Who are refusing to surrender. Swedish prosecutors drop their investigation of rape allegations against the wikileaks co founder, Julian Assange. Prince andrew is facing calls to talk to us investigators, from a woman who says Jeffrey Epstein assaulted her. Its 5 oclock, our main story. A leaked report into severe failings in Maternity Care at shrewsbury and Telford Hospital nhs trust has criticised what it calls a toxic culture at the trusts hospitals, going back a0 years. And it warns that lessons are still not being learned. The report contains the interim findings of a review into the trust, ordered by the government in 2017. It followed allegations that dozens of babies and mothers had died unnecessarily, or been left with permanent disabilities. The report says staff at the trust routinely dismissed parents concerns, were unkind, got dead babies names wrong and, in one instance, referred to a baby who died as it. Our Health Editor hugh pym explained the significance of todays news. Donna ockenden was working on this for two years, she was asked in 2017 to carry out an independent review at shrewsbury and Telford Hospital nhs trust. This was after sustained work by parents, including campaigners, parents whose family had died, they spotted the number of unexplained cases at the trust. Donna 0ckenden was brought in, various other regulators, much has been hanging on this review because it is independent. It seems this was an interim report which was submitted to nhs leaders in england in february of this year. It was at about this point the scope of the enquiry was being quite dramatically widened. From a small number of cases to 270. Now it seems as if donna 0ckenden, according to campaigners, is looking at 620 which have emerged going back to 1979 right up until the present. So that is significant. Another significant key pa rt is significant. Another significant key part of this leaked status report is for the first time, the number of deaths has been listed. 42 including three mothers and 39 babies. So that will come as a pretty shocking finding but this work is by no means complete. We are told by sources that donna 0ckendens review is ongoing, will continue and this is a leak. But it isa continue and this is a leak. But it is a pretty. Pretty difficult day for the families involved, it has come out like this. But they are pleased, i have spoken to one family, they are pleased this group has been widened. Richard stantons baby daughter kate died in 2009. Richard and his partner rhiannon were among the families who first pushed for an independent inquiry. We can talk to richard now. Thank you so much forjoining us here. First of all, your reaction to what we know of this report, bearing in mind it is a leak and we have only seen an extract from it . Absolutely. I think we can safely say that some of the scenes coming through in this report are not only shocking, but are tragic and i noticed that the media like to call this a scandal. I think what is happened to Prince Andrew is a scandal, this is a tragedy. An avoidable tragedy. This is something, as we lost our daughter avoidable in 2009 and started to ask questions about her ca re started to ask questions about her care at this trust, we were blocked every step of the way and have been for ten years, to the point where a Parliamentary HealthService Ombudsman found the trust guilty six 01 ombudsman found the trust guilty six or seven years ago of lying back then. That is still too to this day, we are approached regularly by families asking who do we speak to, how do we get in touch with donna 0ckenden who is leading this review, in order that our baby or Maternal Death is listened to and taking into this very lengthy and very professional and very. Long term review, looking back at many cases, but cases as recent as december of last year. So this is what this trust would like to do to distance itself from these failings, calling itself from these failings, calling ita itself from these failings, calling it a legacy review, these are current and ongoing cases. Our Health Editor made the point of the scope of this review has been widened twice, once up to 270 cases and now he thinks there are about 620 cases the reviews looking at. Do you think that is partly because people have been coming to people like you and asking who to turn to and how do we get hold of donna 0ckenden whos doing the review . And how do we get hold of Donna Ockenden whos doing the review . think that was a key part. I would also look to pay tribute to another family who have stood steadfastly after the loss of their daughter who jointly wrote with myself and my partner, who wrote to the health secretary. We had reviewed cases of neonatal death which is what started the review. Six months after the review was initiated the trust spit the best part of the day denying that there were now 60 cases, then they denied it had grown wider. I can say that we are looking at nearly 620 plus cases of harm, maternal and paternal death, over a period of 20 or 30 years, most of those since the early 2000. The figures are quite shocking, the number of cases in the period of time is really very, very startling. I wonder, richard, time is really very, very startling. Iwonder, richard, the time is really very, very startling. I wonder, richard, the details that we do know that have been leaked of this report, talk about staff routinely dismissing parents concerns, being unkind, and getting babiess names wrong, and these things that you directly experienced yourself with your wife or are these things that you recognise from stories others have told you . Absolutely. I think we are on our third orfourth c00 absolutely. I think we are on our third or fourth c00 this trust, when i try to present these questions at a board meeting, only 12 or 13 months ago, they told me to sit down and spoke over me, that c0 has now been removed as he led that trust into failing and inadequate measures. The watchdog . Thats correct. Another case was when we went on to have our second daughter, went on to have our second daughter, we had a package of care put in place by error then gp, some of the questions that were very pertinent as to what happened to kate, could it happen again well my partner was carrying our second child, one of the key consultants at that time who is still there to this day said when she asked the question of to this happen again, he shrugged his shoulders and said i dont know, go and google it. That is the kind of response you get from this uncaring trust, that is the type of response you get where they have wilfully rejected any semblance of wishing to learn, that is why patterns of m ista kes learn, that is why patterns of mistakes have been repeated and repeated, time and time again, that is why they are in special measures, thatis is why they are in special measures, that is why the are so many avoidable deaths of harm to babies and deaths and Maternal Deaths and they what really needs to be done as well as this 0ckenden review which is ongoing, and the work donna and her team have been doing and it is brilliant, what no need to be done is further scrutiny need to put on this trust by the police. This is where a case for gross negligence, manslaughter, needs to be brought, the police need to be in there, protecting evidence and gathering evidence to bring this case forward. You cannot have so many avoidable cases of Maternal Deaths, potentially deaths and baby deaths, where learning has not carried forward from one mistake and that is what must start. Thank you very much andi what must start. Thank you very much and i think we should make it clear that consultant you mentioned is not here to defend their own case, they presumably would want to be able to put their own side but thank you very much indeed. Why dont you invite the trust board to put some people up to speak about that . Because i would really very much like to know what they have got to say. Indeed, we have been in touch with the trust and they have issued this statement. In a statement, the interim chief executive paula clark the trust has apologised unreservedly to the families affected. In a statement, the interim chief executive paula clark wrote. She added. In a few hours time, borisjohnson and Jeremy Corbyn will go head to head in theirfirst general election tv debate. The liberal democrats and snp wont be taking part in the show on itv, after they lost a last minute legal bid to be included. The tv debates are a now a regular fixture of uk general elections. This time around, the Party Leaders are taking part in a number of events, lets take a look atjust some of them happening before december 12th. Tonight, Boris Johnson and Jeremy Corbyn will face each other on itv, in theirfirst major clash of the campaign. Then, here on bbc one, there is a question time leaders special, hosted by fiona bruce on friday, where the conservative, labour, snp and the lib dem Party Leaders will take questions from the audience. Itv will broadcast another Election Debate on sunday, december 1st featuring leading figures from the seven main parties. And on bbc one on december the 6th, Boris Johnson and Jeremy Corbyn are scheduled to go head to head again, in a programme hosted by nick robinson. 0ur Political Correspondent iain watson is in the spin room for us, ahead of this evenings debate. A little early for spending to be socially supposed what is the general mood about what each party leader has to do tonight . general mood about what each party leader has to do tonight . I should say we are outside the room where temperature is more called than it would be inside, but the reason for that, Jeremy Corbyn has just arrived, putting some of his supporters, there was the familiar call you may have heard back in the 2017 general election chance, that is what achieving is at the moment. Borisjohnson has not yet is what achieving is at the moment. Boris johnson has not yet arrived although he was working out earlier ina boxing although he was working out earlier in a boxing gym, think that gives you some idea of the pugilistic nature of the debate because this is going to be the first time on British Television the two Party Leaders have clashed head to head, backin leaders have clashed head to head, back in 2010, it was a three way debate, the lib dems nick clegg, a seven party debate in 2015, 2017 theresa may did not turn up so we have, the positions are well rehearsed, Jeremy Corbyn saying i will be bringing hope as you can imagine. I think simply there will bea imagine. I think simply there will be a debate where both of them are trying to score points on home territory, borisjohnson trying to get brexit done, people are fed up with it, it is time to deliver it, Jeremy Corbyn trying to get off brexit as quickly as possible and talk about some of the other issues he thinks can appeal to people on both remain and leave areas, for example the state of the nhs, the potential risk as he would have it, at the nhs of an american trade deal, austerity, and of course anti poverty measures and investment in the public services. But i think as far as the debate goes tonight, a lot of the people will be standing back and thinking about the character of the two men, that will be what is on display were a lot of people might make a judgment. Thank you very much. Stay with us, more on the election in a few minutes time and at 5. 45 ill be talking to two people with direct experience of preparing politicians for Television Debates. Prosecutors in sweden say they will not proceed with their investigation into an allegation of rape made againstJulian Assange. The wikileaks founder has been in belmarsh prison in South East London since he was evicted from the Ecuadorian Embassy in april. The 48 year old was accused of rape by a woman and Sexual Assault by another one following a wikileaks conference in stockholm in 2010. He has always denied the allegations, saying the sex was consensual. Mr assange still faces extradition to the United States, which accuses him of publishing thousands of secret documents. Those hearings are due to begin in february. 0ur correspondent maddy savage is in stockholm. What are the reasons being given for dropping this case againstJulian Assange . Prosecutors have said they reopen the files, onceJulian Assange was ta ken reopen the files, onceJulian Assange was taken out of the ecuadorian assembly, embassy, they reinterviewed five witnesses and spoke to two others but what they have concluded is that there was not enough evidence for them to take this case further, to travel to london to interviewJulian Assange, they say they do feel the evidence given by the woman who has accused him is credible and reliable but as for the others, the passage of time they say as well as the global Media Coverage may have effective peoples memories of event in that is the key reason why they consider this as evidence to not give be satisfactory. That is a huge blow to the woman at the centre of the case, her lawyer has issued a statement in the past couple of hours which was texted to us at the bbc saying her client was very sad and very disappointed about the decision, she feels Julian Assange disappointed about the decision, she feelsJulian Assange has never had to explain himself properly to authorities whereas she has questioned about this many, many times and she feels she has avoided justice. Also questions being asked of the swedish prosecution authority, they reopen this case and may but it was ten years since these allegations came to light so debate about the length of this case are resurfacing and authorities have not ruled out an internal investigation into what exactly happened. Many thanks. The headlines on bbc news. A leaked report shows babies and mothers died amid a toxic culture at shrewsbury and Telford Hospital trust, in whats thought to be the nhss worst ever maternity scandal. Violence intensifies in hong kong as dozens of demonstrators attempting to escape a university are blocked by police. Swedish prosecutors drop their investigation of rape allegations against the wikileaks co founder, Julian Assange. Wales should have aaron ramsey and gareth bale fit against hungary, when in cardiff will see them automatically qualify for next yea rs automatically qualify for next years tournament. Spain will have lewis enrico back in charge for next summers tournament, just five months after stepping down for his sick daughter. And after their maximum points deduction and fine for breaking the salary cap, saracens have been fined an undisclosed sum for failing to attend the launch of this seasons european champions cup. Ill be back with more on those stories later. Dozens of demonstrators remain barricaded inside a hong kong university, which has been under siege by the police for three days. Activists have been inside the campus since last week, initially preventing police from entering by lighting fires and throwing petrol bombs. 600 protesters, including minors, have now given themselves up. Police say that any adults who leave will be arrested. 0ur correspondent Rupert Wingfield hayes sent this update. So, we have just now managed to negotiate our way into the Hong Kong Polytechnic University and this, if you look down here, this is the main entrance, this is the main stairway here, this is where there was a huge battle on sunday, a pitch battle between the riot police and the protesters, this stairway here, completely aflame. Its much quieter, its eerily quiet here now, this place is now surrounded by riot police, just down the street here there are teams of riot police sealing off the whole of the campus here, inside we believe there are around 50 protesters, 50 hardliners, who are refusing to surrender. This is the main quadrangle at the heart of the university, this is where the students, hundreds of them, were camped out here on sunday, when the battle took place and you can see this is what remains, this is the detritus of the battle here and there are hundreds of bottles that have been made into petrol bombs, you can see they have. Whats this . Petrol ether. Then another one. Ethyl acetate, so this has all come from the universitys chemistry labs, it looks like. And have been used to make. What was clearly being. Look at this, this is a bottle with a gas canister attached to it. Im not sure whether it would have actually worked, but the students here, the protesters here were preparing, you can see, for another full scale battle with the police. A battle that, thankfully, so far has not happened and now there are very few protesters left in here, maybe just as few as 50 or so still remaining, the hardcore and the Hong Kong Government has said it has no intention of trying to assault this campus again, they want this to end peacefully. But it is still very tense, with the police just down the stairs here and the protesters holed up in these buildings. Shirley yu is with me, shes a political economist and senior fellow at London School of economics. What is going to happen next do you think . If you listen to the