vicki young, bbc news, westminster.xual abuse across the sector, in a damning report by mps. the international development committee says the delivery of aid has been subverted by sexual predators — and that there's been a "culture of denial" since revelations that workers for 0xfam paid for sex while helping victims of the 2010 earthquake in haiti. charities have welcomed the report, and 0xfam concedes it has further to go. here's our special correspondent, lucy manning. the charity workers were supposed to bring help, not abuse. they were supposed to bring aid, not exploitation. but when people were at their most vulnerable, they couldn't rely on their rescuers. haiti, the aftermath of 2010. a report found that sex workers were rented. people were ignored. it is hard for aid agencies focused on doing good things to acknowledge there was this systemic issue and the aid sector has had its metoo moment. the charity sector has helped many but the report found abuse was an open secret, that the response was patchy and slug

vicki young reports.ntry, supported by high—profile politicians like borisjohnson and michael gove. let's vote leave, take back control. vote leave was the official pro—brexit campaign group during the eu referendum. it masterminded a famous victory, but the independent elections watchdog says it broke the law. parliament set a remit for the electoral commission, which is about making sure there is transparency and accurately of how the money spent is reported and where money comes from. and that's what we're looking at today. and it's for us to make sure that where we do find people have broken those rules, we make that clear. i'm voting to leave the european union because... the commission found that vote leave linked up with a youth brexit group, beleave, run by darren grimes. he's been fined £20,000 and referred to the police. the investigation centred on a donation of more than £675,000 made by vote leave to this smaller group. the commission said this should have counted towards vote leave's £7 mill

vicki young, bbc news, westminster.sial issue in the states — not least with the president himself. now facebook says it has evidence of a coordinated attempt to influence the forthcoming mid—term elections — some of which may also be linked to russia. let's talk to our north america editorjon sopel at the white house. this story has broken this evening, what more can you tell us? facebook have been conducting an investigation into what they call bad actors and they have been looking for something that they say is inauthentic behaviour and as a result they have suspended 32 facebook and instagram accounts that we re facebook and instagram accounts that were responsible for 9.5 thousand posts and were read by a quarter of a million people. this all leads into the political debate in the us as you suggested. donald trump came underfire after as you suggested. donald trump came under fire after his summit with vladimir putin in helsinki when he seemed to side vladimir putin that russia were not involved in election interfe

i'm joined now by our chief political correspondent, vicki young. we never thought we would have to say on live television. how much of a hard sell is this deal going to be? it will be difficult for theresa may, she has relu cta ntly difficult for theresa may, she has reluctantly managed to get her cabinet behind it, but we know they have deep reservations about it because they feel this is the beginning of the negotiation, this is the bit of paper that will go to brussels and they will look at it and the fear is amongst the brexiteers is they will ask for more compromises. theirfear brexiteers is they will ask for more compromises. their fear is we will be even more closely aligned to the eu than we would otherwise. she has to talk to her backbenchers now and there are a vast number who want to get behind her, who realise it has to bea get behind her, who realise it has to be a compromise. but the key question will be how many of them do not agree with michael gove? how many are so not agree with michael gove? how many are so unhappy that they feel

vicki young, bbc news, westminster. the time is 18:15. our top story this evening.e uk. and still to come. how more than a quarter of children in england start primary school lacking basic communication and literacy skills. coming up on sportsday in the next 15 minutes on bbc news, it's make or break for the england hockey team, they have to beat korea tonight to reach the women's world cup quarter—finals. summer's here and the tourist season is in full swing across the uk. the number of overseas visitors continues to grow, with the majority coming from the eu. last year was another record—brea ker, with more than 39 million tourists to the uk — and they spent more than £24.5 billion pounds while here. but how will the sector cope in post—brexit britain? with eight months to go until brexit, emma simpson's been to stratford—upon—avon to investigate. sha kespeare's country. looking at its best. welcome to anne hathaway's cottage. there's always a queue of visitors here. and for foreign tourists it is now cheaper, thanks to the fall in the pound. the two pounds is cer

vicki young reports., supported by high—profile politicians like borisjohnson and michael gove. let's vote leave, take back control. vote leave was the official pro—brexit campaign group during the eu referendum. it masterminded a famous victory, but the independent elections watchdog says it broke the law. parliament set a remit for the electoral commission, which is about making sure that there is transparency and accurately of how the money spent is reported and where money comes from. and that's what we're looking at today. and it's for us to make sure that where we do find people have broken those rules, we make that clear. i'm voting to leave the european union because... the commission found that vote leave linked up with a youth brexit group, beleave, run by darren grimes. he's been fined £20,000 and referred to the police. the investigation centered on a donation of more than £675,000 made by vote leave to this smaller group. the commission said this should have counted towards vote leave's £7 mi

vicki young reports.ge around the country, supported by high profile politicians like boris johnson and michael gove. let's vote leave, take back control. vote leave was the official pro—brexit campaign group during the eu referendum. it masterminded a famous victory but the independent elections watchdog says it broke the law. parliament set a remit for the electoral commission which is about making sure there is transparency and accurately of how the money spent is reported and where it comes from. and that is where we are looking at today and it is for us to make sure that where we do find people who have broken those rules, we make that clear. i am voting to leave the european union. the commission found that vote leave linked up with a youth brexit group, beleave, run by darren grimes, he has been fined £20,000 and has been referred to the police. the investigation centered on a donation of more than £675,000 made by vote leave to this smaller group. the commission said they should have counted towar

this is bbc news i'm vicki young. the headlines at 8:00.e eu and the uk call on each other to change position. it is now for the eu to respond. not simply to fall back onto previous positions which have already been proven unworkable. even if we want to reach a deal, it is also our responsibility to be prepared for all scenarios, including a no deal. the surviving victim of the novichok poisoning in amesbury leaves hospital. two 15—year—olds who plotted to murder pupils and teachers at a school in yorkshire are given custodial sentences. also this hour, donald trump causes another stir in washington.

i'm vicki young.dlines at 11: police confirm that two people who fell criticially ill in wiltshire have been exposed to the nerve agent novichok. charlie rowley and dawn sturgess were found unconscious on saturday. the site where it's believed the two were poisoned — in the town of amesbury — is just a few miles away from the site of the russian poisoning in march. following the detailed analysis of those temples, we can confirm that the man and woman have been exposed to the nerve agent novichok, which has been identified as the same nerve has been identified as the same nerve agent that contaminated both julia and sergei skripal.

this is bbc news i'm vicki young. the headlines at 8:00. the irish border still a block on the road to brexit, as the eu and the uk call on each other to change position. it is now for the eu to respond. not simply to fall back onto previous positions which have already been proven unworkable. even if we want to reach a deal, it is also our responsibility to be prepared for all scenarios, including a no deal. the surviving victim of the novichok poisoning in amesbury leaves hospital. two 15—year—olds who plotted to murder pupils and teachers at a school in yorkshire are given custodial sentences. also this hour, donald trump causes another stir in washington. vladimir putin has been invited to visit the president in the white house this autumn. strike action by ryanair leaves thousands of holiday—makers grounded at airports — with more cancellations planned for next week. it is all about pop—up. meryl streep,, first and others are among the stars of mamma mia. that and some of the other film releases in the film review. it may only be 310 m

vicki young, thank you.o and not much time. let's listen in. we need to deal with two types of checks. first, regulatory compliance checks, these checks exist to protect, enhance security and ensure food safety a nd enhance security and ensure food safety and animal health. the backstop proposal would mean that the limited set of eu rules, which continue to apply in northern ireland, are steady. there would be no need to carry out corresponding checks at this border. these controls concern checks and, as you know, already today, for example, livestock entering northern ireland from the rest of the uk is checked at entry. as an island, northern ireland and ireland are free for many animaland ireland and ireland are free for many animal and plant diseases that exist elsewhere. second, customs controls are carried out at external borders at the customs union. we do this to collect duties on goods entering the eu and implement security and safety measures. for instance, against smuggling or counterfeited product

our chief political correspondent vicki young is at chequers. act is this going to be for the prime minister, vicki, given the views in the cabinet? well, it has been from the start, really, hasn't it, and that is why it has taken two years to get to this position where they are holed up inside that house, and being told they have to come to some kind of agreement today. and that's because the cabinet is split, we know that, they are split over whether we are very closely aligned to the eu after brexit, or whether we make a much sharper break from the rules and regulations. now, it does seem, from what we've heard, and the lea ks does seem, from what we've heard, and the leaks that have come out about this proposal that theresa may is putting towards them, that she seems to be going for that closer alignment, particularly when it comes to regulations on goods. this is because of the fears of business, and we have certainly seen what seemed like a very coordinated campaign in the very last days and weeks in the run—up to this meeting, voicing thei

vicki young, bbc news, westminster.munication and literacy skills, according to new research. the education secretary, damian hinds says it's a "persistent scandal" and that chdren left behind early on, rarely catch up as adults. he's called on parents to read and learn new words with their children. here's our education editor bra nwen jeffreys. it might be summer but they're still coming to school. in one of london's poorest boroughs, a council—run scheme to help families keep learning, to give these children a love of words. some of my favourite words are "like" and "that" and "and". lovable, valuable and empathy. when you read or write you get good gcses and then you get a good job. the school already runs classes for parents. they told me more advice can only help. if children learn what language is, and the sort of foundation blocks of it before they go to school, it gives them a head start. it doesn't take that long to read, five or ten minutes, you know. even if it is a nursery rhyme. reading to your child is on

vicki young in westminster. the first summit between the two leaders. president putin described the discussions as "very successful". mr trump said they had been "open, direct and deeply productive". the government bows to the demands of conservative leave supporters and accepts four amendments to its brexit trade bill. and in sport... france have arrived backin and in sport... france have arrived back in paris, and are set to parade the world cup trophy along the sian sir lee is a shortly. thousands are in the french capital after their win over croatia yesterday. cristiano ronaldo's move tojuventus from real madrid will be confirmed. it will cost the spanish champions around £100 million. world heavyweight oxime champion anthony joshua will be back in action on the 22nd of september. it's a tough challenge from russia's alexander povetkin at wembley stadium. i'll be back with more on those stories after 5:30pm. let's go to paris now, where people are celebrating france's world cup win, gathering on the champs

our chief political correspondent vicki young is outside chequers. vicki, an all—day meeting.y is it that theresa may can get agreement? we have all talked about crunch moments, decisive moments, but it does feel today, that downing street will be going in there today, you can see the house behind us, determined to get some kind of compromise. partly because many feel this discussion should have been had, notjust one year ago but maybe two years ago, and it is getting late in the day. but we also know that the cabinet is deeply divided on this. we know that david davis, the brexit secretary, will forcefully give his views had reservations about this plan. we have heard from other brexiteers who feel that this proposal does not look or sound like what they would call a true brexit, but the uk would be able to take advantage of the opportunities as they see it, of being outside of the european union. but the message from theresa may is going to be, look, we have to get a compromise. we have to find a way forward here. and actually, if you look at parliament, the arithmetic is no

vicki young, bbc news, westminster. sector, in a damning report by mps. the international development committee says the delivery of aid has been subverted by sexual predators — and that there's been a "culture of denial" since revelations that workers for 0xfam paid for sex while helping victims of the 2010 earthquake in haiti. charities have welcomed the report, and 0xfam concedes it has "further to go." here's our special correspondent, lucy manning. the charity workers were supposed to bring help, not abuse. they were supposed to bring aid, not exploitation. but when people were at their most vulnerable, they couldn't rely on their rescuers. the charity workers were supposed to bring help, not abuse. the mps' report finds charities and aid agencies have failed to deal with abuse, rape and its workers demanding six in return for handing out food. we've reached the conclusion that in the aid sector, there has been complacency verging frankly, on complicity with what has happened. and that is because organisations, all

vicki young has the details. she gave them little choice. back this compromise deal or resign.her plan to cabinet on friday, the uk would be tied to eu rules on goods and a closer relationship than many pro—brexit ministers want. the prime minister has crucial support from one of the leave campaigns prominent figures. i am a realist and one of the things about politics is, you shouldn't make the perfect, the enemy of the good. one of the things about this compromise, it unites the cabinet, collective responsibility reigns. i think, for the cabinet, all of us, our responsibility is to work together to ensure we get the best possible deal for britain. at chequers, ministers were allowed to speak their minds. borisjohnson told colleagues in typically direct language, they were being asked to polish a turd. they said it didn't honour the pledge to take control of our laws. but he says he will not resign because he wants to continue to make his case. but the brexiteers are prepared to go further. i cannot support this deal because the offer is so bad and i wouldn't support it if the

hello this is bbc news with vicki young — the headlines...ests are being carried out on an unknown substance at the porton down chemical weapons lab, after two people are criticially ill in hospital in wiltshire. charlie rowley and dawn sturgess were found unconscious on saturday. further testing is ongoing to establish what the substance was. get this stage it is not clear if a crime was committed. police are continuing to question a nurse, after arresting her on suspicion of murdering eight babies — and attempting to murder another six. new footage is released showing the children trapped in caves in thailand — rescuers say they won't try to bring them out until it's safe — and that could be months. the government puts forward new proposals on how it will manage fishing in british waters after brexit — which it says will allow a fairer allocation of fishing opportunities. in a moment it will be time for sportsday but first a look at what else is coming up this evening on bbc news. at seven — beyond 100 days will be speaking to one of presid

i'm vicki young. the headlines at 11: police confirm that two people who fell criticially ill in wiltshire have been exposed to the nerve agent novichok. charlie rowley and dawn sturgess were found unconscious on saturday. the site where it's believed the two were poisoned — in the town of amesbury — is just a few miles away from the site of the russian poisoning in march. following the detailed analysis of those temples, we can confirm that the man and woman have been exposed to the nerve agent novichok, which has been identified as the same nerve agent that contaminated both julia and sergei skripal. police confirm the man arrested on suspicion of murdering 6—year—old alesha macphail is under the age of 18. alesha went missing on the isle of bute on saturday. police are continuing to question a nurse, after arresting her on suspicion of murdering eight babies and attempting to murder another six. also this hour: the government puts forward new proposals on how it will manage fishing in british water

our chief political correspondent, vicki young, is in westminster.e house of commons this afternoon. any hints about this new plan that she hopes will somehow unite her ministers? no, this seems to bea unite her ministers? no, this seems to be a real air of mystery surrounding this third way, this new option to try and break the deadlock. she is being extremely tight—lipped about it, as was her spokesman, he said earlier that there will be a lot of speculation between night and friday, some of it may well be correct, but he wasn't willing to engage in that speculation. that is really still where we are. we know that david davis, the brexit secretary, went into number ten this morning known nothing about this new idea, which seems in itself pretty extraordinary. he apparently left the meeting having not discussed it, but we are told that both he and theresa may are working very closely on whatever this plan is. it really is a case of mps wandering around over there not knowing what this new plan might well be, but it is clear theresa may has to come u

hello this is bbc news with vicki young — the headlines...e porton down chemical weapons lab, after two people are criticially ill in hospital in wiltshire.

vicky young has more. she gave them little choice — back this compromise deal or resign.an to cabinet on friday. the uk would be tied to eu rules on goods, a closer relationship than many pro—brexit ministers want. but the prime minister has crucial support from one of the leave campaign's most prominent figures. i'm a realist, and one of the things about politics is that you mustn't, you shouldn't, make the perfect the enemy of the good. and one of the things about this compromise is that it unites the cabinet. collective responsibility reigns. and i think for the cabinet, all of us, our responsibility is to work together in order to ensure that we can get the best possible deal for britain. at chequers, ministers were allowed to speak their minds. borisjohnson told colleagues, in typically direct language, that they were being asked to polish a turd. the foreign secretary was hostile to the plan, arguing it didn't honour the pledge to take back control of our laws. but friends say he is not resigning because he wants to continue to make his case. other brexiteers are pr

vicki young is standing by, the chief political correspondent.ddressing her own backbenchers. brexit is of course the topic everyone is talking about. after yesterday, the government suffering defeat on brexit legislation, then scraping through on another very important vote. what is happening here is she has come up with a compromise. she thought she had cabinet agreement on all of that which seems to have fallen apart slightly and i think the problem with compromise if you end up pleasing none of the people none of the time. today in prime minister questions one of the toughest things she was asking from someone on your own side. with the prime minister informed the house at what point it was decided that brexit means remain? that really sums up the dilemma for the prime minister. com demise has left some in her party thinking the uk will be far too close to the eu after we leave —— her compromise has left some. others are thinking we will not be close enough and it will not be workable. this was her response... can i say to my honourable frien

hello, this is bbc news with vicki young.e taking a look at tomorrow morning's papers in a moment. first, the headlines at 11:30. the eu's chief brexit negotiator, michel barnier, has said many questions remain about theresa may's vision for future links between london and brussels. after a surprise invitation by president trump, russia says it is open to a possible visit by president putin to washington. president trump's former lawyer is reported to have secretly recorded a conversation with mr trump before the 2016 election, in which they discussed payments to a former playboy model. two 15—year—old boys who plotted to murder teachers and classmates at their school in north yorkshire have been given custodial sentences of 10 and 12 years. novichok victim charlie rowley, who was found in critical condition in amesbury earlier this month, has been released from hospital. hello, and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are the political commentator giles kenningham and the pol

our chief political correspondent vicki young is at westminster for us.at theresa may has been walking for ever, it seems, has just got that little bit tighter? we do keep talking about crunch moments and having to make decisions, certainly until now there has been a certainly until now there has been a certain amount of kicking the can down the road. that has to come to an end sometime. that is the point of this check summit, or get together, all party, whatever you wa nt to together, all party, whatever you want to cool it. it's about making a decision as we were hearing their and going back to the eu and saying this is what we want. there are many who think it's pretty extraordinary that a year after these two suggestions of what the customs arrangement might be, that they now seem to be off the table possibly and some other form of compromise will be put forward. we will have to wait and see. i don't think we will get much in advance of that meeting. let's discuss this with conservative mp simon hall who joins let's discuss this with conservative mp s

our chief political correspondent, vicky young, is outside chequers for us now.rguments are very well rehearsed, aren't they? actually, many people are saying this is the sort of showdown, discussion, argument that should have happened two years ago. the fact the cabinet has been arguing among itself was so long has wasted a lot of time and energy. that is why theresa may has summoned them. they thought to be staying until 10pm to try to hammer out a deal. the arguments are the same. do we stay closely aligned with the eu after brexit or do we make a much cleaner break? as the brexiteers would see it, take advantage of some of the opportunities that are out there. not much has being coming out of that building behind me but we did spot them having a bit of lunch on the terrace outside. i think in these pictures you can see theresa may with her back to the camera in a purple suit and borisjohnson to the right. as they sat there, there were some animated conversations going on. we saw philip hammond and many other cabinet ministers. all of them here trying to thras

let's go to westminster, where i'm joined by our chief political correspondent vicki young.king forward to it! probably looking forward much more to the summer break next week. it feels as if this government, as a theresa may is staggering towards that moment. last night was in one vote in the house of commons on brexit, legislation, just about squeaking through on another. —— losing one vote. many are safe is ha rd to losing one vote. many are safe is hard to keep going like this. the problem is the deal she has but, become from eyes she has, over brexit, is all sides. that is making her life pretty difficult at the moment. last night we heard all sorts of stories about the pressure being put on conservative mps to fall into line behind the prime minister, suggestions that if they voted against and the government lost the bill on staying in a customs union, there might be able of confidence which might lead to a general election. and one remain mp says it is no way to carry on. we we re says it is no way to carry on. we were looking to hear from there that were looking to h

let's pick this up with vicki young, who's in westminster. mendments and what has been the reaction to it? it's been another confusing day at westminster today. i think really this is the conservative brexiteers, the pro—brexiter conservative mps, really trying to flex their parliamentary muscles, trying to show the government, we have the numbers to get you to change your mind on your chakras deal, which they don't like because they think it ties the uk far too closely to the european union after brexit. so, they put forward some amendments, and bizarrely, really, and out of the blue, the government decided to accept all of them. a couple of them, you can see why the government policy, not having this situation where northern ireland would be separated off from the rest of the united kingdom, you can see why the government would accept that. but another one was to basically say that to prevent the uk from collecting eu tariffs, unless there isa collecting eu tariffs, unless there is a reciprocal arrangement. now, many people, including those

vicki young, we have news of what, resignations? yes, resignations, not ministers.brexit. so that is two more who saying they are unhappy with this compromise. as we said earlier, the problem with theresa may finally forcing this issue, if you like, is it has left a large number those inherent party unhappy with it. marie caulfield was reportedly said to have been upset that some of the brexiteers in the cabinet have as she put it, turned into the enemy overnight by going along with this compromise. so some more issues that theresa may to deal with. she seems to have stemmed the resignations from the cabinet but it does seem lower down the chain there is still a certain level of unhappiness. lower down the chain you describe it, hardly big names. is it a big headache? no but it shows the depth of feeling. there have been rumours in the last 24 hours there might be more ministers to come. we have reached this slight hiatus because the white paper is due to be published on thursday and others are saying once the details are out, that people might then look again. a lo

leila nathoo, bbc news, westminster. 0ur chief political correspondent vicki young is at westminster. brings up shape of the last 2a hours, brings up to what changes have been made today. yes, i think theresa may has steadied the ship in the sense that there have been no more misery on ministerial resignations, so she will be pleased about that. but in the last few minutes there have been to vice chairs of the conservative party who have decided to resign. they're not people that most people will have heard of but nevertheless they are articulating the problems with the so—called checkers deal that many in the conservative party feel. 0ne that many in the conservative party feel. one of them is ben bradley, he represents a constituency where more than 70% of people voted to leave. and his view of the arrangement that theresa may has come up with is that it does not take advantage of the immense opportunities, as he would put it, that our available from global trade. he says that we have been tied to eu regulations, the eu will be tying our hands and it will be the worst of all worlds.

vicki young has been following the story in westminister. elections were put in place by parliament to ensure fans and transparency. vote leave have broken the rules and that sparked anger in an already furious brexit debate with some even calling for a rerun of the referendum. talking about deliberate cheating. we cannot have confidence that this referendum was secure and it should be rerun. the fellow outrage by members you hearing from members on all sides of the house, some of whom have now left, is nothing to do with a breach of the rules by the —— campaign, it is due to the fact that they lost, they are not representing they lost, they are not representing the people, they will that referendum despite the fact that they overspent themselves by millions of pounds. downing street said britain's vote on its eu membership was a little democratic —— a legitimate democratic exercise and coldly at all again will likely fall on deaf ears. geoff bessel source of amazon has been named as they will‘s most rich man. , jeff bezoz is now the world's

this is bbc news, i'm vicki young. the headlines at 8pm.ear derby over three decades. i was injected with this truck which i now know was sodium. i didn't know what was then. —— this truck. it was a room. it was closed and it was dark. people killed in greece. they fear that it'll rise to more than 100. many people have been hurt. is difficult to identify and him. they're not yet people of been identified among the dead. and there

our chief political correspondent, vicki young, is in westminster.dly any time spent at that eu summit on brexit. the rest of the eu had other things on their minds, like migration, for example. it was interesting thatjeremy corbyn in his response decided to really go on the attack saying that she needs to rein in the eagles in her cabinet and after all this time, after more than two years it simply wasn't good enough that the cabinet still haven't agreed on what kind of future relationship they want. that is why theresa may is calling this meeting at chequers, calling her full cabinet there on friday. of course, there will be lots of speculation. we learned yesterday that there is this idea of another plan when it comes to a customs arrangement. labour were pretty scathing about that, saying after all this time, a year ago you said there were two options, neither appears to be another one, but really we are in the dark. some mps here say that they think have of the cabinet is in the dark about that. we don't know if it has been signed up we don't kn

now more from our chief political correspondent, vicki young at westminster.a may came from her own side and really, what andrea jenkyns said there sums up the problem the prime minister has. there are many who agree with andrea jenkyns, there was the brexiteer side of the party, that the compromise that theresa may has come up compromise that theresa may has come up with is effectively about the same as remaining within the eu. the problem is on the other side of the ardsmen, there are many who think that now, it is not workable, you might as well stay in and be closer to the european union. so this is the dilemma that theresa may finds herself in, were her compromise doesn't seem to be pleasing anybody, 01’ doesn't seem to be pleasing anybody, or labour. the question is, is she willing to back away? jeremy corbyn says her white paper, that chequers paper, is obsolete. she says it is not. she's insists it is the only workable compromise to get through all this and deliver what she would say on brexit by controlling immigration, controlling borders. of course,

i'm joined now by our chief political correspondent, vicki young.nk so. she will obviously be pleased that that cabinet meeting friday she managed to get her cabinet, albeit some of them extremely reluctantly to fall into line. they went into that meeting with seven or eight not happy about what she's proposing, but she has managed to get them to stay yes, we will back what you are suggesting. partly because the parliamentary arithmetic is against them, there is no majority in parliament for a harder, cleaner brexit, the breaking away from the un ina brexit, the breaking away from the un in a more direct way, so it was interesting listening to michael gove today that it's significant he's on side because he of course was one of the faces of the leave campaign alongside boris johnson, was one of the faces of the leave campaign alongside borisjohnson, so the fact that he's decided he will accept this even though it is not exactly what he wanted, she will hope that will persuade a lot of those other conservative mps so she has a meeting tomorrow evenin

this is bbc news, i'm vicki young. the headlines at 8pm. a police investigation finds evidence that 65 children were drugged then sexually abused at a former psychiatric hospital near derby over three decades. i was injected with this truck which i now know was sodium. i didn't know what was then. —— this truck. it was a room. it was closed and it was dark. people killed in greece. they fear that it'll rise to more than 100. many people have been hurt. is difficult to identify and him. they're not yet people of been identified among the dead. and there area identified among the dead. and there are a lot of people missing. "no tariffs and no barriers and no subsidies", president trump gives the eu commission president his wish list ahead of talks to avert a trade war. unhappiness is not grounds for divorce. a woman loses her appeal in the supreme court. as five judges adjust the law should be reviewed. and could we be one step closer to discovering life on mars? scientists in italy believe they have found an underground lake i2 miles wide in

let's cross to our chief politcal correspondent vicki young in westminster.g, the prime minister in another part of westminster defending her brexit strategy? that was a scathing assessment of the policy and of the negotiating approach. what he was doing was articulating what dozens of conservative mp5 feel, that she has given away too much too early and she needs to go back to her previous position, and i think many will see that as a threat from boris johnson, saying there was still time to save brexit, to change tack. the question being, if she doesn't, what happens next? there are rumours going around this place that there are almost enough conservative mp5 willing to put in that letter to the 1922 committee which theresa may is about to address now, which would force a vote of no—confidence in her. that is all still speculation of course. theresa may absolutely sticking to her guns, no sign that she she is going to go back from her position, she thinks what she has put forward is the only workable solution, the only kind of deal that can get through here

our corresponding vicky young.ying to keep the conservative party any chain and all on the same page, and no market is wide out there in the open. where does she go from there? that is partly the point. at some point, she had to come down on one side or the other with a plan, and the moment she did that, it was inevitable they we re she did that, it was inevitable they were going to be a sizeable amount of people not very happy. i have spent the last while hanging around this place, talking to former cabinet ministers and others. on the borisjohnson cabinet ministers and others. on the boris johnson resignation, it cabinet ministers and others. on the borisjohnson resignation, it not of raise eyebrows, saying he only went because david davis went. some say he looks ridiculous for not having gone on friday. one cabinet minister said we are past peak boris. i think lots of people each here or do not think if it came to a leadership challenge that he would get the support that he might want, and they concede that he f

our chief political correspondent vicki young is at westminster for us now.re broadly speaking how have they gone down? talking about if she cannot please eve ryo ne talking about if she cannot please everyone the question is if she can please anyone. she has had a succession of her own backbenchers raising their concerns about all of this. iain duncan smith for example saying they voted to leave and has deep misgivings. he said i voted to leave, not to have to leave. concerns are many, the european court ofjustice, they think this plan means they still will have jurisdiction over the united kingdom, they are worried about the idea of a common rule book. they are still going to have to follow all of the regulations when it comes to goods and they are questioning whether parliament really would have any kind of power to reject them. when it comes to immigration, the very powerful subject during the referendum, they are worried there will be more concessions and in the end the government is not ruling out giving special treatment to eu citizens. another conserv

our chief political correspondent, vicki young, is in westminster.s pile—up, and a difficult board later. this is another of what we thought was going to be a crunch moment when people are getting ready to get legislation in place, it's becoming much more than that. it's becoming much more than that. it's becoming a battle about the kind of brexit we have and of course the chequers agreement which at the moment does not have the backing of many people at all. those who are pro—brexit think the prime minister has given away too much and are trying to use the legislation going through here later tonight to really tough her resolve, too hard on her stands before it goes to the eu. the latest indications are the government may give way on some of that, thinking they can, it won't make too much difference but it really does just knock all this confrontation further ahead to the autumn. as jonathan confrontation further ahead to the autumn. asjonathan blake reports. climbing aboard at the start of what could be another turbulent week. theresa may at an air

attorney says this case is not about thatsot eric quandt/ deputy public defender 54-104 (vicki) an innocent youngthe middle of the day. now the victim's mom is pleading with the shooter to turn himself in...saying she's ready to forgive him. a large cash reward is also on the table. kron4's haaziq madyun reports. 104defender 54-public quandt/ deputy sot eric thatsot eric quandt/ deputy public defender 54-104 (vicki) (vicki) an innocent young man...shot to death while waiting for a bus in the middle of the day. now the victim's mom is pleading with the shooter to turn himself in...saying she's ready to forgive him. a large cash reward is also on the table. kron4's haaziq madyun reports. the unsolved murder of patrick scott jr is the subject of a joint homicide task force investigation with the oakland police department and the f.b.i.sot

young man... shot to death while waiting middle of the day.(vickiw the victim's mother is pleading with the shooter to turn himself in... saying she's ready to forgive him. a large cash reward is also on the table. kron4's haaziq madyun reports. the unsolved murder of patrick scott jr is the subject of a joint homicide task force investigation with the oakland police department and the f.b.i.sot 27-year-old son patrick scott jr. was shot to death back on februrary 3, 2018 just before 11am while waiting at this bus stop on 62nd and market street in west oakland. it has been almost 6-months. investigators want to keep the heat under the murder case to prevent it from going coldsot

(vicki) an innocent young man...shot to death while waiting for a bus in the middle of the day.(grant) now the victim's mom is pleading with the shooter to turn himself in...saying she's ready to forgive him. large cash reward is also on the table.(vicki) kron4's haaziq madyun reports. the unsolved murder of patrick scott jr is the subject of a joint homicide task force investigation with the oakland police department and the f.b.i.sot 27-year-old son patrick scott jr. was shot to death back on februrary 3, 2018 just before 11am while waiting at this bus stop on 62nd and market street in west oakland. it has been almost 6-months. investigators want to keep the heat under the murder case to prevent it from going coldsot

markeis' brother says it's going to crush him when he has to tell the young boy the truth. (vickirrifying moments of a lightning strike were captured on camera. it happened at a country music festival in kenosha, wisconsin. kayla byrne says she was taking cover under her tent the moment it hit. she caught it on camera.. and then 10 minutes later..she and her friends found 22 year old brittney prehn lying unconscious..bl eeding from her ear. her phone was shattered and boot was shredded (vicki) according to a family member, the young woman is currently in an i-c-u in chicago. (grant) supporters of ousted disney director james gunn hope an online petition can get his job back. a change-dot-org petition has collected over 200-thousand signatures... including the well-known names of actress selma blair and guardians of the galaxy star dave bautista.. disney fired gu

(vicki) an innocent young man...shot to death while waiting for a bus in the middle of the day. now the victim's mom is pleading with the shooter to turn himself in...saying she's ready to forgive him.(ken) a large cash reward is also on the table. kron4's haaziq madyun reports. the trembling voice of a desperate mother, carol jones, describing her effort to keep her 27-year-old son patrick scott jr. alive. he was shot to death back on februrary 3, 2018 just before 11am while waiting at this bus stop on 62nd and market street in west oakland. children's hospital is the nearest medical facility to this locationpatrick scott jr.'s murder case is being investigated by the oakland police department and the f.b.i.'s joint homicide task forcesot

(vicki) police believe the young man may have been attacked because he was driving too slow. kay recede has the story. kelley drive in stockton is notoriously known for its violence.. drama and crime but often there are families who like most people just want peace(imelda martinez, neighbor)"it's sad to still see that you still feel unsafe."neighbors were disheartened when they heard that suspected road rage led to the beating of a 26 year old ice cream vendor (hodari wilson, neighbor)"that's very disappointing because he's just like everybody else that's struggling."joe silva with the stockton police department says the vendor was driving on kelley drive near west hammer lane monday night when three men in a silver sedan started screaming at the victim(officer joe silva, spokesman, stockton police department)"he was in that neighborhood, trying to sell ice cream to kids and their families and he didn't do anything wrong."silva says the vendor feared for his safety he pulled over but that didn't stop the men(silva)"the people that did something wrong last night were the ones

vicki) ahead at nine... shocking video shows a police officer pointing his gun at young kids.... some people are coming to the officer's defense. we'll explain. (ken) plus... environmental advocate erin brockovich is back at it again-- battling it out with p-g-&e over last year's north bay firestorm.... why the company is now accused of trying to pass the bill to its customers. (vicki) and after the break... a toddler dies after getting trapped inside a hot car.... and tonight police are trying to figure out how he managed to get into the car without his parents... year, i am sorry about that. [music playing] (vo) progress is in the pursuit. audi will cover your first month's lease payment on select models during summer of audi sas event. 9:30.... a toddler in sacramento dies-- after getting trapped inside his family's car on a hot day. (ken) neighbors are mourning the loss....wishing they could have saved the young boy's life....(ken) and right now-- police are trying to figure out how the 2-year-old got into the car on his own... doug johnson has the story. joe richards/neighbo