tonight at 10:00pm, the biggest review of maternity services in nhs history finds catastrophic failures that led to the deaths of hundreds of babies. families torn apart by repeated failures in maternity care at shrewsbury and telford nhs trust over a period of 20 years. really like now some space to grieve and actually put down the fight and grieve for my child, because i haven't been able to do that properly yet. the health secretary has apologised to the families for the "unimaginable trauma" they've suffered, and promised changes at a local and national level. also tonight... more russian shelling in northern ukraine, despite moscow's claim it's redeploying troops.

less than 3,000 visas — just 10% of applications — have been granted for refugees under the government's homes for ukraine scheme. israel's security service on high alert after three fatal attacks in a week, killing 11 people. and, tom parker, singer with the boy band the wanted, has died of cancer at the age of 33. and coming up in the sport on the bbc news channel, a record crowd for a women's football match as more than 91,000 fans watch barcelona play real madrid in the champions league. good evening. the biggest review of maternity services in nhs history, has found that catastrophic failures at shrewsbury and telford nhs trust, led to the deaths and injuries of hundreds of babies and mothers. the review by the senior midwife,

donna 0ckenden, was initially tasked with looking into the deaths of 20 babies, but that grew to nearly 1,600 cases, over a 20 year period, from 2000 to 2019. today's findings show that repeated failures in maternity care led to the deaths of more than 200 babies. nine mothers also lost their lives and 94 children were left with life—changing injuries. donna 0ckenden says the trust often failed to investigate babies�* deaths, and she also highlighted concerns about present—day care. the health secretary, sajid javid, has apologised and is promising to make changes, at a local and national level. here's our social affairs correspondent, michael buchanan. they're notjust taking people's babies away, they're taking christmases, birthdays, everything. year after year, for two decades, children that should have thrived never made it to school, entire classrooms were never filled, whole lives were never lived.

i get to spend the rest of my life going "what if, what if?" at least 201 babies, including pippa, jack and kate might have survived with better maternity care. her criticism of this hospital trust is comprehensive and it is absolutely what we have experienced and what we have been saying all along. the failings of this trust are unprecedented. they lied to families, they didn't investigate when errors occurred. this is all the more concerning when it is clear that major issues in safety were apparent in both midwifery—led unit and consultant settings. unfortunately, these cases were not isolated incidents and, through the timespan of our review, we have found repeated errors in care, which led to injury to either mothers or their babies. for these two families who

instigated review after the children diet, the report is a vindication of their efforts. for me, it'sjust bittersweet, that we are missing daughters that should be with us today because their avoidable deaths were exactly that, avoidable, and we were lied to all the way through. 11—year—old adam cheshire is profoundly disabled after developing an infection shortly after birth. at least 94 children, say the review, were left with life—changing injuries such as cerebral palsy, due to poor treatment. adam's mother believes he's one of them. if they had induced me sooner, because natural labour wasn't starting, if they had monitored him appropriately after his birth, if they had make sure he fed, if they had even taken me seriously when i was saying there's something wrong, that's why i believe they are responsible for all of those warning signs that they missed. in the commons today, england's health secretary sajid javid said the reviewmade

for harrowing reading. this review is a devastating account of bedrooms that are empty, families bereft and loved ones taken before their time. we will act swiftly so that no families have to go through the same pain in the future. mine the same pain in the future. nine women who _ the same pain in the future. nine women who died _ the same pain in the future. nine women who died in _ the same pain in the future. nine women who died in childbirth might also have survived with better care, but these are not historical problems. the review team have significant concerns about ongoing maternity services. the head of the trust of the past two years apologised for the failings. when you became chief executive of this trust, this was the number one issue before the trust. for there to be avoidable errors of the type that are described in this report, repeated at your trust, what does that say about your leadership? it is clear there have been significant failings in the organisation. including on your watch. find failings in the organisation. including on your watch. and we have made significant _ including on your watch. and we have made significant improvement. - made significant improvement. however, we've got a lot more to do.

babies have died in these circumstances will you have been chief executive of the trust. find chief executive of the trust. and where there _ chief executive of the trust. and where there have _ chief executive of the trust. fific where there have been incidents chief executive of the trust. fific where there have been incidents and issues, what i can say is we are thoroughly investigating those circumstances.— thoroughly investigating those circumstances. having had their concerns repeatedly _ circumstances. having had their concerns repeatedly ignored, i circumstances. having had their . concerns repeatedly ignored, today the families thanked the woman they felt had revealed the true scale of the trust's failings, but it was more a moment of relief and celebration. i more a moment of relief and celebration.— more a moment of relief and celebration. ., ., , ~ ., celebration. i would really like now some space _ celebration. i would really like now some space to _ celebration. i would really like now some space to grieve _ celebration. i would really like now some space to grieve and - celebration. i would really like now some space to grieve and actuallyl some space to grieve and actually put down the fight and grieve my child, because i haven't been able to do that properly yet. michael, you have covered this story from the very beginning and one wonders tonight, those in charge at the trust at the time, what happens to them? i the trust at the time, what happens to them? . r' the trust at the time, what happens to them? ., ,~' ., , a, to them? i asked louise barnett toda , to them? i asked louise barnett today. she _ to them? i asked louise barnett today. she is — to them? i asked louise barnett today, she is the _ to them? i asked louise barnett today, she is the chief _ to them? i asked louise barnettj today, she is the chief executive and has been for the past two years, whether she would resign, and she said she wasn't going to. it's

important to stress that the problem is that this trust were not caused by one long—standing chief executive or one poor leadership team. there have been ten chief executives here over the past 20 years. the families would argue many of them have been of poor quality but the review says that churn perhaps meant nobody was actually able to get to grips with the appalling culture and poor practices that are evident here, and there will undoubtedly be questions over what happens at this trust going forward given the strong concerns about ongoing maternity care. but despite the appalling failure is here, it would be wrong to suggest this is the only maternity service with problems. some of the issues here, such as poor training, and some of the issues here, such as poortraining, and a some of the issues here, such as poor training, and a bullying and toxic culture have allegedly been heard in nottingham and east kent, where there are refusing to their maternity services as well. there is a sense, certainly from donna 0ckenden, that there is more attention on maternity care than there has ever been and there are

now real chances for improvement if nhs leaders want to follow them through. nhs leaders want to follow them throu~h. ~ . . nhs leaders want to follow them throu~h. a ., �* . ., ., through. michael buchanan in shrewsbury. _ through. michael buchanan in shrewsbury, thank _ through. michael buchanan in shrewsbury, thank you. - and if you've been affected by any of this, details of organisations offering information and support are available at bbc.co.uk/actionline, or you can call for free at any time to hear recorded information on 08000155 998. ukraine's president, volodymyr zelensky, has been speaking with president biden, and wants more military support, in ukraine's war with russia. it comes as fighting is continuing around the capital, kyiv, and other northern cities, despite russia's pledge yesterday to draw back troops. in the south, too, russian forces have advanced further into the ruined city of mariupol. while in mykolaiv, 12 people were killed by a missile strike. in the east, russia's defence ministry says forces are now focusing on the donbas region. meanwhile, in russia itself, there are further signs of a clampdown on internal dissent.

more on that in a moment, but first, our correspondent wyre davies is in the frontline town of 0rikhiv in southern ukraine. and a warning, some viewers may find his report distressing. russia says it's not deliberately targeting civilians in this war. but there is no other description for what happened to natalia than deliberate. it's a miracle she's still alive, after the day russian troops occupied her town of polohy. translation: | walked i to where my mother lived. a soldier stopped me and i raised my hands. i told them i had been let through, but the soldier fired a burst of gunfire, hitting me in the legs. hitting me everywhere from the waist down. everything is damaged. my private parts, too. he was shooting to kill. 0rikhiv is the next town along the southern road from where natalia was shot.

still in ukrainian hands, but regularly shelled by russia. this village is the last one before the front line. shells land in these fields periodically and the next village, down the road, is occupied by russian troops and civilians have been killed in these villages. now, many younger people have left here already, but others in particular, the elderly, they remain, but they know that they are taking a big risk. lyda's modest farm is right at the edge of 0rikhiv, the most exposed, dangerous part of town. she takes me to see where she sleeps. not in the house, but in this cold, damp cellar. primitive cover from the russian shells. "i am hiding here in this bunker, because they're bombing us and attacking us from each side," says lyda. "i hate them, i hate them.

we used to live in peace and we were happy." speculation about russian troop withdrawals around kyiv is treated with scepticism here in the south, where heavy fighting continues. russia's assault on mariupol is intense. civilians like natasha, who was blinded by russian shelling, are still suffering. translation: my sons were in the basement. l the 19—year—old visits me, but as for the five—year—old, i don't think he should be seeing his mum like this. i miss them so much. i want to give my little boy a hug and a kiss. wyre davies, bbc news, 0rikhiv. there were peace talks this week, but there's no peace yet. the russian military released these images of it launching ballistic

missiles towards ukraine. an army spokesman said russia was continuing its special military operation, and had destroyed fuel storage sites, arms depots, and ukrainian drones. continuing in russia, encouraged by the authorities, public displays of support for the offensive. these buses form the letter z, that's painted on russian military vehicles in ukraine. you will find zs on billboards, on government buildings, even on the side of theatres. and here, this is the home of human rights activist 0leg 0rlov. those who criticise russia's onslaught in ukraine have become targets of abuse. translation: russia is heading i towards, in fact has almost arrived at, something very similar to what we saw in germany in the 1930s.

everything feels very familiar. and that's important. in russia right now, there is no room for alternative views, for public expressions that contradict the official opinion. and that is particularly true of events in ukraine. the kremlin wants the public here to believe that the russian offensive there is both necessary and just. the russian authorities have banned the word "war", in relation to ukraine. so, when dmitry reznikov took part in an anti—war protest, he didn't use any words at all. he was still arrested, though, and fined for "discrediting the russian army". translation: i was detained within 30 seconds. _ i don't think it would have mattered what was written there. some people have been arrested just for holding up a plain piece of paper.

because everyone knows what it means and what it stands for. in vladimir putin's russia, even the slightest hint of dissent is seen by those in power here as a significant threat, to be eliminated. but, in a country where opposition to the government has been crushed, where critical voices are being silenced, where the media is under almost total state control, for now, the kremlin doesn't feel under any public pressure to make peace in ukraine. steve rosenberg, bbc news, moscow. jeremy bowen is in the ukrainian capital, kyiv. volodymyr zelensky has been speaking to president biden, and he wants more _ to president biden, and he wants more weaponry, is likely to get it? the readout — more weaponry, is likely to get it? the readout of the conversation with the white house was not about those

peace talks, not about civil concessions, it was about things america might do to help out the ukrainians and no doubt they talked about what has been happening around the capital. in the few minutes i've been waiting her standing to talk to you and this has been the case for more than 2a hours, there has been a lot of the sustained rumble of artillery, multi—barrelled rocket launchers. i have seen the tracks of them going into the sky in that direction over to the west, north—west of the city. so that is going on there. it is difficult to find anyone in kyiv who believe the russians who said they would reduce the tempo of what they are doing in this area. the evidence of the last 24 hours, and no doubt the sides are exchanging fire, there has not happened. if anything the whole thing has gone up again. so what can we conclude from this? i think we can conclude that the war here is moving from that state of emergency,

if you like, and confusion, into a longer, more attritional struggle with all the dangers that has, not just for civilians and military people here in ukraine, but for the surrounding countries, and indeed for the stresses and strains and the peace of the whole area. man? for the stresses and strains and the peace of the whole area. many thanks to ou, peace of the whole area. many thanks to you. jeremy- _ peace of the whole area. many thanks to you. jeremy- and _ peace of the whole area. many thanks to you, jeremy. and to _ peace of the whole area. many thanks to you, jeremy. and to the _ peace of the whole area. many thanks to you, jeremy. and to the team. - to you, jeremy. and to the team. jeremy bowen live in kyiv. the government has been accused of putting "paperwork ahead of people" by the liberal democrats, after new figures show fewer than 3,000 visas have been issued, for refugees coming to the uk, through the homes for ukraine scheme. so far, 28,300 people have applied for a visa this way, which helps uk families host refugees. but just 2,700 visas, that's10% of applications, have so far been granted. for those with close relatives already living in the uk, under the scheme, just under 23,000 ukrainians, have received visas. the government has admitted the system isn't perfect, and it's trying to speed things up.

lucy manning has that story. that's her. that's her, isn't it? yeah. ajourney 11 years in the making. war and refuge reuniting them. heuo. — i'm so glad you're here. oh, my god. a decade ago claire and her family took in diana, visiting with the chernobyl children's charity. now she's brought diana back to england, this time with her mum. how do you feel now you're here? translation: we are in safety, this is amazing, and i know my l daughter is in safety, and we are very grateful to claire who is hosting us. they fled from heavily bond irpin. they fled from heavily bombed irpin. translation: we had to find the courage to choose - the safest moment for us to escape the shelling. they're very, very brave, making that really terrifying journey.

i just can't tell them how incredibly sad i am that they've had to make thatjourney. but the reality is not many families are getting through on this scheme so far. there is deep, deep frustration that matches are still being done on facebook, mainly, and that visas are taking nine, ten, 11, even more days, to be issued. yulia and her daughter have now waited 11 days in a polish refugee centre. the uk's visa system not as quick as the speed they fled their homes. come and play in our garden. the contrast in essex couldn't be greater. generosity awaits them. we want to get to you as quick as it's possible. but we can't. i know. i check my mailbox every hour. the scheme has been slow, it is frustrating. _ the process hasn't beenl thought through enough. it's embarrassing to some points.

having to ask every day, "have i you had any news on your visa?" and it'sjust constantly, "no." we contacted the government about the delay, and late this afternoon yulia and elisa were told they could come to the uk. people have opened their arms but few have had the chance to wrap them around those who really need help. claire, what is your main task now? to teach them english, to introduce them to fish and chips. i'm going to give them a bit of breathing space to settle in. the government says it has improved the visa process, but when your whole life fits into a car boot every day but when your whole life fits into a car boot, every day waiting is a day too long. lucy manning, bbc news. the legal requirement for people in scotland to wear facemasks

on public transport and in shops, is to be extended until easter monday. the first minister, nicola sturgeon, says it's a proportionate response to high infection rates. the biggest coronavirus wave of the entire pandemic is currently sweeping scotland, but the disease has become less severe after the vaccination roll—out, with 26 patients currently in intensive care. a 15—year—old boy has been found guilty of killing a teenager in birmingham last may. dea—john reid, who was 14, was stabbed when he went out to play football with friends. a jury heard he was attacked by a group shouting racial slurs, after a confrontation over a bag. the convicted teenager, who can't be named for legal reasons, was cleared of murder, but found guilty of manslaughter and will be sentenced in may. the labour leader, sir keir starmer, has accused borisjohnson of "taking the public for fools," by not resigning, over the row about lockdown parties in government buildings. the metropolitan police announced yesterday, that at least 20 fixed penalty notices would be issued. the prime minister says he won't be commenting, until the police

investigation is finished. here's our political correspondent, iain watson. behind closed doors during lockdown, police say covid rules were broken at the heart of government. they are the process of issuing 20 fines, and more may follow. are you expecting a fine - in the post, prime minister? today the prime minister faced questions, but he wasn't keen to answer some of them. he told the house no rules were broken in downing street during lockdown. the police have now concluded there was widespread criminality. why is he still here? the investigators must get on with theirjob, but in the meantime... and they should let... in the meantime, mr speaker, we are going to get on with ourjob. just a few hours later, the questions continued when the prime minister was grilled by a committee of senior mps. could you tell us whether you are one of

the 20 people who received one of these fixed penalty notices? and he made it clear that so far, at least, he hasn't been fined. i'm sure you'd know if i were. but he was pressed on whether he'd acknowledge there had been wrong doing in downing street. you can at least accept that there has been criminality committed? there is an ongoing investigation, and... it's quite a simple question. i understand the point you're making, but i'm going to, you know, camp pretty firmly on my position. but the big concern - people have is that you are not able to be clear- or straight on these issues, if you can't even answer. the question as to whether any laws were broken. but no conservative mp publicly challenged the prime minister. 0ne senior member of the party explained it like this. they said there is exasperation with borisjohnson, but we are not going to ditch the prime minister during

the ukraine conflict or during a cost of living crisis so increasingly, partygate is looking partisan. iain watson, bbc news, westminster. the government says it will challenge the parole boards decision, to approve the release of the mother of baby p from prison. tracey connelly, was jailed in 2009, after admitting causing or allowing the death of her 17—month—old son peter at their home in north london. mps have voted to give women in england, continued access to early abortion care at home. the service, offering abortion pills without a face—to—face consultation, was initially brought in, during the covid pandemic. israel's security services are on high alert, over what the prime minister has called "a new wave of terror". there have been three fatal attacks in the past week, killing 11 people, the latest involving a palestinian gunman shooting five people, in an ultra orthodox jewish suburb of tel aviv. there are fears of more violence, during the islamic holy month of ramadan which begins in a few days' time.

0ur middle east correspondent, yolande knell has the very latest. the chaotic aftermath of the deadliest attack of its kind in israel in years. gun shot. just before, this was the moment a gunman opened fire on a quiet street. the man on a bike got away. five others were killed. today, mourning. thousands turned out to remember a young rabbi avishai yehezkel. he'd taken at his son so his pregnant wife could rest, his family says. translation: he was walking with the pram, with his baby, i to get him to sleep, and during this attack he shielded his son. he lay like this to make sure the boy wouldn't be hurt. but the bullets hit him. people in bnei brak are deeply shocked at the sudden attack in their community, and there is fear too,

notjust here, but across much of israeli and palestinian society that this could be the start of another round of deadly violence. this was the third fatal attack in a week. praised by palestinian militant groups but condemned by the president in ramallah. earlier, israel's head of state visited jordan's king who is historically custodian ofjerusalem's muslim sites, to talk about ways to bring calm in the run—up to religious holidays. we must fight together any type of terror and then cooperate together for the benefit of the security of our nations. but what happened here is a reminder of how good intentions can be undermined. in the days ahead, holidays overlap for muslims, jews and christians. the challenge will be to stop that from sparking conflict, as it has in the past. yolande knell, bbc news, bnei brak.

one of the biggest stars in hollywood, bruce willis, is to retire from acting. a statement from the 67—year—old's family, says he's been diagnosed with a language disorder, caused by brain degeneration. it means his cognitive ability, is impaired. tom parker, a singer with the boy band, the wanted, has died of brain cancer. he was 33. he told fans he'd been diagnosed with an inoperable tumour 18 months ago, and his treatment battle was followed by millions. tim muffett looks back at his life. formed in 2009, the wanted enjoyed number one hits, global acclaim, and even a hug from michelle 0bama during a trip to the white house. how are you? good, thank you. yourself? so good to see you. but last year, band member tom parker revealed he'd been diagnosed with a form of brain cancer, and that he decided to stop his

gruelling chemotherapy treatment. done my six cycles, did 30 rounds of radiation. the body was crying out for help by the end. it was just really intense. his candid approach to his condition won him huge admiration. here he was ahead of a charity concert and band reunion last september. how has that been getting back together again after seven years. well, when you've got a brain tumour it's very difficult to try and rememberanything! the performance itself was hugely poignant. this afternoon, his wife kelsey announced her husband had died. "our hearts are broken," she said. "tom was the centre of our world. we can't imagine life without his infectious smile and energetic presence." throughout his illness, tom parker thanked his bandmates for giving him enormous strength. after the reunion concert last september, he had this to say. it feels more special the fact that we were altogether doing it. you know, and the boys were there to support me.

that's beautiful for me. tom parker who's died at the age of 33. that's it. now on bbc one, time for the news where you are. hello there. spring is on hold as we head towards the end. sleeping southwards and some of us have seen some sleet and some of us have seen some sleet and some snow and through thursday, we start off with the widespread frost and some ice. it's going to turn into a densely spells and winter showers. this court front has been ushering in the court air along the line of weather front rain, sleet and snow. shower clouds in court air and snow. shower clouds in court air and that is where we have some winter showers and from the north. the first part of the morning will tend to clear that rain, sleet and snow from the far south some of

those winter showers continue to push in especially eastern scotland in northeast england. there will be wanted to elsewhere but falling below freezing and —4 —5 across some rural areas and ice of potential difficulties. in scotland in northeast england, a mix of sunny spells winter showers and a mixture of rain, sleet and hail and snow. confined to the hills, could be a few more showers easing into southeast england and it will be windier in the eastern coast and we could see gusts of 40 to 50 mph, just adding to that cord field. temperatures between five and 80 degrees, ten in parts of south wales in southwest england. through thursday night was the winter showers streaming in from parts of the northeast, potentially more persistently with the snow clipping the far southeast of england and temptress again wiped the below freezing and widespread blow friday morning and some icy stretches here

and there. for friday, most will see and there. for friday, most will see a similar day. abrade there's plenty of sunshine but some further winter showers and some more widespread rain, sleet and snow pushing and western scotland and maybe beginning of the parts of northern ireland is to go into the afternoon. temperatures may be just a notch higher but still disappointing for will be the 1st of april, six to 10 degrees. and it may climb a little and quite a lot of dry weather on the way but there will be some showers as well. as we hadn't next week, sides more significant change in the winds turned to westerlies and with that though, some rain at times.