and so, they too looked to the sweet company. the very next day, after the arrival of the gowns in wales, the department of health and social care boye agencies. but this was a much larger and more valuable arrangement than the welsh one — millions of gowns for millions of pounds. over the next few weeks, the dhsc inflated the order — £14 million, £19 million, then £93 million — finally finishing with quite a deal for a small confectionery company — contracts worth £107.5 million. these are eye—watering sums but it's important to remember how unprecedented the circumstances were. at this point in the pandemic, gowns were still desperately needed and still in short supply. so the government had to move at breakneck speed to secure them there was no time to spare. and then everything stopped. after the rush and speedy delivery, the gowns were held in nhs storage. it was here at this warehouse in daventry near northampton that those gowns from clandeboye agencies ended up. you would expect them to have been shipped in and then straight out the door again — because this was an emergency, and these gowns were so urgently needed. but t

and so, they too looked to the sweet company. the very next day, after the arrival of the gowns in wales, the department of health and social care th clandeboye agencies. but this was a much larger and more valuable arrangement than the welsh one — millions of gowns for millions of pounds. over the next few weeks, the dhsc inflated the order — £14 million, £19 million, then £93 million — finally finishing with quite a deal for a small confectionery company — contracts worth £107.5 million. these are eye—watering sums but it's important to remember how unprecedented the circumstances were. at this point in the pandemic, gowns were still desperately needed and still in short supply. so the government had to move at breakneck speed to secure them there was no time to spare. and then everything stopped. after the rush and speedy delivery, the gowns were held in nhs storage. it was here at this warehouse in daventry near northampton that those gowns from clandeboye agencies ended up. you would expect them to have been shipped in and then straight out the door again — because this was an emergency, and these gowns were so urgently need

and, until we give that clarity, i don't think we're going to get the positive type of investment that we really need. the department of health and social careing good quality care, improving workforce conditions, and are investing in services". for the families, what matters most is that the money spent delivers good quality care for those who need it, when they need it. i would not only invite those people at the top to spend a month as a resident. i would invite them to spend six months as a carer, doing personal care, just so that they can actually see what is actually funding their lifestyle. what do you think they would make of it— they would last 24 hours to be honest. looking back at the care that my dad received, it is quite upsetting. my dad ended up in a room i'd say ioft by 8ft with a tatty old bed, wardrobe, set of drawers with all stuff in from the previous resident. it's heartbreaking, really, because they should be living their best life. this is bbc news. our top stories... a virtual summit amidst the build up of russian troops on the ukrainian border. president biden outlines �*deep concerns' — vladimir putin demands a halt

and until we give that clarity, i don�*t think we�*re going to to get the positive type of investment that we really need. the department of health and social careple at the top to spend a month as a resident, i would invite them to spend six months as a carer, doing personal care, just so that they can actually see what is actually funding their lifestyle. what do you think they would make of it? i don't think they would last 24 hours, to be honest. looking back at the care that my dad received, it is quite upsetting. my dad ended up in a room i�*d say 10ft by 8ft with a tatty old bed, wardrobe, set of drawers with all stuff in from the previous resident. it's heartbreaking, really, because they should be living their best life. this is bbc news. our top stories: guilty of faking a hate crime: ajury in chicago convicts the american actor jussie smollett. 26 chicago police officers spent 3,000 hours of time for a fake crime that never occurred, and by the way, a fake crime that denigrates what a real hate crime is. an unofficial tribunal in london finds evidence of crimes against humanity and genocide against china�*s uyghur minority. the pressu

in a statement a spokesperson from the department of health and social care told us it had doubled thend would continue to increase availability on a daily basis. they are not putting any numbers on that, though. all right, katie austin, thank you very much indeed, a transport correspondent. the former leader of myanmar, aung san suu kyi, has beenjailed for four years on charges that include inciting unrest, and breaking covid restrictions during last year's election campaign. aung san suu kyi has been under house arrest since a military coup in february toppled her elected civilian government. she has denied all charges. jonathan head is in bangkok. and jonathan, there could be worse to come for aung san suu kyi? yes. these are the first tier of a total of, we believe, 13 charges of the military has piled on her pretty much since the first day they detained her, literally the day they seized power and deposed her government. now, if you put all those charges together, its possible she could be facing a combined jail sentence of more than 100 years. she is already 76 years old herself.

department of health and social— ninth. because the department of health and social care _ ninth. because the department of. and will continue to increase availability on a daily basis. are you telling me you could have come back earlier, in other words there were flights available but you couldn't because you couldn't find anywhere to quarantine back here? the couldn't find anywhere to quarantine back here? ., , back here? the ninth was the earliest flight _ back here? the ninth was the earliest flight that _ back here? the ninth was the earliest flight that we - back here? the ninth was the earliest flight that we could l back here? the ninth was the i earliest flight that we could get, and there certainly wasn't any quarantine package available for us, and we have the added stress of testing positive at that point for covid-19 so testing positive at that point for covid—19 so we had to wait until the ninth anyway. even if we had wanted to go earlier, there wouldn't have been that option.— to go earlier, there wouldn't have been that option. understood. there are four of you. _ been that option. understood

we will get more clarity from the department of health and social care as you say in the next few hoursneed to know this and a meeting to know it as quickly as possible. £300 million to help recruit a worldwide social care workers in england. it's not entirely clear how that is, sorry, i am reading the press release as we speak. £300 million extension in addition to the 160 to the 162 and a half million pounds to support recruitment and retention and it can be used to pay for bonuses and bring forward pay rises which were scheduled to come into effect in april. is that money that would be of use? you have talked on this programme before about your concern about the ability to recruit and retain staff anyway? we about the ability to recruit and retain staff anyway? about the ability to recruit and retain staff an a ? ~ _, , retain staff anyway? we welcome this is 'ust a retain staff anyway? we welcome this isiust a dmp — retain staff anyway? we welcome this isiust a dmp in _ retain staff anyway? we welcome this isjust a drop in the _ retain staff anyway? we welcome this isjust a drop in

of endometriosis and early diagnosis of endometriosis and menopause. and so it is a very comprehensive coverage which will be looked at and that means education. and the department of health and social caregender health gap, across all the age groups. that is actually quite exciting because it its is about education in schools, education at the workplace, education at the workplace, education of gps, so that we not only address, as you quite rightly said, women live longer than men, but it is the quality—of—life that matters. many women live with chronic illnesses that affects the quality—of—life and to address that, we do need to address it in the form of education and raising awareness, and then early access and diagnosis. they are clearly documented in the vision documented —— vision document because we want to change health outcomes for all women across all age groups. outcomes for all women across all age groups-— age groups. sorry to interrupt, professor — age groups. sorry to interrupt, professor geeta _ age groups. sorry to interrupt, professor geeta nargund, - age groups. sorry to interrupt, | professor geeta nargund, many age groups. sorry to interrupt, - professor geeta nargun

a letter from the department of health and social care also states that people who have tested positivetrict judge that she was incredibly lucky not to be going to prison. she said she was incredibly selfish and had no concern for the lives of others and that if it was up to her, "you deserve to spend christmas behind bars." but because there was a deferment of sentencing and she had been told if she went to the priory, those were the condition, she said her hands were effectively tied, and so gave her a 16 week suspended sentence for 12 months. there will be another 100 hours of community service and another driving ban. remember, she already has had five driving bans in the last couple of years, and another £7,000 of unpaid court fines as well, hanging over her head. katie price has definitely been going through difficulties, visits to rehab and also going through bankruptcy proceedings at the moment. she left court. hasn't actually left here, though, so we believe she is still inside the court building. dame diana johnson has been elected the new chairwoman of the home affairs select

and the system did not hear him. we must listen to the voices of children. announced today by the department for education, an urgent inspection into social care, health, policelived and died. and a national child safeguarding practice review into lessons to be learned, to ensure best practice across england and to try and prevent another case such as this. at the vigil today, arthur's maternal grandmother. neighbours are struggling to accept what happened so close to home. for someone to be able to do anything like that isjust... i it'sjust crushing. very sad. and nothing's been learnt from baby p and little climbie and peter. arthur's name is added to the list of children whose deaths have caused shock and outrage. the hope — that lessons learned may save others. sarah campbell, bbc news. at least 14 people have died, and dozens more have been injured, after a volcano erupted on the indonesian island ofjava. heavy rainfall caused parts of mount semeru to collapse, and then to erupt, sending clouds of volcanic ash into the air and burying some houses and vehicles. rescuers are working to find and move people who have been stranded or trapped by the disaster.

and the system did not hear him. we must listen to the voices of children. announced today by the department for education, an urgent inspection into social care, health, policeational child safeguarding practice review into lessons to be learned, to ensure best practice across england and to try and prevent another case such as this. at the vigil today, arthur�*s maternal grandmother. neighbours are struggling to accept what happened so close to home. for someone to be able to do anything like that isjust... it'sjust crushing. very sad. and nothing's been learnt from baby p and others. i arthur�*s name is added to the list of children whose deaths have caused shock and outrage. the hope — that lessons learned may save others. sarah campbell, bbc news. let�*s get more on this with drjo finch, who�*s a professor of social work at the university of east london and a former children and families social worker. thank you forjoining us. looking ahead to this national review the government wants to launch, how necessary is such a review, in your view? .. , , necessary is such a review, in your view? , , ., , ., view? sadly, there needs to be a review of what _ view

and the system did not hear him. we must listen to the voices of children. announced today by the department for education, an urgent inspection into social care, health, policetice review into lessons to be learned, to ensure best practice across england and to try and prevent another case such as this. at the vigil today, arthur�*s maternal grandmother. neighbours are struggling to accept what happened so close to home. for someone to be able to do anything like that isjust... it'sjust crushing. very sad. and nothing's been learnt from baby p and others. i arthur�*s name is added to the list of children whose deaths have caused shock and outrage. the hope that lessons learned may save others. sarah campbell, bbc news. at least 1a people have died and dozens have been injured on indonesia�*s java island, after an active volcano erupted for the second time in months. indonesia sits on the ring of fire, a region around the pacific ocean that�*s susceptible to volcanos and earthquakes. the volcano, mount seemeru, has been in a state of near constant eruption for decades. here�*s the bbc�*s valdya baraputri. blanketed in volcanic ash, this is the devastating aft

and the system did not hear him. we must listen to the voices of children. announced today by the department for education, an urgent inspection into social care, health, policer lived and died. and a national child safeguarding practice review into lessons to be learned, to ensure best practice across england and to try and prevent another case such as this. at the vigil today, arthur's maternal grandmother. neighbours are struggling to accept what happened so close to home. for someone to be able to do anything like that is just... it's just crushing. very sad. and nothing's been learnt from baby p and others. arthur's name is added to the list of children whose deaths have caused shock and outrage. the hope that lessons learned may save others. sarah campbell, bbc news. some 4,000 homes are still without power for a second weekend in the wake of storm arwen, which swept across parts of the uk and tore down electricity lines. thousands of homes in northern england and several hundred in scotland are still waiting to be re—connected to energy supplies. 0ur correspondent peter harris reports from northumberland. in the nick of time, the pub has its power back

department for education. a major review of the circumstances has been launched to determine what improvements have been necessary in the months before he died. they come and have separately commissioned four inspectorates covering social care, health subject to a joint targeted area inspection to consider their effectiveness and advise on where improvements must be made. and, in addition, the independent national review will identify the lessons that must be learned from arthur's case for the benefit of other children elsewhere in england to be led by the national child safeguarding practice review panel. the headlines on bbc news... uk travel restrictions have been tightened as cases of omicron rise. anyone coming to the uk from abroad must now take a test before they leave. at least 13 people have been killed — after a volcano erupted on the indonesian island ofjava — for the second time in less than a year. the pope has been meeting refugees on the island of lesbos and touring a temporary reception centre there that was set up after the notorious moria camp burned down last year. it's the second time the pope has visited the island in five years. in the last half an hour, he's been speaking about the plight of migrants and urge