this is bbc news. i'm ben thompson and these are the latest headlines in the uk and around the world. people in the uk at high risk of developing monkeypox after coming into contact with positive cases are being urged to self—isolate for three weeks. a verdict is due in the war crimes trial of a 21—year—old russian soldier who admits killing a civilian in the early stages of the invasion. thousands more youngsters will end up in care unless there's a "radical reset" of the system — that's the warning from a landmark review of child protection in england. a 27—year—old health worker in the uk is arrested on suspicion of administering poison with intent to endanger life, after an infant died while receiving care. us presidentjoe biden says he would use military intervention

to protect taiwan if it were attacked by china. black and asian women in the uk are being harmed by racial discrimination in maternity care — according to an investigation by the charity birthrights. hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world. monkeypox has now been detected in three more countries — bringing the total to 15 — as scientists say they are still unsure what is causing the outbreak. austria, israel and switzerland are the latest to report the presence of the virus. these cases come as britain's health security agency has said high risk contacts of people with monkeypox should self—isolate for three weeks. mark lobel reports.

it is still unclear why we are witnessing this unusual spread of monkeypox, as more patients emerge with the common symptoms of a bumpy rash, fever, sore muscles and a headache. it is something that everyone should be concerned about. we are working on it hard, to figure out what we do and what vaccine, if any, may be available for it. but it is a concern in the sense that if it were to spread, it is consequential. austria hasjoined israel and switzerland in confirming cases of monkeypox there, bringing the total number of nations reporting outbreaks to 15. so how dangerous is the virus strain detected in austria? translation: actually, it is not very dangerous. i we know from great britain that it is probably the west african strain and that is not very dangerous. the death rate is around i% but usually, we have mild cases.

however, the uk health security agency warns severe illness can occur. there are certain individuals who are much more at risk of severe disease, particularly immunosuppressed individuals or young children. it can take around 12 days to show symptoms, and patients are advised to isolate until their scabs have fallen off. belgium has become the first country to introduce a compulsory 21—day quarantine for monkeypox patients. contact tracers in the uk are going one step further, advising people who have had direct, unprotected contact with a case to self—isolate for 21 days, too. what i think will happen is there will be more spread but it will be slow, and what you will start to see is that outbreak starting to kind of ebb away as more and more people become aware that monkeypox is spreading, and they seek treatment and we start to deploy the smallpox vaccine to do what is called ring vaccinations, to vaccinate all the contacts in a ring around the cases,

so that we stop the spread. past outbreaks have been stopped in their tracks, like in the us in 2003. but the outbreak of this strain amidst a global pandemic and the emergence of monkeypox in countries where it doesn't normally appear adds to the concern. mark lobel, bbc news. i'm joined now by dr helen wimalarathna, who's an expert on infectious diseases at the university of buckingham. —— birmingham. thank you forjoining us. and the message quite clearly in that package is that there is nothing to panic about but people need to be aware and conscious and they need to seek help if they are concerned. talk to me about where this may have come from and how we are seeing so many cases? yes. this may have come from and how we are seeing so many cases?— are seeing so many cases? yes, it is really unusual. _ are seeing so many cases? yes, it is really unusual, obviously, _ are seeing so many cases? yes, it is really unusual, obviously, to - are seeing so many cases? yes, it is really unusual, obviously, to see - are seeing so many cases? yes, it is really unusual, obviously, to see a l really unusual, obviously, to see a cluster of cases like this. it seems like it is probably imported from an individual who travelled to west

africa. it seems genetically like it is the west african strain that is circulating. so now it is circulating. so now it is circulating within particular pockets of populations, particularly in urban areas which is different from the natural sites of west africa where it is normally confined to rural areas and the interesting thing about monkeypox is that although we know a lot about the biology of the virus, we don't necessarily fully understand the epidemiology of it. so it is likely to be usually confined to animal populations and then spilling over into human populations. but we don't know what the animal reservoir is but we know that human—to—human transmission is not usually the most important method of transmission. sorry to interrupt, talk to me a bit about the transmission, how is it being transmitted and how can people, you know, prevent that transmission if possible? yes.

people, you know, prevent that transmission if possible? yes, so it is transmitted _ transmission if possible? yes, so it is transmitted by _ transmission if possible? yes, so it is transmitted by really _ transmission if possible? yes, so it is transmitted by really close - is transmitted by really close contact, usually with bodily fluids. so that would be the kind of contact that you might have with somebody who is dependent on you for care or with a close partner so we are talking about really close and household contacts. we're not talking about casually walking past someone in the street or sitting next to somebody on a bus. so i think we should definitely have a message that nobody should be overly alarmed and nobody should be panicking. obviously, good hygiene is important. but contact tracing is going to be really important and it would be nice if we learned very much from the lessons covid and put into place really good, early contact tracing. we talk about following up two rings of contacts around the cases that are identified and then to offer vaccination where appropriate and monitoring and isolation. and then i think if this isolation. and then i think if this is practised really well, it would be great if this is a textbook

example case, going forward, for when we have inevitably similar outbreaks in the future. it is interesting _ outbreaks in the future. it is interesting to _ outbreaks in the future. it is interesting to draw- outbreaks in the future. it is interesting to draw those parallels with covid although, as you point out, there is nothing like the risk associated with covid but nonetheless, we have learned a lot about contact tracing, isolation, so the uk and belgium are now recommending a three week isolation period to try to put a lid on this. and also clearly vaccines as well, talk to may be out —— talk to me about what vaccines are available if they are concerned they may be suffering from this.— they are concerned they may be suffering from this. there is one vaccine which _ suffering from this. there is one vaccine which is _ suffering from this. there is one vaccine which is licensed - suffering from this. there is one vaccine which is licensed by - suffering from this. there is one vaccine which is licensed by the | vaccine which is licensed by the european medical association, which has been licensed and approved for monkeypox and it is originally developed as a smallpox vaccine but it is approximately 85% effective at preventing monkeypox. so there is a highly effective vaccine that could be appropriate for people who have

had particularly close contact and in particular, those who might have underlying health conditions which compromise their natural immunity. thank you for being so clear on that, it is really important, thank you forjoining us. and we'll be answering your questions on monkeypox later on today at 12.30 bst. get in touch with the hashtag #bbcyourquestions — or email yourquestions@bbc.co.uk. british military intelligence says russian forces are likely to have suffered a similar death toll to that experienced by the soviet union during its nine—year war in afghanistan. the assessment by the uk ministry of defence says a combination of poor tactics and limited air cover has led to a high casualty rate. russia is continuing its assault in eastern ukraine as it tries

to reach the western borders of the donetsk and luhansk regions. our correspondent in kyivjoe inwood has this assessment of the number of casualties. i think it is worth pointing out that in terms of the actual numbers, what british military intelligence are talking about will be 15,000 men killed in three months. there are other estimates we have heard that are higher still but as you say, it is a vivid illustration, the idea that in three months of what they say is not even a war but a "special military operation", the idea that in that three—month period, the russians have lost more than the entire soviet army did in nine years of disastrous war in afghanistan, it is a very, very clear indicator of the scale of the fighting here, of the scale of the destruction. i think a lot of those deaths will have come at the start of the war, in what you could frankly call a botched attempt to take the capital, kyiv. we don't get accurate daily figures, the russians don't tell us and, i should say,

the ukrainians have not until this point given any kind of running commentary on the numbers they are losing, they have kept it very close to their chest but the figures you referred to there, 50—100 per day, were given by president zelensky in a press conference yesterday, answering media questions about the petition to stop people being able to leave the country. it was not a planned release of the information. but it does give us some kind of snapshot and indication of the numbers that are being lost. most of that fighting now is taking place in the east of the country, in the donbas, and as you say, it is incredibly brutal, there. yes, and also today, we are expecting to hear president zelensky address the world economic forum, its summer gathering in davos and people might find it unusual that he is addressing business leaders and finance leaders but the impact of this war financially not only for ukraine but countries around the world are pretty clear as prices are rising forjust about everything. absolutely and it is worth pointing

out that in some estimates, ukraine's gdp will fall by 50% this year. that is an absolutely staggering figure and it would in normal times make the running of any kind of government almost impossible. of course, they are on a war footing, they have national mobilisation and they have martial law, so things are operating slightly differently but they need help, i think it is very clear. we saw this huge programme that was announced and confirmed by the americans a few days ago, $40 billion, and the eu has said more money is coming in but they do need money. you can'tjust win a war on enthusiasm and determination and will alone. you need cash and you need to keep paying people and you need to get the arms in. although as you say, it seems a bit odd to be addressing business leaders but it is really crucial to the ukrainian war effort that he does things like this. the verdict in the war crimes trial of a russian soldier accused of murdering a civilian is being returned in kyiv now.

let's show you the live pictures. it is worth saying that this is the first war crimes trial that has been held in ukraine since the war started. the russian soldier who is just 21 pleaded guilty to killing an unarmed civilian just just 21 pleaded guilty to killing an unarmed civilianjust a just 21 pleaded guilty to killing an unarmed civilian just a few days after the invasion began, travelling around the country. according to prosecutors, he was ordered to kill the civilian and used an assault rifle to do so. the possible penalty would be facing life in prison. this is just the first, as we said, but ukraine have so far identified more than 10,000 possible war crimes that have been committed by russia so this will be watched very closely, so the first war crimes trial, the verdict due a little later. we will keep a close eye on that and take you straight back there when we get any developments. a health worker has been arrested on suspicion of administering poison

with intent to endanger life after a child died at birmingham children's hospital. the 27—year—old woman was arrested on thursday and has been suspended from her role at the hospital. west midlands police said an investigation was under way and the results of forensic tests were being examined. our correspondent navtej johal is at the hospital. just bring us up to date because it is an awful case.— just bring us up to date because it is an awful case. that's right, ben, the details — is an awful case. that's right, ben, the details on _ is an awful case. that's right, ben, the details on this _ is an awful case. that's right, ben, the details on this incident - is an awful case. that's right, ben, the details on this incident are - the details on this incident are limited. but we know so far that the child was being treated here at birmingham children's hospital, and the paediatric intensive care unit, and died on thursday. later that evening, a 27—year—old woman, a health worker here, was arrested at a property in the west midlands by police on suspicion of administering poison with intent to endanger life. she has since been released as investigations continue and forensic

tests are examined. she has also been suspended by the nhs trust responsible for the hospital. the same trust has said that it is supporting the infant's family at this distressing time and has asked that privacy is respected during this process. the hospital treats tens of thousands of young people and children every year. it is a leading centre for specialist paediatric care. there is no doubt that this news will have shocked and saddened the people who work here. for now, thank you so much. i know you will keep us up—to—date. children's social care needs radical change to avoid tens of thousands more youngsters being taken away from theirfamilies — that's the warning following a major review of council—run children's services in england. the report said struggling families needed earlier support before they reached crisis point and calls for a windfall tax on the profits of the biggest privately run children's homes. here's our social affairs editor alison holt. ok, so let me know how it's been going since the panel.

henrietta works with young people to help them pitch ideas and get their voices heard. and also it would be good to know, like, how you found working on the project as well. her own life was shaped by the crisis in the children's care system that today's report wants to change. after two difficult years, she was removed from her mother by social services. she was 1a, and in the next month, she was moved between five different homes. to me, being in care felt like a never—ending storm, just, like, every day not knowing where the support is going to be from, where am i even going to lay my head, where is the support for the families at the start when they are struggling, why does it need to be when they are taken away? and you can't put kids into dysfunction, when you have taken them out of dysfunction. it makes no sense. today's review says a radical reset is needed to shift the focus of children's social care away from crisis intervention. it wants more early help available in schools and communities, a new expert social worker role

to strengthen child protection, the phasing out of what is described as wholly unsuitable young offenders institutions, a windfall tax on the profits of large children's homes companies, and to ensure change happens, an extra £2.6 billion of funding for services over the next five years. we need to build a care system where homes are available, filled with the sort of people who can provide stable, loving, long—term relationships, near to the schools and communities that these children already live in, that's the big change that we need in the care system. it's so empowering to know that your trauma doesn't define you. that is where places like new beginnings in stockport come in. these parents have had either children taken into care or they have come close to it. you know, we all understand that i each day is different for everybody. here they have found support, counselling and advice which has turned their lives around. my little boy has been

in with me a year and a half and i never, ever thought that would be possible again. and any time i need support, i reach out to new beginnings. they're like family, they are family, they are family that i never had. they have given me so much support and a lot of tools and strategies to work with, with my son who has got needs, special needs. and, again, they have given me the strength to push on, to not make them mistakes again. the government says it is piloting additionalfamily hubs providing early support. it also accepts more needs to be done to support family members, kinship carers, who take on a child who would otherwise go into care, and to find more foster carers. i think there is a real opportunity for us to get those children a loving, supportive home, and we know that family relationships, kinship care is equally important. the system needs to obsess about those relationships

because that is how you get great outcomes for the children that need the most help in our society. the government says it will consider other recommendations over the longer term. alison holt, bbc news. president biden has said he would be willing to use force to defend taiwan and that the us stands with other nations to make sure china cannot use force in the region. speaking at a news conference in tokyo, he added that china is flirting with danger in taiwan by flying close to the island. the united states is committed. we have made a commitment. we support the one china policy. we support all that was done in the past. but that does not mean, that does not mean that china has the ability, excuse me, that china has the jurisdiction to go in and use force to take over taiwan. so we stand firmly with japan and with other nations not to let that happen.

my expectation is it will not happen, it will not be attempted, and my expectation is a lot of it depends on just how strongly the world makes clear that that kind of action is going to result in long—term disapprobation by the rest of the community. very quickly, you didn't i want to get involved in the ukraine conflict militarily for obvious reasons. - are you willing to get involved militarily to defend _ taiwan if it comes to that? yes. you are? that's a commitment we made. we are not... look, here's the situation, we agree with the one china policy. we signed on to it. and all the attendant agreements from there. but the idea that it can be taken by force, taken by force, is just not appropriate. it will dislocate the entire region and be another action similar to what happened in ukraine.

and so it's a burden that is even stronger. that was the view from the us president. china's foreign ministry had this to say in response. translation: we deplore and reject the us remarks. j taiwan is an inalienable part of the chinese territory. the taiwan question is purely china's internal affair which brooks no foreign interference. issues there are china's core interests, including its sovereignty and territorial integrity. there is no room for compromise or concession. no one should underestimate the chinese people's firm resolution, will and capability to defend its national sovereignty and territorial integrity and should not stand against the 1.4 billion chinese people. we urge the us to earnestly abide by the one china principle and the three joint communiques about its important commitment of not supporting taiwan independence, and be prudent

with its words and deeds on this question and refrain from sending wrong signals to taiwan's independence separatist forces, to avoid causing grave damage to bilateral relations. china will take firm action to safeguard its sovereignty and security interests. we will be true to our word. that is china's response. dr stephen r nagy is senior associate professor at the department of politics and international studies at international christian university in tokyo. he says it's no surprise that president biden's comments were followed a short time later by the white house clarifying that there has been no change in us policy on taiwan. the taiwanese protection act clearly stipulates that if an aggressive use of force to reunify taiwan with china is used by china, then the united states would be legally obliged to defend the taiwanese. if the taiwanese do declare independence unilaterally, then the situation would be

different on behalf of the united states. what complicates the situation today is taiwan's key role in semiconductors, as well as its position within lines of communication that really make what happens in taiwan of critical interest to japan, the united states and countries throughout the world. the chinese foreign ministry continues to reiterate the same points on taiwan. this has been consistent and i think that the united states, as well as countries like japan and others have also been consistent in the one china policy that using force to reunify with taiwan is unacceptable not only to the united states and japan but also to the international community. australia's new prime minister anthony albanese has officially taken up office. his swearing—in ceremony took place overnight and one of his first duties will be to meet the us presidentjoe biden, along with other world leaders, injapan. he'll lead australia's first labor government in almost a decade. before he left, he gave his first press conference, where he was asked about australia's

relationship with china. the relationship with china will remain a difficult one. i said that before the election, that has not changed. it is china that has changed, not australia, and australia should always stand up for our values and we will in a government that i lead. the new australian prime minister, there. earlier this month in afghanistan, the taliban said women had to wear a face veil whilst in public. since then, the taliban have ordered female tv presenters and other women on screen to cover their faces whilst on air. the decree came in on sunday and the move has been met with criticism. rachel stanton reports. a new normal on afghanistan's tv screens — female presenters and other women on air now have to wearface coverings. the ruling comes two weeks after the taliban ordered all women to wear a face veil

in public or risk punishment. translation: if such decrees are issued and imposed - on women, then women across afghanistan will be eliminated. a presenter must feel totally calm and relaxed to convey the truth. but, for the first time, i had to present my programme wearing a mask, and i wasn't feeling good at all. in an act of solidarity with his female colleagues, the anchor of the main evening bulletin wore a face covering while broadcasting live to the nation. other male colleagues also wore facemasks on the channel's offices in support. broadcasters say they were told they had to comply with the order. translation: we were told, "you are forced to do it. - "you must do it. "there is no other way." a spokesman for the ministry of vice and virtue said:

when the taliban took control of the country last year, they vowed to honour women's rights, but since the takeover, many restrictions have been put in place. it's really unthinkable that in 2022, we're seeing the same kinds of abuses against women and girls that the taliban imposed in 1996 when they last took power. their overall strategy seems to be to completely erase women and girls from public life. but for now, these afghan women presenting the news remain defiant. rachel stanton, bbc news. let's bring you some live pictures now from davos where the first in—person meeting since 2020 is taking place. ukrainian president zelensky is addressing leaders who are attending via video link.

you will know president zelensky has made several addresses to governments around the world. this one is particularly appealing to political and also business leaders given the economic impact of the war. it is worth saying that the address comes on the day that president zelensky has said his country is losing between 50 and 100 lives every single day in the east of the country. that is likely to be referring to military casualties. that gives us a sense of how fierce the fighting is becoming in certain parts of the country. we know that russian forces in the east are intensifying their attacks on key cities, there. as you can see, that address from president zalevski is getting under way. it will be watched of course very closely as the fighting continues and we know that over the weekend, we got very little sense of quite what would happen next and the president is saying that there would be no surrender, no compromise, no ceasefire with russia until certain

assurances can be made. let's listen to what president—elect he is saying. translation: to what president-elect he is saying. translation: history at a turnin: saying. translation: history at a turning point. _ saying. translation: history at a turning point, government - saying. translation: history at a turning point, government policies and business strategies. this year, the words tyranny appears to become more than just a rhetorical figure of speech. this is really the moment when it is decided whether brute force will rule the world. if so, the force is not interested in our thoughts and there is no need for further meetings in davos because there would be no reason for that. brute force seeks nothing but the subjugation of those it seeks to subdue. and it does not discuss, but kills at once, and russia does that in ukraine, just as we speak. —— speak today. by the way, look at the building, the former russian house

in davos. it has been turned into a house of russian war crimes. this is an example of their transformation, what russia has done to itself but becoming a state of war criminals and what it brings to the world. it inspires other potential aggressors to act. instead of successful, peaceful cities, there are only black ruins. instead of normal trade, ac ca black ruins. instead of normal trade, ac ch of mines and blocked ports and ukraine, instead of tourism, collect russian bombs and cruise missiles. this is what the world would like, if that too many moment would not have a proper response from humanity, it would resemble a large set of war crimes, so history, remember, is many moments, when everything changed dramatically, for example, how

several shots fired could kill millions of people if those shots were fired on june millions of people if those shots were fired onjune 28,1914, in sarajevo. he is how much grief one person can do —— history remembers how much grief. if it can see and understand that it has not been properly resisted as it was for example in 1938 in munich, some historical twists and turns were some, some not but we always had to respond to them, trying to prepare for other historical upheavals, so as to mitigate the possible consequences, or trying to heal the wounds out of catastrophes that followed one or another historical twist. and now, we have a large collection of such responses. this un charter with all of these

agencies, the iaea, the wto and many other institutions, but are there enough of them to respond to what we have faced today? is it possible now to try to adapt those institutions for modern challenges? definitely not. we need to change the approach, not. we need to change the approach, not to respond but to act preventatively. and not only to adapt to new realities what we have but to create new tools, new precedents. we have established a historical precedent for courage. we listened to those who sent our defence would not hold longer than a couple of days, we have stopped the russian army which was the second largest in

the world at the cost of heavy fighting and lives, we are pushing the occupiers out of our territories, but would we have to do that if we were hard last year and a full range of sanctions were applied against russia, preventive that would knock down any aggressor. i am sure the answer is no. preventing war could be guaranteed should the sanctions of the world be preventive and notjust imposed in response. ukraine has set another precedent in these three months, a precedent for these three months, a precedent for the unity of the general rhetoric world around emotions of change and admiration for the carriage of ukrainians and the understanding that you would need to fight for freedom and now hundreds of millions

of citizens in democratic countries are putting pressure on governments and on companies to make sure that the limit or restrain their relations with the aggressor state, with russia and to help the people who are under attack. this is happening only now even though russian started its war against ukraine in 2014. we are grateful for the support, but if that happened back then, immediately, that unity, that pressure on governments and companies for the fight for freedom, would russia start the full—scale war? bring all these losses upon ukraine and the world? i am sure that the answer to this question is also nope. now we see that the world listens and believes ukraine but there is also a certain expectation

that the world that the situation will be resolved, what can we create to prevent such aggressions in future and how do we stop the brute force that has challenged everything that we all cherish and value? that is what the turning point means. ladies and gentlemen, do not expect russia using their special weapons or chemical, biological and nuclear to not give the aggressor the impression that the world would not resist enough, protect the freedom in regular peaceful order in the world with the maximum efforts possible. that is what the sanctions should be. they should be maximum so that russia and every other

potential aggressor who wants to wage a brutal war against its neighbour would clearly know the immediate consequences for their actions. i believe there are not stiff enough sanctions against russia, russia oil embargo, all russian exports should be blocked. there should not be any trade with russia. this should be a precedent, sanctions pressure that will work convincingly with support peace. it is necessary to set a precedent for the complete withdrawal of all foreign businesses from russian markets so that they will not be associated, they were not used by war criminals. and there bloody...

it must matter. particularly when a full—scale war, global markets are becoming destabilised because someone there is simply neglecting the values. in that case, everyone suffers losses. we offer every company that leaves the russian market to continue operating in ukraine who will have access not only to our market reporting millions of consumers but also to the common market of europe and your brands, your positions will only increase because you will truly support the protection of freedom. our representatives here in davos can inform you all of the details of the prospect that ukraine opens for your businesses. ladies and gentlemen, we offer the world to set a precedent for rebuilding the country after the war that will show everyone the dreams of destroying the lives of a neighbour, the war is

not one. i invite you to take part in this rebuilding. the amount of work is enormous. we have half $1 trillion of losses, tens of thousands of cities were destroyed. we need to rebuild cities and industry. we offer special a historically significant module of rebuilding, partner countries and companies will have the opportunity to protect patronage of a particular region, it could be a city or a community or an industry. britain, denmark, the european union and other leading international entities have already chosen a specific area for patronage in rebuilding and thanks to these models of relations, a post—war rebuilding could be faster, could be efficient, could be of high quality and this would not only allowed to attract the best

specialist, architects, engineers, builders, developers, managers and others, but it will also be the largest since world war ii. it will become the largest opportunity for an economic way forward and i hope that at the beginning of the international conference that was mentioned by the president will be held injuly this year dedicated to post—war reconstruction of ukraine. all of our partner countries, most of the leading companies of the world will come up with their own packages of proposals and taking this opportunity to extend gratitude to switzerland for organising this conference and supporting our efforts. i would like to know the efforts, the proposal to establish a platform of rebuilding and

reconstruction that would be managed jointly by ukraine and will allow to direct the european union resources to restore life in our country. the list of presidents that we need would not be complete without a few more decisions. there has to be a precedent for punishing the aggressor, russian assets, scattered in differentjurisdictions, must be found. they have to be seized or frozen. and then they should be allocated to a special fund that would be used to help all those affected by the war. of course, this is not easy. after that, there will be definitely no action of any aggressor to do what russia has done. if the aggressor loses everything, then it definitely

deprives him of any motivation to start a war. any response to the mass... is too late by definition. the famine should be stopped preventively. when it is not yet started, the world has... and we proposed to establish the organisation for responsible democratic states exporters of food who can act with respect for human rights and global trade rules. the motivation for us is very simple. whatever the turning points are in history, the humanity should have a tool to protect itself against hunger. ukraine will provide a platform for the activities of this new organisation which is very important and one more aspect, this war of russia against ukraine convinces everyone that support to

the country under attack is more valuable the sooner it is provided. weapons, funding, political support and sanctions against russia. if we had received them 100% of our needs, at once, back in february, the result would be tens of thousands of lives saved. this is why ukraine needs all the weapons that we ask for, not only the ones that we are being provided with. that is why ukraine needs funding. 5 billion us dollars per month. and all the fun is that we need for rebuilding our country, this is why we have established a fund for rebuilding ukraine called united 24, we call upon everyone tojoin ukraine called united 24, we call upon everyone to join us ukraine called united 24, we call upon everyone tojoin us —— ukraine called united 24, we call upon everyone to join us —— this blackmore —— this platform, a

specific proposal, how to help and where to allocate these funds, where are those priorities? the targeted nature of our work is the priority. and under this brand, united 24, we established a global structure that can within 24 hours, provide sufficient support to any country that has suffered or faced a military attack, a natural disaster or a pandemic. we offer security guarantees based on what we have faced, what we have gone through and there must be something that sets a precedent for a timely assistance to everyone who needs it to save lives, to save social stability. all the

necessary elements for a normal economy. something like a 911 service. there has to be a similar service. there has to be a similar service that is called united 24 which will guarantee the security on a global scale. ladies and gentlemen, a man whose name is still well remembered, george marshall said, back in 1947, well remembered, george marshall said, back in1947, he well remembered, george marshall said, back in 1947, he said, our policy is not against a country or a doctrine but against hunger, poverty, despair, and chaos. it's goal is to revive a functioning economy in the world to allow the emergence of a political and social conditions in which free institutions can exist. these words are relevant even today. my

proposals are all the same. they are designed to counter hunger, poverty, despair and chaos. and the war unleashed by russia and brings nothing else but hunger, poverty, despair and chaos to many in the world, not only to ukraine, because guaranteeing peace and stability and security requires all of us acting quickly and preventive. we should not be afraid to set new precedents and this is what the world should learn at various turning points to which it paid a high price. this was the price for the fact that the world would only respond, not to act preventively. now we can do it differently. in the correct way. thank you for your attention. glory to ukraine. the

thank you for your attention. glory to ukraine-— thank you for your attention. glory to ukraine. ~ ., ., , , to ukraine. the ukrainian president addressin: to ukraine. the ukrainian president addressing the _ to ukraine. the ukrainian president addressing the world _ to ukraine. the ukrainian president addressing the world economic - to ukraine. the ukrainian president i addressing the world economic forum in davos. a standing ovation from the deli because they are made up of political leaders and business leaders and you will note in his address, president zelensky focusing on the economic cost of rebuilding and the huge amount of work that now to be done. he also touched on the issue of sanctions saying that the international community should be ready to use sanctions to prevent conflicts, notjust to respond to ones that are already under way. the war would not have happened in ukraine if sanctions had been imposed before the war began. he also reiterated claims that there should be no trade with russia because the world, he said, needs to set a precedent. you talked about inviting the international community to help with the rebuilding of ukraine. talked about the hunger,

poverty and chaos that is caused by war. it is not only the conflict in ukraine but all war around the world, the international community must come together to decide where to allocate funds to make sure rebuilding can happen. he also talked about the ongoing conflict, touching on the fact that ukrainian forces were gradually pushing back russian troops from certain areas of the country. we know, president zelensky also said he was losing up to 100 soldiers every day as fighting intensifies in the east of the country. on that theme it is worth taking you to a war crimes trial, the trial of a russian soldier accused of murdering a civilian. that is being in kyiv, and this is significant because it is the first war crimes trial being held in ukraine since the war started. ukraine has identified more than 10,000 possible war crimes that

they say were committed by russia. this is just the first. we are expecting the verdict over the course of the coming hours, we do not have an indication of when that will happen, but this is a 21—year—old russian soldier who has pleaded guilty to killing and unarmed civilian when this invasion began. we will keep a close eye on events in kyiv in what is the first war crimes trial to be held in the country. 14 minutes to 11. an inquiry by the charity birth rates says black and asian women are being the year—long study found that some women felt unsafe, were denied pain relief and faced racial stereotyping. divya talwar reports. i kept thinking, is there something wrong with me? what if i actually don't make it out of here? hiral had leila almost a year ago. she says it was a traumatic labour.

i felt shivery, my whole body was achey, every time i told the midwives that i don't feel good, they were like, "oh, well, you look fine." it was 24 hours before doctors realised hiral was seriously ill. she had sepsis. it was just so frustrating that, like, you're just not listened to. it was a fight the whole way. it was constant fighting. and... it's not what having a baby should be like. you shouldn't have to keep fighting. hiral believes her race played a part in her treatment. so i noticed, like, with the racial stereotypes and the micro aggressions, i think they'd come in and they'd be like," morning, princess." she meant princess as in, "princess", i think indian girls, asian girls are little daddy's girls, mummy�*s girls, get everything handed to them. can't handle pain. instead of taking me seriously, i think theyjust thought i was a big crybaby. an inquiry by the charity birthrights had similar stories to hiral�*s.

black and asian women reported experiencing racial stereotyping and micro aggressions and felt dismissed. tinu felt ignored during her three pregnancies. with her youngest daughter, she had unexplained bleeding, but was told it was just an infection. it got worse and she ended up needing multiple blood transfusions. if i had not have been hospitalised, i don't think i'd be sitting here right now. and i don't think my daughter would be here either. anotherfinding of the inquiry was black women being denied pain relief based on racial stereotyping of tolerance. i never got anything other than gas and air, and even that, i had to beg for. everybody handles pain differently. i don't know where people get this idea that we can handle more than most people. all my experiences in my pregnancies have been tainted by my race.

the report highlights the need for urgent action including better education. the key thing for me to come out of this inquiry as a health care professional is the gaps in our knowledge and the lack of understanding when it comes to how unconscious bias is consistent in the care we provide. a new maternity task force has been set up which the department of health and social care said would address unacceptable disparities in care. tinu hopes these disparities will end long before her girls need maternity care. i have two daughters. i don't want them to have to go through what i've gone through. divya talwal, bbc news. i'm joined by kelly koleoso, a mother of four who's experienced racism

while in maternity care. thank you for talking to us. it is not an easy subject to discuss. can you talk about your personal experience of this? i you talk about your personal experience of this?- you talk about your personal experience of this? i had my son five years _ experience of this? i had my son five years ago. — experience of this? i had my son five years ago, and _ experience of this? i had my son five years ago, and i _ experience of this? i had my son five years ago, and i was - experience of this? i had my son i five years ago, and i was admitted for almost two weeks, and there were a range of things that went wrong with my progression. i had over the period of weak and it was not working. they were complaining that my partner was friendly and i was not. i had an emergency cesarean when i had my son, and i baked for my partner to be allowed into the theatre whilst i had the second epidural, they refused and went ahead. without my consent. and after i had my son, they thought he had

jaundice so they put him in a photo therapeutic booth, and the baby had to wear a mask to protect their face and it was put on the wrong way, i went to get the midwife, and the paediatrician said he had jaundice, she came and she said, oh, my god, the mask is on the wrong way. when the mask is on the wrong way. when the two came out, he was dehydrated and the mask is supposed to go under your chin, but it was underneath his nose. he couldn't breathe and had we not notice something was wrong, they could have killed my son. there was no follow up to it, no one was sorry, there was nothing. i no follow up to it, no one was sorry, there was nothing. i am sorry ou had sorry, there was nothing. i am sorry you had to — sorry, there was nothing. i am sorry you had to go _ sorry, there was nothing. i am sorry you had to go through _ sorry, there was nothing. i am sorry you had to go through that, - sorry, there was nothing. i am sorry you had to go through that, a - sorry, there was nothing. i am sorry you had to go through that, a very l you had to go through that, a very worrying time for you. i wonder how

much of this has come down in your view to a total lack of education or awareness and how much was, as you were talking about there, outright racism? to were talking about there, outright racism? ., , ., , ., racism? to be honest, from the moment i _ racism? to be honest, from the moment i got — racism? to be honest, from the moment i got there, _ racism? to be honest, from the moment i got there, to - racism? to be honest, from the moment i got there, to the - racism? to be honest, from the| moment i got there, to the point where i left, it was negative. my whole experience was negative, traumatic, the midwife not knowing how to put the mask on, she was agency staff, perhaps that was the problem, she should have had the training to put a mask on a baby, god knows how many children she has done this to. the comments, when a woman comes in to give birth, it is a vulnerable time, you need sympathy and empathy, i was not met with that, it was almost as s, black women are strong, get on with it. after my cesarean, i was in a lot of pain, they forgot to give me my pain

relief, when they asked for it, i was told you are a pain. you don't treat me like i am a real person. as i said, i am sorry you had to go through this. that report that is published to date with key recommendations to make sure that other people do not face what you did, thank you for sharing your story with us. a mother of four facing distinct problems in her maternity care. let's turn our attention to something entirely different. the chelsea flower show makes a return to its traditional spring slot this week — after two years of disruption caused by the pandemic. this year's displays includes a garden which honours one of the show�*s biggest and most longstanding supporters, the queen. let's go live to the chelsea flower show and our reporter charlotte gallagher who's there for us. good morning from chelsea flower

show. it is a gorgeous spring day here, as you said, chelsea flower show is back for the first time in a couple of years in the spring because of the pandemic. lots of beautiful spring flowers and plants, lots of gorgeous colours. for the first time, small gardens, the balcony and container gardens are being judged as well. that's really important, so many people got into gardening over the lot —— but they did not have a huge space to do landscaping and water features. here is one smaller garden, with the designerjane porter. designer jane porter. congratulations, this designerjane porter. congratulations, this is yourfirst garden design. that congratulations, this is your first garden design-— congratulations, this is your first uuardendesin. ., ,, ., , , garden design. at flower show, yes. it is very exciting, _ garden design. at flower show, yes. it is very exciting, i _ garden design. at flower show, yes. it is very exciting, i feel— garden design. at flower show, yes. it is very exciting, i feel like - it is very exciting, i feel like doing — it is very exciting, i feel like doing my— it is very exciting, i feel like doing my first show at chelsea flower— doing my first show at chelsea flower show isjumping in at doing my first show at chelsea flower show is jumping in at the deep _ flower show is jumping in at the deep end. — flower show is jumping in at the deep end, it is not a small show, it is the _ deep end, it is not a small show, it is the biggest one. it is a big challenge. it is the biggest one. it is a big challenge-— is the biggest one. it is a big challenue. ., ., , ., , challenge. it looks gorgeous and is ins - ired challenge. it looks gorgeous and is insired b challenge. it looks gorgeous and is inspired by scotland. _ challenge. it looks gorgeous and is

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herself. thank you very much. it looks lovely _ herself. thank you very much. it looks lovely there. _ herself. thank you very much. it looks lovely there. you - herself. thank you very much. it looks lovely there. you are i herself. thank you very much. it i looks lovely there. you are watching bbc news. we will see you soon. hello. skies will look like this across some parts of the country today. and as far as this week is concerned, it is going to be quite u nsettled. it is going to be a relatively cool week, breezy too and we are expecting rain at times. and you can see layers of cloud across the country this morning. and that perhaps is going to stay through most of the day. this cloud here in the south—east, a weather front that is going to clip the south—east and east anglia, so the most persistent rain through this afternoon will be across this corner of the country. elsewhere, clumps of showers in the south—west, across wales, into the midlands, northern scotland too and elsewhere, a scattering of showers, but some of them could be heavy. i wouldn't even rule out a rumble of thunder.

supporting temperatures, 14 degrees in belfast, at best we'll make around 18 degrees in one or two spots. the forecast for this evening and overnight shows more of the same, so there is layers of cloud, in fact, it could turn quite wet along the north sea coast, parts of east anglia, once again. but out towards the west, it does look as though the skies will clear towards tuesday morning, so there will be some sunshine first thing tomorrow for sure. now, you can see where the wettest of the weather is tomorrow, particularly around the north—east into yorkshire. to the south, we are talking about sunny spells and scattered showers and similar weather in northern ireland and scotland, too. i think overall tomorrow, it is going to be a brighter day, but, remember, you may need your brolly at times. and it will be quite breezy out there too. the temperature is fairly similar, from 15 celsius to around 17 celsius or 18 degrees. tuesday into wednesday, we'll see a weather front sweeping in off the atlantic linked to this low close to iceland. so there's thick cloud spreading

across the uk, again, a blustery, quite windy day around some of those western coasts, gusts could be approaching 40mph. quite a bluster. again, sunny spells in the forecast. it is not all grey and it is not all rain. temperatures, again, much the same, around 14 to perhaps 17 celsius. that is a little below average for the time of year. and here is the summary with the outlook into next week, so rather changeable picture, but there is a hint things will be turning a little more settled and warmer as we head towards friday and into the weekend. bye— bye.

this is bbc news. i'm joanna gosling and these are the latest headlines at 11... thousands more youngsters will end up in care unless there's a "radical reset" of the system — that's the warning from a landmark review of child protection in england. a 27—year—old health worker is arrested on suspicion of administering poison with intent to endanger life — after an infant died while being treated in hospital. people at high risk of developing monkeypox after coming into contact with positive cases are being urged to self—isolate for three weeks. a 21—year—old russian soldier who admits killing an unarmed civilian in the early stages of the invasion in ukraine is sentenced to life in prison in the country's first war crimes trial. black and asian women are being harmed by racial discrimination in maternity care — according to an investigation by the charity birthrights.

and... manchester city's premier league victory was marred by a pitch invasion in which villa's goalkeeper was allegedly attacked. children's social care needs radical change to avoid tens of thousands more youngsters being taken away from theirfamilies. a major review of council—run children's services in england says earlier support is needed before families reach crisis point. the report says 100,000 children could be in care by 2032 if things don't change. that's 20,000 more than the current figure, which is already a record high. the landmark review makes more than 80 recommendations — with its lead, former teacherjosh macalister,

saying the system needs a �*radical reset�*. to do that he's calling for 2.6 billion pounds to be invested over the next five years, and a windfall tax on big private children's homes. here's our social affairs editor, alison holt. ok, so let me know how it's been going since the panel. henrietta works with young people to help them pitch ideas and get their voices heard. and also it would be good to know, like, how you found working on the project as well. her own life was shaped by the crisis in the children's care system that today's report wants to change. after two difficult years, she was removed from her mother by social services. she was 14, and in the next month, she was moved between five different homes. to me, being in care felt like a never—ending storm, just, like, every day not knowing where the support is going to be from, where am i even going to lay my head, where is the support for the families at the start when they are struggling, why does it need to be

when they are taken away? and you can't put kids into dysfunction, when you have taken them out of dysfunction. it makes no sense. today's review says a radical reset is needed to shift the focus of children's social care away from crisis intervention. it wants more early help available in schools and communities, a new expert social worker role to strengthen child protection, the phasing out of what is described as wholly unsuitable young offenders institutions, a windfall tax on the profits of large children's homes companies, and to ensure change happens, an extra £2.6 billion of funding for services over the next five years. we need to build a care system where homes are available, filled with the sort of people who can provide stable, loving, long—term relationships, near to the schools and communities that these children already live in, that's the big change that we need in the care system. it's so empowering to know that your trauma doesn't define you.

that is where places like new beginnings in stockport come in. these parents have had either children taken into care or they have come close to it. you know, we all understand that each day is different for everybody. here they have found support, counselling and advice which has turned their lives around. my little boy has been in with me a year and a half and i never, ever thought that would be possible again. and any time i need support, i reach out to new beginnings. they're like family, they are family, they are family that i never had. they have given me so much support and a lot of tools and strategies to work with, with my son who has got needs, special needs. and, again, they have given me the strength to push on, to not make them mistakes again. the government says it is piloting additionalfamily hubs providing early support. it also accepts more needs to be done to support family members, kinship carers, who take on a child who would otherwise go into care,

and to find more foster carers. i think there is a real opportunity for us to get those children a loving, supportive home, and we know that family relationships, kinship care is equally important. the system needs to obsess about those relationships because that is how you get great outcomes for the children that need the most help in our society. the government says it will consider other recommendations over the longer term. alison holt, bbc news. joining me now is zara a 20—year—old care leaver from devon. in herfirst in herfirst year in herfirst year at in her first year at sunderland in her first year at sunderland university studying health and social care and is passionate about advocating for children in care. thank you forjoining us. so, as a care leave yourself, what is your response to the report and its recommendations? 50. response to the report and its recommendations?— response to the report and its recommendations? ,, ., ., , recommendations? so, the review has been a lona

recommendations? so, the review has been a long time _ recommendations? so, the review has been a long time coming, _ recommendations? so, the review has been a long time coming, change i been a long time coming, change desperately needs to happen to improve the care system for young people, but at the same time i am also apprehensive. in particular, i am concerned about the role being ended,... ir am concerned about the role being ended,... ., ., ., , ., , ., ended,... ir oh what does that stand for? independent _ ended,... ir oh what does that stand for? independent reviewing - ended,... ir oh what does that stand for? independent reviewing officer, | for? independent reviewing officer, the work for? independent reviewing officer, they work alongside _ for? independent reviewing officer, they work alongside social - for? independent reviewing officer, they work alongside social workers. j they work alongside social workers. was a huge inspiration to me amid such a difference to me. it was another stable professional in my life. i have benefited from having caring and stable relationships, my foster mother and my social workers, both who i am still in touch with, supported me at some of my lowest times. , ., �* , . times. so, you've experienced something _ times. so, you've experienced something that _ times. so, you've experienced something that gave _ times. so, you've experienced something that gave you i times. so, you've experienced something that gave you a i times. so, you've experienced l something that gave you a level times. so, you've experienced i something that gave you a level of stability, obviously, in care and you are well aware of how different

it is for so many others and we have been hearing, we heard from henrietta in our report who described being in care as feeling like living in a never—ending storm and the way the report is looking at this now is to say that it needs to be front—loaded support to target what is going on in families before the children get taken away. is that the children get taken away. is that the answer?— the answer? yes. in my eyes, stability is — the answer? yes. in my eyes, stability is key _ the answer? yes. in my eyes, stability is key and _ the answer? yes. in my eyes, stability is key and any - the answer? yes. in my eyes, stability is key and any young | stability is key and any young person, being in care, the experience should not change that, we are still children, we need stable and loving homes. even now, that needs to be continued, it is not about whether a home has a three bedroom, you need to create that loving and supportive environment for a young person, who may already have experienced a lot and needs that extra support. that have experienced a lot and needs that extra support.— that extra support. that is such a iood that extra support. that is such a good point. _ that extra support. that is such a good point, because _ that extra support. that is such a good point, because when - that extra support. that is such a good point, because when you i that extra support. that is such a i good point, because when you talk about it notjust being providing a roof over someone's head, the

children going into foster care will have experienced obviously very difficult things and how much support is there for the foster carers taking them in to be able to understand and provide, give the right responses to what is coming through from the children? {iii through from the children? of course. i think the support available to foster carers varies from different local authority to different local authority. i know very often they will have support groups where foster carers can come together and talk, share experiences, you know, understandings and also that will help create relationships within foster children, to help them create friendships, that sometimes they might not have had.— might not have had. upbringings sha -e the might not have had. upbringings shape the lives _ might not have had. upbringings shape the lives of _ might not have had. upbringings shape the lives of everyone i might not have had. upbringings shape the lives of everyone and l shape the lives of everyone and yours has clearly shaped you, not just in what you have lived through, but also where you are going,

studying social policy and i would like to know where you want to go and what you want to do and how this experience will shape what you want to achieve in the future? {iii experience will shape what you want to achieve in the future?— to achieve in the future? of course. due to those _ to achieve in the future? of course. due to those key _ to achieve in the future? of course. due to those key people _ to achieve in the future? of course. due to those key people in - to achieve in the future? of course. due to those key people in my i to achieve in the future? of course. due to those key people in my life i due to those key people in my life like my foster mother and my social workers, that has really inspired me to want to become a social worker and the track i am on at the moment and the track i am on at the moment and also to continue to fight for the rights of children in care and care leavers. the rights of children in care and care leavers-— care leavers. good luck with it. thank you _ care leavers. good luck with it. thank you so — care leavers. good luck with it. thank you so much _ care leavers. good luck with it. thank you so much for- care leavers. good luck with it. thank you so much forjoining. care leavers. good luck with it. i thank you so much forjoining us. thank you so much forjoining us. thank you. zara also works with a charity and we are hoping to speak to the chief executive of that charity a little bit later. we had hoped to talk to them both together but we could not establish the link. we will hopefully talk to her later. a health worker has been arrested on suspicion of administering poison with intent to endanger life after a child died at birmingham children's hospital. the 27—year—old woman was arrested on thursday

and has been suspended from her role at the hospital. west midlands police said an investigation was under way and the results of forensic tests were being examined. the child was being treated in the paediatric intensive care unit. our correspondent navtej johal is at the hospital. what can you tell us? details of this incident _ what can you tell us? details of this incident are _ what can you tell us? details of this incident are limited, - what can you tell us? details of this incident are limited, but i what can you tell us? details of. this incident are limited, but what we know is that the child was being treated here at birmingham children's hospital in the paediatric intensive care unit and died on thursday. later that evening, a 27—year—old woman, a health worker here was arrested at a west midlands property and that was on suspicion of administering poison with the intent to endanger life. she has since been released on investigations continue answer forensic tests are examined. she has also been suspended from her role here by the nhs trust responsible for the hospital at that same trust hasissued for the hospital at that same trust has issued a statement in which it

says it is supporting the family of the infant at this distressing time and ask that privacy is respected during this process. the age and the sex of the child have not been revealed. this hospital cares for tens of thousands of children and young people every year. it is a specialist centre for paediatric care and this news will have shocked and saddened the people who were care. . ~' and saddened the people who were care. . ~ , ., and saddened the people who were care. .. ~ , ., y and saddened the people who were care. . ~ i. , . monkeypox has now been detected in three more countries — bringing the total to 15 — as scientists say they are still unsure what is causing the outbreak. austria, israel and switzerland are the latest to report the presence of the virus. these cases come as britain's health security agency has said high risk contacts of people with monkeypox should self—isolate for three weeks. mark lobel reports. it is still unclear why we are witnessing this unusual spread of monkeypox, as more patients emerge with the common symptoms of a bumpy rash, fever, sore muscles and a headache.

it is something that everyone should be concerned about. we are working on it hard, to figure out what we do and what vaccine, if any, may be available for it. but it is a concern in the sense that if it were to spread, it is consequential. austria hasjoined israel and switzerland in confirming cases of monkeypox there, bringing the total number of nations reporting outbreaks to 15. so how dangerous is the virus strain detected in austria? translation: actually, it is not very dangerous. j we know from great britain that it is probably the west african strain and that is not very dangerous. the death rate is around 1% but usually, we have mild cases. however, the uk health security agency warns severe illness can occur. there are certain individuals who are much more at risk of severe disease, particularly immunosuppressed individuals or young children.

it can take around 12 days to show symptoms, and patients are advised to isolate until their scabs have fallen off. belgium has become the first country to introduce a compulsory 21—day quarantine for monkeypox patients. contact tracers in the uk are going one step further, advising people who have had direct, unprotected contact with a case to self—isolate for 21 days, too. what i think will happen is there will be more spread but it will be slow, and what you will start to see is that outbreak starting to kind of ebb away as more and more people become aware that monkeypox is spreading, and they seek treatment and we start to deploy the smallpox vaccine to do what is called ring vaccinations, to vaccinate all the contacts in a ring around the cases, so that we stop the spread. past outbreaks have been stopped in their tracks, like in the us in 2003. but the outbreak of this strain amidst a global pandemic and the emergence of monkeypox in countries where it doesn't

normally appear adds to the concern. mark lobel, bbc news. let's talk about this with dr claire dewsnap — president of the british association for sexual health and hiv. thank you very much forjoining us. are there any particular communities that are being sort of affected by this? some of the focus has obviously been on the gay community, because there have been examples of clusters within the gay community. yes, that is right. a lot of the cases that are currently being diagnosed have been in people who are either gay or men who have sex with other men, that why there has been a particular alert raised in that community, if you develop a symptom, you should seek help. as we know with any infection, this can

affect anyone and before this cluster, most of the infections worldwide would have been heterosexual people and what we are focusing on here is close contact, either close contact with a case or an unusual rash that you have not seen before and therefore you should seek help. it is seen before and therefore you should seek hel. , . , seen before and therefore you should seek hel. ,., , ., seek help. it is a very important oint seek help. it is a very important point that _ seek help. it is a very important point that it _ seek help. it is a very important point that it was _ seek help. it is a very important point that it was previously, i seek help. it is a very important i point that it was previously, there was no suggestion at all of the link to a certain community but because of the initial indications from those early outbreaks, the focus has potentially gone down that route, you are saying that is a false flag? yeah, we want to be really careful, apart from labelling this is only being an infection in a certain community, it is stigmatising and it prevents people from accessing care. people may think, it is a sexually transmitted infection, iwill people may think, it is a sexually transmitted infection, i will not go to the clinic and have it looked at, or they might think, i don't

identify with that risk group and it does not affect me. we need everyone to be aware that this is transmissible by close contact and if you think there is a risk you may have caught it from someone you have beenin have caught it from someone you have been in contact with or from activities you have been undertaken, then please contact your clinic. we are speaking to you as the president of the organisation for sexual health, when you talk about close contact is it basically sexual contact? ., ., ., , ., contact? so, a lot of the cases that have been — contact? so, a lot of the cases that have been diagnosed _ contact? so, a lot of the cases that have been diagnosed to _ contact? so, a lot of the cases that have been diagnosed to have i contact? so, a lot of the cases that have been diagnosed to have been| have been diagnosed to have been sexual contacts, but it is not classified as an sti because household contact can also cause infections. it does not have to be sexual activity, infections. it does not have to be sexualactivity, it infections. it does not have to be sexual activity, it could be close contact, sitting very close to someone, hugging someone who has open lesions... everyone needs to be aware, especially if they have got someone who lives in the house who might have been exposed. fight; someone who lives in the house who might have been exposed.— might have been exposed. any close bodily contact. _ might have been exposed. any close bodily contact, can _ might have been exposed. any close bodily contact, can you _ might have been exposed. any close bodily contact, can you spell -

might have been exposed. any close bodily contact, can you spell it i bodily contact, can you spell it out? it is the close bodily contact, does it need to be direct contact? so, the infection currently comes from direct contact with the lesions that are infected, so if you have a rash, and somebody else comes into contact with the bit of skin that the rash is on, then they are at risk of catching that infection. there is some doubt about whether there is any potential for this to be transmitted in other ways, but we have not got the data to be absolutely clear and at the moment it is close contact. the cases that have been identified so far have been very close contact, largely cases of sexual contact, but that does not exclude other possibilities.— does not exclude other ossibilities. ., . possibilities. so, the advice obviously — possibilities. so, the advice obviously if _ possibilities. so, the advice obviously if anyone - possibilities. so, the advice obviously if anyone has i possibilities. so, the advice obviously if anyone has any| possibilities. so, the advice - obviously if anyone has any concerns about lesions or any other symptoms, they should go to a sexual health clinic or a gp or anywhere that they

can go and have the symptoms checked out? , ~ ., ., ., can go and have the symptoms checked out? , ~ ., ., , out? yes. what we are asking people to do is call— out? yes. what we are asking people to do is call ahead, _ out? yes. what we are asking people to do is call ahead, simply _ out? yes. what we are asking people to do is call ahead, simply because . to do is call ahead, simply because we have only known about these cases for the last week or so and lots of places have not quite got the pathways yet in order to streamline people in two services as they arrive. we are asking for you to ring your service if you have a rash you are concerned about or symptoms that you think might represent monkeypox and we will stream you into our clinics. also, you can contact your gp and out of hours nhs 111. ~ ., contact your gp and out of hours nhs 111. . ., ., , contact your gp and out of hours nhs 111. a a, a, , a, 111. what are the figures you are aware of? _ 111. what are the figures you are aware of? i _ 111. what are the figures you are aware of? i am _ 111. what are the figures you are aware of? i am aware _ 111. what are the figures you are aware of? i am aware of - aware of? i am aware of approximately _ aware of? i am aware of approximately 30 - aware of? i am aware of| approximately 30 cases, aware of? i am aware of - approximately 30 cases, but in aware of? i am aware of _ approximately 30 cases, but in the uk, we are expecting that to grow. we are also expecting, when we put all of the cases together across these different clusters in different countries, to grow. we are looking at what those clusters are

like and we are trying to categorise what contacts they have had, so that we can develop more information about who may or may not be at risk. what is your involvement in the cases in this country? my personal involvement. _ cases in this country? my personal involvement, i— cases in this country? my personal involvement, i have _ cases in this country? my personal involvement, i have not— cases in this country? my personal involvement, i have not seen - cases in this country? my personal involvement, i have not seen any. involvement, i have not seen any cases, but our members who are mainly genitourinary professionals, they have been dealing with these cases. i have spoken to those clinicians in the number of units that have already seen cases, but personally, i have not seen any yet but in our clinic we have pathways set up so that if we think you are at risk we can see you in a particular way to make sure that this does not put other people at risk of acquiring the infection. what is the protocol when she said about someone coming in and if

you're talking about 30 cases, we know that any close contacts of those cases are being asked to self—isolate, how can people get tracked and are you aware of how many people will be told to be isolating around these people? i do not know the _ isolating around these people? i u not know the numbers of the contact chasers yet and that will probably remain confidential information for now, because in theory when we contact trace people, we do not have to disclose who the contact was. what we would normally do is we will contact those people who have been diagnosed with an infection, we would advise them they are at risk potentially and either offer them the opportunity to be postexposure vaccinated and advise them to stay at home for a particular length of time. we will be monitoring those people whilst they are at home and giving them advice about what happens if they develop symptoms. that way we will be able to cut down the time period where people are

exposed to potentially infect other people and that reduces the amount of transmission in the community. thank you. and we'll be answering your questions on monkeypox later on today at 1230pm. dr sarah pitt, a virologist at the university of brighton will be answering your questions. do get in touch with the hashtag #bbcyourquestions — or email yourquestions@bbc.co.uk in the past hour, a court in kyiv has found a russian soldier guilty and sentenced him to life in prison for killing an unarmed civilian. it is the first war crimes trial arising from russia's invasion of ukraine. 0ur kyiv correspondent, james waterhouse was in court.

james, iam james, i am sorry to interrupt, we cannot hear you, we can see you talking, we are trying to figure out the sound issue and i am hoping that we can resolve it. we cannot resolve it at this point. unfortunately, we still cannot hear you. do you want to check that quickly? i think that is not going to work. we will go back to james once we have solved those problems. (pres)in the first three months of the invasion of ukraine, russia is likely to have suffered a similar death toll to that experienced by the soviet union during its nine year war in afghanistan according to the ministry of defence. meanwhile ukraine's president volodomyr zelensky says his country may be losing 50—100 lives a day in the battle for the donabas region in the east. in the past hour, he's been addressing the world economic forum in davos by videolink. translation: this year, the words rann , it translation: this year, the words tyranny. it is — translation: this year, the words tyranny. it is to _ translation: this year, the words tyranny, it is to become _ translation: this year, the words tyranny, it is to become more - translation: this year, the words tyranny, it is to become more than l tyranny, it is to become more than just a rhetoricalfigure tyranny, it is to become more than just a rhetorical figure of speech,

this is really the moment when it is decided whether brute force will rule the world and if so, the forces not interested in our thoughts and there is no need forfurther meetings. there would be no reason for that. meetings. there would be no reason forthat. brute meetings. there would be no reason for that. brute force seeks nothing but the subjugation of those it seeks to subdue. it does not discuss, it kills, at once and russia does that in ukraine, just as we speak. today. look at the building of the former russian house in davos, it has been turned into a house of russian war crimes and this is an example of the transformation of what russia has done to itself, but becoming a state of war criminals and what it brings to the world, it inspires other potential

aggressors to act, instead of successful peaceful cities, there is only black rims, instead of normal trade, there are blocked ports, instead of tours, closed skies and russian bombs and cruise missiles. this is what the world would look like if that turning moment would not have a proper response from the humanity. it would represent war crimes and history remembers many moments when everything changed dramatically. let moments when everything changed dramatically-— dramatically. let us go back to james waterhouse. _ dramatically. let us go back to james waterhouse. we - dramatically. let us go back to james waterhouse. we have . dramatically. let us go back to i james waterhouse. we have fixed dramatically. let us go back to - james waterhouse. we have fixed the sound issues. tell us what happened at that war crimes trial, the first since the invasion of ukraine. indeed. it is hugely significant for ukraine, many ukrainians will be

hoping that this sets the legal precedent in a war where civilians have found themselves at the heart of the fighting. in this court behind me, it was full, i could barely get a metre in. it demonstrated what an extra ordinary trial is his. vadim shishimarin stood in the dock, in his familiar grey and blue tracksuit and the judges stood up and recounted the events earlier on in this invasion which led us to this point. they described vadim shishimarin as being one of a number of russian soldiers who as they moved into a village in the sumy region and came across a 62—year—old man who, in the words of the court, was clearly a civilian. vadim shishimarin claimed he was ordered, pressured, by other soldiers to open fire in the worry that he will give away their position. the court was then told that vadim shishimarin shot the man for micro times in the head, killing him. we then heard how his wife

discovered his body and then the judges felt that vadim shishimarin's defence, that he was pressured, that he was scared, that he was painful was not enough to form any kind of mitigation in the sentencing. they said he was a professional soldier, in the aggressor of this war and he broke the international laws designed to try and shield civilians from the reality of conflict. it is a very big moment today and as we speak, more cases are in the pipeline and ukraine itself says they have uncovered 11,000 alleged war crimes so far and with the fighting continuing, that number will only rise.— fighting continuing, that number will only rise. new research has calculated just how much family budgets are going up by — and it's a lot. basic goods, services and energy prices for a typical family with two young children are around £400 a month more expensive than they were last year, according to data from loughborough university. our business correspondent noor nanji has been looking at the research and has the details.

yes. we have been hearing how much prices are going up and we are experiencing that all around us and we know that it is the lowest income families being hardest hit. today, we have some new research that put some hard figures on to that, some numbers, and the data has come from the university of loughborough and what they look at is the costs a year ago of what people consider to be a minimum acceptable standard of living and then compare it to where we are now. what they found is that first of all families with two young children are now facing cost of more than £400 a month. that is just to afford the bare minimum. within that, it will not surprise you that household energy is playing a huge part, going up significantly and thatis part, going up significantly and that is really adding to the strain on families. it is notjust household energy, it is things like travel, childcare, social activities, all of that, the cuts have gone up sharply. that is forcing people like stacey into

difficult decisions. she is a single mother of two from leicester and she told us she is having to take things like treats and big days out from the budget. things like alton towers, taking my nine—year—old to alton towers, we can't do that any more. and they notice the difference as well when their friends at school can go to places like that and ijust simply can't afford it. it's really, really affecting me at the minute. mentally, physically as well. i love doing stuff for my kids, i love going out on my days off and making sure they are happy. i can't fulfil that. itjust makes me feel like i am a little less of a mum. ijust don't know what i've got to do or what i've got to cut down on to pay the stuff. food has gone up as well. my average food bill used to be £50 a week, it has gone up to £90 a week now. so that is a noticeable difference for me. i am having to kind of shop less, we are trying to eat healthily as well, all the healthy food has gone up, more expensive than the junk food now. it is really difficult to hear that

and unfortunately her plight is not that unique. we are hearing from so many otherfamilies at that unique. we are hearing from so many other families at the moment. the difficulty is if you are on a lower wage, a larger proportion of your income tends to go and things like energy and food and as we have been hearing, the cost of living is going up, we had those april inflation figures last week which showed that inflation is now 9%, but for those who are the most vulnerable in society, this research showed it is closer to i3% and it is quite a steep jump and when it comes specifically to food the conserver group which? found that hundreds of grocery prices have now gone up in price by more than 20% and that includes across things like milk and butter as well and they also found that there are fewer offers available for things like fresh fruit and vegetables. it is really tough and a lot of people clearly are finding themselves struggling and some of those for the first time as well. we spoke to the money advice trust and asked him what to do if you're finding things

difficult at the moment. not everyone claims all of the benefits that they are entitled to and as your situation changes, your situation in regard to what you are entitled to can change as well. so if you haven't looked at that for quite some time, it is worth looking at that again. there are also lots of grants and different kinds of support that people can access and it is worth, we would always say, considering talking to debt crisis charities like national debtline or your citizens advice bureau, and they can help you understand what else it is that you might be able to access in your situation. so that is all about kind of the income side. 0n the spending side, then, the advice there is, we will all be familiar with it, looking at ways that you can cut your budget. that is very difficult, i think, for lots of people at the moment, particularly people who are already managing on quite a tight budget. they also told us what not to do, which is don't ignore the problem or cancel direct debits, because that cancel direct debits, because that can make things even worse. thank

ou ve can make things even worse. thank you very much- _ now it's time for a look at the weather with tomasz shafernaker. hello. it is looking fairly unsettled this week, with sunny spells and rain at times. the more persistent rain today will be across the south—east and east anglia. frequent showers in northern parts of scotland, wales, the midlands, the southwest and i would not rule out one or two rumbles of thunder, for example, in northern ireland. temperatures below par for the time of year, around 14 or 15 degrees for some of us. through the course of tonight, not much changes, outbreaks of rain possible almost anywhere at any time but towards the end of the night, it looks as though things will clear up a little bit, particularly around the western areas of the uk. now, the morning will be wet along the north sea coast, anywhere from edinburgh, through newcastle and actually, through the course of tuesday, this is where our most cloudy and wet weather will be. elsewhere across the country on tuesday, it is a breezy day with sunny spells

and occasional showers. hello. this is bbc news. i'm joanna gosling and these are the headlines. a 21—year—old russian soldier who admits killing an unarmed civilian in the early stages of the invasion in ukraine is sentenced to life in prison in the country's first war crimes trial. thousands more youngsters will end up in care unless there's a "radical reset" of the system — that's the warning from a landmark review of child protection in england. a 27—year—old health worker is arrested on suspicion of administering poison with intent to endanger life — after an infant died while being treated in hospital. people at high risk of developing monkeypox after coming into contact with positive cases are being urged to self—isolate for three weeks. black and asian women are being harmed by racial breaking news. we are hearing from public health scotland that the

first case of monkeypox in scotland has been confirmed. black and asian women are being harmed by racial discrimination in maternity care — according to an investigation by the charity birthrights. and manchester city's premier league victory was marred by a pitch invasion in which villa's goalkeeper was allegedly attacked. sport now, and a full round up, from the bbc sport centre. the football association say they will be investigating after a pitch invasion at manchester city saw the aston villa goalkeeper robin olsen assaulted by supporters. city have apologised to villa for the incident at fulltime, following their victory to clinch the prmier league title. robin olsson appeared to be struck by supporters there. greater manchester police have charged two men over separate incidents of crowd disorder but say that �*enquiries into the reported assault of a player on the etihad

pitch are ongoing'. as for the football, pep guardiola says his city players are legends after securing their fourth title in five seasons. it was a nerveshredding afternoon as they trailed villa 2—0 with 20 minutes left to play but the substiute ilkay gundogan sparked the turnaround as city scored three goals in a five minute spell, he scored two of them incuding the winner, as they pipped liverpool to the title by a single point. these guys are legends already, i'm sorry, people have to admit it. this group of players are absolutely eternal in this club, because what we have achieved is so difficult to do. the liverpool managerjurgen klopp sent his congratualtions to guardiola and city, they did what they had to do, beating wolves 3—1. just like city, they also had to come from behind and by the time they did, city were also winning, so at no point on a dramatic afternoon did liverpool actually top the table.

mohammed salah scored his 23rd goal of the season, which sees him share the golden boot with tottenham's son heung—min. the only thing you can do in this league, you have to constantly develop. we did that and we have to carry on developing, and then we will be an even more difficult team to play against if we are that, we can win football games and we have to make sure that it will be enough in the end. if we play in the league with man city, it is crazy difficult, but it will not stop us trying and next season again. and liverpool have already started planning for next season they've signed fabio carvalho from fulham — who played a key role in their promotion back to the premier league scoring 10 goals and providing eight assists. manchester united finished 6th, 35 points behind mancxhester city , there'll be a familiar face in thge dugout next season as they look to bridge that gap. steve mcclaren has been confirmed as one of erik ten haag's new assistant coaches.

mcclaren worked closely under sir alex ferguson at old trafford between 1999 and 2001. mitchell van der gaag has also been named as an assistant coach — having worked with ten haag at ajax in amsterdam. to the french open, where british players dan evans, cameron norrie and heather watson are all set to begin their first round matches in the next hour. british number three harriet dart is already in action — but it's not going well. she's up against the world number 53 martina trevisan. she is a set down, butjust about hanging in there in the second. emma raducanu will make her french open debut this afternoon. the us open champion is up against the czech qualifier linda noskova in the opening round. world number one novak djokovic and i3—time champion rafael nadal are also in action later today.

england's matt fitzpatrick and tommy fleetwood both felljust short at golf�*s us pga championship — finishing two shots off the top of the leaderboard justin thomas was the eventual winner. the american claiming the second major of his career, after producing a stunning final round. thomas trailed by seven shots at the start of the day — but produced a 3—under par round of 67 to move joint top of the leaderboard, and then beat fellow american will zalatoris in a three—hole play—off. that's all for now and we will be backin that's all for now and we will be back in the next hour. let's go back to the breaking news, that a case of monkeypox has been confirmed in scotland. public health scotland saying that a first case of monkeypox has been identified in scotland and public health scotland says contact tracing is being

carried out and the individual effect it is receiving care and treatment appropriate to their condition with efforts under way to trace anyone they may have spread the virus too. the organisation is working with the uk health security agency, public health wales and northern ireland health protection agency to monitor and respond to potential and confirmed cases of monkeypox in the uk and as of last week, on friday, the uk hsa, the health security agency had identified 20 cases of the disease in england with more expected and early i spoke to the president of the british association for sexual health and their organisation has been working with some people who have been infected with monkeypox and she said her understanding is that there are around 30 cases currently being dealt with but she also said that that number is expected to grow, so we will await further official statistics on that,

but the first case of monkeypox in scotland is confirmed and is now in 15 countries around the world, so a moving picture and we will keep you updated and we will be doing a your questions answered at half past 12 so get in touch if you have any questions on it. let's get more now on that landmark review of child protection in england. it warns that thousands more youngsters will end up in care unless there's a "radical reset" of the system. with me is katharine sacks—jones, chief executive of become, a charity for children in care and young care leavers. thank you very much forjoining us. what is your response to this review? , , . . , review? the review shines a really im ortant review? the review shines a really important spotlight _ review? the review shines a really important spotlight on _ review? the review shines a really important spotlight on children's l important spotlight on children's social care and it's a system under tremendous pressure and we have record numbers of children in care, 80,000 at the moment and for too many the system is just not working so we need desperate reform and we

need things to welcome, focus on relationship are children in care and better support for those leaving care so lots to welcome and there are areas where we have questions and concerns on what is key now is that the government consults on this and commits to the investment needed to bring sustainable, long—term change. do you think there are many kids in care who may not be the if there had been better support for theirfamilies much there had been better support for their families much earlier there had been better support for theirfamilies much earlier on? their families much earlier on? undoubtedly theirfamilies much earlier on? undoubtedly early family support is really important and there will be children who can stay in their families with the right care in sport package in place but there will always be children who need to go into care to keep them safe and it is that part of the system that really isn't working and we need to make sure that every child in care gets the support they need to thrive. . , , , ., ., thrive. there are busily good examples — thrive. there are busily good examples and _ thrive. there are busily good examples and bad _ thrive. there are busily good | examples and bad examples. thrive. there are busily good - examples and bad examples. we thrive. there are busily good _ examples and bad examples. we spoke earlier to zara who works with your

charity and was in care herself and is now passionate about working as a social worker in the future to ensure the best care for children and her experience was a good one. she had one foster carer who she has a good relationship with and conversely henrietta who we also spoke to described her life as being in a perpetual storm because of how much she was being passed around. what is it that makes the good examples and the bad examples? you've seen a range of experiences there, and the heart of it you need loving, long—term relationships. children need stability and we are failing too many children and young people. every young person should have a stable, long—term, loving home and the support they need. grow white absolutely am sorry to come in, but what is it that those who are doing right are getting right and how's it failing so badly for others? a big issue is instability. we know most children in care face

some major change in their lives every year whether that is a change in social worker, school or where they live, and some children can be moved up to three times or more in a year, so without that stability... sorry to keep coming in. and i get it, stability is key, but why is it that that is not the case for some kids? is it because it's not their fault, but they present with difficulties because they have been through something, so is there a lack of understanding and ability to deal with it? what is the issue? a, deal with it? what is the issue? lot of young people coming into care, for most young people, they have been through significant trauma in their life and have faced abuse or neglect so they need support and stability and because the system is under such tremendous pressure there are not the right places in the right homes for children with the levels of support they need, so often young people are placed in the wrong place and local authorities are scrabbling around to find somewhere that can meet their needs

somewhere that can meet their needs so they end up being moved from place to place which just compounds the instability before coming into care. 50 the instability before coming into care. , , the instability before coming into care. , , ., care. so is it better training then for people _ care. so is it better training then for people who _ care. so is it better training then for people who are _ care. so is it better training then for people who are caring - care. so is it better training then for people who are caring for - care. so is it better training then . for people who are caring for them? it is notjust about training, it's about not having enough highly skilled foster care is on the right place, not having enough children's homes in the right place and another big issue is children moved halfway across the country because there is nothing in their local area that will meet their needs or there are simply no places available. the system is under huge strain so training and having the right professionals in the system is part of it but we really need to tackle the lack of suitable homes for children in the care system. this re ort is children in the care system. this report is coming _ children in the care system. this report is coming up _ children in the care system. this report is coming up with a lot of recommendations to improve it, money is needed, but if you have the magic wand and could fix things, what would your top three desires be?

there has to be investment. we need to make sure every young person has the right home for them, local to them where it is appropriate and that long—term stability, so investment, long—term stable homes where every child that needs it and more support for those leaving care. too often young people leaving care approach their 18th birthday with trepidation because they know they face a care cliff where they are expected to be independent overnight and we are setting young people up to fail. we have to do more to support young people to make a gradual transition at time that is right for them.— gradual transition at time that is right for them. when we talk about su -aortin right for them. when we talk about sopporting young — right for them. when we talk about supporting young children - right for them. when we talk about supporting young children in - right for them. when we talk about supporting young children in care, | supporting young children in care, it's not about them, it's notjust an individual�*s life that gets affected, going forward, every life, what shape their childhood will shape their future and those around them, so it's about the whole of society having a stake in this. absolutely and it's really welcome

to see responsibilities for children in care being broadened out and it's notjust in care being broadened out and it's not just about the local authorities but a whole community about them and a set of agencies so we welcome that kind of broader focus. a set of agencies so we welcome that kind of broaderfocus. we a set of agencies so we welcome that kind of broader focus. we all have a responsibility for these children, these are children who cannot stay in theirfamily home these are children who cannot stay in their family home and as a society we have to get it right and make sure that they get the love and stability that they need to thrive. an inquiry by the charity, birthrights, says black and asian women in the uk are being harmed by racial discrimination in maternity care. the year—long study found that some women felt unsafe, were denied pain relief and faced racial stereotyping. divya talwar reports. i kept thinking, why is there something wrong with me? what if actually don't make it out of here? hiral had almost leela a year ago. she says it was a traumatic labour. ifelt like, shivery, my whole body was achy. every time i told the midwives that i don't feel good,

they were like, "oh, well, you look fine". it was 24 hours before doctors realized hiral was seriously ill. she had sepsis. it was just so frustrating that, like, you're just not listened to. it was a fight the whole way. it was constant fighting and that's not what having a baby should be like. you shouldn't have to keep fighting. hiral believes her race played a part in her treatment. so i noticed, like, with the racial stereotypes and the microaggressions. they'd come in and they'd be like, "morning, princess". she meant princess as, "ugh, princess". they think indian girls, asian girls are, like, little daddy's girls, mummy�*s girls, get everything handed to them, can't handle pain. instead of taking me seriously, i think they just thought i was a big crybaby. an inquiry by the charity birthrights heard similar stories to hirel�*s. black and asian women reported experiencing racial stereotyping and microaggressions and felt dismissed.

tinu felt ignored during her three pregnancies. with their youngest daughter, she had unexplained bleeding, but was told it was just an infection. it got worse and she ended up needing multiple blood transfusions. if i had not have been hospitalised, i don't think i'd be sitting here right now, and i don't think my daughter would be here either. anotherfinding of the inquiry was black women being denied pain relief based on racial stereotyping of tolerance. i never get anything other than gas and air and even that i have to beg for. everybody handles pain differently. i don't know where people get this idea that we can handle more than most people. all my experiences in this in my pregnancies have been tainted by my race. the report highlights

the need for urgent action, including better education. the key thing for me to come out of this inquiry as a health care professional is the gaps in our knowledge and the lack of understanding when it comes to how unconscious bias is consistent in our care that we provide. a new maternity task force has been set up, which the department of health and social care said would address unacceptable disparities in care. tinu hopes these disparities will end long before her girls need maternity care. i have two daughters. i don't want them to have to go through what i've gone through. divya talwar, bbc news. i'm joined by benash nazmeen, midwifery professor and co—founder of the birthrights inquiry. welcome, and thank you forjoining

us. are there poorer outcomes for people from ethnic minorities when it comes to childbirth? it people from ethnic minorities when it comes to childbirth?— it comes to childbirth? it has highlighted _ it comes to childbirth? it has highlighted that _ it comes to childbirth? it has highlighted that if _ it comes to childbirth? it has highlighted that if you - it comes to childbirth? it has highlighted that if you are i it comes to childbirth? it has - highlighted that if you are black, you are four times more likely to die in pregnancy and in the post natal period, and if you are asian you are twice more likely to die in the same period in comparison to your white counterparts, so, yes, there are poor outcomes. that your white counterparts, so, yes, there are poor outcomes.- your white counterparts, so, yes, there are poor outcomes. that is an extraordinary _ there are poor outcomes. that is an extraordinary statistic, _ there are poor outcomes. that is an extraordinary statistic, and - there are poor outcomes. that is an extraordinary statistic, and not - there are poor outcomes. that is an extraordinary statistic, and not one| extraordinary statistic, and not one that has been talked about very much and obviously today this report is shining a light on what is going on. what is your experience and what are your beliefs around why the outcomes are so much worse? i your beliefs around why the outcomes are so much worse?— are so much worse? i think it is overall really _ overall really complicated. historically when the outcomes were

highlighted, there was a universal response that socio— economic deprivation, so you being from a lower social class, or the fact you are more likely to get certain illnesses in certain communities would be a factor to this but there was very little thought about race and racism playing a hand in this, and racism playing a hand in this, and as the report has highlighted, actually not listening and not hearing meant that a lot of poor care has occurred and near misses have narrowly missed, so the reality is we, as health care professionals and as agencies who have direct links to maternity services need to review our policies and guidance and our education in this area. it’s our education in this area. it's important _ our education in this area. it's important to _ our education in this area. it's important to be clear with language, because sometimes somebody can say something and it is taken in a way

that wasn't intended because of somebody else's past experiences, and obviously sometimes that doesn't mean necessarily that because of their past experiences someone is not picking up on something in an overly sensitive way, it's just there needs to be really clear communication. how does that get achieved in these medical environments? how do you get that level of understanding? people have to be careful about the language that they use. i to be careful about the language that they use-— to be careful about the language that they use. to be careful about the language that the use. ~ , that they use. i think sometimes the fear of saying _ that they use. i think sometimes the fear of saying something _ that they use. i think sometimes the fear of saying something wrong - that they use. i think sometimes the fear of saying something wrong is i fear of saying something wrong is where we go wrong. because at the end of the day if i know the person in front of me is trying to care for me and make sure that i have all the options available for my care, so i can make choices appropriate for my body and my health, then i'm not going to pick up if the health care

professional say something wrong, i'm going to be thankful that they are trying to give me all the care and options i can take and sometimes this fear or lack of being open to having these conversations means we have more barriers in our care, and i think the reality is as health care professionals we are not always aware that these outcomes are happening and it is being perceived when it comes to certain issues. 50 when it comes to certain issues. so how when it comes to certain issues. 50 how do you change that and how much of a difference would it make? i think first and foremost treating people personally in front of you as individuals and listening to them, and i think what we forget when we talk about listening is we are listening to understand, not listening to understand, not listening to understand, not listening to respond. often we are so busy in the fact that we are busy

as health care professionals and we are under resourced and we haven't had enough training and not supported to go to this training means that we have to be able to counter that balance, that power imbalance, and we need to make sure that we are providing the training and support in this area so we can better understand one of the clearest examples being our education is very focused on how certain things happen in a eurocentric lens. for example, mental health, we think about anxiety and depression and people can vocalise it but in certain communities there is no word for depression. in my language there is no word for depression. people will present more with palpitations and headaches and physical symptoms, but because that doesn't fall into our education, it means we do not action it, so there is a vast amount that

we don't know or what the gaps are that need to be filmed. == we don't know or what the gaps are that need to be filmed.— that need to be filmed. -- filled. thank you _ that need to be filmed. -- filled. thank you so _ that need to be filmed. -- filled. thank you so much _ that need to be filmed. -- filled. thank you so much for— that need to be filmed. -- filled. thank you so much forjoining . that need to be filmed. -- filled. | thank you so much forjoining us. that need to be filmed. -- filled. i thank you so much forjoining us. i particularly liked your line that we are listening to understand, not to respond, and that counts across everything. thank you. the chelsea flower show makes a return to its traditional spring slot this week — after two years of disruption caused by the pandemic. this year's displays includes a garden which honours one of the show�*s biggest and most longstanding supporters, the queen. charlotte gallagher is at the chelsea flower show and joins us now. charlotte, over to you. a gorgeous da here charlotte, over to you. a gorgeous day here at — charlotte, over to you. a gorgeous day here at chelsea _ charlotte, over to you. a gorgeous day here at chelsea and _ charlotte, over to you. a gorgeous day here at chelsea and there - charlotte, over to you. a gorgeous day here at chelsea and there are| day here at chelsea and there are some extravagant show gardens here, enormous cultures, massive trees, huge floral displays but there is also a focused issue on smaller gardens because so many people during the pandemic might have seen

that they do not have huge spaces to navigate and also thousands of pounds to use, and there are so many balcony gardens and you can see so much colour going on in here, lots to look underwater feature as well and this is the man behind it, jason williams aka the cloud gardener. congratulations. thank you, and thank_ congratulations. thank you, and thank you — congratulations. thank you, and thank you for coming to visit. you not into thank you for coming to visit. m. got into gardening during the pandemic. i got into gardening during the pandemic— got into gardening during the andemic. ., , , . . pandemic. i only started gardening in march 2020 — pandemic. i only started gardening in march 2020 and _ pandemic. i only started gardening in march 2020 and i _ pandemic. i only started gardening in march 2020 and i found - pandemic. i only started gardening in march 2020 and i found that - in march 2020 and i found that gardening is really, really helped with my— gardening is really, really helped with my mental health and it's something that i am so passionate about— something that i am so passionate about and — something that i am so passionate about and sharing the great benefits of gardening online, so, yes, it's amazing — of gardening online, so, yes, it's amazinu. ., . ., , . . amazing. you are huge on instagram and i love your _ amazing. you are huge on instagram and i love your videos, _ amazing. you are huge on instagram and i love your videos, because - amazing. you are huge on instagram and i love your videos, because you | and i love your videos, because you on the 18th floor and you can't have anything that might fall off and flatten someone down below. yes. anything that might fall off and flatten someone down below. yes, you have to be tricky. _ flatten someone down below. yes, you have to be tricky. that's _ flatten someone down below. yes, you have to be tricky. that's one _ flatten someone down below. yes, you have to be tricky. that's one of- flatten someone down below. yes, you

have to be tricky. that's one of the - have to be tricky. that's one of the tips i_ have to be tricky. that's one of the tips i would — have to be tricky. that's one of the tips i would offer any viewers who want _ tips i would offer any viewers who want to _ tips i would offer any viewers who want to recreate their own garden like this, — want to recreate their own garden like this, make sure you know your weight— like this, make sure you know your weight limit— like this, make sure you know your weight limit for your balcony, because — weight limit for your balcony, because my garden is like an extension of the flooring of my balcony. — extension of the flooring of my balcony, so it means i can hold quite _ balcony, so it means i can hold quite a — balcony, so it means i can hold quite a hit _ balcony, so it means i can hold quite a bit of weight on the garden, so that— quite a bit of weight on the garden, so that is— quite a bit of weight on the garden, so that is my top tip, found out how much _ so that is my top tip, found out how much weight you can have. has so that is my top tip, found out how much weight you can have.- much weight you can have. has this carden at much weight you can have. has this garden at chelsea _ much weight you can have. has this garden at chelsea been _ much weight you can have. has this garden at chelsea been inspired - much weight you can have. has this garden at chelsea been inspired by| garden at chelsea been inspired by your home garden? this garden at chelsea been inspired by your home garden?— garden at chelsea been inspired by your home garden? this garden is a relica of your home garden? this garden is a replica of my _ your home garden? this garden is a replica of my very — your home garden? this garden is a replica of my very own _ your home garden? this garden is a replica of my very own garden. - your home garden? this garden is a replica of my very own garden. in i replica of my very own garden. in fact, _ replica of my very own garden. in fact, it _ replica of my very own garden. in fact, it is — replica of my very own garden. in fact, it is the best parts of my garden — fact, it is the best parts of my garden condensed into one. the kind of plants— garden condensed into one. the kind of plants you can get from your local— of plants you can get from your local inner—city garden centres. most— local inner—city garden centres. most of— local inner—city garden centres. most of these happen to have been grown _ most of these happen to have been grown try— most of these happen to have been grown by chorlton plant nursery, my local nursery, and i have marigolds here, _ local nursery, and i have marigolds here, daffodils, dandelions, daisies and its— here, daffodils, dandelions, daisies and it's about making gardening accessible. �* , ,., and it's about making gardening accessible. �* , ., ., , accessible. and it is so gorgeous and so many _ accessible. and it is so gorgeous and so many people _ accessible. and it is so gorgeous and so many people are - accessible. and it is so gorgeous and so many people are having l accessible. and it is so gorgeous | and so many people are having to have their photos taken, a few celebrities having a look, getting some tips and there is so much to

see at chelsea and we will be showing you the gardens throughout the day. showing you the gardens throughout the da . . .. showing you the gardens throughout the da. . ~ i. showing you the gardens throughout theda. . , . ., the day. thank you very much. now look at the — the day. thank you very much. now look at the weather _ the day. thank you very much. now look at the weather with _ the day. thank you very much. now look at the weather with thomas. i hello. it is looking fairly unsettled this week, with sunny spells and rain at times. the more persistent rain today will be across the south—east and east anglia. frequent showers in northern parts of scotland, wales, the midlands, the southwest and i would not rule out one or two rumbles of thunder, for example, in northern ireland. temperatures below par for the time of year, around 14 or 15 degrees for some of us. through the course of tonight, not much changes, outbreaks of rain possible almost anywhere at any time but towards the end of the night, it looks as though things will clear up a little bit, particularly around the western areas of the uk. now, the morning will be wet along the north sea coast, anywhere from edinburgh, through newcastle and actually, through the course of tuesday, this is where our most cloudy and wet weather will be. elsewhere across the country on tuesday, it is a breezy day with sunny spells

and occasional showers.

hello. this is bbc news. i'm joanna gosling and these are the latest headlines... a 21—year—old russian soldier who admits killing an unarmed civilian in the early stages of the invasion in ukraine is sentenced to life in prison in the country's first war crimes trial. thousands more youngsters will end up in care unless there's a "radical reset" of the system — that's the warning from a landmark review of child protection in england. a 27—year—old health worker is arrested on suspicion of administering poison with intent to endanger life — after an infant died while being treated in hospital. people at high risk of developing monkeypox after coming into contact with positive cases are urged to self—isolate for three weeks. that, as scotland starts contact tracing following its first case of the virus.

and we will be answering your questions regarding monkeypox at 12:30pm. almost 700 trains a day are axed in scotland because of driver shortages and a pay dispute. black and asian women are being harmed by racial discrimination in maternity care — according to an investigation by the charity birthrights. and... manchester city's premier league victory was marred by a pitch invasion in which villa's goalkeeper was allegedly attacked. we will be going to the findings at that war crimes tribunal in ukraine in a moment. in the last few minutes the prime minister has been visting a school in orpington on deliverinhg

tutoring to help children catch up, and was asked about monkeypox cases across the uk. iam aware i am aware that it is basically a very rare disease and so far the consequences do not seem to be very serious, but it is important that we keep an eye on it and that is exactly what the new uk health security agency is doing.- security agency is doing. some countries are _ security agency is doing. some countries are looking _ security agency is doing. some countries are looking a - security agency is doing. some countries are looking a quarantine for visitors, looking at vaccines, is that something we should be considering? $5 is that something we should be considering?— is that something we should be considerin. ? ~ , , , . considering? as things stand, the 'ud . ment considering? as things stand, the judgment is _ considering? as things stand, the judgment is that _ considering? as things stand, the judgment is that it _ considering? as things stand, the judgment is that it is _ considering? as things stand, the judgment is that it is rare, - considering? as things stand, the judgment is that it is rare, i - considering? as things stand, the judgment is that it is rare, i think| judgment is that it is rare, i think we are looking very carefully at the circumstances of transmission, it has not yet proved fatal in any case that we know of, certainly not in this country, the uk health security agency is following it closely. i,et agency is following it closely. let us talk about sue gray, what did you talk about in your secret meeting last month?—

talk about in your secret meeting last month? with great respect, i will not give _ last month? with great respect, i will not give any _ last month? with great respect, i will not give any running - last month? with great respect, i - will not give any running commentary on her report until we get it and i think that the moment is not very far off, you cannot be long now before i will be able to say something, but... did before i will be able to say something, but...- before i will be able to say something, but... did you initiate that meeting? — something, but... did you initiate that meeting? i _ something, but... did you initiate that meeting? i am _ something, but... did you initiate that meeting? i am not _ something, but... did you initiate that meeting? i am not giving - something, but... did you initiate that meeting? i am not giving a l that meeting? i am not giving a runnina that meeting? i am not giving a running commentary _ that meeting? i am not giving a running commentary on - that meeting? i am not giving a running commentary on the - that meeting? i am not giving a - running commentary on the processing anyway until the independent report is produced. i think that is reasonable. i have been asked to comment on all sorts of things over the last few months and we are here, for instance, to talk about the incredible national tutoring programme, to help pupils catch up from covid and it is going gangbusters and here in this school in orpington, they are giving kids tutoring, one on one or one 23 or 12

two. i benefited massively from a teacher who took a direct personal interest in me and i know what a difference it can make. i think the tutoring programme is something that will give tutoring, some parents haveit will give tutoring, some parents have it anyway, they pay for it, but this will give the kids who do not normally have access to that kind of direct personal interest care and, for me, it is levelling up, it is giving kids an opportunity they would not otherwise have. what we want to do is to get, if you think about it, at year six, 60 5% of our kids and pupils currently have good enough reading writing and mathematics and we want to get it up to 90%. imagine the change for our country if you go from 65% to 90%. it would be transformational for the

chances for people growing up in the country. chances for people growing up in the count . �* ,, chances for people growing up in the count . ,, chances for people growing up in the count .~ ,, , country. about sue gray, you say the re ort is country. about sue gray, you say the report is independent, _ country. about sue gray, you say the report is independent, many - country. about sue gray, you say the report is independent, many people | report is independent, many people say she reports to you and you have met with her, can you really claim that the report is still independent? oi that the report is still independent? that the report is still indeendent? .., , independent? of course. on the rocess, independent? of course. on the process. you're _ independent? of course. on the process, you're just _ independent? of course. on the process, you're just going - independent? of course. on the process, you're just going to - independent? of course. on the i process, you're just going to have to hold your horses a little bit longer, i do not believe it will be much longer and i will be able to say more. much longer and i will be able to sa more. ~ . much longer and i will be able to say more-— much longer and i will be able to sa more. . ., say more. what about the cost of livina say more. what about the cost of living crisis? _ say more. what about the cost of living crisis? are _ say more. what about the cost of living crisis? are you _ say more. what about the cost of living crisis? are you an - say more. what about the cost of living crisis? are you an idea - living crisis? are you an idea logically opposed to a windfall tax, is that on conservative? i do logically opposed to a windfall tax, is that on conservative?— is that on conservative? i do not like new taxes. _ is that on conservative? i do not like new taxes. i _ is that on conservative? i do not like new taxes. i think— is that on conservative? i do not like new taxes. i think it - is that on conservative? i do not like new taxes. i think it is - is that on conservative? i do not like new taxes. i think it is very| like new taxes. i think it is very important that we focus on investment and jobs. the reason we are in a stronger position to help people is because we have got unemployment at the lowest level since 1974, when i was in a primary school like this. that is massively important and enables us to use our

fiscal firepower, taxpayers important and enables us to use our fiscalfirepower, taxpayers money, to help people and we will continue to help people and we will continue to do that. it to help people and we will continue to do that. , ., ., to do that. it is not on conservative? - to do that. it is not on conservative? no - to do that. it is not on i conservative? no option to do that. it is not on - conservative? no option is off to do that. it is not on _ conservative? no option is off the table, but conservative? no option is off the table. but i _ conservative? no option is off the table, but i am _ conservative? no option is off the table, but i am not _ conservative? no option is off the table, but i am not attracted - table, but i am not attracted intrinsically to new taxes, but as i have said throughout, we have got to do what we can and we will to look after people through the after—shocks of covid, through the current pressures on energy prices that we are seeing after covid and with what is happening in russia and we will put our arms around people, just as we did during the pandemic. on that, you said at the queen speech that you were going to make an article within days, it is now nearly two weeks later, when are we going to hear something on cost of living? going to hear something on cost of livina ? �* ., . . living? don't forget what we have already done. _ living? don't forget what we have already done, £22 _ living? don't forget what we have already done, £22 billion - living? don't forget what we have already done, £22 billion we - living? don't forget what we have already done, £22 billion we have put in to help people, 9.1 billion to help with energy cost, £150 off your council tax, increased warm

homes allowance and of course the cut in national insurance contributions, which, on average, will be worth £330 for somebody on average earnings. that comes in in july and there is a continuing stream of effort to shield people. of course, this thing is going to go on, everyone can see the increase in energy prices, there is more that we are going to do, but again, you will just have to wait a little bit longer. just have to wait a little bit loner. �* ., , just have to wait a little bit loner. 1, ,. just have to wait a little bit loner. . , . longer. boris johnson answering a wide range _ longer. boris johnson answering a wide range of— longer. boris johnson answering a wide range of questions. - a court in kyiv has found a russian soldier guilty and sentenced him to life in prison for killing an unarmed civilian. it is the first war crimes trial arising from russia's invasion of ukraine. 21—year old russian tank commander, vadim shishimarin admitted shooting 62 year old oleksandr shelipov but said he had been acting on orders and asked

for forgiveness from his widow. here is the verdict handed down in court. translation: he has been found ruil in translation: he has been found guilty in committing _ translation: he has been found guilty in committing a _ translation: he has been found guilty in committing a criminal - guilty in committing a criminal offence under the criminal court of ukraine. and this court sentences him to life imprisonment. our kyiv correspondent, james waterhouse was in court. it is hugely significant for ukraine, many ukrainians will be hoping that this sets the legal precedent in a war where civilians have found themselves at the heart of the fighting. in this court behind me, it was full, i could barely get a metre in. it demonstrated what an extra ordinary trial is his. vadim shishimarin stood in the dock, in his familiar grey and blue tracksuit and the judges stood up and recounted the events earlier on in this invasion which led us to this point. they described vadim shishimarin as being one of a number of russian

soldiers who as they moved into a village in oleksandr shelipov who, in the words of the court, was clearly a civilian. vadim shishimarin claimed he was ordered, pressured, by other soldiers to open fire in the worry that he will give away their position. shot the mr shelipov four times in the head, killing him. we then heard how his wife discovered his body and then the judges felt that vadim shishimarin's defence, that he was pressured, that he was scared, that he was painful was not enough to form any kind of mitigation in the sentencing. they said he was a professional soldier, in the aggressor of this war and he broke the international laws designed to try and shield civilians from the reality of conflict. it is a very big moment today and as we speak, more cases are in the pipeline and ukraine itself says

they have uncovered 11,000 alleged war crimes so far and with the fighting continuing, that number will only rise. james waterhouse in kyiv. in the first three months of the invasion of ukraine, russia is likely to have suffered a similar death toll to that experienced by the soviet union during its nine year war in afghanistan according to the ministry of defence. meanwhile ukraine's president volodomyr zelensky says his country may be losing 50—100 lives a day in the battle for the donabas region in the east. he's been addressing the world economic forum in davos by videolink. this year, the turning point appears to become more thanjust this year, the turning point appears to become more than just a figure of speech. to become more than 'ust a figure of seech. , , ., , to become more than 'ust a figure of seech. , , . , ., speech. this is really the moment when it is decided _ speech. this is really the moment when it is decided whether - speech. this is really the moment when it is decided whether brute i when it is decided whether brute force will rule the world and if so, brute force is not interested in our thoughts and there is no need for further meetings in davos. there

would be no reason for it. brute force seeks nothing but the subjugation of those it seeks to subdue. it does not discuss, it kills, and russia does that in ukraine, just as we speak. today. by the way, look at the building of the former russian house in davos. it has been turned into a house of russian war crimes and this is an example of their transformation of what russia has done to itself, but becoming a state of war criminals and what it brings to the world, it inspires other potential aggressors to act, instead of successful peaceful cities, there is only black rooms, instead of normal trade, sees full of mines and blocked ports and

instead of tourism, closed skies and bombs and cruise missiles. this is what the world would look like if that turning moment would not have a proper response from the humanity. it would resemble a large site of war crimes, so history remembers many moments when everything changed dramatically. a health worker has been arrested on suspicion of administering poison with intent to endanger life after a child died at birmingham children's hospital. the 27—year—old woman was arrested on thursday and has been suspended from her role at the hospital. west midlands police said an investigation was under way and the results of forensic tests were being examined. the child was being treated in the paediatric intensive care unit. our correspondent navtej johal is following developments at the hospital. what we know so far is that the

child was being treated here at birmingham children's hospital in the paediatric intensive care unit and died on thursday. later that evening, a 27—year—old woman, a health worker here, was arrested at a property in the west midlands by police. that was on suspicion of administering poison with intent to endanger life. she has since been released, as investigations continue and forensic tests are examined. she has also been suspended by the nhs trust responsible for the hospital. that same trust has said that it is supporting the family of the infant at this distressing time and has asked for privacy to be respected. this hospital treats tens of thousands of young people and children every year, it is a leading centre for specialist paediatric care and there is no doubt that this news will have shocked and saddened the people who work here. thirty—five tonnes of powdered baby milk have arrived in the united states from europe. it's to help relieve a critical shortage

of infant formula due to supply chain issues and the closure of a major factory. it should be enough to fill half a million bottles and more shipments are expected in the next few days. the headlines on bbc news... a 21—year—old russian soldier who admits killing an unarmed civilian in the early stages of the invasion in ukraine is sentenced to life in prison in the country's first war crimes trial. thousands more youngsters will end up in care unless there's a "radical reset" of the system — that's the warning from a landmark review of child protection in england. a 27—year—old health worker is arrested on suspicion of administering poison with intent to endanger life — after an infant died at birmingham children's hospital. sport and a full round up, from the bbc sport centre.

good morning. the football association say they will be investigating after a pitch invasion at manchester city in which the aston villa goalkeeper, robin olsen, was assaulted (00v)city have apologised to villa for the incident at fulltime, following their victory that clinched the prmier league title. greater manchester police have charged two men over separate incidents of crowd disorder but say that ' enquiries into the reported assault of a player on the etihad pitch are ongoing'. as for the football, pep guardiola says his city players awill go dowen as legends after securing their fourth title in five seasons. it was a nerveshredding afternoon as they trailed villa 2—nil with twenty minutes left to play but the substiute ilkay gundogan sparked the turnaround as city scored three goals in a five minute spell, he scored two of them incuding the winner, as they pipped liverpool to the title by a single point. these guys are legends already, i am sorry, people have to admit it, this

group of players are absolutely integral in this club because of what they achieved. it is so difficult to do it. manchester united will have a familiar face in the dugout next season —steve mcclaren has been confirmed as one of erik ten haag's assistant coaches. mcclaren worked closely under sir alex ferguson at old trafford between 1999 and 2001. mitchell van der gaag has also been given an assistant coaching role — having worked with ten haag at ajax in amsterdam. the rspca is bringing a prosecution against courtesy after causing suffering to his pet cats. the defender was _ suffering to his pet cats. the defender was filmed on social media in february kicking and mistreating his pet, the two men are due to appear at the magistrates' court for appear at the magistrates' court for a first hearing tomorrow morning. the animals are still being cared for by the rspca.

there's been early disappointment for british tennis at the french open today — with harriet dart knocked out in the first round — beaten in straight sets by italy's martina trevisan. there's been a shock early exit too for naomi osaka. the former world number one and two time grand slam champion is out — after losing in straight sets to america's amanda anisimova — who reached the semi finals of roland garros in 2019. that's all the sport for now. children's social care needs radical change to avoid tens of thousands more youngsters being taken away from theirfamilies. a major review of council—run children's services in england says earlier support is needed before families reach crisis point. the report says 100,000 children could be in care by 2032 if things don't change. here's our social affairs editor, alison holt. ok, so let me know how it's been going since the panel. henrietta works with young people to help them pitch ideas

and get their voices heard. and also it would be good to know, like, how you found working on the project as well. her own life was shaped by the crisis in the children's care system that today's report wants to change. after two difficult years, she was removed from her mother by social services. she was 14, and in the next month, she was moved between five different homes. to me, being in care felt like a never—ending storm, just, like, every day not knowing where the support is going to be from, where am i even going to lay my head, where is the support for the families at the start when they are struggling, why does it need to be when they are taken away? and you can't put kids into dysfunction, when you have taken them out of dysfunction. it makes no sense. today's review says a radical reset is needed to shift the focus of children's social care away from crisis intervention. it wants more early help available in schools and communities, a new expert social worker role to strengthen child protection, the phasing out of what is described as wholly unsuitable young offenders institutions,

a windfall tax on the profits of large children's homes companies, and to ensure change happens, an extra £2.6 billion of funding for services over the next five years. we need to build a care system where homes are available, filled with the sort of people who can provide stable, loving, long—term relationships, near to the schools and communities that these children already live in, that's the big change that we need in the care system. it's so empowering to know that your trauma doesn't define you. that is where places like new beginnings in stockport come in. these parents have had either children taken into care or they have come close to it. you know, we all understand that each day is different for everybody. here they have found support, counselling and advice which has turned their lives around. my little boy has been in with me a year and a half and i never, ever thought that would be possible again. and any time i need support,

i reach out to new beginnings. they're like family, they are family, they are family that i never had. they have given me so much support and a lot of tools and strategies to work with, with my son who has got needs, special needs. and, again, they have given me the strength to push on, to not make them mistakes again. the government says it is piloting additionalfamily hubs providing early support. it also accepts more needs to be done to support family members, kinship carers, who take on a child who would otherwise go into care, and to find more foster carers. i think there is a real opportunity for us to get those children a loving, supportive home, and we know that family relationships, kinship care is equally important. the system needs to obsess about those relationships because that is how you get great outcomes for the children that need the most help in our society.

the government says it will consider other recommendations over the longer term. alison holt, bbc news. joining me now is steve crocker, president of the association of directors of children's services. the organisation is made up of children's services leaders from local authorities across england. welcome. thank you forjoining us. as we were hearing from the government minister, these are the children that need the most help in our society. children that need the most help in oursociety. how children that need the most help in our society. how would you assess how often the needs are being met to the best of the abilities of those who are supporting them and in a way thatis who are supporting them and in a way that is providing for the best outcome for those children? this outcome for those children? is director of children's services we welcome the report, it has got a really good tone, a really good moral thread running through it. we think that the emphasis on early help and support for families is

really, really important. looking at the fantastic work there in stockport. we need to see more of that throughout the country. perhaps the best thing about the report is it is financially realistic and the association has been pushing for increased investment into family support for some time now and the figure thatjosh mcallister has came to, around 2 billion, i think it is in the right territory. that will be vital if we are really serious about transforming care.— transforming care. working in a s stem transforming care. working in a system where _ transforming care. working in a system where you _ transforming care. working in a system where you can - transforming care. working in a system where you can see - transforming care. working in a | system where you can see when transforming care. working in a - system where you can see when things go right and when things go wrong, it must be frustrating to see where things go wrong and to see how long it can take before there is change. that is right. every day director of children's services, coming to work, wanting to do a good job, that is

what we are passionate about, but the system is set against that so often and also about funding and so forth. the other thing that we should mention is that, for many, many children, intervention through social care ends up improving their lives and i know that is not always heard it well and it is difficult sometimes to get a handle on, but for many children we are able to improve their lives and indeed for some children coming into care is much better than staying at home. however, we would be the first to say that if we have increased investment, we can do more at an earlier stage and prevent some children coming into care and achieving better outcomes than staying outside of the care system. can you talk us through, a situation where there is a crisis in a family and there has not been an early stage intervention, where perhaps it could have made a material

difference, but it has not happened and at this point, social workers go in, they need to make very careful evaluations about what is best for that family and most importantly the needs of the child? how difficult is it? it needs of the child? how difficult is it? .. , needs of the child? how difficult is it? .., , , needs of the child? how difficult is it? , , , . it? it can be extremely difficult because families _ it? it can be extremely difficult because families are _ it? it can be extremely difficult because families are in - it? it can be extremely difficult because families are in acute i because families are in acute distress, there is often anger and recrimination between adults and sometimes between children and adults and we have to try and understand and assess what is in the best interests of the child and very quickly, in some cases, put the issues before a court and we have to remember that social workers do not have the finaljudgment on removing children from their families, it is always the court that decides. we have to put together lots of information really quickly. not always full information, sometimes only partial information, particularly when we think about younger children who might not be able to articulate their circumstances as well as older children, and then we end up with

those children in the care system. but we know about the care system is that if children come in at a young age, often a farewell, but children who come into the care system in their teenage years often fared particularly poorly. here is an area that we think we should and could invest more in, in terms of that troubled teenager cohort and how we can work with them more successfully. the aspect of this, which is troubling for us is that many of those teenagers tell us that they have poor emotional and mental health and we need better services for the children to prevent them coming into contact with the children's social care system, because of their own mental health difficulties and the impact of that upon theirfamilies. difficulties and the impact of that upon their families.— difficulties and the impact of that upon their families. thank you very much forjoining — upon their families. thank you very much forjoining us. _ scotrail — which runs most train

services in scotland — has introduced an emergency timetable, cutting its daily services by almost a third. it's due to a shortage of drivers and a pay dispute between the newly nationalised scotrail and the aslef union, as alexandra mackenzie reports. many rely on the rail network, but the new temporary timetable means a significant cut to services. there's two reasons for this. the first is that the pandemic meant we couldn't train enough drivers. that's resulted in a driver shortage. and the second issue is that aslef, the train drivers union, is in dispute with us over pay. that's meant fewer drivers are making themselves available for overtime and for rest days, and that's resulted in cancellations for customers, which have been unacceptable. the last train from edinburgh to glasgow queen street, which is usually at 23.45, will leave at 22.15. if you're travelling from glasgow to dundee, the last train was at 23.10.

that changes to 19.10. the glasgow to mallaig train. the last one was at 18.21. that now leaves around lunchtime. i think it's really disappointing because i like to go into town at the weekend, it's my only time off, and i don't want to have to drive because driving is awful in town. a lot of bus gates now. so yeah, i'm really disappointed that this is how it's ended up, but hopefully they'll figure something out. i will probably choose not to take the train in the future. i willjust plan to take the bus instead of the train. coming somewhere like glasgow shouldn't really have that - uncertainty because you feel like you're in a city centre i and you should be able to get in and out and things as well. j the reduced timetable is likely to impact scotland's world cup play—off against ukraine here at hampden onjune1st. the scottish conservatives have called on scotrail to lay on extra trains for thousands of fans. the scottish government has said that plans are being worked up for events like this one. alongside this disruption,

rail workers are to be balloted on strike action over pay. every one of us is facing a cost of living crisis. we've seen our council tax, ourwater, oursewerage, gas, electricity, food, all going up. ourfuel, everyone. we have a standard of living and we're trying to maintain that for our membership. scotrail said the temporary timetable would provide more certainty, but it will take some time for more drivers to be trained so the next few weeks could be challenging. alexandra mackenzie, bbc news, glasgow. (pres)now it's time for a look at the weather(turn)with susanne powell good morning. good afternoon. it is now half past 12. a lot of cloud across the uk at the moment, it is hard to know what time of day it is, there is no bright sunshine for many of us after the weekend warms, it is feeling cooler and through the week ahead, that is pretty much the way we will carry on, spells of rain,

cool breezes and temperatures slightly depressed perhaps for the time of year. there is the cloud across the uk at the moment, some heavier, more persistent rain to clear from the east of england this afternoon, showers ganging up into more potent clutches, set to put into the south west and across wales and sharper downpours for northern ireland and in scotland as well. the chance of getting wetjust about anywhere this afternoon and temperatures quite widely a couple of degrees down on the weekend, actually one spot that is relatively dry is the north west of scotland and we will see some of that heavy rain pulling away to the east through the evening but then we are not out of the woods heading out in england and wales, further showers moving in later on in the evening and then a quite showery for many parts of the uk on tuesday. sunny spells in between times, but if you're waiting for it to really settle down, friday and into next weekend is your best bet.

hello. this is bbc news. i'm joanna gosling and these are the headlines. a 21—year—old russian soldier who admits killing an unarmed civilian in the early stages of the invasion in ukraine is sentenced to life in prison in the country's first war crimes trial. thousands more youngsters will end up in care unless there's a "radical reset" of the system — that's the warning from a landmark review of child protection in england. a 27—year—old health worker is arrested on suspicion of administering poison with intent to endanger life — after an infant died

while being treated in hospital. people at high risk of developing monkeypox after coming into contact with positive cases are urged to self—isolate for three weeks. that, as scotland starts contact tracing following its first case of the virus. almost 700 trains a day are axed in scotland because of driver shortages and a pay dispute. black and asian women are being harmed by racial discrimination in maternity care — according to an investigation by the charity birthrights. and manchester city's premier league victory was marred by a pitch invasion in which villa's goalkeeper was allegedly attacked. now on bbc news, your questions answered. as we've been hearing, monkeypox has now been detected

in three more countries as scientists say they are still unsure what is causing the outbreak. so for this edition of your questions answered, we're going back to basics and asking some key questions about the virus. to get the answers, i'm joined by dr sarah pitt, a virologist at the university of brighton. welcome, and thank you forjoining us. let's start with a fundamental one. what is monkeypox and how do you catch it?— one. what is monkeypox and how do you catch it? monkeypox is caused by a virus which — you catch it? monkeypox is caused by a virus which is _ you catch it? monkeypox is caused by a virus which is normally _ you catch it? monkeypox is caused by a virus which is normally found - you catch it? monkeypox is caused by a virus which is normally found in i a virus which is normally found in west and central africa and lives in road, squirrels and other ranks tied things in africa. although it was first noted by human beings and a monkey, it mainly lives and these are the rodents. it's caused by a virus which is similar to smallpox

or closely related to smallpox but is nothing to do with chickenpox. just to clear that up. even though the names are similar, it's nothing to do with chickenpox but it is a bit similar to smallpox. 50. to do with chickenpox but it is a bit similar to smallpox. so, what are the symptoms? _ bit similar to smallpox. so, what are the symptoms? we - bit similar to smallpox. so, what are the symptoms? we are i bit similar to smallpox. so, what. are the symptoms? we are seeing pictures of what the lesions look like and the, what is the word, to describe it, the pustules. i was hoping there was a more palatable world —— word, but i couldn't think of one. the pox, yes, tell us more about the symptoms. the of one. the pox, yes, tell us more about the symptoms.— of one. the pox, yes, tell us more about the symptoms. the way you get it is by extremely _ about the symptoms. the way you get it is by extremely close _ about the symptoms. the way you get it is by extremely close contact - it is by extremely close contact with somebody, either people pick it up with somebody, either people pick it up from animals or in some cases it can pass from animal to person and then from person to person through extremely close contact. people will either get it from the animals by coming into contact, or eating undercooked bush meat. and if you

are getting it from another person it would normally be by touching someone who has those pustules on them. . , ., the someone who has those pustules on them.- the symptoms i someone who has those pustules on them.- the symptoms are i them. carry on. the symptoms are that if you — them. carry on. the symptoms are that if you come _ them. carry on. the symptoms are that if you come into _ them. carry on. the symptoms are that if you come into contact i them. carry on. the symptoms are that if you come into contact with i that if you come into contact with the virus you have to wait up to two or three weeks later, say 21 days, and you will develop really rather general symptoms such as a temperature and feeling extremely tired, muscles aching, and one key thing to look out for is swelling in your glans, underyour thing to look out for is swelling in your glans, under your neck, that's quite different from flu or covid, it is quite different. and that will last for two or three days and then after that you come out in spots. most people get a few spots on their faces and then it will come on the palms of your hands and the soles of your feet and they will grow and become quite big and i know people might be eating their lunch, but they are quite large, full of fluid

and chock full of viruses and that is how it can be passed from person to person, bedding, towels, that sort of thing, while you have those spots, they can be picked up by someone else who uses the towel, so thatis someone else who uses the towel, so that is normally the symptoms will be resolving by themselves within two to four weeks and you don't normally need any treatment in normally need any treatment in normal healthy adults, it goes away by itself and it is publicly quite distressing to have these quite large spots. i can't see the pictures but... oi large spots. i can't see the pictures but. . ._ large spots. i can't see the i pictures but. . ._ they pictures but... of a large. they look rather _ pictures but... of a large. they look rather a _ pictures but... of a large. they look rather a bit _ pictures but... of a large. they look rather a bit gross, - pictures but... of a large. they look rather a bit gross, don't i pictures but... of a large. they i look rather a bit gross, don't they? sometimes you can get spots all over, but it's not common. just ickina over, but it's not common. just picking up _ over, but it's not common. just picking up and _ over, but it's not common. just picking up and a _ over, but it's not common. just picking up and a bit more about the treatment, and i know you said that generally people don't require treatment, but you said that 21 days after exposure you would start to get the initial symptoms and a

general feeling of get the initial symptoms and a generalfeeling of an get the initial symptoms and a general feeling of an wellness before the spots start to appear. the transmission is from direct contact with basically what is in the spots, so it has to be a very close, skin to skin contact or with some material that has touched it. in that case, what does it say about the value of people quarantining for three weeks once they have come into contact with a case? that three weeks once they have come into contact with a case?— contact with a case? that time when ou have contact with a case? that time when you have those _ contact with a case? that time when you have those symptoms _ contact with a case? that time when you have those symptomsjust i contact with a case? that time when | you have those symptomsjust before you have those symptoms just before the spots turn up, you can actually spread it that way as well through droplet infection and breathing, but it's doesn't hang around in the air in the way that we have learned to think about covid. you still need extremely close contact. you could not know you have got monkeypox and i think you are going down with the flu which is why i was emphasising the swollen glands in your neck which is not something you would normally see with other sorts of

infections we are worrying about or that we are aware of at the moment. but if you did not know it was monkeypox you could pass it other people and that would be the rationale of quarantining people to make sure they don't pass it to anyone else and also for their own health and safety as well to make sure they rest and people are also going to be offered the vaccine to help stop them getting sick themselves. it help stop them getting sick themselves.— help stop them getting sick themselves. it is a confusing icture, themselves. it is a confusing picture. at — themselves. it is a confusing picture, at the _ themselves. it is a confusing picture, at the start - themselves. it is a confusing picture, at the start of- themselves. it is a confusing i picture, at the start of anything, when public health professionals are working out exactly the best way to contain something and deal with it, and what we've been hearing primarily is that it is the close contact, the direct contact once the pustules appear, but from what you are saying the decision to introduce quarantine was introduced because it can be spread before someone is even aware they have an infection so how much does that change the situation when we look at the fact it is now

in 15 countries? it’s when we look at the fact it is now in 15 countries?— in 15 countries? it's still very, very small — in 15 countries? it's still very, very small numbers - in 15 countries? it's still very, very small numbers of- in 15 countries? it's still very, | very small numbers of people in 15 countries? it's still very, i very small numbers of people and i think there might be a few more cases being reported or confirmed in the uk today but this morning it was 20 and they were not african countries, so if you think of europe, the usa, canada and a couple of cases in singapore but 80 in total. not a huge number of people, so the people who will be asked to self—isolate are the ones who had extremely close contact to have monkeypox and we are not talking about large numbers of people but what we are trying to do is stop the virus spreading from person to person and it isn't very usual for this to happen so normally what happens is somebody gets it from the rodent or a monkey, from an animal and they can then pass it to another person and that second person can pass it to another person but that

normally peters out after a couple of cycles and we don't really know what will happen with this one and it is a bit unusual to see that it is spreading so much but we wouldn't expect it to spread really widely to everybody and it's very difficult to catch it. you have to be in close contact with people to catch it on the quarantine is to make sure it doesn't get further than it has done already. is, doesn't get further than it has done alread . �* , ., , . already. a number of viewers are askin: already. a number of viewers are asking about _ already. a number of viewers are asking about stigmatising - already. a number of viewers are asking about stigmatising the i already. a number of viewers are | asking about stigmatising the gay community because there has been particular focus on the gay community because at least a first number of cases we knew about were from men who had six with men, but it's unclear the context in which those cases were spread and on enormous viewer asks, is it dangerous to point out that, point the finger at one particular group of people in terms of infections? yes, ifind that of people in terms of infections? yes, i find that rather upsetting

because it is just a yes, i find that rather upsetting because it isjust a quirk yes, i find that rather upsetting because it is just a quirk of fate, an accident that one of those people who had picked it up then came in close contact with someone else and then a second person, was a man who had six with men and was in the lb gt q community and it's not a sexually transmitted disease but it is spread by close contact, and intimate contact would include that but it is an accident of virology that it has happened and that the people coming into contact with each other that we know about our in this particular group and it is upsetting because it is unfair to say it's these particular groups or a particular group are more susceptible or likely to get it and the other thing that is unhelpful is it might make people think, i'm not going to get it and anyone could get it, anyone who has close contact

with someone who has monkeypox can get it and it's nothing to do with your sexuality or gender or ethnicity or geography, as we've seen, because it's all over europe and north america now. there is nothing special about anybody that says you can or cannot get a particular virus, certainly not in the case of monkeypox. there is nothing special about anybody and it's unfair to point the finger at a particular group but also unhelpful because you might think it's not going to affect me, and it probably isn't, let's face it, there's not many cases, but there is no particular reason why it shouldn't be you either. particular reason why it shouldn't be you either-— particular reason why it shouldn't be you either. thank you very much indeed. let's go back to the landmark review of child protection in england.

it warns that thousands more youngsters will end up in care unless there's a "radical reset" of the system. we're joined now byjosh macalister, who chaired that independent review of children's social care. welcome, and thank you forjoining us. could you give us a summary of what you think would make a big difference, where things have been going wrong and what would change? we started the review by listening to thousands of people who have lived in and been through the children's social care system, so children, care experience adults, grandparents, foster carers and many others and the big message that has come through his first we have a system, social care system that is in a cycle where it is intervening where there is a crisis and not intervening early and up to help families and when children do end up in care they end up with relationships that end up being broken rather than strengthened and built, so what we need is a radical reset that gets the whole system obsessively behind the family members, the communities, the carers

who can love these children. so members, the communities, the carers who can love these children.— who can love these children. so what would that look _ who can love these children. so what would that look like? _ who can love these children. so what would that look like? we've - who can love these children. so what would that look like? we've set i who can love these children. so what would that look like? we've set out i would that look like? we've set out a number of — would that look like? we've set out a number of recommendations i would that look like? we've set out a number of recommendations but| would that look like? we've set out i a number of recommendations but the big one is to create a new family help system which would see social workers, youth workers, family therapists, practitioners, many others together in multidisciplinary teams, based in schools and family hubs and settings that the public now and spend their time in and getting alongside families with those teams to address the issues that they are facing, the challenging they are facing. the other big recommendations we are making is about strengthening the child protection system so its more expert led and able to beast decisive when there are real concerns about children coming to harm and then how do we find ways to make use of a wider family networks, so when grandparents or aunts and uncles or an even broader range of family and friends can play a role in raising a child, we need to make

changes so the system can do that and can do it by resorting, by helping make adaptations to homes, all those kinds of things and then finally on care need to make loving the merits of the system, the things we care about, the homes we create, should all be about matching children with adults who can be in the life of the long term and can give them that stability and sense of identity and belonging that every single child needs.— single child needs. obviously, that is all as it should _ single child needs. obviously, that is all as it should be, _ single child needs. obviously, that is all as it should be, but - single child needs. obviously, that is all as it should be, but there i single child needs. obviously, that is all as it should be, but there is i is all as it should be, but there is such a difference from a paper exercise to actually implement in something because this is a system run by many, many individuals and a system that has been operating one way for a very long time. you talk about £2.6 million to make a difference. what would that do? this difference. what would that do? is you say, this is a system built up over 30 years and more and what has happened is when there has been a problem we have put in a new process

or system or new procedure or new role and over time that has become a really complicated and often bureaucratic system that can be risk averse at the same time as missing some risks, so what we are seeing todayis some risks, so what we are seeing today is that we need to reset the system i get the right and that some of reform will involve investment for the next five years so we rebalance the system in favour of backing those people who love and care about children, whether that's family members or foster carers, care about children, whether that's family members orfoster carers, and that rebalance will mean, in the long term we have fewer children who are needed to be taken into care and the long—term costs of the system will become more sustainable so there is no option here for the government or society where this won't cost some money in the short term, but the question is, do we invest now and get better outcomes for most honourable children and theirfamilies or do we for most honourable children and their families or do we carry on as we are and see the cost get out of

control? ~ , ., ._ we are and see the cost get out of control? ~ i. ._ _ , .. control? when you say the system can be risk averse — control? when you say the system can be risk averse as _ control? when you say the system can be risk averse as well _ control? when you say the system can be risk averse as well as _ control? when you say the system can be risk averse as well as missing i be risk averse as well as missing some risks, it is people, isn't it. what is going wrong? tithe some risks, it is people, isn't it. what is going wrong?— some risks, it is people, isn't it. what is going wrong? one of the thins we what is going wrong? one of the things we have _ what is going wrong? one of the things we have seen _ what is going wrong? one of the things we have seen is _ what is going wrong? one of the things we have seen is that i what is going wrong? one of the i things we have seen is that families who are crying out for help, waving the flag to services to say, i've got a teenage son or daughter and i'm really struggling and i need some help or i've got an addiction or a relative who says there might be some violence in the relationship between my niece and my partner, when those things happen, at the moment, we don't have the resources or systems set up to get alongside families and provide that help. that is both an issue for keeping children safe in a child protection sense but it's also not great for longer—term outcomes for those children, so family health is a foundational child protection but when there are significant concerns about farm, which is a smaller

number of situations, we don't have an expert led child protection system so it is often social workers at the beginning of their careers, working by themselves, going out and trying to figure out whether or not abuses taking place, and that's not fair on the social workers are not a strong enough system to significant harm. i5 strong enough system to significant harm. , , ~ , ., , strong enough system to significant harm. , , ~, ., ,., harm. is this £2.6 billion is not found, harm. is this £2.6 billion is not found. will— harm. is this £2.6 billion is not found, will nothing _ harm. is this £2.6 billion is not found, will nothing change? i harm. is this £2.6 billion is not| found, will nothing change? we harm. is this £2.6 billion is not i found, will nothing change? we need both investment _ found, will nothing change? we need both investment and _ found, will nothing change? we need both investment and reform. - found, will nothing change? we need both investment and reform. in i found, will nothing change? we need both investment and reform. in the l both investment and reform. in the review we've done a huge amount of work to cost the plan and see what all the thing should be done in and when it should be done and i've also said, with some humility that the government will need to look at this themselves and figure out the best way to achieve it and it might be that they come back with slightly different ideas, which is fine. but what is crucial is they have the same level of ambition and intent as the review, and i think it's hard to see something significant to the £2.6 billion being able to achieve

the scale of change needed. thahk the scale of change needed. thank ou ve the scale of change needed. thank you very much. — the scale of change needed. thank you very much, josh _ the scale of change needed. thank you very much, josh mcallister. i with me now is kevin william, chief executive of the fostering network, a charity that works with those involved in foster care with an aim to make it the best it can be. thank you forjoining us. how would you describe foster caring currently. the aim is for it to be the best it can be but how often is it that and how often isn't it that? we know foster care comes in many different forms and one of the challenges for the review is to recognise that we need foster carers for long—term placements for children and often when we talk about foster care people see as a short—term measure where increasingly we know that children who come into the care system need to stay there for the duration of their childhood so we need a reframing of what foster care is and we also need to make sure that foster carers are adequately

supported and remunerated. often a foster carer will give up paid work in order to meet the needs of what can be challenging children coming into the care system because they haven't had the earliest start so we really welcome the review is focused on foster care and we welcome the fact with the review saying that foster carers should make the same decisions for children in their care which will help strengthen the relationships between children and the foster carers and leads to better outcomes because looking after a child and making decisions by committee is not the right way to do things and that is what happens very often. do things and that is what happens ve often. ~ , ., do things and that is what happens ve often. ~ i. . ~ do things and that is what happens ve often. ~ . ~ . very often. when you talk about reframin: very often. when you talk about reframing foster— very often. when you talk about reframing foster care _ very often. when you talk about reframing foster care and i very often. when you talk about | reframing foster care and looking very often. when you talk about i reframing foster care and looking at it as a long—term prospect rather than the short term, it sounds like it is going into the territory of adoption.

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it provides a relationship for that child and attachment, and we know that young people, children can attach to many different people and we know it through stepparents for example and they can form an attachment to the young person and enable them to remain in contact with their birth family if that is safe to do so but often we see young people leaving care at an early age and at the age of 18, one of the things we are pleased to see is the focus on young people remaining on foster care in the care system for the early part of their adult hood. that is what happens for most young children, they grope in their family and they don't leave the family until they go to university or get a job elsewhere or enter into a relationship and they remain in that family but they are also available for the young person to come back to and continue to support them on the

journey to adulthood. we welcome some of the reforms that the review has recommended for young people leaving care and entering adult hood but also welcome the fact that the review was recognising that we need 9000 more foster carers and that's to make sure people can stay local and in their own communities and it's not about a shortage of foster carers, it's about having them in the right place with the right skills to make sure that young people can continue to go to the same schools and go to the same hobbies, sports clubs, music, whatever they are interested in and too often we see children move from their communities having to re—establish themselves somewhere else and all that becomes disruptive and that can make young people resentful who then want to move back home. . ~ resentful who then want to move back home. ., ~ ,, resentful who then want to move back home. ., ~ in . resentful who then want to move back home. ., ~ . �* resentful who then want to move back home. ., . �* , ., home. thank you so much i'm sorry to 'um in. home. thank you so much i'm sorry to jump in- it's — home. thank you so much i'm sorry to jump in- it's an — home. thank you so much i'm sorry to jump in. it's an enormous _

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sculpture is in the centre of a battle of britain pilot, looking up to the sky, and it is absolutely amazing and i'm joined by the designer and there is a story behind this. i designer and there is a story behind this. . , designer and there is a story behind this. ., , ., designer and there is a story behind this. .,, ., ,~' ., designer and there is a story behind this. .,, ., a ., ., designer and there is a story behind this. .,, ., ., ., ., designer and there is a story behind this. ., ., ., , .,, designer and there is a story behind this. ., ., ., , .,y ., this. i was asked to do a story from the ast this. i was asked to do a story from the past for — this. i was asked to do a story from the past for the _ this. i was asked to do a story from the past for the raf _ this. i was asked to do a story from the past for the raf benevolent - this. i was asked to do a story from i the past for the raf benevolent fund to make it the centrepiece. this is a 3d scan and several hundred hours of work and i am thrilled by the reaction to it. it’s of work and i am thrilled by the reaction to it.— reaction to it. it's such a focal oint reaction to it. it's such a focal point and _ reaction to it. it's such a focal point and i've _ reaction to it. it's such a focal point and i've seen _ reaction to it. it's such a focal point and i've seen people - reaction to it. it's such a focal. point and i've seen people taking photos already.— point and i've seen people taking photos already. point and i've seen people taking hotos alread . , , photos already. yes, the setting, we have a hospital _ photos already. yes, the setting, we have a hospital behind _ photos already. yes, the setting, we have a hospital behind us _ photos already. yes, the setting, we have a hospital behind us and - photos already. yes, the setting, we have a hospital behind us and all - have a hospital behind us and all these beautiful flowers and it changes through the day and you get a completely different type of shot. you've got deep purples and violets and yellows, so how did you choose

those? , . ., , ., ~ those? they are the tones of the raf emblems, those? they are the tones of the raf emblems. so — those? they are the tones of the raf emblems. so we _ those? they are the tones of the raf emblems, so we have _ those? they are the tones of the raf emblems, so we have whites - those? they are the tones of the raf emblems, so we have whites drifting | emblems, so we have whites drifting through the garden, blues and some spring flowers when the garden is rebuilt. �* , , ., rebuilt. and this is going somewhere else. it's rebuilt. and this is going somewhere else- it's going _ rebuilt. and this is going somewhere else- it's going to — rebuilt. and this is going somewhere else. it's going to biggin _ rebuilt. and this is going somewhere else. it's going to biggin hill, - else. it's going to biggin hill, really exciting, _ else. it's going to biggin hill, really exciting, the _ else. it's going to biggin hill, really exciting, the rightful i else. it's going to biggin hill, - really exciting, the rightful home for the raf pilots, and i cannot wait to get it fitted this summer. we arejoined by wait to get it fitted this summer. we are joined by two raf entrance, sidney mcfarland who served for 30 years quite a stretch. what you think of the garden? absolutely fantastic. so _ think of the garden? absolutely fantastic. so wonderful - think of the garden? absolutely fantastic. so wonderful to - think of the garden? absolutely fantastic. so wonderful to be i think of the garden? absolutely i fantastic. so wonderfulto be here, fantastic. so wonderful to be here, especially— fantastic. so wonderful to be here, especially this flying suit. it must be unique — especially this flying suit. it must be unique in the world in the uk. wonderfui — be unique in the world in the uk. wonderful. great to be here. amazing. _ wonderful. great to be here. amazing, and also colin bell, who was a pilot in world war ii, a mosquito pilot.— was a pilot in world war ii, a mosquito pilot. where mosquito pilot. what is that? where ou a

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few of your favourites and some gorgeous flowers and plants as well. charlotte gallagher with some lovely guests. now it's time for a look at the weather with susan powell. it's a bit of an overused phrase in weather, a mixed bag, but that is the best way to describe the weather thatis the best way to describe the weather that is coming for the uk through the week ahead. we will see numerous areas of low pressure trying to approach from the atlantic, kicking up approach from the atlantic, kicking up the wins and as they do so, they will show in some rain. which is in the area of low pressure pushing up from the south through monday with weather fronts digging up from the north and basically we can anticipate seeing a bit of rain just about anywhere through the latter part of monday but particular across eastern areas of england. further north and west it should begin to become drier as we go into the small hours of tuesday. a relatively mild night and a little cooler in the north—west of the uk with temperatures in single figures and for tuesday daytime we have low

pressure swelling away, breezy down the north sea coast, further showers running into coastal reaches but also developing more widely in land as the day plays out. there will be sunny spells between the showers but a cool north—westerly breeze and temperatures never quite recovering to the highs we saw at the weekend, perhaps 17 or 18 at best. wednesday, another area of low pressure to talk about and reminds me —— coming in from the atlantic. tightening isobars, and the wind will kick up, so tuesday will be a breezy day and wednesday we will go for windy. showers working their way across the uk and the wind is getting gusty at times and we could see them gusting at 35 or a0 mph across the uk but in many areas there will be a decent speu many areas there will be a decent spell of sunshine on wednesday but it will feel cool in the breeze especially if you are caught in the showers and highs of possibly 17 or

18 at best. towards the end of the week, things try to settle down and another front snakes through on thursday meaning rain across the northern half of the uk but by friday and looking at the weekend, high pressure is going to try and build from the south, so it should mean we get more in the way of dry weatherfrom friday and mean we get more in the way of dry weather from friday and also we will see temperatures recovering a little and it looks like we might sit on the eastern side without northerly breeze, so no sign of a heatwave on the way just yet.

the first war crimes trial since the invasion of ukraine — a russian soldier is jailed for life for killing an unarmed civilian. the 21—year—old said he'd been following orders when he shot dead the civilian shortly after the start of the war. we'll be live at the court in ukraine. also this lunchtime. calls for a radical change in the children's care borisjohnson says "no option is off the table" to deal with the rising cost of living. a 27—year—old health worker is arrested on suspicion of administering poison after the death of a baby at birmingham children's hospital. the review says that without change,

tens of thousands more youngsters will end up in care.