police find historical evidence of children being tied up, drugged and abused at a hospital for mental illness in derbyshire. aston hall has been described as "pure hell" by former patients there between the 1940s and 70s. he injected me and lay down the floor, i was on a mattress on the floor. and he put a mask on my face and started to drop fluid on it. police say they would have questioned the doctor who ran the hospitalfor decades if he'd still been alive. also on tonight's programme: as the greek authorities search for dozens of people missing after the wildfires near athens, survivors speak of their terror. when i was in the house and the fire was going over, i thought, "i'm not going to make it. this is the end". unhappiness is not sufficient grounds for divorce, the supreme court tells a woman who wants to split but whose husband doesn't. excluded children are being "abandoned" by schools in england, says a hard—hitting report by mps. and the heat is rising again. the uk

could see a new record high temperature over the next 48 hours. coming up on bbc news, geraint climbs towards victory. thomas extends his lead to stay in yellow at the tour de france ahead of team—mate chris froome. good evening. a police report into historical claims of children being drugged and abused at a psychiatric hospital in derbyshire has said that a doctor running it would have been questioned if he were still alive today. the late dr kenneth milner would have been interviewed over rape and child cruelty claims between the 1940s and 1970s, when he ran aston hall.

former patients have described the hospital as a place of "pure hell". sima kotecha has been hearing the distressing accounts of two people who say they were were abused as children for decades, a hospital for troubled and vulnerable children, set in the derbyshire countryside. now, scores of allegations that aston hall was the scene of widespread abuse. and at the centre of those allegations, dr kenneth milner, the man in charge from 1947 until his death in 1975. my first day there, i was put straight into a cell and all my clothes taken off me. the door opens, dr milner walks in with a kidney dish with a syringe in it. i don't know what's happening. david says he was just 12 at the time, when he was plied with the so—called truth serum. he injected me and lay down on the floor —

i was on a mattress on the floor, and he put a mask on my face and started to drop fluid on it, which i now know was ether, which is... it's a strong... i don't know, it just knocks you out. well, this is aston hall now. the hospital no longer exists. the building has been converted into flats. there were more redbricked buildings that surrounded the mansion. they have been knocked down. it is in those buildings where much of the alleged abuse took place. today, a three—year police investigation involving testimony from more than 100 witnesses concluded that if dr milner was alive, he would be questioned about potential offences, including rape and child cruelty. in a report, officers say: the man who led the investigation says the authorities are now

in a much better place. we've got really strong safeguarding and it's not only around being able to monitor those in those positions but it's also that there's now an avenue for the voice of the victim be heard. why has it taken this long for these allegations to come to light? derbyshire police didn't know anything about it until 2011. so it's difficult for us to comment, really, around what occurred then. even though the doctor has died, in the minds of many of his accusers, he remains very much alive. the police have repeatedly said no inference can be drawn as to dr kenneth milner‘s guilt. even though the doctor has died, in the minds of many of his accusers, he remains very much alive. it's a period of recovery and it's

going to be probably the rest of my life is going to be a period of recovery. there'll never be closure. your childhood is stolen. you can't replace it. that was sima kotecha reporting. our home editor mark easton is here. very disturbing claims here, that suggest yet again the failure of the state to protect children. the details of this do they like the plot from a horror film, but you're right, this is once again a story about the abuse of vulnerable children who were supposed to be looked after by the state. dr kenneth milner was employed by the government and the institution, the hospital, was part of a health service there to provide care for troubled children. instead, scores of patients suffered psychological and physical abuse. some are still suffering today. this story, i think, fits into our wider understanding of how historically british society turned a blind eye to the abuse of children by the very people, and in the very places, that we re people, and in the very places, that were supposed to care for them, so

schools, care homes, and now of course a hospital. things, as we we re course a hospital. things, as we were hearing, our difference now. i think the deference that protected many abusers has largely gone, the accountability of state institutions as much stricter, the place of children in society and their welfare is now a priority, totally different now. other stories of the survivors, the scarred victims, i think are remainder of why this still so very much today. mark, thank you. -- why this matters still so much today. survivors have been describing their desperate battles to escape the wildfires that swept through parts of coastal greece on monday night. many were trapped in homes and vehicles — with others forced to seek refuge in the sea. at least 80 people are now known to have died. from the coastal town of mati, our correspondent mark lowen reports. they had hope, until now. but the family of 88—year—old angeliki have just heard the worst. that she was the 80th person killed by the wildfires.

her charred remains were discovered in her home. so unrecognisable was she, only her dna identified her. for her son, nicos, a mix of shock and rage. fortunately, i didn't find her by myself because i couldn't face the view. the body is totally burned. when the pain will calm down, i will prosecute to all levels everybody that is responsible for this catastrophe. i will not stop, until i will die. it's still not known how the spark was lit, but the gale force winds meant the flames galloped down the mountains. dozens are missing and almost 200 were injured. like susan stephos from britain, burnt by the fire as she ran from her home. it is hard to find words

for such a tragedy. when i was in the house and the fire was going over, i thought, "i'm not going to make it. "this is the end". but... prayers were answered. and i managed. the streets of mati are like a burnt—out ghost town. the scorched shells are all that remain of family homes, and some still bear the trace of the inferno. for the engineers, the task of assessing what can still stand and what must be torn down. dora says it's as if an earthquake struck. something very, very bad has happened here. and it's just the feeling of walking along in a place that i knew was full of green and trees and all these things. it's very difficult, and i have to cope with people that have psychological problems right now. it's quite difficult for everyone. these are the people going in the water. volunteer lifeguards scour the coast

for any sign of life or death. hundreds of people were rescued as they ran into the sea to escape the flames. the hope of finding any more survivors has virtually gone, so the aim now is to look for belongings and bodies. for some, the sea marked their salvation from the flames. for others, it was the end. the memories of that night lie buried here and in the remains of a part of greece scarred forever. and anti—terrorist services is investigating whether the fires were started deliberately, possibly for building work. today a fire raged to the west of athens with dozens of firefighters and fire planes deployed. what is shaping up to be europe's worst wildfire since the start of the century, and they are

not over yet. thank you, mark lowen there. children facing exclusion from school need stronger rights, according to mps. in a report today they've warned schools in england are becoming less inclusive, and parents end up fighting a system that should support them. the education select committee says schools should to be held to account and compelled to publish exclusion numbers. last year there were 8,000 permanent exclusions. 20,000 children leave during their school years and are missing from the data. and during each year, 118,000 children spend time in alternative schools. 0ur education editor branwen jeffreys reports on what the report calls the "forgotten" children. these four lads are part of a hidden story — children managed out of our schools. some not even recorded as excluded. families persuaded the best option is to home—educate instead. bailey told me he'd spent two years at home with his grandparents. he'd been on the brink of exclusion

when they agreed to home—educate. the family didn't realise they'd get no help with that. we were just told home—schooling is an option for kids who don't want to be in school. i didn't feel confident in public. i didn't feel like i could engage with other kids. it was reallyjust a downer. bailey's been given a fresh start. today, mps warn of an alarming rise in hidden exclusions. this school has taken in a dozen pupils from home education. so we're talking about ordinary families in grimsby and cleethorpes who will then find themselves having to try to teach gcses at home? yes. and they might have left school at 16 themselves? in most cases, the students that have come in to our school, that is the case. unless there's a school willing to take the students, from home education,

then, yes, you know, they will be invisible and lost to system. grimsby and cleethorpes have one of the highest rates of exclusions in england. pupils with special needs are most vulnerable. benjamin has been diagnosed with asperger‘s. his mum, dominique, feels she's battled for years to get him into a good school. today's report says the system is stacked against parents. benjamin was excluded not for being disruptive, but for... needing his own space and taking off and running and hiding in the bathroom. there's so much more i could have learned, rather than having to catch it all up now. you know, if i had just had that chat with someone who was assessing me, i reckon that could have worked so much better. the government says a review is under way. branwen jeffreys, bbc news. a labour mp is to stand trial for perverting the course of justice.

cambridgeshire police have confirmed that fiona 0nasa nya, who was elected in peterborough last year, will appear in court next month. the uk heatwave looks set to break records this week — the met office says friday could be the hottestjuly day ever. but after weeks of dry weather, and resulting parched land, thunderstorms and torrential downpours are now also forecast in some areas — with the risk of flash flooding. 0ur correspondent danny savage is in knaresborough this evening... danny? it's another glorious evening here in north yorkshire, plenty of people down on rowing boats on the river behind me enjoying the good weather, but a couple of cautionary notes looking ahead over the next couple of days. elderly people, people are particularly being encouraged to make sure they have enough fluids. there is also forecast of thunderstorms in eastern britain which could cause some flooding. —— flash flooding.

the heat is rising again. the land is cracking up and trains are running slow in places over concerns about rails expanding and buckling. but rain is expected, deluges which could see a swing to another extreme of british weather. it's not going to be that useful rain that many people want. it could run off very quickly and create local flooding, so downpours causing localised flooding and that could cause some serious problems. gin and tonic! sangria! that wasn't really what was on offer at the bupa southlands care home in harrogate this morning. but the serious point was about keeping the elderly hydrated in this heatwave. if we don't drink enough, and old people don't want to drink, it can then cause infections come which can then cause hospital admissions. so the advice for hot weather is not "nanny state"? well, no, because some old people just won't do it. especially if you're living on your own, you won't think to get up and get that drink.

out in the countryside of north yorkshire, this is what some of the dales rivers look like. the upper reaches, like here in littondale, have nothing in them. if you take a closer look at the river bank here, you can see all this debris. it shows where the water got to in the winter and early spring. where it's left is just how high the water got. now, compare that to now and the difference is extraordinary. mile after mile of this riverbed is completely dry. an awful lot of rain will have to fall over these hills to get the water flowing again. and nobody will be surprised if the uk's record high temperature is broken over the next 48 hours. danny savage, bbc news, north yorkshire. the time is a quarter past six. our top story this evening. police find historical evidence of children being tied up, drugged and abused at a hospital for mental illness in derbyshire in the 1970s and 80s. and still to come... the unhappy wife and the court judgment that means she can't force

through a divorce from her husband. coming up in sportsday on bbc news, a change to the tackling laws in rugby union to try to reduce head injuries and make the sport safer. this week, we're hearing from people directly affected by what's been called the biggest nhs scandal in history. in the 1970s and ‘80s, thousands of patients across the uk were given blood products from abroad — some of which were infected with viruses such as hepatitis c and hiv. so far, almost 3,000 people have died. now a public inquiry has begun to establish what happened. tonight, we hearfrom tim wratten in ashford in kent. his father, peter, died after being infected with hepatitis c. what can you do to let your anger out? i paint for emotion, to relieve my anger.

my name's tim wratten. i'm 33 years old. i lost my dad seven years ago now. i was only 26 at the time. me and my dad peter were very close. he was a nice, caring man. he took us out, nice family holidays, taught us lots of things. a haemophiliac is someone with a bleeding disorder. so if they cut themselves, they will bleed more heavily. if they hit their leg, they will bruise very badly. but when we were children, that didn't really mean anything to us. we led a normal life with him. from the age of 12, i noticed the changes within dad. he used to be very energetic. he used to play squash, tennis. he used to be very slim. he just seemed to change.

his legs were bigger. he was more stressed. and then he withdrew himself from family activities. he would get very angry. he seemed to be more stricter. i felt that i couldn't talk to him how i did talk to him because as a teenager, i did go a bit wild fly. i would go out. i was in pubs at 15, drinking. it was bad. holding his hand and watching him die, it's like the hardest thing i've ever had to do. do you know what i mean? i couldn't see anyone else go through that again. i just... it was just so hard, sitting there, thinking, "this is it. this is what's happening."

i'm that angry, i'm... but heartbroken. i said, the day my dad died, part of me died with him. i've got two children, one of six now and one of 12. we're just trying to build our relationships. we'll probably have, like, 50 years left to get to know each other. i didn't get to know enough of dad. i'm hoping the inquiry will get the truth, and basically say what actually happened, why this happened. some closure, but you need to help people because you've affected their lives and you can't get away with that. i see a lot of my friends with their dads and i could do with that support. having that time now would just be amazing, but... how can i forgive that? because you've taken that time.

it's irreplaceable. tim, remembering his father, peter and we will have more on that issue tomorrow. a quick look at some of today's other stories. counting has begun in pakistan's general election, which has been marred by violence and claims that the army is trying to manipulate the result. the former cricketer imran khan is in a tight contest with the party of the former prime minister nawaz shariff. the pop singer and actress demi lovato is in hospital after a suspected drug overdose. the 25—year—old was found unconscious at her los angeles home yesterday. she's now said to be awake and with family. she first rose to fame on the disney channel, and has since been open about her past struggles with alcohol and drug addiction. nestle has lost its latest legal bid to trademark the shape of the kit kat, after european judges said it wasn't unique enough. it upholds an earlier ruling that the shape of the four—fingered chocolate was similar to a danish

bar produced by nestle's rival, cadbury schweppes. a woman who is trying to divorce her husband of a0 years has lost her legal battle, after the supreme court ruled she must remain married. tini 0wens believes her marriage to hugh 0wens has broken down — but he disagrees, saying they still have a "few years" to enjoy. our legal affairs correspondent clive coleman is here. how unusual is the situation, where divorce is opposed by one of the bodies? it's incredibly rare but when teeny 0wens petition for her divorce, she had to prove it was unreasonable to expect her to continue to live with her husband, hugh, given his behaviour. she cited 47 exa m ples hugh, given his behaviour. she cited 47 examples of his moody, argumentative, disparaging behaviour. ajudge looked argumentative, disparaging behaviour. a judge looked at some of the allegations and found them flimsy and dismissed her petition. today, the supreme court upheld the original judge's

today, the supreme court upheld the originaljudge's decision but incredibly reluctantly. lord wilson, who read the judgment, incredibly reluctantly. lord wilson, who read thejudgment, said he had uneasy feelings. lady hale, the president of the court, called it a troubling case. they have effectively invited parliament now to look at changing the law. why is that? it is because for long time, there's been real disquiet about divorce law, when people are separating, making living arrangements for their children, dividing their finances, which also requires them to blame one another. since 1996, more than 1.7 million people have blamed their spouse in the course of a divorce. for decades, there has been cause for a no—fault divorce system. there is 110w no—fault divorce system. there is now a private members bill before parliament. they have no—fault system is in the usa, australia and scotla nd system is in the usa, australia and scotland but without government support, there's little chance of any change in england and wales any time soon. thank you. in the tour de france, the welshman geraint thomas has tightened his grip on the leader's yellowjersey. he finished third on today's mountain stage in the pyrennees increasing his lead

on his main rivals. the defending champion, chris froome, meanwhile struggled and slipped to third place in the overall standings. there is one more mountain stage to go in two days' time. it's been the smash—hit musical of the decade on both sides of the atlantic. now hamilton, the tale of one of america s founding fathers, has inspired a spoof. called spamilton, its a comedy—take on the production, which celebrates its ground—breaking role whilst also poking fun. 0ur arts editor will gompertz has been talking to its director. # just you wait... # alexander hamilton. ..#. hamilton is the blockbuster musical about the american founding father whose face appears on the $10 bill. # 0n closer inspection, he's the salsa hip—hop main man...#. spamilton, on the other hand, is a spoof about it and its ground—breaking creator, lin—manuel miranda. # lin—manuel as hamilton # that's me, i'm lin—manuel as hamilton #.

when i sat down to write this, i thought, "well, i can't do a spoof of alexander hamilton because he did it", you know? he already told me everything wonderful i needed to know about hamilton so what am i going to do? so i thought, "well, how did he write this show? it's a game changer. how did he create the show that changes. . . " you know, it's even changed, like, the racial make—up of broadway, you know? no more pretty blonde girls doing laurie in oklahoma. # straight is back # soon you'll see # campy musicals went out with glee #. what do you see as your role? what's the purpose of your satire? 0h... i think that theatre can sometimes be bloated and take itself very seriously and i puncture it and let some of the air out. spamilton parodies itself in song about being a satirical parasite. which begs the question, where is the line between respecting the work of another artist and making money from mocking it? any form of imitation is a form of flattery,

so the fact that it's happening already is gold. i think as long as it's funny and done in good taste, which i think it is in this, then you're fine. let's be clear, spamilton is not hamilton. it's a small show basking in the glory of a global hit. but it is good fun and reflects hamilton's legacy, which is the emergence of a more contemporary multicultural era of musical theatre. will gompertz, bbc news. scientists say they've discovered the first evidence of a body of liquid water on mars. the lake, which is around 12 miles across, was discovered from orbit by radar, and sits beneath the planet's southern polar ice cap. scientists say it's a good place to start looking for evidence of life on mars. time for a look at the weather. here's tomasz schafernaker. it is still very hot but...

but i'm pleased to say there will be some rain on the way and we really need it. it has been incredibly dry over 50 days of dry weather in some parts of south—east in britain. thunderstorms on the way but... this is the not so good news if you don't like the heat, quite an extreme number, 36 degrees by the end of the week is possible across east anglia and the south—east. this weather front here will be responsible for cooling things off, it is basically like a barrier, the cool air is over here and the hot air is ahead of it so we are here and the hot air is ahead of it so we are still ahead of it and the wind is still coming from the south. these are the temperatures at 11pm tonight, 25 in london and into the 20s in many parts of the country. it cools off through the night a bit and then i want you to notice how quickly it heats up tomorrow. look at the red colours, it will be scorching hot and tomorrow, the heat will expand into the midlands and

yorkshire. yorkshire could see temperatures in excess of 30 degrees andi temperatures in excess of 30 degrees and i think their t5 will be the peak tomorrow but in belfast, much fresher, 22. we are waiting for this weather front to sweep in off the atla ntic weather front to sweep in off the atlantic and it will bring rain initially to the extreme west of the uk during thursday night and into friday but friday more especially, thatis friday but friday more especially, that is when the weather fronts well and truly start to make their presence felt across the uk and even before they arrive, we will see thunderstorms breaking out. i want to point out the storms could bring a lot of rainfall very, very quickly and there could be some flash flooding and gusty winds and hail, quite dramatic weather. but look at that in east anglia, that is when we could hit 36 degrees the record for july is 36.7 so we will not be far off that but the rain is what we wa nt off that but the rain is what we want and it will sweep across the country on friday night, into saturday, and it will open the gates to the fresher air to establish itself across the uk for the weekend. yes, hot weatherfor the

next couple of days but then i'm pleased to say, finally, we're going to get some rain! good news. thank you. a reminder of our top story... a major police investigation finds more than 60 children at a psychiatric hospital in derbyshire we re psychiatric hospital in derbyshire were physically or sexually abused after being sedated with an experimental drug between the 1940s and 70s. that's all from the bbc news at six. 0n bbc one we nowjoin the bbc‘s news teams where you are. goodbye. this is bbc news. the headlines. a police investigation finds evidence that 65 children were broadband then sexually abused at a psychiatric hospital in derby over 30 years. 80 people have been killed in the wildfires in greece as the search continues for dozens still missing. a woman has lost her appeal to divorce her husband on the grounds

she is unhappy. judges that the supreme court suggests the law should be looked at again. and researchers have found an underground lake 12 miles wide on the planet mars. in a moment time for sportsday but first they look at what else is coming up this evening on bbc news. following the devastating wildfires in greece we speak to one woman who has been