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The boss of the collapsed

construction giant Carillion says

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he takes full responsibility

for its demise, which threatens

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thousands of jobs.

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MPs have been grilling former

directors about what went wrong.

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Several apologised but none offered

to give up their bonuses.

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I'm truly sorry for the impact.

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It was the worst possible outcome.

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This was a business worth fighting

for, and that's what I sought to do.

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But MPs accused the former bosses

of building a giant company on sand

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in a desperate dash for cash.

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Also tonight:

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Volatile markets -

more frantic trading on Wall Street

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after yesterday's dramatic fall

sparked a global sell-off.

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The IRA's Hyde Park bomb -

more than 35 years later,

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the families of the men who died win

legal aid for civil

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action against a suspect.

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Everything I can, but nothing gets

done...

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The TV star Katie Price goes

to Parliament to call for online

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abuse to be made a criminal offence.

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That comes after her son was

repeatedly targeted.

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And 100 years after some women

won the right to vote,

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we look back at their extraordinary

campaign and its legacy.

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And coming up on Sportsday

on BBC News...

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Chelsea will not be sacking

manager Antonio Conte,

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despite mounting pressure

following back-to-back

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league defeats.

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Good evening and welcome

to the BBC News at Six.

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Former executives at the failed

construction and services giant

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Carillion have apologised

for the company's collapse.

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But they denied claims

by MPs that they were

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"asleep at the wheel."

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The firm - which employed

20,000 people in the UK -

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went into liquidation last month.

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Today the company's former directors

faced a committee of MPs

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to explain what they'd known

about its financial position.

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Our business editor

Simon Jack reports.

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Summoned to Westminster -

Carillion's top brass. Philip Green

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was chairman of the board when the

company collapsed, and he started

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with an apology.

I would say I am

deeply sorry for the impact that the

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collapse of the company had on

employees, pensioners, customers,

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suppliers and all stakeholders.

So

what went wrong? Xhaka Khan was

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finance director and said that

hundreds of millions was owed by

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Middle East customers, projects or

trouble, and new business dried up.

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We had contracts that continued to

drift because of Brexit uncertainty.

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And that was amplified by the

general election announcement.

Here

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in King's Cross, there are few signs

-- there are a few signs that

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Carillion is still involved in this

project. This company suffered a

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crippling profit warning in six

months later was liquidated. One

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thing everyone agrees on is that the

company had far too much debt, so a

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nasty -- when nasty prizes came

along, the company was in no fit

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state to withstand them. Other

projects face major delays. The

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Royal liver hospital was due to open

this month but may now not be ready

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before the end of next year. Were

the boss is rewarded for these

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failures? Former chief executive

Richard Howson was paid £1.5 million

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in salary, perks and bonuses.

Do you

feel comfortable with the level

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bonus you receive the year before

the company you ran collapsed?

Yes,

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I do, for the attributes I owned it

for. After that bonuses deferred,

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and half was paid in cash.

There

will be heated moments to come in

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this postmortem, and there will be

awkward ones.

Large numbers of

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people aren't going to get paid for

their contracts. Other people have

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lost their jobs, and you are still

all right. All of you. Aren't you?

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Simon Jack, BBC News.

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It's been another volatile day

for stock markets around the world

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after yesterday's big

falls in America.

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The global sell-off was sparked

by concerns that interest rates

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may rise in the US more

quickly than expected.

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That would push up borrowing costs

for companies and consumers.

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Our economics editor,

Kamal Ahmed, has the details.

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The opening bell in New York today -

optimistic, as ever. It is America,

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but on trading floors around the

world - Franco, Tokyo London - worry

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as stock markets suffered a third

day of falls. After the calm, the

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record highs, this is the.

We see

this as a correction, not a profound

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change that would mean we are

entering a more difficult

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environment. Nevertheless, we must

understand that we are at a juncture

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in the global economy and in markets

that might imply that the way

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forward is a lot more difficult and

trickier than it was.

The dramatic

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falls followed a remarkable upward

run. The major American market, the

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Dow Jones, and in the UK the FTSE

100, had been rising for a decade

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before the sell-off began. Over the

last three days, the Dow Jones has

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fallen by 7.1%, and the FTSE 100 has

fallen by 4.7%. This has been a

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period of money printing. Central

banks have kept interest rates at

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record lows and pumped in trillions

of pounds of economic stimulus. The

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fear in the markets now is that

inflation is returning because of

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strong global growth, and interest

rates will rise, and the stimulus

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taps will be turned off. Events in

this city, events on Wall Street,

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can seem a long way away from the

high street, but the health of the

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stock market does matter. It

matters, of course, if you own

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shares. It matters if you have a

pension fund, often invested in

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stock markets. It matters if you

have savings, often invested in

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stock markets. When the markets go

down, the negative effects can be

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felt by many millions of people.

America led the rise and has been

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leading the dip. That is a bit

tricky for this man.

At the stock

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market has smashed one record after

another. We have here, I guess,

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close to 60 records. Our stock

market has reached an all-time high

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today.

Will the president have to

eat a little humble pie?

Let's

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refocus and look long-term. It is

difficult to do in these situations

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and these times. Let's keep a

diversified portfolio. You can't

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have all your eggs in one basket.

This is not yet a market crisis. The

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economic fundamentals are strong,

particularly in Trump's America. Not

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many believe a full crash is

imminent, but sentiment, emotion,

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drives markets as much as facts, and

that is hard to predict.

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The families of four members

of the Household Cavalry who died

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in the IRA Hyde Park bombing in 1982

have finally been awarded

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legal aid to fund civil

action against a suspect.

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66-year-old John Downey -

a convicted IRA bomber -

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was charged with their murders

four years ago.

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But his trial collapsed dramatically

when it emerged that he had been

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given written assurance,

under a controversial scheme,

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that he was no longer a wanted man.

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Daniela Relph reports.

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It was a terror attack from another

time - the 20th of July, 1982. An

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IRA car bomb detonated near Hyde

Park. Then another device exploded

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under a bandstand nearby. Amongst

those killed were four soldiers from

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the Household Cavalry. Squadron

quartermaster Corporal Roy Bright,

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the tenant Anthony Daly, Lance

Corporal Jeffrey Young, and Trooper

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Simon tipper. He was then just 19

years old. His family, this has been

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a long and continuing fight for

justice.

I will sleep easy again. My

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brother can rest easy where he is

now, and that is all I ask. I don't

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ask any more, I don't want nothing

from this whatsoever. All I want is

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the truth.

John Downey was the prime

suspect. Convicted of IRA membership

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in the 1970s, he was charged with

the bombing in 2014. He always

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denied any involvement, but his case

collapsed. As part of the Good

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Friday Agreement, John Downey had

been sent an on the run letter,

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giving an assurance that he would

not face trial. The scheme was

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heavily criticised. Tony Blair,

whose Government implemented on the

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run letters, fiercely defended them.

Without having done that, we would

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not have a Northern Ireland peace

process in place today.

Being able

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to pay for a civil action is a major

breakthrough for the families of

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those who lost their lives here.

There is a long legal road ahead,

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but now, they have hope. Seven

horses were also killed in the Hyde

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Park bombing. One that survived was

Sefton. In the aftermath of the

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horrific attack, the most's recovery

captured the public's attention. The

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Hyde Park campaign for justice now

has renewed vigour. Even though the

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impact and pain of events decades

ago still lingers.

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There's been a sharp drop

in the amount of money councils

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are spending on services

for vulnerable children

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and families across England.

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Research by Huddersfield

and Sheffield universities has found

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that overall spending on children's

services has fallen by 16% since

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2010, despite increasing demand.

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And it's much worse in the most

deprived council areas,

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with spending cut by

an average of 27%.

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But the Government insists

extra money has been made

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available to councils.

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Here's our social affairs

correspondent, Alison Holt.

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In a cramped room in one

of Birmingham's most deprived areas,

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volunteers run a cook and eat

session for local families.

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It's packed.

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Many of the families here are under

pressure with money or

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other worries.

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In these sessions, the mums find

counselling, childcare

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and friends.

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They've asked not to be identified.

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That help is vital

for mental health.

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Obviously, having the mothers

emotionally stable helps the

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children, and happy

parents is happy children.

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Today's research shows that early

intervention and family

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support like this have had huge cuts

as council spending on children's

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services in England

has been squeezed.

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This place, run by a charity,

says it has seen neglect

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cases increase massively.

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What we see is, where

early help could have

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happened and the mum was able to get

on her feet and keep those children,

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and then go on to be

a very effective parent,

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we are now seeing that that is just

left and left

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until a crisis emerges,

and then you are at the very top end

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of crisis that involves

removal of children.

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And this woman told me she is now

caring for her relative's two

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children, who would

otherwise be in care.

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She says the family didn't get

enough early support.

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It would have made

a lot of difference.

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It maybe would have

helped probably keep the

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family together and not have it

broken up the way that it is.

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In Birmingham, there are some

of the most deprived

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areas in the country.

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According to today's research,

it is councils which are dealing

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with high levels of poverty

and of need which

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have seen some of the greatest cuts

to their children's services

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budgets.

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Councils are dealing with a surge

in child protection cases,

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with more children going into care,

whilst those vital services have

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been largely shielded.

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In the most deprived areas,

there has been a 54% cut

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in spending on helping families

early.

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So, this is the room

that was used for play...

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That has meant the closure

of children's centres like

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this one in Birmingham.

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Here, they say they've

lost staff who really

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knew what was going on locally.

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The same issues are still there.

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The community, as all communities

in deprived areas, still need that

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support.

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But councils maintain the squeeze

on their funding from

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Government leaves

them with no choice.

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Many councils now face a tipping

point where they know they

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are having to take away the services

that keep people out of the most

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expensive child protection services.

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However, they've simply got no

choice because they've got to keep

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funding the child protection work,

and everything else, therefore, has

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to go in order to pay for it.

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The Department of

Education says it has

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made extra money

available to councils.

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It continues: We want every child,

no matter where they

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live, to receive high-quality

care and support.

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But with no let-up in the demand

for children's services,

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the arguments over

funding will get tougher.

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Alison Holt, BBC News.

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If a doctor makes a mistake

and a patient dies,

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should they be taken

to court for manslaughter?

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That's what happened

to Dr Hadiza Bawa-Garba.

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She was convicted when

a six-year-old boy died after

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a series of errors in hospital.

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Her case sparked fury amongst

thousands of doctors

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when she was then barred

from practising again.

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Now the Health Secretary,

Jeremy Hunt, has ordered an urgent

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review into how such cases

should be handled.

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Here's our health editor, Hugh Pym.

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A six year old boy, Jack Adcock,

died as a result of a catalogue

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of errors at a Leicester hospital.

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A serious infection

was not diagnosed.

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A doctor, Hadiza Bawa-Garba,

was convicted of gross negligence,

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manslaughter and later

barred from practising.

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A nurse at the hospital was also

convicted and struck off.

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Colleagues say that Dr Bawa-Garba

was working under intense

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pressure and low staffing

was partly to blame.

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They say it is unfair

to stop her working again.

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Today the Government announced

a review of how doctors'

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mistakes should be handled.

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It is fair to say that the recent

Dr Bawa-Garba case has

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caused huge concern.

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So today I can announce that I have

asked Professor Sir Norman Williams,

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the former President

of the Royal College of Surgeons

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and my senior clinical advisor

to conduct a rapid review

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into the application

of gross negligence

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manslaughter in healthcare.

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A crowdfunding campaign has now

raised more than £300,000

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to try and fight to clear

Dr Bawa-Garba's name.

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Doctors say that the case has made

them fearful of the consequences

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of making mistakes.

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An appreciation of what it was like

to truly act under the pressure

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of that day needs to be learned

by everybody, really,

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because healthcare is, by its

nature, a pressurised situation.

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Jack's family say the

legal decisions should

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simply be respected.

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It's awful and it's wrong. I've lost

my little boy in this. I don't need

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this. All I've done this fight for

justice for my little boy. She needs

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to take the punishment, just like

the nurse, and get on with it.

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Doctors said Jack's death was tragic

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and they had every sympathy

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for his family and their aim

was to ensure that lessons

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were learned to keep

future patients safe.

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Hugh Pym, BBC News.

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The time is 6.15.

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Our top story this evening...

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The boss of the collapsed

construction giant Carillion says

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he takes full responsibility

for its demise, which threatens

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thousands of jobs.

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And still to come...

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The cost of sitting

in rush-hour traffic.

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Research puts a figure

on those lost hours.

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Coming up on Sportsday

on BBC News...

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Can League Two Notts County cause

an upset and knock Premier League

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side Swansea out of tonight's replay

to reach the fifth

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round of the FA Cup?

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100 years ago today,

women finally won the right to vote.

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The Representation of the People Act

meant that women over 30 who owned

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property could at last

have their say.

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It was a right that was fought for

and won by the suffragette movement.

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It was a movement that

began in Manchester.

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Its leader was Emmeline Pankhurst.

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Our correspondent Elaine Dunkley

looks back at her legacy.

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The suffragettes were

militant and unrelenting.

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It was a movement

born in Manchester.

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The banner has the message on it...

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Emmeline Pankhurst led a group

of women, notoriously resilient

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in their quest for votes,

on a course that would shock

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the world and radically change

democracy in Britain.

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In the Representation

of the People Act 1918,

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there was not just some women

who won the vote, it was all men

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as well, who were able to vote

and the electorate tripled

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in that time.

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So, it's incredible that the people

who are able to vote now

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were working class men

and working-class people.

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Working-class women of course

still couldn't do that,

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but that would have radically

changed what was being talked

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about in Parliament at that time.

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The suffragettes used extreme

methods to promote their cause.

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They felt words hadn't worked

and used a wave of violence

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and vandalism as a way

of making their

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political voice heard.

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There is a fall.

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In 1913, Emily Davison died

after running into the path

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of the King's horse

at the Epsom Derby as

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part of the protest.

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Today, the Prime Minister

was in Manchester to pay homage

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to their heroism and the legacy that

would see her at the

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head of government.

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They persevered in spite

of all danger and discouragement,

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because they knew their cause

was right.

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There have been calls for convicted

suffragettes to be pardoned,

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but no mention of it in this speech.

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The truth of their arguments won the

day and we are all in their debt.

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In this parlour, at the home

of Emmeline Pankhurst,

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the suffragettes came up

with the motto, deeds not words,

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a sentiment that still resonates.

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A lot of people have this negative

connotation with feminism and think

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feminists are about hating

men and that...

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Or that women are better...

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And that is so anti-feminist.

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I think violence remains

a huge issue for women.

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It was an issue that

suffragettes campaigned about,

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they weren't ever just interested

in the vote and actually,

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it's still a huge issue for women.

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I think being a person of colour

and then being a woman,

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you have two layers,

it is one discrimination

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against the other and you have

to try and negotiate

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and pick your battles.

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The suffragettes started

with voting rights for women.

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Those first steps have taken us

on a much bigger journey.

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A lot has changed in 100 years,

but the legacy of empowering future

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generations continues.

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Elaine Dunkley, BBC News.

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Tonight, women MPs both past

and present, will gather

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in Westminster Hall

to mark today's centenary.

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Our political correspondent

Vicki Young is there.

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It is a very rare honour to be able

to broadcast from here. This is the

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oldest part of the Palace of

Westminster, normally reserved for

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more sedate proceedings. Tonight,

there is going to be a party. I am

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delighted to be joined by the senior

archivist here in Parliament and

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Leader of the House of Commons,

Leadsom. First of all, this place

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has some significance when it comes

to the suffragette movement?

This is

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where the women's suffrage campaign

began. 1500 signatures valid solely

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by women and brought here to

present. Two women brought it here

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and they hid it under the stall of a

woman selling fruit. It was

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underneath the fruit stall. It was

presented to Parliament the next day

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and that is where it all began.

Emily Davison was always hiding in

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this place and getting caught.

Very

famous for hiding in a cupboard in

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the chapel behind us. She hid on at

least five other occasions. She hid

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in a ventilation area.

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in a ventilation area. But it didn't

stop. She was back months later.

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When it comes to commemorating this,

and we'll hear from the Prime

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Minister later, why is it important

to do that and teach people about

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this?

Today is about a fantastic

celebration, since women started to

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have the right to vote, the

achievements of women over the last

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100 years are quite extraordinary.

And of course we do have the second

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female Prime Minister of this

country. But today is also about

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supporting more young women thinking

about a career in politics and

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making their world a better place.

And it is about clamping down on

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online abuse and some of the awful

things that happened to female

0:21:070:21:11

candidates, and trying to encode

more young women to take the plunge.

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In 2100 years, what more do you want

women to have in public life?

Just

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about everything. There is a long

way to go. We don't have complete

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equality. Only one third of MPs are

women. There is a long way to go in

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the boardroom. And all day long, we

see some of the problems women have

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right across the world in terms of

achieving equality. There's a long

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way to go but much to celebrate

today.

Thank you very much. We will

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hear from Theresa May marking one of

the most significant dates in

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British democratic history.

Thank you.

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The model and reality TV star

Katie Price has told MPs

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there should be a new law to deal

with online abuse.

0:21:530:21:56

Her 15-year-old son Harvey -

who is partially blind and autistic

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- has been the target of relentless

attacks on social media.

0:21:590:22:02

Katie Price said such abuse online

should be a criminal offence

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and a register of offenders should

be created because at

0:22:070:22:09

the moment police only have

limited powers to stop it.

0:22:090:22:11

Adina Campbell reports.

0:22:110:22:14

She's called it "horrific",

"sickening" and "disgusting".

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The abuse Katie Price

says her disabled son Harvey has

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experienced on social media.

0:22:220:22:25

They're horrible

about you, aren't they?

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So what you want to say to

the people that are horrible to you?

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Don't go on and be

horrible to Harvey.

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Yes, that's right.

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APPLAUSE.

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The comments prompted

Katie Price to start a petition

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calling for online harassment

to become a criminal offence.

0:22:370:22:42

Now with nearly 222,000 signatures,

it means Parliament

0:22:420:22:44

will debate the issue.

0:22:440:22:49

Today, she appeared in front of MPs.

0:22:490:22:51

You name it, Harvey gets it.

0:22:510:22:56

They mock his picture

on sweet packets.

0:22:560:22:58

They put his head on...

0:22:580:22:59

What is it, the Isis?

0:22:590:23:00

They put his head on that.

0:23:000:23:06

I mean, you name it,

they do it to Harvey all the time.

0:23:060:23:09

You can have your point

of view about things

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but there is a point,

and this, I think, at the next

0:23:110:23:14

discussion, hopefully

it will get through,

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where you sit down and draw a line.

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When does it become

a criminal offence?

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Meet Lackney, Rashida and Stean,

who've all experienced abuse online.

0:23:220:23:29

I have been a victim

of trolling for, like,

0:23:290:23:31

my physical appearance

and my intelligence.

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And my relationship

with other people.

0:23:320:23:35

What did those people say

about your physical appearance?

0:23:350:23:40

They said that I wasn't good enough

and my physical appearance wasn't

0:23:400:23:43

good enough for the everyday world.

0:23:430:23:45

I got, like, a random message

in my inbox on Facebook

0:23:450:23:49

and this guy was saying,

"I want to kill you,

0:23:490:23:52

I want to rape you."

0:23:520:23:53

Something of that nature.

0:23:530:23:54

And I didn't know

who this person was.

0:23:540:23:58

A new survey shows

the scale of the problem.

0:23:580:24:00

It found that roughly half of eight

to 17-year-olds have been

0:24:000:24:02

targeted by online trolls.

0:24:020:24:04

Many more than once.

0:24:040:24:05

The Government says plans are under

way to make the internet safer.

0:24:050:24:10

And most of this group agree that

things need to drastically change.

0:24:100:24:13

This can really affect people's

lives in a negative way.

0:24:130:24:16

So actually having something

to deter them from doing it

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would definitely be a step

in the right direction.

0:24:190:24:24

MPs will now look at the impact

of online abuse and examine

0:24:240:24:27

if the law needs to be changed.

0:24:270:24:29

Raids have taken place

across England in an operation

0:24:290:24:37

to tackle people smuggling involving

suspected Kurdish gangsters.

0:24:390:24:41

The National Crime Agency said 350

officers were involved

0:24:410:24:43

in the raids in Middlesbrough,

Hartlepool, Stockton, Newcastle,

0:24:430:24:45

Hastings and London.

0:24:450:24:48

Officers raided 20 addresses

and made 21 arrests

0:24:480:24:50

during the operation.

0:24:500:24:54

It is thought that migrants paid

began between 5000 and £10,000 to be

0:24:540:24:58

smuggled in.

0:24:580:25:01

If you drive in London,

you will waste on average three days

0:25:010:25:04

of your life every year stuck

in rush hour traffic.

0:25:040:25:08

Outside the busy capital,

it's not quite so bad in cities

0:25:080:25:11

across England but the

hours still clock up.

0:25:110:25:13

As this research shows, in London,

motorists lose an average of 74

0:25:130:25:16

hours a year in jams.

0:25:160:25:19

Manchester is next with

drivers wasting about 39

0:25:190:25:21

hours a year in traffic.

0:25:210:25:23

And Birmingham takes third prize

with an average of 36 hours.

0:25:230:25:26

Sima Kotecha reports.

0:25:260:25:27

A major headache.

0:25:270:25:29

Trying to get somewhere

but can't move.

0:25:290:25:35

The much-hated traffic

jam strikes again.

0:25:350:25:36

Oh, it's terrible.

0:25:360:25:37

I use the road every day,

along Birmingham and the M6.

0:25:370:25:42

And I basically now

just sit down and

0:25:420:25:44

watch it go by.

0:25:440:25:47

Got meetings to keep,

got people to please,

0:25:470:25:49

you know?

0:25:490:25:50

So it can be very stressful, yeah.

0:25:500:25:53

And we're spending more than a day

every year stuck in traffic,

0:25:530:25:56

according to new research by Inrix.

0:25:560:25:58

The cost of that isn't good either.

0:25:580:25:59

More than £1000 per driver

spent on wasted fuel

0:25:590:26:02

and wasted working time.

0:26:020:26:05

And that apparently has

a detrimental impact on the economy,

0:26:050:26:10

costing it billions.

0:26:100:26:11

The cities rated the

worst for sitting in

0:26:110:26:14

queues are London, Manchester,

Luton and here in Birmingham.

0:26:140:26:18

Well, this is one of

the most congested routes

0:26:180:26:24

in the country.

0:26:240:26:27

As you can see, lots of traffic,

and this is a quiet day.

0:26:270:26:33

Exhaust fumes don't help, with high

pollution levels in large cities.

0:26:330:26:35

One answer the Government says

is investing £23 billion

0:26:350:26:38

into new road schemes

which will help cut

0:26:380:26:40

congestion and shorten

journey times.

0:26:400:26:44

Until it happens, though, and people

see its impact, the stationary

0:26:440:26:47

driver is far from happy.

0:26:470:26:52

But, no, it is a pain.

0:26:520:26:55

It just makes me stressed.

0:26:550:26:56

And how do you control that stress?

0:26:560:26:58

I go home and have some

chocolate and wine.

0:26:580:27:00

Sima Kotecha, BBC News, Birmingham.

0:27:000:27:03

Time for a look at the weather.

0:27:030:27:06

Old change on the weather front.

0:27:060:27:08

Here's Sarah Keith Lucas.

0:27:080:27:13

We have a lot of changes in terms of

the weather map and weather data as

0:27:130:27:17

well. And the whole look and feel of

our weather graphics will be

0:27:170:27:20

changing. We start our forecast with

this pretty wintry window on the

0:27:200:27:26

weather today. Some great pictures

sent in by our Weather Watchers,

0:27:260:27:29

including this wintry scene in

Cumbria where we have about four or

0:27:290:27:34

five centimetres of lying snow.

0:27:340:27:37

Cumbria where we have about four or

five centimetres of lying snow. As

0:27:370:27:38

that shifts southwards, it will be a

chilly nights to come. Here's the

0:27:380:27:40

satellite. Looking down on the

cloud. You can see the band of

0:27:400:27:45

cloud, a slow-moving weather front,

producing further snow as it shifts

0:27:450:27:52

across the East. Perhaps a dusting

of snow in London. A couple of

0:27:520:27:55

centimetres possible towards

Norfolk. Across the rest of the

0:27:550:27:58

country, as the sky clears, it is

dry and bitterly cold. We could C-

0:27:580:28:04

double digits in the countryside.

Let's look at Wednesday. He called

0:28:040:28:09

and icy day to come. If we zoom in

and regional view, starting with

0:28:090:28:13

Scotland, watch out for the

potential of icy stretches. Brighter

0:28:130:28:17

skies in East of Scotland with cold

conditions here. Northern Ireland

0:28:170:28:22

clouding over a cold but cloudy

morning. Sunshine to start the day

0:28:220:28:24

across much of England and Wales.

Still some wintry flurries in the

0:28:240:28:28

far west of Wales in particular. And

the far eastern regions will cease

0:28:280:28:39

some dusting is as well. Wintry

sunshine hold on for much of England

0:28:390:28:43

and Wales but this guy is cloud over

for the North West with the arrival

0:28:430:28:46

of some rain and a bit of hill snow

around as well. Temperature-wise,

0:28:460:28:50

little bit less cold than today.

Later this week, it stays cold.

0:28:500:28:56

Further rain or hill snow times and

also some spells of sunshine. So is

0:28:560:29:01

looking unsettled over the next few

days.

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Thank you.

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