the department for education said that it firmly believes in the importance of religious education, andt it remains compulsory for all state funded schools. tim muffett, bbc news. now its time for meet the author. munich. a word that in britain was turned from the simple name of a city, into a political label — for the appeasement of hitler, perhaps political weakness in the face of aggression. it is the title of robert harris‘ new novel. a thriller set in that anxious prelude to the second world war, and the story of betrayal and loyalty. welcome. you face an interesting problem as an author here. you are trying to create tension, a marvellous human story, against the backdrop where we know the outcome. you know, oddly enough that is not a problem. one of the best thrillers of recent times, the day of the jackal, we know de gaulle was not assassinated, but it's still a thrilling book. we know there was a deal at munich, that is not really the issue. it is how we get there, what went on behind the scenes. and who was trying to do what, in order to get to a point the other didn't know wh

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the department for education said that it firmly believes in the importance of religious education, andt it remains compulsory for all state—funded schools. tim muffett, bbc news. time for the weather. it is been a cool september day. it is also been a day of downpours for a central england. they will continue for a time, but then fade away. the club moves info central and southern areas, along with that low cloud, some mist and fog. that will leave the north—west of the uk with the clearest skies overnight. it is here where we will seek the lowest temperatures, towns and cities around 10—11, that in the countryside, it could get down fairly close to freezing. an important lee autumnal chill in the air. a nice day with some sunshine. showers developing a late and afternoon. central england will see the bulk of those showers, more general rain moves into the east, and along with that it will feel cool hello, this is bbc news. the headlines at liz30pm. the home secretary has confirmed the terror threat level has been lowered from ‘critical‘ to ‘severe‘. police investigating the london tub

the department for education says how re is taught is up to individual schools. and coborn school in upminster, where religious education is a core subject. it gives you the skill to debate, argue, and really consider what other people view about something. all state schools in england, including academies and free schools, are legally obliged to provide religious education as part of a balanced curriculum. there needs to be something that happens if schools aren't doing this. fiona moss is from the national association of teachers of religious education. it issued a freedom of information request to the department for education. its school census data showed that 26% of secondary schools in england made no provision for re, and in academies, which operate outside of local authority control, the figure rose to 34% amongst the 11 to 13 age group — 44% for older pupils. when it comes down to it, schools are breaking the law. they do have to teach re to all of their students. schools we've spoken to have told us that re teachers can be hard to recruit, and that, for

the department for education said that it firmly believes in the importance of religious education, andis on the balcony. we are starting to see cloud bubble up we are starting to see cloud bubble up across we are starting to see cloud bubble up across the north sea and move inland. plenty of cloud and showers could be heavy and sundry through the afternoon. those shower clouds have been building and moving inland across parts of the midlands and into central and southern england, the southeast and east anglia and the southeast and east anglia and the coasts of yorkshire and lincolnshire. the areas most likely to get downpours today. the west remains dry. in the best of the same sunshine it would be less chilly than yesterday. as temperatures fall overnight we will see cloud from across eastern and southern england and perhaps the midlands as well with mist and fog patches likely. across the north and west of the uk we will see some of the lowest temperatures, getting close to freezing in the countryside across northern ireland, parts of scotland and the far north of england. monday, a

the department for a says that religious education remains compulsory for all state funded schools.sion industry enjoying large audiences on a range of platforms, the emmy awards will be more competitive than ever. the crown, the net flicks series about the early life of elizabeth ii is one of the favourites. america has an obsession with our monarchy. as a british person you just think they have always been around. the american people can view them in a different way and that is why they have taken the show to their hearts. what you drive is —— what are your drives? westworld, a futuristic thriller, has 22 nominations, more than any other drama. it makes me so proud. i knew that from reading three pages on the first script that it was going to be very special and it was going to be very special and it was going to be very special and it was getting the attention and the notoriety and people are actually connecting to the story. tandy newton and sir anthony hopkins are nominated for their roles in the thriller. no wonder the stars are celebrating. donald trump. america's best—known

the department for education said in a statement that it firmly believes in the importance of religioussed that it is up to individual schools to determine how they deliver it. but some fear too many schools are ignoring re completely. american television's most prestigious awards will be handed out at a ceremony tonight. ewan mcgregor, benedict cumberbatch and claire foy are among the british nominees for the emmys. peter bowes reports from los angeles. schmoozing before the big night, the traditional bafta party celebrates the nominations of british talent for america's top tv awards. with game of thrones not in the running this year, the race for best drama is wide open. the crown, the netflix series about the early life of the queen, is among the favourites. claire foy is tipped for best actress. the american public have always had a fascination about our monarchy. i think, as a british person, you kind of grow up just going, oh, they'vejust always been around, and that's it. but i think the american people kind of have a distance from it, and are able to view them in a different wa

said they could be a shortage of school places, but the department of operation gerry education says the figures are misleading. —— department forary figures you note what is coming? i'm surprised to hear the department for education thinks these figures are misleading, it is based on their own figures. not a surprise we have this bowl is coming into secondary schools. we have had 11 years notice. councils have said this problem is coming down the road, we simply don't have the powers we need to make a good job of the basic responsibility to make sure every child has a school place. when you say you don't have powers, over academies and generally? there are two big problems, two thirds of secondary schools are academies. if bush was to come to shove, councils don't have the power to force them to expand if that was the only way of getting a good school place for every child. have you had to do that with every academy? councils are pretty good at solving this problem, we have been doing it for a few yea rs we have been doing it for a few years now. we have plenty of experience including the voluntary schools, and often the proble

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children began to take legal action, they threatened to sue the school, claiming that the department for education's can only be asked to leave a school for behavioural or other problems. so, in the face of this legal action, the school has backed down and said those pupils can come back, and also that policy will be abandoned. with me to discuss this further is the sunday times' education editor, sian griffiths. thanks for coming in. there will be people amazed by this story. how unusual is it that pupils might be asked to leave if they don't hit certain grades? it's unusual to be asked to leave at this point. it's much more usual to be asked to leave after your gcses if you've not done well. that's the most common time children are asked to leave. very high performing schools like st 0laves are trying to manage all the children not expected to hit high targets when they sit their exams at the end of sixth form. some would say i would expect that at an independent school. i've heard stories about that. at what is essentially a school which could be open to everybody, although selective in terms of

they threatened to sue the school claiming that the department for education's rules are clear, you cana school for behavioural or other problems. in the face of this legal action the school has backed down and said those pupils can come back and also that policy will be abandoned. do we have any sense of whether this is entirely isolated, this one school doing it, or whether other schools might also be saying to pupils in this situation, sorry, you haven't done well enough, off you haven't done well enough, off you go? that is absolutely the key question but we simply don't know, because even if you could get the numbers of pupils excluded in the lower 6th, if you like, year 12, i doubt many schools would say excluded through lack of educational attainment. there are rumours, also reports elsewhere, that this is a wider problem. what's interesting is that the sol the families who brought the action, released a statement saying we would expect all other schools with similar policies to do the same. we know there is something like is 63 other voluntary aided grammars in england alone, we

but the department for education attacked the figures as "thoroughly misleading". ion thing steamy figures are misleading, they are based on the department‘s game figures. you are right it is not a surprise we have the balance coming to secondary schools, we have had 11 years notice. councils have been saying for a while this problem is coming down the road. we don‘t have the powers we need in order to make a good job of the basic responsibility we had to make sure every child has a school place. when you say don't have the power you mean over academies, or generally? two big problems we have had. two thirds of schools are academies. if push was to come to shove, councils don‘t have the power to force them to expand, if that is the only way of getting good school place for any child. have you had to do that with any academy? councils are pretty good trying to solve this problem. we have been doing it for a few yea rs we have been doing it for a few years there. plenty of experience of doing voluntary deals with schools, quite often that is how it gets resolved. ther

the department for education said that it firmly believes in the importance of religious education, andit was placed after friday's bomb attack on a london tube. police are searching a house in stand well near heathrow airport after arresting a man in connection with the attack. the home secretary has accused boris johnson of being a back—seat driver following his newspaper piece setting out his views on brexit. now it's time for the film review with ben brown and mark kermode. hello there, and welcome to the film review on bbc news. taking us through this week's cinema releases is mark kermode. what do we have this week? we have victoria and abdul, in whichjudi dench returns to the role of queen victoria. we have the villainess, an insanely kinetic action movie. and mother, darren aronofsky‘s crowd—dividing epic. victoria and abdul, yet another film about victoria, and of coursejudi dench. yes. because she was in mrs brown, about victoria's friendship with john brown, her ghillie. this is about a later life friendship with abdul karim, which i have to say i didn't know about. the story

the department for education said in a statement that it firmly believes in the importance of religioushuge vegetables. there is a big battle going on at the harrogate flower show. from colossal cabbages to monumental marrow, they‘ve received more than 170 entries for the giant vegetable competition. so what is it about oversized veg that has caught people‘s imagination? nick smith from the harrogate flower show and kevin fortey, who is the uk‘s giant vegetable record holder, join me now. what a title! can you tell us what we have here? in front of you. .. what a title! can you tell us what we have here? in front of you... be careful. that is really heavy! carrots, parsnips, a marrow and as we‘d —— a swede. carrots, parsnips, a marrow and as we'd -- a swede. is this quite common? from our point of view, we have done the heaviest onion championship for over 30 years, but in the last few years the rise of giant vegetables has become incredible and we have gone from three or four entries up to this now which is almost 180, and the scale of these things, i mean, the examples here are great

the department for education said in a statement that it firmly believes in the importance of religious. it stressed that it is up to individual schools to determine how they deliver it. but some fear too many schools are ignoring re completely. you're watching breakfast from bbc news, it's time now for a look at the newspapers. broadcaster and poet ian mcmillan is here to tell us what's caught their eye. we'llspeakto him in a minute, are you all right? very well, indeed. the first story is to do with the terror attack on friday. what struck me is that phrase, the banality of evil. i love that phrase. often, you think evil will be an all —— all—encompassing, huge thing and yet, the bomb was in a builders bucket. that banal moment in an ordinary morning on a tube train when something suddenly start smoking and catches fire and people get injured. it makes you think about the tiny moments that can suddenly shift an entire day, an entire year, an entire life. i think maybe we should think about the banality of good. and maybe just started trying to be better people in small ways. to be the

the difficulty with the argument as we need to go to the department for education to find out what theo you. where is the evidence that this would save youngsters from harming themselves? the evidence we have to go where children are better trained and they have better coaching and that comes from community levels of by that comes from community levels of rugby play and if the community levels of rugby play with the high rates of injury applies anywhere near what it does in pe, then we have a real issue and that we're compelling children against their will to partake in a tackle sport with a very high injury rate and all we're saying needs to be done to remedy the situation is turn to touch. very simple. isn't part of growing up doing things that you are not keen on and if you don't want to get involved, you stand away? but you can't, you don't have that choice. 77% of children in british schools are compelled to play rugby. so if they don't want to play, they don't have a choice and if you take that same argument about shouldn't children be compelled, do you compel girls to play tackl

children began to take legal action, they threatened to sue the school, claiming that the department for education'sct at a—level, you can only be asked to leave a school for behaviour or other problems. 0n the face of this legal action, the school has backed down and said those pupils can come back and also that policy will be abandoned. peter read is a former head teacher, who now offers an advice service on education and schools. he says the scandal is far more widespread than a few grammar schools. the pressure on schools today is immense, to deliver, deliver. league tables are forcing all sorts of things to go wrong in schools. this isjust one example, but it is destroying the careers of young people. i have had an e—mail today. this is from last year. it is a parent i have kept in touch with. what happened to our daughter has had a massive impact on her. she is still limping along. her confidence was so damaged, we do not believe she will ever believe in herself in the same way again. this is traumatic for young people, who think they are going along to a—level and they are then thrown out on

children began to take legal action, they threatened to sue the school, claiming that the department for education'slear, you cannot post—select at a—level, you can only be asked to leave a school for behaviour or other problems. 0n the face of this legal action, the school has backed down and said those pupils can come back and also that policy will be abandoned. in a few moments, clive myrie will be here with a full round up of the day's news. but first — utility companies could be charged by—the—hour for digging up busy roads in england. the government believes it might encourage contractors to speed—up repairs and reduce traffic jams. the local government association has welcomed the proposals. simonjones reports. misery for motorists in leeds today, costing time and money. now the government is considering making companies pay to do work in peak time. i think that's a good idea, and it may cut the roadworks down and stagger them a bit more. you'll often come past and there'll be nobody here a lot of the time, and you think, why did you dig it up if you are now working over there, you know, how

the department for education will work with the trust until a new sponsor can be found.england has issued new guidance to terror attack victims, after some were subjected to vile and upsetting abuse online. it warns about the pitfalls of using social media and also says people need to be wary of journalists. but it adds that social media can also play a positive role in helping victims and families after attacks. before we go, we'lljust show you with these pictures. in some parts of florida, last minute preparations for the arrival of hurricane irma include the corralling of pink flamingos. as you can see, they're not easy to catch. at the miami zoo, officials have been busy making sure their nearly 3,000 animals are safely out of harm's way. most of the animals, including these pink flamingos, are being carefully moved to concrete holding areas ahead of the storm. now on bbc news, it is time for reagan's last movie. as a matter of fact, i have been permitted to choose my own words and discuss my own ideas regarding the choice that we face in the next few weeks... “11961

the department for education in england told us help is available for families through the adoption support. many adoptions do work, but campaigners say families like keith and jane simply aren't getting the help they need. in a moment, a summary of the business news this hour but, first, the headlines on bbc news. the us defence secretary is seeking a diplomatic solution to rising tensions with north korea — who are accusing washington of declaring war. liz dawn, the actress best known for her role as vera duckworth in the soap coronation street has died. her family say she died peacefully in her sleep yesterday. the european council president, donald tusk, arrives for talks with theresa may, ahead of a decision next month on whether to begin post—brexit trade talks. in the business news: we are waiting on a court decision in america that could have a major impact on northern ireland's biggest industrial employer. the canadian plane maker bombardier employs 4,500 people in the province. but several american rivals have taken it to court — claming it gets illegal state aid. ag barr — the co

the department for education says it will work with the trust until a new sponsor can be found. has apologised to thousands of businesses after closing their accounts, some say without notice. hsbc contacted them for information about payment5 they'd made over5ea5 part of the bank's programme to tackle money laundering. some businesses which failed to respond had their accounts shut down. preparations are being made to re—open manchester arena with a special benefit concert, nearly four months after the suicide bombing which killed 22 people. the event will be headlined by noel gallagher's high flying birds. kate sweeting is there for us now mixed emotions, i should imagine. ye5, mixed emotions, i should imagine. yes, this was an attack which shocked the world because it was clearly aimed at children and young people out to have a good time, but tonight's concert is about remembering tho5e tonight's concert is about remembering those who died but also celebrating manchester and its response to the attack. it has shown incredible solidarity and resilience evenin incredible solida

children began to take legal action, they threatened to sue the school, claiming that the department for education's post—select at a—level, you can only be asked to leave a school for behaviour or other problems. 0n the face of this legal action, the school has backed down and said those pupils can come back and also that policy will be abandoned. kevin courtney is the joint general secretary of the new national education union, which is a merger between the nut and the nasuwt. he told us that unfortunately this isn't a one—off case. there is evidence that other schools behaving this way. it is a way of massaging your a—level results, so you keep the children who you know are going to do well, you try and move some of the others away, and your schools looks better. it is very bad for those children. i am very bad for those children. i am very pleased that st 0laves has changed its mind on this. we are talking about young people who got a b grade. that is not the top grade but it is a good grade. those young people had worked hard for those grades and the school was suggesting they would have to mov

children began to take legal action, they threatened to sue the school, claiming that the department for education'st a—level, you can only be asked to leave a school for behaviour or other problems. 0n the face of this legal action, the school has backed down and said those pupils can come back and also that policy will be abandoned. the us led coalition says it is carried out air strikes against more than 20 so—called allying the state vehicles tried to come to the aid of an is convoy trapped for day in the syrian desert. the is fighters recently surrendered an enclave on syria's border with lebanon under the deal struck with the remedies, they will be allowed to travel across syria to is held territory in the east. but the us led coalition is blocking their path. to explain more about this, i am joined by our correspondence. he is following what isa correspondence. he is following what is a complex story. tell us a bit about who the people in this convoy. we are talking about 300 is fighters, they have been holding onto a stretcher territory in a barren mountains on the border between syria and l

the department for education says it'll work with the trust until a new sponsor can be found.ight, just three months after the terrorist attack which killed 22 people. extra security measures will be in place for the concert. headlines is noel gallacher and his band ah, longside the courteneers and rick astley. we heard earlier from our correspondent in manchester. she said that tonight's concert is about celebrating the city and remembering the victims of the terror attack. it'sjust over 100 days since the suicide bomber debt nateded a device —— detonated a device in crowds leaving a concert here. 22 people were killed, 59 injured. many of them were children. the youngest victim was just eight yea rs the youngest victim was just eight years old. tonight, it's about celebrating manchester and remembering those victims. the bands are from the city. it's expected that some of those coming tonight will have been at the ariana grande concert. they will be hoping to replace horrific memories with something more positive. james allen spoke to the bbc yesterday.” something more posit

they have taken legal action. 0n the back of that legal action, the department for education has comeit's actually illegal to throw out a child halfway through the six form, and the school has had to back down. and that is quite unprecedented. what do you think of the wider lessons of this story? is it that there is an issue with children who aren't geared up to do a—levels and do well, and they're not being offered the right choice, they are not being guided correctly, or is it that schools are under too much pressure with league tables? what do you make of the context of this? i mean, i have a lot of sympathy for this head teacher, actually. he is an exceptionally good head teacher, aydin 0nac. when he went to fortismere school, in east london, he very much pushed up standards there. 0n the one hand, these schools are under immense pressure to perform. but they also want to perform well for the children who are in the schools. because, if you want to go to oxford or cambridge, one of the top universities, this is where these schools are sending children, you have to get a string of

the department for education says it'll work with the trust until a new sponsor can be found.hers have descended on westminster to demand that britain stays in the european union. the rally, called the people's march for europe, carried the message "unite, rethink and reject brexit". on monday, mps are due to vote on the repeal bill for brexit. archaeologists in egypt say they have discovered the tomb of a goldsmith that is more than 3000 yea rs goldsmith that is more than 3000 years old. it was found in a burial site on the west bank of the nile in the area of the city of luxor. alan johnson has more. staring out of the past, remains from the world of ancient egypt. they lay here in the darkness, deep beneath the banks of the river nile for well over 3000 years. now, they are emerging from their grave. every detail of their surroundings is being examined. and slowly, the story of this burial place and it's dead is becoming clearer. it's believed that this was the tomb of a goldsmith, and we even find an image of this man captured in the sculpture. he sits beside his wife, who

but the department for education attacked the figures as "thoroughly misleading".sment from the local government association, which is forecasting a shortage of secondary school places for 125,000 children by the 22 — 23 academic year. i do agree with them. the local government association is the spokes body for the councils, for local councils. and local councillors and their officials know just how many school places they've got and how many they need. their previous forecasts about primary school places have been accurate. and actually, you know, the figures are very easy to get, because these are very easy to get, because these are real children moving from primary to secondary schools the bike as we mentioned in the introduction, the department for education says these figures are thoroughly misleading. i mean, we are getting the part opposite response to what the lg eight years saying. who is right and who is wrong, or is the answer is somewhere in the middle? well, the children that are there, the school places that are there, the school places that are ther

the department for education must come forward and propose ways in which they will promote vocationaln example of something which we are very concerned about. we were dismayed when the t—levels were announced and the government said they were postponing the introduction of t—levels in the uk, the equivalent to a levels in vocational education, to prepare an industry like ours and that has been postponed to 2019 and furthermore they have said our industry will not be integrated into the t—levels in the first round. how was it possible that the government that is serious about making brexit success is not willing to provide the whole mix of policies that industries like ours need to do that? thank you forjoining us. nick watt is still with us. what is going to happen with the eu withdrawal bill tomorrow? it is highly likely it will get a second reading, labour will vote against it but the pro—europeans in the tories are keeping their powder dry for when the bill is considered at committee stage after the conference season in october. interestingly it had been assumed that might be the h

the head of the group, john simmonds, which represents foster carers is writing to the department for educationt somebody who is being cultivated as a terrorist. this goes back to parsons green, he was obviously in foster ca re. parsons green, he was obviously in foster care. like foster carers don't have enough to do! this will be the criticism, wanted?m don't have enough to do! this will be the criticism, wanted? if you can't spot, as a foster parent, this behaviour, which is resulting in terrorist activity, then there is a bit of a problem. whether you've had training or not, fostering is an incredible thing to do. and adoption is one of the greatest things that a human being can do for somebody else. i think this is one pressure to many. good to have you. thank you for joining to many. good to have you. thank you forjoining us. the headlines are coming up. hello this is breakfast, with naga munchetty and christian fraser. coming up before 9am, helen will have the weather. but, first, a summary of morning's main news. north korea has warned the united states it would take pre—emptive militar

first to this -- i hesitate to call it jobs because it's really for the department of education to thenrtainly, train kids to be prepared for the jobs that will be open in the future, correct? >> reporter: and this -- yes, liz -- has specifically been a pet project of ivanka trump. these s.t.e.m.-related educational experiences for students and trying to build that up within schools all across the country. what we're about to hear from the president is this new memorandum that he will sign instructing the department of education to put at least $200 million a year into schools specifically for these s.t.e.m. educational experiences, classes essentially, and they want a big focus on computer science. you were talking about tax reform too as well, and the press secretary, sarah sanders, saying how certain parts of tax reform have been finalized. that comes as the president said over the weekend that parts of it had, indeed, been finalized. but the press secretary moments ago gave us a bit of a preview as to what we can expect to hear from president trump on wednesday when he travels to in

the department for education in england told us help is available for families through the adoption supportg the help they need. the king of saudi arabia has visited decree allowing women to drive from the first time, cystic media. this brings to an end the country's status as the only country in the world where women driving is forbidden. we can speak now to the political analyst dina hamdy who lived in saudi arabia for ten years. a momentous day! indeed, historical. this has been for a long time as one in the side of the kingdom. that is why it is getting such limelight and positive coverage around the world, i think. although it wasn't the only issue on the human rights and women's rights and gender, when it comes to saudi arabia, indeed it is historic. i believe the time is opportune and long do. why is it happening now. several reasons in my opinion. first i think it comes in the middle of a gulf crisis. unprecedented crisis which could have widespread effects around the region. it comes in the middle of the crisis between the united arab emirates, saudi arabia and egypt on the one han

education, pedro rivera. thank you for being with us. the proposed budget for your department in the coming year is about $6 billion. where does that money go? mr. rivera: first, thank you for the opportunity. it is an interesting topic of conversation as you are looking specifically at education funding. the vast majority of ending is actually passed through to school districts. we are a relatively small department in terms of service to 500 districts across the commonwealth including 174 harder schools and technical education centers -- charter schools and technical education centers. but most of our funding is for -- >> but how do you allocate that questio? mr. rivera: we are proud of some of the work we have in engaged in. for the first time, pennsylvania has a basic education funding formula. historically we had run our lending through a legislative process, meaning wherever you started -- ended last year is where you would start this year. the first time over two years ago, the governor signed into law a basic education funding for new up which takes into doubt the needs

the department for education in england told us help is available for families through the adoption supports say families like keith and jane simply aren't getting the help they need. coronation street actress liz dawn, who played vera duckworth for more than three decades, has died at the age of 77. she first appeared in a show in 197a, but retired through illness ten years ago. her family said she had been the love, light and inspiration in their lives. all i can say is i hope prince charles never sets eyes on it! admiring my stone cladding, are you? well, it's certainly eye—catching. certain neighbours may have been snooty about vera duckworth's taste, but without her, coronation street just wouldn't have been the same. nobody'll dispute that! are you trying to be funny or what? aren't you going to carry her over the threshold? when liz dawn first arrived, she said she felt like cinderella, her palace, 9 coronation street. and prince charming —jack duckworth, played by bill tarmey. you haven't met my husband, jack? where's my dog? have you moved it? vera, i wouldn't have done, only it wa

the department for education said there were 15,000 extra teachers in england and it was spending £1.3ons over plans to loosen labour laws. it's the first major test for president macron, who has pledged to reform the french economy to make it easier for companies to do business. two of the three largest unions have backed the new measures, but the leftist union, the cgt, has branded them a "coup." had is a live cam are shot. it looks sizeable. it's hard to tell from the shot, to be honest. the cgt, a sizeable turnout is what this suggests. i don't have the specific number. there has been a little bit of trouble earlier in the day. no sign of that from the pictures we have been watching from this camera. sadly, it's wobbly, as you can tell. we will keep an eye on. that those protests very much continuing there in paris. now, it's time for business. it's 10 years ago this week since the collapse of northern rock. you'll remember those queues outside its branches up and down the country as people tried in panic to get their savings out. the bank — which was based in newcastle — was event

the department for education say they will now review the statutory guidance local councils issue so oying it? yes. thank you all so much for coming in and talking to us. louise is now going to take a look at the latest on hurricane irma. irma it is still a major, significant story. this is now a category —— category four hurricane again after weakening. it will push further north. damage again devastating gusts of wind. heavy rain. and a significant storm surge with the wind is coming off the shore. closer to home, with the wind is coming off the shore. closerto home, low with the wind is coming off the shore. closer to home, low pressure is the story across the uk. it'll be wet and windy into the far north—west in particular. some of the rain is quite significant here. further east, not a bad start. some mist and fog earlier, which has now lifted, and now sunshine in east anglia. it is likely to stay dry for much of the day in the south—east corner. cloud thickening this morning with showery outbreaks of rain starting to push into the south west of england, wales, and into the north

there won't be one penny for the department of education, the department of defense. that's how quickly these programs are growing. so we do two good things. we put medicaid on a more sustainable fashion -- path because it's an important program, and we allow flexibility to get better outcomes for the taxpayer and the patient. what a novel idea. the second block grant. this is money that would have been spent by a bureaucrat in washington. under the first republican proposal, you would get a refundable tax credit to go out and try to buy insurance somewhere, and we would give insurance companies money so they wouldn't collapse on the obamacare exchanges. what we have decided to do is instead of giving a refundable tax credit to an individual to buy a product that's going to go away because obamacare won't work, instead of giving a bunch of money to insurance companies to prop them up, we're going to take that same amount of money and give it back to the states so by 2026, they all get the basic same contribution. now, what did we do? we repealed the individual mandate

practically a prerequisite for a normal adult life one could think of many good uses for a federal department of education making sure colleges are ripping off students for example or that students are unfairly discriminated against or even helping students make smart choices about what exactly they're signing up for when they take out student loans all these and more are supposedly the mission of the education secretary betsy to vasa billionaire political donor with zero real world experience in education and in pursuit of that mission team hasn't just announced it will stop sharing information with the consumer financial protection bureau the government's consumer watchdog agency why well certainly there must be a reason for tearing up such an important partnership you ask well there was apparently this c p p b had been overly zealous in actually going after fraudulent colleges and student loan collectors in other words just another day in washington . truly again not shocked like you were not shocked with you know banks doing shady business i mean i'm not really shocked with the department of education

a responsibility i take seriously and it is a response -- a responsibility that the department of educations office for civil rights takes very seriously. we will continue to enforce it and vigorously address all instances where people fall short. sadly, too many fall short when it comes to their responsibility under title ix to protect students from sexual misconduct. acts of which are perpetrated on campuses across our nation. the individual impacts of sexual misconduct are lasting, profound, and lamentable. and emotions around this topic run high for good reason. we need look no further than just outside these walls to see evidence of this. yet i hope every person, even those who feel they disagree, land an ear to what i've outlined. i am glad we live in a country where open debate of ideas is welcomed and encouraged. debate, of course comes with , responsibility. violence is never the answer when viewpoints diverge. i appreciate that you have the opportunity to attend the universities that promote a higher level of discourse. so let me a clear at the outset. acts of sexual misconduct are reprehensi

education. this means support for data and research collection activities for the department. fourth, reducing the complexity of college will making it accessible to low income students. as congress for paris to reauthorize the higher education act, i look forward to working with you to address student debt and costs while accelerating student completion rates through such efforts as year-round pal and student financial aid. this, consistent with our commitment to improve the efficiency of the federal government, our request would eliminate or phase out 22 programs that are duplicates of, ineffective, or are at are supported through state efforts. six additional programs were already eliminated in the reauthorization of the elementary and secondary education act. all told taxpayers will save , $5.8 billion. in total, the president's budget fulfills his promise to place it in the hands of parents and families. it refocuses the department and their efforts to provide high-quality education to all of our students. research shows that increasing education options can have positive

are solutions there for example, we would call on there for example, we would call on the department for educationdown. all we have to do is look across at the success of black history mount, phenomenal success. that's not beyond the realms of possibility, is it? no, it is very straightforward and david lammy mp did a report last week in which he include add comment specifically about the traveller community because he recognises they are probably one of the most discriminated groups in this country. thank you both. thank you very much for coming on the programme. thank you very much. in the last half an hour of the programme, we will talk about the new iphone. iphone 10. programme, we will talk about the new iphone. iphone10. nearly £1,000 it will cost you. can any phone really be worth a grand? i know what the answer will be! scotland could become the first country in the uk to introduce a bill which would outlaw the smacking of children altogether. we will ask if it's a good move. your views welcome, of course. unemployment is at its lowest level since 1975. andy verity is here to help break do

this investment is based on work that was done, you plan that was done by the department for educationn on board and is delivering on. for the second year running, i am planning the wiltshire festival of engineering. this time, the honourable memberfor south west wiltshire, we hope to inspire 3000 children to challenge stereotypes of engineering careers, combat the local skills gap and highlight that wiltshire is a hub of engineering, design and technology. will the prime minister consider attending this wonderful event? can i congratulate my honourable friend from her initiative and says she does raise a very important point. i think it is important we seek more young people moving into engineering, pursuing careers in engineering, pursuing careers in engineering, and science were generally. oppositely steps she is taking with the honourable friend is an important part of this. we do need to address. you type, particularly about education engineering and women. if my diary allows, i would be very happy to attend. clinicians do not believe it would be safe, commissioners and providers

perhaps you could ask the department for education to back that. would you back that? e you need help as an adoptive parent for your child you get it. what sort of help? councillors? well, we are talking about the disclosure for a start, the whole understanding of where our children have come from. then we're talking about first and fore most education. because the majority of education. because the majority of education that are placed by, by far the majority of children that are placed, are placed precool or in the early years of primary school, key stage 1. if the information that we get about our children as parents, tells that we really need to be looking out for their long—term futures, to become normal adults of the future, we need to make sure they have got the right education. we shouldn't be battling to get state m e nts we shouldn't be battling to get statements of special educational needs because our children need more support in the classroom. if our children, like so many potato members have to go into special needs, we shouldn't be battling to get that.

the department for education in england told us that help is available for families through the adoption news. a potential breakthrough in the treatment of a form of prostate cancer, thought to be incurable, could save the lives of thousands of men. researchers from the institute of cancer research and the royal marsden hospital could directly target cancer cells that had spread from the prostate without harming the surrounding tissue. over seven in ten men were free of the disease five years after treatment. almost 300,000 children in london and the south—east have inadequate mental healthcare. in a report, the charity nspcc says that more needs to be done to care for children who‘ve been victims of abuse. however, nhs england says that the reportjumps to the wrong conclusions and that it is undergoing a significant expansion in mental health services. there are calls this morning for restaurants, cafes and shops to be forced to display its food hygiene ratings, as figures reveal that more than 10% of food businesses in london received a rating of two stars or less — out of a possible f