this is bbc news — and these are the top stories developing at 11. hoping for answers — the families of hundreds of people who died at gosport war memorial hospital in hampshire wait for the findings of a report due to be published during the next hour. when i had contacted the police and saidi when i had contacted the police and said i want an appointment with somebody in cid with an allegation of unlawful killing, i had been told, my dear you are upset. the government faces a rebellion from some of its own mps — when the commons votes again on a key piece of brexit legislation. iam i am live at westminster where eve ryo ne i am live at westminster where everyone is waiting to see who will blink first in this latest brexit battle. as the outcry over the us policy of separating child migrants from their families at the border with mexico grows, the pope adds his voice to the criticism. also the authorities in indonesia say they now believe at least 192

people are missing after the sinking of a ferry in sumatra. the search mission on lake toba is going on, in what is believed to be one of the country's worst maritime disasters. coming up inis coming up in 15 minutes, i will have the latest from the world cup with hosts russia becoming the first to qualify for the last 16. good morning. it is wednesday 20th june. it is wednesday 20thjune. i am joanna gosling. an inquiry into hundreds of deaths at gosport war memorial hospital in hampshire will publish its findings within the next hour. a previous investigation found that — over 12 years from 1988 — patients, many of them elderly, were almost routinely given powerful painkilling drugs.

it concluded that they may, in some cases, have shortened patients‘ lives. despite three police investigations, no one has ever been charged with a criminal offence. our health correspondent catherine burns reports. robert wilson. sheila gregory. geoffrey packham. elsie devine. arthur cunningham. gladys richards. some went into gosport war memorial hospital to recover after falls. others had bed sores or broken bones. none came out alive. gillian mckenzie has been fighting for justice for her mother gladys richards for 20 years. she says the 91—year—old was doing well when sent to gosport to recover from a hip operation. but on the day she was admitted, her medical notes said nurses could confirm her death. after another fall, gladys richards was put on diamorphine. it's used to relieve severe pain, for example after a car crash or in end of life care. gladys died four days later. her daughter went to the police.

when i had contacted the police i said i wanted an appointment with somebody from cid with an allegation of unlawful killing, i had been told "there, there, my dear, you're upset". within four years, police were investigating 92 deaths. no proceedings were brought. there have also been inquests into 11 of those deaths and a general medical council hearing into one doctor. jane barton was a gp who worked part—time at the hospital. she signed 833 death certificates over 12 years and was found guilty of serious professional misconduct. she wasn't struck off but chose to retire. this latest investigation has taken four years and cost £13 million. gillian mckenzie and other families say they hope it will be highly critical and take them a step closer to criminal charges being brought. catherine burns, bbc news. bridget reeves is the granddaughter

of elsie devine, who died at gosport war memorial hospital in 1999. she explained that the investigation into her grandmother's death has been a long process. we have had in total investigations here for gosport war memorial, all of them behind closed doors and without accountability and we have not had answers. we have fought very hard, we have two thank normal lamb for this enquiry. we wanted a lot judge—made public enquiries or am everything could be in the open and people could be asked questions and hear those answers. this has meant a closed—door enquiry, just looking at paperwork. the terms of reference do not allow them to make recommendations which is a disappointment to families. and stay with us on the bbc

news channel where we'll bring you coverage of the report which is published this morning just after half—past 11. the prime minister is again facing a rebellion from some of her own mps — in a vote on key brexit legislation in the house of commons today. let's go to westminster now and vicki young. all ice on what will happen this afternoon on this debate which will be very short. that crucial vote at around 3:30pm. this is the eu withdrawal bill. this is about making sure there is no all in legislation once we leave the eu. it transposes all of that eu law into british law so the country can function, so the legal system can function. it has now become about what happens if there is no deal scenario, about who is in charge of the brexit processed when it comes to that. let's take a look at the

details. the amendment today is what far rule parliament will have if there is no brexit deal with brussels. ministers say that is not what we want to happen but if it does, this is what the scenario could look like. some conservatives mps are threatening to vote against the government in theirs. labour is urging its mps to back the tory levels. —— rebels. the uk is due to leave the european union in march 20 19th, soul and nine or ten months. let's talk to a conservative backbencher who resigned last week over this issue. it has become very complicated, the broad point here is that you and many other mps want to make sure you are in charge of the process if there is no deal scenario. is that the case? i want parliament to play its part in this process. and the amendments before

the house this afternoon, provides a mechanism in which in the unlikely event something i do not want to happen, in the unlikely event of there being no deal, there is a mechanism in place for parliament to play a role in that place. you know the arguments from ministers, they cannot go parliament in charge of that. that you will have a say in very many other ways in various bits of legislation, but they cannot negotiate with 650 mps? this is not about the negotiation of the brexit deal, it is about when that deal comes back and there being a truly meaningful vote. i resigned my ministerial role last week because i felt strongly about the importance of parliament in our society. parliament must play its role, we have representational democracy which has grown up over many years. mps need to feel free to be a will to make a judgment on the deal when that vote comes. you talked about

lawyer —— lord hailsham. didn't he let the cat out of the bag? he talked about brexit been a catastrophe of this country. you know there are many people who think that all you're trying to do is stop regs are happening at all.|j that all you're trying to do is stop regs are happening at all. i have made it clear and every statement i have made, this is not about leaving remaining. this is not about whether brexit happens are not. i am not interested in turning back the clock. i am interested in securing the best deal for britain, clock. i am interested in securing the best dealfor britain, for clock. i am interested in securing the best deal for britain, for my constituency and my constituency, and more broadly for my country. you have resigned your ministerial post. you have worked in your party trying to make sure they have the numbers for the government. i am sure you know which way you will thought. what pressure are conservative mps under in this mode? the whips have

theirjob to do. i respect that. pressure is applied to colleagues. but i would say to those colleagues, this is about parliament. this is a party political, this is not about leave remain. this is about parliament playing its part in one of the most important decisions the country has made since the second world war. i think that is appropriate and i think enough collea g u es appropriate and i think enough colleagues believe that too. predictions are finally very difficult. the government says they have the numbers and that your numbers are dwindling. the issue is that this is all ongoing. negotiations continue. i am determined to hold my grown to secure the rightful place for parliament in this process. negotiations are still going on with the government? as i understand, absolutely. 0f the government? as i understand, absolutely. of course there is another side to this story, there are many others in the conservative party who believe this is an attempt

by some people to stop regs are happening, to get very close alignment with the eu after we leave. —— brexit. let's speak to two reserve early hours. what do you make about what is happening here? do you think this is just an attempt to stop regs it? some of the house of lords are clear that that was there a goal. i would not say that my colleagues in the party want to do that. there is genuinely, there isa do that. there is genuinely, there is a lot of common ground now. the government was mike amendment which is being re—tabled today is very close to dominic grieve's amendment from a week or so ago. crucially it does not allowed mps to say what might happen if there is no deal scenario. they cannot say to theresa may, go back to the negotiating table. it is no deal we leave without a deal? there has been

intense debate on whether the motion should be amendable or not. but it should be amendable or not. but it should not stand in the way of passing this legislation. we need this bill, notjust implement the result of the referendum, but to ensure we have a functioning legal syste m ensure we have a functioning legal system and set of statutes after we leave. it is crucial. whichever side of the referendum people were on, this legislation is very important to making sure that we deliver a pragmatic brexit and one that leaves us pragmatic brexit and one that leaves us with those laws and regulations functioning in a sensible way. is it undermining for a theresa may? they can see your party is split about which way there's brexit, as leaving brexit is going to go. it is a problem for her, isn't it? if an amendment were passed on the house of lords amendment, that would undermine the government was mac

negotiating position. i undermine the government was mac negotiating position. lam undermine the government was mac negotiating position. i am very much concerned about what would happen if the house of lords amendment was passed. but we have a sensible compromise tabled by the government, to listen to those in my party who have legitimate concerns. we all wa nt have legitimate concerns. we all want to maximise the voice of parliament in this process. i think the government amendment gets the right compromise. we have to accept compromise whether we voted for a lever remain. thank you very much indeed. that debate will get under way around 2:30pm this afternoon, bound to be somewhat heated exchanges and it does sound from what we heard earlier, there are talks going on with the government to find a compromise. the head of gchq has said the surveillance agency has played a critical role in disrupting terrorist plots in at least four other european countries in the last year. however, jeremy fleming said it was important the uk and the eu

continued to co—operate on security issues after brexit. the government is seeking a bespoke deal on security co—operation. the pope has joined the widespread criticism of president trump's hardline immigration policy, which has seen thousands of children separated from their parents, if they enter the country illegally from mexico. in an interview, the pope said he supported catholic bishops in the us who have opposed the policy. president trump, has been holding talks with congressional leaders — amid growing public anger, as 0ur north america correspondent david willis reports. amid growing concern from members of his own party, the president came to capitol hill to talk about the crisis on the southern border. the system has been broken for many years, the immigration system. it's been a really bad, bad system, probably the worst anywhere in the world. we can fix it. having met with republicans,

he was heckled by democrats. quit separating the kids, separating the children, mr president! don't you have kids?! still though, no word of an imminent solution. these are laws that have been broken for many years, decades. thank you. pressure to reform america's immigration system is being driven by images such as these, children kept in cages after being separated from their parents. under a new zero—tolerance policy, anyone caught crossing the border illegally is now being arrested. 2,000 sons and daughters have been separated from their parents in little over a month. he continues to blame the democrats

even though republicans control both chambers of congress. the president can change it by the slick of the pen to end the agonising screams a small children who have been separated from their parents. mr president, i will lend you my pen, any pen. you can fix it yourself. mr trump insists the solution lies with congress. let the children go! but as protests sprout up around the country and in the face of growing international condemnation, one conservative talk show host has likened the situation to a crisis which threatened to derail the previous republican administration, warning that this could be trump's katrina. david willis, bbc news, los angeles. the united states has pulled out of the un human rights council, accusing the organisation of being hypocritical and biased against israel. the us envoy to the united nations, nikki haley, said the council

was a "cesspool of political bias", whose members targeted countries with positive human rights records to distract from their own abuses. she said calls for reform in the council had been ignored. this step is not a retreat from human rights commitments. 0n the contrary. we take this step because oui’ contrary. we take this step because our commitment does not allow us to remaina part our commitment does not allow us to remain a part of hypocritical and self—serving organisation that makes a mockery of human rights. the headlines on bbc newsroom live: a long—awaited report is due to be published on the deaths of elderly patients at gosport war memorial hospital in hampshire. the government faces a rebellion from some of its own mps — when the commons votes again on a key piece of brexit legislation. as condemnation over the us

policy of separating child migrants from their families at the border with mexico continues, the pope also voices his concern. now let's catch up with the latest from the world cup. time for a look at the latest from the world cup in russia where the hosts could be the first team to reach the last 16 later on. they are the first team to play twice in this world cup. pat nevin is in st petersburg foreigners. they were up against more sala last night. they could not stop russia. how much do think the effect of hosts is propelling them in this tournament? that is part of that. the first game, they scored five goals against saudi arabia. it was not a good

saudi arabia. it was not a good saudi arabian side. they were playing against egypt and mo salah. when they started they started well, they started strong and they did not have much of a position. the belief in them do after the first goal. the noise in st petersburg was absolutely fantastic. you just felt absolutely fantastic. you just felt a wave of confidence is growing over the team and the city as well. and the team and the city as well. and the second and third goals going. would you believe it was only after the third goal goes then for the russians that the egyptian starting to play. mo salah scored his goal. it was far too little too late and the russians are off and running. indeed they are. later on we will see portugal taking on morocco. cristiano ronaldo seems to be taking the mantle in this world cup. a

hat—trick against the opening match against spain will stop one of the strangest things i said in my country for bbc five live.|j strangest things i said in my country for bbc five live. i felt it when i said at which was cristiano ronaldo was still win this world cup honours on. it seemed like a bold statement to make just before the game started. by the end of the game i felt there were some sense in it. he'd scores three goals in one game against spain who are in good form themselves. but he and all the other players were completely eliminated from the headlines because cristiano ronaldo was an fabulous forum. it looks like to me that he is a player who can just about do it on his own. he is sparkling at the moment. he could do! he could. pat nevin in st petersburg. thank you forjoining us. petersburg. thank you forjoining us. portugal against morocco is the first game today. you can watch it

on bbc one. it is available the bbc sport website. all the news on our bbc sport website. we will be back again at1:30pm. let's return now to westminster and speak to my colleague vicki young. another difficult day for the prime minister. the house of lords haven't been happy with what the government has been promising about a so—called meaningful vote for parliament if there is no deal. let's discuss this a little bit more. robert buckland joins me now. it is yourjob to get this through parliament. how is looking for the prime minister this afternoon? the lords have accepted all but one issue and that was an issue that they sent to the commons because it is about procedure, about

debates on a deal, no deal or a lack of resolution. i do not know what is going to happen with regard to the vote. i do know that we have some strong arguments to marshall today about the integrity of our amendments, why it is important we send a clear message notjust to the world of westminster but to brussels that this is a prime minister, who although she does not command a majority, can get vital legislation through about brexit. if we end up with no deal scenario, are many mps and lords to think that will be a catastrophe for the country. why should parliament not have a seat at that point about what happens next? parliament has lots of mechanisms. i will make sure it will be involved in having its democratic say. we wa nt in having its democratic say. we want the deal. this is about now and the importance of making sure our

prime minister goes into the continuing negotiations with a strong position as possible so brussels understand that this is somebody who represents our country who can get important legislation through and get the job done. who can get important legislation through and get the job donem must be undermining for her and the people in brussels watching this must be thinking, they cannot decide amongst themselves what to do, never mind the negotiations with leaders. this is westminster, it is a lively democracy. neither has of government commands... we have given many hours of negotiation to this policy. i wa nt to of negotiation to this policy. i want to see our prime minister emerging with a strong and clear platform as possible when she and british officials and representatives have those continuing negotiations, brussels is in no doubt about who we speak for and today it is a message about national unity and national

interest. robert buckland, thank you very much indeed. the government and theresa may will want to go into eu summit next week with a win behind, having got this bill through parliament. we will find out at half past three whether she has done it. rescuers in indonesia say 192 people are missing after a ferry sank on a lake popular with tourists. the incident happened on monday on lake toba on the indonesian island of sumatra. officials say 18 people have been rescued and three bodies have been recovered. it's believed to be one the country's worst maritime disasters. my colleague rebecca henschke has been following the story and joins me now from jakarta. tell us the latest. rescue workers are still working to try and recover any more sui’vivoi’s. are still working to try and recover any more survivors. 0nly are still working to try and recover any more survivors. only 18 people have been found. and three bodies at this stage. 192 missing. this number has dramatically increased since the

news of the accident broke on monday. because this vessel, we believe, was operating illegally. so there were no passenger tickets are records of who was on board and exactly how many. but this figure of the amount of people missing means that this bolt must have been at least three times over capacity, so serious questions are being asked about how this could have happened. thank you very much, rebecca. it's a humanitarian crisis that could soon become much worse. more than 700,000 rohingya refugees have fled myanmar since last year and taken shelter in refugee camps in bangladesh. however, with the monsoon season pending, thousands of them are now at risk of landslides and flooding. dan johnson reports from cox's bazar in bangladesh. revenger refugees are on the move

again. still searching for a safe place to live. —— rohingya refugees. this lady because my baby is due in a month. she is suffering from back pain. translation: my translation: my house fell down. i was forced to stay with others. a landslide damaged my home says this woman. for five days i did not even have drinking water. and people keep coming to this. the newest part of the camp. there is stable land here, stronger homes and better drainage. but many more are left facing the monsoon. people are living in such closing living quarters. the potential for water as it is flowing down the street to contaminate, not only the water supply, but also getting into people's houses, it is incredibly difficult to stay clean

in this environment. the problem is these homes are built high but on these homes are built high but on the edge of these very stiff with. steep cliffs. and you can see how the land is starting to crack. the fear is when the rain intensifies, it will undermine these hillsides, the soil will shift and fall away and the homes could go with it. this was last year's exodus from myanmar. the burmese military said it was cracking down on rohingya militants. the un described it as ethnic cleansing. across the border they found shelter in bangladesh. but here there are new challenges. it rained every day last week, a miserable taste of what is to come. this is a vibrant community feel of resilient people. but they live on borrowed land. more than 700,000 cling to these hillsides and the numbers keep on growing. dan

johnson, bbc news. a 23—year—old from enfield in north london has been arrested in connection with a small explosion at southgate underground station last night. the incident, which left five people with minor injuries, is believed to have been caused by a faulty drill battery. the man was arrested on suspicion of doing an act likely to cause an explosion to injure or damage property, and endangering safety on the railway. the man has been released under investigation pending further enquiries. prince louis of cambridge will be christened by the archbishop of canterbury next month. the fifth in line to the throne was born on 23rd april. his christening will be held on monday the 9th ofjuly at the chapel royal at st james's palace. the headlines are coming up on the bbc news channel. in a moment we say goodbye to viewers on bbc two — first we leave you with for a look at the weather. thank you. we have had sunshine this

morning, it is cloudy, we have rain moving south and east worse and we have had murky conditions and western parts. this is the scene earlier on in shropshire. the rain moving south, it is fizzling out. some sunny spells developing in northern england, north wales, a mixture of sunny spells and showers. temperature is about 17—19dc. in the south east of england, we keep hold of the warm and muggy air. tonight, some showers but those were cleared away. clear spells for many of us. a chilly night in northern areas, temperatures around 8 degrees. fresher and cooler than recent nights in southern areas. in thursday, a fresher feel for most of us, lots of dry weather around with sunny spells. into the weekend,

temperatures rising. this is bbc news, our latest headlines. hoping for answers — the families of hundreds of people who died at gosport war memorial hospital in hampshire wait for the findings of a long—awaited report due to be published in the next hour. the government faces a rebellion from some of its own mps — when the commons votes again on a key piece of brexit legislation. the separation of children from their parents is "immoral" — pope francis criticises the trump administration's policy of separating migrant families at the mexican border. indonesian authorities say 192 people are missing after a ferry sank in sumatra on monday — the search for survivors on lake toba continues. in a moment. ed ruscha's modern take on the cyclical nature of civilisation — the american pop—artist unveils his latest exhibition at the national gallery in london. more now from westminster

as the prime ministerfaces possible defeat again over her brexit plans. mps are due to vote on an amendment to the eu withdrawal bill which would give parliament more of a say if no deal is agreed with brussels on the uk's departure. conservative mps are threatening to vote against the government if it doesn't make concessions. our chief political correspondent vicki young is in westminster. this eu withdrawal bill is all about making sure that the statute book can function once we leave the european union at the end of march next year. that it has suddenly become something else, what happens if there is a no deal scenario, abou diaby controls that process? can parliament, mps and lords tell bid decide what to do in these circumstances? i am joined decide what to do in these circumstances? iam joined by decide what to do in these circumstances? i am joined by a

representative what are effectively those conservative mps who are threatening to rebel against the government, what do they want to do? the amendment up for a vote today basically says if parliament votes against the deal that the uk government brings back from brussels at the end of the year, or if no deal is reached byjanuary at the end of the year, or if no deal is reached by january next year, the government will then have two lay a statement before parliament saying what they will do next, parliament will be able to thought what to do next, whether to approve or reject. the government has said... question is whether this is amendable. if they could amend it, they could literally table something which says you must go back to brussels or are we must stop article 50, could they be that

direct? they could do it through the motion, but it is important to know that it motion, but it is important to know thatitis motion, but it is important to know that it is not legally binding on a government, so it will be a political declaration of what they want, but it will not be a legal requirement for government to do that. we have to leave it be a. thank you very much, back to the studio. let's return now to that inquiry into the circumstances around hundreds of deaths at gosport war memorial hospital near portsmouth. the documents reveal that i'd gosport war memorial hospital from 1989-2000, there gosport war memorial hospital from 1989—2000, there was an institutionalised practice on the shortening of leads through prescribing and administering opioids without medical justification. the hospital records to which the panel has had unique

and privileged access demonstrate that 456 and privileged access demonstrate that a56 patients died through prescribing and administering opioids without medical justification. it is not for the panel to ascribe criminal and civil liability. it will be for any future judicial processes to determine whatever culpability and criticism might then be forthcoming. families will ask, how could this practice continue and not be stopped through the various police regulatory and inquest processes? the panel's report shows how these processes of scrutiny unfolded, and how the families were failed. throughout, the relatives have shown remarkable tenacity and fortitude questioning what happened to their loved ones.

the documents explained and published today show that they were right to ask those questions. the families now deservedly support in absorbing what is revealed, and in whatever processes may now follow. thank you all very much. my priority, as you will understand, is having given the report to the families, it is a very emotional time for them and my priority is to return to them and answer their questions. once i have done that, i will return for a formal press conference and those questions can be put then. thank you very much. well, that was bishopjamesjones, who has carried out the report into what went on at gosport war memorial hospital, with truly staggering

conclusion there, he has concluded that more than a50 patients died after being given powerful painkillers without medical justification, and as he said at the end, the families of those who died will be very upset by what they are hearing, and he has gone off to speak to them now, but he will return to the media to answer journalists' questions as well. the report has been looking into what happened between 1989 and 2000 at that hospital. the report says the was an institutionalised practice to do the shortening of lives by prescribing and administering opioids without medical justification. the families of those who died at the hospital have been fighting for justice for 20 who died at the hospital have been fighting forjustice for 20 years. there have been various enquiries over the years, this latest enquiry was launched by norman lamb when he was launched by norman lamb when he was in the health department in

government. and there has now been this latest investigation, which looked that the deaths of 800 elderly patients at that hospital in hampshire. the c/o elderly patients at that hospital in hampshire. the do the hospital first came under the spotlight 20 yea rs first came under the spotlight 20 years ago, and it has been ever since then families have been fighting for the truth to emerge. —— the carer under the hospital. let us bring in richard, who has been following this. quite staggering to hear the bishop describing an institutionalised practice of the shortening of lives through administering opioids without justification —— medical justification. it confirms the worst yea rs justification. it confirms the worst years for the families who have been campaigning for two decades for action to happen. there have been at least three investigations in that time. the police looked into about

92 separate incidents, the nhs has conducted a number of enquiries, there has been one senior medical practitioner referred to the gmb disciplinary panel but then allowed to continue to practice even though found guilty of a series of professional misconduct issues. but in all that time, the scale of this has never been unearthed, nor has there been any sort of criminal prosecution. whenever it has been referred to the crown prosecution service, they have concluded there is not enough evidence for a criminal prosecution. at the end of this report, the bishop says that it is now for the home office and the attorney general to look —— and hampshire police to look at his findings and decide to act accordingly. he does not ascribe criminal or civil liability in this, because that is not his place, but

they are a36 people have died under hospital policy of prescribing opioid —based drugs without medical justification, and probably another 200 elderly patients at gosport war memorial hospital who had their lives shortened as a result. so, there is a clear call for action in this very weighty report. you mentioned that there have been so many different investigations and enquiries into what happened. when the victims' families hear what the report says today, they will be asking themselves, as you said, as the bishop said, how was it that it went on so long with actually a lot of scrutiny, but that the scale of what we're hearing was not uncovered until today, a long time later. what we're hearing was not uncovered untiltoday, a long time later. yes, the summary says relevant health

ca re the summary says relevant health care organisations have failed to recognise what happened at the hospital and failed to put it right. the range of possible offences... it says if the general medical council and nursing and midwifery council, if the procedures were delayed, inquests took place into the deaths of 11 patients, and in six of those it was found that the ms prescription of opiate —based drugs... i'm sorry, i'mjust looking over the shoulder to see if we have some families coming to talk, and i think we have some families coming to get reaction soon, this report says that time and time again when the devious institutions were cast with investigating and monitoring this incident and were told to do that, they basically failed, swat

bishopjames that, they basically failed, swat bishop james jones is saying that, they basically failed, swat bishopjamesjones is saying that it is time for them to have another look at the case. there have been no prosecutions when these cases have been referred to the cps. not many cases. in 2000 2007 they had cases referred, and decided there was not enough evidence to proceed with the prosecution. at no has anyone been found criminally liable for what has been found. the families of these victims will be seeing a63 people died asa victims will be seeing a63 people died as a direct result of the policy at hospital of shortening people lives by giving them powerful morphine and diamorphine drugs with no medicaljustification, morphine and diamorphine drugs with no medical justification, and morphine and diamorphine drugs with no medicaljustification, and those a56 added to another 200, who the report says probably died, and it is maybe simply because the records

could not be found, but they conclude that they probably had their lives shortened. does the report look at how and why it was that the policy came about? report look at how and why it was that the policy came abounm report look at how and why it was that the policy came about? it does look into that. and it has to be said that although it does not point the finger directly at any individual as being the primary moverfor individual as being the primary mover for this, individual as being the primary moverfor this, it does not individual as being the primary mover for this, it does not ascribe criminal or civil liability, it does certainly point to one person who is key in this whole situation. a clinical assistant doctor jane barton for 12 years was responsible for the practice of prescribing which prevailed on the wards. doctor barton appeared before the gmc disciplinary committee in 2009, and it decided in 2010 that she had in fa ct it decided in 2010 that she had in fact been guilty of quite serious professional misconduct in a number

of cases, in the cases of 12 patients for a fairly brief period between 1996 and 1999, and she was not struck off at that time. it was decided she could keep practising but with restrictions in what she could prescribe, for example. she retired shortly after that, and asked to be struck off the medical register, and she said at the time of the disciplinary proceedings, she was doing the best you could under what she described as difficult circumstances, we are too many people were being sent to the wards she was responsible for. she said her staff and her staff and how overworked and she only ever tried to do the best with her patients. but the gmc disciplinary panel decided she was guilty of serious professional misconduct. the decision not to strike her off by that panel proved controversial. the families did not like that, they say it should not have happened, and the

gmc, the main body said they disagreed with the bindings, but did not challenge it under the rules they had at those times. she is not they had at those times. she is not the only person named. consultants are taken to task for not intervening when the raised concerns. some nurses said they were not happy with prescriptions that we re not happy with prescriptions that were taking place. this is a catalogue of errors outlined in this report, and bishop james jones, catalogue of errors outlined in this report, and bishopjamesjones, the author of the report, with his panel, says it is up to the home secretary, the nhs, attorney general and hampshire police to take action. thank you very much. we will be back with you. especially if the families come to speak with you. while we wait, let us just here from bishop jamesjones. wait, let us just here from bishop james jones. the documents reveal that at the gosport war memorial hospital, from 1989 to 2000, there

was an institutionalised practice of the shortening of lives through prescribing and administering opioids without medical justification. the hospital records to which the panel has had unique and privileged access demonstrate that a56 patients died through prescribing and administering opioids without medical justification. it is not for the panel to ascribe criminal and civil liability. it will be for any future judicial processes to determine whatever culpability and criticism might then be forthcoming. families will ask, how could this practice continue and not be stopped through the various police, regulatory and inquest processes? the panel report

shows how these processes of scrutiny unfolded and how the families were failed. throughout, the relatives have shown remarkable tenacity and fortitude, in questioning what happened to their loved ones. the documents explained and published today show that they we re and published today show that they were right to ask those questions. the families now deserve every support in absorbing what is revealed, and in whatever processes may now follow. it hasjust been published, so the families are absorbing the news that more than a50 people's lives were shortened as a result of what were being prescribed, and another 200 were probably is similarly affected. let us probably is similarly affected. let us get more from richard lester, who was at portsmouth cathedral. with me is the mp for gosport,

caroline and iron —— dinenage. with me is the mp for gosport, caroline and iron -- dinenage. this is chilling. one of my constituents came to me after i was elected to get justice came to me after i was elected to getjustice for his came to me after i was elected to get justice for his father. the report talks about a culture of shortening lives, about a disregard for human life, it speaks about families who thought their loved ones were there for respite and rehabilitation, only to find they we re rehabilitation, only to find they were on a terminal care pathway. it is almost unimaginable this report, and what it says. many families have said they want to see prosecutions. this report does not assign liability, the bishop says that is not hisjob, or part of liability, the bishop says that is not his job, or part of the re—met.

but he makes it clear that he wants governments, agencies and the police to look at the findings here. what should government be doing about this? the government needs to look at this as a matter of extreme urgency. the report speaks of a massive breakdown in care at the hospital, but also a huge failure in various authorities that were assigned to investigate this, so if bid they need to investigate this. it is the nhs and various other authorities that need to look at the behaviour and how they are performed over those many years, and the government needs to look at this. how do you think the process should ta ke how do you think the process should take place? we had an enquiry, the families have always cold for a public enquiry, better resourced and with the border re—met. it is unlikely that will happen now. how technically should the government ta ke technically should the government take this on? it was the families that chose this style of enquiry, i

was there with norman lamb when they went through the options, and they came to my office and dropped through how this sort of report would unfold. but as you say, the government need to look at this and set forward a course of action. this is too big to ignore, over a50 lives shortened as a result of care, and you cannot say it was a really long time ago, the families have wasted decades forjustice for time ago, the families have wasted decades for justice for their loved ones. some people will see this as a long time ago, obviously it was terrible, but surely the problems will have been resolved now. can we be reassured that this is historic? asa be reassured that this is historic? as a member of parliament, i have a lwa ys as a member of parliament, i have always had to tread delicately, because i have constituents who may have been at the hospital but also those who may have worked here, who

cared very much about the alone professional integrity, and in many cases may have blown up little. we a lwa ys cases may have blown up little. we always have to proceed with caution. but this is too big to ignore. we have the care quality commission inspecting hospitals, and even last week the secretary of state announced that we have medical examiners in every hospital who will independently look at that as part of this process we have in morecombe they and mid staffs. but we can never be arrogant to say we cannot learn from something catastrophic like this, and we need to be vigilant this is not happening anywhere else. families are being briefed at the moment and were briefed at the moment and were briefed before it was released. do you get the sense that this will satisfy them, that the issue has been appropriately explored ?|j

satisfy them, that the issue has been appropriately explored? i have only just been been appropriately explored? i have onlyjust been able to flick through the document, but it talks about a million pieces of paper that the panel have gone through over the last four years. it is an incredibly thorough investigation, they have looked at the paperwork of hundreds of people who died at the hospital, and followed a number of lines of enquiry to get to this point where they can say that over a50 people had their lives shortened, but there could be 200 more. this report has gone a very long way, but it was never designed to then go to the final point, which is to take the final point, which is to take the final action that needs to be taken and make recommendations about what needs to happen. that needs to be the government, but a number of other authorities need to look at the way they behaved and performed over those years. families will say it is too little, too late. i had a constituent who told me about this in 2010, who is not alive to see justice done for his dad, which

brea ks justice done for his dad, which breaks my heart. and the first person went to the police in 1998. thank you very much forjoining us, caroline dinenage. that is the immediate reaction from gosport mp, and we are waiting for the family reaction to this. we know that the families are keen to see prosecutions. that is not embodied in the report, but the report suggests hampshire police and government agencies take a look at their findings. thank you very much. more reaction to that through the day. just some breaking news. bring you from the court of appeal, we're hearing that barry bennell the paedophile football coach has lost his challenge against his 30 year prison sentence at the court of appeal. he was challenging the length of the term, that he was given after he was convicted at liverpool crown court. 50 offences against 12 boys who he

coached between 1979 and 1999. when he was on trial, the court heard he was said to have committed industrial style abuse against boys in his care. court heard how he had a power holdover the boys as they dream of becoming professional footballers. he sought to challenge the length of his 30 year prison sentence, but lost that challenge at the court of appeal. the rescue ship aquarius is due to set sail from valencia this afternoon — after safely carrying hundreds of stranded migrants to the spanish port last week. both italy and malta refused to let the vessel dock and take in the passengers, sparking a diplomatic row in europe. our europe reporter gavin lee is at the port, and explained how the arrivals had been received in the country.

they have been given 30 days to stay, to work out what to do next, then a5 days after that, for the new spanish government to work out whether to take asylum here or move to france, and they will be processed. so, some may be returned. i think the feeling is here, a lot of people particularly in valencia talk about how they support the spanish government, but remember this is a big issue around europe about what to do, notjust with the migrants coming through because there are many italians supporting the new italian government, which has taken a firm stance to say there will be no ngo boats, no charity boats coming into dock in sicily any more, so that's why the aquarius was for seven days at sea, that's why 630 people had to go 1000 miles from the social rescue zone outside the coast of libya. today, the aquarius is going back out to sea, we're going on board with the aquarius. for the next seven days, we expect, it's going straight back to the coast of libya. they are expecting to pick up more migrants if they are stranded

at sea, the italians are still seeing now, are still saying now, we will not accept migrant boats. we will see what happens next, it could be they have to come another 1000 miles back to valencia, but this is a real new test, ahead of the european summit, where they look at european migration next week. this is the scene live at the house of commons where prime minister's questions will be getting under way shortly — you can see full coverage on bbc parliament, and on the bbc news website. the national bulletin is coming up next with ben brown. here is a shot from scotland, where we have blue skies, but elsewhere it is cloudy at the moment, misty and murky conditions. we also have been

affecting northern parts of england, associating with the cold front. you noticed this big area of high pressure over the uk, so into the weekend things will become more settled with temperatures on the rise. more about that in just a moment. for the rest of this afternoon, still a bit of rain affecting wales and northern areas of england into the midlands. some sunshine towards the south west and north. still some pressure today, the south—east are holding on to the very warm and humid conditions, with temperatures 26 or 27. through tonight, showers into scotland for a time before those will clear away, then for many of us we are looking for a then for many of us we are looking fora dry then for many of us we are looking for a dry night, which means for northern parts it will be chilly. across the south, not quite so

uncomfortable as previous nights, with temperatures in double figures. but the fresher here we have in northern areas is moving south, so all of us will come under the influence of these blue colours. on thursday we have some sunshine around, with clyde developing, but pride breezy —— quite breezy. the temperatures are not as dark on thursday. temperatures will be 1a to 18 degrees. that fresher weather will gradually move away again as we go through to friday and into the weekend. notice that these orange colours move their way back in across the uk. so, that means temperatures are on the rise. going into the weekend we could see 2a, 25

in the london area. across scotland and northern ireland, getting into the 20s. next week they will be even higher. we will be seeing 30 celsius somewhere next week. with that, there will be dry weather and sunny spells as well. a devastating report says hundreds of elderly patients died at a hospital in hampshire because they were wrongly prescribed painkilling drugs. the report says there was an "institutionalised practice" of shortening lives at the gosport war memorial hospital — and at least a56 patients died as a result. families will ask, "how could this practice continue and not be stopped through the various police, regulatory and inquest processes?" lam i am looking forjustice for all the families and the justice for all the

families and the justice for all the families will be if there and convictions in the criminal court. we'll be getting reaction to the inquiry report and asking