:00:00. > :00:00.for the patients of the future. That's all from us. Now on BBC One
:00:00. > :00:12.it's time for the news wherd you are. (
:00:13. > :00:14.Good evening and welcome to the programmd.
:00:15. > :00:22.and welcome to the programme. I'm Louisa Preston.
:00:23. > :00:26.A hospital Trust in Hertfordshire has been severely criticised over
:00:27. > :00:28.the way it cared for hundreds of suspected cancer patients,
:00:29. > :00:30.two of whom died. An investigation into
:00:31. > :00:33.West Hearts Hospitals NHS Trust found a series of major errors which
:00:34. > :00:36.meant patients weren't treated as quickly as they should have been.
:00:37. > :00:38.The Trust has apologised and says new procedures are
:00:39. > :00:39.in place to ensure the mistakes never happen again
:00:40. > :00:47.Yvonne Hall has the story. You have suspected cancer and you
:00:48. > :00:53.are waiting for an appointmdnt to are waiting for an appointmdnt to
:00:54. > :00:56.find out what is wrong. For more than 800 people in Hertfordshire
:00:57. > :01:05.this frightening experience turned into a nightmare. Administr`tive
:01:06. > :01:07.errors at the West Hertz NHS Trust led to missed appointments `nd
:01:08. > :01:07.errors at the West Hertz NHS Trust led to missed appointments and may
:01:08. > :01:12.led to missed appointments `nd may have contributed to two deaths.
:01:13. > :01:14.Cancer experts say quick and efficient referrals are vit`l.
:01:15. > :01:14.Cancer experts say quick and efficient referrals are vital. A
:01:15. > :01:20.efficient referrals are vit`l. A patient who isn't actually given a
:01:21. > :01:24.second opportunity to have their cancer properly diagnosed is no
:01:25. > :01:28.longer in the system and, therefore, would no longer be able to get any
:01:29. > :01:33.chance of moving through th`t system to be given either treatment,
:01:34. > :01:35.through drugs or radiotherapy, or potentially curative surgerx. An
:01:36. > :01:37.potentially curative surgery. An external independent investhgation
:01:38. > :01:41.was ordered after serious failings was ordered after serious f`ilings
:01:42. > :01:43.in administration came to lhght in 2012. These meant that some
:01:44. > :01:47.patients, who should have bden given patients, who should have bden given
:01:48. > :01:51.a second appointment weren't. Others weren't seen during the two week
:01:52. > :01:53.national guide line period. The Trust admits these errors may have
:01:54. > :01:59.Trust admits these errors m`y have contributed to two deaths. The
:02:00. > :02:09.investigation report lists a series of major errors including:
:02:10. > :02:15.A lack of clear management arrangements. Nobody from the Trust
:02:16. > :02:21.has been disciplined all nine executive directors involved have
:02:22. > :02:24.left their jobs. Government minister and Herts MP wants to know hf they
:02:25. > :02:28.and Herts MP wants to know if they are still working in the NHS. Where
:02:29. > :02:29.are these managers and these senior people that were responsibld
:02:30. > :02:30.are these managers and thesd senior people that were responsible for
:02:31. > :02:33.people that were responsibld for this absolute mess in my
:02:34. > :02:35.constituency? They seem to have vanished to somewhere else hn the
:02:36. > :02:38.vanished to somewhere else in the NHS. There has to be accountability.
:02:39. > :02:45.They have to be found and brought to account. The West Herts Trust says
:02:46. > :02:51.it has apologised to everyone affected by its mistakes it says has
:02:52. > :02:54.fail safe mechanisms in place to stop errors happening again. There
:02:55. > :02:56.is a new IT and booking system and training of staffed and making sure
:02:57. > :03:01.every aspect of the improvelent every aspect of the improvement
:03:02. > :03:11.required as a result of the external review is carried forward.
:03:12. > :03:13.Reassurance for new cancer patients, but not for the two patients who
:03:14. > :03:23.died. Two London women have been `ccused
:03:24. > :03:25.of trying to fund jihadist fighters in Syria by smuggling cash out
:03:26. > :03:28.of Heathrow. The Old Bailey heard that one of
:03:29. > :03:29.the women, Nawal Msaad, had 20,000 euros hidden in her underwe`r.
:03:30. > :03:31.euros hidden in her underwear. They both deny the charges.
:03:32. > :03:32.A sixth person has been arrested A sixth person has been arrdsted
:03:33. > :03:34.by police investigating claims by police investigating claims
:03:35. > :03:37.of sexual abuse at a private school in west London.
:03:38. > :03:41.Operation Winthorpe was set up to investigate allegations of historic
:03:42. > :03:44.sexual abuse and misconduct at St Paul's and Colet Court in B`rnes.
:03:45. > :03:45.The 68`year`old man was arrested on suspicion of sexual assatlt
:03:46. > :03:55.on a child. Critics say
:03:56. > :03:58.the Mayor's proposal to build a new airport in the Thames Estuary
:03:59. > :04:01.has been delivered a major blow It's Boris Johnson's preferred way
:04:02. > :04:02.of increasing aviation capacity for the capital.
:04:03. > :04:05.But today a report for the Commission looking
:04:06. > :04:08.into airport expansion says the airport would have a huge ilpact on
:04:09. > :04:08.wildlife and the local environment. Our transport correspondent,
:04:09. > :04:20.Tom Edwards, reports. This is where the Mayor wants a new
:04:21. > :04:25.hub airport on the isle of Grain a report for the Commission looking at
:04:26. > :04:30.aviation expansion outlined the huge environmental impact it would have
:04:31. > :04:36.on this area. A quarter of protected wildlife habitats here would be
:04:37. > :04:41.lost. It would cost up to ?2 billion to move the wildlife. Those making
:04:42. > :04:46.the final decision would have to make sure no alternative solutions
:04:47. > :04:51.existed. I think this report today is really the nail in the coffin for
:04:52. > :04:58.the whole Boris Island idea. It shows the devastating impact it
:04:59. > :05:03.would have on habitat loss hssues around birds strike, around flooding
:05:04. > :05:09.and the huge cost of trying to build any sort of airport there. City Hall
:05:10. > :05:15.are defiant. It says cost estimates to move wildlife are wrong. And, the
:05:16. > :05:19.report shows all obstacles could be overcome. If you do a large
:05:20. > :05:24.infrastructure project thesd days there will be ` money will have to
:05:25. > :05:29.be spent on compensating for damage to habitats, as you build something
:05:30. > :05:33.new. We've always quantified this much along the same way as the
:05:34. > :05:38.airport commission has and we built the costs into our plans. What we do
:05:39. > :05:42.disagree with them about actually is the total cost. We estimate the
:05:43. > :05:46.compensation to be half a billion at compensation to be half a bhllion at
:05:47. > :05:49.most. Heathrow and Gatwick heir ports are on the Commission's
:05:50. > :05:52.shortlist for expansion. We will find out in September if thd
:05:53. > :05:52.shortlist for expansion. We will find out in September if the estuary
:05:53. > :05:57.find out in September if thd estuary option joins them. Tlt won't be a
:05:58. > :06:05.single final recommendation until 2015. Tom Edwards BBC London News.
:06:06. > :06:09.Car company Vauxhall has announced 250 new jobs at its Luton plant.
:06:10. > :06:11.The factory currently employs 1,200 people.
:06:12. > :06:12.The new roles are the result of over ?300 million of invdstment
:06:13. > :06:14.by the firm, which could lead of over ?300 million of investment
:06:15. > :06:15.by the firm, which could le`d to by the firm, which could lead to
:06:16. > :06:18.more jobs as production increases. That's it for now from me,
:06:19. > :06:29.but let's find out what the weather's up to with Wendy Hurrell.
:06:30. > :06:34.A mixed bag? It has. There has been downpours in places. That is shown
:06:35. > :06:39.with the yellow flashes of colour there. Within this we had thunder
:06:40. > :06:40.and lightning. They have continued into this evening. This line
:06:41. > :06:41.and lightning. They have continued into this evening. This lind went
:06:42. > :06:45.into this evening. This line went through parts of London into the
:06:46. > :06:47.east and Kent as well. That has faded away now. So as we go through
:06:48. > :06:53.the night there will be dry weather and clear skies at
:06:54. > :06:55.first. That will lead to ond or two mist or fog patches developing.
:06:56. > :06:57.first. That will lead to one or two mist or fog patches develophng. As
:06:58. > :07:00.the breeze picks up it will lead into a layer of cloud. Temperatures
:07:01. > :07:02.into a layer of cloud. Tempdratures 10`13 degrees. There will be cloud
:07:03. > :07:06.10`13 degrees. There will bd cloud first thing tomorrow it will let
:07:07. > :07:18.through hazy sunshine. You will notice the breeze picking up. Gusty
:07:19. > :07:22.into the afternoon, in `` notice I think. Tomorrow temperatures up to
:07:23. > :07:26.24 Celsius. There could be patchy rain over night into Thursd`y.
:07:27. > :07:28.Cloudy day on Thursday. Damp as well, it will be warm and humid
:07:29. > :07:31.well, it will be warm and htmid through the next few days into the
:07:32. > :07:32.weekend. Hot on Saturday with thundery showers.
:07:33. > :07:36.weekend. Hot on Saturday with thundery showers.
:07:37. > :07:42.Good evening, the rain in Rio is matching the mood, I suspect, this
:07:43. > :07:47.evening. Here, we will take a day off from the rain tomorrow, at least
:07:48. > :07:52.most of us. There will be sunshine around. The showers will be back for
:07:53. > :07:57.the end of the week. Dry over night virtually everywhere. Winds easing
:07:58. > :08:01.down in many places except towards the North Sea coasts. The south-west
:08:02. > :08:04.will keep a breeze going. Not a cold night, temperatures holding 12- 4
:08:05. > :08:08.night, temperatures holding 12-14 degrees typically. A dry day
:08:09. > :08:10.virtually everywhere tomorrow.