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10pm, a full round up of the day's news. first here on bbc news channel, it's inside out. good evening. this week, the hundreds of ford customers whose engines have failed or, in some cases, burst into flames. and the little girl recovery from meningitis. hello. coming up on the programme. i investigate ford engines that failed without warning. i had essentially got a firebomb into a populated area. also tonight, the baby girl on the long road to recovery after she lost all four limbs to meningitis. it feels like nothing can compare

to what we've already gone through. and later in the programme, the preacher from a yorkshire village who claimed to perform miracles. imagine you are driving on a busy motorway and your car loses power or worse, you see smoke and flames coming from the engine. hundreds of ford owners from across the uk say they are experiencing catastrophic failures with their ford ecoboost engines, and some are even being left thousands of pounds out of pocket. i've been investigating. they're one of the uk's most trusted brands. but we've learned how hundreds of ford cars fitted with an award winning engine are failing suddenly and without warning. if it loses all its coolant, the engine will overheat and the engine will eventually fail. we meet the drivers left terrified after their cars burst into flames. i'd brought essentially a fire bomb into a populated area.

and we see evidence that ford have known about risk of fire in some of their engines for years. meet sam backhouse from grange moor near huddersfield. she's caring for her husband mally, who has terminal cancer. she's been a ford customer for ten years and loved her one—litre ecoboost. it was the poshest car i'd ever had. it was more high—tech for me. it was just a lovely drive. injune, sam received a letter to say the focus needed a replacement coolant hose. but before the work could be carried out, the car suffered a complete loss of power. i noticed a light came on and itjust said service now. then the power started to go in the car. i don't know, it was sluggish. it was just really slow,

very hard to go on a slight incline. while repairs were carried out, the replacement coolant hose was also fitted. sam was told her car had a fuse problem which was now fixed and it was ready to take home. literally 200 yards out of the garage, it went into limp mode again and the lights came back on. sam has now been with her car for more than a month, when time is against her family. the phone calls and stuff, it's like... i'm trying to work still. i might not have slept that week, or he's not well or he's lost more weight or the chemo's not working, and i've no car, and it's like i can't get to where i need to be. people just say it's just a car, but it's notjust a car to us. it's a lifeline to us. sam's finance company eventually agreed she could sell it back, though she did lose the hp payments she had made over the previous 18 months.

now, ford's ecoboost engine was introduced into their vehicles in 2010. they described their one litre ecoboost as a game changer. this car has the international engine of the year, and so does this one... it's now won ten international awards, and the company says it has set the benchmark for small, fuel efficient engines. i'm on my way to meet chris walker, an engine expert. chris says he's had three ecoboost engines brought into his garage in rochdale and they've all had the same problem. this is the cylinder head of an engine. basically, that's the top half of your engine. what we're finding is they seem to be cracking. you can see just there. they seem to be cracking. we've seen quite a few now that have all cracked in the same place. and you've got a test that you do on this part of the engine. we've already tested this one, and we know it's cracked, so we'll put some air into it and show you where it's coming from. so what we've got

inside the exhaust... ah! so it's not coming out of all of there... i can feel it. it's just coming out of that crack there. it's just coming out of that crack. why is that causing the engine to fail? what we are finding is when it's cracking, it's allowing the coolant of the engine to go into the exhaust system. if it loses all its coolant, the engine will overheat and the engine will eventually fail. it's bad enough having your engine cut out while you're driving, but some drivers have had an even more terrifying problem. clare robson from lowestoft bought her ford grand c max with a 1.6 litre ecoboost engine to accommodate her growing family. after about a year, she noticed she was having to top up the coolant more and more often. i'd come back from a trip to london and i noticed that the fan was running really rapidly. and you can hear it as well... yes, incredibly loud, almost like a jet engine.

opening some post, i'd got a recall letter from ford stating that there needed to be some recall work done on my car which would fit a sensor to identify when the coolant level was getting low. clare called her local ford dealership to book in the work, but was surprised by the response. i got a letter to say that my car needed to be recalled because of a fault with the cooling system. the recall itself is an alarm that they add in so if the coolant level gets low, it makes you aware of it. so it wouldn't stop the cylinder head from cracking. so clare agreed to bring the car in to diagnose the coolant problem, and they set a date about two weeks later. what they are advising for customers to do in the meantime is keep checking your coolant level and make sure it doesn't get below the minimum. two days after her call to ford, clare was driving along a busy dual carriageway. i've noticed that the smoke is actually coming from under my bonnet, which made me wonder if it related to, obviously, the fire that was referenced in the letter i received. i started thinking, "right,

i need to get to safety," and there was a slip road coming up, so i left the dual carriageway at the slip road. clare had pulled into a busy retail park. i was terrified, because there was people around me, there were children, it was a busy bank holiday weekend, and there was absolute billows of smoke coming from under the bonnet. and at that stage, i saw the first flame lick up from underneath the bonnet and i thought, "i need to get out of the car now." and it'sjust a sense of incredulity that, actually, my car has caught fire days after i've made a phone call to ford. just an hour away in the small town of brandon lives george roberts. his story is frighteningly familiar. he, too, was driving on a dual carriageway, but in his case, it was late at night. i noticed something orange glowing on the side of the road. at the time, i thought maybe one of my indicators was playing up or something like that, so i pulled over into a lay—by, where i noticed loads of smoke when i looked through my rear—view mirror. so what happened when you pulled over? there was fire in this part here originally. i had nothing to put it outwith,

called the fire service and then by the end, coming back to the front of the car, all this whole lot was on fire. how quickly did the fire grow? from the whole engine being on fire to the whole car was six minutes. by the time the fire brigade arrived, the car was completely destroyed. we contacted ford and it told us safety is its number one priority. it says the recall of the 1.6 litre ecoboost affects more than 15,000 vehicles, and that work to fit a new sensor combined with proper maintenance of the car's coolant system makes the vehicles safe to drive. we found out that ford has been aware of the potential fire risks to the 1.6 ecoboost engine for more than five years. this is a safety recall from the vehicle standards agency, the dvsa, and it was issued in the uk injanuary 2018. it says a problem with overheating can cause the engine's cylinder head to crack, which in "extreme circumstances"

could lead to a fire in the engine. problems with this engine were identified in 2012 after several vehicle fires in the united states. and an official recall notice was issued by the american traffic safety administration in january 2014 — four years before the uk's recall notice. in south africa, one man, reshalljimmy, died in december 2015 when his ford kuga burst into flames and he was trapped inside. ford's told us that vehicles are manufactured with different specifications around the world, and that it launched the uk recall when it had been determined a safety issue existed. clare and george contacted ford after their car fires and both heard a similar response.

i've been stonewalled. they literally will not communicate with me. they told me twice point—blank that they could not discuss the case with my insurance company have offered me a pay—out. however, it is considerably less than it would take to replace the vehicle like for like. clare has so far refused the insurance offer, but george accepted his despite it being considerably less than the value of his car. i've lost a lot of money through ford. they don't seem massively bothered by it. despite his experience, george has replaced his car with exactly the same model, with exactly the same engine. i've got to ask you, why on earth have you bought a ford again? well, young drivers such as myself, it's probably because they have everything you want. do you feel safe in it, though? i've bought a fire extinguisher so i feel a bit safer! 0k. hopefully, i'm hoping this one doesn't catch fire, but you never know. after we contacted ford with our evidence of widespread ecoboost failures, the company has changed its position. from now on, it's offering to cover the entire cost of repairing one—litre engines which have overheated. it says this will also apply to previous cases, and is urging

all of the people affected to get back in touch. one year ago, kia gott, a baby girl from bradford, was admitted to hospital with meningitis c, resulting in all four of her limbs being amputated. the decision was made just a year earlier to stop immunising children at three months. amy garcia has been following kia's recovery as the family await a new arrival. i should warn you that you might find some of the pictures when kia was ill quite upsetting. today has been so emotional. i had knots in my stomach before she came home. and itjust made me cry. all the kids were going up to her, saying "kia!" it was so emotional. i know it's still going to be hard

and there's still going to be bumps along the road. but it feels like nothing can compare to what we've already gone through. just over a year ago, kia gott was a happy, vivacious baby girl. then, the unthinkable happened. she was rushed to hospital with a severe case meningitis c. they were telling us hour by hour, "you've just got to be prepared for what could come." doctors at leeds general infirmary fought to save her life, but at the cost of amputating all four of her limbs. they said it was the worst case they'd ever seen. every day, i'd sit and sing to her and talk to her, hoping that she would know that i was there. the family were told it was likely kia had severe brain damage. the full impact would not be known for months until she was weaned off her sedatives and pain killers. all i'm trying to do is get my message out there. dad paul came into the look north

studios, enraged by a recent policy change which meant kia had not been immunised against meningitis dad paul came into the look north studios, enraged by a recent policy change which meant kia had not been immunised against meningitis c at three months. children were now only given the jab at the age of one. you take it away and look at the consequences, what happens. my little daughter. it's absolutely unbelievable. we've got to live with that now for the rest of our lives. nine months after she was first admitted, kia was finally allowed home. but after the initial rush of happiness, i wanted to find out what the family's new reality was like and follow theirjourney. with a normal baby, you can leave them for five minutes, but obviously with kia, i can't, because she has seizures. vikki is also getting used to her new timetable. these are the different times of her medicines. i set it ten minutes before she's due, so i've got ten to get them ready.

that means she must now sleep downstairs in kia's room. you're doing most of the care. are you getting any outside help? not at the moment, no. she's not on oxygen or feeding. she's not qualifying for any nursing care. i think as a mum, you just go into autopilot. you just do what you've got to do. and as well as being at hospitalfor kia, i'm trying to stay sane for my other two, which i am so grateful for, because i don't believe if i didn't have them, that i would have been able to carry her. i just want to make sure she has some enjoyment, not lying in bed all the time. she hasn't smiled since she got poorly, so i hope something she does that shows how she enjoys it, you know? even if it's not a smile. a month later, with the world cup in full swing, a new routine has been established,

and family — particularly vikki's sister terry — have become a permanent fixture in the gott household, providing much—needed support. we believed that we'd get some help daily, even for a short period, only an hour or so, we believed we'd get a little bit. the occupational therapists are supposed to be coming. we've been pushed to the back of the queue. the family are learning to cope with a new way of life. and vikki is learning everything she can about kia's medicines. chloral hydrate, one of kia's medications, is usually used in children and adolescents under the supervision of

medical specialists. yet i'm using that at home. you are a medical specialist now! getting there! by mid—august, vikki, her sister, and the family are now in a full—on routine of visits to the doctors and appointments. vikki is also pregnant with her fourth child, and due in september. by late august, things are looking up. last time we met, you were not getting any help. what happens now? they awarded me two nights a week. so they come at ten at night and leave at seven in the morning, and then i can get a full night's sleep. it's great. and you feel like you've got more time with your other children? and how is kia? kia is doing well. you were told that she wouldn't be able to see and she can't hear but you were always adamant that she could hear.

well, since then, we have had a letter for another hearing test. we haven't been yet but i definitely believe she can hear. i made an arrangement to come back for the results of the hearing test, but in the meantime, something else happened. they said her hearing is fine and a nurse that was doing the hearing test also said she followed her across the room with her eyes, so she said if i mention that to the consultant, i am sure she is nearly smiling. vikki brought kia into the sitting room, and i could really see a difference in her. it's just so lovely to see her looking around and listening. she just seems so much more like she's coming into her own, where before she were obviously still heavily drugged up. it is so lovely to see that. i was told i would never get that, and now it makes me feel like she's getting some fulfilment out of life. paul came home, and after saying hello to his girls, i wanted to talk to him about our research into mc

infection rates, which shows that since the withdrawal of the vaccine for three—month—old children, rates have risen sharply from one or two a year. there have been ten cases in a nine—month period, and those are the latest figures. itjust makes me want to cry. it's been another ten families that have suffered through it. just got pins and needles all over. i know you can still contract it if you have a vaccination, but the vaccination stops the severity. it doesn't take a brain scientist to work out nobody is getting it because everyone is vaccinated against it, so let's stop vaccinating. what is going to happen? the vaccine isn't available for 12—week—old babies. are you considering going private and having that done? definitely, yeah. if you're going to stop the vaccine, then make it public knowledge. i bet prince william and kate knew about it and i bet their little princess has had it. well, kia is my princess. public health england have told us their thoughts

are with kia and herfamily. they say they are monitoring cases of meningitis c closely and report them to the body responsible for reviewing childhood immunisation programmes. they say cases continue to be low right across the country, even since the withdrawal of the three—month dose. now we have the strange story of the preacher who claimed to raise people from the dead. smith wigglesworth is barely remembered here in menston where he was born, but he's inspired evangelical preachers from across the globe, and his descendants attract thousands to healing ceremonies in south africa, which is where our story begins. johannesburg, home of some of the largest churches on the african continent. this is one of them. the acts christian church attracts thousands of people to its upbeat services every week.

where the pastors call on what they believe is the power of god to spiritually — and, it's claimed, physically — heal the congregation. i need to move. lay hands on everybody. move, move, quick, quick! we've seen people in wheelchairs stand up and say god has healed them. we have seen people being able to hear that have hearing problems. board, set us free right now! jesus came to heal the sick. we want to see people's needs met. we wa nt we want to see people healed. and jesus does that. the de fin family have run this church for generations. my dad actually started the church here. and then we took over when he retired, and then my son

and daughter—in—law have taken the church over now. and lilian is the granddaughter of a yorkshire preacher who's almost forgotten in his home country, but here and around the world, he's a legendary figure — even a prophet. he was called smith wigglesworth, and he was a founding father in the huge wave of modern pentecostalism. this belief in the active spirit of god took off in the early 20th century. by the 1940s, pictures like these were beamed into millions of american homes. powerful images of televangelists who claimed to heal sickness through the power of jesus. on the surface of it, wigglesworth was an unlikely religious leader — he was an illiterate plumber born into an impoverished family here in menston outside leeds. but around the corner,

at his local church, wigglesworth believed he felt the presence of god, and his life changed. he said his chronic speech impediment vanished and he became a minister, setting up the bowland street mission in bradford “118811. here, he built his reputation as a firebrand preacher. wigglesworth had an extraordinary 30 years here, and notjust because of the many healings it was claimed he carried out, but the manner in which he did it. wigglesworth did not gently lay hands upon the afflicted. he was known to shout, and to slap and even to punch them in the affected area. this was the blunt, plain speaking faith filled preacher, it wasn't for the smart people who had been to college. it was for ordinary people from the pits and the cotton mills. it's just a little place and yet,

actually, it's a very famous place. lilian defin has come from south africa to menston to see where her grandfather's story began. my mum said the presence of god was so strong in those days. there were such amazing miracles, healings. he raised 14 people from the dead. and do you actually believe that he raised 14 people from the dead? some people would have trouble getting their heads around that. anything that we read in the bible is true. and it can happen today. and it does. there is no medical corroboration for any of these claims, but for these people of faith, that's not the point. this is the only footage that exists of smith wigglesworth. no film of his famous healings, and no writings either. it's others who recorded his work when his reputation really took off in the 1920s and he travelled around

the world. preaching as he went. today, lilian is a guest preacher at wigglesworth‘s bowland street mission. it is now a busy church once more, newly opened with a faithful and growing congregation, just as in its heyday over 100 years ago. the church is building a reputation for lively services, with supernatural prayer and healings at the centre. just as in record's time. today, wigglesworth is a household name in pentecostal circles across the globe. we're going up to ilkley moor. it's a place where smith played as a child and prayed as a man. pilgrims from scandinavia

are in yorkshire to walk in the footsteps of the man they see as a modern day miracle worker. it is god speaking to him directly. that is so very fantastic. when you hear about it, you think, wow, maybe i could experience the same thing! it's 130 years since wigglesworth opened up his small church in bradford and began to preach, but his descendants today believe it has a great future. he had great faith to believe that anything is possible with god. that's all. make sure you join us next week. hello there. we've had a three—way

split going on across the uk today. southern and southeast areas have seen plenty of sunshine. where this waterfront has been lined up, it's been cloudy at breaks of rain. this weatherford will continue to straddle central parts of the country through the course of tonight, and by saturday morning, could be coming up with some pretty heavy rain. to the north of it, another chilly night with a touch of frost in places. percent today, looks quite mixed. england and was was certainly cloudy. —— for saturday, it looks quite mixed. further north, apart from a few showers around, should be a lovely afternoon. most of the showers affecting the north and the west of scotla nd affecting the north and the west of scotland lots of sunshine for scotla nd scotland lots of sunshine for scotland and northern ireland. some

increasing amounts of sunshine for wales and the southwest, with the midlands and east towards holding onto the cloud and a strong northerly wind in the zyprexa rain flowed to click on the southeast. a much day across the southeast compared to friday. at least sunshine to compensate. that area of low— pressure sunshine to compensate. that area of low—pressure it's rained eventually slips up to be near continent. a ridge of high pressure builds in. the clear skies and light winds. could be a gold star to send it. at least it should be bright. chilly start —— should be a cold start to sunday. seeing increasing wind and rain across scotland and northern ireland as that weather system continues to make inroads. the rain quite heavy across western scotland. another cool feels that things in the north. high pressure builds in

across southern parts of the uk as we head into the new working week. we continue see this plaguing parts of scotland. maybe some brightness to the far north of scotland. the best of the dry bright weather across the vast part of england and wales. as temperatures beginning to creep up a little bit. talk to 14 degrees. as we head into the rest of the week, it looks like it will stay fairly wet across northern areas, but will have pressure voting. for many of us, it's going to turn sunny here. president trump's controversial nominee for the supreme court, brett kavanaugh, moves a step closer to getting the job for life. chanting

more protests on capitol hill today as the senate narrowly voted to push ahead with a final vote on his appointment this weekend. it comes after accusations from dr christine blasey ford that judge kava naugh sexually assaulted her when they were teenagers. we'll be asking ifjudge kavanaugh is now guaranteed the job. also tonight: the nhs trust accused of decades of poor maternity care that it's claimed led to babies dying — the boss says he won't be resigning. sharing the nobel peace prize for their campaigns against sexual violence in war — a congolese gynaecologist and a yazidi human—rights activist. guilty of attempted murder — the man who pushed random strangers, including this 91—year—old man, on the london underground.