a covered in mould. coroner ruled that the death of awaab a coroner ruled that the death of awaab ishakirectly connected to conditions inside the family's flat in rochdale. the solicitor said the landlord did nothing about it. we were anxious and fearful of what the mould was doing to awaab. whenever friends would come and visit, they would tell us that the conditions that rochdale boroughwide housing were keeping us in were not right. downing street says the circumstances which led to his death were unacceptable. also on the programme: russia launches one of its biggest barrages of missiles at cities across ukraine — half of the capital kyiv now has no power. wages rise at their fastest rate for more than 20 years but the soaring cost of living means most people's pay actually fell. england fly into qatar ahead of the world cup that kicks off on sunday. wales also arrive later tonight. and the dog who handed herself in to the local police after running away from her owner because of fireworks. and coming up in spoprstday, on the bbc news channel: next stop, qatar. we'll get the latest

when awaab died, our lives changed forever.to, have been living in. this is where awaab's family had been living ever since his dad moved here to rochdale from sudan in 2016. the coroner found the ishak family home here wasn't equipped for day—to—day living. that's despite the fact that rochdale boroughwide housing had previously blamed the family's lifestyle on the mould, which eventually killed their son. the inquest heard the mould and damp was there because of bad ventilation, not the family's lifestyle. a legal claim meant no remedial action was taken. the coroner said it should have been. in response to the verdict, the housing association's chief executive said that he is truly devastated about awaab's death and the things that he said they got wrong. he added, "we must make sure this can never happen again. "awaab's death needs to be a wake—up call for everyone in housing, "social care and health". but the housing secretary has called for that chief executive to stand down. it seems to be inconceivable that the chief ex

awaab's father had complained to their housing association for years, but nothing was done.f executive of that association, rochdale boroughwide housing, was sacked. a move the leader of the local council have been pressing for. i think it was probably inevitable. there was pressure coming from all sides, from local council, from the local council, individual councillors, from the public in rochdale, tenants, residents all the way up to the secretary of state, michael gove. now michael gove has acted. he's written to every council leader and social housing provider in england calling for change. in his letter, mr gove described the death of awaab as an avoidable loss and said, "where people complain about damp and mould, you must listen. where you find them, you must take prompt action." mr gove said the government's housing bill, now going through parliament, will bring tougher regulation to the sector and said that the death of a child like awaab ishak must never be allowed to happen again. duncan kennedy, bbc news. the uk health secretary steve barclay has defended the de

yes, it reall is awaab 's death in 2022? yes, it really is an _ awaab 's death in 2022?ab 's death in 2022? yes, it really is an awful situation. - awaab 's death in 2022? yes, it l really is an awful situation. mould and damp do kill, it is a simple fact, and the fact that it is prevalent anywhere in the rented sector is terrible, but the fact that it sector is terrible, but the fact thatitis sector is terrible, but the fact that it is widespread is bad. find that it is widespread is bad. and how prevalent _ that it is widespread is bad. and how prevalent is _ that it is widespread is bad. and how prevalent is it in the private rented sector? because of course we have been hearing about its prevalence in social housing, but what about on the private side of things? it what about on the private side of thins? , ., , ., things? it is more prevalent in the rivate things? it is more prevalent in the private rented _ things? it is more prevalent in the private rented sector— things? it is more prevalent in the private rented sector than - things? it is more prevalent in the p

when awaab died, our lives changed forever.two years on, the coroner has found our little boy's prolonged exposure to mould led to his death. —— led entirely to his death. -- led entirely to his death. this traced -- led entirely to his death. this tragedy has- -- — -- led entirely to his death. this tragedy has... let's _ —— led entirely to his death. this tragedy has... let's make sure the housing _ tragedy has... let's make sure the housing associations— tragedy has... let's make sure the housing associations are _ tragedy has... let's make sure the i housing associations are responsible for social_ housing associations are responsible for social housing _ housing associations are responsible for social housing are _ housing associations are responsible for social housing are held _ housing associations are responsible for social housing are held to - for social housing are held to account _ as uk unemployment rises slightly in the three months to september, regular pay falls due to the cost of living crisis. former presiden

the death of - two-year-old awaab ishak was caused two—year—old awaab ishak was caused by exposure totalks with housing association that owned the flat where he died. earlier michael gove said the government will block new funding for housing providers that fail to address safety concerns. he said the toddler's case should be a warning to other landlords who are ignoring complaints. landlords who are ignoring complaints-_ landlords who are ignoring comlaints. ., ., ., ., complaints. the regulator for social housin: complaints. the regulator for social housing has — complaints. the regulator for social housing has written _ complaints. the regulator for social housing has written to _ complaints. the regulator for social housing has written to local- housing has written to local authorities to make sure that we have a particular focus on damp and mould, but it is also the case that there is a responsibility on housing associations and other landlords to let us know about other hazards and let us know about other hazards and let us know that people are living with and how they are deali

housing association in rochdale responsible for the mouldy flat blamed for the death of two—year—old awaab has been sacked. welcome once again. the day before the start of the football world cup, fifa's president, gianni infantino, has accused the west of "hypocrisy" in its criticism of qatar's human rights record. questions have been asked about whether the tournament should be held in a country where homosexuality is illegal, and there are concerns about the treatment of migrant workers. let's cross to qatar where my colleague lucy hocking is live for us. hello, everyone, and welcome to qatar. it is, of course, the eve of the football world cup, less than 2a hours we will see the opening world cup match between qatar and ecuador and we have heard an extraordinary speech from gianni infantino, a passionate monologue which went on for over an error in which he includes western countries are for hypocrisy for criticising the human rights record of qatar. i have to remind you, male homosexuality is illegal here, qatari women are the permission of a man for lots of activities. and there was c

he was always full of smiles _ awaab was. he was always full of smiles he — awaab was. to see a huge thank— huge void. we would like to see a huge thank you for all of the advice and support our solicitors have given _ and support our solicitors have given us — and support our solicitors have given us throughout this difficult process — given us throughout this difficult process. we would also like to thank the senior— process. we would also like to thank the senior coroner for carrying out such— the senior coroner for carrying out such a _ the senior coroner for carrying out such a thorough investigation into our son's— such a thorough investigation into our son's death. our lawyers very kindly— our son's death. our lawyers very kindly worked on our case with no guarantee — kindly worked on our case with no guarantee of payment. the legal aid agency— guarantee of payment. the legal aid agency only confirmed that the lawyers — agency only confirmed that the lawyers would paid two days before the course — lawyers would paid two days before the course started. despite pre

"when awaab died, our lives changed forever., two years on, the coroner has found that our little boy's prolonged exposure to mould led entirely to his death." and our other main story this lunchtime. the prime minister tells russia's foreign minister his country must �*get out�* of ukraine. arriving for meetings at the 620 summit in bali, rishi sunak condemned russia's actions in the strongest terms. and with russia's minister sitting there, we highlighted both the illegality and barbaric nature of russia's war, and also the devastating impact that it's having on people around the world through higherfood and energy prices. wages are rising fast in the private sector, new figures show — but average pay lags well behind the soaring cost of living. the world's population officially hits eight billion people, says the united nations — we'll be looking at where the growth is and why. and the border collie that reported itself lost by walking into its local police station. and coming up on the bbc news channel: apparently burning br

head of the housing association responsible for the mouldy flat blamed for the death of two—year—old awaab has been sacked. at cop27, the un climate agency publishes a draft proposal for a deal to tackle the issue of "loss and damage" that included creating a new fund to help countries cope with the cost of climate change. here is lucy hockings is in doha. hello and welcome to qatar where no matter how much the officials want the focus to be on football, the opening match kicking off injust21i hours�* time, that is not what is happening. the controversy around this football world cup will not just go away. that was arguably made much worse today because the fifa boss gave an impassioned defence of qatar, its human rights record, its treatment of migrant workers, it stands on lgbtq plus people as well at a press conference here in doha. it was a remarkable. for the journalist in the room, they expect if your minutes of prepared remarks, instead of the god and our of him justifying all sorts of decisions that have been made —— instead of that, they got one hour. he defended qatar robustly as

awaab ishak died a week after his second birthday. future deaths will be prevented. fiona trott, bbc news, rochdale. the government at westminster says it's committed to halving the number of homes in england that aren't considered acceptable by 2030. but for decades, experts have been complaining that millions of people are living in sub—standard or dangerous accommodation. our home editor mark easton is here with more details. despite this country's wealth, a significant proportion of people still live in homes that are dangerous to their health. it is estimated that, in england, illness caused by poor housing costs the nhs £1.1t billion a year. there is a decent homes standard set by government, but the latest english housing survey finds 3.5 million homes fail to reach the minimum requirement. and of those, 2.2 million have what is called a categoryi hazard, meaning they present the highest risk of serious harm or death. damp and mould — dangers associated with allergies, respiratory disease and damage to the immune system, is fou

i want to start by saying how sorry i am to awaab�*s family for their loss.sation around my position has begun to overshadow the most important parts of all of this, which is that a family has lost their child. having spoken to the board, i can confirm that i will not be resigning. they've given me their full backing and trust to continue to oversee the improvements and changes needed within rbh. the statment comes a day after michael gove, the secretary of state for housing, accused rbh of a terrible dereliction of duty, and admitted that poor housing quality disproportionately affects people from black and ethnic minority backgrounds. awaab�*s parents said that they were left feeling absolutely worthless by the housing association, and alleged that they were treated that way because they are not originally from the uk. the housing ombudsman service has announced it is speeding up three investigations into rbh and mr swarbrick over the complaints made by awaab�*s parents. howard johnson, bbc news. a "game—changing" drug which delays the development of type 1

there is no doubt that the death of awaab was tragic, but l the death of awaab was tragic, but also wasave enforcement, and we have to have structures which have the resources to enforce local authority housing enforcement. at local level he made reference to rochdale boroughwide housing, i have very little faith i have got to say in the senior management of that body, there were so many ways in which this tragedy could have been prevented, so, it is unforgivable that that has happened. exemplary fines, though, will not necessarily do the trick because its mp penalises those who pay rent and those penalises the taxpayer. there needs to be some personal responsibility in this, and the capacity for those at senior level to face the consequences either legal or in any case in terms of the lack of... i welcome an investigation into rochdale boroughwide housing, i hope this can now be done, because there are serious issues and i really do think the chief executive and perhaps some of those on other executive bodies need to question weather they should be there any longer. i’m need to questio

every council and social housing provider in england, to warn that deaths like that of two—year—old awaabust "never be allowed to happen again". hello and welcome to bbc news. the un climate summit in egypt has ended with a deal to help poorer countries suffering the effects of global warming. i hear no objections. it is so decided. applause the breakthrough comes after lengthy talks which meant the summit stretched way past its orginally planned end time. but there's been criticism that the overall plan lacks ambition. our science correspondent victoria gill reports from sharm el sheikh. it's been a global event marked by chaos, deadlock and delay. but as the sun rose over sharm el—sheik, a deal was finally struck. if you have no objections, it's so decided. applause. things are still being finalised in here but on the overall deal, it is done and there's a mixture ofjubilation and disappointment and just utterfatigue. developing countries that are most vulnerable to climate change finally have something to celebrate. this deal includes a historic dedicated fund for what's called loss an

the coroner noted that rbh had made changes as a result of the tragic death of awaab.some sense ofjustice. the fact that rbh's chief executive had to be sacked as opposed to resign, for the family speaks volumes. however, they find it wholly unacceptable that the board expressed confidence in him in the first place. the family still feel that much more needs to be done. a government source told the bbc that it welcomed gareth swarbrick�*s removal from office, but said rochdale boroughwide housing still have very serious questions to answer. sharon barbour, bbc news. a man staying at the manston migrant processing centre in kent, has died after becoming ill at the site. the home office said there was no evidence at this stage that he died of an infectious disease. the site has been criticised for overcrowding and there have been reports of diphtheria spreading there. to the war in ukraine, where rishi sunak has made a surprise trip, his first since becoming the uk prime minister. during his visit to kyiv he held talks with president zelensky and promised the uk would co

head of the housing association responsible for the mouldy flat blamed for the death of two—year—old awaabn sacked. this week a coroner ruled poor ventalition in the home caused the respiratory illness which killed the toddler in 2020. at cop27 — the un climate agency publishes a draft proposal for a deal to tackle the issue of loss and damage that included creating a new fund to help countries cope with the cost of climate change welcome to qatar, where on the eve of the football world cup, fifa president gianni infantino has accused western countries of hypocrisy for criticising the human rights record of the country, where male homosexuality is illegal and qatari women need the permission of a man for a range of activities. football's governing body has come under fire for taking the world cup to qatar — but mr infantino said he had difficulty understanding criticism of the tournament. it was a remarkable press conference. the media in the room at times said they couldn't quite believe what they were hearing. dan roan reports. earlier this week, the most powerful figure in football was

head of the housing association responsible for the mouldy flat blamed for the death of two—year—old awaab has been sacked. this week a coroner ruled poor ventilation in the home caused the respiratory illness which killed the toddler in 2020. the president of fifa has expressed support for the lgbtq community and migrant workers — but hits back at western critics of the country's human rights record, accusing them of hypocrisy. i think for what we europeans have been doing in the last 3,000 years, around the world, we should be apologising for the next 3,000 years before starting to give moral lessons to people. and i'm lucy hocking in doha — with the world cup just over 2a hours away. the attention is still not on the football but on the controversy surrounding the tournament. at cop27, the un climate agency publishes a draft proposal for a deal to tackle the issue of loss and damage that included creating a new fund to help countries cope with the cost of climate change. rishi sunak has made his first visit to kyiv as prime minister, where he met with president zelensky and confirmed th

every council and social housing provider in england, to warn that deaths like that of two—year—old awaabak must never happen again. labour's leader says they would replace the house of lords with an elected chamber, if they win the next general election. now on bbc news in the lead up to the world cup, life at 50 celsius explores the human impact of our changing climate, examining the impact of extreme heat on migrant workers in the gulf. summer in qatar is very hot. very hot. i am talking temperatures of 50 celsius. unbearable, to be honest. unbearable. thanks to climate change, the gulf is heating up at twice the average global rate. temperatures regularly hit 50 degrees. citizens of these oil—rich countries can keep the heat at bay, for now. you can find air—conditioning everywhere. in your car, in your home, in the office, in the malls, in the cinema, everywhere. but for the migrant workers, it is a different story. it is important to recognise the symptoms of heat stress on yourself and others. boss! sita magar�*s husband was called dhan bahadur magar. in 2015 he went to work in the

last week a coroner said awaab ishak died done.ne. last week a coroner said awaab ishak died in 2020 — done. last week a coroner said awaab ishak died in 2020 from _ done. last week a coroner said awaab ishak died in 2020 from a _ ishak died in 2020 from a respiratory condition caused by damp in his family's flat. photos show the walls engulfed with the mould. his father had completed a housing association for years, but nothing was done. yesterday gareth 's wall bracket, the chief executive of the association, rochdale borough wide housing was sacked, removed the leader of the local council had been pressing for. i leader of the local council had been pressing for-— pressing for. i think it was inevitable, _ pressing for. i think it was inevitable, there - pressing for. i think it was inevitable, there was - pressing for. i think it was - inevitable, there was pressure coming from all sides, from local council, from the local council individual councils, from the public individual councils, from the public in rochdale, tended resi

today, many from the rochdale community came together to remember two—year—old awaab ishak and to putousing. since the coroner's damning verdict that the mould in awaab�*s family home had contributed to his death, there had been calls for gareth swarbrick to go. but he refused, saying he had the full backing of the board at rochdale boroughwide housing. but no longer. today the board took the decision to remove him from his post with immediate effect. in a statement, rochdale boroughwide housing said... for a family in grief, this offered some sense ofjustice. the fact that rbh's chief executive had to be sacked as opposed to resign, for the family speaks volumes. however, they find it wholly unacceptable that the board expressed confidence in him in the first place. the family still feel that much more needs to be done. a government source told the bbc that it welcomed gareth swarbrick�*s removalfrom office, but said rochdale boroughwide housing still had very serious questions to answer. sharon barbour, bbc news. a search has resumed for a woman who is thought to have been swept awa

awaab�*s parents went through hell.t that has now been blocked. its long—standing chief executive, gareth swarbrick, was sacked last week. but it was these pictures, filmed in otherflats in rochdale by bbc north west tonight last week, which underlined the lack of improvement since awaab�*s death. we are saying to them, "you won�*t get the money that you have asked for to expand until you first of all make sure that your residents, your tenants are living in proper, decent homes. make sure that you are doing your basicjob appropriately and correctly." the government says it has given a share of £14 million to seven areas — including greater manchester, liverpool and barrow — with high numbers of poor privately rented homes to crack down on landlords. labour says awaab�*s death is a stain on the conscience of modern britain. eleanor moretz, bbc north west today. south west water could be guilty of illegally releasing sewage into the sea during "dry spells" accoring to a report by surfers against sewage. the campaign grou

when awaab died our lives changed forever.hs to september — regular pay falls due to the cost of living crisis. a global milestone — as the world's population passes 8 billion people. welcome to bbc news. russia has launched a barrage of missiles at targets across ukraine, just hours after the ukrainian president, volodymyr zelensky, appealed to 620 leaders meeting in bali to help him end the invasion of his country. the mayor of kyiv, vitaliy klitschko, said three buildings had been hit in a central district of the ukrainian capital, specifying that at least two of these were residential. another ukrainian official posted video of a five— storey residential building ablaze. the mayor said air defences had shot down several missiles. at least half of the capital is now without electricity. ukrainian air defences have also engaged targets over the port cities of mykolaiv, where there have been several waves of attacks, odesa and elsewhere. explosions have been reported in the city of lviv in western ukraine. the authorities are

he told me that the death of awaab ishak was terrible. so widespread is bad. and how prevalent is it in the private rented sector? because of course we have been hearing about its prevalence in social housing, but what about on the private side of things? it's actually more prevalent in the private rented sector than it is in the social rented sector, which is quite striking considering that this death occurred in the social rented sector. there's a number of reasons for that. the homes in the private rented sector tend to have slightly worse energy efficiency, which means that they're harder to heat, and that's exacerbated by the current fuel crisis, which means that essentially, people are less likely to be heating their homes, and the homes that they do have, once they are heated and not as efficient as they could be, which means it's easier for damp to get in. michael gove has said that this must never happen again. how are reassured are you by his words? we have to be reassured that people are taking the issue seriously. it's of cour

when awaab died, our lives changed forever.ay living. that's despite the fact that rochdale boroughwide housing had previously blamed family's lifestyle on the mould, which eventually killed their son. the inquest heard the mould and damp was there because of bad ventilation, not the family's lifestyle. a legal claim meant no remedial action was taken, the coroner said it should have been. in response to the verdict, the housing association's chief executive said that he is truly devastated about awaab's death and the things that he said they got wrong. he added, we must make sure this can never happen again. awaab's death needs to be a wake—up call for everyone in housing, social care and health. but the housing secretary has called that chief executive to stand down. it seems to be inconceivable that the chief executive of a housing association, earning north of £150,000, who is responsible for decent homes in rochdale, the fact that this case was raised by awaab's father years ago, the fact that he had to get a solicitor on

head of the housing association responsible for the mouldy flat blamed for the death of two—year—old awaab been sacked. now on bbc news, the big interview: michelle 0bama. mrs 0bama, thank you so much forjoining us. it is a real pleasure and an honour to talk to you. thank you. honour to be with you as well. thanks for having me. let's talk about the book, the light we carry. it offers, kind of, strategies about how to cope with life and the things you've learnt along the way. one of the themes you discuss is kindness. so i'd really like to know — how have you been kind to yourself today? well, thank you for asking. as i point out in the book, i don't have all the answers. i am still a work in progress, and facing myself each morning with something kind is still a challenge. but i try every day to do as i say in the book — greet myself with a positive message. and it's really a shame that so many of us, particularly women, that we have a hard time just, sort of, looking at our own image and not tearing it apart and figuring out what's wrong. but i think that that's at the core of some of o

has written to every council and social housing provider in england to warn that deaths like that of awaabpen again". an inquest found that the two—year—old died from a respiratory condition caused by mould exposure in the housing association flat in rochdale where he lived. donald trump's twitter account has been reactivated, after its new owner, elon musk, let his followers decide in an online poll whether mr trump should be allowed back. the former president was banned from the site injanuary last year following the rioting on capitol hill. mr trump then set up his own platform, truth social, and claims to have no interest in returning to twitter. that's it for now. the next news on bbc one is at 6.15. bye for now. now on the bbc news channel, let's join lucy hockings. welcome to doe how, we are counting down to the first match of this controversial world cup. there has been 12 years of criticisms and conjecture about what would take place during this world cup, how this glittering skyline beside me, this corniche you can see which has been built essentially for the world cup, how these

every council and social housing provider in england, to warn that deaths like that of two—year—old awaab must "never be allowed to happen again". let's get more now on the world cup — which will get under way in just a few hours�* time. organisers hope questions about the wisdom of staging the tournament in qatar will be replaced by focus on the football. fifa's president, gianni infantino, has accused the west of "hypocrisy" in its criticism of qatar's human rights record — while officials in doha say, qatar is being singled out unfairly for criticism. lucy hockings is in doha, the capital city of qatar. we are counting down just hours away now to the opening ceremony and the first match of this controversial football world cup between the hosts qatar and ecuador. after 12 years of criticisms, of controversy, of actual pride in this country around what they have managed to achieve, there is so much resting on what will happen tonight. the first world cup to be hosted in a muslim country in the middle east. the organisers are really hoping the focus will be on the football now, despite t

head of the housing association responsible for the mouldy flat blamed for the death of two—year—old awaabentilation in the home caused the respiratory illness which killed the toddler in 2020. the president of fifa has expressed support for the lgbtq community

awaab ishak parents the housing. ishak parents made several complaints to the local authority, but were simply told to paint over. he died in december 2020. the housing secretary michael gove says rochdale borough wide housing has failed to explain . it will has failed to explain. it will ensure tenants safety in the future . a met police officer has future. a met police officer has now been charged 53 offences after the cps , a further nine after the cps, a further nine charges against him. david carrick served at a parliamentary and diplomatic command. his charges include 27 counts of rape and nine counts of sexual assault relating to 13 women between 2003. and this . he women between 2003. and this. he faces trial in february and the leader of the rmt union has said talks with the transport secretary were positive, but he hasn't ruled out further industrial action . marc lynch industrial action. marc lynch warned the government that words aren't enough to bring a resolution . thousands of rail resolution. thousand

awaab ishak parents the housing. ishak parents made several complaints to the local authority, but were simply told to paint over. he died in december 2020. the housing secretary michael gove says rochdale borough wide housing has failed to explain . it will has failed to explain. it will ensure tenants safety in the future . a met police officer has future. a met police officer has now been charged 53 offences after the cps , a further nine after the cps, a further nine charges against him. david carrick served at a parliamentary and diplomatic command. his charges include 27 counts of rape and nine counts of sexual assault relating to 13 women between 2003. and this . he women between 2003. and this. he faces trial in february and the leader of the rmt union has said talks with the transport secretary were positive, but he hasn't ruled out further industrial action . marc lynch industrial action. marc lynch warned the government that words aren't enough to bring a resolution . thousands of rail resolution. thousand

every council and social housing provider in england, to warn that deaths like that of two—year—old awaabext general election.

has written to every council and social housing provider in england to warn that deaths like that of awaabom a respiratory condition caused by mould exposure in the flat in rochdale where he lived. yesterday the head of the housing association that rented the flat to the family was sacked. that's it, the next news on bbc one is at 10:00pm. now on bbc one it's time for the news where you are. goodbye. hello. hello and welcome to sportsday. i'm hugh ferris. our headlines this evening. qatar become the first host nation to lose their opening match of the world cup... beaten by ecuador. for the iran game and each one they have in qatar, england will take the knee ahead of kick—off. we think it is a strong statement that will— we think it is a strong statement that will go around the world for people _ that will go around the world for heaple to — that will go around the world for people to see. that inclusivity is very— people to see. that inclusivity is very important. emma hayes returns to the touchline as her chelsea team go top of the wsl. also coming up in the programme... a fitting finis

every council and social housing provider in england, to warn that deaths like that of two—year—old awaabak must "never be allowed to happen again". now on bbc news, click. as cop27 winds up in egypt, this week, we will look at some of the latest tech that is trying to clean up our planet. we will muster up a mass of moss that is mopping up the mess in the air. that's easy for you to say. we will find out if hydrogen can do the heavy lifting. and check out our latest merch. and if you don't like the band, don't worry, the logo comes back off. once again the leaders of the world have been coming together in an effort to fight climate change. as cop27 comes to a close in egypt, campaigners and climate scientists are warning some key commitments aimed at securing the future of the planet are at risk. in the years since cop26 happened here in glasgow, there has been a lot of criticism that the event was all talk and no action. change is not going to come from inside there, that is not leadership. this is leadership. these un climate summits bring together thousands of delegates from governmen

head of the housing association responsible for the mouldy flat blamed for the death of two—year—old awaabas been sacked. this week, a coroner ruled poor ventalition in the home caused the respiratory illness which killed the toddler in 2020. the president of fifa has expressed support for the lgbtq community and migrant workers — but hits back at western critics of the country's human rights record, accusing them of hypocrisy. i think that what we european to be doing _ i think that what we european to be doing for— i think that what we european to be doing for the last 3000 years around the world, _ doing for the last 3000 years around the world, we should be apologising for the _ the world, we should be apologising for the next 3000 years.— for the next 3000 years. before startin: for the next 3000 years. before starting to _ for the next 3000 years. before starting to give _ for the next 3000 years. before starting to give moral _ for the next 3000 years. before starting to give moral lessons . for the next 3000 years. before | starting to give moral lessons to people. at cop27 — the u

awaab's parents went through hell.e awaab's death. we are saying to them, you won't get the the money that you have asked for to expand until you first of all make sure that your residents, your tenants are living in proper, decent homes. make sure that you are doing your basicjob appropriately and correctly. the government says it's given a share of £14 million to seven areas, including greater manchester, liverpool and barrow, with high numbers of poor, privately rented homes, to crack down on landlords. labour says awaab's death is a stain on the conscience of modern britain. eleanor moritz, bbc north west today. there's growing evidence that the french coastguard failed to respond adequately to the migrant boat that sank in the channel a year ago today. 27 people died when the boat sank, and several others are still missing. only two passengers survived. documents seen by the bbc suggest that french operators repeatedly told passengers to call the uk, despite evidence they were sometimes in french waters. uk invest

has written to every english council leader social housing provider warning that deaths like that of awaab ishak must never happen again. the two year old died as a result of prolonged exposure to mould whilst living in social housing . the chief executive of rochdale borough wide housing, gareth swarbrick , was sacked gareth swarbrick, was sacked yesterday due to the council's handung yesterday due to the council's handling of the issue . michael handling of the issue. michael gove says the country must raise the bar dramatically on the quality of housing and ensure that tenants voices are . elon that tenants voices are. elon musk has reinstated donald trump's twitter account after putting the decision to a vote on the social media platform . on the social media platform. 51.8% of twitter users voted in an online poll that received more than 50 million votes. the former president was suspended in jan 2021 after a protest trump group attacked the us capitol . trump group attacked the us capitol. comes just days trump group attacked the us capitol . comes just days after capitol. comes just

michael gove, has written and social housing provider in england to warn that deaths like that of awaabfound that the 2—year—old died from a respiratory condition caused by mould exposure in the housing association flat in rochdale where he lived. labour has said it will replace the house of lords with an elected chamber if it wins the next general election. the party's leader, sir keir starmer, wants politicians stripped of the power to appoint people to the chamber, saying conservative leaders have handed peerages to "lackeys and donors". our political correspondent, charlotte rose explained what labour's concerned about. at the moment, there are 784 peers. but also, the idea that the government is able to stuff the lords with their friends and allies in order to make it easier to get legislation through. there's been particular criticism of borisjohnson in that he appointed a newspaper editor, but also the son of a former kgb agent. there were questions about the security of that appointment. also mrjohnson has been accused of making offers to mps in order to curry favour with them t

the headlines: an inquest finds the death of two—year—old awaab shah was directly linked to mould in has found that it was caused by prolonged exposure to mould. the prime minister admits the uk's image has been harmed on the global stage, due to the economic fallout of the mini budget. . our reputation took a bit of a knock, but what i've seen here at the g20 summit in is indonesia is an enormous amount of goodwill. as

i want to start by saying how sorry i am to awaab�*s family for their loss.people from black and ethnic minority backgrounds. awaab�*s parents said that they were left feeling absolutely worthless by the housing association, and alleged that they were treated that way because they are not originally from the uk. the housing ombudsman service has announced it is speeding up three investigations into rbh and mr swarbrick over the complaints made by awaab�*s parents. howard johnson, bbc news. ten million ukrainians are without electricity this morning, after the country's power system was hit by another wave of russian attacks. at least seven people were also killed, when a missile hit their apartment block near the southern city of zaporizhzhia. our correspondent catherine byaruhanga joins us from kyiv. the infrastructure damage clearly is making a big impact, and also that loss of life. , making a big impact, and also that loss of life-— loss of life. tell us more? yes, ukrainians _ loss of life. tell us more? yes, ukrainians trying _ loss of life. tell us mor

michael gove is aiming to crack down on unsafe housing conditions following the death of two year old awaab ishak , who of two year old awaab ishak, who died from a respiratory condition linked to prolonged exposure to mould . the death of exposure to mould. the death of a man at the manston migrant processing centre may have been caused by a bacterial infection . that's according to the home office. an investigation is currently ongoing and the coroner hasn't made a final conclusion on the cause of the death. it's believed the man arrived in the uk on a small boat just a week before he died. the government say they're offering vaccinations for the infection at the manston centre . british military intelligence says russia is removing nuclear warheads from old cruise missiles before using them for attacks on ukraine. the mod says the move highlights moscow's low stock of long—range missiles. it's after ukraine's president zelenskyy says 6 million people are still without power after a series of rocket and rocket attacks earlier this week . attacks earlier this week. england manager gareth s

every council and social housing provider in england to warn that deaths like that of two—year—old awaab must never be allowed to happen again. now on bbc news, political thinking with nick robinson. hello and welcome to political thinking. if you add up the headlines from the budget that we're not supposed to call a budget, the dramatic drop in living standards, the recession, the tax rises and the spending cuts, you've got an enormous job of work for those who speak up for and try to help those in the greatest need. my guest on political thinking this week is clare moriarty. she's the chief executive of citizens advice, one of the largest volunteer organisations in the country. she's no stranger to difficult times because she was the permanent secretary of dexeu, the department that was meant to deliver brexit, our exit from the eu. she left thatjob to take up the job she's in now and says that it made her feel like she was coming home. clare moriarty, welcome to political thinking. thank you, it's great to be here. it's very well known, citizens advice, and yet what it actually does i

the family and friends of awaab ishak will hold a vigil in his memory later today.st vulnerable need funds for the damage already been caused by climate change. those two things are — are held against each other, because developed countries have a lot of interest in the reduction of emissions, and developing countries are very interested in the fund to support them in disaster situations. so that is what is holding up a final decision at this cop. the floods in pakistan this year showed the world just what climate change can cost. lost lives, homes washed away. and when ten—year—old nakeeyat dramani sam from ghana addressed the delegates here at cop 27, she shared her experience of a warming world. last month, in accra, where i live in ghana, was heavy rain that burst a dam. cars were under water. people were paddling canoes where there had been streets. thousands fled houses. it was very scary. for those countries that produce the least emissions but suffer the most, this about accountability. we know it's because of climate change. we know it's because polluters h

has written to every council and social housing provider in england to warn that deaths like that of awaab to happen again". an inquest found that the two—year—old died from a respiratory condition caused by mould exposure in the housing association flat in rochdale where he lived. labour has said it will replace the house of lords with an elected chamber if it wins the next general election. the party's leader, sir keir starmer, wants politicians stripped of the power to appoint people to the chamber, saying conservative leaders have handed peerages to "lackeys and donors". earlier i spoke to our political correspondent, charlotte rose, about labour's plans. he wants to get rid of the ability of prime ministers to appoint people to go to the house of lords. to understand what this means, we have to understand what the chamber does, and theirjob is basically to scrutinise and to make changes to legislation, so quite often bills will start at the house of commons, mps debate them and they go to the house of lords, and there can be some quite big changes made, with large sections put in or t

has written to every council and social housing provider in england to warn that deaths like that of awaab association flat in rochdale where he lived. the artist, ye, formerly known as kanye west, has posted a test tweet to see if his account has been unblocked. the rapper had his access to twitter limited for a period of time after his anti—semitic tweet earlier this month and hasn't posted on the social media platform since that post was removed. it appears now that he's back. it's also been confirmed president trump can rejoin twitter too after he was banned back in january this year. labour has said it will replace the house of lords with an elected chamber if it wins the next general election. the party's leader, sir keir starmer, wants politicians stripped of the power to appoint people to the chamber, saying conservative leaders have handed peerages to "lackeys and donors". our political correspondent, charlotte rose, explained what labour's concerned about. at the moment, there are 784 peers. but also, the idea that the government is able to stuff the lords with their friends and

has written to every council and social housing provider in england to warn that deaths like that of awaaby condition caused by mould exposure in the housing association flat in rochdale where he lived. a shooting outside a gay nightclub in the us state of colorado has killed five people and injured at least 18. a statement by the q club in colorado springs said it was devastated by what it called a hate attack. local police say the suspected gunman has been arrested and is being treated in hospital. donald trump's twitter account has been reactivated after its new owner, elon musk, let his followers decide in an online poll whether mr trump should be allowed back. the former president was banned from the site injanuary last year following the rioting on capitol hill. mr trump then set up his own platform — truth social — and claims to have no interest in returning to twitter. technology journalist chris stokel—walker explains more. i think that we are likely to probably see him coming back. just as with elon musk, donald trump doesn't necessarily stick to his word all that often. so i wou