sian lloyd reports. elsie was 18 months—old when she was murdered by her adoptive father. 18 years in prison. his violent attacks had left her with a fractured skull, broken ribs and a fractured leg. today a report was published into whether lessons could be learned from her death. there were missed opportunities to raise safeguarding concerns. for this, all agencies involved in elsie's care would like to sincerely apologise. the report also found that the adoption was viewed as very successful. opportunities to explore elsie's injuries were missed, and information was not shared between agencies. together with his husband, matthew scully—hicks had already adopted one child, and the family were known to social services. the report says the couple were seen through a positive lens by social workers, who hadn't always questioned elsie's injuries or recorded them. why was there this lack of professional curiosity, because there is a duty on social workers to be asking questions, particularly round injuries they can see during an adoption process? that positive lens meant they

sian lloyd, bbc news, cardiff.look at the weather. here's louise lear. hello. the harvest has come early for many because we have had such a glorious summer. farmers hard at it today and in the east, highs of 25, 206 today and in the east, highs of 25, 20 6 degrees. further north and west, a different story, a cloudy and drizzly and grey day in windermere, in cumbria. that cloud is going to continue to invade from the west through tonight. acting a little bit like the duvet, it will trap some of that warmth we have seen trap some of that warmth we have seen during the day and it will be quite mild night tonight, but it will also bring rain with it. welcome rain for gardens, not sure weather the farmers are bringing in the harvest will welcome that rain, but moving in across wales, the midlands and down into the south—west. temperatures here perhaps 15, 16, 17 degrees. we start off tomorrow with a lot of cloud and some rain will take time to ease away. in the midlands, across lincolnshire and into east anglia and th

sian lloyd, bbc news, rhossili.t was staring at you? well maybe the goat was looking at your face, trying to work out your mood. because new research suggests that, in fact, goats are quite perceptive. able to read the emotions on a human face, and invariably they will be drawnto smiley happy faces, rather than gruff, grumpy sullen faces. aren't we all! amanda akass has this report. they may be gruff by name, but it turns out they don't really like those who are gruff by nature. goats at the buttercup sanctuary have been involved in an experiment, showing they much prefer happy human faces. angry people can butt out. founder bob birch is not surprised. goats love people who are happy. i think it rubs off on them if they have got people coming and visiting them and also staff and volunteers that are happy all the time. i think it creates a happy atmosphere for them and that is good. previous research has shown dogs and horses are very good at differentiating human expressions from photographs. the researchers from qu

sian lloyd, bbc news, cardiff. first, they were small protests over pension reforms.wing a wave of anti—government demonstrations across nicaragua. the president of the central american country, daniel 0rtega, is deeply unpopular with the protestors, who want democratic reforms. they say the former revolutionary, now in his third consecutive term, needs to stand down and they're calling for early elections. arturo wallace reports now, from the capital managua. every morning, they wait. wives, mothers, grandmothers, hoping for news. the other side of these gates, nicaragua's most infamous prison, el chipote. a0 years ago, the nicaraguan rebels known as the sandinistas were tortured here. now, under president daniel 0rtega, who helped lead the 1979 sandinista revolution, the cells are filling up again. hundreds are being held. elida's17—year—old son is one of them. translation: i am sad, because i know my son needs me. what i want is for them to give me back my son, because he's innocent. that's what i beg for, to have him back. he was one of hundreds of thousands who t

sian lloyd, bbc news, rhossili. time for a look at the weather.t not for much longer. it is meteorological. i did it, isaid it. autumn starts on the 1st of september. it has felt like we have moved into autumn recently but it turned out into a nice day with good spells of sunshine around and it is felt pleasant in the sunshine. we started with rain in east anglia and the south—east and there were lightning strikes from the cloud in northern parts of france, and that cloud has moved through. this evening, most places dry with showers wandering towards east anglia and the south—eastern that moves through and the breeze maintains showers in the north—west of scotla nd maintains showers in the north—west of scotland otherwise dry and clear and it will get cold quickly. in towns and cities we expect these sorts of numbers. in the countryside, we could be down to 3-4d. it countryside, we could be down to 3—4d. it starts colder and bright tomorrow and temperatures rise. cloud bubbles up, most of it fair weather cloud. we could get the odd shower in weste

sian lloyd, bbc news, cardiff.rash during a police pursuit in bradford. a bmw containing four men, was being followed by officers before crashing in the early hours of this morning. fiona trott is at the scene for us tonight. fiona. people are coming here to lay flowers a nd people are coming here to lay flowers and it is clear that the car hit that tree with some force. west yorkshire police have not confirmed how fast it was travelling or why it was being followed by an unmarked car. people here living on binley road say speeding cars are an issue, thatis road say speeding cars are an issue, that is something that may be considered by the independent 0ffice for police conduct to have taken over this enquiry. there are investigating as were here earlier today and groan was used gathering evidence. the i/0 pc has released a statement and it says, this is the most tragic incident and our sympathies are with the family and friends of those who have died. fiona, thank you for that. a prominent rapper has been stabbed

sian lloyd, bbc news, cardiff. briefly peaked today at $207.05 cents —— the firm's shares briefly peaked today at $207.05 on the new york stock exchange, following strong financial results posted yesterday. apple began 42 years ago, selling personal computers. it then expanded its range to include the ipod music player, and the lucrative iphone in 2007. the way we interact with technology has changed dramatically in the last decade. nearly 8 out of 10 people now own a smartphone, and according to a new report by the communications regulator, 0fcom, we're now becoming increasingly dependent on them. it's estimated the average person checks their phone, every 12 minutes, with a0 percent of us taking a look within five minutes of waking up in the morning. but for the first time ever, the number of calls made on mobiles has fallen. instead we're turning to messaging services like whatsapp and facebook messenger to keep in touch. rory cellan—jones has been to meet one family, to see how technology has changed their live

sian lloyd, bbc news, rhossili. that's all from us tonight.bc one, time for the news where you are. hello, your lab at the sportscenter, coming upfor hello, your lab at the sportscenter, coming up for you in sports day, selecting get out he is an action in new york. at the us open. injury time drama, through to the third round at the top. and on the field, the big decision facing the scottish fa and they ask for more time to make it. and bringing back, recalled by england the fourth test against india. hot, hot, hot inside. where he is playing his second round match against fernando at the us open, and missed a set point and lost the first set. into their own hands. the main official channel is the independent office 75. interact with their passengers. 6-2 but 6—2 but like murray, he won the second, so they are into a third set, it could be a long day for those two players. ok, earlier defending the women's champion went through to the third round, lasting almost three hours, you can follow the rest action at the us open on five light sports,

sian lloyd, bbc news, cardiff.lls for restraint in zimbabwe as the nation to which the result of the disputed presidential election following yesterday's violence, in which at least six people were killed. police have sealed off the headquarters of the opposition movement for democratic change. 16 people there were reported to have been taken away. the winner of the presidential election is expected to be announced later tonight. the front runners are ever sent mnangagwa of the reigning zanu—pf party, and the party for democratic change. the ndc claims the zanu—pf have rigged the election. fertile keen reports from the capital of harare. this was his first public appearance since yesterday's violence. nelson chamisa had come to visit wounded people in hospital. but international pressure on him to help de—escalate the crisis seems to have had little effect. offered the chance to call for restraint from his supporters, this was his response. there is no reason for us to show our restraint because it's always been re

sian lloyd, bbc news, cardiff.e start of the month. and it's all to raise money for a charity that works to prevent male suicide. imagine running hundreds. miles and it look this imagine running hundreds. miles and - it look this easy. my and making it look this easy. my feet hurt constantly but in my head iam all feet hurt constantly but in my head i am all right. then from harrogate is running a lap of the yorkshire boundary, 470 miles. is running a lap of the yorkshire boundary, 470 mileslj is running a lap of the yorkshire boundary, 470 miles. i am surprised how much i have settled into it. you have a good 10—15 miles and everything falls to pieces. you cope with the sense of solitude? it gets lonely on the tops when the weather comes in and can be disorientating. ido comes in and can be disorientating. i do not have a lot of navigational skills. i have chucked myself in at the deep end. as well as the running and navigating there is camping to content with. it is tiny, like sleeping in a coffin. then set off f

sian lloyd, bbc news, cardiff.running hundreds of miles and making it look this easy. my feet hurt constantly but in my head i am all right. ben from harrogate is running a lap of the yorkshire boundary, 470 miles. i am surprised how much i have settled into it. you have a good 10—15 miles and everything falls to pieces. you cope with the sense of solitude? it gets lonely on the tops when the weather comes in and can be disorientating. i do not have a lot of navigational skills. i have chucked myself in at the deep end. as well as the running and navigating, there is camping to content with. it is tiny, like sleeping in a coffin. then set off from scarborough 15 days ago. he followed the yorkshire boundary along the coast to redcar and crossed into the dales and then south over the pennines to sheffield and east over the humber bridge. 400 miles, so this next bit should be easy. back to scarborough to complete the challenge on saturday. it feels superhuman when you are smashing the miles out. an incredible feeling.

sian lloyd, bbc news, cardiff.d to be facing opposition to his plans to deliver a speech at the jewish museum in an attempt to defuse the row about anti—semitism in the party. officials at the venue in london have described the situation as "delicate" and they are seeking clarification about the speech. 0ur political correspondent susana mendonca is in westminster. bring us up to date. what can you tell us about this speech? we understand that the jewish museum was approached by the labour party to use it as a venue. the labour party has not confirmed whether or not it was a speech. that we now understand that the jewish museum said it is in discussions with the labour party about an event next week. it had been rumoured that the event was supposed to be tomorrow but it seems to be next week. the jewish museum has been trying to seek clarification from the labour party about what this event would be about. what they have said is that they would be open to hosting an event that was about genuine healing dialogue bet

sian lloyd reports from cardiff.d when she died — murdered by her adopted father. matthew scully—hicks had been described by a judge as a jekyll and hyde type character. he was sentenced to 18 years in prison after inflicting a catalogue of injuries on the child. today, a report was published into whether lessons could be learned from her death. it found that professionals did not consider or raise the possibility that elsie was being harmed by a parent. her injuries were either missed or not documented, meaning safeguarding concerns were not raised, and information was not effectively shared between agencies. together with his husband, matthew scully hicks had already adopted one child and the family were known to social services. the report says the couple were seen through a positive lens by social workers, who had not always questioned elsie's injuries or recorded them. why was there this lack of professional curiosity, because there is a duty on social workers to be asking questions, particularly around injuries

by the national trust is being returned to how it would have been farmed in medieval times, as sian lloydremnants of an ancient style of farming that has all but disappeared. modern farming methods have favoured larger parcels of land. on this headland alone, more than three and a half miles of field boundaries were removed over time. but now they are putting them back. teams of volunteers have been working on this land known as the vile. they have returned six large fields to 17 smaller parcels of land. all the old fencing has just become embedded into the bank, so we want to take it out. and the guys are putting in new straining posts every 50 metres. so we are coming out about a metre, just to make the bank area wider, so it is a wider wildlife corridor. the transformation has been dramatic. this tired looking, over—grazed field, is now a sea of yellow. a first crop of sunflowers and they've proved a huge hit with visitors who flock to the rhossili on the gower peninsula as an area of outstanding natural beauty. these are almost ready to harvest for birdseed. i think we are trying to d

sian lloyd reports from cardiff.r. matthew scully hicks had been described by a judge as a jekyll and hyde type character. he was sentenced to 18 years in prison after inflicting a catalogue of injuries on the child. today, a report was published into whether lessons could be learned from her death. it found that professionals did not consider or raise the possibility that elsie was being harmed by a parent. her injuries were either missed or not documented, meaning safeguarding concerns were not raised, and information was not effectively shared between agencies. together with his husband, matthew scully hicks had already adopted one child and the family were known to social services. the report says the couple were seen through a positive lens by social workers, who had not always questioned elsie's injuries or recorded them. why was there this lack of professional curiosity, because there is a duty on social workers to be asking questions, particularly around injuries that they can see, during an adoption process?

sian lloyd reports from cardiff.dopted father. matthew scully hicks had been described by a judge as a jekyll and hyde type character. he was sentenced to 18 years in prison after inflicting a catalogue of injuries on the child. today, a report was published into whether lessons could be learned from her death. it found that professionals did not consider or raise the possibility that elsie was being harmed by a parent. her injuries were either missed or not documented, meaning safeguarding concerns were not raised, and information was not effectively shared between agencies. together with his husband, matthew scully hicks had already adopted one child and the family were known to social services. the report says the couple were seen through a positive lens by social workers, who had not always questioned elsie's injuries or recorded them. why was there this lack of professional curiosity, because there is a duty on social workers to be asking questions, particularly around injuries that they can see, during an adopt