here's our home affairs correspondent danny shaw.rcing the law on drugs, police raids against dealers have been the traditional way of clamping down on the drugs trade. it is estimated to cost the uk £10.7 billion a year, and the new government drugs strategy says that approach will continue, along with renewed efforts to get people off drugs. that's what they do at the harbour centre in london — support people affected by drugs, and help them rebuild their lives.

our home affairs correspondent danny shaw has this report.untry, but is feltham young offenders institution looking after them in the right way? last week and inspection report said the centre was not safe for staff or boys. now the high court has declared that feltham broke prison rolls and acted unlawfully feltham broke prison rolls and acted u nlawfully after feltham broke prison rolls and acted unlawfully after a 16—year—old was held for months in conditions his lawyers said amounted to solitary confinement. the boy was initially detained in his cell for 23 one half hours each day. he was allowed out only to shower, exercise and make phone calls. he had no access to education for three months. the court ruled that keeping the boy away from other inmates are breached his right to respect for a private life, it also said he should have that had at least 15 hours education a week. troublesome boys cannot be allowed to drift, the court said. it's still an issue about it still possible for prisons to hold children in isolation, we think that's

our home affairs correspondent danny shaw reports. prevented. helen pearson suffered neck and face wounds when her neighbour, joseph lewis, stabbed her with a pair of scissors. it was the culmination of a five—year stalking campaign that involved vandalism and graffiti. helen made 125 reports to devon and cornwall police about her stalker‘s escalating violence, but she wasn't taken seriously and the force has now apologised. we would report this to the police and it was like, it was almost like they didn't want to know, they didn't take me seriously. and then, we later learned that they... i always felt that they weren't believing me, but we laterfind out that it is worse than that, they thought i was doing it to myself. so, they didn't really believe you? no. and how did that make you feel? hopeless. desperate. a new inspection report, living in fear, says police and prosecutors are failing to deal with stalking and harassment at every stage of the criminal justice process in england and wales. it found that allegations weren't being

danny shaw, bbc news. let's take a look at some of the other stories making the news.emonstrators have gathered outside the polish parliament to protest about legislation that gives politicians control over the body that appointsjudges. critics of the legislation, passed by the senate on saturday, say it will erode the independence of the judiciary and undermine democracy. the pakistani military says it has launched a major offensive against islamic state militants in the north—western region, next to the afghan border. a pakistani military spokesman again denied the presence of the is inside its territory, despite a series of attacks claimed by the group. thousands more people have fled their homes in western canada in response to wildfires which have raged across the province of british columbia for more than a week. about 17,000 people are thought to have been evacuated since a state of emergency was declared earlier this month. the israeli prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, has travelled to paris to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the mass arrest ofjews in naz

danny shaw, bbc news. at a "dangerous moment" because of the abuse and intimidation of mps, according to the chairman of the committee on standards in public life. lord bew told bbc radio 4's the westminster hour that new laws may be necessary to protect politicians. emma vardy reports. during an hour—long debate last week, mps described how they faced physical intimidation and threats during the general election campaign from supporters of rival parties. we are talking about mindless abuse. labour's diane abbott said she had a torrent of racist and sexist abuse including death threats. the conservative simon hart said colleagues were targeted by people intent on driving them out of politics altogether. in an interview for tonight's westminster hour on radio 4, lord bew says today's heightened levels of abuse, particularly via the internet, may turn people off from standing for parliament or in local elections. it is particularly difficult to see what can be done about social media. we cannot afford to los

danny shaw, bbc news.ved from the margins of the world economy to its trading superpower. now beijing hopes to go further, with plans to finance and build nearly £1 trillion of infrastructure in more than 60 countries. in a series of reports, our china editor carrie gracie has been following the 7000—mile route from china to the uk. today she reaches the end of herjourney. with brexit driving the uk's search for new markets abroad, is china's big new plan an opportunity? now, here's the question. shall we have jam first or clotted cream first? what's the right answer? no right or wrong. lessons in the british tradition of afternoon tea from a chinese citizen. the lovely, sweet jam. ting ting plans to take her pitch from an essex tearoom to china. a communist state perhaps, but one with a healthy appetite for the rituals of the british ruling class. herjam is with berries straight from the tiptree farm, china's consumers getting choosy about food quality, a huge market where it's hard to stand out. i think

danny shaw, bbc news, at the high court.s latest missile test. china and russia have put out a joint statement demanding north korea freeze its missile and nuclear problems. ina in a moment we will talk about gene testing but some breaking news, some new copy, us officials say north korea and the latest missile test was likely to be a test of an intercontinental ballistic missile, an assessment is ongoing. that is in line with what analysts have already said, it is the first time the americans have confirmed they believe that this was a test of an intercontinental ballistic missile. this talk about gene testing, the chief medical officer in england once a revolution in how we go about it, including a national network of dna testing, that in turn could impact on cancer care and the treatment of rare diseases. inside nearly cell in our body is oui’ inside nearly cell in our body is our genome, errors in the code can trigger cancer or other diseases. cancer runs in toby knight's family, both his parents died from it, and he was

danny shaw, bbc news. let's take a look at some of the other stories making the news.opposition demonstrators have gathered outside the polish parliament to protest about legislation that gives politicians control over the body that appointsjudges. critics of the legislation, passed by the senate on saturday, say it will erode the independence of the judiciary and undermine democracy. thousands more people have fled their homes in western canada in response to wildfires which have raged across the province of british columbia for more than a week. about 17,000 people are thought to have been evacuated since a state of emergency was declared earlier this month. the indian prime minister, narendra modi, has urged state governments to take action against those who commit violence in the name of protecting cows, which are sacred to hindus. his comments come anger builds in india over attacks on people, accused of eating beef. australia hasjoined the us and the eu in calling for the release of liu xia, the widow of the chinese dissident, liu xiaobo, who died of liver cancer

our home affairs correspondent, danny shaw, sent this report from the high court.us teenage boys in the country. but is feltham young 0ffenders' institute looking after them in the right way? last week, an inspection report said the centre was not safe. 0r boys. now the high court has declared feltham broke prison rules and acted unlawfully after a 16—year—old was held for months in conditions his lawyers said amounted to solitary confinement. the boy was initially detained in his cell for 23.5 hours each day. he was allowed out only the shower, exercise and make phone calls. he had no access to education for three months. the court ruled keeping the boy away from other inmates breached his right to respect for private life. it also said he should have had at least 15 hours education week. troublesome boys cannot be allowed to drift, the court said. there is still the issue about it is still possible for prisons to hold children in isolation. we think it is wrong and it isa isolation. we think it is wrong and it is a child protection issue and we will appeal. inspe

danny shaw, bbc news.g scotland's newest waterway and unveiled a plaque formally naming it the queen elizabeth ii canal. it's the final section of a trans—scotland canal regeneration that was launched nearly 20 years ago. it could also be the lastjoint engagement for the queen and the duke before prince philip retires from public life next month. 0ur scotland correspondent lorna gordon reports. a gentle arrival by water to an area transformed. over the years, the queen and the duke of edinburgh have carried out many hundreds of engagements together during their annual visit to scotland, known as royal week. with the duke, who is now 96, due to retire from public engagements, the crowds here were making the most of their chance to see the two together. this is an area much changed in recent years. the sculptures here honour the industrial and agricultural past of central scotland. while here the queen was shown two clydesdales. the breed of horses upon which the sculptures were based. their named spencer an

danny shaw, bbc news.died last friday after suffering from a rare form of cancer. the sunderland fan won a legion of supporters across the country, including the footballer jermain defoe, who left training in spain to be at the funeral. the roads leading to the church in county durham were lined with crowds and tributes, as danny savage reports. bradley lowery‘s final journey. the footballing family turned out in their many hundreds to make sure he wasn't alone. people travelled from many miles away to support his family, and reflect how the six—year—old boy had touched their lives. that smile of his was just so contagious. it didn't matter how much pain he was in, he always had that smile. it breaks my heart. we have come from rotherham in south yorkshire. since last friday, i have collected money for the bradley lowry foundation. i said to my son today, we need to get up there and show our respects because it has hit everybody. he got some of them, but he never got all his wishes. like he said, i will mi

danny shaw, bbc news.me now from central london is steve rolles from the transform drug policy foundation, a think tank which campaigns to change drugs policy. thanks forjoining us. danny mentioned a national recovery champion, and you say this strategy does quite well identify concerns but offers nothing but rhetorical fluff in response. is there anything in it that you find useful? it does identify some key issues which haven't really been focused on before, but what it doesn't do u nfortu nately before, but what it doesn't do unfortunately is over any meaningful solution, certainly nothing innovative. we have to be clear that budgets for health—related drug services are being cut. so there is a lot of where the rhetoric in there, but nothing meaningful.“ that another thing, that there isn't enough money to do anything meaningful about it? union—macro well, the line's share of the money in terms of drugs is still being spent on enforcement. and yet we know that enforcement doesn't do to use, it can't get

thank you, danny shaw. outside a police station in east london last night in protest over the death of a young black man. there has been anger in the local community following the death of 20—year—old rashan charles in the early hours of saturday morning. a small number of people threw bottles and sticks at police after the vigil, but no officers were injured. keith doyle reports. what do we want? justice! the anger and frustration was visible on the streets of hackney following the death of 20—year—old rashan charles. he died after being apprehended by police on saturday. a vigil was held outside stoke newington police station last night. during that, rashan charles's father called for justice. we seekjustice on this. basically, i want everybody to understand what happened, this is a peaceful protest. after the vigil, protesters blocked with bins and bags of rubbish. it was relatively peaceful until the police moved in to end the protest. then some of the crowd threw bottles, cans and bricks. it is 2:20am

danny shaw, bbc news.x female tourists have been stabbed in the red sea resort. this was issued by the egyptian interior ministry. the attacker has been arrested, some of the wounded we are hearing are any critical condition. so, an assailant winding six female tourists in egypt, attacking them with a knife on the beachin attacking them with a knife on the beach in the red sea resort town. the assailant is in custody and being questioned to determine his motive for that attack. that is from the interior ministry from egypt. we will try to bring you more on that as soon will try to bring you more on that as soon as we will try to bring you more on that as soon as we get it. a yachting company boss has been found guilty of failing to ensure the safety of a yacht after it capsized in the atlantic, with the loss of four lives. douglas innes had been responsible for the cheeki rafiki, which lost its keel 700 miles off nova scotia in may 2014. the jury has now been dismissed after failing to agree on a verdict o

danny shaw, bbc news.e home office minister sarah newton about this ataround 6:40am. police in east london are investigating five attacks which involved corrosive substances being thrown in people's faces. one of the victims has what's been described as life changing injuries. they all happened within 90 minutes in hackney and stoke newington last night. this was the scene of the most serious attack last night, the victim was delivering takeaway food when a victim was delivering takeaway food whena pairof victim was delivering takeaway food when a pair of men try to steal his mopeds. police say a corrosive substance was growing in his face. lee was taken to hospital with what they described as life changing injuries. in the space ofjust over an hour police were alerted to five similar attacks, the motive on each occasion seems to be robbery. police believe they are linked. acid attacks in england have doubled since 2012. 21—year—old resham khan and her cousin jameel muhktar were attacked shortly after they

danny shaw, bbc news.en jailed for 17 years for trying three times to hire a hitman to kill his partner, so he could inherit herfortune. 68—year—old david harris offered two hundred thousand pounds to kill hazel allinson, his partner of 27 years. harris planned to start a new life with his girlfriend, but was caught when what he thought was one of the prospective hitmen, turned out to be an undercover police officer. the headlines on bbc news: there are calls for tighter restrictions on the sale of acid after five people were attacked in the space of 90 minutes in east london. the hearing of the case of baby charlie gard continues at the high court in london this afternoon. at the end of donald trump's trip to france, president macron has set aside at the sign of friendship the ages. and in sport at wimbledon, sam querrey takes a tight first set against marin cilic in the semifinals. this is now in the second set. stuart broad dismisses her south african opponent on the first day of the second test at tren

danny shaw, bbc news, at the high court.s in the 21st century. it's a practice carried out in the name of tradition that is common within some immigrant communities, notably from africa, the middle east and asia. new figures published today show there were almost 5,400 new cases recorded last year. our midlands correspondent sima kotecha has been looking at what the authorities in birmingham are doing to stop it happening. this can't happen. she's my daughter. and she's just a child. a father's fear. a daughter's potential mutilation, and his fight to stop the five—year—old from being taken abroad by his wife for fgm. my wife thinks it's the right thing to do, because she comes from that culture. her family are very strong believers in it, and it's very hard to convince her. she's just confused. it's not only illegal to carry out fgm here in britain, but it's also against the law to send someone abroad to have it done. here in diverse birmingham, fgm is very much part of some cultures. it's striking to hear people defend it

this report from our home affairs correspondent danny shaw contains some distressing images from the was thrown at her through a car window while she waited at traffic lights. her cousin jameel muhktar also suffered severe burns in the attack in east london last month. a man has been charged with grievous bodily harm with intent. attacks like this appear to be on the increase. police provided data for acid attacks between last november and april this year. 408 incidents were recorded by police in 39 forces. the most commonly used substances were bleach, ammonia and acid. one in five offenders was younger than 18, where the age of the suspect was known. the home secretary, amber rudd, has now ordered a review to ensure that everything possible is being done to prevent acid attacks. life sentences in the most serious cases are already available. the home office wants perpetrators to feel the full force of the law. a lot of victims have said that really their life has been ruined, so why aren't there life sentences? so to really make sure that the whole system really responds urgently a

our home affairs correspondent, danny shaw, sent this report from the high court.enders institution looking after them in the right way? last week, an inspection report said the centre was not safe for staff or boys. now the high court has declared that feltham broke prison rules and acted unlawfully, after a 16—year—old was held for months in conditions his lawyers said amounted to solitary confinement. the boy was initially detained in his cell for 23 and a half hours each day. he was allowed out only to shower, exercise and make phone calls. and he had no access to education for three months. the court ruled keeping the boy away from other inmates breached his right to respect for a private life. it also said he should have had at least 15 hours' education each week. troublesome boys cannot be allowed to drift, the court said. there is still the issue about it still being possible for prisons to hold children in isolation. we think that's wrong and we think that's a child protection issue, and we will be appealing against it. inspectors found that almost a third

danny shaw, bbc news. executive of the network for surviving stalking. whojoins me from our plymouth newsroom. just listening to helen's account there, what is your reaction to the disbelief that she came across when she told the police what was going on? unfortunately, she's not alone in reporting responses by police. a report shows it is today. it's frustrating to hear that this misunderstanding of stalking and harassment is still going on. it's a difficult crime understand for deliver when it's happening, let alone when people try to reported. stalking is insidious and equipping crime which can lead on to serious crimes such as rape and murder. statistics earlier this year showed that in 94% of murders stalking was a build—up to that tragic event. in 76% and ex—partner murder stalking has a build—up to that. those statistics show that it's not bad all stalkers are killers, but that 94% of killers are stalkers. so from both sides is important to start talking about this crime. a crime for which there is

danny shaw is here now. take us through these.england and wales, 26,000 600.3600 of which we re and wales, 26,000 600.3600 of which were serious assaults and 7000 were assaults on staff. that number has gone up by a third in the last year. really concerning figures about violence in prisons. some of it is fuelled by former legal highs, psychoactive substances, but these will strengthen demands on the government to take action to try and make prisons face. we were hearing last week from the chief inspector peter clark, about prisons. record numbers of self harm incidents. the numbers of self harm incidents. the number of self—inflicted deaths is still very high at 97, but down slightly, down ten on the previous year. still approaching record levels. we have some other figures. a raft of statistics released today by the ministry ofjustice, and this shows that conditions in prisons are in decline. these are a series of rankings given by the ministry of justice every year to every single person, and what it shows is that ten are —— th

our home affairs correspondent, danny shaw, is with me. in these figures? these figures on crimes recorded by police show that, in almost every category, offending is going up, so for example we are seeing, in terms of violence, that is up i8%. also seeing knife crime is up i8%. also seeing knife crime is up i8%. also seeing knife crime is up 20%, and even traditional types of crime, as car crime, there is an increase of ii%. other types of traditional crime that we thought we re of traditional crime that we thought were going down, which had been going on for a long time, burglary has shown an increase of 3%. fraud is on the increase as well. so some worrying figures, i think, for the home office and all of us. and how much of this, as always, is down to a genuine increase, as far as we can tell, and how much is people being more willing to report, or the way into our recorded ? more willing to report, or the way into our recorded? there is no doubt that some of the increase is due to people coming forward and reporting more offending, se

danny shaw, bbc news.cident happened on the aa7 near norwich. norfolk police say the actions of russell dagless almost certainly saved lives and probably prevented a mass pile—up. kim riley takes up the story. russell has been a truck driver for the ben burgess company for 22 years, delivering agricultural equipment across the country. the drama began when he saw the driver of a white van in a desperate state. i noticed he was collapsed at the wheel, his head was down below the steering wheel and no hands on the steering wheel, slumped against the driver's door. and still going? and still going. he probably still had his foot on the throttle. and running alongside the barrier. dashcam pictures from a following vehicle show a passenger in a car running to assist. russell, his lorry now in front of the van, going up against it as it continued along the central reservation. he successfully brings it to a halt. first aiders, a fireman and an off—duty paramedic then arrived to help the driver. a director of gua

danny shaw, bbc news, at the high court.aling against his murder conviction, five years after his death. lawyers for abdelbaset al—megrahi's relatives have handed files to the scottish criminal cases review commission — which will rule on whether the case should go to the appeal court. megrahi was convicted in 2001 of the explosion on the pan am flight which killed 270 people in 1988. there've been angry exchanges in the european parliament after the president of the european commission called it "ridiculous". jean—claude juncker was attending a debate with the maltese prime minister, joseph muscat, to mark the end of malta's presidency of the eu. mrjuncker complained that only a low number of meps had turned up. from strasbourg, adam fleming reports. the maltese prime minister came to the european parliament to celebrate the end of his country's six—month stint helping to run the eu. but look how few meps turned up, prompting this outburst from the president of the european commission. there are only a few members in the pl

danny shaw talking to me a little earlier.ump tweeted that transgender people will be banned from the us military. he called it a tremendous cost to the military. is talking about treatment that transgender people talking about treatment that tra nsgender people can talking about treatment that transgender people can receive through the military. and he said they would no longer be allowed to serve. this has left things rather unclear, especially for the several thousand tra nsgender members unclear, especially for the several thousand transgender members who already served in the armed forces. it also took the pentagon off guard. the even the pentagon was on holiday yesterday. —— the chief of the pentagon. when it comes to the augmentation, it seems an clear. we‘ve had a letter from a marine ten to general, who says there will be no change in the policy of the military until more details of the sea. he until more details of the sea. he until then he says all personnel will be treated with respect and all will be treated with

thank you, danny shaw.l in has been shot dead by a big game hunter. cecil was shotin dead by a big game hunter. cecil was shot in 2015. he was killed by an american dentist, you might remember. that incident sparked international outrage, and a brief lull in big—game hunting in the park. it's not clear who paid to shoot zander, the name of cecil‘s son, but a professional hunter called richard cook is said to have reported the death to the authorities and returned the lion's electronic tracking collar. that's coming from conservationists in zimbabwe. we will talk more about brexit and other things after 5:30pm, but it's time to catch up with the weather prospects with chris fawkes. you have probably noticed if you have been outside today that the air has felt fresher. big storms yesterday brought flooding notjust to north wales but also lancashire. these storms fed off that humidity. these storms fed off that humidity. the humid air has been washed away by the weather front working in. the front has brought

you may find some images in danny shaw's report distressing. the effects can be devastating.s is 21—year—old resham after acid was thrown at her through a car window while she waited at traffic lights. her cousin jameel also suffered severe burns in the attack in east london last month. a man has been charged with grievous bodily harm with intent. attacks like this seem to be on the increase. police provided data for acid attacks between last november and april this year. 408 incidents were recorded by police in 39 forces. the most commonly used substances were bleach, ammonia and acid. one in five offenders was younger than 18, where the age of the suspect was known. the home secretary amber rudd has described acid attacks as "sickening". she has now ordered a review to ensure that everything possible is being done to prevent them happening, and catch those responsible. the review will examine whether the 1972 poisons act should be widened to cover more substances and if the powers available to the courts are sufficient. the home office says it will also consult retailers ab

danny shaw, bbc news, at the high court.you keep petrol inside it. wow! yeah, ithink wow! yeah, i think this is the first time we have seen these pictures ourselves. we heard they were coming up. it really did go up. west yorkshire fire and rescue service said the fire was probably caused when a faulty light fitting ignited petrol vapours coming from petrol containers or garden machinery. remarkable. i have an image of michael caine don't know why! saying something i can't say on telly. tha nkfully something i can't say on telly. thankfully nobody hurt, i am pleased to say. there was no one there. there could have been nearby. it was right to point out. it's important, people might want to know. we said nobody was hurt. 0ther sheds are available! let's move swiftly on, shall we? now the weather forecast with louise. 0n everybody. the weather today is very mixed. it all depends on where you are. the worst of the weather has been to northern ireland but it is brightening up now and sits through central and southern scotla nd t

danny shaw talking to me a little earlier. to brit is a report assessing eu migration. critics say it should have been commissioned a year ago. 71 prisoners in england and wales were released by mistake last year, the highest number in a decade. wildfires continue to burn in southern france, 6000 firefighters and troops are battling the flames. in a moment, we'll hear about the medics who argue that taking antibiotics for longer than necessary can increase the risk of developing a resistance to them. if frustrating day for england in the third test against south africa. they lost their third wicket. the skipper has gone, joe root out of 29, england 114—3. play hasjust resumed after a rain delay. chris froome is going to race in next month's grand tour the vuelta espana. the four—time tour de france champion is aiming to become the first man to do the double in the same year since 1978. and the swimnming world championships continue in budapest. mollie renshaw is into the 200 metre breastroke semi—finals. ross murdoch has also

our home affairs correspondent danny shaw is here. very strong words here, danny.gs in this report. he was so concerned that he wrote to philip lee, the minister, in february, and said that something has to be done about this. he is extremely worried about levels of violence. he said there is a kind of vicious circle in these young offender institutions and secure training centres, whereby a young boy is violent, they then have restrictions placed on what they can do. perhaps they are locked in their room for longer and cannot do various activities. security measures are put into place. that leads to them being more frustrated, which in turn leads to more violence. he said some of these places just cannot break out of that issue circle. and so what are the government saying about that in response to his comments? well, the government has put into place a new service dedicated for youth custody services and they hope that will drive improvements. they are also going to boost staffing levels by 20%. there are staff shortages right across the prison estate which has a

danny shaw, bbc news.ed to start a new life with his girlfriend but was caught when one of the prospective hit men turned out to be an undercover police officer. the war in syria has killed 300,000 people and forced more than half of the population from their homes. lebanon has taken in more than1 billion —— million people. none of these children go to school. this artist is helping them articulate their memories through drawing. mohamed is 11. his family left their home in aleppo five years ago. he has not been to school since. he remembers bombs dropping and people dying. war is ugly, he tells me. but far is worse. he is drawing the camp where he lives. there was a fire, and he saw a little girl burned. translation: the girl's that was crying because his daughter died. a lot of people got sick because of the flames and smoke. i am sad for the flames and smoke. i am sad for the people who died and lost their homes all over again. people got really scared. this is a programme working to get more than 20,00

let's speak to our home affairs correspondent, danny shaw. let us talk about the releases.r of releases in error ta ke small number of releases in error take place every year are normally because of administrative mistakes. 71 at the end of march, up from 64 the year before, the highest total for at least a decade, just one example was the release of a prisoner who was given a nine—year sentence after stabbing a man with a knife. it was recorded on the system as nine months. he was released by mistake, it was only spotted a p pa re ntly mistake, it was only spotted apparently when the victim saw him travelling in a car. he was recaptured. that kind of mistake can happen, clearly very serious. there has also been an the number of missed ally mccoist escapes and a number who failed to return after being let out on temporary licences —— the number of escapes. the figures confirm the warnings we were hearing last week from peter clarke, the chief inspector of prisons, about dire conditions in manyjails. there were record numbers of assaults, 26,600, up 20% on a year. many of th

our home affairs correspondent danny shaw is with me. what is the significance of these figures? shooting figures it is difficult to see whether this is a pattern or a blip. six shootings is the highest number the ipcc has recorded since it was founded in 2004 but they are spread across six police force areas and when we looked into them investigators have found no evidence of misconduct on the part of the armed police involved in at least four of the cases. you also have to look at it in the context of armed operations police are carrying out each year, last year it was 14,700 so each year, last year it was 14,700 so six deaths need to be seen in that context. as far as the pursuit figures, there were 28 deaths of people involved in incidents in which police were following them in a police car, following a suspect vehicle. in the majority of those cases, the drivers of the vehicle we re cases, the drivers of the vehicle were not those who died, it was pedestrians or passengers and that will be a concern. this is the highest figure for 11 years, there's been a concerted effort to

danny shaw will bring you the news first on abc news.y warm. particularly for southern parts of england where temperatures will be into the high 20s. the rain continuing across northern ireland, southern scotland, the far north of england into the afternoon. northern scotland, not too bad with a bit of sunshine and showers. showers this money across england and wales but sunny spells in the afternoon and temperatures getting up to 25 —— showers this morning. tonight, the raining northern parts will peter out but it will stay cloudy, damp in the wednesday, remaining cloudy here. temperatures still rising in the north. across the south, increasing amounts of sunshine, temperatures up to 26, perhaps 29. we keep the heat on thursday. with the heat comes the risk of showers and some of the showers will be heavy thundery, very hit and miss. showers will be heavy thundery, very hitand miss. more showers will be heavy thundery, very hit and miss. more details as the day and night goes on. hello, i'm victoria derbyshire. our top story this mornin

danny shaw is at the high court. with mental health problems was held in this way, tell us more problems was held in this way, tell us more about the findings of the high court today. it's a very troubling case, concerning a 16—year—old who has been at feltham since december last year and almost immediately was placed in what amounted to in effect solitary confinement, held in his cell for 23 and a half hours each day, for the first three months. allowed out only to have a shower, do some exercise and make phone calls. the reason is, he was in for quite a serious offence and had a history of challenging and threatening staff, and other inmates, and also he became a target for other people at feltham. so those were the difficult circumstances that staff were having to deal with. in doing so and keeping him away from other inmates, locking him in his cell for such long periods, they broke prison rules. he was also meant to have 15 hours of education week, this was meant to be his gcse year, but he didn't get any educat

our home affairs correspondent, danny shaw, is in the studio. this is not good, is it?ble report, really, and it shows failings at every stage of the criminal justice shows failings at every stage of the criminaljustice process, from the moment that an allegation of harassment or stalking is made, those crimes are not being reported 01’ those crimes are not being reported or recorded properly, sometimes not being recorded at all. victims are not being dealt with properly, risk assessment are being done and investigations aren't being carried out properly. one of the most disturbing findings from this report is that it says there is concrete evidence that police are issuing warnings the perpetrators, rather than conducting thorough investigations, these are called police information notices. so they are kind of slapping these warnings on and thinking that is it, case done, rather than actually investigating the case and potentially bringing criminal charges, which could obviously lead toa charges, which could obviously lead to a much higher punishment. and so the recomme

earlier i spoke to our home affairs correspondent danny shaw. training centres, they calljust under 800 people and he did not find in any of the inspections conducted that any of those centres was actually safe. he believes a tragedy is inevitable and the reasons are complex, it could have something to do with the fact you have some of the most difficult, dangerous and mentally unstable young people being held in those institutions but also, he talks about the vicious circle, you get someone who is violent, that then leads to more restrictive regimes, which leads to frustration, which then causes more violence and so it goes on. he said some of the centres just cannot break out of that vicious circle. danny shaw was talking to me earlier and with me now is peter clarke. thank you for coming in. it is extraordinary to hear you say you have not inspected a single establishment where it is safe to hold young people. when you say it is unsafe, or tell us more about what you mean by that. is a common perceptions on boys and girls being held in trust

you may find some images in danny shaw's report distressing. the effects can be devastating. this is 21—year—old resham after acid was thrown at her through a car window while she waited at traffic lights. her cousin jameel also suffered severe burns in the attack in east london last month. a man has been charged with grievous bodily harm with intent. attacks like this seem to be on the increase. police provided data for acid attacks between last november and april this year. 408 incidents were recorded by police in 39 forces. the most commonly used substances were bleach, ammonia and acid. one in five offenders was younger than 18, where the age of the suspect was known. the home secretary amber rudd has described acid attacks as "sickening". she has now ordered a review to ensure that everything possible is being done to prevent them happening, and catch those responsible. the review will examine whether the 1972 poisons act should be widened to cover more substances and if the powers available to the courts are sufficient. the home office says it will also consult retailer

our home affairs correspondent danny shaw explains what's significant about these figures.e whether this is a pattern or a blip to stop sex is a pattern or a blip to stop sex is the highest that the ipc has recorded since founded in 2004. you also have to set it in the context of the number of armed operations that police are carrying out every year. last year, 14,000 —— 40,000 700. in terms of police figures, more concerned about that. 28 deaths when police following a suspect vehicle. the driver in the vehicle not those who died, it was pedestrians and passengers. that would be a concern, the highest figure in 11 years. concerted effort to shed and police driver training and the rules that the ipcc are saying they will look again at that with the national police chiefs' council. one of the pope's most senior advisors is due to appear in an australian court tomorrow to face charges of sexual assault. cardinal george pell has returned from rome saying that he is innocent, and will clear his name. as our sydney correspondent hywel griffith explains, the case is the latest co

she spoke to our home affairs correspondent danny shaw, and gave her response to the spike in figuresginning of a trend. we don't know whether it is a spike or the beginning of a trendm we don't know whether it is a spike or the beginning of a trend. it is sufficiently a spike that we want to be talking to the national police chiefs council about whether those procedures, which were developed over the years, and have brought down the number of deaths in pursuit related incidents, whether we need to look at those and whether there should be any additions to police training. euro report is essentially a statistical report, at this stage, did seem to be any new trends that could explain, is too early to be sure as to why? i think it is too early to be sure because a lot of those investigations are ongoing and once we have had a chance to dig into them, we will get a better idea. what we do know is that none of them where emergency responses. two thirds of those who died were not the drivers of the vehicle being pursued but passengers are bysta nde rs pursued but passengers are bystanders