michael buchanan reports. she was a lovely girl. she was bubbly, bouncy. girl that would hug anybody. always smiling. i miss her. we all miss her. melissa mathieson could be challenging. she had asperger‘s and adhd. but herfamily wanted her to remain at home and objected to social services moving her to a care home in bristol. she was vulnerable, they argued. in october 2014, their daughter, their sister, was killed by a fellow resident at the care home. a sexually motivated murder. it's shocking. the amount of mistakes that were made. they all add up to a shocking event. and my daughter's taken the brunt of it all. they were both let down. this is melissa's killer, jason conroy. he, too, had asperger‘s, which contributed to his violent behaviour. when he wasjust 11 he'd been identified as having a fixation with killing a woman in order to have sex with her. but the bristol care home where both he and melissa were living failed to properly assess conroy's risk. when he moved to alexandra house in 2014, they were told he had attempted to kill four separate

michael buchanan, bbc news, lanarkshire. this second edition of the papers is coming up shortly.fasttime tomorrow. by that stage, the concern will be on the shores, but most in the western shore, moving up, because we have the onshore wind making the storm surge worse. and in the british isles, not the same, but a wet and windy start. here, some of the gusts, in the shower activities, driving tricky, 50—60 miles per hour. asimilar driving tricky, 50—60 miles per hour. a similar combination quite widely across the british isles. less in the way of wind elsewhere. i would not underplay it in the northern, central, and western parts through the day. it will be consistent. it is largely confined to the far north—east of scotland. strong winds. i will show you that range of temperatures. too many showers, they will be sharp with thunder and hail. 10— showers, they will be sharp with thunderand hail. 10— 11. it showers, they will be sharp with thunder and hail. 10— 11. it does not continue on. thankfully not. tuesday, a ridge of high pressure settling things down briefly. i have to say

michael buchanan, thank you.eded if the brexit negotiations are to move onto the next stage any time soon. speaking at a summit of eu leaders in estonia, he said he didn‘t think there‘d been enough progress to allow talks on trade to begin before the end of october. but theresa may says she‘s pleased with what‘s been achieved so far. 0ur europe correspondent kevin connelly reports from the estonian capital, tallinn. at a military base in estonia, the prime minister on a mission. theresa may‘s signal, that britain will remain an important player in european defence and security far beyond brexit. the problem, well, getting beyond brexit isn‘t easy. at the very least, there‘s a difference of emphasis about how the first rounds of talks are going. i‘m pleased that the negotiations have been making progress and i look forward to developing that deep and special partnership with the eu, because i think it‘s not only in the interests of the uk, it‘s in the interests of the eu as well. the eccentric staging invited the

michael buchanan, bbc news, lanarkshire. dollar since the brexit vote, after a senior bank of england official fuelled speculation that interest rates could rise this year. gertyan vleeger said the "moment is approaching" when rates might need to go up. he pointed to falling unemployment, as well as signs that households are spending more. sterling rose more than 1% against the dollar, hitting $1.36. the government is considering whether tougher action is needed to stop people posting comments on social media about criminal trials in england and wales. people who comment online about court cases can affect the defendant's right to a fair hearing, and it's meant some trials have collapsed. time for a look at the weather. here is lucy martin. continuing with the cool and showery theme through the next few days. rain this morning, but as is the case with many of the showers, not everybody will see them. we have seen good spells of sunshine this money, this photo sent in by a weather watcher in suffolk. a fair amount of dry weat

michael buchanan reports. closed in 1981. there is ellen, who was one. closed in 1981.ve. closed in 1981. and john, who was nine. closed in 1981. and until today, there was little record that they'd ever lived. but these 400 children are believed to be buried in an unmarked mass grave in lanark. to be buried in an unmarked among the dead is francis mccaul. to be buried in an unmarked he died in 1961, aged 13, from a brain haemorrhage. our research confirmed his brother eddie's worst fears. i always believed he was in there in the mass grave. everything seemed to point back to that. it's ridiculous. point back to that. they didn't even have a headstone for the bairns. the names were uncovered by the file 0n 4 programme and the sunday post newspaper. we found death certificates for these people, but no burial records. in 2004, the nuns acknowledged some children in their care were buried in this unmarked plot at st mary's cemetery, but couldn't provide many details. plot at st mary's cemetery, but therefore, it is believed that the 400 children are buried here. when this

and michael buchanan is here.g stories but there we re some depressing stories but there were high hopes for universal credit. there still are, certainly in government circles. they continue to say that this is the right reform at the right time. across the political spectrum there is broad agreement that simplifying the benefit system, which is what universal credit does, is the right thing to do. the problem is that some of the difficulties that have emerged as it has been rolled out are becoming more apparent because more people are on it, and also because the roll—out is set to accelerate. for people who have worked, and people in work do go on to universal credit as well, because tax credits are part of it, they seem tax credits are part of it, they seem to be able to cope because of the income coming in during the six weeks it takes typically to get the first payment. the government are saying they have evidence that people on universal credit are more likely to go into work and to stay in work longer. the p

our social affairs correspondent michael buchanan has the story. she was a lovely girl.d adhd. but herfamily wanted her to remain at home and objected to social services moving her to a care home in bristol. she was vulnerable, they argued. in october 2014, their daughter, their sister, was killed by a fellow resident at the care home. a sexually motivated murder. it‘s shocking. the amount of mistakes that were made. they all add up to a shocking event. and my daughter‘s taken the brunt of it all. they were both let down. this is melissa‘s killer, jason conroy. he, too, had asperger‘s, which contributed to his violent behaviour. when he wasjust 11 he‘d been identified as having a fixation with killing a woman in order to have sex with her. but the bristol care home where both he and melissa were living failed to properly assess conroy‘s risk. when he moved to alexandra house in 2014, they were told he had attempted to kill four separate women, including his own mother. a report they were given said, he should be highly supervised at all times with particular attention be

michael buchanan reports. there is ellen, who was one. helen, who was five. and john, who was nine.e record that they had ever lived. but these 400 children are believed to be buried in an unmarked mass grave in la nark. among the dead is francis mccaul. he died in 1961, aged 13, from a brain haemorrhage. our research confirmed his brother eddie's worst fears. i always believed he was in there, in the mass grave. everything seemed to point back to that. what they did was... they didn't even have a headstone for the bairns. the names were uncovered by the file 0n a programme and the sunday post newspaper. we found death certificates for these people, but no burial records. in 2004, the nuns acknowledged that some children in their care were buried in this unmarked plot at st mary's cemetery, but couldn't provide many details. therefore, it is believed that the 400 children are buried here. when this grave was first discovered, it was a total mess. all the rubbish from the rest of the cemetery had simply been dumped here. that infuriated campaigners. but so did something else. because

in ‘dire‘ circumstances, waiting weeks for their benefits. 0ur social affairs correspondent michael buchanan yarmouth, one of the pilot areas for the new scheme. there are still some tourists in great yarmouth but as the summer season closes, the cracks in the town's charm become more obvious. parts of the seaside resort are among the most deprived areas in england, the perfect place, therefore, to test the biggest welfare change in decades. the localjob centre has been delivering universal credit for almost 18 months. kelly shipsey, an unemployed carer, applied for the benefit two weeks ago. herfirst payment is due in a months time. as i speak to you, how much money do you have? nothing. 4p. and i'm using that to get a mealfrom the butchers. you put in a donation, a couple of pence, and they give you a meal at the local butchers on the high street. and once that's gone, that's you. unless my landlady will cook for me when she's in. universal credit is hard going for many, with applicants usually waiting six weeks for any money. any benefits they already get are stopped once a claim is launc

boys michael buchanan, bbc news, berkshire. 29 minutes past five, time for a look at the weather withions gradually spreading further east behind this weather front which i have to say has been a nuisance for the northern isles for a part of the day, and we are losing sunshine out west. this rain is not a million miles away, and the process of pushing the weather front eastwards continues apace during because of the night, which given all the cloud and breeze from the south will not be a cold one. there will be a lot of surface water and spray in the morning. it takes a while for this to move to the eastern side of the british isles. many parts in the west will be swapping the rainfall sunny spells and showers, although the process does not complete until late in the day. and then we are off and running into saturday, which starts pretty well, and then we bring in more cloud and rain into western parts to finish the afternoon. that is the prelude to a very wet and windy sunday. this is bbc news at five — the headlines. ryanair is breaking the law in its handling of flight cancellation

our social affairs corresponded michael buchanan reports., small and well kept, in the far corner, a mass grave. an investigation has found at least 400 children are believed to be buried here, most died of natural causes like tv and pneumonia in a nearby ca re like tv and pneumonia in a nearby care home. francis mccaul was staying at the home when he died in 1961, aged 13. we're told his brother eddie was told his brother was one of the 400 children in the grave. i was thought there were at least 120. terrible. the care home closed in 1981 it had been opened for 117 years. in 2004, the nuns who ran it acknowledged some of the children had been buried at st mary is that the records were not good enough to say how many. these death records with acute revealing what happened. once we found out who had died here, we could start asking where they had all been buried. the more we asked that question, the more we asked that question, the more we asked that question, the more we were astonished to be told there was virtually no burial records for a

our social affairs correspondent, michael buchanan, reports.ever lived. but these 400 children are believed to be buried in an unmarked mass grave. among the dead is francis maccoll. he died in 1961, aged 13, from a brain who breach. his brother eddie had spent yea rs breach. his brother eddie had spent years trying to find out what had happened to him. i thought it was at least 120, from what i have been hearing. murder. terrible. the names we re hearing. murder. terrible. the names were recovered by the file on four programme on the sunday post newspaper, who got death certificates. we could not find any burial records for them. the children are believed to lie here at saint mary's cemetery in lanark. in 2004, the nuns that ran it acknowledged that some children who had died here had been buried at st mary's, but say the records were too poor to say how many. when this grave was first discovered, it was a total mess. all the rubbish from the rest of the cemetery had simply been dumped here. that infuriated campaigners, but then so did somethi

specialised in caring for people with asperger‘s syndrome. 0ur social affairs correspondent michael buchanans may find upsetting. she was a lovely girl. she was bubbly, bouncy. she was the type of girl that would have anybody. always smiling. i miss her. we all miss her. melissa mathieson could be challenging, she had asperger‘s and adhd but her family challenging, she had asperger‘s and adhd but herfamily did not want moved 100 miles away from her home in berkshire to a care home in bristol. they argued she was vulnerable and they would not be able to support her. in october 2014 jason conroy, a fellow resident at the care home, strangled melissa. he decided to kill her in order to have sex with her. they were both let down, it is shocking. the amount of m ista kes down, it is shocking. the amount of mistakes that were made. they all add up to a shocking event. and my daughter has taken the brunt of it all. it's heartbreaking. melissa was killed at this care home in bristol, alexandra house specialises in looking after people with asperger‘s but today's serious case review finds they failed

our social affairs correspondent, michael buchanan, reports.00 children are believed to be buried here, most dies of natural courses like tb and pneumonia at a nearby care home run by catholic nuns. francis stayed at the home in 1961. his brother eddie and francis were one of the 400 children in the grave —— said francis was one of the 400 in the grave. at least 120, you know. the ca re grave. at least 120, you know. the care home closed in 1981 and had been open for 117 years. in 2004, the nuns that run it acknowledged some children who died here had been buried at st mary's but say the records were too poor to say how many. the death records were the key to revealing what happened. once we found out who had died, we could start asking where had they all been buried. the more we asked that question, the more we were astonished to be told there were virtually no burial records for the names on that list. the ongoing scottish child abuse inquiry was the most appropriate forum to investigate the care home. sir mo farah has won the great north run

in "dire" circumstances, waiting weeks for their benefits. 0ur social affairs correspondent michael buchananof the pilot areas for the new scheme. there are still some tourists in great yarmouth but as the summer season closes, the cracks in the town‘s charm become more obvious. part of the seaside resort are among the most deprived areas in england. the perfect place therefore to test the biggest welfare change in decades. the localjob centre has been delivering universal credit for almost 18 months. this woman, an unemployed carer, applied two weeks ago. progress payment is due in a month. how much money do you have? nothing. they give you a meal at the local butchers in the high street for a small donation. it brings together six benefits into one monthly payment. claimants usually have to wait six weeks for the first payment. any benefits they already get stopped once claim is lodged. i‘ve been in debt with the rent forever. since it started, yes. this woman wrapped up hundreds of pounds of debt, rent arrears and utility bills, during the six weeks she was waiting for money. i hate being

lanarkshire, which was run by catholic nuns until it closed in 1981. 0ur social affairs correspondent, michael buchananmary ‘s roman catholic cemetery. small and well—kept. this is st mary ‘s roman catholic cemetery. smalland well—kept. but in the far corner, a mass grave. an investigation by the sunday post newspaper has found that leased 400 children are believed to be buried here. most died of natural causes like tuberculosis and ammonia. francis mccaw was staying at the home when in 1961. we are told that he is one of the children in the graves. 100 and 20, 100 and 50. at least 120. the care home closed in 1981. it had been open for 117 yea rs. 1981. it had been open for 117 years. in 2004, the nuns who ran it acknowledged that some children who had the idea had been buried at st mary ‘s but the records were too poor to say how many titbit that records are key to find out what happened. want to find out who died here, we can start asking where they have been buried. the more we ask this question, the more we are astonished to be told that there are virtually no burial records for any of the names o

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