this is bbc news. the headlines at 11: this is bbc news. the headlines at ii: 65 this is bbc news. the headlines at 11: 65 children were drugged and sexually abuse over three decades at a former psychiatric hospital near derby. former patients take aston hall, where the offences are said to have taken place, was pure hails. the doctor was coming and he would then, basically immediately, you never ever seen it. then, basically immediately, you never ever seen it. mask would go slam on your face. police say they would have questioned a, kenneth milner, for rate and child cruelty if he were still alive. also tonight to call in donald trump struck a deal with the eu to prevent a trade war, announcing a new close friendship between america and brussels. we agreed to day, first of all, to work together towards zero tariffs, zero nontariff barriers, and zero subsidies on non— auto industrial

goods, thank you. at least 80 people have died and dozens are still missing following the wildfires in the athens, which have been called the deadliest on record in greece. and could we be one step closer to discovering life on mars? scientist two in italy believe they have found an underground lake i2 two in italy believe they have found an underground lake 12 miles wide on the red planet. —— scientists. and at half past eleven, we'll be taking an in—depth look at the papers with our reviewers katy balls from the spectator and the guardian columnist dawn foster. stay with us for that. more than 60 children at a hospital

in derbyshire were sexually abused while sedated, according to a major police investigation. the offences are believed to have taken place between the 1940s and the 1970s at aston hall hospital. investigators say a psychiatrist who worked there, kenneth milner, would have been questioned under caution on suspicion of rape and child cruelty if he were still alive. 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. i was stripped off, placed in a bath and then taken into this room and made to lay on a rubber mattress. it was...

a blacked—out room with shutters, and they were closed and it was dark. barbara was just 12 when she was sent to aston hall. and then the doctor would come in and he would... basically immediately, you never, ever seen it, a mask would just go slam on your face and then suddenly you'd feel this fluid go on your face and you'd go unconscious. her experience is not in isolation. 115 people have come forward to give their testimomy on what happened to them and what they saw at the hospital. in a report, police officers say... david says he was also 12 when he was plied

with this so—called truth serum, an experience that still haunts him. i were frightened to death. i didn't know what the place were. you know... dr milner told me unless i was treat... he gave me this treatment, he could see me being there for a long time. there were probably nothing wrong with me when i went in, but when i come out there was something wrong with me. i was suffering from post—traumatic stress disorder. and i didn't know about depression. i suffer with depression today. flashbacks, anxiety... the officer 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 to be heard. the police have repeatedly said that no inference can be drawn as to mr milner‘s guilt. many years have passed since these vulnerable young people

were supposed to be in the care of this hospital, but the scars left by their experiences remain. 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 was stolen. and you can't replace it. survivors have been describing their desperate attempts 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. at least 60 known people are known to stop it a man from ireland, who was on his honeymoon, is among the victims of. it ravaged anything in its path, swathes of the greek hillside raised and with it, the lives it struck.

hope too, is dying here. the family of 88—year—old had just had the worst. that she was the 80th person killed by the wildfires. her charred remains worst discovered in her home. for her son, remains worst discovered in her home. for herson, a mix remains worst discovered in her home. for her son, a mix of shock and rage. fortunately i didn't find her buy it myself because i couldn't face that. the body is totally burned. when the pain will calm down will prosecute to all levels, everybody that is responsible for this catastrophe. i will not stop until i die. it is this catastrophe. i will not stop untili die. it is still this catastrophe. i will not stop until i die. it is still not known how the spike was lit, but the gale force wind meant the flames galloped down the mountains, dozens are still missing and almost 200 were injured. like this lady from britain, minutes after seeing the flames in the

distance, they were at her home. she ran through them, burning her arms. it is hard to find words for such a tragedy. when i was in the house, i was going over and i thought i am not going to make it, this is the end of. but my prayers were answered. and i managed. brian 0'callaghan from ireland didn't make it. he was on honeymoon here with his wife sally, after marrying last thursday. happiness crushed. the streets are like a burnt out ghost town. the scorched shells are all that remain of family homes, 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. this woman says it is as if a earthquake struck. just the feeling of walking

along knowing where there was trees is very difficult and i have to cope with people who have a lot of psychological problems right now, it is very difficult for everyone. 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. they pass the group still searching for any sign of their relatives, and encouragement from the water to keep going. the hope of finding any more survivors has virtually drawn. said 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 lay buried here and in the remains of a part of greece scarred forever. earlier i spoke to

a lady who was at work when the fire started, but was called by her mother and aunt who thought they we re mother and aunt who thought they were going to die. she told me that their miraculous escape as a young man ina their miraculous escape as a young man in a car happen to drive past. i was at work at the time and my mother and my aunt, who are 70, were alone in the house. then their grandfather picked them up. we watched their house being burned, we got out alive. my mother and my aunt we re got out alive. my mother and my aunt were struggling with the fire, but there was no want to shelter them. i was speaking to them on the phone andi was speaking to them on the phone and i could hear them screaming and i could hear also the fire. at first they told me that there is a much smoke that they couldn't breathe but we re smoke that they couldn't breathe but were afraid to go out because their garden was on fire. then they showed

the fire in the house, so they had to decide where to die because they we re to decide where to die because they were sure that they were going to die. then they found a car, a young man was driving, right as the house was being burned. they got inside the car, the driver decided to go towards the sea and then somebody told them not to go to the see. they reached the main road and police found them and brought them safely as the house was destroying their homes and neighbours and everything stopping many neighbours have died, they have either suffocated or learnt themselves. the little kids, they were playing with their kids, people are missing, it is an

absolutely tragedy and disaster and we have no words to describe it. —— absolute tragedy. the white house says that president trump's planned meeting with vladimir putin in washington won't now take place until next year, once the inquiry into alleged russian interference in the us election finishes. last week, it said mr putin could visit washington this autumn. the revelation came as the secretary of state mike pompeo said russia's occupation of crimea was an act ‘unworthy of a great nation.‘ here's our north america editorjon sopel. the glow of helsinki didn't last long. donald trump came away from his historic summit with vladimir putin thinking all had gone well, but there was an immediate outcry that the president had been weak, too cosy with his russian counterpart, particularly when he said this... president putin, hejust said it is not russia.

i don't see any reason why it would be. that brought at the rarest of things, a trump u—turn. i would like to clarify, in a key sentence in my remarks i don't see any reason why i wouldn't... or why it wouldn't be russia. but today a restatement of traditional us policy from secretary of state mike pompeo. i personally made clear to the russians there would be severe consequences for interfering in our democratic processes. and the state department issued a tough declaration on crimea. through its actions, russia has acted in an unworthy of a great nation and has chosen to isolate itself from the international community. last week the white house announced president would come to washington

in the autumn, to the surprise of the us head of intelligence. that will be special! but now a statement from the national security adviser john bolton has scotched that. the president believes the next bilateral meeting with president putin should take place after the russia witch hunt is over, so we have agreed it will be after the first of the year. a meeting with another so—called foe went ahead today, the president seeing the european commission ahead jean—claude juncker. they gave an unscripted news conference and it seems that peace is breaking out in trade. so we had a big day, very big. we met right here at the white house to launch a new phase in the relationship between the united states and the european union, a phase of close friendship, strong trade relations in which both of us will win. when i was invited by the president to the white house, i had one intention, to make a deal today.

and we made a deal today. i just want to conclude by saying this was a very big day for free and fair trade. a very big day indeed. thank you very much, everybody. thank you. it seems there has been a return to the status quo as threats of a trade war recedes with a long—standing ally. so on the surface, they are saying they have done a deal, things have been sorted out. are there any details emerging on what they have agreed? this feels like the start of negotiations rather than any firm deal. jong cordial ko said that was both an —— fair and unfair. ——

jean—claude juncker. the test both an —— fair and unfair. —— jean—claudejuncker. the test —— the press c0 nfe re nce was jean—claudejuncker. the test —— the press conference was hastily organised. while the two men were meeting inside the white house, we had no forewarning earlier in the day about it, we just got noticed during the negotiation. the key ta keaway during the negotiation. the key takeaway at least in the view of jean—claude juncker, a major concession, is the us promise not to increase water tariffs, or to raise ta riffs increase water tariffs, or to raise tariffs on cars being imported from the eu into the us while negotiations are ongoing. also minor points about buying more american soy beans and liquefied natural gas but it's looking like talk rather than the firm agreement. it's too early to say after all the rhetoric and the arguments whether an all—out trade war has been avoided? and if similar tough rhetoric between donald trump and the eu, particularly coming from donald trump. he began the day with some pugnacious tweets talking about no

wea kness pugnacious tweets talking about no weakness in trade negotiations and reiterating his claim the us had been ripped off when it came to trade relationships around the world. he started to soften that a bit ahead of his meeting, saying he was very optimistic that good things we re was very optimistic that good things were coming. jean—claude juncker was saying he wasn't particularly optimistic so some contrary messages but both men very happy at the end of the day seeming to right the ship when it comes to us— eu relations. the headlines on bbc news: 65 children drugged them sexually abused in a psychiatric hospital near derby. former patients say aston hall was pure hell. at least 80 people have been killed in the wildfires increase as the search continues the dozens still missing. authorities fear the number of dead could rise to more than 100. donald trump strikes a deal with the

eu to prevent a trade war, announcing a new close friendship between america and brussels. also the sour, a hint of life on mars after scientists find evidence of an underground lake. the rights of children facing exclusion from school should be much clearer, according to mps. in a report today, they've warned that schools in england are becoming less inclusive, and that 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 thousand permanent exclusions 20,000 children leave during their school years and are missing from the data. and during each year 48 thousand children spend time in alternative schools. 0ur education editor bra nwen jeffreys reports on what the report calls the "forgotten" children. these four boys 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, but... it was... 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 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 into 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 the 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 for not 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 that was assessing me, i reckon that could have worked so much better. exclusions are meant to be a last resort. this bradford unit helps children go back into mainstream schools. mps say the best alternative education is life changing. rhys has had six exclusions, mainly forfighting. stuff to do with home life and stuff like that, they'd just use that as ammunition. and then i'd just get pissed off and start fighting. now he hopes to work towards getting into the police. you've just got to show them that, like, you you don't want to be who you have been. you just need to show them that, like, you can work.

you just need to get your head down and get back into mainstream school. a government review of exclusions is under way. branwen jeffreys, bbc news. early results in pakistan's general election suggest the former international cricketer imran khan is likely to be pakistan's new leader. his party fought a campaign against corruption, after the disgraced former prime minister nawaz sharif was jailed for fraudulent dealings. khan's supporters have been celebrating across the country but his opponents have rejected the predictions, saying the electoral process was rigged. from islamabad, here's our correspondent secunder kermani. celebrations by imran khan's supporters as results roll in. it looks increasingly likely that the former cricketing star will be pakistan's next prime minister and his party, the largest in the next parliament. i think the hard work of pti, the members of pti, which is definitely, in my opinion, the biggest political force in the history of this country has paid off, and people are not only who support

pti but also the people of pakistan can look forward to a golden era. votes are still being counted, with final results likely tomorrow. earlier today, imran khan cast his vote. he's promised to crackdown on corruption. his main rival, former prime minister nawaz sharif, was sentenced to ten years in jail following an investigation khan pushed for. his brother shehbaz has been leading the party in his absence. tonight, he rejected the results, claiming fraud. this election campaign is revolved round two competing narratives, about the case against nawaz sharif. his supporters say the pakistani military has been working behind the scenes, to ensure his conviction and remove him from power. imran khan says those claims are simply an attempt to distract from the corruption allegations. residents in rawalpindi watching the results come in were divided about who they believed.

translation: nawaz sharif has been in power and he has been stealing from us and taking the money abroad. i support the pml—n because they fulfilled their promises, they developed infastructure and reduced power cuts. imran khan's supporters are in buoyant mood tonight, but it seems likely he would have to form a coalition in order to take power. and his opponents seemed adamant in rejecting his victory. secunder kermani, bbc news, rawalpindi. more than 200 people have been killed in suicide bombings in syria. market was among the targets. there we re market was among the targets. there were further attacks on outlying villages. the so—called islamic

state group said it carried out the bombings. british and irish ministers have met for their first conference on more than a decade. they agreed they would share power at stormont power—sharing agreement collapsed a year and power—sharing agreement collapsed a yearand a power—sharing agreement collapsed a year and a half ago and has remained in deadlock. the meeting was attended by the irish foreign minister who when asked about brexit negotiations stressed that leaving without a deal was not a desirable outcome. a woman who wants to divorce husband 40 a woman who wants to divorce husband a0 yea rs a woman who wants to divorce husband a0 years on the ground she is happy has lost appeal. jean—claude juncker requested a divorce from husband hugh on appeal and —— tini 0wens. mrs 0wens, 68, must stay married to her husband until 2020 when they will have been separated for five yea rs. italian scientists believe they have

found a lake beneath the surface of mars, the first evidence of the body of liquid water on the planet. discovery made using a radar on the mars express orbiter. immediate sub surfaces of the planet by sending down a signal. and examining what bounced back. the results show the liquid water is about 1.5 konta is below the surface beneath a layer of ice and dust. a short time ago we were joined by suzie imber, lecturer at university of leicester's department of physics and astronomy, and chris hadfield, former astronaut and commander of the international space station, spoke to us from orlando. just a casual look at the surface of mars shows it used to have water flowing over the surface. you can see the ravines and the trails of it

but we never found see the ravines and the trails of it but we neverfound liquid see the ravines and the trails of it but we never found liquid water see the ravines and the trails of it but we neverfound liquid water and to me, it's a little bit like when you take an ultrasound and you look inside someone's womb to see if life is taking hold. you send those waves in and if they bounce back, it's a tantalising hint of the start of life and that is what this has been doing, sending these waves down, looking deep underneath the surface and looking what looks like a good size body of water and anywhere on earth there is water, we find life. it's not for sure yet but this may be our first real place to go look ha rd to be our first real place to go look hard to see if we are alone or not. and just tell us a bit about the research that is going on around mars. it's a planet that has captivated people's attention partly because people are wondering if there is life out there. that is where it could be. a little over 100 yea rs where it could be. a little over 100 years ago, it was an italian

astronomer who thought they saw ca nals astronomer who thought they saw canals on mars. they thought there had been some sort of martian habitation so with that tantalising thought in our mind for centuries. but now we have further evidence looking at the surface forms. looking at the glaziers. we've landed near the north pole and found thatice landed near the north pole and found that ice is a mixture of carbon dioxide and water ice just like we find it was close enough to earth thatis find it was close enough to earth that is very tantalising and one of the fundamental collections when you look up into the night sky. are we alone or not? mars may be the place that answers the question. susie, what is the next step when it comes to research and what more can be done to find out if there is anything there? we know there is liquid water but for it to be liquid, so far from the sun, it has to contain a large amount of salt to keep it liquid. we know that it's

not pure water like you might hope to find, it would be hard to life —— half a life to exist there but nasa and the european space agency are both sending rovers back to mars in around 2020 stops some of them have againa similarthing, around 2020 stops some of them have again a similar thing, surface sounders but also drills under the surface to try and look what the subsurface composition is so it's a pretty exciting time to be working in this field. this is where the emphasis is on the for this kind of thing. is this the main place where physicists and explorers are looking out? this is the place we are looking for. actually, some fascinating places in the solar system. a good example is europa, the moon of jupiter, system. a good example is europa, the moon ofjupiter, it is an ice moon and we have some evidence there isa moon and we have some evidence there is a liquid ocean underneath that icy crust. we will be taking an in—depth look at the papers later.

now it's time to look at the weather for the week ahead with stav da naos. the summer of 2018 is going to be remembered for prolonged, dry and sunny weather but also for temperature. july has been pretty remarkable in that every single day so remarkable in that every single day so far, 25 celsius or above has been recorded somewhere in the uk and as temperatures are set to rise even further, particularly in the south—east, making it the warmest speu south—east, making it the warmest spell of the year. but there are going to be some changes. changes taking place because of atlantic weather system is gathering force out in the atlantic, something we haven't seen for quite a long time. heading towards our direction. the first succession of whether funds

will be arriving across parts of britain so increasing cloud and breeze and a few showers but further east, is going to be a dry, sunny and hot one with temperatures reaching the mid—20s celsius across central and southern scotland, 30 or 31 across northern england and the mid— 30s in the south—east. we start to see some changes into friday. weather systems push their way further eastwards. western parts of england and into wales. ahead of it, a line of hit and miss thunderstorms which could bring some gusty wind, torrential downpour and the