more revelations about two troubled hospitals at the centre of a baby deaths scandal in shropshire. hundreds more cases are now being investigated. in all, there are 1,500 allegations. one mother who lost her baby says the truth must come out. it's so sad that so many people had to go through the loss of a baby, the loss of a mother, for something to be recognised. concerns about wider hospital services at the trust under investigation are now being raised by the health watchdog. also on the programme... as face coverings become mandatory in shops in scotland, borisjohnson hints that england could face similar measures. i'm at gatwick airport as much of the uk's quarantine measures are eased. from today people arriving from dozens of countries will no longer have to self—isolate, although travel will look and feel very different. in thejohnny depp libel trial, more allegations of arguments and violence with his ex—wife, amber heard. the forces‘ sweetheart, dame vera lynn, makes herfinal journey as her funeral takes place in east sussex. and on the 80th anniversary of the beginning o

charles dance and maxine peak star as the shropshire farmers whose home was turned upside down by theouting radical mantras about personal and sexual freedom. with chaotic results. i can explain. let him speak, sir. writer director thomas clay, whose debut featured the great ecstasy of robert carmichael provoked walk—out at the cannes film festival in 2005, described this movie as a puritan western inspired by the ideas of christopher hill's book the world turned upside down and the look of michael's michael's heaven's gate. having spent three years in post production, it is technically impressive, boosted by an atmospheric score by the director himself which draws us deep into the strange and changing world. it may not be quite the masterpiece that clay intended, but for all its flaws it is a film with a vision, albeit a vision that not everybody will want to see. i will leave you with news of two films which have recently arrived on dvd and blu—ray. if you want to chase people avoiding tax, why not go after the big boys? look at apple and amazon, starbucks. are you chasing me? it is

more revelations about two troubled hospitals at the centre of a baby deaths scandal in shropshire. investigated. in all, there are 1,500 allegations. 0ne mother who lost her baby says the truth must come out. it's so sad that so many people had to go through the loss of a baby, the loss of a mother, for something to be recognised. concerns about wider hospital services at the trust under investigation are now being raised by the health watchdog. also on the programme... as face coverings become mandatory in shops in scotland, borisjohnson hints that england could face similar measures. i'm at gatwick

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population health at university of oxford and david cameron's former obesity tsar joins us from shropshireeport there from simon jones thank you. we saw in the report there from simonjones about some of there from simonjones about some of the implications of the experience of dealing with covid—19 cases and there are lots of practical reasons, do we know fizz logically what is the kind of method of process that the kind of method of process that the mechanism by which this extra weight results in these really quite serious consequences? that is a tricky question, this is obviously a very new infection, so we don't have all of the details. but what seems likely is when people are overweight, fat, instead of being stored specifically in your fat stores, which are design for the purpose, is stored in other place and can infill rate other organs like the heart or liver and perhaps to the lungs and that might make it harderfor people to to the lungs and that might make it harder for people to get enough oxygen harder for people to get enough oxyg e n into harder for people to get enough oxygen

more revelations about the hospital trust at the centre of a baby deaths scandal in shropshire.undreds more cases are now being investigated. celebrations with no social distancing followed the end of lockdown in arrows owner, but the price, lengthy use for coronavirus testing. a decision to turn one of the world's most famous buildings, hagia sophia, back into a mosque divides opinion. the forces' sweetheart, dame vera lynn, makes herfinal journey, as she's laid to rest in east sussex. and in the sport on bbc news — england are under pressure in the first test after west indies took a first—innings lead of 114 on day three in southampton. good evening. borisjohnson says he may have to tighten the rules on face coverings in england, encouraging their use confined spaces, like shops. at the moment they're only mandatory on public transport, but the prime minister says the scientific advice on masks has shifted. speaking during an online question and answer session at downing street, he also urged people to go back to work if they can, instead of working from home. face coverings

simon is a dad of three from shropshire.y theories on youtube. so, i invited professorjovan byford to meet simon and talk about how to tackle conspiracies. they spoke about the definition of a conspiracy theory, simon's concerns in what he had come across online and why conspiracies like this one can easily suck people in. conspiracy theories, what makes them so appealing and popular is that they are very often based on small kernels of truth. simon reflected on the conspiracies he had entertained, although he admitted he still wouldn't necessarily want to have an approved vaccine against coronavirus in the future. i think that it might make me think twice. but, to me, i will always be open to the idea that there is more than just what you're being told. how do you think the conversation you just had with simon went it went well, better than i thought it would. he presented himself as somebody who is inherently sceptical. now, at first sight, that might seem as a different kettle of fish compared to somebody who a firm belie

series of revelations by bbc news highlighting poor maternity care and preventable baby deaths in shropshireory in the next hour with our social affairs correspondent michael buchanan. the lockdown period may have proved challenging for many of us. but not for one of britain's rarest birds. for the first time in 400 years a family of cranes has successfully hatched a chick in lincolnshire. the wildlife reserve they live on was completely closed to the public during the pandemic — perfect conditions for the reclusive birds to start a family. our environment correspondent paul murphy reports: hidden in the long grass of this lincolnshire fen, a secretive new family are setting up home. they are wandering with their heads down feeding most of the time. they are called common cranes but with just 56 breeding pairs in the uk, they are far from common. this fluffy chick is thought to be the first to hatch in lincolnshire since henry v!!! was on the throne and the closure of the site during lockdown has proved ideal for these shy birds. cranes are, i wouldn't say anti—social, but they don't like di

thank specialist in shropshire. you forjoining us. what's your thank you forjoining us.erstand a bit more. but there are things that are still a worry. for instance, we welcome planning policy will be reviewed but it actually crosses over the fact that planning policy is changing anyway to make it easier to build. so there isa to make it easier to build. so there is a conflict there and we would like to understand that a bit better. but also welcoming that the brick and mortar companies are involved in reducing flood risk. that is positive. some of the other things, the government's cross criteria needs to be looked at because there are many people that flood that never match up to this criteria, particularly in small, rural villages across the country that we have seen flood in storms keira and desmond. and also in inner—city areas, deprived and socially diverse inner—city areas are missing out. they will continue to miss out until this criteria is looked at and becomes fairer for people. it's interesting that you say that. what is wrong with the criteria and why don't

in shropshire, an almost surreal scene at this drive—in concert — static cars instead of the usual dancing do. and it's notjust the audience finding things a bit strange. it's probably one of the weirdest gigs i've done! usually, we're used to a crowd jumping up and down and going crazy, so it was — you had to work twice as hard but, no, loved it. no, it was good. it's the new norm. as the uk slowly comes out of lockdown, further concerts and events are being announced with social distancing at the forefront of organisers' minds. beverly knight is touring the country with a series of gigs this summer. when the opportunity arose for me to take part in light of live music and live performance been curtailed everywhere with no sign of anything coming back anytime soon, i thought, "i'm going to take the chance and do this," you know? earn money for my band, myself and for lots of other people who are gonna be taking part. do you think this pandemic has reshaped the music industry? do you think it's going to change the music industry forever? in order to survive, the music industry, theatre, al

simon is a dad of three from shropshire. to tackle conspiracies. they spoke about the definition of a conspiracy theory, simon's concerns in what he had come across online and why conspiracies like this one can easily suck people in. conspiracy theories, what makes them so appealing and popular is that they are very often based on small kernels of truth. simon reflected on the conspiracies he had entertained, although he admitted he still wouldn't necessarily want to have an approved vaccine against coronavirus in the future. i think that it might make me think twice. but, to me, i will always be open to the idea that there is more than just what you're being told. how do you think the conversation you just had with simon went it went well, better than i thought it would. he presented himself as somebody who is inherently sceptical. now, at first sight, that might seem as a different kettle of fish compared to somebody who a firm believer in a conspiracy theory but, nevertheless, i think the two belong to the same universe,

in shropshire, and almost surreal scene at this driving concert.ehicles, though, there are some pockets of normality. yeah, are some pockets of normality. yeah, a bit ofa are some pockets of normality. yeah, a bit of a fun thing to do. and it is not just a bit of a fun thing to do. and it is notjust the audience finding things a bit strange. it is probably one of the weirdest gigs i have done! usually we're used to a crowd jumping up and down and going so you had to work twice as hard but, no, loved it, no, this is good, it is the new norm. as the uk slowly comes out of lockdown for the concerts and events a re out of lockdown for the concerts and events are being announced with social distancing at the forefront of organisers's mines. avaline 90s during the country with a series gigs this summer. —— beverly knight is touring the country. wendy opportunity came to take part in live music and live performance, it was curtailed absolutely everywhere with no sign of anything coming back anytime soon, and i thought i'm going to take the chance and do t

before the pandemic i was about to start my tour and one of the last shows i did in shropshire, half know you have tried virtual gigs, but it is not the same? no, we have been lucky with our gig, it has been well received, but it is a different art form. it doesn't replace one. you don't go, i love live comedy and now i will watch online. there is nothing like sitting in a room with a low ceiling and all these strangers sharing a moment. we don't know when that can come back. they have made it a priority to make sure people can sit next to each other on planes, but not that they can go out and have some catharsis. comedians are some of the few groups holding to power to account and giving people a chance to laugh at this stuff and we're not allowed to do ourjobs. thank you to both of you. good to talk to you both. before we go. a look back at some of reunions we brought in cheddar over the programme. staff having self—isolating and they have moved in fror three months in —— for three months in total. here is ray and tina. who were giving each other a long cuddle after a long time awa

this comes after a series of revelations by the bbc which has highlighted port maternity care in shropshireolice constable andrew harper — who was dragged along a road by a car , as they tried to avoid being arrested the car's driver — henry long — admitted manslaughter, but was found not guilty of murder at the old bailey. his passengers — albert bowers and jessie cole — were cleared of murder but found guilty of manslaughter. in other news. face—coverings become mandatory in shops, banks and take—aways in england — breaking the rules could mean a £100 fine. sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here's gavin. jofra archer is back in the england side for the test at old trafford. they shouldn't feature for a while there was england were put into bat. tom sibley out for a duck in the first over. they are now 29—1. the series is levelled 1—1 so this is the decider. jordan henderson has been named the footballer of the year by the football writers association. he skippered his team to the champions league, european super cup and the premier league. he was very super cup and

shejoins us from ellesmere in shropshire. welcome, thank you forjoining us.ect on their health. we also know that families who are living in poverty and who are struggling find it harder to provide a healthy, nutritious food for their children and so we really have a moment in time where we have got to do everything we can to protect children during this very difficult period in order to ensure that they are not scarred for the rest of their life by this. suit you are recommending another one and half million children be eligible for free school meals on top of the 1.3 million who are already eligible. how did you arrive at that figure? the principle is that the scheme would be extended to every family which is already in receipt of universal credit. i think that is the simplest way of doing it, we have already identified that these are families who need some extra support and so by piggybacking onto that scheme, we can actually keep the costs of the introduction of this to an absolute minimum. the government only extended free school meal vouchers over the s

anthonyjoins us now from shropshire to tell us more. anthony, very good morning to you.ide dog could do stop can you explain? essentially that is what it does. essentially distills a guide dog's does. essentially distills a guide dogs or does. essentially distills a guide dog's orfunctions does. essentially distills a guide dogs or functions so walking the street, avoiding obstacles, and translating those into a hand—held device, which blind people, visually impaired people, it's conceivable what things you can put in your backpack and rucksack, it is a convenient and basic solution to people who can't get hold of guide dogs for whatever reason. some people have allergies to dogs, have small houses, some places don't have the charities to support them, like third world countries. that is the inspiration for the project. then it becomes something that could have a positive change for people who can't get the dogs. anthony, we're looking at some of the images it now. question one, does it work? yeah, it does work. the project as a sort of in its infancy at the moment. ther

we can now talk to ricky allman from his home in shropshire, who was the young boy seen crying in thet and what was going through your mind? i saw a twitter video of you cracking champagne open. it has been a long time coming but it is more relief than anything else, just watching that game. we did not think west brom would lose, to be fair, so i was half watching and then i got called to work for 30 minutes and then i came back and it was 20 minutes to go and it was a long 20 minutes to go and it was a long 20 minutes just watching that clock and then huddersfield finally got that second goal and that i could celebrate. take this back then to 2004, that day in bolton when you had your top off and we could see the writing on your chest and you're ina the writing on your chest and you're in a flood of tears, a symbol for the demise of leeds united. what are your memories of that day now?|j your memories of that day now?” remember going on the coach is normal and then thinking we're probably going to get relegated here but then i thought maybe, maybe we will stay up and then that red ca

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