and so, when this came out, we felt very let down. you just don t treat people like that. even if it s a difficult job, you still treat people as human beings. in 2011, another undercover panorama exposed abuse at the now closed winterbourne view. the government promised all such hospitals would close, with people supported in the community instead. yet official figures show more than 2,000 people with learning disabilities and autism still live in long stay units in england. we shouldn t be in a situation where 12 years after winterbourne view, this is still happening. most of the people who were in whorlton hall shouldn t have been there in the first place. whorlton hall has now also been closed. the government says any form of abuse is unacceptable and that after today s verdicts, it will consider whether further action is today s verdicts, it will consider whetherfurther action is needed. allison holt, bbc news. a court has been hearing police interviews with a nurse accused of mur
six men now, please. in their defence, the court was told it was a difficultjob, for which care workers were poorly paid, poorly trained and often short staffed. but the jury at teesside crown court found peter bennett, matthew banner and two other care staff guilty of mistreating patients. that s a picture that was taken about a year ago. oh, that s lovely. alex is now living in her own bungalow, with support. she s close to her family and doing well. her father s relieved by today s verdicts. we basically trusted the people that were there, and so, when this came out, we felt very let down. you just don t treat people like that. even if it s a difficult job, you still treat people as human beings. in 2011, another undercover panorama exposed abuse at the now closed winterbourne view. the government promised all such hospitals would close, with people supported in the community instead. yet official figures show more than 2,000 people with learning
disabilities and autism still live in long stay units in england. we shouldn t be in a situation where 12 years after winterbourne view, this is still happening. most of the people who were in whorlton hall shouldn t have been there in the first place. whorlton hall has now also closed. the government says any form of abuse is unacceptable and that after today s verdicts, it will consider whether further action is needed. alison holt, bbc news. teachers in england have been on strike for the fourth time this year, as the pay dispute between the government and the national education union continues. thousands of schools were affected today. there have also been developments in the on going industrial action by nurses, and new strikes have been announced by rail workers. our transport correspondent katy austin and health editor hugh pym are here. hugh pym, a judge has ruled that the next strike by members of the royal