the documents reveal that i'd gosport war memorial hospital from 1989-2000, there gosport war memorials through prescribing and administering opioids without medical justification. the hospital records to which the panel has had unique and privileged access demonstrate that 456 and privileged access demonstrate that a56 patients died through prescribing and administering opioids without medical justification. it is not for the panel to ascribe criminal and civil liability. it will be for any future judicial processes to determine whatever culpability and criticism might then be forthcoming. families will ask, how could this practice continue and not be stopped through the various police regulatory and inquest processes? the panel's report shows how these processes of scrutiny unfolded, and how the families were failed. throughout, the relatives have shown remarkable tenacity and fortitude questioning what happened to their loved ones. the documents explained and published today show that they were right to ask those questions. the families now deservedly support in absorbing what is re

i am referring to members of gosport, portsmouth and fareham.y of state for health, jonathan ashworth. i thank the health secretary for the advance copy and for the apology he has offered on behalf of the government and the national health service. this is a devastating, shocking and heartbreaking report. and our thoughts must be with the families of the a56 patients whose lives were sure “— of the a56 patients whose lives were sure —— shortened. can i pay tribute to the member who has established this enquiry in the face of bureaucracy and his own which attempted to close ranks, must be applauded. i know other members have played an important part as well. they care minister who has been understandably in her constituency this afternoon. can i place on record my thanks to all those who we re record my thanks to all those who were on the enquiry panel further dedication, the camp, can passionate and determined leadership yet again of the former bishop of liverpool, bishopjoins in of the former bishop of liverpool, bishop joins in an of the forme

our correspondent richard lister reports from gosport.oups failed in their duty of care here and the family say that those responsible for that should be held to account. mike hobday‘s father, alan, died in gosport war memorial hospital in 1999. he felt at the time that his dad was treated as a nuisance, given drugs to calm him down. now he knows there was no medical justification for the painkillers which ended alan's life. why is it going to take until the autumn to start an investigation? you could start investigating tomorrow. ok, nothing is going to happen until the investigation goes through, but why can't it start straightaway? so the question asked by these victims‘ families is this. when will there be a criminal prosecution of those involved in ending more than 650 lives? hampshire police have acknowledged that this report does contain new information about what happened at this hospital in the 1990s, but they haven't confirmed when or even whether the investigation will be reopened. the chief constable, olivia pinkney, has said

duncan kennedy, bbc news, in gosport.le 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 when the institution already exists? but civil partnerships are only available to same—sex couples. rebecca and charles cl

he says the issues in gosport could exist elsewhere as well.it's on the scale of gosport at all, or anything like that. but i think that there probably are deaths in hospital that could be avoided, yes. yesterday's report held consultants, nurses and all the agencies involved responsible for what happened in gosport, but one key figure has yet to speak. drjane barton, who ran the hospital's prescription regime, was found guilty of serious professional misconduct by the general 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 rais

our correspondent richard lister in is gosport.to terms with the astonishing revelations from the report yesterday and its impact is widespread, putting the spotlight on the way those issues were dealt with by medical staff, by health service officials, by watchdog groups and ultimately by the police. all of those groups failed in their duty of ca re those groups failed in their duty of care here. the families say those responsible for that should be held to account. mike hobday‘s father, alan, died in gosport war memorial hospital in 1999. he felt at the time that his dad was treated as a nuisance, given drugs to calm him down. now he knows there was no medical justification for the painkillers which ended alan's life. why is it going to take until the autumn to start an investigation? you could start investigating tomorrow. ok, nothing is going to happen until the investigation goes through, but why can't it start straightaway? so the question asked by these victims‘ families is this. when will there be a criminal prosecution of

duncan kennedy is in gosport.o it's exactly one week since that's damning report was published and today for the first time, we've heard from the doctor at the centre of it, drjane barton. speaking through her husband she said she was a dedicated medical practitioner, but we've spoken to some of the families of the patients involved in this and they tell us they are extremely disappointed by what dr barton had to say. jane barton is the doctor at the centre of the gosport hospital deaths inquiry. speaking through her husband, tim barton, she spoke for the first time today since the report was published, and said she had always been a professional medical practitioner. 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. i did ask one question. do you have any message for the families? last week's repo

some went into gosport war memorial hospital to recover after falls.r broken bones. none came out alive. some families have been fighting for the truth for over 20 years. today they came to hear the latest report. they were hoping for something critical and they got it. it says that at least a56 patients died because they were given strong painkillers with no medicaljustification. that between 1989 and 2000 there was an institutionalised practice of shortening of lives. it points out that nurses first raised concerns in 1991 but their warnings went unheeded. the relatives have shown remarkable tenacity and fortitude in questioning what happened to their loved ones. the documents explained and published today show that they were right to ask those questions. gillian mckenzie was the first relative to go to the police, in 1998. her mother gladys richards went to gosport for rehabilitation after a hip operation. gillian says she was recovering well, yet on the day she was admitted her medical notes said nurses could confirm her death. like hundreds of oth

duncan kennedy reports from gosport. damning report was published and today, the first time we have heard from the doctor at the centre of it, doctorjane barton, speaking through her husband, she said she was a dedicated medical practitioner. we have to the families of the patients involved, and they tell us they are extremely disappointed at what doctor barton had to say. jane barton is the doctor at the centre of the gosport hospital deaths inquiry. speaking through her husband, tim barton, she spoke for the first time today since the report was published, and said she had always been a professional medical practitioner. 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. i did ask one question. do you have any message for the families? last week's report concluded a56 people died at the gosport war memor

how many patients died at gosport war memorial hopsital after being given powerful sedatives? after decades of waiting, families hope they'll finally get answers as a major inquiry is published. good morning, it's tuesday 20th june. also this morning: the stage is set for a brexit showdown as the row over the withdrawal bill returns to the commons. trump is defiant about immigration amid mounting outrage at the separation of families entering the us illegally. good morning from liverpool. it was here ten years ago that this city was made the european capital of culture. i i have come back to find out what the legacy of it has been. in sport, andy murray makes his long awaited return, but says he could still miss wimbledon. he made his return after eleven months out, losing to australian nick kyrgious at queen's. and we'll hear the incredible story of a man whose life was saved by a drone. andy carol is out pricking drew brees. —— and carols. —— strawbridge. how has a weather affected the cherie is this year? —— strawberry. some heavy rain overnight into northern ireland, as it

duncan kennedy, bbc news, in gosport.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 against mexico. olly foster has been watching on from moscow. germany's head coach, joachim low, who is now under extreme

hampshire police apologise for not investigating properly the deaths of hundreds of elderly patients at gosporttal after dangerous doses of drugs. england in training ahead of sunday's match against panama — but has the starting line up been accidentally revealed? and i live in moscow on day eight at the world cup, australia have kept themselves alive in the tournament. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. the government has set out details of its plans to allow more than three million eu citizens to apply to stay in britain after brexit — if they want to. ministers say the application process will be simple. it will cost £65 and applicants should know whether they can remain here or not within days. to apply eu citizens will need to provide documents to prove their identity, show that they are resident in the uk and have no serious criminal convictions. our deputy political editor john pienaar reports. what's the hardest job you've done — cooking? cleaning? across the country there's eu nationals doing jobs brits can't or won't do, living on low wages and promises they can stay aft

the report into suspicious deaths at the gosport war memorial hospital between 1989 and 2000 says theed in more than a50 patients‘ lives being shortened. the independent panel says families who raised concerns were consistently let down by those in authority. campaigners are calling for criminal prosecutions. 0ur health correspondent catherine burns reports. robert wilson. sheila gregory. geoffrey packham. elsie devine. arthur cunningham. gladys richards. some went into gosport war memorial hospital to recover after falls, others had bedsores or broken bones. none came out alive. some families have been fighting for the truth for 20 years. today they came to hear the latest report. they were hoping for something very critical, and they got it. it says, between 1989 and 2000 there was an "institutionalised practice of shortening lives". a56 patients died because they were given strong painkillers with no medicaljustification. the real number could be much higher. missing records mean that probably at least another 200 were affected. the relatives have shown remarkable tenacity and fort

he's in gosport and has the latest.ue a line which eventually leads to criminal prosecutions. hampshire police have said they are studying this document and its indications very carefully and its indications very carefully and they won't be answering specific questions on aid for now. the chief co nsta ble questions on aid for now. the chief constable released a statement saying there does seem to be information in this report that they we re information in this report that they were not aware of when they conducted the three investigations into complaints made by victims families over the past 20 years or so, but she said they are now working on a process that will now bring other agencies together so they can work out what the next steps should be. hampshire police are currently working on the assumption they need to take these next few steps slowly and there is also pressure on them to bring in another police force, someone not associated with this enquiry, to provide a more independent analysis and this investigatio

report finds more than a50 patients died after being given powerful painkillers inappropriately at gosport war memorial hospital. these horrifying, shameful, criminal actions need to be disclosed in the criminal court for a jury to decide and only then can we put our loved ones to rest. president trump has signed an executive order to change his immigration policy — designed to prevent children being separated from their parents at the mexican border. we are going to keep families together. i didn't like the site or the feeling of families being separated. the eu withdrawal bill can now become law, after the house of lords accepted the house of commons‘ decision not to give parliament the power to reject the final brexit deal. some british airways passengers have complained after their tickets were cancelled because the prices were too low. the airline said it sent some travel agents the incorrect fares, for flights to tel aviv and dubai. and ronaldo scores again for portugal to knock morocco out of the world cup. an official inquiry has found that hundreds of elderly patients at a hospita

duncan kennedy reports from gosport.gosport hospital deaths inquiry. speaking through her husband, tim barton, she spoke for the first time today since the report was published, and said she had always been a professional medical practitioner. 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. i did ask one question. do you have any message for the families? last week's report concluded a56 people died at the gosport war memorial hospital after being given inappropriate amounts of painkillers. a further 200 patients probably died in the same way. robert wilson was admitted to recover from a shoulder injury and other conditions, but his family said he was dead within four days. his daughter tracie said she was disappointed by today's statement from dr barton. she had an opportunity today to come out and tak

hugh pym, bbc news, gosport.urdered by a violent schizophrenic patient was the result of racism and could have been entirely avoided, according to a new report. kamil ahmad was an iraqi asylum—seeker. he was stabbed to death by his neighbourjeffrey barry, who had been released from a psychiatric hospital just hours earlier. michael buchanan reports. drunk and armed, jeffrey barry heads towards his neighbour's flat. a knife is visible. moments later, it would be used in a frenzied and sustained attack and kill kamil ahmad. shortly after dismembering him, he called the police. today's report says he should still be alive, and that a failure to address the racism of his killer led to his death. both men had mental health problems and lived in this sheltered housing complex. jeffrey barry attacked kamil ahmad on six separate occasions. he was obsessed with him for being an iraqi asylum seeker. he was mentally unwell. is racism was a manifestation of his illness. they saw. . . alex manifestation of his illness. they s

some went into gosport war memorial hospital to recover after falls. others had bed sores or broken bones. none came out alive. gillian mckenzie has been fighting for justice for her mother gladys richards for 20 years. she says the 91—year—old was doing well when sent to gosport to recover from a hip operation. but on the day she was admitted, her medical notes said nurses could confirm her death. after another fall, gladys richards was put on diamorphine. it's used to relieve severe pain, for example after a car crash or in end of life care. gladys died four days later. her daughter went to the police. when i had contacted the police i said i wanted an appointment with somebody from cid with an allegation of unlawful killing, i had been told "there, there, my dear, you're upset". within four years, police were investigating 92 deaths. no proceedings were brought. there have also been inquests into 11 of those deaths and a general medical council hearing into one doctor. jane barton was a gp who worked part—time at the hospital. she signed 833 death c

we‘ll have the latest live from gosport. also on today‘s programme...

thanks fora much, pym, health editor in gosport. our home editor mark easton is here.bout a journey. can we explore some of the potential lessons from what happened at this point? you can go to the crates of documents the inquiry looked at, and again and again you will find moments when something could have been said, something should have been said, something should have been said, something should have been said but was left unsaid. i wa nt been said but was left unsaid. i want you to look at this one document, the agenda for a meeting held inside the unit in 1990 13 yea rs held inside the unit in 1990 13 years after doctor barton had arrived, called after nurses expressed concern at her prescribing method. ji—macro on the agenda back in1991, method. ji—macro on the agenda back in 1991, patients' deaths are sometimes hastened unnecessarily. that is ji—macro. a few months later, another meeting, the minutes of that show staff being warned that if people continue to speak out about the prescribing methods, that could undermine the good work being donein could undermine

duncan kennedy, bbc news, in gosport.r 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 peaceful and prosperous future. well, joining us now from exeter is dr nadia naser—najjab who is a research fellow in palestine s

at gosport memorial hospital. comments, in particular about mobile phones. sarah said well managed schools, the use of digital technology, social media sites are blocked. robert says i‘m a supply teacher and i consider it irresponsible to allow phones in schools. standards are appalling without phones. why make matters worse? tina said my daughter went to a large comprehensive school and the policy was mobile phones were allowed, but they were not permitted to be used in the classroom. the children were using the phones in the classroom under their desks texting and playing games and the teachers going on social media and bullying. this was worrying to me, i felt my daughter wasn‘t learning at the pace she should have been and the pace she should have been and the distraction of the phones was a big factor my daughter was only in the school for one year. i took her out and she started another school with a strict no mo bile phone rule. it was the best decision me made to move her schools. you‘re views welcome now

this does not appear to have happened in this gosport war memorial hospital. you worried that they're made bead parts —— be part of other areas of nhs... we bead parts —— be part of other areas of nhs. .. we have these huge failings, this is the biggest tailings, this is the tip of the iceberg. we have clinical records missing and we do not know, that certificate is not properly filled in andi certificate is not properly filled in and i am worried that there is may be cases elsewhere in other trusts. thank you very much. and we'll find out how this story, and many others, are covered in tomorrow's front pages at 10:40 and 11:30 this evening in the papers. our guests joining me tonight are the victim's commissioner and conservative peer, baroness newlove and james rampton, features writer for the independent. let me bring you some breaking news. this is as a result of the votes earlier this afternoon on the withdrawal bill from the european union. this is that the house of lords has accepted the changes that have been made to the bill and effectively has given

we were confused because we're still talking about the gosport scandal. about the enquiry into doctorjane barton. talking about the enquiry into doctor jane barton. it talking about the enquiry into doctorjane barton. it is a densely written article and confusing to get your head around but what seems to be the case is that these cheap syringe pumps have been used in the past 30 years, banned in other countries, declared faulty and not fit for use. they are used for opioids and it says here, dave's dose could be actively released in an hour. the problem could have been overdosed with a day worth of toast without realising. it's an enormous dump of documents that is difficult to read exactly as rachel said because this easily been tweaked as long ago as 1997 and a phased out the pumps. they give a boost, so putting opiates into the bloodstream and at dave's worth can go in for as long as an hour. i have seen quite a bit of it on a battlefield but it is the nearest thing to pure heroin you can dish out in medicine. i think you're quite right, it is confusin

tonight, we devote most of our programme to the gosport war memorial hospital scandal.e remembered for multiple failings for years. how could it happen? how could it have been overlooked? and why did no—one take responsibility afterwards? join me now on bbc two. here on bbc one, it's time for the news where you are. hello, and welcome to sportsday. i'm olly foster in mosocw on day seven of the world cup. spain ride their luck against iran, but a win means that group b will be going down to the wire. ronaldo is a record breaker as another goal keeps the portuguese captain out in front in the race for the golden boot, and it also means moroccoa are going home eraly. —— early. and a win for uruguay against saudi arabia puts them and hosts russia through to the second round, while the saudis and egypt are out. i'm tim hague at the bbc sport centre. i'll have the day's sport away from the world cup including. england's women break the t20 world record on the way to victory against south africa in the tri—series in taunton. good evening, and welcome to sportsday. another nois

the faces of some of the hundreds of patients who died prematurely at gosport war memorial hospital,at families and whistleblowers were ignored when they attempted to raise concerns about the administration of medication on the wards. the fears of nursing staff first voiced years ago was disregarded. it is worrying for the former high courtjudge who more than a decade ago led an enquiry into an other nhs scandal, harold shipman. he is thought to have killed 250 of his patients. although it is said that their cases we re although it is said that their cases were different, it is known that he murdered his patients. this is to be a culture in the nhs that they close ra nks a culture in the nhs that they close ranks when somebody things to criticise them. people who raise complaints, then i treated us well as they should be. the complaints system, the recommendations that are made about harold shipman had not been fully incremented. the health and social care at secretary, jeremy hunt, said it can still be difficult for whistleblowers to raise concerns. but he is confident that checks a

the doctor at the centre of the gosport hospital deaths scandal insists she did her best for patientsshe appears in public for the first time since the damning report. that's all from the bbc news at one — so it's goodbye from me — and on bbc one we nowjoin the bbc‘s news teams where you are. good afternoon. it'sjust after 1:30pm. i'm tim hague with the latest sports news... england have been training this morning ahead of their final world cup group game against belgium in kaliningrad. both teams already through to the last 16 of course. delli alli is unlikely to return after his thigh strain. there's speculation marcus rashford, eric dier and gary cahill will start though. england are top of group g at the moment because they have one less yellow card than the belgians. both teams have the same goal at the moment. after argentina scraped their way into the knock—out stage, the biggest question today is, will germany and brazil make it through? brazil take on serbia later, knowing a win or draw would guarantee their place in the last 16. but germany are in a perilous position, going

our correspondent richard lister is in gosport this morning.etails of that report, that enquiry to sink in? yes, it certainly is, it's a big report, 670 or so pages and this is the hospital at the heart of it but it's a very different place now from the hospital mentioned in this report. it has got excellent ratings from the vast majority of people who use it, it's a very different era are so from the families of the victims, attention is elsewhere, on the agencies and people at the heart of this story. hampshire police is at the top of this list, they looked into the situation three times and they were able to come up with enough evidence for a realistic chance of prosecution. this report says each of these situations is poorso says each of these situations is poor so hampshire police have questions to ask about those explanations and they want to see the investigation reopened. hampshire police said they would look at this evidence, it was suggested by the health secretary they might want to get another forced to do so, given their vested int

the report into suspicious deaths at the gosport war memorial hospital between 1989 and 2000 says theice resulted in more than a50 patients‘ lives being shortened. the independent panel says families who raised concerns were consistently let down by those in authority. campaigners are calling for criminal prosecutions. robert wilson, sheila gregory, geoffrey pack. son went into gosport war memorial hospital to recover after falls, others had bedsores or broken bones. none came out alive. some families have been fighting for the truth for 20 years. today they came to hear the latest report. they were hoping for seven critical, and they got it. it says, between 1989 and 2000 there was an "institutionalised practice of shortening lives. " "institutionalised practice of shortening lives. a56 patients died because they were given strong painkillers with no medical justification. the real number could be much higher. missing records mean that another 200 could have been affected. the relatives have shown remarkable tenacity and fortitude in questioning what happened to their loved ones. the

hugh pym, bbc news, gosport.violent schizophrenic patient was the result of racism and could have been avoided, according to a new report. kamil ahmad was an iraqi asylum—seeker. he was stabbed to death byjeffrey barry, who lived alongside him in supported housing, and who'd been released from a psychiatric hospital just hours earlier. the trade minister greg hands has resigned from the government so that he can speak out against plans for a third runway at heathrow airport. the conservative mp said he had promised his constituents in chelsea and fulham that he would oppose expansion. a vote on the proposals is due to be held in parliament on monday. in the past hour, the chancellor of the exchequer has said that the treasury is not trying to undermine brexit, but is instead focused on boosting prosperity by promoting continued ties with the european union after brexit happens. in his annual mansion house speech in the city of london, philip hammond also said taxes would have to rise, to boost spending on the nhs

one of the nurses who worked at the gosport hospital where hundreds of patients died, at the gosporttheir loved ones, but says she was only trying to make patients comfortable. the nurse, who doesn t want to be identified, said she was struggling to understand how many people died. the inquiry into the gosport war memorial hospital found that more than a50 patients were given unnecessary drugs that lead to their early deaths. duncan kennedy reports. not even the families of those who loved —— lost loved ones could believe the scale of the deaths at the gosport war memorial hospital. this former nurse was one of those who worked on the wards where the deaths happened. she does not want faith shown and we have disguised her voice. were you worried about the use of these high levels of painkillers? i suppose i was concerned. at the same time, i was pleased these people seemed to be more comfortable than before they we re more comfortable than before they were given it. that is what nursing is all about. they can sure people are comfortable. that word, co mforta ble, are comfortable. tha

duncan kennedy, bbc news, in gosport.ing camp after their first world cup defeat with opinion divided among fans about whether losing to belgium last night could actually benefit the team in the long run. gareth southgate's side will now face colombia on tuesday. our sports editor dan roan is at the england team base. how is morale there? it is high. after all, as you say, england find themselves in what looks like on paper at least the easier side of the draw. they are 110w easier side of the draw. they are now just three wins away from the world cup final itself. wouldn't that be something? equally, by the middle of next week they could find themselves back home because it is win or bust against colombia on tuesday, the biggest game for a decade. gareth has to make decade. gareth southgate has to make his team do something they have not done for 12 years, when a knockout game ata done for 12 years, when a knockout game at a major tournament. england returned to their training base this morning to begin preparations for

0ne the front page here is about the gosport hospital scandal.stics we have seen this week we re statistics we have seen this week were released while he was on holiday. that is his claim. that is the latest, that apparently he is incandescent with rage about it. and so incandescent with rage about it. and so the sunday mirror is saying it is an exclusive but i think we have been hearing mr lamb saying quite a lot across the weeks. he has played a prominent part in the whole scandal, a bit like andy burnham over hillsborough. that is an interesting comparison. you see these instances of real misconduct being exposed and you say, what took so being exposed and you say, what took so long? 20 years ago they went to the police about this particular use of painkillers on elderly people. one dynamic being exposed as that of civil servants who have a lot of information and ministers who do not have a lot of time, he may not be completely informed and have not beenin completely informed and have not been in theirjobs very long. there isa been in theirjob

duncan kennedy, bbc news, in gosport.on has criticised the grenfell tower inquiry for putting what it described as absurd questions to the fire—fighter who led the early response to the disaster. at one point, michael dowden broke down in tears as images of the blaze were shown to the hearing. the union's general secretary, matt wrack, said mr dowden happened to be on duty on the night of the fire and the questions should have been directed instead at his superiors. some of britain's biggest pub chains say bars are running out of some brands of beer and cider as a shortage of carbon dioxide continues to affect the food and drink industry. the gas is used in the production of many drinks and also in pubs to pump beer. thejohn lewis partnership has said profits in the first half of the year will be close to zero. the chain said the annual figure would be substantially lower than last year and that it will be closing five of its waitrose stores in manchester, london and birmingham. one of britain's biggest car manufacturers,

duncan kennedy, bbc news, in gosport.cised the grenfell tower inquiry for putting what it described as "absurd" questions, to the fire—fighter who led the early response to the disaster. at one point michael dowden broke down in tears as images of the blaze were shown to the hearing. the union's general secretary matt wrack said mr dowden happened to be on duty on the night of the fire, and the questions should have been directed instead at his superiors. some of britain's biggest pub chains say bars are running out of some brands of beer and cider, as a shortage of carbon dioxide continues to affect the food and drink industry. the gas is used in the production of many drinks, and also in pubs to pump beer. thejohn lewis partnership has said profits in the first half of the year will be "close to zero." the chain said the annual figure would be substantially lower than last year, and that it will be closing five of its waitrose stores in manchester, london and birmingham. one of britain's biggest car manufacturers, nissa

gosport inquiry.a moment. let‘s bring you the rest of this morning‘s news. more than 50 homes have been evacuated as a huge moorland fire continues to spread in greater manchester. the blaze on saddleworth moor has been declared a major incident and the army is on standby to help out. leon parkes, from greater manchester fire and rescue provided this update. we have a large area which has been affected by fire. given the size and the scale of that area, what we‘ve had to do is break that into smaller areas to deal with, which we call sectors. we‘ve currently got two active sectors where we have 25 firefighters at each area, dealing with that situation. there are pockets of fire all over, so what we have had to do this morning is an assessment of the scene, in which we‘ll be using some air assets to gauge a full assessment, but we are still dealing with the fire situation. the government has scrapped plans for five new women‘s prisons in england and wales. the same number of residential centres will be

the report says more than 650 patients probably died at gosport war memorial hospital because opiodsnstitutionalized practise of shortening lives. drjane barton, the clinical assistant, is named in the report as responsible for prescribing practice and was later 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

duncan kennedy, bbc news, in gosport. the headlines...commander in charge on the day of the hillsborough disaster is to stand trial for manslaughter by gross negligence. the president of the european council, donald tusk, calls on britain to lay its cards on the table and resolve the outstanding issues on brexit before it eu summit in october. after marathon talks, a deal was struck to set up secure migrant centres in eu states. the bbc has apologised for underpaying its former china editor carrie gracie, and has reached an agreement about her back pay. the journalist has said she will donate the money to the gender equality charity the fawcett society. she gave this statement earlier today. i love the bbc. it has been my work family for more than 30 years and i want it to be the best. sometimes families feel the need to shout at each other but it is always a relief when you can stop shouting. i'm grateful to the director—general for helping me resolve this. i do feel that he has led from the front today. in acknowledging the value of my

duncan kennedy, bbc news, in gosport.o be held without bail. police confirmed the gunman used a legally—purchased pump—action shotgun in the attack, which wounded two others. president trump has offered his condolences to the victims of the families during an event at the white house. this attack shocked the conscience of our nation and filled our hearts with grief. journalists like all americans should be free from the fear of being violently attacked while doing theirjob. to the families of the victims there are no words to respect the neck express our sorrow words to respect the neck express our sorrow for your loss. the horrible, horrible event, a werewolf thing happened. when you are suffering we pledge our internal support. the suffering is so great that we have seen some of the people so great. my government will not rest until we have done everything in our power to reduce violent crime and protect innocent life. we will not ever leave your side, so our warmest best wishes and regrets, horrific, horrible things. t

a56 patients died after being wrongly given powerful painkillers at gosport war memorial hospital, in that's the conclusion of an independent panel which said it's possible a further 200 patients may have suffered a similar fate between 1989 and 2000. concerns were first raised by the daughter of one of the patients who died. it took until today to produce a report which found that at the hospital. there was a disregard for human life and a culture of shortening the lives of a large number of patients. it says there was an institutionalised regime of prescribing and administering dangerous doses of drugs, which were not clinicallyjustified. and when dealing with family members who raised concerns the bereaved were consistently let down by those in authority. the british health secretary has apologised and says criminal charges will now be considered. our health editor, hugh pym, has been speaking to some of the families involved. morning a mother and grandmother, looking across to gosport and reflecting on their lost nearly two decades ago. i thought she was in a safe quays. being car

the sunday times reveals that the patients who lost their lives in the gosport hospital scandal, whichuld number 650, did so because of cheap faulty syringe pumps, which increased the negative reaction of the opiates wrongly prescribed to them. a nice selection of papers. we will start with the daily telegraph. ministers and officials invoking an effort to build spitfires. they say we need war spirit to fix the housing shortage. will we have another dunkirk? they used up all of the black and white movie imagery for this. this is a report from sir oliver, the fixer of david cameron, famously. he said you need to build more houses in an emergency programme or we face losing out in losing the election in 2022. how on earth he imagines we will get through to 2022. especially with no general election. there are many sweaty palms and brows. this reeks of panic. to think we can get a housing programme and all of the infrastructure involved being advocated by sir oliver in that time, it beats imagination. advocated by sir oliver in that time, it beats imaginationm advocated by sir oliver in th

call for criminal proceedings over the premature deaths of hundreds of elderly hospital patients in gosport

it was simply pumped drugs and who died more than four hundred fifty patients at the gosport war memorial hospital are believed to have died prematurely a further two hundred cases have yet to be clarified the results of the investigation thus far were presented by the former bishop of liverpool. from nineteen eighty nine to two thousand. there was an institutionalized practice all the short me of lives through prescribing and it ministering opioids for years complaints about a doctor giving patients high doses of morphine including people who were in the hospital for short term stays went ignored nine hundred ninety one you know those nurses came forward they tried to have a voice by workplace down and had they been instantly than it would have saved what we'd like to die from the six hundred deaths over to the victims' loved one suspect the national health service tried to cover up the scandal they accuse hospital management police and local politicians of failure to respond to the complaints and they're demanding legal action. at the world cup in russia it was a day of twists and turns

report finds more than a50 patients died after being given powerful painkillers inappropriately at gosportng, shameful, criminal actions need to be disclosed in the criminal court for a jury to decide and only then can we put our loved ones to rest. president trump has signed an executive order to change his immigration policy — designed to prevent children being separated from their parents at the mexican border. we are going to keep families together. i didn't like the site or the feeling of families being separated. the eu withdrawal bill can now become law, after the house of lords accepted the house of commons' decision not to give parliament the power to reject the final brexit deal.

how many patients died at gosport war memorial hopsital after being given powerful sedatives?major inquiry is published. good morning, it's tuesday 20th june. also this morning: the stage is set for a brexit showdown as the row over the withdrawal bill returns to the commons. trump is defiant about immigration amid mounting outrage at the separation of families entering the us illegally.

an inquiry has found that as many as 600 patients at gosport war memorial hospital in hampshire may haven breakfast: we‘ll have all the day‘s news, business and sport. they‘ll also have more on what‘s next for brexit plans as theresa may‘s flagship brexit bill clears its final parliamentary hurdle. this is the briefing from bbc news. the latest headlines: after the outcry, the climbdown. president trump ends his policy of separating migrant children from their parents. migration is also a big issue in europe. on sunday there‘ll be an emergency eu meeting dealing with the crisis. now it is time look at the stories that are making the headlines in media across the world. we begin with the washington post. it reports that president trump has backed down on his policy of separating immigrant children from their parents on the us—mexico border. it comes as images of youngsters in cages sparked outrage around the world. the guardian features a story about lord sugar. the high—profile presenter of the apprentice has apologised for a tweet comparing the senegalese football team at the world cup

about the nhs in the wake of the suspicious deaths of hundreds of elderly people at a hospital in gosportamejanet smith, who led the inquiry into the harold shipman case. she says some of the recommendations she made about how complaints should be handled still haven't been implemented. the health secretary, jeremy hunt, says he's confident that checks are now in place to ensure similar problems would be identified quickly. it seems to me in the nhs they close ra nks it seems to me in the nhs they close ranks when somebody seeks to criticise them. people who raise complaints, they are not treated as well as they should be. the complete system, the recommendations i have made, they have not been fully implemented. the eu has introduced retaliatory tariffs on a range of american products including jeans, bourbon whiskey and motorbikes. it comes in response to president trump's decision to increase the cost of exporting european steel and aluminium to the us injune. the european commission said it will do whatever is necessary to safeguard its trade interests. chancellor phillip hammond has

for not investigating properly the deaths of hundreds of elderly patients who died prematurely at gosportafter being given dangerous doses of drugs. the police say they're sorry for the distress caused over so many years to the victims‘ families. an independent report into the deaths was published yesterday. our health editor, hugh pym, has the latest. for tracy, today was the first chance to look at the full report. young that is appalling. listed are the details of her own father's death. he died at memorial hospital at age 70 five. he had been taken there for rehabilitation after breaking a collar born and other health problems. like others, he died after huge doses of painkillers. the report said doctor barton was responsible for work prescribing all the wards in the 19905, prescribing all the wards in the i990s, though other staff were also involved. she was later disciplined but not barred by regulators.|j involved. she was later disciplined but not barred by regulators. i am astonished she was not sacked. she was allowed to jump ship, protecting her self and her pension and allowed

listed were details of her own father's death, robert wilson died at gosport war memorial hospital inlike others, he died after a huge doses of painkillers. the report said drjane barton was responsible for prescribing on the wards in the 1990s but other staff are also involved. she was later disciplined but not barred by regulators. afterthe hospital doctor barton 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

the fallout from the gosport inquiry report has dominated the news this week.strong painkillers at gosport war memorial hospital. both the prime minister and the health secretary have apologised to relatives this week, and there have been calls for a criminal investigation. the report also mentions that nurses working there tried to report their concerns, but this wasn't properly investigated at the time. so will this report result in major changes to hospital care in the uk? let's talk to the labour mp paul flynn, who is the joint chair of the all—party parliamentary group for prescribed drug dependence, dr henrietta hughes who is the national guardian for the nhs — whosejob is to make sure whistleblowers are listened to — and sarah wootton, from the campaign group dignity in dying. thank you all forjoining. paul flynn, i want to start with you. when you saw this report, when you read it, did you have any idea of the scale of what was quite an? no, it was a great shock, and it will send fear, certainly to my generation — i'm over 80 —— the scale of what was go