michael buchanan, bbc news, liverpool.ocial democrats and angela merkel‘s conservatives. the agreement looks set to end four months of political deadlock, following an inconclusive general election last september. the deal still needs to be approved by social democrat party members, many of whom fear a coalition would damage the party. tesco are facing a possible potential record equal pay claim of £4 billion. it‘s being brought by women who work in the company‘s stores who earn less than men employed in its warehouses, even though they claim the work is comparable. the supermarket says all its staff are paid fairly, whatever their gender. 0ur economics editor, kamal ahmed, reports who is worth more? warehouse workers, mostly men, loading and unloading lorries, or store staff, mostly women, loading shells and dealing with customers? this is a very different type of pay dispute. not equal pay for the same job, but equal pay for differentjobs. not equal pay for the same job, but equal pay for different jobs. that, lawyers ar

michael buchanan, bbc news, ipswich. under new plans to tackle bullying and sexual harassment at westminster. a new code of conduct is to be set up, for all those working at the palace of westminster, along with an independent complaints procedure. this report by our political correspondent alex forsyth includes some flash photography. in the bars and backrooms of westminster, claims of bullying, intimidation, sexual harassment, allegations that prompted investigations and some resignations. and reflection on how to change a culture that allowed abuse. the leader of the house, lord president of the council. today, mps from all parties unveiled their plans. it is a right, not a privilege, to be treated with dignity and respect at work, and this ambitious report is a major step towards a safer and more professional environment. part of the problem had been those working here are often employed directly by mps, with only political parties to complain to. so this report proposes a new code of behaviour for everyone working i

michael buchanan, bbc news, liverpool.series of allegations of gross misconduct, has resigned. phil gormley, who had been in the job forjust over two years, had been under investigation since last september. he's always denied any wrongdoing. he's leaving 10 months before the end of his contract and will not receive a financial pay—off. our scotland editor, sarah smith, reports. phil gormley was brought in to steady the ship at police scotland just two years ago, but he's not been at work for the last six months while allegations of bullying were being investigated, while still receiving full pay. mr gormley was cleared to go back to work by the scottish police authority back in november, but that decision was then reversed when thejustice secretary intervened. he was worried there weren't adequate safeguards in place for the serving police officers who'd made accusations against the chief constable. mr gormley said in a statement... thank you presiding officer. raising questions today about whether police scotland is fit

wednesday evenings bulletins included a report from michael buchanan about an nhs trust in liverpool according to a report seen by bbc news, patients had suffered unnecessary harm because a senior leadership team was out of its depth. the chief executive at the time, bernie cuthel, was tracked down on the news at six. we tried to get an interview with her. excuse me. bernie cuthel. bbc news. we would like to talk to you about liverpool community health. we just want to ask you a couple of questions. are you a bully, ms cuthel? and as you can see, bernie cuthel did not want to answer any questions. a later version of that report for the news at ten made it clear that bernie cuthel had not responded to two previous requests for an interview. but some viewers of the news at six were clearly u nha ppy at what they had seen, with michelle smith explaining why in this video she recorded for us. i was absolutely appalled to see that the reporter who wanted a comment from her was chasing her down a dark street, as she was walking alone, shouting at her and running after her, to get a quote,

wednesday evenings bulletins included a report from michael buchanan about an nhs trust in liverpoolary harm because a senior leadership team was out of its depth. the chief executive at the time, bernie cuthel, was tracked down on the news at six. we tried to get an interview with her. excuse me? bernie cuthel. yeah. bbc news. health. we just want to ask you a couple of questions. are you a bully, ms cuthel? are you a bully? and, as you can see, bernie cuthel did not want to answer any questions. a later version of that report for the news at ten made it clear

michael buchanan, bbc news, liverpool. this is bbc news.stic in our lives and recycle what we do use? one of the biggest culprits is plastic bottles. here in the uk only around half of all bottles are recycled. but in norway almost all — 97% — are collected for recycling. it's led to a big reduction in plastic litter, and could be adopted here. our environment analyst roger harrabin has been to norway to see how they do it. there is a 10p deposit on this norwegian bottle. it encourages me to recycle. most countries, this empty bottle would go into the bin or worse, onto the street. not here in norway. i have come back into this shop and this machine is going to reward me for returning my bottle. the deposit is paid back with a coupon. for some the deposit scheme is a useful source of cash. this man collected a bagful from an office. he made £5 in ten minutes. people seem to like the scheme. it is very easy. you just take it with you when you go shopping and you get your money back. i think i take it back, like every month or so. it's not ha

michael buchanan reports. he also had down syndrome and learning disabilities, and that, say his family, is why this man is dead. i think richard was treated differently because he had a learning disability. i think, as his sister and someone who doesn't have a learning disability, ifi doesn't have a learning disability, if i died suddenly at the age of 33, i think the reaction would be different. today a coroner found multiple failures in richard ‘s treatment. when his home in lowestoft changed from being residential care to support of living in 2010, his care deteriorated. gone was the healthy diet, who was allowed to eat what he liked and monitoring of his bowel movements was reducedlj liked and monitoring of his bowel movements was reduced. i think the main thing was the bowl monitoring, i don't see how anybody could justify getting rid of that for somebody with a chronic bowel problem. large quantities of faeces built up in richard's bowels. his stomach was described as being as large as a full—term pregn