�* bullying �*bullying against �* bullying against the �*bullying against the deputy prime of bullying against the deputy prime minister, dominic raab.— of bullying against the deputy prime minister, dominic raab. number ten sa s the minister, dominic raab. number ten says the prime _ minister, dominic raab. number ten says the prime minister _ minister, dominic raab. number ten says the prime minister is _ says the prime minister is considering the findings about as deputy and mustjudge whether he broke the ministerial rules. dominic raab has always _ broke the ministerial rules. dominic raab has always denied _ broke the ministerial rules. dominic raab has always denied bullying, i broke the ministerial rules. dominic| raab has always denied bullying, but a leading lawyer was looking into eight formal complaints. the prime minister now has a big call to make. the latest from westminster. also the latest from westminster. also this lunchtime _ the latest from westminster. also this lunchtime and _ the latest from westminster. also this lunchtime and we want? fatai! medical_ this lunchtime and we want? fatai! medical leaders say the junior doctor strikes in england are seriously affecting patient care, they urge independent arbitration to end the pay dispute. at least 78 people have died in a crush in the capital of yemen during a distribution of charity for ramadan. thousands of disabled children and young people are at risk of losing their savings, with millions of pounds stuck in child trust funds. and stargazers gathered in western australia to witness a rare hybrid eclipse —

of the sun, moon and earth. and coming up on bbc news, we look ahead to manchester united against sevilla. can a fit—again marcus rashford help them progress to the semifinals of the europa league? good afternoon and welcome to the bbc�*s news at one. in the last hour, it's emerged that rishi sunak has received an independent report into allegations of bullying made against the deputy prime minister, dominic raab. a senior lawyer has been investigating eight complaints — mr raab has always denied the claims. our political correspondent david wallace lockhart has the details. dominic

wallace lockhart has the details. raab has been th an dominic raab has been the subject of an investigation since november. eight complaints involving 2a people. eight complaints involving 24 --eole. �* , eight complaints involving 24 --eole. v eight complaints involving 24 neale, �*, ., people. let's make our next prime minister, please _ people. let's make our next prime minister, please welcome - people. let's make our next prime minister, please welcome rishi - minister, please welcome rishi sunak! pa. minister, please welcome rishi sunak! �* . ., , minister, please welcome rishi sunak! ~ . ., , ., sunak! a close ally of the prime minister, sunak! a close ally of the prime minister. he _ sunak! a close ally of the prime minister, he was _ sunak! a close ally of the prime minister, he was brought - sunak! a close ally of the prime minister, he was brought back | sunak! a close ally of the prime i minister, he was brought back into government, including a role as deputy prime minister, when mr sunak entered number ten, deputy prime minister, when mr sunak entered numberten, but deputy prime minister, when mr sunak entered number ten, but it didn't take long for allegations of previous bullying behaviour to emerge — allegations he has always denied. is emerge - allegations he has always denied. , . ., ., , ., emerge - allegations he has always denied. , . .. , ., , emerge - allegations he has always denied. , . .. , . , are denied. is dominic raab a bully? are ou? no. denied. is dominic raab a bully? are you? no- can— denied. is dominic raab a bully? are you? no- can you — denied. is dominic raab a bully? are you? no. can you imagine _ denied. is dominic raab a bully? are you? no. can you imagine any- you? no. can you imagine any situation in _ you? no. can you imagine any situation in which _ you? no. can you imagine any situation in which officials - you? no. can you imagine any situation in which officials you | situation in which officials you have — situation in which officials you have worked with might have felt your behaviour was unacceptable? | your behaviour was unacceptable? [ hope your behaviour was unacceptable? hope not, your behaviour was unacceptable? i hope not, but you are impinging on what is the subject of an inquiry. please allow me not to get into any of the detail of that.— of the detail of that. they concluded _ of the detail of that. they concluded investigation, l of the detail of that. they concluded investigation, undertaken by an independent lawyer, is now with the prime minister. he has a decision to make. the inquiry has hung over mr raab for months, a

convenient taunt for political opponents. convenient taunt for political opponents-— convenient taunt for political opponents. convenient taunt for political ouonents. , , , ~ , opponents. the deputy prime minister knows first-hand _ opponents. the deputy prime minister knows first-hand the _ opponents. the deputy prime minister knows first-hand the misery _ opponents. the deputy prime minister knows first-hand the misery caused i knows first—hand the misery caused by intimidating behaviour, looking with menace, exploding in fits of rage, creating a culture of fear, and maybe even, i don't know, throwing things! so can i ask him, under his new anti—social behaviour, does he think more bullies will be brought tojustice? the does he think more bullies will be brought to justice?— does he think more bullies will be brought to justice? brought to “ustice? the purpose of this brought to justice? the purpose of this investigation _ brought to justice? the purpose of this investigation was _ brought to justice? the purpose of this investigation was to _ brought to justice? the purpose of this investigation was to establish | this investigation was to establish the facts, not to make a judgment. what happens next is largely down to rishi sunak. he isjudge and jury. his decision will be heavily influenced by this report. we don't haveit influenced by this report. we don't have it yet, but we do expect to see its findings soon. even senior ministers are still in the dark. dominic is a friend of mine, and i have— dominic is a friend of mine, and i have the — dominic is a friend of mine, and i have the highest regard for him and

his professionalism. i know that this report — his professionalism. i know that this report has been handed over to the prime _ this report has been handed over to the prime minister, he will be reflecting on it, and we will have a decision_ reflecting on it, and we will have a decision later. do reflecting on it, and we will have a decision later.— reflecting on it, and we will have a decision later. do you know what is in the report? _ decision later. do you know what is in the report? i _ decision later. do you know what is in the report? i don't _ decision later. do you know what is in the report? i don't know, - decision later. do you know what is in the report? i don't know, i'm - in the report? i don't know, i'm afraid. in the report? i don't know, i'm afraid- the _ in the report? i don't know, i'm afraid. the uncertainty - in the report? i don't know, i'm afraid. the uncertainty for - in the report? i don't know, i'm i afraid. the uncertainty for dominic raab is almost _ afraid. the uncertainty for dominic raab is almost over, _ afraid. the uncertainty for dominic raab is almost over, but _ afraid. the uncertainty for dominic raab is almost over, but will- afraid. the uncertainty for dominic raab is almost over, but will his . raab is almost over, but will his career be too, or can he ride out the findings? we won't have to wait long to find out. david wallace lockhart, bbc news, westminster. strives to achieve correspondent, nick eardley, is it fair to say —— dominic raab�*s site is entirely in rishi sunak�*s hands? dominic raab's site is entirely in rishi sunak's hands?— dominic raab's site is entirely in rishi sunak's hands? yes, i think it is, he not rishi sunak's hands? yes, i think it is, he got that _ rishi sunak's hands? yes, i think it is, he got that report _ rishi sunak's hands? yes, i think it is, he got that report this _ rishi sunak's hands? yes, i think it is, he got that report this morning, he is mulling it over at the moment, and this will be a really big moment for his government. now we don't know for sure what is going to happen. i can tell you that over the past few weeks i have been speaking to a lot of people around westminster, there are many who think the number of complaints, eight formal complaints, remember,

the number of people involved, thought to run to a much higher number, the vast scale of those complaints means that it will be hard for dominic raab to survive this. that is one argument. but there is another argument made in government today, which is that dominic raab might be robust sometimes, he might be hard to pass, sometimes, he might be hard to pass, sometimes a difficult person to work with, but there are many who say that it doesn't amount to bullying. rishi sunak now has a decision to make based on what is in that report. i have been asking number ten in the past hour when we might get his conclusion. there is no timescale for that, i am told he wants to consider the findings carefully, which suggests to me he doesn't want to rush out a decision. but a decision will have to be made by rishi sunak, and it is a big one. thank you for now, that is nick eardley. medical leaders are urging the government and junior doctors to use independent arbitration to help resolve their pay dispute in england.

the academy of medical royal colleges says prolonged industrial action is having a serious impact on the quality of patient care. nearly 200,000 operations and appointments were cancelled as a result of a four—day strike byjunior doctors last week. here's our health editor, hugh pym. there have been two strikes by junior doctors in england and more have not been ruled out. we want steve barclay to come round and negotiate. today, the academy of medical royal colleges with leading figures in the medical profession say they are concerned about the lack of a solution and that an independent body such as acas should be brought in to broker talks. we do not want to interfere individuals' right to take industrial action. what we do want is for both parties to have some flexibility, make some compromise, come out of your entrenched positions and please, please start talking. whatever it takes to start talking, let's do it because this won't be resolved without talks. what do we want?

fair pay! - the doctors' union, the british medical association, has said there needs to be a 35% pay rise to compensate for inflation, though today, there were hints that was negotiable. people are tied up on this 35% figure. there is no number that is set in stone here. it's the principle of restoring pay that has been lost in its value. in order to discuss what that means and how that is achieved it needs people to sit round a table. the health secretary steve barclay says his door is open but that strike action has to be paused and the 35% claim dropped. this morning, other ministers were asked whether it was time for independent arbitration. i do think it is important that we engage closely with them because those who work at the front line of our nhs are some of our most valuable public sector workers, but i know that the health secretary steve barclay is committed to negotiating. he's got a deal with unison, one of the very important trade unions here. i'm sure that steve talking to the doctors,

talking to the nurses, will find a way forward to put patients first. i've just visited the office of steve barclay... - junior doctors pressing for talks demonstrated outside mr barclay�*s office last week but right now there seems little prospect of serious negotiations getting under way. hugh pym, bbc news. there needs to be a major overhaul of regulation to prevent the abuse of disabled children in residential care, according to a new report. the child safeguarding practice review panel described the current system of inspections as not fit for purpose. it follows an investigation into abuse at three homes in south yorkshire. 0ur correspondent sanchia berg is with me. what are they recommending? what is the panel recommending? i think it is worth briefly reminding people of what we are talking about, the panel found in october that there had been physical abuse, sexual harm, violence suffered by these disabled children. one of the

punishment reported was a child locked in a bathroom overnight. so the panel wanted to ensure that that never happens again. while those homes are closed, there are 1700 disabled children in residential care in england, so they set up a series of recommendations, including giving those disabled children, who often cannot speak for themselves, a voice special advocate, they recommend more provision close to families and social workers, but the one thatjumps out is the reform of regulation and oversight, they say that immediate steps should be taken to set upjoint that immediate steps should be taken to set up joint inspection teams between 0fsted and the health and social care regulator, the care quality commission. and it is worth remembering how critical those writings are, you have children who cannot speak for themselves who are sent many miles from their families and social workers, often the only guarantee that those children are safe is the verdict of the regulator. safe is the verdict of the regulator-—

safe is the verdict of the reaulator. ,, . ., , ., ~ safe is the verdict of the reaulator. ,, . . , ., ~ at least 78 people have been killed in a crush in the yemeni capital, sana'a, during a distribution of charity for ramadan. hundreds of people had crowded into a school to receive donations. the people in charge of the operation have been detained and an investigation is under way. you may find scenes in this report from caroline hawley distressing from the start. desperate efforts here to save people, pull them from the crush. there were calls for people to get back, but there's nowhere to go. images from the school show the horror of last night's events. terror written on the faces of those trying to escape. hundreds of impoverished yemenis, including some children, had gathered to receive cash donations, often distributed in the holy month of ramadan. a medic said the crush had been caused by a rush to get into the school yard of a narrow street. so many lives lost for the chance to receive the equivalent of

about e8 in a country where the un says two thirds of the population need humanitarian aid. the houthi authorities say they've begun an investigation and arrested those who'd organised the distribution without coordinating with them. dozens of people were also wounded, some are in critical condition. one report said distraught families had rushed to hospitals, but because senior officials were visiting, they weren't allowed in. translation: we are firstly checking on the injured and those who died. i all the relevant officials have proceeded with their legal duties to examine this unfortunate event and to find a serious solution for this to never happen again. the stampede is a huge tragedy. after years of war, yemen is suffering one of the world's worst humanitarian crises. the conflict between a military coalition led by saudi arabia against the houthis backed by iran has pushed millions of people into hunger.

this deadly disaster comes just as peace talks earlier this month had finally given yemenis hope of better and safer lives. caroline hawley, bbc news. the uk's biggest business lobbying group, the cbi, says it's handed recently acquired additional information about what it calls a "serious criminal offence" to the police. the city of london police is already investigating claims that a woman was raped at a cb! summer party in 2019. the bbc understands that the additional information relates to a new allegation. our business correspondent marc ashdown is here. well, the cbi said in a statement that late yesterday afternoon they were made stop they say they have passedit were made stop they say they have passed it to city of london police and have been told not to comment further on what are potentially criminal matters. we understand this is a new allegation, but we don't

know when any incident is alleged to have happened. the cbi have been involved in this crisis, a series of accusations dating back over the past five years or so, including of sexual harassment, bullying, drug—taking and allegation of a rape at a party in 2019. three employees are suspended, and the cbi has urged anyone with information related to anyone with information related to any potential incident to contact the police. and all of that coming not long after the cbi got rid of tony danker as its head. yeah, tony danker was dismissed as director on april the 11th. he said he had been wrongly associated with those separate claims, including the rape claim, before he evenjoint. the cbi said it has been clear he wasn't involved in any of those claims but was sacked because of allegations about his personal conduct, stating staff members out for coffee one—to—one, using work messaging channels for non—work channels and organising a karaoke

party after a christmas event. the cbi claimed they had strong legal grounds for his dismissal. tony danker acknowledged he had made some staff feel uncomfortable, as he put it, and has apologised for that, but he said the claims had been distorted and his reputation destroyed because he has become a fall guy for this wider crisis. and i should say he is considering legal action. the cbi is a massive lobbying group, they claim to speak for 190,000 businesses, lobbying group, they claim to speak for190,000 businesses, many lobbying group, they claim to speak for 190,000 businesses, many of which are considering their position. the government is also paws relations. we know an independent law firm is investigating all of those allegations which do not involve tony danker, and we understand they could report as early as next week. a hospital in northamptonshire has been issued with enforcement action after its children's services were rated inadequate by inspectors. the care regulator said it had concerns about kettering general hospital's treatment of sepsis, its staff numbers and levels of dirt. the trust's chief executive has apologised to people who felt let down. jon ironmonger reports.

the faces of children whose parents claimed they were poorly treated and left traumatised by kettering general hospital. we've spoken to 50 families who say staff ignored symptoms of serious illnesses, sometimes with fatal consequences. in december, the care quality commission took action to ensure people were safe on the children's unit, skylark ward, and the paediatric emergency department, and last month, the hospital insisted changes were being made. we are improving some of those services, and we're committed to making our service is the best they possibly can be. but since then, more families have come forward, including the parents of baby 0livia, who was transferred to skylark ward after having a cyst removed from her neck at great 0rmond street hospital in february. 0ver seven weeks, staff apparently failed to change her breathing tube, and when it was removed, her parents were told she had a cardiac arrest and stopped breathing for up to 14 minutes. for her to deteriorate the way she did, the ent team at great 0rmond street said it's

rare and never heard of, really. i don't care where she's got to go, but she is not going back to kettering. she can go anywhere around the country. she is not going back there. great 0rmond street said that as well, didn't they? they said they won't send her back there. they said that? yes. wow. so you don't think she's safe there? no. 0livia is now stable, and her parents are awaiting the results of a recent assessment. today's report by the care regulator underlines families' concerns. it finds paediatric services at the trust are inadequate, the lowest possible rating. it said that treatment for sepsis was ineffective, and that one boy who developed sepsis in december wasn't screened for hours, which was unacceptable. inspectors found that equipment was not always clean or used safely, and that dirt was found in bays and a treatment room. in particular, the report said that staff did not always act quickly upon children who were at risk of deteriorating, that temperatures were missed and observations weren't carried out often enough. it said that nurses didn't have the right skills to keep children safe.

the hospital's ceo, deborah needham, apologised to families who felt let down, and said a comprehensive programme had been launched to look at the issues raised. jon ironmonger, bbc news. it's 1:17 it's1:17 p m. our top story this lunchtime... allegations of bullying against the deputy prime minister, dominic raab — rishi sunak has just received the independent report. still to come. how hundreds of rare pictures of king charles have been uncovered in california. coming up on bbc news, only eight fights in but talk of titles already. we speak with the boxer trying to become a world champion before the age of 21. as the cost of living crisis continues, banks are urging customers who are struggling financially to get in touch, saying alerting their staff

early will make things better, not worse. our business correspondent emma simpson has been to santander�*s support centre in bradford, as staff took calls from people struggling to afford nappies and milk. i'm going to note everything that we've discussed in terms of why you need access to the funds. they're taking 2000 calls a day. you said that you're getting paid on friday, and until then you have no funds, is that correct? helping worried customers. that's all they do on this floor at santander in bradford. you're asking for the release of funds for gas and electricity and food for your children, yes? and for other basic essentials too. nappies and milk for your baby, 0k. that's absolutely fine. we can certainly have a look into doing that for you. if you want a sense of the financial pressures people are facing in the uk, it's here. you're just getting a little bit

stressed at the moment. hello, you are through to max... maxjoined seven months ago having once been in need of help himself. i started renting at 20 years old, two months before the covid period. so i contacted the bank. i've been in their shoes. i thought, i want to do that. i want to be that person that wants to relieve people and say, it's ok. this is real life that people are dealing with, day in, day out. meet the boss. he says the sooner people ring, the better. people might be worried about ringing us, about ringing their bank if they think they might be struggling in some way, but actually, it can only make it better. so if people are worried, please just ring us. we're here to help. they haven't seen a big rise in people falling behind with their debts, but for those that do, it's even more important to get help. zach lost his partner. unstable employment, unexpected bills, it all quickly spiralled out of control. not being able to afford my prescription. afford food

for the last five, six, seven days of the month. having to beg and borrow off friends. the sheer fear of thinking, what will happen? i've literally not got enough money to last. he now works for sheffield council, and is a union rep. last year, zack went through insolvency proceedings with some free independent debt advice. being able to go online, find help online, talk to people via whatsapp. still struggling, but he is hopeful. if you're stuck at the bottom of the hole, and there is no handhold, you're not going to climb your way out. someone needs to chuck a ladder down for you. don't shy away from it. bite the bullet. the message when it comes to financial worries, it's good to talk, whether online or on the phone. emma simpson, bbc news, bradford. thousands of disabled children and young people are at risk of losing the savings in their child trust funds. the bbc has learned that there could be more than 80,000 accounts

containing a total of up to £210 million, that can only be accessed through a lengthy and often costly court process. anyone born between 2002 and 2011 was given a child trust fund, but now, as the accounts mature, some families are having to apply through the court of protection to access their money. ruth clegg reports. alljoel wants is a new trike. stop at the next road, joel. after spending the past decade or so saving £6,000 in his child trust fund, his mum, laura, thought this would not be a problem. we're not trying to steal it from him or anything, you know, we want to access the money for him, to buy him something that he really does love. like millions of other parents, laura has been topping up her son's trust fund with her own money. but becausejoel�*s disability means he lacks capacity to make financial decisions, laura will have to go to court to access the cash.

i don't think i'd want to go through the ordeal of having to go to the court of protection to get deputyship for my son and to, you know, make decisions on his behalf. we've been doing that all his life. and the sticking point is the mental capacity act. it was set up to protect people like joel from things like financial abuse. but families and campaigners say it's doing the exact opposite and actually preventing disabled people from accessing what is rightfully theirs. these families have had to fight for the education, the health, the security of their children, all of their lives. they've been managing a massive dwp benefits package, and now we're saying that they can't do that with £2-3,000 that they've actively saved for their own children. it's entirely unjust. so this is copies of the court of protection, the original application... michelle is one of the few who has been through the court of protection process. it took her over a year and cost £1,000.

the rest of it really is all the receipts i've kept and statements. after being made a deputy by the court, she now has a lifelong legal duty to keep receipts and account for anything she spends of alana's savings and benefits. somehow, i'm not trusted now. it's a kind of slur on my character in a way, that someone is now questioning what i spend her money on. and this is the advice she has for thousands of other families who are yet to start the court process. if you can leave the money where it is and hopefully things will change one day, i would do that, because otherwise it's a long, bureaucratic and expensive process that you'll probably wish you'd never started. you're so good at these jigsaws, aren't you? the ministry ofjustice told the bbc that it was simplifying the process and court fees were being waived in the majority of cases but, after a consultation,

it would not be changing any legislation. where does that piece go? michelle moved joel's savings into a junior isa, but the same conditions apply, so for now, joe must wait for his new trike. there's no days off, it's 24/7, and it's just added paperwork and legaljargon that we don't need. it's like the government have just forgotten about these children. ruth clegg, bbc news. india is poised to overtake china as the world's most populous nation by the middle of this year. the united nations says india will be home to more than 1.4 billion people, and that china's population is in decline. from mumbai, barbara plett usher sent this report. job hunting in mumbai. they've travelled hundreds of miles seeking a spot on the police force.

just getting in for the test is a competition. india's got the largest number of young workers in the world. what i find incredible is that all of these people have come out for what is actually not that manyjobs. police have told us there are 650,000 applicants and only 8,000 positions. third time lucky — sumeet is praying that this will be his chance. translation: if i get this job, | my life will change because i'll| receive a fixed income, i'll have job security. i'll be able to get married. if he doesn't get it, he'll still move here. the city is where the opportunities are. like sumit, many others are fleeing rural areas. this is the life they

want to leave behind. here, theyjust can't make enough money. so the flow to urban centres continues, transforming megacities like mumbai. this is a deeply unequal society. it's difficult to improve conditions for all india's people, even though its economy is growing at a fast pace. on the outskirts of mumbai, this suburb has expanded by 200% in the past 20 years. migrants from across the country hope this is the start of something better. in some ways, life is harder here. but there are also new freedoms. ranjana followed her husband to the city to cook for him. but she found work too, and that's made a huge difference to her. translation: i can buy myself what i want. i i can buy myself a sari. or i can get something that my child needs.

i no longer need to depend on my husband for everything. ranjana moved here ten years ago. she's hoping this will open up a better future for her son. the doors of opportunity are entered with both hope and desperation. there are daunting challenges, but in india's massive population, huge potential. barbara plett usher, bbc news, mumbai. hundreds of rare pictures of king charles have been rescued in los angeles. the photographs, which have spent a decade collecting dust, are now up for sale — with dealers hoping to fetch a royal mint as the coronation approaches. i've been taking a look. many of these remarkable photos have never been seen before. they tell the story of a young royal who became prince

of wales and is now king. but they also give an insight into the man behind the crown, with a keen love of sport, carrying out his duties as a royal and perhaps the most intriguing shots, the candid ones of him just having fun with proof that we can all have a bad hair day. these photos lay discarded in a warehouse for ten years after they were sent to the us to be digitised. when the company went bust, they were destined to be lost to history. they were discovered almost by accident by an la—based art dealer. with interest now at an all—time high in the run—up to the coronation, these snapshots give a remarkable insight into the man who will shortly be crowned king. star gazers from around the world descended on a small australian town to witness a rare solar eclipse. the sky over exmouth in western australia was the best vantage point to see the spectacle —

with partial eclipses visible across other parts of the country. phil mercer reports from sydney. in exmouth, day turned into night in one of nature's most spectacular shows. this was australia's first total solar eclipse in years. thousands of people gathered on a remote corner of the western australian coast to marvel at this rare cosmic symmetry when the sun, the moon and the earth all align. here, the eclipse stretched across three hours from start to finish, but the most dramatic part, when the sun was completely blocked out, lasted for barely a minute. astronomers say this was a rare display of the power and beauty of the universe. of the universe. for most of australia for most of australia it was only a partial it was only a partial eclipse, where only part eclipse, where only part of the sun disappeared of the sun disappeared behind the moon. behind the moon. first landfall occurred over first landfall occurred over the north—western tip the north—western tip of australia, along the ningaloo of australia, along the ningaloo

coast and on to parts coast and on to parts of east timor and indonesia. scientists have used the eclipse to study the sun's atmosphere and learn more about distant galaxies. phil mercer, bbc news, sydney. time for a look at the weather. here's darren bett. a lovely, sunny day, darren? yes, it looks like it will stay dry and sunny for many parts of the country through the rest of today, just one or two lonely clouds here and there. there