judith moritz reports. nursing babies as she could see them progress and support their families. progressupport their families. infants and trying to kill another six. six. yesterday police arrived at the nurse's home. nurse's home. away items from a car for further examination. examination. the alleged murders and attempted murders. murders. chester hospital between march 2015 and july 2016. and july 2016. of baby deaths and near death emergencies of the neonatal unit. emergencies of the neonatal unit. highest number of neonatal deaths out of 43 trusts of a similar size. out of 43 trusts of a similar size. baby is born later than 32 weeks pregnancy. pregnancy. are confident that the unit is safe to continue. to continue. an staff and patients at the hospital. hospital. involved are being supported and kept informed. kept informed. they hope it will give them the answers they need. answers they need. judith moritz, bbc news, chester. on the roll—out of universal credit. about inaccuracies in her comments to the commons. 0ur social affairs correspondent michael buchanan is with me. so the

judith moritz, bbc news, chester.otball coach who've been trapped in flooded caves for 11 days. they're being given food, and the authorities are trying to put in phone lines so that the boys can speak to theirfamilies. but they say no attempt to rescue them will be made until it can be done safely, and that could take months. our south—east asia correspondent, jonathan head, reports from the scene in chiang rai province. no longer alone. the trapped boys now have an army doctor treating them. they even manage a smile. they're being given foil blankets to keep them warm. they are painfully thin. "the food is coming", promises one of the divers. up on the surface, they've been rehearsing for the scenario everyone here is hoping for, getting the boys out and off to hospital. but it won't happen soon. translation: we need to be 100% confident in order to get the boys out, and they don't have to come out at the same time. we are assessing the situation, and if there is a risk, we will not move them out. the options confro

judith moritz, bbc news, lancashire.ian paisley has been suspended from the house of commons for 30 days. the move follows a parliamentary investigation that found him guilty of serious misconduct for not declaring two luxury family holidays to sri lanka, paid for by the country's government. it's the longest suspension for an mp since at least the 1940s. this report from our northern ireland correspondent chris page contains some flash photography. ian paisleer has been part of a formidable political dynasty. he inherited his seat from his late father and namesake, but now he's being suspended for longer than any mp for at least 70 years. in 2013, mr paisley had two family holidays in sri lanka, staying in luxury resorts like this. the mp did not declare the hospitality to the commons authorities. there was a civil war in sri lanka for more than two decades. tens of thousands of civilians were killed. mr paisley wrote to david cameron arguing britain shouldn't support a un resolution about alleged human rights abuses. t

our correspondent judith moritz reports.babies as she could see them progress and support their families. now she is suspected of murdering eight infants and trying to kill another six. today, police searches have continued at the nurse's home. forensic officers searching the house and taking items away for examination. detectives are still questioning the 28—year—old about the alleged murders and attempted murders. police say that their investigation is focusing on what happened to 32 babies at the countess of chester hospital between march 2015 and july 2016. the babies were all on the neonatal unit, which cares for poorly and premature infants. managers here called in the police because they could not explain the unusual number of fatalities and babies who came close to death on the unit. now, the murder investigation has widened, beyond this hospital. during her training, lucy letby went on placement to liverpool women's hospital. today, the hospital confirmed that it is helping the police. they are reviewing what happen

judith moritz reports.y once said she enjoyed nursing babies, as she could see them progress and support their families. now she is suspected of murdering eight infants and trying to kill another six. today, police searches have continued at the nurse's home. forensic officers searching the house and taking items away for examination. detectives are still questioning the 28—year—old about the alleged murders and attempted murders. police say that their investigation is focusing on what happened to 32 babies at the countess of chester hospital between march 2015 and july 2016. the babies were all on the neonatal unit, which cares for poorly and premature infants. managers here called in the police because they could not explain the unusual number of fatalities and babies who came close to death on the unit. now, the murder investigation has widened, beyond this hospital. during her training, lucy letby went on placement to liverpool women's hospital. today, the hospital confirmed that it is helping the polic

judith moritz reports.d in the police, because they could not explain the unusual number of baby deaths and near death emergencies on the neonatal unit. now, the police investigation has been extended, focusing on what happened to 32 babies between early 2015 and the middle of the following year. this morning, a woman who is described as a health care professional, was arrested on suspicion of murdering eight babies and trying to kill another six. forensic searches began at a house in chester, which police have confirmed is related to their enquiry. a car was also searched and items taken away for examination. neighbours on the same street woke up to the scene. i got up to go to work about eight and they were all... the police were all there and i did not see many people, but they were there. and i came back about half 11 and there was more activity going on. i didn't know until we drove down this morning and saw the police cars. saw the police cordon and an unusual number of police cars, the forensic vans,

the following night, judith moritz reported on the case for the news at ten.police searches have continued at the home of the nurse. forensic officers searching the house and taking items away for examination. detectives are still questioning the 28—year—old about the alleged murders and attempted murders. elsewhere in that item, the nurse was named and her photograph shown, as it was in the programme's headlines. that disappointed one doctor, who wrote: bob anderson said he was staggered at the decision asking, bob anderson said he was staggered at the decision asking: well, we put those points to bbc news and they told us. thank you for all your comments this week if you want to share your opinions on bbc news and current affairs, or even appear on the programme, you can call us. ore—mail. you can find us on twitter: do have a look at the website. the address for that is: that's all from us. we'll be back to hear your thoughts about bbc news coverage again next week. goodbye. well, for many of us it will be another hot day with temperatures exceeding 30 degr

the following night, judith moritz reported on the case for the news at ten.ce searches have continued at the home of the nurse. forensic officers searching the house and taking items away for examination. detectives are still questioning the 28—year—old about the alleged murders and attempted murders. elsewhere in that item, the nurse was named, and her photograph shown. as it was in the headlines for the programme. that disappointed one doctor, who wrote... this nurse has not been charged with any offence and is still under investigation. i feel it is completely inappropriate to release photographs of her and her name when she is currently facing no charge. should she not be charged, what future does she have in her career? bob anderson said he was staggered at the decision asking, what with the bbc do if it turns out she is innocent? this is crass stupidity, as bad as the news item about sir cliff richard, where it transpired that he was innocent. i would have thought they had learned a lesson but, no. well, we put those points to bbc news and they told us.

judith moritz reports.e because they could not explain the unusual number of baby deaths and death emergencies on the neonatal unit. now the police investigation has been extended, focusing on what happened to 32 babies between early 2015 and the middle of the following year. this morning, a woman who was described asa morning, a woman who was described as a healthcare professional was arrested on suspicion of murdering eight babies and trying to kill another six. forensics searches began at a house in chester which police have confirmed is related to their enquiry. a car was also searched and items taken away for examination. neighbours on the same street woke up to the scene. got to go to at about eight and the police we re go to at about eight and the police were all out and i didn't see many people that were there. came back about 11:30 and it was a lot more activity going on. we did not know until we drove that this morning, and saw all the police cars. saw the police cordon, more than the usual number

judith moritz reports.nley metcalf was visiting relatives in the village of sproatley at the time. stanley loved football, here showing his support for his local team, hull city. he was starting the summer holidays by visiting relatives in the small rural village of sproatley when a pellet gun went off. stanley was rushed to hospital but died of his injuries. humberside police say it is not clear how the 6—year—old came to be shot. we are still investigating the circumstances of what exactly happened. the initial indications are that this was a tragic accident involving a pellet gun. we have not made any arrests in connection with this incident but we are speaking to a number of family members to assist us with our enquiries. today the family home was cordoned off with police working inside and out. it is understood stanley was with elderly relatives at the time of the shooting. humberside police say that although not all such weapons require a license, they are working to establish whether the pellet gun i

judith moritz reports. see them progress and support their families. now she is suspected of murdering eight infants and trying to kill another six. today, police searches have continued at the nurse's home. forensic officers searching the house and taking items away for examination. detectives are still questioning the 28—year—old about the alleged murders and attempted murders. police say that their investigation is focusing on what happened to 32 babies at the countess of chester hospital between march 2015 and july 2016. the babies were all on the neonatal unit, which cares for poorly and premature infants. managers here called in the police because they could not explain the unusual number of fatalities and babies who came close to death on the unit. now, the murder investigation has widened, beyond this hospital. during her training, lucy letby went on placement to liverpool women's hospital. today, the hospital confirmed that it is helping the police. they are reviewing what happened to babies on its

judith moritz, bbc news, chester. that the six—year—old schoolgirl alesha macphail was murdered. the case has become a murder inquiry, following a post—mortem examination although detectives have yet to say how she died. alesha's body was found by a member of the public in woodland on the site of a former hotel on monday. she had been staying at her grandmother's house but was reported missing early in the morning. police are are urging people on the island to be vigilant about the safety of their children. our correspondent james shaw sent us this report. ales ha alesha macphail‘s body was found by a member of the public in woodland. at first police described her death as unexplained but after a postmortem examination they said the nature of their enquiry had changed. we are treating her death as a murder investigation. this has progressed over the last couple of daysin progressed over the last couple of days in relation to investigations that have been carried out here on bute. herfamily that have been carried out h

judith moritz reports.nley loved football, here showing his support for his local team, hull city. he was starting the summer holidays by visiting relatives in the small rural village of sproatley when a pellet gun went off. stanley was rushed to hospital but died of his injuries. humberside police say it is not clear how the 6—year—old came to be shot. we are still investigating the circumstances of what exactly happened. the initial indications are that this was a tragic accident involving a pellet gun. we have not made any arrests in connection with this incident but we are speaking to a number of family members to assist us with our enquiries. today the family home was cordoned off with police working inside and out. it is understood stanley was with elderly relatives at the time of the shooting. humberside police say that although not all such weapons require a license, they are working to establish whether the pellet gun involved needed one, and if so, whether its owner was registered. stanley's famil

judith moritz in manchester, thank you.e has claimed victory in the country's general election — and accused the electoral commission there of unacceptable delays in announcing the results of the poll. a senior figure in the movement of democratic change accused the zanu—pf party — which has been in power for nearly 40 years — of interference with the people's will. 0ur africa editor fergal keane reports. this was a day in which conflicting hopes would finally collide. a day that began with the first results being posted outside polling stations. and a day of checking and listening. with this assurance to those who remembered rigged elections of the past. we are absolutely confident there was no cheating, we are absolutely confident there was no rigging and we would like to assure the zimbabwean people that we will not steal their choice of leader. we will not subvert their will. the opposition has alleged vote rigging but still claims victory. supporters acting as if they'd already won. it did feel premature. the results s

judith moritz reports.at the countess of chester hospital called in the police because they couldn't explain the unusual number of baby deaths and near death emergencies on the neonatal unit. detectives initially focused on what had happened to 21 babies. now the investigation has widened to examine the cases of 32 babies — of whom 17 died. this morning, a woman who is described as a health care professional, was arrested on suspicion of murder. this morning, forensic searches began at a house in chester, which police have confirmed is related to the murder enquiry. a car was also being searched and items taken away for examination. neighbours on the same street woke up to the scene. i got up to go to work about 8am and the police were all there and i didn't see many people there. and i came back about 11:30 and there was a lot more activity going on. didn't know until we drove down this morning and saw all the police cars. saw the police cordon and a more than usual number of police cars, the forensic vans

judith moritz in manchester, thank you.eracy skills, according to new research. the education secretary damian hinds says it's a "persistent scandal" and that children left behind early on rarely catch up as adults. he's called on parents to read and learn new words with their children. here's our education editor bra nwen jeffreys. in one of london's poorest boroughs, a council—backed summer learning scheme. language skills are an issue here, so the school is building a love of words. some of my favourite words are "like" and "that" and "and". lovable, valuable and empathy. when you read or write you get good gcses and then you get a good job. the school runs classes for parents. they welcome extra help. if children learn what language is, and the sort of foundation blocks of it before they go to school, it gives them a head start. reading to your child is one of the most important things that you can do with them. some parents will really welcome extra tips and advice. language skills are a basic building block of learnin

judith moritz with that report.e trying to work out how to free 12 boys and their football coach from the flooded caves where they've been trapped for more than 10 days. divers have been searching the complex cave network in northern thailand working in difficult conditions. some sections are said to be too narrow for even scuba tanks to be worn. two british divers eventually found the children yesterday stranded on a ledge nearly one kilometre, or half a mile, underground. but there's no easy way to get them out. they will either have to learn to swim out using diving equipment or stay there for weeks, maybe months, until the floodwaters recede. 0ur correspondent jonathan head is there. there is a renewed sense of mission here now. for the first time in ten days, they know where the boys are and they know they are alive. the constant flow of diverse moves in and out of the caves. they are stocking equipment and food supplies underground preparing for what could be a long and difficult rescue. tonight, they are tryi

judith moritz, bbc news, near hull.r, instead high to bridges gave way to hell storms and heavy rain in many parts of the country. it has caused problems on rail services especially in the north of england. in london... in surrey... in york... and in norfolk. the summer heatwave breaking in spectacularfashion. after weeks of baking temperatures, the met office issued an amber warning for heavy rain and thunderstorms, over fears possible flash flooding could pose a risk to life. police have been warning of the dangers of wild swimming. a 13 —year—old boy remains missing in clacton and the body of a 17—year—old boy was found in a quarry lake in warwickshire. we were called at around 6:30pm last night, after concerns were raised for a 17—year—old boy who was reported to have entered the water. formal identification has yet to take place, but next of kin have been informed. earlier today, lightning caused severe destruction across the east coast mainline, after it damaged signalling equipment in york. it is actually stiflin

judith moritz reports.hey could not explain the unusual number of baby deaths and near death emergencies on the neonatal unit. detectives initially focused on what had happened to 21 babies. now, the investigation has widened to examine the cases of 32 babies, of whom 17 died. this morning, a woman who was described as a health care professional, was arrested on suspicion of murder. this morning, forensics searches began at her house in chester, which police have confirmed is related to the murder inquiry. a car was also being searched and items taken away for examination. neighbours on the same street woke up to the scene. i got out to go to work about eight, and the police were all there and i did not see many people that were there, and came back about half 11 and it was a lot more activity going on. we did not know until we drove that this morning, and saw all the police cars. saw the police cordoned, more than the usual number of police cars, the forensic van, so obviously something very serious. at th

judith moritz reports.ers at the countess of chester hospital called the police, because they could not explain the unusual number of baby deaths and near death emergencies on the neonatal unit. detectives initially focused on what had happened to 21 babies. now, the investigation has widened to examine the cases of 32 babies, of whom 17 died. this morning, a woman who was described as a health care professional, was arrested on suspicion of murder. this morning, forensics searches began at her house in chester, which police have confirmed is related to the murder inquiry. a car was also being searched and items taken away for examination. neighbours on the same street woke up to the scene. i got out to go to work about eight, and the police were all there and i did not see many people that were there, and came back about half 11 and it was a lot more activity going on. we did not know until we drove that this morning, and saw all the police cars. saw the police cordoned, more than the usual number of polic

judith moritz reports.'t explain the unusual number of baby deaths and near death emergencies on the neonatal unit. detectives initially focused on what had happened to 21 babies. now the investigation has widened to examine the cases of 32 babies — of whom 17 died. this morning, a woman who is described as a health care professional, was arrested on suspicion of murder. this morning, forensic searches began at a house in chester, which police have confirmed is related to the murder enquiry. a car was also being searched and items taken away for examination. neighbours on the same street woke up to the scene. i got up to go to work about 8am and the police were all there and i didn't see many people there. and i came back about 11:30 and there was a lot more activity going on. didn't know until we drove down this morning and saw all the police cars. saw the police cordon and a more than usual number of police cars, the forensic vans. so obviously something very, very serious. at the hospital, the medical di

libya by a royal navy ship in 2014. 0ur correspondentjudith moritz is at the manchester arena— judith moritz haque ms enterprise was sent to libya in 2014 to help evacuate more than one hundred british national is caught up hundred british national is caught up in the fighting. the information that on board was salman abedi and his brother and later became the man responsible for the bomb attack here at the arena. they were in libya visiting their parents and salman abedi was on the radar of security services but m15 couldn't find enough extremist activity they originally expected and they closed the file a month on him a month before the evacuation. was it a missed opportunity? some of those bereaved by the bomb said it was. it has also been said that as a british national he had the right to be rescued. the decision to close the file on salman abedi by the security services were not criticised by those who reviewed of what was known of salman abedi at the time of the attack. facebook says it's identified a coordinated attempt to influence november's mid—term elections in the united states.

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the following night, judith moritz reported on the case for the news at ten. about the alleged murders and attempted murders. elsewhere in that item, the nurse was named and her photograph shown, as it was in the programme's headlines. that disappointed one doctor, who wrote: bob anderson said he was staggered at the decision, asking: well, we put those points to bbc news and they told us: thank you for all your comments this week. if you want to share your opinions on bbc news and current affairs, or even appear on the programme, you can call us on: ore—mail: you can find us on twitter: do have a look at the website. the address for that is: that's all from us. we'll be back to hear your thoughts about bbc news coverage again next week. goodbye. good morning. welcome to breakfast, with naga munchetty and roger johnson. our headlines today: at stake, a place in the world cup semi—finals for england for the first time since 1990. we are one of the youngest teams in it, but we are an improving side who want to make our own history. it's coming home! it's coming

judith moritz reports.ing babies as she could see them progress and support their families. now she is suspected of murdering eight infants and trying to kill another sex. today, —— another sex. please, detectives are still questioning the 28—year—old about the alleged murders and attempted murders. police say that their investigation is focusing on what happened at 32 babies at the countess of chester hospital between march 2015 and july 2016. the babies were all on the neonatal units, which cares for poorly in premature infants. managers called in the police because they cannot explain the unusual number of fatalities and babies who came close to death on the unit. a murder investigation has widened beyond this hospital. during her training, lucy let me went on placement to liverpool women's hospital. today, the hospital has confirmed they are helping the police. they are reviewing what happened to babies on their neonatal unit during the nurse's time there, saying there is currently no suggestion and he

judith moritz reports. progress and support their families. eight infants and trying to kill anotherce arrived at the nurse's home. for further examination. being questions about the alleged murders and attempted murders. between march 2015 and july 2016. of the neonatal unit. deaths out of 43 trusts of a similar size. born later than 32 weeks pregnancy. managers here say they are confident that the unit is safe to continue. will be having an staff and patients at the hospital. and kept informed. hope it will give them the answers they need. judith moritz, bbc news, chester. being investigated as arson, greater manchester police has said. to the fire service. which spread to nearby saddleworth moor. allegations of sexual assault in britain. already known about. claims against him. victory over colombia. sent this report. one shots to make history. for the first time ever! a sight many thought they might never see. the cause of so much agony now a source of unbridled ecstasy. footballing nemesis. we are trying to write our own history. and they have done that. the way they played, the