Recruiting 20,000 new Police Officers in england and wales within weeks. The Prime Minister has said that this is an absolute priority for him, that is why he is announcing it as one of his big policy announcements, so the money will be earmarked as a priority through the treasury and the new chancellor. And well hear about the charity rescuing dogs from dog meat farms in south korea. The smell is horrific. The noise of hundreds of dogs barking at the same time. The faces staring at you through the wire mesh cages. Roxy is one of the 1,800 dogs saved so far. Hello, welcome to the programme. Were live until 11 this morning. Theres was a 21 rise in people calling the nspcc about kids left unsupervised last summer and now the charity is urging parents to think carefully before they do it. Do you leave your child home alone during the summer holidays, maybe because you have to work and cant get childcare . How old are they . The law doesnt specify how young is too young, so at what age is it ok . Do get in touch on all the stories were talking about, use the hashtag victorialive. If you text, youll be charged at the Standard Network rate. First Samantha Simmonds has the news. More disruption is expected on parts of the rail network today, after yesterdays high temperatures caused extensive damage. Repair work has been taking place through the night, but services will be significantly reduced between london and the east midlands. There are also delays and cancellations at london airports. Yesterday was the uks hottestjuly day on record. The government has set out its plans for recruiting an extra twenty thousand Police Officers in england and wales over the next three years, saying a new policing board will oversee the process. It will be chaired by the home secretary, priti patel, and Boris Johnson says the recruitment drive will begin within weeks. But some forces are worried they dont have enough instructors or police stations and others say new rules requiring recruits to have a degree could limit the number of applicants. A new drug which doctors have called a major step forward in treating Ovarian Cancer is being made available on the nhs in england. The medicine 0laparib has been proven to halt the progression of the hereditary form of the disease after the first round of treatment. It is expected to benefit hundreds of patients. The head teacher of a school, which has been criticised by some parents for teaching about lgbt relationships, has told the bbc that the government put pressure on her to suspend the programme. Hazel pulley said she had felt totally compromised. The government denies applying pressure, and says it has worked to encourage dialogue. Two premier League Footballers have been involved in a carjacking attempt by an armed gang in a london street. Arsenal players mesut ozil and Sead Kolasinac were targeted, this video from social media appears to show kolasinac chasing off the armed robbers. The club said both escaped uninjured. There have been no arrests so far. Thats the news, now its back to chloe. More than 6,600 suspects have been investigated for historic child sex abuse since thejimmy savile scandal broke in 2012, according to new figures seen by this programme. Of completed cases, one in three crime reports later led to a conviction. But faced with a huge increase in allegations, critics say police sometimes accepted and believed claims before they had been fully investigated. This morning carl beech will be sentenced for inventing allegations of abuse by a group of politicians in the 1980s. The police in that case described his claims as credible and true before they could be fully investigated. So how common are false or wrongful allegations . And what impact can they have on the lives of those accused and later cleared . 0ur reporterjim reed has been looking into it. Right, im going to start you just by asking about st georges school. If you can imagine a lovely mansion in the middle of the rolling suffolk countryside, which now became home to 300 boys. It was a Beautiful School to look at. Simon warr has spent his whole life teaching, languages mostly, but also rugby with the older pupils. Im looking forward to todays class, i might learn something. Hes also been a teacher on tv reality shows and a Sports Reporter on local radio. That is the idea. In an ideal world, we dont want. He was nearly 60 when, at 7 15am one morning, his life changed. I think, it was the second day of the christmas holidays, and i heard a banging on the kitchen door. As i opened the door, four Police Officers swept past me, pushing me back onto the cabinets. The fifth one in read me my rights, the fact that id been arrested for an historical assault on a pupil at st georges. That arrest took place just after thejimmy savile scandal in 2012. Since then, more than 6,600 suspects have been investigated for historical abuse in a school, care home or other institution. More than 3,000 investigations are ongoing. Of those completed, around one in three, has led to a conviction. But many other cases were dropped, or suspects found not guilty at trial. I am ros burnett, Research Associate editor of the centre for criminology, university of oxford. Yes, i have done some research on the impact on people who have been wrongly accused. Most of the people that we interviewed said it had affected them, their health, their relationships, their family relationships, a lasting sense of having changed as a person. After his arrest, simon was taken to Martlesham Police station near ipswich. He was told the allegation was of a sexual nature. A former pupil said he was touched inappropriately after a pe lesson some 30 years earlier. I said to the police, before we go any further, i dont teach pe, i dont teach 12 year olds games. Im sorry, theres been a mistake, this is mistaken identity. I think i explained to the police. They didnt want to listen. Police took his diaries, his photographs, his computer, his phone. He says they used those to contact at least a dozen former pupils at his old schools. His name and the details of his arrest were broadcast on bbc tv and radio. They started under the premise, this man, who we have arrested, is guilty. The police tried desperately for others to come forward. And when they went to see former pupils of mine, i learned this afterwards, people have told me, that was made quite clear that i was guilty, i was going to be prosecuted and they were looking for people to be Strong Enough to come forward, get off their conscience the fact that i had done similar things to them. In the past, it has often been very difficult for victims of historic abuse to get any form ofjustice. A series of changes were meant to improve that. Those accused no longer have a right to anonymity. Police guidance has said that there should be a presumption a victim should always be believed. But the danger is, this also increases the risk of false allegations. Later today, carl beech will be sentenced for making up claims he was abused by senior politicians. Police have apologised, afterfirst describing his allegations as credible and true. The journalist david rose has spent 20 years investigating historic abuse. If you look at some of the recent cases, especially in the wake of savile, there is no doubt that the police have taken the view that allegations are going to be true. I mean, they have said it. A commander during yew tree that you will be believed if you make allegation aboutjimmy savile. We have had this statement about the vip paedophile ring, that allegations are credible and true before they are even investigated. It later appeared they were an absolute pack of lies. But, at the time, it created a total moral panic. You put all these elements together and youve almost created a perfect storm for miscarriages ofjustice. Campaigners for victims of child abuse. They make the point that these cases are incredibly difficult. Often no forensic evidence. Therefore, investigations need to have almost a special status. I would turn that around. Yes, youre not likely to have forensic evidence. There may well be no other witnesses but that, to me, imposes a duty to be more careful than ever. So you can see there is quite a number of these files, and they are full of hundreds and hundreds of pages of documentation. Six months after his arrest, simon was told a second former pupil had come forward, alleging he was abused. Both complainants though were friends and both had already been awarded compensation in a different abuse case at the same school. You forget what it is like to have peace of mind. Thats the biggest challenge of the lot. Every waking hour, you think of nothing else because i wasnt eating, i wasnt sleeping, i was a wreck, i was an emotional wreck. The scale or prevalence of false allegations is almost impossible to measure. They are next to no statistics on historical cases. Academics say there is little doubt the majority of victims are genuine but even a small number of false allegations can still have huge consequences. What i feel is that false allegations have not been considered enough, the possibility of false allegations has almost been airbrushed away and so, yes, there is a sort of complete neglect of the presumption of innocence. In final remarks to the jury, the prosecution said mr warr was clearly an excellent teacher. It took two years for simon warrs case to come to trial. 0n the stand, a complainant and a witness both changed key details of their stories. More than 20 former pupils, parents and teachers gave evidence in his defence. In the end, thejury returned its verdict in a0 minutes. He was found not guilty on all seven charges. It was a tremendous relief. I think, an out of body experience is probably what it is. You have it in your mind. If any of those seven are guilty, my life is in ruins. The fact you have been accused even. That will be. You will be inextricably tied in with that forever. Simon warr left teaching after the trial. He said the publicity made it difficult to find another job. He is now calling for some of the Legal Protections in historic abuse cases to be restored and for those accused to have their name and identity better protected. In a statement suffolk police, which investigated simon warrs case, said. We collated the Available Evidence and presented it to the Crown Prosecution Service who made the decision to charge the individual. The lawyer decided that there was sufficient evidence to progress to the courts and that it was in the Public Interest to prosecute. We can speak now to peter saunders, from the National Association for people abused in childhood, sister frances dominica, who was falsely accused of historic sexual abuse and is president of falsely accused carers and teachers and deputy chief constable Janette Mccormick from the college of policing. Thank you all for coming in. I want to put it to you first, it seems fair only to put it to you first, it seems faironlyfair to put it to you first, it seems fair only fair after watching that film, that allegation was that police are too quick to believe that allegations are true. Do you think thatis allegations are true. Do you think that is a fair criticism . I think the first thing to say is that from that case and others, theres been a huge amount of learning. The guidance within the Home Office Accounting rules for recording crime, it sets that first start of belief, we have learned a lot since then making sure offices go in with an open mind set. There is a real challenge for us making sure that victims have got confidence to come forward because we know in the past some victims have not been believed. If you look at rotherham, those victims were not believed. We need to balance the confidence of victims to balance the confidence of victims to come forward and make sure that officers go in there and make sure they have an open mind set. The new guidance we have given to the offices that are, we are working with victims groups to refine the train, make sure that the officers ta ke train, make sure that the officers take the case seriously, give the Public Confidence that we will record it to so they have the confidence to go forward, but people going in with the mindset of investigation because it is about finding the truth and not taking one side or another so a lot has been learned. I can see some raised eyebrows during that answer. Do you think that belief is the most important part for encouraging people to come forward . important part for encouraging people to come forward . I think its really interesting that we have gone from where we used to blame social workers when things go wrong around Child Protection, we seem to be going after the police now. And i think thats really, really unfortunate. The police have a very difficultjob to do unfortunate. The police have a very difficult job to do and lets be honest, we are having a discussion about false allegations. Yes, false allegations are pernicious and horrible, and i have met simon earlier this week, i cannot get my head around how awful it must be to have a full cellar gay and a malicious allegation made a false allegation and a malicious allegation made against you. But we have to put it into context, it is still relatively rare, i stress, context, it is still relatively rare, istress, relatively context, it is still relatively rare, i stress, relatively rare for people to make these things up. We are talking about, and i would also plead with survivors out there who dont feel that they can engage perhaps with authorities, to come to the independent inquiry into child abuse which is going on at the moment. Its a safe space to come and give your evidence. There is a great deal of work that needs to be done. Talking about the sentencing today over chap called carl beach, who i had contact with a few years ago, he was a volunteer at the mh nspcc. He has been convicted, correctly, of lying of downloading images of child abuse which is a vile crime in anybodys books, he will pay heavily for what he has done, quite rightly. But where did he get the stories . Where did all the stuff that he told the police come from . I think you got a lot of it from other survivors that he had spoken to. He concocted a lot of what they had said and took that to the police who had already had a wind of some of these allegations. They were full salad is. His were false allegations, but he was working of people who had already reported to release allegations of abuse in westminster and other places. Peter morrison was the principal private secretary to margaret thatcher, he was a known paedophile. 0thers margaret thatcher, he was a known paedophile. Others were involved allegedly in a paedophile ring. Lets not get into naming people. They are both dead and im not going to name anybody else but we have got to name anybody else but we have got to have this in context. Carl beech, obviously, i suspect, to have this in context. Carl beech, obviously, isuspect, i to have this in context. Carl beech, obviously, i suspect, i suspect he has been. He has been described as a fantasist and a liar. Most people who are fantasists and liars tend to be people who have very Severe Mental Health problems and i hope that for the sake of the taxpayer, because we will be accommodating this guy for the next however many long he is sentenced for, i hope we try and get inside his head as to where his offending came from. |j wa nt to where his offending came from. |j want to bring in cyst at dominica. We have the police view of the view of survivors, sister dominica. You are falsely accused of historic sexual abuse, you were. Its a difficult line because no one wants to ta ke difficult line because no one wants to take away any trauma of survivors of abuse. But there equally has to be an acknowledgement at the very least that some people like yourself have had their world turned down. Absolutely. And i am heavily representing many people who have been falsely accused and whose lives are in ruin. I have been very fortunate myself because yes, i had to leave the job that i loved and i will not return there, but where one door closed, several others opened. I think part of the problem was that postjimmy i think part of the problem was that post jimmy savile, the attention i think part of the problem was that postjimmy savile, the attention in of the police inevitably turned from perhaps not taking very much notice of allegations of abuse to, like the place officer in front of ted heaths gates, saying, come forward if you have been abused, we will believe you. Speaking from my own point of view, we are innocent until we have proved guilty in this country. Its that shift, knowing there is a context of we want to give people the confidence to come forward and the voice if they are a victim but also making sure that when the officer is investigating, they go over the clear and open mindset about the truth. We were talking before about treating those people who have been accused with respect. That is something you felt that you got. I was very fortunate when i was a question, it felt like a long wait from july until november until annual anybody was talking about. When i was interviewed by the police, they were courteous to the la st police, they were courteous to the last and very helpful. And it was from first knowing about the allegations, it was one year before i knew that there was insufficient evidence to prosecute. And Senior Police officer came back with my physicians and said, if there is possessions and said, if there is anything i can do to help you. There was nothing but a courtesy. The police have a very hard job getting to the truth. Let me read you some comments that people have been sending in. John on facebook says, the reputation of all of these people can never be repaired in full. Colin on facebook, it only ta kes a full. Colin on facebook, it only takes a handful of people to be wrongly accused or even more investigated to forget the tens of thousands of people who have been abused. This is one issue i would be interested to get your thoughts on, this says, i have never understood why names are released before guilt is established. What is your view on that . There is a school of thought which says, by naming people when they are arrested, it could encourage other survivors to come forward and say yes, me too, but for people who have been falsely accused, your people who have been falsely accused , your name people who have been falsely accused, your name is out there. Briefly from each of you . From a Child Protection point of view, and we have to have Child Protection at the heart of this discussion, from a Child Protection point of view and enabling the police to do this very difficultjob that they enabling the police to do this very difficult job that they do, the naming of, and it is not always the police that name them, often it is other ways that it get into the media and it tends to affect celebrity rather than ordinary folk on the street. But for a Child Protection, if the name goes out there, theres almost an inevitability that if the person is guilty, there will be other victims. Thatsjust a guilty, there will be other victims. Thats just a generalisation. Guilty, there will be other victims. Thatsjust a generalisation. The point you are making is its helpful for that name to it is at encouraging to other people. As horrible it is for the person if they are completely innocent. Forgive me, we are running out of time andi forgive me, we are running out of time and i think its important. Can i say one thing about belief . When i reported my abuse, the Police Officer said to me, i believe you. You didnt go in front of a tea camera and said that, he said it to me andl camera and said that, he said it to me and i had such great comfort that i was telling someone who would do a proper investigation and they did. If he had said, i dont believe a word, you know i mean . Police are in a difficult position and we to support them. Do you think that people should be named when they are arrested . No. I dont. People should be named when they are arrested . No. Idont. Ican understand that the cps would want others to come forward, but i think, being involved with that, with falsely accused carers and teachers and other professionals, i have seen the disasters that can occur within families, people who will never work again in the same sphere that they we re again in the same sphere that they were professional, or a misunderstanding between family members. Disaster. At the end of the day, you dont know whether this person, until the police and cps decide, you dont know whether they are guilty or not. We have learned from that, we know the impact that this can have an individuals. 0ur guidance is very clear to officers and press offices, is a real danger situation, it might be someone that we need, a life and limb potential, our guidance is clear that we would not name them before charging, and it even then it is with clear caveat of chief officers are proving that im with consultation with the cps. And with consultation. So offices need to officers have to go with an open mindset, not blind belief, putting the victim care. Survivors can putting the victim care. Survivors ca n co nta ct putting the victim care. Survivors can contact us if they want support, our free phone is on the bbc action line. As you are here, we will find out a little bit more about Prime Minister borisjohnsons out a little bit more about Prime MinisterBoris Johnsons pledge out a little bit more about Prime Minister borisjohnsons pledge to increase police numbers. Your reaction to that, do you think it is deliverable and the right move . think if you look at the strain on policing, certainly 20,000 officers will take us to where we were a few yea rs will take us to where we were a few years ago and we have seen the strain with our officers on thats a really welcome. It is deliverable and the college of policing are central to that to support the forces and the home office to deliver that. Thank you so much for coming in. If you have any concerns, you can go online, go to the action line, organisation there can help you if you feel you need them. Still to come. A Childrens Charity warns parents not to leave their children unsupervised over the school holidays. Well hear from parents aboutjuggling work and childcare. An Ovarian Cancer drug which has been described as a game changer is to be available to women through the nhs in england earlier in their treatment. We speak to one woman who says without the drug she wouldnt be here today. After a frantic week in politics, where we lost one Prime Minister and got a new one, one thing is clear the country is about to head off in a new direction. Where were headed exactly no one is sure. But borisjohnson has wasted no time at all stamping his authority on the government, sacking anyone who isnt signed up to his brexit policy and reshaping his top team to make it clear he intends to take us out of the eu by halloween. But brexit aside, what sort of policies can we expect from the new Prime Minister . And how much will they cost . Today mrjohnson has announced that the recruitment of 20,000 new Police Officers in england and wales will begin within weeks. The number crunchers at the bbcs Reality Check Team have been taking a look at that and some of the other pledges the new Prime Minister has already made. Anthony reuben is here. Give us the details on what Boris Johnson is saying about the police. We have not had a great deal of detail but he says he is going to recruit 20,000 officers, and if you work at the cost of that, in the back of an envelope, he said it is £1. 1 billion, the lowest paid Police Officers at the moment getjust about over 25,000 a year. So 20,000 of them gets you a bit over half £1 billion, then you have got to recruit and train them. After training, the pay increases. It looks like in the right sort of area, 1. 1 billion. What about schools, he has been making lots of pages about schools . Lots of pledges but not a great deal of detail. Talking about £5,000 as a minimum per pupil funding, that will cost £50 million. So thats not a lot of money in Government Spending terms. But there has also been talk about reversing some of the cuts that have happened or possibly all of them since 2010, the Coalition Government came in. They have been costings of that at around £5 billion. Thats a considerable amount to. Quite a wide range there another thing that borisjohnson has range there another thing that Boris Johnson has been range there another thing that borisjohnson has been talking about as Prime Minister and as he was campaigning was the promise of full fibre broadband. Yes, thats when it comes all the way into buildings on high speed optical cable so there is no copper involved and it speeded up enormously. Current government policy says to do it by 2033, Boris Johnson says he wants it done by 2025. The only costings we have was that the Previous Report said that during the last 10 of the most remote areas would cost between three and £5 billion because the government had to get involved in that. There isnt a public commercial return. Some of the companies that do this in built up areas say that there are huge technical challenges doing at this quickly. The figure of £30 billion has been cited. But were not sure how much of that will be Government Spending and how much will be from the commercial sector. Quite a lot of spending there but also talk of tax cuts . Yes, during the Leadership Campaign there was talk, and this one we heard about was increasing the amount you have to earn before you have to pay the higher rate of income tax from 50,000 to £80,000 per year and also increasing the amount you have to and before you start paying national insurance, that was costed at about £10 billion, a lot of money for the government. But we have not heard anything about that since Boris Johnson won the leadership election and the only one he has talked about is changing the tax system to give more incentives for companies to invest in machinery and computers. That was not part of his Leadership Campaign at all, something that jeremy hunt brought up in his. He did say he was going to steal some of his best ideas are so rare that has come from is there the nspcc is urging parents to think carefully before leaving their children unsupervised during the Summer School holidays, after seeing a 21 rise in people contacting the charity about kids left home alone last summer. Over the year, the charitys helpline received 5,737 calls and emails from adults concerned about youngsters being left on their own. A third of those calls and emails were between the summer months ofjuly to september when children are away from school for at least six weeks. Well, we can talk now to four mothers. Susie, hannah, suzanne, anna, thank you so much for coming in and speaking to us. I am interested to know, it is quite confusing, isnt it . Because there is no law here that tells you you can leave a child at this age but not leave them when they are too little. Absolutely, i am here from mumsnet, and it is an issue that comes up again and again because there is no guideline. If you think that there is a minimum age of ten, maybe 13, but that is not the case. Some users are happy to leave a six year old at home for ten minutes, others wouldnt dream of leaving a 13 year old. minutes, others wouldnt dream of leaving a 13yearold. I want to bring in suzanne, jake, sorry, i didnt say hi to you you have got an 18 year old, a 17 year old tomorrow. Today happy birthday, and also jake, tomorrow. Today happy birthday, and alsojake, and tomorrow. Today happy birthday, and also jake, and you would not leave jake on his own. Why . and also jake, and you would not leave jake on his own. Why . I would probably do for the same that i did with my other two. Until he has a way of being able to contact me, when he has a mobile phone, when he started secondary school, i wouldnt feel comfortable. Actually, i dont think he would feel comfortable either. Do you ever fancy being left on your own . Not really. If she goes down the road to get a bagel for my packed lunch, i think that is fine, because not much will happen in the space of 20 minutes. Would she let you go and get a bagel . No. I admit lama you go and get a bagel . No. I admit i am a very protective mum. Because he is your youngest . No, i was like that with my others, just the way i am. Susie, marvellous, you have got two sons, aged 1a and seven. But you are saying the seven year old is definitely going on holiday club, but the 14 year old you would leave on his own. I would, i have left him on his own. I would, i have left him on his own probably from about the age of 12. He is very sensible, he would try and cook anything, he has got a phone, he can contact me. Yeah, he will always ask me, can i make a pot noodle or something . I know he is ok. But yeah, no problem with him, but the seven year old, no way, and i wouldnt leave him with my eldest either, because i wouldnt trust him to look after the younger one. Do you trust your 14yearold not to sit down and go on the internet all day . I guess that is a worry as well, isnt it . That is pretty much what he does do, he is online with his friends, probably playing fortnite. I know we only talk to his own friends, he doesnt speak to anybody he doesnt know. Yeah. Lets bring in hannah, i know that you have got two children, am i right that your holder and let your eight year old home alone for a short period of time recently and you want to chat . No, we had the discussion, we had a discussion, the Tesco Express is very close to our house, you can see it from where we live, and we had a chat first, he said, iam live, and we had a chat first, he said, i am only going to get some milk, iam said, i am only going to get some milk, i am sure it will be fine, and ijust milk, i am sure it will be fine, and i just categorically said no. Milk, i am sure it will be fine, and ijust categorically said no. I am sure he will be fine, but for that two minutes, three minutes, anything could happen. Max is eight, no, just gone nine last week, actually. He hasnt got a mobile phone, he wouldnt have a way of communicating with us. As a mum, i would always think worst Case Scenario. If he was left at home and my husband got into an accident at the petrol station, he would be at home with his baby sister, lost. It is not worth it. Cani sister, lost. It is not worth it. Can ijust sister, lost. It is not worth it. Can i just ask you, sister, lost. It is not worth it. Can ijust ask you, susie, if sister, lost. It is not worth it. Can i just ask you, susie, if you could get cheap childcare, if you could get cheap childcare, if you could get cheap childcare, if you could get childcare that your 14 year old wanted to go to, because i think that is also a challenge, would you do that . Is this a financial decision, or is it, no, it is fine, he is 14 . It is definitely a financial decision. For my seven year old, it costs about £100 a week, and that is not affordable for two children. I couldnt manage it. So yeah, if it is that i could afford both of them to come in and my oldest would enjoy that, that would be a better choice. But there isnt, it is not available. So this isnt, it is not available. So this is my only option, really, i dont have family nearby that can help. So yeah. Lots of people getting in touch, caroline says, i used to babysit for three children after school, 12 14, nowi babysit for three children after school, 12 14, now i have my own children, i have only started leaving my own daughter, 14. Due to health conditions, she misses a lot of school, but i dont leave herfor long. Rita says pressure on parents leaves them with little choice but to leave their children alone as many Single Parents need to do what it takes to keep a roof over their heads. How hard to say how young is too young, each child is different. And christine says, as a grandmother, i am concerned that from the age of 11 there are no childcare centres or after school clu bs, childcare centres or after school clubs, also for people on low incomes. 0nce clubs, also for people on low incomes. Once they are 11, you have no choice but to leave them at home while the parent is at work. It is wrong, these children are too young to be left. I guess that is the dilemma, isnt it, here . That actually, suzanne, kids often dont wa nt to actually, suzanne, kids often dont want to go to clubs when they are 14, they dont want to go to a holiday club if it is not cruel, they want to hang out with their mates but it is difficult, if youre going to work plus travelling, it is a long time to leave an leave 11 year old travelling, it is a long time to leave 11 year old at home. Travelling, it is a long time to leave ii year old at home. travelling, it is a long time to leave 11yearold at home. I agree, each to their own, unfortunately i can work from home, so we are fortunate in that i dont have to pay Childcare Costs during the summer holidays, i can work from home, ican summer holidays, i can work from home, i can leave him with his teenaged brothers, and in fact they we re teenaged brothers, and in fact they were asleep, i can go out, you know, worst Case Scenario he will wake them up if the door bell goes. Sol am lucky. But i get your point. Them up if the door bell goes. Sol am lucky. But i get your pointm is hard, because i guess there is a lot of worry amongst parents about being judged. If you leave your kids in the car when you go to the petrol station, a baby and a toddler, it is such a pfaff to get them out, but other people will say, terrible mother and fathers, obviously, we worry about being judged. That is probably why people come to mumsnet, to check their opinions, to make sure they are not doing something they will be judged harshly for. There a difference between leaving them for ten minutes and for whole six weeks, eight or ten hours a day, a huge difference. A couple of other comments, sarah says, i wouldnt leave mine under the age of 14. Neville says, i think it is unwise to leave children on their own, it only needs two minutes for them to disappear or have an accident, dont leave a child on their own. Jake, how old do you think would be a good age to be left on your own . 13. How old do you think would be a good age to be left on your own . Why 13 . Because that is the age you really become, like, a step up. Sounds like a good plan. Have a great summer holidays. Be good for your mum thank you so much, thank your mum thank you so much, thank you for your contributions as well, guys. You for your contributions as well, guys, thank you so much. A new drug has been approved to treat Ovarian Cancer in women with the hereditary type of the disease. It doesnt cure Ovarian Cancer but can hinder its progression by three years in those who have been newly diagnosed. Most cases of Ovarian Cancer are diagnosed late, when there are few options for treatment. Lets talk to florence wilks, who is a mum of two and was diagnosed with stage three Ovarian Cancer in 2010. Dr rowan miller is an oncologist specialising in gynae oncology. Thank you so much for coming in, very grateful to you about this morning. Florence, for you, very grateful to you about this morning. Florence, foryou, i mean, we have heard that often women who are given this amazing drug, it is quite late on, and for people to get it earlier will make a big difference. For you, what difference did it make . It has made a huge difference to me. I had advanced Ovarian Cancer in 2010, i was told it was not curable, because it had gone into the abdomen, it was treatable, so i had surgery, chemo, and it came back 17 months later, more chemo, then another 17 months, more chemo, then another 17 months, more surgery, more chemo, and it came back again, i have had chemotherapy four times. The last lot of chemotherapy, which finished in february 2017, didnt actually get rid of the disease, so i was in a situation of, what do you have next . I am in a serious situation here, end of life situation potentially, and i started to olaparib, andi potentially, and i started to olaparib, and i have been on a 28 months. For me, it has been a game changer, it has given me another 28 months, and i am so grateful. M nothing else, dr miller, for someone like florence, your mental health, having to go through four rounds of chemotherapy this is being regarded as a game changer, that women will get access to the drug earlier. It is the first time we have been able to gave the drug at first diagnosis, olaparib, following surgery and chemotherapy, and it is the best chance we have to give patients meaningful disease free survival. It has delayed the progressing of the cancer by up to three years. If people have been diagnosed by Ovarian Cancer, should they be going straight to the doctor now . Who is it relevant for . It is only for patients with the hereditary kind of Ovarian Cancer, so hereditary kind of Ovarian Cancer, so it is important to get test early to allow them to get access to the drug when they finish their chemotherapy. For you, were you even aware of the drug prior to it being diagnosed . Aware of the drug prior to it being diagnosed . Were you aware of the drug prior to it being diagnosed . Were you told it would be good but i cant give it to you . basically knew about the group of drugs, and basically knew about the group of drugs, and i wanted to get on a trial before my last chemotherapy, because it is so hard, and i had had it three times and thought about chemotherapy again, dreadful, so i try to get on the trial, and by the timei try to get on the trial, and by the time i had enough disease to get on the trial, it had shut, so i had to have chemotherapy before the drug. And i had read all the details about it, i know 20 of women are on it for five years, and that is my target. 0n for five years, and that is my target. On my first diagnosis i didnt expect to live between 12 18 months, and it is nine years later, soiam months, and it is nine years later, so i amjust months, and it is nine years later, so i am just so grateful, basically. Are there any side effects . I the two main side effects are insomnia and fatigue, two main side effects are insomnia and fatigue, and if you put them together, it is a hard combination, and people think, fatigue, yes, i get tired it is not quite the same, no, so those are the two side effects, but on the other hand i am alive and i have a glorious life. And you are there for your kids. Customers, is it very expensive . M is, but the benefit is such that it has deemed to be cost effective. This will be available to women in england, what about scotland, wales, Northern Ireland came those decisions should come out later this year, they are undergoing similar review. Dog meat is eaten traditionally in south korea, but its popularity has declined in recent years. Most recently south korean authorities shut down gupo dog meat market in busan, one of the largest in the country, after pressure from Humane Society international. The charity has made it its mission to save dogs from the meat trade. So far they have rescued 1,800 dogs. We caught up with some of them in their new homes in the uk. I think quite disbelieving, really, that a dog like henry could have ended up in a cooking bowl. First meeting henry was a hugely emotional experience, as you might expect. Seeing him for the first time on his dog meat farm outside seoul in south korea. I am claire, i live in brighton, and this is henry. He is a golden retriever type dog, and he started out his life in a cage on a dog meat farm in south korea. Seeing footage of dog meat farms really doesnt in any way prepare you for the sensory overload the experience provides. The smell is horrific. The noise of hundreds of dogs barking all at the same time. The faces staring at you through the wire mesh cages. Henry was actually quite an extreme example of a dog that had really shut down into himself in order to deal with his awful caging environment. It has been a long process to get henry to have confidence in people and to not be too fearful of new experiences and new things. He has come on incredibly. Initially, it was just really a question of getting him to do anything. You know, stepping onto the Pavement Outside was the first big challenge. Now he is pretty much up for anything. He will go off and explore rock pools, and last time we went down there, he was sniffing a crab, which he discovered was not a great idea. My name is nina. I live in greenwich, london. This is my dog, gus. He is from a dog meat farm in korea. We rescued him about a year ago. I grew up in china, but all my family are korean. We moved to the uk two years ago, and we found gus, and we adopted him. When i was a kid, it was really common for people to eat dog meat. 0n birthdays, like a Family Gathering or like holidays, people always had the whole dog. I dont think it is as common right now, but when i was a kid, it was really common. I went to korea two years ago, and there are still a lot of dog meat restaurants in seoul. Gus is mainly shiba inu, mixed a little bit of korean dog. When we just adopted him, he was so scared, completely terrified. Nobody can ever pet him. Hes like my shadow. He follows everywhere. Ijust think its amazing there are three dogs from south korea living next door to each other. There were no dogs in this village from south korea, and then in the last two years we now have three. Hello. My name is lisa, and i live in oxfordshire. This is bindi, indy and robin, and they were rescued from south korea. This one already lived next door, because she came a couple of years ago, and robin and indy both arrived on the same flight because they came from the same farm. Very, very friendly. As you can see, they like to play. They see each other regularly. These two like to play. This one doesnt want tojoin in. But they get on like they know each other already, they remember each other from the farm, i dont know. Village life is good, i think, for the dogs. We have lots of open space here. Indy, every morning, comes out with us to look after the chickens and the horses, and they like to go down to the pub as well. We go down to the local pub, which isjust down the road, and people know where theyre from, especially in the pub, they know they all come from south korea and people are, wow, how did that come about . So, hopefully, people may next time a farm is shut down, apply and we will have more dogs from south korea in the village, because that would be so cool, to have more dogs. You know, theyjust need a chance. Theyjust want a loving home. Were talking to Wendy Higgins from Humane Society international, alongside Cassie Mcdonald and roxy, who was rescued from a dog meat farm in south korea. She is sitting absolutely beautifully did you know about this trade . How did you find roxy . In all honesty, not really, no. We were looking for a rescue dog, and we heard about the Humane Society international, that they were rehoming dogs in the uk, and so we went along to meet them with the Rehoming Charity called all dogs matter, they were lovely as well, and we met roxy, took herfor a little walk around the shelter, and she rolled over and was like a belly rub iwas she rolled over and was like a belly rub i was like, get in a car, sold do you know much about the specific history for roxy and how she was treated . They have talked us through a little bit about what went on with roxy and her past, but so much uncertainty, we dont really know how old she is, you know, how many puppies she has had, three and a farm but maybe more, so we dont know a great deal about her history, but we took her as she is. She is recognising you on the monitor, she suddenly sat up and looked excited 0ne suddenly sat up and looked excited one day, tell us about the work that your charity does, because presumably it is quite difficult to go in and see the dogs in these conditions without showing that horror to the farmers. It is really distressing, but i have to say that all of the dog form is that we work with approach the charity asking for help to get out of what they consider to be a dying industry, because fewer and fewer people want the dog meat, and many of them are struggling with family shame, because perhaps their grandchildren will not visit because they are embarrassed of what they do. So we have to confront the cruelty, the suffering, but it is always a joyous experience, really, because we know that will be a happy ending for the dogs on the farm. And have you found that roxy is nervous or has any adverse effect because of what she has been through chemical gap when we first got her, she was quite nervous, but she has always been very loving. You did warn us that she might lick us she is a great london dog, she goes on the tube and likes to lick strangers, she is a wonderful advocate for it. In terms of adverse effects, she still wont drink water when she is on her own. Even though she always has water bowls full, she wont drink it, because any farm they didnt have much of it at all, so as soon as you come home, she says hello, she will then go and drink. That is one of then go and drink. That is one of the things that she still has. Bless her. How many firms are still operating in south korea . Nobody really knows, but thousands certainly. 0ur charity has closed 14, and certainly. 0ur charity has closed 14, and i mean that really is to develop a blueprint for change, not because we would close all of the farms ourselves. We want the korean government to adopt our programme, we are demonstrating to them that it is possible to phase out the trade, not in conflict with farmers, but in cooperation, that they are actually pa rt cooperation, that they are actually part of the success story, because our charity transitions those farmers into more viable trades, like growing mushrooms or chilis. So they are much happier, they dont have the stress of dog farming, you know, the grand kids can come and visit them, and also they can put food on the table. Do you get a sense that the south korean authorities are behind you and taking it seriously . A gap things are taking it seriously . A gap things a re really taking it seriously . A gap things are really changing, you mentioned gupo market, we worked with the authorities in busan, who have been trying to close the market for many yea rs, trying to close the market for many years, and now the whole area is going to be regenerated, and they are going to build a public park. So thatis are going to build a public park. So that is a lovely story, where once dogs would have been killed for the meat trade, there will now be a lovely park where pet dogs can be walked and appreciated. So i think that regional governments, more and more, are looking to close down slaughterhouses and markets, and now the ball is in the court of the national government. I think the mood in Korean Society is changing, and politicians need to catch up. What would you say to people who are seeing roxy and going, she is beautiful . Taking on any rescue dog is quite a big commitment, people should talk to the charities, but roxyis should talk to the charities, but roxy is fantastic. She is such an important memberof our roxy is fantastic. She is such an important member of our family, you know, and we couldnt imagine life without her now. I would go for it, 11096. Brilliant, thank you for coming in, and you have been very well behaved, roxy. Two teenagers are among 11 people from the uk competing in the fortnite world cup in new york today. The winner will earn 3 million, which is more than the prize money awarded to the wimbledon champions. 40 million players attempted to qualify in the online competition. 15 year old benjy fish and 14 year old kyle jackson are amongst only 100 people to have made it to the final. Both say theyve practised for more than eight hours a day for months in order to make the grade. Theyll already set to take home at least 50,000 each, thats around £40,000, and everyone finishing in the top four will become a millionnaire. Well, joining us now is gaming expert and critic laura dale. Laura, good to see you, thanks for speaking to us. For people who dont understand fortnite, a quick precis of what the game is about. So the basic idea is that it is a free game where100 players are dropped into one big map together, and only one person wins, whoever is the last person wins, whoever is the last person standing. You have got a big circle that closes people in to force them to interact with each other, and the appeal of the game is basically the fact that it is so ha rd to basically the fact that it is so hard to win, because 99 of people down to get a win, there is that a drive to just. Just down to get a win, there is that a drive tojust. Just one down to get a win, there is that a drive to just. Just one more time, maybe i will get that elusive window. And this is a massive event, we know that e gaming is absolutely huge, and clearly fortnite getting involved in this. I was in pictures from new york, this is a massive stadium with tens of thousands of people watching teenagers, quite a lot of pressure. This isnt even the biggest video game tournament out there, e sports are getting bigger and bigger. Ithink there, e sports are getting bigger and bigger. I think it makes sense. Teenagers are a market that are notoriously difficult to advertise to, and people interested in watching game streams are interested viewers, there is a lot of money to be made in that audience. There will be made in that audience. There will be parents whose kids are one sting to play fortnite saying these teenagers say they have been playing eight hours a day for several months is eight hours a day for several months is that a little bit irresponsible . Should we be concerned by that . Obviously, as with any talent that a person has, you have to balance other life commitments. Lets say you have a cage looks like they are on track to be an olympic athlete or one day may be an olympic athlete or one day may bea be an olympic athlete or one day may be a professional footballer you might have a similar situation, where if they show a real talent that might turn into a career, you might let them do those hours and hours of work, but obviously it shouldnt be every Single Person he was interested in playing football or every single child that plays fortnite shouldnt be playing eight hours a day. You have to take it on a case by case basis of, how legitimately likely as this child to be successful at this . And how do you balance that with the rest of their life . About as we were saying, these two teenagers have £40,000 in our pockets just for getting to the final, do you think fortnite has reached its peak . I know some have suggested it has. Fortnite as an individual game has definitely had a bit of a plateau. There are other games in a sort of battle royale, 100 people in a match genre that have taken a little bit of wind out of its sails, it is not growing as fast as it was. But that does not mean that it is not still incredibly successful, still one of the most popular, well played games in the world. Itjust isnt expanding at the right that it once was. Laura, thank you for your time, laura dale, speaking to us earlier. Lots of you getting in touch about the idea of leaving your kids at home alone over the summer, nspcc seeing a huge rising concern, one text says, i believe in free range parenting, my ten and eight year old girls are left alone at home, they go girls are left alone at home, they 9 9 girls are left alone at home, they go go out with no mobile phones, children need to learn independence and make their own choices. We prepare the girls and risk assess their tricks, but it does depend on their tricks, but it does depend on the child. Thank you, many more comments that we have not got round to reading. Bbc news coming up next, have a lovely weekend. Yesterday we had extreme temperatures across the uk, a very warm, sticky day. Through today, much fresher conditions, a weather front moving eastward, the wind has changed direction, now coming from the south west, but storms affecting south eastern areas of england, they will track further north, always across the east the likelihood of seeing if you storms into the afternoon, further west, drier and brighter, maximum temperatures typically 23 25, still warm and humid, hotand typically 23 25, still warm and humid, hot and humid typically 23 25, still warm and humid, hotand humid in the east, up to 30 celsius, much lower than yesterday. Into the start of the weekend, rain affecting northern and eastern areas, that is coming from a weather front that will not move very far throughout the weekend, perhaps coming further south and west woods, some uncertainty as to how far south and west it will move, but either side of that there will be sunny spells. The big difference is the temperatures, 18 23dc, much cooler, around about the average for the time of year. Bye bye. Youre watching bbc newsroom live its11am and these are the main stories this morning more pain for rail and air passengers this morning, as the extreme heat continues to cause disruption plans to recruit an extra twenty thousand Police Officers in england and wales over the next three years in borisjohnsons first major domestic policy move. One of the most prominent tory brexiteers, steve baker, turns down a job in Boris Johnsons government. A game changer treatment for women with the hereditary form of Ovarian Cancer, will be made more widely available on the nhs. Tens of thousands of gamers gather in new york for the World Championship of fortnite with more prize money on offer to the winners, than wimbledon