we are at the royal courts of justice. s of some of the victims of the tunisia terror attack say they now plan to sue the travel operator tui, the company responsible for their relatives holidays. the coroner at the royal courts ofjustice concluded that all 30 victims had been unlawfully killed — but said he could not make a finding of neglect, in relation to the company, they own thomson holidays, or the vulnerability of the resort to an attack. judge nicholas loraine—smith described the response by tunisian security forces as "at best shambolic and at worst cowardly". he said that there was an unjustifiable delay in the tunisian police getting to the scene and apprehending the gunmen. an islamist gunman — seifeddine rezgui — carried out the killings at a resort near sousse, injune 2015, killing a total of 38 people. 30 of them were british citizens. our first report is from our correspondent richard galpin. the families of those killed had been hoping the coroner's conclusions today would say neglect had played a part in

royal courts ofjustice. the now, let's return to the royal courts of justice. est into the deaths of 30 british tourists who died in seas in 2015 have now been completed. the coroner reported that they had been unlawfully killed. the families of some of those who died at the hands of the gunmen seifeddine rezgui, wanted the coroner to say that it was partly neglect by the holiday company tui who owned thomson holidays. they said they did not properly check the resort, the hotel where they were staying. they did not make sure there was adequate security there. the coroner would not do that, he didn't feel able to say it was neglect by tui, the owner of thomson holidays. but they say they will ta ke holidays. but they say they will take civil proceedings, civil action against that company for financial compensation. what the coroner did do was to strongly criticise the tunisian security forces for their slow response, unjustifiably slowed, he said. to the shootings. they took around half an hour or so before they got to the scene, whereas it could have been a few

for more, joan lawrence is outside the royal courts ofjustice joan lawrence is outside the royal courts of justiceoyal courts ofjustice in central london. ——job line is outside. the claimant, gary smith, worked between 2005 and 2011 for pimlico is prommers in a contest that looked self—employed, he was registered for vat, bought his own tools, but he had to drive a pimlico plumbers blue van, wear the uniform, had to drive a pimlico plumbers blue van, wearthe uniform, and if had to drive a pimlico plumbers blue van, wear the uniform, and if he wa nted van, wear the uniform, and if he wanted to work for other people there were severe restrictions. so he bought a case to the employment tribunal when he wanted to work fewer hours and wasn't allowed, the employment tribunal said he was in fa ct employment tribunal said he was in fact our work and was entitled to back holiday pay and a lot of the protections afforded to employed people. that case was appealed to the court of appeal, the building behind me at the royal court of justice. the ruling in the last hour that in fact mr smith is a worker and wa

good afternoon from the royal courts ofjustice in good afternoon from the royal courts of justice in mbolic. thejudge has ruled out finding neglect on the part of the travel company, tui, who owns thomson holiday companies, through whom the holiday—makers had booked their holidays to tunisia. the gunmen killed 38 people near sousse injune of gunmen killed 38 people near sousse in june of 2015. gunmen killed 38 people near sousse injune of 2015. some of the families have told the bbc that they are planning to take their allegations of neglect against tui to civil courts to seek virtual composition. the 5—star re—imperial mahabharata hotel attack was the deadliest on british citizens since the bombings of 25th —— 2005. the coroner continues to record his conclusions on what happened to each of the british victims. you can see their pictures there. —— riu imperial marhaba. in the last few minutes and he has mentioned angela and raymond fisher. they were from leicester, a couple together since they were about 15. at their funeral, the reverend said they had a deep love, and so enjoyed get

ben brown is live outside the royal courts of justice. thank you. tside the royal courts ofjustice. more on that come from ben throughout the morning. —— to come from ben. annita is in the bbc newsroom with a summary of the rest of the days news. a bbc investigation has revealed there were more than 20,000 allegations of abuse made against home care workers over the past three years. many of the cases involved neglect but there were also allegations of physical, psychological and sexual abuse. the uk home care association has described the findings as horrifying but warns the system is under extreme pressure. john maguire reports. caught by a hidden camera, maurice campbell was jailed for over two years for abusing 85—year—old dora in her own home. these images are especially disturbing because he was supposed to be caring for her. it is a serious case of obvious neglect. complaints against home carers can cover a range of problems from cruelty to mistakes with medication to being late for appointments. my father was quite a mild—mannered man all his

sarah campbell reports from royal courts of justice. . walking from the beach, through the hotel, and back again. according to evidence gathered by the tunisian judge

i'm ben brown live at the royal courts of justice where a coroner has condemned the police response duringny tourists as he could, the coroner said the police were at best shambolic, at worst cowardly. 0ne survivor who risked his life to save others says he saw no police on the beach for at least 20 minutes. police waited, police painted. they had. that's unforgivable. —— the head. we will have the latest from inquest after six weeks, and has finally drawn to a close.

with me is our legal correspondent clive coleman — who was at the royal courts of justice earlier. ther was raped by her father, was born after his mother was raped by herfather, his was born after his mother was raped by her father, his grandfather he was born with disabilities he has epilepsy, he has problems with his site and with his hearing. ——— a man called y. a while ago a judge made an order that he could bring a claim under the criminal injuries compensation scheme which compensates victims of violent crime. what was novel was that of course at the time that the crime was committed, the rape, he wasn't a person. he wasn't conceived at that point. that is what was appealed today by the criminal injuries compensation authority. whilst expressing their immense empathy and sympathy with y with disabilities that he is labouring under. it was acknowledged by all parties in court that the where as a result of the incestuous rape. in fact, the chances of there being disabilities would normally be 2%, but if you have the mutated genes of a mother and father then that rises to 50%. e

his conviction was referred to the court of appeal to determine whether he had been suffering from combat stress. daniel birch is outside the royal courts of justicepeal after the case was referred back to the court. it is being heard by five seniorjudges. they are sitting at the court. today the court was shown graphic footage from a helmet camera showing the seriously wounded insurgent lying on the ground. then being moved and shot in the chest at close range. jonathan goldberg qc, who is acting for alexander blackman, told the judges that three experts had agreed that at the time he had been suffering from a mental illness, which had impaired his ability to form a rationaljudgment 01’ ability to form a rationaljudgment or exercise self—control. mr goldberg said it was the impact of fresh psychiatric evidence that was at the heart of this appeal. two experts have given evidence in person. professor neil greenberg said in british troops 20 to 25% would suffer from mental health difficulties at some point. he said those suffering adjustment disorder commonly masked their symptoms, a particular characteristic in military personnel. he was asked abo

of their quiet dignity. that is the latest from the royal courts ofjustice. ben brown there, from the royal courts of justicen at the time of the attack. the pensions regulator has agreed a cash settlement worth up to 363 million pounds with sir philip green — to help fund the pensions of staff of the former retail chain, bhs. the arrangement has the support of the trustees of the two bhs pension schemes. sir philip had faced heavy criticism over his sale of the business — which later collapsed — and the subsequent problems which emerged in the pension fund. 0ur economics correspondent andy verity is here. what is the deal? £360 million is the headline figure, much better than what sir philip green put on the table as recently as november when he was talking about 250 million. at that point, the pensions regulator got irritated and talked about enforcement action against him, and there was a lot of opprobrium for sir philip green in parliament and the press. he has changed and moved, he said £360 million. it is still much less than the hole in the pension scheme which was £571 million when bhs went bust at t

i'm ben brown live at the royal courts of justice where a coroner has condemned the police response during the tunisia terror attack that left 30 british tourists dead. as a lone gunman set about killing as many tourists as he could, the coroner said the police were at best shambolic, at worst cowardly. one survivor who risked his life to save others says he saw no police on the beach for at least 20 minutes. police waited, police fainted. they hid. that's unforgivable. lawyers for some of the families now say they will sue the tour operator. the inquests were about those who tragically lost their lives, they must never be forgotten. theirfamilies hope that no one else will ever have to suffer the same fate. sir philip green has reached a cash settle m e nt sir philip green has reached a cash settlement with the pensions regulator worth up to £363 million. former chancellor george osborne warns of significant risks to britain's economy if theresa may fails to secure a trade deal with the european union after brexit. a senior police officer says not all paedophiles should be prosecuted — lo

richard galpin is live outside the royal courts of justice. urists from more than 25 minutes. i managed to catch up with one british survivor who did intervene to save some of those who were shot and injured. alan pembroke got his wife to safety and then ran straight back on to the beach where the attack had been taking place. this is the gunman seifeddine rezgui casually walking along the beach by the imperial hotel in the midst of the attack. trained by so—called islamic state and unchallenged by the police, he systematically murdered 38 holidaymakers, most were british. today, alan pembroke leads a normal life, working at this london company. but he was on the beach at the time of that attack, and did something quite extraordinary, running back into the scene the attack after taking his wife to the safety of their hotel. i ran towards the gunfire where i could now see bodies on the beach. i hit the deck, and as i hit the sand, i fell into a lady, semiconscious, breathing, and she had some severe gunshot wounds. i dressed her hand and covered

royal courts ofjustice rights. job line is outside the royal courts of justice in rights. y the company because he had his own vat number, his own tools and materials, and he was responsible for his work. but when he asked to work fewer hours and humid days, the company could not come to an arrangement, so his contract was terminated. —— few days. the matter was brought to an employment tribunal, and a tribunal came to the opinion that mr smith was a worker and not fully self—employed. pimlico plumbers appealed to the court of appeal here, and in the last few minutes, as you said, the ruling is that the appeal by pimlico plumbers has been rejected. this could have implications across the board for the so—called gig economy, whereby you are working at the behest of an application, and you are self—employed in some respects. it could have implications because it means that those workers could be entitled to holiday pay and other such protections under the law. let's talk to charlie mullins, the chief executive and founder of pimlico plumbers, who hasjust lost his case. i supp

of those rules, but it needs to be systematics of people do not have to go through the courts to get justice. yes, former pensions minister noel at royaloming up, but first let's catch up with the weather with louise. good afternoon, everybody. it has been a cloudy day and i hope those of you who managed to see some sunshine have been able to enjoy it. look at this beautiful weather watcher shot from swansea earlier on. northern ireland, the fringes of scotland, wales and the west, but further east it has been cold, and nagging easterly breeze driving in a few scattered showers, chiefly of rain, to the coast, but through the night some of those will fall further inland as sleet and snow. elsewhere, a cold night, a frost in sheltered western areas, so i chilly start to thursday morning and perhaps icy patches around, stretching from eastern scotland down to the east here. that easterly wind will drive more cloud further west, so just the western coastal fringes seeing some sunshine and a bit more brightness into northern ireland, but it will continue to feel chilly out there, particularly on exposed coasts and particularly on exposed co

court, justice opening, not this one. insofar as, the judge here would kind of be an even match for the guy he is replacing, antonin scalia. the next one will be the battle royale think? >> neil gorsuch a kind-hearted thoughtful person. that will come across when he goes through the hearing process. this is a very, very thoughtful man. he is a daddy, two daughters. he is a wonderful husband. he is an outdoors man. we had a lot of things in common that he talked about, but i tell you what he is very, very bright, very mainstream and he would be kind of guy i would proud to take alongside me in my pickup and drive around the state of mon nan at that and let montanas get to know him. montana is behind neil gorsuch. neil: senator, i know there is supposed to be confidence when judge comes into your chamber and talks to you, but he was quoted after meeting with connecticut senator blumenthal for calling donald trump demoralizing and disheartening when he came to characterize so-called judge, referring to the judge who hot shim down and rejected president's argument that travel vetting would not stand legal salt. the judge seemed to confirm that he did say that. but,