this is bbc news, i'm shaun ley. the headlines at 8pm. after the mass shooting in texas, police admit they waited too long to respond to the call for help. for the benefit _ respond to the call for help. for the benefit of _ respond to the call for help. lit?" the benefit of hindsight, where i'm sitting now, of course it was not the right decision, it was the wrong one. a, ., the right decision, it was the wrong one. �* ., ., ., , the right decision, it was the wrong one. ., ., , ., ., , one. major failings and maternity services for _ one. major failings and maternity services for the _ one. major failings and maternity services for the regulator - one. major failings and maternity services for the regulator to - services for the regulator to intervene at one nhs trust, distract family speak at after dozens of baby deaths. , ., ,., deaths. telling you something terrible went _ deaths. telling you something terrible went wrong. - deaths. telling you something terrible went wrong. he - deaths. telling you something terrible went wrong. he went | deaths. telling you something i terrible went wrong. he went to deaths. telling you something - terrible went wrong. he went to as a perfectly healthy baby, and how does a perfectly healthy baby not survive? ~ ., a perfectly healthy baby not survive? a, , ,, a perfectly healthy baby not survive? , ,, ., the prime minister tonight is a ministerial aide resigns and another mps admits a letter of no confidence

in his leadership following reports into lockdown parties in downing street. pressure on the scottish government over fairies as a fat head of the network says services are deteriorating. a feast fit for a clean, preparations and pulsing for next week and's platinum jubilee celebrations. ——a feast fit for a queen, preparations and pulsing for next week and's platinum jubilee celebrations. hello, welcome to bbc news. texas is where we began this hour. police say it was the wrong decision to delay entering the classroom in a school in the city of uvalde, 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 people come to terms with tragedy, grief is turning into 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. the uvalde shooting, is the worst school attack in america, since the sandy hook massacre in 2012. serena arokeum, was a student at the elementary school, in newtown in connecticut, when 20 of her fellow pupils and 6 staff were murdered. she's been speaking to our correspondent, nada tawfik, about the pain of hearing the news, of yet another mass

shooting, this week. 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 and 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. i spoke to our correspondent and she tell me what the police are now saying. tell me what the police are now sa inc. . tell me what the police are now sa in._ . ., tell me what the police are now sa inc. . . ., , saying. the police have held many conferences _ saying. the police have held many conferences because _ saying. the police have held many conferences because there's - saying. the police have held many conferences because there's been | saying. the police have held many. conferences because there's been a lot of questions and criticisms about the delay in stopping the gun men from his operation and going out and taking him down. in this media conference, the revelations were quite specific that it was an actual decision, the delay with the decision, the delay with the decision, it wasn't part of the operational situation and the

commander had decided that the gunman had barricaded himself in those two adjoining classrooms and that the children were no longer at risk, and therefore they had time to organise how to storm the classroom. there are a couple of things, it wasn't clear why he decided the children were no longer at risk and that wasn't made clear in the press conference. one thing that the officers said was that a lot of the shooting, they have been a barrage of shooting at the beginning of the siege and then mostly coming out, sporadic shot here and there afterwards. so perhaps that contributed to the decision. there seems also to be different operational decisions made based on whether a suspect has barricaded himself or whether there is an active shooting situation. so that is the category he decided was in play at the school, so you had about 19 officers in the hallway outside the classroom for quite a long period of time working out what they were going to do, and in the

meantime, there were kids inside you are calling 911 and saying there are still some of us alive in here. there was at least one situation where you could hear three shots being fired while the kid was speaking to 911. it seems as if this information was not being conveyed information was not being conveyed in real—time to the on—site commander. at any rate, we did get, or there was an admission that the decision flat out wrong and that was quite extraordinary as well. barbara, what impact does this having on the mood there? what is going to be a very sombre weekend forfamilies as they going to be a very sombre weekend for families as they make the arrangements for the funerals of their children and indeed obviously for the families of the two teachers who died. we saw some sense of the public anger earlier in the week, entirely understandable, what attempt is being made to try and address some of that are very raw

emotion? ~ �* , , , emotion? well, it's deeply unsettling _ emotion? well, it's deeply unsettling and _ emotion? well, it's deeply unsettling and disturbing, | emotion? well, it's deeply - unsettling and disturbing, this media briefing was an attempt to address that. it seems pretty clear that a mistake had been made and that a mistake had been made and that law enforcement felt they had to acknowledge it and just come out and explain it as it was done. that was an attempt to deal with the very raw emotions, as you said, the frustration, the anger, on top of the unspeakable grief, because of course, these parents who have lost their children are now arranging funerals, they are very much caught up funerals, they are very much caught up with the morning and the laying to rest of their children, but at the same time, this whole question about whether things could've out differently harbours over them, and there have been quite a number, a number, i should say, who have spoken out quite angrily that the police did not storm the classroom sooner. the scenes they talked about early in the week, of course, were very fraught because there were several hundred parents outside the

school, as it was, happening, and they were extremely concerned and emotionally and they did have a police barricade, which i think is also standard operating procedure because there was a shooter, and then men in the school. so emotions have been running high, and he did think the media briefing was an attempt to address them, but it was attempt to address them, but it was a very blunt address, wasn't to? i mean, he couldn't really give an explanation that would satisfy. he basically had to say they made a mistake. barbara platt asher,. we will find out how this story and many others are covered in tomorrow's front pages at 10:30pm and 11:30pm this evening in the papers. our guestsjoining me tonight are the author and journalist, emma woolf, and the broadcaster and journalist, james lewer. 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 buchcanan, and a warning, you may find some details and images in his report, distressing. cheese! nine months old barry has helped his parents rediscover their zest for life, the couple's older daughter wynter should be playing him. had they delivered her sooner, 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 remember after watching them perform with resusitation on wynter, holding her and she was still one and i thought, had it all been a bad dream, because of the stress

of the situation. then i noticed the blue tinge on her lips. 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 have 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. 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 the trust to rectify these and we feel it concerning that there are still such problems going on. around 600 families have come forward with concerns about care in nottingham's two maternity units with evidence that it doesn't do babies have died or been injured due to poor treatment. to die, essentially. ——the bottom line is they sent a poorly baby home to die, 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 that was just horrific, having to call emergency services and everything that goes with that, going in an ambulance back to hospital to have to watch your tiny baby died less than 48 hours after giving birth, it was horrific. the trust say 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 —— a review into maternity care, but many of the families failed 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 ockenden 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? we will tell him 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. joining me now is jack hawkins, a doctor and father of harriet who was stillborn at nottingham university hospital in 2016. doctor, thank you very much for talking to us. i don't imagine it gets any easier to talk about these things, however much time passes, but when you hear what's happening at the trust now and this investigation, is this something

that you think has been meeting to be looked at for a long time? yes. be looked at for a long time? yes, this has been _ be looked at for a long time? yes, this has been needing _ be looked at for a long time? yes, this has been needing to _ be looked at for a long time? yes this has been needing to look —— be looked at since harry was born. it was clear even than that there was trouble, there were problems in the maternity service. they were known about it but not communicated in any way, and since harriet was born to make sure you're aware that we've been on multiple news outlets telling our story multiple times, and that's been brilliant, but how come it is six years since harriet died that we are now getting a proper review? one of the things that we just sort of recognise now, we have had to battle for this review, but shouldn't the hospital had been battling for this review? they are the ones who say they want to get say. we didn't get any help from them to get high quality review. �* . , , ., , ., review. and in a sense to me start ofthe review. and in a sense to me start of the unspent imposed _ review. and in a sense to me start of the unspent imposed on - review. and in a sense to me start of the unspent imposed on them l review. and in a sense to me start i of the unspent imposed on them and they have not been encouraging this process. in a sense he could i get the process of learning for

everybody, that is something that the former health secretary has talked a lot about, that there needs to be some kind of process in which people feel that they can learn them if there are mistakes, they can learn to do something about them without it turning into a culture of blame or culture of blame avoidance. very true, but remember, when harriet was born and was dead, we went to the hospital to help them, they shut us down, they have put us in the position of having to climb over obstacle after obstacle to make sure that they are maternity service is properly reviewed and is made safe. i is properly reviewed and is made safe. . , , ., is properly reviewed and is made safe. ., , ., ., ., is properly reviewed and is made safe. , ., ., ., is properly reviewed and is made safe. , ., ., safe. i was 'ust going to ask you as a safe. i wasjust going to ask you as a professional, _ safe. i wasjust going to ask you as a professional, as _ safe. i wasjust going to ask you as a professional, as a _ safe. i wasjust going to ask you as a professional, as a doctor, - safe. i wasjust going to ask you as a professional, as a doctor, what i safe. i wasjust going to ask you as| a professional, as a doctor, what do you make of that?— you make of that? it's. .. it's wrong is what i you make of that? it's. .. it's wrong is what i make _ you make of that? it's. .. it's wrong is what i make of _ you make of that? it's. .. it's wrong is what i make of it. _ you make of that? it's. .. it's wrong is what i make of it. it _ you make of that? it's. .. it's wrong is what i make of it. it could've - is what i make of it. it could've been so different, we would have

been so different, we would have been helping a good hospital with its maternity service had they said to us we are sorry, this happens, we did this, will you help us learn from its? instead, they blamed us, they blamed harriet, they denied that they'd done anything wrong, they forced us to keep harriet�*s body in their freezer for nearly two years so as not to get rid of evidence that we felt we might need. it's awful, isn't it? it evidence that we felt we might need. it's awful, isn't it?— it's awful, isn't it? it sounds re it's awful, isn't it? it sounds pretty awful. _ it's awful, isn't it? it sounds pretty awful, and _ it's awful, isn't it? it sounds pretty awful, and wherever. it's awful, isn't it? it sounds i pretty awful, and wherever you it's awful, isn't it? it sounds - pretty awful, and wherever you said, it must�*ve been incredibly traumatic for you and the family given the pain that you are already going there and the stress of the stillbirth, losing your daughter and having to try to come i don't know how people move on, that's the wrong word, forgive me if it seems insensitive, but deal with the rest of your life. what do you make of that decision to call and donna? irate that decision to call and donna? we are that decision to call and donna? - are delighted. we were instrumental, along with many, many otherfamilies

in getting what, you know, donna is an expert and in need, but what we wanted was a properly independent properly wide reaching review of maternity services, just so happens that donna is able to do that. find that donna is able to do that. and willin: to that donna is able to do that. and willing to take _ that donna is able to do that. and willing to take -- _ that donna is able to do that. and willing to take —— and willing to take on. she will not do her work. you acknowledge presumably there are a lot of good people working in maternity and nottingham trying to do the work day today, can you understand why some of them might feel nervous, worried or undermined effect by the presence of an outsider coming in and trying to work out if they are doing theirjob wrong or whether they had been directed wrong? i wrong or whether they had been directed wrong?— directed wrong? i think this is where high-quality _ directed wrong? i think this isi where high-quality leadership directed wrong? i think this is - where high-quality leadership comes where high—quality leadership comes and, if people feel supported, for supported that they can get things wrong and to be protected, supported and learn and protected in a good way, not not hiding away from things

way, protected with honesty, then i would suggest that people who don't feel like that either need to change the leadership of their hospital or need to consider whether they are part of the problem. you are right, there will be an awful lot of people who i feel for desperately who are turning up to work to do a good job, however, we met some very, very unpleasant behaviours around harriet�*s death and then around the follow—up of her death. harriet's death and then around the follow-up of her death.— follow-up of her death. doctor, thank you _ follow-up of her death. doctor, thank you very much, and - follow-up of her death. doctor, - thank you very much, and hopefully we will talk when we see what donna has concluded. thank you.— we will talk when we see what donna has concluded. thank you. the headlines on bbc news... 19 minutes past 8pm. after mass shooting in texas, police admit they waited too long to respond to the call for help. nhs trust at the centre of concerns about avoidable debts and injuries to babies has been told to make immediate improvements to its maternity

services. the cost of living crisis will continue for at least another year as oil and gas prices don't fall. the government insists its financial help —— its financial aid this week will help people to cope. the battle lines seem to be shifting in the one you came with the conflict now into its fourth month. officials were in the violence is reaching unprecedented levels as russian forces push to consolidate recent games. the focus of the fighting is now in the eastern don bass region with ukraine's president vitamin zielinski describing the whole area as potentially at risk of becoming uninhabitable because of russia's indiscriminate use of artillery. —— donbas, volodymyr zelenskyy. they are facing a tough fight. the best troops are under pressure. the only part of the region in the donbas under ukrainian government control at present. local forces are just about holding on, but they face being cut off and

surrounded by the russians who are fighting near their own border and so closer to vital supply lines. on friday, russian backed separatists claimed they captured the town which leads to the city, a key target for the comment. meanwhile, the humanitarian tell of the fighting is immense. the un now says 1a million people have fled ukraine since the russian invasion. a conservative mp has resigned as a ministerial aid saying revelations about lockdown parties in downing street had created a deep mistrust and the government and the conservative party. all homestead has done... by the toxic culture number ten. another conservative mp has this evening said he has now submitted a letter of no confidence in the prime minister. earlier i spoke to our correspondent who told me these could be warning signs for the prime minister. it could be warning signs for the prime minister. , , , ., , minister. it definitely seems to be a dri - , minister. it definitely seems to be a drip. drip. _ minister. it definitely seems to be a drip. drip. drip _ minister. it definitely seems to be a drip, drip, drip of— minister. it definitely seems to be a drip, drip, drip of criticism - a drip, drip, drip of criticism coming out from conservative mps.

now, when that sue gray report was published on wednesday spelling out the scale of rule breaking that had gone on in downing street and some other government buildings during covid restrictions, there wasn't a huge swell of rebellion from the conservative benches. there wasn't anything that felt like a threat that was going to topple boris johnson, let's remember, 5a conservative mps submit letters to the 1922 committee, that backbench committee of mps it triggers a vote of confidence in the leader, but it didn't really feel like that was close on the day that predicate report. if you mps did publicly go voice their criticism, but today we have had a few interesting interventions, so as you mentioned, paul holmes, parliamentary prior —— private secretary in the home office, sort of the bottom rung of a government career, it's unpaid but perhaps people in government thank you have got potential and are

getting ready for a future ministerial career. he stepped down from that position and said he was shocked and appalled by the culture that was going on at number ten, deeply uncomfortable about what he read in the sue gray report. crucially coming is not really taking aim at the prime minister, he is saying it is downing street he doesn't have faith in, many people struggle to see the distinction there, but it doesn't sound like he is submitting a letter, for example. however, we heard from another mp today, senior conservative mp, he is chair of one of parliament's select committees that just a chair of one of parliament's select committees thatjust a select committee. he has submitted a letter saying he no longer has confidence in borisjohnson's leadership, in boris johnson's leadership, questioning in borisjohnson's leadership, questioning whether or not it is credible, some of the statements he made to parliament about the party gate. we had another mp in the past hour or so, the gate. we had another mp in the past hour orso, the mp gate. we had another mp in the past hour or so, the mp for rutland, she has posted a statement where she talks about how the prime minister

continues not to hold my confidence and she says that's been the case since january. what's unclear entirely, i would say, is whether or not she has submitted that letter. sounds like she possibly might have, but i think maybe that's perhaps deliberately left a bit cryptic, but maybe some people in downing street starting to look at these numbers when it comes to criticism and getting a bit more nervous when they were earlier in the week. £311" were earlier in the week. our olitical were earlier in the week. our political correspondent david wallace. opposition parties have accused boris johnson of watering down the rules that govern ministerial standards. ministers — who are found to have breached the ministerial code — will not automatically be expected to resign, or face the sack. this is the first time the rules on sanctions for breaching the code have been formally written down. the terms of the code were updated this afternoon in a new government policy statement. we can speak now to sir alistair graham, who was chairman of the committee on standards in public life from 2003 until april 2007.

thank you very much for being with us. that's the interesting thing here, isn't it? there never was a formal written sanction. that has now been put down but it doesn't assume automatic resignation. it's assume automatic resignation. it's as we've assumed that, but it was neverin as we've assumed that, but it was never in the code in the first place. never in the code in the first lace. ~ ~' ., never in the code in the first lace. ~ ~ ., ., never in the code in the first lace. ~ ., ., , , place. well, we know that because priti patel who _ place. well, we know that because priti patel who was _ place. well, we know that because priti patel who was found - place. well, we know that because priti patel who was found to - place. well, we know that because priti patel who was found to have l priti patel who was found to have broken the code some time ago did not have to redesign, and that led to the band ministerial adviser and public standards to the prime minister felt he public standards to the prime ministerfelt he had no choice but to resign. so we have had a situation where there was an expectation of resignation but it didn't take place. but it is still incredible. so shortly after the most damaging report on standards in

10 downing street from sue gray that we are talking about weakening the public standards regime for ministers. public standards regime for ministers— public standards regime for ministers. . �* , �* ministers. that's the point i'm t in: to ministers. that's the point i'm trying to get — ministers. that's the point i'm trying to get to. _ ministers. that's the point i'm trying to get to, in _ ministers. that's the point i'm trying to get to, in a _ ministers. that's the point i'm trying to get to, in a sense, i ministers. that's the point i'm trying to get to, in a sense, it| ministers. that's the point i'm i trying to get to, in a sense, it is not weakening the standards because it was never a requirement, it was an assumption, but it wasn't a requirement, that is what the government to sing tonight. well, but there was _ government to sing tonight. well, but there was widespread - government to sing tonight. .11 but there was widespread expectation amongst all politicians and ministers that if they were found to have breached the ministerial code, then they would be expected to be signed. and we have also seen, as i understand it, a radical rewritten part of the code, which is the prime minister's introduction in which the code that was produced after the general election in 2019 had already

a strong introduction from the prime minister about his government keeping to high standards. i understand that that has been rewritten. i understand that that has been rewritten. ., �* understand that that has been rewritten. . �* , ., , rewritten. i haven't seen that, but i will rewritten. i haven't seen that, but i will accept _ rewritten. i haven't seen that, but i will accept what _ rewritten. i haven't seen that, but i will accept what you're _ rewritten. i haven't seen that, but i will accept what you're saying i rewritten. i haven't seen that, but i will accept what you're saying is | i will accept what you're saying is your understanding of it, butjust on this question of change is, what the government is also saying is that some of these changes are actually requested by your successor is on the standards of public life, they want more clarity, more clarity in particular on the launching of an investigation into ministerial behaviour, and the now prime minister's adviser on that will now be able to initiate inquiries. you won't have to just have been requested by the prime minister. and if the prime minister decides not to actually, he says no, i don't want you to do this, the prime minister will have to actually publicly explain why not.— will have to actually publicly explain why not. will have to actually publicly exlain wh not. ~ ., explain why not. well, we will have

to see. explain why not. well, we will have to see- the — explain why not. well, we will have to see. the committee _ explain why not. well, we will have to see. the committee on - explain why not. well, we will have | to see. the committee on standards came up with the whole package of reforms of the public standards regime, i'm pleased that they will be able to initiate investigations and future and that would be a very useful step forward, but i don't think the whole package that was speued think the whole package that was spelled out by the committee on standards has been adopted by the government. and why didn't they go through a consultation period of such an important issue when it is so large in the public mind about the unlawful behaviour is in downing street and poor public standards that have been shown. why didn't the prime minister put this in a consulted document so we could have a broad—based discussion about what the standards should be for the

future. i think it gives support to those people and the public and unfortunately there's too many who have a cynical view of standards and public life and the approach taken by ministers and politicians, and of course, the sue gray report gives them some comfort to that point of view. i think the prime minister has made a serious mistake as far as this is concerned. fine made a serious mistake as far as this is concerned.— this is concerned. one brief last question. _ this is concerned. one brief last question. if— this is concerned. one brief last question. if i — this is concerned. one brief last question, ifi may, _ this is concerned. one brief last question, ifi may, we - this is concerned. one brief last question, ifi may, we have - this is concerned. one brief last question, ifi may, we have had| this is concerned. one brief last. question, ifi may, we have had a question, if i may, we have had a further taurean p saint tonight who chairs thejustice further taurean p saint tonight who chairs the justice committee that he submitted a letter of no confidence in the prime minister. in the light of the report, what sort of questions do you think politicians should be asking themselves, particularly in the prime minister's site on how they move on from this? sorry, i didn't hear that question very well. 5ir sorry, i didn't hear that question

ve well. . �* ., , sorry, i didn't hear that question ve well. . ~ very well. sir bob miele, the conservative _ very well. sir bob miele, the conservative mp _ very well. sir bob miele, the conservative mp who - very well. sir bob miele, the conservative mp who chairsl very well. sir bob miele, the i conservative mp who chairs the justice committee had said he is submitting a letter of no confidence in the prime minister. we still don't appear to have a lot to say publicly that they are doing that. what sort ofjudgment do you think mps should make in the light of the report from sue gray and the concerns you are expressing again tonight about the maintenance of high standards in public life? iretell high standards in public life? well i have high standards in public life? well i have never— high standards in public life? -ii i have never doubted that the prime minister misled the house of commons about his party taking place in 10 downing street and his involvements in them. and in my view, there is no doubt that he should resign in light of this appalling behaviour, which has undoubtedly not only a monster of the vast public, but also one suspects internationally undermining the reputation that we have about standards and public life. i used to be proud to go to other countries to

talk about the seven principles of public life that we had and the regime that we had in this country. i would not now be able to make such visits. 5ir i would not now be able to make such visits. ,, �* . , . i would not now be able to make such visits. ,, ~ ., , ., ., visits. sir alastair, former chairman _ visits. sir alastair, former chairman on _ visits. sir alastair, former chairman on the _ visits. sir alastair, former l chairman on the committee visits. sir alastair, former - chairman on the committee of standards and public life from 2003-2007. thank standards and public life from 2003—2007. thank you very much and thank you for hearing through our technical problems this evening. thank you. ok. now it's time for a look at the weather with darren. hello there. we've seen sunny skies across the southern half of the uk today, a little bit more cloud further north, and a few showers will continue into the night across northern scotland. any other showers, i think, will tend to fade away. clear skies across much of the country tonight. the winds are dropping too, so it's going to turn quite chilly by the end of the night. temperatures could be as low as 6—7 celsius. the weekend, though, starts bright and sunny for most areas. and whilst we'll see some patchy cloud developing, many places will stay dry with sunny spells. just a chance of one or two light showers in eastern scotland perhaps in eastern parts of england. we are getting a northerly breeze,

and it will be a quite chilly across northern scotland, but in the sunshine, elsewhere, 16—18 celsius, not too bad. second half of the weekend, though, sees more cloud around. it's going to be thicker as well, so we have a greater chance of picking up some showers, especially across some southern and eastern areas, and we've still got the northerly breeze. it's bringing down colder air. temperatures are going to be lower on sunday, perhaps no higher than 11 or 12 celsius in eastern scotland and eastern england. hello this is bbc news. the headlines: after the mass shooting in texas police admit they waited too long to respond to the call for help. maternity services for its regulators to intervene as distraught families spoke out after dozens of baby deaths in nottinghamshire. my pressure on the part minister as the ministerial

aide at the home office with and another mp submits a letter of no confidence in borisjohnson following the reports into lockdown parties in downing street. more pressure on the scottish government tonight over fairies as the networks and services are deteriorating. and and services are deteriorating. and a feast fit for queen preparations in full spring for the platinum jubilee next weekend. the world health organization is whining monkey parks can... around 200,000 cases have —— 200 cases have been noted outside africa with 106 people being infected so far in the uk. our health editor has more. the world uk. our health editor has more. iie world health organization uk. our health editor has more. iij: world health organization officials are saying it's not a disease, the public should be worried about, it's not like covid—19. they go on to say they did at the briefing that if the right measures are put in place then

they think it can be contained quite easily. according to the briefing there is a good window of opportunity to stop transmission although officials did go on to say that a lot of unknowns are still about monkeypox and intense surveillance will still be needed. in the uk there are now 106 reported cases and today the uk health security agency has put out guidance to those with monkeypox who are isolating at home who have a domestic pet, they are saying for a patch would end like a hamster or gerbil they're a bit more susceptible and in that situation they should be put in quarantine outside the home for 21 days. for other pets the risk of a bit lower but if it's a cat or dog in households where someone has monkeypox they should be kept indoors and checked out if required by a vet. the uk chief officer said 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. the head of scotland ferry network told the bbc that rising passenger numbers, more intense storms and a lack of new vessels combined to cause a deterioration in the service. there's been more pressure on the scottish government over the botched purchase of two fairies which are under construction and are years late and millions of pounds of a budget. our scotland editor has more. 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. our 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 later, while the service gets worse. overall 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 the scottish government says it has a plan to invest £580 million in infrastructure. it can't come soon enough. our crossing was pretty smooth but scotland's islands are enduring a rough ride. james cook, bbc news, in kintyre. some breaking news. a metropolitan police officer has been charged with rape following an alleged incident on brighton beach last year. the allegation was he was arrested, on july allegation was he was arrested, on july the 28th last year after a woman reported being raped on the beach 11 days earlier. on the 17th ofjuly. he is being summoned to appear before a magistrates courts on the 23rd ofjune. that report

came from sussex police. that's a metropolitan police officer who's 33 has been arrested last year but is now being charged with rape. many tributes will be served at thousand jiminy street parties next weekend to mark the queen's 70 years on the throne. sarah campbell has been speaking to a group of women from across generations about what the jubilee 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 historic, 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 over, i 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 they've come to see the first lady in which 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. 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, and 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. and did it you asked for help and somebody help. -

2002, queen's brian may memorably played the national 2002, on the palace roof. a few miles away in south—west london a young kamar a few miles with her family and friends. i remember it is 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. orla 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. all right, here we go, then.

to thejubilee tea party than with a dollop of platinum pudding? an nhs trust at the centre of concerns about avoidable deaths and injuries to babies has been told to make immediate improvements to its maternity services. warnings that the cost of living crisis will continue for at least another year if oil and gas prices do not fall but the government insists financial aid will help people to cope. those are the headlines. now it's time for news watch. hello and welcome to news watch.

more bbc cuts mean the news channel and world musical marriage. what will this for audiences? and what happens when texts being written for a training exercise accidentally makes it onto air. since sue gray's investigation into possible lockdown breaches at downing street was announced in december politicians and the news media have been wondering what it would reveal. on wednesday, the wait was finally over. a failure of leadership and judgement at number ten and in the cabinet office. this sucre reports into government lockdown parties has just been published. the senior civil servant finds many of the events should not have been allowed to go ahead. public reactions to the saga of lockdown gatherings in downing street have been deeply divided. and so have those to the bbc coverage of the affair. they said we got away with it. well done bbc. well done for holding them to

account. sharon boyle had this observation. the majority of correspondence to news watch where damning about the role ofjournalists news watch where damning about the role of journalists specifically those from the bbc. judy baker's e—mail was typical. sucre's report are to most of wednesday's output on the news channel with someone position in downing street that afternoon as she interviewed the former head of the home civil service. as we have seen before i knew as much, those standing outside number ten can get distracted in the middle of

interviews.— distracted in the middle of interviews. , . , distracted in the middle of interviews. , . interviews. these conclusions are absolutely damning _ interviews. these conclusions are absolutely damning in _ interviews. these conclusions are absolutely damning in my - interviews. these conclusions are absolutely damning in my view i interviews. these conclusions are l absolutely damning in my view and for any issue is never about it was about... i for any issue is never about it was about... ., ., i. for any issue is never about it was about... ., ., ~ ., about... i want to let everyone know that over my — about. .. i want to let everyone know that over my shoulder— about... i want to let everyone know that over my shoulder we _ about... i want to let everyone know that over my shoulder we can - about... i want to let everyone know that over my shoulder we can see i about... i want to let everyone know| that over my shoulder we can see the prime minister returning to downing street. he isjust putting up behind us at the moment. borisjohnson, should you not resigned today? will you resign? borisjohnson of disney just returning and not making any further comment. the presenter did apologise to her guest for interrupting the interview but that did not change the view ofjames.

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