Centre in the population, and it might be stopped very soon. There is no sign of fuel. I have talked to some localjournalists and they said we havent noticed any movement. Fuel is what people need, it is what hamas is having to give 50 dual nationals and civilian hostages if they allow the fuel. We understand from sources there is serious talks about releasing the hostages, and in Exchange Israel reduces its Military Pressure on the south area, and also without the fuel this hospital will be shut. The largest un agency provides six and a thousand people for shelter, food and motor 600,000. We are in a catastrophe. If fuel is not coming. Until now, there is no sign of any fuel coming from the egyptian sign. I billion people are displaced, half the population. There are still over 500,000 people remaining in gaza city and the north. They are struggling, same way we are, the people here are struggling. We understand one willing people are displaced. Imagine, half the population, they are sleeping yeah, sleeping in the street, in the un schools. I saw a house, two bedroom house, 120 people in this square. Someone told me there is no oxygen to inhale, fresh oxygen. They are sleeping on one mattress, kids on the ground. It is unbelievable situation, that the gazans have never seen before. I have a Cupboard Gaza for the last 25 years, never gaza was pushed to its point like this. fill years, never gaza was pushed to its point like this. Point like this. Our correspondent in gaza, describing point like this. Our correspondent in gaza, describing an point like this. Our correspondent. In gaza, describing an unbelievable and unprecedented humanitarian situation. A catastrophe is how the un has repeatedly described the situation in gaza. Theirfocus un has repeatedly described the situation in gaza. Their focus today has been on the dwindling supplies of fuel. Fuel source scares it could run out, forcing the un to suspend its operation. Another focus run out, forcing the un to suspend its operation. Anotherfocus has been israels theory about comments made in new york at a meeting by the un Secretary General. Antonio guterres said the hamas attacks in southern israel had not happened � in a vacuum. The times of israel is reporting that the country will withhold visas from United Nations officials in retaliation for the remarks. Heres what mr guterres said the attacks by hamas did not happen in a vacuum. The Palestinian People have been subjected to 56 years of suffocating occupation. Their hopes for a political solution to their plight had been vanishing. But the grievances of the Palestinian People cannotjustify the appalling attacks by hamas and those appalling attacks cannotjustify the collective punishment of the Palestinian People. Joining me now in tel aviv is seniour adviser to the Prime Minister of israel mark regev, who is also the former ambassador of israel to the uk. Welcome to bbc news. Thank you for having me. Welcome to bbc news. Thank you for havin me. ~. Welcome to bbc news. Thank you for havin. Me. ,. , welcome to bbc news. Thank you for havin me. ~. , having me. What in particular has anaered having me. What in particular has angered israel having me. What in particular has angered israel about having me. What in particular has angered israel about the having me. What in particular has l angered israel about the comments having me. What in particular has angered israel about the comments in angered israel about the comments in a vacuum . It does seem obvious this particular crisis is unprecedented, and has come against a backdrop of decades of israeli, palestinian crises, including israels occupation of palestinian territories. What is it that has made israel so angry . Territories. What is it that has made israel so angry . Well, first of all, as made israel so angry . Well, first of all. As you made israel so angry . Well, first of all. As you know made israel so angry . Well, first of all, as you know better made israel so angry . Well, first of all, as you know better than made israel so angry . Well, first of all, as you know better than most, | all, as you know better than most, israel pulled out of the gaza strip in 2005. Your troops, yes. We redeployed behind the 19 city seven line, and yet not of that is seemingly recalled by the Secretary General. He talked about a lack of progress on peace, but we both know hamas has been the most bitter and violent opponent of peace and reconciliation. They say any arab who signs a Peace Agreement with israel is a traitor to the cause, and you know what needs to be done to traitors. They say the only path is not the gauche asians, it is violence and terrorism. For him to say when the Peace Process was moving ahead, we are old enough to remember the oslo years in the 1990s, there was Suicide Bombings and we were told Hamas Is Killing Jews for peace, and now we are told theres no peace. Hamas kills us because thatis no peace. Hamas kills us because that is who they are, they are a disgusting, extreme, barbaric organisation. Anyone who has doubts just saw the violence israelis experience on the terrible october seven saturday morning. I am sure that the discussions that the discussions behind the scenes with Antonio Guterres and diplomat about what the Secretary General wanted to say when he made those remarks. Lets look at the consequences of it. It seems to be an unprecedented move to deny visas to un officials. We understand even the uns humanitarian chief might not be able to visit. Wont that make it even worse in your efforts to try work with the United Nations . ,. ,. ,. ,. , nations . United nations has to show itself to be a nations . United nations has to show itself to be a reasonable nations . United nations has to show itself to be a reasonable partner, itself to be a reasonable partner, and within the past we have worked Secretary General is effectively on numerous issues. I would remind you to of Secretary General iss predecessors addressed the issue of israeli bias in the un. This Second JournalSecretary General hasnt. He has adopted the bias against my country. He has adopted the bias against my count. �. ,. , , he has adopted the bias against my count. �. ,. , he has adopted the bias against my count. �. ,. ,. , country. Antonio guterres spoke at lenath at country. Antonio guterres spoke at length at the country. Antonio guterres spoke at length at the security country. Antonio guterres spoke at length at the security council, country. Antonio guterres spoke at length at the security council, and| length at the security council, and he emphasised what we understand one Western Leader has said on their visits to israel, in that there is rules in war, and he mentioned this but he mentioned it to hamas, who he accused of using civilians as human shields. As the worlds top diplomat, he seems to be looking at both side of this war and asking both side of this war and asking both sides to meet their international obligations. fin both sides to meet their international obligations. On the contra , international obligations. On the contrary. Hes international obligations. On the contrary, hes making international obligations. On the contrary, hes making an international obligations. On the | contrary, hes Making An Artificial Symmetry between a democratic country protecting its people after the most brutal acts of violence, the most brutal acts of violence, the worst Terrorist Incident since 9 11 and the worst act of anti semitic violence since i9a5. Hes Making Asymmetry between that and terrorists who raped and burned people alive, and its been reported on the bbc, all the things hamas did on the bbc, all the things hamas did on that terrible saturday morning. There is no symmetry, and by drawing one, hes made a terrible mistake and hurt his own reputation. Weve had a whole host of World Leaders who have come to israel, the president of the the Prime Minister of england. We have two leaders today, everyone is coming here and unequivocally arent saying it is happening in a vacuum, they are condemning hamas, and that is what the International Community needs to do. We want to do what we can to minimise civilian casualties. This artificial symmetry, minimise civilian casualties. This artificialsymmetry, it minimise civilian casualties. This artificial symmetry, it is simply morally, politically unacceptable. But just morally, politically unacceptable. Butjust briefly, even your best friends joe butjust briefly, even your best friendsjoe biden, who was the first scene standing beside israel, hed made comments you have to be careful of civilians, allow aid to enter gaza. Many have been giving you messages without establishing what you have described as symmetry. It is possible to have many messages at the same time. I is possible to have many messages at the same time the same time. I agree, and of course we the same time. I agree, and of course we heed the same time. I agree, and of course we heed what the same time. I agree, and ofj course we heed what president the same time. I agree, and of course we heed what President Biden has said. Israel works within the International Framework law and minimise harm to the civilian population. We are targeting hamas and not civilians. When people are saying it is the same, when a civilian is caught up in the crossfire, that is the same as butchering, raping, burning children alive. There is no symmetry. The german chancellor, he made a comparison between hamas and the nazis. World leaders have said they are like isis, worse than isis because isis didnt burn children alive. Isis didnt do the sort of atrocities hamas committed. Yet the Secretary General is saying it is a clean playing field. It is not a clean playing field. It is not a clean playing field. There is a weir aggressor, clearvictim, clean playing field. There is a weir aggressor, clear victim, and israel was attacked unprovoked. That is what should be expected from the leader of the most Important International organisation. Bier . International organisation. Very briefl , international organisation. Very briefly. Are international organisation. Very briefly, are you international organisation. Very briefly, are you Going International organisation. Very briefly, are you going to let fuel in it United Nations. Are you sure they will handle it . We in it United Nations. Are you sure they will handle it . They will handle it . We are helping to brina in they will handle it . We are helping to bring in water, they will handle it . We are helping to bring in water, food they will handle it . We are helping to bring in water, food and to bring in water, food and medicine. Fuel is problematic because it is what hamas wants what war machines and rockets and tunnels underground. We will fight that, so we need to make sure they dont get the fuel for their military machine. I tell you, and i know for a fact, there are hundreds of thousands of litres of fuel in the gaza strip as we speak. Hamas has. Surely they cant release some of it for the hospitals. Surely they can. We hospitals. Surely they can. We will have to hospitals. Surely they can. We will have to leave it there, but thank you very much forjoining us. The Senior Adviser to the israeli by minister benjamin netanyahu, the former ambassador to the united kingdom. Making it clear why israel is so angry with the Secretary General and why it wont allow fuel into gaza. We will continue our special coverage, but for now i will hand you back to the studio in london. You are watching bbc news. We have some Breaking News. A Police Officer who blackmailed and threatened under age girls to send him explicit photos of themselves on snapchat has been jailed for life with a minimum term of 12 years. Lewis edwards of bridgend groomed more than 200 girls online. He was caught with more than 4500 online. He was caught with more than a500 indecent images of children. He used fake snapchat accounts to make what Cardiff Crown court heard was prolonged, shocking and predatory contact with girls aged ten to 16. He was a Police Constable during most of the offences, but was barred from policing following a misconduct hearing. Our Home Affairs Correspondent reports on the case. A warning, you might find some of the content distressing. Are we going to find evidence of you engaging in sexual communication with children . No comment. When he was arrested, Lewis Edwards refused to answer questions. A Police Officer being interrogated by detectives on his own force on a campaign of unspeakable cruelty on girls. Edwards admitted in court 160 offences of blackmail and sexually abusing children online. He ran his campaign of blackmail and child sex abuse from the front room of his parents house in bridgend near cardiff. He posed as a teenage boy on snapchat and identified vulnerable girls aged between ten and 16, befriended them and blackmail them into sending him more explicit videos of themselves by threatening to post their naked images online. He message one girl, to cyber you help me now or get everything shared all over and have your life ruined. In desperation, 112 year old 12 year old replied. The superintendent who oversaw the investigation recalls vividly when her senior investigating officer told her the suspect was a policeman. The . Investigating officer told her the suspect was a policeman. They came to my office. Suspect was a policeman. They came to my office, looked suspect was a policeman. They came to my office, looked ashen suspect was a policeman. They came to my office, looked ashen and suspect was a policeman. They came | to my office, looked ashen and share the news with me. Yes, totally shocking. I still have goose bumps when i think about it because this sort of criminality in any event is just despicable. To find out it was potentially being committed by one of your own, because he was a serving Police Officer, makes it dreadful. ,. Dreadful. During the sentencing hearin , dreadful. During the Sentencing Hearing. One dreadful. During the Sentencing Hearing, one of dreadful. During the Sentencing Hearing, one of crown dreadful. During the Sentencing Hearing, one of crown court dreadful. During the sentencing| hearing, one of crown court was played harder in videos of edwardss victims crying and begging him to stop, but still he asked for more. For almost all of the time he was blackmailing and abusing the girls, Lewis Edwards was working for South Wales Police. Detectives have checked his Shift Pattern and he was carrying out some of the online abuse while he was on duty. The jailing of former pc Lewis Edwards means 18 officers have now been sent to prison for child sexual abuse since january last year, another 13 were convicted but not sent to prison, making a total of 31. Those jailed included james ford, who raped a girl under the age of 13 and a Schools Officer in north london. In addition, another man was prison for raping a 16 year old, and Richard Watkinson killed himself before being charged. Chief constable debbie teds speaks for Police Chiefs on how backgrounds are checked before theyjoined the force. Checked before they oined the force. , force. Vetting need to be strengthened, force. Vetting need to be strengthened, the force. Vetting need to be i strengthened, the decision force. Vetting need to be strengthened, the Decision Making needs to be more consistent and needs to be more consistent and needs to be more consistent and needs to be more robust across the country. We need to make sure that these individuals dont enter the service, and then do not remain in the service if things are identified whilst they are serving. The service if things are identified whilst they are serving. Former pc Lewis Edwards whilst they are serving. Former pc Lewis Edwards is whilst they are serving. Former pc Lewis Edwards is now whilst they are serving. Former pc Lewis Edwards is now facing whilst they are serving. Former pc Lewis Edwards is now facing many| Lewis Edwards is now facing many years injail. One of his victims who was 12 when he demanded explicit pictures told the court she would never get over the trauma. And here are some of the sentencing comments from judge tracy lloyd clark. ~ ,. ,. , clark. When his victims did not coml clark. When his victims did not comply with clark. When his victims did not comply with his clark. When his victims did not comply with his orders, clark. When his victims did not comply with his orders, he clark. When his victims did not i comply with his orders, he would threaten them until they did as he was they were told. Even when his victims were crying, distressed, begging him to stop, even when told that the victim was self harming or suicidal, the defendant did not stop. Although he could have been in no doubt about the immense harm that he was causing to his victims. Apart from the offences against the first victim, throughout the time when the defendant was committing these offences, he was a Serving Officer with South Wales Police. On 30 dates, he had in common contact with his victims during work hours and he also omitted some of these offences when he had protective work time to study for his degree. He even had contact in the course of his official duties, shortly before he made contact with the victim. However, the conduct did not use his position as a Police Officer in order to commit these offences. Lets go live now to Cardiff Crown court and our correspondent Daniel Sanford who was in court that sentencing. There were some strong words from the church. She said that Lewis Edwards, the convict, gained sadistic enjoyment from this dressing his young victims. These were a number of victims, more than 200 girls. Just remind us about this case and the sentencing that we heard there the court. Pc Lewis Edwards has admitted all of the year offences, more than 160 offences, and all being to do with blackmail or the abuse of girls aged between ten and 16. He did not to court for the Sentencing Hearing this week. He chose to stay in prison rather than face the absolute horror of what hed done. It has been an incredibly distressing week. The details of how he was blackmailing these girls, and the out the sheer angst that they were crying and begging on some of the videos they sent to him that he should now stop and not make them do anything more, it has been incredibly distressing. There have been Family Members present in court this week, many Family Members present in court today, including three of the girls that he had abused. What he did was essentially pretend to be a teenage boy on snapchat, befriend teenage girls, be nice to them, persuade them to send him explicit images, and then once he had an explicit image of a girl, he had an explicit image of a girl, he would use that to blackmail them into sending him really, really explicit content, blackmailing him that he would put the images that they had already sent him out on public view. This chord is really extreme distress and some of the girls. Thejudge described him as cruel and sadistic and had an option to sentence him to a fixed term prison or a Life Sentence and she chose the Life Sentence route. Essentially, he will belong to the state for life. When calculating the minimum term, she said if he had not pleaded guilty, she would have sentenced him to 67 years in prison. Taking into account the guilty plea and that he would only serve two thirds of a fixed prison sentence, the minimum time he will spend in prison is 12 years. It will be 12 years before he is considered for parole. There are many offences for which he has been convicted, but many of the other offences for which he had been convicted he would go to jail. He has an absolute stack of concurrent sentences, but ultimately he has a Life Sentence with a minimum term of 12 years. Where any of the victims and victims family in court today for the sentencing . Was there a reaction to the Life Sentence that has been issued . There wasnt reaction sentence that has been issued . There wasnt reaction because sentence that has been issued . There wasnt reaction because in sentence that has been issued . There wasnt reaction because in the sentence that has been issued . Tues wasnt reaction because in the end, i think everyone was completely numbed by what he has done. They are numbed by what he has done. They are numbed by what they have heard in court this week. Court won here at Cardiff Crown court is a very large court with a very large public area at the back of the court room and with the gallery above that public area where more members of the public can see it. The area at the back was almost full of Family Members of the victims and as i said, three of the victims themselves were their in court. The Public Gallery had a significant number of people in it and the Press Benches were full. It was a very full court. Just because of the sheer number of victims that pc Lewis Edwards had. In the end, this has been a numbing case. Such a distressing case that people have been listening almost in disbelief to what he had done. Almost all of the offences committed while he was a serving Police Officer. There were no shouts ofjoy or delight at the sentence, just numbed silence, is finally his victims got some justice for the awful, awful torture that he had put them through. Bud for the awful, awful torture that he had put them through. For the awful, awful torture that he had put them through. And this is a case that has had put them through. And this is a case that has wider had put them through. And this is a case that has wider implications, i case that has wider implications, because as we heard there in your report before, he is not the first Police Officer to be sentenced falsely as offences while serving in various forces across the country. Yes, by going through press reports and Police Press Releases since january 2022, last year, we have identified, including Lewis Edwards, 31 cases of Police Officers being found guilty of Sexual Offences against children, and of those, 18 were serious enough that they have led to sentences of imprisonment. So we are talking about a very, very, very serious sexual offending against children by Police Officers. Obviously this is getting a lot of attention because of the really horrendous cases of Wayne Couzens and david carrick, and that is why attention is being put on this at the moment. But it is a very serious number of Police Officers being found guilty of child Sexual Offences alone, and obviously it is a big issue for voters trying to work out what they can do about betting. South wales police have gone back through the betting a pc Lewis Edwards, and they have not found any red flags which should have indicated to them the kind of offender that he was. This offending, essentially, took place in the front room of his parents semi detached house in bridgend, or other device while he was out and about on duty or elsewhere. But he was running to Desktop Computers connected to two phones and a hard drive, and he was spending almost all of his time there in the house persuading these girls to indulge in Sexual Activity for him on camera. And what is the government position on how it is going to handle this major issue, because as you say it is notjust major issue, because as you say it is not just an major issue, because as you say it is notjust an issue for South Wales Police when it comes to Police Officers convicted of such crimes. How is the government trying to tackle this problem . Tackle this problem . There are multile tackle this problem . There are multiple relief tackle this problem . There are multiple relief views tackle this problem . There are multiple relief views under tackle this problem . There are j multiple relief views under way tackle this problem . There are i multiple relief views under way at the moment. One is around the issue of vetting and whether or not more can be done to vet Police Officers before they join the can be done to vet Police Officers before theyjoin the force. There is also a check going through against Police Officers in england and wales about whether there were any serving Police Officers that might have stuff that should have been shown up in betting that wasnt. So they are checking back to histories of Domestic Violence and so on. There is a separate issue about the fact that Lewis Edwards did not have to come to court to hear his sentence. He could not be forced to come to court for that. So the government are also looking at that side issue of defendants refusing to come to court to face justice. But the truth is, on the police offending, pc Lewis Edwards is an indicator of a wider issue in society. He was a serving Police Officer, and thats what makes this offending all the worse. But it isnt that Police Officers are indulging in this kind officers are indulging in this kind of child sexual abuse using online tools. It is quite widespread in society, and pc Lewis Edwards is reallyjust society, and pc Lewis Edwards is really just a symptom society, and pc Lewis Edwards is reallyjust a symptom of society, and pc Lewis Edwards is really just a symptom of that wider abuse of all the new Internet Tools online tools that people have to sexually abuse people, and in his case to sexually abuse very, very vulnerable teenage girls. This case to sexually abuse very, very vulnerable teenage girls. Vulnerable teenage girls. As you mentioned vulnerable teenage girls. As you mentioned there, vulnerable teenage girls. As you mentioned there, the vulnerable teenage girls. As you mentioned there, the former vulnerable teenage girls. As you i mentioned there, the former Police Officer pc Lewis Edwards did not attend his sentencing, and as you say the government is treating this as an acute issue and trying to change laws and policies around this. I wanted to ask you about snapchat and in particular because the former Police Officer pc Lewis Edwards carried out his crimes using snapchat. The company has said its heart goes out to all the victims in this case and is working in multiple ways to detect and prevent this type of abuse. What role is there for Big Companies like this, social media Companies Like this, social Media Companies in trying to prevent these crimes being committed committed on the platforms . This crimes being committed committed on the platforms . On the platforms . This is the hot otato at on the platforms . This is the hot potato at the on the platforms . This is the hot potato at the moment, on the platforms . This is the hot potato at the moment, this i on the platforms . This is the hot. Potato at the moment, this issue, because the government are trying to get a bill through parliament at the moment to try and force companies to take more responsibility. Some of the Internet Companies have actually been quite good in the past that having tools on their platforms that identify Child Sex Abuse Imagery and flag back to police forces. I remember doing a case a few years ago where it had started, because facebook had flagged some Sex Abuse Imagery and that had led police to a very prolific offender. It is essentially removing their ability to filter content on their platforms. Things are not getting better, they are getting worse as they go on, because the only way you can look out for this kind of imagery being sent on Internet Platforms as if you essentially filter the messages as they come through, and use any Artificial Intelligence under the tools to check whether sexual images have been sent on the platform. But the more the images become encrypted, the more problematic that is for companies to even check through the imagery. So it has become a huge issue without really an obvious solution as to how it is that you stop people using these great advancesin stop people using these great advances in mobile and Internet Technology to carry out, essentially, new kinds of crimes. One of the girls in this case described what pc Lewis Edwards was doing to her as internet raping her. He was essentially sitting in one part of the country and she was sitting in another part of the country, but what she had to do, which she felt him was his raping her. And that was using social social media tools that everyone has in their pockets. In their pockets. Thank you very much. Speaking in their pockets. Thank you very much. Speaking to in their pockets. Thank you very much. Speaking to us in their pockets. Thank you very much. Speaking to us there i in their pockets. Thank you very | much. Speaking to us there from outside Cardiff Crown court. A reminder of the Breaking News this hour. This is news from Cardiff Crown court that the former Police ConstableLewis Edwards has been sentenced to life with a minimum term of 12 years. The former Police Officer was found guilty, pled guilty to grooming, of took more than 200 girls online, was found with more than 1500 indecent images of children. He used fake snapchat accounts to recall what Cardiff Crown court called predatory come tacked with girls aged ten to 16. We will bring you more on that news later. And now, some other news in this hour. The labour leader, sir keir starmer and his Deputy Angela rayner, will meet with muslim mps, amid tensions over the leaderships stance on the israel gaza war. It comes after an Islamic Centre visited by mr starmer accused him of gravely misrepresenting its position. Sickest armour has basically had the same stance on the government meant since this war began keir starmer. The goal of defeating hamas but to warn that International Law should be followed and International Aid distributed in gaza. There is an interview that kia starmer gave a couple of weeks ago in which he appeared to say that israel had the right to cut a fuel and water from gaza, which has reverberated for a long time afterwards and really sparked fury among some in the labour party and especially among the grassroots. A lot of labour mps are Hearing Concerns from their activists about that and passing those back to The Labour Leadership. After kier starmer visited an Islamic Centre in north wales a few days ago, the Islamic Centre put out an apology for hosting case timer. I as the shadow Chief Secretary about that. He as the shadow Chief Secretary about that. ,. , ~ as the shadow Chief Secretary about that. , , as the shadow Chief Secretary about that. ,. , ~. , ,. ,. , that. He took the opportunity to meet with them that. He took the opportunity to meet with them a that. He took the opportunity to meet with them a slim that. He took the opportunity to i meet with them a slim community there meet with them a slim community there in meet with them a slim community there in south wales, and off the hack therein south wales, and off the back of there in south wales, and off the back of that, reaffirm labour party policy, back of that, reaffirm labour party policy, which is that we once aid to be policy, which is that we once aid to he made policy, which is that we once aid to be made available to people in gaza as soon be made available to people in gaza as soon as be made available to people in gaza as soon as possible. I dont know why the as soon as possible. I dont know why the centre in particular release that statement. I wasnt at the meeting. That statement. I wasnt at the meeting, but i think it is perfectly iilht meeting, but i think it is perfectly right and meeting, but i think it is perfectly right and proper for kier starmer to want to right and proper for kier starmer to want to meet with jewish communities, muslim communities and others communities, muslim communities and others who communities, muslim communities and others who have an interest in what is happening in the middle east and to listen is happening in the middle east and to listen to their concerns. I is happening in the middle east and to listen to their concerns. To listen to their concerns. I think ou can to listen to their concerns. I think you can hear to listen to their concerns. I think you can hear there to listen to their concerns. I think you can hear there that to listen to their concerns. I think you can hear there that the i to listen to their concerns. I think| you can hear there that the labour party and kier starmer� s team are trying to soothe these tensions. One way of doing that is to say that Kier Starmer Misspoke at the meeting. They said he thought he was responding to a different question and his position has always been that fuel and water must not be cut off from gaza, and he has urged the government to give as much humanitarian support to the palestinians there as possible. There is also this meeting that you mention will take place this afternoon after Prime Ministers questions, where kier starmer will try to assure those who have constituencies with large numbers of muslims, that the Labour Position is more nuanced than some of those contacting them believe it is. Mps are suspected expected to vote today on whether to suspend peter bone for six weeks which could lead to another by election. The bone for six weeks which could lead to another byelection. To another byelection. The mp for wellingborough to another byelection. The mp for wellingborough was to another byelection. The mp for wellingborough was found to another byelection. The mp for wellingborough was found to i to another byelection. The mp for wellingborough was found to have | wellingborough was found to have bullied a member of staff and to have been sexually inappropriate. He has previously described the Alec Patients is false and untrue. Hannah miller reports. Peters behaviour was erratic. Like a pendulum, he would go from one type of personality to another. It would go from one type of personality to another. It was very hard to predict. Personality to another. It was very hard to predict. They personality to another. It was very hard to predict. They call personality to another. It was very hard to predict. They call it personality to another. It was very hard to predict. They call it a i hard to predict. They call it a Siege Mentality in terms of the relentless shouting, screaming, the hitting. Relentless shouting, screaming, the hittinu. Relentless shouting, screaming, the hittin . ,. , relentless shouting, screaming, the hittinu. , relentless shouting, screaming, the hittinu. , ~ hitting. Peter bone has been the mp for wellingborough hitting. Peter bone has been the mp for wellingborough since hitting. Peter bone has been the mp for wellingborough since 2005. I for wellingborough since 2005. Earlier this month, he was found to have subjected a former staff member to a pattern of abuse that the assistant says led to him being diagnosed with post Traumatic Stress disorder. I diagnosed with postTraumatic Stress disorder. , disorder. I entered parliament with a lifelon disorder. I entered parliament with a lifelong dream disorder. I entered parliament with a lifelong dream of disorder. I entered parliament with a lifelong dream of wanting disorder. I entered parliament with a lifelong dream of wanting to i disorder. I entered parliament with a lifelong dream of wanting to be l disorder. I entered parliament with| a lifelong dream of wanting to be in politics. I went in with all this hope and into excitement, and then it became this horrid, brutal, dark experience that left me a broken shadow of the young man i once was. After resigning from the job, the staff memberfiled an after resigning from the job, the staff member filed an official complaint with the Conservative Party. Fouryears complaint with the Conservative Party. Four years later, when there was still no conclusion, he asked an independent Parliamentary Panel to investigate. Both investigations were still open when borisjohnson promoted peter bone to become a minister. How do you think we come to a point where the Prime Minister can promote someone who has got those allegations going on against them . 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The Conservative Party acknowledges that there were delays to its investigation and says its processes have since changed. Peter bone has been suspended from the parliamentary party. He did not respond to our request for comment but has previously denied the allegations. He is expected to face allegations. He is expected to face a vote on his future today. Nothing is auoin to a vote on his future today. Nothing is going to really a vote on his future today. Nothing is going to really feel a vote on his future today. Nothing is going to really feel like a vote on his future today. Nothing is going to really feel like enough l is going to really feel like enough in terms of what was taken from me, my career, my dreams, who i was before i worked in parliament. Ii he before i worked in parliament. If he is suspended before i worked in parliament. If he is suspended from before i worked in parliament. If he is suspended from the before i worked in parliament. If he is suspended from the house of commons, it could trigger a by election in his constituency, more than Ten Years After the bullying is said to have happened. Now, in the uk, hospitalfailings are still causing too many deaths from sepsis, Ten Years After reports highlighted steps that could be taken to drastically reduce fatalities. Thats according to the ombudsman, which handles nhs complaints. With more details, heres our Health Correspondent dominic hughes. Every year in the uk there are around a8,000 deaths from sepsis, many of them preventable. In 2021, 13 year old martha mills died after hospital staff failed to correctly act on the Warning Signs of the illness. One year old william mead died in 201a after his mums concerns were dismissed by doctors. And in 2011, two year old Maude Watkins died, having been sent home twice after her infection was missed. Sepsis is a life threatening overreaction to an infection, by the bodys immune system, that causes damage to both tissues and organs. Todays report says that, despite years of trying to raise awareness, mistakes are still being made, including delays in diagnosing and treating sepsis, poor communication between staff and substandard record keeping. Patients are not reliably being screened for sepsis. When sepsis is thought to be present, its not often recognised quickly and there are also often delays in treating. And of course, for a life threatening condition like sepsis, that can be catastrophic. The government has committed to implementing what is known as marthas rule, named after martha mills, to give patients the right to a Second Opinion if they believe their concerns are not being taken seriously. Dominic hughes, bbc news. And the remainder of some Breaking News this hour. A Police Officer who blackmailed and threatened underage girls to send him explicit photos of themselves on snapchat has been jailed for life with a minimum term of 12 years. Lewis edwards of bridgend groomed more than 200 girls online. He was caught with more than a500 indecent images of children. He used fake snapchat accounts to make what Cardiff Crown court heard was prolonged, shocking and predatory contact with girls aged ten to 16. Edwards was a Police Constable during most of the offences but was barred from policing during following a misconduct hearing. The judge said that the Pep Defendant had a pattern of behaviour and his conduct was deliberate. Lewis edwards caused significant harm to the victims and their wider families and also caused significant harm to the reputation of the South Wales Police and the police in general. And more so some news that we expect in the coming hour. The Prime Minister is marking one year of becoming Prime Minister today. He will mark this in Prime Ministers questions which isjust will mark this in Prime Ministers questions which is just about to get under way. Questions which is just about to get underway. Following questions which is just about to get under way. Following that used virus is our correspondent. We go to live to our Political Correspondent in westminster. What can we expect back from pm cues today . 5 westminster. What can we expect back from pm cues today . From pm cues today . As you said, today marks from pm cues today . As you said, today marks a from pm cues today . As you said, today marks a day from pm cues today . As you said, today marks a day that from pm cues today . As you said, today marks a day that prime i today marks a day that Prime MinisterRichard Rishi sunak has beenin minister Richard Rishi sunak has been in office for a year. I expect there might be a few helpful questions from conservative backbenchers to enable him to do that. And the other side, i expect that. And the other side, i expect that you will have kier starmer trying to point out all the things that the government has not done, or the pledges it has not yet made over that year. I think we will see quite a lot of that. I suspect we will probably hear from labour on things like the cost of living, particularly given the news that yesterday the cap on bankers bonuses was going to be lifted. I expect to hear a bit about that, certainly, in Prime Ministers questions today. This is the first Prime Ministers questions since labour won two very significant by election victories. That was last thursday. I would be very surprised if we dont hear a little bit about that as well. The focus, politically little bit about that as well. The focus, politically here in the uk has been on the war in israel and gaza, and obviously Prime Minister rishi sunak went to israel last week. But what is his standing politically at the moment . As you mentioned there, there were those two key significant by election losses. How are things shaping up for him here politically in the uk. There is no doubt that he still facing a political plea difficult situation. Conservatives are trailing in the polls and we are about a year out from a General Election. He is under pressure from his party to try and turn things around. Labour, on the other side, trying very hard to get their message across, trying to make sure that they dont trip up in any way and lose that poll lead. That sort of where we are with the position of the two parties at the moment, and i think we will see them again trying to entrench their positions again in Prime Ministers questions. Bside Prime Ministers questions. Aside from the prime Prime Ministers questions. Aside from the Prime Ministers from the Prime Ministers anniversary, and last week pm cues was dominated by the war in israel, what are the other issues that might come up today . Come up today . Again, i think well hear more on come up today . Again, i think well hear more on the come up today . Again, i think well hear more on the cost come up today . Again, i think well hear more on the cost of come up today . Again, i think well| hear more on the cost of living, and there are all sorts of issues that might come up. But going back to the issues around the war between israel and hamas. Yes, it is still hugely dominating british politics, so i think it would be unusual if that was not raised, and The Labour Leader kier starmer is facing his own challenges on this actually. He is due to meet a group of Muslim Labour mps later because he has been becoming under oppression coming under pressure from various groups in the party over his stance on the situation in gaza, and they want to see him call for an immediate ceasefire to allow more humanitarian aid to come in. He is under pressure from some of his own mps today. More than 150 Muslim Labour councillors have written to him and Angela Rayner urging him to change course. There was also some backlash to visit he made to a Muslim Centre in south wales. He is facing some issues at home over the labour party stance and his handling of that. It would be interesting to see if any of that comes up in Prime Ministers questions, and later in the day once he has had this meeting with their muslim mps. Is there a shift in position of The Labour Leadership which so far has been to say that there should be humanitarian aid going into gaza. It is not supporting an immediate ceasefire, ceasefire, or has not been until this point. Ceasefire, or has not been until this point this point. Just to remind viewers the are this point. Just to remind viewers they are watching this point. Just to remind viewers they are watching bbc this point. Just to remind viewers they are watching bbc news. I this point. Just to remind viewers they are watching bbc news. We | this point. Just to remind viewers i they are watching bbc news. We are waiting for Prime Ministers questions to start in westminster. They can see live pictures there from the house where mps have crowded into the chamber, waiting to hear from the Prime Minister. Crowded into the chamber, waiting to hearfrom the Prime Minister. This is Prime Minister rishi sunak� s First Anniversary since taking office, and he will be addressing the house during Prime Ministers during Prime Ministers questions. You mention those two by elections last week, and now there is the potential of yet another by election with mps due to vote on the future of the mp peter bone. Tell us a bit about that. He was found to have indulged in Bullying Behaviour against a former member of staff. Its been recommended he is suspended from the house of commons. House of commons. Helen, Prime Minister is house of commons. Helen, Prime Minister is questions house of commons. Helen, Prime Minister is questions are house of commons. Helen, Prime Minister is questions are under. House of commons. Helen, prime l minister is questions are under way. We will go to the house. I shall have further meetings today. Can ijoin i shall have further meetings today. Can i join the i shall have further meetings today. Can ijoin the Prime Minister in expressing my sympathies for all those of the recent storms . Too many people cant be sustained from 20 lorries. Catastrophe is being unleashed on gaza. Doesnt the Prime Minister see only a humanitarian ceasefire can bring about the scale of a benzi aid needed . Israel has right to defend itself, but we must also speak out when those laws are breached. Surely he agrees depriving 2 million civilians, 1 million children are food and water and fuel is not in accordance with International Law. Will he press israel to restore these essentials for Innocent Syrians and the entire region . 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Double child i rapist and murderer Colin Pitchfork had yet another Parole Review only a few weeks ago. I thank Thejustice Secretary for having listened to and engage the reconsideration mechanism real. I know the Prime Minister doesnt have any Decision Making role within The Independent parole board. It is independent on government, but it is a wing of the executive. Does the Prime Minister agree that men who rape and brutally murder young women, as he did to women in my constituency, does he agree that as a point of principle, these sexual offenders should remain in prison from those of their natural lives . I agree, in prison from those of their natural lives . Iagree, the in prison from those of their natural lives . I agree, the public should be confident they should be kept behind bars for as long as necessary our victims bill will protect the public in decisions. It will give the justice protect the public in decisions. It will give Thejustice Secretary protect the public in decisions. It will give the Justice Secretary to step in behalf of the public and take a second look at decisions for the most serious offenders, including murderers and rapists. We announce we will introduce longer sentences for dangerous criminals for the most venous crimes. Life will mean life. The leader of the opposition, keir starmer. Can ijoin the Prime Minister in his comments about those affected by the storms . I welcome of the new member for Mid Bedfordshire. The first labour mp ever to represent those beautiful towns and villages. He defied the odds, history and of course the Fantasy Lib Dems bar charts. Cheering cameo also welcomed the new member for tamworth . Cameo also welcomed the new Member Fortamworth . She cameo also welcomed the new member for tamworth . She will be a powerful member. Is the Prime Minister as relieved as i am that there is consequent on burdened with his defeated candidate who told them, dont worry, mr speaker, to f off. I am proud with what this government is doing to help the most vulnerable. Can iron factjoin him in welcoming new members. The vulnerable. Can iron fact join him in welcoming new members. The new member might in welcoming new members. The new member might support in welcoming new members. The new member might support me in welcoming new members. The new member might support me than i in welcoming new members. The new member might support me than the l member might support me than the last one. Laughter cheering although, i did notice that the new member said they will be opposing new housing in their local area, while the new member for tamworth claims they keep new spaces. With his track record of u turns, who knows what his track record will be. Himself from those appalling comments. I do have to ask him, where on earth does the Prime Minister think his candidate got the idea in the first place that Throwing Expletives at struggling families was his governments official position . Mr families was his governments official position . Families was his governments official position . Mr speaker, lets ust look official position . Mr speaker, lets just look at official position . Mr speaker, lets just look at the official position . Mr speaker, lets just look at the record official position . Mr speaker, lets just look at the record of official position . Mr speaker, lets just look at the record of what i official position . Mr speaker, lets just look at the record of what this| just look at the record of what this government is doing to help those people. Paying for around half of a typical familys energy bill in the last year, Support Worth over £1500 for the most vulnerable in our society receiving £900 in direct cost of living support, record increases in the National Living wage, record increases in welfare, and this winter, pensioners to receive an extra two or £300 alongside their Winter Fuel Payment to help them through what we know is a tough time. All of that, significant support, funded by this government. All of that would be put at risk by labour� s reckless plans to borrow £28 billion. He at risk by labours reckless plans to borrow £28 billion. To borrow £28 billion. He keeps boastin to borrow £28 billion. He keeps boasting about to borrow £28 billion. He keeps boasting about how to borrow £28 billion. He keeps boasting about how great i to borrow £28 billion. He keeps| boasting about how great things to borrow £28 billion. He keeps i boasting about how great things are. The voters keep telling him hes got it wrong. But i can see why the tamworth candidate thought he was just following government lines. Annalise and her two children lived in their home for eight years. In may, they were kicked out with a no fault eviction notice. Despite his governments pledge to scrap no fault evictions, this week the Prime Minister crumbled to the landlords on his own backbenchers and killed the policy. What message other than the message delivered by his candidate in tamworth could annalise possibly take from that . We have taken significant action to help renters like annalise and others uncapped Holding Deposits at one week and protected tenants from rip off tenancy fees, delivered almost half a million Affordable Homes for rent, and halved the number of percentage of substandard homes in the private rented sector and strengthened local Authority Enforcement powers because this government is delivering for renters but we are also trying to ensure the new generation can buy their own home. So perhaps he can explain to annalise and thousands on millions of others that when we brought forward plans to unlock 100,000 new homes, he stood in the way of that . Just to say, its Prime Ministers questions, just to say, its Prime Ministers questions, not the opposition questions. Im sorry, Prime Minister. Questions. Im sorry, Prime Minister, it is Prime Ministers questions, i dont need you Nodding Against questions, idont need you Nodding Against my questions, i dont need you Nodding Against my decision. I� m questions, i dont need you Nodding Against my decision. Against my decision. Im Sure Annalise against my decision. Im Sure Annalise and against my decision. Im Sure Annalise and her against my decision. Im Sure Annalise and her children against my decision. Im sure| annalise and her children who against my decision. Im Sure Annalise and her children who now been evicted will take great comfort from that non answer. Emma and her teenage son saw their mortgage go up by more than a quarter. They may think this is funny, this is real life. After 16 years of dutifully paying their mortgage, for the first time she is having to choose between a new suit new shoes for her son and putting the heating on. All because his party crashed the economy, pushing Mortgage Rates to their highest levels in decades. He says ignore all that, ignore the fact that the guilty men and women responsible are standing again as his candidates and still setting his policy. Can he not see why emma might think that his party is telling them exactly where to go . He keeps talking about the mini budget. I wont ask him a question, but i will point out he did actually support 95 of the things in that mini budget, which i didnt. But again, hes had a whole summer to get on top of the detail and is still ignoring the fact that Rising Interest Rates are a global challenge. They are at their highest level in america and europe for more than 20 or 30 years. Mortgage rates have doubled in america, trebled in europe. What we do want to do to help Mortgage Holders is ensure they can use the Mortgage Charger weve agreed with the banks and thanks to the steps we have taken, somebody with a £200,000 property with £100,000 left on their mortgage could save over £350 a month, and lock in a new deal six months before theirs ended and repossessions will be prohibited for 12 months from the first missed payment. You might have missed that that policy is twice as generous as labours. Generous as labours. Absolutely tone deaf generous as labours. Absolutely tone deaf. In generous as labours. Absolutely tone deaf. In every generous as labours. Absolutely tone deaf. In every cath, generous as labours. Absolutely tone deaf. In every cath, pub having the same conversation. We cant afford that. Put it back on the show. Its too expensive. He is completely oblivious, just patting himself on the back. Emily and jamie have worked hard and saved for years to buy their own home. They were nearly there last year. But he scrapped House Building targets because his backbenchers pushed him around. House building has fallen off a cliff, shattering the simple dream of homeownership for people like emily and jamie. Can the Prime Minister now see that, actually, his candidate in tamworth was just loyally following the party line . Mr speaker, these prepared lines really are working for him any more. He literally asked a question about the support we are providing for Mortgage Holders, i gave him the answer to that question, and then he read from his script to say we had an answer the question. We are providing Significant Health all of these people. Hes moved on to housing targets, but here is the record. 2. 5 million additional homes, Housing Starts doubled and what we inherited from labour, housing supply up 10 and on track to deliver1 million new homes and a Record Number of first time buyers. But again, he brings up his candidate in tamworth and Mid Bedfordshire as we open the session and now hes saying he wants to build homes, but both of those candidates want to say they want to block new homes in their constituency. Thank you, mr speaker. Across our country, the british people are rolling up their sleeves and getting on with it, doing their best in the face of a punishing cost of living crisis and a government that has abandoned them. Abandoned renters at risk of being kicked out. Abandoned Mortgage Payer struggling to make ends meet. Abandoned those who dream of owning their own house. The truth is, his candidate in tamworth summed up is, his candidate in tamworth summed up perfectlyjust how his and his tories are treating the British Public. So will he just call a General Election and give the British Public the chance to respond, as they did in selby, Mid Bedfordshire and tamworth. They have heard the government telling them to f off and they want the chance to return the compliment. Mr speaker, as we saw with his recent decisions on actually building new houses, politicians like him always take the easy way out. Whereas we are getting on with making the right long term decisions to change the country for the better on net zero, hsz, country for the better on net zero, hs2, a smoke free generation, and education and energy security. Contrast that to his leadership. Too cautious to say anything and hope nobody notices. Let me tell him, mr speaker, come the General Election, the british people will. Its speaker, come the General Election, the british people will. The british people will. Its the first time ive the british people will. Its the first time ive been the british people will. Its the first time ive been confused l the british people will. Its the i first time ive been confused with the leader of the opposition. Theres been many rumours about you. All in theres been many rumours about you. All in good theres been many rumours about you. All in good time. And all of them true. Like me my right honourable friend has the honour and privilege of representing a rural constituency. I am sure he like i occasionally feel is good degree of frustration that whilst progress has been made in this area the rubric of Funding Formula for things like the Environment Agency, local government, the police and education still fails to adequately reflect the difficulties and challenges of delivering Public Service in rural areas. Can i right honourable friend the chancellor and a wider government used the opportunities of both the Autumn Statement and the forthcoming budget to explore these issues further to give a better delivery of service for his constituents and for mine . Can i thank my honourable constituents and for mine . Can i thank my honourable Friend Constituents and for mine . Can i thank my honourable friend for raising this important issue on behalf of both his and my constituents. It is vital that you have the same High Quality Services in rural areas as well as our towns and cities. I am pleased to tell him we are providing £95 million through the Rural ServicesDelivery Grant to help Rural Councils achieve exactly that. We are currently reviewing the Police Funding formula and i remember working with him to ensure the nationalfunding remember working with him to ensure the National Funding formula for schools does take account of the differing characteristics of schools and their pupils but we will continue to keep all the things on the review and i grew them entirely that our Rural Communities must be given the same funding and Public Services as everyone else in our country. Services as everyone else in our count. ,. , country. Yesterday the un warned that hosnitais country. Yesterday the un warned that hospitals in country. Yesterday the un warned that hospitals in gaza country. Yesterday the un warned that hospitals in gaza had country. Yesterday the un warned that hospitals in gaza had just country. Yesterday the un warned that hospitals in gaza had just 48| that hospitals in gaza had just 48 hours of fuel left to keep their electricity going. That was 28 hours ago. The electricity runs out tonight. We have a Human Responsibility to all the people in gaza but we have a particular responsibility for uk citizens, some of whom are in those hospitals. With no food, no water, no medicine and no food, no water, no medicine and no way out. So i want to ask the Prime Minister, how much worse as the situation have to get before he would join us in calls for a humanitarian ceasefire . From the start, we humanitarian ceasefire . From the start. We have humanitarian ceasefire . From the start, we have said humanitarian ceasefire . From the start, we have said the humanitarian ceasefire . From the start, we have said the first humanitarian ceasefire . From the start, we have said the first and l start, we have said the first and most important principle is that israel has a right to defend itself under International Law. Our support for that position is absolute and unchanged. But from the start we have also said that we do want british nationals to be able to leave gaza and we want hostages to be released and for humanitarian aid to get in and we recognise that for all of that to happen at has to be a safer environment which of course necessitate specific poses as distinct from a ceasefire. And we discussed this with partners yesterday evening at the United Nations and we have also been consistently clear that everything must be done to protect civilians in line with International Law and continue getting more aid flowing into gaza. The continue getting more aid flowing into gaza. ,. ,. , continue getting more aid flowing into gaza. ,. ,. , into gaza. The growing calls for a ceasefire is into gaza. The growing calls for a ceasefire is also into gaza. The growing calls for a ceasefire is also about into gaza. The growing calls for a ceasefire is also about calming i into gaza. The growing calls for a l ceasefire is also about calming the situation in the broader region, especially the west bank. Unicef has reported over 2000 fatalities and over 5000 injured children since the conflict began due to unrelenting attacks. If we ignore this we risk pouring petrol on a fire in a place that only requires a spark to ignite. Can the Prime Minister understand thatjoining calls for a ceasefire is now the best and may be the only way to stop this conflict escalating beyond uncontrolled . Taste escalating beyond uncontrolled . We have to remember that israel has suffered a shockingly brutal terrorist attack. How is responsible for this conflict and has a right, israel, to protect itself in line with International Law as a un charter makes clear. We continue to urge the israelis to follow International Law while we also have to remember that Hamas Cruelly Embeds itself against civilian populations but we are doing everything we can to get out into the region and i am pleased to say an raf flight left the uk this morning for egypt carrying 21 tonnes of aid for gaza. The Relief Supplies include over 75,000 medical kits, lights, waterfilters include over 75,000 medical kits, lights, Water Filters for families and warehousing equipment. Our team are on the ground ready to receive and we will continue to everything we can to increase the flow of aid, Including Fuel into into gaza. In a matter of the Including Fuel into into gaza. In matter of the quarry my constituents in Newcastle Under Lyme have been let down and failed by the Environment Agency. Not only have they failed to prosecute a Rogue Operator for the repeated breaches of the permit. We now learn that all of the permit. We now learn that all of their Monitoring Equipment for the last seven years including on constituency, mr speaker, has been grossly under Recording Levels of Hydrogen Sulphide by approximately two or three times. But as they come people have been relying on to tell them their air is safe and clean to breed. Given everything that has happened we really need to see some proper action now. I have had enough of the ea and the mic as it is will the Prime Minister do everything he can to get a grip on the Failing Organisation . Ihe can to get a grip on the Failing Organisation . Can to get a grip on the Failing Organisation . Can to get a grip on the failing oruanisation . ,. , ,. , organisation . He is absolutely right to raise the concerns organisation . He is absolutely right to raise the concerns of organisation . He is absolutely right to raise the concerns of his to raise the concerns of his constituents. The Environment Agencys criminal investigation is ongoing so i hope you can understand that i cant therefore comment further on it, but regarding his concerns about the Measurement Inaccuracies i have been assured that the Environment Agency is working to understand the scale of the problem. The Environment Secretary is currently monitoring the situation and i have asked to keep monitor my mother honourable friend regularly updated. A, fear friend regularly updated. A few short months friend regularly updated. A few short months ago friend regularly updated. A few short months ago the friend regularly updated. A few short months ago the world friend regularly updated. A few i short months ago the world came friend regularly updated. Fr short months ago the world came to belfast to celebrate the good friday agreement. At the heart of that agreement was a realisation that we could not use violence as a tool for revenge or to achieve our political aims. As 1400 israelis and almost 6000 palestinians lay dying and dead, when will the Prime Minister say enough is enough . When will he call for a ceasefire, when will he tell israel to stop eking out a collective punishment on the people of gaza and when will he and other World Leaders insist on a political solution that involves a Palestinian State will the Palestinian People . As i said, an important principle is that israel does have the right to defend itself under International Law to ensure that attacks like this which were brutal and terrific for their citizens cant happen again and we continue to support that position. As i said from the start we have also wanted to ensure humanitarian aid can go in and hostages and nationals can come out. We recognise that means there has to be a safer environment which of course necessitate specific pauses as distinct from a ceasefire and we discussed exactly this with our International Partners yesterday with the internet United Nations and we continue to do so and as i made clear on monday we have doubled down on our efforts to find a Better Future for the Palestinian People. It has been a feature of all or diplomacy in the region and we will continue to give all our efforts to making that happen. For continue to give all our efforts to making that happen. Continue to give all our efforts to making that happen. For too long Bradford Council making that happen. For too long Bradford Council have making that happen. For too long Bradford Council have failed making that happen. For too long Bradford Council have failed to i Bradford Council have failed to represent the best interests of my constituents. Whether it be their catastrophic failure on a services, their inability to invest our own council tax back into the area or the refusal to instigate a review into Child Sexual Exploitation across the bradford district. Local residents and i are fed up of being ignored by Bradford Council and we want out. So will the Prime Minister meet with me to discuss my case for leaving Bradford Council and creating our own Unitary Authority better represents deeply and illegally putting our priorities first. I illegally putting our priorities first. ~. , illegally putting our priorities first. ~. , illegally putting our priorities first. ~. ,. ,. , first. I know my honourable friend is a passionate first. I know my honourable friend is a passionate campaigner first. I know my honourable friend is a passionate campaigner on first. I know my honourable friend | is a passionate campaigner on this issue. Even introducing a private members bill earlier on this year. I agree with him that his council should be working to ensure it delivers Good Services for all its residents, including his constituents. I will certainly arrange for the relevant minister to discuss his concerns further and as he didnt do it may i can plug is offences this afternoon i believe in the jubilee offences this afternoon i believe in thejubilee room, the showcase where perhaps the minister can come to discuss it in person then. It is ust a discuss it in person then. It is just a year discuss it in person then. It is just a year ago discuss it in person then. It is just a year ago now discuss it in person then. It 3 just a year ago now that the new Prime Minister promised to unite our country not with words but with action. White rightly voters make thejudgment on actions action. White rightly voters make the judgment on actions but in my constituency, as in many others, the Prime Minister hasnt delivered on his promises. Arbroath house, there is a gp practice without the funding to deliver basic Community Health services. Communities like south hetton, hassle and horden, like the Police Officers to tackle crime levels of Social Behaviour, we see sewage being dumped on our coastline, without prosecution of the privatised Water Companies, we see investment were levelling up blocked for horden. When will the Prime Minister call a General Election and let Labour Rights to the task of Rebuilding Britain . The honourable gentleman raise climate crime, crime is now down by over 50 since crime, crime is now down by over a. 50� 7 s|nce labour crime, crime is now down by over 50 since labour were lost crime, crime is now down by over a. 50� 7 s|nce labour were lost |n crime, crime is now down by over a. 50� 7 s|nce labour were lost |n off|ce 50 since labour were lost in office including significant reductions in anti Social Behaviour which he mentioned, and earlier this year not only did we meet our pledge to deliver 20,000 were believe the source, a Record Number on the streets, the anti Social Behaviour plan is already making a difference delivering immediatejustice plan is already making a difference delivering immediate justice and clamping down on the type of activity. I clamping down on the type of activi. , ,. , activity. I rightly support the government activity. I rightly support the government plans activity. I rightly support the government plans to activity. I rightly support the government plans to build i activity. I rightly support the government plans to build more activity. I rightly support the government plans to build more homes in the housing shortages. However i have significant concerns about the impact of developments on our ageing Drainage Systems and the potential risks that this poses for flooding. As we are seeing in places like the hazlewood development. What steps will government take to ensure that has more houses are built existing infrastructure is also upgraded and maintained by local authorities to ensure it is not overwhelmed with additional use and less permeable surfaces . figs additional use and less permeable surfaces . R , additional use and less permeable surfaces . A ,. ,. , surfaces . As my honourable friend knows our traditional surfaces . As my honourable friend knows our traditional drainage knows our traditional Drainage Systems are under increasing pressure and that compares with the benefits of sustainable Drainage Systems which work in a different way. It was already a requirement that sustainable Drainage Systems could be given priority in any major new developments and developments in Flood Risk Areas but earlier this year we committed to requiring sustainable Drainage Systems in all new developments, on top of deborahs plan for what which bits of statutory duty on Water Companies to produce plans to spell out how they will improve, maintain and extend our robust and resilient waste water systems. This extend our robust and resilient waste water systems. This morning i hosted the ms waste water systems. This morning i hosted the ms Society Waste water systems. This morning i hosted the ms society and waste water systems. This morning i hosted the ms society and people i hosted the ms society and People Living with Multiple Sclerosis to hear about their experiences accessing personal independence payments. Ten years on from its introduction in people with ms and other fluctuating conditions are still too often being denied the support they deserve to manage the extra costs their condition and to retain their independence for longer. 22,524 people with ms have signed a Petition Calling for a full review of pip for fluctuating conditions which is on its way to Downing Street right now. Will the Prime Minister listened to their call . I Prime Minister listened to their call . , Prime Minister listened to their call . , , Prime Minister listened to their call . ,. ,. , call . I am very sorry to hear about the experiences call . I am very sorry to hear about the experiences of call . I am very sorry to hear about the experiences of those call . I am very sorry to hear about the experiences of those suffering | the experiences of those suffering with ms that she mentions. I will ensure the work and pensions secretary looks at their concerns and write to the honourable lady. Irate and write to the honourable lady. , know some duck serious questions today, aiming for electoral advantage in the future. Can i note that the Prime Minister prefers to take decisions that will benefit the country now and in the longer term, so we can have morejobs, better education and a shared prosperity . I thank. I thank my honourable friend for his kind words. Thank. I thank my honourable friend for his kind words. Thank. I thank my honourable friend for his kind words. While the final Report Friend for his kind words. While the final report of friend for his kind words. While the final report of the friend for his kind words. While the final report of the inflicted friend for his kind words. While the final report of the inflicted blood i final report of the inflicted Blood Inquiry has been postponed until march, sir Brian LangstaffThe Independent chair is already published his recommendations on compensation for victims of that scandal. Can the Prime Minister explain why his government insists on postponing its response until after publication of the final report, kicking it into the long grass and denying justice once again for my constituentsjustine, rachel and paul, whose fathers died as a result of the scandal, as well as thousands of others across these aisles . figs thousands of others across these aisles . � ,. , thousands of others across these aisles . A ,. , thousands of others across these aisles . A ,. , ,. , aisles . As i said previously from the dispatch aisles . As i said previously from the dispatch box aisles . As i said previously from the dispatch box what aisles . As i said previously from the dispatch box what happened j aisles . As i said previously from the dispatch box what happened was an appalling tragedy and my heart goes out to all of those affected and their families. Goes out to all of those affected and theirfamilies. I have given extensive evidence to the inquiry so my position is on the record but i would say there is extensive work that has been going on in government for a long time relate to buy the minister for for a long time relate to buy the ministerfor the for a long time relate to buy the minister for the Cabinet Office as well as interim payments of £100,000 being made to those affected. The prime being made to those affected. The Prime Minister has being made to those affected. Ti9 Prime Minister has been a being made to those affected. Ti9 Prime Minister has been a great champion of Transport Projects on the welsh borders, including the electrification of the main line in north wales, reopening of corwen station and the other lines and also substantial Link Levelling up bad investments in the montgomery canal. Will the Prime Minister now deliver on the long awaited bypass and also prioritise the dualling of the 858483, in south and North Shropshire . Irate 858483, in south and North Shropshire . Shropshire . We are making significant shropshire . We are making significant improvements i shropshire . We are makingj significant improvements to shropshire . We are making significant improvements to our cross border Rail Services and thanks to our decision on hs2 we can now provide an unprecedented £1 billion of investment to fund the electrification of the north wales mainline that will ensure reliable punctual journeys mainline that will ensure reliable punctualjourneys between north punctual journeys between north wales punctualjourneys between north wales and multiple cities across north west of england. We also are continuing to develop the Bypass Scheme in our next round of the Investment Plans and the section of the 85 in england will be considered by national highways as part of the midlands to gloucestershire to Wales Route Strategy. It is midlands to gloucestershire to Wales Route Strategy route strategy. It is important that the Covid Inquiry route strategy. It is important that the Covid Inquiry has route strategy. It is important that the Covid Inquiry has all route strategy. It is important that the Covid Inquiry has all the the Covid Inquiry has all the relevant documents. That is what the public, including thousands of bereaved families, expect and deserve. But despite being a self described tech bro, the Prime Minister has been unable to locate and both the government and i have fully co operated to provide Tens Of Thousands of documents to the inquiry and i look forward to giving evidence later this week. Iituiith inquiry and i look forward to giving evidence later this week. Evidence later this week. With the on. Oina evidence later this week. With the Ongoing National evidence later this week. With the Ongoing National crisis evidence later this week. With the Ongoing National crisis in evidence later this week. With the Ongoing National crisis in nhs Ongoing National crisis in Nhs Dentistry being raised here most weeks, can my right honourable Friend Advise as to when the Dentistry Plan produced by the Department Of Health will be published, and can he ensure that any clawed back on funds are ring fenced for Nhs Dentistry so as to deal with emergencies and to help clear the backlog . Irate deal with emergencies and to help clear the backlog . Deal with emergencies and to help clear the backlog . We are investing £3 billion into clear the backlog . We are investing £3 billion into nhs clear the backlog . We are investing £3 billion into Nhs Dentistry £3 billion into Nhs Dentistry and the Reform Dental contract is helping to improve nhs access for patients. In the last day im pleased to say Nhs Dental Activity also increased by almost a quarter compared to the year before. But the forthcoming dental plan out shortly will include action to incentivise dentists to deliver even more nhs care. It dentists to deliver even more nhs care. ,. ,. ,. ,. ,. Care. It is an honour to be elected to this place. Care. It is an honour to be elected to this place, and care. It is an honour to be elected to this place, and the care. It is an honour to be elected to this place, and the standards i care. It is an honour to be elected| to this place, and the standards by which we are expected to abide matter. So does the Prime Minister accept that it was illjudged for him to fail to declare to parliament that companies linked to his wife had benefited to the tune of £2 million from a fund he had set up as chancellor . Will he correct the record now . It chancellor . Will he correct the record now . Chancellor . Will he correct the record now . ,. ,. , record now . It is worth bearing in mind that the record now . It is worth bearing in mind that the labour record now . It is worth bearing in mind that the labour front record now . It is worth bearing in mind that the Labour Front Bench | mind that the Labour Front BenchBack To The Future fund when it was introduced and indeed were calling for more funding for it, not less. The house will be aware of my wifes shareholdings in various british start ups. That is her career, which is on the record and im happy to put it on the record again, but it is worth bearing in mind that the future fund helped over 1200 different companies, neither the government nor the British Business bank chose any of those specific investments, it was open to any british firm that met the criteria. Thank you. The uk is at risk of being left behind on Hydrogen Engines, hydrogen ice, and the eu and usa are recognising Hydrogen Combustion engines for low emissions and are supporting their industries as all viable zero Carbon Technologies that will be needed particularly for hgvs, so im working with a company and so are many mps because this is crucial for ukjobs and skills many mps because this is crucial for uk jobs and skills and manufacturing. Will my right honourable friend commit to urgently extending the scope of the Automotive Transformation Fund industrialisation grants to include Hydrogen Engines so we win the ice race . , race . The government is determined to ensure the race . The government is determined to ensure the uk race . The government is determined to ensure the uk remains race . The government is determined to ensure the uk remains one race . The government is determined to ensure the uk remains one of race . The government is determined to ensure the uk remains one of the| to ensure the uk remains one of the best locations in the world for automotive manufacturing. Hydrogen fuel cells in the upstream supply chain are already in the scale and support for the fund has enabled a £60 Million Investment in hertfordshire to develop hydrogen technologies, but i am told by the minister that they are continuing to look at the future possibilities for Renewable Hydrogen and we will consider the funds eligibility in light of the new developments in this space. Light of the new developments in this sace. , ~ light of the new developments in this sace. , i. Light of the new developments in this sace. , ~ , light of the new developments in this sace. , ~ ,. , this space. Thank you. There is an email in this space. Thank you. There is an email in my this space. Thank you. There is an email in my inbox from this space. Thank you. There is an email in my inbox from a e mail in my inbox from a constituent who has family in gaza. It reads, my heart cant handle this any more. We are being massacred. Relentlessly bombed, homes are being destroyed, no water, no food, no electricity. Save the children reported that one child is killed every 15 minutes, and as i speak, the lives of 130 babies in incubators are in danger if fuel does not reach the hospital in time. This is collective punishment of the Palestinian People in gaza for crimes they did not commit. How many more innocent palestinians must die before this Prime Minister calls for humanitarian ceasefire . I welcome that there is humanitarian ceasefire . I welcome that there is in humanitarian ceasefire . I welcome that there is in fact humanitarian ceasefire . I welcome that there is in fact unity humanitarian ceasefire . I welcome that there is in fact unity across that there is in fact unity across these dispatch boxes on israels right to defend itself in the face of an unspeakable acts of terror. But it is also clear that we must support the Palestinian People. They are victims of hamas as well. Hamas uses innocent people as human shields, and we mourn the loss of every innocent life of every people, faith and nationality and we are working as hard as we can to get as much humanitarian aid into gaza as quickly as practically possible. Thank you. Last week suffolk experienced its worst local floods for over 100 years, with communities in and around framlingham, Wickham Market particularly badly affected. Homes and businesses have been destroyed, and in suffolk the community has rallied together in a stoic and pragmatic way to support those in need at this very difficult time. But what longer term support can the Prime Minister offered to the people in suffolk, those businesses and homes that have been affected by these floods to help them recover and rebuild . Flooding is a devastating them recover and rebuild . Flooding is a devastating experience, them recover and rebuild . Flooding is a devastating experience, and. Them recover and rebuild . Flooding is a devastating experience, and i l is a devastating experience, and i extend my sympathies to all of those affected, including those in his own constituency. I am pleased to say that that is why through the Flood Recovery framework we are confirming additional Financial Support for those households and businesses additionalFinancial Support for those households and businesses most affected. This will include a £500 grant for households, council tax discounts and Business Rates relief of up to 100 for three months, and small and medium sized businesses will also be eligible for a 2500 Business Recovery grants and up to £5,000 grants forflooded homes Business Recovery grants and up to £5,000 grants for flooded homes to make them more resilient for future flooding. We recognise the heroic efforts of local Councils Like is and Emergency Responders everywhere who have been working tirelessly in affected areas and they have our thanks and we also stand ready to consider any request from councils or supporting the recovery efforts. That completes questions. So, that is just the conclusion of Prime Ministers questions. It is a significant Prime Ministers questions because it marks one year since rishi sunak took office as Prime Minister of the country. Several issues were discussed, and like last week, when the focus was on the israel gaza war, and both parties shared some of the views and how that crisis could be resolved and how the uk could respond to that crisis today. The focus was much more on domestic issues here in the uk. The leader of the opposition in his exchange with the Prime Minister began by focusing on those two significant by election wins by labour. That was in tamworth and Mid Bedfordshire. And he used this as an opportunity to then urge the Prime Minister, he said, to actually call an election. Prime minister rishi sunak then said he and his party was taking the right long term decisions, and he said the leader of the opposition was too cautious to say anything and hope nobody notices. He said that come the next General Election, people will have something to say. Some of the other issues that came up today in the Prime Ministers questions, again, the israel gaza war conflict came up the israel gaza war conflict came up as an issue, and questions from mps in the house, some of them urging the Prime Minister to call for a humanitarian ceasefire in gaza. The Prime Minister is stopped short of calling for a ceasefire, saying that he recognised israels right to defend itself. But then, he also mentioned aid that has been coming into gaza, and today, we have news of aid that has headed towards egypt. An raf plane, we understand is on its way to egypt with 21 tonnes of humanitarian supplies for gaza. That is a statement from the ministry of defence. This is british aid heading to egypt, and it is meant to go to gaza. Supplies are on board the sea 17 aircraft, include medical equipment, and Water Filters. It comes after the government announced that the uk was increasing its support to gaza by £30 million to meet the needs of palestinians there in the gaza strip. So, these are developments from Prime Ministers questions, where issues to do with domestic politics but also the war there between israel and gaza came up. And we have some other Breaking News. This is coming to us while we were watching Prime Ministers questions. A schoolboy with who was stabbed to death by a friend was unlawfully killed a coroner has concluded. 17 year old mackie died after suffering a stab wound to heart in 2019 suffering a stab wound to heart in 2019 yousef makki. Two years after his friend was cleared of manslaughter and murder. After his friend was cleared of manslaughterand murder. In after his friend was cleared of manslaughter and murder. In other use, a former south wales Police Officer who blackmailed and threatened underage girls to send him explicit photos of themselves on snapchat has been jailed for life. Lewis edwards from bridgend groomed more than 200 girls online. The 24 year old who had more than 4500 indecent images of children admitted 160 counts of child sexual abuse and blackmail. Here are some of the sentencing comments from judge tracey lloyd clark. Tracey lloyd clark. When these victims did tracey lloyd clark. When these victims did not tracey lloyd clark. When these victims did not comply tracey lloyd clark. When these victims did not comply with tracey lloyd clark. When these victims did not comply with his| victims did not comply with his orders, he would threaten them until they did as he was told. Even when his victims were crying, distressed, begging him to stop, even when told that the victim was health self harming or suicidal, the defendant did not stop. Although he could have beenin did not stop. Although he could have been in no doubt about the immense harm he was causing to his victims. Apart from the offences against the first victim, throughout the time when the defendant was committing these offences, he was a Serving Officer with South Wales Police. On 30 dates, he had in common contact from his victims during working hours, and he also committed some of these offences when he had protected work time to study for his degree. He even had direct contact with the victim of count 25 in the course of official duties, shortly before he first made contact with her. However, the defendant did not use his position as a Police Officer in order to commit these offences. For background to this case, here is our Home Affairs Correspondent, Daniel Sanford. A warning, you might find some of the content distressing. Lhlre some of the content distressing. Are we auoin some of the content distressing. Are we going to find evidence of you engaging we going to find evidence of you engaging in contact with underage children . Engaging in contact with underage children . Pc engaging in contact with underage children . ,. , , children . Pc Lewis Edwards refused to answer questions. Children . Pc Lewis Edwards refused to answer questions. A children . Pc Lewis Edwards refused to answer questions. A Police Children . Pc Lewis Edwards refused to answer questions. A police after| to answer questions. A police after being in a Police Officer being detained for unspeakable cruelty against girls as young as ten. Later in court, edwards who has since been sacked from the police admitted 160 offences of blackmail and sexually abusing children online. Lewis ran his campaign of blackmail and child sexual abuse from the front room of his parents semi detached house in bridgend near cardiff. Posing as a teenage boy on snapchat, he identified vulnerable girls aged ten to 16, befriended them and then blackmailed them into sending him more and more explicit videos of themselves by threatening to post their naked images online. He messaged one girl. In desperation, 112 year old replied, im not being internet rate any more. But still felt compelled to supply more pictures. The superintendent who oversaw the investigation, remembers vividly when her officer told her the suspect was a policeman. Iie vividly when her officer told her the suspect was a policeman. He came to my office. The suspect was a policeman. He came to my office, looked the suspect was a policeman. He came to my office, looked slightly the suspect was a policeman. He came to my office, looked slightly ashen to my office, looked slightly ashen and shared the news with me. Yeah, totally and shared the news with me. Yeah, totally shocking. I still have goose bumps totally shocking. I still have goose bumps when i think about it now because bumps when i think about it now because this sort of criminality in any event because this sort of criminality in any event isjust despicable. But because this sort of criminality in any event is just despicable. But to find out any event is just despicable. But to find out it any event is just despicable. But to find out it was a potentially committed by one of your own, because committed by one of your own, because he was a serving Police Officer because he was a serving Police Officer at because he was a serving Police Officer at the time, makes it all the more officer at the time, makes it all the more dreadful. The more dreadful. During the sentencing the more dreadful. During the Sentencing Hearing, the more dreadful. During the Sentencing Hearing, cardiff. The more dreadful. During the Sentencing Hearing, Cardiff Crown court was played heart rending videos of edwardss video victims crying and begging him to stop. Still, he asked for more. For almost all of the time that he was blackmailing at abusing the girls, pc Lewis Edwards was working for South Wales Police. Detectives have checked his Shift Pattern, and yes, he was carrying out some of the online abuse while he was on duty. The jailing of former pc Lewis Edwards means that 18 officers has now been sent to prison for child sexual abuse since january last year. Another 13 were convicted but not sent to prison, making a total of 31. Those jailed included james board who raped a girl under the age of 13, and huseinjahan who worked as a Schools Officer in north london. In addition to the 31, adam pravin was jailed for raping a 16 year old and Richard Watson killed himself before being charged with child sexual abuse. Chief constable debbie teds speaks on how offices backgrounds are checked before they join the offices backgrounds are checked before theyjoin the force. The before they oin the force. The vettin before theyjoin the force. Ti9 vetting standards need to be strengthened. The Decision Making needs to be made more consistent and needs to be made more consistent and needs to be more robust across the country. We need to make sure that these individuals dont enter the service and then do not remain in the service if things are identified whilst they are serving. The service if things are identified whilst they are serving. Former pc Lewis Edwards whilst they are serving. Former pc Lewis Edwards is whilst they are serving. Former pc Lewis Edwards is now whilst they are serving. Former pc Lewis Edwards is now facing whilst they are serving. Former pc Lewis Edwards is now facing many| Lewis Edwards is now facing many years injail. One of his victims whose was 12 when he demanded explicit pictures from her, told the court that she would never get over the trauma. Daniel sanford bbc news, Cardiff Crown court. And daniel was in court for the sentencing and sent us this update. Pc Lewis Edwards has admitted all of the offences more than 160 offences and all have been to do with blackmail or the abuse of girls aged ten to 16. He did not come to court for the Sentencing Hearing this week. He chose to stay in prison rather than to face the absolute horror of what he had done. It has been an incredibly distressing week. The details of how he was blackmailing these teenage girls and the sheer angst that they were crying and begging in some of the videos that they sent to him, that they he should now stop and not make them do anything more, it has been incredibly distressing. There have been Family Members present in court this week, many Family Members present in court today, including three of the girls that he had abused, and what pc Lewis Edwards did was essentially pretend to be a teenage boy on snapchat, befriend teenage boy on snapchat, befriend teenage girls, be nice to them, persuade them to send him explicit images, and then once he had an explicit image of a girl, he would use that to blackmail them into sending him really, really, really explicit sexual content, by threatening to put the images that they had already sent him out online on public view. As i say, this caused really, really extreme distress among some of the girls. Thejudge described him as distress among some of the girls. The judge described him as cruel and sadistic and she had an option is to sentence him to a fixed term in prison or a Life Sentence, and she chose the Life Sentence route. Essentially, he will belong to the state for life when calculating the minimum term. She said if he had not pleaded guilty, she would have sentenced him to 27 years in prison, but taking into account the guilty plea in she decided the minimum time he would then spend in prison is 12 years. It will be 12 years before he is considered for parole. There are many many sentences for which he has been sentenced, but all the sentences will run concurrently. To give you an idea of the other offences, he would have gone to jail for nine years and four months. He has a stack of concurrent sentences, but ultimately it is a life imprisonment sentence with the minimum imprisonment of 12 years. Where any of the victims are victims families in court today for the sentencing . Was there any reaction . There wasnt reaction because in the end, i think everyone is completely numbed by what he has done and numbed by what he has done and numbed by what they have heard in court this week. Court won here at Cardiff Crown court is a very large court with a very large public carrier gallery and a gallery above the public area where more areas of the public area where more areas of the public area where more areas of the public can see it. The area of the public can see it. The area of the back was almost full with Family Members of the victims and three of the victims themselves were there in court. And then the Public Gallery had a significant number of people in it. The Press Benches were of course full. This was a very, very full court. Just because of the sheer number of victims that pc Lewis Edwards had. In the end, this has been the numbing case, such a distressing case that people have been listening, i think, almost in disbelief to what pc Lewis Edwards had done, almost all of the offences committed whilst he was a serving Police Officer. There wasnt any shout of joy Police Officer. There wasnt any shout ofjoy or delight at the sentence, just numbed silence as finally his victims got some justice for the awful, awful, awful torture that he put them through. After edwards were sentenced, snapchat issued this statement. Any Sexual Exploitation of young people is apparent and illegal and our hearts go out to the victims in this case. It added, we work in multiple ways to detect and prevent this type of abuse including using cutting edge detection technology, and we work with the police to support investigations. We have extra protections for underage teens. And recently added a new pop up warning for teens if they are contacted by someone who they dont know. The company went on to say, our Family Centre allows parents to see who their teens are talking to. That is a statement from snapchat following the sentencing of the former Police OfficerLewis Edwards. Now, if you have tried to catch a bus in a rural area recently, particularly since the pandemic, you may not be surprised to know that services in the countryside are at an historic low. That is the damning verdict of the county Council Network which represents rural authorities in england. Ourtransport represents rural authorities in england. Our transport correspondent spent the day on a so called demand Response Service in wiltshire. Mid morning in pewsey in wiltshire. Driver andy is on the move, but this isnt a bus or taxi. Its something in between. There is no fixed timetable, and passengers have to pre book theirjourney. Good pre book their journey. Good morning. Pre book theirjourney. Good morning. Likejulie who has been using it everyday for three weeks to visit her husband in hospital. I dont drive so it the only way i get so into the hospital each day and each evening. I really dont know what i would do without it, yeah. fin what i would do without it, yeah. On thisjourney, stops include the hospital, a Railway Station and the supermarket. Hospital, a Railway Station and the supermarket hospital, a Railway Station and the suermarket. ,. ,. Supermarket. Thank you very much. All a booking supermarket. Thank you very much. All a booking sudden supermarket. Thank you very much. All a booking sudden either supermarket. Thank you very much. All a booking sudden either on supermarket. Thank you very much. All a booking sudden either on an i all a booking sudden either on an app alla booking sudden either on an app or all a booking sudden either on an app or phone bookings. So all a booking sudden either on an app or phone bookings. All a booking sudden either on an app or phone bookings. So there it is dictated by app or phone bookings. So there it is dictated by how app or phone bookings. So there it is dictated by how many app or phone bookings. So there it is dictated by how many people. App or phone bookings. So there it l is dictated by how many people have booked that day . Booked that day . Absolutely right. Eve da booked that day . Absolutely right. Every day is booked that day . Absolutely right. Every day is different, booked that day . Absolutely right. Every day is different, and booked that day . Absolutely right. Every day is different, and every i every day is different, and every passenger every day is different, and every passenger is different. We have from schoolchildren right the way through. This morning, we had a gentleman through. This morning, we had a gentleman in through. This morning, we had a gentleman in his 90s. Through. This morning, we had a gentleman in his 90s. Those people on board, gentleman in his 90s. Those people on board. This gentleman in his 90s. Those people on board, this is gentleman in his 90s. Those people on board, this is the gentleman in his 90s. Those people on board, this is the only gentleman in his 90s. Those people on board, this is the only option on board, this is the only option for getting around. The Service Started in the summer, funded by a p0p started in the summer, funded by a pop of a pot of money from central government. A change of driver and we are on to the afternoon shift. Rosie got on in devizes town centre. I afternoon shift. Rosie got on in devizes town centre. Afternoon shift. Rosie got on in devizes town centre. I have been doin m devizes town centre. I have been doing my shopping devizes town centre. I have been doing my shopping. Yes, devizes town centre. I have been doing my shopping. Yes, ive devizes town centre. I have been doing my shopping. Yes, ive started my christmas shopping, you see. A beautiful sunny day but everything tells you start now. I can be quite flexible. If im going out forfun, thenit flexible. If im going out forfun, then it works very well. You just have to check the times that the bosses are running and you work around them. If you are going to an appointment, you might have to plan appointment, you might have to plan a bit more. ,. , appointment, you might have to plan a bit more. ,. ,,. , appointment, you might have to plan abitmore. ,. ,. A bit more. Philip has kept a close e e on a bit more. Philip has kept a close eye on transport a bit more. Philip has kept a close eye on transport options a bit more. Philip has kept a close eye on transport options in a bit more. Philip has kept a close eye on transport options in the a bit more. Philip has kept a close i eye on transport options in the area for years and says this is better than nothing. But some things need ironing out such as the availability of time slots and the booking technology. It of time slots and the booking technology of time slots and the booking technology. It has to be more accessible technology. It has to be more accessible for technology. It has to be more accessible for people technology. It has to be more accessible for people who technology. It has to be more accessible for people who are j accessible for people who are perhaps a little bit more unsure of it. It perhaps a little bit more unsure of it. , , , perhaps a little bit more unsure of it. It has become increasingly difficult for it. It has become increasingly difficult for traditional it. It has become increasingly difficult for traditional bus it. It has become increasingly difficult for traditional bus routes to make enough money to keep going. A group which speaks for county and Rural Councils across england, says transport like this is being rolled out often to fill gaps left by bus services disappearing. It says these are useful but are not a substitute, and are mostly loss making. Most and are mostly lossmaking. Most councils will and are mostly lossmaking. Most councils will only and are mostly lossmaking. Most councils will only be and are mostly lossmaking. Most councils will only be able and are mostly loss making. Ij� itst councils will only be able to operate these long term if there is a continuing subsidy from the government. The government have provided some money over the last couple of years, and for the next couple of years, and for the next couple of years, but we need a long term sustainable funding solution. Longterm sustainable funding solution. ,. , solution. The department for transport solution. The department for transport says solution. The department for transport says that solution. The department for transport says that more solution. The department for| transport says that more than solution. The department for transport says that more than £3. 5 billion has gone into supporting improving bus Services Since the pandemic and is making more plans to bring in bookable Services Like this. There have been some bumps in the road, but people are getting used to a different way of going from a to b. Astronomers in the uk have made the biggest ever computer model of the evolution of the universe from the big bang to the uk using the most powerful computers in the world. Our science correspondent reports. It all began with the big bang. Gas clumps together to form the cosmos. One of the scientist who came up with the theory of how stars and galaxies spread across the universe says there might be something wrong with his original ideas. I something wrong with his original ideas. , , ideas. I spent all my life developing ideas. I spent all my life developing a ideas. I spent all my life developing a particular i ideas. I spent all my life developing a particular theory of the universe, and now that theory is being questioned, i welcome that because thats how we move forward and make progress in science. Thats and make progress in science. Thats because a powerful and make progress in science. Thats because a powerful supercomputer simulation has challenged his theory. It has taken 30 years to get to the stage, but this is what they found. The orange branches are a mysterious invisible substance called dark matter. The bright dots of the galaxies we see in space. Like jewels of the galaxies we see in space. Likejewels on a of the galaxies we see in space. Like jewels on a vast cosmic web. But the exact details are not the same as the data gathered on this telescope and other observatories. I current theory beautifully explains how galaxies evolved, but it predicts that they are 7 more clustered more closely together than it currently believed. It takes into account the role of supermassive black holes. Thats not right either, it is still 5 more clumpy. If the best computer simulation ever created cannot get the right result, we have two possibilities, either their measurements from the telescope was wrong, or the cherished theories of physics be incorrect. 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Its time for a look at the weather with christopher. Wednesday started rather murky through parts of southern england. The isle of wight in particular. Several locations here on the island, saw around three weeks worth of rain. Through the afternoon, generally a quieter story with much of the overnight rain clearing away. Still fairly cloudy through parts of northern england, with showery rain moving in off the north sea. Not too bad in northern ireland, with brighter skies and certainly in parts of wales as well. They could return as we had overnight tonight. You can see as we head overnight towards midnight in the early hours of tomorrow, and of the band of rain working its way eastwards from wales and into the southern counties of england. Showers follow on behind which could be quite sharp. Further north, it is cloudy and not quite as cool as last night. Around seven to 12 celsius, north to south. On thursday, once again, we have low pressure situated to our west, to start the day on thursday we have a band of rain working its way further eastwards and confining itself to the North Eastern coast in parts of scotland as well. Elsewhere, a case of some sunshine and brighter skies but some sharp showers. Certainly, the wet weather starting to tot up through parts of the east and north east of scotland over the next few days. You can see the rainfall accumulations out there. Also heavy rain likely through parts of wales and parts of southern england as well. With that rain falling on southern areas, we can see some impact over the next few days. A similar story with weather fronts showers and rain, there will be some windows of opportunity between them with something a bit drier and brighter, but no real respite from that pattern. On friday, we are looking at around about 12 celsius down to 14 or 15 celsius. As we head into the weekend, it remains unsettled. Temperatures near average, but showers and longer spells of rain at times. Thats the latest forecast. Today at one were live injerusalem, as the israel gaza war shows no sign of easing. United nations� aid agencies in gaza say they are becoming overwhelmed by the number of people seeking refuge from the crisis. After another aid convoy goes in, one agency says it will have to halt its operations this evening, unless more fuel is allowed into the territory. If it does not come today, then we are going to be put in a very difficult situation where we are going to have to make the decision over a reduction of a humanitarian operation. All this as air strikes continue to attack what the Israeli Military describe as hamas terrorist targets, among them tunnels and ammunition depots. Also on the programme. An ex assistant of the former conservative minister peter bone tells the bbc abuse by the mp left him broken. A Police Officer who threatened and blackmailed underage girls on snapchat is jailed for life. And hes back. Global megastar Arnold Schwarzenegger has returned to the uk and spoke to us about motivation, movies and making mistakes. Arnold schwarzenegger, thank you very much. Thank you. Ow, ow, ow laughter and coming up on bbc news wales full back Leigh Halfpenny retires from international rugby, after winning over 100 caps. He said it was a huge honour and privilege to represent his country