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The UK pledges more than £40 million

more to help border

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security at the Channel.

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It'll be spent on fencing,

CCTV and new technology in Calais

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and other border points to deal

with the migrant problem.

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The money will be formally

agreed at a summit between

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the Prime Minister and the French

president this afternoon.

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Britain will also agree

to take more migrants.

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Also this lunchtime: Trees down

blocking railway lines,

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after severe gales cause disruption

to much of the UK with

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gusts of around 80mph.

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A wolf is on the loose in Berkshire

after the gales blew down a fence

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at a local sanctuary.

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Police are hunting it, as children

are warned to stay inside.

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Patient safety in A&E

units in Wales is being

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"compromised to an unacceptable

degree" say doctors.

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We've got patients in the department

where we don't have space to see

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them, and then we are coming back

the next day and some of the

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patients are still here.

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The new government childcare scheme

- nurseries are having to charge

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parents for meals and nappies

because of a funding

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shortfall says a survey.

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And Woody Allen's adopted daughter

says she feels outrage after years

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of being ignored over a sexual

assault allegation against him.

He

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has been lying for so long and it is

difficult for me to see him and to

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hear his voice.

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And coming in the sport on BBC News:

Not a massive catastrophe -

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the British number one,

Johanna Konta, is staying positive

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despite a shock defeat

at the Australian Open.

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Good afternoon and welcome

to the BBC News at One.

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The UK is to increase its

contribution towards border controls

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in France by £44.5 million,

and will also commit

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to taking in more migrants.

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The money will be spent on fencing,

security cameras and body scanners

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at Calais and other Channel ports.

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The deal will be announced

at a summit between Theresa May and

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the French President, Emmanuel

Macron, at Sandhurst Military

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Academy this afternoon.

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Our Political Correspondent

Iain Watson reports.

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This area near Calais was until

recently known as the Jungle, and

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makeshift camp of economic migrants

and genuine refugees. It was cleared

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by authorities in 2016 but it is

estimated around 700 migrants are

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still in the area. Even before the

Brexit referendum the British

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government paid an extra 20 million

euros to pay with policing costs and

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today the Prime Minister will agree

to pay even more but some MPs are

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wary.

It is their problem as much as

it is ours and we should not keep

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funding fronts every time they

demand more cash.

This young

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modernising European leader signed

an agreement in France in 2003,

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essentially moving British border

controls onto French soil. Before

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becoming president, this young

modernising European politician

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suggested scrapping the agreement if

Britain were to leave the EU. He has

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changed his mind but at a price. The

British government will make £44.5

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million available to strengthen

security at the border with more

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robust fencing, enhanced CCTV and

infrared detection technology. A

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former Conservative leader says it

is money well spent.

Securing our

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borders has huge benefit to us,

sharing the burden with France is

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already an established principle.

The extra 40 I am assured is about

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improving that too much bigger

degree.

The summit is not just about

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immigration, may -- Theresa May will

help -- send troop carrying

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helicopters to help France. The

elephant in the room will be

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stomping around pretty loudly, with

France said to be taking a

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potentially hard line on forthcoming

trade talks, then the personal

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relationships between the British

Prime Minister and the French

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president could prove vital.

Macron

has a close relationship with Angela

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Merkel and doesn't have that kind of

close friendship with mates. Most EU

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leaders would rather have Theresa

May than some of the alternatives.

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It was cordial when they met in

France but now they will need to be

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a closer relationship as trade talks

loom.

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In a moment we'll speak to our

Diplomatic Correspondent Paul Adams

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in Calais, but first to Vicki Young,

who's at Sandhurst.

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How much is this all about looking

to the future, about a post-Brexit

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world?

All the talk so far has been

about practicalities, whether that

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is more money in Calais to boost the

border security, whether it is

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British help in Mali for French

troops there, whether it is the loan

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of the Bayeux tapestry but there's

more to it than those

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practicalities. Brexit might not be

talked about in advance of all of

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this but of course that is the

backdrop. It's all about Britain and

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its future relationships, how it

will have these bilateral

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relationships with incredibly

important countries like France once

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we are outside of the European Union

so that relationship between Theresa

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May and Emmanuel Macron is

important. He has ambitious ideas

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for what he wants to see in the

European Union but the relationship

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with the UK will be crucial. It is

no coincidence we are at Sandhurst,

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today there is a lot of emphasis on

the military. But of course it is

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about trade and the economy, and

about Britain trying to show France

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that it is not on a back foot

because of Brexit, that we still

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have a lot to offer when it comes to

intelligence and security

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cooperation, and you can expect to

hear a lot about that later on when

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the leaders hold a press conference

here.

Paul Adams in Calais, in

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practical terms the French are often

more money for border controls and

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also taking in more migrants,

specifically unaccompanied children?

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Yes, on the money front, and this is

on top £150 million or so that's

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already been spent in the last three

years, turning large parts of Calais

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into a fortress. You could argue it

is a relatively modest additional

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price, bearing in mind what Ian said

just now which is that at one point

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Emmanuel Macron talked about

scrapping the agreement which would

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have moved the migrant crisis over

the Channel onto the British side.

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It is likely this will continue to

be an issue. The people in Calais

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feel they have paid a price -- high

price. On the unaccompanied minors,

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this issue was incredibly sensitive

and close to the hearts of the

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volunteers who work here among the

migrants. As many as five under 18s

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have been killed in the last two

years trying to cross the Channel,

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and most if not all of those five

were in the laborious process of

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trying to establish their right to

live in the UK. It is a difficult

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legal process which takes time and

people, while they are waiting,

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often become desperate. The

volunteer groups will be extremely

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frustrated if they think the money

Britain is spending is only about

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security and not about ensuring the

safety of some of the most

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vulnerable migrants in the world.

Paul Adams in Calais thank you.

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Severe gales have been causing

disruption across much of the UK

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with gusts of around 80

miles per hour.

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Nearly 60,000 homes have lost

power in East Anglia

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and south east England,

and there have been

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reports of fallen trees

on or near roads in Lincolnshire,

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Norfolk and Gloucestershire.

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Train lines in the East of England

have been blocked by fallen trees.

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Damage to overhead electric wires

is causing problems for train

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services in the Midlands.

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Tom Burridge reports.

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Gales overnight, so plenty of

clearing up in large parts of the

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country this morning. Here in

Surrey, trees halting trains between

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Portsmouth and London. Trains also

going nowhere in Norwich. It was a

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familiar problem. And imagine the

end section of your roof blown down

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while you sleep. That's what

happened here in Coventry. Not an

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explosion, just the force of the

wind, and family left with the

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aftermath.

It was scary at first,

frightening at first, we just wanted

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to get everybody out of the house.

Now we can see the damage and nobody

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is heard, it is upsetting it will

cost a lot.

Seems like this in

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London, familiar elsewhere. Winds of

more than 70 mph. Luckily no reports

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so far that anyone was seriously

injured but people's property not so

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lucky.

I heard the window smash,

fully thought somebody was trying to

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break into the house. I walked into

the living room and a Christmas tree

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had been blown into my window and

broke it.

Different weather, still

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making travel difficult in the north

of England and Scotland. But

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conditions today, milder and

sometimes stunning. On the 74 in

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south Lanarkshire, a different story

from the chaos earlier in the week.

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-- M74. The damage caused by the

gales further south is extensive. A

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wolf like this after offence was

blown down at a sanctuary in

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Berkshire. And this gives you the

idea of the power of the wind last

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night in Suffolk. A play centre now

without much of its roof.

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Hospital consultants in Wales

are warning that patient safety

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in accident and emergency units

is being "compromised

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to an unacceptable degree".

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46 doctors - that's most

of the emergency medicine

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consultants in Wales -

have signed a letter

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to the First Minister, Carwyn Jones,

outlining their concerns.

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It comes as figures published this

morning show the lowest level of A&E

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performance in Wales

since March 2016.

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Sian Lloyd reports.

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Recess is full,

trolley bays are full.

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8:30am, and staff at this

hospital in Swansea discuss

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the challenges ahead in A&E.

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Patient waiting time

targets are being missed

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at emergency units across Wales,

and today more than three quarters

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of all consultants in emergency

medicine here have written

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to the First Minister,

warning that the system

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is at breaking point.

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There is good evidence that

in a crowded emergency department

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that patients have their treatment

delayed, and that can

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make their illness more protracted.

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And ultimately it can make

people's lives be at risk.

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So, yes, people may die because of

the pressures we are facing.

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The latest monthly performance

figures show that in December 78.9%

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of A&E patients in Wales were dealt

with within the four hour target.

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A drop in performance

compared to the 80.4%

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figure achieved last year.

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The target in Wales says that 95%

of patients should leave

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the emergency department

in under four hours.

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The Welsh government says that this

December was the busiest on record.

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It recognises the challenges faced

by staff and says it's invested

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an extra £60 million to help people

working in emergency units like this

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one deliver their services.

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The challenge is, when those

spikes of unpredictable

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pressure have come in,

we haven't had enough flex

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within our system to cope with those

as quickly as we want to.

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So of course we have to learn,

and I take responsibility.

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Hospitals have been

coming up with new ways

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of dealing with busy times.

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And in Swansea, it's all hands

on deck to reduce delays.

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Are you being looked after?

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Donna Day has swapped her office job

with the health board

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to help out on the wards.

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The tasks she can carry out

will free up nurses' time.

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They are so rushed off their feet.

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I've noticed that it's just nice

to spend time with patients.

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Sometimes just sitting

there and holding hands

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with the patient is good for them

and good for us.

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There are still ambulances waiting

outside the hospital,

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but the scheme is seeing results.

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People are being moved

through the emergency

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unit here more quickly.

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But challenges remain, with a spike

in the number of flu cases,

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the medical team fear that things

will get worse before

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they get better.

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Sian Lloyd, BBC News, Swansea.

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And if you want to find out

how your local hospital

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is performing,

go to the BBC's NHS Tracker

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page on the website -

you just need to put

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in your postcode.

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The Northern Ireland Secretary has

announced that talks to restore

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the devolved government at Stormont

are to resume next week.

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Karen Bradley, who was

appointed last week,

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made the announcement alongside

the Irish Deputy Prime

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Minister.

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Power-sharing between

the Democratic Unionists

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and Sinn Fein collapsed more

than a year ago.

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The government's spending watchdog

says taxpayers owe private companies

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almost £200 billion for deals

set up under

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Private Finance Initiatives.

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PFI schemes mean private companies

build and maintain schools,

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hospitals and other projects,

in return for an annual payment.

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The National Audit Office has found

that annual charges linked

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to the schemes have reached

more than £10 billion.

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Our Assistant Political Editor

Norman Smith is in Westminster.

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RV PFI scheme is a bad deal for

taxpayers?

The National Audit Office

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don't quite tell us that but they do

tell us we will be facing a big bill

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as a result of PFI because basically

it's like getting new hospitals and

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schools built and paying for it

through a mortgage. You can have

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your new hospital now but you will

be paying over 25 years or so with

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interest attached. Bear in mind

successive governments have backed

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the idea but significantly the

National Audit Office says some

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schools have

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schools have cost 40% more as a

result of being built through PFI

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rather than through the public

sector. One hospital gusts 70% more

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and this has been seized on by

Jeremy Corbyn because he has pledged

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to end PFI and nationalised existing

PFI contracts so this plays to his

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agenda. All this of course comes in

the wake of the collapse of

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Carillion, which has also played to

Jeremy Corbyn's argument about

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ensuring public services are

provided by the public sector and

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not private contractors. And

sometimes in politics you kind of

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need the wind behind you, and at the

moment Mr Corbyn seems to be

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enjoying a couple of helpful gusts

to help his argument about the

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advantages of the public sector over

the private sector.

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Our top story this lunchtime...

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The UK pledges more than 40 million

pounds extra to help border

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security at the Channel -

it'll be spent on fencing,

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CCTV and new technology

at border points.

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And coming up - tackling

a hidden problem -

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we report on a pilot scheme offering

paid work to former slaves.

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Coming up in Sport...

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Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger says

he expects his influential

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forward Alexis Sanchez to depart

for Manchester United

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in the next couple of days,

with Henrikh Mkhitaryan moving

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to North London as part of the deal.

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Parents in England are subsidising

free nursery care because it hasn't

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been properly funded

by the government -

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that's according to a new survey.

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Many nurseries say they're

struggling to cover costs,

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and are having to ask parents

to help for fees,

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nappies and lunches.

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The government says the funding

was never intended to cover the cost

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of meals or additional services,

and that it's investing £6 billion

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in childcare by 2020.

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Our Education Correspondent Elaine

Dunkley has the details.

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How many of the pink

beads have we got?

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At Sparkling Stars preschool

in Poole, the numbers don't add up.

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It's struggling financially

to provide children with 30 hours

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of free care a week and says

the government hasn't provided

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enough funding for the scheme.

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We are funding big-time

here in Poole.

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Preschools in Poole

are paid £3.77 per hour

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to deliver funded childcare.

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Our true cost of provision

is closer to £5 per hour.

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The only person that this policy

is free to is the government.

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It's not free to providers.

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We are subsidising this policy.

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It is not free to parents

or their children because we are

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having to ask for additional

contributions to cover

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parts of what we offer

that the funding does not cover.

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Before the scheme was introduced,

the high cost of childcare meant

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some parents were worse off

going back to work.

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But with some nurseries struggling

to offer 30 hours a week,

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parents are being asked to pick

up additional costs.

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Having 30 hours gives me

the security to work more.

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But obviously if they can't sustain

it, then that's concerning.

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When they go on to bigger

schools, you're not to make

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When they go on to bigger schools,

you're not asked to make

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donations and things there.

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It is costly, for a working

family when you look

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at what the minimum wage is,

what they earn, and then you take

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off that cost to the nursery.

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The report from the Preschool

Learning Alliance suggests only 35%

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of childcare providers

are delivering 30 hours

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a week completely free.

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37% have introduced or increased

charges for things such as meals

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and snacks to make up the shortfall.

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And 38% of providers are uncertain

whether or not they will be offering

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30 hour places in a year's time.

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Almost on a daily basis I receive

e-mails and letters from providers

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that have been around for ten,

20, 30 years, who are saying,

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we've had enough, we can no

longer make this work.

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We are closing our doors.

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When you get one in five

providers in this survey that

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are saying effectively,

we are worried that we will not be

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here next year, then

that's a bad place to be.

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And government knows this

is likely to be the case.

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The government insists

the additional hours

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are working for parents,

but nurseries say they are

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going out of business.

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Elaine Dunkley, BBC News.

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A terminally-ill man who wants

to be helped to die has

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been granted permission

to take his case to appeal.

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68-year-old Noel Conway,

who has motor neurone disease,

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Says the current law breaches human

rights.

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Our Medical Correspondent Fergus

Walsh is at the High Court

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in Central London.

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Noel Conway is a retired lecturer.

He is becoming progressively weaker

0:19:240:19:30

as his motor neuron disease spreads.

He needs oxygen to help him breathe.

0:19:300:19:36

He says he fears having a painful

and undignified death. So he

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launched the challenge to the 1961

suicide act which forbids a doctor

0:19:410:19:46

from prescribing him a lethal dose.

He says that breaches his human

0:19:460:19:50

rights. Last October, three High

Court judges dismissed that

0:19:500:19:56

challenge. But two hours ago, some

Appeal Court judges said he should

0:19:560:20:01

be allowed to take that challenge

and review that decision with a full

0:20:010:20:06

hearing before the Court of Appeal,

which will be heard in a few months'

0:20:060:20:10

time. This issue of whether there

should be a right to die is a key

0:20:100:20:14

one for society. Back in 2015, MPs

overwhelmingly rejected proposals

0:20:140:20:22

for assisted dying in England and

Wales. Opponents say it would place

0:20:220:20:27

the weak and vulnerable at greater

risk, the risk of co-worker. Some

0:20:270:20:33

American states, California and

Colorado, have since then adopted

0:20:330:20:40

right to die, as has Victoria in

Australia. -- the risk of coercion.

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This case will go back to court in a

few months' time here.

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Modern slavery - it's

often a hidden problem -

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but one that can be found in towns

and cities all over the UK.

0:20:520:20:55

For the past year, the Co-Op has

been piloting the first scheme

0:20:550:20:58

of its kind to give paid work

experience and then a permanent role

0:20:580:21:06

to more than 30 former

victims of slavery,

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saying a new job can mean

a new life.

0:21:090:21:11

More than a dozen businesses

are meeting in Westminster

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to discuss how they can get

involved, as Nina Warhurst reports.

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Before, my life was very bad.

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I think, I don't have

a chance of a future.

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Now, it's very nice, it's great.

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I'm very happy.

0:21:220:21:23

Peter is a survivor

of modern slavery.

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One of 12 to have been placed

in safe, secure work by the Co-op.

0:21:240:21:28

Like thousands before him, Peter

came from Romania for a new life.

0:21:280:21:35

I'm looking for a job.

0:21:350:21:37

And to be happy?

Yes.

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But 12 hour days were spent

cold and wet, working

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in a car-wash without any pay.

0:21:420:21:47

He was then held prisoner,

only allowed out to open fake bank

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accounts for his captors.

0:21:500:21:51

You feel scared of these men?

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Yes, very scared.

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Because they're very

dangerous, these people.

0:21:550:21:57

Very, very aggressive.

0:21:570:21:59

They tell me, "I will kill you".

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His room was closely

guarded, but Peter escaped

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when the gang got drunk.

0:22:030:22:05

And now I'm remembering this...

0:22:050:22:07

Your heart beats faster

now, remembering?

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Very, very, very hard.

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From living in a safe

house, to a safe job.

0:22:140:22:16

Here at the Co-op, they are offering

survivors a new start.

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When they go into a workplace,

for example, it's either just

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the store manager who knows

they are a modern slave

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victim, or just their line

manager and logistics.

0:22:270:22:29

It's totally confidential.

0:22:290:22:31

What are the big challenges

you face in making sure

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this employment works?

0:22:330:22:35

They don't have maybe a driving

licence or bank account.

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The formal things you and I would

have to say who we were.

0:22:380:22:41

We have had to adapt our HR policies

to be able to deal with that.

0:22:410:22:45

Right now, in our communities,

there's an estimated

0:22:450:22:48

13,000 modern slaves.

0:22:480:22:55

Though because they often disappear,

that number could be much higher.

0:22:550:22:58

When survivors escape

or are discovered, often

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they are deeply traumatised.

0:22:590:23:00

They might be suffering

from panic attacks and be

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terrified of the police.

0:23:030:23:04

Sometimes their sense of trust has

been so deeply eroded

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that they are suspicious of any

support on offer.

0:23:060:23:09

That makes the scale of this

challenge even greater.

0:23:090:23:14

How did it go yesterday

at The Body Shop?

0:23:140:23:16

Today, this charity,

alongside the Co-op,

0:23:160:23:20

is meeting with a dozen businesses

hoping to help more survivors.

0:23:200:23:24

Even as consumers, we love hearing

when a business, when a corporation,

0:23:240:23:27

when they have a heart.

0:23:270:23:31

This is going to help so many

survivors, people who have been

0:23:310:23:34

the most vulnerable,

the most exploited.

0:23:340:23:36

It's setting them up

for a brand-new start.

0:23:360:23:39

Why do you like the job,

what do you like?

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I like it first thing

because it's nice people.

0:23:420:23:44

The manager is great.

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I love it, my job.

0:23:450:23:48

Peter is a man excited

about his future.

0:23:480:23:54

He's about to take his girlfriend

on holiday, a basic freedom that

0:23:540:23:57

now means the world.

0:23:570:23:58

Nina Warhurst, BBC News.

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The Director of Public Prosecutions,

Alison Saunders, says she doesn't

0:24:030:24:05

think anyone is in jail

after being wrongly convicted

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because of failures

to disclose crucial evidence.

0:24:070:24:11

It comes amid growing concern

about a series of rape cases

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which have collapsed after material

emerged undermining the prosecution.

0:24:140:24:17

Senior police, barristers

and prosecutors are meeting

0:24:170:24:20

today to discuss ways

to address the problems.

0:24:200:24:22

Our Home Affairs Correspondent

Danny Shaw is here.

0:24:220:24:25

Explain the kind of

situation that has arisen.

0:24:250:24:31

There have been three rape cases in

the past month that have all

0:24:310:24:34

collapsed late on, just as the trial

was about to get underway, shortly

0:24:340:24:39

before it was due to start, in which

men who have been investigated for

0:24:390:24:43

rape for many months have been

cleared because evidence has emerged

0:24:430:24:47

which assists their case, undermines

the persecution case. This has been

0:24:470:24:52

evidence from mobile phones, either

evidence on text messages or

0:24:520:24:55

photographs. This was crucial

evidence. The question is, why did

0:24:550:24:59

this evidence not emerge earlier?

Alison Saunders acknowledges there

0:24:590:25:03

is a problem and believes there are

systemic issues around the

0:25:030:25:07

disclosure of evidence across the

criminal justice system. She was

0:25:070:25:14

asked on the Today programme whether

it was possible there were people in

0:25:140:25:16

prison who were there because of

disclosure failings.

0:25:160:25:19

I don't think so, because what these

cases show is that when we take

0:25:190:25:23

a case through to trial,

there are various safeguards

0:25:230:25:25

in place, not least

of which the defence indicating

0:25:250:25:27

what their defence is going to be.

0:25:270:25:32

And if it is, the problem we have

found recently is around the ever

0:25:320:25:37

increasing use of social media,

all the digital material.

0:25:370:25:40

That we obtain.

Those comments have

been heavily criticised.

0:25:400:25:47

Conservative backbencher and

barrister Anna Soubry said she was

0:25:470:25:49

appalled at what Alison Saunders

said and said she was ill informed

0:25:490:25:53

to say nobody was in prison because

of disclosure failings. The body

0:25:530:25:58

that investigates possible

miscarriages of justice has said her

0:25:580:26:01

remarks were at odds with their long

experience of dealing with wrongful

0:26:010:26:05

convictions. And they had raised the

issue with Alison Saunders on

0:26:050:26:08

numerous occasions.

Danny Shaw,

thank you.

0:26:080:26:12

The adopted daughter

of the Hollywood film director

0:26:120:26:14

Woody Allen says she feels outrage

at being ignored for years

0:26:140:26:17

after making a sexual assault

allegation against him.

0:26:170:26:19

32-year-old Dylan Farrow

is appearing on television

0:26:190:26:21

for the first time to

discuss the allegation.

0:26:210:26:25

82-year-old Woody Allen

was investigated over the claim

0:26:250:26:27

that he molested Dylan

in an attic when she was seven.

0:26:270:26:30

He has always denied the allegation

and was never charged.

0:26:300:26:32

Lizo Mzimba reports.

0:26:320:26:37

The multi-Oscar-winning director is

one of the film's best-known faces.

0:26:370:26:41

He's also one of many Hollywood

figures accused of sexual

0:26:410:26:44

misconduct. In her first TV

interview with CBS news, his adopted

0:26:440:26:50

daughter Dylan Farrow has again said

she was abused by him when she was

0:26:500:26:55

just seven. Claims that Woody Allen

has consistently denied.

I was taken

0:26:550:27:01

to a small attic crawl space in my

mother's country house. In

0:27:010:27:05

Connecticut. By my father. He

instructed me to lay down on my

0:27:050:27:12

stomach and play with my brother's

toy train that was set up. And he

0:27:120:27:16

sat behind me in the doorway and, as

I played with the toy train, I was

0:27:160:27:25

sexually assaulted.

Woody Allen says

the claims were investigated by a

0:27:250:27:31

hospital and child welfare and he

says they independently concluded

0:27:310:27:35

that no molestation had ever taken

place. Instead, he says, they found

0:27:350:27:40

it likely a vulnerable child had

been coached to tell her story by

0:27:400:27:44

her angry mother during a

contentious break-up. Dylan Farrow

0:27:440:27:50

also showed him denying the claim on

a previously transmitted CBS

0:27:500:27:53

special.

I'm really sorry.

Don't

apologise.

I thought I could handle

0:27:530:27:59

it.

Are you crying because of what

he said, or seen him? What is

0:27:590:28:06

upsetting you?

He's lying and... He

has been lying for so long. And it's

0:28:060:28:13

difficult for me to see him and to

hear his voice.

Stars like Alec

0:28:130:28:19

Baldwin have expressed support for

Woody Allen. Many more Hollywood

0:28:190:28:22

figures have distanced themselves or

condemned him. Lizo Mzimba, BBC

0:28:220:28:25

News.

0:28:250:28:28

Scotland Yard says it's

investigating a third complaint

0:28:280:28:30

of sexual assault against

the actor Kevin Spacey.

0:28:300:28:34

The allegation relates to

an incident in Westminster in 2005.

0:28:340:28:37

Kevin Spacey, who has not been

charged with any offences,

0:28:370:28:39

has denied previous claims

against him, for alleged sexual

0:28:390:28:41

assaults that took place

in South London in 2005 and 2008.

0:28:410:28:47

The TV and radio presenter

Chris Tarrant has been

0:28:470:28:49

banned from driving,

after pleading guilty to driving

0:28:490:28:52

under the influence of alcohol.

0:28:520:28:55

The former Capital Radio DJ

and Who Wants to be Millionaire

0:28:550:28:58

The former Capital Radio DJ

and Who Wants to be a Millionaire

0:28:580:29:01

host was stopped after he left a pub

in Berkshire in November

0:29:010:29:04

after a member of the public

called the police.

0:29:040:29:06

The 71-year-old was disqualified

from driving for a year,

0:29:060:29:08

and fined £6000.

0:29:080:29:16

Some Royal watchers

have been queueing in

0:29:170:29:19

Cardiff since dawn to see

0:29:190:29:20

Prince Harry and his fiancee

Meghan Markle this afternoon.

0:29:200:29:22

They're expected at Cardiff Castle

shortly, where they'll take

0:29:220:29:24

a tour of the grounds.

0:29:240:29:26

Our Royal Correspondent

Nicholas Witchell is there.

0:29:260:29:30

The crowds are building up a little

bit now. To be perfectly honest, it

0:29:300:29:34

has been fairly low key up to this

point. Certainly not the excitement

0:29:340:29:40

there was in Brixton in south London

a couple of weeks ago. Harry and

0:29:400:29:44

Meghan Mac had been due here in a

couple of minutes but we understand

0:29:440:29:47

the train from Paddington has been

delayed and they will probably not

0:29:470:29:51

be here for the best part of an

hour. Although Harry is strictly

0:29:510:29:56

speaking Prince Henry of Wales, he

has not been a very regular visitor

0:29:560:30:00

to Wales. Today he's bringing his

bride-to-be on what will be her

0:30:000:30:06

third public appearance in the UK to

Cardiff Castle. They will

0:30:060:30:10

familiarise themselves with some

Welsh culture and language, meet

0:30:100:30:14

some sporting stars, and then they

will go to a community centre to

0:30:140:30:19

meet several charities which

encourage young people, particularly

0:30:190:30:25

from disadvantaged areas, to become

involved with sport. So Harry and

0:30:250:30:29

Meghan are on their way to Cardiff.

We will see how Cardiff responds.

0:30:290:30:35

Time for a look at the weather -

here's Sarah Keith-Lucas.

0:30:350:30:38

Some terrible weather overnight, has

the worst of it past?

0:30:380:30:42

The worst of the strong wind is

certainly over. The storm we had is

0:30:430:30:48

now moving off affecting the

Netherlands and Germany at the

0:30:480:30:51

moment. We are now left with more

snow and ice in the forecast. This

0:30:510:30:56

is the beautiful scene, fresh snow

and blue skies in North Yorkshire.

0:30:560:30:59

We have more of those snow showers

to come. The satellite image showing

0:30:590:31:04

a real peppering of cloud moving in

on a north-westerly wind across

0:31:040:31:09

Scotland, Northern Ireland,

north-west England. Further south,

0:31:090:31:12

most of the showers we see across

Wales and south-west England are

0:31:120:31:15

falling as rain with some sleet and

snow over higher ground. For parts

0:31:150:31:19

of Scotland, Northern Ireland and

northern England, most of the snow

0:31:190:31:22

over higher ground but the snow

levels will come down overnight

0:31:220:31:26

meaning we will start to see sleet

and some snow on lower levels. Here

0:31:260:31:36

we have some blue sky and sunshine.

Feeling chilly where ever you are.

0:31:360:31:43

Further sleet and snow tonight

across Scotland, Northern Ireland

0:31:430:31:47

and north-west England. We are

likely to see a significant risk of

0:31:470:31:49

icy conditions on Friday morning so

take care on the roads. There will

0:31:490:31:53

be some ice and accumulating snow

fall, even on lower levels with

0:31:530:31:58

temperatures subzero starting Friday

morning. Similar to today, Friday

0:31:580:32:03

will be mostly dry and clear. Chill

and eastern England and the far east

0:32:030:32:07

of Scotland. Some heavy snow for a

time pushing across Northern Ireland

0:32:070:32:10

into the western half of Scotland

and north-west England. We could see

0:32:100:32:14

several centimetres more of snow

accumulating. Temperatures between

0:32:140:32:19

two and 7 degrees. A different

feeling in the weather north to

0:32:190:32:21

south across the country. As we look

from Friday night and into the

0:32:210:32:26

weekend, a bit of a change with a

front approaching from the

0:32:260:32:29

south-west. Before that, a ridge of

higher pressure and a quieter day on

0:32:290:32:34

the cards for Saturday. Many of us

staying dry with some sunshine.

0:32:340:32:37

Still fairly chilly, 3-7 degrees.

Rain possible in the south and some

0:32:370:32:44

showers in Scotland. All in all, are

largely dry day. On Saturday night

0:32:440:32:48

into Sunday we will see the next

front moving in from the Atlantic.

0:32:480:32:52

As it bumps into the cold air, and

the period of snow like the across

0:32:520:32:57

northern England and Scotland in

particular. Wet and breezy on Sunday

0:32:570:33:01

but the temperatures will be rising

from what we have seen recently.

0:33:010:33:05

Through the weekend, a mix of mostly

dry and bright on Saturday, but

0:33:050:33:09

thing is getting increasingly wet

and windy once again by Sunday.

0:33:090:33:14

A reminder of our main

story this lunchtime...

0:33:140:33:19

The UK pledges £44 million

extra to help border

0:33:190:33:22

security at the Channel.

0:33:220:33:23

It'll be spent on fencing, CCTV

and new technology at border points.

0:33:230:33:25

That's all from the BBC News at One,

so it's goodbye from me,

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