tom symonds, bbc news, the old bailey. a hundred warnings to health bodies and the government last year linked to pressures on the nhs. these letters are written when a coroner believes action is needed to protect lives — twice as many warnings were issued last year as before the pandemic, bbc research shows. they highlighted issues including long waiting times and staff shortages. our health correspondent jim reed has the details. the only way to describe it, i've worked in elderly care since i was 16, i know what a heart attack looks like. just over a year ago, karen's husband was taken to hospital with chest pains. sean had to wait, first in doncaster a&e and then for three hours for an ambulance to transfer him to sheffield. he died that same day. my exact words were to the coroner, "i could have got him there faster in the car." and she said, "well, no, cos he needed an ambulance." well, if he needed the ambulance, why wasn't the ambulance there? i got him to the hospital in time. after his inquest, nhs west yorkshire

tom symonds, bbc news, at the old bailey.y heavily—armed gunmen. it's the second mass abduction in recent days and it has shocked a country where kidnapping for ransom has become a deadly business. last year, at least 3,600 people were seized by nigeria s armed gangs. this latest attack took place in kuriga. and a week ago, hundreds of people, mostly women and children, were kidnapped near ngala in the lawless north—east, where boko haram and otherjihadist groups have terrorised civilians for years. 0ur west africa correspondent mayenijones reports. this has become an all—too—familiar site, desperate parents begging the authorities for help. 280 children, some as young as eight, were dragged out of their morning school assembly by armed men and were taken into a nearby forest. some managed to escape but hundreds are still missing, their parents are beside themselves. "please come and help us," this mother says, "where is the president? where is the governor? our school children were taken away, seven children from one family

tom symonds.state of the union address before november's us election to attack his likely rival donald trump. mr biden accused him of "bowing down" to russia and criticised him over the capitol riot. the atmosphere in the house chamber was raucous, with loud cheering from democrats and heckling from republicans. they said joe biden was presiding over an america in decline, but he insisted america faced the biggest threat to its freedom since abraham lincoln was president in the 1860s. 0ur north america correspondent nomia iqbal reports. this was president biden�*s make—or—break moment to show americans why he should be re—elected. no pressure. good evening. if i were smart, i'd go home now. it was a more fiery speech than usual as the 81—year—old tried to prove he's not too old for office. the speech turned quickly into campaign mode. what makes our moment rare is freedom and democracy are under attack both at home and overseas at the very same time. though he never referred to his election rival

tom symonds, bbc news, glasgow.who you will have seen in that report, joins me now. she led a review she led the review into child criminal exploitation in the uk. —— the review into child criminal exploitation in the uk. let's get an idea of the scale of the problem. it let's get an idea of the scale of the problem-— let's get an idea of the scale of the problem. let's get an idea of the scale of the roblem. ., , , , , ., the problem. it was put up tens of thousands of _ the problem. it was put up tens of thousands of children _ the problem. it was put up tens of thousands of children at _ the problem. it was put up tens of thousands of children at risk. - the problem. it was put up tens of thousands of children at risk. all l thousands of children at risk. all the experts agree this will be almost certainly an underestimate because of the inconsistent way that people cannot... individuals caught up people cannot... individuals caught up in the problem. in people cannot. .. individuals caught up in the problem.— up

tom symonds, bbc news, glasgow.o fix leaking roofs and outdated classrooms, after money was diverted to schools found to have crumbling concrete. some schools have been waiting decades for money for repairs, but those with the dangerous concrete, known as raac, are now taking priority, as our education correspondent hazel shearing reports. in 2005, 14—year—old mark malloch appeared on tv campaigning for a new school building atjoseph leckie academy in walsall. nearly two decades later, we invited him back to talk with current students about what's changed and, more importantly, what hasn't now that the school has given up hope of getting the building replaced. has it ever flooded when you guys have been here? the entrance floods quite a lot when it rains. it's been so many years and still, like, so many| things have not improved. we have a music room and when it's raining the roof is leaking into the instruments and everything. it puts me off that i have to come to this building and work here. other lessons, in diff

tom symonds, bbc news, glasgow.missing out on vital funds to fix leaking roofs and outdated classrooms — after money was diverted to schools found to have crumbling concrete. some schools have been waiting decades for money for repairs, but those with the dangerous concrete known as raac, are now taking priority, as our education correspondent hazel shearing reports. in 2005, 1a—year—old mark malloch appeared on tv campaigning for a new school building atjoseph leckie academy in walsall. nearly two decades later, we invited him back to talk with current students about what's changed and, more importantly, what hasn't now that the school has given up hope of getting the building replaced. has it ever flooded when you guys have been here? the entrance floods quite a lot when it rains. it's been so many years and still, like, so many| things have not improved. we have a music room and when it's raining the roof is leaking into the instruments and everything. it puts me off that i have to come to this building and work

that's tom symonds there. april six, fathers and partners will be able to take their two week leave in separate chunks and there'll be a small increase in to repay post up the changes don't get applied to northern ireland. parental rights campaigners say the changes don't go far enough in the uk lags behind other developed nations. joining me know doctorjeremy davies and julie briley. welcome both a view to bbc news. jeremy, what's your reaction to this latest change that comes today —— welcome both of you. we today -- welcome both of you. we think this today —— welcome both of you. 2 think this is an insult to britain's families, unfortunately. it's a big disappointment for those of us who are advocating for a more progressive paternity leave. it's taken the government five years to come up with these tweaks, and they failed to address the problems which we believe is too short. the pay is too low, the average paid working father stands to lose over £1000 if he takes two weeks leave at the statutory rate comp

tom symonds, bbc news, glasgow.ld cruelty. dwelaniyah robinson was killed by a fatal head injury caused by forceful shaking in november 2022. 30—year—old christina robinson denied murder and child cruelty. fiona trott is in newcastle for us now. it's hard to imagine how a mother who is also pregnant could inflict such injuries on her little boy. it was described as a campaign of sadistic cruelty in court. christina robinson burned him with boiling water as a punishment for soiling himself, and she shook him so violently it caused a fatal brain injury for the she tried to explain most of it away and said that the hot water was an accident she said there reason he stopped breathing was because he was choking on a sandwich. but the prosecution said she was a lawyer and they called all this remorseless arrogance. what she didn't lie about was the use of the cane, she said she hit him with it because she was following her religious teachings at that time. hearing details of how she murdered him is hard enough. i think wa

let�*s speak to our home affairs correspondent tom symonds. from the police? this was a name we didn't _ response from the police? this was a name we didn't know _ response from the police? this was a name we didn't know until— response from the police? this was a name we didn't know until this - name we didn�*t know until this morning and we only found out when the clerk of the court at the old bailey read out the case and martin blake said to his feet and gave his plea seen his name and sandy�*s date of birth as well. that is because last year a judge decided to overturn an anonymity order which had been put in place, and that order had been put in place because the police had intelligence that martyn blake had faced a threat to his personal safety, having been charged with murder following the shooting of chris kaba in september 2022. the immediate challenge that judgment, that decision, to keep them anonymous amount because it is a standard practice, infected guided rule of the courts, thatjustice is donein rule of the courts, thatjustice

my colleague tom symonds has been following the story this morning we arrived at the old bailey for thisd up to announce the case, that's the first time that martin blake's name was mentioned in court. he then stood himself to confirm his name, his age and his date of birth and to enter his guilty plea. and so what has happened here is that it is normal in murder cases for the defendant to be named and that name to be given in court and to be reportable. in this case, the officer had concerns that there was some intelligence the police had that there might be a threat to safety and so last year the judge was asked to consider whether his name should be withheld from the court reporting and he decided if you like a split decision. he decided to withhold the address of the officer and any images of the officer, so we can't show his picture for example, he is on bail at the moment, and allow reporting of his name and date of birth. a compromise if you like. the media had argued quite strongly that this is a case like many cases where open justice has to be seen to be done and where we shoul