for over 30 years, barrie worked in finance at the department for work and pensions.ke the job? what was going on here at that time? well, basically, it was a good job. i felt quite fortunate really to have the job. barrie‘s anxiety was under control and his employer moved him to a newjob. i basically told him that the job i was doing i couldn't do because of my disabilities. i provided evidence from my gp. their own occupational health service told me unless they remove me from the environment i was working in, then it would be to the detriment of my health. things came to a head when barrie was forced to spend the day in a small room. i was told i needed to go on a training course. it was in a very small room, and there was about 12 people. i told my line manager, i told the business manager, that i wouldn't be able to attend that course because i suffered from panic attacks. i was basically told if i didn't do it then i would be disciplined, so i attended the course. i wasn't taking anything in. ijust had this overwhelming feeling of "i had to get out of the room".

for over 30 years, barry worked in finance at the department for work and pensions.he job? what was going on here at that time? well, basically, it was a good job. i felt fine, well, basically, it was a good job. ifelt fine, quite well, basically, it was a good job. i felt fine, quite fortunate really to have thejob. barry's anxiety was under control and his employer moved him to a new job. i basically told him that the job. i basically told him that the job i was doing i couldn't do because of my disabilities. i provided evidence from my gp. their own occupational health service told me unless they remove me from the environment i was working in, it would be to the detriment of my health. things came to a head when barry was forced to spend the day in a small room. i was told i needed to go on a training course. it was in a very small room and there was about 12 people. i told small room and there was about 12 people. itold my line small room and there was about 12 people. i told my line manager, small room and there was about 12 people. itold my line manager, i tol

there was a formal complaint made against priti patel when she was at the department for work and. e. —— their department for work and pensions. we do not know what happened to the complaint, whether it is upheld or rejected. we do not know the answer to that. we have been told there are conflicting views of how she was when she was at the dwp. 0ne whitehall source said she created a hostile and unhappy environment by civil servants —— for civil servants by undermining them. another source at the department for work and pensions said she was difficult and not afraid to say what she wanted but they would not call her a bully. a conflict about what she was like to work for essentially. what it really tells us is it was unlikely to die down in the coming days. the tensions with their briefings, the leaks, they are unlikely to be going anywhere. this is what the new allocation tells us. there is a lot of talk about her feature in her role as home secretary. tell us about the support she has received up until now. priti patel says she is not aware of the complaint at the dwp. she has had

another source at the department for work and pensions said she was difficult and not afraid to say whata bully. the constant them of conflict — about what she was like to work for essentially. what it really tells us is it was unlikely to die down in the coming days. the tensions, the briefings, the leaks, they are unlikely to be going anywhere. this is what the new allegation tells us. the headlines on bbc news... 12 new people test positive coronavirus in the uk — bringing the total number of cases in the country to 35. the government insists it's prepared to do all it can to contain the virus. labour calls for home secretary priti patel to attend the commons tomorrow — to explain allegations from her departing civil service chief that she bullied staff. at least 500 migrants have crossed from turkey to several greek islands on small boats — after greek authorities said they've stopped almost 10,000 others from entering the country. elinor barker claims the first medal for great britain at the track cycling world championships. everton getan cycling world championships. everton get an

another source at the department for work and pensions said she was difficult and not afraid to say whatant them of conflict — about what she was like to work for essentially. what it really tells us is it is unlikely to die down in the coming days. the tensions, the briefings, the leaks, they are unlikely to be going anywhere. this is what the new allegation tells us. storm jorge is bringing heavy rain and strong winds to the uk today, causing yet more disruption to flood—hit areas. dozens of flood warnings are still in place across england, wales and scotland, meaning immediate action is required. this time the brunt of the severe weather is expected to be borne by the south west and yorkshire, as well as parts of wales. the bbc‘s 0livia richwald is in east yorkshire and has more on the unprecedented levels of water there. this village in east yorkshire, where residents tell me it has not flooded here since 1947. that is more than 70 years. this road this way is called back lane. earlier today we were on the other side, filming where several houses had been flooded. residents there had

private office, the team of civil servants that work directly to ministers, when she was at the department for work. we have seen legal correspondence with the department in which the woman at the centre of this sets out a series of allegations, some of these allegations, some of these allegations do not consent to put, but concern other individuals, and some of the claims predate her time at the department. should make that absolutely clear. but there was a key incident according to this document which took place in october 2015, when the woman who i will call miss m act the way feeling fragile because of an incident in priti patel‘s office. without warning, according to this document, priti patel shouted at her to get lost and get out of her face. despite miss g, being used to this, and official told her she was to be removed from her role because she does not like yourface. her role because she does not like your face. according to this legal letter, the woman took an overdose of prescription medicine, returns to her office and lay her head on the desk. her husband later collector and took home

for this country, a points—based immigration system. that will take a lot of work by the home office, a fantastic department. il servants and thejob admiration for our civil servants and the job that they do. we politicians could not begin to accomplish things without fantastic, absolutely brilliant alpha minds in the civil service. we depend on them. that was the prime minister speaking a short time ago. well, a little earlier i spoke tojohn ashton, who's a former president of the faculty of public health. he told me that the government has been too slow to act over the spread of the coronavirus outbreak. if the latest information is confirmed, it looks as though we've moved from containment to community spread, and that is an escalation of the situation. i'm afraid the show so the situation. i'm afraid the show so far for the last two or three weeks has not been impressive. we've been playing catch up now, and from what i've been reading in the sunday papers, the plan that's going to be revealed this week is the sort of things that we should have been sharing with the public two or three weeks ago. i think

we have been reporting that there have been allegations made against in the department for work and pensions claims about her time as international development secretary and billing claims there. priti patel categorically denies all these allegations. if you are a critic of her as you might say this isa critic of her as you might say this is a pattern of behaviour emerging. if you are a supporter of our new might think it is a concerted effort against her. there is no signs of this dying down any time soon. thank you. the crown prosecution service is to review its handling of the assault case against caroline flack. the former love island presenter took her own life last month, while awaiting trial on charges that she assaulted her boyfriend. the issue will be looked at by a special cps panel. britain is in danger of failing a generation of children and young people when it comes to health and wellbeing, the royal college of paediatrics and child health has warned. it says in a new report that progress has stalled or reversed in a number of measures over recent yea rs. it adds that the healt

officials at the department for work and pensions told mps this morning there had been 105,000 applicationsr, they admitted, there had been problems. we have had capacity problems absolutely with the verify system and we are working closely with the government digital service and their providers to build incapacity. there are things they are doing to build capacity to change the way the system works and i am hoping that system will see changes and improvements over the coming hours. with job centres now closed due to coronavirus, staff will be redeployed to deal with new claims, part of the 10,000 additional civil servants being moved to cope with the surge. forjonathan hume trying to process his claim by a dwp imposed deadline of thursday, it is all very stressful. until it is sorted i have no income and i don't know what is going to happen after the time limit for organising the meeting is past, whether my claim will be automatically entered, or whether they will make an allowance for it. there has been no communication from anyone. ministers maintain welfare payments will be made in a ti

for work and pension is to tell you what benefits you might be entitled to, and how to apply for them. —— the departmentd pensions. good morning, thank you for being with us. we will be here each day and we will spend time answering your questions and helping to guide your questions and helping to guide you through this crisis. we'd like to ask what you think of these new, dramatic measures, how it will affect your life and livelihood. use the hashtag #victorialive. other ways to get in touch: chris has tweeted this, i knew to stay in for 12 weeks because i'm at risk. my partner as an electrician. he visits multiple households every day. the only way he can protect me is by staying off work or by going to live with his parents which leaves me completely alone for three months. this viewer says, the prime minister advises everyone to avoid pubs. with all due respect, will he pay the rent to my landlord? this advice would damage my business, the staff working for me, why? why? there isn't anything about what would be done to help us. the chancellor and promise that will talk about help for businesses. we'

my specific question is about action that the department for work and pensions will be taking for thoseublic who, whether because of business downturn oi’ whether because of business downturn or because of self isolation, have to access the benefits system and whether front line dwp staff and systems will accommodate the fact that self isolation should be treated as an illness and no inappropriate sanctions are applied. we are absolutely clear that that is the rule. i am talking to the secretary of state for dwp frequently on this matter. following the outbreak at willowbank infant school, will the secretary of state update the house on the work he is undertaking with the department for education and schools to help contain the outbreak? absolutely. the broader point on schools is that it is very important that schools don't lose if they are not advised to close. again, it is about following the medical advice. if there is no epidemiological reason to close the school, it should not close. ten schools are closed, i understand. seven of the ia schools reported yesterday as closed and ope

work again. the department meant to help disabled people into work. he was really nasty to me and i went back to my desk and cried forbility discrimination tribunal is than any other employer in britain. there is a fear amongst disabled people and the dwp. there's no two

department of work and pensions. our home affairs correspondent danny shawjoins me now. found out about this, what can you tell us? priti patel was employment minister at the department forand july 2016 and she went on to be promoted to department for international development secretary of before having to resign later. —— secretary of state. while she was at dwp, i have been told from official sources that a formal complaint was made against her, about her conduct at the department. we don't have any other details about the complaint or how it was handled. one of the problems is that there isn't a transparent process for dealing with complaints against government ministers. they have to abide by the ministerial code, which is a set of principles about behaviour and ethics and so on, one of which states there must be no bullying and you must treat people with respect. this is among civil servants working with her day today, the people who would see the most of her in the department? yes. my understanding is that this is a complaint made by someone that this is a complaint made by someone in her private office, a tea m someone in her private office, a team of six to eight

there have been reports of similar behaviour when she was at the department for work and pensions.resh allegations emerged about her time at international development. ms patel denies all the allegations. the government is carrying out an internal cabinet office inquiry into the matter, but that didn't satisfy the labour leader. will he now commit to an independent investigation into the home secretary's conduct led by an external lawyer and commit to a date when its findings will be made public? mr speaker, of course there should be an investigation into any allegations of bullying. that is what the cabinet office is doing and that is what sir alex would be doing. but since he mentions the home secretary, that she is keeping this country safe by putting record numbers of police officers, she believes in stopping the early release of offenders and she is bringing in a system to tackle our migration crisis with an australian style point based system. a government cannot be judge and jury over its own conduct. there has to be an independent element of that investigation. overnight, m

for 30 years, he worked in finance at the department for work and pensions.n a training course, it triggered his anxiety. i was basically told that if i didn't do it, then i would be disciplined. so i attended the course. i wasn't taking anything in, and ijust had this overwhelming feeling of, i had to get out of the room. i just collapsed to the floor. i thought at first i was having a heart attack. i had this tremendous crushing pain in my chest. i couldn't breathe. i realised then that it was an asthma attack. barrie was sent to hospital, but despite knowing this the next day his managers called him, asking to know where he was. he took the dwp to an employment tribunal. they ruled he had been discriminated against because of his disability, and he was awarded £26,000. panorama has carried out an in—depth analysis of every employment tribunal where an employer has been accused of disability discrimination, and can reveal that since 2016, the dwp has lost more tribunals than any other employer in britain. the average is 3%, and the dwp has lost 13% of the c

details of a further claim, this time from priti patel‘s period as employment minister in the department for worke that a junior staff member had already felt bullied in the department and taken an overdose. a year later, when ms patel was a minister, the staff member had told her line manager about a medical problem she was struggling with. her grievance letter claims the next day priti patel shouted at her to get lost and get out of herface. she was then dismissed. shortly after, the staff member took an overdose of prescription medication in the office. the letter said she was taken home where she took another overdose in what is described as an attempt to kill herself, and was rushed to hospital. the documents also reveal that the junior staff member later received a settlement of £25,000 after bringing a claim of bullying and discrimination against the department. ms patel is named in the document. on sunday, the prime minister defended ms patel, calling her a brilliant home secretary and praised the civil service. she has always strenuously denied all of the allegations. rianna croxford, bb

we asked a minister from the department for work and pensions to come on, newbie is available? e widowed and young for three years now, every time we have tried to get a minister on, unfortunately nobody has been developed. a spokesperson for the department for work and pensions says losing a loved one is devastating and we are carefully considering the court judgment devastating and we are carefully considering the courtjudgment on cohabiting couples with children. the government tried to appeal against a the government tried to appeal againsta high the government tried to appeal against a high court ruling which took place last month involving the two bereaved fathers, we found out yesterday that that appeal was refused. the bereavement support payment has been controversial for those who are able to receive it, a person who loses a husband, wife or civil partner. why? it used to be with receive this benefit until your younger child left school. in 2017 that changed, the bereavement support payment was sporting and the benefit went from lasting 18 years to 18 months. —— the be

the department for work and pensions has admitted there have been problems with the system, as our socialthe work i had planned for april and may, and march as well, is 100% cancelled. i have absolutely no employment now, whatsoever. no football means no income for sport cameramen. last week, jonny lindsley was forced to apply for universal credit, without success. the phone eitherjust automatically hangs up or if you get through, a couple of options on the menu, it eventually rings out and hangs up. nearly 500,000 people have applied for universal credit since monday of last week. the record demand is creating long delays for applicants. 0n social media, people have been sharing how long they've had to wait on the phone. for those who went online, it was no better. alex found himself at position 103,000 in the queue. when we checked on his progress today, he said he'd finally got into the system at 3am, but missed his slot as he was asleep. recorded message: we are currently experiencing high call volumes. jonathan hume's contract as a research associate ended this month. he's called the

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a junior employee brought a formal complaint, alleging bullying and harassment, against the department for workter says the staff member had tried to take her own life at work the previous year, before ms patel worked in the department, after reporting allegations of being bullied. by october 2015, the employee, who was a member of her private office, was told she was to be dismissed. the letter alleges her line manager told her it wasn't because of her performance but because ms patel "doesn't like your face". the formal complaint claims the woman had told her line manager she was feeling fragile because of a medical condition. the next day, it says ms patel shouted at her, saying to "get lost" and get out of her face. she was described as acting within unprovoked level of aggression. shortly after, the staff member took an overdose of prescription medication in the office and became unresponsive. the letter says that, after being taken home, the woman took another overdose in what is described as an attempt to kill herself, and was rushed to hospital, where she spent the night in resuscitatio

that a junior employee brought a formal complaint alleging bullying and harassment against the department for workr says the staff member had tried to take her own life at work the previous year, before ms patel worked in the department, at the reporting allegations are being bullied. by october 2015, the employee, a member of her private office, was told they we re of her private office, was told they were to be dismissed. a letter told her it wasn't because of her performance but because ms patel "doesn't like your face". a formal complaint tells a woman had told her line manager she was feeling fragile because of a medical condition. the next day, it says ms patel shouted at her, saying to "get lost" and get out of herface. at her, saying to "get lost" and get out of her face. she was described as acting within unprovoked level of aggression. shortly after, the staff member took an overdose of prescription medication in the office and became unresponsive. the letter says that, after being taken home, the woman took another overdose in what is described as an attempt to kill herself, and was rus

work again. the department meant to help disabled people into work. he was really nasty to me, and i went back to my desk and cried forhan any other employer in britain. there is a fear amongst disabled people and the dwp — there's no two ways bout it. and it's had to pay out almost £1 million of public money to its own disabled employees.

officials at the department for work and pensions told mps this morning there had been 105,000 applications yesterday alone. little wonder, they admitted, there had been problems. we have had capacity problems with the verify system and we are working closely with the government digital service and their providers to build incapacity. there are things they are doing to build capacity to change the way the system works and iam hoping change the way the system works and i am hoping that system will see changes and improvements over the coming hours and days. with job centre is now closed due to coronavirus, staff will be redeployed to deal with new claims, pa rt redeployed to deal with new claims, part of the 10,000 additional civil serva nts part of the 10,000 additional civil servants being moved to cope with the surge. forjonathan hume trying to process his claim by a dwp imposed deadline on thursday, it is all very stressful. until it is sorted i have no income and i don't know what is going to happen after the time limit for organising the meeting is past, whether my claim will be automa

details of a further claim, this time from priti patel‘s period as employment minister in the department for workstaff member had already felt bullied in the department and taken an overdose. a year later, when ms patel was a minister, the staff member had told her line manager about a medical problem she was struggling with. her grievance letter claims the next day priti patel shouted at her to get lost and get out of herface. she was then dismissed. shortly after, the staff member took an overdose of prescription medication in the office. the letter said she was taken home where she took another overdose in what is described as an attempt to kill herself, and was rushed to hospital. the documents also reveal that the junior staff member later received a settlement of £25,000 after bringing a claim of bullying and discrimination against the department. ms patel is named in the document. on sunday, the prime minister defended ms patel, calling her a brilliant home secretary and praised the civil service. she has always strenuously denied all of the allegations. rianna croxford, bbc news. members

there have been reports of similar behaviour when she was at the department for work and pensions.bout her time at international development. priti patel denies all the allegations. the government is carrying out an internal cabinet office inquiry — but that didn't satisfy the labour leader. will he now commit to an independent investigation into the home secretary's conduct led by an external lawyer and commit to a date when its findings will be made public? mr speaker, of course it is right that there should be an investigation into any allegations of bullying, and that is what the cabinet office is doing it that is with sir alex allen would be doing. but since he mentions the home secretary, that she is keeping this country safe by putting record numbers of police officers, she believes in stopping the early release of offenders and she is bringing in a system to tackle our migration crisis with an australian—style points—based system. a government cannot be judge and jury over its own conduct, there has to be an independent element to that investigation. overnight, mr speaker,

the bbc has been told there was a formal complaint against her when she was a minister in the department for workensions back in 2016. a spokesman for priti patel says he is not aware of this and we don't know what happened, whether it was upheld, but what it suggests is that these leaks, upheld, but what it suggests is that these lea ks, these upheld, but what it suggests is that these leaks, these tensions, may not be about to go away anytime soon. helen, thank you very much. storm jorge is bringing heavy rain and strong winds to the uk today, causing yet more disruption to flood—hit areas. dozens of flood warnings are still in place across england, wales and scotland, meaning immediate action is required. this time, the brunt of the severe weather is expected to be borne by the south—west and yorkshire, as well as parts of wales. services on the northern rail network are running under government control from today. the operator, arriva rail north, was stripped of its franchise after years of poor performance. the transport secretary, grant shapps, has set up a panel of local politicians, indus

there have been reports of similar behaviour when she was at the department for work and pensions onesh allegations immersed about her time at international development was not priti patel denies allegations. the government is carrying out an internal cove na nt government is carrying out an internal covenant enquiry but that didn't satisfy jeremy corbyn. we now commit to an independent investigation into the home secretary's conduct led by an external lawyer and commits to a date when its findings will be made public? mr speaker, of course it is right there should be an investigation into any allegations of bullying and that is what the cabinet office is doing and what sir alex will be doing but ijust want to remind him, since he mentions the home secretary, that she is keeping this country safe by putting record numbers of police officers... she believes in stopping the early release of offenders and is bringing ina release of offenders and is bringing in a system to tackle our migration crisis with an australian style points based system. a government cannot be the judge and jury

the department for work and pensions said it was redeploying existing staff and hiring others to copendent, michael buchcanan. all of the work i had planned for april and may, and march as well is 100% cancelled. i have absolutely no employment now, whatsoever. no football, it means no income for sport cameramen. the id check wouldn't work for me. last week, johnny was full to apply for universal credit, without success. the phone either just universal credit, without success. the phone eitherjust automatically hangs up or if you get through, a couple of options on the menu it eventually rings out and hangs up. record 477,000 people have applied for universal credit since monday of last week, creating long delays for applicants. on social media people have been sharing how long they have had to wait on the phone. for those who went online, it was no better. alex found himself in position 103,000 in the queue. we checked on his progress today and he said he finally got into the system at 3am but missed his slot because he was asleep. we are currently experiencing high call volumes. you

job centre appointments are going to be cancelled according to the department for work and pensions. eiving benefits don't have to attend job centre appointments for at least three months, starting from today, from thursday 19th march. people will continue to receive their benefits as normal but all requirements to attend the job centre in person are suspended, and people can still make applications for benefits online, if they are eligible. it finishes off, job centres remain open and will continue to support people who are not able to use phones online, including homeless people. so that information just including homeless people. so that informationjust coming including homeless people. so that information just coming to us from the department for work and pensions, their response to the coronavirus crisis. the nhs, already stretched after the winter, is being urgently prepared to deal with the pressures of the outbreak. so, how ready is our health service? 0ur health correspondent, nick triggle, has the details. all across the uk, people are reducing their social contact with each

those allegations have come from other civil servants working at different departments where priti patel works. it was very important forleheartedly support her. which is exactly what he did. the home secretary is doing an outstanding job delivering change, putting police on the street, cutting crime, and delivering a new integration system. i am sticking by her. home secretary has categorically denied and rejected all allegations that are being made against her. she put out a joint e—mail yesterday, to staff and be home office. she said that she regretted the resignation she has said it was now time for the home 0ffice said it was now time for the home office to come together as one team. she said she deeply cared about the well—being of civil servants and valued their professionalism. that was the only reference that has been from her expect these allegations swirling around her. it is a problem for her, but the that she is safe and thatjob would be wholehearted backing from the prime minister. down the road, there is this cabin investigation to see if she broke the ministerial code that says that staff ca n not the m

reality of the banking crisis became clear the recession and unemployment fears come as the department for work and pensions say nearly half a 1000000 people have applied for universal credit in the last 2 weeks around 1300000 british workers lost their jobs as a result of the 2008 recession with banking manufacturing and retail sectors hardest hit over the current crisis to shut down all but key sectors of the economy with everything from hospitality to education now on hold but the chancellor has promised over hundreds of billions to shield both employees and the self-employed unable to work during the pandemic but will lead chance of the need to do more to save the british economy to discuss this i was joined earlier by financial expert dr richard wellings he told me it's time to brace ourselves for even more economic pain. the private sector accounts for around 60 percent of the economy and his chance of that of shut down so we may well be in for the worst recession the deepest recession since the early 1920 s. in the aftermath of world war one could even be worse than that and obviously wo

reality of the banking crisis became clear the recession and unemployment fears come as the department for work and pensions say nearly hauffe a 1000000 people have applied for universal credit in the last 2 weeks. around 1300000 british workers lost their jobs as a result of the 2008 recession with banking manufacturing and retail sectors hardest hit over the current crisis has shut down all but key sectors of the economy with everything from hospitality to education now on hold but the chancellor has promised over hundreds of billions to shield both employees and the self-employed unable to work during the pandemic. but will be chancellor need to do more to save the british economy discuss this are joined by financial expert dr richard weddings he told me it's time to brace ourselves for even more economic pain. the private sector accounts for around 60 percent of the economy and huge chunks of that have shut down so we may well be in for the worst recession the deepest recession since the early 1920 s. in the aftermath of world war one or it could even be worse than that and obviously would

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international development secretary, and follows similar claims at the home office, and the department for work editor, norman smith is at westminster. norman, tell us more about these latest allegations and also what priti patel‘s supporters are saying in response? well, these latest allegations centre on her time at a third department, when she was a secretary of state for international development, and the allegations are that she belittled staff in her private office, she wrote overly aggressive e—mails, she questioned competence, and that those claims we re competence, and that those claims were brought to the attention of a senior official, who suggested they should be passed on to the cabinet secretary. we don't know whether they were, but here we have a third department and a third set of allegations which, it is a sort of steady drip now of damaging headlines which ms patel seems to be facing every day, and i suppose what compounds the difficulties for ms patel is that the inquiry set up by the prime minister into the initial claims, we know they are going to look at all the allegation

for that. employeesree state who have passed away because of covid-19 and they worked in the department of transportation. another worked for the department of corrections. have the last update, we had a 22% increase in tests. the totals are shown on the dashboard to my left, you're right. we have a 14% increase in positive cases over the last one hours. hours -- 24 the total increase in cases is 485. deathslly, we have 185 now. we have expanded the information available to the public about covid-19 on the department of health's website. addition to the parish breakdown of positive cases and deaths, you can access additional information on that website as well. 59 of our 64 parishes now have confirmed positive tests for covid-19. while there is a slight positive , we stillur numbers see that according to our modeling and the new entry of where we are able to watch what's happening, under any feasible scenario, we are going to exceed our medical capacity here in the state of louisiana and in region one first. that's the new orleans-jefferson parish area. we believe based on the most recent numbers that ca

reporter: in 2017 the chicago p.d., the subject of a blistering justice department report, citing a pattern of the police department's worked for years to reform and rebuild public trust, now facing renewed scrutiny erin mclaughlin, nbc news. >>> champion gymnasts aly raisman and simone biles are speaking out here's blayne alexander. >> reporter: new trouble for usa gymnastics in the wake of the larry nassar scandal after more than 150 women came forward accusing him of sexual abuse now usa gymnastics is proposing a settlement for those survivors who clai a coach or trainer. in return they would be required to release the u.s. olympic and paralympic committee along with ceo steve penny and former directors martha and bela karolyi from all claims. they denied any wrongdoing, but in a new interview with "today," retired gymnasts say that is not good enough. >> they refuse to take any accountability to address the issue, to figure out what went wrong, and they're continuing cover it up. >> reporter: last summer a congressional investigation found usa gymnastics along with the usa olympic committee and the fbi did not do enough. th

at this —— a quote from the department for work and pensions says there is no plans to abolish the removaltax. in the studio is the lawyer representing woman a, the women in this case. rebekah carrier and also here is kizzy gardiner who is the locum mp for walthamstow — she's standing in for stella creasy mp while she's on maternity leave — and she's worked on this 0pen open letter. what do you think of this case? as explained it has been an ongoing battle to battle for a long feed of time. we started this work in 2013. my client, who we have to call client a, she had suffered terrible anxiety throughout this period. she would really have liked to come here today but she can't because the risk to her life is real. some of those assaults mentioned took place when her ex partner had to serve a sentence for assaulting a police officer, he came out and broke into her house. this isa out and broke into her house. this is a reality that she really needs to be safe. sanctuary schemes where a very innovative thing produced in 2006. they are a national scheme and the idea is they change the dynamic

officials at the department for work and pensions told mps this morning there had been 105,000 applicationshad capacity problems. we have had capacity problems with the verifying system, working closely with the government digital service and their providers to build capacity. there are things they are doing to build capacity and change the way the system works. i'm hoping that that system will see some changes and improvements over the coming hours. with job centre is now closed due to coronavirus, staff will be redeployed to deal with new claims, part of the 10,000 additional civil servants being moved to cope with the surge. for jonathan, trying to process his claim bya jonathan, trying to process his claim by a dwp imposed deadline of thursday, it is all very stressful. until this is sorted, i have no income. and i don't know what is going to happen after the time limit for organising the meeting has passed. whether my claim will be automatically entered or... whether they will make an allowance for it. there has been no communication from anyone. ministers maintain welfare payments wil

international development secretary, and follows similar claims at the home office, and the department for work britain is in danger of failing a generation of children and young people when it comes to health and wellbeing, the royal college of paediatrics and child health has warned. it says in a new report that progress has stalled or reversed in a number of measures over recent years. it adds that the health outcomes of children from disadvantaged backgrounds are up to four times worse than those from more well—off areas. the crown prosecution service is to review its handling of the assault case against caroline flack. the former love island presenter took her own life last month, while awaiting trial on charges that she assaulted her boyfriend. it is understood the outcome of the review will not be made public. at least 25 people have died after tornados tore through the us state of tennessee yesterday. in nashville, buildings have collapsed and tens of thousands of people are without power. at least 150 people were taken to hospital. working with young children can be a challenge at the

investigation chicago pd at the subject of a blistering justice department report, citing a pattern of excessive force. the police department's worked for years to reform and rebuild public trust, now facing renewed scrutiny aaron mclaughlin, nbc news >>> a winter storm made some homes in new york look kind of like a scene from "frozen. plunging temperatures and high winds caused thick layers of ice to cover those homes some people say their homes looked dark because of just how thick the ice was. some doorways there were completely blocked >> we'll see how they are going to be able to thaw out >> good morning, everyone. we're going to start to transition march warmer conditions across the eastern half of the united states. and you can start to see the moisture though is flowing from the south and southeast. that increases the flood threat that we saw early february once again. those rivers are going to start to rise. alabama into mississippi forecasting that potential of 3 to 5 inches with some isolated y start of march we're near 80 degrees. of reeduc in starting off march pretty good but we do have another storm system we will talk a

so we highlight 7 major findings that directly impact the department's work. for example, finding barriers impacting people's act to access service. one of the major barriers is lack of awareness of what services are available and how to access them. and so as you'll see in the narrative goals section. das has an outreach program to address this issue. in the area plan, we identify our priority populations. we're required to serve those with the greatest economic and social needs. but we're given some latitude to identify what that means in our local community. for das, the priority populations are the equity analysis we did for the community needs assessment. they are those who are socially isolated, those are low income, seniors with limited english speaking proficiency, those who identify as lgbtq, and those at risk of institutionalization. section 10 of the area plan is where we highlight anticipated service levels next year. this is a key piece of our annual update that we bring back before you. overall looking at last year's report and this report, we're see

2017 the chicago pd at the subject of a blistering justice department report citing a pattern of excessive force. the police department's worked for years to reform and rebuild public trust now facing renewed scrutiny erin mclaughlin, nbc news >>> in selma, alabama, a solemn ceremony and a rare appearance by a civil rights icon georgia's congressman, john lewis, returned to the pettus bridge he's been out of the public eye for months battling pancreatic cancer john lewis was marching that violent day in 1965 known as bloody sunday. it was a turning point for african-americans and their right to vote. here was part of his message today. >> we cannot give up now. we cannot give in. we're going to keep the faith. keep our eyes on the prize. we must go out and vote like we never, ever voted before >> he told the crowd to use their right to vote to make >> he told the crowd to use their right to vote to make america a better place. >>> more news ahead. olympic gymnast aly raisman is blasting top officials in the sport after word of a possible settlement and money for those who endured abuse. this is ava. these are ava's shoulders. they

is a difference is on the back end of it where public works, unlike one of the other chapter 6 departments, those contracts go through a commission for approval at the end of the process, but in the public works department the department head, now me, has approval of the contracts. but the process itself is the exact same. >> supervisor haney: the process of the folks who are bidding, et cetera, is the same except in public works the department head approves and in the other departments, there is an approval both from the department head and the commission? >> yes. but -- yes. >> supervisor haney: there is one more layer in these departments that doesn't exist in public works? >> if i may. four departments that we work on their behalf, they actually receive commission approval for the work in their commissions. so a lot of the work that we're doing is actually approved by a commission body. >> supervisor haney: by the other commission. >> because we're essentially professionals for hire. >> supervisor peskin: with exception of the slides solely under the jurisdiction of public works. >> right. predominantly the programs we're respons

is a difference is on the back end of it where public works, unlike one of the other chapter 6 departments, those contracts go through a commission for approval at the end of the process, but in the public works department the department head, now me, has approval of the contracts. but the process itself is the exact same. >> supervisor haney: the process of the folks who are bidding, et cetera, is the same except in public works the department head approves and in the other departments, there is an approval both from the department head and the commission? >> yes. but -- yes. >> supervisor haney: there is one more layer in these departments that doesn't exist in public works? >> if i may. four departments that we work on their behalf, they actually receive commission approval for the work in their commissions. so a lot of the work that we're doing is actually approved by a commission body. >> supervisor haney: by the other commission. >> because we're essentially professionals for hire. >> supervisor peskin: with exception of the slides solely under the jurisdiction of public works. >> right. predominantly the programs we're respons

is a difference is on the back end of it where public works, unlike one of the other chapter 6 departments, those contracts go through a commission for approval at the end of the process, but in the public works department the department head, now me, has approval of the contracts. but the process itself is the exact same. >> supervisor haney: the process of the folks who are bidding, et cetera, is the same except in public works the department head approves and in the other departments, there is an approval both from the department head and the commission? >> yes. but -- yes. >> supervisor haney: there is one more layer in these departments that doesn't exist in public works? >> if i may. four departments that we work on their behalf, they actually receive commission approval for the work in their commissions. so a lot of the work that we're doing is actually approved by a commission body. >> supervisor haney: by the other commission. >> because we're essentially professionals for hire. >> supervisor peskin: with exception of the slides solely under the jurisdiction of public works. >> right. predominantly the programs we're respons