daniel sandford, bbc news, westminster.w examining child sexual exploitation in bradford says some children remain unprotected, and are still being abused. it was commissioned after nine men were jailed for exploiting girls in council care in the area in 2019. 0ur correspondent, danny savage, who's been in bradford, has been telling us there's concern there could be many more victims than the five mentioned in this review. this did concentrate on five young people who grew up as children in the city, who were known to social services, who, after reading this, you can see were repeatedly let down by adults whose job it was to keep them safe. one of them referred to as anna said of her experiences, "if only authorities had done what was recommended for me," and that recommendation was to send her to a secure unit. instead, aged 15, this report said she was allowed to marry her abuser in an islamic ceremony, and then go on and live with his family. and it's alleged that her social worker attended that ceremony when she was jus

daniel sandford, bbc news, westminster.tected, and are still being abused. it was commissioned after nine men were jailed for exploiting girls in council care in the area in 2019. 0ur correspondent danny savage is in bradford for us this evening. this review is focused on five victims but there is concern there could be more?— could be more? absolutely. this concentrates _ could be more? absolutely. this concentrates on _ could be more? absolutely. this concentrates on five _ could be more? absolutely. this concentrates on five young - could be more? absolutely. this i concentrates on five young people who grew up as children in the city who grew up as children in the city who were known to social services, who were known to social services, who after reading this, you can see why repeatedly let down by adults whose job it was to keep them safe. 0ne whose job it was to keep them safe. one of them referred to is anna and said of her experiences, if only the authorities had done what was recommended for me in that recommendat

daniel sandford reports.rying two scorpion submachineguns. as the lockdowns ended, criminal activity has started up again — much of it linked to drugs. aware that crime is a high priority for the public, the prime minister and home secretary promised today to "build back safer" after the pandemic — with less crime, fewer victims and a safer society. what we are announcing today its plans to back the police but also to back the public so that if you are the victim of a crime you have unnamed police officer that you can go to, wherever you live, will attend you, and make sure the police deal with your crime. while the government's beating crime plan has no major new policies, several pilot projects are being expanded, including one where burglars and robbers wear satellite tags so that movements can be monitored after their release from prison, and project adder, which looks to fight drug crime by tackling dealers and people who are addicted. ministers are also promising everybody in england and wales will be a

daniel sandford reports.aware that crime is a high priority for the public, the prime minister and home secretary promised today to "build back safer" after the pandemic — with less crime, fewer victims and a safer society. what we are announcing today is plans to back the police but also to back the public, so that if you are the victim of a crime you have a named police officer that you can go to, wherever you live, who will attend you, and make sure the police deal with your crime. while the government's beating crime plan has no major new policies, several pilot projects are being expanded, including one where burglars and robbers wear satellite tags so that movements can be monitored after their release from prison, and project adder, which looks to fight drug crime by tackling dealers and people who are addicted. ministers are also promising everybody in england and wales will be able to look up a name and contact details for a police officer responsible for their area. controversially, under the plan,

daniel sandford, bbc news. more than a week working remotely. borisjohnson and rishi sunak both went into self—isolation onjuly 18th — the day before most covid rules were lifted in england — after they came into contact with health secretary sajid javid, who tested positive for coronavirus. north and south korea have restored a communications hotline between them which was cut off by pyongyang more than a year ago. a statement issued by the government in the south said the move followed an exchange of numerous letters between the leaders of the two countries. let's speak to our correspondent, laura bicker, who's in seoul. welcome to you. explain to us about the hotline, how it works and why the hotline, how it works and why the restoration of it is so important. the restoration of it is so important-— the restoration of it is so imortant. ., , ., important. there are several hotlines. _ important. there are several hotlines, 48 _ important. there are several hotlines, 48 in _ important. there are several hotli

our home affairs correspondent daniel sandford reports.iously, the prime minister claimed it would lead to less crime, fewer victims and a safer country. one eye—catching policy is to allow everyone in england and wales to be able to look up a named and contactable police officer responsible for their area. there are also plans to expand project adder, which tackles drug dealers and improves services for people with addictions. another proposal is to do more 24—hour monitoring of burglars and robbers after they are released from prison, using tags with satellite technology. this way their movements can be mapped against new crimes being investigated by police. the police federation, which represents rank and file officers, and is furious about a proposed pay freeze, said it didn't need gimmicks but genuine investment. in a report also published today, thejustice committee of mps has warned that cuts to legal aid have hollowed out key parts of the justice system and this is putting fairness at risk. daniel sandford, bbc news. kit malthouse

our home affairs correspondent daniel sandford has this report.aiming asylum in the uk had doubled since 2010. if you look back over the last two decades, the number of applicants was still less than half what it was 20 years ago. and the figure, including dependents, is significantly lower than the numbers in germany, france, spain and greece. the pandemic also triggered a change in how people try to get to britain. the number crossing the channel in small boats rose sharply. it was 8500 last year. it is heading for an even greater number this year. the home secretary, priti patel, says she wants to create a fair but firm system that will break the business model of the people smuggling gangs. the nationality and borders bill will allow the uk government to return people to a safe country if they pass through it on the way to britain. campaigners say this will result in thousands of valid claims being deemed inadmissible, and call it a shameful dereliction of duty. the bill will also allow asylum claims to be processed outside the uk, potentially

daniel sandford, bbc news.build electric vans at its ellesmere port plant in north—west england. the investment, said to be worth hundreds of millions of pounds, would safeguard more than 1,000 factoryjobs. the future of the plant has been in doubt after vauxhall�*s parent company, stellantis, scrapped plans to build its new astra model there. an initiative to encourage more diversity in the police in london will, it's hoped, lead to 40% of new officer recruits next year being from ethnic minority backgrounds. currently 15.6% within the metropolitan police service are from these backgrounds. the force's behind the badge programme is trying to foster trust in all communities. the bbc asian network's anisa kadri reports. basically you don't know what is round the corner. 0rahead of you. out and about with london's met police for what is known as a ride along. it's notjust forjournalists, they are also open to the public so people can see what police do. we are just getting called out somewhere now. and we are en

daniel sandford, bbc news. let's turn now to the euros. wembley stadium in london. there will be 60.000 of them altogether. let's hear from some of them. so excited. i hope it's going to be a good match. we hope we are going to win, the italian team obviously, but we are here to enjoy the match. looking forward to it. hopefully it should _ looking forward to it. hopefully it should be — looking forward to it. hopefully it should be a massive game with two massive _ should be a massive game with two massive teams so i'm thinking we should _ massive teams so i'm thinking we should see — massive teams so i'm thinking we should see a really good performance but definitely wants spain to win. of course, — but definitely wants spain to win. of course, travel to the game is more complicated because of covid—19. i want to bring you these pictures of fans from rome who are getting ready. it looks like the weather is better there than it is in london at the moment. people are gathering and getting ready for take—off. tomorrow, there is another semif

our home affairs correspondent daniel sandford has this report.government to return people to a safe country if they pass through it on the way to britain. campaigners say this will result in thousands of valid claims being deemed inadmissible, and call it a shameful dereliction of duty. the bill will also allow asylum claims to be processed outside the uk, potentially paving the way for controversial offshore centres for processing applications. daniel sandford, bbc news. i can now speak to tim naor hilton, chief executive of refugee action. thank you very much for speaking to us on bbc news. straightforwardly, what is your reaction to this nationality and borders bill? iii} nationality and borders bill? 70 ears nationality and borders bill? ci years ago, britain nationality and borders bill? 721 years ago, britain was nationality and borders bill? 72 years ago, britain was contributing to drafting the refugee convention that would provide support and safety and protection to people fleeing persecution, war and human rights abuses, and now, we ar

daniel sandford, bbc news.down�*s syndrome will attend the high court today, to demand a change in abortion law. a pregnancy can currently be terminated up to full term in england, scotland and wales if the foetus has down�*s syndrome, while most other abortions can't take place beyond 2a weeks. heidi crowter says the law discriminates against people who could have gone on to lead full and happy lives. aruna iyengar has more on this. heidi crowter from coventry has down�*s syndrome. she recently celebrated her first wedding anniversary with husband james. she lives life to the full. i like singing, i like dancing. i like watching disney. she's going to the high court, seeking a change to the 1967 abortion act. this allows abortion up to 2a weeks. but if the foetus has a disability, including down�*s syndrome, abortion is legal right up to birth. heidi says this is discriminatory. down syndrome. we want to save what we have a good quality of life. her mother liz has encouraged heidi to be as independent as possi