reports from rotherham, rochdale , telford rotherham, rochdale, telford were joined by stories .ens were joined by stories. dozens of other towns and cities . this of other towns and cities. this national required a national response my my name is charlie pieces and i am a journalist and document filmmaker with gb news. we've heard about how the police and councils failed victims , but councils failed victims, but what did the government in 2018? home secretary sajid javid announced the home office review into grooming gangs. it was a big moment . a british muslim big moment. a british muslim minister was brave enough to look at whether pakistan women really were overrepresented abusers . but really were overrepresented abusers. but in really were overrepresented abusers . but in the aftermath of abusers. but in the aftermath of the windrush scandal, the department was hypersensitive about race , did its best to about race, did its best to block the report's . it took block the report's. it took hundred and 30,000 signing a petition for it to be released. but the was a whitewash

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the cause, a respiratory condition brought on by mould and damp in his family's rented flat in rochdale, but nothing had been done. earlier this year, the housing secretary, michael gove, pledged to introduce what's being called awaab's law, saying people living in social housing were being inexcusably let down. under the new legislation, landlords will have to investigate and fix mould and damp within strict time limits. today, mr gove is announcing additional new rules that will mean social housing managers will have to get a professional qualification in housing. it's thought it will apply to around 25,000 people working in social housing across the country. any landlords who don't comply could be fined by the regulator. i think this is going to increase professionalism in the sector. it's something that i've spoken personally to the secretary of state about when i first met with him, and i think it's going to positively, positively impact the sector in general. this should have happened a0 years ago. it should have happened when social housing was first introduced. i think the gover

housing home in rochdale.ousing secretary michael gove announced response after acknowledging that housing residents are being inexcusably let down. housing expert richard blanco says the move should protect vulnerable , move should protect vulnerable, but said there's still more to be done. one of my concerns is this know i want i want this to trickle down to front line housing officers because they're often the ones going out and doing the visits and. indeed, i'd like to see more visits. what we've found since covid is , that a lot of the work has been done remotely and housing offices have not been going out enough to actually meet tenants and see with their own eyes going on. the former home secretary has urged the chancellor to halt the planned corporation tax rise its budget next month. expected to increase from 19% to 25 in april. priti patel says now is not the time and called for end to government interference with business. but the prime minister ed rishi sunak says the move will make a fairer tax sy

. —— in his family's rented flat in rochdale.ave to investigate and fix mould and damp within strict time limits. today, mr gove is announcing additional new rules that will mean social housing managers will have to get a professional qualification in housing. it's thought it will apply to around 25,000 people working in social housing across the country. any landlords who don't comply could be fined by the regulator. i think this is going to increase professionalism in the sector. it's something that i've personally to the secretary of state about when i first met with him and i think it's going to positively impact the sector in general. this should've happened a0 years ago — it should've happened when social housing was first introduced. i think the government could go even further with extending the requirement to be qualified when working in housing right down to housing officers. the measures will be included in the new social housing bill, which is due to resume its passage through parliament later this week. jon donnison,

died in december 2020 from a respiratory caused by mould his home in rochdale.ousing secretary michael gove announced . the response after acknowledging that social housing residents are in inexcusably let down. housing expert richard says the move should protect vulnerable tenants. but there's more still to be done. what are my concerns is this i want i want this to trickle down front line housing officers because they're often the ones that's going out and doing the visits and indeed i'd like to see more visits because we've found since covid is a lot of the work has been done remotely and housing offices have not been going out enough to actually meet tenants and see with own eyes what's going on. and a beach in norfolk could closed for decades, according locals, after cliff erosion made the area unsafe. the beach at hemsby, near yarmouth, has lost more than ten feet of land in just two days. the local lifeboat have had to close the shore over safety concerns. local businesses warned they'll be significantly as the beach is their main source of income dunng t

what we have seen recently in over a number of years is clubs like bury football club, rochdale, blackpoolagement ruining clubs and destroying it for their fans. so we are bringing forward today the biggest shake—up in football since the rules were first formulated. an independent regulator who is going to oversee and ensure financial stability, more say for fans and things that matter to them. it is a huge few days for manchester united with a chance to lift the trophy at wembley in an elite cup final. first the focus is on barcelona in the europa league tonight. neitherside barcelona in the europa league tonight. neither side is used to playing in europe's second competition, but both are still focused on progressing and lifting more silverware, and it showed in the first leg of the type which was a classic finishing 2—2. for the first leg of the type which was a classic finishing 2-2._ the first leg of the type which was a classic finishing 2-2. for me, the next game — a classic finishing 2-2. for me, the next game is _ a classic finishing 2-2. for me, the next game is the _ a classic f

there has been this tragic case of awaab ishak in - tragic case of awaab ishak in rochdale which ashreater will to try and tackle this?— not now a greater will to try and tackle this? ~ , ., , , tackle this? i think the problem is that everybody — tackle this? i think the problem is that everybody is _ tackle this? i think the problem is that everybody is saying, - tackle this? i think the problem is that everybody is saying, they i tackle this? i think the problem is that everybody is saying, they are wringing their hands, is in this terrible, this mould problem? at least is being recognised, i suppose, but it has been around for a long time, and the point is they are not sitting down to discuss with people about how it should be tackled stop for instance, i've tried to make contact with the ombudsman for housing to discuss this, and a rather unsatisfactory report they were producing a couple of months ago, they won't even talk to me about it. they don't have the right kind of expertise advising them and they are not looking at the right kind of materials to renovate properties. you

, rochdale borough wide housing, the housing secretary, michael gove, says landlords who drag theirl face the full force of the law . ambulance force of the law. ambulance crews across england have improved their response times for reaching people who dial 999. new nhs england data shows paramedics reached emergencies such as heart attacks and strokes an hour quicker last month than they did in december 2022. they took just over 32 minutes on average, compared with more than 90 the month before. however, the response time is still well above the target of 18 minutes. and finally , burt bacharach, one of finally, burt bacharach, one of p0p finally, burt bacharach, one of pop music's greatest ever composers, has died at the age of 94. he wrote hits , like i say of 94. he wrote hits, like i say a little prayer and walk on by, as well as movie themes, including what's new pussycat and the look of love. his publicist says burt bacharach died surrounded by his family at his l.a. died surrounded by his family at his la. home on wednesday . his la. home on wednesday. that's it. you're up to

awaab ishak died in december 2020 from a respiratory condition which was caused by mould at home in rochdalethe housing secretary, michael gove , announced the response after acknowledging that, social housing residents were being inexcusably let down. housing expert richard blanco says the move should protect vulnerable , move should protect vulnerable, but said there's still more to be done. what are my concerns is this know i. i want this to trickle down to front line housing officers because they're often the ones that's going out and doing visits and indeed like to see more visits because what we've found since covid is that a lot of the work has been done remotely and housing offices not been going out enough to actually meet tenants and see with their own eyes. what's going on. and a popular beach in norfolk could be closed for decades, according to local after erosion of the cliffs has made the area unsafe . the beach made the area unsafe. the beach at hemsby, near great yarmouth, has lost more than ten feet of land in just two days, and the local crew have had to close the over safe

after a terrible case in rochdale, little two—year—old awaab who died because of the reaction of his and the mould. yeah, and that was, so that law came out because of the campaigning work of his family. but in terms of regulation, and the regulators and various other things, i did suggest it, and he did take it on board, which is what people didn't see. and the reason i tweeted that was because i'm very... if things aren't going right, if a politician isn't doing what they are supposed to be doing, i'm very happy to call them out on that, and i've been very vocal and i've done it online before. but i think it's also important to be as transparent as possible, especially for the benefit of tenants out there living in disrepair and say when i believe things are starting to look like they are going right, and when i am worried and concerned. so, you meet michael gove and you've come with things to say to him. and you'vejust said you did think he listened. is there an example of something you proposed he did that you're pleased with? yeah, so one of the points i wanted to raise, and i d

rochdale. housing secretary, michael gove announced the response after acknowledging that social housing residents are being inexcusably let down. housing expert richard blanco says the move should protect vulnerable tenants, but says there's more still to be done. what my concerns is this i want i want this to trickle down to front line housing officers because. they're often the ones that's going out and doing visits. and indeed, i'd like to see more visits because what found since covid is that a lot of the work has been done remotely and housing offices not been going out enough to actually meet tenants to see with their own eyes what's going on.the with their own eyes what's going on. the former home secretary has urged the chancellor to halt the planned corporation tax rise in his budget next month. it's expected to increase from 19 to 25% in april. priti says now is not the time and called for an end to government with business while prime minister rishi sunak says move will make for a f

michigan and texas to new hazardous waste sites and incinerator in grafton, ohio, and a landfill in rochdalea will also start taking those shipments tomorrow. addition of these disposal locations gets us closer to having enough capacity to finish the cleanup and to get all the waste out of east palestine as quickly as possible. efforts to get rid of waste come as many in the community reports symptoms of feeling sick. the e p a says it tested the air quality of more than 500 homes. and found no signs of contaminants connected to the derailment celebrating black history month by looking toward the future, i think i've been able to identify really talented people who don't look like what silicon valley thinks of when they think of a startup founder of the nation's only black female venture capitalist is making a difference right here in the bay area. okay let's take a live look outside on this monday night, boy a really pretty shot. chief meteorologist, bill martin is back up to the break with a look at how much rain we can expect ♪ ♪ before the xfinity 10g network we didn't have internet that

and we have had success obviously i resigned about rochdale by work on august and we have recently .d and we have recently. supported i think it's seven victims in hull where police have closed down that investigation saying there was insufficient evidence to do anything. we supported them, advocated for them and almost year and a half later , almost year and a half later, that case has been reopened. so things can be done , but it things can be done, but it shouldn't need an like us to fight for them, it just fills with high remarks. still, these taking over my life . i'm not on taking over my life. i'm not on my own now. i have a wonderful at the foundation and we are doing some amazing work in helping young women put their lives back together. we listen them. we don't judge them , them. we don't judge them, communicate. we treat them with empathy with kindness. and it isn't always about a prosecution because as a former police officer , i know it is impossible officer, i know it is impossible to prosecute every man who rapes a child . if the evidence isn't a child. if the evidence

and we have had success obviously i resigned about rochdale by work on august and we have recently .orted and we have recently. supported i think it's seven victims in hull where police have closed down that investigation saying there was insufficient evidence to do anything. we supported them, advocated for them and almost year and a half later , almost year and a half later, that case has been reopened. so things can be done , but it things can be done, but it shouldn't need an like us to fight for them, it just fills with high remarks. still, these taking over my life . i'm not on taking over my life. i'm not on my own now. i have a wonderful at the foundation and we are doing some amazing work in helping young women put their lives back together. we listen them. we don't judge them , them. we don't judge them, communicate. we treat them with empathy with kindness. and it isn't always about a prosecution because as a former police officer , i know it is impossible officer, i know it is impossible to prosecute every man who rapes a child . if the evidence isn't a child. if the evid

and over a number of years, overa number of years, is over a number of years, is clubs like bury, rochdaleulated, an independent regulator who is going to oversee and ensure financial stability, more say for fans in things that matter to them. he's been described as a "giant of broadcasting" and "the voice of a footballing generation". some of the tributes for the former bbc football commentatorjohn motson, who has died at the age of 77. he started with the bbc in 1968 and went on to describe over 2,000 games, including 10 world cups and 29 fa cup finals. a statement from his family said: "it is with great sadness that we announce that "john motson 0be died peacefully in his sleep today". these are some moments you might remember. here is gascoigne. 0h, brilliant! 0h, brilliant! oh, yes! 0h, oh, yes! and oh, yes! and there oh, yes! and there it oh, yes! and there it is. oh, yes! and there it is. the oh, yes! and there it is. the crazy oh, yes! and there it is. the crazy and there it is. gang oh, yes! and there it is. the crazy gang have beaten the culture club. it's dramatic, it's delightf

clearly, the tragic events in rochdale has focused on everyone's mind.tory actions. partly, it is up to the tenants to raise the - regulatory actions. partly, it is up to the tenants to raise the alarm l to the tenants to raise the alarm and say, there is a problem here. initially, so to the ladder, please deal with it, but if they don't deal with that, then try to make one of a fuss about it, i suppose. the with that, then try to make one of a fuss about it, i suppose.— fuss about it, i suppose. the very best landlords, _ fuss about it, i suppose. the very best landlords, and _ fuss about it, i suppose. the very best landlords, and all _ fuss about it, i suppose. the very best landlords, and all good i best landlords, and all good landlords, should be proactive about this. this should be proactively trying to find the site, but if tenants find to have got damp and mould in the property, they should contact at landlords straightaway and let them not as there is a problem, and that they can hopefully address the issue. if tenants feel that the landlord do

other ishak died in december of 2020 from a respiratory condition caused by mould at his home in rochdaleusing secretary michael gove announced the response after acknowledging that social housing residents are being inexcusably let down. housing expert richard blanco says the move should protect vulnerable tenants, but there's still more needed to be done. one of my concerns is this know, i want i want this to trickle down to front line housing officers because they're often the ones that's going out and doing the visits. and indeed, i'd like to see more visits because what we've found since covid is that a lot of the work has been done remotely, and housing offices have not been going out enough to actually meet tenants see with their meet tenants and see with their own what's going on. and own eyes what's going on. and the popular beach in norfolk could be closed for decades , could be closed for decades, according to locals, after cliff erosion made the area unsafe . erosion made the area unsafe. the beach at hemsby , near great the beach at hemsby, near great yarmouth, has lost more

other ishak died in december of 2020 from a respiratory condition caused by mould at his home in rochdaleusing secretary michael gove announced the response after acknowledging that social housing residents are being inexcusably let down. housing expert richard blanco says the move should protect vulnerable tenants, but there's still more needed to be done. one of my concerns is this know, i want i want this to trickle down to front line housing officers because they're often the ones that's going out and doing the visits. and indeed, i'd like to see more visits because what we've found since covid is that a lot of the work has been done remotely, and housing offices have not been going out enough to actually meet tenants see with their meet tenants and see with their own what's going on. and own eyes what's going on. and the popular beach in norfolk could be closed for decades , could be closed for decades, according to locals, after cliff erosion made the area unsafe . erosion made the area unsafe. the beach at hemsby , near great the beach at hemsby, near great yarmouth, has lost more

up to 50 different and rochdale.nt towns and cities across the and as you said at the beginning of, the is a national the segment, this is a national issue we've looked issue all too often we've looked at as a sort oh, kind of at it as a sort oh, kind of former industrial victorian towns in the north of. that's where happens. no, it's where it happens. no, it's happened and the length and the breadth country, it's breadth of country, it's our effort to finally turn some national towards that issue. well, most of your must be started credit where credit is . started credit where credit is. i this is a topic that i think this is a topic that should be raised a lot more . should be raised a lot more. it's easy to bury your heads in the sand and ignore the issue and think it goes away. but i can tell you right now, as you're acutely aware for the young teenage girls who are being systematically raped and abused in an industrial, being systematically raped and abused in an industrial , the abused in an industrial, the iss

our shack died in december 2020 from a respiratory condition caused by mould at his home in rochdale.ng secretary, michael gove, announced the response after acknowledging social housing. residents are being inexcusably let down. the housing expert, richard , housing expert, richard, welcomes the move and says it should protect vulnerable tenants . what am concerns is tenants. what am concerns is this? i want i want this to trickle down to front line housing officers because they're often the ones going out and doing visits. and indeed , like doing visits. and indeed, like to see more visits because . what to see more visits because. what we've found since covid is that lot of the work has been done remotely and housing offices have not been going out enough to actually meet tenants and see with their own eyes what's going on. you're up to on tv online and dave plus radio. this is gb news. now let's get back to camilla . camilla. welcome back now. do not think of going anywhere because this one is speaking to the dpj. some i will send i'm also going to be joined the studio by labour's

and then when i was at primary school in the sixties in rochdale, catholic primary school, half the kidss we had ukrainian parents because they'd left during the second world war. so it's a it's an ongoing issue . it's kind of an ongoing issue. it's kind of a domestic issue between those neighbours and i don't know , i neighbours and i don't know, i don't think this is going to resolve it and for all, because russia has got this determination and core belief that ukraine is part of the russian empire . that ukraine is part of the russian empire. but i think it was at one stage, yeah, i think it wasn't key. it wasn't kyiv was at one stage, yeah, i think the capital at once. yeah, i think that was the centre of their empire. but think that was the centre of their empire . but i think that was the centre of their empire. but i think putin will be gone . ukraine's will be gone. ukraine's sovereignty . i think that sovereignty. i think that i would confidently predict that, you know, not truly or otherwise. well, it's well , i'll otherwise. well, it's well, i'll tell you what, there's a lot o

but for non predominantly in rotherham, rochdale and telford, where the bulk of this seems to have happenedu shocking. most you find most shocking. most shocking the extent to which many institutions that have been involved in to deal with this problem from the police right up to government have just failed to government have just failed to approach . there to reform their approach. there has been a lot of sharp talk, a lot of promises of, changes, but a mixture , a sort of political a mixture, a sort of political correctness and a racial nervousness tied in with, i think, fundamentally an extremely class just view of many of the survivors treated as underclass, not worthy of attention, worthy of support attention, not worthy of support has led a cocktail of misery has led to a cocktail of misery where government and the police and social services have failed to deliver for these. and so, allan , what's the what's the allan, what's the what's the solution ? what needs to happen solution? what needs to happen in order to tackle these poor victims? there needs to be accountability. so what i

which was directly arab ishak, which was directly caused by damp and mould in his home, managed by rochdaleandlords who dragged their feet will face the full force . the will face the full force. the law now ambulance crews across england have improved their response times for reaching people who call nine nine you nhs england data shows paramedics reached emergencies such as attacks and strokes an hour quicker month than in december 2022. they took just over 32 minutes on average, compared more than 90 the month before. however the response time is still well above , the time is still well above, the target of 18 minutes. and lastly, burst burt bacharach, one of pop music's greatest ever composers , died at the age of composers, died at the age of 94. he hits, like i say a little prayer and walk on by as well as movie themes, including what's pussycat and the look of love. his publicist says , bacharach, his publicist says, bacharach, died surrounded his family at home in los angeles on wednesday . it was gb news muniz in half an hour, seething . an hour, seething. all right. we'll get stu

what i've uncovered is not unique to certain small parts of the country like rotherham, rochdale andered up to 50 different towns and cities where there are credible reports of grooming gangs taking place. we them . we've we visited many of them. we've spoken to dozens of whistle blowers, activists survivors blowers, activists and survivors . and the feeling we've got from pretty much everyone is that this national conversation that we should have had when the lid blew off the scandal a decade ago really took place. ago never really took place. you've alluded that's you've alluded to why that's happened really. there's a sort of a political correctness. usually know , usually that means, you know, good but actually, you good manners. but actually, you know, good manners has consequences. those consequences. and one of those consequences. and one of those consequences we ignored consequences is that we ignored this a very, this problem for a very, very long time. not long time. let's not underestimate difficult it underestimate how difficult it is, because as there is, though, because