hello, it's wednesday, it's ten o'clock, i'm victoria derbyshire. family court granted them access. and dozens of parents have told us their abusive ex—partners have been granted unsupervised contact with their child by the family courts. he's got numerous convictions — assault and battery, possession, jailed for drink driving. everyone thinks no court's going to send a child to spend time with a criminal drug addict. but yes, they do. itjust defies all logic.

and in half an hour, we'll review this week's victoria derbyshire programme, including an investigationund four children have been killed by a parent after being granted access by a family court. the prime minister is urging mps to look at what she calls her "new and improved" brexit offer "with fresh pairs of eyes" and to give it their support. writing in the sunday times, theresa may says the brexit withdrawal bill, the legislation needed to take britain out of the eu, will be a "bold offer". but the labour leader, jeremy corbyn, says his party does not currently support the legislation as he has heard nothing which suggests it will be "fu nda mentally a ny different" to what was previously put forward. here's our political correspondent, jonathan blake. the ayes to the right, 286. the noes to the left, 344. three times her brexit deal has been rejected, but the prime minister is giving it one more go. a vote next month is her last chance to win parliament's backing. but how? writing in the sunday times, theresa may has promised... a big promise, but no detail on what the offer will b

she spoke to the victoria derbyshire programme. you can see that interview in half an hour.d afternoon. the education secretary damian hinds has said that some voters will treat the european parliament elections as "th ultimate protest vote". he admitted they'll be difficult for the conservatives. two opinion polls published today suggest the brexit party has a comfortable lead, with 0pinium for the observer newspaper putting it on 34%. nigel farage, its leader, told andrew marr that his party should be part of the team negotiating brexit. 0ur political correspondent jessica parker reports. the sun shining as theresa may left church this morning, but the prime minister knows there are plenty of political storm clouds about. as the european elections approach, this conservative said the party has a challenging contest. they will be difficult elections for us, that have been clear. for some this is the ultimate protest vote opprounity. turnout tends to be low in european elections. but they've been very important politically. for some people it is a free vote and that is even

the victim has been telling the bbc‘s victoria derbyshire programme about the impact the ordeal has hadr. the rate doesn't only affect me, it affects my mum, it affects my dad, my sister, everyone. my grandparents, my aunties, uncles, cousins. everyone that knows and ca res cousins. everyone that knows and cares about me, it hurts them just as much as it hurts me. i am back with my family and i can see the effect that has on my mum and i can't escape. my boyfriend is now travelling. i have to face this. it was then that i realised that i couldn't hide from this and that it was going to affect me whether i liked it or not. i feel i should say... this is obviously really hard for you to talk about this, and you wa nt to for you to talk about this, and you want to tell our audience about this, why do you want to speak about this? because hepburn has no idea, i believe, the extent of what his stupid actions that might cost. there are no winners here in terms of his competition, in terms of both of his competition, in terms of both of our futures. of his competition, in terms of both of ourf

that's in the victoria derbyshire programme review, in half an hour, here on bbc news.fternoon. the race is on to find the next prime minister after theresa may resigned yesterday. mrs may said she will stand down onjune 7th but continue while the leadership contest takes place. five conservatives have already announced they will stand but others may also put their names forward. party bosses expect a new leader to be chosen by the end ofjuly. but will a new prime minister be able to end the deadlock over brexit? 0ur political correspondent tom barton takes a look. to serve the country i love. as she prepares to walk away from the top job, the focus now is on who might be the next person to step through the door of number 10 as prime minister. he wants the job. so does he. and her. and him. him too. we need a leaderfor the future, not just for now. of course we've got to deliver brexit, and i will, but we need to win the argument for free enterprise and a free society and do all the other things we need to do to make this country a great place to live. anybody who prete

and a look at the past week on the victoria derbyshire programme, including an interview with wildlifeesenter chris packham about the death threat he's received. that's in half an hour here on bbc news. good afternoon. labour's shadow chancellor has accused the prime minister of breaking the confidentiality and trust surrounding brexit negotiations between labour and the government. writing in a newspaper today, theresa may has called on labour leaderjeremy corbyn to "put their differences aside" and agree a brexit deal. the uk was due to leave the european union on 29th march, but it was delayed to 31st october after mps failed to agree a deal. our political correspondent, nick eardley reports. the most unlikely of brexit pairings, but could theresa may and jeremy corbyn unite and agree a compromise deal in the coming days? the prime minister hopes so, recovering after her party was thumped in the local elections. she believes the public now wants politicians to deliver. writing in the mail on sunday, theresa may appealed directly to labour leader jeremy corbyn, saying... "let's liste

and in half an hour, we'll have the highlights of this week's victoria derbyshire programme includingvestigation that found four children have been killed by a parent after being granted access by a family court. australia's conservative government has pulled off a surprise victory in the country's general election. but with votes still being counted, it remains unclear whether the prime minster, scott morrison, will be able to form a majority government. exit polls had suggested the opposition labor party would secure a narrow win for the first time in six years, but their leader bill shorten has conceded. about an hour ago, scott morrison paid tribute to the voters of australia. it's always been for those of you watching this at home tonight, for me and for my government, for all of my team, it's all about you. tonight is not about me or it's not about even the liberal party. tonight is about every single australian who depends on the government to put them first. and so, friends, that is exactly what we're going to do. our government will come together after this night and we will

that's in the victoria derbyshire programme review, in half an hour, here on bbc news.ternoon. the environment secretary michael gove has entered the race to become the next conservative leader and prime minister. it means he'll once again be challenging borisjohnson the two men were the most prominent conservatives leading the leave campaign in 2016. the former brexit secretary dominic raab has become the latest candidate to insist the uk must leave the eu in october, with or without a deal. andrea leadsom, who resigned from cabinet last week, has also confirmed she's standing. our political correspondent tom barton has this report. stepping out of his house and into the leadership race. hi, good morning. good morning. i can confirm that i will be putting my name forward to be prime minister of this country. i believe i am ready to unite the conservative and unionist party. i'm ready to deliver brexit and ready to lead this great country. so, both of the big names of the leave campaign now in the tory leadership campaign. a tantalising prospect, not least because they

she spoke to the victoria derbyshire programme. you can see that interview in half an hour.rnoon and welcome to bbc news. concerns over climate change might restrict the growth of aviation in the uk, the government has admitted. a senior civil servant says ministers may have to review their strategy, including plans to expand heathrow. it follows a recent warning from the committee on climate change, which advises the government, that the planned increase in aviation would need to be curbed to control carbon emissions. 0ur environment analyst roger harrabin reports. flying is on the up and the government has been planning for it to continue to grow. what about climate change, you might ask? well, under current policy, industry will have to cut more greenhouse gases so aviation can expand. but the government is now considering a plan to virtually eliminate emissions by 2050. and a civil servant has admitted in a letter to a green group that it may have to take note of advice from the independent climate change committee, saying that although people could continue to fly while

the event organiser gave this response to the victoria derbyshire programme. we have apologised.ailed investigation about what went on. we are contacting every single runner, using geodata to contact them and find out what went on and to try to get the same experience to people at the front as to the back. and so it is incredibly disappointing to hear of her experience. london marathon organisers have launched a full investigation. finally, to the fan who twice gave up his food for a baseball. he had the chance to catch this foul ball, and dropped a portion of fries will getting it. this was during la dodgers' 2—1 defeat to san francisco. he had a second go at it, he had gone and got himself a slice of pizza, in between, try to get the ball, didn't manage it, lost the pizza. he got one ball, but not hungry. i would definitely keep the food! bolton have been told by the efl that their championship fixture against brentford which was postponed last saturday must be played next tuesday. more sport for you throughout the evening. good evening. thursday has been characterised by sunny

but dozens have told the victoria derbyshire programme the courts have ordered unsupervised contact withtions. and we've learnt that at least four children have been killed by a parent in the last five years, during access allowed by the court. mary's ex partner was physically abusive, and has numerous convictions for violent and drug offences. i was completely naive about the family courts. i assumed that they'd see to enable a violent man to have a relationship with his children, that contact needed to be supervised. i mean, i'd already seen him being physically aggressive to our child when he was a toddler. but that's not how the family court sees it at all. the court granted mary's ex unsupervised overnight access. she says the children have since been coming home with unexplained injuries. while the court order‘s in place, she has to send them for contact or risk being prosecuted, which could mean time injail. there's this, i think, perception that mothers are preventing contact with fathers and they are doing that unilaterally and without good reason, and there's this idea that eve

there‘ll be more on that story in the victoria derbyshire programme at ten o‘clock.space agency and the arts and humanities research council are asking members of the public to share their memories of this seminal moment and how it has inspired them. joining me now is sue horne, head of exploration at the uk space agency. thank you very much forjoining us today, i know that you have very vivid memories of the moon landings, watching them at school. yes, one of my early memories, i was just over five at the time, and i had just started school, and we had a battle—axe of a headmistress who wouldn‘t allow televisions to be used in school, even for educational programmes. but on the day after the moon landing, she insisted the television was in the hall and that it was on so we could watch it at lunchtime, because she said it was such an historic moment. it was so amazing, and a couple of years later, the apollo 10 capsule came round on a tour of the world, and i was unable to see it at a little museum just down the road from where i lived. that must have spurred somethi

just to let you know, we have the victoria derbyshire show coming up inafew victoria derbyshire showw 20s in northern parts of scotland. over the next few days, we will see those temperatures rise so by wednesday, probably the warmest day of this week, with lots more sunshine to come. this is the satellite imagery through this morning, you can see barely a cloud in the sky across the uk. wejust barely a cloud in the sky across the uk. we just have some of these cloud towards the west, high—level cirrus cloud and it is making the sunshine a bit hazy through this morning and by afternoon, we could to see some fair weather cumulus cloud in the sky but for most of us, sunny and temperatures a degree or so higher than yesterday, so widely getting up to 19-21, than yesterday, so widely getting up to 19—21, perhaps 22 in the north of scotla nd to 19—21, perhaps 22 in the north of scotland and always a bit fresher on the coasts of the south—east. through tonight, little change, really. those clear skies with allow temperatures to fall away, down to 4-7 temperatures to fall away, down to 4—7

hello, it's thursday, it's 10am, i'm victoria derbyshire.y 2050. by by sending a net zero target in the uk we are sending an incredibly strong signal to other countries that they need to do the same thing. he is from the independent committee on climate change and he says it is the government and big industries who will have to make the most significant changes. the former defence secretary, gavin williamson, sacked

they've called for an independent inquiry, as an investigation by the victoria derbyshire programme reveals been killed since 2014 by an abusive parent after a family court in england allowed access. the ministry ofjustice said "where there is evidence of domestic abuse, the courts are bound by law to consider potential harm to the child and this over—rides any presumption of parental involvement". pressure is growing on itv to axe thejeremy kyle show after the death of a man who appeared on the programme. downing street called the death of steve dymond, who was 63, "deeply concerning". and the commons media committee will meet today to discuss whether to order an inquiry into the running of reality television. 0ur media editor amol rajan reports. for 14 years, the jeremy kyle for 14 years, thejeremy kyle show has turned the innermost anguish of its guests into a public spectacle. 0n hardy perennial of the show is the lie detector test. lying, cheating, horrible person. 63—year—old steve dymond underwent one of these in an episode filled the week before last. its broadcast was cancelled in

but dozens have told the victoria derbyshire programme the courts have ordered unsupervised contact withren have been killed by a parent in the last five years, during access allowed by the court. mary‘s ex partner was physically abusive, and has numerous convictions for violent and drug offences. i was completely naive about the family courts. i assumed that they‘d see to enable a violent man to have a relationship with his children, that contact needed to be supervised. i mean, i‘d already seen him being physically aggressive to our child when he was a toddler. but that‘s not how the family court sees it at all. the court granted mary‘s ex unsupervised overnight access. she says the children have since been coming home with unexplained injuries. while the court order‘s in place, she has to send them for contact or risk being prosecuted, which could mean time injail. there's this, i think, perception that mothers are preventing contact with fathers and they are doing that unilaterally and without good reason, and there's this idea that even though there's been domestic violence, she jus

the victoria derbyshire programme has found that at least four children in england have been killed ins have revealed their abusive ex—partners were granted unsupervised contact with their child. more than 120 mps have signed an open letter calling for an urgent inquiry. emma ailes reports. when parents separate and they can't agree arrangements for their children, they can end up in the family court. a judge then decides what contact each parent should have. there is a fundamental presumption in law that a child should have contact with both parents, but dozens have told the victoria derbyshire programme the courts have ordered unsupervised contact with a violent ex—partner, and we've learned that at least four children have been killed by a parent in the last five years during access allowed by the court. mary's ex—partner was physically abusive and has numerous convictions for violent and drug offences. i was completely naive about the family courts. i assumed that they'd see. to enable a violent man to have a relationship with his children, that contact needed to be supervised. i'd

that's it for news at 9 — joanna gosling is here at ten the victoria derbyshire programme — first here'sfine weather. this is the seed at the moment in somerset. plenty of blue skies here. plenty of sunshine across the uk. cloud toward scotland and northern ireland making sunshine and northern ireland making sunshine a tad hazy. the rest of today, not a great deal of change. if you have sunshine now you will continue to see it into the afternoon. fairweather cloud developing here and there and high—level cloud in northern and western areas making the sunshine milky at times. the highest temperature likely to be in northern scotland. a little bit cooler around the coast of east anglia and the south—east. this evening and tonight, clear skies and it could turn colder. the odd mist and fog patch early in the morning. likely across eastern england but generally amateurs staying 5—7, but it means we start with more sunshine as we go through tomorrow. they will be cloud developing, more so towards northern and western areas, but lots of sunshine expected in the full cost and those temperatures

programmejust speaking to the victoria derbyshire programme just after ten o'clock.ows councils in england are short of money but services. james cleverly becomes the latest conservative mp to enter the leadership contest. and a massive tornado has hit america's midwest in one of the worst ever storm seasons. in sport, chelsea rate and golo ka nte in sport, chelsea rate and golo kante no in sport, chelsea rate and golo ka nte no better than in sport, chelsea rate and golo kante no better than 50—50 to be fit for the europa league final tonight against arsenal. world heavyweight champion anthonyjoshua says his new opponent is more dangerous than taking on deontay wilder. and jo konta is in action in the french open today. more on all of those sports stories at 9.110. chelsea and arsenal go head—to—head in the europa league final in azerbaijan later. but the all—english match has been overshadowed by controversy over the host city, baku. supporters of the two clubs have faced long and arduous journeys, and one of arsenal's star players has pulled out because of concern

i'm victoria derbyshire. waiting to be released. one should have been discharged 524 days ago. last month we revealed that one of these patients tried to take her life by swallowing a toothbrush. now we've been inside the facility. are there patients here who shouldn't be here? yes, absolutely there are. at any given point in time, across just short of 800 inpatients, service users that we have here, we have between 35 and 50 patients who are not clinically benefiting from being in an inpatient secure environment. if a patient is in extreme distress or is a risk to themselves

hello, it's wednesday, it's ten o'clock, i'm victoria derbyshire. rise in cocaine addicts — up 128% over four years, according to private addiction clinics. we would meet after school and we would do play dates with the kids and then it would be like, shall we get one in? the dealers were always around at school pick—up. i would go over to friends' houses who were single mums. i'd have my baby in the carrier on the floor and i'd be

the bbc‘s victoria derbyshire programme has found that in the last five years, four children have beente having a known history of domestic violence. emma ailes reports. when parents separate and they can't arrangements for their children, they can end up in the family court. a judge then decides what contact each parent should have. there's a fundamental presumption in law that a child should have contact with both parents. but dozens have told the victoria derbyshire programme the courts have ordered unsupervised contact with a violent ex partner, including some with serious criminal convictions. and we've learnt that at least four children have been killed by a parent in the last five years, during access allowed by the court. mary's ex—partner was physically abusive, and has numerous convictions for violent and drug offences. i was completely naive about the family courts. i assumed that they'd see, to enable a violent man to have a relationship with his children, that contact needed to be supervised. i mean, i'd already seen him being physically aggressive to our child when he was

coming up in a few minutes, it‘s time for the victoria derbyshire programme.rning, the rain edging northwards into the northern isles through the afternoon, even here some some time developing. for most of us, dry and sunny, temperature is just developing. for most of us, dry and sunny, temperature isjust a little higher than yesterday, about 16—19d, reaching 20—22d in the south—east. in scotland this afternoon there could be quite heavy showers, thunderstorms across eastern areas towards northumberland and durham this afternoon. that in mind for the evening rush hour. they will eventually clear as we go through this evening. overnight at night, rain across the far north of scotla nd rain across the far north of scotland working its way south but again, forms, a dry night, some patchy mist developing. temperatures getting down to 7—10d. wednesday, we start with mist but that will clear quickly, cloud fort northwest, northern england, some spots of drizzle here, that will clear away and you notice cloud increasing across scotland, rain edging its way southwards

hello, it's tuesday, it's ten o'clock, i'm victoria derbyshire. good morning. this morning — the impact of rape. in a searing exclusive interview with this programme, a woman raped by a former worcestershire county cricketer who was taking part in a "game" to see how many women he could have sex with, describes the ptsd, recurrent nightmares, partial paralysis of her face, and panic attacks she's suffered as a result. hepburn has no idea, i believe, the extent of what his stupid actions that night caused. there are no winners here, in terms of his competition, in terms of both of our futures. there are no winners here. he has no idea the... hejust disregarded rape for all of its meaning. he joked about it and then he did it. he's got no idea of the rippling effect that it has on someone. 0k, he can cry in court because look what he's lost, he's lost his good character, he's lost his career, blah blah blah blah blah, but this was his choice. this was his decision. will bring you the full exclusive interview in the next half hour. also, days after our special inv

hello it's wednesday, it's 10 o'clock, i'm victoria derbyshire.ral public. he's actually paid by the public purse to protect us and yet he is violent to me and the police did nothing. also, who's running venezuela? after violence overnight, the country's president sasy it's still him, and an attempt to remove him from power has failed. translation: with the truth as a sword, as a shield, we have faced so many attacks and so many lies

feeling suicidal and unable to have sex after taking the acne drug roaccutane have told the bbc‘s victoria derbyshire the medicine is used by thousands of people in the uk each year, but campaigners say for some people, its side—effects — which can include depression — outweigh the benefits. the manufacturers say that "millions of patients worldwide have benefited from taking the drug". jo mcdermott reports. the acne drug isotretinoin — most commonly marketed as roaccutane — is used by about 30,000 people a year in the uk. it's very effective at getting rid of acne, and most people will have a positive experience — like sarah — and either no side effects orjust minor ones. i would go as far as to say it's a wonder drug, it's completely transformed my life, i feel so much happier, i'm confident in my own skin. today, i'm sitting here without foundation, and that's honestly something i could never even have dreamed of doing. come on, cory. but there are cases of people living lives blighted by depression and sexual problems, which they blame on the drug, years after they stopped taking it. ed henthorn

and now on bbc news — victoria derbyshire takes a look back at some of the highlights from her programmeast week. hello and welcome to our programme. over the next half—hour we bring you some exclusive and original journalism we've broadcast over the last week. first, wildlife presenter chris packham told us exclusively about the very calculated death threat that he and his family received after he'd campaigned to get landowners‘ and farmers‘ gun license revoked for shooting certain species of birds. well, i have received parcels in the post, some of which have been humorous or innocuous. a few unsolicited letters with people ranting about their cause, but nothing offensive. one package full of human excrement which has been taken by the police for analysis, they had some dna from that. an enormous torrent of abuse on social media. but the most perturbing thing, if i am really honest, is a number of small businesses that i work with, and charities, have been so bombarded by bullies they have had to take down their tripadvisor, take down their facebook. because of the link with you? yes.

let's hear some of carl benjamin's interview with my colleague victoria derbyshire now.e who watched the video or read the comments. honestly, this makes my stomach churn. how does he find this acceptable? comments like this may not seem a lot to a bloke like him, that is from a 31—year—old male survivor, saying it was like a bullet. from a mid—20s female survivor, she thanked me. i respond saying you are misrepresenting what is happening. you are being lied to. this man has watched your video. the way you report the comments as farcical. i will read another one. the lack of empathy from someone seeking public office acidity. rape is not funny. as a survivor, i am angry. there are two sides to every question and i am empathising with the other side. comments like this would have prevented me from telling what happened to me, a female survivor aged 28. she says, i probably wouldn't be here without that help. you only care about the survivors that bolster your narrative, not about the ones to talk to me, who are on my side. you pretend they don't exist. you said you have s

earlier on the victoria derbyshire programme, my colleaguejoanna gosling spoke to child psychologist,sher, head teacher at kings langley school, with some of his students — that school is looking to cut breaks for pupils. when making a decision like this, we take into consideration the students, first and foremost, and then the staff. but also, our community. to put it into context, the school already has this day on a friday. speaking to all of those stakeholders, this day really works for them at our school. it allows them to go and do more clubs and enrichments after school, we have a number of children who walk home at the end of the school day. in the cold winter months when it's dark, our enrichment numbers drop. by shortening down a friday, which the school already has, allows them to do more enrichments during that time. what is really important, to put the school into context, the school has a large break time in the morning, it also has that lunchtime on a friday already, and the school offers that tutor time in the morning and we offer a number of clubs and we have a broad

and now on bbc news — victoria derbyshire takes a look back at some of the highlights from her programmee bring you some exclusive and original journalism we've broadcast over the last week. first, wildlife presenter chris packham told us exclusively about the very calculated death threat that he and his family received after he'd campaigned to get landowners' and farmers' gun license revoked for shooting certain species of birds. well, i have received parcels in the post, some of which have been humorous or innocuous. a few unsolicited letters with people ranting about their cause, but nothing offensive. one package full of human excrement which has been taken

and now on bbc news, victoria derbyshire takes a look back at some of the highlights from her programme this week. hello, and welcome to our programme. over the next half an hour, we will bring you some of our special programmes this week, looking into the secret world of the family courts. on wednesday, it was revealed that in the last five years, four children have been killed at the hands of a parent who had been granted access to the child by the family courts. and, in each of those cases, that parent, the dad, had a known history of domestic abuse. as a result of our findings, more than 120 mps have called for an urgent and independent enquiry into the family court system. first, let's hearfrom three mums who were courageous enough to speak out to us about the impact of the family court decisions on theirs and their child ren‘s lives. this is emma ailes‘ exclusive film. the family courts — a secretive world where decisions about children's lives are made out of sight and behind closed doors. the law requires courts to put the welfare of the child first. but this programme can revea

i'm victoria derbyshire. good morning. the former head of the family courts exclusively tells this programme it would be foolish to ignore the profoundly troubling weight of anecdotal evidence about problems in the familyjustice system and independent research is desperately needed. because it is shrouded in secrecy, but it will do not know what awaits them if they end up in family court, them if they end up in family court, the first rule of anybody abusing anybody in silence and i personally feel the court system abused me way more than my ex ever did. we'll hear from one woman whose ex—partner was given unsupervised overnight access to their daughter, even after the mum was told she was at high risk of being killed by him. the supervision of all offenders on probation in england and wales will be looked after by the government again after a series of failings since private companies took over. i think we should build on those reforms and move to a new system that still has involvement of the private and voluntary sector

and now on bbc news, victoria derbyshire takes a look back at some of the highlights from her programme this week. hello, welcome to our programme. over the next half—hour, we will bring you some of the exclusive and original stories we have broadcast over the last week. this week, the labour mp jess phillips revealed to us she estimates she has had more than 10,000 messages of abuse directed at her over social media. at one stage, she says, the vitriol was so overwhelming she burst into tears in public, partly blaming herself, because she believed she had not done enough to try and change the law to try and stop online abuse. yes, actually, ithink it is shocking it is still happening because we've been having this conversation for what feels like about five years, that politics has become feral, that threats against politicians and candidates and people, political activists, it is not a new thing. we still seem to not be able to get through the drudge of it. this is what carl benjamin said in his video, if you're 0k for me to quote him. i know you have not watched it yourself and it ha

the best of the week's exclusive interviews and reports from the victoria derbyshire programme. hello and welcome to our programme. for the next half an hour, we'll bring you some of the exclusive and original journalism we've broadcast over the last week. on tuesday, we heard first—hand the shocking, brutal impact that rape can have on an individual. sarah — which is not her real name — is the 23—year—old graduate raped by the former worcestershire county cricketer alex hepburn. last month, he was sentenced to five years in prison and will be on the sex offenders‘ register for life. in the interview you're about to hear, sarah — speaking in herfirst broadcast interview — describes the shocking, dramatic and debilitating effect it had on her. i would like you to tell our audience about the impact on both your body and your mind, as the days turned into weeks, turned into months, because you were raped. erm... so, when it first sort of happened, i was, i guess, in denial. so, the people that sort of like know — my family and my friends and what not — they said to me, and i rememb

threats received by wildlife presenter chris packham is just one of the stories featured on the victoria derbyshire

one of the official pacers at the london marathon has told the victoria derbyshire programme that sheuding being called fat and slow by contractors who were clearing up around them. liz ayres volunteered to be a slow pacer, but says she was being bumped by road sweepers and sprayed by chemicals. victoria spoke to her earlier, as well as the event director for the london marathon, hugh brasher. for the first mile, it wasn't too bad. we came out at the start, everyone was cheering and clapping. it was brilliant. then we got to about 1.5 miles in and we were being overtaken by flatbed trucks, transit vans. i was concerned because they were weaving in and out of runners, so i was trying to run between runners and tell them no headphones, because these vehicles were coming through. i couldn't understand why that was happening because the road was supposed to be closed. i only started about 20 minutes beforehand, and already we had these vehicles. then after about two miles, we noticed they were spraying things on the road. let me bring in the event director for the london marathon, who is

a freedom of information request by the bureau of investigativejournalism and the bbc‘s victoria derbyshiret police staff over three years — with just 3.9% ending in conviction. anna adams reports. suzanne was married to a policeman for ten years. she said when they first met, she was comforted by the fact that he was an officer. but when she got pregnant, she said he became abusive and pushed her in front of a car. he just kept questioning me over and over again, wanting to know whose the baby was and saying it was someone else's. he was getting very aggressive, and i was so worried that i ran. i remember i was running through the bars. i went across the road to get away from him, and he tripped me up, and the car had to screech to a halt to avoid hitting me. the abuse went on for years, but when he threatened her with a knife, she finally called 999. the police turned up, and the only advice they gave him was that he should leave the house and go for a walk to calm down. she says he hit their six—year—old son, and she decided to leave. but when she filed for divorce, she said the abuse be

threats received by wildlife presenter chris packham is just one of the stories featured on the victoria derbyshire programme over the past week. that's in half an hour here on bbc news. good morning and welcome to bbc news. an investigation is under way into the plane crash at a moscow airport in which 41 people were killed. the aeroflot aircraft made an emergency landing and burst into flames at one of the russian capital's main airports. dramatic images show passengers using emergency exit slides to escape the burning aircraft, which was headed for the city of murmansk carrying 73 people and five crew. one witness said it was a "miracle" anyone escaped. russia's investigator committee said unfavourable weather conditions and underqualified pilots and air traffic control staff could be some of the causes. our moscow correspondent, steve rosenberg, reports. caught on camera, the final dramatic moments of flight m92. the aeroflot jet exploded in a fireball, during an emergency landing at moscow's sheremetyevo airport. by the time it had come to a standstill, the plane was engulfed in flames. on boa

the victoria derbyshire programme has been told that hundreds of british teenagers are being sent by many years have been associated with violence and chaos. our producer sean clare has been to kenya to track down some of those who've swapped violence in london for a new life in africa. for those risking their lives to seek asylum here, britain is a place of refuge. but for one community, the streets in the uk have become so dangerous that young people are making the opposite journey. british somali parents are sending their children who are born and raised here, in their words, "home". there are mothers are now sending their teenagers back home, saying, it's much safer to living in london. the uk's knife crime epidemic has reached such a level that british teenagers are swapping the streets of the uk for east africa. one of them, youssef, whose name we've changed, moved to kenya from london when a friend was killed. in those few years that i was doing my a—levels, it was tough. why was it tough? just seeing people being dropped every other day, being stabbed. it's not the place to b

so it would cover as much of the victoria derbyshire show as it would love island. sharon white.anjoin me at the same time tomorrow for the best of wednesday in parliament, including prime minister's questions and theresa may's brexit statement to mp5. bye for now. hello. there's predominantly fine weather and with the gardens looking drier, the sight of rain bouncing off the ground could be viewed by some with envy but that's what we had in the edinburgh area for a time on tuesday as the thundery shower moved through, but for much of the uk, tuesday was sunnier and warmer compared with monday, and it was dry. there's more dry weather around for most parts of the uk in the day ahead. big exception, though, northern isles and northern scotland. here, we are going to see a weather system close by, with cloud and some outbreaks of rain. in fact, some persistent spells of rain, some heavier bursts as well, and a stronger, cooler northerly breeze. and you see this area of cloud from north wales, across southernmost parts of northern england into the north midlands, that mayjust produc

earlier on the victoria derbyshire programme, my colleague joanna gosling spoke to child psychologist his school is considering cutting breaks for pupils. when making a decision like this, we take into consideration the students, first and foremost, and then the staff. but also, our community. to put it into context, the school already has this day on a friday. speaking to all of those stakeholders, this is the really worked for them at our school. it allows them to go and do more clubs and enrichmentsa after school, we have a number of children who walk home at the end of the school day. in the cold winter months when it's dark, our enrichment numbers drop. by shortening down a friday, which the school already has, allows them to do more enrichment during that time. what is really important, to put the school into context, is the school has a large break time in the morning, it also has that lunchtime on a friday already, and the school offers that tutor time in the morning and we offer a number of clubs and we have a broad balanced curriculum including all the pes and the arts. we a

one of the official pacers at the london marathon has told the victoria derbyshire programme that shed slow by contractors who were clearing up around them. liz ayres volunteered to be a slow pacer, but says she was being bumped by road sweepers and sprayed by chemicals. victoria spoke to her earlier, as well as the event directorfor the london marathon, hugh brasher. for the first mile, it wasn't too bad. we came out at the start, everyone was cheering and clapping. it was brilliant. then we got to about 1.5 miles in and were being overtaken by flatbed trucks, transit vans. i was concerned because they were weaving in and out of runners, so i was trying to run between runners and tell them no headphones, because these vehicles were coming through. i couldn't understand why that was happening because the road was supposed to be closed. i only started about 20 minutes beforehand, and already we had these vehicles. then after about two miles, we noticed they were spraying things on the road. let me bring in the event director for the london marathon, who is over your shoulder. what do y

hello it's tuesday, it's ten o'clock, i'm victoria derbyshire. in just over a week's time you are being asked to vote in the european elections, even though we're due to leave the eu. on today's programme, we've brought together representatives from all of the nine parties fielding candidates next week, who will try and persuade you to vote for them. if you are going to vote, let us know who you're voting for — and if you're not, tell us why. send us an email, victoria@bbc.co.uk whatsapp has been hacked — we'll tell you how the hackers did it and what you should do to protect yourself from this kind of cyber attack. and could it be the end of the jeremy kyle show? itv has taken it off air indefinitely, because a guest died shortly after filming. we'll talk to dee kelly, who herself appeared on the programme earlier this year. she'll tell us about the after—care she recevied from the show. hello, welcome to the programme. we're live until 11 this morning. later on we're going to talk about the government's new campagin luanching today on cosmetic

i'm victoria derbyshire. good morning. the government will cover the cost of replacing £200 million worth of unsafe building cladding similar to the type used on grenfell tower. it had previously insisted the building owners should pay. we will bring you the story. "in our culture you put up and shut up," so say black men who've survived childhood sexual abuse. i didn't speak to anybody. how can you? i'm a grown man now, but it doesn't go away. i didn't address it. see, that's the thing, i didn't address it, and because i didn't address it, it didn't go away. post—traumatic stress disorder is at crisis levels in the police, with one in five officers in the uk sufering from it. we'll be talking to a man who retired from the police last week because of ptsd. ed sheeran has leapfrogged adele. stormzy is in it for the first time. and andrew lloyd webber tops them all. it's the list of the uk's richest musicians. hello. welcome to the programme. well i have until 11 as we are each weekday. if you are getting in touch, you are v

the victoria derbyshire programme has revealed that west midlands police are investigating whether ae you" — then last week shared a video on youtube saying "with enough pressure" he "might cave". i realised i did what all women do in this situation, i've been putting a brave face on it and pretending that it was all fine and that i could cope and it sort of dawned on me that, for four years essentially, this man has made a career out of harassing me and i felt harassed. i felt like, how can somebody say that they would rate me if forced that they would rape me if forced and be a legitimate candidate in an election? is one thing we is just an idiot off the internet with a load of bros following him, it's a different thing when he's standing on the same platform that i'm standing on that he will potentially go to a parliament himself as an elected representative when he said these things and ijust cannot believe our system is so weak at the moment that that is allowed to happen. and when you got home, you did cry, didn't you? yeah, i mean i cried actually in the streets of birmingham

hello, it's thursday, it's10am, i'm victoria derbyshire. fly less, drive an electric car, eat less red meat and turn down your heating — a new report out today says these are the things we need to do to get carbon emissions down to virtually zero by 2050. by by sending a net zero target in the uk we are sending an incredibly strong signal to other countries that they need to do the same thing. he is from the independent committee on climate change and he says it is the government and big industries who will have to make the most significant changes. the former defence secretary, gavin williamson, sacked by the prime minister after allegedly leaking information from a national security council meeting, says he didn't do it and he's the victim of a vendetta. the prime minister has made her decision, i sat on the national security council for many years, it is very important everybody has confidence in it so of course the prime minister made the —— made her own decision. do you think she made the right decision? i think it is up to the prime m

it‘s monday, it‘s 10 o‘clock, i‘m victoria derbyshire. i use google every day. too many children with learning difficulties and autism are being admitted to mental health hospitals, even though neither is a mental health condition — according to a new report by the children‘s commissioner for england. after politicians start looking into reality tv, more stories emerge from those who‘ve taken part.