. interviewed by that force should be drjane barton.. firefighters say they're facing enormous challenges in their attempt to tackle a vast blaze on saddleworth moor near manchester. local people have described flames leaping 20 feet in the air, as crews try to contain the situation in the heatwave. the army has been placed on standby to help. it's feared more than 2,000 acres of moor have been destroyed. smoke from the fire can be seen from space, and the authorities have warned people who live nearby to stay indoors and keep their windows closed. judith moritz is in carrbrook: this is a fire whose effects can be felt far and wide. public health england are monitoring air quality gci’oss england are monitoring air quality across the whole of greater manchester and you can see why. it looks like a foggy morning here. it isn't, this is all smoke. i can feel it in my eyes, the ashes floating around like rain. this has been a moving situation because when i arrived here are a few hours ago it was clear. you can arrived here are a few hours

drjane barton, who oversaw the practice of prescribing powerful painkillers without medical justificationworking in a very inadequately—resourced part of the health service. dr barton's statement has been dismissed by the bereaved families, as our correspondent duncan kennedy reports. these are some of those whose lives were cut short during their stay at the gosport hospital, the result of drugs given without medicaljustification. todayjane barton, the doctor who oversaw the prescription system, appeared for the first time since last week's scathing report. but instead of speaking herself, she left it to her husband. she's always maintained that she was a hard—working, dedicated doctor, doing the best for her patients in a very inadequately resourced part of the health service. we ask that our privacy is respected at this difficult time, and she will be making no further comments. but i did ask one question. jane, do you have any message for the families? robert wilson was one of those who died in the gosport war memorial hospital. his daughter, tracey, said dr barton's statement today w

drjane barton — who oversaw the practice of prescribing powerful painkillers without medical justification "very inadequately—resourced part of the health service." dr barton's statement has been dismissed by the bereaved families, as our correspondent duncan kennedy reports. these are some of those whose lives were cut short during their stay at the gosport hospital, the result of drugs given without medicaljustification. todayjane barton, the doctor who oversaw the prescription system, appeared for the first time since last week's scathing report. but instead of speaking herself, she left it to her husband. she has always maintained that she was a hard—working, dedicated doctor, doing the best for her patients in a very inadequately resourced part of the health service. we ask that our privacy is respected at this difficult time, and she will be making no further comments. but i did ask one question. jane, do you have any message for the families? robert wilson was one of those who died in the gosport war memorial hospital. his daughter tracey said dr barton's statement today was empty.

what went through your mind when you so drjane barton and heard the statement?ard from jane barton was in 2009 at my grandmother's inquest and have, it was she was delighted that the jury had found that the drug she had administered without logic or justification that shortened my grandmother's life was given for therapeutic purposes. the difference here is the report that has been published and summarised has said that there was complete disregard for human life by doctor barton and those in hospital and whilst she saysin those in hospital and whilst she says in her statement that she was in an under resourced section of the nhs one has to remember that that institutionalised prescribing opiates and sedatives that shortened these elderly vulnerable people's lines was a regime she brought to the hospital and 1989 and that the nurses complained about in 1991. the nurses complained about in 1991. the nurses did not complain about resources , nurses did not complain about resources, it was around the fact they were being asked to prescribe these heavy opiates to pa

drjane barton wasn't the only one criticised by the inquiry.o be the subject of interest for any future police investigation. duncan kennedy, bbc news, in gosport. a heterosexual couple have won their legal bid to have a civil partnership instead of a marriage. the supreme court unanimously ruled that the civil partnership act — which only applies to same—sex couples in engalnd and wales — was incompatible with the european convention on human rights. our legal correspondent, clive coleman, has been speaking to them. rebecca steinfeld and charles keidan, a devoted couple since 2010, now with two young children, who don't have a problem with marriage — itjust isn't for them. their fight for a civil partnership has taken them all the way to the highest court in the land. we saw ourselves as partners in life and we wanted to be partners in law. we felt a civil partnership best perfected the nature we felt a civil partnership best reflected the nature of our relationship. why wouldn't the government extend civil partnerships to opposite—sex couples

drjane barton wasn't the only one criticised by the inquiry.or any future police investigation. duncan kennedy, bbc news, in gosport. there is more on that on the website of the bbc, along with further analysis. time now for all the sports news in sport today. hello, this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. coming up on this programme: champions germany are out of the world cup as they finish bottom of their group following a 2—0 loss to south korea. brazil finish top of their group though after easing to a 2—0 win over serbia. and england have beaten australia by 28 runs to win the one off t20 international in edgbaston as they turn attentions to india. hello and welcome to the programme, where we start with some quite staggering news from the fifa world cup in russia on wednesday, and that is that reigning champions germany have failed to make it out the group stage. the four—time winners were beaten 2—0 by south korea and finished bottom of their group, while brazil didn't follow them, they move through to the last 16 and a match

drjane barton, the gp who oversaw the practice of prescribing powerful painkillers at a hospital in hampshireeds of patients died, says she had always done her best for her patients. a rescue boat stranded for nearly a week in the mediterranean, with over 200 migrants on board, has finally been allowed to dock in malta.

catherine burns explained why the statement from drjane barton is so significant.ss weird interesting did not a nswer across weird interesting did not answer when she had any messages for the families. let me just bring you some news from that crash on the aa7 that we were reporting on yesterday between a bus and a lorry. we‘re hearing now that the two people that died have been named. one is the driver is michael and he was a5. and a passenger on the bus, brian chatman was 76. kemper sure police have just —— kemper. chatman was 76. kemper sure police havejust —— kemper. the chatman was 76. kemper sure police have just —— kemper. the driver was a5 in the passenger was 76. the supreme court has unanimously ruled in favour of a heterosexual couple fighting for the legal right to enter a civil partnership. the court decided that the ban on different six couples entering into civil partnership under the civil partnership act 200a is "incompatible" with human rights laws. the case was brought by rebecca steinfeld and charles keidan, who both oppose marriage as an instit

drjane barton, the clinical assistant, is named in the report as responsible for prescribing practiceaired the review, told me there was a collective failure at the hospital. these drugs that were prescribed were then administered by nurses who would have known the effect of those drugs. the pharmacist in the hospital would have known the level of opioids, that he or she was being asked to supply. the whole institution including, i have to say, the consultants who had responsibility over the clinical assistant, they knew, as far as our records show, what was going on in the hospital. it's got to stop. after the report was published, theyjoined other families who felt that before now they have been ignored by so many in authority. we were blocked by every single one but today, that wall has come tumbling down. and now we want answers. the truth is there now, and we don‘t want this government to sit on it like any other inquiry. we want action now. cindy and debbie‘s father went into the hospital to recover after a stroke but within a couple of weeks after medication, he died. he deserv

a statement read out on behalf of drjane barton said she was "doing the best for her patients".ets palestinian president abbas — and is the first british royal to make an official visit to the occupied territories. sport now on afternoon live with tim hague. the big game tomorrow, england and belgium, any clues about the england line—up? dele alli is unlikely to play because of the thigh strain he picked up early in the tournament but suggested names put into the frame, they will arrive in the city shortly. both teams through to the last 16 but dele alli almost certainly not going to play but marcus rashford, eric dier and gary cahill, they will start. england top of the group because they have won fewer yellow cards than the belgians but both teams have the same goals scored, conceded and goal difference, of course. and a lot of exciting games today at the world cup? after argentina scraped into the knockout stages last night. amazing scenes at their game, can germany and braziljoin scenes at their game, can germany and brazil join them? scenes at their game, can germany and br

the report said drjane barton was responsible for prescribing on the wards in the 1990s, though otherlved. she was later disciplined, but not barred by regulators. i am astonished that she wasn't sacked. that she was allowed to then jump ship, protecting herself and her reputation, protecting her pension, and allowed to move away and continue to claim that her career was successful. because, literally, her career ended successfully with retirement. after leaving hospital, dr barton worked as a gp at local practice. one patient told me she was well regarded. she was very brusque in her manner. she didn't suffer fools gladly. but she was a very good doctor. we were very, very happy with her. what do you think, now that you've seen the report? i'm still uncertain, but, umm, i do feel that one person as a scapegoat, i don't think is right. a lot of others involved. hampshire police apologised today to families of patients for any distress caused because investigations were not high quality. they said they'd step back and let another force take the lead. the report of the independent panel

drjane barton, the clinical assistant, is named in the report as responsible for prescribing practiseater disciplined by medical regulators. bishop james jones, who chaired the review, told me there was a collective failure at the hospital. these drugs that were prescribed were then administered by nurses who would have known the effect of those drugs. the pharmacist in the hospital would have known the level of opioids, that he or she was being asked to supply. the whole institution including, i have to say, the consultants who had responsibility over the clinical assistant, they knew, as far as our records show, what was going on in the hospital. it's got to stop. after the report was published, theyjoined other families who felt that before now they have been ignored by so many in authority. we were blocked by every single one but today that wall has come tumbling down. and now we want answers. the truth is there now, and we don't want this government to sit on it like any other inquiry. we want action now. the report highlights a series of warnings and missed opportunities. back i

drjane barton, the clinical assistant who is named in the report as responsible for prescribing practicesciplined by medical regulators. bishop james jones who chaired the review told me there was a collective failure at the hospital. these drugs that were prescribed were then administered by nurses who would have known the effect of those drugs. the pharmacist and the hospital would have known the level of opioids that he or she was being asked to supply. the whole institution, including, i have to say, the consultants, who had had responsibility over the clinical assistants, they knew as far as our records show, what was going on in the hospital. after the report was published ann and bridgetjoined otherfamilies who felt that before now they'd been ignored by so many in authority. we were blocked by every single one. but today that wall has come tumbling down and now we wa nt a nswers. the truth is there now and we don't want this government to sit on it like any other inquiry. we want action now. the report highlights a series of warnings and missed opportunities. back in 1991 nurses

drjane barton, who ran the hospital's prescription regime, was found guilty of serious professional misconduct years ago. she is thought to be out of the country, but will be facing serious questions when she returns. responding to that claim that what happened here could in some way be replicated at some level in other hospitals, the health secretary jeremy hunt told the bbc he was confident progress has been made, that any such situation like what happened here in the 1990s would be picked up much more quickly today. but he acknowledged it was still much too difficult for whistle—blowers to make their concerns known. richard, thank you. the bank of england has left interest rates unchanged this month, at 0.5% — but its chief economist has become the latest member of the monetary policy committee to say that a rate rise is necessary. our economics editor kamal ahmed is at the bank of england. what more has been said this lunchtime? well, yes, surprisingly hawkish on interest rates by the bank of england, as you say. andrew haldane, the influential chief economist at the bank, says interest ra

drjane barton, who ran the hospital's prescription regime, was found guilty of serious professional misconductcal council eight years ago. she is thought to be out of the country, but will be facing serious questions when she returns. responding to the claim that what happened here could be replicated at some level in other hospitals, the health secretaryjeromy hunt told the bbc that he was confident progress has been made and if any situation happened here like in the 90s would be picked up more quickly today. that was richard lister. joining me now is professor sir brian jarman, emeritus professor at imperial college london and co—founder of the doctor foster unit, which monitors hospital statistics and nhs performance. thank you for your time. jeromy hunt has said there needs to be a shift from a blame culture to a learning culture have the nhs. we have heard that before, haven't we? we have. how likely is it that a culture like that can change? well, i think it's very difficult for the nhs to change because i think, and i'm thinking as the regulator said that the enquiry, that the driver i

drjane barton, who ran the hospital's prescription regime, was found guilty of serious professional misconduct medical council eight years ago. she is thought to be out of the country, but will be facing serious questions when she returns. let's discuss in more detail, the call by the health secretary for it to be made easier for whistle—blowers to raise concerns, when they see mistakes or bad practice. dr kim holt is a consultant paediatrician, who raised concerns about child protection services in haringey in 2006. she set up the network ‘patients first‘ which works to protect whistle—blowers within the nhs. dr holt is here with me now. thank you for being with us. when you raised concerns, you were a whistle—blower effectively, what the repercussions you suffered? the repercussions you suffered? the repercussions were i repercussions you suffered? the repercussions were i was a repercussions you suffered? the repercussions were i was a listen to. it went on for a long time and then i began to suffer a lot of hostility to the point i went off work with work—related stress. then i was on spec

the report said drjane barton was responsible for prescribing on the wards in the 1990s but other staffrton worked as a gp at this local practice. one patient told me she was well regarded. she was very brisk in her manner, she did not suffer fools gladly. but she was a very good doctor. we were happy with her. what do you think know you have seen the report? i am still uncertain. but i do feel that one person is a scapegoat i do not think it's right. a lot of others involved. hampshire police apologised today to families of patients for any distress caused because investigations were not high quality. they said they would step back and let another force take the lead. the report of the independent panel published yesterday makes clear there were numerous warnings about potential problems at the hospital which went unheeded. some nurses raised concerns about prescribing as far back as the early 1990s. tracy and other relatives are relieved that what they have suspected for many years is now confirmed after the first detailed account of what happened. you're watching beyond 100 days. we'

a general medical council hearing on the conduct of drjane barton, the only person to face disciplinaryrown prosecution service said there was insufficient evidence for a prosecution on gross negligence manslaughter charges. dr barton subsequently retired. then, in 201a, the government announced an independent investigation into deaths at hospitals. stephen lloyd is the liberal democrat mp for a spine and his constituent was the first to go to hampshire police back in 1998 with concerns over the death of her mother at the hospital. thanks for coming in and for waiting to talk to us. first of all, when we look at this and we see the shocking statistics, what kind of context would you offer viewers from what is going on? that's really difficult. i ama going on? that's really difficult. i am a good example of that because when my constituent came to my ten yea rs when my constituent came to my ten years ago and told me this story, i found it hard to believe. i then asked her to give me the paperwork andi asked her to give me the paperwork and i spent a weekend reading through pages of pape

drjane barton wasn't the only one criticised by the inquiry.terest for any future police investigation. duncan kennedy, bbc news, in gosport. prince william has spoken of his hopes for lasting peace in the middle east. the duke of cambridge made his comments after meeting the palestinian president, mahmoud abbas, in the israeli—occupied west bank. later he met refugees at a camp near ramallah. he's the first member of the british royal family to make an official visit to the palestinian occupied territories. the duke has been injerusalem this evening and in a speech he said the palestinians " have not been forgotten". my my message tonight is that you have not been forgotten. it has been a very powerful experience to meet you and other palestinians living in the west bank. and to hear your stories. i hope that through my being here and understanding the challenges you face, the links of friendship and mutual respect between the palestinian and british people will grow stronger. the united kingdom stands with you as we work together for a peacef

a general medical council hearing on the conduct of drjane barton, the only person to face disciplinary an independent investigation into deaths at hospitals earlier i spoke to the liberal democrat mp norman lamb who commissioned this inquiry four years ago. he welcomes today's report and is calling for further action. now there has to be a criminal investigation conducted by another force, not the local force that has failed so far to get the bottom of this. also, we need to make sure that all those people who, in the words of bishopjamesjones, closed ranks, obfuscated, blocked the families getting to the truth. they have to be held to account, as well. because that is really shocking. the fact that people were left in the dark for so many years, ignored, not listened to. that must never happen again. what you're describing is an establishment cover—up. yeah, absolutely. these were ordinary people who raised legitimate concerns in the early 90s and including a whistle—blower within the hospital, a nurse. they were all ignored. no—one was prepared to face up to possible serious wrongdoi

after her gmc hearing, drjane barton said she had been under "excessive burden" at the time, and thatok this image at the mexico—us border of a girl crying as she is separated from her mum. i may have said this before but i will say it again! it's set to be another dramatic day in parliament today, with a crucial vote due to take place in the commons later. mp5 will decide whether to vote in favour of a house of lords amendment that would give parliament greater control over the brexit process. it's a really important moment, but as so often with brexit, it's not exactly simple. we'll get norman smith to put us in the picture shortly, but first, here's an explanation of how we got here. it's yet another big moment in brexit land. and today, two years on from the vote, the stage is set for a showdown. admittedly, the story of how we got here is a bit complicated, but, like many rows in westminster, this one is ultimately all about power. in this case, who will wield the most control in the final stages of brexit — mp5 in parliament, or government ministers? so, how did we get here? wel