ed thomas, bbc news.perative bank is for sale, and its leadership says that its strong ethical stance means it has the potential to succeed. but the bank, which has four million customers, has struggled to meet new rules on the amount of capital reserves which lenders must hold, and it is still losing money, despite efforts to rebuild the business after a financial crisis in 2013. our business editor simonjack has the story. advert voice-over: at the co—operative bank, we believe that actions speak louder than words. we're the only uk bank to have a customer—led ethical policy... well—known for its ethical stance, the actions of the co—op bank over the last four years have in fact given it a rather different reputation, one for financial weakness and management scandal. the ethical policy is embedded into how we do business. co—op bank's problems really started with an ill—fated merger with britannia building society in august 2009. byjune of 2013, that had helped punch a £1.5 billion hole in the bank's f

ed thomas, bbc news.justice secretary, liz truss, has outlined her thinking on tackling the problems in prisons in england and wales. and she focused on high rates of re—offending, which she said was the biggest single factor in creating overcrowded prisons. our home editor mark easton looks at the range of challenges faced by the prison authorities. the prisons of england and wales are struggling to keep control, as these exclusive bbc news pictures from last year revealed. mostjails are officially designated as overcrowded. the number now locked up, at around 85,000, is among the highest populations in history. if we take the long view and go right back to 1900, we can see how the prison population has been rising for more than a century. in fact, it has doubled in the last quarter of a century. obviously, the population has risen, but the proportionjailed back in 1901 was 86 people in 100,000. today, it's well over double that. british incarceration rates are the highest in western europe. there's engl

ed thomas, bbc news.on the nhs by the demands of an ageing population was underlined today by the latest analysis from the institute for fiscal studies. it said that although nhs funding by 2020 would be higher than it was before the financial crash, it would still fail to keep pace with population growth and ageing. 0ur health editor hugh pym is here with his analysis. well huw, does the nhs need a lot more money or could there be a more efficient use of resources, how much responsibility do we have as patients to avoid lifestyle related diseases? there are many questions in the search for long term solutions. health care is all about looking after the changing needs of the population. it's growing and people are living longer. there are big demographic changes. those are challenges facing the nhs in the nations of the uk, and health systems in leading economies around the world. new analysis from the institute for fiscal studies illustrates the problem. health spending in england after allowing for infl

ed thomas, bbc news, blackburn. so that was one week, in one hospital.ue — across the nhs nine of ten hospitals have been overcrowded to the point of being unsafe this winter. the solutions are complex — from greater efficiency to more money. ministers say charging patients from outside the uk for non—urgent treatment will help. nearly three quarters of those surveyed in a poll for bbc news agree with that. our health editor hugh pym has been taking a closer look at the issue. an nhs manager with a credit card machine. it's already happening at some hospitals as they try to claim back some of the cost of nhs care from overseas visitors who don't qualify for it. you're not entitled to free medical treatment. it is £800 a day. i'm very sorry. i understand that, but that's what we have to charge, sir. the government, which has been criticised for failing to collect enough money, now wants all hospitals to charge patients not entitled to free care upfront for nonemergency treatment. other countries in the eu, other countries outside the eu, like the us, like

in the first of two extended reports our special correspondent ed thomas has been speaking to staff ands. inside the royal blackburn hospital. the bbc was given unrestricted access to witness the pressures facing the nhs. they've had patients here for six, eight hours. can't find a bed for them. queueing for five hours in the corridor. it is not what we expect from a country like ours, really, is it? we need to get some blood from you. what's it like to be here when it's busy? dangerous. yeah, it's frightening. sunday night, a peak time in this a&e. 95 patients and just 33 cubicles and rooms. the sickest are seen first. we actually have corridor nurses now, as well. which shows times are very desperate. the priority is to keep people safe. across the week we saw patients treated on corridors and side rooms. ifeel as though i'm going to collapse if i don't lay down. you need a bed. definitely. it's distressing. it's really distressing for people. how long have you been waiting for? seven hours. we need beds and staff. it'sjust like banging your head against a brick wall. in a hospital yo

our special correspondent ed thomas has been speaking to staff and patients.e royal blackburn hospital. the bbc was given unrestricted access to witness the pressures facing the nhs. they've had patients here for six, eight hours. can't find a bed for them. queueing forfive hours in the corridor. it is not what we expect from a country like ours, really, is it? we need to get some blood from you. what's it like to be here when it's busy? dangerous. yeah, it's frightening. sunday night, a peak time in this a&e. 95 patients and just 33 cubicles and rooms. the sickest are seen first. we actually have corridor nurses now, as well. which shows times are very desperate. the priority is to keep people safe. across the week we saw patients treated on corridors and side rooms. ifeel as though i'm going to collapse if i don't lay down. you need a bed. definitely. it's distressing. it's really distressing for people. how long have you been waiting for? seven hours. we need beds and staff. it's just like banging your head against a brick wall. in a hospital you need some

our correspondent ed thomas reports. undercover in one of our biggest jails.onths, undercover in one of our biggest jails. fortwo months, bbc undercover in one of our biggest jails. for two months, bbc panorama filmed the drugs feeding addiction inside. and staff pushed to their limits. hmp northumberland at a private jail run by the a french company and home to more than 1300 inmates. 0n the undercover reporter's first day inside, 2.5 kilos of spice, nearly all high with the present value of a quarter of £1 million, was found in two selves. despite this, panorama was told there was no lockdown so the blog could be completely searched. the bbc secretly filmed inmates high on drugs. this man had taken spice. and then there is the violence. cctv cameras recorded an inmate being stamped on. at one point the panorama's undercover reporter was threatened by an inmate. during filming, the bbc discovered a serious security breach, alarms on two doors were not working. nearby, officers found where cutting tools and later a hole in an inner security fence. it meant dru

ed thomas, bbc news, blackburn.ounding five others — in a knife attack in central london last year. 19—year—old za karia bulhan denied murder but admitted manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility. the court heard he was suffering an acute episode of paranoid schizophrenia at the time of the attacks — as nick beake reports. pacing down the street with kitchen knife in hand, this teenager has just randomly stabbed six tourists enjoying a night out in london's west end. police officers trying to catch him before he can attack anyone else and they eventually taser him here in russell square, pinning him to the ground. but american tourist darlene horton had already been killed. the retired teacher was due to leave london the next day. her killer, 19—year—old za karia bulhan. one witness said he had a crazed smile on his face as he moved silently from one victim to another. this firearms officer, who asked not to be identified, feared he was facing a terrorist attack. two of us have started giving chase,

here's our special correspondent ed thomas. undercover in one of our biggestjails.a filmed the drugs feeding addiction inside. and the staff pushed to their limits. hmp northumberland is a private jail run by the french company sodexo and home to more than 1,300 inmates. and for two months, bbc panorama's joe fenton. on his first day, 2.5 kilograms of spice, an illegal high with a prison value of £250,000, was found in two cells. despite this, panorama was told there was no lockdown, so the block could be completely searched. the bbc secretly filmed inmates high on drugs. this man had taken spice. the reporter also witnessed a prison officer on the floor, suffering a seizure, after accidentally inhaling spice. and then there's the violence. cctv cameras recorded an inmate being stamped on. at one point, panorama's reporter was threatened by an inmate. the bbc discovered a serious security breach — alarms on two doors weren't working. nearby, officers found wire—cutters and later a hole in an inner security fence. it meant drugs could have been smuggled into the jail

the ministry ofjustice says it's looking into allegations. 0ur correspondent ed thomas reports.in one of our biggest jails. for two months, undercover in one of our biggest jails. fortwo months, bbc undercover in one of our biggest jails. for two months, bbc panorama film what was happening inside. staff pushed to the limits. hmp northumberland is a private jail run id french firm said x0 and home to more than 1300 inmates. 0n id french firm said x0 and home to more than 1300 inmates. on his first day inside the reporter discovered two and a half kilos of spies, and a legal high with a prison value of a quarter of £1 million was found in two sells. despite this, panorama was told there was no lockdown so the block could be completely searched. the bbc secretly filmed inmates high on drugs. this inmate had taken spies. and then there is the valance. cctv cameras recorded and inmate being stamped on. at one point panorama's undercover reporter was threatened by an inmate. during filming the bbc discovered a serious security breach, alarms on to michael dawson were not working. ——

as our special correspondent ed thomas reports, that is just one reason why doctors and nurses are pushedmits as they care for their patients. you may find some of the images in the report distressing. every bed on every ward. never know what is coming through the door. never. lives depending on the nhs. i wouldn't be here today but for them. for a week the bbc was allowed inside the royal blackburn hospital. a rare opportunity to see the every day pressures. it is a fight today for the beds. by monday morning the medical wards in a&e are full. . we can give that bed back. but in intensive care space must be found. so that gives one bed on the unit. every day operations are planned, and patients need to recover here. get that bed turned round as quickly as possible. that will be our only bed. we didn't get up this morning to think we are going to ruin somebody‘s life but telling them they can't have their operation. we are trying tojuggle they can't have their operation. we are trying to juggle the beds. sometimes the staff laugh because i walk up and down like this and we are still spinn

ed thomas reports. undercover in one of our biggestjails.months, bbc panorama filmed the drugs feeding addiction inside. and staff pushed to their limits. hmp northumberland is a private jail run by the french company sodexo and home to more than 1,300 inmates. 0n the undercover reporter's first day inside, 2.5 kilograms of spice, a legal high with a present value of £250,000 was found in two cells. despite this, panorama was told there was no lockdown, so the block could be completely searched. the bbc secretly filmed inmates high on drugs. this man had taken spice. and then there's the violence. cctv cameras recorded an inmate being stamped on. at one point, panorama's undercover reporter was threatened by an inmate. during filming, the bbc discovered a serious security breach, alarms on two doors weren't working. nearby, officers found wire cutting tools and later, a hole in an inner security fence. it meant drugs could have been passed into the jail. the reporter asked the governor what went wrong? sodexo, the company that runs the priso

our special correspondent ed thomas has more details. undercover in one of our biggestjails. months, bbc panorama filmed the drugs feeding addiction inside. and staff pushed to their limits. hmp northumberland is a private jail run by the french company sodexo and home to more than 1,300 inmates. on the undercover reporter's first day inside, 2.5 kilograms of spice, an illegal high with a prison value of £250,000, was found in two cells. despite this, panorama was told there was no lockdown, so the block could be completely searched. the bbc secretly filmed inmates high on drugs. this man had taken spice. and then there's the violence. cctv cameras recorded an inmate being stamped on. at one point, panorama's undercover reporter was threatened by an inmate. during filming, the bbc discovered a serious security breach, as alarms on two doors weren't working. nearby, officers found wire—cutting tools and later a hole in an inner security fence. it meant drugs could have been passed into the jail. the reporter asked the governor what went wrong. sodexo, the company that runs the

as our special correspondent, ed thomas, reports, it amounts to a daily struggle, with doctors and nursest distressing. every bed on every ward. never know what is coming through the door. never. lives depending on the nhs. i wouldn't be here today but for them. for a week the bbc was allowed inside the royal blackburn hospital. a rare opportunity to see the every day pressures. it is a fight today for the beds. by monday morning the medical wards in a&e are full. we can give that bed back. but in intensive care space must be found. so that gives one bed on the unit. every day operations are planned, and patients need to recover here. get that bed turned round as quickly as possible. that will be our only bed. we didn't get up this morning to think we are going to ruin somebody‘s life by telling them they can't have their operation. we are trying to juggle the beds. sometimes the staff laugh because i walk up and down like this and we are still spinning. at some point today the plates won't crash. we will have enough beds for everybody. that is the same today, hopefully today we will have

ed thomas, bbc news.t when we speak to one former prisoner who says 85% of the people he was in prison with work on spies. now a summary of the rest of the day's news. —— they were on spice. britain's biggest supermarket tesco says it's taking immediate action to check prices, after a bbc investigation revealed two thirds of deals on the shelves were out of date, and didn't work at the checkout. a team from bbc inside out visited 50 branches across england, and found multi—buy deals still being advertised days — and in some cases months after the deductions were no longer valid. the co—0p bank has announced it's up for sale. the high street bank has over four million customers but almost collapsed in 2013 after a series of financial problems. since then it's been run by private investment companies who say they've now made "considerable progress" in turning the business around. the body that approves church law, the general synod of the church of england, begins meeting today. much of the debate is likely

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thomas jefferson, john adams, james madison and so many more. documents they drafted, the declaration of independence, the year in which they sign ed it, 1776, are now snon moises with the freedom of the world. what they did that day is the great ets gifts we have at sons and daughters of the united states. it's humbling to be so near to where they pledged their live, fortunes and their sacred honor, yet our founders were not finished with their noble work, were they? in the words of linking, they had labored to create an apple of gold. now, they needed a pitcher of silver to frame it in. to adorn and to preserve the principle at the heart of our exception al experiment and self-government. so it would be 11 years later in the summer of 1787, our funding furs returned to independence hall. they came to craft a framework of government that would protect those timeless ideals, the ideals that bind us together as a people and give us purpose as a nation. they gave us the constitution of the united states of america. it was and it is and i believe it will forever be the greatest chart of liberty our world has seen. it'sered our nation's unparalleled