it's wednesday morning, welcome to bbc news i'm victoria derbyshire, here are the headliness. questions for the government about russian interference in the uk after a highly critcal report says the risk was badly underestimated. ministers says they're looking at new security laws. i do think it's very important that we are all one step ahead of that and that is why, as i say, we will be looking at the activities of hostile states and what additional powers can be granted and whilst there is work that remains to be done on that i can confirm that. visiting relatives in care homes in england — the government says it's planning to publish updated guidance this week. if your grandparent or mum or dad or a relative with a disbailitty is in care, tell us your story of the last few months victoria@bbc.co.uk or message me on twitter

@vicderbyshire president trump warns america's coronavirus outbreak will get worse before it gets better and urges people to wear face coverings when social distancing isn't possible. president trump also sent his good wishes to ghislaine maxwell, accused of helping her ex—boyfriend, jeffrey epstein, traffic and abuse young girls. before 10 — millions of pounds is being promised to make homes more energy efficient across england, but concerns emerge about hundreds of thousands of bad insulation jobs funded by similar schemes in the past. and the fight against relegation from the premier league will go down to the last game of the season after aston villa gave themselves a lifeline. good morning. the government will face questions

in the house of commons today about the threat posed by russia, after that report by mps yesterday said it had been badly underestimated. the report claimed the government made no effort to investigate claims of russian interference in the brexit referendum and criticised intelligence agencies for not giving the issue more attention. in response, security services look as though they're going to be given extra powers to try and prevent foreign interference in british democracy. downing street sources said a new law requiring foreign agents to register in the uk was being looked at by number 10 though there are no firm proposals yet. labour have criticised "system failings" in how the uk has dealt with hostile states. the labour leader will face the pm at their final prime minister's questions before their summer holidays. let's talk to norman smith at westminster. are we going to get a register of spies? how would we know if they had

not registered? it is not quite that. what they are talking about is a register of foreign agents. what that means is anyone in the employment of a foreign government would have to register and they would have to register and they would have to give an account of why they are here and what they are doing. nobody expects anyone to put up doing. nobody expects anyone to put up their hand and say i am a spy. but the point is if you were here and you did not declare you were working for a foreign government, you would be breaking the law and could be expelled. at the moment the intelligence agencies are having to rely on the official secrets act which goes back to pre—ist world war times. it is completely inappropriate for the modern age of cyber warfare, of influence espionage. i think under the official secrets act foreign spies can only actually be booted out of the country if they are actually caught obtaining secret information, secret documents. so at the moment

there is not much of the intelligence services can do to those people who are here, trying to spread russian views or trying to influence figures on behalf of the russian state, because they are not actually breaking the official secrets act. the government is looking at introducing this register forforeign agents, looking at introducing this register for foreign agents, which the americans already have. it is worth saying it is not in response to yesterday's report because the government was already looking at this. this was an idea that was already being mooted because of a general consensus that our existing laws are inadequate. it is not the case that they weren't looking for and don't look for interference in all manner of different areas of british life, from interference in politics, but also of course the way that operations take place in things like social media. so they are looking at these things all of the time and it is not from that point of view a gap in our intelligence and knowledge.

but i do think it's very important that we are always one step ahead of that and that is why, as i say, we will be looking at the activities of hostile states, what additional powers can be granted, and whilst there is work that remains to be done on that, i can confirm that is something that is actively going on right now with the government. that was the transport secretary grant shapps. interesting, beyond that there does not really seem to be any government plans to do anything at all in response to yesterday's report, because basically they don't accept it, they do not accept there is a need to reassess the brexit referendum, they do not accept the government has been too slow, turning a blind eye, too complacent and turns of russia. they do not accept the intelligence services lack the necessary tools. they basically just services lack the necessary tools. they basicallyjust do not accept the guts of the intelligence committee report. 0k,

the guts of the intelligence committee report. ok, i the guts of the intelligence committee report. 0k, iwonder if they do accept that it is really odd that people in the house of lords are working with companies with russian links and they do not have to declare any earnings, over £100 from them? most people would think it is pretty odd. but it is not within the remit of the government to do anything about it, it is up to the parliamentary authorities. we may see some movement there because clearly, under the current rules, peers do not have to declare any outside earnings of over £100. so there is a complete lack of transparency in contrast to the position in the house of commons. i think it is quite possible we will see the beginning of moves to try and bring the rules in the house of lords into line with those in the house of commons. thank you very much, norman, for the moment. the government will publish guidelines for care homes in england later this week on how they can

reopen their doors to visitors. care providers have been urging ministers to outline steps on how to keep homes safe for staff and residents. in wales, care homes were given guidance at the beginning ofjune. care homes in scotland have allowed residents to meet people outside since 3rd july as long as the home has been virus free for at least 28 days. and in northern ireland care homes are open, but visits are restricted to one at a time. let's get this report from andy moore. hello! hi, mum! some care homes have gone to enormous lengths to make sure their residents can see theirfamilies. at this home in cheshire, they've created a special pod where loved ones are separated by a glass panel, but connected by intercom. onjuly 9, matt hancock said he would be issuing guidance within a few days on how care homes could reopen to visitors. but since then, there's been nothing. matt fleming used to see his mum in her nursing home on a daily basis, but because of coronavirus, he hasn't been able to visit her in months.

when matt hancock made that announcement ten or 11 days ago, there was a real sort of sense of relief that finally we're going to get somewhere. and we're going to be able to see mum after all this time, with the appropriate sort of ppe and the appropriate sort of health and safety measures put in place. but since then, there's been complete silence. in wales, visits have been allowed to care homes the first ofjune, providing social distancing and hygiene measures are followed. in scotland, homes that were virus—free for 28 days were able to accept visitors from july 3, and in northern ireland, homes that are virus—free can allow one person to visit, with a second person allowed where possible. in the absence of official guidance in england, many homes are making their own arrangements for safe visiting. care home providers say they need the promised guidelines immediately. once you have made a statement, you raise expectations for families, loved ones, and therefore,

you have to have the follow—throughs. it's unfair for the providers, it's unfair for the families who are desperate to visit. so the guidance needs to be published and it needs to be published at the earliest opportunity, because it's late. the department of health and social care said it was doing everything possible to protect the elderly and vulnerable during the current pandemic. it said it would be setting out details shortly on how safe visiting in care homes could resume. andy moore, bbc news. mario kreft is chair of care forum wales and owner of the pendine park care home in wrexham. also gaj ragunathan who runs four residential homes across sussex. thank you both for talking to us. i wa nt to thank you both for talking to us. i want to ask you how you feel about the fact that you do not yet have

this guidance. good morning, it is deeply frustrating. families have had to wait patiently for four to five months to have the right kind of advice and guidance on how to visit their loved ones in our care homes. the last couple of weeks we have allowed a couple of residents of‘ families to come with full ppe after we did rigorous checks and sit outside in the patio whilst the relative was inside in the dining room with a glass sheet. but it is difficult, we have all these measures, but it would be good if the government gave us detailed guidance. do you need guidance from the government. you know what you are doing in your homes, don't you? i think we are on the eye of precaution, we are taking all the precautions we can, but it would be great to have the government's

expertise, theirfingers on great to have the government's expertise, their fingers on the pulse with sage and all that. we are speaking to people on the phone, we have temperature checks at the door, checking that we have paracetamol, any symptoms, and after all these checks, and finally after four and five months they can come and see relatives, but sitting with full ppe at the end of the patio with a glass sheet and four or five metres away and their loved one is inside with another two metres, so quite a big gap to mitigate risk. sure. mario, how are you doing it in wales?m wales we have been on this whole issue of visiting for some time now, because we were calling for homes to because we were calling for homes to be locked down at the start of the crisis and the government here was a little slow in that regard. but as we have developed our relationship through our body for care in wales, we have been able to impress the importance of visiting, because we need to get that as normal as

possible, but as safely as possible. we are making great progress and the issue for care providers is they are all different, there are different arrangements, andl all different, there are different arrangements, and i think people are taking great steps, huge initiatives, people are building conservatories, you have seen the issue in the clip about cheshire, and there are a lot of people in the sector who understand we have got to make sure that people can visit safely, but it has not changed the science. the sooner we have clarity right across the piece, but i have to say the consultation in wales has been very, very positive, and that has led to a great deal of people being able to understand what they can do, but recognising we have got a very long way to go. you have been able to have outdoor visits since the middle ofjune by appointment only. when do you think you will be able to let visitors inside? that is the question. what we are certainly doing is trying to make sure that

those outdoor visits are possible with residents inside and patio doors open and by appointment. in these homes you cannot possibly have a whole family with ten or 12 people turn up in the way that they used to. we are all finding this is very different. but the clear message i think from the care sector in wales, and it has been listened to certainly, is that we have got to recognise there are tensions in policy, we have got health and safety issues around staff, employment law, but we also know the well— being of employment law, but we also know the well—being of our residents and their families is absolutely paramount. families have been marvellous. staff in these care homes, the management try to facilitate it, it really is a very great example of partnership working. the government here has been on board with that and i have to say the regulator has been very sensible and very proportionate.

does it feel like you are coming through this crisis now? very much so, but we are still looking a precaution and we are still worried about a second wave in england. we have had more covid—19 deaths in england than in wales. we are very concerned. we are worried about the winter flu and things that normally affect us, so this year we are extra vigilant. we are making the most of the lovely weather and families can come and sit on the patio, and so we are making the most of the weather. as for visiting people inside, we are going to be extra, extra cautious. yesterday we had the news from the government that 900,000 doctors, dentists and teachers will be getting above inflation pay rises, no mention of social care workers in the public sector. what is your reaction to that? they have failed again on social care. it was

great to collapse on thursdays, but when it comes to pay that is not very distant at all. mario, a couple of weeks ago the prime minister said too many care homes did not follow the procedures. what did you think of that? i really don't know where he has got that information from. i can tell you in wales the care form has had group meetings on a regular basis and whatsapp groups and we have done everything we can. one of the great tragedies of the covid—19 issue as it has affected care homes issue as it has affected care homes is the five nations care group which we are part, we were not around that table at the highest level early enough. had the care sector, and we work closely with care england, and out work closely with care england, and our colleagues in scotland, northern ireland and the republic, we should have been involved back injanuary when we saw what was happening. had

we done that, we would have had a very different outcome. i do not think it is fair to criticise people who have worked tirelessly. i take the point that hasjust been made, the point that hasjust been made, the social care sector is a sector of national, strategic importance. as the first minister in wales says, it is the invisible scaffold that supports the nhs. surely now we have got to recognise the care sector, and particularly social care workers and particularly social care workers and the incredible value they are to out and the incredible value they are to our communities and our society. by that you mean give them an above inflation pay rise? we have got to make sure that working in social ca re make sure that working in social care isa make sure that working in social care is a career that people understand is of the highest value. in wales most of the people in wales are funded in care homes by local authorities. we have had 25 years of local authorities managing the market, it is a very fragile sector and it has always been about course

rather than value. this is the time for social care to be put on that pedestal with the nhs because they are symbiotic. they cannot work effectively without each other. social care should be rewarded as a proper profession and that is what we need to do as a country. one final thought to both of you. mr anka first, in may the health secretary said the government had right from the start try to throw a protective ring about care homes. right from the start try to throw a protective ring about care homesm that how it felt? they were very, very late. we looked down two weeks before the government advised. we wa nted before the government advised. we wanted to take temperature checks way before the government advice. they were late on the ppe, the antibacterial hand gel, the equipment, we had to import things, we we re equipment, we had to import things, we were forgotten. the priority was the nhs and social care and care homes were forgotten. i completely disagree. finally, mario, did it

feel like there was a protective ring from the start thrown around you by the government? absolutely not and i go back to my point from january. the care sector has got very strong representative bodies and those bodies should be involved at the highest level from the earliest point. we now must not blame, but learn those lessons. i personally think we are in for a very difficult winter. it is probably going to be the most challenging winter the nhs has faced in its 72 year history and it is working collaboratively in our nations and across the uk that will get us through this. we have got tough challenges ahead and i think we have got to all work in partnership through this. thank you both very much. i appreciate your time this morning. thank you for your messages wherever you are across the country regarding homes. it is not just across the country regarding homes. it is notjust elderly people, it is

people with disabilities who have beenin people with disabilities who have been in homes. marissa said, my dad is in been in homes. marissa said, my dad isina been in homes. marissa said, my dad is in a care home and he got covid-19 at the is in a care home and he got covid—19 at the beginning of may and he fought him and won. we skype him at the moment and our first visit will be at the end ofjuly. rachel says, my mum is 100 and we had to celebrate on skype and through the window. she keeps saying she feels as though the government had put her ina room as though the government had put her in a room and she has been forgotten about. i cannot wait to properly see her. another rachel says, there are people with learning disabilities who have not had visits from family or been able to go home. it is heartbreaking not being able to see them or hug them, especially when they cannot understand why. they just say home? you speak by the phone. one more for now, i saw my mum yesterday at a distance for only the second time since march the 8th. it has been so hard since she has multiple health problems and i thought i may never see her again.

her care home took the courageous decision to lock down on the 11th of march when they heard a local couple had tested positive upon returning from holiday in italy. i am so grateful to them for their leadership. they have had no cases and fewer bugs circulating generally. mum was joking and fewer bugs circulating generally. mum wasjoking and remembered at all, she has dementia. i was grateful for that. i know she is loved and cared for by the staff there and dementia distorts her sense of time in a way she doesn't realise how long we have all been separated. thank you and take care. if you want to get in touch, you are very welcome. send us an e—mail or message us on very welcome. send us an e—mail or message us on twitter. send us an e—mail or message us on twitter. president trump has warned that the coronavirus outbreak in the united states will get worse before it gets better. tens of thousands of new cases are being identified every day, and more than 140,000 people have died. speaking at the white house, mr trump urged americans to wear face coverings when they could not maintain social distancing. peter bowes reports. a different tone and a different

message, noticeably subdued and less combative than usual, president trump took to the podium at his first coronavirus briefing since april. he acknowledged the pandemic was far from over. we are in the process of developing a strategy that is going to be very, very powerful. we have developed them as we go along. some areas of our country are doing very well, other are doing less well. it will probably, unfortunately, get worse before it gets better, something i do not like saying about things but that is the way it is, it is what we have, you look over the world, it is all over the world. apparently heeding the advice of his experts, who were absent from the stage, mr trump spoke enthusiastically about face masks even though he is only been seen once in public wearing one himself. i mean, i carry the mask. i went into walter reed hospital the other day, i have the mask right here. i carry it and i will use it gladly, no problem with it.

and i have said that and i say, if you can, use the mask, when you can, use the mask, if you are close to each other, if you are in a group, i would put it on, when i'm ina group. if i am in an elevator and there are other people with me, including, like, security people, it is not their fault, they have to be in the elevator, i want to protect them also. the change in rhetoric comes at a time when opinion polls suggest most americans disapprove of the way mr trump has dealt with the pandemic and with the number of new covid—19 cases soaring in some southern and western states, the president seemed to go out of his way to hammer home his new message. we are imploring young americans to avoid packed bars and other crowded indoor gatherings, be safe and be smart. after questions about the virus, the news conference took an unexpected turn when a reporter asked about ghislaine maxwell, the former girlfriend of the convicted sex offender jeffrey epstein.

reporter: ghislaine maxwell is in prison and so a lot of people want to know if she is going to turn in powerful people? and i know you talked in the past about prince andrew and you criticized bill clinton's behaviour — i'm wondering, do you feel that she will turn in powerful men? how do you see that working out? i do not know, i have not really been following it too much. ijust wish her well, frankly. i've met her numerous times over the years, especially since i've lived in palm beach and i guess they lived in palm beach, but i wish her well. whatever it is. i don't know the situation with prince andrew. just don't know. not aware of it. a surprise ending to a new style of coronavirus briefing from the white house. peter bowes, bbc news. passport offices are dealing with a backlog of more than 400,000 applications. a home office minister says reduced staffing to allow for social distancing because of the coronavirus pandemic means forms are taking longer than usual to process. the bbc has been told some families were having to cancel their holidays after waiting months for their new passports to arrive.

a defamation case brought against the labour party by former staff members is expected to be settled in the high court this morning. the party is being sued by seven whistleblowers who appeared on the bbc‘s panorama programme on anti—semitism last july. the whistleblowers criticised the then labour leadership's handling of anti—semitism complaints and are arguing that attempts were made by the party to undermine their reputation. the government's revealed enforcement action has been taken at a quarter of textile firms inspected in leicesterfor health and safety breaches during lockdown. eight have been told they need to comply with covid—19 risk controls. spot checks were prioritised in the city as it's seen higher rates of infection than the rest of the uk. more than five million people in the australian city of melbourne will be required to wear a face covering in public spaces, including outside, from today. the guidance has been made compulory after a surge in cases of coronavirus. victoria state, which includes melbourne, remains

in partial lockdown. cases of coronavirus have been climbing steadily in recent weeks. let's return to one of our main stories. for thousands of families, lockdown has been especially hard because they've not been able to visit relatives in care. there's hope that the situation could soon change as the government will publish updated guidance on visiting relatives in care homes in england this week. fiona lamdin has been to see how one care home coped during the pandemic. when we last saw her it was cold, it was wet, we were all wrapped up in jumpers. and now we're all in our summer things and ijust hope we get to go and see her before we're back and our winter jumpers. dreaming of the reunion. they haven't seen their mum in person forfive months. you're not really there with them and giving them a hug. and while they can't visit her, they can, at least, bake her a cake. well, you don't... it's a little bit shorter around the back.

anyway, mum, you're looking very well. so they're showing their lives like so many families right now, over the internet. this doorstep is the closest they can get to 100—year—old barbara. you're so close. her room is just round the corner. it's so frustrating. this care home has been in complete lockdown. visitors haven't been allowed in, the stuff haven't been out. but two weeks ago, after 84 days, most of the staff were finally reunited with their family and could go home. it was lovely because i had welcome home banners on the door and, you know, seeing all my family, lots of hugs and kisses. butjulie and her dog poppy volunteered to stay a little longer. that's it, good girl. there we are. going home. after all this time. when did you last have a day off? it's been so long she can't remember. yeah, when we came in.

whatever day that was. i don't know. yeah, that was the last time i had a day off. so you've been here now for 98 days. what's it going to be like going to the outside world? i'm a bit nervous, actually. because you've been so protected in here that i'm really feeling quite nervous about going outside and what i can and can't do. see you tomorrow. the government have hinted that in the near future care homes will be welcoming visitors again. we need to work out where the chairs would sit, so we've got two metres... but here in somerset they don't want to rush things. we locked in before anybody else even thought of it. we stopped visitors coming in before it became the norm. we started testing our staff weekly before the government advised us do. it was all obvious to

us what we had to do. so whatever the government says and, you know, whatever rules they make, we will decide when the time is right. and when they do finally open up, visitors will have to have their temperature taken, wear masks, sit outside, and not touch. oh, look at that. barbara is clearly delighted with her home—made cake. laughter. they're very nice. she just wishes she could share it with her family. fiona lamdin, bbc news. thank you for your messages and stories of your relatives. ian in hounslow says, good morning, it has been tough during lockdown for me and my family, my twin brother is in supported living stop he has been locked down since the 16th of march andi locked down since the 16th of march and i have seen him twice at a social distance, but we speak by phone each day. today's announcement that the government may review guidelines will be great news for

many, but why nothing since matt hancock was my previous statement on the 9th ofjune. i think he said guidance would be coming within a few days. kieran says, my relative john is at a care home in worksop and they are absolutely marvellous and they are absolutely marvellous and they are absolutely marvellous and they have prioritised the residents. they have protected throughout and as a family we cannot speak highly enough of them. this week they have initiated seeing family ina week they have initiated seeing family in a pod for half an hour by appointment. we were able to see him over and they have been virus free all the way through. we cannot thank them enough and if any staff deserve a raise from the government, it is ca re a raise from the government, it is care home staff. i could write a book, but we'll leave it here, yours sincerely, kieran. good to get positive stories. now it's time for a look at the weather with chris fawkes. we have got quite a mix today with warm sunshine across southern areas.

cloudy with some sunshine, but cloudy in the north. the radar picture shows you where the heaviest rain has been, in northern ireland and scotland. but we have seen some rain in north wales and the north midlands and that will push its way eastwards. rain at times for north wales, the north midlands and northern england. the rain will turn lighter as we head into the afternoon and it may well become dry in northern ireland. often cloudy, some sunshine for the far north of scotla nd some sunshine for the far north of scotland and with the sunshine in the south, 25 degrees in london, which will feel quite warm. overnight it stays pretty cloudy with further pulses of rain. turning marquee with mist and fog patches. it will be a mild night. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines:

questions for the government about russian interference in the uk after a highly critical report says the risk was badly underestimated. ministers says they're looking at new security laws. i do think it's very important that we're all one step ahead of that and that is why, as i say, we will be looking at the activities of hostile states and what additional powers can be granted, and whilst there's work that remains to be done on that, i can confirm that. visiting relatives in care homes in england — the government says it's planning to publish updated guidance this week. president trump warns america's coronavirus outbreak will get worse before it gets better — and urges people to wear face coverings when social distancing isn't possible. president trump also sent his good wishes to ghislaine maxwell, accused of helping her ex—boyfriend,

jeffrey epstein, traffic and abuse young girls. the fight against relegation from the premier league will go down to the last game of the season on sunday, thanks to last night's results. aston villa gave themselves a lifeline, but watford fell into the bottom three. joe lynskey reports. aston villa's manager barely raised a smile. his team have one game to go and the job's not done yet. but this was a night when they held their nerve. villa could see the route to safety earlier in the evening. they watched watford play manchester city together, and the team they're trying to catch crumbled. in a week they sacked their manager, watford lost 4—0, a result that harms their spirit and their goal difference. that figure's now worse than villa's. so, should they be level on points, watford would be relegated. they have just one more chance to save themselves. it's come down to two tough games, man city today, and then we've got arsenal next week. but, you know, it's about us now recouperating, getting ready, sticking together, as a club, as a unit, as a squad, and getting ready for the next game.

and so, villa's test of unity would come against arsenal, a side who had just beaten city and liverpool. but the home team's moment came in a first—half flash. and trezeguet! a strike from the egyptian even the manager could release for. dean smith's a boyhood villa fan, and his dad, ron, was a steward here. he passed away in the pandemic. pressure on the pitch has come with grief off it. it was a big performance, but an even bigger result. it was one that we needed, we knew we needed. i thought we worked extremely hard today. there was a lot of character, a lot of courage from the players, and now we have to go and recover and get ready for, you know, our cup final now. villa's final game is away at west ham, but this club has come together for their coach, and one more win should keep them up. joe lynskey, bbc news.

liverpool will finally be presented with the premier league trophy, after their last home game of the season, against chelsea tonight. liverpool captain jordan henderson has echoed pleas from managerjurgen klopp — and merseyside police — for fans to stay away from anfield. he says there'll be a chance in future to celebrate. they can't be coming in and gathering around the stadiums because we need to protect the safety of the country and the nhs. nhs staff have been working tirelessly over the last few months and we need to keep going in the right direction. if we do that, hopefully sooner rather than later they can come in the stadium and we can have that moment so please watch it at home, celebrate at home, and look forward to the moment we have together, hopefully in the near future. more than 13 million homes have had what's called cavity wall insulation. it's meant to make homes warmer, cut energy bills and cut carbon emissions.

for those living in fuel poverty, the work was done for free, but there are concerns about the quality of the work that's been done. industry insiders have told the bbc that they estimate 800,000 homes have faulty insulation. this can lead to damp and mould and have a detrimental effect on people's health. with the government about to launch a new green homes scheme, zoe conway reports on the struggle many homeowners have faced to get help. her report was filmed before the introduction of social distancing. for the last two decades, the government has made homeowners an irresistible offer — they can have warmer homes, lower energy bills and help save the planet if they get their homes insulated. poor communities were targeted for the work. in many cases it was done for free. and then the problems started. this is the house gavin used to call home. it's been deteriorating at an alarming rate.

he hasn't been able to live here for two and a half years. excuse the smell. it's overpowering, the smell of damp. i can really smell it. we noticed the damp, and then this damp mark started to progress up the wall, almost at picture—rail height, so at that point we started looking into where the problem was coming from. we spoke to some specialists and then they have hinted towards the cavity wall insulation, which was a massive shock to us. his house in bridgend is so riddled with damp and mould that the council says it's uninhabitable. homes built after the 1920s have a gap between the exterior brick wall and interior wall known as a cavity. insulation started to be added in the 70s. it can be wool, beads or foam. it is injected into the brick and is meant to stop heat escaping through the walls. this is an inspection which is a camera going

into the cavity to inspect the cavity to assess whether there is any rubble in the cavity which will be picked up by the installer if they have done the correct preassessment checks. before insulation is installed the cavity must be completely cleared of debris, but all too often installers don't bother to check. you see debris at the base of the cavity and you see insulation and you are also seeing droplets of water on top of the insulation. if you have got rubble at the base of the cavity, once you retrofit, install, the insulation, that insulation and rubble form a bridge, and it will cause damp penetration from the outside to the inside. on the other side of the wall, kevin shows me the damage. you can see that the damp metre goes to 999, which basically

confirms saturation. you can clearly see it's so badly corroded there's nowhere for the screws to screw into. gavin has spent three years trying to get the company that did the work, miller patterson, to fix his house. he is not the only one. miller patterson, which has put insulation into 800,000 homes, has admitted in court that it has received between a0 and 50 complaints a month. but gavin won't get a penny off them, because the company has gone bust. i will show you my boy's bedroom. as you can see there is black mould and spores in here. this is dangerous to anybody‘s health. are you angry? very angry, having to move out, still pay for the house and go into rented. emotionally, what can be worse than feeling that you have failed your child? and you have put them in a dangerous position not from your own doing. you get to the point where it

becomes overwhelming and you suffer a nervous breakdown... is that what has happened to you? it is, yeah. both myself and my wife. this is the paperwork we filed against the company in administration. the work was guaranteed by the cavity insulation guarantee agency, or ciga, who have admitted that the insulation should never have been put in the house. they have offered to extract it but they say they cannot pay the £60,000 repair bill. they argue the house has been poorly maintained and say gavin could go to arbitration to resolve the issue. campaigners and some mps say that ciga isn't fit for purpose. how can it call itself independent? how can it say it's standing up for the consumer, they ask, when its governing body is almost entirely made up of the industry? for the majority of people i have spoken to, ciga represents the biggest brick wall of them all. because what this industry—funded body appears to provide is far too many cases of protection

in name only. that's the reason why i believe many people i have spoken to about ciga often come back to me with the same response. it's under—resourced and not fit for purpose. in a statement, ciga says that it's now dealing with more than 3000 claims per year. they say they have appointed a consumer champion and independent advisers to their board, and they say they carry out physical inspections on 5% of all installations. this is what an extraction looks like in blackpool. they are sucking out the insulation wall and lots of debris and sand. we know that there's about a foot and a half of sand in this property. and that sand has come from the beach? that's come from the beach, yeah. what we find is that a lot of these installers would pay by the square metrage so they were under time pressures and constraints

by their employers. the company that installed it has gone bust. because the homeowner can't prove that the sand was there before the insulation, they are having to pay for it to be removed. extraction is now big business. millions of pounds will be made just removing insulation from homes in blackpool. industry sources estimate that insulation in 800,000 uk homes is faulty. you can look up and down at any street and they all seem to be filled with a fibre, because you can tell by the drill patterns. it's just a constant ongoing problem in blackpool. in just a few weeks, another government green energy scheme will be under way. ministers say that installers will have to meet high and stringent standards ensuring consumer protection, but what campaigners also want to know is what they plan to do to help all the people whose insulation has failed.

the department for energy, business and industrial strategy gave us this comment... "the government has recently strengthened standards for energy efficiency installers. all suppliers that carry out current and future government schemes are subject to robust installation requirements, giving households assurance that improvements to their homes will be of the highest quality." have you heard of human milk banks? similar to the blood transfusion service, donated human milk is provided to neonatal intensive care units for very premature or sick babies, whose mothers aren't able to provide enough or any of their own breastmilk. but since the pandemic, milk banks have seen a huge increase in demand for donor milk but are having to turn mothers away who want to donate, due to a lack of funding. well, we can speak now to dr natalie shenker — co—founder and trustee of the human milk foundation and hearts milk bank —

to sally nuza — who used a milk donorfor her two—month—old son — and to felicity webster — who has been a milk donor. welcome, all of you. natalie, explain what donor milk is. the process of human milk banking works the same as the national blood transfusion service. mums with surplus milk donate milk after a screening surplus milk donate milk after a screening process surplus milk donate milk after a screening process including blood tests a nd screening process including blood tests and we take them through a careful screening system. the majority is used in hospitals to feed very sick babies while the mothers are recovering or taking time to establish supply and when we set up an elk bank three years ago principally it was to remove that lack of access for preterm babies in hospitals but you will see the service has grown because of the huge unmet need in the community as well. we will talk about that in a

moment because i want to bring in sally. good morning. that must be sam. congratulations. yes. thank you. you were diagnosed with breast cancer in february when you were six and a half months pregnant and your unborn baby, sam, was exposed to three rounds of chemo before he was born and you also had covid—19. correct. it was a challenging few months. tell us about the stress involved. well, obviously being told that you have cancer is going to be stressful but being pregnant at the timel stressful but being pregnant at the time i a layer of complexity that is probably fairly indescribable and made me obviously focus mostly on thoughts of the health of my baby rather than my own health at the

time, and then to add in covid on top of that on an awful lot of pressure for us. and because he had been having chemo it was not suitable for you to breast—feed sand, which is where the donor milk came in. how did you feel when they told you they could provide the milk? it is difficult to describe the level of emotion involved. when natalie told me that they could give us natalie told me that they could give us six weeks worth it was the first timel us six weeks worth it was the first time i cried since i had my diagnosis. i was mostly concerned with sam's health when i knew we would have to have chemotherapy together and so knowing that he would be given breast milk, which i wouldn't be able to provide, because my own milk is currently toxic because of the chemotherapy drugs, i knew that he would be getting all of

those vital antibodies and lowered rates of infection and cardiovascular disease and all of the other wonderful things bestnot does, so it is reallyjust the most amazing gift anyone can get here. why did you decide to go for a milk donor as opposed to using formula? the world health organization has done a numberof the world health organization has done a number of studies into this and it is very clear at the very best bang for your baby is your own breastmilk, the next best thing is someone breastmilk, the next best thing is someone else's. i had to feed my first son on formula sol someone else's. i had to feed my first son on formula so i understand it is perfectly possible to bring up a healthy baby with formula but if there is a possibility of having breastmilk, particularly gavin that samples my community might be compromised by some of the health concerns i had during pregnancy and

also know that chemotherapy can reduce the size, very slightly, but reduced the size of an unborn baby, then for me it was very important to give me the very —— give him the very best start i could. do you think there is a stigma around using another woman's breastmilk? i understand it is difficult to accept help but at the same time there are women out there who are generously giving their breastmilk to help other mothers and it is the most extraordinary gift anyone can give anyone. to attach a stigma to that doesn't make sense to me. it is something i am extremely grateful for. felicity webster, hello. what

made you decide to donate your milk? i struggled with breast—feeding. i had a lot of challenges myself and when i was finding it difficult to get my baby to latch i used a breast pump to express my milk and i could get it to her that way but that created an over supply so i had a lot more than my baby needed. my freezer was absolutely full and a friend who is a doctor said do you realise you can donate your milk and it can go to premature babies and be life—saving ? it felt it can go to premature babies and be life—saving? it felt like a very obvious thing to do and i was delighted to be able to do that. how does it feel when you donate? delighted to be able to do that. how does it feel when you donate7m delighted to be able to do that. how does it feel when you donate? it was an amazing feeling, a wonderful feeling when the collection came and i could give my first two litres and i knew it was going to her family and it meant a lot to me to do it

and it meant a lot to me to do it andl and it meant a lot to me to do it and i was really pleased i was able to get that gift. natalie, when the milk was being donated, how do you keep it safe? safety is at the heart of everything that is done by any milk bank across the world and that has been one of the real pleasures over the last six months to make sure we work with our colleagues globally to make sure that the milk is safe, so it is frozen and kept under very careful circumstances at the milk bank and then we pasteurised the milk which will kill harmful viruses or bacteria that can be in there and then we test the milk afterwards to make sure that it is safe to be sent out. the reason that safety is there is because the majority of babies receiving donor milk can be born under the age of 30 weeks gestation, saw three or four months or more premature, so we have to make sure the milk is as safe as it can be. tell us about the supply

and the demand during the pandemic. we have been overwhelmed. there have been hundreds of women contacting us to the point we have had to turn people away because we have to make sure we can do all of the safety checks and support each donor as we go through. the demand from hospitals went up initially and that has settled down now. we do not quite know the reason. what is problematic is that we are being contacted problematic is that we are being co nta cted by problematic is that we are being contacted by mothers who have experienced the sad loss of a baby but that baby would have fallen outside of the rationing criteria that are present in almost every hospital in the uk that uses donor milk and it is a russian resource and very precious and scarce and what we are experiencing is a huge volume of women wanting to donate —— rationed resource. it as the logistics that need support and that is why we are calling on extra

support from government. sally, how is sam doing? he is thriving. he is doing absolutely brilliantly thanks to the support of natalie. that is wonderful. in terms of chemo, do you have any cycles left? i had my last treatment last thursday. that is the most incredible feeling. how did you feel? it is great it is finished. obviously chemotherapy isn't fun so lam obviously chemotherapy isn't fun so i am still suffering just a little bit from it. i am i am still suffering just a little bit from it. lam in i am still suffering just a little bit from it. i am in the i am still suffering just a little bit from it. lam in the middle i am still suffering just a little bit from it. i am in the middle of a hot flash at the moment in fact! i am looking forward to all the side—effects going away and i am finished. and you can get on with the of your life. absolutely. continued success with the rest of your recovery. thank you for talking

to us. sam has been so well behaved mainly because he has been asleep for the whole of it. felicity, thank you for your time as well. new tv series "a suitable boy" is the bbc‘s first period drama to feature an entirely non—white cast. set in 1950s india in the aftermath of partition, it follows the journey of a university student who faces family pressure to get married. some of the stars made a trip to the uk before lockdown and caught up with monika plaha. i know you're better than him. he's my english lecturer. and she's only met him once before today. from filming in india to the hustle and bustle of a busy press junket in liverpool to celebrate one of the longest books in english history being brought to life by the bbc and for the first time featuring an all—indian cast. how can she be so happy? lata is very adventurous

in her love life. she goes through a phase of wanting to run away from home with the first lover that she finds, who is a love interest from university. set in the ‘50s, it's a mother's search to find her 19—year—old daughter a suitable husband. back in the day, 1950s india, marriage was so important. do you think it's as important now or do you think that has changed? i think it's still very important, especially in india, and i think the tag is not as important now as it was back in the day because everything had to be labelled, like, "oh, you can'tjust be going out with this boy because what will other people say?" may i ask your name? lata. aren't you going to ask me mine? no. this may be tanya's on—screen debut, but with over 100 films to her name bollywood fans will recognise a very familiar face. it was entirely my pleasure.

it was incredible. you dream of something like that. how did you come? my feet just carried me to you. these are fine clothes to risk in the dust. through the eyes of characters like maan and saeeda bai, the drama portrays a newly post—partitioned india where the love between different religions isn't easy and political tensions are high. there is no similarity between this world and the world of the other characters that you see in the show. she is a courtesan who comes from a very respected family so there is no way they can have a future together. family really is priority and family really is where all your value system comes from. this is a drama about indians telling their history, the important story of a nation and a young woman together finding their voice.

monika plaha, bbc news. "a suitable boy" starts on bbc one on sunday at 9pm. thank you for your messages about ca re thank you for your messages about care homes. some good examples of ca re a cross care homes. some good examples of care across the country, alex says i have an anti—with dementia, all residents safe, plenty of ppe. all plodding on as if nothing is going on except no visitors. these exa m ples on except no visitors. these examples don't hit the news. richard says it weeks ago my wife went into a care home with dementia. i can speak to her through a slightly open window and i do so every other day. i feel she has been window and i do so every other day. ifeel she has been ripped from my life but also know she is being well looked after and i cannot wait to fulton in my arms once again. care

home workers are angels, not unskilled. see this as my uncle is about to go into one. i am scared and worried. there are so many exa m ples of and worried. there are so many examples of brilliant care homes as we are hearing this morning. judith says i wanted to highlight the plight of families like mine who have had no contact with loved ones in homes for young adults with complex needs. there has to be differentiation between care homes as our son is physically fit and 2a but due to autism and learning difficulties is unable to communicate with us using technology. that is a real issue. thank you for that. more of your comments after ten o'clock. we've got quite a mixed weather picture today. we can slice and dice the country into three separate pieces. some warm sunshine to come across southern areas, outbreaks of rain for quite a few of you and we've got some

brighter weather for the far north of orkney and shetland, with some sunshine coming and going, so quite a mixture of weather. we'll start off with a look at the rain, though, and we've seen some wet weather move across northern ireland, scotland, into northern england, north wales and the north midlands also seeing some patches of rain and that rain will continue edging in across north wales, the north midlands, from time to time throughout the rest of this morning, really. into the afternoon it stays quite damp. the rain turning a little bit lighter and patchy in nature but it will often stay cloudy. some sunshine across the north and warm sunshine to the south. temperatures 25 degrees in the sunshine in london and that will feel warm. overnight tonight it is going to stay rather grey and turning increasingly murky around the coast and hills with mist and fog patches and mist and fog patches over the high ground. more wet weather edging towards wales. temperatures 12 to 1a degrees so it is going to be a mild start to the day with extensive cloud and this time the low pressure is moving across scotland into the north sea.

the weather front brings cloudy weather with outbreaks of rain across parts of england and wales but the rain not breaching south east england until after dark. temperatures 23 degrees in the south—east. write conditions for scotla nd south—east. write conditions for scotland and northern ireland. friday we should see more than we have some chain to start the day but across southern have some chain to start the day but across southern areas have some chain to start the day but across southern areas in the south of wales it is probably going to turn cloudy with patches of rain threatening and it looks quite likely we will see an area of rain move well into northern ireland as we go into friday afternoon as well so that is another area we will see some wet weather. the best of the sunshine further east temperatures getting into the 20s. this weekend low pressure is firmly in charge with outbreaks of rain easing to showers with a north—westerly breeze. the weekend weather often pretty cloudy. saturday having the most extensive rain. sandy brighter but with quite a few showers

particularly across northern and western areas.

this is bbc news, hello i'm victoria derbyshire, here are your headlines. questions for the uk government about russian interference after a highly critcal report says the risk was badly underestimated. ministers says they're looking at new security laws. i do think it's very important that we're all one step ahead of that and that is why, as i say, we will be looking at the activities of hostile states and what additional powers can be granted, and whilst there's work that remains to be done on that, i can confirm that. president trump warns america's coronavirus outbreak will get worse before it gets better and urges people to wear face coverings when social distancing isn't possible. if you can, use the mask when you can, use the mask if you are close to each other, if you are in a group. i would put it on when i'm in a group. i'm in an elevator and there are other people with me,