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 16—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 and dozens injured following a train crash in northern greece. as the search continues, police fear a missing two month old baby has "come to serious harm." the parents, constance marten and mark gordon, have been arrested on suspicion of gross negligence manslaughter. new data shows hundreds of sex offenders slipped off the police radarjust by changing their names. 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 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 m april, 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 - 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. ben wright, bbc news. let's talk now to our political correspondent david wallace lockhart. matt hancock is a hugely controversial figure, matt hancock is a hugely controversialfigure, and he controversial figure, and he strongly controversialfigure, and he strongly denies these claims — assess the significance of what's been said in the daily telegraph today? been said in the daily telegraph toda ? . �* , been said in the daily telegraph toda ? . �*, today? that's right, the telegraph has obtained _ today? that's right, the telegraph has obtained over— today? that's right, the telegraph has obtained over 100,000 - today? that's right, the telegraph . has obtained over 100,000 messages sent and received by matt hancock during the pandemic. they've been given to the telegraph by the journalist isabel 0akeshott, who wrote a book of memoirs with matt hancock recently. she's been very critical of how the government

handled covid and lockdowns, and believes she had a duty to go public with the messages she got her hands on when she was writing the book. but on when she was writing the book. bu | . ., �* on when she was writing the book. bu . . �* ~ . on when she was writing the book. but can't -- matt hancock has said, in the words — but can't -- matt hancock has said, in the words of _ but can't -- matt hancock has said, in the words of his _ but can't -- matt hancock has said, in the words of his spokesman, - but can't -- matt hancock has said, in the words of his spokesman, is l in the words of his spokesman, is that this has in the words of his spokesman, is that this ha— that this has been distorted, the icture that this has been distorted, the picture here _ that this has been distorted, the picture here painted _ that this has been distorted, the picture here painted of - that this has been distorted, the picture here painted of him - that this has been distorted, the . picture here painted of him deciding not to test people going into care homes from the community, just those going into hospital, without giving the full context that that was given on the back of her national meetings when told there wasn't enough capacity or testing at the time in order to do that, and therefore he believed the more sensible conclusion to draw was to test those going from hospital into care homes. it did come up at pmqs brief in —— briefly after ben's report, and it came up in detail in an urgent question at commons later, and it was the care minister helen whatley who was responding to that. she was

in the same job during the pandemic working with matt hancock, and she went into a bit more detail about what government policy was at this time. let's take a look at what she had to say. but for instance, there is an e—mail following exactly this exchange that she's referring to that says, "we can press ahead straightaway with hospitals testing patients who are going to care homes, and we should aspire to, as soon as capacity allows and when we've worked out an operational way of delivering this, that everyone going into a care home from the community couldn't be tested." so as i'm saying to her, there is very selective information that she's basing her comments on. so helen whately really stressing their similar to what matt hancock's spokesperson has been saying, essentially that the government's decisions are based on testing capacity, and that the aim was always, when it's possible, to test anyone going into a care home, and

they feel that the telegraph's story is not painting this full picture. what happens next? well, the covid public inquiry is taking place, there's a lot of frustration about how long that's taking to happen, it's looking like we are probably not talking about just it's looking like we are probably not talking aboutjust months, but beyond the next election before we hear back from that. in the more immediate future, we know the telegraph has obtained over 100,000 messages sent and received by matt hancock, it's highly anticipated there will be more stories in the newspaper published. so i imagine lots of eyes on what the telegraph put on their front page this evening and into tomorrow. let's now speak to mike padgham, chair of the independent care group. thank you very much for being with us. you know a lot about care homes, what do you think about these allegations that the former health secretary didn't take this advice to

test everybody going into care homes at the start of the pandemic? goad at the start of the pandemic? good afternoon, ben. _ at the start of the pandemic? good afternoon, ben. yes, _ at the start of the pandemic? good afternoon, ben. yes, it— at the start of the pandemic? (13mm afternoon, ben. yes, it appears to show, in my opinion, that pensioners were let down again. we were told not to worry, it was not going to affect care homes at all. then we have the issue of training, then about testing when patients come to hospital. what we could see what was happening in europe because we felt there was a big gap why people coming from the community shouldn't be tested as well. the tests were going to the nhs, rather than care homes. �* , ., ., ., homes. allies of matt hancock have said actually. _ homes. allies of matt hancock have said actually, the _ homes. allies of matt hancock have said actually, the telegraph - homes. allies of matt hancock have said actually, the telegraph have i said actually, the telegraph have got this wrong — it was because of a last of testing —— lack of testing capacity, that's why it was not possible to test everybody going into care homes at that time. find i into care homes at that time. and i don't know — into care homes at that time. and i don't know why _ into care homes at that time. and i don't know why there _ into care homes at that time. and i don't know why there wasn't - don't know why there wasn't sufficient testing capacity in those early days. of course it was a long

time, several months later before the capacity was there to test the community. but as matt hancock told the select committee a little while later, that was the strongest route of transmission. the public inquiry is a good thing, which is looking into this, but it needs to report much quicker if it could because we need to learn lessons from this. and if things did go wrong, we need to learn earlier so we can put things right for the future. it seems rich that it will take several more years before all this comes out if we can investigate this properly. all i can say is i don't think there was a protective ring around care homes at that time, and it's week for the future. ~ ., ., ,, that time, and it's week for the future. ~ ., ., , ., ~' that time, and it's week for the future. ~ ., ., i. ~ .,, future. what do you think was the cost of not _ future. what do you think was the cost of not having _ future. what do you think was the cost of not having a _ future. what do you think was the cost of not having a protective - future. what do you think was the | cost of not having a protective ring around those care homes? sadie cost of not having a protective ring around those care homes? sadly many --eole lost around those care homes? sadly many peeple lost their _ around those care homes? sadly many people lost their life _ around those care homes? sadly many people lost their life that _ people lost their life that shouldn't have lost their lives, in my view. the social care sector was very weak before the pandemic came along, we didn't have the ppe or the tests, and we had difficulty

staffing. we still have that difficulty staffing today, so there's lots the government could do to put this right in the future. the prime minister was saying today people should not focus on peace for —— piecemeal bits of information, in other words these whatsapp messages we saw in the paper today. do you go along with that, or would you rather have bits and pieces coming out as they have done today in the daily telegraph? i’d they have done today in the daily teleu-rah? �* ~' ., they have done today in the daily teleu-rah? �* ~ .,, they have done today in the daily telegraph?— telegraph? i'd like to see facts, es, but telegraph? i'd like to see facts, yes. but i'm _ telegraph? i'd like to see facts, yes, but i'm not _ telegraph? i'd like to see facts, yes, but i'm not an _ telegraph? i'd like to see facts, yes, but i'm not an expert - telegraph? i'd like to see facts, yes, but i'm not an expert and i telegraph? i'd like to see facts, i yes, but i'm not an expert and how long it takes a public inquiry to get through start to finish. but we need to get this much fast because we need to learn lessons and we don't want to wait years. if another pandemic comes along, we need to make sure we don't have a disaster like we did this time, and i think the government should be held to account sooner rather than later. because when the public inquiry does report, many of the people responsible i don't think we'll be in government.—

responsible i don't think we'll be in government. thanks very much indeed. the parents of a disabled teenager, who died after prolonged neglect at the family home in wales, have both beenjailed. kaylea titford was 16 and weighed 22st when she died 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. his neglect was total, and he could and should have done more to help and ask others for help. instead, when he was not at work, he sat in his bedroom upstairs watching television. equally, i do not accept that sarah lloyd jones can throw the blame onto her husband. it was too much for 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 years, she sometimes ignored or turned away. when she had a telephone appointment with birmingham children's hospital in may 2020, she did not say that help was needed. —— needed for kaylea. she was positively offered help in august 2020 by contact from a young person's lymphedema specialist, and later contacted from a young people's specialist, and later contacted from a youth intervention service. she did not take up any of these offers. when kaylea's nonattendance at school was queried after schools reopened in september 2020, she made various excuses for not sending kaylea

back without disclosing what was really happening. 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. that was thejudge that was the judge sentencing there. 0ur correspondent hywel griffith is at swansea crown court. and how are the we we re we were talking at the beginning of the programme about covid at the height of the pandemic, that's why in a way, her plight was hidden from the world, because of the pandemic? yes, absolutely, and up until the first national lockdown in march 2020, kaylea had obvious weight problems, she'd outgrown her wheelchair, but she did still have

an active life, she was still attending a mainstream school, and the evidence shows she was facing independence. so things declined very quickly during the lockdown and it became very clear that her parents notjust couldn't cope, but didn't try to cope, and vitally, as you heard from the judge there, didn't look for help when it was available. now some of the details of this case are very distressing — the conditions she was found after six months immobile in bed, not even able to get up to use the toilet or shower, there were soiled sheets, flies and maggots. 0ne shower, there were soiled sheets, flies and maggots. one piece of evidence we heard from the judge today with that she was so distressed by this herself, she sent a message to her mother complaining about the flies landing on her, to which the mother responded, "well, they must like you." it is clear neither parent looked enough to seek help for kaylea, and in the end her body couldn't cope. bath

help for kaylea, and in the end her body couldn't cope.— body couldn't cope. both parents “ailed, as body couldn't cope. both parents jailed, as we've _ body couldn't cope. both parents jailed, as we've seen, _ body couldn't cope. both parents jailed, as we've seen, but - body couldn't cope. both parents jailed, as we've seen, but what l jailed, as we've seen, but what about the authorities? are there questions for them as to whether they could've done more? absolutely, as a standard — they could've done more? absolutely, as a standard for— they could've done more? absolutely, as a standard for any _ they could've done more? absolutely, as a standard for any case _ they could've done more? absolutely, as a standard for any case like - they could've done more? absolutely, as a standard for any case like this - as a standard for any case like this here in wales, they are called practice debacle child practice reviews, an opportunity to look at whether the authorities, be at the school, the nhs or social services could or should have done more. she wasn't at that stage registered as a child risk — she had previously but the suggestion was right up until the suggestion was right up until the time of lockdown, apart from her weight problems, things had been going 0k weight problems, things had been going ok for kaylea. she attended a mainstream school. earlier on, she'd been quite active in terms of wheelchair basketball. but clearly things did go wrong very quickly. thejudge suggested things did go wrong very quickly. the judge suggested there had things did go wrong very quickly. thejudge suggested there had been opportunities for the family to get her help right up until august 2022, even into at least september. so just a month or so before her death. at this review will need to look very carefully at the question of whether the authorities should have intervened even if there wasn't a

cry for help from the pandemic, could the authorities have done more? there is no date yet for the publication of that report.- publication of that report. thank ou ve publication of that report. thank you very much — publication of that report. thank you very much indeed. - 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. 0ne 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, and the greek transport minister kostas karamanlis has resigned. 0ur europe correspondent jessica parker has more details. 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. translation: 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 to thessaloniki 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. translation: our thoughts | are with the victims' relatives. 0ur 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 isn't 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 is 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, bola tinubu, the winner of saturday's disputed presidential election. the 70—year—old veteran politician won with almost nine million votes — well ahead of his main rival, who got nearly seven million. the two main opposition parties have demanded a rerun. in his acceptance speech, mr tinubu called for reconciliation with his opponents. 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. 0ver over 200 police officers are searching allotments and over grounds. helicopters, sniffer dogs, thermal imaging cameras and drones are all being deployed. police say the —— support from the public has been vital so far. the the -- support from the public has been vital so far.— been vital so far. the last known sidin: been vital so far. the last known siding was _ been vital so far. the last known siding was on — been vital so far. the last known siding was on the _ been vital so far. the last known siding was on the 8th _ been vital so far. the last known siding was on the 8th of- been vital so far. the last known| siding was on the 8th ofjanuary, been vital so far. the last known i siding was on the 8th ofjanuary, i am appealing to members of the public between brighton and new haven to report any potential sightings or information. aha, bit haven to report any potential sightings or information. a bit like a needle in — sightings or information. a bit like a needle in the _ sightings or information. a bit like a needle in the haystack, - sightings or information. a bit like a needle in the haystack, i - sightings or information. a bit like a needle in the haystack, i think. | a needle in the haystack, ithink. but let's— a needle in the haystack, ithink. but let's hope they do find something and solve the crisis. | something and solve the crisis. i don't

something and solve the crisis. don't know something and solve the crisis. i don't know if the baby is there or not, _ don't know if the baby is there or not. but — don't know if the baby is there or not. but i — don't know if the baby is there or not, but i think— don't know if the baby is there or not, but i think everybody- don't know if the baby is there or not, but i think everybody is - don't know if the baby is there or. not, but i think everybody is hoping they'll— not, but i think everybody is hoping they'll find — not, but i think everybody is hoping they'll find it — not, but i think everybody is hoping they'll find it— they'll find it. constance martin and her partner, _ they'll find it. constance martin and her partner, mark - they'll find it. constance martin and her partner, mark gordon, | they'll find it. constance martin | and her partner, mark gordon, a convicted rapist, have been missing for 53 days. police believe the baby was born in the back of a car in early january. was born in the back of a car in earlyjanuary. while shopping in this store in brighton on monday, they responded by members of the public who called the police. soon after this cctv was taken in north brighton, the couple were arrested. they were walking towards an allotment and golf course. the couple have used large amounts of cash to live off grid since early january. 0n the 5th of january, their car was found on fire on the side of the m 61 near bolton. from there, the couple took a taxi to liverpool, then another to harwich, arriving there in the morning of the 6th of january. arriving there in the morning of the 6th ofjanuary. by arriving there in the morning of the 6th of january. by lunchtime on the seventh, they were in east london where they bought a blue tent and abandoned their push chair. there were more taxi journeys, including a final one to the port of new haven —

it's during one of these journeys that a taxi driver reported hearing the sound of a baby. 35—year—old constance martin comes from a wealthy family, she grew up in this country estate in dorset and was at drama school in 2016 when she first met 48—year—old mark gordon. gordon was deported to britain from the united states in 2010 after spending 20 years in prison for a rape he committed aged 1a. meanwhile the police say they are now having to consider that the infant has come to some serious harm after possibly many days out in the cold. let's get more on this. an enormous search, 200 officers, what is the latest on that search?— search, 200 officers, what is the latest on that search? good evening, ben. latest on that search? good evening, ben- where — latest on that search? good evening, ben- where i — latest on that search? good evening, ben. where i am _ latest on that search? good evening, ben. where i am at _ latest on that search? good evening, ben. where i am at the _ latest on that search? good evening, ben. where i am at the moment - latest on that search? good evening, ben. where i am at the moment is i ben. where i am at the moment is just a few metres from where the

couple were arrested. they were on this road, gulf drive, walking up towards what's been described as a big open space where there are a number of allotments. it's where the police search started on monday night. we understand that search of those allotments is clear, we've seen those sniffer dogs, thermal cameras, helicopters, you name it — police have their own every resource that they can at this. it's notjust sussex police here, but also the metropolitan police. we had a statement a few hours ago from both forces together who said that there wasn't really much of an update, and they're getting more and more concerned. we can tell they are starting to lose the light here and temperatures i can tell you are dropping. so concern is increasing. know what the police have said as they've applied it to keep the couple who are in custody for an extra 36 hours. we understand they're not talking with the police or giving any information away at the moment. the police did repeat the moment. the police did repeat the statement, very concerning statement that they must consider

that this baby has come to serious harm. they are also calling on the public — they say the couple was spotted in new haven, also in brighton, and they are calling on the public between those areas, and both of those towns to stay vigilant, to look out and see if they can see anything that looks suspicious, and to give them a call. but like i said here, ben, we are starting to lose the light again. we are going into the third night of this investigation, and a third night that this baby has been without his parents.- night that this baby has been without his parents. thank you very much. a legal bid to protect tenants from so—called "ghost landlords" has failed, in a move that could have significant implications for people looking to claim their rent back if they live in bad conditions. with me is our reporter jim connolly, who has been following the story. so what did the supreme court rule?

unanimously, all five judges ruled that unanimously, all fivejudges ruled that someone's landlord is the person they signed their contact with —— contract with, can't be the person at the top of the chain, so the owner of the property. this has significant implications for people trying to claim back their rent, because honestly it now means we know who that person is. so because honestly it now means we know who that person is.— because honestly it now means we know who that person is. so this is all related to _ know who that person is. so this is all related to something _ know who that person is. so this is all related to something called - know who that person is. so this is| all related to something called rent to rent, which sounds a bit confusing, what is that? brent to rent is where _ confusing, what is that? brent to rent is where a _ confusing, what is that? brent to rent is where a landlord - confusing, what is that? brent to rent is where a landlord has - confusing, what is that? brent to rent is where a landlord has a - rent is where a landlord has a property and someone comes along and guarantees to that person a fixed income for a number of years. they come along, split the place up in the multiple rooms, break it down and turn a profit by renting it out on a room by room basis. that in itself is completely legal, there's nothing wrong with that process at all — however, campaigners say it could be exploited by criminal landlords and criminal rent to rent companies as a way to basically defuse the situation and allow them to be on trackable, because these rent to rent places have very

limited liabilities so they can simply fold or disappear leaving people with nowhere to turn. a few weeks ago, i metjust who tried to track down her landlord, and said it was impossible. —— i metjess. it was in, like, a general state of disrepair. shared bathroom was giving off electric shocks, and we didn't have a fire door, either. it did end up being quite unpleasant. so, you can see it flowing out. that's the water... any works that needed doing, it's all through text, so there's no peace of mind, you don't know who you're going to. it felt like we were chasing a ghost. and what did her landlord say? just took her to a tribunal. the person just dealt with as her landlord didn't respond to our request for comment. her case really highlights how hard it can be for people to track down their landlord, and housing campaigners worry that

today's ruling could make it even more difficult, and they are calling on the government to tighten the rules, there's an upcoming reform bill as we go through that's going to parliament as tenants say they need protection built in.— need protection built in. what's been the response _ need protection built in. what's been the response from - need protection built in. what's i been the response from landlords need protection built in. what's - been the response from landlords and their organisations? the been the response from landlords and their organisations?— their organisations? the national organisation _ their organisations? the national organisation welcomes _ their organisations? the national organisation welcomes this, - their organisations? the national. organisation welcomes this, saying it gives clarity for its members. its chief executive said, "the ruling makes it clear that the response ability of rent—to—rent companies acting as landlords ensure that relevant legal requirements, since it is them who receives the money." "it is not right for companies to take money from people without taking response ability for the properties they are running." jim, thank you. time for the weather, it's chilly, darren has the weather for us. 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 southeast, 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 southeast, 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 southeast 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 8—9 celsius. hello again, you're watching bbc news. a look at our latest news

headlines. former health secretary matt hancock is been disputing claims that he rejected covid—19 testing advice during the pandemic. after messages linked to the daily telegraph suggested he was told that there should be testing of all residents going into english care homes. the parents of 16—year—old haley who died after wales described as shocking and prolonged neglect in the family home in wales are both in jail. j the family home in wales are both in “ail. ,.,, , , the family home in wales are both in “ail. ,.,,, , ., the family home in wales are both in “ail. , jail. i find it impossible to say that one parent _ jail. i find it impossible to say that one parent was - jail. i find it impossible to say that one parent was more - jail. i find it impossible to say that one parent was more to l jail. i find it impossible to say - that one parent was more to claimed in the other. they were both equally responsible and both equally culpable. responsible and both equally culable. ,, ., ., , culpable. stationmaster has been charred culpable. stationmaster has been charged with _ culpable. stationmaster has been charged with signalling _ culpable. stationmaster has been charged with signalling and - culpable. stationmaster has been charged with signalling and is - culpable. stationmaster has been. charged with signalling and is been arrested after at least 36 people died and dozens were injured following a train crash in northern greece. police have described the

continuing search for two—month—old baby in sussex is usually difficult and painstaking. the parents of been arrested on suspicion of gross negligence and manslaughter. new data shows 700 sex offenders slipped off the police radar and the three year period. most of them by changing their names. time to get all the latest sports news. good evening, former cricketer has been speaking today in central london and a disciplinary hearing to an a half years after he first made claims of racism at yorkshire. they are calling english cricket institutionally racist. evidence surrounding members of staff allegedly using racist slurs. it has been a damning day for english cricket and the commissioners or details of a number

of alleged incidents of racist abuse aimed at the yorkshire spinner. they are evidence from the panel of the men bringing the game into disrepute including gary who admitted and and also admitting to asking him if his dad owned a corner shop. they denied creating a racist nickname for him in 2008 and another former england bowler is accused of referring to asian players as brothers. spin twins and you lot. he denies any racist intentions. finally, the panel says he denied using it in 2010 and 2011. it's important to know that this evidence was heard in absence of the four men. six of them have left the proceedings tray to sing the do not trust the process. —— saying they do not. he currently

denies any allegations of racism. beating bangladesh by three wickets in the first of the three matches. scoring a brilliant header to reach their target with two of his despair. england's cricketing schedule moves around the world at speed. 2a hours on from a test match in new zealand, now 11 different players but the one day game and focus. in bangladesh, they are back in the single insider building. in seven months' time, there's a world cup in india where she will bubble and conditionsjust like cup in india where she will bubble and conditions just like this. cup in india where she will bubble and conditionsjust like this. and back from injury, he will keep bangladesh back to 209 all of. well in range on paper, less so on this pitch. and with bangladesh, they have not lost a home series since

2016. and now they had butler out for nine, no english better made it past 30 except one. picking his moments and ticking slowly. a remarkable score that tamed the turning pitch with patients. several thousand miles across the conclusion. england have a one day winning start. former formula 1 test driver has been appointed managing director of the f1 academy and the female series aimed at helping women drivers progress through motorsport. it will consist of five teams and formula four and the w series will be one of the drivers competing in it. �* ., , be one of the drivers competing in it. �* . , . ., ., it. i'm really excited to having the director and _ it. i'm really excited to having the director and the _ it. i'm really excited to having the director and the vast _ it. i'm really excited to having the director and the vast amount - it. i'm really excited to having the director and the vast amount of. director and the vast amount of experience in formula 1 and formula

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collecting the viewing data of children under the age of 13 and the privacy code to protect them. the complaint is been lodged with the commissioners office and youtube says it is already bolster children's privacy on the platform. what are our children watching online? and who knows about it? 89% of 3—to—17—year—olds watch youtube, according to the regulator 0fcom, 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 are 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. a record number of people have volunteered in volunteering for training guide dogs. and for 9000 people have put themselves forward. 0ur correspondent has been without a guide dog ever since his last one retired six months ago. he is now facing a two year wait for a replacement dog pulp with more volunteers to train and guide dogs, that waiting time to be reduced as

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ability to have a dog at home this weekend and that flexibility and there's also the main reason they're able to support people like sean and being able to provide that service and very much needed guide dogs. what is it involved if you do volunteered to look after dog. taste volunteered to look after dog. we have volunteered to look after dog. - have many people across country being able to drop the dogs into the office and monday to friday and be that family and support to complete some training at home and to be able to take the dogs out running and we have a lot outside with the work they enjoy and yes, it's about getting them used to everything in everyday situations.— getting them used to everything in everyday situations. having a normal do an everyday situations. having a normal dog an ordinary _ everyday situations. having a normal dog an ordinary dog _ everyday situations. having a normal dog an ordinary dog and _ everyday situations. having a normal dog an ordinary dog and other- everyday situations. having a normal dog an ordinary dog and other thingsj dog an ordinary dog and other things you can and cannot do with guide

dogs. if you're watching television, can the guide dog sit on the sofa with you? can the guide dog sit on the sofa with ou? ., ., ,_, . with you? know, we need to scorch the dos with you? know, we need to scorch the dogs from _ with you? know, we need to scorch the dogs from doing _ with you? know, we need to scorch the dogs from doing that _ with you? know, we need to scorch the dogs from doing that because i the dogs from doing that because these dogs go to individual people left individual situations at their homes with the dog is used to being able to do things like that in the go to a guide dog, they do not want them to do that to make an adjustment because you changing the rules and so, good boy, it is about the dogs being able to be part of the dogs being able to be part of the family and having normal pet dog staff and they can have dogs and children but actually, we need them to focus when they are harnessing with certain equipment. the latest headlines. matt hancock is disputing claims that he rejected advice on covid—19 testing during the pandemic and it's up whatsapp

messages leaked into a newspaper suggesting he was told there should be testing of all residents entering english care homes. the parents of 16—year—old who died after what it's been described as shocking and prolonged neglect at the family home and wales have both beenjailed. police have described the continuing search for missing two—month—old babyis search for missing two—month—old baby is usually difficult and painstaking. the parents of both been arrested on suspicion of press negligence and manslaughter. hundreds of sex offenders have slipped off the police radar according to data up to and by the bbc. they've lost track of 729 sex offenders over a three—year period between 2019 2021. many simply change their names after they were convicted in order to avoid detection. the campaign is on tougher controls to stop that from

happening. these are just a few of the men who have been jailed for sex offences either after they changed their names or who have changed their name since. 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 gone on to change his identity and offend again. it should be that that offence follows you for the rest of your life so that when you want to start a newjob, 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 been known by any other name" and nobody checks that, it's far too simplistic. and so it's just open to abuse.

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. the centrepiece of coronations for 700 years, the mediaeval chair of the kings and queens saddam as the crown is placed upon their head. for the last four months, they've been working to restore the chair at of the coronation of king charles iii of westminster abbey in may.

just over nine weeks to go now to the coronation and westminster abbey is still busy with tourists. the physical preparation of the abbey has barely begun. but in one of the abbey's side chapels, one of the key components of the coronation is being made ready. this is the coronation chair. the 700—year—old chair made in the year 1300 and used at every coronation since then. the late queen elizabeth was seated on the coronation chair for her crowning in 1953, just as her namesake elizabeth i had been four centuries before, and henry viii and others before that. the chair bears the marks of the centuries. graffiti from the 1800s, when visitors were able to carve their initials into it. but conservators say, all in all, it's in remarkably sound condition. it's made from oak and it's gilded. it would have originally had painted and gilded glasswork as well, so it would have looked like a metallic object.

it's decorated with punch work, which is small, tiny dots that we use to create images. so there's birds, there's figures of saints and kings, and there's lots of foliage as well. and because so little survives of english art from that time, it really is an exquisite example of the quality of craftsmanship that doesn't survive any more. by coronation day, the chair�*s preparation will be complete. there will be no attempt to restore its original gold leaf gilding. the significance of this chair is rooted in its age and the centuries of history that it embodies. there's one vital part of this historic chair which has still to be added. it's the stone of scone, the ancient slab of sandstone on which scottish kings used to be crowned, which on coronation day will restjust here, underneath the seat on which king charles will be crowned. the stone of scone, or stone of destiny as it's sometimes known in scotland, will be brought from edinburgh at some point over coming weeks to be placed in the chair which was originally designed to hold it.

at that point, the chair will be ready. 0n coronation day itself, a stage, a platform will have been built in that area in front of the high altar and the coronation chair will be there. the centre of attention facing the high altar for the most solemn parts of the service — the crowning and the anointing. it will be the coronation of a british king. a religious service tailored in some respects to modern times, but honouring the centuries of tradition represented by the chair, which will be its centrepiece. nicholas witchell, bbc news, westminster abbey. walking 11 minutes a day can stop 10% of early deaths according to research. they found that if people met on behalf of the nhs recommended hundred 50 minute walking a week, one into premature deaths can be prevented. but most people don't make the recommendation. my colleague is been talking about that to one of the researchers on the study.

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relationships between physical activity and mental health outcomes and improvement of health and we cannot be sure exactly what makes that up and some of it definitely comes in the physical activity itself but some of them may come from the things people do along with the physical activities but we aren't to slick get walking but all the different kinds of physical activity and things people would be doing with the different kinds of physical activity and things people would be doing with this study and probably the most kind of physical activity and active play, dancing, riding a bike and playing tennis and the need these things can count for physical activity here. do the need these things can count for physical activity here.— physical activity here. do you think erha -s physical activity here. do you think perhaps revising — physical activity here. do you think perhaps revising the _ physical activity here. do you think perhaps revising the advice - physical activity here. do you think perhaps revising the advice and . physical activity here. do you thinkj perhaps revising the advice and for the research that you've done. and the research that you've done. and the kids of got the house to run her job and all the rest of it and the

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making a trip to the shops and it may not take actually more time other people is busy day. jt’s been a chilly and quite cloudy start to the new month at the start of the meteorological spring. even more cloud across western parts of the uk in shelter from the north easterly breeze. the north easterly breeze is bringing notjust a lot of cloud but a lot of showers today in england and wales and is from scotland but if we look at the continental europe, the air was clear here and we have clear the skies with an easterly breeze, was a similar clear whether heading our way in the cloud will be breaking across the singly in the southeast later in the night across the midlands as well. but we do keep the cloud, this to be some shower surround by the guelph clear the skies in northern scotland and temperatures below freezing and across east anglia in the sublease by the end of the night will not be far away from freezing either. but it will be some sunshine on the way tomorrow. still some cloud around and still some showers as well especially because of the scotland in northeast england and president

northern ireland, the cloud may increase in the afternoon across the singly about across southern england in the midlands, southwell should be much shinier and across northern parts of scotland as well after that chilly start. temperatures and are really changing very much as we've seen over the past few they will stay late as the end of friday, high—pressure sitting close and cloud will be chased around in the wind direction and i could mean more cloud coming back in from across independent wellspring wanted to let showers in the sky more cloud in northern ireland. probably a frosty start on friday morning in scotland and that is what will see the best of the sunshine of the northern areas will see more cloud than the afternoon and again, this temperature still around seven to 9 degrees and it's a bit chilly for this time of the year. now, will find of the year, a high drifting or retreating towards iceland allowing that with the front to push southwards and brings with it something for cloud. saturday may

very well be dry and much cloudier and will find on sunday that the clouds can be thicker and more chancesin clouds can be thicker and more chances in some showers and temperatures are going to be a bit lower on sunday as well. but this quarter weathers to come into next week and that is because will find northerly winds picking up and bringing quarterfrom northerly winds picking up and bringing quarter from the arctic given the chance of snow last how much snow there will be and how exactly much is going to fall.

at six, fresh questions about the government's handling of the covid outbreak after the former health secretary's whatsapp messages are leaked. the daily telegraph has been handed more than 100,000 of matt hancock's messages. he strongly denies claims he rejected advice to test all residents going into england's care homes. and further revelations tonight about the wearing of masks in schools in england, whether to do it or not, whether to not. is this lab in wuhan in china responsible for the covid outbreak after all? the fbi claims that it is the most likely origin of the virus that swept the globe.

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