live from london. this is bbc news. big protests on the streets again across france over the change to the pension age. this is the scene live in paris and there have been big demonstrations in other cities including marseille and nantes. an inquiry fails to determine whether or not a british mp told a minister that her muslim faith was a factor in her sacking, but finds mark spencer did not break ministerial rules. buckingham palace says it's co—operating with an independent study into the british monarchy�*s links to the slave trade.

hello and welcome. we will concentrate on the stories dominating the headlines here in the uk. some breaking news here in the uk — an inquiry fails to determine whether or not a british mp told a minister that her muslim faith was a factor in her sacking but finds mark spencer did not break ministerial rules. nusrat ghani claimed she was told her "muslimness was raised as an issue" when she lost herjob as transport minister in february 2020. our political correspondent jonathan blake gave details on the background to this investigation. this investigation began in february of last year when borisjohnson was prime minister. he asked his ethics adviser at the time to look into the claims by nusrat ghani, a conservative mp who claims that when she had been sacked as transport minister

in 2020, she was told that her muslimness had been raised as an issue. subsequently, she raised concerns about those comments which were made. it was later revealed by the chief whip at the time, mark spencer, who is in charge of party discipline. she wasn't satisfied with the response and hence after going public, this inquiry began. since then there has been a change at the top, rishi sunak is now the prime minister and he has a new ethics adviser, laurie magnus, who picked up this investigation and it has concluded. we have a six page report published by downing street this afternoon along with the prime minister response to it. at the heart of it, the ethics adviser has not been able to establish an accurate account of that meeting because as he puts it, both nusrat ghani and mark spencer have different

accounts of what was said. he also looked into whether there was any whider evidence for that view that nusrat ghani's muslim faith was an issue in her being sacked as a minister and the processes which were there that enabled her to raise concerns in the aftermath. there had been concerns before about islamophobia within the governing conservative party. there have and that's why this was quite a potent political issue at the time and why there has been such attention on her claims since then. the report does, while clearing mark spencer of any breach of the ministerial code, does identify shortcomings in his conduct. just to read you briefly a couple of the comments are laurie magnus had in his report, it said there were shortcomings

in the way he responded to concerns, his briefing by borisjohnson was inaccurate and he should have taken more care —— his briefing to borisjohnson was inaccurate. the report says there are lessons to be drawn in terms of the way those responsible for ministerial hirings and firings within government go about that process. we had a response from nusrat ghani who says there is no criticism or doubt expressed regarding her version of events but others, she says, will have to explain the report, noting the omissions, shortcomings and incomplete information. we don't have a response from mark spencer yet but the prime minister has responded to this report saying that he agrees it was an unsatisfactory experience for both ministers involved but in the absence of clear evidence, it would not be right to take further action. a conservative mp has been suspended by the parliamentary party, after he was filmed by undercover reporters apparently

offering to lobby ministers. scott benton has referred himself to parliament's standards commissioner over the sting by the times newspaper and has lost the tory whip. we spoke to the liberal democrat leader ed davy and asked him if he thinks this sort of lobbying is a problem across parliament. i don't believe there should be lobbying in the way that scott benton was doing. he actually was breaking the rules, that's why there should be an investigation, that's why the whip should be removed. anybody who breaks the rules from any party should feel the collar, they should be investigated. he says he did refer himself and actually, he hasn't broken the rules. well, from the evidence we've seen it looks like he has broken the rules. he was offering to put questions down for money, that is against the rules. have you yourself ever accepted hospitality and gifts from the gambling industry? no. would you support a new law banning under 25

from betting more than £2 per spin on slot machines? i think were going to get much tougher on the regulation of gambling. it's causing hardship up and the country. it'll be in the forefront of campaigning to have tougher regulations. i think the government has got to get its act together. buckingham palace says it will cooperate with an independent study into the links between the british monarchy and the slave trade in the 17th and 18th centuries. the research is being carried out by the university of manchester with historic royal palaces. the palace said, king charles takes the issues "profoundly seriously" he described the study it to the monarchies links to slavery as momentous today. and explained what

action he now wanted from the palace. the king and the prince of wales speaking profoundly sorrowful, we would want and demand that that profound sorrow be converted into an apology. for profound sorrow be converted into an a-aolo. ., . ., profound sorrow be converted into an auolo , ., . . . apology. for acceptance that what the have apology. for acceptance that what they have done — apology. for acceptance that what they have done is _ apology. for acceptance that what they have done is a _ apology. for acceptance that what they have done is a crime - apology. for acceptance that what they have done is a crime against| they have done is a crime against humanity. and they should make some repair with regard to the harm that was caused by the actions and the involvement in the slave trade and slavery. we are hoping that this research will trigger the discussion of justice research will trigger the discussion ofjustice in the castle of the british monarchy. and indeed in the parliament of the british government in as soon as possible time.- in as soon as possible time. grenade is reparation — in as soon as possible time. grenade is reparation commissioner. - in as soon as possible time. grenade is reparation commissioner. i - in as soon as possible time. grenade is reparation commissioner. i askedl is reparation commissioner. i asked our royal correspondent sarah campbell just our royal correspondent sarah campbelljust how significant

campbell just how significant today's campbelljust how significant today's ruling was. buckingham palace revealed _ today's ruling was. buckingham palace revealed today, - today's ruling was. buckingham palace revealed today, it's - today's ruling was. buckingham i palace revealed today, it's partner in a research historic royal palace a charity which looks after royal buildings and partnering with research in manchester. she is exploring among other things the links between the british monarchy and the transatlantic trades during the 17th and 18th century foot up the 17th and 18th century foot up the royal house supporting research by allowing full access to the royal collection and the royal archives the project started in october 2022, that's just after the king exceeded the throne it is due to be completed in september 2026. the the throne it is due to be completed in september 2026.— the throne it is due to be completed in september 2026. the key question, what do we actually _ in september 2026. the key question, what do we actually know— in september 2026. the key question, what do we actually know about - in september 2026. the key question, what do we actually know about the i what do we actually know about the historic connections? i5 historic connections? i3 interesting, the buckingham palace release this information after being asked about an article regarding, they got a big article about historic links between the royal household and slavery. what they said the mother broken links over the years going back to 1560 for, ——

1564. while the years going back to 1560 for, —— 156a. while elizabeth gave a large trader ship for trade and profit. also flaying previously unseen documents in 1689 a transfer of £1000 worth of shares in the slave trading company in royal african company to king william iii. that was from edward coulter is a name you will remember, associated with the slave trade and deputy governor. lots of historical link they are. clearly something that is an issue that the king felt needed to be explored. that the king felt needed to be exlored. , , , ., explored. very interesting when you look at the language _ explored. very interesting when you look at the language of _ explored. very interesting when you look at the language of the - explored. very interesting when you look at the language of the royal - look at the language of the royal family have used over the last 12 months. they've talked repeatedly, several occasions about regret, sorrow but have been pushed and still no explicit apology. absolutely for that you heard the other that is what is wanted, an apology we've heard profound sorrow, king charles when he was prince charles spoke in barbados in the country became a republic, he

referenced slavery saying it was a poor income it never should happen, it stains our history for the prince william use that same phrase of profound sorrow when he was on a tour of the caribbean last year. it was a controversial tour. again talking about the up palling atrocity of slavery. as you say, what many people want is an actual apology. what many people want is an actual aholo . ., what many people want is an actual a-uolo , ., ., ,, the uk's first residential gambling treatment centre for women has opened its doors to cameras for the very first time. the gordon moody facility opened in 2021, after the number of women receiving support for addiction more than doubled in five years. rachel stonehouse has been speaking to three women who've been through treatment at the centre. everything was revolving around the gambling and i was just anxious all the time. i would get to the point where i wasjust gambling. it was boring, but i had to do it because that side of my brain was going, gamble, gamble, gamble. it has been the lowest point - of my life and the saddest point

because everything around me, i was destroying. _ they hit rock bottom, but now they are back at the place which changed their lives. do you find the creative sessions therapeutic? i do, actually. is the only time, it is the only time that i can be in the present. the women lived here away from their loved one for five weeks. rebecca was 19 when she first started gambling. almost a decade ago. i had my first son and i had pursed natal depression , postnatal depression and i remember winning. ijust went on a gambling site and i won really big and then i never stopped. what was it like leaving your children during those five weeks to come here? it is so hard being in here when you've got a baby at home that is poorly and they are just saying to you, i want to cuddle. and you can't. sorry. it is ok.

all across the country, people are pausing. i that is what people are being encouraged to do by the gambling companies. the body which represents the industry in the uk, the betting and gaming council, told bbc news it is encouraged by the latest figures which show rates of problem gambling among women are down on the previous year at 0.1%. they also say they will donate more than £100 million to tackle harmful gambling. same living room! and now all three women are looking to the future. i mean, i haven't gambled, i haven't relapsed and that is what is important for me. and every day is so new. like, we are at... every day that i am gamble—free is a new day for me. details of organisations in the uk offering information and support with addiction. are available at bbc.c0.uk/action line. for viewers outside the uk, if you need support you could speak to a health professional,

or an organisation in your country. alan feldman is a distinguished fellow in responsible gaming at the university of las vegas international gaming institute. even though you are focusing here on a very small percentage at the very extreme, there are a lot of other people who are experiencing some level of harm from gambling. and it may be one—time and reasonably modest or it could be more severe and more chronic, but it still falls short of the psychological diagnosis of gambling disorder, so we really need to be thinking about this in more expansive ways in order to try to get people on the right path. it is interesting, the number of women suffering from gambling addiction. it is at an all—time high in the uk. have you seen a similar thing in the us as well? yes, we have, and in several other

countries i might add. it's not incredibly unusual, as you consider the fact that women more and more over the last several decades have gained more agency in their lives, they have gained more working time in their lives and more income. and they are empowered, as well they should be, to make their own decisions. in some cases however, those decisions ultimately lead to trouble, and in that regard we definitely are seeing more women gambling. it used to be a much more male dominated kind of activity, but definitely seeing more women gambling, and if you see more women gambling you will see more women who have problems with it. it's interesting because whatever their gender, when you look at the statistics, about 10% of people with gambling

problems ever seek treatment. that is very different to other forms of substance abuse, all sorts of things where the numbers are much higher, the proportions are much higher. absolutely true, and there are several reasons for that. the first that you hear most often from people in recovery are issues surrounding stigma and shame, and they are so ashamed of what they have done because they continue to believe that they were in control the whole time. and of course they weren't. they were initially at the mercy of the odds of the game, but eventually as their brain chemistry began to change, they became subject to whatever the brain was telling you. in fact, one of the interviewees even talked about her brain saying you should gamble, you should gamble, you should gamble. that's exactly what happens.

unfortunately, one of the best way is certainly the most effective ways of dealing with gambling disorder is to do exactly what these folks and what gordon moody does in great britain. let's check in paris, i was watching another push from those riot police in large numbers arejust moving back a section of the protesters. that ebb and flow continues for that we've seen a little bit of tear gas used but probably pretty peaceful there despite the large numbers in this day 11 of these mass protests organise across france. a man who pushed his wife has been jailed for 20 years without he

killed her when she plunged from a rocky cliff on a holiday in september 2021 causing a multiple blunt force injury and alter mutely the death of the unborn child. he denied the charge by the jury found him responsible after a week—long trial. him responsible after a week—long trial. this weekend marks 25 years since the good friday agreement, which ended three decades of conflict in northern ireland. during that time, our ireland correspondent chris page was in his last year of school in county down. he's returned to sullivan upper to reunite with classmates and his teacher to reflect on what that time meant to them. explosion. no—one under 30 had known peace in northern ireland until the good friday agreement. the parties which signed it included those who were linked to paramilitary organisations.

we discussed the deal in class and debated it at the current affairs society. there was still this amazing optimism of everyone here that, yes, this can happen and, you know, we're not going to give up hope on it. in terms of teaching it i sort of felt there's something happening here. this is actually, it's notjust history, this is now. we're going to start this report from bbc newsline on the 22nd of may, 1998, right from the start, just to set the scene. news archive: for one teenager, it was an important day _ in more ways than one. it's my birthday for a start, so i'm 18 on the very day of the referendum, which means that i can vote. it's my first vote and, as i say, ijust finished an a level today. you know, i'd always been interested in politics in my life, but really, it had always felt like a kind of a distant thing that other people do. you know, what really comes to me is how alive politics felt at that period. my own kind of personal history was that my father was a prison governor in the maze prison, and he was shot and killed by the ira outside our home in 1984,

when i was three and a half. i remember using it right at the front. peoples tend to sit at the front. peoples tend to sit at the front which is why you stood out i was also aware of your story in that sense. i’ll was also aware of your story in that sense. �* ., ,., ., , sense. i'll read something from this that speaks — sense. i'll read something from this that speaks to _ sense. i'll read something from this that speaks to the _ sense. i'll read something from this that speaks to the moment - sense. i'll read something from this that speaks to the moment of- sense. i'll read something from this that speaks to the moment of my . that speaks to the moment of my father's murder, i suppose but tries to reckon _ father's murder, i suppose but tries to reckon with the aftermath and it's sort— to reckon with the aftermath and it's sort of— to reckon with the aftermath and it's sort of the aftermath that is endless, — it's sort of the aftermath that is endless, really. my father rejoices and that's— endless, really. my father rejoices and that's what it means. but did he? what — and that's what it means. but did he? what if anything was a source two source — he? what if anything was a source two source of his joy? he? what if anything was a source two source of hisjoy? was a joy between — two source of hisjoy? was a joy between us before he left or after he walks — between us before he left or after he walks through the hall, the squeaky— he walks through the hall, the squeaky door settled across the tiles for— squeaky door settled across the tiles for the up walking outside

into the — tiles for the up walking outside into the morning, into those bullets. _ into the morning, into those bullets, sailing through the buddy era. bullets, sailing through the buddy era enter— bullets, sailing through the buddy era. enter preparation, into a heap, into gravel— era. enter preparation, into a heap, into gravel and almost human shape put up _ into gravel and almost human shape put up into_ into gravel and almost human shape put up into death, into silence or whatever— put up into death, into silence or whatever come after.— put up into death, into silence or whatever come after. what are your thou . hts whatever come after. what are your thoughts on — whatever come after. what are your thoughts on the _ whatever come after. what are your thoughts on the good _ whatever come after. what are your thoughts on the good friday - thoughts on the good friday agreements?— thoughts on the good friday agreements? one of my father murdered _ agreements? one of my father murdered him _ agreements? one of my father murdered him on _ agreements? one of my father murdered him on good - agreements? one of my father murdered him on good friday. agreements? one of my father. murdered him on good friday and agreements? one of my father- murdered him on good friday and did -et murdered him on good friday and did get out _ murdered him on good friday and did get out on _ murdered him on good friday and did get out on the good friday agreement. i would've voted in agreement. iwould've voted in favour— agreement. iwould've voted in favour of— agreement. i would've voted in favour of it. agreement. iwould've voted in favour of it— favour of it. what left me from those conversations _ favour of it. what left me from those conversations is - favour of it. what left me from those conversations is the i favour of it. what left me from i those conversations is the courage of the _ those conversations is the courage of the political— those conversations is the courage of the political leadership - those conversations is the courage of the political leadership here. i of the political leadership here. how they— of the political leadership here. how they put— of the political leadership here. how they put their _ of the political leadership here. how they put their political i of the political leadership here. i how they put their political career on the _ how they put their political career on the line — how they put their political career on the line to _ how they put their political career on the line to do _ how they put their political career on the line to do the _ how they put their political career on the line to do the right - how they put their political career on the line to do the right thing i how they put their political career on the line to do the right thing in the end — on the line to do the right thing in the end ihr— on the line to do the right thing in the end. i'm really— on the line to do the right thing in the end. i'm really hopeful- on the line to do the right thing in the end. i'm really hopeful that ii the end. i'm really hopeful that i can happen — the end. i'm really hopeful that i can happen again _ a really powerful report there.

health officials in england have warned that they can't guarantee patient safety during next week's four—day strike byjunior doctors. the walkout starts at 7am on tuesday the 11th until 7am on saturday the 15th of april. nhs providers, which represents trusts, says the challenges are unprecedented. tens of thousands of appointments are expected to be cancelled, with consultants drafted in to provide cover. the doctors' union, the bma, says it will consider pulling junior doctors off picket lines if individual hospitals report lives are in immediate danger. our health correspondent dominic hughes has more. so we're now going around to our ambulance off—load area. in the emergency department at royal stoke university hospital, preparations are under way for what will be the biggest disruption to nhs services since the series of strikes began in december. hi, how are you getting on? so there's just three on the way in. next week's four—day

walk—out byjunior doctors, who make up around half of the hospital's medical workforce, many of them with years of experience, means it definitely won't be business as usual. so from tuesday, we're all being asked to consider whether we really need to go to hospital. we're here if you need us. so that would be the first thing that i'd say. and it's the same as we said over covid, if you're unwell and you need help, the nhs will be able to look after you at this time. but you'd like people to think carefully? think carefully, use it carefully, be sensible. it's easter, be sensible with your diy, please, be sensible with your alcohol intakes, and yeah, just keep yourself safe. senior consultant doctors will be on hand to help out in departments like a&e, but the duration and timing of the strike in the easter holidays means it poses particular challenges. we've been planning what we're going to do, how we're going to do it, putting rotas together to try to keep things safe. and the issue of patient safety

weighs heavily on the bosses trying to manage the pressures. myjob is to make sure that our patients are kept as safe as possible and to put that mitigation in place. i can say it will be incredibly difficult to do that. the impact of the strike is causing concern across the health service. the body representing hospital, community, mental health and ambulance trusts has heard from leaders throughout the nhs. a constant theme that we have heard is that there is going to be significant risk to patient safety. and it's notjust urgent and emergency care that's a worry. there are fears too about the effect on the growing number of patients who now face delays to planned surgery. it's impossible to say that there won't be harm to individual patients, particularly those that have been cancelled more than once over the last few months. so... i think, like everyone, we want people that can to do everything they possibly can

to avert the strikes next week. there is still time for the strike to be called off. hi, site manager, can i help? but at present, that seems unlikely. the nhs and patients are braced for what could be a tough week. dominic hughes, bbc news, stoke. hundreds of people with inherited breast or prostate cancer genes could now benefit from a new drug treatment on the nhs in england and wales. it's designed to treat specific cancers linked to faulty versions of genes. the healthcare body nice said it would "improve quality of life". our health correspondent sophie hutchinson reports. it came as a huge shock at the time. i led such a fit and active life up until then. ava lee and her husband danny love outdoor sports. butjust over two years ago, she was diagnosed with breast cancer, caused by a faulty inherited gene known as brca. i was scared about what was going to happen next, because i knew that the type of cancer that i had,

it can come back. she was then given early access to the ground—breaking treatment olaparib following a recent successful trial. what has it meant for you and your family for you to be on this treatment? i think it's given me a realistic chance of a future without cancer, that i can live a long and healthy life. scientists at the institute for cancer research in london have played a leading role in the development of olaparib. this is very exciting. olaparib, taken for a year as a tablet treatment, reduces the risk of life—threatening recurrence, and improves the chance of surviving breast cancer by about a third. olaparib works by targeting the repair system in these cancer cells, which weakens them and destabilises them,

and ultimately cuts off a tumour's ability to grow. hundreds of nhs patients with early stage breast cancer will now be eligible for olaparib in england and wales. and in line with scotland, patients with advanced prostate cancer will also be offered this life—extending treatment. although it has been the worst time of my life, it has also... there are positive things to come out of it and i think that i'll treasure every day that i have with family and friends from now on. sophie hutchinson, bbc news. that's it for me. see at the same time tomorrow. hello there. we saw the sunshine developing more widely today. and as the showers fade away and skies clear and winds drop, the easter weekend could start cold with a widespread slight frost. the cloud that brought the earlier

rain followed by the showers are moving away out into the north sea. and following on from that, we've got pressure rising, this ridge of high pressure tending to build in and that will kill off any remaining showers that may hang around for a while across some eastern parts of england and eastern scotland. but even here, we'll see skies clearing later and the winds will be falling light. so temperatures will drop sharply. these are the numbers in towns and cities. so in rural areas, knock off a couple of degrees and we could be as low as minus two or minus three in northern ireland, wales and western scotland. good friday starts cold but sunny and the winds will be light as well. so it will feel pleasant in the sunshine as temperatures rise so the cloud will build up a little and spread out a bit, especially across eastern parts of england. there's also more cloud coming in from the north sea and it could be thick enough to give it one or two spots of light rain in north east england. otherwise a dry day. and if anything, those temperatures may be a degree or so higher than today. and with the light winds, it'll feel pleasant in the sunshine.

there'll be some more sunshine around as we head into the weekend because that high pressure still in charge. eventually these weather fronts will make progress from the atlantic, but not just yet. again, a lot of dry weather around on saturday. more cloud across some eastern parts of england and scotland. and the cloud will develop a bit more further west as the southerly wind picks up as well. temperatures continuing to rise just a little, 1a degrees in the central belt of scotland and 15 in the south east of england for easter sunday. we may have more sunshine around actually on sunday. and ahead of this rain that comes into northern ireland later in the afternoon, towards the evening, the winds will be stronger, but it's the southerly wind that's giving us more warmth. the warmest day of the next few on easter sunday could make 16 degrees around the murray firth merseyside and 17 to the north of london. but then we see that rain coming in to northern ireland. those weather fronts take that rain eastwards overnight into easter monday. so it's a much wetter day on easter monday. we've got that rain moving away from most areas,

but it will be followed by some sunshine, some showers, a blustery wind, perhaps, and temperatures will be a little lower.

at 6:00pm today, the uk's biggest police force says it needs new powers to sack people as it tries to rebuild public trust. the metropolitan police is looking again at many complaints of domestic and sexual abuse against officers and staff after a series of damaging revelations. we're already doubling the number of people who are leaving the organisation. i've been really clear there are hundreds of people here who shouldn't be here. i've got tens of thousands of fantastic people but we're all let down by the hundreds. we'll be assessing the met�*s effort to clean up the ranks. also on the programme... the pregnant woman who died after being pushed off arthur's seat in edinburgh. her husband has beenjailed for at least 20 years. warnings about patient safety asjunior doctors in england prepare to go on strike for four days next week.