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michael buchanan, bbc news, shropshire. any of this, details of organisations offering information and support are available at bbc.co.uk/actionline, or you can call free of charge, at any time, to hear recorded information, on 08000158 707. detective sergeant walker was in charge of the unit investigating for four years until 2012. more than 1400 four years until 2012. more than 11100 children, mainly teenage girls, were abused over a 16 year period. 17 officers have had their conduct questioned, none of them has lost theirjob orfaced criminal proceedings. the labour leader sir keir starmer has launched his party's campaign for the english local elections in may. council elections will also be taking place in scotland and wales with assembly elections in northern ireland. sir keir said it was an important opportunity for voters to send a message to borisjohnson and the government on the sharply—rising cost of living. from bury, in lancashire, our political correspondent alex forsyth reports. announcer: the leader- of the l

know what had happened to them, and they wanted meaningful change in maternity services both in shropshiret did happen to them. having private meetings with them is going to be an absolutely essential part of this process and that starts the week after next. ok, and as that continues, i suppose what i want to know is of these people who have now been told what happened to them was wrong was not their fault, as was often told to them, what happens now as they live with and we will be talking to a mother who is living with a child who was severely impaired because of her treatment when she gave birth? you know, what should happen, then? what recourse should there be? so families will need to make their own choices about their next steps. i know that many of them want a direct apology from the trust. i think that saying sorry for the harm, meaningfully saying sorry for the harm that's been caused is going to be an important aspect forfamilies. some families may decide to commence litigation, that would be something a decision that they would need to take. you're absolutely right to say that t

michael buchanan, bbc news, shropshire.any of this, details of organisations offering information and support are available at bbc.co.uk/actionline, or you can call free of charge at any time to hear recorded information on 08000158 707. the time is 6:16pm. our top story this evening. the race to save the people of mariupol. more than 100,000 trapped in the ukrainian city under russian bombardment. in the ukrainian city under and in the ukrainian city under the met office issues tn weather and the met office issues two weather warnings for snow and ice in several parts of the uk. coming up in sportsday on the bbc news channel... formula 1 will race under the saturday night lights of the las vegas strip from next year after the sport announced the nevada city will be the third in the us to host a grand prix. millions of households in england, wales and scotland will see their energy prices increase substantially from tomorrow. the cap on what suppliers can charge is being raised, and so bills for electricity and gas will go

but tomorrow, it is going to be a difficult day for hundreds of families across shropshire.vate grief and unfortunately, a grim way for many of the families that campaigned for the nhs to accept that there was poor maternity care being provided here, tomorrow will being provided here, tomorrow will be a vindication for them, unfortunately.— be a vindication for them, unfortunatel. a . �* . ., ., the chief executive of p&0 ferries has hit back at government calls to reverse the decision to sack 800 workers, saying it would cause the whole company to collapse. peter hebblethwaite said reinstating the staff could lead to the loss of more than two thousand jobs — and also said he had no intention of resigning. in response, the transport secretary grant shapps called the boss a pirate of the high sea and accused him of shredding the reputation of the company. children with special educational needs or disabilities in england would receive earlier help from schools under proposals put forward by the government — in a delayed review which was launched in 2019. £70 million of additi

over a thousand families in shropshire will learn today the extent to which they were failed by the nhs, and offered their sincere apologies. michael buchanan, bbc news shrewsbury. 0ur correspondent rob sissons is outside the royal shrewsbury hospital so many heartbreaking stories from one place. give us the sense of the scale of the five year inquiry. it is the scale of it that is so shopping and the big question, how come this was not picked up earlier? we are talking in this review of more than 1500 cases, clinical incidents that were looked at. and nearly 1500 families who engage directly with the investigation conducted by the midwife. it concluded the report that in 201 cases, the babies may well have survived had they had better care. we are talking their of 70 babies that died after being born and 131 that died after being born and 131 that were stillborn across shropshire in the maternity services, not only at this hospital, but also up the road in telford as well and that midwife led sites. the full re ort well and that midwife led sites. the full report comes out in under one

more on our top story and the report into maternity services in shropshire which uncovered a series ofreport, which looked at more than 1,000 incidents at shrewsbury and telford hospital nhs trust over two decades, concluded that more than 200 babies might have survived had they received better care. the chief executive of the hospital trust, louise barnett, issued a statement in response. today belongs to the families who have been failed by our trust and as the chief executive now, i want to apologise fully for those failures, and nothing can take away from the pain and distress caused. i would like to thank mrs ockenden as we welcome this report today and also thank her for the previous welcome this report today and also thank herfor the previous report, which set out a series of actions for this trust to take. and i can confirm that we have delivered against all of those actions within our control. but we do have more to do, and we will focus on this report with the same commitment, determination and resolve to improve our care. as we owe it to the families we have failed, to the f

finally what reassurance can he give to the thousands of expectant mothers and shropshire and telfordere are safe and that patient safety is paramount. i there are safe and that patient safety is paramount.— there are safe and that patient safety is paramount. i thank him for the way he — safety is paramount. i thank him for the way he has _ safety is paramount. i thank him for the way he has also _ safety is paramount. i thank him for the way he has also what _ safety is paramount. i thank him for the way he has also what with - safety is paramount. i thank him for the way he has also what with my i the way he has also what with my department and my predecessor representing his constituency throughout this investigation. he has talked about the so—called normal birth and he has right to use the so—called because the only normal birth as a safe berth and thatis normal birth as a safe berth and that is what the nhs should be working to add that clearly did not happen unless trust and this report has made it absolutely clearjust as importantly a number of recommendations including for t

, — can whatever went one —— wrong in shropshire, can the nhs as a whole be certain— shropshire, canumbria _ maternity failures at morecambe bay in cumbria. at that time there were commitments and statements to say this would _ commitments and statements to say this would be a watershed moment. but what _ this would be a watershed moment. but what you are seeing in shrewsbury is a repetition of some of those _ shrewsbury is a repetition of some of those errors that happened in cumbria — of those errors that happened in cumbria. so for the of those errors that happened in cumbria. so forthe nhs of those errors that happened in cumbria. so for the nhs across the uk, the _ cumbria. so for the nhs across the uk, the crucial thing after today's report— uk, the crucial thing after today's report is, — uk, the crucial thing after today's report is, will the lessons from shrewsbury really be learned? will maternity — shrewsbury really be learned? will maternity care in this country actually — maternity care in this country actually improve? that is something that, if— actually improve? that

, ~ shropshire.'s sport is at stake and we are talking about transgender athletes competing in female _ transgender athletes competing in female sport and in the past is agenda — female sport and in the past is agenda cannot trump biology and was not referring to a particular case involving — not referring to a particular case involving emily bridges. he started hormone _ involving emily bridges. he started hormone replacement therapy last year and _ hormone replacement therapy last year and competed in the last men's race a _ year and competed in the last men's race a month ago and was due to compete — race a month ago and was due to compete in — race a month ago and was due to compete in the first women's event this weekend and testosterone also full enough to allow her to compete under— full enough to allow her to compete under british cycling guidelines but they had _ under british cycling guidelines but they had not satisfied the world governing body's guideline so they have stepped in and said

. 0ne for 20 years almost in shropshire. hides the fact that there were people behind this making decisions, poor decisions clearly as we see from this review, you mention to me earlier that the trust is expected to give a news conference later but donna 0ckenden has made it clear that she has serious misgivings still about their ability to run services in the way she was to run services in the way she was to see them run, survey are going to be in for some really intense questioning, anthony? i be in for some really intense questioning, anthony?- be in for some really intense questioning, anthony? i am glad you icked that questioning, anthony? i am glad you picked that out _ questioning, anthony? i am glad you picked that out because _ questioning, anthony? i am glad you picked that out because that - questioning, anthony? i am glad you picked that out because that was - questioning, anthony? i am glad you picked that out because that was a i picked that out because that was a shocking aspect i think of the press conference

michael buchanan, bbc news, shropshire.. one of those cities where they have had such a quick response when it comes to the war. within five hours, the local ngos, the local municipality, the local volunteers came together to create a community, a committee to support ukrainian refugees. and schools like this have opened up their classrooms to ukrainian refugee children, and in fact, this school, very, very uniquely, has opened up its doors to teachers as well. so a number of teachers, who just a month ago or teaching in a school like this in ukraine, a busy school like this in ukraine, are now teaching in this busy, busy school here. this is tatiana babchuk, a ukrainian refugee, who is now teaching in eastern poland. the kids are the same. they want to live in peace, they want to be happy, they want to smile, too. what else can i say? why am i at the school? my son registered me to the city hall where this organisation would help all the teachers from ukraine to find a job. take a look at these delicate of the strong foota

in shropshire, volunteers are packing clothing and other essentials which will be sent to refugees ines here will also depend on the generosity of the british people. iain watson, bbc news. actors and directors have been showing their support for ukraine as the awards were handed out at the bafta film awards in london. our culture editor katie razzall reports. 0vershadowed by war but back in person and on the bafta red carpet, small tokens in honour of ukraine. sporting a badge of the ukrainian flag, benedict cumberbatch told the bbc he hopes to open his home to refugees and wanted to show solidarity with the people of ukraine. what we all have to do is continue to help in any which way we can, whether it's from donations, housing refugees — all of which i'm looking to do, and have done, so, yeah. applause. but as some of the movie industry's best—known faces came together inside london's royal albert hall, celebrating film took centrestage. you know what we should do? period western the power of the dog left with top awards for best film and best director... cook it right there on th

the family that started a campaign to investigate avoidable baby deaths in shropshire say lessons mustiew into failures in maternity care. tomorrow, senior midwife donna ockenden is due to publish her review of more than 1,800 cases at the shrewsbury and telford hospitals nhs trust. michele paduano reports. this couple had already been fighting for three years into the death of kate when we first spoke to them. , ., ., _ them. there is no transparency. it has been unbelievably _ them. there is no transparency. it has been unbelievably awful, - has been unbelievably awful, rejection, blocking, redacted information.— rejection, blocking, redacted information. , information. the trust said there was no need _ information. the trust said there was no need for _ information. the trust said there was no need for further - was no need for further investigation and the local nhs had this to say. we investigation and the local nhs had this to sa . ~ . investigation and the local nhs had thistosa .~ ., . investigation and the local nhs had thisto sa . ~ ., . ., this to say. we have concluded fro

secretary sajid javid says he is "determined" to "go after the people that were responsible" for the shropshirehan 200 babies and nine mothers. police are now investigating about 600 cases in a probe linked to hospitalfailings. it is right that the government has accepted all the conclusions of the report, the recommendations, all 84 recommendations, to make sure this kind of thing never happens again. but it is also right, and i am absolutely determined to do this, that we make sure that we go after the people that were responsible. of course, there are systematic failures, and we must change systems, but there are individual failures and i want to make sure we leave no stone unturned in finding the people that were responsible for this, and making sure they are held to account too. a private company which provides catch—up tutoring in england, randstad, has lost the contract for the next academic year. the department for education said £349 million in funding for tutoring in the next academic year would now go directly to schools, after there had been criticism of randstad's management of the

and that has to be the next steps coming out of this review of nearly 600 cases across shropshire.cessing plant in blackpool and these have been through all the process, they�*ve been up through this belt into the automated peeler. they get washed, they get checked, they get chipped, they get treated and then they�*re ready to go to the fish and chip shops for us to go and perhaps treat ourselves once a week, or maybe a bit less frequently. the industry is facing some real pressures at the moment, though. let�*s speak to the boss here, alistair about that. fish and chip shops say their costs are going up. why is the supply process getting more expensive? so a0% of fish that come to the uk is from russian vessels, which is obviously a challenge. the industry hugely so. we�*ve gone from around £100 a case to £250. fertiliser problem will challenge chip prices. that�*s because of fertiliser coming from ukraine and russia. correct for the new season. have doubled energy prices, electric doubled gas three times staff living wage and obviously the bad news of the vat going up tomorrow, 0

that it will be actually done, and this evening the focus is very much on the families here in shropshire michael buchanan, reporting for us. and if you've been affected by this news details of organisations offering information and support are available at bbc. co. uk/actionline, or you can call forfree, at any time to hear recorded information on... there's more evidence tonight of the devastating impact the russian assault is having on civilians in ukraine. it comes as fighting is continuing around the capital kyiv and other northern cities, despite russia's pledge yesterday to draw back from these areas. in the south, too, russian forces have advanced further into the ruined city of mariupol — while in mykolaiv, 12 people were killed by a russian strike. in the east, russia's defence ministry has said they are focusing on the donbas region. meanwhile in russia itself, there's more evidence of a clampdown on internal dissent. more on that in a moment from our russia editor steve rosenberg. but first, our correspondent wyre davies reports from the front line town of 0rikhiv in southern

number of families who campaigned for years for an independent review into maternity kia here in shropshiresimply not good enough and to many families were being fails. the official publication of this independent review will happen tomorrow here in shrewsbury. what we've learnt out of the publication is around 201 babies may well have survived had they received better maternity care, that is made up of 131 stillbirths and 78 neonatal deaths. the vast majority of those cases took place between 2000 and 2019. we also understand although we do not have the figures yet, but there will be dozens of other babies who suffered life sustaining injuries perhaps a brain injury or cerebral palsy because of poor maternity care and a number of mothers who also died in childbirth who may well have survived had they received better care as well. the entire publication will be out tomorrow morning and the trust will respond in full at that time. what they have previously said is they offer their sincere apologies and take full responsibility for what happened. we will see what the reaction is to the report

and nine mothers could have survived with the right care at the shrewsbury and telford trust in shropshire. if they'd have a listen to me from the beginning, you know, jack probably would have been here today. in what way? i repeatedly asked for a cesarean. we now know that this is a trust that failed to investigate, failed to learn and failed to improve. this resulted in tragedies and life—changing incidents for so many of our families. attacks in east ukraine intensify as russian forces regroup, with heavy shelling reported on the frontline in donetsk. the parole board says the mother of baby p, jailed for his death 13 years ago, should be released from prison. and cricket fans pay their respects to the late australian bowler shane warne at a state memorial service in melbourne. let's go live to edinburgh now, where the scottish first minister is making a statement on the latest scottish coronavirus restrictions. around 12,000 a day but over the past week, it has fallen to 10,200 a day, which is a 15% reduction in the past seven days and the reduction is fairly consistent across all age

wanted to know what had happened to them and they wanted meaningful change in maternity services in shropshireext. has of this process and that starts the week after next.— of this process and that starts the week after next. as that continues, what i week after next. as that continues, what i want — week after next. as that continues, what i want to _ week after next. as that continues, what i want to know _ week after next. as that continues, what i want to know is _ week after next. as that continues, what i want to know is of _ week after next. as that continues, what i want to know is of these - what i want to know is of these people who have now been told what happened to them was wrong, was not their fault as was often told to them, what happens now as they live with and we will be talking to a mother who was living with a child who was severely impaired because of her treatment when she gave birth to him, what recourse should there be then? ., , him, what recourse should there be then? . , ., ., ,, then? families will need to make their own choices _ then? families will need to make th

this was obviously always suspected and may be not these numbers by a number of families here in shropshireilies around here have had to co -e with. , families around here have had to coe with. , ., families around here have had to coewith. , , ., _ cope with. the trust has previously said they take _ cope with. the trust has previously said they take full _ cope with. the trust has previously said they take full responsibility . said they take full responsibility and they have offered their sincere apologies but will there be any further repercussions or penalties? the short answer is we don't know yet. we will have to wait for full report to be published tomorrow. the trust, as you say, have offered their apologies in the past few weeks for what has happened for a number of years and they also point out that they are making some improvements and there is investment into maternity care. nhs england has invested well over £200 million in the past 15, 16 months or so in maternity care across england. it is a police, a criminal investigation taking place by west mersey police into what happen

philip says he lives in shropshire and there is an unused university campus that could house thousands-mail from i things can move forward. james, i albert reading an e-mail from those albert reading an e—mail from those of us who are unhappy about more immigration? we voted brexit to keep it down and since then we have had hong kong, afghanistan and now ukraine. they will not be returning, why would they? we will be joined by the men later and resettled in the homes we were building for those already here. if you want to get in touch, you are very welcome. 726. here's nick with a look at this morning's weather. good morning to you. it's looking blustery again, more widely windy thanit blustery again, more widely windy than it was yesterday or when looking picture from the south coast of england this morning with some rain around at times although it's clearing east today. for many, will up, some sunshine but keep your umbrella handy because there will be heavy showers about. this is the rainfall overnight into first thing this morning, the main band here, gradually pushing its way eas