0:00:09 > 0:00:11Hello it's Friday, it's 9am, I'm Tina Daheley,
0:00:11 > 0:00:13welcome to the programme.
0:00:13 > 0:00:16When you get a prescription and you pick up the treatment
0:00:16 > 0:00:18you expect it's the right drug,
0:00:18 > 0:00:19but too often it isn't and it's costing lives.
0:00:19 > 0:00:21New research suggests mistakes could be linked to up
0:00:22 > 0:00:28to 22,000 deaths in England.
0:00:28 > 0:00:35We are seeing four to five deaths every single day because of errors
0:00:35 > 0:00:37in prescription or dispensing or the monitoring of medications.
0:00:37 > 0:00:44And I'll be talking to the Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt at 9.15am.
0:00:44 > 0:00:50From fighting fit, to fighting for his life,
0:00:50 > 0:00:52a mystery virus left former England footballer Andy Cole
0:00:52 > 0:00:53in need of a kidney transplant.
0:00:53 > 0:00:55His nephew Alexander stepped in and saved his life
0:00:55 > 0:00:57by donating one of his.
0:00:57 > 0:01:00We'll hear their story here on the programme in the next hour.
0:01:00 > 0:01:04The number of people being attacked by acid is three times higher than
0:01:04 > 0:01:08in 2013, we will hear from two survivors who tell us what impact
0:01:08 > 0:01:15the attacks have had on them. And a care home for the elderly has been
0:01:15 > 0:01:17holding pole dancing displays for its residents. And despite criticism
0:01:17 > 0:01:26from some, it has said it will consider holding more. And so we
0:01:26 > 0:01:31shall be speaking with a couple of pole dancers.
0:01:31 > 0:01:34Hello, welcome to the programme, we're live until 11am this morning.
0:01:34 > 0:01:36In a few minutes' time, we're going to be talking
0:01:36 > 0:01:38about organ donation with the former England footballer Andy Cole.
0:01:38 > 0:01:43Andy's life was saved when his nephew gave him his kidney.
0:01:43 > 0:01:46Today, MPs are debating a new Bill which would introduce an opt-out
0:01:46 > 0:01:47organ donor system in England,
0:01:47 > 0:01:49where people are registered as a potential donor
0:01:49 > 0:01:50unless they state otherwise.
0:01:50 > 0:01:51So what do you think?
0:01:51 > 0:01:55We'd like to hear from you if you've benefited from an organ donation,
0:01:55 > 0:01:58or maybe you're a donor or on the organ transplant waiting list.
0:01:58 > 0:02:00Do get in touch on this all the stories we're talking
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0:02:13 > 0:02:17Our top story today,
0:02:17 > 0:02:20mistakes in giving medicine out, the wrong pills or the wrong dose,
0:02:20 > 0:02:21are costing lives in England.
0:02:21 > 0:02:23GPs, pharmacists, hospitals and care homes may be making millions
0:02:23 > 0:02:25of errors a year according to a new study
0:02:25 > 0:02:28and could be a factor in more than 22,000 deaths.
0:02:28 > 0:02:31The Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt says this level of harm is appalling
0:02:31 > 0:02:37and he's going to act.
0:02:40 > 0:02:42The report covers mistakes made in the prescribing,
0:02:42 > 0:02:44dispensing and administering of medication in England.
0:02:44 > 0:02:45These could involve GPs, pharmacists, care
0:02:45 > 0:02:46homes and hospitals.
0:02:46 > 0:02:49The research is one of the first exercises of its kind.
0:02:49 > 0:02:51It found that medication errors could cause around 1,700 deaths
0:02:51 > 0:02:54per year and perhaps contribute to up to 22,000 deaths.
0:02:54 > 0:02:57The cost to the NHS could be around £1.6 billion a year.
0:02:57 > 0:02:59It does note that the vast majority of prescriptions dispensed
0:02:59 > 0:03:02on the NHS are safe and mistakes do occur in all health care systems.
0:03:02 > 0:03:06The Health and Social Care Secretary Jeremy Hunt said it was a far bigger
0:03:06 > 0:03:08problem globally than has so far been recognised, causing appalling
0:03:08 > 0:03:18levels of harm and death.
0:03:19 > 0:03:21Plans to tackle the problem include introducing electronic prescribing
0:03:21 > 0:03:23systems in hospitals designed to cut mistakes.
0:03:23 > 0:03:25The National Pharmacy Association said it welcomed the focus
0:03:25 > 0:03:27on reducing medication errors, but that a culture of learning,
0:03:27 > 0:03:28rather than blame, was needed.
0:03:28 > 0:03:38Hugh Pym, BBC News.
0:03:46 > 0:03:50A short while ago we spoke with Jeremy Hunt, near is what he has had
0:03:50 > 0:03:54to say.Twin four and five people die every single day because of
0:03:54 > 0:03:59these errors, so what are we doing? We know that if we move to
0:03:59 > 0:04:02electronic prescribing systems rather than paper-based systems that
0:04:02 > 0:04:13we still have, then you can eliminate around half of errors.
0:04:13 > 0:04:17My full interview with him is after the news headlines.
0:04:17 > 0:04:21Get in touch, have you or somebody in your family been wrongly
0:04:21 > 0:04:24prescribed medication, what impact has it had?
0:04:27 > 0:04:31Unarmed officer who was at a Florida school when 17 people were killed
0:04:31 > 0:04:36has failed to intervene in the incident and has resigned
0:04:36 > 0:04:39subsequently. He remained outside of the building and did not confront
0:04:39 > 0:04:45the gunmen, it is not yet known if criminal charges will be brought. --
0:04:45 > 0:04:48An armed officer who was at the Florida school, where 17 people were
0:04:48 > 0:04:50killed, has resigned after it emerged he failed to intervene. .
0:04:50 > 0:04:52Scot Peterson was facing suspension after an investigation revealed he
0:04:52 > 0:04:54remained outside the building and did not confront the gunman. It's
0:04:54 > 0:04:56not yet known whether criminal charges will be brought.I saw a
0:04:56 > 0:04:59deputy arrived at the west side of building 12 and take up a position
0:04:59 > 0:05:02and he never went in.Was he there when the shooter was still inside
0:05:02 > 0:05:11the building?Yes he was, he did not go in, what he should have done was
0:05:11 > 0:05:17going, address the killer, kill the killer.
0:05:17 > 0:05:19Detectives investigating two murders in Camden earlier this week have
0:05:19 > 0:05:20arrested an 18-year-old man.
0:05:20 > 0:05:23He was arrested in Camden on suspicion of two counts
0:05:23 > 0:05:25of murder and one count of grievous bodily harm.
0:05:25 > 0:05:27The police say both murders are being treated as linked,
0:05:27 > 0:05:37and are appealing for information
0:05:55 > 0:05:57Two people are still being questioned after a suspected
0:05:57 > 0:06:00hit-and-run in Coventry, which killed two young brothers. A man in
0:06:00 > 0:06:02his 50s, and a woman in her 40s, were arrested on suspicion of
0:06:02 > 0:06:04causing death by dangerous driving and drink-driving. A two-year-old
0:06:04 > 0:06:07boy was pronounced dead shortly after the incident - the death of
0:06:07 > 0:06:08his six-year-old brother was confirmed a couple of hours later.
0:06:08 > 0:06:11A fourth British tourist has died of injuries he suffered
0:06:11 > 0:06:13in a helicopter crash in the Grand Canyon
0:06:13 > 0:06:14nearly a fortnight ago.
0:06:14 > 0:06:16Jonathan Udall, who was in his 30s and from Brighton,
0:06:16 > 0:06:18was on honeymoon with his wife, Ellie Milward when
0:06:18 > 0:06:19the accident happened.
0:06:19 > 0:06:22His family has been told of his death.
0:06:22 > 0:06:22Adina Campbell reports.
0:06:22 > 0:06:25Jon Udall and Ellie Milward were on their honeymoon.
0:06:25 > 0:06:26She has now been left with critical injuries,
0:06:26 > 0:06:29while her friends' online post, announcing Mr Udall's death,
0:06:29 > 0:06:30described him as strong and brave.
0:06:30 > 0:06:33The Eurocopter EC130 crashed as it came into land in Arizona's remote
0:06:33 > 0:06:34Quartermaster Canyon.
0:06:34 > 0:06:38Witnesses say it spun around twice before hitting the ground and then
0:06:38 > 0:06:38bursting into flames.
0:06:38 > 0:06:41Police say bad weather meant it was more than eight hours before
0:06:41 > 0:06:42the survivors could be flown to hospital.
0:06:42 > 0:06:45Stuart Hill, on the left, is pictured here along
0:06:45 > 0:06:47with his brother Jason, who also died at the scene.
0:06:47 > 0:06:49Their parents say the brothers shared an incredible bond
0:06:49 > 0:06:52and would be deeply missed.
0:06:52 > 0:06:54Jennifer Barham remains in a critical condition
0:06:54 > 0:06:57in hospital in Las Vegas, as does the pilot, Scott Booth.
0:06:57 > 0:06:59Experts say possible causes of the crash include a faulty tail
0:06:59 > 0:07:00rotor and gusty winds.
0:07:00 > 0:07:03But it may take many months to determine why
0:07:03 > 0:07:04the helicopter came down with such terrible consequences.
0:07:05 > 0:07:14Adina Campbell, BBC News.
0:07:15 > 0:07:18Theresa May is understood to have agreed with senior ministers,
0:07:18 > 0:07:20a position on Britain's future relationship with the EU
0:07:20 > 0:07:21during talks at Chequers yesterday.
0:07:21 > 0:07:24Downing Street has given few details but some of those present have
0:07:24 > 0:07:26suggested that everyone was happy with the outcome.
0:07:26 > 0:07:29One told the BBC that "there has been an outbreak of unity for now".
0:07:29 > 0:07:32Number Ten says the Prime Minister will set out "the way forward" next
0:07:32 > 0:07:38week after a discussion by the full Cabinet.
0:07:44 > 0:07:48EU leaders are meeting today to discuss life after Brexit, reporter
0:07:48 > 0:07:55Adam Fleming is in Brussels. What can you tell us about the away day
0:07:55 > 0:07:58and what is happening?So this is a meeting of the 27 remaining EU
0:07:58 > 0:08:03leaders here in Brussels, Brexit is not the theme chin but it is the
0:08:03 > 0:08:08background music, they will be talking about life after Brexit, as
0:08:08 > 0:08:11you said, lots of technical things, what do you do with the seats that
0:08:11 > 0:08:14members of the European Parliament have that they will no longer need,
0:08:14 > 0:08:18some will be spread around other countries, some left in reserve,
0:08:18 > 0:08:23what do you do about hiring a replacement for the president of the
0:08:23 > 0:08:25European Commission, Jean-Claude Juncker, whose term of office ends
0:08:25 > 0:08:31just after Brexit happens next year, coincidentally. The real big one,
0:08:31 > 0:08:35how do you fill the Brexit sized hole that will appear in the
0:08:35 > 0:08:40multi-annual budget of the EU from 2021 onwards, they reckon it is £13
0:08:40 > 0:08:44billion and there will be months and months of arguments about that, do
0:08:44 > 0:08:49you raise new money? Find new ways? Ask countries that pay into the
0:08:49 > 0:08:53budget to pay more? They are not happy about that. Ask countries who
0:08:53 > 0:08:57receive money from the budget to receive less, they are not happy
0:08:57 > 0:09:01about that. There will be a brief update from the president of the
0:09:01 > 0:09:04European Council, Donald Tusk, who chairs these meetings, about the
0:09:04 > 0:09:08next thinking about the next phase, which will be about trade and the
0:09:08 > 0:09:12future relationship, which will not really get started until the next
0:09:12 > 0:09:17time these guys meet, which will be the end of next month.
0:09:17 > 0:09:19MPs will debate a bill later which would introduce a national
0:09:19 > 0:09:21"opt-out" system for organ donation in England.
0:09:21 > 0:09:23A private member's bill presented by Labour MP Geoffrey Robinson
0:09:23 > 0:09:26would mean people who did not want to donate their organs
0:09:26 > 0:09:27would have to opt out.
0:09:27 > 0:09:30The Bill would need cross party support to have any
0:09:30 > 0:09:34chance of progressing.
0:09:34 > 0:09:37The way we eat and drink is almost as much of a factor in tooth
0:09:37 > 0:09:40erosion as what we consume, according to new research.
0:09:40 > 0:09:42Scientists at King's College London found acidic food and drink
0:09:42 > 0:09:43can wear teeth down,
0:09:43 > 0:09:44especially if people snack continually.
0:09:44 > 0:09:49Our health correspondent, Catherine Burns reports.
0:09:49 > 0:09:52Sipping, swilling, and nibbling, researchers think one in six of us
0:09:52 > 0:09:54have habits like this, and they are bad
0:09:54 > 0:09:55news for your teeth.
0:09:55 > 0:09:58When it comes to dentist visits, the main worries tend to be
0:09:58 > 0:10:00fillings or gum disease, but this report says
0:10:00 > 0:10:02we should also be thinking about erosive tooth wear.
0:10:02 > 0:10:04It is when acid eats away at the teeth, making them
0:10:04 > 0:10:08chip or get shorter.
0:10:08 > 0:10:11If you tend to play with things in your mouth, or you if you tend
0:10:11 > 0:10:15to chop pieces of fruit up slowly and nibble on them over a few
0:10:15 > 0:10:22minutes as opposed to just eating them as a whole fruit,
0:10:22 > 0:10:25if you're doing these behaviours on a daily basis for years
0:10:25 > 0:10:28and years and years, you can cause serious
0:10:28 > 0:10:31damage to your teeth, and that serious damage can mean
0:10:31 > 0:10:32that your whole mouth needs to be rebuilt.
0:10:32 > 0:10:37Treatment takes an average of more than 20 months
0:10:37 > 0:10:41at a cost of £4500 on the NHS and almost £14,000 privately.
0:10:41 > 0:10:45Prevention is key.
0:10:45 > 0:10:52One part of that is cutting back on acidic food and drinks.
0:10:52 > 0:10:54Some of the healthy choices we make might be good for us overall,
0:10:55 > 0:10:58but they can erode your teeth.
0:10:58 > 0:11:01This report mentions adding a slice of lemon or lime to your water,
0:11:01 > 0:11:02sugar-free soft drinks, drinking fruit teas,
0:11:02 > 0:11:05and snacking on fruit.
0:11:05 > 0:11:09Take these grapes, for example.
0:11:09 > 0:11:11If you were to eat ten or 20 of them in one sitting,
0:11:11 > 0:11:14that would be one acid attack on your teeth.
0:11:14 > 0:11:17If you were to eat the same amount over a longer period of time,
0:11:17 > 0:11:18that would be a sustained attack.
0:11:18 > 0:11:22The advice is to be aware of overall eating patterns and to consider
0:11:22 > 0:11:24snacks that are less acidic and higher in calcium.
0:11:24 > 0:11:30Catherine Burns, BBC News.
0:11:36 > 0:11:41More and 9:30am. Do get in touch with us throughout the morning - use
0:11:41 > 0:11:44the hashtag Victoria LIVE and If you text, you will be charged at the
0:11:44 > 0:11:50standard network rate.
0:11:50 > 0:11:53Big day for men's curling, will you be watching?Hopefully everyone will
0:11:53 > 0:11:59be watching on BBC Two, Big Mac shone horizon for the women's
0:11:59 > 0:12:02curlers, that is after the men went out, British Vogue is carried into
0:12:02 > 0:12:08the business end of the competition, taking on Sweden in a couple of
0:12:08 > 0:12:10hours' time, in the semifinals, victory would guarantee themselves
0:12:10 > 0:12:15or gold. Eve Muirhead and her team should be confident after knocking
0:12:15 > 0:12:20out the defending champions, Canada, in the last match. Things will not
0:12:20 > 0:12:23be easy against the Swedish, they have already beaten Great Britain
0:12:23 > 0:12:28earlier in the around robin phase. If the British do win, that will be
0:12:28 > 0:12:30one better than the bronze medal they won in the Sochi games four
0:12:30 > 0:12:36years ago. Fingers crossed.
0:12:36 > 0:12:41I will try to catch it, 11, that is just when I finish. How significant
0:12:41 > 0:12:47is this first gold medal for an athlete from Russia?Extremist
0:12:47 > 0:12:52significant, piece of history. Yesterday we were talking about one
0:12:52 > 0:12:55of their athletes handing back a medal after being found guilty of
0:12:55 > 0:12:57doping and today, it's the complete opposite, a stunning gold in the
0:12:57 > 0:13:01women's singles figure skating for the 15-year-old Alina Zagitova, who
0:13:01 > 0:13:04had a world record score in her short programme before an impeccable
0:13:04 > 0:13:11routine in the free dance here. Her training partner, the Two-time
0:13:11 > 0:13:14reigning world champion Yevgenia Medvedeva clearly upset with her
0:13:14 > 0:13:18silver medal, she was the favourite going into it, but a fantastic
0:13:18 > 0:13:19moment for the 15-year-old, and
0:13:19 > 0:13:31as I say, slice of Olympic history for her. And so you'd expect her to
0:13:31 > 0:13:33lead out the Olympic Athletes from Russia in the closing ceremony at
0:13:33 > 0:13:35the weekend but what flag would she be carrying? Well there is
0:13:35 > 0:13:38speculation that a meeting between the International Olympic Committee
0:13:38 > 0:13:39president Thomas Bach and an aide of the Russian President Vladimir
0:13:39 > 0:13:41Putin, involved discussions over lifting the Olympic ban on the
0:13:41 > 0:13:46country in time for the ceremony. T may also, be of no coincidence that
0:13:46 > 0:13:49the Russians have now paid a fine of nearly 11 million pounds, as part of
0:13:49 > 0:13:52their punishment. That would upset many of the sporting bodies at the
0:13:52 > 0:13:57games though with the question being why not wait until Monday? -- £11
0:13:57 > 0:14:02million.
0:14:10 > 0:14:13Celtic are out of Europe, what went wrong?
0:14:13 > 0:14:15Celtic boss Brendan Rodgers claimed his team needed
0:14:15 > 0:14:17to have more courage.
0:14:17 > 0:14:19But his young side will learn from the experience.
0:14:19 > 0:14:22They crashed out of the Europa League after a 3-1 aggregate defeat
0:14:22 > 0:14:23against Zenit St Petersburg.
0:14:23 > 0:14:25Celtic had led 1-0 from the first leg,
0:14:25 > 0:14:28but conceded three goals in a disappointing performance.
0:14:28 > 0:14:31They had 67% of possession but clearly lacked a cutting edge,
0:14:31 > 0:14:34with Rodgers saying his team needed to show more bravery to play more
0:14:34 > 0:14:44positively going forward.
0:14:44 > 0:14:50The Arsenal survived a scare in the last 32 tie, it is now six years in
0:14:50 > 0:14:54a row they have lost the home leg of their European tie, they went 2-0
0:14:54 > 0:15:02down to their Swedish opponents, Ostersunds, banks to a 3-0 first leg
0:15:02 > 0:15:07lead and this goal from Sayed Kolasinac, they went through, 4-2,
0:15:07 > 0:15:13and Arsene Wenger hoping to avoid a difficult draw for the last 16, that
0:15:13 > 0:15:16will be taking place at midday.
0:15:16 > 0:15:19Too many mistakes and too many lives lost, and it's got to stop.
0:15:19 > 0:15:21That's what the Health Secretary, Jeremy Hunt,
0:15:21 > 0:15:22has told this programme.
0:15:22 > 0:15:24He's concerned about the findings of new research showing that GPs,
0:15:24 > 0:15:27pharmacists, hospitals and care homes in England may be making
0:15:27 > 0:15:29millions of errors a year, and could be a factor in more
0:15:30 > 0:15:31than 22,000 deaths.
0:15:31 > 0:15:33Mr Hunt told me this level of harm is appalling,
0:15:33 > 0:15:34and he's going to act.
0:15:39 > 0:15:41We are doing a lot of things but it is
0:15:41 > 0:15:43We are doing a lot of things but it is important to reassure your view
0:15:43 > 0:15:50is that this report shows that error rates are not higher in the UK then
0:15:50 > 0:15:55the US and other countries...One in five when it comes to prescriptions
0:15:55 > 0:15:59is too high?Far too high and between four and five people die
0:15:59 > 0:16:03every day because of these errors. So what are we doing to sort this
0:16:03 > 0:16:07out? We know that if you move to electronic prescribing systems
0:16:07 > 0:16:11rather than paper-based systems that we still have in many hospitals, you
0:16:11 > 0:16:20can eliminate around half of errors. How far are you with that?Today we
0:16:20 > 0:16:25are announcing around an extra £75 million to help hospitals, but they
0:16:25 > 0:16:29create projects, so for example if you try to give a drug to a pregnant
0:16:29 > 0:16:34woman that could damage the foetus, then you will get a contraindication
0:16:34 > 0:16:39when you try to do that.That means 75% of hospitals at the moment do
0:16:39 > 0:16:42not have an electronic process in place?That is right and that is
0:16:42 > 0:16:45what we want to put in place and over the next five years we want all
0:16:45 > 0:16:57hospitals to move to
0:17:01 > 0:17:03that. He Bube talk to doctors, pharmacists, nurses on the front
0:17:03 > 0:17:06line, they have another wobbly, and that is that the culture is wrong,
0:17:06 > 0:17:08that if they make a mistake when prescribing medicine, if they forget
0:17:08 > 0:17:11to bring down someone's dosage and they admitted, they could get fired
0:17:11 > 0:17:13all suffer criminal prosecution or something like that so the other
0:17:13 > 0:17:15thing we need to do is get the culture right to recognise that
0:17:15 > 0:17:18there are going to be ordinary human errors and we need to support
0:17:18 > 0:17:21people...But they are just words, in a way, in a sense, having this
0:17:21 > 0:17:25conversation today, the focus being on how many mistakes are being made
0:17:25 > 0:17:30by GPs, in care homes, in hospitals, could only serve to increase blame
0:17:30 > 0:17:42culture?Not at all, what we are doing today is not just words, we
0:17:42 > 0:17:44are decriminalising dispensing errors by pharmacists, which I think
0:17:44 > 0:17:46is something pharmacists have long thought creates the wrong culture.
0:17:46 > 0:17:49So you are changing the law so if a pharmacist says, I made a mistake,
0:17:49 > 0:17:52they will not be prosecuted? Provided it is a sensible mistake,
0:17:52 > 0:17:55no room for gross negligence, but the kinds of human errors we
0:17:55 > 0:17:59typically see in the situation so we are changing the law and we want to
0:17:59 > 0:18:04look at more generally how we move in the NHS from a blame culture to a
0:18:04 > 0:18:07learning culture.Let me bring it one of our viewers' questions, this
0:18:07 > 0:18:13is from Louise, my Nan was overdosed on heard usual medication when
0:18:13 > 0:18:17admitted into hospital last week due to an ever by a pharmacist, what can
0:18:17 > 0:18:20you do to ensure this does not happen in future and hold people
0:18:20 > 0:18:25accountable for these very serious actions?Two things come first...
0:18:25 > 0:18:31Not prosecute them?We need to make sure we learn from those mistakes
0:18:31 > 0:18:34because they happen far too often and at the moment very often we are
0:18:34 > 0:18:37not because people are worried about the consequences if they are open
0:18:37 > 0:18:42about them so that is the first thing we are doing. The second thing
0:18:42 > 0:18:46is we are employing 2000 pharmacists to work in GP surgeries because I
0:18:46 > 0:18:49don't know if it was the case in that particular story but very often
0:18:49 > 0:18:54these problems happen with older people with dementia who are on a
0:18:54 > 0:19:05cocktail of drugs which sometimes
0:19:08 > 0:19:10don't work well together, and what you need to do is get an experienced
0:19:10 > 0:19:13pharmacist to look at these combinations of drugs and say, we
0:19:13 > 0:19:15need to take you off those two drugs because we think they could conflict
0:19:15 > 0:19:18with some of the others you are taking.What would you say in
0:19:18 > 0:19:20Louise's Ks?You are right, it is a terrible problem, much more
0:19:20 > 0:19:23widespread than we thought, but the World Health Organization said today
0:19:23 > 0:19:25that the NHS is taking the lead in trying to tackle these problems, and
0:19:25 > 0:19:30we certainly want to halve the number of medication errors over the
0:19:30 > 0:19:33next five years and hopefully avoid a repeat of the stories.Changing
0:19:33 > 0:19:37the culture is one thing, that is progressive, but isn't the real
0:19:37 > 0:19:41issue fundamentally about the NHS being understaffed and under
0:19:41 > 0:19:52resourced?There are
0:19:55 > 0:19:58real staffing pressures in the NHS, for sure, because of the pressure of
0:19:58 > 0:20:00an ageing population, but today's report is clear that levels of
0:20:00 > 0:20:02medication are no higher in the NHS and other European countries, so it
0:20:02 > 0:20:05is about...Saying, it is not just us, this is other countries as well,
0:20:05 > 0:20:08it is not reassuring to people in this country.But it answers the
0:20:08 > 0:20:11question of whether it is about NHS staffing levels. I don't for a
0:20:11 > 0:20:13second suggest there are not staffing issues and we are
0:20:13 > 0:20:16increasing the number of doctors and nurses and training places and so
0:20:16 > 0:20:20on, but I think it is also having systems in place that when people
0:20:20 > 0:20:24are busy you have got checks and balances that can stop those
0:20:24 > 0:20:34mistakes being made.This programme has been exposing the problem with
0:20:34 > 0:20:37joiner or mesh implant over the last year, you announced a review into
0:20:37 > 0:20:39them, would you like to see them banned completely?No, I have taken
0:20:39 > 0:20:42independent advice from the Chief Medical Officer who has looked at
0:20:42 > 0:20:46all of the evidence and no European country has banned mesh because
0:20:46 > 0:20:51there are women for whom it is a lifeline, incredibly important...
0:20:51 > 0:20:56But there are also women crippled by its use, unable to walk and to have
0:20:56 > 0:21:02sex?That is why we have to have processes in place to use it
0:21:02 > 0:21:06inappropriate situations and that is what this review is going to look
0:21:06 > 0:21:11at, but we don't want to ban it altogether because we know there are
0:21:11 > 0:21:14other women who benefited hugely from mesh and not just women but
0:21:14 > 0:21:17also something that men can benefit from in certain situations as well.
0:21:17 > 0:21:22And a quick word on Brexit, were you at the away day and how did it go?I
0:21:22 > 0:21:26was not there but the findings will be brought back to the Cabinet on
0:21:26 > 0:21:29Tuesday when we will have a discussion.What was your sense of
0:21:29 > 0:21:40it, didn't go well?My senses would it -- my sense is it was a good
0:21:40 > 0:21:44discussion and there are industries and supply chain across continents
0:21:44 > 0:21:48but it must always be on a voluntary basis and we must have control of
0:21:48 > 0:21:52our own laws.After ten o'clock this morning we will speak to the
0:21:52 > 0:21:56grandmother I mentioned to Jeremy Hunt, Health Secretary, who say she
0:21:56 > 0:21:58was overdosed on her usual medication when she was admitted
0:21:58 > 0:22:04into hospital last week.
0:22:04 > 0:22:06Former England footballer Andy Cole had an illustrious career
0:22:06 > 0:22:08playing for top teams such as Manchester United
0:22:08 > 0:22:10and Newcastle United and he remains the Premier League's third
0:22:11 > 0:22:12all-time top scorer.
0:22:12 > 0:22:15But in 2015, at the age of 43, Andy fell ill with a mystery virus
0:22:15 > 0:22:19that attacked his kidneys and left him needing a transplant.
0:22:19 > 0:22:21His 29-year-old nephew Alexander Palmer stepped
0:22:21 > 0:22:25in and saved Andy's life by donating his kidney.
0:22:25 > 0:22:27The two have now recovered but are raising awareness
0:22:27 > 0:22:31of the importance of organ donation.
0:22:31 > 0:22:36A private members bill today will consider whether England should
0:22:36 > 0:22:38adopt the opt-out organ donation system that's already
0:22:38 > 0:22:39in place in Wales.
0:22:39 > 0:22:44I'm pleased to say Andy and his nephew Alexander are with me now.
0:22:44 > 0:22:49Good to see you both, thank you for coming in. My first question is, how
0:22:49 > 0:22:55are you?A lot better than I was a year ago, two years ago.Take me
0:22:55 > 0:22:59back to that time, ex-footballer, fit, healthy, on holiday in Vietnam
0:22:59 > 0:23:05in 2015, what happened?I was having a very nice time, got back to
0:23:05 > 0:23:11Manchester, didn't feel particularly well. Over three or four days, I
0:23:11 > 0:23:15finally decided to go into hospital with quite a bit of persuasion.What
0:23:15 > 0:23:21were your symptoms?I was getting a lot of water retention, a bit of
0:23:21 > 0:23:27weight, growing and growing every single day, so with a bit of
0:23:27 > 0:23:30persuasion in the end I went into the hospital and my consultant at
0:23:30 > 0:23:35the time, still my consultant now, basically explained to me what the
0:23:35 > 0:23:39situation was and how bad it was at the time.What was the situation? As
0:23:39 > 0:23:44they explained it to you at that time? Because this is a pretty rare
0:23:44 > 0:23:51condition?He asked me quite a few questions, I just remember saying to
0:23:51 > 0:23:54him, I've not really got time, I need to get home, and he was saying,
0:23:54 > 0:24:02well, you won't be going home. Took a sample of my kidney, a biopsy, and
0:24:02 > 0:24:07started to explain what he thought it was and if I had had other
0:24:07 > 0:24:11symptoms which could be a kidney problem and as soon as he said that,
0:24:11 > 0:24:15every single symptom there was, and he explained, that is one of the
0:24:15 > 0:24:18reasons you will not be going home for a little bit.You have already
0:24:18 > 0:24:21mentioned the bloating, putting on weight, what with the other
0:24:21 > 0:24:27symptoms?Uncontrollable pick-ups, things like that, itching, I was
0:24:27 > 0:24:36itching like I had fleas, that was basically the toxins in my body --
0:24:36 > 0:24:39uncontrollable hiccups. When you're kidney does not work, the toxins
0:24:39 > 0:24:46cannot be flushed out.You say you had to be persuaded to see somebody,
0:24:46 > 0:24:52why? They sound like a pretty bad symptoms to me!I am a man, and I
0:24:52 > 0:24:58think as a man we feel like we don't need to go to hospital, doctors,
0:24:58 > 0:25:03whatever. When you become ill, if you believe you become vulnerable,
0:25:03 > 0:25:10and you don't want to...Admit there is anything wrong?People say, man
0:25:10 > 0:25:14of, get wrong with it, that is exactly what I did. Would I do it
0:25:14 > 0:25:18differently now? Yes. But at that time it was like, no, I'm not going
0:25:18 > 0:25:22to do it, I will take a couple of paracetamol and in the morning I
0:25:22 > 0:25:27will be good to go.And, Alex, your nephew, it is fair to say he is the
0:25:27 > 0:25:34reason you are sitting here now? Yes, he is. I am forever indebted to
0:25:34 > 0:25:37him, he knows that. I appreciate everything he has done for me and
0:25:37 > 0:25:42what he has gone through, the pain he has gone through, to see me
0:25:42 > 0:25:45recover than Alex did at the time because I remember when I left
0:25:45 > 0:25:51hospital I left him in the hospital. I remember saying, if I could change
0:25:51 > 0:25:55it, I would do, because I did not want to see him in that pain, first
0:25:55 > 0:25:58and foremost. Fortunately he came round and that is why we are sitting
0:25:58 > 0:26:03in front of you now.Alex, can you tell me about the journey, Andy's
0:26:03 > 0:26:07journey from the moment he was diagnosed to the point where you
0:26:07 > 0:26:11decided to donate your own kidney? For me it was a straightaway thing,
0:26:11 > 0:26:15as soon as they told be about the situation I said, help, I am more
0:26:15 > 0:26:21than happy to help stop a no-brainer for me.And what was the process
0:26:21 > 0:26:25like, how do you go about donating your kidney, would you have decided
0:26:25 > 0:26:32you wanted to help, what happens next?A lot of blood tests, I had
0:26:32 > 0:26:36the test and once the test came in and it is positive, then it is the
0:26:36 > 0:26:43next stage, not a simple process but a process that is worthwhile.Was it
0:26:43 > 0:26:47an instant decision, did you think about it and discuss it with
0:26:47 > 0:26:50anybody?For me it was an instant decision, I knew within my heart of
0:26:50 > 0:26:54hearts that if I could help then I would come straightaway.How did the
0:26:54 > 0:26:57conversation go when you told Andy, your uncle, that you wanted to do
0:26:57 > 0:27:03this?He was like, no, I don't want it, I will be OK! But after
0:27:03 > 0:27:08persuasion he came round to the idea.What was the operation like,
0:27:08 > 0:27:15for both of you?It was hard.For me, it was one of those ones, you
0:27:15 > 0:27:20know, even the day I went down for the transplant, I was still trying
0:27:20 > 0:27:24to convince myself I didn't need it. I sat down with the surgeons the day
0:27:24 > 0:27:29before and said, are you sure that I could not have a couple more weeks?
0:27:29 > 0:27:35They said, you have gone as far as you can go now. Acceptance in the
0:27:35 > 0:27:40whole situation has been very, very tough. It is coming up to a year
0:27:40 > 0:27:43from the transplant, I have finally accepted that it is what it is and I
0:27:43 > 0:27:47need to try and move on with things as quick as possible.Before that,
0:27:47 > 0:27:52you were having dialysis? You sound like you have a strong support
0:27:52 > 0:27:58network around you, your nephew, you have said that your wife was
0:27:58 > 0:28:02overboard in what you were going to, getting a donor in the first place
0:28:02 > 0:28:07was down to your wife? I have got to be honest, if she did not nag me so
0:28:07 > 0:28:11much I would not have gone into hospital, a couple of paracetamol is
0:28:11 > 0:28:15and I am good to go, I was doing that every day, so the constant
0:28:15 > 0:28:22nagging finally got me to say, OK, my old club doctor came to see me,
0:28:22 > 0:28:26sent before a scam, ended up going into the hospital to find out what
0:28:26 > 0:28:30the situation was. Before you fell ill and donated your kidney, were
0:28:30 > 0:28:35you on the organ donor list, was it something you cared about?I will be
0:28:35 > 0:28:40brutally honest, I knew nothing about it. When you talk about
0:28:40 > 0:28:44organs, it is not something I actually thought about until me
0:28:44 > 0:28:48going through what I went through, going into the hospital and seeing
0:28:48 > 0:28:51different people having whatever problems they have, it started to
0:28:51 > 0:28:56change my perspective as well. Knowing that you can change
0:28:56 > 0:28:59someone's life if you do pass away and leave your organs to someone
0:28:59 > 0:29:03else to continue their life, that has been a big thing for me,
0:29:03 > 0:29:07definitely.This is being debated today in Parliament, what do you
0:29:07 > 0:29:12think about the opt out scheme? It is already in place in Wales.It is
0:29:12 > 0:29:18an option, life is all about options. Would I do it? Of course I
0:29:18 > 0:29:21would do it, 100%. When my time comes and I pass away, I would love
0:29:21 > 0:29:28to do it, for sure.Alex, what do you think?I would, for sure,
0:29:28 > 0:29:31because it is something you don't think about until someone falls ill
0:29:31 > 0:29:34and then you do your research and think about the big changes you can
0:29:34 > 0:29:39make when you donate your organs. A comment from Twitter, I know
0:29:39 > 0:29:42people looking for receiving transplants, I moved over to Wales
0:29:42 > 0:29:46from England for university web I have the opt-out law and I signed up
0:29:46 > 0:29:49to be a donor, should someone needs my help on bed then I am more than
0:29:49 > 0:29:54happy to give life. What would you say to people who
0:29:54 > 0:29:57don't support changing the system we have two and opt-out where consent
0:29:57 > 0:30:05is given unless you opt out of it? Naturally it is entirely up to them
0:30:05 > 0:30:10that if you look at the grand scheme of things, why not? I am not trying
0:30:10 > 0:30:17to be morbid but once you pass away, if you can help someone else
0:30:17 > 0:30:20continue with their life, it could be a young person, middle-aged
0:30:20 > 0:30:24person, old person, why not? Life is about enjoying it, if you can give
0:30:24 > 0:30:29someone that opportunity, definitely, for me.And, Alex, a
0:30:29 > 0:30:34message to people watching at home? I would say considerate, think about
0:30:34 > 0:30:37it, because you are doing a good thing in giving somebody the
0:30:37 > 0:30:42opportunity to live longer, just give it a good thought.Alex, Andy,
0:30:42 > 0:30:46thank you so much for coming in and sharing your experiences with us.
0:30:46 > 0:30:47Still to come.
0:30:47 > 0:30:50The number of people being attacked by acid is three times
0:30:50 > 0:30:51higher than in 2013.
0:30:51 > 0:30:53We'll hear from two survivors who tell us what impact
0:30:54 > 0:31:03the attacks have had on them.
0:31:03 > 0:31:07Our poll dancing displays in a care home an appropriate way to entertain
0:31:07 > 0:31:24elderly residents? -- are pole dancing.
0:31:32 > 0:31:35mistakes in giving medicine out, the wrong pills or the wrong dose,
0:31:35 > 0:31:36are costing lives in England.
0:31:36 > 0:31:39GPs, pharmacists, hospitals and care homes may be making millions
0:31:39 > 0:31:41of errors a year according to a new study
0:31:41 > 0:31:43and could be a factor in more than 22,000 deaths.
0:31:43 > 0:31:46Jeremy Hunt says that the government is investing in police systems which
0:31:46 > 0:31:50could help event mistakes. -- A study has found that mistakes made
0:31:50 > 0:31:53in the medication given to patients in England could be the cause of
0:31:53 > 0:31:55seventeen-hundred deaths a year, and could contribute to thousands more.
0:31:55 > 0:31:58-- 1700 deaths a year. The report, commissioned by the government said
0:31:58 > 0:32:01the number of drug errors totals 237 million cases a year. The Health and
0:32:01 > 0:32:03Social Care Secretary, Jeremy Hunt, said the government is investing in
0:32:03 > 0:32:05computer systems that would help prevent mistakes. An armed officer
0:32:05 > 0:32:08who was at the Florida school, where 17 people were killed, has resigned
0:32:08 > 0:32:10after it emerged he failed to intervene. Scot Peterson was facing
0:32:10 > 0:32:12suspension after an investigation revealed he remained outside the
0:32:12 > 0:32:14building and did not confront the gunman. It's not yet known whether
0:32:14 > 0:32:25criminal charges will be brought.
0:32:30 > 0:32:33A fourth British tourist has died of injuries he suffered in a helicopter
0:32:33 > 0:32:35crash in the Grand Canyon nearly a fortnight ago. Jonathan Udall, who
0:32:35 > 0:32:37was in his 30s and from Brighton, was on honeymoon with his wife,
0:32:37 > 0:32:39Ellie Milward. She and another British woman, as well as the
0:32:39 > 0:32:41helicopter's pilot, remain in a critical condition in hospital.
0:32:41 > 0:32:43Detectives investigating two murders in Camden earlier this week have
0:32:43 > 0:32:46arrested an 18-year-old man. He was arrested in Camden on suspicion of
0:32:46 > 0:32:48two counts of murder and one count of grievous bodily harm. The police
0:32:48 > 0:32:51say both murders are being treated as linked, and are appealing for
0:32:51 > 0:32:52information. Theresa May is understood to have agreed with
0:32:52 > 0:32:55senior ministers, a position on Britain's future relationship with
0:32:55 > 0:32:56the EU during talks at Chequers yesterday. Downing Street has given
0:32:56 > 0:32:59few details but some of those present have suggested that everyone
0:32:59 > 0:33:01was happy with the outcome. The Environment Secretary, Michael Gove,
0:33:01 > 0:33:03said there was a "very, very good atmosphere". Number Ten says the
0:33:03 > 0:33:05Prime Minister will set out "the way forward" next week after a
0:33:05 > 0:33:06discussion by the full Cabinet.
0:33:07 > 0:33:09Sipping acidic drinks such as fruit teas and flavoured water can wear
0:33:09 > 0:33:11away teeth and damage the enamel. A team at King's College London found
0:33:11 > 0:33:14that drinking them between meals and savouring them for too long
0:33:14 > 0:33:16increased the risk of tooth erosion from acid. The research found the
0:33:16 > 0:33:27problem was increasing as people snacked more.
0:33:31 > 0:33:36Team GB's women face Sweden in the semifinals of the curling at the
0:33:36 > 0:33:40Olympics, after beating the defending champions Canada, in their
0:33:40 > 0:33:44last match, Britain will be confident, but face a team that has
0:33:44 > 0:33:46beaten them once already in Pyeongchang. The winner will take
0:33:46 > 0:33:51home at least a silver medal. There was an historic moment in the
0:33:51 > 0:33:53Women's singles figure skating as 15-year-old Alina Zagitova won the
0:33:53 > 0:33:59first gold for the Olympic Athlete from Russia. Celtic went out of
0:33:59 > 0:34:03Europe after losing 3-1 on aggregate to Zenit St Petersburg. But Arsenal
0:34:03 > 0:34:06are in the draw later today despite losing at home to Ostersund FC of
0:34:06 > 0:34:18Sweden - a 2-1 defeat but a 4-2 aggregate win.
0:34:20 > 0:34:22A growing number of people are being attacked by acid.
0:34:22 > 0:34:25New figures - obtained by 5 live investigates show there were 646
0:34:25 > 0:34:27acid attacks in England and Wales last year, over three times
0:34:27 > 0:34:29higher than in 2013.
0:34:29 > 0:34:31The majority of these attacks were in London, followed
0:34:31 > 0:34:32by Greater Manchester and Essex.
0:34:32 > 0:34:34Along with 5 live Investigates, we brought together two
0:34:34 > 0:34:36acid attack survivors - with very different stories -
0:34:36 > 0:34:39to talk about the impact the attacks have had -
0:34:39 > 0:34:49and are still having - on their lives...
0:34:57 > 0:35:10In 2014, my ex paid someone to chuck acid over me.I was a victim of acid
0:35:10 > 0:35:16attack last year. Someone threw acid at my face on the street while I was
0:35:16 > 0:35:26riding my mopeds.I was attacked three and a half years ago, almost
0:35:26 > 0:35:32four, August, 2014, my ex-partner paid someone to chuck acid on me
0:35:32 > 0:35:38while I was on the way to work, 8:30am. This guy came towards me,
0:35:38 > 0:35:43shaking a bottle. He looked me in the eyes and gave me this look and
0:35:43 > 0:35:51that is when he threw the acid. Half a head of hair, my right ear, all my
0:35:51 > 0:35:58right side. My first thing was, my God, he has chuck water over me, and
0:35:58 > 0:36:03seconds later, it was burning, and it felt like I was melting.
0:36:06 > 0:36:13I was delivering food, I was a food delivery man, I was finishing my
0:36:13 > 0:36:19work, trying to go home, I stopped at the traffic light. I felt water
0:36:19 > 0:36:26on the helmet, I saw two boys with masks on. I left my bike on the
0:36:26 > 0:36:33street. I felt burning on my face. One of the ladies passing by, she
0:36:33 > 0:36:41asked me what happened. When she saw me lying down on the pavement. I was
0:36:41 > 0:36:46crying like a baby. I have never cried like that. The police arrived
0:36:46 > 0:36:57and put water on me.Where is it hurting? Are you all right? Where is
0:36:57 > 0:37:04it hurting, mate? Keep your eyes open.Yeah, I kept crying for water
0:37:04 > 0:37:10as well, that was the initial thing, feeling burning. Someone running out
0:37:10 > 0:37:16of the house with a bucket of water, and I remember smoking, and for me,
0:37:16 > 0:37:22that started the reaction again, it was all over me. Looked down... It
0:37:22 > 0:37:26was all burned, it was everywhere, I can still smell that smell now, it
0:37:26 > 0:37:32is a smell that I cannot describe. If I did not have that water over
0:37:32 > 0:37:37me, I would have been blind, that water was a blessing.It was burning
0:37:37 > 0:37:46on my chest. There was a pain all over my body. I had to sleep all day
0:37:46 > 0:37:52as well.I was in hospital for six weeks. I had skin grafts, they took
0:37:52 > 0:37:58it from my thigh, all the operations. My right hand, my right
0:37:58 > 0:38:03arm, right side of my head, this hair is fake. I lost my ear and
0:38:03 > 0:38:12minor. And then my chest. -- I lost my ear and my neck. I realised it
0:38:12 > 0:38:21was my ex, the key person that planned it, I vowed that he would
0:38:21 > 0:38:26never win, and that was the fight that I wanted to fight back at full
0:38:26 > 0:38:32I remember the first time I ever cried... Everyone was crying around
0:38:32 > 0:38:36me, but I thought, this is how Anthony wants me, so from that
0:38:36 > 0:38:40point, why was like, I'm not going to do what he wants. He wanted me
0:38:40 > 0:38:47not to go out so I went out, I am a tacky how I was before, I did not
0:38:47 > 0:38:51want what he had done to affect my life. He had affected it enough
0:38:51 > 0:39:01already.Your one is different issues, my scarring is, I'm not
0:39:01 > 0:39:08able... I am not able to go anywhere, I am scared, it is
0:39:08 > 0:39:10psychological. Weekends, I would spend time with my friends, chill
0:39:10 > 0:39:16out. I don't know why I cannot meet them now, but I do not feel safe. If
0:39:16 > 0:39:24anyone comes to my house, I am happy, but I do not feel like it is
0:39:24 > 0:39:29safe for me to go back to work.For me, it is the effects of my family,
0:39:29 > 0:39:33my dad is a broken man, he is the person I can see has changed the
0:39:33 > 0:39:40most, I am his little girl, he was away at the time, it was so hard
0:39:40 > 0:39:44because my family were struggling. And I did not know how to deal with
0:39:44 > 0:39:49that, for me, it was like, why are you crying, are you... What have you
0:39:49 > 0:39:53got to cry about. Took me a while to think about how they must be
0:39:53 > 0:40:04feeling.
0:40:04 > 0:40:09I did not go back to work until last April, it has had three years, it
0:40:09 > 0:40:14took me that long to feel that I was ready to go back into society. I
0:40:14 > 0:40:18needed to get back to work, it made me feel so much better getting
0:40:18 > 0:40:27bacteria allergy. My ex-partner got life, minimum 13 years, he had seven
0:40:27 > 0:40:32convictions. -- it made me feel so much better getting back to life. My
0:40:32 > 0:40:36attacker got seven years, he was out last May, I don't think that is
0:40:36 > 0:40:41justice, he is the one who scarred me for life, I think he should have
0:40:41 > 0:40:45got a lot longer than two years. I am still here, no ear, half a head
0:40:45 > 0:40:51of hair, whereas he is starting his new life.Exactly. My attacker is
0:40:51 > 0:41:0015. I have a sympathy for his age, but I think he is responsible for
0:41:00 > 0:41:08what he done. I want him to be in jail... He should get a long
0:41:08 > 0:41:12sentence for that. A tougher sentence.He is probably oblivious
0:41:12 > 0:41:19to the effects and how severe acid is. There is no education... Robbie
0:41:19 > 0:41:25was not educated enough to know the severity of it.Why do they have to
0:41:25 > 0:41:28do acid, they have got a lot of options, why do they have to do
0:41:28 > 0:41:35this?I think it is so easy, rather than with a knife, with a gun, with
0:41:35 > 0:41:41any weapon, you have got to hide it. Liquid in a bottle... A bit of acid
0:41:41 > 0:41:48goes on your face, you are scarred, that second. It is severe. I have my
0:41:48 > 0:41:53scars, I have lost my ear, the side of my head, but I feel like it could
0:41:53 > 0:41:57have been worse, I could have been blind. You cannot live your life
0:41:57 > 0:42:02based on what they have done. I could spend all my time hating the
0:42:02 > 0:42:06fact that he got for but where would it get me, that sentence will be
0:42:06 > 0:42:11what he done anyway. For yourself, obviously, when you have the
0:42:11 > 0:42:16sentence coming up, if it is not something you are not happy with,
0:42:16 > 0:42:20don't let it affect you more than it should, it has already affected you
0:42:20 > 0:42:27enough.Obviously, we can go to the camera, we can speak out, but there
0:42:27 > 0:42:34is a lot of victims that cannot show their face now. As a community, as a
0:42:34 > 0:42:39society, we will have the responsibility. We should speak out
0:42:39 > 0:42:41about it.
0:42:41 > 0:42:44And you can hear much more on that story on the BBC Radio 5 live
0:42:44 > 0:42:47Investigates programme at 11 on Sunday
0:42:48 > 0:42:52We will also be discussing further what should be done to tackle acid
0:42:52 > 0:42:56attacks after 10am this morning. A couple of your comments before we
0:42:56 > 0:43:01move on, on prescriptions, this e-mail, two weeks ago we had a
0:43:01 > 0:43:05letter from the local GP surgery advising they were no longer issuing
0:43:05 > 0:43:09electronic prescription, now we have to take a trip every two weeks to
0:43:09 > 0:43:12the surgery because prescriptions now take seven days with a GP and
0:43:12 > 0:43:18four days with a chemist. Call this progress? And John has said, even
0:43:18 > 0:43:23correct or electronic prescribing will not sort out basic errors in
0:43:23 > 0:43:26actually giving medication to patients, my wife was recently in
0:43:26 > 0:43:30hospital and my daughter and I, both medically trained, had to check drug
0:43:30 > 0:43:36charts every day, to make sure medication had been administered.
0:43:36 > 0:43:41One important medication was omitted for an entire day because they had
0:43:41 > 0:43:48run out and needed to order more. Keep your messages coming in.
0:43:48 > 0:43:51It's a crisis that began six months ago and is now regarded
0:43:51 > 0:43:53as the fastest growing humanitarian disaster in the world.
0:43:53 > 0:43:55Hundreds of thousands of Rohingya Muslims -
0:43:55 > 0:43:57most of them children - have been forced from their homes
0:43:57 > 0:43:59fleeing violence at the hands of the Myanmar military.
0:43:59 > 0:44:02According to aid organisation Unicef, there are now an estimated
0:44:02 > 0:44:04720,000 children in the camps of southern Bangladesh
0:44:04 > 0:44:05and Myanmar's Rakhine state.
0:44:05 > 0:44:07With the cyclone season approaching, the potential for yet more suffering
0:44:07 > 0:44:10is great and Unicef are warning the fragile camps on which the
0:44:10 > 0:44:12children depend could be swept away.
0:44:12 > 0:44:14In a moment we'll hear from two people working with refugees
0:44:14 > 0:44:18on the ground in those camps, but first here's a look at the story
0:44:18 > 0:44:20of Mohammed Faisal - a Bangladeshi boy who fled his home
0:44:20 > 0:44:26when his village was burned to the ground.
0:44:26 > 0:44:28This video was filmed and given to us by Unicef,
0:44:28 > 0:44:35and just a warning you might find some of the details upsetting.
0:45:54 > 0:45:59Let's talk now to Tun Khin, who fled Myanmar when he was 17
0:45:59 > 0:46:04and now campaigns on behalf of his fellow Rohingyas.
0:46:04 > 0:46:12Thank you for coming in. Why did you have to leave?I left when my age
0:46:12 > 0:46:18was 17 and I have suffered these things, even though my grandfather
0:46:18 > 0:46:23was a member of Parliament, I was not recognised as a citizen of
0:46:23 > 0:46:28Burma. For me, I have faced restriction of movement and I have
0:46:28 > 0:46:38seen my friends who are not allowed to go to university myself in Burma,
0:46:38 > 0:46:41and Rohingyas, if we want to get married we need to get a pass and
0:46:41 > 0:46:46many of my friends...This is because you are Muslim?It is
0:46:46 > 0:46:50ethnic, religious and political prosecution, quite a big issue, they
0:46:50 > 0:46:54do not want to see Rangers in Burma. They are systematically destroying
0:46:54 > 0:46:59the Rohingya community as a genocide, it has been a long-time
0:46:59 > 0:47:06planned, so we have seen only six months ago mass exodus and mass
0:47:06 > 0:47:15killings, but going on since 1978, so 40 years right now, this is going
0:47:15 > 0:47:23on a long-term, we have seen refugees 1991, 1992, 1978 we have
0:47:23 > 0:47:28seen the 2016...So why do you think, you are telling me that you
0:47:28 > 0:47:32have experienced what people are going through now, the same sort of
0:47:32 > 0:47:36persecution. What do you think about what is happening now, the fact that
0:47:36 > 0:47:39the world is talking about what is happening, things have escalated in
0:47:39 > 0:47:42the last six months and we have hundreds of thousands of children in
0:47:42 > 0:47:49these camps?This is long-time planned but first they strip our
0:47:49 > 0:47:53ethnic breads, then our citizenship rights, they impose restriction of
0:47:53 > 0:48:00movement and then when the government came to power there was
0:48:00 > 0:48:08more anti-Rohingya campaign in cited in Burma and military getting an
0:48:08 > 0:48:18opportunity to eliminate and wipe out the population. They are trying
0:48:18 > 0:48:23to get mass killings and finally we had only one thing, they were taking
0:48:23 > 0:48:27away our land, they burned our villages, massive atrocities taking
0:48:27 > 0:48:34place there and military committed in the Rohingya community but...We
0:48:34 > 0:48:37can speak to somebody who is there.
0:48:37 > 0:48:38Benjamin Steinlechner from Unicef, who's joining us
0:48:38 > 0:48:43from his hotel half-an-hour from a huge refugee camp.
0:48:43 > 0:48:47Thank you for joining us this morning. Can you give us a sense of
0:48:47 > 0:48:51what it is like there at the moment? It somewhat feels like the calm
0:48:51 > 0:48:57before the storm in the camp now. Lots of our response efforts work
0:48:57 > 0:49:02very well, we have installed latrines, we are able to help the
0:49:02 > 0:49:07refugees with medical supplies, medical services, and nutrition
0:49:07 > 0:49:11services for the babies, basic education and child protection
0:49:11 > 0:49:16services. However, there is the cyclone monsoon season looming and
0:49:16 > 0:49:20the camp, which is terribly fast, is built on the grounds of a former
0:49:20 > 0:49:25Forest which is now absolutely deprived of the forest and without
0:49:25 > 0:49:30any routes because people have used them for firewood. With the rain
0:49:30 > 0:49:35coming in there are huge risks of floods and people getting flooded,
0:49:35 > 0:49:40and of diseases spreading in the camps.Can you mitigate for any of
0:49:40 > 0:49:43those things, knowing that cyclone season is approaching, what can you
0:49:43 > 0:49:53do?So, we have already started implementing the wells, finding out
0:49:53 > 0:49:56where we could move some people who are at very high risk of getting
0:49:56 > 0:50:00flooded and we make sure some of the major facilities that are important
0:50:00 > 0:50:04life-saving facilities are moved to higher places that people have easy
0:50:04 > 0:50:08access to them.Can you tell me about some of the children you are
0:50:08 > 0:50:12helping and working with? What is the sense in the camp, do people
0:50:12 > 0:50:16feel like things are getting worse, that things are improving?Things
0:50:16 > 0:50:21have definitely improved for the children. When they first came
0:50:21 > 0:50:26during the biggest influx in August, you could see them draw images of
0:50:26 > 0:50:30horrific scenes, soldiers shooting people, men hanging from trees,
0:50:30 > 0:50:37blood everywhere. Now you see children are drawing peaceful scenes
0:50:37 > 0:50:41of flowers and peaceful landscapes, so you can definitely see a change
0:50:41 > 0:50:45there.What are the diseases that you are dealing with, what are
0:50:45 > 0:50:49people most vulnerable to? Teams from the UK were sent out before
0:50:49 > 0:50:53Christmas to deal with an outbreak of diphtheria in the camps.That is
0:50:53 > 0:50:58very true and luckily that has been pretty much contained because of the
0:50:58 > 0:51:03effort of the combined effort of aid agencies there. We are still
0:51:03 > 0:51:07fighting malnutrition in the camps, many children are still malnourished
0:51:07 > 0:51:11but we are helping them through our malnutrition centres giving them
0:51:11 > 0:51:15highly nutritious peanut paste to get them back to a healthy state.
0:51:15 > 0:51:19You have been there for three months working on the ground with people
0:51:19 > 0:51:23trying to help them. In terms of the international effort, what more
0:51:23 > 0:51:30could the global community be doing to help?Our efforts need to be
0:51:30 > 0:51:34stepped up. As I mentioned, with the monsoon coming in, it does feel like
0:51:34 > 0:51:38the calm before the storm and this is an underfunded crisis and we need
0:51:38 > 0:51:43more help from around the world to respond to the imminent needs of the
0:51:43 > 0:51:48Rohingya people here.OK, then, for now, thank you. Tun, I want to come
0:51:48 > 0:51:52back to you, do you have family living there at the moment, do you
0:51:52 > 0:51:59speak to people?I have some relatives in Northern Rakhine state
0:51:59 > 0:52:03facing starvation, threatened by military and security forces and
0:52:03 > 0:52:10even yesterday some houses burned down, some of my friends messaged
0:52:10 > 0:52:15me. The military and Burmese government is trying to get all
0:52:15 > 0:52:19Rohingya out from Burma, that is their plan, another 500 to 600,000
0:52:19 > 0:52:25left only so every day they cannot access the race though, cannot
0:52:25 > 0:52:29access the fishing, they have no right to move through markets, and
0:52:29 > 0:52:34the situation is getting much, much worse. Six months, no government has
0:52:34 > 0:52:40taken any action to stop this genocide. It is very disappointing.
0:52:40 > 0:52:43What do you think the government should be doing here, you are from
0:52:43 > 0:52:48Myanmar but live in the UK, what should the Government be doing?The
0:52:48 > 0:52:54Government must bring this responsible who committed genocide,
0:52:54 > 0:52:57military and other murderers, must be brought to the International
0:52:57 > 0:53:01criminal Court, those who are complicit in this genocide. Also it
0:53:01 > 0:53:07is important that we need to look for a prominent solution, we also
0:53:07 > 0:53:21need to call for a global arms embargo for Burma and also the UN, a
0:53:21 > 0:53:25lot of people talking about repatriations, I was there a few
0:53:25 > 0:53:30days ago in Bangladesh, I have met recently people who fled from Burma.
0:53:30 > 0:53:35The situation is still the same, so how can you return back these
0:53:35 > 0:53:40refugees when people are still fleeing? So in Burma, Rohingyas
0:53:40 > 0:53:46cannot go back without any protection of international level,
0:53:46 > 0:53:51that is UN protection, which is much needed to save the lives of
0:53:51 > 0:53:55Rohingya.Tun, thank you for coming in to talk to us, I am sure we will
0:53:55 > 0:53:57revisit this subject again in the future.
0:53:57 > 0:54:02Let's return out into the inquiry into lasting's Florida school
0:54:02 > 0:54:03shooting, which ranks as the second deadliest ever
0:54:03 > 0:54:08at a US public school.
0:54:08 > 0:54:11Now it's emerged that an armed guard was on duty at the school
0:54:11 > 0:54:13in Parkland where 17 people were shot dead,
0:54:13 > 0:54:14and did not intervene.
0:54:14 > 0:54:16Scot Peterson, who has now resigned, remained outside the building
0:54:16 > 0:54:22and failed to confront the gunman.
0:54:22 > 0:54:25Scot Petersen was absolutely on-campus through this entire event.
0:54:25 > 0:54:35He was armed, he was in uniform. But what I saw was a deputy arrive at
0:54:35 > 0:54:46the west side of building 12, take up a position, and he never went in.
0:54:46 > 0:54:49A care home in Dorset is facing critism after it emerged staff hired
0:54:49 > 0:54:53pole dancers as entertainment for its elderly residents.
0:54:53 > 0:55:03Pictures from the performance show elderly residents -
0:55:03 > 0:55:05both male and female, and their families -
0:55:05 > 0:55:07watching the dancers acrobatically spin around a metal pole
0:55:07 > 0:55:08in sports bras and knickers.
0:55:08 > 0:55:10It's been branded 'inappropriate' by local councillors,
0:55:10 > 0:55:12who said they were 'staggered' by the choice of entertainment.
0:55:12 > 0:55:16But bosses at the home in Christchurch defended its decision.
0:55:16 > 0:55:18Let's speak now to Eleanor Spry, who owns Pole Crazy -
0:55:18 > 0:55:24some of her students took part.
0:55:24 > 0:55:33With me in the studio is Sam Cane from Pole Fit London, he's one of
0:55:33 > 0:55:36the UK's top poll instructors. Eleanor, first of all, how did this
0:55:36 > 0:55:43come about?It was a bit of fun. Someone from the care home said to
0:55:43 > 0:55:46one of my instructors, the residents are looking for something a bit more
0:55:46 > 0:55:49interesting and diverse, would you like to come and do a performance,
0:55:49 > 0:55:54and that was it, that is what we did. It was a Sunday afternoon, just
0:55:54 > 0:55:57some light-hearted entertainment. Were you surprised they had come to
0:55:57 > 0:56:02you with this request? Have you had anything like it before?We have
0:56:02 > 0:56:09done public performances, so we have done community fates in the area,
0:56:09 > 0:56:15not specifically a care home. So I wasn't overly surprised, sometimes
0:56:15 > 0:56:19it is difficult with the logistics of getting the poll there but there
0:56:19 > 0:56:23was no, oh my goodness, what are we doing.What was the response from
0:56:23 > 0:56:28the residents?Loved it, four rounds of applause. The girls love
0:56:28 > 0:56:31performing and I think the residents saw that, they saw how much they
0:56:31 > 0:56:36enjoyed putting on a show for them and they have asked us to go back,
0:56:36 > 0:56:40so I can only assume that they enjoyed it that much.Did you get
0:56:40 > 0:56:44any negativity? I know this was an optional activity for the residents
0:56:44 > 0:56:47to attend, they did not will have to watch it, they could come along if
0:56:47 > 0:56:55they wanted to.Negativity from the residents? From the care home beyond
0:56:55 > 0:57:00that?We will come to the outside criticism, but no one from there?
0:57:00 > 0:57:04But what do you make of criticism from local councillors? Dorset
0:57:04 > 0:57:09County Council told the Bournemouth Echo, it is not really the sort of
0:57:09 > 0:57:11entertainment would have thought that the residents wanted all would
0:57:11 > 0:57:17have encouraged.That is more a critic of the residents, isn't it,
0:57:17 > 0:57:21that is trying to think for them. They requested it, we performed,
0:57:21 > 0:57:25that is the end of the story for me. They have covered it with this
0:57:25 > 0:57:29notion of what pole dancing is, we have proved time and time again that
0:57:29 > 0:57:34pole dancing is far more diverse and here we are, with people who you
0:57:34 > 0:57:37would assume would maybe frown upon it or have connotations of it and
0:57:37 > 0:57:41they are not, they are so open-minded and we can learn from
0:57:41 > 0:57:44those burdens.Some, there has been criticism of it being too sexual, do
0:57:44 > 0:57:49you take that on board?When it comes down to it, it is very much a
0:57:49 > 0:57:53fitness thing, you can do it in different styles but this kind of
0:57:53 > 0:57:56performance was fitness -based, very acrobatic spaced, so in that respect
0:57:56 > 0:58:03it is not so much sexualised, it is more of a sport, a performance. What
0:58:03 > 0:58:06do you make of the creditors and? I can always understand where the
0:58:06 > 0:58:10criticism comes from but I think it is now reminded. People don't take
0:58:10 > 0:58:13into account the progression of where we have come with the sport
0:58:13 > 0:58:17and the different level that is taken.We can show our viewers some
0:58:17 > 0:58:23pictures of you. Do you think part of the criticism is down to the fact
0:58:23 > 0:58:30that this is an elderly audience and that is where people, some people
0:58:30 > 0:58:34are saying it is inappropriate? Do you think they would have responded
0:58:34 > 0:58:37the same if it was a group of younger people?They probably would
0:58:37 > 0:58:43not have responded the same way, no, but in the same way elderly people
0:58:43 > 0:58:49are people as well and they can have their own fun.You look like you are
0:58:49 > 0:58:55having fun, very agile! How common are male pole dancers?Very common,
0:58:55 > 0:59:00lots of competitions around the world have male categories. In my
0:59:00 > 0:59:03school, Pole Fit London, male students take up 30 to 40% of the
0:59:03 > 0:59:07overall student so it is quite common to have men.Do you get a
0:59:07 > 0:59:12range of ages?Absolutely, a range of ages and body types, we get
0:59:12 > 0:59:16everyone coming through our doors, so we have kids classes, classes for
0:59:16 > 0:59:21people that are as old as want to take part, there is no limit in that
0:59:21 > 0:59:27respect.Eleanor, if we can get you back again, is Alan is still there?
0:59:27 > 0:59:34Yes, I near!Are you planning to put on any more events like this? Could
0:59:34 > 0:59:39this be a new line of work for you, performing at care homes across the
0:59:39 > 0:59:46country?!Absolutely! Why not?! Let's liven them up!Moving art and
0:59:46 > 0:59:49craft and gardening to one side, pole dancing seems to be the way
0:59:49 > 0:59:52forward! Thank you both for coming to talk to
0:59:52 > 0:59:56us. If the Nichols, operations manager from the care home, told us
0:59:56 > 0:59:59in a statement, our residents requested through regular meetings
0:59:59 > 1:00:03with them that we include more modern entertainment and activities.
1:00:03 > 1:00:07Dementia residents and non-dementia residents are really enjoyed the
1:00:07 > 1:00:12artistic display of musicality and gymnastic ability, and the Showcase
1:00:12 > 1:00:16received overwhelming positive feedback from relatives. Time to get
1:00:16 > 1:00:22the latest weather.
1:00:22 > 1:00:27As temperatures take a significant dip through the weekend, any
1:00:27 > 1:00:30physical activity would be a good idea!LAUGHTER
1:00:31 > 1:00:35You may have heard about the beast from the east, it means very cold
1:00:35 > 1:00:39weather is on the way next week, in fact, bitterly cold, when you factor
1:00:39 > 1:00:43in the wind, daytime temperatures for a time next week barely above
1:00:43 > 1:00:47freezing, may feel like it is minus and double figures with the wind
1:00:47 > 1:00:53chill, and snow in the forecast for eastern areas. That is next week.
1:00:53 > 1:00:58This weekend, it is all quiet compared with that, and lots of
1:00:58 > 1:01:01sunshine this weekend, but protect yourself against the cold wind, very
1:01:01 > 1:01:07much part of the weather. Is breezy out there, southern and western
1:01:07 > 1:01:09parts in particular, some areas of cloud particularly through the
1:01:09 > 1:01:17eastern side of England, one or two light showers. Rather cloudy. Many
1:01:17 > 1:01:21places will have good breaks, cloud allowing some of the sunshine to
1:01:21 > 1:01:23come through, temperatures around three to six Celsius, factoring in
1:01:23 > 1:01:28the breeze, and feeling colder than that. Coming through tonight, large
1:01:28 > 1:01:31holes in the cloud will allow the temperature to get away for a
1:01:31 > 1:01:37widespread frost, this morning starting at -7, rural Oxfordshire.
1:01:37 > 1:01:40Tomorrow morning, some spots will be as low as that, Northern Ireland may
1:01:40 > 1:01:46stay above that, cloud and breeze here. For many of us, cold, frosty
1:01:46 > 1:01:51start to the weekend. Saturday, sunshine to come, some cloud around,
1:01:51 > 1:01:55maybe Northern Ireland, far south-west of England, for most
1:01:55 > 1:01:59places, there will be a lot of sunshine to come, not doing anything
1:01:59 > 1:02:02for the temperature, getting cold on Sunday and into next week.
1:02:06 > 1:02:08Hello it's Friday, it's 10 o'clock, I'm Tina Daheley.
1:02:08 > 1:02:10Mistakes made in the medication given to patients in England
1:02:10 > 1:02:12could be the cause of 17-hundred deaths a year.
1:02:12 > 1:02:14The Health Secretary says the government is investing
1:02:14 > 1:02:16in online e-prescriptions to prevent mistakes.
1:02:16 > 1:02:18We'll be speaking to a patient who ended up overdosing
1:02:18 > 1:02:22after being given the wrong amount of her medication.
1:02:24 > 1:02:28Today we are investing money to help hospitals progress, around only one
1:02:28 > 1:02:33quarter have those systems in place at the moment.
1:02:33 > 1:02:36We'll be speaking to a patient who ended up overdosing
1:02:36 > 1:02:38after being given the wrong amount of her medication.
1:02:38 > 1:02:40From fighting fit, to fighting for his life,
1:02:40 > 1:02:42a mystery virus left former England footballer Andy Cole in need
1:02:42 > 1:02:43of a kidney transplant.
1:02:43 > 1:02:45His nephew Alexander stepped in and saved his life
1:02:45 > 1:02:48by donating one of his.
1:02:48 > 1:02:52Going into the hospital and seeing all the different people having
1:02:52 > 1:02:55whatever problems they had, that's changed my perspective. Knowing you
1:02:55 > 1:03:00can change someone's life, if you do pass away, and leave organs to
1:03:00 > 1:03:07someone else, I think that has been a big thing for me, definitely.
1:03:07 > 1:03:11Today, MPs will debate changing the law so that presumed consent on
1:03:11 > 1:03:19organ transplant can be made legal. 650 acid attacks last year, we will
1:03:19 > 1:03:26be finding out why this crime is on the rise. Snapchat loses £1 billion
1:03:26 > 1:03:29from stock market value as one of its most influential users, Kylie
1:03:29 > 1:03:39Jenner, tweets that she no longer uses the social media site.
1:03:48 > 1:03:52A study has found that mistakes made in the medication for patients in
1:03:52 > 1:03:57England could be the cause of 1700 deaths every year and contribute to
1:03:57 > 1:03:59thousands more, the report commissioned by the government says
1:03:59 > 1:04:03the number of drugs errors totalled 237 million cases every year, the
1:04:03 > 1:04:09health and social care secretary Jeremy Hunt says the government is
1:04:09 > 1:04:18investing in computer system that would help to prevent mistakes.
1:04:18 > 1:04:20An armed officer who was at a Florida school
1:04:20 > 1:04:21when 17 people were killed
1:04:21 > 1:04:23has failed to intervene in the incident and has
1:04:23 > 1:04:25resigned subsequently.
1:04:25 > 1:04:27Scot Peterson was facing suspension after an investigation revealed
1:04:27 > 1:04:29he remained outside the building and did not confront the gunman.
1:04:29 > 1:04:33It's not yet known whether criminal charges will be brought.
1:04:33 > 1:04:36A fourth British tourist has died of injuries he suffered
1:04:36 > 1:04:37in a helicopter crash in the Grand Canyon
1:04:37 > 1:04:38nearly a fortnight ago.
1:04:38 > 1:04:41Jonathan Udall, who was in his 30s and from Brighton,
1:04:41 > 1:04:43was on honeymoon with his wife, Ellie Milward when
1:04:43 > 1:04:44the accident happened.
1:04:44 > 1:04:51His family has been told of his death.
1:04:57 > 1:04:59Detectives investigating two murders in Camden earlier this week have
1:04:59 > 1:05:00arrested an 18-year-old man.
1:05:00 > 1:05:02He was arrested in Camden on suspicion of two counts
1:05:02 > 1:05:05of murder and one count of grievous bodily harm.
1:05:05 > 1:05:07The police say both murders are being treated as linked,
1:05:07 > 1:05:11and are appealing for information
1:05:11 > 1:05:14Theresa May is understood to have agreed with senior ministers,
1:05:14 > 1:05:16a position on Britain's future relationship with the EU
1:05:16 > 1:05:17during talks at Chequers yesterday.
1:05:17 > 1:05:19Downing Street has given few details but some of those
1:05:19 > 1:05:22present have suggested that everyone was happy with the outcome.
1:05:22 > 1:05:23The Environment Secretary, Michael Gove, said there
1:05:24 > 1:05:25was a "very, very good atmosphere".
1:05:25 > 1:05:28Number Ten says the Prime Minister will set out "the way forward" next
1:05:28 > 1:05:35week after a discussion by the full Cabinet.
1:05:35 > 1:05:39MPs will debate a bill which will introduce a national opt out system
1:05:39 > 1:05:44for organ donation in England, a private members bill presented by
1:05:44 > 1:05:46Labour MP Geoffrey Robinson will mean that those who do not want to
1:05:46 > 1:05:50donate organs will have do opt out, the bill will need cross-party
1:05:50 > 1:05:56support to have any chance of progressing.
1:05:56 > 1:05:59Sipping acidic drinks such as fruit teas and flavoured water can wear
1:05:59 > 1:06:00away teeth and damage the enamel.
1:06:00 > 1:06:02A team at King's College London found that drinking them
1:06:02 > 1:06:05between meals and savouring them for too long increased the risk
1:06:05 > 1:06:06of tooth erosion from acid.
1:06:06 > 1:06:13The research found the problem was increasing as people snacked more.
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1:06:27 > 1:06:32Less than one hour away from the crucial match for Team GB's women's
1:06:32 > 1:06:36curlers at the Winter Olympics. BBC One or online, we will see Great
1:06:36 > 1:06:41Britain taking on Sweden for a place in the gold-medal match. Skipper Eve
1:06:41 > 1:06:44Muirhead and the team should be confident, knocking out the
1:06:44 > 1:06:47defending champions Canada in the last match. Things will not be easy
1:06:47 > 1:06:51for them, beaten by the Swedish ones already during the round robin
1:06:51 > 1:06:55phase. If the British win, it will be one better than the bronze they
1:06:55 > 1:07:00won in the Saatchi games four years ago. And Switzerland have already
1:07:00 > 1:07:03beaten Canada to take the bronze in the men's medal match. Canada were
1:07:03 > 1:07:05the defending champions and like their women's team miss out on any
1:07:05 > 1:07:09medal at all. Another athlete representing the Olympic Athletes
1:07:09 > 1:07:11from Russia has tested positive for a banned substance at Pyeongchang.
1:07:11 > 1:07:13The Russian Bobsleigh Federation has confirmed Nadezhda Sergeeva, who
1:07:13 > 1:07:24finished 12th in the two-woman bob, is under investigation.
1:07:29 > 1:07:33But, an extremely significant gold medal overnight,
1:07:33 > 1:07:39a first for an Olympic Athlete from Russia, a stunning gold
1:07:39 > 1:07:42in the Women's singles figure skating for the 15-year-old
1:07:42 > 1:07:45Alina Zagitova, who had a world record score in her short programme
1:07:45 > 1:07:47before an impeccable routine in the free dance here.
1:07:47 > 1:07:49Her training partner, the Two-time reigning world champion
1:07:49 > 1:07:51YEvgenia Medvedeva though, clearly upset with her silver medal
1:07:51 > 1:07:54as she was the favourite going into it but a fanstic moment
1:07:54 > 1:07:56for young Zagitova and of course a slice
1:07:56 > 1:08:03of Olymnpic history for her.
1:08:03 > 1:08:06In the women's ski cross overnight, Britain's Emily Sarsfield got
1:08:06 > 1:08:10through her first heat on final's day. That was thanks in part to a
1:08:10 > 1:08:13big crash for one of her opponents. But sadly, she was knocked out in
1:08:13 > 1:08:15the next race. Still, a great achievement from Emily given she's
1:08:15 > 1:08:26had no funding and worked three jobs just to compete at an Olympics.To
1:08:26 > 1:08:29eventually get here after upsets of multiple knee surgeries and whatever
1:08:29 > 1:08:34else it might be, and working three jobs in the summer and staff, it is
1:08:34 > 1:08:40huge to be stood on the line and the big thing is to have fun. Ski cross
1:08:40 > 1:08:45is such a good sport, I hope I have put it on the map, that is what I
1:08:45 > 1:08:52wanted to do.Emily did not make it but there was a brilliant final, in
1:08:52 > 1:08:55the ski cross as Canada continued their dominance of the event. First
1:08:55 > 1:08:57and second place for them - Kelsey Serwa and Brittany Phelan with gold
1:08:57 > 1:09:05and silver.
1:09:05 > 1:09:07Away from South Korea, Celtic boss Brendan Rodgers claimed his team
1:09:07 > 1:09:13needed to have more courage but they will learn from the experience as
1:09:13 > 1:09:16they crashed out of the Europa League after a 3-1 aggregate defeat
1:09:16 > 1:09:21against Zenit St Petersburg. Celtic had led 1-0 from the first leg, but
1:09:21 > 1:09:23conceded three goals in a disappointing performance. Despite
1:09:23 > 1:09:2867% of possession on the night, they lacked a cutting edge. With Rodgers
1:09:28 > 1:09:31saying his team needed to show more bravery to play more positively
1:09:31 > 1:09:35going forward. Arsenal survived a scare in their last 32 type, now six
1:09:35 > 1:09:46years in a row they have lost the home leg of their European tie,
1:09:46 > 1:09:53going 2-0 down at home against Swedish opposition Ostersunds.
1:09:53 > 1:09:57Thanks to their 3-0 first leg lead and that goal from Cor Kolasinac,
1:09:57 > 1:10:05they went through, 4-2, on aggregate. -- Sead
1:10:05 > 1:10:10Kolasinac.Bravo to the pole dancer that was just on, says one viewer,
1:10:10 > 1:10:14if I was in a care home I would much rather see that then listened to an
1:10:14 > 1:10:19inept musician or boring speaker who would think that because we are old,
1:10:19 > 1:10:22we must be prepared to put up with mediocrity chosen for us.
1:10:22 > 1:10:27Descriptions as well, Jeremy Hunt has been in charge of the NHS for
1:10:27 > 1:10:31almost eight years, all failings are as a direct result of his inaction
1:10:31 > 1:10:38or action, says one viewer. It fits in with his agenda of privatisation
1:10:38 > 1:10:41through the back door, suddenly the idea will come an outside private
1:10:41 > 1:10:55company to come in and address these issues. Keep your messages come in.
1:10:57 > 1:10:59Too many mistakes and too many lives lost.
1:10:59 > 1:11:00And it's got to stop.
1:11:00 > 1:11:01That's what the Health Secretary, Jeremy Hunt,
1:11:02 > 1:11:03has told this programme.
1:11:03 > 1:11:05He's concerned about the findings of new research showing that GPs,
1:11:05 > 1:11:08pharmacists, hospitals and care homes in England may be making
1:11:08 > 1:11:10millions of errors a year and could be a factor in more
1:11:11 > 1:11:12than 22,000 deaths.
1:11:12 > 1:11:15Mr Hunt told me this level of harm is appalling and he's going to act.
1:11:15 > 1:11:17Louise Fenner-Jiggins got in touch with us
1:11:17 > 1:11:19because she says her, Nan Shirley Wardell, was overdosed
1:11:19 > 1:11:20by mistake when in hospital.
1:11:20 > 1:11:24We are doing a lot of things but it is important to reassure our
1:11:24 > 1:11:31viewers, that this report is clear that the NHS error rates are not
1:11:31 > 1:11:35higher than elsewhere, than in the US or other EU countries.One in
1:11:35 > 1:11:40five when it comes to prescriptions is high.Far too high, between four
1:11:40 > 1:11:47and five people die every single day because of these errors. So what are
1:11:47 > 1:11:50we doing? We know that if we move to electronic systems rather than
1:11:50 > 1:11:54paper-based that we still have in many hospitals, you can eliminate
1:11:54 > 1:11:59around half of errors.How far are you with that?Today we announce the
1:11:59 > 1:12:03next £75 million to help hospitals progress, at the moment it is around
1:12:03 > 1:12:08a quarter of hospitals that have those systems in place. But they
1:12:08 > 1:12:13create the Czechs, for example, if you try to give a drug to a pregnant
1:12:13 > 1:12:17woman that could damage the foetus, then you will get a contrary
1:12:17 > 1:12:21indication when you get that. -- checks. That means 75% of hospitals
1:12:21 > 1:12:25at the moment do not have electronic processing in place? Yes, and that
1:12:25 > 1:12:29is what we want to put right, we want all hospitals to move to that,
1:12:29 > 1:12:33but if you talk to doctors, pharmacists, nurses on the front
1:12:33 > 1:12:37line, they have another worry, and that is that the culture is wrong,
1:12:37 > 1:12:41that if they make a mistake where they are prescribing medicine,
1:12:41 > 1:12:45bringing down someone's dosage, and they admit it, they could get fired.
1:12:45 > 1:12:52Or they could suffer a criminal prosecution, and so the other thing
1:12:52 > 1:12:56we need to do is get the culture right, to recognise that there is
1:12:56 > 1:13:03going to be ordinarily human errors. Those are just words, in a way, in a
1:13:03 > 1:13:05sense, having this conversation right now today, the focus being on
1:13:05 > 1:13:09how many mistakes are being made by GPs in care homes and hospitals,
1:13:09 > 1:13:15could only serve to increase blame culture?Not at all, what we are
1:13:15 > 1:13:20doing today is not just words, we are decriminalising, dispensing
1:13:20 > 1:13:24errors by pharmacists, which is something pharmacists have long
1:13:24 > 1:13:30thought creates the wrong culture. Pharmacists says, I made a mistake,
1:13:30 > 1:13:37you say there will not be prosecuted?As long as it is a
1:13:37 > 1:13:41reasonable mistake, human errors, yes, as long as it is not gross
1:13:41 > 1:13:45negligence. We want to look at more generally how we move in the NHS
1:13:45 > 1:13:51from a blame culture to a learning culture.
1:13:51 > 1:13:56This just in, in my past life I was a pharmacy tech in a well-known
1:13:56 > 1:14:00London hospital, the pressure put on technicians and pharmacists is
1:14:00 > 1:14:04awful, waiting times, patients not being patient, waiting for proper
1:14:04 > 1:14:05checks, patients,
1:14:05 > 1:14:10nurses and doctors need to be more patient and then there would be
1:14:10 > 1:14:15fewer errors. We can speak now with Louise and her grandmother, she says
1:14:15 > 1:14:27she was overdosed by mistake while in hospital.
1:14:30 > 1:14:34Tell us what happened?Last Tuesday my grandmother was admitted to
1:14:34 > 1:14:37Kingston Hospital with pneumonia, while she was in the care of
1:14:37 > 1:14:42Kingston Hospital, from Tuesday, she received four doses, of double her
1:14:42 > 1:14:49usual epilepsy tablet she has been taking four years, the issue came to
1:14:49 > 1:14:52attention when my grandfather noticed that the nurse who was
1:14:52 > 1:14:57dispensing medication had two tablets instead of one, and so we
1:14:57 > 1:15:00were very concerned at the fact this had not even been picked up on by
1:15:00 > 1:15:04the hospital until my grandfather noticed himself.What was the
1:15:04 > 1:15:06response from the hospital when you told them?
1:15:11 > 1:15:15First of all they said my grandad was wrong, that they had the correct
1:15:15 > 1:15:18dosage. She did then go to investigate and the doctor came back
1:15:18 > 1:15:22very quickly and said, I'm sorry but there has been a terrible error, to
1:15:22 > 1:15:26which then the prescription was changed, but by which point my Nan
1:15:26 > 1:15:29had received four times what she should have done and had some really
1:15:29 > 1:15:32nasty, severe side effects from it which could have got a lot worse had
1:15:32 > 1:15:39the time gone on even longer. Surely, it sounds awful, what
1:15:39 > 1:15:42happened. Can you tell us about last Tuesday from your perspective?I
1:15:42 > 1:15:46don't remember a lot about it, actually, because I wasn't well
1:15:46 > 1:15:52anyway, so I only know that they overdosed me.My Nan cannot remember
1:15:52 > 1:15:56a lot, that was part of the problem, she was hallucinating, she did not
1:15:56 > 1:15:59know where she was, she had a lot of side-effects and that was part of
1:15:59 > 1:16:05it, she cannot remember what happened.How do you feel about what
1:16:05 > 1:16:09we are hearing today, this report, the data that has been released,
1:16:09 > 1:16:11telling us there are potentially millions of mistakes being made
1:16:11 > 1:16:18every year?Personally I think it is disgusting. At the end of the day,
1:16:18 > 1:16:23these people have other people's lives in their hands. I am a
1:16:23 > 1:16:26secondary school teacher myself, duty empathetically those working in
1:16:26 > 1:16:30the NHS, I know what it is like to work in a stressful environment and
1:16:30 > 1:16:33under pressure and I understand everybody has a hard job to do, but
1:16:33 > 1:16:37at the same time these mistakes should not be made. Somebody needs
1:16:37 > 1:16:42to be held accountable for what they are doing and luckily in our
1:16:42 > 1:16:45instance the consequences were not as dire as they could before
1:16:45 > 1:16:48somebody else. But it is scary that this is still happening in today's
1:16:48 > 1:17:01H.Shirley, how do you feel about what we are hearing today in the
1:17:01 > 1:17:04news that lots of errors are being made, one in five prescriptions
1:17:04 > 1:17:10could be a mistake?When you are in hospital and see some of them
1:17:10 > 1:17:13walking and they don't know what they are doing with the tablets and
1:17:13 > 1:17:20that, you know...We asked the Health Secretary, Jeremy Hunt, to
1:17:20 > 1:17:23comment on your situation, we put your question to him on your behalf.
1:17:23 > 1:17:28Here is what he said.We need to make sure we learn from those kinds
1:17:28 > 1:17:31of mistakes because, as you said at the start, they happened far too
1:17:31 > 1:17:35often and at the moment very often we are not because people are
1:17:35 > 1:17:38worried if they are open about them there will be consequences, so that
1:17:38 > 1:17:43is the first thing we are doing. The second thing is we are employing
1:17:43 > 1:17:472000 pharmacists to work in GP surgeries because I don't know if it
1:17:47 > 1:17:50was the case in that particular story but very often these problems
1:17:50 > 1:17:56happen with older people with dementia who are on a cocktail of
1:17:56 > 1:17:59drugs which sometimes don't work well together and what you need to
1:17:59 > 1:18:03do is get an experienced pharmacist to look at the combinations of drugs
1:18:03 > 1:18:06to say, actually, we need to take two of those two drugs because they
1:18:06 > 1:18:10could conflict with some of the other drugs you are taking.In
1:18:10 > 1:18:15Louise's case, what would you say? You are right, this is a terrible
1:18:15 > 1:18:20problem, much more widespread than we thought. But the World Health
1:18:20 > 1:18:24Organization said today that the NHS is taking the lead in trying to
1:18:24 > 1:18:27tackle these problems and we certainly want to halve the number
1:18:27 > 1:18:33of medication errors over the next five years.Shirley, are you
1:18:33 > 1:18:38convinced by Jeremy Hunt's response? I don't know, really. I really don't
1:18:38 > 1:18:45know.That they are tackling the problem, the NHS is trying to change
1:18:45 > 1:18:51the culture and they are dealing with this.They say that, then
1:18:51 > 1:18:56nothing happens, does it?I think the issue is that people do need to
1:18:56 > 1:19:00be held accountable for their actions. It is not enough to say, we
1:19:00 > 1:19:04are spending this money, that money, it is down to what you do and how
1:19:04 > 1:19:07you change it, and halving the incidence is not good enough, they
1:19:07 > 1:19:13should not happen at all. I accept human errors happen, we are all
1:19:13 > 1:19:16human, but when you are dealing with something as important as this,
1:19:16 > 1:19:21people must be held accountable for what they are doing.There will be
1:19:21 > 1:19:26people watching who work in care homes, hospitals, they may be
1:19:26 > 1:19:29pharmacists, doctors, they may feel frustrated that, again, they are the
1:19:29 > 1:19:34focus of blame when they are working on the front line, working in an
1:19:34 > 1:19:38environment which is under resourced, understaffed, lacking
1:19:38 > 1:19:43money, and yet again the finger of blame is being pointed towards them?
1:19:43 > 1:19:49As I say, I empathise with them, it is very hard, but, as I say, I am
1:19:49 > 1:19:52accountable as a teacher for the outcomes and results of my students,
1:19:52 > 1:19:56they have to be held accountable for what their job is and ultimately
1:19:56 > 1:19:59their job is dealing with medication for these people and they must be
1:19:59 > 1:20:03held accountable for what they are doing.What do you think about the
1:20:03 > 1:20:07point Jeremy Hunt made, the Health Secretary, about blame culture,
1:20:07 > 1:20:11getting away from that where people are able to admit they made mistakes
1:20:11 > 1:20:19which they can then go on to learn from, instead of hiding them or
1:20:19 > 1:20:22covering them up?I think it is much better than hiding them, obviously,
1:20:22 > 1:20:24but we have to make sure that ultimately they can learn from it
1:20:24 > 1:20:29and that the mistakes don't continue to happen. We should not be hiding
1:20:29 > 1:20:33it but, as I keep saying it and I will always say, there has to be
1:20:33 > 1:20:36accountability, so whilst they should not necessarily lose their
1:20:36 > 1:20:40jobs, we are all human, mistakes do happen, they have to be picked up on
1:20:40 > 1:20:43and they have to learn from it, there has to be some sort of outcome
1:20:43 > 1:20:47to it, that is what we are seeking for my Nan, we know what has
1:20:47 > 1:20:50happened based on her experience, something is happening and it is not
1:20:50 > 1:20:55allowed to be brushed under the carpet and forgotten about.Louise,
1:20:55 > 1:20:58Shirley, thank you for coming onto the programme to talk about what
1:20:58 > 1:21:01happened with you. A couple of you have sent in
1:21:01 > 1:21:05messages. I got my first Ypres description a
1:21:05 > 1:21:09few weeks ago, the consultant prescribed mild steroid and an error
1:21:09 > 1:21:12in transcription meant the drug I received was different, not the drug
1:21:12 > 1:21:17I was supposed to be given, not a good idea for someone waiting for a
1:21:17 > 1:21:22new hip having mobility issues. Alan has e-mailed, my wife and I get
1:21:22 > 1:21:25several repeat prescriptions every month and each month the boxes
1:21:25 > 1:21:36change and are different colours and shapes, the tablets themselves can
1:21:36 > 1:21:39be different colours, sizes and shapes, it can be very confusing. I
1:21:39 > 1:21:41assume the pharmacy just supplies whatever they can get cheapest.
1:21:41 > 1:21:42Being attacked with acid is a difficult thing
1:21:42 > 1:21:45to imagine for most of us, but a growing number
1:21:45 > 1:21:46of people are being affected.
1:21:46 > 1:21:48New figures obtained by 5Live Investigates show there were 646
1:21:48 > 1:21:51acid attacks in England and Wales last year, over three times
1:21:51 > 1:21:52higher than in 2013.
1:21:52 > 1:21:55The BBC sent Freedom of Information requests to 46 police
1:21:55 > 1:21:57forces across the country, asking for the number of acid
1:21:57 > 1:21:59attacks in recent years.
1:21:59 > 1:22:0225 forces responded to that request in full.
1:22:02 > 1:22:06Along with 5Live Investigates, we brought together two acid attack
1:22:06 > 1:22:09survivors with very different stories to talk about the impact
1:22:09 > 1:22:11the attacks have had, and are still having,
1:22:11 > 1:22:16on their lives.
1:22:16 > 1:22:31My name is Adele, and in 2014 my ex paid someone to chuck acid over me.
1:22:31 > 1:22:37My name is Gibaud Hussein and I was a victim of an acid attack last
1:22:37 > 1:22:42year. Someone threw acid on my face on the street while I was riding my
1:22:42 > 1:22:50method. I was attacked three and a half
1:22:50 > 1:22:54years ago, almost four, August 2000 and 14. My ex-partner paid someone
1:22:54 > 1:23:02to chuck acid over me. I was on my way to work, 8:30am when this guy
1:23:02 > 1:23:06came towards me, shaking a bottle. I remember feeling wary as he walked
1:23:06 > 1:23:09past me because he looked me in the eye and gave me a look, that is when
1:23:09 > 1:23:18he chucked the acid. Half the head of hair, my right ear, all my right
1:23:18 > 1:23:23side. My first thing was, oh, my God, he has chucked water over me.
1:23:23 > 1:23:31Seconds later it was burning and it felt like I was melting.I was
1:23:31 > 1:23:38working for number at the time, food delivery -- working flat Uber. I had
1:23:38 > 1:23:42just finished my work and was going home will stop I heard the sound of
1:23:42 > 1:23:47water on my helmet on the left-hand side. I looked to the left and
1:23:47 > 1:23:51soared two boys with the mask on and I jumped on my bike, left my bike on
1:23:51 > 1:23:57the street. It was burning on my face. One of the ladies who was
1:23:57 > 1:24:03passing by, she just asked me what happened. When she saw me, I was
1:24:03 > 1:24:07just lying down on the pavement and I started crying like a baby, I have
1:24:07 > 1:24:16never cried like that. They started putting water on me.Where is it
1:24:16 > 1:24:23hurting, in your eyes? We need to try and get water in your eyes. Eyes
1:24:23 > 1:24:32open, OK?Yeah, I kept crying for water as well, just the initial
1:24:32 > 1:24:36thing, I would feel it burning, someone came running out of their
1:24:36 > 1:24:40house with a bucket of water, then I just remember smoking, for me that
1:24:40 > 1:24:44kind of started a reaction again and it was all over me, I looked down,
1:24:44 > 1:24:49didn't have a bra, it was all burned, everywhere, I can still
1:24:49 > 1:24:54smell that smell now, it is a smell that I cannot describe. If I did not
1:24:54 > 1:24:58have the water over me, I would have been blind. That water was a
1:24:58 > 1:25:07blessing.It was burning on my chest, there was pain all over my
1:25:07 > 1:25:19body, so I had to sleep.I was in hospital for six weeks, I had skin
1:25:19 > 1:25:23grafts, they took it from my side. My right hand, my right arm, the
1:25:23 > 1:25:29right side of my head, this hair is fake. I lost my ear and my neck, and
1:25:29 > 1:25:33then my chest.
1:25:33 > 1:25:36We can speak now to Simon Harding, a criminologist who's currently
1:25:36 > 1:25:37researching acid attacks at Middlesex University.
1:25:37 > 1:25:42Janette Collins, who runs The Crib, a youth project in Hackney.
1:25:42 > 1:25:46And Ayesha Nayyar, a lawyer who represents acid attack victims.
1:25:46 > 1:25:51Thank you for joining us on the programme. Simon, what do you think
1:25:51 > 1:25:56is behind the rise?It is interesting, acid attacks that we
1:25:56 > 1:26:00experience in the UK is really quite different from other areas around
1:26:00 > 1:26:07the world. If you look at India, Pakistan, Jamaica, Colombia,
1:26:07 > 1:26:13Indonesia, you tend to find acid attacks are men throwing acid over
1:26:13 > 1:26:16women, usually because the women have exercised their decision-making
1:26:16 > 1:26:23power.They are to do with honour? To do with honour and domestic
1:26:23 > 1:26:28violence. Here, less so. We have seen a shift in how acid attacks are
1:26:28 > 1:26:34presenting in this country. They have traditionally been used as a
1:26:34 > 1:26:37kind of last resort, perhaps a revenge attack, that type of thing,
1:26:37 > 1:26:43but we now find it is much more casual, and certainly people will be
1:26:43 > 1:26:47aware of the incidents in London over the past year that grabbed the
1:26:47 > 1:26:51headlines over the summer, young boys sometimes gang affiliated
1:26:51 > 1:26:58casually using and throwing acid, sometimes to incapacitate people so
1:26:58 > 1:27:04they can then go on to rob them of their wallet, the phone, even their
1:27:04 > 1:27:10mopeds. So it is a change in the type of victim and also a change in
1:27:10 > 1:27:16the age of the offender, so much younger than ever before.Janet, is
1:27:16 > 1:27:21this about also, as well as using acid in attacks, is is also about
1:27:21 > 1:27:27people carrying acid in the way they might have carried a knife before?I
1:27:27 > 1:27:32understand what my friend is saying here, but I have not seen that
1:27:32 > 1:27:36rising acid attacks when it comes to the young people we have been
1:27:36 > 1:27:40working with, and we work with some hard to reach young people as well.
1:27:40 > 1:27:46When we are doing our knife -based workshop, we introduce acid attacks
1:27:46 > 1:27:49in there but a lot of the young people I have spoken do have not
1:27:49 > 1:27:56really seen it as a big issue is how we, the adults, are seeing it. I
1:27:56 > 1:28:00think sometimes, I do understand they were doing it on the mopeds,
1:28:00 > 1:28:03but sometimes when we start pushing things over to young people it can
1:28:03 > 1:28:08create a problem with young people. If I think you are carrying acid and
1:28:08 > 1:28:12I am going to go into a certain area, I am going to have to carry
1:28:12 > 1:28:17acid myself. Sometimes I think we fuel the fire.Who is fuelling the
1:28:17 > 1:28:19fire, because some people have made this argument that the more the
1:28:19 > 1:28:24media talks about it, we see it in the papers and on TV, it in a way
1:28:24 > 1:28:27encourages it, but also if we are hearing that the number of attacks
1:28:27 > 1:28:32have tripled, what do you put that down to?Has it tripled in the sense
1:28:32 > 1:28:38of young people using acid as a new form of violence towards another
1:28:38 > 1:28:44young person?Your area of expertise?It can lead to what we
1:28:44 > 1:28:49call a bird expert -- escalation. Approximately half of the incident
1:28:49 > 1:28:52in London occurred in the east of London so there is some significant
1:28:52 > 1:28:58event taking place there and it is possible that young people who have
1:28:58 > 1:29:04adopted this or learned it through social media, it is effectively
1:29:04 > 1:29:07leading to escalation within that neighbourhood, so one gang start
1:29:07 > 1:29:12using it, another rival gang starts...I totally agree with that,
1:29:12 > 1:29:16I understand that.Let's bring in Ayesha. What kind of sentence can
1:29:16 > 1:29:20you expect for carrying out an acid attack or even carrying acid?It
1:29:20 > 1:29:24depends what you are doing with the acid. If you are carrying acid you
1:29:24 > 1:29:28can be charged with the offence of possession of a weapon which carries
1:29:28 > 1:29:33a maximum four-year prison sentence. The same as carrying a knife?It is,
1:29:33 > 1:29:38yes. If you throw acid, if you miss your victim you can be charged with
1:29:38 > 1:29:44throwing a corrosive liquid with intent to maim, disfigure or cause
1:29:44 > 1:29:48grievous bodily harm. That does carry a maximum life sentence in
1:29:48 > 1:29:52prison. If you throw acid and you hit your victim, you can be charged,
1:29:52 > 1:29:56likely to be charged with grievous bodily harm which, again, carries a
1:29:56 > 1:30:00maximum life sentence in prison. If you compare that with knife crime,
1:30:00 > 1:30:04if you use a knife you are likely to be charged with attempted murder. If
1:30:04 > 1:30:13you use acid and throw it, you are likely to be charged, cases we have
1:30:13 > 1:30:16had in the past, you are likely to be charged with grievous bodily
1:30:16 > 1:30:19harm.So are you saying the law needs to be tougher?I think the
1:30:19 > 1:30:21framework is there, even if you are charged with grievous bodily harm
1:30:21 > 1:30:26the framework is there to receive a maximum life sentence in prison but
1:30:26 > 1:30:31that has not happened to date. The Arthur Collins case in 2017 was the
1:30:31 > 1:30:35largest acid attack in the country, he was charged with five counts of
1:30:35 > 1:30:40grievous bodily harm, nine counts of assault, 14 counts, he got a 20 year
1:30:40 > 1:30:45prison sentence. He did not get life in prison. I know the case that is
1:30:45 > 1:30:48going to trial, sorry, being sentenced next week where -- next
1:30:48 > 1:30:54month whether young mopeds driver threw acid on six victims, the
1:30:54 > 1:30:57victims are pushing for life sentencing to be passed.Sentencing
1:30:57 > 1:31:01is one thing but also the charge, grievous bodily harm as opposed to
1:31:01 > 1:31:06attempted murder in the case of a knife attack, toughening up the law,
1:31:06 > 1:31:10do you think that would act as a deterrent and see the numbers come
1:31:10 > 1:31:13down?Definitely, remember at the moment there is no crime of
1:31:13 > 1:31:16possession for acid, if you are caught in a knife you are charged
1:31:16 > 1:31:20with the crime of possession. If the police stop you with acid, they have
1:31:20 > 1:31:25to prove you intended to use it and criminals are aware of that, as a
1:31:25 > 1:31:29statistic, they know if they stopped carrying acid, the police have to
1:31:29 > 1:31:38prove they intend to use it which threshold, as opposed to knife
1:31:38 > 1:31:40crime. So something needs to be done about introducing a crime of
1:31:40 > 1:31:43possession for acid, that would go some way to stopping the carrying of
1:31:43 > 1:31:46acid in the country at the moment. And we know the Government is
1:31:46 > 1:31:48reviewing legislation around carrying corrosive substances. Thank
1:31:48 > 1:31:50you all for joining us this morning.
1:31:50 > 1:31:52In a statement, the Home Office said...
1:31:52 > 1:31:55"The perpetrators of these sickening attacks can already face up to life
1:31:55 > 1:31:56imprisonment on conviction.
1:31:56 > 1:31:59An action plan was set up by the Home Secretary last year
1:31:59 > 1:32:01to tackle the use of corrosive substances in violent attacks
1:32:01 > 1:32:04and we are making good progress on implementing this."
1:32:04 > 1:32:06substances in violent attacks and we are making good progress on
1:32:06 > 1:32:12implement in this. Still to come on the programme: after Lily Allen
1:32:12 > 1:32:15draws attention to the three day London music festival with a
1:32:15 > 1:32:22distinctively Male line-up, a new initiative pledges to have a 50/50
1:32:22 > 1:32:28gender balance across all live music events. And the power of celebrity,
1:32:28 > 1:32:32Kylie Jenner says that she is no longer using Snapchat and Snapchat
1:32:32 > 1:32:38promptly loses £1 billion from its stock market value!
1:32:46 > 1:32:47Time for the latest news, here's Joanna Gosling.
1:32:47 > 1:32:50A study has found that mistakes made in the medication given to patients
1:32:50 > 1:32:53in England could be the cause of seventeen-hundred deaths a year,
1:32:53 > 1:32:54and could contribute to thousands more.
1:32:54 > 1:32:58-- 1700.
1:32:58 > 1:33:00The report commissioned by the government said the number
1:33:00 > 1:33:02of drug errors totals 237 million cases a year.
1:33:02 > 1:33:04The Health and Social Care Secretary, Jeremy Hunt,
1:33:04 > 1:33:06said the government is investing in computer systems that
1:33:06 > 1:33:07would help prevent mistakes.
1:33:07 > 1:33:10A fourth British tourist has died of injuries he suffered
1:33:10 > 1:33:12in a helicopter crash in the Grand Canyon
1:33:12 > 1:33:13nearly a fortnight ago.
1:33:13 > 1:33:15Jonathan Udall, who was in his 30s and from Brighton,
1:33:15 > 1:33:17was on honeymoon with his wife, Ellie Milward.
1:33:17 > 1:33:20She and another British woman, as well as the helicopter's pilot,
1:33:20 > 1:33:25remain in a critical condition in hospital.
1:33:25 > 1:33:27An armed officer who was at the Florida school,
1:33:27 > 1:33:30where 17 people were killed, has resigned after it emerged
1:33:30 > 1:33:31he failed to intervene.
1:33:31 > 1:33:33Scot Peterson was facing suspension after an investigation
1:33:33 > 1:33:35revealed he remained outside the building and did not
1:33:35 > 1:33:36confront the gunman.
1:33:36 > 1:33:43It's not yet known whether criminal charges will be brought
1:33:44 > 1:33:48Detectives investigating two murders in Camden earlier this week have
1:33:48 > 1:33:52arrested an 18-year-old man.
1:33:52 > 1:33:54He was arrested in Camden on suspicion of two counts
1:33:54 > 1:33:56of murder and one count of grievous bodily harm.
1:33:56 > 1:33:59The police say both murders are being treated as linked,
1:33:59 > 1:34:02and are appealing for information.
1:34:02 > 1:34:06Sipping acidic drinks such as fruit teas and flavoured water can wear
1:34:06 > 1:34:07away teeth and damage the enamel.
1:34:07 > 1:34:09A team at King's College London found that drinking them
1:34:09 > 1:34:11between meals and savouring them for too long increased the risk
1:34:12 > 1:34:13of tooth erosion from acid.
1:34:13 > 1:34:21The research found the problem was increasing as people snacked more.
1:34:27 > 1:34:32Before we go to the sport, I want to read you out a comment that has come
1:34:32 > 1:34:37in from Stephen, 78, he has e-mailed to ask, how can I book a place at
1:34:37 > 1:34:43the care home(!) that is in response to the story this morning about some
1:34:43 > 1:34:48people criticising a care home which showed pole dancing to its
1:34:48 > 1:34:51residents. Slightly linked to sport, apparently, pole dancing is on its
1:34:51 > 1:34:57way to becoming a recognised sport, potentially even an Olympic sport.
1:34:57 > 1:35:01Potentially, I think it will be quite a while before we see it at an
1:35:01 > 1:35:07Olympic Games. Serious stuff out on the ice to come. Team GB's women
1:35:07 > 1:35:09face Sweden in the Semi final of the Curling at the Winter Olympics in
1:35:09 > 1:35:18around half an hour from now. Britain will be confident, but face
1:35:18 > 1:35:20a team that has beaten them once already in Pyeongchang. The winner
1:35:20 > 1:35:23will take home at least a silver medal which would make it Britain's
1:35:23 > 1:35:27most successful Winter Olympics. Another Olympic Athlete from Russia
1:35:27 > 1:35:31has tested positive for a banned substance. Bobsleigh pilot Nadezhda
1:35:31 > 1:35:33Sergeeva is one of 168 Russians allowed to compete as neutrals,
1:35:33 > 1:35:43despite the country being banned for a state sponsored doping programme.
1:35:45 > 1:35:47But there was a first gold of the games for an Olympic Athlete from
1:35:47 > 1:35:49Russia. It came in the Women's singles figure skating as
1:35:49 > 1:35:5215-year-old Alina Zagitova. She beat her team-mate and favourite Yevgenia
1:35:52 > 1:35:54Medvedeva. Arsenal are in the Europa League last 32 draw later today,
1:35:54 > 1:35:57despite losing at home to Ostersunds of Sweden - a 2-1 defeat but a 4-2
1:35:57 > 1:36:05aggregate win.
1:36:10 > 1:36:11Wales already does it,
1:36:11 > 1:36:14now organ donation could soon become an opt-out system in England.
1:36:14 > 1:36:17Today MPs are debating a bill which wants the law to be changed
1:36:17 > 1:36:20so medics would be able to assume consent had been given
1:36:20 > 1:36:22by a potential adult organ donor, unless they've said otherwise.
1:36:22 > 1:36:24The Former England footballer Andy Cole is supporting the bill
1:36:24 > 1:36:27after having a kidney transplant in 2013 at the age of 43.
1:36:27 > 1:36:29The kidney was donated by Andy's nephew, Alexander Palmer.
1:36:29 > 1:36:32I spoke to the pair earlier in the programme about how
1:36:32 > 1:36:38the transplant process changed their lives.
1:36:52 > 1:36:55I appreciate everything he has done for me and what he has gone through,
1:36:55 > 1:36:58the pain he has gone through, to see me recover than Alex did
1:36:58 > 1:37:02at the time because I remember when I left hospital I left him
1:37:02 > 1:37:03in the hospital.
1:37:03 > 1:37:06I remember saying, if I could change it, I would do, because I did not
1:37:06 > 1:37:09want to see him in that pain, first and foremost.
1:37:09 > 1:37:11Fortunately he came round and that is why we are sitting
1:37:11 > 1:37:12in front of you now.
1:37:12 > 1:37:15Alex, can you tell me about the journey, Andy's journey
1:37:15 > 1:37:18from the moment he was diagnosed to the point where you decided
1:37:18 > 1:37:19to donate your own kidney?
1:37:19 > 1:37:22For me it was a straight away thing, as soon as they told be
1:37:22 > 1:37:25about the situation I said, help, I am more than happy to help
1:37:25 > 1:37:35stop a no-brainer for me.
1:37:36 > 1:37:40And what was the process like, how do you go about donating your
1:37:40 > 1:37:42kidney, would you have decided you wanted to help,
1:37:42 > 1:37:43what happens next?
1:37:43 > 1:37:46A lot of blood tests, I had the test and once the test
1:37:46 > 1:37:50came in and it is positive, then it is the next stage,
1:37:50 > 1:37:51not a simple process but a process that is worthwhile.
1:37:55 > 1:37:58Joining us now is 30-year-old Jess Harris, who is waiting for both
1:37:58 > 1:37:59a kidney and pancreas transplant.
1:37:59 > 1:38:01Intensive care consultant Dale Gardiner, who is also
1:38:01 > 1:38:03the deputy clinical lead for organ donation for the NHS
1:38:03 > 1:38:04Blood and Transplant.
1:38:04 > 1:38:07And Crispin Blunt, one of the MPs who is debating the bill today.
1:38:07 > 1:38:12How long have you been waiting?I have been active on the list since
1:38:12 > 1:38:17September 15, 2017, five months on the list.Wide EU need a kidney and
1:38:17 > 1:38:22pancreas transplant?Type one diabetic, since I was 12, 13 years
1:38:22 > 1:38:29old. The impact of diabetes is... There is a link between diabetes
1:38:29 > 1:38:34type one and kidney disease, disease kidney failure, if it develops.That
1:38:34 > 1:38:41is the point I am at. You are having dialysis every day. I do PD dialysis
1:38:41 > 1:38:47every night and every morning, from my flat. What is it like for you,
1:38:47 > 1:38:52day-to-day?The dialysis was a really big adjustment, I feel a lot
1:38:52 > 1:38:56better than I did before I started dialysis, but it is the last thing I
1:38:56 > 1:39:03do before bed, first thing I do in the morning before I wake up,
1:39:03 > 1:39:07really.How does it affect your quality of life?In terms of what
1:39:07 > 1:39:13I'm able to do in between dialysis, I feel generally better. I'm
1:39:13 > 1:39:18grateful I have it. The kidney is the only organ where you have
1:39:18 > 1:39:23replacement therapy while you are waiting for a kidney. But I don't
1:39:23 > 1:39:28want to have to do it. All my friends are travelling, if I have
1:39:28 > 1:39:31been out with friends, I have to go back and do it, if I do it before I
1:39:31 > 1:39:36go out with friends, I am uncomfortable the whole night. I
1:39:36 > 1:39:43have not found a time when is the optimal time.Opting out, it is
1:39:43 > 1:39:49being debated today, let's bring in Crispin Blunt, dozens of MPs are
1:39:49 > 1:39:54gathering, to debate the bill, why are you taking part?I'm one of the
1:39:54 > 1:40:02supporters of the bill, 20 minutes ago concluded his speech introducing
1:40:02 > 1:40:06his speech to the house, he took a lot of interventions, it is pretty
1:40:06 > 1:40:10clear there is very strong support for him, to get this bill onto the
1:40:10 > 1:40:14statute book. Both from the government front bench as well as
1:40:14 > 1:40:19his own. Given that unanimity across the house, I hope that we can get to
1:40:19 > 1:40:26a place where we can start to address the 500 people every year
1:40:26 > 1:40:29unable to get a life-saving transplant.How much of an impact
1:40:29 > 1:40:34will the opt out system have, for bringing down the number of people
1:40:34 > 1:40:38who are waiting for an organ donation like Jess, waiting for a
1:40:38 > 1:40:44kidney and a pancreas?Exactly right, wonderful opportunity here to
1:40:44 > 1:40:47launch a conversation in the country, as in intensive care
1:40:47 > 1:40:51doctor, I have these really difficult conversations with people.
1:40:51 > 1:40:55People who are dying, with their families, at the end of their life,
1:40:55 > 1:41:00and what I know for a fact is the family do not know what your wishes
1:41:00 > 1:41:06are, they are just left in such shock, and confusion. I am so
1:41:06 > 1:41:10excited by these conversations, the possibility of launching a
1:41:10 > 1:41:13discussion through the country, so that you can tell your family what
1:41:13 > 1:41:18your wishes would be.When you have the difficult conversations with
1:41:18 > 1:41:22people who have just lost a loved one, it is that is when you need the
1:41:22 > 1:41:26conversation to take place, in the cases where people have said, no,
1:41:26 > 1:41:32what do they say to you, how often do they say that to you?If you are
1:41:32 > 1:41:36on the organ donor register, 38% of the population, nine times out of
1:41:36 > 1:41:40ten the families will support your wish. If you are not on the
1:41:40 > 1:41:45register, it is a 50/50 chance, families are left uncertain because
1:41:45 > 1:41:48they do not know what the wishes would be. Through this discussion
1:41:48 > 1:41:53and conversation and legislation, there will be a chance that you will
1:41:53 > 1:41:57be a donor unless you tell us you do not want to be, and that will bring
1:41:57 > 1:42:00a lot of comfort to families, that they know their loved one would have
1:42:00 > 1:42:06opted out if they wanted to.Crispin Blunt, this opt out system, 24
1:42:06 > 1:42:09years, why has it taken the government so long to be debating
1:42:09 > 1:42:14this when other places have had it longer?I don't know why we have not
1:42:14 > 1:42:18got round to this before, there was some discussion with Jeffrey Benson
1:42:18 > 1:42:21about the Chief Rabbi giving some opposition to Gordon Brown when he
1:42:21 > 1:42:25was Prime Minister, when he was looking at bringing this measure in.
1:42:25 > 1:42:29But there are, as I understand it, only two religions, aroma and
1:42:29 > 1:42:35Shintoism, who have fundamental objection to this. There are
1:42:35 > 1:42:38elements of Judaism who have problems with it but all of this can
1:42:38 > 1:42:42be addressed through an opt out system. -- the Roma. This bill will
1:42:42 > 1:42:46do a couple of important things, it will put on the statute book that
1:42:46 > 1:42:49you need to opt out in order to do it but it will mean there is a
1:42:49 > 1:42:53societal assumption that the right thing to do is to make your organs
1:42:53 > 1:42:58available to others, after your death, and that then changes the
1:42:58 > 1:43:03conversation with families as well. It does...I think that will make a
1:43:03 > 1:43:07big difference.It changes the conversation but then there is added
1:43:07 > 1:43:11pressure on families who have just lost a loved one, to perhaps agree
1:43:11 > 1:43:16to something they may not want.They will then be clear, if their
1:43:16 > 1:43:23relative has opted out, then they will no that there has been the
1:43:23 > 1:43:26opportunity for their relative to consider this when they were able to
1:43:26 > 1:43:32do so and to opt out. That changes the dynamic, a family suddenly faced
1:43:32 > 1:43:38with this really difficult decision, in that often, in circumstances of
1:43:38 > 1:43:42sudden death, in a road traffic accident, that kind of thing, when
1:43:42 > 1:43:48those organs will be really useful to a number of people, and it is an
1:43:48 > 1:43:50agonising conversation for people to have, if the whole national
1:43:50 > 1:43:55conversation around it changes about what the expectations are, and there
1:43:55 > 1:44:01has been the opportunity for people to opt out, that will make life
1:44:01 > 1:44:04considerably easier for the doctor we have just heard from, to have
1:44:04 > 1:44:10those conversations and save lives. Lots of people may be signed up,
1:44:10 > 1:44:13decide whether they are willing to donate their organs but in reality,
1:44:13 > 1:44:17do you know what is the percentage, how many organs can actually be
1:44:17 > 1:44:23used?One thing that is really clear, only 1% of us will die in a
1:44:23 > 1:44:27way where there is a possibility for us to donate organs, that means you
1:44:27 > 1:44:30have two die in an intensive care unit, that is why you come across
1:44:30 > 1:44:34doctors like myself, who after trying to save your life will have
1:44:34 > 1:44:39the terrible conversation with the family. But if the family say yes,
1:44:39 > 1:44:43and for me, this is the most humbling moment of my intensive care
1:44:43 > 1:44:46career, when you are with a grief stricken family, and they look
1:44:46 > 1:44:50beyond themselves to other people, and they say that simple word, yes,
1:44:50 > 1:44:56to help others, that is immensely humbling. And when they do say yes,
1:44:56 > 1:45:00and the donation does go ahead, they can save and transform the lives of
1:45:00 > 1:45:04up to eight or nine people, I have heard stories like that over the
1:45:04 > 1:45:08last few months, people helping to save that many people, who saves
1:45:08 > 1:45:12that many people in their whole life?Thank you.
1:45:16 > 1:45:20Jess, how much difference would it make to your life is someone donated
1:45:20 > 1:45:24and you got the match?It would transform my life because I have
1:45:24 > 1:45:28been on the list for five months but even before I was activated on the
1:45:28 > 1:45:31list, my life has been in limbo, have not been able to work, to
1:45:31 > 1:45:37travel, I get tired doing really basic things, food shopping,
1:45:37 > 1:45:43hospital appointments for me is basically might activity for the
1:45:43 > 1:45:46day, but it is important everyone has that conversation or start
1:45:46 > 1:45:51having that conversation so that your wishes are known, so there is
1:45:51 > 1:45:55no shock discovery at the end if something were to happen. It is life
1:45:55 > 1:46:00transforming and this vote... I have got a few friends in similar
1:46:00 > 1:46:04situations to myself, 6500 people waiting for transplants, and it
1:46:04 > 1:46:09would be an exciting day for people like me if this vote goes through.
1:46:09 > 1:46:17You are backing it?100%, yes.Thank you for coming in and talking about
1:46:17 > 1:46:18what happened to you.
1:46:18 > 1:46:20Last month, Lily Allen made a simple statement
1:46:20 > 1:46:22with a tweet when the line-up for London's Wireless
1:46:22 > 1:46:23festival was announced.
1:46:23 > 1:46:26It showed only three female artists were set to perform
1:46:26 > 1:46:27over the three days.
1:46:27 > 1:46:31But a new initiative to be announced next week is hoping to get gender
1:46:31 > 1:46:33balance in the music industry.
1:46:33 > 1:46:3730 music events have made a pledge towards achieving
1:46:37 > 1:46:42a 50/50 gender balance across their festivals by 2022.
1:46:42 > 1:46:44That includes live music line-ups, conferences and commissions.
1:46:44 > 1:46:49Before we get to the guests, we thought we'd take a look at how
1:46:49 > 1:46:51some of this summer's big festivals are doing when it comes
1:46:51 > 1:46:56to having female artists...
1:46:56 > 1:47:05We looked at some of the big summer festivals and removed all the male
1:47:05 > 1:47:08artists and bands to see how many female artists are on the line-up.
1:47:08 > 1:47:13First up, Reading and Leeds festival.
1:47:13 > 1:47:16Headlined by Fall Out Boy, Kendrick Lamar and Kings Of Leon.
1:47:16 > 1:47:19We also did the same with the Isle of Wight festival.
1:47:19 > 1:47:21Again, taking out all the male artists.
1:47:21 > 1:47:22And we did the same with Boardmasters,
1:47:22 > 1:47:25which takes place in Cornwall.
1:47:25 > 1:47:27In a statement, the organisers of Boardmasters told us this
1:47:27 > 1:47:29isn't the full line-up...
1:47:29 > 1:47:33"But booking acts is a complex process that needs to factor
1:47:33 > 1:47:37in touring schedules, the fast-paced and changing music
1:47:37 > 1:47:40landscape and, of course, acts' willingness to play the festival.
1:47:40 > 1:47:48We don't see gender as a defining factor."
1:47:48 > 1:47:51We can speak now to Yaw Owusu, who is the curator of
1:47:51 > 1:47:52Liverpool International Music Festival.
1:47:52 > 1:47:55He also has a music label and manages male and female artists.
1:47:55 > 1:47:57Vanessa Reid, chief executive of the PRS Foundation.
1:47:57 > 1:48:03And rapper Little Simz.
1:48:03 > 1:48:09Thank you all for joining us. Seems to be the topic of the year, gender.
1:48:09 > 1:48:14When it comes to booking artists for the Festival, is gender something
1:48:14 > 1:48:18you take into consideration or is that a recent thing?Not really, you
1:48:18 > 1:48:22focus on the audience and the remit of the Liverpool International Music
1:48:22 > 1:48:25Festival is to reflect the music people like and reflect the
1:48:25 > 1:48:29ever-changing relationship Liverpool has with music. So gender is not
1:48:29 > 1:48:34really a factor, I don't lean heavily to male or female, just what
1:48:34 > 1:48:40people like. Our line-ups tend to be very balanced in every single way
1:48:40 > 1:48:43and that is just because I feel the audience wants that and it is
1:48:43 > 1:48:48important to do.But you are leaving it to fate, in a way, and if we are
1:48:48 > 1:48:51seeing in the case of other festivals, it is great that yours
1:48:51 > 1:48:55ends up being balanced, but as we have seen, so many are not and if we
1:48:55 > 1:48:58take away the male artists from a lot of the festival line-ups, you
1:48:58 > 1:49:04only have a few female artists on their?That is why a product like
1:49:04 > 1:49:10Key Change is so important, because it forces the dialogue, forces the
1:49:10 > 1:49:13conversation, so places where gender balance is not so strong, hopefully
1:49:13 > 1:49:19that changes.Vanessa, your target, as I understand it, is also 2020 to
1:49:19 > 1:49:28achieve gender balance?2022.Why so long?I think that is a short amount
1:49:28 > 1:49:30of time to achieve the change that festivals have proposed was that
1:49:30 > 1:49:35they want to achieve. We have been working with festivals in Europe and
1:49:35 > 1:49:39North America and supporting emerging female artists and industry
1:49:39 > 1:49:42professionals, but they said, let's take this further, let's set up a
1:49:42 > 1:49:48gender balanced pledge and because last year I think on average women
1:49:48 > 1:49:54made up 26% of the festival line-up in the UK, so we are talking about
1:49:54 > 1:49:58doubling the target in a five-year time frame so I think that is quite
1:49:58 > 1:50:01ambitious but also achievable, and that is what we want to see, people
1:50:01 > 1:50:06working together to achieve change that I think everyone wants.Is that
1:50:06 > 1:50:11good enough, 2022 target?I believe so, yeah, for sure, and I believe it
1:50:11 > 1:50:18is possible. Especially with my festival and what I am trying to
1:50:18 > 1:50:22achieve yearly, it seems to be heading that way, so I think 2022
1:50:22 > 1:50:26for sure.Tell me about your experience, being a female artist in
1:50:26 > 1:50:30the industry, are you in a minority, do you face bigger challenges, is it
1:50:30 > 1:50:37the case, I don't know, that the industry outside of artists, the
1:50:37 > 1:50:40people making the big decisions, our men, is that why women are not being
1:50:40 > 1:50:47booked?Yeah, but I also think it boils down a lot to women are just
1:50:47 > 1:50:53not being, I feel, played in terms of the radio factor, all these
1:50:53 > 1:50:57different factors that come into play which it appears like...Break
1:50:57 > 1:51:03them down, what are they, radio the first one?For sure, myself, I am
1:51:03 > 1:51:06unsigned, independent, so everything is done in-house, there is not a
1:51:06 > 1:51:12label or a big machine pushing me or handing me these opportunities. I
1:51:12 > 1:51:16played a bunch of festivals last year which I actually found the
1:51:16 > 1:51:20majority of them I was the only woman on the line-up, or at least on
1:51:20 > 1:51:28my stage, and with my festival, we did the maths yesterday, it is 75%
1:51:28 > 1:51:33women, which is insane to me. If I am able to do that at my level, then
1:51:33 > 1:51:37the big festivals are.When you talk about radio, you meal radio play,
1:51:37 > 1:51:41female artists not being paid enough?Yeah, I think it is not as
1:51:41 > 1:51:46much as it should be, in my opinion. What is that down too, is it a
1:51:46 > 1:51:50conscious or subconscious thing?I don't know, honestly, I have no
1:51:50 > 1:51:54answer to that.What about you as a female artist making it in the
1:51:54 > 1:51:59industry, what are the challenges? Are any of them dictated by George
1:51:59 > 1:52:04on the?For sure, especially because I wrap and rap is, some would say, a
1:52:04 > 1:52:11male dominated sport. My gender has come into play over the years, of
1:52:11 > 1:52:16course, being the fact that I am female, I am young, I am black, that
1:52:16 > 1:52:24is the reality of the situation, and I have found many challenges in
1:52:24 > 1:52:27that, but I think over time as I have grown and my family has grown,
1:52:27 > 1:52:33people have taken to me.He said a female black artist in the industry,
1:52:33 > 1:52:36being a rapper, what is your response then when you see Stormzy
1:52:36 > 1:52:40has made such a lot of progress, picking up two big awards at the
1:52:40 > 1:52:45Brits, his performance at the end was being called iconic. Do you
1:52:45 > 1:52:49think the next artist potentially next year, the year after, will be a
1:52:49 > 1:52:55female Stormzy, to achieve the same amount of success?Hopefully.You,
1:52:55 > 1:53:03possibly!I hope so! Stormzy is a good friend of mine, I have seen his
1:53:03 > 1:53:07journey, so happy for his success at the minute and it is what we need
1:53:07 > 1:53:13and what young people need to see, especially now, it is all these,
1:53:13 > 1:53:18especially in my area, it is nice to be able to see that real model and
1:53:18 > 1:53:23be able to say, yeah, they have done it and come from the same
1:53:23 > 1:53:27environment as me, I am able to achieve that, I am able to do good.
1:53:27 > 1:53:32What, for you, would be a sign that gender parity has been achieved in
1:53:32 > 1:53:35the industry?One thing about the Key Change campaign, success is when
1:53:35 > 1:53:40it is not needed any more so I hope in five, ten years from now we will
1:53:40 > 1:53:43be at a point when we don't need to keep talking about this and the
1:53:43 > 1:53:50stage is better reflect the audiences they are serving, and I
1:53:50 > 1:53:53think promoting a bowl models, as Little Simz was saying, is
1:53:53 > 1:53:57important. We saw Dua Lipa at the Brits are accepting her reward and
1:53:57 > 1:54:00talking about the people who inspired her to take that step and
1:54:00 > 1:54:05make such a success out of her career so continuing to promote role
1:54:05 > 1:54:08models on stage while investing in talent is really important.Thank
1:54:08 > 1:54:12you for coming on to talk to us today. A spokesperson from
1:54:12 > 1:54:15Boardmasters told us... We are always on the lookout for new
1:54:15 > 1:54:19artists to perform at the festival alongside the existing surf
1:54:19 > 1:54:24competition featuring the world's best male and female competitors.
1:54:24 > 1:54:34This year's complete music line-up
1:54:37 > 1:54:40is yet to play the festival. We don't see gender as a defining
1:54:40 > 1:54:46factor. The MD of the company that runs the
1:54:46 > 1:54:49Wireless festival said, 18 female artists were approached to play but
1:54:49 > 1:54:52only three were secured for the first announcement, several were
1:54:52 > 1:54:56unable to commit due to touring schedules and other regions but in
1:54:56 > 1:55:01an ideal world all 18 would be confirmed and we would be having a
1:55:01 > 1:55:04different conversation. I recognise there is an imbalance in the music
1:55:04 > 1:55:09industry and I am actively trying to correct that with the Rebalance
1:55:09 > 1:55:13programme I launched in August last year.
1:55:13 > 1:55:15Popular social media app Snapchat lost one of it's most
1:55:15 > 1:55:17influential users this week - as well as £1 billion
1:55:18 > 1:55:22from it's stock market value.
1:55:22 > 1:55:25The reality TV star Kylie Jenner tweeted to her 24 million followers
1:55:25 > 1:55:30that she no longer uses Snapchat after the new update.
1:55:30 > 1:55:36She later professed her love for the apps, calling at her first love.
1:55:36 > 1:55:38The app's parent company Snap's shares dropped by almost 8%.
1:55:38 > 1:55:41One million people have signed a petition demanding Snap change
1:55:41 > 1:55:47the app back to how it was before the update.
1:55:47 > 1:55:52Let's speak to the technology expert Tom Cheesewright.
1:55:52 > 1:55:57Is the update really that bad, Tom?! I think if you are used to a certain
1:55:57 > 1:56:00way of doing things, and this is a very tight community and particular
1:56:00 > 1:56:04demographic, then any change is bad change, just like when Facebook
1:56:04 > 1:56:07changed its news feed a few years ago, people react against it. Maybe
1:56:07 > 1:56:12they will settle down, but not so far.For people who don't know about
1:56:12 > 1:56:17Snapchat, what exactly was the update and what was it that angered
1:56:17 > 1:56:22people?Two things, one is the move towards bringing in more of the
1:56:22 > 1:56:31brands, the publishers into the news feed, and the second one is about
1:56:31 > 1:56:33mixing those up with your friends' stories, people found it harder to
1:56:33 > 1:56:35see their friends' stories and harder to navigate through that.In
1:56:35 > 1:56:38terms of generally the idea of Snapchat in the first place was
1:56:38 > 1:56:41people being able to post stories that would then disappear after a
1:56:41 > 1:56:47certain amount of time, how much of Snapchat's success, or lack of,
1:56:47 > 1:56:51depending on what you think, have been influenced by Instagram
1:56:51 > 1:56:58launching its own Insta stories? There has been a constant battle
1:56:58 > 1:57:02between them, Snapchat started to claim more users recently and
1:57:02 > 1:57:07forecast said that Facebook would lose users to Snapchat but messages
1:57:07 > 1:57:14that disappear don't create a great model for generating revenue.Again,
1:57:14 > 1:57:18reading the papers today, the owner has picked up something like a 450
1:57:18 > 1:57:23million salary for last year?! That is a lot of money! For a company who
1:57:23 > 1:57:29shares have dropped.It is very stock related but the company also
1:57:29 > 1:57:33posted record results, the share price jumped 26% two weeks ago so an
1:57:33 > 1:57:378% fall is perhaps not so dramatic in those terms.What do you think
1:57:37 > 1:57:42the future of Snapchat is?I think it has a hard slog against Facebook
1:57:42 > 1:57:47which is rapid at copying its beaches but if it can keep its core
1:57:47 > 1:57:51of users and grow with people like me, maybe Ed can succeed.
1:57:51 > 1:57:55Thank you very much. I want to finish on some comments, Abbey on
1:57:55 > 1:57:59Facebook on organ donation says, why would people donate organs? It is
1:57:59 > 1:58:02selfish for families to say no because, let's face it, they don't
1:58:02 > 1:58:07need them any more. Families can override donor card at the moment
1:58:07 > 1:58:10which is wrong. Graham tweeted to say the Government
1:58:10 > 1:58:16is legalising body snatching. Let us know the level of compensation if
1:58:16 > 1:58:20organs are taken from dead patients by mistake before they start this.
1:58:20 > 1:58:22On Monday, Victoria will be at a Pupil Referral Unit
1:58:22 > 1:58:24for primary school pupils - hearing from them, their parents
1:58:24 > 1:58:27and teachers about how they're trying to turn their lives around.
1:58:27 > 1:58:29From me, though, thank you for your company today.