.- standard, effectively, now in greater manchester.joining us _ greater manchester. thank you very much forjoining us from _ greater manchester. thank you very l much forjoining us from manchester. the head of the charity, the refugee council, says the government must set up a safe route for migrants to enter the uk — afterfive people died in the channel yesterday. dozens more were rescued — two of them remain critically ill — when a small boat capsized off the french coast near boulogne. the government said its plan to send some asylum seekers to rwanda will help to stop the boats. live now to the bbc�*s charlie rose in dover. there are obviously fears now that more migrants might try and make that perilous journey. if you are wondering why these small boat crossings have started again, just take a look at the scene behind me. the water might be very cold, 7-8, but it me. the water might be very cold, 7—8, but it is the conditions, that is the crucial thing. the water is almost completely calm and the channel is very, very clear and t

really a damning report on both rochdale counsel and greater manchester police.— greater manchester policeterms of response, _ greater manchester police. briefly, in terms of response, what - greater manchester police. briefly, in terms of response, what sort - greater manchester police. briefly, in terms of response, what sort of| in terms of response, what sort of response has the air been from the police on the council? bath response has the air been from the police on the council?— response has the air been from the police on the council? both of them have issued — police on the council? both of them have issued what _ police on the council? both of them have issued what they _ police on the council? both of them have issued what they called - have issued what they called heartfelt apologies over the way things have happened. they promised changes have been made. however, at the news conference today, we saw a response from maggie oliver, who was a detective for greater manchester police and resigned over the way they handled sexual assault college locations —— allegations. there is a

alongside greater manchester police,, i'm sorry, alongside greater manchester police they only spentfort questioning our numbers, the bank numbers, they were real children. we now know from the report that this was a decision made by those organisations, not to investigate. why would they do that? that is disgusting. asking us to draw a line was beyond belief. we could not believe that no one wanted to protect the young people or to track down and prosecute perpetrators. this make me ill. it made the whole team. i also want to say shame on every individual who was asked to give evidence to this inquiry but refused to do so. were paid by the public when you make those decisions to lie about me and my team in a serious case review, when you felt to take appropriate action to protect children or you failed to investigate crimes. shame on you. clearly, it was easier to discredit, diminish and dismiss the fact that children were being manipulated, poisoned and raped. shame on those who only recently set we have nothing to learn from this inquiry. we have already reviewed what went wrong.

greater manchester police has apologised and said such cases are now handled very differently.f greater manchester, andy burnham, who commissioned the review, spoke earlier at a news conference. the report being published today finds unequivocally that failures that could and should have been avoided were in fact repeated. in the words of the report, it represents a, "lamentable strategic failure by leaders in the greater manchester system at the time. 0ver many years, greater manchester police failed to give the investigation of these serious crimes the priority and resources necessary. " the report is hard to read. it gives a detailed and distressing account of how so many young women were seriously harmed and appallingly failed. maggie oliver is a campaginer for some of the victims. she spoke about how she believes changes still needed to be made. this report talks about the past, but what i want to do is to bring it from the past into the present and into the future because my work in the maggie 0liver foundation now means that i have current information about what is going

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greater manchester police has apologised and said such cases are now handled very differently.he review, spoke earlier in a news conference. the report being published today finds unequivocally that failures that could and should have been avoided were in fact repeated. in the words of the report, it represents a, "lamentable strategic failure by leaders in the greater manchester system at the time. 0ver many years, greater manchester police failed to give the investigation of these serious crimes the priority and resources necessary. " the report is hard to read. it gives a detailed and distressing account of how so many young women were seriously harmed and appallingly failed. maggie 0liver who is a victims campaigner, spoke about how changes still needed to be made. this report talks about the past, but what i want to do is to bring it from the past, into the present and into the future because my work in the maggie 0liver foundation now means that i have current information about what is going on today. i would say categorically, and i am sorry, mr watson, but the failures

this report covers a dark period for the authorities in greater manchester.s for today. the mayor of greater manchester, andy burnham said there would be no complacency and was determined the review would bring a change in culture both here in greater manchester and across the country. roman bridge reporting, thank you very much. lava from a volcano in south—western iceland has reached the nearby fishing port of grindavik, setting several homes on fire. some of the defences built there after an eruption last month have been breached. most of grindavik�*s 4,000 people had already been evacuated. nick beake has the latest. in the line of fire... the icelandic town of grindavik. homes consumed by the creeping lava from this latest eruption. the fishing community had been evacuated hours before, but newly built defences weren't enough to stop the flow. translation: people of iceland. what we all hoped would not happen has come to pass. lava is flowing into grindavik, a thriving town where people have built their lives, engaged in fishing and other occupations, an

manchester system at the time. >> over many years , greater >> over many years, greater manchester policethese serious crimes the priority and resources necessary . resources necessary. >> well, joining us now from manchester is our reporter, charlie peters, who's done a lot of work into this issue, including a documentary for us here on gb news. now, charlie, looking at some of the lines coming out, these key findings from this report, some of them are very shocking. i found the fact that there could potentially dozens of men potentially be dozens of men still potentially , well, could still potentially, well, could cause potential risks still out there in the area, haven't been apprehended . apprehended. >> that's right. some 96 men still posing a risk to children. one of the key top lines coming out of this fiery and emotional press conference. and the attached 173 page report report, its findings are damning. it's extremely hard to actually summarise just the extent of the failures that it has found within greater manchester police, in particular the rochdale district. but also local

it greater manchester police.f children in the rochdale area, despite what it described as compelling evidence reported to authorities as early as 2004, the mayor of greater manchester has apologised for the system's failings , and you can get more failings, and you can get more on all those stories by visiting our website at gb news. com . our website at gb news. com. >> for stunning gold and silver coins, you'll always value. rosalind gold proudly sponsors the gb news financial report. and here's a quick snapshot of today's markets . today's markets. >> the pound will buy you $1.2736 and ,1.1632. the price of gold is £1,614.77 per ounce, and the ftse 100 is at 7614 points. >> rosalind gold proudly sponsors the gb news financial report . report. >> still to come on blue monday that we are trying to cheer up for you. gary lineker has landed himself in hot water again . for you. gary lineker has landed himself in hot water again. he just acts with impunity . just acts with impunity. >> i think he does it. >> i thin

now, today was part three of a four part into child sexual exploitation in greater manchester.it will try and outline just safe children are from these sorts of risks in the greater manchester area, and what can be done to reassure people about it. one of the important point is that the whistle—blowers, the canaries in the mine, if you like, maggie oliver and sarah rowe botham, cleared, vindicated first speaking truth to power all those years ago getting a lot of criticism when they did so. they have been vindicated for doing the right thing. danny, thank you. top—flight clubs everton and nottingham forest have both been charged by the premier league with breaking its financial rules. if the charges are upheld, everton and nottingham forest could face fines or even points deductions, meaning they would be moved down the premier league or even relegated. both clubs have 1a days to formally respond. here's our sports editor dan rowan. when everton were docked ten points for breaching premier league financial rules less than two months ago, the fans fury towards what they saw as a

rochdale, greater manchester. the town where a grooming scandal went on for at least a decade. it continued. today, a report has found failings by senior police and council bosses between 2004 and 2013 left vulnerable girls to be exploited by grooming gangs. the report, which focuses on the various investigations, which failed to halt the sexual abuse, found there was a significant probability that 7a children were being sexually exploited. that the authorities didn't do enough to protect children. and that investigations into child sexual exploitation were repeatedly insufficiently resourced and supported. it also identified at least 96 individuals who still potentially pose a risk to children, most of whom have yet to be prosecuted. in 2012, gmp�*s 0peration span resulted in nine men in the area being jailed for sexual offences against children. police hailed it as a fantastic result for british justice, and yet today's report found 0peration span fell well short of rooting out the serious problems. responding to the criticisms, rochdale council said those responsible were lo

goad people in greater manchester. good morninu. people in greater manchester.to 2008 but the _ exploitation private prior to 2008 but the agencies failed to protect these _ but the agencies failed to protect these children. although the operation concluded in 2012 with the conviction— operation concluded in 2012 with the conviction of nine men it was alleged — conviction of nine men it was alleged that gmp had been aware of on street— alleged that gmp had been aware of on street grooming of vulnerable children— on street grooming of vulnerable children since 2004. and had failed to address — children since 2004. and had failed to address these crimes. furthermore maggie _ to address these crimes. furthermore maggie oliver a former manchester detective alleged that gmp chose not to record _ detective alleged that gmp chose not to record many crimes disclosed to them _ to record many crimes disclosed to them by— to record many crimes disclosed to them by children and that the perpetrators were potentially left to continue their abuse of children. 0ver— to continu

greater manchester police detectivel maggie oliver. manchester police detectivel want gie oliver. greater manchester police detectivel want toe oliver. greater manchester police detectivel want to thank r. greater manchester police detectivel want to thank you very maggie, i want to thank you very much for coming on and i would just like you to explain , just like you to explain, articulate me a bit the articulate to me a bit the importance report why importance of the report why this means so much to you and the scale of the problem. please >> hi, patrick. um, this this is not just a report . not just a report. >> this is the story of many lives that have been destroyed . lives that have been destroyed. um, and i have been really insistent today to say that this is not just about rochdale . um, is not just about rochdale. um, this is a systemic problem . um, this is a systemic problem. um, and i would like to broaden it beyond just the grooming gangs. this story took 12 years to be made public, actually. sorry, not to be made public,

and the mayor of greater manchester, , will manchester, andy burnham, will be as well as be there, aswhistleblower maggie oliver. >> well, joining us now is specialist abuse solicitor alan collins. good morning to you. listen it's interesting that we'll be hearing from maggie oliver later. i believe this report mayor of report by the mayor of manchester was brought about following on from a big documentary which maggie documentary in which maggie featured talking about a lot of the failings the huge the failings of the huge rochdale we've rochdale scandal, which we've seen prosecute for. but seen the big prosecute for. but i believe we expect from i believe we can expect from this report that actually they're saying, unlike you they're saying, unlike what, you know, the local council and the police would like to have us believe done and believe this is not done and dusted. are still a of dusted. there are still a lot of people out there who are involved in this, who have never been brought to justice. do you think likely be what think that's likely to be what we today? think that's li

anybody scratched the surface and really dug deep about what has happened, not just within greater manchesterice, throughout the country, about how victims are being silenced, how they do not have a voice, how the police complaints system is unfit for purpose, that's where we need to see change. we need accountability at the top and i have to give credit where it is due that i do want to see movement. i want to see conversations. i have not made friends on this journey because i speak the truth. i don't want to make friends with anybody. we are not funded by gm ca or the police, we are funded by the public. and thatis we are funded by the public. and that is a really deliberate decision because i want to be able to stand here and say it as it really is, without fear that somebody is going to withdraw funding. the truth is a really uncomfortable truth and it is not one i would... it is one i would like to be different. i would like to say today that things are a million times better. but if i went to everyone and of the victims and survivors who approached the maggie oliver foundation every da

review has found that vulnerable young girls were "left at the mercy" of grooming gangs in greater manchesterde from 2004 — sets out a series of botched investigations by greater manchester police. it also hightlights an apparent indifference to the plight of hundreds of mainly white girls from poor backgrounds identified as potential victims of abuse in rochdale by asian men. the police and council officials have apologised. danny savage reports. rochdale — a town with the wrong sort of reputation. hurry up, zoe. tv dramas were made about the sexual exploitation of children here, by men police were told were of pakistani and afghan heritage. who's that? tarik — amber's boyfriend. then, a 2017 bbc documentary triggered today's report. there was absolutely no getting away from the facts that the victims were young white children, and that the offenders were older pakistani men. and this was today's conclusion. we have found compelling evidence there was widespread organised sexual exploitation of children, within rochdale, from at least 2004 onwards. very little disruptive or investigative act

for rochdale council and greater manchester police, today was a moment for contrition and promises theepeated. i know that some who might have thought that they had got away with these dreadful crimes are now living in fear that a reckoning is coming. my message to these people is that you are right to be fearful. and you may be the next person that we arrest. but not everyone's convinced attitudes have changed. maggie oliver was the canary in the coal mine in rochdale. a former police officer who said the force's response wasn't adequate. she has helped many victims but fears the same mistakes are still being made. this report talks about the past. but what i want to do is to bring it from the past into the present - and into the future. because my work in the maggie oliver foundation now means that _ i have current information- about what is going on today. and i would say categorically, and i'm sorry, mr watson, - but the failures that happened then are still happening now. _ greater manchester police's current approach will be judged later this year. this report covers the past. bu

and i asked public consultation, and i asked him why this is so important to tenants in the greater manchesterion. >> well, one of the problems we've got is at the moment, there's no way one of our residents could differentiate between a landlord who was trying to do right thing trying to do the right thing and treat from an treat people decently from an unscrupulous landlord or an absent . absent landlord. >> you know? there's no >> how do you know? there's no way greater way of knowing. so the greater manchester landlord charter manchester good landlord charter is recognising good is a way of recognising the good landlords out there, landlords that are out there, giving public a way of giving the public a way of seeing that as well. and then, uh, people understand uh, helping people understand who are those perhaps they should avoid the scheme is voluntary , but it's not going to voluntary, but it's not going to be an option anymore for landlords to fail to look after their tenants properly, fail to invest in their properties. we're calling time on that. that is not acceptable anymore. and t

for rochdale council and greater manchester police, today was a moment for contrition and promises theht that they had got away with these dreadful crimes are now living in fear that a reckoning is coming. my message to these people is that you are right to be fearful. and you may be the next person that we arrest. but not everyone's convinced attitudes have changed. maggie 0liver was the canary in the coal mine in rochdale. a former police officer who said the force's response wasn't adequate. she has helped many victims but fears the same mistakes are still being made. this report talks about the past. but what i want to do is to bring it from the past into the present - and into the future. because my work in the maggie 0liver foundation now means that _ i have current information- about what is going on today. and i would say categorically, and i'm sorry, mr watson, - but the failures that happened then are still happening now. _ greater manchester police's current approach will be judged later this year. this report covers the past. but present practice will be covered in a furthe

on the m61 motorway which runs between greater manchester and up through lancashire, it was down to twodriving conditions in some places. as you were saying, the met office has a yellow weather warning in place for snow and ice which covers scotland, northern ireland, parts of northern wales as well for the rest of today. scotland is in fact expected to see some of the worst of the weather, up to ten centimetres of snow may fall on higher ground there. there have also been significant school closures across scotland. in shetland, all of the schools there have been shut, more than 50 closures across the highlands and aberdeenshire also effected as well. on the roads in scotland, transport scotland say they had gritters out overnight to dry minimise the levels of disruption but it is worth noting that the temperature so far this week have been around 5—6 degrees below what we would expect for this time of year. but looking ahead, it will get even colder. there is expected to be a widespread frost tomorrow, the temperature is widely minus five celsius and could go as low as —10 degrees cen

greater manchester police chief constable stephen watson says the report paints a damning picture. the findings evidenced within it are shocking. >> stark and shameful . it speaks >> stark and shameful. it speaks to the systemic failure of various agencies to pull together and do the obvious and the right thing, and above all, it outlines in painful detail all of those missed opportunities where decisive action could and should have been taken to palestine . been taken to palestine. >> aliens have carried out co—ordinated car rammings in central israel, killing a woman and injuring at least 12 others. images from the scene of one of the attacks in ra'anana , near the attacks in ra'anana, near tel aviv, show several damaged vehicles as emergency services attend to multiple injuries. police described the incident as a terrorist attack and said two suspects are under arrest . there suspects are under arrest. there has not yet been any claim of responsibility . the uk will send responsibility. the uk will send 20,000 troops across europe in what's being called a vital reassurance again

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northern areas woke up to snow, parts of northern england to northern ireland, this was salford in greater manchester earlier. it stays very wintry across the northern half of the country, further snow likely, cold and sunnier further south. we further snow likely, cold and sunnierfurther south. we have had a couple of weather fronts moving on, some less cold air pushing in, so the rain, sleet and snow across northern ireland turning back to rain, similarfor northern england with snow becoming confined to the mountains but this more significant bunch of snowfall spreading across northern scotland will sink southwards into the central belt in southern gotland later this evening which could cause issues. snow across northern england, heavy snowfall across northern scotland, but much of central and southern england into wales will see sunshine, a bit of cloud towards wales, very cold, sub zero values across the northern half of the country so ice will be a risk. snow across northern scotland could cause issues for the evening coming through the central belt, glasgow across to edinburgh, it is also at so

sir tony served as a foreign minister under tony blair before becoming the mayor of greater manchesterre live with bbc news. both king charles and the princess of wales will be away from public duties for a while due to health reasons. kensington palace says catherine, who's 42, has had abdominal surgery and will be in hospital for at least ten days. she won't return to engagements until after easter. shortly after that, buckingham palace announced the king is to receive treatment for an enlarged prostate. here's our royal correspondent daniela relph. together on christmas day — the king, the princess of wales just behind him and the wider royal family attended church on the sandringham estate in norfolk. it was the last time the king and the princess were seen in public. they appeared in good health. in the run—up to christmas, the king carried out all his scheduled public engagements. there was no indication of any problems. but this afternoon, buckingham palace released a statement. it said... earlier in the afternoon came news of the princess of wales being in hospital. like the ki

i think pubs and bars in greater manchester and the uk have noticed _ greater manchester and the uk havemany people in— that are quite shocking. 3.6 many people in the uk suffer from chronic loneliness — people in the uk suffer from chronic loneliness. and actually, a million people. _ loneliness. and actually, a million people. up— loneliness. and actually, a million people, up toi million people, cannot— people, up toi million people, cannot talk to somebody for up to a month _ cannot talk to somebody for up to a month in— cannot talk to somebody for up to a month. in effect this is like a church — month. in effect this is like a church. this is where people come, they socialise, they meet people, see friends. it is so important now with everything you have discussed, like the _ with everything you have discussed, like the energy costs, the cost of living _ like the energy costs, the cost of living coming in, that we go out and we save _ living coming in, that we go out and we save these pubs across the whole of the _ we save these pubs across the whole of the uk _ we save these pubs a

getjoe into the right nursery has been long and tough, particularly when his first nursery in greater manchester told the family they could no longer support joe's needs. we got to the point where we were almost totally out, totally on our knees and being, like, we don't know what to do. but breakthrough came when craig visited a nursery nearly 200 miles from where they lived. the children were part of — you know, everything was around them, they weren't on the outside. it was, like, let's all be a community together, children with different needs, different abilities, but them all celebrating together and exploring and learning together. joe had found a place, but there are warnings there will be even fewer send spaces available in england following the expansion of funded hours for working parents, which begins in april. i think quite a lot of local authorities are concerned about there being enough places. there's already not enough places for children with special educational needs and disabilities. and i think they are concerned about what these additional spaces that need to be created in

, uh, greater manchester police who have apologised because these girls , apologised because these girlslet for down so many years and they're still being junk and still going and that's, that's, that's that's the irony of it. the whistle blower . that's that's the irony of it. the whistle blower. um, we have two, let's say, heroes of the story. that's the only positive element of this story. these two, uh, ladies who maybe are due for some sort of recognition because nobody believed them at that time. and they bravely stood , uh, rang the alarm bells. >> one of them quit their job in the police force to exactly expose this. >> exactly. >> exactly. >> and one woman, uh, aspect of it is always the reporting as well. and i know a lot of people point draw attention to this on the bbc, but it's happening here in the daily mail as well. they always say gangs of mainly asian men. seems men. well, that seems an unnecessary to unnecessary if you're going to identify the identify with the, uh, the organising principle, the connecting trope of these men, they're asian . that's they're not asian. t

at kids zone in greater manchester, calls from eager parents have been coming in for months.urs. inflation's, like, up here, and the rate's down here. so we've got a big gap on the rates for what we're actually going to be receiving. so, no, i would say it's not enough for us to be able to maintain the quality that we need to maintain. the government is confident this roll—out will be a success. what we're doing is working closely on a monthly basis with local authorities to make sure that each local authority has the number of places it needs to be able to deliver this new offer. parents, from today, can apply for the first 15 hours for their two—year—olds, and we're supporting local authorities to make sure they've got the money and the people needed to be able to give this to parents. don't you throw them at me! there are three months to go before the roll—out begins. a help for many working parents, but a real challenge for an already stretched sector. vanessa clarke, bbc news. she's been nicknamed polar preet — preet chandi, a british army officer already holds two world

he served under tony blair before becoming the mayor of greater manchester.evastated to announce the death of a beloved family member. he was working a few days before his death, as his passion was helping others. he devoted his life to serving and making a difference in the lives of those he left, including his constituents, colleagues and friends and family. they think that dedicated medical team that provided and care over the past four years. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. let's look at some other stories making news. politicians in northern ireland have once again failed to elect a stormont speaker. it is the seventh recall of the assembly since may 2022. the assembly collapsed almost two years ago due to the democratic unionist party's protest over post—brexit trade rules for northern ireland. a legal deadline to restore devolved government runs out on thursday. the final report of the public inquiry into the infected blood scandal will be published in late may. the chair of the inquiry, sir brian langstaff, said more time was nee

prime minister rishi sunak is on a visit to greater manchester today.e flooding. let us have a listen? will you be visiting flooded areas and there will there be money for those areas affected, and why didn't you visit them yesterday when you were so close by? i you visit them yesterday when you were so close by?— you visit them yesterday when you were so close by? i spoke to people in east midland — were so close by? i spoke to people in east midland yesterday _ were so close by? i spoke to people in east midland yesterday who - were so close by? i spoke to people in east midland yesterday who had i in east midland yesterday who had been affected, talking to them but how do— been affected, talking to them but how do visiting the impact of flooding _ how do visiting the impact of flooding is. just want people to be reassured — flooding is. just want people to be reassured that the environment agency— reassured that the environment agency has got people on the ground in all the _ agency has got people on the ground in all the affected areas, also hundred

at kids 0wn in greater manchester, calls from eager parents have been coming in for months.hat will be paid for the funded hours. inflation's like up here and the rate's down here. so we've got a big gap on on the rates for what we're actually going to be receiving. so, no, i would say it's not enough for us to be able to maintain the quality that we need to maintain. the government is confident this roll—out will be a success. what we're doing is working closely on a monthly basis with local authorities to make sure that each local authority has the number of places it needs to be able to deliver this new offer. parents from today can apply for the first 15 hours for their two year olds, and we're supporting local authorities to make sure they've got the money and the people needed to be able to give this to parents. there are three months to go before the roll—out begins. a help for many working parents, but a real challenge for an already stretched sector. vanessa clarke, bbc news. the spanish footballer, jenni hermoso, has been testifying before a judge in madrid about t

so to work senior labour figures, keir starmerjoint remotely put on a visit to greater manchester, ther leader said the air strikes were justified because of the actions of the houthis. they are putting civilian lives at risk and disrupting that traffic through the red sea, traffic that is vital for the other can we through the red sea. we support the action the government has taken. of course it is for the government to make a statement about it but the principle is an important one. 20 years ago, tony blair held a vote in parliament before the iraq war. this is the time for this house, not just this government or indeed this prime minister, but for this house to give a lead... he won the vote, and technically governments don't need to do this but the iraqi war was so controversial, ministers have come under pressure to do so ever since. a decade later, in 2013, david cameron wanted british air strikes on syria. the nos have it. but the commons rejected the idea. the british parliament, reflecting the views of the british people, does not want to see british military action. i get tha

series of reviews found vulnerable young girls were left at the mercy of grooming gangs in greater manchesterficials ignored the warnings. the reviews into the failings focuses on cases in rochdale during one decade. the police and council officials have apologised, but the report says 96 men are still deemed a potential risk to children. danny savage reports. rochdale — a town with the wrong sort of reputation. hurry up, zoe. tv dramas were made about the sexual exploitation of children here, by men police were told were of pakistani and afghan heritage. who's that? tarik — amber's boyfriend. then, a 2017 bbc documentary triggered today's report. there was absolutely no getting away from the facts that the victims were young white children and that the offenders were older pakistani men. and this was today's conclusion. we have found compelling evidence that there was widespread organised sexual exploitation of children within rochdale, from at least 2004 onwards. very little disruptive or investigative action was taken to tackle these very dangerous individuals, and children were left to be

on a visit to greater manchester today, the labour leader said the air strikes were justified becauseare putting civilian lives at risk and disrupting that traffic through the red sea, traffic that is vital for the world economy. so we support the action the government has taken. of course it is for the government to make a statement about it but the principle is an important one. 20 years ago, tony blair held a vote in parliament before the iraq war. this is the time for this house, not just this government or indeed this prime minister, but for this house to give a lead... he won the vote. technically, governments don't need to do this but the iraq war was so controversial ministers have come under pressure to do so ever since. a decade later, in 2013, david cameron wanted british air strikes on syria. the nos have it, the nos have it. but the commons rejected the idea. the british parliament, reflecting the views of the british people, does not want to see british military action. i get that and the government will act accordingly. back to today, the scottish national party condemn

vulnerable young girls were left at the mercy of grooming gangs in greater manchester for years becauseignored the warnings. that�*s according to the latest of a series of reviews into the failings — this one focuses on cases in rochdale during one decade. the police and council officials have apologised. but the report says 96 men are still deemed a potential risk to children. danny savage reports. rochdale — a town with the wrong sort of reputation. hurry up, zoe. tv dramas were made about the sexual exploitation of children here, by men police were told were of pakistani and afghan heritage. who�*s that? tarik — amber's boyfriend. then, a 2017 bbc documentary triggered today�*s report. there was absolutely no getting away from the facts that the victims were young white children and that the offenders were older pakistani men. and this was today�*s conclusion. we have found compelling evidence that there was widespread organised sexual exploitation of children within rochdale from at least 2004 onwards. very little disruptive or investigative action was taken to tackle these very dan

coached by former ireland fly—half ronan o'gara, were too strong, winning by 14 point margin in greater manchesters in the last 16 after winning pool two. thomas ramos scored two of their tries. bath, who had already qualified for the next round managed three tries. it wasn't enough for a losing bonus point, as toulouse rallied in the final 20 minutes. toulouse will have home advantage until the final, and like la rochelle, may take some stopping. exeter, meanwhile, were thrashed in theirfinal pool game. it finished 40—17 in favour of the french team bayonne. exeter were one of the six english sides to have already qualified before today, but nonetheless this was a pretty heavy loss in away from home. that's despite the fact exeter scored three tries, including this one from dan frost. exeter will play bath in the last 16. newcastle falcons' run of 14 successive defeats is over after they beat perpignan in the challenge cup. teenager ben redshaw scored the best of the newcastle tries as they ended their european campaign on a high. forwards coach micky ward was in interim charge of the team after

getjoe into the right nursery has been long and tough, particularly when his first nursery in greater manchestert totally out, totally on our knees and being, like, we don't know what to do. but breakthrough came when craig visited a nursery nearly 200 miles from where they lived. the children were part of — you know, everything was around them, they weren't on the outside. it was, like, let's all be a community together, children with different needs, different abilities, but them all celebrating together and exploring and learning together. joe had found a place, but there are warnings there will be even fewer send spaces available in england following the expansion of funded hours for working parents, which begins in april. i think quite a lot of local authorities are concerned about there being enough places. there's already not enough places for children with special educational needs and disabilities. and i think they are concerned about what these additional spaces that need to be created in the system — the impact that will have on how many providers are able to offer places to children

getjoe into the right nursery has been long and tough, particularly when his first nursery in greater manchesternt where we were almost totally out, totally on our knees and being like we don't know what to do. but breakthrough came when craig visited a nursery nearly 200 miles from where they lived. i came for a visit here and saw how the children were. how they were part of — you know, everything was around them, they weren't on the outside. it was like let's all be a community together, children with different needs, different abilities, but them all celebrating together and exploring and learning together. and i sat in a room and was just blown away by it. joe had found a place, but there are warnings there will be even fewer send spaces available in england following the expansion of funded hours for working parents, which begins in april. i think quite a lot of local authorities are concerned about there being enough places. there's already not enough places for children with special educational needs and disabilities. and i think they are concerned about what these additional spaces that

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tonight, i'm wondering how bedford and londonderry as well, surrounding the greater manchester area, how do they vote? if nikki haley can carry towns like bedford decisively, she may have them up better-than-expected night. if donald trump carries bedford then he's probably and route to a victory, a convincing victory along the lines of the polling we've been seeing in the last couple of days. host: we are taking your phone calls and there's plenty for you. surely is a first out of new castle pennsylvania, republican. caller: good morning. thank you for taking my call. i just had fox news on and nikki was on there. they were interviewing her. that woman is so full of vengeance and meanness. she called them liars and went on to tell them how they do badly by her. i couldn't believe -- i'm watching her and she is so full of venom -- host: who are they? are you talking about the journalist at fox news? caller: yes, the three of them. they just repeat what they are told area to call them liars to their face -- i thought that was terrible. i'm thinking to myself that if biden doesn't have

young girls were found vulnerable young girls were found at the mercy of grooming gains in greater manchester two men she had been held with, had been killed while in capitivity. the two male hostages have been identified as yossi sharabi and itay svirsky. in a statement accompanying the video, the armed wing of hamas said the hostages were killed by israel's air strikes. the israeli defence minister yoav gallant has accused hamas of using psychological abuse over the fate of the hostages. 0ur middle east correspondent wyre davies told me more from eastjerusalem. this will be very distressing for the families of the hostages —

second round and yorkshire side stanningley have a shortish trip to leigh miners rangers in greater manchesterwho reached the final two years ago. it's his local club and he told me how he wants to give something back to the community. it's really exciting time and with the club is been and to compete in such a prestigious trophy comments massive for the club and the passion and the pride in the community and the family and everything coming together. the family and everything coming touether. . ., the family and everything coming touether. ,, ., , the family and everything coming touether. ,, . , , ., ., together. standing between you and the third round _ together. standing between you and the third round and _ together. standing between you and the third round and last _ together. standing between you and the third round and last season, i the third round and last season, what is it about the challenge, the dreams are made here really? it is a bit of a tricky — dreams are made here really? it is a bit of a tricky one _ dreams are made here really? it is a bit of a tricky one and _ dreams ar

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so too were senior labour figures, keir starmerjoint remotely put on a visit to greater manchester, ther leader said the air strikes were justified because of the actions of the houthis. they are putting civilian lives at risk and disrupting that traffic through the red sea, traffic that is vital for the other —— for the world economy. we support the action the government has taken. of course it is for the government to make a statement about it but the principle is an important one. 20 years ago, tony blair held a vote in parliament before the iraq war. this is the time for this house, - not just this government or indeed this prime minister, _ but for this house to give a lead... he won the vote, and technically governments don't need to do this, but the iraqi war was so controversial, ministers have come under pressure to do so ever since. a decade later, in 2013, david cameron wanted british air strikes on syria. the nos have it. but the commons rejected the idea. the british parliament, reflecting the views of the british people, does not want to see british military action. i get