today at six, major failings in maternity services force the regulator to intervene at one nhs trust. distraught family to speak out after dozens of baby deaths in nottinghamshire. we knew something terrible had gone wrong because wynter was a perfectly healthy baby and how does a perfectly healthy baby not survive? there is to be an independent review nottingham university hospitals nhs trust. also on the programme, after the uvalde mass shooting in texas, police admit they waited too long to respond to the for help. imilli police admit they waited too long to respond to the for help.— respond to the for help. with the benefit of hindsight, _ respond to the for help. with the benefit of hindsight, where - respond to the for help. with the benefit of hindsight, where i'm i benefit of hindsight, where i'm sitting now, of course it was not the right decision, it was the wrong decision. ~ ., the right decision, it was the wrong decision. a, , , ,

the right decision, it was the wrong decision. a, , ,, ., decision. more pressure on the scottish government _ decision. more pressure on the scottish government over - decision. more pressure on the i scottish government over ferries decision. more pressure on the - scottish government over ferries as the head of the network said services are deteriorating. to her majesty, tuck in. cheers. and a feast fit for a queen, preparations in full swing for the platinumjubilee. and coming up on sportsday on bbc news, we'll be in paris. tens of thousands of liverpool fans are in the city ahead of their match against real madrid. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. the care regulator has ordered an nhs trust to make significant and immediate improvements to its maternity services to ensure the safety of women and babies. an independent inquiry has already been ordered

into the maternity care offered by nottingham university hospitals nhs trust. yesterday, the senior midwife, donna ockenden, was appointed to chair an independent review into services, after dozens of baby deaths. the trust says it's working hard to make improvements. here's our social affairs correspondent, michael buchanan, and a warning, you may find some details and images in his report distressing. cheese! nine months old has helped his arents cheese! nine months old has helped his parents rediscover _ cheese! nine months old has helped his parents rediscover their - cheese! nine months old has helped his parents rediscover their zest - his parents rediscover their zest for life and the couple's older daughter wynter should be playing him. . , , him. had they delivered her sooner, she would be _ him. had they delivered her sooner, she would be alive. _ him. had they delivered her sooner, she would be alive. the _ him. had they delivered her sooner, she would be alive. the andrews - she would be alive. the andrews family had _ she would be alive. the andrews family had gone _ she would be alive. the andrews family had gone to _ she would be alive. the andrews family had gone to nottingham's queens medical centre in 2019 to deliver the healthy baby but a catalogue of maternity failures including too few staff meant wynter was born in a poor condition and lived forjust 23 minutes. i lived forjust 23 minutes. i remember watching them perform with

dissertation on wynter, holding her and she _ dissertation on wynter, holding her and she was still one and i thought, had it_ and she was still one and i thought, had it all_ and she was still one and i thought, had it all been a bad dream, because of the _ had it all been a bad dream, because of the stress — had it all been a bad dream, because of the stress of the situation dash for growth — of the stress of the situation dash for growth performing resuscitation. today's _ for growth performing resuscitation. today's report suggest many similar problems remain they found there were still not enough staff to keep women safe, staff were not always conducting observations to ensure patient conditions are not deteriorated, and incidents were not always being reported. staff were said to be a hard—working overall but overall maternity care was rated as inadequate. taste but overall maternity care was rated as inadequate-— as inadequate. we are very concerned. _ as inadequate. we are very concerned, we _ as inadequate. we are very concerned, we think- as inadequate. we are very concerned, we think there | as inadequate. we are very i concerned, we think there has as inadequate. we are very - concerned, we think there has been as inadequate. we are very _ concerned, we think there has been a very long time since wynter died and there has been a very long time for there has been a very long time for the trust to rectify these and we feel it concerning that there are still such problems going on. around 600 families — still such problems going on. around 600 families have _ still such problems going on. around 600 families have come _ still such problems going on. around 600 families have come forward - still such problems going on. around| 600 families have come forward with concerns about care in nottingham's tomb equipment maternity units with evidence that it doesn't do babies have died or been injured due to poor treatment. the have died or been in'ured due to

poor treatment.— have died or been in'ured due to poor treatment. the bottom line is the sent poor treatment. the bottom line is they sent a — poor treatment. the bottom line is they sent a poorly _ poor treatment. the bottom line is they sent a poorly baby _ poor treatment. the bottom line is they sent a poorly baby home - poor treatment. the bottom line is they sent a poorly baby home to i poor treatment. the bottom line is l they sent a poorly baby home to die essentially. they sent a poorly baby home to die essentiall . , ., , ,., essentially. teddy was born in november _ essentially. teddy was born in november 2020, _ essentially. teddy was born in november 2020, despite - essentially. teddy was born in | november 2020, despite being essentially. teddy was born in - november 2020, despite being of low birth weight, he was discharged home after did not recognise he needed screening for hypoglycaemia. he collapsed shortly afterwards. the fallout from _ collapsed shortly afterwards. tue: fallout from that collapsed shortly afterwards. t'ta: fallout from that was collapsed shortly afterwards. tt2 fallout from that was just horrific, having to call emergency services and evering that goes with that, going in an ambulance back to hospital —— everything that goes with that. is to have to watch your tiny baby died less than 48 hours after giving birth, it was horrific. the trust estate they are working hard to make the necessary improvements but recognise there is more to do and were determined to increase the pace of change. with so many concerns, last year the nhs ordered a review into maternity care but many of the family is bailed by the trust concluded it was not fit for purpose and rejected two different people the nhs appointed

to lead it. yesterday they got the chairperson they really wanted. senior midwife donna 0ckenden will now investigate care in nottingham, having recently finished a review into the maternity scandal in shrewsbury and telford where more than 200 babies might have survived with better care. for the families who were failed by the trust, the consequences will last a lifetime. when he is older, what will you tell him about wynter? irate when he is older, what will you tell him about wynter?— when he is older, what will you tell him about wynter? we will tell him that he had a _ him about wynter? we will tell him that he had a sister, _ him about wynter? we will tell him that he had a sister, and _ him about wynter? we will tell him that he had a sister, and that - him about wynter? we will tell him that he had a sister, and that she i that he had a sister, and that she was fantastic and... has changed so much so that babies and families don't have to go through what we have. there is a curious mix of hope and despair among families who have been failed by a maternity care in this city this evening, despair coming from that care quality commission failings identified as being existing at the moment and many of these families sincerely hope they

have been rectified by now. the hope comes from the appointment of donna 0ckenden who they fought for weeks to lead this viewpoint at what is going on in nottingham in maternity care has echoes of shrewsbury and telford, morecambe bay and cumbria and east kent where inquiries are aborted or ongoing and finding maternity failings. all that is true but what is also true must be remembered is that britain is one of the safest countries in the world for a woman to have a baby. michael buchanan lived in nottingham. borisjohnson says the £15 billion package unveiled by the government yesterday to tackle the cost of living crisis is a very substantial commitment to get through a bumpy time. but he said he was "not going to pretend this is going to fix everything for everybody immediately". he was speaking as a conservative mp quit as a ministerial aide over sue gray's report on lockdown parties in downing street earlier this week. alex forsyth is in westminster.

the prime minister would have preferred a much better sendoff than a resignation before the commons goes into recess? trio a resignation before the commons goes into recess?— goes into recess? no doubt it has been a bit of _ goes into recess? no doubt it has been a bit of a _ goes into recess? no doubt it has been a bit of a roller-coaster - goes into recess? no doubt it has| been a bit of a roller-coaster week been a bit of a roller—coaster week at westminster and that package announced by the chancellor was more substantial than some expected and it has been broadly welcomed. there are questions about whether it is targeted enough, given that every home in the uk, even wealthy ones, will receive £400 to help with energy bills but the prime minister said it was mostly aimed at the most vulnerable although acknowledged it would not solve all of the problems for everybody. this is temporary, which leaves the question, what happens if economic challenges continue and prices keep rising? might they have to be more? there are already nerves in the conservative party about the levels of tax and spending but the bottom line is the government was under pressure to do something after what has been a difficult run. ministers said the time of the intervention on the cost of living with nothing to do with the timing of the sue gray report it apart they have made it

clear they want to move. that they are finding it difficult to do so because paul holmes, as you said, a ministerial aide and the home office, quit hisjob ministerial aide and the home office, quit his job today, 0ffice, quit his job today, criticising what he called a toxic culture in number 10 and in the past hour, bob neill, a senior conservative, has become the latest to call for the prime minister to quit over what he says is a lack of trust. mps are all leaving westminster for a breakable week, going back to constituencies and i think a lot will be thinking very carefully about what to do next. alex, thank you. the battle lines seem to be shifting in the war in ukraine with a conflict now into its fourth month. 0fficials there are warning that the violence is reaching unprecedented levels. the focus of the fighting is now in the donbas. ukraine's president, volodymyr zelensky, has said the area could become uninhabited as a result of russia's attempts to capture more territory there. ukraine's forces, in desperate

need of heavy weapons, are facing a tough fight. their best troops are under pressure in severodonetsk and lysychansk, the only part of the luhansk region in the donbas under ukrainian government control. local forces are just about holding on. they face being cut off and surrounded by the russians who are fighting close to their own border. they are close to vital supply lines. today, russian—backed separatists claim they've captured the town of lyman. the road from there leads to the city of slovyansk, a key target for the kremlin. the humanitarian toll of the fighting is immense with the un saying 14 million people have fled ukraine since russia invaded. police in texas state was the wrong decision to delay entering the classroom in a school in the city of ten when a group where 21 people were killed by a gunman on tuesday.

salvador ramos, who was 18, barricaded himself inside the room, shooting 19 children and two teachers it took 53 minutes for armed police to eventually go in. as the local community comes to terms with the tragedy, grief is turning to anger. here's our north america editor sarah smith. the police broke windows at the school to get children out after the shooting, carrying some of them to safety. their earlier response is now under huge scrutiny. why did they wait nearly an hour after the gunman had entered the school and started killing children before they went in to tackle him? stand by. hey, stand by. right, i got it. i got it, ok. hey, from the benefit of hindsight, where i'm sitting now, of course it was not the right decision, it was the wrong decision, period. there's no excuse for that. but again, i wasn't there, but i'm just telling you, from what we know, we believe there should have been an entry as soon as you can. hey, when there's an active shooter, the rules change. in houston, just four

hours drive from uvalde, the powerful pro gun association, the nra, are meeting today. thousands of gun owners gathering to defend their right to own weapons. shame! facing angry protesters who are demanding greater gun control in america. do you understand why people are calling for tighter gun control? i can understand it. there's a lot of evil people out there. i think we need to control crime. if evil people didn't have access to semi automatic weapons, they wouldn't be able to conduct massacres inside schools. that's one way to look at it. what's another way to look at it? control crime. if you have personnel. that want to be trained, they can be trained in weapons safety, they can be armed, - then you are going to restrict . the access of any crazy nut that decides to come in. it's not the weapon, _ it's the nut that's got the weapon. it's because the nut has a weapon that he's able to go and kill people. but, but, but. why don't you protect the school? you say that the schools are gun free. _ so are your churches.

how many church shootings have we had, because they're - supposedly gun free? several politicians and performers have pulled out of this event. others are completely undeterred, like donald trump, who is speaking here later tonight. since the school shooting, the gun lobby and its political supporters have been completely undeterred. they haven't paused even for a minute. instead, they have continued resolutely arguing against any kind of tighter gun control. joe garcia visited a memorial to his wife yesterday. irma was one of the teachers killed inside the school. when he got home, he suffered a fatal heart attack. his family say they believe he died of a broken heart. the garcias had four children. sarah smith, bbc news, houston, texas. this uvalde shooting in texas is the worst school attack in the united states since the sandy hook massacre in 2012.

cyrena arokium was a student at the elementary school when 20 of her fellow pupils and six staff were murdered. she's been speaking with our correspondent nada tawfik about the pain of hearing of another mass shooting. a rare moment of family time for cyrena arokium. as a teenager, she is busyjuggling school and gymnastics. but this week's tragedy in uvalde has her reliving her painful past. she was a happy seven—year—old looking forward to christmas when a gunman burst into sandy hook elementary killed 20 children and six staff. she says she hasn't lived a normal life since and continues to struggle with the trauma. i sufferfrom nightmares, especially from that day, and survivor's guilt. and it's very hard to get through that because it's, like, why did i survive, and all these other people had to die? she has decided to speak out now in hopes that politicians will listen to her pleas.

it is definitely guns in america, and what i want to see happen is legislation passed for preventing or taking guns off the streets. for the children in texas, she had this message. i am so, so sorry that this happened to you, and that you had to go through this, especially at almost the same age i went through sandy hook. and to be strong, even though it will be hard. nada tawfik, bbc news, sandy hook, connecticut. 0ur north america editor, sarah smith, is in houston, texas admission by police that they chose not to enter this classroom where the gunman was committing mass murder. , ., , ., murder. yes, the details we are caettin murder. yes, the details we are getting now _ murder. yes, the details we are getting now about _ murder. yes, the details we are getting now about exactly - murder. yes, the details we are getting now about exactly what| getting now about exactly what happened about the police response are, quite frankly, shocking. not just how long it took them to go

into the school but what happened when officers were inside. we have learned there were up to 19 policemen in the hallway outside the classroom who basically didn't take any action, they completely miss read the situation and thought they had time to get keys to the classroom door and wait for a tactical team to a right instead of going into the classroom and shooting gunman. the explanation is they did not think it was an active shooting incident any more but when they heard from inside the classroom rules are very clear about what they should have done but they failed to take action. the authorities have admitted this was a mistake, they have said it was wrong, what they have said it was wrong, what they have not said that they are sorry. are right, thank you for that. sarah smith in houston. not university hospital nhs trust is order to improve maternity services after several baby deaths.

and still to come, painting the town red — liverpool fans flock to france ahead of the champions league final tomorrow night. and coming up on sportsday on the bbc news channel. we will be live at the tottenham hotspur stadium ahead of rugby league's challenge cup final between wigan warriors and huddersfield giants. platinum puddings, coronation chicken sandwiches, victoria sponges. many a tribute will be served at thousands ofjubilee street parties next weekend to mark the queen's 70—year reign. 0ur royal correspondent, sarah campbell, has been speaking to a group of women from across the generations about what the queen means to them. are you a fan of lemon puddings? oh, yes. an afternoon tea, fit for a queen. different generations, but in the background, of all their lives, one woman.

she's constant, she's stoic, she's loyal. she's done a lot for everyone, holding the country together. she is not a person that throws up her hands and says "oh, - i can't cope with it." she gets on with it. newsreel: from the farthest corners of the world, - they've come to see the first lady of our nation journey in rich majesty to her crowning. i was in the front row with my flag, waiting anxiously for this gold coach to come by. it was like a fairy princess. you know, when you're that age, when you're that young, it was just awe—inspiring. 25 years later and the nation took to the streets again to celebrate the silverjubilee. susie, this is you. this is you, in 1977. this is your first street party. chaos! was it? no, it was wonderful because in that era, nobody had specificjobs.

everybodyjust rolled up and did it you asked for help and somebody help. in 2002, queen's brian may memorably played the national anthem on the palace roof. a few miles away in south—west london, a young kamar celebrated a golden jubilee with her family and friends. i remember it as amazing, with all the flags and tables decorated, food everywhere, everyone's laughing, having a great time. most of my family were there as well, having a good time, so it was really nice. that's a really nice photograph. eileen isjust 18 months younger than the queen. 0rla made the news a decade ago as a diamond jubilee baby. i think it's amazing that she is 96 and i don't know anyone in their 90s who is still working. she's more agile on her pins than i am! she's not bad for 96.

she is very good for 96, definitely. first there was the victoria sponge and now, inspired by the lemon posset served at the queen's wedding... does everybody want some? all: yes, please. all right, here we go, then. how else to thejubilee tea party than with a dollop of platinum pudding? tuck in. cheers! sarah campbell, bbc news. it's a busy time for uk airports, in fact the busiest since before the coronavirus pandemic, back in march 2020. but hundreds of flights are having to be cancelled. technical failures are causing problems for easyjet, with 200 flights affected yesterday, which is causing knock—on problems today, the eve of the start of the half—term holidays for many families. and the motoring organisation, the rac, is warning of congestion on motorways and major a roads as an estimated 17.9 million leisure trips by road will be made over the weekend. 0ur correspondent duncan kennedy is in southampton.

bring us up to speed with how it could be looking this weekend. yeah it will be busy _ could be looking this weekend. yeah it will be busy pretty _ could be looking this weekend. t22t it will be busy pretty much wherever you are going. this is the a27 towards the new forest. it is flowing but it expected to build up over the next 24 hours as people go to camp there. talking about roads generally, the rac are talking about 18 millionjourneys being made over the next two days. a lot of traffic heading into wales today, not least for an ed sheeran concert. gatwick was talking about a two hour delay because of technical problems although there have been some cancellations. busy also at stansted and liverpool's john cancellations. busy also at stansted and liverpool'sjohn lennon airport, where liverpool fans are tripping out —— travelling out to paris. which takes us to ports generally, because many liverpool fans are

travelling through there. port authorities told us something like 14,000 people including holiday—makers have travelled through there today and in the last hour or so, they've told us that the delays are about an hour, 90 minutes or so. delays are about an hour, 90 minutes orso. so delays are about an hour, 90 minutes or so. so the advice from all these agencies, ports and airports, is to make sure you plan yourjourney and make sure you plan yourjourney and make sure you leave plenty of time wherever you're going. sage advice. many thanks- _ the head of scotland's state—run ferry network has told the bbc that rising passenger numbers, more intense storms and a failure to launch new vessels have combined to cause a deterioration in the service. robbie drummond's comments will add to the pressure on the scottish government over the botched procurement of two ferries which are under construction, but are years late and millions of pounds over budget. 0ur scotland editor james cook reports. please ensure you have all your belongings with you. thank you for travelling with caledonian macbrayne.

scotland's ferries are in hot water. they keep breaking down. and someone has bungled the building of boats to replace them. but what does that mean for the islanders who rely on the service? we set off on a journey to find out. first stop, the isle of arran, in the firth of clyde, where getting to the mainland can be a struggle, even in an emergency. so, that was me, having had a mini stroke at the weekend, when it's supposed to be so urgent to get treatment. it took a week and a day before i had any treatment. and what do you think about these delays in building these two new ferries? i think it's ridiculous. somebody's made a big mess somewhere. well, almost everyone we spoke to on arran had an opinion about the ferries but we are leaving the island now and we are heading for the hebrides, where there are also some big issues. 0ur route took us across

the jagged isle of skye. and then over the minch, arriving on time, to be fair, in the western isles. good morning. how are you? good, thank you, how are you? christina hasn't been so lucky. first, her local ferry on south uist was cancelled for repairs. then the north uist boat crashed into the pier. cancellations, disruptions, timetables being changed and moved. there is no end in sight. how can this get fixed? it's not going to be this year. it's probably not going to be in the next ten years. and does that make you worry about the long—term sustainability of life on this island? yeah, that's my biggest concern, to be honest. this is affecting every accommodation provider, every cafe, every shop. everything here, the domino effect this has on the economy as a whole is devastating. i wouldn't be surprised if we begin to see closures happening i think this year. bad weather and more passengers are part of the problem but really, calmacjust needs new ferries,

including the two being built in this scottish government shipyard, millions over budget and years late, while the service gets worse. 0verall reliability, if you take the weather and technical together then, yes, that has deteriorated, despite our best efforts. and despite the promise of calmac when you were bidding for this contract in 2016 that it would improve. that is correct. the average age of the fleet is now 23 years old and over one third of our vessels are actually past their expected lifetime, so that is very challenging. so this, you know, this investment in new vessels is tremendously welcome but it's going to have to be continued into the future to ensure we have a much more modern and more resilient fleet. the scottish government says it has a plan to invest £580 million in infrastructure. it can't come soon enough. 0ur crossing was pretty smooth but scotland's islands are enduring a rough ride. james cook, bbc news, in kintyre.

the world health organization is warning that monkeypox infections are likely to rise but that the outbreak can easily be contained with the right precautions. around 200 cases have now been detected outside africa, with 106 people being infected so far in the uk. 0ur health editor, hugh pym, is here. how reassuring is this advice? how reassuring, i suppose, is this advice from the who?— advice from the who? clive, a little more reassuring. _ advice from the who? clive, a little more reassuring. the _ advice from the who? clive, a little more reassuring. the world - advice from the who? clive, a little more reassuring. the world healthl more reassuring. the world health organization officials say it isn't 0rganization officials say it isn't a disease the public should be worried about, it isn't like covid. at the briefing today they say that if the right measures are put in place then they think it can be contained quite easily. and according to the briefing there is a good window of opportunity to stop transmission now although officials went on to say there are a lot of unknowns still about monkeypox and intense surveillance will still be needed. in the uk we are on 106 reported cases and today the uk

health security agency has put out guidance to those with monkeypox who are isolating at home with a domestic pet. they say that for a pet rodent like a hamster or gerbil, they are a bit more susceptible and in that situation they should be put in that situation they should be put in quarantine outside the home for 21 days. for other pets the risk is a bit lower but if there is a cat or dog in a household with someone with monkeypox they should be kept indoors and checked out if required by a vet. the uk chief veterinary 0fficer by a vet. the uk chief veterinary officer says there's never been a recorded case of monkeypox in a domestic pet in the uk, the risk is low but the situation is being monitored.— low but the situation is being monitored. liverpool's premier league footballers are hoping to make it a treble of trophies this season, as they prepare to face real madrid in the champions league final. they've already won the fa and league cups, but missed out on the premier league title last week. our sports correspondent

andy swiss is in paris, where the game will take place tomorrow. yes, welcome to paris and the start of what could be a very special weekend for liverpool fans. officially, liverpool's ticket allocation is only about 20,000 but i can tell you that thousands more are here in paris to sample the atmosphere. liverpool have already won two trophies this season but can they now win the biggest trophy of all? singing. welcome to the parisian party. liverpool's fans already in fine voice, carousing at the kop and hoping for triumph by the arc de triomphe. with or without tickets, they are flocking here from round the world. even australia. originally i'm from liverpool, but i lived in australia for 20 years, but can't miss an opportunity to come and see the reds. we spoke to somebody

who spent £7,000 on a ticket. i know, it wasjaw—dropping. £7,000! more and more fans coming in. today, tomorrow — - paris is going to be red. daft question, how confident are you? i would say pretty confident. and with good reason. liverpool have already won two trophies this season, most recently the fa cup, and despite some concerns about the stade de france pitch, which had to be re—laid this week, if they play their best, they will be hard to beat. we obviously played some really, really good stuff this season. we are not here by surprise, or we got a ticket or something like that, we deserved it as well, so being us, on the highest level, would be cool. and liverpool do have some history on their side. they beat real madrid in the final here in paris back in 1981. commentator: alan kennedy. and he goes on.

and he scores! left back alan kennedy was their unlikely hero, and 41 years on, he told me he expects a repeat. i think they can go all the way. i think this team could be classed as one of the greatest ever liverpool teams. and i will be shouting for them and i will be willing anybody — and i hope it's the left back — to score a goal. and if they do, expect more scenes like this. after their last triumph three years ago, they paraded the trophy through liverpool. now one of the biggest prizes in football is once again within their sights. andy swiss, bbc news, paris. time for a look at the weather. what a glorious, sunny day across the southern half of the country. more cloud further north with showers and this weekend, quite a mixture. some sunshine around and a

few showers especially on sunday and you will notice it will be turning cooler for all of us. this evening and overnight, showers in the north fading away, a couple continuing across the far north of scotland but elsewhere, clear skies, dry across the far north of scotland but elsewhere, clearskies, dry and across the far north of scotland but elsewhere, clear skies, dry and with went falling light it is going to turn colder, with single figures for most and we may see some mist and fog. high pressure holding on into the first part of the weekend. northerly wind, never a warm direction at any time of year. quite a keen wind over northern and eastern parts so it will feel quite cool eastern parts so it will feel quite cool. quite a lot of cloud across the north and east. one or two showers running down eastern england. the best sunshine further south and west. we may see 19 or 20 in south wales. look at the temperatures over the north sea coast, the low teens at best. even cooler on sunday, look at the blue moving south. high pressure pulling away. increasing cloud and even more

showers around on sunday. pretty