bbc panorama found that spending per head on children s services alone has risen by 77 per cent in awork is now calling for an honest discussion with the government about future funding, but ministers say councils have already been given additional money. here s our social affairs editor, alison holt. it's half past seven in the morning, and 17—year—old harley is getting the school bus. his special educational needs mean he gets support from havering council in greater london. you've got that smile before you get on my bus, thank you. including getting him to and from college. for harley, obviously a lot of support around the physical. harley cannot transfer out of his wheelchair, so he needs people around him that are going to guide him and keep him safe. we always have fun in the bus. but havering council has been fighting to stop itself going bust. it's planning cuts and savings, including to special needs transport. parents are angry. the transport is huge, because he wants to be as independent as he can. he's going to college. lewis is cheeky. lewis is absolutely cheeky. yes. he

a bbc panorama investigation has found that the costs per head of children s services alone has risennding, but ministers say additional money has been given. here s alison holt. several times a dayjonelle struggles up and down the stairs to the hotel room where she and her small children have lived for seven months. they lost their home in a no—fault eviction. her local council, havering and greater london, placed them here. at this moment, i'm just in autopilot. every day it's just a set of different challenges. but i am trying to keep strong because there's nothing else. it's either this or being on the street. homelessness has become a major financial pressure for havering, one of the reasons the council has been fighting against going bust. it's had to house 500 families in hotels like this in the past year. five years ago, there were none. let's have a look around the room. you've got a double bed, a single bed and a bathroom. yes, and some closet space there. 0k. forfive months, bbc panorama has followed havering as it struggled to balance the needs of people like jonelle again

bbc news. you can watch panorama — paying more for less, councils in crisis — tonight on bbc one at 8pm and one will find out today if they have won their appeal. tom hayes was jailed for 1a years and carlo palombo forfour years over the so—called libor rate scandal. the libor rate is considered to be one of the most important interest rates in finance, upon which trillions of financial contracts rest. the media regulator ofcom has ruled that the tv channel gb news broke the rules when it used sitting conservative mps to host its programmes. sirjacob rees—mogg, esther mcvey and philip davies all fronted shows in 2023. ofcom said using politicans in such a way meant the news programmes were not presented with due impartiality. 15 years ago, claudia lawrence failed to turn up for work at york university where she was a chef. now, on the anniversary of her disappeareance, detectives are pleading for those with information about what happened to her to break their silence. police have carried out two investigations and questioned nine people, but no charges have ever been brought. graham satchell

bbc news. and you can see that panorama �*trump: the sequel?lloway, who�*s the leader of the workers party of britain, told reporters he he�*d "always loved the building — the people in it, not quite so much." a new report is calling for the church of england to set up an investment fund of £1 billion to help repair the damaged caused by its historic links to slavery. last year an investigation found that the church had invested large amounts of money in a company that transported slaves. our community affairs correspondent, adina campbell, is at lambeth palace. just tell us more about this report. this latest report has been described as humbling, shaming and transformative. it was put together by an independent oversight board appointed by the church commissioners to look at the lasting impact of slavery in one of the key recommendations in the report was to create this investment fund worth £1 billion, but today in a press conference the church of england confirmed it would be committing £100 million, something it pledged last year but criti

what i found from this new documentary for bbc panorama that campsite tonight is how these kinds of particularlylack voters are being sheared and spread. 0ne donald trump alongside black voters are being sheared and spread. one of them said, it is fair game to make this kind of stuff. this one image will not convince anyone either way. but there are questions about the impact this type of content could have. when you look atjoe biden, are likely to be running against donald trump in november in the us presidential election, it is interesting that there are these kinds of ai generated images, instead he tends to be pictured alongside other world leaders like president putin, and they tend to be a bit more satirical, although some of the donald trump ones are as well. what about the broader implications? you are talking about getting the votes out, that slightly subtle messaging. their broader and concerns here? yes. picking up on what that person who made the image that i tracked down said, ultimately, it is not as though one image is going to change someone's view. probably a valid point to make

bbc news. and you can see that panorama �*trump: the sequel? o'clock tonight and will also be available to bbc iplayer. still to come on the world today — spain's la liga analyses a video george galloway is sworn in after rochdale mp after a by election campaign which focused on a call for a cease—fire in gaza. 37 years after they released a single which didn't charge, and 80s band finds fame again thanks to a chance discovery in a record shop. we speak live to the trio. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. bbc news, bringing you different stories from across the uk. - namaste, india, my world. darcy carrier at the opening ceremony of miss world, a moment she feared might never happen 12 months ago, after she broke her neck and pelvis in a car crash, i sustained multiple injuries, multiple broken bones. this time last year, it felt so far away from me. to have come this far is really such a proud moment for me to go home. to have come this far is really such a proud moment for me. ready to go home. darcy's rehab took months, bu

bbc panorama discovered dozens of the pictures created using ai — there's no evidence though they arel media correspondent, marianna spring, reports. at first glance, this photo looks real. 0nly it's not. it was generated using ai technology by this radio presenter and his team and shared with more than a million followers, attached to a story about black support for former president donald trump. i'm not a photojournalist. i'm not out there taking pictures of what's really happening. i'm a storyteller. i'm not claiming it is accurate. i'm not saying, hey, look, donald trump was at this party with all of these african—american voters. look how much they love him. it does give that impression, though. if you didn't know it wasn't real, you'd think he's at this party and he's met all these people who support him because it's quite convincing. if anybody�*s voting one way or another because of one photo they see on a facebook page, that's a problem with that person, not with the post itself. i uncovered dozens more. i uncovered dozens more ai generated images of black voters like this, m

if you want to see more of that investigation, if you are in the uk, you can watch it on the bbc panorama. hello there. the weather isn't looking that bad this week. actually, compared to last week, we should start to see a lot of dry weather around with increasing amounts of sunshine, particularly wednesday onwards. in the short term, we do have low pressure nearby. so there will be a little bit of rain, a few showers dotted around. now, this first low pressure system will bring a band of rain and stronger winds into southern and western parts of the country. as you move through the course of the day, the rain pushing across south west england, south wales, up in towards northern ireland, a bit more cloud generally across western edges. but after that chilly starts with the frost and the fog, most of the country should have a fine afternoon with plenty of sunshine around. temperatures lifting up to around 11 degrees, i think, in the warmest spots. through this evening and overnight, that cloud, the wind and the rain push its way slowly northwards and eastward. you see a few showers runni

bbc panorama discovered dozens of the pictures — created using artificial intelligence — though there'sto mrtrump�*s campaign. 0ur disinformation and social media correspondent, marianna spring, reports. at first glance this photo looks real — only its not. it was generated using ai technology, by this radio presenter and his team, and shared with more than a million followers, attached to a story about black support forformer president donald trump. i'm not a photojournalist, i'm not out there taking pictures of what's really happening. i'm a storyteller. i'm not claiming it is accurate, i'm not saying, "hey, look, donald trump was at this party with all of these african—american voters — look how much they love him." that wasn't the story at all. it does give that impression, though. it does give that impression. if you didn't know it was real, you would think you'd think he's at this party and he's met all these people who support him. because it is quite convincing. if anybody is voting one way or another because of one photo they see on a facebook page, that's a problem with that p

bbc panorama discovered dozens of the pictures created using ai.trump's campaign. our disinformation and social media correspondent marianna spring reports. at first glance this photo looks real — only it's not. it was generated using ai technology by this radio presenter and his team and shared with more than a million followers, attached to a story about black support forformer president donald trump. i'm not a photojournalist. i'm not out there taking pictures of what's really happening. i'm a storyteller. i'm not claiming it is accurate. i'm not saying, "hey, look, donald trump was at this party with all of these african—american voters. look how much they love him." that wasn't the story at all. it does give that impression, though. it does give that impression. if you didn't know it was real, you'd think you'd think he's at this party and he's met all these people who support him. because it's quite convincing. if anybody�*s voting one way or another because of one photo they see on a facebook page, that's a problem with that person, not with

because i was listening to an interview that we did on bbc panorama with a young black taxi driver thet he sees him as a dinosaur. he doesn't see people i can in politics. dinosaur. he doesn't see people i can in politics-— can in politics. yeah, i think that is the young _ can in politics. yeah, i think that is the young people _ can in politics. yeah, i think that is the young people issue - can in politics. yeah, i think that i is the young people issue broadly. aside _ is the young people issue broadly. aside from — is the young people issue broadly. aside from race, _ is the young people issue broadly. aside from race, aside _ is the young people issue broadly. aside from race, aside from - is the young people issue broadly. aside from race, aside from the l aside from race, aside from the geographic— aside from race, aside from the geographic location. _ aside from race, aside from the geographic location. not - aside from race, aside from the geographic location. not even l aside from race, aside from the . geographic location. not even just young _ geographic location. not even

rory carson, bbc news. panoramable on the iplayer. the oscars now and oppenheimer was the big winner, scooping no fewer than seven awards, including best picture and best actor for cillian murphy, seen here on the far right alongside some of his fellow winners. but ryan gosling stole the show dressed in glittering pink and performing i'mjust ken. barbie was last year's highest grossing film, but it only won a single award for best song. the other character who stole the show was messi the dog as colin paterson now reports. oppenheimer. these were the oppenheimer oscars. cillian murphy. the biographicalfilm about the father of the atomic bomb won seven, with cillian murphy becoming the first—ever irish—born winner of best actor. for better or for worse, we're all living in oppenheimer�*s world, so i would really like to dedicate this to the peacemakers everywhere. christopher nolan, oppenheimer. christopher nolan was best director. movies are just a little j bit over 100 years old. i mean, imagine being there 100 lye

bbc panorama first shone a light on some the treatment of people with learning disabilities and autisticer born seems to have stopped carina. , , .,, ~ caring. this is the worst kind of institutional _ caring. this is the worst kind of institutional care, _ caring. this is the worst kind of institutional care, it _ caring. this is the worst kind of institutional care, it is - caring. this is the worst kind of institutional care, it is the - caring. this is the worst kind of institutional care, it is the kind| institutional care, it is the kind of thing that was prevalent at the end of the 60s and that led britain to gradually close the large long stay institutions. you're hurting me! get the police on you. assaults at you. — assaults at winterbourne alexis is autistic and spent three years in an assessment and treatment unit. she says she was restrained 97 times and forcibly drugged. than you very much for coming in to newsnight. why did you become an inpatient? mr; newsnight. why did you become an inatient? g , ., ., inpatient? my brother died, and you know, for inpatient? my brother di

now on bbc news, panorama.reat britain is sinking with the amount of foreigners that are here. i think there's a lot the immigration population can bring to a country. at the last election, the government promised to reduce immigration. but it didn't go down. it went up. they say one thing and do another. and this has been the situation for years and years and years. i i think it's one big bloody mess, to be honest with you. - when it comes to immigration, right now, one issue dominates. one of my top priorities as prime minister is to stop the boats. you may have the impression it's small boats that have driven a record rise in net migration. they haven't. while the issue is important, in the context of overall immigration, the numbers are tiny. it's not small boats behind the increase. it's choices made by the government. i am not going to shy away from the truth

bbc news. you can watch panorama ?ou can't function without carbs? every day. we have looked at how muslims cope with ramadan and how employers can support them because it is their duty to support them during this holy month. a very important month for muslims around the world. in lots of countries around the world, workplace holidays centre around the islamic calendar and give time off during ramadan. but here in the uk, the majority of people have to work and fast at the same time. this year in the uk, ramadan started on the 11th march, and is expected to end with eid celebrations on tuesday, april 9th. according to the last census, the muslim population in england and wales is almost four million. that's around 6.5% of the population. religion is a protected characteristic under the uk equality act, so employers have to make adjustments to support those observing ramadan. and the census also found that employer awareness and providing adjustments, lead to staff having a greater sense of wellbeing and feeling valued

and you can see that edition of panorama, trump: the sequel, on bbc one at 8pm tonight, and it's alsoorts both also featured on the news at six. and, though they may have had news value and interest for some viewers, that wasn't the case for carol beveridge. .. stephanie rowley thought she'd detected a trend... two weeks ago on newswatch, some viewers alerted us to a couple of mistakes that appeared on the news ticker, running along the bottom of the screen on the news channel, within a few seconds of each other. errors occur, of course, but the perception was that they had become more common. lo and behold, this was what appeared on the channel last week. keep your eye again on the text at the bottom of the screen. it is footage shot by a video journalist for the associated press with his colleagues in mariupol in 2022, as russian forces began to encircle the ukrainian port city. this film tells the story of the first 20 days of 86 days' siege of mariupol. that sentence, "michael gove, placed investigated "by common standards watchdog," was still appearing on air an hour—and—a—half o

you can see more from ross atkins on l can see more from ross atkins on panorama tonight on bbc one.h the issue of immigrants the government has launched an international social media campaign aimed at deterring people from attempting to enter the country illegally by boat. adverts on facebook and youtube will warn of the dangers of becoming indebted to criminal gangs and the perils of a journey often made in unsafe, overloaded vessels. simonjones reports. a campaign that aims to convince people not to put their lives in the hands of ruthless people smugglers — featuring testimony from those who have attempted the perilous journey across the channel. it will initially be rolled out in vietnam, following a sharp rise in vietnamese people making the crossing by boat. the dangers are very real. we've been given rare access to the area in dover, where migrants are brought to shore. so far this year, nine people have lost their lives trying to reach the uk. well, as you can see from this, you might look at this at first hand and think that's a sturdy piece of equipment. it's really not. i

bbc director robby gibb and... ware, the journalists who made panorama programs to aid the witch hunt in the labor party, charity commissioner hitman, william shawcross, and campaign against antisemitism founder jonathan sacardoti. proud zionis and rampant islamophobe michael gove has also been shaping the british government's definition of extremism, which will incrude groups like palestine action. gove is also close to at least three names on benjamin netanyahu's private list of millionaire funders. he wanted for his leadership campaign in liquid, as revealed by zaine's website w.net. one key name was convicted fraudster gerald ronson as education secretary. gave 2 million pounds of public money to ronson's organization, the musad trained community security trust, while simultaneously being its board of advisers. another name on netanyahu's list was property developer zach gurtler, who donated 100,000 to michael gove just a month before he became housing minister. gertler pictured here at the israeli embassy in london is also a patron of the illegal settlement building organization, the jewish national fund. manny viz was

rory carson, bbc news. panorama'sgetting bad. i can't tell. so i'm feeling quietly confident that we're all doing _ a marvellousjob. that's right. that's the spirit of the lord. all over at the arsenal, is that right? that's the one. when you walk into this tent, there should be a chorus of angels. i'm really glad i'm a comedian. my motto will be, it doesn't matter if i burn something. as long as it's funny. i think ijust made biscuits. it's a miracle you and i've done comedy festivals around the world. we've played football together in melbourne. no, i was impressed. it's my biscuits. how did you perform that miracle? you made biscuits for the first time in telly? for you made biscuits for the first time in tell ? ., , in telly? for the first time in tell . i in telly? for the first time in telly- i was _ in telly? for the first time in telly. i was really _ in telly? for the first time in telly. i was really proud - in telly? for the first time in telly. i was really proud of. in telly? for the first time in - telly

you can watch more from ros in panorama's immigration, the uk's record rise' on bbc iplayer now and onmous faces. breakfast�*sjohn maguire has the story. cheering. crossing the finish line at anfield, liverpool's motto of you'll never walk alone had rarely been more poignant. they'd taken on the challenge in the names of marcus stewart and stephen derby, both former professional footballers, both living with motor neurone disease. the support along the route and at the end meant so much. i didn't expect this many people. i would say that this many people are affected by mnd in some sort of way, a family friend, however, and they turned up in force. and i was surprised. me and stephen had a little bet yesterday. whoever has a little blubber first got to donate 50 quid to the foundation. and fortunately it was him. so 50 quid, i'm all right for 50 quid today. for the last leg, the short distance between everton's goodison park and anfield, stephen was pushed by his wife, the manchester city captain, steph horton. sometimes you think, "oh, why us, and why has it only happened to people li

and you can see that edition of panorama, trump: the sequel, on bbc one at 8pm tonight, and it's alsof mariupol. that sentence, "michael gove, placed investigated "by common standards watchdog," was still appearing on air an hour—and—a—half on, while the reference to a "dopping ban" — spelt with two ps, rather than a doping ban — could be seen uncorrected a full five hours later. steve davies wondered... while clare phillips commented wryly... and we received this phone message with a generous offer. hello, i was just wondering if you were interested in employing any proofreaders? because i read your news every day, and it's getting worse. turns out, i can actually complete a sentence that makes sense, so could be a great asset to you. so if you did any help there down at the bbc, don't hesitate to call me — henry talbot, very happy to help you. well, this was another topic we wanted to discuss with a bbc news executive or editor — again, though, no one was available. but we are planning to bring it up when we do get to speak to someone. thank you for all your comments this week. if y