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strengthen the country's air defence systems. That is all from us.

In tonight's programme: Described as shockingly inadequate.

The report that says children being sexual abused

were failed in Buckinghsamshire over two decades.

Also: is there a compensation culture?

Find out how much has been paid out to pupils injured in schools.

And later on: three hundred years between them -

Joan celebrates reaching a century, with her big and little sisters

A Serious Case Review into nearly 20 years of child sexual

exploitation in Buckinghamshire has described some services in the past

as 'shockingly inadequate', and ill-equipped to deal

Problems around the issuing of licenses to taxi drivers who've

committed sex offences was also identified as an ongoing challenge.

Our Home Affairs Correspondent Peter Cooke has been

This report will make sobering reading for those tasked

with protecting the most vulnerable in our society.

Since 1998, there've been ten police investigations into child sexual

exploitation in Buckinghamshire involving up to 100 children.

Past problems included a lack of multi-agency co-ordination

and children being blamed for putting themselves at risk.

We felt that there was a point then where we could start looking

honestly at some of the things that had happened over the previous

record or more, and then to draw lessons from that so that we didn't

continue to repeat some of those mistakes that we had collectively

The reviews suggests introducing a national database of licensed taxi

drivers to identify those with a criminal past.

It found "taxi drivers picked young people up from schools

"and children's homes and some were directly involved

But the woman who commissioned the report says things are improving.

Issues around the engagement previously of the

district councils and their role as licensing authorities of

taxis and hotels and so forth, I'm delighted to say that we have

excellent engagement from the district

councils in the work of the board,

they have a really strong focus on safeguarding.

The county's most high profile case of recent years resulted in six men

being jailed for between three and 19 years for abusing two girls

When she was 12 or 13, one of the girls - known as A -

was passed between 60 Asian men for sex and was conditioned to think

Terrible that girls feel that this is what

they have to do to be part of, you know, the older people.

No girls should ever have to feel that they

need to use their body or what they've got

So try to tell young people that, you know,

you don't need to sexualise yourself to go out

It's going to be hard but I reckon that's the biggest thing that

The author of the report also spoke to other survivors.

As recently as 2014, an Ofsted report found

"widespread and serious" failings by the county's

However there has been a marked improvement since then,

and there are now specialist units from different agencies working

But this form of abuse in Buckinghamshire,

like elsewhere in the UK, is happening daily.

The public now more important than ever in helping

Moving forward, it's about building connections with

communities across Buckinghamshire to encourage more people to come

Without that trust many potential victims could fall

under the radar and find themselves at risk of exploitation.

in compensation to pupils injured in schools in Oxfordshire

in just three years according to a BBC investigation.

Payouts across the country include an award of ?20,000,

after a child was hit by a cricket ball, and

?2,500 for a pupil who bumped into a goal post while blindfolded.

Well, Geraldine, having looked at the information

returned to the BBC by Oxfordshire County Council I can

tell you that there were a total of 14 payouts made to pupils

between 2014 and 2016 - totalling ?131,270 pounds -

in England as a whole, there were payouts of 7 million pounds.

Of the 14 payouts in Oxfordshire two for compensation

for damage to property, the other twelve were

for personal injury - two payouts were for ?25,000.

We didn't get a detailed account of what those injuries were,

but in other areas of the country ?35,000 was paid out after a number

of children injured when a heating duct fell from the ceiling

?20,000 paid after a child was struck on the head by a cricket

ball and ?11,500 after a pupil in Norfolk fell off a table.

(Has there been any reaction to this from local schools?)

Has there been any reaction to this from local schools?

I visited Windmill Primary School this morning.

Their headteacher Lynn Knapp told me that she was surprised

the figure was so high, but not surprised by

She believes we live in a culture now where we are inundated

with phone calls asking if you have been in an accident,

even if you haven't if there is an accident it always has

to be someone's fault, when perhaps that's

She also told me about one instance, two years ago where a claim, which

was unsuccessful, was made against her school.

We held a picnic for the children, who'd gone up to the local park,

the child fell off one of the bits of apparatus in the park itself,

onto a safety surface, and the child hurt themselves,

and six years later they filed a claim against the school for lack

of looking after the child properly in that park in that event.

There are some teachers who are scared of it

because actually the minute you put itself on the line and say I'm

going to have a go at doing something you put yourself

BBC Radio Oxford were discussing this topic this morning.

Well, I've been looking through comments that have come

to the BBC on social media, and I was unable to find anyone

speaking out in support of the claims.

Michael says "This blame culture is stopping children

Shaun posted "All this does is take money out of school funds and then

it's the same people moaning the schools want to raise

money or want funds for trips and equipment."

Cristina said "When will people stop taking advantage!

I broke my arm at school, my mother didn't sue!

And Roshan, in reference to yesterday's

"So they now charge parents for taking children on holidays,

"probably income used to pay these compensations.

In a statement the Department for Education said that the situation

was mastered by Ofsted responsible for education peaceful setting.

Squatters in Oxford - who've been evicted from a third

property in the city - have moved into another

The group got into former offices near the Cowley Road in the early

hours of this morning and spent today transferring their belongings

They say they got in through an open window.

The Iffley Open House project has been taking over empty

They've occupied a disused car showroom, an old power station

We've proven that when we give people shelter they can then find

work, they can get their lives back in order and as I said some of those

people, it takes months, and what we needed was to be able

to provide shelter to enable people from Iffley Road to finish

Almost ?240,000 has been awarded for a scheme to help blue

badge holders find empty parking spaces in Oxfordshire.

The county council's been clamping down on people misusing the badges.

Twenty-eight were seized in one sting operation last year.

The new scheme will help genuine badge holders in Oxford and Witney -

More than ?4.5million has been granted to try

and save some of the UK's rarest species of insects and animals -

Conservationists are trying to boost numbers

In the Cotswolds, the focus will be on butterflies,

Welcome to the Cotswolds, a jewel in England's green crown.

Hidden within these rolling hills is a gem critical

This is one of the very special plants we're trying

to encourage on this site, which is Cowslip, which is the host

plant, the caterpillar food plant for a really special butterfly

20 years ago, this butterfly was often seen in this area.

But changes in farming and landscapes have

The Duke of Burgundy isn't here at the moment

It's not too far away so by enhancing the grassland

here by increasing the amount of cowslips and food plants

here eventually we hope that the butterfly will naturally

It's one of three species Butterfly Conservation is looking

The project also aims to encourage more volunteers like this to oversee

Once you start to notice butterflies you realise how beautiful they are,

and you know, big and small, lots of ones you'd

never notice in the countryside, so once you start getting out

and getting involved it just gets more and more interesting and really

There are very few places like this compares to what it used to be

So many places that were like this have gone and the ones that

They said if you come back in May you might find the Duke

of Burgundy which we thought sounded quite exciting!

The project's essential for creating a thriving countryside.

They hope to see the results within four years.

A six year study into puffins by experts at Oxford University has

You might not think a medieval thimble and a pair of stockings

from the 1920s have anything in common - but they're among

a collection of artefacts from Oxfordshire's past which have

helped to inspire a unique exhibition.

Pupils from Didcot Girls School used photography and dance to bring

These pupils have taken ancient artefacts and given them a new lease

of life by telling the stories of Didcot's past through

I liked learning how to take photos cos I liked learning the different

angles and shots that you can take and experiment with.

I enjoyed dancing because it was like fun to experience and to

The idea is to connect people with their local heritage so I work

in a building where there are loads, hundreds and thousands of artefacts

from across Oxfordshire and we're getting these back out

All the object that I chose are basically ancient

Materials in clothes are still as relevant today

as they were a thousand years ago, and a thimble is just

Although they look like smelly old stockings from not very long ago

these are quite racy at the time, and in the '20s, '30s and '40s

there was quite a lot of liberation of women's rights,

so the stockings are pretty much like the shortest miniskirt today,

They maybe more familiar with selfie sticks and smart phones,

but these girls were quick to pick up photography techniques with only

a day's training: People are just so used to having everything

instantly, to just quickly take a picture, quickly take a selfie,

but this allowed the young people to slow down and really consider

Funded by the Arts Council, Unearthing Didcot's Creativity

is showcased at the town's Cornerstone Arts Centre

It's one of the biggest days in the horse racing

calendar tomorrow - the Grand National.

It's 40 years since Red Rum won it for the third time.

Former jockey Philip Blacker, from Faringdon, remembers that

He was in it - hoping his horse Happy Ranger would be

He later became a professional sculptor - and made the statue

This year, to commemorate the anniversary he's made 400

Well, as I recall, Red Rum was not expected to win because he'd been

second twice and the previous, the holder of the previous season he'd

I think he was considered over the hill, really.

I think a lot of people thought he should be retired.

Ginger McCain, he disagreed, and he was proved right.

I remember him from my riding days and unfortunately I viewed

him from the rear for most of the time, because he was

So I didn't get to know him terribly well in those

days but I got to know him when I retired and he'd retired, when I'd

retired from the saddle but become a professional

sculptor, and I got to

I was lucky enough to have him stay at my place for a few days and it

Because it's the 40th anniversary, and I felt

that there are so many fans still of Red Rum because he was the

peoples' horse, I wanted to make a piece that was more

accessible to more people, and that's what I've done and I've

Favourite for tomorrow is another horse with Red

The horse with my favourite name is Cocktails at Dawn.

A horse - and also a sign of a very good weekend.

aboard a boat crossing the Solent broke out in a cigarette bin.

I will have the weather forecast shortly.

Lloyds banking group is to set aside ?100 million

to compensate customers who were victims of a large fraud

Six people, including two former HBOS employees,

were jailed earlier this year for their part in the scheme,

The Financial Conduct Authority is resuming its investigation

into the fraud, which was put on hold because of

She's been called the missing link between the Mary

Britain captured the warship Invincible from the

But she ran aground in the Solent 11 years later

and has been on the bottom ever since.

Now a four-year excavation project is being launched

The cost is being met with money paid in fines by the big banks.

Hundreds of thousands of people come to Portsmouth

year, but few will know that the warship upon

which Admiral Nelson modelled his fleet actually lies

The fantastic thing about Invincible is that it fills a perfect

chronological gap between the Mary Rose,

which was built in 1511, the

flagship of Henry VIII, and HMS Victory, which was built in 1765.

Her class then became the backbone of the Royal Navy.

For example in the Battle of Trafalgar, 1805, three

quarters of that class of ship were built from Invincible lines.

From the depths of the Solent, Invincible's salvation has come in

the unlikely form of fines paid by banks for manipulating the Libor

In one of his last acts as Chancellor, George Osborne

authorised a ?2 million grant from that fund.

This exclusive footage shows what the wreck looks like now.

The ship itself is exposing and there's lots of artefacts as

well as structures which are at risk.

Really need to do it now because those artefacts, they are

deteriorating through biological decay, physical decay.

Here we have a lid of a gunpowder barrel.

This just emerged and you can even see

the engravings on the top of the lid.

We have one side of the ship preserved from the gun deck all the

And the bow section is the section that we would

Portsmouth's Museum of the Royal Navy will be given

There is some of it but it's the objects that we are

really interested in because they provide

an important transept to the

sort of everyday objects that would be on a ship.

As we haven't got that from anywhere else.

If the project's successful in four years' time

Invincible will take her rightful place back at Portsmouth dockyard.

Amazing things they have brought up and who knows what else is down

there? A packed weekend of sport. Grand National of course. Not a

great year for our South contenders. Big weekend of football.

Brighton boss Chris Hughton says the promotion race is likely to drag

on despite his side having a healthy advantage in the race

on Wednesday means Albion revert to second spot ahead of tonight's

Huddersfield's game in hand means Hughton's side currently need 12

points to be sure of a place in the top flight.

Reading, remember, are firmly in the play off chase.

Tonight Albion look for a 10th away win of the campaign.

A lot rests on Glenn Murray up front as Sam Baldock is still struggling

Hughton admits away games bring different challenges.

We have got two very tough away games now. That balance between home

games and away games has changed no, on the back of two home games and

two home victories. That mentality of going away from home, and needing

to get a result, will be important. Goals from that run at 10.20 five.

They're currently six points clear of Stevenage in fourth,

and after Yeovil tomorrow they face Plymouth in second on Good Friday.

Paul Cook's side have won five of their last six games.

They're without Noel Hunt and Owen Doyle for the rest of the season.

Another big crowd will back them at Fratton Park tomorrow.

We cannot give you any sensational news now. For the players it is

repetition. We have to remind them what we want to achieve. It is not a

foregone conclusion. In the Premier League Bournemouth

hope to continue their run of results against the giants

of English football. After this point at Anfield

on Wednesday they host a Chelsea side likely to be

champions this season. Southampton go to West Brom,

they could close the gap on the Baggies in eighth, to four

points with two games in hand with a second win in four days

after Wednesday's victory over Reading go to Norwich tomorrow

in the other Championship fixture. While Swindon hope to make it

three wins from three There's coverage across the BBC

including live radio It's day two of the US Masters

at Augusta and the Hampshire pair of Justin Rose and amateur

Scott Gregory had contrasting Gregory shot a ten over par 82

and a short time ago Meanwhile Rose is among the early

contenders after a one under par There's highlights tonight at 7

on BBC Two and live coverage Sussex have backed plans for the new

T20 lead. And Hampshire had a good first day

to day. The home side were bowled out for 273.

And there was eight wickets on his return for Kyle Abbott.

At the close Hampshire had lost five wickets. Their reply, 58-5.

At the Oval Stoneman scored 165 as Surrey reached 327- the.

We have not mentioned the Grand National because we are short on

runners. Cocktails at dawn, 100-1, outsider, our only hope.

Now - the story of a remarkable family gathering in Hampshire today.

The occasion was the 100th birthday of Joan Massey.

Mercia who's aged 98, and Ailsa, who's 102.

Born in India, the trio have travelled the world,

outlived their four brothers, and they all still have a relish

for life and adventure as David Allard's been finding out.

We do get on. We do have our arguments. Why not? You cannot say

yes all the time. Three sisters -

300 years of history. There's a lot to reminisce about at

Joan's 100th birthday party. the day after America entered

the First World War - and she had a vital

role in the Second. 'S boot stationed at --.

Do you still feel like the baby sister? Certainly not. We help each

other out. now living in Scotland,

she finally gave up I went back to heaven. -- back to

their line. They are role models. They are so inspirational. Who is

the bossy one? We know who the bossy one here is.

Here is the weather. It will be glorious. To date many

places saw sunshine. Lovely pictures.

Temperatures soared to a high of 17, 18 Celsius. Tomorrow will be warmer,

and warmer still on Sunday. Tonight it will turn chilly and clearing

skies. We may see missed and fog patches by dawn. Pockets of frost as

well. Last night that Bournemouth Airport temperatures dropped to 0.4

Celsius. We could see similar temperatures tomorrow morning. It

will be a murky start to the day tomorrow. The fog will be swiftly.

Blue skies overhead. It is going to be a glorious day. Cooler along the

coast. Inland we could see highs of 20-21 C. Their warmest of the

temperature is more likely the further north and East you are.

During the afternoon temperatures will rise, tomorrow night, feeling

skies. It will turn chilly but not as cool as tonight. First thing

Sunday morning, mist and fog patches. A lovely start to the day

on Sunday. Temperatures will rise swiftly. Through the course of the

afternoon we could see highs of 22 Celsius. Later on Sunday we will

start to see cloud feuding in from the West ahead of this coal plant.

That spills a change in the weather. They are behind this fund will be

cooler. Mandy Beagle back to our seasonal average temperatures of 13,

14 temperatures. -- on Monday we go back to our seasonal average. Cooler

and cloudier conditions. If you are out and about over the weekend to

send us your pictures. That's it for now -

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