0:00:04 > 0:00:08The family of the four children who died in a house fire in Salford
0:00:08 > 0:00:11this week say the children were the best of friends.
0:00:11 > 0:00:13The children were aged between three and 15.
0:00:13 > 0:00:16Their mother, who survived, remains in a coma and knows
0:00:16 > 0:00:19nothing of what happened.
0:00:19 > 0:00:21How can I turn round and say they've gone?
0:00:21 > 0:00:23I can't even turn round and say one's gone.
0:00:23 > 0:00:29All her young 'uns, all her babies have gone.
0:00:29 > 0:00:31The police say the fire was a targeted attack.
0:00:31 > 0:00:35Three people have been charged with murder.
0:00:35 > 0:00:38The family say the mother had called the police before and that
0:00:38 > 0:00:40night claiming the family was being harrassed.
0:00:40 > 0:00:43Also tonight:
0:00:43 > 0:00:46EU leaders give the official go-ahead for the Brexit talks
0:00:46 > 0:00:51to proceed to the next stage.
0:00:51 > 0:00:54A judge calls for an inquiry after a student is acquitted of rape
0:00:54 > 0:00:56because police failed to disclose evidence
0:00:56 > 0:00:57which could have cleared him.
0:00:57 > 0:01:00How an appearance on BBC News meant this man with learning difficulties,
0:01:00 > 0:01:04who'd been sent home to die, is now responding well to treatment.
0:01:04 > 0:01:08And the date is set for Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's wedding.
0:01:11 > 0:01:15Coming up on Sportsday on BBC News, Captain Steve Smith nears a ton
0:01:15 > 0:01:18as he leads the Australian fightback on the second day of the vital third
0:01:18 > 0:01:21Ashes Test in Perth.
0:01:41 > 0:01:43Good evening and welcome to the BBC News at Six.
0:01:43 > 0:01:46Relatives of the four children who died in a house fire in Salford
0:01:46 > 0:01:49have said they don't know how they will be able to tell
0:01:49 > 0:01:51the children's mother, who is in a medically-induced coma
0:01:51 > 0:01:54and likely to remain that way for several weeks.
0:01:54 > 0:01:5715-year-old Demi Pearson, Brandon, aged eight, Lacey, aged seven,
0:01:57 > 0:02:03and three-year-old Lia died following the fire on Monday,
0:02:03 > 0:02:04which police are calling a targeted attack.
0:02:04 > 0:02:07The children's grandfather says the family had been harrassed before
0:02:07 > 0:02:10and the police had been called on Sunday night but left.
0:02:10 > 0:02:13The house was set alight a few hours later.
0:02:13 > 0:02:15Three people have been charged with murder.
0:02:15 > 0:02:25Judith Moritz has been speaking to the family.
0:02:25 > 0:02:34This is the most harrowing of cases. Yes. It's impossible to some it up.
0:02:34 > 0:02:39I spent an hour this afternoon with the Pearson family, with Mike
0:02:39 > 0:02:44Pearson, whose grandchildren have died, and whose daughter, Michelle,
0:02:44 > 0:02:50is badly burned and fighting for her life in a coma, and with Michelle's
0:02:50 > 0:02:55brother and sister, Chris and Clare. The pain was obvious, looking at
0:02:55 > 0:03:00them, talking to them, but they said they wanted to do this interview
0:03:00 > 0:03:03because they want the public to understand the scale of what they
0:03:03 > 0:03:09have lost.
0:03:09 > 0:03:13They were running up and down the street, so happy that it was
0:03:13 > 0:03:19snowing. Brother and sister playing in the
0:03:19 > 0:03:25snow last week, Brandon and Lacey Pearson were inseparable. Leo was
0:03:25 > 0:03:31the baby of the family. Everyone doted on her.She melted your heart.
0:03:31 > 0:03:35You could not have a serious face with that child. She brought so much
0:03:35 > 0:03:41happiness.Their teenage sister looked out for them all.She
0:03:41 > 0:03:46mothered them like they were her own. They were best friends.Four
0:03:46 > 0:03:51young lives, take. Their mother, Michelle, is badly burned and in a
0:03:51 > 0:03:58coma. She does not know her children have died.How can I turn round and
0:03:58 > 0:04:03say they have gone? All her young ones, all her babies have gone. She
0:04:03 > 0:04:12will say, why have you brought me back? Wide into you just let me go?
0:04:12 > 0:04:17-- why didn't you just let me go? This is the first time the family
0:04:17 > 0:04:22have spoken of their pain, their loss and the night they saw fire
0:04:22 > 0:04:25engulfing the house where the children and their mother were
0:04:25 > 0:04:31asleep.There are not words to describe what you see.You can't
0:04:31 > 0:04:36describe what you see. I remember going down the street and being
0:04:36 > 0:04:39surrounded by police officers, and screaming at them, screaming at
0:04:39 > 0:04:43them, calling them all sorts of names.You just wanted to go in and
0:04:43 > 0:04:52help, and you couldn't.Little Lia's life hung in the balance for two
0:04:52 > 0:05:00days. Her auntie comforted her. Did you speak to her?I spoke to her, I
0:05:00 > 0:05:11sang to her.That must have been so difficult.It broke me, it did. I
0:05:11 > 0:05:16did not want that little girl gone. The police say the house was
0:05:16 > 0:05:22targeted. The family say that Michelle complained of being unsafe.
0:05:22 > 0:05:25She said she had actually been to the housing that week and begged
0:05:25 > 0:05:31them to move her to a safe house, or get her out of the area.Michelle
0:05:31 > 0:05:35has been unsafe in that property for months, and the police were aware of
0:05:35 > 0:05:39this, the council were aware of this. I'm sorry to say this, but
0:05:39 > 0:05:44they have let her down and my sister and her kids would have a chance of
0:05:44 > 0:05:49survival if they did their jobs properly.The family is broken,
0:05:49 > 0:05:54their pain is raw, and the loss is immeasurable. Judith Moritz, BBC
0:05:54 > 0:05:57News, Manchester.
0:05:57 > 0:06:00EU leaders have agreed to move Brexit talks on to the next phase,
0:06:00 > 0:06:02which will deal with the future relationship between Britain
0:06:02 > 0:06:05and the EU once Britain leaves.
0:06:05 > 0:06:07Theresa May has called it an important step on the road
0:06:07 > 0:06:10to a "smooth and orderly" Brexit.
0:06:10 > 0:06:12But the President of the European Council, Donald Tusk,
0:06:12 > 0:06:15has warned it will be "dramatically difficult" to reach a final
0:06:15 > 0:06:16deal by March 2019.
0:06:16 > 0:06:21Here's our political editor, Laura Kuenssberg.
0:06:21 > 0:06:23The men with the message.
0:06:23 > 0:06:26Part one is done.
0:06:26 > 0:06:28The European Union is ready to grant the Prime Minister's
0:06:28 > 0:06:31wish and move on.
0:06:31 > 0:06:36She was a tough, smart, polite and friendly negotiator.
0:06:36 > 0:06:41And so we were able to conclude that sufficient progress has been made.
0:06:41 > 0:06:43To get this far on Brexit, there has been some conflict
0:06:43 > 0:06:45and a lot of compromise.
0:06:45 > 0:06:48What is needed to get to the end of the next phase,
0:06:48 > 0:06:55and is Theresa May's goal of a full agreement by March 2019 realistic?
0:06:55 > 0:07:01Still realistic and, of course, dramatically difficult.
0:07:01 > 0:07:06The real negotiations on the second phase will start in March next year.
0:07:06 > 0:07:08I cannot say when these negotiations will be concluded.
0:07:08 > 0:07:13But I don't hope that I will have to have as early morning meeting
0:07:13 > 0:07:19with the British Prime Minister than the one I had last week.
0:07:19 > 0:07:21Hopefully, with fewer last-minute trips to Brussels
0:07:21 > 0:07:26in the middle of the night, the negotiations step up.
0:07:26 > 0:07:29It has been a slog to get this far, but their words this morning
0:07:29 > 0:07:32are part of our history now, the official end of the beginning
0:07:32 > 0:07:37of our departure from the European Union.
0:07:37 > 0:07:39It's taken time, but at last the government's negotiating team
0:07:39 > 0:07:42can crack on with initial talks about how we do business in future,
0:07:42 > 0:07:50and vitally the transition a couple of years after Brexit itself.
0:07:50 > 0:07:54The UK and the EU have shown what can be achieved by commitment
0:07:54 > 0:07:55and perseverance on both sides.
0:07:55 > 0:07:58I'm pleased that it's been agreed we should make rapid progress
0:07:58 > 0:08:00on an implementation period, which will give certainty
0:08:00 > 0:08:03to businesses and individuals.
0:08:03 > 0:08:05The EU's brokers believe the Cabinet at home must
0:08:05 > 0:08:09bury their differences, though, to give a clearer picture
0:08:09 > 0:08:14of how they want the future to look, before getting a decent hearing.
0:08:14 > 0:08:17The divide within the Conservative Party is going to make it very
0:08:17 > 0:08:20difficult for us to negotiate a way through as a country.
0:08:20 > 0:08:22And Theresa May, ultimately, has to be able to deliver
0:08:22 > 0:08:27for business here.
0:08:27 > 0:08:32Business need that certainty now.
0:08:32 > 0:08:35The 27 we are leaving behind don't agree with much of what the UK has
0:08:35 > 0:08:37already put on the table, especially during
0:08:37 > 0:08:39the transition period.
0:08:39 > 0:08:42They want the European Court to be in charge during that whole time,
0:08:42 > 0:08:46for the UK to accept any changes without a say, and for
0:08:46 > 0:08:50immigration to stay the same.
0:08:50 > 0:08:53This is a big junction.
0:08:53 > 0:08:57Phase two will be even tougher, she warned.
0:08:57 > 0:08:59We would like it to look as much like the current
0:08:59 > 0:09:01relationship as possible, but that wouldn't necessarily be
0:09:01 > 0:09:03the view of everyone.
0:09:03 > 0:09:04It's a marathon race.
0:09:04 > 0:09:08We have just finished the first mile.
0:09:08 > 0:09:10Given how far apart the two sides were, and the distance
0:09:10 > 0:09:12between the different wings of the Tory party,
0:09:12 > 0:09:15the Prime Minister might feel entitled tonight to take a pause
0:09:15 > 0:09:17for breath, a moment to savour having reached this junction.
0:09:17 > 0:09:23But with clashes in the Commons to come, in the Cabinet,
0:09:23 > 0:09:26and contradictions between the European Union and the UK,
0:09:26 > 0:09:33still, she has little time or energy to waste on celebration.
0:09:33 > 0:09:35And to reach this point, not even halfway, she's already
0:09:35 > 0:09:40had to yield so much.
0:09:40 > 0:09:43Indeed, at times it felt like the Prime Minister simply
0:09:43 > 0:09:44might not make it even this far.
0:09:44 > 0:09:48It is a very long way still until the end of this whole journey.
0:09:48 > 0:09:57Laura Kuenssberg, BBC News, Brussels.
0:09:57 > 0:10:00So with the first phase of Brexit talks finished -
0:10:00 > 0:10:03what's on the table for the second round of negotiations?
0:10:03 > 0:10:06Chris Morris from the BBC's Reality Check team looks ahead
0:10:06 > 0:10:10to what the next phase of talks will be about.
0:10:10 > 0:10:13Nearly 18 months after the referendum, the EU and the UK
0:10:13 > 0:10:15are finally going to start talking about the future.
0:10:15 > 0:10:18Negotiations will focus initially on a transition period of roughly
0:10:18 > 0:10:23two years after Brexit, with the aim of giving
0:10:23 > 0:10:25businesses extra certainty.
0:10:25 > 0:10:27This transition will take place under existing EU
0:10:27 > 0:10:30rules and regulations, where things mostly stay the same,
0:10:30 > 0:10:33except the UK no longer has a seat at the decision making table.
0:10:33 > 0:10:37For example, the EU says the UK will have to follow all EU
0:10:37 > 0:10:39rules and regulations, including new ones approved
0:10:39 > 0:10:44during the transition.
0:10:44 > 0:10:46The jurisdiction of the European Court of Justice
0:10:46 > 0:10:48will still apply in full, and free movement of people
0:10:48 > 0:10:53will continue, too.
0:10:53 > 0:10:55The EU says that means the UK staying in the single
0:10:55 > 0:10:57market and customs union.
0:10:57 > 0:10:59The British government doesn't agree and says we will leave both
0:10:59 > 0:11:04of these on the 29th of March, 2019.
0:11:04 > 0:11:06It could become a dispute over a form of words,
0:11:06 > 0:11:09but politically it is important.
0:11:09 > 0:11:13So lots to negotiate, but time is short.
0:11:13 > 0:11:15If all goes to plan, more EU guidelines will be issued
0:11:15 > 0:11:18next March, allowing talks on the future relationship to start,
0:11:18 > 0:11:26on things like security, foreign policy, and of course, trade.
0:11:26 > 0:11:28The EU says formal trade negotiations cannot begin, legally,
0:11:28 > 0:11:33until after the UK has left in 2019.
0:11:33 > 0:11:36But by October next year there could be a paper setting out
0:11:36 > 0:11:41broad political ambitions for future trade, perhaps 50 pages long.
0:11:41 > 0:11:44Contrast that with the EU's free trade agreement with Canada,
0:11:44 > 0:11:51a potential future model, which is more than 1500 pages.
0:11:51 > 0:11:53The government wants to be more ambitious and finish trade talks
0:11:53 > 0:11:55as quickly as possible, but realistically, says the EU,
0:11:55 > 0:11:59they will continue long after Brexit has actually happened.
0:11:59 > 0:12:05Chris Morris, BBC News.
0:12:05 > 0:12:07The date of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's wedding
0:12:07 > 0:12:08has been announced.
0:12:08 > 0:12:10It will be on Saturday 19th of May next year.
0:12:10 > 0:12:12The couple confirmed their engagement last month and said
0:12:12 > 0:12:15the ceremony will take place at Windsor Castle.
0:12:15 > 0:12:17Our royal correspondent Nicholas Witchell is
0:12:17 > 0:12:19at Buckingham Palace.
0:12:19 > 0:12:27So now we have a date.
0:12:27 > 0:12:33Yes, and it is a Saturday, which is unusual but not unprecedented. There
0:12:33 > 0:12:38was a royal wedding on Saturday in 1999. Part of the calculation will
0:12:38 > 0:12:41have been that because there is no bank holiday for the wedding, having
0:12:41 > 0:12:45it on a Saturday will give people an opportunity to go to Windsor and be
0:12:45 > 0:12:50part of the celebration. The other interesting thing about Saturday the
0:12:50 > 0:12:5519th of May is that it is the date of the FA Cup final. William is
0:12:55 > 0:12:59President of the FA and would normally be at Wembley. If he
0:12:59 > 0:13:04chooses to, he could still make it. Best man, or supporter to his
0:13:04 > 0:13:09brother at Windsor in the morning, for a late kick-off at Wembley in
0:13:09 > 0:13:14the afternoon. Somehow, I think they will be too busy celebrating.I
0:13:14 > 0:13:16think so. Thank you.
0:13:16 > 0:13:18A judge has called for an inquiry after a university student
0:13:18 > 0:13:21was cleared of rape because police failed to disclose evidence
0:13:21 > 0:13:22casting doubt on the case.
0:13:22 > 0:13:2522-year-old Liam Allan spent two years on bail, before his trial
0:13:25 > 0:13:28at Croydon Crown Court was halted, when it was revealed his accuser had
0:13:28 > 0:13:29sent him thousands of text messages.
0:13:29 > 0:13:33Clive Coleman has the story.
0:13:33 > 0:13:35The day after the case against him was dropped,
0:13:35 > 0:13:38Liam Allan is coming to terms with the end of
0:13:38 > 0:13:41a two-year nightmare.
0:13:41 > 0:13:44I was relieved, not just for myself, but for everyone who's been with me
0:13:44 > 0:13:45for every step of the way.
0:13:45 > 0:13:47And everyone it has impacted.
0:13:47 > 0:13:49It was just a huge, huge relief.
0:13:49 > 0:13:52You sort of get your life back.
0:13:52 > 0:13:54You don't realise that you've lost parts of your life
0:13:54 > 0:13:56until you have it completely done.
0:13:56 > 0:14:00The trial may be over, but the strain it caused remains vivid.
0:14:00 > 0:14:03I'll be honest, I did start to suffer from panic attacks,
0:14:03 > 0:14:06a couple of weeks before court, which is why I said
0:14:06 > 0:14:07it was probably my worst time.
0:14:07 > 0:14:09Because you just, you have to have your own reaction,
0:14:09 > 0:14:11panic attacks are an internal reaction that you
0:14:11 > 0:14:14can't help yourself.
0:14:14 > 0:14:16But it is to be expected, you can't not go through this
0:14:16 > 0:14:19and not panic and not fear and remain strong
0:14:19 > 0:14:21through the whole thing.
0:14:21 > 0:14:24It could bring the strongest person in the world to their knees.
0:14:24 > 0:14:29Liam went on trial charged with six rapes and six sexual assaults.
0:14:29 > 0:14:32His lawyers were repeatedly refused access to his alleged
0:14:32 > 0:14:35victim's phone records.
0:14:35 > 0:14:38They were finally handed over at the start of the trial.
0:14:38 > 0:14:4040,000 phone messages, included details which clearly
0:14:40 > 0:14:45suggested he was innocent.
0:14:45 > 0:14:49His trial at Croydon Crown Court collapsed yesterday.
0:14:49 > 0:14:51She said she didn't like sex with him.
0:14:51 > 0:14:53Text messages to say she loves sex with him.
0:14:53 > 0:14:57There were rape fantasies, there was sex in the open air.
0:14:57 > 0:14:59This was a 12 count indictment.
0:14:59 > 0:15:02If the defence hadn't got that, that man would have been convicted,
0:15:02 > 0:15:06that man would have got 12 years, that man would have had his life
0:15:06 > 0:15:10trashed and on the sexual offences register for ever.
0:15:10 > 0:15:16It is a fundamental principle of our system that the prosecution
0:15:16 > 0:15:18must hand over any evidence that it holds that could help
0:15:18 > 0:15:22the person on trial.
0:15:22 > 0:15:25Lawyers tell me that Liam Allan's experience is far from a one
0:15:25 > 0:15:29off and that there's a widespread problem.
0:15:29 > 0:15:31The Metropolitan Police are carrying out an urgent assessment the case.
0:15:31 > 0:15:35But for Liam, sorry just won't do it.
0:15:35 > 0:15:37An apology just doesn't feel like enough.
0:15:37 > 0:15:40The length of time I faced, the fact that the person remains
0:15:40 > 0:15:44anonymous and I am everywhere and got dragged through hell
0:15:44 > 0:15:46for the last two years, apology doesn't even slightly cut
0:15:46 > 0:15:50it at all.
0:15:50 > 0:15:52Liam's case adds to mounting concerns that the system
0:15:52 > 0:15:55for ensuring that those on trial receive all of the evidence that
0:15:55 > 0:15:59could help their defence, is failing far too often.
0:15:59 > 0:16:08Clive Coleman, BBC News.
0:16:11 > 0:16:12The time is 6:16 pm.
0:16:12 > 0:16:14Our top story this evening:
0:16:14 > 0:16:17The family of four children killed in a house fire speak
0:16:17 > 0:16:20of the pain of losing them.
0:16:20 > 0:16:23And still to come, will Ryanair's offer to its pilots avert strike
0:16:23 > 0:16:24action in the run up to Christmas?
0:16:24 > 0:16:28Coming up in Sportsday on BBC News:
0:16:28 > 0:16:31British number two Aljaz Bedene decides to switche his allegiance
0:16:31 > 0:16:33back to his native Slovenia, finally admitting defeat
0:16:33 > 0:16:37in his battle with the International Tennis Federation.
0:16:45 > 0:16:48Six months ago we brought you the story of Ian Shaw,
0:16:48 > 0:16:52who has learning disabilities, autism and epilepsy.
0:16:52 > 0:16:54He was diagnosed with testicular cancer and in January
0:16:54 > 0:16:56was sent home to die.
0:16:56 > 0:16:59But after watching our report, a psychiatrist got in touch
0:16:59 > 0:17:03suggesting Ian's case should be looked at again.
0:17:03 > 0:17:06It was and Ian is now responding well to treatment.
0:17:06 > 0:17:13Charities say it raises questions about the care given to some people
0:17:13 > 0:17:14with learning disabilities, as our social affairs
0:17:14 > 0:17:15correspondent Alison Holt reports.
0:17:15 > 0:17:19September, and it's an important moment in the Shaw household.
0:17:19 > 0:17:2234-year-old Ian will soon be on his way to hospital.
0:17:22 > 0:17:24Going out for a drive, Ian, in the ambulance?
0:17:24 > 0:17:27Yeah, please.
0:17:27 > 0:17:29Ian has learning disabilities, autism, epilepsy and can't
0:17:29 > 0:17:30speak for himself.
0:17:30 > 0:17:31Morning, everyone.
0:17:31 > 0:17:32Hello.
0:17:32 > 0:17:35He also has testicular cancer.
0:17:35 > 0:17:37He's being taken for his second round of chemotherapy,
0:17:37 > 0:17:40and that's a major change.
0:17:40 > 0:17:43In January, his family was told he was terminally ill and had
0:17:43 > 0:17:46three months to live.
0:17:46 > 0:17:49He spent a long time in bed, especially when I thought
0:17:49 > 0:17:51there was no treatment and no cure, I just thought...
0:17:51 > 0:17:53Just a waiting game, but now, it's like there is hope.
0:17:53 > 0:17:56I first met Ian back in April, because his family wanted others
0:17:56 > 0:18:02to understand how people with learning disabilities
0:18:02 > 0:18:04are too often failed by the system.
0:18:04 > 0:18:05None of us realised then the full extent
0:18:05 > 0:18:09of what that meant in his case.
0:18:09 > 0:18:12Turn the clock back to our report, broadcast in July,
0:18:12 > 0:18:14and Ian was clearly ill.
0:18:14 > 0:18:17Difficult for his parents, who believed his cancer should have
0:18:17 > 0:18:18been spotted sooner.
0:18:18 > 0:18:20He'd spent nine years in secure health units
0:18:20 > 0:18:23because of his challenging behaviour, and they felt
0:18:23 > 0:18:26he'd been overmedicated and his health neglected.
0:18:26 > 0:18:30I was told there was no treatment.
0:18:30 > 0:18:37Because he'd been there a long time and they couldn't treat it
0:18:37 > 0:18:39because it would be too much.
0:18:39 > 0:18:44It just wouldn't work, it's gone too far.
0:18:44 > 0:18:46Watching that report was Dr Justin Wilson,
0:18:46 > 0:18:48a psychiatrist who had researched cancer treatments in people
0:18:48 > 0:18:49with learning disabilities.
0:18:49 > 0:18:51Knowing that testicular cancer is one of the most treatable
0:18:51 > 0:18:54cancers that there is, I was surprised that a decision had
0:18:54 > 0:18:57been made not to provide treatment.
0:18:57 > 0:18:58I wanted to understand what that was about.
0:18:58 > 0:19:00We put him in touch with the family.
0:19:00 > 0:19:03He suggested getting a second opinion, which led to Ian having
0:19:03 > 0:19:08chemo at the Royal Marsden Hospital.
0:19:08 > 0:19:10My concern was that perhaps judgments are made
0:19:10 > 0:19:15about the quality-of-life that he has, because of his severe
0:19:15 > 0:19:16learning disabilities and because of the physical impact
0:19:16 > 0:19:19of how the cancer had spread.
0:19:19 > 0:19:21I'm also clearly aware that providing cancer treatment
0:19:21 > 0:19:24for somebody with the problems that Ian has is a real challenge,
0:19:24 > 0:19:30but my view is that those challenges can be overcome.
0:19:30 > 0:19:32Give me your hands...
0:19:32 > 0:19:35It is now November and another big day for Ian.
0:19:35 > 0:19:37He's being moved to a wheelchair because the doctors
0:19:37 > 0:19:40want him up and about.
0:19:40 > 0:19:42The cancer has affected his spine, so he can't walk,
0:19:42 > 0:19:43but he's doing really well.
0:19:43 > 0:19:45Do you like it, Ian?
0:19:45 > 0:19:49After ten months stuck in a bed, he's had enough of people talking.
0:19:49 > 0:19:51He's desperate to have a chair, isn't he?
0:19:51 > 0:19:54Once moving, he doesn't want to stop.
0:19:54 > 0:19:57The look on his face...
0:19:57 > 0:20:03There's still a long way to go for Ian, but the change
0:20:03 > 0:20:06is staggering since I first met him, and since his family was told
0:20:06 > 0:20:09there was no hope at the Luton and Dunstable Hospital in January.
0:20:10 > 0:20:12In a statement the hospital says, "A number of experts
0:20:12 > 0:20:14were consulted about Ian's case.
0:20:14 > 0:20:23It was agreed that Mr Shaw was too ill to undergo chemotherapy.
0:20:23 > 0:20:25It concludes his learning difficulties were not a factor
0:20:25 > 0:20:28in the decision to move to a palliative care pathway".
0:20:28 > 0:20:29First time in the chair?
0:20:29 > 0:20:30For ages.
0:20:30 > 0:20:33He's over moon.
0:20:33 > 0:20:36Dr Wilson and Bernadette Adams, the family's advocate, haven't seen
0:20:36 > 0:20:37Ian for a couple of months.
0:20:37 > 0:20:40Hello, how are you?
0:20:40 > 0:20:43I think we need to know that people with autism and learning
0:20:43 > 0:20:52disabilities have the same right as anyone else, and there
0:20:52 > 0:20:55and there doesn't need to be a barrier, we can make
0:20:55 > 0:20:57adjustments so that they get the right treatment,
0:20:57 > 0:20:58at the right time.
0:20:58 > 0:21:00NHS England says it's working to reduce the health inequalities
0:21:00 > 0:21:02faced by people with learning disabilities, but it didn't
0:21:02 > 0:21:04want to comment on Ian's case.
0:21:04 > 0:21:13The latest scan has shown that his is shrinking.
0:21:13 > 0:21:14-- his cancer is shrinking.
0:21:14 > 0:21:15Give us a kiss!
0:21:15 > 0:21:21Alison Holt, BBC News.
0:21:21 > 0:21:23In California 8,000 firefighters are still battling a huge wildfire -
0:21:23 > 0:21:25which has been burning for 11 days.
0:21:25 > 0:21:28The blaze has now destroyed an area larger than New York City and Paris
0:21:28 > 0:21:31combined, and is on track to become the largest wildfire
0:21:31 > 0:21:32in the state's history.
0:21:32 > 0:21:34A mounted police officer and a farrier working for the police
0:21:34 > 0:21:37who claimed Liverpool fans burned a horse with cigarettes
0:21:37 > 0:21:41during the Hillsborough disaster, will not face criminal charges.
0:21:41 > 0:21:43The former South Yorkshire Police policeman and the civilian farrier
0:21:43 > 0:21:45were accused of making up the story.
0:21:45 > 0:21:47Both men were referred to the Crown Prosecution Service
0:21:47 > 0:21:49by the police watchdog.
0:21:50 > 0:21:52Ryanair has agreed to recognise pilots unions for the first time,
0:21:52 > 0:21:56to try to avert strike action in the run-up to Christmas.
0:21:56 > 0:21:59It's urging its staff to call off industrial action
0:21:59 > 0:22:02which is planned for next Wednesday.
0:22:02 > 0:22:09Our Transport Correspondent Richard Westcott is at Stansted Airport,
0:22:09 > 0:22:12and Richard, the head of Ryanair, Michael O'Leary reportedly once said
0:22:12 > 0:22:15he'd rather cut off his own hand than recognise unions so this
0:22:15 > 0:22:17is a bit of a turnaround.
0:22:17 > 0:22:22Yes, he doesn't mince his words, the boss of Ryanair, Michael O'Leary. I
0:22:22 > 0:22:26think it is a staggering turnaround, for someone who is always known as
0:22:26 > 0:22:30one of the real tough guys of the business world. For years, Michael
0:22:30 > 0:22:35O'Leary said he would not basically recognise unions, won't let pilots
0:22:35 > 0:22:38negotiate through unions. He was saying it only on Tuesday when a
0:22:38 > 0:22:41press release came out from the company saying, we will not
0:22:41 > 0:22:44recognise unions. This morning out of the blue they basically did an
0:22:44 > 0:22:55about turn and
0:22:55 > 0:22:57said we have changed our mind, we will recognise unions under some
0:22:57 > 0:22:59circumstances. Why have they dot-mac? They are facing industrial
0:22:59 > 0:23:02action from pilots, a strike in Ireland and Portugal next week. You
0:23:02 > 0:23:04may remember they have had problems with pilots before, Ryanair. It
0:23:04 > 0:23:06wasn't long ago when I was standing right here telling you about the
0:23:06 > 0:23:0920,000 flights they had to cancel all across the winter because they
0:23:09 > 0:23:15messed up their pilot roster. That affected 700,000 passengers, people
0:23:15 > 0:23:19who had to rebook flights or make other plans. So what about that
0:23:19 > 0:23:23strike next week on Wednesday question that there is a bit of a
0:23:23 > 0:23:26twist tonight with that. The union has said that they are happy to call
0:23:26 > 0:23:31off the strike but they want to meet Ryanair first. They are not going to
0:23:31 > 0:23:35call off the strike until they can meet Ryanair face to face. Ryanair
0:23:35 > 0:23:40says it can only meet on Wednesday, strike date, too late. At the moment
0:23:40 > 0:23:44neither side is moving. We will have to see how it plays out. As it
0:23:44 > 0:23:48stands at the moment, that strike in Ireland next Wednesday still going
0:23:48 > 0:23:53ahead.We shall see, Richard at Stansted, thank you.
0:23:53 > 0:23:55Cricket, and England failed to capitalise on centuries
0:23:55 > 0:23:58from Jonny Bairstow and Davvid Malan on the second day of the third
0:23:58 > 0:24:00Ashes Test against Australia.
0:24:00 > 0:24:03They were bowled out for 403, after losing their last six
0:24:03 > 0:24:04wickets for just 35 runs.
0:24:04 > 0:24:06Australia, in reply, are 203-3.
0:24:06 > 0:24:08England need at least a draw to avoid losing the series,
0:24:08 > 0:24:12as Andy Swiss reports.
0:24:15 > 0:24:19The WACA is traditionally where Australian heroes are made,
0:24:19 > 0:24:22but would this be another day for English ones?
0:24:22 > 0:24:25Well, it seemed so at first, as Dawid Malan and Jonny Bairstow
0:24:25 > 0:24:27picked up their marathon partnership where they'd left.
0:24:27 > 0:24:31Bairstow completing a superb century.
0:24:31 > 0:24:34After his now infamous incident in a Perth bar, he celebrated
0:24:34 > 0:24:35by head-butting his helmet.
0:24:35 > 0:24:38England were enjoying themselves.
0:24:38 > 0:24:42But out of nowhere, guess what?
0:24:42 > 0:24:45Malan went to a brilliant catch by Peter Handscomb for 140,
0:24:45 > 0:24:49and the rest crumbled in all too familiar fashion, losing
0:24:49 > 0:24:54their last six wickets in 48 mind-boggling minutes.
0:24:54 > 0:24:57They just made it to the 400 mark, but it should have
0:24:57 > 0:24:59been so much better.
0:24:59 > 0:25:02To be all out by lunchtime here wasn't exactly
0:25:02 > 0:25:04part of England's plan.
0:25:04 > 0:25:06That was some batting collapse, even by their standards,
0:25:06 > 0:25:08and Australia are suddenly right back in this.
0:25:08 > 0:25:12So could England's bowlers repair the damage?
0:25:12 > 0:25:15Well, they made a decent start - Craig Overton removing both openers,
0:25:15 > 0:25:19but further chances slipped through their fingers.
0:25:19 > 0:25:22They were difficult ones, but they proved damaging.
0:25:22 > 0:25:25Usman Khawaja made a half-century by the time he was eventually
0:25:25 > 0:25:28trapped leg before, and there was no budging his skipper.
0:25:28 > 0:25:32Steve Smith still there on 92.
0:25:32 > 0:25:39If only some of England's earlier batting had shown such stickability.
0:25:44 > 0:25:47You can look at it and say we let the position slip that our job on
0:25:47 > 0:25:51the comeback in the morning is a case of right, we've got the
0:25:51 > 0:25:53capabilities of taking five, six wickets in a session. We've shown
0:25:53 > 0:25:58that previously so there's no reason why can't now.
0:25:58 > 0:26:01A day which belonged to Australia, then, but a Test which England
0:26:01 > 0:26:03can't afford to lose is still tantalisingly poised.
0:26:03 > 0:26:05Andy Swiss, BBC News, Perth.
0:26:06 > 0:26:08Time for a look at the weather...
0:26:08 > 0:26:10Here's Darren Bett.
0:26:10 > 0:26:14You said it will get a bit warmer but clearly nothing like Australia?
0:26:14 > 0:26:19Goodness me, no. That would be nice.
0:26:19 > 0:26:23It would be unusual. It is going to take a while to lift as temperatures
0:26:23 > 0:26:28this weekend. It is a cold winter sky we have across many areas at the
0:26:28 > 0:26:30moment. It will be colder
0:26:30 > 0:26:30sky we have across many areas at the moment. It will be colder tonight
0:26:30 > 0:26:35than it was last night. Still the northerly winds, they will ease
0:26:35 > 0:26:38down. Showers in eastern England will retreat back to the coast. A
0:26:38 > 0:26:42few showers in Wales on the south-west, and some wetter weather
0:26:42 > 0:26:46coming into Northern Ireland later. For many away from these areas it
0:26:46 > 0:26:51will be dry, clear, frost developing widely in rural areas, down 2-50 -6
0:26:51 > 0:26:58in the North. Cold air to start the weekend but ushering in some warmer
0:26:58 > 0:27:01air as we change direction from a northerly to south-westerly. But it
0:27:01 > 0:27:05takes time. A cold start on Saturday to stop showers and cloud across
0:27:05 > 0:27:08Northern Ireland and spilling over the Irish Sea into England and
0:27:08 > 0:27:11Wales. Further east and north probably largely dry with some
0:27:11 > 0:27:16sunshine. Another cold day to come across Scotland after that frosty
0:27:16 > 0:27:19start. Northern Ireland a little bit mild but certainly more cloud around
0:27:19 > 0:27:23here. Some showers especially in the morning. Northern England, eastern
0:27:23 > 0:27:27England, all the way to East Anglia will be cold. It will be bright but
0:27:27 > 0:27:31it will be cold. The mild air doesn't reach here just yet.
0:27:31 > 0:27:34Somewhat milder in Wales, perhaps north-west England, south-western
0:27:34 > 0:27:38parts of England but there will be cloud and some showers. Before it
0:27:38 > 0:27:45gets milder, it will get cold again tomorrow night across eastern areas
0:27:45 > 0:27:47but the more significant change probably comes during the second
0:27:47 > 0:27:49half of the weekend. The weather system moving from the north-west,
0:27:49 > 0:27:53bringing a stronger south-westerly wind for the rest of the day,
0:27:53 > 0:27:56bringing cloud and outbreaks of rain pushing across the UK but lifting
0:27:56 > 0:28:00temperatures to 9-10. Next the first half of next week at least we won't
0:28:00 > 0:28:04see much rain at all. It will be mild but that mildness comes with a
0:28:04 > 0:28:05good deal of cloud.
0:28:05 > 0:28:06mild but that mildness comes with a good deal of cloud.