the reason i believe he went into an atu, he was ina mentalunit believe he went into an atu, he was iny were shutting it down. he had depression, is that the reason why? yes, he went in with depression. he we nt yes, he went in with depression. he went in with depression and itjust seemed to get worse and worse every time they made a move. 0ne responsible clinician said they should stay where they are because if they are nearer to home that's when they get better. how does your son spent his days? he sits in his wheelchair, because he's disabled now, he's been disabled for one year and nine months and he wasn't given and nine months and he wasn't given a hip replacement operation because he's mentally ill, and because he's mentally ill is not treated the same asa mentally ill is not treated the same as a mentally well person. they are second—class citizens in this country, and they do not have the same rights as mentally well people. so, mark is still enduring catastrophic broken hip injury for the past one year and nine months. and all that happened to mark 11 and a half yea rs and al

and has been held in secure units known as atus for seven years.her desperation, ayla swallowed a toothbrush which is still inside her. four years ago, the government and nhs england said it would close at least 35% of the places at atus by the end of march this year and provide alternative care in the community instead. but the department of health have missed their own deadline and now pushed it back. our reporter has been to meet the parents of young people living in atus. she's my only child. she is everything to me. she is my life. it is just unbelievable. i am living a nightmare. at age 19 ayla haines was admitted to an assessment and treatment unit, or atu, after struggling with anorexia and other mental health illnesses. her life consists of spending her days from 7:30am in the morning until 9:30pm at night in one room. she hasn't been out of that ward for the past year apart from once, and apart from hospital visits. we haven't been able to see her for the past year. we were only an allowed three ten—minute phone calls a week. ayla has spe

well, atus are like the old bedlam institutions in victorian times.nister says the government has allowed private companies to make millions of pounds by treating nhs patients in psychiatric units that failed to provide suitable care. there have been a0 deaths in these units since 2015 and nine of those were deaths of people under 35. the government must recommit itself and re—pledge to close these placements down. there is even a question of why paying five times, for instance, the amount it would cost to have a community placement, is good value for money. it just isn't. this is public money, taxpayers' money. in response, the department of health has told us in a statement: # sitting on the dock of a bay # watching the tide... with the right support outside of inpatient units it is possible to change people's lives. this girl spent 22 months at a secure unit in the east midlands where her family says she was repeatedly restrained by staff. it was a very hopeless place. even i'm a child psychiatrist, i couldn't access the right support, i couldn't h

philip is much more happy, much more affectionate, which, obviously he wasn't when he was in the atuengland says it is investing in early intervention and ramping up specialist community care to help hundreds more people live more independent lives closer to home. it insists progress is being made. but the question for families remains why is it taking so long? alison holt, bbc news. facebook has announced that it's banning a dozen british far right campaigners and organisations who it says have been spreading hate and encouraging violence. they include the british national party and its former leader, nick griffin the english defence league, and britain first. the ban also applies on instagram, which is owned by facebook. here's our media editor amol rajan. masters of modern communication they may be, but according to facebook at least of these members of britain's ha rd least of these members of britain's hard right groups and organisations often spread hate or promote violence. the full list includes the british national party and its former leader nick griffin, britain first, its

was someone who spent more than a year miles from home in an assessment and treatment hospital, or aturt, his life has transformed. philip is much more happy, much more affectionate, which obviously he wasn't when he was in the atu because he was always locked behind a glass door, so i didn't have the same contact with him. nhs england says it is investing in earlier intervention and ramping up specialist community care to help hundreds more people live more independent lives closer to home. the smartest giant in town. it insists progress is being made, but the question for families remains why is it taking so long. alison holt, bbc news. the home secretary sajid javid is urging police to use the full force of the law against climate change protesters causing disruption in london. the environmental group, extinction rebellion says it plans to target heathrow tomorrow on one of its busiest days of the year. meanwhile in a bbc documentary broadcast tonight, sir david attenborough says climate change could cause "irreversible damage to the natural world and the collapse of our societies".

an investigation into assessment and treatment units — or atus — was launched in 2011 after the bbc‘se view — a private hospital near bristol. the government promised to end their use for those capable of living in the community with proper support, as noel phillips reports. she is my only child. she is everything to me, she is my life. it is just unbelievable, i am living a nightmare. 26—year—old ayla haines has spent the last seven years in psychiatric hospitals after being sectioned at the age of 1a under the mental health act. her mum says her prolonged stay has had a detrimental effect on her health. she's got a huge bald patch on her head now where her hair will never grow. she is so desperate to end it all, really, she currently has a toothbrush inside her, because she swallowed a toothbrush. an actual toothbrush? an actual toothbrush. you couldn't imagine this happening to anyone, it is your worst nightmare. she loved dressing up. ayla is currently at a medium secure unit, 200 miles away from her home in cardiff. are you worried that you might never see her again? yes, very mu

was someone who spent more than a year miles from home in an assessment and treatment hospital, or atuhis life has transformed. philip is much more happy, much more affectionate, which obviously he wasn't when he was in the atu because he was always locked behind a glass door, so i didn't have the same contact with him. nhs england says it is investing in earlier intervention and ramping up specialist community care to help hundreds more people live more independent lives closer to home. the smartest giant in town. it insists progress is being made, but the question for families remains why is it taking so long. alison holt, bbc news. after four days of protests, the environmental group extinction rebellion says it plans to target heathrow tomorrow, on one of its busiest days of the year. hundreds of thousands of people will be flying in and out of the airport for easter. heathrow says it's working with the authorities to address the threat. the police say they've arrested more than 500 people at sites across london this week. tom symonds is at waterloo bridge, which has been blocked a

philip is much more happy, much more affectionate, which, obviously he wasn't when he was in the atuon and ramping up specialist community care to help hundreds more people live more independent lives closer to home. it insists progress is being made. but the question for families remains why is it taking so long? (a teenager has been arrested on suspicion of supplying class a drugs, by police investigating the death of a 13—year—old boy found unconscious in a park in south wales. carson price was found on friday evening in a park in ystrad mynach, and police believe "illegal substances" contributed to his death. gwent police said a 14—year—old boy was arrested on thursday morning when officers raided an address in blackwood. a british couple killed in a buggy crash on the greek island of santorini have been named. milly and toby savill had been driving in a mountainous region of the island when the vehicle fell into a 200—metre ravine on sunday afternoon. the couple's family paid tribute to them saying they "were utterly devoted to one another". now it's time for a look at the weath

is stopping atus middle and high schools across the country to meet and award the winners of our studentcam video competition. we were recently in providence, rhode island, and met with second prize winners. they are from trinity academy for the performing arts. >> this is our first time entering, and we put in a lot of hours of editing, contacting, and it was a long journey. we were very excited and happy in we look forward to participating again next year. >> we cannot believe it, and we look forward to next year. year think it is our first entering something, we didn't even think of it, we just entered to see how far we could go. to think we got second place on the first try it was my mind. >> to watch all the winning entries from this years studentcam contest, go to studentcam.org. >> white house press secretary sarah sanders stopped to talk with reporters outside the white house and took questions on an upcoming meeting with democratic leaders on infrastructure. the president's plan to send cu

. >>> meanwhile, a man sentenced for running atu prostion ring out of his home in sterling.ting women who spoke little english and struggled financially. police say he would traffic the women from new york and advertise the service on business cards. he is an undocumented immigrant from el salvador and sentenced n to more than two yearsil for that crime. >>> greg craig back in court monday. the former obamahite house counsel about work on behalf of for governments. he was released from custody and scheduled to be back in court next wednesday for a hearing whether tois surrender passport. the charges grew out of special counsel robert mueller's investigation into paul manafort's lobbying activities. craig is accuses of sleading the justice department aboutr woon behalf of the pro-russian president of ukraine in 2012. three years aftter craig he white house. >>> to the latest in the fight over illegal immigration. president trump is strongly considering a plan to bus migrants detained at the border into sanctuary cities. >> bsting it as political retribution. local authorities

the study looked atus thoands of mammograms for women who were on average about 72 yearsthld. tandard digital mammograms and 3d mammograms detected cancer, but the study found women who had the 3d mammograms were less likely to receive a false positive reading. current u.s. guidelineme say should undergo mammogram screening until the age of 74, but other research says factors like health and life expectancy should determine how long you or someone should be screened. >>> if your allergies seem particularly bad, climate change may be to blame. hey feverre ied by 14% in areas with an early spring. there was also an increase when spring arrived later than average. experts say this increase is es of ly due to many spe trees blooming all at oneti tim. bl a high concentration of air.n into the whatever it is, we don't like it. >> and it's affecting both of us. >>> f places show the drastic impacts of climate change like alaska. >> that state has seen some record warm temperatures that are even surprising scientists. amelia draper with the stories behind the numbers. >> the numbers a

c-span two.on stopping atus is high schools across the country to present the prizes and awards andour video competition throughout this month, you can see the top 21 entries every morning. every documentary along with those mentioned and behind the scene winners online. >> next, "road to the white house" coverage" with senator bernie sanders campaigning in madison, wisconsin. later, "newsmackers" with joe mnuchin and homeland security. he's a member of the subcommittees that oversee the state department and d.h.s. funding. announcer: up next, senator bernie sanders hold as rally in madison, wisconsin, which president trump carried in 2016. it is his kickoff swi

that was atu golden opporty for nasa to examine the long-term effects of space on the human body.ne system. even genetic chans. back onearth, mark a former astronaut, he experienced none of that. the question what would happen if we went on a two and a half noigs mars? >> today is my six rep day. >> reporter: from the minute he arrived on the space station, scott kelly was a test. >> we've collected a of data on our time here. >> reporter: t tests continued back on earth. how did a year s inpace affect his body? three years later, the results are in. the biggest surprise? >> 7% of my genes which is dna, rna, and h proteine now expressed themselves differently. >> reporter: in space,s kell genes suddenly became far mar active. gened related t immune responses, infla nation, and cell growth. perhaps frompace radiation exposure which increases his risk of cancer. and something else. the protective ends on his chromosomes suddenly got longer in that's good news. longer telomeres help protect against the aging but as soon as he was back on earth, they shrank. susan bailey at colorado s

join us at 10am for our exclusive report into the lives of young people trapped in atus, bbc two, bbcfor most of us, we are looking at areas of cloud but lots of the cloud will thin and break and they will be sunshine for england and wales through the day but the cloud building across northern england and cloudy skies across northern ireland and scotland with some showers and some of those will be wintry on the hills. temperatures today ranging from eight in the north and 15 or 16 in the south and this is the last day of the week we are likely to see temperatures about high. through the evening we will also see a band of rain coming in from the north—west. it will collide with the showers ahead of it, and the whole lot continues pushing south—eastwards. it isa continues pushing south—eastwards. it is a cold front and behind it it turns colder with a risk of ice, some showers which will be wintry in the hills, not as cold as we push further south. and tomorrow here is a band of rain continuing its journey south—east, behind, bright spells of sunshine and showers, some of the showers he

an investigation into assessment and treatment units — or atus — was launched in 2011 after the bbc‘sshe is my only child. she is everything to me, she is my life. it is just unbelievable, i am living a nightmare. 26—year—old ayla haines has spent the last seven years in psychiatric hospitals after being sectioned at the age of 14 under the mental health act. her mum says her prolonged stay has had a detrimental effect on her health. she's got a huge bald patch on her head now where her hair will never grow. she is so desperate to end it all, really, she currently has a toothbrush inside her, because she swallowed a toothbrush. an actual toothbrush? an actual toothbrush. you couldn't imagine this happening to anyone, it is your worst nightmare. she loved dressing up. ayla is currently at a medium secure unit, 200 miles away from her home in cardiff. are you worried that you might never see her again? yes, very much so. i'm 78 years of age and i've got a heart condition. and it's distressing, not only for me, but having to watch ayla suffer, and watch my daughter suffer. and being powe