In the third test in perth. Massive win. Good morning. Its monday 18th december. Im annita mcveigh. Welcome to bbc newsroom live. A review into building regulations following the Grenfell Tower fire says there should be a culture change to ensure that safety is prioritised over cost. Dame Judith Hackitt, who is carrying the review for the government, makes a series of recommendations to simplify the rules and change the way they are overseen. In her first report out this morning, she also says regulations are confusing and open to interpretation. The interim report tells us that what we have in place today is a system which has evolved over a number of years. It is overly complex and that complexity does not lead to it being as effective as it needs to be. What sort of things specifically are we talking about . Were talking about a system where there is too much prescription, where there is a very heavily layered system of guidance currently, which is not helpful in terms of leading pe
In the last two years. Now the director of Public Prosecutions, alison saunders, has ordered an urgent review of all rape and serious Sexual Assault cases, and conceded its likely a number will be dropped. Its very apparent that in some cases mistakes have been made that simply shouldnt have been. It is important that when you look at that kind of case that the prosecutors and investigators look at social media traffic, look at Text Messages that have passed between the two individuals, because they can put whats happened in a very significant different light. A National Disclosure Improvement Plan has been published. It includes a review of disclosure training, developing a group of specialists in every police force, and all multimedia evidence to be provided to the defence digitally. Yesterday to are a people trafficking case collapsed because prosecutors failed to disclose Critical Evidence to the defence. Thejudge Critical Evidence to the defence. The judge commanded that an urgent
After she beats simona halep in the final of the australian open. Good evening and welcome to bbc news. Three teenage boys have been killed after they were hit by a car in west london. It happened last night in hayes. A man aged 28 who was in the vehicle is under arrest in hospital. The police say theyre investigating an altercation that is believed to to be linked. Ben ando reports. Friends, classmates, mourners grieving together an improvised memorialfor a tragedy as shocking as it was unexpected, to mark the deaths of teenagers struck by a speeding car in hayes, middlesex yesterday evening. The teenage boys have not been formally identified, but named locally as george, harry and josh. Two were 16, the other 17. Earlier their families had visited the bus stop where the boys had lost their lives. Jake webb was one of the first on the scene immediately after it happened. I could see the incident in front of me. I had called them at that point. There was a bus driver in front of us. He
Discovers why sinkholes are appearing nearly near the red sea. Good morning and welcome to bbc news. All current rape and Sexual Assault cases in england and wales are being reviewed as a matter of urgency. The announcement from the director of Public Prosecutions follows the recent collapse of several high profile trials, after vital evidence had not been shared with defence lawyers. Its believed a number of cases could be stopped as a result, as Adina Campbell reports. In a move seen to help rebuild trust in the Justice System, every rape and Sexual Assault case in england and wales is now under review. The Crown Prosecution Service has taken action after public concerns that evidence, particularly digital records, are not being disclosed early enough to defence lawyers. 22 year old liam allen was wrongly accused of rape and Sexual Assault, but his trial collapsed last month after the metropolitan police failed to disclose phone records which were vital evidence. Last week, a rape ch
Welcome to bbc news. All current rape and Sexual Assault cases in england and wales are being reviewed as a matter of urgency. The announcement from the director of Public Prosecutions follows the recent collapse of several high profile trials, after vital evidence had not been shared with defence lawyers. Its believed a number of cases could be stopped as a result, as Adina Campbell reports. In a move seen to help rebuild trust in the justice system, every rape and Sexual Assault case in england and wales is now under review. The Crown Prosecution Service has taken action after public concerns that evidence, particularly digital records, are not being disclosed early enough to defence lawyers. 22 year old liam allen was wrongly accused of rape and Sexual Assault, but his trial collapsed last month after the metropolitan police failed to disclose phone records which were vital evidence. Last week, a rape charge against Oxford University student oliver mears was dropped shortly before h