0:00:06 > 0:00:09The boss of the collapsed construction giant Carillion says
0:00:09 > 0:00:11he takes full responsibility for its demise, which threatens
0:00:11 > 0:00:13thousands of jobs.
0:00:13 > 0:00:15MPs have been grilling former directors about what went wrong.
0:00:15 > 0:00:19Several apologised but none offered to give up their bonuses.
0:00:19 > 0:00:24I'm truly sorry for the impact.
0:00:24 > 0:00:28It was the worst possible outcome.
0:00:28 > 0:00:32This was a business worth fighting for, and that's what I sought to do.
0:00:32 > 0:00:35But MPs accused the former bosses of building a giant company on sand
0:00:35 > 0:00:37in a desperate dash for cash.
0:00:37 > 0:00:39Also tonight:
0:00:39 > 0:00:41Volatile markets - more frantic trading on Wall Street
0:00:41 > 0:00:47after yesterday's dramatic fall sparked a global sell-off.
0:00:47 > 0:00:50The IRA's Hyde Park bomb - more than 35 years later,
0:00:50 > 0:00:52the families of the men who died win legal aid for civil
0:00:52 > 0:01:00action against a suspect.
0:01:00 > 0:01:02Everything I can, but nothing gets done...
0:01:02 > 0:01:05The TV star Katie Price goes to Parliament to call for online
0:01:05 > 0:01:08abuse to be made a criminal offence.
0:01:08 > 0:01:10That comes after her son was repeatedly targeted.
0:01:10 > 0:01:13And 100 years after some women won the right to vote,
0:01:13 > 0:01:15we look back at their extraordinary campaign and its legacy.
0:01:15 > 0:01:17And coming up on Sportsday on BBC News...
0:01:17 > 0:01:19Chelsea will not be sacking manager Antonio Conte,
0:01:19 > 0:01:21despite mounting pressure following back-to-back
0:01:21 > 0:01:23league defeats.
0:01:43 > 0:01:46Good evening and welcome to the BBC News at Six.
0:01:46 > 0:01:48Former executives at the failed construction and services giant
0:01:48 > 0:01:51Carillion have apologised for the company's collapse.
0:01:51 > 0:01:53But they denied claims by MPs that they were
0:01:53 > 0:01:54"asleep at the wheel."
0:01:54 > 0:01:58The firm - which employed 20,000 people in the UK -
0:01:58 > 0:01:58went into liquidation last month.
0:01:58 > 0:02:02Today the company's former directors faced a committee of MPs
0:02:02 > 0:02:07to explain what they'd known about its financial position.
0:02:07 > 0:02:14Our business editor Simon Jack reports.
0:02:14 > 0:02:19Summoned to Westminster - Carillion's top brass. Philip Green
0:02:19 > 0:02:23was chairman of the board when the company collapsed, and he started
0:02:23 > 0:02:28with an apology.I would say I am deeply sorry for the impact that the
0:02:28 > 0:02:34collapse of the company had on employees, pensioners, customers,
0:02:34 > 0:02:39suppliers and all stakeholders.So what went wrong? Xhaka Khan was
0:02:39 > 0:02:44finance director and said that hundreds of millions was owed by
0:02:44 > 0:02:48Middle East customers, projects or trouble, and new business dried up.
0:02:48 > 0:02:55We had contracts that continued to drift because of Brexit uncertainty.
0:02:55 > 0:02:59And that was amplified by the general election announcement.Here
0:02:59 > 0:03:08in King's Cross, there are few signs -- there are a few signs that
0:03:08 > 0:03:14Carillion is still involved in this project. This company suffered a
0:03:14 > 0:03:17crippling profit warning in six months later was liquidated. One
0:03:17 > 0:03:22thing everyone agrees on is that the company had far too much debt, so a
0:03:22 > 0:03:25nasty -- when nasty prizes came along, the company was in no fit
0:03:25 > 0:03:30state to withstand them. Other projects face major delays. The
0:03:30 > 0:03:34Royal liver hospital was due to open this month but may now not be ready
0:03:34 > 0:03:40before the end of next year. Were the boss is rewarded for these
0:03:40 > 0:03:46failures? Former chief executive Richard Howson was paid £1.5 million
0:03:46 > 0:03:52in salary, perks and bonuses.Do you feel comfortable with the level
0:03:52 > 0:03:58bonus you receive the year before the company you ran collapsed?Yes,
0:03:58 > 0:04:01I do, for the attributes I owned it for. After that bonuses deferred,
0:04:01 > 0:04:06and half was paid in cash.There will be heated moments to come in
0:04:06 > 0:04:10this postmortem, and there will be awkward ones.Large numbers of
0:04:10 > 0:04:13people aren't going to get paid for their contracts. Other people have
0:04:13 > 0:04:24lost their jobs, and you are still all right. All of you. Aren't you?
0:04:24 > 0:04:27Simon Jack, BBC News.
0:04:27 > 0:04:29It's been another volatile day for stock markets around the world
0:04:29 > 0:04:31after yesterday's big falls in America.
0:04:31 > 0:04:33The global sell-off was sparked by concerns that interest rates
0:04:33 > 0:04:35may rise in the US more quickly than expected.
0:04:35 > 0:04:38That would push up borrowing costs for companies and consumers.
0:04:38 > 0:04:44Our economics editor, Kamal Ahmed, has the details.
0:04:44 > 0:04:52The opening bell in New York today - optimistic, as ever. It is America,
0:04:52 > 0:04:57but on trading floors around the world - Franco, Tokyo London - worry
0:04:57 > 0:05:02as stock markets suffered a third day of falls. After the calm, the
0:05:02 > 0:05:08record highs, this is the.We see this as a correction, not a profound
0:05:08 > 0:05:11change that would mean we are entering a more difficult
0:05:11 > 0:05:15environment. Nevertheless, we must understand that we are at a juncture
0:05:15 > 0:05:18in the global economy and in markets that might imply that the way
0:05:18 > 0:05:22forward is a lot more difficult and trickier than it was.The dramatic
0:05:22 > 0:05:27falls followed a remarkable upward run. The major American market, the
0:05:27 > 0:05:32Dow Jones, and in the UK the FTSE 100, had been rising for a decade
0:05:32 > 0:05:38before the sell-off began. Over the last three days, the Dow Jones has
0:05:38 > 0:05:43fallen by 7.1%, and the FTSE 100 has fallen by 4.7%. This has been a
0:05:43 > 0:05:46period of money printing. Central banks have kept interest rates at
0:05:46 > 0:05:51record lows and pumped in trillions of pounds of economic stimulus. The
0:05:51 > 0:05:54fear in the markets now is that inflation is returning because of
0:05:54 > 0:05:58strong global growth, and interest rates will rise, and the stimulus
0:05:58 > 0:06:03taps will be turned off. Events in this city, events on Wall Street,
0:06:03 > 0:06:07can seem a long way away from the high street, but the health of the
0:06:07 > 0:06:11stock market does matter. It matters, of course, if you own
0:06:11 > 0:06:15shares. It matters if you have a pension fund, often invested in
0:06:15 > 0:06:20stock markets. It matters if you have savings, often invested in
0:06:20 > 0:06:23stock markets. When the markets go down, the negative effects can be
0:06:23 > 0:06:28felt by many millions of people. America led the rise and has been
0:06:28 > 0:06:33leading the dip. That is a bit tricky for this man.At the stock
0:06:33 > 0:06:38market has smashed one record after another. We have here, I guess,
0:06:38 > 0:06:41close to 60 records. Our stock market has reached an all-time high
0:06:41 > 0:06:48today.Will the president have to eat a little humble pie?Let's
0:06:48 > 0:06:53refocus and look long-term. It is difficult to do in these situations
0:06:53 > 0:06:59and these times. Let's keep a diversified portfolio. You can't
0:06:59 > 0:07:05have all your eggs in one basket. This is not yet a market crisis. The
0:07:05 > 0:07:08economic fundamentals are strong, particularly in Trump's America. Not
0:07:08 > 0:07:13many believe a full crash is imminent, but sentiment, emotion,
0:07:13 > 0:07:18drives markets as much as facts, and that is hard to predict.
0:07:18 > 0:07:23The families of four members of the Household Cavalry who died
0:07:23 > 0:07:26in the IRA Hyde Park bombing in 1982 have finally been awarded
0:07:26 > 0:07:31legal aid to fund civil action against a suspect.
0:07:31 > 0:07:3366-year-old John Downey - a convicted IRA bomber -
0:07:33 > 0:07:35was charged with their murders four years ago.
0:07:35 > 0:07:38But his trial collapsed dramatically when it emerged that he had been
0:07:38 > 0:07:39given written assurance, under a controversial scheme,
0:07:39 > 0:07:41that he was no longer a wanted man.
0:07:41 > 0:07:48Daniela Relph reports.
0:07:48 > 0:07:55It was a terror attack from another time - the 20th of July, 1982. An
0:07:55 > 0:08:00IRA car bomb detonated near Hyde Park. Then another device exploded
0:08:00 > 0:08:05under a bandstand nearby. Amongst those killed were four soldiers from
0:08:05 > 0:08:10the Household Cavalry. Squadron quartermaster Corporal Roy Bright,
0:08:10 > 0:08:13the tenant Anthony Daly, Lance Corporal Jeffrey Young, and Trooper
0:08:13 > 0:08:19Simon tipper. He was then just 19 years old. His family, this has been
0:08:19 > 0:08:26a long and continuing fight for justice.I will sleep easy again. My
0:08:26 > 0:08:30brother can rest easy where he is now, and that is all I ask. I don't
0:08:30 > 0:08:37ask any more, I don't want nothing from this whatsoever. All I want is
0:08:37 > 0:08:44the truth.John Downey was the prime suspect. Convicted of IRA membership
0:08:44 > 0:08:49in the 1970s, he was charged with the bombing in 2014. He always
0:08:49 > 0:08:52denied any involvement, but his case collapsed. As part of the Good
0:08:52 > 0:08:56Friday Agreement, John Downey had been sent an on the run letter,
0:08:56 > 0:09:00giving an assurance that he would not face trial. The scheme was
0:09:00 > 0:09:05heavily criticised. Tony Blair, whose Government implemented on the
0:09:05 > 0:09:09run letters, fiercely defended them. Without having done that, we would
0:09:09 > 0:09:14not have a Northern Ireland peace process in place today.Being able
0:09:14 > 0:09:17to pay for a civil action is a major breakthrough for the families of
0:09:17 > 0:09:22those who lost their lives here. There is a long legal road ahead,
0:09:22 > 0:09:27but now, they have hope. Seven horses were also killed in the Hyde
0:09:27 > 0:09:33Park bombing. One that survived was Sefton. In the aftermath of the
0:09:33 > 0:09:38horrific attack, the most's recovery captured the public's attention. The
0:09:38 > 0:09:43Hyde Park campaign for justice now has renewed vigour. Even though the
0:09:43 > 0:09:50impact and pain of events decades ago still lingers.
0:09:50 > 0:09:52There's been a sharp drop in the amount of money councils
0:09:52 > 0:09:54are spending on services for vulnerable children
0:09:54 > 0:09:57and families across England.
0:09:57 > 0:09:59Research by Huddersfield and Sheffield universities has found
0:09:59 > 0:10:01that overall spending on children's services has fallen by 16% since
0:10:01 > 0:10:052010, despite increasing demand.
0:10:05 > 0:10:07And it's much worse in the most deprived council areas,
0:10:07 > 0:10:11with spending cut by an average of 27%.
0:10:11 > 0:10:13But the Government insists extra money has been made
0:10:13 > 0:10:16available to councils.
0:10:16 > 0:10:20Here's our social affairs correspondent, Alison Holt.
0:10:20 > 0:10:23In a cramped room in one of Birmingham's most deprived areas,
0:10:23 > 0:10:26volunteers run a cook and eat session for local families.
0:10:26 > 0:10:28It's packed.
0:10:28 > 0:10:31Many of the families here are under pressure with money or
0:10:31 > 0:10:32other worries.
0:10:32 > 0:10:34In these sessions, the mums find counselling, childcare
0:10:34 > 0:10:36and friends.
0:10:36 > 0:10:38They've asked not to be identified.
0:10:38 > 0:10:44That help is vital for mental health.
0:10:44 > 0:10:46Obviously, having the mothers emotionally stable helps the
0:10:46 > 0:10:50children, and happy parents is happy children.
0:10:50 > 0:10:53Today's research shows that early intervention and family
0:10:53 > 0:10:56support like this have had huge cuts as council spending on children's
0:10:56 > 0:10:58services in England has been squeezed.
0:10:58 > 0:11:00This place, run by a charity, says it has seen neglect
0:11:00 > 0:11:08cases increase massively.
0:11:14 > 0:11:16What we see is, where early help could have
0:11:16 > 0:11:19happened and the mum was able to get on her feet and keep those children,
0:11:19 > 0:11:22and then go on to be a very effective parent,
0:11:22 > 0:11:24we are now seeing that that is just left and left
0:11:24 > 0:11:28until a crisis emerges, and then you are at the very top end
0:11:28 > 0:11:29of crisis that involves removal of children.
0:11:29 > 0:11:32And this woman told me she is now caring for her relative's two
0:11:32 > 0:11:34children, who would otherwise be in care.
0:11:34 > 0:11:36She says the family didn't get enough early support.
0:11:36 > 0:11:38It would have made a lot of difference.
0:11:38 > 0:11:40It maybe would have helped probably keep the
0:11:40 > 0:11:43family together and not have it broken up the way that it is.
0:11:43 > 0:11:45In Birmingham, there are some of the most deprived
0:11:45 > 0:11:47areas in the country.
0:11:47 > 0:11:51According to today's research, it is councils which are dealing
0:11:51 > 0:11:54with high levels of poverty and of need which
0:11:54 > 0:11:56have seen some of the greatest cuts to their children's services
0:11:56 > 0:11:57budgets.
0:11:57 > 0:12:00Councils are dealing with a surge in child protection cases,
0:12:00 > 0:12:03with more children going into care, whilst those vital services have
0:12:03 > 0:12:04been largely shielded.
0:12:04 > 0:12:08In the most deprived areas, there has been a 54% cut
0:12:08 > 0:12:12in spending on helping families early.
0:12:12 > 0:12:20So, this is the room that was used for play...
0:12:20 > 0:12:22That has meant the closure of children's centres like
0:12:22 > 0:12:23this one in Birmingham.
0:12:23 > 0:12:25Here, they say they've lost staff who really
0:12:25 > 0:12:26knew what was going on locally.
0:12:26 > 0:12:29The same issues are still there.
0:12:29 > 0:12:31The community, as all communities in deprived areas, still need that
0:12:31 > 0:12:36support.
0:12:36 > 0:12:38But councils maintain the squeeze on their funding from
0:12:38 > 0:12:43Government leaves them with no choice.
0:12:43 > 0:12:45Many councils now face a tipping point where they know they
0:12:45 > 0:12:49are having to take away the services that keep people out of the most
0:12:49 > 0:12:50expensive child protection services.
0:12:50 > 0:12:53However, they've simply got no choice because they've got to keep
0:12:53 > 0:12:55funding the child protection work, and everything else, therefore, has
0:12:55 > 0:13:00to go in order to pay for it.
0:13:00 > 0:13:01The Department of Education says it has
0:13:01 > 0:13:07made extra money available to councils.
0:13:07 > 0:13:09It continues: We want every child, no matter where they
0:13:09 > 0:13:15live, to receive high-quality care and support.
0:13:15 > 0:13:18But with no let-up in the demand for children's services,
0:13:18 > 0:13:19the arguments over funding will get tougher.
0:13:19 > 0:13:24Alison Holt, BBC News.
0:13:24 > 0:13:26If a doctor makes a mistake and a patient dies,
0:13:26 > 0:13:28should they be taken to court for manslaughter?
0:13:28 > 0:13:30That's what happened to Dr Hadiza Bawa-Garba.
0:13:30 > 0:13:33She was convicted when a six-year-old boy died after
0:13:33 > 0:13:38a series of errors in hospital.
0:13:38 > 0:13:40Her case sparked fury amongst thousands of doctors
0:13:40 > 0:13:42when she was then barred from practising again.
0:13:42 > 0:13:44Now the Health Secretary, Jeremy Hunt, has ordered an urgent
0:13:44 > 0:13:46review into how such cases should be handled.
0:13:46 > 0:13:53Here's our health editor, Hugh Pym.
0:13:53 > 0:13:56A six year old boy, Jack Adcock, died as a result of a catalogue
0:13:56 > 0:13:57of errors at a Leicester hospital.
0:13:57 > 0:14:00A serious infection was not diagnosed.
0:14:00 > 0:14:02A doctor, Hadiza Bawa-Garba, was convicted of gross negligence,
0:14:02 > 0:14:08manslaughter and later barred from practising.
0:14:08 > 0:14:12A nurse at the hospital was also convicted and struck off.
0:14:12 > 0:14:14Colleagues say that Dr Bawa-Garba was working under intense
0:14:14 > 0:14:17pressure and low staffing was partly to blame.
0:14:17 > 0:14:22They say it is unfair to stop her working again.
0:14:22 > 0:14:24Today the Government announced a review of how doctors'
0:14:24 > 0:14:31mistakes should be handled.
0:14:31 > 0:14:34It is fair to say that the recent Dr Bawa-Garba case has
0:14:34 > 0:14:35caused huge concern.
0:14:35 > 0:14:38So today I can announce that I have asked Professor Sir Norman Williams,
0:14:38 > 0:14:40the former President of the Royal College of Surgeons
0:14:40 > 0:14:43and my senior clinical advisor to conduct a rapid review
0:14:43 > 0:14:44into the application of gross negligence
0:14:44 > 0:14:45manslaughter in healthcare.
0:14:45 > 0:14:47A crowdfunding campaign has now raised more than £300,000
0:14:47 > 0:14:50to try and fight to clear Dr Bawa-Garba's name.
0:14:50 > 0:14:52Doctors say that the case has made them fearful of the consequences
0:14:52 > 0:14:57of making mistakes.
0:14:57 > 0:15:00An appreciation of what it was like to truly act under the pressure
0:15:00 > 0:15:06of that day needs to be learned by everybody, really,
0:15:06 > 0:15:08because healthcare is, by its nature, a pressurised situation.
0:15:08 > 0:15:10Jack's family say the legal decisions should
0:15:10 > 0:15:16simply be respected.
0:15:16 > 0:15:21It's awful and it's wrong. I've lost my little boy in this. I don't need
0:15:21 > 0:15:28this. All I've done this fight for justice for my little boy. She needs
0:15:28 > 0:15:31to take the punishment, just like the nurse, and get on with it.
0:15:31 > 0:15:32Doctors said Jack's death was tragic
0:15:32 > 0:15:34and they had every sympathy
0:15:34 > 0:15:36for his family and their aim was to ensure that lessons
0:15:36 > 0:15:38were learned to keep future patients safe.
0:15:38 > 0:15:39Hugh Pym, BBC News.
0:15:39 > 0:15:40The time is 6.15.
0:15:40 > 0:15:41Our top story this evening...
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0:15:44 > 0:15:46he takes full responsibility for its demise, which threatens
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0:16:15 > 0:16:21100 years ago today, women finally won the right to vote.
0:16:21 > 0:16:24The Representation of the People Act meant that women over 30 who owned
0:16:24 > 0:16:26property could at last have their say.
0:16:26 > 0:16:30It was a right that was fought for and won by the suffragette movement.
0:16:30 > 0:16:32It was a movement that began in Manchester.
0:16:32 > 0:16:34Its leader was Emmeline Pankhurst.
0:16:34 > 0:16:38Our correspondent Elaine Dunkley looks back at her legacy.
0:16:38 > 0:16:41The suffragettes were militant and unrelenting.
0:16:41 > 0:16:44It was a movement born in Manchester.
0:16:44 > 0:16:49The banner has the message on it...
0:16:49 > 0:16:51Emmeline Pankhurst led a group of women, notoriously resilient
0:16:51 > 0:16:53in their quest for votes, on a course that would shock
0:16:53 > 0:16:57the world and radically change democracy in Britain.
0:16:57 > 0:17:00In the Representation of the People Act 1918,
0:17:00 > 0:17:03there was not just some women who won the vote, it was all men
0:17:03 > 0:17:06as well, who were able to vote and the electorate tripled
0:17:06 > 0:17:13in that time.
0:17:13 > 0:17:16So, it's incredible that the people who are able to vote now
0:17:16 > 0:17:18were working class men and working-class people.
0:17:18 > 0:17:20Working-class women of course still couldn't do that,
0:17:20 > 0:17:22but that would have radically changed what was being talked
0:17:22 > 0:17:23about in Parliament at that time.
0:17:23 > 0:17:29The suffragettes used extreme methods to promote their cause.
0:17:29 > 0:17:31They felt words hadn't worked and used a wave of violence
0:17:31 > 0:17:33and vandalism as a way of making their
0:17:33 > 0:17:34political voice heard.
0:17:34 > 0:17:35There is a fall.
0:17:35 > 0:17:38In 1913, Emily Davison died after running into the path
0:17:38 > 0:17:40of the King's horse at the Epsom Derby as
0:17:40 > 0:17:44part of the protest.
0:17:44 > 0:17:47Today, the Prime Minister was in Manchester to pay homage
0:17:47 > 0:17:50to their heroism and the legacy that would see her at the
0:17:50 > 0:17:51head of government.
0:17:51 > 0:17:53They persevered in spite of all danger and discouragement,
0:17:53 > 0:17:58because they knew their cause was right.
0:17:58 > 0:18:00There have been calls for convicted suffragettes to be pardoned,
0:18:00 > 0:18:02but no mention of it in this speech.
0:18:02 > 0:18:08The truth of their arguments won the day and we are all in their debt.
0:18:08 > 0:18:11In this parlour, at the home of Emmeline Pankhurst,
0:18:11 > 0:18:14the suffragettes came up with the motto, deeds not words,
0:18:14 > 0:18:16a sentiment that still resonates.
0:18:16 > 0:18:19A lot of people have this negative connotation with feminism and think
0:18:19 > 0:18:23feminists are about hating men and that...
0:18:23 > 0:18:24Or that women are better...
0:18:24 > 0:18:27And that is so anti-feminist.
0:18:27 > 0:18:29I think violence remains a huge issue for women.
0:18:29 > 0:18:35It was an issue that suffragettes campaigned about,
0:18:35 > 0:18:38they weren't ever just interested in the vote and actually,
0:18:38 > 0:18:40it's still a huge issue for women.
0:18:40 > 0:18:43I think being a person of colour and then being a woman,
0:18:43 > 0:18:45you have two layers, it is one discrimination
0:18:45 > 0:18:47against the other and you have to try and negotiate
0:18:47 > 0:18:55and pick your battles.
0:18:55 > 0:18:58The suffragettes started with voting rights for women.
0:18:58 > 0:19:04Those first steps have taken us on a much bigger journey.
0:19:04 > 0:19:08A lot has changed in 100 years, but the legacy of empowering future
0:19:08 > 0:19:09generations continues.
0:19:09 > 0:19:12Elaine Dunkley, BBC News.
0:19:12 > 0:19:19Tonight, women MPs both past and present, will gather
0:19:19 > 0:19:19in Westminster Hall to mark today's centenary.
0:19:19 > 0:19:25Our political correspondent Vicki Young is there.
0:19:25 > 0:19:28It is a very rare honour to be able to broadcast from here. This is the
0:19:28 > 0:19:32oldest part of the Palace of Westminster, normally reserved for
0:19:32 > 0:19:37more sedate proceedings. Tonight, there is going to be a party. I am
0:19:37 > 0:19:41delighted to be joined by the senior archivist here in Parliament and
0:19:41 > 0:19:45Leader of the House of Commons, Leadsom. First of all, this place
0:19:45 > 0:19:50has some significance when it comes to the suffragette movement?This is
0:19:50 > 0:19:54where the women's suffrage campaign began. 1500 signatures valid solely
0:19:54 > 0:20:01by women and brought here to present. Two women brought it here
0:20:01 > 0:20:08and they hid it under the stall of a woman selling fruit. It was
0:20:08 > 0:20:11underneath the fruit stall. It was presented to Parliament the next day
0:20:11 > 0:20:15and that is where it all began. Emily Davison was always hiding in
0:20:15 > 0:20:19this place and getting caught.Very famous for hiding in a cupboard in
0:20:19 > 0:20:24the chapel behind us. She hid on at least five other occasions. She hid
0:20:24 > 0:20:32in a ventilation area.
0:20:32 > 0:20:36in a ventilation area. But it didn't stop. She was back months later.
0:20:36 > 0:20:39When it comes to commemorating this, and we'll hear from the Prime
0:20:39 > 0:20:42Minister later, why is it important to do that and teach people about
0:20:42 > 0:20:47this?Today is about a fantastic celebration, since women started to
0:20:47 > 0:20:51have the right to vote, the achievements of women over the last
0:20:51 > 0:20:56100 years are quite extraordinary. And of course we do have the second
0:20:56 > 0:20:59female Prime Minister of this country. But today is also about
0:20:59 > 0:21:03supporting more young women thinking about a career in politics and
0:21:03 > 0:21:07making their world a better place. And it is about clamping down on
0:21:07 > 0:21:11online abuse and some of the awful things that happened to female
0:21:11 > 0:21:16candidates, and trying to encode more young women to take the plunge.
0:21:16 > 0:21:21In 2100 years, what more do you want women to have in public life?Just
0:21:21 > 0:21:25about everything. There is a long way to go. We don't have complete
0:21:25 > 0:21:31equality. Only one third of MPs are women. There is a long way to go in
0:21:31 > 0:21:35the boardroom. And all day long, we see some of the problems women have
0:21:35 > 0:21:38right across the world in terms of achieving equality. There's a long
0:21:38 > 0:21:43way to go but much to celebrate today.Thank you very much. We will
0:21:43 > 0:21:46hear from Theresa May marking one of the most significant dates in
0:21:46 > 0:21:51British democratic history. Thank you.
0:21:51 > 0:21:53The model and reality TV star Katie Price has told MPs
0:21:53 > 0:21:56there should be a new law to deal with online abuse.
0:21:56 > 0:21:59Her 15-year-old son Harvey - who is partially blind and autistic
0:21:59 > 0:22:02- has been the target of relentless attacks on social media.
0:22:02 > 0:22:07Katie Price said such abuse online should be a criminal offence
0:22:07 > 0:22:09and a register of offenders should be created because at
0:22:09 > 0:22:11the moment police only have limited powers to stop it.
0:22:11 > 0:22:14Adina Campbell reports.
0:22:14 > 0:22:19She's called it "horrific", "sickening" and "disgusting".
0:22:19 > 0:22:22The abuse Katie Price says her disabled son Harvey has
0:22:22 > 0:22:25experienced on social media.
0:22:25 > 0:22:27They're horrible about you, aren't they?
0:22:27 > 0:22:30So what you want to say to the people that are horrible to you?
0:22:30 > 0:22:32Don't go on and be horrible to Harvey.
0:22:32 > 0:22:33Yes, that's right.
0:22:33 > 0:22:34APPLAUSE.
0:22:34 > 0:22:37The comments prompted Katie Price to start a petition
0:22:37 > 0:22:42calling for online harassment to become a criminal offence.
0:22:42 > 0:22:44Now with nearly 222,000 signatures, it means Parliament
0:22:44 > 0:22:49will debate the issue.
0:22:49 > 0:22:51Today, she appeared in front of MPs.
0:22:51 > 0:22:56You name it, Harvey gets it.
0:22:56 > 0:22:58They mock his picture on sweet packets.
0:22:58 > 0:22:59They put his head on...
0:22:59 > 0:23:00What is it, the Isis?
0:23:00 > 0:23:06They put his head on that.
0:23:06 > 0:23:09I mean, you name it, they do it to Harvey all the time.
0:23:09 > 0:23:11You can have your point of view about things
0:23:11 > 0:23:14but there is a point, and this, I think, at the next
0:23:14 > 0:23:16discussion, hopefully it will get through,
0:23:16 > 0:23:18where you sit down and draw a line.
0:23:18 > 0:23:22When does it become a criminal offence?
0:23:22 > 0:23:29Meet Lackney, Rashida and Stean, who've all experienced abuse online.
0:23:29 > 0:23:31I have been a victim of trolling for, like,
0:23:31 > 0:23:32my physical appearance and my intelligence.
0:23:32 > 0:23:35And my relationship with other people.
0:23:35 > 0:23:40What did those people say about your physical appearance?
0:23:40 > 0:23:43They said that I wasn't good enough and my physical appearance wasn't
0:23:43 > 0:23:45good enough for the everyday world.
0:23:45 > 0:23:49I got, like, a random message in my inbox on Facebook
0:23:49 > 0:23:52and this guy was saying, "I want to kill you,
0:23:52 > 0:23:53I want to rape you."
0:23:53 > 0:23:54Something of that nature.
0:23:54 > 0:23:58And I didn't know who this person was.
0:23:58 > 0:24:00A new survey shows the scale of the problem.
0:24:00 > 0:24:02It found that roughly half of eight to 17-year-olds have been
0:24:02 > 0:24:04targeted by online trolls.
0:24:04 > 0:24:05Many more than once.
0:24:05 > 0:24:10The Government says plans are under way to make the internet safer.
0:24:10 > 0:24:13And most of this group agree that things need to drastically change.
0:24:13 > 0:24:16This can really affect people's lives in a negative way.
0:24:16 > 0:24:19So actually having something to deter them from doing it
0:24:19 > 0:24:24would definitely be a step in the right direction.
0:24:24 > 0:24:27MPs will now look at the impact of online abuse and examine
0:24:27 > 0:24:29if the law needs to be changed.
0:24:29 > 0:24:37Raids have taken place across England in an operation
0:24:39 > 0:24:41to tackle people smuggling involving suspected Kurdish gangsters.
0:24:41 > 0:24:43The National Crime Agency said 350 officers were involved
0:24:43 > 0:24:45in the raids in Middlesbrough, Hartlepool, Stockton, Newcastle,
0:24:45 > 0:24:48Hastings and London.
0:24:48 > 0:24:50Officers raided 20 addresses and made 21 arrests
0:24:50 > 0:24:54during the operation.
0:24:54 > 0:24:58It is thought that migrants paid began between 5000 and £10,000 to be
0:24:58 > 0:25:01smuggled in.
0:25:01 > 0:25:04If you drive in London, you will waste on average three days
0:25:04 > 0:25:08of your life every year stuck in rush hour traffic.
0:25:08 > 0:25:11Outside the busy capital, it's not quite so bad in cities
0:25:11 > 0:25:13across England but the hours still clock up.
0:25:13 > 0:25:16As this research shows, in London, motorists lose an average of 74
0:25:16 > 0:25:19hours a year in jams.
0:25:19 > 0:25:21Manchester is next with drivers wasting about 39
0:25:21 > 0:25:23hours a year in traffic.
0:25:23 > 0:25:26And Birmingham takes third prize with an average of 36 hours.
0:25:26 > 0:25:27Sima Kotecha reports.
0:25:27 > 0:25:29A major headache.
0:25:29 > 0:25:35Trying to get somewhere but can't move.
0:25:35 > 0:25:36The much-hated traffic jam strikes again.
0:25:36 > 0:25:37Oh, it's terrible.
0:25:37 > 0:25:42I use the road every day, along Birmingham and the M6.
0:25:42 > 0:25:44And I basically now just sit down and
0:25:44 > 0:25:47watch it go by.
0:25:47 > 0:25:49Got meetings to keep, got people to please,
0:25:49 > 0:25:50you know?
0:25:50 > 0:25:53So it can be very stressful, yeah.
0:25:53 > 0:25:56And we're spending more than a day every year stuck in traffic,
0:25:56 > 0:25:58according to new research by Inrix.
0:25:58 > 0:25:59The cost of that isn't good either.
0:25:59 > 0:26:02More than £1000 per driver spent on wasted fuel
0:26:02 > 0:26:05and wasted working time.
0:26:05 > 0:26:10And that apparently has a detrimental impact on the economy,
0:26:10 > 0:26:11costing it billions.
0:26:11 > 0:26:14The cities rated the worst for sitting in
0:26:14 > 0:26:18queues are London, Manchester, Luton and here in Birmingham.
0:26:18 > 0:26:24Well, this is one of the most congested routes
0:26:24 > 0:26:27in the country.
0:26:27 > 0:26:33As you can see, lots of traffic, and this is a quiet day.
0:26:33 > 0:26:35Exhaust fumes don't help, with high pollution levels in large cities.
0:26:35 > 0:26:38One answer the Government says is investing £23 billion
0:26:38 > 0:26:40into new road schemes which will help cut
0:26:40 > 0:26:44congestion and shorten journey times.
0:26:44 > 0:26:47Until it happens, though, and people see its impact, the stationary
0:26:47 > 0:26:52driver is far from happy.
0:26:52 > 0:26:55But, no, it is a pain.
0:26:55 > 0:26:56It just makes me stressed.
0:26:56 > 0:26:58And how do you control that stress?
0:26:58 > 0:27:00I go home and have some chocolate and wine.
0:27:00 > 0:27:03Sima Kotecha, BBC News, Birmingham.
0:27:03 > 0:27:06Time for a look at the weather.
0:27:06 > 0:27:08Old change on the weather front.
0:27:08 > 0:27:13Here's Sarah Keith Lucas.
0:27:13 > 0:27:17We have a lot of changes in terms of the weather map and weather data as
0:27:17 > 0:27:20well. And the whole look and feel of our weather graphics will be
0:27:20 > 0:27:26changing. We start our forecast with this pretty wintry window on the
0:27:26 > 0:27:29weather today. Some great pictures sent in by our Weather Watchers,
0:27:29 > 0:27:34including this wintry scene in Cumbria where we have about four or
0:27:34 > 0:27:37five centimetres of lying snow.
0:27:37 > 0:27:38Cumbria where we have about four or five centimetres of lying snow. As
0:27:38 > 0:27:40that shifts southwards, it will be a chilly nights to come. Here's the
0:27:40 > 0:27:45satellite. Looking down on the cloud. You can see the band of
0:27:45 > 0:27:52cloud, a slow-moving weather front, producing further snow as it shifts
0:27:52 > 0:27:55across the East. Perhaps a dusting of snow in London. A couple of
0:27:55 > 0:27:58centimetres possible towards Norfolk. Across the rest of the
0:27:58 > 0:28:04country, as the sky clears, it is dry and bitterly cold. We could C-
0:28:04 > 0:28:09double digits in the countryside. Let's look at Wednesday. He called
0:28:09 > 0:28:13and icy day to come. If we zoom in and regional view, starting with
0:28:13 > 0:28:17Scotland, watch out for the potential of icy stretches. Brighter
0:28:17 > 0:28:22skies in East of Scotland with cold conditions here. Northern Ireland
0:28:22 > 0:28:24clouding over a cold but cloudy morning. Sunshine to start the day
0:28:24 > 0:28:28across much of England and Wales. Still some wintry flurries in the
0:28:28 > 0:28:39far west of Wales in particular. And the far eastern regions will cease
0:28:39 > 0:28:43some dusting is as well. Wintry sunshine hold on for much of England
0:28:43 > 0:28:46and Wales but this guy is cloud over for the North West with the arrival
0:28:46 > 0:28:50of some rain and a bit of hill snow around as well. Temperature-wise,
0:28:50 > 0:28:56little bit less cold than today. Later this week, it stays cold.
0:28:56 > 0:29:01Further rain or hill snow times and also some spells of sunshine. So is
0:29:01 > 0:29:03looking unsettled over the next few days.
0:29:03 > 0:29:11Thank you.