from rome. only a handful of liverpool fans may have travelled here early, but the task of keeping them safe is under way. the pressure on police ahead of second leg of the champions league semifinal. this one of biggest security operations in the city's history. the challenge to avoid the violent scenes that marred the first leg at anfield, where a liverpool supporter was left in a critical condition. visiting english supporters have been targeted in recent seasons. but the man in policing is confident the event will be peaceful. we can guarantee the safety of liverpool supporters,

obviously, if they respect the rules. it is a tough challenge, but what is important for us to enjoy to leave the city for the citizen for the english supporter and for everyone. the 5,000 liverpool fans expected here at rome's olympic stadium have been urged to arrive only and only use designated buses and not to hang banners on monuments. on the pitch there is a huge amount at stake. for liverpool a place in the champions league final itself now theirs to lose. liverpool's devastating attacking play was on full display in their 5-2 play was on full display in their 5—2 victory in the first leg. so how should they approach the match. we have to be ready and we will be ready f rome wins 3—0 or higher, then, congratulation, go to the final. that's the sport. liverpool

have special memories here, alan kennedy's penalty 3a years ago won the trophy at roma's ground. ieflt we had this mental attitude that they're going to go and get a result and get to the final. that is the most important side of it. it is not about how well you play. but the result at the end of it. today a touching moment as roma paid tribute touching moment as roma paid tribute to sean cox, the liverpool fan injured last week. after overturned a three goal deficit against barcelona, they will believe they can prevail. but as they left the latest chapter in a glorious campaign, liverpool are set for another momentous triumph in the italian capital. this is liverpool's most important match nor more than a

decade. win here tomorrow and they will be through to their first champions league final since 2007 and the first time a premier league clu b and the first time a premier league club have made it through since twenty 12. but tomorrow night almost 60 thousand roma fans will be willing their team on, believing they can overturn that 5—2 deficit. it is no place for the faint—hearted. thank you. the organisers of wimbledon say this year's singles champions will each win two—and—a—quarter million pounds — that's fifty thousand pounds more than last summer. the total prize money has gone up by more than seven per cent, to sa million pounds. doctors in scotland have made history after carrying out a complicated operation — which it's thought has never been performed on someone so young before. noah connell from glasgow has a rare condition which could have stopped him from breathing. the operation involved inserting metal plates and pins into his face. catriona renton has been to meet noah and his family. noah will celebrate his first

birthday on saturday. he was borp with born with a rare genetic condition that means he has trouble breathing and feeding. he has had a series of operations, including one believed to be the first of its kind in the world. basically the two wee pins on both sides are holding his jaw open. so the jaw doesn't fuse and they are attached to his skull, so they don't come off. noah's jaw has been broken and a kind of scaffolding put in place. the aim is to move his jaw forward. when the jaw moves forward two centimetre, the tongue won't fall back as much and meaning the airway won't shut and meaning the airway won't shut and he can close at any time. so fingers crossed that this will

definitely help. what is rare in this case is how young noah is. but despite all he has been through, he keeps smiling. his young parents are just smitten. we wouldn't change him any way, we feel as if it has made us any way, we feel as if it has made us stronger and made us like... we are used to it. he is remarkable. he is an inspiration to everybody. in eight weeks the metal pieces will be removed and the family hope for success. now time for the weather. glorious weather across much of the country with weather watches out and about. i could resist the rape seed flower fields. this one about. i could resist the rape seed flowerfields. this one in wiltshire shows the clouds starting to build up. across the west we have been looking at an area of rain moving

in. courtesy of this area of low pressure. you can see the isobars are packed together so it is windy too. particularly around the irish sea coast. the rain will become heavy over western hills, particularly in wales and the south west of england. but at the night wears on it will reach the east and south—east. a clearance coming into northern ireland and scotland where it could be cool. but a milder night than last night, because of the cloud cover and the rain. it does mean tomorrow we start off on a wet note. particularly for england and wales, eastern scotland. some of the rain will be heavy. the roads will be dire for the commute. the rain should clear in the afternoon. a few showers into the north—west. temperatures nine to 13 degrees. we saw 15 degrees today. so it is cooler across the board. that cooler air mass does get pushed off into the continent as we head into

thursday and for friday. that is the side of things to comes. thursday sta rts side of things to comes. thursday starts off cool with some dry weather. the best of it in central, southern and eastern parts. more cloud in the west and the north—west will have some thicker cloud and more of a breeze and some rain. the temperatures up a notch. 12, 13, in the north. 15 or 16 in the south. and as we head into friday and the weekend it is set to turn warmer. a reminder of our main story. a ewe stab challenge has been accused of helping students cheat. that's all from the bbc news at six — so it's goodbye from me and on bbc one we nowjoin the bbc‘s this is bbc news — our latest headlines. a bbc investigation has found that youtube stars are being paid to promote an essay writing service, effectively encouraging students

to cheat on coursework. youtube says it's now taken some of the videos down. the cases of more than 2,500 people being treated for neurological conditions in northern ireland are being reviewed. it's because of concerns over the work of a consultant. a jury's heard how four children from greater manchester died, when their house was fire bombed last december. it's claimed the family was targeted as part of a feud. and royal bank of scotland says it will close 162 branches across england and wales. staff affected will be offered voluntary redundancy. in a moment it will be time for sportsday but first a look at what else is coming up this evening on bbc news. did donald trump's chief of staff call the president an idiotand if so, why? it's a question beyond 100 days will be asking at 7pm. minimum pricing for alcohol came into force in scotland today — the government hopes it will reduce the number of drinking—related deaths.

i'll be discussing the issue at 8:30pm with a campaigner and an economist. and at 10:a0pm this evening, all of the stories making headlines in the papers, with tonight's guests, the editor of politics home, kevin schofield and journalist and broadcaster aasmah mir. that's all ahead on bbc news. now on bbc news it's time for sportsday. welcome to sports day. rangers say goodbye to the manager. will they will commit the mayor phase as their next boss? his former side and liverpool are in a room for the champions league semi final. but what about the safety of their fans and the tank capital? i am in spain to see if real madrid can reach of the champions league final. having

won their