a growing injustice — the health regulator warns that people are finding it ever harder to access social care. it says health and care systems don't work together — and people can be left struggling to get help in their own homes. it's upsetting, it's frustrating, it's annoying. we were left with a decision to make which we didn't want to have to take, but it was a necessity to keep him well. we'll hear how one care home is coping. also on tonight's programme: some families could be worse off under universal credit, says the government — but says the system encourages people into work. 2500 jobs could be at risk, as the owner of patisserie valerie says the chain needs an urgent injection of cash. left off... mission aborted — two astronauts on their way to the international space station make an emergency landing in kazakstan, shortly after take off. music.

and, we speak to the boyband at the forefront kpop — the craze for south korean pop music. and coming up in sportsday later in the hour on bbc news... we will get the latest from isreal as scotland look to make it two wins out of two in the nations league. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. people living in some areas of england are finding it hard to access good health and social care services, according to the independent regulator the care quality commission. it's pointed to what it's calling a growing ‘care injustice‘, saying a lack of collaboration between health and social care is putting pressure on a&e

departments, with a1% of them needing improvement. its latest report says that while quality in the system has largely been maintained, patients‘ experiences vary hugely — depending on where they live. our social affairs correspondent alison holt reports. a visit from local schoolchildren is always a highlight at st cecilia's nursing home in scarborough. do you believe that conquers make spiders not come? i've never heard that one before. hello, how are you today? staff and residents said the care here is good but the care quality commission rates the home as requiring improvement. the local hospital also needs to do better. today's report says these are signs that the precious areas face when it comes to providing the support people need. homes like this, where most of the residents are paid for by their local council say

they face an increasingly difficultjuggling act. residents have more complex needs. there is a demand for higher standards, but they are operating in an underfunded care system. there aren't sufficient funds in the country to provide the right level of care and expectations are high. we rightly applaud high standards, but meeting them is not easy, particularly with staffing, with shortage of nurses, with shortage of care staff. dare i mention brexit? it's all having an impact on us. and its families who feel that impact. avril metcalfe simply couldn't find this care company able to visit her parents in their own home. after her dad ended up in hospital, is the only option was for the couple to move to a residential home. my my dad is 91 now and he had lived in the same village and same environment for the last 91 years. he had never lived anywhere else. it would have been preferable for them to have stayed at home with care in the home. the cqc points to the

increasing number of patients arriving at accident & emergency departments as the most indication of failures of the system out in the community and it warns more money will have to be put into council funded care. if we don't address the aduu funded care. if we don't address the adult socialfunding funded care. if we don't address the adult social funding challenge, funded care. if we don't address the adult socialfunding challenge, the £20 billion that has recently been pledged to the nhs will be spent on hospital care for people who don't need to be there and when they are there they are there for longer because they cannot get out of hospital and they cannot use social care. the report calls for more integration like here in wakefield where community services ranging from health, care and housing are based together. when you can talk to somebody in the opposite desk when previously it might have taken a couple of days of phone calls to get the person you really need, to move the person you really need, to move the case forward, to call you back,

we are in a different situation. the government says it is testament to the hard work of health and care staff that most of the support people get is good and it is putting more money into social care to ease the pressure this winter. and to find out how your local services are performing, you can use the bbc‘s nhs tracker on our website. the work and pensions secretary esther mcvey has said that some people could be worse off under the government's plans to roll out universal credit, but she's argued that the system encourages people in to work. it comes as the former conservative prime minister, sirjohn major warned that universal credit, which consolidates six benefits for working—age people into one, could cause "deep political trouble", comparing it to the poll tax of the 1980s. 0ur deputy political editor john pienaar reports from bath. no problem finding milk for a cup of

tea, the fridge always seems to be empty. soon millions on benefit will be getting universal credit and each has their own tale to tell. the problem? has their own tale to tell. the problem 7 arabella's sounds has their own tale to tell. the problem? arabella's sounds familiar. how is this benefit working out for you? it is really tough because it took five weeks for the first payment to come through so i took out a loan which i have never recovered from. this benefit is said to encourage you and people like you to encourage you and people like you to work. any money i do and is taken off the benefit so it is hard to gain momentum. the money i getjust covers the rent and nothing else. they started phasing in universal credit here in bath and a few other areas. it will be replacing six benefits across the country and report said 3 million households will lose over £2000 a year. now there is worry in the tory party. in order to introduce something like a universal credit, you need to look

at those people, who in the short term will lose, protect them otherwise you will run into the sort of problems the conservative party run into with the poll tax in the late 1980s. so the principle has a great deal to commend it, but isn't workable if there aren't the resources to introduce it properly. the numbers forced to use food banks rose sharply in areas piloting universal credit. delays in payment made hardship worse. the government insists most claimants are satisfied, but not all. some people could be worse off, that is right on this benefit. but what we also know, 1000 people, each and every day since 2010,1000 1000 people, each and every day since 2010, 1000 people have gone into work. jeremy corbyn was out and about in bristol promising something fairer, more generous. essentially, our benchmark will be nobody should be worse off and nobody should have

their homes put at risk because of universal credit. with the budget statement weeks away, there will be pressure on the chancellor to head off attacks like that but that won't be easy with the treasury so strapped for cash. theresa may is also saying austerity is almost over and her words are dose of optimism. so many pitfalls in the path of theresa may and her ministers and no clear way through. the prime minister has been meeting senior members of her cabinet in the last hour to update them on the brexit negotiations. 0ur political editor, laura kuenssberg is in downing street — tense period in the run up to next week's summit? it is not usual for a it is not usualfor a group it is not usual for a group of senior ministers to be called to downing street at tea—time on thursday. but we're not in usual

times. in brussels, the brexit talks are ata times. in brussels, the brexit talks are at a crucial stage. probably only a dozen officials and politicians really know what is going on. but it is vitalfor the prime minister to be able to be sure she has got her cabinet behind her. there are plenty of people around the cabinet table who are worried she might be willing to compromise a little bit too much to still be able to keep us closely tied to the european union. because for her, the most important thing is getting a deal. what she is trying to do is make sure the most influential voices in the cabinet are on board. it's not a question of presenting them with some kind of fait accompli, but once they emerge, once news of what was discussed starts to leak, it will be an important test of whether theresa may can rely on the support of her ministers as she embarks on the closing stages of

these crunch phases of these brexit talks. laura, thank you for now. the british couple killed in flash flooding in majorca were from moffat in the south of scotland. antony and delia green, who were both in their 70s, were on holiday on the island. at least ten people are believed to have died after torrential rainstorms hit the area on tuesday night. one of the strongest storms in recorded history to hit the us has battered north—west florida, flooding beach towns and snapping trees. storm michael made landfall near mexico beach in florida, at around 6pm yesterday. two people, including a child, were killed by falling debris and hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses have been left without electricity in florida, alabama and georgia. employers could be forced to reveal the difference between what they pay ethnic minority staff and other employees, under new proposals unveiled by the government. a consultation has been launched into whether mandatory reporting

will help address the significant gaps in pay, and promotion opportunities, that were revealed in a race disparity audit last year, as our business correspondent emma simpson explains. it's a diverse workplace. this big accountancy firm is one of the few companies that have already reported the difference in pay between its white employees and its black, asian and minority staff. there is an average pay gap here of nearly 13%. ijust wanted to know what you thought about the ethnicity pay gap? down in the canteen, the answer from these workers was clear. having those results published is very important. it makes our company transparent, and then if everybody can see all the results, then we can see where we stand. it was something that we all read, and were really happy that pwc were publishing it, because once we know how severe the issue is, we can actually start putting solutions in place.

it starts the conversation, because some people would say, well, the pay gap, i'm not really comfortable of talking of such things. they sure are now. here at pwc, the gap is driven by the lack of ethnic minority staff at the top. we know we need to do a lot more work to level the playing field, and by publishing the pay gap, we know that we can shine a spotlight on some of the challenges. we can have conversation, we can have dialogue, and actually that will mean we will be far quicker, and better equipped to close the gap. thousands of businesses have already been forced to publish their gender pay gap, exposing some big, uncomfortable differences in pay between the sexes. doing the same for ethnic minorities would be even more sensitive, and complex. it's a huge group, and a conflated group, so actually one of the things that we're going to have to watch that businesses don't do is say, "it's too complicated to get people to report their ethnicities, so we're going to lump all the black and ethnic minority groups into one, and the only ethnicity pay gap that

we're going to report are the bame versus the white", because that would be a huge disaster, and they might as well not do anything, if they're going to do that. the prime minister wants to hear from employers on how best to gather ethnicity pay data. she's made it her mission to create a fairer, more diverse workplace, but this is just a consultation for now. emma simpson, bbc news. the owner of the cafe chain patisserie valerie has said that without an immediate injection of cash it could be forced to stop trading, putting 2,500 jobs at risk. yesterday the company revealed it had uncovered significant accounting irregularities, some of which could have been fraudulent. our business editor simonjack is outside one of their branches in central london. explain what is happening here,

simon? this chain of restaurants was worth billions, now it is questionable whether it is worth anything at all after a series ofjaw—dropping announcements. they announced the shares would be suspended and it emerged a hmrc were seeking a winding up order over £1 million failed tax bill. and then this bombshell, without an immediate injection of cash, the owners are of the view there is no scope for the business to continue trading. lots of questions, how did this happen, what did the finance director know, who is currently suspended. but there is no allegations of wrongdoing at this stage against him. what about the auditors who gave this company a clean bill of health. but the biggest question of all tonight and for the stuff, if they don't get this emergency injection of capital, what happens to this company, its 206 stores

across the uk and its 2500 employees? thank you, simon jack. a russian space rocket has made an emergency landing in the desert in kazakhstan, after suffering an engine problem shortly after blasting off. the soyuz spacecraft was taking a russian and an american to the international space station, when one of the booster rockets failed. the two crew members landed safely, as our correspondent sarah rainsford reports from moscow. liftoff. and there is liftoff of the soyuz. it looked at first like a routine launch, a burst of fire and noise as a soyuz rocket lifted its russian and american crew into orbit. then this. less than three minutes into the flight, commander alexey 0vchinin reports an emergency with the booster system. behind the translator, you can hear his calm voice, quipping that it was a quick flight. moments later, though, the astronauts are hurtling

back to earth. rescue teams were poised to rush to the landing site. the crew did train for exactly this type of the gruelling g force their bodies have to endure, but russia's soyuz rocket hasn't failed on launch the 35 years. this is a major blow to its space programme. for american nick hague, it's also an abrupt end to his first ever mission. he's been training for years to spend six months on the international space station. currently russian rockets are the only way to reach it. now all flights have been suspended as an investigation is launched. we are working together for the international space station with our american colleagues, with russia, with japan and canada. and the europeans. and of course this mishap of today is not a very good thing for us, because we need the transportation to the international space station for our astronauts.

the crew are looking remarkably well after their ordeal. russian space officials, though, face tough questions over what went wrong here. sarah rainsford, bbc news, moscow. the time is 17 minutes past six. our top story this evening... the health regulator warns there's a growing injustice in access to health and social care in some parts of england. and the parents of the spanish man killed when he confronted the london bridge terrorists collect his posthumous medal for bravery. coming up on sportsday in the next 15 on bbc news... the lock out in rieka — there'll be no fans allowed to watch england's match against croatia, but that hasn't stopped them travelling. a member of the windrush generation returned to britain from jamaica today, after 25 years. ken morgan, who's 68, arrived in the uk as a ten—year—old in 1960. more than 30 years later he went back to jamaica for a funeral,

but when he tried to check in for his uk bound flight, his passport was confiscated. our home affairs correspondentjune kelly has been to meet him. ken morgan landed at gatwick airport on an early morning flight. back in the country where he grew up, but the country where he grew up, but the 25 years he was barred from living here. with the windrush revelations, that was finally changed. home is not paradise, it is a real place. england is home, good or bad. ken was on a visit to jamaica in 1993, when he says officials and the british high commission there banned him from returning to the uk, aiming he didn't have a proper british passport. i cursed england, i cursed the english, then i said to hell with them, to hell with everything.

isaidi with them, to hell with everything. i said i am from east london and there is nothing here that can beat me. finally a first glimpse in the area of east london where he lived from the age of ten. walthamstow got a face—lift! from the age of ten. walthamstow got a face-lift! he was heading for an overdue reunion with his cousin, and his aunt, who's 95. 0h overdue reunion with his cousin, and his aunt, who's 95. oh my god! she raised ken. i am glad to see him, though —— very glad. raised ken. i am glad to see him, though -- very glad. within hours of arriving he made for the post office where he was hoping to pick up a biometric card. it is this that gives him the right to live here, but another bureaucratic setback... they said it is not there yet. in

the coming weeks, ken will have a lot to take in. so many changes after 25 years away. but he was determined his first meal here was going to involve some traditional british food. tastes like home! june kelly, bbc news, london. the way schools in england are judged by inspectors is to change — with more emphasis being placed on what's taught, rather than exam results. the chief inspector of osted, amanda spielman, says the focus on performance data has narrowed the curriculum in some schools. 0ur education editor branwen jeffreys reports from darlington. three times a day they come together... help us to be grateful as we learn to be trustworthy, responsible, fair, and caring individuals... ..to get ready to learn to praise hard work. it feels calm and peaceful. it lets people know how well other people are getting on in the lessons. four years ago this school was failing. just 4% of pupils got

english and maths. this year well over half passed the gcses. it's in a community with lots of challenges, but still isn't rated good by 0fsted. the teachers doing the tests all the time is taking out the beauty, love and passion of education. wrong, very wrong. that doesn't mean you don't strive to hit your targets, because as course you do. because of course you do. the culture, the climate, there is a legacy within the area, the geography of where the school is and what their parents have experienced... they might have had a poor experience of school and education, and think "we don't need it". 0k, drop everything and freeze. a daily reading challenge is helping english. from next year, inspectors are meant to look beyond results, making what children learn more important. schools have faced relentless pressure to focus just on exam results, and today 0fsted has

admitted it's been part of the problem, but there are still real questions about whether the inspections get at the heart of what makes a school good. in darlington market, i asked parents. good behaviour, i'm all for that. that one is a major one. that is really important, good behaviour in schools. they've had five inspections in two years. now schools like this hope they will get more recognition. branwen jeffreys, bbc news, darlington. the parents of a spanish man killed when he confronted the london bridge terrorists spoke of their pride today, as they collected their son's posthumous george medal for bravery from the queen. ignacio echeverria used his skateboard to try to hit one of the attackers. three police officers were also honoured for their bravery

on the night of the attack in june last year. sophie long reports from buckingham palace. few of those who had been enjoying their saturday night out around borough market injune last year will ever forget the horrific scenes they witnessed. but as the attackers unleashed terror, killing eight people, injuring dozens more, they were confronted by selfless acts of heroism. ignacio echeverria used his skateboard to fend off an attacker. he died trying to save a woman who was being stabbed. today, his parents received their son's george medal. his dad told me how proud he was of the way his son lived and the way he died. translation: he would be tremendously happy. he was someone who really made the most of his life, both professionally and with life in general and he would be really surprised. pcs charlie guenigault

and wayne marks, both sustained severe injuries as they tried to protect the public. each were awarded the george medal. and pc leon mcleod was given the queen's medal for gallantry. it'sjust a proud day for me and my family. it's a complete turnaround from my time in hospital and my time in and out of rehabilitation and i am glad they can see me today enjoying, just enjoying a lovely day at buckingham palace after meeting the queen. proud smiles from three men whose heroic acts saved lives and changed theirs for ever. sophie long, bbc news, buckingham palace. the south korean boyband bts is one of the world's most influential groups on social media. they've just finished a run of sold—out concerts at london's 02 arena and they're more than just a craze. their success has brought k—pop — south korean pop music — to a global audience, showcasing the country's unique culture.

here's sophie van brugen. meet bts, global pop superstars, and they sing almost exclusively in korean. the band have had a record—breaking year so far. they are the first k—pop band to break into the us and uk charts. this video, idol, was watched 45 million times in the first 2a hours, a new world record. they have even been asked to speak at the un. today, i am who i am, with all of my faults and my mistakes. tomorrow, i might be a tiny bit wiser. it is the message of self empowerment to the fans and their relationship with them that's given them this global appeal. they are helping us get over our hardships and keep trying to find a way to love ourselves.

i think that's the best way to be happy. of course psy and gangnam style was a breakthrough for k—pop but this is different. groups like the beatles, they were global ones but we have they were global once but we have never seen it again, especially from an asian group. they send amazing messages through their music. i started dealing with anxiety and panic disorders but their music helped me through them. at the heart of it is the powerful mixture of slick pop and vulnerability through the lyrics. they're more than just a new band. it's a sign of how the centre of gravity in the world of pop is shifting east. sophie van brugen, bbc news. time for a look at the weather... here's helen willets. i have got a storm! storm callum is

on its way and we have a warning because of the rain across south wales through tomorrow and saturday, the sheer persistence of it, but actually storm callum will affect most parts of the uk. we will see autumnal gales and more rain. we have already had some rain today, in between some beautiful sunshine as well, but driven in by gale force winds this will allow the temperatures to rise once again but give fairly miserable conditions for the drive to work tomorrow. we have the drive to work tomorrow. we have the next. meaning behind and that is the next. meaning behind and that is the problem article. —— problematic pulse. are much windy day for everyone, and severe gales up through the irish sea and the north and west. that will temper the feel of the day, but in the south—east 21 degrees. not too bad for western

scotla nd degrees. not too bad for western scotland and northern ireland but overnight that rain continues, and it continues for most of saturday as well. there is not much land in the way so it is moist winds, picking up more moisture over the atlantic 0cean. this is how saturday looks, moving north at times, allowing sunshine to the south—east. for some areas it could be windier on saturday then friday. eventually we think the rain will clear away but it hangs around in the east and much fresher weather follows. warnings are on the website. helen, thank you. that's all from the bbc news at six so it's goodbye from me and on bbc one we nowjoin the bbc‘s news teams where you are. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines: senior cabinet ministers are currently meeting the prime minister in downing street to be briefed on the state of the brexit talks, ahead of a crucial eu summit next week.

it comes as the dup stepped up its warnings to theresa may, not to compromise over the northern ireland border. two astronauts have escaped unharmed after their soyuz spacecraft was forced to make an emergency high—speed landing in kazakhstan shortly after launch. the rocket malfunctioned on its way to the international space station. one of the most powerful storms ever to strike the us mainland, storm michael, continues to batter the south—east of the country. hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses are without electricity. the work and pensions secretary, esther mcvey, has admitted that some will be worse off under the new benefit system — universal credit — but said the scheme encouraged people into employment. in a moment it will be time for sportsday but first a look at what else is coming up this evening on bbc news.