this is bbc news. the headlines: the former health secretary at hancock denied allegations he rejected covid adviser during the pandemic, after whatsapp messages suggested. and these 36 people have died, many more injured after two trains collided on the same track at high—speed in greece on tuesday night. the stationmaster responsible for signalling has been arrested. translation: there were sparks and flames, then a sudden stop. that made us panic, we wanted to get out as soon as possible so we tried to

break the glass and windows. we saw chaos. searchers are continuing for a missing baby whose parents, concert more and mark gordon, were arrested and held on suspicion of gross negligence —— constance marten. we are expecting a news conference and if you moments. this is the scene, awaiting the two police officers leading the current investigation. and new data shows more than 700 sex offenders slipped after police radar in three years just by changing their names. and a record number of people volunteering to train guide dogs of the bbc highlights a national shortage.

good afternoon, and welcome to bbc news. iam i am with you until 5pm. the former health secretary, matt hancock, has been accused of rejecting key advice on care homes during the pandemic. the daily telegraph says it's obtained thousands of whatsapp messages he sent and received at the height of the covid crisis. the paper says they show mr hancock decided against advice to test all residents going into care homes in england. mr hancock's spokesperson has called it a "distorted account". our political correspondent, ben wright, reports.

in april 2020, covid was spreading fast, the country was in lockdown and polities and officials were scrambling to respond. at the heart of the decision—making was the then health secretary matt hancock. i am now setting the goal of 100,000 tests per day by the end of this month. last year, mr hancock released his version of events in a book, co—written by the journalist isabel oakeshott. she has now given the telegraph more than 100,000 whatsapp messages from mr hancock to other politicians and officials. he is furious at the leak, but they give a partial glimpse into what was going on at the time. the issue of care home testing was discussed in whatsapp messages from april 14th 2020. in one message to an aide, mr hancock said that england's chief medical officer, professor chris whitty, said he was recommending testing for all going into care homes. the telegraph says by the end of that day, mr hancock appeared to have changed his mind, publishing a message saying, isolate all going into care from hospital, i do not think the community commitment adds anything and it muddies the waters. today, a spokesman for mr hancock insisted it

was not possible to test everyone entering care homes at the time. the spokesman said, these stolen messages have been doctored to create a false story that matt rejected clinical advice on care home testing. that is flat wrong. a view echoed by a former health minister this morning. he changed his view because there was an operational meeting to talk about how you are going to actually test people and how many actual tests we had. the reality was there was a very limited number of those tests. in the commons there was agreement that only the covid public inquiry could establish what really happened. the country deserves better. the covid inquiry has already cost the taxpayer £85 million and hasn't heard from a single government minister yet. so can the prime minister assure the house no more delays, that the inquiry will have whatever support it needs to report by the end of this year? rather than comment on piecemeal

bits of information, _ i'm sure the honourable gentleman will agree with me - the right way for these things to be looked at is the covid inquiry. that is why we have established the covid inquiry, - and he has mentioned it one or two times before that he was a lawyer in a previous life, and he will know. there is a proper process to these things. it is an independent inquiry and has the resources it needs and - has the powers it needs- and what we should all do in this house is let them get on and do theirjob. l for the families of covid victims, thousands of whom died in care homes, it's the public inquiry that promises to provide a full picture of what the government got right and wrong. we can speak to ian watson. there's been a debate on how quick the inquiry will happen and how political it will become. this is

about people's lives, people died, and people who were there have reputations and futures to think of. that is right, there is a staunch defence. in the house of commons, helen whately, the care minister during a large part of the pandemic, she was american they were trying to do their best within very limited resources. she criticised as what she saw a political attack from labour and said this inquiry is the right place to deal with all the evidence. of course, there is no guarantee at all until the reports before the next general election, although they have handed over evidence, including every single whatsapp message, apparently, coldly

in the hands of the daily telegraph —— currently in the hands. the argument being made by his spokesperson and have an whately that this is only giving a very partial picture of what was going on. she said while the whatsapp messages were suggesting he was only willing to test patients out of hospital going into care homes, in fact there was a wider discussion about testing and there was an e—mail that proved it. about testing and there was an e-mail that proved it.- about testing and there was an e-mail that proved it. there is an e-mail that proved it. there is an e-mail following _ e-mail that proved it. there is an e-mail following exactly - e-mail that proved it. there is an e-mail following exactly this - e— mail following exactly this exchange e—mail following exactly this exchange that says we can press straightaway, we can press straightaway, we can press straightaway were hospitals testing patients _ straightaway were hospitals testing patients going to care homes. we should _ patients going to care homes. we should aspire to as capacity to allows— should aspire to as capacity to allows that everyone going into a care home — allows that everyone going into a care home can be tested. as i say to her, care home can be tested. as i say to her. there _ care home can be tested. as i say to her. there is— care home can be tested. as i say to her, there is very selective information she is basing her

comments on.— information she is basing her comments on. . ., ., ., comments on. the allegation from the daily telegraph _ comments on. the allegation from the daily telegraph is _ comments on. the allegation from the daily telegraph is in _ comments on. the allegation from the daily telegraph is in effect _ comments on. the allegation from the daily telegraph is in effect matt - daily telegraph is in effect matt hancock was ignoring the clinical and scientific advice to have widespread testing. in fact, she was saying the capacity problem at that stage... there was another allegation that matt hancock are setting this figure of 100,000 tests a day, that it perhaps got in the way of other priorities and the testing numbers were based on the number of tests dispatched, not processed or even carried out. again, his spokesperson was emphasising it should be the public inquiry that weighs all the sub, rather than a newspaper or the party political exchange we saw in the house of commons. the political exchange we saw in the house of commons. the difficulty is ublic house of commons. the difficulty is public opinion _ house of commons. the difficulty is public opinion doesn't _ house of commons. the difficulty is public opinion doesn't always - house of commons. the difficulty is public opinion doesn't always wait i public opinion doesn't always wait for inquiries, we all make up our

minds about something. people express their opinions on social media, there are campaign groups, whether it is the public bodies or those representing bereaved families, who will in a sense have been involved in this debate before. it is encoding in a vacuum, and that is presumably part of the problem. he said he was against the lockdown, although she says that wasn't what motivated her. she believes it's in the public interest to be made public and there was no guarantee it would be published. i was public and there was no guarantee it would be published.— would be published. i was given it incompetence. — would be published. i was given it incompetence, and _ would be published. i was given it incompetence, and it _ would be published. i was given it incompetence, and it is _ would be published. i was given it incompetence, and it is early - would be published. i was given it. incompetence, and it is early stages so we don't know how much will be made indeed, if people want to form a political verdict on how the current

conservative government have handled the pandemic, they may not be able to do so because the result of this inquiry, which may take a balanced view, but this is such a raw issue for many people. notjust a testing people in care homes, but the rules in place at the time. in fact, one of the league whatsapp messages suggested helen whately herself, suggested helen whately herself, suggested there was an inhumane resume on visiting in care homes. some people will have lost relatives in care homes, or had to say goodbye via their telephones or tablets. this is something for them which will be raw and depressing. the leaking of these messages which matt hancock gave will bring back a lot of very bad memories, and people

will form their own opinions now, not necessarily saying, my goodness, we should be less emotional and just wait for an we should be less emotional and just wait foran inquiry we should be less emotional and just wait for an inquiry to take its course. this is something i'm not surprise has been raised today in the house of commons. has surprise has been raised today in the house of commons.- surprise has been raised today in the house of commons. as ian said, it is isabel — the house of commons. as ian said, it is isabel oakeshott. _ the house of commons. as ian said, it is isabel oakeshott. this - it is isabel oakeshott. this material didn't come from any leak from the inquiry, they have respected the confidence, isabel oakeshott has said she provided the conduit for this information becoming public. she worked with matt hancock on his diaries. the director of the fbi, christopher wray, has said it believes covid probably originated in a chinese government—controlled

laboratory. china has denied a lab leak in wuhan, and says the allegation defamatory. mr wray�*s comments come a day after the us ambassador to china called for the country to "be more honest" about covid's origins. the president of greece has called it an unimaginable tragedy. at least 36 people are dead and dozens injured after two trains collided in the north of the country. one of the them was a passenger service from athens to thessaloniki with 350 people on board — it crashed head on at high speed with a freight train on the same stretch of track, near the tempi district north of larissa. police have arrested a station master in charge of signalling.

here's our europe correspondent, jessica parker. within seconds, two trains rumbling through the night came to this, a head—on crash between a freight and passenger service carrying around 350 people. it was chaos. tumbling over, fires, cables hanging, broken windows, people screaming, people trapped. you can see the shock, the fear on the faces, some stained with blood, of those who escaped. we were sitting in the second carriage from the front of the train, but in the front it was very difficult for anybody to survive because the collision happened head—on. at some point, we heard an announcement about a delay from the driver because there was confusion with the railway tracks. a minute later, boom. as day breaks, the force of the impact becomes clear. carriage is destroyed, burnt out or thrown

off the track. many on board, it is reported, where young people heading back to sell us after a greek orthodox holiday. what is left now is a mess of metal and shattered glass, seats strewn on the ground. everywhere evidence of the force of this collision. our thoughts are with the victims relatives. our duty is to treat the injured and then to identify the bodies. i can guarantee only one thing, we will find out what caused this tragedy and we will do whatever we can to avoid anything similar in the future. efforts to find people who may still be alive stretched on for hours. the cause of all this is not yet clear, but an investigation is being launched as authorities say the two services were running on the same track, leading to what is being described as greece's worst train crash in living memory. jessica parker, bbc news.

and you can see the latest on the rail disaster in greece on our live page ruling on the bbc website. one of the discussions under discussion is the sale of greek infrastructure because part of the bailout agreed with the european union and other international organisations when the eurozone was in crisis, it was sold to an italian company who now run it, but of course one of the issues is a lack of investment in the rail infrastructure in greece, as anyone who has travelled all know. much of the country is covered by single—track and much of the signalling isn't automated in some of the part of the mainland. you can read more about on the bbc news live page, and updates on those who were injured and more reaction from

politicians there, including a promise from the president that is called happen again. police are still looking for the missing baby of constance marten and mark gordon. they were arrested this week. every bin, shared is being searched to find the two—month baby who may be out in freezing conditions here. 200 police officers are searching allotments, local nature reserve and open ground in brighton, and asking local people to help in the search. i

brighton, and asking local people to help in the search.— help in the search. i feel sad because although _ help in the search. i feel sad because although the - help in the search. i feel sad because although the police | help in the search. i feel sad i because although the police are doing a good job, i don't know if the baby is there or not. i think everybody is hoping they will find it. ., . everybody is hoping they will find it. constance marten and mark gordon, it. constance marten and mark gordon. a _ it. constance marten and mark gordon, a convicted _ it. constance marten and mark gordon, a convicted rapist, - it. constance marten and mark. gordon, a convicted rapist, have been missing for 50 days and police believe the baby was born in the back of a car in earlyjanuary. while shopping in this store, they were spotted by members of the public who called the police. after the cctv were taken, they were arrested. they were walking towards an allotment and golf course. they have used large amounts of cash to live off grid since early january. on january the 5th, live off grid since early january. onjanuary the 5th, their car was found on the side of the m61 neapolitan. they took a taxi to liverpool and another to harwich arriving on the 6th of january. by lunchtime they were in east london, where they bought a blue tent and

abandoned their pushchair. there were more taxi journeys, involving a final one to new haven were a taxi driver reported the sound of a baby. concert martin comes for a wealthy family —— constance marten. she was at drama school in 2016 where she first met mark gordon. he was deported to britain from the us in 2010 after spending 20 years in prison for a rape he committed age 14. prison for a rape he committed age 1a. meanwhile, police are increasingly concerned for the infant's increasingly concerned for the infa nt�*s welfare after many increasingly concerned for the infant's welfare after many days in the cold. let's talk to our reporter in brighton. we are expecting some statement but we've been expecting it for over an hour, and it has kept changing. what do we know about what is happening this morning? yes.

changing. what do we know about what is happening this morning?— is happening this morning? yes, that ress is happening this morning? yes, that press conference _ is happening this morning? yes, that press conference is _ is happening this morning? yes, that press conference is due _ is happening this morning? yes, that press conference is due to _ is happening this morning? yes, that press conference is due to start - press conference is due to start very shortly, and what we know is we are expecting someone from the metropolitan police and sussex police, but we know it seems the baby still hasn't been found in the situation is becoming desperate. a major search operation has been under way trying to cover 91 square miles area of north brighton. there's been a focus on the allotments today and a park in brighton. one dog walker told me is like finding a needle in a haystack, but police have put a lot of resources into it and deploy drones, helicopters, sniffer dogs and thermal imaging cameras. they are still looking and appealing for information from the public, so anyone between newhaven and brighton, contact the police if you have information. it is a desperate situation, temperatures are dropping, and there is hope but it

is fading. dropping, and there is hope but it is fadina. , .,, , dropping, and there is hope but it isfadin.. , ._ ., is fading. presumably part of the roblem, is fading. presumably part of the problem. judging _ is fading. presumably part of the problem. judging by _ is fading. presumably part of the problem, judging by what - is fading. presumably part of the problem, judging by what the - is fading. presumably part of the - problem, judging by what the officer from the met police was saying, the man and woman arrested have basically declined to co—operate, they won't give information and say what has happened to the baby, where it is and whether it is safe. presumably they got little to go on. yes, they don't have much to go on. the couple are in custody, still not answering questions. what we can say, they were arrested on suspicion of child neglect, but arrested yesterday on suspicion of gross negligence and manslaughter. we are waiting for more details from the press conference soon. we waiting for more details from the press conference soon.— press conference soon. we will listen out _ press conference soon. we will listen out for _ press conference soon. we will listen out for your _ press conference soon. we will listen out for your questions i press conference soon. we will i listen out for your questions when it starts.

hundreds of sex offenders have slipped off the police radar. many change their name after conviction and are living under different names. campaigners want tougher controls. these are just a few of the men who've been jailed for sex offences who later changed their names and went on to reoffend. we know of dozens of others, and it's feared there could be many more out there. freedom of information requests have revealed the police no longer know the whereabouts of at least 729 sex offenders. campaigners believe most have changed their names to make it easier to disappear. della wright was abused as a child. decades later, when she reported the case to the police, she learned that the man responsible had changed his identity and reoffended. she's leading a campaign for what they're calling della's law

to deny sex offenders the right to change their names. it should be that that offence follows you for the rest of your life, so that when you want to start a newjob or get into a new relationship, those people around you are aware of who you are and what you've done. if it's as simple as a sex offendersaying, no, i've never be known by any other name and nobody checks that, it's far too simplistic. the national police's council described the current system as robust and it said that in the uk we have world—leading powers to deal with sex offenders. the home office added that recently the laws have got even tougher, and if anybody failed to register a change of name, they could go to prison for up to five years. the lucy faithfull foundation has worked successfully with sex offenders for decades, helping to stop them committing more crimes. if changing a name assists in doing that, then that for me becomes a priority. but of course they have to do that in a way that is consistent

with their registration requirements, that doesn't allow them to seek opportunities and take opportunities to reoffend. as a teenager, lauren—eden was abused by her biological father. he's now out of prison and has changed his name. even though he's told the authorities, she doesn't think he should have been allowed to. to be able to come out and live in a new place with a new name, it's almost as if he's able to move on from that past and not have it affect his life any more. whereas for me, i'm never going to get away from that. the majority of sex offenders who change their names do tell the authorities — but a worryingly high number are using it as a loophole to evade scrutiny. phil mackie, bbc news. lets talk to my guest, emily from the organisation... sorry, i'mjust

trying to find my paper. thank you for being with us. let's talk about the impact all of this is having, because the question, i suppose, is not so much of people disappearing from the register, it's whether those people because they are under new identities may be able to commit future offences, getjobs with children, that they simply wouldn't be able to apply for on the sex offenders register. emily, you've muted yourself, i think. offenders register. emily, you've muted yourself, ithink.- offenders register. emily, you've muted yourself, i think. there we io, muted yourself, i think. there we no, iwas muted yourself, i think. there we go. i was so _ muted yourself, i think. there we go, i was so eager. _ muted yourself, i think. there we go, i was so eager. i _ muted yourself, i think. there we go, i was so eager. i wish - muted yourself, i think. there we i go, i was so eager. i wish someone could have — go, i was so eager. i wish someone could have neutered _ go, i was so eager. i wish someone could have neutered me _ go, i was so eager. i wish someone could have neutered me when - go, i was so eager. i wish someone could have neutered me when i- go, i was so eager. i wish someone j could have neutered me when i was looking for my essentially, we have save

recruitment checks to make sure only those who are appropriate or work with children. if someone changes their name, what is the purpose of checking, how do we know who we are checking? the impact it has is huge, and we can't underestimate it. if somebody is on the sex offenders register because they are deemed a risk to society and meant to be on the register, if changing their name and failing to report it means we don't know where they are, that is an absolutely in just to any survivor who has had the courage to come forward. survivor who has had the courage to come forward-— survivor who has had the courage to come forward. what can be done? we don't have a — come forward. what can be done? we don't have a system _ come forward. what can be done? we don't have a system of— come forward. what can be done? we don't have a system of identity - don't have a system of identity cards in this country, papers you have two present. presumably if you are travelling abroad, are there mechanisms we can find? essentially

you can say it's an offence to change your identity and disappear, but the enforcement of that in preventing it, we don't have the tools war, presumably. this preventing it, we don't have the tools war, presumably.- preventing it, we don't have the tools war, presumably. this is the issue. tools war, presumably. this is the issue- it's — tools war, presumably. this is the issue. it's all— tools war, presumably. this is the issue. it's all well— tools war, presumably. this is the issue. it's all well and _ tools war, presumably. this is the issue. it's all well and good - tools war, presumably. this is the j issue. it's all well and good saying it is an offence, put them on the sex offenders register. it isn't good enough to sit back on our laurels and say we have legislation. that is not a deterrent to stop people changing their names. we know through cases, from our brave survivor, della wright, the offender changed his name multiple times. the enforceability aspect is a problem. we aren't tracking our sex offenders, we only track them when they come into the country. if we think about other parts of the world, we know in some part of

australia travel is banned for sex offenders. in america, at the back offenders. in america, at the back of passports it has they are a sex offender. but we let them change their names and off they go. there should be some tracking system, a marker on passports or driving licence that allows an employer to see if they are a registered sex offender. we are talking about those who are on the sex offenders register and are there to be monitored. why should they be changing their name if we are meant to be monitoring them? if we think about sarah's law, all the other disclosure schemes, if somebody has changed their name you will not know. it's notjust about somebody going and getting a job, you could be married to someone he was potentially a sex offender unbeknown because there is no history. i think

we are just scratching at the surface, the tip of the iceberg in relation to how big the problem is. thank you very much. i want to bring you some breaking news. the minister for infrastructure in greece has submitted his resignation and it has been accepted. let's move to northern ireland. the president of sinn fein hopes other parties have common sense to grab the opportunity to deal provides. the windsor agreement, which was agreed on monday, followed months of negotiations over the previous protocol which allowed for controls on the transport of goods between great britain and northern ireland, creating a sea border between parts

of the uk. the dup is boycotting power—sharing until it concerns how been resolved. rishi sunak is continuing to try and sell the deal to tory backbenchers. he met them last night, and they will be crucial in the coming days. one of those crucial faces is liam in the coming days. one of those crucialfaces is liam fox, veteran mp for woodspring in somerset. is it north—west or north—east somerset? middle somerset. lovely. thank you for your patience. how do you read the deal? i remember you after you elected as one of those prepared to speak out against europe and the government position of keeping open the option ofjoining the single currency. we are no longer in the eu and yet we still have the unresolved issues hanging over us. do you feel

we are at a moment of resolution? i we are at a moment of resolution? i think this is a very important point. the protocol was negotiated before the general election in 2019. in that period which i referred to as the perpetual purgatory where the people had voted to leave the eu, so the protocol came in at a point when people were willing to accept a deal just to get brexit over the line. for most of us, there were elements in that protocol which were unworkable and would always have to be revised at some point. i think we've got to the point where we are further away from the referendum, the eu and the british government want to be good partners. all of those things have come together to provide us with the agreement we've seen, which to be frank, was a better one than many of my colleagues thought possible. hour

colleagues thought possible. how would ou colleagues thought possible. how would you describe the mood amongst your colleagues? you've been around the place, you've been a chief whip in your time the place, you've been a chief whip in yourtime for the place, you've been a chief whip in your time for the party, you've been a frontbencher and cabinet minister. you get a sense of the place. what you're reading of the room? it place. what you're reading of the room? , , ., ., ., room? it is very positive, a lot of those who _ room? it is very positive, a lot of those who really _ room? it is very positive, a lot of those who really were _ room? it is very positive, a lot of those who really were unhappy i room? it is very positive, a lot of. those who really were unhappy with the protocol were surprised by the amount of movement, the fact that so many of those trade impediments were swept away. i think it was the surprise to many the fact the eu was allowing the harmonisation of vat in northern ireland and the rest of the uk. there was also many smaller items around things like parcels, which is maybe not a big political issue, but matters a lot to the people. the big movement as on the political changes, which would stop

the eu adding regulation to northern ireland, which would cause it to diverged from the rest of the uk. if i were to single one thing out, it is the fact the first minister of northern ireland and the deputy first minister will set on the joint committee, the body at the uk government and eu used to resolve any differences. that is when any issue relating to northern ireland happens. it went further than many, it's a good agreement, required patience and competence of rishi sunak and as negotiation team have taken us further than most people thought possible. we should give our absolute 100% support to it. would absolute 10096 support to it. would hel if absolute 10096 support to it. would help if lzsoris — absolute 10096 support to it. would help if boris johnson _ absolute 10096 support to it. would help if boris johnson lets _ absolute 10096 support to it. would help if boris johnson lets it - absolute 10096 support to it. would help if boris johnson lets it be - help if borisjohnson lets it be known he thinks rishi sunak has done a good deal? there are still people who look

borisjohnson set boris johnson set up borisjohnson set up the bill and that gave impetus to both sides to get on with the job. so all in all, we have had a process that has contributed to this, but the personality of rishi sunak should not be underestimated, he prefers to under promise and then overdeliver, and some of us would say three cheers to that.— and some of us would say three cheers to that. . , . cheers to that. thanks very much. on the sort cheers to that. thanks very much. on the sport now- _ cheers to that. thanks very much. on the sport now. i'm _ cheers to that. thanks very much. on the sport now. i'm sorry, _ cheers to that. thanks very much. on the sport now. i'm sorry, we - cheers to that. thanks very much. on the sport now. i'm sorry, we will- the sport now. i'm sorry, we will leave you almost immediately, we have to go to hear the press conference from the metropolitan police and sussex police. irate

conference from the metropolitan police and sussex police.- conference from the metropolitan police and sussex police. we do not intend to take _ police and sussex police. we do not intend to take any _ police and sussex police. we do not intend to take any questions - police and sussex police. we do not intend to take any questions at - police and sussex police. we do not intend to take any questions at the l intend to take any questions at the end of this. i can confirm that the two people remain in police custody in sussex, the application further detention for a further six hours has been sought. the police searches continue and we must consider the baby has come to serious harm. detectives from the specialist command are leading inquiries to locate the baby. this is a hugely difficult and painstaking search operation covering a vast area of 90 square miles. we are using every resource we have at our disposal to find the baby. police helicopters,

sniffer dogs, cameras and drones continue to be used to assist the met and sussex police. and we have worked overnight in conducting a number of those searches. specifically, we have conducted searches in new haven and open areas to the knee —— to the east and north of brighton including the south downs. members of the public can expect to see search teams working over the next few days, including the night. support from the public has been vital, and we continue to appeal to them for the information they keep providing. i would reiterate that members of the public can help us by remaining vigilant and reporting any suspicious behaviour or items found in their gardens, outbuildings and sheds between the 8th of january and constance and mark's arrests. equally, if you discover something you think we should know about don't

hesitate to contact us no matter how insignificant it may seem to you. before their arrests, the last known sighting of constance and mark was on the 8th of january, therefore i am reiterating to the appeal to members of the public to report any potential sightings or information. anyone with any sightings or information that could assist the search is asked to call the met police incident room. all 999 with anything they believe would be significant and i will now hand you over to my colleague.— significant and i will now hand you over to my colleague. hundreds of officers from _ over to my colleague. hundreds of officers from sussex _ over to my colleague. hundreds of officers from sussex police - over to my colleague. hundreds of officers from sussex police and . over to my colleague. hundreds of| officers from sussex police and the metropolitan police have been searching tirelessly overnight, and that search is continuing over an extensive — that search is continuing over an extensive area today. i would once again _ extensive area today. i would once again like — extensive area today. i would once again like to thank the local community for their patience and understanding what we carry out this

investigation and search. the increased _ investigation and search. the increased police presence is likely to be _ increased police presence is likely to be in— increased police presence is likely to be in place for some time still, including — to be in place for some time still, including additional search parties, extra _ including additional search parties, extra patrols and house—to—house inquiries — extra patrols and house—to—house inquiries. we are very grateful for the many— inquiries. we are very grateful for the many offers of help we have received — the many offers of help we have received from the public and for the hu-e received from the public and for the huge number of reports we have received — huge number of reports we have received with information. i would also like _ received with information. i would also like to— received with information. i would also like to thank the volunteer search— also like to thank the volunteer search and rescue teams who continue to support _ search and rescue teams who continue to support our search and remain such— to support our search and remain such a _ to support our search and remain such a vital— to support our search and remain such a vital asset to the forces. please — such a vital asset to the forces. please be — such a vital asset to the forces. please be assured that we have highly— please be assured that we have highly trained and experienced officers — highly trained and experienced officers searching the area and we ask that _ officers searching the area and we ask that members of the public remain— ask that members of the public remain vigilant whilst out and about — remain vigilant whilst out and about. please do report anything of note by— about. please do report anything of note by calling the metropolitan police _ note by calling the metropolitan police incident room. 0r note by calling the metropolitan police incident room. or call 999 in an emergency. thank you very much for your— an emergency. thank you very much for your time — an emergency. thank you very much for your time and patience today.

we heard the chief superintendents speaking the other sussex police and the metropolitan police who have been the leeds throughout much of this investigation because they first disappeared in east london, all spotted at one point in east london, and the met have the technological and budget of being a massive police force to provide some of the back—up that is needed. they have to come to the conclusion that the child, and we still don't know if it was a boy or girl, has suffered serious harm. remember that the couple were arrested, rearrested on suspicion of negligence and manslaughter, the implication of which is that the baby is not alive,

but that was at a stage when they have hope that it survived and now there must be some desperate hope that the baby is somewhere safe but the problem is the parents are not cooperating and they will not say anything about the baby and consequently they are not in a position to do anything other than continue to search and if they don't find the baby alive the remains of a baby will be important in terms of the circumstances to justify the criminal investigation although remember you don't need to have a body in order to have a conviction for manslaughter or murder, that was established in english law a long time ago, so this is no impediment to a prosecution if that becomes appropriate, they have been arrested but not charge, so legal proceedings are going on at this stage, but they remain in custody. the met taking the lead on the investigation, police asking for patience and

tolerance which they have had in large measure from the people of brighton, new haven and the surrounding area. they have had fairly disrupted sleep because of the ever present police helicopters but everyone understands the necessity of that. we will talk to my colleague who was at that news conference who will tell us what they have picked up down there and summarise what we have just heard. if you want to hear all... he did a terrific documentary on radio four yesterday, and it's on bbc sounds, it's actually about the crumbling coastline of england and the rest of the uk. and hopefully he will be here with the sport a little bit later. snp members will get their first chance to hear from all three leadership candidates to replace nicola sturgeon tonight. kate forbes, ash regan

and humza yousaf will face off in the first of several hustings later in cumbernauld. ahead of the event, all the candidates have backed access forjournalists to hustings, after the party said they would be held behind closed doors. the bbc, stv, itn and skyjoined together to challenge the decision. the snp says it's now "working with media outlets" who have asked to view the proceedings. let's consider what snp membership look like and what supporters might want to hear tonight with robjohns, who is professor of politics at the university of essex. we have spoken before a lot about the state of scottish politics and also about the battle between the uk and scottish government and ever the right to even hold an independence referendum. the timing of this vacancy was unexpected, presumably part of the problem for people trying to work out what will happen

is to know that the membership is like now because they have not had an opportunity to choose a leader for 20 years or more now. it’s for 20 years or more now. it's almost 20 — for 20 years or more now. it's almost 20 years. _ for 20 years or more now. it�*s almost 20 years. we have had a few little glimpses in the meantime as to what was going on but it has generally been a positive time for the snp, the party has really gone from strength to strength, and every time we saw new members they looked extremely happy with what has been happening. that is similar now, but there are definitely a few more kind of chinks in the armour, so it would be interesting to see how things shape up now, but was sure to have detailed up to the minute information.— detailed up to the minute information. �* , ., , ., , ., information. it's a problem of the active and — information. it's a problem of the active and passive _ information. it's a problem of the active and passive membership . information. it's a problem of the l active and passive membership and how turns up to hosting events, but at least of the cis made public to get some flavour of further murders in the party. —— but at least if

this is made public. do you get any clear sense of difference at the moment between these three candidates? as meghan resigned over the gender self identification legislation, that is being in danger of being killed off by the uk's supreme court ruling in terms of whether they overstepped, whether it has overstepped the terms of devolution, we have cape —— kate forbes saying she would not vote for same—sex marriage, and she's not talking about rolling backpack, have humza yousaf saying he would be a champion of defending rights, and a former colleague said he was coming under pressure from the mosque, it all seems to focus on these issues and we have drifted along long way away from the fundamentals that the

snp are supposed to talk about like independence, the powers of devolution and campaigns to get their powers and all of that. you're riaht on their powers and all of that. you're right on to — their powers and all of that. you're right on to accounts, _ their powers and all of that. you're right on to accounts, first - their powers and all of that. you're right on to accounts, first it - their powers and all of that. you're right on to accounts, first it is - right on to accounts, first it is true that the thing that people know best about each of the candidates is probably not going to be something they would necessarily want to buy they would necessarily want to buy the bag link in their mind, humza yousaf has a pretty unimpressive record by many accounts in terms of his role as health minister, kate forbes has been embroiled in all these debates around her social attitudes, and ash regan, not particularly well known, but with her reputation she is the person who resigned over grn, but that discredits from the big question that members will want to know, which of these people is best able to take them closer to the brink of

independence? it also means we have struggled to get a handle on these candidates' wider, more general image and impression of these candidates, and kate forbes is more than just a social conservative, she is somebody who would want to have a reputation for real economic competence, humza yousaf is quite a charismatic funny guy, that has been largely scored, and ash regan needs to get out there because she is the least well known, so there is quite a lot of learning to do in quite a short time. a lot of learning to do in quite a short time-— a lot of learning to do in quite a short time. �* , ., ., , short time. and in terms of how this miaht short time. and in terms of how this might shape — short time. and in terms of how this might shape up. _ short time. and in terms of how this might shape up. is— short time. and in terms of how this might shape up, is this _ short time. and in terms of how this might shape up, is this leadership . might shape up, is this leadership contest likely to be important in terms of the future direction of the party was that direction pretty much set? i party was that direction pretty much set? ~' . ., ., set? i think the direction of the -a is set? i think the direction of the party is in _ set? i think the direction of the party is in more _ set? i think the direction of the party is in more jeopardy - set? i think the direction of the party is in more jeopardy than l party is in morejeopardy than it has been for some time, it's really important to distinguish between the fate of the snp and the fate of

scottish independence, we have made that mistake far too often in the past. and actually the party rose to power without any particular increase in support for independence, that all came later. i don't think the fate of independence will change that much because there is a very entrenched majority against it and a pretty entrenched almost majority for it, so things will stay close to 50—50 on that front, but the snp as a party in its electoral performance i think it is in jeopardy not least because nicola sturgeon was hugely popular with her own side and at least grudgingly respected by her opponents, and that may not be the case for whoever gets elected this time, especially if this is a bruising campaign. let me ask ou this is a bruising campaign. let me ask you about _ this is a bruising campaign. let me ask you about one _ this is a bruising campaign. let me ask you about one final— this is a bruising campaign. let me ask you about one final thought - this is a bruising campaign. let me ask you about one final thought on | ask you about one final thought on this. and that is the position of the other political parties because the other political parties because the labour vote collapsed after the

gordon brown government lost the 2010 election and in subsequent elections labour really hit it to the ground. it recovered at the scottish parliament but presumably those left of centre voters drifted to the snp or made a conscious choice to go to the snp and therefore did not support labour, is that part of the electorate back in play now? that part of the electorate back in -la now? , ~ , play now? yes, i think it is. the next general — play now? yes, i think it is. the next general election _ play now? yes, i think it is. the next general election in - play now? yes, i think it is. the i next general election in scotland, the next uk general election is fought in scotland, will be really based on what to vote on. the clear majority want the conservatives out of government at westminster, plenty also want independence. if they vote to support independence they are likely to line up behind the snp but instead if they treat it as a way of getting the tories out and labour

stands to make big gains, i don't think the tories have much to gain or lose from this particular leadership election campaign because very few people who would go for the snp might go for the tories and vice versa, but labour should watch very closely. it’s versa, but labour should watch very closel . �*, ., . versa, but labour should watch very closel. �*, ., .,, closely. it's ironic because in days lona one closely. it's ironic because in days long gone the _ closely. it's ironic because in days long gone the criticism _ closely. it's ironic because in days long gone the criticism that - closely. it's ironic because in days long gone the criticism that used | closely. it's ironic because in days i long gone the criticism that used to be made of the snp was that they were the tartan tories, a lot of conservatives are gone into the snp, it feels a dated concept now, doesn't it? thank you very much from joining ask there. i want to give you an update on a court case in swansea crown court, the parents of a 16—year—old, and i should say on this this is the judge giving his verdict at the moment, the parents were being charged over the death of their daughter who died in

particular circumstances, the judges talking the weight gain she experienced and the mum did not tell social services she was gaining weight dramatically. she social services she was gaining weight dramatically.— social services she was gaining weight dramatically. she could see the bottles of _ weight dramatically. she could see the bottles of you're _ weight dramatically. she could see the bottles of you're in _ weight dramatically. she could see the bottles of you're in from - weight dramatically. she could see the bottles of you're in from her. the bottles of you're in from her catheter left an empty dent and collected from the floor, she could see that her wheelchair was out of reach, she would know it was too small for her anyway, she could see dirty bedding and the mess in the room, and she... hi dirty bedding and the mess in the room, and she...— room, and she... if you are of a sensitive _ room, and she... if you are of a sensitive disposition _ room, and she... if you are of a sensitive disposition you - room, and she... if you are of a sensitive disposition you might| room, and she... if you are of a i sensitive disposition you might not want to watch this because some of the details are pretty harrowing. parts of the visibly crusty and ulcerated skin. for a girl of her age and independent spirit, this was age and independent spirit, this was a particularly terrible state to find herself in. in her last hours,

the night before kaylea's body was found, cold and dead, herfather heard her screaming. she had already turned her mobile phone off for the last time. herfather�*s reaction turned her mobile phone off for the last time. her father's reaction to the screaming was to text her, telling her to stop, twice. he did not go and see what the matter was or get whatever help she needed, she was left to die alone. from the indictment, the key to the indictment, the key to the indictment, the key to the indictment, the basis of plea, the evidence on thejury indictment, the basis of plea, the evidence on the jury verdict, the following facts are clear, both defendants owed kaylea duty of care as parents of the care of their disabled child, they breached that duty by failing to take reasonable care for her health and welfare needs, they failed to take reasonable steps to prevent kaylea

from becoming morbidly obese, to ensure that she did not stay immobile for periods of time which were bad for her health and well—being, to ensure she had a safe and hygienic environment to live in, to ensure that kaylea maintained a hygienic physical state or to ensure that her physical health needs were met, and that medical assistance was sought when needed. it was reasonably foreseeable at the time that this gave rise to a serious and obvious risk of death, and it was a significant cause of kaylea's death, it was gross negligence, so gross is to be a crime. i have the benefit of written and oral submissions from counsel, presentence report ports for both defendants and report from a doctor who has a doctorate in psychology and is a chartered

psychologist, there is a report responsive. i will apply the gross negligence manslaughter guidelines, present in this case is the category b factor of both defendants continuing their negligent conduct in the face of the obvious suffering caused to kaylea by that contact. i do not accept that this was a case of lapse in an otherwise satisfactory standard of care, the standard of care had been inadequate for a long time before death. it was criminal through the whole period of lockdown. there was plenty of time to get help for kaylea and to put things right for her. in all of that time, things went from bad to worse. i do not accept that either parent can claim a lesser or subordinate

role in the responsibility to kaylea or in their gross negligence in discharging that responsibility and causing her death, they are both equally responsible. i do not accept any blame that may have attached to outside agencies for not being more proactive can be used to reduce the defendants' primary responsibility as parents to reach out for the help which they knew from experience was available. help was there for the taking, it was there for the asking, it had been given before. both defendants completely neglected to get the help that kaylea needed and sometimes it was ignored when it was offered. this can be seen in earlier periods from the evidence from medical and other records. the failure to get any help at all, even

from kaylea's gp, was particularly significant in the crucial lockdown months leading to kaylea's death. i have considered whether either defendants' responsibility was substantially reduced by mental disorder, learning disability or lack of maturity and i have also considered the guidelines on sentencing offenders with mental disorders. starting with sarah lloyd jones, the report dated the 7th of november, 2022, is based on a proof of evidence and council advice, a detail prosecution which from the date must have been the one uploaded on the 22nd of march, 2022, and a single zoom interview on the 1st of november 2022. single zoom interview on the 1st of november2022. it single zoom interview on the 1st of november 2022. it does not take

account of the later presentence report all the evidence actually given a trial, although i am told any medical records. it was prepared over two years after kaylea's death, and it is in myjudgment not a reliable guide to her mental state at the time of the offending. although i accept it as evidence of her mental state at the time of the zoom interview. she told the doctor she was depressed, but said she was not depressed and did not suffer from any mental health issues before kaylea's death. it is in that context that i read her basis of plea which says lockdown impacted on her mental health, that was the case for many people, without amounting to a significant mental disorder. doctor tizard herself noted that what she was being told was in large

areas modelled all confused, and in some cases inconsistent with other evidence, for example she said kaylea did not like school but the evidence of trial showed she did like it, she said her husband was not violent but the police said she had called him several times when he had called him several times when he had been aggressive, although i have given carefully consideration to the report, including its current diagnosis of major depression, i have also weighed the evidence as a whole and i am satisfied that sarah lloyd jones was fully aware and responsible for what was happening when kaylea was alive, she had no mental disorder, learning disability or lack of maturity which substantially reduces her responsibility. her intelligence was in an average range, although it was low average. turning to alun titford, it's clearfrom low average. turning to alun titford, it's clear from the presentence report that he was

diagnosed with depression about ten years ago, and that in the past he has been voluntarily admitted to psychiatric hospital, sometimes because of depression and sometimes because of depression and sometimes because of depression and sometimes because of drug induced psychosis. however no episodes of this nature are alleged in recent times, nor did he in evidence to the jury blame his conduct on mental health issues. he was not on any medication and says he did not want any support from the community mental health team. having heard him give evidence, i see no reason to disbelieve his self description is simply lazy. i do not adopt the report writers' alternative theory that this is likely to owed to his experience of depression and general pattern of avoidance coping. being lazy meant not doing unpleasant work that he did not want to do, it is not

inconsistent with enjoying the work of a removals man, he accepted in evidence that he could have done more the alun titford. in his case also i found he had no mental disorder, mental disability or lack of maturity which reduces his responsibility. this means there are in myjudgment no category d factors in myjudgment no category d factors in this case, assessing all the relevant factors and considering the case as a whole, i am confident in placing the offending of both defendants in category b with a guideline starting point of eight years custody in a custody range of 8-12 years custody in a custody range of 8—12 years custody. i consider the heightened rather than extreme nature of the category b factor in this case of prolonged negligence in the face of obvious suffering, to be

treated more fairly as an aggravating factor than is sufficient in the absence of any of the other category b factors on its own in this case to raise the case into category a. the conditions in which kaylea was left to die were fairly described by the crown is unfit for any animal. however, there was no deliberate cruelty, there is no evidence of dislike or of targeting, it is a case of criminal neglect and gross negligence. it is a particularly serious case of its kind, and that does require some upward movement from the guideline starting point. there are no other aggravating factors which i have not already taken into account when deciding the category of culpability, and i must not double

count. i now turn to mitigating factors. sarah lloyd jones has no previous convictions and alun titford has no recent or relevant... you're watching bbc news, we are live at the court in swansea for the sentencing in the case of kaylea titford, who died after her parents who have not been convicted of gross negligence manslaughter, thejudge negligence manslaughter, the judge is negligence manslaughter, thejudge is delivering the mitigating factors before declaring the sentence for her father and before declaring the sentence for herfather and mother. i accept lockdown cause unusual circumstances, but both defendants were going to work, neither was cut off from the outside world. none of

the other guideline factors reducing seriousness or affecting personal mitigation applies. it is clear to me that what the defendants could not do, and the stress and pressure after looking after a number of children, including kaylea, was within their power to deal with the calling for appropriate help, which they did not do. their failures were not for reasons beyond their control. they never asked for help they did not get. they did not ask for help at all. it was made easy for help at all. it was made easy for them to ask for help. i do not accept that i would defend and has shown remorse that should count as significant mitigation. talented but pleaded not guilty and even blamed his partner and daughter. sarah lloyd jones pleaded guilty and will

get credit for it. but the report and the presentence report show she still continues to try shift blame elsewhere and to minimise her own responsibility. balancing the aggravating and mitigating factors, i feel able to reduce the starting point to seven years six months for both defendants for full credit properly. i think there is no need for an extended licence period. sarah lloyd jones entered a not guilty plea at trial preparation hearing on the 1st ofjuly 2022. the case was listed for trial on the 16th of january 2023. she entered a guilty plea at a pre—trial hearing on the 12th of december 2022. this is not a case that you needed

council advice or the report to inform her decision to plead guilty. following the sentencing guidelines, i assess the appropriate credit to be 20%. that reduces the sentence in her case from seven years six months to six years. alan titford did not plead guilty and get no credit. i am not asked to make any orders and i do not think any or necessary. both defendants have been on bail without electronic monitoring, and so there is no credit before a trial. each defended must pay the statutory surcharge of £190 as such other correct figure that may be substituted. alan titford, stand up. for the gross negligence

manslaughter of kaylea titford, i sentence you to seven years six months imprisonment. you will serve two thirds, five years, in custody before you are released on licence. you will be on licence until the end of the sentence of one release. you must comply with the terms of the license and commit no further offence or else you will be liable to serve a further period in custody. you may go down. stand—up, sarah lloyd jones. for the gross negligence manslaughter of kaylea titford, having regard to your guilty plea, i sentence you to six years imprisonment. you will serve two thirds of the sentence, namely four years, in custody before being released on licence. when you are

released, you'll be on licence until the end of your sentence. you must comply with the terms and commit no further offence or else you will be liable to serve a purpose in custody. you may go down. that was mr justice custody. you may go down. that was mrjustice griffith _ custody. you may go down. that was mrjustice griffith setting _ custody. you may go down. that was mrjustice griffith setting out - mrjustice griffith setting out swansea crown court, hearing the case of sarah lloyd jones and alan titford, the parents of the late kaylea titford. she was 16 and died in her home after what a jury found was gross negligence manslaughter, which was the responsibility of her parents. he said this was not through any hatred or any targeted abuse of kaylea, but the negligence was so gross as to amount to a manslaughter of their daughter. they killed their daughter by their negligence. i will go through some of the circumstances. let me remind

you this is distressing and some of the things we missed in the cause of being on other stories before justice griffiths summed up. he was responding to evidence and their mitigating and plea entering, and the details are pretty grim. first you say, sarah lloyd jones will serve four years in prison, and then will be released on licence for a further two years. she can be recalled at any point if she commits a further offence but is given credit of one fifth of the likely sentence had she not pleaded guilty at the start of the trial. her husband alan titford didn't plead guilty, continue to plead not guilty, continue to plead not guilty, and therefore gets the full sentence, five years in prison, two years and six months on remand. he will do another year because he didn't plead guilty, and therefore

it required this process to go on longer than might have been the case. the value has allowed kaylea to get what you didn't in her last days of life, which is attention and be at the centre of the story because she is the story. and, gosh, we know some bad things happen during covid, but as the judge said, these were still going to work and yet their daughter, trapped in her room, having gone to school until march 2020. she had spina bifida but it didn't stop her being happy. by all accounts, she was a local woman. but herfamily left at all accounts, she was a local woman. but her family left at home without a doctor visiting. they were speaking to the family, social services. but it had got to the point where kaylea was increasing in

weight, not getting out of her room or exercising, or being fed properly, apparently. according to caroline rees, she had used the toilet or shower before lockdown. i think what that means... she was bedbound, eating and defecating in her own bed. the family's expenditure on takeaway is increased as her condition worsened. effectively she was being fed junk food. she had nowhere to go, she was physically unable to go, she was so heavy and her parents weren't doing anything to help lift her. that wouldn't have been easy. she weighed 22 stone £13, a bmi of 70 at the time of her death. her body was

experienced in her bedroom is in conditions described as unfit for an animal. and one of the most distressing part that was given in the summary was that her body, described as filthy when it was found, was covered in maggots, which were said to have been there in life as well as in death. the fact they were in various forms of stages of development calling over the bed indicated they hadn'tjust emerge from the body, they had been there when she was alive. her skin was so inflamed, if anyone knows who had a relative bedbound, if you don't move, if you aren't moved, you get skin ulceration, the skin blisters and splits. on part of her body, the ulceration was so deep, areas inside

her body were exposed to air. it is very hard to read this and not see the suffering that young woman must have endured in the last months of her life is almost indescribable. not a child who was hated by her parents, but something went wrong in the family so they simply lost the capacity to care. as the judge said, lots of other people were going through it at the same time i'm coping, some in difficult circumstances with ill relatives, children, parents, disabled people. all of those things were happening to lots of other people, and lots of people with disabilities who are dependent on their family as carers in the absence of carers going in as they normally would. kaylea was a victim, but the difference here was that she was failed bluntly by her

parents, for whatever reason, her family, who she should have relied on. the church, in hisjudgment, said it was of such a severity that it amounted —— thejudge. it amounted to gross negligence and manslaughter. live two hour correspond and now. we were looking at the findings and what the prosecution was saying. can you paint a picture of what life was before lockdown? the picture of that neglected, failed body is not the story of her life, is it?— neglected, failed body is not the story of her life, is it? know, and

i've story of her life, is it? know, and we spoken _ story of her life, is it? know, and we spoken to — story of her life, is it? know, and i've spoken to people _ story of her life, is it? know, and i've spoken to people who - story of her life, is it? know, and i've spoken to people who knew i i've spoken to people who knew kaylea directly, for example, her former wheelchair basketball coach, who describes a cheeky and active girl who didn't see boundaries or disabilities. certainly in her primary school years going into secondary school. even when she didn't do so much basketball, she was still active and would go out with friends. so much seems to have change when lockdown occurred. at that stage, her health and condition and parents neglect was hidden from the world. thejudge made it clear there were many opportunities for there were many opportunities for the parents to reach out, help was on offer to them, help they either ignored or turned down. he made it clear he found both parents equally culpable for their daughter's death. was there any sense during the police investigation and subsequent

trial of any explanation, any rational explanation for how parents who had coat with their daughter's spina bifida apparently managed her case well, provided the support and love that allowed her to go to school and live a life, all those over social activities, that helped turn this child into a happy, fun going member of the unity. what went wrong? it can't alone have been covid. ., , , covid. there were indications things were maybe — covid. there were indications things were maybe going _ covid. there were indications things were maybe going wrong _ covid. there were indications things were maybe going wrong with i covid. there were indications things were maybe going wrong with her . were maybe going wrong with her weight. the wheelchair she used was unsuitable. by the time of her death she was 20 kilograms to heavy for it. she was complaining she couldn't fit into it. she became less mobile,

less comfortable in her skin before those doors closed. however, the evidence from her school was that she was still outgoing and still turning away offers of help. she didn't want others to hold doors open, she didn't want to be wheeled around, she was independent. the simple answer is, there is no clear explanation as to how things went so dramatically wrong, except that her mother seems to have felt overwhelmed in terms of her duty of care towards her daughter and her work as a carer and her care of other children. and herfather, in his own words, was simply lazy. he worked a 50 hour week as a removals man, would go home and lock himself away. tragically, on the night before kaylea was found dead, he ignored her screams, and texted his daughter twice to tell her to be

quiet as she lay there screaming, labour dying alone. lets quiet as she lay there screaming, labour dying alone.— quiet as she lay there screaming, labour dying alone. lets leave that thou~ht labour dying alone. lets leave that thought hang _ labour dying alone. lets leave that thought hang in — labour dying alone. lets leave that thought hang in there _ labour dying alone. lets leave that thought hang in there for- labour dying alone. lets leave that thought hang in there for people i labour dying alone. lets leave that| thought hang in there for people to understand the implications of this terrible case. the former health secretary matt hancock has been accused of rejecting key advice on care homes during the pandemic. the daily telegraph says it's obtained thousands of whatsapp messages he sent and received at the height of the covid crisis. the paper says they show mr hancock decided against advice to test all residents going into care homes in england. mr hancock's spokesperson has called it a �*distorted account'. our political correspondent, ben wright, reports. in april 2020, covid was spreading fast, the country was in lockdown and polities and officials were scrambling to respond. at the heart of the decision—making was the then health secretary matt hancock.

i am now setting the goal of 100,000 tests per day by the end of this month. last year, mr hancock released his version of events in a book, co—written by the journalist isabel oakeshott. she has now given the telegraph more than 100,000 whatsapp messages from mr hancock to other politicians and officials. he is furious at the leak, but they give a partial glimpse into what was going on at the time. the issue of care home testing was discussed in whatsapp messages from april 14th 2020. in one message to an aide, mr hancock said that england's chief medical officer, professor chris whitty, said he was recommending testing for all going into care homes. the telegraph says by the end of that day, mr hancock appeared to have changed his mind, publishing a message saying, isolate all going into care from hospital, i do not think the community commitment adds anything and it muddies the waters. today, a spokesman for mr hancock insisted it was not possible to test

everyone entering care homes at the time. the spokesman said, these stolen messages have been doctored to create a false story that matt rejected clinical advice on care home testing. that is flat wrong. a view echoed by a former health minister this morning. he changed his view because there was an operational meeting to talk about how you are going to actually test people and how many actual tests we had. the reality was there was a very limited number of those tests. in the commons there was agreement that only the covid public inquiry could establish what really happened. the country deserves better. the covid inquiry has already cost the taxpayer £85 million and hasn't heard from a single government minister yet. so can the prime minister assure the house no more delays, that the inquiry will have whatever support it needs to report by the end of this year? rather than comment on piecemeal

bits of information, _ i'm sure the honourable gentleman i will agree with me the right way i for these things to be looked at is the covid inquiry. - that is why we have established the covid inquiry, and he has i mentioned it one or two times before that he was a lawyer in a previous i life, and he will know i there is a proper process to these things. it is an independent inquiry and has the resources it needs _ and has the powers it needs- and what we should all do in this house is let them get on and do theirjob. i for the families of covid victims, thousands of whom died in care homes, it's the public inquiry that promises to provide a full picture of what the government got right and wrong. let's speak now to amos woldman from the covid bereaved families forjustice group. he lost his grandmother to covid in a care home in the first wave. let me ask you, what do you make of the story emerging again in this

way? the story emerging again in this wa ? , ., ., the story emerging again in this wa ? ., ., ., way? good afternoon. yet again, it evokes emotions _ way? good afternoon. yet again, it evokes emotions we _ way? good afternoon. yet again, it evokes emotions we have, - way? good afternoon. yet again, it evokes emotions we have, that i i evokes emotions we have, that i have, that many have what happened at that time and decisions being made and highlights the need for the inquiry to scrutinise decisions as quickly as possible. we hope to get under way as quick as possible. we need a thorough, transparent and fair inquiry, and we have concerns we will achieve it. you fair inquiry, and we have concerns we will achieve it.— we will achieve it. you are the second person _ we will achieve it. you are the second person i've _ we will achieve it. you are the second person i've spoken i we will achieve it. you are the second person i've spoken to| we will achieve it. you are the i second person i've spoken to this week who are saying they aren't happy with the detail of the inquiry as its been set out. particularly around ethnic minority people suffering disproportionately in terms of numbers with covid

symptoms. today, in terms of this question that did affect your grandmother, whether people coming into care homes, because they have to be discharged from hospital, everybody gets that, they had to go somewhere, but whether there was the testing before they moved. is it your understanding that somehow the covid got into the care home from outside, all do you not know that? we don't know that, but we know even until as late as the 2nd of april it was being said there wasn't a risk of covid, and the requirement of testing came later. there was plenty of time, sage identified there wasn't sufficient capacity. other

countries managed to develop the capacity much quicker. what is concerning about these messages is that what they tend to show, is that of matt hancock more concerned with his vanity. what he was saying when he talked about a protective ring around care homes, which is a punch to the gut for me, if it was motivated by this urbanity, it is something that needs to be explored. __ by something that needs to be explored. —— by this vanity. i something that needs to be explored. -- by this vanity-— -- by this vanity. i should caveat by saying — -- by this vanity. i should caveat by saying we _ -- by this vanity. i should caveat by saying we don't _ -- by this vanity. i should caveat by saying we don't have - -- by this vanity. i should caveat by saying we don't have all i -- by this vanity. i should caveat by saying we don't have all the i by saying we don't have all the details. that is your reading of it, but there may be other explanations. he isn't here to defend himself, to be fair to him and the case, we can'tjudge it. an investigation will have to decide and make a

judgment and any issue of criminal investigation will be a subsequent stage. in terms of this quote, i've talked with your organisation about it before, i am sure you spoken to otherjournalists, there was this debate about what do you do? do you stop people going into care homes and rely on hospitals testing? what about people where they were frail and had to go into a care home who might be carrying out? there were all sorts of issues. is it your contention that there is a kind of specific point at which government should have been in a position to establish a testing process that covered everybody going into care homes? or do you accept there were different stages where it could be done but maybe should have been done

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was still mentally sharp. i am sure she still very missed. thank you i she still very missed. thank you very much for telling us about sheila and her case. we hope you get some answers at least in the course of the inquiry, and sooner than later. ., ~ of the inquiry, and sooner than later. . ,, , ., ., of the inquiry, and sooner than later. . ,, ., of the inquiry, and sooner than later. ., ~ , ., ., , ., lets later. thank you for your time. lets no to later. thank you for your time. lets go to brighton. _ later. thank you for your time. lets go to brighton, because _ later. thank you for your time. lets go to brighton, because police i later. thank you for your time. lets go to brighton, because police are. go to brighton, because police are continuing to search for a missing baby and have asked the courts for 36 hours to question the parents. more than 200 police officers using dogs and drones are searching for the baby, we don't know if it was a boy or girl, apparently born in a car to her parents, constance marten and mark gordon. they were missing

for the best part of six weeks before they were finally spotted by members of the public, arrested on monday and rearrested early yesterday on suspicion of gross negligence manslaughter. police acknowledged earlier, confirming as time goes on, they must be certain that something has happened to that baby and that he or she is no longer alive. but they cannot be certain. there is a fast fading hope, and evenif there is a fast fading hope, and even if the baby has died, recovering the baby could be an important part of the investigation. let others hear from the police. i let others hear from the police. i can confirm constance marten and mark gordon remain in custody. an application for the extension of

their detention for a further 36 hours has been sought from brighton magistrate court. the police searches for the baby continue and we must consider the baby has come to serious harm. detectors from the met�*s specialist command leading inquiries to locate the baby. because of the technology to them in this complex investigation. this is a hugely difficult and painstaking search operation covering a vast area of some 90 square miles. we are using every resource we have at our disposal to find the baby. police helicopters, sniffer dogs and drones continue to be used to assist the metropolitan and sussex police. we worked overnight in conducting a number of those searches. specifically we have conducted searches in newhaven and open areas

of the east and north of brighton, including the southdown. members of the public can expect to see search teams working over the next few days, including the night. support from the public has been vital in the investigation so far, and we continue to appeal to them what information they can provide. i would reiterate members of the public can help us by remaining vigilant and reporting suspicious behaviour or items in their gardens, outbuildings and sheds between the 8th of january and the rest. equally, if you are walking in these areas and discover something you think we should know about, please don't hesitate to contact us, no matter house insignificant it may seem. before their arrest, the last sighting was in newhaven on the 8th of january, sighting was in newhaven on the 8th ofjanuary, and sighting was in newhaven on the 8th of january, and they therefore reiterating members of the public

between brighton and new haven to report any information. anyone with any sightings or information that could assist the asked to call the met police on 020834568, or 999 with anything they feel may be significant.— anything they feel may be siunificant. ~ ., significant. we will leave the recording- — significant. we will leave the recording. the _ significant. we will leave the recording. the sussex i significant. we will leave the recording. the sussex policej significant. we will leave the i recording. the sussex police made significant. we will leave the - recording. the sussex police made a further appeal. you heard the leader of the investigator of the metropolitan police. everybody was hoping there might be more information about the baby. there isn't. they've asked for longer to question the parents. they on speaking to them, we understand. this investigation has hit a dead end, orat least

this investigation has hit a dead end, or at least a hiatus until the parents reveal more or the police find the baby. i parents reveal more or the police find the baby-— parents reveal more or the police find the baby. i think some of those words ou find the baby. i think some of those words you heard _ find the baby. i think some of those words you heard in _ find the baby. i think some of those words you heard in the _ find the baby. i think some of those words you heard in the press i words you heard in the press conference really sum things up, it is a complex, painstaking operation in which hundreds of police officers, guide dogs in and out of vehicles, thermal imaging, helicopters, even members of the public taken part in the huge operation. despite all of these resources being thrown, they are trying to find the missing baby. it seems police or at a dead end. we heard officers are trying to search around 91 square miles. if you think about that, such a huge area. they have separated it up, we've seen officers searching parkland near to railway station. we have heard they been knocking on doors along the street. let me give you an idea of where i am. the couple were arrested

behind me, just a little bit further up behind me, just a little bit further up behind me is the allotments. that is where police started searching on monday. they search through the night, but it seems nothing has been found despite all those resources. they are moving their search further afield. what you heard in the press comments was a serious appeal to the public. they are asking them anywhere between newhaven and in brighton, and all the way in between, if anyone sees anything, out walking in their gardens and see something concerning, call the police. this is a painstaking operation, potentially a two—month old baby out here in an area i can tell you is cold. imagine the temperatures in the evening. as a huge search continues overnight, police are becoming more and more

concerned. hello again. it's been a cloudy and chilly st david's day for most of us. still got quite a scattering of showers around at the moment as well. and these are the temperatures as we head towards the end of the day. now, overnight, there is some drier, clearer skies coming in from continental europe as we get more of an easterly breeze. and clearer skies are likely across east anglia, the south—east, perhaps the midlands, cloudy in other area still producing a few showers here and there, although we should see clearer skies coming into northern scotland. so frost is likely here and across east anglia. in the south—east, temperatures won't be far away from freezing by thursday morning, but there'll be some early sunshine. still a few light showers left fortomorrow, mainly across south—east scotland, north—east england, perhaps one or two for northern ireland. the cloud may increase through the day across the midlands and across east anglia. some sunshine though for southern england, parts of wales and also for northern areas of scotland.

the winds will be lighter tomorrow. temperatures as they have been over the past few days, typically around eight or nine celsius. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines... matt hancock denies allegations he rejected covid testing advice. messages suggest all residents going into english care homes should have been tested. the parents of kaylea titford have been sentenced to prison of their daughter who was 16 at the time, neglected in her own home. police described the continued search for the missing two—year—old baby as difficult and painstaking, the parents have been arrested on suspicion of gross negligence and manslaughter. at least 36 are been

killed after two trains collided on the same track on tuesday evening in greece. the station master in charge of signalling is under arrest. now data suggests more than 700 sex offenders slipped off a police radar, simply by changing their name. spirit now and i'm sorry we missed you the last hour! in cricket more than two and a half years have passed since as you were fake first made claims of racism at yorkshire cricket club, later calling it institutionally racist. and when rated disciplinary has begun in london which is taken place in public. he is appearing in evidence

to give evidence in the hearing, and we have just seen to give evidence in the hearing, and we havejust seen him leave to give evidence in the hearing, and we have just seen him leave for the day, haven't we? that's right, he got into a taxi right behind me, leaving the first day of the disciplinary commission, expected to last a week. we disciplinary commission, expected to last a week. ~ ., disciplinary commission, expected to last a week-— last a week. we have heard a lot of evidence today, _ last a week. we have heard a lot of evidence today, a _ last a week. we have heard a lot of evidence today, a very _ last a week. we have heard a lot of evidence today, a very damning i last a week. we have heard a lot of| evidence today, a very damning day for english cricket, these allegations to her started in 2020, but we haven't been hearing more of the charges against seven men with regards to bringing the game into disrepute, so i'll go through a few of them. now, we heard a little bit about gary ballance and some accusations against him, he has already admitted the charges, but we had on his way to match as he would point out asian men with beards and ask azeem rafiq, is that your uncle?

we heard more information about matthew hoggard's charge and the evidence around that. it is alleged that he invented and used a racist nickname for azeem rafiq in 2008, something he denies, we have also heard information about the charge of a bowl, accused of using the terms brothers and spin twins. and finally, early on we had information aboutjohn blaine who also denies using racial slurs between 2010 and 2011. it is important to say that seven men have been charged with bringing the game into disrepute but six will not appear at this hearing because they have withdrawn from the disciplinary process but one man will me, michael vaughan who categorically denies any racism towards azeem rafiq and we believe you will be here tomorrow to give his evidence.—

you will be here tomorrow to give his evidence. england's cricketers meanwhile _ his evidence. england's cricketers meanwhile have _ his evidence. england's cricketers meanwhile have beaten _ his evidence. england's cricketers i meanwhile have beaten bangladesh by three wickets in the first of their three wickets in the first of their three match 0di series. on a challenging service england restricted the home side to 209. but then england made hard work of the chase, losing jos buttlerforjust nine, leaving them at 65—4, and one batter held firm, scoring a brilliant century on the way to helping england reach their target with two overs to spare and the second 0di with two overs to spare and the second 0d! is on friday. paul hurst says his side are huge underdogs against southampton as they try to reach the quarterfinals of the fa cup for the first time since the second world war. they beat luton in the fourth round to set up the tie at st mary's against the struggling

saints who have already sacked a manager season. 5000 fans are already expected to make the journey down to the south coast, armed with the inflatable mascot, harry the haddock. it’s the inflatable mascot, harry the haddock. �* , ., , , the inflatable mascot, harry the haddock. �*, ,, .., , haddock. it's massive especially in a cu tie haddock. it's massive especially in a cup tie like _ haddock. it's massive especially in a cup tie like this, _ haddock. it's massive especially in a cup tie like this, you _ haddock. it's massive especially in a cup tie like this, you need i haddock. it's massive especially in a cup tie like this, you need every| a cup tie like this, you need every sort of edge because you are the underdogs but when we take a big support and following, it gives you that lift and determination, and to leave everything on the pitch and give it absolutely everything and the fans are with you, so it's literally great.— the fans are with you, so it's literall areat. . �*, ., literally great. that's all the spot for now. literally great. that's all the spot for now- -- _ literally great. that's all the spot for now. -- sport. _ the president of greece has called it an unimaginable tragedy. at least 36 people are dead and dozens injured after two trains collided in the north of the country.

one of the them was a passenger service from athens to thessaloniki with 350 people on board. the train crashed head on at high speed with a freight train on the same stretch of track, near the tempi district north of larissa, police have arrested a station master in charge of signalling. here's our europe correspondent, jessica parker. within seconds, two trains rumbling through the night came to this — a head—on crash between a freight and passenger service carrying around 350 people. it was chaos. tumbling over, fires, cables hanging, broken windows, people screaming, people trapped. you can see the shock, the fear on the faces,

some stained with blood, of those who escaped. we were sitting in the second carriage from the front of the train, but in the front it was very difficult for anybody to survive because the collision happened head—on. at some point, we heard an announcement about a delay from the driver because there was confusion with the railway tracks. a minute later, boom! as day breaks, the force of the impact becomes clear. carriages destroyed, burnt out or thrown off the track. many on board, it's reported, where young people heading back after a greek orthodox holiday. what's left now is a mess of metal and shattered glass, seats strewn on the ground. everywhere evidence of the force of this collision. our thoughts are with the victims' relatives. j i our duty is to treat the injured|

and then to identify the bodies. | i can guarantee only one thing —j we will find out what caused this tragedy and we will do whatever we can to avoid anything - similar in the future. efforts to find people who may still be alive stretched on for hours. the cause of all this is not yet clear, but an investigation is being launched as authorities say the two services were running on the same track, leading to what is being described as greece's worst train crash in living memory. jessica parker, bbc news. and one bit of breaking news i will repeat, amid all the other international stories like this train crash, it has been a very busy day of domestic news, you may have missed an update i gave an hour ago, the then transport minister in

greece, former merchant banker who used to work in london, he has resigned, he resigned earlier today, saying it was the least he could do to honour the memory of the victims, and he added he takes responsibility for the state's long—term failures. the rail system was sold as part... as one of many conditions imposed on greece by the international community, clearly the eu and imf and other organisations, to access money to bail out greece when the euro zone crisis hit more than a decade ago now. they sold it to the italians, very experienced italian train operator, who had been running it, but they inherited long—term state failure, the fact that successive governments, all the other problems greece had, they had not invested, so that the transport infrastructure is woeful in greece, and this could be pertinent to this

inquiry because we have two trains driving honest single track, the risk is high, and in doing so you are depended —— depend on signalling, some of its automated, a lot is manually controlled, someone has to pull a lever so that the signals switch so the train goes off and avoids another train or the train gets a signal to break or slow down, but this train collided with a freight train at speed, the people on the train said they were on fire almost as soon as they pick themselves up from what had then become the floor of their carriage, probably the roof of the carriage all the glass windows, they picked themselves up and discovered they were already burning and that gives you an idea of the force of the impact and the subsequent ignition of fuel that must�*ve taken place, more coverage on the bbc news life page on our website. and also if you

have the bbc news app you will have instant access to that, follow all the updates there. hundreds of sex offenders have slipped off the police radar, according to data obtained by the bbc. police lost track of 729 sex offenders over a three—year period between 2019 and 2021. many simply changed their name after they were convicted in order to avoid detection, and campaigners want tougher controls to stop that happening. phil mackie reports. these are just a few of the men who've been jailed for sex offences who later changed their names and went on to reoffend. we know of dozens of others, and it's feared there could be many more out there. freedom of information requests have revealed the police no longer know the whereabouts of at least 729 sex offenders. campaigners believe most have changed their names to make it easier to disappear. della wright was abused as a child. decades later, when she reported the case to the police,

she learned that the man responsible had changed his identity and reoffended. she's leading a campaign for what they're calling della's law to deny sex offenders the right to change their names. it should be that that offence follows you for the rest of your life, so that, when you want to start a newjob or get into a new relationship, those people around you are aware of who you are and what you've done. if it's as simple as a sex offendersaying, no, i've never be known by any other name and nobody checks that, it's far too simplistic. the national police chiefs council described the current system as robust and it said that in the uk we have world—leading powers to deal with sex offenders. the home office added that recently the laws have got even tougher, and, if anybody failed to register a change of name, they could go to prison for up to five years. the lucy faithfull foundation has worked successfully with sex offenders for decades, helping to stop them committing more crimes.

if changing a name assists in doing that, then that for me becomes a priority. but of course they have to do that in a way that is consistent with their registration requirements, that doesn't allow them to seek opportunities and take opportunities to reoffend. as a teenager, lauren—eden was abused by her biological father. he's now out of prison and has changed his name. even though he's told the authorities, she doesn't think he should have been allowed to. ito be able to come out and livel in a new place with a new name, it's almost as if he's able to move | on from that past and not have it| affect his life any more. whereas, for me, i'm neverl going to get away from that. the majority of sex offenders who change their names do tell the authorities, but a worryingly high number are using it as a loophole to evade scrutiny. phil mackie, bbc news.

youtube has been accused of collecting the viewing data of children aged under 13 — in breach of a uk data privacy code designed to protect them. an official complaint has been lodged with the information commissioner's officer. youtube says it has already bolstered children's privacy on the platform. our technology editor, zoe kleinman, reports. what are our children watching online? and who knows about it? 89% of 3—to—17—year—olds watch youtube, according to the regulator ofcom, despite it being aimed at children aged 13 and above. youtube gathers data about what its users are watching so that it can show them more videos they might like. it also looks at where they're watching and what they're watching on. children aren't supposed to be part of this, but lots of them use their parents devices and accounts, and that means that their data gets gathered, too. let me see your recommendations. campaigner and father of three duncan mccann says he believes youtube is breaching industry

standards by doing this, as neither the children nor their parents have consented to it. and he's taken his complaints to the information commissioner's office. it has a children's internet code, designed to protect children's data privacy. my preferred reform that youtube should make is that actually when you enter youtube, they don't collect any unnecessary and process any unnecessary information. and that the best way to ensure that they are only collecting the data of adults who are properly consenting would be to then have a process where adults can sign in to the tracking recommendation systems, profiling, targeted ads. in a statement, youtube said it had made investments to protect kids and families, including more protective default settings, a dedicated kids' app and a supervised experience which requires parental consent. the information commissioner's office told the bbc, "we will consider this complaint carefully." many tech firms make a lot of money from compiling data

about their users and then using it to sell them ads, but children are supposed to be protected from this. action in the us led to youtube paying a £140 billion fine and changing its practices. so it assumed that anyone watching children's content would be potentially under the age of 13, and so it collects far less data on that type of content and also doesn't send personalised ads to people watching that content. it shows that big tech can make big changes when it needs to. zoe kleinman, bbc news. joining us now is drjanis wong from the alan turing institute. what do you make of this allegation and the defence that in a sense changes have already been made? pl, changes have already been made? case has been put forward. we can

sort of view it as the first attempt to really challenge whether or not the children's code, also known as the children's code, also known as the age—appropriate design code, is being enforced properly, as it should be and as it is intended to be, and one of the crucial elements to this is the first standard or principal as part of this code is whether or not the best interest of the child is being met. presumably, there is an issue _ the child is being met. presumably, there is an issue here _ the child is being met. presumably, there is an issue here about - the child is being met. presumably, there is an issue here about how i the child is being met. presumably, | there is an issue here about how you define about what is appropriate or not, and that can be a subjective judgment and therefore people can have very different views about what is appropriate content which others might think is wholly unsuited to children of that age.— might think is wholly unsuited to children of that age. exactly, so it becomes very _ children of that age. exactly, so it becomes very difficult _ children of that age. exactly, so it becomes very difficult and - children of that age. exactly, so it| becomes very difficult and complex issue, particularly because it's not just about children's data but also more broadly about their rights as

well, and of course youtube in this instance or many companies that collect children's data argue they have the right checks and balances in place, but ultimately at the moment it's up to the ico to decide if it's sufficient or not. the difficulty — if it's sufficient or not. the difficulty presumably i if it's sufficient or not. the difficulty presumably for the ico in this situation is that it is a uk organisation, its a code of conduct, it's not really presumably legally enforceable, not least because youtube operates internationally. it is tricky in that sense but the children's code is a core part of data protection guidelines, and it's not the only bit that does protect children but is certainly seen as a world leading piece of regulation to support children and protect their data. , . ., , ., data. the distinction is made between children _ data. the distinction is made between children after- data. the distinction is made between children after the i data. the distinction is made i between children after the age of 13 above 13. a 13—year—old could

legally or at least legitimately have their data taken and used. part of this is because of the ability to consent by children, but of course in this specific instance when we are talking about children under the age of 13 where parental consent is required, the question also remains as to do parents or adults actually understand what they are consenting to? because it's very difficult to imagine that everyone meets all of the terms and conditions prior to using a particular service, particularly if there are no alternatives.— particularly if there are no alternatives. ~ . ., ., alternatives. we have had quite a clampdown _ alternatives. we have had quite a clampdown in _ alternatives. we have had quite a clampdown in recent _ alternatives. we have had quite a clampdown in recent years i alternatives. we have had quite a clampdown in recent years on i alternatives. we have had quite a i clampdown in recent years on terms and conditions information, and one of the things that happened in terms of the things that happened in terms of people on hard copy, it is no longer tick this box if you would like to receive, it's if you don't

want to receive, and they found ways of getting around the default assumption which was people if they don't take it means you can't contact them, they have found ways of doing that. are you worried about... as someone who specialises in these areas, they might simply find a way to get round these restrictions? buried in the small print might even be exclusions that means unless you specifically opt out effectively you are accepting their right to do what they want with your data, to harvest your data, and there's a lot of that come from simply our ignorance about what we put up there and whether we need to put it up there at all? i we put up there and whether we need to put it up there at all?— to put it up there at all? i don't think it's ignorant _ to put it up there at all? i don't think it's ignorant or _ to put it up there at all? i don't think it's ignorant or i - to put it up there at all? i don't think it's ignorant or i wouldn't| think it's ignorant or i wouldn't use that term because there is a lot of money being put in by these companies to actually create what we would describe as dark patterns, so nudges, colours, designfeatures

that encourage people to accept the existing data collection available. of existing data collection available. of course in the uk currently, there are protections in place in the form of data protection or privacy by design to ensure that people are just not accepting these vast amounts of data being collected about them, but of course we are seeing potential changes, given brexit, in terms of how data protection will be governed and also the independence of the ico on this matter. in the independence of the ico on this matter. , ., , matter. in the end, is there any ensufinu matter. in the end, is there any ensuring that — matter. in the end, is there any ensuring that international- ensuring that international companies observe and actually live up companies observe and actually live up to the promises they make, short of us exercising our power by choosing to use a different platform or a different company's website or social media offering instead? it’s social media offering instead? it's reall social media offering instead? it�*s really difficult, and this is why the case brought forward will be really interesting to see, but as

you mentioned, it's an international issue and of course there are significant power imbalances, these are very large companies collecting vast amounts of data versus us as individuals that are trying to push back against some of these data protections or vast amounts of data collection and sharing that is taking place. collection and sharing that is taking place-— collection and sharing that is takin lace. . ., . ~' ., taking place. fascinating to talk to ou about taking place. fascinating to talk to you about this. _ taking place. fascinating to talk to you about this. i _ taking place. fascinating to talk to you about this. i hope _ taking place. fascinating to talk to you about this. i hope we - taking place. fascinating to talk to you about this. i hope we will talk| you about this. i hope we will talk again but for now thank you very much. walking just 11 minutes a day could stop 10% of early deaths, according to new research. the largest study of this kind found that, if people met only half of the nhs's recommended 150 minutes walking a week, one in ten premature deaths could be prevented, but currently most people don't meet this recommendation. i am joined by hayley jarvis, who is the head of physical activity at mental health charity mind.

you have seen this, what do you make of the findings?— of the findings? meet really welcome this research. _ of the findings? meet really welcome this research. this _ of the findings? meet really welcome this research. this latest _ of the findings? meet really welcome this research. this latest analysis i this research. this latest analysis in terms of how it can benefit our overall health, mental and physical health, is so intrinsically linked, and for us being active boasts aramid, reduces our risk of developing mental health problems by “p developing mental health problems by up to 30%, and it's a really positive message that we will need to start somewhere and particularly looking at it through a mental health lens it can be very hard to get started, some people will think, that sounds a lot, but when you are moving and you get out, you function every day, i think the message, doing a little bit, is a great first step so it's really positive and something welcome. i step so it's really positive and something welcome.- step so it's really positive and something welcome. i know from a ersonal something welcome. i know from a personal point _ something welcome. i know from a personal point of— something welcome. i know from a personal point of view, _ something welcome. i know from a personal point of view, when i i something welcome. i know from a i personal point of view, when i found the black clouds gathering, the best

way to banish or diminish them is to get outside, and if you're outside you might as well walk round the block if you're lucky walk down to the river and if you even luckier look up a hill or look at a single reservoir, all those things that are empty the mind, so presumably a lot of it's notjust the physical exercise, the pumping of the heart and the beating of the heart, it is actually the broadening of your personal horizon when you go out walking. personal horizon when you go out walkinu. ., , , �*, walking. completely, it's the biological— walking. completely, it's the biological and _ walking. completely, it's the biological and also _ walking. completely, it's the biological and also the i walking. completely, it's the i biological and also the endorphins, the serotonin and dopamine, they help us manage stress better, but it is one of the things you just mentioned, the sights and sounds, the feeling of the breeze in your face. ., the feeling of the breeze in your face-- yeah. _ the feeling of the breeze in your face.- yeah, the i the feeling of the breeze in your face.- yeah, the reign i the feeling of the breeze in your. face.- yeah, the reign of face. the rain! yeah, the reign of the cold! it— face. the rain! yeah, the reign of the cold! it enables _ face. the rain! yeah, the reign of the cold! it enables you - face. the rain! yeah, the reign of

the cold! it enables you to i face. the rain! yeah, the reign of the cold! it enables you to be i the cold! it enables you to be in the cold! it enables you to be in the here and now and then the moment, and it is about getting outside, particularly at this time of year when we know it can be difficult to get outside and get that vitamin d, whether it's for 11 minutes, we know from some research thatjust minutes, we know from some research that just 15.09 minutes, we know from some research thatjust15.09 minutes is enough to lift your mood, so these bits of research are similar in terms of going hand—in—hand in terms of the physical and mental health, and we know 90% of people get active outdoors said it lifted them out, so it's really positive, taking at me time and making sure it's an investment in yourself and not a chore on something if feel guilty about. it chore on something if feel guilty about. ., , �* ., ., , about. it doesn't have to be here, it can be somewhere _ about. it doesn't have to be here, it can be somewhere quite - about. it doesn't have to be here, it can be somewhere quite flat! i about. it doesn't have to be here, i it can be somewhere quite flat! what a wonderful title, thank you so much for that! a wonderful title, thank you so much forthat! now a wonderful title, thank you so much for that! now we will take a little walk over to the weather map.

hello again. it's been a cloudy and chilly st david's day for most of us. still got quite a scattering of showers around at the moment as well. and these are the temperatures as we head towards the end of the day. now, overnight, there is some drier, clearer skies coming in from continental europe as we get more of an easterly breeze. and clearer skies are likely across east anglia, the south—east, perhaps the midlands, cloud in other area still producing a few showers here and there, although we should see clearer skies coming into northern scotland. so frost is likely here and across east anglia. in the south—east, temperatures won't be far away from freezing by thursday morning, but there'll be some early sunshine. still a few light showers left fortomorrow, mainly across south—east scotland, north—east england, perhaps one or two for northern ireland. the cloud may increase through the day across the midlands and across east anglia. some sunshine though for southern england, parts of wales and also for northern areas of scotland. the winds will be lighter tomorrow. temperatures, as they have been over the past few days, typically around eight or nine celsius.

this is bbc news. i'm shaun ley. the headlines at four. matt hancock denies allegations he rejected covid testing advice during the pandemic — after whatsapp messages leaked to a newspaper suggest he was told there should be testing of all residents going into english care homes. the parents of kaylea titford have been sentenced to six and seven years in prison for the gross negligence manslaughter of their 16—year—old daughter. ifind it i find it impossible to say that one parent was more to blame than the other. they were both equally

responsible and they were both equally culpable. the greek transport minister resigns and a station master in charge of signalling has been arrested after at least 36 people died and dozens injured following a train crash in northern greece. police describe the continued search for a missing two—month—old baby as "hugely difficult and painstaking" — the parents have been arrested on suspicion of gross negligence manslaughter. new data shows more than 700 sex offenders slipped off the police radar in three years — just by changing their names and a record number of people volunteering to train up guide dogs — after the bbc highlighted a national shortage.

good afternoon, and welcome to bbc news. the former health secretary, matt hancock, has been accused of rejecting key advice on care homes during the pandemic. the daily telegraph says it's obtained thousands of whatsapp messages he sent and received at the height of the covid crisis. the paper says they show mr hancock decided against advice to test all residents going into care homes in england. mr hancock's spokesperson has called it a "distorted account". our political correspondent, ben wright, reports. in april 2020, covid was spreading fast, the country was in lockdown and politicians and officials were scrambling to respond. at the heart of the decision—making was the then health secretary matt hancock. i am now setting the goal of 100,000

tests per day by the end of this month. last year, mr hancock released his version of events in a book, co—written by the journalist isabel oakeshott. she has now given the telegraph more than 100,000 whatsapp messages from mr hancock to other politicians and officials. he is furious at the leak, but they give a partial glimpse into what was going on at the time. the issue of care home testing was discussed in whatsapp messages from april 14th 2020. in one message to an aide, mr hancock said that england's chief medical officer, professor chris whitty, said he was recommending testing for all going into care homes. the telegraph says by the end of that day, mr hancock appeared to have changed his mind, publishing a message saying, isolate all going into care from hospital, i do not think the community commitment adds anything and it muddies the waters. today, a spokesman for mr hancock insisted it was not possible to test everyone entering care homes at the time.

the spokesman said, these stolen messages have been doctored to create a false story that matt rejected clinical advice on care home testing. that is flat wrong. a view echoed by a former health minister this morning. he changed his view because there was an operational meeting to talk about how you are going to actually test people and how many actual tests we had. the reality was there was a very limited number of those tests. in the commons there was agreement that only the covid public inquiry could establish what really happened. the country deserves better. the covid inquiry has already cost the taxpayer £85 million and hasn't heard from a single government minister yet. so can the prime minister assure the house no more delays, that the inquiry will have whatever support it needs to report by the end of this year? rather than comment on piecemeal bits of information, _ i'm sure the honourable gentleman will agree with me i the right way for these things to be

looked at is the covid inquiry. that is why we have established the covid inquiry, - and he has mentioned it one or two times before that he was a lawyer in a previous life, and he will know. there is a proper process to these things. it is an independent inquiry and has the resources it needs and - has the powers it needs- and what we should all do in this house is let them get on and do theirjob. l for the families of covid victims, thousands of whom died in care homes, it's the public inquiry that promises to provide a full picture of what the government got right and wrong. earlier, i spoke to our political correspondent iain watson about how the government is responding to the allegations. i think there is a staunch defence of their reputation. the shadow can administer as they question in the house of commons responding, helen

whately, the care minister during a large part of the pandemic, the argument she was making was they were trying to do their best with limited resources at the time. she criticised what she saw as a political attack from labour and said the inquiry is the right place to deal with the evidence. there is no guarantee at all it will report before the next general election. keir starmer said not a single government minister has spoken to the inquiry, but they've hundred every single whatsapp message in the hands of the daily telegraph from matt hancock. what was interesting as of the argument has been made from have an whately, the health minister, that this is only giving a partial picture —— helen whately. she said that whilst there was a whatsapp must saying matt hancock

was only willing to test people coming into care homes, there was a wider message about it.— wider message about it. there is an e-mail following _ wider message about it. there is an e-mail following this _ wider message about it. there is an e-mail following this exchange - wider message about it. there is an e-mail following this exchange that| e—mail following this exchange that says we _ e—mail following this exchange that says we can test straightaway, press ahead _ says we can test straightaway, press ahead with _ says we can test straightaway, press ahead with hospital's testing patients into care homes. we should aspire _ patients into care homes. we should aspire as_ patients into care homes. we should aspire as soon as capacity allows that everyone going into a pair home can be _ that everyone going into a pair home can be tested. as i say to her, there's— can be tested. as i say to her, there's very— can be tested. as i say to her, there's very selective information she is— there's very selective information she is basing her comments on. the alleuation she is basing her comments on. tue: allegation from she is basing her comments on. tt;e: allegation from the she is basing her comments on. "tt9 allegation from the telegraph she is basing her comments on. tt9 allegation from the telegraph is matt hancock was ignoring the clinical and scientific advice to have much more widespread testing. in fact, she was saying it was a capacity problem at the time. there was another accusation in the

telegraph of matt hancock setting his figure of 100,000 tests a day that it got in the way of other priorities. and the testing numbers were based on the number of test dispatch, not processed or even carried out. again, his spokesman emphasising it should be the public inquiry that way is it all up, rather than a newspaper or the party political exchange we saw in the house of commons. but political exchange we saw in the house of commons.— political exchange we saw in the house of commons. but public opinion doesnt house of commons. but public opinion doesn't always — house of commons. but public opinion doesn't always wait _ house of commons. but public opinion doesn't always wait for _ house of commons. but public opinion doesn't always wait for inquiries. - doesn't always wait for inquiries. we all make our minds up. people express opinions on social media and campaign groups, whereby the professional bodies or those representing bereaved families who will in a sense have been involved in this debate before. it isn't coming in a vacuum, and that is a problem format hancock. and the

person who leaked them, they will say they were against the lockdown, although she thinks it is in the public interest for it to be made public. there was no guarantee the inquiry would publish it. thea:e public. there was no guarantee the inquiry would publish it.— inquiry would publish it. they were civen in inquiry would publish it. they were given in confidence. _ inquiry would publish it. they were given in confidence. we _ inquiry would publish it. they were given in confidence. we don't - inquiry would publish it. they were | given in confidence. we don't know how much— given in confidence. we don't know how much because it is an early—stage. we haven't heard any ministers — early—stage. we haven't heard any ministers address any of the questions that might be put to them as part _ questions that might be put to them as part of— questions that might be put to them as part of that inquiry. if people want _ as part of that inquiry. if people want to— as part of that inquiry. if people want to form a political verdict on how the _ want to form a political verdict on how the current government handled the pandemic, they may not be able to do— the pandemic, they may not be able to do so— the pandemic, they may not be able to do so because the results of this inquiry, _ to do so because the results of this inquiry, which may take a balanced view, _ inquiry, which may take a balanced view, which — inquiry, which may take a balanced view, which we might not get until after— view, which we might not get until after the _ view, which we might not get until after the general election. this is after the general election. this is a war— after the general election. this is a war issue. _ after the general election. this is a war issue, notjust a testing people. — a war issue, notjust a testing people, but the rules in place. one

of the _ people, but the rules in place. one of the leaked whatsapp messages suggested helen whately suggested there was an inhumane regime when it came to _ there was an inhumane regime when it came to visiting in care homes, especially— came to visiting in care homes, especially people reaching the end of life _ especially people reaching the end of life. some people will have lost reiatives _ of life. some people will have lost relatives in care homes, or had to say goodbye by their tablets or telephones. this is something that will be _ telephones. this is something that wiii be raw— telephones. this is something that will be raw and depressing for them. the leaking — will be raw and depressing for them. the leaking of these messages which matt hancock gave will bring back a lot of— matt hancock gave will bring back a lot of very — matt hancock gave will bring back a lot of very bad memories, and people will form _ lot of very bad memories, and people will form that own opinions. they will form that own opinions. they will form — will form that own opinions. they will form their opinions now, not necessarily— will form their opinions now, not necessarily saying, we shall sit track— necessarily saying, we shall sit back and — necessarily saying, we shall sit back and wait for an inquiry to take its course — back and wait for an inquiry to take its course. this is something i'm not surprise _ its course. this is something i'm not surprise has been raised today in the _ not surprise has been raised today in the house of commons. joining me now to discuss this is nadra ahmed, executive chair of

the national care association. you may remember he spoke to us regularly during the pandemic. this feels like very important, still unresolved recent history. your members were having this dilemma of what do you do if you are presented with an elderly person in need of residential care or respite care? but you don't know they've actually been tested for covid before you let them in. ~ , . been tested for covid before you let them in. ~ , , . ,, :, them in. absolutely, and we know the consequences — them in. absolutely, and we know the consequences. we _ them in. absolutely, and we know the consequences. we knew _ them in. absolutely, and we know the consequences. we knew that - them in. absolutely, and we know the consequences. we knew that osuna . them in. absolutely, and we know the| consequences. we knew that osuna as the tests became available, it was our green lights —— we knew as soon. sadly, we weren't in the queue as a priority group for those. and we know the consequences of what happened. it is regrettable in many

ways that we work through this, and every time we work through its, and these kind of... i don't know, things appear in whatsapp groups, so we get these releases, it refreshes that awful memory, the nightmare, and everybody lives through it in our sector. we were looking after the most vulnerable and frail list in society. when you think about it, bring in someone in from outside who potentially hadn't been tested and was carrying a symptomatically virus. we know where it spread like house fire and somebody had been discharged from a hospital, so we know the reality. i think we have to think about family still living

through it, and each time it is mentioned, it comes fresh again in our memories. could we have saved more people? could it have been different? we won't know the answers, so the covid inquiry is important. these little bits that tellers there were lies out there, we were being told lies, it is heartbreaking. i we were being told lies, it is heartbreaking.— we were being told lies, it is heartbreaking. we were being told lies, it is heartbreakinu. :, :, , heartbreaking. i have to pick you u - , heartbreaking. i have to pick you pp. because _ heartbreaking. i have to pick you up, because the _ heartbreaking. i have to pick you up, because the government - heartbreaking. i have to pick you i up, because the government insists that the information they game was the information they had to the best of their knowledge, and there's the danger that with hindsight, we say, we should have known this. it is possible that they believed it but turned out to be wrong. i possible that they believed it but turned out to be wrong.- possible that they believed it but turned out to be wrong. i take the oint turned out to be wrong. i take the point you're _ turned out to be wrong. i take the point you're making. _ turned out to be wrong. i take the point you're making. and - turned out to be wrong. i take the point you're making. and you -

turned out to be wrong. i take the point you're making. and you are | point you're making. and you are right, that when things were being muted, we didn't know if they were true or false. muted, we didn't know if they were true orfalse. we muted, we didn't know if they were true or false. we followed everything the government told is to do. they were issuing guidance left, right and centre. it do. they were issuing guidance left, right and centre.— right and centre. it was constantly chan . in . right and centre. it was constantly changing- this _ right and centre. it was constantly changing. this was _ right and centre. it was constantly changing. this was an _ right and centre. it was constantly changing. this was an evolving - changing. this was an evolving process, and things like ppe equipment and testing only became available as we were working through the pandemic. you are telling is at the pandemic. you are telling is at the time of some other care homes where people didn't have enough equipment. do we say we can't provide the treatment, we can't go into somebody�*s flat or put our own lives and there is at risk? into somebody's flat or put our own lives and there is at risk?— lives and there is at risk? every ste of lives and there is at risk? every step of the _ lives and there is at risk? every step of the way. _ lives and there is at risk? every step of the way, we _ lives and there is at risk? every step of the way, we gave - lives and there is at risk? every step of the way, we gave the i lives and there is at risk? e9 step of the way, we gave the benefit of the doubt and we continue to deliver at the best of our

abilities. but we were being vilified. that is difficult for us to take on board. when you see something coming out telling as the medical experts were saying test people before they come out of hospital, but we know it wasn't happening and providers were telling us to take people back into their care settings who had been tested, all they were being asked to take discharges. eventually we moved on to different things like discharge beds. but it is difficult, you are right. it is difficult, because hindsight is wonderful. let's be clear, the provider sector did everything they could against difficult circumstances, looking after some of the most vulnerable. but we weren't in the picture when it came to looking at how we were being supported. the focus was on

keeping the nhs safe, we didn't think about social care. we had the conversations around this protective ring. we know it wasn't true, that is worrying. this is quite worrying in itself. , . . , in itself. left us leave aside the leak, in itself. left us leave aside the leak. what _ in itself. left us leave aside the leak, what would _ in itself. left us leave aside the leak, what would be _ in itself. left us leave aside the leak, what would be most - in itself. left us leave aside the l leak, what would be most helpful in itself. left us leave aside the - leak, what would be most helpful to you in terms of preparing us for another pandemic? let's face it, the law of averages says we will be here again with something else sometime in the next few decades, and it might be sooner.— in the next few decades, and it might be sooner. what we've got to do is, we might be sooner. what we've got to do is. we have _ might be sooner. what we've got to do is, we have learnt _ might be sooner. what we've got to do is, we have learnt as _ might be sooner. what we've got to do is, we have learnt as a _ might be sooner. what we've got to do is, we have learnt as a provider. do is, we have learnt as a provider sector, many lessons through this. prevention control was always part of what we did. we've kept flu and

we do everything we can. there are lessons to do and how we make sure the guidance that is issued is consistent and it creates a safe pathway for people who need it. if we are talking about discharges out of hospital, we need to be clear what the pathway looks like, or how we get people back to their home safely. how do we look out of the workforce of a protected and can deliver and feel valued? we... the sector is in a better place emotionally and mentally as to how they deal with it. financially, we are at the edge of fragility. we still don't have the resilience. we lost a lot of resilience during covid. we are looking at many more

issues coming, which are not for the programme to talk about right now. there is so much the secretary is facing. let's create a social care sector fit for the future, let's make sure we value the workforce and bring people together so they feel it is a profession they want to join, then make sure we look at the qualifications and the spine that goesin qualifications and the spine that goes in that we have it for pay. in all of that, coming together, what we will do is create a much more robust care sector based on what we've learnt over the last few years. but also look into the future. unless we look to the future, we won't get anywhere because we will keep looking at the past. because we will keep looking at the ast. , :, :, :, because we will keep looking at the ast. , :, , , . ,, because we will keep looking at the ast. , :, , , .~ :, because we will keep looking at the ast. , :, ,, :, past. very good to speak to you aaain. i past. very good to speak to you again- i am _ past. very good to speak to you again. i am sure _ past. very good to speak to you again. i am sure we _ past. very good to speak to you again. i am sure we will- past. very good to speak to you again. i am sure we will speak l past. very good to speak to you | again. i am sure we will speak to you again. a very distressing story

best, and i shall warn you of some of the content you will hear. the parents of a disabled teenager, who died following "shocking and prolonged neglect" at the family home in mid wales, have beenjailed. kaylea titford, from newtown, was 16 and 22 stone when she died at the family home in october 2020. her father, who was found guilty of gross negligence manslaughter, was sentenced to seven and a half years. the teenager's mother, sarah lloyd—jones, who admitted the same charge, was jailed for six years. during the sentencing at swansea crown court, the judge, mrjustice griffiths, said they were both equally to blame. this neglect was total, and he could and should have done more and ask

others for help. instead, when he wasn't at work he sat in his bedroom upstairs watching television. equally, i do not accept sarah lloyd jones and throw the blame onto her husband. it was too much what her to do on her own, that i do accept. but it was her duty to ask for help and to accept it, from the agencies which over the yoshi sometimes ignored or turned away. when she had a telephone appointment with permanent children's hospital, she did not say help was needed. she was positively offered help in august 2020 by contact from a young person specialist, and later contact from a young people specialist, and later contact from the youth intervention

service. she did not take up any of these offers. when kaylea's non—attendance at school was queried after schools opened in september 2020, she made various excuses for not sending kaylea back, without disclosing what was really happening. ifind it is impossible to say one parent was more to blame than the other. they were both equally responsible and they were both equally culpable. mr equally responsible and they were both equally culpable.— both equally culpable. mrjustice griffith sitting _ both equally culpable. mrjustice griffith sitting at _ both equally culpable. mrjustice griffith sitting at swansea - both equally culpable. mrjustice griffith sitting at swansea crown| griffith sitting at swansea crown court and delivering the sentence against kaylea titford's parents. our correspondent hywel griffith followed the case at swansea crown court. he said those who knew kaylea remembered an active and vibrant child.

i'v e i've spoken to people who knew kaylea directly. for example, her former wheelchair basketball coach, who describes an active, cheeky girl who describes an active, cheeky girl who didn't see boundaries, didn't see disability, certainly in her primary school years going into secondary school. and even when she didn't do so much basketball, she would go out with friends. so much seems to have changed when lockdown occurred, and that that stage, her health, condition and parents's neglect was hidden from the world. thejudge made it clear there neglect was hidden from the world. the judge made it clear there were many opportunities for those parents to reach out, help was on offer. it was help they either ignored or turned down. thejudge made it clear he found bo pose equally culpable for their daughter's death. mas for their daughter's death. was there any evidence _

for their daughter's death. was there any evidence of any rational explanation of how parents who had coped with their daughter's spina bifida, yes, with help, apparently manage her case well, provided the support and love and everything else that allowed her to go to school and live a life, all social activities, that helped turn this child into a happy, fun going, engage, what went wrong? it can't alone have been covid, because lots of other people were going through the same. there were going through the same. there were maybe — were going through the same. there were maybe things _ were going through the same. there were maybe things were _ were going through the same. ttss were maybe things were going wrong with kaylea's weight. her wheelchair was unsuitable. she was 20 kilograms to heavy for its at the end. but she couldn't fit in it properly. she

became less mobile, less comfortable in her skin before those doors close. however, the evidence from her schools was that she was outgoing and still turning away offers of help. she didn't want others to open doors open, didn't want to be wheeled around, she was independent. the simple answer is, there is nuclear explanation as to how things went so dramatically wrong —— there is no clear. except that her mother felt overwhelmed in her duty of care, and her work as a carer, and her care of other children. and herfather, in his own words, was simply lazy. we heard he worked a 50 hour week as a removals man. he would come home and lock himself away. on the night before kaylea was found dead, he ignored her screams. kaylea was found dead, he ignored herscreams. he kaylea was found dead, he ignored her screams. he texted her twice to

tell her to be quiet as she lay there screaming, as she lay there dying alone. at least 36 people have been killed and dozens injured after two trains collided in greece. the country's president has called it an unimaginable tragedy. one train was a passenger service from athens to thessaloniki with 350 people on board. it crashed head—on at high speed with a freight train on the same stretch of track, near the tempi district north of larissa. police have arrested a station master in charge of signalling. our europe correspondent, jessica parker, has more. within seconds, two trains rumbling through the night came to this, a head—on crash between a freight and passenger service carrying around 350 people.

translation: it was chaos. tumbling over, fires, cables hanging, broken windows, people screaming, people trapped. you can see the shock, the fear on the faces, some stained with blood, of those who escaped. we were sitting in the second carriage from the front of the train, but in the front it was very difficult for anybody to survive because the collision happened head—on. at some point, we heard an announcement about a delay from the driver because there was confusion with the railway tracks. a minute later, boom. as day breaks, the force of the impact becomes clear. carriages destroyed, burnt out or thrown off the track. many on board, it is reported, where young people heading

back after a greek orthodox holiday. what is left now is a mess of metal and shattered glass, seats strewn on the ground. everywhere evidence of the force of this collision. our thoughts are with the victims' relatives. our duty is to treat the injured and then to identify the bodies. i can guarantee only one thing, we will find out what caused this tragedy and we will do whatever we can to avoid anything similar in the future. efforts to find people who may still be alive stretched on for hours. the cause of all this is not yet clear, but an investigation is being launched as authorities say the two services were running on the same track, leading to what is being described as greece's worst train crash in living memory. jessica parker, bbc news. the director of the fbi, christopher wray, has said it believes covid probably originated in a chinese government—controlled laboratory. china has denied a lab leak in wuhan,

and says the allegation defamatory. mr wray�*s comments come a day after the us ambassador to china called for the country to "be more honest" about covid's origins. the nigerian electoral commission has declared the governing party candidate the winner of saturday's disputed presidential election. the 70—year—old veteran politician won with almost 9 million votes, well ahead of his main rival, who got nearly 7 million. the two main opposition parties have demanded a rerun. in his acceptance speech, mr tinubu called for reconciliation with his opponents. now it's time for a look at the weather with darren bett. hello again. it's been a cloudy and chilly st david's day for most of us. still got quite a scattering of showers around at the moment as well. and these are the temperatures as we

head towards the end of the day. now, overnight, there is some drier, clearer skies coming in from continental europe as we get more of an easterly breeze. and clearer skies are likely across east anglia, the south east, perhaps the midlands, cloudy, another area still producing a few showers here and there, although we should see clearer skies coming into northern scotland. so frost is likely here and across east anglia. in the south east, temperatures won't be far away from freezing by thursday morning, but there'll be some early sunshine. still a few light showers left fortomorrow, mainly across south east scotland, northeast england, perhaps one or two for northern ireland. the cloud may increase through the day across the midlands and across east anglia. some sunshine though for southern england, parts of wales and also for northern areas of scotland. the winds will be lighter tomorrow. temperatures as they have been over the past few days, typically around eight or nine celsius.

hello, this is bbc news... the headlines... matt hancock has rejected claims that he ignored advice to test all people going into english care homes during the pandemic. messages leaked to a newspaper suggested that was advice that had been given. the parents of kaylea titford weighed more than 20 stone following

shocking and prolonged neglect at the family home. her parents today have beenjailed. i the family home. her parents today have been jailed.— have beenjailed. i find it impossible _ have beenjailed. i find it impossible to _ have beenjailed. i find it impossible to say - have beenjailed. i find it impossible to say that i have beenjailed. i find it. impossible to say that one have beenjailed. i find it- impossible to say that one parent was more to blame than the other. they were both equally responsible, and they were both equally culpable. the greek transport minister has resigned and a station master in charge of signalling has been arrested after last night's rail crash in which 36 people died and dozens injured as a train collect —— collided with a freight train. police described the search for a missing baby is difficult and painstaking. the parents have been arrested on suspicion of gross negligence manslaughter and can be held for 36 hours before police decide to charge or release them.

yesterday on the radio i had cancer examining the problems on britain's come —— crumbling coastline, a man of many talents! we have plenty of talk about with the sport and england's cricketers have beaten bangladesh by three crickets in the first of their three match odi series, milan scoring a brilliant century. england's cricketing schedule moves around the world at speed, 2a hours on from a test match in new zealand, now i! speed, 2a hours on from a test match in new zealand, now 11 different players put the one—day game and focus. in bangladesh, mark wood is back on this side of building, in seven months' time there is a world cup in india where rashid will bowl in conditions, just like this, arch is back from injury and helped keep

bangladesh to 209, all out, well in range on paper but less so on the pitch. bangladesh were the victim, they have not lost a home series since 2016. jos buttler was now out for nine, in fact no english batter got past 30, except one, gathered milan picked his moments and ticked slowly towards a century. a remarkable score that tamed a turning pitch with patients, 7000 miles from that dramatic test conclusion, england have a one—day winning start. mikel arteta says he's not taking anything for granted as they face everton tonight, looking to extend their lead over man city, the gunners beat leicester city at the weekend, and a winter night will create breathing room

ahead of the reigning champions, but after defeat last month mikel arteta knows it will not be an easy match against a side trying to avoid relegation. against a side trying to avoid relegation-— against a side trying to avoid releaation. �* :, :, :, . , relegation. bottom of the league is not so important _ relegation. bottom of the league is not so important for _ relegation. bottom of the league is not so important for me, _ relegation. bottom of the league is not so important for me, and - relegation. bottom of the league is not so important for me, and we i relegation. bottom of the league is i not so important for me, and we have had many experiences, and already this is an experience, we don't take anything for granted. it will be tough. we have been really consistent home and away and we will have to continue to do that. it has to be excellent to give you the best possible chance and we have to continue that. in possible chance and we have to continue that.— possible chance and we have to continue that. in the other game, liverool continue that. in the other game, liverpool will _ continue that. in the other game, liverpool will be _ continue that. in the other game, liverpool will be looking - continue that. in the other game, liverpool will be looking to - continue that. in the other game, liverpool will be looking to give i liverpool will be looking to give their top four hopes a boost with a win over wolves at anfield, the fourth time the sides of met this season, andjurgen fourth time the sides of met this season, and jurgen klopp still believes his side can overturn a nine—point gap to tottenham in the race for league spot. if nine-point gap to tottenham in the race for league spot.— race for league spot. if there is a club that can _

race for league spot. if there is a club that can do _ race for league spot. if there is a club that can do that _ race for league spot. if there is a club that can do that it _ race for league spot. if there is a club that can do that it is - race for league spot. if there is a club that can do that it is really l club that can do that it is really asked. because all the things we achieved we achieved together, nothing would have happened without a team or ground, nothing, and we will strike back. but now we have to make sure that we really squeeze everything out of this season, what we can get. bud everything out of this season, what we can get-— we can get. and one more line to brina we can get. and one more line to bring you. _ we can get. and one more line to bring you, former _ we can get. and one more line to bring you, former cricketer - we can get. and one more line to | bring you, former cricketer azeem rafiq has been speaking today in central london at a disciplinary hearing to an a half years he first made claims of racism at yorkshire, calling english cricket racist, today evidence was given surrounding members of staff giving racist slurs, more on that story on the bbc news website. youtube has been accused of collecting the viewing data of children aged under 13 — in breach of a uk data privacy code designed to protect them. an official complaint has been lodged with the information commissioner's

officer. youtube says it has already bolstered children's privacy on the platform. our technology editor, zoe kleinman, reports. what are our children watching online? and who knows about it? 89% of 3—to—i7—year—olds watch youtube, according to the regulator ofcom, despite it being aimed at children aged 13 and above. youtube gathers data about what its users are watching so that it can show them more videos they might like. it also looks at where they're watching and what they're watching on. children aren't supposed to be part of this, but lots of them use their parents' devices and accounts, and that means that their data gets gathered, too. let me see your recommendations. campaigner and father of three duncan mccann says he believes youtube is breaching industry standards by doing this, as neither the children nor their parents have consented to it. and he's taken his complaints to the information commissioner's office. it has a children's internet code, designed to protect children's data privacy. my preferred reform that youtube

should make is that actually when you enter youtube, they don't collect any unnecessary and process any unnecessary information. and that the best way to ensure that they are only collecting the data of adults who are properly consenting would be to then have a process where adults can sign in to the tracking recommendation systems, profiling, targeted ads. in a statement, youtube said it had made investments to protect kids and families, including more protective default settings, a dedicated kids' app and a supervised experience which requires parental consent. the information commissioner's office told the bbc, "we will consider this complaint carefully." many tech firms make a lot of money from compiling data about their users and then using it to sell them ads, but children are supposed to be protected from this. action in the us led to youtube paying a £140 billion fine and changing its practices. so it assumed that anyone watching children's content would be potentially under the age of 13,

and so it collects far less data on that type of content and also doesn't send personalised ads to people watching that content. it shows that big tech can make big changes when it needs to. zoe kleinman, bbc news. john, you were involved in helping to develop some of the rules, an eu project on establishing a verification system or at least a way to provide a potential for age verification so that companies did meet national laws all around the world. t meet national laws all around the world. :, , meet national laws all around the world. . , : . . meet national laws all around the world. : . . :, world. i was chairman of the advisory _ world. i was chairman of the advisory board, _ world. i was chairman of the advisory board, and - world. i was chairman of the advisory board, and it - world. i was chairman of the advisory board, and it was l world. i was chairman of the l advisory board, and it was not world. i was chairman of the - advisory board, and it was notjust about verifying the age of the

person, although that was primarily what it was doing, and it can do extremely well, it was also about enabling parents to give parental consent if that was a policy or legal requirement of the website concerned. the fundamental problem with all of this is that the internet is being financed all these ads are being financed by advertising entirely, and if you're not paying for the service, you are the product, and essentially that is what we are seeing in this discussion, but it would be very interested to see what the outcome of this complaint is because it's absolutely true that google have been doing a lot to ensure that they are not breaching children's rights in any way at all. tline are not breaching children's rights in any way at all.— in any way at all. one of the difficulties _ in any way at all. one of the difficulties here _ in any way at all. one of the difficulties here is _ in any way at all. one of the difficulties here is that - in any way at all. one of the - difficulties here is that youngsters use their parents' credentials to log into the system and therefore presumably the system may not know that it presumably the system may not know thatitis presumably the system may not know that it is a child using it or may

not even have any grounds to suspect it over the algorithms to kick in to prevent them seeing unsuitable content. :, �* , prevent them seeing unsuitable content. . �* , , . , prevent them seeing unsuitable content. . �*, , ., content. that's true, but as that american _ content. that's true, but as that american speaker _ content. that's true, but as that american speaker was _ content. that's true, but as that american speaker was saying i content. that's true, but as that | american speaker was saying just before, if google is able to infer for example if the person on the machine is only looking at mickey mouse videos or stuff that would be of interest to children below the age —— before the age of 13 it can act accordingly but the fact is that will not be the case. my granddaughter if i step out of the room she sometimes goes onto my machine, there we are. i login as an adult. i come back two minutes later that stops, but it's a problem. and that stops, but it's a problem. and not eve that stops, but it's a problem. and rrot every one _ that stops, but it's a problem. and rrot every one of— that stops, but it's a problem. and not every one of us _ that stops, but it's a problem. and not every one of us locks out of websites, do we? we might leave them running in the background so actually next time they pop up there is no additional checking required.

correct. in the long run, and don't ask me how long that is, but in the long run i'm afraid we are heading towards an internet where all companies will be expected to have a very high level of certainty knowledge of who their customers actually are. and if and when we get that moment, and i think it will be a happy moment, a good moment, i think a lot of these sorts of issues should be resolved, by the way there is an app specifically for kids you can pay for, and there is a premium app can pay for, and there is a premium app that again can be used where you have a lot more control over what happens to your kids. i'm not working for google by the way but i thought i'd mention it. it’s a working for google by the way but i thought i'd mention it.— thought i'd mention it. it's a fair oint. thought i'd mention it. it's a fair point- and _ thought i'd mention it. it's a fair point. and they _ thought i'd mention it. it's a fair point. and they are _ thought i'd mention it. it's a fair point. and they are not - thought i'd mention it. it's a fair point. and they are not here - thought i'd mention it. it's a fair point. and they are not here to l point. and they are not here to defend themselves, so we are grateful to you for making those points. on top of your expert knowledge is an independent on this. good to speak to you, thank you for your time.

police in brighton say their search for a missing baby continues — and they've asked the courts for permission to question the parents for longer. more than 200 police, using dogs, thermal imaging cameras and drones, are still looking for a missing two—month—old baby in sussex amid growing fears that the child may have come to harm. the parents, constance marten and her partner mark gordon, a convicted sex offender, were arrested in brighton yesterday on suspicion of gross negligence manslaughter. in the last hour, the police have given an update on the inquiry. ican i can confirm that constance marten

and mark gordon remain in police custody here in sussex. an application for the extension of their detention for a further 36 hours has been sought from brighton magistrates' court. police searches continue and we must consider that the baby has come to serious harm. detectives from the met�*s specialist crime command are now leading the to locate the baby, because of the resources, technology and expertise to them in this very complex investigation. this is a hugely difficult and painstaking search operation covering a vast area of some 90 square miles. we are using every resource we have at our disposal to find a baby. police helicopters, sniffer dogs, thermal imaging cameras and drones continue to be used to assist the met and sussex police. and we have worked

overnight in conducting a number of those searches. specifically we have conducted searches in newhaven and open areas to the east and north of brighton including the south downs. members of the public can expect to see search teams working over the next few days including the night. support from the public has been vital during the course of the investigation so far and we continue to appeal to them the information they keep providing. i would reiterate that members of the public can help us by remaining vigilant and reporting any suspicious behaviour or items found in the gardens, outbuildings and sheds between the 8th of january and constance and mark's arrest. if you were out walking in these areas and discover something you think we should know about, please don't hesitate to contact us, no matter how insignificant it may seem to you. before their arrest the last known sighting of constance and mark was in newhaven on the 8th of

january and am therefore reiterating to appeal to members of the public between brighton and new haven to report any potential sightings or information. anyone with any sightings or information that could assist the search is asked to call the met police incident room. or call 999 with anything they believe may be significance and i will now hand you over to my colleague. hundreds of officers from sussex police _ hundreds of officers from sussex police and the metropolitan police have been searching tirelessly overnight, and that search is continuing over an extensive area today _ continuing over an extensive area today i_ continuing over an extensive area today. i once again would like to thank— today. i once again would like to thank the — today. i once again would like to thank the local community for their patience _ thank the local community for their patience and understanding while we carry out— patience and understanding while we carry out this investigation and search — carry out this investigation and search. the increased police presence _ search. the increased police presence is likely to be in place for some — presence is likely to be in place for some time still which will include — for some time still which will include additional search parties, extra _

include additional search parties, extra patrols and house—to—house inquiries — extra patrols and house—to—house inquiries. we are very grateful for the ntany— inquiries. we are very grateful for the many offers of help we have received — the many offers of help we have received from the public and for the hu-e received from the public and for the huge number of reports we have received — huge number of reports we have received with information. i would also like _ received with information. i would also like to— received with information. i would also like to thank the volunteer search— also like to thank the volunteer search and rescue teams who continue to support _ search and rescue teams who continue to support our search and remain such— to support our search and remain such a _ to support our search and remain such a vital— to support our search and remain such a vital asset to the forces. please — such a vital asset to the forces. please be — such a vital asset to the forces. please be assured that we have highly— please be assured that we have highly trained and experience offices — highly trained and experience offices searching the area and we asked _ offices searching the area and we asked the — offices searching the area and we asked the members of the public remain— asked the members of the public remain vigilant. please do report anything — remain vigilant. please do report anything of note by calling the incident — anything of note by calling the incident room. or calling 999 in an emergency — incident room. or calling 999 in an emergency. thank you very much for your time _ emergency. thank you very much for your time and patience today. those were superintendents of the

metropolitan police and sussex police on the hunt of the missing baby. matt hancock who was health secretary during the covid pandemic has rejected allegations he ignored testing advice during the pandemic after whatsapp messages leaked to the daily telegraph newspaper suggested he was told there should be testing of all residents going into england's care homes. the parents of kaylea titford who died aged 16 following shocking and prolonged neglect have today been jailed. police described the continued search for a missing two—month—old baby is a hugely difficult and painstaking operation. the parents have been arrested on suspicion of gross negligence manslaughter. sure you remember my

colleague talking about the impact a guide dog made on his life and how frustrating it was there were not enough guide dogs for there were not enough guide dogs for the many people who needed them. a record number of people have volunteered to help in the training of guide dogs after the bbc highlighted a national shortage. the charity guide dogs says more than 4,500 thousand people have put themselves forward. our correspondent, sean dilley, has been without a guide dog since his last one, sammy, retired six months ago. he's facing a two—year wait for a replacement but, with more volunteers to train guide dogs, that waiting time could be reduced, as sean reports. i can only see light if i look directly into the sun or into a light bulb. i couldn't imagine my life without rio. she's so important. she's my best friend, my constant companion, my means of independence. this is the freedom guide dogs give their blind and visually impaired partners.

ella started to lose her sight at four years old. when she was 15, she received some bad news. i think, because it happened gradually, it wasn't like an immediate shock of, "you're not going to see again." i was told i had a retinal detachment and i definitely broke down then. i was with my dad. i can remember him hugging me and the nurses kind of bringing me a cup of water, just kind of comforting me. and then i got booked in for surgery the next day. doctors operated to try to save any sight they could, but those attempts failed. never, says ella, would she ever want to be without a dog again. ella and rio are one of 3,695 partnerships currently working in the uk — that's down from around 5,000 before the pandemic. more than one in five people who had a guide dog before then now do not. good boy! archive: after more than eight years

of working with sean, _ guide dog sammy is set to retire. and sean may have to wait two years for his next door. that was six months ago. much of my confidence and nobility left me that day. you are actually quite moved today. sharing my story is by far the hardest thing i've ever done in my career. the impact, though, has been huge. the bond you two have... the niblock family were one of many watching that day. it was heartbreaking to watch it, really. itjust made us think, why not sign up when we've got the time, the space and everything, just to help make a difference? they're among more than 4,500 people who've applied to volunteer since sammy's last walk. thank you so much to everyone who's already applied to volunteer at guide dogs. since the coverage, we've seen a peak in applications. so, injanuary alone, we received almost 3,000 volunteer applications. the charity's new volunteers will go on to help people like me and ella. she gives me that independence that

i do kind of need and i crave, that i need to live the life i want to lead. sean dilley, bbc news. earlier, my colleague, rebecca jones, wasjoined in the studio by haley andrews, who's head of puppy raising at guide dogs and trainee guide dog oki. oki is a i2—month—old german shepherd cross golden retriever, and he's being puppy—raised at the moment by a lady called josephine, who's wonderful. and she's currently puppy—raising two of our dogs. she's got fable at home as well. i wonder if... well, if you're watching, hello. so you've got more volunteers as a result of sean's report. how surprised are you? oh, it's been amazing. sean's story has really helped us. we've recruited... 4,600 applications have come through since sean's first part of his story. but we do need, as oake says, lots more volunteers to come through. so we're looking at recruiting over 5,000 more volunteers in our dog supporting roles.

what are people telling you about why they've come forward to volunteer? people... many different reasons. so obviously as a volunteer fosterer or as a volunteer puppy—raiser, we can support you with... he's off! we support you with really dedicated training. yeah. so people that don't have the ability to have a dog at home monday to friday, nine to five, because of work and because of jobs. .. you like the paper, don't you? you like the paper! they can drop them at one of our training schools as a fosterer. so they're going into training and they're having that ability to have a dog at home, the evenings and weekends, and that flexibility. but also the main reason is being able to support people like sean. yeah. so being able to provide that life—changing service to someone and bring the dogs, the very much needed guide dogs into their lives. and what does it involve if you do volunteer to look after a dog?

to raise a guide dog... so with our volunteer fostering roles, we have many centres across the country. so it's about being able to drop the dogs into the office between nine and five, monday to friday, and then be that family and that support. soto complete some training at home and to be able to take the dogs out for their sort of off—lead running, and our dogs have a lot of fun outside of their work, which they enjoy. but, yeah, it's about having them in the family, as you would, getting them used to everyday situations as well. how different though is it from having a normal dog, an ordinary dog? i mean, are there things you can and can't do with a guide dog? so, for example, i mean, if you're watching telly, can the guide dog come and sit on the sofa with you? no, we discourage the guide dogs from doing that, mainly because, actually, you know, these dogs go to individual people that have individual situations in their homes. and if the dog's used to being able to do things like that, and then you go into a guide dog owner's home where they don't want the dogs on the sofa and the beds, it's a big adjustment for the dogs

because you're changing the rules. it's about the dogs being able to be part of your family. you know, they get a lot of normal pet dog stuff. they're allowed to sniff and run and interact with other dogs and children. but actually we need them to sort of focus on their work when they're in harness and with certain equipment. and don't forget there is the documentary available now on the bbc iplayer. walking just 11 minutes a day could stop 10% of early deaths according to new research. the largest study of this kind found that if people met only half of the nhs's recommended 150 minutes walking a week one in ten premature deaths could be prevented, but currently most people don't meet this recommendation. i am joined by a researcher on the study, professorjames woodcock,

to explain more. did you go for a walk, james? were you surprised... we know all the stuff about its healthy and all the rest of it, but were you surprised that there was such a strong and apparent correlation between the length and time you exercise a day and the number of preventable premature deaths?— and the number of preventable remature deaths? , . , ~ premature deaths? these are striking findinus. premature deaths? these are striking findings- there _ premature deaths? these are striking findings. there may _ premature deaths? these are striking findings. there may be _ premature deaths? these are striking findings. there may be bigger - findings. there may be bigger benefits than we might have expected, and we have not had the confidence before... much benefit would come from what would sound like a small amount of activity but for others it would sound a bit more challenging. t for others it would sound a bit more challenging-— challenging. i was talking to a representative _ challenging. i was talking to a representative earlier, - challenging. i was talking to a representative earlier, and i challenging. i was talking to a l representative earlier, and one challenging. i was talking to a - representative earlier, and one of the things we were discussing, it's not just the the things we were discussing, it's notjust the physical the things we were discussing, it's not just the physical activity which in itself must be good because it's

getting your heart pumping and blood flowing, it's actually the fact that in the process of walking, you almost change your orientation to the world around you. and therefore it has a mental effect.— it has a mental effect. that's interesting. _ it has a mental effect. that's interesting. we _ it has a mental effect. that's interesting. we did - it has a mental effect. that's interesting. we did look - it has a mental effect. that's interesting. we did look at i it has a mental effect. that's l interesting. we did look at this it has a mental effect. that's - interesting. we did look at this in a separate study published last year on depression and mental health outcomes, and there is good evidence of a relationship between physical activity and mental health outcomes, improved mental health. we can't be sure exactly what makes that up, some of it probably comes from the physical activity itself but some of it may also come from the things you can do along with the physical activity, but we did notjust look at walking but all the different kinds of physical activity that people would be doing in this study, but walking is probably the most common kind of physical activity where people get a lot of their

benefits from, dancing, riding a bike, playing tennis, any of these things would count. [30 bike, playing tennis, any of these things would count.— things would count. do you think there is a case _ things would count. do you think there is a case for— things would count. do you think there is a case for the _ things would count. do you think there is a case for the nhs - things would count. do you think there is a case for the nhs to . there is a case for the nhs to perhaps revise its advice? on the basis of the research you have done miss some people would say 25 minutes a day is a bit too much, they have got kids, job, house to run. the more you convince people that short shop can still make a difference, may be more likely people are to take it up because it feels less invasive is of their time to do other things. the feels less invasive is of their time to do other things.— to do other things. the way the messaging _ to do other things. the way the messaging has _ to do other things. the way the messaging has been _ to do other things. the way the messaging has been changing l to do other things. the way the | messaging has been changing is to do other things. the way the - messaging has been changing is that what we are trying to say now is more is better. do as much as you can, if you can try and do a bit more. if you are already doing 75 minutes a week, you will get extra benefits and weight loss, you will want to try to do more physical

activity, if you're doing 150 may be you can think about doing more than that, but if it seems too daunting, even 75 minutes, you will get a lot of benefit. it's however it works for you, trying to find a way to integrate into your daily life, perhaps you have a bit of time to play with the kids, if you can do a trip to the shops or to work by bike or by foot, this will take less time out of people's busy day.- or by foot, this will take less time out of people's busy day. thank you for cominu out of people's busy day. thank you for coming back _ out of people's busy day. thank you for coming back to _ out of people's busy day. thank you for coming back to us, _ out of people's busy day. thank you for coming back to us, sorry, - out of people's busy day. thank you for coming back to us, sorry, we - out of people's busy day. thank you | for coming back to us, sorry, we are out of time, congratulations on the research, it made us all feel better, i'm going for my i! research, it made us all feel better, i'm going for my 11 minute walk now. hello again. it's been a cloudy and chilly st david's day for most of us. still got quite a scattering of showers around at the moment as well. and these are the temperatures as we

head towards the end of the day. now, overnight, there is some drier, clearer skies coming in from continental europe as we get more of an easterly breeze. and clearer skies are likely across east anglia, the south east, perhaps the midlands, cloudy, another area still producing a few showers here and there, although we should see clearer skies coming into northern scotland. so frost is likely here and across east anglia. in the south east, temperatures won't be far away from freezing by thursday morning, but there'll be some early sunshine. still a few light showers left fortomorrow, mainly across south east scotland, northeast england, perhaps one or two for northern ireland. the cloud may increase through the day across the midlands and across east anglia. some sunshine though for southern england, parts of wales and also for northern areas of scotland. the winds will be lighter tomorrow. temperatures as they have been over the past few days, typically around eight or nine celsius.

this is bbc news, i'm ben brown. the headlines at 5pm... matt hancock disputes claims he rejected covid testing advice during the pandemic after whatsapp messages leaked to a newspaper suggest he was told there should be testing of all residents going into english care homes. the parents of i6—year—old kaylea titford, who died following "shocking and prolonged neglect" at the family home in mid wales, have beenjailed. i find it impossible to say that one parent was more to blame than the other. they were both equally responsible, and they were both equally culpable. the greek transport minister resigns

and a station master in charge of signalling has been arrested after at least 36 people died