recorded 1500 crimes on one ward. 20 nurses are currently suspended at muckamore abbey hospital in county antrim. what exactly are the police investigating? the police have been investigating muckamore abbey hospital for two yea rs muckamore abbey hospital for two years but the figures they spoke about today shows the extent of what they are investigating. muckamore abbey is a hospital for patients with severe learning disabilities and mental health problems, in cou nty and mental health problems, in county antrim a few miles north of belfast. in november 2017, some families of patients went public with allegations there patients were being mistreated. police have been looking at more than 300,000 hours of cctv, minute by minute, and today they said they have identified 1500 crimes on one ward, the psychiatric intensive care unit. the officer leading the investigation detective chief inspectorjill duffie said her staff have seen some dramatic incidents, repeated patterns of physical and mental abuse, and has made the point because of the nature of the patient‘s's conditions, they could not tell

police investigating alleged abuse at a hospital in county antrim say cctv footage has revealed 1500mes committed on one ward. documents discovered by the bbc suggest the government, and h52, knew the high speed railway was over budget — and behind schedule — years ago. would you feed your pets insects to help fight climate change? vets thinks it could be the way forward. and we speak to the author of the pulitzer—winning novel ‘the underground railroad', colson whitehead, about his latest work — that's in half an hour. good evening. opposition mps have agreed to try to block a no—deal brexit by introducing legislation in parliament. a meeting of those opposed to no deal was called by labour leaderjeremy corbyn. ajoint statement issued afterwards did not detail how or when legislative attempts would be made. and it said using a vote of no confidence to bring down the government remained an option. mr corbyn has now written to more than 100 conservative and independent mps asking them to support attempts to block a no—deal brexit. the government has accused mr corbyn of creating "chao

police in county antrim who are investigating allegations of abuse at a hospital for people with learninge companies installing 5g broadband in rural areas. two of the oldest clubs in english football — bury and bolton — have until five o‘clock to prove they have a future, or face being thrown out of the english football league. and it‘s nearly september which means that the titans of autumn telly are back — strictly held its launch last night and the great british bake off returns this evening. changes to planning rules in england could see companies building taller phone masts. it‘s part of a wider government move to boost the roll—out of 5g networks and improve mobile coverage across britain, especially in the countryside. ministers have also launched a £30 million competition for rural communities to host new 5g technology schemes. the digital secretary, nicky morgan, has been responding to questions about the maximum size of the phone masts. at the moment, the maximum is 25 metres in a non—protected area, 20 metres in a protected area like an area of outstanding natural beauty. as i

police investigating alleged abuse at a hospital in county antrim say cctv footage has revealed 1500 railway was over budget and behind schedule years ago. brazil's president poulsen aaron has told local media he may reverse a decision to reject a

siobhan mclaughlin, from county antrim, wasn't married to her late partner and so wasn't able to claim18, siobhan won a challenge against that decision in the supreme court. 0ur ireland correspondent chris page reports. four children lost a father when john died in 2014. he had lived with their mother, siobhan mclaughlin for over two decades. she was denied widowed parents allowance because they were not married. 0ne widowed parents allowance because they were not married. one year ago she won a challenge against the decision in the supreme court but she has not received any money and says the government must bring in new legislation. it really is shameful that they haven't. at the end of the day, these are children we are about, you know? they have lost a parent. siobhan mclaughlin says she took the case not for herself but for the children of all unmarried parents who find themselves in the same situation. according to bereavement charities, thatis according to bereavement charities, that is a few thousand families a year. some of them have contact did the solicitor. we are telling t

police investigating alleged abuse at a hospital in county antrim say cctv footage has revealed 1500 crimes committed on one ward. documents discovered by the bbc suggest the government, and h52, knew the high speed railway was over budget and behind schedule years ago. brazil's president poulsen aaron has told local media he may reverse a decision to reject a deal with $20 million in aid from the g7 leaders. in a moment it will be time for sportsday but first a look at what else is coming up this evening on bbc news. we'll have the latest on the future of the bolton wanderers and bury fc, after the deadline to save both clubs has passed. also, we'll be finding out why vets think feeding your pets insects could be the solution to helping fight climate change. and we'll be looking at tomorrow's front pages in the papers tonight, with our guests the brexit commissioning editor for the telegraph, asa bennett, and the author and journalist rachel shabi. that's all ahead on bbc news. now on bbc news it's time for sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday, i'm 0lly foster. the headlines th

police investigating alleged abuse at a hospital in county antrim say cctv footage has revealed 15,00 speed railway was over budget and behind schedule — years ago. brazil's president bolsonaro has told local media he may reverse his decision to reject an offer of $20 million worth of aid from the g7 leaders. let's return to our top story, asjeremy corbyn says opposition mps will take the first steps towards trying to pass a law blocking a no—deal brexit when parliament returns next week. it comes as the archbishop of canterbury says he may consider chairing a proposed citizens‘ forum on brexit. justin welby was asked to take on the role by a group of senior mps who said a forum would "consider how to heal the divisions in our country since the brexit referendum". speaking to our political correspondent nick eardley, he said the discussion would have to have cross—party support and must not be used to delay or prevent brexit. they won't solve it by themselves. it requires an effort by everyone. citizens forums have shown themselves to be very effective in other countries, and in the u

siobhan mclaughlin, from county antrim, wasn't married to her late partner and so wasn't able to claimnts. in 2018, siobhan won a challenge against that decision in the supreme court. our ireland correspondent chris page reports. four children lost their father when john adams died in 2014. he lived with their mother siobhan maclachlan for more than two decades. a year ago, she won a challenge against the decision for a widow's allowance from the supreme court. how can they not? it really, really years shameful that they haven't —— really is. at the end of the day, these children were talking about. you know? they have lost a parent. siobhan maclachlan says she did it not mainly for herself but for the children of all parents who found themselves in the same situation. according to bereavement charities, that's about 2000 families a year. some of them have contacted siobhan‘s solicitor. what we're saying to those families is you should apply for this benefit but when out the stage where they are 110w when out the stage where they are now than having to consider ending their own challen

siobhan mclaughlin, from county antrim, wasn't married to the father of her children when he died inespite her court victory, the law still hasn't been changed. our ireland correspondent chris page reports. four children lost their father whenjohn adams died in 2014. he lived with their mother siobhan maclachlan for more than two decades. a year ago, she won a challenge against the decision for a widow's allowance from the supreme court. how can they not? it really, really is shameful that they haven't, it really is. at the end of the day, these are children were talking about, you know? they have lost a parent. siobhan maclachlan says she did it not mainly for herself, but for the children of all parents who found themselves in the same situation. according to bereavement charities, that's about 2,000 families a year. some of them have contacted siobhan‘s solicitor. what we're saying to those families is you should apply for this benefit but when out the stage where they are now than having to consider ending their own challenges and you do wonder how many grieving families is going

police investigating abuse allegations at a hospital in county antrim say they've uncovered hundredsrs of cctv footage recorded at muckamore abbey hospital, where 20 staff have been suspended since 2017. a 16—year—old has been arrested. reported missing after last seen on august 12 was his victim. brazil's government says it will reject an offer of £18 million from the world's richest nations, to help tackle the terrible fires raging in the amazon rainforest. the country's president, jair bolsonaro, said he won't accept the money unless he gets an apology from his french counterpart, emmanuel macron. mr macron had accused him of "lying" about fighting climate change. let's speak now to dr andreza de souza santos, from oxford university's latin america centre, who is currently in manaus, in the amazon. thank you forjoining us. how damaging is that the political argument between the french and brazilian leaders to getting any resolution on this? it is very damaging for the government itself. there are some contradictions because, if this is to develop business and the idea of exporting

siobhan mclaughlin, from county antrim, wasn't married to the father of her children when he died inhad been in a relationship for more than 20 years. but despite her court victory, the law still hasn't been changed. president trump has set up a new pentagon command for space warfare. speaking at the white house, he said enemies of the united states were weaponising earth's orbit. the command will focus on defending us interests in space, such as satellites used for communications and surveillance. almost 30 years after the collapse of the berlin wall, there are still significant political differences between germany's old east and west. the far right afd party is popular in the former east and in two regional elections there this weekend, it could emerge as the strongest party, posing a challenge to angela merkel‘s cdu and her coalition partners, the social democrats. our berlin correspondent, jenny hill, has been to goerlitz in saxony to find out why. angela merkel promised them stability, strength. here in germany's old east, they don't believe her any more. the far right has made

police investigating abuse allegations at a hospital in county antrim say they've uncovered hundreds,000 hours of cctv footage recorded at muckamore abbey hospital, where 20 staff have been suspended since 2017. documents seen by the bbc show the government knew the hs2 rail project was over budget three years ago. the documents were written in 2016 — before mps had signed off the first phase of the project, which raises questions over whether parliament was given the whole picture. the high—speed line will link london, birmingham, manchester and leeds. our transport correspondent tom burridge has this exclusive report. the true cost of building a high—speed railway from london to birmingham and then manchester and leeds is set to rise significantly, but until recently, ministers and bosses at hs2, the public company building it, insisted it was on budget. phase one of the project was meant to cost £24 billion. hs2 estimated that 2.8 billion of that was needed to buy land and properties along the route. andrew bruce says his job was to work out how realistic that figure was. i knew t

muckamore abbey hospital is in county antrim, so a few miles north of belfast. any charges yet, but they are coming to the end of that long process in which they‘ve been going through the cctv footage minute by minute. they say then they expect to call some people in for interview. there have been 20 members of staff, mainly nurses, suspended at the hospital since november 2017 when the police investigation started in earnest. the police say they expect that number of suspended staff to rise. according to the officer leading the investigation, detective chief inspectorjill duffy, her staff have seen some very traumatic events, a repeated pattern, she said, of mental and physical abuse, and she is also made the point that, because of the nature of these patients‘ conditions, they were unlikely to come forward themselves and tell anyone what happened to them, so that makes all that cctv footage particularly important. a british teenager has appeared in court in cyprus, accused of falsely claiming she was gang raped by 12 israeli tourists. the 19—year—old woman ple

siobhan mclaughlin, from county antrim, wasn‘t married to her late partner and so wasn‘t able to claimupreme court. how can they not? it really, really years shameful that they haven‘t, really is. at the end of the day, these children were talking about. you know? they have lost a parent. siobhan maclachlan says she did it not mainly for herself but for the children of all parents who found themselves in the same situation. according to bereavement charities, that‘s about 2,000 families a year. some of them have contacted siobhan‘s solicitor. what we‘re saying to those families is you should apply for this benefit but we are at the stage where they are now than having to consider ending their own challenges and you do wonder how many grieving families is going to take? the department for work and pensions as it‘s actively considering options following the ruling. it says it‘s widened and the support for bereaved families in addition for cohabiting couples through the wider welfare system. this time last year, they hoped their battle with the state last year was over but their campaign

siobhan mclaughlin, from county antrim, wasn‘t married to her late partner and so wasn‘t able to claimhris page reports. four children lost their father whenjohn adams died in 2014. he lived with their mother siobhan maclachlan for more than two decades. a year ago, she won a challenge against the decision for a widow‘s allowance from the supreme court. but she hasn‘t received any money and says the government must bring in new legislation. how can they not? it really, really is shameful that they haven‘t at the end of the day, these children were talking about. you know? they have lost a parent. she says she took the case not for herself, before the children of all unmarried parents who found themselves in the same situation. according to bereavement charity is, it is about 2000 charities children a year. some contacted her solicitor. we are saying that you should apply for that benefit. you wonder how many grieving families it is going to take. the department for work and pensions as it‘s actively considering options following the ruling. it says it‘s wide and the support for bereave

siobhan mclaughlin, from county antrim, wasn‘t married to the father of her children when he died insn‘t received any money and says the government must bring in new legislation. how can they not? it really, really is shameful that they haven‘t, it really is. at the end of the day, these are children were talking about, you know? they have lost a parent. siobhan maclachlan says she did it not mainly for herself, but for the children of all parents who found themselves in the same situation. according to bereavement charities, that‘s about 2,000 families a year. some of them have contacted siobhan‘s solicitor. what we‘re saying to those families is you should apply for this benefit but when out the stage where they are now than having to consider ending their own challenges and you do wonder how many grieving families is going to take? the department for work and pensions as it‘s actively considering options following the ruling. it says it‘s widened the support for bereaved families in addition for cohabiting couples through the wider welfare system. a minister was recently questione

it has been brightening up in antrim and county down in northern ireland.o westernmost counties of northern ireland and doubt whether extending into the scottish highlands and islands. here, things look different. grey complexion on the weather. looking at the evening and overnight, the weather front still thick enough to bring showers across parts of northern and western scotla nd parts of northern and western scotland and the islands could see the odd spit across the western counties of northern ireland. these are the temperatures at 11pm... probably cloud to start the day across western areas of the uk. low cloud across the coastline in south—west england and wales. otherwise, mostly dry with sunshine and in the sunshine, it will be hotter again. temperatures up to 27 in edinburgh. up to 32 degrees around london and south—east england. some very hot weather on the way. on bank holiday monday, bank holiday in northern ireland, england and wales, largely dry with warm sunshine. but there is a threat of showers across the south—west quarter and in scotland,