the cumbria police investigation was botched and vital evidence was lost.to answer for gross misconduct. both have since retired. poppi and her family deserved a better standard of investigation than the one that was conducted five years ago. but no—one is ever likely to be charged over poppi's death because of a lack of evidence. many people will view this as an unsatisfactory end to years of investigations into poppi worthington‘s short life. danny savage, bbc news, cumbria. a parliamentary committee has expressed grave concern about plans to begin repatriating hundreds of thousands of rohingya muslims from bangladesh back to myanmar, from where they fled violence last year. the international development committee has warned that rape and sexual violence are still weapons of war used by the military in myanmar. around 570,000 rohingyas are now living in the world's largest refugee camp, kutupalong, near the port city of cox's bazar in bangladesh. mishal husain reports. in a camp where hundreds of refugees are still arriving every week, there is much to be

the cumbria police investigation was botched and vital evidence was lost.wer for gross misconduct. both have since retired. poppi and her family deserve a better standard of investigation than the one that was conducted five years ago. but no—one is ever likely to be charged over poppi's death because of a lack of evidence. many people will view this as an unsatisfactory end to years of investigations into poppi worthington's short life. danny savage, bbc news, cumbria. a brief look at some of the day's other other news stories. a court has heard how khalid masood — the man who killed five people in westminster last march — took steroids in the days and hours before the attack. he was shot dead in the grounds of the palace of westminster after driving into four people on westminster bridge and fatally stabbing a police officer. two rafjets have intercepted a pair of russian bombers over the north sea which were approaching uk airspace. the ministry of defence says the planes were not responding to air traffic control, making them a hazard to other aviation.

cumbria police's investigation into her death was so botched that vital evidence was lost. failings. poppi and her family deserved a better standard of investigation than the one that was conducted five years ago. but no one is ever likely to be charged over poppi's death because of a lack of evidence. many people will view this as an unsatisfactory end to years of investigations into poppi worthington‘s short life. danny savage, bbc news, cumbria. the england cricketer, ben stokes, has been charged with affray after a fight outside a nightclub in bristol last september. ben stokes was ruled out of the ashes series in australia following his arrest. our sports correspondent david 0rnstein is at lord's cricket ground. david. george, ben stokes is one of england's ‘s finest and best known cricketers but in the early hours of the 25th of september he was arrested following an incident outside a nightclub in the clifton area of bristol, where england had been playing one—day international against west indies. in november, even on somerset police past evidence to the cps and tod

if this was not such a tragedy, she said, one could best describe the response of cumbria police as a or not the internal injuries poppi had were caused by sexual contact is all caused by resuscitation attempts. the key thing is that pathologists here at the inquest have said they cannot determine a cause of death. so what will happen at this conclusion today, the coroners make it clear that inquest is not a blaming exercise. they say it is a fact—finding hearing. the important question is, will david roberts today give the family of backs that they need to bring this tragic story to an end after five years? —— bring the family the facts. that is something we will find out this afternoon. thank you and we can hear that conclusion as soon as the coroner begins his summing up. victims of rapistjohn worboys have welcomed news that the justice secretary will do "everything he can" to keep him in prison. the former black cab driver was jailed in 2009 for 12 sexual assaults, although he's thought to have assaulted up to 100 women. he's due to be released from prison imminently. but in a hig

the police chief of cumbria has apologised for police force failings and has suggested that there willndling of the ipcc report into its failings. everything i have seen shows me he is a man who is deeply committed to improving the police force, people go... they come to work as police officers every money to keep people safe. but it is a nonsense that you can have a system whereby individuals who are found by official reports to have been guilty of, in one case of gross incompetence, misconduct, then seve demoted —— seve demoted, rather than being told they cannot work in the police again. —— simply demoted. then they are able to retire and avoid all accountability. the home secretary as to intervene, let us look of the facts and have an independent enquiry into this, but the home secretary must intervene to restore confidence in this police force and in police forces across the country. because this is not by any means the first time this kind of retirement option, police seeming to close ranks, has happened. we will be that the matter. john woodcock, think you very much. —— we will

also there is a call for a public enquiry into cumbria police. morning to you both. we are looking at disruptive weather over the next couple of days. this has recently been sent from jimmy. it is snowing in many parts of the country, and those snow showers will be on and off through the course of the day, with a brisk wind. so it will feel it. they are that in mind if you are just stepping out now. there is also the risk of ice on untreated surfaces. the snow showers continue, not just surfaces. the snow showers continue, notjust on surfaces. the snow showers continue, not just on the surfaces. the snow showers continue, notjust on the hills, but down to sea level as well. some of the driest conditions will be across parts of north—east england. as you come south, we have those snow showers not just on come south, we have those snow showers notjust on the hills but at low levels as well. some snow showers across parts of wales. most of those will be at height, and some of those will be at height, and some of the heaviest showers through the day,

the crown prosecution service has said it will look carefully at the judgement, along with cumbria policeg that unemployed people on benefits should have vasectomies if they couldn't afford to have more children. ben bradley, who's 28, was made conservative vice chairman for youth in theresa may's reshuffle last week. the home and away actress jessica falkholt has died from injuries she suffered in a car crash three weeks ago. the 29—year—old actress played hope morrison in the australian series. the accident in new south wales on boxing day had already killed her parents, sister and the other driver. hundreds of the most vulnerable victims of crime are being prevented from testifying against their attackers, because of a shortage of experts to help them give evidence. that's according to a report from the victims' commissioner, baroness newlove. she's calling for extra support and funding for registered intermediaries who give a voice in court to people who have problems communicating. the government has appointed a minister for loneliness, as part of a project championed by the murdered

the prosecution service says it will look carefully at the judgement along with cumbria police.merged of the final days of construction giant carillion in a document put together by the company's chief executive as he prepared to declare the firm insolvent. more details have emerged of the final days of construction giant carillion in a document put together by the company's chief executive as he prepared to declare the firm insolvent. it is part of this insolvency process. they started talking to the government in october about the concerns they had about money. the banks wanted their money back and carillion were struggling because they did not have enough cash in the pot to do that. they were having these ongoing talks throughout november, december that at the end of december, on the 31st, they put ina of december, on the 31st, they put in a formal request for a rescue plan. what they wanted them to do was give a guarantee for four months after that. that they would guarantee the payments they are the bank. if they couldn't afford to give the banks of the money, the governmen

the take—up is patchy so five times more likely in cumbria to have a registered intermediary in the case compared with the metropolitan policeime lag of four weeks. this places police and prosecutors in a difficult position because you want the evidence as quickly as possible, to get it as fresh and possible, sergei go on and just do the interviewing yourself or do you wait for the expert, the registered intermediary, to get on board and get a better quality of evidence? it isa get a better quality of evidence? it is a really difficult problem and thatis is a really difficult problem and that is why she is calling for a national service. quick word from the ministry of justice? national service. quick word from the ministry ofjustice? they say, we have doubled the scheme. we have increased the scheme. in recent times. and having said that, they will look very carefully at this report and study it. they give very much. —— thank you very much. now we can speak to two registered intermediaries. esther rumble works with children or adults with learning difficulties, who witness an alleged sex offence. naomi mason, whose agency w