at one point, panorama's reporter was threatened by an inmate. and the bbc a serious security breach in house block six. alarms weren't working on two doors. here, they hold well—behaved inmates, but nearby, officers found wire—cutters and a hole in an inner security fence. that meant drugs could have been smuggled inside. the governer said the wrong type of inmate had ended up on the block. so, who will take responsibility for this jail‘s failures? today, thejustice secretary confirmed an investigation is under way. do you think sodexo should be running this jail, ms truss? we are conducting an investigation on this issue. i take this issue very seriously, and that's why we are investing in 2500 officers. what about hmp northumberland? thank you very much. as for sodexo, the company that runs the prison, they said the safety of staff and inmates is their top priority. ed thomas, bbc news. as we heard, thejustice secretary, liz truss, has outlined her thinking on tackling the problems in prisons in england and wales. and she focused on high rates of re—offen

at one point, panorama's reporter was threatened by an inmate. and the bbcovered a serious security breach in house block six. alarms weren't working on two doors. nearby, officers found wire—cutters and a hole in an inner security fence. it meant drugs could have been smuggled into the jail. the reporter asked the governor what went wrong. so, who will take responsibility for this jail‘s failures? today, thejustice secretary confirmed an investigation is underway. do you think sodexo should be running this jail, ms truss? excuse me, excuse me, excuse me. we are conducting an investigation on this issue. i take this issue very seriously. that's why we are investing in 2,500 officers. what about hmp northumberland? thank you very much. as for sodexo, the company that runs the prison, they said the safety of staff and inmates is their top priority. ed thomas, bbc news. the co—operative bank is for sale, and its leadership says that its strong ethical stance means it has the potential to succeed. but the bank, which has four million customers, has struggled to

and for two months, bbc panorama's joe fenton.t day, 2.5 kilograms of spice, an illegal high with a prison value of £250,000, was found in two cells. despite this, panorama was told there was no lockdown, so the block could be completely searched. the bbc secretly filmed inmates high on drugs. this man had taken spice. the reporter also witnessed a prison officer on the floor, suffering a seizure, after accidentally inhaling spice. and then there's the violence. cctv cameras recorded an inmate being stamped on. at one point, panorama's reporter was threatened by an inmate. the bbc discovered a serious security breach — alarms on two doors weren't working. nearby, officers found wire—cutters and later a hole in an inner security fence. it meant drugs could have been smuggled into the jail. the reporter asked the governor what went wrong. so who will take responsibility for this jail‘s failures? today the justice secretary confirmed an investigation is under way. do you think sodexo should be running this jail, liz truss? we're cond

and for two months, bbc panorama's joe fenton.s first day, 2.5 kilograms of spice, an illegal high with a prison value of £250,000, was found in two cells. despite this, panorama was told there was no lockdown, so the block could be completely searched. the bbc secretly filmed inmates high on drugs. this man had taken spice. the reporter also witnessed a prison officer on the floor, suffering a seizure, after accidentally inhaling spice. and then there's the violence. cctv cameras recorded an inmate being stamped on. at one point, panorama's reporter was threatened by an inmate. the bbc discovered a serious security breach alarms on two doors weren't working. nearby, officers found wire—cutters and later a hole in an inner security fence. it meant drugs could have been smuggled into the jail. the reporter asked the governor what went wrong. so who will take responsibility for this jail‘s failures? today the justice secretary confirmed an investigation is under way. do you think sodexo should be running this jail, liz truss? we're

you can watch that panorama behind bars in full tonight at 8:30pm on bbc one. their headlines.ustice says it is urgently investigating claims made in a bbc panorama programme of security failings at a privately run prison in northumberland. the canadian prime ministerjustin trudeau has been holding talks with president trump at the white house. four people have died in an avalanche in the french alps. the group was buried after a wall of snow swept across an area off piste. an update on the markets. this is how the ftse and the dax ended the day. for the first time, pensioners are on average better off than those of working age. that's according to new research by the think—tank, the resolution foundation. it says a new wave of pensioners are more likely than previous generations to own their home, have generous private pensions and still be working. our personal finance correspondent simon gompertz reports. pensioners' incomes rolling ahead with company pensions, their own homes, even above—inflation increases in the state pension. these pensioners in harrow say money can stil

i thinkjust £12 million is very welcome, but the bbc panorama programme which seems to have escalatednts was all about a prison in northumberland and this increase is only going to prisons in the southeast and london. i think there will be a demand from other prisons to see the same generosity by the government. presumably, liz truss had a choice. she could have given certain prison officers a pay rise, which is what she's doing, or she could have recruited more. i think they're trying to do both, but as they have discovered, it is very difficult to recruit and train and install prison officers. and above all, i know having been in prison that there is a strange chemistry of wary respect between prison officers and sensible prisoners, but the prison officers who gain that respect are experienced. so you need to hang on to the people who have been there some considerable time. the problem with recruiting inexperienced prison officers is that they can't so easily control a wing full of 90 or 100 prisoners without the character, experience and wisdom that goes with that. there is a lot o

despite this, panorama was told there was no lockdown, so the block could be completely searched. the bbcs high on drugs. this man had taken spice. and then there's the violence. cctv cameras recorded an inmate being stamped on. at one point, panorama's undercover reporter was threatened by an inmate. during filming, the bbc discovered a serious security breach, alarms on two doors weren't working. nearby, officers found wire cutting tools and later, a hole in an inner security fence. it meant drugs could have been passed into the jail. the reporter asked the governor what went wrong? sodexo, the company that runs the prison, said the safety of staff and inmates is their top priority. the ministry ofjustice said it would urgently investigate the bbc‘s footage and that the government is determined to reform our prisons. at least 4 people have died and up to 5 others are missing after an avalanche in the french ski resort of tignes this morning. resort is particularly busy at this time of year with french and british school holidays. simon koke snowboarding instructor, ithink school holiday

despite this, panorama was told there was no lockdown so the block could be completely searched. the bbcmed inmates high on drugs. this inmate had taken spies. and then there is the valance. cctv cameras recorded and inmate being stamped on. at one point panorama's undercover reporter was threatened by an inmate. during filming the bbc discovered a serious security breach, alarms on to michael dawson were not working. —— on two doers. a hole in an inner security fence, it meant drugs could have been passed into the jail. the reporter asked the governor of what went wrong. sodexho, the company that runs the prison said the safety of staff and inmates is their top priority. the ministry ofjustice said it would urgently investigate the footage. and that the government is determined to reform our prisons. it thomas, bbc news. 0ur political correspondent carole walker is in westminster. this comes at a time when the government is under pressure to do something about the prison system, overcrowding and staffing levels. what are they saying? as you heard, the government says it is urgently inve

nike oregon project has been under investigation by the us anti—doping agency, or usada, since a bbc panorama practices. high profile us athletes kara goucher and her husband adam made a series of allegations against their former coach. he is sort of a win—at—all—costs person. it's hurting the sport. today the first glipmse of usada's findings, an intermim report by the agency, has been leaked by the russian hacking group fancy bears and passed to the sunday times. the report alleges salazar used banned or unethical methods to boost performance, including: the report states: usada said: usada continues to investigate but serious questions now for uk athletics who were, according to this leaked report, warned about salazar and his methods by one of their own doctors as far back as 2011. salazar maintains his athletes' use of medications has always fully complied with the world anti—doping code and in exactly the way usada directed. mo farah has released a statement, saying, "it's deeply frustrating that i'm having to make an announcement on this subject. i am a clean athlete who's never broken

i thinkjust £i2 million is very welcome, but the bbc panorama programme which seems to have escalatedments was all about a prison in northumberland and this increase is only going to prisons in any southeast and london. i think there will be a demand from other prisoners —— prisons to see the same generosity by the government. presumably, liz truss, had a choice. she could have given certain prison officers a pay rise, which is what she's doing, or she could recruited more. i think they're trying to do both, but as they have discovered, it is very difficult to recruit and train and install prison officers and above all, i know having been in prison, that there is a strange chemistry of wary respect between prison officers and sensible prisoners, but the prison officers who gain that respect our experienced, so you need to hang on to the people who had been there some considerable time. the problem with recruiting inexperienced prison officers is that they can't so easily control a wing full of 90 or 100 prisoners without the character and experience and wisdom that goes with that. the

but a better salazar has been under investigation by the us anti—doping agency since a bbc panorama programmeng. —— better salazar. high—profile us athletes made a series of allegations against their former coach. he is a sort of win at all costs person. it is hurting the sport. today the first glimpse of the findings, an interim report by the findings, an interim report by the agency has been leaked by the russian hacking group and passed to the sunday times. the report alleges mr salazar used banned or unethical methods including the fusions of supplements over the legal limit, and tested and potentially unlawful medical procedures and medications. an alleged use of an infusion in 2014 remains under investigation. they said it could confirm it has a a report in response to a subpoena from a state medical licensing body regarding care given by a physician to athletes associated... serious questions for uk athletics who were according to the leaked report warned about mr salazar and his methods by one of their own doctors as far back as 2011. mr salazar maintains his athletes‘ use of medicati

nike oregon project has been under investigation by the us anti—doping agency or usada since the bbc panoramaims of doping and unethical practices. high profile us athletes made a series of allegations against theirformer made a series of allegations against their former coach. he is a win at all cost person, it's hurting the sport. today a first glance of usada's findings has been leaked by the russian hacking group fancy bears and passed to the sunday times. the report alleges salazar used banned or unethical methods to boost performance, including: the report states that farrah‘s alleged use of an infusion in 201a remains under investigation. usada said it could confirm it has prepared a report in response to a subpoena from a state medical licensing body regarding care given bya licensing body regarding care given by a physician to athletes associated with the nike oregon project. usada continues to investigate but serious questions now for uk athletics who were, according to this leaked report, warned about salazar and his methods by one of their own doctors as far back as 2011. salazar

alberto salazar has been under investigation since a bbc panorama programme made allegations about drugsfficials have launched a campaign for what they called "a truly tobacco free nhs". recent research shows just one in ten hospitals is enforcing a ban on smoking outside health service buildings and public health england is urging all hospitals to offer patients help to quit. gerry jackson reports. more than a million smokers are admitted to nhs hospitals in the uk every year. many hospital trusts in england have already banned smoking, but it isn't always easy, and public health england says much more needs to be done to achieve a tobacco—free nhs. according to recent figures, one in four hospital patients in the uk are smokers. but just 28% are asked if they want help to stop, and only 7% are referred for treatment. public health england now wants trusts to ban smoking in and outside all nhs buildings in england and all smokers to be offered help to quit. that might include prescriptions for nicotine replacements, or a referral to a stop smoking support service, but it also wants a se

alberto salazar has been under investigation since a bbc panorama programme made allegations about drugsraining base. at least 28 people have been injured in new orleans after a suspected drunk driver ploughed his car into a crowd of people at the annual mardi gras parade. 21 people needed hospital treatment. russell trott reports. it's the biggest parade in the new orleans mardi gras festival. all eyes quickly turned to a pickup truck. according to eyewitnesses, it washed by in according to eyewitnesses, it washed byina according to eyewitnesses, it washed by in a flash before ploughing into other vehicles. the families gathered on the roadside didn't stand a chance. among those injured, children as young as three. it happened in a matter of seconds. people were scattered. we suspect that the suspect was highly intoxicated. he is in custody and is being investigated now and is in our main office. an eyewitness said the driver seemed disoriented and possibly drunk and didn't appear to realise what he had done. the man has now been taken into police custody. a sense of shock and disbelief

despite this, panorama was told there was no lockdown, so the block could be completely searched. the bbcfilmed inmates high on drugs. this man had taken spice. and then there's the violence. cctv cameras recorded an inmate being stamped on. at one point, panorama's undercover reporter was threatened by an inmate. during filming, the bbc discovered a serious security breach, alarms on two doors weren't working. nearby, officers found wire cutting tools and later, a hole in an inner security fence. it meant drugs could have been passed into the jail. the reporter asked the governor what went wrong? sodexo, the company that runs the prison, said the safety of staff and inmates is their top priority. the ministry ofjustice said it would urgently investigate the bbc‘s footage and that the government is determined to reform our prisons. with me is our home affairs correspondent danny shaw. 0bviously some serious problems at that prison. how typical do you think that is at prisons around the country? i think it is pretty typical of conditions at a lot of prisons in england and wales. not all of

nike oregon project has been under investigation by the us anti—doping agency, or usada, since a bbc panoramas against their former coach. he‘s sort of a win at all costs person. it is hurting the sport. today, the first glimpse of usada‘s findings. an interim report by the agency has been leaked by the russian hacking group fancy bears and passed to the sunday times. the report alleges salazar used banned or unethical methods to boost performance including infusions of supplements over the legal limit of 50 millilitres, untested and potentially unlawful medical procedures and medications. and the report states that mo farah‘s alleged use of an infusion in 201a remains under investigation. usada said it could:. usada continues to investigate but serious questions now for uk athletics, who were, according to this leaked report, warned about salazar and his methods by one of their own doctors as far back as 2011. salazar maintains his athletes‘ use of medications has always fully complied with the world anti—doping code and in exactly the way usada directed. in regards to substances, methods or

the former bbc panorama editor and presenter of radio 14's the media show had movingly documented hissted voice who embodied the best of public service broadcasting. football, and the dream is over. in united. the non—league club had hoped cause a major upset tonight and secure a place in the quarterfinals of the fa cup. but in what was the biggest match in the club's history, they were beaten 2—0 by arsenal. our sports correspondent natalie pirks was watching. sutton united are not used to seems like this, the arrival of arsenal through gander green lane into temporary chaos. as the premier league stars battled their way towards the dressing room, sat in united's fans dreamt about what might be. we have to be careful because they don't play an artificial grass. —— they have to be careful. it will be harderfor them. we have home advantage as well. we careful. it will be harderfor them. we h. beam ne advantage as well. we careful. it will be harderfor them. we h. beam but ldvantage as well. we careful. it will be harderfor them. we h. beam but -- antage as well. we careful. it will be

alberto salazar has been under investigation since a bbc panorama programme made allegations about drugsng. five people have been injured after a car hit pedestrians in south east london. police and the air ambulance were called at around 8.00 am this morning to bromley road in bellingham after a car also crashed into a wall. five people were treated at the scene and taken to hospital. the driver of the car was detained by an off—duty police officer before being arrested on suspicion of causing serious injury by dangerous driving. health officials have launched a campaign for what they called "a truly tobacco free nhs". recent research shows just one in ten hospitals is enforcing a ban on smoking outside health service buildings and public health england is urging all hospitals to offer patients help to quit. gerry jackson reports. more than a million smokers are admitted to nhs hospitals in the uk every year. many hospital trusts in england have already banned smoking, but it isn't always easy, and public health england says much more needs to be done to achieve a tobacco—free nhs. acco

i think thatjust £12 million boost is very welcome, but the bbc panorama programme seems to have shownted the argument, the prison in northumberland, this increase is only going to prison officers in the south—east and london. there will be a demand from other prisoners that are under pressure to see the same generosity by the government. presumably she had a choice, she could have either given certain prison officers a pay rise, which is what she's doing, or she could have recruited more. why goa she could have recruited more. why 9° a pay she could have recruited more. why go a pay rise rather than increasing recruitment? and trying to do both, but as they have discovered, it is difficult to recruit and train and install prison officers, and above all, i know from having been in prison administration, the respect between prison officers and sensible prisoners, but the officers who gain respect our experienced, so you need to hang on to people who have been there some considerable time. the problem about recruiting, more inexperienced prison officers if they can't so easily control wi

bbc news. there is much more on that on tonight's panorama on bbc one at 8:30pm.torms have buried entire villages in this province. at least 50 bodies have been recovered but rescue efforts have been hampered as they struggled to reach another bilic. the mountainous regions in the north and east of the country have suffered most. —— they struggled to reach another village. translation mac 22 provinces have been experiencing heavy snow. most of the transportation routes between main cities have been shut down. on the major roads and highways, soldiers have rescued hundreds of beer calls trapped by the storm. and in the capital, kabul, the international airport is shut down. the rapid snowfall has also caused roofs to collapse. 0n the rapid snowfall has also caused roofs to collapse. on sunday, a normal working day in afghanistan, the government declared a public holiday to ensure schools were closed. the desktop has been steadily rising over the past few days and officials are warning of more avalanches. —— the death toll. shannon matthews went missing on her way h

despite this, panorama was told there was no lockdown, so the block could be completely searched. the bbc filmed inmates high on drugs. this man had taken spice. and then there's the violence. cctv cameras recorded an inmate being stamped on. at one point, panorama's undercover reporter was threatened by an inmate. during filming, the bbc discovered a serious security breach, as alarms on two doors weren't working. nearby, officers found wire—cutting tools and later a hole in an inner security fence. it meant drugs could have been passed into the jail. the reporter asked the governor what went wrong. sodexo, the company that runs the prison, said the safety of staff and inmates is their top priority. the ministry ofjustice said it would urgently investigate the bbc‘s footage and that the government is determined to reform our prisons. in herfirst major speech on sentencing the justice secretary, liz truss, rejected calls to cut the number of inmates with what she calls "dangerous quick—fix solutions". our home affairs correspondent, danny shaw, was listening. your sense of what the minist

despite this, panorama was told there was no lockdown so the blog could be completely searched. the bbcilmed inmates high on drugs. this man had taken spice. and then there is the violence. cctv cameras recorded an inmate being stamped on. at one point the panorama's undercover reporter was threatened by an inmate. during filming, the bbc discovered a serious security breach, alarms on two doors were not working. nearby, officers found where cutting tools and later a hole in an inner security fence. it meant drugs could have been passed into the jail. the reporter asked the governor what went wrong. so the x0, the company that runs the brits said the safety of staff and inmates is their top priority. the ministry ofjustice said it would urgently investigate the footage and that the government is determined to reform our prisons. ed thomas, bbc news. 0ur political correspondent, carole walker, is in westminster. we have been talking for a long time about the precious on staffing and funding in prisons but what is the government saying? in terms of the panorama programme, it is saying tha

new figures obtained by the bbc panorama programme suggest there's been an almost 50% rise in unexpected based on data from more than half of england's mental health trusts. well, sane is alarmed and shocked by this rise in the death of people with mental illness. we're particularly concerned because these are the most vulnerable people that we have entrusted into the care of mental health services, and they are so often being failed — both them and their families. the rise in unexpected deaths corresponds to a drop in income. for mental health. over the last two yea rs, mental health. over the last two years, though has been a rise in money, but mental health trust have not received an increase but when you allow for inflation, their funding has fallen by hundred and £50 million. —— 150 million. but the government says it's improving mental health services, investing an extra £1.11 billion by 2020, and that rises in unexpected deaths are due to better reporting. and nhs england also rejects the figures and says that suicide in particular is reducing for mental health patients. and there

despite this, panorama was told there was no lockdown, so the block could be completely searched. the bbcmed inmates high on drugs. this man had taken spice. and then there's the violence. cctv cameras recorded an inmate being stamped on. at one point, panorama's undercover reporter was threatened by an inmate. during filming, the bbc discovered a serious security breach, alarms on two doors weren't working. nearby, officers found wire—cutting tools and, later, a hole in an inner security fence. it meant drugs could have been passed into the jail. the reporter asked the governor what went wrong. sodexo, the company that runs the prison, said the safety of staff and inmates is their top priority. the ministry ofjustice said it would urgently investigate the bbc‘s footage and that the government is determined to reform our prisons. ed thomas, bbc news. much more on that when we speak to one former prisoner who says 85% of the people he was in prison with work on spies. now a summary of the rest of the day's news. —— they were on spice. britain's biggest supermarket tesco says it's taking im

bbc news. and there's more on that story on tonight's panorama on bbc one at 8:30.bc‘s nhs health check on our website. that's at bbc.co.uk/health. in the battle of trump versus the courts, the courts are winning so far and the president's doing nothing to hide his frustration. he's stepped up his attacks on the judge who set aside his travel ban on seven predominantly muslim nations. the justice department has until this evening to submit its challenge to the decision. our correspondent daniel boettcher reports. # once so proudly we held...# america brought together by sport and patriotism — the super bowl watched by well over 100 million people on television. but outside the stadium, the country's divisions and tensions were all too apparent. more protests against president trump, and in particular his travel restrictions. un—american, say his opponents, and unconstitutional. elsewhere, his supporters made their voices heard. they believe it is the constitution that gives the president the authority to order these restrictions. donald trump was at his florida retr

new figures obtained by the bbc panorama programme suggest there has been an almost 50% rise in unexpectedyears. the results are based on data from more than half of england's mental health trusts. sane is alarmed and shocked by this rise in the death of people with mental illness. we are particularly concerned because these are the most vulnerable people that we have entrusted into the care of mental health services and they are so often being failed — both them and their families. but the government says it is improving mental health services, investing an extra £1.11 billion by 2020 and that rises in unexpected deaths are due to better reporting. sophie hutchinson, bbc news. motorists in england are being hit with unnecessary fines because councils aren't always explaining their right to challenge parking tickets, the local government watchdog has warned. its report says when fines were appealed, the claims were all too often rejected without proper consideration or explanation. the body representing local councils says proper procedures are in place. an estimated half a million people

bbc world news. and the top story here in the uk. an investigation by the bbc‘s panoramaamme has found evidence of major security failings at a privately—run prison in north—east england. now on bbc news all the latest business news live with sharanjit leyl in singapore. the best of friends. us president trump eat and japanese prime minister shinzo abe meet. we find out what it will mean for the markets and the economy. and what do you want to be when you grow up? we find out why themepark that let's kids try out differentjobs is gaining ground here in asia. hello and welcome to asia business report, i'm sharanjit leyl. japan's latest gdp figures are in showing the country's economy grew at an annualised rate of just 1% the country's economy grew at an annualised rate ofjust1% in the last quarter of 2016. the latest figures follow a weekend of meetings between these two men, this is japanese prime minister shinzo abe as well as the us president trump eat in the us, and the two leaders agreed to a new economic dialogue that will focus on monetary policy, corporate projects

had a long and varied programme with production and executive roles on the bbc and channel 4 and itv, he was editor of panoramanterview with princess diana in 1995 and later he became a sought—after media commentator both on camera and in print and he presented radio 4's media show from its launch in 2008. over the past few months, he described the experience of having cancer in a moving series of radio interviews. steve will be much missed by family, friends and colleagues and by newswatch viewers such as paul nelson who wrote to us on monday. thank you for all of your comments this week. if you want to share your opinions on bbc news current affairs, you can call us. well, friday was a much quieter and calmer day than what thursday brought, thanks to storm doris, but as we head into the weekend things turn more unsettled again. we have loads of weather systems, weather fronts, i should say, ganging up on us, bringing bouts of rain, and isobars tighten up as we head into saturday. during the night it will turn much wetter and windier across the uk. the rain eventually reaching the far south—east towards the e

had a long and varied programme with production and executive roles, on the bbc and channel a and itv, he was editor of panoramaincess diana in 1995 and he became a sought—after media commentator both on camera and in print and he presented radio a's media show from its launch in 2008. over the past few months he described the experience of having cancer in a moving series of radio interviews. steve will be much missed by family, friends and colleagues and by news watch viewers such as paul nelson who wrote to us on monday. "so sad, to hear of his passing. i shall never forget his candid interviews. thank you for all of your comments this week. if you want to share your opinions on bbc news current affairs, you can call us. all e—mail news watch. to have a look at our website. —— do have a look. coming up in sports day we will have all of the reaction to the sacking of claudio ranieri, the decision has been widely derided while the man himself says that history and has died. jose mourinho wore the initials of claudio ranieri on his kit to show his respect. and we will have a round—up of the women on the six nat

had a long and varied programme with production and executive roles on the bbc and channel a and itv, he was editor of panoramach in 2008. over the past few months, he described the experience of having cancer in a moving series of radio interviews. steve will be much missed by family, friends and colleagues and by newswatch viewers such as paul nelson who wrote to us on monday. thank you for all of your comments this week. if you want to share your opinions on bbc news current affairs, you can call us. hello, this is breakfast with steph mcgovern and charlie stayt. people buying a new car are told by the transport secretary to think long and hard before choosing a diesel amid growing concern about pollution levels. chris grayling said drivers should consider vehicles with fewer harmful emissions. good morning, it's saturday 25th february. also ahead: former labour foreign secretary david miliband says the party is further from power than at any point in the last 50 years following the conservative's success in the copeland by—election. president trump steps up his battle with the media as a number of news org

now on bbc news, panorama. 7:7,7! 77g; ffaf: 777737 funding and there is no doubt that this is not being seen on the ground. and we investigate the human cost of what's been england's worst performing health trust. imagine waking up every day and almost tossing a coin to go and he was the most beautiful, kind, loving son. and he sh," still he i wanted to save him. look at this... the 39—year—old had been treated for schizophrenia for the last two decades. foundation trust, the only mental measures in the history of the nhs. i begged. i begged the trust to help him, but they thought he was living well, he was, you know, managing. but i knew that he wasn't. i knew that he would just get iller and iller and iller. and he died. when they came to tell me, i was not surprised. i was expecting it. the nhs produces very little national data about the performance of our mental health services. so we decided to do some research of our own. they're recorded when there's no obvious sign of a natural cause of death, so they can in

currency japan of manipulating its spine—11,4 bbc it japan of manipulating its curiae—nay bbc it is for panoramaliterally am sitting on the chair that my son died in. and how, despite five years of government promises... if you suffer from mental health problems, there's not enough help to hand. ?:§if?<5§'§???§ 3.2 1353729, funding for nhs mental health trusts has dropped by £150 million. what is tragic is that it's the time when we have been promised increased funding and there is no doubt that this is not being seen on the ground. and we investigate the human cost of what's been england's worst performing health trust. imagine waking up every day and almost tossing a coin to go upstairs to see whether your own flesh and blood is still alive. on the 14th of november, sheila preston's son leo was found dead following a suspected accidental overdose. i met her on herfirst visit to his flat just four days later. this is leo. this is leo here. he was probably 12 years old there. and he was the most beautiful, kind, loving son. i was proud of him. and he should still be here in this flat today. i wa

please, bbc, get your house in order and start reporting the news and not making it. this campaign should be reserved for a panoramae. i understand there are serious problems in the nhs and i understand that things have got worse by some measures, however, bbc news seems to be trying to make us feel angry. we have better health care than most. please try and help us to feel grateful for what we have and try to help us make things better rather than constantly telling us it is a disaster. i am not newsworthy because i am one of the thousands of people who have received treatment from the nhs over the last few months who have nothing to complain about. i only have praise for the dedicated, professional staff who have carried out treatment on their behalf. this week we have been bombarded by the news on all channels telling us what is wrong with our national health service. it is broken. what you have as the bbc is responsibility in terms of making sure we do not demoralise the staff any more than they already are. i asked a nurse if she was impacted by the adverse publicity seen on the news this week. she looked at m

a bbc investigation has found evidence of major security failings at a privately—run prison in the north—east of england. a reporterfrom the panoramaver at the jail in morpeth while working as a prison officer; he discovered that alarms on two doors didn't work, searches weren't conducted properly and there was a hole in a fence. and after 7am we'll get reaction to this from the prison officers association. firefighters in australia are still battling around eighty bushfires in new south wales. many properties have been destroyed but so far there are no reports of any lives lost. however, forecasters are warning conditions could become dangerous again by the end of the week. the united states, japan and south korea have requested an urgent meeting of the united nations security council to discuss north korea's latest missile test. yesterday it was confirmed a ballistic missile was fired. the state is already subject to a range of sanctions over its missile and nuclear bomb tests. analysts believe the country is still years away from developing an effective nuclear missile. a bit ofa a bit of a shock there we're all a. —— we're all0