michael buchanan reports.tic condition that left her with lifelong heart problems. as she got older, she developed a curve in her spine that left her in constant pain. the ia—year—old from ayrshire was sent to great 0rmond street hospital, as it was the only centre that could do the spinal surgery and had a specialist life—support system if amy needed it. but while the operation was a success, the teenager's condition deteriorated shortly afterwards when a doctor removed her ventilation tube. we watched it all. we were sat there at the bedside from the when they took the tube out, all through the night, watching them pretty much panicking in front of our eyes. i have been doing first aiding for about a year... while amy herself had learned first aid, when she needed urgent care, it wasn't there. the life support team hadn't been told that amy was in the hospital and took hours to assemble. she struggled on for 2a more days before dying of multiple organ failure. while the coroner found the problems had not cau

michael buchanan, bbc news, middlesbrough.y students and adults marched through the canadian city of montreal on friday, in another climate strike inspired by the swedish activist, greta thunberg. the city centre was turned into a sea of demonstrators and placards — organisers said it was quebec's largest ever gathering. earlier, ms thunberg had met the canadian prime minister, justin trudeau. she told him — and other world leaders — that they were not doing enough to curb greenhouse gas emissions. large—scale protests also took place in many other countries around the world. 0ur correspondent anna holligan reports from the hague in the netherlands. what do we want? crowd: climate justice! some schools here in the hague have actually cancelled classes and brought the pupils out to protest instead, building climate consciousness into the real life curriculum. too many people, there is no oxygen there. this is the only chance we have. so we need to take our chance and make the world better. of course the netherlands has a lot to

michael buchanan is in middlesbrough.ce have been mired in any number of scandals in recent yea rs any number of scandals in recent years and the new chief constable is the fifth since 2012. some officers have been conducted of gross misconduct, and now this, effectively labelled as the worst police force in england and wales. the leadership team was described as clueless by rank and officers. saturday night in hartlepool... with clevela nd saturday night in hartlepool... with cleveland police as they answer another 999 call. last year, we highlighted the pressure front line officers like kevin face. we've been scrapped. they are now both going to the police station, where they will spend the night until she has sobered up and he will get interviewed about obstructing police. lack of money and officers has forced the closure of hartlepool‘s custody suite, a consequence of austerity, says the force. but the chief constable of clevela nd force. but the chief constable of cleveland just months into hisjob acknowledged today

michael buchanan, bbc news.troyed, if environmental protections are lifted. the tongass national forest in alaska, has been home to eagles and brown bears for hundreds of years, but developers want donald trump to remove restrictions, banning the building of roads. campaigners say that could destroy the natural habitat, forever. our correspondent, sophie long's report, is the latest in our series, on climate and the environment. the tongass forest spans nearly 17 million acres, an area more than three times the size of wales. tightly packed spruce and hemlock trees scrape the sky and give way only to rivers and the sea. the giant leaves of the undergrowth, just a tiny part of this ecosystem which has remained unchanged for thousands of years. and those who share this land with the wildlife that thrives here are desperate to keep it that way. it's just beautiful fields... activist wanda shows me what she wants to save and what she fears may happen here. we passed seals and whales, families of nesting bald eagles.

michael buchanan, bbc news.america, with storm warnings in place for the states of north and south carolina. the powerful storm has already brought devastation to the bahamas. un officials arrived there today, pledging 800 thousand pounds in emergency aid. dorian is the strongest—ever hurricane to made landfall. so far 23 are known to have died in the bahamas, but that number is expected to rise. the worst damage has been on the abaco islands, where it's estimated 70,000 people need aid. from there, aleem maqbool reports. this was one of the most popular resorts on these islands. torn apart by the brute strength of the storm. tourists who tried to weather it have been left shell—shocked. but these were the sturdiest buildings in a place that was not even the worst hit. elsewhere, the pictures even more desolate. drive through marsh harbour a little down the road and there's not a building in sight that hasn't sustained considerable damage. well, this is where hurricane dorian made landfall and those record—break

michael buchanan, bbc news, middlesbrough.mong more than a0 broadcasters and journalists who've signed an open letter to the bbc, urging it to reverse a ruling concerning the breakfast television presenter naga munchetty. she'd been found to have breached editorial guidelines over comments concerning president trump. he'd written a controversial tweet about four us congresswomen back injuly, which had been widely condemned as racist. the bbc tonight defended the reprimand, saying it wasn't related to the presenter‘s own comments on racism. david sillito reports. bbc breakfast, and the topic was a tweet by donald trump, calling on a group of american politicians, all women of colour, to go back from where they came. dan walker then pressed his co—presenter, naga munchetty, for her opinions on the story. every time i have been told, as a woman of colour, to go back to where i came from, that was embedded in racism. now, i'm not accusing anyone of anything here, but you know what certain phrases mean. that was deemed fine, but th

michael buchanan reports.riday night in hartlepool, so a quiet friday night in hartlepool, so far at least. by midnight these streets will be full of young, often drunk travellers. trouble kind come quickly. the police less so. they very slow to respond, if they respond at all. what do you mean? we have had incidents before we asked them to come down. today, cleveland police acknowledged it is good enough. the chief constable, just five months in post, says the inspector's findings are consistent with what he has already discovered full top our staff members have not been well served by senior leadership in this force, providing a direction on what is required and being clear in what is required. and a performance regime is being set up a performance regime is being set up a whole people to account. inspectors rated cleveland as inadequate across the board. it doesn't treat the public or its workforce well. it doesn't operate efficiently. and, perhaps most crucially, the force is not reducing crime or keeping

michael buchanan, bbc news.extra police officers for england and wales over the next three years. it's part of the government's drive to increase public spending, and end the policy of austerity. but does the extra cash for police and other public services reflect the right priorities? our home editor mark easton has been to colchester to investigate. on top of what they call the mountain in colchester, the remains of the homeless people's encampment. evidence of drug and alcohol misuse, of nights... misuse, of nights in the open. some would say evidence of austerity. there is addiction problems with the needle packages left behind. but hopefully they're sorting themselves out with other agencies. other agencies are important. the local police hope government promises of more officers and resources will make a difference. but keeping colchester safe is not just a job for them. a support officer and a council operative discreetly meet the head of a local charity. hi, vivienne. ..supporting the town's homeless. if

michael buchanan, bbc news, middlesbrough.n echo. shejoins me now from darlington. thank you for speaking to us. we are hearing a lot about the failures. what does that mean for the stories you have been covering? on the streets. cleveland is not meeting their demand. it has got money in their demand. it has got money in the coffers, but it is not policing the coffers, but it is not policing the areas that it needs to police and the chief constable itself has said yesterday they are just not understanding where the demand is. the parents don't match and the areas of greatest demand leaving people exposed and have the wrong people exposed and have the wrong people working in the wrong investigations and prison officers supposed to be doing with the prisoners and also child abuse investigations officers working on that have not been trained to do that. what impact has this had on the public? because the prison police have been in trouble for a long time there's been a series of scandals and i think they have lost a lot of public

michael buchanan is in middlesbrough.e have been mired in any number of scandals in recent years. its new chief constable is the fifth since 2012. several officers have been convicted of gross misconduct and now this — effectively labelled the worst police force in england and wales with a leadership team described as clueless by rank and file police officers. saturday night in hartlepool... you are getting arrested to prevent a breach of the peace. with cleveland police as they answer another 999 call. last year, we highlighted the pressure front line officers like kevin rutherford face. it isa it is a good job. we've been scrapped. they are now both going to the police station, where they will spend the night until she has sobered up and he will get interviewed about obstructing police. lack of money and officers has forced the closure of hartlepool‘s custody suite, a consequence of austerity, says the force. but the chief constable of cleveland just months into hisjob acknowledged today that the force has to take some

michael buchanan, bbc news, middlesbrough. this is bbc world news today. i'm samantha simmonds.trump hits back at the ukraine phonecall whistleblower as the leading democrat sets out her plan for impeachment proceedings. i think that we should move expeditiously but not with haste. nigerian police rescue nearly 500 men and boys from what's being described as a house of torture. walking in his mother's footsteps — prince harry visits a landmine clearance site in angola made famous by princess diana.

michael buchanan reports. she just had an attitude to life we all envied.ng heart problems. as she aged, she developed a curve in her spine that left her in constant pain. the 1a—year—old from ayrshire was sent to great ormond street hospital, as they were the only centre that could do both the spinal surgery and had a life—saving system called ecmo on site, should amy suffer any complications. but while the operation was a success, amy's condition deteriorated in the intensive care unit when a doctor removed her ventilation tube. we watched it all. we sat viewing at the bedside from when they took the tube out all through the night watching them pretty much panic in front of our eyes. i have been doing first aiding for about a year and a half now... what amy herself had learned, first aid when she needed urgent care, was not there. the ecmo life support team had not been told amy was in the hospital and took hours to assemble. the teenager struggled on for 2a more days before dying of multiple organ failure. the family came to court today to hear the coron

michael buchanan, bbc news. water samples. from the shores of loch ness, iain macinnes sent us this report. it‘s a mystery which endures — just what exactly lies beneath the murky waters of loch ness? and that's what you actually saw? yes. as long as a bus? the sightings of nessie stretch back hundreds of years, but as yet, no definitive explanation has been found. a team of scientists, led by new zealand‘s otago university, has been testing water samples and connecting environmental dna from all forms of life in the loch, including plants, insects, fish and mammals. you basically take a litre or two of water, and you filter it out and then, in the stuff that is filtered out will be dna, and using that dna, you can then sequence it, and on the basis of the sequence identify the types of organisms that are present in the water. this morning, the world media gathered at the loch—side to hear exactly what they had found. this idea of a giant extinct reptile, well, we did not find any reptilian dna, so we don‘t thin

michael buchanan reports. she just had an attitude to life we all envied.n with a genetic condition called noonan syndrome, which left her with lifelong heart problems. as she aged, she developed a curve in her spine that left her in constant pain. the 14—year—old from ayrshire was sent to great ormond street hospital, as they were the only centre that could do both the spinal surgery and had life—saving system called ecmo on site, should she suffer any complications. but while the operation was a success, amy's condition deteriorated in the intensive care unit when a doctor removed her ventilation tube. we watched it all. we sat at her bedside, watching her panic in front of our eyes. i have been doing first aiding for a year now... what amy herself had learned when she needed urgent care was not there. the life support team had not been told amy was in hospital and took hours to assemble. she struggled on before dying of multiple organ failure. the family came to court today to find the coronary find that great had failed to properly plan. they found the