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patients is severely criticised by an independent review and scrapped.

The report on the Liverpool Care Pathway says doctors used it as an

excuse for poor quality care, and that it was a tick box exercise.

Also, the deaths of two soldiers in the Brecon Beacons. It's thought

they were training for the SAS. A cap on the amount of money people

getting benefits start today in Britain. It is now limited to

�26,000 per household. A British woman has died trying to swing the

-- in the English Channel. She was attempting to raise money for a

hospice. Nearly 6000 people missing in Indian floods and are presumed to

have died. We have a special report from the devastated region. On BBC

London. Boris Island plans could be binned and Heathrow turned into

housing. So what's to happen with aviation in the capital? And a

cyclist has died after a collision with a lorry in Holborn this

controversial end of life regime as an excuse for poor quality care,

that's according to an independent review which was published today.

The Liverpool Care Pathway, it recommended that in some cases

medical teams withdrew treatment, food and water from sedated patient

in the final days. Doctor said it could offer people a peaceful,

pain-free death. The review suggested the care plan was offered

-- and incorrectly and Ltd and is now being axed. Giving patients a

peaceful and dignified death is one of the most important thing is the

NHS can do. But the review heard heartbreaking stories. Guidelines

designed to make people 's final I was more comfortable were

misunderstood, leaving patients thirsty and families distressed.

Tony Kinsella's sister was put on the Liverpool Care Pathway. The lead

up to her death was difficult. days she was panting for breath, she

was dying. Cracked lips, swollen tongue. Non-that looks to be in any

way peaceful or dignified. Liverpool Care Pathway is an

alternative to endless treatment. It starts by recognising that a patient

is dying. This leads to a fundamental review of treatment,

looking after all their needs. They may possibly have medicine, food and

fluids withdrawn. But families are supposed to be consulted. Today's

were you found these guidelines became just a tick box exercise in

some hospitals. They thought was OK for junior doctors particularly to

put people on the Liverpool Care Pathway in the middle of the night,

at weekends, on bank holidays, with no senior people involved. I think

the communications tended to be really awful. The government agrees

a different and more personal approach is now needed to reassure

patients and families. The Liverpool Care Pathway will be phased out over

the next year. What lessons do you think have been learnt from the

Liverpool Care Pathway example? think what happened is something

which was very well-intentioned wasn't understood properly by staff

in all cases. Communication was not always very good. And therefore it

became tainted. That is why we got this action that the government has

had to take, whether Liverpool Care Pathway is being phased out. From

now one, families who felt that things have gone wrong will be

entitled to an independent assessment. And senior doctors will

have to sign off these decisions, so we don't see problems with bad

decisions being made out of hours. What was very striking about the

review team and what they said was they heard many things which

resonated with the stories of poor care, patients being left thirsty,

which resonated with what happened at the Mid Staffs NHS trust and all

the horrors of the failings there. Again, this is part of the drive to

improve care, particularly for elderly people. It is at the core of

what hospitals should be doing. servicemen who died during a

military training exercise on the hottest day of the year are

understood to have been taking part in a selection process for the

territorial SAS. The BBC believes the men, who happened been named,

were in the early stages of final sex -- vinyl selection when I

collapsed in training in the Brecon Beacons. The ministry of defence is

investigating their deaths. A third servicemen remains in a serious

condition in hospital. These photographs capture the moment a

helicopter came to the aid of the soldiers who collapsed on a training

exercise on one of the hottest days of the year. Two of them died and

another is seriously ill in hospital. The remote and rugged

landscape of the Brecon Beacons is where the British Army's long tested

soldiers skilled and entrance to the limit. This is also where the

gruelling selection process begins for those who want to join the elite

SAS, for both regular and reservist units. The pass rate is around just

10%. We are going...Though the Ministry of defence never comments

on special forces, in the 1980s the BBC did film soldiers going through

the selection process for the regular SAS. Those -- slightly less

demanding, the territorial SAS units follow similar tests of long marches

and orientate -- orienteering to weed out the rest. Quite

surprisingly, it's open to civilians with no military experience, as well

as those in the reserves. On Saturday, it's believed that a group

of under 100 were taking part in a similar exercise when six of them

collapsed in the heat. Yellow if this was soldiers undergoing SAS

selection, then the chances are they'd have probably been working

independently as individuals and moving as individuals, rather than

as a team. When that happens, it's much more difficult to detect the

symptoms of heat illness. This isn't the first time that soldiers have

done training exercises on the Brecon Beacons. The extreme cold in

the winter has also claimed lives. But this latest tragedy will raise

questions about supervision and safety during one of the British

military's toughest tests. underlying principle is always that

you need, for the most demanding operations, the most demanding

training. That clearly can't be risk-free. But it may be, and we

will have two wait for the inquiry, which may not be published for

obvious reasons, but the army will have to consider at the end of it

whether or not things should have been done differently in this case.

The solitude and beauty of this landscape of -- is always made it

popular. But this weather, combined with the extreme challenges, are a

reminder of the dangers. Let's go to the Brecon Beacons now and talk to

our Wales correspondent. It's a very beautiful area but it also has very

difficult to rain. What were conditions like at the weekend?

Saturday was the warmest day of the year. Although the Brecon Beacons

form an open and inviting landscape for many walkers, there is very

little shelter here from the sun. We understand that this party was

walking through into the afternoon. In the mid-afternoon, temperatures

reached 30 Celsius. They would have been carrying very heavy packs,

backpacks with about �80 worth of equipment. And walking for several

hours for many miles, often up steep ridges. It is an orientation TASS,

so they are often working alone, finding their way from a to B, often

against the clock. The military are continuing to investigate this

alongside Dyfed-Powys Police. They will want to ensure that all the

proper protocols were followed. One of the key ones is to make sure that

anyone who ventures out on these mountains on a military expedition

has with them enough water. You would expect them to have at least

three litres of water, and also some form of raising an alarm if things

were to go wrong. That investigation continues. And a third servicemen

continues to be seriously ill in hospital. Welfare cap limiting

households to �26,000 a in benefit payments is being introduced by

local authorities across Britain from today. The government says the

measure will encourage people back to work. But campaigners fear it

doesn't take into account the high cost of housing in some areas. And

it will hit large families particularly hard. Set up to provide

a safety net, the government thinks the benefits system for some has

become a trap. It's a trap, ministers say, that is unfair to

those out of work, because there's little incentive to hunt for a job,

and an fate of those in work you have to pay for it. So, across

England, Scotland and Wales, there will now be a benefits cap, so no

household gets more in benefits than a working family. Under the cap,

families are limited to �500 a week and payments, individuals to �350 a

week. Amongst the benefits affected our jobseeker's allowance, housing

and child benefits. But those on disability allowance and working tax

credit are exempt. The cap is very clear. It's literally saying that

people on welfare you are not in work, apart from the exemptions such

as those who are disabled, they should actually not be earning more

than average earnings netted out after tax, which is fair to

taxpayers who are themselves often struggling on marginal and average

earnings. So how has this gone down with people in Manchester? I think

people get too much on benefits will start I think to cap it is right.

think it's probably right to introduce a cab but I think it's a

bit low. I'd be happy with 350 quid a week, I be able to live like a

king. The politics is brutally simple. Overall, benefits cuts are

popular. It's why some Tories and some voters would like ministers to

go further. It's why Labour is toughening up its own message.

think the benefit cup is a good idea in principle. It's a shame today's

cap has proved such a shambles in practice. We've learned today that

there are 4000 families, about 10%, with big numbers of children who

won't come under this cap when it is introduced. Critics add that it

doesn't tackle underlying issues, such as the difficulty of finding

work or the big regional differences in the cost of living. But for

ministers, this is an idea that can save money and be popular. Let's

speak to Norman Smith at Westminster. You are hearing about

the politics of this. How much of this changes -- change is financial

and how much political? Yes, it is absolutely about raw party

politics. Why? Because benefit reform is hugely popular. A poll for

the DWP today suggests that some 74% of voters backed the cap. Of those

opposed, a third were opposed because they didn't think it was

tough enough. So the government are using the fact Labour voted against

the measure in the Commons to try and pin them into a corner, as the

claimant friend, on the side of scroungers. Iain Duncan Smith

repeatedly referred to Labour in interviews today as welfare party.

It is such an obvious, gargantuan political elephant trap that the

most short-sighted of labour adviser could easily see it coming. So

Labour are now trying to re-present themselves as the true party of

welfare reform. They say they have come forward with their own proposal

for a cap on overall welfare spending over the lifetime of the

parliament. And you just sends in a climate of austerity, when there is

perhaps less public sympathy for claimants, the beginning of a

bidding war between the parties, to see who can sound tougher, more

serious about welfare reform. third of Britain is effectively

off-limits for low income working families because private rents are

too high, that's according to a report. The resolution foundation,

which campaigns on behalf of low to middle income families, says nearly

half of the UK has rent which is more expensive than mortgage

repayments. Anyone trying to find a decent place of their own,

especially in or around London, knows how difficult house-hunting

has become, with mortgages and social housing often unavailable,

private renting is the only option for many. Where I live it is �800

for just a flat. We are spending up to 50% of what we take a one rent.

think I'm spending more than half of what I earn on rent. The report

suggests great swathes of southern England are now beyond the reach of

low income working households looking for a modest but affordable

home. Affordable is defined as housing costs of no more than 35% of

disposable income. A modest home is one where the rent is below 75% of

similar properties in an area. spreading beyond London and the

south-east to other parts of the country. You can find affordability

blackspots in almost all parts of the country. BBC online help -- sink

to later launched today also identifies how renting a modest

two-bedroom home for less than �700 a month is almost impossible in

London and much of the south-east. The government is committed to

building more affordable homes and has launched help to buy schemes in

England. However, there is concern that additional demand generated by

government backed loans will push up house prices still further. Is there

an answer, a solution to this affordability problem? It's building

more houses. Everyone would agree with that. Ministers are saying that

they question some of the figures in the resolution foundation report,

but they don't question the problem. Yes, there is a huge issue of an

affordability for many people trying to move to London or the

south-east. For some, even the whole of southern England. The government

says they are doing what they can, building more homes, particularly

trying to encourage the building of affordable homes. They've also got

schemes for first-time buyers in particular, so they can get on the

housing ladder with a government loan. At the housing minister told

me just now that he's not going to be able to bring down house prices

in the short-term, certainly not in this Parliament. His critics are

saying that some of those government measures, particularly loans to try

and help people get on the housing ladder to buy a place, are actually

pushing up house prices and making the country you could afford to

live, try using the BBC calculator. It's on our website at

bbc.co.uk/wherecanIlive. Scroll Our top story this lunchtime. The

controversial care plan for dying patients, the Liverpool Care

Pathway, is severely criticised by an independent review and scrapped.

And still to come, a special report on why support for the Muslim

Brotherhood in some parts of Egypt On BBC London: The Deputy Prime

Minister shows his support for the capital's bid to stage the next Gay

Games. And why children at this school

found snow in their playground this relentless growth of the Chinese

economy. But figures today confirmed that growth is slowing. In the last

three months, the economy grew by 7.5%, but that's down from 7.7% in

the previous quarter. Just a few years ago, the economy grew by more

than 10%, mainly down to exports. By last year, export growth had slumped

to just 5%, a huge drop on previous years. Our correspondent Jon

Sudworth sent this report from This is China's economy as you do

not normally see it. Almost every shop on this street is closed. The

once booming town now empty and despondent. Space for rent, the sign

says. Just up the road, Longshan, one of China's biggest shipyards was

opened a decade ago. It is now in deep trouble and is appealing for

government help. A few restaurants remain open to cater for those who

still have jobs. 20,000 people have been laid off over the past two

years. We all know that Longshan lacks money, this worker says. If

the government can help it would be a good thing.

But this town is already proof of the limits of China's old model of

growth based on massive, ever expanding investment. This empty

hotel stands as a stark testimony to the results. Huge overcapacity not

just in shipbuilding but other industries as well. So, future

prosperity, this government 's so-called China dream, depends on

rebalancing the economy to one based on consumer spending. It is highly

risky because, to do so, policymakers known in the short term

they actually need to slow down growth, it is part of the plan.

It is hopeless, there is no dream here, one of the few remaining

shopkeeper says. It is important to stress that China's economy is still

motoring along by Western standards but the point is, that growth rate

is slowing. Long gone are the days of double digit economic expansion.

These closed shops and boarded-up businesses may be fine now the

symptoms of a particular problem in one particular industry, but they

are also perhaps the first glimmer of the pain that some of that

slowing growth may cause. Until now, China has depended on

booming economic growth to ensure social stability. Is it really ready

to stop the big spending? What happens at Longshan Shipyard may be

A woman has died trying to raise money by swimming the English

Channel. Susan Taylor died in Boulogne on Sunday, after getting

into difficulty during her swim. She was doing the 21-mile endurance test

to raise money for Rainbow's Hospice in Loughborough, Leicestershire. Ms

Taylor's sister said she had "suddenly collapsed" in the water

and was treated in a support boat. Tom Esselmont reports.

Susan Taylor had been preparing for her swim for months. This image from

the Internet shows one of Khomeini training sessions. The accountant

from Leicester had set off from the Kent coast at weekend intending to

swim so low the 21 mile stretch with the aid of a support boat. She was

close to the French boat when she collapsed in the water yesterday

afternoon. The French coastguard was called and she was airlifted to a

hospital where she died. Susan had been raising money for a children's

hospital. She described herself as enthusiastic, dedicated and driven.

Her family has asked for privacy as it comes to terms with what has

Police in Hertfordshire are searching for a man described as

"extremely dangerous", after a pensioner was killed apparently

trying to help his neighbour. Graham Buck died and another was attacked

on Saturday afternoon near Berkhamsted. 55-year-old Ian John

McLoughlin is wanted in connection with the death, and police have

warned the public not to approach A very unusual case in Little

Gaddesden in the Chilterns. It seems the man who died, Graham Buck, 66,

was a good Samaritan going to help his neighbour. It appears he was

stabbed to death. It appears the intended victim, Francis

Cory-Wright, a convicted paedophile, he was jailed two years ago for

assaulting a ten-year-old boy in the 1970s. He was injured in the attack.

The man police are looking for is believed to have served time in jail

and had a grudge against Mr Cory-Wright. That man is Ian John

McLoughlin, also known as Ian Baker. Police have released an image of

him. They say he is extremely dangerous, it is understood he has

killed twice before. They say he is about six feet, average build. He

may have a large amount of cash on him, that he might be trying to

hide. We are expecting a police Protests continue in Egypt, with

supporters of the Muslim Brotherhood promising a huge demonstration,

against the removal by the army of the former President, Mohammed

Morsi. Egypt has seen two leaders ousted in under three years. With no

clear sign of stability on the horizon, the BBC's Ahmed Maher has

been to one of the former power bases of the Muslim Brotherhood to

see what effect the political turmoil has had on every day life.

He starts his journey in the began and since its beginning in

1928, Ismailia has been a power base for the group. Until last year, it

could rely on its local support. But with the election of one of its own

to the presidency, resident Morsi, things changed. Tucked away in a

poor neighbourhood is the Muslim Brotherhood's first headquarters, a

mosque founded decades ago with the aim of combining political Islam

with charity. This has been the mainstay of the group. Generating

strong grassroots support. These young members are carrying bags of

basic food supplies on their way to poor families during the Muslim

fasting month of Ramadan. TRANSLATION: The group has been

doing a lot of charity work for many years, they do it for God, not

themselves. If charity was all it needed to remain popular, it would

be safe. But, clearly, it was not. Evidence of actual support for the

Muslim Brotherhood here is hard to spot. We have been travelling around

the city today and have hardly seen any posters supporting the ousted

president or his group. Next to me is anti-Muslim Brotherhood graffiti

sprayed across the wall of the main government building in the city.

Ismailia joined last month the wave of massive demonstrations nationwide

against the rule of President Morsi. The people were angry with what they

saw as presidential power grabbing and the failure of Morsi to help the

economy. If you want to find another major reason why the Muslim

Brotherhood lacks support, go to the nearest market. It is the price of

food that people care about. Since the removal of former President

Morsi, prices of basic commodities have soared, and people are angry.

TRANSLATION: If you bought a packet of butter and found it expired, you

would throw it away. We elected Morsi. His year in office was

negative. That's why Egyptians revolted against him.

After one day in what was once a Muslim Brotherhood heartland, what

have we learned? There is a strong sentiment the army has backed a

public uprising that ousted former President Morsi. Few will describe

what happened last month as a coup, but many appear happy that the

generals are back in charge, at allegations against the former BBC

broadcaster Stuart Hall, who was jailed last month for sexually

abusing girls. Hall, aged 83, admitted 14 offences committed

against girls aged nine to 17. His 15-month sentence is due to be

reviewed by the Court of Appeal after complaints that it was too

lenient. Lancashire Police said officers are

trying to determine what action to It's nearly a month since flash

floods in northern India, and the number of people missing has risen

to more than 5,000. Officials say anyone still missing is presumed

dead. The government will now begin distributing financial help to the

families of victims, many of them All that remains of once a bustling

town. A stop first thousands of people on a pilgrimage. Men, women

and children, driven by faith. Look anywhere and you will see how life

here was suddenly destroyed. This woman's family are missing. She told

me she has no hope they will return, and she has nothing to do for any

more. Most people were killed in Kedarnath. After days of heavy

rain, a glacial lake about the town burst and the force of the water

ravished everything in its way. This used to be the road leading to the

village. It is now cut off beyond this point. When the flash floods

came, the river waters gushed in carrying with them stones and

boulders, devastating towns in their path and killing thousands of

people. Many are still trying to go beyond these treacherous mountains,

looking for their loved ones. This man escaped but his nephew is still

missing. TRANSLATION: I saw dead bodies

strewn all over, stuck in the mud, trapped under trees, floating in the

water. After all I have seen, I know nobody could have survived.

A month since the disaster, people are trying to salvage what they can

from their destroyed lives. Still in disbelief at how a river which give

them life has also taken away so Time for a look at the weather.

Here's Chris Fawkes. There is no end in sight to the

current hot spell. Temperatures in London will probably creep up to 32

Celsius over the next few days which compares favourably with these

locations around the world. If you have friends and family visiting

these locations, you do have the bragging rights this summer. High

pressure is keeping these impressive temperatures across England and

Wales. Weak weather fronts are bringing some cloud into the North

West of Scotland and Northern Ireland which will keep things cool

and fresher here in the afternoon. Patchy cloud also affecting the

Irish Sea coast. Inland across England and Wales, clear, blue skies

ten pitches around the south-east of England up to 31 Celsius this

afternoon. Over Northern Ireland, sunny spells, but thicker cloud in

the north and west of Scotland bringing light rain and drizzle

particularly to the Hebrides. For the women's football the matches

continue in Sweden. It should stay dry for England as they take on

Russia. Overnight, after such a hot day, temperatures will be slow to

fall away. Around ten, temperatures will still be in the 20s across the

Midlands, perhaps 27 in the centre of London, quite uncomfortable. With

clear skies, temperatures will gradually fall away through the rest

of the night. A few spots of rain perhaps creeping in across Wales and

south-west England. Tomorrow morning, another fine looking day.

Plenty more sunshine. Another hot one. Temperatures may be a degree up

on today. Up to 32 Celsius which would potentially make it the

warmest day this year. The cloud will be stubborn over Northern

Ireland and the north and west of Scotland. Wednesday, high still

showing. Increasingly at the wind of the week, the high pressure will

build which means more of us should see more sunshine with temperatures

building, up to 32 degrees across south-east England. We have a

lunchtime. The controversial care plan for