the baby death scandal at an nhs trust. the woman in charge appears to downplay what has happened. at least ten babies died at east kent nhs trust who's boss is now questioning how many of those deaths are preventable. there are six or seven cases that are viewed likely is preventable. this is not credible. i can give you ten names now. it isn't always quite as clear—cut as that. now. it isn't always quite as clear-cut as that. also on the programme tonight... a 52—year—old man charged in connection with the murder of lyra mckee in londonderry. trying to crack down on harmful content online, the government gives the media watchdog ofcom new powers to punish social media firms.

after 14 days in quarantine on the wirral, 83 britons people who were flown out of wuhan are told they don't have coronavirus and leave tomorrow. and how the footballer rio ferdinand is trying to help parents worried about their children and screentime. and coming up in sportsday later in the hour on bbc news, the chinese grand prix is postponed because of the coronavirus but will it have to be cancelled this year? good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. it's a major nhs trust at the centre of a scandal about baby deaths that were preventable. east kent hospitals trust accepted responsibility after at least ten babies died since 2011.

some were stillborn, some were left brain damaged during labour and didn't survive, others contracted infections. but now the hospitals chief executive has spoken publicly for the first time and has sought to downplay not only what happened but also the number of babies who died. our social affairs correspondent michael buchanan reports. no one spotted what was going on. they could have saved him. some days dol they could have saved him. some days do i want to go outside and face the big wide world? no. our son, harry, died because of a number of serious and preventable failures in the medical care and treatment he and my wife sarah received. over the past month east kent hospitals has accepted that since 2011 at least ten babies have died after bad errors, some of them stillborn but inafirst errors, some of them stillborn but in a first interview, the trust's chief executive, susan acott, said

there were fewer. from about 2011 to about 2020, there are six or seven cases that are viewed likely is preve nta ble. cases that are viewed likely is preventable. this is not credible. i can give you ten names 110w preventable. this is not credible. i can give you ten names now of babies who have died at this trust that this trust has accepted responsibility for, for their preve nta ble responsibility for, for their preventable deaths. when you are looking at babies who are born very prematurely, often have congenital issues as well, it is not always quite as clear—cut as that. issues as well, it is not always quite as clear-cut as that. in 2015, an independent report commissioned by the trust uncovered numerous maternity problems. among their findings were significant concerns about the failure of consultants to conduct ward rounds, review women and attend out of hours. despite being in post since october 2017, susan acott said she hadn't even read the crucial report for more

than two years. can you remember when you saw that royal college of obstetricians and gynaecologists report which preceded your time here but highlighted the issues? can you tell me when you saw it? at the end of 2019. at the end of 2019? yes. why did it take you so long to see that report? i wasn't aware that report had actually been commissioned. harry richford's wholly of avoidable death in 2017 highlighted systemic problems with the trust and susan acott apologised for his death but she had admitted she hadn't yet met a single family who had lost a baby due to the trust's poor care. as chief executive, i think it is very important that i learn and we all collectively learn... unless you sit

down face—to—face in the same room as the people who have lost their children, you can't know, you can't even begin to know what it is like. i think it is important that staff, me included, stuff as well, listen to families. we do do that. my concern, my focus to families. we do do that. my concern, my focus needs to be to make sure that, going forward, we are doing all the right things and that, today, everything that would be expected of us is being done. susan acott ending that report. michael is with me. what she says will upset the families involved in this. i think it well and it will upset an awful lot of them, some of the ones i've been speaking to certainly will be disappointed, some of them will be furious. there are calls for a public inquiry into what has happened at this trust over the yea rs has happened at this trust over the years and i think those remarks will probably add to that. not only did susan acott come across as

downplaying some of the seriousness of the problems but you couldn't a nswer of the problems but you couldn't answer for instance why clinicians we re answer for instance why clinicians were not passing on to coroners the details of babies deaths which raises the prospect some children might have died affordably, not only do the trust not get scrutinised for them but more importantly the families never got answers as to why their children had died. she said she is keen to remain in post, she has appointed a new team and that they are focused on improving services. ministers have received a couple of reports into maternity ca re couple of reports into maternity care in east kent and they will announce what action they will take in terms of ensuring that services are safe. one final thing, the first trust board meeting will be held tomorrow since these problems emerged, and i think it'll be lively. michael buchanan, thank you. a 52—year—old man in northern ireland has been charged with murder and possession of a firearm in relation to the death of lyra mckee. the 29—year—old journalist was shot during rioting in londonderry in april last year. our ireland correspondent emma vardy is in belfast for us.

emma, what more do we know? welcome lyra mckee's death had a major impact here. she was described asa major impact here. she was described as a rising star in northern ireland and she was shot by terrorists, say police, during rioting last year in londonderry. now a 52—year—old man from derry, who was arrested on tuesday, has been charged with murder with possession of a firearm with intent to endanger life and with intent to endanger life and with professing membership of a proscribed organisation. you will appear at londonderry magistrates' court tomorrow. there was widespread condemnation of the violence after lyra mckee's death, both the british and irish prime ministers attended herfuneral. and irish prime ministers attended her funeral. these charges will be seen as a her funeral. these charges will be seen as a significant step but police in northern ireland have a lwa ys police in northern ireland have always said a number of people were involved on the night of her death and the quest for evidence to bring the gunman to justice remains ongoing. thank you. the media watchdog ofcom has been given new powers to punish social media firms who fail to act over harmful content.

until now, platforms like facebook, tiktok, youtube, snapchat and twitter have largely been self—regulating. it's not yet known what penalties ofcom would be able to impose on those who fail to comply. here's our media editor, amol rajan. it would be better if social media apps like instagram and twitter improved their blocking and reporting system. it is automatically public and i think they should change that to private when you are signing up for things. i feel safe, like, it depends which people i follow. do you sometimes find you have to explain things to adults? yeah! for a generation who have never known life before the internet, the online world is an addiction which evolves every week. but new rules for keeping them safe are still short on detail. for years, ministers have promised the strictest internet laws in the world but the competition is tough. in germany, platforms with more than 2 million german users have 2a hours to remove illegal content. they can be fined up to £112 million if they don't.

and in australia, tech executives can be jailed for three years with financial penalties worth up to 10% of a company's global turnover. we will ask the question about exactly what the enforcement mechanism should be. should there be fines, some other kind of liability? i don't think it will be criminal sanctions but i do think it will be things that will concentrate the minds of the platforms. at this stage, we don't know what the sanctions are going to be? no, we are going to obviously... the announcement about ofcom today being the regulator we are minded to appoint, obviously we want to speak to them but also to the many other interested parties. many charities welcome the direction of travel. ten, 11, 12, 13 self regulatory attempts to keep children safe online have all failed. statutory regulation is essential and we are delighted that that is now going to happen. regulating the internet is fiendishly difficult. there is no universally agreed model or definition of online harm. with 500 hours of footage

uploaded onto youtube alone every single minute, the sheer scale is extremely hard and expensive to police and if, if there are no criminal sanctions, will any penalties actually be tough enough to really hurt companies who sometimes earn tens of billions of pounds every year? mix all that with the fact that ofcom got a new chief executive today, and that later this week we will probably have the ninth culture secretary in just eight years, and these proposals are very much a work in progress. i think some of these schools should at least dedicate some lesson time to focus on, ok, so how is an appropriate way for you to use the internet? she's right. for all the efforts of governments, regulators and companies, the best solutions probably lie closer to home. amol rajan, bbc news. 83 britons who are flown out of wuhan and placed in quarantine have been told they don't have

coronavirus and can leave tomorrow. it comes as the man at the centre of the uka it comes as the man at the centre of the uk a break of coronavirus was released from hospital after being told he is no longer contagious. eight people in the uk have tested positive for the virus and 1750 people here have tested negative. happy to be home, the message from steve walsh after a full recovery from the virus and no longer contagious according to the nhs. he had contracted it in singapore and is thought to have infected 11 others. one of them is a gp who work two days at worthing hospital last week. that doctor is being treated in isolation elsewhere and the hospital is still running but patients are concerned. my husband took my son over to amd on sunday night and took my son over to amd on sunday nightandi took my son over to amd on sunday night and i want to check my son didn't come into contact with the health worker because, obviously, you just never know, do you? i think eve ryo ne you just never know, do you? i think everyone is panicking and i think there needs to be in the media, more in the media, to say don't panic. it is serious but we are dealing with

it. some parents are worried after hearing about local cases. the children are panicking about it. no one wants to send their kids to school, that's the other thing. it is getting a bit scary now.|j school, that's the other thing. it is getting a bit scary now. i asked public health england if they could reassure people in brighton and worthing. there is not a general risk to people either in schools or any other kind of facilities just because there happens to have been somebody with this infection in that area so somebody with this infection in that area so i can somebody with this infection in that area so i can reassure on somebody with this infection in that area so i can reassure on that point. if children need to be out of school, that is because we have told them, they've been contacted and they've been advised on the actions that need to be taken. with another 39 people on a quarantined cruise ship off the coast ofjapan 39 people on a quarantined cruise ship off the coast of japan testing positive for the virus, the question is how much it will spread beyond a share. health officials here say thatis share. health officials here say that is still uncertain but they expect to see more people with the virus. it is highly likely we will see some more cases based on people

coming into the uk from one of the countries of concern. what we are trying to do in this phase of response is to make sure we pick up any of those very quickly. meanwhile, people quarantined at arrow park hospital in wirral will com plete arrow park hospital in wirral will complete their 1a day isolation tomorrow. i'm pleased to announce each and every one of us, the 83 people on that first evacuation flight people on that first evacuation flight from wuhan, have tested negative for coronavirus. so, we are coming home! government sources say there is no reason for public concern about people leaving quarantine and have appealed for their privacy to be respected. hugh pym, bbc news. our top story this evening. at least ten children have died in east kent hospitals trust and the government is questioning how many of those were preventable. and is bernie sanders, the 78—year—old veteran

senatorfrom vermont, one step closer to the white house? coming up on sportsday in the next 15 minutes on bbc news, an uncertain future for the rugby union championship as funding for the 12 clubs in the second tier is cut by half. in exactly a month, boris johnson's government will set out its first budget, making it clear in which direction the prime minister plans to take the united kingdom. when he won the election, with a huge majority, he said his priority would be to "unite and level up" the country and that he would "work round the clock" in order to do so. redcar in the north—east of england went blue for the first time in the election. in the first of a series of reports from around the uk, our political correspondent alex forsyth has been to redcar to find out what people want from next month's budget. the seaside town of redcar is home to a community built on steel. when the plant here closed five years ago, it left

thousands out of work, and changed a way of life. you used to come out of school and go straight to british steel or aci. you were there for life. that's how it was when i was a kid. of course, suddenly, that was gone. julie's husband is one of those who lost his job. everything just went downhill, really, there was nojobs, everybody was despairing. it felt awful. it's a familiar story at this community hub at the heart of the borough built to house steelworkers. it offers skills, training and support for families who struggled, services some say should come from the government. everybody promises something until they get in, and then nothing is done. everything is just put on a back burner. and it's wrong. i think people in this area tend to feel that london gets a lot more help, and a lot more financial help than the north, and in the north we feel like we are being forgotten. this town has long been a labour stronghold but it voted

conservative last year. in part, brexit. in part, the promise of investment in transport, high streets, business. it is rough. it's horrible trying to find a job around here. do you believe the government when they say they will invest in this area, make a big difference? not really. i don't have a lot of faith in the government. i hope so. i voted tory, so... we will wait and see in a year's time if anything has improved. if not, i dare say there will be a labour government back again. what we firstly need to see is that completely demolished. the tees valley mayor, himself a tory, knows there is pressure to deliver. he wants to redevelop the steelworks, create jobs in green technology. the government has put money into the project but there is a very long way to go. we can't have that sat on our horizon for the next five, ten, 15 years, with that ghost looking over our shoulder of what used to be. we need to move forward, we need more investment, and we need government now to step up to the mark. they made a lot of promises during the election, we have a lot more conservative mps in the region, and the local people

are now saying, "well, here's your opportunity. "you either deliver or you're probably going to be out on your ear "in the next five years." nicky knows first—hand how the right support can turn things around. he was a steelworker. when he lost hisjob, he got a government grant and used it to start a boxing business. he is hopeful of such opportunity for others. i think some people seem to think they've been forgotten about down this neck of the woods. do you get the sense things are changing? i hope so. i think the way the election went, i think... what people want is to see a bit of change. but the people here have heard promises in the past. this community will stay sceptical until things look very different. alex forsyth, bbc news, redcar. the race to take on donald trump in this year's presidential election is hotting up with the veteran left—wing senator bernie sanders strengthening his position in his bid to become the democratic party's candidate for the white house. he narrowly won the new hampshire primary and declared it "the beginning of the end" for president trump. but it was a terrible night for former vice—presidentjoe biden, who'd been considered the favourite.

he finished fifth. our north america editorjon sopel is in new hampshire. something of a turnaround in this race? yes, two months ago joe biden was seen as race? yes, two months ago joe biden was seen as the favourite, he had lots of money and instant recognition and was going places. i thought last night he looked like a heavyweight boxer who had gone into the ring for a final pay day and eve ryo ne the ring for a final pay day and everyone was looking at him and thinking, let's call this over. i thinking, let's call this over. i think he has serious problems are. it isa think he has serious problems are. it is a battle for the soul of the democratic party. does it go in a more socialist direction towards bernie sanders or stay in the centre ground of politics as it has done for most of its life? the battle for the centrist candidate is no when the centrist candidate is no when the result. there are two frontrunners and it could take weeks if not months to resolve. that means all this time the democrats will be fighting each other. there was one person that will suit down to the

ground and that is donald trump. jon sopel ground and that is donald trump. jon sopel, thank you. a ban on the sale of new petrol, diesel and hybrid ca rs of new petrol, diesel and hybrid cars could be just 12 years away. the transport secretary grant shapps said a consultation on the plan, pa rt said a consultation on the plan, part of a government drive to tackle climate change, would include 2032 asa climate change, would include 2032 as a possible cut—off date, in a bid to switch to all electric cars boris johnson has said he wants to bring in the ban by 2035 at the latest. thousands of homes and businesses in cumbria are facing days without water after a mains pipe was damaged during storm care on a sunday .8 incident was declared after the damaged pipe threatened supplies to around 8000 properties. united utilities said many would be without water despite millions of litres being pumped into the damaged system. councils in england will no longer be allowed to place vulnerable children under the age of 16 in care homes which aren't inspected by a regulator — that's under

new government plans. last year, bbc news and newsnight revealed that children as young as 11 were living in unregulated accommodation, and more than a dozen cases of organised abuse were linked to the sector. our special correspondent ed thomas reports. just a house where people profit from young, vulnerable children. children neglected... i never really had any support. all i had was basically a bed. ..exploited. .. everyone that was involved, whoever did what they did... ..and abused. ..someone needs to pay a price for the pain. for a year, bbc news has been investigating failures inside unregulated accommodation for children in care. that house was basically just a drug deal house. i had to live there because i couldn't go nowhere else. now the government plans to act. the bbc highlighted something that just needed to be changed. what we are announcing today is the end of unregulated children's homes for those under 16. our reports revealed more than a dozen cases of organised abuse linked to unregulated homes

and we learnt that children as young as 11 have also been placed by councils in unregulated homes. your reports expose their children that are being placed in that type of care. that is not something we are going to allow to continue to go forward. so, if a local authority thinks they can continue to place children in those types of environments, quite simply they will have their powers withdrawn in order to be able to continue to look after children's services. we also revealed that some children in care had been placed in caravans, narrow boats and holiday homes. there are hundreds of children under the age of 16, there are thousands of children who are 16, 17. why is their vulnerability assessed differently? so, this is an important point. we are setting a minimum set of standards for every single care home. how will that be inspected, regulated? that is going to be inspected and regulated by ofsted to make sure that they have the right set of standards. ofsted are already stretched,

though, aren't they? so will there be more resources for ofsted to do this? and what you have seen over the last sort of the few months, we have put extra resources into ofsted. we discovered ofsted has not prosecuted a single providerfor running an illegal, unregistered home. the secretary of state wants to give them more powers. can you guarantee that this will be tough enough and make sure no child is abused in an unregulated home? we are making a significant change in terms of the regulatory regime and what is expected of every single council. if it's not safeguarding children in the way that you and i would expect them to do, we will be coming back to this and looking at what further steps can be taken. the consultation will run for eight weeks, before new legislation is brought in to safeguard some of our most vulnerable children. ed thomas, bbc news. children and screen time — it's one of the headaches of parenting nowadays.

according to new research, half of all parents are concerned about the amount of time their children spend playing games online. part of the problem is keeping up with the technology and understanding what kids are doing online, as well as getting to grips with what's appropriate for them. bbc click reporter marc cieslak looks at a campaign which is trying to help parents get to grips with it all. father of three and ex—manchester united and england footballer, rio ferdinand, is fronting a campaign to encourage parents to learn about the parental controls they can use in their children's video games. i was someone who has been fairly involved in gaming throughout my adult life. and my children play, and we thought we had a very good balance in our house. you get in, you do your school work, you do your chores around the house, have a balance between the gaming and being outside. but having an understanding of what your children are actually doing i thought was so invaluable for me to understand what i can actually do, in terms of controlling what type of games they are on.

the get smart about play campaign is the work of the uk games industry trade body. it provides online guides about parental controls on consoles and computers, controls which can limit playtime and prevent children spending real world money on virtual items. research suggests up to 99% of children in the uk, aged between 8—15, play video games regularly. compare this to research carried out by the nspcc, which found that only 19% of parents with children aged between 5—15 actually use parental controls on devices which connect to the internet. but some parents think the games industry should bear a greater responsibility. are they trying to empower the parents or are they passing the buck? i'm a single mum. they have a purpose and a responsibility to actually protect the mental well—being of our children. features in games, like loot boxes, randomised in game virtual items,

which can be purchased with real—world cash, has been compared to gambling, and have led to increased scrutiny of the industry, so, does it need to clean up its act? we are businesses, at the end of the day. and these parental controls and family controls are important because you can turn off in—game spending. that's why the conversation is really important. so, it is a shared responsibility. while learning about parental controls improves digital literacy, perhaps some parents who play video games with their children might enjoy the experience as well. marc cieslak, bbc news. time for a look at the weather. here's nick miller. we have said goodbye to storm ciara now we have storm dennis. the computers have set that will make a mess of the weekend for some of us but we will get to that a moment. wet weather to come before that but first let's celebrate a bit of sunshine! it has been a brighter, quieter day for many but here comes

the next spell of wet weather sweeping north overnight with winds strengthening around the irish sea and english channel coast up to 60 mph and it will not be just rain. and english channel coast up to 60 mph and it will not bejust rain. it is pushing into colder air as it moves further north and it will be in northern ireland with rain preceded by a spell of hill snow but especially to the northern pennines and southern scotland. you don't have to go too high to get several centimetres of fresh snow, even in the central belt, the higher parts in the morning rush hour could have some sleet and snow product difficult travel conditions for some of us early tomorrow. that will slowly ease and elsewhere there are bright skies after the rain, some standing water early but heavy showers moving across parts of wales and southern england and there could be hale put it milder the further south you are but not much above freezing in the father north of scotland. another spell on friday, combined with snow in southern scotla nd combined with snow in southern scotland could bring some flooding problems. it will weaken as it moves

further east on friday, still accompanied by gusty winds. turning milder, temperatures are pretty releva nt milder, temperatures are pretty relevant in the weekend but what is more noticeable is the wind and rain again. from another deep area of low pressure and this weather front is hanging around through the weekend with several spells of heavy rain, particularly in parts of england and wales and even on monday morning it looks very windy in scotland. with storm dennis this weekend it will be very windy with gusts on the coast up very windy with gusts on the coast up to 70 mph, inland 50—60 but also concern about further heavy rain on saturated ground in areas that have already seen some flooding is something to watch and disruption is likely. is already there at the met office weather warnings outfought storm dennis, details on the website but we will keep you updated.

hello, timed the headlines. all 83 people held in quarantine on the world have been told they do not have coronavirus and are going home tomorrow morning. experts say we are still concerned that people are entering the uk with the virus and spread it to others. what we are trying to do in this phase of the response is to make sure that we pick up any of those very quickly and we can identify the contacts that are closest to them and meet our criteria for being at risk to infection and repeat them in isolation. police in northern ireland as 52—year—old man with the murder of lyra mckee. the chief executive of nhs trust at the centre

of concerns over the preventable deaths of babies has played down the scale of the feelings. the media watchdog ofcom has been given new powers to force social media firms to re m ove powers to force social media firms to remove harmful content. in the us, the veteran left—wing democrat bernie sanders has one the vital stage he needs to. first a look at what is coming up on the bbc news. at eight, we talked to the medical association about how gps are coping in the wake of the corona virus outbreak. at quarter past eight we will talk about the woman who was jailed for two years to try to