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Teenagers in unregulated homes concerns theyre exposed to weapons, drugs and sexual abuse. As more images emerge of canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau with blackface makeup he apologises and says he didnt realise how hurtful his behaviour was. And on the eve of global protests about Climate Change we report from colorado where theres growing pressure from the Trump Administration to allow more drilling for shale gas. And coming up on sportsday on bbc news. Well have the latest from the Europa League, including a convincing away win for arsenal in frankfurt. Good evening. Buckingham palace has expressed displeasure after the former Prime Minister David Cameron revealed that he sought the queens help during the Scottish Independence referendum campaign. In a bbc documentary, mr cameron said that in 2014 he had asked if the queen could intervene because he was concerned scotland was going to vote for independence. The queen later urged people to think very carefully about the future. Conversations between the queen and the Prime Minister are meant to be kept private. But today mr cameron denied that hed acted improperly. Heres our royal correspondent, nicholas witchell. It nicholas witchell. Is the relationship at the heart of it is the relationship at the heart of the British State between Prime Minister and monarch. The golden rule is that everything that passes between them is confidential, yet today David Cameron has revealed how we encourage the queen to intervene in the Scottish Referendum and she acquiesced. The summer of 2014 the dominant political issue was whether scotland would break away from the union. As british Prime Minister, David Cameron was the man tasked with saving the union. It would really be desperately sad to see it torn apart. In early september, a poll predicted that the yes campaign in favour of Scottish Independence was in the lead. Now, throwing protocol aside, mr cameron has told a bbc documentary how he and royal officials then set to work. Conversations i had with my private secretary and he had with the queens private secretary, and i had with the queens private secretary, not asking for anything that would be in any way improper or unconstitutional, butjust a raising of the eyebrow, even, you know, a quarter of an inch, we thought would make a difference. Although the words were very limited, i think it did put a slightly different perception on things. The queens eyebrow raising words, uttered outside a balmoral church, that she hoped people would think very carefully, were made out to be impromptu in fact, they were deliberate, and we now know that mr cameron had had a hand in them. This morning on the today programme, he accepted he had been indiscreet. I think i dont want to say anything more about this. Im sure that some people would think possibly ive already said a little bit too much. A few hours later, from the palace came the word displeasure. Its safe to assume that the displeasure comes from the queen herself. However, we should not assume that David Cameron was the sole instigator of her remarks. We know that the queen cares deeply about the unity of the United Kingdom. At the time of the Scottish Referendum, several members of the royal family were trying to find some acceptable way to make their concerns known. Mr camerons intervention was perhaps the encouragement they were looking for. For the man who led the snp during the referendum campaign, mr camerons behaviour was completely unacceptable. Its an astonishing thing to do. Its an even more astonishing thing to reveal. I mean, has the man got no shame whatsoever . However, the current Prime Minister was being diplomatic. Not only do i not comment on conversations that i may have held with her majesty, but i dont comment on conversations she may have held with anybody else. The queen has now been drawn into a disputed proroguing of parliament and renewed c0 ntrove isy over the Scottish Referendum. For the palace, it is double discomfort. Nicholas witchell, bbc news, buckingham palace. The former Prime Minister, sirjohn major has accused borisjohnson of being dishonest about his reasons for suspending parliament. Speaking through his lawyer at the Supreme Court, sirjohn said the only reason mrjohnson wanted a longer than usual suspension of parliament was to stop mps interfering in his brexit plans. The government is arguing that it is not a matter for the courts at all. Our home editor mark easton reports from the Supreme Court. Sirjohn major, borisjohnson two conservative party leaders, two Prime Ministers. But today, the battle over brexit saw them turn blue on blue amid accusations of hypocrisy, dirty tricks and lies. As the Supreme Court began the final day of its hearing into whether mrjohnson unlawfully suspended or prorogued parliament, sirjohn major told the judges in a written note that borisjohnson had ulterior motives, and his stated reasons for ending the parliamentary session could not be true. Sirjohn majors lawyer in court, lord garnier, accused a downing street staffer of falsely suggesting that john major himself as Prime Minister had suspended parliament with ulterior motives. And it was suggested that he had prorogued for base political reasons. It was a suggestion of mudslinging, there was nothing base and political about the decision to ask the queen to shut parliament down early, ahead of the election in 1997. In the cabinet at the time, michael, now lord heseltine, has dismissed the idea as nonsense. There is recent evidence of the downing street press office having been misleading in its announcements. Lord garnier also referred to a text sent to the bbc by a downing street source which said. It later emerged that ministers had discussed asking the queen to suspend the session, although no 10 maintains it wasnt to close down discussion on brexit. We are not concerned with when and how and on what terms the United Kingdom leaves the european union. Stressing their discussions have nothing to do with brexit, the justices today received an answer to their own question to no 10 what would government do if they lost the case . Now, if the Supreme Court says the suspension of parliament was unlawful, downing street are considering three options, depending on the exact reasons. One, they dont need to do anything at all. Two, they bring back parliament, but they bring forward the queens speech. Or three, they immediately go back to the queen again and ask her to suspend parliament again but this time, lawfully. This afternoon, the government lawyer, lord keen, argued it should never get that far, anyway, because thejudges have no right to rule on the matter. The length of each session of parliament and the frequency between sessions is regulated by constitutional convention, and not by the law. Remain campaigner gina millers lawyer argued the outcome should be the immediate recall of mps. Does the Prime Minister have to do anything to ensure that Parliament Meet next week . It may be that the speaker of the house of commons and the lords speaker in the house of lords will take action to ensure that parliament reopens as soon as possible next week, it is a matter for them, and then parliament can debate. If they follow past practice, the justices will come together in the next few days and each in turn will give their view, starting with the newest member of the Supreme Court and finishing with the president , lady hale, with a decision next week. It is, as she said, a serious and difficult question of law. Cheering and booing and for the world outside the courtroom, a question with profound implications for the great institutions of state, for our democracy and for the citizens of a troubled kingdom. Mark easton, bbc news, the Supreme Court. Meanwhile, Boris Johnson said today that some progress is being being made with brexit negotatations with brussels. The president of the european commission, jean claude juncker, has tonight said he believed a deal between the two sides could be reached before october 31st. Our europe editor, katya adler, is in brussels for us tonight are they unlocking this at last . There is a lot of noise about briefings here there and everywhere from number ten, eu briefings here there and everywhere from numberten, eu leaders, often contradictory as to how much progress is being made in talks and there is a lot of movement, the brexit secretary is going around europe, madrid today, tomorrow brussels, the Prime Minister is off to new york next week to the un, where he will sit down with Angela Merkel and emmanuel macron, but there is a lot of sound and fury at there is a lot of sound and fury at the moment but not much is really changing on the ground. The irish backstop remains the Sticking Point toa backstop remains the Sticking Point to a new brexit deal with the uk and the eu pretty far apart as to what could and should be done. But on the Positive Side eu leaders are as keen as borisjohnson Positive Side eu leaders are as keen as Boris Johnson if Positive Side eu leaders are as keen as borisjohnson if at all possible to find a deal next month, no one on the eu side thinks it is possible to find a magical solution by mid october when the eu Leaders Summit happens, in brussels, but with the clock ticking down until the 31st of october deadline, if there is no new extension, the wisdom is that in the last week or so wisdom is that in the last week or so the pressure could be on the two sides to roll on their sleeves and put the posturing to one side and say, lets really get down to work. Perhaps. Thanks forjoining us. Now to the second part of our investigation into the plight of some of our most vulnerable teenagers. These children are either in care or have recently left, but are still supposed to be supervised in what is known as semi independent living. Tonight we hear their stories about being exposed to drugs and weapons. Our special correspondent ed thomas reports. Just a house where people profit from young, Vulnerable Children. Ive never really had any support. All i had was basically a bed. There were those involved, whoever did what they did. Someone needs to pay a price for the pain. Last night, we revealed serious concerns over the safeguarding of teenagers in unregulated homes. Tonight, we hear the stories of Vulnerable Children exposed to weapons, drugs and organised crime. A lot of drug dealing, people bringing in acid. This teenager lived in a home run by a Company Called centurion care. Knives, samurai swords, everything. I dont know how they get it past all the cameras. Terrified, hed lock himself in his room. How do you know it was acid in the bottle . Because i opened it up and smelled it, and it burnt my nose. What was your reaction when that happened 7 i nearly dropped the whole bottle on the floor. And what did you do . Put it down, went straight into my room and barricaded my door because i didnt feel safe. He says strangers were coming and going from the home. Every ten minutes the doors going. Like going straight in and out, in and out. Going round the corner, doing their drug deals or whatever and then coming straight back. The house was basically just a drug deal house, but i had to live there because i couldnt go nowhere else. Centurion care told us they worked with police to prevent drug dealing, and all staff had safeguarding training by the local authority. Of the eight young men whose stories weve followed in centurion care, weve learned that four were sent or have returned to prison since leaving the homes. Emmanuelle . Hello there. One family agreed to let us talk to their son inside prison. That was a difficult time there. I wasnt really being fed properly. Fed . Yeah. You werent eating inside there . Yeah. I was basically starving myself. I was on £52 a week to get me through probation and other things like that, but once ive spent that money theres no other wage to buy food so some days i couldnt eat nothing. Like many unregulated homes, its down to the young person to manage their finances and food. Emmanuelle repeatedly disappeared because he was involved in county lines drug dealing. Basically i got taken to another area to sell drugs. How did they get you in the home . How did they find you in basildon . Through two other people. Could you have said no . Not really. Did you ever ask the staff inside centurion care for help . No, i neverasked them. I didnt feel like they could help me the way i needed to be looked after. Emanuelle was jailed for possession with intent to supply heroin and crack cocaine. Centurion care said they felt all children were safe and secure across their placements. We tracked down one centurion care worker who knew many of the children involved. It was completely out of control, absolute manic, wild. Like, some people had drugs in the house. There were some people that ended up having a large amount of cash, and there was nothing you could have really done about it because other Staff Members didnt do anything about it. This Confidential Council briefing weve obtained on centurion care says some workers were known to police for arrests that didnt lead to charges. Centurion care says its not aware of these disclosures on any of the workers enhanced dbs checks, which were available at every local authority inspection, and no concerns were raised. Her vulnerability was quite high. Andy says a girl reported being taken from one of the homes, given alcohol and drugs, before having sex with a man who occasionally worked in the home. Police said there was not enough evidence any crime was committed. The confidential briefing says the man had several convictions and had been previously investigated but not charged for an alleged sex offence involving a child. Centurion care said the contractor didnt need to be dbs checked. His role was known to the local authority, they co operated with the police, and there was no further action. These homes were closed in 2017, and the company dissolved after serious safeguarding concerns were raised. Tonight, across england, theres around 5,000 children in unregulated homes many highly vulnerable, all facing the same risks. I am outraged. Im outraged and upset in equal measure about what ive just seen. Dame louise casey led an investigation into Rotherham Council after hundreds of children were sexually exploited in the town. Its not a loophole, its a scandal. I want those homes regulated. How urgent is that . Tomorrow. The shame is that its taken the bbc the same way it was in rotherham it took the media to lift the lid on it. She fears young people arent being protected in unregulated homes. That house was basically just a drug deal house. You are exposing their voices, which i can only hope means that its listened to in a different way. Its time for whitehall to wake up to this. Its a disgrace. If action isnt taken on the back of this programme, then were colluding in letting groomers, predatory paedophiles go after those children. And thats our responsibility, and thats why i find it so upsetting. Across england and wales, theres been more than a dozen so called organised and complex abuse investigations into failures to protect children in unregulated homes. The stories of those children are unlikely to ever be heard. Ed thomass investigation, and he joins me now. Tonight new revelations about those homes. Yes, we have been leaked to research by the government into one homes. These shows children as young as 11 years old are being placed by councils into these types of homes. Sophie, it is illegal to place a child under i6 it is illegal to place a child under 16 in an unregulated home. The Research Also shows highly Vulnerable Children, who should be in secure childrens homes, places where they will be detained for their own safety, are also being placed in unregulated homes. We also understand that regulation has been talked about by key figures who have been discussing this research, but theyve talked about regulation, but only what is called a light touch regulation. Reaction tonight from the mp and coffee, who leads the all Party Parliamentary group on missing children, she says these placements are outrageous and shameful and a total abdication of responsibility. The department for education said councils have a duty to make sure children leaving care are safe and secure. Ed, thank you. The canadian Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, has issued a new apology tonight after fresh video emerged of him wearing blackface make up, a day after he admitted such behaviour was racist. Mr trudeau said hed hurt people who faced discrimination but couldnt say how many times hed worn blackface make up in the past. From ottawa, nick bryant reports. In this age of celebrity politicians, Justin Trudeau is a politician who became a celebrity. Youthful, telegenic a leader who seemed to embody the values of modern day progressiveness, a model of political correctness. But this photo presents a very different picture, showing him wearing blackface make up at a private school gala in 2001. An arabian nights Costume Party where, as a 29 year old teacher, he was dressed as a charater from aladdin. His message today forgive me, ive changed. Darkening yourface, regardless of the circumstances, is always unacceptable because of the racist history of blackface. I should have understood that then, and i never should have done it. More blackface photos have emerged, and a video has surfaced from the early 90s showing a young Justin Trudeau sticking his tongue out and making faces. All this in the midst of an Election Campaign in which mr trudeau had already been reeling from a corruption scandal. Blackface is now recognised as a racist caricature, and his opponents are piling in. Any time we hear examples of brownface or blackface, its making a mockery of someone for what they live, and what their lived experiences are. I think he needs to answer for it. The young Prime Minister has always sought to portray canada as one of the worlds most successfully multicultural countries. Here, he greeted Syrian Refugees at the airport. This damages his political brand. But in the capital, ottawa, today, most people we spoke to were forgiving. It is nothing, because he was very young at the time. And it was canada, its not the us, we dont have the same history here that they have in the us. Do you find it offensive . I do. Hes positioned himself as a liberal counterpoint to donald trump, but his golden boy image has been tarnished. Nick bryant, bbc news, ottawa. Provides now, Justin Trudeau couldnt even remember today how many times he had warned blackface make up, which raises the possibility, of course, that more damaging pictures may emerge. Now, he thinks he can weather this political storm, and we will find out this time next month, when canada goes to the polls. Nick bryant in ottawa, thank you. A 20 year old man who had been accused of murdering a Police Officer last month has had the charges against him dropped. Pc andrew harper, who was 28, was killed near reading while investigating reports of a burglary. He had married his wife lissie just four weeks earlier. Today, three teenagers appeared at the old bailey charged with his murder. Millions of people are expected to take part in Climate Change protests around the world tomorrow ahead a major un summit in new york next week attended by world leaders. But the growing pressure to curb Greenhouse Gases has not stopped president trumps efforts to overturn environmental regulations. Hes said california shouldnt be allowed to set stricter emissions targets for vehicles and taken a big step towards opening up alaskas wildlife refuge for oil and gas drilling. Our north america correspondent Aleem Maqbool reports from another Climate Change battleground in colorado. The North Fork Valley in colorado is an area of stunning diversity of landscape. Lush green valleys beside striking, stark desert terrain, plateau mountains and dense pine forests. But it also sits on one of the largest shale gas reserves in the us, leaving these pockets of untouched splendour severely under threat perhaps now more than ever. Well, this gas well has been in operation not far from north fork for many years, but the Trump Administration is pushing aggressively for more wells to be drilled on public lands, but that includes areas of Natural Beauty and even wildlife refuges. In just its first year, the Trump Administration offered up nearly 12 million acres of public lands to oil and gas companies, six times as much as the Obama Administration the previous year. This land was only settled a little over 100 years ago. Those opposed to Energy Companies developing here say theyre just not being listened to. Why are we trashing some of our remarkable landscapes and pristine landscapes just so somebody can make a profit . It doesnt make sense. Why the rush to get at these areas that well never be able to put em back in the same way . But the Current Administration is proud that us oil and Gas Production is going up. This is an opportunity maybe for us to be able to export. We can export now into japan, we have some contracts. But at what expense to the environment . Well, again i will point to my state, you know, we have some of the most stringent environmental requirements put in place. In fact, environmental regulations, like on emissions, on protecting wildlife, on drilling and pollution, have been overturned at an astonishing rate in favour of oil and gas companies. We have seen attacks on some of our most fundamental regulations meant to protect our natural resources, really bedrock environmental regulations, and weve seen definite efforts by the Trump Administration to reduce the amount of input that the community can provide to these important decisions. Already, more than 50 rules to protect the environment have been scrapped, and all signs are even more on their way out good for the us oil and gas industry, bad for the environment and for Climate Change. Aleem maqbool, bbc news, in the North Fork Valley, colorado. In the past few minutes, the winner of the 2019 Mercury Prize for music has just been announced. And its gone to british rapper dave. Ive seen a lot of men get pressured. His album psychodrama looks at issues of race, class and grief. Its been called the boldest british rap album in a generation. After 32 years, John Humphrys presented his last today programme on radio 4 this morning. His no nonsense interviewing style made him one of the most respected and feared journalists in the country. David sillito looks back at a long career. Its six oclock on thursday 19th september. The final today forJohn Humphrys. He was, for more than 30 years, the bbcs interrogator in chief. You are sitting here in this studio now talking on the radio. It was gladiatorial on air combat, here challenging gerry adams of sinn fein. No, let me make this point. You, who i admire as a broadcaster. His terrier like persistence helped define the political rules of engagement. Im telling you things have changed, thats all. Its a manifest fact things have changed. He left school aged 15 and started work as a journalist. The story that shaped him was aberfan. He was the first reporter on the scene 116 children killed when a coal tip subsided onto the town. He then joined the bbc, here truly in the thick of it in the indo pakistan war of 1971. Theres the big guns falling. Theres a sabre just gone overhead. But the place he truly made his mark was today. Take this in 2012. The bbc director general George Entwistle under fire after false allegations of child sex abuse in a newsnight report. Whats happening here . The second this was brought to my attention last night, i immediately. Brought to your attention . Do you not read papers . Do you not look, do not listen to the output . George entwistle resigned later that day. Have you ever regretted going too far with a politician . Oh, yes, yes, yes, many times. Have you ever said sorry afterwards . Yes, interrupting is fine, interrupting is inevitable. Unless you want a series of Party Political broadcasts, you have to interrupt. But when you get angry, which i have done once or twice, and i mean only once or twice, that is absolutely unforgivable. He has divided opinion, and he himself has noted that senior politicians are increasingly avoiding these encounters. But at the end, what we got was a glimpse of the softer side ofJohn Humphrys. Im more proud than i can say that you have put up with me for so long. Thank you. And thats it from me. Good morning. David sillito, bbc news. Thats it from us. Have a very good night. Hello and welcome to sportsday im connie mclaughlin. Teenage kicks. Youngsters seal victores for arsenal and Manchester United in the Europa League ,but wolves couldnt cut it against braga. Rangers and celtic fly the flag for scotland with a win at ibrox and a draw for in rennes. With less than 2a hours to go before the start of the rugby world cup, well see how tokyo is preparing for japans opener with russia. Welcome to the programme, we start with the Europa League and there mixed fortunes for the English Premier League sides. It was a memorable evening for two teenagers. Arsenals bukayo saka and Manchester Uniteds Mason Greenwood both scored as their teams won 3 0 and 1 0 respectively. Wolves though lost 1 0 at home to braga. Patrick gearey reports. In frankfurt this permit starts in the stands. These performances are choreographed. Nothing else was quite so structured. I have been chances at either end up only when young joe struck a frankfurt foot did one count. The game carried on ina did one count. The game carried on in a clumsy cartoonish manner. Frankfurt attacked breathlessly but endlessly. 2a shots, no goals. Bound to be frustrating and a lack of care from dominic cost him a second yellow card. Finally, arsenal took some control. 18 year old bukayo saka had some control. 18 year old bukayo sa ka had never scored some control. 18 year old bukayo saka had never scored and senior football before then. Member of that goal, remember that name. We all know about about miangue to edit the third later

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