a prisoner taken from hartlepool to middlesbrough, that‘s two cops out of hartlepool, you know, so it particularly violence. we‘ve just had a 999 call to say there was a male being stabbed in the neck. he has got, like, a puncture wound. typical of any night in hartlepool. with offices overwhelmed by numerous incidents, this is now the face of proactive policing in hartlepool. we just want to try and make our area safer. the police don't come out. it‘s 3am and these three men are conducting a night—time patrol of their local area. it's purely a deterrent. we want the people, who are coming round our area, nicking things, to know that there is people walking the streets, actively looking for them. a spate of robberies and car crime, which they say police haven‘t reacted to, has led them to this. we don't want to be here, we have to be here. we're all full—time working and we're giving a few hours up, through the night, just to protect what's ours. and for everybody else, we are protecting everybody else's. we're not the police, we're not security, we can just only log what we see. but,

a prisoner taken from hartlepool to middlesbrough, that's two cops out of hartlepool, you know.ning blue line is dealing with more incidents. crime rates are up, particularly violence. i've just had a 999 call to say a man has been stabbed in the neck. he has a puncture wound. typical of any night in hartlepool. with officers overwhelmed by numerous incidents, this is now the face of proactive policing in hartlepool. we just want to try to make our area safer. the police don't come out. it is sam, and these three men are conducting a night—time patrol of their area. it's a deterrent. we want the people coming around our area nicking things to know that there is people walking the streets actively looking for them. a spate of robberies and car crime, which they say police haven't reacted to, has led them to this. we don't want to be here. we have to be here. we're all full—time working and we are giving a few hours up through the night just to protect what is ours. and for everyone else — we are protecting everyone's else's. we're not the police. we're not security. we can just o

earlier this week, the bbc showed officers in hartlepool struggling to police the streets.fairs correspondent michael buchanan is here, and it was your report from hartlepool which prompted today's comments by the chief constable. it was coming yes. what became apparent during the weekend we spent in hartlepool with cleveland police officers was the sheer pressures that they are under. they have lost more than a third of their budget, they calculate, in real terms, since 2010, around a0 odd million pounds, including 500 fewer officers than they used to have. what that means is that in hartlepool, a town of 92,000 people for instance, they only had ten officers on the night shift and on one night we were out with them, or those officers were responding to incidents which meant there was no officer left to respond toa there was no officer left to respond to a further incident in the town at that time. that has led to chief co nsta ble that time. that has led to chief constable mike veale putting out with strongly statement, initially on twitter, titling it, "the cuts created

typical of any night in hartlepool., the chief constable placed the blame squarely on the government. in a full and frank attack on ministers, mike veale said... he went on... the home office said they would review police budgets next month, and that forces can ask council taxpayers to help fund the local police. but cleveland's police and crime commissioner says that, in one of england's poorest towns, that doesn't raise much money. we're asking some of the most — the poorest, the most deprived areas in the country, we're asking them for more money to fund a public service which is underfunded. that doesn't seem like a very fair way forward. so stretched, simply reacting to incidents, local residents have taken to conducting night—time patrols to deter criminals. other towns this week have recognised the contours of hartlepool‘s problems. it seems that, in too many places, there are too few officers dealing with too many demands. michael buchanan, bbc news. now on bbc news, it's time for witness. hello and welcome to w

typical of any night in hartlepool.chief constable placed the blame squarely on the government. in a full and frank attack on ministers, mike veale said... he went on... the home office said they would review police budgets next month, and that forces can ask council taxpayers to help fund the local police. but cleveland's police and crime commissioner says that, in one of england's poorest towns, that doesn't raise much money. we're asking some of the most — the poorest, the most deprived areas in the country, we're asking them for more money to fund a public service which is underfunded. that doesn't seem like a very fair way forward. so stretched, simply reacting to incidents, local residents have taken to conducting night—time patrols to deter criminals. other towns this week have recognised the contours of hartlepool‘s problems. it seems that, in too many places, there are too few officers, dealing with too many demands. michael buchanan, bbc news. now on bbc news, the travel show. this week on the show the parasit

these comments follow some filming you did in cleveland in hartlepool the other day. yes.have had budget cuts of more than a third which is led to them losing more than a quarter of staff including 500 officers and we filmed recently with police officers in hartlepool the effects of that. ten officers on a night shift to cover a total of 92,000 people. the custody suite was not open because they did not have enough staff saw prisoners were being taken to middlesbrough, taking officers out of the town. local residents patrolling the streets trying to deter criminals because they felt the police were not able to respond to car crime and robberies. the chief has come out in response to this and said the cuts have gone on too long and been too deep. he said give us the tools and we will do thejob. deep. he said give us the tools and we will do the job. i would not be exhibiting the courage that my officers deserve if i continue to say we have enough resources. things are not ok. he says it is time that trend was reversed. the home office have not responded but they have said p

typical of any night in hartlepool.he blame squarely on the government. in a full and frank attack on ministers, mike veale said... he went on... the home office said they would review police budgets next month and that forces can ask council taxpayers to help fund the local police. but cleveland's police and crime commissioner says that in one of england's poorest towns, that doesn't raise much money. we're asking some of the most, the poorest, the most deprived areas in the country, we're asking them for more money to fund a public service which is underfunded. that doesn't seem like a very fair way forward. so stretched, simply reacting to incidents, local residents have taken to conducting night—time patrols to deter criminals. other towns this week have recognised the contours of hartlepool‘s problems. it seems that in too many places, there are too few officers dealing with too many demands. michael buchanan, bbc news. the united arab emirates says it's considering an appeal for clemency from the family of a jaile

you answered that question, let's bring in brendan from hartlepool. what was your question?d afternoon, prime minister. afternoon, brendan. it's been 39 billion quid that we are sending over to the eu, is that figure final, or can it go up? i read reports saying that it could go over the transition period, they might ask for another ten million. is this 39 billion the total? and the other question is, how are we going to pay this? will we pay in one go or over a few years, or, the reason for asking that one is, we don't know the deal we will get from them. how are we going to start negotiating after the 315t of march? if we pay the money over, we haven't got anything to negotiate with, have we? two questions there. first of all, the 39 billion is what has been agreed between us and the european commission, this was a negotiation about what we legally owe the eu when we leave. and you may have seen at the time we started the negotiations people were talking about 100 billion, we negotiated down to 39 billion. the question about whether or not it's any more, the part of this,

earlier this week the bbc showed officers in hartlepool struggling

some hospitals did meet most of their targets over the whole year like north tees and hartlepool.they are constantly looking at ways to improve things, for example, putting on extra clinics of there are surges in patient referrals. so is hitting the target achievable? at senior levels of the nhs in england there is now a review under way to see if the targets might be rewritten to reflect the different ways patients are treated. ministers have said they will look seriously at any proposals that nhs leaders come up with. and some health experts agree there is a case for looking at how hospital performance is measured. i do see a case for revisiting some of these targets. medicine moves on. are we getting the best out of them? what i don't see a case for is simply saying, well, because hardly anybody is meeting the targets, we should abandon them. i think what we needs is a proper analysis of why that is. the department of health covering england said more patients were being treated and there was a long—term funding plan. the scottish and welsh governments have launched plans to sp

some hospitals did meet most of their targets over the whole year like north tees and hartlepool.ing at ways to improve things, for example, putting on extra clinics of there are surges in patient referrals. so is hitting the target achievable? at senior levels of the nhs in england there is now a review under way to see if the targets might be rewritten to reflect the different ways patients are treated. ministers have said they'll look seriously at any proposals that nhs leaders come up with. and some health experts agree there is a case for looking at how hospital performance is measured. i do see a case for revisiting some of these targets. medicine moves on. are we getting the best out of them? what i don't see a case for is simply saying, well, because hardly anybody is meeting the targets, we should abandon them. i think what we needs is a proper analysis of why that is. the department of health covering england said more patients were being treated and there was a long—term funding plan. the scottish and welsh governments have launched plans to speed up progress. nhs leade

read from hartlepool, what is your question? —— you have a nswered is your question? —— there you go. it is a large amount of money that we will send to the eu. is the figure final, organic go up, because the report said that if we go past the report said that if we go past the transition period, they might put another 10 billion on it. that is the first question. is that at 39 billion what will pay? and how will we pay? in one billion what will pay? and how will 0, billion what will pay? and how will or billion what will pay? and how will we pay? in one go, orare billion what will pay? and how will we pay? in one go, or are few years, because the reason for asking that one is we don't know what type of deal we will get, will we start negotiating after the 31st of march? if we send the money over, we haven't got anything to negotiate with, have we ? haven't got anything to negotiate with, have we? to questions, there. first of all, brendan, the fed outbidding is what has been agreed between us and the european commission. this is a discussion, negotiation about what w

earlier this week, the bbc showed police offices in hartlepool empty and officers struggling to policence 2010. police in london say new tactics designed to stop moped crime, including knocking offenders off their bikes, have led to a sharp fall in the number of moped robberies. scotland yard say the number of offences has dropped by over a third since specialist teams were set up to tackle the problem. you may find some footage in tom symonds‘ report disturbing. as a crime, it can be lightning fast or deeply intimidating. for the met, the scooter gangs have become a big problem. the response is a new specialist team with high—powered, slimline motorbikes. this stinger system punctures the tyres of scooter criminals then retracts to allow police cars to pass. but it's also about this. yes, that's a police car driving into a scooter rider, deliberately. they are trained to do it at as low a speed as possible. it is risky. it's a high impact tactic, and therefore our riders and our drivers will be considering the risk to the rider they're pursuing, the risk to the public and the risk to

but even among the best performers, like in hartlepool, meeting 30 of its 36 targets in the year, andhey have spoken today about the challenges they have faced and the difficulty in keeping waiting times down. nick triggle, health correspondent, with some of the detail there. we will be talking to the head of the royal college of nursing and asking for her reaction at around nursing and asking for her reaction ataround 5:30pm. nursing and asking for her reaction at around 5:30pm. and if you would like to find out how your local services are performing there is a good page on the bbc website. the bbc‘s nhs tracker at bbc.co.uk/tracker. you can put in your postcode and see how your local hospital trust is performing in each category. the prime minister has chaired her first cabinet meeting since the ministerial resignations last week prompted by the publication of her brexit plans. and tomorrow she will travel to brussels for talks on latest stage of the brexit negotiations. those talks withjean—claude juncker. at westminster, those conservative mps who oppose theresa may's plans have b

some hospitals did meet most of their targets over the whole year like north tees and hartlepool.nics of there are surges in patient referrals. so is hitting the target achievable? at senior levels of the nhs in england there is now a review under way to see if the targets might be rewritten to reflect the different ways patients are treated. ministers have said they will look seriously at any proposals that nhs leaders come up with. the department of health covering england said more patients were being treated and there was a long—term funding plan. the scottish and welsh governments have launched plans to speed up progress. nhs leaders in northern ireland conceded waiting times were unacceptable. carol's mother is still waiting, after eight months, meaning more pain and frustration that the system is letting her down. julia gillard made history when she became australia's first female prime minister in 2010. but her three years in office were overshadowed by misogyny from her opponents and dysfunction within her party. as part of the bbc series 100 women, she's been speaking to