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Which was causing problems, the government changed its guidance for buildings with that school buildings, with that concrete in it and essentially a number of schools found themselves needing to close either entirely or partially. Because this is a list the government said basically would keep staff and parents updated. So, we hear today that there are now 174 schools affected by this study, that is up by 27 from two weeks ago. In essence what the government has been doing is going through schools, it sent out a questionnaire last year, questionnaire about this concrete has now come back and in essence the government is going through working out exactly who has got a problem and who hasnt. The other thing we learned from the list today, 85 of schools who have got this raac problem are now fully open and offering face to face teaching for their pupils. That is 148 schools. There is still one school that is closed, in essence, but is offering Online Learning to its pupils. There were 19 schools that had to delay the start of their term or were closed, they are all now open. So an improving picture if you like but giving a sense really of how much this has been a problem and as i say i think the government, the Department For Education, is still doing surveys of schools that think they might have a problem, these buildings and surveys are going along to see whether there is a problem so there could be still an increased number into weeks time when we get another updated list. And meanwhile mps will be questioning the government about this later today . Questioning the government about this later today . Cream ansk there is an education this later today . Cream ansk there is an Education Committee this later today . Cream ansk there| is an Education Committee meeting going on as we speak over in westminster where mps are questioning the Schools Minister as well as top Civil Servants in the department about essentially what has been going on. I think worth contextualising all of this, there are 22,000 schools in england, of which now we discover 174 are affected. So obviously not by any means a huge number of schools in The Grand Scheme of things but quite clearly for those of schools affected, very worrying times. The Department For Education has said it will help fund the mitigation, essentially the building work, which is needed to be done to fix the concrete as well as the temporary classrooms that we are seeing in a number of these places. We have seen schools that are offering their canteens which are now essentially marquees or tents on the School Grounds which are not necessarily ideal for any young child grounds which are not necessarily idealfor any young child or teenager wanting to it their lunch but of course needs must and that is basically what is being discussed as we speak. How it is going to be solved and when it is going to be solved. , ~ ,. , young people are facing a crisis of controlling and coercive behaviour and its largely going under the radar of authorities, leading charities have warned. A bbc investigation found more than a fifth of all coercive control cases reported to the police were from people aged under 25. Only 5 of those cases resulted in a charge. Rahil sheikh reports. I went to Notting Hill Carnival for the first time, which he was really against. But, eventually, he said yes because he sort of vetted the friends that i have. And i had 120 missed calls. He was screaming, swearing. Hed call me, like, a prostitute. And i must have been cheating if i was sort of out and about with my friends. Faustine was 16 at the time and this was her first relationship. He did say things like i love you very early on in the relationship and also gifting, messaging all the time. She didnt immediately realise she was experiencing coercive control, but when she went to the police, she says it was dismissed. Domestic abuse, at the time i reported it and even now, is kind of seen as a middle aged womans problem. I think young people, including myself, are not taken seriously. She managed to get out of the controlling relationship, but, for others, the consequences can be deadly. In wiltshire, carole goulds 17 year old daughter ellie was murdered by her ex boyfriend from school. Hi. Ellies dad, matt, found her. Shed been stabbed 13 times in the neck. It happened in this kitchen. I block it from my mind, i think, because i didnt find ellie. I can block that and separate that and remember the happy times that we had here as a family. But its very, very hard for matt, because he has flashbacks about finding her. You are mentally damaged by that. This was a book, i think, that was left at the school. Thomas griffiths was jailed for murder. Two years after killing ellie, A Domestic Homicide Review found he displayed controlling and coercive behaviour, including educational sabotage. She wanted to focus on her studies because she had some important exams coming up, and he was making herfeel bad about that, saying, does it not make you feel bad that were not seeing each other after school . And i wish now i had known more about coercive controlling behaviours and what it could lead to. Coercive control was made illegal in england and wales in 2015. Since then, more than a fifth of cases have been from alleged victims between the ages of 11 and 24. The number of suspects aged under 25 has been rising year on year, but only 5 of those cases resulted in a charge. More than a third of cases fall through because of a lack of evidence. Campaigners say with so much communication happening between young people on their phones, more prosecutions should be taking place. But police insist its not that simple. If perpetrators have locked down and encrypted their accounts, that can be incredibly complex. If a phone is locked, it can take us up to two years to get into that evidence. But im not excusing mistakes of the past and im certainly not suggesting we dont have a lot more to do now. Some say that an additional barrier for the police are existing laws, which fail to recognise that under 16s can be victims of Domestic Abuse. Children should be recognised in the Domestic Abuse legislation, including peer on peer relationships. If nothing else, its because they are different. They disclose differently, they need different support. Amending the law is one solution. The other is more education. The government says compulsory relationships and Sex Education classes are taught to students under 16 in england, but the curriculum is being reviewed this autumn. Faustine thinks 16 to18 year olds need to be included. Do you guys know what coercive control is . Not telling someone what to do, but, like, saying other things so they do it by themselves. Shes put together a Team Delivering sessions on coercive control in sixth forms and colleges. Currently, these classes are optional, but shes calling on the government to make them compulsory. If we want young people to have the best, brightest start to their lives, we need to equip them with all these skills. 0therwise, were just setting young people up for complete failure. Thank you. Rahil sheikh, bbc news. With more on this, here is the bbc� s rahil sheikh. Just talk to us about undertaking this investigation . Just talk to us about undertaking this investigation . Yeah, gareth, this investigation . Yeah, gareth, this has been this investigation . Yeah, gareth, this has been a this investigation . Yeah, gareth, this has been a story this investigation . Yeah, gareth, this has been a story that this investigation . Yeah, gareth, this has been a story that we this investigation . Yeah, gareth, | this has been a story that we have been looking at for around 18 months and it is important to highlight that we were set off on this journey by around a dozen survivors, their families, and people who have been affected by coercive control from a very young age. As a result that we decided to go off and find out the scale of this so we sent out Freedom Of Information requests to Police Forces across england and wales. We got a response from 39 of them, and from the 39, just as mentioned, more than a fifth of all, to and controlling behaviour cases reported to the police were victims aged under 255. What is also interesting is that there has been a year on year rise not only for victims but also for perpetrators between the of 11 to 24 years of age. And what is also quite, i guess worrying, to campaigners and charities, is that only 5 of those reports and up resulting in a charge. I5 reports and up resulting in a charae. ,. ,. , charge. Is there any indication as to why that charge. Is there any indication as to why that figure charge. Is there any indication as to why that figure is charge. Is there any indication as to why that figure is solo, charge. Is there any indication as to why that figure is solo, is charge. Is there any indication as to why that figure is solo, is it i to why that figure is solo, is it linked to the fact that this is a relatively new offence and forces are not quite yet sure how to prosecute and charge instances of this . ,. , ~ prosecute and charge instances of this . ,. , ~. , prosecute and charge instances of this . ,. , prosecute and charge instances of this . ,. , this . Look, that is a good question and that has this . Look, that is a good question and that has certainly this . Look, that is a good question and that has certainly been this . Look, that is a good question and that has certainly been one this . Look, that is a good question and that has certainly been one of| and that has certainly been one of the reasons mentioned. It is a new offence, it was criminal iced in 2015, the police have been honest with us in saying that they are still getting their head around this at The Best Of Times when it comes to adults, and it can be harder when it is young people when they themselves arent necessarily aware that they are victims of coercive control. And i think you know, it is an issue that has to look at both policing and also education at the same time but not only that, it is more of a societal thing, i think as a Society People often see Domestic Abuse as something that affects older people or people in adult relationships and not so much younger people so i think it is more of a societal change mentality about who can be affected by Domestic Abuse and coercive control. You soke to abuse and coercive control. You spoke to victims, abuse and coercive control. You spoke to victims, what were they telling you they wanted to see to try and change the situation and prevent other people being in a similar position . Prevent other people being in a similar position . Absolutely. As i mentioned. Similar position . Absolutely. As i mentioned, its similar position . Absolutely. As i mentioned, its a similar position . Absolutely. As i mentioned, its a complicated mentioned, its a complicated answer, but i think it is better education is what they have been telling me that they want. So at the moment for example relationship and Sex Education is compulsory in schools across england until the age of 16 but it stops there. So we have campaigners, as we heard in the piece ijust played, cheney, who want education to be widened to 16 to 18 year old is as well, in colleges across the country. But a lot of what i am hearing from victims and survivors faustine is just take it seriously. If you are 13, 14, 15, and you are being coercively controlled by your partner, whether that be controlling what you eat, where you go, whom you speak to, not answering messages and calls as soon as you should, then take it seriously, and it is also a serious for them as it would be for an adult as well. An adult as well. Rahil sheikh, thank you an adult as well. Rahil sheikh, thank you so an adult as well. Rahil sheikh, thank you so much. Relations between canada and india have further deteriorated with india expelling a Senior Canadian diplomat. It was in response to allegations that indian agents might have been involved in the murder of a canadian sikh activist. Hardeep singh nijjar was shot dead outside a temple in British Columbia less than three years after india designated him a terrorist. The Indian Foreign ministry described the allegations they were behind his death as absurd and motivated. Earlier, the canadian Prime Minister, justin trudeau, told parliament hed raised the issue with his Indian Counterpart Narendra Modi at the g20 summit. Over the past number of weeks canadian Security Agencies have been actively pursuing credible allegations of a potential link between agents of the Government Of India and the killing of a canadian citizen, Hardeep Singh nijjar. Canada is a rule of law country. The protection of our citizens and defence of our sovereignty are fundamental. Our Top Priorities have therefore been, one, that our Law Enforcement and Security Agencies ensure the continued safety of all canadians, and two, that all steps be taken to hold perpetrators of this murder to account. Canada has declared its deep concerns to the top intelligence and officials of the indian government. Last week at the g20 i brought them personally and directly to Prime Minister modi in no uncertain terms. Earlier, south asia correspondent Yogita Limaye gave us more background on the story. So, Hardeep Singh nijjar was shot dead on 18thjune by two masked gunmen outside a sikh temple in the canadian province of British Columbia. He was a prominent sikh leader and he publicly campaigned for a separate homeland for sikhs in the Punjab Region of india. Now, thats the reason why india had issues with him, with everyone whos a part of this movement called as the Khalistan Movement, which is campaigning for the separate homeland. India sees it as a challenge to its territorial integrity and its sovereignty. And its, you know, this has been one of the big reasons why ties between canada and india have been strained for a while now. We saw that here at the g20 summit, frosty ties between the two countries. Justin trudeau didnt attend the president s dinner for all of the Heads Of State and heads of government who were here, you know, and even during his meeting, the photograph of him with Prime Minister modi, lots of analysts looking at that said that it at that said that it showed and displayed just how frosty those ties have become. Its important to note, isnt it, that canada has a very sizable population of sikhs, and this is is potentially why india would have looked towards the activities in canada with with the focus that it has done. Thats right. And india today in its statement is accusing canada saying that the statements that Prime Minister trudeau is making is an attempt to shift focus from long standing concerns that india has had of People Residing in canada indulging in what india describes as anti india activities. You know, of course, in addition to the allegations and the rebuttalfrom india, weve also had on the ground canadas expelled a senior indian diplomat. India has done a tit for tat as well, has said theyre expelling a Senior Canadian diplomat who they say had five days to leave the country. The Free Trade Agreement that was being discussed between these two countries was suspended a while ago again because of these tensions. So, you know, the turn its taken today, its been a long time i think that that that india canada ties have been at this stage. And is there any indication from the canadians as to as to what information, what knowledge, what insight they have to make these allegations . Well, so if you listen to Prime Minister trudeaus statements, you know, he has hedged himself. He says that canadian intelligence are investigating credible allegations of a potential link. So hes used the word investigating. Hes used the word potential as well. So, no evidence provided yet as to what specifically these links are. He said that he expects full co operation from indian authorities to investigate these links. Hes also said that hes shared this information with allies without mentioning who specifically hes talked to about it. But there are reports in Canadian Media that he discussed it potentially with President Biden and with Prime Minister sunak as well. India has been raising concerns about the Khalistan Movement and leaders of the Khalistan Movement, notjust with canada but with other countries where there are sizable sikh populations like the uk and australia as well. A court case that will decide the future of a seized superyacht the Us Government says belongs to a sanctioned Russian Oligarch resumes in antigua on wednesday. The billionaires daughter is fighting a legal case thats led a bbc eye investigation to more than half A Billion Dollars worth of assets linked to the family. Theyve been traced through a british Wealth Manager, bringing to light the common use of opaque ownership structures capable of undermining the effectiveness of russia sanctions. Joe inwood reports. Since april, this yacht has been the property of antiguas government. It said the alfa nero was abandoned. But it was also co operating with the Us Government which had earlier sanctioned the yacht saying it belonged to a former russian senator. The us describes Andrey Guryev as a known close associate of vladimir putin. His family has also spent lavishly in the west. In 2008 mr guryev bought Witanhurst House in north london, its behind those rather imposing looking gates. This is as close as we can get. He took what was a dilapidated georgian mansion and turned it into one of londons most expensive properties. Like much of moscows Oligarch Elites he was enjoying a quiet life here in london and then the invasion of ukraine started. A Missile Strike on an airport. Like other Russian Oligarchs, mr guryev and his son, seen here on the morning of the invasion, would eventually face western sanctions. While other yachts scrambled to escape sanctions, the alfa neros tracker is turned off. Then a second superyacht linked to mr guryev� s family, the luminosity, leaves italy for non eu montenegro, arriving the day after new sanctions on mr guryev� s son. This vast boat is officially owned by a British Company registered in guernsey. A pattern emerges. The companies that own londons witanhurst and alfa nero are linked to the same address. That address belongs to 0pus private, a Wealth Manager that was involved in a legal effort to stop the antiguan Government Auctioning alfa nero. The latest challenge against the yacht� s seizure is by mr guryev� s daughter, arguing she is the sole beneficiary of the trust that owns it. We know there has been a change in the beneficiaries of the trust, but we cant independently determine when it happened. If it was after sanctions were imposed, its unlawful. If it was before, its not. 0pus private insists mr guryev is not their client and both they and his daughter say she became the sole beneficiary of the trust that owns alfa nero before he was sanctioned. Knowing who really owns assets is essential if sanctions are to be effective. Complex Ownership Arrangements like the ones we found make that much harder. This kind of cat and mouse game of using multi jurisdictional approaches to try and hide what youre doing is a real challenge and actually thats where diplomacy comes in, where the Foreign Office should be saying we expect more from you. Vlad vladiuk has overseen seizing russian assets. Its legally difficult, but something he wants the uk to do with mr guryev� s assets within its reach. I think those assets should be confiscated and then transferred to ukraine. The money would be very much used to rebuild ukraine and that would also sent a strong message. It is clear russia must pay. The uk government says is that sanctions under the russia regime will remain frozen until russia pays reparations. But as the alfa nero case shows, Trust Structures can complicate ukraines ambition to seize assets. 0pus private says that had informed the uk and guernsey authorities about the assets linked to mr guryev. The firmss dross are legal structures and the use is lawful. 0pus provides Trust Services to and for the benefit of the discretionary beneficiaries of the trust structure. A spokesman for mr guryev said there was no proper or legitimate basis for the sanctions against him. For now, alfa nero remains in the caribbean, its fate tied up in the courts. Its a powerful symbol of how one sanctioned Russian Oligarchs can claim, with lawful british help, that a superyacht and his familys other assets in the west are not really his at all. Joe inwood, bbc news. Were hearing reports that five american citizens who were jailed for years in one of irans most notorious prisons have landed in the united states, according to the Reuters News Agency and cnn after they were freed as part of a complex financial arrangement. The four men and one woman, who also hold iranian passports, were flown out of tehran to doha, in qatar. Their release was contingent on the transfer of Six Billion Dollars in iranian funds. In return the us also released five detained iranian citizens. 0ur North America correspondent david willis sent us a Senior Administration official conceded that it had been excruciating, weighing up the Pros And Cons of such a complex and controversial deal as this. Justify, he said, only on the grounds that it did not involve the payment of ransom money, norany did not involve the payment of ransom money, nor any funding from the us taxpayer in that regard. But Administration Officials are also at pains to point out this does not mark the start of some sort of us rapprochement with iran and as if to underline that point, the white house today reiterated its warning to americans not to travel to iran and the us treasury announced sanctions against the former iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and romanian intelligence for further called this wrongful detention is. Before we go theres been a new development in an unusual story from mexico. Doctors in mexico have carried out a series of tests on the remains of whats alleged to be a small alien body. Two of the non human bodies had been presented to Mexican Congress last week by journalist and ufo enthusiast jaime maussan. He says the pair were found in peru in 2017, and arent related to life on earth. The storys sparked debate between the scientific community, and the peruvian government. Now its time for a look at the weather. Hello. Already been a wet day so far for quite a few of you and more rain to come through the rest of today, all linked into low pressure to the north of the country. On the southern edge of it, strong winds and Weather Fronts marching across the central strip of the uk. The rain will ease after a bit at times although i suspect around the hills of northern and Western Areas it will remain pretty damp. Some glimpses of brightness towards the south coast but this is where we will see the strongest winds today, may be up to 60mph gusts. The rain gets heavier again this afternoon in Northern Ireland and south west scotland. Some of the brightest weather today will be in Northern Scotland but even here there will be some passing showers. It will feel reasonably humid but that will be tempered by the strength of the wind. It will remain windy tonight, the rain will become more extensive across scotland and Northern Ireland and then heavier bursts of rain coming into the north of england and across parts of wales for tomorrow morning. The winds coming from the south west, it will not be a cold night. On wednesday, this Weather Front will bring something fresh, gradually through the day but it will be quite a potent feature. Starting in the northern parts of england, wales and the south west, there could be some nasty downpours, with some minor flooding. There could be some nasty downpours, with some minorflooding. It there could be some nasty downpours, with some minor flooding. It will work eastwards but not reaching the far south east until late in the day. Brighterskies far south east until late in the day. Brighter skies in its wake. Frequent showers across Western Scotland and Northern Ireland. And the winds strengthening in the western isles. 0n the winds strengthening in the western isles. On thursday we could have winds up to 50 60mph but elsewhere winds will be lighter compared to the next couple of days. Showers developing through the day, some of them heavy and thundery. Feeling cooler in the breeze and the showers. Thejet Feeling Cooler in the breeze and the showers. The jet is Feeling Cooler in the breeze and the showers. Thejet is piling Feeling Cooler in the breeze and the showers. The jet is piling across the atlantic and in the dips we see areas of low pressure, one after another. But there will be a bit of another. But there will be a bit of a gap between them i suspect late on friday and early saturday which will bring some drier and brighter moments but there is more wet and windy weather to come later in the weekend. Live from london. This is bbc news. Youtube puts a block on Russell Brand making any money on content he posts on the platform, after accusations of rape, Sexual Assault and Emotional Abuse were made against the comedian all of which he denies. U nsafe unsafe contract is found in more england schools, bringing the number to 174. Thousands of nhs consultants across england are on strike in a long running row about pay. The walk out will last for two days, Withjunior Doctos joining them tomorrow. Hundreds of protesters rally in libyas disaster hit derna, accusing the authorities of neglect, after a huge flash flood devastated the city and swept thousands to their deaths. Hello, im gareth barlow. Youtube has announced that Russell Brand will not be able to make money from his videos on the platform while he faces allegations of rape, Sexual Assault and Emotional Abuse. It said he had broken the platforms creator responsibility policy. Mr brand has denied all the accusations. For more on that, our correspondent vincent mcaviney. For more lets speak to lara 0reilly, Senior Correspondent for insider. Youtube has already been reporting a couple of quarters of revenue slow

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