we have a special report on the plight of thousands of vulnerable teenagers in england and wales. they live in what's called supported accommodation, where they're at risk of abuse and exploitation, with not enough support or protection. we talk to some of those affected, as m local authorities investigate standards of care. living here was a punishment. he was actually petrified. he'd grab his head, he'd pace. i was always just running away, trying to get away from the home. we'll have an exclusive report, based on a year—long investigation. also on the programme... following the weekend attacks on oil facilities in saudi arabia, the authorities there claim they have definitive proof that iran was responsible. at the supreme court today, some robust exchanges

as the prime minister came under attack for suspending parliament for five weeks. we've got here the mother of parliament being shut down by the father of lies. 3-0 3—0 city. and manchester city get their champions league campaign underway with a resounding win in ukraine. and coming up on sportsday on bbc news: shocked, but not a setback to welsh world cup hopes. warren gatland reacts to the departure of one of his key men, rob howley. good evening. we start tonight with an exclusive investigation

into the threat of abuse and exploitation facing many vulnerable teenagers. children who are either in care, or have recently left care, are being placed at risk of abuse while living in what's called supported accommodation in england and wales. at least 1a council investigations have been launched into allegations of abuse and failure to protect children over the past four years. the department for education says councils have a legal duty to make sure accommodation for these children is suitable. this report by our special correspondent ed thomas and producer noel titheridge has content you may find upsetting. inside, the unregulated homes failing to protect our most vulnerable children. it was a literal hellhole, living here was a punishment. tonight, we hear stories of abuse, exploitation and despair. how many times did you attempt to take your life? i think about three times. that is actually disgusting, no one should lay their hands on someone like that.

how do you sum up your experience inside centurion care? appalling. a year ago, we were told that vulnerable children were being badly failed by authorities across england and wales. increasingly, teenagers aged 16 and over and often in care are being placed in homes where checks are only made by councils, and not a regulator. this is where she lived. we obtained this confidential briefing sent around councils with claims of serious safeguarding failings in homes run by a company called centurion care. we set out to find the young people affected. it was horrendous — drug—taking, motorbikes being stolen. we have learnt police were conducting surveillance on this home for young people caught up

with criminal gangs. i saw them dealing drugs over the back wall. while other vulnerable people lived inside. carla spent years in foster homes before being sent to centurion care. my self—harm would be quite severe. there was a situation where it had been really bad and i had lost a lot of blood. i went down to a member of staff and said i needed to go to the hospital, and they told me that they couldn't leave the boys unattended. refusing to take you to hospital? yeah, he was like, "oh, you should just walk to the shop." she says she was taken to a pharmacy an hour later. it's just a house where people profit from young, vulnerable children. centurion care told us that all of their homes had first aid kits, incidents were recorded and sent to social workers. on one occasion, carla was taken to hospital and they cooperated with police, installing cctv to prevent drug—dealing. we then moved to another

centurion care home two miles away where they looked after a boy with learning disabilities. we obtained a recording outside the home showing the child in the yellow shirt, in distress, lashing out. police were called here to an allegation of an assault by a boy on a worker. we cannot be sure what led up to this, but watch how the worker responds. tia was also a resident at the time. that would have probably scared the life out of him. they used to swear, scream in his face, tell him that they were going to take his balloons away. theyjust used to take them, pop them, threaten him with police. he was absolutely petrified. centurion care told us police were given cctv footage, no—one was charged with an offence, and they were not aware of any allegation of bullying on this boy. we spent weeks trying to track

down someone who knew the children involved. they were all very high risk. andy was a support worker across many of the homes. sexually exploited kids, drugs and alcohol abuse, some with disabilities — all in one roof. he seemed most shocked by what happened here. andy remembers a girl who regularly went missing. ijust saw a bunch of boys in a car, and shejustjumped in, really. from this spot? from this spot, literally right here. and that was it, that was the last time i saw her. trafficked, gone. yeah, gone. she was missing for more than a week before being found in the midlands. police ended up finding her. all sorts happened. there's no suggestion centurion care staff were involved in her trafficking. it took months to find out who she was and where she now lives. a lot of people go through things

where the care system, they give up, you're alone. what was the impact on you, being taken like that? a bad impact. it was the worst. no one deserves that. like many children in care, she was placed in a home outside of a local authority. i didn't have any friends or anything, i was always just running away, trying to get away the home, from the environment, the staff, them. she says she was also sexually abused by a young person in the home. did the staff members phone the police? no. did the staff members remove the boys from the home who had been hurting you? no, theyjust told me, me and the guy were in a relationship. they told me that's what i wanted. centurion care told us all staff had safeguarding training,

missing person procedures were followed, and they had no record of a sexual assault allegation. what were you hoping it would be? just a fresh start. the homes were closed in 2017 and the company was dissolved when an investigation was launched over organised and complex abuse facing children in the homes. we have learnt it's just one 01:14 such investigations facing vulnerable teenagers in england and wales in unregulated homes. everyone that was involved, whoever did what they did... someone needs to pay a price for the pain. that report from ed thomas. and tomorrow night, we hear about children exposed to drugs and weapons within unregulated homes and ask what needs to change to safeguard vulnerable teenagers. saudi arabia has produced evidence which it claims is proof that iran was involved in attacks on two of its oil refineries over the weekend.

the defence ministry unveiled parts from what it said were 18 drones and cruise missiles, which caused significant damage during the raids on saturday. the us secretary of state mike pompeo said that the attacks amounted to an act of war. our middle east correspondent quentin sommerville has the latest. here's what saudi arabia failed to stop... the remains of a swarm of 18 drones and seven missiles, a terrible miss that knocked out 5% of the world's global oil supply — in an instant. the attack was launched from the north and was unquestionably sponsored by iran. and despite the pile of enemy debris before him, he praised saudi defences. we are pretty proud about our air defence. our air defence have intercepted, until now, almost 232 ballistic missiles. but what saudi arabia didn't say,

as the united states has done, is that this was a direct attack from iran and from iranian soil. instead, it said it was sponsored by iran. these two bitter enemies have proxies throughout the region. any direct escalation would spread like wildfire and would be difficult to contain. arriving injeddah today, the us secretary of state, mike pompeo, called the attack an act of war. injune, the us blamed iran for these attacks in the gulf of oman. last year's abandoned nuclear deal and us sanctions have fuelled confrontation. iraq's prime minister, speaking to the bbc, urged his neighbours to exercise caution. well, i hope we don't go to attack... ..that they attack each other, really, because if we have an open war, it will not stop. this is a very dangerous war. it's not like any other wars.

this was an attack with global implications. tonight, president trump and borisjohnson spoke and called for a united diplomatic response. hardly fighting talk. few want to run the risk of this crisis raging out of control. quentin sommerville, bbc news, beirut. our north america correspondent nick bryant is outside the un tonight. is bryant is outside the un tonight. it your view that' administration is it your view that the trump administration is talking with one voice on this issue? there was certainly a big difference in tone today. mike pompeo sounding like the hawk he is on iran. donald trump sounding more like a dove. in saudi arabia, mike pompeo called the attacks on the oil facility an act of war, even saying may be denying any of visa to the president of iran who is due in new york next week.

donald trump was far more circumspect. he announced there would be new sanctions on iran but there is really very little left to sanction. and what was more significant, i think, sanction. and what was more significant, ithink, is sanction. and what was more significant, i think, is that he stepped back from those remarks he made at the weekend, where he said america was a locked and loaded, which raised the sceptre of a military strike. one of donald trump's predecessors spoke of america speaking softly that carrying a big stick and it's almost as if we have an inversion of that from donald trump. he speaks loudly so from donald trump. he speaks loudly so often on twitter but is reluctant to use the stick. why? because he is so to use the stick. why? because he is so afraid of america becoming entangled in another open—ended conflict in the middle east. now that has led to criticism from normally loyal republicans, they accused him of being weak on iran and emboldening tehran. donald trump said those people calling for military action against iran are also the people calling delap ——

people that were calling for the invasion of iraq. thank you, nick. there were some robust exchanges during the second day of hearings at the uk supreme court, on whether it was lawful for parliament to be suspended in the run—up to brexit. the prime minister's case, that the decision was a political one and not one forjudges, was dismissed by a barrister representing his opponents, who told the court that the mother of parliaments was being shut down by the father of lies. our home editor mark easton reports on the day's events. at the supreme court, the power struggle between the united kingdom's government and its parliament has, for some, become an instagram moment, a photo opportunity. i was there. good morning. 11 justices are being asked to make the final legal call on whether borisjohnson‘s decision to suspend parliament for five weeks was an unlawful ruse to get brexit done by halloween. the suggestion, ultimately, that the prime minister was concerned to stymie parliament — whatever on earth that means — is,

we respectfully submit, untenable. the case hinges on what might be called westm i nster‘s triangle of power — the relationship between 10 downing street, the houses of parliament and the supreme court. sirjames eadie, the government's go—to barrister, argued suspending, or proroguing, parliament was a matter for downing street and the courts shouldn't interfere. somejudges raised a legal eyebrow. if there is anybody who is better placed to defend parliamentary sovereignty, the legal principle of parliamentary sovereignty, it is us here. it's no good simply turning up and shouting about parliamentary sovereignty because parliamentary sovereignty means a number of different things. isn't it odd that nobody has signed a witness statement to say, this is true, these are the true reasons for what was done? my lord, i, i, i... you have the witness

statement you have. so what is borisjohnson‘s working assumption as to what is going to happen here? well, a senior government source says downing street thinks the judges will want to rule on the legality of the prime minister suspending parliament and may want to fire a few warning shots about a government closing parliament illegitimately. but even if they are right, how that affects government business, or even brexit, for that matter, well, that is far from clear. once parliament has been prorogued, the only constitutional actor still standing is the courts. this lawyer, representing scottish politicians who want to stop a no—deal brexit, took thejudges back to the triangle of power, arguing the courts must decide on the legality of downing street's actions. we've got here the mother of parliaments being shut down by the father of lies. rather than allowing lies to triumph, listen to the angels of your better nature.

accusations of lying and dirty tricks inside, aggressive barracking by brexit supporters outside, as gina miller, the remain campaigner who is challenging the government, left the court. to the gallows! respect the referendum, miller! anger is in evidence. mark easton, bbc news, the supreme court. the prime minister of luxembourg, xavier bettel, has denied that he tried to humiliate borisjohnson after hosting a press conference without him on monday. mr bettel delivered his statement to journalists next to an empty podium and the union flag. speaking to the bbc today, mr bettel dismissed allegations that it was a deliberate snub and blamed logistical issues. he's been speaking to our europe editor katya adler. remember this? faced by a crowd of anti—brexit protesters on monday, borisjohnson pulled out of a planned open—air press conference in luxembourg. his host decided to go it alone,

giving vent to obvious frustration with the brexit process next to an empty podium. accidental undiplomacy or intentional humiliation? we had a situation where i thought we should go and we should speak to the people and tell them to have respect to prime ministerjohnson, that was really my goal. and when i see that people say that i wanted to blame, i want to humiliate, i have to say this was really not what we wanted. i think the uk are our partners, our friends. you vehemently deny accusations that this was a planned ambush? not at all. a planned humiliation? no. but prime minister, you are a very experienced politician, you must have realised how it would look to have an empty podium where the uk prime minister should have stood but borisjohnson wasn't there in order to answer the very emotional criticisms that you had about the brexit process.

you must have realised how that was going to go down, if you like. do you regret it now, looking back on it? no, because in fact it was agreed to have this press statement together. so keen was mr bettel to show me why he was unable to meet boris johnson's request to hold their press conference inside, to avoid the noise of the anti—brexit demonstrators outside, that he took me on a personal tour of his prime ministerial offices, to show me how small the rooms are. we have no room, press room for 120 journalists. so to pickjust five or ten or 15 and to say that we organise just with them, i think is a problem. yesterday we even had the united states ambassador to the uk in that argument saying that your treatment of boris johnson was evidence of why the uk is right to leave the eu. i'm a friend of the united kingdom, so the fact that some people have been hurt... ..makes me sad. so, let's look at the deal. you did sit here with

borisjohnson, he also sat with jean—claude juncker, the president of the european commission. president juncker described today the meeting as friendly and, in parts, positive. was that your feeling as well? the same. despite the kind of... it felt like anger outside. inside, was it a constructive conversation with the prime minister? it was perfect, friendly, constructive discussions that we had inside. but i'm waiting for concrete proposals, time is ticking. time is ticking. he told me what could be, plans what could be, ideas, but i can't decide on ideas. it's going to be, i need legally binding texts. are you actually going to be able to find a deal by mid—october? when i have concrete proposals, i can tell you. i really would hope that we are able to have this deal and to have also the future relations directly decided and that in a few weeks we are able to say, "they did it."

that was our europe editor katya adler speaking to the prime minister of luxembourg, xavier bettel. the father of a hospital patient has been filmed confonting borisjohnson during a visit to a hospital in east london earlier today. the prime minister was visiting whipps cross university hospital when he was challenged by omar salem, a labour activist, who claimed there were not enough doctors and nurses in place to provide an appropriate service. the nhs has been destroyed. it's been destroyed. and now you come here for a press opportunity. well, actually, there's no press here. what do you mean there's no press here?! who are these people?! tonight, the prime minister gave his response on social media and said today's events hadn't been

"an embarrassment" and it was all "part of hisjob." in other news, the cost of living has risen at its slowest rate for three years. in the year to august, the consumer prices index rose by 1.7% , that's compared with 2.1% forjuly. analysts say the figures were partly driven by a 5% drop in the price of computer games, and a slowdown in the global economy, which led to a sharp drop in the cost of oil, with a barrel of brent crude down 19%. the first court hearing has taken place in the controversial criminal case against a former british soldier accused of murder during the bloody sunday shootings in londonderry in 1972. 13 people died after soldiers from the parachute regiment opened fire on a civil rights demonstration in the bogside area. the former paratrooper, known as soldier f, is facing two charges of murder and five charges of attempted murder. from derry, our ireland

correspondent emma vardy reports. a moment of reflection in the bogside, a place forever synonymous with one of the darkest days of the troubles. for the families of victims, the possibility a british soldier could face prosecution had once seemed extremely remote. today, they retraced part of the civil rights march on their way to witness the start of this divisive case. in 1972, the day had begun peacefully. but after rioting broke out, the parachute regiment opened fire. soldier f, now in his late 60s, is facing charges for the murders ofjames wray and william mckinney, four charges of attempted murder, and a charge of attempted murder of people unknown. this is a very significant event for us on ourjourney towards achieving the third

and final demand, the prosecution of a soldier for murder and attempted murder on bloody sunday. the man known as soldier f was not required to be in court for this hearing but, nonetheless, the start of these proceedings were watched by a packed public gallery. what does it mean to you to be here today? it's a day when we have campaigned for a7, 48 years nearly, to make somebody accountable for what happened to our relatives. this is the moment it starts. what do you say to those who argue that veterans from the troubles should not be brought back to court years later? people are responsible for their actions. it took us a7, 48 years to arrive here because of the system and the society we lived in. they are no more or less answerable to the law than i am. it was a short procedural hearing and the case has now been adjourned until december. today was a very symbolic one for families but it may take many months to reach a full trial.

the prosecution of former soldiers is strongly opposed by some conservative mps and the british government is funding soldier f's defence. but the families who lost loved ones on bloody sunday hope their fight forjustice is moving forward. emma vardy, bbc news, derry. let's take a look at some of today's other news. three teenagers have been charged with the murder of a police officer who was killed while investigating a burglary. pc andrew harper, who was 28, died after he was dragged along a road by a vehicle in berkshire last month. an 18—year—old and two 17—year—olds will appear in court tomorrow. another man has already been charged with the officer's murder. a strike planned by british airways pilots in a dispute over pay has been called off. members of the pilots' union, balpa, were due to walk out for 2h hours next friday, following a 48 hour strike last week. ba, which had started to cancel flights, said it will try to reinstate

as many as possible. an elderly woman has been cleared of murdering her terminally ill 81—year—old husband, who died after they both took an overdose at their home in staffordshire. mavis eccleston, who's 80, survived after medical treatment. following the verdict, the family called for a change in the law on assisted dying. football news, and the first round of champions league matches continued tonight — with last season's finalists tottenham and premier league winners manchester city both in action. but it was a mixed night for the english clubs, as david ornstein reports. a month into the new campaign and a step up in quality for the champions of england. this the one trophy they've yet to lift, the one they now crave the most. and when manchester city want something, well, this is how they tend to go about it. riyad mahrez on hand to start the scoring, and with opponents shakhtar donetsk on the ropes, the visitors

landed another blow. mahrez turning provider for ilkay gundogan to double their delight. the victory, the statement of intent, was sealed by gabrieljesus laying down a marker. the continent has been warned. in scorching athens, a red—hot atmosphere to greet tottenham's return to a competition they almost won last season. and after weathering the early storm, spurs found their form. captain harry kane leading the charge, first earning and then converting the opening goal, before lucas moura once again came of age on the european stage. the home crowd at last silenced, but not for long. olympiacos reduced the deficit with great poise to restore the noise, and when gifted a chance to equalise, it was gleefully accepted. plenty for tottenham to regret, though plenty of time to recover. david ornstein, bbc news.

that's it. now on bbc one, time for the news where you are. have a very good night. hello and welcome to sportsday — i'm sarah mulkerrins — coming up... cruise control for manchester city in their champions league opener away in ukraine. but spurs let slip a two—goal lead in greece and only end up with a draw. and shocked — but not a setback — warren gatland reacts to the departure of one of his key

hello and welcome to sportsday. good evening — you're very welcome along to the programme. now, after two defeats out of two last night, the english sides made a betterfist of things in the champions league this evening. we'll hear about spurs's 2—2 draw against olympiakos in greece in a moment, but first craig templeton reports on a comfortable 3—0 win for manchester city against shaktar donetsk in ukraine. micro the defence depleted, defeated in the league on saturday but pep guardiola, it started against a familiarfoe, guardiola, it started against a familiar foe, shakhtar donetsk, guardiola, it started against a familiarfoe, shakhtar donetsk, for the third year in a row, maybe that can explain the ease which gundogan denied space. he would not be denied again. this time it was mahrez who was provider and the german made it

2-0. was provider and the german made it 2—0. shakhtar were still threatening on the counterattack, but tyson was unable to land a second punch. they we re unable to land a second punch. they were also becoming generous in the back. this time it was the woodwork the last line of defence, but city would be in again, gabrieljesus guthrie again shakhtar last year, just the one tonight but it sealed all three points. pep guardiola said they were ready for the challenge. it appears he may have been right. tottenham started their campaign with a 2—2 draw away at olympiakos. spurs were 2—0 up after half an hour — but the greek side then scored either side of half time to salvage a point..as patrick gearey reports. the music, the noise, the colours, it must all take tottenham back. on the way to last and's final, they we re the way to last and's final, they were so many the way to last and's final, they were so many floodlit theatrics. now back to the boil. spurs started in a

slumber until woken by a crucial whistle, penalty, won by harry kane, 1-0 whistle, penalty, won by harry kane, 1—0 by harry kane. while he was out injured the run to madrid was sustained by others like lucas moura. spurs had smashed and grabbed yet didn't make a getaway. olympia cause had been the better team for long periods and quick quality moments. daniel present a's goal camejust moments. daniel present a's goal came just before half—time. moments. daniel present a's goal camejust before half—time. it moments. daniel present a's goal came just before half—time. it put fire beneath the cauldron. not long into the second half, yanda thangam's trip, olympiacos penalty, mathieu valbuena placed the greek champions level. still, despite it all, spurs might have won it, dele alli might have passed it, but that opening, like this evening, was a chance missed. there were eight games in total this evening —