When people are hurt they react in a way but wouldnt really expect. Well look at whether these mistakes are incompetence, carelessness or unconscious bias against alleged perpetrators in rape cases. Plus, should fathers taking parental leave be entitled to the same level of pay as mothers on Maternity Leave . An employment tribunal will hear a case this morning which argues dads are discriminated against. If youre a dad who has taken shared parental leave, how have you afforded it . Hello and welcome to the programme, were live until iiam. Throughout the morning the latest breaking news and developing stories a heads up that later the International Monetary fund will set out their annual review of the uk economy. Well bring you some of that and well talk to people who are spending their christmas away from theirfamily. If thats you do get in touch and tell us how youll be spending your christmas use the hashtag victoria live and if you text, you will be charged at the Standard Network
That in itself is a struggle, never mind having the added factor of being away from your family. The super agers cheerleading in their 70s and 80s so whats the secret to a long and healthy life . And coming up on sportsday later in the hour on bbc news the last of the League Cup Quarterfinals with championship bristol city getting ready to face the holders Manchester United. Good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. Britains Biggest Police force, the metropolitan police, is reviewing all its current sex offence investigations after the collapse of two rape cases in the space of a week. Both prosecutions were halted because the police had failed to disclose key evidence which might have helped the defence. Several legal experts are now warning that this may reflect a wider issue across england, wales and Northern Ireland. Heres our Legal Correspondent clive coleman. Are the scales ofjustice being u nfa i rly are the scales ofjustice being unfairly kicked against defendants, becau
I will be reporting from westminster where mps are discussing the brexit withdrawal. The International Monetary fund downgrades its forecast for britains Economic Growth blaming uncertainly over brexit. More than 9,000 people sleeping rough the extent of homelessness in england is described as a National Crisis. Tighter regulations for uber after the European Court ofjustice rules that the taxi hailing service is a transport firm notjust an app. Its 5 oclock. Our main story is that the metropolitan police the uks Biggest Police force is undertaking a review of all of its current sex offence investigations after the collapse of two rape cases in the space of a week. The prosecutions were halted because of the late disclosure of evidence. The investigations include child abuse, rape and Sexual Assault cases which were about to go to court. The trial of liam allen was halted on friday, and the case against isaac itiary was abandoned yesterday, after it emerged that police had delayed the
Also in the next hour. The extent of homelessness in england is described as a National Crisis by a group of mps. The number of rough sleepers more than doubles in six years. 9000 people are thought to be living on the streets. And the super agers, cheer leading in their seventies and eighties, so whats the secret to a long and healthy life . Good evening and welcome to bbc news. Britains Biggest Police force, the metropolitan police, is reviewing all its current sex offence investigations after the collapse of two rape cases in the space of a week. Both prosecutions were halted because the police had failed to disclose key evidence which might have helped the defence. Several legal experts are now warning that this may reflect a wider issue across england, wales and Northern Ireland. We will bring you more on that later but first i want to take you to these pictures in washington. In a few moments, in fact im told he is making his way through the crowd and the president of the United
Commonwealth games . It looks like an early Christmas Present for birmingham. They are set to be confirmed as the hosts for the 2022 games as long as they dont mind paying for it with a price tag of £750 million. I will have more at 2 30pm. Thanks, holly. And tomasz has all the weather unfestive weather. It is. Look at the gloomy picture behind me. As we go from Christmas Day into boxing day, it might turn colder but mild is the word. Thanks, tomasz. Also coming up prosecco and perfume for Pampered Pets owners spend more than ever before on Christmas Gifts for theirfurry friends. Hello, this is afternoon live. The metropolitan police is reviewing 30 Sexual Assault cases, and investigating scores of others. The announcement follows the collapse of a second rape trial in just a few days after vital evidence wasnt made available by the police. The met say the same officer worked on both cases. Disclosure, as its known, means that police have a duty to hand over any relevant evidence to d