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from Brazil. That's all from the BBC News at Six,

so it's goodbye from me, and on BBC One we now join the BBC's

news teams where you are. A failure in cancer care `

an NHS trust is criticised for errors which could have led to

the deaths of two patients. Where are these people who `re

responsible? There has to be responsible? There has to bd

accountability. The trust has apologised

and say lessons have been learnt. The women accused of trying to fund

terrorism in Syria by smuggling cash Boris Johnson's proposal to build

a new airport in the Thames Estuary Critics have described this as the

nail on the cough and for the street airport. I'll have a reaction. ``

the coffin. Back in the West End ` the play that

got pulled after a ceiling collapse Good evening

and welcome to the programmd. A hospital trust has been severely

criticised over the way it cared for hundreds of suspected cancer

patients, two of whom died. An investigation into

West Herts Hospitals NHS Trtst found a series of major errors whhch meant

patients weren't treated as quickly Today a Government minister is

calling for disciplinary action The trust has apologised

and says new procedures are in place to ensure

the mistakes never happen again It can be a terrifying time. You

have suspected cancer and are waiting for an appointment to find

out what's wrong. For more than 800 people in Hertfordshire, this

already frightening experience turned into a nightmare. At

administrative errors here `t the administrative errors here at the

West Herts Hospitals NHS Trtst lead West Herts Hospitals NHS Trust lead

to missed appointments and lay have to missed appointments and may have

contributed to two deaths. Ly contributed to two deaths. My

constituents and patients ndeded constituents and patients needed

cancer treatment, to find ott constituents and patients ndeded

cancer treatment, to find out if cancer treatment, to find ott if

they had cancer, but were let down they had cancer, but were ldt down

by the trust. The trust took their eye off the ball and let thdse

eye off the ball and let these people down. An independent external

investigation was ordered after serious administration errors came

to light in 2012. Some patients serious administration errors came

to light in 2012. Some patidnts have to light in 2012. Some patidnts have

been seen in the national two week guidelines. Others who missdd their

first appointment were not automatically offered a second, as

they should have been. The trust admits these mistakes may h`ve

admits these mistakes may have contributed to two deaths. The

investigation report lists a contributed to two deaths. The

investigation report lists ` series investigation report lists ` series

of major errors, including lack of training and knowledge of the two

week cancer referral guidelines, week cancer referral guidelines,

inconsistencies in reviewing patient notes, referrals and patient

outcomes, and a lack of clear outcomes, and a lack of cle`r

management arrangements. Nobody from the trust has been disciplined. All

nine executive directors involved have left their jobs. Government

minister and MP Mike Penning wants to know if they are still working in

the NHS. What I'm really worried about is, where are these managers

about is, where are these m`nagers and senior people responsible for

this absolute mess in my constituency? They seem to have

managed to somewhere else in the NHS and the has to be accountabhlity and

and the has to be accountability and they have to be brought to `ccount.

they have to be brought to account. The trust says it has apologise to

everyone affected by its mistakes and says it now has fail`safe

mechanisms in place to stop such errors ever happening again. The

improvements include a new HT system, a new booking system,

training of staff and making sure every aspect of the improvements

every aspect of the improvelents required are carried forward.

Reassurance for current cancer patients but little comfort to the

families of the two people who died after failing to be given the proper

care they were entitled to. Yvonne joins me now. Huge mistakes by

managers and it seems they `re still managers and it seems they `re still

employed by the NHS. Well, this is the big question we haven't been

able to find the answer to. We spoken to the trust, to NHS

governing bodies, and the government minister is trying to find out as

well. Nobody will say if thd managers have been disciplined or

held to account at all or if they are still working for the NHS. We do

know that nine executive directors left the trust after these the

stakes were revealed. We don't know if they left voluntarily or not or

where they are now. The MP is determined to find out wherd

where they are now. The MP hs determined to find out where they

determined to find out wherd they are and, most importantly, if

are and, most importantly, hf they've learned from the mistakes

they made while they were in Hertfordshire. He is also vdry

Hertfordshire. He is also very concerned that similar admin

mistakes may still be being made elsewhere in the NHS. Thanks very

much. The family of a man who died

after being restrained He'd gone out for a night out and

just never came home. It's surreal. The Mayor's proposal to build

a new airport on the Thames Estuary The so`called Boris Island is

Mayor Johnson's preferred w`y of increasing aviation capacity

for London and the South East. But today an independent report says

any such development would have a huge impact on wildlife

and the local environment. More on this now from our transport

correspondent Tom Edwards, This was a report commissioned by

the aviation commission to look at the environmental impact of putting

an airport in the estuary on the north Kent coast at the Isle of

north Kent coast at the Isld of grain and looks at the impact it

would have on the wildlife, the habitat, the flood plains and what

would happen to the flood levels in would happen to the flood ldvels in

that area if the airport went ahead. Amongst its findings it said that a

quarter of protected wildlife habitats would be lost, the cost of

up to ?2 billion would be ndeded to up to ?2 billion would be needed to

move wildlife. And it said the transport secretary would have to

transport secretary would h`ve to make sure no alternative solutions

existed. We know Heathrow and Gatwick are already options so that

would be tricky. This is how that has gone down here. I think this

report today is really the nail in the Coughlan for the whole Boris

Island idea. It shows the devastating impact it would have on

habitat, issues around birds, around flooding and the huge cost of trying

to build any sort of airport there. So I really think it is the nail in

the Coughlan for the whole idea. Tom, what is a city hall saxing

about this? City Hall, as you'd expect, are

pretty defiant about this. They think the estimates about moving ``

moving the wildlife Aramu and I think this report shows that all of

these obstacles could be overcome and environmentally. This is what

they had to say. If you do ` large infrastructure project these days,

infrastructure project thesd days, money will have to be spent on

compensating for damage to habitats as you build something new. We've

always quantified this much along the same way as the Airports

Commission has and we built the costs into our plans. What we do

disagree with them about is the total cost. We estimate the cost of

compensation to be around ?0.5 billion at most. We'll find out if

the history airport is allowed on to the full short list in Septdmber

the history airport is allowed on to the full short list in September but

we won't get any recommendations from the Davies Commission tntil

from the Davies Commission until 2015. Thanks very much.

Six teenagers have been arrested after a 26`year`old man frol

South East London was stabbdd to death on a street in Southend.

Police were called to the incident last night on Xork Road

The victim had been stabbed twice and was taken to hospital by air

Car company Vauxhall has announced 250 new jobs at its Luton plant

The factory currently employs 1,200 people.

The new roles are the result of over ?300 million of invdstment

by the firm, which could lead to more jobs as production increases.

Plans to demolish part of Smithfield market and replace it with offices

and shops have been rejected by the government. The proposals were

and shops have been rejected by the government. The proposals wdre made

by a financial investment company but ministers say the schemd could

have harmed the historic value of the area.

Two London women have been accused of trying to fund jihadist fighters

in Syria by smuggling cash out of Heathrow.

A court heard today the womdn in their 20s had the money hidden

Richard Lister reports from the Old Bailey.

The prosecution spent most of the day outlining its case against the

two women. Nawal Msaad was stopped as she tried to board a flight bound

for Istanbul at Heathrow terminal five on January 16. She had been

asked what she planned to do on what would have been a three`day trip.

She said she was going to bty would have been a three`day trip.

She said she was going to buy gold for her mother and subsequent search

revealed she was carrying 20,000 revealed she was carrying 20,00

euros rolled up and concealed in her euros rolled up and concealed in her

underwear. She was arrested under the terrorism act. Later that day

the terrorism act. Later th`t day her friend Amal El`Wahabi was also

her friend Amal El`Wahabi w`s also arrested at her home in the London

Borough of Brent. The court heard that her husband Aine Davis left the

UK last July and is assumed by the prosecution to be fighting with

jihadis in Syria. The prosecution alleged that he helped coordinate

this alleged smuggling plan using text messages to and from hhs wife

text messages to and from his wife in the UK. Both women deny `ll

text messages to and from hhs wife in the UK. Both women deny all the

charges against them, deny `ny in the UK. Both women deny `ll the

charges against them, deny any links charges against them, deny any links

with terrorism, and the casd continues.

The family of a man who died after being restrained

by bouncers outside a club in south London say they're desperatd for

Adam Hird from Epping collapsed outside the Number 65 bar

His family has been speaking to Tarah Welsh.

I miss him a lot. I've not thought of anything else since that Sunday

morning. We've never cried as much. They are a family trying to come to

terms with the death of their terms with the death of their

youngest child. Adam was a keen pilot who had travelled to 40

countries in his 30 years but it was back home in London where hd died.

He'd gone out for an innocent night out and just never came homd.

He'd gone out for an innocent night out and just never came home. It's

surreal. It doesn't feel as though it's real at all. I keep waiting for

him to walk back in the door. Adam had been out with friends and then

try to get into this club. H've try to get into this club. I've

spoken to the manager here who didn't want to be on camera, but he

told me Adam had come here hn didn't want to be on camera, but he

told me Adam had come here in the told me Adam had come here in the

early hours of Sunday the 14th of early hours of Sunday the 14th of

June. The door staff wouldn't let him in because he didn't have any ID

or any money and he went away that or any money and he went aw`y that

then he came back and that's when he was restrained. The police were

called but by the time he got here, Adam had collapsed and died on the

Tuesday afternoon. It makes no sense that he's not there. He was a

strong, fit, healthy guy. You don't expect that the youngest melber of

the family would not be there. Four men were arrested but have been

released on bail. The policd men were arrested but have been

released on bail. The police believe released on bail. The police believe

a blonde woman wearing shorts filmed what happened here on her phone.

what happened here on her phone They say she isn't in trouble but

needs to come forward. I can't stress enough how important it is

for us to understand exactly stress enough how important it is

for us to understand exactly what happened and the video foot`ge is

what will help us see that. They're offering a reward to anyone who can

provide footage. If anyone can help with that, that would be great,

provide footage. If anyone can help with that, that would be grdat, just

with that, that would be great, just so we, in our own minds, wotld

with that, that would be grdat, just so we, in our own minds, would know.

It's really difficult. Adam's mother Sandy Herd ending that report.

Nelson Mandela is already there as are Winston Churchill and

And now Parliament Square is to be home to a statue of another

The Chancellor George Osborne made the announcement

during a trade visit to Indha, saying it will be a permanent

monument to the friendship between the two countries, as our political

There's been a campaign for some time for Mahatma Gandhi to be

commemorated alongside figures like Nelson Mandela and it was on a visit

to India that the Government saw the ideal opportunity for this

announcement. I think the rdmarkable announcement. I think the rdmarkable

thing about Mahatma Gandhi is that thing about Mahatma Gandhi hs that

he sought to the independence of his country but he sought it through

peaceful means and he transcends not only that campaign for Indian

independence but actually all campaigns all over the world for

democracy and freedom. And so we leave this bizarrely, an... Mahatma

Gandhi lived in East London when he was a student here before a

political awakening in South Africa and then his campaign of nonviolence

in India which helped lead to independence. His philosophy is

independence. His philosophx is universal and I think a perfect spot

would be over there between Peel and Beaconsfield and just the M`ndela

Beaconsfield and just the Mandela because it just reflects all the

great people who are in this square. Not hidden behind the tree? No, I

think we'd just have to makd sure think we'd just have to make sure

its position with his back to the Supreme Court. Of course, hd was a

lawyer, and his hands pointing towards Big Ben... I think ht's very

towards Big Ben... I think it's very exciting and should be very much

welcomed. In Southall today, this recognition seemed to be widely

appreciated. It's great. This recognition seemed to be widely

appreciated. It's great. Thhs is our appreciated. It's great. Thhs is our

national leader. It's great. Thank you, British Government. Evdrybody

should know about Mahatma G`ndhi. He's a great guy. He loved everybody

He's a great guy. He loved dverybody and brought peace for everybody. No

violence, fruitfulness, kindness. The sculptor Philip Jackson has now

been approached. His works hnclude been approached. His works include

this memorial to RAF bomber command, unveiled by the Queen two ydars ago.

There is just one existing statue of Mahatma Gandhi in London, here in

Tavistock Square near Euston. It's hoped the new one will be p`id for

hoped the new one will be paid for through donations and sponsorship

and be ready next year, marking the centenary of his return to Hndia

and be ready next year, marking the centenary of his return to India and

centenary of his return to Hndia and his pursuit of his cause of

nonviolence. Still to come: Following the accident at the Apollo

Theatre, this show has now moved to its third home at the Gielgtd

Theatre. We talk to the playwright Theatre. We talk to the playwright

and director about their ch`llenges and director about their ch`llenges

and excitement in restating this magical and moving production.

Now, when this paramedic's car came crashing through the window

of a south`west London office, it was a surprise ` to say the least

The business, as fate would have it, was an insurance company

The white it was the rapid response vehicle that needed its own rescue.

The paramedic inside was heading to The paramedic inside was heading to

an emergency nearby when her car hit another and ploughed through this

shop front window in Wandsworth. The shop front window in Wandsworth The

car came, as you see, through here. There was a big metal post there,

which flew over there, and then the car carried on in the officd

which flew over there, and then the car carried on in the office and

car carried on in the officd and came to a halt just here. It stopped

right there. I think that's a lot of the antifreeze from the radiator.

the antifreeze from the radhator. Steve thinks that if the customer

hadn't come in to talk about an insurance policy, he and his

colleague would have been right in colleague would have been right in

the firing line. My boss was at the counter serving somebody and I was

trying to find a file in the counter serving somebody and I was

trying to find a file in thd filing trying to find a file in thd filing

cabinet. So five minutes earlier, we probably would have both been

probably would have both bedn sitting here. And that's why the

sitting here. And that's whx the boss is also thanking his lucky

stars. I'm just looking back to see how many of my nine lives I've got

left! In hindsight, it's quhte left! In hindsight, it's quite

frightening. Frightening, too, for the medic at the wheel. She was

shaken but didn't need to go to hospital. It was a bit smoky and the

hospital. It was a bit smokx and the paramedic got out and said we should

leave the building because it might leave the building because it might

explode or something. She ldft the explode or something. She ldft the

way she came in and we went out the door. For the insurers who plan for

the worst, they hope their near miss is a good omen. I've been told to

buy a lottery ticket this wdek! new openership. The shares hn the

club were sold after 19 years. It's thought one million people lined the

capital's streets yesterday to welcome the Tour de France on its

final leg. Transport bosses also said traffic was about 20% lower in

central London than a typical central London than a typic`l

Monday. Now, it's one

of London's most prestigious garden shows, set within the grounds

of a historic Royal palace. This week, thousands are expected to

flock to the Hampton Court Palace Flower Show, which is where

Alice Bhandhukravi has spent the 20,000 people come here for the

marquees and shops. They have done brisk trade in rain ponchos today.

Main event are the showgarddns. brisk trade in rain ponchos today.

Main event are the showgardens. I visited one earlier on when the sun

was out. It's a beautiful and prize`winning summer garden. What

you don't realise, from first impressions, is that this g`rden

impressions, is that this garden tells a story. It's a story of

rehabilitation. These ex`offenders helped to create it and know

first`hand the benefit of being first`hand the benefit of being

given a second chance. I went to prison for burglary. I've sdrved in

prison for burglary. I've served in all the time I've done nearly six

years. I'm not proud of. It I advise other people to make changes.

Understand that the life of crime, yeah at the time it's good, in the

long run, it's not worth it. This is the better life. Don't judge us just

by our past. There's much more within us. Give us all a chance.

within us. Give us all a ch`nce Raphael is now a painter and

decorator working with the Bounce Back Foundation which helps to train

and find work for ex`offenders. Back Foundation which helps to train

and find work for ex`offenddrs. By and find work for ex`offenders. By

offering people work we can stop them going back to prison. Stop them

reoffending. We can keep our communities safer. Six out of ten

employers won't take someond wo has been in prison. If they have a

chance, they are passionate to The man work. Whose it is a it can was

to represent the journey of the ex`offender through the medhum of

ex`offender through the medium of plants is Frederick White. Ht

ex`offender through the medhum of plants is Frederick White. It was

plants is Frederick White. Ht was quite difficult, but a challenge.

What I did is, I took the Bounce Back colours, orange and blue, I

looked at texture. So, for dxample, looked at texture. So, for example,

we have sea holly they reprdsent, we have sea holly they reprdsent,

for me, the public's miscon pre`Hennings of the ex`offender.

pre`Hennings of the ex`offender They look spiky. When you touch them

they can be soft. I surrounded them with softer planting as well to

represent the fact that actually represent the fact that actually

when you give these people ` second when you give these people ` second

chance, they were' just like the chance, they were' just like the

rest of us really. Who knew thistles could be so deep. The RHS H`mpton

could be so deep. The RHS Hampton Court Palace Flower Show opdned

Court Palace Flower Show opened today for RHS members. It opens to

the general public on Thursday. You can check for tickets online.

can check for tickets onlind. Hopefully, with any luck, by

Hopefully, with any luck, bx Thursday you'll have better weather.

For the time being, a little Thursday you'll have better weather.

For the time being, a littld bit For the time being, a littld bit

rained out, but still a very rained out, but still a very

beautiful show and well worth coming. Poor Alice. Thank you very

much. It's been more than six months

since the ceiling collapsed at the Apollo Theatre during a

performance of The Curious Incident Now, the award`winning play is back

in the West End at a new thdatre, As our entertainment correspondent,

Brenda Emmanus, Is this train going to London?

It's impressive combination of storytelling and spectacle made

The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Night`Time a smash hit

and winner of seven Olivier Awards. Following previews,

it now officially opens in its Following previews,

it now officially opens in its third home, allowing new audiences

the chance to experience thhs clever adaptation, of Mark Haddon's

best`selling novel, about a teenage boy with Asperger's syndrome.

It's a new cast. Yes, it's a new space.

We've finessed certain moments. So there is a lot of newness

about it. It's about making it as slick and

as efficient as Christopher's brain is, as well as making all

the acting as three`dimensional and layered as it can be.

Do you have any family, Chrhstopher? Do you have any family, Chrhstopher?

Father and mother, but mother is dead.

The dynamic stage design, inspiring performances and the playwrhght

Simon Stephens', decision to stick close to the original novel has made

this show a hot ticket, but the production had its own dramas

this show a hot ticket, but the production had its own dram`s when

production had its own dramas when it's residency at the Apollo Theatre

came to a sudden halt in December, with parts of the ceiling

collapsing, injuring over 80 people. People were saving up it.

It was their Christmas night out. For that to happen was

tremendously sad. I think what came out of it.

Two things, the National Theatre Two things, the National Thdatre

could have closed the company. Stopped those actors altogether,

Stopped those actors altogether broken their contracts,

they decided not to. Instead, they decided to keep those

Instead, they decided to kedp those actors employed and to take it to

Strafford Town Hall and to perform it for two wdeks

Strafford Town Hall and to perform it for two weeks to

East London school kids for free. They must have performed it up to

about a couple of thousand school kids,

who must have seen that production, without the lights, without

the sound, without the video art. Unplugged, like MTV used to do

those concerts, unplugged. Kids saw it who had never

been to the theatre before. It worked.

That was extraordinary. Then to perform it

for the people who had been there that night, and for the emergency

services, and with the same impact. That was extraordinary.

Now in its new home, with its bag of tricks, it runs at the Ghelgud

Theatre until next February. Brendan Emmanus, BBC London News.

Now a check on the weather, a wet Hampton Court? Yes the showers

Hampton Court? Yes the showdrs haven't been nice today. Some

Hampton Court? Yes the showers haven't been nice today. Sole of

Hampton Court? Yes the showdrs haven't been nice today. Some of the

mixed bag of weather has bedn mixed bag of weather has been

special. This is a picture that was taken early yesterday morning. What

we are looking ing at are r`re we are looking ing at are rare

clouds. We don't get many ice crystals. It is characterisdd

clouds. We don't get many ice crystals. It is characterised by

these silvery bits in the skies. They are not very common.

This is the radar picture from today showing the heaviest of the showers

with little flashes of yellow. We had reports of hail, thunder,

lightning, torrential rain in places. As we go through thd next

couple of hours, at least, I places. As we go through the next

couple of hours, at least, H think couple of hours, at least, H think

we are still at risk of getting heavy downpours, which in places

could lead to some localised flooding and the Met office had a

yellow warning today. Because the showers are moving to the south`east

at the moment it is less of a problem. You will see them for the

time being. Later in the nights we have clear skies. Temperatures 10`13

have clear skies. Temperatures 0`13 Celsius. Mist and fog patches early

Celsius. Mist and fog patchds early on. As the breeze increases it will

be pulled up into a layer of cloud. Tomorrow will start with haziness.

There should be brightness lixed Tomorrow will start with haziness.

There should be brightness mixed in with that as well. Sunny spdlls

There should be brightness lixed in with that as well. Sunny spells into

the middle part of the mornhng. the middle part of the mornhng.

Later afternoon and evening we will see it cloud over from the dast

Later afternoon and evening we will see it cloud over from the east. The

breeze will pick up as well. Despite the temperatures 21`23 Celsius, in

the temperatures 21`23 Celshus, in that breeze, a northerly at that, it

will be a little on the fresh side. You can see then that the cloud will

bring rain in. That is over night into Thursday. At the leading edge

of this rain could bring us showery downpours that will be on the heavy

side. Not as heavy as some of the rain you may have seen todax, there

rain you may have seen today, there will be rain over night into

Thursday, which is this weather front we have been tracking through

the week, which is causing us all the week, which is causing us all

this trouble. As we go through Thursday itself, basically what will

happen is the weather front will drift further west. It should move

away from us and take the Thursday. Physical we get stnny

breaks, temperatures of 23 degrees, we may see heavy showers triggered

we may see heavy showers trhggered off late afternoon and into the

evening. They should move through quicker than today. There whll be

more of a breeze behind them. Friday more of a breeze behind thel. Friday

and into the weekend, well, again, we will have the quite unsettled

atmosphere above us, which we will have when we get sunny spells,

temperatures up to 25 degrees, have when we get sunny spells,

temperatures up to 25 degreds, which temperatures up to 25 degrees, which

will build up heavy showers. That will continue into Friday. Still

dodging them basically. A mixed bag. Thank you very much.

Two men who spent months fighting in Syria have pleaded guilty to

Mohammed Nahin Ahmed and Yusuf Zubair Sarwar,

who are both 22 and from Birmingham, were caught after Sarwar's mother

The most senior civil servant at the Home Office has told MPs

that 114 missing files, relating to allegations of child

abuse involving politicians, have probably been destroyed.

British scientists claim to have made a major breakthrough in

developing a blood test to predict the onset of Alzheimer's disease.

It's hoped that the test could eventually ldad to

A hospital trust has been sdverely criticised over its care

of hundreds of suspected cancer patients, two of whom died.

An investigation into West Herts Hospitals NHS Trust found

that patients weren't treated as quickly as they should have been.

Critics say plans by London's Mayor for a new airport in the Th`mes

The Commission looking into increasing aviation capacity

says a new airport would have a huge negative impact

I'll be back much later tonhght after the football on BBC One,

This is the first example we know of of infrared communication.

Imagine if you could talk to the animals.

Zoologist Lucy Cooke is going to show us how.

This is the first example we know of of infrared communication.