she waited 22 weeks for a heart bypass operation, longer than nhs england's 18—week target.s caused her a lot of anxiety and she's decided to go private. the sword of damocles hanging over my head, because i couldn't plan my life. i couldn't say categorically "i'm going to be able to do something". i feel i am getting not worse, but more tired. the head of nhs england explained his immediate priorities, including a&e and cancer care, to health staff today, but waiting lists for routine operations will, for a while, get longer. might more patients be waiting longer and might they be very disappointed with this? we need to fix the most urgent problems first. i think most people can see that ensuring that our a&es and gp services are able to properly look after people across the country has got to be the top priority. and then, having done that, we want to be able to also ensure that we are meeting the waiting times guarantees. but that's worried some medical leaders, who say longer waits for operations can be dangerous. we know that people occasionally die on waiting lists, wa

it costs a50 pounds a month and isn't currently offered by the nhs england because of concerns aboutducted later this year. a londonderry teenager, who was shot dead by the army almost 45 years ago, was ‘totally innocent‘ and did not pose a threat to anyone, a coroner has said. 15—year—old manus deery was with a group of friends when he was shot by a soldier in 1972. the soldier has since died. the fashion chain, jaeger, has gone into administration, threatening 700 jobs. the brand was founded in 1884 and once dressed audrey hepburn and marilyn monroe — but has struggled on the increasingly competitive british high street. the business, which has 46 stores, had failed to find a buyer. the funeral of pc keith palmer, who was killed in last month's westminster attack, has been held at london's southwark cathedral. thousands of police officers from all over the country lined the route of the funeral cortege which set off from the palace of westminster. pc palmer, who was married with a five—year—old daughter, was guarding the houses of parliament when he was stabbed by khalid masood. he

nhs england have said that all patients will be able to register with a surgery.e bag of flour at mr fillon. the former prime minister has faced protests in recent weeks since he was charged over accusations he gave his wife a fake parliamentaryjob for which she was paid hundreds of thousands of euros. the kenyan long—distance runner, jemima sumgong, who won the marathon at last year's rio olympics and the london marathon, has tested positive for a banned performance enhancing substance. the long—distance runner, tested positive for the banned substance epo. there's no indication as yet as to what action the authorities will take as a result of the test. back to our main story now. overnight, the us launched a military attack on syria, releasing dozens of missiles from navy warships — targeting an airfield in western syria. it's in response to a chemical attack that killed at least 80 people and was described by president trump as a disgrace to humanity. here's what he had to say about the air strikes this morning. on tuesday, the syrian dictator, bashar al—assad,

a cultural problem of the trust going back a number of years, and that is based on an official nhs englandport last year that found there was a lack of safety culture at this trust going back to 2009. there was also a second review analysing all nhs trusts in england that was published last year. it found that this trust had a poor reporting culture, didn't learn lessons from incidents. in fact, it is one of the worst in england when it comes to that aspect of care. i think the thing to point out is that the reporting today is mainly focused on 2014 — 16, but you heard a case going back to 2009, and that family told us it would be arrogant of them to assume they were the only avoidable deaths, and that raises the question of what else might have been taking place. the review will been taking place. the review will be too late for too many in shropshire, but all of them say that if it stops other families from suffering the heartache that they have, it will be worthwhile. michael buchanan, thank you. the us secretary of state is holding talks now in moscow with russia's president putin. rex

nhs england say if all don‘t come on board, a ban will be introduced.re overweight, putting them at greater risk of type 2 diabetes, heart disease and common forms of cancer. so this is the nhs taking a lead on an important health issue. to fight obesity, the who recommends a maximum of six teaspoons of sugar day. just one can of drink can take you over that limit. the idea of making hospitals healthier is aimed notjust at patients and their visitors, it is also sending a message out to staff. the nhs employs 1.3 million people but it is believed 700,000 of them are overweight or obese. in scotland, 70% of drinks must be sugarfree in hospital shops. wales and northern ireland have introduced their own eating and drinking initiatives. but the british soft drinks association says while it makes sense to promote sales of healthy options, soft drinks should not be singled out for a potential ban, particularly when companies have made great efforts to reduce calories. that is a summary of the main news. let‘s go to sport, some sad news this morning. extremel

that's why nhs england is investing £400 million on crisis care in the home this year. rly. jane mccubbin, bbc news. we are continuing with that theme. the most high—profile person to speak openly about mental health. could prince harry's comments clear the stigma about mental health and help others go seek help for themselves? does no. you can find us on social media to tell us your thoughts. right now, the news, travel, and weather, wherever you are watching. good morning from bbc london news. i'm victoria hollins. two men are in a serious but stable condition in hospital this morning, and ten others have suffered burns, after a suspected acid attack at a nightclub in east london. police believe the men, in their 20s, were targeted in the mangle club in hackney in the early hours of yesterday morning. no—one's been arrested. londoners work 100 hours a year more than the rest of the uk on average, according to new data. figures from the office for national statistics show the average working week in london is 33 hours long, compared to 31 hours across the uk. long hours

nhs england say if all don't come on board then a ban will be introduced.cer. so this is the nhs taking a lead on an important health issue. to fight obesity the who recommends a maximum of six teaspoons of sugar day. just one can of drink can take you over that limit. the idea of making hospitals healthier is aimed notjust at patients and their visitors, it is also sending a message out to staff. the nhs employs 1.3 million people but it is believed 700,000 of them are overweight or obese. in scotland, 70% of drinks must be sugarfree in hospital shops. wales and northern ireland have introduced their own eating and drinking initiatives. but the british soft drinks association says while it makes sense to promote sales of healthy options, soft rinks should not be sense to promote sales of healthy options, soft drinks should not be singled out for a potential ban especially when companies have made great efforts to reduce calories. tributes from players and managers have been paid to the former england and aston villa defender ugo ehiogu who's died at the ag

than a clot, and it will take time to train the doctors and nurses needed to expand services, but nhs englandbecause patients recover their health so quickly. jane dreaper, bbc news. the parents of an eight—month—old baby boy say they're devastated after the high court ruled the doctors at great 0rmond street hospital can withdraw his life. they broke down in tears as they heard the decision. the baby has a rare genetic condition and brain damage. his parents raised more than £1 million to take him to america for israel mental treatment. the solicitor said they could not understand why the judge said it was not in his best interest. charlie 's pa rents a re devastated not in his best interest. charlie 's parents are devastated by the decision, best going to come to terms with the pursuit —— but the refusal of the court to allow the treatment to be given to him. they wa nted treatment to be given to him. they wanted to look carefully at the reasons behind that decision and they are considering what they can do now. whatever happens their concern remains the best interest of their son. emma not

nhs england believes too many ambulances are being dispatched to simply try to hit targets and it's reviewing breakfast, all the days news and more on syria and of course the business and sport plus i will have more on government plans to ban letting agents from charging tenants unfair fees letting agents from charging tenants unfairfees for letting agents from charging tenants unfair fees for rented housing. the proposals are aiming to stop hidden charges and end costly upfront fees and comes amid concern the agents double charging tenants and property owners. iamjames i am james menendez. i amjames menendez. our top stories: the us military attack and air base in syria with 40 cruise missiles. they were fired from an american navy ship in the mediterranean, hitting the side of homs from which government planes and erika says staged a weapons attack —— america. the pentagon has said that it did warn moscow about the attack. the secretary of state has accused russia of being complicit in committing president assad's actions. donald trump said president assad used a deadly nerve agent to kill

tonight at ten: the health secretary orders an investigation into an nhs trust in england after a number of babies die at birth. at least nine lost their lives, many because of a failure to monitor their heart rate during labour. this mother lost twin girls. they had four missed opportunities to deliver my girls and they didn't. so now i get to spend the rest of my life going what if, what if? the babies all died in the space of just over a year—and—a—half. we have an exclusive report. also on the programme tonight: a public show of unity but russia and america remain at odds tonight over the syria chemical attack and president assad's future. our view is that the reign of the assad family is coming to an end. they have brought this on themselves with their conduct in war these past few years. america's first lady, melania trump, wins damages and an apology from the daily mail after false claims that she worked as an escort. the venezuelans who claim they've been forced into a life of crime to feed themselves as their country's economic crisis deepens. and, leicester city's european drea

nhs england says too many ambulances are being despatched and the system is under review. first round. it's only the second time in the tournament's history that the world number one won't feature at the first major of the year. he hurt his back in a fall downstairs at his rental property on wednesday. heading out to the first tee he said he couldn't swing a club and that prompted him to pull out. lee westwood is the leading britain. he struggled on the front nine but recovered with five birdies in a row on the back nine to put himself up there on the leaderboard. the drivers had to find an alternative form of entertainment when practice ahead of this weekend's chinese grand prix was badly affected by poor weather. lewis hamilton apologised to fans and said organisers need to find a better way to cope when the weather is bad. the olympic mar shoon champion of kennia has failed an out of competition drugs test. she won't be able to defend her title this month after she tested positive for the blood booster epo. it's ladies day at aintree. the feature race was won by tea for

nhs should learn. the heart of england nhs trust, which runs solihull hospital, was severely criticised over its handlingpaterson and complaints against him. an official report highlighted poor performance, what it described as weak and indecisive leadership, and a culture of secrecy. sir ian kennedy, who carried out the review in 2013, told the bbc the nhs still had many lessons to learn. there's a very significant need for training in leadership amongst senior executives, so that they can take on the powerful, charismatic, charming, apparently highly successful operator, and address, with the right level of moral courage, what's going on. the kennedy review set out the timetable, and a series of warnings and failings. back in 1996, ian paterson was suspended by a previous employer. but in 1998, he was appointed at the heart of england nhs trust. in 2004, an internal report on his conduct was ignored. there were further warnings, but it was not until 2011 that he was excluded by the trust, and 6112 patients were recalled. the following year, he was suspended by the regulator, the general medical council

m is not me saying that, a report published by nhs england looks at overall nhs performance comparedod example, actually, is the improvement in mental health. we have probably the biggest expansion in mental health provision in europe. that's not to say we don't have lots of things that we need to do better on. that our ambition as conservatives, we wa nt our ambition as conservatives, we want our nhs to be the safest, highest quality health care system in the world. we need a strong economy to deliver that adan i am sorry to go back to that but the briton negotiations, having a strong by minister to get the best deal for britain is essential to that economy. i am britain is essential to that economy. | am sure britain is essential to that economy. i am sure you appreciate and you've met people on the street, you knock on doors, people listening to you this morning with their head in their hands probably shouting at you saying hold on. there is a record number of patients, record level of debt, deficit problem, nurses considering going on strike for the first time in over 100 yea rs.

nhs england says too many ambulances are being dispatched simply to meet targets on response times, and to relieve pressure. but delays to ambulances can harm patients and make an already stressfuljob even harder. a man who avoided being sent to jail for domestic violence by claiming he would lose the chance to become a professional cricketer has been jailed for 18 months following a review of his case. mustafa bashir attacked his partner with a cricket bat and tried to force her to drink bleach. but the club he claimed had offered him a contract, leicestershire, contacted police after the original hearing to say they had never heard of him. a romanian tourist knocked into the river thames during the terror attack at westminster has died. 31—year—old andreea cristea had been visiting london with her boyfriend. her death brings the number of people killed by the attacker khalid masood to five. our home affairs correspondent tom symonds reports. there had been a hope that andreea cristea would make it. she was young, she'd been on holiday, about to receive a marriage proposal. it wasn't t

nhs england believes too many ambulances are being dispatched to simply try to hit targets and it's reviewinge £100 million to compensate customers who were victims of a large fraud at its subsidiary, hbos. six people, including two former hbos employees, were jailed earlier this year for their part in the scheme. the financial conduct authority is resuming its investigation into the fraud, which was put on hold because of the criminal trial. a man who was spared prison sentence for domestic violence after telling the court he would lose an offer to play professional cricket has now been jailed, after the play professional cricket has now beenjailed, after thejudge reviewed his sentence. it emerged after the original hearing that mustafa bashir had not been made an offer, as he'd claimed, by leicestershi re offer, as he'd claimed, by leicestershire county cricket club. judith moritz is outside manchester crown court. there was a huge reaction after that original sentence for stuff explain what's happened now. what's happened today is that most bashir was led down to the cells to begin serving

nhs england say if all don't come on board then a ban will be introduced.ents and their visitors, it is also sending a message out to staff. the nhs employs 1.3 million people but it is believed 700,000 of them are overweight or obese. in scotland, 70% of drinks must be sugarfree in hospital shops. wales and northern ireland have introduced their own eating and drinking initiatives. but the british soft drinks association says while it makes sense to promote sales of healthy options, soft rinks should not be singled out for a potential ban especially when companies have made great efforts to reduce calories. the headlines on bbc newsroom live: france's prime minister has urged the country not to allow yesterday's attack in paris to derail sunday's presidential election. one police officer was shot dead before the gunman was killed. german prosecutors arrest a 28—year—old man suspected of bombing the borussia dortmund team bus last week — he was hoping to make money out of the attack. votes are being counted today in the election for the new boss of britain'

but nhs england says it's making the investment because patients recover their health so quickly.d wife's classroom, before killing himself. a second pupil is in a critical condition after being shot by the man, who police say had a criminal history, including domestic violence and weapons charges. iam i am told that they were estranged. this is information that could potentially change. i'm told their marriage was relatively short, they'd only been married for a few months, and they'd been separated for the last month or month and a half. there's nobody in the investigation that has said they saw this coming. the american carrier, united airlines, has been heavily criticised after one of its passengers was dragged off a flight in chicago. the airline had overbooked the plane, and when no—one volunteered to leave, they selected the man and his travelling companion, at random. when he refused to get off the flight, he was dragged down the aisle by security guards as our correspondent neda tawfik reports. these are the disturbing moments that have now travelled around the world. sev

but nhs england said all patients would still be able to register with a surgery.here are seven winners from across the great britain and republic of ireland. two of them are sophia and amber cowburn. our brother was a party animal, life and soul of the party, he was a fashion student, he was very popular. he wasjust, like, the greatest person. in 2010, ben cowburn was just 18 when he took his own life in an adult psychiatric unit in cornwall. within a few hours of losing ben, we were in disbelief. it shouldn't have happened. ben shouldn't have been able to take his own life in a mental health hospital. his sisters, sophia and amber, wanted to keep ben's legacy alive. so they set up their own charity, the invictus trust, as a way to support other teenagers with mental health problems. after ben has passed away, really not very long after, my mum sat down with us — my sisters and my dad — and just said that she felt really strongly that we had to change the services, we really didn't want to become a family that became quite bitter because we felt that ben had been

than a clot, and it will take time to train the doctors and nurses needed to expand services, but nhs englandir health so quickly. an inquest into the death of a woman who died after being restrained while suffering from postpartum psychosis has been hearing from her husband about the circumstances surrounding her death. 34—year—old alice gibson—watt had given birth to herfirst daughter five weeks before, in october 2012. daniela relph is at west london coroner's court. explain more about what the court has been hearing? anthony gibson watt spoke movingly to the court about what he saw happen to his wife, he said alice had seem enthralled by motherhood and wanted to be the best mother possible to the baby. about four weeks in she started to show signs of anxiety. he then described how one evening at their home in fulham west london she dramatically became not of sound mind as he put it. he said it had been dramatically traumatic experience. he said his wife had beenin experience. he said his wife had been in bed and suddenly started and wailing and she started to crawl around the bedroom. she

it costs £450 a month and isn't currently offered by the nhs england because of concerns about the costwho was shot dead by the army almost 45 years ago, was totally innocent and did not pose a threat to anyone, a coroner has said. 15—year—old manus deery was with a group of friends when he was shot by a soldier in 1972. the soldier has since died. the fashion chain, jaeger, has gone into administration, threatening 700 jobs. the brand was founded in 1884 and once dressed audrey hepburn and marilyn monroe but has struggled on the increasingly competitive british high street. the business, which has 46 stores, had failed to find a buyer. police in manchester say the number of people abusing a drug called spice has reached epidemic proportions and it's putting pressure on public services. they say they had to deal with around 60 spice—related incidents over the weekend and have now launched extra patrols in the city centre. frankie mccamley reports. slumped, zombie—like and barely conscious. we're told he's just taken spice. another man metres away with similar symptoms. and everyone we s

nhs should learn. the heart of england nhs trust, which runs solihull hospital, was severely criticised over its handlingts against him. an official report highlighted poor performance, what it described as weak and indecisive leadership, and a culture of secrecy. sir ian kennedy, who carried out the review in 2013, told the bbc the nhs still had many lessons to learn. there is a very significant need for training in leadership amongst senior executives, so that they can take on the powerful, charismatic, charming, apparently highly successful operator, and address, with the right level of moral courage, what's going on. the kennedy review set out the timetable and a series of warnings and failings. back in 1996, ian paterson was suspended by a previous employer but in 1998 he was appointed at the heart of england nhs trust. in 2004, an internal report on his conduct was ignored. there were further warnings but it was not until 2011 that he was excluded by the trust, and 6112 patients were recalled. the following year he was suspended by the regulator, the general medical council. the review author says

after the bristol children's heart inquiry and the infamous staffordshire hospitals scandal, nhs englandhastily, newspapers named and shamed, careers were ruined. the implication was that surgeons have responsibility for every death. most deaths actually occur when a common post—operative complication isn't managed well. this happens most at nights and weekends in the presence of temporary staff. we call this failure to rescue. so who has the highest death rates? is it the worst surgeon or the best? surely the best surgeon should have the highest death rates because they take the worst cases. now we have an elephant in the consulting room. surgeons are becoming risk averse and the sickest patients go without surgery. prospective surgeons are now discouraged from entering such a high risk specialty. in 2000, 70% of heart surgery trainees came from british universities. by 2015, this number was 14%. so the nhs now relies on heart surgeons who have trained in other countries. british heart surgery is dying for political principle. publishing surgeons death rates has not provided shorter wai

in scotland free of charge, to protect them from infection, puts pressure on the nhs in england to roll out the drug too. the express also leads with a medical story, and the new pump that helps patients recover from severe disease without the need of a transplant. the mirror carries tributes to pc keith palmer, following his funeral today. thousands of police officers lined the streets of london to pay tribute. and finally, the metro covers the funeral of pc keith palmer. we are going to cross the water to the atlantic, over the atlantic to america. donald trump's son, eric has given an interview to the telegraph where he says putin won't bully us. more alarmingly it seems from this conversation the main point of sending of those missiles was to make sure he and his father could defuse the threat posed to trump by the russia scandal. one of eric tram's statement is if there is anything syria did, it was to validate the fact there is no russia. so his main take on this event is that my father will now no longer be under suspicion for his links with russia. and putin won't bully us. if h

given to people in scotland free of charge, to protect them from infection, puts pressure on the nhs in englandmp that helps patients recover from severe disease without the need of a transplant. the mirror carries tributes to pc keith palmer, following his funeral today. thousands of police officers lined the streets of london to pay tribute. and finally, the metro covers the funeral of pc keith palmer. we are going to cross the water to the atlantic, over the atlantic to america. donald trump's son, eric has given an interview to the telegraph where he says putin won't bully us. more alarmingly it seems from this conversation the main point of sending of those missiles was to make sure he and his father could defuse the threat posed to trump

nhs pay. labour's pledge is for the government at westminster, which runs health in england. e, it may not be long before the nhs returns to the campaign agenda. hugh pym, bbc news. live to westminster and our deputy political editorjohn pienaar. several themes were raised today. what can we draw from this about the election campaign? it was a preview of the performance to come, no subtlety, it presented the choices facing voters in primary colours and raucous notes and maybe thatis colours and raucous notes and maybe that is appropriate because there has been no more stark choice in recent times. theresa may's symphony ona recent times. theresa may's symphony on a string, strong and stable leadership, is meant to win the trust of voters in her dominant personality and classically conservative instincts in a way not seen conservative instincts in a way not seen since margaret thatcher. you only have to look at tory mps to believe they believe the woman can lead in the way the woman led the party then succeeded. you only had to look at the faces of labour mps to look at the fac

nhs. a commons committee report says there was a 6% shortfall of all clinical staff in england.says if elected it will restore bursaries for nurse and midwife training which are being cut by the government in england. in scotland, wales and northern ireland, the bursaries have not been dropped, and the party wants to scrap a limit on pay increases for health staff in england. we think it is deeply unfair that our staff have had to suffer from a i% pay cap continually under this conservative government. we say we will scrap that cap, give our nhs staff the pay they deserve. labour's plan to lift the i% pay cap imposed by the government will allow higher wage rises, but it has a price tag — an extra 1% pay rise will cost £500 million a year. the party says it will fund this and the bursaries by reversing government corporation tax cuts. but independent analysts say more detail is needed. it is important to be clear. first come off what other proposals on corporation tax? this is not a bottomless pit of money. second, what are the proposals on pay and other spending on the nhs? tha

england. sunny spells elsewhere. temperatures recovering, highs of 15 degrees in london. that's your weather. hello, this is breakfast, with dan walker and louise minchin. labour promises higher pay rises for nhspay cap and bring back bursaries for student nurses. but the conservatives say labour's sums don't add up and would put the health service at risk. good morning, it's wednesday, the 26th of april. also this morning: ten years after the disappearance of madeleine mccann, detectives say they're pursuing a significant line of inquiry. these are the drones helping to make oui’ these are the drones helping to make our skies

a 1% rise in nhs pay in england would cost an estimated £350 million per year if you exclude doctors,clude them. but labour also wants to increase the number of front—line staff, so the actual bill could be much higher. the house of commons public accounts committee has estimated that the nhs is about 50,000 staff short of safe levels and adding those extra staff would cost an extra £2—£3 billion per year. another cost is reversing the plan to end bursaries and introduce tuition fees for student nurses and midwives in england. that would add roughly another £800 million per year in spending. now labour say they will fund these changes by increasing corporation tax, which is a tax levied on company profits. corporation tax has been reduced by the government from 28% in 2010 to i9% now and it is due to go down to i7% by 2020. the latest figures we have show that £45.5 billion were collected from corporation tax between 2015 and 2016. in other words increasing the current rate of corporation tax could free up money for the nhs but labour has also suggested spending any increased tax take

nhs england believes too many ambulances are being dispatched to simply try to hit targets and it's reviewingsweden. we hear on the pa newsagency three people have been killed after reports of van driving into people in the streets of central stockholm. we hear three people have been killed and we are hearing on the pa newswi re killed and we are hearing on the pa newswire shots have been fired. they are quoting swedish radio is reporting that. the radio saying a small truck was driven down a pedestrian shopping street, crashed into a department store, and they say it is still burning. we are trying to get pictures from stockholm, but we cannot at this stage say what the cause of this is. whether this is a deliberate act, or a truck out of control. we are hearing three people have been killed. and there are reports of shots fired. that is all we have actually at the moment. any more and we will bring it to you. more on that and the latest reaction following the us strikes in syria. first, we can bring queue up to date with the weather. the weather is pretty good across most of the uk. quite a

price on this at all and i really hope this will pave the way to routinely keep kadcyla on the nhs in englandg and i feel so passionately about this drug, they need to listen and know that it's not about these months and i hope i'll still be alive in 10 years time because of kadcyla and the years it's given me, to fill that gap to get me onto other drugs and the scientists are working so hard to bring out other targeted drugs that we need to be here to see these drugs get licensed and moving forward. nice say they would like to be able to support the routine use of kadcyla on the nhs and we are open to an approach from the company about how they can make this happen, they've been in touch with us and we are arranging a further meeting with them during the consultation period. alison, doctors i think it can't give you an exact prognosis but what does the decision in scotland mean for your future treatment? for me it gives me a great deal of hope and positive outlook for my future at the moment, lam outlook for my future at the moment, iamona outlook for my future at the moment, i am on a diffe

england. plans to roll out a procedure that could help save thousands from lifelong disability were approved by nhs bosses. the queen and the duke of edinburgh offer donna the elephant a snack while touring a new home for nine asian elephants at whipsnade zoo. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. first to our top story this afternoon. the parents of a sick baby with a rare genetic condition have said they are "devastated" after a judge ruled doctors can withdraw life support. the child charlie gard was born on in august 2016 with a rare genetic disorder causing progressive muscle weakness. specialists at great ormond street hospital said his brain damage was irreversible. charlie's parents wanted to take their son to the us for a treatment trial. more than 80,000 people raised £1.26 million in a crowd funding campaign to fund the treatment abroad but in today's ruling, thejudge said that it was in charlie's best interest to remove life support and concentrate on palliative care. let's go straight to the high court and our correspondent helena lee. thejunl said he the junl said he made thejunl sa

england. plans to roll out a procedure that could help save thousands from lifelong disability were approved by nhsosses. the queen and the duke of edinburgh offer bananas to donna the elephant while touring a new home for nine asian elephants at whipsnade zoo. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. doctors can withdraw life support from a sick baby with a rare genetic condition against his parents' wishes, a high court judge has ruled. specialists at great ormond street hospital said eight—month—old charlie gard has irreversible brain damage and should be moved to palliative care. his parents connie yates and chris gard have responded saying they are "devastated by the decision. they had wanted to take their son to the us for a treatment trial. let's go straight to the high court and our correspondent helena lee. a very distressing case and very distressing scenes when judgment was passed? they're, simon. as you would expect, emotional scenes in the family section of the high court here as thejudge family section of the high court here as the judge read out his ruling in the case of charlie gard

than a clot, and it will take time to train the doctors and nurses needed to expand services, but nhs england health so quickly. and we'll be speaking to the man in that report — drjeremy madigan — at 2.30 this afternoon here on the bbc news channel. date news in from the high court. ajudge has just ruled that doctors are entitled to withdraw life—saving treatment, life—support treatment i am sorry, from that very ill baby, charlie guard. this is against his pa rents charlie guard. this is against his parents wishes. a high courtjudge has just reel ruled that doctors can withdraw life—support treatment from eight month old charlie gard. a heartbreaking case. specialists said it was time to stop providing the support for charlie, doctors say charlie, who suffers from a rare genetic condition, and has suffered brain damage should be moved to a palliative care regime. his parents though, disagreed and they had gone to the website and launched a crowdfunding appeal which raised more than £1.2 million which was to pay for experimental treatment in the us. more than 80,000 people pledging money tow

we'll be looking closely at labour's promise to raise nhs pay in england. also tonight:

than a clot, and it will take time to train the doctors and nurses needed to expand services, but nhs englandbling in a number of programmes, including jamaica inn and the recent drama ss—gb. that has upset a lot of viewers. our media correspondent, david sillito, has been been to take part in an experiment at the science media museum, in bradford, which assesses what viewers can and can't hear. so i suppose you must work here? mumbling i'm doing a lot of unpaid work. i can't understand what he's saying. no. tv sound, why has it become such an issue? we've conducted a little experiment at bradford's national science and media museum. two actors, one scene, and different styles, modern and naturalistic and something a bit more old—school. sort of, i am doing a little unpaid work. i wasn't expecting to see you here, are you still at college? i took a break. what happens if you change the sound effects, the level of noise around us? and how about music? can you still hear what i'm saying? really? and the results? well, no—one could agree. hearing, it seems, is very subjective. did you get any of

than a cat and it will take time to train the doctors and nurses needed to expand services, but nhs englandnts causeway in northern ireland — the palace of westminster — they're just some of the places that have been named among the best views in britain. two and a half thousand people were asked to choose their favourites — and here are the top 3 in third pace was stonehenge — the prehistoric monument in wiltshire. the three sisters mountains in glen coe came second. and in first place — chosen as britain's best view is what you see from the summit of snowden — the highest mountain in wales. jon kay is at another of favourite view over st ives bay in cornwall. you need a head for heights, and it can be one of the wettest spots in the uk, but on a clear day the summit of mount snowdon has been voted britain's best view. in the april sunshine you can see why loch lomond also made the list and visitors today agreed, it is one of our most magnificent sights. the way that you can see out along the loch, up the loch, and you can see the islands, it's just fantastic. it doesn't take too long to g

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nhs must learn. the heart of england nhs trust, which runs solihull hospital, was severely criticised over its handlingcial report highlighted poor performance, what it described as weak and indecisive leadership, and a culture of secrecy. sir ian kennedy, who carried out the review in 2013, told the bbc the nhs had many lessons to learn. there is a very significant need for training in leadership amongst senior executives, so that they can take on the powerful, charismatic, charming, apparently highly successful operator, and address, with the right level of moral courage, what's going on. the kennedy review set out the timetable and a series of warnings and failings. in 1996, ian paterson was suspended by a previous employer but in 1998 he was appointed at the heart of england trust. in 2004, an internal report on his conduct was ignored. there were further warnings but it was not until 2011 that he was excluded by the trust, and 642 patients were recalled. the following year he was suspended by the regulator, the general medical council. the review author says there is a clear message for the boards

la st that were undertaken by nhs england last year.ng? we feel grateful to the families who have come forward and added their voices to our own and spoken to michael buchanan. it feels strange co nsta ntly michael buchanan. it feels strange constantly campaigning on this issue. we have been aware for a long time of the constant failings of this trust which they are still in denial about. the former head of midwifery has been promoted and is still under investigation. how can you promote someone when they are under investigation for gross misconduct? get is the problem at this trust, the culture from the top down. richard stanton and rhiannon davis, thank you both very much for your time. listening to that interview, senior expert in midwifery at the university of sa lfo rd , midwifery at the university of salford, sarah davies, what are your thoughts hearing that? it is an appalling story. it is absolutely horrific to hear what those parents have endured. a double loss, really. hoping something would be learned, but as he had repeated,

the labour party are pledging to give a bigger pay rise to nhs staff in england if it wins the generalthis course late with us. —— closely. i expect labour will get into some of the detail on health today? whereas the detail on health today? whereas the conservatives will be focusing on strong and stable leadership? the conservatives will be focusing on strong and stable leadership7m is an absolute certainty. those are theissues is an absolute certainty. those are the issues that both sides want to get to. theresa may is just about to begin. businesses are continuing to invest in since 2010 employment in the west midlands has risen by one and donated thousands. that is because conservatives in government have safeguarded the economy. as a result, my honourable friend asks about public services. with more doctors and nurses in his hospitals, you can only have strong public services when you have strong and sta ble services when you have strong and stable leadership that delivers a strong economy. mr speaker, i think what this nation needsis mr speaker, i think what this nation needs is

we'll be looking closely at labour's promise to raise nhs pay in england. also tonight: fraud in football — west ham and newcastle raided as part of an investigation into player transfer fees. surviving cancer — a blood test that can tell doctors which patients are most likely to see the disease return. us and south korean forces hold live—fire drills as tensions with the north continue to rise. how does your garden grow? why climate change could make your job more challenging. and coming up in the sport on bbc news: joey barton says his career is effectively over after the burnley midfielder is banned for 18 months after admitting an fa charge in relation to betting. good evening, and welcome to the bbc news at six. it was the last prime minister's questions before the election, and theresa may and jeremy corbyn used the occasion to set out what they say is the choice for voters. the prime minister argued it was about leadership, strong and stable under the tories. but the labour leader concentrated on public services, saying he would stand up for the many

meanwhile, labour has announced plans to scrap the 1% cap on pay increases for nhs staff in england andnt nurses and midwives. it will be partly funded through an increase to corporation tax but the plans wont be fully costed until labour's election manifesto is published. our health editor hugh pym has been looking at labour's plans. marches by student nurses and midwives in protest at plans in england to scrap state funded bursaries. from august nurses and midwives starting training will need to take out student loans, as with other courses. the government argues this will encourage universities to create a lot more places. but ucas figures show university applications were nearly a quarter lower this year in england. labour says, if elected, it will restore the bursaries due to be scrapped in august. the party also wants to end the i% pay cap for health staff. it says its policies will be paid for by reversing corporation tax cuts. labour also plans to get regulators to draw up guidelines on safe staffing in hospitals and then legislate to make hospitals abide by them. we think it is

this programme has learnt nhs doctors in england already have the expertise to carry out this operationan molloy is a spinal surgeon. his patients include professional dancers and sports stars. hello there molloy. 0livia. tell our audience what it is like living with scoliosis. it's quite hard because you're very restricted on what you can do. like even day—to—day tasks like walking long—distances and carrying a heavy bag is very hard and it strains your back. and if i go to the gym or anything, i can only restrict myself in certain things because i can only move so much. right. is it painful? yeah, it is very painful. but i've learnt to cope with the pain. i need to click my back every now and then as a relief of the pain, but it's if i'm sitting in one position for say half an hour, you need to move otherwise it does become very painful. you we re it does become very painful. you were diagnosed at 15 yes. what triggered it? it is from when i heart had my growth spurt, but they are not 100% sure. when you heart had my growth spurt, but they are not 10096 sure. when you were watching th

tonight at ten: the health secretary orders an investigation into an nhs trust in england after a numbermother lost twin girls. they had four missed opportunities to deliver my girls and they didn't. so now i get to spend the rest of my life going what if, what if? the babies all died in the space of just over a year—and—a—half. we have an exclusive report. also on the programme tonight: a public show of unity but russia and america remain at odds tonight over the syria chemical attack and president assad's future. our view is that the reign of the assad family is coming to an end.

backed up by considerable investment and we know over half a trillion pounds has been spent on the nhs in england and it's only possible because we have safeguarded the economy over the last seven years. that's only possible in the future if we secure the strong and stable leadership that our country leads. and in wales labor have been cutting the health budget. >> visiting me in southhampton. and do a tour of southampton schools. and if she does she will find those schools are in despair about the cutting pupil funding 10% in southampton, 470 pounds per pupil, she would find also one school that is inviting parents to clean the school toilets. >> order! with considerable force. >> prime minister. >> it's perfectly possible i might find myself in southampton over the coming weeks. as i've said before, there is a agreement that the current funding is not fair and labor did nothing to address it in 13 years. it's important to get it right. we will be responding to the consultation in due course. but what is good news for schools is we see 7,000 more children in good or outstanding schools in his co

the nhs in england has already paid out £484,000 in damages.irst of all, the pay—out is not reflect the pain, suffering, and loss of capacity. the money you have spent, either in losses, or in trying to get back to the position you are in, from... from what to what? the range over all can be anything between £25,000 up to £500,000. half £1 million to one person, awarded to one person but i will very quickly say that the element of the pain, the suffering and the loss of immunity is generally very small. what increases the damage is the financial loss but people have incurred, somebody who has lost employment will have a higher award, because there are special damages will be higher. the pain suffering award is generally low.” will be higher. the pain suffering award is generally low. i have a leaflet which talks about some of the risks, how many of you were told that this was permanent? 0nly the risks, how many of you were told that this was permanent? only two... what are the disadvantages of a permanent mesh? there are disadvantages... really

but nhs england says it's making the investment because patients recover their health so quickly.capes, urban parks and a low carbon economy. but critics complain it's devoid of policies, as roger harrabin reports. english woodland in the springtime glory. the report aspires for eve ryo ne glory. the report aspires for everyone to be able to enjoy nature. it admits to serious problems with the countryside, like soil loss and the countryside, like soil loss and the degrading of peatlands. european farm policies have driven away birds, it says. our farm policies have driven away birds, it says. 0urwaters farm policies have driven away birds, it says. our waters and the airwe birds, it says. our waters and the air we breathe need to be cleaner, the report says. environmentalists welcome its vision, but say policies are virtually absent from the document. it is lightweight. in fa ct, document. it is lightweight. in fact, it's eight has no weight at all and that is really disappointing given how long we have been waiting for it we may still have to wait before the government tells us h