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spoke suella this is bbc news. the headlines. earlier the pm admitted "not enough" claims are being processed, after labour accused the government of having "lost control." if the asylum system is broken and his lot have been in power for 12 years, how can it be anyone�*s fault but their�*s? not only does the party opposite not have a plan, they have opposed to every single measure we have taken to solve the problem. you can't attack a plan if you don't have a plan. meanwhile, the albanian prime minister has accused the home secretary suella braverman of "discriminating" against albanians to "excuse
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policy failures" during the migration crisis. a damning report says hundreds of recruits to the police in england and wales are joining the force when they should have failed vetting procedures. with almost all the votes counted in israel's general election, former leader benjamin netanyahu looks set to return to power with the support of the far—right. and channel 4 turns a0 — after being set up in 1982 to "shake up television", today the broadcaster celebrates four decades of being on air. good afternoon. the prime minister rishi sunak said the migrant crisis is a "serious and escalating problem" and admitted that "not enough" asylum claims
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are being processed. the prime minister insisted the government is getting a grip of the situation and backed the home secretary's handling of the issue. suella braverman has been criticised for saying southern england was facing an "invasion" of illegal migrants. this afternoon, the albanian prime minister condemned the home secretary's "insane" and "easy rhetoric" of targeting his citizens. in a series of tweets edi rama said ms braverman must stop "discriminating" against albanians to "excuse policy failures" during britain's migration crisis. we'll get more on that shortly with our political correspondent — first this report from ben wright. reporter: are you failing - on immigration, prime minister? a week in charge and his government's competence is under question. rishi sunak headed off to the commons for only his second question time as prime minister, with britain's immigration and asylum system in the spotlight. in particular, overcrowded conditions at this holding centre at manston in kent
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and the continuing problem of small boats crossing the channel. describing the asylum system as broken the labour leader tried to keep the political heat on home secretary suella braverman. 4000 people at the manston air force base, massively overcrowded. all sorts of diseases breaking out. so, did the home secretary receive legal advice that she should move people out? yes or no? rishi sunak said he couldn't share government legal advice but stood by ms braverman. since september, 30 more hotels with 4,500 new beds. appointing a senior general to control the situation at manston and indeed, increasing the number of staff there by almost a half, mr speaker. these are significant steps to demonstrate that we are getting a grip of this system. but this is a serious and escalating problem. we will make sure that we control our borders and we will always do it fairly and compassionately, because that's the right thing.
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"a serious and escalating problem," the prime minister said, teeing up this attack from keir starmer. why doesn't he get a proper home secretary, scrap the rwanda gimmick, crack down on smuggling gangs, end the small boat crossings, speed up asylum claims and agree an international deal on refugees? start governing for once and get a grip. mr speaker, the right honourable gentleman rightly raised the topic of national security because it is important, but this is the person who in 2019 told the bbc, and i quote, "i do think jeremy corbyn would make a great prime minister." mr sunak�*s judgment on climate change is under scrutiny too. last week, number ten said he was too busy dealing with economic problems here to attend the cop climate summit in egypt next week. but today he changed his mind. there is no long—term prosperity without action on climate change and there is no energy security without investment in renewables.
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that's why i will attend cop27 next week, to deliver, mr speaker, on glasgow's legacy of building a secure, clean and sustainable future. i think it's quite extraordinary that he didn't recognise the seriousness of this climate meeting right at the start. i think it is that he's been shamed into doing it by so many people saying that it's the wrong decision. fixing an economic crisis is one of the challenges rishi sunak faces, but he's already making decisions that will define what sort of prime minister he intends to be. ben wright, bbc news, westminster. also this afternoon, the leaders of all kent's councils have written a stinging letter to the home secretary, warning the county is at breaking point dealing with the migrant issue. it says the situation at manston migrant centre is critical — and the risk of disorder is growing. an asylum seeker, who was recently at manston in kent told the bbc
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it was like being held in a prison camp. when i stayed in this place every day i'm thinking about why i'm here. i don't know. i'm not doing anything wrong. i'm just getting out my country to get freedom. and if you live in this place, you can't sleep, you can't eat. you know, 2a days i stayed in there, for six days i'm fasting because i don't have a lot of food. i can't eat. we can't go to the toilet. we can't take a shower, take a bath. we don't have new clothes. in the one tent, it's like a zoo, i swear. they see us like animals. we have a lot of people sick in there. they have a skin, you know, they have an injury in their skin. they also have a special, like, you know, like high blood pressure, like a heart problem. they can't do anything for this special person, you know. i cried, of course, and a lot of my friends did. they told me when we were coming
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to our country from there we arrived to a lot of countries. we arrive in the middle of fear and we don't cry at that moment. but in manston i see my friend, he's crying. i told him, why are you crying? you a strong man, you don't have any stress in there. why are you crying in this place? he told me, i don't have any energy. i'm done. this is an issue that is not going away— this is an issue that is not going away and — this is an issue that is not going away and has proof for successive governments to be an intractable problem — governments to be an intractable roblem. ., ., problem. today the out meeting prime minister is also — problem. today the out meeting prime minister is also weighed _ problem. today the out meeting prime minister is also weighed in. _ problem. today the out meeting prime minister is also weighed in. that's - minister is also weighed in. that's riuht. minister is also weighed in. that's ri ht. it minister is also weighed in. that's right- it took _ minister is also weighed in. that's right. it took to _ minister is also weighed in. that's right. it took to twitter _ minister is also weighed in. that's right. it took to twitter to - minister is also weighed in. that's right. it took to twitter to direct l right. it took to twitter to direct some of his anger around the rhetoric that we've been hearing recently. you remember the home secretary spoke about this issue of boats crossing the general on monday
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in the comments. there was a lot of talk about young albanian men being part of frederick two criminal gangs. that was something that suella brava been specified as a particular problem and even said that many albanian man's arriving here, whether they taken part in crime once they got to the uk. that has not gone down well with the prime minister of albania. i think we can have a look at some of his tweets here. he took to the social networking site saying... he said repeating the same things, slightly paraphrasing einstein but expecting a different result is inside. he ended by saying the mutual respect between the uk and albania is necessary. certainly him not being
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particularly happy with some of the rhetoric he's been hearing. we have heard the rhetoric perhaps ramp up in recent days with up suella braverman, the home secretary did talk about what she sees as an invasion on the south and even the prime minister's questions today talked about how he was willing to defend the countries borders. i think certainly it issue that is causing a lot of heat. and perhaps some of that is coming out of the fact that these numbers keep increasing and there doesn't seem to be policies coming from the government, at least at the moment thatis government, at least at the moment that is reducing numbers.— that is reducing numbers. okay. we will leave it — that is reducing numbers. okay. we will leave it there. _ that is reducing numbers. okay. we will leave it there. thank _ that is reducing numbers. okay. we will leave it there. thank you - that is reducing numbers. okay. we will leave it there. thank you very i will leave it there. thank you very much. as we've been hearing the pm has also decided he will be going to the cop 27 climate summit in egypt. 0ur climate editorjustin rowlatt said it was a significant move by rishi sunak. imean, i mean, he'd been under considerable
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pressure there, notjust from environmentalists and the opposition but also from backbench tory mps, alok sharma criticised it as well, the president of the cop summit. there was also criticism of particularly developing countries that looked like he was backing away from some of the climate commitments. the un will certainly welcome the change of mind. the un chief told me how important he thinks it is that leaders go to galvanise the process and encourage ambitious agreements to be made. there is also a really important ceremonial role that the uk plays, as the formal host of the un climate conference in glasgow last november. they have a responsibility to hand over the process of the talks to the new host, the egyptians. i think the un and organisers will be very pleased that rishi sunak will be there to oversee that process. hundreds of police officers have been cleared to serve in the police when they should have failed vetting procedures, a damning
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report has found. 0ne serving officer had a conviction for domestic abuse — and another stood accused of sexual assault. the police watchdog looked at eight forces and also found some officers had family links to organised crime. the report was commissioned after the murder of sarah everard by a serving officer. our home affairs correspondent tom symonds has this report. in 2012, nicola brookes reported she was being stalked online. an inspectorfrom sussex police who dealt with her case was sacked for gross misconduct after he abused his position and her vulnerability to engineer a brief sexual relationship with her. it's happened before in the police. as my investigation proves, they target the most vulnerable women. and it's usually women like me. you know, domestic violence. serious, serious stalking, and nobody questions them because they are veteran experienced officers. what do you think is going wrong with the vetting of police officers?
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you are not going to change that culture overnight. there's clearly not any vetting going on throughout the officers' careers, which is what i think is what needs to be done. today's highly critical report focuses on sexual and abusive behaviour. the police watchdog examined 725 cases where officers were vetted. in 131, the decision was questionable at best. about one in five of them is somebody we think eitherjust shouldn't have joined, or if they were going tojoin, should have had some special controls put around them. i don't think it's being taken seriously enough. i don't think police leadership realises how important it is. i don't think police leaders realise the risk they carry by not having higher vetting standards, and therefore it's too easy for the wrong people to get in. perhaps people like the group of officers found sharing offensive messages at this london police station. for ten years, various watchdogs
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have warned that vetting needs to be tightened. finally the police say a tipping point has been reached. there has been a litany of different stories around policing behaviour, but some of that is because we are exposing these issues within our organisations. we are rooting out where there is a toxic culture, where there is behaviour that doesn't meet our standards. working against this attempt at change, a demand for 50,000 new recruits to replace officers lost through cuts and resignations. pressure perhaps to ease off on vetting. but the horrific murder of sarah everard by a police officer changed everything and shows what's at stake. trust in the police, especially from women. i don't necessarily want to be, as a woman, in danger, pick up the phone when i need help and i'm at my most vulnerable, and not feel confident that the person on the other end of the line hasn't hit his wife, sexually harassed a female colleague or abused their position of power.
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in nicola's case, sussex police said proper vetting was carried out, but across england and wales this report makes 43 recommendations for improvements. tom symonds, bbc news, brighton. i'm nowjoined by parm sandhu — former met police chief superintendent. good to have you on the program. thank you so much forjoining us. there have been a string of scandalous stories involving police officers in the last few months. but nonetheless, the findings of this report is going to shock people. how is it happening that people who should be failing vetting procedures are still becoming police officers? this is where over a number of years vetting hasn't taken place and hasn't taken place properly and it hasn't taken place properly and it hasn't been regularly repeated. at the moment people are saying, these
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are seasoned officers who should have had vetting at either five years, ten years, 15 years for them and they can sail through their service never being vetted again. if they come to police, they themselves admitting offences it is up to them, which is wrong. i welcome this report but i really hope that this one is the ones that is action. between 2014 and 2019th one is the ones that is action. between 2014 and 20 19th there are a number of reports that have just been put onto the top shelf as being too difficult. 0ne been put onto the top shelf as being too difficult. one of the things that does please me about this report is that there are 43 chief constables up and down the country who are going to have to read this and instead of being defensive they are going to have to recognise that there is a problem and they need a solution for that problem. interesting you talk about vetting of seasoned officers at different stages in their careers. it is not meant to happen at the moment? it’s meant to happen at the moment? it�*s supposed to happen between seven and ten years. but there are some officers who never go for promotion,
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never apply for other jobs officers who never go for promotion, never apply for otherjobs and are never apply for other jobs and are content never apply for otherjobs and are content where they are. if they don't move around they can get missed. if they commit offences or come to police notice the onus is on them to reported to their for that one of the things that shocked me about the report was the case studies but up your correspondent has mentioned some of the issues they are. one of the ones that i found quite disturbing was the fact that there is a police officer who is serving who has had to domestic violence incidents where two different women reported marks on their necks after he had attacked them. there is also an 80—year—old woman knocked to the ground and robbed, and this man is not a serving police officer. there have been some really catastrophic failings in the vetting process which need to be addressed. 0n failings in the vetting process which need to be addressed. on top of that, officers who do report their colleagues are then ostracised, demonised, they don't get the help and support from their
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team even when they are in violent confrontation situations without the safeguard for the officers who are brave enough to call this behaviour out doesn't exist. that brave enough to call this behaviour out doesn't exist.— out doesn't exist. that then feeds into the other _ out doesn't exist. that then feeds into the other issue _ out doesn't exist. that then feeds into the other issue the _ out doesn't exist. that then feeds into the other issue the report - into the other issue the report talks about is the culture in many police forces where misogynistic attitudes or predatory behaviour is tolerated. ., . , tolerated. female officers especially _ tolerated. female officers especially have _ tolerated. female officers especially have to - tolerated. female officers| especially have to tolerate tolerated. female officers - especially have to tolerate that behaviour because if they call it out they are labelled as the troublemakers and they are the ones who are seen as the problem. because the people who are engaged and what they called banter, they seem to get away with it. the discipline processes and strong enough to get rid of these people that is what needs to happen because the majority of officers are really good and they are there for the right reasons. but they are being let down by this minority. but it's notjust a small minority. but it's notjust a small minority. as a report says there are hundreds maybe even thousands of these officers. we hundreds maybe even thousands of these officers.— these officers. we will have to leave it there. _
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these officers. we will have to leave it there. thank - these officers. we will have to leave it there. thank you - these officers. we will have to leave it there. thank you very | these officers. we will have to - leave it there. thank you very much. former chief superintendent. thank you so much. within the last few hours at has been agreed in the ethiopian war after two years of civil war. the accord between the government of ethiopia of officials from the tigre region was signed in south africa where the talks have been taking place. millions of people are in urgent need of aid as a result of the fighting, which is intensified since late august with “p intensified since late august with up there have been heavy losses on all sides with the mediator say the two sides have also agreed to a disarmament plan as well as unhindered access to humanitarian supplies. the african union has called the peace deal eight new dawn. i'mjoined now called the peace deal eight new dawn. i'm joined now by the africa editor of bbc news room. this sounds significant, put it into some sort of context for us. it significant, put it into some sort of context for us.— of context for us. it is a very significant — of context for us. it is a very significant step _ of context for us. it is a very significant step towards - of context for us. it is a very i significant step towards peace.
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of context for us. it is a very - significant step towards peace. it's not a peace deal as such, it's an agreement to stop the fighting and to allow in the much needed humanitarian access, with millions of people in northern ethiopia as a result of this war now urgently needing assistance. there is a long way to go. that was made pretty clear at a press briefing in south africa. there's a lot of this trust between the tigre people's liberation front and the government of ethiopia. but according to —— tigray. they've agreed to some kind of disarmament. and then access for humanitarian workers throughout the affected areas. but there is a little bit of an unknown at the moment about what the next step is after the stopping of the fighting itself. there are territories that are still claimed by both sides. and during the press briefing there was a lot of talk about potential
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spoilers and the key one there is the neighbouring country of ethiopia, it is heavily involved in this war and yet it wasn't present at this peace process, the discussions in south africa. there are many hurdles to overcome but it is a vital first step because the fighting has become so bad in the last few weeks with huge losses on both sides, all she sides, i should say. we're talking about hundreds of thousands of fighters facing each other in a war which has largely been out of the public eye because the authorities have stopped the media and a lot of aid agencies getting anywhere near where the fighting is taking place. read mind our viewers _ fighting is taking place. read mind our viewers of _ fighting is taking place. read mind our viewers of what _ fighting is taking place. read mind our viewers of what is _ fighting is taking place. read mind our viewers of what is at _ fighting is taking place. read mind our viewers of what is at stake - our viewers of what is at stake between the two sides. the our viewers of what is at stake between the two sides. the tpl f used to dominate _ between the two sides. the tpl f used to dominate power - between the two sides. the tpl f used to dominate power in -
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between the two sides. the tpl f i used to dominate power in ethiopia and when it lost that power there was then a huge disagreement between prime minister government and the tbl laugh. it resulted in the mistrust between the two sides growing and growing until the two years ago when the guns started firing. since then the relations have gone from bad to worse and there has been little sign of ending the fighting. today people will be seeing this is a real chance to stop a war that has seen so many people die and has really torn ethiopia apart. die and has really torn ethiopia aart. ~ ., ., ., apart. we will have to leave it there. thank _ apart. we will have to leave it there. thank you _ apart. we will have to leave it there. thank you so _ apart. we will have to leave it there. thank you so much. i the scottish government's deputy first ministerjohn swinney has today published his emergency budget review. acting as finance secretary the minister set out additional budget cuts of £615 million. here he is speaking in the holyrood chamber earlier. the initial package of £560 million in savings in 2022,
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23, i was clear additional savings would still be required. today i have published an emergency budget review that sets out a further £650 million in savings. this includes £400 million from reprivatisation of spend within health and social care to provide a fair pay offer for nhs staff and meets the extraordinary pressures from inflation and demand as the service begins to recoverfrom the pandemic. let's talk to our scotland correspondent lorna gordon. is there any indication of where these cuts will fall?— is there any indication of where these cuts will fall? these are big fiuures these cuts will fall? these are big figures we're _ these cuts will fall? these are big figures we're talking _ these cuts will fall? these are big figures we're talking about - these cuts will fall? these are big figures we're talking about in - these cuts will fall? these are big| figures we're talking about in what is a fixed budget. the scottish government only has limited room for maneuver. they don't have any ability to borrow. reserve fund he is largely utilised with that they can't make any changes to the tax
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raising areas that they have in the middle of a fiscal year. he said he had no choice but to set out these cuts now. he had hoped to wait until after the autumn statement by the uk government. but in his words he said that the uk's government inactivity giving way to calamity and now astarte means he could wait no longer to set out where the changes had to come. —— austerity. it's primarily down to inflation. £1.7 billion lower than it was when it was set out last december. as you heard in that clip just there he said he is going to have to make another £650 million of savings in this current financial year. that will involve reprioritizing some of the money being spent in health and social care, changing priorities to mental health funding and also slicing the budgets in other areas
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such as capital spending and marketing. 0n the flip side he wanted to set it out in a wider context, he said the scottish government has funded above average or above what they had anticipated pay increases to public sector workers with up he said there would be more support in certain areas for low income households. 0pposition parties raised concerns about how much money they said was being spent on constitutional issues, the changes to funding for health priorities and whether now was the time for a national care service. john swinney defended all the changes he is going to make and importantly, he warned of what he said could be eye watering cuts in the autumn statement by the uk government. he said that could have a knock on effect year and next years budget could be even more challenging than the cuts he set out today. challenging than the cuts he set out toda . . ., challenging than the cuts he set out toda . ., ,, i. challenging than the cuts he set out toda . ., ~' ,, , challenging than the cuts he set out toda. ., , .
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the former israeli prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, looks set to make a dramatic comeback. with about 80% of the votes counted, his conservative likud party and its far—right allies have a slender lead in israel's fifth election in four years. yolande knell has the latest from jerusalem. basking in the moment, benjamin netanyahu is celebrating what looks like his political comeback. "we truly love you all, from the depths of our hearts," he tells supporters. promising he will build a government of power, not weakness. but it's his allies on the far right who werejumping forjoy. with this result, their leaders, known as extremists and racists, his eye on a cabinet post,
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itamar ben—gvir year now looks like a conventional politician. but still talks like a firebrand. "this is the time we return to being the landlords of our own country," he says. and this was him last month, inflaming tensions at a flashpoint in eastjerusalem by pointing a gun at palestinians during clashes. last night, religious zionism supporters went back to the same neighbourhood, celebrating their electoral success by taunting local palestinians. which sparked fresh violence. meanwhile, back at the party, efforts to reassure israel's allies. biden, don't worry. itamar is a very good guy.
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0ur correspondent injerusalem, tom bateman, said the polls over the past few years had been suggesting the israeli public was shifting to the right — and he gave us more details about the man who helped set netanyahu on course to victory — the leader of the ultranationalist religious zionism party — itamar ben—gvir. it is as the city of hepburn, he has convictions from his teenage years for inciting racism and who actually didn't serve in the israeli government, he wasn't conscripted at the age of 18 due to have the stream its record. a certain irony that many point out because he calls for immunity laws for soldiers to shoot
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palestinians and much tougher security laws. but his political rise, ascendancy has been extremely quick. just a couple years ago, it was pointed out that in one of the elections there he gave a speech or virtually nobody or certainly not of the media. yesterday he was absolutely mops. we've seen his growth as a leader of thatjewish power faction extremely fast. in one of the areas he's been a street agitator, is occupied jerusalem where there has been in ongoing attempt to evict palestinian residents who have been there many years to make way forjewish settlers. he has been seen often on the streets of that neighbourhood over the last year or so. his supporters were there again last night as clashes broke out. they were there celebrating his victory. so it has been an extremely quick
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rise to what is now the heart of government in israel and i think thatis government in israel and i think that is creating a sense of shock among many mainstream, one outgoing minister described what happened last night in his words as 14 seats for the hatred of arabs. let’s last night in his words as 14 seats for the hatred of arabs. let's take a look at the _ for the hatred of arabs. let's take a look at the weather _ for the hatred of arabs. let's take a look at the weather with - a look at the weather with christopher. good evening. it's been rather wet and windy across many parts of the country today. that rain and those high winds still with us. at the moment the heaviest of the wet weather pushing away across parts of the southeast with up that will linger overnight tonight and into tomorrow. heavy rain across the north of scotland, in between those two systems we've got some shower but also dry and clear weather. certainly the wet weather in the southeast is likely to linger well into tomorrow and we've still got fairly windy spell of weather to come overnight tonight. certainly
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around parts of northwest scotland felt up initially on thursday it is the southeast that will see the cloud in the rain. that will take time to clear but it should clear. also, sunshine, few showers, rash of them pushing into parts of wales and down towards devon and cornwall, a number to a general denial elsewhere for much of scotland and england away from the sale some sunshine, a few showers in temperatures north to south, ten to 15 c. that is the forecast. pressure mounts on the government over failings in the asylum system. the pm admitted not enough claims are being processed. if the silence and system is broken, how can it be anyone's fault but there is? ., ., , ., , ,
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there is? not only does the party o- osite there is? not only does the party opposite not _ there is? not only does the party opposite not have _ there is? not only does the party opposite not have a _ there is? not only does the party opposite not have a plan, - there is? not only does the party opposite not have a plan, they i there is? not only does the party i opposite not have a plan, they have oppose _ opposite not have a plan, they have oppose every single measure we have taken _ oppose every single measure we have taken to— oppose every single measure we have taken to solve the problem. you can't _ taken to solve the problem. you can't attack on plan if you don't have _ can't attack on plan if you don't have a — can't attack on plan if you don't have a plan. can't attack on plan if you don't have a plan-— can't attack on plan if you don't havea lan. ~ ., ~ ., have a plan. meanwhile, the albanian prime minister _ have a plan. meanwhile, the albanian prime minister has _ have a plan. meanwhile, the albanian prime minister has accused _ have a plan. meanwhile, the albanian prime minister has accused the - have a plan. meanwhile, the albanian prime minister has accused the home secretary of discriminating against albanians to excuse policy failures during the migration crisis. following days of peace talks in south africa, the government of ethiopia and officials from the tigray region signed an agreement after two years of civil war. a damning report has hundreds of recruits to the police in england and wales have joined the force when they should have failed vetting procedures. with almost all the votes counted, former leader benjamin netanyahu looks set to return to power with the support of the far—right. time for sport and a full round—up
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with you. the fates of the three british sides involved in the final night of the champions league group stage have already been decided, with celtic already out of europe ahead of their match against holders real madrid that starts shortly. and both premier league teams guaranteed to win their groups. manchester city could well pick some young players for their match against sevilla, while chelsea are also through ahead of their match against dinamo zagreb, but manager graham potter says they will not play for the sake of it. doing so again would not be advisable.— doing so again would not be advisable. ., , ., , ., �* advisable. you understand, you're onl 90 advisable. you understand, you're only 90 minutes _ advisable. you understand, you're only 90 minutes away _ advisable. you understand, you're only 90 minutes away from - advisable. you understand, you're only 90 minutes away from crisis. | only 90 minutes away from crisis. you have to understand what has happened and look at it as intelligently as you can. whatever
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people say from the outside, there's always opinions and people who don't like you, always people who will have a different view of how the situation is, and you can't really control that. scotland will host england at hampden park next september to mark 150 years since their first meeting in glasgow. the match next year will be the 116th time the two countries have played each other, of which this is one. there weren't any cameras present at the original encounte, that was at hamilton crescent in 1872 and has since been recognised by fifa as the inaugural international match. the women's rugby league world cup continues this afternoon with the first matches in pool b. later, australia host the cook islands at 7.30. the overwhelming favourites. it was
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scoreless until a couple of moments ago. 28 million it's gone nearly. new zealand leading by four. —— 28 minutes. england coach shaun wane says he knows his team for their rugby league world cup quarterfinal against papua new guinea. he told them but he won't tell us. he could shuffle his pack for the three group stage wins, but now says he's picked his 13 now the competition enters the knockout phase in wigan, where he coached the warriors. i'm living the dream. then i got the call which _ i'm living the dream. then i got the call which i — i'm living the dream. then i got the call which i never thought would come _ call which i never thought would come it's— call which i never thought would come. it's unbelievably exciting for me.
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come. it's unbelievably exciting for me l'rn _ come. it's unbelievably exciting for me. i'm loving every day. and i don't _ me. i'm loving every day. and i don't want _ me. i'm loving every day. and i don't want to end. i want carry on. in a tournament punctuated by weather interruptions, the rain nearly put pay to one of the t20 world cup's biggest names today. but india survived a nail—biter against bangladesh in adelaide to put themselves on the brink of a semi final spot. virat kohli became the top run scorer in t20 world cup history as he made another half century in india's 184 for 6. then the rain came after seven overs of bangladesh's reply when they were ahead of the dls par score. had the rain stayed, india would have lost, but when they resumed, bangladesh had a new target of 151 off 16 overs. after losing the crucial wicket of litton das two balls later, they eventually fell six runs short leaving india top of group b with one match to play. dan evans and jack draper both went out of the paris masters within a few minutes of each other this morning. draper lost to the 15th seed frances tiafoe in round two. while evans had an even tougher proposition against stefanos tsitsipas,
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who's the fifth seed in paris. the british number two lost in straight sets in the final event of the atp tour's regular season. cameron norrie plays corentin moutet tonight. and finally — forever immortalised by one of the most famous fa cup goals in history, ronnie radford has passed away at the age of 79. radford's goalfor non—league hereford in a much—delayed replay, played on a boggy. edgar street pitch in 1972 was the equaliser against first division newcastle and helped create one of the biggest shocks in fa cup history. it also made something of a celebrity of the commentator. what a goal! what a goal! ronnie radford and the crowd the crowd are invading the pitch. long
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radford and the crowd the crowd are invading the pitc launching long radford and the crowd the crowd are invading the pitc launching words. radford and the crowd the crowd are invadin radford: launching words. radford and the crowd the crowd are invadin radford has inching words. radford and the crowd the crowd are invadin radford has died 1g words. radford and the crowd the crowd are invadin radford has died at words. radford and the crowd the crowd are invadin radford has died at w0! age ronnie radford has died at the age of 79. more of that on sportsday at 630, but that's it from me for now. thank you very much, hugh. investigations into the deaths of three teenagers with mental health issues have found over one hundred failings by the nhs trust which was treating them. christie harnett, nadia sharif and emily moore were 17 and 18 years old. they were in the care of the tees esk and wear valley trust and died within eight months of each other. a lack of appropriate places for young people nationally, has been highlighted in today's reports. 0ur north of england correspondent fiona trott has spoken to christie's family who are calling for urgent change. # you can count on me like one, two, three.#| singing constantly and dancing around the rooms all the time. and the smile. yeah. the biggest smile. every time, wasn't it? but behind the smile, christie harnett was suffering. she was different,
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for want of a better word. she'd hide under tables and throw stuff around the classroom. after years of mental health issues, christie was admitted to west lane hospital with anorexia. how it was there is more reminiscent of how the victorian institutions used to be. yeah _ you know, having to clean the blood up off their own walls from head banging. part of their policy was that the kids had to clean it up because they needed to learn that... to manage their illness. to manage their illness, yeah. i remember telling her. "if you tell them everything that's going on in your head, they'll help you." yeah _ "and you'll be able to live your life." but while christie was here, the family believe her mental health got worse. they say she was unlawfully strip—searched. she was even discharged to hotel accommodation, where she harmed herself. the trust is due in court next year, accused of breaching the health and social care act. when you read christie's report,
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what's really confronting is that there are a whole list of issues here which the authors believe had a direct impact on her death. not recognising the risks after a ligature attempt three months before she died. a shortage of skilled staff. a lack of secure nhs and social care places. the report's authors say such issues, "we believe, were the root causes of christie's death." oh, that's big. mm—hm. what do you say to that? even there it's saying multifaceted and systematic failings. words they've waited more than three years to see. but what they say is tough. it was horrible reading it, cos it's there in black and white that it was their fault. you know, there was always a bit of... i think a bit of doubt that we would get that much. we were right.
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we were right all along in saying how awful it was in there for these young people. today, the trust says it is deeply sorry. we've changed our clinicall and operational structures. we've introduced new sorts of roles, for example lived experience - directors, probably one of the first trusts in the country, _ which allow us to bring the voice | of the patient to the top tables. | we've been investing over £5 million in the last two years _ in improving our ward environments to make them safer. _ nadia sharif also died whilst being treated at west lane hospital. today's report says staff weren't fully trained to deal with her autism and a failure to address self—ligature risks was a root cause of her death. that failure had a direct impact on emily moore's death, too. she died at another hospital. christie's family, along with nadia and emily's, are yet to see a full inquest into their deaths. in the meantime, they are continuing their campaign for a public inquiry.
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it's hard. it's really hard...that she's not here. miss her. it's a big miss, it's a big miss. that was christie tremain ending that report from fiona trott. if you have been affected by any of the issues that have been discussed in that report or would like to learn more, visit bbc.co.uk/actionline for more information. vladimir putin's war has devastated ukraine. but what has it done to president putin's own country? back in russia, there are signs of growing repression and state control, as well as growing economic problems from sanctions and a brain drain. 0ur russia editor steve rosenberg reports from st petersburg on how russia is changing as the military offensive continues. singing. how many in russia want to remember the darker chapters of
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their country's history? very few. every year, they gather to remember the great terror of the 1930s... ..by reading out the names ofjosef stalin's victims — the million he executed, the millions more sent to prison camps. the gulag has gone, but fear is returning. repression is increasing by the week, local politician sergei tells me. you can feel the fear today in russian society, and we can feel we're being watched. and filmed. hardly undercover surveillance. for critics of the authorities, there are consequences. university lecturer denis has just been sacked for immoral behaviour. he'd been arrested for protesting against mobilisation
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for the war in ukraine. he'd spent ten days in jail. but look at the sendoff his students gave him on his last day at work. cheering. i love my students very much. they are very smart, very energetic and they understand very well what is happening now in russia. denis says that many of his colleagues, academics and scientists, have fled russia. russia is losing the best people now. the most educated, the most energetic, the most critically—thinking people are leaving the country. do you think that a country that doesn't have great scientists, internationally renowned scientists, has a future? russian science is dead after the 24th of february, and a country without
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science has no future. and it feels like the past is still casting a shadow over russia's present and future. history never repeats itself exactly, but there are worrying parallels between russia's past and present. underjosef stalin, soviet citizens who fell foul of the authorities were often labelled enemies of the people. after invading ukraine, vladimir putin vowed to cleanse russia of what he called "traitors, scum and the fifth column". to help them do that, president putin has introduced to help him do that, president putin has introduced a new patriotic lesson in russian schools. it's called conversations about what's important. in this conversation, putin claims that in ukraine, russia is fighting to protect russia. critics call it indoctrination.
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there are children whojust believe. they open eyes and they are ready to believe in everything. and that is very dangerous. because if there's one thing russian history teaches us, it is this — that if you believe in everything a leader here says and does without question, that can have tragic consequences. steve rosenberg, bbc news, st petersburg. now, today marks channel 4's 40th anniversary! a celebration tempered by the fact that the broadcaster is under threat of privatisation. tonight, some of the biggest names in british media are expected to gather at the victoria and albert museum in london to mark the occasion. to discuss the channel's legacy over the last four decades, with me now is the producer and director simon gilchrist, whose work includes �*the 805: the future is now�*, which looks at the decade
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that saw the birth of channel 4. and that is on the air at the moment. and that is on the air at the moment-— and that is on the air at the moment. , , ., .., moment. yes, it is now called it made in britain _ moment. yes, it is now called it made in britain and _ moment. yes, it is now called it made in britain and it _ moment. yes, it is now called it made in britain and it will- moment. yes, it is now called it made in britain and it will be i made in britain and it will be monday night at ten o'clock. it looks at britain in the �*80s with channel 4 and it's about the politics and culture of the time and how this country was such a dynamic creative place. and still isn't. 50. creative place. and still isn't. so, it's a long — creative place. and still isn't. so, it's a long time, _ creative place. and still isn't. so, it's a long time, 40 _ creative place. and still isn't. so, it's a long time, 40 years. what was channel 4 like then and how is it changed? channel 4 like then and how is it chanced? ., ., ., , channel 4 like then and how is it chanced? ., ., .,, , changed? channel for then was very much and in — changed? channel for then was very much and in experimental _ changed? channel for then was very| much and in experimental challenge. it was designed by the conservative government to challenge the duopoly of the bbc and itv. but it was also there to act as a voice for minorities or groups of people who at the time weren't being represented in the mainstream media. what the original programmes, a lot of it wasn't very good, but within
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it were some quite extraordinary programmes country... without the to ,... i programmes country... without the to ithink programmes country... without the to i think channel programmes country... without the to ithink channel 4 is programmes country... without the to i think channel 4 is still a place of extreme mentation. i think it listens to its audience in a way that other channels don't, and i think that it is there to still give those voices to people who are not heard. it’s those voices to people who are not heard. �* , , ., those voices to people who are not heard. 3 , ., ,, heard. it's interesting that you say a lot of what was _ heard. it's interesting that you say a lot of what was made is - heard. it's interesting that you say a lot of what was made is its - a lot of what was made is its inception wasn't very good because you get a lot of complaints about channel for now. in a way you're saying nothing has changed? there is alwa s saying nothing has changed? there is always critiqued _ saying nothing has changed? there is always critiqued and _ saying nothing has changed? there is always critiqued and there _ saying nothing has changed? there is always critiqued and there will - always critiqued and there will always critiqued and there will always be not very good programmes. they should always be room for those programmes to have these kinds of breakthrough moments. it was channel
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4 to institute the bang dump files, which was the first time you had black and asian british producers. you also had a space where somebody like the writer of desmond's was able to give voice to a completely new way of expressing humour for a community to the much wider british community. yes, there will always be a percentage of not very good and whatever you do, but that's how you get the top. and channel 4 have done unbelievably well. this get the top. and channel 4 have done unbelievably well.— unbelievably well. this may be unfair, unbelievably well. this may be unfair. but _ unbelievably well. this may be unfair, but you _ unbelievably well. this may be unfair, but you think _ unbelievably well. this may be unfair, but you think channel l unbelievably well. this may be j unfair, but you think channel 4 unbelievably well. this may be - unfair, but you think channel 4 has changed other broadcasters as well ljy changed other broadcasters as well by its existence?— changed other broadcasters as well by its existence? yes, undoubtedly, because the — by its existence? yes, undoubtedly, because the media _ by its existence? yes, undoubtedly, because the media all _ by its existence? yes, undoubtedly, because the media all feeds - by its existence? yes, undoubtedly, because the media all feeds into - because the media all feeds into each other. they're all connected at root level, even something like film four. they gave us danny boyle. steve mcqueen. we wouldn't have four weddings and a funeral. they've also
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on into hollywood. film four has had 69 0scar nominations, and that is a cultural export by this country onto the global stage, and it's what we're very good at. we're very good at creating things, and channel 4 as part of that. at creating things, and channel 4 as part of that-— part of that. happy birthday to channel 4- _ part of that. happy birthday to channel 4. simon _ part of that. happy birthday to channel4. simon gilchrist, i part of that. happy birthday to i channel4. simon gilchrist, thank channel 4. simon gilchrist, thank you so much. the prime minister rishi sunak said the migrant crisis is a "serious and escalating problem" and admitted that "not the prime minister was widely criticised including bike conservative mps after he said last week that there were more pressing priorities at home then the cop27. he warned there would be no prosperity without action on climate change. i'mjoined now by lord and even, chairman of the
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uk's independent committee. —— here with me now is lord deben, who is a chairman of the uk's independent committee on climate change and conservative party peer. thank you so much forjoining us. i'm sure you welcome this? i said before that i _ i'm sure you welcome this? i said before that i hoped _ i'm sure you welcome this? i said before that i hoped he _ i'm sure you welcome this? i said before that i hoped he would - i'm sure you welcome this? i said before that i hoped he would go l i'm sure you welcome this? i "— c before that i hoped he would go to this very important... that we continue the battle against climate change. you must have been quite taken aback when he said he wouldn't go. i’m quite taken aback when he said he wouldn't go— wouldn't go. i'm not sure he did, i think his office _ wouldn't go. i'm not sure he did, i think his office said _ wouldn't go. i'm not sure he did, i think his office said that. - wouldn't go. i'm not sure he did, i think his office said that. i - wouldn't go. i'm not sure he did, i think his office said that. i think. think his office said that. i think he found he could. don't say there is a u—turn, it's much more in keeping the way in which he has been very strongly determined to deal with climate change because otherwise, economically, britain will not be able to prosper. for you one of those _ will not be able to prosper. for you one of those who _ will not be able to prosper. for you one of those who was _ will not be able to prosper. for you one of those who was taken - will not be able to prosper. for you one of those who was taken abackl one of those who was taken aback when it appeared that he might not be going? when it appeared that he might not be auoin ? ~ when it appeared that he might not be anoin? ., ., be going? well, i always wait until the final result. _ be going? well, i always wait until the final result. you _ be going? well, i always wait until the final result. you never- be going? well, i always wait until the final result. you never said - the final result. you never said that. he said he was going. i'm quite happy about that. in that. he said he was going. i'm quite happy about that. in terms of
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the importance _ quite happy about that. in terms of the importance of— quite happy about that. in terms of the importance of this _ quite happy about that. in terms of the importance of this next - quite happy about that. in terms of| the importance of this next summit, talk about how significant it's going to be. talk about how significant it's going to be— going to be. well, it's very important. _ going to be. well, it's very important, first _ going to be. well, it's very important, first of- going to be. well, it's very important, first of all, - going to be. well, it's veryj important, first of all, that britain has to reaffirm its commitments because that will complete the work that we've done from cop26. it's very important too that we helped to make sure that the other rich countries do reaffirm and improve their commitments. we have the best in the world of commitments. but we've also got to show that we're going to deliver those and we are much less good on the delivery, and that's what the climate change committee has been pressing for. it's what the courts have said the government has got to do, and the other thing that it's got to try to help very, very much is to help the poor countries move from where they are to where they have to be without dirtying up the planet, and that's going to be very important for the egyptians to
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achieve a. important for the egyptians to achieve a— important for the egyptians to achieve a. �* ., ., achieve a. and what about those countries where _ achieve a. and what about those countries where there _ achieve a. and what about those countries where there is - achieve a. and what about those countries where there is less - countries where there is less political will, countries where there is less politicalwill, partly countries where there is less political will, partly because they may be not as industrially developed as the uk? the may be not as industrially developed as the uk? ., ., as the uk? the great thing for those countries is — as the uk? the great thing for those countries is that _ as the uk? the great thing for those countries is that it _ as the uk? the great thing for those countries is that it is _ as the uk? the great thing for those countries is that it is really - as the uk? the great thing for those countries is that it is really a - countries is that it is really a good bargain to get them to be able to have, for example, the cheapest forms of generation which are offshore wind on... most of those can produce that and it's their very best way of industrialisation. what we need to do is to give them the know—how and give them some of the capital which they need to get on that road. ., , ., , , ., ~ that road. there was a very stark warnin: that road. there was a very stark warning last _ that road. there was a very stark warning last week _ that road. there was a very stark warning last week from - that road. there was a very stark warning last week from the - that road. there was a very stark warning last week from the un l warning last week from the un secretary—general saying that we are almost out of time. do you agree with that? , , ., , �* with that? oh, yes. you mustn't worry people — with that? oh, yes. you mustn't worry people so _ with that? oh, yes. you mustn't worry people so much _ with that? oh, yes. you mustn't worry people so much that - with that? oh, yes. you mustn't worry people so much that they| with that? oh, yes. you mustn't - worry people so much that they feel they have no hope, but we really can do it, but we have to get on with it and we've got to achieve in the next
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eight years a great deal. that's why we are concentrating all the time on delivery. the government has to delivery. the government has to deliver and its commitments are great, its delivery so far has been very disappointing. fik. great, its delivery so far has been very disappointing.— great, its delivery so far has been very disappointing. ok. we have to leave it there. _ very disappointing. ok. we have to leave it there. thank _ very disappointing. ok. we have to leave it there. thank you _ very disappointing. ok. we have to leave it there. thank you very - very disappointing. ok. we have to| leave it there. thank you very much indeed, lord deben. motorists and cyclists don't always see eye—to—eye when they're sharing the roads, but new research has highlighted the extent of the problem. a survey by bbc panorama found that one in three drivers think cyclists shouldn't be on the road at all, and one in four admitted deliberately driving too close to them. this report from richard bilton shows footage of accidents from the start. ugh! if you cycle regularly in the uk, you'll have had one of these. there are more cyclists on the road than for 50 years, and disputes are commonplace.
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idiot! it's not always drivers who are to blame. we wanted to know what motorists across the uk thought of cyclists. some questions from panorama were added to a survey. 28% say they don't consider cyclists to be equal partners on the road. and one in four admit they have knowingly driven too close to cyclists. earlier this year, the government changed the highway code to give cyclists can now ride in the middle of the lane if it's safer, and drivers are supposed to give them at least five feet of space.
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if i go over to the left on bends and hills, like this, he shouldn't be doing that! on average, two cyclists are killed every week, and more than 300 are injured. let me show you how quickly things can go wrong. i've come in from the far side. i've made eye contact and then sort of realised, like, so, i made the eye contact and then sort of realised, like, she's not going to stop. you can see the impact. the bike goes pretty high on this wall. you can see me land on my neck. has it affected you in any way? the only that's been affected is i now don't trust any drivers. i'm much more twitchy around vehicles. until the moment i'm sure they've stopped, seen me, and are not pulling out, i can't continue. the government is spending billions trying to get more cyclists on to the road.
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but this survey suggests a lot of drivers don't want them there. richard bilton, bbc news. now it's time for a look at the weather with christopher blanchett. good evening to you. it's been rather wet and windy. sons sunshine —— some sunshine after, and you can see the latest radar picture, the heavier rain pushing its way in across parts of wales and towards the midlands and a rash of thunderstorms falling on behind. lovely pictures as ever from our weather watchers. all eyes on that weather system and that weather front. on that weather system and that weatherfront. 0vernight on that weather system and that weather front. 0vernight tonight... that's likely to linger across the south—east as we approach thursday and for much of thursday morning.
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elsewhere, some clearer weather, a few showers and heavier outbreaks of rain. temperatures and pounds of cities, 4—8 celsius. —— towns and cities. gale to severe gale force around scotland. the wet weather with us across parts of southeast england. that will clear, but it takes the time to do so. elsewhere, some sunshine and a few showers developing two parts of wales. northern ireland as well, but elsewhere, a decent amount of sunshine on offer. lighter winds compared with the day with temperatures north to south around 10-15 c. as temperatures north to south around 10—15 c. as we head into tomorrow evening, the rain in the southeast has gone by then, and we'll start to watch a little ridge of high pressure. that will quiet and things down. as we approach friday morning,
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it's chilly, touch of frost across scotland. you may need to scrape the windscreen first thing, but on friday, with that ridge of high pressure, lots of dry weather and sunshine. 0ne pressure, lots of dry weather and sunshine. one or two showers, but all told, by the —— the weather looking quite good actually. temperatures around 10—14 celsius north to south. looking ahead towards the weekend, it does look rather went through the day. but it won't be dry everywhere on sunday, some showery outbreaks of rain and those tending to clear. that's the forecast.
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today at six. the three teenagers who died at an overstretched mental health hospital in middlesborough. # you can count on me, like one, two, three, and i'll be there...# 17—year—old christie hartnett took her own life — an indepedent report identified a string of failures at the trust looking after her. herfamily her family thought she was getting help. if you tell them everything that's going on in your head, they'll help you, and you'll be able to live your life. herfamily are her family are now calling for urgent change. also on the programme... the prime minister changes his mind. rishi sunak will go to the cop 27 climate conference in egypt next week, after previsouly saying he was too busy to attend. sharing the road — but new research shows a third of motorists think cyclists should
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be banned from the roads altogether. changing life in russia — how tighter and more repressive

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