fiona and dan say the cqc hasn't held leaders accountable. don't think any future cqc investigation into leeds could be independent, with sirjulian hartley as its chief executive. he was previously chief executive of leeds for ten years, and in his post when their daughter aliona died after gross care failings. there's a huge, huge, huge conflict of interest. if the cqc was to say, "no, that's not going to be the case — we're going to be fair and transparent and accountable about this," you wouldn't have anyone believe it. the cqc told us it had policies to manage conflict of interest. it said leeds' maternity services were inspected last month in response to concerns raised by families, and risks identified through ongoing monitoring. leeds told us it apologises to these families, and says it's committed to providing safe care. this group want an independent review of leeds' maternity services, so lessons are learnt, and no others experience their grief. divya talwar, bbc news. the latest test of spacex's giant starship rocket has failed. tw

the cqc told us it had robust policies to manage any conflict of interest.hat change will only come from an independent review. divya talwar, bbc news. theatres across london's west end dimmed their lights for two minutes this evening, in memory of the actress damejoan plowright, who has died at the age of 95. on, on, you noblest luca. she enjoyed a seven—decade career across stage and screen, in films such as tea with mussolini. other acclamed roles included performing in the 1960s alongside her husband — the fellow actor sir laurence olivier — in the entertainer. the latest excavations in pompeii in italy have thrown up new treasures. archaeologists have discovered a beautifully preserved private bathhouse, complete with exquisite artwork, and a huge plunge pool. the roman city was destroyed when mount vesuvius erupted nearly 2,000 years ago. rebecca morelle has been given exclusive access to the site. it's been hidden for 2,000 years. now, a once—in—a—century discovery emerges — the grandest of spaces, with a perfectly preserved plunge pool. it's the cent

the cqc told us it had robust policies to manage any conflict of interest. these families. but they say that's not enough and that change will only come from an independent review. divya talwar, bbc news. levels of the most significant planet warming gas in our atmosphere carbon dioxide rose more quickly than ever previously recorded last year. that's according to a study from the uk's met office which has warned that c02 at current levels are incompatible with the target of keeping global temperatures below 1.5 degrees. concentration of c02 are now 50% higher than before humans started burning large amounts of fossil fuels. 2024 was the hottest on record with global temperatures earlier i wasjoined by richard black, policy director at global energy think tank ember. it's not great, let's be honest. and it's not really a question of the individual year that's important. it's a question of the long—term trend, because the rise in co2 concentrations does vary quite a bit year to year because of various weather factors and so on. on top of this rising trend, th

the cqc told us it has robust policies in place to manage any conflicts of interest.ough it. more on that story on the bbc news website. after lying hidden under metres of volcanic ash for 2,000 years, a once in a century find has been discovered in the ancient roman city of pompeii. our science editor has more. i am standing here in this bath complex. this is just an absolutely spectacular room. yes, such a magical space. yes, we are surrounded by these beautiful columns which would have supported a little roof. but the centrepieces the middle. it is a sort of metre—deep basin that would have been filled with cold water. basically, the romans would finish their bathing experience in this basin. they would have sat around the edge, drinking wine perhaps, but getting clean, talking politics. so it would have been a very lively space. yes, it's lovely. i'm just going to show you some of the features down here. i love this little pipe which would have been flowing into the water, bringing cold water in. we are going to move around a little bit. not any old person could u

the cqc told us it had robust policies to manage any conflict of interest.at change will only come from an independent review. divya talwar, bbc news. joining me now is our social affairs correspondent michael buchanan. very sad cases in leeds but they are not isolated, are they? unfortunately not. the first thing to say is that if you are a pregnant when watching this, the overwhelming likelihood is that you will receive safe maternity care, that is most likely to happen. but it is the case that they are simply too many errors in maternity services in the nhs. parents in morecambe bay, east kent, nottingham, in shrewsbury and telford and other places will recognise what we heard from leeds. the reasons are complex but they have never properly been addressed despite a number of inquiries. they are to do with not enough staff, more complex paths. lots of it comes down to cultural issues, midwives and obstetricians not working together, and attempt to blame an individual when something goes wrong, ratherthan individual when something goes wrong, rather than lo

if the cqc was to say, "no, that's not going to be the case — we're going to be fair and transparent't have anyone believe it. the cqc told us it had policies to manage conflict of interest and that leeds' maternity services were inspected last month in response to concerns raised by families. leeds told us it apologises to these families, and says it's committed to providing safe care. this group want an independent review of leeds' maternity services, so lessons are learnt. divya talwar, bbc news. the former cricketer turned politician imran khan has been sentenced to 1a years in prison by a court in pakistan. mr khan and his wife bushra bibi — who was also sentenced to seven years — are said to have accepted millions of dollars and a large amount of land in bribes. he's been in jail since august 2023 and has called all the charges against him "politically motivated". prosecutors in south korea are asking a court for more time to question the suspended president, yoon suk—yeol. he was arrested on wednesday for his failed attempt to impose martial law last month, but investigators h