police say they would have questioned a doctor, kenneth milner, for rape and child cruelty if he'd still been alive. also tonight... donald trump talks trade with the eu but is he resetting relations with russia? after the deadliest ever wildfires recorded in greece, survivors tell of their terrible ordeal. when i was in the house, the fire was going over, i thought, i'm not going to make it. this is the end. in pakistan, former cricket star imran khan's party looks to be in the lead as votes are counted in the country's general election. he is doing it in the alps, year... and britain's geraint thomas moves a step forward to winning his maiden tour de france. we will have sportsday on the bbc news channel, with all the news and features from the bbc sports channel. good evening. more than 60 vulnerable children who were at a hospital for mental illness in derbyshire were physically or sexually abused after being sedated with an experimental drug, according to a major police investigation. the offences are said to have taken place between the 1940s and 1970s at aston hall hospital. inves

police say the abuse took place at aston hall in the 1950s, 1960s, and ‘70s and that kenneth milner — doctor in charge — would have been questioned under caution if he were still alive today. a total of 77 crimes have been recorded, which include physical and sexual abuse. it was important for the police to investigate despite knowing from the outset that doctor milner had died several years prior. i was injected with this drug which i now know was sodium amytal — i didn't know what it was then. it was a blacked—out room with shutters and they were closed and it was dark. we'll bring you the latest on the shocking findings from derbyshire police. also this lunchtime... fears the death toll in the greek wildfire tragedy may rise to more than a hundred — it could be the deadliest disaster of its kind in post—war europe. here, the heatwave goes on — with fresh concern for the frail and the elderly and the vulnerable. mps say the system for excluding children from schools in england is like the wild west. and a woman who says she's trapped in an unhappy marriage loses her supreme court ap

and at the centre of those allegations, dr kenneth milner, the man in charge from 1947 until his death1975. my first day there, i was put straight into a cell and all my clothes taken off me. the door opens, dr milner walks in with a kidney dish with a syringe in it. i don't know what's happening. david says he was just 12 at the time, when he was plied with the so—called truth serum. he injected me and lay down on the floor — i was on a mattress on the floor, and he put a mask on my face and started to drop fluid on it, which i now know was ether, which is... it's a strong... i don't know, it just knocks you out. well, this is aston hall now. the hospital no longer exists. the building has been converted into flats. there were more redbricked buildings that surrounded the mansion. they have been knocked down. it is in those buildings where much of the alleged abuse took place. today, a three—year police investigation involving testimony from more than 100 witnesses concluded that if dr milner was alive, he would be questioned about potential offences, including rape and child cruelty.

police say they would have questioned a, kenneth milner, for rate and child cruelty if he were still alive. also tonight to call in donald trump struck a deal with the eu to prevent a trade war, announcing a new close friendship between america and brussels. we agreed to day, first of all, to work together towards zero tariffs, zero nontariff barriers, and zero subsidies on non— auto industrial goods, thank you. at least 80 people have died and dozens are still missing following the wildfires in the athens, which have been called the deadliest on record in greece. and could we be one step closer to discovering life on mars? scientist two in italy believe they have found an underground lake i2 two in italy believe they have found an underground lake 12 miles wide on the red planet. —— scientists. and at half past eleven, we'll be taking an in—depth look at the papers with our reviewers katy balls from the spectator and the guardian columnist dawn foster. stay with us for that. more than 60 children at a hospital in derbyshire were sexually abused while sedated, according to a major po

we know dr kenneth milner died in 1975.ere were these allegations against him? well, as we heard earlier, it appears that the first allegations we re appears that the first allegations were only made public in 2011 and only first taken to the police. 0thers followed. so it seems that dr milner probably didn't know that these allegations had been made about him. at the time, it didn't seem to the victims involved, to the children, that there was a route to make these allegations, to make these complaints and disclose what happened. but what we know now is according to the police, were he still alive now, there is enough evidence for him to be interviewed under caution about a series of offences — rape, indecent assault and child cruelty. but he will never face justice. thank you. british and irish government ministers have met for their first conference in irish government ministers have met for theirfirst conference in more than a decade. the last meeting was before the dup and sinn fein agreed they would share power at sto

doctor kenneth milner ran the hospital from 19117 until the mid—19705.g children with truth serum, a now discredited drug, before sexually abusing them. derbyshire police say they recorded 115 witness statements, 65 people claimed they were abused at aston hall over three decades. for them, today's report is significant. this is a massive day. after 46 years, no, 48 years of battling to be believed, it's a life—changing experience. but they can't replace your childhood, they can't take away the years of pain, flashback, questions, unanswered questions, lying there at night saying why haven't i met somebody else this has happened to? it is important that i state that the safeguarding agencies who have contributed to the review acknowledge the pain and great distress suffered over many years by those who have now bravely come forward to report that they were abused at aston hall between the 1950s and the 1970s. and by those who may, for whatever reason, be unable to do so. doctor milner died in 1975. in their report, derbyshire police say that if he were a

police say the crimes were committed at aston hall hospital in the 1950s, 60s and 70s — and that kenneth milnerder caution were he alive today. the inquiry spoke to more than a hundred witnesses — many of whom said they were stripped and injected with a so—called truth serum, putting them into a zombie like state, unable to move. sophie long reports. aston hall psychiatric hospital in derbyshire. some patients described it as pure hell. some who are patients there is children claim they were drugged into a zombielike state before being stripped and abused. i arrived at aston hall thinking i was going to get an escape route from the remand hall. i went from hell to armageddon or armageddon to hell, i'm not sure. doctor kenneth millner ran the hospital from 19117 until the mid—1970s. he is accused of injecting sir —— children with truths, and now discredited drug, before sexually abusing them. derbyshire police say they recorded 115 witness statements. 65 people claim they were abused at aston hall over three decades. for them, today's report is significant. this isa today's report is significant

police say they would have questioned a, kenneth milner, for rate and child cruelty if he were stillouncing a new close friendship between america and brussels.

the late dr kenneth milner would have been interviewed over rape and child cruelty claims between theital as a place of "pure hell". i was injected with sodium amateur i did not know what was then. it lets you out. it was about the room with shutters and they close it out. it was dark. the dr would come in and then he would... basically immediately you never ever seen him, a mask with disco slam on your face. you would never see it. i always wondered what it look like for yea rs. wondered what it look like for years. and is evidently you would feel this fluid on your face neutral unconscious. —— and you go unconscious. —— and you go unconscious. and... yeah, it was quite bad. this is outside source live from the bbc newsroom. our lead story is votes are being counted in pakistan's general election, preliminary results show the the pti party led by imran khan is in the lead. european commission president jean—claudejunkcer is holding talks with donald trump today to try and avert one of the world's biggest trading relationships from turning into a trade war. speaking before the talks,

and at the centre of those allegations, dr kenneth milner, the man in charge from 19117 until his death75. my first day there, i was put straight into a cell and all my clothes taken off me. the door opens, dr milner walks in with a kidney dish with a syringe in it. i don't know what's happening. david says he was just 12 at the time, when he was plied with the so—called truth serum. he injected me and lay down on the floor — i was on a mattress on the floor, and he put a mask on my face and started to drop fluid on it, which i now know was ether, which is... it's a strong... i don't know, it just knocks you out. well, this is aston hall now. the hospital no longer exists. the building has been converted into flats. there were more redbricked buildings that surrounded the mansion. they have been knocked down. it is in those buildings where much of the alleged abuse took place. today, a three—year police investigation involving testimony from more than 100 witnesses concluded that if dr milner was alive, he would be questioned about potential offences, including rape and child cruelty. i

they had been abused by psychiatrist doctor kenneth milner. he had stripped them, given them a truth drug and then physically and sexually abused them. what we now no today is that those claims were true. they have recorded 77 crimes. most of those sexual in nature and identified 65 victims who were 12 or 13 or even 1a at the time. now, as we speak today, they are aged between 49 and 79. it is quite clear, the police say in their report, but if doctor milner we re their report, but if doctor milner were alive, there would be sufficient evidence to interview him under caution today. thank you. five men have been charged in connection with a suspected acid attack on a three—year—old boy in a shop in worcester. the men — aged between 22 and 41 — are appearing in court today, charged with conspiracy to commit grievous bodily harm. the toddler was discharged from hospital on sunday, a day after suffering serious burns to his face and an arm. too many children in england are being excluded from school according to mps. a report by the education sele

dr kenneth milner who was medical director at aston hall hospital, he died in 1975.w there are sensitivities involved because some of what happened to you is truly awful, give usa happened to you is truly awful, give us a sense of what happened. happened to you is truly awful, give us a sense of what happenedlj happened to you is truly awful, give us a sense of what happened. i was talking about it being a ——i was told it was a normal hospital. 12 yea rs told it was a normal hospital. 12 years old. i believe i was lied to get me there, it is a better place, it is going to be okayed tom at that kind of thing. it was basically a children's prison and a high security prison, i would say, because you couldn't open the door and walk out, every door was locked. internally, every kind of abuse you can think of. what the doctor did, i don't really want to repeat what he did because children are watching tv, that is why i put it in the book as clear as i can. it was horrendous and now 70 people have come together and now 70 people have come together and thanks be to god, i ha