ed for. - ed thomas, for. — ed thomas, bbc news, for. ed thomas, bbc news, birmin-ham.ris mason, but first, our social affairs editor alison holtjoins me now. alison, that's the view from 0ldham. what else do we know about the government's plans? as we just heard, there will be five different inquiries in local areas, so those will be focused on the victims and led locally, they will get support from central government, so tom crowther kc, who led an inquiry previously into telford, will provide support and help build a framework for these inquiries. the rapid audit of existing evidence will be carried out by baroness louise casey. it will take three months and looking to a range of existing cases, data, etc, and also ethnicity and cultural drivers towards grooming. there is also a broader push to get more data collated by police forces and councils on these issues. —— collected. the home secretary says by easter, they will have set out a timetable for meeting the 20 recommendations of the independent inquiry into child sexual abuse. that was the big inquiry led by prof

ed thomas, bbc news, birmingham. "wholly inadequate" and have questioned why the local inquiries would not have the power to compel witnesses. our political editor chris mason is here. what has the government achieved in announcing these inquiries? i think their rationale, _ announcing these inquiries? i think their rationale, in _ announcing these inquiries? i think their rationale, in the _ announcing these inquiries? i think their rationale, in the words - announcing these inquiries? i think their rationale, in the words of- announcing these inquiries? i think their rationale, in the words of one seniorfigure to me their rationale, in the words of one senior figure to me tonight, was, their rationale, in the words of one seniorfigure to me tonight, was, we simply couldn't leave it. the sense that the political reality prompted by that kind of blaze of rage we have heard from the conservatives and reform uk and elon musk on his social media site x, demanding that national public inquiry, had to be addressed. now, t

ed thomas, bbc news, southport.ioting in southport and across others parts of england, fuelled by disinformation. and it led to calls for changes to sentencing laws, online knife sales and the how we deal with extremists. 0ur uk correspondent daniel sandford joins me now from liverpool crown court. daniel, to what extent might this awful event lead to real change? this was a horror that took lives, destroyed lives and caused the worst riot scenes for more than a decade which led to hundreds of people being jailed and there was a debate about how we control the disinformation that because those riots and also a debate about what information the police should put into the public domain in the public interest without prejudicing the chance of someone having a fair trial, but obviously the horrors of the murders where the much more serious event of the summer and those murders, despite the huge sentence passed today, have already led to a debate about whether a whole life in order, which means someone would never be rel

ed thomas has more from 0ldham.of those meant to protect children have shamed towns and 0ldham is no different. and i'm answering that directly because i want that... it's divided local politics. you haven't answered the question. apologies by the council and police have come and gone, and... for that i am truly sorry. but still, many here believe the full story is yet to be told. i think it's all been covered up. and will we ever get to know the truth? do you feel like there's more still to be heard? oh, 100%, yeah. it has been looked into in 0ldham, hasn't it? no, not as far as i'm concerned. as a mother and a grandmother. no. it's been swept under the carpet for years. do you support a national inquiry? 100%. why is that? because it's disgraceful. in 2022, an independent report found that greater manchester police and 0ldham councilfailed to protect children from grooming and sexual exploitation. this report heard from one child who was abused at the age of 12. she went to 0ldham police station to report being se

ed thomas has more from oldham.nd the failures of those meant to protect children have shamed towns, and oldham is no different. and i'm answering that directly because... abuse has divided local politics... you haven't answered the question! ..as apologies by the council and police have come and gone. and for that, i am truly sorry. but still, many here believe the full story is yet to be told. i think it's all been covered up. and will we ever get to know the truth? do you feel like there's more still to be heard? oh, 100%, yeah. it has been looked into in oldham, hasn't it? no, no, not as far as i'm concerned. as a mother and a grandmother, no. it's been swept under the carpet for years. i would you support a national inquiry? 100%. why is that? because it's disgraceful. in 2022, an independent report found that greater manchester police and oldham councilfailed to protect children from grooming and sexual exploitation. this report heard from one child who was abused at the age of 12. she went to oldham police st

ed thomas, bbc news.nd support are available at bbc.co.uk/actionline, or you can call for free at any time to hear recorded information on 0800 077 077. newnight is on bbc two shortly, and paddy 0'connell can tell us what's coming up. paddy? rachel reeves has flown to china but all the turbulence is back here, and half the county council elections in england could be delayed, nigel farage tells us they should go ahead. an international bowls tournament begins today in norfolk but has become an unlikely source of controversy. last week, organisers barred israel's three athletes from attending, citing challenges caused by pro—palestinian protests. but in the face of significant criticism, there was a sudden u—turn. 0ur sports news correspondent, laura scott, reports. the bowls world championships on the coast of norfolk. far from the peaceful images that might conjure up, the build—up has been dominated by geopolitics, protests and accusations of anti—semitism. it's a very difficult situation. at the end of

ed thomas, bbc news, southport. won that story on the bbc news website.ew wildfire has flared up north of los angeles, which is still counting the cost of the deadly fires earlier this month. the hughes fire has quickly taken hold of a large area near lake castaic, strecthing to an area of more than 9,000 acres. more than 30,000 people have been moved from their homes. for the latest i spoke to our correspondent peter bowes. a lot of people here had been hoping that the worst was over, but that is not the case. the strong winds that we have been hearing about for the past couple of weeks that have already flam —— fanned the flames of these destructive fires are still with us. and much of loss angeles, great swathes of california under red fire warnings, which is a warning that we can expect the worst. this perfect storm scenario a very strong winds and extremely dry brush, tendered dry like the one behind me and just behind these hills where the fire is burning, started just behind a lake which is about 60 km to the north of the centre of los angeles, jus

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