i think broadmoor, building latterly was unfit for purpose. ithink broadmoor, it's fairto purpose.ng time now. have been modified as best as we could modify them, but patently they didn't have the room that patients require, they didn't have the space for things like group therapy or interviews or even boardrooms so by this is the original broad more building, based have been accommodated here for more than 150 years, the building will 110w than 150 years, the building will now be sold off in the patients have been moved to the new broadmoor, which is right next door —— broadmoor. we were given an exclusive tour of the new hospital shortly before patients moved in. there are large open plan communal areas designed for easier monitoring by staff, workshops, and a multifaith room, and enhanced cctv. one former patient involved with others on the design of the new facilities explained the likely benefits. because of the way the wards have been created, with better lines of sight, is more spacious, more comfortable, friendly environment, it should make for happier patients and that is

hugh pym, bbc news, broadmoor.eted the region in heavy snow. the notorius grapevine section of interstate five, north of los angeles was closed for 36 hours as miles of roadway froze. the rare winter wonderland scenes were also visable in san diego county — the town ofjulien was covered in eight inches of snow. let's have a look at the weather closer to home, with ben rich. hello there. saturday sunshine was in short supply. many of us got stuck with grey, gloomy conditions. only the favoured few got to see much in the way brightness. iam hopeful, though, that through the day ahead a few more of us will get to see something just a little bit brighter and it certainly is going to feel mild, especially in the north of the uk with this feed of really warm air. you can see these orange colours extending in our direction from the south or the south—west. and at the same time we're going to start to tap into some of this drier air across the near continent so that should allow us to break some holes in the cloud and give

the old image of broadmoor.19th century. but as a mental health hospital, the building latterly was unfit for purpose. i think broadmoor, it‘s fair to say, has been criticised about the environments for quite a long time now. they have been modified as best as we could modify them but patently they did not have the room the patients require. they didn‘t have the space for things like group therapy or interviews or even ward rounds. this is the original broadmoor building. patients have been accommodated here for more than 150 years. the building will now be sold off and the patients have been moved to the new broadmoor, which is right next door. we were given an exclusive tour of the new hospital shortly before patients moved in. there are large, open—plan communal areas designed for easier monitoring by staff, workshops and a multi—faith room and enhanced cctv. one former patient involved with others on the design of the new facilities explained the likely benefits. because of the way the wards have been create

hugh pym, bbc news, broadmoor. you can reach me on twitter — i'm @ jamesbbcnews.supply today. a lot of cloud through the uk, and many of us stay cloudy tonight, as well, with the odd spot of drizzle, mist and hill fog, some slightly more persistent rain over northern and western scotland but the skies should clear a bit for northern ireland and the north—east of scotland and towards the east of england late in the night and things he could turn just a little bit chilly, but for most it is a mild night. we will tap into dry air into the near continent allowing holes in the cloud and give us more in the way of sunshine. this is how we start of sunday with a lot of cloud. thickening in parts of the west and giving misty and murky conditions. these areas are likely to see at least some bright and sunny spells developing. some rain continuing to plague the far north—west of scotland. the southern half of the casing highs. and with this south or south—westerly winds, blowing across the high ground, where you get some shelter to the north of higher ground on the north co

the broadmoor preschool parents are worried that the school district plan to move there school.he preschool to the san leandro adult school about two miles away. parents say that side is not equal to what they now and has many families who go to broadmoor walk to school and they want the school to stay where it is. the school districts that discussions are ongoing and no date has been set for a decision on the future location of broadmoor preschool. >> university company facing two lawsuits of discrimination by requiring prospective students to take standardized test for the lawsuit demand that the 10 campus uc system in limit the requirement that applicants take the sat or act test for the lawsuit said the test discriminate against disabled, low-income, multilingual and underrepresented minority students. some uc officials had been considering dropping the testing requirement because they said research convinced them that performance on the test strongly influenced by family income, parents education and race. >> today in san francisco, a tradition that wants everyone to have w

i was watching this in my hotel, at the broadmoor and i put out a statement on my phone while watchingpossibly oras, probably legal but unconstitutional. a cute way of saying -- you cannot have a law that is legal and yet unconstitutional. constitution is a law. the relative statutes about moving money around are so broad it could be smart white house lawyers figured out a way to do this, crossed the tees and out of the eyes. i's.d dotted the ata case will be argued supreme court this term. theresident obama did have power under the immigration statutes to provide temporary status and work authorization to people brought here illegally as children, which policy i support by the way, but if he had that power already, that immigration law is too broad and unconstitutional. monday filing a brief on on behalf of supporters of daca type ologies supporting it as a matter of policy but not as law. these issues crop up. sometimes it is technical. if the supreme court makes waves, it will probably be on a technical thing like gandhi with sex offenders -- gundy with sex offenders. these issues a

i was watching this in my hotel, at the broadmoor and i put out a statement on my phone while watchingthe upshot was, possibly or probably legal but unconstitutional. which was kind of acute way of saying -- you cannot have a law that is legal and yet unconstitutional. constitution is a law. but what i meant was the relative statutes about moving money around are so broad it could be smart white house lawyers figured out a way to do this, cross the t's, dot the i's. but if that's the case, this law is improper. it's congress giving away its appropriation power. one of the docket cases that daca cases that will be argued at supreme court this term. if president obama did have the power under the immigration statutes to provide temporary status and work authorization to people brought here illegally as children, which policy i support by the way, but if he had that power already, that immigration law is too broad and unconstitutional. cato is filing a brief on monday on behalf of supporters of daca type policies, supporting it as a matter of policy but not as law. because the executive p

parents of kids of broadmoor preschool worried the unified school district would move the school which has been on the boulevard 30 years. the school district is considering relocating the preschool to the san leandro adult school about two miles away, parents say the community is very close knit and they want the school to stay where it is. >> i love being able to watch my child and adults and be involved in what she is being exposed to. >> school officials say discussions continue and no date has been set for a decision on the future locations of the preschool. >>> what are you keeping an eye on, sal? >> we are keeping an eye on contra costa county, traffic here will be slow and highway 4 already, to get up on the map, you can also see full traffic on concorde to walnut creek and highway 24 also a little bit of slowing in lafayette and marinda, you get to the bay bridge, slow traffic already waiting for you at the toll plaza, actively raining there right now, that could slow your commute, the san jose commute looks all right, this gets a later start than usual and there is a live pic

he is being held and has been held at the broadmoor secure hospital since sometime in october, wherety said he was white british, and said little more. although he seemed very calm and placid over the video link, he also occasionally grunted as though he was going to interrupt, he rolled his lies a little bit. he seemed barely aware of what was going on but, as i say, he is being held at broadmoor secure hospital, and there are reports being done on his mental health. as you mentioned earlier, he is on the autistic spectrum, it is that he does have personality disorder and ocd. as we've heard, he said at the time of his arrest that he did what she died, he threw this little boy over the railings to draw attention to the fact he felt he needed to be in hospital and to make a protest about the quality of his social care. we understand he is in the care of a local authority or at least was at that time. this now means the family of the little boy doesn't have to go through this trial at a time when he is still very pearly. yes, that must be a relief to the family, that this ends here. a