danny savage, bbc news, teesside. close along with more than 60 royal bank of scotland branches. the move means 680 jobs will be lost. royal bank of scotland, which owns both banks, says online banking means fewer customers are using the branches. prince harry and his fiance megan markle have carried out their first official public engagement since they announced they were getting married earlier this week. the couple were greeted by crowds of well wishers in nottingham as they visited a world aids day charity fair and then met local teachers and children at a school nearby. from nottingham, here's our royal correspondent nicholas witchell. as an actress, she's been used to a public stage. she's accustomed to meeting crowds and dealing with fans. little surprise, then, that meghan markle handled her first official public appearance in her new role with considerable confidence. husband—to—be was on hand, solicitous and supportive. there was a lot of eye contact between them and supportive arms going around each other‘s

bomb disposal teams were sent in, working with large numbers of police as our correspondent danny savageeports. a street in central sheffield tonight, the second placed the army bomb disposal unit searched as part of this terrorism investigation. early this morning two men were arrested here in bedsits adjoining a muslim community centre. tonight the muslim association of britain said those detained had no connection to the centre. the other place the bomb squad searched today was a property on sheffield road in chesterfield. counterterrorism officers arrested a 31—year—old man here. in the predawn darkness, armed police were pictured guarding the scene as the raid took place. at the edge of the cordon, people evacuated from their homes could not believe what was happening in their street. they've come banging on the door saying you need to evacuate. my grandad refused to leave the house, still in there now, the only one on the street. and they said it's for your own safety, bomb disposal are here and they made everyone else leave apart from him. how does it feel that this is happening i

danny savage, bbc news, walkden, in greater manchester.body has survived in what's thought to be a first in the uk. the baby — who is three weeks old — has undergone three operations at glenfield hospital in leicester to place her heart back within her chest. 0ur medical correspondent fergus walsh spoke exclusively to the parents and the medical team involved. his report contains some graphic images of the baby's condition. good girl. yeah, who's a beautiful girl. their pride and joy. this is vanellope, astounding her parents and doctors with her progress. after three operations in three weeks, her heart is now back inside her chest. vanellope‘s parents say the moment she was born they knew she was a fighter. she came out kicking and screaming. then she gave all the surgeons aggro, didn't she? yeah. it was a beautiful moment, weren't it? yeah. absolutely beautiful. if you saw her when she was first born, to where she is now, and what they've done, it's... beyond a miracle, isn't it? the family knew from the first ultrasound that vanellope‘

danny savage, bbc news, teesside. now on bbc news, our world. your mom or at school? or it's the same? you see this fear overcome her. she's not talking to anybody in school. it's affected her whole life. it's been very, very difficult. the only way to get over selective mutism is to confront it. and to confront the situation with me, i was anxious. part of you is telling yourself to go and do it but then you say you can't. i felt like this week is make or break it. we need this right now and we need it to be successful. i want their lives to change from it. so there is always a part of me that's worried that their lives are not going to change enough. welcome to we speak! cheering all of you guys are here because in one way or another, anxiety is impacting your life. selective mutism is an anxiety disorder where kids have difficulty talking in certain situations, so they look like normal kids at home and when they are in a state of anxiety, then theyjust kind of shut down and freeze. and are unable to respond. a lot of them can't actually ask t

danny savage, bbc news, teesside. now on bbc news, the travel show.eople taking on their own special travel challenges. you are hench, man! you've been working out! i'm in the usa to catch up with competitors taking part taking part in a unique international championship. we find out how this woman plans to take her wheelchair into the skies. and we join the blind backpacker on a mission to visit every country in the world. i travel alone because it's the biggest challenge i can get. we start in washington, dc. this place claims to be one of the most accessible cities in the world, which makes it a great place to start our special programme marking international disability day. how are you doing, brother? it's an annual drive to raise awareness about the issues faced by disabled people across the globe. i have never let using a wheelchair hold me backin never let using a wheelchair hold me back in my sporting career or my tv career but there's no doubt travelling can be daunting, even the great lincoln memorial has its issues, the lifts been vandalise

danny savage, bbc news, walkden, in greater manchester.o be a first in the uk. the baby, who is three weeks old, has undergone three operations at glenfield hospital, in leicester, to place her heart back within her chest. 0ur medical correspondent, fergus walsh, spoke exclusively to the parents and the medical team involved. his report contains some graphic images of the baby's condition. good girl. yeah, who's a beautiful girl? their pride and joy. this is vanellope, astounding her parents and doctors with her progress. after three operations, in three weeks, her heart is now back inside her chest. vanellope's parents say the moment she was born they knew she was a fighter. she came out kicking and screaming. then she gave all the surgeons aggro, didn't she? yeah. it was a beautiful moment, weren't it? yeah. absolutely beautiful. if you saw her when she was first born, to where she is now, and what they've done, it's... beyond a miracle, isn't it? the family knew from the first ultrasound that vanellope's heart was outside her chest. you

danny savage is outside swinton police station. danny.ave given an update on this ongoing murder investigation. they say some of those arrested over the last 2a hours have been released but others remain in custody. i think the saddest fact of the day if you like is the mother of the three children who died, herself seriously ill in hospital, still has no idea her son and two daughters are dead. a home police believe was deliberately set alight early yesterday morning. we have collected cctv from the area and now believe this to be a targeted attack on this house. we have a full team of detectives and specially trained officers working on this case. the victims were 14—year—old demi pearson who died at the scene, her eight—year—old brother brandon and seven—year—old sister lacie died later in hospital. the head of their school says it was a senseless loss of precious life. their 35—year—old mother michelle pearson still doesn't know her children are dead. a fourth sibling, three—year—old lia, is still critical. back at the scene a family

danny savage, bbc news, batley.look to fight back in the five—match series. they need at least a draw in perth this week to avoid a series defeat. but australia had the better of day two, and at the end of play, the hosts werejust 200 runs behind england, with seven wickets remaining. andy swiss reports from perth. the waca is traditionally where australian heroes are made, but would this be another day for english ones? well, it seemed so at first, as dawid malan and jonny bairstow picked up their marathon partnership where they'd left off. bairstow completing a superb century. after his now infamous incident in a perth bar, he celebrated by head—butting his helmet. england were enjoying themselves. but out of nowhere, guess what? malan went to a brilliant catch by peter hanscomb for 1110, and the rest crumbled in all—too—familiar fashion. losing their last six wickets in 48 mind—boggling minutes. theyjust made it to the 400 mark, but it should have been so much better. well, to be all out by lunchtime here wasn't

danny savage, bbc news, teesside.en ordered, after inspectors found that some patients suffered "significant harm" because of problems processing x—rays at a hospital in portsmouth. the care quality commission discovered that 20,000 x—rays at queen alexandra hospital hadn‘t been reviewed properly, and that meant in some cases that abnormalities weren‘t picked up. hugh pym has the story. it was a member of the public who first raised concerns, and inspectors discovered a backlog of 23,000 chest x—rays which hadn‘t been reviewed by a radiologist. in some cases, junior doctors without the right training had done thejob. three lung cancer patients had suffered significant harm. sincere and unreserved apology. and that apology is to the patients themselves, to their family and their carers. i want to give an absolute assurance that we are doing everything we can to address the scale of the backlog that we have. the care quality commission has told the portsmouth hospitals trust to take urgent action to check all the x—rays

danny savage, bbc news, teesside.ith more than 60 royal bank of scotland branches. the move means 680 jobs will be lost. rbs, which owns both banks, says online banking means fewer customers are using the branches. you're watching bbc news. the headlines: former national security adviser michael flynn pleads guilty to lying to the fbi over his contact with moscow. us media's reporting he will testify that donald trump's son in law jared kushner was among those who directed him to make contact with russia. the british first secretary of state damian green denies new allegations that he watched pornography on his house of commons computer. let's get more on our top story now. we've been speaking with our washington reporter laura bicker about mr flynn's admission and how it affects the trump administration. well, the problem for the white house is michael flynn was not a periphery figure within the campaign. he was directly involved all the way through the trump campaign, often leading those chants of "lock her up" in r

danny savage, bbc news, walkden in greater manchester.ause of what he's called "unforeseen family circumstances. " he's said the decision had not been taken lightly, but his family must always come first. he was due to do his first live stand up tour in eight years in april. the ringleader of a gang that used drones to smuggle drugs, phones and weapons into prisons, has been sentenced to more than seven years in jail. craig hickinbottom ran the operation from inside prison where he's serving a separate sentence for armed robbery. the ii—strong gang organised at least 49 drone flights, smuggling goods worth more than a million pounds. our home affairs correspondent daniel sandford has this exclusive report. cameras originally set up to take pictures of wildlife, catching instead britain's most prolific drone smuggling gang. recording the pilot mervyn foster time and again flying the drone from a field outside hewell prison in worcestershire. its illegal cargo hanging underneath on fishing line. from the field, the smugglers had a view dire

danny savage, thank you.y criticised social media companies for not doing enough to tackle hate crime. senior bosses from facebook, twitter and google appeared before mps today. they were accused of providing a platform for extremism and allowing people to use social media to further the ills of society. here's our media editor, amol rajan. harmful content online takes cou ntless harmful content online takes countless forms, but not all of them are illegal. there is the hate speech that attacks individuals on the basis of attributes such as disability or gender. that is quite separate from extremist content, which propagates the worldview of those ranging from neo—nazis to so—called islamic state. how easy is it to find this material online? very easy indeed. one campaigner working with mps on the issue believes social media platforms you're vulnerable adults into the extremist web. how big an issue is soft extremism? it is a significant issue because actually the material clearly is not removed, it is not il

danny savage, bbc news, helmsley.gs total by 61 runs. with more from melbourne, here's patrick gearey. at last, for england some hope. a chance to cheer without lurking fear. to read and not weep. why isn't alastair cook on the front cover? that score remained correct. cook's third day of batting lasted one ball. he watched it, jimmy anderson hit it, cameron bancroft caught it. cook carried his bat unbeaten, a lesson in focus and patience. england needed to bowl in a similarfashion. waiting worked initially. they removed cameron bancroft, then produced enough movement to tempt usman khawaja. england were still nearly 100 ahead and making the best of a wearing ball. they, like australia, were warned about stuffing the ball on the pitch. but some on australian television made more serious accusations, to england's obvious irritation. as soon as i saw the headlines, i raced into the umpires. that was their words, actually — "nothing to worry about, absolutely fine". england's next obstacle was australia's rock, steve smi

danny savage has this report. you can't catch me.loneliness. she said she didn't want to live in a country where thousands of people live lonely lives forgotten of people live lonely lives fo rg otte n by of people live lonely lives forgotten by the rest of us. the campaign carried on in her name and has now concluded we'll have to do our bit to combat loneliness. susan spent months feeling isolated and desperate and things improved hugely when the royal voluntary service offended. i was really alone, i was depressed, i tried to take my own life. really bad. in a lot of pain. if it wasn't that these people, all these people that is helping me now, i wouldn't be here. and i appreciate everything that people have done for me. it's not always obvious to people that they might be lonely or in need of some companionship. and what we offer isn't somebody to come in and talk at people. what we are doing is saying to people, would you like to be part of something where you meet somebody, you get to know them, they get to know you and you cre

danny savage, bbc news, helmsley.heir batteries. the company said it would never intentionally shorten the life of any apple product, and that it will now offer replacement batteries at a discounted price. the british polar explorer ben saunders has been forced to abandon his quest to cross antarctica unassisted, after he was left without enough food to complete his journey. he was undertaking the feat in memory of his friend henry worsley, who died attempting the journey alone last year. ben saunders is only the third person in history, and the first briton, to have skied by himself to both the north and south poles. at least three people have been killed in two separate attacks on coptic christians in egypt. two shop owners were shot dead inside their premises in helwan district, south of the capital cairo. ten people were killed in a separate gun attack on mar mina church in the same district. over the past year, more than 100 christians have been killed in bombings and shootings in egypt. more now on those widespr

danny savage, bbc news, teesside.tland is to close one in four of its high street branches. a total of 259 rbs and natwest branches will go with the loss of 680 jobs. let's get more on this from annie shaw, a personalfinance expert from the website cash questions. shejoins us via webcam from cheshire. thank you very much forjoining us. this has been put off and put off. — these branches held on so long? publicly because the government has been trying to promote rbs, getting it ready for sale. in the budget had the chancellor announced he would be starting the sell in 2019. they are basically trying to rescue the reputation of rbs after the financial crash, the bailout by the government. it is part of the whole changing scene of banking that we are seeing throughout the uk and throughout the world, really, to some extent. that is that we are using more and more direct tra nsfers, using more and more direct transfers, we are not going into branches so much. the pity is that bank branches are part of our community, they

danny savage, bbc news, teesside.branches, with the loss of 680 jobs. the state—owned company said more people are now choosing to bank via computers and mobile phones. our personal finance correspondent simon gompertz reports. the cull of bank branches is speeding up. this one is on the list in stockwell in london. it's the biggest closure programme rbs—natwest has ever announced. they've closed our post office. there is nowhere for anybody to go. we have no other banks in this area at all. well, we need it. it's very useful to this area. we are getting a bit more modern, aren't we? i guess we have to roll with the times. there are 58 branches going in london and the south—east. 62 in scotland, in wales and the south—west, 69. many more in the midlands and the north of england. here's the reason. so many of us are doing our banking on mobile phones instead or the internet. but there will still be an impact. the people most affected are the ones who can't access online banking because they live in areas with poor mobi

our correspondent danny savage reports. the edge of manchester, a family home, which was set alight early this morning, is now a major crime scene. neighbours who knew the victims and saw what happened have been left deeply upset. just a bang, and all fireballsjust coming from the house. susan smith watched in horror as the children were rescued. they were carrying the children into the ambulance and that. an awful thing to happen on your own street. yes. the 14—year—old girl who died at the scene has been named locally as demi pearson. an eight—year—old boy and seven—year—old boy died later in hospital. a three—year—old girl is in a critical condition. and the mother of all the children, named locally as michelle pearson, is also seriously ill. the deaths of three children is heart—breaking. our thoughts are with the family, the little girl and her mum, who are fighting for their lives. our specially trained officers are now with the family, to help them through this devastating time. tonight, several arrests have been mad

danny savage, bbc news, walkden in greater manchester.ou could see another couple of centimetres of snow and i don'tjust mean out over the higher ground, there it could be up to five centimetres of snow. various pulses of whether making their way from west to east across a good part of england and wales. through northern ireland and into the western side of scotland, here too further snowfall, and not just scotland, here too further snowfall, and notjust on the high ground either. it could be quite a tricky commute through the central belt of scotland. the ice is a bit of an issue elsewhere. having said all of that, and coming yes, there are more showers to come, some of those quite wintry, there will be some sunshine on thursday, not just wintry, there will be some sunshine on thursday, notjust as mild a day as we have seen through wednesday across the second half of britain, double—figure temperatures will become something of a distant memory. a chilly start the day on friday as the showers largely become confined to coastal areas overn

danny savage, bbc news, walkden in manchester. schools remaining closed and drivers facing difficult journeys, as the icy conditions continue. the met office has issued a yellow warning for ice, with the worst affected areas likely to be scotland and the north of england. temperatures down to minus 13 celsius in shawbury in shropshire last night. a bed of snow with freezing conditions, across parts of the midlands, it‘s not been easy. icy roads, school closures and extremely cold temperatures. for the children, though, it‘s been another day off school. we've been obviously sledging, snowball fights. we‘ve been building snowmen. here in shropshire, more than 200 schools we re shropshire, more than 200 schools were closed and in gloucestershire and herefordshire, almost 100 remain shut. it is pretty difficult, trying to find them things to do, you know, keep them occupied. when you've got child care issues and you're working fulltime, then obviously, it would be disruptive to you, because the schools are closing on a day—to—day basi

danny savage, bbc news, walkden in greater manchester.eaks of rain at times and as temperatures start to fall this evening we seek return to a wintry flavour. we're not very concerned about that, some sleet and snow in the showers that are piling in. a bit of wet snow as well for the evening rush hour and leaving some icy stretches as they clear away. so not a great start to tomorrow morning, but things to improve. we lose those gale force winds unexposed coasts. just some showers pushing inland. not looking too bad tomorrow, around four, 6 degrees. the cold weather set to stay with as well friday into saturday. that is when we see the best of the sunshine. but it will be a bit chilly and as we go into the second half of the weekend, milder conditions set to return. it should feel better with the sun. this is bbc news. the headlines... theresa may has insisted parliament will have a meaningful vote on the terms of brexit as she faces the threat of a defeat in the commons later. doug jones has become the first democrat in 25 years to win a

danny savage reports. a short street of terraced houses on the edge of manchester.murder scene, when someone deliberately set fire to this house. neighbours who knew the victims and saw what happened have been left deeply upset. ijust heard people screaming and shouting, and then ijust opened the bathroom window and just looked over, and it wasjust like... all i can imagine, like a big orange cloud. just a bang and all fireballs coming from the house. susan smith watched in horror as the children who used to pat her dog were rescued. all the ambulances, then the ambulances were pulling up at the side of our house because they couldn't get down. they were carrying the children to the ambulance. awful thing to happen on your own street. very. a 14—year—old girl died at the scene. an eight—year—old boy and seven—year—old girl died later in hospital. the three—year—old girl is in critical condition. their mother is also seriously ill. police are being very forthright about what happened. i want to describe what this incident is. it's the murder — using fire — of three c

our correspondent danny savage is in worsley. danny.after this awful fire here danny. sophie, just over 24 hours after this awfulfire here in danny. sophie, just over 24 hours after this awful fire here in which these three children die, you can see the fire brigade have brought in a hydraulic platform behind me, and there have been forensic officers from the police on that platform getting a very close look at where the fire started. more details have emerged about the home as well. it has been suggested it was fitted with extra security measures because of past incidents at the home, including a special device on the letterbox to stop people putting things through it. that doesn't necessarily mean it is anything to do with what happened here just over 24 hours ago, but it will undoubtedly form part of the wider police enquiry into what happened. jackson street in walkden is still cordoned off today. police are guarding afamily cordoned off today. police are guarding a family home that was set alight early yesterday morning, killing th

danny savage has visited one town in north yorkshire, where it's becoming more and more noticeable.of helmsley. a bustling community. but look a bit closer and you will find a trend here for a reliance on volunteers. every local business has a different tree and they do it in a theme and this year it's the star theme. you will find it illustrated in the parish church. so 30 or more trees in here? 30 or more trees, yes. dozens of local businesses have volunteered to decorate it. what we've got here, this is wonderful with the antiques roadshow, with all the different experts, the specialities from bondgate antiques. there is more volunteering these days because of council cutbacks. as the economy has suffered and less funding becomes available, there has to be someone to make up the shortfall and we're lucky here in helmsley that people have done that, and taken on running several organisations in town. it'sjust a really lovely community feel here. helmsley is a community which relies heavily on volunteers and it is not alone. other towns in this, england's largest county, have taken

their mother and another three—year—old child are being treated in hospital. 0ur correspondent danny savagethe edge of manchester, a family home, which was set alight early this morning, is now a major crime scene. neighbours who knew the victims and saw what happened have been left deeply upset. just a bang and all fireballs coming from the house. susan smith watched in horror as the children were rescued. they were carrying the children into the ambulance and that. an awful thing to happen on your own street? yes. the 1a—year—old girl who died at the scene has been named locally as demi pearson. an eight—year—old boy and seven—year—old boy died later in hospital. a three—year—old girl is in a critical condition and the mother of all the children, named locally as michelle pearson, is also seriously ill. the deaths of three children is heart—breaking. our thoughts are with the family, the little girl and her mum who are fighting for their lives. 0ur specially trained officers are now with the family to help them through this devastating time. tonight, several arrests have been made — the m

our correspondent danny savage is there. danny, how did this unfold?erfield in king street north there was some police activity. a man was arrested and then shortly afterwards, the area was sealed off, we have been talking to residents here about their alarm about the fact this they we re their alarm about the fact this they were asked to move from their homes. people have been moved out. they are at the local football club or gone to stay with friends, while this whole block, probably a square mile has been sealed off while the bomb disposal unit carry out their work on the edge of chesterfield. you can see the vehicle behind me. officers keep coming and going from worthwhile other cordons. there is activity around a vehicle in a side alley where the 31—year—old man was arrested. that was not the only arrested. that was not the only arrest to take place. three other arrests took place at sheffield at different addresses where four raids took place. there was a raid at another arrests too. so we have four people in custody as part of this investigation

totalfour men have been detained after raids in sheffield and chesterfield. 0ur correspondent, danny savagee been here for hours. counter—terrorism officers arrested a 31—year—old man here this morning. in the predawn darkness, armed police were pictured guarding the scene as the raid took place. at the edge of the cordon, people evacuated from their homes couldn't believe what was happening in their streets. they come banging on the door saying, "you need to evacuate." my grandad refused to leave the house. he's still in there now. the only one on the street. and they said, "it's for your own safety, bomb disposal are here." they made everyone else leave apart from him. arrests were made elsewhere too, as police took action against an alleged islamist terror plot against the uk that could have come to fruition over christmas. although the most obvious activity was in chesterfield, about 15 miles away in the burngreave area of sheffield, two other men were arrested. a business was raided, and another man was arrested in meersbrook, where local people heard stun grenades being used. we were

danny savage, bbc news, west yorkshire.police were stationed inside this year's v festival in essex because of a dispute over money. organisers submitted a request for police services at a cost of £100,000 but an agreement on the level of policing and money couldn't be reached. it's thought the organisers of the event spent 138 thousand pounds on policing the previous year. around 50 thousand people attend the festival. ‘youthquake' has been named 2017's word of the year by the oxford english dictionary. defined as a "significant cultural, political, or social change arising from the actions or influence of young people". the labour leaderjeremy corbyn's engagement with the youth, in the run up to the general election which saw the number of young people voting increasing significantly is seen an example of a youthquake. the word was first used by the editor of vogue magazine in the 19605 to describe how youth culture was changing fashion and music. that's a summary of the latest bbc news — more at 9:30. lets get some sport

danny savage is at there.e m e nts are being very forthright in statements at the moment. they say that this was murdered by someone starting a fire just before five o'clock this morning. talking to neighbours, they speak very vividly of seeing an orange fireball at the time and then seeing the children being rested and treated by paramedics in the street, which is now all cold and off. there is basically two sides to this investigation. the investigation of the fire, which the fire service are looking at. and some police officers as well. and a hunt for the prime suspect. police saying that they believe they know who was responsible for this. he knows who yea rs responsible for this. he knows who years and they know that they are after him. they appeal for years and they know that they are after him. they appealfor him to give himself up, basically. the sort of ta ke give himself up, basically. the sort of take this on. what they are doing is... there is a lot of work behind the scenes to trace this individua

our correspondent danny savage reports.oday, police guard a family home set alight early yesterday morning. —— jackson street. more details have emerged about the young brothers and sisters who died here, the oldest victim was 14—year—old demi pearson, who died at the same. neighbours have been left heartbroken after they saw her brother and sister carried from the house by firefighters, later dying in hospital. there are 35—year—old mother, michelle pearson, is in a serious condition, along with a fourth sibling, three—year—old lea, described as critical. fourth sibling, three—year—old lea, described as criticallj fourth sibling, three—year—old lea, described as critical. i cannot imagine what the families going through, obviously they are com pletely through, obviously they are completely devastated, the loss of a child in any circumstances is unbelievable and to lose three in such deplorable circumstances, words cannot describe. my heart breaks for them, it really does. police also confirmed there had been earlier incide

danny savage has visited one town in north yorkshire, where it‘s becoming more and more noticeable.er and you will find a trend here for a reliance on volunteers. every local business has a different tree and they do it in the different theme. you will find it illustrated in the paris —— the parish church. but you're more trees? 30 or more trees. dozens of local businesses have offered to decorate it. what we got here, this is wonderful with the antiques roadshow, all the different experts, from bondgate antiques. there is more volunteering these days because of council cutbacks. the economy has suffered and less funding has become available, somebody must make up the shortfall and we‘re looking in helmsley to see that people have done that, several organisations in town. it‘s a lovely community feel. helmsley is a community which relies heavily on volunteers and it is not alone. other towns in this, england‘s largest county, have taken over bus services and even petrol stations to stop them from vanishing. the arts centre and the library are two entities that wouldn‘t exist here if

danny savage is following the latest. where were the resonate?station in west yorkshire now. we don't know any details about the allegations they have been arrested over although it is the counterterrorism unit to have put out a brief statement clarifying what they have done this morning, those men will now be questioned and the case will move on from there. but people i suspect that those addresses where the men were addressed it will be wondering what another‘s happened. we don't know yet. we're waiting for more details. —— where the men were arrested. police are telling people not to be alarmed? police have said they recognise local people have concerns as a result of the activity and would ask people to remain alert but not alarmed and they are grateful for the assistant and understanding of local people. residents will be kept as informed as possible and police say they are grateful for the understanding, patience and support while enquiries continue. ongoing things but a message of reassurance that there is no ongoing incident as such, but

thank you, danny savage at the latest. secretary say he is determined to see a more diverse judiciary but has ruled out using targets to appoint more black and minority ethnicjudges in england and wales. it comes after a review by the labour mp, david lammy, which said the problem of racial bias in the criminaljustice system was getting worse. our legal correspondent, clive coleman, reports. people from black and minority ethnic backgrounds make up around 1496 ethnic backgrounds make up around 14% of the population. so it was shocking in a review by the mp david lammy published in september which found that people from these backgrounds make up 25% of the prison population and a1% of the youth justice system. of equal concern, just 11% of magistrates and 7% ofjudges come from these communities. there are many complex reasons for the inequality, but according to this former prisoner, some are simple as communication. we talk with our hands, something as simple as that, it used to get misconstrued as aggressive behaviour, ju

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our correspondent danny savage is in worsley for us now.vestigation‘s progressing. well, we are a day—and—a—half after this fire now and this is now a major crime scene. you can see a hydraulic platform outside the house which was, we believe, deliberately set fire to in the early hours of yesterday morning at about 5am. it's the middle house ofa at about 5am. it's the middle house of a ter race of three. you can see the windows have been burned out. the forensic officers on that hydraulic platform have been paying close attention to the chimney, scaffolding that was there before the fire to see if it's anything to do with helping them with the investigation. but this is a huge investigation, lots of officers involved, we know there was extra security on the home there because of some past incidents and that will no doubt form part of the wider inquiry the police are doing at the moment. their 35—year—old mother is in a serious condition along with a fourth sibling, a three—year—old who was described as critical. the deaths of three childre